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84
. .
Alice M. Johnson
15
2
1
16
Maria D. Newell
26
64
5
25
Nathaniel Swett
66
26
86
8
16
Helen M. Junkins
66
31
.
. .
1
.
.
.
.
7
1
5
2
George H. Cutter
29
78
5
. .
Caroline Prescott
George O. Ballou
10
72
25
John N. Our. .
.
7
Dorothy D. Robinson
9
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4
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66
.
1898.
138
REPORT OF BOARD OF HEALTH.
DEATHS. - Concluded.
AGE.
NAMES.
DATE OF DEATH,
Years.
Months.
Days.
Mary Maguire
Nov.
1
24
. .
·
Rebecca D. Stone
3
74
11
22
Richard Leslie .
.. .
7
63
. .
. .
66
10
·
4
11
Elizabeth G. O'Brien
13
21
10
2
Ernest Jones
66
28
62
. .
. .
Honora Dunn
Dec.
1
76
. .
. .
Oliver C. Rollins
6
64
. .
. .
Mary Kelley
6
33
3
. .
Anna D. Hinekley
8
72
6
16
William L. Clark
15
85
6
8
Fred L. Diman
19
41
6
14
Daniel C. Cunningham
20
22
. .
24
Mary Sullivan
66
27
57
. .
. .
Ann H. Gray
66
29
86
3
.
66
30
1
8
10
Frederick W. Carlson
31
2
7
12
Whole number of deaths
Males
Females
Number under 5 years of age
between 5 and 10 years of age
3
60
10 “ 30
66
14
30 “ 60 66
20
66 60 “ 70
13
66
70 “ 80 66 66
12
over 90 years of age
1
American parentage
1.
Foreign
Mixed
66
.
4
Unknown
.
SOME OF THE DISEASES OR CAUSES OF DEATH.
Pneumonia
12
Phthisis .
10
Bronchitis
8
Heart disease
7
Apoplexy
6
Meningitis
4
Accidental
6
.
.
.
.
.
2
.
.
.
22
4
3
Helen R. Condit
14
16
5
23
Dennis Ahern
Dorothy H. Balser
80 “ 90 66
9
.
51
59
.
116
58
58
44
Jeremiah T. McGuigan
1898.
REPORT
OF THE
SEWER COMMISSIONERS.
The Board of Sewer Commissioners herewith submit a report of the work done under the supervision of the Sewer Department for the year ending Dec. 31, 1898. The past year has witnessed the extension of the Sewerage System of the town by the building of four and forty-three hundredths (4.43) miles of sewers. The first work undertaken was in the district known as Section 5, which comprises Pleasant street from Pleasant-street place to near Lake street, Chap- man street and Devereaux street.
To provide an outlet for this section and to avoid deep cutting in making excavations, it was decided to extend the main sewer (which had previously been laid as far as Addison street) through private lands to the right of way owned by the town, from Pleasant street to Spy pond, known as Spring valley ; thence through private lands to Chapman street at the junction of Devereaux street, and again from the end of Devereaux street through lands of Gould, Freeman, and Thompson and Young, to Pleasant street and beyond toward Lake street.
A portion of the line described was across the property of Mr. Chas. Hill, where the land was used for argricultural purposes, and to avoid unnecessary loss of crops by delay, the sewer was laid from Spring Valley through Mr. Hill's land early in May, the work being done by town men regu-
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larly employed by the Sewer Department. From Mr. Hill's land to Chapman street, Chapman street, Devereaux street and Pleasant street, the construction was by contract with Messrs. H. A. Hanscom & Co., of West Medford, they being the lowest of seven bidders. The contract was satis- factorily fulfilled Sept. 10, 1898.
The section through private lands from Addison street to Spring Valley was built by town men during the months of May and June, and again in September the same men were employed in constructing the sewer through private lands from end of Devereaux street to Pleasant street to connect with the sewers already laid by contract in the lower section of Pleasant street.
Late in the year 1897 a request was made to the Board for sewers in portions of Palmer and Wyman streets, and an extension of the sewer in Irving street. Accordingly dur- ing the past summer the sewers were laid, the work being done by the department men. The soil and conditions en- countered where the work has been performed by town men was such that the cost of construction by this method com- pares most favorably with contract prices.
At the annual town-meeting held March 7, 1898, it was voted : " That all moneys that may be received from the Commonwealth, by reason of the taking of any portion of the town sewers under Chapter 520 of the Acts of the year 1897, shall be placed at the disposal of the Sewer Commis- sioners to be used for the further development of the sewer- age system of the town, in the same manner and for the same purposes as authorized in the Arlington Sewer Act, being Chapter 282 of the Acts of 1896."
As provided in Chapter 520, Section 2, of the Acts of 1897, the Metropolitan Sewer Commissioners on Sept. 17, 1898, took formal possession of the town sewers in Decatur
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street, private land, Coral street, private land, Franklin street, Lewis avenue, Medford, Chestnut, and Mystic streets, and Massachusetts avenue to Lowell street. The price to be paid the town was $42,400.13, which is the cost of the construction of the sewers mentioned, less the amount received from assessments on the abutting property. On Dec. 31, 1898, $40,000 of this amount had been paid the Town Treasurer. Also, in accordance with this act, the Metropolitan Sewer Commissioners on April 21, 1898, began the construction of the sewer from Massachusetts avenue through Lowell street, private land, Park avenue, and Massa- chusetts avenue, to the Lexington town line. The building of this sewer provided outlets for sewers in the Arlington Heights District, and enabled the town to proceed with their construction. Upon due consideration of the immediate needs of this locality it was deemed expendient to build sewers in the following named streets, to be known as Sec- tion 6 of the Arlington Sewerage system : Park avenue, from Massachusetts avenue to beyond Oakland avenue ; Vine street, from Park avenue to Appleton street ; Appleton street, from Florence avenue to Park avenue ; Wollaston avenue, from Park avenue to beyond Claremont avenue ; Hillside avenue, from Wollaston avenue to Prospect avenue; Claremont avenue, from Wollaston avenue to Oakland avenue ; Florence avenue, from Hillside avenue to Claremont avenue ; Park avenue, from Metropolitan sewer to Lowell street; Lowell street, from Park avenue to Westmoreland avenue and Lowell court ; also upon petition, Walnut court, and portions of Walnut street and Robbins road, and in private lands from Lowell street about 700 feet westerly.
The purpose of the sewer through private lands west of Lowell street was to serve the buildings abutting upon Massachusetts avenue. Owing to the deep ledge cut, which
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would be required to locate the sewer in Massachusetts. avenue, it was advantageous to the town and owners of the. property to adopt the location through private lands.
In response to a call for proposals for building Section Six, bids were received from the following-named con- tractors :
H. A. Hanscom & Co. W. Medford.
C. E. Trumbull & Co. Boston.
Long & Little Leominster.
W. H. Sherman Providence.
C. G. Craib & Co. Winthrop.
T. H. Bryne & Co. Hyde Park.
The contract was awarded to Charles G. Craib & Co., July 27, 1898.
In the construction of the sewers in this section the quan- tities of ledge and bowlders, together with the large amount of water encountered, has caused considerable delay in the progress of the work.
To provide for the disposal of the water from the territory tributary to the junction of Massachusetts avenue and Park avenue, a system of subdrains was laid beneath the sewers, with an outlet into the brook at Park avenue.
The method of laying the sewer under either sidewalk, as has been done in other sections of the town, was likewise adopted in locating the sewers in Park avenue above Wol- laston avenue. By this method not only are the abutters saved the expense of making particular sewer connections in the centre of the street, but also, owing to the width and steep grade of the street, any additional expense to the town in keeping the streets in repair, caused by wash-outs along the lines of the excavations, is avoided.
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To provide sewerage for Lowell court, it was necessary to make a cut of fifteen feet at the junction of the court and Lowell street.
By reason of the large quantities of ledge and water and the depth of excavation required at Lowell court, and throughout the entire length of Lowell street, the work was not completed by the first of the year. It is expected that the completion of the work will be accomplished in the next few weeks. Owing to the lateness of the season, the con- struction of Lowell court is not practical at present, but will be commenced early in the spring.
Upon the request of Mr. S. D. Hicks for a sewer in Lake- view, the Commissioners ordered the same to be constructed and to be included in the contract of Charles G. Craib & Co.
The total expenditures for construction to Jan. 1, 1899, are $184,544.91. Of this amount $33,851.32 has been expended this year. The total length of sewers built and in process of construction by the town is 17.15 miles. In addition there has been 0.85 miles built by the Metropolitan Sewer Commissioners, to which particular sewer connections can be made direct, as with the local sewers. The total as- sessments levied upon the abutting property are $83,825.89, which does not include the amount to be levied in Section Six at Arlington Heights.
Reference to the annexed tables will give further details in regard to the streets sewered.
Particular Sewers.
All data regarding the connections made with the sewers is contained under this classification. The total number of connections laid to Jan. 1, 1899, is 354, serving 389 build- ings and aggregating 23,371 feet, or 4.4 miles. There have
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been 115 connections made with the sewers during the year, representing a total length of 7,397 feet, or 1.4 miles, at a cost of $4,491.16, an average of $.61 per linear foot. Included in the above amount is the building of 19 manholes, used for the placing of house-traps, and at angle points in the line of connection ; also, miscellaneous plumbing-work and repairs to concrete walks to the amount of $52.54. As in former years, all work incidental to the connections has been done by the town, and no stoppages in the drains have been reported.
Maintenance.
The sewers have been in good condition throughout the year. Careful inspection is maintained and the pipes flushed at frequent intervals. Additional water services have been placed in the end manholes to provide a convenient supply of water for flushing and cleaning purposes. During the year the entire system has been cleaned. It was found necessary to relay a small portion of the trunk line through the land of Mrs. Eliza A. Peck, near Spy pond, caused by a slight settlement of the filled ground through which the sewer was laid. A concrete foundation was placed beneath and around the pipe, and it is expected that there will be no further trouble from this cause. No other repairs have been needed excepting the changing of the grade of several man- hole frames to conform with the surface of the streets. The horse and wagon purchased by the Commissioners have been of great assistance in carrying on the work of the depart- ment, and without this aid it would have been impossible to execute the details of the work to so good an advantage.
The department is supplied with tools and appliances, and well equipped for the work of the coming year.
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To the sewer assessment plans already on file have been added plans of Pleasant street, Chapman and Devereaux streets, Palmer, Warren, and Wyman streets. The surveys for the assessment plans of the Arlington Heights district are nearly completed, and the plans are well under way.
Owing to the unfinished state of the work in Section 6, a detailed account of the cost of construction is impossible at this time.
The Board has continued to have the valuable services of Mr. George A. Kimball, C.E., as consulting engineer. .
The new construction and the house connections have been carried on under the immediate charge and supervision of Mr. Robert W. Pond, who fills the position of engineer and superintendent of the entire sewer system of the town. The work of Mr. Pond and his assistants has been very satisfac- factory, all the plans and surveys being made by them at the office in addition to their work out of doors. We are pleased to make mention of the excellent and faithful service rendered by all the men connected with the department.
EDWARD S. FESSENDEN, WINFIELD S. DURGIN, WARREN W. RAWSON, Board of Sewerage Commissioners.
ARLINGTON, Jan. 1, 1899.
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ENGINEER'S REPORT.
TABLE SHOWING SEWERS CONSTRUCTED TO JAN. 1, 1899.
LOCATION.
FROM
To
Size of Sewers.
Feet of Sewers.
No. of Manholes.
Connections made
Buildings con-
Estimated number
of Persons using Sewers.
Academy st. . .
Mass. ave.
Irving st. .
S
1,569
7
12
15
250
Addison st.
Spy pond .
Pleasant st.
8
595
2
3
3
20
1 Appleton st.
Florence ave. .
Park ave. .
8
554
2
1
2
10
Avon pl. .
Mass. ave.
End
8 & 10
524
3
3
3
18
Bacon st.
Central st.
173 ft. west
8
175
1
2
2
15
Bartlett ave.
Mass. ave.
270 ft. S. of Gray st.
8 &
6
1,968
8
21
120
Beacon st.
Coral st.
Warren st.
S
1,400
5
3
3
40
Broadway
Alewife brook
425 ft. W. of Tufts st.
15, 10, 8
3,484
18
2
2
10
Broadway
near 'Tufts st. .
Mass. ave.
S
1,763
8
10
10
70
Centralst.
Mass. ave.
B. & M. R.R.
8
547
5
5
60
1 Chapman st. . .
Devereaux st.
Pleasant st.
10
295
2
2
10
1 Claremont ave.
Wallaston ave.
Oakland ave.
8
2,229
S
3
3
20
Cleveland st. . .
Mass. ave.
Broadway
S
1,646
5
7
7
60
3 Chestnut st.
Medford st.
Mystic st.
15
605
2
4
4
400
3 Coral st. .
Park st.
Beacon st.
18
318
1
1
1
5
Cottage ave. Court st.
Water st. . . .
Mass. ave.
8
506
2
8
7
40
Cross st. .
Henderson st.
Teel st.
8
255
3 Decatur st.
Alewife brook
River st.
18, 12
1,784
11
1 Devereaux st.
Chapman st. .
End .
12
313
2
1
1
5
$ Franklin st. Franklin st.
Hamlet st.
Lewis ave.
18
471
3
. 10
11
1:20
Gray st. .. .
127 ft. east of
396 ft. W. of Bart-
6 & 8
831
2
5
5
40
Ilenderson st.
Metrop. sewer.
Mass. ave.
10
1,135
6
18
20
240
Wollaston ave.
Prospect are.
9
2,762
10
3
2
60
Jason st.
Mass. ave.
Woodland st.
8
2,330
8
19
19
170
1 Lake View
Spy pond .
Pleasant st.
6
552
3
1
1
3 Lewis ave.
Franklin st.
Medford st ..
18
778
4
3
3
2 Lowell st.
Mass. ave.
B. & M. R.R.
18 & 15
1,014
6
.
.
.
.
50
Marathon st.
Mass. ave.
Broadway
8
1,706
6
6
C.
50
Mass. ave.
(N. side) Ale. wife brook . (S. side) near Lake st.
Opp. Whittemore st.
8 & 9
5,883
23
14
15
120
Mass. ave.
Medford st. .
175 ft. west
8
175
2
2
15
3 Mass. ave.
Mystic st.
Lowell st. .
12
7,440
33
20
21
180
Mass. ave.
Lowell st.
531 ft. west
6
531
2
2
3
20
2 Mass. ave.
Park ave. .
Lexington town line
15
2,521
14
4
4
30
3 Medford st.
Lewis ave.
Chestnut st.
18
426
3
1
1
100
Medford st.
Chestnut st.
Mass. ave.
15, 8
1,237
5
4
4
100
Mill st.
Mass. ave.
126 ft. north
8
125
1
1
2
15
Moore place
Right of way
Mass. ave.
6
192
1
2
50
Mount Vernonst.
Mass. ave. .
1,135 ft. south
8
1,135
4
2
2
20
3 Mystic st.
Chestnut st.
Mass. ave.
12
571
2
3
11
150
Mystic st. Palmer st.
Mass. ave.
Broadway
8
522
1
2
2
15
1 Palmer st.
Warren st.
Broadway
8
463
2
·
.
1 Park ave.
Mass. ave.
Wollaston ave.
10
441
1
.
1 Park ave.
Wollaston ave. (west side) .
222 ft South of Oak- land ave.
8
2,360
10
2
2
15
1 Park ave.
Appleton st.
289 ft. South of Oak- land ave.
6
1,735
1
1
10
.
1 Florence ave.
Hillside ave.
Claremont ave.
8
343
.
Lewis ave. . .
Broadway
10, 8
1,514
7
3
3
20
1 Lowell st.
Park ave.
Westmoreland st.
S
1,848
8
Maple st.
Pleasant st. . .
Academy st.
S
587
2
8
8
Mass. avo.
Avon place
8 & 10
3,123
13
3
5
20
Henderson st.
End .
8
376
1
1
1
6
1 Hillside ave. . Irving st.
Academy st. .
Near Jason st.
8 & 6
258
2
8
8
60
Chestnut st.
Glen ave.
15, 10, 8
2,352
12
with Sewers.
nected.
Inches.
(east side) .
5
20
Jason st. . .
lett ave. .
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SEWERS. - Continued.
LOCATION.
FROM
To.
Size of Sewers.
Feet of Sewers.
No. of Manholes.
Connections made
with Sewers.
Buildings con-
Estimated number
of Persons using Sewers.
Inches.
2 Park ave.
NearB.&M.R.R. 66 66
Mass. ave.
15
350
3
1
1
20
1 Park ave.
66
Lowell st. Warren st.
8
1,494
6
4
10
80
Park-st. pl.
Park st.
Eud .
8
128
1
4
4
40
Pleasant st.
Mass. ave
Pleasant-st. pl.
8
1,172
3
10
11
70
1 Pleasant st.
Pleasant-st. pl.
Chapman st.
10,8
1,490
6
5
5
50
Bartlett's line,
Hill's line
10,8
678
4
2
3
15
Pleasant st. .
End
6
367
I
6
6
50
Russell st.
Winslow st.
8
487
2
1
3
3
20
3 Right of way
River st.
Park st.
18
762
1
·
Winslow st.
245 ft. north
8
247
1
2
2
20
Right of way
Swan pl.
Gott's land
8
343
1
4
2
60
Right of way
Medford st. .
Addison st.
15 & 12
1,600
9
3
4
20
Right of way
Gott's land .
Whittemore st.
10
232
1
3
6
70
Right of way
Whittemore st.
Avon pl.
10
212
.
·
·
Devereaux st. .
Pleasant st.
12, 10
872
2
5
5
30
1 Right of way
Lowell st.
780 ft. west
8
744
4
5
5
2 Right of way River st.
Decatur st.
Mystic river
10
177
·
·
1
1
10
Russell st.
Winslow st.
Russell st.
8
312
2
3
3
20
Sawin st.
Henderson st.,
End
6
376
·2
4
5
40
Schouler court .
Mass. ave ..
End
8
352
1
5
8
70
Swan st. .
Swan pl. .
Pleasant st. End
6
210
1
1
1
10
Swan pl.
B. & M. R.R. .
8
540
3
3
3
40
Teel st.
Cross st.
Mass. ave. End .
6
215
1
1
1
6
1 Vine st. .
Park ave.
Appleton st.
8
701
2
1
1
300
1 Walnut st.
Mass. ave.
South
6 & 8
511
1
2
2
15
1 Walnut court Water st.
Mass. ave.
Russell st ..
8
551
3
6
6
50
Warren st.
Franklin st.
Webster st.
10
355
1
.
·
1
5
5
30
Spy pond
Pleasant st.
8
622
3
5
5
30
Winslow st.
Mystic st.
Russell terrace .
8
628
2
·
·
Winter st. .
Mass. ave.
Crosby School .
8
615
2
6
6
300 .
1 Wollaston ave.
Park ave.
50 ft. west of Clare-
8 & 9
72"
4
3
3
20
1 Wyman st.
Mass. ave.
Warren st.
8
1,057
3
2
2
20
94,934 18miles.
366
354
389
4,464
.
1 Right of way
Spring valley .
Chapman st.
12
454
2
1 Right of way
Lowell st.
Park ave.
15
628
2
.
Mass. ave.
700 ft. south
8
690
3
Mystic st.
Water st.
8
842
2
1
1
5
8
991
4
7
8
50
Teel-st. pl.
Teel st.
Walnut st. .
End
8
254
1
3
3
30
.1 Warren st.
Webster st.
Palmer st.
8
252
Broadway
Warren st.
8
630
1
B. & M. R.R. .
End
10 & 6
397
2
2
20
Mass. ave.
End
8
175
1
.
.
1 Sewers built by town in 1898.
2 Sewers built by Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
3 Sewers sold to Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
.
Beacon st.
Franklin st.
18
804
3
.
·
·
.
Addison st. . .
Spring valley
12
770
3
.
·
Park st.
Coral st.
12 & 10
344
2
1 Pleasant st. Pleasant-st. pl. . Prescott st. Ravine st.
Irving st. .
Gray st.
6
309
3 Right of way Right of way
1 Right of way
1 Robbins road Russell st.
1
.
Webster st. Wellington st. Whittemore st. Willow pl.
mont ave.
nected.
·
REPORT
OF THE
ARLINGTON PARK COMMISSION.
1898.
At a town-meeting held on the evening of Nov. 8, 1897, it was voted : " That the Park Commission be and hereby is instructed to ascertain what, if anything, can be done in re- gard to securing the shores of Spy pond for park purposes, and report as to the same at a future town-meeting."
After a thorough consideration of the subject-matter con- tained in the above vote, and a careful inspection of the premises, the Park Commission, at a town-meeting held on Nov. 15, 1898, made the following report :
In accordance with a vote of the town, at an adjourned town-meeting held on Nov. 8, 1897, your Commission begs to report as follows :
Soon after the instructions were given, your Commission made a personal preliminary study of the entire shores of Spy pond, all together, in company with their engineer, Mr. H. S. Adams, over the entire property and its immedi- ate surroundings, with a view of determining its possibilities, as well as obstacles, if any there should exist, for its devel- opment for park or parkway purposes, as contemplated. As a result of this preliminary study, the natural picturesque-
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ness and great beauty of this section of our town, so well known to you all, were impressed upon your Commission more favorably than ever, and the great necessity of secur- ing at as early a date as possible these beautiful shores of this charming lake for preservation for all time and for all coming generations, seems absolutely imperative to us.
It is well known to the Commission, as it doubtless is to some of our people, that there has long been, and now is, a strong desire on the part of the Metropolitan Commission to possess the shores of Spy pond, and in connection therewith a parkway across our town, which may form a connecting link between the Mystic Valley parkway and Fresh pond in Cambridge, which, as your Commission understands, will practically complete a continuous connection of the Metro- politian Park System from, and including, the Middlesex Fells reservation and the Blue Hill reservation far beyond Franklin park. In view of this fact, it seems to your Com- mission that there exists a possibility, if not a real probabil- ity, that if the land referred to should be secured by the town for park or parkway purposes, it would be advisable and entirely practicable to turn the same over to the Metro- politan Park Commission as a contribution to the Metropol- itan System, provided said Commission will accept the same for care and development ever after.
In contemplation of the possibilities on this line, we found that in determining as to just the amount of land which it would be necessary to take, it was most important that we should know just what amount, in length and breadth, the Metropolitan Park Commission would want for proper and tasteful development in case we should turn the property over to them, or, in other words, in the event that they should outline and take the property themselves.
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We wanted the property to be acceptable to them, not only in fact, but in dimensions and form, hence we sought the Metropolitan Park Commission for suggestions and advice, and in reply the Commission very generously offered to make for the Arlington Park Commission a map of pro- posed takings from their point of view, without expense to your Commission, said map to be from surveys made by the engineer of the Metropolitan Park Commission and the engineer of the Arlington Park Commisssion, cooperating. This map is now in the possession of your Commission and is the property of the town, and it shows just the amount of land, in square feet, which it seems desirable to take on the line of the Metropolitan Park Commission, and the area of land, in square feet, which would be taken from each indi- vidual owner, respectively, together with the assessed valu- ation of same, which we find to be as follows :
One million seven hundred and one thousand four hundred and thirty-seven square feet, at a valuation of $54,152.01.
Your Commission feels that it is proper to say, in con- nection with this aggregate of $54,152.01, that it will proba- bly be quite largely reduced in the actual acquirement of these lands. All the owners, except one or two, have signi- fied their willingness to either contribute their area, or to sell at a reasonable valuation, and we believe that the con- tributions will exceed any excess which may be demanded over the assessments. In fact, we have made a careful esti- mate, which, we think, liberal, which will fall considerably below $50,000.
At this meeting the town passed the following vote :
" That the town appropriate the sum of $45,000 for park purposes, to be raised by the issue of scrip or bonds of the town, to be denominated on the face thereof, " Arlington Park
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Loan," payable fifty years from date of issue, and bearing in- terest payable semi-annually, at a rate not exceeding four per cent. per annum, the same to be expended under the direction of the Board of Park Commissioners of the town for the purchase or taking of lands for park purposes."
It was. also voted at this meeting, " That it is the sense of this meeting, and the Board of Park Commissioners for the town is hereby instructed, to expend the appropriation of $45,000 this day made for park purposes, only after consul- tation with the Metropolitan Park Commission, and the preparation of joint plans with that Board, which shall in- sure the reservation for park purposes of the shores of Spy pond, and a continuous park or parkway between that pond and the Mystic Valley Parkway ; provided, however, that it shall not be necessary to include that portion of the shores of Spy pond on the north-easterly side, between the rail- road and the pond."
This appropriation of $45,000 required a two-thirds vote, and was passed by a vote of 214 to 72.
The subject-matter of the above vote of the town is now receiving the consideration of your Board. Every indica- tion points to its successful consummation on the lines as set forth by the vote.
During the year just passed there have been built at the Menotomy Rocks park, stone walls, to define the boundaries of the park where none existed previous to the land being taken for park purposes. The old stone walls on the bound- ary line have been relaid where necessary, and there has been an entrance built from the junction of Jason street and Glen road. The property has been entirely freed from dead wood, fallen trees, and underbrush, thereby materially lessening the liability of fire. It was deemed prudent by your Commission
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