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$200,000.00
Accounts Receivable : Taxes:
Levy of 1929 $3.50
Levy of 1930
330.84
Levy of 1931 . 581,328.49
$581,662.83
1929. $24.61
1930 .
1,465.34
236
1931.
3,472.55
4,962.50
346.00
12,559.88 2,549.90
Premiums on Loans .
Accounts Payable . .
21,221.32
Unexpended Appropriation Balances
(Schedule A)
302,582.34
Overlay Reserved for Abatement of Taxes:
Levy of 1929 $3.50
Levy of 1930 330.84
Levy of 1931. 13,104.17
13,438.51 18,568.52
LIABILITIES Temporary Loans in Anticipation of Taxes . . . Special Funds:
Tax Titles Held By Town . . Departmental Accounts Receivable. . . . .
19,069.91 22,675.77
Special Assessments. . ... $48,249.01
Committed Interest. . . . 4,690.29 Tax Titles held by Town. . 19,069.91 Departmental Accounts. . 22,675.77
Water Accounts . . 8,150.49
102,835.47
8,150.49
4,962.50
Loans Authorized.
50,000.00
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax Revenue. . . .. Surplus Revenue : General . $70,493.94
Water .
22,395.43
92,889.37
$771,607.81
$771,607.81
237
Sewer . .
$15,425.51
Sidewalks. Street Betterments .
6,541.02
Sewer . . .
$15,425.51
204,897.63
Sidewalks .
6,541.02
Street Betterments
204,897.63
$226,864.16
Sinking Funds .
$120,128.58 Sinking Fund Loans (Schedule B) . .
...
$167,000.00
Net Funded or Fixed Debt.
1,910,371.42 Serial Loans (Schedule B) . .
1,863,500.00
$2,030,500.00
In Custody of Town Treasurer . In Custody of Trustees. .
$294,490.28
Municipal Insurance Sinking Fund . . .. $61,527.79
52,065.00
Workmen's Compensation Fund .
2,274.39
Public Trust Funds (Schedule C).
282,753.10
$346,555.28
$346,555.28
Water Accounts Receivable: Water Rates .. $7,856.98
Water Rates Liens . 37.10 Misc. Water Accounts. . 256.41
DEFERRED ACCOUNTS
Apportioned Assessments Not Due:
Apportioned Special Assessments Due 1932 to 1940 Inclusive:
$226,864.16 DEBT ACCOUNTS
$2,030,500.00 TRUST ACCOUNTS
238
ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT
UNEXPENDED BALANCES, APPROPRIATION ACCOUNTS (SCHEDULE A)
Committees on:
Roll of Honor
$100.00
Town Yard . .
15.00
Spy Pond Condition .
100.00
Additional School Accommodations
251.40
Sewers and Sewer Assessments
100.00
World War Memorial Building
500.00
Playground at Heights .
72.39
Plans Pheasant Ave. School
485.00
Plans Eastern Ave. School
942.20
School System.
481.25
Study Form of Government
464.23
Library Branch at Arlington Heights
300.00
Police Life-Saving Apparatus
412.50
Police Station Construction .
1,219.00
Printing Police Rules and Regulations. .
250.00
New Highland Engine House Construction . .
28.43
Spy Pond Improvement
144.54
Sewer Extensions-1931 .
4,766.91
Storm Drain Extensions-1931
1,663.60
Extension Sewerage System Appleton St.,
Wollaston Ave., George St., Florence Ave., and Wachusett Ave.
1,159.70
Arlmont St. Sewer, Storm Drains, Water Ex- tensions .
3,740.88
Street Construction-1931
49,391.74
Street Construction-1930.
571.18
Construction of New Streets-Blanket Ap- propriation 1929.
101.35
Easement of Land-1931
2,000.00
Easement of Land-1930
2,000.00
Old Mystic Street Construction
71.74
Schouler Court Construction
689.63
1931 Sidewalks and Edgestones-Construc- tion . 40.21
239
TOWN ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT
Sidewalks Summer Street Boulevard
1,746.99
Exterior and Building Lines . 8,934.26
Exterior Lines-Medford Street
4,991.88
Alteration of Ways-Franklin Street and
Lewis Avenue . 131.01
Alteration of Mill Street corner of Mass. Avenue .
234.68
Alteration of Mill Street at Summer Street .
63.96
Laying out Menotomy Way
372.24
Purchase of Land-Menotomy Road and School Streets. 40.00
Alteration of Franklin Street at Broadway ..
153.41
Reconstruction of Streets-Medford Street, Highland Avenue, Park Avenue.
9,221.66
Widening Mass. Avenue, Pleasant Street to Whittemore Street-Southerly Side .
55.48
Farmers' Relief Fund Income
227.52
Poor Widows' Funds Income.
486.46
Julia Fillebrowne Fund Income.
4.55
E. Nelson Blake, Jr., Memorial Fund.
430.64
M. M. W. Russell and William Cutter School Funds Income . 493.84
Pratt High School Trust Fund Income
1,382.61
Grading High School Grounds. 331.23
Junior High West Grounds Improvement.
11.47
High School Addition-1930 .
5,499.73
Partial Grading High School Lot.
143.41
Addition of Class Rooms to New High School Building
91,237.25
High School Lot Improvement .
35.46
Junior High School East Construction.
161.33
Junior High School West Addition, Construc- tion . 334.88
Peirce School Addition .
828.14
Peirce School Grading Playground .
198.32
Eastern Avenue School-Construction, Fur- niture and Equipment .
85,770.80
Eastern Avenue School-Clearing and Grad- ing Lot. 1.08
240
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Land for School Purposes. 3,000.00
Robbins Library-Salaries and Expenses. . 3,439.18
Robbins Library Addition and Repairs 11.98
Meadowbrook Park Improvement.
1,181.06
Arlington Heights Playground .
127.93
Fowle's Mill-Retaining Wall.
149.99
Turkey Hill-Removing Brush and Planting Trees .
1.34
Land for Park Purposes-Spy Pond at Lake- hill Avenue.
337.10
Warren A. Peirce Playground Improvement.
27.35
Land for Entrance to Warren A. Peirce Play- ground .
500.00
Transfer of Land-School to Park Purposes. .
10.00
Easement and Right of Way
100.00
Wellington Playground .
1,361.28
Foreclosure of Rights of Redemption, Land Titles :
1,500.00
Registration by Land Court of Town's Title . to Lands.
2,807.80
Unemployment-Work Relating to
107.11
Crusher Lot "Clearing"
235.63
Publishing By-Laws.
100.00
Water Extensions-1931
1,023.85
Chapel and Office-Cemetery
29.57
Engineering-Special Plans
300.00
Parks-Maintenance of Ice
644.00
$302,582.34
242
DEBT STATEMENT (Schedule B)
Bonds and Loans
Rate (Per Cent)
Outstanding Dec. 31, 1930
Paid 1931
Outstanding Dec. 31, 1931
Due 1932
Town House Site 1899.
312
$52,000.00
$52,000.00
Fire Station Site 1923
4/2
6,000.00
$2,000.00
4,000.00
$2,000.00
Fire Station 1924 (Central).
4/4
20,000.00
10,000.00
10,000.00
10,000.00
Fire Station 1928 (Highland)
4
39,000.00
3,000.00
36,000.00
3,000.00
Police Station 1926
4
54,000.00
4,000.00
50,000.00
4,000.00
Sewer 1896
4
100,000.00
100,000.00
Sewer 1924.
4
15,000.00
3,000.00
12,000.00
3,000.00
Sewer 1925
414
10,000.00
2,000.00
8,000.00
2,000.00
Sewer 1926
4
5,000.00
5,000.00
Sewer 1928
4
27,000.00
4,000.00
23,000.00
4,000.00
Streets 1926
4
36,000.00
6,000.00
30,000.00
6,000.00
Streets 1927
4
22,500.00
4,000.00
18,500.00
4,000.00
Streets 1928
88,000.00
11,000.00
77,000.00
11,000.00
Streets 1929
472
135,000.00
15,000.00
120,000.00
15,000.00
Streets 1931
312
50,000.00
5,000.00
Schools 1914 (High School Land) .
4
3,000.00
1,000.00
2,000.00
1,000.00
Schools 1914
(High School Building) .
412
26,000.00
10,000.00
16,000.00
10,000.00
Schools 1915 (High School Furnishings)
4
3,000.00
1,000.00
2,000.00
1,000.00
Schools 1920
(Junior High West)
5
110,000.00
11,000.00
99,000.00
11,000.00
Schools 1923 (Pierce)
412
46,000.00
6,000.00
40,000.00
6,000.00
Schools 1924 (Cutter) .
4
60,000.00
5,000.00
55,000.00
5,000.00
Schools 1924 (Hardy-Land)
4
1,000.00
8,000.00
1,000.00
Schools 1925 (Hardy Building)
4
9,000.00 90,000.00
6,000.00
84,000.00
6,000.00
.
.
.
.
414
Schools 1926 (Parmenter) .
4
59,000.00 187,000.00
4,000.00
55,000.00 176,000.00
4,000.00
Schools 1927 (Junior High East) .
4
11,000.00
Schools 1927 (Junior High East) .
4
2,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
Schools 1928 (Junior High West Addition)
414
67,000.00
9,000.00
58,000.00
9,000.00
Schools 1929 (Peirce Addition)
415
95,000.00
5,000.00
90,000.00
5,000.00
Schools 1930
(High School).
4
260,000.00
18,000.00
242,000.00
18,000.00
Schools 1931 (Brackett)
312
200,000.00
14,000.00
Parks 1896
4
15,000.00
15,000.00
Water Extensions 1924 .
4
4,000.00
4,000.00
18,000.00
2,000.00
Water Extensions 1926
4
32,000.00
3,000.00
29,000.00
3,000.00
Water Extensions 1927
4
30,000.00
5,000.00
25,000.00
5,000.00
Water Extensions 1928
4
40,000.00
5,000.00
35,000.00
5,000.00
Water Extensions 1929
41/2
58,000.00
7,000.00
51,000.00
7,000.00
Water Extensions 1930 (Replacing Mains) .
4
20,000.00
4,000.00
16,000.00
4,000.00
Water Extensions 1930
4
70,000.00
7,000.00
63,000.00
7,000.00
Water Extensions 1931 .
31/2
60,000.00
6,000.00
$1,915,500.00
$195,000.00
$2,030,500.00
$211,000.00
.
.
.
.
.
.
4
20,000.00
2,000.00
Water Extensions 1925
.
.
.
243
.
11,000.00
244
ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT
PUBLIC TRUST FUNDS (Schedule C)
E. Nelson Blake, Jr., Memorial Fund $3,000.00
Nathan Pratt High School Fund 25,000.00
Nathan Pratt Library Fund . 10,000.00
Nathan Pratt Poor Widows' Fund.
5,000.00
E. S. Farmer Poor Widows' Fund
5,000.00
E. S. Farmer Relief
5,000.00
Julia Fillebrowne Fund
100.00
William Cutter School .
5,354.00
Martha M. W. Russell School Fund.
5,327.86
Mary Cutter Poor Widows' Fund .
613.11
Martha M. W. Russell Poor Widows' Fund .
1,704.23
Winfield Robbins Library Art Fund
41,101.47
Timothy Wellington Library Fund.
100.00
Henry Mott Library Fund.
5,200.00
Ellen W. Hodgdon Library Fund .
1,000.00
Children's Book Fund .
5,000.00
Elbridge Farmer Library Fund
52,065.00
Robbins Cemetery Fund.
5,425.96
S. C. Bucknam Cemetery Fund
2,026.23
Perpetual Care Fund .
101,880.50
Soldiers' Monument
2,854.74
$282,753.10
246
APPROPRIATIONS AND EXPENDITURES
Balance Dec. 31, 1930
Appro- priations
Other Credits
Total
Expended
Transfers
Balance Dec. 31, 1931
GENERAL GOVERNMENT
Finance Committee:
Salaries. .
$900.00
$900.00
$858.13
$41.87 265.75
Expenses .
600.00
600.00 15,000.00
$12,618.21
2,381.79
Committee on:
Roll of Honor
$100.00
100.00
100.00
Town Yard.
50.00
50.00
35.00
15.00
Spy Pond Condition
100.00
100.00
100.00
Additional School Accommodations
298.86
298.86
47.46
251.40
Sewers and Sewer Assessments.
100.00
100.00
100.00
World War Memorial Building .
500.00
500.00
500.00
Playground at Heights.
72.39
72.39
72.39
Plans Pheasant Avenue School .
500.00
500.00
15.00
485.00
Plans Eastern Avenue School .
963.26
963.26
21.06
942.20
School System. .
500.00
500.00
18.75
481.25
Study Form of Government.
500.00
35.77
464.23
Library Branch at Arlington Heights
300.00
300.00
Addition to Junior High West.
474.15
474.15
474.15
Addition to Peirce School
6.84
6.84
6.84
High School Plans and Estimates
380.20
380.20
380.20
Board of Appeals:
30.00
600.00
630.00
105.35
524.65
Selectmen:
Salaries of Board
2,000.00
2,000.00
2,000.00
Slaries of Clerks.
3,534.00
3,534.00
3,534.00
Expenses .
2,170.00
2,170.00
1,856.98
313.02
Accountant: Salaries. .
4,800.00
4,800.00
4,800.00
Expenses .
745.00
745.00
742.40
2. 60
Treasurer:
Salaries ..
3,720.00
3,720.00
3,720.00
Expenses .
610.00
$150.00
760.00
754.57
5.43
Collector:
Salaries.
8,874.00
8,874.00
8,777.83
96.17
Expenses
2,950.00
2,950.00
2,918.83
31.17
334.25
Reserve .
15,000.00
500.00 300.00
Expense .
.
.
247
Assessors:
Salary of Board
3,600.00
3,600.00
3,600.00
Salaries of Clerks and Assistant Assessors
8,500.00
8,500.00
8,230.15
269.85
Expenses .
3,525.00
3,525.00
2,754.83
770.17
Town Counsel:
2,000.00
2,000.00
2,000.00
Legal Expenses, Damage Claims, etc.
37,150.00
37,150.00
5,864.66
31,285.34
Town Clerk:
3,500.00
3,500.00
3,500.00
Salaries of Clerks
2,704.00
2,704.00
2,597.00
Expenses .
640.00
7.13
647.13
647.13
Board of Public Works:
2,000.00
2,000.00
2,000.00
Administration Salaries
8,516.00
8,516.00
8,313.17
202.83
Administration Expenses
1,900.00
1,900.00
1,883.83
16.17
Engineering:
6,500.00
6,500.00
6,500.00
Wages and Expenses .
14,720.00
14,720.00
13,997.67
722.33
Elections and Town Meetings
8,500.00
1,200.00
9,700.00
9,679.76
20.24
Planning Board:
418.23
1,200.00
1,618.23
727.55
890.68
Board of Survey:
1,500.00
1,500.00
1,495.56
4.44
Wages and Expenses .
1,600.00
1,600.00
1,593.90
6.10
Town Hall:
5,888.00
5,888.00
5,797.00
91.00
Maintenance of Building .
8,949.00
9,187.70
9,187.70
Maintenance of Grounds
1,360.00
1,360.00
1,358.01
1.99
Police :
103,036.00
103,036.00
102,020.40
1,015.60
Expenses .
11,763.00
518.81
12,281.81
12,281.81
412.50
Police Station Construction
1,219.00
1,219.00
1,219.00
Printing Police Rules and Regulations
250.00
250.00
250.00
Fire:
Salaries.
103,125.75
103,125.75
102,774.23
351.52
Expenses
12,080.00
12,080.00
12,079.22
.78
Additional Fire Apparatus
12,500.00
12,500.00
12,500.00
Fire and Police Signal System.
9,981.00
9,981.00
9,972.15
New Highland Engine House Construction
28.43
28.43
Building Inspector:
9,175.00
9,175.00
9,175.00
Salaries, Building, Polumbing, and Gas
Expenses .
1,460.00|
1,460.00
1,293.02
166.98
Salaries . .
Expenses .
Salaries . .
Salaries and Wages
238.70
Salaries.
Life Saving Apparatus.
412.50
412.50
8.85
28.43
Salary .
Salary . .
107.00
Salary of Board .
248
APPROPRIATIONS AND EXPENDITURES-Continued
Balance Dec. 31, 1930
Appro- priations
Other Credits
Total
Expended
Transfers
Balance Dec. 31, 1931
Wire:
Salaries and Wages. Expenses .
$5,741.67
$5,741.67
$5,741.67
789.00
789.00
760.50
$28.50
Sealer of Weights and Measures:
Salary and Expenses .
2,995.00
60.00
3,055.00
3,055.00
Suppression of Moths:
6,115.00
6,115.00
6,114.56
.44
Tree Warden:
Salary, Wages, and Expenses
6,490.00
6,490.00
6,490.00
Board of Health:
9,030.00
9,030.00
8,916.00
114.00
Expenses .
5,375.00
5,375.00
5,113.08
261.92
Communicable Diseases .
11,197.50
4,000.00
15,197.50
15,104.20
93.30
Vital Statistics
375.00
375.00
374.85
.15
Inspector of Animals.
500.00
500.00
500.00
Spy Pond Improvement
4,850.00
4,850.00
4,833.52
16.48
Sewer Extensions-1931
87,860.00
87,860.00
83,093.09
4,766.91
Sewer Extensions-1930.
7.32
7.32
7.32
Storm Drains Extensions-1931
20,000.00
18,336.40
1,663.60
Storm Drain Extensions-1930
1,628.32
1,628.32
1,574.77
53.55
Storm Drain Extensions-1929
167.86
167.86
161.56
6.30
Collection of Ashes, Rubbish and Offal
86,000.00
86,000.00
85,814.11
185.89
Extension of Sewerage System:
27,000.00
27,000.00
25,840.30
1,159.70
Florence and Wachusett Avenues.
3,000.00
3,000.00
3,000.00
Arlmont St. Sewer, Storm Drains, Water Ex- tensions.
28,363.50
28,363.50
24,622.62
3,740.88
Highway Maintenance.
108,820.00
108,820.00
107,614.28
1,205.72
Highway Maintenance-1930.
2,941.55
4,320.59
7,262.14
4,787.49
2,474.65
Street Construction-1931.
165,082.47
115,690.73
49,391.74
Street Construction-1930.
20,804.49
20,804.49
9,690.11
10,543.20
571.18
Construction New Streets-Blanket Appropria- tion 1929.
1,407.37
1,407.37
1,306.02
101.35
Easement of Land-1931.
2,000.00
2,000.00
Easement of Land-Street Construction 1930 ..
2,000.00
2,000.00
2,000.00
Easement of Land-1929
2,000.00
2,000.00
2,000.00
Old Mystic Street Construction
71.74
71.74
71.74
Schouler Court Construction .
689.631
689.631
689.63
144.54
144.54
144.54
Sewer Maintenance. .
20,000.00
Appleton St., Wollaston Ave., George St.
165,082.47
2,000.00
Salaries, Wages, and Expenses
Salaries and Wages.
249
Whittemore Street-Southerly Side .
3,000.00
3,000.00
2,944.52
55.48
Board of Public Welfare:
3,750.00
3,750.00
3,540.00
210.00
District and Other Nurses
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
State and Military Aid .
1,200.00
1,200.00
1,020.00
180.00
Soldiers' Relief, Burials and Exemptions .
7,500.00
9,115.80
9,097.80
18.00
Farmers' Relief Fund Income
445.51
227.52
673.03
445.51
227.52
Poor Widows' Funds Income.
1,053.81
548.96
1,602.77
25.00
1,091.31
486.46
Julia Fillebrowne Fund Income
211.11
4.55
215.66
211.11
4.55
Aged Citizens' Assistance .
5,000.00
5,000.00
1,452.00
3,548.00
Schools:
General Control.
23,670.00
23,670.00
22,535.47
1,134.53
Instructional Service .
570,775.00
570,775.00
549,053.32
3,000.00
18,721.68
Operation of School Plant.
76,790.00
76,790.00
74,525.87
2,264.13
Maintenance of Plant.
78.34
28,589.00
28,667.34
28,545.41
121.93
Auxiliary Agencies and Activities .
21,130.00
21,130.00
20,253.71
876.29
Capital Outlay .
13,595.00
13,595.00
13,471.33
123.67
Out of State Travel.
350.00
350.00
88.62
261.38
Vocational School Tuition
9,000.00
9,000.00
8,089.70
910.30
E. Nelson Blake, Jr., Memorial Fund
.. . 408.35
136.51|
544.86
114.22
430.64
·
.
636.91
572.95
63.96
Laying Out Menotomy Way . ..
372.24
372.24
372.24
Purchase of Land-Menotomy Road and School Street .
40.00
40.00
40.00
Alteration of Franklin Street at Broadway . Reconstruction of Streets:
222.02
222.02
68.61
153.41
Medford Street, Highland Avenue, Park Avenue.
55,000.00
55,000.00
45,778.34
9,221.66
Massachusetts Avenue-Construction or Repairs: From Central Street to Highland Avenue ..
10,000.00
19,830.90
29,830.90
29,830.90
Salaries . . Expenses and Aid .
50,280.00
5,247.93
55,527.93
55,509.62
18.31
Alteration of Mill Street Corner Mass. Ave. .
234.68
234.68
234.68
Alteration of Mill Street at Summer Street.
636.91
5,000.00
8.12
4,991.88
Alteration of Ways-Franklin St. and Lewis Ave.
181.01
181.01
50.00
131.01
6,670.66
6,670.66
Painting Parking Stalls
170.16
170.16
170.16
Exterior and Building Lines . .
7,045.00
2,099.00
9,144.00
209.74
8,934.26
Exterior Lines-Medford Street.
5,000.00
45,351.54
43,504.53
1,847.01
Traffic Signals .
6,645.00
25.66
16,000.00
15,959.79 1,455.11
529.41
40.21
Sidewalks and Edgestones-1930.
1,984.52
1,984.52
Sidewalks-Summer Street Boulevard.
1,746.99
1,746.99
1,746.99
Snow and Ice Removal
26,500.00
26,500.00
26,322.51
177.49
Street Lighting .
45,351.54
1931 Sidewalks and Edgestones-Construction.
16,000.00
.
1,615.80
Widening Mass. Avenue-Pleasant Street to
250
APPROPRIATIONS AND EXPENDITURES-Concluded
Balance Dec. 31, 1930
Appro- priations
Other Credits
Total
Expended
Transfers
Balance Dec. 31, 1931
M. M. W. Russell and William Cutter School: Funds Income . .
$529.46
$453.02
$982.48
$488.64
$493.84
Pratt High School Trust:
Fund Income ..
926.45
1,035.00
1,961.45
578.84
1,382.61
Grading High School Grounds
2,000.00
2,000.00
1,668.77
331.23
Junior High West Grounds Improvement.
1,000.00
1,000.00
988.53
11.47
High School Addition-1930
265,854.03
265,854.03
260,354.30
5,499.73
Partial Grading High School Lot.
700.00
700.00
556.59
143.41
Additions of Class Rooms to New High School Building .
130,000.00
130,000.00
38,762.75
91,237.25
High School Lot Improvement.
67.03
67.03
31.57
35.46
Junior High School East Construction
161.33
161.33
161.33
Junior High School West, Addition, Construction
334.88
334.88
Junior High School West-Furnishings .
1,839.58
1,839.58
1,839.58
Junior High School West-Lockers and Showers.
3,874.06
3,874.06
3,874.06
Junior High School West, Grading
29.01
29.01
29.01
Peirce School Addition .
1,246.78
1,246.78
418.64
828.14
Peirce School (Old Part) Alterations and Grading
487.04
487.04
364.33
122.71
4,000.00
4,000.00
3,801.68
198.32
Eastern Avenue School, Construction, Furniture, Equipment. .
225,000.00
225,000.00
139,229.20
85,770.80
Eastern Avenue School, Clearing and Gradin Lot
700.00
700.00
698.92
1.08
Land for School Purposes.
3,000.00
3,000.00
3,000.00
Robbins Library-Salaries and Expenses .
1,912.70
30,543.34
4,125.34
36,581.38
33,142.20
3,439.18
Robbins Library-Addition and Repairs
31,376.43
31,376.43
31,364.45
11.98
Parks:
12,057.00
12,057.00
9,308.62
2,748.38
Meadowbrook Park Improvement
4,500.00
5,272.51
4,091.45
1,181.06
Arlington Heights Playground .
12,435.00;
12,435.00
12,307.07
127.93
Parks-Special Appropriation .
125.60
125.60
125.60
Russell Park Fencing. .
1,200.00
1,200.00
1,200.00
Crosby School Playground .
500.00
500.00
500.00
Fowle's Mill-Retaining Wall
450.00
450.00
300.01
149.99
Turkey Hill-Removing Brush and Planting Trees
500.00
498.66
1.34
Land for Park Purposes Bordering Spy Pond
7,354.66
7,354.66
7,354.66
Land for Park Purposes-Spy Pond at Lakehill
337.10
337.10
337.10
Avenue .
500.00
Salaries and Maintenance
772.51
334.88
Peirce School, Grading Playground . .
Land for Park Purposes-Spy Pond at Linwood
8,719.40
8,719.40
8,719.40
Warren A. Peirce Playground Improvement.
12,514.00
12,514.00
12,486.65
27.35
Land for entrance to Warren A. Peirce Playground
500.00
500.00
500.00
Supervision of School Playgrounds.
1,500.00
1,500.00
1,263.00
237.00
Transfer of Land School to Park Purposes .
10.00
10.00
10.00
Easement and Right of Way .
100.00
100.00
Wellington Playground .
2,500.00
2,500.00
1,138.72
1,361.28
Memorial Day .
800.00
800.00
800.00
Patriots' Day Observance
200.00
200.00
111.95
88.05
Foreclosure of Rights of Redemption, Land Titles .
1,500.00
1,500.00
1,500.00
Registration by Land Court of Town's Title to Lands .
2,807.80
2,807.80
2,807.80
Gift of Land from Arlington Gas Light Company Printing Town Reports.
43.00
43.00
43.00
2.95
Pensions . .
13,444.23
13,113.07
331.16
Insurance-Fire, Liability, Fidelity, Burglary
11,240.00
11,240.00
11,149.36
90.64
Workmen's Compensation .
217.75
500.00
717.75
695.25
22.50
Repairs to House Owned by Town .
350.00
350.00
106.31
243.69
Unemployment-Work Relating to
1,400.00
1,400.00
1,292.89
107.11
Crusher Lot "Clearing"
3,500.00
3,500.00
3,264.37
235.63
Publishing By-Laws.
150.00
150.00
50.00
100.00
Disposal of Town Barn Damaged by Fire
1,000.00
1,000.00
970.49
29.51
Water Maintenance.
55,824.00
55,824.00
55,714.60
109.40
Water Extensions-1931 .
97,260.00
97,260.00
96,236.15
1,023.85
Water Extensions-1930.
6,675.47
6,675.47
6,675.47
Water Extensions-1929
3.99
3.99
3.99
Cemeteries-Salaries and Expenses
28,195.00
2,732.00
30,927.00
28,300.96
2,626.04
Cemetery Chapel and Office
793.84
1,005.87
1,799.71
1,770.14
29.57
Interest .
98,000.00
99,050.00
88,407.17
10,642.83
Town Debt.
195,000.00
195,000.00
195,000.00
2,000.00!
2,000.00
2,000.00
Municipal Insurance Fund
5,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
Workmen's Compensation Insurance Fund.
8,000.00
Robbins Library Art Fund
589.70
589.70
Perpetual Care Fund. .
7.50
7.50
7.50
Sinking Fund Expense .
10.00
10.00
10.00
$388,896.20
$2,973,088.90
$58,521.33
$3,420,506.43
$2,975,071.39
$65,286.77
$380,148.27
9,083.60
9,083.60
9,083.60
Revising Boundaries Voting Precincts Menotomy Hall Maintenance .
2,200.00
1,302.11
3,502.11
3,502.11
1,635.00 13,444.23
1,635.00
1,632.05
251
Street .
8,000.00 589.70
8.000.00
1,050.00
Sinking Fund.
100.00
252
ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT RECEIPTS GENERAL REVENUE
TAXES:
Current Year:
Real and Personal
$1,387,876.19
Poll.
21,570.00
$1,409,446.19
Previous Years :
Real and Personal
$500,596.13
Poll.
256.00
500,852.13
Motor Excise Tax:
Current Year
$73,206.01
Previous Year. 7,396.76
80,602.77
From the State:
Corporation Taxes . .
36,307.01
Boston Elevated Ry .. .
15,777.23
Street Railway Tax. . .
1,674.98
Bank and Trust Co. Tax
2,174.96
Income Tax .
184,065.75
Total Taxes.
$2,230,901.02
LICENSES AND PERMITS:
Licenses :
Junk .
$402.00
Pedlers
475.00
Transient Vendors
334.98
Milk
111.00
All Others
1,577.54
Permits:
Marriage.
309.00
Building, gas and plumbing
3,460.25
Wire. .
859.00
All Others .
435.50
Total Licenses and Permits FINES AND FORFEITS:
$7,964.27
Court Fines.
$2,246.34
Evening School Deposits Forfeited . 243.00
Total Fines and Forfeits 2,489.34
Forward, $2,241,354.63
253
TOWN ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT
254
ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT
RECEIPTS
Forward, $2,241,354.63
GRANTS AND GIFTS:
From State for Education
$1,319.01
From State Aid to Indus- trial Schools .
2,051.99
County Dog Tax
2,511.34
Total Grants and Gifts 5,882.34
ALL OTHER GENERAL REVENUE: Miscellaneous Items. $4.28
Total, All Other General Revenue . 4.28
SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS:
Moth Extermination
$958.50
Sewers .
10,681.66
Sidewalks and Curbing.
4,862.53
Street Betterments.
45,225.42
Total, Special Assessments $61,728.11
Forward, $2,308,969.36
255
TOWN ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT
256
ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT
RECEIPTS
Forward, $2,308,969.36
DEPARTMENTAL: GENERAL GOVERNMENT:
Selectmen:
Garage Advertising, etc. $1,037.50
Treasurer, Costs .... ..
118.23
Collector, Liens and
Costs
5,507.73
General Government,
forward .
$6,663.46
Forward, $2,308,969.36
257
TOWN ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT
PAYMENTS
DEPARTMENTAL:
GENERAL GOVERNMENT:
Finance Committee:
$858.13
Salaries . Other Expenses
334.25
Revising Precinct Boundaries
695.25
Board of Appeals .
105.35
Committees:
Town Yard .
35.00
Form of Government.
35.77
Additional School Accommodations .
47.46
Robbins Library Addition
00.00
High School Plans .
000.00
Investigation School System
18.75
Pheasant Avenue School
15.00
Eastern Avenue School .
21.06
Selectmen :
Salary of Board .
2,000.00
Other Salaries .
3,534.00
Hearings-Advertising and Printing.
810.88
Printing By-Laws
50.00
Printing Town Warrants.
809.40
Posting Notices .
16.25
Office Equipment and Expense
603.34
Other Expenses .
467.76
Accountant :
Salaries .
4,800.00
Expenses .
776.03
Treasurer :
Salaries .
3,720.00
Fidelity Bond .
283.09
Expenses
754.57
Collector :
Salary of Collector
3,500.00
Other Salaries
5,277.83
Fidelity Bond
584.00
Expenses .
2,918.83
Assessors :
Salary of Board
3,600.00
Other Salaries
8,230.15
Expenses .
2,754.83
General Government, forward $47,656.98
258
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RECEIPTS
Forward, $2,308,969.36
General Government,
forward ... . .
$6,663.46
Town Clerk-Fees.
1,612.46
Town Hall-Rental of Hall .
3,275.00
Engineering .
50.00
Board of Survey .
6.98
Board of Appeal
30.00
Total, General Government $11,637.90
Forward, $2,320,607.26
259
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PAYMENTS
General Government, forward
$47,656.98
Other Finance Accounts:
Printing and Certifying Bonds and Notes. . . 669.00 ·
Law Department:
Town Counsel Salary, Fees, and Expenses .. . 4,303.92
Other Fees, Expenses, etc. 132.28
Town Clerk:
Salary of Clerk . 3,500.00
Other Salaries
2,597.00
Expenses .
654.63
Public Works-General Administration:
Salary of Board .
2,000.00
Other Salaries and Wages
831.32
Other Expenses .
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