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116.84
Hurricane Damage-Emegency Fund
4,716.83
W. P. A .:
Personal Services 1940
1,708.34
Material and Expenses
15,489.36
Employment of Poor:
Personal Services 1940
324.85
Material and Wages 1940
513.04
Water Maintenance-Emergency Valve Inser- tions
238.00
Water Extensions
2,782.38
Water Extensions-Arlmont Village
59.04
Water Extensions-Pleasant View and Bruns- wick Rd.
31.04
Cemetery-Acquisition of Land
1,200.00
$112,273.79
423
TOWN ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT
DEBT STATEMENT (SCHEDULE B)
Bonds and Loans
Rate
Balance Dec. 31, 1939
Paid During 1940
Outstanding Dec. 31, 1940
Principal Due 1941
Fire Station 1928
4
$12,000.00
$3,000.00
$9,000.00
$3,000.00
Police Station 1926
4
18,000.00
4,000.00
14,000.00
4,000.00
Streets 1931
31/2
10,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
Schools 1920
(Junior High West)
5
11,000.00
11,000.00
0.00
0.00
Schools 1924
(Cutter)
4
15,000.00
5,000.00
10,000.00
5,000.00
Schools 1925
(Hardy)
4
36,000.00
6,000.00
30,000.00
6,000.00
Schools 1926
(Parmenter)
4
23,000,00
4,000.00
19,000.00
4,000.00
Schools 1927
(Junior High East)
4
88,000.00
11,000.00
77,000.00
11,000.00
Schools 1929
(Peirce Addition)
41/2
50,000.00
5,000.00
45,000.00
5,000.00
Schools 1930
(High Addition)
4
102,000.00
17,000.00
85,000.00
17,000.00
Schools 1931
(Brackett)
31/2
91,000.00
13,000.00
78,000.00
13,000.00
Schools 1932
(High Addition)
4 34
24,000.00
3,000.00
21,000.00
3,000.00
Parks 1896
4
15,000.00
0.00
15,000.00
0.00
Water Extensions 1925
4
2,000.00
2,000.00
0.00
0.00
Water Extensions 1926
4
5,000.00
3,000.00
2,000.00
2,000.00
Water Extensions 1930
4
7,000.00
7,000.00
0.00
0.00
Water Extensions 1931
3 1/2
12,000.00
6,000.00
6,000.00
6,000.00
.
$521,000.00
$105,000.00
$416,000.00
$84,000.00
424
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425
TOWN ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT
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
N. M. W. Russell Poor Widows' Fund
1,704.23
Robbins Library Art Fund
43,203.48
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 5,400.00
Dexter Rawson Fay Fund
1,741.60
E. Nelson Blake Library Fund
4,676.25
Elbridge Farmer Library Fund
53,022.52
Robbins Cemetery Fund
5,425.14
S. C. Bucknam Cemetery Fund
2,028.07
Perpetual Care Fund
173,062.82
Soldiers' Monument 3,151.94
$364,256.02
APPROPRIATIONS AND EXPENDITURES
Balance Dec. 31, 1939
Appro- priations
Other Credits
Total
Expended
Transfers
Balance Dec. 31, 1939
GENERAL GOVERNMENT Financial Committee :
Personal Services
$900.00
$900.00
$900.00
Expenses
400.00
400.00
341.77
$58.23
Reserve
10,000.00
10,000.00
9,696.97
303.03
Various Committees On :
Roll of Honor:
$100.00
100.00
100.00
Town Yard
15.00
15.00
15.00
Revison of Town By-Laws
31.25
31.25
3.82
27.43
Plans Pheasant Ave. School
60.75
60.75
60.75
Adjustment of Town Employees Pay
84.12
84.12
84.12
Purchase Land for Park Purposes ...
45.15
45.15
45.15
Relief
473.61
473.61
286.22
187.39
Parks and Playgrounds
245.71
20.48
225.23
Completion Senior High School Bld'g ..
50.00
496.25
479.67
16.58
By Laws Art. No. 8 Finance Committee
18.30
18.30
5.95
12.35
Plans for Completion High School Aud- 1torium
50.00
50.00
50.00
Selectmen :
Personal Services
5,926.66
5,926.66
Expenses
1,209.00
1,209.00
760.41
448.59
Revision Boundaries Voting Precincts
50.00
50.00
50.00
Accountant : Personal Services
5,520.00
5,520.00
5,488.66
31.34
Expenses
468.40
468.40
463.5%
2.83
Treasurer :
4,113.29
4,113.29
4,112.79
.50
Expenses
1,350.00
1,350.00
1,186.42
163.58
Collector :
9,104.00
9,104.00
9,095.26
8.74
Expenses
2,000.00
2,000.00
1,925.00
75.00
Assessors :
Personal Services
9,672.00
20.33
9,692.33
9,679.43
12.90
Expenses
1,175.00
1,175.00
1,164.98
10.02
Town Counsel :
Personal Services
2,000.00
2,000.00
2,000.00
Expenses, Damage Claims, Etc.
10,000.00
10,000.00
5,816.87
4,183.13
426
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245.71
50.00
50.00
Reclamation Plant
469.25
5,916.00
$10.66
Personal Services
Personal Services
.
Town Clerk:
Personal Services Expenses
5,800.00 470.00
16.66 206.00
5,816.66 676.00
5,816.66 655.92
20.08
Board of Public Works:
Personal Services-General Admin. Expenses
17,600.00
17,446.50
153.50
Engineering :
Personal Services
4,628.00
4.66
4,632.66
4,632.66
Wages Expenses
2,465.00
2,465.00
2.352.53
112.47
Planning Board Expenses
1,000.00
1,000,00
613.34
1,586.89 386.66 100.00
Plans for Betterment Project-Federal Aid Board of Survey :
. 100.00
100.00
Personal Services
1,749.00
4.00
1,753.00
1,753.00
Expenses
415.00
415.00
186.68
228.32
Board of Appeal Expenses Town Hall :
325.00
325.00
128.87
196.13
Personal Services
5,198.00
5,213.82
5,180.82
33.00
Expenses
6,298.40
6,298.40
6,018.23
280.17
Maintenance of Grounds
2,824.00
2,824.00
2,820.84
3.16
Police :
Personal Services
122,969.50
122.969.50
122,407.34
562.16
Expenses
12,561.00
350.00
12,911.00
12,869.49
41.51
Ambulance
5.00
5.00
5.00
Fire :
Personal Services
116,000.00
115,769.66
230.34
Expenses
7,870.00
7,863.44
6.56
Fire and Police Signal System Expenses .. Building Inspector :
3,175.00
3,166.38
8.62
Personal Services - Building, Plumbing and Gas
6,902.00
98.66
7,000.66
7,000.66
Expenses
1,327.00
1,327.00
1,186.69
140.31
Wire Inspector :
Personal Services
5,466.67
5,466.67
4,737.58
729.09
Expenses
620.00
60.00
680.00
544.86
135.14
Sealer Weights and Measures :
Personal Servces Expenses
2,600.00
2,600.00
2,600.00
579.00
579.00
578.70
.30
Personal Services
4,950.00
4,950.00
4,947.64
2.36
Expenses
1,347.00
1,347.00
1,331.51
15.49
1,500.00
17,600.00 1,500.00
1,475.46
24.54
25,220.00
25,220.00
25,185.67
34.33
Elections and Town Meetings.
14,705.00
14,705.00
13,118.11
TOWN ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT
427
Gypsy Moth :
116,000.00 7,870.00 3,175.00
13.82
APPROPRIATIONS AND EXPENDITURES-Continued
Balance Dec. 31, 1939
Appro- priations
Other Credits
Total
Expended
Transfers
Balance Dec. 31, 1940
Tree Warden :
Personal Services and Wages
4,250.00
4,250.00
4,248.38
1.62
Expenses
1,290.00
110.00
1,400.00
1,376.74
23.26
Board of Health :
Personal Services
9.143.00
8.00
9,151.00
8,891.00
260.00
Expenses
2,200.00
50.00
2,250.00
1,724.29
525.71
Communicable Diseases
19,000.00
19,000.00
15,950.58
3,049.42
County Assessment-Tuberculosis
Hospital
10,300.00
28,010.96
28,010.96
Inspector of Animals : Personal Services
500.00
500.00
Vital Statistics
500.00
200.00
199.75
.25
Sewer Maintenance
28,010.96
6,565.00
5,902.50
662.50
Sewer Extensions
4,394.59
200.00
14,694.59
11,381.29
3,313.30
Sewer
Extensions-Arlmont Village
1,224.59
6.565.00
1,224.59
1,224.59
Storm Drain Extensions
5,562.26
8,000.00
13,562.26
7,639.16
5,923.10
Sanitation :
1,872.00
1,872.00
1,849.13
22.87
Personal Services
93,125.00
95,225.00
95,153.39
71.61
Collection of Ashes, Rubbish and Offal Highway Maintenance :
333.33
333.33
333.32
01
Personal Services
80,693.00
2,000.00
82,693.00
81,735.43
957.57
Capital Outlay
147.05
579.00
726.05
525.17
200.88
Minimum Labor Wages
10,605.00
10,605.00
9,000.09
1,604.91
New
Streets Construction-1929
.15
.15
.15
New
Streets
Construction-1931
195.54
195.54
195.54
New
Streets
Construction-1933
400.09
400.09
400.09
New
Streets
Construction-1935
451.31
451.31
400.00
51.31
New
Streets
Construction-1936
380.53
380.53
99.91
280.62
New
Streets
Construction-1937
2,165.08
2,210.88
147.99
2,062.89
New
Streets
Construction-1938
14,609.02
8,685.56
2,000.00
3,923.46
New
Streets
Construction-1939
14,609.02
88,198.00
54,176.28
34,021.72
Easements in Land-1937
2,000.00
2,000.00
2,000.00
Easements in Land-1936
500.00
500.00
500.00
Easements in Land-1938
1,500.00
1,500.00
1,500.00
Easements in Land-1939
1,500.00
1,500.00
1,500.00
1,500.00
Easements in Land-1940
10.73
Reconstruction of Streets
10.73
10.73
Including Storm Drains 1937
Laying Out Menotomy Way
342.24
342.24
342.24
428
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New Streets
Construction-1930
37.68
37.68
37.68
2,165.08
126.99
2,038.09
2,210.88
New Streets
Construction-1940
88,198.00
1,500.00
1,500.00
Wages, Materials and Expenses
2,100.00
Alteration of Mill Street-corner
Mass. Ave.
234.68
2.00
Alteration of Tufts Street
50.00
Sdewalks and Edgestones 1939-1940
2,870.70
15,000.00
10,649.43
Exterior and Building Lines :
50.00
50.00
50.00
Mass. Ave. to Broadway-N. W. Tufts Street
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
Ely Rd. to Rublee St. (Wollaston Ave.)
739.18
739.18
739.18
Appleton St. to Rublee St.
211.63
211.63
211.63
Florence Ave. to Rhinecliff on George St.
141.68
141.68
141.68
Hibbert Street
241.58
241.58
241.58
Spring Street to Concord Turnpike
295.97
295.97
295.97
Renfrew Street
195.97
195.97
176.56
19.41
Hillsdale Road
1,250.00
1,250.00
1,240.80
Snow Removal Equipment
581.28
26,900.00
27,481.28
25,504.02
1,977.26
Snow and Ice Removal
65,212.08
65,212.08
65,107.53
104.55
Street Lighting
50,235.50
50,235.50
50,191.32
44.18
Traffic Signals
1,975.00
1.975.00
1,896.58
78.42
Sale of Town Yard Buildings
200.00
200.00
200.00
Welfare:
Personal
Services
8,206.00
8,206.00
7,992.63
213.37
Expenses
1,555.00
1,555.00 128,000.00
125,985.79
2,014.21
Aid to Dependent Children :
Personal
Services
1,297.00
1,297.00
1,297.00
Expenses
172.00
172.00
172.00
Aid
37,000.00
3,000.00
40,000.00
38,228.50
1,771.50
Old Age Assistance :
3,767.00
3,767.00
3,350.76
416.24
Expenses
598.00
598.00
598.00
Assistance
75,000.00
75,000.00
72,400.92
2,599.08
District and Other Nurses
2,000.00
2,000.00
2,000.00
State Aid
1,350.00
300.00
1,650.00
1,540.00
110.00
Military Aid
1.450.00
400.00
1,850.00
1,517.50
332.50
Soldiers' Relief Burials
25,000.00
25,000.00
24,426.67
573.33
Schools :
17,835.00
17,835.00
17,822.77
12.23
Instructional Services
514,942.00
514,942.00
509,869.26
5,072.74
Operation of Plant
79,850.00
79,850.00
77,598.23
2,251.77
Maintenance of Plant
26,670.00
1,600.00
28,270.00
28,241.05
28.95
Auxiliary Agencies and Activities
15,280.00
15,280.00
15,249.78
30.22
429
234.68 50.00 17,870.70
234.68 48.00 7,221.27
TOWN ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT
1,555.00
Aid
128,000.00
9.20
and Equipment
Personal Services
General Control
Mass. Ave., Central to Forest Street
APPROPRIATIONS AND EXPENDITURES-Continued
Balance Dec. 31, 1939
Appro- priations
Other Credits
Total
.. Expended
Transfers
Balance Dec. 31, 1940
Capital Outlay
5,342.00
5,342.00
5,274.66
67.34
Sprinkler System
2,500.00
2,500.00
1,984.16
515.84
Roof Repairs-Locke School
3,600.00
3,600.00
3,219.43
380.57
Vocational Tuition
9,000.00
310.00
9,310.00
9,160.54
149.46
Vocational Tuition-1939
2,055.78
2,055.78
2,055.78
Robbins Library :
19,870.00
19,870.00
19,870.00
Personal Services
12,750.00
12,750.00
12,748.85
1.15
Library Construction Arlington Heights
34.61
34.61
34.61
Parks:
Personal Servces and Wages
6,975.50
6,975.50
6,967.80
Expenses
Warren A. Peirce Playground
597.00
597.00
596.95
.05
Field House Heights Playground
517.00
517.00
477.00
40.00
Land for Public Playgrounds
4,632.12
4,632.12
4,632.12
Land Grove Street Playground
3.00
3.00
3.00
Land Prentiss Road Playground
224.43
224.43
224.43
Land Entrance Warren A. Peirce Playground
60.90
60.90
60.90
Tennis Courts Wellington Playground
4,462.00
4,462.00
3,447.20
1,014.80
Reservoir Beach Fence
1,923.00
1,923.00
1,816.46
106.54
Improvement Land Linwood Street, etc. Sale of Park Land Chestnut Street ...
25.00
25.00
25.00
Sale of Acquired Tax Title Property
100.00
100.00
Patriots' Day Observance
125.00
125.00
125.00
895.00
845.09
49.91
Memorial Day
16,570.04
24.52
16,594.56
16,594.56
233.35
Rental Veterans Foreign Wars Quarters
233.35
400.00
633.35
400.00
Insurance, Fire, etc.
13,235.00
13,235.00
13,097.21
137.79
Workmen's Compensation
7,000.00
7,118.59
14,118.59
7,118.59
7,000.00
Printing Town Reports
910.00
910.00
910.00
Maintenance of Town Houses :
1,515.00
Expenses
Foreclosure and Registration of Tax Titles
1,103.44
1,103.44
415.29
688.15
Revision of Boundaries of Voting Pre- cincts-Art. No. 4
96.70
Enlargement of Town Yard
116.84
116.84
116.84
Symmes Arlington Hospital :
5,451.62
5,451.62 4,716.83
4,930.90
520.72
Claims or Charges
Hurricane Damage-Emergency Fund
4,716.83
4,716.83
430
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179.67
Personal Services
1,515.00
1,335.33
2,490.80
2,490.80
2,452.52
38.28
51.51
51.51
51.51
2,572.50
2,572.50
2,534.24
38.26
7.70
Expenses
96.70
96.70
100.00
895.00
Pensions
Survey and Appraisal Town Building and Property
1,500.00
1,500.00
Contributory Retirement System
27,208.20
27,208.20
W. P. A. and Employment of Poor 1939 W. P. A .:
5,789.86
5,789.86
5,789.86
Personal Services 1940
9,100.00
9,100.00
7,391.66
1,708.34
Material and Expenses
70,900.00
70,900.00
55,410.64
15,489.36
Employment of Poor : Personal Services 1940 Wages and Materials 1940
5,200.00
5,200.00
4,875.15
324.85
68,906.00
68,906.00
68,392.96
513.04
Water Maintenance :
5,174.00
5,174.00
5,174.00
Administration Expense
1,600.00
1,600.00
1,600.00
Wages, Material, Expenses
43,110.00
1,000.00
44,110.00
44,097.45
12.55
Meters for New Services
2,150.00
2,150.00
2,150.00
2,000.00
2,000.00
2,000.00
Emergency Valve Insertions
2,500.00
2,500.00
2,262.00
238.00
Water Extensions
1,597.36
24,600.00
26,197.36
23,414.98
2,782.38
Water Extensions-Arlmont Village
59.04
59.04
59.04
Water House Connections
7,500.00
7,500.00
7,166.63
333.37
Water Extensions-Pleasant View and Brunswick Road
31.04
31.04
Cemetery :
Personal Services and Wages
21,016.00
7.66
21,023.66
20,661.15
Expenses
2,245.00
6,278.50
2,149.24
4,129.26
Acquisition of Land
1,200.00
1,200.00
Improvement
268.11
268.11
268.11
Interest
24,000.00
24,000.00
21,812.83
2,187.17
Town Debt
105,000.00
105,000.00
105,000.00
$65,110.69
$2,452,500.57
$22,849.06
$2,540,460.32
$2,342,483.92
$50,805.17
$147,171.23
TOWN ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT
431
1,500.00 27,208.20
Personal Services
Replacement of Meters
31.04
362.51
4,033.50
1,200.00
432
ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT
RECEIPTS-1940
TAXES:
Current Year:
Real and Personal
$1,728,201.99
Poll
23,428.00
Previous Years :
Real and Personal
418,233.68
Poll
320.00
Tax Title Redemptions
47,213.75
From the State:
Corporation
15,728.04
Income Tax
153,738.41
Total Taxes $2,386,863.87
LICENSES AND PERMITS:
Licenses :
Junk
$0.00
Pedlers
275.00
Milk
117.00
All Others
1,815.50
Permits :
Marriage
979.00
Building, Gas and
Plumbing
2,841.75
Wire
812.50
All Others
438.50
Total Licenses and Permits
7,279.25
Forward $2,394.143.12
433
TOWN ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT
434
ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT
RECEIPTS
Forward $2,394.143.12
FINES AND FORFEITS:
Court Fines $1,182.45
Total Fines and Forfeits 1,182.45
GRANTS AND GIFTS:
Aid to Industrial Schools ........ $4,271.01
From County: Dog Licenses
2,419.62
U. S. Grant: Aid to Dependent Children Administration Expense
864.70
U. S. Grant: Aid to Dependent Children Aid
11,470.10
U. S. Grant: Old Age Adminis- tration Expense 2,056.57
U. S. Grant: Old Age Assist- ance 61,592.12
From State : Chapter 232-1939-
Highways
79,813.34
Total Grants and Gifts 162,487.46
SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS:
Moth
$394.19
Sewers
7,733.10
Sidewalks
5,041.40
Street Betterments
49,468.33
Total Special Assessments . . . . 62,637.02
PRIVILEGES :
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax:
Current Year
$93,731.09
Previous Years
1,879.84
Total Privileges
95,610.93
Forward $2,716,060.98
435
TOWN ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT
436
ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT
RECEIPTS
Forward $2,716,060.98
DEPARTMENTAL:
General Government:
Selectmen :
Hearings, Advertising, Etc. $134.05
Treasurer's Costs
249.48
Collector, Liens and Costs
3,787.38
General Government, forward $4,170.91
Forward $2,716,060.98
437
TOWN ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT
PAYMENTS-1940
DEPARTMENTAL:
General Government:
Finance Committee :
Personal Services
$900.00
Expenses
341.77
Various Committees Expenses
796.14
Selectmen :
Salary of Board
2,000.00
Other Personal Services
3,926.66
Hearings, Advertising, Printing
148.33
Printing Town Warrants
920.34
Other Expenses
607.08
Accountant :
Personal Services
5,488.66
Expenses
465.57
State Auditing
1,970.88
Treasurer :
Personal Services
4,112.79
Expenses
1,140.42
Fidelity Bonds
355.00
Collector :
Personal Services
9,095.26
Expenses
1,925.00
Fidelity Bonds
846.16
Assessors :
Salary of Board
3,487.10
Other Personal Services
6,192.33
Expenses
1,164.98
General Government forward
$45,884.47
438
ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT
RECEIPTS
Forward $2,716,060.98
General Government, forward
$4,170.91
Town Clerk Fees
2,148.30
Engineering
594.00
Board of Appeal
60.00
Town Hall Rental
1,065.00
Town Hall Miscellaneous
3.05
Board of Survey
39.00
Total General Government 8,080.26
Forward $2,724.141.24
439
TOWN ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT
PAYMENTS
General Government forward
$45,884.47
Other Finance Accounts :
Printing and Certifying Bonds and Notes .... Law Department :
46.00
Town Counsel-Salaries and Fees
5,548.00
Town Counsel-Expenses
309.52
Investigation Symmes Hospital Cases
1,675.00
Town Clerk :
Personal Services
5,816.66
Expenses
655.92
Fidelity Bond
11.25
Public Works:
Salary of Board
2,000.00
Other Personal Services
1,154.65
Expenses
147.55
Board of Survey :
Personal Services
1,753.00
Expenses
186.68
Planning Board : Expenses
613.34
Engineering :
Salary Town Engineer
3,900.00
Other Personal Services
25,918.33
Expenses
2,352.53
Elections and Town Meetings :
Personal Services
8,336.90
Expenses
3,860.87
Board of Appeal
128.87
Other General Government Department Expenses : Town Hall :
Personal Services
5,180.82
Fuel and Lighting
3,247.81
Repairs and Other Maintenance.
2,770.42
Maintenance of Grounds
2,820.84
Total General Government $124,319.43
Forward
$124,319.43
440
ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT
RECEIPTS
Forward $2,724,141.24
PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY :
Police Radio Service
$1,125.00
Police Miscellaneous
75.40
Police County-Care of Dogs ....
225.50
Fire Miscellaneous
151.05
Fire & Police Signal System.
66.15
Building Inspector
90.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures
267.29
George Deen Fund-Training
Firemen
500.00
Total Protection Persons and Property $2,500.39
Forward $2,726,641.63
441
TOWN ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT
PAYMENTS
Forward $124,319.43
PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY :
Police :
Personal Services $121,867.34
Equipment and Repairs
6,733.63
Fuel and Lighting
2,211.22
Maintenance Buildings and
Grounds
765.70
Radio Equipment and
Maintenance
318.87
Other Expenses
2,840.07
Fire:
Personal Services
115,769.66
Equipment and Repairs
2,869.74
Fuel and Lighting
2,736.92
Maintenance Buildings and
Grounds
931.88
Other Expenses
1,324.90
George-Deen Fund- Training Firemen
224.62
Fire and Police Signal System: Maintenance and Expense. ..... 3,166.38
Inspection :
Building Inspector:
Salary of Inspector
2,800.00
Other Personal Services.
4,200.66
Expenses
1,186.69
Wire Inspection :
Salary of Inspector
2,685.10
Other Personal Services
2,052.48
Expense
544.86
Sealer of Weights and Measures :
Salary of Sealer
2,600.00
Expense
578.70
Protection Persons and Property forward $278,409.42
Forward $124,319.43
442
ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT
RECEIPTS
1
Forward $2,726,641.63
HEALTH AND SANITATION :
Health :
Contagious Diseases
$4,813.82
Dental Clinic
356.00
Miscellaneous
33.86
From County: Rabies
135.72
Inspection : Slaughtering
54.15
Health and Sanitation' forward ....
$5,393.55
Forward $2,726,641.63
443
TOWN ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT
PAYMENTS
Forward $124,319.43
Protection Persons and Property, forward $278,409.42
FORESTRY :
Insect Pest Extermination :
Salary Superintendent
1,450.00
Other Personal Services
3,497.64
Expenses
1,331.51
Planting and Trimming Trees:
Salary Tree Warden
750.00
Other Personal Services
3,498.38
Trees and Loam
814.50
Expenses
562.24
Dog Officer
540.00
Total Protection Persons and Property. 290,853.69
HEALTH AND SANITATION:
Health:
Salary Board of Health
$750.00
Other Personal Services
4,001.00
Office Maintenance and Expense.
365.28
Auto Maintenance
430.87
Physician's Salary
300.00
Dental Clinic-Salary Dentist
1,340.00
Dental Clinic Expenses
184.87
Nurse and Dental Assistant
1,700.00
Bacteriologist-Salary
400.00
Laboratory and Dispensary Expense.
4.89
Abatement of Nuisances-Spy Pond ...
173.38
Contagious Diseases
15,950.58
County Hospital Assessment
28,010.96
Vital Statistics
199.75
INSPECTION:
School Nurses and Physicians
7,091.34
Inspector of Animals-Salary
500.00
Inspector of Slaughtering
400.00
Milk Inspection Expenses
365.00
Smoke Inspection
656.45
Health and Sanitation forward $62,824.37
Forward $415,173.12
444
ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT
RECEIPTS
Forward $2,726,641.63
Health and Sanitation forward
$5,393.55
SANITATION :
Sewers-Miscellaneous
748.69
Refuse and Garbage Disposal.
5,640.00
Sale of Ashes and Rubbish Tickets.
761.00
Total Health and Sanitation 12,543.24
HIGHWAYS:
General
$286.01
Snow and Ice Removal
467.82
From State-Chaper 90
1,000.00
From County-Chapter 90
1,000.00
Total Highways
2,753.83
CHARITIES:
Reimbursements for Relief Given:
Welfare Aid-Individuals
$46.57
Welfare Aid-Other Cities and Towns ..
13,379.01
Welfare Aid-The State
22,561.04
Aid to Dependent Children:
Individuals
6.00
The State
14,555.49
Old Age Assistance:
Individuals
2.50
Other Cities and Towns
4,402.47
The State
42,500.94
Total Charities
97,454.02
SOLDIERS' BENEFITS:
State Aid
$1,320.00
Military Aid
768.75
Soldiers' Burials
100.00
Total Soldiers' Benefits
2,188.75
Forward $2,841,581.47
-
445
TOWN ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT
PAYMENTS
Forward
$415,173.12
Health and Sanitation forward ....
$62,824.37
SANITATION :
Sewer Maintenance and Operation
6,594.09
Metropolitan Sewer Maintenance
20,257.73
Sewer Construction
12,627.82
Storm Drains
7,922.51
Refuse and Garbage Disposal
102,250.75
Street Cleaning
15,612.66
Capital Outlay
3,418.00
Total Health and Sanitation
231,507.93
HIGHWAYS:
General Administration-Salaries and
Expenses
$4,557.69
Maintenance Labor and Material
58,902.35
Equipment
525.17
Construction New Streets
63,608.54
Sidewalks and Curbstones
18,747.34
Snow and Ice Removal
66,251.02
Snow and Ice Removal Equipment
25,504.02
Street Lighting
50,154.66
Street Signs
3,634.88
Traffic Signs and Guides (Police)
1,896.58
State Assessments:
Ways and Traffic Arteries
58.14
Total Highways
293,840.39
CHARITIES: Welfare:
General Administration-Salaries and Expenses
$8,947.63
Aid
125,985.79
Aid to Dependent Children:
General Administration-Salaries and Expenses
2,242.63
Aid to Dependent Children
50,056.51
Old Age:
General Administration-Salaries and Expenses
6,343.28
Assistance
137,804.05
Town Physician
600.00
Visiting Nurses
2,000.00
Total Charities
333,979.89
SOLDIERS' BENEFITS:
Soldiers' Relief and Burials
$24,426.67
State Aid
1,540.00
Military Aid
1,517.50
Hospital Care
120.00
Veterans' Exemptions
233.98
Total Soldiers' Benefits
27,838.15
Forward $1,302,339.48
446
ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT
RECEIPTS
Forward $2,841,581.47
SCHOOLS:
Tuition and Transportation
State Wards
$2,788.15
Other Tuition
355.60
Rental of Schools
412.50
Miscellaneous
548.30
Total Schools
4,104.55
Forward $2,845,686.02
447
TOWN ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT
PAYMENTS
Forward $1,302,339.48
SCHOOLS:
General Control:
Superintendent's Salary
$6,000.00
Other Salaries
10,720.00
Expenses
1,102.77
Instructional Service :
Teachers and Others
476,602.96
Clerks to Principals
6,925.00
Expenses
1,104.56
Supplies
25,236.74
Operation of Plant:
Janitors and Helpers
45,204.13
Material and Expenses
32,394.10
Maintenance of Plant:
Repairmen
13,184.98
Repairs and Replacements
13,724.49
Expenses
1,331.58
Auxiliary Agencies :
Librarian
995.00
Expenses
565.45
Capital Outlay :
Furnishings and Equipment
2,299.47
Instructional Apparatus
1,190.03
Remodeling and Construction
1,287.47
Miscellaneous:
Roof Repairs
3,219.43
Sprinklers
1,984.16
Pratt High School Fund Income
239.92
Russell and Cutter Fund Income
263.25
Vocational Tuition
11,216.32
Total Schools 656,791.81
Forward $1,959,131.29
448
ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT
RECEIPTS
Forward $2,845,686.02
LIBRARIES:
Fines
$2,220.38
Miscellaneous
99.47
Total Libraries
2,319.85
RECREATION :
Parks-Rental of Property
$105.00
Total Recreation
105.00
Forward $2,848,110.87
TOWN ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT
449
PAYMENTS
Forward $1,959,131.29
LIBRARIES:
Personal Services
$19,870.00
Books and Periodicals
.... ....
6,247.46
Bindery Expense
1,988.43
Fuel and Light
2,359.37
Buildings and Grounds
1,010.12
Telephone
137.47
Other Expenses
1,006.00
Library Trust Funds Income :
63.58
Other Expenses
907.44
Total Libraries
33,589.87
RECREATION :
Parks:
Personal Services
$6,967.80
Other Expenses
1,817.94
Improvements
716.30
State Assessment Metropolitan
Park Maintenance
22,824.28
Playgrounds :
Peirce Playgrounds
596.95
Arlington Heights Playground
2,293.46
Wellington Playground
3,447.20
Personal Services and Expenses
6,597.99
Equipment
497.69
CELEBRATIONS:
Patriots' Day
125.00
July 4
10.00
Total Recreations
45,894.61
PENSIONS:
Various Departments :
Police
$2,226.00
Fire
7,293.84
Highway
6,359.75
Water
714.97
Total Pensions
16,594.56
Personal Services
...
Forward $2,055,210.33
450
ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT
RECEIPTS
Forward $2,848,110.87
UNCLASSIFIED:
Menotomy Hall Rentals
$1,577.32
Rentals Other Town Property ..
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