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McNeil, John J. A. Paper Ruler . 87 Overlook Rd.
Mernick, George W Broker 17 Norcross St.
Miles, William E.
Box Mfr . . . 10 Robin Hood Rd.
Miller, John W .
Mechanic
. 10 Varnum St.
Minot, George E.
Editor. ... 137 Westminster Ave.
Mitchell, William J. Secretary . 47 Newland Rd.
Molloy, Arthur V. Compositor . 51 Hillside Ave. Mooney, Patrick J Salesman . 9 Wyman Ter.
Moore, Ernest R. Elec. Eng'r . . . 44 Bartlett Ave.
Morgan, Harold .
Creamery Worker .. . 99 Jason St. Piano Worker .. . 36 Overlook Rd.
Morgan, Henry P
Morrill, George P
Retired
107 Warren St.
Morris, Thomas F
Engineer . 19 Surry Rd.
Morse, Frank J. Retired . 23 Lincoln St.
Moulton, Francis S.
Stock Clerk
35 Melrose St.
Mower, William A. T .. . Electrotyper
. 106 Hillside Ave.
Murphy, Daniel J ..
Salesman .
. 50 Norfolk Rd.
Myerson, Bernard P. . . . Dental Sup . .
. 15 Dartmouth St.
Nellis, Christopher J. . . Sales Mgr . 22 Gray St.
Nichols, Irving Manager 63 Dow Ave.
Nickerson, Herman Editor 184 Appleton St.
Norton, Arthur E. Manager 68 Bartlett. Ave.
Norton, Frank E. Stone Cutter 26 Mill St.
Nowell, Bowman O. Supt. .5 West St.
Ober, Shatswell . Professor . 22 Oakland Ave.
O'Keefe, William C. . Real Estate. 382 Mass. Ave.
O'Leary, James J Laundryman 38 Beacon St.
Olsen, John . Civil Eng'r .13 Water St.
O'Mara, Edwin J. Supt 37 Appleton St.
O'Neil, Edward F Shipper 52 Lombard Ter.
O'Neil, George E. Cotton 29 Freeman St.
O'Neill, Peter F Clerk . 209 Broadway
Orth, Samuel F. Salesman .161 Mystic St.
Orton, Arthur B Salesman 157 Brooks Ave.
488
ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT
Paige, Milton C. Clerk. 32 Hopkins Rd.
Palmer, Willard A . Bank Clerk . 26 Egerton Rd.
Parker, Frederick B. . . Salesman . 22 Ashland St.
Parkhurst, Irving B . . Contractor 89 Oakland Ave.
Parr, William A . Salesman . 36 Harvard St.
Patten, Roscoe E Salesman 36 Lombard Ter.
Peavey, Harry B Manager 44 Hopkins Rd.
Peirce, Albert K Clerk . . 12 Court St.
Phillips, Frank J. Salesman 32 Dennett Rd.
Platin, A. William Buyer. 231 Gray St.
Power, Paul J.
Salesman
33 Linden St.
Powers, James R
Engineer
38 Harvard St.
Preston, Joseph J
Plumber
6 Whittemore St.
Proctor, Braman .
. Dyestuffs
35 Everett St.
Proudfoot, Harold
Clerk .
15 Jean Rd.
Putnam, Paul G.
President.
17 Randolph St.
Quinn, John J. .
Foreman
8 Cornell St.
Reeves, Henry E.
Manager
102 Jason St.
Rice, Walter E.
. Agent .
16 Everett St.
.88 Bow St.
Robinson, Fred W Dist. Mgr
49 Edgehill Rd.
Rowntree, Charles A . . Carpet Est
14 Lakehill Ave.
Rush, Osborn M.
Office Mgr
. 44 Amsden St.
Ryer, Robert V. Manager 31 Henderson St.
Salter, William T Clerk . 56 Falmouth Rd.
Sargent, Edward W. Salesman . 52 Churchill Ave.
Sass, Guy V. Auto Supplies . . . 27 Langley Rd.
Saunders, Rodney P. Machinist 22 Cleveland St.
Sawyer, Frank E.
Printer
16 Laurel St.
Scanlon, Henry W Salesman . 12 Wachusett Ave.
Shea, John H. Buyer . 19 Laurel St.
Sheehan, Francis J. Accountant 28 Howard St.
Shepard, Frank A.
Bank Clerk .
45 School St.
Sheridan, William J . Wire Chief 59 Exeter St.
Sherman, Clark C. Cashier 9 Shawnee Rd.
Rhoda, William F
Auto Trimmer. . 8 Farrington St.
Rich, Irving A. Clerk .
Rigby, Richard N.
Auditor
,5 Mary St.
Robertson, George
Mason .
19 Beck Rd.
489
LIST OF JURORS
Shirley, Lester Supt. 140 Highland Ave.
Simonds, Ralph M. Manager . 19 Wildwood Ave.
Simpson, George W. Organ Builder . ... 6 Brattle Ter.
Sinclair, George O Watchmaker .26 Swan Pl.
Spofford, Carl S. Cutter .... 69 Crescent Hill Ave.
Springer, Wilmot L .. . . Supt. 35 Lakehill Ave.
Stackhouse, William S. . Salesman 11 Kensington Pk. Stahl, Herman C. Foreman . 58 Lombard Ter.
Staples, Albert . Accountant 58 Orvis Rd.
Starbird, Sumner R. Foreman 193 Forest St.
Steeves, Arthur H. Painter 37 Chester St.
Stetson, George B.
Ventilation.
144 Medford St.
Stevens, Arthur E Accountant
44 Gray St.
Stevens, Charles N. Tester . 42 Tanager St.
Stickel, Paul J. Ins. Adj 63A Highland Ave.
Stokes, George E. Banker 29 Florence Ave.
Stratton, Andrew H. Salesman . 30 Russell St.
Swan, Franklin R. Salesman. 13 Woodland St.
Sweeney, George J Appraiser . 33 Newport St.
Tapley, Elmer B. Electrician. . 71 Trowbridge St.
Teter, Clarence A . Manager. 26 Trowbridge St.
Thompson, John H. .. .. Printer . . 12 Elmore St.
Thompson, Stephen G. . Sales Eng'r . . 14 Mt. Vernon St.
Thurston, William A. . . General Foreman. 20 Higgins St.
Thyne, Alexander F. . . Pressman . 19 Belknap St.
Tiney, Arthur K. Shipper 42 Walnut St.
Tisdale, Irving E. Asst. Off. Mgr. . 186 Medford St.
Trafton, Walter C .. W'th'r Stripper . . 28 Fairmont St.
Tringham, Edwin P . . . Stock Clerk . . . 42 Rawson Rd.
Trowbridge, Arthur T. . Mech. Eng'r 17 Spring Valley
Trump, George A. Clerk . 6 Rawson Rd.
Tucker, Frank E. Foreman . 265 Lowell St.
Tucker, Frank W Sales Manager . 33 Fairview Ave.
Turner, Harold B. Salesman . 24 Draper Ave. Waddleton, Michael J . . Mechanic 33 Amherst St.
Walker, Frank H. Broker . 8 Ravine St.
Wall, Albert A Clerk . 360 Mass. Ave.
Walsh, John J Telegrapher 68 Hamlet St.
490
ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT
Warren, Lawrence C. . . Leather. 15 Maple St.
Warren, William S. . ... . Traffic Mgr . 38 Cliff St.
Waterman, Walter L. .. Cost Acct. 43 Newland Rd.
Watson, William J . Lithographer .. . 20 Gloucester St.
Webster, Roy A . . Salesman 33 Fordham St.
Wedgewood, Luther K .. Clerk . 19 Newton Rd.
Wheeler, Thomas B. ... Newspaper. . 15 Richardson Ave.
Whitaker, Ernest C .... Heating Eng'r .. 35 Sherborn St.
Whitcomb, Herbert H . . Engineer .... 101 Brantwood Rd.
White, Carleton D. Office Mgr. .38 Peirce St.
White, William Master Mech . 164 Palmer St.
Whiting, Thomas S. . . Manager 147 Mass. Ave.
Whitney, Ellery W. Salesman 42 Newcomb St.
Wood, George A. G . . . . Auditor . 119 Hillside Ave.
Woodbine, Herbert J. . . Salesman 15A Randolph St.
Young, Alexander A ... . Electrician 23 Forest St.
Young, Edward T. . Salesman. .51 Allen St.
Zelck, Frank L.
Bookbinder
30 Forest St.
Zepfler, Frederick B .... Trav. Salesman. 75 Bow St.
STATISTICS OF THE TOWN OF ARLINGTON, April 1, 1931
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
1930
1931
Valuation of Real Estate.
$30,423,750 00|$33,815,237 00 $38,115,587 00 $43,544,100 00 $48,013,450 00 $51,242,850 00 $54,816,400 00 $57,454,450 00 $59,670,450 00
Valuation of Personal Estate.
3,309,550 00
3,758,150 00
4,171,800 00
4 651,750 00
4,985,700 00
5,229,300 00
3,211,050 00
3,462,650 00
3,556,200 00
Amount of Town Appropriations
913,020 69
1,167,082 96
1,259,971 19
1,493,801 29
1,647,244 29
1,815,120 29
2,130,781 27
2,314,131 09
2,537,028 21
Amount of State Tax.
53,280 00
44,400 00
63,960 00
63,960 00
63,960 00
63,240 00
64,175 00
52,850 00
56,625 00
Amount of County Tax
32,788 05
35,332 53
48,717 39
51,889 33
55,781 59
66,588 96
73,021 24
79,782 90
94,065 42
Amount of Sewer Tax
25,829 70
25,182 95
31,604 05
35,026 50
36,614 27
41,646 20
39,077 80
25,557 71
29,025 82
Amount of Water Tax
25,549 71
29,239 38
30,437 68
39,194 39
41,904 09
47,827 80
53,284 42
61,863 58
69,260 05
Chapt. 308, Acts 1924.
95.00
Chapt. 308, Acts 1925.
Chapt. 491, Acts 1924.
Amount of Park Tax.
17,138 92
17,278 31
21,901 59
26,266 16
26,809 07
27,356 09
31,643 12
40,809 52
40,917 87
Charles River Basin Tax
2,827 13
2,765 14
3,596 80
3,609 76
3,485 56
5,117 35
5,444 88
6,846 67
7,082 48
Alewife Brook Tax.
2,109 46
2,052 16
1,994 88
1,937 59
1,880 30
1,823 02
1,765 72
1,708 44
151.15
Fire Prevention Tax.
258 67
288 44
300 48
341 07
360 04
384 05
419 94
481 92
Auditing Municipal Accounts.
410 11
1,568 19
53 49
75 90
40 26
1,413 57
36 57
33 63
Metropolitan Planning Tax ..
258 62
279 84
530 20
344 89
366 60
385 43
327 20
227 17
State Highway Tax.
648 50
317 16
648 50
678 35
539 35
648 50
920 60
190 33
Chapt. 442, Acts 1924 (Repairing Harvard Bridge)
4,486 11
Chapt. 497, Acts 1921 (Construc-
tion Western Ave. Bridge)
516 62
Chapt. 497, Acts 1921 (Construc- tion Arsenal St. Bridge).
321 25
Chapt. 497, Sec. 5, Acts 1921
(Boston and Watertown and Boston and Cambridge Bridge) Chapt. 19, Acts 1925 (Investiga- tion Sanitary Conditions Spy Pond) .
550 84
1,397 08
Chapt. 330, Acts 1925, as amend- ed by Chapt. 369, Acts 1926- for laying out and construction of a southern route between Boston and the territory south and east thereof .
2,707 36
3,545 26
343 60
292 35
23 11
1,193 53
205 56
168 61
301 68
990 79
18,869 23
241 33
362 00
3,607 25l
492
Care of Tuberculosis Patients. Chapt. 651,Acts 1910 as amended by Chapt. 301, Acts 1928 (Abatement of Smoke Nuisance) Chapt. 497, Acts 1921 (Construc- tion Brookline St., Essex St.and Cottage Farm Bridge)
Chapt.29, Acts 1929 (North Met- ropolitan Sewerage Tax) . Chapt. 489, Acts 1924 (for laying out and construction of a north- ern route to accommodate traffic between Boston and ter- ritory to north and south thereof) .
1,020 85
1,111 21
493
Chapt. 364, Acts 1929 (Ways in Malden, Braintree, Weymouth, and Hingham) Chapt. 273, Acts 1927-amended by Chapt. 127. Acts, 1928 (snow removal tax) .
1,222 08
607 22
41 81
42 33
Chapt. 308, Acts 1924 (Supplying Water to Town of Winchester)
75 00
70 00
95 00
Chapt. 366, Sect. 4, Acts 1928 (Laying out and construction by Dept. of Public Works of a traffic artery in the City of Cambridge)
2,480 29
Chapt. 308, Sec. 3, Acts 1928 (Metropolitan Dist. Comm. to construct a street or way in the Town of Brookline from Essex St. and Comm. Ave. to Mount- fort St.) .
1,359 56
West Roxbury-Brookline Park- way
65 95
Canterbury Street Highway .
28 95
Broadway-Revere Beach Park- way Crossing . Metropolitan Transit District .. . State Tax (Special) Old Age As- sistance
447 04
710 80
11,159 00
Amount of Overlayings
18,157 26 *31,070 00
17,652 47
17,360 11
18,717 66
18,667 77 18,646 00 30 60
19,188 01 20,000 00 31 00
15,562 49 20,694 00
20,569 67
23,414 41
Rate of Taxation of $1,000
26 50
30 00
30 00
30 40
31 40
Number of Persons Paying a Tax on Property
7,087
7,728
8,910
9,894
11,358
9,878
9,373
9,675
9,967
Total number of dwelling houses .
3,708
3,910
4,345
4,854
5,293
5,753
6,123
6,322
6,534
Total number of horses.
187
162
144
107
104
45
72
62
59
Total number of cows.
122
88
69
42
28
49
13
13
14
Increase in number of dwelling houses
450
202
435
509
439
460
370
199
212
Population of Arlington, 1910 Population of Arlington, 1915.
11,187
1920
. 18,646
14,860
1925.
. 24,943
1930.
.36,089
*At $5.00 each. Arlington, April 1, 1931
EARL A. RYDER, Chairman CLARENCE A. MOORE,
f
Assessors of
JOHN D. O'LEARY,
Arlington
21,480 00
22,362 00
Polls at $2.00 each .
13,464 00 30 40
15,150 00
16,864 00 31 00
CONDENSED STATEMENT OF 1931 TAX LEVY
Town Appropriations . State and County Taxes .. Overlay . .
$2,537,028.21 311,706.78 23,414.41
$2,872,149.40
Less Credits :
Corporation Tax returned by State.
$34,539.63
11,181 Polls . .
22,362.00
Income Tax
186,584.60
Bank Tax.
5,560.99
Street Railway .
3,259.68
Highway Appropriation offset.
19,741.45
Boston Elevated Railway Company, Reimbursement
15,777.23
Departmental Receipts . .
565,486.01
1
Net Amount to be raised by Tax Property Valuation. . . $63,226,650.00 Tax Rate. . . 31.40
$853,311.59 $2,018,837.81
494
INDEX
A
General Index
Index to Acc't'nts Report
Accountant, Report of
234
257
Advance Betterment Apportionments
231
Advance Sewer Apportionments .
23
Advance Sidewalk Apportionments
231
Agent, Report of .
422
Appropriations and Expenditures
246
Appropriations by Taxation
231
Appropriations, Detailed Statement of
246
246
Assessors
257
Assets and Liabilities, Statement of .
236
B
Bacteriologist, Report of.
423
Balance Sheet, December 31, 1931
236
Betterment Assessment Collections
231
Births Registered for the Year
228
Board of Appeals, Report of
314
257
Board of Health, Report of .
407
263
Board of Health Nurse, Report of
426
Board of Public Works, Report of
337
259
Board of Public Works, Highway Division
339
264
Board of Public Works, Sanitary Division
342
26:
Board of Public Works, Sewer Division
345
265
Board of Survey
259
Borrowing Capacity of the Town
276
276
C
Cemeteries, Report of Commissioners of
402
273
Cemeteries, Perpetual Care Fund .
302
Charities .
264-265
Collector of Apportioned Betterment Assessments 231
Collector of Apportioned Sewer Assessments . 231
Collector of Apportioned Sidewalk Assessments .. 231
INDEX
General Index
Index to Acc't'nts Report
Collector of Betterment Assessments
231
254
Collector of Committed Interest on Betterment Apportionments
232
Collector of Committed Interest on Sidewalk Ap- portionments
232
Collector of Gypsy and Brown-Tail Assessments. .
231
254
Collector of Interest, Sewer Apportionments.
232
Collector of Sewer Assessments
232
254
Collector of Sidewalk Assessments
232
254
Collector of Taxes, 1929
231
Collector of Taxes, 1930
231
Collector of Taxes, 1931
231
Collector of Taxes, Statement of
231
257
Collector of Water Rates
232
Committees
257
Condensed Statement of 1931 Tax Levy
494
Corporation and Bank Tax
252
Court Fines .
252
D
Deaths Registered for the Year 413
Debt Statement (Schedule B)
242
Dental Clinic, Report of
424
Dog Tax .
254
Dogs Registered
230
E
Elections, Registrations, and Town Meetings 259
Engineering
259
F
Finance Committee of Twenty-one, Report of 371 257
Fines and Forfeits .
252
Fire Department, Report of
317
261
Fire and Police Signal System 322
Forestry .
263
Fund, Children's Books
292
Fund, Elbridge Farmer
294
Fund, Ellen W. Hodgdon Library
291
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INDEX
General Index
Index to Acc't'nts Report
Fund, E. Nelson Blake, Jr., Memorial
285
Fund, E. S. Farmer Poor Widows'
278
Fund, E. S. Farmer Relief
279
Fund, Henry Mott Library
290
Fund, Julia Fillebrowne
280
Fund, Martha M. W. Russell School .
282
Fund, Martha M. W. Russell Poor Widows' 284
Fund, Mary Cutter Poor Widows'
283
Fund, Municipal Buildings Insurance
298
Fund, Nathan Pratt High School .
286
Fund, Nathan Pratt Library
287
Fund, Nathan Pratt Poor Widows'
277
Fund, Perpetual Care
302
Fund, Robbins Cemetery
300
Fund, Robbins Library Art 288
Fund, Samuel C. Bucknam
301
Fund, Sinking, Commissioners of
296
Fund, Soldiers' Monument
304
Fund, Timothy Wellington
289
Fund, William Cutter School
281
Fund, Workmen's Compensation Insurance
293
G
General Government Expenditures
257
General Statistics
399
Grants and Gifts
254
Gypsy and Brown-Tail Moth Department, Report of.
325
Gypsy Moth Assessment Collection
254
H
Health Department
407
263
Highway Division
339
264-265
I
Incidentals.
257
Incidentals, Accountant's
257
Incidentals, Assessors'
257
Incidentals, Collector's
257
. .
IV
INDEX
General Index
Index to Acc't'nts Report
Incidentals, Town Clerk's.
258
Incidentals, Treasurer's
257
Income Tax, State
252
Insurance, Town .
271
Inspector of Animals, Report of
312
263
Inspector of Buildings, Report of
315
261
Inspector of Milk, Report of .
427
263
Inspector of Slaughtering, Report of
428
263
Interest .
273
Interest Receipts
272
J
Joint Board of Selectmen and Board of Public Works, Report of 364
Jurors, List of 481
L
Law Department
259
Librarian, Report of
440
Libraries .
269
Library, Robbins, Report of Trustees
436
Licenses and Permits
252
Loans in Anticipation of Revenue, Statement of . .
273
M
Marriages Registered for the Year
227
Memorial Day
271
Municipal Indebtedness
272-273
0
Outside Poor
307 265
P
Payments, Departmental
257
Park Commissioners, Report of
430
269
Pensions of Employees .
269
Planning Board, Report of . . . .
432
259
.
INDEX
V
General Index
Index to Acc't'nts Report
Police, Report of Chief of
327
261
Public Playground, Committee on
269
Public Property . .
261
Public Service Enterprises
270-271
Public Trust Funds (Schedule C)
244
R
Receipts, General Revenue.
252
Receipts, Taxes
252
252
Recreation .
269
Registrars of Voters, Report of
333
Rents
258
Robbins Library, Report of Trustees
436
S
Sale of Lots in Cemetery
272
School Accommodations, Committee on
257
School Committee, Report of.
452
School, High School Income Fund 285
Schools .
267
Schools, E. Nelson Blake, Jr., Memorial Fund
285
Sealer of Weights and Measures, Report of.
334
261
Selectmen, Report of .
305
257
Sewer Division
345
265
Sewer, Particular, Construction Account
347
265
Sidewalk Assessments, Collections
265
Sinking Fund, Report of Commissioners
296
275
Soldiers' Benefits .
264-265
Special Assessments
254
State and Military Aid
264-265
Superintendent of Schools, Report of .
456
T
Tables, Expenditures Highway Division
340
Tables of Fixed Town Debt
242
Tables, High Service System
356
Tables, Low Service System.
357
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INDEX
General Index
Index to Acc't'nts Report
Tables of Public and Private Streets
384
Tables, Sewer Division .
347
Tables, Statistics, by Assessors
492
Tables, Statistics, Schools.
471
Tables, Water Division
354
Town Accountant, Report of
234
257
Town Clerk, Report of .
226
259
Town Counsel, Report of
370
Town Engineer, Report of
375
Town House
480
- 259
Town Officers, Appointive
6
Town Officers, Elective .
3
Town Physician, Report of
406
Town Records.
10
Tree Warden, Report of
478
263
Treasurer, Report of .
233
257
U
Unexpended Balances Appropriation Accounts
(Schedule A)
238
238
V
Vital Statistics
413
263
Valuation of Real Estate .
492
Valuation of Personal Property
492
W
Water Division
352
271
Wires, Report of Superintendent
400
261
Z
Zoning System . 423
59182 1931
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