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After several lengthy communications with the Metro- politan Transit Authority, the Board has a promise of 25 new P.C.C. type street cars to be put in operation on the Harvard Square-Arlington Heights line.
The Board of Selectmen signed school loan bonds in the amount of $637,000.00 authorized by vote of the town under article 20 and 21 of the last annual town meeting.
Contract has been awarded The Capitol Theater Supply Company of Boston, Mass. for furnishing and installing new stage curtains and equipment in the Robbins Memorial Town Hall. This company was the lowest bidder.
Sealed proposals were solicited for leasing of a portion of the premises in the Old Town Hall now being used as a waiting room. The proposal submitted by Walter E. Hill,
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REPORT OF THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN
of Lexington, was accepted subject to rules and regulations as established by the Board.
Office space was made available on the 3rd floor of the Robbins House for the newly created Personnel Board.
CONCLUSION
The Board expresses appreciation to the personnel of all departments, boards and committees under its jurisdiction for the cooperation and efficient service given during the year just ended.
We would mention, in particular, Mr. James J. Golden who gave efficient and unstinting service in two full-time capacities; Mr. Frank Nicksay, whose capable work facil- itates the performance of our duties, and his assistants, Miss Catherine Harrigan and Mrs. Evelyn Ronbeck.
Our constant interest is that of the citizens of the town of Arlington.
JOSEPH PETERSON JOSEPH A. PURCELL
MARCUS L. SORENSEN
Selectmen of the Town of Arlington
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ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT
Report of Police Department
To Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen :
I herewith submit my twentieth Annual Report for the year ending December 31, 1949:
Town of Arlington, Massachusetts
Population-46,000 (approx.)
Area-51/2 Square Miles
Public Streets-66.69 Miles
Private Streets open to travel-46.34 Miles
The net cost of operation of the Police Department for 1949, including maintenance of Police Headquarters and equipment was-$225,816.24.
Salaries $208,096.85
Maintenance of Building and other
Expenses 19,333.71
Gross Cost $227,430.56
Less Receipts as follows :
Court Fines turned over to
Treasurer
$1,256.67
Bicycle Licenses 121.25
Revolver Permits
101.50
Taxi Operator Licenses
75.00
Miscellaneous
60.00
Total Receipts $1,614.32
Net Cost of Department for 1949
$225,816.24
Per Capita cost based on population of 46,000-$4.90.
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REPORT OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
ORGANIZATION Chief of Police Archie F. Bullock
Lieutenants
Albert E. Ryan
James J. Flynn
Thomas F. Sullivan T. Francis Meagher *Frederick A. Lucarelli
Sergeants
William L. Olson
Charles O. Toomey
William A. Riley
William M. Germain *James F. Ryan *George H. Fitzgibbon
Patrolman
George C. Alexie James P. Barry Henry E. Bradley
Agostino Manderino William P. Mahoney John F. McNally
Harold J. O'Leary
Walter H. O'Leary
Lester H. Peabody Thomas R. Pigott
Francis A. Cook
*John F. Powers James J. Reagan John J. Roche John A. Ryan William A. Scanlan
M. James Coughlin Thomas M. Curran Frank J. Davidson James J. Donovan Gerald J. Duggan
Charles W. Scannell Maurice J. Scannell Wilson P. Schaber Donald Seabury Charles L. Sewall Denis F. Shea
John Y. Duggan, Jr.
Raymond W. Forrest
Peter Greeley Arthur G. Guarente
Walter J. Smith, Jr.
John J. Hourihan
Albert E. Spina Edward A. Sullivan
Timothy T. Hourihan
Walter F. Knowles
William J. Lannigan
Daniel F. Lee, Jr.
James J. Lyons
Philip Sweeney William E. Taylor
Charles J. Tynan William F. White Adalbert T. Zwink
*Promotions and appointments made during the year 1949
*John J. Buckley, Jr. Thomas E. Burns William P. Burns Amelio Cappella James M. Casali, Jr. John A. Casazza Arthur E. Clare
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ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT
CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES
Senior Clerk-Stenographer Anne P. O'Neil
Junior Clerk-Stenographer Bernice H. Holmes Matron Mary Tremblay
Custodian Benjamin D. Knowles
Radio and Motor Equipment Repairman Joseph L. Keefe Traffic Signal Maintenance Man James J. Carmody Laborer-Intermittent James X. O'Leary
LOST TIME FOR YEAR
Days off, vacations and sickness amounted to 5,169 days.
MILITARY SERVICE
Patrolman Adalbert T. Zwink is still in military service.
PROMOTIONS
The following promotions were made in the department: Ferdinand A. Lucarelli was appointed a Lieutenant March 13, 1949.
James F. Ryan was appointed a Sergeant June 12, 1949. George H. Fitzgibbon was appointed a Sergeant August 21, 1949.
NEW APPOINTMENTS
The following named persons were appointed regular po- lice officers in the department :
John J. Buckley, Jr. October 9, 1949
John F. Powers October 9, 1949
SEPARATIONS FROM DEPARTMENT
Sergeant Harold F. Pick retired August 7, 1949.
The department has a total of 62 Police Officers, including all grades, which is a ratio of one and thirty-five one hun- dredths (1.35) per thousand population based on a total populationof 46,000.
STATISTICS ON ARRESTS-1949
Number of Persons Arrested-Male 1945
Number of Persons Arrested-Female 179
Total
2124
Residents 1204
Non-Residents
839
Juveniles or Persons Under 17 years of Age : Residents 53
Non-Residents 28 81
Total
2124
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REPORT OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
OFFENSES FOR WHICH ARRESTS WERE MADE CRIMES vs. PERSON
1948
1949
Assault and Battery
32
13
Assault and Battery with Dangerous
Weapon
0
4
Assault-Indecent
1
2
Assault with intent to rape.
1
0
Carnal Abuse
0
1
Manslaughter
2
0
Robbery-Armed
9
5
Robbery-Suspicion of
2
0
Threatening
0
2
Unnatural Act
0
2
Total
47
29
CRIMES vs. PROPERTY
1948
1949
Breaking and Entering and Larceny
4
12
Forgery Uttering and Larceny
2
6
Larceny of more than $100.00
5
4
Larceny of Less than $100.00
10
5
Larceny of Automobile
2
9
Receiving Stolen Property
1
0
Selling Mortgaged Property
0
2
Trespassing
1
3
Wilful and Malicious Damage
0
1
Total
25
42
CRIMES vs. PUBLIC ORDER
1948
1949
Contributing to Delinquency of Minor
1
2
Delinquent Children
85
93
Disturbing the Peace
9
16
Disturbing a Public Assembly
0
1
Drunkenness
92
133
Escaped Inmate
0
5
Evading Taxi Fare
2
0
Failing to Perform Contract.
1
0
Illegitimacy
2
5
Indecent Exposure
1
1
188
ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT
Lewd, Wanton, Lascivious in Speech and Behaviour
0
2
Lewdness
3
2
Loitering
0
1
Lottery, Setting Up and Promoting
1
0
Lottery, Tickets in Possession
1
0
Load Leaking from Vehicle.
0
1
Meter Violation
77
201
Modification of Court Order
1
0
Non-Payment of Wages
3
1
Non-Support
27
22
Neglect of Minor Children
3
2
Open and Gross Lewdness
5
6
Pedler, Unlicensed
1
1
Registering Bets
1
0
Rogue
0
1
Safekeeping
25
13
Sale of Obscene Literature
0
2
Selling Leased Property
0
1
Suspicious Persons
27
33
Unlicensed Journeyman Plumber
1
0
Unnatural and Lascivious Act.
0
1
Vagrancy
4
4
Violation of Auto Laws
665
703
Violation of Auto Laws (Operating to En- danger)
21
18
Violation of Auto Laws (Operating Un- der Influence)
38
35
Violation of Cigarette Law
0
1
Violation of Firearms Law
5
0
Violation of Fish and Game Law
2
0
Violation of Labor Law
1
4
Violation of Liquor Law
1
0
Violation of Lord's Day Law
1
0
Violation of Probation
21
17
Violation of Town By-Laws
0
1
Violation of Traffic Rules
933
723
Violation of Weekly Wage Law
1
1
Total
2,062
2053
RECAPITULATION
*Crimes vs. Person
47
29
*Crimes vs. Property
25
42
*Crimes vs. Public Order
2,062
2,053
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REPORT OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
Total Crimes for Which Arrests were Made 2,134 2,124
*Juvenile Arrests are Included in These Totals.
DISPOSITION OF CASES
Delivered Outside
802
918
Guilty
1,091
1,022
Not Guilty and Discharged
107
53
Pending
37
7
Released or Discharged
97
124
Total
2,134
2,124
MISCELLANEOUS DUTIES
1948
1949
Accidents Other Than Auto-Personal
Injury Involved
80
130
Ambulance Calls ...
169
141
Bank Alarms-Tests
156
165
Bank Alarms-False.
26
37
Buildings Found Open and Made Secure ..
459
315
Buildings Reported Vacant and Protected
569
644
Cases investigated
2,395
2,967
Complaints of Children
793
917
Dead Bodies Cared for-Animal
129
144
Dead Bodies Cared for-Human
24
21
Dogs Killed
22
34
Dogs Turned Over to Dog Officer
32
26
Dog Bites Investigated
73
79
Dog Complaints Investigated.
93
93
Electric Lights-Defective
1,004
632
Electric Wires-Defective
33
29
Fire Alarms-Given
99
139
Fire Alarms-False
32
25
Injured Persons Assisted Home
23
17
Injured Persons Assisted to Hospital
123
121
Investigations for Other Departmeint.
48
51
Lanterns Placed at Dangerous Places
36
23
Lost Children Cared for.
116
140
Messages Delivered
144
163
Missing Persons
43
63
Officers at Fires
262
323
Sick Persons Assisted Home
14
21
Insane Persons
22
15
190
ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT
Sick Persons Assisted to Hospital
107
84
Streets and Walks-Defective
303
157
Street Obstructions Removed
1
0
14
10
Wagon Calls Water Running to Waste
37
62
Total
7,681
7,788
AUTOMOBILES
Reported stolen in Arlington
13
11
Reported stolen in Arlington and Recov-
ered
13
11
Reported stolen from other cities
5,797
4,220
Recovered in Arlington for other cities
18
15
OWNERSHIP TRANSFERRED
Permits to sell by private owners
1,375
1,432
Used cars taken in trade by Arlington
dealers 2,320
2,803
LICENSES-REGISTRATION-SUSPENDED REVOKED
Licenses to operate suspended
206
152
Licenses to operate revoked
35
35
Registrations revoked
13
9
AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENTS
Fatalities
3
2
Involving Personal injury
192
246
Involving Property damage
240
186
Total
435
434
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REPORT OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
As a result of these accidents there was a total of two hundred forty-six (246) persons injured.
The two Fatal Accidents were as follows:
On January 17, 1949 at 6:59 P.M. Thomas H. Rhodes, sixty-three (63) years of age, of 7 College Avenue, Arling- ton, while crossing Mystic Street between Beverly Road and Mystic View Terrace, being practically opposite College Ave- nue, was struck by an automobile, receiving injuries, which resulted in his death on January 19, 1949 at about 1:45 P.M.
On December 27, 1949 at about 9:50 P.M. Jerome E. Ben- nett, sixteen (16) years of age, of 22 Columbia Avenue, Cambridge, while crossing the Concord Turnpike in front of the Bowladrome, was struck by an automobile which resulted in his death practically instantaneously.
There were three hundred sixty (360) accidents investi- gated and a total of nine hundred eighteen (918) persons interviewed, this last total being arrived at as follows :
Total Number of Operators Interviewed 553
Total Number of Witnesses Interviewed 202
Total Number of Injured Persons Interviewed 163
Total Number of Persons Interviewed
918
OTHER FATALITIES
1948
1949
Death-Natural Causes
17
15
Death-Accidental
5
5
Death-Suicides
3
4
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ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT
DIVISION OF INVESTIGATION
The following crimes have been investigated and are classified as follows:
1949
*Breaking and Entering and Larceny. 115
Unfounded 26
Cleared by arrest 55
Not cleared by arrest 34
*Larcenies Reported 84
Unfounded 28
Cleared by arrest 18
Not cleare dby arrest 38
Larceny of automobiles
14
Unfounded
3
Cleared by arrest 10
Not cleared by arrest 1
Robbery
3
Unfounded
0
Cleared by arrest
2
Not cleared by arrest 1
Rape
1
Unfounded
0
Cleared by arrest 1
Not cleared by arrest 0
*Includes attempts to commit.
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REPORT OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
OTHER INVESTIGATIONS
1949
Lewd and Lascivious Cohabitation
6
Missing persons
9
Assault and Battery
22
Indecent Exposure
9
Building Inspector
4
Suspicious Persons
85
Outside Police Departments
118
Accidental Deaths
1
Domestic Relations
25
Non Support 35
Miscellaneous Investigations
506
1
Home Conditions
18
Suspicious Automobiles
70
Mental Cases
12
Forgery and Larceny
22
Property Damage
17
Sudden Deaths
7
Suicides
3
Indecent Assaults
. .
4
194
ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT
Investigations for the District Attorney's office 15
F. B. I. 5
Gaming 16
Prowlers 22
Lewdness 14
Former Residents 58
Investigations for the U. S. Civil Service Comm. 268
U. S. Army 3
U. S. Army 16
U. S. Marines 2
Selectmen's office
Jury Service 52
Licenses 242
Secretary of State's office 21
Vicious dog complaints 16
Claims gainst the Town and sidewalk accidents 13
1953 cases were investigated by the Bureau of Criminal Investigation for the year 1949.
RADIO AND PATROL CARS
Messages broadcast in 1949
11,953
Calls direct to specified cars
Arlington patrol cars 4,714
Arrests made by patrol car operators
Without warrant 366
With warrant 139
By Car. No. 7-A 202
By Car No. 8-A 164
By Car. No. 9-A 139
Total arrests by Arlington
Patrol Cars 505
POLICE SIGNAL SYSTEM
Duty Calls 160,079 Telephone Calls 48
1948
1949
162,784 50
JUVENILE OFFICER'S REPORT - For year 1949 SCHOOL DISTRICT
OFFENSE
Out of
Town
Hardy
Crosby
Russell
Parmenter
Cutter
Brackett
Locke
Pierce
High
J. H.
J. H.
J. H.
J. H.
St. Agnes'
School
Total
Male
Female
Outside
Court
Lyman
School
Youth Service
Probation
Westboro
Bridge-
water
Dismissed
Total
Assault
Assault-Indecent
1
2
2
en
5
en
5
A. & B.
3
1
1
1
6
9
B. & E. & Larceny
cn
P
2
2
en
18
18
17
5
12
17
Destroying Property
6
3
2
1
6
2
2
22
22
Disch. Firearms
1
4
5
5
False Alarm
1
1
1
Indecent Exposure
1
1
1
1
1
1
Larceny
11
1
4
3
1
1
10
2
1
4
2
40
40
7
8
2
6
8
Lewd
Mal. Mischief
2
1
2
3
1
14
14
4
Missile Throwing
Obscene Language
Obscene Literature
1
1
1
Runaway Child
4
1
1
2
8
5
3
4
Setting Fires
1
1
2
2
1
1
Stubborn Child
Trespass
4
1
5
5
Total
34
1
4
6
11
2
1
7
19
7
6
00
14
7
128
125
3
15
32
7
25
32
Male
34
1
4
6
11
2
1
7
18
5
6
9
14
7
125
Female
1
2
3
Ind. Arts
East
Center
School
West
File
Board
Dispositions
5
Dist. of Peace
Miscellaneous
5
1
-
Del.
JUVENILE OFFICER'S REPORT - For year 1949 - Age Group SCHOOL DISTRICT
Dispositions
OFFENSE
Out of
Town
7 Years
8 Years
9 Years
10 Years
11 Years
12 Years
13 Years
14 Years
15 Years
16 Years
J. H.
J. H.
J. H.
Ind. Arts
Total
Male
Female
Court
Lyman
School
Shirley
School
Probation
Westboro
Bridge-
Dismissed
Total
Assault
Assault-Indecent
2
2
1
5
5
A. & B.
1
1
1
2
1
6
6
B. & E. & Larceny
1
1
1
1
5
9
18
18
Destroying Property
1
2
3
6
4
1
1
1
22
22
Disch. Firearms
2
2
1
5
5
False Alaını
1
1
1
Indecent Exposure
1
1
1
Larceny
1
2
1
4
5
3
5
12
7
40
40
Lewd
Mal. Mischief
Miscellaneous
1
2
6
5
14
14
Missile Throwing
Obscene Language
1
1
Obscene Literature
1
Runaway Child
1
1
1
1
2
2
8
5
3
Setting Fires
1
1
2
2
Stubborn Child
-
1
1
1
2
5
5
Total
1
1
6
5
10
18
17
16
27
27
Male
1
1
8
5
10
18
17
14
27
26
125
--
Female
2
1
3
Trespass
128
125
3
File
water
3
Dist. of Peace
Center
East
197
REPORT OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
CRIME REPORT TO FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION TOTAL OF MONTHLY CRIMES RETURNS-YEAR 1949 OFFENSES KNOWN TO THE POLICE-TOWN OF ARLINGTON
Offenses Cleared
Reported Un- or Known founded
Actual Offenses
by Arrest
Criminal Homicide
0
0
0
0
(Murder or Non-Negligent Manslaughter)
Manslaughter by Negligence
0
0
0
0
(Auto Fatality)
Rape
1
0
1
1
Robbery
3
0
3
2
Aggravated Assault
0
0
0
0
Burglary-Breaking and Entering
115
26
89
55
Larceny (Over $50.00)
21
7
14
5
Larceny (Under $50.00)
63
21
42
13
Auto Thefts
14
3
11
10
Total
217
57
160
86
NOTE: Attempts to commit the above crimes are included in all totals.
CLASSIFICATION OF PROPERTY, STOLEN AND RECOVERED AS PER THE ABOVE REPORT
Offense
Number
Robbery
3
Value of Property Stolen $9,760.00
Breaking and Entering:
(a) Residence (dwelling)
(1) Committed during night
8
1,427.47
(2) Committed during day
11
1,201.19
(b) Non-residence (store, office, etc.)
(1) Committed during night
66
5,171.22
(2) Committed during day
4
55.00
*Larceny:
Over $50.00
14
2,461.99
$5.00 to $50.00
42
999.72
Under $50.00
1
4.00
*Auto Thefts:
11
9,700.00
Total
160
$30,780.59
** 15 stolen outside town recovered here, not included in above total.
Number
Value of Property Stolen
*Nature of Larcenies
(a) Pocket Picking
0
(b) Purse Snatching
1
6.00
(c) Shop Lifting . 0
(d) Thefts from autos ... 12
458.34
(exclude auto accessories)
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ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT
(e) Auto Accessories
1
4.00
(f) Bicycles
15
573.95
(g) All others
27
2,423.42
Total
56
$3,465.71
Automobiles Recovered
(a) Number stolen locally and recovered locally
5
(b) Number stolen locally and recovered by other jurisdictions . 6
(c) Total locally stolen automobiles recovered 11
(d) Number stolen out of town and recovered locally 15
VALUE OF PROPERTY STOLEN AND PROPERTY RECOVERED DURING THE YEAR
Value of Property Stolen
Value of Property Recovered $767.69 983.65
(a) Currency, notes, etc.
$12,287.02
(b) Jewelry and precious metals
2,106.50
(c) Furs
(d) Clothing
66.00
39.00
(e) Locally stolen automobiles
9,750.00
9,750.00
(f) Miscellaneous
6,571.07
2,911.83
Total
$30,780.59
$14.452.22
TRAFFIC SIGNAL DEPARTMENT
The Department is responsible for the proper installation and maintenance of all aids to the regulation and control of automobile traffic such as curb marking, traffic lines, signs, street markings, traffic lights, etc. and during the year maintained the following :
Bus Stops
6
Coasting
35
Cross Road
1
Curve Danger
1
Dead End Street
1
Delineators
227
Flashers
5
Heavy Trucking Prohibited
4
Hospital Zone
2
Isolated Stop
38
Keep To Right
8
No Left Turn
1
No Parking At Anytime
30
No Parking Around Island
3
No Parking Between Signs
6
No Parking Bus Stop
6
199
REPORT OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
No Parking Here To Corner
43
No Parking On Crosswalk
1
No Parking On Curve
3
No Parking Taxi Stand
5
No Parking This Side
117
No U Turn
21
One Hour Parallel Parking
204
One Hour Parking Right Rear Wheel To Curb
3
One Hour Parking Thirty Degree Angle
2
One Way
13
One Way Do Not Enter
20
One Way Enter Here
2
Pedestrians Cross on Red and Amber Only
2
Railroad Warning
7
Red Reflectors
7
Right and Left Turn
1
Safety Platform Bases
4
Safety Platform Floodlights
9
School
12
Single Line
7
Slow
28
Slow Playground
8
Slow School
1
Spot Lights
4
Thirty Miles Per Hour
11
Through Way Ends Here
3
Through Way Stop
193
Traffic Lights
37
Traffic Signals Ahead
28
Twenty Miles Per Hour
5
Total
1,075
Installation of curbs, lines, street markings, repainting and replacing of signs and posts were as follows :
CURBS, LINES, STREET MARKINGS
Bus Stops
300'
Center Lines
34,380'
No Parking (red curb)
775'
Parallel Parking
5,585'
Parking Meter Stalls
3,020'
Taxicab Stands
242'
Total
44,302'
200
ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT
The Center Lines covered a distance of 6.05 miles
Crosswalks
105
Danger School Children (words)
5
Danger Slow School (words)
3
Intersection
4
Island Curbs
5
Look (word)
149
Parking Meter Stalls
302
Safety Platform Light Bases
4
Slow (word)
70
Slow Children (words)
8
Slow Danger (words)
6
Slow School (words)
16
Stop (word)
111
Stop Lines
101
Traffic Light Standards
28
Total
... 917
SIGNS EDUCATIONAL AND ENFORCEMENT
Isolated Stop
6
Keep To Right
4
No Parking At Anytime
27
No Parking Around Island
1
No Parking Bus Stop
1
No Parking Here To Corner
25
No Parking This Side
4
One Hour Parallel Parking
27
One Way
5
One Way Do Not Enter
13
Posts (repainted)
242
Posts (replaced)
39
Slow
9
Thirty Miles Per Hour
1
Through Way Stop
52
Traffic Lights Ahead
8
Total
464
TRAFFIC SIGNAL DEPARTMENT
The two men employed in this work, in addition to the foregoing, prepare, paint and letter all signs, repair all damaged or defective equipment, including the installation and maintenance of the Traffic Signal System.
201
REPORT OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
In June 1949 a traffic count of all motor vechiles was taken by officers of this department at several points in and around Arlington Center together with an origin and destination count. At the intersection of Pleasant Street and Mass. Avenue the survey showed that in fifteen hours there were 23,534 motor vehicles passing through this inter- section, of which approximately 75% had a destination outside of Arlington.
I have turned this entire survey over to the Planning Board and have met with them on several occasions during the year. After careful study the Planning Board are proposing a plan, which has my wholehearted suport as I firmly believe it to be vitally necessary for the convenience of the citizens of Arlington, as well as the future develop- ment of the town, to construct a new highway as the con- tinuation of Pleasant Street to Summer Street with a branch connecting with Chestnut and Medford Streets and Route No. 60.
It is my firm belief that rerouting Route No. 60 along the Pike and Metropolitan Parkway would not take 2% of the present traffic off Pleasant Street.
This plan should definitely relieve the congestion in Arl- ington Center and will at the same time open up a new business area, from which the added tax revenue will eventually be of great assistance in relieving our present heavy tax burden.
TRAFFIC SIGNAL DEPARTMENT
I recommend that the Planning Board make a study of off street parking with the possibility of recommending a change in our Zoning By-Laws to permit such parking lots under certain restrictions in residental areas.
JUVENILE DELINQUENCY
During the past year there were one hundred and twenty- eight (128) children, under the age of seventeen years, apprehended by the Department for various crimes, three (3) of which were females, one hundred thirteen (113) Arlington children and fifteen (15) Out of Town children. Thirty-two (32) of these children were brought before the Court. The others were taken in hand by the Juvenile Officer, who, through his work with the parents, school, church and the child, endeavored to correct the delinquent habits of the child. In all case of property damage or
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larcenies, restitution was made wherever possible to the satisfaction of the injured party.
All members of your Police Department have been dili- gent in their duties throughout the year, and it is well known by the criminal element that Arlington is a good place to stay clear of. We shall continue to do everything possible to assist the criminal element to retain this feeling.
In the investigation of juvenile crime, police, experience has definitely determined that in the vast majority of cases the juvenile's trouble start because of lack of proper parental training and supervision in the home. It has been said the "PARENTS" are the world's most influental pro- fessional people, yet never trained for their job. Possessing the biggest responsibility in the world: 1. Producing life; 2. Supporting life; 3. Preparing proper background for impressionable life; 4. By nature the original teachers of all human habits-language-religion-cultural elements -morality-manners, etc.
The actions of the child in almost every case reflects the training or lack of proper training given by the parents. Because of the failure of so many parents to properly carry out their responsibilities, delinquency in children is a police problem but the elimination or correction of condi- tions which give rise to it, such as bad home environment, deficiencies in school facilities, lack of properly supervised recreational play centers, is purely a community problem.
In order to combat the problem of delinquency of children, the Auxiliary Police Department, which was organized for the war emergency, have volunteered to assist the regular police department in their crime prevention program.
Again this year so-called Teen-age Dances were conducted at the Town Hall for all of the Senior High School pupils and those Arlington youngsters under twenty-one (21), who were out of school. These dances were held on Friday nights and were well supervised under the leadership of Clarence Marsh and the late Jack Keefe and members of the Arlington Auxiliary Police Association. They have proven a decided success as evidenced by the attendance and lack of crime committed by this age group in Arlington. I strongly recommend their continuance.
In addition to the Friday Night Dances conducted by the Arlington Auxiliary Police Association, they organized and supervised two baseball leagues for all the boys between the ages of ten to sixteen years, with eight teams in each league consisting of fifteen boys on each team. Both
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Leagues are equipped with full uniforms and all necessary equipment. Baseball, as it was conducted by the Arlington Auxiliary Police Association, under the expert guiding hands of William Sinclair and Warren Ryan and their committee, proved a decided factor in curbing delinquency in our Town.
The Arlington Auxiliary Police Association has also conducted a very successful Rifle Club with membership made up of approximately one hundred High School Students. The instructors in this group, headed by Fred Bodemer, are all members and qualified instructors in the National Rifle Association.
I wish to take this opportunity to thank the many citizens of our town for their very generous monitory, as well as moral support, in the carrying out of this most worthwhile program. Without your support it could not possibly be so successful.
I consider the Town of Arlington to be very fortunate to have such a group as the Arlington Auxiliary Police give so freely of their time and effort in this most worthy work which has proven such a decided success in curbing Juvenile Delinquency.
The finest cooperation has existed between the Super- intendent of Schools, the various principals, and this Department in the investigation and correction of delin- quency. Credit must also be given to the character building organization, such as, the churches, the boys' Club, the Boy and Girl Scouts, the C. Y. O. and other organizations who have done yeoman service for the benefit of Juveniles.
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