Town of Arlington annual report 1942, Part 10

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December


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*728


131


143


244


210


375


353


* Of the 728 births recorded, there were 120 which occurred in Arlington, but were children born of parents who resided out of Town.


The parentage of children born was as follows:


Both parents born in United States


475


Both parents born in Foreign Countries


37


One parent born in United States


202


One parent born in Foreign Countries


97


Both parents born in Arlington


5


One parent born in Arlington


122


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BOARD OF REGISTRARS


BOARD OF REGISTRARS


Honorable Board of Selectmen


Arlington, Mass.


Gentlemen :


We beg to submit our report for 1942 :


On January 1st the Board appointed Assistant Regis- trars to take a census of all persons in the town twenty years of age and over. The List was duly prepared and printed according to law, with clerical assistance from the Civil Service and the Town's unemployment roll.


In February the Board held five afternoon and evening sessions, and one Saturday morning session, at which time 379 persons qualified to appear on the Voting List; in Aug- ust five afternoon and evening sessions were held prior to the Primaries and 503 persons qualified as voters; and in October five afternoon and evening sessions were held prior to the November election and 1028 persons qualified as voters; the total for the year being 1910.


Below is a list showing a total of 20,953 registered voters in the fourteen precincts, as of October 14th.


Precinct 1 1,314


Precinct 2 1,649


Precinct 3 1,229


Precinct 4 1,687


Precinct 5 1,348


Precinct 6 1,412


Precinct 7 1,495


Precinct 8


1,498


Precinct 9


1,271


Precinct 10


1,721


Precinct 11


1,384


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Precinct 12 1,800


Precinct 13 1,482


Precinct 14


1,663


Respectfully submitted,


TIMOTHY J. BUCKLEY, Chairman DENNIS I. DONAHUE


ARTHUR P. WYMAN


EARL A. RYDER, Clerk


Board of Registrars.


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TOWN ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT


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TOWN ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT


Arlington, Mass., January 27, 1943.


To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:


Gentlemen :


I hand you herewith a report of the financial transac- tions of the Town of Arlington for the fiscal year ending December 31, 1942, as set forth in the following schedules :


Balance Sheet.


Unexpended Balances of Appropriation Accounts.


Debt Statement.


Public Trust Funds (Cash and Securities) .


Statement of Appropriations.


Receipts and Expenditures.


Respectfully submitted,


CLARENCE NEEDHAM, Town Accountant.


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Town of Arlington -- Balance Sheet, December 31, 1942 O


GENERAL ACCOUNTS


ASSETS


LIABILITIES AND RESERVES


Cash :


General


$647,530.46 202.00


Petty


U. S. Grant-A. D. C. Admin. Exp. $.49


U. S. Grant-A. D. C. Aid. 33.34


U. S. Grant-Old Age-Admin. Exp. 49.69


Ethel Wellington Memorial Fund .... 50.00


George-Deen . Fund 138.83


$272.35


Agency :


Dog Licenses


144.00


Trusts :


Advance Deposits-Special Services $646.87


193,714.52


Special Assessments :


Moth 1942 $45.75


Unapportioned Sewer


1,600.12


Apportioned Sewer 1942 435.43


General:


Tailings


$1,221.37


Food Stamp Plan


10,000.00


Sale of Lots and Graves ..


62,907.00


Sale of Junk from Cemetery Property 499.74


44,700.34


Committed Interest on Special Assessments:


Sewers


$75.47


Property


7,350.00


Sidewalks


38.97


Betterments


492.74


Trust Funds Income: Charity 1,645.83


Schools


2,684.37


$647,732.46


Accounts Receivable :


Taxes:


Levy 1940 Poll $10.00


Levy 1941 Poll 124.00


Levy 1941 Personal


221.31


Levy 1942 Poll


682.00


Levy 1942 Personal


1,395.16


Levy 1942 Real Estate


191,282.05


Distrained Goods Surplus 16.19


Excess Sales of Low Value Property


139.00


802.06


Unapportioned Sidewalks ..


2,199.55


Apportioned Sidewalks 1942 210.63


Unapportioned Betterment 38,225.80 ..


Apportioned Betterment 1942 .. 1,983.06


Sale of Tax Possessions


607.18


Grants and Gifts :


Motor Vehicle Excise Tax: Levy 1941 Levy 1942


$172.75


749.63


Tax Titles


Tax Possessions


Levy 1938


$1,538.61


Levy 1941


12,150.81


Collector of Taxes


$671.55


Town Property Rentals


359.00


Public Works


916.74


Police


355.86


Special Assessments


$44,700.34


Committed Interest


607.18


Motor Vehicle Excise


922.38


Welfare Aid


3,303.49


Tax Titles


29,609.64


Welfare Accident Claims


8,564.05


Aid to D. C.


402.67


Departmental


60,927.70


Old Age ..


879.60


Old Age-State


766.39


Soldiers' Relief


472.00


Deficiency 1941


$44,252.85


31.00


Deficiency 1942


24,695.10


Parks


30.00


Kenmore Square Rental Deficiency ..


1,612.72


Water Miscellaneous


26.88


Legal Expense


1,412.33


Water Rates


12,494.58


71,973.00


Overestimated for 1942 Taxes : Canterbury St. Highway


$.27


Hospital Care-Veterans


42.91


43.18


Surplus Revenue


377,756.91


$1,010,440.85


$1,010,440.85


90,740.70 256,132.25 11,060.75


32,792.97


Revenue Reserved Until Collected :


Fire


110.65


Board of Health


.....


..


60,927.70


Overlay Overdrafts: Levy 1940


271.19


Library 4,432.39


922.38 29,609.64 31,955.44


Unexpended Appropriations Balances Accounts Payable


Overlay Reserved for Abatements of Taxes:


Departmental :


Levy 1942 19,103.55


...


Water Liens Added to Taxes.


463.46


Cemetery


8,885.00


Tax Possessions


31,955.44


168,722.68


Boston Elevated Reserves :


Schools


22,194.78


DEFERRED ACCOUNTS


Apportioned Assessments Not Due :


Apportioned Special Assessments Due 1943 to 1951 Inclusive:


Sewers ..


$8,917.55


Sewers ..


$8,917.55


Sidewalks


3,386.44


Sidewalks


3,386.44


Street Betterments


84,431.70


Street Betterments


84,431.70


$96,735.69


$96,735.69


DEBT ACCOUNTS


Sinking Funds


$13,985.64


Sinking Fund Loans


$15,000.00


Net Funded or Fixed Debt


250,014.36


Serial Loans (Schedule B)


..


249,000.00


$264,000.00


$264,000.00


TRUST AND INVESTMENT FUNDS


$583,449.16


Municipal Insurance Fund


$86,742.65


Workmen's Compensation Fund


3,062.42


Contributory Retirement Fund Public Trust Funds (Schedule C). ..


161,647.27


385,019.34


$636,471.68


$636,471.68


In Custody of Town Treasurer


In Custody of Trustees ..


53,022.52


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TOWN ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT


UNEXPENDED BALANCES, APPROPRIATION ACCOUNTS (SCHEDULE A)


Committee on:


Town Yard


$15.00


Purchase of Land for Park Purposes


45.15


Relief


187.39


Parks and Playgrounds


125.49


Reclamation Plant


16.58


Plans for Completion of High School Audi- torium


50.00


Purchasing Agent


33.06


War Transportation Committee


139.29


Engineering Expenses


310.00


Preservation of Health and Protection of Per- sons and Property


7,996.41


Registration and Operation of Bicycles


77.09


Fire Expense


3,500.00


Fire and Police Signal System Expense


1,664.05


Sewer Extensions


5,003.75


Arlmont Village-Sewer Extensions


1,224.59


Storm Drain Extensions


6,711.44


Highway Capital Outlay-Trucks and Auto.


1,134.52


Construction New Streets-1937


538.09


Construction New Streets-1938


1,086.69


Construction New Streets-1939


846.55


Construction New Streets-1940


6,848.13


Construction New Streets-1941


10,995.31


Construction New Streets-1942


79,811.60


Easement in Lands-1940


1,500.00


Easement in Land-1941


1,500.00


Easement in Land-1942


1,500.00


Reconstruction of Streets and Maintenance


121.10


Alteration of Gray Street


152.40


Alteration of River Street


21.41


Alteration of Tufts Street


2,417.51


Sidewalks and Edgestones-1940, 1941 & 1942


2,251.58


Exterior Lines-Ely Road to Rublee Street .... 739.18


Exterior Lines-Appleton St. to Rublee St .....


211.63


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Exterior Lines-Glenburn Rd .- Almont to Hillcrest 531.80


Exterior Lines-Marion Rd. from Mass. Ave. 1,891.50


Exterior Lines-Venner Rd .- Hillside Rd. to Spring St.


2,191.70


Exterior Lines-Hibbert St.


241.58


Exterior Lines-Spring St. to Concord


Turnpike 295.97


Exterior Lines-Renfrew St.


19.41


Exterior Lines-Hillsdale Rd.


804.55


Exterior Lines-Spy Pond Parkway-Lake St. to Kelwyn Manor


1,614.64


Exterior Lines-Spy Pond Parkway to Princeton Rd. 56.52


Snow Removal Equipment


1,965.51


Roof Repairs-Locke School


284.57


Parks Expenses


325.00


Improvement North Union St. Playground


4,225.45


Parks Field House Heights Reservoir


40.00


Acquisition of Land for Public Playgrounds ....


4,632.12


Land for Entrance to Warren A. Peirce Playground 60.90


Reservoir Beach Fence


17.87


Wellington Park Sanitary Station


2,500.00


Wellington Playgrounds Improvements


. 740.06


Waldo Road Playground Improvements.


2,850.00


Florence Ave. Playgrounds-Grading & Draining 2.20


Thorndike St. Playground Improvements


600.00


Sale of Acquired Tax Title Property.


100.00


Annual Rental for V. F. W. Post 1775.


233.35


Foreclosure and Registration Tax Titles (Town) 411.07


Hurricane Damage Emergency Fund


4,716.83


Arlington Rationing Board


411.85


W.P.A. and Unemployment-Personal Services 1941


5,483.18


W.P.A. Material and Equipment-Wages and Expenses 1941


41,021.80


177


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Sale of Land and Buildings


25.00


Study of Wages and Salaries


900.00


New Meters


509.00


Renewal of Water Mains


282.55


Water Extensions


6,263.31


Water Extensions-Arlmont Village


59.04


Water Main Supply Line-Turkey Hill Standpipe


29,483.73


Acquisition of Land for Cemetery


130.20


Cemetery-Improvement of Land


1,435.00


$256,132.25


DEBT STATEMENT (SCHEDULE B)


Bonds and Loans


Rate


Balance Dec. 31, 1941


Paid During 1942


Outstanding Dec. 31, 1942


Principal Due 1943 .


Fire Station 1928


4


$6,000.00


$3,000.00


$3,000.00


$3,000.00


Police Station 1926


4


10,000.00


2,000.00


8,000.00


2,000.00


Schools 1924 (Cutter)


4


5,000.00


5,000.00


0.00


0.00


Schools 1925


(Hardy)


4


24,000.00


6,000.00


18,000.00


6,000.00


Schools 1926


(Parmenter)


4


15,000.00


3,000.00


12,000.00


3,000.00


Schools 1927


(Junior High East)


4


66,000.00


11,000.00


55,000.00


11,000.00


Schools 1929


(Peirce Addition)


41/2


40,000.00


5,000.00


35,000.00


5,000.00


Schools 1930


(High Addition)


4


68,000.00


17,000.00


51,000.00


17,000.00


Schools 1931


(Brackett)


31/2


65,000.00


13,000.00


52,000.00


13,000.00


Schools 1932


(High Addition)


43/4


18,000.00


3,000.00


15,000.00


3,000.00


Parks 1896


4


15,000.00


0.00


15,000.00


0.00


$332,000.00


$68,000.00


$264,000.00


$63,000.00


..


..


....


..


...


...


...


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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 Charity Fund 100.00


William Cutter School Fund


5,354.00


M. M. W. Russell School Fund.


5,327.86


Mary Cutter Poor Widows Fund


613.11


M. M. W. Russell Poor Widows Fund.


1,704.23


Annie L. Hill Poor Widows Fund


2,000.00


Robbins Library Art Fund


43,303.58


Timothy Wellington Library Fund


100.00


Henry W. 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


4,696.57


Eldridge Farmer Library Fund


53,022.52


Robbins Cemetery Fund


5,425.14


S. C. Bucknam Cemetery Fund


2,028.07


Perpetual Care Fund


191,658.56


Soldiers' Monument Fund


3,199.10


$385,019.34


APPROPRIATIONS AND EXPENDITURES


Balance Dec. 31, 1941


Appro- priations


Other Credits


Total


Expended


Transfers


Balance Dec. 31, 1942


GENERAL GOVERNMENT


Finance Committee :


Personal Services


$900.00


$900.00


$900.00 324.80


Reserve


15,000.00


400.00 15,000.00


$12,207.70


$75.20 2,792.30


Various Committees On :


Town Yard


$15.00


15.00


15.00


Purchase of Land for Park Purposes


45.15


45.15


45.15


Relief


187.39


187.39


187.39


Parks and Playgrounds


156.09


156.09


30.60


125.49


Reclamation Plant


16.58


16.58


16.58


Plans for Completion High School Auditorium


50.00


50.00


50.00


Purchasing Agent


122.68


122.68


89.62


33.06


War Transportation Committee


$200.00


200.00


60.71


139.29


Selectmen :


Personal Services


6,272.00


5.66


6,277.66


6,270.99


6.67


Expenses


1,388.00


1,388.00


940.07


447.93


Personal


Services


5,520.00


5,520.00 390.00


5,233.00


Expense


390.00


389.68


.32


Treasurer :


Personal


3,901.05


3,901.05


3,901.05


Expense


1,220.00


1,220.00


1,203.72


16.28


Personal


Services


8,925.25


8,925.25


8,913.29


11.96


Expense


2,050.00


2,050.00


1,942.52


107.48


Assessors :


Personal Services


10.084.00 1.087.50


10,095.17 1,087.50


1,077.36


10.14


Town Counsel :


Personal Services Legal Expense, Damage Claims, Etc.


2,000.00


2,000.00


1,903.23


96.77


Town Clerk :


Personal Services


5,800.00 470.00


8.33


5,808.33


5,808.33 461.54


33.46


Board of Public Works: Personal Services-General Admin.


17,418.84 1,500.00


17,418.84 1,500.00


16,609.62 1,309.86


190.14


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...


Expense


25.00


495.00


809.22


Expense


10,000.00


10,000.00


7,537.20


2,462.80


11.17


10,095.17


Expense


Services


Collector :


Accountant :


287.00


Expense


400.00


Engineering :


Personal Services


4,628.00


2.33


4,630.33


23,736.00


19,394.63


4,341.37


Expense


3,095.40


2,377.92


717.48


Elections and Town Meetings : Personal Services


8,426.00


7,684.84


741.16


Expenses


4,910.00


3,875.79


1,034.21


Planning Board Expenses Board of Survey :


600.00


136.66


463.34


Personal Services and Wages Expense


215.00


215.00


67.58


147.42


Board of Appeal Expenses Town Hall :


325.00


325.00


228.69


96.31


Personal Services


5,800.00


5,814.58


5,812.33


2.25


Expense


5,567.00


5,567.00


5,211.85


355.15


Maintenance of Grounds


3,058.00


3,058.00


3,039.95


18.05


Police :


Personal


Services


127,717.50 11,199.00


1,139.67


13,438.67


13,319.65


119.02


Indemnity to Policeman


300.00


300.00


Police Out-Of-State Travel


75.00


75.00


7,996.41


Preservation of Health and Protection of Persons and Property


14,130.74


29,130.74


21,134.33 599.36


... 77.09


Personal Services


120,577.75


3.50


120,581.25


119,319.25


1,262.00


Expense


13,880.00


13,880.00 3,275.00


1,600.27


1,674.73


Building Inspector :


Personal Services-Building, Plumbing and Gas


7,160.00 605.00


5.00


7,165.00


7,115.00


50.00


Expense


605.00


515.56


89.44


Wire Inspector :


Personal Services


2,800.00


2,800.00


2,800.00


Expense


515.00


515.00


490.63


24.37


Sealer Weights and Measures :


Personal Services


2,600.00


2,600.00


2,353.41


246.59


Expense


470.00


470.00


364.85


105.15


Moth-Personal Services and Wages


5,105.00


5,105.00


5,104.00


1.00


Expense


2,040.00


2,040.00


2,010.88


29.12


Tree Warden :


Personal Services and Wages


3.665.00


3,665.00


3,248.38


416.42


Expense


1,000.00


1,380.00


295.00


2,675.00


2,369.02


305.98


Board of Health :


Personal Services


9,293.00


9,293.00


8,314.33


978.67


....


4.17 127,721.67


122,093.38


5,628.29


Expense


1,100.00


Registration and Operation of Bicycles Fire :


15,000.00 500.00


176.45


676.45


10,375.02


3,504.98


Fire and Police Signal System Expense


3,275.00


2.34


1,855.34


1,845.34


10.00


TOWN ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT


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Wages


4,630.33 23,736.00 3,095.40


8,426.00 4,910.00 600.00


1,853.00


14.58


300.00 75.00


APPROPRIATIONS AND EXPENDITURES-Continued


Balance Dec. 31, 1941


Appro- priations


Other Credits


Total


Expended


Transfers


Balance Dec. 31, 1942


Expense


2,500.00


2,500.00


1,789.69


710.31


Communicable Diseases


18,500.00


18,500.00


18,306.38


193.62


Assessment for County Tuberculosis Hospital


25,492.20


25,492.20


25,492.20


Personal Services


500.00


500.00


500.00


Vital Statistics


200.00


200.00


195.03


4.97


Sewer Maintenance


7,000.00


7,000.00


6,966.72


33.28


Sewer Extensions


3,175.87


9,300.00


12,475.87


7,472.12


5,003.75


Arlmont Village Sewer Extensions


1,224.59


1,224.59


1,224,59


Storm Drain Extensions


1,660.24


8,000.00


9,660.24


2,948.80


6,711.44


Reconstruction Mill Street Culvert Sanitation :


503.96


503.96


461.30


42.66


Personal Services


2,034.50


2,034.50


2,034.50


Collection of Ashes, Rubbish and Offal


98,000.00


98,000.00


96,109.01


1,890.99


Highway Maintenance-Wages, Materials and Expense


86,908.34


86,908.34


82,934.21


3,974.13


Highway Capital Outlay-Trucks and Autos


248.88


9,743.50


9,992.38


8,857.86


1,134.52


Construction New Streets-1937


538.09


538.09


538.09


Construction New Streets-1939


921.55


921.55


75.00


846.55


Construction New Streets-1940


6,990.61


6,990.61


142.48


6,848.13


Construction New Streets-1941


21,341.36


21,341.36


10,346.05


10,995.31


Construction New Streets-1942


80,119.13


80,119.13


307.53


79,811.60


Easement in Land-1941


1,500.00


1,500.00


1,500.00


Reconstruction of Mystic Street


157.89


5,729.18


5,887.07


5,887.07


Reconstruction of Streets and Mainte- nance


619.30


1,000.00


1,077.24


2,575.44


121.10


Alteration of Gray Street


152.40


152.40


152.40


Alteration of River Street


21.41


21.41


21.41


Alteration of Tufts Street


2,430.01


2,430.01


12.50


2,417.51


Sidewalks and Edgestones 1940, 1941, 1942 Exterior Lines :


7,256.05


3,000.00


8,004.47


2,251.58


Ely Road to Rublee Street


739.18


739.18


739.18


Appleton Street to Rublee Street


211.63


211.63


211.63


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Construction New Streets-1938


1,086.69


1,086.69


1,086.69


Easement in Land-1940


1,500.00


1,500.00


1,500.00


Easement in Land-1942


1,500.00


1,500.00


1,500.00


2,696.54


10,256.05


Inspector of Animals :


Glenburn Road-Almont to Hillcrest


540.00


540.00


8.20


531.80


Marion Road from Mass. Ave.


1,900.00


1,900.00


8.50


1,891.50


Venner Road-Hillside Rd. to Spring St.


2,200.00


2,200.00


8.30


2,191.70


Hibbert Street


241.58


241.58


241.58


Spring Street to Concord Pike


295.97


295.97


295.97


Renfrew Street


19.41


19.41


: 19.41


Hillsdale Road


804.55


804.55


804.55


Spy Pond Parkway, Lake Street Kelwyn Manor


to


1,641.27


26.63


1,614.64


Spy Pond Parkway to Princeton Road Snow Removal Equipment


1,965.51


1,965.51


1,965.51


Snow and Ice Removal


35,238.89


33,801.78


1,437.11


Street Lighting


51,769.95


51,769.95


50,877.70


892.25


Traffic Signals :


2,665.00


2,665.00


1,690.00


975.00


Board of Public Welfare :


10,995.84


10,995.84


10,529.55


466.29


1,555.00


2,255.00


2,221.92


33.08


Aid


80,000.00


80,000.00


66,905.18


13,094.82


Aid to Dependent Children :


Personal Services


1.908.00


1,908.00


1,837.42


Expense


172.00


172.00


172.00


Aid


45,000.00


45,000.00


36,261.64


8,738.36


Old Age Assistance :


5,670.00 598.00


598.00


539.99


58.01


Assistance


100,000.00


1,100.00


101,100.00


101,089.55


10.45


District and Other Nurses


2,000.00


2,000.00


2,000.00


State Aid


1,700.00


1,700.00


1,170.00


530.00


Military Aid


1,300.00


1,300.00


30.00


1,270.00


Soldiers' Relief, Burial


20,000.00


20,000.00


10,633.86


9,366.14


Schools :


General Control


17,910.00


17,910.00


16,446.19


1,463.81


Instructional Service


525,907.00


525,907.00


512,537.21


13,369.79


Operation of Plant


78,025.00


1,500.00


79,525.00


77,881.51


1.643.49


Janitors' Overtime Wages


2,500.00


350.00


2,850.00


2,754.94


95.06


Maintenance of Plant


32,085.00


32,085.00


31,585.36


499.64


Auxiliary Agencies and Activities


15,820.00


15,820.00


15,668.09


151.91


Capital Outlay


5,633.00


5,633.00


5,203.63


429.37


Sprinkler Systems-School Buildings


457.31


457.31


457.31


Personal Services Expense


3,200.00


3,200.00


3,129.22


70.78


Personal Services


1,244.37


1,244.37


1,187.85


55.52


32,988.89


2,250.00


Expense


700.00


70.58


Personal Services


5,670.00


5,631.13


38.87


Expense


TOWN ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT


183


1,641.27


APPROPRIATIONS AND EXPENDITURES-Continued


Balance Dec. 31, 1941


Appro- priations


Other Credits


Total


Expended


Transfers


Balance Dec. 31, 1942


Roof Repairs-Locke School


380.57


380.57


96.00


284.57


Sound and Tel. System-High School Vocational Tuition


4,801.70


4,801.70


4,799.26


2.44


8,000.00


8,000.00


5,361.17


2,638.83


Robbins Library :


Personal Services


20,780.00


20,330.29


449.71


Expense


12,750.00


20,780.00 12,750.00


12,749.78


.22


Parks :


Personal Services Including Wages


9,435.50


9,435.50


9,232.10


203.40


Expense


3,254.00


325.00


3,579.00


2,426.46


1,152.54


Warren A. Peirce Playground


514.00


514.00


489.25


24.75


Grading No. Union Street Playground


293.86


293.86


293.86


Improvement No. Union St. Playground


4,225.45


4,225.45


4,225.45


Parks Field House-Heights Reservoir ..


40.00


40.00


40.00


Acquisition of Land for Public Playgrounds


4,632.12


4,632.12


4,632.12


Acquisition of Land for Public Playgrounds


33,812.50


33,812.50


33,812.50


Land for Entrance to W. A. Peirce Playground


60.90


60.90


60.90


Wellington Memorial Playground


329.60


329.60


Reservoir Beach Fence


17.87


17.87


17.87


Wellington Park Sanitary Station


2,500.00


2,500.00


2,500.00


Wellington Playgrounds Improvements


4,429.00


4,429.00


3,688.94


740.06


Waldo Road Playground Improvements


2,850.00


2,850.00


2,850.00


Grading and Draining


1,000.00


1,000.00


997.80


2.20


Thorndike St. Playground Improvements


600.00


600.00


Sale of Acquired Tax Title Property


100.00


100.00


100.00


Patriots' Day


Observance


125.00


125.00


125.00


51.70


Pensions


13,854.71


13,854.71


12,910.04


944.67


Annual Rental Veterans Foreign Wars Post 1775


233.35


400.00


633.35


400.00


233.35


Insurance, Fire, Liability, Fidelity, Burglary


11,650.00


3,500.00


15,150.00


14,443.61


706.39


Workmen's Compensation


7,000.00


6,438.71


13,438.71 927.32


6,438.71


7,000.00


Printing Town Reports


927.32


972.32


Maintenance of Menotomy Hall and Houses Owned by Town


Personal


Services


1,775.00


2.50


1,777.50


1,777.50


Expense


2,543.00


2,543.00


2,430.83


112.17


.


184


ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT


Memorial Day


895.00


895.00


843.30


329.60


Florence Ave. Playgrounds ---


..


600.00


Foreclosure and Registraton of Tax Titles (Town)


600.68


600.68


189.61


411.07


Symmes Arlington Hospital


8,226.37


8,226.37


7,105.25


329.60


1,121.12


Hurricane Damage-Emergency Fund


4,716.83


526.00


575.00


1.101.00


689.15


411.85


Special Compensation for Town Employees 1942


69,452.00


425.00


69,877.00


61,096.08


8,780.92


Retirement Board-Contributory Retire- ment Appropriation Account


28,807.38


28,807.38


28,807.38


W. P. A. and Unemployment :


3.412.34


9,562.00


12,974.34


7,491.16


5.483.18


W. P. A. Material and Equipment-


39,253.09


80,290.09


39,268.29


41,021.80


Sale of Land and Buildings


150.00


125.00


25.00


Study of Wages-Salaries


750.00


150.00


900.00


Water Maintenance :


Personal Services


5,365.00


5,365.00


5,364.84


.16


Administration Expense


1,600.00


1,600.00


1,586.06


13.94


Wages. Materials and Expense


44,000.00


40,042.73


3,957.27


Water House Connections


4,000.00


1,304.15


2,695.85


Emergency Valve Insertions


3,550.00


3,550.00


3,441.76


New Meters


1,000.00


1,000.00


491.00


509.00


Replacement of Meters


3,000.00


3,000.00


3,000.00


Renewal of Water Mains


1,103.16 199.13


15,500.00


15,699.13


9,435.82


6,263.31


Water Extensions-Arlmont Village


59.01


59.04


59.04


Water Main Supply Line-Turkey Hill Standpipe


30,000.00


30,000.00


516.27


29,483.73


Cemetery :


Personal Services-Including Wages


21,020.00


62.00


21,082.00


20,927.15


154.85


Expense


2,025.00


4,425.80


6,450.80


1,814.29


4,636.51


Acquisition of Land for Cemetery


130.20


130.20


130.20


Improvement of Land


2,625.00


2,625.00


1,190.00


1,435.00


Interest


17,000.00


17,000.00


14,516.12


2,483.88


Town Debt


68,000.00


68,000.00


68,000.00


$175,499.00


$2,364,317.62


$29,878.63


$2,569,695.25 $2,149,384.96 $48,015.08


$372,295.21


TOWN ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT


185


Claims or Charges


4,716.83


4,716.83


Arlington Rationing Board


Personal Services 1941


Wages and Expenses 1941


41,037.00 150.00


900.00


4,000.00


108.24


1.103.16


820.61


282.55


Water Extensions


44,000.00


186


ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT


RECEIPTS-1942


TAXES :


Current Year:


Real Estate


$1,671,693.25


Personal


105,899.68


Poll


23,156.00


Previous Years :


Real Estate


247,850.35


Personal


1,285.47


Poll


148.00


Tax Title Redemptions


17,145.68


From the State :


Corporation Tax


48,690.45


Income Tax


200,310.90


Total Taxes $2,316,179.78


LICENSES AND PERMITS:


Licenses :


Junk


$155.00


Pedlers


175.00


Milk


91.00


Bicycles


643.75


All Others


1,446.50


Permits :


Marriage


1,118.00


Building, Gas and Plumbing


846.00


Wire


283.00


All Others


278.50


Total Licenses and Permits 5,036.75


Forward $2,321,216.53


187


TOWN ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT


188


ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT


RECEIPTS


Forward $2,321,216.53


FINES AND FORFEITS:


Court Fines $1,074.00


Total Fines and Forfeits. 1,074.00


GRANTS AND GIFTS:


Vocational Education


$3,945.21


English Speaking Classes


389.37


From County : Dog Licenses ....


3,438.09


U. S. Grant: Aid to Dependent Children-Administrative Expense 940.95


U. S. Grant: Aid to Dependent Children-Aid


12,995.98


U. S. Grant: Old Age Adminis- trative Expense 2,723.79


U. S. Grant: Old Age Assist- ance 81,716.78


Highway Fund


86,105.80


Meal Tax-Chapter 729-


Act 1941 1,051.01


Playgrounds-Wellington Memorial Fund 900.00


Total Grants and Gifts 194,206.98


SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS:


Moth


$543.57


Sewers


4,718.35


Sidewalks


3,718.48


Street Betterments


40,953.66


Total Special Assessments. 49,934.06


PRIVILEGES :


Motor Vehicle Excise Tax:


Current Year


$89,606.35


Previous Years


1,277.65


Total Privileges


90,884.00


Forward $2,657,315.57


189


TOWN ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT


190


ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT


RECEIPTS


Forward $2,657,315.57


DEPARTMENTAL:


General Government:


Selectmen :


Hearings, Advertising, Etc ... $36.65


Treasurer-Costs


92.02


Collector-Liens and Costs.


2,349.71


General Government, forward


$2,478.38


Forward $2,657,315.57


191


TOWN ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT 1.


PAYMENTS-1942


DEPARTMENTAL:


General Government:


Finance Committee :


Personal Services


$900.00


Expense


324.80


Various Committees Expense


180.93


Selectmen :


Salary of Board


2,000.00


Other Personal Services


4,570.99


Hearings, Advertising, Printing


53.27


Printing Town Warrants


348.00


Other Expense


881.80


Accountant :


Personal Services


5,283.00


Expense


389.68


State Charges


19.26


Treasurer :


Personal Services


4,041.05


Expense


1,167.72


Fidelity Bonds


350.00


Collector :


Personal Services


9,653.29


Expense


1,942.52


Fidelity Bonds


798.00


Assessors :


Salary of Board


3,600.00


Other Personal Services


6,945.17


Expense


1,077.36


General Government forward


$44,526.84


192


ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT


RECEIPTS


Forward $2,657,315.57


General Government, forward ..


$2,478.38


Town Clerk Fees


2,201.91


Engineering Fees


78.00


Board of Appeal


105.00


Town Hall Rental


1,657.75


Town Hall Miscellaneous


6.78


Total General Government




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