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7.60
1936 Polls
14.00
6.00
1936 Personals
2.00
1936 Motor Excise
9.49
14.95
1937 Polls
200.00
198.00
1937 Personal
3,204.60
141.51
1937 Motor Excise
1,802.21
543.33
1937 Real Estate
477,358.05
1938 Polls
22,088.00
796.00
1938 Motor Excise
78,960.16
2,165.78
1938 Personal
94,715.28
3,003.44
1938 Real Estate
1,497,320.05
425,353.43
Special Assessments and Water Liens :
Moth
512.62
59.95
Apportioned Sewer
4,762.89
1.272.21
Apportioned Sidewalk
1,269.96
409.73
Apportioned Betterments
30,179.22
7,970.22
Water Liens
1,945.48
1,114.82
Unapportioned Sewer
2,663.32
4.112.24
Unapportioned Sidewalk
600.11
3.949.03
Unapportioned Betterments .
11,189.41
43.960.96
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TAX COLLECTOR'S REPORT
Committed Interest :
Sewer, Sidewalk, Betterments
9,682.86
2.447.85
Apportioned Assessments, Not Due :
Sewer
1,429.09
16,120.54
Sidewalk
182.74
3,888.26
Betterments
3.936.58
98,442.44
Water Rates
161,034.74
10,774.09
Water Rate Liens
1,338.71
3,466.86
Departmental
113,774.92
55,391.54
Interest Added
14,090.76
Costs. Charges and Fees.
2,812.40
$2.538,933.33
$685,612.78
EDWARD A. BAILEY,
Collector of Taxes.
TOWN ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT
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TOWN ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT
Arlington, Mass., January 23, 1939.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen : I hand you herewith a report of the financial transactions of the Town of Arlington for the fiscal year end- ing December 31, 1938, as set forth in the following schedules :
Balance Sheet.
Unexpended Balances of Appropriation Accounts. Debt Statement.
Public Trust Funds (Cash and Securities).
Statement of Appropriations.
Receipts and Expenditures.
Respectfully submitted,
CLARENCE NEEDHAM,
Town Accountant.
Town of Arlington - Balance Sheet, December 31, 1938 GENERAL ACCOUNTS
ASSETS
LIABILITIES AND RESERVES
Cash:
General
$117.613.23 182.00
Petty
Tailings
$117,795.23
Accounts Receivable : Taxes:
Levy 1935
$2.00
Levy 1936
6.00
Levy 1937
339.51
Levy 1938
429,152.87
429,500.38
Special Assessments :
Moth-1938 $59.95
Unapportioned Sewers 4,112.24
Apportioned Sewers-1938
1,272.21
Unapportioned Sidewalks
3,949.03
Apportioned Sidewalks 1938
409.73
Unapportioned Betterments
43,960.96
Apportioned Betterments-1938 ... . 7,970.22
Committed Interest on Special Assessments:
Sewers .
$422.68
Sidewalks
93.14
Betterments
1,932.03
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax:
Levy 1935
.
$7.60
Levy 1936
14.95
Levy 1937
543.33
Levy 1938
2,165.78
Temporary Loans : In anticipation of Revenue, 1938
$400,000.00 627.19
Sale of Tax Possessions Property.
2,300.00
Excess on Sale of Low Value Property.
85.00
Special Funds: Dog Licenses due County. $5.40
Advance Deposits:
Special Services
509.68
Board of Survey 875.00
Inflammable Fluid 49.00
Newsboy Badges Deposits.
118.25
Sale of Lots and Graves .. 42,306.00
Distrained Goods Surplus .. .
16.19
Accounts Payable Unexpended Appropriations Balances. - 85,840.42
61,734.34
Commonwealth of Massachusetts: Highway Fund George-Deen Fund
45,300.00 126.59
U. S. Grants:
Old Age Assistance
$502.58
2,447.85
Aid to Dependent Children 469.97
972.55
Overlay Reserved for Abatement of 1938 Taxes ....
9,102.82
·
2,731.66
43,879.52 6,477.05
Tax Titles held by Town Tax Possessions Departmental:
119,191.29 18,954.14
Revenue Reserved Until Collected: :
Special Assessments $61,734.34
Committed Interest 2,447.85
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax. 2,731.66
Tax Titles held by Town.
119,191.29
Police
298.93
Fire
72.15
Board of Health
10,698.61
Welfare Aid
29,242.10
Aid to D. C.
2,934.77
Old Age
3,812.71
Charles River Basin Loan Fund ... Metropolitan Parks Loan Sinking Fund
1,112.62
Water-Miscellaneous
192.67
Metropolitan Parks Nantasket Main- tenance
3.70
Wellington Bridge Maintenance. . .
8.37
Metropolitan Planning
27.30
70,747.3 1
Metropolitan Sewer-North .. ·
1,854.22
Metropolitan Water Loan
1,518.31
Abatement Smoke Nuisance ..
6.41
Levy 1936
624.80
Levy 1937
5,261.76
Loans Authorized
5,000.00
Boston "El" Rental Deficiency . . Land Taking-Revere Highway ...
307.29
5,134.37
Items More than State estimates to Assessors for 1938 Tax:
State Tax
$81,540.00
Veterans' Exemptions
25.12
Boston Elevated Deficit
1,983.56
W. Roxbury Brookline Parkway.
.43
Alewife Brook Parkway.
215.61
County Tax
129.28
83.894.00
$918,230.91
275,806.59
Items less than State Estimate to As- sessors for 1938 Tax:
$294.16
Soldiers' Relief
82.00
Schools
106.20
Water Rates
10,774.09
Water Rates Liens.
4,581.68
Cemeteries
6.374.00
Overlay Overdrafts:
Levy 1935
$348.15
Boston Metropolitan District Ex- penses
.01
6,234.71
1.98
Surplus Revenue
42,578.81
Town Property Rentals $519.00
Public Works
1,058.40
Tax Possessions 18,954.14
Departmental 70,747.31
.
$918,230.91
DEFERRED ACCOUNTS
Apportioned Assessments Not Due:
Sewer Sidewalks Street Betterments
$16,120.54
3,888.26
98.442.44
Sidewalks .
3,888.26
Street Betterments
98,442.44
$118,451.24
$118,451.24
DEBT ACCOUNTS
Sinking Funds
$64,087.67
Sinking Fund Loans (Schedule B) .
$67,000.00
Net Funded or Fixed Debt ...
635,912.33
Serial Loans (Schedule B)
633,000.00
Temporary Debt for Loans on Tax Titles ...
28,250.09
Temporary Loans on Tax Titles.
28,250.09
Temporary Debt for Loan a /c Hurricane Damage ..
40,000.00
Temporary Loan a /c Hurricane Damage.
40,000.00
$768,250.09
$768,250.09
TRUST AND INVESTMENT FUNDS
In Custody of Town Treasurer.
$418,030.02
Municipal Insurance Fund
$74,401.72
Workmen's Compensation Fund
6,237.05
Contributory Retirement Fund
43,213.30
Public Trust Funds (Schedule C)
348,181.72
$472,033.79
$472,033.79
In Custody of Trustees
54,003.77
Apportioned Special Assessments Due 1939 to 1947 Inclusive:
Sewer
$16,120.54
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UNEXPENDED BALANCES, APPROPRIATION ACCOUNTS (SCHEDULE A)
Committee on :
Roll of Honor
$100.00
Town Yard
15.00
Revision of Town By-Laws. 31.25
Plans Pheasant Avenue School.
60.75
Adjustment of Town Employees Pay
84.12
Purchase of Land for Park Purposes
45.15
Relief
478.61
Parks and Playgrounds
250.00
Completion of Senior High School Building.
50.00
Reclamation Plant
600.00
Elections and Town Meetings
1,200.00
Plans for Betterment Projects-Federal Aid ..
100.00
Police Ambulance
5.00
Additional Fire Apparatus
38.00
Sewer Extensions
7,989.21
Sewer Extensions Arlmont Village.
1,224.59
Storm Drain Extensions
2,804.38
Highway Capital Outlay-Trucks and Autos .. 147.05
.15
Construction New Streets 1930
37.68
Construction New Streets 1931.
201.43
Construction New Streets 1933
400.09
Construction New Streets 1935.
451.31
Construction New Streets 1936
387.80
Construction New Streets 1937
2,364.03
Construction New Streets 1938
4,675.01
Easements in Land 1937.
2,000.00
Easements in Land 1936.
500.00
Easements in Land 1938.
1,500.00
Reconstruction of Streets 1937
1,984.41
Laying Out Menotomy Way.
342.24
Alteration of Mill St .- N. W. Corner Mass. Ave. 234.68
Alteration of Tufts Street. 50.00
Construction New Streets 1929
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Sidewalks and Edgestones 1938 58.98
Exterior and Building Lines-Mass. Ave., Cen-
tral to Forest Street. 50.00
Exterior and Building Lines-Mass. Ave. to Broadway, N. W. Tufts Street. 95.00
Exterior and Building Lines-Highland Ave .- Mt. Vernon Street 50.00
Exterior and Building Lines-Spring Ave. to Murray St. 45.00
Exterior and Building Lines-Dennett Rd. to Pine Ridge Rd. 40.00
Exterior and Building Lines-Ely Rd. to Rublee Street 739.18
Exterior and Building Lines-Appleton Street to Rublee Street 211.63
Exterior and Building Lines-Florence Ave. to Rhinecliff on George Street. 141.68
Exterior and Building Lines-Hibbert Street ..
241.58
Snow Removal Equipment 248.28
Sale of Town Yard Buildings and Equipment. 200.00
Public Welfare Aid .
8,662.64
Aid to Dependent Children
470.27
Farmer Relief Fund Income. 327.55
Julia Fillebrowne Fund Income 5.02
Pratt Poor Widows' Fund Income.
251.56
Russell Poor Widows' Fund Income
85.72
Cutter Poor Widows' Fund Income.
30.82
Farmer Poor Widows' Fund Income.
251.56
Junior High Center Toilets.
5.61
Repointing and Caulking School Buildings
33.54
E. Nelson Blake, Jr., Memorial Fund.
927.07
Cutter and Russell School Fund Income.
326.11
Pratt High School Fund Income.
301.88
Grading Brackett School Playground
76.45
Robbins' Library Expenses
2,208.16
Public Library at Arlington Heights.
34.61
Land for Playground Purposes-Grove Street. .
3.00
Purchase of Land for Playground-Prentiss Rd. 224.43
Land for Entrance to W. A. Peirce Playground
60.90
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Improvement of Land Owned by Town-Various
Locations 51.51
Sale of Park Land, Chestnut Street and Med- ford Street 25.00
Sale of Acquired Tax Title Property
100.00
Annual Rental for Veterans Foreign Wars Post 1775 233.35
Foreclosure and Registration Tax Titles
1,159.69
Revision of Boundaries of Voting Precincts. . .
96.70
Enlargement of Town Yard.
116.84
Acquisition of Land for Public Playgrounds ...
4,632.12
Unemployment Administration Expense Art. No. 31
1,350.00
Hurricane Damage-Emergency Fund.
12,209.36
W. P A. Article No. 3
4,433.85
Employment of Poor Article No. 3.
11,975.23
Water Extensions
2,403.55
Water Extensions Arlmont Village.
59.04
Water Extensions Pleasant View and Bruns- wick Roads 31.04
Cemetery Improvement 400.11
$86,037.56
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DEBT STATEMENT (SCHEDULE B)
Bonds and Loans
Rate
Balance Dec. 31, 1937
Paid During 1938
Outstanding Dec. 31, 1938
Principal Due 1939
Town House Site 1899
31/2
$52,000.00
$0.00
$52,000.00
$52,000.00
Fire Station (Highland) 1928
4
18,000.00
3,000.00
15,000.00
3,000.00
Police Station 1926
4
26,000.00
4,000.00
22,000.00
4,000.00
Sewer 1928
4
3,000.00
3,000.00
0.00
0.00
Streets 1928
4 1/4
11,000.00
11,000.00
0.00
0.00
Streets 1929
41/2
30,000.00
15,000.00
15,000.00
15,000.00
Streets 1931
31/2
20,000.00
5,000.00
15,000.00
5,000.00
Schools 1920
(Junior High West)
5
33,000.00
11,000.00
22,000.00
11,000.00
Schools 1923
(Peirce)
4 1/2
5,000.00
5,000.00
0.00
0.00
Schools 1924
(Cutter)
4
25,000.00
5,000.00
20.000.00
5,000.00
Schools 1924
(Hardy-Land)
4
48,000.00
6,000.00
42,000.00
6,000.00
Schools 1925
(Hardy-Building)
31,000.00
· 4,000.00
27,000.00
4,000.00
Schools 1926
(Parmenter)
4
8,000.00
8,000.00
0.00
0.00
Schools 1928
(Junior High West Addition)
41/2
60,000.00
5,000.00
55,000.00
5,000.00
Schools 1929
(Peirce Addition)
41/2
136,000.00
17,000.00
119,000.00
17,000.00
Schools 1930
(High Addition)
4
117,000.00
13,000.00
104,000.00
13,000.00
Schools 1931
(Brackett)
31/2
30,000.00
3,000.00
27,000.00
3,000.00
Schools 1932
(High Addition)
43/4
15,000.00
0.00
15,000.00
0.00
Parks 1896
4
6,000.00
2,000.00
4,000.00
2,000.00
Water Extensions 1925
4
11,000.00
3,000.00
8,000.00
3,000.00
Water Extensions 1926
4
5,000.00
5,000.00
0.00
0.00
Water Extensions 1928.
4
12,000.00
6,000.00
6,000.00
6,000.00
Water Extensions 1929.
4 1/2
21,000.00
7,000.00
14,000.00
7,000.00
Water Extensions 1930
4
24,000.00
6,000.00
18,000.00
6,000.00
Water Extensions 1931.
31/2
$859,000.00
$159,000.00
$700,000.00
$179,000.00
.
.
4
2,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
1.000.00
4
110,000.00
11,000.00
99,000.00
11,000.00
Schools 1927
(Junior High East)
.
·
.
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PUBLIC TRUST FUNDS (SCHEDULE C)
E. Nelson Blake, Jr., Memorial Fund $ 3,000.00
Nathan Pratt High School Fund. 25,000.00
Nathan Pratt Library Fund. 10,000.00
Nathan Pratt Poor Widows' Fund 5,000.00
E. S. Farmer Poor Widows' Fund. 5,000.00
E. S. Farmer Relief Fund. 5,145.00
Julia Fillebrown Fund 100.00
William Cutter School Fund
5,354.00
M. M. W. Russell School Fund.
5,327.86
Mary Cutter Poor Widows' Fund.
613.11
M. M. W. Russell Poor Widows' Fund. 1,704.23
Robbins' Library Art Fund 42,815.40
Timothy Wellington Library Fund 100.00
Henry Mott Library Fund.
5,200.00
Ellen W. Hodgdon Library Fund 1,000.00
Children's Book Fund 5,003.40
Dexter Rawson Fay Fund. 1,741.60
E. Nelson Blake Library Fund. 4,073.75
Elbridge Farmer Library Fund 54,003.77
Robbins' Cemetery Fund 5,425.14
S. C. Bucknam Cemetery Fund 2,028.07
Perpetual Care Fund. 157,439.77
Soldiers' Monument Fund 3,106.62
$348.181.72
APPROPRIATIONS AND EXPENDITURES
Balance Dec. 31, 1937
Appro- priations
Other Credits
Total
Expended
Transfers
Balance Dec. 31, 1938
GENERAL GOVERNMENT
Finance Committee:
Personal Services
$900.00
$900.00
Expense
341.62
$158.38
Reserve
...
$900.00 500.00 15,000.00
500.00 15,000.00
$13,129.52
1,870.48
Committee on :
Roll of Honor
$100.00
100.00
100.00
Town Yard
15.00
15.00
15.00
Revision of Town By-laws .....
31.25
31.25
31.25
Plans Pheasant Ave. School ..
60.75
60.75
60.75
Adjustment of Town Employees' Pay ...
84.12
84.12
84.12
Disposal of Ashes, Offal and Rubbish ...
89.00
89.00
89.00
Purchase of Land for Park Purposes ....
45.15
45.15
45.15
Relief
500.00
500.00
21.39
478.61
Parks and Playgrounds ..
250.00
250.00
250.00
Completion Senior High School Bldg
50.00
50.00
50 00
Reclamation of Plant.
500.00
$100.00
600.00
600.00
Selectmen :
Personal Services
5,812.00
2.00
5,814.00
5,814.00
Expenses
1,484.00
1,484.00
1,164.69
319.31
Accountant :
Personal Services
5,520.00
3.83
5,523.83
5,479.83
44.00
Expenses
390.90
390.00
384.43
5.57
Treasurer:
4,810.00
5.00
4,815.00
4,807.00
8.00
Expenses
1,100.00
125.00
1,225.00
1,221.07
3.93
Collector :
Personal Services
9.500.00
147.63
9,647.63
9,647.63
Expenses
2,160.00
2,160.00
1,932.10
Assessors :
10,662.00
400.00
11,062.00
10,606.00
456.00
Expenses
1,513.95
1,513.95
1,290.69
22.3.26
Town Counsel:
Personal Services
......
2,000.00
2,000.00
2,000.00
...
...
Expenses, Damage Claims, etc.
15,000.00
15,000.00
5,567.82
9,432.18
...
..
...
.......
...
...
...
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...
...
..
...
Personal Services
227.90
Personal Services
Town Clerk:
Personal Services Expenses
5,800 00 710.00
8.34
5,808.34 710.00
5,808.34 695.53
14.47
Personal Services-General Admin.
18,510.00
220.15
18,730.15 1,532.00
1,523.27
8.73
Engineering:
Personal Services
4,628.00
2.33
4,630.33 25 116.00
4,630.33
Expenses
2,315.00
98.30
2,381.80
31.50
Elections and Town Meetings
11,430.00
1,200.00
2,413.30 12.630.00
9,561.81
600.00
600.00 100.00
510.02
3,068.19 89.98 100.00
Plans for Betterment Projects-Fed'l Aid Board of Survey:
1,645.00
4.33
1,649.33
1.647.33
2.00
Expenses
445.00
445.00
397.57
47.43
Board of Appeal Expenses Town Hall:
95.00
69.25
164.25
164.25
Personal Services
5,198.00
14.41
5,212.41
5,123.41
89.00
Expenses
4,643.00
4,643.00
4,340.14
302.86
Maintenance of Grounds
1,600.00
50.00
1,650.00
1,643.13
6.87
Police :
Personal Services
122,303.75
122,303.75
122,290.50
13.25
Expenses
11.881.00
190.00
12,071.00
12,067.48
3.52
Ambulance
3,200.00
3,200.00
3,195.00
5.00
Fire :
Personal Services
115,224.75
115,224.75
115,224.75
Expenses
7,795.00
7,795.00
7,763.24
32.76
Fire and Police Signal System : Expenses
1,790.00
1,790.00
1,769.63
20.37
Additional Fire Apparatus
38.00
38 00
38.00
Building Inspector: Personal Services
6,798.00
4.00
6,802.00
6,802.00
Expenses
950.00
950.00
937.10
12.90
Wire Inspector:
5,466.67
5,466.67
5,466.67
Personal Services Expenses
860.00
860.00
851.35
8.65
Sealer Weights and Measures:
Personal Services
2,600.00
2,600.00
2,600.00
Expenses
585.00
585.00
585.00
Gypsy Moth:
Personal Services and Wages.
4,950.00
4,950.00
4,950.00
....
......
...
.......
Expenses
2,088.00
2,088.00
2,080.32
7.68
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General Administration Expenses
1,532.00
...
...
Wages ...
25,116.00
25,116.00
Planning Board Expenses
100.00
Personal Services and Wages ...
...
...
...
...
.......
...
...
..
..
...
......
...... ......
Board of Public Works:
18,730.15
... ....
...
APPROPRIATIONS AND EXPENDITURES (Continued)
Balance Dec. 31, 1937
Appro- priations
Other Credits
Total
Expended
1 Transfers
Balance Dec. 31, 1938
Tree Warden:
Personal Services and Wages ...
4,250.00
4,250.00
4,204.75
45.25
Expenses
1,877.82
1,S77.82
1,877.55
.27
Board of Health:
Personal Services
9,039.00
3.66
9,042.66
8,937.66
105.00
Expenses ...
2.145.00
2,145.00
1,800.16
344 84
Communicable Diseases
18,000.00
1,500.00
19,500.00
18,902.39
597.61
County Assessment-Tuberculosis Hosp'!
26,967.71
26,967.71
26,967.71
Middlesex County Sanatorium Extension .. Inspector of Animals:
22,969.47
22,969.47
22,969.47
Personal Services
500.00
500.00
500.00
Vital Statistics
200.00
200.00
200.00
Sewer Maintenance
7,250.00
7,250.00
7,209.22
40.78
Sewer Extensions
....
3,095.88
20,000.00
23,095.88
15,106.67
7,989.21
Sewer Extensions-Arlmont Village.
1,507.56
1,507.56
282.97
1,224.59
Widening Mill Brook for Storm Drain Purposes
1,419.18
1,419.18
1,419.18
Storm Drain Extensions
8,500.00
9,532.62
6,728.24
2,804.38
Sanitation :
Personal Services
1,872.00
1,872.00
1,872.00
Collection of Ashes, Rubbish, Offal Highway:
84,000.00
84,000.00
83,999.95
05
Personal Services
2,000.00
2,000.00
2,000.00
Wages, Materials and Expenses ..
85,000.00
85,000.00
84,125.61
874.39
Highway-Capital Outlay
35.99
4,950.00
4,985.99
4,838.94
147.05
New Streets
Construction-1929
.15
.15
.15
New Streets
Construction-1930.
37.68
37.68
37.68
New
Streets
Construction-1931.
201.43
201.43
201.43
New
Streets Construction-1933
400.09
400.09
400.09
New
Streets
Construction-1935
$63.23
863.23
451.31
New Streets
Construction-1936.
818.85
818.85
431.05
387.80
New Streets
Construction-1937
55.767.03
55,767.03
53,403.00
2,364.03
New Streets
Construction-1938.
46,059.96
46,059.96
41,384.95
4,675.01
River Street Bridge
11,250.00
11,250.00
11,250.00
...
Easements
in Land-1937.
2,000.00
2,000.00
2,000 00
Easements in Land-1936
2,000.00
2.000.00
1,500.00
500.00
Easements in
Land-1938
1,500.00
1,500.00
1,500.00
...
...
...
248
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...
...
411.92
1,032.62
...
...
... .
Reconstruction of Streets Including Storm Drains 1937
431.61 342.24
1,552.80
1,98-4.41 342.24
1,984.41 342.2.
Alteration of Mill Street-N. W. Corner Mass. Ave.
234.68
...
Alteration of Tufts Street ...
50.00
50.00
Sidewalks and Edgestones 1937 and 1938 ... Exterior and Building Lines:
302.45
10,000.00
10,302.45
10,243.447
58.98
Mass. Ave., Central to Forest St.
30.00
59.00
50.00
Mass. Ave. to Broadway-N. W. Tufts St.
95.00
95.00
95.00
Highland Ave., Mt. Vernon St.
50.00
50.00
50.00
Spring Ave. to Murray St.
45.00
45.00
45.00
Dennett Rd. to Pine Ridge Rd
40.00
40.00
40.00
Fly Rd. to Rublee St ...
739.18
739.18
739.18
Appleton St. to Rublee St.
211.63
211.63
211.63
141.68
141.68
141.68
Florence Ave. to Rhinecliff on Gray St. Hibbert Street
250.00
250.00
241.58
Snow Removal Equipment
583.4444
335.16
243.28
Snow and Ice Removal ..
43,000.00
43,000.00
38,702.13
Snow and Ice Removal Article 3.
12,000.00
12,000.00
12,000.00
Street Lighting
46,994.00
46,994.00
45,305.84
1,688.16
Traffic Signals
1,925.00
1,925 00
1,886,20
38.80
200.00
200.00
200.00
Personal Services
11,558.00
11,558.00
11,412.40
145.60
Expenses
2,5-45.00
2,545.00
1,716.98
828.02
Aid
128,000.00
128,000.00
119,337.36
8,662.41
29,000.00
29,000.00
38,529.73
Old Age Assistance ....
54,000.00
56,000.00
56,000,00
District and Other Nuruses.
1,500.00
1,50. 00
1,500.00
State and Military Aid.
2,800.00
2,800.00
2,700.00
100.00
Soldiers' Relief Burials and Exemptions .. Farmer Relief Fund Income ..
163.75
163.80
327.55
327.55
Julia Fillebrowne Fund Income
2.51
2.51
5.02
5.02
Pratt Poor Widows Fund Income.
125.78
125.78
251.56
251.56
Russell Poor Widows Fund Income.
12.86
42.86
85.72
85.72
Cutter Poor Widows Fund Income ...
15.41
15.41
30.82
30,82
Farmer Poor Widows Fund Income. Schools:
125.78
125.78
251.56
251.56
General Control
17,110.00
17,110.00
17,065.58
44 .- 12
Instructional Service
514,290.00
514,290.00
510,839.06
3,400.00
50.91
Operation of Plant ...
76,170.00
76,170.00
75,515.92
654.08
Maintenance of Plant.
26,055.00
400.00
26,455.00
26,381.50
73.50
Auxiliary Agencies and Activities
14,701.00
14,701.00
14,409.97
291.03
Capital Outlay
3,883.00
3,883.00
3,738.85
144.15
...
...
..
...
...
... ....
...
...
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249
...
Laying Out Menotomy Way
234 68
23.1 68 50.00
...
...
...
...
25,000.00
25,000.00
24,440.59
...
559 .- 41
Aid to Dependent Children
470.27
2,000.00
8.42
583.44
4,205.87
Sale of Town Yard Buildings & Equipm't Welfare:
APPROPRIATIONS AND EXPENDITURES (Continued)
Balance Dec. 31, 1937
Appro- priations
Other Credits
Total
Expended
Transfers
Balance Dec. 31, 1938
Schools :
Vocational School Tuition
6,000.00
1,351.96
7,351.96
7,349.23
2.73
Junior High Center Toilets.
4,800.00
4,800.00
4,794.39
5.61
Repointing and Caulking School Bldgs.
5,000.00
5,000.00
4,966.46
33.54
E. Nelson Blake Jr. Memorial Fund ........
851.61
75.46
927.07
927.07
Cutter and Russell Funds Income ...
348.02
313.97
661.99
335.88
326.11
Pratt High School Fund Income ........
434.75
301.88
736 63
434.75
301.88
Grading Brackett School Playground.
266.88
266.88
190.43
76.45
High School Lot Improvement ...
35.46
35.46
34.68
.78
Robbins Library :
Personal Services
19,500.00
19,500.00
19,493.56
6.44
Expenses
2,394.80
10,173.00
2,341.08
14,910.88
12,584.92
2,325.96
Public Library at Arlington Heights.
8,767.26
8,767.26
8,732.65
34.61
Parks:
Personal Services and Wages.
6,923.50
6,923.50
6,920.60
2.90
Expenses
1,875.00
1,875.00
1,809.44
65.56
Warren A. Peirce Playground.
1,482.29
1,482.29
1,476.33
5.96
Bath House Heights Reservoir.
2,500.00
2,500.00
2,499.92
.08
Grove Street Playground.
3.00
3.00
3.00
Prentiss Road Playground.
224.43
224.43
224.43
Land Peirce Playground Entrance ..
490.00
490.00
429.10
60.90
Land Improvement-Mystic, Lowell Linwood Streets
51.51
51.51
51.51
Sale of Park Land-Chestnut and Med. ford Streets
25.00
25.00
25.00
Sale of Acquired Tax Title Property ..
100.00
100.00
100.00
Patriots' Day Observance
125.00
125.00
123.68
1.32
Memorial Day
...
875.00
875.00
839.19
35.81
13,844.23
13,844.23
13,809.81
34.42
Annual Rental Veterans Foreign Wars ...
233.35
400.00
633.35
400.00
Insurance
13,175.00
13,175.00
12,707.15
Printing Town Reports
887 65
887.65
887.65
Menotomy Hall:
975.00
1.67
976.67
976.67
Expenses
1,360.00
1,360.00
1,317.70
42.30
Maintenance of Houses Owned by Town ..
1,119.00
1,110.00
1,043.16
66 84
...
...
ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT
...
4,019.44
4,019.44
4,019.44
467.85
Workmen's Compensation
...
Personal Services
......
250
..
and
Pensions
233.35
..
Foreclosure & Registration of Tax Titles 1,468.57 ... Revision of Boundaries of Voting Pre- cincts-Article 4 ..... 96.70 ...
1,468.57
308.88
1,159.69
Enlargement of Town Yard.
116.84
116.84
Symmes Arlington Hospital - Claims or Charges
5,009.80 ...
5,009.80
3,670.95
1,338.35
Printing Town By-Laws
750.00
750.00
456.56
293.44
Acquisition of Land for Public Playg'ds
4,632.12
...
...
...
10.50
Employment of the Poor Article 28 ...
3,933.15
3,933.15
3.933.15
Employment of the Poor Article 2 ...
8,000.00
8,000.00
8,000.00
Unemployment Article 2
2,045.31
2,045.31
2,045.31
Unemployment Administration Expense Article 31
4,070.00
4,070.00
2,720.00
Unemployment Article 31
30,200.00
30,200.00
30,200.00
W. P. A. Article 2-Nov. 1937
1,758.90
1,758.90
1,758.90
W. P. A. Article 2-Jan. 1938
15,113.00
15,113.00
15,113.00
W. P. A. Article 31 ...
46,875.00
46,875.00
46,875.00
Retirement Board - Contributory Retire- ment System ....
25,518.52
25,518.52
25,512.52
Hurricane Damage Emergency Fund
45,000.00
45,000.00
32,790.64
12,209.36
W. P. A. Article 3-Oct. 1938
30,000.00
30,000.00
25,566.15
4,433.85
Employment of the Poor Article 3.
10,000.00
5,086.75
15,086.75
3,111.52
11,975.23
Personal Services
5,174.00
7.99
5,181.99
5,181.99
Administration Expenses
1,800.00
1,800.00
1,797.95
2 05
Wages, Material, Expenses
47,000.00
47,000.00
46,959.73
40.27
Water Extensions
1,319.32
31,200.00
32,519.32
30,115.77
2,403.55
Water Extensions-Arlmont Village ..
59.04
59.04
59 C4
Water House Connections
6,000.00
6,000.00
5,980.95
19.05
Water Meters-Outlay
1,000.00
1,000.00
995.40
4.60
Water Extensions-Pleasant View and Brunswick Roads
31.04
31.04
Cemetery :
Personal Services and Wages .....
20,450.00
20,450.00
20,413.85
36.15
Expenses
2,535.00
3,915.76
6,450.76
2,242.49
4,208.27
Cemetery
620.11
.....
620.11
220.00
400.11
Interest Town Debt
39.000.00
39,000.00
36,015.18
2,984.82
159,000.00
159,000.00
159,000.00
...
$116,803.63
$2,439.476.07
$25,993.13
$2,582,272.83
$2,416,665.10
$43,548.04
$122.059.69
... +
...
...
...
TOWN ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT
251
...
...
...
96.70 116.84
96.70
...
... ...
4,632.12
Publishing By-Laws
10.50
10.50
...
...
1,350.00
...
Water Maintenance:
...
...
...
31.04
Improvement
4,632.12
252
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RECEIPTS
GENERAL REVENUE
TAXES:
Current Year:
Real and Personal
$1,541,798.05
Poll
22,082.00 $1,563,880.05
Previous Years:
Real and Personal
$447,620.16
Poll
212.00
Tax Title Redemptions
66,269.14
514,101.30
From the State:
Corporation
$10,908.31
Income Tax
177,284.69
188,193.00
Total Taxes
$2,266,174.35
LICENSES AND PERMITS:
Licenses :
Junk
$52.00
Pedlers
500.00
Milk
116.50
All Others
1,815.00
Permits :
Marriage
630.00
Building, Gas and Plumbing.
2,573.00
Wire
775.00
All Others
358.50
Total Licenses and Permits
$6,820.00
Forward, $2,272.994.35
253
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254
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RECEIPTS
Forward, $2,272.994.35
FINES AND FORFEITS :
Court Fines $1,137.67
Total Fines and Forfeits $1,137.67
GRANTS AND GIFTS:
Aid to Industrial Schools.
$2,317.31
English Speaking Classes
574.19
Federal Emergency Relief Fund
377.36
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