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1186
466
63₴
1,092
Isaac Goddard
5
2
6
5
0
9
Willy N. Hogseth
1
2
5
1
4
4
Blanks
53
33
46
20
20
77
Precinct
12A
12B
13
14A
14B
Total
John F. Kennedy
491
181
808
492
545 11,371
Robert H. Beaudreau
851
453
993
641
841 13,705
Isaac Goddard
3
5
7
6
6
83
Willy N. Hogseth
5
2
5
1
10
69
Blanks
37
14
47
34
35
730
3
1
3
0
3
4
4
2
5
2
8
66
Marlborough (R)
Saugus
(SL)
TREASURER
Boston (P)
Boston (SL)
Harold E. Bassett Francis A. Votano Blanks
156
ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT
AUDITOR
Precinct
1
2
3
4
5
6
Thomas J. Buckley, Boston (D)
865
1219
649
1035 1441
568
Joseph A. Nobile, Boston (R) John B. Lauder, Revere (P)
582
727
496
766
588
888
Anthony Martin, Boston (SL)
8
8
5
5
10
4
Blanks
52
53
27
47
55
44
Precinct
7
8
9
10A
10B
11
Thomas J. Buckley
1005
650
904
369
395
1,239
Joseph A. Nobile
452 1068 1018
420
547
957
John B. Lauder
2
0
4
0
0
5
Anthony
Martin
3
1
6
0
5
9
Blanks
45
29
44
19
22
68
Precinct
12A
12B
13
14A
14B
Total
Thomas J. Buckley
639
238
937
578
685 13,416
Joseph A. Nobile
710
401
866
561
710 11,757
John B. Lauder
2
0
4
2
3
39
Anthony Martin
8
1
6
2
7
88
Blanks
28
15
47
31
32
658
ATTORNEY GENERAL
Precinct
1
2
3
4
5
6
George Fingold,
Concord (R)
735
910
596
948
812
1,023
Edward J. McCormack, Jr., Boston (D)
734
1040
555
852 1233
447
Fred M. Ingersoll,
Lynn (SL)
5
8
6
1
5
1
Howard B. Rand, Haverhill (P)
2
2
2
0
7
2
Blanks
31
51
19
55
42
35
Precinct
7
8
9
10A
10B
11
George Fingold
596
1196
1193
469
627
1,181
Edward J. McCormack, Jr.
878
531
743
321
323
1,034
Fred M. Ingersoll
2
4
5
0
3
4
Howard B. Rand
4
0
2
2
0
5
Blanks
27
17
33
16
16
54
Precinct
12A
12B
13
14A
14B Total
George Fingold
853
467
1026
656
870 14,158
Edward J. McCormack, Jr.
508
173
787
488
532 11,179
Fred M. Ingersoll
5
1
5
2
7
64
Howard B. Rand
3
2
0
0
1
34
Blanks
18
12
42
28
27
523
CONGRESSMAN - - FIFTH DISTRICT
Precinct
1
2
3
4
5
6
Edith Nourse Rogers,
Lowell (R)
871 1043
687
1090 1060
1,105
Lawrence E. Corcoran,
612
909
472
718
1001
378
Blanks
24
59
19
48
38
25
0
4
1
3
5
4
Arlington (D)
157
TOWN REPORT
Precinct
7
8
9
10A
10B
11
Edith Nourse Rogers
800
1275
1287
524
678
1,338
Lawrence E. Corcoran Blanks
6'77
457
661
271
282
894
30
16
28
13
9
46
Precinct
12A
12B
13
14A
14B
Total
Edith Nourse Rogers
900
469
1138
713
873 15,851
Lawrence E. Corcoran
471
178
699
451
542
9,673
Blanks
16
8
23
10
22
434
COUNCILLOR - SIXTH DISTRICT
Precinct
1
2
3
4
5
6
Joseph Ray Crimmins,
Somerville (D)
847
1175
646
950
1430
501
Lawrence W. Lloyd, Melrose (R)
593
750
480
814
578
941
Blanks
6.7
86
52
92
91
66
Precinct
7
8
9
10A
10B
11
Joseph Ray Crimmins
935
602
830
345
359
1,159
Lawrence W. Lloyd
491
1092 1072
435
580
1,018
Blanks
81
54
74
28
30
101
Precinct
12A
12B
13
14A
14B Total
Joseph Ray Crimmins
575
219
870
536
624 12,603
Lawrence W. Lloyd
766
411
922
601
767 12,311
Blanks
46
25
68
37
46
1,044
SENATOR - SIXTH MIDDLESEX DISTRICT
Precinct
1
2
3
4
5
6
Frederick T. McDermott, Medford (D)
876 1252
646
990
1448
514
Harrison F. Lyman, Jr., Winchester (R)
586
689
496
792
579
947
Blanks
45
70
36
74
72
47
Precinct
7
8
9
10A
10B
11
Frederick T. McDermott
1001
595
898
342
384
1,237
Harrison F. Lyman, Jr.
459
1121
1036
433
568
961
Blanks
47
32
42
33
17
80
Precinct
12A
12B
13
14A
14B
Total
Frederick T. McDermott
588
219
909
543
628 13,070
Harrison F. Lyman, Jr.
764
418
902
594
770 12,115
Blanks
35
18
49
37
39
773
TWO REPRESENTATIVES IN GENERAL COURT 25th MIDDLESEX DISTRICT
Precinct
James R. Doncaster, Somerville (D)
847
627
1406
2,880
Joseph F. McEvoy, Jr., Somerville (D)
822
658
1456
2,936
Leslie E. Knox, Somerville (R)
535
420
469
1,424
David Y. Ross, Somerville (R)
479
397
448
1,324
66
48
91
205
Joseph F. O'Brien, Somerville (I) . Blanks
265
206
328
799
5
Total
1
3
158
ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT
TWO' REPRESENTATIVES IN GENERAL COURT 28th MIDDLESEX DISTRICT
Precinct
2
4 1107
6 641
1070
8 694
Hollis M. Gott, Arlington
(R)
741
822
943
540
1,116
Gregory B. Khachadoorian, Arlington (R)
785
795
844
482
1,101
Francis A. Mathews, Arlington (D)
773
605
326
633
314
Blanks
426
383
262
289
271
Precinct
9
10A
10B
11
12A
John P. Buckley
1052
379
423
1289
664
Hollis M. Gott
1059
424
574
1072
774
Gregory B. Khachadoorian
940
462
595
914
743
Francis A. Mathews
533
204
202
831
363
Blanks
368
147
144
450
230
Precinct
12B
13
14A
14B
Total
John P. Buckley
276
951
595
693 11,131
Hollis M. Gott
438
933
605
752 10,793
Gregory B. Khachadoorian
380
911
589
723 10,264
Francis A. Mathews
133
579
342
450
6,288
Blanks
83
346
217
256
3,872
TWO COUNTY COMMISSIONERS - MIDDLESEX
COUNTY
Precinct
1
2
3
4
5
6
William G. Andrew,
Cambridge (R)
691
884
558
963
728
997
H. Herbert Applin,
Watertown (R)
608
761
494
833
637
933
Edward L. Buckley, Somerville (D)
777
1094
600
847 1328
453
Patrick Joseph McGlinchey, Lowell (D)
616
840
475
648
1070
360
Blanks
322
443
229
421
435
273
Precinct
-1
8
9
10A
10B
11
William G. Andrew
556
1192
1180
489
633
1,162
H. Herbert Applin
465
1122
1050
443
575
1,015
Edward L. Buckley
924
513
772
300
325
1,060
Patrick Joseph McGlinchey
727
403
577
217
250
829
Blanks
342
266
373
167
155
490
Precinct
12A
12B
13
14A
14B
Total
William G. Andrew
821
465
1020
667
844 13,850
H. Herbert Applin
761
436
907
592
767 12,399
Edward L. Buckley
513
185
798
497
581 11,567
Patrick Joseph McGlinchey
415
148
612
379
433
8,999
Blanks
264
76
383
213
249
5,101
SHERIFF -
- MIDDLESEX COUNTY
Precinct
1
2
3
4
5
6
Howard W. Fitzpatrick, Malden (D)
835 1150
615
953 1360
504
John Frederick Cahill, Belmont (R)
611
773
504
820
639
936
Blanks
61
88
59
83
100
68
John P. Buckley, Arlington (D) 1297
159
TOWN REPORT
Precinct
7
8
10A
10B
11
Howard W. Fitzpatrick
961
611
9 838
318
363
1,160
John Frederick Cahill, Blanks
475
1085
1066
459
584
1,024
71
52
72
31
22
94
Precinct
12A
12B
13
14A
14B Total
Howard W. Fitzpatrick
586
229
886
540
607 12,516
John Frederick Cahill, Blanks
751
407
903
601
786 12,424
50
19
71
33
44
1,018
DISTRICT ATTORNEY - NORTHERN DISTRICT (to fill vacancy)
Precinct
1
2
3
4
5
6
Ephraim Martin,
Belmont (R)
681
846
538
869
700
982
James L. O'Dea, Jr. Lowell (D)
769
1082
591
905
1299
473
Blanks
57
83
49
82
100
53
Precinct
7
8
9
10A
10B
11
Ephraim Martin
545
1172
1129
457
606
1,106
James L. O'Dea, Jr.
898
527
783
315
340
1,079
Blanks
64
49
64
36
23
93
Precinct
12A
12B
13
14A
14B
Total
Ephraim Martin
810
433
966
643
810 13,293
James L. O"Dea, Jr.
543
200
834
496
585 11,719
Blanks
34
22
60
35
42
946
A.
QUESTION NO. 1 Sale of all alcoholic beverages
Precinct
1
2
3
4
5 356
139
NO
1139
1449
988 1393
1544
1269
Blanks
163
210
100
184
199
100
Precinct
1.
8
9
10A
10B
11
YES
107
122
203
88
97
359
NO
1287
1493
1611
633
807
1697
Blanks
113
133
162
87
65
222
Precinct
12A
12B
13
14A
14B
Total
YES
173
69
293
183
228
3343
NO
1071
531
1358
866
1064 20200
Blanks
143
55
209
125
145
2415
B. Sale of wines and malt beverages
Precinct
1
2
3
4
5 352
6
YES
212
352
96
288
NO
1098 1411
974
1361
1523
1241
Blanks
197
248
108
207
224
116
Precinct
7
8
9
10A
10B
11
YES
110
117
206
75
99
365
NO
1271
1472
1581
630
795
1654
Blanks
126
159
189
103
75
259
6
YES
205
352
90
279
151
160
ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT
Precinct
12A
12B
13
14A
14B
Total
YES
173
73
293
179
238
3379
NO
1042
518
1330
847
1031 19779
Blanks
172
64
237
148
168
2800
C. Sale of all alcoholic beverages in packages
Precinct
1
2
3
4
5 619
322
NO
991
1203
858
1176
1333
1115
Blanks
106
152
77
138
147
71
Precinct
7
8
9
10A
10B
11
YES
244
327
470
184
251
716
NO
1185
1324
1390
560
678
1410
Blanks
78
97
116
64
40
152
Precinct
12A
12B
13
14A
14B
Total
YES
419
177
661
386
497
7124
NO
865
435
1060
700
840
17123
Blanks
103
43
139
88
100
1711
All ballots, used and unused, tally sheets, total vote sheets, voting lists, absent voters' applications and ballot envelopes and rejected ballots, and all other records pertaining to the State Election, properly signed and sealed, were delivered to the Town Clerk to be preserved by him during the time required by law.
A true record, ATTEST:
JAMES J. GOLDEN
Town Clerk
Arlington, November 13, 1956
Copies of the records of the votes cast at the State Election held in Arlington, November 6, 1956, were this day certified by the Selectmen, and attested and sealed by the Town Clerk in en- velopes furnished for the purpose, and transmitted to the Offices of the Secretary of the Commonwealth and the Clerk of Courts for Middlesex County, in accordance with the provisions of Section 112 of Chapter 54 of the General Laws.
ATTEST:
JAMES J. GOLDEN
Town Clerk
6
YES
410
656
243
542
161
TOWN RECORDS
Report of the Town Clerk's Department
To the Citizens of Arlington:
The following annual report of the Town Clerk for the year ending December 31, 1956, is herewith submitted, in accordance with the Town's By-Laws.
The total of fees collected by the department during the year, and deposited with the Town Treasurer, was $15,193.84, an increase of $300.29 over the revenue collected in the preceding year. Of this amount, $4,043.50 was for conservation licenses and $4,530.55 was for dog licenses.
The report of fees collected is as follows:
Marriage Intentions
$ 1,037.33
Mortgages
3,981.10
Miscellaneous Certificates
1,015.36
Pole Location Orders
216.50
Miscellaneous Licenses
311.00
Renewals of Gasoline Permits
58.50
Conservation Licenses
4,043.50
Dog Licenses
4,530.55
$15,193.84
DOG LICENSES
1101
Males
a
$2.00
$2,202.00
118 Females
@
$5.00
590.00
860
Female Spayed
@
$2.00
1,720.00
1 Kennel
@ $10.00
10.00
5 Transfers of Licenses
25¢
1.25
73 Duplicate Tags
10¢
7.30
$4,530.55
Paid to County Treasurer, Licenses
$4,106.00
Paid to Town Treasurer, Fees
424.55
$4,530.55
CONSERVATION LICENSES
650 Resident Citizen Fishing
@ $3.25
$2,112.50
227 Resident Citizen Hunting
@ $3.25
737.75
143 Resident Citizen Sporting
@ $5.25
750.75
84 Resident Citizen Minor Fishing
@ $1.25
105.00
89 Resident Citizen Female Fishing
@ $2.25
200.25
1 Resident Citizen Minor Trapping
@ $2.25
2.25
1 Resident Citizen Trapping
@ $7.75
7.75
3 Special Non-Resident Fishing
@ $2.75
8.25
1 Non-Resident Citizen Minor Fishing
@ $2.25
2.25
162
ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT
1 Non-Resident Citizen Fishing
@ $7.75
7.75
6 Alien Fishing
@ $7.75
46.50
6 Duplicate Licenses
@ $ .50
3.00
81 Resident Citizen Sporting
Free
*3 Resident Citizen Fishing
@ $3.25
9.75
*2 Resident Citizen Hunting
@ $3.25
6.50
*8 Resident Citizen Sporting
@ $5.25
42.00
*1 Resident Citizen Minor Fishing
@ $1.25
1.25
$4,043.50
Paid to the Division of Fisheries and Game, Licenses
$3,738.50
Paid to Town Treasurer, Fees
305.00
$4,043.50
*1957 Licenses issued during December, 1956
Your attention is directed to the reports that follow upon the vital statistics of the Town which are recorded at this writing. It should be noted, however, that the summary of statistics relating, in particular, to births and deaths are incomplete, inasmuch as records thereof pertaining to Arlington residents are still being received by our office.
Respectfully submitted,
JAMES J. GOLDEN
Town Clerk
163
TOWN RECORDS
1956 BIRTHS BY MONTHS
In Arlington
Out of Arlington
Totals
MONTHS
TOTAL
Males
Females
Males
Females
Males
Females
January
116
33
30
30
23
63
53
February
93
23
33
19
18
42
51
March
130
33
32
34
31
67
63
April
89
24
17
23
25
47
42
May
96
30
19
27
20
57
39
June
108
24
30
27
27
51
57
July
129
42
39
26
22
68
61
August
130
37
35
30
28
67
63
September
118
48
35
20
15
68
50
October
109
36
32
26
15
62
47
November
79
25
34
8
12
33
46
December
78
32
39
5
2
37
41
*1275
387
375
275
238
662
613
* Of the 1275 births recorded, there were 429 which occurred in Ar- lington, but were children born of parents who resided out of Town.
The parentage of children born was as follows:
Both parents born in the United States 896
Both parents born in Foreign Countries 23
Both parents born in Arlington 30
One parent born in the United States 320
One parent born in Foreign Country 99
One parent born in Arlington 233
Age of youngest bride
15
18
69
78
441
625
274
533
1956 MARRIAGES BY MONTHS
MONTHS
Total
Groom's First
First Bride's Groom's Bride's Second
Second
Groom's Bride's Third
Third
Groom's Fourth
January
27
21
25
5
2
1
0
0
February
24
20
21
4
3
0
0
0
March
13
8
9
5
4
0
0
0
April
55
52
52
3
3
0
0
0
May ..
60
57
57
2
3
0
0
1
June
79
76
74
2
5
1
0
0
July
37
35
33
1
3
1
1
0
August
43
34
35
8
7
1
1
0
September
78
72
74
6
4
0
0
0
October
49
45
41
4
8
0
0
0
November
32
29
28
3
4
0
0
0
December
36
30
31
5
5
1
0
0
.
533
479
480
48
51
5
2
1
ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT
164
Age of youngest groom
Age of oldest bride
Age of oldest groom
Solemnized out of Arlington
Non-residents
Residents
Number of Marriages Recorded
....
....
....
....
....
....
..
165
1956 DEATHS BY MONTHS (Stillbirths Excluded)
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Total
Total:
28
24
22
20
35
21
21
27
22
13
17
16
266
Male Female
34
22
21
21
27
25
12
21
23
23
24
22
275
Residents died in Arlington: Male
13
16
11
11
17
10
11
13
10
6
8
10
136
Female
21
12
10
11
20
14
5
13
15
13
9
15
158
Non-residents died in Arlington: Male
5
2
2
2
6
3
3
2
4
2
5
2
38
Female
3
6
2
3
3
3
2
1
0
5
4
39
Residents of Arlington died out of Arlington:
10
6
9
7
12
8
7
12
8
5
4
4
92
Female
10
4
9
7
4
8
5
7
8
3
10
3
78
Children under one year:
Male
3
1
2
1
1
0
1
2
0
0
0
1
12
Female
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
7
Between one and ten years: Male
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
Female
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
2
Between ten and thirty years:
Male
1
0
1
2
0
0
2
2
1
1
1
0
11
Female
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
3
Between thirty and sixty years: Male
5
7
4
5
12
7
6
5
7
2
6
4
70
Female
3
1
6
2
4
2
3
2
3
5
3
1
35
Between sixty and ninety years:
Male
17
15
15
11
21
14
12
17
12
9
10
11
164
Female
28
19
13
15
20
20
9
16
22
16
14
19
211
Over ninety years:
Male
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
6
Female
2
1
1
2
3
2
0
2
0
0
4
1
18
1
Male
TOWN RECORDS
166
ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT
Report of the Registrars of Voters
Honorable Board of Selectmen
Arlington, Massachusetts
Gentlemen:
The Registrars of Voters herewith submit, in compliance with Section 3 of Article 3 of the Town's By-Laws, the annual report for the year ending December 31, 1956.
Temporary Assistant Registrars were again designated by our Board to make a complete canvass of the Town for the pur- pose of taking the annual listings of persons twenty years of age and older and of owners and keepers of dogs, as required under the law.
Upon completion of the work of revising the voting list, in accordance with the true list information that had been presented, a total of 3,018 notices-381 more than in the preceding year- were sent by first-class mail, as required by law, to persons whose names were not returned in the lists submitted by the Assistant Registrars or who failed of identification. Of this total, 1,205 proved residence and were reinstated, and 1,813 names were drop- ped from the list for varying reasons, including removal from the Town, death, changes of name by marriage or court decree, and/or failure to comply with the request for information rela- tive thereto.
The intense interest which preceded the 1956 national election was reflected in Arlington by the addition to the town's voting list of 5,516 new voters. In addition to the customary daily sessions held at the Office of the Town Clerk, 30 evening sessions were held during the year for the registration of voters in various public buildings throughout the Town.
The total number of registered voters at the date of the last biennial State Election was 27,770, the largest number yet recorded, and of this number, a total of 7,787 were enrolled as Democrats and 7,525 as Republicans. The number of voters, in each voting precinct, was as follows:
Precinct 1 1,625
Precinct 9 2,128 867
2 - - 2,188
10A
3 - - 1,277
10B - 1,021
2,418 4 1,972 11
5 2,265 1,616
12A 1,489 12B 699
6 7 - 1,617
13 2,011
8
- - 1,829
14A 1,244
Precinct 14B-1,504
Nine meetings of the Board were held solely for the purpose of certifying the signatures of voters appearing in the nomination papers filed by candidates seeking municipal, county and state offices and the petitions filed with your Board for articles to be inserted in the Warrant for the Annual Town Meeting. Papers and/or petitions submitted to our Board numbered 448 and con- tained 9,708 signatures that were checked and certified.
167
TOWN RECORDS
For the four elections held during the year, the Registrars were in session throughout the entire period during which the polls were opened, after which they assisted in the tabulation of the returns of ballots cast at each such election, as follows:
Polls Open
Tabulation Completed
Town Election (March 5)
7 A.M. - 8 P.M.
11:25 P.M. - Mar. 5
Presidential Primary (April 24)
12 M. - 8 P.M.
3:00 A.M. - Apr. 25
State Primary (September 18)
10 A.M. - 8 P.M.
3:15 A.M. - Sept. 19
State Election (November 6)
7 A.M. - 8 P.M.
2:30 A.M. - Nov. 7
By appointment of your Board, Mr. Joseph H. Cormier be- came a Registrar of Voters for a term of three years beginning April 1, 1956, succeeding James B. Wilcox, whose term had expired.
Respectfully submitted,
Timothy J. Buckley, Chairman Arthur P. Wyman Joseph H. Cormier James J. Golden, Clerk Registrars of Voters
168
ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT
ANNUAL REPORT of the BOARD OF ASSESSORS for 1956
During the year, the Board of Assessors met every Monday evening except during July and August, when intermittent sessions were held.
Seventy-one hearings were held with residents of the Town on the subjects of property valuation, personal and motor excise taxes, relief to the aged, infirm or poor, veterans exemptions and the like.
During the year members of the Board attended all conferences conducted by the State Department of Corporations and Taxation.
Members of the Board made fifty-five trips "into the Field" during the year, to assess new property constructed within the Town as well as improvements to existing property.
During the month of January, members of the Board made per- sonal inspections throughout the Town and assessed personal property.
At the organizational meeting on the Monday following the Annual Town Election, the members including Walter S. Cooledge, Jr., William O. Hauser and Leonard D. Wood, met and elected unanimously Mr. Wood as Chairman and Mr. Cooledge as Clerk for one year.
The number of bills processed by the Assessors' Office was over forty-five thousand (45,000) this year.
During the year over 3500 applications were processed by the Board, consisting of 2,500 Motor Excise; Veterans', Widows', etc.
The following permits were received from the Building Depart- ment during the year:
New buildings 175
New garages 9
Add. & Alters 117
Signs
31
Reroofs 21
Misc.
5
Demolish bldgs.
30
In the year 1956 the Assessors made the following exemptions as required by law:
Veterans with disabilities,
1956
1955 Comparison
purple heart, etc.
$ 95,979.05
$74,521.35
Widows
14,802.11
9,250.50
Inability to pay
2,199.86
2,472.05
Minors
138.40
118.40
Old Age
2,819.90
1,269.84
Blind
918.63
549.08
Total
$116,857.95 $88,181.22
This amounts to approximately $1.53 on the Tax rate.
In conclusion, the Board of Assessors would like to stress again the fact that undeveloped land in this Town is fast disappearing. In the past few years the assessed valuation of the entire Town has increased on an average of nearly two million dollars annually. The revenue from this new property has helped balance the increased cost of government and public services by about $3.00 on the tax rate each year.
Looking ahead to 1957, early estimates show a marked decrease in foreseeable new valuations. Actual figures in 1956 show a 20 % drop from 1955 in number of new building permits.
The statistics and the Tax Rate figures follow.
LEONARD D. WOOD WILLIAM O. HAUSER
Assessors
WALTER S. COOLEDGE, JR.
REPORT OF THE BOARD ASSESSORS
169
Recapitulation of Figures Used in Determining The Tax Rate of 1956 ($69.20)
DEBITS:
Appropriations (includes all appropriations voted since 1955 Tax Rate was fixed) $6,494,796.99
Appropriations voted to be taken from Available Funds
216,832.36 $6,711,629.35
Snow Emergency
Flood & Hurricane Damage Claims outstanding April 12, 1956
29,517.84
State Audit of Municipal Accounts
284.12
State Examination of Retirement System
871.41
Smoke Inspection Service (includes 1955
under-
estimate)
888.18
Metro. Parks (includes 1955 underestimate)
71,628.83
Metro. Sewer No.
103,722.60
Metro. Water
99,285.60
Bos. Metro. Transit Dist.
190.33
Metro. Transit Auth. Total (includes 1955 under- estimate)
143,390.08
Bos. Arena Auth. (1955 underestimate)
1,245.60
County Tax (includes 1955 underestimate)
191,653.27
County Tuberculosis Hospital
113,015.56
Gross Amount to be raised
$7,523,177.15
CREDITS:
Income Tax
$ 298,528.33
Corporation Tax
216,513.49
Old Age Tax (Meals)
11,500.80
Motor Vehicle & Trailer Excise (estimated)
490,340.38
Licenses
8,612.35
Fines
888.80
Special Assessments
83,177.37
General Government
12,263.72
Protection of Persons & Property
1,241.51
Health & Sanitation
6,761.56
Highways
3,868.23
Charities
43,866.13
Old Age Assistance
243,376.83
Veterans' Services
13,749.89
Schools
43,850.24
Libraries
4,470.60
Recreation
162.76
Water Receipts
318,217.10
Cemeteries
16,851.20
Interest
22,825.13
State Assistance for School Construction
13,231.00
Dog Licenses
4,549.27
School Tuition Board
15,254.36
Youth Service
575.97
Flood & Hurricane Relief
26,566.06
Overestimates 1955
1,977.01
Available Funds
316,832.36
2,220,052.45
Net amount to be raised on Polls & Property
$5,303,124.70
Number of Polls 14,878 at $2.00 each = Poll Tax
$ 29,756.00
Personal Property Valuation $4,425,700
at $69.20 Rate = Tax
306,258.44
Real Estate Valuation $71,779,050
at $69.20 rate = Tax
4,967,110.26
Total Taxes to be Levied on Polls and Property
$5,303,124.70
LEONARD D. WOOD WILLIAM O. HAUSER WALTER S. COOLEDGE, JR Assessors
Compiled by A. F. Wells, Exec. Secty., Board of Assessors, July 19, 1956.
50,871.67
Overlay of 1956
4,982.71
Assessors' Record of STATISTICS OF THE TOWN OF ARLINGTON FROM 1948 TO 1956 INCLUSIVE
1948
1949
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
Town Appropriations and Available Funds
3,676,557.64
3,743,937.27
4,245,930.75
4,639,873.96
5,053,017.29
5,543,096.95
5,480,341.05
6,266,318.36
6,711,629.35
County Tax .
106,315.36
131,878.23
123,707.60
148,243.15
147,707.26
148,584.12
152,415.64
173,547.77
174,816.50
Metro. Parks Tax
18,751.04
34,377.92
46,575.05
60,725.87
58,416.01
57,765.10
53,448.17
60,649.53
68,164.63
Metro. Sewer Tax No.
74,208.58
70,973.96
82,322.78
67,564.49
79,947.22
92,487.65
79,381.14
86,242.34
103,722.60 99,285.60
Metro. Water Tax
37,253.80
38,837.40
44,372.96
48,793.92
48,300.28
47,908.56
92,953.36
87,680.32
Bos. Metro. Dist. Expenses .
146.69
237.91
475.82
356.87
285.49
190.33
95.16
190.33
Charles River Basin Tax
6,600.66
4,899.35
19.81
19.09
Auditing Municipal Accts. ..
2,215.32
245.79
2,767.46
2,585.34
387.48
5,592.34
334.51
3,536.89
284.12
Auditing Retirement System
160.73
154.11
425.25
196.93
175.62
560.92
197.73
200.71
871.41
Smoke Inspection Service .
708.33
723.68
765.73
836.53
791.48
728.37
806.26
869.84
884.55
County Tuberculosis Hospital
25,556.75
36,829.60
38,565.80
44,700.12
41,749.47
44,206.56
51,540.04
51,235.96
50,871.67
Boulevards Tax
214.36
202.72
Metro. Transit Auth. (total)
20,176.12
308,914.89
37,521.74
22,486.89
114,284.90
162,355.21
173,066.62
137,739.28
143,145.59
Nantasket Beach Maint.
1,592.34
965.62
Snow Emergency
4,982.71
Flood & Hurri. Dam. Claims
98,541.25
29,517.84
Overlay (total appropriated)
37,453.62
50,746.94 324,257.95
66,056.68 326,149.73 242,953.42
75,103.52 270,405.92 148,038.49
87,902.87 276,944.31 148,038.49 8,528.96
92,257.08 294,497.41 221,078.49 9,909.64
97,083.28 318,250.84 239,338.49 11,817.85
11,620.61
11,500.80
Motor Excise Tax (com- mitted (1956 incomplete)
160,206.28
232,442.97
304,141.97
360,652.59
355,981.88
340,401.04
447,005.52
543,573.75
547,197.01
Poll Tax (committed) (1956 incomplete)
27,550.00
27,740.00
28,438.00
28,306.00
28,820.00
28,930.00
29,200.00
29,880.00
30,018.00
103,210.30
113,015.56
Income Tax
249,893.44
323,511.78
298,528.33
Corporation Tax Meals Tax
111,518.49
157,168.49
221,078.49
216,513.49
7,331.66
7,427.13
7,340.66
7,718.01
Departmental Receipts (Avail. Funds included)
1,003,065.26
994,617.42 1,706,132.02 1,617,497.40
1,828,331.70
2,170,912.54|
2,265,931.62
2,641,260.75
2,220,052.45
Real Estate Valuations ... Personal Property Valuation
3,370,600.00
3,606,150.00
3,466,550.00
3,475,700.00
3,632,950.00
3,834,150.00
4,075,350.00
69,675,700.00 71,779,050.00 4,322,700.00 4,425,700.00
Net amount to be raised on Polls and Property
2,620,481.09
2,836,600.28 46.20
3,166,843.16 50.40
3,503,074.69 54.20
3,867,586.88 56.40
4,046,690.40 57.60 16.18
3,931,587.92 54.40 16.59
4,410,373.28 59.20 24.92
69.20
School Tax Rate
23.06
Payers of Personal & Real Estate Taxes
8,718
8,688 8,325
8,941
9,392 8,716 1
9,603 8,948
9,816 9,197
10,286 9,414
10,493 9,568 1
10,680
Dwelling Houses
8,140 10
6
1
1
1
1
1
Population :- 1915, 14,860-1920, 18,646-1925, 24,943-1930, 36,094-1935, 38,555-1940, 40,013-1945, 43,515-1950, 44,353-1955, 47,148
LEONARD D. WOOD WILLIAM O. HAUSER WALTER S. COOLEDGE, JR.
- Assessors
Tax Rate (total)
44.20
8,495
9,762
Horses
55,315,850.00 57,213,250.00 58,822,600.00 60,651,250.00 64,451,250.00 65,937,350.00 67,673,950.00
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