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A true record, ATTEST:
JAMES J. GOLDEN Town Clerk
Arlington, November 13, 1958
Copies of the records of the votes cast at the State Election held in Arlington on November 4, 1958, were certified by the Select- men, attested and sealed by the Town Clerk in the envelopes furn- ished for the purpose, and transmitted to the Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth on November 12, 1958, and to the Offices of the County Commissioners and Clerk of Courts for Middlesex County on November 13, 1958, in accordance with the provisions of Section 112 of Chapter 54 of the General Laws.
ATTEST:
James J. Golden
Town Clerk
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TOWN RECORDS
Report of the Town Clerk's Department
"To the Citizens of Arlington:
The following annual report of the Town Clerk's Department for the year ending December 31, 1958, 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 $16,345.48, a decrease of $14.39 over the revenue collected in the preceding year. Of this amount, $4,524.00 was for conservation licenses and $4,734.85 was for dog licenses.
The report of fees collected is as follows:
Marriage Intentions
$ 986.83
Mortgages
2,667.71
Uniform Commercial Code Filing Fees
790.64
Miscellaneous Certificates
1,962.30
Pole Location Orders
354.75
Miscellaneous Licenses
302.90
Renewals of Gasoline Permits
21.50
Conservation Licenses
4,524.00
Dog Licenses
4,734.85
$16,345.48
DOG LICENSES
1108 Males @
$2.00
$2,216.00
137 Females
@
$5.00
685.00
912 Spayed Females
@ $2.00
1,824.00
3 Transfers
@ 25¢
.75
91 Duplicate Tags
@ 10¢
9.10
$4,734.85
Paid to County Treasurer, Licenses
$4,185.75
Paid to Town Treasurer, Fees
549.10
$4,734.85
CONSERVATION LICENSES
706 Resident Citizen Fishing
@
$ 3.25
$2,294.50
257 Resident Citizen Hunting
@
$ 3.25
835.25
149 Resident Citizen Sporting
@ $ 5.25
782.25
152 Resident Citizen Minor Fishing
@ $ 1.25
190.00
105 Resident Citizen Female Fishing 236.25
@ $ 2.25
1 Resident Citizen Trapping
@ $ 7.75
7.75
3 Special Non-Resident Fishing
@ $ 2.75
8.25
2 Non-Resident Citizen Fishing
@ $ 7.75
15.50
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ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT
1 Non-Resident Citizen Hunting
15.25
8 Duplicate Licenses
93 Resident Citizen Sporting
@ $15.25 @ $ 0.50 Free
4.00
4 Resident Citizen Old Age Assistance and to the Blind Fishing
Free
* 6 Resident Citizen Fishing @
$ 3.25
19.50
* 9 Resident Citizen Hunting
@ $ 3.25
29.25
*16 Resident Citizen Sporting
@ $ 5.25
84.00
*
1 Resident Citizen Female Fishing
@ $ 2.25
2.25
$4,524.00
Paid to Division of Fisheries and Game, Licenses $4,172.00
Paid to Town Treasurer, Fees
352.00
$4,524.00
*1959 Licenses issued during December, 1958
Your attention is directed to the reports, appearing on the pages 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 is incomplete, inasmuch as records thereof pertaining to Arlington residents are still being received by our office.
On December 29, 1958, the Town of Arlington experienced the loss of one of its outstanding citizens in the passing of Town Clerk James J. Golden. In his more than twenty-five years of service to the Town, during which he also served as Executive Secretary to the Board of Selectmen, Mr. Golden was among the Town's most dedicated and highly-regarded officials. His expert leadership will be long remembered by his townspeople.
Respectfully submitted,
ANN MAHON Assistant Town Clerk
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TOWN RECORDS
1958 BIRTHS BY MONTHS
In Arlington
Out of Arlington
TOTALS'
MONTHS
TOTAL
Males
Females
Males
Females
Males
Females
January
98
33
26
22
17
55
43
February
119
36
34
23
26
59
60
March
127
31
37
35
24
66
61
April
134
47
37
29
21
76
58
May
135
40
30
32
33
72
63
June
119
37
29
27
26
64
55
July
117
38
45
18
16
56
61
August
109
27
48
18
16
45
64
September
112
36
39
15
22
51
61
October
88
38
31
9
10
47
41
November
100
44
34
13
9
57
43
December
68 1
29
24
5
10
34
34
*1326
436
414
246
230
682
644
* Of the 1326 births recorded, there were 509 which occurred in Arlington, 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 935
Both parents born in Foreign Countries 27
Both parents born in Arlington 31
One parent born in the United States
327
One parent born in Foreign Country 105
One parent born in Arlington 234
124
ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT
1958 MARRIAGES BY MONTHS
MONTHS
Total
First Groom's Bride's Groom's First
Second
Second
Bride's Groom's' Bride's Third Third
January
18
16
15
2
3
0
0
February
30
28
26
2
4
0
0
March
12
11
10
1
2
0
0
April
43
37
39
6
4
0
0
May
56
55
54
1
2
0
0
June
84
75
78
8
6
1
0
July
21
21
20
0
1
0
0
August
44
39
39
5
5
0
0
September
60
60
59
0
1
0
0
October
59
56
54
2
5
1
0
November
49
44
47
5
1
0
1
December
17
11
14
5
3
1
0
493
453
455
37
37
3
1
Number of Marriages Recorded
493
Residents
584
Non-residents
402
Solemnized out of Arlington
288
Age of oldest groom
71
Age of oldest bride
72
Age of youngest groom
17
Age of youngest bride
16
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1958 DEATHS BY MONTHS (Stillbirths Excluded)
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Total
Total:
Male
33
20
16
30
23
27
19
28
19
27
21
20
283
Female
33
18
28
28
20
23
21
29
21
22
32
27
302
Residents died in Arlington: Male
14
13
11
17
9
12
8
11
11
15
12
16
149
Female
19
12
17
14
13
15
9
19
12
10
15
21
176
Non-Residents died in Arlington Male
4
1
4
3
6
1
4
1
6
4
1
40
Female
5
4
4
2
5
3
5
5
4
4
7
3
51
Residents of Arlington died out of Arlington:
15
6
1
10
9
9
10
13
7
6
5
3
94
Female
9
2
7
12
2
5
7
5
5
8
10
3
75
Children under one year:
4
2
0
1
2
4
2
3
0
1
3
1
23
Male
2
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
2
1
10
Female
Between one and ten years: Male
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
5
Female
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Detween ten and thirty years: Male
2
0
0
1
2
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
8
Female
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
4
Between thirty and sixty years:
8
4
4
7
5
7
6
6
5
4
5
3
64
Male
1
2
6
6
3
3
3
6
1
3
3
1
38
Female
Between sixty and ninety years: Male
16
13
12
20
11
15
18
13
19
13
15
173
Female
26
17
16
19
14
17
16
21
18
16
25
24
229
Over ninety years: Male
1
0
0
1
2
0
0
1
0
3
0
1
9
Female
4
0
2
2
2
3
2
1
1
1
2
1
21
Male
TOWN RECORDS
126
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 By-Laws, their annual report for the year ending December 31, 1958.
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 ac- cordance with the true list information that had been presented. a total of 2,594 notices-161 less 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 Temporary Assistant Registrars or who failed of identification.
Of this number, 948 proved residence and were reinstated. How- ever, the names of 1,646 voters were dropped from the list for varying reasons including removal from the Town, changes of name by marriage or court decree, and/or failure to comply with the request for information relative thereto.
During the year, 29 evening sessions for the registration of voters were held in various public buildings throughout the Town, at which 1,026 persons were qualified to vote in elections. An addi- tional 1,256 persons were so qualified during regular business hours at the Office of the Town Clerk. A total of 2,282 names were, there- fore, added to the voting list.
At the date of the last biennial State Election, the total number of registered voters and of enrolled Democrats and Republicans in each voting precinct was as follows:
Total
Total
Precinct
Voters
Democrats
Total Republicans
1
1474
594
292
2
2007
806
433
3
1205
479
315
4
1839
608
420
5
2168
1013
245
6
1470
344
606
7
1476
662
256
8
1719
386
759
9
2120
556
607
10A
794
202
250
10B
974
222
366
11
2440
773
553
12A
1391
368
444
12B
679
142
235
13
1911
603
521
14A
1200
400
.351
14B
1513
396
399
26,380
8,554
7,052
127
REPORT OF THE REGISTRARS OF VOTERS
In the past year our Board certified the signatures of 9,341 voters appearing in initiative petitions, nomination papers filed by candidates seeking municipal, county and state offices, and the peti- tions filed with your Board for articles to be inserted in the War- rant for the Annual Town Meeting.
For the three elections held during the year, the Registrars were in session throughout the entire period during which the polls were open, after which they assisted in the tabulation of the re- turns of ballots cast at such elections, as follows:
Polls Open
Tabulation Completed
Town Elections (March 3)
7 A.M. to 8 P.M.
11:30 P.M.
State Primary (September 9)
10 A.M. to 8 P.M.
1:45 A.M. - Sept. 10
State Election (November 4)
7 A.M. to 8 P.M.
2:40 A.M. - Nov. 5
It is with a deep sense of loss that we record the passing on December 29 of James J. Golden, who, as Town Clerk, served as ex officio member and Clerk of our Board, a position which he faithfully and conscientiously fulfilled for many years. We, the remaining members of the Board, have lost a true and loyal associate.
Respectfully submitted,
Timothy J. Buckley, Chairman Arthur P. Wyman Joseph H. Cormier Majority of Registrars of Voters
128
ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT
Statement of the Collector of Taxes and Town Collector for the Year 1958
Collection Credits
Balance Uncollected Dec. 31, 1958
Taxes:
1955 Motor Excise
10.67
1956 Motor
Excise
794.68
336.05
1957 Poll
142.00
1957 Motor Excise
123,115.06
4,334.35
1957 Personal
5,440.47
1957 Real Estate
94,895.07
1958 Poll
25,310.00
982.00
1958 Motor Excise
572,931.00
73,028.70
1958 Personal
323,592.04
8,121.64
1958 Real Estate
5,267,510.68
103,305.71
Special Assessments and Water Liens: Moth (added to 1957 &
1958 Taxes)
4,442.80
62.45
Water Liens (added to 1957
& 1958 Taxes)
5,816.11
602.18
Apportioned Assessments:
Sewer
3,651.94
326.13
Sidewalk
2,822.37
68.64
Street Betterment
33,325.46
1,844.06
Unapportioned Assessments:
Sewer
3,695.19
5,889.57
Sidewalk
12,470.95
9,267.81
Street Betterment
26,105.26
68,149.31
Water Main
2,123.14
755.36
Committed Interest:
Sewer, Sidewalk,
Street Betterment
13,284.52
859.24
Apportioned Assessments, Not Due:
Sewer
1,098.08
18,170.27
Sidewalk
273.80
11,183.33
Street Betterment
11,432.29
223,851.77
Water Rates
310,252.86
20,352.41
Departmental
1,737,493.83
152,900.37
Interest Added
5,002.66
Costs, Charges and Fees
1,827.88
8,588,860.81
704,391.35
FRANCIS A. COUGHLIN
Collector of Taxes and Town Collector
129
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF ASSESSORS
ANNUAL REPORT of the BOARD OF ASSESSORS for 1958
During the year, the Board of Assessors met every Monday evening, plus Special Meetings called by the Chairman, especially during July and August, when intermittent sessions were held.
Hearings were held with residents of the Town, on the subject 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 Dept. 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 alterations 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 $4,662,250.
At the organizational meeting on the Monday following the Annual Town Election the members including Walter S. Cooledge Jr., Leonard D. Wood and William O. Hauser met and elected unanimously Mr. Cooledge as Chairman, and Mr. Hauser as Clerk for one year.
The number of bills processed by the office was over forty-five thousand (45,000) this year.
During the year over 3,900 statutory applications for abate- ment and exemption, consisting of Motor Excise, Poll, Personal Property and Real Estate were processed by the Board, the greatest percentage of which were on the transfer of ownership of motor vehicles.
The following permits were received from the Building Depart- ment during the year:
New buildings
187
New garages
11
Add. & Alter.
125
Signs
40
Reroofs
28
Misc.
9
Demolish bldgs.
30
Following is a comparison of exemptions granted on real estate as required by Law:
1958
1957
Veterans (disability, etc.)
$112,618.42
$106,902.20
Widows
17,623.65
15,718.55
Inability to pay
2,484.66
3,122.76
Minors
284.80
140.80
Old Age
4,609.30
3,849.12
Blind
665.72
872.45
$138,286.55
$130,605.88
The total amount of exemptions granted in 1958 represents ap- proximately $1.69 on the Tax Rate.
130
ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT
In 1941 and 1942 the Assessors reduced Real Estate values by 5% in each of these years. Jan. 1, 1952 one of the 5 % reductions was reinstated and on Mar. 31, 1958 the Assessors voted to reinstate the other 5% on all dwelling houses that were built prior to 1943. This increase in valuation amounted to $2,351,350. as of Jan. 1, 1958.
New property was found and total valuation increased as follows:
Jan. 1, 1955 $2,103,350. Jan. 1, 1956 1,612,850. Jan. 1, 1957 1,400,000. Jan. 1, 1958 1,553,500.
The actual total increase in Real Estate value in 1958 over 1957 was $3,904,850. Included in this amount is $2,351,350. due to the second 5 % increase which leaves a net increase of $1,553,500 in new property as of Jan. 1, 1958.
The Tax Rate figures, statistics and percentage of appropria- tions by Departments follows:
WALTER S. COOLEDGE, JR., Chairman LEONARD D. WOOD WILLIAM O. HAUSER, Clerk.
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF ASSESSORS
Recapitulation of Figures Used in Determining The Tax Rate of 1958 ($71.20)
DEBITS:
Appropriations (including all appropriations voted
since 1957 Tax Rate was fixed)
$7,307,625.62
Appropriations voted to be taken from Avail. Funds
219,859.05
$7,527,484.67
Overlay deficits
1,585.96
State audit of municipal accounts
520.92
State examination of Retirement System
237.46
Smoke Inspection Service
948.22
Metro. Parks
66,795.66
Metro. Sewer, North
161,505.79
Metro. Water
142,449.12
Bos. Metro. Dist. expense
428.24
Metro. Transit Authority
230,050.66
Smoke Inspection Service (1957 underestimate)
25.03
Metro. Sewer, North (1957 underestimate)
1,544.16
Metro. Transit Authority (1957 underestimate)
24,502.88
County Tax (includes 1957 underestimate)
239,913.76
Tuberculosis Hospital
48,726.51
Overlay of 1958
147,879.96
Gross amount to be raised
$8,594,599.00
CREDITS:
Income Tax
$ 320,040.75
Corporation Taxes
211,948.49
Old Age Tax (Meals)
13,937.98
Motor Vehicle & Trailer Excise (estimated)
600,000.00
Licenses
8,304.85
Fines
1,194.75
Special assessments
92,808.77
General Government
14,285.90
Frotection of persons & property
2,231.08
Health & sanitation
9,696.30
Highways
7,010.24
Charities
44,271.90
Old Age assistance
256,769.44
Veterans' services
21,534.78
School
48,092.09
Libraries
4,674.67 775.13
Cemeteries
17,578.30
Interest
19,568.89
State assistance for School construction
31,594.75
Dog Licenses
4,382.21
School tuition
19,945.64
Overestimates 1957
12,332.24
Available funds
619,859.05
2,729,292.20
Net amount to be raised on Polls & Property
$5,865,306.80
Number of Polls 14913, @ $2.00 each = Poll Tax
$ 29,826.00
Person Property
Valuation, $ 4,662,250. at $71.20 rate = Tax
331,952.20
Real Estate
Valuation, 77,296,750. at $71.20 rate = Tax
5,503,528.60
Total Value 81,959,000.
Total taxes to be levied on Polls & Property
$5,865,306.80
WALTER S. COOLEDGE, JR. LEONARD D. WOOD
Board of
WILLIAM O. HAUSER Assessors
Compiled by A. F. Wells, Exec. Secty., Board of Assessors, Sept. 18, 1958.
.
.
.
Recreation
346,454.00
Water receipts
. .
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Assessors' Record of STATISTICS OF THE TOWN OF ARLINGTON FROM 1950 TO 1958 INCLUSIVE
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
Town Appropriation and Available Funds
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
7,527,484.67
County Tax
123,707.60
148,243.15
147,707.26
148,584.12
152,415.64
173,547.77
182,588.69
209,737.10
221,642.35
Metro. Parks Tax
46,575.05
60,725.87
58,416.01
57,765.10
53,448.17
60,649.53
65,060.02
60,620.43
66,795.66
Metro. Sewer North
82,322.78
€7,564.49
79,947.22
92,487.65
79,381.14
86,242.34
99,614.34
118,627.49
161,505.79
Metro Water Tax
44,372.96
48,793.92
48,300.28
47,908.56
92,953.36
87,680.32
99,285.60
116,284.16
142,449.12
Bos Metro. Dist. Expense .
237.91
475.82
356.87
190.33
95.16
190.33
356.87
428.24
Auditing Municipal Accts.
2,767.46
2,585.34
387.48
285.49 5,592.34
334.51
3,536.89
284.12
3,792.07
520.92
State. Exam. of Retire. System
425.25
196.93
175.62
560.92
197.73
200.71
871.41
207.76
237.46
Smoke Inspect. Service ...
765.73
836.53
791.48
728.37
806.26
869.84
749.40
989.10
948.22
Tuberculosis Hospital
38,565.80
44,700.12
41,749.47
44,206.56
51,540.04
51,235.96
50,871.67
48,418.86
48,726.51
Metro. Transit Authority
37,521.74
22,486.89
114,284.90
162,355.21
173,066.62
137,739.28
125,434.26
174,506.23
230,050.66
Overlay (total appropriated)
66,056.68
75,623.84
89,346.71
93,409.08
98,702.95
107,299.32
139,890.61
149,786.60
147,879.96
Income Tax
326,149.73
270,405.92
276,944.31
294,497.41
318,250.84
323,511.78
298,528.33
348,394.49
320,040.75
Corporation Tax
242,953.42
148,038.49
148,038.49
221,078.49
239,338.49
221,078.49
216,513.49
230,208.49
211,948.49
Old Age Tax (Meals)
7,340.66
7,718.01
8,528.96
9,909.64
11,817.85
11,620.61
11,500.80
12,714.02
13,937.98
M'otor Excise Tax (1958 incomplete)
304,141.97 28,438.00
360,652.59 28,306.00
355,981.88
340,401.04 28,930.00
447,005.52
543,573.75 29,880.00
600,079.67 30,028.00
651,121.35 30,216.00
30,128.00
. .
.
.
...
Poll Tax (1958 incomplete)
668,430.10
28,820.00
29,200.00
Receipts & Avail. Funds .. Real Estate Valuation
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| 2,419,838.94| 2,729,292.20 58,822,600.00 60,651,250.00 64,451,250.00 65,937,350.00 67,673,950.00 69,675,700.00 71,779,050.00 73,391,900.00 77,296,750.00
Personal Property Valuation Net amount raised on
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
4,662,250.00
Polls & Property
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 41.42
3,931,587.92 54.40 16.59 37.81
4,410,373.28 59.20 24.92 34.28
5,303,124.70 69.20 23.06 46.14
5,514,137.52 70.40 23.79 46.61
71.20
School Tax Rate
23.94
Town Tax Rate
47.26
Payers of Per. & R. E. Taxes
8,941
9,392
9,603
9,816
10,286
10,493
10,680 9,762
11,304 9,943
11,390
Dwelling Houses (Est.) ...
8,495
8,716
8,948
9,197
9,414
9,568
10,153
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
WALTER S. COOLEDGE, JR. LEONARD D. WOOD
Assessors WILLIAM O. HAUSER
Compiled by A. F. Wells, Exec. Secty., Board of Assessors, Sept. 18, 1958.
5,865,306.80
Tax Rate (total)
134
ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT
Assessors Record of percentages of appropriations raised by taxation in 1958 ($7,307,625.62) and voted for use of Depts., Boards, etc.
Appropriated
Art. Item 6
Dept., Board, etc.
Percent
Claims & charges
Symmes Arl. Hosp.
0.41
534.00
8
1
Class. & Pay Plan
234.00
9
255.00
10
252.00
11
139.50
12
127.50 13
156.60
14
1.17
123.00
15
123.00
16
72.00
17
5,300.00
20
78,000.00
21
Acquisition of Land -
Acquisition of Land
0.30
2,225.00
35
1
Finance Comm.
0.03
23,714.00
35
2
Bd. of Select.
0.32
32,291.00
35
3
Town Mgr.
0.44
6,858.00
35
4
Purch. Agt.
0.09
10,606.00
35
5
Bldg. Main. Dept.
0.15
9,775.00
35
6
Personnel Bd.
0.13
23,116.00
35
7
Town Acct.
0.32
51,402.00
35
8
Town Treas. & Coll.
0.70
26,624.00
35
9
Bd. Assessors
0.35
32,783.00
35
10
Legal
0.45
23,620.00
35
11
Town Clerk
0.32
77,736.00
35
12
Pub. Wks. Dept.
1.06
79,454.00
35
13
Engineering
1.09
35,472.00
35
14
Elections & Town Meetings
0.49
1,200.00
35
15
Planning Board
0.02
4,654.00
35
16
Bd. of Survey
0.06
37,510.00
35
17
Robbins Town Hall
0.51
458,831.00
35
18
Police Dept.
6.28
534,837.00
35
20
Fire Dept.
7.32
18,048.00
35
21
Fire & Police Signals
0.25
20,356.00
35
2.2
Bldg. Plbg & Gas Dept.
0.28
3,212.00
35
23
Bd. of Appeals
0.04
12,562.00
35
24
Wire Dept.
0.17
5,178.00
35
25
Slr. Weights & Measures
0.07
69,050.00
35
27
Tree Warden
0.95
5,442.00
35
28
Civil Defense
0.07
121,952.00
35
29
Bd. of Health
1.67
695.00
35
30
Insp. Animals
0.01
25,500.00
35
31
0.35
170,000.00
35
32
Sanitary Div.
2.33
379,002.00
35
33
Div. High. & Brdgs
5.19
44,830.00
35
33A
Highway Cap. Outlay
0.61
98,897.00
35
34
St. Lighting
1.35
24,954.00
35
35
Traffic Signals
0.34
549,755.00
35
36
Public Welfare
7.52
59,410.00
35
37
Vets. Benefits
0.81
5,734.00
23
16,250.00
25
$ 29,276.17
Sewer Main.
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REPORT OF THE BOARD OF ASSESSORS
Appropriated
Art. Item
Dept., Board, etc.
Percent
2,462,146.00
35
38
School Dept.
33.70
192,638.00 35 39
Libraries
2.64
106,183.00 35 40
Parks & Playgrounds
1.45
11,970.00 35 41
Peirce Playground
0.16
110,000.00
35
4.2
Pensions
1.51
58,327.87
35
43
Cont. Ret. System
0.80
3,405.00
35
44
Memorial & Patriots Day
0.05
2,900.00
35
45
Printing Town Reports
0.04
153,750.00
35
46
Insurance
2.10
85,000.00
35
47
Reserve Fund
1.16
10,193.00
35
48
Main Town Hses
0.14
160,426.00
35
49
Water Dept. Main.
2.20
17,500.00
35
49A
Ext. Water Services etc.
0.24
55,372.00
35
50
Cemeteries
0.76
397,142.00
35
51
Maturing Town Debt.
5.44
24,900.00
36
Mass. Ave. Overpass
0.34
28,639.68
39
Ext. Sewer System
0.39
37,000.00
40
Ext. Water Mains
0.51
10,000.00
41
Ext. Storm Drains
0.14
30,000.00
4/2
Improve Water Vol., etc.
0.42
25,000.00
43
Side & Edgestones
0.34
20,000.00
44
Main. Sidewalks
0.27
1,000.00
45
Ext. Surface Drains
0.02
28,540.00
48
Recon. Certain Sts.
0.39
48,000.00
61
Const. of Ways
0.66
800.00
62
1 Ld Easements
0.01
2,665.00
66
Paving for Parking
0.04
100.00
70
Vote Mach. Comm.
200.00
77
Adver. Twn By-Laws
4,000.00
79
Christmas Lighting
0.05
900.00
80
Hdqrtrs Marine Corps League
0.01
$7,307,625.62
100.00
136
ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT
Annual Report of the Department of Civil Defense
Mr. Edward C. Monahan Town Manager Arlington 74, Mass.
December 31, 1958
Dear Sir:
In accordance with the By-Laws of the Town, I submit here- with the ninth annual report of the Department of Civil Defense.
Training reached a high peak during the year through the cooperation of the American Red Cross. Six hundred students at the Senior High School completed the Standard First-Aid Course. The entire regular Police Department personnel also completed the Standard Refresher Course.
Red Cross- Red Cross and Civil Defense jointly sponsored throughout the town other courses in First-Aid, Home Nursing and "Mother and Baby Care".
Auxiliary Police - Sixty-six men received regular weekly train- ing. A new program was introduced in 1958, that of guarding the schools against vandalism, a new public service, and in turn offering greater training to the force. Sixty men who are regularly assigned each week received mittens and traffic belts.
Ambulance - Civil Defense put into operation the reconditioned police ambulance. First-Aid crews have been assigned to man such in emergencies.
Auxiliary Fire Department - The Auxiliary Fire Force in- creased its training schedule to include precautions on Radioactive dangers.
Ham Operators - Radio Civil Defense volunteers have increased almost double due to the tireless efforts of Chief Radio Operator, George A. Davison. Surplus Army Walkie-Talkies have been con- verted for Civil Defense use by these electronic mechanics.
Explorer Scouts - Explorer Scouts again aided Civil Defense by distributing Civil Defense Handbooks to every home in the town.
Surplus Property - During the past year, approximately $20,000. of Federal Surplus Property was acquired for the town through the joint cooperation of Civil Defense and the School Department. Mr. Harry Patterson, Vocational Director of the School Department was most cooperative in this measure. The total cost to the town was $1427.49.
Matching Funds - Savings of $3035. was accomplished this year by the purchase of five two-way radios for the Police and Fire Department, and two radios for the Ham Operators, through the Matching Funds Program.
Disaster Service - On January 23, 1958 Auxiliary Police, Auxiliary Fire Departments and the Red Cross Disaster Service
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were placed in operation in the area of the plane crash on Lowell Street. The Auxiliary Police materially aided the regular depart- ment in "crowd control" and traffic duties for many hours.
On August 8, 1958, the Auxiliary Police were called to duty to protect life due to fallen wires as the result of the electric storm.
All activities have not been enumerated due to the fact of presenting a short concise report.
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