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Through the cooperation of the Garden Club, the Boy Scouts, as well as the Girl Scouts, became interested in the elimination of this caterpillar and by their work more than forty thousand (40,000) egg clusters were cut off and burned, for which a prize was offered to the person bringing in the most clusters.
There were also nine men working on a W.P.A. project to eradicate this pest and also the Gypsy and Brown Tail Moth, but due to lack of funds the work had to cease after a period of about five weeks.
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REPORT OF MOTH DEPARTMENT
There was a large infestation of the Elm Leaf Beetle this year especially on the English Elms on Academy Street and Pleasant Street. Some of our large stately Elms on Mystic Street were also affected by the beetle.
The Canker Worm, although it did damage to some of our trees this year, was not as destructive as it was during the previous year, but there was quite a bit of defoliation caused by the Satin Moth on our poplar trees.
All of these different insects were attended to at the proper time, and all our shade trees were sprayed during the season. Whenever property owners requested it, their estates were sprayed, thereby making a remittance to the town.
The Fall Webworm which we have had considerable trouble with in recent years was this year practically ex- tinct, although there was a slight infestation on Web- cowet Road and vicinity.
Due to the publicity given by the press, and private bulletins in regard to the Dutch Elm Disease which has invaded some of our neighboring states, I have been very observant of any signs of the disease on our trees, but as yet I have failed to detect any.
In conclusion I wish to take this opportunity to thank the Board of Selectmen and their Secretary for their courtesy and cooperation during the past year.
Respectfully yours,
GEORGE M. DOLAN,
Superintendent.
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EXPENDITURES
Appropriated Expended Balance
Personal Services:
Superintendent
$1,450.00 $1,450.00
Wages.
3,300.00 3,300.00
$4,750.00 $4,750.00
Expenses :
Equipment and Repairs.
$100.00
$81.83
$18.17
Auto Maintenance .
250.00
232.46
17.54
Stable Rent.
75.00
75.00
Use of Trucks
25.00
7.50
17.50
Insecticides .
150.00
161.44
- 11.44
Spray Pump Maintenance
25.00
20.62
4.38
Telephone Listing.
6.00
6.00
Office Supplies
25.00
4.80
20.20
Miscellaneous .
7.88
-7.88
$656.00
$597.53
$58.47
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DEPARTMENT OF POLICE
HEADQUARTERS OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF POLICE
Arlington, January 1, 1937.
The Honorable Board of Selectmen.
Gentlemen:
I have the honor to submit my seventh annual report for the year ending December 31, 1936.
PERSONNEL
The personnel of the Department, at the present time, consists of a Chief, four Lieutenants; three Sergeants; forty-three Regular Patrolmen; six Reserve Patrolmen; a stenographer; a janitor; and a radio technician, an electrician, as follows:
Chief Archibald F. Bullock
Lieutenants
Albert E. Ryan Thomas F. Sullivan
Charles E. Carroll Daniel P. Barry
Sergeants
Edwin C. Jacobs Harold F. Pick
T. Francis Meagher, Jr.
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Patrolmen
Thomas M. Donovan
William L. Olson
Maurice J. Scannell
William J. Colbert
James R. Burns
George H. Fitzgibbon
William F. Burns
Gerald J. Duggan
Charles J. Tynan
Adalbert T. Zwink
Thomas R. Pigott
Clinton W. Peabody
Thomas J. Keefe
T. Arthur Nolan
James J. Donovan
William P. Mahoney
William M. Germain
James J. Flynn
William J. O'Brien
John J. Roche
William T. Bolster
Denis F. Shea
Millard T. Merritt
Lester H. Peabody
Edward A. Sullivan
James F. Ryan
Felix Lopez
Raymond L. Maclean
George E. Moore
Thomas R. White
M. James Coughlin
John J. Hourihan
William A. Scanlan
William A. Riley
Charles O. Toomey
Arthur E. Clare
Thomas M. Curran
Ferdinand A. Lucarelli
Thomas E. Burns
William J. Lanigan
Arthur J. Keaney
John A. Ryan
Charles W. Scannell
Civilian Employees Stenographer, Victoria De Cane Janitor, Benjamin D. Knowles Radio technician. William Woodbury Electrician Eugene P. Daley
Officer F. Joseph Cahalin was retired on pension October 4, 1936, after more than thirty years service as a police officer.
John A. Ryan of 75 Cleveland Street was appointed a regular police officer on December 6, 1936, to fill the vacancy left by Officer Cahalin.
The net cost of the Police Department for 1936, in- cluding maintenance of Police Headquarters and equip- ment, was $127,293.05 itemized as follows:
Salaries . $118,949.75
Maintenance of Building
and
other expenses .
11,648.04
Gross cost.
$130,597.79
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DEPARTMENT OF POLICE
Less receipts as follows:
Court fines turned over to Treas- urer . $1,618.01
Radio Contracts 1,500.00
Revolver licenses . 153.50
Taxi Operators' licenses
30.00
Miscellaneous .
3.23
Total receipts
3,304.74
Net cost of Department for 1936. $127,293.05 Per capita cost based on population of 39,000. $3.26
The following is the radio record for the year ending December 31, 1936:
Total number of messages broadcast. . 24,121
Calls direct to specified cars:
Arlington patrol cars
5,927
Woburn patrol cars.
1,800
Winchester patrol cars
2,019
Lexington patrol cars
774
Stoneham patrol cars 658
Reading patrol cars. 38
Wakefield patrol cars.
412
Total number of calls to specified cars 11,628
Arrests made by Arlington patrol cars : With warrant .
28
Without warrant . 292
By car No. 7 121
By car No. 8.
164
By car No. 9. 35
Total arrest by Arlington cars
320
Lost time for year: Leave of absence without pay, 33 days; officers sick, 317 days.
During the year 1,655 complaints were brought to the
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attention of the courts; 1,559 were males; 96 were females 31 of which were juveniles or persons under 17 years of age; $4,269.00 was imposed as fines and costs. Total imprison- ment imposed was 21 years, 9 months and 24 days; 883 of which were residents and 772 were non-residents.
In addition to the number of complaints made in court, 4,204 persons were booked for violation of the Automobile Laws and Traffic Rules, and the cards filed as a warning in my office.
Complaints were made at Court for the following offenses:
1935
1936
Abandonment of child
1
1
Accosting person of opposite sex
1
0
Acting as a journeyman without a license. .
1
0
Adultery
0
4
Assault.
1
1
Assault and Battery
32
30
Assault to rape.
1
0
Assault with a dangerous weapon
0
2
Assault with intent to rob .
3
0
Attempt to break and enter at night
0
2
Breaking and entering at night.
14
9
Breaking and entering by day
6
4
Being a fugitive from justice.
1
0
Burglar tools in possession .
3
0
Carrying dangerous weapon
1
1
Child being neglected .
2
0
Concealing leased property
1
0
Delinquent children
22
26
Desertion of family
2
0
Disturbance of the peace.
11
13
Drunkenness.
350
319
Escaped inmate .
1
1
Extortion
1
0
413
DEPARTMENT OF POLICE
1935
1936
Evading taxi fare
0
1
Fire alarm, false .
1
1
Firearms, Violation of
2
0
Fish and Game Laws, Violation of
0
5
Food Law, Violation of
1
0
Forgery and Uttering.
1
4
Having obscene literature and pictures in possession .
2
0
Having lottery tickets in possession
5
10
Having hypodermic needles in possession. .
1 0
Hawkers and Peddlers, Violation of
4
1
Illegitimacy .
5
7
Labor Law, Violation of .
12
5
Larceny more than $100
8
4
Larceny less than $100
26
36
Larceny of automobile.
20
25
Lewd and Lascivious Cohabitation
2
2
Lewdness .
3
5
Liquor Law, Keeping and Exposing
0
8
Liquor Law, Unlawful Sale
0
6
Loitering
1
0
Malicious injury to property
1
5
Maliciously destroying personal property. .
2
2
Manslaughter .
2
6
Meddling-tampering railroad car
0
1
Milk Law, Violation of
0
1
Neglected children .
1
0
No license, pistol or revolver
0
1
Non support.
32
40
Non payment of wages
1
2
Peddling without a license
6
5
Promoting and contributing to delinquency of children by taking and using flowers stolen from cemetery
1
0
Perjury .
1
0
Parole, Violation of .
1 2
Receiving stolen property
0
5
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Probation, Violation of
34
34
Runaway child .
3
0
Robbery while armed.
7
0
Safe-keeping .
23
34
Selling alcohol to drunk .
0
1
Setting up and promoting lottery
11
10
Stubborn child
2
5
Suspicious person .
17
23
Threats .
2
1
Threatening bodily harm
1
0
Trespass .
1
0
Town By-Laws, Violation of
6
2
Unlawfully using electricity
1
0
Unnatural act.
0
2
Vagrancy
7
5
Violation of Auto Laws.
520
515
Violation of Auto Laws, operating under influence of liquor .
45
48
Violation of Chapter 268, Section 34.
1
0
Violation of Traffic Rules
291
372
The above cases were disposed as follows:
On file .
509
464
Delivered to Outside .
424
436
Released or Discharged
84
103
Pending
289
532
Dismissed
73
47
Defaulted .
31
48
Nol Prossed .
6
7
House of Correction
49
40
House of Correction, suspended .
48
61
Not Guilty and Discharged .
58
61
Probation .
71
66
Sentenced to a fine
202
264
Sentence suspended .
9
15
Sentenced to Other Institutions
32
22
Sentence suspended .
11
17
Sentenced to State Prison
1
2
No Probable Cause .
0
2
415
DEPARTMENT OF POLICE
Chief attended Court 9 days; officers attended 1,340 days.
AUTOMOBILE FATALITIES
This year seven persons have been killed in Arlington by automobile.
January 3, 1936, Louise Cooke, age 72, a pedestrian, was killed by an automobile on Massachusetts Avenue between Bartlett Avenue and Newman Way.
January 31, 1936, Michael W. Evaniuk, age 44, a pedestrian, was killed by an automobile on the Concord Highway between Park Avenue and Appleton Street.
June 5, 1936, Charles J. Hosmer, age 20, a passenger in an automobile that collided into a stone wall on Forest Street between Bow Street and Forest Street Place.
September 6, 1936, Clara M. White, age 62, a pedes- trian, killed by an automobile on Massachusetts Avenue at Trowbridge Street.
October 30, 1936, Gordon Tuttle, age 31, a pedestrian, killed by an automobile on the Concord Highway between Appleton Street and Florence Avenue.
November 10, 1936, Samuel Carboine, age 72, a pedestrian, killed by an automobile on Massachusetts Avenue at Thorndike Street.
November 30, 1936, Lyman Elliott, age 40, a pedes- trian, killed by an automobile on Broadway between Marathon Street and the Somerville line.
OTHER FATALITIES
Death-Heart trouble. 10
Death-Drowning 1
Death-Facial Erysipelas. 1
Death-Barbatal Poisoning 1
Death-Illuminating gas.
1
Death-Fell from a roof . 2
Death-Arteriosclerosis 1
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Suicide by carbon monoxide gas .
4
Suicide by shooting .
1
Suicide by illuminating gas
1
Suicide by drowning
1
Auto accidents .
533
454
Auto accidents, personal injury involved. ..
421
291
Accidents other than auto, personal injury involved
97
213
Ambulance Calls .
99
114
Buildings found open and made secure.
1,137
1,008
Buildings reported vacant, protected
1,056
1,421
Cases investigated . .
4,879
4,794
Dead Bodies cared for (human).
6
8
Dead Bodies cared for (animals)
155
219
Defective hydrants reported.
4
0
Defective gas pipes .
1
0
Defective electric lights
459
424
Defective wires.
15
0
Defective water pipes
25
2
Defective sewer .
1
0
Defective streets and walks reported
360
386
Dogs killed .
12
30
Dogs turned over to Dog Officer
85
55
Fires Extinguished without alarm
0
2
Injured persons assisted home.
14
1
Injured persons assisted to Hospital
39
56
Lanterns placed at dangerous places
42
54
Lost children cared for .
84
50
Messages delivered.
435
412
Officers at fires.
515
447
Persons rescued from drowning
0
2
Sick persons assisted home.
23
15
Sick persons assisted to Hospital.
30
59
Street obstructions removed .
125
194
Water running to waste.
14
50
Wagon calls
76
82
1935
1936
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DEPARTMENT OF POLICE
THE AUTOMOBILE AND THE POLICE
1935
1936
Autos reported stolen in Arlington .
22
29
Autos stolen from Arlington recovered.
22
29
Autos reported stolen from other cities .
10,340 10,093
Autos recovered from other cities .
45
26
Permits to sell cars in Arlington, private owners.
800
745
Used cars reported as taken in trade by Arlington dealers .
2,109
2,954
Licenses to operate automobiles, revoked. ..
64
47
Licenses to operate automobiles, suspended.
53
177
Registrations revoked .
22
27
POLICE SIGNAL SYSTEM
1935
1936
Duty calls . .
88,111 106,742
Telephone calls
264
165
Miles
Miles
Patrol and ambulance has gone.
8,417
1,140
DIVISION OF INVESTIGATION
The following crimes were reported to the Inspector's Office and are classified as follows:
Assault and Battery Cases reported . 18
Assault and Battery Cases cleared by arrest .. 11
Assault and Battery Cases not cleared by arrest. . .
1
Assault and Battery Cases Unfounded. .
6
141
Breaking and Entering and Larceny Cases reported Breaking and Entering and Larceny Cases cleared by arrest.
56
Breaking and Entering and Larceny cases not cleared by arrest. 11
Breaking and Entering and Larceny Cases un- founded . 74
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Larcenies reported . 227
Larcenies Cleared by Arrest. 43
Larcenies Not Cleared by Arrest 88
Larcenies Unfounded . 96
Robbery .
0
Larceny by Check cases reported.
15
Larceny by Check cases cleared by arrest .
12
Larceny by Check Not Cleared .
3
Larceny by Check cases Unfounded.
0
The following cases of investigations were made:
Counterfeit Money 3
Occupants of Autos .
12
Mental cases.
2
Registry of Motor Vehicles
3
Former Residents .
8
Sale of Beer .
2
Town Treasurer .
3
Lotteries .
17
Flim-flam .
19
Missing Persons .
15
For Other Police Departments
48
Accosting Females .
16
Lost Property .
18
Investigation of home conditions
12
Sudden Deaths.
10
Plumbing Inspector
2
Attempted Suicides
4
Slot machines .
23
Selectmen's Office :
Jury Service
39
Licenses .
130
Secretary of State
21
Claims .
8
Abandonment of Child
3
Suspicious Persons
67
Illegitimacy .
6
Street and sidewalk defects.
18
Non Support 29
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DEPARTMENT OF POLICE
Wire Inspector .
6
Miscellaneous investigations
105
Accidental Deaths 12
Accidental Shooting .
1
Drug Stores Selling Liquor
12
False Alarm of Fire .
2
Narcotics .
4
Liquor Raids .
6
Questionable Houses.
13
Police Applicants
14
Suicides .
8
Threatening
2
Gun Permits
72
Assault with Intent to Rape
1
Personal Fingerprint. 168
Dog Bites 9
Investigation of the following cases on Welfare was made for the year 1936:
Welfare Cases investigated . 244
Persons Interviewed on Welfare Cases 1,540
Records of Welfare Recipients checked at the Dept. of Prob. 244
Old Age Assistance Cases investigated. 940
Persons Interviewed on Old Age cases 1,290
Old Age Recipients checked at the Dept. of Pro- bation 940
The following is a resume of Automobile Accidents in the Town of Arlington for the year 1936:
Automobile Accidents reported . 454
Automobile Accidents Investigated . 308
Operators Interviewed at the Station 422
Injured Persons Interviewed . 132
Witnesses on Accidents Interviewed . 165
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Due to the numerous house breaks, automobile thefts, suicides, automobile accidents and the investigation of welfare cases, men from the Inspector's Office have worked a total of 1,324 hours at night for the past year investi- gating same.
RADIO
Since the radio equipment was installed at Police Headquarters in 1931, many police departments in greater Boston have followed in the footsteps of Arlington and have now installed similar equipment in their own police departments. There are, at present, five departments in the Metropolitan area operating their equipment on the same frequency (175 meters) as Arlington. Quite fre- quently two or more of these stations will broadcast a message simultaneously; when this happens it is of course very difficult for the patrol car operators to properly dis- tinguish messages sent to them, and in some cases a mes- sage is lost entirely. When this happens the officer in charge at Headquarters has no way of knowing that his message was not received and assumes that the particular officers to whom the message was sent are on the way to the scene of the trouble. It can be readily seen that if the message sent and not received was of an urgent nature it may mean the loss of a life because of the failure of the police to arrive at the scene of the trouble promptly.
The only way to overcome this difficulty is to install so called two-way radio equipment in the patrol cars, similar to that which has been installed in the Boston De- partment. With this equipment the patrol car operators can talk to the officer in charge at Headquarters direct from the patrol car whether it is moving or not, and they will be required to acknowledge immediately all messages sent to them. If they do not answer immediately the message will be repeated until it is acknowledged.
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DEPARTMENT OF POLICE
I am therefore requesting an appropriation of $1,550 to install this equipment for the coming year. In 1933, 1934 and 1935 the Department received $300.00 a year each from Lexington, Woburn and Winchester for fur- nishing radio service to the patrol cars of each of these municipalities. In 1936 this service was extended to Stoneham and Wakefield at the same rate. It is expected that Reading and possibly Belmont will be contracted for this service at the same rate the first of April.
If these two towns do finally contract for the service, Arlington will receive a total of $2,100.00 per year from these seven municipalities which is $25.00 less than the actual yearly cost of the radio to Arlington. This cost consists of the yearly salary of the radio technician ($1,825.00) and the yearly maintenance allowance of $300.00.
During the past year the radio equipment has proven of invaluable aid in a great many cases.
TRAFFIC
During this past year there were seven persons killed by automobiles within the Town, six of these persons were pedestrians. Although our records show an increase of five fatalities over the previous year we had a total number of automobile accidents of 454 as against 533 in 1935 and there were 291 persons injured in 1936 as against 421 in 1935.
During 1936 the Massachusetts Safety Council to- gether with the Massachusetts Police Chiefs Association conducted a State-wide safety contest throughout the year. All of the cities and towns throughout the State were divided into six different divisions according to population. Prizes are to be awarded to the city or town in each division which shows the greatest improvement for
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1936 over the past three years average. Arlington won first place in its division, showing an improvement of 33 per cent and will be presented with a shield shortly.
During July it was decided to temporarily make Broadway a one-way street westerly from Franklin Street to Massachusetts Avenue and detour all east bound traffic into Broadway from Massachusetts Avenue down Massa- chusetts Avenue turning left into Franklin Street to Broadway. This was done to see if it would relieve con- gestion at the junction of Broadway and Massachusetts Avenue. We have had no accidents at this dangerous point since this change was made and as the change has worked out very satisfactorily I recommend that it be made permanent.
During the year isolated stop signs have been placed at all dangerous intersections where it had been found numerous accidents were occurring.
I wish to thank your Honorable Board for the whole hearted support you have given the department during the year, and all other departments of the Town Government who have cooperated in every way possible, as well as those citizens who have assisted the department during the year. With your continued support and cooperation the Police shall continue to function efficiently and endeavor to retain the high standing as a law abiding community and a desirable place in which to live, that Arlington now enjoys.
Respectfully submitted,
A. F. BULLOCK, Chief of Police.
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SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
REPORT OF SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
Arlington, Mass., Dec. 31, 1936
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen:
I herewith respectfully submit my annual report of the services of this department for the year ending De- cember 31, 1936.
Ad- Not Con-
Scales
justed Sealed Sealed demned
Platform, over 5,000 lbs ... .. 6 6
Platform, 100 to 5,000 lbs .. .
31 36
1
Counter, 100 to 5,000 lbs ...
5 5
1
Counter, under 100 lbs.
10 49
Spring, 100 to 5,000 lbs. 31
Spring, under 100 lbs.
104 147
8
Computing, under 100 lbs. .
71 121
1
5
Personal weighing
20
5
Prescription.
19
18
1
Weights
Avoirdupois
9 205
Apothecary
38 203
24
Metric.
21
68
3
Troy
5
9
3
Volumetric Measures
Liquid . 126
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Automatic Measuring Devices
Gasoline Pumps
4
8
1 3
Stops on Pumps.
11
46
Gasoline Meter Systems
53
97
14
Bulk and Tank Meter Sys- tems.
16
15
1
Grease-Measuring Devices. .
7
38
1
1
Linear Measures
Yard Sticks
14
410 1,262
3
70
The above weights and measures were inspected, sealed, or condemned in my office or at the several places of business and statutory fees amounting to $164.29 were received and paid to the Town Treasurer.
During the year the usual inspection and reweighings of package goods, and orders ready for delivery were made. A check was also made on devices that had been sealed to insure accuracy.
The Town Treasurer has received $325.00 through my department for Hawkers and Peddlers licenses.
It was necessary to prosecute 3 cases in Court. All for peddling without a license as required by law. Each defendant was found guilty. One case placed on file, one case paid $10.00 fine, and the third paid a $50.00 fine. The Town received 50% of the amount of these fines.
Reweighing of Coal has also been followed up very closely and in some cases restitution was made satisfactory to those concerned.
During 1936 we have proved the value of the SEALERS 50 GALLON TEST TANK. Over 9,000 gallons of oil was
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pumped through the meter on the Test Tank and more than 2,000 gallons of No. 2 or heavier oils was pumped through the by-pass, making approximately 12,000 gallons of oil being pumped through the Tank in order to test Bulk and Tank Truck Meters.
Respectfully submitted, ALLAN E. COWIE
Sealer of Weights and Measures.
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ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
The Board of Public Works herewith submits its an- nual report for the year ending December 31, 1936.
At the Town Meeting held on March 2, 1936, James R. Smith was elected member of the Board for the term of three years. The Board organized on March 3 with the choice of Loren W. Marsh as chairman.
MEETINGS
The meetings are held Monday evenings. During the year the Board held fifty-two regular and five special meetings.
The following are the net expenditures made under the direction of the Board:
Highway, Maintenance and General
$84,836.14
Highway, Capital Outlay. 6,431.38
Highway, Reconstruction of Streets.
10,897.14
1936 Street Construction 50,840.65
Snow and Ice .
53,689.00
Special Appropriation, Equipment for Snow Removal. 425.00
Storm Drains
4,646.34
Sanitary
84,323.05
Sewer Extensions.
10,358.96
Sewer Maintenance
5,588.07
Water Extensions .
15,932.32
Extension of Water Mains, Pleasant View Road and Brunswick Road .
2,795.59
Water Maintenance. 57,273.31
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REPORT OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
General Administration.
19,788.54
1935 Street Construction
99.41
1934 Street Construction . 19.96
1933 Street Construction .
0
1931 Street Construction . 198.58
1930 Street Construction .
0
1929 Street Construction .
0
Sale of Town Yard Buildings and Equip- ment.
0
Alteration and Repairs; Building, Town Yard.
6,112.80
Alteration of Bow Street .
7.47
Alteration of Wyman Street
326.25
Widening of Mill Brook for Storm Drain Purposes .
8,624.71
Arlmont Village Sewer Extension
0
Arlmont Village Water Extension.
0
$423,214.67
HIGHWAY DIVISION
In the Maintenance Department of the Highway Di- vision, fourteen thousand, eight hundred fifty-five and 96/100 ($14,855.96) Dollars were spent for the Cleaning of Streets; and Nine thousand, eight hundred fifteen and 00/100 ($9,815.00) Dollars for the Maintenance and Re- pair of Public Ways, exclusive of Massachusetts Avenue. An expenditure of One hundred eighty and 90/100 ($180.90) Dollars was made for the Maintenance of Massachusetts Avenue.
For the Care and Repair of the Storm Drain System the sum of Eleven thousand, six hundred thirty-four and 26/100 ($11,634.26) Dollars was expended. A section of an old drain in Spring Street was relaid at a cost of Six hundred thirty-four and 40/100 ($634.40) Dollars to date. This project is now in progress.
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Five thousand, five hundred ten and 60/100 ($5,510.60) Dollars were expended for the Maintenance of Sidewalks. The Permanent or Granolithic Sidewalks were maintained at a cost of Four thousand, seven hundred ninety-two and 68/100 ($4,792.68) Dollars.
The sum of Four thousand, four hundred sixty-eight and 21/100 ($4,468.21) Dollars was expended for a tar and sand protective treatment on the Tar and Gravel and Macadam Streets that were showing signs of wear.
RECONSTRUCTION OF STREETS
This year no appropriation was made by the Town for the Reconstruction of Streets. There was, however, available from the 1934 and 1935 Street Reconstruction appropriations the sum of Five thousand, three hundred seventy-one and 71/100 ($5,371.71) Dollars.
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