Town of Arlington annual report 1928, Part 13

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Receipts


March appropriation .


$1,150.00


Transfer from reserve fund 50.00


$1,200.00


Received from Board of Registrars


12.50


Expended moving voting booths


12.50


Expenses


Labor


$914.50


Supplies


179.80


Salary


100.00


Balance


5.70


$1,200.00


197


198


ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT


Nature and Cost of Labor


Snow Work


$39.68


Fertilizing


19.75


Planting


20.00


Replace and Remove Winter Cover


30.57


Edgeing Lawn


39.50


Trim Hedges and Bushes


77.50


Cultivate Beds ..


42.50


. Clean Basin.


27.50


Rake, Roll, Seed, and Loam Lawn


90.00


April 19th Holiday


25.00


Cutting Grass


406.00


Rake Leaves .


27.50


Weed and Clean Walks


19.50


Cut Grass at Old Town Hall.


49.50


$914.50


Supplies


Loam and Fertilizer


$43.20


Trees and Plants


38.00


Repairs on Basin


38.00


Mowers and Supplies


37.00


Sharpen Mowers


23.60


$179.80


Respectfully submitted,


DANIEL M. DALEY.


REPORT OF COMMISSIONERS OF CEME- TERIES, ROBBINS FUND, SOLDIERS' MONUMENT FUND, AND SAMUEL C. BUCKNAM FUND


Arlington, Mass., January 1, 1929.


The report of the Commissioners having charge of the cemeteries and the above named funds is herewith submitted for the year ending December 31, 1928:


INTERMENTS AND REMOVALS


Bodies received at Mount Pleasant Cemetery and


224


Interments at Mount Pleasant Cemetery


220


In single graves .


48


In private lots and tombs


159


In public lots .


13


In Soldiers' Lot. 0


Interments in Old Cemetery


3


Bodies removed from other cemeteries to Mount Pleasant


5


Bodies removed from Mount Pleasant to other cemeteries 1


Bodies in Town Tomb


0


NUMBER OF LOTS AND GRAVES READY FOR SALE


Eight (8) grave lots


96


Six (6) grave lots . 164


Five (5) grave lots


1


Four (4) grave lots.


170


Three (3) grave lots


61


.


Two (2) grave lots 55 .


Single graves . 219


199


Old Cemetery


200


ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT


STOCK AND TOOLS ON HAND


1 Lowering Device . $50.00


1 Lowering Device 75.00


1 Lowering Device 160.00


Lawn Mowers


220.00


2 Carts .


60.00


3 Wheelbarrows


45.00


Lawn Hose


60.00


Waste Barrels


50.00


Lawn Sprinklers


35.00


Sailcloths


110.00


Tools of all kinds


50.00


Loam .


1,800.00


Screen, stone, and gravel


400.00


Chevrolet truck


550.00


Grave coverings


200.00


$3,865.00


CEMETERY RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES


Receipts


Appropriation for 1928


$12,000.00


Cash Receipts:


Sale of Lots


$6,075.00


Sale of Single Graves


$680.00


less Perpetual Care


170.00


510.00


Annual Care of Lots


$2,989.00


Watering


115.00


3,104.00


Opening Graves


2,260.00


Foundations


689.75


Miscellaneous


540.85


13,179.60


201


REPORT OF COMMISSIONERS OF CEMETERIES


Perpetual Care Fund Receipts.


$4,195.00


Cash Transferred from Perpetual Care Fund Income Account $3,750.00


Robbins Fund 219.55


S. C. Bucknam Fund


100.00


Soldiers' Monument Fund


250.00


4,319.55


$33,694.15


Expenditures


Salaries:


Superintendent $2,825.71


Clerk. .


945.00


Other Wages and Labor 11,360.03


Excavating


4,633.80


Loam, Fertilizer, and Shrubs


730.08


Equipment and Tools


484.11


Auto Maintenance


266.87


Fuel, Lighting, Telephone, Office Sup- plies, Other Miscellaneous Supplies and Expense


1,658.95


$22,904.55


Cash Transferred to Perpetual Care Fund $4,195.00


Town Treasurer


6,594.60


10,789.60


$33,694.15


PERPETUAL CARE FUND 1928


-


Amount of Fund, January 1, 1928 . $77,422.00


Receipts for Perpetual Care of Lots . .. . 4,025.00


Receipts for Perpetual Care of Single Graves 170.00


Permanent Fund, December 31, 1928. .


$81,617.00


202


ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT


Income Account


Balance of Income from 1927 $3,120.64


Interest on:


Schouler Ct. Purchase . $200.00


Lake St., Loan of 1924 . .


480.00


Heights Fire Station, 1924,


160.00


Water Loan of 1924. 120.00


Street Loan of 1925 .


360.00


Junior High School Bonds, 1928. .


100.00


Fourth Liberty Bonds.


212.50


First Liberty Bonds.


212.50


Arlington Savings Bank


Deposit.


1,121.68


Menotomy Trust Co.


Int. Dept. Deposit


584.49


3,551.17


$6,671.81


$88,288.81


Expenditures


Paid Town for Box Rent . $7.50


Paid Town for Disbursements .


3,750.00


Accrued Interest on Notes 647-651.


25.00


3,782.50


. .


Permanent Fund and Income, December 31, 1928 . $84,506.31


INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS IN 1928


Total Investments, January 1, 1928. . $80,542.64


Deposited in Arlington Savings Bank. . . . $3,621.68


Deposited in Menotomy Trust Co., Int. Dept. 3,841.99


Five Junior High School East Bonds, 1928 5,000.00


$12,463.67


203


REPORT OF COMMISSIONERS OF CEMETERIES


Securities Matured in 1928:


Note 647, Junior High School .


$1,000.00


Note 377, Heights Fire Station


2,000.00


Note 323, Lake St. Loan, 1924 .


1,000.00


Note 338, Water Loan, 1924 . .


1,500.00


Note 452, Street Loan, 1925


3,000.00 $8,500.00


$3,963.67


$84,506.31


INVESTMENTS


Five Schouler Court Purchase Notes, due serially commencing January, 1, 1929


$5,000.00


One Water Loan 1924 Note, due Decem- ber 31, 1929


1,500.00


Eleven Lake Street Loan Notes, due serially commencing October 1, 1929. . One Heights Fire Station Note, due October 1, 1929


11,000.00


2,000.00


Two Street Loan 1925 Notes, due serially commencing December 31, 1929 6,000.00


Four Junior High School 1928 Notes, due serially commencing July 1, 1929 4,000.00


Five Liberty Bonds, First Issue . 5,000.00


Five Liberty Bonds, Fourth Issue. 5,000.00


Arlington Savings Bank, Book 8992 23,716.41


Menotomy Trust Co., Int. Dept. 21,289.90


$84,506.31


204


ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT


ROBBINS CEMETERY FUND


Permanent Fund $5,000.00


Income Account


Balance from 1927


$419.21


Interest on:


Water Loan of 1925. 120.00


Arlington Savings Bank . . 123.96


$663.17


Expenditures


Paid Town for Disbursement.


219.55


Balance Income Account, December 31, 1928.


443.62


Total Fund and Accumulated Income .


$5,443.62


Investments


Arlington Savings Bank, Book No. 6758


$2,443.62


Two Water Loan 1925 Notes, due


December 31, 1939-40


3,000.00


$5,443.62


SAMUEL C. BUCKNAM CEMETERY FUND


Permanent Fund


$2,000.00


Income Account


Balance from 1927


$15.65


Interest on Arlington Savings


Bank Deposit .


102.03


$117.68


205


REPORT OF COMMISSIONERS OF CEMETERIES


Expenditures Paid Town for Disbursement . $100.00


Balance Income Account, Dec. 31,1928 $17.68


Total Fund and Accumulated Income


$2,017.68


Investments


Arlington Savings Bank, Book No. 12248


2,017.68


SOLDIERS' MONUMENT FUND


Permanent Fund $2,000.00


Income Account


Balance from 1927


$1,018.08


Interest on Arlington Sav-


ings Bank


152.78


$1,170.86


Expenditures


Paid Town for Disbursement.


250.00


Balance Income Account, Dec. 31, 1928


920.86


Total Fund and Accumulated Income


$2,920.86


Investments


Arlington Savings Bank, Book No. 6977


$2,920.86


WARREN A. PEIRCE, GEORGE G. ALLEN, J. EDWIN KIMBALL, Cemetery Commissioners.


REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE ELBRIDGE FARMER FUND


For the Year Ending December 31, 1928


Arlington, Mass., January 10, 1929.


Receipts


Appreciation from Investments $810.00


U.S. Government 414% Bonds-interest 247.92


10,000 Duke Power Co. 412% Bonds, due 1967-interest. 398.75


5,000 Illinois Central R.R. 434s, due 1966-interest. 131.28


5,000 Grand Trunk Railroad 6s, due 1936-interest. 190.83


10,000 Boston Elevated St. Ry. 4s, due 1935-interest. 321.12


Arlington Five Cents Savings Bank- interest. 975.23


Menotomy Trust Company-interest 219.28


$3,294.41


Disbursements


Menotomy Trust Company, vault . $5.00


Treasurer, Town of Arlington, for Rob- bins Library . 2,479.41


Transferred to Permanent Fund


810.00


$3,294.41


206


207


TRUSTEES OF THE ELBRIDGE FARMER FUND


Investments


10,000 Duke Power Company, 412% Bonds, due 1967 $10,000.00 5,000 Illinois Central Railroad 434% Bonds, due 1966 5,000.00


5,000 Grand Trunk Railroad 6% Bonds, due 1936 5,000.00


10,000 Boston Elevated Street Railway


4% Bonds, due 1935 10,000.00


Arlington Five Cents Savings Bank 22,065.00


$52,065.00


Respectfully submitted,


FRANK H. WALKER, Treas. JAMES A. BAILEY,


EBEN F. DEWING, JOHN G. BRACKETT, WILLIAM D. ELWELL, JOHN A. BISHOP.


CLARENCE NEEDHAM, Town Accountant.


REPORT OF COMMISSIONERS OF SINKING FUND 1928


Balance, December 31, 1927 . Receipts


$104,544.01


Interest on:


Liberty Bonds, Fourth Issue . . $1,275.00


N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R. 4% Bonds


600.00


High School Bonds, 1914, 412% . .


270.00


Sewer Loan of 1920, 5%


50.00


B. & M. R. R., 6% Bond


30.00


Menotomy Trust Co., Int. Dept.


1,165.29


Arlington Savings Bank


1,208.14


Appropriation by Annual Town


Meeting .


5,000.00


9,598.43


$114,142.44


Payments


Box Rent, Boston Safe Deposit &


Trust Co.


$10.00


Town of Arlington, to retire 1898 Water Bonds 15,000.00


15,010.00


Sinking Fund, December 31, 1928 .


$99,132.44


208


209


COMMISSIONERS OF SINKING FUND


INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS IN 1928


Investments, January 1, 1928. $104,544.01 Securities sold or matured in 1928:


Note 34, Sewer Loan of 1920 $2,000.00


Bond 136, High School Loan, 1914. 1,000.00


Withdrawn from Menotomy Trust


Co., Interest Dept. 9,697.21


12,697.21


$91,846.80


Investments Increased


Deposited in Arlington Savings Bank, Book No. 14554 7,285.64


Investments, December 31, 1928


$99,132.44


INVESTED AS FOLLOWS:


N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R. 4% Bonds, due May 1, 1954 . . $15,000.00


Five High School Bonds 1914, due serially commencing November 1, 1929 . 5,000.00


One B. & M. R. R. Bond 500.00


Fourth Liberty Bonds 30,000.00


Arlington Savings Bank Book, No. 14554 30,433.48


Menotomy Trust Co., Interest Dept ..


18,198.96


$99,132.44


JOSEPH C. HOLMES, CHARLES W. ALLEN, FRANK H. WALKER, Commissioners.


CHARLES A. HARDY, Treasurer. CLARENCE NEEDHAM, Accountant. 1


MUNICIPAL BUILDINGS INSURANCE FUND 1928


Balance December 31, 1927 $34,039.23


Receipts


Interest on:


Broadway Corner Loan Notes $240.00


Hardy School Furnishing Notes 120.00


Menotomy Trust Co., Interest Dept .. 387.51


Arlington Savings Bank 857.30


Appropriation by Annual Town Meeting


5,000.00


6,604.81


$40,644.04


Investments Two Broadway Corner Loan Notes, due


serially commencing October 1, 1929 . $4,000.00


Two Hardy School Furnishing Notes, due serially commencing October 1, 1929


2,000.00


Arlington Savings Bank, Book No. 40412 20,233.99


Menotomy Trust Co., Interest Dept .... 14,410.05


-- $40,644.04


JOSEPH C. HOLMES, CHARLES W. ALLEN, FRANK H. WALKER, Commissioners.


CHARLES A. HARDY, Treasurer. CLARENCE NEEDHAM, Accountant.


210


NATHAN PRATT HIGH SCHOOL FUND 1928


Principal of Fund $25,000.00


Receipts


Interest on :


Water Bonds, 1898


$80.00


N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R. Bonds


520.00


Water Loan, 1925 .


200.00


Arlington Savings Bank .


278.11


1,078.11


$26,078.11


Payments


Carried to High School Income Fund. . . 1,078.11


$25,000.00


Investments


Thirteen N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R. Bonds $13,000.00


Three Water Loan 1925 Notes, due serially commencing December 31, 1933 5,000.00


Arlington Savings Bank, Book No.


40413 7,000.00


$25,000.00


GEORGE HILL, FRANK H. WALKER, CHARLES W. ALLEN, JOSEPH C. HOLMES, ARTHUR J. WELLINGTON, Trustees.


CHARLES A. HARDY, Treasurer. CLARENCE NEEDHAM, Accountant.


211


HIGH SCHOOL INCOME FUND 1928


Accumulated Income, January 1, 1928 $349.34


Receipts


From N. Pratt High School Fund $1,078.11


From Arlington Savings Bank Deposit Interest


28.67


From Sale of Equipment .


7.80


1,114.58


$1,463.92


Payments Reimbursements to Town for Payments approved by Trustees $1,463.92


GEORGE HILL, FRANK H. WALKER,


CHARLES W. ALLEN,


JOSEPH C. HOLMES, ARTHUR J. WELLINGTON, Trustees.


CHARLES A. HARDY, Treasurer. CLARENCE NEEDHAM, Accountant.


212


WILLIAM CUTTER SCHOOL FUND 1928


Principal of Fund


$5,354.00


Receipts


Interest on:


Water Loan, 1925


$120.00


Arlington Savings Bank Deposit 120.65


240.65


$5,594.65


Payments


Paid Town for Disbursement .


240.65


$5,354.00


Investments


Two Water Loan 1925 Notes, due


December 31, 1936-37 $3,000.00


Arlington Savings Bank, Book No.


15102


2,354.00


$5,354.00


HOLLIS M. GOTT, LUKE A. MANNING, ARTHUR WYMAN, CHARLES A. HARDY, Trustees, ex-officio.


CHARLES A. HARDY, Treasurer. CLARENCE NEEDHAM, Accountant.


213


MARTHA M. W. RUSSELL SCHOOL FUND 1928


Principal of Fund


$5,327.86


Receipts


Interest on:


Water Loan 1925


$120.00


Arlington Savings Bank


119.33


239.33


$5,567.19


Payments


Paid Town for Disbursement.


239.33


$5,327.86


Investments


Two Water Loan 1925 Notes, due


December 31, 1938-39


$3,000.00


Arlington Savings Bank, Book No. 9373 2,327.86


$5,327.86


HOLLIS M. GOTT,


LUKE A. MANNING, ARTHUR WYMAN, CHARLES A. HARDY, Trustees, ex-officio.


CHARLES A. HARDY, Treasurer.


CLARENCE NEEDHAM, Accountant.


214


MARTHA M. W. RUSSELL POOR WIDOWS' FUND 1928


Principal of Fund. $1,704.23


Receipts


Interest on Arlington Savings Bank Deposit. 86.25


$1,790.48


Payments


Transferred to Income Account, poor Widows'


Funds 86.25


Balance, December 31, 1928 $1,704.23


Investments


Deposited in Arlington Savings Bank, Book No. 439. $1,704.23


HOLLIS M. GOTT, LUKE A. MANNING, ARTHUR P. WYMAN, Trustees.


CHARLES A. HARDY, Treasurer. CLARENCE NEEDHAM, Accountant.


215


MARY CUTTER POOR WIDOWS' FUND 1928


Principal of Fund $613.11


Receipts


Interest on Arlington Savings Bank Deposit . 31.03


$644.14


Payments


Transferred to Income Account, Poor Widows'


Funds 31.03


Balance, December 31, 1928 $613.11


Investments


Deposited in Arlington Savings Bank, Book No. 15105 $613.11


HOLLIS M. GOTT, LUKE A. MANNING, ARTHUR P. WYMAN, Trustees.


CHARLES A. HARDY, Treasurer. CLARENCE NEEDHAM, Accountant.


216


NATHAN PRATT POOR WIDOWS' FUND 1928


Principal of Fund. $5,000.00


Receipts


Interest on:


Fourth Liberty Bonds


$42.50


Sewer Loan, 1923


42.50


Arlington Savings Bank


100.63


Water Loan, 1925


40.00


225.63


$5,225.63


Payments Transferred to Income Account, Poor Widows' Funds 225.63


$5,000.00


Investments


One Liberty Bond, Fourth Issue. . . . $1,000.00 One Water Loan of 1925 Note, due December 31, 1936 . 1,000.00


Arlington Savings Bank, Book No. 40540 3,000.00


$5,000.00


GEORGE HILL, FRANK H. WALKER, CHARLES W. ALLEN, JOSEPH C. HOLMES, ARTHUR J. WELLINGTON, Trustees.


CHARLES A. HARDY, Treasurer. CLARENCE NEEDHAM, Accountant.


217


E. S. FARMER POOR WIDOWS' FUND 1928


Principal of Fund


$5,000.00


Receipts


Interest on:


Fourth Liberty Bonds


$42.50


Arlington Savings Bank Deposit 202.50


245.00


$5,245.00


Payments


Transferred to Income Account Poor Widows' Funds. 245.00


$5,000.00


Investments


One Liberty Bond, Fourth Issue ..... $1,000.00


Arlington Savings Bank, Book No. 40379 4,000.00


$5,000.00


GEORGE HILL, FRANK H. WALKER, CHARLES W. ALLEN, JOSEPH C. HOLMES, ARTHUR J. WELLINGTON,


Trustees.


CHARLES A. HARDY, Treasurer. CLARENCE NEEDHAM, Accountant.


218


INCOME ACCOUNT POOR WIDOWS' FUNDS 1928


Balance, January 1, 1928 .$2,195.33


Receipts


From Mary Cutter Fund .


$31.03


From E. S. Farmer Fund


245.00


From M. M. W. Russell Fund


86.25


From N. Pratt Fund


225.63


Interest on Arlington


Savings Bank


Deposit


114.45


702.36


$2,897.69


Payments


Paid Town for Disbursement


$2,897.69


HOLLIS M. GOTT, LUKE A. MANNING, ARTHUR P. WYMAN, Trustees.


CHARLES A. HARDY, Treasurer. CLARENCE NEEDHAM, Accountant.


219


E. S. FARMER RELIEF FUND 1928


Principal of Fund $5,000.00


Receipts


Balance from 1927


$2,534.78


Interest on:


Water Loan, 1925


240.00


Arlington Savings Bank Deposit


80.68


2,855.46


Total Fund and Accumulated Income


$7,855.46


Payments


Paid Town for Disbursement. 2,855.46


$5,000.00


Investments Two Water Loan 1925 Notes, due serially


commencing December 31, 1929 . .... $4,000.00


Arlington Savings Bank, Book No. 20873 1,000.00


$5,000.00


GEORGE HILL, FRANK H. WALKER, CHARLES W. ALLEN, JOSEPH C. HOLMES, ARTHUR J. WELLINGTON, Trustees.


CHARLES A. HARDY, Treasurer.


CLARENCE NEEDHAM, Accountant.


220


E. NELSON BLAKE, JR., MEMORIAL FUND 1928


Principal of Fund


$3,000.00


Unexpended Income 319.79


$3,319.79


Receipts


Interest on Arlington Savings Bank Deposit


168.03


$3,487.82


Payments


Paid Town for Disbursement.


487.82


$3,000.00


Investments


Arlington Savings Bank, Book No. 12541


$3,000.00


GEORGE HILL, FRANK H. WALKER,


CHARLES W. ALLEN, JOSEPH C. HOLMES, ARTHUR J. WELLINGTON,


Trustees.


CHARLES A. HARDY, Treasurer. CLARENCE NEEDHAM, Accountant.


221


NATHAN PRATT LIBRARY FUND 1928


Principal of Fund


$10,000.00


Receipts


Interest on :


Water Bonds, 1898 .


$40.00


Liberty Bonds, 4th Issue 42.50


Sewer Loan, 1923


42.50


Water Loan, 1925


200.00


Arlington Savings Bank Deposit


118.57


443.57


$10,443.57


Payments


Paid Town for Disbursements 443.57


$10,000.00


Investments


Three Water 1925 Notes, due serially


commencing December 31, 1931-33 . . $5,000.00


One Liberty Bond, Fourth Issue 1,000.00


Arlington Savings Bank, Book No. 40850 4,000.00


-- $10,000.00


GEORGE HILL, FRANK H. WALKER,


CHARLES W. ALLEN, JOSEPH C. HOLMES, ARTHUR J. WELLINGTON,


Trustees.


CHARLES A. HARDY, Treasurer. CLARENCE NEEDHAM, Accountant.


222


HENRY MOTT LIBRARY FUND 1928


Principal of Fund. $5,200.00


Receipts


Interest on Arlington Savings Bank Deposit


263.25


$5,463.25


Payments


Paid Town for Disbursements. 263.25


$5,200.00


Investments


Arlington Savings Bank, Book No. 15101 $5,200.00


CYRUS E. DALLIN, WILLIAM A. MULLER, M. HELEN TEELE, THERESE N. TURNER, DR. CHARLES J. WALSH, ARTHUR J. WELLINGTON, Trustees.


CHARLES A. HARDY, Treasurer. CLARENCE NEEDHAM, Accountant.


223


TIMOTHY WELLINGTON LIBRARY FUND 1928


Principal of Fund


. . . $100.00


Receipts


Interest on Arlington Savings Bank Deposit .. ...


5.05


$105.05


Payments


Paid Town for Disbursement.


5.05


$100.00


Investments


Arlington Savings Bank, Book No. 15103


$100.00


CYRUS E. DALLIN, WILLIAM A. MULLER, M. HELEN TEELE, THERESE N. TURNER, DR. CHARLES J. WALSH, ARTHUR J. WELLINGTON, Trustees.


CHARLES A. HARDY, Treasurer.


CLARENCE NEEDHAM, Accountant.


224


JULIA FILLEBROWN FUND 1928


Principal of Fund.


$100.00


Accumulated Income 186.53


Receipts


Interest on Arlington Savings Bank Deposit. .


14.48


$301.01


Payments


Paid Town for Disbursement.


201.01


$100.00


Investment


Arlington Savings Bank, Book No. 15841 $100.00


HOLLIS M. GOTT, LUKE A. MANNING, ARTHUR P. WYMAN, Trustees, ex-officio.


CHARLES A. HARDY, Treasurer. CLARENCE NEEDHAM, Accountant.


225


EDITH M. FOX LIBRARY FUND 1928


Principal of Fund. $500.00


Payments


Paid Town for Disbursement.


498.40


Balance, January 1, 1929


$1.60


Investment


Arlington Savings Bank, Book No. 43199 .


$1.60


CYRUS DALLIN, WILLIAM A. MULLER, M. HELEN TEELE, THERESE N. TURNER, DR. CHARLES J. WALSH, ARTHUR J. WELLINGTON, Trustees.


CHARLES A. HARDY, Treasurer. CLARENCE NEEDHAM, Accountant.


226


TOWN TREASURER'S REPORT


FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1928


Cash on hand, January 1, 1928


$140,162.81


Receipts, 1928.


3,356,886.26


$3,497,049.07


Payments, 1928 .


3,260,286.58


Cash on hand, December 31, 1928


$236,762.49


CHARLES A. HARDY, Town Treasurer.


227


TOWN ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT


Arlington, Mass., January 31, 1929.


To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:


Gentlemen: I beg to submit herewith a report of the financial transactions of the Town of Arlington for the fiscal year ending December 31, 1928, as set forth on the following schedules:


Balance Sheet.


Unexpended Balances of Appropriation Accounts.


Debt Statement.


Public Trust Funds (Cash and Securities).


Statement of Appropriations.


Receipts and Expenditures.


Respectfully submitted,


CLARENCE NEEDHAM, Town Accountant.


228


Town of Arlington-Balance Sheet, December 31, 1928 GENERAL ACCOUNTS


ASSETS


Cash:


In Banks.


$236,462.49


In Offices


485.00


$236,947.49


Accounts Receivable :


Taxes :


Levy of 1927 .... .


$187.41


Levy of 1928


389,976.25


390,163.66


230


Special Assessments:


Moth, 1928. $188.45


Unapportioned Sewers . 5,743.76


Committed Sewers, 1928 . .


2,664.47


Unapportioned Sidewalks . .


1,709.70


Committed Sidewalks, 1928 627.75


Committed Betterments, 1928


9,131.81


20,065.94


Special Assessments . $20,065.94


Committed Interest 1,653.08


Tax Titles . .


1,867.76


1,653.08


Departmental 14,676.18


Water . . .


3,005.85


Departmental . . .


14,676.18


Temporary Loans in Anticipation of Taxes . . . . . Special Funds:


Dog Licenses due County $90.00


Advance Deposits for Special Services . 422.10


Evening School Deposits 478.00


Newsboy Badges Deposits . 21.50


Contract Deposits . . 4,805.00


Tailings of previous years. . . .


2.96


5,819.56


Accounts Payable . .


39,204.06


Unexpended Appropriation Bal- ances (Schedule A)


201,428.31


Overlay Reserved for Abatement of Taxes:


Levy of 1927 . . $187.41


Levy of 1928 6,555.21


6,742.62


Reserve Fund - Overlay Surplus Revenue Reserves available when collected:


13,987.11


Committed Interest on Special Assessments . . . Tax Titles Held by Town . . ...


1,867.76


LIABILITIES


$200,000.00


41,268.81


Water:


Water Rates.


$2,442.53


Water Rates Liens


193.96


Miscellaneous Water Accounts


369.36


Surplus Revenue : $158,741.28 General . . Water . . 1,188.21


$3,005.85


$159,929.49


$668,379.96


$668,379.96


DEFERRED ACCOUNTS


Apportioned Sewer Assessments not due ..


$5,990.52


Apportioned Sidewalk Assessments not due .. .


1,774.57


Apportioned Betterments Assessments not due


90,608.51


Apportioned Sidewalks Assessments due 1929 to 1938, inc. . 1,774.57


Apportioned Betterments Assessments due 1929 to 1937, inc .. . . .


90,608.51


$98,373.60


$98,373.60


DEBT ACCOUNTS


ASSETS


LIABILITIES


Sinking Funds .


$99,132.44


Sinking Fund Loans (Schedule B). .


$167,000.00


Net Funded or Fixed Debt.


1,483,867. 56


Serial Loans (Schedule B)


1,416,000.00


$1,583,000.00


$1,583,000.00


TRUST ACCOUNTS


In Custody of Town Treasurer .. .....


$244,636.76


Municipal Insurance Sinking Fund


$40,644.04


In Custody of Trustees ...


52,065.00


Public Trust Funds (Schedule C)


256,057.72


$296,701.76


$296,701.76


Apportioned Sewer Assessments due 1929 to 1937, inc. ..


$5,990.52


231


UNEXPENDED BALANCES, APPROPRIATION ACCOUNTS (Schedule A)


Committee on Police Station . $284.00


Committee on Police Station-Plans and Estimates 1 125.00


Committee on Playground, rear High School 178.66


Committee on Revision of By-Laws 95.93


Committee on Roll of Honor . 100.00


Committee on Town Yard Buildings


50.00


Committee on Spy Pond Condition


100.00


Committee on Additional School Accommodations


333.59


Committee on Sewers and Sewer Assessments .. ..


100.00


Committee on World War Memorial Building . .


500.00


Committee on Disposition of Old Town Hall .


473.43


. . Committee on Playground at Heights


72.39


Committee Plans and Specifications, Junior High West Addition 474.15


Committee on Investigation of Junior High Sys- tem


496.00


Committee on Peirce School Addition


479.86


Planning Board-Special Engineering and Sur- veying


1,766.17


Police Expense


405.12


Police Station Construction .


2,489.00


New Highland Fire House Construction


22,634.14


Sale of Old Highland Fire House


500.00


Sewer Extensions


3,360.17


Storm Drains


430.68


Street Construction-1927


10,933.94


Street Construction-1928


48,520.51


Old Mystic Street


356.32


Schouler Court


942.40


Easement of Land, 1928 Street Construction


2,000.00


Sidewalks and Edgestones


2,167.76


Building Lines:


Mass. Ave., Forest Street to Central Street


100.00


Tufts St., Mass. Ave. to Broadway, N.W 95.00


Tufts St., Broadway to Warren St. 100.00


Hayes St., Highland Ave., Mt. Vernon St.


250.00


232


233


TOWN ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT


Traffic Signals. $4,416.42


Junior High West, Construction.


56,838.07


Junior High West, Equipment and Furnishings . .


12,292.48


Junior High East, Construction.


1,640.20


Junior High East, Equipment and Furnishings. . . 2,677.39


Junior High East-Tufts St., Land 85.70


Locke School, Grading Lot.


3,350.08


Spy Pond Locker Building


29.10


High School Lot, Improvement.


1,610.78


Robbins Library . 250.81


Purchase of Playgrounds .


6,100.00


Easement and Right of Way-Playgrounds


100.00


Spy Pond Improvement


2,245.03


Sucker Brook Investigation .


100.00


Highland Hose House-Plans and Estimates for Alterations


500.00


Printing Amendments to Town's By-Laws .


100.00


Publishing and Printing By-Laws


1,100.00


Foreclosures of Rights of Redemption, Land Titles


1,500.00


Registration by Land Court of Town's Titles to Land.


2,807.80


Town Yard Buildings, Construction.


171.98


Water Extensions.


937.62


High School Income Fund


642.12


E. Nelson Blake, Jr., Fund .


337.52


M. M. W. Russell School Fund


239.33


William Cutter School Fund


240.65


Julia Fillebrown Fund 201.01


$201,428.31


.


234


DEBT STATEMENT (Schedule B)


Bonds and Loans


Rate (Per Cent)


Outstanding Dec. 31, 1927


Paid 1928


Outstanding Dec. 31, 1928


Due 1929


Town House Site


312


$52,000.00


$52,000.00


Fire Station Site, 1923


412


12,000.00


$2,000.00


10,000,00


$2,000.00


Fire Station, 1924 .


4/4


50,000.00


10,000.00


40,000.00


10,000.00


Fire Station, 1925 (Park Circle) :


4


4,000.00


2,000.00


2,000.00


2,000.00


Fire Station, 1928 (Highland) .


45,000.00


3,000.00


Police Station, 1926.


4


66,000.00


4,000.00


62,000.00


4,000.00


Sewer Loan of 1896 .


4


100,000.00


100,000.00


Sewer Loan of 1920


5


2,000.00


2,000.00


Sewer Loan of 1923 .


414


4,000.00


4,000.00


Sewer Loan of 1924


4


24,000.00


3,000.00


21,000.00


3,000.00


Sewer Loan of 1925


414


16,000.00


2,000.00


14,000.00


2,000.00


Sewer Loan of 1926


4


20,000.00


5,000.00


15,000.00


5,000.00


Sewer Loan of 1928


4


35,000.00


4,000.00


Street Loan of 1923 (Mystic St.) .


412


6,000.00


6,000.00


Street Loan of 1925 (Broadway and Medford)


4


6,000.00


2,000.00


4,000.00


2,000.00


Street Loan of 1925 (Broadway Corner) .


414


18,000.00


9,000.00


9,000.00


9,000.00


Street Loan of 1925 .


4


9,000.00


3,000.00


6,000.00


3,000.00


Street Loan of 1926


54,000.00


6,000.00


48,000.00


6,000.00


Street Loan of 1927 .


34,500.00


4,000.00


30,500.00


4,000.00


Street Loan of 1928 .


110,000.00


11,000.00


Schouler Ct. Purchase, 1914


4


6,000.00


1,000.00


5,000.00


1,000.00


High School Loan of 1914 .


412


56,000.00


10,000.00


46,000.00


10,000.00


High School Furnishing Loan, 1915 .


4


6,000.00


1,000.00


5,000.00


1,000.00


School Bonds of 1920 .


5


146,000.00


12,000.00


134,000.00




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