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Kensington pk, 6199 ft. $496 lot 51, 9125 ft. $913 lot 15.
1,409
28 18
Whittemore, Grace T.
House $4000, 2 buildings $1500, 10 acres $21000, house $650 ..
27,150
543 00
Whitten, Frances L.
10500 ft. $735 B 8-5.
735
14 70
Wilbur, Jacob W. .
9210 ft. $276, house $300, 58074 ft. $1742, house $300, 20000 ft. $400 ..
3,018
60 36
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White, Mrs. Ellen
3684 ft. $184 lot 279 Whittemore pk., 5027 ft. $251. House $800, barn $40, 10890 ft. $853 6 Schouler ct., house $750, 10890 ft. $853 11 Schouler ct.
3,296
65 92
ASSESSORS' REPORT.
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$1019, 14643 ft. $1171
house $1000, 110330 ft. $11033 ..
Wiley, Ripley F. . Williams, Mary A.
110923 ft. $765 B 5-13.
15 30
House $2000, barn $250, 7290 ft. $729 1064 Mass. av.
765 2,979
59 58
13132 ft. $394, 6930 ft. $150, 5000 ft. $100, 4175 ft. $125
519
10 38
Williams, Sarah G.
House $3000, 18040 ft. $1804 lots 1-2, 18808 ft. $1128 lots 14, 15 Robbins rd., building $1000, building $1500, 16.25 acres $6906, 9515 ft. $571 lot 3 Rob- bins rd.
15,909
318 18
Willner, Philip
10334 ft. $413, 10000 ft. $300, 19601 ft. $588, 6030 ft. $121, 12966 ft. $389, 10775 ft. $323, 9000 ft. $270, 10000 ft. $300, 9412 ft. $282.
2,986
59 72
Wilson, Harvey F.
50
1 00
Wilson, Jane, estate of
.0620 acre $50.
50
1 00
Willwerth, Frank J.
3413 ft. $137 lot 112 Inverness rd.
137
2 74
Winchester Country Club
150
House $3000, building $1000, 22 acres $8800, 23 acres $1380.
14,180
286 60
Wood, Alice and Matilda
4050 ft. $162, 48 Kilsythe rd.
162
3 24
Wood, Mary .
4008 ft. $160 lot 45 Aberdeen rd.
160
3 20
Wood, Mary L.
4620 ft. $100.
100
2 00
Woodbridge, Samuel F.
22880 ft. $1830 Lake st.
1,830
36 60
Woodworth, Elijah B.
3587 ft. $108 lot 116 Dexter Hillside.
108
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Woollard, Walter, estate of
House $900, 4182 ft. $209 22 Lowell st. pl., build- ing $25
1,134
22 68
Wright, Marietta C., Appleton st.
House $3500, barn $800, 167583 ft. $11731
16,031
320 62
Wyman, David P.
11246 ft. $562 lots 1, 2 Elder ter ..
562
11 24
Wyman, Samuel E., estate of, and John P., trustees
4800 ft. $240 lot 18 Pearl av ..
240
4 80
Yeaton, Adelaide A.
11250 ft. B 3-11.
788
15 76
Youd, Marcella G.
5925 ft. $178 lot 10 Homestead pk.
178
3 56
Youngdahl, Gustaf
3810 ft. $114 lot 8 Summer st.
114
2 28
Yout, Frank J.
2391 ft. $72 lot 11 A, Homestead pk
72
1 44
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Williams, Moses, Jr., and Richard W. Hale, trustee .....
. 2310 ft. lot 267.
ASSESSORS'
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INDEX.
A
General Index.
Index to Auditor's Report. 262
Abatement of Taxes
Almshouse
84
Appropriations, Detailed Statement of
256
Assets and Liabilities, Statement of
254
Assessors, Report of
Supplement 246
Auditor, Report of
B
Births Registered for the year
230
Board of Public Works, Report of.
199
Board of Health, Report of
163
Board of Survey
265
Borrowing Capacity of the Town
249
By-Laws of the Town of Arlington
11
By-Laws, Construction of Buildings
19
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Cemeteries, Report of Trustees of
132
Cemeteries, Perpetual Care Fund
266
Collector of Taxes, Report of
242
Contracts, Coal
89
Claims Account ..
266
Corporation Bank Tax
271
County Tax
271
Crescent Hill Ave. Betterments
271
Court Fees
271
Credits Received, Accounts with no Appropriation
259
D
Deaths Registered for the Year
235
Debt Statement, Fixed Debt 248
Debt Statement, Temporary Loans
253
Debt Statement, Detailed, Maturing when
250
Disbursements and Credits, Detail
256
Dogs Registered
225
E
Engineering 186
Excise Taxes 268
Expense Collecting Back Taxes 266
Extermination of Moths, Menotomy Park. 270
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INDEX.
F®
General Index.
Index to Auditor's Report. 272
273
Fumigator, Report of
113
Fund, Elbridge Farmer
121
Fund, E. Nelson Blake, Jr., Memorial
126
Fund, Citizens' Soldiers'
128
Fund, High School Income
125
Fund, Julia Fillebrown
129
Fund, Henry Mott Library
130
Fund, Martha M. W. Russell, Poor Widows'
126
Fund, Martha M. W. Russell, School
127
Fund, Pratt
124
Fund, Poor
Widows'
127
Fund, Military
128
Fund, Perpetual Care
133
Fund, Robbins
133
Fund, Samuel C. Buckman Cemetery 134
133
Fund, Timothy Wellington
129
Fund, William Cutter School
131
G
Gypsy Moth Committee
118
Gypsy Moth Committee
274
H
Health Department
275
Highways
275
I
Incidentals
278
Incidentals, Auditor's
280
Incidentals, Collector's
281
Incidentals, Treasurer's
282
Incidentals, Town Clerk's
281
Insurance, Town
83
Inspector of Wires, Report of
190
Inspector of Buildings, Report of
110
Inspector of Milk, Report of
114
Inspector of Provisions, Report of
112
Inspector of Plumbing, Report of .
115
Inspector of Animals, Report of
115
Inspector Medical, of Schools, Report of
175
Interest on Town Debt
283
Interest on Water Debt
285
Interest Receipts
285
Income Poor Widows' Fund
282
J
Joint Board of Selectmen and Board of Public Works 179
Jurors, List of 95
Kensington Park Sewer
K
286
Filling Meadow Brook Park
Fire Department, Report of Chief of
104
Fire Department
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Fund, Soldiers' Monument
iii
INDEX.
Licenses Granted
L
General Index. 89
Index to Auditor's Report.
M
Marriages Registered for the year
226
Medford Street Estate
286
Memorial Day .
286
Metropolitan Park Tax
303
Metropolitan Sewer Tax
303
N
Notes due in 1905
286
Non-Resident Bank Tax
286
O
Overlayings
288
Outside Poor
287
P
Paving Stone Appropriation
Park Commissioners, Report of
116
Parmenter School
288
Parmenter School Foundation
288
Police, Report of Chief of
98
290
Poor Outside the Almshouse
85
Public Property
24
Population in 1900
92
R
Registrars of Voters, Report of
162
Rate of Taxation
Supplement
Robbins Library, Report of Trustees
135
Rules of Water Works
221
S
Salaries
293
Sale of Offal
292
Sewer Maintenance and Construction · ·
300
Schools
293
School Repairs
300
School Committee, Report of
141
Schools, Report of Superintendent of
144
School Salaries
293
Selectmen, Report of
81
Sidewalks
302
Sealer of Weights and Measures, Report of. 114
Sinking Fund, Report of Commissioners
122
Soldiers' Relief
303
State Tax
303
State Aid
330
Street Lights
305
Street Railway Excise Tax
304
Street Railway Taxes
304
Suppressing Gambling Houses
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305
Summary of Statistics
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Premiums for Bonding Officers
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289
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INDEX.
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General Index. Supplement Supplement
Index to Auditor's Report.
Tax Rate
Tax List
Telephones
306
Town Officers, Elective
3
Town Officers, Appointive
6
Town Records
29
Town Counsel, Report of
185
Town Physician,Report of
111
Town Engineer, Report of
186
Town Clerk, Report of
225
Town House
308
Town House Fire Escape
307
Town House Site
84
Town Hall Rents
307
Tree Warden, Report of
117
311
Trial Balance
260
Treasurer, Report of
238
309
Tables, Valuations, Ten Year Companies
92
Tables, State Taxes, Ten Year Companies
93
Tables, Town Debt, Ten Year Companies
93
Tables, Debt Expenses, Ten Year Companies
94
Tables, Corporation Repts., Ten Year Companies
93
Tables, Expenditures Highway Division
205
Tables, Permanent Sidewalk Construction
207
Tables, General Expenses, Highway Division
206
Tables, Financial Statement, Highway Division .
204
Tables, Cost of Sewers by Streets
209
Tables, Sewer Division
209
Tables, Lower Service System
211
Tables, High Service System
212
Tables, Water Division
214
Tables, Financial, Water Division
290
Tables, Statistics by Town Assessors
Supplement
Tables, Statistics, Summary of
219
Tables, Statistics, Vital
176
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Vital Statistics
176
Valuation of Real Estate
Supplement
Valuation of Personal Property
Supplement
W
Water Pipe Extension 224
Water Works
312
Water Works Construction
220
Water Works Maintenance
220
Water Works Stock
314
Water Rates
217
Water Department Guarantee Fund
218
Watering Streets 1905
316
Treasury Account
IOOTH ANNUAL REPORT OF
TOWN OFFICERS
OF THE
TOWN OF ARLINGTON
AND
THE TOWN RECORDS
FOR THE
YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1906
ALSO A LIST OF THE
PERSONAL PROPERTY AND REAL ESTATE ASSESSED FOR THE YEAR 1906
CAMBRIDGE
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BOSTON : J. A. CUMMINGS PRINTING CO., 172 Oliver St. 1907
TOWN OFFICERS, 1906.
ELECTIVE.
Town Clerk. (Elected annually.) Thomas J. Robinson.
Selectmen and Overseers of the Poor.
James A. Bailey, Jr. . Term expircs 1907
S. Frederick Hicks. Term expires 1907
Frederick S. Mead Term expires 1907
Assessors.
Omar W. Whittemore
Term expires 1907
Philip A. Hendricks Term expires 1908
Leander D. Bradley Term expires 1909
Treasurer.
(Elected annually.)
William A. Muller.
Collector of Taxes. (Elected annually.) Harvey S. Sears.
Auditor. (Elected annually.) Elbert L. Churchill.
School Committee.
Gertrude A. Churchill. Term expires 1907
Harry G. Porter Term expires 1907
Walter A. Robinson . Term expires 1907
Hattie F. Hornblower Term expires 1908
John H. Perry Term expires 1908
Ida F. Robbins Term expires 1908
Daniel Wyman Term expires 1909
Edward W. Goodwin Term expires 1909
Walter W. Mooers Term expires 1909
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TOWN OFFICERS.
Board of Public Works. (Elected annually.)
Samuel E. Kimball.
Peter Schwamb.
William N. Winn.
Park Commissioners.
Charles H. Gannett Term expires 1907
William E. Lloyd .
Term expires 1908
Bert Houghton Term expires 1909
Board of Health.
Edward S. Fessenden Term expires 1907
John S. Lamson Term expires 1908
Charles F. Atwood, M. D .. Term expires 1909
Commissioners of Sinking Fund.
A. D. Hoitt Term expires 1907
William G. Peck . Term expires 1908
Theodore Schwamb Term expires 1909
Trustees of Pratt Fund.
William E. Wood Term expires 1907
William G. Peck. Term expires 1908
James A. Bailey Term expires 1909
George Hill Term expires 1910
Henry Hornblower
Term expires 1911
William A. Muller, ex-officio.
Trustees of Robbins Library.
Arthur J. Wellington Term expires 1907
James P. Parmenter Term expires 1907
Samuel C. Bushnell Term expires 1908
Charles A. Keegan Term expires 1908
E. Nelson Blake Term expires 1909
Cyrus E. Dallin Term expires 1909
Trustees of Elbridge Farmer Fund.
Henry Hornblower. William G. Peck.
William E. Wood.
Edwin S. Farmer. John Q. A. Brackett. John H. Hardy.
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TOWN OFFICERS.
Consolidated Board of Trustees of Robbins Fund, Soldiers' Monument Fund and Cemeteries.
George G. Allen . Term expires 1907
Warren A. Peirce Term expires 1908
James E. Kimball Term expires 1909
William A. Muller, ex-officio.
Tree Warden. (Elected annually.) A. Foster Brooks.
John Duffy.
Constables. (Elected annually.) Garritt Barry. Thomas O. D. Urquhart.
Daniel M. Hooley. James E. Whitten.
Fence Viewers. (Elected annually.)
Philip A. Hendricks. Henry S. Adams .*
Field Drivers. (Elected annually.)
Thomas O. D. Urquhart.
Robert H. Fall.
Garritt Barry.
Daniel M. Hooley.
F. Joseph Cahalin.
Andrew Irwin ..
Thomas F. Priest.
Measurers of Wood and Bark. (Elected annually.)
Edward I. Mckenzie. George H. Peirce.
Patrick F. Brosnahan.
James E. Whitten. John Duffy.
Fish Preserver. (No election.)
* Appointed to fill vacancies.
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TOWN OFFICERS.
APPOINTMENTS.
APPOINTMENTS MADE BY THE SELECTMEN.
Term expires
Horace A. Freeman, Clerk. April 1, 1907
Edna C. Pierce, Stenographer. April 1, 1907
Robert W. Pond, Inspector of Buildings April 1, 1907
Charles F. Atwood, Town Physician.
April 1, 1907
John B. Tay, Superintendent of Almhouse
April 1, 1907
John B. Tay, Pound Keeper.
April 1, 1907
Laurence L. Peirce, Inspector of Animals
. April 1, 1907
Frank P. Winn, Inspector of Milk.
April 1, 1907
James E. Whitten, Sealer of Weights and Measures .. April 1, 1907
Thomas O. D. Urquhart, Superintendent of Town House April 1, 1907
Charles S. Parker, Burial Agent. April 1, 1907
Warren A. Peirce, Weigher of Hay April 1, 1907
William N. Winn, Weigher of Coal. April 1, 1907
Nellie A. Lockhart, Weigher of Coal April 1, 1907
Jennie L. Gott, Weigher of Coal. . April 1, 1907
B. Horace Peirce, Weigher of Coal. . April 1, 1907
Wm. Coughlin, Weigher of Coal. April 1, 1907
David Lynch, Weigher of Coal. April 1, 1907
Walter H. Peirce, Weigher of Coal and Hay . April 1, 1907
George H. Peirce, Weigher of Coal and Hay April 1, 1907
Frank P. Dyer, Additional Constable. . April 1, 1907
Thos. O. D. Urquhart, Keeper of Lock-up. . April 1, 1907
Registrars of Voters.
Term expires
John W. Bailey .
May 1, 1907
Winthrop Pattee. May 1, 1908
Franklin T. Anderson .
May 1, 1909
Thomas J. Robinson, ex officio
Police Department.
Term expires
Thos. O. D. Urquhart, Chief At pleasure of Selectmen
Garritt Barry, Patrolman. At pleasure of Selectmen
John Duffy, Patrolman. At pleasure of Selectmen
Andrew Irwin, Patrolman At pleasure of Selectmen
Daniel M. Hooley, Patrolman At pleasure of Selectmen
James E. Whitten, Patrolman At pleasure of Selectmen
Thomas F. Priest, Patrolman At pleasure of Selectmen
F. Joseph Calıalin, Patrolman At pleasure of Selectmen
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TOWN OFFICERS.
SPECIAL POLICE (WITHOUT PAY).
Term expires at pleasure of Selectmen.
Michael E. Callahan, Andrew Wilson, Mathew W. Callahan, Reneselaer A. Knight, Arthur T. White, Nathaniel E. Whittier, William Finley, Edwin C. Jacobs, John B. Tay, Timothy J. Donahue, Benjamin R. Cleary, William T. Clifford, George D. Higgins, George H. Hutchinson, Samuel N. Crosby, William H. Irwin, Cornelius P. Cronin, Philo Spencer, Everett S. Chapman, Jacob Schumacher, William G. L. Longmore, Roscoe C. Kimball, Major Bacon, M. Francis Mead, John F. Connolly, Arthur E. Perkins, Thomas K. Millett.
Fire Department.
Term expires
Charles Gott, Chief Engineer April 1, 1907
(1) George W. W. Sears, Ist Assistant Engineer April 1, 1907
Timothy Donahue, 2nd Assistant Engineer. April 1, 1907
(2) Walter H. Peirce, 2nd Assistant Engineer April 1, 1907
ROSTER. -
(Approved by Engineers.)
Hose No. 1.
Permanent men-John Sweeney.
Call men -Samuel N. Crosby, Capt .; William H. Irwin, Lieut. ; John J. Cook, Clerk; Robert J. Murray, Richard O. Jenkins, George W. White, Thomas T. Morris.
HIGHLAND HOSE, NO. 2 AND CHEMICAL A.
Permanent men - Daniel B. Tierney and William C. Mead.
Call men-James W. Kenney, Capt .; George A. Finley, Lieut .; Wm. T. Canniff, Clerk; John T. Finley, Treas .; George Mead, E. B. Mead, T. W. Hurley, R. L. Austin, John M. Tierney, Thomas Kelley, Wm. Spires, Edwin V. Gay.
HOOK AND LADDER COMPANY, NO. 1.
Permanent men - Daniel J. Sullivan, Capt. ; Patrick O'Brien, extra.
Call men-E. J. Crowe, Lieut .; W. P. Luddy, Clerk; D. Barry, Treas .; J. Barry, J. McWilliams, J. Hughes, E. H. Griffin, R. C. Kimball, Robert H. Fall.
WILLIAM PENN HOSE, NO 3.
Permanent men - George H. Corbett.
Call men-Frank P. Winn, Capt .; F. W. Russell, Lieut .; E. L. Smith, Clerk; James Underwood, Treas .; J. H. Harwood, Frank LeBaron, T. K. Millett, A. F. Brooks, J. Millet, W. W. Beers, W. Dinsmore.
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TOWN OFFICERS.
APPOINTMENTS MADE BY THE JOINT BOARD OF SELECTMEN AND BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
Term expires
Horace A. Freeman, Clerk.
April 1, 1907
Horace D. Hardy, Town Counsel.
. April 1, 1907
Robert W. Pond, Town Engineer.
. April 1, 1907
Reuben W. LeBaron, Inspector of Wires
April 1, 1907
Reuben W. LeBaron, Superintendent of Fire Alarm. April 1, 1907
Robert W. Pond, Superintendent of Streets April 1, 1907
APPOINTMENTS MADE BY THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
Term expires
Charles C. Lothrop, Clerk. . April 1, 1907
Charles C. Lothrop, Water Registrar . April 1, 1907
Robert W. Pond, Superintendent of Sewers. . April 1, 1907
Thomas Roden, Superintendent of Water Works . April 1, 1907
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APPOINTMENTS MADE BY THE BOARD OF HEALTH.
Term expires
Horace A. Freeman, Clerk. April 1, 1907
Edwin Mills, Inspector of Plumbing. April 1, 1907
(3) Roy D. Young, Medical Inspector of Schools. April 1, 1907
Frank P. Winn, Inspector of Provisions' and Slaughtering . . April 1, 1907
(2) Charles F. Atwood, Medical Inspector of Schools April 1, 1907
Examiners of Plumbers.
Term expires
Alfred H. Knowles.
June 1, 1907
Edward S. Fessenden, ex officio
April 1, 1907
Robert W. Pond, ex officio April 1, 1907
Undertakers (licensed).
Term expires
J. Henry Hartwell & Son. May 1, 1907
Daniel W. Grannan. May 1, 1907
William D. Grannan
May 1, 1907
James P. Daley May 1, 1907
APPOINTMENTS MADE BY THE CONSOLIDATED BOARD OF ROBRINS FUND, SOLDIERS' MONUMENT FUND AND CEMETERIES.
Term expires
Thomas J. Robinson, Clerk. April 1, 1907
Everett S. Chapman, Superintendent of Cemetery. April 1, 1907
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TOWN OFFICERS.
APPOINTMENTS MADE BY THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
John F. Scully, Superintendent of Schools.
Charles F. Atwood, M.D., School Physician.
High School - Ira W. Holt, Principal.
Assistants- Angelina L. Weeks, Sarah J. Bullock, Winnifred B King, Pearle E. Cheney, Alfred L. Morgan, Marion Foster, Mabel E. Bowker.
Teachers of the Ninth Grade - Martha E. Randall, Helena G. Robert- son, Susan J. Burbank.
Russell School - Jennie S. Wescott, Principal.
Assistants - Augusta A. Jackson, Emily M. Rogers, Louise R. Warren, (Sarah E. Gile), Nellia A. Grimes, Elizabeth L. Geer, Anna W. Newell, Elizabeth A. Day, Sarah L. Gifford, Mary Blackmar, M. Alice Connor. Crosby School - Mary F. Scanlan, Principal.
· Assistants - Carrie L. Minott. Jennie M. Cottle, Ursula B. Hanna, Amelia J. Bisbee, Sara M. Henderson, Esther G. Hatch, Annie W. Cobb, Ellen E. Sweeney.
Cutter School - Jennie A. Chaplin, Principal.
Assistants - Eva Gertrude Jones, Katherine Russell, Caroline M. Young, Antoinette L. Canfield, Josephine Davidson, Florence R. Nor- ton, Belle Menard, Mary L. Morrison.
Locke School - Martha Wentwortlı, Principal.
Assistants-Sara N. Phelps, Lucy E. Evans, Alice M. Bean, Bessie A. Conway, Mabel Darrah, Philena A. Parker, Bertha M. Wright, Helen C. Gray.
Wm. E. Parmenter School - Florence S. Wiley, Principal.
Assistants - Helen M. Dow, Grace B. Tibbetts, Minnie H. Churchill.
Supervisors.
Blanche E. Heard, Supervisor of Music. Evelyn F. Cross, Supervisor of Drawing.
Bessie L. Barnes, Supervisor of Gymnastics.
Special Teachers.
Mary J. Copeland, Teacher of Sewing. Alfred E. Cobb, Manual Training.
Janitors.
High School - William Finley.
Russell School - Nathaniel E. Whittier.
Crosby School - Reneselaer A. Knight. Cutter School - Matthew W. Callahan. Locke School - Michael E. Callalian.
Wm. E. Parmenter School - Patrick McCarthy.
Truant Officer - Wm. T. Canniff.
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TOWN OFFICERS.
APPOINTMENTS MADE BY THE TRUSTEES OF ROBBINS LIBRARY. Elizabeth J. Newton, Librarian
Assistants- Emily Bucknam, Nettie E. Baston, Edith A. Whittemore, Louise V. Marsh, Edith C. Rice, Marjorie Wood.
M. Macie Seabury, Librarian Arlington Heights.
Edward Mears, Janitor.
1. Deceased.
2. Appointed to fill vacancy.
3. Resigned.
BY-LAWS OF THE TOWN OF ARLINGTON.
[Compiled by the Committee of Five as authorized by vote of the Town, November 24, 1902, and amended March 27, 1906.]
ARTICLE I.
NOTIFICATIONS OF TOWN MEETINGS.
Every Town meeting shall be notified by posting a copy of the warrant calling the same, on the doors of the Town Hall, seven days, at least, before the day appointed for said meeting; and a printed notice containing the sub- stance of the warrant shall be left at every dwelling house in the Town. Also notice of time of the meeting or of the date of its adjournment shall be published in the local papers.
[Adopted by the Town Nov. 9, 1882, approved by the Superior Court, November 11, 1882.]
ARTICLE II.
RULES FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF TOWN MEETINGS.
SECTION 1. No final vote shall be reconsidered except upon notice for that purpose, made by one of the majority acting thereon, within fifteen min- utes after such vote has been passed; and no article in the warrant shall be again taken into consideration after it has been disposed of, unless ordered by a vote of two-thirds of the voters present.
SEC. 2. No person shall speak more than twice upon any question, without first obtaining leave of the meeting, except for the correction of an error, or to make an explanation; and not until others who have not spoken upon the question shall speak, if they desire to.
SEC. 3. All questions submitted for the consideration of the Town, invol- ving the expenditure of money, shall be in writing, and all other motions shall be reduced to writing, if required by the presiding officer.
SEC. 4. Every person speaking shall address the Chair, standing and uncovered.
SEC. 5. No vote, fixing the period for closing a ballot, shall be reconsid- ered after such ballot shall have commenced; but it may be in order to extend the period without such re-consideration.
SEC. 6. When a question is under debate, motions shall be received, to adjourn, to lie on the table, the previous question, to postpone indefinitely, to postpone to a time certain, to commit or to amend. Which several
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motions shall have precedence in the order which they are arranged. The first four shall be decided without debate.
SEC. 7. The duties of the presiding officer, not specially provided for by law, or by the foregoing rules, shall be determined by the rules of practice contained in Cushing's Manual, so far as they are adapted to the condition and powers of the Town.
SEC. 8. On all questions submitted for the consideration of the Town involving the expenditure of money, the ballot and check list shall be used when requested by twelve or more legal voters present at the meeting.
[ SECTIONS 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, adopted by the Town Nov. 9, 1882, approved by the Superior Court Nov. 11, 1882. SECTION 8 adopted by the Town March 10, 1885, approved by the Superior Court March 25, 1885.]
ARTICLE III.
FINANCIAL YEAR.
The financial year of the Town shall begin with the first day of January in each year, and end with the thirty-first day of December, following. [Adopted by the Town Nov. 9, 1882, approved by the Superior Court Nov. 11, 1882.]
ARTICLE IV.
ANNUAL TOWN MEETING.
The Annual Town Meeting shall be on the first Monday of March in each year and all reports of Town Officers shall be made at that time.
[Adopted by the Town Nov. 9, 1882, approved by the Superior Court Nov. 11, 1882.]
ARTICLE V.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
No action shall be had at any Town Meeting on the report of any commitee previously chosen, unless the same shall be specially notified in the warrant for calling said meeting.
[Adopted by the Town Nov. 9, 1882, approved by the Superior Court Nov. 11,1882.]
ARTICLE VI.
MEETINGS OF TOWN OFFICERS.
The Selectmen, Overseers of the Poor, Surveyors of Highways, Treasurer, and Clerk, shall meet for the transaction of the business of their respective departments, at their rooms in the Town Hall, on the last Monday evening of each month.
[Adopted by the Town Nov. 9, 1882, approved by the Superior Court Nov. 11, 1882.]
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ARTICLE VII.
POWER OF THE SELECTMEN TO BORROW MONEY.
The Selectmen may authorize the Treasurer to borrow money temporarily on the credit of the Town, in anticipation of the collection of the taxes, should the same be necessary, and to give the Town notes for the same, signed by him as Town Treasurer, said notes to be counter-signed by the Selectmen.
[Adopted by the Town Nov. 9, 1882, approved by the Superior Court Nov. 11,1882.]
ARTICLE VIII.
COLLECTION OF TAXES.
SECTION 1. The assessment of all taxes shall be completed, and a list of the same delivered to the Collector on or before the first day of August, and all tax bills shall be delivered on or before the twentieth day of August of each year.
[Adopted by the Town Nov. 14, 1895, approved by the Superior Court April 2,1896.]
SEC. 2. All single poll taxes shall be paid in fourteen days after demand. Interest shall be charged on all unpaid taxes after November first of the year in which they are assessed.
[Adopted by the Town May 5, 1902, approved by the Superior Court Dec. 8, 1902.]
SEC. 3. The Collector shall collect all taxes, including street watering ad and apportioned sewer assessments, levied in any year, before June first of the following year.
[Adopted by the Town Nov. 24, 1902. Approved by the Superior Court Dec. 8, 1902.
SEC. 4. The collector shall hold no other Town office.
[Adopted by the Town Nov. 24, 1902, approved by the Superior Court Dec. 8, 1902.]
ARTICLE IX. PUBLIC WAYS.
SEC. 1. All persons intending to erect, repair or take down any building, on land abutting on any way which this town is obliged to keep in repair, and who desire to make use of any portion of said way for the purpose of placing thereon building materials or rubbish, shall, ten days at least before so plac- ing any building material or rubbish, give notice in writing, to the Selectmen of such wish, and thereupon the Selectmen may grant a permit to occupy such a portion of said way to be used for such purpose as in their judgement the necessity of the case demands, and the security of the public allows such permit in no case to be in force longer than ninety days, and to be on such conditions as the Selectmen may require ; and in every case, upon condition that during the whole of every night, from twilight in the evening until sun- rise in the morning, lighted lanterns shall be so placed as effectually to secure
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all travellers from liability to come in contact with such building material or rubbishı.
SEC. 2. Whoever shall use any portion of any way which the Town of Arlington is obliged to keep in repair, without the permit, in writing of the Selectmen, as above provided, or having obtained such permit shall fail to comply with the conditions thereof, shall forfeit and pay the sum of ten dollars for each offence, and shall also reimburse the Town for all damages and expenses which the Town may be compelled to pay by reason of the way being encumbered.
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