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(RECONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF PERMANENT SIDE- WALKS AND RESETTING OF EDGESTONES UPON THE PUBLIC WAYS OF THE TOWN)-Article 44-1957
Appropriation
$
20,000.00
Credit from Article #7
554.40
$ 20,554.40
Expenditure
20,114.41
Balance, December 31, 1957. $ 439.99
CONSTRUCTION OF WAYS (1957)
Appropriation
$ 255,177.71
Expenditure
200,421.91
Balance, December 31, 1957 $ 54,755.80
(Carried forward to 1958)
Expenditure
*Crosby Street, from No. 60 to south of Upland Road $ 16,481.52
*Highland Avenue, from Eastern Avenue to Arlmont Street 34,506.23 Jason Terrace, from Jason Street to its end 4,166.30
Littlejohn Street, from Mott Street to Dorothy Road 3,767.08
*Waverley Street, from Hillside Avenue to Cedar Avenue 21,029.72
*Wollaston Avenue, from Appleton Street to Piedmont Street 10,043.78
*Woodside Lane, from Oak Hill Drive to No. 75 45,972.28
*Wright Street, from Heard Road to the Winchester Line 64,455.00
$ 200,421.91
*These streets constructed by Contract. Others by Department of Public Works.
All streets complete with the exception of outlet Storm Drain, Little- john Street.
Retained percentages not paid on Contract streets.
CONSTRUCTION OF WAYS (1956)
Balance brought forward
$ 34,137.89 Expenditure $ 18,651.39
Balance, December 31, 1957 (carried forward to 1958) $ 15,486.50
71,886.68
(Carried forward to 1958)
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DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
Expenditure
Blossom Street, from Park Avenue Extension to Newland Road $ Crosby Street, from Columbia Road northeasterly
67.28
92.06
Cypress Road, from Park Avenue Extension to Wright Street 370.34
Gardner Street, from Norcross Street to Fremont Street
209.92
Locke Street, from Lowell Street to Mill Brook
153.47
Michael Street, from Gardner Street to Sunnyside Avenue
297.72
Overlook Road, from northeast of Mountain Avenue to Ridge Street 303.02
Silk Street, from Broadway to Fremont Street
316.56
Swan Place, from Massachusetts Avenue to its end
16,590.35
Valentine Road, from the present end of the acceptance to Virginia Road
46.62
Virginia Road, from Appleton Street to Dow Avenue
204.05
$ 18,651.39
RECONSTRUCTION OF CERTAIN STREETS (1957) (RECONSTRUCTION OF ANY OR ALL PARTS OF THE FOLLOWING STREETS OR WAYS WITHIN THE TOWN, HILLSIDE AVENUE, FLO- RENCE AVENUE, ACTON STREET, GRAY STREET, PARK AVENUE EXTENSION AND PARK CIRCLE (Article 60-1957)
Appropriation $ 63,100.00
Expenditure
62,763.58
Balance, December 31, 1957 $ 336.42
(Carried forward to 1958)
RECONSTRUCTION OF STREETS (1956)
(RELOCATION, ALTERATION AND WIDENING, CONSTRUCTION OF, SPECIFIC REPAIRS UPON AND IMPROVEMENT OF ALL OR ANY PARTS OF MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE, BETWEEN CAMBRIDGE AND LEXINGTON)
Balance brought forward $ 8,663.36
7,669.57
Received from County
2,556.53
Expenditure
13,088.39*
Balance, December 31, 1957
$ 5,801.07
(Carried forward to 1958)
Received from State
$ 18,889.46
*Final Payments in connection with 1956 Reconstruction.
TABLE IIÍ
Appropriation $35,000.00
Balance brought forward .. 7,994.01
Credit from Article 7
831.60
$43,825.61
Expenditure
12,907.29
Balance, December 31, 1957 $30,918.32 (Carried forward to 1958)
Size of Pipel in Inches
Length feet
in
Net Cost
Benjamin Road, Construct abutment to control water at end of storm drain op- posite No. 37
$ 163.62
Broadway at Intersections, Install catch basins and regrade to eliminate water pockets
622.78
Browning Road, Extend storm drain and install 1 box inlet basin (Appleton Street Outlet drain)
620.13
** Crosby Street
*Dickson Avenue from Stone Road to Christine Road
12
196
6.86
Everett Street and Wheaton Road, install 2 box inlets Hemlock Street, from Yerxa Road to Dickson Avenue Milton Street, Install box inlet, approx. Nos. 47-51 Mohawk Village, Recording fees Pine Street, Reconstruct Catch Basin
12
396
4,387.88
229.24
33.98
*Ridge Street from College Avenue northeasterly Stone Road from rear of lot 41B Stone Road over Private Lands to Yerxa Road.
12
178
1,054.25
12
312
3.33
313.62
43.80
12
442
15
538
4,126.69
12
350
** Waverley Street, Between Cedar Avenue and Hillside Avenue
12
416
12
1,233
12)
864)
15)
488)
18)
152)
30)
28)
716.36
5,980
$ 12,907.29
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#General Account
*Stone Road from Private Lands to Dickson Avenue *Stowecroft Road from 100 feet northeast of Columbia Road a distance of 239 feet. Town Hall Parking Area Udine Street, Raise storm drain manholes Udine Street, through Private Lands (Started in 1956)
12
239
179.42
18
130
** Wall Street and Private Lands (Outlet for Highland Avenue) Washington Street Outlet from old end at Aerial Street to Gay Street *Washington Street from Gay Street northerly
** Woodside Lane, from Oak Hill Drive to No. 75
** Wright Street, Heard Road to Winchester Line (Including Thomas Street Outlet)
12
18
405.33
STORM DRAINS
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DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
*Installed by Developer.
** Installed in connection with Street Construction. #Stock, $234.62; Miscellaneous, $184.72; Article #7, $32.03; Holiday, $264.99
SURFACE DRAIN BETWEEN BRATTLE PLACE AND THE RAILROAD TRACKS (Article 62-1957)
Appropriation
$ 10,000.00 277.20
Credit from Article #7
$ 10,277.20
Expenditure
6,093.82*
Balance, December 31, 1957 (Carried forward to 1958) * 349 ft. 36" R. C. Pipe-29 ft. 24" R. C. Pipe
$ 4,183.38
SURFACE DRAIN THOMAS STREET BETWEEN FOREST STREET AND WRIGHT STREET (Article 61-1957)
Appropriation Expenditure
18.80
. Balance, December 31, 1957. $ 3,481.20
(Carried forward to 1958)
EXTENSION OF SURFACE DRAIN IN THE PRIVATE LANDS NORTHEAST OF WHEATON ROAD BETWEEN NO. UNION STREET AND EVERETT STREET (Article 18-Special Town Meeting 11/4/57)
Appropriation $ 3,000.00
Expenditure
0
Balance, December 31, 1957 $ 3,000.00
(Carried forward to 1958)
EXTENSION OF SURFACE DRAIN - SUNNYSIDE AVENUE (Article 37-1956)
Balance brought forward $ 1,514.83
Expenditure
0
Balance, December 31, 1597
$
1,514.83
(Carried forward to 1958)
SURFACE DRAIN BETWEEN WOLLASTON AVENUE AND WILLIAMS STREET (Article 35-1956)
Balance brought forward $ 26.26
Returned to Treasury $15.06
Expenditure 11.20 26.26
December 31, 1957
0
$
3,500.00
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TABLE IV SANITATION DIVISION
Appropriation
$ 160,000.00
From Finance Committee Reserve Fund
17,391.00
Credit from Article #7
3,514.74
Credit from Article #14
250.56
$ 181,156.30
(Labor
Expenses
$133,156.30 48,000.00
$181,156.30)
Expenditure (including Accounts Payable)
180,483.46
Balance, December 31, 1957
$ 672.84
Expenditure
Ashes, Paper and Rubbish
$ 148,500.19
Dump Maintenance
31,124.11
Accounts Payable
859.16
$ 180,483.46*
* Labor
.$132,764.11
Expenses
$ 47,719.35
TABLE V
Appropriation
$41,000.00
Balance brought forward 15,368.49 Credit from Article #7 831.60
SEWER EXTENSIONS
$57,200.09 44,043.81
Balance, December 31, 1597
$13,156.28 (Carried forward to 1958)
Size of Pipe in Inches
Length in Feet
Net Cost
Crescent Hill Avenue from Lexington Line southerly
8
104
$ 1,776.12
*Dickson Avenue from Hemlock Street northerly
8
195
W
** Gay Street from Washington Street westerly (incomplete) Hemlock Street Outlet Sewer from Yerxa Road to Dickson Avenue
...
0 00
95
29.90
W
** Mohawk Road, Entire length Mohawk Road Outlet (Incomplete)
8
475
1,384.16
8
280
446.60
** Morningside Drive from east of Stone Road to Ridge Street (started in 1956)
8
142
1,336.72
W
Morningside Drive, Particular Sewer Connections between Ridge Street and Melvin Road
104.20
** Morningside Drive Outlet, Through Private Lands to existing Man- hole on Ridge Street .
8
500
1,076.82
W
** Mountain Avenue from Overlook Road westerly (started in 1956) Piedmont Street from present end westerly
8
165
2,429.76
W
** Ridge Street from existing main to connect with College Avenue
8
91
217.19
W
** Ridge Street from Private Lands to Morningside Drive Ridge Street from College Avenue northerly
8
117
905.84
W
** Seminole Road, Entire length (incomplete)
39.54
W
Standish Road Pump Chamber, Install sewer chamber and relocate storm drain southeasterly end of Standish Road
18
36
6,829.39
** Stone Road, Private Lands to Morningside Drive
8
115
971.66
W
** Stone Road, Outlet Sewer through the easement
8
184
1,458.16
*Stone Road from Private Lands to Dickson Avenue
8
315
W
*Stowecroft Road from old end near Columbia Road northeasterly ....
8
380
W
.
.
.
.
8
255
918.32
W
.
.
.
8
180
5.01
W
339
4,586.07
W
** Lantern Lane, Lamphole installed on dead end of main Melvin Road and Winchester Road from present end at Manhole at junction of Melvin Road and Winchester Road southerly
8
8
62
1,025.85
W
34.47
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
333
Expenditure
TABLE V (Continued)
SEWER EXTENSIONS
Size of Pipe in Inches
Length in Feet
Net Cost
Summer Street from present end to service No. 1 King Street Summer Street, Northerly side near Franklin Avenue to Reed Street (started in 1956)
8
125
2,838.18
** Tomahawk Road, Entire length (incomplete) Tomahawk Road Outlet, (Incomplete) Tomahawk Road Outlet, (Incomplete) Udine Street, Raise sewer manholes (started in 1956)
8
758
440.48
W
13.06
W
52.25
W
** Washington Street, Old end near Gay Street northerly (incomplete) Washington Street Outlet, (Incomplete) Wellesley Road, Construct manhole
8
954
719.36
W
66.40
W
*Wellesley Road, No. Union Street to Everett Street
8
410
W
** Wigwam Circle, Entire length *Wilbur Avenue from old end to property line near Williams Street .
8
190
W
*** Woodside Lane
8
87
W
*Yerxa Road, Old end easterly
8
287
9,497.41
#General Expense
.
*Installed by Developer.
** Installed by Developer and Town.
*** Installed in connection with Street Construction. #Stock, $3,414.85; Tools & Equipment, $590.88; Miscellaneous, $4,739.74; Holiday, $495.69; Article #7, $256.25.
"W"Indicates Water in same trench.
ARTICLE 30 (1953) EXTENSION OF SEWERAGE SYSTEM SUMMER STREET
Balance brought forward
$ 6.28
Returned to Revenue by Town Accountant 6.28
December 31, 1957 .0
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. .
.
8
195
360.03
W
.
7,036
$ 44,043.81
.
88.64
190.56
4,201.66
335
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
TABLE VI SEWER MAINTENANCE DIVISION
Appropriation
Credit from Article #7
$ 22,500.00 554.40
(Labor
$14,054.40 $ 23,054.40
Expenses
$ 9,000.00)
Expenditure (including Accounts Payable)
23,049.85
Balance, December 31, 1597
$ 4.55
Expenditure
Resurfacing Trenches
$ 363.69
Care and Repair of Particular Sewers
2,799.07
Care and Repair of Mains
12,542.18
Care and Repair of Sewer Pumps
4,399.03
Tools & Equipment
2,031.04
Accounts Payable
.40
Sick Leave, Vacations and Holidays
850.38
Article #7
64.06
$ 23,049.85*
* Labor
$13,708.22
Expenses
9,341.63
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ARLINGTON WATER WORKS Arlington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Population by census of 1955, 47,148.
Date of construction low service, 1872; High service, 1894.
By whom owned, Town of Arlington.
Source of supply Metropolitan Water System.
Consumption
1. Estimated total population at date, 48,400.
2. Estimated population on lines of pipe, 48,500.
3. Estimated population supplied, 48,500.
4. Total consumption for the year, 1,780,614,000 gallons.
5. Percentage of consumption metered, 100 % .
6. Average daily consumption, 4,878,400.
7. Gallons per day per capita, 101.
Distribution
(including auxiliary supply from old Reservoir)
Mains
Nine thousand six hundred forty four feet of new water mains were laid during the year and four hundred and ninety five feet of mains were re-laid during the year and connected with the Metropoli- tan System. Details of regular water main construction will be found in Table VIII.
1. Kind of pipe; cast-iron, cement and transite.
2. Sizes, from 4 inch to 16 inch.
3. Extended feet during year, 9644.
3. Number of feet renewed during year, 495.
5. Discontinued during year, 495.
6. Total now in use, 116.92 miles.
7. Cost of repairs per mile, $119.71.
8. Length of pipe less than 4 inches in diameter, 0.
9. Number of hydrants added during year, 21.
10. Number of hydrants now in use, 1,244.
11. Number of stop gates added during year, 54.
12. Number of stop gates now in use, 2,900.
13. Average pressure on mains at center of Town, 110 high system, 80 low system.
Services
One hundred and sixty three new services have been added during the year and two were abandoned. There are for all purposes, 4,240 on the low, 6,919 on the high, and 5 on the old Reservior system. On the Metropolitan water supply there are 80 services for municipal purposes, 40 sprinkler services, and 47 for sewer flushing purposes included in the above. On January 1, 1957, 229 services were tem- porarily out of use.
1. Kind of pipe: copper, cement-lined, black wrought iron and lead, 3 inch to 6 inch cast iron.
2. Sizes, 1 inch to 6 inch.
3. Number of service taps added during year, 163.
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4. Number of services abandoned during year, 2.
5. Number of services now in use, 11,164.
6. Percentage of services, metered, 100 %.
Meters
One hundred and sixty three meters were set during 1957 on services installed in 1956-1957. The total number of meters in use, January 1, 1958, 11,164.
TABLE VII
WATER MAINTENANCE DIVISION
Appropriation 1957
Labor
$105,000.00
Expenses
35,000.00
140,000.00
Article #7
2,989.60
Article #9
1,002.24
Article #14
501.12
144,492.96
Expenditure 1957
Labor
92,871.95
Expenses
32,548.52
125,420.47
Balance 12/31/57
19,072.49
Accounts Payable
2.284.44
DISTRIBUTION OF EXPENDITURES
Maintenance
Expenditures
Services - Care, Repair & Renewals
42,560.97
Meters-Care, Repair & Reading
30,922.44
Shop
4,249.96
Tools & Equipment
5,019.57
Hydrants & Gates-Care & Repair
5,641.37
Mains-Care & Repair
8,363.49
Calgon Chamber
2,277.43
Reservoir & Great Meadows
1,262.55
* General Expense
25,122.69
$ 125,420.47
* Stock, $7,540.13; Holidays, $2,732.33; Article #7. $1,121.87; Sick Leave, $4,119.84; Vacations, $7,796.80; Miscellaneous, $1,811.72
CAPITAL OUTLAY - METERS
$ 13,239.23
Balance 1/1/57
2,775.00
From Reserve Fund
$ 16,014.23
Expediture 1957
13,944.52
Balance 12/31/57
2,069.71
Accounts Payable
1,520.00
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EXTENSION OF SERVICES - HOUSE CONNECTIONS
Appropriation 1957
Labor
9,600.00 ,
Expenses
14,400.00
24,000.00 415.80
Article #7
24,415.80
Expenditure 1957
Labor
6,333.88
Expenses
15,116.28
21,450.16
Balance 12/31/57
2,965.64
*Bills
7,097.31
Extension of Services
10,372.07
** General Expense
3,980.78
$ 24,415.80
*Installation on private property-reverts to Town Treasury
** Holidays, $267.74; Stock, $3,648.98; Article #7, 64.06.
ARTICLE #42
Balance 1/1/57
$ 26,033.80
Appropriation 1957
25,000.00
Article #7
554.40
$ 51,588.20
Expenditure 1957
Labor
16,336.43
Expenses
19,240.52
35,576.95
Balance 12/31/57
16,011.25
IMPROVEMENT OF VOLUMES AND PRESSURES
Cleaning Mains
14,348.01
Repair Hydrants
336.27
Appleton Street
12,114.64
Emerson Rd. & Mystic Bank
5,975.29
Hutchinson Rd.
746.53
Hillside and Oakland Avenue
1,253.90
*General Expense
802.31
$ 35,576.95
*Holidays, $546.06; Article #7, $256.25
TABLE VIII
Balance 1/1/57
$11,846.16
Appropriation 1957
39,600.00
Article #7
277.20
51,723.36
Expenditure 1957
46,747.67
Balance 12/31/57
$4,975.69
EXTENSION OF HIGH SERVICE SYSTEM
Size of Pipe in Inches
Length in Feet
Hydrants
Gates
Total Cost
Browning Road
.to complete
1956 work
1 Corey Lane
. Golden Ave. sly
8
91
2
3
1,717.91
2 Dickson Avenue
.Hemlock St. to Pheasant Ave.
S'
S'
8
181
1
1
828.72
2 Gay Street
. Washington St. wly
S'
12
344
1
7,908.57
Hemlock Street
. Yerxa Rd. to Dixon Ave.
S'
8
115
686.41
Melvin Rd.
.at Winchester Rd.
S'
8
729
2
4
3,134.61
2 Mohawk Rd.
Washington St. to Ridge St.
S'
8
2
3
483.32
2 Mountain Ave.
. Overlook Rd. to Washington St. Melvin Rd. wly.
S
8
740
2
4
771.52
2 Morningside Drive Oldham Rd.
At Ridge St.
8
Pawnee Drive
At Ridge St.
S'
8
290
1
2
2,490.33
Quinn
Rd.
. Hobbs Ct. nwly.
6
240
1
2
1,804.16
2 Ridge
St.
Pawnee Drive to Oldham Rd.
S'
8
245
1
867.47
Ridge St.
. Pamela Drive to College Ave. ..
S'
12
128
1,501.46
2 Seminole Rd.
Incomplete
8
265
1
1
834.33
2 Stone Rd.
. Dixon Ave. ely. and private lands
8
480
1
1
1,765.42
2 Stowecroft Rd.
Old end to S. of Sorensen Court
S'
8
760
1
3
3,307.54
2 Tomahawk Rd. Washington Ave.
. Madison to near Orient Ave.
S'
8
1354
3
7
6,304.02
2 Wigwam Circle
. Washington St. wly.
S'
8
193
1
2
842.34
2 Wilbur & Wollaston Ave., old end in Wollaston to lot 12 Wilbur Ave.
S
8
646
1
2
2,459.37
3 Woodside Lane
. Old end nwly.
S'
.
3 Wright Street
. At Thomas & Henry Sts.
8
61
2 Yerxa Rd.
Old end nely.
Gates
. by Article #42 .
959.92
6 General Expense
TOTAL HIGH SERVICE SYSTEM . .
8416
20
50
44,593.74
8
122.48
Piedmont St.
Old end wly.
8
550
4
2,110.41
2 Ridge St.
. At Morningside Drive
. Mohawk Rd. nly.
S'
4
278
1,383.34
2 Washington St.
. Carl Rd. nly.
8
92
285
1
2 227 7
1,294.71
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DESCRIPTION
716.46
Lantern Lane
.at Ridge St.
S'
243.28
..
22.04
$ 33.60
8 8
349
EXTENSION OF LOW SERVICE SYSTEM
5 Emerson Rd. & Mystic Bank 4 Swan Place . Old end to Mass. Ave. ...
2 Wellesley Rd. . River St. to Everett St.
S'
8
546 167 515
1 1
1
2
2,153.93
TOTAL LOW SERVICE SYSTEM
1228
1
4
2,153.93
TOTAL EXTENDED
9644
21
54
46,747.67
RENEWALS-HIGH SERVICE SYSTEM
5 Appleton Street . Rhinecliff St. to w. of Ortona St. Hydrant Replacements by Art. #42
12
495
3
-
1. Installed under House Connection Appropriation.
2. Excavation and backfill by Developer.
3. 1957 Street Construction.
4. 1956 Street Construction.
5. Installed under Article #42.
6. Stock, $266.37: Miscellaneous $440.59. Holiday $220.93; Article #7, $32.03
S Indicates sewer in same trench.
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TABLE IX WATER MAINS' NOW IN SERVICE
LOW SERVICE SYSTEM
HIGH SERVICE SYSTEM
RESERVOIR SYSTEM
Size
Cast Iron Pipe
Transite Pipe
Cast Iron Pipe
Transite Pipe
Cement and Cast Iron Pipe
Inches 1
Length | Hy- in Feet
| drants | Gates
Length | in Feet
Hy- drants
| Gates
Length in Feet
Hy- drants |Gates
Length | Hy- in Feet
drants
Gates
Length in Feet
Hy- drants |Gates
|Length | Hy- in Feet
drants
Gates
16
2388
12
7339
39004
7919
1976
10
16497
2737
23554
2190
270
8
41374
35179
108208
65495
2156
6
102258
805
1.46692
1268
4175
5196
-
4
160
278
220
Totals
167468
438
904
38721
320006
796 1971 77150
8797
10
25
5196
Total length of mains in service January 1, 1958-617,338 feet or 116.92 miles.
Total number of gates in service January 1, 1958-2,900 Total number of hydrants in service January 1, 1958-1,244
Transite Pipe
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WATER DIVISION Receipts for Water Consumed
Year
1948
$182,015.78
1949
181,890.59
1950
203,029.48
1951
200,029.08
1952
212,670.61
1953
223,759.82
1954
244,397.67
1955
305,112.53
1956
296,800.60
1957
327,058.39
Percentage of receipts from metered water, 91.74 %
WATER RATES COMMITTED DURING 1957
January 1,
$ 26,939.82
February 1,
20,633.92
March 1,
21,496.84
April 1,
26,799.63
May 1,
19,979.35
June 1,
21,718.99
July 1,
33,702.60
August 1,
28,159.97
September 1,
37,444.38
October 1,
41,717.77
November 1,
28,215.87
December 1,
27,667.07
$334,476.21
VALUE OF WATER FURNISHED FREE TO TOWN DEPARTMENTS
School
3,263.74
Selectmen
2,896.44
Cemetery
209.80
Park
2,231.25
Public Works
$ 14,429.59
1957 EXPENDITURES
Water Maintenance
$127,704.91
House Connections
21,450.16
Capital Outlay
13,944.52
Water Extensions
46.747.67
*Metropolitan Assessment
116,285.52
Article #42
35.576.95
$361,709.73
*Payment in 1957 for consumption of 1,453,569,000 gallons in 1956. @ $80.00 per one million gallons.
Payment in 1958 will be $142,449.12 for consumption of 1,780,614,000 gallons in 1957 @ $80.00 per one million gallons.
$ 3,302.43
Library
2,525.93
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DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
*1957 RECEIPTS
Rates
$327,058.39
Miscellaneous
2,123.76
Liens
4,706.63
House Connections
8,590.64
$342,479.42
UNPAID DECEMBER 31, 1957
Rates
$ 28,916.70
Miscellaneous
212.90
Liens added to taxes
536.71
*Includes rates committed in 1956
$ 29,666.31
TABLE X CONSTRUCTION OF WAYS (1955)
Balance brought forward
$37,148.71
Expenditure 0
Balance, December 31, 1957
$37,148.71
(Carried forward to 1958)
CONSTRUCTION OF WAYS (1954)
Balance brought forward $29,924.60
Expenditure
0
Balance, December 31, 1957
$29,924.60
(Carried forward to 1958)
CONSTRUCTION OF WAYS (1953)
Balance brought forward $ 9,318.42
Expenditure $ 520.32
Balance, December 31, 1957
$ 8,798.10
(Carried forward to 1958)
CONSTRUCTION OF WAYS (1952)
Balance brought forward Expenditure 0
$ 2,000.00
Balance, December 31, 1957
$ 2,000.00
(Carried forward to 1958)
344
ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT
CONSTRUCTION OF WAYS (1951)
Balance brought forward $ 2,000.00
Expenditure 0
Balance, December 31, 1957 $ 2,000.00
(Carried forward to 1958)
EASEMENTS IN LAND (1957)
Appropriation $ 800.00
Expenditure 0
Balance, December 31, 1957 $ 800.00
(Carried forward to 1958)
EASEMENTS IN LAND (1956)
Balance brought forward $ 800.00
Expenditure 0
Balance, December 31, 1957
$
800.00
(Carried forward to 1958)
EASEMENTS IN LAND (1955)
Balance brought forward $ 800.00
Expenditure
0
Balance, December 31, 1957 $ 800.00
(Carried forward to 1958)
EASEMENTS IN LAND (1954)
Balance brought forward $ 800.00
Expenditure 0
Balance, December 31, 1957 $ 800.00
(Carried forward to 1958)
RECONSTRUCTION OF CERTAIN STREETS (1957)
(RELOCATION, ALTERATION AND WIDENING, CONSTRUCTION OF', SPECIFIC REPAIRS UPON AND IMPROVEMENT OF ALL OR ANY PARTS OF MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE, MYSTIC STREET AND SUMMER STREET)
Appropriation $25,450.00
Expenditure 0
$25,450.00
Balance, December 31, 1957
(Carried forward to 1958)
345
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
RECONSTRUCTION OF STREETS (1953)
(RELOCATION, ALTERATION AND WIDENING, CONSTRUCTION OF, SPECIFIC REPAIRS UPON AND IMPROVEMENT OF ALL OR ANY PART OF MASSACHUSETTS AVE. OR SUMMER STREET) Balance brought forward $ 650.88 Expenditure 0
Balance, December 31, 1957 $ 650.88 (Carried forward to 1958)
RECONSTRUCTION OF STREETS (1952)
(RELOCATION, ALTERATION AND WIDENING, CONSTRUCTION OF. SPECIFIC REPAIRS UPON AND IMPROVEMENT OF ALL OR ANY PART OF MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE, MEDFORD STREET AND PLEASANT STREET)
Balance brought forward $ 64.49
Expenditure . .
0
Balance, December 31, 1957
$ 64.49
(Carried forward to 1958)
SIDEWALKS AND EDGESTONES
Appropriation
$25,000.00
Credit from Article #7
554.40 1,041.68
Balance brought forward
$26,596.08
Expenditure
26,462.17
Balance, December 31, 1957
$ 133.91
(Carried forward to 1958)
SIDEWALKS AND EDGESTONES - LOWELL STREET (Article 44 of 1955)
Balance brought forward
$ 18.55
Returned to Revenue by Town Accountant 18.55
December 31, 1957 $ 0
346
ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT
SIDEWALKS AND EDGESTONES - EASTERN AVENUE (Article 45 of 1955)
Balance brought forward $ 362,87
Returned to Treasury 362.87
December 31, 1957
$ 0
ALTERATIONS - RUSSELL STREET (Article 61 of 1955)
Balance brought forward $ 1,534.63
Expenditure 88.41
Balance. December 31,
$ 1,446.22
(Carried forward to 1958)
GROUP LIFE INSURANCE FOR TOWN EMPLOYEES
Expenditure
$ 2,156.03
To all employees of the Department of Public Works I wish to express my sincere thanks for their splendid cooperation throughout the year.
I wish to express my gratitude to the Town Manager; the Board of Selectmen; the various Boards, Trustees and Commissioners of the Town and Department heads for their cooperation throughout the year.
Respectfully submitted,
FRANCIS N. O'HARA
Superintendent of Public Works
347
TOWN ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT
Report of the Town Accountant
January 20, 1958
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen
Thomas R. Rawson, Chairman Town Hall Arlington, Massachusetts
Gentlemen:
I herewith submit my report of the financial transactions of the Town of Arlington for the year ending December 31, 1957, as set, forth in the following schedules:
Balance Sheet
Deferred Accounts, Debt Accounts, Trust
and Investment Funds Unexpended Balances, Appropriation Accounts
Appropriations and Expenditures
Receipts and Payments
Respectfully submitted,
CARMEN T. FORITANO
Town Accountant
Town of Arlington Balance Sheet December 31, 1957 GENERAL ACCOUNTS
ASSETS
LIABILITIES & RESERVES
General Cash $1,959,629.14
Petty Cash 937.00 1,960,566.14
Accounts Receivable :
Taxes :
Poll Taxes - Levy 1957
554.00
1956 Highway Bond Issue-Chap. 718 10,292.15
Group Insurance 1,978.30
Agency:
Real Estate Taxes-Levy 1957 ..
95,056.99
Dog Licenses 74.50
Tailings-Unclaimed Checks 1,685.23
Gifts & Bequests: Wellington Memorial Fund ..
50.00
Motor Vehicle & Trailer Excise- Levy 1957
82,894.72
87,058.02
Charity Trust Fund Income 12,431.99
Schools 1,237.12
E. Nelson Blake, Jr. 288.89
Library Trust Fund
2,653.23
Douglas Cemetery Lot Fund 374.45
Irving Johnson Cemetery Fund ..
149.75
Apportioned Sewer Added to - 1957 Taxes 316.04
Edmund F. Brigham Cemetery Fund 1.81
Unapportioned Street Betterment
54,256.53
Ida Robbins Fund-
Maint. Robbins House 6,650.22
23,787.46
Apportioned Street Betterment - Added to 1957 Taxes 2,123.08
Loans Unissued $
1,425,000.00
State & County Assessments: Middlesex County Hospital 4,123.19
Guarantee Deposit 13,680.22
Personal Property Taxes - Levy 1957 6,461.27
Motor Vehicle & Trailer Excise- Levy 1955 10.67
Motor Vehicle & Trailer Excise- Levy 1956 4,152.63
Trust Fund Income:
Special Assessments: Moth - Levy 1957
70.50
Unapportioned Sewer
2,871.50
Unapportioned Sidewalks Apportioned Sidewalks - Added to 1957 Taxes .. 72.70
5,612.81
65,323.16
Federal Grants: U.S. Grant A.D.C. Adm. 13,758.16 U.S. Grant O.A.A. Adm. 9,825.22 U.S. Grant D.A. Adm. 11,575.27 Smith-Hughes-George Barden-
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