Town of Arlington annual report 1904-1906, Part 76

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This work has been done under the direction of the Gypsy-moth Committee.


Over six hundred dead trees have been cut and sawed up into wood. This work was authorized by the Board of Selectmen. The wood sold and the money turned into the Town.


In Russell Park, the walks across the Park have been straightened, graded and rolled. A catch basin has been built in the center of the Park to take away the surface water and prevent the gravel walks being washed during heavy rains. The hollow places in the center have been filled with loom rolled and reseeded. The grass has been kept cut, papers and other material have not been allowed to accumulate. The Town will be called upon to increase the appro- priation for work to be done in this Park for the ensuing year.


The trees in Meadow Brook Park have been watched carefully and the gypsy and brown-tail moths removed, some filling has been done during the year. When Mystic dam is completed the town will be called upon to spend money in this Park to improve the sanitary conditions.


The triangles on Mystic Street have been cared for and the grass cut from time to time.


A detailed account of money spent for the past year will be found in the town Auditor's report.


Respectfully submitted,


CHARLES H. GANNETT,


WILLIAM E. LLOYD,


BERT HOUGHTON, Secretary.


REPORT OF TREE WARDEN.


I have the honor to submit my fourth Annual Report as Tree Warden for the year 1906.


Most of Gypsy-moth work on the trees has been done by the Local Superintendent appointed by the town under the supervision of the State Superintendent. Under the able management of the present local Superintendent, Mr. William, H. Bradley, who served for a long period in the Tree Warden's Department, I feel that the expense in caring for this feature of the work should, in the near future, be very materially reduced on the highways.


TREE PLANTING. There have been a number of trees removed in different parts of the Town on account of fixing the grades for side- walks. I should recommend that the sum of two hundred dollars ($200) be appropriated for these and others that may be removed.


TREE TRIMMING. I again call attention to this part of the work concerning the welfare of the trees. Owing to the yearly pruning of the trees in removing the brown-tail moths, there has developed a serious condition in the appearance of most of our large elm trees. Where the cut has been made decay has set in and it will not be long before the trees will be in these upper parts a menace to people passing. These decaying limbs should be cut, the wound smeared with tar and dead wood removed from all the trees in the Town. I would recommend the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars ($250) be appropriated for this very necessary work.


GUARDS FOR SMALL TREES. There are guards required for a large number of small trees recently planted owing to the girdling of trees by horses.


CROWDED TREES. Trees that are crowded should be thinned out in all parts of the Town to give room for others to grow and would be a great benefit to the road beds of the street which are kept too wet and shady.


I should recommend that a committee be appointed to serve with the Tree Warden in regard to removing the trees, as some of the people make objections.


The Tree Warden desires to testify to the apparent effort of the Telephone, Telegraph, Light and Street Railway Companies, whose wires pass through the town streets, to conform to the laws and to meet the wishes of the Tree Warden. It has, nevertheless, been necessary to keep constant watch of these wires to prevent injury


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to the trees and to make frequent complaints. The reappearance, during the past year, of the elm beetle in very large numbers and with no appropriation available with which to destroy them, resulted in the destruction of the foliage of a large number of our elm trees. These insects work on the elm tree only and an appropriation should be made to destroy them as in failure so to do they will become as great a nuisance as either the gypsy or brown tail moths.


CONCLUSION : In concluding this report I wish to extend thanks to the several departments of the town for their many courtesies shown me. For receipts and disbursements see Auditor's Report.


Respectively submitted,


A. FOSTER BROOKS.


THE ELBRIDGE FARMER FUND.


The trustees of the Elbridge Farmer Fund herewith submit their annual report for the year ending December 31, 1906.


RECEIVED.


Town of Orange 4s 12 mo. int. on $10,000


$400 00


Arlington Water Loan 4s


66


12,000


480 00


City of Brocton 4s 66


8,000.


320 00


Minneapolis gold


4₺s 66


10,000


450 00


Great Barrington 4s 66


66


10,000


400 00


Atlantic Nat. Bank int. on deposits


.


14 36


$2,064 36


DISBURSEMENTS.


Boston Safe Deposit & Trust Co., rent for box one year $10 00 Treas. Town of Arlington for Trustees of Robbins Library . 2,054 36


$2,064 36


INVESTMENTS.


Great Barrington


4s due 1912


$10,000 00


Town of Orange


4s


1922


10,000 00


City of Brockton 4s 1922


8,000 00


Minneapolis gold 4&s


1922


10,000 00


Arlington Water Loan 4s


1928.


12,000 00


$50,000 00


Respectfully submitted,


JOHN Q. A. BRACKETT, WILLIAM G. PECK, EDWIN S. FARMER, WILLIAM E. WOOD, HENRY HORNBLOWER,


ARLINGTON, MASS., December 31, 1906.


Trustees.


COMMISSIONERS OF THE SINKING FUND.


1906.


RECEIPTS.


Balance, January 1, 1906.


$82,706 59


Interest on Locke School Bonds, due April 1 and October 1, 1906.


$406 00


Interest on Medford Street Loan, due April 20 and October 20, 1906.


120 00


Interest on "Russell School Loan of 1904" Notes, due June 15 and Dec. 15, 1906 ..


440 00


Interest on Town of Arlington Water Bonds, clue June 15 and Dec 15, 1906. .


360 00


Interest on Kensington Road Sewer Loan, due June 30 and Dec. 31, 1906.


40 00


Interest on Parmenter School Bonds, due July 1, 1906 and Jan. 1, 1907.


220 00


Interest on Suspense Account Notes, due July 1, 1906 and Jan. 1, 1907.


420 00


Interest on Locke School Playground Loan, due July 1, 1906 and Jan. 1, 1907 .


40 00


Interest on Town Note of Jan. 1, 1906, account of 1906 Taxes, $1,000, four per cent .... 16 67 Interest on Kensington Road Sewer Loan Notes, due June 15 and Dec. 15, 1906. 140 00


Interest on N Y., N. H. & H. R. R. Co. Bonds, due November 1, 1906 .. 300 00


Interest on Town of Scituate Notes, due Nov. 16, 1906 ...


300 00


Town Appropriation, 1906.


15,000 00


Interest on balance in Savings Bank, Book No. 14554 14 04


17,816 71


$100,523 30


EXPENDITURES.


10 00


Premium and acrued interest on N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R. Co. Bonds


667 23


995 12


$99,528 18


INVESTMENTS.


Seven Locke School Bonds, Nos. 14 to 20, $1,450 each, payable one in each consecutive year, beginning April 1, 1913 ..


One Locke School Playground Note, $1,000, payable Jan. 1, 1907, 4 per cent.


Three Town of Arlington "Suspense Account Notes," $3,000, each, payable one in each con- secutive year, beginning July 1, 1907, 4 per cent


$10,150 00


1,000 00


9,000,000


Boston Safe Deposit & Trust Co., box rent .... Premium and acrued interest on Town of Scit- uate Notes. ...


317 89


162


SINKING FUND.


Ten " Russell School Loan of 1904 " Notes, Nos. 3 to 12, $1,000, each, payable one in each con- secutive year, beginning Dec. 15, 1907.


10,000 00


Five Parmenter School Bonds, Nos. 3 to 7, $1,000, each, payable one in each consecutive year, beginning July 1, 1907, 4 per cent ..... Town of Arlington, Kensington Road Sewer


5,000 00


Loan, dated Dec. 31, 1904, $1,000, 6 years, 4 per cent. . 1,000 00


Nine Town of Arlington Water Bonds, payable one in each consecutive year, beginning Dec. 15, 1910 9,000 00


Four Town of Arlington, Kensington Road Sewer Loan Notes, payable one in each con- secutive year, beginning Dec. 15, 1910 ...... Town of Scituate Note, due May 16, 1911, 4 per cent


3,500 00


Town of Scituate Note, due May 16, 1912, 4 per cent ..


5,000 00


Town of Scituate Note, due May 16, 1913, 4 per cent .


4,000 00


Town of Scituate Note, due May 16, 1914, 4 per cent .


2,000 00


Ten N. Y., N. H & H. R. R. Co. Bonds, Harlem River, Port Chester, First Mortgage, 4 per cent, 50 year gold bond, due May 1, 1954, Nos. 9620, 9621, 9622, 9623, 9624, 9625, 9626, 9627, 9628, 9629. 10,000 00


Five N. Y , N. H & H. R. R. Co Bonds, Harlem River, Port Chester, First Mortgage, 4 per cent, 50 year gold bond, due May 1, 1954, Nos. 8693, 8694, 8695, 8696, 8697. 5,000 00


Balance on hand Dec. 31, 1906, Book No. 14554, Arlington Five Cents Savings Bank .


225 18


Cash


20,653 00


$99,528 18 WILLIAM G. PECK, THEODORE SCHWAMB, A. D. HOITT, Sinking Fund Commissioners.


WILLIAM A. MULLER,


Treasurer.


4,000 00


TRUSTEES OF PRATT FUND.


1906.


RECEIPTS.


Balance on hand, January 1, 1906,


$25,000 10


Interest on Cutter School Bonds ..


$560 00


Interest on N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R. Co. Bonds, due July 1, 1906, and January 1, 1907. .


520 00


Dividend on savings bank book No. 3791. ....


3 16


1,083 16


$26,083 26


EXPENDITURES.


Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Company, box rent Premium on N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R. Co. Bonds. ...


195 00


Accrued interest on N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R. Co. Bonds


216 67


421 67


$25,661 59


EXPENDED AS FOLLOWS :


Poor Widows' Fund.


$132 30


High School Income Fund .


264 60


Trustees of Robbins Library


264 60


661 50


$25,000 09


INVESTMENTS.


Three Cutter School Bonds, $4,000 each, payable one in each consecutive year, beginning with June 1, 1907, 4 per cent. $12,000 00


Thirteen N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R Co. Bonds, Nos. 6439, 6440, 7102, 7103, 7104, 9775, 10166, 10167, 10168, 10169, 12422, 12423, 14642, $1,000 each, due July 1, 1955, 4 per cent .. 13,000 00


Balance Arlington Five Cents Savings Bank, Book No. 3791.


09


$25,000 09


WILLIAM G. PECK, GEORGE HILL, JAMES A. BAILEY, WILLIAM E. WOOD, HENRY HORNBLOWER,


WILLIAM A. MULLER, Treasurer


Trustees.


$10 00


HIGH SCHOOL INCOME FUND.


1906.


RECEIPTS.


Balance on hand, January 1, 1906.


$15,190 53


Interest of Town Water Bonds, due April 1 and Oct. 1 . ..


$120 00


Interest on Water Bonds, due July and Jan. 1.


120 00


Income from Pratt Fund .. 264 60


Interest on Town of Arlington Gypsy-moth Note $5,000, due July 31st and Dec. 31st .... 200 00


Dividend on Savings Bank Book No. 4063 199 34


903 94


$16,094 47


EXPENDITURES. Paid Town Treasurer for use of High School in accordance with the provisions of the will of Nathan Pratt. 235 77


$15,858 70


INVESTMENTS.


Five Town of Arlington Water Bonds, due 1922 and 1928.


$5,000 00


Two Town of Arlington " 1906 Water Notes," due Dec. 31, 1910 and 1911, 4 per cent. 2,000 00 Three Town of Arlington "Police Signal Notes," due Dec. 31, 1910, 1911 and 1912, 4 per cent .. 3,000 00


Arlington Five Cents Savings Bank Book No. 4063 5,858 70


$15,858 70


WILLIAM A. MULLER,


WILLIAM G. PECK, GEORGE HILL, JAMES A. BAILEY, WILLIAM E. WOOD, HENRY HORNBLOWER,


Treasurer. Trustees


E. NELSON BLAKE, JR., MEMORIAL FUND. 1906.


RECEIPTS.


Balance in Arlington Five Cents Savings Bank, January 1, 1906. $2,647 49


Dividend on Bank Book No. 12,541 100 18


$2,747 67


EXPENDITURES.


Paid to the Town Treasurer for the use of schools as requested by the School Committee .. 99 55


$2,648 12


INVESTMENTS.


Balance in Arlington Five Cent Savings Bank, Book No 12541 ... $2,648 12


WILLIAM G. PECK, GEORGE HILL,


JAMES A. BAILEY,


WILLIAM E. WOOD,


WILLIAM A. MULLER,


HENRY HORNBLOWER,


Treasurer.


Trustees.


MARTHA M. W. RUSSELL POOR WIDOWS' FUND.


1906.


RECEIPTS.


Balance on hand, January 1, 1906.


$2,467 93


Interest on Town of Arlington Note of January 1, 1906, account 1906 taxes, 1 year, 4 per cent. $80 00


Dividend on Savings Bank Book, No. 439.


19 99


99 99


$2,567 92


INVESTMENTS.


Town of Arlington Note of January 1, account 1906 taxes, 1 year, 4 per cent ....


$2,000 00


Arlington Five Cents Savings Bank Book, No. 439 ..


567 92


$2,567 92


JAMES A. BAILEY, JR. FRED. S. MEAD, S. FREDERICK HICKS, Trustees Ex-officio.


MARTHA M. W. RUSSELL SCHOOL FUND. 1906.


RECEIPTS.


Balance on hand, January 1, 1906 .. $5,329 57


Interest on Town of Arlington Note of January 1,


account of 1906 Taxes, $5,000, 1 year, 4 per cent. $200 00


Dividend on Savings Bank Book No. 9373 .. 18 25


218 25


INVESTMENTS.


$5,547 82


Town of Arlington Note of January 1, account of 1906 Taxes, 1 year, 4 per cent. . ..


$5,000 00


Arlington Five Cents Savings Bank Book No. 9373. 547 82


$5,547 82


JAMES A. BAILEY, JR. FRED. S. MEAD, S. FREDERICK HICKS, WILLIAM A. MULLER,


Trustees Ex-officio.


POOR WIDOWS' FUND.


1906.


RECEIPTS.


$1,175 09


Income from Pratt Fund ... 132 30


Dividend on Savings Bank Book, No. 15105


42 20


EXPENDITURES.


Paid Town Treasurer for disbursement as per order of the Trustees


$69 43


INVESTMENTS.


Arlington Five Cents Savings Bank Book No. 15105


$1,217 29


Balance in Town Treasury 62 87


$1,280 16


JAMES A. BAILEY, JR. FRED. S. MEAD, S. FREDERICK HICKS, Trustees Ex-officio.


Balance on hand, January 1, 1906


$1,349 59


$1,280 16


MILITARY FUND.


1906


Balance on hand, January 1, 1906.


$108 60


Dividend on Savings Bank Book No. 511. 4 09


$112 69


INVESTMENTS.


Arlington Five Cents Savings Bank Book No. 511. $112 69


JAMES A. BAILEY, JR., Treasurer, Ex-officio.


WILLIAM CUTTER SCHOOL FUND. 1906.


RECEIPTS.


Balance on hand, January 1, 1906 ... $5,354 00


Interest on Town of Arlington Parmenter School Bonds 200 00


Dividend on Savings Bank Book No. 15102. 15 39


$5,569 39


INVESTMENTS.


Five Town of Arlington Parmenter School Bonds, Nos. 13 to 17, $1,000 each, payable one in each consecutive year beginning July 1, 1917 $5,000 00


Arlington Five Cents Savings Bank Book No. 15102 569 39


$5,569 39 JAMES A. BAILEY, JR., FRED. S. MEAD, S. FREDERICK HICKS, WILLIAM A. MULLER, Trustees, Ex-officio.


CITIZENS' SOLDIERS FUND. 1906.


RECEIPTS.


Balance on hand, January 1, 1906.


$375 89


Dividend on Savings Bank Book No. 15104. .. . . 14 20


$390 09


INVESTMENTS.


Arlington Five Cents Savings Bank Book No. 15104 ... $390 09 JAMES A. BAILEY, Jr. FRED. S. MEAD, S. FREDERICK HICKS,


Trustees Ex-officio.


HENRY MOTT LIBRARY FUND.


1906.


Balance on hand, January 1, 1906.


$5,200 00


Interest on Parmenter School Bonds


$200 00


Dividend on Savings Bank Book No 15101. 9 56


209 56


$5,409 56


EXPENDITURES.


Paid Town Treasurer for disbursements as per order of the Trustees . 209 56


$5,200 00


INVESTMENTS.


Five Parmenter School Bonds, Nos. 8 to 12, $1,000 each, payable, one in each consecutive year, begin- ning July 1, 1912 ... Arlington Five Cents Savings Bank Book No. 15101


$5,000 00


200 00


$5,200 00


WILLIAM A. MULLER,


E. NELSON BLAKE, CYRUS E. DALLIN, SAMUEL E. BUSHNELL, CHARLES A. KEEGAN, ARTHUR J WELLINGTON, JAMES P. PARMENTER,


Treasurer. Trustees.


TIMOTHY WELLINGTON FUND. 1906.


RECEIPTS.


Balance on hand, January 1, 1906 ..


$100 00


Dividend on Savings Bank Book No. 15103. 3 77


Total


$103 77


EXPENDITURES.


Paid Town Treasurer by order of Trustees for use of Library . .. 3 77


INVESTMENTS. $100 00


Arlington Five Cent Savings Bank Book No. 15103 $100 00


E. NELSON BLAKE, CYRUS E. DALLIN, SAMUEL C. BUSHNELL, CHARLES A. KEEGAN, ARTHUR J. WELLINGTON, JAMES P. PARMENTER,


WILLIAM A. MULLER,


Treasurer, Ex-officio. Trustees.


JULIA FILLEBROWN FUND.


1906.


RECEIPTS.'


Balance on hand, January 1, 1906


$112 48


Dividend on Savings Bank Book, No. 15841. 4 24


Total. $116 72


INVESTMENES.


Arlington Five Cents Savings Bank Book, No. 15841. $116 72


JAMES A. BAILEY, JR. FRED. S. MEAD, S. FREDERICK HICKS,


Trustees Ex-officio.


REPORT OF Consolidated Board of Trustees of Robbins Fund, Soldiers' Monument Fund, Samuel C. Buck- man Fund and Cemeteries.


ARLINGTON, January 24, 1907.


The Consolidated Board of Trustees of the Robbins Fund, Soldiers' Monument Fund, Samuel C. Buckman Fund and Trustees of Cemeteries herewith submit their report for the year ending December 31, 1906.


The following is a summary of the lots and graves sold during the year and the number of interments :


Number of lots sold .


11


Number of single graves sold.


13


Interments in private lots


111


Interments in old cemetery.


3


Total interments.


114


RECEIPTS.


Outstanding December 30, 1905.


$1,984 50


Appropriation for 1906. .


1,850 00


Unexpended balance in Town Treasury .


351 17


Care of lots. .


1,369 50


Opening graves, grading lots, etc .. .


440 00


Brick graves


136 00


Foundations


178 00


Evergreens


45 00


Sale of lots


810 00


Robbins Fund .


270 94


Soldiers' Monument Fund.


82 00


Perpetual Care Fund .


519 50


Samuel C. Buckman Fund


66 00


$8,097 61


DISBURSEMENTS.


Labor


$2,673 04


Incidentals


1,875 90


Unexpended balance paid into Town Treasury.


101 17


Amount received for new lots and paid into Town Treasury


780 00


5,430 11


$2,667 50


Accounts receivable December 31, 1906.


$2,653 50


Balance in Town Treasury December 31, 1906 14 00


2,667 50


·


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CONSOLIDATED BOARD.


ROBBINS FUND.


1906.


RECEIPTS.


Balance, January 1, 1906.


$5,143 59


Interest on Town of Arlington Note, account 1906


Taxes, due January 1, 1907, 4 per cent. $200 00


Dividend on Savings Bank Book No. 6758. 12 98


212 98


Total


$5,356 57


EXPENDITURES.


Amount paid to Trustees of Cemeteries expended in 1906. . . 270 94


$5,085 63


INVESTMENTS.


Town of Arlington Note, account 1906 taxes, due January 1, 1907, 1 year, 4 per cent .. 5,000 00


Arlington Five Cents Savings Bank Book No. 6758. 85 63


$5,085 63


PERPETUAL CARE FUND.


Balance, January 1, 1906.


$14,171 19


Received from various persons for perpetual care of lots. .


1,600 00


Interest on Town of Arlington Note, account 1906 taxes, due January 1, 1907, 4 per cent ..


120 00


Dividend on Savings Bank Book No. 8982. 34 14


Interest on Henderson Street Sewer Loan.


420 00


EXPENDITURES.


Paid Town Treasurer for use of Cemeteries.


519 50


INVESTMENTS.


Henderson Street Sewer Loan.


$10,500 00


Cash (Town Check, payable to order of Cemetery Trustees) . 1,500 00


Arlington Five Cents Savings Bank Book No. 8982 ..


825 83


Town of Arlington Note, account 1906 taxes, due January 1, 1907


3,000 00


$15,825 83


SOLDIERS' MONUMENT FUND.


Balance, January 1, 1906.


$2,860 80


Interest on Town of Arlington Note, account 1906 taxes, due January 1, 1907, 4 per cent ..


100 00


Dividend on Savings Bank Book No. 6977.


17 41


$2,978 21


EXPENDITURES.


Paid Cemeteries for care of grounds for Soldiers' Monument and Soldiers' Lot in Cemetery .


82 00


$2,896 21


$16,345 33


$15,825 83


172


CONSOLIDATED BOARD.


INVESTMENTS.


Town of Arlington Note, account 1906 taxes, due January 1, 1907, 4 per cent . .. 2,500 00 Arlington Five Cents Savings Bank, Book No. 6977. 396 21


$2,896 21


SAMUEL C. BUCKMAN CEMETERY FUND.


Balance, January 1, 1906.


$2,000 00


Interest on Town of Arlington Note, account 1906 taxes, due January 1, 1907, 4 per cent . 80 00


Dividend on Savings Bank Book, No. 12248 .. 3 02


$2,083 02


EXPENDITURES.


Paid Town Treasurer, account cemetery expenditures, neglected lots, etc. 66 00


$2,017 02


INVESTMENTS.


Town of Arlington Note, account 1906 taxes, due January 1, 1907, 1 year, 4 per cent. ..


$2,000 00


Arlington Five Cents Savings Bank Book, No. 12248. 17 02


$2,017 02


ARLINGTON, December 31, 1906.


I hereby certify that I have examined the accounts of the Ceme- tery Department and find the same correct, agreeing with the Auditor's books.


The funds invested have been examined and found as represented.


ELBERT L. CHURCHILL, Auditor,


WARREN A. PEIRCE,


GEORGE G. ALLEN, J. EDWIN KIMBALL, WILLIAM A. MULLER, Treasurer Ex-officio. Trustees.


REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE ROBBINS LIBRARY.


To the Town of Arlington : -


The Trustees of the Robbins Library submit their annual report.


We note a gain in the number of books taken 45,253 for 1906, as against 44,035 in 1905. There has been an increase in the number of books given out in the Children's Room, 10,959 in 1906, as against 10,864 in 1905. The average daily attendance in the Children's Room was 19 and more than double that number on Sundays. The average attendance in the Reading Room was 59 for week days and 53 for Sundays.


Reference work is carried on as usual under the direction of Miss Baston, who not only endeavors to assist all applicants, but acts in cooperation with teachers of the schools, sending them books for use in the school rooms, and keeps the reading tables at the Library well stocked with books on special topics. Attention should be drawn to the work done by Miss Marsh, in interesting the smaller children by pictures, puzzles, etc., in the Children's Room.


The open stack continues to give satisfaction to the public, and greatly facilitates the selection of books. Fewer books have been sent to the branch library at the Heights, yet 269 more books and . magazines have been drawn by people of that section than during the previous year. This was due to the sending of books from the Booklovers Library to the Heights, which were delivered there direct from Boston, and were in constant demand.


The Trustees regret to announce the withdrawal from the Board of Mr. Joseph C. Holmes, after 16 years of faithful service, he hav- ing been chosen in 1890. His place is worthily filled by Mr. C. E. Dall n of Arlington Heights.


We have continued to give exhibitions of photographs, etc., in addition to those hitherto reported.


January. No. 51. Photographs of the Hawaiian Islands.


February and March. No. 52. Photogravures of fourteen Fam- ous Pictures.


March and April. No. 53. Photographs of the Grand Canyon of Arizona and New Mexico.


April and May. No. 54. Photographs of Orvieto, Italy.


May and June. No. 55. Photographs of Plymouth and the Courtship of Miles Standish.


July. No. 56. Photographs of Amiens.


September. No. 57. Photographs of the City of Rouen.


174


TRUSTEES OF ROBBINS LIBRARY.


October. No. 58. Photographs of New Brunswick, Gaspé Pen- insular and Halifax.


November. No. 59. Photographs of Rome No. 3. The Forum.


December. No. 60. Photographs of Rome No. 4. Outside the Forum.


December and January. No. 61. Photographs of Babies in Art.


The Library has been enriched by gifts of books and magazines from Mr. Winfield Robbins, Mrs. E. C. Turner, Mr. Edwin S. Farmer, Mrs. Charlotte Rugg, Mrs. Franklin Field, Jr., Mrs. B. L. Brooks, Mrs. John F. Souther, and Col. Thomas W. Higginson.


The editors of the Advocate have continued to send us a file of that paper.


Mention must not be forgotton of a very enjoyable day, the 11th of October, when the Trustees entertained the Library Club of Massachusetts. The Chairman of the Board made a brief address of welcome at the morning session, which was held in the Unitarian church, where a collation was served in the vestry at half past twelve. One of the features of the afternoon session was a most enjoyable reading by our esteemed townsman, Mr. J. T. Trowbridge. The Librarian and her assistants had made careful preparation for this meeting and took great pleasure in receiving their many guests at the Library, which was greatly admired by all present.


Respectfully submitted,


SAMUEL C. BUSHNELL, E. NELSON BLAKE, CYRUS E. DALLIN, CHARLES A. KEEGAN, JAMES P. PARMENTER, ARTHUR J. WELLINGTON,


Trustees.


LIBRARIAN'S STATEMENT.


LIBRARY HOURS.


SUNDAY. - Reading Room, 2.30 to 5.30 P. M.


MONDAY, TUESDAY, THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. - Reading Room, 10 to 12 A. M., 1 to 6 and ? to 9 P. M. Book Room, 1 to 6 P. M. Children's Room, 1 to 6 P. M.


WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY. - Reading Room, 10 to 12 A. M., and 1 to 9 P. M. Book Room, 1 to 9 P. M. Children's Room, 1 to 6 P. M.


Library is closed on Washington's Birthday, Patriot's Day, Memo- rial Day, Seventeenth of June, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas.


LIBRARY HOURS, ARLINGTON HEIGHTS READING ROOM.


TUESDAY AND SATURDAY. - 1.30 to 6, 7 to 9 P. M.


THURSDAY. -- 3 to 6, 7 to 9 P. M.


Books left at the Reading Room on Tuesday and Saturday between the hours of 1.30 and 3.30 P. M. will be exchanged, and books will be ready for delivery from 7 to 9 P. M. of the same day.


Books not left at the Reading Room on or before 3.30 P. M. on the days when due will be subject to fine.


STATISTICS.


Volumes in the Library, January 1, 1906.


20,425


Added during the year 1906 :-


Circulation and reference departments


817


Public documents ....


35


Arlington Heights Reading Room ..


60 .


912


21,337


Volumes withdrawn


32


Volumes missing . .


13


Volumes destroyed on account of contagious disease 1


46


Volumes in the Library, December 31, 1906. 21,291


Periodicals subscribed for


72


Periodicals given .


13


Newspapers subscribed for. ..


6


Total delivery of books and periodicals for home use . ....


45,253


Delivered from Children's Room 10,959


176


LIBRARIAN'S STATEMENT.


Single numbers of periodicals delivered.


2,925


Largest delivery in one day, March 10


472


Average daily use of the Reading Room 59


Average daily use of the Children's Room


19


Average Suuday use of the Reading Room


53


Average Sunday use of the Children's Room


43


New names registered during the year.


526


Volumes in Arlington Heights Reading Room, December 31, 1906. 545


Periodicals subscribed for ..


23


Books and periodicals received by basket from Centre in 1906 ....


2,549


Periodicals delivered, belonging to Arlington Heights Reading Room Books from Booklovers Library delivered from Arlington Heights Reading Room 434


955


Fines paid to the Town Treasurer in 1906.


$225 22


Amount paid to the Town Treasurer for sale of catalogues 15 48


177


LIBRARIAN'S STATEMENT.


LIST OF PERIODICALS AND NEWSPAPERS.


A. L. A. Booklist .*


Amateur Work.


American Boy.


American Monthly Reviewof Reviews.




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