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Coral Street. ..
Park Street to Beacon Street.
40
250
March 4, 1872.
Cottage Avenue ..
Henderson Street, easterly ..
30
270
Court Street. ..
Massachusetts Avenue to Water Street .. . .
20-35
620
November 5, 1867.
Court Street Place. ..
Court Street, northerly ..
20
160
Crescent Hill Avenue . . .
Park Place to north of Montague Street .. .
40
1144
December 1, 1902.
Crescent Hill Avenue. . . 200 feet north of Montague Street, to Lex- ington Line ..
40
255
Cross Street ..
Teel Street to Henderson Street ..
40
215
Davis Avenue .. .
Mystic Street to Orient Avenue
40
900
tDay Street. .
George Street, westerly ..
40
350
Decatur Street. .
River Street to North Union Street ..
35 & 40
988
March 6, 1871
Decatur Street. ..
North Union Street, easterly ..
35
560
Devereaux Street. .
Chapman Street, southerly .
· 40
293
December 7, 1896.
tDodge Street .. ..
Irwin Street, northerly .
40
1075
tDothan Street ...
Wright Street to Winchester Line.
40
1520
Dow Road ..
Appleton Street, southeasterly .
50
500
+Dover Place. ..
George Street, easterly .
25
200
tDover Street. ..
George Street, westerly ..
40
250
+Draelon Avenue. ..
Dothan Street to Reed Street ..
40
1550
Draper Avenue ...
Mystic Street to Orient Avenue.
40
730
March 14, 1892. April 20, 1874.
Dudley Street.
Grove Street to Brattle Street.
40
1370
Dudley Street Place .
Dudley Street, southerly .
20
150
Dundee Road ...
Massachusetts Avenue to Selkirk Road ....
40
1100
tDunster Lane. .
Forest Street, northerly .
40
100
Eastern Avenue.
Park Circle to Highland Avenue. .
50
2040
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November 27, 1875.
tEgerton Road ..
Massachusetts Avenue, southwesterly .. . . 40
420
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Elder Terrace ..
[Lowell Street, easterly .
25-40
330
+Elmhurst Road.
Massachusetts Avenue to Brooks Avenue ..
40
800
Elmore Street. .
Ashland Street to Oakland Avenue. 40
500
Everett Place.
Summer Street, northerly .. ·
36
300
Everett Street ..
Massachusetts Avenue to Broadway .
40
1350
Eustis Street. ..
Glenburn Road, northeasterly.
40
475
Fairmont Street ..
Massachusetts Avenue to B. & L. R.R.
40
1650
Fairview Avenue.
Mystic Street to Mystic Lake ..
40
900
Falmouth Road.
Mystic Street to Langley Road ..
40
950
Farrington Street.
Mystic Street to Rangeley Road ..
40
320
Fayette Street.
Glenburn Road, northeasterly ..
40
240
Fessenden Road ..
Massachusetts Avenue, southerly.
20
414
+Finley Street. .
Charlton Street to Brand Street ..
40
500
+First Street ..
Peck Avenue to Inverness Road.
40
200
Florence Avenue.
Appleton Street to Claremont Avenue.
.
Florence Avenue.
Claremont Avenue to Belmont Line.
50
3700
*Forest Street. .
Massachusetts Avenue to Winchester Line. 40
4980
Old Town Way named Forest Street, November 9, 1846.
tForest Street Place.
Forest Street, westerly.
33
640
Fountain Road.
Gray Street Extension to Hawthorne Av. .
40
1150
+Fowle Avenue. ..
Circuit Avenue to Meadow Brook Park. ..
40
350
Franklin Street ..
Massachusetts Avenue to Lewis Avenue .. .
40
1570
May 1, 1876.
Franklin Street ..
Lewis Avenue to Mystic River Parkway ...
40
890
Franklin Avenue .
Madison Avenue, easterly .
40
150
tFrancis Street. .
Appleton Street, southerly ..
30
425
Freeman Street. .
Lake Street to 100 feet beyond Orvis Rd. .
40
730
#Freeman Street ..
From 100 feet beyond Orvis Road to Barnes Lane. .
40
300
Fremont Street
North Union Street, easterly.
30
1000
500 feet proposed.
#Fulton Street.
Appleton Street, southerly ..
30
350
Gardner Street ..
Broadway to Decatur Street.
35 & 40
2150
Gay Street ..
Brand Street, easterly .. .
40
375
George Street.
Florence Avenue to Cedar Avenue. .
40
2530
George Street.
Appleton Street, southeasterly
50
900
Glen Avenue ..
Mystic Street to Walnut Avenue.
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.
40
585
.
50
1900
March 12, 1883.
TOWN ENGINEER'S REPORT
1150 feet proposed.
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217
Includes Barnes Lane. April 14, 1896.
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Decree of Superior Ct., June 30, 1899.
TABLE SHOWING THE LOCATION, LENGTH AND WIDTH OF ACCEPTED AND PRIVATE STREETS - Continued.
Name
Location
Width
Length
Date of Acceptance
Accept.
Private
Glenburn Road .
Park Avenue, easterly.
40
1340
Gloucester Street. .
Mt. Vernon Street to Highland Avenue.
40
688
Gloucester Street Ext. . . Highland Avenue, easterly.
40
233
Grafton Street.
Massachusetts Avenue to Broadway .
4.0
1411
Grand View Road
Gray Street to Eastern Avenue ..
40
1832
Gray Street. .
Ravine Street to Locke Farm.
40
1000
November 8, 1887. March 10, 1885.
Gray Street.
Pleasant Street to Ravine Street.
40
750
Gray Street.
From pt. 377 ft. W. of Cor. Bartlett Av. to Oakland Ave.
50
4611
November 20, 1911. Mt. Vernon St.
Gray Street ..
Robbins Road to Oakland Avenue.
50
1138
November 15, 1913.
Grove Street ..
|Massachusetts Avenue to Summer Street. .
30
1460
March 2, 1840.
Grove Street Place .
Grove Street, westerly . .
40
490
Hamlet Street.
Franklin Street to Medford Street.
40
400
Harlow Street ..
Massachusetts Avenue to Broadway
40
1295
Harvard Street ..
Appleton Street, southerly ..
50
674
March 6, 1911.
Hawthorne Avenue.
Pine Ridge Road to Park Avenue ..
40
1099
Henderson Street.
Massachusetts Avenue to Cross Street. ·
40
1000
November 2, 1886, March 9, 1891.
+Henderson Street.
Cross Street to Somerville Line .. ..
40
300
+Henry Street ..
Wright Street to Winchester Line.
40
550
Hibbert Street.
Lexington Line to Rublee Street .. 40
635
+High Street ..
Appleton Street, southerly .. ..
30
25
Highland Avenue.
Massachusetts Avenue to Eastern Avenue.
50
3180
March 7, 1872. August 4, 1884.
Hillside Avenue.
Wollaston Avenue to Prospect Avenue ·
50
2704
Hillside Avenue.
Prospect Avenue to Belmont Line.
50
1706
tHilton Street. .
Broadway to Gardner ..
40
693
Hobbs Court ..
1111 Mass. Av. northerly to B. & L. R.R .. .
25
700
Hospital Road .
Summer Street to Symmes Hospital.
20
1200
*Hutchinson Road.
Old Mystic St. to Winchester Line .. 40
2995
Old Town Way named Oak Street, November 9, 1846.
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Inverness Road .
Aberdeen Road to First Street. Pleasant Street to Bartlett Avenue. .
40
350
Irving Street. .
40
1270
September 20, 1875; November 8, 1897; Nov. 15, 1898; Nov. 18, 1901.
Irving Street. .
Bartlett Avenue, westerly .
40
320
#Irwin Street. .
Charlton Street to Dodge Street ..
40
300
tJames Street. .
Thesda Street to Winchester Line. ..
40
910
Jason Street.
Massachusetts Avenue to Brantwood Road 40-50
2770
November 4, 1884; Mar. 2, 1885; Mar. 13, 1893; July 1, 1895.
Jason Terrace. .
Jason Street, westerly ..
30
190
tJefferson Avenue.
Franklin Avenue to Lexington Line .. .
40
80
Kenilworth Road ..
Gray Street to Hawthorne Avenue ..
40
1171
Kensington Park.
Pleasant Street to Kensington Road
40 & 45
516
November 8, 1897.
+Kensington Park ......
Kensington Road to Norfolk Road.
40
926
Kensington Road.
Kensington Park to Brantwood Road. ..
40
850
November 8, 1897.
Kilsythe Road .
Selkirk Road to Inverness Road ..
40
640
Lafayette Street.
Massachusetts Avenue to Park Boulevard .
40
692
Lake Avenue.
Magnolia Street to Park Boulevard. .
40
709
*Lake Street ..
Mass. Av. to Cross St., Belmont Line .. . 50
5000
Old Town Way named Pond Street, November 9, 1846.
Lakeview .
Pleasant Street, easterly ..
40
498
November 15, 1898.
tLanark Road .
Kilsythe Road to Second Street. .
40
150
Lancaster Road .
Massachusetts Avenue, southerly. .
40
300
Langley Road ..
Upland Road to Falmouth Road.
40
584
Lansdowne Road.
Summer Street, northerly.
40
754
Laurel Avenue. .
Brattle Street, westerly .
40
170
Lee Terrace. .
99 Massachusetts Avenue, northeasterly .. .
20
450
tLennon Road .
Bow Street, northerly .
40
500
Lewis Avenue .. .
Medford Street to Franklin Street ..
40
720
May 1, 1876.
Lincoln Street. ..
Gray Street near Woodland Street ..
40
477
Linden Street ..
Park Avenue to Cliff Street. ..
50
1620
November 8, 1897. November 11, 1850; April 20, 1874.
Locke Street .. .
Mass. Avenue to north of Pierce Street ....
40
410
tLocke Street. ..
Henry Street to Winchester Line.
40
400
Lombard Road ..
Pleasant Street to Lombard Terrace.
40
450
November 22, 1910.
Lombard Terrace.
Wellington Street to B. & L. R.R .. .
40
814
November 22, 1910.
Lorne Road.
Southerland Road, southeasterly .
40
300
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Linwood Street ...
Massachusetts Avenue to Spy Pond . ... 40
660
TABLE SHOWING THE LOCATION, LENGTH AND WIDTH OF ACCEPTED AND PRIVATE STREETS - Continued.
Name
Location
Width
Length
Date of Acceptance
Accept.
Private
*Lowell Street.
Massachusetts Avenue to Lexington Line ..
50
3876
Old Town Way named Lowell Street, November 9, 1846.
Lowell Street Place.
Lowell Street to B. & L. R.R ..
40
300
Madison Avenue .
Park Place to Lexington Line.
40
1600
Magnolia Street.
Massachusetts Avenue to B. & L. R.R.
40
1045
655
March 6, 1911.
tMalvern Street.
Appleton Street to Lexington Line. .
30
300
Maple Street. . .
Pleasant Street to Academy Street ..
40
670
April 20, 1874.
Marathon Street.
Massachusetts Avenue to Broadway .
45
1730
April 15, 1898.
Marion Road.
Massachusetts Avenue to Belknap Street.
40
270
March 6, 1911.
*Massachusetts Avenue. .
Cambridge Line to Lexington Line.
66-60
18310
Old Town Way named Main Street, November 9, 1847.
tMaybie Street. .
Charlton Street to Dodge Street.
40
425
*Medford Street.
Massachusetts Avenue to Medford Line.
3180
Old Town Way named Medtord Street, November 9, 1846.
tMelrose Street.
Massachusetts Avenue, southwesterly .. .
40
415
+Menotomy Road
Massachusetts Avenue to Gray Street.
40
1361
¡Mill Lane ..
Lowell Street to Forest Street Place.
25
425
Mill Street .
Massachusetts Avenue to Summer Street. .
50
860
June 11, 1872, also Old Town Way.
Millett Street.
Lansdowne Road, easterly ..
40
254
tMilton Street .
Massachusetts Avenue, southwesterly.
40
409
Montague Street.
Westminster Av. to Crescent Hill Av ... .
40
390
November 2, 1886.
Montague Street.
Crescent Hill Avenue to Orient Avenue. . .
40
640
Moore Place. .
Massachusetts Avenue to B. & L. R.R.
.
25
350
Morris Street.
Alpine to Park Avenue Extension .
40
230
Mt. Vernon Street. .
Massachusetts Avenue to Gray Street.
40
1360
*Mystic Street .
Mass. Avenue to Winchester Line .
50-60
8150
Mystic River Parkway . .
Somerville Line to Medford Street. .
4100
April 7, 1873. June 4, 1856; Sept. 3, 1873; Old Town. Way called Mystic St., Nov. 9,1846. Metropolitan Park Commission
Boulevard.
ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT
220
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93-98
Newcomb Street. Lake Street to Barnes Lane. . 40
875
Newland Road. . Bow Street, northeasterly . 40
1200
Newman Way.
From 824 Massachusetts Avenue, westerly. 20
300
Norcross Street.
North Union Street to Gardner Street ... . .
30
770
Norfolk Road. Pleasant Street to Jason Street. 40
1101
North Union Street ..
Broadway to Decatur Street .. .
40
1920
Oakland Avenue .
Appleton Street to Claremont Avenue. .
50
2760
Oakland Avenue .
Claremont Avenue to Belmont Line. .
50
1524
Oakledge Street.
Bow Strect to Park Avenue Extension .
40
311
Oak Knoll .. .
Pleasant Street, westerly .
40
335
*Old Mystic Street.
Mystic Street to Mystic Street. 40
2200
Orchard Place ..
Massachusetts Avenue, southerly.
25
500
Orchard Terrace.
Medford Street, westerly . ..
40
344
Orient Avenue.
Davis Avenue to Fairview Avenue. 40
560
tOrient Avenue .
Lexington Line to Park Place.
40
2000
Orvis Road.
Massachusetts Avenue to B. & L. R.R.
80
1150
Oxford Street .
Massachusetts Avenue to Broadway . . .
40
1453
Palmer Street. .
Massachusetts Avenue to Warren Street .. .
40
965
Parallel Street.
Franklin Street to Medford Street.
40
410
Park Avenue ..
Lowell Street to Belmont Line.
80
5920
June 29, 1875.
Park Avenue Extension .
Lowell Street, easterly .
40
2282
Park Boulevard.
Massachusetts Avenue to B. & L. R.R.
40
1680
Park Circle.
Park Avenue to Park Avenue.
40
1050
March 30, 1903.
tPark Place .. .
Madison Avenue to Westminster Avenue. .
700
Park Street .. .
Warren Street to Coral Street ..
40
1518
March 4, 1872.
Park Street Place ..
Park Street, westerly. .
30
125
*Paul Revere Road
Appleton Street to Massachusetts Avenue . 50
2050
Nov. 10, 1877. Also Old Town Way formerly Vine Street, named Paul Revere Road, November 7, 1901
Pearl Avenue .
Mystic Street, easterly .
40
668
tPeck Avenue. .
Wollaston Avenue, westerly ..
40
600
Peirce Street ...
Forest Street to Locke Street.
40
680
Pelham Terrace.
Pleasant Street, westerly .
40
345
Old Town Way, named Summerset Place, November 9, 1846.
tPerth Road. .
Selkirk Road to Third Street . . 40
200
+Philemon Street.
James Street to Lexington Line 40
750
Otherwise known as Wildwood Av. Originally called Cross Street. March 6, 1911; March 25, 1912. March 6, 1871. April 14, 1896; September 23, 1878.
Old Town Way named Mystic Street, November 9, 1846.
700 feet proposed. March 14, 1892; November 22, 1906.
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TABLE SHOWING THE LOCATION, LENGTH AND WIDTH OF ACCEPTED AND PRIVATE STREETS - Continued.
Name
Location
Width
Length
Date of Acceptance
Accept.
Private
Pine Ridge Road
Gray Street to Hawthorne Avenue ..
40
1171
1875
Pine Street.
Summer Street, northerly ..
40
750
*Pleasant Street .
Massachusetts Avenue to Belmont Line.
4820
Old Town Way, named Pleasant Street, November 9, 1846.
Plymouth Street.
Highland Avenue, easterly.
40
232
Pond Lane.
Massachusetts Avenue to B. & L. R.R ..
30
700
November 11, 1850.
Pond Lane. ..
B. & L. R.R. to Boat Club House.
20-30
490
Prescott Street.
Russell Street to Winslow Street ..
40
591
March 14, 1892.
Prospect Avenue.
Hillside Avenue to Park Avenue ..
50
300
August 4, 1884.
Prospect Avenue
Wachusett Avenue to Hillside Avenue.
50
650
Raleigh Street .
Oxford Street to Harlow Street.
40
633
Ramsdell Court.
Massachusetts Avenue, northerly
17
200
Randolph Street ..
Lake Street to Barnes Lane ..
40
940
Rangeley Road. .
Mystic Street to Glen Avenue ..
40
602
Ravine Street.
Irving Street to Gray Street. ..
40
368
March 6, 1893.
tReed Street. . .
Thesda Street, southwesterly ...
40
375
Renfrew Street ..
Cedar Avenue, northwesterly .
40
2650
Revere Street. .
Walnut Street to Menotomy Road ..
40
370
Rhinecliff Street.
Florence Avenue to Belmont Line.
40
2200
*River Street. .
Warren Street to Medford Line.
40
1800
March 2, 1857. April 14, 1896.
Robbins Road .
Gray Street to Hawthorne Avenue ..
40
1200
Rockland Avenue
Millett Street, north and south ..
40
551
tRosslin Road .
Aberdeen Road to Kilsythe Road.
40
150
Rublee Street ..
Hibbert Street, westerly .. .
40
500
Russell Street. .
·
Mystic Street to Water Street ... .
40
791
March 4, 1872.
Russell Terrace.
Russell Street to Winslow Street ..
40
390
March 14, 1892.
tSachem Avenue.
Mystic Street to Meadow Brook Park.
10
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600
Sawin Street. .
Henderson Street to Teel Street. .. 40
215
March 16, 1908.
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Robbins Road. .
Massachusetts Avenue to Gray Street.
45
1370
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Sawin Street. . .
|Teel Street, westerly ..
30
·
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200
tSchool Street ..
Massachusetts Avenue to Gray Street .. 40
1363
+Shawmut Place ..
Summer Street, northerly ..
36
400
Schouler Court ...
Massachusetts Avenue, northerly ..
30
340
tSecond Street ..
Peck Avenue to Lanark Road .. .
40
150
+Selkirk Road.
Aberdeen Road to Perth Road.
40
400
Sherborn Street.
Medford Street, westerly .
40
625
tShore Road. ...
Chapman Street, southerly .
40
400
+Short Street .
Chestnut Street, easterly .
40
201
+Smith Street.
Arnold Street to Lancaster Road.
40
600
Spring Lane.
Pleasant Street to Highland Avenue.
3450
Spring Valley .
Pleasant Street to Spy Pond.
25
520
Spring Avenue.
Pine Ridge Road to Buena Vista Road ...
40
1350
Spring Road.
Southerland Road, southerly ..
40
300
+Steep Rock Road.
Philemon Street to Winchester Line.
40
300
Summer Street.
Mystic Street to Pine Street
50
4240
Summer Street. .
Pine Street, northerly.
1900
Summit Street. .
Alpine Street, northeasterly.
40
900
Sunny Side Avenue. .
Broadway, easterly .
40
450
Sunset Road. .
Bow Street, northeasterly
40
1200
Southerland Road
Paul Revere Road to Aberdeen Road
40
750
Swan Place ..
Massachusetts Avenue, southerly ..
30
600
Swan Street ..
Pleasant Street to Swan Place .. .
40
250
March 14, 1877.
Sylvia Street. . .
Lexington Line to Rublee Street ..
40
800
Tanager Street. .
Wollaston Avenue to Wollaston Avenue. . .
40
1150
November 22, 1906.
Teel Street.
Massachusetts Avenue to Cross Street. . .
40
970
March 9, 1881; March 10, 1884.
Teel Street Place
Teel Street, westerly ..
30
206
+Temple Street.
Highland Avenue, easterly.
40
235
tThesda Street. .
Wright Street to Reed Street .
40
1620
+Third Street. .
Peck Avenue to Perth Road.
40
100
+Thomas Street .
Forest Street to Wright Street.
40
350
Thorndike Street ..
Massachusetts Avenue to B. & L. R.R .. .
40
1700
¡Thompson Street.
Lowell Street, easterly. .
40
·
425
Trent Street.
Highland Avenue, easterly ..
40
229
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Old Town Way, named Spring Place, November 9, 1846. November 11, 1850; April 15, 1867.
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TABLE SHOWING THE LOCATION, LENGTH AND WIDTH OF ACCEPTED AND PRIVATE STREETS - Continued.
Name
Location
Width
· Length
Date of Acceptance
Accept.
Private
Trowbridge Street.
Massachusetts Avenue to Waldo Road ....
45
1050
Tufts Street.
Massachusetts Avenue to Warrén Street .. .
35
1300
April 2, 1866.
tUnnamed Street. .
Sylvia Street, westerly .
40
170
+Unnamed Street. .
Gray Street to Gloucester Street ..
40
587
tUnnamed Street. .
Gray Street to Gloucester Street .. .
40
544
tUnnamed Street.
965 Massachusetts Avenue, northeasterly ..
40
450
tUnnamed Street ..
Massachusetts Avenue to Paul Revere Road
40
400
tUnnamed Street ..
Brattle Street, southerly ..
500
+Unnamed Street.
Norfolk Road, southwesterly.
40
200
Upland Road .
Falmouth Road, westerly ..
40
627
tValentine Road .
Appleton Street to George Street.
50
900
Varnum Street.
Massachusetts Avenue, southerly.
40
403
Wachusett Avenue.
Wollaston Avenue to Appleton Street.
50
650
November 13, 1894.
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Wachusett Avenue.
Florence Avenue to Park Avenue. .
50
1800
Waldo Road.
Marathon Street to Cleveland Street ..
45
200
April 15, 1898, formerly Laurel St.
Waldo Road.
Marathon Street to Amsden Street.
45
750
tWalnut Avenue.
Glen Avenue, easterly. .
40
400
Walnut Court. .
Walnut Street, easterly ...
25
275
Walnut Street ..
Massachusetts Avenue to Gray Street. .
33
1360
*Warren Street ..
Medford Street to Broadway ..
50
2680
March 7, 1870. May 27, 1873, Old Town Way, No- vember 9, 1846.
tWarren Street ..
Appleton Street, southerly ..
30
350
Warwick Street.
Marathon Street to Trowbridge Street ..
45
200
Washington Street. .
Brattle Street, northerly ..
40
Washington Avenue
Madison Avenue to Orient Avenue.
40
250
Water Street. .
Massachusetts Avenue to Russell Street. ..
40
680
March 15, 1894.
tWater Street Extension Mystic Street to Russell Street ..
50
1300
Waverly Street.
Florence Avenue to Cedar Avenue. .
40
2180
tWebcowet Road ..
Medford Street, northerly ..
40
1135
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See Brattle Street Place.
Webster Street .. .
Broadway to Warren Street ..
40
680
May 27, 1873. November 8, 1897; March 6, 1911.
Wellington Street .. .
Pleasant Street, easterly .. .. ..
40
737
tWellington Street Ex .. .
Wellington Street to Addison Street . ..
40
191
West Street ..
Wollaston Avenue to Appleton Street. . ..
50
450
130 feet proposed. August 4, 1884; March 17, 1881.
Westmoreland Avenue. .
Lowell Street to Orient Avenue.
40
985
Whittemore Street.
Massachusetts Avenue to B. & L. R.R ... .
40
466
November 23, 1909.
+Wilbur Avenue. .
Wollaston Avenue, east and west .. .
40
900
Wildwood Avenue
Bartlett Avenue to Massachusetts Avenue. 40
Also known as Newman Way, 530 feet proposed.
Williams Street .
Arnold Street, southerly ...
40
500
Willow Place .. ..
Massachusetts Avenue, northerly.
30
169
Wilson Avenue ..
Lake Street, southerly .. . .
300
Windermere Avenue. .
Bartlett Avenue, northwesterly .
40
350
March 27, 1906.
Windermere Park.
Windermere Avenue, southerly
30
400
. Windsor Street ..
Massachusetts Avenue to Waldo Road
45
1000
Winnick Place .
Medford Street, northwesterly. .
20
350
Winslow Street.
Mystic Street to Russell Terrace. . .
40
528
March 14, 1892.
Winter Street.
Massachusetts Avenue to Broadway .
40
1540
April 13, 1874; also Old Town Way, November 9, 1846.
Wollaston Avenue
Park Avenue to West Street
60
1340
September 23, 1878; November 13, 1894; March 16, 1908.
Wollaston Avenue
West Street, westerly .
60
- 620
Woodbury Street.
Dundee Road to Hibbert Street. .
40
750
Woodland Street.
Jason Street to Bartlett Avenue .. .
40
282
March 22, 1909.
· Woodland Street.
Bartlett Avenue to Lincoln Street.
40
240
+Wright Street.
Winchester Line, southwesterly . .
10
1930
Wyman Street.
Massachusetts Avenue to Warren Street .. .
40
1050
March 19, 1888; November 22, 1906,
Wyman Lane. .
Lake Street, northwesterly ..
600
Wyman Terrace.
Mass. Avenue to Massachusetts Avenue. ..
40
751
*Street laid out by the County Commissioners.
+Proposed Street not built,
Length of Accepted Streets and Town Ways, Length of Private Streets open for travel, Length of Proposed Private Streets,
34.54 Miles. 25.35 Miles. 7.95 Miles.
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225
.
Westminster Avenue .. ..
Lowell Street to Lexington Line ..
50
2310
.
.
.
930
.
.
226
ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT
GENERAL STATISTICS.
Arlington is situated six miles northwest of Boston, in latitude 42°, 25' north; longitude 71°, 09' west, at an elevation above mean tide of from 4 to 377 feet.
Massachusetts Avenue at Pleasant Street, elevation, 48 feet.
Massachusetts Avenue at Park Avenue, elevation, 155 feet.
Park Circle at Eastern Avenue (base of standpipe), elevation, 377 feet.
Crescent Hill Avenue at Park Place, elevation, 281 feet.
The Town and a part of what is now Belmont were set off from Cambridge and incorporated as West Cambridge in 1807. The name was changed from West Cambridge to Arlington in 1867.
Population is estimated at 13,000.
Number of polls, 3413.
Number of voters: Men, 2307; women, 94. Total, 2401.
School enrollment: Public, 2600; parochial, 200. Total, 2800.
Area of Town, including that covered by water, 3520 acres, or 512 square miles; area covered by water, 237 acres.
Parks: Town, 69 acres; Metropolitan, 45.8 acres.
Total cemetery area, 41.2 acres; area taxed (tax rate $22.60), 2631.78 acres.
Valuation of real estate, $13,073,332.
Valuation of personal property, $1,695,878.
Public streets and town ways: Macadam, 12.64 miles; gravel, 21.80 miles; granite paving, 1ho mile. Total miles, 34.54.
Private streets open for travel, 25.35 miles.
Permanent sidewalks: Concrete, 6.1 miles; brick, 2.7 miles; artificial stone, 1.07 miles. Total miles, 9.87.
Edgestone, 9.03 miles.
Paved gutters, 11.21 miles.
Storm drain system, 9.06 miles.
Catch basins, 401.
Sewerage system, 29.78 miles; local metropolitan sewer svstem,
3.47 miles. Total, 33.25 miles.
Particular sewer system (1600 connections), 17.53 miles.
Number of buildings connected, 1673.
Water mains: Low system 20.35 miles; high system, 22.12 miles.
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Reservoir supply system, 2.39 miles. Total, 44.86 miles. Metropolitan system, 2.6 miles.
Cement lined pipe in use, 3.20 miles.
Cast iron pipe in use, 41.34 miles.
Fire hydrants, 441.
Fire pressure at Massachusetts Avenue and Pleasant Street - Low system, 50 pounds; high system, 105 pounds; reservoir supply system, 50 pounds.
Water services, 2409.
Water meters, 2438.
Fire alarm boxes (Gamewell), 40.
Police signal boxes (Gamewell), 15.
Gas mains, 17.52 miles.
Street lights: Arc, 78; incandescent, 370. Total, 448.
Telephone and telegraph conduits, 5.2 miles.
Boston Elevated Railroad conduit, 1.5 miles.
Electric light conduits, 2.4 miles.
Steam railroads: Double track, 3.59 miles; single track, 0.24 miles. Total miles trackage, 7.42 miles.
Electric railway: (Double track counted twice), 11.74 miles.
Houses, 2155; other buildings, 891. Total, 3046.
Schoolhouses, 6; churches, 10; post offices, 3; police stations, 1; railroad stations, 4; fire stations, 3; hose wagon, 1; ladder truck, 1; auto hose and chemical, 1; auto hose, chemical and pump, 1.
AUDITOR'S REPORT
For the Financial Year Ending December 31, 1913.
The books of the Treasurer have been examined and agree with the Auditor's accounts. The cash balances in banks as reported by the Treasurer have been verified by bank statements.
The accounts of the Trustees of all Trust Funds have been examined and found correct, and all Investments on hand as reported by said Trustees have been examined and checked by me. Two new Trust Funds were received during the year from the Estate of Edwin S. Farmer, as follows:
Edwin S. Farmer, Poor Widows' Fund,
$5,000.00
Edwin S. Farmer, Relief Fund, 5,000.00
Owing to the death of our Collector of Taxes two complete audits were necessary in that office during the year, and in both of them the accounts were found to be correct and the uncollected assessments agreed with amounts shown in the respective reports of Walton H. Sears, representing the Estate of Harvey S. Sears, and Edward A. Bailey, Collector pro tem., who was appointed to fill the vacancy.
There are several overdrafts shown in the accounts for the year, as follows:
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