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ROSCOE R. PERRY,
ARTHUR J. WELLINGTON, ERNEST H. FREEMAN, VAL T. HANSON, WILSON D. CLARK, JR.,
Trustees.
CHARLES A. HARDY, Treasurer.
CLARENCE NEEDHAM, Accountant.
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TRUST AND INVESTMENT FUNDS
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E. S. FARMER RELIEF FUND
1938
Principal of Fund $5,145.00 .
Receipts
Interest on:
U.S. Treasury Bond
$33.75
West End Railway Bond
50.00
Arlington Five Cents Savings Bank
Deposit
80.05
163.80
$5,308.80
Payments
Paid Town for Disbursement
163.80
$5,145.00
Investments
U. S. Treasury Bond, 1947, 33/8% .. $1,000.00
West End Railway Bond, 1944, 5% .... 1,000.00
Arlington Five Cents Savings Bank,
Book No. 20873 3,145.00
$5,145.00
ROSCOE R. PERRY, ARTHUR J. WELLINGTON, ERNEST H. FREEMAN, VAL T. HANSON, WILSON D. CLARK, JR.,
Trustees.
CHARLES A. HARDY, Treasurer. CLARENCE NEEDHAM, Accountant.
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ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT
MARY CUTTER POOR WIDOWS' FUND 1938
Principal of Fund $613.11
Receipts
Interest on Arlington Five Cents Savings Bank
Deposit
15.41
$628.52
Payments
Paid Town for Disbursement 15.41
Investments
$613.11
Deposited in Arlington Five Cents Savings Bank,
Book No. 15105 $613.11
GEORGE H. LOWE, JR., ERNEST W. DAVIS, .
HAROLD M. ESTABROOK, Trustees, ex-officio.
CHARLES A. HARDY, Treasurer.
CLARENCE NEEDHAM, Accountant.
297
TRUST AND INVESTMENT FUNDS
MARTHA M. W. RUSSELL POOR WIDOWS' FUND
1938
Principal of Fund $1,704.23
Receipts
Interest on Arlington Five Cents Savings Bank
Deposit 42.86
$1,747.09
Payments
Paid Town for Disbursement 42.86
$1,704.23
Investments
Arlington Five Cents Savings Bank, Book No. 439 $1,704.23
GEORGE H. LOWE, JR.,
ERNEST W. DAVIS, HAROLD M. ESTABROOK,
Trustees, ex-officio.
CHARLES A. HARDY, Treasurer. CLARENCE NEEDHAM, Accountant.
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WILLIAM CUTTER SCHOOL FUND 1938
Principal of Fund $5,354.00
Receipts
Interest on :
Arlington Five Cents Savings Bank Deposit ....
134.68
$5,488.68
Payments
Paid Town for Disbursements
134.68
$5,354.00
Investments
Arlington Five Cents Savings Bank, Book No. 15102 $5,354.00
GEORGE H. LOWE, JR., ERNEST W. DAVIS, HAROLD M. ESTABROOK, Trustees, ex-officio.
CHARLES A. HARDY, Treasurer. CLARENCE NEEDHAM, Accountant.
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TRUST AND INVESTMENT FUNDS
MARTHA M. W. RUSSELL SCHOOL FUND 1938
Principal of Fund
$5,327.86
Receipts
Interest on :
Water Loan, 1925
$120.00
Arlington Five Cents Savings
Bank Deposit
59.29
179.29
$5,507.15
Payments
Paid Town for Disbursement 179.29
$5,327.86
Investment Transactions in 1938
Water Loan Note No. 466 matured .... $2,000.00
Deposited in Arlington Five Cents
Savings Bank
2,000.00
Investments
One Water Loan, 1925 Note 4% due
December 30, 1939 $1,000.00
Arlington Five Cents Savings Bank, Book No. 9373 4,327.86
$5,327.86
GEORGE H. LOWE, JR., ERNEST W. DAVIS, HAROLD M. ESTABROOK. Trustees, ex-officio.
CHARLES A. HARDY, Treasurer. CLARENCE NEEDHAM, Accountant.
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JULIA FILLEBROWN FUND 1938
Principal of Fund $100.00
Receipts
Interest on Arlington Five Cents Savings Bank
Deposit
2.51
$102.51
Payments
Paid Town for Disbursements 2.51
$100.00
Investments
Arlington Five Cents Savings Bank,
Book No. 15841 $100.00
GEORGE H. LOWE, JR., ERNEST W. DAVIS, HAROLD M. ESTABROOK, Trustees, ex-officio.
CHARLES A. HARDY, Treasurer.
CLARENCE NEEDHAM, Accountant.
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TRUST AND INVESTMENT FUNDS
PERPETUAL CARE FUND 1938
Amount of Fund January 1, 1938. .$136,247.00
Received for Perpetual Care of Lots 7,004.00
$143,251.00
Income Account
Balance of Income, January 1, 1938 ... $14,028.83 Interest on :
West End Bonds 250.00
U. S. Treasury 27/8% Bonds 143.75
U. S. Treasury 31/4% Bonds 162.50
Lake Street Loan
80.00
Westchester Lighting 31/2% Bonds ..
175.00
Dividends First National Bank Stock
200.00
Arlington Five Cents Savings Bank ..
1,811.70
Menotomy Trust Co .- Savings Dept ..
925.51
Provident Institution for Savings ....
51.60
Boston Five Cents Savings Bank .... 87.05
17,915.94
$161,166.94
Payments
Paid Town for Disbursement $3,643.00
Rent of Safe Deposit Box
7.50
Accrued Interest on Westchester Bonds
64.17
Reduced above Bonds, to carry at par 12.50
3,727.17
Permanent Fund and Accumulated Income. .$157,439.77
Investment Transactions in 1938
Total Investments January 1, 1938. $150,275.83
Purchased 100 shares First National Bank Stock $4,175.00
Purchased $5,000 Westchester Lighting 31/2% Bonds, due July 1, 1967, at 1001/4 5,000.00
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Investments Increased
Deposited :
Boston Five Cents Savings Bank .... 87.05
Provident Institution for Savings ... 51.60
Menotomy Trust Co., Savings Dept ... 918.01
10,231.66
$160,507.49
Investments Decreased :
Lake Street Note No. 233 Matured ..... $1,000.00
Withdrawn from Arlington Five Cents Savings Bank 2,067.72
3,067.72
$157,439.77
Investments
100 Shares First National Bank Stock $4,175.00
Five Westchester Lighting Bonds, 31/2% 1967
5,000.00
One Lake Street Note 4% due 1939. ..
1,000.00
U. S. Treasury Bonds 27/8% 55/60 ... U. S. Treasury Bonds 31/4% 43/45. . . . 5,000.00
5,000.00
West End Railway Bonds, 1944, 5% .. 5,000.00
Arlington Five Cents Savings Bank ... 78,546.48
Menotomy Trust Co., Savings Dept .... 46,967.59
Boston Five Cents Savings Bank. 4,418.09
Provident Institution for Savings
2,332.61
- $157,439.77
J. EDWIN KIMBALL, M. ERNEST MOORE, FREDERICK W. HILL, Cemetery Commissioners.
CHARLES A. HARDY, Treasurer. CHARLES NEEDHAM, Accountant.
TRUST AND INVESTMENT FUNDS
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SAMUEL C. BUCKMAN FUNI) 1938
Permanent Fund
$2,000.00
Income Account
Balance from 1937
$28.07
Interest, Arlington Five Cents Savings
Bank
51.01
79.08
Payments
$2,079.08
Paid Town for Disbursements
51.01
Investments
Arlington Five Cents Savings Bank,
Book No. 12248 $2,028.07
$2,028.07
J. EDWIN KIMBALL, M. ERNEST MOORE, FREDERICK W. HILL, Cemetery Commissioners.
CHARLES A. HARDY, Treasurer. CLARENCE NEEDHAM, Accountant.
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SOLDIERS' MONUMENT FUND 1938
Permanent Fund ..
$2,000.00
Income Account
Balance from 1937
$1,069.42
Interest on Arlington Five Cents Sav-
ings Bank Deposit 77.20
1,146.62
$3,146.62
Payments
Paid Town for Disbursements 40.00
$3,106.62
Investments
Arlington Five Cents Savings Bank, Book No. 6977 $3,106.62
J. EDWIN KIMBALL, M. ERNEST MOORE, FREDERICK W. HILL, Cemetery Commissioners.
CHARLES A. HARDY, Treasurer. CLARENCE NEEDHAM, Accountant.
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TRUST AND INVESTMENT FUNDS
ROBBINS CEMETERY FUND
1.938
Permanent Fund $5,000.00
Income Account
Balance from 1937
$425.14
Interest on:
Water Loan of 1925.
120.00
Arlington Five Cents Savings Bank. . 61.75
606.89
$5,606.89
Payments
Paid Town for Disbursements. 181.75
$5,425.14
Investments
Two Water Loan of 1925 Notes, 4% due 1939-1940
$3,000.00
Arlington Five Cents Savings Bank,
Book No. 6758 2,425.14
$5,425.14
J. EDWIN KIMBALL, M. ERNEST MOORE, FREDERICK W. HILL, Cemetery Commissioners.
CHARLES A. HARDY, Treasurer. CLARENCE NEEDHAM, Accountant.
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REPORT OF THE TREASURER OF TRUSTEES OF THE ELBRIDGE FARMER FUND For the Year Ending December 31, 1938
Receipts
Provident Institution for Savings, Interest. $67.50
Cambridge Savings Bank, Interest 66.75
Franklin Savings Bank, Interest 62.60
Boston Five Cents Savings Bank, Interest 60.00
Suffolk Savings Bank, Interest 60.00
Arlington Five Cents Savings Bank, Interest. 250.00
Menotomy Trust Co., Savings Department, Interest 255.42
Menotomy Trust Co., Income Account, Interest ... 10.70
10,000 U. S. Treasury 3%, 1955, Interest. 300.00
5,000 Illinois Central R. R. 434%, 1936 Interest ... 237.50
$1,370.47
Disbursements
Menotomy Trust Co., Safe Deposit Box
$5.50
Treasurer, Town of Arlington 1,364.97
$1,370.47
Investments
5,000 Illinois Central R. R. Co. 43/4%, 1966. $5,000
10,000 U. S. Treasury 3%, 1955. 10,000.00
Arlington Five Cents Savings Bank. 10,000.00
Menotony Trust Co., Savings Department. 12,771.00
Boston Five Cents Savings Bank. 3,000.00
Cambridge Savings Bank 4,450.00
TRUST AND INVESTMENT FUNDS
307
Franklin Savings Bank 2,782.77
Provident Institution for Savings 3,000.00
Suffolk Savings Bank 3,000.00
$54,003.77
JOHN A. BISHOP,
EBEN F. DEWING,
JAMES A. BAILEY,
JOHN G. BRACKETT,
WILLIAM D. ELWELL,
FREDERICK W. HILL,
Trustees.
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REPORT OF THE TOWN TREASURER
1938
Cash in Banks, January 1, 1938.
$101,096.33
Contingent Funds 182.00
Receipts, 1938
4,053,708.55
$4,154,986.88
Payments, 1938
4,037,191.65
Cash on Hand, December 31, 1938. $117,795.23
Contingent Funds $182.00
Private Trust Funds 1,573.52
Lots and Graves Fund 42,306.00
Available Cash for Current Expenses
73,733.71
$117,795.23
CHARLES A. HARDY,
Town Treasurer. ,
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FINANCE COMMITTEE
REPORT OF FINANCE COMMITTEE
The Finance Committee of 1937-38 held twelve meetings from January 7 to March 10, 1938, and reported to the Special Town Meeting of January 24 and Annual and Special Meet- ings of March 15.
Harold N. Anderson resigned his membership February 11, and Clarence B. Higgins, Vice-Chairman, was elected to succeed Mr. Anderson as Chairman of the Committee, and Clifford D. Strout was chosen to succeed Mr. Higgins as Vice- Chairman.
On February 16, Carl D. Richardson was elected to suc- ceed Mr. Anderson as member from Precinct 10.
The Finance Committee for 1938-39 organized May 4, 1938:
Precinct :
1. Thomas G. Hennessey.
2. Leo A. Murphy.
3. James H. Young.
4. William M. Foley.
5. William J. Foohey.
6. Howard E. Cousins, Vice-Chairman.
7. Robert F. Forest.
8. Malcolm G. Dodge.
9. Chester T. Cook.
10. Carl D. Richardson.
11. Albert R. Klinger.
12. T. Gordon Smith, Secretary.
13. Basil L. Giffin.
14. Clarence B. Higgins, Chairman.
Ernest Hesseltine was appointed, for the fifteenth term, as Clerk of the Committee. December 19, Carl D. Richardson
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resigned as member from Precinct 10, and was succeeded by Thurston C. Trueworthy.
SUB-COMMITTEES
Selectmen, Police, Fire Departments :
T. Gordon Smith, Chairman. Malcolm G. Dodge. Robert F. Forest. Thurston C. Trueworthy.
Public Works Departments, New Streets :
William M. Foley, Chairman. Albert R. Klinger. Thomas G. Hennessey.
Schools:
Howard E. Cousins, Chairman.
Chester T. Cook.
William J. Foohey.
Assessors, Health, Cemeteries, Incidentals :
James H. Young, Chairman. Basil L. Giffin. Leo A. Murphy.
Seven meetings (May 4 to December 30) were held and report made to the Special Town Meeting of October 3.
Transfers from the Reserve Fund were granted :
Appropriation $15,000.00
Board of Appeal :
Expenses $69.25
Board of Selectmen :
Personal Services
2.00
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Town Accountant :
Personal Services
3.83
Town Treasurer:
Personal Services
$5.00
Expenses
125.00
130.00
Collector of Taxes :
Personal Services
147.63
Board of Assessors:
Personal Services
400.00
Town Clerk:
Personal Services
8.34
Public Works, General Administration :
Personal Services
220.15
Engineering :
Personal Services
$2.33
Outlay
98.30
100.63
Elections and Town Meetings :
Census-Personal Services $1,000.00
Expenses 200.00
1,200.00
Board of Survey :
Personal Services 4.33
Robbins Memorial Town Hall:
Personal Services $14.41
Maintenance of Grounds,
Expenses
50.00
64.41
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Police Department:
Expenses 190.00
Building, Plumbing and Gas Inspection :
Personal Services 4.00
Board of Health :
Personal Services $3.66
Communicable Diseases . . 1,500.00
1,203.66
Welfare Department:
Old Age Assistance 2,000.00
School Department :
Maintenance of Plant .
$400.00
Vocational School Tuition 1,351.96
1,751.96
Libraries :
Expenses 132.92
Houses Owned by Town :
Personal Services 1.67
Water Department Maintenance :
Personal Services 7.99
Committee of Reclamation Plant :
Expenses-Printing 100.00
Employment of Poor
5,086.75
13,129.52
December 31, 1938. Balance in Reserve Fund ....
$1.870.48
CLARENCE B. HIGGINS, Chairman. T. GORDON SMITH, Secretary.
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REPORT OF SELECTMEN
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN
At the Annual Town Election, held March 7, 1938, Harold M. Estabrook was re-elected a member of the Board of Select- men for a term of three years. At the meeting of March 8, 1938, the Board organized with George H. Lowe, Jr., as Chair- man, and James J. Golden, Jr., as Secretary.
The regular meetings of the Board of Selectmen are held at 7.00 P. M. on Monday of each week for the conduct of the business of the Board. Heads of Departments were inter- viewed and hearings were held on petitions as required. There were fifty-two (52) regular meetings and seventeen (17) special meetings held during the year.
The Board submits herewith the reports of the various department heads for a complete summary of the activities of the respective departments under its jurisdiction.
The problems which have arisen in recent years as a result of continued widespread unemployment have required a great deal of the Board's time in the consideration of Welfare, Works Progress Administration and Unemployment matters, all of which are reported in detail elsewhere in this edition. The Board, in submitting these reports, desires to add a word of commendation for the excellent quality of service rendered to the townspeople by these departments through their ap- pointed heads.
At the meeting of January 31, the provisions of Section 16a of Chapter 147 of the General Laws were accepted thus permitting police officers one day off in every seven.
By the enactment of Chapter 103 of the Acts of 1938 the necessity for holding public hearings on applications for pri- vate garages by the Board was eliminated.
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On September 21, 1938, New England experienced a severe hurricane which caused great damage to the property of the Town. Approximately five hundred ninety-six (596) trees were destroyed on public ways in addition to large numbers on private properties. An extreme emergency was created due to the blocking of streets caused by fallen trees, poles, wires, etc. The spontaneous response of town employees, Works Progress Administration workers and the public utilities which resulted in the rapid elimination of the hazards was an example of the spirit shown throughout the emergency and the Board desires to record in this report its appreciation for . the loyalty displayed by the untiring efforts of those in all departments who labored, regardless of time, to restore order out of chaos. Damage to property of the Town, such as build- ings, streets, etc., was cared for by a Hurricane Damage Emer- gency Fund established at the Special Town Meeting of October 3, 1938, in the amount of forty-five thousand (45,000) dollars, which was administered by the Board. Of the sum appro- priated, forty thousand (40,000) dollars was spent in the de- partments affected. A large amount of labor was provided by the Works Progress Administration to reduce the direct cost to the Town for the repair of buildings, streets, and the re- moval of trees and stumps.
It was with regret that the Board learned of the death of Miss Caira Robbins who passed away on September 16, 1938, in Evian, France. She was a member of the much be- loved family that has generously displayed its love for Ar- lington in so many practical ways. A suitable resolution was presented by a committee appointed by the Board of Select- men and adopted at the Special Town Meeting held October 3, 1938.
At the meeting of October 10, 1938, plans were accepted for the landscaping and improvement of the grounds sur- rounding the Robbins Memorial Town Hall, the cost of which was provided in the terms of the will of former Judge William J. Wallace of Cazenovia, New York, a friend and connection
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of the Robbins family. Under a Trust Fund of which Miss Caira Robbins was a member and Miss Ida F. Robbins is the surviving member, a substantial sum is to be spent in the em- bellishment of the surroundings of the building.
This report would not be complete without expressing the appreciation of the Board to every member of each department for their excellent co-operation throughout the year past and to the heads of departments for the record of accomplishment and the fine spirit and morale which exists throughout the entire organization.
To our Executive Secretary, James J. Golden, Jr., and office staff we express our thanks for their unceasing efforts to serve the townspeople. The staff has cheerfully worked many extra hours in the performance of our local share of the mani- fold duties imposed upon all governments by the critical world- wide conditions. The Town is particularly fortunate in its choice of such efficient and conscientious representatives and the work of the Board has been materially reduced thereby.
GEORGE H. LOWE, JR. ERNEST W. DAVIS HAROLD M. ESTABROOK
Selectmen of the Town of Arlington.
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REPORT OF PUBLIC WELFARE
January 1, 1939.
Honorable Board of Selectmen,
Town Hall, Arlington, Mass.
Gentlemen :
herewith submit my report for the Welfare and I Soldiers' Relief Departments and Bureau of Old Age Assis- tance for the year ending December 31, 1938.
The Board of Public Welfare is charged with the impor- tant civic duty of providing necessary and adequate relief to families and individuals who, because of illness, unemploy- ment or other reasons, are unable to provide for themselves the necessities of life. Having in mind its duty both to fami- lies in distress and taxpayers, it has been the sincere desire and endeavor of the Board to administer relief in all its phases, humanely as well as economically.
There was a greater demand upon this Department during 1938 than in the preceding year. This increase was predicted in the last annual report, and was a result almost entirely of loss of private employment during the last four months of 1937 and early in 1938.
Further State and Federal participation resulted in a substantial increase in our clerical and social work. It was necessary to employ two additional visitors and social work- ers in order to conform with State and Federal requirements for home visits.
Investigations by our visitors and social workers have been supplemented by police investigations as in the past.
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Officer William A. Scanlon, assigned to this department for that purpose, has appeared in Court on forty-four occasions in order to protect our interests in connection with cases of non-support, desertion, neglect of minor children, delinquency and other reasons. Many such cases have been brought to a satisfactory conclusion without resort to the Courts. This assistance has been of immeasurable value.
Welfare Aid
Total Expenditures
$119,337.36*
Less Reimbursements :
State
$21,013.88
Cities and Towns
3,799.31
Individuals
20.00
24,833.19
Net Expenditures $94,504.17
*$17,033.40 paid other cities and towns included in this amount.
Welfare Aid was granted to 436 families including 1,627 persons during the year. 276 cases had legal settlement in Arlington, 47 settled in other municipalities in the Common- wealth, and 113 were unsettled and State responsibilities.
Persons physically able in families receiving Welfare Aid were required to work in return for this relief at a $3 per diem rate. Various Town departments received the benefit of 4,543 man days labor as a result of this procedure.
Old Age Assistance
Total Expenditures
$98,556.93
Less Reimbursements and Grants :
Federal Grants
$43,059.51
State
32,483.65
Cities and Towns
635.49 76,178.65
Net Expenditures
$22.378.28
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CASE LOAD SUMMARY
Cases January 1, 1938
268
New cases, 1938 114
Total case load, 1938 382
Cases closed, 1938 49
Cases December 31, 1938 333
REASONS FOR DISCONTINUANCE
Death 18
Moved from Arlington 14
Sufficient income 10
Transferred to Institutions
4
Other reasons
3
49
Aid to Dependent Children
Total Expenditure
$34,225.95
Less Reimbursements and Grants :
State
$14,245.76
Federal Grants
6,166.19
Cities and Towns
319.00
20,730.95
Net Expenditures
$13,495.00
This relief was granted to 44 cases including 128 depend- ent children under 16 years of age and 32 over that age.
Soldiers' Relief
Total Expenditures
$24,440.59
This relief was granted to 118 veterans, their widows or orphaned children. 447 persons participated in this aid.
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State and Military Aid
Total Expenditure $2,700.00
Less Reimbursements, State 1,915.50
Net Expenditures $784.50
State and military aid was granted 17 disabled veterans or their widows and children.
Civilian Conservation Corps
Fifty-three young men between the ages of 17 and 28 were selected and assigned, through this department, to work in C. C. C. camps throughout the country. Twenty-five dollars a month was allotted to the family by the enrollee in each case. Medical and Dental Clinic
Medical care was available at the Department Clinic five afternoons each week with Dr. Edward W. Feeley in attend- ance. 2,279 visits were made to the Clinic for out-patient care during the year.
Dental service was also provided three mornings each week and 877 visits were made for treatment, fillings or extractions.
I wish to express my sincere appreciation to the Honor- able Board of Selectmen, Town Departments and Officials, private relief agencies, the churches, civic organizations, in- dividuals and employees of this department for their coopera- tion during the year.
Respectfully submitted,
CLIFFORD W. COOK,
Agent.
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REPORT OF THE INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen,
Town of Arlington, Mass.
Gentlemen :
I herewith submit my report as Inspector of Animals for the year ending December 31, 1938.
During the process of inspection of the premises where cattle and other stock were kept, only four (4) places were found where cows were kept, one having just sold his cows. Six (6) cows and three (3) goats were found on these four (4) premises.
The following table shows the real work of this Depart- ment, and has to do with the quarantining of dogs and cats for biting people :
Number of dogs and cats quarantined for biting people 156 Number of dogs and cats quarantined for Rabies or contact none Number of animals' heads sent to laboratory. none
Number of Rabies cases in Arlington in 1938. none Number of calls made on dogs and cats after quarantine 187
Total number of calls on all animals during the year .. 347
The Town has been fortunate the past year in not having any known cases of Rabies or Rabies contacts, and the State of Massachusetts is comparatively free from Rabies at this time.
Our Spring Rabies Clinic was better attended than ever before: nine hundred and forty-nine (949) dogs were vac-
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cinated at the Clinic, and, no doubt, over one hundred (100) dogs were vaccinated by out-of-town veterinarians, so that a conservative estimate is one thousand (1,000) vaccinated dogs in Arlington during 1938.
Good business judgment demands that we continue our Clinic each year. It is the cheapest insurance against Rabies, and the heavy expense attached to a Rabies outbreak among our dogs.
I wish to express my sincere thanks to the Board of Health and the Police Department for their hearty support at all times.
Respectfully submitted, CHESTER L. BLAKELY, M.D.V.,
Inspector of Animals.
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BOARD OF APPEAL
January 1, 1939.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen,
Arlington, Mass.
Gentlemen :
The Board of Appeal respectfully submits the Tenth Annual Report :
During the year ending December 31, 1938, five (5) appeals, from the decision of the Inspector of Buildings, have been made to the Board. The Board affirmed the decision of the Inspector of Buildings not to grant a permit in two (2) cases and annulled his decision in three (3) cases; and ordered a permit to be granted subject to such conditions and pro- visions as were required by the Board.
The Board of Appeal is required by the Building Code to submit as a part of its Annual Report such recommenda- tions for revision of the Building Code as it may deem ad- visable.
The Board has been advised by the Inspector of Buildings of the desirability of making some changes in the present Building Code. There also appears a desire on the part of some of our citizens to change our Code in order to make the cost of tenement houses less expensive.
After examining the changes suggested by the Inspector of Buildings, the Board is of the opinion that they will, if adopted, eliminate some features of the Code which have been
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objected to as being too rigid without in any way weakening our Code, and they may result in lower building costs, par- ticularly those of the tenement house class.
The Board of Appeal does not consider these proposed changes imperative, but will later submit, for the consider- ation of your Honorable Board, the proposed changes in a form suitable to permit them to be inserted as an article in the Warrant.
Respectfully submitted,
FREDERIC F. LOW, THOMAS J. DONNELLY, ALTON F. TUPPER,
Board of Appeal.
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BUILDING DEPARTMENT
January 9, 1938.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen,
Gentlemen :
I herewith submit my report of the inspection of build- ings plumbing and gas for the year ending December 31, 1938.
Four hundred and forty building permits were issued, compiled as follows :
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