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There being no further business under Article 16, the Moderator declared it disposed of.
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ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT
Article 17. (Acceptance of a Gift.)
VOTED: That the Town accept from the Christmas Crib Com- mittee a gift of money in the sum of one hundred four and 82/100 (104.82) dollars; said sum to be deposited in the Town Treasury.
There being no further business under Article 17, the Moderator declared it, disposed of.
Article 18. (Appropriation for Extension of Surface Drain.)
On the substitute motion of William F. Holian of Precinct 5 to amend the motion of the Finance Committee, which was seconded and was declared by the Moderator to have carried, it was
VOTED: That the sum of three thousand ($3000.00) be and hereby is appropriated for the extension of a surface drain in pri- vate lands, northeasterly of Wheaton Road, between North Union Street and Everett Street; said sum to be taken from available funds in the treasury and expended under the direction of the Town Manager.
There being no further business under Article 18, the Moderator declared it disposed of.
Article 19. (Housing Project for Elderly Persons.)
VOTED: That no action be taken under Article 19 of the Warrant.
There being no further business under Article 19, the Moderator declared it disposed of.
Article 20. (Proposed Alteration of Zoning Map - Area on Summer Street, between Mystic and Mill Streets.)
John B. Byrne, Jr. reported for the Planning Board and on his motion, it was
VOTED: That no action be taken under Article 20 of the Warrant.
There being no further business under Article 20, the Moderator declared it disposed of.
On motion of Arthur D Saul, Jr. of the Finance Committee, duly seconded, it was
VOTED: That Article 1 be taken from the table.
There being no further business under Article 1, the Moderator declared it disposed of.
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TOWN RECORDS
On motion of Arthur D. Saul, Jr. of the Finance Committee, duly seconded, it was
VOTED: That the meeting adjourn.
The meeting thereupon adjourned at 10:25 P.M., Thursday. November 7, 1957.
A true record, ATTEST:
James J. Golden
Town Clerk
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ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT
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, 1957, 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 $16,359.87, an increase of $1,166.03 over the revenue collected in the preceding year. Of this amount, $4,250.00 was for conservation licenses and $4,685.90 was for dog licenses.
The report of fees collected is as follows:
Marriage Intentions
$ 1,067.78
Mortgages
4,275.74
Miscellaneous Certificates
1,549.25
Pole Location Orders
174.00
Miscellaneous Licenses
331.70
Renewals of Gasoline Permits
25.50
Conservation Licenses
4,250.00
Dog Licenses
4,685.90
$16,359.87
DOG LICENSES
1155 Males
@ $2.00
$ 2,310.00
123 Female
@ $5.00
615.00
877 Female Spayed @ $2.00
1,754.00
2 Transfers of Licenses @ 25¢
.50
64 Duplicate Tags a 10 ¢
6.40
$ 4,685.90
Paid to County Treasurer, Licenses Paid to Town Treasurer, Fees 469.65
$
4,216.25
$ 4,685.90
CONSERVATION LICENSES
672 Resident Citizen Fishing
a
$3.25
$2,184.00
262 Resident Citizen Hunting
a
$3.25
851.50
137 Resident Citizen Sporting
@ $5.25
719.25
105 Resident Citizen Minor Fishing
@ $1.25
131.25
88 Resident Citizen Female Fishing
@ $2.25
198.00
1 Resident Citizen Minor Trapping
@
$2.25
2.25
1 Non-Resident Citizen Minor Fishing
@
$2.25
2.25
1 Non-Resident Citizen Fishing
@
$7.75
7.75
1 Alien Fishing
@ $7.75
7.75
3 Non-Resident Citizen Hunting
@ $15.25
45.75
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TOWN RECORDS
11 Duplicate Licenses
@
$ .50
5.50
79 Resident Citizen Sporting
Free
*
6 Resident Citizen Fishing
@
$3.25
19.50
*
5 Resident Citizen Hunting
@
$3.25
16.25
*11 Resident Citizen Sporting
@
$5.25
57.75
*
1 Resident Citizen Minor Fishing
@ $1.25
1.25
* 1958 Licenses issued during December, 1957
$4,250.00
Paid to the Division of Fisheries and Game, Licenses
$3,926.50
Paid to Town Treasurer, Fees
323.50
$4,250.00
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 re- ceived by our office.
Respectfully submitted
JAMES J. GOLDEN
Town Clerk
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ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT
1957 BIRTHS BY MONTHS
In Arlington
Out of Arlington
Totals
Months
Total
Males
Females
Males
Females
Males
Females
January
99
24
28
22
25
46
53
February
105
38
34
16
17
54
51
March
118
30
26
33
29
63
55
April
116
28
33
21
34
49
67
May
129
37
34
3.2
26
69
60
June
133
48
38
24
2.3
72
61
July
126
24
39
33
30
57
69
August
125
45
35
20
25
65
60
September
102
34
34
16
18
50
52
October
96
37
31
14
14
51
45
November
98
42
32
18
6
60
38
December
86
50
32
2
2
5|2
34
*1333
437
396
251
249
688
645
* Of the 1333 births recorded, there were 459 which occurred in Arl- ington, 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 927
Both parents born in Foreign Countries
24
Both parents born in Arlington 30
One parent born in the United States
335
One parent born in Foreign Country 106
One parent born in Arlington 263
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TOWN RECORDS
1957 MARRIAGES BY MONTHS
MONTHS
Total
Groom's First
Bride's First
Groom's Second
Bride's Second
Groom's Third
Bride's Third
January
15
14
14
1
1
0
0
February
39
33
33
6
6
0
0
March
25
19
20
6
5
0
0
April
36
33
33
3
3
0
0
May
59
53
55
6
4
0
0
June
107
97
102
10
5
0
0
July
34
31
32
3
2
0
0
August
53
49
49
4
4
0
0
September
63
59
62
3
1
1
0
October
45
41
39
4
6
0
0
November
47
37
39
9
8
1
0
December
21
17
17
3
3
1
1
544
483
495
58
48
3
1
Number of Marriages Recorded
544
Residents
633
Non-residents 455
Solemnized out of Arlington
317
Age of oldest groom 73
Age of oldest bride
64
Age of youngest groom
17
Age of youngest bride 15
1957 DEATHS BY MONTHS (Stillborns Excluded)
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
July
Aug.
S'ept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Total
Total:
Male
21
21
25
24
22
25
26
28
22
26
17
15
272
Female
35
25
31
30
22
23
25
18
22
24
28
19
302
Residents died in Arlington: Male
5
13
13
8
10
14
10
14
11
15
12
10
135
Female
20
12
17
18
9
11
12
11
12
12
21
12
167
Non-residents died in Arlington: Male
3
0
2
8
4
3
6
3
3
4
3
4
43
Female
5
5
7
4
1
5
4
3
5
4
5
5
53
Residents of Arlington died out of Arlington:
13
8
10
8
8
8
10
11
8
7
2
1
94
Female
10
8
7
8
12
7
9
4
5
8
2
2
82
Children under one year:
Male
1
0
0
1
3
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
10
Female
2
2
1
2
0
3
1
0
1
0
0
0
12
Between one and ten years:
Male
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Female
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Between ten and thirty years:
Male
0
0
0
1
2
3
1
1
0
0
1
0
9
Female
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
2
0
0
4
Between thirty and sixty years:
Male
7
3
3
6
4
5
7
6
4
5
0
3
53
Female
4
6
5
4
3
3
7
1
2
5
4
3
47
Between sixty and ninety years:
Male
12
17
19
15
12
17
17
18
17
17
13
11
185
Female
26
15
23
23
19
16
14
14
16
14
23
15
218
Over ninety years:
Male
1
1
3
1
1
0
1
2
0
3
2
0
15
Female
2
2
2
1
0
1
3
1
3
3
1
1
20
.
Male
ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT
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REPORT OF THE REGISTRARS OF VOTERS
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, 1957.
Temporary Assistant Registrars were again designated by our Board to make a complete canvass of the Town for the purpose 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 2,755 notices - 263 less in number 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 Tem- porary Assistant Registrars or who failed of identification.
Of this number, 1,104 proved residence and were reinstated, and 1,651 names were dropped from the list for varying reasons, including removal from the Town, changes of names by marriage or court decree, and/or failure to comply with the request for in- formation relative thereto.
During the year, nine evening sessions were held in various public buildings for the registration of voters, at which 90 persons were qualified to vote in elections. An additional 260 persons were so qualified during regular business hours at the Office of the Town Clerk. A total of 350 names were, therefore, added to the voting list.
The total number of registered voters and of enrolled Demo- crats and Republicans in each voting precinct, upon completion of the revision of the voting list on July 1, was as follows:
PRECINCT
TOTAL VOTERS
ENROLLED DEMOCRATS
ENROLLED REPUBLICANS
1
1506
535
310
2
2008
727
436
3
1193
444
313
4
1843
544
420
5
2095
831
235
6
1480
308
616
7
1513
629
279
8
1721
363
745
9
2052
460
6:27
10A
800
173
275
10B
985
209
363
11
2306
597
513
12A
1395
319
451
12B
653
113
242
13
1886
509
514
14A
1187
3:23
350
14B
1437
295
378
26,060
7,379
7,067
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ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT
A recount of the ballots cast in each precinct of the Town for the office of Selectmen at the Annual Town Election, held on March 4, was made by our Board on Saturday, March 16, beginning at 9:30 A.M., and was completed at 6:45 P.M. The details thereof are included in the "Record of Elections and Town Meetings," which appears elsewhere in the printed Town Report.
For the Town Election, the Registrars were in session through- out the entire period during which the polls were open, after which they assisted in the tabulation of the ballots cast until 12:15 A.M. on March 5.
Respectfully submitted,
Timothy J. Buckley, Chairman Arthur P. Wyman Joseph H. Cormier James J. Golden, Clerk Registrars of Voters
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REPORT OF THE BOARD OF ASSESSORS
ANNUAL REPORT of the BOARD OF ASSESSORS for 1957
During the year, the Board of Assessors met every Monday evening, plus Special Meetings called by the Chairman, except dur- ing July and August, when intermittent sessions were held.
Fifty-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 weekly 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 individual inspections throughout the Town and assessed personal property in the amount of $4,509,400.
At the organizational meeting on the Monday following the Annual Town Election, the members including William O. Hauser, Water S. Cooledge, Jr., and Leonard D. Wood, met and elected unanimously Mr. Hauser as Chairman and Mr. Wood 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 3,600 applications were processed by the Board, consisting of 2600 Motor Excise; Veterans', Widows', etc.
The following permits were received from the Building De -- partment, during the year:
New buildings
170
New garages
12
Add. & Alter.
118
Signs
22
Reroofs
28
Misc. 18
Demolish buildings
16
Following is a comparison of exemptions granted on real estate as required by law:
Veterans with disabilities,
1957
1956
purple heart, etc.
$106,198.20
$ 96,809.45
Widows
15,577.75
14,802.11
Inability to pay
2,960.84
2,303.66
Minors
140.80
138.40
Old Age
3,849.12
2,819.90
Blind
872.45
918.61
Total $129,599.16
$117,792.15.
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This amounts to approximately $1.66 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 1958, early estimates show a marked de- crease in foreseeable new valuations. The following figures illustrate the decline in new assessable property:
In 1955 we found new property amounting to $2,103,350 in assessed valuation.
In 1956 we found new property amounting to $1,612,850 in assessed valuation.
In 1957 we estimate that new property will not exceed $1,400,000 in assessed valuation.
The statistics and the Tax Rate figures follow.
WILLIAM O. HAUSER WALTER S. COOLEDGE, JR. } Assessors LEONARD D. WOOD
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF ASSESSORS
Recapitulation of Figures Used in Determining The Tax Rate of 1957 ($70.40)
DEBITS:
Appropriations (includes all appropriations voted
since 1956 Tax Rate was fixed)
$6,849,050.48
Appropriations voted to be taken from Available Funds
111,775.25 $6,960,825.73
Amount necessary to satisfy final court judgments
79,949.17
Overlay deficit
34,113.94
State audit of Municipal Accounts
3,792.07
State examination of Retirement System
207.76
Smoke Inspection Service
964.07
Metro. Parks
68,829.48
Metro. Sewer No
117,083.33
Metro. Water
116,284.16
Bos. Metro. Dist. Exp
356.87
Bos. Metro. Trans. Auth.
150,003.35
County Tax (includes 1956 underestimate)
199,237.88
County Tuberculosis Hospital
52,542.05
Overlay of 1957
149,786.60
Gross amount to be raised
$7,933,976.46
CREDITS:
Income Tax
$ 348,394.49
Corporation Taxes
230,208.49
Old Age Tax (Meals)
12,714.02
Motor Vehicle & Trailer Excise (est.)
535,000.00
Licenses
7,914.35
Fines
863.19
Special assessments
97,628.63
General government
12,609.54
Protection of persons & property
1,486.33
Health & sanitation
7,201.36
Highways
7,584.39
Charities
41,756.02
Old Age
Assistance
249,418.29
Veterans'
Services
15,812.66
Schools
47,753.34
Libraries
5,054.25
Recreation
236.47
Water Reiceipts
313,536.27
Cemeteries
17,787.30
Interest
21,734.09
State Assistance for School Construction
31,680.62
Dog Licenses
5,061.94
School Tuition Board
12,053.64
Youth Service
241.57
Flood & Hurricane Damage
9,273.09
Overestimates 1956
25,059.35
Available Funds
361,775.25
2,419,838.94
Net Amount to be raised on Polls & Property
$5,514,137.52
Number of Polls 14,943 at $2.00 each = Poll Tax Personal Property Valuation $4,509,400 at $70.40 rate = Tax.
$ 29,886.00
Real Estate Valuation $73,391,900
at $70.40 rate = Tax ..
5,166,789.76
Total taxes to be levied on Polls & Property
$5,514,137.52
WILLIAM O. HAUSER WALTER S. COOLEDGE LEONARD D. WOOD Assessors
Compiled by A. F. Wells, Exec. Secty., Board of Assessors, Sept. 26, 1957.
317,461.76
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Assessors' Record of STATISTICS OF THE TOWN OF ARLINGTON FROM 1949 TO 1957 INCLUSIVE
1949
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957
Town Appropriations and Available Funds
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
6,960,825.73
County Tax ..
131,878.23
123,707.60
148,243.15
147,707.26
148,584.12
152,415.64
173,547.77
182,588.69
191,465,.69
Metro. Parks Tax
34,377.92
46,575.05
60,725.87
58,416.01
57,765.10
53,448.17
60,649.53
65,060.02
68,829.48
Metro. Sewer No.
70,973.96
82,322.78
67,564.49
79,947.22
92,487.63
79,381.14
86,242.34
99,614.34
117,083.33
Metro. Water Tax
38,837.40
44,372.96
48,793.92
48,300.28
47,908.56
92,953.36
87,680.32
99,285.60
116,284.16
Bos. Metro. Dist. Expenses .
237.91
475.82
356.87
285.49
190.33
95.16
190.33
356.87
Auditing Municipal Accts.
245.79
2,767.46
2,585.34
387.48
5,592.34
334.51
3,536.89
284.12
3,792.07
State Exam of Retire. System
154.11
425.25
196.93
175.62
560.92
197.73
200.71
871.41
207.76
Smoke Inspection Service ..
723.68
765.73
836.53
791.48
728.37
806.26
869.84
749.40
964.07
County Tuberculosis Hospital
36,829.66
38,565.80
44,700.12
41,749.47
44,206.56
51,540.04
51,235.96
50,871.67
52,542.05
Metro. Transit Auth.
308,914.89
37,521.74
22,486.89
114,284.90
162,355.21
173,066.62
137,739.28
125,434.26
150,003.35
Overlay (total appropriated)
50,746.94
70,623.84
89,346.71
93,409.08
98,702.95
107,263.80
138,340.17
149,786.60
Income Tax
324,257.95
320,149.73
270,405.92
276,944.31
294,497.41
318,250.84
323,511.78
298,528.33
348,394.49
Corporation Tax
157,168.49
242,953.42
148,038.49
148,038.49
221,078.49
239,338.49
221,078.49
216,513.49
230,208.49
Old Age Tax (Meals)
7,427.13
7,340.66
7,718.01
8,528.96
9,909.64
11,817.85
11,620.61
11,500.80
12,714.02
Motor Excise Tax (com- mitted (1957 incomplete)
232,442.97
304,141.97
360,652.59
355,981.88
340,401.04
447,005.52
543,573.75
600,079.67
597,864.58
Poll Tax (committed)
(1957 incomplete)
27,740.00
28,438.00
28,306.00
28,820.00
28,930.00
29,200.00
29,880.00
30,028.00
30,216.00
66,056.68
Dept. Receipts & Avail. Funds
994,617.42
1,706,132.02 57,213,250.00 58,822,600.00
1,617,497.40
1,828,331.70
2,170,912.54
2,265,931.62
2,641,260.75
2,220,052.45
2,419,838.94
Real Estate Valuations
69,675,700.00 71,779,050.00 73,391,900.00
Personal Property Valuation 3,606,150.00
3,466,550.00
3,475,700.00
3,632,950.00
3,834,150.00
4,075,350.00
4,322,700.00
4,425,700.00
4,509,400.00
Net amount to be raised on Polls and Property
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
54.40
59.20
69.20
70.40
School Tax Rate
16.18 41.42
16.59 37.81
24.92
23.06
23.79
Town Tax Rate
34.28
46.14
46.61
Payers of Personal & Real Estate Taxes
8,688 8,325
8,941 8,495
9,392 8,716
9,603 8,948
9,816 9,197
10,286
10,680
11,304
Dwelling Houses
9,414
10,493 9,568
9,762
9,943
3,931,587.92
4,410,373.28
5,303,124.70
5,514,137.52
Tax Rate (total)
Population :- 1915, 14,860-1920, 18,646-1925, 24,943-1930, 36,094-19 35, 38,555-1940, 40,013-1945, 43,515-1950, 44,353-1955, 47,148
WILLIAM O. HAUSER WALTER S. COOLEDGE LEONARD D. WOOD
Assessors
Compiled by A. F. Wells, Exec. Sect'y., Board of Assessors, Sept. 26, 1957.
60,651,250.00 64,451,250.00 65,937,350.00 67,673,950.00
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Assessors Record of percentage of appropriations raised by taxation in 1957 ($6,849,050.48) and voted for use of Departments, Boards, etc.
Appropriated
Art. Item
Department, Board, etc.,
Percent
$
21,120.29
6
Claims of Symmes Hospital
0.31
91,000.00 7
Class. & Pay Plan
1.33
274.00 8
1,002.24
9
„,
,,
,,
,
524.00 12
504.00 13
1,753.92
14
0.03
504.00
16
3,193.60
17
,,
0.05
417.60
18
304.00
19
2,2/25.00
37
1 Finance Committee
0.03
23,318.00
2
Bd of Selectmen
0.34
29,833.00
3
Town Manager
0.44
6,619.00
4
Purchasing Agent
0.10
10,313.00
5
Bldg. Main. Dept.
0.15
9,755.00
6
Personnel Board
0.14
22,188.00
7
Town Accountant
0.32
49,174.00
8
Treasurer & Collector
0.72
24,320.00
9
Bd. of Assessors
0.36
32,783.00
10
Legal
0.48
22,171.00
11
Town Clk
0.32
72,360.00
12
Public Works Dept. Admin.
1.06
72,456.00
13
Engineers
1.06
21,831.00
14
Elections & Town Meetings
0.32
1,200.00
15
Planning Board
0.02
4,179.50
16
Board of Survey
0.06
43,041.00
17
Town Hall
0.63
437,063.00
18
Police Dept.
6.38
496,339.00
20
Fire Dept.
7.25
21,414.00
21
Fire & Police Signals
0.31
19,155.00
22
Bldg. Plmbg. & Gas Insp.
0.28
3,114.00
23
Bd. of Appeal
0.05
12,250.00
24
Wire Dept.
0.18
5,010.00
25
Sealer Wgts & Meas.
0.07
70,721.00
27
Tree Warden
1.03
8,126.00
28
Civil Defense
0.12
121,738.50
29
Bd. of Health
1.78
668.00
30
Inspr. of Animals
0.01
22,500.00
31
Sewer Main.
0.32
160,000.00
32
Sanitary Div.
2.34
337,602.44
33
Highways & Bridges
4.93
53,610.00
33A
Highway Cap. Outlay
0.78
90,550.00
34
St. Lighting
1.33
18,776.00
35
Traffic Signals
0.28
505,638.00
36
Public Welfare
7.38
57,721.00
37
Veterans Benefits
0.84
2,269,388.00
38
School Dept.
33.15
180,474.00
39
Library
2.64
107,498.04
40
Parks & Playgrounds
1.57
,,
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0.01
167.04 10
484.00
11
,
"
480.00
15
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REPORT OF THE BOARD OF ASSESSORS
143
Appropriated
Art. Item
Department, Board, etc.,
Percent
15,730.00
41
Peirce Playground
0.23
115,000.00
4/2
Pensions
1.68
65,933.85
43
Cont. Retire. System
0.96
3,265.00
44
Memorial & Patriots Days
0.05
2,900.00
45
Printing Town Reports
0.04
125,045.00
46
Insurance
1.83
85,000.00
47 Reserve Fund
1.24
12,431.00
48
Main. of Town Hses.
0.18
140,000.00
49
Water Main.
2.04
24,000.00
37
49A
Ext. Hse Connections for Water Cemeteries
0.78
340,000.00
51
Interest & Maturing Debt.
4.97
6,350.00
38
Anniversary Comm.
0.09
19,504.75
39
Ext. of Sewers
0.29
39,600.00
40
Ext. of Water Mains
0.58
35,000.00
41
Ext. of Storm drains
0.51
25,000.00
42
Improve. Water Sys.
0.37
25,000.00
43
Side. & Edgestones
0.37
20,000.00
44
Main. of Pub. Sidewalks
0.30
25,450.00
46
Reconstruction of Streets
0.37
55,177.71 58
Const. of Ways
0.81
800.00
59
Ld. easements
0.01
3,500.00
61
Drain-Thomas St.
0.05
10,000.00
62
Drain-Brattle Pl & RR tracks
0.15
300.00
66
Bd of Commrs. Trust Funds
200.00
67
Arl. Brotherhood Comm
0.02
100.00
71
Parking Comm.
0.11
13,000.00
86
Swimming Cond. Comm
0.19
4,375.00
88
Pol. Aux. Uniforms
0.06
100.00
89
Great Meadows
4,000.00
90
Christmas Lighting
0.06
900.00
91
Veterans Hdqtrs
0,01
$6,849,050.48
100.00
1
WILLIAM O. HAUSER
WALTER S. COOLEDGE Assessors
LEONARD D. WOOD
1,000.00
70
Business Development Comm.
7,500.00
74
Accoustics Town Hall
400.00
84
Adver. Town By-Laws
0.35
53,637.00
50
Compiled by A. F. Wells, Exec. Secty. - Sept. 26, 1957.
144
ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT
Report of the Inspector of Buildings
January 7, 1958
Mr. Edward C. Monahan
Town Manager
Arlington, Massachusetts
Dear Sir:
I herewith submit Annual Report of the Inspection of Building, Plumbing and Gas for the year ending December 31, 1957.
Complete Dwelling
1
$ 10,000
Fire Escape
1
480
1-Family Dwellings
157
1,715,500
2-Family Dwellings
1
14,000
11-Family Dwellings
2
100,000
Additions & Alter.
119
502,994
Buildings
7
160,700
Signs
22
6,360
Reroof Dwellings
28
13,937
Demolish Buildings
15
2,835
Garages
12
10,350
Temporary Tent
1
300
Tool Shed
1
125
Carport
2
900
Repair Damage
8
17,650
Foundation
2
50,500
Repair Elevator
1
5,000
Remove Sign
1
50
Greenhouse
1
15,000
Relocate Building
1
450
TOTAL
383
$2,627,131
383
Building Permits issued
Fees Collected
$1,342.00
682
Plumbing Permits issued
Fees Collected
1,182.25
722
Gas Permits issued
Fees Collected
380.50
1,787
$2,904.75
Respectfully submitted,
JAMES C. McCABE
Inspector of Buildings
145
REPORT OF THE FIRE AND POLICE SIGNAL SYSTEM
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 Third Annual Report for the year ending December 31, 1957.
The System is maintained by Assistant Superintendent Lester W. Cameron together with Signal Maintainers Nicholas J. Bucciero and Frederick J. Manning.
During February, the Signal Maintainers were detailed to the Gamewell Plant for instructions in the operating of the Gamewell Signalling System used by the Town of Arlington.
Fire Alarm and Police Signals
Many difficulties were experienced as the result of temporary breakdown in aerial and underground lines. Storms and lightning inflicted severe damage and circuits were grounded. Circuits found out of order were restored to service immediately.
Made routine repairs and tests of fire alarm boxes, police signal boxes, police signal desk and signal registers. Painted all signal boxes throughout the Town.
Police Box 122, Pleasant Street-Concord Turnpike, slightly damaged when knocked over by autoist.
Police Box 414, Appleton Street-Concord Turnpike, not dam- aged when knocked over by bus.
Installed new police signal boxes:
Box 127 Pleasant Street - Irving Street
Box 461 Florence Avenue - Wachusett Avenue
Box 4 Fire Department Headquarters, Watchroom
Installed new fire alarm boxes:
Box 2852 Lake Street - Concord Turnpike
3115 St. Agnes Church - Medford Street (Connected to Fire- detector System), a Master Box
8441 Williams Street - Piedmont Street
8651 St. Camillus Church, 1156 Concord Turnpike (Connect-
ed to Fire-detector System) and reconstructed to Master Box
Replaced following antiquated Gardner-type boxes with Peerless Succession type:
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ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT
Box 285 Lake Street - Wilson Avenue
35 Mystic Street - Chestnut Street
313 Medford Street - Lewis Avenue
356 Mystic Street - Fairview Avenue
442 Academy Street - Maple Street
57 M.T.A. Bus Terminal, 1403 Massachusetts Avenue
572 Massachusetts Avenue - Lancaster Road
684 Park Circle - Eastern Avenue
712 Brattle Street - Brattle Place
77 Park Avenue - Lowell Street
82 Massachusetts Avenue - Park Avenue
Cable Construction
Completed cut-over of 19-pair underground cable on Massachu- setts Avenue, Highland Fire Station to Park Avenue. Pulled out old cables from all pedestals on Massachusetts Avenue; spliced, tested and put into service.
Pulled in 30-conductor underground cable on Park Avenue, Massachusetts Avenue to Park Circle Fire Station.
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