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353
BOARD OF HEALTH
BIRTHS AND DEATHS OCCURRING IN ARLINGTON, RESIDENT AND NON-RESIDENT DURING 1937
With Five-Year Comparative Death Rate and Infant Mortality (Stillbirths Excluded)
1933
1934
1935
1936
1937
Population estimated
39,000
38,555
38,555
40,000
40,000
*Number of deaths
309
319
297
355
363
*Apparent Death Rate per 1,000 Population
7.9
8.4
7.7
8.9
9.1
Births
436
423
688
395
604
Deaths of Children under one
year of age ..
18
13
7
11
8
Rate of Infant Mortality
per
1,000 births
41.
30.7
10.2
27.8
13.2
*Crude Rate.
Age of oldest persons dying in Arlington :
Male, 92 years, 2 months, 10 days.
Female, 96 years, 2 months.
CORRECTED DEATH RATE
Note: The corrected death rate is found by eliminating the deaths of all non-residents dying in Arlington and adding the deaths of all residents of Arlington dying elsewhere, as taken from the rec- ords of the Town Clerk.
Deaths of residents occuring in Arlington
312
Deaths of residents of Arlington occurring elsewhere 107
419
Death rate per one thousand population 11
BIRTHS OCCURRING IN ARLINGTON, RESIDENT AND NON-RESIDENT DURING 1937
1937
Population estimated
40,000
*Number of births
604
* Apparent Birth Rate per 1,000 Population
15.1
*Crude Rate.
Total
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ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT
CORRECTED BIRTH RATE
Note: The corrected birth rate is found by eliminating the births of all non-residents born in Arlington and adding the births of all residents of Arlington born elsewhere, as taken from the records of the Town Clerk.
Births of residents occurring in Arlington 187
Births of residents of Arlington occurring elsewhere 260
Total 447
Birth rate per one thousand population 11.2
SHOWING THE FIVE PRINCIPAL CAUSES OF DEATH IN ARLINGTON DURING 1937
Heart Disease All Forms
Pneumonia All Forms
Cerebral Hemorrhage
Cancer All Forms
Nephritis All Forms
Number of Deaths
Number per 1,000 of population
Number of Deaths
Number per 1,000 of population
Number of Deaths
Number per 1,000 of population
Number of Deaths
Number per 1,000 of population
Number of Deaths
Number per 1,000 of population
108
2.70
60
1.50
56
1.40
37
.93
17
.43
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BOARD OF HEALTH
RESIDENT AND NON-RESIDENT DEATHS CLASSIFIED BY SEX, BY AGE AND BY CAUSE, FOR 1937-(Stillbirths Excluded)
CAUSES OF DEATH All Causes
Male and
Female
Under 1 Year
1
2
3
4
5-9
10-14
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70-74
75-79
80-84
85-89
90-99
M |F
Class
I Epidemic, Endemic and Infectious Diseases:
31
Tuberculosis of the Respiratory System
41 Purulent infection, Septicemia.
-
Class
II General diseases not included in Class I: Cancer of the Buccal Cavity
11
1
M
2
F
44A Cancer of the Throat .
1
45 Cancer of the Intestines .
F
2
1
2
1
M
F
47
Cancer of the Breast .
M
1
M
1
1
1
F
1
M
1
F
M
F
2
M
1
F
M
1
F
66 Alcoholism, Chronic ,
M
1
-
1
356
43
44 Cancer of the Stomach and Liver .
2
46 Cancer of the Female Genital Organs.
F
49 Cancer of Other or Unspecified Organs
50A Benign Tumors, Tumors of the Brain .
57 Diabetes Mellitus.
58A Pernicious Anemia .
58B Other Anemias, Secondary .
Total
Class III 71A 73A Sclerosis of the Spinal Cord
Diseases of the Nervous System and Organs of Special Sense: Meningitis, Serous.
74A 74B 75A Hemiplegia .. 84B Parkinson's Disease . 86B Diseases of the Mastoid Process
1
1
1
2
4
2
3
36 6
2
37
Cerebral Embolism and Thrombosis
2
5
M
2
2
F M F
1
Diseases of the Circulatory System: Pericarditis.
Endocarditis, Acute
Myocarditis, Acute and Congenital Heart Dis- ease .
89
Angina Pectoris
M
1
M
1
2
F
2
90B Myocarditis, Chronic and Cardiorenal Disease . .
3
20
3
4
1
29
90D Acute Dilatation of Heart
91B Arteriosclerosis
91C2 Disease of the Coronary Artery
92 Embolism and Thrombosis (not cerebral)
M F
2
Class V Diseases of the Respiratory System : 99D Bronchitis (unspecified 5 years and over) 1
100A
Bronchopneumonia
2
1
11
.23
42
.22
3
27
1
1
2
2
2
4
5
9
1
1
1
2
M F M F M
2
1
1
2
1
2
1
3
10
2
2
1
3
22
1
1121 1 1
41 1
1
3
5
F M F
2 1 182
6
1
18
Class IV 87 88A SSB
357
2
90A Rheumatic and Valvular Heart Disease and Mitral Stenosis .
4 24
2
Cerebral Hemorrhage, Apoplexy
RESIDENT AND NON-RESIDENT DEATHS CLASSIFIED BY SEX, BY AGE AND BY CAUSE, FOR 1937-(Stillbirths Excluded)
Total
CAUSES OF DEATH All Causes
Male and
Female
1
2
3
4
5-9
10-14
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70-74
75-79
80-84
85-89
90-99
M |F
101A
Pneumonia, Lobar.
5
101B Pneumonia, Hypostatic.
2
107 Other Diseases of the Respiratory System (Tuberculosis excepted)
-
Class
VI 111B
Ulcer of the Duodenum.
112A Perforation of Stomach and Esophagus.
M
F
1
112C Gastric Hemorrhage
M
114B Colitis .
M
F
2
117A Appendicitis
M
1
118B
Intestinal Obstruction
2
122B Cirrhosis of the Liver
1
1
3
1
124A Cholecystitis
2
126
Peritonitis .
2
Class VII Nonvenereal Diseases of the Genitourinary System:
Acute Nephritis
M F
1
1
128
358
Diseases of the Digestive System:
2
21
보W 1WHW
9
2
2
2.
(not specified as alcoholic)
Under 1 Year
129 Chronic Nephritis
2
2
129B Uremia
131A Pyelonephritis
1
Class IX 153B
Diseases of the Skin and of the Cellular Tissue: Cellulitis .
VI F
1
161A
M
162
Other Diseases Peculiar to Early Infancy . ..
M
1.22
Class XIII 164
Old Age Senility
1
2
11
Class XIV External Causes: Suicide by Poisonous Gas
167
168 Suicide by Hanging .
M F
M
M
F
1
M
1
1
M
3
194 Excessive Heat.
1
Total.
172 191
Stillbirths
21 7
-
Class XII Early Infancy: Premature Birth
359
1
1
170 Suicide by Firearms.
181 Accidental Absorption of Poisonous Gas. .
182 Accidental Drowning.
M F
188 Accidental Traumatismi by Railroad Trains.
188C
Accidental Traumatism by Automobiles .
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ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT
REPORT OF AGENT AND CLERK
To the Board of Health
Arlington, Mass.
Gentlemen :
I herewith submit my report as Agent and Clerk of the Board for the year ending December 31, 1937.
REPORT OF AGENT
Inspections
Food producing and distributing establishments ... 7,296
Other Inspections 845
Complaints
Investigated and adjusted
248
REPORT OF CLERK
Licenses Issued
To buy, sell and deal in Alcohol
15 Fee $1.00
To manufacture Ice Cream Mix or Frozen Desserts (Wholesale)
1 Fee 100.00
To manufacture Ice Cream Mix or Frozen Desserts (Retail) 10 Fee 5.00
To practice Massage and Giving of Vapor Baths
6 Fee 1.00
To collect Meat Trimmings
8 Fee
2.00
To operate Milk Pasteurization Plant
2 Fee
10.00
To operate Slaughter House
1 Fee
1.00
To sell Oleomargarine
30 Fee
.50
To sell Milk (Stores)
154
Fee
.50
To sell Milk (Vehicles)
61 Fee
.50
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BOARD OF HEALTH
Funeral Directors Licensed (no fee) 14 Burial or Removal Permits Issued 391
Permits Issued
No Fee
For the keeping of 9 Cows 7
For the keeping of 5,894 Hens 123
For the keeping of 3 Goats
2
For the keeping of 97 Ducks 8
For the keeping of 14 Swine
1
For the construction of cesspools
14
For the emptying of Cesspools
1
For the hauling of Offal through Arlington
40
For the holding of Rummage Sales
9
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM H. BRADLEY,
Agent and Clerk.
REPORT OF BACTERIOLOGIST AND PHYSICIAN
To the Board of Health
Arlington, Mass.
Gentlemen :
I herewith submit my report as Bacteriologist and Physician to the Board for the year ending December 31, 1937.
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Report of Bacteriologist
1
Specimens Examined
Blood Smears
Mouth Smears 27
Sputa 51
Throat Cultures
97
Urethral Smears 38
Total
214
Report of Physician
Home Visits
For release upon recovery from Communicable Dis- eases 52
For investigation 3
Bakers Examined (Physical Examination) 14
Dispensary Report
Patients at Dispensary 10
Home Visits to Tuberculosis Patients 5
I assisted in administering the immunizing treatment of Diphtheria Toxoid for the prevention of Diphtheria to four hundred and ten children at the two public clinics, held under the direction of the Board of Health the past year.
I also responded to all calls from the Board of Health office and attending physicians for diagnosis of various communicable diseases.
Respectfully submitted,
EZEKIEL PRATT, M. D.
-
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BOARD OF HEALTH
REPORT OF DENTAL CLINIC
To the Board of Health
Arlington, Mass.
Gentlemen :
I herewith submit a report of the work performed in the Dental Clinic during the year ending December 31, 1937.
In September the first-grade pupils in the parochial and public schools were examined, and notices sent to the parents of all children needing dental care. Five hundred and eighty-two children were examined, fifty-six per cent of that number were in need of dental care.
The school authorities have co-operated by sending the quota allowed from each school on the regular days.
The preschool children, who receive appointments di- rectly from the clinic, continue to keep their quota filled. This work is felt to be a very essential part of the clinic procedure, both in its corrective and educational aspects.
A summary of the work follows:
SDeciduous 139
Extractions
Permanent 12
[Deciduous 1242
Fillings
Permanent 416
Treatments, Silver Nitrate under Amalgam 869
Treatments, Prophylactic 356
Total Number of Operations 3034
Total Number of Sittings 1578
Total Number of Individual Patients 467
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Total Number of Dismissals 357
Total Number of Operating Hours 561
or Mornings 187
Respectfully submitted,
PAUL F. BURKE, D. M. D.
REPORT OF DENTAL ASSISTANT
To the Board of Health
Arlington, Mass.
Gentlemen:
I herewith submit my report as Dental Assistant for the year ending December 31, 1937.
I have assisted Dr. Burke, and the operators who operated in the clinic before his appointment, at the daily sessions of the clinic, and with the examinations of first- grade pupils in the schools, to the best of my ability. Be- cause of the importance of early dental care, I still continue to interest parents in bringing their children to the clinic at the age of two years and during the rest of the pre- school years.
During November, notices were sent to more than five hundred parents of children, who will enter school next September, informing them of the advantage of early dental care, and suggesting that they have these children taken care of immediately. This is in an effort to have these chil- dren enter school with dental defects corrected.
Respectfully submitted,
HELEN M. HEFFERNAN, R. N.
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BOARD OF HEALTH
REPORT OF BOARD OF HEALTH NURSE
To the Board of Health
Arlington, Mass.
Gentlemen :
I herewith submit my report as Board of Health Nurse for the year ending December 31, 1937.
Number of visits to homes of persons suffering with communicable diseases, or visits related thereto, 1,125.
Referred nine patients to Dr. Pratt for examination.
Conveyed twelve patients and twenty-three contacts to the Middlesex County Sanatorium for examination and X-ray.
Accompanied one patient from the Middlesex County Sanatorium to the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital for an operation in an ambulance, and on recovery accompanied her on her return to the Sanatorium.
Conveyed two patients to the North Reading State Sanatorium for admission.
Conveyed five patients to the Middlesex County Sana- torium for admission, and two patients to homes in Arling- ton on their discharge from the Sanatorium.
Accompanied one patient from Rutland State Sana- torium to Middlesex County Sanatorium in an ambulance for admission.
Accompanied one patient to the Lakeville State Sana- torium in an ambulance for admission.
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Conveyed three children to the Forsythe Dental In- firmary for extractions under general anaesthesia.
Assisted at the Immunizing Clinics, held at the Board of Health office, during the year.
Assisted at the five-day clinic for immunizing dogs with Antirabic serum.
In accordance with Chapter 119, of the General Laws, I made twenty-one investigations of the conditions in the homes of persons holding or applying for license to main- tain Boarding Homes for Infants.
I have visited Saint Agnes School frequently during the school hours. I have assisted Dr. Martin, of the Middle- sex County Sanatorium, with the Tuberculosis Clinic, held during the year.
Twenty-two calls were made on persons relative to the outbreak of Paratyphoid B at Simmons College.
Attended convention meetings and lectures of public health interest whenever possible.
Respectfully submitted,
HELEN M. HEFFERNAN, R. N.
REPORT OF MILK INSPECTOR
To the Board of Health
Arlington, Mass.
Gentlemen :
I herewith submit my report as Inspector of Milk for the year ending December 31, 1937.
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BOARD OF HEALTH
With the exception of a very few quarts, all milk sold in Arlington is pasteurized, and of good quality. Accord- ing to the cards of dealers, the daily consumption of milk in Arlington is as follows :
Retail, Pasteurized, Quarts 15,926
Wholesale, Pasteurized, Quarts 3,032
Milk, Raw, Quarts 10
Total 18,968
Cream, Pasteurized, Half-Pint Jars 1,370
Including retail, wholesale and raw milk, the per capita daily consumption is approximately eight-tenths of one pint.
Licenses Issued SFor sale of Milk from stores, etc. 151
For sale of Milk from vehicles .... 61
Total
212
Licenses Issued for sale of Oleomargarine
30
SPasteurization Plants
99
Inspections
Dairies
73
Total
172
Taken from Vehicles on street ..
328
Samples of Milk Analyzed
Taken from Chain Stores
36
School Milk
8
Taken from Lunchrooms, etc. ....
7
Total
379
Milk
Fat Solids Bacteria
Grade A
4.40
13.28
5,904
Family
4.12
12.94
22,304
School
4.38
13.36
1,350
Chain Stores
4.11
12.94
16,897
Total Average for Year
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ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT
Samples of Ice (Taken from Stores 44
Cream Analyzed
Taken from Manufacturers 12
Total
56
Average for Year
Fat
Bacteria
Ice Cream
15
58,786
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM H. BRADLEY,
Inspector.
REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF SLAUGHTERING
To the Board of Health
Arlington, Mass.
Gentlemen :
I herewith submit my report as Inspector of Slaugh- tering for the year ending December 31, 1937.
It will be noted in this report that there has been a great reduction this year over previous years in the num- ber of animals slaughtered; this has been, in a large meas- ure, due to the ill health of the proprietor of the Slaughter House.
Number of Calves slaughtered 575 Total number of Inspections 28
Time required 91 hrs.
Respectfully submitted,
ARTHUR TAYLOR,
Inspector.
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BOARD OF HEALTH
REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF SLAUGHTERING
To the Board of Health
Arlington, Mass.
Gentlemen:
I herewith submit my report as Inspector of Slaugh- tering for the year ending December 31, 1937.
Not having been called upon to serve, I have no report to make.
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM H. BRADLEY,
Inspector.
370
ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE ARLINGTON EMERGENCY UNEMPLOYMENT COMMITTEE AND THE LOCAL FEDERAL WORKS PROGRESS ADMINISTRATION
The Honorable Board of Selectmen :
Arlington, Massachusetts
Gentlemen :
I herewith submit my annual report covering the activities of the Arlington Emergency Unemployment Com- mittee and the Federal Works Progress Administration in the Town of Arlington for the year ending December 31, 1937.
This report is of necessity but a brief summary due to the large scope of the activities and the tremendous de- tail involved in the proper administration of the programs.
The Emergency Unemployment Committee, as author- ized by the Board of Selectmen in 1930, continued to func- tion during 1937, employing men and women from the Welfare list of the Town and those unemployed citizens of the Town not eligible for Welfare or Works Progress Ad- ministration assignments. There was a considerable in- crease in Unemployment Expenditures over 1936, which was due in a large measure by the curtailment of the Works Progress Administration program. Projects operated were authorized and supervised by the Board of Selectmen. A total of eleven thousand six hundred and thirty-four (11,- 634) man-days of labor were worked, representing two hundred and forty-five (245) different cases. Welfare cases working out aid amounted to four thousand three hundred and thirteen (4,313) man-days on the same projects as the unemployed workers.
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EMERGENCY UNEMPLOYMENT COMMITTEE
The Federal Works Progress Administration started December 5, 1935, and continued throughout the year 1937. The personnel employed on W. P. A. projects reached a maximum of 534 in January, and a minimum of 320 in September with 378 employed on December 31, 1937. This is a considerable decrease over 1936 and as there were 969 people eligible for W. P. A. on December 31, 1937, it is very apparent that a considerable burden rests on the Town in relieving the unemployment situation.
The projects that were operated during 1937 included :
Construction of eight streets and partial construction of three
Repairing and Painting of Public Buildings and School Properties
Bookbinding for School Books
Engineering Surveys
Library Assistants and Clerical Projects
Household Aides to Needy Families
Sewing for the Needy Sewer and Water Extension at Arlmont Village
Recreational and Educational Program
Repairing and Renovating Toys, Furniture, and Clothing for distribution to the needy
Construction of Masonry Culvert in Mill Brook
On the Sewing Project which employed most of the female applicants for W. P. A. they used 96,683 yards of cloth, producing 34,302 garments which consisted of articles for adults and children, such as dresses, slips, underwear, overalis, pants, shirts, sheets and pillowcases. Starting in October, the Town was required to contribute $12.00 per month per person to defray part of the cost of materials
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used on the sewing project which averages approximately $17.00 per month per person.
The Recreation Project at the start of 1937 had a personnel of 38 men and women, but during the year the project was reduced to 13, nine men and four women. They operated all the playgrounds, the Reservoir bathing beach, and the gymnasiums at the Junior High East and West, and the Senior High School. At these buildings, over 1,000 boys exercised five nights a week, participating in such sports as Basketball, Volley Ball, Boxing, Ping-pong, and various other indoor games. An adult Gymnasium Class has been held every Thursday evening at the Senior High School, and nearly 100 women attended each week, enjoy- ing the exercises, which consisted of gym work, games, tap-dancing and golf instruction. Drama, Music and Social Recreation groups were also formed during the year.
The W. P. A. project proposals are compiled and sub- mitted for approval by Mr. James M. Keane, Town En- gineer, who also supervises the physical progress of all projects operated. From the standpoint of public benefit through improvements by W. P. A. work, the operations controlled so ably by Mr. Keane are most vital.
The Town expenditure for materials and equipment necessary to operate the W. P. A. projects amounted to $164,399.54, against a Federal expenditure for labor amounting to $359,880.61, which was 25% less than in 1936.
In line with the curtailment of the Works Progress Administration program, the Administrative staff paid from the Town appropriation for W. P. A. activities was reduced from eleven (11) people to six (6) people. This staff of technical and clerical people was headed by the Local W. P. A. Coordinator who also supervised all oper- ations of the National Youth Administration, the Unem- ployment Committee and Welfare Workers; representing
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the Board of Selectmen in all matters pertaining to the ac- tivities of these various units within the Town.
I wish to express my sincere appreciation and thanks to the Board of Selectmen, the various Town Department heads, my assistants, and all others who cooperated with me during the year.
Very truly yours, NEIL S. PETERS,
Executive Secretary, Unemployment Committee Local WPA Coordinator
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OFFICE OF PARK COMMISSION
The Board of Park Commissioners herewith respect- fully submits its forty-second annual report for the year ending December 31, 1937.
At the annual town election held Monday, March 1, 1937, Mr. John B. Byrne was re-elected a member of the Board of Park Commissioners for a term of three years.
The Board organized on Monday evening, March 8, 1937, with Mr. Nils G. Anderson as Chairman, Mr. George D. Higgins as Superintendent of Parks and Playgrounds, and Miss Ruth Cannell as Clerk.
The regular meetings of the Board are held on Mon- day evening of each week at seven-thirty o'clock for the purpose of considering routine matters, consulting the of- ficials of the several branches of the Town Government and special committees thereof, and the Chairmen of the Town Meeting Members of the several precincts, granting audiences to committees, organizations, delegations, and citizens of Arlington whose interests are within the juris- diction of the Board. Beginning with March 8, 1937, the Board held forty-two regular meetings during the year.
The following are the net expenditures made under the direction of this Board: ,
Personal Services :
Superintendent
$2,007.50
Clerk
104.00
Wages
3,065.35
Police Duty
260.00
Life Guards
300.00
$5,736.85
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PARK COMMISSIONERS
Expenses :
Office Supplies
$42.76
Auto Maintenance
307.18
Trucking
276.00
Maintenance of Equipment
310.11
Repairing Boats
40.50
Other Expenses
158.41
Outlay :
Loam and Fertilizer
290.70
Crushed Stone, Cinders and Other Material
250.59
Trees, Shrubs, Grass Seed
278.97
$1,955.22
Warren Peirce Playground, Joint Account
Loam, Cinders, Stone Dust
$599.85
Thorndike Street Property $7,850.00
Teele Street Property
2,468.75
Purcell Property
11,812.50
Florence Avenue Property
* 5,176.23
* Due to the fact that the Town already owned several lots through tax title, this property was purchased at $1574. less than the amount appropriated.
Heights Playground (Reservoir Field)
Permits to play baseball on this field were issued to several Arlington teams, and the field was in constant use from May until late fall. The St. James Club, the Forest Athletic Association, the Arlington Juniors, and the Hurd Family Nine all made use of the field.
Reservoir Beach
The Reservoir Beach was open from June 22 to Septem- ber 8, 1937. This year it was necessary to secure a special appropriation for lifeguards, since the W. P. A. appropria-
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tions under the Recreational Projects were inadequate to supply proper control of the Beach.
The matter of proper bathing facilities is still unsolved, due to the actions of "hoodlums." Probably a fenced beach property, organized under a plan similar to that in operation in Winchester, is the proper solution. Early in the year there was submitted a W. P. A. Project providing for bath houses, locker rooms, and a first-aid station at this prop- erty, but this project was not approved. The Board does feel very strongly that swimming should be more universally taught.
Menotomy Rocks Park
Menotomy Rocks Park is perhaps one of the most wide- ly used park properties. This Board has long recognized the necessity for having a telephone installed on this property, and this was done in April. Due to the extensive use of this park, the telephone has proved a valuable asset, particularly in cases of emergency. During the winter months skating, skiing, snowshoeing, and tobogganning are enjoyed; and during the summer months, the park proves to be an ideal spot for picnicking, a game of horeshoes, or walking.
Meadowbrook Park
On October 4, 1937, the Board held a meeting in the Hearing Room at the Town Hall, to which were invited par- ticularly the residents of Precinct 9. The purpose of the hearing was to ascertain the wishes of people living in this section of Arlington with regard to dumping at Meadow- brook Park. During the summer the Board had used a mat- tress fill for this area, which consisted of dumping rubbish and then packing it down with gravel and fill from street construction. Residents of the area objected to the dumping of rubbish, and since it was the vote of those at the hearing that this should be stopped, such was done.
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PARK COMMISSIONERS
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF PARK PROPERTIES
After looking over the facilities which we already have, as well as those acquired this year, one of our first requi- sites seems to be additional tennis courts, since tennis is a game enjoyed by young and old alike. The Thorndike Street property, recently purchased by the Town, has gravel and clay available for the foundation and building of tennis courts. It is our plan to give work to as many as possible of the unemployed men of the Town through building at least six tennis courts this year, three to be built at Cemetery Street Playground and three at Crosby School Playground. At this latter site there is space suf- ficient for three additional courts which can be built at a later date.
To keep the tennis courts at the Warren Peirce Play- ground in condition, we are asking for an appropriation for fencing two ends of these courts, not already fenced. This is made necessary because of the slashing of the nets and automobiles being run over the tapes at night.
The Florence Avenue plot, just acquired, is in a terri- tory likely to have considerable street construction the next few years, and by utilizing such fill as may be avail- able from this source, we expect to be able to develop this area. It is hoped that work here may begin this coming summer, following the preliminary work of surveying and setting grade stakes.
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