Town of Arlington annual report 1953, Part 19

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1937-1952


1953


Total


Entrants


714


41


755


Deaths


34


1


35


Withdrawals


180


14


194


Retirements


70


2


72


$ 52,871.73


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ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT


Active members as of December 31, 1953


Male 346 Female 104


Members on Retirement December 31, 1953 42


Amount of Retirement Allowance:


Paid-


$309,793.27 $42,389.85


Allowance in effect as of December 31, 1953


$33,468.11


CARMEN T. FORITANO


HAROLD A. CAHALIN


J. WILBERT ANDERSON


Contributory Retirement Board


J. Wilbert Anderson, Treasurer


Carmen T. Foritano, Accountant


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REPORT OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE


Report of the Finance Committee


The Finance Committee of 1952-53 held 15 meetings from January 5, 1953 to March 10, 1953, and reported to the Town Meeting on March 16, 1953.


The Finance Committee of 1953-54 was organized on June 29, 1953 as follows:


Prec.


1 Edwin A. Barnard


2 William H. Dunn


3 Martin F. Roach


10 James R. Robson, Secretary


4 Paul E. La Joie


11 Donald O. Johnston


5 Warren H. Daniels


12 Wallace Gorton


13 Percival E. Richardson


14 J. Howard Hayes, Chairman


At Large-John J. Driscoll


7 Vacancy, Leonard G. Russell subsequently appointed and resigned.


Executive Secretary, T. Gordon Smith


Mr. Henry E. Halpin, after many years of able service as the Finance Committee member from Precinct 7, found it necessary to resign due to ill health and his resignation was regretfully accepted on June 29, 1953.


SUB-COMMITTEES


Selectmen, Police and Fire Departments, etc. John J. Driscoll, Chairman William H. Dunn Paul E. LaJoie


Assessors, Clerk, Treasurer, Health, Cemeteries, Libraries, Parks, Incidentals


John. N. Loud, Chairman Martin F. Roach Warren H. Daniels


Department of Public Works, Streets, etc. James R. Robson, Chairman


Donald O. Johnston Arthur D. Saul, Jr. Leonard G. Russell (Resigned)


School Department, Veterans, Welfare, Maintenance, Town Hall, etc. William H. Farrow, Chairman Wallace Gorton Edwin A. Barnard Percival E. Richardson


Policy Committee Arthur D. Saul, Jr., Chairman William H. Farrow John J. Driscoll James R. Robson John N. Loud


Prec.


6 Arthur D. Saul, Jr. Vice-Chairman


8 William H. Farrow


9 John N. Loud


222


ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT


The following is the status of the Reserve Fund as of December 31, 1953, after all authorized transfers, as indicated, had been made:


Budget #41 - Reserve Fund, Appropriation


$75,000.00


Transfers to Budget


# 4 Town Treasurer, Expense Sept. 14


$ 135.30


7 Town Clerk, Expense Sept. 14


31.30


14 Police, Expense


Oct. 26


513.80


23 Board of Health,


Personal Services Nov. 16 $ 330.00


23 Board of Health,


Personal Services Dec. 17 121.00


451.00


27A Highways & Bridges, Capital Outlay


Nov. 16


2,235.00


32 School Department,


Vocational School


Dec. 7


800.00


33 Libraries, Expense Sept. 14


2,000.00


36 Pensions, Non Contributory Dec. 28 7,247.42


36 Pensions, Non Contributory Dec. 31 25.50


7,272.92


40 Workmens Compensation


Dec. 28


2,600.00


44 Cemeteries, Capital Outlay Dec. 14


172.50


Warrant Article #5 (1953)


Town Manager Department


Sept. 28


1,209.63


Total Transferred


17,421.45


Balance, Unused


$57,578.55


A total of 29 meetings were held from January 5, 1953 to Decem- ber 31, 1953 with an average attendance of 13 out of a total of 15 members.


Respectfully submitted,


JAMES R. ROBSON


Secretary


223


REPORT OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH


Report of the Board of Health


We herewith submit the Annual Report of the Board of Health for the year 1953.


Effective December 22, 1953 the appointment of the Board of Health made by the Town Manager under the provisions of the Town Manager Act, was approved by the Vote of the Board of Se- lectmen at their meeting December 21, 1953. The membership of the Present Board is the same as that of the elected Board which was organized after the March 1953 Town Meeting. The appointed Board qualified and were sworn to office by the Town Clerk. At a meeting held January 4, 1954 the Board organized and Mr. John S. Crosby was elected Chairman of the Board.


On December 14, 1953 at the direction of the Town Manager the administration of the contract to collect garbage in the Town was assigned to the Board of Health. The problem of garbage disposal in the Town is becoming increasingly acute. Legislation which requires that garbage which is ultimately fed to hogs must be cooked, has placed heavy demands upon those contractors who purchase garbage from muncipalities. Refusal on the part of these contractors to use garbage which is contaminated and which has rubbish of any nature contained in it, is bound to result in greatly increased costs to the Town for this service. The Board of Health takes this opportunity to appeal to all to assume the responsibility of putting only clean garbage in their containers for collection. By such cooperation can it be hoped to maintain this service within the present cost level.


In conjunction with the program established by the Town Manager to provide adequate office space for certain Departments of the Town, the offices of the Board of Health were transferred on December 19, 1953 from the Robbins Memorial Town Hall to quarters in the Robbins House at 670-Rear Massachusetts Avenue.


General services were rendered as in past years. Public Health services were extended to include private schools and day nurseries within the Town. Reports of the appointed officers, together with certain statistical reports are appended.


JOHN S. CROSBY, Chairman CARL E. BARSTOW, M.D. PAUL F. BURKE, D.M.D.


224


ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT


FINANCIAL REPORT


Appropriation


Personal Services


$14,083.00


General Expense


2,200.00


Communicable Diseases


15,000.00


Mosquito Control Project


2,000.00


Premature Baby Care


2,000.00


Capital Outlay


200.00


Total Appropriation. $35,483.00


Transfer of Funds to Personal


Services for Substitute Nurse


451.00


$35,934.00


EXPENDITURES


$14,534.00


Personal Services


Communicable Diseases :


Hospitalization for Tuberculosis ---


Middlesex Cty. Sanatorium .. $7,177.50


Rutland State Sanatorium. 1,390.00


Other Hospitals. 205.15


Ambulance Service 24.00


$8,800.65


Hospitalization for Scarlet Fever


246.00


Antirabic Clinic, Vaccine


233.88


Expense. 302.75


536.63


Miscellaneous Expense.


53.46


$ 9,636.74 $ 2,000.00


Mosquito Control Project.


Premature Baby Care.


$ 765.76


General Expense:


Maintenance of office.


$ 323.28


automobile ..


354.27


Dental Clinic Supplies


237.04


Telephone


210.39


Laboratory


18.17


Milk Inspection


468.55


$ 1,611.70


TOTAL EXPENDITURES


$28,548.20


225


REPORT OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH


RECEIPTS


Licenses Issued :


Sale of Alcohol


$ 1.00


Manufacture of Frozen Desserts or


Ice Cream Mix (Retail) 30.00


Manufacture of Frozen Desserts or


Ice Cream Mix (Wholesale) 100.00


Practice of Massage and giving of


Vapor Baths 1.00


Practice of Massage and giving of


Vapor Baths ( Establishment Owners)


2.00


Collection of Meat Trimmings


12.00


Sale of Oleomargarine


32.00


,,


- milk from stores


54.50


To operate Pasteurizing Plants


20.00


To construct Cesspools


22.00


To pick up garbage


2.00


To conduct Day Nurseries


4.00


To keep goats


1.00


Total Receipts from licenses issued


$ 299.00


Receipts from Dental Clinic


1,276.50


Receipts from Communicable Diseases (Tuberculosis)


2,642.30


Receipts from Premature Baby Accounts 60.00


Miscellaneous Receipts


25.00


TOTAL RECEIPTS $4,302.80


Total Expenditures


$28,548.20


Receipts


4,302.80


Net cost to operate $24,245.40


Cost per Capita .55


Including debt and maintenance


of Middlesex County Sanatorium $44,206.56


Net Cost to operate. 24,245.40


$68,451.96


Cost per Capita 1.54


REPORT OF AGENT AND CLERK


Licenses issued


To sell alcohol. 1


To practice massage. 2


To collect meat trimmings 6


To act as Funeral Directors 15


To conduct day nurseries. 4


Permits Issued


To construct cesspools or septic tanks 22


To keep poultry 12


To hold rummage sales 32


To haul offal. 1


To pick up garbage. 1


Burial permits issued 362


vehicles


17.50


226


ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT


Inspections


Food and other establishments which serve the public. 367


Miscellaneous 6


Complaints


Investigated and settled. 152


Garbage (Dec. 14 - Dec. 31) 54


Legal Settlements


Investigated and determined. .33


REPORT OF MILK INSPECTOR


Licenses Issued


For the sale of milk from stores. 109


vehicles 35


To manufacture ice cream mix.


7


To operate pasteurizing plants


2


oleomargarine


64


Milk analyses made.


137


Average for the year as follows:


Fats


Solids


Bacteria


*Grade "A"


4.28


13.29


1,812


* Regular


3.89


12.86


5,499


* School


3.87


12.64


5,390


* All samples Negative Phosphatase


Inspections


Pasteurizing Plants and Dairies. 4


REPORT OF SLAUGHTERING INSPECTOR There was no slaughtering in the Town of Arlington during the year ending December 31, 1953.


REPORT ON CLINICS CONDUCTED BY BOARD OF HEALTH


DIPHTHERIA PREVENTION BY IMMUNIZATION


Year


Number of Children Immunized


Percentage below Age 5 of those Immunized


Percentage Between Age 5-10 of those Immunized


Diphtheria


Cases


Deaths


1949


37


68


32


2


0


*1950


12


75


25


2


0


*1951


21


87


13


1


0


*1952


37


92


8


0


0


*1953


34


91


9


0


0


*Triple Antigen used in place of Diphtheria Toxoid


227


REPORT OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH


DENTAL CLINIC


Statistical Report On Work Performed during 1953


Total Number of Patients


902


Hours


564


,,


Sittings


2545


,,


,,


Operations 3979


Extractions


Permanent


0


Deciduous


45


Fillings


Permanent 425


Deciduous 2084


Treatments


Silver Nitrate 57


Prophylactic


1358


Total number of


Dismissals


1872


CLINIC FOR VACCINATION OF DOGS AGAINST RABIES


Clinics were held April 21, 22, 23, 24 and 25


Numbers of Dogs Vaccinated 935


COMMUNICABLE DISEASES


Cases reported during the year 1953


Chicken Pox


404


Dog-bites 153


German Measles


20


Gonorrhea


2


Hepatitis, Infectious


1


Measles


11


Meningitis


2


Mumps


99


Poliomyelitis


10


Psittacosis


1


Scarlet Fever


40


Septic Sore Throat


2


Syphilis


9


Tetanus


1


Tuberculosis (Pulmonary)


18


Whooping Cough


20


TOTAL 793


Tuberculosis Report:


Total number of cases as of December 31, 1953. 145 Deaths during the year of 1953 5


Case removals during year 24


New Cases reported during year. 18


Contacts X-rayed 41


228


ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT


Persons having a Legal Settlement in the Town of Arlington were hospitalized in Tuberculosis Sanatoria as follows:


Middlesex County Sanatorium 20 Rutland State Sanatorium 1


Persons without a legal settlement in Arlington were hosptal- ized through this Board as follows:


Middlesex County Sanatorium. ................ 4


BIRTHS AND DEATHS OF ARLINGTON RESIDENTS DURING 1953


Total number of deaths. 516


Death rate per 1,000 population. 11.7


Age of oldest persons dying in Arlington (1953)


Male 100 years 7 months


Female 96 years 5 months 17 days


Total number of births. 848


Birth rate per 1,000 population.


21.1


SHOWING THE FIVE PRINCIPLE CAUSES OF DEATH IN ARLINGTON DURING 1953


Number of deaths


Number per 1,000 of Population


Heart Disease (All forms)


121


2.7


Cerebral Accidents (All forms)


51


1.2


Cancer


24


.52


Pneumonia (All forms)


21


.41


Violent Deaths


18


.38


229


REPORT OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT


Report of the Fire Department


Mr. Edward C. Monahan


Town Manager Arlington, Massachusetts


Dear Sir:


As Chief of the Arlington Fire Department I submit my Fifth Annual Report of its activities and condition for the year ending December 31, 1953.


Manual Force


The force consists of 94 men: the Chief, 4 Deputy Chiefs, 10 Cap- tains, 8 Lieutenants, 70 Fire Fighters, and an Assistant Superin- tendent of the Fire and Police Signal System; also a Department Surgeon, Dr. Edward W. Feeley, and a Department Clerk, Anna B. Hurley.


Reverend Father Charles A. McCarthy, Curate at St. James Church, and Reverend Milton F. Schadegg, Minister of The Park Avenue Con- gregational Church, serve as Department Chaplains.


Resignations


March 14, Frank H. Manning resigned; appointed February 5, 1950.


August 15, Thomas G. Cronin resigned; appointed December 29, 1946.


Retirements


September 26, Captain Anthony P. Lopez in the Department since April 1, 1917, retired in compliance with the Compulsory Retirement Law.


December 29, Captain John J. Kennedy, a member of the Depart- ment since July 1, 1918, was retired on Disability Pension.


Promotions


November 1, Lieutenant Albert G. Lennon advanced to grade of Captain; replacement for Captain Lopez.


November 1, Fire Fighter Robert E. Kelly promoted to rank of Lieutenant; replacement for Lieutenant Lennon.


December 29, Lieutenant Irving L. Proctor advanced to grade of Captain; replacing Captain Kennedy.


December 29, Fire Fighter Charles J. Doherty promoted to rank of Lieutenant; replacing Lieutenant Proctor.


Appointments


April 5, John G. Spadaro appointed Fire Fighter; replacing Frank H. Manning who resigned.


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ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT


August 30, Louis J. Aurilio appointed Fire Fighter; replacement for Thomas G. Cronin who resigned.


November 1, John S. Fahey appointed Fire Fighter; replacement for Robert Kelly who was promoted to Lieutenant.


December 30, Thomas D. Molloy appointed Fire Fighter; replace- ment for Charles J. Doherty who was promoted to Lieutenant.


Apparatus


At Headquarters :


Engine 1 in service since 1926, 750-gallon pumping unit;


Engine 4 purchased in 1952, 1000-gallon unit;


Aerial Ladder 1 in commission since 1937;


Special Service Truck purchased in 1945; equipped for emergency calls and usable as ambulance;


Life Boat purchased in 1952, a 14-foot metal boat with outboard motor and life-saving equipment;


Chief's car and the Deputy's car both purchased in 1951, and 11/2-ton utility pick-up truck bought in 1952 are in use for depart- mental duties.


At Highland Station:


Engine 5 in service since 1929, 750-gallon unit;


Aerial Ladder 2 purchased in 1952, 65-foot steel aerial ladder.


At Park Circle Station:


Aerial Ladder 3 in service since 1949, a Quintuplet Unit compris- ing 750-gallon centrifugal pumper, 65-foot steel aerial ladder, booster pump with attachment, hose carrier, and complement of hand ladders.


In Active Reserve.


Engine 2 purchased in 1927, 750-gallon unit, is complete and ready to aid or replace disabled pumping units.


Apparatus in Retirement (not dependable for emergency service) :


Old Engine 4 purchased in 1931 and old Ladder 2 purchased in 1925 are assigned to the Auxiliary Fire Force for any possible emer- gencies.


For Civil Defense:


Two 500-gallon trailer pumps purchased in 1941.


Response


The Department responded to 946 calls of which 288 were Box Alarms, 596 Still Alarms (telephone calls), and 122 Mutual Aid (out- of-town calls). There were two Multiple (two-alarm) fires.


In 1952 there was a total of 1030 calls.


231


REPORT OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT


A summary of alarms revealed that the greatest number of such calls occurred in the month of March; that more occurred on Monday than any other day of the week, and also that of these calls the largest number were between the hours of 11:00 a.m. and noon and between 3:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m.


Sixty-one false alarms were sounded as compared with 74 in 1952.


The Special Service Rescue Unit responded to 56 First Aid emer- gency calls where the Resuscitator and the Inhalator were requested for the administration of oxygen to persons in critical condition through serious illness or to those persons who were accidentally overcome by toxic fumes.


Received eight calls for use of Department Life Boat.


CAUSES OF ALARMS IN 1953


Automobiles


61


Lightning 9


Brush


54


Locked out


75


Careless smoking


20


Malicious mischief


15


Children and matches


5


Miscellaneous


63


Chimney


7


Needless


22


Dump


4


Oil Burners


41


Explosion


1


Oil tanks


11


False alarms


61


Out-of-town


122


First aid


56


Peat


5


Fumes


2


Refrigerators


13


Grass


187


Rubbish


54


Grease


11


Spontaneous ignition


2


Heaters


6


Unknown


1


Incendiary


3


Wax


2


Investigating


4


Wiring


29


From June 12 to June 21, at the request of the Director of Civil Defense, a detail of fire fighters responded to the Worcester Disaster Area with our lighting equipment to supply and operate lights for that stricken section.


Fire Losses


Sixty-five losses occurred, 11 of which accounted for $43,780.10 of the entire yearly loss.


The total assessed value of property endangered, insurance there- on, loss sustained, and the amount of insurance paid are as follows:


Insurance


Damage


Buildings


Assessed Value $2,021,900.00 172,700.00


$2,801,750.00 171,700.00


$41,357.36


Contents


16,461.68


Insurance Paid $41,357.36 16,361.68


Total


$2,194,600.00


$2,973,450.00


$57,819.04


$57,719.04


232


ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT


FIRES WHICH CAUSED LOSS OF MORE THAN $1000


January 12


Catherine McDevitt, 22 Locke Street


$ 3,120.00


April 26 John McGrath, 63 Grafton Street 1,705.00


May 2 Arlington (Town of)


1207 Massachusetts Avenue 3,944.00


July 20


Henry Whitney, 63 Scituate Street 2,485.00


September 21


Arlington Pipe Supply, Water Street 5,700.00


September 25


Elbridge Johnson, 275 Broadway 2,800.00


October 9


Edmund Lafond, Jr., 9 Addison Street


3,700.00


October 22 J. Slotnik, 11 Maple Street


1,400.00


November 14 Capitol Associates, 210 Massachusetts Ave. 1,925.00


November 21 Nicholas Lupo, 24 Brattle Street 4,644.10


December 27 Eric Johnson, 19 Oldham Road


12,357.00


Appropriation


1953 Appropriation


$402,860.15


Expended 401,488.54


Balance


$ 1,371.61


Credits


Fees for 60 permits to blast $30.00


Fees for 30 permits for inflammables 15.00


Sale of junk


41.21


$86.21


Report of Department Surgeon


Dr. Edward W. Feeley, Department Surgeon, rendered the follow- ing services in 1953: House calls 16, office calls 58, station calls 6, and physical examinations 4. In addition he responded to many alarms and had conferences with the Chief on medical matters pertaining to the Department.


Fire Prevention


All places of business, public buildings, schools, hospitals, coll- valescent homes, and places of public assembly were inspected each month by the Fire Fighters, a yearly total of 9200 inspections.


Record was made of existing conditions with the date when cor- rections were made.


Twelve fires occurred in these regularly inspected places, causing a loss of $14,589.35. It is most noticeable that losses by fire sustained in mercantile establishments during the year were almost at a mini- mum due in a large measure to our routine inspections.


Recharged 278 fire extinguishers in these buildings.


Inspections


Mercantile


9,200


Power oil burners 770


Range oil burners


30


Total inspections


10,000


233


REPORT OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT


Fire Drills in Schools


The annual fire drill under the supervision of the Officers of the Fire Department was conducted in public, parochial and private schools.


A record was made of the number of classrooms, pupils, exits used and the time required to vacate each building, a copy of which was sent to the School Department.


Training of Fire Fighters


Routine drills were held but in a modified manner not having the advantage of a drill tower which is most essential for the proper training of personnel.


Committee on Rules and Regulations


In 1949 the National Board of Fire Underwriters in its Survey recommended that a Bureau of Fire Prevention, a Division of the Fire Department be established with a code of rules and regulations As a result of the 1951 Town Meeting, such a committee was appointed which is still formulating a code of rules.


Auxiliary Fire Department


Standing by and assisting the regular department is our Auxiliary Fire Force of about 40 members who organized March 9, 1951.


April 19 and May 30, fire fighters participated in local parade to- gether with other civic organizations.


June 14, with impressive ceremonies, fire fighters dedicated Fire- men's Lot in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.


November 1, new Mutual Aid Schedule became effective between Arlington and its surrounding fire departments of Belmont, Cambridge, Lexington, Medford, Somerville and Winchester. It was agreed by these fire chiefs that only border-line boxes in those areas would be covered by Mutual Aid 1st-alarm assignments.


December 10, issued new booklet of Arlington Fire Department Rules and Regulations which also lists Location of Signal Boxes throughout the town.


Recommendations


For the year 1954 recommend that $403,542.99 be appropriated to include the replacement of Engine 1 in service since 1926.


Conclusion


To the Members of the Board of Selectmien, to our Town Manager ;. Edward C. Monahan, and to all officials for kind assistance and interest in the welfare of the Fire Department, my sincere thanks. To the Auxiliary Fire Force for stand-by help, my appreciation. To my own Officers and Men for loyalty to duty, my gratitude.


Respectfully submitted,


RICHARD J. TIERNEY Chief, Fire Department


234


ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT


Report of the Town Treasurer


1953


Cash Balance, January 1, 1953


$1,418,185.47


Receipts, 1953


7,625,378.81


$9,043,564.28


Expended, 1953


7,363,087.50


Cash Balance, December 31, 1953


$1,680,476.78


Contingent Funds, December 31, 1953


809.50


Total Cash and Contingent Funds, December 31, 1953 .. $1,681,286.28


J. WILBERT ANDERSON


Town Treasurer


PARKING METER COLLECTIONS


1953


January 1, 1953 - December 31, 1953 $ 17,645.75


J. WILBERT ANDERSON


Town Treasurer


235


REPORT OF THE COLLECTOR OF TAXES


Statement of the Collector of Taxes and Town Collector for the Year 1953


Collection Credits


Balance Uncollected Dec. 31, 1953


Taxes:


1952 Poll


$


260.00


$


1952 Motor Excise


33,854.68


1952 Personal


2,835.32


1952 Real Estate


98,460.91


25.38


1953 Poll


24,288.00


108.00


1953 Motor Excise


313,826.06


12,035.65


1953 Personal


218,556.79


1,843.85


1953 Real Estate


3,639,985.96


86,137.28


Special Assessments and Water Liens:


Moth


3,083.25


86.55


Water Liens


(added to 1952 and 1953 taxes) ..


1,392.07


48.40


Apportioned Assessments :


Sewer


2,838.80


224.46


Sidewalk


2,569.30


42.26


Street Betterment


17,381.48


1,868.75


Unapportioned Assessments:


Sewer


9,955.32


14,600.43


Sidewalk


5,537.25


5,533.75


Street Betterment


39,646.72


29,826.85.


Committed Interest :


Sewer, Sidewalk, Street Betterment . .


7,227.50


611.40


Apportioned Assessments, Not Due:


Sewer


1,935.21


13,506.18


Sidewalk


122.10


12,507.27


Street Betterment


8,382.70


119,192.64


Water Rates


222,367.75


15,267.48


Departmental


1,424,809.13


76,639.20


Interest Added


3,597.18


Costs, Charges & Fees


1,546.96


$6,084,460.44


$390,105.78


J. WILBERT ANDERSON


Collector of Taxes & Town Collector


Recapitulation of Figures Used in Determining the Tax Rate of 1953 ($57.60)


DEBITS :-


Appropriations (includes all voted since 1952 Tax Rate fixed)


Appropriations voted to to be taken from Available Funds .


Overlay deficits, 1950-$614.88, 1951-$831.71, 1952-$4,736.78


State Auditor of Municipal Accounts (includes 1952 Underestimate)


$ 5,979.82


State Examination of Retirement System


560.92


Smoke Inspection Service


946.43


$


Metro. Parks (includes 1952 Underestimate)


62,120.46


Metro. Sewer


94,172.37


Metro. Water (includes 1951 & 1952 Underestimates)


48,843.78


Bos. Metro. Dist. Expenses


285.50


Metro. Transit Authority (includes Prin. Payments)


161,844.77


Charles River Basin (1952 Underestimate)


19.81


County Tax


157,085.12


County Tuberculosis Hospital


44,206.56


Overlay of Current Year


92,257.08


668,322.62


Gross Amount to be raised


6,217,602.94


CREDITS :-


Income Tax


294,497.41


Corporation Taxes


221,078.49


Meals Tax


9,909.64


Motor Excise Tax (estimated)


330,000.00


Licenses & Permits


7,361.05


Fines


1,682.05


Special Assessments


89,311.03


General Government


15,724.91


Protection of Persons


2,449.16


Health & Sanitation


23,677.12


Highways


2,865.08


Charities


291,864.21


Veterans' Benefits


11,898.89


Schools


89,656.96


Libraries


3,460.86


Recreation & Unclassified


24,873.19


Water Receipts


213,454.36


Cemeteries


13,053.01


Interest on Taxes & Assessments


8,651.03


Dog Licenses


3,025.54


State Wards' Tuition


6,863.88


Local Tuition


8,409.09


Overestimates 1952


30,870.61


Available Funds approved by Tax Comm'r.


466,274.97


2,170,912.54


27,852.00


220,847.04


3,797,991.36


$4,046,690.40


Assessors


Compiled by A. F. Wells, Exec. Secty. Bd. of Assessors, Dec. 23, 1953


Net Amount to be raised on Polls & Property


4,046,690.40


Number of Polls 13,926 at $2.00 each = Poll Tax


Per. Prop. Val. $3,834,150.00 at $57.60 rate = Per. Prop. Tax


Real Est. Val. $65,937,350.00 at $57.60 rate = Real Estate Tax


Total Taxes to be levied on Polls & Property


ARTHUR W. SAMPSON


WALTER S. COOLEDGE JR. ) WILLIAM O. HAUSER


5,476,821.98 66,274.97


5,543,096.95 6,183.37


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& Property


Asessors' Record of STATISTICS OF THE TOWN OF ARLINGTON FROM 1945 TO 1953 INCLUSIVE


1945


1946


1947


1948


1949


1950


1951


1952


1953


Town Appropriations & Avail- able Funds


2,576,151.39


3,061,447.29


3,261,427.52


3,676,557.64


3,743,937.27


4,245,930.75


4,639,873.96


5,053,017.29


5,543,096.95


State Tax


62,016 00


45,650.00


45,650.00


106,315.36


131,878.23


123,707.60


148,243.15


147,707.26


152,834.62


Metro. Sewer Tax


46,163.19


57,960.17


64,313.84


74,208.58


70,973.96


82,322.78


67,564.49


79,947.22


92,487.65


Metro. Parks Tax


10,184.12


15,516.48


16,593.39


18,751.04


34,368.73


46,575.05


60,725.87


58,416.01


57,746.01


Metro. Water Tax


85,105.32


35,721.00


39,572.20


37,253.80




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