Town of Arlington annual report 1933, Part 15

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Carter Bros. installed 1,000 feet of storm drain pipe in the Jason Heights development. There was 1141/2 feet of 4 inch drain pipe installed as a collecting drain in Varnum Street.


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ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT


TABLE III SANITARY DIVISION


Appropriation for 1933.


$78,268.40


Expenditure


78,185.44


Balance, Jan. 1, 1934


$82.96


Net Expense


Ashes


24,620.22


Offal


32,999.72


Paper and Rubbish.


13,931.29


Repairs


363.54


Sundries and Supplies


267.68


Miscellaneous


353.95


*Salaries


3,358.68


** Automobile


2,290.36


Total


$78,185.44


*Superintendent of Sanitary Division, $2,700.00; Timekeeper, $658.68 ($459.00, salary; use of auto, $199.68).


** Includes cost of new car and part of purchase price on new truck.


SEWER DIVISION


Three thousand, nine hundred and twenty-nine feet of main sewer were laid during the year.


Eighty-six connections were made with the mains.


Details of regular sewer construction and mainten- ance will be found in Tables 4 and 5.


TABLE IV


SEWER CONSTRUCTION


Appropriation for 1933.


$18,268.40


Balance from 1932 forwarded.


4,030.89


From Reserve Fund


1,000.00


$23,299.29


Expenditure


23,184.24


Balance, Jan. 1, 1934 ..


$115.05


(Carried forward to 1934)


LOCATION


Size of Pipe in inches


Length in Feet


Net Cost


Cost per foot


Alpine Strcet (Summer Street to No. 87)


8


389


$1,368.45


$3.52


W


Clark Street (To service No. 24) ..


8


110


248.30


2.26


Davis Avenue ('To service No. 5)


8


50


225.50


4.51


Forest Stret (To service No. 258)


8


140


667.64


4.77


Grand View Road ( To service houses Nos. 35 and 44)


8


469


2,339.89


4.99


Hartford Road (To service No. 5)


8


221


636.00


2.88


W


Hillside Avenue (From Wachusett Avenue to Waverley Street)


8


87


150.21


1.73


W


Hilton Street (Install lamphole at end of main)


8


40


212.05


5.30


W


Locke Street ( From Metropolitan sewer to No. 20)


8


127


328.25


2.58


W


Lockeland Avenue (to service Lot 54)


8


149


371.86


2.50


W


No. 16 Mystic Lake Drive ( water-proof cover on manhole)


11.26


Mill Street (To service No. 87)


8


176


1,363.31


7.75


W


Mystic Valley Parkway (To service No. 300-02)


6


160


445.15


2.78


W


Newland Road ( From Summer Street to No. 73)


8


426


1,906.10


4.47


W


Park Avenue Extension (To service Nos. 108-112)


8


221


1,310.61


5.93


Pleasant Street (Opposite Brunswick Road)


8


35


316.30


9.04


Piedmont Street ( From Ortona Street to Williams Street)


8 201


638.77


3.18


W


Summer Street


592.31


BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS


293


30.96


Huntington Road (From old end to No. 44).


Wall Street (From Arlmont Street easterly) Williams Street (From Piedmont Street to Rublee Street)


8


145


987.57 842.36


6.81 3.86


W


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SEWER EXTENSION ORDERED IN 1932, COMPLETED IN 1938


Summer Street (From Park Avenue Extension to Summit Street) Total cost of mains. *General Expense ...


8-12-15


562


3,773.43


$35.12


18,766.28


5,311.09


Credit for stock


$24,077.37 893.13


Totals ..


3,929


$23,184.24


...


*Particular sewers, $1,656.07; tools and equipment, $346.67 ; miscellaneous, $1,013.51; Saturday afternoons, $1,304.79; vacations. $343.50 ; holidays, $624.74 ; automobile, $21.81.


#Cost per foot arrived at by including cost of extension as shown by 1932 report.


"W" indicates water in same trench.


ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT


W


8


218


$14,992.85


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TABLE V SEWER MAINTENANCE DIVISION


Appropriation for 1933.


$5,220.00


Expenditure


5,158.31


Balance, Jan. 1, 1934.


$61.69


Expenditures


Repairing, flushing and cleaning mains.


$3,509.13


Care and repair of particular sewers.


695.06


Miscellaneous


179.75


*General expense.


774.37


Total


$5,158.31


*Tools and equipment, $382.70; Saturday afternoons, $267.65; holidays, $58.15; Timekeeper, $65.87.


SUMMARY OF SEWERAGE STATISTICS


General


Population by census of 1930, 36,089.


Total area of town, 5.5 square miles.


Area served by sewerage system, 4.5 square miles.


Collection System


For sewerage only, 71.82 miles, includes 5.64 miles Metropolitan sewer.


For sewerage and surface water, 0 miles.


For surface water only, 35.35 miles.


Method of disposal, sewerage into Metropolitan sewer, surface water into brooks.


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Collection


Mains. (Everything but house and catch basin con- nection.)


For sewerage For surface only


only


1. Lineal feet pipe


379,225


186,648


2. Lineal feet extended during year 3,929 8,624


3. Number of inverted siphons, 2.


4. Number of manholes, 1816, and 32 combination sewer and storm drain manholes.


5. Method of flushing: Water service at manhole ends of lateral lines.


6. Method of cleaning: By a special brush drawn from manhole to manhole.


7. Number of automatic flushing tanks, 0.


8. Number of direct connections with water mains for flushing, 40.


9. £ Number of flushings of system during the year, en- tire system once.


10. Cost of flushing per mile )


11. Cost of cleaning per mile S $49.37


12. Number of stoppages, 3.


13. Method of ventilation, manhole covers.


14. Electric pump chambers, 2.


House Connections


1. By whom made: All connections made under the di- rection of the Sewer Division, Board of Public Works.


2. Sizes, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12 and 15 inches.


3. Number made during year, 86.


4. Lineal feet laid during year (drain layers), 4525.6.


5. Lineal feet discontinued during year, 0.


6. Total miles in use, 56.59.


7. Number of stoppages coming to attention of Depart- ment, 41.


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Discharge of Sewer


1. Estimated population using sewer system, 32,900.


2. Number of buildings connected, 6,196.


3. Daily discharge for year .*


4. Daily discharge for each user .*


5. Daily quantity of factory waste .*


6. Daily leaking into sewers .*


7. Daily leaking per mile of sewers .*


8. Are quantities given under 3 to 7 estimated or meas- ured ?


* Note-See Metropolitan Sewerage Board Report


General


Total cost of collecting mains, $1,077,742.87.


Debt outside of limit, $100,000.00.


Sinking Fund, $91,149.13.


Serial Notes, $25,000.00.


Average rate of interest on bonds outstanding, 4 per cent.


Proportion of cost of extensions assessed on abutters this year, 23.33 per cent.


Yearly assessment for maintenance, none.


Method of assessing abutters and rate of assessment, as specified by the acts of 1930, chapter 140.


WATER DIVISION


Three thousand, five hundred and twenty feet of new water mains were laid during the year and connected with the Metropolitan system, and one thousand two hundred and forty-three feet of mains were renewed during the year. Details of regular water main construction will be found in Table 6.


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SERVICES


Ninety-two new services have been added during the year and no services were abandoned. There are for all purposes, 3,262 on the low, 4,131 on the high, and 3 on the old reservoir system. On the Metropolitan water supply there are 40 services for municipal purposes, 32 sprinkler services, and 40 for sewer flushing purposes included in the above. On January 1, 1934, 288 services were tempo- rarily out of use.


METERS


Ninety-two meters were set during 1933 on services installed in 1927, 1931, 1932, and 1933. The total number of meters in use January 1, 1934 is 7,324.


WATER MAINS NOW IN SERVICE


LOW SERVICE SYSTEM


High Service System


RESERVOIR SYSTEM


Size


Cement-lined Pipe


Cast Iron Pipe


Cast Iron Pipe


Cement and Cast Iron Pipe


Inches


Length Feet


Hyds.


Gates


Length Feet


Hyds


Gates


Length Feet


Hyds


Gates


Length Feet


Hyds


Gates


16


2,388


12


6,791


30,516


7,392


10


13,864


22,848


270


8


37,629


57,390


2,156


6


185


101,121


152,112


1,687


4


373


616


1,620


Totals


558


2


5


160,021


312


472


265,254


534


1,007


13,125


12


17


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TABLE VI


WATER EXTENSIONS


Appropriation


$18,095.24


Balance 1932.


5,025.97


Transfer from Highway Division


3,000.00


$26,121.21


Expenditures,


1933


26,018.70


Balance, Jan. 1, 1934.


$102.51


EXTENSION OF HIGH SERVICE SYSTEM


Description


Size of Pipe in Inches


Length in Feet


Number of Hydrants


Number of Gates


Total Cost


Cost per Foot


Totals


Alpine Street (old end to Summer Street)


8


178


1


2


$617.80


$3.47


S


Arlr ont Street (old end to No. 20) ..


8


80


209.53


2.62


Crosby Street (old end to Upland Road West)


8


260


583.22


2.24


Hartford Road-Winchester Road to No. 5.


8


229


1


781.00


3.41


S


Hillside Avenue-Wachusett to Waverley.


8


245


3


715.92


2.92


S


Huntington Road (old end to Lot B) ..


8


38


186.50


4.91


S


Installing Reducing Valves, Brattle and Gray Streets ..


8-10


265


10


1,195.51


4.51


· Locke Street, Peirce Street to northerly end ..


8


188


1


2


669.87


3.56


S


Lockeland Avenue-Temple to Gray Street ...


6-8


309


2


839.50


2.72


S


Mill Street-Crosby Farm to No. 87 ..


12


102


2


1,334.51


3.32


S


Newland Road (old end to Summer Street)


12


230


1


1,002.11


4.36


S


Piedmont Street, Ortona to Williams.


8


230


1


2


778.02


3.38


S


Pleasant Street, Installing Gates ..


8


30


3


375.85


12.53


Sunset Road (old end to No. 102) ....


8


140


1


2


730.19


5.22


Upland Road West-Crosby Street, southerly.


8


167


1


1


648.31


3.88


S


8


195


2


853.26


4.38


S


3,263


6


27


$11,655.46


$11,655.46


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300


8


77


134.36


1.75


Wall Street-Arlmont Street, northerly.


Williams Street-Piedmont Street to Rublee Street.


EXTENSION OF LOW SERVICE SYSTEM


Description


Size of Pipe in Inches


Length in Feet


Number of Hydrants


Number of Gates


Total Cost


Cost per Foot


Totals


Hilton Street-Install hydrant at end of main ..


6


20


1


Margaret Street-Eliminate dead ends ..


6


57


1


132.38 251.39


6.62 4.41


Medford Street to Medford line and Mystic Valley Parkway ..


8


180


4


772.72


4.29


*Decatur Street


1


Harlow Street.


1


Hillside Avenue ..


1


Medford Street.


2


North Union Street ..


I


Pleasant Street.


7


Robbins Road ..


2


Thorndike Street.


257


1


21


$1,156.49


$1,156.49


Total Extensions.


3,520


7


48


$12,811.95


S


1


BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS


301


RENEWALS-HIGH SERVICE


Description


Size of Pipe in Inches


Length in Feet


Number of Hydrants


Number of Gates


Total Cost


Cost per Foot


Totals


Gray Street-Mt. Vernon to Walnut


** Hillside Avenue .. Pleasant Street ... Robbins Road ..


6-8-12


663


5


4,871.15


7.35


1


5


1


Summer Street ...


1


RENEWALS-LOW SERVICE


Decatur Street ..


Harlow Street ..


1


Medford Street.


2


North Union Street.


1


RENEWALS-RESERVOIR SERVICE


*** Pleasant Street.


8


580


2


Total renewals. Total high and low extensions.


1.243


15


5


4,871.15 12,811.95


Total extensions and renewals ..


$17,683.10


$17.683.10


Extensions of service ..


3,678.74


1.059.98


Service installation private property. ¿General expense ...


6.241.29


Credit for stock used.


2.644.41


Expenditure


$26.018.70


*Following new gates installed by Water Maintenance.


** Following gates and hydrants renewed by Water Maintenance. *** Cost of renewing reservoir main in Pleasant Street paid for under Water Maintenance ($1,889.42) . #Includes tools and equipment. $838.62 ; miscellaneous. $1,284.39 ; Saturday afternoons, $1.267.75 ; vacations, $2.485.00 ; holidays. $365.53.


. "S" Indicates sewer in same trench.


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1


T


...


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TABLE VII.


WATER MAINTENANCE DIVISION


Appropriation for 1933 $38,749.20


Transferred from Reserve Fund 2,000.00


Expenditure


$40,749.20 $40,745.94


Balance January 1, 1934. $3.26


DISTRIBUTION OF EXPENDITURES


Gross Ex- Net Ex-


Maintenance


penditures Credits penditures


Services, care and repair .. $9,008.69


Meters, care, repair, in-


spection and reading ...... 11,040.12


Turning water off and on .. 28.43


Shop


535.26


Tools and equipment.


399.52


Hydrants and Gates, care and repair


1,456.57


Mains, care and repair.


925.48


*General Expense 7,547.91


Reservoir and Great Meadows


1,139.56


Renew Services, Margaret Street 309.80


Renew Services, Medford Street


1,905.89


Replacing Hydrants, Med- ford Street 189.60


Renew Services, Pleasant Street 3,681.91


Replacing Hydrants ,


Pleasant Street 687.78


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Renew Reservoir Main, Pleasant Street


1,889.42


Total


$40,745.94


Total Maintenance Cost


$40,745.94 * Vacations, $687.38; Holidays, $861.41; Saturday afternoons, $1,921.92; Automobile, $28.30; Miscellaneous, $3,649.15; Time- keeper, $65.85; Stockkeeper, $333.90.


RECEIPTS FOR WATER CONSUMED


Year


1923


$76,144.32


1924.


84,390.12


1925


89,741.62


1926


113,656.95


1927


110,178.74


1928


108,477.44


1929


138,158.19


1930.


162,283.18


1931


158,301.98


1932.


161,355.72


1933


163,426.20


ARLINGTON WATER WORKS Arlington, Middlesex County, Mass.


Population by census of 1930, 36,089.


Date of construction, low service, 1872; high service, 1894.


By whom owned, Town of Arlington.


Source of supply, Metropolitan Water System.


Consumption


1. Estimated total population at date, 38,000.


2. Estimated population on lines of pipe, 37,000.


3. Estimated population supplied, 37,100.


4. Total consumption for the year, 774,336,900 gallons.


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5. Percentage of consumption metered, 100%.


6. Average daily consumption, 2,120,900 gallons.


7. Gallons per day to each inhabitant, 50.


8. Gallons per day to each consumer, 50.


Distribution


(including auxiliary supply from old reservoir)


Mains


1. Kind of pipe; cast iron and cement.


2. Sizes, from 4 inch to 16 inch.


3. Extended feet during year, 3,520.


4. Discontinued, 1,243.


5. Total now in use, 83.1 miles.


6. Cost of repairs per mile, $28.90.


7. Length of pipe less than 4 inches in diameter, 2,100.


8. Number of hydrants added during year (public), 7.


9. Number of hydrants (public and private) now in use, 860.


10. Number of stop gates added during year, 48.


11. Number of stop gates now in use, 1,490.


12. Average pressure on mains at center of Town, 10€ high system, 60 low system.


Services


16. Kind of pipe; cement-lined, black wrought iron and lead, 3 inch to 6 inch cast-iron.


17. Sizes, 1 inch to 6 inch.


21. Number of service taps added during year, 92.


22. Number of services now in use, 7,324.


25. Number of meters added, 92.


26. Number of meters abandoned, 0.


27. Number now in use, 7,324.


28. Percentage of receipts from metered water, 90.94% .


29. £ Percentage of services metered, 100 per cent.


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Highway Equipment


Appropriation $700.00


(Carried forward from 1932)


Expenditure 0


Balance, Jan. 1, 1934 $700.00


Sewer and Water Mains-Medford and Pleasant Streets


Appropriation (from Reserve Fund) $ 3,000.00


Expenditure *3,000.00


Jan. 1, 1934 0


*This sum transferred as follows:


Sewer Extensions-Particular Sewers, $1,000.00


Water Maintenance-Renew Services, Medford Street 500.00 Water Maintenance-ditto, Pleasant St. 1,500.00


General Administration


Appropriation $15,043.00


Expenditure 14,637.37


Balance, Jan. 1, 1934. $405.63


1931 Street Construction


Appropriation $ 7,952.97


(Carried forward from 1931)


Transferred to 1933 Street Construction 7,500.00


$452.97


Expenditure


52.96


Balance, Jan. 1, 1934. *$400.01


*Balance carried forward to 1934.


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1930 Street Construction


Appropriation $ 71.18


(Carried forward from 1930)


Expenditure


33.50


Balance, Jan. 1, 1934 $37.68


1929 Street Construction


Appropriation $ 38.45


(Carried forward from 1929)


Expenditure 0


Balance, Jan. 1, 1934


$38.45


Sidewalks, Summer Street Boulevard


Appropriation $ 1,746.99


(Carried forward from 1931)


Expenditure 0


Balance, Jan. 1, 1934 *$1,746.9


*Balance carried forward to 1934


Sale of Building, Great Meadows


Appropriation $ 100.00


Expenditure 100.00


Jan. 1, 1934 0


Alteration, Mill Street and Massachusetts Avenue


Appropriation $ 234.68


(Carried forward from 1931)


Expenditure 0


Balance, Jan. 1, 1934. $234.68


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Alteration of Medford Street


Appropriation $ 690.00


Expenditure 15.01


Balance, Jan. 1, 1934. *$674.99


*Balance carried forward to 1934.


Alteration of Warren Street


Appropriation $ 200.00


Expenditure 7.53


Balance, Jan. 1, 1934 *$192.47


*Balance carried forward to 1934.


Brooks Avenue Construction


Appropriation


$14,978.30


Expenditure 11,298.09


Balance, Jan. 1, 1934. $3,680.21


Egerton Road Construction


Appropriation


$ 4,965.94


Expenditure 3,280.90


Balance, Jan. 1, 1934 $1,685.04


Margaret Street Construction


Appropriation


$16,710.33


Expenditure 19,075.93


Deficit, Jan. 1, 1934 $2,365.60


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Melrose Street Construction


Appropriation $ 4,996.77


Expenditure 3,966.60


Balance, Jan. 1, 1934. $1,030.17


Milton Street Construction


Appropriation


$ 4,971.59


Expenditure 3,119.34


Balance, Jan. 1, 1934. $1,852.25


Respectfully submitted,


EDWARD T. RYAN,


RALPH ADAMS, JOHN E. MITCHELL,


Board of Public Works.


REPORT OF THE JOINT BOARD OF SELECTMEN AND BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS


To the Honorable Board of Selectmen, Arlington, Mass.


Gentlemen:


The Joint Board of Selectmen and Board of Public Works respectfully submits its thirtieth annual report for the year ending December 31, 1933.


At the Annual Town Election held March 6, 1933, Mr. George H. Lowe, Jr., was elected a Selectman for a term of three years, and Mr. John E. Mitchell was elected a member of the Board of Public Works for a term of three years, and by virtue of such elections both be- came members of this Board.


The Board organized with Mr. Arthur P. Wyman, Chairman.


The following appointments were made for the year 1 ending April 1, 1934: Secretary, James J. Golden, Jr .; Town Counsel, John L. Murphy; Town Engineer, James M. Keane; Superintendent of Wires, William E. Mason.


NEW STREETS


Applications were received requesting estimates for the construction of nineteen streets. Seven of this num- ber were recommended by the Board for construction.


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At the Annual Town Meeting the following were ac- cepted for construction :


Brooks Avenue Egerton Road


Margaret Street Melrose Street


Milton Street


The sum of money appropriated for this purpose was $46,622.93.


STREET LIGHTS


The Street Lighting schedule has continued as in previous years, and additional lights have been installed on private and public ways where it was deemed neces- sary.


SIGNAL SYSTEMS


On July 1, 1933, Lester W. Cameron took over the duties of Superintendent of the Fire and Police Signal System, succeeding Daniel B. Tierney, Chief of the Fire Department, who had asked to be relieved of this added responsibility.


This department had been under the control and supervision of Chief Tierney for several years and the results obtained were most satisfactory.


The System continues in good working order, addi- tional signal boxes have been installed, and several ex- isting boxes have been re-located to points where they would serve more efficiently.


SIDEWALKS AND EDGESTONES


The Finance Committee after careful consideration, and with due regard to existing conditions, recommended that no money be appropriated for the construction of permanent sidewalks and the installing of edgestones in


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1933. This recommendation was supported by the Town Meeting Members at the Annual Town Meeting. For the first time in years there were no sidewalks constructed or edgestones installed.


NEW BOARD OF SURVEY PLANS


The Board took favorable action on the following plans presented for approval: Appleton Place and Central Street and Warren Street.


The Board recommended that alterations be made on Medford and Warren Streets which was accepted by the Town Meeting Members at the Annual Town Meeting.


The names of the following streets were changed by the Board upon petition of property owners :


Meadow Street, from Summer Street to Berkeley Street, to Arthur Road.


Cutter Avenue, from Summer Street to Mill Street to Richfield Road.


ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST


Hearings have been given on petitions from the New England Telephone and Telegraph Company of Massa- chusetts and the Edison Electric Illuminating Company of Boston for pole locations and underground conduits, and the Arlington Gas Light Company requests for loca- tions for gas mains in various public ways have been granted.


Medford Street, from Warren Street to the Medford line and Pleasant Street, from Arlington Centre to the Belmont line have been reconstructed with bituminous


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concrete. The State, County and Town shared in the expense of these improvements.


The Board has given careful study and consideration to all matters coming before it for action, and has en- deavored to promote the best interests and welfare of the Town.


ARTHUR P. WYMAN, LEONARD COLLINS, GEORGE H. LOWE, JR., EDWARD T. RYAN, RALPH ADAMS, JOHN. E. MITCHELL,


Joint Board of Selectmen and Board of Public Works.


REPORT OF FINANCE COMMITTEE


The Finance Committee of 1933-1934 was organized with fourteen members, one from each precinct, and held nine meetings to December 31, 1933, with an average at- tendance of thirteen.


The Committee gave consideration to all Articles in the Warrants, and has transferred the amount of its Reserve Fund, $15,000, as provided in the Town By-laws and State regulations to the various town departments.


The following transfers were made from the Reserve Fund in 1933: 1933


May 29. Selectmen's Contingent Fund $ 140.00


Robbins Memorial Town Hall 525.00


June 19. Sewer and Water Extensions. 3,000.00


Park Department 450.00


Police Department 1,476.00


Sept. 29. Repairs to Town Houses 89.09


Elections and Town Meetings 309.73


Public Welfare 500.00


Tree Warden 50.00


Nov. 17. Collector of Taxes 250.00


Elections and Town Meetings. 7.64


Police Department 670.00


Sealer of Weights and Measures. 149.50


Tree Warden 50.00


Repairs to Houses Owned by Town .. 84.50


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Nov. 24. Unemployment 500.00


Nov. 28. Unemployment 4,000.00


Town Meetings and Elections. 200.00


Board of Appeal


35.00


Dec. 15.


Repairs to Town Houses


7.59


Traffic Signals 60.00


Police Department 265.00


Elections and Town Meetings. 1,000.00


State and Military Aid. 120.00


Dec. 30.


Elections and Town Meeting's


449.15


Police Department 280.00


Traffic Signals


15.00


Welfare Department


316.80


The work of the 1933-34 Finance Committee is handled by the following sub-committees :


Public Works and Parks


D. Herbert Buttrick, Chairman


Arthur O. Davidson


A. Clifford Hudson


Leo A. Murphy


Precinct 8


Precinct 1


Precinct 7


Precinct 2


Schools, Library and Welfare Departments Archibald C. Loveys James F. Younie Francis A. O'Hearn


Selectmen, Police, Fire and Cemeteries Harold M. Estabrook T. Gordon Smith Edward D. Buckley


Precinct 9


Precinct 11 Precinct 3


Precinct 14


Precinct 12 Precinct 4


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Miscellaneous Departments Joseph C. Ohlund


George T. Hagerman Daniel W. Flynn


Precinct 13


Precinct 10


Precinct- 5


ERNEST W. DAVIS, Chairman


HAROLD M. ESTABROOK, Vice-Chairman


ARTHUR O. DAVIDSON, Secretary


REPORT OF THE TOWN ENGINEER


To the Honorable Joint Board of Selectmen and Board of Public Works, Arlington, Mass.


Gentlemen:


I respectfully submit my report as Town Engineer for the year ending December 30, 1933.


As has been customary, this department is required to render services to all Town departments when required. We have, during the year, performed such services when called upon, and we have been exceptionally busy.


I will not attempt to enumerate the many and de- tailed accomplishments during the past year, but will re- view only in a general way what has been done by this branch.


All necessary estimates on construction work have been made. Numerous lines and grades have been given for street, sidewalk, sewer, and drain construction.


Record plans were made of all new streets laid out, and all sewer, water, and drains laid ; also all assessments were furnished for sidewalk, curb, sewer, and street as- sessments.


From November 15 to December 30 it was necessary to devote the time of 50% of the employees of this de- partment to Civil Works Administration projects which


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included draughting plans showing proposed construc- tion, lines and grades for sewer mains, etc., and general inspection and supervision of this work.


I feel deeply grateful to my assistants and all others who have given their help and hearty co-operation throughout the year, and it has been a pleasure working under such ideal conditions.


Annexed to this report is a table of general statistics pertaining to the Town, and a list of the public and pri- vate streets.


Respectfully submitted,


JAMES M. KEANE, Town Engineer.


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TABLE SHOWING THE LOCATION, LENGTH AND WIDTH OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE STREETS


Name


Location


Width


Date of Acceptance


Public


Private


¡Abel Road.


Winchester Line, southerly, near Hucthinson Road.


50


335


Aberdeen Road.


45 Tanager Street to 71 Dundee Road


40


362


430


March 24, 1919; March 26, 1930


Academy Street ..


734 Massachusetts Avenue to 40 Irving Street.


40


1520


April 2, 1866; September 20, 1875


Acton


Street.


21 Appleton Street to Junior High West ..


510


November 2, 1886


Adams Street ..


319 Massachusetts Avenue to 216 Broadway.


40


928


March 28, 1923


Addison Street.


106 Pleasant Street to Spy Ponl.


40


800


March 9, 1891


Aerial Street.


169 Forest Street, 288 Washington Street.


40


375


750


March 25, 1931


Albermarle Street ..


50 Walnut Street to 35 Mt. Vernon Street.


40


392


March 20, 1916


Alfred Road.


97 Lake Street to Spy Pond Parkway.


40


568


March 24, 1927


Allen Street ..


339 Massachusetts Avenue to 70 Warren Street .. 26 Park Avenue Ext., northerly.


40


1335


Alpine


Street ..


580 Summer Street, southerly.


40


105


Alpine Street ...


583 Summer Street to 49 Huntington Road.


40


380


Alton Street.


295 Boadway to 158 Warren Street.


40


731


April 3, 1929




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