USA > Massachusetts > Middlesex County > Arlington > Town of Arlington annual report 1921 > Part 18
Note: The text from this book was generated using artificial intelligence so there may be some errors. The full pages can be found on Archive.org (link on the Part 1 page).
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 | Part 10 | Part 11 | Part 12 | Part 13 | Part 14 | Part 15 | Part 16 | Part 17 | Part 18 | Part 19 | Part 20 | Part 21 | Part 22 | Part 23 | Part 24 | Part 25 | Part 26 | Part 27 | Part 28 | Part 29 | Part 30 | Part 31 | Part 32 | Part 33 | Part 34 | Part 35 | Part 36 | Part 37 | Part 38 | Part 39 | Part 40
602
1734
.
490 160
TABLE SHOWING THE LOCATION, LENGTH AND WIDTH OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE STREETS - Continued
Name
Location
Width
Length
Date of Acceptance
Publie
Private
Scituate Street.
Gloucester Street to Gray Street.
40
587
224 feet built.
+Second Street .
Peck Avenue to Lanark Road.
40
150
+Selkirk Road.
Aberdeen Road to Perth Road.
40
500
Shawnee Road
Bonad Road to High Haith Road
40
557
Sherborn Street.
Medford Street, westerly .
40
625
+Short Street .
Chestnut Street, easterly .
40
201
+Smith Street.
Arnold Street to Laneaster Road
40
600
Spring Avenue
Pine Ridge Road to Buena Vista Road.
40
1350
Spring Road.
Sutherland Road, southerly.
40
300
Spring Street
Pleasant Street to Highland Avenue
3450
Old Town Way named Spring Place, November 9, 1846. November 11, 1850; April 15, 1867.
Spring Valley
Pleasant Street to Spy Pond ...
25
520
¡Spureliff Road. .
Mystie Street to Crosby Street .
40
916
+Steep Rock Road.
Philenion Street to Winehester Line
40
300
Stowecroft Road.
Upland Road to Spurcliff Road .
40
911
+Summer Street.
Mystie Street to Brattle Street.
50
3920
.
April 7, 1873; Old Town Way, Novem- ber 9, 1846; Mareh 16, 1908. September 18, 1914.
Summer Street
Brattle Street to Lexington Line
50
6750
Summer Street Avenue.
Hemloek Street, westerly.
40
465
Summer Street Place.
Summer Street, southwesterly
20
170
Summit Street ...
Alpine Street, northeasterly
40
900
+Summit Street.
Summer Street, southwesterly
40
118
Sunny Side Avenue.
Broadway, easterly.
40
450
Sunset Road .
Bow Street, northeasterly.
40
1200
+Sunset Road. Ext.
Frost Street, southwesterly
40
627
Surry Road ..
Daniels Street, westerly
40
520
406 feet built.
Sutherland 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
Sylvia Street.
Rublee Street to Malvern Street.
40
Tanager Street. .
Wollaston Avenue to Wollaston Avenue.
40
Teel Street.
Massachusetts Avenue to Cross Street .
40
Teel Street Place.
Teel Street, westerly ..
30
206
Temple Street .
Highland Avenue, easterly .
40
235
+Thesda Street .
Wright Street to Reed Street.
40
1620
+Third Street .
Peck Avenue to Perth Road.
40
100
308
ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT
November 22, 1906. March 9, 1881; March 10, 1884.
1150 970
800 2001
+Thomas Street.
Forest Street to Wright Street .
40
350
+Thompson Street.
Lowell Street to Mill Lane
40
425
+Thorn Road ..
Forest Street, southwesterly .
10
185
Thorndike Street.
Massachusetts Avenue to Lake Avenue
40
1057
March 20, 1916.
Thorndike Street.
Lake Avenue to B. & L. R.R ..
40
643
Trent Street
Highland Avenue, easterly.
40
229
Trowbridge Street.
Massachusetts Avenue to Waldo Road.
45
1050 1300
March 26, 1914. April 2, 1866.
Udine Street.
Appleton Street to Rublee Street.
40
960
+Unnamed street.
Sylvia Street, westerly .
40
170
+Unnamed street .
40
400
+Unnamed street .
Norfolk Road, southwesterly.
40
200
Unnamed street.
Hibbert Street to Sylvia Street.
40
180
+Unnamed street .
Kensington Park, southeasterly .
40
280
+Unnamed street .
Park Place, southerly
40
340
Upland Road .
Falmouth Road, westerly .
525
March 20, 1916.
Upland Road .
West of Langley Road.
40
102
+Úpland Road West
Crosby Street to Highfield Road
40
493
+Valentine Road ..
Appleton Street to George Street .
50
900
Varnum Street.
Massachusetts Avenue, southerly.
40
403 650
March 26, 1914. November 13, 1894.
+Wachusett Avenue
Appleton Street to Florence Avenue .
50
730
Wachusett Avenue .
Florence Avenue to Park Avenue ..
50
1800
Waldo Road.
Marathon Street to Cleveland Street.
200
April 15, 1898, formerly Laurel Street.
Waldo Road .
Marathon Street to Amsden Street. .
45
750
Wall Street.
Eastern Avenue to Arlmont Street .
40
448
+Walnut Avenue
Glen Avenue, easterly ..
40
400
Walnut Court.
Walnut Street, easterly.
25
275
Walnut Street.
33
1360
*Warren Street.
Medford Street to Broadway
50
2680
March 7, 1870. May 27, 1873, Old Town Way, Novem- ber 9, 1846.
+Warren Street.
Appleton Street, southerly.
30
350
Warwick Street .
Marathon Street to Trowbridge Street
45
200
Washington Avenue
Madison Avenue to Orient Avenue
40
250
Washington Street. .
Brattle Street to Summer Street. .
40
700
Washington Street Ext.
Summer Street to Overlook Road.
40
2080
Water Street.
Massachusetts Avenue to Russell Street.
40
680
March 15, 1894.
+Water Street Ext.
Mystie Street to Russell Street .
50
1300
Waverly Street. .
Florence Avenue to Cedar Avenue. .
40
2180
+Waverly Street .
Florence Avenue to Dow Avenue. .
40
644
Webeowet Road.
Medford Street to Orchard Terrace ..
40
484
Webcowet Road.
Orchard Terrace, northerly .
40
608
Webster Street ..
Broadway to Warren Street .. 40
680
May 27, 1873.
+Webster Street.
.
Warren Street to Mystie Valley Parkway 40
1710
309
TOWN ENGINEER'S REPORT
Tufts Street .
Massachusetts Avenue to Warren Street.
35
Massachusetts Avenue to Paul Revere Road.
40
Wachusett Avenue.
Wollaston Avenue to Appleton Street.
40
45
Massachusetts Avenue to Gray Street
·
.
.
.
TABLE SHOWING THE LOCATION, LENGTH AND WIDTH OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE STREETS - Continued
Name
Location
Width
Date of Acceptance
Public
Private
Wellington Street.
Pleasant Street, easterly
40
737
November 8, 1897; March 6, 1911.
+Wellington Street Ext.
Wellington Street to Addison Street
40
191
West Street.
Wollaston Avenue to Appleton Street.
50
450
Westminster Avenue.
Lowell Street to Lexington Line ..
50
2310
985
Whittemore Street.
Massachusetts Avenue to B. & L. R.R.
40
466
November 23, 1909.
+Wilbur Avenue ..
Williams Street to Chestnut Street.
10
1082
Wildwood Avenue.
Bartlett Avenue, westerly ..
40
300
+Wildwood Avenue.
Massachusetts Avenue, southerly.
40
630
Williams Street.
Arnold Street, southerly.
10
500
Williams Street .
Piedmont Street, northerly .
40
750
Willow Place ..
Massachusetts Avenue, northerly
30
169
Wilson Avenne . .
Lake Street, southerly .
300
+Winchester Road
Old Mystic Street to Hutchinson Road.
40
635
Windemere Avenue.
Bartlett Avenue, northwesterly.
40
350
March 27, 1906.
Windemere Park
Windermere Avenue, southerly.
30
400
Windsor Street. .
Massachusetts Avenue, 577 feet northeasterly
45
577
March 25, 1915.
Windsor Street.
Waldo Road, 423 feet southeasterly.
45
423
Winnick Place.
Medford Street to northwest of Sherborn Street
20
230
Winslow Street. .
M.ystie Street to Russell Terrace.
40
*528
March 14, 1892. April 13, 1874; also Old Town Way, November 9, 1846. September 23, 1878; November 13, 1894; March 16, 1908.
+Wollaston Avenue ...
West Street, westerly .
60
620
+Wollaston Avenue
Appleton Street to near Wilbur Avenue ..
60
860
Wollaston Avenue.
Appleton Street to Rublee Street.
60
495
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
March 25, 1915.
+Wright Street.
Winchester Line, southwesterly ...
10
1930
Wyman Street. .
Massachusetts Avenue to Warren Street ..
40
1050
600
Wyman Terrace.
Massachusetts Avenue to Massachusetts Avenue
40
751
March 20, 1916.
Yale Street. ..
Arlinont Street to Hawthorne Avenue Extension
40
1117
.
*Street laid out by the County Commissioners. +Proposed Street not built.
Length of Publie Streets and Town Ways, 42.38 miles. Length of Private Streets open for travel, 29.75 miles. Length of Proposed Private Streets, 11.59 nriles.
310
ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT
Wollaston Avenue.
Park Avenue to West Street
60
1340
Winter Street.
Massachusetts Avenue to Broadway
10
1540
March 19, 188; November 22, 1906.
Wyman Lane. .
Lake Street, northwesterly ..
Length
130 feet proposed. August 4, 1884; March 17, 1881.
Westmoreland Avenue
Lowell Street to Orient Avenue.
40
311
TOWN ENGINEER'S REPORT
GENERAL STATISTICS
Arlington is situated six miles northwest of Boston, in latitude 42°, 25' north ; longitude 71°, 09' west, at an eleva- tion 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.
Area of Town, including that covered by water, 3520 acres, 51/2 square miles ; area covered by water, 268.2 acres.
Parks: Town, 54.63 acres ; Metropolitan, 55 acres.
Total cemetery area, 44.2 acres.
Public streets and Town ways: Macadam, 19.24 miles; gravel, 22.09 miles; granite paving, 0.3 mile; concrete pav- ing, 0.75 mile. Total miles, 42.38.
Private streets open for travel, 29.75 miles.
Permanent sidewalks: Tar concrete, 7.4 miles; brick, 3.31 miles ; artificial stone, 4.03 miles. Total miles, 14.74.
Edgestone, 10.29 miles.
Paved gutters, 12.57 miles.
Storm drain system, 13.18 miles.
Catch basins, 477.
Sewerage system, 37.90 miles; local Metropolitan sewer system, 3.47 miles. Total, 41.37 miles.
Particular sewer system (2648 'connections), 26.78 miles.
Number of buildings connected, 2723.
Water mains: Reservoir supply, 2.49 miles; Metro- politan low system, 22.22 miles; Metropolitan high system, 28.43 miles. Total, 53.14 miles.
REPORT OF TOWN COUNSEL
To the Honorable, the Joint Board of Selectmen and Board of Public Works.
Gentlemen :
My report for the year 1921 is presented as follows :
The claims of Lillian W. Billman and Elizabeth T. Livermore who sustained serious injuries in an automobile accident on Mystic Street, have been settled, the Town paying $250.
The claim of John Harris for damage to automobile due to a defect in Appleton Street has been settled by the payment of $52.85.
The action of Richard F. Kelley for damage to his house by steam roller is in process of settlement.
The claim against the Boston Elevated Railway Com- pany for damage to the Town's fire ladder truck and the action against Ellen Dickson for unpaid taxes are pending.
Numerous claims under the Workmen's Compensation Acts have been disposed of and others are pending.
A number of claims under assignments of wages and actions in which the Town was summoned as trustee have been disposed of.
Observance of statutory provisions and health regu- lations has been enforced in several instances.
Various hearings before legislative committees and the department of public utilities have been attended at the request of the Selectmen.
The Town Counsel has also been present at meetings of the Board of Selectmen and of other Boards; has at- tended to matters of minor importance; and has furnished opinions and advice, when requested.
Respectfully submitted,
PAUL M. WHITE, Town Counsel.
312
REPORT OF PLANNING BOARD
Membership and organization have been the same for this year as the previous one, except Miss Caira Robbins was elected to succeed H. W. Hayes, who wished to be re- lieved of the duties. The Town is indebted to the latter for his long and faithful service.
This Board was instructed by the Town Meeting to present a report at the next annual meeting, on the ques- tion of a playground in the Brattle Street District. In connection with this, some general program for develop- ment and supervision of such Town property should be established.
Consideration is being given to the following subjects, . and some action should be taken on them in the near future :
Billboard Regulation.
Zoning district for different types of buildings.
New thoroughfare, connecting Irving Street and Ap- pleton Place.
Establishment of Massachusetts Avenue building lines.
Improvements at junction of Massachusetts Avenue and Broadway.
An outdoor swimming pool.
Although their work is less prominent, the last con- ference of Massachusetts Planning Boards agreed there was more efficiency while acting only in an advisory capacity. The Town has already sufficient Executive Boards, who have shown their desire to co-operate.
Such assistance has been appreciated, and this Board stands ready and willing to receive suggestions from the citizens, and assist in promoting any improvement which is desirable for the advancement of the welfare of the Town.
Respectfully submitted,
H. B. S. PRESCOTT, HARRY G. PORTER, CYRUS E. DALLIN, CAIRA ROBBINS, ROBERT W. POND.
313
. REPORT OF PARK COMMISSIONERS
With the exception of the removal of the cairn at the foot of the rocks, at the junction of Lowell Street and Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington Heights, and which was made necessary by the dangerous condition existing there, the only work done by the Park Commission was cf routine character, care of the various grass plots under the supervision of the Park Commission and policing of Menotomy Rocks Park on holidays and Sundays.
The November ice storm did considerable damage to the trees in Menotomy Rocks Park and will involve ad- ditional expense, proper care and attention in the spring.
The Commissioners are aware that there is considerable work that could be done for the improvement and beauti- fying of our parks, but in view of the financial situation they do not feel justified in asking for extra money that would be necessary for such work.
TRUMAN L. QUIMBY, Chairman Park Commission.
REPORT OF COMMISSIONERS OF. CEMETERIES, ROBBINS FUND, SOLDIERS MONUMENT FUND AND SAMUEL C. BUCKNAM FUND
Arlington, Mass., January 1, 1922.
The report of the Commissioners having charge of the cemeteries and the above funds is herewith submitted for the year ending December 31, 1921.
The Commissioners during the year have adhered to the policy established two years ago of restricting the sale of lots to only those having a residence in the Town, and requiring the consent of the Commissioners for the interment in the Cemetery of persons outside certain de- fined degrees of relationship.
Forty-four lots and thirty single graves have been sold in 1921, amounting to $4,805. This amount, together with the appropriation of $6,849, and the income of the Funds are the only amounts available for the use of the Cemetery, all other receipts for openings, care of lots, building of foundations and vaults, evergreen, etc., are now turned into the Town Treasury and available for other purposes.
The Pleasant Street Cemetery and the Soldiers Monu- ment Lot are cared for by the Commissioners out of the appropriation made.
The work of the Department does not vary from year to year, and while there are some improvements that are needed at the present time the Commissioners feel that these improvements can wait until conditions in general become more normal.
Interments
Whole number of interments 182
Interments in private lots
124
Interments in single graves 42
Interments in public lots 16
182
Number of bodies removed from Mt.
Pleasant to other cemeteries 4
Number of bodies removed from other cemeteries to Mt. Pleasant 9
315
316
ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT
Stock and Tools on Hand
1 Lowering device
$125.00
I Lowering device
55.00
Lawn mowers
130.00
2 carts
60.00
2 wheelbarrows
10.00
Lawn hose
85.00
Covering slabs
40.00
Bricks
5.00
Waste barrels
50.00
Sprinklers
30.00
Sale cloths
70.00
Tools of all kinds
85.00
Corner posts on hand
30.00
Cement on hand
10.00
$785.00
Receipts and Expenditures
Appropriation for 1921
$6,849.00
Received from sale of lots
4,805.00
Received from perpetual care
8,375.00
Received from care of lots, openings, etc.
3,574.50
Received from Income Perpetual
Care Fund 1,100.00
Received from Income of Robbins Fund 175.00
Received from Income Soldiers
Monument Fund 75.00
Received from Income S. C. Buckman Fund 71.53
$25,025.03
Expenditures
Paid Town Treasurer, Perpetual Care Fund $8,375.00
Paid Town Treasurer, Receipts for openings, care of lots, etc. 3,574.50
Amount paid for labor 10,569.75
Amount paid for loam, trees, and all other expenses 2,505.78
$25,025.03
317
REPORT OF COMMISSIONERS OF CEMETERIES
PERPETUAL CARE FUND
Amount of Fund, January 1, 1921 $49,115.00
Receipts for perpetual care of lots in 1921 8,375.00
Permanent Fund, December 31, 1921
$57,490.00
Balance from 1920 $3,779.51
Interest on
Henderson Street Sewer
Loan $420.00
Locke School Addition
Loan 300.00
Water Loan Notes of 1910 160.00
Street Loan of 1914
40.00
Schouler Court Purchase of 1914
200.00
Sewer Loan of 1916
160.00
Sewer Loan of 1917
100.00
Summer Street Loan of 1918
160.00
Sewer Loan of 1919
90.00
Water Loan of 1920
300.00
Water Loan of 1921
75.00
$4,000 Liberty Bonds, Third Issue 170.00
$5,000 Liberty, Bonds, Fourth Issue 212.50
Menotomy Trust Co., Interest Department 57.31
Arlington Savings Bank 114.00
$2,558.81
$6,338.32
Expenditures
Accrued Interest on
Fourth Liberties $76.15
Paid Town Treasurer
for disbursement 1,100.00
$1,176.15
5,162.17
Total Fund and Income
$62,652.17
318
ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT
Investment transactions in 1921
$52,894.51
Securities on Hand, January 1, 1921 Investments in 1921
$5,000 Liberty Bonds, Fourth Issue $4,359.45
Water Loan of 1921, Note 81 3,000.00
Junior High School Furnishing Note 99 3,000.00
Deposited in Menotomy Trust Co., Interest Department 4,886.71
Deposited in Arlington Savings Bank 511.50
$15,757.66
Securities maturing during 1921
One Sewer Loan of 1916, Note 200 $2,000.00
One Sewer Loan of 1917, Note 244 1,000.00
One Sewer Loan of 1919, Note 5 2,000.00
One Street Loan of
1914, Note 112 1,000.00
$6,000.00
9,757.66
$62,652.17
Investments
One Henderson Street Sewer Loan, due December 31, 1923 $10,500.00
Three Locke School Addition Loan Notes, due serially com- mencing December 31, 1925 7,500.00
Four Water Loan Notes, due se- rially commencing December 1,1922 4,000.00
Five Schouler Court Purchase of 1914 Notes, due serially com- mencing January 1, 1929 5,000.00 One Sewer Loan of 1916 Note, due December 15, 1922 2,000.00 Two Sewer Loans of 1917 Notes, due serially commencing June 1,1922 2,000.00
319
REPORT OF COMMISSIONERS OF CEMETERIES
Two Summer Street Loans of 1918 Notes, due serially com- mencing December 15, 1923 4,000.00
Two Water Loans of 1920 Notes, due serially commencing De- cember 15, 1924 6,000.00
One Water Loan of 1921 Note, due June 30, 1924 3,000.00
One Junior High School Fur- nishing Loan Note of 1921, due December 15, 1925 3,000.00
Four U. S. Liberty Bonds, Third Issue 4,000.00
Five U. S. Liberty Bonds, Fourth Issue 4,359.45
Arlington Savings Bank Book, 8982 2,406.01
Menotomy Trust Co., Interest De- partment 4,886.71
$62,652.17
ROBBINS CEMETERY FUND, 1921
Permanent Fund
$5,000.00
Income Account
Balance from 1920
$267.49
Interest on
Locke School Addition Loan $200.00
Savings Bank Deposit
14.40
214.40
$481.89
Expenditures
Paid Town Treasurer for disburse- ments $175.00
Unexpended income, December 31, 1921
306.89
$5,306.89
Total fund and balance of income Investments
Two Locke School Addition Loan -
notes, due serially commencing December 31, 1923 $5,000.00
Deposit in Arlington Savings Bank, Book 6758 306.89
$5,306.89
320
ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT
SAMUEL C. BUCKNAM FUND, 1921 Permanent Fund $2,000.00
Income Account
Balance from 1920
$32.32
Interest on
Water Loan of 1910 $40.00
Savings Bank Deposit 51.31
91.31
$123.63
Expenditures
Paid Town Treasurer for disbursements $71.53
Balance of income, December 31, 1921 52.10
Total Fund and Accumulated Income
$2,052.10
Investments
Deposit in Arlington Savings Bank, Book 12248
$2,052.10
SOLDIERS' MONUMENT FUND, 1921
Permanent Fund $2,000.00
Income Account
Balance from 1920
$1,322.62
Interest on
Park Loan of 1914 $90.00
Savings Bank 65.44
$155.44
$1,478.06
Expenditures
Paid Town Treasurer for Dis-
bursement
$75.00
Unexpended income December 31, 1921
$1,403.06
Total Fund and Accumulated Income $3,403.06
Investments
Three Park Loan of 1914 Notes, due serially commencing No- vember 1, 1922 ($500 each) $1,500.00
Arlington Savings Bank, Book 6977 1,903.06
$3,403.06
WARREN A. PEIRCE, GEORGE G. ALLEN, J. EDWIN KIMBALL, Cemetery Commissioners.
REPORT OF REGISTRARS OF VOTERS
Arlington, Mass., December 31, 1921.
The Registrars of Voters herewith submit a brief summary of the work done during the year 1921.
As reported last year the Town adopted on January 24, 1921, the Bill creating the limited form of town meet- ing, and the establishment of voting precincts. By the acceptance of this Act a great amount of work was placed upon the Registrars, as it became their duty to so divide the Voting List as to comply with Law, and within the lines of the precincts as drawn by the Districting Board. Lists for seven precincts were required, where previously but two existed.
The total list of voters as reported December 31, 1920, was 7,789. During the month of February, 1921, 124 names were added to the list, making the total for the March election of 1921, 7,913.
There being no State Primaries or Elections in 1921, the list on December 31, 1921, is, therefore, 7,913 divided as to precincts as follows :
Precinct 1
1,185
Precinct 2
1,155
Precinct 3
1,083
Precinct 4
1,042
Precinct 5 1,010
Precinct 6
1,041
Precinct 7
1,397
Total
7,913
EBEN F. DEWING, Chairman,
EDWARD N. LACEY, JOHN W. DACEY, THOMAS J. ROBINSON, Clerk.
Registrars of Voters.
321
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE ROBBINS LIBRARY
To the Town of Arlington :
The Trustees of the Robbins Library submit their an- nual report.
The combined circulation for 1921 from Centre Library and Branches is 75,548. From Centre Library there is a gain of 4,336 with a total of 64,587 as compared with 60,251 in 1920. Children's Room shows a gain of 1,715 with 20,301 as against 18,586 in 1920.
Attendance in Reading Room shows a gain on week days of 2,059 - 25,378 as against 23,319 in 1920 and a gain on Sundays of 11 - 1,892 as against 1,881 in 1920.
The attendance in Children's Room shows a gain on week days of 805- 12,338 as against 11,533 in 1920 and a loss on Sundays of 4-1,620 as against 1,624 in 1920.
There has been a gain of 2,811 in books taken from the Stack Room, 43,141 as against 40,330 in 1920. The use of periodicals shows a gain of 194-2,136 as against 1,942.
The Postal Reserve shows a gain of 630 - 1,702 as against 1,072 in 1920.
There was a gain of 270 in books and periodicals loaned from the Arlington Heights Branch, 4,248 as against 3,978 in 1920.
There was a loss of 34 in books and periodicals sent from the Centre to the Heights, 796 in 1921 as against 830 ir 1920.
There was a loss of 1,224 in books and periodicals loaned from the East Branch, 6,713 as against 7,937 in 1920.
Visitors and readers at the East Branch were 3,122 as against 3,452 in 1920, a loss in attendance of 330.
The registration of new borrowers for the Centre and Branches was 960 as against 943 in 1920, a gain of 17.
322
323
REPORT OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES
The members of the library staff are as follows : Librarian ELIZABETH J. NEWTON
Card Cataloguer Reference Department NETTIE E. BASTON
EMILY BUCKNAM
Issue Department EDITH A. WHITTEMORE, in charge MATILDA K. LEETCH RUTH SAMPSON
Branch Department RUTH SAMPSON, in charge
Children's Department EDITH C. RICE Janitor WILLIAM T. CANNIFF, resigned July, 1921 TIMOTHY W. HURLEY, July-Dec., 1921
Arlington Heights Branch M. MACIE SEABURY
East Arlington Branch EVA M. SMITH
Branch Messenger PROCTOR MICHELSON
A considerable number of persons and organizations have given books to the library during the year. One especially welcome gift was a complete file of the "Stars and Stripes" from February 8, 1918 to June 13, 1919, pre- sented by Arlington Post No. 39 of the American Legion. Some of the other donors are Mrs. Adelbert Ames, Miss Esther Bailey, Mrs. Albert A. Bushee, Rev. Samuel C. Bushnell, Mrs. Paul Butler, Mr. Ralph E. Conder, Mrs. Edward I. Downing, Mrs. W. H. Kirkpatrick, Mrs. Ed- ward C. Turner, Mrs. Everett P. Turner, Mr. Edward Viets and Mr. E. W. Whitney. As usual, Mr. C. S. Parker has given a file of the Advocate.
The following collections of the Library Art Club have been shown from time to time and have been found of much interest.
January. No. 260. Scenes from the Life of Christ ; by J. J. Tissot.
February. No. 261. Early Colonial Houses.
324
ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT
March. No. 262. The Arnold Arboretum. April. No. 263. The National Parks.
May. No. 264. Scandinavian, Finnish and Russian Artists.
June. No. 265. English Book Illustrators.
June and July. No. 266. Rhodesia.
July. No. 267. The War in the Air.
August and September. No. 268. Minor Munitions of War.
September. No. 269. The Scott Antarctic Expedition. October. No. 270. Old Newburyport Houses.
November. No. 271. Painter-etchers, Rembrandt to Whistler.
December. No. 272. Woman's Work in the War.
Another interesting exhibition was held during the week of November 14-19, known as Children's Book Week. The Children's Room was decorated with attractive posters and many books were placed upon the tables for examina- tion, the purpose being to encourage the home reading of good books for children.
This has not been a year marked by any event of special importance. The ordinary work of the library has been carried on and in most departments there has been an increased use of its facilities. We believe that it has a just claim to continued liberal support by the town.
Need help finding more records? Try our genealogical records directory which has more than 1 million sources to help you more easily locate the available records.