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Water Meter Repairmen ....
403.56
Total Public Service Enterprises 157,424.69
Forward
$6,054,279.25
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RECEIPTS-1954
Forward
$6,240,686.52
CEMETERIES:
Sale of Lots & Graves $ 9,947.00
Annual Care Lots & Graves-
Not Endowed
2,262.00
Miscellaneous
13,422.40
Trust Funds Income for Expenses
1,427.17
Income on Endowment Funds ..
9,203.26
Total Cemeteries
36,261.83
INTEREST:
General Bank Deposits
3,006.96
Deferred Taxes
2,829.66
Special Assessments
8,239.63
Miscellaneous
358.89
EXPENSE FUNDS:
Charity
1,119.10
Schools
1,000.34
Libraries
2,289.28
Total Interest
18,843.86
MUNICIPAL INDEBTEDNESS:
Revenue Loans
1,000,000.00
Street Loans
200,000.00
School Loans
225,000.00
Total Municipal Indebtedness
1,425,000.00
Forward
$7,720,792.21
TOWN ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT
379
PAYMENTS-1954
Forward $6,054,279.25
CEMETERIES:
Salaries and Wages
$ 38,937.27
Expenses
2,622.98
Capital Outlay
633.47
Grading and Improvements
4,953.94
Purchase of Burial Rights
373.00
Trust Funds Expense
4.00
Total Cemeteries
47,524.66
INTEREST ON LOANS:
Schools
11,287.50
1950 Street
Construction
2,125.00
1951 Street
Construction
2,475.00
1952 Street Construction
1,330.00
1953 Street
Construction
3,300.00
Revenue Loans
3,530.61
METROPOLITAN REQUIREMENTS:
Sewers
2,525.71
Parks
15.30
Charles River Basin
.36
Total Interest
26,589.48
MUNICIPAL INDEBTEDNESS:
Loans on Schools
45,000.00
Street Construction
85,000.00
Revenue Loans
1,000,000.00
METROPOLITAN REQUIREMENTS:
Sewer
18,373.10
Parks
81,05
Water
92,953.36
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE
67,056.83
Total Municipal Indebtedness
1,308,464.34
Forward £ $7,436,857.73
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RECEIPTS-1954
Forward $7,720,792.21
SPECIAL AND AGENCY FUNDS:
State Sporting Licenses
$ 3,869.50
County Dog Licenses 4
4,040.00
Withholding Taxes
378,737.27
Special Service Deposits
75,382.29
Tailings
390.33
Perpetual Care Lots & Graves
13,327.00
Group Insurance
4,296.60
Total of Special Agency Funds
480,042.99
Total Cash Receipts
$8,200,835.20
Cash Balance January 1, 1954
1,681,286.28
Grand Total of Receipts During 1954 and Cash on Hand January 1, 1954 $9,882,121.48
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TOWN ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT
PAYMENTS-1954
Forward $7,436,857.73
SPECIAL AGENCY FUNDS:
State Sporting Licenses
$ 3,869.50
County Tax
152,415.64
County Dog Tax
4,039.40
Withholding Tax
378,737.27
Special Service Deposits- Refunded
61,102.01
Ornamental Christmas Lighting
6,204.15
Premium on Bonds-Expense
1,183.75
Perpetual Care Funds
13,415.00
Group Life Insurance
7,854.36
Total Agency Transactions
628,821.08
Total Cash Payments
$8,065,678.81
Cash Balance December 31, 1954
1,816,442.67
Grand Total of Payments during 1954 and Cash on Hand December 31, 1954 $9,882,121.48
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Unexpended Balances, Appropriation Accounts
December 31, 1954
Town Manager-Capital Outlay
$ 10.00
Public Works Administrative-Capital Outlay 240.00
Planning Board-Expense
3.341.25
Supt. Buildings Maintenance-Capital Outlay 713.00
Robbins Memorial Town Hall-Capital Outlay
8,527.10
Maintenance Town Hall Grounds-Capital Outlay
160.00
Civil Defense-Personal Services
813.15
Civil Defense-Expenses
476.48
Civil Defense-Capital Outlay
1,881.31
Civil Defense-Art. 5 Town Meeting 1951
46.85
Sewer Maintenance
1,444.74
Sewer Extensions
20,881.61
Storm Drains
20,794.51
Sanitary Division
628.64
Parking Meters-Capital Outlay
882.85
Highway-Capital Outlay
18,765.13
Sidewalks & Edgestones
20,664.50
Traffic Signals-Capital Outlay
1,072.01
Christmas Lighting
1,612.85
Schools-Vocational School-
Tuition & Transportation 6,639.80
Schools-Remodeling & General Construction
3,388.00
Schools-Cafeterias
10.98
Park-Capital Outlay
7,452.72
Warren A. Peirce Playground-Capital Outlay
2,254.66
Workmens Compensation
1,673.29
Art. 29-Cost of Living Compensation
56,587.61
Maintenance of Water System-Capital Outlay
489.51
Emergency Valve Insertions
470.92
Extensions of Water Mains-Water Extensions
9,801.85
Cemetery-Capital Outlay
139.03
Acquisition of Land for Cemeteries
141.82
Improvement of Land for Cemeteries
10,859.38
Purchase of Burial Rights
331.00
Sewer Extensions Reserve for Damages
462.45
Sewer Extensions-Summer Street
5,700.00
Storm Drains-Reserve for Damages
800.00
Reconstruction of Streets Chpt 90-1951
1,049.68
Reconstruction of Streets Chpt 90-1952
64.49
Reconstruction of Streets Chpt 90-1953
650.88
Reconstruction of Forest & Appleton Sts.
11,917.45 47.99
Sidewalks & Edgestones-Park Ave. & Circle
7.18
Exterior Lines-Heath Rd. from Norcross St.
15.73
George H. Lowe Jr., Auditorium
16.55
Committee re: Plans for New School
308.81
Russell School Improvements
20,000.00
Acquisition of Land for Playgrounds
3,952.50
Repairs to Town Property 23.50
Additions & Alteration to Town Hall
143,807.08
Water Extensions-Reserve for Damages
652.36
Alteration of River St. - Reserve for Damages
242.99
Easements in Land 1953 Streets
383
TOWN ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT
Turkey Hill Water Maintenance
49.00
Land for Extension of Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
297.48
Committee Joint Planning-1953 Town Meeting
3,000.00
Committee re: Town Manager Art. 2,
1950 Spec. Town Meeting
339.56
Committee re: Advanced Programming & Budget
246.37
Committee re: Building Code Art. 30-1946
1,116.25
Street Construction-1950
14,065.76
Street Construction-1951
55,912.06
Street Construction-1952
19,523.89
Street Construction-1953
42,868.63
Street Construction-1954
92,866.72
Committee re: Improvement & Reconstruction
Russell School
300.00
Committee re: Fire Prevention Code
200.00
Committee-Garage Town Vehicles
1,700.00
Committee-Penn. Real Estate Plan
326.25
Committee-Refuse Disposal Incinerator
300.00
Reconstruction Forest Street
2,500.00
Easement in Land-Art. 61-1954
800.00
Acquisition of Land School Purposes-North Union St.
19,101.56
Committee re: School Construction North Union St. ....
14,882.88
Improvements Bishop School
110,892.70
Acquisition of Land-School Purposes-
Florence Ave.
8,775.00
Committee-School Construction-Florence Ave.
14,925.75
Playground Junior High West
15,000.00
Removal Junior High Industrial Arts School
1,660.00
Improvements Parmenter School
6,169.59
Committee re: Arlington Heights Reservoir
& Beach Play.
200.00
Committee re: Arlington Reservoir
Swimming Conditions
200.00
Committee re: Compensation
200.00
Committee re: School Buildings
300.00
Group Life Insurance
1,145.64
Crosby School Emergency Fund
11,574.93
$834,356.21
APPROPRIATIONS AND EXPENDITURES
Balance Dec. 31, 1953
Appropri- ation 1954
Other Credits
Total
Expended
Trans- ferred
Balance Dec. 31, 1954
Finance Committee:
Personal Services
$ 1,137.50
Expense
800.00
$ 1,137.50 800.00 75,000.00
679.43
120.57
Reserve Fund
75,000.00
74,484.88
515.12
Selectmen:
Personal Services
18,088.00 2,711.00
200.00 29.35
2,740.35
2,611.85
128.50
Town Manager:
Personal Services
19,833.60
19,833.60
19,668.87
164.73
Expense
2,700.00
741.85
3,441.85
3,429.74
12.11
Capital Outlay
405.00
405.00
Out-of-State Travel
500.00
500.00
500.00
Personnel Board:
Personal Services
7,077.50 703.00
7,077.50
7,077.50
Expense
703.00
487.39
Accountant:
Personal Services
14,590.50
300.00
14,890.50
14,890.50
Expense
695.00
695.00
690.75
4.25
Capital Outlay
4,979.30
4,979.30
4,084.37
894.93
Out-of-State Travel
500.00
500.00
500.00
Treasurer-Collector:
Personal Services
30,398.50
30,398.50
30,369.19
29.31
Expense
8,150.00
8,150.00
6,128.61
2,021.39
Out-of-State Travel
500.00
500.00
500.00
Assessors:
Personal Services
16,630.00
16,630.00
16,465.74
164.26
Expense
2,000.00
2,000.00
1,926.47
73.53
Capital Outlay
2,200.00
2,200.00
2,193.75
6.25
Legal - Town Counsel:
2,625.00
2,606.04
18.96
Expense-Damages-Claims
30,000.00
12,800.11
17,199.89
Town Clerk:
Personal Services
14,752.09
14,752.09
14,155.57
596.52
Expense
1,175.00
147.45
1,322.45
1,314.74
7.71
Capital Outlay
195.00
40.00
235.00
235.00
Out-of-State Travel
200.00
200.00
200.00
Elections & Town Mtgs. Expenses
2,375.00
50.00
2,425.00
2,350.61
74.39
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Personal Services
2,625.00 30,000.00
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18,288.00
18,256.35
31.65
Expense
405.00
215.61
$ 1,137.50
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Advertising: By-Laws Amendment
100.00
100.00
41.35
58.65
Public Works - Gen. Adm .:
Personal Services .
47,296.50 5,500.00 402.50
47,296.50 5,500.00 761.05
47,296.50 4,954.50 172.50
545.50 588.55
Engineers:
Personal Services
51,660.56 3,156.05
3,946.44 63.95 110.29
Elections & Town Meetings: Personal Services Expense
16,586.00 9,476.96
225.00
16,811.00
16,808.58 9,080.48
2.42 396.48
Planning Board:
200.00
200.00
200.00
Personal Services Expense
1,683.68
2,800.00
4,483.68
1,142.43
3,341.25
Board of Survey: Personal Services Expense
2,457.00
2,457.00
2,457.00
935.00
100.00
1,035.00
927.19
107.81
S'up't. Buildings - Maintenance:
6,768.50
6,768.50
6,614.75
153.75
Expense
1,075.00
1,075.00
785.28
289.72
Capital Outlay
885.50
885.50
172.50
713.00
Town Hall:
Personal Services
14,998.75 8,800.00
14,998.75 8,800.00
14,278.81
Expense
9,081.80
12,202.75
21,284.55
4,297.37
Town Hall - Maint. Grounds:
6,733.50
6,733.50
6,733.50
159.59
Capital Outlay
300.00
879.43
263.35
616.08
Purchasing Agent:
4,164.50
4,164.50
4,027.46
137.04
Expense
1,430.00
1,430.00
1,270.47
159.53
Capital Outlay
133.75
133.75
69.00
64.75
Out-of-State Travel
300.00
300.00
300.00
Police:
Personal Services
309,362.14 25,565.08
309,362.14 25,565.08
305,884.30 24,025.69
3,477.84
Expense
13,300.00
8,238.70 500.00
21,538.70
21,314.09
1,539.39 224.61 500.00
Out-of-State Travel
500.00
385
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Expense
Capital Outlay
358.55
Expense
55,607.00 3,220.00 336.00
55,607.00 3,220.00 336.00
Capital Outlay
225.71
719.94 705.71 16,987.18
Capital Outlay
Personal Services Expense
640.00
640.00
480.41
579.43
Personal Services
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Capital Outlay
8,094.29
Personal Services
9,476.96
APPROPRIATIONS AND EXPENDITURES-Continued
Balance Dec. 31, 1953
Appropri - ation 1954
Other Credits
Total
Expended
Trans- ferred
Balance Dec. 31, 1954
Fire:
Personal Services
372,204.49
372,204.49
371,339.84
864.65
Expense
18,310.00
18,310.00
17,201.93
1,108.07
Capital Outlay
18,250.00
19,975.00
38,225.00
33,994.19
4,230.81
Out-of-State Travel
300.00
300.00
64.40
235.60
Fire & Police Signal System:
7,255.96
7,255.96
7,255.96
Expense
1,975.00
1,975.00
1,927.88
47.12
Capital Outlay
169.95
7,818.50
7,988.45
7,622.89
365.56
Out-of-State Travel
300.00
300.00
145.70
154.30
Board of Appeal:
1,940.25
75.00
2,015.25
1,976.31
38.94
Expense
250.00
25.00
275.00
259.74
15.26
Wire:
Personal Services
8,802.50
8,802.50
8,802.50
Expense
1,095.00
35.46
1,130.46
1,111.04
Out-of-State Travel
150.00
150.00
150.00
Sealer of Weights:
Personal Services
3,673.00
3,673.00
3,673.00
Expense
650.00
650.00
563.77
86.23
Out-of-State Travel
150.00
150.00
150.00
Gypsy Moth:
Personal Services
18,370.69
18,370.69
12,041.96
6,328,73
Expense
3,463.00
3,463.00
1,652.61
1,810.39
Out-of-State Travel
175.00
175.00
175.00
Tree Warden:
Personal Services
12,660.69
12,660.69
10,481.20
2,179.49
Expense
1,423.00
1,423.00
1,262.59
160.41
Capital Outlay
2,887.50
2,887.50
2,887.50
Building Inspector:
Personal Services
14,295.50
14,295.50
11,414.46
2,881.04
Expense
895.00
895.00
798.96
06.04
Civil Defense:
Personal Services
732.92
2,625.36
$ 3,358.28
$ 2,545.13
$ 813.15
Expense
1,294.00
1,698.05
1,219.70
478.35
Capital Outlay
404.05 4,008.39
500.00
4,508.39
2,617.04
1,891.35
Art. 5-Town Meeting 1951
46.85
46.85
46.85
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19.42
Personal Services
Personal Services
Board of Health:
Personal Services
15,675.76
15,675.76
15,544.76
131.00
Expense
13,675.42
Collection of Garbage
71,800.00
85,475.42
85,091.44
383.98
Communicable Diseases
12,900.00
12,900.00
8,166.59
4,733.41
Mosquito Control
2,000.00
2,000.00
2,000.00
Premature Baby Care
1,500.00
1,500.00
1,164.00
336.00
Inspector of Animals:
Personal Services
630.00
630.00
630.00
Sewer Maintenance
20,000.00
20,000.00
18,271.76
1,728.24
Sewer Extensions
35,000.00
78,192.57
45,800.40
32,392.17
Storm Drains
20,000.00
59,542.45
35,896.64
23,645.81
Collection of Ashes & Rubbish
105,000.00
105,000.00
103,908.55
1,091.45
Parking Meters:
5,073.00
5,073.00
5,052.88
20.12
Expense
1,815.00
1,815.00
1,659.04
155.96
Capital Outlay
3,882.85
3,882.85
3,882.85
Highway:
190,233.30
190,233.30
178,723.04
11,510.26
25,773.00
37,476.30
18,105.99
19,370.31
Snow & Ice Removal
46,183.95
61,166.66
57,314.65
3,852.01
Maint. Snow Removal Equipment
5,000.00
5,000.00
4,617.83
382.17
Sidewalks & Edgestones
3,839.81
20,000.00
23,839.81
3,169.41
20,670.40
Street Lighting
77,174.66
77,174.66
72,798.91
4,375.75
Traffic Signals:
Personal Services
8,527.16
8,527.16
8,527.16
Expense
4,825.00
4,825.00
4,727.51
97.49
Capital Outlay
2,165.00
3,407.94
2,335.93
1,072.01
Christmas Lighting
1,317.00
3,250.00
4,567.00
2,954.15
1,612.85
Welfare:
Personal Services
29,042.00
29,042.00
29,042.00
499.72
Capital Outlay
1,455.00
1,620.00
1,600.00
20.00
·Out-of-State Travel Aid
55,000.00
55,000.00
41,622.59
13,377.41
Aid to Dependent Children - Aid
31,000.00
31,000.00
15,110.26
15,889.74
Old Age Assistance - Aid
354,000.00
354,000.00
295,005.44
58,994.56
Disability Assistance
50,000.00
50,000.00
35,285,13
14,714.87
Veterans Benefits:
Personal Services
10,423.00
10,423.00
10,248.60
174.40
Expense
1,500.00
1,372.10
127.90
Relief - State Aid
27,500.00
9,000.00
1,500.00 36,500.00
36,423.72
76.28
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Expense
2,570.00
2,570.00
2,070.28
165.00
200.00
200.00
200.00
1,242.94
Maint. Wages, Mat'l. & Exp. Capital Outlay .
11,703.30
14,982.71
Personal Services
43,192.57
39,542.45
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APPROPRIATIONS AND EXPENDITURES-Continued
Balance Dec. 31, 1953
Appropri - ation 1954
Other Credits
Total
Expended
Trans- ferred
Balance Dec. 31, 1954
District Nurses
3,000.00
3,000.00
3,000.00
Schools:
General Control
28,878.00
28,878.00
26,261.76
2,616.24
General Control Expense
1,750.00
1,750.00
1,701.06
48.94
Instructional Services
1,214,008.00
1,214,008.00
1,212,230.04
1,777.96
Instructional Services Expense
69,400.00
69,400.00
62,938.61
6,461.39
Operation of Plant - Personal Serv.
118,319.00
118,319.00
115,230.79
3,088.21
Operation of Plant Expense . .
68,500.00
68,500.00
53,935.28
14,564.72
Maintenance of Plant - Pers. Serv.
35,853.00
35,853.00
32,117.32
3,735.68
Maintenance of Plant Expense
57,766.00
57,766.00
44,700.53
13,065.47
Auxiliary Agencies - Pers. Serv.
19,838.00
19,838.00
18,588.60
1,249.40
Auxiliary Agencies Expense
3,250.00
3,250.00
2,247.27
Capital Outlay
16,000.00
16,000.00
15,483.78
516.22
Instructional Apparatus
5,500.00
5,500.00
4,346.66
1,153.34
Other Equipment
1,820.00
965.00
2,785.00
2,426.07
358.93
Visual Education
2,500.00
2,500.00
2,426.14
73.86
Remodeling & General Construction
4,600.00
16,170.00
20,770.00
15,137.63
5,632.37
Teachers Contributory Fund
2,000.00
1,000.00
3,000.00
3,000.00
Vocational Tuition
4,348.54
5,500.00
9,848.54
2,686.82
7,161.72
Athletics - Physical Education Lunch Program
6,000.00
6,000.00
5,989.02
10.98
Arlington State Aided Voc. School Schools:
1,500.00
300.00
1,800.00
1,779.18
20.82
Out-of-State Travel
300.00
300.00
284.88
15.12
Library:
Personal Services
87,988.80
87,988.80
87,970.27
18.53
Expense
43,280.00
43,280.00
42,820.32
459.68
Capital Outlay
2,688.50
7,793.64
3,188.40
4,605.24
Parks & Playgrounds:
68,622.78
68,622.78
61,844.82
6,777.96
Expense
12,200.00
12,200.00
11,960.91
239.09
Capital Outlay
13,000.00
22,767.10
13,563.83
730.75
8,472.52
Out-of-State Travel
300.00
300.00
300.00
Warren A. Peirce Playground: Expense
1,893.00
1,893.00
1,592.11
300.89
Capital Outlay
15,000.00
21,585.45
12,745.34
6,585.45
2,254.66 5.00
Patriots' Day Observance
400.00
395.00
Memorial Day
1,800.00
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400.00 1,800.00
1,792.75
7.25
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5,105.14
6,000.00
6,000.00
6,000.00
1,002.73
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Personal Services & Wages
9,767.10
6,585.45
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Maintenance of Menotomy Hall: Personal Services
3,497.50
3,497.50
3,390.37
107.13 1.05
Insurance - Fire, Liability, Burglary
24,200.00
24,200.00
22,317.27
1,882.73
Workmen's Compensation
20,000.00
27,773.61
47,773.61
46,100.32
1,673.29
Pensions
74,000.00
16,798.61
90,798.61
90,798.61
Contributory Retirement System
36,633.00
36,633.00
36,633.00
Printing Town Reports
5,374.00
5,374.00
2,474.00
2,900.00
Symmes Arlington Hospital Claims
15,319.96
15,319.96
9,921.70
5,398.26
Marine Corps League
900.00
900.00
825.00
75.00
Article 29 - Cost of Living
66,120.66
162,000.00
228,120.66
171,533.05
56,587.61
Maintenance of Water System: Expense
130,000.00
130,000.00
117,517.71
12,482.29
Capital Outlay
1,733.51
10,800.00
12,533.51
436.80
12,096.71
Water House Connections
388.00
Emergency Valve Insertions
470.92
470.92
470.92
Water Extensions
10,090.18
33,300.00
43,390.18
33,431.80
9,958.38
Cemetery :
Personal Services & Wages
40,637.50
40,637.50
38,206.83
2,430.67
Expense
3,595.00
9,203.26
12,798.26
3,043.27
9,754.99
Capital Outlay
172.50
600.00
772.50
633.47
139.03
Acquisition of Land for Cemetery
141.82
141.82
141.82
Cemetery - Improvement of Land
1,043.29
15,000.00
16,043.29
5,183.91
10,859.38
Purchase of Burial Rights
792.00
792.00
461.00
331.00
Interest
26,517.50
26,517.50
24,048.11
2,469.39
Town Debt
130,000.00
130,000.00
130,000.00
Study of Traffic - Arlington Center Sewer Extensions:
240.58
240.58
240.58
Res. for Damages Summer Street
5,700.00
5,700.00
5,700.00
Storm Drains - Res. for Damages ...
242.99
242.99
242.99
Easements in Land - 1953 Streets .
800.00
800.00
800.00
Reconstruction of Streets:
1,049.68
1,049.68
1,049.68
Chapter 90 -1952
64.49
64.49
64.49
Chapter 90 - 1953
650.88
650.88
650.88
Forest & Appleton Streets Article 60
12,000.00
12,000.00
82.55
11,917.45
Sidewalks & Edgestones:
Park Circle & Avenue
47.99
47.99
47.99
Alt. of River St .- Res. for Damages .. Exterior Lines -
7.18
7.18
7.18
Heath Road from Norcross Street ..
15.73
15.73
15.73
George H. Lowe Jr. Auditorium .
16.55
16.55
16.55
Committee-Plans for New School ....
308.81
308.81
308.81
389
TOWN ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT
Expense
4,200.00
4,200.00
4,198.95
.
14,000.00
2,078.55
16,078.55
15,690.55
462.45
462.45
462.45
Chapter 90 - 1951
APPROPRIATIONS AND EXPENDITURES-Continued
Balance Dec. 31, 1953
Appropri - ation 1954
Other Credits
Total
Expended
Trans- ferred
Balance Dec. 31, 1954
Russell School Improvements
20,000.00
20,000.00
20,000.00
Acquisition of Lands for Playgrounds
3,952.50
3,952.50
3,952.50
Repairs to Town Property
311.50
311.50
288.00
23.50
Additions & Alterations-Town Hall .. Water Extensions-Res. for Damages
155,568.70
155,568.70
11,721.84
143,846.86
652.36
652.36
652.36
Turkey Hill Water Maintenance- Reserved for Damages
49.00
49.00
49.00
Land for Extension of Mount Pleasant Cemetery
297.48
297.48
297.48
Various Committees: Joint Planning
3,000.00
3,000.00
3,000.00
Town Manager .
339.56
339.56
339.56
Advanced Programming & Budgeting
246.37
246.37
246.37
Branch Library - East Arlington Building Code
1,666.25
1,666.25
550.00
1,116.25
1950 Street Construction
14,065.76
14,065.76
14,065.76
1951 Street Construction
55,912.06
55,912.06
55,912.06
1952 Street Construction
19,523.89
19,523.89
19,523.89
1953 Street Construction
98,922.52
98,922.52
42,950.67
1954 Street Construction
251,846.26
251,846.26
92,904.72
Committee:
Imp. & Reconst. Russell School
-Art. 44 '51
300.00
300.00
300.00
Fire Prevention Code
200.00
200.00
200.00
Garage - Town Vehicles
1,700.00
1,700.00
1,700.00
Penn. Real Estate Plan
326.25
326.25
326.25
Refuse Disposal Incinerator
300.00
300.00
300.00
Reconstr. Forest Street
2,500.00
2,500.00
2,500.00
Easement in Land - Article 61 '54
800.00
800.00
800.00
Acquisition of Land -
North Union Street School
19,101.56
19,101.56
19,101.56
Committee - Construction North Union Street School
15,000.00
15,000.00
117.12
14,882.88
Improvements -
Bishop School - Article 62
170,000.00
170.000.00
56,853.52
113,146.48
Water Meter Readers:
Personal Service Grade Increase
1,815.60
1,815.60
1,377.57
438.03
.
.
.
390
ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT
76.89
76.89
76.89
55,971.85 158,941.54
.
.
Town Laborers:
Personal Service Grade Increase
11,000.00
11,000.00
9,251.65
1,748.35
Motor Equipment Operators:
Personal Service Grade Increase
2,400.00
2,400.00
2,291.41
108.59
Acquisition of Land -
8,812.00
8,812.00
37.00
8,775.00
Committee -
Construction Florence Ave. School
15,000.00
15,000.00
74.25
14,925.75
Playground-Junior High School West Removal Jr. High Indus. Arts School
3,500.00
3,500.00
1,840.00
1,660.00
Imp. Parmenter School
135,000.00
15,000.00
150,000.00
15,576.93
134,423.07
Committee:
Reservoir Beach
200.00
200.00
200.00
Reservoir Beach Swim Conditions
200.00
200.00
200.00
Compensation - Article 7
200.00
200.00
200.00
School Buildings
300.00
300.00
300.00
Repairs - Park Avenue Bridge
2,800.00
2,800.00
2,800.00
Group Life Insurance
9,000.00
9,000.00
7,854.36
1,145.64
Emergency Fund - Crosby School
210,000.00
12,000.00
222,000.00
49,496.53
172,503.47
Ext. Sewer & Storm Drains-Arl. Hts.
230.09
230.09
230.09
Sewer Ext. Udine Street Area
53.30
53.30
53.30
482.82
482.82
482.82
Fremont Street
2,187.31
2,187.31
Columbia & Stowecroft Roads
2,274.93
2,274.93
Reserve for Damages:
Columbia & Stowecroft
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
Fremont Street
27.88
27.88
27.88
1950 Street Construction
1,008.27
1,008.27
1,008.27
1951 Street Construction
193.07
193.07
193.07
Repairs-Lowell Street Bridge
15,000.00
155.32
15,155.32
1,155.32
14,000.00
Alt. Franklin Street
4,576.28
4,576.28
4,576.28
Easements in Land -
2,200.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
Fremont Street
500.00
500.00
500.00
Columbia & Stowecroft
500.00
500.00
500.00
1951 Streets
1,300.00
1,300.00
1,300.00
1952 Streets
500.00
500.00
500.00
Improvement & Reconstruction:
East Arlington Branch Library ....
300.85
300.85
300.85
250.00
Maint. of Honor Roll Board
129.47
129.47
129.47
Repairs - Town Yard Building
3,271.36
3,271.36
3,271.36
GRAND TOTALS .
.
$ 698,611.00
$6,121,007.47
$ 109,426.17
$6,929,044.64
| $5,425,323.09 -
$ 38,763.70
| $1,464,957.85 -
391
TOWN ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT
.
.
.
250.00
250.00
Plans for Dev. Robbins Farm
.
·
15,000.00
15,000.00
15,000.00
.
Storm Drains-Hemlock & Pine Sts. .. Construction of :
2,187.31
2,274.93
..
.
1950 Streets
..
Florence Avenue School
INDEX A
Index to
General Accts.
Index Report
Accountant Report
348
357
Animals, Inspector of, Reports
185
365
Appeals, Boards of, Report
157 358&363
Appropriations and Expenditures
74
384
Assessors, Board of, Report
151
357
Assets and Liabilities, Statement of
349
B
Balance Sheet, December 31, 1954
349
Betterment Assessment Collections
347
354
Births Registered for the year
148
Buildings, Inspector of, Report
199
363
Buildings, Insurance Fund
331
C
Cemeteries, Commissioners of, Report
196 378-379
Charities
368-369
Civil Defense, Department of, Report
197
365
Clerk, Town, Report
146 358-359
Collector of Taxes, Statement of
347
Committees, Town, Appointed
9
Constables
7
Contributory Retirement System
345
D
Deaths by Months
150
Dog Officer, Report
185
Dogs Registered
146
E
Election, Annual Town, March 1, 1954
38
Election, State
134
Elections and Town Meetings, Payments
361
Engineer, Town Report
222 358-359
F
Finance Committee, Report
159
357
Fines and Forfeits
354
Fire Department, Report
204 362-363
Fire and Police Signal System
200
363
Fund, Annie L. Hill Poor Widows'
318
Fund, Maria L. Hill Poor Widows'
318
Fund, Children's Book
315
INDEX - CONTINUED
General Index
Index to Accts. Report
Fund, Dexter Rawson Fay Library
314
Fund, Trustees of Elbridge Farmer
307
Fund, Louise S. Gruber Library 315
Fund, Ellen W. Hodgdon Library
314
Fund, Emma L. Sprague Library
311
Fund, Emma L. Sprague Poor Widows'
320
Fund, E. Nelson Blake Library
311
Fund, E. Nelson Blake, Jr., Memorial
326
Fund, E. S. Farmer Poor Widows'
321
Fund, Henry Mott Library 310
Fund, Julia Fillebrown 320
Fund, M. Helen Teele Library
313
Fund, Martha M. W. Russell School
319
Fund, Martha M. W. Russell Poor Widows' 317
317
Fund, Municipal Buildings Insurance
331
Fund, Nathan Pratt High School
324
Fund, Nathan Pratt Library
324
Fund, Nathan Pratt Poor Widows'
325
Fund, Perpetual Care, Cemeteries
327
Fund, Robbins Cemetery
328
Fund, Robbins House Maintenance
316
Fund, Robbins Library Art
309
Fund, Robbins Library Print 310
332
Fund, Samuel C. Bucknam Cemetery 329
312
Fund, Soldiers Monument 329
Fund, Francis E. Thompson Library 312
Fund, Francis E. Thompson Scholarship 323
Fund, Timothy Wellington Library 313
Fund, William Cutter School 319
Fund, Workmen's Compensation
330
G
General Government Expenditures 357
354
Gypsy and Brown Tail Moth Department, Report 188 365
H
Health, Board of, Report
178 365
Highway Division, Board of Public Works 244 366-367
Housing Authority
158
Fund, E. S. Farmer Relief
321
Fund, Mary Cutter Poor Widows'
Fund, Robbins Scholarship
Fund, Sarah Ross Vaughn Memorial
Grants and Gifts
INDEX - CONTINUED
Index to
General Accts. Index Report
I
Income Tax, State
352
Indebtedness, Municipal
378-379
Insurance, Payments
375
Interest
378-379
J
Jurors, List of
.. 297
L
Librarian, Report
288
Libraries, Receipts and Payments
372-373
Library, Robbins, Report of Trustees
285
Licenses and Permits, Receipts
352
M
Maintenance, Supervisor of, Report
217
359
Manager, Report of
340
357
Marriages, Registered for the Year
149
Medical Inspector, Report of
221
Meeting, Annual Town, March 1 and 15, 1954
11
Meeting, Special, March 15, 1954 Meeting, Special, July 12, 1954
111
Memorial Day, Payments
375
Milk, Inspector of, Report
183
365
Moth Department, Report
188
365
Officers, Town Appointive
7
Officers, Town Elective
5
Officials Appointed by Town Manager
6
P
Park Commission, Report
294 372-373
Payments, Departmental
357
Pensions and Annuities
375
Personnel Board, Report
213
357
Physician, Town, Report
221
Planning Board, Report
191 359
Primary, State
118
Police, Chief of, Report
268 362-363
Police, Department, Officers and Men
268
Public Service Enterprises
376-377
Public Welfare, Dept. of, Report
264 368-369
Public Works, Dept. of, Report
242 359
Purchasing Dept., Report of
215 359
49
INDEX - CONTINUED
Index to
General Index
Accts.
Report
R
Receipts, General Revenue
352
Receipts, Taxes
352
Records of Elections and Town Meetings
11
Recreation, Receipts and Payments
372-373
Registrars of Voters, Report
210
Robbins Library, Report of Trustees
285
S
Sanitary Division, Dept. of Public Works
248 365-367
School Committee, Report
162
Schools, Receipts and Payments
370-371
Schools, Superintendent of, Report
165
Sealer of Weights and Measures, Report
186
363
Selectmen, Board of Report
333 356-357
Sewer Division, Dept. of Public Works
249
367
Special Assessments
49,
111
State Primary
118
Statistics, General
4, 153,
241
Streets, Public and Private
223
Survey, Board of
338
359
T
Tax Rate How Spent
155
Tax Rate, Recapitulation
152
Taxes
352
Town Clerk, Report
146 358-359
Town Counsel, Report
216
359
Town Hall and Grounds, Report
189
361
Town Manager, Report of
340
357
Town Officers, Appointive
7
Town Officers, Elective
5
Town Records
11
Treasurer, Report
212 356-357
Tree Warden, Report
187
365
U
Unexpended Balances, Appropriation Accounts
382-383
V
Veterans' Services, Report of
193 368-369
W
Water Division, Dept. of Public Works
252 376-377
Welfare, Public, Dept. of, Report
264 368-369
Wire Department, Report
190
363
Workmen's Compensation Insurance Fund
330
ARLINGTON ADVOCATE, Inc. Arlington, M'ass.
354
Special Town Meetings
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