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483
Sunnyside Avenue
17 Broadway to near Decatur Street
40
2012
Sunset Road
75 Bow Street to 537 Summer Street
40
1357
Sunset Road
537 Summer Street to 176 Forest Street
40
347
Surry Road
16 Daniels Street to Davis Road
40
520
.
Sutherland Road
106 Paul Revere Rd. to Aberdeen Rd.
40
766
March 27, 1935; April 1, 1940
201
REPORT OF THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
March 28, 1934; March 13, 1946 Formerly Yale St., March 19, 1941
March 24, 1952
Shelley Road . . Sheraton Park .. Sherborn Street .. tShore Road ·
Browning Road to Wadsworth Road Spy Pond Parkway, northerly
40
March 31, 1927; March 31, 1937
April 2, 1956
Sky Line Drive
600
Sorensen Court
March 23, 1959
Old Town Way named Spring Place, November 9, 1846 April 7, 1851; November 20, 1911
Standish Road ... tSteep Rock Road . Stevens Terrace .
2 Pilgrim Road to Belmont Line
40
300
89 Spring Avenue, northeasterly
40
.. . . .
1405
Stony Brook Road
44 Hillsdale Road, easterly .
40
650
Stowecroft Road ..
21 Ridge Street to Sorensen Court
40
667
523
10 College Avenue to Sorensen Court
40
102
698
Stowecroft Road . *Summer Street ..
131 Mystic Street to Brattle Street 50
3920
300
40
·
.
..
...
.
......
March 23, 1955
March 28, 1934; March 31, 1937
March 21, 1958
April 2, 1925
Seminole Avenue ·
52 Tomahawk Rd. westerley
500
230
106 Medford Street to Webcowet Road Chapman Street, southerly
40
2006
900
Width
Public
Private
Sutherland Terrace
19 Sutherland Road, northwesterly
40
100
Swan Place
480 Massachusetts Avenue, southerly ...
30
595
April 2, 1956 March 14, 1877
Swan Street
40 Pleasant Street to Swan Place ·
40
250
800
Sylvia Street
Lexington Line to Rublee Street
40
. . .
2001
Tanager Street
35 Wollaston Ave. to Wollaston Ave.
40
1150
Teel Street
77 Massachusetts Ave. to 15 Cross Street
40
970
Teel Street Place
60 Teel Street, westerly
30
Temple Street
60 Highland Ave. to Lockeland Ave.
40
336
Temple Street
50 Lockeland Ave. to Endicott Road
40
606
767
Thesda Street
100 Wright Street to Reed Street
.
.
. .
·
...
.... .
425
+Thorn Road
146 Forest Street, southwesterly
40
185
Thorndike Street
86 Massachusetts Ave. to Margaret St.
40
1707
Tomahawk Road
295 Washington St. to north of Seminole Ave.
40
1653
Tower Road
172 Overlook Road, northwesterly
40
684
Trowbridge Street
45
1050
330
Tufts Street
45
1300
Udine Street
37 River Street to Everett Street
40
465
170
Unnamed Street ..
1422 Mass. Ave. to Paul Revere Road
40
. . ..
..
280
tUnnamed Street
Park Place, southerly
40
340
Upland Road
20 Falmouth Road to 162 Crosby Street .
40
525
190
Upland Road West
40
467
501
Valentine Road ...
114 Gray Street to Churchill Avenue
50
783
120 Massachusetts Ave. to B. & L. R. R.
40
1625
92
March 26, 1914; March 28, 1928;
Venner Road
40
777
Victoria Road
50
746
363
Virginia Road
344 Appleton Street to Dow Avenue ..
40
827
450
Vista Circle
50 Woodside Lane, southerly .
40
Wachusett Avenue
40
650
. . . .
.
50
744
. ..
..
50
1725
50
.
2146
March 23, 1938
202
ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT
March 20, 1916; March 27, 1935
March 26, 1914 April 2, 1866 March 23, 1959
+Unnamed Street .
129 Sylvia Street, westerly
40
.
400
#Unnamed Street
38 Kensington Park, southeasterly
40
·
March 20, 1916
March 22, 1950
50&40
1831
March 26, 1930; March 22, 1950; April 2, 1956
April 8, 1931
March 19, 1941
March 31, 1937
Village Lane
April 2, 1956
November 13, 1894 March 23, 1955
Wachusett Avenue Wachusett Avenue Wadsworth Road .
62 Wollaston Avenue to 207 Appleton St. 206 Appleton Street to Florence Avenue 146 Florence Avenue to Park Avenue ... Appleton St. to east of Wollaston Avenue
·
40
1620
Third Street
19 Peck Avenue to Perth Road
40
100
Thomas Street
200 Forest Street to Wright Street
40
350
¡Thompson Place
49 Lowell Street to Mill Lane
40
206
November 22, 1906 March 9, 1881; March 10, 1884
April 3, 1929 March 31, 1937
Teresa Circle
91 Morningside Dr. to Ridge St.
30-40
40
Sylvia Street
115 Rublee Street to south of Lublin St.
147 Massachusetts Ave. to 21 Waldo Road 287 Massachusetts Ave. to 26 Warren St. 413 Appleton Street to Rublee Street
40
960
University Road
162 Crosby Street to west of Hodge Road 206 Appleton Street to Virginia Road ...
Valley Road Varnum Street
267 Pleasant Street to 76 Hillsdale Road 37 Summer Street to 174 Mystic Street . 285 Lake Street to 279 Lake Street
40
·
Waldo Road
57 Cleveland Street to 71 Amsden Street
45
940
April 15, 1898; April 15, 1926; March 26, 1930; formerly Laurel Street
March 7, 1870
April 1, 1940; March 19, 1954 May 27, 1873; Old Town Way, November 9, 1846; Laid out by County Comm., 1874
March 21, 1958
Washington Street
46 Brattle Street to Summer Street .
40
242
458
Washington Street
334 Summer Street to Ronald Road
40
1442
Washington Street
79 Ronald Road to Clyde Terr.
40
1141
1370
Water Street
675 Massachusetts Ave. to Russell Street
40
680
1300
Waverley Street ..
158 Florence Avenue to Cedar Avenue ..
40
2133
790
Webcowet Road
128 Medford Street to Orchard Terrace
40
473
Webcowet Road ..
22 Orchard Terrace northerly to Mystic Lake Drive
40
608
Webster Street
40
2390
40
457
40
737
38 Wellington Street to Addison Street
40
191
167 Lowell Street, 200 feet northwesterly
40
211
March 13, 1946
118 Lowell Street to Orient Avenue
50
2310
40
555
340
March 19, 1954; March 23, 1955
West Street
50
440
Wheaton Road
40
400
March 23, 1959
Wheeler Lane
White Street
29 Margaret Street to 16 Burch Street .
40
375
April 1, 1940 November 23, 1909
Whittemore Street Wigwam Circle .
406 Massachusetts Ave. to B. & L. R. R. 302 Washington St. westerly
40
466
256
58 Williams Street to Ely Road
40
1082
April 3, 1929
17 Lockeland Avenue to 14 Highland Ave.
40
370
Wildwood Avenue .
14 Highland Avenue to 14 Coleman Road
40
365
. .
....
......
March 28, 1951
Wilson Avenue
170 Lake Street to Concord Turnpike
40
Winchester Road
74 Old Mystic Street to 2 Greenwood Road
40
896
2159
March 29, 1939
203
REPORT OF THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
Waldo Road
71 Amsden Street to 70 Teel Street
40
. . . ...
593
20 Walnut Street, easterly
25
1360
Walnut Street . Walnut Terrace .
55 Walnut Street to 269 Gray Street ....
40
613
·Warren Street ...
59 Medford Street to 133 Broadway .
50
2680
Warwick Street .. Washington Ave. .
27 Marathon Street to Trowbridge Street
45
.
55 Madison Avenue to Orient Avenue ..
40
250
April 8, 1931
April 15, 1936; March 23, 1959 March 15, 1894
tWater St. Ext. ..
Summer Street to Russell Street
50
March 22, 1950; March 22, 1957 March 31, 1937
April 15, 1926
March 25, 1861, and April 15, 1926 March 23, 1959
Wellesley Road .. Wellington Street .
267 Broadway to Mystic Valley Parkway 63 River Street to Everett Street 86 Pleasant Street, easterly
November 8, 1897; March 6, 1911
tWellington St. Ex. West Court Terr. . Westminster Ave. . Westmoreland Ave.
221 Lowell Street to Orient Avenue
82 Wollaston Avenue to Appleton Street 118 North Union Street to Everett Street 165 Mountain Avenue to north of Dickson Avenue
40
.
Wilbur Avenue .. Wildwood Avenue . Wildwood Avenue .
31 Bartlett Avenue to Lockeland Avenue
40
1110
. . ....
March 29, 1939; formerly Trent St.
April 3, 1929; formerly Trent St. March 23, 1955
Williams Street
40
1509
Willow Court .
12 Arnold Street to 43 Piedmont Street .. 801 Massachusetts Avenue, northerly ...
30
170
585
341
Wall Street
202 Spring St. to 723 Concord Turnpike . 40
Walnut Court
998 Massachusetts Ave. to 252 Gray Street 33
275
200
.
August 4, 1884; March 17, 1881
March 21, 1958
400
40
. .
Width
Public
Private
Windermere Ave. . Windermere Park . Windmill Lane ..
48 Bartlett Avenue to Churchill Avenue 12 Windermere Avenue, southerly
40
441
400
2 Old Middlesex Path to 21 Morningside Drive .
40
.
.
Windsor Street .
38 Waldo Road, 423 feet southwesterly . .
40
423
Winnick Place
126 Medford Street to Sherborn Street ..
20
111
Winslow Street
30 Mystic Street to Russell Terrace
40
528
. ..
.
Winter Street
201 Massachusetts Ave. to 79 Broadway
40
1540
·
March 14, 1892 April 13, 1874; also Old Town Way, November 9, 1864
Winthrop Road Wollaston Avenue
103 Park Avenue to West Street
60
1340
September 23, 1878; November 13, 1894; March 16, 1908
*Wollaston Avenue
3 West St. to northeast of Nicod St.
50
. . . . .
600
Wollaston Avenue
347 Appleton St. to northeast of Nicod St.
60
860
Wollaston
Avenue
344 Appleton Street to Concord Turnpike
60
....
1332
Woodbury Street .
35 Dundee Road to Hibbert Street .
40
750
Woodland Street ..
120 Jason Street to Bartlett Avenue .
40
282
March 22, 1909
Woodland Street .
109 Bartlett Avenue to 18 Lincoln Street 40
240
10
1225
819
Portion formerly Brattle Avenue; March 22, 1957
Wright Street
607 Summer Street to Winchester Line ..
40
1596
966
March 22, 1957
Wyman Street
347 Massachusetts Ave. to 84 Warren St.
40
1050
......
March 20, 1916
Yale Road
75 River Street to Everett Street
40
454
Yerxa Road
95 Hemlock Street to Ridge Street
40
1269
*Streets laid out by the County Commissioners.
Length of Private Streets open for travel . .
.... ..... ....
35.66
+Proposed Street not built.
Length of Proposed Private Streets
5.30
204
ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT
...
March 25, 1915
March 19, 1888; November 22, 1906
Wyman Terrace
341 Massachusetts Ave. to 352 Mass. Ave.
751
·
March 27, 1906; April 3, 1929
.
30
127 M'ass. Ave., 577 ft. northeasterly ..
40
577
1580
Windsor Street
.....
Portion formerly Sawyer Road March 25, 1915 May 6, 1924
40
265
97 Summer Street, northerly
March 22, 1957; March 23, 1959
Woodside Lane .
28 Oak Hill Drive to north of Brattle St.
Length of Public Streets and Town Ways
80.77
205
REPORT OF THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
GENERAL STATISTICS
Arlington is situated six miles northeast of Boston, in latitude 42 deg., 25 min. north; longitude 71 deg., 09 min. west, at an eleva- tion above mean tide of from 4 to 377 feet.
Massachusetts Avenue at Cambridge line, elevation 10 feet. Massachusetts Avenue at Pleasant Street, elevation 48 feet. Massachusetts Avenue at Park Avenue, elevation 155 feet.
Park Circle at Eastern Avenue (base of standpipe), elevation 377 feet. Cresent Hill Avenue at Park Place, elevation 281 feet.
The Town and a part of what is now Belmont were set off from Cambridge and incorporated as West Cambridge in 1807. The name was changed from West Cambridge to Arlington in 1867.
Area of Town, including that covered by water, 3,5171/2 acres 51/2 square miles; area covered by water, 286.2 acres.
Parks: Town 145.62 acres; Metropolitan 52.25 acres.
Total cemetery areas, 51.20 acres.
Public streets and Town ways; Macadam, 21.47 miles, Macasphalt, 0.27 miles; Colprovia, 0.29 miles; Kyrock, 0.47 miles; oiled gravel, 21.82 miles; concrete, 0.24 miles; bituminous concrete, 36.21 miles; total 80.77 miles.
State Highways and parkways, 5.87 miles. Private streets open for travel, 35.66 miles.
Length of proposed private street, 5.30 miles.
Permanent sidewalks; Bituminous concrete, 27.97 miles; brick, 3.08 miles; cement, 58.89 miles.
Edgestones, 61.33 miles.
Sewer System, 109.62 miles. Water system, 121.13 miles.
Storm drain system, 64.30 miles. Catch basins, 2609.
206
ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT
Annual Report of the Police Department
Mr. Edward C. Monahan Town Manager Town Hall Arlington, Mass.
Dear Mr. Monahan:
I herewith submit my sixth Annual Report for the year ending December 31, 1959:
TOWN OF ARLINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS
Population 47,148
Area 5 1/2 Square Miles
Public Streets 80.77
Private Streets open to travel 35.66
State Highways and Parkways 5.87
The net cost of operation of the Police Department for 1959, including maintenance of Police Headquarters and equipment was $476,618.01.
Salaries $457,708.26
Maintenance of Building and other
Expenses
26,330.85
Gross Cost $484,039.11
Less Receipts as follows :
Bicycle Licenses $
108.00
* Court Fines turned over to Treasurer 2,499.69
Miscellaneous
309.82
Reimbursement for damages to Town
Property
3,719.79
Permits for Firearms 328.00
Taxi Operators
455.80
Total Receipts 7,421.10
Net Cost of Department for 1959 $476,618.01
Per Capita cost based on population of 47,148 10.11
*Total Fines imposed by the Court on Arlington Cases were $11,678.00
ORGANIZATION CHIEF OF POLICE ALBERT E. RYAN
Captains
Ferdinand A. Lucarelli
James J. Flynn
207
REPORT OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
Lieutenants
John Y. Duggan, Jr. Phillip A. Sweeney William M. Germain
William A. Riley George H. Fitzgibbon Edward A. Sullivan Charles W. Scannell John A. Ryan
Sergeants
Walter H. O'Leary
Harold J. O'Leary
Francis A. Cook
Arthur G. Guarente
James A. Doherty
Patrolmen
George G. Alexie
James P. Barry
William F. Bowler
Robert E. Lombard
Henry E. Bradley
James J. Lyons
Agostino G. Manderino
John F. McNally
William F. Burns
Frederick J. Cameron
Robert C. O'Brien
Thomas A. O'Neil, Jr.
Bernard L. O'Quinn
Amelio Cappella John F. Carroll James M. Casali, Jr.
Robert L. Ouellette
William J. Colby
Gerald J. Connors
James J. Reagan
James H. Cooke
Jerome J. Riccio
Frank J. Davidson
William E. Richardson, Jr.
John J. Donnelly
John J. Roche
James J. Donovan Gerald J. Duggan
Paul F. Rubenskas
Donald M. Flynn
Dominic J. Santosuosso
Lawrence B. Flynn
Wilson P. Schaber
Raymond W. Forrest
Donald Seabury
William K. Fraser
Charles L. Sewall
Walter T. Galvin
Richard F. Shea
Peter F. Greeley
William J. Shea, Jr.
Timothy T. Hourihan
Albert E. Spina
Edward J. Keating
Joseph A. Steele
James J. Tierney
Virgil E. Wagner
Walter F. Knowles
George J. White
William J. Lanigan
William F. White
Albert L. Young
Civilians
Principal Clerk
Anne P. O'Neil
Principal Clerk-Stenographer Bernice H. Holmes
Senior Clerk-Stenographer Dorothy A. Lahan
Police Matron Mary A. Tremblay
Custodian
Raymond Wilson
Motor Equipment and Radio Repairman Joseph J. Keefe
Traffic Signal Maintenance Man James J. Carmody
Asst. Traffic Signal Maintenance Man James X. O'Leary
Motor Equipment Operator Grade I Wilbur Nelson
Robert G. Learnard
John H. Lecain
Daniel F. Lee
John J. Buckley, Jr. Thomas E. Burns
George J. Morgan
John F. Powers
Robert J. Roche
John J. Hourihan
Charles E. Skerry
Paul D. Keeffe John M. Kelley
Thomas F. Sullivan Charles O. Toomey
208
ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT
SCHOOL TRAFFIC SUPERVISORS
Catherine M. Abbott
Julia Eustace
Mary M. Barnstead
Janet Egan
Eleanor M. Campobasso
Estelle A. Ferry
Louise Cronan
Ruth E. Foley
Julia D. Cronin Rose DeGeorge
Mildred Hurd
Rose DeNitto
Margaret E. Knowles
Rita M. Doherty
Dorothy I. Leary
Helen F. Downing
Julia M. Morrison
Margaret R. Duffy
Annabelle O'Connell
Elsie M. Duggan
Kathleen Wright
Maydean B. Young
LOST TIME FOR YEAR
Days off, vacation and sickness amounted to 10,642 days.
NEW APPOINTMENTS
Patrolmen
Jerome J. Riccio
May 3, 1959
Paul F. Rubenskas
September 13, 1959
Gerald J. Connors
September 13, 1959
SCHOOL TRAFFIC SUPERVISORS
Rose DeNitto September 10, 1959
Mildred Hurd September 10, 1959
Maydean B. Young November 9, 1959
SEPARATIONS FROM DEPARTMENT
Police Officers Lieutenant Philip A. Sweeney retired June 26, 1959 Sergeant William A. Riley retired February 10, 1959 Patrolman George J. White died July 9, 1959 Patrolman Edward J. Keating was on Military Leave and resigned August 4, 1959.
SCHOOL TRAFFIC SUPERVISORS
Margaret R. Duffy resigned June 19, 1959 Estelle A. Ferry resigned June 19, 1959
Catherine M. Abbott resigned September 10, 1959 to accept a posi- tion with the Public Works Department.
The Department has a total of 79 police officers, including all grades, which is a ratio of one and sixty seven one hundreths (1.67) per thousand population based on a total population of 47,148.
Marion R. Hamel
209
REPORT OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
STATISTICS ON ARRESTS - 1959
Number of Persons Arrested - Male
966
Number of Persons Arrested - Female
80
Criminal Process Served for Outside Departments
1,607
TOTAL
2,653
Residents
1,936
Non-Residents
617
Juvenile or Persons under 17 years of Age Residents
69
Non-Residents
31
100
TOTAL
2,653
OFFENSES FOR WHICH ARRESTS WERE MADE CRIMES VS. PERSON
1958
1959
Aggravated Assault
1
0
Assault and Battery with Dangerous Weapon
3
4
Assault and Battery
9
8
Assault and Battery, Indecent
2
1
Carnal Abuse
1
0
Rape, Statutory
0
2
Robbery, Armed or Unarmed
0
5
Threatening
1
0
TOTAL
17
20
CRIMES VS. PROPERTY
1958
1959
Arson
0
2
Breaking and Entering and Larceny
11
2
Entering Dwelling and Making an Assault
0
2
Forgery, Uttering, and Larceny
4
7
Larceny by Check
8
10
Larceny of More than $100.00
6
8
Larceny of Less than $100.00
18
11
Larceny of Automobile
6
2
Malicious Damage to Property
1
6
Receiving Stolen Property
2
4
Using Motor Vehicle Without Authority
3
9
Using Motor Vehicle Without
Authority After
0
1
TOTAL
59
64
CRIMES VS. PUBLIC ORDER
Abandonment
0
1
Abortion
0
1
Absent Without Leave
1
0
Accessory Before the Fact
0
2
Accosting
1
0
Adultery
1
2
Bribery
0
1
Breach of the Peace
0
1
Burglarious Tools in Possession
2
0
Carrying Dangerous Weapon
1
3
Suspension of License
210
ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT
Committing an Unnatural Act
8
2
Contributing to Delinquency of Minor
2
1
Dangerous Weapon in Vehicle Under Control
1
0
Delinquent Children
89
100
Disturbing the Peace
4
16
Drunkenness
158
109
Extortion
0
2
Failing to Provide Necessary Care of Child
1
3
Fornication
1
0
Fugitive From Justice
1
0
Idle and Disorderly
0
1
Illegal Possession of Switch Knife
1
0
Illegitimacy
3
2
Incest
2
0
Indecent Exposure
1
0
Lewd in Speech and Behaviour
2
0
Lewd and Lascivious Cohabitation
4
2
Lewdness
1
0
Lottery Tickets in Possession
0
1
Meter Violations
26
3
Matter of Care and Protection
0
4
Non-Payment of Wages
0
1
Non-Support
14
16
Obscene Pictures in Possession
3
1
Open and Gross Lewdness
3
4
Possessing Indecent Lit. Picture Film and Prints
0
1
Runaway
0
1
Safekeeping
11
15
Setting Up and Promoting a Lottery
0
1
Suspicious Person
2'9
35
Trespassing
1
0
Vagrant
3
5
Violation of Auto Laws
169
290
Violation of Auto Laws (Operating to Endanger)
19
33
Violation of Auto Laws (Operating Under Influence)
47
44
Violation of Drug Laws
3
0
Violation of Firearm Laws
4
1
Violation of Probation
12
7
Violation of Town By-Law
1
0
Violation of Traffic Rules
217
250
Criminal Process Served for Outside Departments
1,399
1,607
TOTAL
2,254
2,653
RECAPITULATION
1958
1959
* Crimes vs. Person
17
20
* Crimes vs. Property
59
64
* Crimes vs. Public Order
855
962
Criminal Process Served for Outside Departments
1,399
1,607
TOTAL CRIMES FOR WHICH ARRESTS WERE MADE
2,330
2,653
1958
1959
Conspiracy
8
0
*Juvenile Arrests are Included In These Totals
211
REPORT OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
DISPOSITION OF CASES
1958
1959
Delivered Outside
1,399
1,607
Guilty
721
816
Not Guilty and Discharged
114
116
Pending
14
12
Released or Discharged
82
102
TOTAL
2,330
2,653
JUVENILE OFFICER'S REPORT
1959
AGE GROUP
7 8 9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Total
Assault & Battery
1
1
2
4
A & B. (Indecent)
1
3
3
B & E. - Day-time
1
1
1
2
1
4
Disturbance of Peace
2
10
15
False Alarm of Fire
1
1
Fornication
1
1
Larceny - Over $100.
3
1
1
5
Larceny - Under $100.
1 2
2
4
4
6
19
Malicious Damage
1
3
6
8
3
21
Miscellaneous
1
1
5
5
2
6
7
14
3
44
Receiving Stolen Prop.
3
3
5
6
17
Stoning Train
1
1
1
1
1
Unnatural Act
1
1
1
3
Using M.V. W/O Auth.
2
5
7
TOTAL
2
1
6
9
7
18
25 43
43
154
MALES
2
1
5
9
17 18 36 40-134)
FEMALES
1
1
1
7
7
3- 20)
1
A & B. Dgrs. Weapon
3
B & E. - Night-time
1
2
2
Runaway
3
Stubborn Child
154
The number of REPEATERS for the year 1959 was 29.
Restitution made for the year 1959 was $2,242.73.
JUVENILE OFFICER'S REPORT - 1959
OFFENSE
Out of Town
Brackett
Bishop
Crosby
Cutter
Dallin
Hardy
Locke
J.H. East
J.H. Ind.
J.H. West
Parmenter
Pierce
Sr. High
St. Agnes
Voc. High St. James
TOTAL
Male
Female
Court
Y.S. Bd.
Probation
Institution
Dismissed
Warned
TOTAL
A & B.
1
4
4
A & B. Dgrs. Weapon
3
3 ||
3
3
3
3
A & B., Indecent
1
1
1
1
1
1
B & E., Day-time
1
1
1
3
3
1
1
2
3
B & E., Night-time
2
1
1
4
4
| 4
4
4
Dist. of Peace
7
1
7
15
12
3 |
5
5
10
15
False Alarm
1
1
1
1
1
Fornication
1
1
1 |1
| 1
1
Larceny, Over
1
4
5
5
5|1| 4
5
Larceny, Under
5
1
5
7
1
19
13
6
19
19
Mal. Damage
2 2 5
9 3
21
21
21
21
Miscellaneous
6
11 8 1
10
3
13
1
44
41
3
44
44
Unnatural Act
-
1
2
3
3
3 |
3
3
Using M.V. W/O Auth.
6
1
7
7
7 |1 6
7
Rec. Stolen Prop.
2 |
2
2
2
2
Runaway
8
3
5
1
17|
10 | 7 |5|3|
2
12
17
Stoning Train
3
3 |
3
3
3 1
Stubborn Child
1 |
1|
1
1
1
1
TOTAL
35
1|4|8|1|
23 | 2 |10
60 |10
154 134 |20 |38 | 9 |29
116 |154
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4
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213
REPORT OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
MISCELLANEOUS DUTIES
1958
1959
Accidents Other Than Auto
Personal Injury Involved
177
150
Bank Alarm - False
24
19
Bank Alarm - Test
78
8.2
Buildings Found Open and Made Secure
575
481
Buildings Reported Vacant and Protected
797
789
Cases Investigated
4,175
4,461
Complaints of Children
1,077
1,187
Dead Bodies Cared For
- Animal
88
112
Dead Bodies Cared For - Human
39
40
Dogs Killed
22
37
Dog Bites Investigated
105
126
Dog Complaints
144
117
Electric Lights - Defective
776
1,032
Electric Wires - Defective
121
28
Fire Alarms - False
68
117
Fire Alarms - Given
168
212
Injured Persons Assisted Home
20
3
Injured Persons Assisted to Hospital
170
121
Investigations for Other Departments
41
27
Lanterns Placed on Dangerous Places
43
40
Lost Children Cared For
18
30
Mental Persons
15
22
Messages Delivered
118
117
Missing Persons
63
81
Officers at Fires
247
348
Sick Persons Assisted Home
14
11
Sick Persons Assisted to Hospital
134
140
Street and Walks - Defective
165
170
Water Running to Waste
63
30
TOTAL
9,545
10,030
MOTOR VEHICLE VIOLATIONS
Motor Vehicle Violations
2,808
Residents Prosecuted
44
Residents Warned
789
Non-Residents Prosecuted
294
Non-Residents Warned
1,215
Residents Registry
90
Non-Residents Registry
376
Parking Violations
5,151
Residents Prosecuted
724
Residents Warned
2,968
Non-Residents Prosecuted
707
Non-Residents Warned
752
Meter Violations
3,337
Residents Prosecuted
44
Residents Warned
1,876
No Fix
1,417
11,296
214
ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT
AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT'S
1958
1959
Fatalities
1
1
Involving Personal Injury
266
305
Involving Property Damage
269
308
TOTAL
536
614
Accidents Investigated
203
254
Number of Persons Injured
403
446
Operators Interviewed
308
393
Witnesses Interviewed
21
48
Injured Persons Interviewed
82
87
TOTAL
411
528
The one Fatal Accident was as follows:
On January 12, 1959 at 8:06 P.M. Mary M. Murphy, 50 years, 81 Fairmont Street, Arlington, a pedestrian, while crossing Massa- chusetts Avenue in a easterly direction from Milton Street was struck by an automobile being operated inbound on Massachusetts Avenue receiving injuries which resulted in her death on that date.
AUTOMOBILES
1958
1959
Reported Stolen in Arlington
28
31
Reported Stolen in Arlington and Recovered
26
30
Recovered in Arlington for Other Cities
42
47
OWNERSHIP TRANSFERRED
Permits to Use by Private Owners 558
Used Cars Taken in Trade by Arlington Dealers .. . .
5,958
LICENSES - REGISTRATIONS - SUSPENDED
- REVOKED
Licenses to Operate Suspended
285
348
Licenses to Operate Revoked
59
55
Registrations Revoked
16
14
Registrations Suspended
5
4
AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT'S
Fatalities
1
1
Involving Personal Injury
266
305
Involving Property Damage
269
308
536
614
REPORT OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
215
BUREAU OF CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION 1959
The following crimes have been investigated and are classified as follows:
*Breaking and Entering and Larceny 104
Unfounded 39
Cleared by Arrest 9
Not Cleared by Arrest 56
*Larcenies Reported
340
Unfounded 131
Cleared by Arrest 27
Not Cleared by Arrest 182
*Larcenies of Automobiles
43
Unfounded 12
Cleared by Arrest 12
Not Cleared by Arrest 19
Larcenies by Check
29
Unfounded
0
Cleared by Arrest 19
Not Cleared by Arrest 10
Rape (Statutory)
2
Unfounded
0
Cleared by Arrest 2
Not Cleared by Arrest
0
Robbery (Armed)
2
Unfounded 0
Cleared by Arrest 2
Not Cleared by Arrest 0
*Includes Attempts to Commit
INVESTIGATIONS 1959
Abortion
1
Accidental Death (playing football)
1
Accosting
6
Adultery
2
Arson
2
Assault and Battery
19
Assault and Battery by Means of Dangerous Weapon
4
Breaking and Entering and Assault
4
Breaking and Entering and Larceny
104
Bribery
1
Care and Protection
7
Contributing to Delinquency of Minor
1
Dangerous Weapon in Possession
2
Forgery and Uttering
5
Former Residents Investigated
13
Fugitive from Justice
5
Home Conditions
4
Illegitimacy
3
Indecent Assault and Battery
3
Disturbance of Peace
15
216
ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT
Indecent Exposure
8
Larcenies
412
Lewdness - Open and Gross
4
Lewd and Lascivious Cohabitation
2
Lottery Tickets in Possession
5
Malicious Damage to Property
11
Mental
2
Miscellaneous Investigations
44
Missing Persons
10
Narcotics
5
Non-Support
28
Objectionable Literature (Number Stores Checked)
330
Obscene Pictures in Possession
2
Outside Police Departments
54
Rape (Statutory)
2
Receiving Stolen Property
6
Robbery (Armed)
2
Sudden Deaths
42
Suicides (Including Attempts)
7
Suspicious Persons
5
Suspicious Telephone Calls
14
Taking of Fingerprints for Gun Permits
141
Unnatural Acts
3
Setting Up and Promoting Lottery
5
Registering Bets
5
Using Motor Vehicle Without Authority
8
Vagrancy
(1951 Murder Still Under Investigation)
TOTAL 1,362
INVESTIGATIONS FOR OTHER DEPARTMENTS 1959
Selectmen's Office 303
Claims Against the Town 14
Dog Complaints
15
Jurors 49
Licenses
195
Secretary of State
2/3
Sidewalk Accidents
7
Town Manager's Office 3
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