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had three (3)
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9. James P. Hayes of Boston 66
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TOWN RECORDS.
LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR.
Charles J. Barton of Melrose had three hundred seventy-five (375). Joao Claudino of New Bedford had four (4). Louis A. Frothingham of Boston had ten hundred nine 1,009). John Hall, Jr., of West Springfield had eight (8). Robert J. McCartney of Kingston had forty-nine (49). Frank N. Rand of Haverhill had fourteen (14). Blanks, 189.
SECRETARY.
James F. Aylward of Cambridge had three hundred fifty-five (355). Herbert B. Griffin of Boston had eleven (11). George Nelson of Boston had eight (8). William M. Olin of Boston had ten hundred thirteen (1,013). Squire E. Putney of Somerville had seven (7).
John F. Williams of Waltham had thirty-five (35). Blanks, 219.
TREASURER.
Charles E. Butterworth of Somerville had forty-eight (48). Arthur B. Chapin of Holyoke had ten hundred seventeen (1,017). Henry C. Hess of Boston had two (2). Charles C. Hitchcock of Ware had twelve (12). Edward Kendall of Cambridge had fifteen (15). Irwin H. Kennedy of Pittsfield had three hundred twenty (320). Blanks, 234.
AUDITOR.
Frank Bohmbach of Boston had six (6). John E. Dempsey of Fall River had forty-one (41).
George G. Hall of Boston had fifteen (15). Wilbur D. Moon of Lynn had twenty. Henry E. Turner of Malden had nine hundred ninety-one (991). Simeon Viger of Lawrence had three hundred nine (309). Blanks, 266.
ATTORNEY-GENERAL.
Henry M. Dean of Hyde Park had twenty-three (23). Elliot C. Harding of Tisbury had five (5). Dana Malone of Greenfield had nine hundred eighty-two (982). John McCarty of Abington had thirteen (13). Richard J. Talbot of Springfield had thirty-six (36).
John A. Thayer of Worcester had three hundred forty-eight (348). Blanks, 241.
CONGRESSMAN, EIGHTH DISTRICT.
Frederick S. Dietrick of Cambridge had three hundred fifty-three (353). George W. Jennings of Somerville had forty-three (43).
Samuel W. McCall of Winchester had ten hundred thirty-eight (1,038). Blanks, 214.
COUNCILLOR, SIXTH DISTRICT.
Harry H. Hill of Hudson had forty-seven (47). Seward W. Jones of Newton had nine hundred ninety (990).
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William J. McClusky of Lowell had three hundred twenty-two (322). Blanks, 289.
SENATOR, SIXTH MIDDLESEX DISTRICT.
John J. Butler of Wakefield had two hundred seventy (270).
J. Howell Crosby of Arlington had eleven hundred thirty-one (1,131). Blanks, 247.
REPRESENTATIVE IN GENERAL COURT.
Twenty-ninth Middlesex District.
Edwin A. Bayley of Lexington
had eight hundred six (806). Philip A. Hendrick of Arlington had seven hundred fifty (750). Blanks, 92.
COUNTY COMMISSIONER-MIDDLESEX.
Edward Gallagher of Lowell had three hundred thirty-two (332). Levi S. Gould of Melrose had nine hundred eight-three (983).
Charles F. Walcott of Concord had fifty-four (54).
Blanks, 268.
COUNTY COMMISSIONER-MIDDLESEX. (To fill vacancy).
George R. Duren of Carlisle had three hundred thirty-two (332). Andrew W. Jones of Cambridge had fifty-six (56).
Charles H. Richardson of Lowell had nine hundred ninety (990). Blanks, 270.
REGISTER OF PROBATE AND INSOLVENCY-MIDDLESEX.
John F. Holland of Winchester had three hundred fifty (350).
William E. Rogers of Wakefield had nine hundred eight-two (982). Roswell C. Ross of Newton had fifty-seven (57).
Blanks, 251.
ASSOCIATE COMMISSIONER-MIDDLESEX. (To fill vacancy).
James F. McCarthy of Lowell had three hundred sixty-four (364). Alfred W. Parnell of Waltham had fifty-three (53).
Frank A. Patch of Littleton had nine hundred eighty-two (982). Blanks, 239.
The election returns were then filled 'n, to be signed by the Select- men and countersigned by the Town Clerk, and were delivered to the Town Clerk to be forwarded by him to the several places of destina- tion.
All business calling the meeting having been transacted, the pre- siding officer, at twenty minutes after five o'clock, declared the meet- ing dissolved.
A true record. Attest:
THOMAS J. ROBINSON, Town Clerk.
Arlington, November 13, 1908.
Pursuant to law, the Town Clerks of Arlington and Lexington met in the office of the Town Clerk of Arlington on Friday, the 13th day
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of November, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and eight, at twelve o'clock noon, for the purpose of canvassing the votes cast on the 3d day of November for a Representative to the General Court of the Commonwealth, to represent the Twenty-ninth Middlesex District.
The canvass showed the following result of the votes cast in Arling- ton and Lexington:
In Arlington Edwin A. Bayley had eight hundred six (806) votes.
In Lexington Edwin A. Bayley had six hundred three (603) votes. Total in Arlington and Lexigton, 1,409.
In Arlington Philip A. Hendrick had seven hundred fifty (750) votes. In Lexington Philip A. Hendrick had one hundred seventy-seven (177) votes. Total in Arlington and Lexington, 927.
Total votes cast in Arlington, 1,648. Blanks, 92.
Total votes cast in Lexington, 843. Blanks, 63.
The canvass showed that Edwin A. Bayley had a majority of the votes cast in both towns.
Two certificates were filled out, signed by the Clerks of both Towns, one sent to the Secretary of the Commonwealth and one to be de- livered to Edwin A. Bayley of Lexington.
A true record. Attest:
THOMAS J. ROBINSON, Town Clerk of Arlington. GEORGE D. HARRINGTON, Town Clerk of Lexington.
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TOWN MEETING-MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1908, AT 7.30 O'CLOCK, P. M.
TOWN WARRANT.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS. MIDDLESEX SS.
To either of the Constables of the Town of Arlington, in said County, GREETING:
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Arlington, qualified as the constitution requires, to vote in elections and town affairs, to assemble in the Town Hall, in said Town, on Monday, the sixteenth day of November, current, at 7.30 o'clock P. M., then and there to act on the following articles, viz :
ARTICLE 1. To bring in their votes to the Town Clerk for a Moderator to preside for the transaction of Town business.
ART. 2. To hear and act on the reports of committees heretofore appointed.
ART. 3. To see if the Town will make an appropriation to be expended from November 30, 1908, and for the twelve months next ensuing, for suppressing the gypsy and brown tail moths, in accord- ance with the provisions of Chapter 381, Acts of 1905, and amend- ments thereto, and determine in what manner the money shall be raised.
ART. 4. To see if the Town will make an additional appropria- tion for Town House Account.
ART. 5. To see if the Town will make an appropriation for Military Aid.
ART. 6. To see if the Town will make an appropriation for Soldiers' Relief.
ART. 7. To see if the Town will make an additional appropria- tion for the Police Department.
ART. 8. To see what action the Town will take towards pro- viding more adequate office and cell conveniences for the Police
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Department, make an appropriation for the same and determine in what manner the money shall be raised.
ART. 9. To see what action the Town will take in reference to building an addition to the High School Building, make an appro- priation therefor, and determine in what manner the money shall be raised.
(Inserted at request of the School Committee.)
ART. 10. To see if the Town will make an additional appro- priation for the Town Clerk's Incidentals.
(Inserted at request of the Town Clerk.)
ART. 11. To see what disposition the Town will make of any sums of money now or hereafter received from the Lexington Peat Company on account of its contract with the Town.
(Inserted at the request of the Board of Public Works.).
ART. 12. To see what action the Town will take in regard to the extension of sewerage mains, make an appropriation for the same, and determine in what manner the money shall be raised.
(Inserted at request of Board of Public Works.)
ART. 13. To see what action the Town will take in regard to the purchase of paving stone, make an appropriation for the same, and determine in what manner the money shall be raised.
(Inserted at request of Board of Public Works.)
ART. 14. To see what action the Town will take in relation to the purchase of land for the use of the Town Departments, make an appropriation for the same and determine in what manner the money shall be raised.
(Inserted at request of the Joint Board.)
ART. 15. To see what action the Town will take relative to the amendment, alteration, repeal or revision of existing by-laws.
(Inserted at request of the Joint Board.)
ART. 16. To see what action the Town will take relative to the enactment of new by-laws.
(Inserted at request of the Joint Board.)
ART. 17. To see if the Town will vote to increase the salary of the Inspector of Plumbing from $300 to $500, the same to date from January 1, 1909.
(Inserted at request of Board of Health.)
ART. 18. To see if the Town will make an additional appropria- tion for the Board of Health.
(Inserted at request of Board of Health.)
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ART. 19. To see if the Town will widen Tufts Street from Massachusetts Avenue to Warren Street, make an appropriation for the same, and determine in what manner the money shall be raised, or take any action thereon.
(Inserted at request of the Joint Board.)
ART. 20. To see if the Town will accept and establish as a town way the private way known as Woodland Street, extending from Jason Street to Bartlett Avenue, as laid out by the Joint Board of Selectmen and Board of Public Works, under the provisions of law authorizing the assessment of betterments, make an appropriation for constructing the same and determine in what manner the money shall be raised. Said way as laid out is described as follows :
Beginning at a point on the northerly line of Jason Street 490.22 feet from the westerly line of Gray Street; thence, at an angle of 97 degrees and 9 minutes in a northerly direction 282.23 feet to the northerly line of Bartlett Avenue at a point 408.77 feet distant from the westerly line of Gray Street, measured on the said northerly line of Bartlett Avenue. The above described line is the easterly line of said Woodland Street and the westerly line is parallel with and distant therefrom 40 feet, as shown on plan entitled " Plan and Profile of Woodland Street, August, 1902, Robert W. Pond, Eng.," approved by the Board of Survey, October 23, 1902, on file in the office of the Town Clerk.
(Inserted at request of the Joint Board.)
ART. 21. To see if the Town will accept and establish as a town way the private way known as Bartlett Avenue, extending from Gray Street to Woodland Street, as laid out by the Joint Board of Selectmen and Board of Public Works, under the provisions of law authorizing the assessment of betterments, make an appropriation for constructing the same and determine in what manner the money shall be raised. Said way as laid out is described as follows :
Beginning at a stone bound on the westerly line of Gray Street 304 feet from a stone bound at the northwesterly corner of said Gray Street and Jason Street; thence, at an angle of 90 degrees with the westerly line of Gray Street 122.63 feet to a stone bound ; thence, by a curved line of 142.44 feet radius 56.25 feet to a stone bound; thence, continuing in a westerly direction 229.89 feet to a stone bound on the easterly line of Woodland Street, so-called, at a point 282.23 feet from the northerly line of Jason Street. The above described line is the northerly line of said Bartlett Avenue, and the southerly line is parallel with and distant therefrom 40 feet, as shown on plan
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entitled "Plan and Profile of Bartlett Avenue, August, 1902, R. W. Pond, Eng.," approved by the Board of Survey, Octo- ber, 23, 1902, on file in the office of the Town Clerk.
(Inserted at request of the Joint Board.)
ART. 22. To see if the Town will accept and establish as a town way, to be known as Gray street, the private way extending from Walnut street to Robbins road, as laid out by the Joint Board of Selectmen and Board of Public Works, under the provisions of law authorizing the assessment of betterments, make an appropria- tion for constructing the same and determine in what manner the money shall be raised. Said way as laid out is described as follows :
Beginning at a point on the easterly line of Walnut street 13542 feet more or less from the southerly line of Mass. ave., said point being the intersection of said easterly line of Wal- nut street and the northerly line of Gray street, as shown on plan entitled "Plan and Profile of Gray street extension, Ar- lington, Mass., December, 1899, H. S. Adams, C. E.," approved by the Board of Survey June 16, 1900, on file in the office of the Town Clerk. Thence northerly 43ยบ 25' west 1006.7 feet to a stone bound on the westerly line of Robbins road 1366.44 feet from the southerly line of Mass. ave. Said described line is the northerly line of said Gray street, and the southerly line is parallel with and distant therefrom 50 feet, as shown on the plan above referred to, also on plan entitled " Plan of Atwood avenue, Arlington, Mass., owned by Robbins Spring Water and Land Associates, H. S. Adams, C. E., March, 1898," approved by the Board of Survey May 28, 1898, on file in the office of the Town Clerk.
(Inserted at request of the Joint Board.)
ART. 23. To see if the Town will authorize the Town Treasurer, under the direction of the Selectmen, to borrow money for any necessary purpose, in anticipation of the collection of taxes for the year 1909, the same to be repaid directly from the proceeds of said taxes.
ART. 24. To see if the Town will make an appropriation suf- ficient to meet the charges for filling deposited on the park lands adjoining Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, in accordance with the vote passed by the Town, May 5, 1902.
ART. 25. To appropriate and raise, by borrowing or otherwise, such sums of money as may be necessary for all or any of the pur- poses mentioned in the foregoing articles.
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Hereof fail not, and make due return of this Warrant, with your doings thereon, to the Selectmen, on or before said day and hour of meeting.
Given under our hands at said Arlington, this second day of November, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and eight.
FREDERICK S. MEAD, J. HOWELL CROSBY, WALTER B. DOUGLASS Selectmen of the Town of Arlington.
MIDDLESEX COUNTY.
Arlington, Nov. 10, 1908.
By virtue of this warrant I have notified and warned the inhabi- tants of the Town of Arlington, qualified to vote in elections and town affairs, to meet at the time and place, and for the purposes herein named, by causing a printed attested copy to be left at every dwelling house in the town, and also by posting an attested copy on the doors of the Town Hall seven days at least before said day of meeting.
GARRITT BARRY, Constable.
In pursuance of the foregoing warrant the inhabitants of the Town of Arlington, qualified to vote in elections and town affairs, met in the Town Hall in said Arlington on Monday, the sixteenth day of November, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and eight, and were called to order at seven thirty o'clock in the even- ing by the Town Clerk, who read article 1 of the warrant calling said meeting, and the return thereon of the Constable who served the same upon the inhabitants. By unanimous consent the reading of the remaining articles in the warrant was dispensed with, each of the voters present being supplied with printed attested copies.
Article 1 taken up. (Election of Moderator.)
Horace A. Freeman and George A. Smith were appointed Tellers to receive, sort and count ballots for Moderator, and were sworn to the faithful performance of their duties and placed in charge of the check list and ballot box. Five ballots were cast, each bearing the name of John G. Brackett, and he was declared elected Moderator, and was sworn to the faithful performance of his duties.
Article 2 taken up. (Reports of committees.)
George A. Kimball, chairman of the Committee of Twenty-one, to whom has been referred all articles in the warrant calling for an appropriation, presented the report of said committee in printed form and said report was distributed to the voters present.
Voted: That the various articles in the warrant calling for appro-
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priations be now taken up, and that the recommendations made by the Committee of Twenty-one in their printed report under those articles be now considered as before the meeting, to be voted on with- out further motion, separately and in the order in which they appear in said report.
Article 2 was then laid on the table.
Article 3 taken up. (Gypsy and brown tail moth appropriation.)
Voted, by a two-thirds vote: That the sum of five thousand (5,000) dollars be appropriated to be expended from November 30th, 1908, to November 30, 1909, under the direction and control of the Selectmen in suppressing the gypsy and brown tail moths in the Town of Arling- ton, in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 381 of the Acts of 1905 and Amendments thereto.
That forty-five hundred (4,500) dollars of said sum be raised by general tax in 1909, and the balance of five hundred (500) dollars be borrowed, and the Town Treasurer be authorized to give the Town's note therefor, payable in not exceeding one year, bearing interest, signed by the Treasurer and countersigned by the Selectmen.
Article 4 taken up. (Additional appropriation for Town House Account.)
Voted: That the sum of two hundred forty (240) dollars additional be appropriated for Town House account, said sum to be taken from the Treasury accounts.
Article 5 taken up. (Appropriation for Military Aid.)
Voted: That the sum of ninety (90) dollars be appropriated for Military Aid, said sum to be taken from the Treasury Accounts.
Article 6 taken up. (Appropriation for Soldiers' Relief.)
Voted : That the sum of three hundred and forty-three (343) dol- lars be appropriated for Soldiers' Relief, said sum to be taken from the Treasury Accounts.
Article 7 taken up. (Additional appropriation for Police Depart- ment.)
Voted: That the sum of six hundred (600) dollars additional be appropriated for the Police Department, said sum to be taken from the Treasury Accounts.
Article 8 taken up. (Police office and cell conveniences.)
Voted: That a Committee of Five be appointed by the Moderator to consider the question of providing more adequate office and cell conveniences for the Police Department and report to the next March meeting. The Moderator appointed the following citizens to serve on said committee: Philip Eberhardt, Rodney T. Hardy, George D. Moore, Deane S. Reynolds and James R. Mann.
Article 9 taken up. (Addition to High School Building.)
Voted: That a Committee of Five be appointed by the Moderator to consider the need for additional High School Accommodations and report to the next March meeting. The Moderator appointed the following citizens to serve on said committee: Theodore Everett, Henry Hornblower, Arthur W. Wood, John W. Bailey, Warren P. Swett.
Article 10 taken up. (Town Clerk's Incidentals.)
Voted: That the sum of fifty (50) dollars additional be appropriated for the Town Clerk's Incidental Account, said sum to be taken from the Treasury Accounts.
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Article 12 taken up. (Extension of Sewer Mains.)
Voted: That the sum of fifty (50) dollars be appropriated for the extension of the sewerage system, said sum to be taken from the Treasury Accounts.
Article 13 taken up. (Purchase of paving stone.)
Voted : That the sum of one hundred eighty-seven and 50-100 dollars (187.50) be appropriated for the purchase of paving stone, said sum to be taken from the Treasury Accounts.
Article 14 taken up. (Land for use of Town Departments.)
Voted: That a Committee of Five be appointed by the Moderator, one of whom shall be appointed from the Board of Public Works, one from the Board of Selectmen, and three from Citizens outside these Boards, to investigate regarding the purchase of land for use of the Town Departments, with full authority to procure options there- for, and report to the next March Meeting, that the sum of two hundred and fifty (250) dollars be appropriated for the use of said Committee, and that said sum be taken from the Treasury Accounts. The Moderator appointed the following citizens to serve on said Com- mittee: Henry W. Hayes, Fred S. Mead, Arthur J. Wellington, William E. Lloyd and William A. Muller.
Article 17 taken up. (Increase of Salary of Plumbing Inspector.)
Voted: That no action be taken on this article at this meeting.
Article 18 taken up. (Additional Appropriation for Board of Health.)
Voted: That the sum of two hundred twenty-six dollars 83-100 (226.83) additional be appropriated for the Board of Health, said sum to be taken from the Treasury Accounts.
Article 19 taken up. (Proposed widening of Tufts Street.)
Voted : That no action be taken on this article at this meeting. Article 20 taken up. (Proposed acceptance of Woodland Street.) Voted : That no action be taken on this article at this meeting. Article 21 taken up. Proposed extension of Bartlett Avenue.) Voted : That no action be taken on this article at this meeting Article 22 taken up. Proposed acceptance of Gray. Street.)
Voted: That no action be taken on this article at this meeting. Article 24 taken up. (Park Fillings.)
Voted: That action under this article be indefinitely postponed. Article 11 taken up. (Receipts from the Lexington Peat Co.)
Voted: That any and all sums of money now or hereafter received from the Lexington Peat Company on account of its contract with the Town be turned over to the Sinking Fund Commissioners, in addition to all moneys heretofore appropriated to the Sinking Fund, said sums to be applied by them to the reduction of the water debt.
Articles 15 and 16 taken up. (Revision of by-laws.)
Voted : That the subject matter of these articles be referred to a committee of five; said committee to report at the next March Meeting. The Moderator appointed the following citizens to serve on said com- mittee: Walter B. Douglass, Horace D. Hardy, Horace A. Freeman, Robert W. Pond, and Thomas J. Robinson.
Article 23 taken up. (Treasurer authorized to borrow money.)
Voted: That for the purpose of procuring a temporary loan to and
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for the Town of Arlington, in anticipation of the taxes of the municipal year 1909, the Town Treasurer is hereby authorized and directed to borrow on and after January 1, 1909, from time to time, with the ap- proval of the Board of Selectmen, a sum or sums in the aggregate not exceeding one hundred fifty thousand (150,000) dollars, and to execute and deliver therefor the note or notes of the Town, payable within one year from the time the loan is made. Any debt or debts incurred by a loan or loans to the Town under this vote shall be paid from the taxes of said municipal year.
Article 25 taken up and on motion action was indefinitely postponed.
The Selectmen appointed Constables John Duffy and Charles F. Donahue to have charge of the incoming turnstile No. 3057 and the outgoing turnstile No. 3056 respectively, who made a return in writing at the close of the meeting showing that one hundred and forty-six registered voters attended the meeting.
All articles in the warrant having been acted upon it was
Voted : That this meeting be now dissolved.
Meeting dissolved at 8.35 o'clock.
A True Record, Attest,
THOMAS J. ROBINSON,
Town Clerk.
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN.
The Selectmen submit the following report for the fiscal year ending December 31, 1908.
On March 2, 1908, the Board met and organized as follows : Chairman, Frederick S. Mead.
Clerk, Horace A. Freeman.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
Frederick S. Mead, Fire Department and Public Lands. J. Howell Crosby, Police Department and State Aid.
Walter B. Douglass, Outside Poor, Town House and Public Buildings.
In view of the Town's prospective indebtedness, the Board considers it advisable to call the attention of the Town at this time to the condition of our fixed debt, the means provided for its payment at maturity, and the necessity of exercising careful discrimination and restraint in making appropriations whether for maintenance, construction, or extension of what- ever character, that tend to add to said indebtedness.
It is much easier to spend money than to save it, to wipe out a surplus than to establish one, and to create debts rather than pay them off.
While the Board do not desire lowering the high grade of efficiency which the Town has attained in its various depart- ments, or retard the growth of the Town, it may be the part of wisdom to take a breathing spell and thus give opportunity for the Town to catch up. The future should not be too heavily mortgaged.
TOWN DEBT AND TAX RATE.
On December 31, 1907, the fixed debt was .... . $654,698.64 Added during the year 1908. .$61,000.00
Paid during the year 1908. 11,450.00
Net increase during the year 49,550.00
On Dec. 31, 1908, the fixed debt is
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