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Selectmen for one year-J. Howell Crosby had five hundred and ninety-six (596) votes and was declared elected. (Sworn March 4, 1907). S. Frederick Hicks had five hundred and four (504) votes and was declared elected. (Sworn March 4, 1907). Frederick S. Mead had five hundred and sixty-eight (568) votes and was declared elected. (Sworn March 4, 1907). Elliott A. Gove had two hundred and eighty-seven (287) votes. Blanks four hundred and fifty-one (451).
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Assessor for three years-Omar W. Whittemore had six hundred thirty-six (636) votes and was declared elected. (Sworn March 5, 1907). Blanks one hundred sixty-six (166).
Treasurer for one year-William A. Muller had five hundred eighty (580) votes and was declared elected. (Sworn March 6, 1907). Blanks two hund- red twenty-two (222).
Collector of Taxes for one year-Harvey S. Sears had six hundred thirty- four (634) votes and was declared elected. (Sworn March 5, 1907). Blanks one hundred sixty-eight (168).
Auditor for one year-Elbert L. Churchill had five hundred seventy-two votes and was declared elected. (Sworn March 5, 1907). Blanks two hundred thirty (230).
Board of Public Works for one year-Henry W. Hayes had six hundred (600) votes and was declared elected. (Sworn March 7, 1907). Peter Schwamb had five hundred seventy-eight (578) votes and was declared elected. (Sworn March 7, 1907). William N. Winn had five hundred ninety-seven (597) votes and was declared elected. (Sworn March 6, 1907). Blanks, six hundred thirty-one (631).
School Committee for three years-John A. Bishop had six hundred thirty- nine (639) votes and was declared elected. (Sworn March 6, 1907). Lindsay K. Foster had five hundred forty-two (542) and was declared elected. (Sworn March 5, 1907). Herbert W. Rawson had five hundred thirty-three (533) votes and was declared elected. (Sworn March 6, 1907). Blanks, six hundred ninety-nine (699).
Park Commissioner for three years-Charles H. Gannett had five hundred seventy-six (576) votes and was declared elected. (Sworn March 7, 1907). Blanks, two hundred twenty-six (226).
Board of Health for three years-Laurence L. Peirce had six hundred nine (609) votes and was declared elected. (Sworn March 6, 1907). Blanks, one hundred ninety-three (193).
Commissioner for Sinking Fund for three years-Alfred D. Hoitt had five hundred fifty-four (554) votes and was declared elected. (Sworn March 5, 1907.) Blanks, two hundred forty-eight (248).
Trustee for Pratt Fund for five years-William E. Wood had five hundred seventy-eight (578) votes and was declared elected. (Sworn March 7, 1907.) Blanks, two hundred twenty-four (224).
Trustees for Robbins Library for three years-James P. Parmenter had five hundred seventy-five (575) votes and was declared elected. (Sworn March 8, 1907.) Arthur J. Wellington had five hundred seventy-four (574) votes and was declared elected. (Sworn March 7, 1907.) Blanks, four hun- dred fifty-five (455).
Consolidated Boards for three years-George G. Allen had five hundred forty-five (545) votes and was declared elected. (Sworn March 7, 1907.) Blanks, two hundred fifty-seven (257).
Tree Warden for one year-A. Foster Brooks had five hundred seventy-two (572) votes and was declared elected. (Sworn March 5, 1907.) Blanks, two hundred thirty (230).
Constables for one year-Garritt Barry had five hundred ninety-three (593)
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votes and was declared elected. (Sworn March 5, 1907.) John Duffy had five hundred nineteen (519) votes and was declared elected. (Sworn March 7, 1907.) Daniel M. Hooley had five hundred fifty-two (552) votes and was declared elected. (Sworn March 7, 1907.) Thomas O. D. Urquhart had four hundred sixty-one (461) votes and was declared elected. (Sworn March 6, 1907.) James E. Whitten had five hundred twenty-seven (527) votes and was declared elected. (Sworn March 8, 1907.) Blanks, thirteen hundred fifty- three (1353).
On the question "Shall licenses be granted for the sale of intoxicating liquors in this Town ?" two hundred fourteen (214) voted "Yes" and four hundred seventy-three (473) voted "No." Blanks, one hundred fifteen (115) and declaration was made that the Town had voted that no licenses be granted for the sale of intoxicating liquors during the ensuing year.
The blank forms approved by the Secretary of the Commonwealth were used by the Tellers in counting and tabulating the ballots cast.
Voted : That when this meeting adjourns it adjourn to meet in Town Hall, Tuesday evening, March 19, 1907, at 7.30 o'clock.
The check list used at the entrance to the polling place together with the list used at the ballot box and the ballots cast were then sealed up in open meeting and indorsed by the election officers. They were then delivered into the custody of the Town Clerk.
Article 19 taken up. (Additional vault room.)
Voted : That the subject matter of article 19 be referred to a committee of five, to be appointed by the Moderator, to investigate and report at the adjourned meeting, March 19, 1907. Committee appointed were Chairman of Selectmen, Chairman Board of Public Works, Town Clerk, Town Treasurer and Town Collector.
Voted: That this meeting do now adjourn.
Meeting adjourned at forty-five minutes after five o'clock.
A True Record. Attest :
THOMAS J. ROBINSON, Town Clerk.
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ARLINGTON, March 19, 1907.
Pursuant to adjournment the citizens of the Town of Arlington, qualified to vote in elections and Town affairs, met in the Town Hall in said Town on Tuesday, the nineteenth day of March, in the year nineteen hundred and seven, and were called to order at thirty minutes after seven o'clock in the evening by the Moderator, John G. Brackett.
Printed copies of the warrant having been distributed to the voters, it was voted to dispense with the reading of the articles not acted on at the annual meeting, March 4th.
Voted : That when this meeting adjourns it adjourn to meet in Town Hall, Tuesday evening, March 26th, at seven thirty o'clock.
Article 10 taken up. (Appointment of Committee of 21.)
Voted: That a Committee consisting of twenty-one citizens, other than Town officers elected by ballot, be appointed to serve throughout the ensuing year and until the end of the annual meeting of 1908. The members of said committee to be selected as follows: Nine from the residents of the Russell School District, four from the Locke School District, four from the Cutter School District and four from the Crosby School District.
That the Moderator of this meeting with the chairman and secretary of the present committee of twenty-one are hereby appointed a committee to nomi- nate said new committee of twenty-one and to report same at the adjourn- ment of this meeting.
To this committee, when appointed, are hereby referred all articles calling for an appropriation of money in any town warrant issued during its term of office.
Said committee shall, after due consideration of the subject matter of said articles, report thereon in print or otherwise such recommendations as it shall deem best. Said committee shall choose its own officers and have power to fill vacancies.
Article 19 taken up. (Additional vault room.)
S. Fred. Hicks, Chairman of the Committee appointed March 4th, reported that the Committee had investigated the entire matter and that they were of the opinion that a vault should be built on the easterly side of the Town Hall building, and fitted with steel filing cabinets at, a cost of about thirteen hundred dollars ($1,300.)
Voted : That the report of the committee be accepted and that the subject matter of vault room, together with the recommendations of the committee, be referred to the Committee of Twenty-one, said Committee to report at the adjournment of this meeting.
Article 19 was then laid on the table.
Article 3 taken up. (Reports of Town Officers.)
Under this article Frederick A. Bisbee, Chairman of the Committee of
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Twenty-one, presented the report of said Committee in printed form which was distributed to the voters present.
Voted: That the report of the Committee of Twenty-one as presented be accepted.
Article 3 was then, by vote, laid on the table.
Voted: That the various articles in the warrant calling for an appropria- tion, which had been referred to the Committee of Twenty-one, be now taken up, and that they be taken up in the order in which they appear in the report of said Committee.
Article 5 taken up. (Robbins Library.)
Voted: That there be appropriated the sum of three thousand dollars ($3,000) in addition to the dog tax, and the receipts for fines and the sale of catalogues, for the maintenance of the Robbins Library for the year 1907, the same to be expended under the direction of its trustees.
Article 6 was taken up and laid on the table.
Article 1L_taken up. (Appropriation for Memorial Day.)
Voted : That the sum of two hundred seventy-five dollars ($275) be appro- priated for the proper observance of Memorial Day, the same to be paid to the quarter master of Francis Gould Post 36, G. A. R., to be expended under the direction of the officers of said post.
Article 13 taken up. (To establish municipal insurance funds.)
Voted: That the Town do not accept the provisions of Chapter 191 of the Acts of the year 1905, to allow cities and towns to establish municipal insur- ance funds.
Article 18 taken up. (Suppressing leaf-eating insects.)
Voted: That the sum of two hundred dollars ($200) be appropriated for. suppressing leaf-eating insects, other than gypsy and brown-tail moths, during the year 1907, said amount to be expended under the direction of the Selectmen.
Article 21 taken up. (Memorial stone at Provincetown.)
Voted : That the town contribute a memorial stone for the Pilgrim monu- ment now building at Provincetown, said stone to mark the date of settle- ment of Arlington, and that the sum of forty-five dollars, ($45) to be expended under the direction of the Selectmen, be appropriated for the same.
Article 22 taken up. (Painting and decorating Town Hall).
Voted : That the subject matter of Article 22 be referred back to the Select- men with instructions to obtain definite estimates of the cost of painting and decorating the interior of Town Hall building.
Article 24 taken up. (Almshouse stable repairs.)
Voted : That the sum of four hundred dollars ($400) be appropriated for the repair of the Almshouse stable, said amount to be expended under the direc- tion of the Joint Board of Selectmen and the Board of Public Works.
Article 25 taken up. (Appropriation for hydrants, etc.)
· Voted: That the sum of seven thousand dollars ($7,000) be appropriated
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and paid to the Water Works Department, for water used for fire-hydrants, street watering and public buildings during the ensuing year.
Article 26 taken up. (Extension of water mains.)
Voted : By a two-thirds vote, that the sum of two thousand dollars ($2,000) and the unexpended balance of two hundred sixty-four dollars and forty-one cents ($264.41) be appropriated for the extension of water mains; and for the purpose of raising the two thousand dollars ($2,000) there be issued two notes or bonds, each for the sum of one thousand dollars ($1,000), the first payable in the year 1911, and the second in the year 1912; said notes or bonds to be signed by the Treasurer and countersigned by the Selectmen, and to be desig- nated on the face thereof "Water Loan of 1907," and to bear interest at a rate not exceeding four per centum per annum payable semi-annually.
Article 27 taken up. (Permanent sidewalks.)
Voted : That the sum of three thousand dollars ($3,000) be appropriated for renewal and extension of permanent sidewalks, not less than fifteen hundred dollars ($1,500) of that amount to be used for extensions carried out under The Sidewalk Act, Section 43 of Chapter 49 of the Revised Laws.
Article 28 taken up. (Sewerage System appropriation.)
Voted: That the sum of fifteen hundred dollars ($1,500) be appropriated for the maintenance and short incidental extensions to the sewerage system for the ensuing year.
Article 29 taken up. (Highway Division appropriation.)
Article 20 was also taken up at this time in connection with Article 29.
Voted: That the sum of twenty-four thousand two hundred fifty dollars. ($24,250) be appropriated for the maintenance and construction of highways during the ensuing year, and that the street railway tax now in the treasury amounting to nineteen thousand two hundred thirty-one dollars and thirty- two cents ($19,231.32) is hereby appropriated toward the payment thereof.
Article 30 taken up. (Steam roller appropriation.)
Voted : That the sum of two thousand seven hundred fifty dollars ($2,750) be appropriated for the purchase of a steam roller, said sum to be expended under the direction of the Board of Public Works.
Article 31 taken up. (Street watering.) .
Voted : By a two-thirds vote, that in addition to such subscriptions as may be obtained for the purpose an appropriation of three thousand five hundred dollars ($3,500) be made for street watering, one thousand dollars ($1,000) of said sum to be raised by general tax, and such balance as may be necessary, not exceeding two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500), to be raised by note of the Town for a term not exceeding one year, signed by the Treasurer and approved by the Selectmen, and the receipts from the street watering assess- ments for 1907 be hereby appropriated toward the payment of said note.
Article 32 taken up. (Street lighting.)
Voted: That the sum of eleven thousand dollars ($11,000) be appropriated for street lighting the ensuing year.
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Article 34 taken up. (Surrender of tax deeds.)
Voted: That a sum not exceeding fifty dollars ($50) be appropriated to be expended by the Collector of Taxes, with the approval of the Town Counsel, for the purpose of obtaining the surrender and discharge from Julia E. Fuller and William Williams of various tax deeds given by the Collector, where by reason of error, omission or informality in the assessment or sale, the purchaser has no claim upon the property sold.
Article 35 taken up. (Rent of Union Hall.)
Voted: That the sum of twenty-five dollars ($25) be appropriated to pay bill for rent of Union Hall, Arlington Heights, for the years 1900, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904 and 1905, said hall being used by the Registrars of Voters.
Article 36 taken up. (Anniversary appropriation.)
Voted : That the subject matter of this article be referred back to the Com- mittee of Twenty-one for further investigation, said committee to report on the matter at the adjourned meeting March 26th.
Article 40 taken up. (Rescinding of vote on Wyman Street, etc.)
Voted: That the vote passed by the Town November 22, 1906, "that $2,050 of the sum appropriated for the construction of Palmer, Wyman and Tanager Streets and Avon Place be raised by general tax in 1907 and the balance, $5,000, be borrowed, and the Town Treasurer be authorized to give the Town's note therefor, payable in not exceeding two years, bearing in- terest, signed by the Treasurer and countersigned by the Selectmen," be hereby rescinded.
Article 41 taken up. (Appropriation for Wyman Street and others.)
Voted: By a two-thirds vote, that of the sum of seven thousand fifty dollars ($7,050) appropriated for the construction of Palmer, Wyman and Tanager Streets and Avon Place, two thousand fifty dollars ($2,050) so appro- priated be raised by general tax in 1907, and the balance of five thousand dollars ($5000) be borrowed, aud in payment therefor there be issued five negotiable notes or bonds, each for the sum of one thousand dollars ($1,000), one payable in the year 1908, and one payable in each of the four succeeding years ; said notes or bonds to be signed by the Treasurer and countersigned by the Selectmen, and to be designated on the face thereof " Palmer, Wyman and Tanager Streets and Avon Place Loan," and to bear interest at a rate not exceeding four per cent per annum, payable semi-annually.
Article 8 taken up. (Town expenses, interest, debt and State aid.)
Voted : That the sum of fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) be appropriated for the Sinking Fund, twelve thousand dollars ($12,000) to be taken from the income of the Water Works and three thousand dollars ($3,000) to be raised by general tax the current year, said amount to be paid to the Sinking Fund Commissioners, December 1st.
Voted: That thirteen thousand seven hundred sixty-five dollars and fifty- four cents ($13,765.54) of the unexpended balances and amounts in the treasury otherwise unappropriated, together with the sum of one thousand
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two hundred thirty-four dollars and forty-six cents ($1,234.46) be appropriated for the payment of interest during the year 1907.
Voted: That the sum of one thousand seven hundred fifty dollars ($1,750) in addition to the income from boarders and sale of produce, be appropriated for the maintenance of the Almshouse during the year 1907.
Voted: That the sum of five thousand five hundred dollars ($5,500) be appropriated for the care of outside poor, in addition to such sums as the Town may receive from individuals reimbursing it for such care.
Voted : That the sum of one thousand three hundred firty-one dollars and sixty-four cents ($1,351.64) be appropriated to pay the following overdrafts paid during the year 1906.
Interest
$577 66
Fire Alarm
5 81
Health Department
100 95
Incidentals
122 23
Town House
9 99
Military Aid
366 00
Soldiers' Relief
169 00
$1,351 64
Voted : That the sum of eleven thousand dollars ($11,000) be appropriated for the maintenance of the Fire Department for the year 1907.
Voted: That the sum of three hundred dollars ($300) be appropriated for the work of the Tree Warden during the year 1907 and that no part of said appropriation be expended for new trees.
Voted: That the sum of seven hundred twenty-five dollars ($725) be appropriated for the maintenance of the fire alarm system, said amount to include the cost of three indicators for the fire stations of the Town.
Voted: By a two-thirds vote, that there be appropriated from the income of the Water Department thirteen thousand forty dollars ($13,040) for in- terest on the water debt, twelve thousand dollars ($12,000), for the Sinking Fund and twenty-two thousand five hundred dollars ($22,500) for maintenance, renewal of main pipes, and Metropolitan Water Assessment.
Voted : By a two-thirds vote, that the sum of five thousand dollars ($5,000) be appropriated for the renewal of main pipes, and that said sum of five thousand dollars ($5,000) be borrowed, and in payment therefor there be issued five negotiable notes or bonds, one for the sum of one thousand dollars ($1,000), payable in the year 1911, and one in each of the four succeeding years ; said notes or bonds to be signed by the Treasurer and countersigned by the Selectmen, and to be designated on the face thereof as the "Water Pipe Renewal Loan of 1907," and to bear interest at a rate not exceeding four per centum per annum, payable semi-annually.
Article 42 taken up. (Rent of Lawrence Field.)
Voted: That the sum of one hundred sixty-five dollars ($165) be appro- priated for the rental of Lawrence Field to be used by the school children for athletic purposes, under the direction of the School Committee.
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Article 6 taken up. (School appropriation.)
Voted : That the sum of fifty-eight thousand five hundred dollars ($58,500) be appropriated for the maintenance of the schools for the year 1907, and in addition that the sum of two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) be appro- priated for general repairs on school buildings, including the substitution of a larger boiler for the smaller boiler in the High School building, and the in- stallation of an electric motor, said amounts to be expended under the direc- tion of the School Committee.
Voted : That the following appropriations be made for the purposes indicated :-
Notes due in 1907, eleven thousand four hundred and fifty dollars
$11,450 00
Compiling Town Records, twenty-five dollars 25 00
Cemeteries : receipts_except sales, and sixteen hundred dollars Board of Health, six hundred dollars
1,600 00
600 00
Board of Health, (unpaid bills of 1906) one hundred fifty dollars
150 00
Board of Survey, one hundred fifty dollars .
150 00
Health Department, four thousand five hundred dollars . Incidentals :-
4,500 00
Selectmen, two thousand four hundred dollars
2,400 00
Assessors, five hundred dollars
500 00
Town Clerk, three hundred thirty dollars
330 00
Town Clerk, (unpaid bill of 1906) twenty-two dollars Auditor, sixty dollars .
22 00
60 00
Collector, three hundred thirty dollars
330 00
Treasurer, two hundred dollars .
200 00
Inspector of Wires, one hundred dollars
100 00
Insurance, one thousand dollars
1,000 00
Park Commissioner, five hundred thirty-seven dollars and fifty cents
537 50
Police, including ambulance, nine thousand four hundred seventy-five dollars
9,475 00
Police Signal System, fifty dollars
50 00
Premium for bonding Town Officers, one hundred fifty dollars. State Aid, two hundred fifty dollars .
250 00
Telephones, five hundred dollars
500 00
Town House, sixteen hundred dollars
1,600 00
Town House Site, care and grading 1907, two hundred dollars. Salaries :-
200 00
Selectmen, six hundred fifty dollars
650 00
Town Clerk, fees and twelve hundred dollars
1,200 00
Treasurer, five hundred dollars .
500 00
Treasurer for clerk hire, two hundred dollars
200 00
Collector, fourteen hundred dollars
1,400 00
Auditor, six hundred dollars
600 00
Auditor for clerk hire, three hundred dollars
300 00
Board of Public Works, six hundred fifty dollars
650 00
Assessors. twelve hundred dollars
1,200 00
Board of Health, four hundred dollars
400 00
·
.
150 00
.
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Tree Warden, one hundred dollars
$100 00
Clerk of Selectmen, six hundred dollars 600 00
Inspector of Buildings. three hundred dollars 300 00
Stenographer, six hundred twenty-four dollars Town Physician, one hundred fifty dollars
624 00
Registrars of Voters, one hundred fifty dollars 150 00
Inspector of Wires, four hundred dollars 400 00
Superintendent of Fire Alarm, two hundred fifty dollars 250 00
Inspector of Animals, one hundred fifty dollars 150 00
75 00
Town Counsel, two hundred fifty dollars
250 00
Election Officers, one hundred seventy-five dollars
175 00
Secretary of Committee of Twenty-one, fifty dollars
50 00
Town Engineer, fifteen hundred dollars
1,500 00
Inspector of Plumbing, three hundred dollars
300 00
Medical Inspector of Schools, three hundred dollars
300 00
Clerk, Board of Health, one hundred fifty dollars 150 00
Abatements-fifteen hundred dollars
1,500 00
Voted: That the report of the Committee of Twenty-one be laid on the. table.
Article 23 taken up. (Wm. E. Wellington Gift.)
Voted: That
Whereas, William E. Wellington, of Dubuque, Iowa, has offered to donate. the sum of eight hundred dollars ($800) to the Town of Arlington, for the pur -- pose of the improvement of the area at the corner of Lowell Street and Massachusetts Avenue, under certain conditions more, particularly set forth in the votes subjoined, be it
Voted : That the Town of Arlington, accept the gift of William E. Welling- ton of the sum of eight hundred dollars ($800), the same to be held by the Town and to constitute a separate fund to be styled "The William E. Wellington Fund " which shall be held and expended by the Selectmen of the Town and the Town Treasurer for the following purposes: In the improve- ment of the area at the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Lowell Street, including the erection thereon of a memorial tablet in bronze in memory of the parents of William E. Wellington, suitably inscribed. If any surplus remains after the aforesaid expenditures have been made, the balance is to be distributed by said Selectmen equally, share and share alike, to those widows living in the Town who are drawing State Aid at the time of said distribution.
And it is further voted that the aforesaid area be, and hereby is, dedicated to the aforesaid purposes.
Article 39 taken up. (Pertaining to educational interests.)
After a discussion of the subject by Messrs. Severy, Spurr and Mooers, a. vote was taken and was declared by the Moderator as decided in the negative.
Article 38 taken up. (Discussion of school matters.)
Voted : That action under Article 38 be indefinitely postponed.
Article 9 taken up. (Selectmen, agents of the Town.)
Voted: That the Selectmen be appointed the agents of the Town to insti-
150 00
Inspector of Milk, seventy-five dollars
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tute and prosecute actions in favor of the Town and appear and defend suits and legal proceedings against or involving the interests of the Town with power to employ counsel therein and, when necessary, in all other legal matters and business appertaining to Town affairs during the year commencing March 4, 1907.
Article 7 taken up. (Town ways, highways and bridges.)
Voted: That the town ways, highways, and bridges of the Town be re- paired the ensuing year under the direction of the Board of Public Works.
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