Town of Arlington annual report 1941, Part 15

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Publication date: 1941
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CAPITAL OUTLAY


Appropriation for 1941. $1,651.00 Balance carried forward from 1940 200.88


$1,851.88


Expenditure


*1,603.00


Balance, Jan. 1, 1942. $248.88 (Carried forward to 1942)


¥1-1-ton Ford Truck $679.50 1-1/2-ton Ford Pickup Truck .. $549.50


1-Ford Coupe $374.00


RELOCATION, ALTERATION, WIDENING OF MYSTIC STREET AND RELOCATION, ALTERATION, WIDENING AND CONSTRUCTION OF TOWN WAYS


Appropriation


$ 7,000.00


Received from State and County


13,133.03


Expenditure


19,355.84


Balance, January 1, 1942 (Carried forward to 1942)


$777.19


This work was done under the Provisions of Chapter 90 of the General Laws. The State contributed 48.15%, the County and Town, each 25.925%. The contract on the reconstruction was not completed in 1941. The Constructing Contractors are John A. Gaffey & Son.


RECONSTRUCTION OF STREETS


Balance carried forward from previous years $ 10.73 Returned to Town Treasury 10.73


January 1, 1942 0


$20,133.03


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1941 STREET CONSTRUCTION


Appropriation for 1941 $59,659.08 Expenditure 38,317.72


Balance, January 1, 1942


$21,341.36


(Carried forward to 1942)


-


Expenditure


Aberdeen Road, from Sutherland Road to Dundee Road.


$26.44*


Fayette Street, from No. 19 to Glenburn Road ..


2,329.91


Glenburn Road, from Park Avenue to Hillcrest Street.


15,448.33*


Hillside Avenue, from Wachusett Avenue to George Street ..


6,750.79*


Huntington Road, from Forest Street to Park Avenue Extension


13.82*


Scituate Street, from Longfellow Road to Eastern Avenue


6,135.04


Venner Road, from Hillsdale Road to Pleasant Street


7,613.39


$38,317.72


*These streets not completed in 1941, to be completed in 1942. The general labor was furnished by W.P.A.


1940 STREET CONSTRUCTION


Appropriation (Carried forward from 1940)


$34,021.72


Expenditure


27,031.11


Balance, January 1, 1942


$6,990.61


(Carried forward to 1942)


1941 Expenditure


Total Cost


Bates Road, from Mass. Ave. to Broadway


$ 657.21


$13,854.14


Bellington St., from the Concord Turnpike to Eastern Ave.


973.74


11,693.20


Burton St., from Mass. Ave. to Appleton Place.


2,100.62


6,337.59


Chester St., from Park Ave. to No. 64.


1,100.77


8,699.91


Jason St., from Brantwood Road to and including lot No. 142


11,146.38


11,213.31


Mary St., from its present end to Littlejohn St.


745.26


4,560.68


Newport St., from Eastern Ave. to Arlmont St .....


5,011.93


7,937.92


Newport St., from Eastern Ave. to Longfellow Road


3,191.97


6,037.75


Sutherland Road, from Lorne Road to Aberdeen Road


155.90


2,877.29


Walnut Terrace, from its present end to Walnut St.


1,929.73


3,557.21


White St., from Margaret St. to Burch St.


17.60


2,080.15


$27,031.11


These streets started in 1940, completed in 1941.


SNOW AND ICE


Appropriation for 1941


$56,359.82.


Expenditure


51,353.89


Balance. January 1. 1942


$5,005.93


Expenditure


Tools and Equipment


$4,362.49


Plowing and Widening out Streets


10,440.26


Plowing and Shovelling Sidewalks


5,401.47


()pening Gutters and Crosswalks


169.29


Hauling Away Snow


20,791.23


Sanding


8,111.20


Miscellaneous


939.19


Saturday Afternoons and Holidays


1,128.68


Accounts Payable


10.08


$51,353.89


EQUIPMENT FOR SNOW REMOVAL


Appropriation carried forward from 1940


$1,977.26


Expenditure


11.75


Balance, January 1, 1942


$1,965.51


(Carried forward to 1942)


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TABLE II


STORM DRAINS


Appropriation for 1941 .$ 8,000.00


Balance from 1940


5,923.10


Expenditure


12,262.86


Balance, January 1, 1942


$1,660.24 (Carried forward to 1942)


Location


Size of Pipe in Inches


Length in Feet


Net Cost


*Addison Street


5


12"


319.55


Amsden Street


15"


430.57


$2,317.44


* Belknap Street


12"


313.22


*Brantwood Road


12"


932.73


** Burton Street


12"


390.5


Chestnut Street


18"


18.55}


1,857.29


¡College Avenue


12"


20.9


Daniels Street


12"


282.01


1,568.18


* Davis Road


12ª


62.0


** Glenburn Road


12"


750.0


*Gray Street


12"


423.15


** Hillside Avenue


12"


265.0


15"


242.0


** Tason Street


12"


425.0


* Linwood Street


12"


183.3


*Lombard Road


12"


506.75


¿Mill Street Culvert


84ª


120.0


¡Mystic Street


150


245.1


Oxford Street


*Park Avenue. at Arlington Heights Library


12"


292.8


1,447.37


** Pleasant Street-Outlet drain for Venner Road .


12ª


76.0


*** River Street


5"


140.0


*Robbins Library


5"


204.39


** Scituate Street


12"


208.14


Spring Street-Morton Road Outlet.


24"


134.0


1,186.14


*Soy Pond Field


12"


253.30


** Tufts Street


12"


482.1


** Venner Road


12"


376.2


** Walnut Terrace


12"


301.66


*Wellington Street


12ª


292.30


Total Cost of Mains


$11,122.23


§ General Expense


1,140.63


Totals


11,410.26


$12,262.86


§ Stock, $144.16; Miscellaneous, $4.68; Saturday Afternoons and Holidays, $991.79. Work Projects Administration labor and Federal Government participation.


** Drains installed in connection with Street Construction (Work Projects Ad- ministration labor and Federal Government material participation).


* Drains installed by Private Contractors.


¡ Drain installed by Contractor in connection with Chapter 90 work-State and County participation.


# Drain installed under "Mill Street Culvert" by Contractor, Town furnished pipe ..


1


12"


399.8


##Newport Street


15"


700.09


2,745.81


103.6


Paul Revere Road


100.0


###River Street-Moore's Outlet


12"


1,229.6


24"


156.0 5


15"


29.95


1


$13,923.10


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TABLE III


SANITARY DIVISION


Appropriation for 1941


$95,872.00


From Reserve Fund


1,200.00


Additional Appropriation


4,500.00


Total (Appropriations and Reserve Fund Transfer)


$101,572.00


(Wages, Equipment and Materials


$99.700.00 1


Personal Services


1,872.00)


F.xpenditure


101,239.11


Balance, January 1, 1942


$332.89


Expenditure


Ashes, Paper and Rubbish


$51,851.37


Offal


43,279.62


Supplies and Sundries


563.28


Accounts Payable


37.00


Miscellaneous


3,656.83


Personal Services


1,851.01


$101,239.11


SEWER DIVISION


Five thousand, four hundred eighty-four and 77/100 feet of main sewers were laid during the year, Three thou- sand, nine hundred fifty-one and 40/100 by the Public Works Department and One thousand, five hundred thirty- three and 37/100 by private developers.


In addition to the new mains put into service, Two thousand, five hundred eighty-three and 28/100 feet of main were relaid; One hundred fifteen and 78/100 by pri- vate contractor, Five hundred fifty- and 00/100 by the Pub- lic Works Department, and One thousand, nine hundred seventeen and 5/100 in conjunction with the Works Pro- jects Administration.


One hundred seventy-eight particular sewer con- nections were made with the mains.


Details of regular sewer construction and maintenance will be found in Tables 4 and 5.


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TABLE IV


SEWER CONSTRUCTION


Appropriation for 1941


$14,502.00


Balance from 1940


3,313.30


Extension of Sewers


$14,202.00


Tools and Equipment


300.00


$17,815.30


Expenditure


14,639.43


$14,502.00


Balance, January 1, 1942


$3,175.87


(Carried forward to 1942)


Location


Size of Pipe in Inches


Length in Feet


Net Cost


Appleton Place (sufficient distance to service lot No. 7) ..


8"


90.0


$328.07 W


Bay State Road (Inspect main-installed by Developer)


12.50 W


Bow Street (at No. 24)


8"


44.74


151.67


Buena Vista Road, (to service No. 36 and 38)


8"


95.60


217.73 W


Cedar Avenue (between Park Avenue and Concord Turnpike)


327.16


1,217.65


Cutter Hill Road (to service No. 105)


8"


290.0


2,438.33 W


Cutter Hill Road (from near Summer Street to near No. 82)


00


741.0


2,849.92


** Lakeview (Relay 6" main with 8" main)


8"


550.0


2,537.64


Littlejohn Street (Inspect main-installed by Developer)


5.00 W


Mott Street (Lay and inspect main-installed by Developer)


27.50


Mott Street (from present end of main to No. 32)


8"


249.23


345.49 W


Orlando Avenue (materials and labor laying pipe only; owner furnished labor).


à0


354.25


312.82 W


*Park Avenue (In connection with W.P.A .- relay main from present end to near Wollaston Avenue ; and extension from present end to near Prospect Avenue- started in 1940)


8"


155.0


1,436.84 W


Quincy Street (Construction of manhole)


70.31


Wall Street (to service house at No. 268 Highland Avenue)


8"


191.53


982.12 W


Total Cost of Mains


$12,933.59


+General Expense


1,405.84


Tools and Equipment


300.00


Totals


2,538.51


$14,639.43


..


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S.


.


¡Stock credit, $136.24; Particular Sewers, $135.78; Miscellaneous, $240.44; Saturday afternoons and holidays, $1,165.86. "*This distance not included in, total number of feet.


"This work was done in conjunction with the Work Projects Administration ; they furnished .. and 303.0 ft. of 8" pipe for extension


NOTES :


Sewer mains installed m11 connection with 1940 and 1941 Street Construction :


Appleton Place Hillside Avenue Newport Street


36.4 ft. of 8" main 476.0 ft. of 8" main 130.13 ft. of 8" main


Scituate Street


96.0 ft. of 8" main


Sewer mains installed by Developers and Owners : Bay State Road


331.22 ft. of 8" main


Littlejohn Street


Mott Street


219.66 ft. of 8" main 318.70 ft. of 8" main 36.11 ft. of 8" main


Mystic Street


415.30 ft. of 8" main


Sheraton Park


212.38 ft. of 8" main


Spy Pond Parkway


115.78 ft. of 8" main


Massachusetts Avenue (Relay)


Sewer main now available due to Cutter Hill Road Outlet Sewer having been installed in Montrose Avenue


371.36 ft. of 8" main


"W" indicates water main in same trench.


1,917.5 ft. of 8" pipe for relay


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TABLE V


SEWER MAINTENANCE DIVISION


Appropriation for 1941


$6,650.00


Expenditure


6,636.64


Balance, January 1, 1942


$13.36


Expenditure


Resurfacing


$83.62


Repairng, Flushing and Cleaning Mains


3,852.71


Care and Repair of Particular Sewers


1,083.44


Care and Repair of Sewer Pumps


914.69


Tools and Equipment


185.03


Saturday Afternoons and Holidays


492.25


Miscellaneous


24.90


$6,636.64


SUMMARY OF SEWERAGE STATISTICS


General


Population by census of 1940, 40,013.


Total area of Town, 5.5 square miles.


Area served by sewerage system, 3.85 square miles.


Collection System


For sewerage only, 85.906 miles, includes 5.64 miles Metropolitan sewer.


For sewerage and surface water, 0 miles.


For surface water only, 48.02 miles.


-


Method of disposal, sewerage into Metropolitan sewer, surface water into brooks.


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Collection


Mains. (Everything but house and catch basın con- nection.)


For sewerage only 453,588.29


For surface only 253,552.76


1. Lineal feet pipe


2. Lineal feet extended dur- ing year 5,484.77 11,410.26


3. Number of inverted syphons, 2.


4. Number of manholes, 2,094, and 89 combination sewer and storm drain manholes.


5. Method of flushing: Water service at manhole ends of lateral lines.


6. Method of cleaning: By a special brush drawn from manhole to manhole.


7. Number of automatic flushing tanks, 0.


8. Number of direct connections with water mains for flushing, 44.


9. The system was flushed only partially this year, ap- proximately 50%.


10. Cost of flushing per mile. 1 $30.53


11. Cost of cleaning per mile.


12. Number of stoppages, 12.


13. Method of ventilation, manhole covers.


14. Electric pump chambers, 5.


House Connections


1. By whom made: All connections made under the di- rection of the Sewer Division, Board of Public Works.


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2. Sizes, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12 and 15 inches.


3. Number made during year, 178.


4. Lineal feet laid during year (drain layers), 8,642.95.


5. Lineal feet discontinued during year, 0. .


6. Total miles in use, 68.146.


7. Number of stoppages coming to attention of Depart- ment, 142.


Discharge of Sewer


1. Estimated population using sewer system, 37,067.


2. Number of buildings connected, 7,437.


3. Daily discharge for year .*


4. Daily discharge for each user .*


5. Daily quantity of factory waste .*


6. Daily leaking into sewers .*


7. Daily leaking per miles of sewers .*


8. Are quantities given under 3 to 7 estimated or meas- ured ?*


* See Metropolitan Sewerage Board Report.


General


Total cost of collecting mains, $1,210,685.44.


Serial Notes, none.


Average rate of interest on bonds outstanding, none.


Proportion of cost of extensions assessed on abutters this year, 59.6%.


Yearly assessment for maintenance, none.


Method of assessing abutters and rate of assessment, as specified by the Acts of 1931, Chapter 140.


.


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WATER DIVISION


RECEIPTS FOR WATER CONSUMED


Year


1932


$161,355.72


1933


163,426.20


1934


168,370.54


1935


166,506.16


1936


168,318.61


1937


168,239.46


1938


161,015.25


1939


179,615.66


1940


175,524.63


1941


178,552.12


Percentage of receipts from metered water, 92.78%.


ARLINGTON WATER WORKS Arlington, Middlesex County, Mass.


Population by census of 1940, 40,013.


Date of construction low service, 1872; high service, 1894.


By whom owned, Town of Arlington.


Source of supply, Metropolitan Water System.


Consumption


1. Estimated total population at date, 40,500.


2. Estimated population on lines of pipe, 40,400.


3. Estimated population supplied, 40,450.


4. Total consumption for the year, 831,652,500 gallons.


5. Percentage of consumption metered, 100%.


6. Average daily consumption, 2,278,500 gallons.


7. Gallons per day per capita, 56.


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Distribution (Including auxiliary supply from old reservoir)


Mains


Six thousand, nine hundred and fifty-eight feet of new water mains were laid during the year and connected with the Metropolitan system. One hundred and eighteen feet of mains were renewed during the year. Details of regular water main construction will be found in Table 7.


1. Kind of pipe: cast-iron, cement and transite.


2. Sizes, from 4 inch to 16 inch.


3. Extended feet during year, 6,958.


4. Number of feet renewed during year, 118.


5. Discontinued during year, 118.


6. Total now in use, 95.63 miles.


7. Cost of repairs per mile, $51.68.


8. Length of pipe less than 4 inches in diameter, 283 feet.


9. Number of hydrants added during year, 18.


10. Number of hydrants now in use, 997.


11. Number of stop gates added during year, 78.


12. Number of stop gates now in use, 2,082.


13. Average pressure on mains at center of Town, 120 high system, 50 low system.


SERVICES


One hundred and sixty-eight new services have been added during the year and eleven services were abandoned. There are for all purposes, 3,529 on the low, 4,925 on the high, and 3 on the old reservoir system. On the Metropolitan water supply there are 61 services for municipal purposes,


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34 sprinkler services, and 44 for sewer flushing purposes included in the above. On January 1, 1942, 252 services were temporarily out of use.


1. Kind of pipe: copper, cement-lined, black wrought iron and lead, 3 inch to 6 inch cast-iron.


2. Sizes, 1 inch to 6 inch.


3. Number of service taps added during year, 168.


4. Number of services abandoned during year, 11.


5. Number of services now in use, 8,447.


6. Percentage of services metered, 100%.


METERS


One hundred and eighty-seven meters were set during 1941 on services installed in 1937, 1939, 1940 and 1941. The total number of meters in use January 1, 1942 is 8,378.


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TABLE VI


WATER MAINTENANCE DIVISION


Appropriation 1941


$56,852.00


Balance January 1, 1941


238.00


Additional Appropriation


1,150.00


Reserve Fund


2,008.50


$60,248.50


Expenditure 1941


59,859.80


Balance January 1, 1942


$388.70


DISTRIBUTION OF EXPENDITURES


Maintenance Expenditure


Services, Care and Repair


$13,822.92


Meters, Care, Repair and Reading


10,704.12


Hydrants and Gates, Care and Repair


3,653.71


Mains, Care and Repair


1,288.89


Turning Water Off and On


24.44


Shop


172.98


Tools and Equipment


2,395.31


Reservoir and Great Meadows


404.96


Administration


6,855.73


*General Expense


5,095.59


Meters for new services


1,000.00


Replacement of meters


2,998.72


Valve Insertions


2,232.00


Extension of services, house connections


5,742.89


Renewing services and mains


3,467.54


$59,859.80


* Stock Credit, $617.03; Lost Time, $2,155.94; Holiday, $980.75; Vacations, $736.50 ; Miscellaneous, $1,839.43.


TABLE VII


WATER EXTENSIONS


Balance, January 1, 1941


$ 2,782.38


Appropriation 1941


18,000.00


Tools and Equipment


500.00


$21,282.38


Expenditure 1941


21,083.25


Balance January 1, 1942


$199.13


EXTENSION OF HIGH SERVICE SYSTEM


Description


Size of Pipe in Inches


Length in Feet


Number of Hydrants


Number of Gates


Total Cost


Cost per Foot


Totals


Appleton Place


8"


86


$331.48


$3.85


S


*Appleton Street and Concord Turnpike, present end to south of Turnpike


8"


748


2


7


1,901.76


Brattle Street, old end to No. 182


8"


53


1


960.52


3.92


Cutter Hill Road, near Richfield Road to Ridge St ..... Cutter Hill Road, Montrose Ave. to near Summer St.


12"


219


1


702.62


3.21


12"


636


2


4


4,509.67


7.09


Mystic Street, opposite College Avenue northerly ..


00


434


1


3


2,049.84


4.72.


Mystic Street, installing hydrants and gates. Mystic Street, three crossovers


8"


106


3


809.74


6.43


** Park Ave., near Florence Ave. to Prospect Ave.


8"


1,903


6


11


307.63


Stony Brook Road, hydrant installation


6"


16


1


1


197.26


Valentine Road, old end westerly


8 !!


64


444.36


6.94


*** Wachusett Avenue, Florence Avenue to No. 115 ...


153


1


Check Valve installed by Water Maintenance, Town Hall Grounds


6 "


126


1


20


Total


5,236


14


57


$13,764.80


..


1


3


677.91


*Orlando Avenue, entire length


447


2


697.48


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319


1


174.53


3.29


Buena Vista Road, eliminate dead ends


245


Hydrants and Gates installed by Water Maintenance


6 !!


EXTENSION OF LOW SERVICE SYSTEM


*Bay State Road, near Pioneer Road to Putnam Road


00


325


1


3


594.38


*Littlejohn Street, Mary Street to Mott Street ...


00


248


1


2


518.13


1


779.93


4.70


Marrigan Street, Silk Street to No. 7


00


103


1


330.13


2.54


Mott Street, old end to No. 27


8


330


1


2


930.99


2.82


* Mott Street, No. 27 to Littlejohn Street


00


244


1


3


800.18


3.28


Hydrants and Gates installed by Water Maintenance


52


8


Total


..


6,954


18


78


18,103.96


18,103.96


Total Extensions


RENEWALS-HIGH SERVICE SYSTEM


Hydrants and Gates Renewed by Water Maintenancel 6" 1 105 1 8


1


3


1


..


-


-


.. ........ ................


RENEWALS-LOW SERVICE SYSTEM


Hydrants and Gates Renewed by Water Maintenance


13


2


1


...


..


..


Total Renewals


118


10


4


...


Total Extensions and Renewals


7,072


28


82


$18,103.96


$18,103.96


**** General Expense


2,979.29


2,979.29


Expenditure


..


$21,083.25


$21,083.25


*Labor by private contractor.


** W.P.A. project-Supervision and pipe laying by Public Works Department.


*** Installed by Water Maintenance.


**** Stock, $145.73; Tools and Equipment, $499.66 ; Miscellaneous, $396.80; Lost Time, $624.68 ; Holidays, $213.59; Valve . Insertions, $1,098.83.


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S


250


1


385.42


Silk Street, Michael Street to Marrigan Street.


1,718


4


21


4,339.16


4,339.16


Michael Street, Silk Street to No. 11


166


..


WATER MAINS NOW IN SERVICE


LOW SERVICE SYSTEM


HIGH SERVICE SYSTEM


RESERVOIR SYSTEM


Size


Cast Iron Pipe


Transite Pipe


Cast Iron Pipe


Transite Pipe


Cement and Cast Iron Pipe


Inches


Length in Feet


Hyd- rants


Gates


Length in Feet


Hyd- rants


Gates


Length in Feet


Hyd- rants


Gates


Length in Feet


Hyd- rants


· Gates


Length in Feet


Hyd- rants


Gates


16


2,388


12


7,274


34,633


2,574


7,172


10


16,337


1,228


22,957


2,070


270


8


39,905


- 9,993


86,705


12,235


2,156


6


103,001


148,919


555


4,175


4


160


220


Totals


166,517


356


643


11,221


295,762


635


1,416


17,434


13,993


6


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GENERAL ADMINISTRATION


Appropriation for 1941 $19,189.00


(Salaries


$17,689.00


Expenses


1,500.00)


Expenditure


18,670.93


(Salaries


$17,177.17


Expenses 1,482.03


Accounts payable


11.73)


Balance, January 1, 1942


$518.07


1939 STREET CONSTRUCTION


Appropriation (carried forward from 1939) .... $3,923.46


Expenditure $29.49


Property changes (labor)


2,172.42


Returned to Town Treasury 800.00 3,001.91


Balance, January 1, 1942


$921.55


(Carried forward to 1942)


1938 STREET CONSTRUCTION


Appropriation (carried forward from 1938) .... $2,062.89 Property changes (labor) $76.20


Returned to Town Treasury 900.00 976.20


Balance, January 1, 1942


$1,086.69


(Carried forward to 1942)


1937 STREET CONSTRUCTION


Appropriation (carried forward from 1937) $2,038.09


Returned to Town Treasury 1,500.00


Balance, January 1, 1942 $538.09 (Carried forward to 1942)


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1936 STREET CONSTRUCTION


Appropriation (carried forward from 1936) .. $280.62


Returned to Town Treasury


280.62


January 1, 1942 0


1935 STREET CONSTRUCTION


Appropriation (carried forward from 1935) ... $51.31


Returned to Town Treasury 51.31


January 1, 1942


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0


1931 STREET CONSTRUCTION


Appropriation (carried forward from 1931) .... $195.54


Returned to Town Treasury 195.54


January 1, 1942 0


1930 STREET CONSTRUCTION


Appropriation (carried forward from 1930)


$37.68


Returned to Town Treasury 37.68


January 1, 1942 0


1929 STREET CONSTRUCTION


Appropriation (carried forward from 1929) ... $0.15


Returned to Town Treasury


.15


January 1, 1942


0


SALE OF TOWN YARD BUILDING AND EQUIPMENT


Appropriation (carried forward from 1936) .... $200.00 Returned to Town Treasury 200.00


January 1, 1942


0


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EXTENSION OF WATER MAINS PLEASANT VIEW ROAD AND BRUNSWICK ROAD


Appropriation (carried forward from 1936) .... $31.04


Returned to Town Treasury 31.04


January 1, 1942


0


SPECIAL APPROPRIATION ARLMONT VILLAGE WATER EXTENSION


Appropriation (carried forward from 1936) .... $59.04


Expenditure 0


Balance, January 1, 1942


$59.04


(Carried forward to 1942)


SPECIAL APPROPRIATION ARLMONT VILLAGE SEWER EXTENSION


Appropriation (carried forward from 1936) .. $1,224.59


Expenditure 0


Balance, January 1, 1942


$1,224.59


(Carried forward to 1942)


ALTERATION OF GRAY STREET


Appropriation for 1941


$1,067.52


Expenditure 915.12


Balance, January 1, 1942


$152.40


(Carried forward to 1942)


ALTERATION OF RIVER STREET


Appropriation for 1941


$25.00


Expenditure 3.59


Balance, January 1, 1942


$21.41


(Carried forward to 1942)


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ALTERATION OF TUFTS STREET


Appropriation for 1941 $11,864.18


Expenditure 9,434.17


Balance, January 1, 1942 $2,430.01


(Carried forward to 1942)


RENEWAL OF RESERVOIR MAIN-MILL STREET TO FOREST STREET


Appropriation $5,250.00


Expenditure *4,146.84


Balance, January 1, 1942 $1,103.16


(Carried forward to 1942)


* Materials only. The work is to be done by W. P. A. in 1942. This work is in progress and the above expenditure is not the completed cost.


RECONSTRUCTION OF MILL STREET CULVERT


Appropriation


$6,145.00


Expenditure 5,641.04


Balance, January 1, 1942 $503.96


(Carried forward to 1942)


This work was done under contract by Joseph P. McCabe, Inc. Balance of $461.30 is due the Contractor covering re- tained percentage.


The Board wishes to express its appreciation to the various Boards, Town Officials, Department Heads and Employees of the Public Works Department for their co- operation during the entire year.


Respectfully submitted,


JAMES R. SMITH LOREN W. MARSH WILLARD A. WALLACE Board of Public Works


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REPORT OF THE JOINT BOARD OF SELECTMEN AND BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS


To the Honorable Board of Selectmen


Arlington, Massachusetts


Gentlemen :


The Thirty-eighth Annual Report of the Joint Board of Selectmen and Board of Public Works for the year end- ing December 31, 1941, is herewith submitted, pursuant to Section 3 of Article 3 of the Town's By-Laws.


At the Annual Election held March 3, 1941, Mr. Har- old M. Estabrook and Mr. Willard A. Wallace were re- elected members of the Board of Selectmen and of the Board of Public Works, respectively, for terms of three years and, by virtue of such elections, both continued as members of this Board. On March 10, 1941, the Board organized with Mr. William C. Adams as Chairman and Mr. James R. Smith as Vice-Chairman.


The regular bi-monthly meetings of the Board were continued as heretofore. The Board, in addition, held thir- teen special meetings during the year.


It is with deep regret that we record the pass- ing of the Town Counsel, Mr. Paul M. White, on December 4, 1941. For nearly twenty years he served the Town faithfully and conscientiously. The Resolution adopted at the Special Town Meet- ing held December 15, 1941, expressing apprecia- tion of his devoted loyalty to the interests of the Town, appears in the Town Clerk's Record of Town Meetings and Elections.


Elsewhere in the Town Report are reports of the ac- complishments of the departments under the jurisdiction


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of the Board. The information contained therein is further amplified by the following facts :


NEW STREETS


At the Annual Town Meeting the sum of fifty-nine thousand, six hundred fifty-nine (59,659) dollars and eight (8) cents was appropriated under the provisions of law authorizing the assessment of betterments for the con- struction of the following seven streets :


Aberdeen Road, from Sutherland Road to Dundee Road Fayette Street, from No. 19 to Glenburn Road


Glenburn Road, from Park Avenue to Hillcrest Street Hillside Avenue, from Wachusett Avenue to George Street


Huntington Road, from Forest Street to Park Avenue Extension


Scituate Street, from Longfellow Road to Eastern Avenue


Venner Road, from Hillsdale Road to Pleasant Street


The details thereof appear in the Report of the Board of Public Works.


STREET LIGHTING


The street lighting schedule was continued as in pre- vious years. Additional lighting has been provided on pri- vate and public ways where it was deemed necessary.




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