Town of Arlington annual report 1926, Part 22

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Collection System


For sewerage only, 51.24 miles, includes 3.47 miles Metropolitan sewer.


For sewerage and surface water, 0 miles.


For surface water only, 15.40 miles.


Method of disposal, sewerage into Metropolitan sewer, surface water into brooks.


Collection


Mains. (Everything but house and catch basin con- nection.)


For Sewerage For Surface Only Water Only


1. Lineal feet pipe 271,039 feet 81,502 feet 2. Lineal feet extended during year 11,620 feet 5,825 feet


3. Number of inverted siphons, 2.


4. Number of manholes, 1,126. 5. Method of flushing. Water service at manholes end of lateral lines.


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6. Method of cleaning. By special brush drawn from manhole to manhole.


7. Number of automatic flushing tanks, 0.


8. Number of direct connections with water mains for flushing, 40.


9. Number of flushings of system during the year, One-half of system.


10. Cost of flushing per mile, $14.69.


11. Cost of cleaning per mile, $14.69.


12. Number of stoppages, 4.


13. Method of ventilation, manhole covers.


14. Miles of permanent undermains, 4.58.


House Connections


1. By whom made, Sewer Division, Board of Public Works.


2. Sizes, 5, 6 and 8 inches.


3. Number made during year, 350.


4. Lineal feet laid during year, 15,098.


5. Lineal feet discontinued during year, none.


6. Total miles in use, 39.54.


7. Average cost per foot, connections made during year, $1.64.


8. Number of stoppages coming to attention of Department, 103.


Discharge of Sewer


1. Estimated population using sewer system, 24,300.


2. Number of buildings connected, 4,353.


3. Daily discharge for year .*


4. Daily discharge for each user .*


5. Daily quantity of factory waste .*


6. Daily leakage into sewers .*


7. Daily leakage per mile of sewers .*


8. Are quantities given under 3 to 7 estimated or measured ?*


* Note: See Metropolitan Sewerage Board Report.


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General


Total cost of collecting mains, $605,907.21.


Bonded debt at date, $100,000.


Serial notes, $87,000.


Value of sinking fund at date, $57,395.77.


Average rate of interest on bonds, 4 per cent.


Proportion of cost of system assessed on abutters, 45 per cent.


Yearly assessment for maintenance, none.


Method of assessing abutters and rate of assess- ment, as fixed by Acts of 1896, Chapter 282, is 28 cents per lineal foot frontage and 52-100 cents per square foot for area within 100 feet of street line.


FINANCIAL STATEMENT CONSTRUCTION


Receipts


Cash on hand January 1, 1926


$1,992 21


From Public Funds


44,000 00


Serial Notes


25,000 00


Stock 1,950 79


$72,943 00


Expenditures


Mains


$41,070 95


House Connections


24,768 10


General Expense 7,012 79


Cash Balance, January 1, 1927


91 16


--- $72,943 00


MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION


Receipts Appropriation from Public Funds $7,000 00


Expenditures


Repairs of mains $367 34


Brattle Street pump


1,829 13


Grove Street pump


1,558 70


Medford Street pump


148 48


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Cleaning and flushing mains 752 86


Care and repair of particular sewers 1,338 76


General Expense 952 14


Cash Balance, January 1, 1927


52 59


$7,000 00


WATER DIVISION


Fourteen thousand, five hundred and forty-four feet of water mains were laid during the year and connected with the Metropolitan system. Details of this construc- tion will be found in Table 6.


Services


Four hundred and eighty-seven new services have been added during the year and seventeen services aban- doned. There are for all purposes 2,833 on the low, 2,605 on the high, and 14 on the old reservoir system. On the Metropolitan water supply there are 23 services for muni- cipal buildings included in the above, 2 for street water- ing standpipes and 40 for sewer flushing purposes. On January 1, 1927, 176 services were temporarily out of use.


Meters


Four hundred and seventy meters were set on serv- ices installed during 1923, 1924, 1925 and 1926. The total number of meters in use January 1, 1927, is 5,410.


WATER MAINS NOW IN SERVICE


LOW SERVICE SYSTEM


HIGH SERVICE SYSTEM


RESERVOIR SYSTEM


Size


Cement-lined Pipe


Cast-iron Pipe


Cast-iron Pipe


Cement and Cast-iron Pipe


Inches


Length Feet


Hyd.


Gates


Length Feet


Hyd.


Gates


Length Feet


Hyd.


Gates


Length Feet


Hyd.


Gates


12


6,791


18,417


8,530


10


11,210


21,133


270


S


22,047


24,082


1,576


6


570


88,523


124,575


1,129


4


870


11,800


1,497


1,620


Totals


1,440


2


5


140,371


276


283


189,704


383


428


13,125


10


12


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TABLE 6


Appropriation for 1926


$59,500.00 17.26


Balance on hand, January 1, 1926


$59,517.26


Available for 1926 Net expenditure


59,463.58


Balance, January 1, 1927


$53.68


EXTENSIONS OF HIGH SERVICE SYSTEM


LOCATION


Size of Pipe in Inches


Length in Feet


No. of Hy- drants


No. of Gates


Total Cost


Cost per Foot


Totals


Appleton Street (Old end westerly)


6


339


1


2


$1,183.97


$3.49


Buena Vista Road (Gray Street southerly)


6


157


1


1,172.59


7.47


Burton Street (Massachusetts Avenue southerly)


6


240


830.28


3.46


Cedar Avenue (Oakland Avenue southerly) . .


6


203


1


938.87


4.62


Cheviot Road (Robbin Hood Road to Intervale Road)


6


398


2


978.99


2.46


Churchill Avenue (Gray Street southerly) .


8


7


1


1,699.35


5.00


Crosby Street (Old end northerly) .


6


119


1


283.24


2.38


Davis Road (Massachusetts Avenue southerly)


6


66


1


195.35


2.96


Dennett Road (Old end southerly) .


6


48


116.51


2.43


Falmouth Road West (Old end to Highfield Road)


6


303


1


1


1,373.00


4.53


Farmer Street (Robbins Road westerly)


6


362


1


1


1,287.07


3.56


Gray Street (Old end to Valley Road)


10


290


28


1 .


1


1,871.69


5.89


Highfield Road (Falmouth Road West northerly)


6


104


2


662.39


6.37


Iroquois Road (Ottawa Road northerly)


6


1


2


1,094.05


3.68


Laurel Street (Old end westerly)


6


108


206.19


1.91


Lake Shore Drive (Old end southerly)


6


268


1


1


928.91


3.46


Lowell Street (Old end to Lexington line)


6


1


.


835.47


3.47


*Menotomy Road (Massachusetts Avenue to Gray Street)


1,462


3


4,248.94


2.91


Millett Street (Lansdowne Road easterly)


145


1


445.58


3.07


Mt. Vernon Street (Old end southerly) .


410


1


3


1,353.39


3.30


Moulton Road (Mt. Vernon Street easterly).


6


281


2


991.10


3.53


Newport Street (Old end to Hawthorne Avenue)


457


1


2


1,739.17


3.81


Old Mystic Street (Winchester Road northerly)


6


212


1


709.72


3.35


.


6


333


. .


.


6


.


297


241


6


6


.


6


WATER EXTENSIONS


Ottawa Road (Old end easterly). Park Avenue Extension (Old end to Summer Street)


6


180


2


559.21


3.11


6


13


S


737


2


3


5,124.07


6.83


*Revere Street (Walnut Street to Menotomy Road)


6


413


1


3


1,181.15


2.86


*Sehool Street (Massachusetts Avenue southerly) .


6


803


2


4


2,717.93


3.38


Scituate Street (Gray Street to Hawthorne Avenue)


6


1,440


4


8


6,826.10


4.74


Summer Street (Forest Street easterly).


6


12


1


2


1,621.29


4.53


Summer Street (Park Avenue Extension westerly)


6


16


1


2


2,919.98


5.70


Sunset Road (Bow Street northerly)


6


190


1


1,212.30


6.38


Surry Road (Old end westerly) .


6


24


64.64


2.69


Wachusett Avenue (Old end northerly)


00


354


1


1


942.17


2.66


Wildwood Avenue (Newman Way easterly)


6


171


1


559.23


3.27


Hydrant, Alpine Street, near Park Avenue Extension


6


8


1


1


182.67


Hydrant, Mill Street, at corner of Massachusetts Avenue


6


8


1


1


290.34


Totals


12,089


27


61


$49,346.90


. .


. .


.


.


S


346


496


.


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EXTENSIONS OF LOW SERVICE SYSTEM


LOCATION


Size of Pipe in Inches


Length in Feet


No. of Hy- drants


No. of Gates


Total Cost


Cost per Foot


Totals


Burch Street (At Lake Street)


6


40


1


$155.03


$3.88


Brooks Avenue (Old end to Milton Street) .


6


110


205.83


1.87


Davis Avenue (Old end easterly)


6


60


116.33


1.94


Margaret Street (Lake Street to Mary Street)


6


234


1


3


983.73


4.20


Mary Street (Margaret Street to Burch Street)


6


286


2


820.43


2.87


Massachusetts Avenue (Old end westerly)


6


222


2


586.30


2.64


Milton Street (Old end to Brooks Avenue)


6


327


1


1


758.27


2.32


Mystic Valley Parkway (Rawson Road to River Street)


6


595


1


4


1,552.20


2.61


Rawson Road (Old end to Broadway) .


6


64


1


1


275.99


4.31


Varnum Street (Old end southerly) . .


6


201


1


2


624.89


3.11


Webcowet Road (At Orchard Terrace)


6


20


70.99


3.55


Webster Street (Old end to Warren Street).


6


155


1


434.84


2.80


Installing 7 hydrants on Massachusetts Avenue, between Court Street and Brattle Street.


6


141


7


7


1,923.54


Totals.


2,455


13


24


$3,596.14


3,596.14


Total.


$61,451.41


*** Stock


$1.987.83


1,987.83


Grand Totals


14,544


40


85


$59,463.58


*Built by contract, $867.83 retained.


** Tools and equipment, $221.34; engineering, $504.36; Saturday afternoons,


*** Credit.


$1,267.98; miscellaneous, $209.14; vacations, $800.23; holidays, $593.09.


$8,508.37


** General expense


1


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TABLE 7 WATER MAINTENANCE DIVISION


Cash on hand January 1, 1926


$297 28


Receipts from sale of water, 1926


113,656 95


Total Net expenditure


$113,954 23


107,709 20


Cash balance, January 1, 1927 $6,245 03


DISTRIBUTION OF EXPENSE


Maintenance


Net Expenditures Totals


Shop and yard


$469 11


Mains, care and repair


1,646 07


Services, care and repair


7,595 40


Hydrants and gates, care and repair 2,747 01


Turning water services off and on


211 65


Tools and equipment


1,277 47


Reservoir and Great Meadows


641 53


Meters, care, repair and reading


6,953 34


*General expense 4,473 28


Total maintenance Services


$26,014 86


Services, extension of


$13,648 33


Meters, installation of


7,549 48


Total services


21,197 81


Water Debt


$16,500 00


Interest account


3,972 50


Metropolitan water tax


40,305 60


Total


60,778 10


$107,990 77 *Saturday afternoons, $2,124.05; vacations, $656.00 ; holidays, $669.18; engineering, $162.72; miscellaneous, $861.33.


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Work outside of division


$64 12


Stock


217 45


Total


281 57


Grand Total


$107,709 20


WATER RATES FROM CONSUMER


Year


Meter


1917


$61,633 38


1918


68,059 78


1919


65,067 36


1920


66,694 89


1921


72,163 97


1922


73,830 02


1923


76,144 32


1924


84,390 12


1925


89,741 62


1926


113,656 95


ARLINGTON WATER WORKS


Arlington, Middlesex County, Mass.


Population by census of 1925, 24,943.


Date of construction, low service, 1872; high service, 1894. By whom owned, Town of Arlington. 2 .


Source of supply, Metropolitan Water System.


Consumption


1. Estimated total population at date, 27,300.


2. £ Estimated population on lines of pipes, 26,500.


3. Estimated population supplied, 26,300.


4. Total consumption for the year, 568,158,000 gal- lons.


5. Percentage of consumption metered, 100 per cent.


6. Average daily consumption, 1,529,200 gallons.


7. Gallons per day to each inhabitant, 59.


8. £ Gallons per day to each consumer, 59.


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Distribution (Including auxiliary supply from old reservoir)


Mains


1. Kind of pipe, cast iron and cement.


2. Sizes, from 4-inch to 12-inch.


3. Extended feet during year, 14,544.


4. Discontinued, 0.


5. Total now in use, 65.27 miles.


6. Cost of repairs per mile, $25.00 estimated.


7. Length of pipe less than 4 inches in diameter, 2,955 feet.


8. Number of hydrants added during year (public), 40.


9. Number of hydrants (public and private) now in use, 671.


10. Number of stop gates added during year, 85.


11. Number of stop gates now in use, 738.


12. Average pressure on mains at center of town, 100 high system, 60 low system.


Services


16. Kind of pipe, cement-lined, galvanized, cast iron.


17. Sizes, 1-inch to 6-inch.


21. Number of service taps added during year, 470.


22. Number of services now in use, 5,410.


25. Number of meters added, 470.


26. Number now in use, 5,410.


27. Percentage of services metered, 100 per cent.


28. Percentage of receipts from metered water, 100 per cent.


FINANCIAL STATEMENT MAINTENANCE


Receipts


Stock on hand January 1, 1926 $4,888 50 Cash on hand January 1, 1926 297 28


$5,185 78


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A Water Rates (for building purposes, etc.) $51 67


B Water Rates (meters) 113,605 28


C Total water and meter rents $113,656 95


K Gross from all sources $118,842 73


Expenditures


Stock on hand January 1, 1927 $4,671 05


Cash on hand January 1, 1927 6,245.03


$10,916 08


AA · Metropolitan Water


Assessment $40,305 60 Management, repairs, etc. 25,950 74


BB Interest on bonds and notes 3,972 50


CC Total maintenance $70,228 84


DD Paid on Public Debt $16,500 00


Transfer to Water Ex- tensions 21,197 81


$37,697 81


KK Gross expenditures $118,842 73


CONSTRUCTION


Receipts


R From Notes issued $44,000 00


From Public Funds 15,517 26


From Water Maintenance 21,197 81


Stock 1,987 83


V Total


$82,702 90


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Expenditures


FF Extension of mains $57,855 27


Extension of services 13,648 33


Installation of meters 7,549 48


General expense


3,596 14


Cash on hand January 1, 1927 53 68


Total $82,702 90


Respectfully submitted,


WILLIAM S. FAIRCHILD, JAMES R. SMITH, WALTER F. ROBINSON, Board of Public Works.


REPORT OF THE JOINT BOARD OF SELECT- MEN AND BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS


January 11, 1927.


To the Honorable Board of Selectmen, Arlington, Mass.


Gentlemen :


The Joint Board of Selectmen and Board of Public Works respectfully submits its twenty-third annual re- port for the year ending Dec. 31, 1926.


At the Annual Town Election held March 1, 1926, Mr. Hollis M. Gott was elected Selectman for a term of three years, and Mr. Walter F. Robinson was elected a member of the Board of Public Works for a term of three years. By virtue of such election, they became members of this Board.


The Board was organized with Frederick W. Hill, Chairman, and John A. Easton, Clerk.


The following appointments were made for the year ending April 1,. 1927: Town Counsel, Paul M. White; Town Engineer and Supt. of Public Works, George E. Ahern; Inspector of Wires, William E. Mason.


STREET LIGHTING


The existing lighting schedule was continued, and during the year new lights were installed on all streets accepted by the Town at its annual meeting. Ornamental and large candle-power lights were substituted for low candle-power lights, and additional lights were installed at points recommended by the Inspector of Wires.


Appropriation for street lighting, 1926. .... $21,100 00 Amount expended for street lighting, 1926 .. 20,815 29


Unexpended balance .


$ 284 71


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REPORT OF JOINT BOARD


FIRE AND POLICE BOXES


Additional Fire alarm boxes were installed at the following points :


461 cor. Dudley St. and Dudley Ct.


414 cor. Churchill Ave. and Gray St.


431 cor. Summer St. and Grove St.


432 cor. Hemlock St. and Pine St.


43 moved to Mass. Ave. opposite Mt. Vernon St.


45 moved to Mass. Ave. opposite Brattle St.


Additional Police signal boxes were installed at the following points :


14 cor. Milton St. and Brooks Ave.


212 Webster St., cor. Exeter St.


The underground cable system was extended in Mass. Ave. from the Centre to Park Ave., making pos- sible the dividing of the Fire Alarm signal service into eight circuits which consequently reduces the possibility of having the entire system' rendered useless at any one time by lightning or other causes, thereby depriving the Town of proper protection.


RECONSTRUCTION OF MASS. AVE. AND LAKE ST.


Senator Warren and Representative Currier were instrumental in securing an allotment of $8,000 from the Commissioner of the Department of Public Works and a like amount from the Middlesex County Commission- ers, to apply to the cost of reconstructing Mass. Ave. from the Elevated carbarns to the Lexington line. This work was done under the supervision of the State en- gineers and was of the same type of construction as Broadway. The work was completed early in November.


After the cost of reconstructing Mass. Ave. was de- termined, there was an available balance in the appropri- ation for maintenance and construction of highways to


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reconstruct Lake St. of penetrated asphalt from Mass. Ave. to a point approximately 300 feet beyond Spy Pond Lane.


The reconstruction of these two sections of main highways has given general satisfaction to the traveling public.


NEW STREETS


This year has witnessed the acceptance and construc- tion of eleven streets, the largest number of streets con- structed in any one year. The amount appropriated for this purpose was approximately $150,000, and by reason of the large amount involved, very much lower contract prices were obtained than heretofore.


The Board is strongly of the opinion that it is de- sirable to accept and construct as many streets each year as possible, giving to the residents of such streets better protection, increased convenience, greater satisfaction, and a justifiable pride in the improved appearance of the approaches to their respective homes.


For the next few years it is to be expected that re- quests will be made to accept and construct new streets as they become substantially developed.


SIDEWALKS AND EDGESTONES


An unprecedented number of requests were received for the construction of granolithic sidewalks and edge- stones. The total cost of such construction was approx- imately $20,000, or twice the amount appropriated at the Annual March Meeting. Obviously it was not possible for the Board to grant all of the requests; therefore the Board decided to construct sidewalks on residential streets only, and no sidewalks were constructed out of this ap- propriation in front of business property.


The Board will ask for an appropriation of $20,000 for the coming year, so as to be prepared to care for the large number of requests known to be forthcoming.


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REPORT OF JOINT BOARD


NEW DEVELOPMENTS


The Joint Board, sitting as a Board of Survey, ap- proved and signed the Board of Survey plans of James H. Murray for the development of the Irwin Farm; of Robbins & Smith for the development of Newport and Scituate Streets ; and of Herbert F. Allen for the develop- ment of the Crosby Farm on Lake St.


There are still a number of large tracts of land that are desirable for home sites, and it is probable that these will be opened up and developed within the next few years. The Town is still in the period of growth and expansion, and this Board, so far as it has power, will endeavor to see that these latter developments shall be along lines that will be consistent with the purpose and intent of the new Zoning and Building By-laws.


FREDERICK W. HILL, NELSON B. CROSBY, HOLLIS M. GOTT, WILLIAM S. FAIRCHILD, JAMES R. SMITH, WALTER F. ROBINSON,


Joint Board of Selectmen and Board of Public Works.


REPORT OF PLANNING BOARD


To the Honorable Board of Selectmen: Gentlemen :


During the past year there has been a gratifying decrease in the number of petitions filed for modifica- tions of the Zoning By-Law and Plan. This would seem to indicate that at least for the present a fairly stable zoning condition had been reached. There still remains, however, considerable undeveloped territory now chiefly used for farming purposes which will probably come into the market as soon as the present somewhat excessive building has been absorbed. As these undeveloped areas possess great possibilities as regards attractive and proper development, if suitably handled, it is to be hoped that the Town will maintain its present attitude as evi- denced at the Town Meetings as regards any departure from the present general plan or any lowering of the existing zoning restrictions.


In accordance with the instructions of the last an- nual Town Meeting, the Board has had under considera- tion certain projects during the year which were a part of its Town Plan and which in its judgment were those which should receive the first attention. These projects on all of which some progress has been made are as fol- lows :


Situation at junction of Pleasant Street and Mass. Ave.


Extension of Warren Street to a junction with Mys- tic Street.


Connection between Mystic River Parkway and pro- posed road along the easterly shore of Spy Pond. Enlargement of Town Hall lot by acquisition of prop- erty now privately owned.


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REPORT OF PLANNING BOARD


In connection with one of the studies made by the Board it was extremely pleasant to receive offers from two citizens, Messrs. Franklin and Daniel Wyman, of gifts of land for possible street widening. This is men- tioned as it is sincerely hoped that other property owners will realize the ultimate benefits to be derived from mak- ing gifts of land to the Town when the same can be used as a part of some well-defined public improvement.


The personnel of the Board has been changed during the year by the retirement of Mr. Robert W. Pond upon completion of his term of office and by the election of Mr. John R. Foster. Mr. Pond had been a member of this Board from its inception and had rendered valuable assistance in connection with municipal engineering prob- lems. Upon organizing for the year, Mr. Charles M. Mac- Millin was re-elected Chairman and Mr. Herbert M. Dutcher, Secretary.


With reference to the Town Plan previously referred to, the Board feels that the very favorable reception accorded this report by other localities should be noted. Many requests for copies of the report have been received from colleges and libraries for reference purposes. As a matter of cooperation within the State a copy of this report has been sent to every town or city having a zon- ing ordinance or considering one. This involved the dis- tribution of about 85 copies of the report.


In closing the Board again desires to thank those departments of the Town which have endeavored to co- operate with it in its work. The action of the Finance Committee in delegating a representative to attend any public hearings held by the Board is also of interest and should be noted at this time.


CHARLES M. MACMILLIN, HERBERT M. DUTCHER, CYRUS E. DALLIN, CAROLYN B. REED, JOHN R. FOSTER.


Planning Board.


REPORT OF THE BOARD OF PARK COMMISSIONERS


Honorable Board of Selectmen, Arlington, Mass. Gentlemen :


The Board of Park Commissioners beg to make the following report for the year 1926.


The usual routine work of caring for the land under their jurisdiction has been done as far as their appropria- tions have allowed. We still strongly feel that, with the growing population of Arlington, more land should be set aside for park purposes, and we are working on a pro- gram for the gradual development of the park system together with the playgrounds.


This year, we have done a good deal of construction work. In Menotomy Rocks Park, the shores of the pond have been cleaned up to the level of the water, and a water gate has been installed so that the pond at times can be drained to be cleaned. An acre of land has been partially levelled for playground purposes, and this work we hope to finish the coming year if sufficient appropria- tions are allowed. We also intend to install a nursery the coming year for small trees and shrubs near the pond, which will be a saving and benefit to the Town. The walks in Menotomy Rocks Park need to be re-surfaced, and this work has been partly completed as far as our appropriation would allow.


In Meadow Brook Park, we have completed the rough grading of a playground, and have received considerable fill from the Town, which has aided us greatly in this project. The further end of Meadow Brook Park has been partially filled with ashes, but a very large amount more is needed, and we have consulted the Board of Pub- lic Works several times to obtain the necessary amount.


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REPORT OF PARK COMMISSIONERS


We have hired a permanent man for the care of the different parks, which will enable us to attend to this work more efficiently, and at a saving to the Town. We have met with the sub-committee of the School Commit- tee, and through this joint committee, and under the jurisdiction of the Board of Public Works, over 250 feet of culvert has been completed to control the brook that runs through the land in back of the High School, taken for playground purposes. It is our hope that during the coming year we will be able, through sufficient appro- priation, to continue this culvert and grade a large por- tion of this land, and make it possible for same to be used by the Town.


The Crosby School Playground has been re-graded as far as possible, and this needs considerable care. We recommend that a wire fence be built along Winter Street, Oxford Street, and the property line on the northerly edge of the lot-this to be done on a progressive scale. This would aid greatly to the safety of the children and tend to keep them out of the street.


We feel greatly indebted to the firemen connected with the Central Fire Station for their interest and work done at the Soldiers' Monument Park, and it is fitting to say that this Park has been attended to entirely by them, with no cost to the Town other than the supplying of lawn mowers, hose and other materials, and all credit for the splendid work accomplished is due to them.


Numerous areas, such as triangles at the junctions of streets and small plots which are under the jurisdic- tion of the Park Commissioners, have been kept in order as far as conditions would allow.


Respectfully submitted,


CHARLES L. FITCH, PERCY A. GOODALE, ROBERT M. BOYD, Park Commissioners, Town of Arlington.


REPORT OF TREE WARDEN (For Year Ending Dec. 31, 1926)


During the year this department has removed 21 large trees which were either dead or which obstructed public travel. The main cause of many of our old trees dying is that on account of their age they do not receive the necessary nourishment which is needed through the soil, on account of improved methods of construction of our sidewalks and roadbeds. Many trees which are in perfect condition are removed on account of obstruction due to change of grades, entrance to new buildings and construction of new streets. Two hundred and six trees were planted the past year. With the exception of a few, these trees have made a good start and in a few years will be an asset to the Town. I wish to call attention to the need of preserving our young trees from injury by school children, and ask the teachers in our public schools to co-operate with this department by instructing the school children in regard to the value and care of our trees and enlist their interest so that they will not climb, swing, cut, or in any way injure the bark.




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