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maturing
7/1/55
1,000.00
2M U.S. Treasury Series G Bonds 2 1/2 % maturing 1/1/56 2,000.00
2M U.S. Treasury Series G Bonds 2 1/2 %
maturing
7/1/56
2,000.00
Arlington 5c Savings Bank, Book 20873
145.00
$5,145.00
EDWARD P. CLARK
ERNEST L. PARSONS
WALTER T. CHAMBERLAIN
HAROLD A. YEAMES Trustees
J. WILBERT ANDERSON, Town Treasurer CARMEN T. FORITANO, Town Accountant
303
TRUST AND INVESTMENT FUNDS
Selectmen's Fund
MARY CUTTER POOR WIDOWS' FUND
1953
Principal of Fund $ 613.11
Receipts
Interest on:
Series G Bonds
15.00
Arlington 5c Savings Banks .66
15.66
628.77
Payments
Paid Town for disbursement 15.66
613.11
Investments
U.S. Treasury Series G Bonds 2 1/2 %
maturing 7/1/56
600.00
Arlington 5c Savings Bank, Book 15105 ... 13.11
613.11
M. M. W. RUSSELL POOR WIDOWS' FUND
1953
Principal of Fund
$ 1,704.23
Receipts
Interest on:
Series G Bonds
42.50
Arlington 5c Savings Bank
.96
43.46
1,747.69
Payments
Paid Town for disbursement
43.46
$ 1,704.23
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Investments
U.S. Treasury Series G Bonds 2 1/2 % maturing 7/1/56
1,700.00
Arlington 5c Savings Bank Book 439 4.23
1,704.23
ANNIE L. HILL POOR WIDOWS' FUND
1953
Principal of Fund $ 2,000.00 ..
Receipts
Interest on:
Series G Bonds
50.00
Arlington 5c Savings Bank .98
50.98
$ 2,050.98
Payments
Paid Town for disbursement 50.98
$ 2,000.00
Investments
U.S. Treasury Series G Bonds 2 1/2 %
maturing 7/1/56
$ 2,000.00
MARIA L. HILL POOR WIDOWS' FUND
1953
Principal of Fund $ 2,000.00
Receipts
Interest on:
Series G Bonds
50.00
Arlington 5c Savings Bank
.80
50.80
2,050.80
Payments
Paid Town for disbursement
50.80
$ 2,000.00
Investment
U.S. Treasury Series G Bond 2 1/2 % maturing 2/1/59 $ 2,000.00
305
TRUST AND INVESTMENT FUNDS
EMMA L. SPRAGUE POOR WIDOWS' FUND
1953
Principal of Fund
$17,938.47
Receipts
Interest on:
Charlestown Savings Bank 497.04
18,435.51
Payments
Paid Town for disbursement 497.04
In Charlestown Savings Bank. Book 253396
$17,938.47
WILLIAM CUTTER SCHOOL FUND
1953
Principal of Fund $ 5,354.00
Receipts
Interest on:
Series G Bonds
132.50
Arlington 5c Savings Bank 4.14
136.64
$ 5,490.64
Payments
Paid Town for disbursement 136.64
$ 5,354.00
Investments
U.S. Treasury Series G Bonds 2 1/2 %
maturing 7/1/56 5,300.00
Arlington 5c Savings Bank Book 15102 54.00
$ 5,354.00
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M. M. W. RUSSELL SCHOOL FUND
1953
Principal of Fund
...
$ 5,327.86 ...
Receipts
Interest on:
Series G Bonds
132.50
Arlington 5c Savings Bank 3.41
135.91
$ 5,463.77
Payments
Paid Town for disbursement 135.91
$ 5,327.86
Investments
U.S. Treasury Series G Bonds 2 1/2 %
maturing 7/1/56
5,300.00
Arlington 5c Savings Bank, Book 9373.
27.86
$ 5,327.86
JULIA FILLEBROWN FUND
1953
Principal of Fund $ 100.00
Receipts
Interest on Arlington 5c Savings Bank ...... 2.79
$ 102.79
Payments
Paid Town for disbursement 2.79
In Arlington 5c Savings Bank, Book 15841
$ 100.00
WALTER T. KENNEY MARCUS L. SORENSEN JOSEPH P. GREELEY GEORGE A. HARRIS FRANKLIN W. HURD Selectmen
J. WILBERT ANDERSON, Town Treasurer CARMEN T. FORITANO, Town Accountant
307
TRUST AND INVESTMENT FUNDS
ROBBINS HOUSE MAINTENANCE FUND
1953
Principal of Fund
$48,189.03
Receipts
Interest on :
U.S. Treasury 2 1/2 % Bonds, 60/65 27.50
U.S. Treasury 2 1/2 % Bonds, 64/69 325.00
U.S. Treasury 2 1/2 % Bonds, 65/70 125.00
U.S. Treasury 2 1/2 % Bonds, 67/72 175.00
Arlington 5c Savings Bank .36
Cambridge Savings Bank
665.54
1,318.40
Accrued Interest transferred from
Arlington 5c Savings Bank 290.00
1,608.40
49,797.43
Paid Town for disbursement
1,608.40
$48,189.03
Investments
13M U.S. Treasury Bonds 2 1/2 % 64/69 13,000.00
5M U.S. Treasury Bonds 2 1/2 % 65/70 5,000.00
7M U.S. Treasury Bonds 2 1/2 % 67/72. 7,000.00
1M U.S. Treasury Bonds 2 1/2 % 60/65 1,000.00
Cambridge Savings Bank, Book 164923.
22,189.03
$48,189.03
WALTER T. KENNEY
MARCUS L. SORENSEN
JOSEPH P. GREELEY GEORGE A HARRIS
FRANKLIN W. HURD Selectmen
J. WILBERT ANDERSON, Town Treasurer CARMEN T. FORITANO, Town Accountant
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Library Funds
E. NELSON BLAKE LIBRARY FUND
Principal of Fund
$ 4,000.00
Gain of Capital Assets
696.57
$ 4,696.57
Balance Income December 31, 1952
358.32
$ 5,054.89
Receipts
Interest on:
Series G Bonds
100.00
Arlington 5c Savings Bank ... 29.76
129.76
Fund and Accumulated Income December 31, 1953
..
$ 5,184.65
Investments
4M U.S. Treasury Series G Bonds 2 1/2 %
maturing 7/1/56
4,000.00
Arlington 5c Savings Bank Book 52201
1,184.65
$ 5,184.65
TIMOTHY WELLINGTON LIBRARY FUND
1953
Principal of Fund $ 100.00
Receipts
Interest on Arlington 5c Savings Bank
2.79
$ 102.79
Payments
Paid Town for disbursement ....... 2.79
$ 100.00
Investment
Arlington 5c Savings Bank, Book 15103 ... $ 100.00
309
TRUST AND INVESTMENT FUNDS
ELLEN W. HODGDON LIBRARY FUND
1953
Principal of Fund $ 1,000.00 ...
Receipts
Interest on:
Series G Bonds
25.00
Arlington 5c Savings Bank
.48
25.48
$ 1,025.48
Payments
Paid Town for disbursement
25.48
$ 1,000.00
Investments
1M U.S. Treasury Series G Bonds 2 1/2 % maturing 7/1/56
$ 1,000.00
CHILDREN'S BOOK FUND
1953
Principal of Fund
$ 5,000.00
Gain of Capital Assets
400.00
Gain of Capital Assets
32.24
Gain of Capital Assets
450.00
$ 5,882.24
Receipts
Interest on:
First National Bank Stock
326.50
Arlington 5c Savings Bank 18.62
381,12
$ 6,263.36
Payments
Paid Town for disbursement
381.12
$ 5,882.24
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Transactions in 1953
9 shares of First National Bank Stock
distributed by First National Bank,
carried at par
450.00
Fractional interest sold to bank 32.24
Gain of Capital Assets 482.24
Investments
9 Shares First National Bank stock 450.00
125 Shares First National Bank stock 4,900.00
Arlington 5c Savings Bank, Book 57012. 482.24
$ 5,882.24
EMMA L. SPRAGUE LIBRARY FUND
1953
Principal of Fund
$17,938.48
Balance Income, December 31, 1952
1,380.76
Receipts
Interest on:
Series G. Bonds 375.00
Charlestown Savings Bank 122.17
497.17
Fund and Accumulated Income, December 31, 1953.
$19,816.41
Investinents
15M U.S. Treasury Series G Bonds 2 1/2 % maturing 4/1/61 15,000.00
Charlestown Savings Bank, Book 253395
4,816.41
$19,816.41
SARAH ROSS VAUGHN LIBRARY FUND
1953
Principal of Fund $ 1,000.00
Balance of Income, December 31, 1952
66.97
Receipts
Interest on Arlington Co-operative Bank
28.95
Fund and Accumulated Income, December 31, 1953 ....
$
1,095.92
Investment
Arlington Co-operative Bank,
Savings Shares Acct. #417
$
1,095.92
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TRUST AND INVESTMENT FUNDS
HENRY MOTT LIBRARY FUND
Principal of Fund
Gain of Capital Assets
$ 5,200.00 225.00
$ 5,425.00
Balance of Income, December 31, 1952
414.04
$ 5,839.04
Receipts
Interest on:
Series G Bonds
125.00
Arlington 5c Savings Bank 22.64
147.64
Fund and Accumulated Income December 31, 1953
$ 5,986.68
Investments
5M U.S. Treasury Series G Bonds 2 1/2 % maturing 11/1/58
5,000.00
Arlington 5c Savings Bank, Book 15101 986.68
$ 5,986.68
DEXTER RAWSON FAY LIBRARY FUND
1953
Principal of Fund $ 1,741.60
Receipts
Interest on:
Arlington Co-operative Bank
47.00
Arlington 5c Savings Bank 4.53
51.53
$ 1,793.13
Payments
Paid Town for disbursement
51.53
$ 1,741.60
Investments
8 matured shares
Arlington Co-operative Bank 1,600.00
Arlington 5c Savings Bank, Book 51672. 141.60
$ 1,741.60
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FRANCIS E. THOMPSON LIBRARY FUND
1953
Principal of Fund
$ 8,181.54
Balance of Income, December 31, 1952
626.95
$ 8,808.49
Receipts
Interest on:
Series G Bonds
200.00
Arlington 5c Savings Bank
23.52
223.52
Fund and Accumulated Income, December 31, 1953 .... Investments
$ 9,032.01
GM U.S. Treasury Series G Bonds 2 1/2 % maturing 7/1/56 6,000.00
2M U.S. Treasury Series G Bonds 2 1/2 % maturing 1/1/62
2,000.00
Arlington 5c Savings Bank, Book 64753 ... 1,032.01
$ 9,032.01
M. HELEN TEELE LIBRARY FUND
1953
Principal of Fund
1,000.00
Balance of Income. December 31, 1952
50.58
$ 1,050.58
Receipts
Interest on:
Series G Bonds
25.00
Arlington 5c Savings Bank
1.28
26.28
Fund and Accumulated Income, December 31. 1953.
$ 1,076.86
Investments
1M U.S. Treasury Series G Bonds 2 1/2 % maturing 11/1/62 1,000.00
Arlington 5c Savings Bank, Book 201472. .. 76.86
$ 1,076.86
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TRUST AND INVESTMENT FUNDS
ROBBINS PRINT FUND
1953
Principal of Fund
$30,000.00
Balance of Income, December 31, 1952
1,745.98
Receipts
Interest on:
Series G Bonds 650.00
Arlington 5c Savings Bank 150.00
800.00
Fund and Accumulated Income, December 31, 1953 .... $32,545.98
Investments
26M U.S. Treasury Series G Bonds 2 1/2 %
maturing 10/1/62 26,000.00
Arlington 5c Savings Bank, Book 200162 .... 6,545.98
$32,545.98
ROBBINS LIBRARY ART FUND
1953
Principal of Fund
$25,000.00
Gain of Capital Assets
1,770.04
Accumulated Income
20,167.49
$46,937.53
Receipts
Interest on:
Series G Bonds
375.00
First National Bank Stock
580.00
U.S. Treasury 2 34 % Bonds 75/80
440.00
Arlington 5c Savings Bank
142.36
1,537.36
$48,474.89
Payments
Box rent
5.00
As per vouchers on file
3,098.52
3,103.52
$45,371.37
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Investment Transactions in 1953
15 shares First National Bank distributed by bank carried par 750.00 Fractional interest sold 20.04
Investments
16M U.S. Treasury 2 34 % Bonds 75-80 .... 16,000.00
15M U.S. Treasury Series G Bonds 2 1/2 % maturing 1954-56 15,000.00
215 shares First National Bank stock 10,310.00
Arlington 5c Savings Bank, Book 20095. 3,627.11
Harvard Trust Co. checking acct. 434.26
$45,371.37
MARK W. BRADFORD
EDMUND L. FROST
HUGH A. MALLON, JR.
MOLLY F. YOOD
ROBERT J. BROSNAN Trustees
J. WILBERT ANDERSON, Town Treasurer CARMEN T. FORITANO, Town Accountant
315
TRUST AND INVESTMENT FUNDS
Francis E. Thompson Scholarship Fund
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES-DECEMBER 31, 1953
Principal of Fund
$436,931.64
Gain on sale of Capital Assets
3,772.50
$440,704.14
INVESTMENT OF CAPITAL FUNDS
U.S. Treasury 2 1/4 % Bonds 59/62 ....
$ 64,000.00
U.S. Treasury 2 1/2 % Bonds 65/70 50,000.00
U.S. Treasury 2 3/4 % Bonds 75/80. 100,000.00
U.S. Treasury Series G Bonds 21/2
maturing 1957-59
225,000.00
Arlington Five Cents Savings Bank 1,654.14
Arlington National Bank 50.00
$440,704.14
INCOME
Balance-December 31, 1952 $ 6,844.76
Interest Received in 1953 on:
U.S. Treasury Series G Bonds ...... 5,625.00
U.S. Treasury 2 1/4 % Bonds 59/62 1,440.00
U.S. Treasury 21/2 % Bonds 65/70 1,250.00
U.S. Treasury 2 34 % Bonds 75/80 2.750.00
Arlington Five Cents Savings Bank 210.19
$ 18,119.95
PAYMENTS
Income disbursed from Fund
for scholarships in 1953 $ 11,660.00
Rent for safe deposit box 10.00
$ 11,670.00
Balance undistributed Income 12/31/53
*$ 6,449.95
* Income received after May 1st each year, is not made available for distribution until May 1st of the following year.
ARTHUR O. YEAMES EDWARD A. BAILEY HAROLD A. CAHALIN Trustees
J. WILBERT ANDERSON, Town Treasurer CARMEN T. FORITANO, Town Accountant
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Report of the Trustees of The Elbridge Farmer Fund 1953
Receipts
Undistributed Income Balance-12/31/1952
$ 37.67
Arlington Five Cents Savings Bank
275.00
Boston Five Cents Savings Bank 82.50
Cambridge Savings Bank
179.49
Cambridgeport Savings Bank
300.00
Franklin Savings Bank
76.50
3M Illinois Central R.R. Co .- 4 3/4 % 1966-Final Coupons
71.25
Harvard Trust Co .- Savings Dep't. #A2539
3.86
Provident Institution for Savings -- Boston
82.50
Suffolk Savings Bank-Boston
82.50
12M U.S. Savings Bonds-Series G 212 % 1956
300.00
Harvard Trust Co .- Savings Dep't. #A2539
3.86
Harvard Trust Co .- Savings Dep't. #A2992
8.26
$ 1,503.39
Disbursements
Harvard Trust Co .- A-Safe Deposit Rent
$ 6.00
Check to Town of Arlington, Elbridge Farmer Fund for benefit of Robbins Library
1,480.00
$ 1,486.00
Balance-Undistributed Income-12/31/1953
17.39
$ 1,503.39
Investments
Arlington Five Cents Savings Bank
$10,000.00
Boston Five Cents Savings Bank
3,000.00
Cambridge Savings Bank
8,557.97
Cambridgeport Savings Bank
10,000.00
Franklin Savings Bank
2,782.77
Harvard Trust Co .- Savings Dep't. #A2539
771.00
Provident Institution for Savings-Boston
3,000.00
Suffolk Savings Bank
3,000.00
12M U.S. Savings Bonds-Series G 21/2 % 1956
12,000.00
$53,111.74
JAMES A. BAILEY JOHN G. BRACKETT GARDNER C. PORTER EDWARD P. CLARK ARTHUR O. YEAMES FREDERICK M. HILL Trustees
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TRUST AND INVESTMENT FUNDS
Robbins Scholarship Fund
1953
Principal of Fund
$10,000.00
Balance Income, December 31, 1952
139.01
$10,139.01
Receipts
Interest on:
Arlington Co-operative Bank Shares $ 293.75
Arlington Co-operative Bank
Savings Shares Account 4.58
298.33
$10,437.34
Payments
Tuitions
270.00
Fund and Accumulated Income, Dec. 31, 1953
$10,167.34
Investments
50 shares Arlington Co-operative Bank .... $10,000.00
Arlington Co-operative Bank,
Savings Shares Account #1631 167.34
$10,167.34
M. NORCROSS STRATTON MARY K. BOYD JOHN P. MORINE JAMES W. KIDDER ELEANOR J. STRONG CARL F. ALLEN JOSEPH J. BEVINS MARY E. PORTEUS JOHN H. ALLISON School Committee
J. WILBERT ANDERSON, Town Treasurer CARMEN T. FORITANO, Town Accountant
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Report of the Board of Selectmen
As the result of the election of March 2, 1953, Joseph P. Greeley was elected for a one year term; George A. Harris for a two year term and Franklin W. Hurd for a three year term.
The Board of Selectmen was thus expanded from three members to five as ordered by the Town Manager Act.
On March 3, 1953, the new Board met and by unanimous votes elected Walter T. Kenney, Chairman and Joseph P. Greeley, Vice- Chairman.
Marcus L. Sorensen, now serving his second three year term, continued as a Board member.
The Town Manager Act, adopted by the voters of the Town in the 1952 State Elections, went into official effect as the new Board was formed.
At the same time, many town offices previously elective un- der the old form of town government, automatically became ap- pointive offices.
Reference is made to other sections of this Annual Report for more particular information on the Town Elections of March, 1953.
This year, because of the adoption of a new form of govern- ment by a mandate of its citizens, a new Arlington is emerging amid an energetic program instituted by your Board of Selectmen as the Executive Branch and your Town Manager as its Administra- tive Head. The transition is necessarily slow and rightfully so, because of the extreme caution which must be used in adopting untried and new functions. We recommend this procedure to all others concerned in town goverment.
Town Management is the attempt of municipalities to emulate private enterprise in an effort to reap economical and efficient ser- vices whicn, in the final analysis, will be represented as a saving to the taxpayer.
Our specific problems have been approached in a two-fold pro- gram. Without being spectacular, the Town Manager has con- centrated on and achieved basic improvements by a study of de- partmental functions and personnel requirements on the one hand and by an exhaustive study of the Town's financial details involving expenditures for administration, as well as expense, on the other. This procedure has now resolved itself into the nucleus of a pro- gram which, by expansion, will eventually result in the desired ob- jective of efficiency and economy for which we are all striving.
In reviewing the budget requirements for the operation of Town departments and other expenses, which will be required in 1954, the Board spent many weary hours reviewing the Town Man- ager s recommendations, and after careful consideration and in_ terrogation, approved and supported his views and desires.
Our labors along the above-mentioned lines have just begun and we are certain that this Board, and future Boards, will con- tinue their efforts, to not only assure the success of our new form of government, but to achieve such success to a degree which has not, as yet, been attained by any other community.
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REPORT OF THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN
In persuing the functions of its office, your Board has met not only at its regular weekly meetings, but has conducted special meetings on other evenings as well as numerous Saturdays.
In conducting the exhaustive task of screening and evaluating applicants for the position of Town Manager your Board spent many untold hours and days. Out of a total of 37 applicants, each one was given due consideration; was requested to give supple- mentary information, and received the courtesy of the acknowledge- ment of his application. Each appplicant was further judged on his merits and through a complicated process of elimination, the list was reduced to six men of outstanding calibre. These men were requested to appear for personal interviews and each was given an opportunity to present his qualifications with no time limits imposed. This process again resulted in the elimination of applicants, thus bringing the list down to two individuals who were believed to be outstanding for Arlington's requirements. The de- cision resulting in the final appointment of a Town Manager was culminated after long periods of questioning and the Board is of the opinion that its final choice will be reflected in the results of his achievements for the Town.
We are indebted to the former Board of Selectmen for its initiative in attracting applicants for the position of Town Man- ager and gratefully commend them for expediting the work with which we were confronted and which saved many weeks of in- activity.
No attempt will be made here to cover the arduous tasks cov- ering policies for the Town's government other than to mention the hours and the months of time given ustintingly by the Board mem- bers in their discussions. The changes which have been made, however, are working out successfully and we trust will continue as we progress.
As is the case in all new ventures. our Town Manager Act contains sections or clauses which require clarification or amend- ment for more efficient operation. None of these are of major im- portance, but it is your Board's intention to effect certain amend- ments by legislation in 1955 to eliminate the vague and uncertain portions now contained therein.
The thoughtful Arlingtonian reflecting back over the past ten months under Town Manager government, would do well to ask himself the following three questions and peruse the Board's answer thereon.
1. Does the operation of the Town Manager form of govern- ment compare favorably with that of other communities operating under different methods of government; pro- vide for equal prosperity and economy for its citizens?
Answer. The services have not been curtailed, but, in fact, are being expanded by various means. The savings, in dol- lars and cents, are self-evident in the decrease in many budgets for the coming year and in balances turned back to the Town at the end of 1953.
2. Do Town officials have the necessary confidence in this form of government to extend themselves in whole-heart-
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ed cooperative effort to insure its success, without per- sonal concern to the so called political aspects?
Answer: We are certain that the great majority of town officials and department heads recognize the "new look" and are making every effort toward its success.
3. Are taxpayers united enough to assist town officials and the Town Manager in carrying out adopted policies which can be positive in their effect on lowering taxes?
Answer: We feel, that in the past year, more publicity has been given by your Board to the local press about town oper- ation, in all its phases, than in any previous year. This public information, we hear from every quarter, has re- sulted in a better informed public.
At this time your Board of Selectmen refer you to other ro- ports as they appear. Detailed facts and statistics pertinent to the entire operation of the Town will be found elsewhere in this book, many of them coming under the jurisdiction of the Town Manager.
We present herewith a three-section summary of the activity and actions of the Board of Selectmen for the year:
BOARD OF SELECTMEN
Annuity given Margaret L. Scanlan as provided by law.
Traffic rules and orders amended, including Arlington Center Rotary Traffic.
Settlement of legal claims against the Town as approved by the Town Manager.
Attendance by various Board members at M.T.A. Advisory Council meetings.
Extension of the M.T.A. bus lines to the Lexington Line at Arlmont Village.
Gave full support to the Town Manager's budget recommen- dations for 1954 which projects a substantial reduction in the tax rate. This should assume major importance to taxpayers in that it shows a halting to the trend of constantly rising taxes.
Granted retirements to Lester Peabody and Denis Shea of the Police Department; Anthony Lopez and John J. Kennedy of the Fire Department; James A. Smith and Frank Priest of the School Department; Owen McGurl of the Public Works Department.
License given Middlesex & Boston bus lines to replace the defunct Lovell Bus lines.
Granted permission to representative student groups from Arlington and Newton to visit Town departments to observe gov- ernmental operations.
Added three voting precincts at Brackett School for use in Town elections.
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Received applications for the position of Town Manager, held investigations and interviews, with the final appointment made May 1, 1953.
Approval of various tracts of tax possession land for sale in- cluding sale of Forest Street land.
Held two Special Town Meetings on Rent Control.
Rendered assistance to tornado-torn Worcester in material and manpower and started town-wide solicitation for funds for relief.
Held reception for returning Korean War Prisoners.
Appointed William A. Garten, Jr., to Junior Accountant.
Presented 50th Anniversary resolution to the Visiting Nurses Association.
Presented commendations to four heroes of the Hill's Pond Disaster.
Endorsed the Christmas Crib Fund Committee.
Vigorously opposed the State Department of Public Works in its attempts to relocate Route 3, dividing Arlington at the Morn- ingside area.
Attended various meetings of Massachusetts Selectmen's and Middlesex County Selectmen's Associations.
Filed a bill in Massachusetts Legislature through the Massa- chusetts Selectmen's Association which would extend betterment tax payments from 10 to 20 years.
BOARD OF SURVEY
Granted request to further widen and improve Park Circle using expended balance.
Renewed usual licenses of advertising signs and licensed con- tractors.
Approved locations and re-locations of poles, conduits and gas mains.
Ordered various trees removed as they interfered with street construction.
Signed agreement with Boston Edison Company which ear- marked $100,000.00 in next five years beginning January 1, 1953, for undergrounding electric cables on Massachusetts Avenue, from Grove Street to Lowell Street.
Held conference with State officials and others relative to un- derpass at Massachusetts Avenue and Pleasant Street.
Secured appropriation of $25,000.00 from State through M.D.C. budget for fencing and improving Alewife Brook from Broadway to the Mystic Valley Parkway, as a safety measure for children in that area.
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Met with State Public Works Commissioner John Volpe on relocation of Route 3 as it affects Arlington.
(At midnight, March 2, 1953, when new form of govern- ment went into effect, the Joint Board of Selectmen and Public Works was dissolved.)
Contract awarded, under Chapter 90, for resurfacing of Mass- achusetts Avenue, on both sides, from Orvis Road to Franklin Street. State allotment was $20,000.00 and the Town and County paid $10,000.00 each. After contract was awarded, it was found that this improvement could be done for $30,000.00, leaving a surplus of $10,000.00 for the three parties. Request has been made to the State and County to earmark these funds for the reconstruction of a portion of Forest Street in 1954 which was granted.
Requested Chapter 90 funds for 1954 from the State for Ap- pleton Street from Concord Turnpike for 2000 feet at a cost of $35,000.00. Also requested $21,115.00 for Forest Street, from #263 to the Winchester line.
On sidewalks and edgestones, with the $20,000.00 appropri- ated, performed the work with Town labor from the Public Works Department.
Street lighting is now a function of the Town Manager and will be found in his departmental reports.
The Board of Survey plans are given herewith:
Board of Survey Plans
Part Oldham Road, from east of Country Club Drive to Ridge Street Part Fox Meadow Lane, from State 10 + 0 to Ridge Street
Part Country Club Drive, from Fox Meadow Lane to north of Old- ham Road
Moccasin Path, from Country Club Drive to Ridge Street Clyde Terrace, from Forest Street 600 +/- feet southeasterly Lorraine Terrace, from Dodge Street to Dodge Street Johnson Road, from Edgehill Road to Cutter Hill Road Radcliffe Road, from Edgehill Road 3.00 +/- feet northwesterly Dodge Street, from Forest Street to Maybie Street Dothan Street, from Thesda Street to Station 5 + 08.63 Mill Brook Drive, from Mill Street to High School Property Change of Lines
Franklin Street, from Massachusetts Avenue to Broadway Part Oldham Road, from Country Club Drive to Ridge Street Part Fox Meadow Lane, from Country Club Drive to Ridge Street Country Club Drive, from Oldham Road to Fox Meadow Lane Change of Grade
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