Town of Arlington annual report 1930, Part 15

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Publication date: 1930
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233


TOWN RECORDS


Hatch, 20 Draper Ave .; George W. Fleming, 140 Sum- mer St .; Albert K. Peirce, 12 Court St .; Chester R. Whitman, 59 Ronald Rd .; Fred J. Barry, 169 Mystic St .; Joseph W. Hernon, 193 Mystic St .; Herbert A. G. Locke, 359 Mystic St.


Precinct 6-John M. Dunn, warden, 56 Appleton St .; Augustine Doyle, 14 Temple St .; T. Gordon Smith, 3B Harvard St .; John R. Hendrick, 105 Trent St .; Eliza G. Kirsch, 48 Walnut St .; Roger Dunbar, 56 Jason St .; Helen F. Doyle, 14 Temple St .; Florrie A. Kelly, 83 Highland Ave .; Hortense M. Dunn, 56 Appleton St .; Bertha M. Cowdrey, 23 Howard St .; Annie T. Toner, 26 Highland Ave .; Cecil B. Cowdrey, 23 Howard St., Con- rad W. Mellon, 29 Fessenden Rd .; Katherine M. Kerr, 12 Harvard St .; Robert J. Friery, 80 Highland Ave .; Howard E. Rowsell, 10 Revere St .; Rose E. Hurley, 26 Highland Ave .; Madeline F. Kelley, 83 Highland Ave.


Precinct 7-Floyd R. Battis, warden, 12 West St .; Ernest Cavicchi, clerk, 1257 Mass. Ave .; Frederick B. Fallon, 52 Bow St .; Sarah R. Vaughn, 164 Park Ave .; Carlton J. Meade, 137 Florence Ave .; Edith M. Cam- eron, 10 West St .; Edward A. Curley, 1271 Mass. Ave .; May F. Currier, 82 Claremont Ave .; Martin J. Ryan, 200 Park Ave .; Helen C. Greeley, 40 Tanager St .; Mary E. Tinkham, 14 West St .; Adrian H. Robinson, 91 West- minster Ave .; James F. Colgan, 17 Bow St .; Frederick L. Corcoran, 19 Wollaston Ave .; Forrest A. Cameron, 10 West St .; Mary E. Clark, 1269 Mass. Ave .; C. Fred- eric Evans, 109 Claremont Ave .; Harriet T. Curley, 1271 Mass. Ave.


The Precinct Officers in each Precinct made their returns to the Board of Selectmen and Town Clerk, who canvassed the same with the following results :


234


ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT


Total number of ballots cast 11,777


Ballots cast in Precinct 1. 1257


Ballots cast in Precinct 2. .1820


Ballots cast in Precinct 3. .2066


Ballots cast in Precinct 4. 999


Ballots cast in Precinct 5. 1385


Ballots cast in Precinct 6. . 2260


Ballots cast in Precinct 7.


1990


11,777


Governor


Precinct


1 2


3


4


5


6


7 Total


John W. Aiken . 3 11


5


6


8


11


18


62


Frank G. Allen 615 900


677 698 793 1512 1333 6528


Harry J. Canter 2


3


1


0


3


6


1 16


Joseph B. Ely 623 877 1358 290


568


711


622 5049


Alfred Baker


Lewis


1


11


3


1


2


4


5


27


Blanks


13


18


22


4


11


16


11


95


Lieutenant Governor


Precinct


1-2


3


4


5


6


7 Total ·


Strabo V.


Claggett


602 834 1309 268 540


659


589 4801


Maria C.


Correia


5


8


5


0


4


9


5 36


Stephen J.


Surridge


0


4


4


0


2


9


5


24


Edith M.


Williams


5


10


8


7


4


9


6


49


William Sterling Youngman .. 618 921


682 704 810 1523 1340 6598


Edson B. Smith


1


1


Everett M.


O'Neill


1


1


Blanks 27


42


58


20


24


51


45 267


235


TOWN RECORDS


Secretary


Precinct


1


2


3


4


5


6


7 Total


Daniel T.


Blessington


4


12


6


0


6


8


13


49


Frederic W. Cook


617 926


680 727 805 1517 1338 6610


Albert Sprague Coolidge . ..


8


19


19


6


5


20


17


94


James W.


Dawson


3


5


3


0


5


6


2


24


Chester J.


591 809 1253 242 535


642


568 4640


O'Brien Blanks


34


49


105


24


29


67


52


360


Treasurer


Precinct


1


2


3


4


5


6


7 Total


Fred Jefferson


Burrell


505 765


540 467 624 1164 1132 5197


Eva Hoffman ..


4


7


6


1


4


9


2


33


Charles F.


Hurley


688 936 1414 461 672


946


736 5853


Walter S.


Hutchins


4


18


15


8


17


13


18


93


Charles S. Oram


0


4


4


1


3


5


5


22


Blanks ...


56


90


87


61


65


123


97


579


Auditor


Precinct


1


2


3


4


5


6


7 Total


Alonzo B. Cook 574 879


606 560 748 1381 1241 5989


Harry Fieldman


2


14


11


4


4


7


13


55


Francis X.


Hurley . ..


629 846 1363 372 580


780


642 5212


Albert Oddie. ..


7


6


3


0


5


7


3


31


Fred E. Oelcher


0


5


5


1


2


5


7 25


Blanks . .


45 70


78


62


46


80


84 465


236


ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT


Attorney General


Precinct


1 2


3


4


5


6


7 Total


Morris I. Becker


3


8


3


4


2


6


6


32


John W.


Janhonen


3


8


3


0


4


6


5


29


John Weaver Sherman


5


14


13


5


8


13


12


70


Harold W.


Sullivan


580 804 1282 237 420


632


556 4511


Joseph E.


Warner


632 927


690 728 911 1552 1351 6791


Blanks


34


59


75


25


40


51


60


344


Senator in Congress 1 2 3 4


Precinct


William A.


Butler


565 826


594 660 728 1415 1233 6021


Marcus A.


Coolidge . ..


675 945 1414 331 635


803


713 5516


Oscar Kinsalas


1


5


3


0


3


6


2


20


Max Lerner ..


2


5


0


0


0


6


3


16


Sylvester J.


McBride


1


9


7


1


1


5


11


35


Blanks


13


30


48


7


18


25


28


169


Congressman-Eighth District


Precinct 1 2


3


4


5


6


7 Total


John P.


Brennan


578 757 1265 242 516


650


565 4573


Frederick W.


Dallinger 653 1001 722 739 842 1562 1372 6891


Blanks


26


62


79


18


27


48


53 313


Councillor-Sixth District


Precinct 1 2


3 4 5


6


7 Total


John H. Connor 588 810 1278 231 518 645 550 4620


Joseph O. Knox 616 910 662 715 802 1505 1331 6541


Blanks ..


53 100


126


53


65


110


109 616


5


6


7 Total


237


TOWN RECORDS


Senator-Sixth Middlesex District


Precinct 1 2


3 4 5


6 672


7 Total


Charles T. Daly 594 778 1288 248 521


556 4657


Charles C.


Warren


626 970 708 729 830 1527 1373 6763


Blanks 37


72


70


22


34


61 61 357


Representatives in General Court Twenty-eighth Middlesex District


Precinct


1 2


3


4 5 6


7 Total


Albert H.


Burnham


. 514 770


549 641 714 1321 1128 5637


Michael J.


Cavanaugh .. 551 756 1111 210 468


596


505 4197


Nelson B.


Crosby .


. 555 845


682 693 774 1407 1184 6140


Paul C. Griffin. 487 650 1040 196 381


537 444 3735


Blanks ... 407 619


750 258 433


659 719 3845


District Attorney-Northern District


Precinct


1 2


3


4 5


6


7 Total


Warren L.


Bishop


622 940


714 726 820 1518 1339 6679


John F. Daly .. 570 752 1220 220 496


626 532 4416


Blanks . .


65 128


132


53


69


116 119 682


Register of Probate and Insolvency Middlesex County


7 Total 566 4611 Loring P.


Jordan


577 863 634 697 776 1461 1257 6265


Blanks


92 157


175


67 101


142


167 901


Precinct 1 2 3 4 5 6 657


John J. Butler. 588 800 1257 235 508


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ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT


County Commissioner-Middlesex County


Precinct 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Total


Erson B. Barlow 582 872


638 688 763 1454 1277 6274 Robert F.


Donovan


581 802 1263 235 511


653


554 4599


Blanks


94 146 165


76 111


153


159


904


Associate Commissioners-Middlesex County


Precinct 1


2 3 4 5


6


7 Total


E. Perry


Johnson 577 812 1211 251 533


679


585 4648


591 655 719 1360 1158 5824 John J.


Noreau, Jr. . 501 655 1012 196 419


547


444 3774


Melvin G.


Rogers


476 697


514 587 643 1234 1004 5155


Blanks


412 683


804 309 456 700


789 4153


County Treasurer-Middlesex County


Precinct 1 2


3


4 5


6 7 Total J. Frank Facey 582 785 1205 221 513 636 528 4470 Charles E.


Hatfield 557 824 603 682 754 1405 1226 6051


Blanks


118 211


258 96 118 219 236 1256


Constitutional Amendment Apportionment of Districts


Precinct 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Total Yes


493 712 793 453 556 978 805 4790


No


180 221


251 115 174 295 274 1510


Blanks


584 887 1022 431 655


987 911 5477


Initiative Petition-Striking Out Chapter 138, Section 2A-Prohibition


Precinct 1 2 3 4 5


6 7 Total Yes


699 967 1257 438 704


967 825 5857


No


396 620 497 442 512 1043


903 4413


Blanks


162 233


312 119 169


250 262 1507


John M. Keyes. 548 793


239


TOWN RECORDS


Initiative Petition-Trapping


Precinct


1


2 3 4


5


6


7 Total


Yes


677 996 1074 611 782 1335 1134 6609


No


260 370


416 216 279


469 426 2436


Blanks


320 454


576 172 324


456 430 2732


Boston Elevated


Precinct


1


2


3 4


5


6


7 Total


Plan 1


200 297


302 146 245


338


336 1864


Plan 2


394 469


520 359 387


768 586 3483


Plan 3


343 538


646 273 384


635 508 3327


Blanks


320 516


598 221 369


519


560 3103


The ballots cast in all precincts were delivered to the Town Clerk in sealed packages, as were the unused ballots. The voting lists used at the entrances of the polling places and at the ballot boxes, with tally sheets and copy of precinct record of election, were also re- turned, all properly sealed in conformity with the laws governing elections.


Attest :


E. CAROLINE PIERCE,


Town Clerk.


Arlington, Mass., November 14, 1930.


Pursuant to law the Assistant Town Clerk, Helen C. Whittemore, of Lexington and the Town Clerk of Arlington met in the office of the Town Clerk of Arling- ton on Friday, the fourteenth day of November, in the year of our Lord, one thousand nine hundred and thirty, at 12 o'clock noon, for the purpose of canvassing the votes cast on the fourth day of November for two repre- sentatives to the General Court of the Commonwealth, to represent the Twenty-eighth Middlesex District.


The canvass showed the following result of the votes cast in Arlington and Lexington.


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ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT


In Arlington, Albert H. Burnham had five thousand six hundred thirty-seven (5637).


In Lexington, Albert H. Burnham had two thou- sand eighty-seven (2087).


In Arlington and Lexington, Albert H. Burnham had seven thousand seven hundred twenty-four (7724).


In Arlington, Michael J. Cavanaugh had four thou- sand one hundred ninety-seven (4197).


In Lexington, Michael J. Cavanaugh had six hun- dred and eighty-eight (688).


In Arlington and Lexington, Michael J. Cavanaugh had four thousand eight hundred and eighty-five (4885).


In Arlington, Nelson B. Crosby had six thousand one hundred and forty (6140).


In Lexington, Nelson B. Crosby had one thousand five hundred and eighty-one (1581).


In Arlington and Lexington, Nelson B. Crosby had seven thousand seven hundred and twenty-one (7721).


In Arlington, Paul C. Griffin had three thousand seven hundred and thirty-five (3735).


In Lexington, Paul C. Griffin had five hundred ninety-four (594).


In Arlington and Lexington, Paul C. Griffin had four thousand three hundred and twenty-nine (4329).


The canvass showed that Albert H. Burnham and Nelson B. Crosby had a majority of the votes cast in both towns.


241


TOWN RECORDS


Certificates of votes cast for representatives in each town were exchanged by the Clerks respectively.


Certificates showing the results of the election were signed by the Clerks, one of the certificates was sent to the Secretary of the Commonwealth, one was delivered to the Town Clerk of Lexington, to be delivered to Mr. Albert H. Burnham of Lexington, and one was deliv- ered to Edwin C. Jacobs, Constable of the Town of Ar- lington, to be delivered to Nelson B. Crosby of Arling- ton.


Attest :


E. CAROLINE PIERCE, Town Clerk.


REPORT OF THE TOWN CLERK'S DEPARTMENT


Arlington, Mass., December 31, 1930.


The report of this department for year ending December 31, 1930, is herewith submitted.


For reports of Town Meetings, Cemetery Commis- sioners, and Registrars of Voters, all of which come under the work of this department, reference is made to those headings.


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243


REPORT OF THE TOWN CLERK'S DEPARTMENT


MARRIAGES BY MONTHS


Months


Whole No.


First of Groom


First of Bride


Second of Groom


Second of Bride


Third of Groom


Third of Bride


January.


14


11


13


3


0


0


1


February.


21


19


18


2


3


0


0


March.


14


12


14


2


0


0


0


April.


26


22


26


4


0


0


0


May.


17


15


14


2


3


0


0


June.


72


68


65


4


6


0


1


July


17


14


15


3


2


0


0


August.


38


32


36


6


2


0


0


September


52


49


49


3


3


0


0


October.


43


36


41


7


2


0


0


November


33


29


28


4


5


0


0


December


17


17


16


0


1


0


0


364


324


335


40


27


0


2


Whole Number of Marriages Recorded.


364


Residents of Arlington. .


429


Residents of other places 299


728


Solemnized in other places


192


Age of oldest groom.


64


Age of youngest groom


19


Age of oldest bride.


71


Age of youngest bride


15


244


ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT


BIRTHS BY MONTHS


In Arlington


Out of Town


Totals


Months


Total


Males


| Females


Males


Females


Males


[ Females


January


76


24


22


16


14


38


38


February


64


22


21


10


11


31


33


March


90


29


21


17


23


48


42


April


78


27


22


11


18


38


40


May


84


37


21


12


14


49


35


Tune


85


26


23


16


20


41


44


July


67


25


21


13


8


38


29


August


79


28


21


14


16


43


36


September


93


35


21


14


23


49


44


October


85


31


29


11


14


42


43


November


66


26


15


12


13


38


28


December


68


21


31


9


7


30


38


*935


331


268


155


181


485


450


* Of the 935 births recorded, there were 336 which occurred out of Arlington, but were children born of parents who resided in Arlington.


* Of the 935 births recorded, there were 229 which occurred in Arlington, but were children of parents who resided out of town.


The parentage of children born was as follows:


Born in United States, both parents 573


Born in foreign countries, both parents 166


Born in United States, one parent


190


Born in foreign countries, one parent


189


Born in Arlington, both parents


9


Born in Arlington, one parent 105


Children born in Arlington hospitals, residents of other places 231


COMPARATIVE DEATH RATE BY MONTHS (Stillbirths Excluded)


Jan.


Feb.


Mar.


April


May


June


July


Aug.


Sept.


Oct.


Nov.


Dec.


Total


Whole Number:


14


24


26


19


16


19


13


10


9


23


12


20


205


Male .


22


19


24


30


22


19


10


15


17


10


13


17


218


Female


Residents died in Arlington:


7


20


18


10


11


9


8


6


7


16


10


12


134


Male


19


12


16


20


13


16


8


11


12


S


5


12


152


Female.


1


2


2


1


2


2


1


1


2


1


2


4


21


Male


0


5


4


3


6


1


2


2


3


0


4


1


31


Female.


6


2


6


8


3


8


4


3


2


6


0


4


52


3


2


4


7


3


2


0


2


0


2


4


4


33


Female .


1


2


4


2


3


5


1


2


2


1


1


1


25


3


1


3


3


2


1


1


0


1


0


2


0


17


Female . .


1


0


0


2


0


4


1


1


1


1


1


4


16


Male


1


0


1


0


1


1


0


0


0


0


0


1


5


Between ten and thirty years: Male .


1


2


2


1


1


1


1


3


1


1


0


0


14


Female .


4


1


2


1


1


0


1


0


0


1


2


2


15


Between thirty and sixty years:


5


6


10


7


4


2


5


1


1


5


4


5


55


Male.


5


8


8


10


5


2


4


6


6


3


4


3


64


Female.


Between sixty and ninety years: Male .


6


14


10


7


8


8


5


3


4


15


6


10


96


Female


9


8


10


15


12


13


4


9


9


6


4


11


110


Over ninety years:


0


0


0


0


0


0


0


0


0


0


0


0


0


Male .


0


1


0


1


1


1


0


0


1


0


1


0


6


Female


.


.


.


245


Children under one year: Male .


Between one and ten years:


Female .


Non-residents died in Arlington:


Residents of Arlington died out of town: Male.


246


ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT


DOGS REGISTERED


Whole number registered from November


29, 1929, to November 28, 1930. 1,669


Males 1,383


Females 286


1,669


One Special License 1


Paid County Treasurer


$3,890.00


FEES


The following fees have been received during the year, and the same have been turned over to the Town, as per vote of the Town :


Marriage Licenses


$342.00


Mortgages, releases, and discharges


600.12


Certificates


178.00


Sporting and trapping licenses


102.25


Sporting and trapping licenses for January,


1931


5.25


Number of dog licenses .. 1,669


One special License . 1


1,670 @ 20c


334.00


Miscellaneous licenses


693.00


Garage renewals 30.50


$2,285.12


E. CAROLINE PIERCE, Town Clerk.


STATEMENT OF COLLECTOR OF TAXES FOR THE YEAR 1930


Balance Amount Uncollected Collected Dec. 31, 1930


Taxes :


1928 Polls


$


4.00


·


1928 Personal


111.60


1929 Polls


232.00


$14.00


1929 Personal


2,959.50


427.50


1929 Real Estate


449,405.92


1929 Motor Excise


11,317.49


1,228.90


1930 Polls


20,990.00


410.00


1930 Personal


100,709.88


4,115.40


1930 Real Estate


1,243,604.52


498,409.48


1930 Motor Excise


77,766.70


8,697.48


Tax Titles held by Town-


Redeemed


6,860.14


. . . . . .


Tax Titles held by Others -.


Redeemed


4,096.78


Special Assessments :


Moth


935.19


213.78


Sewer (1929-1930 Taxes)


1,848.75


887.89


Unapportioned Sewer


11,272.58


12,139.83


Apportioned Sidewalk


761.16


364.45


Unapportioned Sidewalk .


6,243.43


7,150.88


Apportioned Betterment


25,637.12


8,583.07


Unapportioned Betterment . .


24,431.47


.


Apportioned Assessments, not Due :


Sidewalk


427.61


4,203.96


Sewer


929.63


9,804.45


Betterment


4,769.95


188,348.21


247


248


ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT


Committed Interest :


Sewer, Sidewalk and Better-


ment


$10,509.62


$3,698.41


Water Rates


161,736.09


6,332.52


Water Rates, Liens


623.67


12.91


Departmental


114,101.89


21,742.34


Interest added to Taxes, As-


sessments


15,033.12


. . . ...


Costs


4,412.32


. . . . . .


$2,301,732.13 $776,785.46


EDWARD A. BAILEY, Collector of Taxes.


TOWN TREASURER'S REPORT


FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1930


Cash on hand, January 1, 1930 $ 93,495.33


Receipts, 1930 3,884,751.47


$3,978,246.80


Payments, 1930


3,626,566.68


Cash on hand, December 31, 1930. . $ 351,680.12


CHARLES A. HARDY, Town Treasurer.


249


REPORT OF FINANCE COMMITTEE OF TWENTY-ONE


The Finance Committee of Twenty-one submits the following report in two parts :


1. Final report of the 1929-30 committee.


2. Partial report of the 1930-31 committee.


1. The committee of 1929-30 began the customary consideration of the 1930 departmental budgets early in January, and of all articles of the Warrant for the 1930 Annual Town Meeting-and made definite recom- mendations on all matters that come within the scope of its activities as specified in the Town By-laws and State regulations.


The work of the Finance Committee of 1929-30 was handled by the customary sub-committees on


1. Schools and Libraries.


2. Departments of Selectmen.


3. Public Works and Parks.


4. Joint Board and New Streets.


During the year 1929-30 fourteen meetings were held with a maximum attendance of twenty members, a minimum attendance of thirteen members and an average attendance of sixteen and five-sevenths mem- bers.


ARTHUR' C. MCCARTHY, Secretary, CHAS. M. SAWYER, Vice Chairman, G. BERTRAM WASHBURN, Chairman.


250


251


REPORT OF FINANCE COMMITTEE OF TWENTY-ONE


2. The committee of 1930-31 has held to date four- teen meetings, giving consideration to all matters (ex- cept zoning) in the warrants for special and regular Town Meetings, and transferred various amounts from the $15,000 reserve fund as provided in the Town By- laws and State regulations.


The following elections were made by the commit- tee to fill vacancies caused by the resignations of ap- pointed members :


D. Herbert Buttrick for Charles M. Sawyer


William C. Scannell for Carl S. Nelson


The following transfers were made from the re- serve fund in 1930:


May 16, 1930-$390.00-Engineering Department-new auto.


June 19, 1930-$275.00-Police Department-spot light.


July 1, 1930-$150.00-Police Department-pedestrian light.


July 8, 1930-$150.00-Repair Account-Menotomy Hall.


September 16, 1930-$101.60-Assessors Department- Printing True List.


November 7, 1930-$49.30-Repairs to Fowles Dam.


November 7, 1930-$1,000.00-School Department-Vo- cational Education.


November 7, 1930-$150.00-School Department-Light and power.


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ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT


November 7, 1930-$100.00-Treasurer-Postage.


November 7, 1930-$50.00-Repairs of Town Building Account.


December 22, 1930-$350.00-Board of Health-Com- municable Diseases.


December 22, 1930-$1,500.00-Board of Public Works -Sanitary Division.


December 22, 1930-$2,476.28-Robbins Memorial Town Hall-Repairs and Maintenance Account.


January 2, 1931-$350.00-Traffic Lights Maintenance and Repairs.


January 2, 1931-$72.00-State and Military Aid Ac- count.


January 2, 1931-$599.19-School Department-Voca- tional Training.


January 6, 1931-$50.00-Fire and Police Signal Sys- tem-Maintenance Account.


January 6, 1931-$55.00-Police Department-Mainte- nance and Expense Account.


January 6, 1931-$1,000.00-Welfare Department. Total Transfers-$8,868.37.


The work of the Finance Committee was handled by the following sub-committees : Schools and Libraries


Ernest W. Davis, Chairman Donald M. Hollister Henry J. Welch Walter T. Chamberlain G. Leslie Vianello


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REPORT OF FINANCE COMMITTEE OF TWENTY-ONE


Public Works and Parks


Edward A. Morton, Chairman Thomas F. Good Angus P. Macdonald D. Herbert Buttrick Walter S. Cooledge


Department of Selectmen and Incidentals


James F. Younie, Chairman Arthur O. Davidson John J. Sullivan Harold J. Rogers Nils G. Anderson


Joint Board and All Other Departments


Arthur C. McCarthy, Chairman Clarence E. Biathrow William E. Barry Harold M. Estabrook


Special Committee on Sale of Town Land


Angus P. Macdonald, Chairman Harold M. Estabrook Arthur O. Davidson


Special Committee for Investigation of Salaries


James F. Younie, Chairman Harold J. Rogers Clarence E. Biathrow


G. BERTRAM WASHBURN, Chairman. ERNEST W. DAVIS, Vice Chairman, WALTER CHAMBERLAIN, Secretary,


TOWN ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT


Arlington, Mass., January 31, 1931.


To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:


Gentlemen: I hand you herewith a report of the financial transactions of the Town of Arlington for the fiscal year ending December 31, 1930, as set forth in 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.


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Town of Arlington-Balance Sheet, December 31, 1930


GENERAL ACCOUNTS


LIABILITIES


Cash :


Temporary


Loans in Anticipation of


Taxes


... $200,000.00


Accounts Receivable :


Taxes :


Levy of 1929. $441.50


Levy of 1930. 502,934.88


503,376.38


Motor Vehicle Excise Tax


1929


$1,228.90


Newsboy Badges Deposits 34.75


Tailings of Previous Years


251.74


256


1930


8,697.48


Special Assessments :


Moth 1930 $213.78


(Schedule A)


388,896.20


Unapportioned Sewers .


12,139.83


Committed Sewers 1930. . 887.89


Unapportioned Sidewalks


7,150.88


Committed Sidewalks 1930


364.45


Committed Betterments


1930


8,583.07


Reserve Fund-Overlay Surplus .. . Revenue Reserves Available


29,339.90


When Collected :


Committed Interest on Spe- cial Assessments ...


3,698.41


Committed Interest 3,698.41


15,129.34


Tax Titles 15,129.34


21,258.70


Departmental 21,258.70


Water 6,829.07


Water Accounts Receivable : Water Rates . $6,332.52


$351,815.12


Gift-Library Books $506.66


Sporting Licenses due State 52.50


Dog Licenses due County . 18.60


Advance Deposits for Spe- cial Services and Con- tracts 3,245.77


Evening School Deposits. 355.00


Motor Vehicle Excise Tax


4,465.02 13,354.65


9,926.38 Accounts Payable · Unexpended Appropriation Balances,


Overlay Reserved for Abatement Taxes : Levy 1929 $441.50


Levy 1930 13,910.07


14,351.57


20,271.33


Special Assessments $29,339.90


Tax Titles Held by Town. . · Departmental Accounts Receivable ....


ASSETS


In Banks


$351,380.12


In Offices 435.00


Special Funds :


76,255.42


Water Rates Liens. . 12.91 . Miscellaneous Water Ac- counts . . 483.64


6,829.07


Motor Vehicle Excise Tax Revenue Surplus Revenue : General .$160,640.18 Water 53,212.55


9,926.38


213,852.73


$941,373.30


$941,373.30


DEFERRED ACCOUNTS


Apportioned Assessments Not Due : Sewer Sidewalks Street Betterment


$9,804.45


4,203.96


Sewer


$9,804.45


Sidewalks


4,203.96


Street Betterments


188,348.21 -


257


$202,356.62 $202,356.62


DEBT ACCOUNTS


Sinking Funds


$112,413.10 Sinking Fund Loans (Schedule B) ..


$167,000.00


Net Funded or Fixed Debt.


1,803,086.90


Serial Loans (Schedule B) ...


1,748,500.00


$1,915,500.00


$1,915,500.00


TRUST ACCOUNTS


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


$276,757.83


Municipal Insurance Sinking Fund ..


$54,157.45


52,065.00


Workmen's Compensation Fund ..... Public Trust Funds (Schedule C) ...


3,180.66


271,484.72


$328,822.83


$328,822.83


·


188,348.21


Apportioned Special Assessments Due 1931 to 1939 Inclusive :


.


·


·


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UNEXPENDED BALANCES, APPROPRIATION ACCOUNTS (Schedule A)


Committees on :


Roll of Honor


$100.00


Town Yard


50.00


Spy Pond Condition


100.00


Additional School Accommodations


298.86


Sewers and Sewer Assessments


100.00


World War Memorial Building


500.00


Playgrounds at Heights


72.39


Junior High West Addition


474.15


Peirce School Addition


6.84


High School Estimates and Plans


380.20


Pheasant Avenue School .


500.00


Eastern Avenue School


963.26


Investigation of School System.


500.00


Board of Appeals.


30.00


Planning Board :


Salaries and Expenses.


418.23


Police Life Saving Apparatus


412.50


Police Station Construction.


1,219.00


Highland Engine House


28.43


Spy Pond Improvement.


144.54


Sewer Extensions-1930


7.32


Storm Drains-1930.


1,628.32


Storm Drains-1929


167.86


Highway Maintenance


2,941.55


Street Construction-1930


20,804.49


Street Construction-1929


1,407.37


Easement of Land-1929


2,000.00


Old Mystic Street Construction .


71.74


Schouler Court Construction


689.63


Easement of Land-1930.


2,000.00


Sidewalks and Edgestones-1930.


1,984.52


Sidewalks Summer Street Boulevard


1,746.99


Painting Parking Stalls. 170.16


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TOWN ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT


Exterior and Building Lines :


Massachusetts Avenue-Central to Forest Street


50.00


Massachusetts Avenue to Broadway N. W. Tufts Street


95.00


Highland Avenue-Mt. Vernon Street ..


50.00


Massachusetts Avenue to Brooks Avenue


3,000.00


Wollaston Avenue S. E.


700.00


Dow Avenue S. E ..


600.00


Amsden Street to Teel Street.


500.00


Wollaston Avenue


300.00


Mystic Street


1,000.00


Langley Road


750.00


Medford Street to Mystic Street.


5,000.00


Purchase of Land Menotomy Road. 40.00


Alteration of Mill Street Corner Massachu- setts Avenue


234.68


Franklin Street and Lewis Avenue Altera- tions :


181.01


Menotomy Way-Laying Out


372.24


Farmers' Relief Fund Income.


445.51


Poor Widows' Fund Income.


1,053.81


Julie Fillebrowne Fund Income


211.11


Schools :


Maintenance of Plant. 78.34


M. M. W. Russell School Fund Income .


239.33


William Cutter School Fund Income 290.13


Pratt High School Fund Income. 926.45


Blake Memorial Fund Income.


408.35


Junior High East Construction.


161.33


Junior High West Construction .


334.88


Junior High West Furnishing and Equip- ment 1,839.58


Junior High West Showers, Etc.


3,874.06


Junior High West Walks and Grading .


29.01


High School Lot Improvement. 67.03


Land for School Purposes. 3,000.00


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Peirce School Construction and Furnishing $1,246.78 487.04


Peirce School Alteration and Grading. ...


High School Addition.


265,854.03


Library-Salaries and Expenses


1,912.70


Library-Addition and Repairs


31,376.43


Meadow Brook Park.


772.51


Land for Park Purposes-Spy Pond


7,354.66


Parks-Easement and Right-of-Way


100.00


Revising Boundaries Voting Precincts


217.75


Foreclosure-Land Titles


1,500.00


Registration-Land Titles


2,807.80


Gift of Land-Arlington Gas Light Com- pany


43.00


Water Extensions-1930


6,675.47




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