Town of Arlington annual report 1916, Part 18

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Publication date: 1916
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15.00


H. Madden, labor


2.25


W. T. McCarthy, labor


3.65


E. Nix, labor


.50


Peirce & Winn Co., lime


10.15


Frank W. Russell, plumbing repairs and labor


82.62


William Ryan, labor


.75


R. W. Shattuck & Co., supplies


31.49


Highway Division


24.32


$460.56


Unexpended balance


289.44


$750.00 $750.00


310


ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT


STATE AND MILITARY AID. CR.


Appropriation by Taxation


$250.00


Commonwealth of Massachusetts, re- imbursements 1915


2,129.00


Pay roll uncalled for


18.00


DR.


State Aid, pay rolls


$2,034.00


Disallowed by Commonwealth of


Massachusetts


1.00


$2,035.00


Unexpended balance


362.00


$2,397.00


$2,397.00


STATE TAX.


CR.


Tax Levy, 1916


$29,680.00


DR.


Paid State Treasurer


$29,680.00


$29,680.00


$29,680.00


STREET LIGHTING.


CR.


Appropriation by Taxation


$12,400.00


DR.


Boston Elevated Ry. Co., one-half cost of erecting pole


$22.19


Edison Electric Ill. Co., service


12,115.04


R. W. Le Baron, labor and repairs


203.70


John C. Waage, painting pole


1.80


Charles N. Wood Co., pole fixtures


29.71


$12,372.44


Unexpended balance


27.56


$12,400.00


$12,400.00


311


AUDITOR'S REPORT


STREET RAILWAY AND EXCISE TAXES. CR.


Balance from 1915


$13,138.92


Street Railway Tax


8,752.94


Boston Elevated Ry. Tax,


3,442.59


387.26


Bay State Street Ry. Co. Middlesex & Boston Street Ry. Co.


126.94


DR.


Appropriation by Transfer


$13,138.92


$13,138.92


Available balance


12,709.73


$25,848.65


$25,848.65


STREET SPRINKLING.


CR.


Appropriation by Taxation


$2,000.00


Appropriation by Borrowing


3,000.00


Department Transfer


983.95


DR.


Pay roll


$528.65


Teaming


271.05


Barrett Mfg. Co., tarvia


861.25


Fowler & Taintor, trucking


86.00


Standard Oil Co. of New York, oil


1,336.33


William Whowell, Jr., supplies


3.95


Highway Division


2,896.72


$5,983.95


$5,983.95


STRONG BOX FOR NEW TOWN HALL.


CR.


Balance from 1915


$68.95


DR.


Unexpended balance


$68.95


$68.95


$68.95


.


312


ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT


SUMMER STREET ESTATE.


CR.


Rents collected


$265.00


DR.


Edward A. Bailey, Collector Water Rates $15.70


Robinson & Hendrick, commission


12.00


$27.70


Available balance


237.30


$265.00


$265.00


SUMMER STREET EXTENSION.


CR.


Balance from 1915 (land takings)


$5,280.27


Balance from 1915 (Construction)


5,437.94


Appropriation by Taxation (construction)


1,000.00


Appropriation by Borrowing (construc- tion)


12,500.00


Department Transfers


3.74


Reimbursements and Indemnity


1,488.98


DR. LAND TAKINGS.


Arlington Gas Light Co., installing service


$7.76


J. L. A. Chellis, building repairs 150.54


Timothy F. Collins, Attorney, settle- ment in Toye case


1,150.00


Gertrude Crocker, award


66.56


Edward H. Cutter, award


74.34


Martin Ellis & Co., moving houses


275.00


Forrest Auto Co., taxi hire


14.00


Peter Gillespie, settlement


500.00


Hughes-MacDonald Co., plumbing


44.36


Michael Kelly, foundation and grading


750.00


Thomas F. Kenney, damages


107.06


Heirs James Noon, damages


350.00


T. O'Brien, mason work 9.75


Patrick Rogers, damages


193.36


313


AUDITOR'S REPORT


Charlotte Simpson, damages


$125.00


M. B. Sturtevant, Attorney, settlement of Irwin case


663.72


Highway Division, chimney repairs


2.89


Water Division, service


18.09


CONSTRUCTION.


Pay roll


$8,784.12


Teaming


1,025.54


Arlington Coal Co., brick


11.50


Eastern Clay Goods Co., pipe


49.33


Fowler & Taintor, trucking


657.04


Francis J. Mague, contract


500.00


L. Nellie Russell, gravel


200.00


Susi & Williams, contract


7,185.21


Highway Construction


1.87


Highway Division


1,946.16


Sewer Construction


24.84


Water Division


45.05


$24,933.09


Unexpended balance


Land Takings


777.84


$25,710.93


$25,710.93


SUPPLEMENTARY TAXES, COLLECTIONS.


CR.


Paid Treasurer, 1915 Taxes


$7,596.81 831.94


Paid Treasurer, 1916 Taxes


DR.


Appropriations by Transfer


$7,494.97


$7,494.97


Available balance


933.78


$8,428.75 $8,428.75


314


ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT


SUPPRESSION GYPSY AND BROWN-TAIL MOTHS


CR.


Appropriations by Taxation


Reimbursements


DR.


Labor Pay Roll


$2,645.42


Daniel M. Daley, Superintendent, salary


1,017.25


J. F. Higgins, clerk, salary 313.00


American Express Co., expressing


.67


Arlington-Belmont Ice Co., team hire


207.00


Arlington Harness Co., sharpening tools


1.90


Daniel Barry, team hire


196.43


Boston Elevated Ry. Co., tickets


20.00


Frank S. Breen, postal cards


60.00-


Samuel Cabot Co., creosote


7.14


Colonial Garage, gasolene and repairs


47.31


Cutler & Roden, supplies


14.60


H. L. Frost Co., creosote


1.19


Frost Insecticide Co., supplies


2.40


General Fireproofing Co., office supplies


30.00


W. L. Henderson, supplies


.90


P. T. Hendrick, rubber coats


5.00


Hill, Smith & Co., office supplies


6.00


John Kelly, team hire


5.00


Merrimac Chemical Co., lead


581.38


Joseph Moore, team hire


10.00


Motor Parts Co., repairs


7.80


Mystic Auto Supply Co., oil


2.70


New York Belting & Packing Co., hose


55.80


C. S. Parker & Son, printing


11.00


W. M. Peppard, repairs


13.50


Joseph Pichette, team hire


53.63


E. Caroline Pierce, addressing envelopes


5.00


John H. Rhodes, filing


9.10


Catherine Robinson, addressing envelopes


5.00


R. W. Shattuck & Co., supplies


12.93


C. E. Shepard & Co., office supplies


8.50


W. A. Twombly, Jr., labor


2.00


Warner's Express Co., expressing


7.25


$5,500.00 23.00


315


AUDITOR'S REPORT


Mrs. J. H. Whitten, rent


$96.00


William Whowell, Jr., supplies


.75


Windemere Crystal Spring Water Co., team hire


36.00


Wright & Potter Co., notices


6.64


Wood Bros, expressing


.50


Boston & Maine R.R., freight


6.96


$5,513.65


Unexpended balance


9.35


$5,523.00


$5,523.00


SURFACE DRAINAGE. CR.


Appropriation by Taxation


$2,500.00


Department Transfer


128.23


DR.


Pay Roll


$375.49


Teaming 39.20


D. Arthur Brown, damages for land taking 15.00


Daddario & Booth, contract


1,500.00


Ella J. Langley, damages for land taking


83.15


Thomas Leighton, Jr., recording


2.65


New England Brick Co., brick


17.25


Highway Division


14.96


Sewer Construction


570.68


Water Extensions


9.85


$2,628.23


$2,628.23


TAX TITLES.


DR.


Balance from 1915


$340.52


Edward A. Bailey, Collector


146.80


CR.


Tax Titles Redeemed:


Merrill A. Tenney


$10.77


Robert M. Welch


10.20


$20.97


Balance due Town


466.35


$487.32


$487.32


316


ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT


TAX TITLE SURPLUS ACCOUNT.


CR.


Balance from 1915


$95.81


DR.


Balance


$95.81


$95.81


$95.81


TOPOGRAPHICAL SURVEY.


CR.


Balance for 1915


$424.66


DR.


Pay roll


$36.33


Unexpended balance


388.33


$424.66


$424.66


TOWN DEBT.


CR.


Appropriation by Taxation


$6,606.23


Appropriation by Transfer


44,343.77


DR.


Schouler Court Purchase, 1914


$2,000.00


Locke School


1,450.00


Water Pipe Renewal, 1909


500.00


Fire Equipment Loan, 1915


2,000.00


Summer Street Loan, 1915


2,500.00


High School Grading Lot Loan, 1


1,000.00


High School Furnishings Loan


1,500.00


Playground Loan, 1914


1,000.00


Water Loan, 1913


2,000.00


Parmenter School


1,000.00


Street Loan, 1914


1,000.00


Summer Street Bonds, 1914


1,000.00


Water Loan, 1914


2,000.00


Turkey Hill Land Purchase, 1913


500.00


Park Loan Bonds, 1914


500.00


High School Bonds, 1914


10,000.00


317


AUDITOR'S REPORT


Crosby School Furnishings


$500.00


Sewer Loan, 1910


2,000.00


Water Loan, 1910


1,000.00


Crosby School Addition


3,000.00


Crosby School Additional


500.00


Water Pipe Renewal


1,000.00


Water Loan, 1915


4,000.00


Street Loan, 1915


2,000.00


Water Loan, 1912


1,000.00


Russell School Repairs


1,000.00.


Water


1,000.00


Locke School Addition


2,500.00


Enlargement Locke School Lot


500.00


Water Pipe Renewal, 1908


1,000.00


$50,950.00


$50,950.00


TOWN HOUSE. CR.


Appropriation by Taxation


$4,000.00


New Town Hall Rents


1,660.50


Reimbursements


102.70


DR.


Charles F. Donahue, Superintendent, salary


$900.00


Frank Tobin, janitor service


777.33


Augustus J. Power, janitor service


48.00


Mrs. Josephine Welch, extra janitor service


43.20


Mrs. Hamall, extra janitor service


28.80


Constant F. Oakman, police duty


300.00


American Express Co., expressing


.26


Ames Plow Co , lawn seed


14.70


Arlington-Belmont Ice Co., ice


6.10


Arlington Gas Light Co.


13.96


Associated Architects Printing & Supply Co., supplies


4.45


Boston Chemical Co., janitors' supplies


5.25


Boston Cleaning Co., cleaning windows


23.35


318


ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT


Boston & Maine R.R., freight


$0.99


Breck-Robinson, shrubs


6.00


W. H. Cady, repairs on roof


10.82


Everett S. Chapman, sharpening mowers


3.25


C. F. Cronin, labor on grounds


496.75


Cutler & Roden, janitors' supplies


58.96


Edison Electric Ill. Co., service


608.76


Frank Fitzpatrick, extra janitor service


10.75


H. E. Gamester, labor 2.85


William Gee, extra janitor service


.75


Germo Mfg. Co., janitors' supplies


7.50


F. E. Hammond, supplies


5.30


Heaney Mfg. Co., janitors' supplies


3.50


Hughes-MacDonald Co., repairs


9.91


Frank Kindred, extra janitor service


2.75


A. H. Knowles, supplies


8.04


F. Krasser & Co., janitors' supplies


1.25


R. W. Le Baron, electric repairs


21.84


D. Levin, repairing flag


1.50


Lexington Flag Staff Co., painting flag pole


20.00


Frank A. Locke, piano tuning


3.00


C. F. Lunt, janitors' supplies


7.30


Mfg. Distributing Bureau, janitors' supplies 1.00


Masury Young Co., janitors' supplies


25.46


Mrs. J. McCarthy, extra janitor service


1.60


George W. McClellan, expressing


.70


W. L. Waples & Co., repairs on roof


135.00


A. McInnes, building repairs


134.00


McLellan Window Shade Co., shades


11.00


C. W. H. Moulton, janitors' supplies


10.50


New England Co., laundry


42.90


C. S. Parker & Son, printing


3.00


Peirce & Winn Co., fuel


835.52


Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co., janitors' supplies


3.80


R. W. Shattuck & Co., janitors' supplies


1.95


Somerville Brush Co., janitors' supplies 11.57


319


AUDITOR'S REPORT


Standard Electric Time Co., repairing clocks


$11.60


Spar Light Co., polish


10.00


Edward Sweeney, extra janitor service


2.25


Talbot Chemical Co., janitors' supplies


2.00


George Tobin, extra janitor service


.75


Vera Chemical Co., janitors' supplies


16.32


Washburn Purizone Co., janitors' supplies


6.08


Wetherbee Bros., sharpening tools


2.30


Whittemore Pharmacy, janitors' supplies


.55


Whittemore-Wright Co., janitors' supplies


6.25


Wood Bros., expressing


1.58


Highway Division


22.97


$4,757.82


Unexpended balance


1,005.38


$5,763.20


$5,763.20


OLD TOWN HOUSE.


CR.


Appropriation by Taxation


$500.00


Appropriation by Transfer


600.00


DR.


Walter Bartholemey,repairs


$4.80


George W. Blanchard & Co., lumber for repairs 12.35


George Bilafer, floor


292.50


Brockaway-Smith Corp., plaster board


23.24


J. L. A. Chellis, repairs


13.95


Cutler & Roden, supplies


1.50


E. J. Davis & Son, lumber for repairs


13.90


Edison Electric Ill. Co., service


17.70


H. E. Gamester, repairs


13.91


Hughes-MacDonald Co., repairs


.95


A. H. Knowles, repairs


39.97


R. W. LeBaron, electric repairs


16.26


Frank A. Locke, tuning and repairing piano 6.00


A. McInnes, painting 335.96


320


ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT


Mclellan Window Shade Co., shades


$18.00


Peirce & Winn Co., fuel


261.61


R. W. Shattuck & Co., supplies


11.26


Parker Webb, piano


15.00


$1,098.86


Unexpended balance


1.14


$1,100.00


$1,100.00


TOWN TREASURER


DR.


Balance December 31, 1915


$43,961.08


Town Debt


61,500.00


Anticipation of Revenue Notes


151,500.00


State Treasurer


37,063.57


County Treasurer


758.70


Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund


2,775.00


Income Trust Funds


6,753.60


Interest Receipts


842.86


Incidentals, Treasurer


45.00


Court Fines


473.55


Particular Sewers


4,671.71


Tax Titles Redeemed


20.97


Water Guarantees


70.50


State Aid


18.00


Treasury Account


3.95


Department Transfers:


Board of Health


3.00


Engineering


104.35


Highways


17,391.04


Highway Construction


.


66.37


Incidentals, Town Clerk


28.00


Sewer Division


34.56


Sewer Construction


2,020.66


Outside Poor


946.42


Surface Drainage


128.23


Summer Street Extension


3.74


Water


2,567.92


321


AUDITOR'S REPORT


Water Extensions


$658.84


Water Income


7,000.00


Street Sprinkling


983.95


Collector :


Advance Betterment Apportionments


145.13


Advance Sewer Apportionments


725.33


Apportioned Betterment Assessments


484.84


Apportioned Sewer Assessments


1,170.90


Apportioned Sidewalk Assessments


37.65


Betterment Assessments


7,046.01


Committed Interest on Betterment Apportionments 40.28


Committed Interest on Sewer Ap- portionments


187.83


Committed Interest on Sidewalk Apportionments


2.18


Gypsy and Brown-Tail Moth As- sessments


1,689.28


Sewer Assessments


4,049.21


Sidewalk Assessments


463.28


Street Railway and Excise Tax


514.20


Street Sprinkling Assessments, 1914


378.63


Street Sprinkling Assessments, 1915


2,989.94


Supplementary Tax, 1915


7,596.81


Supplementary Tax, 1916


831.94


Taxes, 1914


52.31


Taxes, 1915


78,826.85


Taxes, 1916


325,693.24


Water Rates


58,447.62


Interest Receipts


2,839.85


Engineering


11.53


Fire Department


1.35


Highway


4,077.30


Cemetery


2,883.35


Incidentals


7.70


Library


347.00


New High School


215.61


Outside Poor


107.33


322


ARLINGTON TOWN, REPORT


Rent, Old Town Hall


$946.79


New Town Hall


2,193.00


Medford Street Estate


420.00


Summer Street Estate


265.00


Sale of Lots in Cemetery


1,930.00


Sale of Offal


1,260.00


/ Schools


534.93


Sewer


5.50


Sewer Construction


468.61


Summer Street Extension


1,488.98


Sidewalks


90.35


Town House, New


102.70


Treasury


1,692.99


Tree Warden


318.26


Water


3,209.91


Suppression of Moths


23.00


Wire Department


2.50


Board of Health


214.11


Board of Survey


6.00


Water Extensions


3.50


CR.


Loans in anticipation of Revenue


$140,000.00


Town Debt


50,950.00


Interest


36,833.51


Corporation and Bank Tax


1.99


Soldiers' Exemption Tax


77.10


State and Metropolitan Taxes


76,595.94


County Tax


-


19,153.74


Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund


2,775.00


Auditor's Warrants


499,703.25


Cash on hand December 31, 1916


33,345.65


$859,436.18


$859,436.18


323


AUDITOR'S REPORT


TREASURY ACCOUNT.


CR.


Licenses :


Five Auctioneer


$10.00


Twenty-two auto stand


22.00


Twenty-two swine


22.00


One junk


1,025.00;


Four collector of grease


8.00


Twenty-two victualler


44.00


Milk


34.50


One pool table


2.00


One theatre


50.00


One slaughtering


1.00


One goat


1.00


Five peddlers


100.00


Two bowling alley


32.00


One hundred and seventeen collectors' certificates


117.00


Release of Tax Sales


11.00


F. J. Carroll, care Town dumps


80.00


Levi Dolloff, rent of land


30.00


William Fahey, rent of land


5.00


Millett Street land damage, not accepted


9.12


Unclaimed Highway pay roll


5.69


Checks not returned through banks originally charged to:


Board of Health


.50


Summer Street Extension


.48


Cemeteries


1.60


Tree Warden


.12


Police Department


1.25


Sealing Weights and Measures


83.68


DR.


Appropriation by Transfer


$1,500.00


Available balance


196.94


$1,696.94


$1,696.94


324


ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT


TREE WARDEN. CR.


Appropriation by Taxation


Reimbursements


DR.


Labor, pay roll


$698.97


Arlington-Belmont Ice Co., team hire


2.40


Daniel Barry, team hire


160.44


Arlington Taxi Service, auto hire


4.00


Boston & Maine R.R., freight


9.03


Clarence Campbell, loam


12.00


Cutler & Roden, supplies


7.85


Charles R. Fish & Co., trees


400.00


Frost Insecticide Co., supplies


7.50


H. E. Gamester, repairs


4.70


E. J. Jenkins, filing saws


7.85


G. A. Law, team hire


1.50


Mrs. C. F. McLean, damages


.89


Peirce & Winn Co., fertilizer


14.55


Joseph Pichette, team hire


43.75


R. W. Shattuck & Co., supplies


126.39


Swift-McNutt Co., stakes


25.00


Whittemore Pharmacy, supplies


.90


Yerxa & Yerxa, supplies


1.05


Highway Division


4.65


$1,533.42


Unexpended balance


34.84


$1,568.26


$1,568.26


WATER DIVISION.


CR.


Balance from 1915


$672.81


Appropriation by Transfer


35,797.50


Department Transfers


2,567.92


Reimbursements


3,209.91


Excess Income, collected


1,947.62


$1,250.00 318.26


325


AUDITOR'S REPORT


DR.


Pay roll


$10,155.00


Teaming


35.41


George E. Ahern, salary


180.00


Herbert S. Clark, salary


720.00


Harold N. Willis, salary


797.52


Addressograph Co., supplies


17.75


H. S. Alderman, D. V. S., professional services 7.00


American Express Co., expressing


5.80


Arlington-Belmont Ice Co., horse hire


1.50


Arlington Gas Light Co., pipe


1.54


Arlington Harness Co., supplies


2.00


Arlington Machine Works, repairs and supplies 19.16


Arlington Taxi Service, auto hire 3.50


Art Metal Construction Co., repairs on desk


1.90


Ashton Valve Co., supplies


5.95


James Bagley, office supplies


4.00


Harold L. Bond & Co., supplies


359.50


George W. Blanchard & Co., lumber


38.73


Boston & Albany Railroad, freight


.48


Boston Elevated Railroad, tickets


35.00


Boston & Maine Railroad, freight


132.09


L. D. Bradley, supplies


2.00


F. S. Breen, postage


142.48


The Bristol Co., charts


4.17


James J. Brooks, horse hire


32.00


Brown, Howland Co., office supplies


1.19


Builders Iron Foundry, supplies


312.31


Burroughs Adding Machine Co., supplies


5.55


M. H. Butters, office supplies


7.00


A. M. Byers Co., pipe


1,351.62


Chadwick-Boston Lead Co., supplies


629.06


Chapman Valve Co., hydrants


33.77


H. G. Clark, damages


15.00


Curtin's Arlington Express, expressing


5.65


Cutler & Roden, supplies


80.00


W. S. Darley & Co., office supplies


8.25


326


ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT


Darling Pump & Mfg. Co., supplies


$472.70


E. J. Davis & Son, lumber 14.09


Dennison Mfg. Co., office supplies


.40


John Taylor Dixon, rubber stamp


3.00


Eddy Valve Co., valves


94.50


Edison Electric Ill. Co., service


94.70


James Flynn, sundry expenses


3.00


Frost Insecticide Co., land rent and supplies 109.80


H. E. Gamester, labor and materials 30.26


George A. Goodridge Co., office supplies


55.05


General Fireproofing Co., office supplies


3.34


F. E. Hammond, office supplies


6.25


Haymarket Hardware Co., supplies


6.75


Hersey Mfg. Co., meter repairs


26.63


John C. Hood, refund


5.82


Fred A. Houdlette & Son, pipe


187.22


John Hourihan, stock


1.15


Hughes-MacDonald Co., labor


11.80


Ingersoll-Sargeant Drill Co., hose


17.80


Kennedy Valve Co., valves


3.52


Lead Lined Iron Pipe Co., supplies


68.04


R. W. Le Baron, labor and materials


126.48


H. E. Lindblach Co., office supplies


42.50


T. H. Magee, shoeing


29.25


J. C. Mahoney, shoeing


62.10


B. L. Makepeace, office supplies


19.05


Manifold Supplies Co., supplies


5.00


H. B. McArdle, office supplies


13.35


McEwen & Hovey, team repairs


72.17


Mary A. Merriam, refund


7.50


H. Mueller Mfg. Co., supplies


1,850.54


National Lead Co., supplies


17.10


National Meter Co., meters and parts 3,118.48


Neptune Meter Co., supplies


44.90


New England Tel. & Tel. Co.


161.57


W. F. Nickerson, office supplies 16.00


C. S. Parker & Son, printing


58.75


Charles A. Peale, refund


3.00


327


AUDITOR'S REPORT


Peerless Rubber Mfg. Co., supplies


$140.62


Laurence L. Peirce, M. D. V., professional services


36.00


Peirce & Winn Co., grain and fuel


304.63


W. M. Peppard, shoeing


2.15


Phelps Bros., hay


38.58


Benjamin W. Pike, harness supplies


11.45


Pittsburgh Meter Co., meters


218.40


Post & Lester Co., tools


15.95


George H. Rice, rubber boots


4.75


Richardson Clement Co., tools


20.51


Ross Valve Mfg. Co., valves


26.02


Theodore Schwamb Co., sawing


2.98


Servis Supply Co., office supplies


7.20


R. W. Shattuck & Co., supplies


16.81


A. P. Smith Mfg. Co., supplies


576.45


Standard Charcoal Co., charcoal


3.00


Thompson Meter Co., supplies


31.58


Underwoods Sporting Goods Agency, supplies


.25


United States Rubber Co., supplies


51.09


Wardsworth, Howland Co., varnish


1.53


Waldo Bros., supplies


12.46


Walworth Mfg. Co., supplies


354.58


Whittemore Pharmacy, supplies


3.00


Wood Bros., expressing


12.45


W. A. Wood Co., waste


14.00


Town of Lexington, Taxes


333.67


Highway Division


616.68


Sewer Division


3.75


Water Extension


132.64


$25,010.62


Metropolitan Water Tax:


Sinking Fund


2,173.21


Interest


12,147.12


Maintenance


3,550.04


Serial Bonds


248.59


$43,129.58


Unexpended balance


1,066.18


$44,195.76


$44,195.76


328


ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT


WATER PIPE EXTENSIONS.


CR.


Balance from 1915


$2,977.01


Appropriation by Taxation


3,000.00


Appropriation by Borrowing


12,000.00


Department Transfers


658.84


Unclaimed pay roll


3.50


DR.


Pay Roll


$4,733.79


Teaming


39.90


Harold N. Willis, salary


40.00


Boston & Maine R.R., freight


325.24


William R. Conrad, inspecting pipe


65.92


Globe Newspaper Co., advertising


2.70


B. L. Makepeace, office supplies


6.46


Postal Telegraph Cable Co., service


1.69


Boston Post, advertising


2.70


R. D. Wood & Co., pipe


3,087.61


Highway Division


443.65


Water Division


1,680.00


Sewer Construction


174.20


$10,603.86


Unexpended balance


8,035.49


$18,639.35


$18,639.35


WATER FOR HYDRANTS.


CR.


Appropriation by Taxation


$7,000.00


DR.


Water Rates


$7,000.00


$7,000.00


$7,000.00


.


329


AUDITOR'S REPORT


WATER GUARANTEE FUND.


CR.


Balance from 1915


$2,582.20


James R. Smith


35.50


Joseph Morrison Charles A. Downing


17.50


17.50


DR.


William E. Kelly, refund


$130.00


Mrs. Martha Mellen, refund


30.00


Frank O. Squire, refund


41.00


$201.00


Balance


2,451.70


$2,652.70


$2,652.70


WATER RATES: INCOME ACCOUNT.


CR.


Uncollected, December 31, 1915


$1,132.14


Commitments


56,694.03


Additions


1,550.05


Transfer, Water for Hydrants


7,000.00


DR.


Rebates


$230.79


Appropriations by Transfer :


To Town Debt


$13,500.00


Interest


11,202.50


Sinking Fund


3,000.00


Water Division


35,797.50


63,500.00


Excess collections transferred to Water Division 1,947.62


Uncollected December 31, 1916


697.81


$66,376.22 $66,376.22


330


ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT


WIDENING MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE AT CENTRE.


CR.


Balance from 1915


$1,751.46


Appropriation by Taxation


2,019.24


Overdraft


485.24


DR.


Adams & Blinn, Attorneys for Almira


Whittemore Estate, settlement $3,100.00


Boothby & Stanley, award and interest 1,155.94


$4,255.94


$4,255.94


WIRE DEPARTMENT.


CR.


Appropriation by Taxation


$3,000.00


Reimbursement 2.50


DR.


American Express Co., expressing


$0.45


American Steel & Wire Co., wire 17.99


F. W. Barry, Beale & Co., supplies


15.80


George W. Blanchard & Co., lumber


8.65


Harold O. Bixby, printing


10.00


Boston & Maine Railroad, freight


5.50


George H. Buckminster Co., supplies


5.40


Philip H. Butler & Co., slate


2.40


J. L. A. Chellis, stock room repairs


9.83


Daniel Chisholm, labor


93.65


Cochrane Chemical Co., supplies


5.62


Watson H. Daniels, rubber stamp


1.00


William J. O. Doane, photos


3.50


Frank Ellis, labor


4.60


Fred Eeles, binding report


1.00


Electric Storage Battery Co., supplies


18.73


Gamewell Fire Alarm & Tel. Co., supplies


575.95


E. H. Griffin, labor 221.24


Hodge Boiler Works, supplies


8.65


A. H. Knowles, labor and material


6.50


G. A. Law, team hire


33.50


F. H. LeBaron, labor


109.14


331


AUDITOR'S REPORT


R. W. Le Baron, materials


$53.06


R. W. Le Baron, expenses


400.00


Maynard & Duncan, keys


.75


McEwen & Hovey, supplies


3.60


F. O. Miller, labor


22.40


C. H. Murray, labor


3.61


New York Insulated Wire Co., wire


37.82


C. S. Parker & Son, printing permits


18.00


The Pratt Chuck Co., cable


22.00


J. M. Reed, labor


2.23


Fred A. Smith, clock oil


4.40


Stuart, Howland Co., supplies


15.30


Underwriters Laboratories, supplies


7.50


Joseph Valente, labor


19.75


The Waterproof Paint Co., paint


4.40


Western Electric Co., supplies


26.96


Wetmore Savage Co., supplies


41.55


Frank Whittemore, labor


14.00


Wood Bros., expressing


5.45


Highway Division


122.57


Sewer Construction


1.75


$1,986.20


Unexpended balance


1,016.30


$3,002.50


$3,002.50


PAYMENTS ON WARRANTS.


Betterment Collections


$599.13


Board of Health


4,714.23


Board of Survey


437.25


Engineering


3,115.87


Cemeteries


6,572.92


Fire Department


15,953.17


Health Department


14,383.14


Highways


66,466.68


Highway Construction


22,254.84


Incidentals


5,206.85


Incidentals, Assessors


1,574.99


332


ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT


Incidentals, Auditor


$122.82


Incidentals, Collector


964.92


Incidentals, Town Clerk


1,820.88


Incidentals, Treasurer


461.01


Insurance


7,050.96


Memorial Day


250.00


Outside Poor


. 11,083.73


Park Commission


399.19


Police Department


17,721.37


Robbins Library


7,689.62


Salaries


12,458.34


Schools


115,507.37


School repairs


3,826.44


Sewers


2,028.11


Sewer Construction


28,793.37


Sidewalks


456.83


Soldiers' Relief


320.00


State and Military Aid


2,034.00


Snow and Ice


8,068.61


Street Lighting


12,372.44


Street Sprinkling


5,983.95


Suppression of Moths


5,513.65


Surface Drainage


2,628.23


Spy Pond Athletic Field


460.56


Town House, new


4,757.82


Town House, old


1,098.86


Tree Warden


1,533.42


Water for Hydrants


7,000.00


Water Division


25,010.62


Water Pipe Extensions


10,603.86


Planning Board


106.34


Wire Department


1,986.20


Sinking Fund


14,550.00


Committee on School Accommodation


56.40


Marking New Streets, Turkey Hill


2.20


New High School


1,762.74


New High School Furnishings


7,664.47


New High School Lot


146.98


Printing By-Laws and Statutes


10.80


333


AUDITOR'S REPORT


Extension of Summer Street


$24,933.09


Topographical Survey


36.33


Massachusetts Avenue, widening


4,255.94


Crosby School Branch Library


1,296.25


Construction of Appleton Street


13.76


New Town Hall Rents


532.50


Medford Street Estate


411.43


Summer Street Estate


27.70


High School Income Fund


1,038.39


E. Nelson Blake, Jr., Memorial Fund


68.65


Citizens-Soldiers' Fund


96.00


Robbins Library Art Fund


62.81


Water Guarantee Fund


201.00


Tax Titles


146.80


Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Burials of soldiers


50.00


Income Poor Widows' Funds


946.42


$499,703.25


REPORT OF TOWN CLERK


ARLINGTON, December 31, 1916.


The report of this department for the year ending December 31, 1916, is herewith submitted:


For reports of Town Meetings, Cemetery Commissioners, Reg- istrars of Voters, Births, Deaths, Marriages and Dog Licenses all of which come under the work of this department, reference is made to those headings.


BIRTHS AND MARRIAGES REGISTERED DURING THE YEAR 1916.


Total number of births registered


395


Males


193


Females


202


395


The parentage of children born was as follows:


Born in United States, both parties


310


Born in foreign countries, both parties 189


Born in United States, one parent 67




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