Town of Arlington annual report 1907-1908, Part 16

Author: Arlington (Mass.)
Publication date: 1907-1908
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Interest on Suspense Account Notes, due July 1 and Jan. 1, 1908.


300 00


Interest on Kensington Road Sewer Loan Notes, due June 15 and Dec. 15, 1907. 140 00


Interest on N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R. Co. Bonds, due May 1 and Nov. 1, 1907.


600 00


Interest on Town of Scituate Notes, due Nov. 16, 1907 and May 16, 1907 ...


600 00


Interest on Fall River Bond, due June 1 and Dec. 1, 1907 800 00


Interest on Concord & Montreal R. R. Bonds, due June 1 and Dec. 1, 1907.


40 00


Interest on Balance in Savings Bank, Book No. 14,554


11 59


Interest on Balance in First National Bank, Arlington.


7 80


Discount, Note of July 1, '07, account 1907 taxes 5 m. 4 per cent, $5,500.


91 67


Discount, Note of Dec. 31, '07, account 1907 taxes 5 m. 4 per cent, $1,700. .


28 33


Town Appropriation, 1907


15,000 00


19,005 39


$118,533 57


EXPENDITURES.


Boston Safe Deposit & Trust Co., Box Rent. 10 00


Premium Fall River, Mass. Bond 102 1-8.


425 00


Accrued Interest. . ..


106 67


Premium Concord & Montreal Bond at 101.


10 00


Accrued Interest


5 33


557 00


$117,976 57


INVESTMENTS.


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


Two Town of Arlington, "Suspense Account Notes," $3,000 each, payable one in each con- secutive year, beginning July 1, 1908, 4 per cent Nine " Russell School Loan of 1904" Notes Nos. 4 to 12, $1,000 each, payable one in each con- secutive year, beginning Dec. 15, 1908.


$10,150 00


6,000 00


9,000 00


178


SINKING FUND.


Four Parmenter School Bonds, Nos. 4 to 7, $1,000 each, payable one in each consecutive year, beginning July 1, 1908, 4 per cent ...


Town of Arlington, Kensington Road Sewer Loan, dated Dec. 31, 1904, $1,000, 6 years, 4 per cent ... 1,000 00


$4,000 00


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


Fonr Town of Arlington Kensington Road Sewer Loan Notes, payable one in each consecutive year, beginning Dec. 15, 1910


3,500 00


Town of Scituate Note, due May 16, 1911, 4 per cent


4,000 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


Fall River, Mass., 4 per cent Registered Bond, Certificate No. 572, due Dec. 1, 1916, interest due June 1 and Dec. 1 .


20,000 00


Concord & Montreal R. R., 4 per cent First Mortgage Bond No. 1453, due June 1, 1920, interest payable June 1 and Dec. 1 .. ..


1,000 00


Five Palmer, Wyman and Tanager Streets and Avon Place Loan Notes, payable one in each consecutive year beginning Dec. 1, 1908, 4 per cent.


5,000 00


Three "Water Loan of 1907" Notes, payable one in each consecutive year beginning Dec. 1, 1911, 4 per cent. 3,000 00


Ten "Water Pipe Renewal Loan of 1907" Notes, payable one in each consecutive year begin- ning Dec. 1, 1911, 4 per cent ..


10,000 00


Four "Sewer Loan of 1907" Notes, payable one in each consecutive year beginning Dec. 1, 1912, 4 per cent.


4,000 00


Town of Arlington Note, account 1907 taxes, dated Dec. 31, 1907, 5 months, 4 per cent .


1,700 00


Balance on hand Dec. 31, 1907, Book No. 14554, Arlington Five Cents Savings Bank .... 342 77


Balance on hand Dec. 31, 1907, in the First National Bank, Arlington. 283 80


$117,976 57


WILLIAM G. PECK, THEODORE SCHWAMB, A. D. HOITT,


WILLIAM A. MULLER, Treasurer. Sinking Fund Commissioners.


TRUSTEES OF PRATT FUND.


1907.


RECEIPTS.


Balance on hand, January 1, 1907.


$15,000 09


Interest on Town of Arlington Water Bonds


$120 00


Interest on Police Signal Notes.


120 00


Interest on Town of Arlington Note, account 1907 taxes, 1 year, 4 per cent, $4,000. .


160 00


Dividend on Savings Bank, Book No. 4,063


218 43


Dividend on Savings Bank, Book No. 3,791.


11 80


630 23


$15,630 32


EXPENDED AS FOLLOWS :


Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Co., box rent


$10 00


Trustees of Robbins Library .


413 58


Poor Widows' Fund


206 74


630 32


$15,000 00


INVESTMENTS.


One Town of Arlington Water Bond due 1928, No. 132


$1,000 00


Two Town of Arlington " 1906 Water Notes " due December 31, 1910, 1911, 4 per cent. Three Town of Arlington "Police Signal Notes " due December 31, 1910, 1911, 1912, 4 per cent ... Town of Arlington Note of June 1, 1907, account 1907 taxes, 1 year, 4 per cent.


3,000 00


4,000 00


Balance Arlington Five Cents Savings Bank, Book No. 3,791.


5,000 00


$15,000 00


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


WILLIAM A. MULLER,


Treasurer.


Trustees.


2,000 00


NATHAN PRATT HIGH SCHOOL FUND.


1907.


.


Principal as per final decree of the Supreme Judicial Court in Equity $25,000 00


RECEIPTS.


Interest on Cutter School Bonds, due June 1 and December 1 ... $400 00


Interest on N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R. Bonds, due July 1 and Jan. 1, 1908. 520 00


Interest on Town of Arlington Water Bonds, due 1922 and 1928. 160 00


1,080 00


EXPENDITURES.


Paid High School Income Fund. 1,080 00


$25,000 00


INVESTMENTS.


Two Cutter School Bonds, $4,000 each, payable June 1, 1908 and June 1, 1909, 4 per cent .. $8,000 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


Four Town of Arlington Water Bonds, due, Nos. 118 and 119 in 1922, and Nos. 130, 131 in 1928, 4 per cent 4,000 00


$25,000 00


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


WILLIAM A. MULLER, Treasurer. Trustees.


$26,080 00


HIGH SCHOOL INCOME FUND.


1907.


Balance on hand, Jan. 1, 1907. $858 70 Income from Nathan Pratt High School Fund. 1,080 00


$1,938 70


EXPENDITURES.


Paid Town Treasurer for use of High School as per order of Trustees ... . 877 21


$1,061 49


INVESTMENTS.


Arlington Five Cents Savings Bank, Book No. 4063. $1,061 49


WILLIAM A. MULLER,


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


Treasurer. Trustees.


E. NELSON BLAKE, JR., MEMORIAL FUND.


1907.


Balance in Arlington Five Cents Savings Bank, Jan. 1, 1907 $2,648 12


Dividend on Bank Book No. 12,541. 100 22


$2,748 34


EXPENDITURES.


Paid to the Town Treasurer for the use of schools as requested by the School Committee. 98 49


INVESTMENTS. $2,649 85


Balance in Arlington Five Cents Saving Bank, Book No. 12541 .. . $2,649 85


WILLIAM A. MULLER,


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


Treasurer. Trustees.


MARTHA M. W. RUSSELL POOR WIDOWS' FUND.


1907.


Balance on hand, January 1, 1907. $2,567 92


Interest on Town of Arlington Note of January 1,


1907, account 1907 taxes, 1 year, 4 per cent. $80 00


Dividend on Savings Bank Book No. 439 23 78


103 78


INVESTMENTS.


$2,671 70


Town of Arlington Note of January 1, account 1907 taxes, 1 year, 4 per cent .. 2,000 00


Arlington Five Cents Savings Bank Book No. 439 671 70


$2,671 70


S. FREDERICK HICKS, FRED S. MEAD, J. HOWELL CROSBY, Trustees Ex-officio.


MARTHA M. W. RUSSELL SCHOOL FUND.


1907.


RECEIPTS.


Balance on hand, Jan. 1, 1907 $5,547 82


Interest on Town of Arlington Note of Jan. 1,


account of 1907 taxes, $5,000, 1 year, 4 per cent .... $200 00


Dividend on Savings Bank Book No. 9373. 26 50


226 50


$5,774 32


EXPENDITURES.


Paid Town Treasurer for disbursement as per order of School Committee. 446 46


$5,327 86


INVESTMENTS.


Town of Arlington Note of Jan. 1, account of 1907 taxes, 1 year, 4 per cent . $5,000 00 Arlington Five Cents Savings Bank Book No. 9373 327 86


$5,327 86


S. FREDERICK HICKS, FRED S. MEAD, J. HOWELL CROSBY, WILLIAM A. MULLER, Trustees Ex-officio.


POOR WIDOWS' FUND.


1907.


RECEIPTS.


Balance on hand, January 1, 1907.


$1,280 16


Income from Pratt Fund ..


206 74


Dividend on Savings Bank Book No. 15105.


46 06


$1,532 96


EXPENDITURES.


Paid Town Treasurer for disbursement as per order of the Trustees . 58 00


$1,474 96


INVESTMENTS.


Arlington Five Cents Savings Bank, Book No. 15105. Balance in Town Treasury. 211 61


$1,263 35


$1,474 96 S. FREDERICK HICKS, FRED S. MEAD, J. HOWELL CROSBY, Trustees Ex-officio.


MILITARY FUND.


1907.


Balance on hand, January 1, 1907.


$112 69


Dividend on Savings Bank, Book No. 511 4 24


$116 93


EXI'ENDITURES.


Paid Town Treasurer for disbursement as per order of Trustees


45 00


INVESTMENTS.


$71 93


Arlington Five Cents Savings Bank, Book No. 511. ...... 71 93


S. FREDERICK HICKS, Treasurer Ex-officio.


WILLIAM CUTTER SCHOOL FUND.


1907.


Balance on hand, Jan. 1, 1907.


$5,569 39


Interest on Town of Arlington Parmenter School Bonds. 200 00


Dividend on Savings Bank Book No. 15102. 20 64


$5,790 03


EXPENDITURES.


Paid Town Treasurer for disbursement as per order of the School Committee. $436 03


$5,354 00


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. 354 00


$5,354 00


S. FREDERICK HICKS, FRED S. MEAD, J. HOWELL CROSBY, WILLIAM A. MULLER, Trustees, Ex-officio


CITIZENS' SOLDIERS FUND.


1907.


Balance on hand, January 1, 1907. $390 09


Dividend on Savings Bank Book No. 15103. 14 75


$404 84


INVESTMENTS.


Arlington Five Cents Savings Bank, Book No. 15104. $404 84


S. FREDERICK HICKS, FRED S. MEAD, J. HOWELL CROSBY, Trustees Ex-officio.


HENRY MOTT LIBRARY FUND.


1907.


Balance on hand, January 1, 1907. $5,200 00


Interest on Parmenter School Bonds. 200 00


Dividend on Savings Bank, Book No. 15,101


7 56


$5,407 56


EXPENDITURES.


Paid Town Treasurer for disbursement as per order of the Trustees


207 56


INVESTMENTS.


Five Parmenter School Bonds, Nos. 8 to 12, $1,000 each, payable, one in each consecutive year, beginning July 1, 1912. $5,000 00


Arlington Five Cents Savings Bank, Book No. 15,101 200 00


$5,200 00


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


Treasurer. Trustees.


TIMOTHY WELLINGTON FUND.


Balance on hand, Jan. 1, 1907. $100 00


Dividend on Savings Bank Book No. 15103. 3 77


$103 77


EXPENDITURES.


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


$100 00


INVESTMENTS.


Arlington Five Cents 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, Trustees.


WILLIAM A. MULLER, Treasurer Ex-officio.


$5,200 00


WILLIAM A. MULLER,


JULIA FILLEBROWN FUND.


1907.


Balance on hand, January 1, 1907


$116 72


Dividend.on Savings Bank Book No. 15841 .. 4 39


$121 11


INVESTMENTS.


Arlington Five Cents Savings Bank, Book No. 15841 $121 11


S. FREDERICK HICKS, FRED S. MEAD, J. HOWELL CROSBY, Trustees Ex-officio.


REPORT OF


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


ARLINGTON, Jan. 20, 1908.


The Consolidated Board of Trustees of the Robbins Fund, Soldiers' Monu- ment Fund, Samuel C. Buckman Fund and Trustees of Cemeteries herewith submit their report for the year ending Dec. 31, 1907.


The following number of lots and single graves liave been sold and inter- ments made during the year :


Number of lots sold.


12


Number of single graves sold.


19


Interments in private lots


127


Interments in public lot.


9


Interments in Old Cemetery


1


Total interments


137


RECEIPTS.


Outstanding Dec. 31, 1906


$2,653 50


Appropriation for 1907.


1,600 00


Unexpended balance in Town Treasury Dec. 31, 1906


14 00


Care of lots .


847 75


Opening graves, grading, etc.


476 00


Brick graves


207 00


Foundations.


16 00


Evergreens.


25 00


Sale of lots.


1,328 00


Robbins Fund.


68 00


Soldiers' Monument Fund.


78 00


Perpetual Care Fund ..


456 00


S. C. Buckman Fund.


82 96


$7,912 21


DISBURSEMENTS.


Labor


$2,864 09


Incidentals. .


1,402 36


Unexpended balance Dec. 31, 1906, paid into Town Treasury.


14 00


Amount received for sale of lots and paid into Town Treasury


1,328 00


5,608 45


$2,303 76


Accounts receivable Dec. 31, 1907


$1,778 00


Balance in Town Treasury Dec. 31, 1907 525 76


$2,303 76


188


CONSOLIDATED BOARD.


ROBBINS FUND.


1907.


RECEIPTS. $5,085 63


Interest on Town of Arlington Note, account of


1907 taxes, due Jan. 1, 1908, 4 per cent. . $200 00


Dividend on Savings Bank Book No. 6,758 9 00


209 00


$5,294 63


EXPENDITURES.


Amount paid to Trustees of Cemeteries expended in 1907


3 00


$5,226 63


INVESTMENTS.


Town of Arlington Note, account 1907 taxes, due Jan. 1, 1908, 1 year, 4 per cent. ...


$5,000 00


Arlington Five Cents Savings Bank, Book No. 6,758.


226 63


$5,226 63


PERPETUAL CARE FUND.


1907.


RECEIPTS.


$15,825 83


Received from various persons for perpetual care of lots.


2,000 00


Interest on Town of Arlington Note, account of 1907 taxes, due Jan. 1, 1908, 1 year, 4 per cent ...


180 00


Interest on Henderson Street Sewer Loan


420 00


Dividend on Savings Bank Book No. 8982.


64 55


$18,490 38


EXPENDITURES.


Amount paid Town Treasurer for use of Cemeteries.


456 00


$18,034 38


INVESTMENTS.


Henderson Street Sewer Loan ...


$10,500 00


Town of Arlington Note account 1907 taxes due Jan. 1, 1908


4,500 00


Cash in First National Bank, Arlington ...


500 00


Arlington Five Cents Savings Bank, Book No 8982


2,534 38


$18,034 38


· SOLDIERS' MONUMENT FUND.


1907.


RECEIPTS.


Balance, Jan. 1, 1907.


$2,896 21


Interest on Town of Arlington Note, account of 1907 taxes, due Jan. 1, 1908, 4 per cent ..


100 00


Dividend ou Savings Bank Book No. 6,977


17 88


$3,014 09


Balance, Jan. 1, 1907. .


Balance Jan. 1, 1907.


189


CONSOLIDATED BOARD.


EXPENDITURES.


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


$78 00


INVESTMENTS.


$2,936 09


Town of Arlington Note, account of 1907 taxes, due Jan. 1, 1908, 4 per cent .. .


2,500 00


Arlington Five Cents Savings Bank, Book No. 6,977 436 09


$2,936 09


SAMUEL C. BUCKMAN FUND.


1907.


RECEIPTS.


Balance Jan. 1, 1907.


$2,017 02


Interest on Town of Arlington Note on account of taxes 1907,


- due Jan. 1, 1908, 4 per cent ..


80 00


Dividend on Savings Bank Book No. 12248


2 96


$2,099 98


EXPENDITURES.


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


82 96


INVESTMENTS.


Town of Arlington Note account 1907 taxes due Jan. 1, 1908, 1 year, 4 per cent .. .. $2,000 00 Arlington Five Cents Savings Bank, Book No. 12248 17 02


$2,017 02


ARLINGTON, Dec. 31, 1907.


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


The funds invested have been examined and found as repre- sented.


ELBERT L. CHURCHILL, Auditor.


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


$2,017 02


REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE ROBBINS LIBRARY.


To the Town of Arlington : -


The Trustees of the Robbins Library submit their annual report.


The circulation of books remains about the same, 44,504 for 1907 as against 45,253 for 1906, and 10,918 for the Children's Room as against 10,959 in 1906. But the withdrawal of the Booklovers Library doubtless accounts for the loss.


The average daily attendance in the Children's Room has risen from 19 to 22 ; that of the Reading Room remaining the same-59.


Thirty thousand seven hundred and fifty-three volumes have been distributed from the Central Library and 3,627 single numbers of periodicals as against 2,925 last year.


To make good in part the withdrawal of the Booklovers Library, a certain number of books has been kept at the Arlington Heights Reading Room during the past seven months and has been called for by 195 individuals.


Attention should be called to the excellent reference work done by Miss Baston, from her desk in the Reading Room, whereby the resources of the Library are made available to all who apply for her assistance.


The Library was represented on the first of June in the Centen- nial Celebration by a float containing two fine paintings of the old Adams house, which stood on the corner of the Avenue and Mystic Street. It was while the Library was located here that it became a Free Public Library. The building was opened in the afternoon and three hundred persons, including many guests of the Town, availed themselves of this opportunity to examine the Library.


In August, Miss Louise V. Marsh, who has had charge of the Children's Room since it was opened in 1900, withdrew from the Library after rendering very satisfactory service for fifteen years.


Miss Edith C. Rice was given her position and is well qualified for the work.


In April an assistant was provided each morning. except Sunday in. the Book Room, and on the 8th of October Miss M. K. Leetch be- gan work in the Reading Room for four evenings each week.


A special policeman has been secured for duty in the Library on Sunday afternoons when the attendance is large and outside help is sometimes needed to maintain order.


Exhibitions of photographs, etc., have been given in addition to those hitherto reported


191


TRUSTEES OF ROBBINS LIBRARY.


February. No. 62. Photographs of Scotland, No. 2.


March. No. 63. Photographs of Greece, No. 3. The Parthe- non.


April and May. No. 64. Photographs of Florence, No. 4.


May. No. 65. Photographs of Famous Pictures, No. 2.


June. No. 66. Photographs of Sicily.


June 1-10. No. 67. Exhibition of photographs of old houses and portraits, with articles of historic value, arranged by the Arling- ton Historical Society to celebrate the Town's Centennial Anniver- sary.


June and July. No. 68. Photographs of Milton, Framingham and Lancaster.


July. No. 69. Photographs of Famous Pictures, No. 4.


September. No. 70. Photographs illustrating the development of art in Italy. Part I.


September and October. No. 71. Photographs as above. Part II. October and November. No. 72. Photographs of the National Gallery of London, No. 1. British School.


November. No. 73. Photographs of Yellowstone National Park. Part II. Lower and Upper Geyser Basins.


November and December. No. 74. Photographs of Siena.


December and January. No. 75. Photographs of Yachts.


The Library has been enriched by gifts of books and magazines. from Winfield Robbins, Henry Dexter, Mrs. E. C. Turner, Charles S. Parker, Judge James P. Parmenter, E. P. Usher, Melvin L. Severy, Miss M. J. Jacques, Mrs. Marshall N. Rice, Mrs. H. G. Porter, and by the gift of a fine photograph of our esteemed towns- man, Mr. J. T. Trowbridge.


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


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, 7 to 9 P. M. Book Room, and Children's Room, 10 to 12 A. M., 1 to 6 P. M.


WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY. - Reading Room and Book Room, 10 to 12 A. M., 1 to 9 P. M. Children's Room, 10 to 12 A. M., 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, 1907 21,291


Added during the year 1907: -


Circulation and reference departments 961


Public documents, bound volumes. 14


Arlington Heights Reading Room


44


1,019


22,310


Volumes withdrawn. 60


Volumes missing.


16


Volumes destroyed on account of contagious disease 3


79


Volumes in the Library, December 31, 1907.


22,231


Periodicals subscribed for


72


Periodicals given .


16


Newspapers subscribed for.


6


Delivery of books and periodicals to adults for home use.


30,753


Delivered from Children's Room


10,918


193


LIBRARIAN'S STATEMENT.


Total, including delivery to Arlington Heights.


44,504


Single numbers of periodicals delivered ..


3,627


Largest delivery in one day, April 20 ..


435


Average daily use of the Reading Room.


59


Average daily use of the Children's Room


22


Average Sunday use of the Reading Room.


52


Average Sunday use of the Children's Room


45


New names registered during the year.


530


Volumes in Arlington Heights Reading Room, December 31, 1907.


583


Periodicals subscribed for


23


Books and periodicals received by basket from Centre in 1907. .. . Periodicals delivered, belonging to Arlington Heights Reading Room Books temporarily loaned from Central Library, delivered from


2,833


918


Arlington Heights Reading Room. (Record for seven months.) 195 Average daily use of Arlington Heights Reading Room . 20


Fines paid to the Town Collector in 1907. . $222 54


Amount paid to the Town Collector for sale of catalogues. 4 10


194


LIBRARIAN'S STATEMENT.


LIST OF PERIODICALS AND NEWSPAPERS.


A. L. A. Booklist .*


Amateur Work.


American Boy.


American Monthly Reviewof Reviews.


American Museum Journal .*


Architectural Record.


Arena.


Arlington High School Clarion.


Atlantic Monthly.


Bird Lore.


Birds and Nature.


Book Buyer .*


Bookman.


Boston Cooking-School Magazine. Century.


Chautauquan.


Christian Endeavor World.


Congressional Record .*


Cook's Excursionist .*


Cosmopolitan.


Craftsman.


Current Literature.


Delineator.


Educational Review.


Electrician and Mechanic. Etude.


Everyday Housekeeping.


Federation Bulletin.


Forestry and Irrigation .* Forum.


Good Housekeeping.


Good Roads Magazine.


Harper's Bazar.


Harper's Monthly.


Harper's Weekly.


Harvard University Gazette .* Historic Leaves.


Home Needlework Magazine.


House Beautiful.


Illustrated London News.


Independent. Indian's Friend.


Journal of Education. Journal of Ethics.


Keramic Studio.


Ladies' Home Journal. Library Journal. Life.


Lippincott's Magazine. Little Folks.


Living Age.


McClure's Magazine.


Masters in Art.


Mayflower Descendant .*


Munsey's Magazine.


Museum of Fine Arts Bulletin .*


Musical Courier.


Nation.


National Geographic Magazine .*


New England Historical and Genea- logical Register.


New England Homestead.


New England Magazine.


Nineteenth Century.


North American Review.


Official Gazette, U. S. Patent Office.


Our Dumb Animals .*


Outing.


Outlook.


Photo Era.


Popular Science Monthly.


Public Libraries.


Putnam's Monthly and The Critic.


Reader's Guide to Periodical Litera- ture.


St. Nicholas.


Scientific American.


Scientific American Supplement.


Scribner's Magazine.


Spectator.


Studio.


Suburban Life.


Success.


Technology Review .*


Tuftonian .*


Tufts Weekly .*


Worcester Magazine .*


World's Work.


Young Idea.


Youth's Companion.


NEWSPAPERS.


Arlington Advocate. Boston Daily Advertiser. Boston Evening Transcript. New England Farmer.


New York Times, with Saturday Re- view of books and art. Springfield Weekly Republican.


* Given to the Library.


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LIBRARIAN'S STATEMENT.


We have received reports or bulletins, or both, from the public libraries of the following places :- Baltimore, Md. (Enoch Pratt Free Library) ; Belmont; Boston; Brookline; Cambridge; Chelsea (Fitz Public Library) ; Clinton (Bigelow Free Public Library) ; Concord; Erie, Pa. ; Everett (Shute Memorial Library) ; Fall River ; Hartford, Conn. ; Helena, Mont. ; Hyde Park ; Lancaster ; Lexington (Cary Library) ; Malden ; Manchester, N. H .; Massachusetts (State Library) ; Milton ; Natick (Morse Institute Library) ; Newark, N. J .; Newton; Northampton (Forbes Library) ; Ottawa, Can. (Carnegie Library) ; Philadelphia, Pa .; Providence, R. I .; Salem ; Somerville ; Stoneham; Syracuse, N. Y .; Wakefield (Beebe Town Library) ; Watertown; Wilkes-Barré, Pa. (Osterhout Free Library); Winchester; Woburn ; Worcester.


Respectfully submitted,


ELIZABETH J. NEWTON, Librarian.


Arlington, December 31, 1907.


REPORT OF REGISTRARS OF VOTERS.


ARLINGTON, December 31, 1907.


The Board of Registrars of Voters herewith submit their report for the year ending December 31, 1907.


Mr. Franklin T. Anderson, a member of the Board since January 16, 1904, resigned on October 26, 1907, and on November 30, 1907, Mr. Eben F. Dewing was appointed to fill the vacancy thus caused.


The total number of registered voters as reported January 1, 1907, was, 1897. Whole number male 1,782 ·


Whole number females . .


.


115 1,897


During the year one hundred thirty-nine (139) names were stricken from the list for death, removal or other causes.


At the various meetings held during the year the number added was as follows :


Town Hall February 13th


2


Union Hall February 16th


8


Town Hall February 23d


13


Town Hall September 19th


18


Town Hall October 18th


24


Union Hall October 21st


17


Town Hall October 26th


49


Making a total registration for the year of 131.


Number of women registering during the year was 3.




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