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20,686.00
956.00
21,642.00
21,642.00
.00
.00
Expense
932.00
932.00
927.31
4.69
.00
4.69
Capital Outlay
270.00
270.00
270.00
.00
.00
Out-of-State Travel
300.00
300.00
300.00
.00
.00
Treasurer-Collector:
41,384.00
1,522.00
-1,576.00
41,330.00
40,857.20
472.80
472.80
Expense
91.75
7,315.00
818.42
-1.37
8,223.80
8,093.01
129.50
1.29
130.79
Capital Outlay
175.00
175.00
175.00
.00
00
Out-of-State Travel
300.00
300.00
300.00
.00
.00
Board Assessors:
21,690,00
752.00
22,442.00
22,147,60
294.40
294.40
Expense
2,480.00
2,480.00
2,362.02
87.91
30.07
117.98
Capital Outlay
150.00
150.00
149.81
.19
.19
Town Counsel:
Personal Services Budget 10
2,783.00
2,783.00
2,783.00
00
00
Expense
21.40
30,000.00
-76.94
29,944.46
17,426.54
3,580.31
8,937.61
12,517.92
Town Clerk
Personal Services Budget 11
18,326.00
536.20
18,862.20
18,690.52
171.68
171.68
Expense
35.12
3,345.00 500.00
-4.42
3,375.70 500.00
3,305.39 500.00
6.60
63.71
70.31
Out-of-State Travel
.00
.00
In
-100.70
491.69
524.80
Personal Services Budget 3
55.00 250.00
Personal Services Budget 8
Personal Services Budget 9
Advertising:
By Law Amendment Art. 84-1957 Advertising:
400.00
Special Town Meeting Art. 16-1957 Public Works-Gen. Adm .:
68.75
468.75
398.25
70.50
70.50
Personal Services Budget 12
2,193.72
2,193.72
Expense
276.23
66,864.00 5,500.00
5,228.22
72,092.22 5,762.48 4,500.00 300.00
114.84
29.50 4,500.00
144.34
Capital Outlay Out-of-State Travel
300.00
217.09
82.91
4,500.00 82.91
Engineers:
Personal Services Budget 13
68,307.60 4,288.00
3,939.34 112.50
-505.71
3,964.69
91.25
127.87
Capital Outlay
500.00
3,054.00
3,554.00
2,992.06
561.94
561.94
Elections & Town Meetings:
15,032.00
336.00
-66.44
15,301.56
14,887.29
414.27
414.27
Expense
902.56
6,799.00
-1,045.29
6,656.27 573.00
5,969.61
75.00
611.66
686.66
Planning Board:
200.00
200.00 2,225.88
521.84
1,405.00
9.60 299.04
1,704.04
Board of Survey:
3,518.50
3,518.50
.00
.00
Expense
200.00
935.00
-20.00
1,115.00
727.84
200.00
187.16
387.16
Building Maintenance:
9,350.00
9,349.57
.43
.43
Expense Capital Outlay
24.64
1,105.00
1,127.62
1,067.60
22.60
37.42
60.02
288.00
286.20
1.80
1.80
Town Hall:
Personal Services Budget 17
132.15
7,175.00
750.00
-64.72
15,717.13
1,855.29
2,007.50
11,854.34
716.80 3,612.44 13,861.84
Purchasing Agent:
4,989.00
244.00
5,233.00
5,233.00
.00
00
Expense
82.87
1,250.00
-1.46
1,331.41
1,051.57
274.00
5.84
279.84
Capital Outlay
180.00
180.00
160.00
20.00
20.00
Out-of-State Travel
200.00
200.00
200.00
200.00
Police:
Personal Services Budget 18
396,798.00
Personal Services Special Town Meeting
23,477.95
Expense
3,914.32
837.25
-231.18
424,569.81 32,360.39 13,082.17 150.00
401,091.86 28,838.47 10,156.03
1,323.36 935.00
23,477.95 2,198.56 1,991.14 30.87|
3,521.92
Capital Outlay
327.17
2,926.14
Out-of-State Travel
119.13
30.87
72,246.94 4,092.56
72,237.31
9.63 36.62
9.63
Expense
197.77
Capital Outlay
573.00
573.00
573.00
Personal Services Budget 15 Expense
1,473.90
1,000.00
-248.02
190.40
9.60
Personal Services Budget 16
3,244.50
274.00
Personal Services Budget 5
8,920.00
430,00
-2.02
20,355.16 14,934.31
19,638.36 11,321.87
2,087.06
716.80 1,525.38
Capital Outlay
7,856.85
20,440.00 15,700.00
1,003.20
-1,088.04 -897.84
Article 3-1957
12,501.83 27,840.00
15,269.98
12,755.00 150.00
-13.75
69,898.50 5,618.14
4,500.00
Personal Services Budget 14
288.00
Expense
Personal Services Budget 4
BUDGET STATEMENT - Continued
Balance 1/1/57
Appro- priation 1957
Transfers Transfers In Out
Budget
Expendi- tures
Encum- berances
Un- encum. Balance
Cash Balance
Fire:
Personal Services Budget 20
Personal Services Special Town
Meeting Art. 3-1957
17,031.00
17,845.00
497,289.90
478,530.84
18,759.06
Expense
1,027.54
26,576.00
859.06
26,744.48
24,587.78
1,735.45
18,759.06 421.25 916.97 .00
.00
Fire & Police Signal System:
Personal Services Budget 21
9,019.00
334.08
9,353.08
9,237.24
115.84
115.84
Expense
418.52
3,100.00
-91.93
3,426.59
3,141.86
141.52
143.21
284.73
Capital Outlay
2,983.69
8,995.00
11,978.69
8,164.24
3,547.54
266.91
3,814.45
Out-of-State Travel
300.00
300.00
281.50
18.50
18.50
Boards of Appeal:
Personal Services Budget 23
2,814.00
2,814.00
2,784.00
30.00
30.00
Expense
19.75
300.00
319.75
315.41
4.34
4.34
Wire:
Personal Services Budget 24
426.00
11,062.00
11,062.00
.00
.00
Expense
1,320.00
-114.56
1,205.44
1,172.81
32.63
32.63
Capital Outlay
144.00
144.00
95.70
48.30
48.30
Out-of-State Travel
150.00
150.00
150.00
.00
.00
Sealer of Weights:
Personal Services Budget 25
4,210.00
168.00
4,378.00
4,378.00
.00
.00
Expense
650.00
650.00
593.79
6.98
49.23
56.21
Out-of-State Travel
150.00
150.00
150.00
150.00
Tree Warden:
Personal Services Budget 27
47,165.00
2,102.96
49,267.96
46,711.84
2,556.12
2,556.12
Expense
274.60
9,391.00
-1,099.55
8,566.05
8,165.66
138.53
261.86
400.39
Capital Outlay
352.00
13,965.00
-190.78
14,126.22
13,321.09
805.13
805.13
Out-of-State Travel
200.00
200.00
200.00
.00
.00
Building Inspector:
Personal Services Budget 22
16,366.00
624.00
16,990.00
16,825.92
164.08
164.08
Expense
44.04
1,000.00
848.09
840.32
7.25
.52
7.77
Capital Outlay
1,993.00
1,993.00
1,775.30
217.70
217.70
Out-of-State Travel
300.00
300.00
300.00
.00
.00
Capital Outlay
7,050.00
7,050.00 300.00
6,133.03
2,156.70 916.97
Out-of-State Travel
300.00
300.00
462,413.00
-195.95
10,636.00
Civil Defense:
Personal Services Budget 28
671.83 42.97
3,893.00 1,723.00
190.17 13.80
4,755.00 1,779.77
1,553.20
6.00
Capital Outlay
603.42
2,510.00
3,113.42
1,183.25
Health:
24,628.50
949.50
-6.00
25,572.00
25,068.26
503.74
503.74
Communicable Diseases Budget 29
460.00
10,460.00
7,325.65
3,134.35
3,134.35
Mosquito Control Budget 29
2,000.00
2,000.00
2,000.00
.00
.00
Premature Baby Care Budget 29
2,500.00
2,500.00
2,185.77
314.23
314.23
Inspector of Animals:
668.00
27.00
695.00
695.00
.00
.00
Sewer Maintenance:
13,500.00
855.40
-234.08
14,121.32
4.55
4.55
9,000.00
108.96
-3,626.31
5,512.05
.40
.00
.40
Sewer Extensions Art. 39-1957
15,378.54
41,000.00
2,599.05
-5,058.72
53,918.87
458.61 579.65
12,697.67 30,338.67
30,918.32
Sanitation :
115,250.56
17,905.74
133,156.30
132,764.11 18,096.90
392.19 280.65
1,139.81
Parking Meters:
Personal Services Budget 19
4,428.00
1,817.00
6,245.00
6,245.00
.00
.00
Expense
168.74
3,215.00
12.15
-199.44
3,196.45
2,177.64
186.27
832.54
1,018.81
Capital Outlay
780.30
1,037.00
1,817.30
1,037.00
780.30
780.30
Maintenance of Highways: Labor Budget 33
2,686.56
35,000.00
88,804.47
-1,909.00
119,090.68
2,604.18
5,491.35
Capital Outlay
18,276.68
53,610.00
71,886.68
44,426.94
574.50
26,885.24
27,459.74
Snow & Ice Removal Budget 33
8,061.91
93,602.44
2,757.29
11,171.55
93,250.09
80,913.52
4,340.00
7,996.57
12,336.57
Maintenance Snow Equipment: Bud. 33
159.55
10,000.00
1,287.20
-36.05
11,410.70
11,301.65
109.05
.00
109.05
Art. 43-1957
789.16
25,000.00
4,428.95
-4,135.70
26,082.41
25,948.50
133. 91
133.91 7,044.45
Traffic Signals:
Personal Services Budget 35
12,468.60
501.12
12,969.72
12,954.58
15.14
Expense
312.00
6,725.00
-175.00
6,862.00
5,816.50
581.40
1,045.50
Capital Outlay
1,072.01
1,072.01
Christmas Lighting Art. 90
2,074.19
4,000.00
6,074.19
3,702.60
2,371.59
2,371.59
Welfare:
Personal Services Budget 36
43,678.00
3,087.20
-123,67
46,641.53
46,641.53
.00
.00
Expense
122.11
2,570.00
266.78
-32.46
2,926.43
2,926.43
.00
.00
Capital Outlay
133.65
401.40
Out-of-State Travel
2,140.00 250.00
250.00
250.00
250.00
4,312.75
442.25 220.57 1,930.17
442.25 226.57 1,930.17
Personal Services Budget 29 Expense
42.90
82,610.00
-89.09
82,563.81
81,712.16
851.65
851.65
Labor Budget 31 Material
29.40
13,156.28
Storm Drains Art. 41-1957
7,676.46
35,000.00
1,823.13
-3,200.77
41,298.82
Labor Budget 32 Expense
3,000.00
45,000.00
3,000.00 -31,763.29
19,236.71
859.16
206,002.24
10,108.81
-3,391.89
212,719.16 124,582.03
206,454.63
6,264.53 2, 887.17
6,264.53
Expense
Sidewallks & Edgestones:
7,161.08
90,550.00
-51.36
97,659.72
90,615.27
7,044.45
Street Lighting Budget 34
15.14 464.10 1,072.01
1,072.01
2,140.00
1,738.60
267.75
14,116.77 5,511.65 40,762.59 10,380.50
392.19
Personal Services Budget 30
10,000.00
Expense
BUDGET STATEMENT - Continued
Balance 1/1/57
Appro- priation 1957
Transfers Transfers In Out
Budget
Expendi- tures
Encum- berances
Un- encum. Balance
Cash Balance
Welfare Aid Budget 36
12,602.51
50,000.00
62,602.51
38,673.58
23,928.93
23,928.93
Aid to Dependent Children Budget 36
12.50
19,000.00
1,600.00
20,612.50
20,612.50
.00
.00
Old Age Assistance Budget 36
8,000.00
332,000.00
10,000.00
350,000.00
347,164.61
2,835.39 15,754.90
15,754.90
District Nurses Budget 36
3,000.00
3,000.00
3,000.00
.00
.00
Veterans Services:
Personal Services Budget 37
12,940.00
535.05
13,475.05
13,237.77
237.28
237.28
Expense
2,060.00
-23.34
2,036.66
1,758.84
92.25
185.57
277.82
Capital Outlay
205.00
205.00
202.30
2.70
2.70
Veterans
Aid Budget 37
43,000.00
450.00
43,450.00
43,446.21
3.79
3.79
General Control Budget 38
52,044.00
52,044.00
49,840.53
107.12 7,516.89
2,096.35
2,203.47
Instructional Services Budget 38
1,980.78
1,721,028.00
-71.00
1,722,937.78
1,700,815.03
14,605.86
22,122.75
Operation of Plant Budget 38
4,906.90
281,257.00
7,323.92
-301.61
293,186.21
271,126.45
13,904.57
8,155.19
22,059.76
Maintenance of Plant Budget 38
4,497.89
118,494.00
3,908.22
122,833.52
111,856.34
6,598.80
4,378.38
10,977.18
Auxiliary Agencies Budget 38
137.02
29,858.00
29,745.76
27,913.19
142.41
1,690.16
1,832.57
Capital Outlay Furnishings Budget 38
11,451.00
11,451.00
11,448.31
2.69
2.69
Instructional Apparatus Budget 38
1,041.88
13,397.00
14,438.88
14,147.30
247.66
43.92
291.58
Capital Outlay - Other Equipment Budget 38
6,124.00
6,124.00
5,742.86
381.14
381.14
Visual Education Budget 38
19.60
2,500.00
2,519.60
2,205.29
299.68
14.63
314.31
I:emodeling & General Construction Budget 38
4,660.23
7,450.00
12,110.23
8,505.96
960.71
2,643.56
3,604.27
Vocational Tuition & Trans: Budget 38
4,668.86
2,000.00
-14.25
6,654.61
1,849.42
227.60
4,577.59
4,805.19
Athletics Budget 38
8,000.00
1,525.00
9,525.00
9,509.01
15.99
15.99
Cafeterias Budget 38
12,835.00
-2.00
12,833.00
12,832.60
.40
.40
State Aided Voc. High School
2,200.00
625.48
2,825.48
2,625.51
199.97
199.97
Out-of-State Travel Budget 38
750.00
750.00
585.14
59.77
105.09
164.86
Libraries:
Personal Services Budget 39
120,058.00
5,258.16
125,316.16
125,300.35
15.81
15.81
Expense
123.87
51,835.00
-45.31
51,913.56
49,066.42
2,794.94
52.20
2,847.14
Capital Outlay
23,574.73
8,805.00 300.00|
551.82
31,827.91
16,106.49
1,680.44
14,040.98
15,721.42
Out-of-State Travel
300.00
244.37
55.63
55.63
53,000.00
53,000.00
37,245.10
2,835.39
Disability Assistance Budget 36
School:
-4,066.59 -249.26
Park:
Personal Services Budget 40
Expense
2.00
78,784.21 18,380.87 10,100.00
2,241.04 347.00
-733.81 -836.74 -1,594.13
80,291.44 17,893.13 18,562.32 400.00
77,188.71 17,547.90 8,315.79 396.84
. 248.82 2,418.91
3,102.73 96.41 7,827.62 3.16
3,102.73 345.23 10,246.53 3.16
Out-of-State Travel
400.00
Warren A. Peirce Field:
9,540.00
9,540.00
9,475.14
64.86
64.86
1,160.00
-12.15
1,147.85
1,114.40
33.45
33.45
5,030.00
5,892.24
2,192.50
3,699.74
3,699.74
115,000.00
115,000.00
107,881.31
7,118.69
7,118.69
65,933.85
65,933.85
65,933.85
.00
.00
940.00
940.00
300.64
639.36
639.36
2,325.00
2,350.00
2,185.45
164.55
164.55
2,900.00
5,960.25
2,823.00
2,878.00
259.25
3,137.25
Insurance Budget 46
6,925.89
26,045.00
32,970.89
23,446.79
9,524.10
9,524.10
Group Life Insurance Budget 46
12,000.00
14,735.52
26,735.52
26,735.52
00
00
Group Hospitalization Budget 46
50,000.00
1,419.07
51,419.07
51,419.07
.00
.00
Workmen's Compensation Budget 46
2,779.64
27,000.00
1,544.79
31,324.43
26,104.81
5,219.62
5,219.62
Municipal Insurance Fund Buildings Budget 46
10,000.00
-10,000.00
.00
.00
.00
Maintenance of Town Owned Houses:
4,451.00
167.04
4,618.04
4,572.29
45.75
45.75
Expense
289.64
5,880.00
-1,006.11
5,163.53
4,716.79
435.26
11.48
446.74
2,100.00
2,100.00
2,100.00
.00
.00
Symmes Hospital-Art.
6-1957
21,120.29
21,120.29
11,156.82
9,963.47
9,963.47
Marine Corps League-Art. 91-1957
900.00
900.00
900.00
.00
00
Maintenance of Water System:
106,503.36
2,995.66
-658.02
108,841.00
92,219.99 29,746.72
2,283.04
168.44
2,451.48
Capital Outlay
13,239.23
2,775.00
16,014.23
13,944.52
1,520.00
549.71
2,069.71
Extensions of House Connections:
9,600.00
483.12
-896.75
9,186.37
6,401.20
2,785.17
2,785.17
Material
162.07
14,400.00
66.44
-9,524.81
5,103.70
4,923.23
180.47
180.47
Water Extensions - Water Mains
11,078.57
39,600.00
8,305.83
55,135.09
50,159.40
1,812.90
3,162.79
4,975.69
Volume & Pressure-Art. 42-1955
25,575.97
25,000.00
554.40
5,861.81
45,268.56
29,257.31
2,406.44
13,604.81
16,011.25
Cemeteries:
Personal Services Budget 50
48,197.00
2,015.04
50,212.04
49,637.91
574.13 11,831.90
11,884.31
Capital Outlay
1,085.00
1,085.00
774.15
310.85
310.85
Acquisition of Land for Cemeteries:
Bal .- 1951
141.82
141.82
141.82
141.82
.
.
.
.
Reserve Fund Budget 47
85,000.00
-43,378.49
41,621.51
41,621.51
41,621.51
Labor Budget 49
16,621.01
16,621.01
Material
2,120.41
35,000.00
8,546.54
-13,468.75
32,198.20
Labor Budget
49-A
574.13
Expense
35.79
4,355.00
11,515.78
-387.90
15,518.67
3,634.36
52.41
Labor Budget 41
Expense
Capital Outlay
1,338.44
-476.20
Pensions Budget 42
Contributory Retirement Budget 43
Patriots' Day Budget 44
Memorial Day Budget 44
25.00
Printing Town Reports Budget 45
3,060.25
Capital Outlay
10,056.45
Personal Services Budget 48
Capital Outlay
-3,849.31
BUDGET STATEMENT - Continued
Balance 1/1/57
Appro- priation 1957
Transfers Transfers Out In
Budget
Expendi- tures
Encum- berances
Un- encum. Balance
Cash Balance
Improvement of Land for Cemeteries Budget 50
3,076.38
12,500.00
-112.36
15,464.02
7,053.00
8,411.02
Purchase of Burial Rights Bal .- 1948 Interest Budget 51
958.00
90,000.00
90,000.00
66,126.01
23,873.99
Maturing Town Debt Budget 51
250,000.00
250,000.00
250,000.00
.00
Sidewalks & Edgestones:
362.87
-362.87
.00
.00
.00
Reserve for Damages
184.95
-184.95
.00
.00
00
Storm Drains:
242.99
-242.99
.00
.00
.00
Alteration of Russell Street: Art. 61-1955
1,534.63
1,534.63
88.41
1,446.22
1,446.22
Easements in Land-Art. 60-1955
800.00
800.00
800.00
800.00
Easements in Land - 1953 streets: Art. 48-1953
800.00
800.00
800.00
800.00
Reconstruction of Streets:
Chapter 90-1952
64.49
64.49
64.49
64.49
Reconstruction of Streets:
Chapter 90-1953
650.88
650.88
650.88
650.88
Russell School Improvements: Art. 77-1953
20,000.00
-20,000.00
.00
00
.00
Water Extensions: Reserve for Damages
652.36
-652,36
.00
.00
00
Land Extension :
Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
297.48
297.48
297.48
297.48
Art. 2 & Art. 70-1956
2,126.13
2,126.13
1,730.90
395.23
395.23
Committee Advanced Program Plan. 1948
246.37
246.37
246.37
246.37
Building Code 1946
1,116.25
1,116.25
1,116.25
1,116.25
1951 Street Construction
2,000.00
2,000.00
2,000.00
2,000.00
1952 Street Construction
2,000.00
2,000.00
2,000.00
2,000.00
1953
Street
Construction
9,318.42
-142.35
9,176.07
377.97
8,798.10
8,798.10
1954
Street Construction
29,924.60
29,924.60
29,924.60
29,924.60
958.00
213.00
8,411.02 745.00 23,873.99 .00
745.00
Eastern Avenue-Art. 45-1955 Sewer Extensions:
Reserve for Damages
Committee Joint Planning:
.
1955 Street Construction 1956 Street Construction 1957 Street Construction
37,006.43 34,267.57
142.28 | 200,000.00
-1,925.08 -4,354.99
37,148.71 32,342.49 250,822.72
16,855.99 196,066.92
1,510.12 19,883.58
37,148.71 13,976.38 34,872.22
37,148.71 15,486.50 54,755.80
Art. 44-1951 Fire Prevention Committee: Art. 48-1951
200.00
200.00
200.00
200.00
Garage-Town Vehicles: Art. 50-1951
1,700.00
1,700.00
1,700.00
1,700.00
Penn Real Estate Plan: Art. 82-1953
326.25
-326.25
.00
.00
.00
Refuse Disposal Incinerator: Art. 29-1953
5,503.50
5,503.50
3,478.90
2,024.60
2,024.60
Easements in Land - 1954 Sts .: Approp. 1954
800.00
800.00
800.00
800.00
Acquisition of Land:
7,640.63
7,640.63
7,640.63
.00
.00
Construction North Union School: Art. 74-1955
-569.60
96,193.61
93,005.72
528.50
2,659.39
3,187.89
Improvement Bishop School:
10,235.54
4,381.56
1,520.28
4,333.70
5,853.98
Addn. Jr. High East-Art. 76-1955
4,327.40
4,327.40
4,327.40
4,550.00
4,550.00
44.74
4,505.26
4,550.00
1,117.00
1,117.00
1,117.00
1,117.00
Const. School - Florence Ave .:
Art. 75-1955
72,921.31
-997.84
71,923.47
9,705.01
56,044.36
6,174.10
62,218.46
Comm. Florence Ave. School: Art. 68-1954
10,215.49
10,215.49
344.82
9,870.67
9,870.67
Playground - Jr. High West: Art. 70-1954
7,200.38
-314.05
6,886.33
818.24
6,068.09
6,068.09
Comm. Arl. Hts. Res. Beach:
200.00
200.00
200.00
200.00
Comm. Swimming Cond. Res .:
25,010.00
13,000.00
38,010.00
16,180.12
16,059.56
5,770.32
21,829.88
Comm. Compensation Art. 7-1954
173.50
-173.50
.00
.00
00
Comm. School Buildings Art. 8-1954 Crosby School:
300.00
300.00
300.00
300.00
Approp. 1954 & Art. 80-1955
1,762.03
1,762.03
1,072.94
194.80
494.29
689.09
Const.
Building - Cemetery:
Art. 67-1955
706.25
706.25
379.05
327.20
327.20
55,177.71
Russell School Committee:
300.00
-300.00
.00
00
.00
North Union Street Art. 63-1954 Committee North Union St. School: Art. 64-1954
1,495.26
1,495.26
357.50
1,137.76
1,137.76
96,763.21
Art. 62-1954
10 235.54 4,327.40
Addn. Jr. High West-Art. 77-1955 Acq. Land - Florence Avenue: Art. 67-1954
Art. 80-1954.
Art. 81-1954 & Art. 86-1957
BUDGET STATEMENT - Continued
Balance 1/1/57
Appro- priation 1957
Transfers In
Transfers Out
Budget
Expendi- tures
Encum- berances
Un- encum. Balance
Cash Balance
Acq. Land - Pleasant & Academy Sts. Art. 82-1955
188.42
188.42
188.42
188.42
Acq. Land - Tufts Street: Art. 83-1955
7,668.00
7,668.00
7,668.00
7,668.00
Brotherhood Committee Art. 85-1955
40.75
200.00
240.75
40.75
200.00
200.00
Arl. Hts. Reservoir Beach:
1,100.00
1,100.00
1,100.00
1,100.00
Amendments Town Manager Act: Art. 86-1955
35.00
-35.00
.00
00
.00
Committee - Town's By-Laws:
95.57
95.57
00
.00
Addnl. Approp. Town Hall:
30.91
30.91
30.91
30.91
Addnl. Approp. Town Hall: Art. 7-1956
638.44
638.44
512.30
126.14
126.14
Surface Drains Woll. Ave. William St. Art. 35-1956
26.26
-15.06
11.20
11.20
.00
.00
Ext. Surf. Drain Sunnyside Ave .: Art. 37-1956 . Reconstruction of Streets 1956:
1,514.83
1,514.83
1,514.83
1,514.83
(Chapter 90 Mass. Ave.) Art. 41-1956
8,663.36
10,226.10
18,889.46
13,088.39
5,801.07
5,801.07
Easements in Land - 1956 Streets: Art. 57-1956
800.00
800.00
800.00
800.00
Committee - 150th Anniversary: Art. 38-1957
200.00
6,350.00
6,550.00
4,892.93
1,657.07
1,657.07
Quarters Organizations:
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
Comm. Fire & Police Sig. System: Art. 61-1956
117.21
117.21
33.00
84.21
84.21
Comm. Acoustics Town Hall:
Auditorium-Art. 62-1956
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
Accept. Leg. Act. U. N .: Art. 64-1956
87.50
87.50
87.50
87.50
Imp. Peirce School Playground: Art. 71-1956
4,729.83
4,729.83
2,802.00
1,927.83
1,927.83
Art. 84-1955
Art. 87-1955
Art. 4-1956
Old Town Hall -Art. 59-1956
Reprinting Town's By-Laws: Art. 77-1956
187.00
-187.00
.00
.00
Repairs to School Buildings: Art. 85-1956
1,667.88
1,667.88
1,492.54
88.08
87.26
175.34
Addn. & Recon. High School:
Art. 86a-1956
72,218.75
181,000.00
253,218.75
77,769.08
143,456.75
31,992.92
175,449.67
Addn. & Recon. High School Equip.
Art. 86b-1956
16,151.70
16,151.70
11,669.45
866.67
3,615.58
4,482.25
Amend. Town By-Laws Class. & Pay: Art. 7-1957
91,000.00
-91,000.00
.00
.00
.00
Maint. Public Sidewalks:
Art. 44-1957
20,000.00
554.40
-7,012.73
13,541.67
13,101.68
439.99
439.99
Recon. Certain Streets Ch. 90:
25,450.00
25,450.00
25,450.00
25,450.00
Easements in Land 1957 Streets:
800.00
800.00
800.00
800.00
Recon. Certain Sts. Ch. 718: Art. 60-1957
63,100.00
6,083.38
-1,563.75
67,619.63
67,283.21
336.42
336.42
Approp. Surface Drain Thomas Street Art. 61-1957
3,500.00
3,500.00
18.80 4,876.23
364.71
3,818.67
4,183.38
Bd. Commissioners - Trust Funds:
300.00
300.00
93.95
206.05
300.00
Comm. Business Development:
Art. 70-1957
1,000.00
1,000.00
254.23
745.77
745.77
Comm. Parking Facilities:
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
Acoustics - Town Hall:
Art. 74-1957
7,500.00
7,500.00
7,500.00
7,500.00
Auxiliary Police Uniforms: Art. 88-1957
4,375.00
4,375.00
3,847.50
527.50
527.50
Great Meadows Land Value: Art: 89-1957
100.00
100.00
, 100.00
100.00
Plans & Est. Public Improv: Special
Town Meeting-Art. 10-1957
5,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
Ext. Surf. Drain - Wheaton Rd .:
Art. 13-1957
3,000.00
3,000.00
3,000.00
3,000.00
TOTALS
$ 756,830.05
$ 683,870.83
$ 8,135,632.93
$ 318,420.37
$ 1,078,016.91
$ 6,998,428.21
$ 303,496.16
$ 7,057,616.02
$ 759,596.54
3,481.20
3,481.20
Surface Drains -Art. 62-1957
10,000.00
277.20
-1,217.59
9,059.61
Art. 46-1957
Art. 59-1957
Art. 66-1957
Art. 71-1957
392
ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT
Report of the Town Manager
February 24, 1958
Honorable Board of Selectmen Town Hall Arlington 74, Massachusetts
Gentlemen:
Soaring school costs continue to dominate the tax structure of the Town. There should be no lessening of this situation during en- suing years. On the contrary, school costs should continue to in- crease considerably pursuant to debt payments on borrowing for the High School Addition, yet to be financed, and the considerably increased costs of manning the enlarged High School facility with teachers, custodians, etc. Then again, teachers' salaries are on the upgrade and deservedly so. It all adds up to higher taxes but the citizens of the Town have in the past four years indicated their intention of providing adequate educational facilities for the children of the community.
The constantly increasing deficits of the Metropolitan Transit Authority continue to loom larger as a tax factor. It is estimated that Arlington's share of the Metropolitan Transit Authority's de- ficit in 1958 will be approximately $250,000.00 equivalent to $3.00, approximately, in the Town's tax rate, or approximately $1.25 more in 1958 than in 1957.
State charges to the Town are expected to increase in 1958 accompanied by a decline in state distributions to the Town - hard- ly a pleasant prospect for the Town's taxpayers.
In view of the expected slowing down of our national economy as predicted by most bankers, industrialists and economists, with some evidence of unemployment already developing, welfare costs will undoubtedly assume relatively major proportions in the ensuing years. Payments of principal and interest on our increased borrow- ings for school construction, especially, are also major factors in the Town's tax structure.
Whereas we have enjoyed increases in assessments every year for the last decade, there should be a sharp decline in same in the future because of the non-availability of housing sites. This will result in elimination of this particular tax cushion which has alleviated, in part, the spiraling costs of government which are practically uncontrollable.
To the grave disappointment of many municipal authorities who have urged the need of larger state distributions to cities and towns in the Commonwealth, the efforts of His Excellency Governor Foster A. Furcolo to have the Legislature authorize a limited sales tax for such purpose were unsuccessful.
The current year witnessed the organization of the Arlington Development Commission which was authorized by the 1957 Annual Town Meeting. Much is expected of this new organization which will devote itself to the planning of the future economic health of the Town.
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REPORT OF THE TOWN MANAGER
There follows below a summary of the reports of the various departments under the Town Manager's division, also other import- ant happenings for the year ended December 31, 1957:
ARLINGTON DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION - Subsequent to the 1957 Annual Town Meeting, the Arlington Development Com- mission was organized. Since its inception, efforts have been made to learn about the Town's business growth so as to fulfill the purpose: "To promote, coordinate, and otherwise assist in the development of the industrial resources of the Town." Because of the necessity of concentrating its activities on Arlington Center, the Commission did not find it possible to devote full attention to its first objective, productive use of vacant land considered suitable for business development. Conferences have been held with town officials, the newly formed Arlington Development Corporation, the Chamber of Commerce, the Massachusetts Department of Com- merce, representatives of industrial real estate brokers and of consulting engineering firms, in the Commission's efforts to seek firms which would be a credit to the Town. The Commission has under consideration the possibility of asking the Town to re-zone certain pieces of land in order to make available for business, cer- tain locations which are now not available for business purposes. Under certain conditions, the Commission feels that Russell Com- mon should be made available for parking, it being hard to con- ceive of any substantial revitalization of the Center without such off-street parking. The Commission feels that nothing will be accomplished unless town officials and the citizens are willing to join in the efforts to improve the economic health of our business community and increase town revenues from it. It is the Commis- sions' intention to submit specific recommendations to the 1958 Annual Town Meeting. I am certain that my fellow townspeople join me in an expression of appreciation and gratitude to the dis- tinguished members of the Arlington Development Commission for their truly prodigious endeavors to make our town a better place in which to live. They are to be commended for their unselfish devotion to dedicated public service - they are indeed to be con- sidered as among Arlington's first citizens.
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