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Veterans' Benefits
$ 9,719.22
War Allowance
45.00
Burial Aid:
Chapter 115
150.00
Chapter 573
0.00
Received from other municipalities
0.00
Refunds from beneficiaries
927.41
Total returned to Town Treasury .... $10,841.63
Net expenditures $25,572.55
Reimbursement by the Massachusetts Department of Veterans' Services is not as nearly up to date as was the case a year ago. The last notice of reimbursement received covered the month of July, 1954, so that the reimbursement of the last five months of the year is still due.
The year 1954 was noted for two reasons, namely: that more applications for aid were received than in any past year and the disbursements to needy people were greater than in any year since the end of World War II. Nearly all the Arlington veterans of the Korean emergency, upon release from the service, came to this office for one reason or other but principally for the Korean Bonus ap- plication and counseling concerning the benefits to which they are entitled under Public Law 550, commonly called the Korean Bill of Rights.
In conclusion we wish to gratefully acknowledge the help and cooperation extended by the Town Manager, the members of the Board of Selectmen and the Personnel Board and their executive secretaries, the Advisory Board of the Department of Veterans' Services and the efficient and faithful service of the employees of the department.
Respectfully submitted,
CHARLES R. ARMOUR
Director
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Report of the Cemetery Department
January 7, 1955
Mr. Edward C. Monahan Town Manager, Arlington, Mass.
Dear Sir:
The report of the Cemetery Commissioners for the year ending December 31, 1954 is herewith submitted.
The Board organized with Wathen B. Henderson, Chairman, Mabel G. Robinson, Clerk, and Edward C. Preston in charge of grounds.
1954 was a busy year for the Cemetery Department. The heavy precipitation produced a better turf resulting in more frequent mowings. The hurricanes Carol and Edna did considerable damage to trees and fences. Sixty odd trees were uprooted and many others split and broken. We are glad to report no funerals were delayed. The roads were kept clear, and with the help of the other depart- ments the rubbish and stumps rapidly removed.
During the year one of our veteran employees, John J. Bradley, passed away. He was a good and faithful worker.
Another plot of land on the east side of Mill Brook was made ready for interments.
There were three hundred six bodies interred in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery during 1954.
Following are the amounts received by the Board of Cemetery Commissioners:
Sale of Lots and Graves $ 9,457.00
Annual Care
2,174.00
Foundations
1,968.40
Opening Graves
8,537.00
Miscellaneous
2,596.00
Perpetual Care
13,278.00
Income from Funds
9,521.92
Respectfully submitted,
WATHEN B. HENDERSON ARTHUR R. KIMBALL NILS G. ANDERSON Board of Cemetery Commissioners
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REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL DEFENSE
Annual Report of the Department of Civil Defense
Edward C. Monahan Town Manager
Dear Sir:
In accordance with the By-Laws of the Town, I submit here- with the fifth Annual Report of the Department of Civil Defense.
Chapter 639, of the Acts of 1950, authorized and directed each political subdivision of the Commonwealth to establish a local organization for Civil Defense in accordance with the State Civil Defense plan and program.
Political subdivisions were vested with wide powers under this act. One of the most important of which is that in extreme emergencies time-consuming procedures and formalities may be dispensed with.
The Hurricanes, Carol and Edna, quickly proved this import- ant power was necessary. Arlington was indeed fortunate that basic plans had been made in 1950 and well trained groups were ready for most emergencies.
On August 31, 1954 when Hurricane Carol struck, Civil De- fense immediately mobilized. Sixty-Seven Auxiliary Policemen responded, Thirty-Nine Auxiliary Firemen, Fourteen Radio Hams, Sixty Scouts, Twenty Red Cross volunteers, and many other volun- teers.
On September 11, 1954 when Hurricane Edna struck, Arling- ton was well prepared due to better weather forecasts. Arling- ton's disaster groups responded magnificently. Auxiliary Police, Auxiliary Fire, Ham Operators, Red Cross, Churches, Schools, Hos- pitals and Regular Town Employees and hundreds of volunteers performed yeoman service to our Town and its residents.
The disasters showed some of our weak points especially the mobilization call. Alternate methods of signalling and alerting are now in effect.
The new Air Horn was installed at the Highland Fire Station, which overcame the weakness of our signal system.
The test alert staged June 14, 1954 was successful as well as the Mutual Aid Support that was dispatched to Everett for their test.
Additional equipment was purchased through Matching Funds for some departments, radios for Police and Fire Depts., personal equipment for Civil Defense Volunteers, and items for Training and Education in the school.
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Training has been continuous. Radio Ham Operators meet monthly. Auxiliary Firemen and Policemen have weekly meetings. Schools continue the evacuation drills.
Supplies have been stockpiled. Four complete First Aid Stations are ready for any eventuality. Identification tags and passes have been printed.
Inventories of personnel and equipment have been approved with the view of quicker mobilization. Personnel now totals 2,000 persons but an accelerated program to round out the entire program has been instituted.
It is not possible to enumerate in this report the individuals and the activities that have contributed to our program during the year. To all who have assisted may we express our grateful appre- ciation.
We are particularly indebted to the Police Department, the Board of Park Commissioners for use of their facilities and to the Town Manager and Board of Selectmen for their assistance to our program.
Respectfully submitted, PHILIP A. SWEENEY
Director of Civil Defense
REPORT OF THE INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS
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Report of the Inspector of Buildings
January 11, 1955
Mr. Edward C. Monahan
Town Manager
Arlington, Massachusetts
Dear Sir:
I herewith submit my annual report of the inspection of build- ing, plumbing and gas for the year ending December 31, 1954.
Four Hundred Sixty-Two (462) building permits were issued, classified as follows:
1-Family Dwellings
212
$2,141,500
2-Family Dwellings
4
42,000
10-Apartment Dwellings
2
90,000
Business Buildings
5
241,400
Complete 1- Family Dwellings
7
79,600
Foundations
6
28,825
73-Apartment Dwellings
1
500,000
Additions & Alterations
77
398,645
Convent
1
199,750
Diner
1
4,000
Caddy House
1
3,500
Repair Fire
Damage
4
179,200
Reroof Dwellings
82
32,770
Move Buildings
4
9,175
Garages
17
17,996
Signs
18
3,810
Demolish Buildings
19
9,165
Fire Escapes
1
250
Total
462
$3,981,586
462 Building Permits issued
- Fees Collected
$1,563.00
873 Plumbing Permits issued
Fees Collected
1,500.50
777 Gas Permits issued
- Fees Collected
390.00
$3,453.50
Respectfully submitted,
JAMES C. MCCABE
Acting Inspector of Buildings
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ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT
Report of the Fire and Police Signal System
Mr. Edward C. Monahan Town Manager Arlington, Massachusetts
Dear Sir:
As Superintendent of the Fire and Police Signal System I submit my Sixth Annual Report for the year ending December 31, 1954.
The System is maintained by Assistant Superintendent Lester W. Cameron together with Signal Maintainers Nicholas J. Bucciero and Frederick J. Manning.
Fire Alarm and Police Signals
Experienced many difficulties as the result of general break- down in lines and severe damage inflicted by the hurricanes. It was necessary to repair and replace aerial and underground wires throughout the Town.
Hurricane Carol, August 31, and Hurricane Edna, September 11, opened Circuits 1-3-4-5-8. Signal Desk at Police Headquarters was burned out as were Fire Box 28 and Box 283. Fire Circuit 2, Broadway-North Union Street, opened when Edison men worked on underground pole. Police Circuit 2, Mount Pleasant Cemetery, opened when telephone men repaired telephone lines. The task of removing and trimming trees and branches from aerial lines was tremendous.
Automobiles struck and damaged:
Box 55 Massachusetts Avenue-Brattle Street (damaged twice)
Box 8651 Concord Turnpike-St. Camillus Church
Box 441 730 Massachusetts Avenue
Relocated :
Box 643 Quincy Street-Farmer Road to Quincy Street-Howard Street
Box 735 Forest Street-Dodge Street; moved to pole Installed following new fire alarm boxes:
Box 3721 30 Mill Street; Master Box connected to sprinkler system
Box 7342 Thesda Street-Wright Street
Box 8663 Oakland Avenue-Renfrew Street Installing the following new fire alarm boxes:
Box 7321 Summer Street-Ronald Road
Box 7341 Forest Street-Huntington Road
Box 736 Lorraine Terrace
Box 8461 Hibbert Street-Arnold Street
Box 6851 Hillcrest Street-Fisher Road
Box 687 Concord Turnpike-Scituate Street
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Installed Terminal Boxes on Forest Street, Oakland ยท Avenue and Summer Street.
Peerless Succession Boxes replaced :
Box 287 Cabot Road-Eliot Road
Box 51 Massachusetts Avenue-Pleasant Street
Box 533 Massachusetts Avenue-Prentiss Road
Box 357 Mystic Street-Falmouth Road
Installing following new police boxes:
Box 312 Massachusetts Avenue-Bartlett Avenue
Box 441 Summer Street-Forest Street
Box 41 Williams Street-Perth Road
Box 471 Hillcrest Street-Glenburn Road
Box 225 Winchester Road-Hartford Road
Replaced Quick-Action Door on Fire Box 314, Medford Street- Jean Road.
Cable Construction
Five Circuits cut over in 66-conductor underground cable from Fire Department Headquarters to Police Station; replaced poor conductors.
Fire Circuit 6 cut from one-pair to 12-pair in 25-conductor cable on Park Avenue from Paul Revere Road to Prospect Avenue.
Circuit 5 cut over to 6-conductor aerial cable on Washington Street-Ronald Road for new box installations; removed old lines.
Repaired 30-conductor cable in manhole on Massachusetts Avenue-Lake Street which was damaged by fire in manhole on February 2, 1954 for which Box 15 was sounded.
Completed cut over of 66-conductor underground cable on Massachusetts Avenue from Police Headquarters to Highland Fire Station.
Replaced 300 feet aerial cable and 125 feet 2-conductor under- ground cable on Mill Street.
Underground 30-conductor cable on Massachusetts Avenue -- Everett Street to Elmhurst Road temporarily cut over to 6-conduct- or for relocation of 30-conductor cable to new conduit.
Pulled in 400 feet 6-conductor underground cable and 100, feet aerial cable on Forest Street at railroad bridge for new in -- stallations.
Pulled out 66-conductor underground cable on Massachusetts Avenue-Grove Street to Highland Fire Station, 1134 feet; on Mass- achusetts Avenue-Bartlett Avenue to Churchill Avenue, 900 feet; on Massachusetts Avenue-Highland Avenue to Schouler Court, 600 feet.
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Pulled out 2-conductor underground cable on Broadway and removed lines on Wyman Street-Warren Street; 2-conductor re- placed by 6-conductor cable. Reran Police Circuit 2 on Wyman Street and cut out loop on Warren Street.
Because of hurricane damage, pulled in 6-conductor under- ground cable on Lake Street, Brattle Street and Broadway; cut over aerial line to underground cable on Prospect Avenue from Park Avenue to Hillside Avenue. Ran two sections aerial cable on Appleton Street, pole 803/51; on Irving Street, 600 feet; on Hutchinson Road, four sections; on Gray Street from Walnut Street to Mount Vernon Street, five sections; on Summer Street, Forest Street, Overlook Road and on Wright Street from Cypress Road to Thesda Street.
Ran three sections aerial lines on Joyce Road; on Bow Street from Forest Street to Box 75 and on Lennon Road to Box 751.
Made 25 transfers of wires to new poles.
Painted and repaired signal boxes throughout the Town.
Air Raid Signals
Sirens were opened and grounded by the hurricanes.
April 24, Air Raid Test was held 9:06 a.m. when eleven sirens, air horn at Park Circle Station and Whistle at Fire Depart- ment Headquarters were used.
June 14, Air Raid Test held at 10 a.m.
June 20, loop-cross occurred in air raid signal control circuit at Headquarters at 7:13 p.m.
Installed 2-H.P. sirens on Lowell Street-Park Avenue and on Waldo Road-Trowbridge Street.
Ran three sections 300 feet 2-conductor aerial cable for con- trol circuit and cut 6-conductor underground cable into 20-con- ductor cable on Broadway-Marathon Street, completing control circuit to siren.
December 8, at 4 p.m. Civil Defense Signal, Air Horn, placed in commission at Highland Fire Station.
January 28, sounded signals, 1 - 9 - 5 - 4 for the March of Dimes Polio Drive at 7 p.m.
Special Details
Town Clock in Church Steeple, Pleasant Street-Massachusetts Avenue, wound weekly on Fridays.
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Arranged Christmas lighting and decorations at the Town Hall, Library, on tree at Monument Park, at Fire Department Head- quarters and at Highland Fire Station.
Set up public address system for following events:
April 19, Patriot's Day exercises in old burying ground on Pleasant Street;
May 30, Memorial Day exercises in Mount Pleasant Cemetery; For Park Department activities including Golden Age Club meetings; And on Monument Park for Block Dance and for Christmas Carols.
Supplied AC current for senior high school graduation at Warren Peirce Playground, June 7-8.
Survey Committee
The Committee appointed in 1951 to survey the Fire and Police Signal System held several meetings and made surveys. It will continue actively in an effort to improve the Signal System.
The blue printing of plans of all signal circuits was undertaken by the Engineering Department.
Appropriation
1954 Appropriation $17,349.46
Expended 16,959.46
Balance
$ 390.00
Recommendations
For the year 1955 recommend that $21,332 be appropriated to include the installation of signal boxes and the purchase of fire alarm truck.
Conclusion
To Lester W. Cameron, Assistant Superintendent of the Fire and Police Signal System for his untiring efforts in maintaining this System, my gratitude.
Respectfully submitted,
RICHARD J. TIERNEY Superintendent Fire and Police Signal System
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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 Sixth Annual Report of its activities and condition for the year ending December 31, 1954.
Manual Force
The force consists of 94 Men: the Chief, 4 Deputy Chiefs, 10 Captains, 8 Lieutenants, 70 Fire Fighters, and an Assistant Super- intendent 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 Congregational Church, serve as Department Chaplains.
During the year there were no resignations, retirements, pro- motions or appointments.
Apparatus
October 20, 1954, two new 1000-gallon Mack Pumping Units purchased by the Town of Arlington for the Fire Department were delivered to Headquarters; one replaced Engine 1 in service at Headquarters since 1926 and the other replaced Engine 2 in service at the Highland Station since 1929. October 28, 1954, the new pumps were tested by Mr. Wright of the New England Insurance Rating Bureau and successfully passed the National Board of Fire Underwriters Acceptance Tests.
At Headquarters
Engine 1 in commission November 14, 1954, 1000-gallon unit;
Engine 4 purchased in 1952, 1000-gallon unit;
Aerial Ladder 1 in service since 1937;
Special Service Truck purchased in 1945; equipped for emer- gency calls and usable as ambulance;
Life Boat purchased in 1952, a 14-foot metal boat with out- board motor and life-saving equipment;
Chief's car and Deputy's car both purchased in 1951, 11/2-ton utility pick-up truck bought in 1952 are in use for departmental duties.
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At Highland Station
Engine 2 in commission November 22, 1954, 1000-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 com- prising 750-gallon centrifugal pumper, 65-foot steel aerial ladder, booster pump with attachment, hose carrier, and complement of hand ladders.
In Active Reserve
Engine 5 purchased in 1925, a 750-gallon pumper, is com- plete and ready to aid or replace disabled pumping units;
Ladder 2 purchased in 1925 is held in reserve for any emergency.
At present there are two pumping units in the repair shop beyond repair.
Two 500-gallon trailer pumps purchased in 1941 for Civil De- fense were transferred to the Public Works Department, June 28, 1954.
Response
The Department responded to 858 calls of which 191 were Box Alarms, 613 Still Alarms (Telephone Calls), and 54 Mutual Aid (Out-of-Town calls). There were three Multiple (two-alarm) fires.
In 1953 there was a total of 946 calls, 122 of which were Out-of-Town calls.
A summary of alarms revealed that the greatest number of such calls occurred in the month of March; that more occurred on Tuesday 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 4:00 and 5:00 p.m.
Thirty-five false alarms were sounded as compared with 61 in 1953.
The Special Service Rescue Unit responded to 47 First Aid emergency calls where the Resuscitator and Inhalator were re- quested for the administration of oxygen.
Received two calls for use of Department Life Boat.
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Causes of Alarms in 1954
Accidents
6
Locked out
76
Ashes
1
Malicious mischief
8
Automobiles
55
Miscellaneous
53
Blow torch
1
Motors 11
Brush
85
Needless 22
Candles
2
Oil burners
39
Careless smoking
15
Oil tanks leaking
19
Children and matches
10
Out-of-town
54
Chimney
19
Paint remover
1
Dump
13
Refrigerators
19
False alarms
35
Rubbish
41
First aid
47
Spontaneous ignition
3
Gas heaters
5
Sprinkler systems
7
Gas leak
1
Televisions
2
Gasoline
6
Unknown
4
Grass
112
Water pipes
10
Grease
10
Wax
2
Investigating
7
Wiring
52
Lightning
5
Wednesday, May 26, 1954, at 1:22 p.m. a General Alarm was sounded for fire in the Crosby School. Approximately 625 children had been evacuated from the building before arrival of the Fire Department.
Hurricanes
Tuesday, August 31, 1954, about 9:00 a.m. Hurricane Carol struck with violence and continued its fury until about noon. The telephone switchboard at Fire Department Headquarters was over- loaded with calls for assistance and calls reporting trouble as electric wires, trees and windows were falling throughout the Town.
At 11:35 a.m. the Signal 4-4-4 calling in all off-duty fire fighters and auxiliary fire fighters was sounded on outside whistle.
At 11:57 a.m. Chief Tierney ordered Edison Company to shut off electricity in the Town.
At Fire Department Headquarters the Auxiliary Electric Gen- erator Unit automatically took over when Edison current failed, supplying sufficient current for Headquarters building.
Saturday, September 11, 1954, Hurricane Edna arrived. Again off-duty fire fighters were called in and once more the Edison cur- rent was ordered shut off throughout the Town. Because of the hurricanes, fire fighters pumped water from the cellars of approxi- mately one hundred homes.
There was slight damage to the three fire station buildings and minor roof repairs were made. At Park Circle Station the fire fighters painted the inside and installed floor tile. Fire Losses (Incomplete)
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REPORT OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT
Sixty-one losses occurred, six of which accounted for $21,743.64 of the entire yearly loss.
The total assessed value of property endangered, insurance thereon, loss sustained, and the amount of insurance paid are as follows:
Assessed Value
Insurance
Damage
Buildings
$1,135,500.00 180,715.00
$1,319,300.00 180,715.00
$ 22,427.83
Insurance Paid $ 22,427.83 9,780.74
Total
$1,316,215.00
$1,500,015.00
$ 32,208.57
$ 32,208.57
Crosby
School
$ 174,801.35 $ 249,801.35 $142,982.93 $142,982.93
Fires Which Caused Loss of More Than $1000.
January 1 D. Spina, 28 Churchill Avenue
$6,845.00
April 14 St. Paul's Lutheran Church,
929 Concord Turnpike 4,218.04
August 15 Davidson Management, 231 Massachusetts Avenue
1,800.00
October 18 Anthony Gatto, 32 Everett Street
2,300.00
December 21
Frank Cushing, 52 Longmeadow Road 5,541.60
December 23
Paul Stoft, 83 Park Street
1,039.00
Appropriation
1954 Appropriation $410,789.49
Expended
306,243.66
Balance
$ 4,545.83
Credits
Fees for 53 permits to blast $26.50
Fees for 38 permits for inflammables 19.00
Fees for 7 permits for use of tar kettle. 3.50
Fee for 1 permit for ammunition storage .50
$49.50
Report of Department Surgeon
Dr. Edward W. Feeley, Department Surgeon, rendered the following services in 1954: Office calls 66, house calls 13, station calls 8 and hospital calls 22.
The most serious occasion of the year was the Crosby School fire, May 26, 1954, in which ten fire fighters were injured. Five of them were carried from the building in an unconscious condi- tion due to smoke inhalation, and were removed to Symmes Hos- pital. This fire required the services of the Department Surgeon for ten continuous hours.
Contents
9,780.74
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There were some minor injuries as a result of the two hur- ricanes. Several conferences were held with the Chief in regard to members of the Department, and all emergency calls were covered.
Fire Prevention
All places of business, public buildings, schools, hospitals, convalescent 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 corrections were made.
Eleven fires occurred in these regularly inspected places, caus- ing a loss of $6208.08. It is most noticeable that losses by fire sustained in mercantile establishments during the year were almost at a minimum due in a large measure to our routine inspections.
Recharged 194 fire extinguishers in these buildings.
Inspections
Mercantile 9,200
Power oil burners 680
Range oil burners 20
Total Inspections
9,900
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.
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REPORT OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT
Committee on Rules and Regulations
In 1949 the National Board of Fire Underwriters in its Sur- vey recommended that a Bureau of Fire Prevention, a Division of the Fire Department be established with a code of rules and regu- lations. 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 Aux- iliary Fire Force of about forty members who organized March 9, 1951.
April 19 and May 30, Fire Fighters participated in local parade together with other civic organizations. September 18, on invi- tation from the Town of Saugus, Arlington Engine 4 took part in Saugus Tercentenary Parade.
Fire Fighters at the Park Circle Station were detailed during school hours for traffic duty in that area to protect school children.
June 11, Deputy Chief Egan was assigned to assist in making survey of water supply throughout the Town.
Recommendations
For the year 1955 recommend that $393,754.53 be appro- priated.
Conclusion
To the Members of the Board of Selectmen, to our Town Manager, Edward C. Monahan, and to all officials for personal interest in the affairs of the Fire Department, my sincere thanks. To the Auxiliary Fire Force for ever-ready assistance, my apprecia- tion. To my own Officers and Men for support and loyalty to duty, my gratitude.
Respectfully submitted, RICHARD J. TIERNEY
Chief, Fire Department
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Report of the Registrars of Voters
Honorable Board of Selectmen Arlington, Massachusetts
Gentlemen:
The Registrars of Voters herewith submit the following report for the year 1954:
Temporary Assistant Registrars were again designated by our Board to make a complete canvass of the Town for the purpose of taking the regular listing of persons twenty years of age and older, as required under the law, and, simultaneously therewith, the listing of owners and keepers of all dogs in the Town, as has been the Board's annual practice since 1939, though not actually permitted by law, but taken in conjunction with the listing of persons to save the additional expense of a second canvass of the Town by the Assessors.
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