Town of Arlington annual report 1938, Part 18

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In conclusion I wish to thank the Board of Selectmen, their Secretary, the men of the department and all town offi- cials for their courtesy and whole-hearted co-operation during the entire year.


Respectfully yours,


GEORGE M. DOLAN,


Superintendent.


343


REPORT OF MOTH DEPARTMENT


EXPENDITURES


Appropriated


Expended


Balance


Personal Services:


Superintendent


$1,450.00


$1,450.00


$0.00


Wages


3,500.00


3,500.00


0.00


$4,950.00


$4,950.00


$0.00


Expenses :


Spraying Park Property ..


$325.00


175.00


499.00


1.00


Maintenance of Equipment


150.00


130.85


19.15


Stable Rent


75.00


75.00


0.00


Auto Maintenance


250.00


249.25


.75


Insecticides


225.00


236.25


*11.25


Spray Pump Maintenance


25.00


31.09


*6.09


Telephone Listing


6.00


6.00


0.00


Office Supplies


25.00


22.21


2.79


Miscellaneous


10.00


8.85


1.15


Capital Outlay


805.00


17.00


821.82


.18


$2,088.00


$2,080.32


$7.68


Total


$7,038.00


$7,030.32


$7.68


* Overdrawn.


344


ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT


HEADQUARTERS OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF POLICE


Arlington, January 1, 1939.


The Honorable Board of Selectmen.


Gentlemen :


I have the honor to submit my ninth annual report for the year ending December 31, 1938.


The net cost of the Police Department for 1938, including maintenance of Police Headquarters and equipment, was $134,530.31, itemized as follows:


Salaries $122,290.50


Maintenance of Building and other


expenses 12,067.48


New Equipment 3,195.00


Gross cost $137,552.98


Less receipts as follows :


Court fines turned over to Treasurer. $1,137.67


Radio Contracts


1,775.00


Revolver licenses


S6.00


Taxi Operators' licenses


24.00


Total receipts 3,022.67


Net cost of Department for 1938. $134,530.31


Per capita cost based on population of 40,000. .. $3.36


345


DEPARTMENT OF POLICE


The following is the radio record for the year ending December 31, 1938 :


Total number of messages broadcast.


23,045


Calls direct to specified cars :


Arlington patrol cars 4,484


Woburn patrol cars 1,890


Winchester patrol cars 2,103


Lexington patrol cars 899


Wakefield patrol cars 839


Stoneham patrol cars 727


Reading patrol cars 308


Total number of calls to specified cars 11,250


Arrest made by Arlington patrol cars:


With warrant


49


Without warrant 427


By car No. 7 223


By car No. 8 238


By car No. 9 15


Total arrest by Arilngton cars 476


Lost time for year: Leave of absence without pay, 16 days; officers sick, 420 days.


During the year 1,883 complaints were brought to the at- tention of the courts. 1,771 were males ; 112 were females ; 31 of which were juveniles or persons under 17 years of age. $4,278 was imposed as fines and costs. Total imprisonment imposed was 23 years, 3 months and 14 days. 1,138 of which were resi- dents and 745 were non-residents.


In addition to the number of complaints made in court, 2,658 persons were booked for violation of the Autombiles Laws and Traffic Rules, and the cards filed as a warning in my office.


346


ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT


Complaints were made at Court for the following offenses :


1937


1938


Abandonment of child


0


1


Arson


2


0


Assault and Battery


29


12


Assault with a dangerous weapon


0


3


Assault with intent to rob


1


0


Attempt to commit larceny


2


0


Being a fugitive from justice


1


0


Being a neglected child


1


11


Breaking and entering at night.


14


20


Breaking and entering by day


10


12


Building Law, Violation of


1


0


Burglar tools in possession


1


0


Carnal abuse


0


1


Common railer and brawler


0


1


Concealing leased property


2


2


Conspiracy


0


12


Defrauding an inn keeper


2


0


Delinquent children


30


16


Disturbance of the peace


11


17


Dog Law, Violation of.


28


1


Drunkenness


289


311


Embezzlement


1


0


Escaped inmate


1


3


Evading taxi fare


1 0


Extortion


0


1


Failing to perform contract


3


0


Forgery and Uttering


1


3


Furnishing liquor to prisoner


1


0


Gaming and being present at


0


2


Gaming on the Lord's Day


0


5


Having lottery tickets in possession


2


5


Health Law, Violation of


4


0


Illegitimacy


7


6


Incest


1


1


Indecent Assault


0


5


Indecent exposure


0


1


Labor Law, Violation of.


5


2


347


DEPARTMENT OF POLICE


1937


1938


Larceny more than $100.


2


11


Larceny less than $100


20


56


Larceny of automobile


5


1


Lewd and Lascivious Cohabitation


2


6


Lewd and W. and L. Person.


0


1


Liquor Law, Keeping and Exposing


2


1


Liquor Law, Unlawful Sale


2


1


Lord's Day, Violation of


0


1


Maintaining Gaming nuisance


0


1


Malicious injury to property


0


1


Manslaughter


2


4


Neglected children


0


8


No license, pistol or revolver


4


4


Non Payment of Wages


7


11


Non Support


27


36


Peddling without a license


4


25


Parole, Violation of


3


3


Probation, Violation of


37


33


Registering bets


0


1


Robbery while armed


4


4


Robbery (unarmed)


0


4


Runaway child


5


0


Safe-keeping


32


38


Selling leased property


2


0


Setting up and promoting lottery


4


5


Stubborn child


3


2


Suspicious person


50


66


Threats


2


0


Town By-Laws, Violation of


4


8


Tramp


0


2


Trespass


1


0


Vagrancy


9


3


Violation of Auto Laws


470


582


Violation of Auto Laws, operating under in- fluence of liquor


63


59


Violation of Traffic Rules


458


449


Wayward child


2


2


348


ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT


The above cases were disposed of as fol- lows :


1937


1938


On File


390


469


Delivered to Outside


527


679


Released or Discharged


100


123


Pending


675


827


Dismissed


51


48


Defaulted


46


34


Nol Prossed


7


2


House of Correction


55


62


House of Correction, suspended


36


43


Not Guilty and Discharged


50


36


Probation


63


77


Sentenced to a fine


308


229


Sentenced to a fine, suspended .


28


22


Sentenced to Other Institutions


29


48


Sentenced to Other Institutions suspended.


16


25


Sentenced to State Prison


1


2


No Probable Cause


0


1


Chief attended Court 17 days. Officers attended Court 1,330 days.


AUTOMOBILE FATALITIES


This year six persons have been killed in Arlington by automobiles.


On the morning of July 21, 1938, Alfred P. Hall, age 30, of 84 Wendell Street, Cambridge, while operating a truck down Massachusetts toward Cambridge, was in collision with a Fixed Object receiving injuries which resulted in his death on October 14, 1938.


On September 2, 1938, Henry P. Callanan, age 38, of 1261 Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington, while crossing Massachu- setts Avenue between Daniels Street and Richardson Avenue, at night, was struck by an automobile, receiving injuries which resulted in his death that evening.


349


DEPARTMENT OF POLICE


On December 9, 1938, Michael Revane, age 68, of 23 John- son Road, Arlington, while crossing Summer Street between Mill Street and Mystic Street, at night, was struck by an auto- mobile receiving injuries which resulted in his death that night.


On December 13, 1938, Joseph P. Weinacker, age 79, of 40 Forbes Street, Jamaica Plain, while crossing Massachu- setts Avenue between Court Street and Central Street, in the day time, was struck by an automobile and received injuries which resulted in his death on December 26, 1938.


On December 20, 1938, Frederick L. Creighton, age 74, of Middlesex Pike, Billerica, an occupant of an automobile, in volved in an accident on Summer Street, between Orient Avenue and Summit Street, received injuries which resulted in his death on December 25, 1938.


On December 31, 1938, George P. Wilson, age 38, of 22 Fessenden Road, Arlington, while crossing Massachusetts Avenue between Church Street and Mill Street, was struck by an automobile, received injuries from which he died that morning.


OTHER FATALITIES


Death-Natural causes 10


Death-Drowning


1


Death-Accidental burning


1


Death-Fell down the stairs


1


Death-Fell off the roof 1


Death-Fell on icy sidewalk


1


Death-Struck by a train.


1


Death-Struck by a tractor


1


Suicide by illuminating gas


1


Suicide by monoxide gas


1


THE AUTOMOBILE AND THE POLICE


1937


1938


Autos reported stolen in Arlington


18


24


Autos stolen from Arlington recovered.


17


24


Autos reported stolen from other cities.


10,633 10,182


350


ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT


1937


1938


Autos recovered for other cities.


19


23


Permits to sell cars in Arlington, private owners


778


677


Used cars reported as taken in trade by Arling- ton dealers


4,116 2,930


Licenses to operate automobiles, suspended ...


284


336


Registrations revoked


18


3


Registrations suspended


34


47


Auto Accidents


434


411


Auto Accidents, personal injury involved.


210


216


Accidents other than auto, personal injury involved


183


239


Ambulance Calls


88


118


Building found open and made secure


1,558


786


Building reported vacant, protected


1,961


2,245


Cases investigated


4,869


5,226


Dead Bodies cared for (human) ) .


2


2


Dead Bodies cared for (animals)


153


189


Defective electric lights


390


466


Defective water pipes


0


1


Defected streets and walks reported.


281


387


Dogs killed «


39


42


Dogs turned over to Dog Officer.


120


136


Fire Alarm Given


173


134


Injured persons assisted home


9


10


Injured persons assisted to Hospital.


34


56


Lanterns placed at dangerous places


36


79


Lost children cared for.


101


67


Messages delivered


454


404


Officers at fires


333


345


Sick persons assisted home


12


19


Sick persons assisted to Hospital.


62


93


Street obstructions removed


226


194


Water running to waste


49


46


Wagon calls


65


73


Windows blown in


0)


16


Wires down


0


85


Trees down


0


144


351


DEPARTMENT OF POLICE


POLICE SIGNAL SYSTEM


1937


1938


Duty calls


110,174 108,087


Telephone calls


121


89


Miles


Miles


Patrol and ambulance has gone


1,026


1,313


DIVISION OF INVESTIGATION


The following crimes were reported to the Inspector's Office and are classified as follows :


1937


1938


Assault and Battery Cases reported


20


3


Assault and Battery Cleared by Arrest.


9


2


Assault and Battery Cases Unfounded


11


0


Breaking and Entering and Larceny Cases Re- ported


125


133


Breaking and Entering and Larceny Cases Cleared by Arrest


52


39


Breaking and Entering and Larceny Cases


Not Cleared by Arrest.


34


41


Breaking and Entering and Larceny Cases Unfounded


39


53


(B. & E. cases include attempts to B. & E.)


Larcenies Reported


148


183


Larcenies Cleared by Arrest


21


46


Larcenies Unfounded


77


88


Larcenies Not Cleared by Arrest.


50


49


Robbery Cases Reported


3


7


Robbert Cases Cleared by Arrest.


2


2


Robbery Cases Unfounded


1


2


The following cases of investigation were made :


1937


1938


Register of Voters


0


1


Counterfeit Money


2


1


Occupants of Autos


15


31


352


ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT


1937


1938


Mental Cases


10


4


Registry of Motor Vehicles


6


5


Human Skeleton


3


0


Former Residents


30


22


Sale of Beer


3


1


Town Treasurer


4


1


Lotteries


20


6


Flim-flam


7


8


Investigation of Bar Applicants.


2


0


Damage to Property


2


0


Missing Persons


21


17


For Other Police Departments


43


37


Accosting Females


22


10


Lost Property


23


27


Investigation of Home Conditions


14


17


Sudden Deaths


4


S


Lewd Persons


2


3


Plumbing Inspector and Wire Inspector


10


5


Attempted Suicides


5


2


Arson and Suspicious Fires


S


4


Suspicious Persons


59


47


Miscellaneous Investigations


88


149


Slot Machines


7


2


Selectmen's Office :


Jury Service


33


56


Licenses


137


549


Secretary of State


11


20


Claims against the Town


14


28


Gaming on Lord's Day


0


3


L. and L. Cohabitation


2


2


Non support


23


21


Accidental Deaths


7


10


Dangerous Weapons


4


3


Indecent Exposure


32


47


Narcotics


1


1


Liquor Raids


3


1


353


DEPARTMENT OF POLICE


1937


1938


Threatening


2


4


Concealing Leased Property


1


0


Communism


1


1


Street and Sidewalk Defects


15


33


Suicide


6


3


Personal Fingerprints


174


60


Incest


1


1


Indecent Assault


2


0


Larceny by Check Cases Reported


21


10


Larceny by Check Cases Cleared by Arrest ....


11


1


Larceny by Check Cases not Cleared by Arrest


6


8


Larceny by Check Cases Unfounded


4


1


Forgery and Uttering


0


3


The following cases of Investigation on Welfare were made by this office during the year 1938:


Welfare Cases Investigated


601


767


Persons Interviewed on Welfare Cases


1690


1830


Records of Welfare Recipients checked at Dept. of Probation


1785


1654


Miscellaneous Cases Investigated.


32


89


(Old Age; Soldiers' Relief ; Mothers' Aid and of Dependent Children)


Mental Cases to the Hospital.


4


9


The following is a resume of Automobile Accidents in the Town of Arlington, for the year 1938:


Automobile Accidents Reported


434


411


Automobile Accidents Investigated


271 251


Operators interviewed at the Station


380


371


Injured Persons Interviewed.


199 170


Witnesses on Accidents Interviewed.


125


150


The following is the Juvenile Officer's report for the year 1937-1938, ending September 30, 1938:


Accosting Assault and Battery


1


23


354


ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT


Ball Playing Restricted Areas


65


Breaking and Entering 8


Damage to Property


112


Disturbance


53


False Alarm of Fire


6


Larceny


76


Lewdness


14


Runaway


6


Setting Fires


17


Trespass


73


Using Auto without Authority


6


Miscellaneous


14


Comparison with 1936-1937 639


Comparison with 1937-1938. 474


Due to the numerous house breaks, suicides, automobile accidents and the investigation of welfare cases, men from this office have worked a total of 1167 hours at night for the past year investigating same.


TRAFFIC


During the month of December a number of municipalities throughout the State established a 25 miles per hour maximum speed limit at the request of the Registrar of Motor Vehicles in order to ascertain what effect speed had on automobile acci- dents. In every municipality where this experiment was tried there has been a tremendous decrease in motor vehicle acci- dents. Therefore, I recommend to your Honorable Board that a maximum speed limit of thirty (30) miles per hour be estab- lished within the limits of Arlington.


During the year there have been thirty-six accidents occur on Broadway, many of them being accidents in which pedes- trians were injured while trying to cross the street at night. I strongly recommend that a new system of street lighting be installed on this street as quickly as possible in order to pro- vide more protection to the general public. Broadway, as you know, is equipped with the old style lighting system, with all


DEPARTMENT OF POLICE


355


of the lights on one side of the road with a small candle power bulb in each light. This, of course, leaves one side of the street quite dark. During the past three weeks there have been five pedestrian accidents on the dark side of this highway.


During the year a 13% improvement was made over the previous three-year average in spite of our unfortunate record of four fatal accidents during the month of December. Arling- ton finished in sixth place in the State-wide inter-community safety contest.


In conclusion I wish to extend my sincere thanks to the Honorable Board of Selectmen for their assistance and whole hearted cooperation during the past year ; to all of the depart- ments of the Town who have cooperated in every way possible, and to those citizens who have so ably assisted the police where necessary. I sincerely appreciate the loyalty and con- scientious attention to duty of all the officers of the Depart- ment. With your continued cooperation and assistance the Department shall continue to function efficiently for the benefit of all of the law abiding citizens of Arlington.


Respectfully submitted,


ARCHIE F. BULLOCK,


Chief of Police.


356


ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT


REPORT OF SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES


Arlington, Mass., December 31, 1939.


-


To the Honorable Board of Selectmen,


Gentlemen :


I herewith respectfully submit my annual report of serv- ices of this department for the year ending December 31, 1938.


Ad- Not Con- justed Sealed Sealed demned


Scales


Platform over 10,000 lbs. 6


6


Platform 100 to 5,000 lbs


30


30


1 2


Counter 100 to 5,000 lbs.


1


1


Counter under 100 lbs.


9


15


2


Spring 100 to 5,000 lbs.


31


Spring under 100 lbs.


86


123


1 3


Computing under 100 1bs


57


101


2


Person weigher (slot)


23


Prescription


11


17


Weights


Avoirdupois


1 110


Apothecary and Troy


44


217


4


Metric


19 100


Volumetric Measures


Vehicle Tanks (compartments)


8


Liquid (1 gallon and over) .... S 164


357


SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES


Automatic Liquid-Measuring Devices


Gasoline Pumps


1


1


3


Stops on Pumps


5


Gasoline Meter System


47


137


4


Tank Truck Meter Systems


20


25


1


Grease Measuring Services.


21


71


4


1


Linear Measures


Yard Sticks


17


361 1202


6


24


The Weights and Measures emunerated above were in- spected, sealed, or condemned in my office or at the several places of business in Arlington, and fees amounting to $234.88 were received and paid over to the Town Treasurer.


During the year many reweighings were made of package goods and orders ready for delivery. Weighing and Measuring devices were also rechecked to insure their accuracy.


A sum of $475.00 has been received by the Town Treasurer for Hawkers' and Peddlers' Licenses.


It was necessary to prosecute 21 cases in Court. Twenty of these defendants were found guilty, one nol-prossed in Superior Court and one found not guilty. The fines imposed, totaling $300.00, were paid, of which the Town receives 50% .


Reweighing of Coal has been followed very closely. Proper certificates and weight being the reason for this close check. The result of this inspection proved very satisfactory.


Respectfully submitted,


ALLAN E. COWIE,


Sealer of Weights and Measures.


358


ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT


REPORT OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS


The Board of Public Works herewith submits its annual report for the year ending December 31, 1938.


At the Town Meeting held on March S, 1938, Willard A. Wallace was elected member of the Board for the term of three years. The Board organized on March S with the choice of James R. Smith as chairman.


MEETINGS


The meetings are held Monday evenings. During the year the Board held fifty-two regular and two special meetings.


The following are the net expenditures made under the direction of the Board :


Highway, Maintenance and General $86,070.19


Highway, Capital Outlay 4,838.94


Highway, Reconstruction of Streets 0


1938 Street Construction


41,384.95


1937 Street Construction 53,403.00


Snow and Ice


50,702.13


Special Appropriation, Equipment for Snow Re-


moval 335.16


Storm Drains


6,728.24


Sanitary 85,871.95


Sewer Extensions


15,106.67


Special Appropriation, Arlmont Village Sewer Ex- tension


282.97


Sewer Maintenance


7,209.22


Water Extensions


30,115.77


Special Appropriation, Arlmont Village Water Ex- tension 0


Extension of Water Mains, Pleasant View and


Brunswick Roads 0


359


REPORT OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS


Water Maintenance


60,912.66


General Administration


20,253.42


1936 Street Construction 431.05


1935 Street Construction


411.92


1933 Street Construction


0


1931 Street Construction


0


1930 Street Construction 0


0


1929 Street Construction


Widening of Mill Brook for Storm Drain Purposes 1,419.18


Sale of Town Yard Buildings and Equipment .... 0


$465,477.42


HIGHWAY DIVISION


In the Maintenance Department of the Highway Division, Fourteen thousand, one hundred seventy-eight and 42/100 ($14,178.42) Dollars were spent for the Cleaning of Streets; and Nine thousand, two hundred sixteen and 37/100 ($9216.37) Dollars for the Maintenance and Repair of Public Ways exclu- sive of Massachusetts Avenue for which an expenditure of Four hundred one and 35/100 ($401.35) Dollars was made.


For the Care and Repair of the Storm Drain System the sum of Ten thousand seventy-three and 46/100 ($10,073.46) Dollars was expended.


This year there was expended for the Maintenance of Gravel Sidewalks and Foot Bridges, Four thousand five hun- dred seventy-four and 50/100 ($4574.50) Dollars, and for the Maintenance of Permanent or Granolithic Sidewalks, Two thousand eight hundred forty-four and 67/100 ($2844.67) Dollars. In addition to our usual Maintenance of Gravel and Granclithic Sidewalks there was, this year, also expended the sum of One thousand five hundred eighty and 23/100 ($1580.23) Dollars for the Resurfacing of Asphalt or Black Top Sidewalks.


360


ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT


The sum of Five thousand four hundred ten and 80/100 ($5410.80) Dollars was expended for Tar and Sand Protective Treatment on the Tar and Gravel and older Macadam Streets.


NEW STREET CONSTRUCTION


This year the following streets were accepted by the Town to be constructed under the direction of the Board of Public Works :


Andrew Street, from Allen Street to Foster Street.


Brookdale Road, from Summer Street to Mystic Street. Park Avenue Extension, from Summer Street to Forest Street.


Quincy Street, from Benjamin Road to Gray Street.


Wachusett Avenue, from Florence Avenue to Park Ave- nue.


This year the same as last year the Board of Selectmen filed with the Works Progress Administration a project cov- ering the construction of the above listed newly accepted streets. The project was approved and to date all labor used in connection with the construction has been furnished through the Works Progress Administration, the Town fur- nishing necessary material and equipment.


For cost of Town expenditures for materials, equipment. etc., see Detail of 1938 Street Construction under "Table 1, Highway."


REPORT OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS


361


TABLE I


HIGHWAY DIVISION


MAINTENANCE AND


Appropriation for 1938.


.$87,000.00


GENERAL ACCOUNT


(Appro.)


Expenditure


86,070.19


(Maintenance, etc. $85,000.00


Inspector's Salary


2,000.00)


Balance Jan. 1, 1939 $929.81


Expended


Maintenance of Highways


$48,279.80


*General Account


37,790.39


$86,070.19


*Town Yards and Buildings, $6,866.70; Automobile, $4,962.95; Stock, $827.54; Tools and Equipment, $6,944.22; Street Signs, $2,464.58; Miscellaneous, $1,692.98; Saturday Afternoons, Vacations and Holidays, $11,387.51; Pensions, $153.00; General Fore- men, $2,650; Inspector's Salary, $2,000; Credit for use of Compressor, $462.99; Credit for use of Tractor, $712.92; Credit for use of Roller, $983.18.


CAPITAL OUTLAY


Appropriation for 1938


$4,950.00


Balance from 1937 35.99


$4,985.99


*Expenditure


4,838.94


Balance, January 1, 1939. $147.05 (Carried forward to 1939)


EXPENDITURE 1938


*1-Ford Sedan, $559.41


1-Ford Coupe, $424.66


1-Ford Half Ton Truck, $479.87


1-Federal 2-3 Ton Truck, $1,800.00


1-International 2-3 Ton Chassis, $1,500.00 Mounting Body, $75.00


RECONSTRUCTION OF STREETS


Appropriation


$431.61


(Carried forward from 1937)


Received from State and County 1,552.80


1


$1,984.41


Expenditure


... 0


Balance, January 1, 1939


$1,984.41


(Carried forward to 1939)


Expended


1938 STREET CONSTRUCTION


Appropriation for 1938.


$46,059.96


Expenditure


41,384.95


Balance, January 1, 1939


$4,675.01


(Carried forward to 1939)


362


ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT


Expenditure


Andrew Street, from Allen Street to Foster Street. $3,128.29


Brookdale Road, from' Summer Street to Mystic Street. *2,225.84


Park Avenue Extension, from Summer Street to Forest Street ... 9,577.75


Quincy Street, from Benjamin Road to Gray Street .... 5,530.23


Wachusett Avenue, from Florence Avenue to Park Avenue. ...... 20,922.84


$41,384.95


*This street not completed in 1938. To be completed in 1939. The general labor was furnished by W. P. A.


1937 STREET CONSTRUCTION


Appropriation (Carried forward from 1937)


$55,767.03


Expenditure


53,403.00


Balance, January 1, 1939


$2,364.03


(Carried forward to 1939)


1938 Expenditure


Final Cost*


Endicott Road, from Churchill Avenue to Gray Street


$4,414.09


$9,222.74


Kilsvthe Road, from Inverness Road to Selkirk Road


10,853.33


10,876.57


Lanark Road, from Kilsythe Road to Peck Avenue .....


9,146.31


9,167.50


Lennon Road, from Bow Street to Blossom Street.


8,379.79


8,749.75


Richfield Road, from Victoria Road to south of Montrose Avenue


1,031.89


22,281.95


Sunset Road, from Blossom Street to Summer Street ..


13,904.12


13,926.39


Temple Street, from Lockeland Avenue to Endicott Road.


5,633.22


9,073.51


Victoria Road, from Summer Street to Mystic Street ...


19.00


10,352.93


Webcowet Road, from Medford Street to present end of ac- ceptance.


21.25


3,036.64


$53,403.00


These streets started in 1937, completed in 1938.


*This final cost includes money expended in 1937.


SNOW AND ICE


Appropriation for 1938


$43,000.00


Appropriation, November 15, 1937, for 1938 Expenditure.


12,000.00


$55,000.00


Expenditure .........


50,702.13


Balance, January 1, 1939


$4,297.87


Expenditure


Equipment and Maintenance


$3,293.23


Plowing and Widening out Streets


10,010.25


Plowing and Shovelling Sidewalks


7,264.43


Opening Gutters and Crosswalks


375.11


Hauling Away Snow


20,618.00


Sanding


5,912.80


Miscellaneous


1,960.36


Saturday Afternoons and Holidays


1,267.95


Total


50,702.13


EQUIPMENT FOR SNOW REMOVAL-SPECIAL APPROPRIATION


Balance from 1937


$5º3.44


Expenditure (Blade Plow and Lift)


335.16


Balance, January 1, 1939.


$248.28


(Carried forward to 1939)


363


REPORT OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS


TABLE II


STORM DRAINS


Appropriation for 1938


$8,500.00


Balance from 1937


1,032.62


$9,532.62


Expenditure


6,728.24


Balance, January 1, 1939


2,804.38 (Carried forward to 1939)


Location


Size of Pipe in Inches


Length in Fect


Net Cost


Cleveland Street (Installation of Catch Basin at junction of Broadway)


$183.49


Gray Street (furnishing material-W. P. A. Labor-not completed)


316.05


Mystic Street (Installation of Catch Basin and extension of storm drain at approxi- mately No. 400) Materials furnished in connection with storm drain installation in new streets


Akron 8 in.


150.43


617.63


2,056.32


Town Yard (furnishing material-W. P. A. labor-not completed)


12 in.


196.30


333.75


Winter Street (approximately 300 feet north- erly from Mass. Avenue and approximately 500 feet southerly from Broadway)


12 in.


813.6


2,563.56


Total Cost of Mains


$6,070.80


*General Expense


657.44


Totals




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