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Precinct 1 1303
Precinct
2 1699
Precinct
3 1303
Precinct 4 1859
Precinct 5 1373
Precinct
6
1542
155
REGISTRARS OF VOTERS REPORT
Precinct 7
1571
Precinct 8
1642
Precinct 9
1354
Precinct 10
1887
Precinct 11
1449
Precinct 12
2031
Precinct 13
1590
Precinct 14
1814
Respectfully submitted,
TIMOTHY J. BUCKLEY, Chairman DENNIS I. DONAHUE ARTHUR P. WYMAN EARL A. RYDER, Clerk
Board of Registrars
157
TOWN ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT
TOWN ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT
Arlington, Mass., January 31, 1945
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
. Gentlemen :
I hand you herewith a report of the financial trans- actions of the Town of Arlington for the fiscal year end- ing December 31, 1944 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, 1944 GENERAL ACCOUNTS
ASSETS
LIABILITIES AND RESERVES
Cash:
General
$985,430.10 202.00 $985,632.10
Grants and Gifts: U. S. Grant-A.D.C .- Admin. Exp. U. S. Grant-Old Age-Assistance Admin. Expense
$341.39
Petty
488.38
Accounts Receivable:
Taxes :
Levy 1943 Poll
72.00
Levy 1943 Personal
8.00
Levy 1944 Poll
448.00
Levy 1944 Personal
556.80
Levy 1944 Real Estate
95,216.97
96,301.77
Agencies: County Dog Licenses
48.60
Old Age Assistance
504.32
Special Assessments :
Moth 1944
58.30
Unapportioned Sewer
1,340.86
Apportioned Sewer 1944
214.12
Unapportioned Sidewalk
2,311.30
Distrained Goods-Surplus ....
16.19
Apportioned Sidewalk 1944
135.69
Apportioned Betterment 1944. ..
1,299.29
5,359.56
Excess Sales of Low Value
139.00
Committed Interest on Special Assessments:
Sewers
45.61
Sidewalks
14.55
General:" Tailings
141.51
Food Stamp Plan
10,000.00
Sale of Lots and Graves
62,652.00
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax:
Levy 1943
13.63
..
Levy 1944
..
366.48
380.11
Property ..
7,350.00
80,829.82
Reimbursements
552.92
Trusts:
Advanced Deposits - Special
Services
960.17
Property
1,115.36
Betterments
318.33
378.49
Sale of Cemetery Junk .. Sale of Tax Possessions
686.31
....
Ethel Wellington Mem. Fund 50.00
George Deen Fund
388.83
$1,268.60
..
..
Tax Titles Held by Town Tax Possessions
8,948.62 32,909.36
Trust Funds Income:
Charity
262.73
Schools
1,339.20
Library
8,002.45
9,604.38
Departmental :
Estates of Deceased Persons
681.00
Unexpended Appropriations
248,049.99
Public Works
1,123.91
Police
301.73
Levy 1938
1,538.61
Fire
127.50
Levy 1941
10,026.06
Board of Health
14,773.47
Levy 1942
14,208.59
Welfare Aid
331.25
Levy 1943
11,605.84
37,379.10
Old Age Assistance
1,164.81
Schools
112.89
Revenue Reserves Until Collected:
Hospital Accident Claims
6,280.03 1.86
Special Assessments
5,359.56
Water Miscellaneous
Committed Interest
378.49
Water Rates
9,959.72
Motor Vehicle Excise
380.11
Water Liens
823.03
Tax Titles
8,948.62
Cemetery-Regular
646.00
Tax Possessions ........
32,909.36
Cemetery-Annual Care
6,667.50
43,138.70
Departmental
43,138.70
91,114.84
Boston Elevated Reserves :
Deficiency 1941
44,252.85
Deficiency 1942
24,695.10
Legal Expense
1,412.33
70,360.28
Commonwealth of Massachusetts- Underestimated:
106.30
Commonwealth of Massachusetts- Overestimated: Hospital Care Surplus Revenue
15.00
617,472.76
$1,177.241.84
$1,177,241.84
... ...
.....
144.00
Accounts Payable
19,478.79
Overlay Reserved for Abatements:
...
........... .........
..
..
...
..
Overdrafts: 1944 Overlay
4,086.83
Metropolitan Sewerage
... ..
Selectmen ..
DEFERRED ACCOUNTS
Apportioned Assessments Not Due :
Sewers ... Sidewalks Street Betterments
2,767.15
Sewers .. Sidewalks
2,767.15
Street Betterments
70,330.46
$80,667.82
$80,667.82
DEBT ACCOUNTS
Sinking Funds
$14,383.36
Sinking Fund Loans
$ 15,000.00
Net Funded or Fixed Debt
126,616.64
Serial Loans
126,000.00
$141,000.00
$141,000.00
TRUST AND INVESTMENT FUNDS
In Custody of Town Treasurer
$892,552.08
Municipal Insurance Fund
$100,666.35
Workmen's Compensation Fund ........
Post War Rehabilitation Fund
6,511.52 150,000.00
Post War Rehabilitation Fund-Accumulated Income ....
1,928.59
Contributory Retirement Funds
220,229.99
Public Trust Funds-Schedule C
466,238.15
$945,574.60
$945,574.60
..
..
$ 7,570.21
70,330.46
Apportioned Special Assessments Due 1945 to 1953 Inclusive:
$ 7,570.21
In Custody of Trustees
53,022.52
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UNEXPENDED BALANCES, APPROPRIATION ACCOUNTS (SCHEDULE A)
December 30, 1944
Committee on :
Classification of Positions
$37.95
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
Re Memorial Second World War Veterans
100.00
Rehabilitation of Returned Servicemen. ....
4,947.30
Advanced Programming and Budgeting .... Police and Fire Radio Transmitter
6,877.09
Sewer Extensions
8,336.37
Arlmont Village-Sewer Extensions
474.59
Storm Drain Extensions
16,119.24
Highway-Capital Outlay
18,839.60
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
10,961.28
Street Construction-1942
79,811.60
Easement in Land-1942
1,500.00
Alteration Wyman St. corner Mass. Ave.
199.03
Alteration Gray Street
152.40
Alteration River Street 21.41
Alteration Tufts Street
2,417.51
Sidewalks and Edgestones-1943-1944.
2,571.83
Exterior Lines-Ely Road to Rublee St. (Wollaston Ave.) 739.18
408.22
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Exterior Lines-Appleton St. to Rublee St .....
211.63
Exterior Lines-Glenburn Rd .- Arlmont to
Hillcrest
50.61
Exterior Lines-Marion Rd. from Mass. Ave.
18.96
Exterior Lines-Venner Road to Spring St.
2,191.70
Exterior Lines-Hibbert Street
241.58
Exterior Lines-Spring St. to Concord Turn- pike-along Hillside 39.48
Exterior Lines-Renfrew Street
19.41
Exterior Lines-Hilldale Road
804.55
Exterior and Building Lines-Spy Pond Parkway-Lake St. to Kelwyn Manor
36.48
Exterior and Building Lines-Spy Pond Parkway to Princeton Road 56.52
Removal of Snow and Ice-Capital Outlay ....
2,860.00
Roof Repairs-Locke School 232.27
Park-Capital Outlay
3,449.82
Improvements-Thorndike Street Playground
2,000.00
Improvements-Linwood Street Beach ....
9.15
Improvement of North Union St. Playground
2,147.18
Florence Avenue Playground Improvements ..
1,869.07
Florence Avenue Playground, Grading and Draining 2.20
Thorndike Street Improvements
588.00
Acquisition of Land for Public Playgrounds ..
4,632.12
Waldo Road Playground Improvements
1,930.15
Wellington Park Sanitary Station
2,500.00
Wellington Playground Improvements
277.50
Preservation of Health and Protection of
Persons and Property
5,784.74
Arlington Rationing Board
1,343.82
Annual Rental for Veterans Foreign Wars- Post 1775 233.35
Foreclosure & Registration Tax Titles (Town)
254.16
Sale of Acquired Tax Title Property
100.00
Conversion of Heating Systems
3,713.58
Hurricane Damage Emergency Fund
656.00
W.P.A. and Unemployment-Personal Services
1,000.00
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W.P.A. Material and Equipment-Wages and Expenses and Employment of Poor
3,800.00
Emergency Valve Insertions 1,171.00
New Meters 600.00
Replacement of Meters
3,100.00
Relaying Reservoir Water Mains
749.91
Water Extensions
18,034.96
Arlmont Village-Water Extensions-
Appleton Street
59.04
Water Main Supply Line-Turkey Hill
Standpipe
10,608.64
Acquisition of Land for Cemetery
130.20
Cemetery-Improvement of Land
5,015.26
Land for extension of Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
297.48
Purchase of Burial Rights 768.00
$248,049.99
DEBT STATEMENT (SCHEDULE B)
Bonds and Loans
Rate
Balance Dec. 31, 1943
Paid During 1944
Outstanding Dec. 31 1944
Principal Due 1945
Police Station 1926
4
$6,000.00
$2,000.00
$4,000.00
$2,000.00
Schools 1925 (Hardy)
4
12,000.00
6,000.00
6,000.00
6,000.00
Schools 1926 (Parmenter)
...
..
4
44,000.00
11,000.00
33,000.00
11,000.00
Schools 1929
(Junior High East) (Peirce Addition)
41/2
30,000.00
5,000.00
25,000.00
5,000.00
Schools 1930 (High Addition)
4
34,000.00
17,000.00
17,000.00
17,000.00
Schools 1931
(Brackett)
31/2
39,000.00
13,000.00
26,000.00
13,000.00
Schools 1932
(High Addition)
434
12,000.00
3,000.00
9,000.00
3,000.00
Parks 1896
4
15,000.00
0.00
15,000.00
0.00
$201,000.00
$60,000.00
$141,000.00
$60,000.00
..
4
9,000.00
3,000.00
6,000.00
3,000.00
Schools 1927
.....
...
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TOWN ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT
PUBLIC TRUST FUNDS (SCHEDULE C)
Balance Dec. 31, 1944
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
F. E. Thompson Scholarship Fund
50,275.14
Robbins Library Art Fund
43,251.04
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
8,181.54
Eldridge Farmer Library Fund
53,022.52
Robbins Cemetery Fund
5,425.14
S. C. Bucknam Cemetery Fund
2,028.07
Perpetual Care Fund
215,372.76
Soldiers' Monument Fund
2,299.57
$466,238.15
APPROPRIATIONS AND EXPENDITURES
Balance Dec. 31, 1943
Appro- priations 1944
Other Credits
Total
Expended
Transfers
Balance Dec. 30, 1944
GENERAL GOVERNMENT
Finance Committee :
Personal Services
$900.00
$900.00
$900.00
0.00 38.58
Expense
500.00
500.00 20,000.00
7,572.36
12,427.64
Various Committees On :
Classification of Positions
$150.00
150.00
112.05
37.95
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
90.94
90.94
0.00
90.94
Reclamation Plant
16.58
16.58
0.00
16.58
Plans for Completion 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
Re Memorial 2d World War Veterans
100.00
100.00
0.00
100.00
Advisory Comm. for Rehabilitation Returned Servicemen
5,000.00
5,000.00
52.70
4,947.30
Advanced Programming and Budgeting
350.00
150.00
500.00
91.78
408.22
Personal
Services
6,476.00
6,476.00
6,443.23
32.77
Expense
1,263.00
1,263.00
1,041.51
221.49
Accountant :
7,318.00
7,318.00
6,318.58
999.42
Expense
390.00
390.00
317.09
72.91
Treasurer-Collector :
Personal Services
13,847.12
13,847.12
12,402.57
1,444.55
Expense
3,715.00
4,309.00
3,798.75
510.25
Assessors :
Services
10,455.99
10,455.99
10,455.99
0.00
Town Counsel :
Personal Services
2,000.00
2,000.00
2,000.00
0.00
Legal Expenses, Damage Claims, etc.
10,000.00
10,000.00
8,138.17
1,861.83
Town Clerk :
6,008.68
8.31
6,016.99
6,016.99
0.00
1,783.00
1,783.00
1,631.42
151.58
Public Works :
General Admin. Personal Services
16,463.17
16,463.17
16,220.35
242.82
Administrative Expense
1,650.00
1,650.001
1,562.26
87.74
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of
Personal Expense
1,025.00
1,025.00
768.85
256.15
Personal Services Expense
594.00
Selectmen :
Personal Services
20,000.00
461.42
Reserve
Engineering :
Personal Services
4,628.00 15,336.99
ยท 2.33
4,630.33 15,336.99
4,602.33
28.00 1,676.64
Expense
1.951.80
1,951.80
1,915.59
36.21
Elections and Town Meetings :
224.76
Personal Services
9,375.00
400.00
9,775.00
9,550.24
Expense
5,591.00
5,591.00
5,567.80
23.20
Board of Survey :
1,853.00
1,853.00
1,502.33
Personal Services and Wages Expense
365.00
365.00
255.93
Planning Board : Expense
1,100.00
800.00
1,900.00
1,681.04
Board of Appeal : Expense
200.00
150.00
350.00
258.93
91.07
Town Hall ;
Personal Services
6,250.00
189.78
6,439.78
6,412.78
Expense
6,347.00
6,347.00
5,918.77
Maintenance of Grounds
3,468.00
85.00
3,553.00
3,536.79
Police :
Personal Services
130,177.00
20.82
130,197.82
122,872.01
260.58
Police and Fire Radio Transmitter
6,640.00
500.00
7,140.00
262.91
Fire :
Personal Services
128,273.25
3.83
128,277.08
126,681.04
Expenses
8,470.00)
32.34
8,502.34
8,502.24
Capital Outlay
7,478.00
400.00)
7,878.00
7,838.15
Fire and Police Signal System :
2.84
Capital Outlay
1,664.05
1,664.05
1,661.99
Building Inspector : Personal Services-Building, Plumbing
and Gas
7,364.00
7,364.00
7,314.00
Expense
500.00
500.00
489.09
Wire Inspector :
Personal Services
2,900.00
2,900.00
2,900.00
Expenses
455.00
455.00
452.52
2.48
Sealer of Weights and Measures :
Personal Services
2,000.00
2,000.00
2,000.00
0.00
Expense
350.00
350.00
287.96
62.04
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TOWN ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT
167
...
16,429.00
Expense
14,784.00
1,645.00
16,168.42
6,877.09
1,596.04
.10
39.85
Expense
1,790.00
1,790.00
1,787.16
2.06
50.00
10.91
0.00
Wages
13,660.35
350.67
109.07
218.96
27.00
428.23
16.21
7,325.81
APPROPRIATIONS AND EXPENDITURES-Continued
Balance Dec. 31, 1943
Appro- priations
Other Credits
Total
Expended
Transfers
Balance Dec. 30, 1944
Gypsy Moth :
Personal Services and Wages
5,430.00
5,430.00
4,717.70
712.30
Expense
3,815.00
3,815.00
3,474.03
340.97
Tree Warden :
4,600.00
4,600.00
4,596.61
3.39
Personal Services and Wages Expense
1,420.00
1,420.00
1,342.31
77.69
Board of Health :
8,893.33
8,893.33
8,593.34
299.99
Expenses
2,500.00
2,500.00
1,608.60
891.40
Communicable Diseases
18,500.00
18,500.00
10,878.67
7,621.33
Assessment for County Tuberculosis Hospital
17,781.23
17,781.23
17,781.23
Inspector of Animals : Personal Services
500.00
500.00
500.00
300.00
300.00
255.75
44.25
Vital Statistics
7,550.00
7,550.00
7,548.53
1.47
Sewer Extensions
8,857.84
13,857.84
5,521.47
8,336.37
Arlmont Village-Sewer Extensions
474.59
474.59
474.59
Storm Drain Extensions
9,834.23
17,834.23
1,714.99
16,119.24
Sanitation :
2,138.50
2,138.50
2,026.08
112.42
Collection of Ashes, Rubbish and Offal.
98,000.00
98,000.00
94,433.05
3,566.95
Highway Maintenance-Wages, Material, Expenses
90,000.00
90.000.00
2,087.89
Highway-Capital Outlay
9,654.60
14,085.00
4,900.00
18,839.60
Street Construction 1937
538.09
Street
Construction 1938
1,086.69
1,086.69
1,086.69
Street
Construction 1939
846.55
846.55
846.55
Street
Construction 1940
6,848.13
6,848.13
6,848.13
Street
Construction 1941
10,976.77
10,976.77
15.49
79,811.60
Easement in Land 1942
1,500.00
1,500.00
Reconstruction of Streets and Maintenance
582.65
1,000.00
2,000.00
3,582.65
3,582.65
199.03
Alteration Wyman St. Corner Mass. Ave.
199.03
199.03
Alteration of Gray Street
152.40
152.40
152.40
Alteration of River Street
21.41
21.41
21.41
Alteration of Tufts Street
2,417.51
2,417.51
2,417.51
Sidewalks and Edgestones 1943 and 1944
1,473.78
6,000.00
7,473.78
4,901.95
2,571.83
Exterior Lines-Ely Road to Rublee St. (Wollaston Ave.)
739.18
739.18
739.18
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10,961.28
Street Construction 1942
79,811.60
79,811.60
1,500.00
Personal Services
87,912.11
23,739.60
538.09
538.09
Sewer Maintenance
5,000.00
8,000.00
Personal Services
Exterior Lines-Appleton St. to Rublee St.| Exterior Lines-Glenburn Road-Arlmont to Hillcrest
211.631.
211.63
211.63
50.61
50.61
50.61
Exterior Lines-Marion Road from Mass. Avenue
18.96
18.96
18.96
Exterior Lines - Venner Road - Hillside
2,191.70
2,191.70
2,191.70
Exterior Lines-Hibbert Street
241.58
241.58
241.58
Exterior Lines-Spring Street to Concord Turnpike along Hillside
39.48
39.48
39.48
Exterior Lines-Renfrew Street
19.41
19.41
804.55
804.55
804.55
1,614.64
1,614.64
1,578.16
36.48
56.52
56.52
56.52
Removal of Snow and Ice-Capital Outlay
1,000.00
2,860.00
2,860.00
Snow Removal Equipment
1,965.51
150.00
1,815 51
Snow and Ice Removal
27,368.00
27,368.00
24,404.23
2.963.77
Street Lighting
51,339.00
51,339.00
50,446.79
892.21
Traffic Signals :
3,098.75
.95
3,099.70
3,087.70
12.00
Personal Services Expense
2,650.00
2,650.00
2,335.69
314.31
Board of Public Welfare :
Personal Services-Welfare Aid.
20,840.00
20,840.00
19,340.66
1,499.34
Expenses-Welfare Aid, A. D. C., Old Age
2.225.00
2,225.00
Welfare Aid
48,000.000
2,016.42
50,016.42
35,401.77
14,614.65
Aid to Dependent Children-Aid
40,000.00
40,000.00
31,869.72
8.130.28
Old Age Assistance-Assistance
125,000.00
125,000.00
110,776.93
14,223.07
District and Other Nurses
2,000.00
2,000.00
2,000.00
Soldiers' Benefits :
State Aid-Military Aid-Soldiers'
Burials-War Allowance
11,300.00
11,300.00
9,613.22
1,686.78
School :
General Control
17,745.00
17,745.00
17,672.87
72.13
Instructional Services
507,920.00
507,920.00
482.775.83
25,144.17
Operation of Plant
91,385.00
91,385.00
88,928.72
2,456.28
Janitors' Overtime Wages
2,500.00
2,500.00
1,463.15
1,036.85
Maintenance of Plant
28,050.00
2,000.00
30,050.00
27,433.26
9,613.22
2,616.74
Auxiliary Agencies and Activities
17,620.00
17,620.00
15,766,22
1,853.78
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19.41
Exterior Lines-Hillsdale Road
Exterior and Building Lines-Spy Pond Pky .- Lake Street to Kelwyn Manor .... Exterior and Building Lines-Spy Pond Parkway to Princeton Road
1,860.00
1,965.51
A. D. C., Old Age
2,225.00
Road to Spring Street
APPROPRIATIONS AND EXPENDITURES-Continued
Balance Dec. 31, 1943
Appro- priations
Other Credits
Total
Expended
Transfers
Balance Dec. 30, 1944
Capital Outlay
6,100.00
6,100.00
4,428.48
1,671.52
Roof Repairs-Locke School
242.27
242.27
10.00
232.27
Contributions to Teachers Retirement Fund
1,675.00
1,675.00
1,674.51
.49
Vocational Tuition
5,500.00
5,500.00
3,177.18
2,322.82
Robbins Library :
Personal Services
22,104.00
22,104.00
21,478.35
625.65
Expenses
13,600.00
13,600.00
12,670.63
929.37
Park :
Personal Services
19,002.27
19,002.27
13,462.30
5,539.97
Capital Outlay
3,650.00
3,650.00
200.18
3,449.82
Expense
4,602.00
4,602.00
3,710.74
891.26
Warren A. Peirce Playground
2,725.00
2,725.00
2,428.41
296.59
Improvements-Thorndike Street Play- ground
10,000.00
10,000.00
8,000.00
2,000.00
Improvements-Linwood Street Beach.
4,000.00
4,000.00
3,990.85
9.15
North Union Street Playground
2,631.02
2,631.02
2,631.02
0.00
Improvement of North Union Street
8,000.00
8,000.00
5,852.82
2,147.18
Florence Ave. Playground Improvements
2,269.07
2,269.07
400.00
1,869.07
Florence Ave. Playground Grading and Draining
2.20
2.20
2.20
Thorndike Street Improvements
588.00
588.00
588.00
Acquisition of Land for Public Play- grounds
4,632.12
4,632.12
4,632.12
Waldo Road-Playground Improvements
2,850.00
2,850.00
919.85
1,930.15
Wellington Park Sanitary Station
2,500.00
2,500.00
2,500.00
Wellington Playground Improvements ... Patriots' Day Observance
125.00
125.00
Memorial Day
1,095.00
1,090.60
4.40
Maintenance of Menotomy Hall Houses Owned by Town :
and
Personal Services
1,879.00
62.83
1,941.83
1,941.83
Expense
2,635.00
117.17
2,752.17
2,752.17
Preservation of Health and Protection of Persons and Property ...
5,983.70
3,000.00
8,983.70
3,198.96
Arlington Rationing Board
853.19
1,200.00
2,053.19
709.37
Municipal Insurance Fund
10,000.00
10,000.00
10,000.00
Insurance-Fire, Liability, Fidelity, Burglary
14,210.00
14,210.00
11,418.49
2,791.51
Workmen's Compensation
7,000.00
5,253.16
12,253.16
5,253.16
7,000.00
Pensions
14,700.00
14,700.23
14,679.23
21.00
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277.50
277.50
277.50
125.00 895.00
200.00
5,784.74 1,343.82
Playground
Retirement Board-Contributory Retire- ment System-Approp. Account
30,393.82
30,393.82
30,393.82
Symmes Arlington Hospital-Claims or
Charges
3,508.14
3,508.14
2,914.74
593.40
1,000.00
1,000.00
951.58
48.42
816.00
816.00
816.00
Annual Rental for Veterans Foreign Wars -Post 1775
233.35
400.00
633.35
400.00
233.35
Foreclosure and Registration Tax Titles (Town)
310.09
310.09
55.93
254.16
Sale of Acquired Tax Title Property.
100.00
100.00
100.00
Conversion of Heating Systems
3,979.88
3,979.88
266.30
3,713.58
Increase-Salary & Wages for Town Offi- cers and Employees
122,800.00
122,800.00
112,779.29
10,020.71
Special Compensation for Town Officers
62,300.00
1,100.00
63,400.00
63,334.67
65.33
Hurricane Damage Emergency Fund
4,716.83
4,716.83
4,060.83
656.00
W.P.A. and Unemployment 1942 : Personal Services
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
W.P.A. Material & Equipment :
Wages and Expenses and Employment of Poor-1942 Balance
4,000.00
4,000.00
200.00
3,800.00
Water Maintenance : Personal Services Administrative Expense
5,833.50
5,833.50
5,674.41
159.09
1,800.00
1,800.00
1,799.66
.34
Wages, Material, Expense
47,883.00
47,883.00
44,108.00
3,775.00
Water House Connections
1,000.00
1,000.00
446.30
553.70
Emergency Valve Insertions
82.00
1,089.00
1,171.00
1,171.00
Cleaning Water Mains
6,750.00
6,750.00
6,720.06
29.94
New Meters
600.00
600.00
600.00
Replacement of Meters
3,600.00
3,600.00
500.00
3,100.00
Relaying Reservoir Water Mains Water Extensions
14,717.28
10,000.00
24,717.28
6,682.32
18,034.96
. Arlmont Village-Water Extensions Appleton Street
59.04
59.04
59.04
Water Main Supply Line-Turkey Hill Standpipe
11,150.19
11,150.19
541.55
10,608.64
Cemtery-
Personal Services, including Wages
21,068.00
21,078.00
20,993.77
84.23
Expenses
7,488.90
3,525.95
3,962.95
Cemetery-Improvement of Land
967.60
5,000.00
5,967.60
952.34
5,015.26
Cemetery
297.48
297.48
297.48
Purchase of Burial Rights
788.00
788.00
20.00
768.00
Interest
8,500.00
8,500.00
8,013.75
486.25
Town Debt
60,00.00
60,000.00
60,000.00
$227,760.02
$2,312,556.77
$21,945.84
$2,562,262.63
$2,096,125.14
$54,966.18
$411,171.31
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Acquisition of Land for Cemetery
130.20
130.20
130.20
Land for Extension of Mt. Pleasant
2,385.00
10.00 5,103.90
749.91
749.91
749.91
and Employees
Improvement-Town Land on Medford St. Printing Town Reports
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RECEIPTS-1944
TAXES :
Current Year :
Real Estate
$1,588,320.22
Personal
94,089.07
Poll
19,582.00
Previous Years :
Real Estate
112,653.15
Personal
520.13
Poll
200.00
Tax Title Redemptions
9,612.76
From the State :
Corporation Tax
119,300.89
Income
200,328.10
Total Taxes
$2,144,606.32
LICENSES AND PERMITS :
Licenses :
Junk
$130.00
Pedlers
150.00
Milk
75.00
Bicycles
120.00
All Others
1,189.50
Permits :
Marriages
804.00
All Others
1,295.00
Total Licenses and Permits 3,763.50
Forward $2,148,369.82
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RECEIPTS
Forward $2,148,369.82
FINES AND FORFEITS :
Court Fines $764.03
Total Fines and Forfeits $764.03
GRANTS AND GIFTS:
Grants from Federal Funds :
Old Age Assistance
$89,565.07
Aid to Dependent Children
10,201.61
Vocational Education ..
1,250.00
Grants from State:
Vocational Education
2,229.55
English Speaking Classes .
923.75
Meal Tax
4,351.07
Grants from County :
Dog Licenses
3,426.96
Total Grants and Gifts $111,948.01
All other General Revenue
Cancelled checks of
Previous years
9.00
Total all other General Revenue ...... 9.00
SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS:
Moth
955.55
Sewers
2,757.48
Sidewalks
2,873.68
Street Betterments'
21,571.28
Total Special Assessments . ..
28,157.99
PRIVILEGES :
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax ... 42,139.02
Total Privileges 42,139.02 Forward $2,331,387.87
175
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RECEIPTS
Forward $2,331,387.87
DEPARTMENTAL :
General Government:
Selectmen :
Hearings, Advertising, etc. $35.85
Treasurer-Collector :
Lien fees and costs
1,815.47
General Government forward $1,851.32
Forward $2,331,387.87
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PAYMENTS-1944
DEPARTMENTAL:
General Government:
Finance Committee :
Personal Services
$900.00
Expense
461.42
Various Committees Expense
256.53
Selectmen :
Salary of Board
1,987.10
Other Personal Services
4,456.13
Hearings, Advertising, Printing
40.45
Printing Town Warrants
517.00
Other Expenses
996.06
Accountant :
Personal Services
6,318.58
Expense
317.09
State Audit Charge
1,546.06
Treasurer-Collector :
Personal Services
12,402.57
Land Court Expense
55.93
Fidelity Bonds
883.25
Other Expenses
3,798.75
Assessors :
Salary of Board
3,600.00
Other Personal Services
6,855.99
Expense
768.85
....
..
General Government forward ... $46,161.76
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RECEIPTS
Forward $2,331,387.87
General Government forward
1,851.32
Town Clerk Fees
1,791.45
Engineering Fees
12.00
Board of Appeal
120.00
Town Hall-Rental
1,752.00
Town Hall-Miscellaneous
5.18
Elections and Town Meetings
..
90.73
Board of Survey
15.00
Miscellaneous
10.00
Total General Government 5,647.68
Forward $2,337,035.55.
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PAYMENTS
General Government forward $46,161.76
Law Department:
Town Counsel-Salary and Fees
5,530.00
Town Counsel-Expense
326.33
Investigation Symmes Hospital Cases. .... 2,035.00
Town Clerk:
Town Clerk Salary
3,200.00
Other Personal Services
2,816.99
Fidelity Bonds Expense
11.25
Other Expenses
1,631.42
Public Works Administrative:
Salary of Board
2,000.00
Other Personal Services
1,032.03
Expense
156.23
Board of Survey
Personal Services
1,502.33
Expense
260.93
Planning Board :
Personal Services
100.00
Expense
1,581.04
Engineering Department:
Town Engineer Salary
3,900.00
Other Personal Services
14,362.68
Expense
1,915.59
Elections and Town Meetings:
Personal Services
9,550.24
Expense
5,050.80
Other General Departments:
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