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* 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
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One parent born in Arlington
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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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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
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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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..
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..
...
...
...
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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
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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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