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Dog Licenses $4,426.70
1205 Male Dogs
140 Female Dogs
631 Spayed Female Dogs
1 Special License
4 Transfers
37 Duplicate Tags
(The Town's fees - $400.10)
Sporting Licenses 1,252.00
(The Town's fees - $147.25)
RECEIVED FOR
Marriage Licenses ....... $838.30
Mortgages
531.20
Certificates
664.31
Garage Renewals
25.50
Miscellaneous Licenses
229.22
Pole Locations
84.00
2,372.53
$8,051.23
For particulars regarding births, marriages, and deaths, we refer you to the following pages.
EARL A. RYDER
Town Clerk
1943 DEATHS BY MONTHS (Stillbirths Excluded)
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Total
Total:
23
26
24
25
20
27
27
22
15
25
13
28
275
Male
24
19
25
24
17
22
21
13
22
19
18
25
249
Female
Residents died in Arlington :
15
15
15
· 15
13
13
12
9
9
14
4
21
155
Male
18
13
17
19
12
10
13
7
12
11
10
23
165
Female
Non-residents died in Arlington : Male
2
3
5
3
1
6
4
4
0
3
2
6
39
Female
2
1
5
0
3
4
2
1
4
3
4
2
31
Residents of Arlington died out of Town:
6
8
4
7
6
8
11
9
6
8
7
1
81
Male
4
5
3
5
2
8
6
5
6
5
4
0
53
Female
Children under one year:
1
1
0
2
0
2
0
1
0
2
0
0
9
Male
..
3
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
6
Female
1
0
0
0
0
3
1
1
0
1
0
0
7
Male
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Female
1
5
1
0
0
4
2
2
2
1
1
1
20
Female
1
0
0
0
2
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
5
Between thirty and sixty years: Male
5
4
5
7
6
4
10
7
5
8
5
7
73
Female
5
6
7
2
5
5
10
3
4
7
3
64
Between sixty and ninety years:
15
15
18
16
14
13
14
11
7
13
7
19
162
Male
Female
14
9
17
22
7
13
10
10
14
15
10
22
163
Over ninety years :
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
4
Male
....
1
4
0
0
2
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
9
Female
..
.....
..
Between one and ten years:
Between ten and thirty years: Male
120
ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT
1943
MARRIAGES BY MONTHS
Months
Total
Groom's First
Bride's First
Groom's Second
Bride's Second
Groom's Third
Bride's Third
January
27
24
25
2
2
1
0
February
32
28
30
4
2
0
0
March
22
17
19
5
3
0
0
April
34
29
32
4
2
1
0
May
35
28
28
6
6
1
1
June
53
49
47
4
5
0
1
July
43
38
41
4
2
1
0
August
37
30
31
7
6
0
0
September
40
34
37
6
2
0
1
October
41
31
37
10
4
0
0
November
39
30
35
9
4
0
0
December
15
12
13
3
2
0
0
418
350
I 375
64
1
40
4
1
3
Number of Marriages Recorded
418
Residents ..............
477
Non-Residents
359
Solemnized out of Arlington
210
Age of oldest groom
74
Age of oldest bride
65
Age of youngest groom
17
Age of youngest bride
15
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REPORT OF TOWN CLERK
1943
BIRTHS BY MONTHS
In Arlington
Out of Arlington
Totals
Months
Total
Males
Females
Males
Females
Males
Females
January
88
10
9
34
35
44
44
February
67
8
15
19
25
27
40
March
64
13
11
25
15
38
26
April
71
11
15
22
23
33
38
May
84
16
15
19
34
35
49
June
71
18
10
21
22
39
32
July
70
10
11
27
22
37
33
August
76
13
18
20
25
33
43
September
63
15
14
19
15
34
29
October
56
15
14
20
7
35
21
November
34
17
9
3
5
20
14
December
30
11
14
4
1
15
15
*774
1 157
155
233
229
390
384
*Of the 774 births recorded, there were 135 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
509
Both parents born in Foreign Countries
26
One parent born in United States
210
One parent born in Foreign Countries
120
Both parents born in Arlington
14
One parent born in Arlington
120
122
ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT
REPORT OF BOARD OF REGISTRARS OF VOTERS
Honorable Board of Selectmen
Arlington, Mass.
Gentlemen :
We beg to submit our report for 1943:
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.
In February the Board held five afternoon and evening sessions for registration of voters, at which time 167 per- sons qualified to appear on the Voting List.
Below is a list showing a total of 21,029 registered voters in the fourteen precincts, as of February 17, 1943.
Precinct 1
1317
Precinct 2
1660
Precinct 3 1221
Precinct 4
1686
Precinct 5 1343
Precinct 6
1415
Precinct 7
1496
Precinct 8
1504
Precinct 9
1278
Precinct 10
1739
Precinct 11
1394
Precinct 12
1806
Precinct 13
1485
Precinct 14
1685
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
TOWN ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT
Arlington, Mass., January 28, 1944
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, 1943 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.
Town of Arlington - - Balance Sheet, December 31, 1943 GENERAL ACCOUNTS
ASSETS
Cash :
General
$739,530.50
Petty
202.00
$739,732.50
Accounts Receivable : Taxes :
Levy 1942 Poll
146.00
Levy 1942 Personal ..
94.34
Levy 1943 Poll
592.00
Levy 1943 Personal
660.80
Levy 1943 Real Estate
.. 116,947.55
118,440.69
Special Assessments :
Moth 1943
30.70
Unapportioned Sewer
1,650.17
Apportioned Sewer 1943
261.11
Unapportioned Sidewalk
773.30
Apportioned Sidewalk 1943
156.37
Apportioned Betterment 1943
1,768.77
Committed Interest on Special Assessments :
General :
Tailings
158.01
Food Stamp Plan ...
10,000.00
Sidewalks
27.25
Betterments
490.86
Sale of Junk - Cemetery
686.31
595.03
Sale of Tax Possessions Property
7,350.00
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax :
Levy 1942
100.37
Levy 1943
542.77
LIABILITIES AND RESERVES
Grants and Gifts : U. S. Grant-A.D.C. Admin. Exp.
$880.39
U S. Grant-Old Age Assistance Admin. Expense 1,359.68
Ethel Wellington Mem. Fund ...
50.00
George-Deen Fund
138.83
$2,428.90
Agencies :
State Sporting Licenses
75.50
County Dog Licenses
50.40
125.90
Trusts :
Advanced Deposits - Special
Services
922.79
Distrained Goods Surplus
16.19
Excess Sales of Low Value
Property
139.00
1,077.98
4,640.42
Assessments :
Sewers
76.92
Sale of Lots & Graves .....
.... ..
72,391.32
2,026.42
643.14
Trust Funds Income : Charity
54,197.00
...
Tax Titles Tax Possessions Departmental :
15,141.75 33,992.66
Schools Library
1,462.42
6,153.31
Estates of Deceased Persons
781.00
Selectmen
94.00
Public Works
1,014.34
Police
355.86
Fire
110.65
Board of Health
19,419.83
Levy 1941
10,052.52
Welfare Aid
1,386.11
Welfare Accident Claims
6,998.95
Old Age Assistance
670.98
Soldiers Relief
82.00
Schools
9.89
Parks
30.00
Water Miscellaneous
15.12
Motor Vehicle Excise
643.14
Water Rates,
10,470.90
Tax Titles
15,141.75
Water Liens
566.17
Tax Possessions
33,992.66
Cemetery
7,980.00
Departmental ....
49,985.80
Overdrafts:
1940 Overlay
553.70
Deficiency 1941
44,252.85
Deficiency 1942
24,695.10
Kenmore Sq. Rental Deficiency
1,612.72
Legal Expense
1,412.33
Metropolitan Parks
926.28
Metropolitan Parks - Nantasket
121.63
Metropolitan Sewerage
489.27
Metropolitan Water
13,312.59
Boston Elevated Deficiency 1941
1,620.09
Middlesex County Tax: Underestimated
3,667.59
Surplus Revenue
166.05 $444,216.61
$984,132.71
$984,132.71
..
... ......... ..
40,861.60
Revenue Reserves Until Collected :
Special Assessments
4,640.42
Committed Interest
595.03
.....
..
..
49,985.80
104,998.80
Boston Elevated Reserves :
Comm. of Massachusetts :
Underestimated:
Charles River Basin
269.57
71,973.00
Commonwealth of Massachusetts : Overestimated : Smoke Nuisance
163.19
16,739.43
Boston Ele. Rental Deficiency 2.86
9,642.15 $227,760.02 8,490.38
Unexpended Appropriations
Accounts Payable
Overlay Reserved for Abatements :
Levy 1938 1,538.61
...... ..
Levy 1942
14,452.80
Levy 1943
14,817.67
.....
.......
..
DEFERRED ACCOUNTS
Apportioned Assessments Not Due :
Sewers .. Sidewalks Street Betterments
$ 8,029.52
Sewers
$ 8,029.52
3,458.04
Sidewalks
3,458.04
91,048.11
Street Betterments
91,048.11
$102,535.67
$102,535.67
DEBT ACCOUNTS
Sinking Funds
$ 14,144.24
Sinking Fund Loans
$ 15,000.00
Net Funded or Fixed Debt
186,855.76
Serial Loans
186,000.00
$201,000.000
(Schedule B)
$201,000.00
TRUST AND INVESTMENT FUNDS
In Custody of Town Treasurer
$778,937.31
Municipal Insurance Fund
$ 88,462.86
Workmen's Compensation Fund
4,724.89
Federal Government Bonds
150,606.03
Contributory Retirement Fund
189,633.20
Public Trust Funds (Schedule C)
398,532.85
$831,959.83
$831,959.83
... ....
...
... .....
..
... ......
In Custody of Trustees
53,022.52
Apportioned Special Assessments Due 1944 to 1952 Inclusive:
...
127
TOWN ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT
UNEXPENDED BALANCES, APPROPRIATION ACCOUNTS (SCHEDULE A)
December 31, 1943
-
Committee On :
Classification of Positions
$150.00
Town Yard
15.00
Purchase of Land for Park Purposes
45.15
Relief
187.39
Parks and Playgrounds
90.94
Reclamation Plant
16.58
Plans for Completion of High School Audi- torium
50.00
Purchasing Agent
33.06
War Transportation
139.29
Insurance
50.00
Police and Fire Radio Transmitter
6,640.00
Fire Expense
7,478.00
Fire and Police Signal System Expense
1,664.05
Sewer Extensions
8,857.84
Arlmont Village-Sewer Extensions
474.59
Storm Drain Extensions
9,834.23
Highway-Capital Outlay-Trucks and Auto
......
9,654.60
Street Construction 1937
538.09
Street Construction 1938
1,086.69
Street Construction 1939 ...
846.55
Street Construction 1940
6,848.13
Street Construction 1941
10,976.77
Street Construction 1942
79,811.60
Easement in Land 1942
1,500.00
Reconstruction of Streets and Maintenance ......
582.65
Alteration Wyman Street corner Mass. Ave. ...
199.03
Alteration of Gray Street
152.40
Alteration of River Street
21.41
Alteration of Tufts Street
2,417.51
· Sidewalks and Edgestones and 1943
1940-1941-1942
1,473.78
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ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT
Exterior Lines-Ely Road to Rublee St. (Wol- laston Ave.) 739.18
Exterior Lines-Appleton St. to Rublee St .....
211.63
Exterior Lines-Glenburn Road-Almont to Hillcrest
50.61
Exterior Lines-Marion Rd. from Mass. Ave.
18.96
Exterior Lines-Venner Road-Hillside Road to Spring St. 2,191.70
Exterior Lines-Hibbert St.
241.58
Exterior Lines-Spring St. to Concord Turn- pike
39.48
Exterior Lines-Renfrew St.
19.41
Exterior Lines-Hillsdale Road
804.55
Exterior Lines-Spy Pond Parkway-Lake St. to Kelwyn Manor
1,614.64
Exterior Lines - Spy Pond Parkway to Princeton Road 56.52
Removal of Snow and Ice-Capital Outlay
1,860.00
Snow Removal Equipment
1,965.51
Roof Repairs-Locke School
242.27
North Union Street Playground
2,631.02
Florence Ave. Playground Improvement
2,269.07
Florence Ave. Playgrounds, Grading and Draining
2.20
Thorndike St. Playground Improvement 588.00
Acquisition of Land for Public Playgrounds ...
4,632.12
Waldo Road Playgrounds Improvements
2,850.00
Wellington Park Sanitary Station
2,500.00
Wellington Playgrounds Improvements
- 277.50
Preservation of Health and Protection of Per- sons and Property 5,983.70
Arlington Rationing Board No. 49
853.19
Annual Rental for Veterans Foreign Wars Post
233.35
Foreclosure and Registration Tax Titles- -
Town
310.09
Sale of Acquired Tax Title Property
100.00
Conversion of Heating Systems
3,979.88
Hurricane Damage Emergency Fund
4,716.83
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TOWN ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT
W. P. A. and Unemployment-Pers. Services 1943
1,000.00
W. P. A. Material and Equipment-Wages and Expenses-Balance 1943
4,000.00
Emergency Valve Insertions
82.00
Relaying Reservoir Water Mains
749.91
Water Extensions
14,717.28
Arlmont Village Water Extensions-Appleton St. 59.04
Water Main Supply Line-Turkey Hill Stand- pipe
11,150.19
Acquisition of Land for Cemetery
130.20
Cemetery-Improvement of Land
967.60
Land for Extension of Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
297.48
Purchase of Burial Rights
788.00
$227,760.02
DEBT STATEMENT (SCHEDULE B)
Bonds and Loans
Rate
Balance Dec. 31, 1942
Paid During 1943
Outstanding Dec. 31, 1943
Principal Due 1944
Fire Station 1928
4
$3,000.00
$3,000.00
0.00
0.00
Police Station 1926
4
8,000.00
2,000.00
6,000.00
2,000.00
Schools 1925 (Hardy)
4
18,000.00
6,000.00
12,000.00
6,000.00
Schools 1926 (Parmenter)
4
12,000.00
3,000.00
9,000.00
3,000.00
Schoo's 1927
(Jr. High East)
4
55,000.00
11,000.00
44,000.00
11,000.00
Schools 1929
(Peirce Addition)
41/2
35,000.00
5,000.00
30,000.00
5,000.00
Schools 1930
(High Addition)
4
51,000.00
17,000.00
34,000.00
17,000.00
Schools 1931 (Brackett)
31/2
52,000.00
13,000.00
39,000.00
13,000.00
Schools 1932 (High Addition)
4.34
15,000.00
3,000.00
12,000.00
3,000.00
Parks 1896
4
15,000.00
0.00
15,000.00
0.00
$264,000.00
$63,000.00
$201,000.00
$60,000.00
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...
..
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ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT
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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
43,353.87
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
Francis E. Thompson Library Fund
2,100.00
Eldridge Farmer Library Fund
53,022.52
Robbins Cemetery Fund
5,425.14
S. C. Bucknam Cemetery Fund
2,028.07
Perpetual Care Fund
202,997.48
Soldiers' Monument Fund
3,223.40
$398,532.85
APPROPRIATIONS AND EXPENDITURES
Balance Dec. 31, 1942
Appro- priations
Other Credits
Total
Expended
Transfers
Balance Dec. 31, 1943
GENERAL GOVERNMENT
Finance Committee :
Personal Services
$900.00
$900.00 379.79
0.00 20.21 3,608.16
Various Committees on :
Classification of Positions
150.00
150.00
0.00
150.00
Town Yard
$15.00
15.00
0.00
15.00
Purchase of Land for Park Purposes ..
45.15
45.15
0.00
45.15
Relief
187.39
187.39
0.00
187.39
Parks and Playgrounds
125.49
125.49
34.55
90.94
Reclamation Plant
16.58
16.58
0.00
16.58
Plans for Completion of High School Auditorium
50.00
50.00
0.00
50.00
Purchasing Agent
33.06
33.06
0.00
33.06
War Transportation
139.29
139.29
0.00
139.29
Insurance
50.00
50.00
0.00
50.00
Selectmen :
Personal Services
6,272.00
6,272.00
6,266.11
5.89
Expense .
1,438.00
1,438.00
970.19
467.81
Accountant : Personal Services
5,266.00
5,266.00
5,231.51
34.49
Expense
390.00
390.00
317.87
72.13
Treasurer-Collector :
13,800.00
13,800.00
13,165.55
634.45
Expense
3,280.00
3,280.00
3,123.10
156.90
Assessors :
10,084.00
10,084.00
10,079,35
4.65
Expense
2,130.00
2,130.00
2,020.31
109.69
Town Counsel :
Personal Services
2,000.00
2,000.00
1,809.69
190.31
Legal Expenses, Damage Claims, etc.
10,000.00
10,000.00
8,652.41
1,347.59
Town Clerk :
5,800.00
8.34
5,808.34
5,808.34
0.00
Personal Services Expense
470.00
470.00
465.85
4.15
Public Works :
General Administration-Personal Serv-
ices
Administrative Expense
17,028.01 1,620.00
10.00
17,038.01 1,620.00
16,030.16 1,327.10
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1,007.85 292.90
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Expense
$900.00 400.00 15,000.00
400.00 15,000.00
Reserve
11,391.84
..
. .
....
Personal Services
Personal Services
.
Engineering :
Personal Services
2.34
4,630.34 15,024.00 2,235.00
4,630.34 14,976.49 2,161.26
...
0.00 47.51
Expense
310.00
73.74
Elections and Town Meetings : Personal Services
4,534.00
4,534.00
4,071.33
Expense
3,019.00
3,019.00
3,009.70
Board of Survey :
Personal Services and Wages
1,853.00
2.01
1,855.01
1,530.01
325.00
Expense
315.00
315.00
151.13
163.87
Planning Board :
600.00
600.00
159.90
440.10
Board of Appeal :
200.00
200.00
106.14
93.86
Town Hall :
Personal Services
5,972.00
16.48 305.00
5,988.48
5,971.73
16.75
Expense
5,277.00
5,582.00
5,522.75
59.25
Maintenance of Grounds
2,974.00
2,974.00
2,968.38
5.62
Police :
Personal Services
126,508.50
272.17
126,780.67
119,954.90
6,825.77
Expense
14,084.00
100.00
14,184.00
14,127.89
56.11
Police and Fire Radio Transmitter
6,640.00
6,640.00
0.00
6,640.00
Fire :
Personal Services Expense
3,500.00
11,645.00
1,778.00
16,923.00
9,181.80
7,741.20
Fire and Police Signal System : Expense
1,664.05
3,790.00
5,454.05
3,781.34
1,672.71
Building Inspector :
Personal Services-Building, Plumbing and Gas
7,160.00
5.00
7,165.00
7,115.00
50.00
Expense
500.00
500.00
477.60
22.40
Wire Inspector :
Personal Services
2,800.00
2,800.00
2,800.00
0.00
Expense
480.00
480.00
470.97
9.03
Sealer of Weights and Measures : Personal Services
2,000.00
2,000.00
2,000.00
0.00
Expense
350.00
350.00
272.18
77.82
Gypsy Moth :
5,378.00
5,378.00
5,325.81
52.19
Personal Services and Wages Expense
2,215.00
100.00
2,315.00
2,310.92
4.08
Tree Warden :
4,600.00
4,600.00
4,599.88
.12
Personal Services and Wages Expense
1,515.00
1,515.00
1,512.25
2.75
Board of Health :
Personal Services
8,668.33
8,668.33
8,288.33
380.00
Expense
2,500.00
2,500.00
1,319.96
1,180.04
Communicable Diseases
18,500.00
18,500.00
16,464.96
2,035.04
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629.25
122,617.75
3.50
122,621.25
121,992.00
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Wages
4,628.00 15,024.00 1,925.00
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462.67 9.30
Expense
Expense
TOWN ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT
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APPROPRIATIONS AND EXPENDITURES-Continued
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Balance Dec. 31, 1942 |
Appro- priations
Other Credits
Total
Expended
Transfers
Balance Dec. 31, 1943
Assessment for County Tuberculosis Hos- pital
16,248.42
16,248.42
16,248.42
0.00
Inspector of Animals :
500.00
500.00
500.00
0.00
Vital Statistics
300.00
300.00
298.84
1.16
Sewer Maintenance
8,000.00
8,000.00
5,961.36
2,038.64
Sewer Extensions
5,003.75
5,250.00
10,253.75
1,395.91
8,857.84
Arlmont Village-Sewer Extensions
1,224.59
1,224.59
0.00
750.00
474.59
Storm Drain Extensions
6,711.44
8,000.00
14,711.44
4,877.21
9,834.23
Sanitation :
2,034.50
2,034.50
2,021.50
13.00
Collection of Ashes, Rubbish and Offal
98,000.00
1,500.00
99,500.00
97,968.53
1,531.47
Highway Maintenance Wages, Material
90,000.00
675.00
90,675.00
86,484.69
4,190.31
Highway -- Capital Outlay-Trucks & Auto
1,134.52
12,770.08
13,904.60
4,250.00
9,654.60
Street Construction 1937
538.09
538.09
0.00
538.09
Street Construction 1938
1,086.69
1,086.69
0.00
1,086.69
Street Construction 1939
846.55
846.55
0.00
846.55
Street
Construction 1940
10,995.31
10,995.31
18.54
10,976.77
Street
Construction 1941
79,811.60
79,811.60
0.00
79,811.60
Easement in Land-1940
1,500.00
1,500.00
0.00
1,500.00 1,500.00
0.00
Easement in Land-1942
1,500.00
1,500.00
0.00
1,500.00
Reconstruction of Streets and Maintenance!
121.10
1,000.00
2,357.22
2,895.67
582.65
Alteration Wyman St. Corner Mass. Ave.
152.40
152.40
0.00
152.40
Alteration of River Street
21.41
21.41
0.00
21.41
Alteration of Tufts Street
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2,417.51
2,417.51
0.00
2,417.51
Sidewalks and Edgestones-1940, 1941,
2,251.58
5,000.00
7,251.58
5,777.80
1,473.78
Exterior Lines-Extension of Langeley Rd.
750.00
750.00
750.00
0.00
Exterior Lines-Ely Rd. to Rublee St. ( Wollaston Ave.)
739.18
739.18
0.00
739.18
Exterior Lines-Appleton St. to Rublee St.
211.63
211.63
0.00
211.63
Exterior Lines-Glenburn Rd .- Almont to Hillcrest
531.80
531.80
481.19
50.61
Exterior Lines-Marion Rd. from Mass. Ave.
1,891.50
1,891.50
1,872.54
18.96
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Easement in Land-1941
1,500.00
1,500.00
0.00
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6,848.13
0.00
6,848.13
Street Construction 1942
0.00
3,478.32
1,250.00
1,050.97
199.03
Alteration of Gray Street
1,250.00
1942, and 1943
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Personal Services
Personal Services
Expenses
6,848.13
Exterior Lines-Venner Rd .- Hillside Rd. I to Spring St.
2,191.70
2,191.70
0.00
2,191.70
Exterior Lines-Hibbert St.
241.58
241.58
0.00
241.58
Exterior Lines-Spring St. to Concord Turnpike
295.97
295.97
256.49
39.48
Exterior Lines-Renfrew St.
19.41
19.41
0.00
19.41
Exterior Lines-Hillsdale Rd.
804.55
804.55
0.00
804.55
Exterior Lines-Spy Pond Parkway-Lake St. and Kelwyn Manor
1,614.64
1,614.64
0.00
1,614.64
Exterior Lines-Spy Pond Parkway to Princeton Road
56.52
56.52
0.00
56.52
Removal of Snow and Ice-Capital Outlay
1,860.00
1,860.00
0.00
1,860.00
1,965.51
1,965.51
0.00
1,965.51
35,756.13
35,756.13
29,823.29
5,932.84
Street Lighting
51,385.50
51,385.50
50,896.40
489.10
Traffic Signals :
3,098.75
3,098.75
3,080.45
18.30
Personal Services
2,650.00
2,650.00
2,326.09
323.91
Board of Public Welfare:
9,720.00
9,720.00
9,310.90
409.10
Personal Services
1,455.00
1,455.00
1,193.56
261.44
Aid
70,000.00
70,000.00
45,116.99
19,883.01
Aid to Dependent Children :
2,670.00
2,670.00
2,562.93
107.07
Personal Services
172.00
172.00
0.00
Aid
172.00 45,000.00
45,000.00
36,402.93
8,597.07
Old Age Assistance :
7,550.00
7,550.00
7,334.40
215.60
598.00
598.00
593.64
4.36
Aid
110,000.00
110,000.00
107,040.46
2,959.54
2,000.00
2,000.00
2,000.00
0.00
1,300.00
1,300.00
515.00
785.00
Military Aid
500.00
500.00
405.00
95.00
20,000.00
20,000.00
7,861.72
12,138.28
17,220.00
25.00
17,245.00
17,214.60
30.40
Schools-Instructional Service
521,507.00
521,507.00
498,015.70
23,491.30
Schools-Operation of Plant
82,050.00
3,500.00
85,550.00
82,413.98
3,136.02
Janitors' Overtime Wages
3,000.00
3,000.00
1,874.27
1,125.73
School-Maintenance of Plant
29,850.00
29,850.00
24,461.44
5,388.56
School-Auxiliary Agencies & Activities .
16,925.00
16,925.00
16,556.31
368.69
School-Capital Outlay
5,100.00
5,100.00
2,629.74
2,470.26
Roof Repairs-Locke School
284.57
310.30
310.30
310.30
0.00
School-Fuel Bill Prior to January 1, 1943 Vocational Tuition
7,200.00
7,200.00
3,900.75
3,299.25
Robbins Library :
22,130.00
22,130.00
19,228.35
2,901.65
Expense
12,750.00
12,750.00
12,726.42
23.58
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284.57
42.30
242.27
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District and Other Nurses
State Aid
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Soldiers' Relief Burials
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Schools-General Control
Expense
Personal Services
Expense
Snow Removal Equipment
Snow and Ice Removal
Expense
Expense
5,000.00
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Personal Services
APPROPRIATIONS AND EXPENDITURES-Continued
Balance Dec. 31, 1942
Appro- priations
Other Credits
Total
Expended
Transfers
Balance Dec. 31, 1943
Park :
Personal Services-Including Wages
12,906.27
375.00
13,281.27
12,514.62
766.65
Expense
325.00
2,950.00
3,275.00
2,925.32
349.68
Warren A. Peirce Playground
2,400.00
2,400.00
1,599.03
800.97
North Union St. Playground
4,225.45
9,785.00
9,785.00
7,515.93
2,269.07
Field House Heights Reservoir
40.00
40.00
0.00
40.00
Land for Entrance to Warren A. Peirce Playground
60.90
60.90
0.00
60.90
Florence Ave. Playgrounds, Grading and Draining
2.20
2.20
0.00
2.20
Thorndike St. Playground Improvements
600.00
600.00
12.00
588.00
Acquisition of Land for Public Play- grounds
4.632.12
4,632.12
0.00
4,632.12
Waldo Rd. Playgrounds Improvements .
2,850.00
2,850.00
0.00
2,850.00
Reservoir Beach Fence
17.87
17.87
0.00
17.87
Wellington Park Sanitary Station
2,500.00
2,500.00
0.00
2,500.00
Wellington Playground Improvements .
740.06
740.06
462.56
277.50
Patriot's Day Observance
125.00
125.00
113.85
11.15
Memorial Day
895.00
895.00
854.32
40.68
Maintenance of Menotomy Hall and Houses Owned by Town :
Personal Services
1,879.00
1,879.00
1,879.00
0.00
Expense
2,470.00
350.00
2,820.00
2,657.48
162.52
Preservation of Health and Protection of Persons and Property
7,996.41
5,000.00
12,996.41
7,012.71
5,983.70
Arlington Rationing Board No. 49
411.85
1,500.00
1,911.85
1,058.66
853.19
Registration and Operation of Bicycles . .
77.09
77.09
77.09
0.00
Study of Wages and Salaries
900.00
900.00
750.00
150.00
Sale of Land and Buildings, No. 18 Med- ford St.
25.00
25.00
0.00
25.00
Insurance, Fire, Liability, Fidelity, Burg- lary
16,475.00
16,475.00
14,814.83
1,660.17
Workmen's Compensation
7,000.00
5,425.12
12,425.12
5,425.12
7,000.00
0.00
Pensions
12,451.23
12,451.23
12,451.23
0.00
Contributory Retirement System-Approp. Account .
28,764.67
28,764.67
.
28,764.67
0.00
Special Compensation for Town Employees -Various Depts.
117,640.00
2,350.00
119,990.00
112,905.57
7,084.43
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4,225.45
1,594.43
2,631.02
Florence Ave .- Playground Improvements
Increased Compensation for Town Officers| and Employees
47,862.65
47,862.65
43,549.97
4,312.68
Symmes Arlington Hospital-Claims or | Charges .
6,800.95 931.32
6,800.95
6,515.30 931.32
285.65 0.00
Annual Rental for Veterans Foreign Wars Post
233.35
400.00
633.35
400.00
233.35
Foreclosure and Registration of Tax Titles -Town
411.07
411.07
100.98
310.09
Sale of Acquired Tax Title Property
100.00
21,260.44
21,260.44 4,716.83
0.00
4,716.83
W.P.A. and Unemployment-Personal Ser- vices 1943
5,483.18
5,483.18
883.34
3,599.84
1,000.00
W.P.A. Material and Equipment-Wages and Expenses
41,021.80
41,021.80
758.99
36,262.81
4,000.00
Water Maintenance :
5,365.00
5,365.00
5,341.82
23.18
Personal Services
1,800.00
1,800.00
1,686.87
113.13
Water. Maint .- Wages, Material, Expenses
46,900.00
46,900.00
44,963.30
1,936.70
Water House Connections
1,000.00
1,000.00
587.12
412.88
Emergency Valve Insertions
1,160.00
1,160:00
1,078.00
82.00
New Meters .
509.00
3,000.00
3,000.00
2,622.73
377.27
Renewal of Water Mains
282.55
9,774.00
9,774.00
9,024.09
749.91
Water Extensions
6,263.31
12,400.00
18,663.31
3,946.03
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