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Sucker Brook: In our annual report of 1928, we
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gave a rather exhaustive account of the unsanitary con- dition of this brook, and made recommendations for its improvement. We hope the time to be near at hand when we can record, at least the beginning, of this im- portant public improvement.
Public Sewers: A further extension of public sewer mains is earnestly recommended for the coming year.
Licenses and Permits : The usual licenses and per- mits required by statute law and our regulations have been issued.
Reports : The financial report of the department. giving a detailed statement of expenditures and re- ceipts for the year, together with morbidity and mor- tality reports, and reports of appointees are appended.
In closing we wish to take this opportunity of acknowledging our indebtedness and extend our thanks to those who have so kindly assisted at our immunizing clinics the past year. They are the Arlington Visiting Nursing Association, the Arlington Public School Nurs- ing Staff, The Ring Sanatorium, the Arlington Police Department, and the Superintendent and Assistant Superintendent of the Town Hall.
ALFRED W. LOMBARD, CHARLES F. ATWOOD, M.D., ERNEST R. BROOKS, D.M.D. Board of Health.
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FINANCIAL STATEMENT
Appropriation
.$23,626.64
Expenditures
Salaries
$8,610.00
Paid Middlesex County Com- missioners, board and care for tuberculosis patients in ac- cordance with the provisions of Chapter 385 of the Acts of 1928.
Tuberculosis
For the year 1929.
$7,797.50
Paid City of Cambridge.
192.86
Paid Lakeville State Sana-
torium 135.00
Paid North Reading State
Sanatorium
602.00
Total
$8,727.36
Paid for hospitalization of other commu- nicable diseases
$1,990.50
Supplies and expenses 257.86
Total
$2,248.36
Other Expenditures
Office Supplies and Expense. $294.55
Telephone
152.24
Auto Maintenance
461.62
Milk Inspector Expense.
338.75
Dental Supplies and Expense.
384.90
Laboratory Supplies and Expense
106.97
Dispensary Supplies and Expense.
13.04
Abatement of Nuisances-Mosquito
783.45
Burial of Animals.
73.50
Traveling Expense (Within State)
13.25
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Traveling Expense (Out of State) . 200.00
Care of Spy Pond and Reservoir 886.44
Total $3,708.71
Total Expenditure $23,294.43
Balance $332.21
Receipts
For licenses issued for sale of Milk from stores $87.00
For licenses issued for sale of Milk from vehicle 21.00
For licenses issued for sale of Oleomargarine
26.00
For licenses issued to practice Manicuring and Massage 45.00
For licenses issued for sale of Alcohols .. . . 51.00
For licenses issued for collection of Meat Trimmings 16.00
For licenses issued to manufacture Ice Cream 9.00
For license to operate Slaughterhouse ..... 1.00
For license to operate Pasteurization Plant. 10.00
Total $266.00
Other Receipts
From Dental Clinic. $445.70
From Communicable Diseases 1,565.71
Total Receipts $2,277.41
A total of 1903 cases of those diseases declared by the State Department of Public Health to be dangerous to the public health, were reported to this office for the
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year 1930 against 1045 for the year 1929. A campara- tive list is herewith presented.
1929
1930
Anterior Poliomyelitis. (Infantile Paralysis)
0
9
Chicken-pox
244
98
Diphtheria
18
23
Dog Bite
42
103
Dog Bite. (Requiring Anti-Rabic Treatment)
14
3
Encephalitis Lethargica. (Sleeping Sickness)
1
0
Epidemic Cerebro-spinal Meningitis
1
4
German Measles
11
456
Gonorrhea
10
31
Influenza
141
8
Measles
66
588
Mumps
82
63
Ophthalmia Neonatorum
2
1
Pneumonia. (Lobar)
30
32
Scarlet Fever
134
152
Septic Sore Throat.
2
1
Syphilis
6
21
Trachoma
0
1
Trichinosis
5
0
Tuberculosis. (Pulmonary)
35
36
Tuberculosis. (Other Forms)
38
11
Typhoid Fever
1
3
Whooping-cough
163
259
Total
1046
1903
Patients placed in Contagious Hospitals for Scarlet Fever
15
Patients placed in Contagious Hospitals for Diph- teria
5
Patients placed in Contagious Hospitals for Epi- demic Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis. 3
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Patients placed in Contagious Hospitals for Infan- tile Paralysis 5
Patients placed in State Sanatoria for Tuberculosis 12
Patients placed in other Hospitals for other diseases 1
BIRTHS AND DEATHS OCCURRING IN ARLINGTON, RESIDENT AND NON-RESIDENT, DURING 1930
WITH FIVE-YEAR COMPARATIVE DEATH RATE AND INFANT MORTALITY (Stillbirths Excluded)
1926
1927
1928
1929
1930
Population estimated
26,000
27,000
32,000
35,000
36,089
*Number of Deaths
244
252
310
316
338
*Apparent Death Rate per 1,000
Population
9.4
9.3
9.7
9
9.4
Births
518
857
734
572
935
Deaths of Children under one year of age ..
30
26
31
35
27
Rate of Infant Mortality per one thousand births
57.91
30.34
42.2
61.2
29
*Crude Rate.
Age of oldest persons dying in Arlington Male, 89 years 0 months 2 days (Female, 95 years 6 months 13 days
CORRECTED DEATH RATE
NOTE: The corrected death rate is found by eliminating the deaths of all non-residents dying in Arlington and adding the deaths of all residents dying elsewhere, as shown by the records of the Town Clerk.
Deaths of residents occurring in Arlington 286
Deaths of residents of Arlington occurring elsewhere
85
Total. 371
Death rate per one thousand population
10.3
* Federal Census.
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SHOWING THE FIVE PRINCIPAL CAUSES OF DEATH IN ARLINGTON DURING 1930
Heart Disease All Forms
Cancer All Forms
Cerebral Hemorrhage
Nephritis All Forms
Tuberculosis All Forms
Number of Deaths
Number per 1,000
of Population
Number of Deaths
Number per 1,000
of Population
Number of Deaths
Number per 1,000
of Population
Number of Deaths
Number per 1,000
of Population
Number of Deaths
Number per 1,000 of Population
101
2.8
50
1.4
45
1.25
15
.42
10
.28
RESIDENT AND NON-RESIDENT DEATHS CLASSIFIED BY SEX, BY AGE AND BY CAUSE, FOR 1930-(Stillbirths Excluded)
CAUSES OF DEATH All Causes
Mor F
Under
One Year
1
2
3
4
5-9
10-14
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70-74
75-79
80-84
85-89
90-99
M F
Class
I Epidemic, Endemic, and Infectious Diseases:
9 Whooping Cough
1
21 Erysipelas.
1
1
22 Acute Anterior Poliomyelitis'.
M
1
1
29 Tetany
M
F
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
9
M
1
1
M
1
1
Class
II General Diseases not included above:
43 Cancer of the Buccal Cavity.
1
1
2
1
1
44A Cancer of Stomach
1
3
2
3
9
1
1
M
1
1
2
₣
1
3
5
M
1
1
5
F
1
2
2
5
M
2
4
1
1
8
47 Cancer of the Breast.
M
1
F
2
3
440
31 Tuberculosis of the Respiratory System.
M
1
F
1
32 Tuberculosis of the Meninges and Central Ner- vous System ..
41 Septicemia. .
44B Cancer of Liver.
45 Cancer of Peritoneum, Intestines and Rectum ...
1
1
2
46 Cancer of Female Genital Organs
F
Total
441
Class
III Diseases of the Nervous System and of the Organs of Special Sense: 73A Acute Myelitis
M
1
1
F
M
1
1
F
M
1
1
1
1
3
1
4
2
2
1
16
F
1
3
2
4
8
2
1
1
24
74B Cerebral Thrombosis
M
1
75A Hemiplegia
1
2
1
3
1
1
M
F
Class
IV Diseases of the Circulatory System:
88A Chronic Malignant Endocarditis .. {
M F
1
1
...
1
1
1
5
49 Cancer of other Unspecified Organs
50A Tumor of Brain ..
M
1
1
51 Acute Rheumatic Fever.
1
1
1
1
1
F
1
1
2
M
1
1
M
1
F
M
1
M
1
1
M
F
1
1
73B Congenital Paralysis
74 Apoplexy .
74A Cerebral Hemorrhage
F M
F
M F M F
79 Convulsions (nonpuerperal; 5 years and over)
80 Infantile Convulsions (under 5 years of age) . .
2
1
3
57 Diabetes Mellitus
58A Pernicious Anemia
58B Secondary Anemia.
62 Diseases of the Thymus Gland.
F
1
65A Leukemia.
F
69A Purpura Hemorrhagica.
1
1
Deaths Classified by Sex, by Age, and by Cause (Stillbirths excluded) -- Continued
CAUSES OF DEATH All Causes
M or F
Under
1
2
3
4
5-9
10-14
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70-74
75-79
80-84
85-89
90-99
M F
88B Myocarditis (Acute, Congenital)
2
89 Angina Pectoris
M
2
90 Other Diseases of the Heart
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
5
M
1
1
1
1
4
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
4
1
F
3
3
2
2
2
3
5
1
1
23
M
1
1
M
1
1
F
1
1
2
1
2
2
6
91C2 Coronary Sclerosis
M
1
2
2
92 Embolism and Thrombosis (not cerebral)
M
2
1
1
1
1
7
M
1
1
Class .
V Diseases of the Respiratory System: 99A Acute Bronchitis
1
1
100A Bronchopneumonia
2
1
11
1
1
1
10
Pneumonia, Lobar
2
2
1
1
7
2
4
HWHWEW
3 - CO .
2
1
2
1
442
90D Acute Dilatation of the Heart.
1
1
F
91A Rupture of Aortic Aneurysm
91B Arteriosclerosis.
M
F
1
90A Mitral and Valvular Diseases of the Heart and Chronic Endocarditis. .
4
90B Cardiorenal Disease and Chronic Myocarditis .. .
M
1
94 Disease of the Lymphatic System .
Total
One Year
9
1
1
101B Pneumonia, Hypostatic
2
2
1
3
102A Empyema ..
107C1 Abscess of Lung ..
1
1
Class VI Diseases of the Digestive System: 111A Ulcer of the Stomach. .
111A2 Perforated Peptic Ulcer.
1
117A Appendicitis Acute
1
1
1
118A2 Umbilical Hernia ..
1
1
1
2
1
2
3
1
1
1
3
1
Class VII Nonvenereal Diseases of Genitourinary System: 128A Acute Nephritis
129A Chronic Nephritis
1
1
11 1
1
1
1
10
129B Uremia
1
1
Class VIII The Puerperal State: 144A Placenta Praevia .
146 Puerperal Septicemia.
HWHW
1
1
44.3
118B Intestinal Obstruction
122B1 Cirrhosis of the Liver.
126 Peritonitis without specified cause
1
4
1
1
Deaths Classified by Sex, by Age, and by Cause (Stillbirths Excluded)-Concluded
CAUSES OF DEATH All Causes
M or F
Under
One Year
1
2
3
4
5-9
10-14
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70-74
75-79
80-84
85-89
90-99
Total
M F
Class XI Malformations:
159 Congenital Malformation .
1
159C2 Congenital Atresia of the Lungs.
Class XII Early Infancy: 161A Premature Birth (not stillborn) .
8
8
3
3
161B Injury at Birth (not stillborn).
1
1
1
1
Class
XIV External Causes:
168 Suicide by Hanging.
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
177 Accidental Poisoning (gas excepted)
179 Accidental Burns ..
1
1
1
444
163 Lack of Care ..
170 Suicide by Firearms. .
171 Suicide by Cutting or Piereing Instruments .. . . .
172 Suicide by Jumping from High Places . ...
F M M F M F HWIWHWHWHWHW
1
181 Accidental Absorption of Poisonous Gas ..
M F
1
..
182 Accidental Drowning .
M
3
3
...
185 Accidental Traumatism by Fall.
M
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
2
6
1
2
M
1
1
F
Total
155
183
Stillbirths.
10
15
F
F
188C Accidental Traumatism by Automobiles
M
F
.
188E Accidental Traumatism by Motorcycle .. .
1
445
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ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT
REPORT OF AGENT AND CLERK
To the Board of Health Arlington, Mass.
Gentlemen :
I herewith submit my report as Agent and Clerk of the Board for the year ending December 31, 1930.
REPORT OF AGENT Inspections
Food Producing and Distributing Establishments 3,433 Other Inspections 848
Complaints
Investigated and Adjusted. 165
Legal Settlements
Investigated 29
REPORT OF CLERK Licenses Issued
To buy, sell and deal in Alcohols. Fee $1.00 51
To manufacture Ice Cream. 1.00
9
To practice Manicuring and Massage. 1.00
45
To collect Meat Trimmings. 66
2.00
8
To operate Pasteurization Plant 10.00
1
To operate Slaughterhouse 1.00
1
To engage in Undertaking. No fee 11
PERMITS ISSUED No fee
For Burial or Removal Permits 382
For the keeping of Cows 15
For the keeping of Ducks 11
For the keeping of Goats. 6
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For the keeping of Hens 220
For the keeping of Swine 3
For the construction of Cesspools 62
For the emptying of Cesspools. 9 For the hauling of Offal through the streets. 46
For the holding of Rummage Sales 2
Respectfully Submitted,
WILLIAM H. BRADLEY, Agent and Clerk.
REPORT OF BACTERIOLOGIST AND PHYSICIAN To the Board of Health
Arlington, Mass.
Gentlemen :
I herewith submit my report as Bacteriologist and Physician to the Board for the year ending December 31, 1930.
Report of Bacteriologist
Specimens Examined
Blood Smears
13
Sputa
72
Throat Cultures
192
Urethral Smears
47
Total
324
Report of Physician Home Visits
For release upon recovery from Scarlet Fever . 152
For release upon recovery from Diphtheria 23
Total 175
Bakers Examined. (Physical examination)
10
Persons vaccinated
8
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Dispensary Report
Patients at Dispensary . 11
Home visits to Tuberculosis Patients 14
Von Pirquet Test administered. 1
I also assisted at the two Immunizing Clinics held under the direction of the Board of Health the past year, at which time seven hundred children were given the full course of three injections of Toxin Antitoxin for the prevention of Diphtheria.
Respectfully, submitted,
EZEKIEL PRATT, M.D.
REPORT OF DENTAL OPERATOR
To the Board of Health:
Gentlemen : I herewith submit my report as Oper- ator in the Dental Clinic for the year ending Decem- ber 31, 1930.
With the opening of the schools in September the usual examination of second grade pupils was made. The total number examined was 726, an increase of 80 children over the previous year. Of this number 64% were found to be in need of dental attention. This is a decided improvement, last year's figure was 77%. This improvement is due to the lowering of the age limit of children attending the Clinic, and the care of pre-school children. The value of early care of teeth is unlimited.
The parents of children with defective teeth were notified by card as heretofore.
The School authorities have cooperated with us by sending their quota on the days specified, and the at- tendance has been satisfactory.
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Two years ago 102 permanent teeth were extracted in the Clinic, in 1930 only 40 permanent teeth called for such treatment. This means one thing: the child gets to the Dentist early enough to save his teeth.
During the year 628 children made 1083 visits to the Clinic and of that number 454 were dismissed with all work necessary at that time completed. This record can also be credited to the fact that the parents are realizing that they must start their children's Dental care early.
The work summarized below was accomplished in 495 hours, or 165 mornings of three hours each.
Deciduous 501
Extractions
Permanent 40
L
Deciduous 1730
Fillings
Permanent 1334
Deciduous 623
Treatments
Permanent 282
Prophylactic 344
Total number of Operations 4854
Total number of Sittings 1083
Total number of New Patients 277
Total number of cases dismissed. 454
Respectfully submitted,
EDGAR F. MacKAY, D.M.D.
REPORT OF BOARD OF HEALTH NURSE To the Board of Health:
Gentlemen : I herewith submit my report as Board of Health Nurse for the year ending December 31, 1930.
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Number of visits made to the homes of persons suf- fering with communicable diseases, 1520.
Investigated conditions in the homes of seven appli- cants for licenses to maintain Boarding Houses for In- fants.
Inspected thirteen Licensed Boarding Houses for Infants.
Assisted Dr. Pratt in the examination of eleven Dispensary patients.
Assisted at the Immunizing Clinics held at the Board of Health office during May and October.
Assisted at the Chadwick Re-examination Clinic at which children that showed any Tubercular weakness were tested and X-rayed.
Assisted Dr. Buckley and Dr. Talty in the examina- tion of the 850 childen in Saint Agnes' School.
Conveyed two patients to the North Reading State Sanatorium for examination and X-ray.
Conveyed one patient to the State Infirmary at Tewksbury for admission.
Conveyed two children from the State House to their home in Arlington.
Respectfully submitted,
HELEN M. HEFFERNAN, R.N.
REPORT OF DENTAL ASSISTANT
I have assisted the Dental Operator at the daily sessions of the Clinic, and also in the examination of the second grade pupils of the Public and Parochial Schools.
In my contact with parents of young children I try
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to teach them the necessity of early care of the teeth. Some of the parents appreciate what early Dental care means for these little ones, but there are still many who are slow to see the value of such care, either in the pres- ent, or for the future.
Respectfully submitted,
HELEN M. HEFFERNAN, R.N.
REPORT OF MILK INSPECTOR
To the Board of Health Arlington, Mass.
Gentlemen :
I herewith submit my report as Inspector of Milk for the year ending December 31, 1930.
According to dealers' reports there is distributed for consumption in Arlington 16,000 quarts of milk daily. More than 99 per cent of which is pasteurized. This is approximately 9/10 of a pint per capita. Re- ports from the same source would indicate that there is in excess of three thousand jars of cream consumed daily in Arlington.
Samples of milk taken monthly from dealers have shown by analyses to be well above the standard set by the statutes in milk solids and fat content, and in gen- eral have met with our requirements in regard to bac- teria count. This means that the milk sold in Arlington is of very good quality. A summary of the work for the year follows.
Samples of Milk analyzed
Taken from vehicles on street. 257 School Milk 8
Taken from Lunch Rooms, etc. 12
Total 277
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Ice Cream analyzed
Licenses issued
Taken from Manufacturers and Ice Cream Parlors. . .
.. 16
For sale of Milk from Stores, Lunch Rooms, etc. 174 For sale of Milk from vehicle 42 For sale of Oleomargarine ... 52
Total
268
Respectfully submitted,
W. H. BRADLEY, Inspector.
REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF SLAUGHTERING
To the Board of Health Arlington, Mass.
Gentlemen :
I herewith submit my report as Inspector of Slaughtering for the year ending December 31, 1930. Number of Calves slaughtered . 2,240
Number condemned 0
Number of Goats slaughtered
7
Number condemned 0
Number of Sheep slaughtered 7
Number condemned 0
Total 2,254
Total number of inspections 92
Time required for inspections 2441% hours
Respectfully submitted,
ARTHUR TAYLOR,
Inspector.
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REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF SLAUGHTERING
To the Board of Health Arlington, Mass.
Gentlemen :
I herewith submit my report as Inspector of Slaughtering for the year ending December 31, 1930. Number of Calves slaughtered. 24
Number condemned 0
Number of inspections. 1
Time required for inspection . 3 hours
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM H. BRADLEY, Inspector.
1930 REPORT OF THE BOARD OF PARK COMMISSIONERS
Honorable Board of Selectmen :
The year 1930 has been, according to the present Board, one of real endeavors and accomplishments.
The work which has always been part of our regu- lar routine has been very capably taken care of.
At the Warren A. Peirce Playground a quarter-mile track and a football area have been completed and will be ready for use in the Autumn of 1931. The whole tract has been subgraded and is now ready for com- pletion. A complete watering system has been in- stalled.
At Menotomy Rocks Park, the wall around Hill's Pond has been extended, the pond has been cleaned of all stumps and debris, all underbrush has been cut and removed, dead trees have been chopped down and a wide path cleared for coasting and skiing. A large area has been filled with ashes, which area will event- ually be used for a children's playground.
At Arlington Heights Playground, all brush has been cut and burnt, the brook and all property cleaned up, dead trees cut down and surplus firewood turned over to the Arlington Welfare Committee.
All small grass plots in different parts of the Town were loamed, seeded and cared for.
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At Meadowbrook Park, stumps, dead trees and brush were removed, a large portion of loam was moved and saved, brook was cleaned and dike and dam built to provide skating area. Rubbish was cleaned up on cemetery side of brook (with the assistance of the Board of Public Works). All these things were accomplished taking into consideration a four year program planned by a special committee appointed in 1929.
The firemen at the Central Fire Station have done very fine work in the care of their plot and this work is very much appreciated by the members of the Board, and we know also by the citizens of the Town.
We are making great advances in park and play- ground improvements and hope during the coming year to make great strides in athletics and recreational train- ing.
Park at Standpipe. Grass has been cut several times and "No Trespassing" signs have been erected ac- cording to a signed petition by one hundred citizens in that vicinity.
Fowles Mill. Buttresses of dam were repaired and extended, reinforced concrete bridge built and fence provided. Considerable filling was obtained through the Board of Public Works and a private contractor, at very little expense.
We wish to thank the Engineering Department and the other departments of the Town for their hearty cooperation.
Respectfully submitted,
RICHARD L. POWERS, FRANK W. WUNDERLICH, EDWARD W. HIGGINS, Board of Park Commissioners.
REPORT OF PLANNING BOARD
January 28, 1931.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen :
The Planning Board submits herewith its report for the year of 1930. The Board has continued its policy as outlined in its report for 1929 with respect to meetings and affiliation with the State Board. It is felt that considerable progress has been made during the past year especially in some of the larger and more important prob- lems inasmuch as certain of the Boards local projects have been given consideration by the Metropolitan Planning Division and have also been incorporated in studies by the State Department of Public Works as portions of State highway development schemes.
The situation with regard to zoning has remained satisfactory and the recommendations of the Board have been accepted where changes have been sought.
A summary of the status of the more important projects under consideration by the Board is as follows :-
MILL BROOK
In accordance with the recommendation of the Board the Town has acquired Fowle's Pond and surrounding land for park purposes. Information has been compiled show- ing the ownership of the land abutting on the brook be- tween Brattle Street and Grove Street together with the
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assessed values. While the Board still feels that the proper development of the valley of Mill Brook is one of our outstanding problems it, nevertheless, believes that because of financial considerations and the more pressing needs of other projects that the acquirement of further lands on the Brook should be postponed this year.
SPRING STREET
The Board, with the cooperation of the Belmont and Lexington Planning Boards has continued the study of its project for a new east and west State highway and pre- liminary plans determining its feasibility have been pre- pared. It is now assured that a resolve will be offered in the present Legislature providing for a study of and report on the project by the State Department of Public Works. The Joint Board has approved a plan for the es- tablishment of exterior street lines for a portion of this highway in a section liable to be soon built up which will be acted upon at the coming Town meeting. Approval by the Town will prevent encroachment and subsequent added expense. The Board is not aware of any opposition to the general plan and feels that the construction of such a highway by-passing Arlington on the south will mate- rially improve the traffic situation at Arlington Center.
SUMMER STREET BOULEVARD
During the year the State Department of Public Works in accordance with the State Resolves of 1930 has completed a study of a State highway to extend from Mystic Street through to Bedford Street in Lexington and to also extend easterly from Mystic Street to a con- nection with Warren Street in Arlington. A study has also been made of an improved parkway or boulevard starting at the junction of the present Alewife Brook Parkway and Massachusetts Avenue in Cambridge and continuing largely along existing parkways to Summer
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ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT
Street. These two plans are closely related and if carried out will afford a main route to the north which should relieve Massachusetts Avenue of a substantial amount of through traffic. Both of these plans include details which have been developed and advocated by the Board. It is probable that the preliminary hearings on these projects will be held by the State within a short time.
TURKEY HILL
The Board has investigated the possible reforesta- tion of the land now owned by the Town on Turkey Hill. The proposition is in the opinion of the Board a desirable one and after a conference with the Board of Park Com- missioners that Board has decided to ask for the neces- sary funds so that this work may be included in its 1931 schedule.
SPY POND
The acquirement of the shores of Spy Pond for park purposes and the preservation of the beauties of the pond are duties which the present generation owes the future. To allow shore properties coming on the mar- ket to pass into private hands for sub-division at a time when they can be acquired by the Town at reasonable cost is short sighted and not consistent with those duties.
With this view the Board is studying the possible development of the shore lands and determining the ex- tent to which they should be purchased by the Town when available. Two years ago the Town acting on the recommendation of the Board authorized the purchase of the lot at the northerly end of the pond lying between the pond and the railroad right of way and westerly from Linwood Street which lot had then become available through the burning of the ice house at the foot of Pond Lane. At the present time two additional ice house properties located one at the foot of Linwood Street and the other on Lake Street are available for purchase by
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