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10,000.00
U.S. Treas. 2 12 % Bonds-2/1/63 Series G
25,000.00
U.S. Treas. 4% Bonds-2/15/80
39,000.00
U.S. Treas. 21/2 %-Bonds 6/15/62 Series
40,000.00
U.S. Treas. 3 1/4 % Bonds-6/15/78
50,000.00
U.S. Treas. 3% Bonds-2/15/95
75,000.00
U.S. Treas. 37/8 % Bonds-11/15/74 .. U.S. Treas. 3 1/2 % Bonds-2/15/90
17,000.00
U.S. Treas. 47/8 % Bonds-11/15/63 ..
40,000.00
U.S. Treas. 35/8 % Notes-2/15/62 ..
85,000.00
U.S. Treas. 25/8 % Notes-2/15/63 .. U.S. Treas. 4% Bonds-5/15/60
65,000.00
U.S. Treas. 4 34 % Bonds-5/15/64
52,000.00
U.S. Treas. 3 12 % Notes-5/15/60
87,000.00
U.S. Treas. 5% Notes-8/15/64
180,000.00
U.S. Treas. 47/8 % Bonds-11/15/63
30,000.00
Chesapeake & Ohio RY Bonds 3 14 % ..
25,000.00
Western Maryland RY Bonds 3 3/8 % ...
25,000.00
American Tel & Tel Co Bonds 3 7/8 % .... N.Y. Chicago & St. Louis RY Bonds 3 3/8 %
50,000.00
25,000.00
International Bank Reconstruction &
Development 41/4 %-1/15/79 10,000.00 $1,209,869.13
159,000.00
96,000.00
REPORT OF THE CONTRIBUTORY RETIREMENT SYSTEM
357
SUMMARY OF MEMBERSHIP ACTIVITY
1937-1958
1959
Total
Entrants
900
42
942
Deaths
54
3
57
Withdrawals
304
14
318
Retirements
103
8
111
Active Member as of 12/31/59
562
Members on Retirement 12/31/59
63
Amount of Retirement Allowance Paid:
$677,926.10 $93,914.96
$771,841.06
Allowance in effect as of December 31, 1959
$ 63,709.99
CARMEN T. FORITANO HAROLD A. CAHALIN WARREN E. O'LEARY Contributory Retirement Board
FRANCIS A. COUGHLIN, Treasurer
CARMEN T. FORITANO, Accountant
358
ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT
Report of the Town Treasurer
1959
Cash Balance, January 1, 1959 $ 2,603,614.61 11,553,128.53
Receipts, 1959
Expended, 1959
$14,156,743.14 12,091,603.41
Cash Balance, December 31, 1959 $ 2,065,139.73
Contingent Funds, December 31, 1959 937.00
$ 2,066,076.73 FRANCIS A. COUGHLIN Town Treasurer
PARKING METER COLLECTIONS
1959
January 1, 1959 - December 31, 1959 ... . ..
$ 12,980.96
FRANCIS A. COUGHLIN Town Treasurer
TOWN OF ARLINGTON - STABILIZATION FUND 1959
Appropriated at 1958 Annual Town Meeting $ 150,000.00
Appropriated at 1959 Annual Town Meeting . . 100,000.00
$ 250,000.00
Income
Interest on U.S. Treasury Bills
2,943.00
Interest from Arlington Co-operative Bank 221.79
$ 253,164.79
Investments
U.S. Treasury Bills maturing 4/15/60 @ cost $ 240,800.83
Arlington Co-operative Bank, Savings Share
Account T5280
12,363.96
Fund and Accumulated Income, 12/31/59 $ 253,164.79
FRANCIS A. COUGHLIN Town Treasurer
359
TOWN ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT
Report of the Town Accountant
January 21, 1960
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen
Mr. Arthur D. Saul, 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, 1959, 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, 1959 GENERAL ACCOUNTS
ASSETS
LIABILITIES & RESERVES
General Cash Petty Cash
$2,065,139.73 937.00
2,066,076.73
Comm. of Mass. - General Accounts Middlesex County Hospital
$ 4,123.19
Accounts Receivable:
Poll Taxes Levy - 1959 .
1,222.00
Maintenance & Operation of Schools -P.L. 874
61,078.29
Personal Property Taxes - Levy 1958 .
377.36
Federal Assistance - Students
P.L. 85-864 VA
314.53
Levy 1959
7,234.92
7,612.28
Federal Assistance - Students P.L. 85-864 Title 3
8,102.95
Real Estates Taxes - Levy 1959
97,056.82
Group Insurance
16,975.01
Guarantee Deposits
13,143.93
Agency :
Dog Licenses 62.50
2,611.51
Special Assessments:
50.00
Moth Levy - 1959
71.25
Unapportioned Water Main - Assessments
1,362.58
Schools
1,135.51
Unapportioned Sewer Assessments
961.60
206.00 E. Nelson Blake, Jr. - Fund . . Douglas Cemetery Lot - Fund 455.85
Apportioned Sewer Added to - 1959 Taxes
462.89
Fund 195.85
Ida Robbins Fund - Maint.
Unapportioned Street Better- ment - Assessments .
43,605.75
Robbins House 8,180.10
Apportioned Street Betterment -
Library Trust Funds
4,020.55
28,971.12
Added to 1959 Taxes
1,516.14
Tailings - Unclaimed Checks Gifts & Bequests : Ethel Wellington Memorial Fund Trust Fund Income: Charity Trust Fund Income .
14,777.26
Motor Vehicle & Trailer Excise Taxes Levy 1958 5,867.23
Motor Vehicle & Trailer Excise Taxes Levy 1959
78,637.48
84,504.71
State & County Assessments :
11,811.54
Personal Property Taxes -
Irving Johnson Cemetery -
Unapportioned Sidewalk --- Assessments 5,591.95
Apportioned Sidewalk Added to -1959 Taxes
25.01
53,597.17
Recoveries - Disability Assistance Reimbursements 709.20
Federal Grants:
Committed Interest :
1959 Betterment Interest
441.78
1959 Sewer Interest:
175.58
1959 Sidewalk Interest
2.00
619.36
U. S. Grants - Old Age Assistance Admı. 11,531.58
U. S. Grants - Disability Assistance Adm.
19,013.55
Tax Titles - Held by Town
18,047.82
Tax Possessions
4,785.44
22,833.26
815.95
George Barden - Fire
132.00
48,431.95
Departmental Revenue:
Town Manager
115.00
Revolving Funds:
School Lunch
18,887.60
Tree
40.08
School Milk
1,798.75
Engineers
31.38
School Physical Education
3,451.28
Police
351.87
School Registration -Receipts
1,004.65
25,142.28
Fire .
1,049.70
Board of Health
50,721.58
Welfare -Other Cities & Towns
7,337.84
Comm. of Mass. -- Aid to
General
46,549.24
Dependent Children
4,611.16
Lots & Graves
112,117.50
158,666.74
Receipts Reserved for Appropriation:
Fire Loss
3,447.53
Symmes Arlington Hospital ·
75,168.53
Parking Meter Collections
12,767.78
Cemetery - Regular
419.00
Cemetery - Annual Care
1,473.60
152,796.46
Russell Common
213.78
16,429.09
...
. .
449,000.91
Unexpended Appropriation Balance Encumbered Appropriation Balance
300,009.77
Sale of Land :
Old Age Assistance - Other Cities & Towns
5,068.21
School
35.00
Parking Meter Collections -
6,889.72
Premiums on Bonds & Notes . .. Recoveries - Old Age Assistance Reimbursements 57,910.04
U. S. Grants - Aid to Dependent Children Adm. 16,938.87
Tax Titles & Tax Possessions :
Smith-Hughes -G. Barden Voc. School
Public Works
6,373.51
Water:
Water Liens Added to 1959
Taxes
389.88
Water Rates
21,999.48
22,389.36
Revenue Reserved Until Collected: Motor Excise Revenue 84,504.71
Special Assessments Revenue . .
53,597.17
State Aid to Highway
5,066.64
County Aid to Highway
2,534.47
7,601.11
Committed Interest Revenue 619.36 18,047.82
Tax Title Revenue
Tax Possession Revenue 4,785.44
Departmental Revenue
152,796.46
Water Revenue 22,389.36
Aid to Highway Revenue 7,601.11
344,341.43
Accounts to be Provided For:
Overlay Deficit - Levy 1958 . Middlesex County Tax
1,369.00
Reserve for Petty Cash
937.00
5,498.82
Excess & Deficiency
939,055.52
$2,523,177.08
$2,523,177.08
Reserve Fund - Overlay Surplus
10,587.55 Overlay Reserved for Abatement -- Levy 1957 4,197.52
Overlay Reserved for Abatement - Levy 1959 13,623,79
DEFERRED ACCOUNTS December 31, 1959
Apportioned Assessments Not Due:
Apportioned Special Assessments Due 1960 - 1980:
Sewer
$ 17,521.48
Sewer .
$ 17,521.48
Sidewalk
14,330.83
Sidewalk
14,330.83
Street Betterments
240,056.12
Street Betterments
240,056.12
Water
434.94
Water
434.94
$ 272,343.37
$ 272,343.37
DEBT ACCOUNTS
Net Funded or Fixed Debts:
Serial Loans :
Inside Debt Limit
2,445,000.00
Inside Debt Limit:
Outside Debt Limit
1,590,000.00
Schools
1,475,000.00
Streets
970,000.00
2,445,000.00
Outside Debt Limit:
Schools
1,590,000.00
$4,035,000.00
$4,035,000.00
TRUST & INVESTMENTS FUNDS
In Custody of Treasurer
2,732,651.40
Municipal Bldg. Insurance Fund
67,968.29
In Custody of Trustees
53,084.07
Workmen's Compensation Fund
27.58
Contributory Retirement
1,209,869.13
Stablization Fund
250,000.00
$2,785,735.47
=== Public Trust Funds
1,257,870.47
$2,785,735.47
364
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RECEIPTS-1959
TAXES:
Current Year:
Real Estate
Personal
$5,577,770.39 350,865.88
Poll
24,918.00
Previous Years:
Real Estate
99,470.27
Personal
7,477.28
Poll
564.00
Tax Title Redemptions 6,474.27
From the State:
Income Taxes (Incl. Ch. 70 - School) .. 551,436.40
Corporation Taxes
253,033.48
Total Taxes
$6,872,009.97
LICENSES AND PERMITS:
Licenses:
Junk, Pedlars, Milk
Bicycles and Others ........ 2,671.05
Permits:
Marriages
914.00
All Others
4,917.80
Total Licenses & Permits 8,502.85
Forward $6,880,512.82
365
TOWN ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT
PAYMENTS-1959
Tax Refunds :
Current Year:
Real Estate
$ 25,370.83
Personal
299.70
Poll
60.00
Previous Years:
Real Estate
2,332.00
Poll
4.00
Motor Excise Refunds:
1959
15,862.90
1958
4,194.66
Total Taxes $ 48,124.09
Forward $
48,124.09
366
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RECEIPTS -1959
Forward $6,880,512.82
FINES AND FORFEITS:
Court Fines $ 2,405.19
2,405.19
GRANTS AND GIFTS:
Grants from Federal Government:
Disability Assistance
25,305.79
Old Age Assistance
256,266.34
Aid to Dependent Children
25,154.58
Maintenance & Operation -
Schools PL 874
39,320.00
National Defense Act -
PL 864-5A
3,528.64
National Defense Act -
PL 864-Title 3
8,102.95
Grants from State:
School Construction (645)
43,623.05
Vocational Education
45,002.31
Meal Tax
16,828.77
English Speaking Classes
929.64
George Barden Fund - Fire
735.86
Barden-Smith-Hughes - Day & Evening
1,078.00
Aid to Retarded Children
21,501.65
Grants from County :
Dog Licenses
5,218.23
Total Grants and Gifts 492,595.81
SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS
Street Betterments
73,854.13
Sewers
7,247.44
Sidewalks
11,783.59
Moth
4,794.80
Water Mains Unapportioned
4,080.20
Total Special Assessments 101,760.16
PRIVILEGES:
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax
659,108.29
Parking Meters
12,980.96
Total Privileges
672,089.25
Forward $8,149,363.23
367
TOWN ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT
368
ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT
RECEIPTS - 1959
Forward $8,149,363.23
DEPARTMENTAL:
General Government
Treasurer-Collector:
Liens-Fees - Misc. Costs .. $ 5,863.64
General Government Forward .. $ 5,863.64
Forward $8,149,363.23
TOWN ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT
369
PAYMENTS -1959
Forward $ 48,124.09
DEPARTMENTAL:
General Government:
Finance Committee:
Personal Services
$
1,458.00
Expenses
682.76
Personnel Board:
Salaries
10,244.53
Expenses
616.38
Selectmen :
Salaries
21,893.29
Expenses
2,444.95
Town Accountant:
Salaries
23,294.00
Expenses
915.96
State Charges
4,672.83
Out-of-State Travel
175.00
'Treasurer-Collector :
Salaries
46,712.57
Expenses
8,527.15
Capital Outlay
215.00
Out-of-State Travel
175.00
Assessors :
Salaries
27,111.00
Expenses
2,644.44
Capital Outlay
180.20
Town Manager:
Salaries
29.664.01
Expenses
2,524.92
Capital Outlay
44.00
Jut-of-State Travel
299.02
General Government - Forward $ 184,495.01
Forward $
48,124.09
370
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RECEIPTS -1959
Forward
$8,149,363.23
General Government Forward
$ 5,863.64
Town Clerk Fees
5,235.50
Engineering Fees
1,131.11
Board of Appeals
640.00
Town Hall Rental
710.00
Town Hall Misc.
7.85
Purchasing Dept.
433.56
Total General Government 14,021.66
Forward $8,163,384.89
371
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PAYMENTS -- 1959
Forward
$
48,124.09
General Government Forward
$ 184,495.01
Purchasing Agent:
Salaries
5,020.00
Expense
1,130.89
Capital Outlay
88.00
Superintendent of Maintenance:
Salaries
10,484.46
Expense
1,044.93
Law Department:
Salary
2,782.50
Investigating Symmes Hospital
Claims, Fees and other Expenses
17,375.24
Town Clerk:
Salaries
18,434.15
Expenses
2,585.49
Advertising By-Law Amendment.
449.85
Capital Outlay
303.00
Public Works - General Administrative:
Salaries
78,120.28
Expenses
6,221.53
Out-of-State Travel
170.00
Capital Outlay
4,911.11
Board of Survey:
Salaries
3,519.00
Expenses
1,031.71
Capital Outlay
94.77
Planning Board :
Salaries
200.00
Expenses
1,378.37
Engineering Department:
Salaries
74,866.05
Expenses
4,594.53
Capital Outlay
526.20
General Government -- Forward ..
$ 419,827.07
Forward $
48,124.09
372
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373
TOWN ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT
PAYMENTS -1959
Forward $ 48,124.09
General Government Forward $ 419,827.07
Elections & Town Meetings:
Salaries
15,251.03
Expenses
5,944.45
Capital Outlay
151.50
Other General Departments:
Town Hall:
Salaries
21,724.96
Expenses
10,997.57
Capital Outlay
21,903.22
Total General Government
495,799.80
Forward $ 543,923.89
374
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RECEIPTS-1959
Forward $8,163,384.89
PROTECTION OF PERSONS & PROPERTY :
Police Department :
Miscellaneous $ 2,397.12
Fire Department:
Miscellaneous 1,352.25
Inspection :
Sealer of Weights & Measures ... 410.90
Forestry:
Tree Warden (Misc.) 245.20
Total Protection of Persons & Property 4,405.47
Forward $8,167,790.36
375
TOWN ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT
PAYMENTS-1959
Forward $ 543,923.89
PROTECTION OF PERSONS & PROPERTY :
Police Department:
Salaries
$ 457,708.26
Expenses
26,330.85
Capital Outlay
4,810.82
Out-of-State Travel
140.20
Fire Department:
Salaries
545,433.93
Expenses
23,793.59
Capital Outlay
6,044.34
Out-of-State Travel
209.58
Fire & Police Signal System :
Salaries
15,450.10
Expenses
2,595.31
Capital Outlay
3,554.97
Inspection :
Building Inspector:
Salaries
20,236.00
Expenses
826.22
Board of Appeal:
Salaries & Personal Services
2,666.74
Expenses
497.76
Wire Inspector:
Salaries
11,660.00
Expenses
1,147.61
Capital Outlay
150.00
Sealer of Weights & Measures:
Salary
4,634.00
Expenses
666.57
Protection of Persons & Property - Forward $1,128,556.85
Forward $ 543,923.89
376
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RECEIPTS -- 1959
Forward $8,167,790.36
HEALTH & SANITATION
Health:
Tuberculosis
$ 1,881.67
Dental Clinic
890.50
Miscellaneous
468.00
Sanitation:
Sale of Rubbish Tickets
2,886.00
Dump Permits
751.50
Total Health & Sanitation 6,877.67
Forward
$8,174,668.03
377
TOWN ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT
PAYMENTS-1959
Forward $ 543,923.89
Protection of Persons &
Property Forward $1,128,556.85
Forestry:
Planting and Trimming Trees:
Salaries
50,404.88
Expenses
4,131.38
Capital Outlay
10,573.46
Out-of-State Travel
241.60
Department of Civil Defense:
Salaries
3,606.13
Expenses
2,821.63
Capital Outlay
1,056.81
Uniforms-Auxiliary Police Assn.
... 492.65
Total Protection of Persons & Property 1,201,885.39
HEALTH AND SANITATION:
Health Salaries
21,809.68
Expenses
86,319.77
Capital Outlay
1,832.53
Mosquito Control
2,630.00
County Hospital Assessments
57,552.07
Contagious Diseases
3,949.93
Premature Baby Care
1,088.00
Inspection:
Milk Inspector
4,518.00
Inspector of Animals
723.00
Smoke Nuisance
1,027.09
Health & Sanitation Forward $ 181,450.07
Forward $ 1,745,809.28
378
ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT
RECEIPTS-1959
Forward $S.174,668.03
HIGHWAYS:
State & County Joint Maintenance $ 31,710.39
Miscellaneous 3,236.13
Sewer-House Connections-Cleaning
2,007.79
Total Highways 36,954.31
Forward $8,211,622.34:
379
TOWN ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT
PAYMENTS -1959
Forward $ 1,745,809.28
Health and Sanitation Forward ..
$ 181,450.07
SANITATION:
Sewer Maintenance and Operation 23,819.20
Metropolitan Sewer Maintenance
67,269.80
Sewer Construction
36,105.08
Storm Drains
24,309.17
Removal of Ashes & Rubbish
158,710.20
Total Health and Sanitation
491,663.52
DIVISION OF HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES:
Salaries, Wages & Expenses
377,911.13
Capital Outlay - Equipment
54,816.32
Reconstruction of Streets Chap. 90
60,815.58
Sidewalks & Edgestones
16,580.21
Snow & Ice Removal
69,893.11
Street Lighting
112,522.45
Traffic Signals
20,474.60
Parking Meters
7,024.29
Construction of Ways
9,748.85
Reconstruction of Jason Street
10,943.60
1958 Streets
17,769.24
1959 Streets
151,251.87
Maintenance of Public Sidewalks
18,026.09
Surface Drain - cemetery & Garden Sts.
1,594.13
Off Street Parking - Russell Common
26,425.73
Fence & Lighting
8,727.01
Sanitary Sewer - Churchill Ave.
4,843.89
Total Highways and Bridges .... 969,368.10
Forward $ 3,206,840.90
380
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RECEIPTS-1959
Forward $8,211,622.34
CHARITIES:
Reimbursement for Relief:
Welfare Aid:
From Other Cities, Towns & State $ 20,200.96
Reimbursement for A.D.C .:
From State
16,815.24
Reimbursement for Disability Assistance:
From State
21,671.47
Reimbursement for Old Age Assistance:
From Individuals
26,637.07
From Other Cities & Towns 16,867.99
From State
237,871.23
Total Charities 340,063.95
VETERANS' BENEFITS :
From State
19,709.90
Total Veterans' Benefits
19,709.90
Forward $8,571,396.20
TOWN ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT
381
PAYMENTS-1959
Forward $ 3,206,840.90
CHARITIES:
Welfare:
General Administrative Salaries
53,359.00
Visiting Nurses
3,000.00
Expenses
853.03
Aid
28,186.49
Capital Outlay
488.25
Aid to Dependent Children:
General Administrative Expense
4,561.22
Aid to Dependent Children .....
46,823.27
Old Age Assistance:
Salaries, Expense & Assistance ..
607,713.33
Disability Assistance - Aid
56,898.39
Total Charities
801,882.98
VETERANS' BENEFITS:
General Administration:
Salaries
14,145.63
Expense
1,586.73
Capital Outlay
36.00
Veterans' Relief
45,750.76
Total Veterans' Benefits ..
61,519.12
Forward $ 4,070,243.00
382
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RECEIPTS -- 1959
Forward
$8,571,396.20
SCHOOLS:
Tuition State Wards
$
2,474.74
Tuition Local
7,739.80
Rental of School Halls & Rooms
337.50
School Lunches
116,838.46
School Milk
25,032.68
Physical Education Receipts
17,043.11
Miscellaneous
2,282.07
Vocational Receipts
2,677.08
School Registration Receipts
1,148.00
Total Schools
175,573.44
Forward $8,746,969.64
383
TOWN ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT
PAYMENTS -1959
Forward $ 4,070,243.00
SCHOOLS:
General Control:
Salary - Superintendent $ 12,000.00
Salaries & Expense 46,134.92
Instructional Services:
Teachers and Others
Supplies and Misc. Expense
2,066,166.55
Operation of Plant:
Salaries - Janitors and Helpers
307,382.53
Material and Expense
Maintenance of Plant:
Salaries & Expense
94,011.94
Auxiliary Agencies:
Expenses
35,234.95
Capital Outlay:
Furnishings and Equipment
29,952.18
Instructional Apparatus
10,832.30
Remodeling and Construction
26,043.86
Visual Education
2,768.38
Other Equipment
2,116.33
Miscellaneous:
Improvements - Bishop School
172.00
Various School Funds
1,658.16
Out-of-State Travel
545.97
School Lunches (Town Approp.)
14,005.00
School Lunches
125,514.79
School Milk ( Elementary)
25,143.29
School Games
13,878.64
Physical Education
(Town Approp.)
9,999.82
Schools Forward
$2,823,561.66
Forward $ 4,070,243.00
384
ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT
RECEIPTS -1959
Forward $8,746,969.64
LIBRARIES:
Fines
$ 4,903.12
Lost Books
254.25
Miscellaneous
88.73
Total Libraries 5,246.10
RECREATION :
Dances -- Jr. High School
3,271.95
Badminton
40.50
Miscellaneous
102.39
Arts & Crafts
112.72
Total Recreation 3,527.56
Forward $8,755,743.30
385
TOWN ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT
PAYMENTS -1959
Forward $ 4,070,243.00
Schools Forward
$2,823,561.66
School - Pheasant Ave.
193.00
Repairs to School Buildings Safety
87.26
Florence Avenue School
88.00
Crosby School Emergency
412.95
Construction-No. Union St. School
1,838.25
Playground - Jr. High West
2,248.11
Additions & Reconstruction
High School
497,746.48
Vocational and Other Tuitions:
Other Cities and Towns
2,991.22
George Barden Funds
2,306.68
Arlington State Aided
Vocational School
2,366.45
School-Maintenance & Operation- P.L. 874
12,206.82
School-Maintenance & Operation-
P.L. 85 - 864 - Title 5 Part A
3,214.11
Registration Receipts
362.35
Connecting School Fire Alarms to Fire Department System
7,888.25
Maintenance Dept. Quarters at
209.33
Total Schools
3,357,720.92
LIBRARIES:
Salaries
143,973.34
Expenses
49,931.02
Capital Outlay
5,555.96
Out-of-State Travel
200.00
Trust Funds:
Expenses and Books
214.70
Total Libraries
199,875.02
RECREATION:
Parks:
Salaries
83,159.89
Expenses
23,551.67
Capital Outlay
3,075.29
Metropolitan Parks Maintenance:
Charles River Basin & Nantasket
57,769.67
Warren A. Peirce Field:
Wages
9,771.67
Expense
1,529.32
Capital Outlay
440.71
Recreation Forward
179,298.22
-
High School
Forward $ 7,627,838.94
386
ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT
RECEIPTS -1959
Forward
$8,755,743.30
UNCLASSIFIED:
Menotomy Hall Rental
$ 615.00
Miscellaneous Town Property
990.00
Symmes Arlington Hospital Claim
6,021.40
Sale of Tax Possessions Property
10,678.00
Misc. Refunds & Cancelled Checks
21,549.17
Taxes on Tax Possessions
426.11
Taxes Abated & Paid
180.42
Return of Petty Cash
97.00
Miscellaneous
11,699.71
Insurance Claims
1,725.42
Bond Premium Refunds
453.00
Fire Recoveries
1,088.03
Interest & Costs on Tax Titles
161.39
Arlington Housing Authority - Payment in -Lieu of Taxes
5,146.31
Paralyzed Veterans' Abatements
2,950.60
Total Unclassified
63,781.56
Forward $8,819,524.86
TOWN ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT
387
PAYMENTS - 1959
Forward $ 7,627,838.94
Recreation Forward $ 179,298.22
Celebrations:
Patriots' Day
542.48
Memorial Day
2,293.29
Total Recreation
182,133.99
PENSIONS AND ANNUITIES:
Non-Contributory :
Annuities
$ 7,251.70
Police
46,038.58
Fire
32,866.36
School
13,281.32
Public Works
28,193.22
Parks
1,590.81
Contributory Retirement
Appropriation
63,709.99
Total Pensions and Annuities
192,931.98
UNCLASSIFIED:
Tailings
157.79
Committee Re: Swimming
Conditions - Reservoir
4,811.03
Committee Re: Brotherhood
119.21
Committee R'e:
Public Improvements
3,000.00
Town Owned Property Maintenance
8.399.34
Insurance
32,215.00
Workmen's Compensation
40,919.79
Printing Town Reports
3,302.13
Symmes Hospital Claims
14,357.48
Rental-Marine Corps League
825.00
Boston Metropolitan District- Expenses
547.19
Metropolitan Transit Authority
Authority Deficiency
302,065.13
Metropolitan Transit Authority Reduction - of Principal
16,130.48
State Examination of Retirement System
1,597.61
Municipal Building Insurance Fund - Transfer
10,000.00
Group Insurance - Hospitalization
66,000.00
Committee Re: Business
Development
120.53
Unclassified Forward $ 504,567.71
Forward $ 8,002,904.91
388
ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT
RECEIPTS -1959
Forward
$8,819,524.86
PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISES:
Water: Sale of Water (Metered Rates) $ 311,157.97
Miscellaneous
6,496.36
Total Public Service Enterprises .... 317,654.33
Forward $9,137,179.19
TOWN ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT
389
PAYMENTS-1959
Forward $ 8,002,904.91
Unclassified Forward $ 504,567.71
Miscellaneous Refunds
1,706.79
Acquisition of Land- Mystic Street
3,300.00
Stabilization Fund - Transfer
100,000,00
Ida Robbins Fund -
Maint. Robbins House
661.30
Land Located in Lexington
(Great Meadows)
1,745.21
Purchase of Railroad Property (Arlington Center)
1,500.00
Purchase of Railroad Property Lake St.
500.00
Total Unclassified
613,981.01
PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISES:
Water Operation and Maintenance: Salaries, Wages and Expenses ..
$ 136,846.77
Capital Outlay 21,552.66
Improvement of Volume & Pressure
23,231.13
Miscellaneous
229.75
House Connections: Salaries, Wages and Expenses .. . . 7,708.29
Construction - Water Extensions:
Salaries, Wages and Expenses .. 51,301.04
Total Public Service Enterprises 240,869.64
Forward $ 8,857,755.56
390
ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT
RECEIPTS -1959
Forward $9,137,179.19
CEMETERIES :
Sale of Lots & Graves $ 14,315.00
Annual Care Lots & Graves -
Not Endowed
2,113.70
Miscellaneous
18,958.20
Interest on Endowment Funds
80.64
Trust Fund Income For Expenses
13,368.61
Total Cemeteries
48,836.15
INTEREST:
General Bank Deposits
2,796.99
Deferred Taxes
4,441.00
Special Assessments ( Includes Estates of
Deceased Persons )
15,439.20
EXPENSE FUNDS:
Charity
1,084.98
Schools
1,159.34
Libraries
1,820.00
Ida Robbins Fund
1,338.26
Total Interest
28,079.77
MUNICIPAL INDEBTEDNESS:
Revenue Loans
1,425,000.00
Street Loans 140,000.00
Total Municipal Indebtedness 1,565,000.00
Forward $10,779,095.11
391
TOWN ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT
PAYMENTS -1959
Forward $ 8,857,755.56
CEMETERIES:
Salaries & Wages
$ 51,548.05
Expenses (Including Trust Funds)
3,506.06
Capital Outlay
162.60
Purchase of Burial Rights
356.00
Grading and Improvements
4,181.67
Total Cemeteries
59,754.38
INTEREST ON LOANS:
Schools
75,100.00
1950 Street Construction
468.75
1951 Street Construction
900.00
1952 Street Construction
560.00
1953 Street Construction
1,650.00
1954 Street Construction
1,920.00
1955 Street Construction
4,070.00
1956 Street Construction
920.00
1957 Street Construction
5,400.00
1958 Street Construction
5,250.00
Revenue Loans
12,352.89
METROPOLITAN REQUIREMENTS:
Sewers
32,923.22
Parks
2,493.99
Total Interest
144,008.85
MUNICIPAL INDEBTEDNESS:
Loans on School
235,000.00
Street Construction
170,000.00
Revenue Loans
1,425,000.00
METROPOLITAN REQUIREMENTS:
Sewer
64,683.33
Water
133,528.40
Parks
3,876.74
Total Municipal Indebtedness
2,032,088.47
Forward $11,093,607.26
392
ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT
RECEIPTS-1959
Forward
$10,779,095.11
SPECIAL & AGENCY FUNDS:
State Sporting Licenses
$ 4,102.50
County Dog Licenses
4,023.25
Withholding Taxes - Federal
606,024.29
Special Service Deposits
21,828.24
Tailings
484.55
Perpetual Care Lots & Graves
16,018.00
Group Insurance
22,601.04
Wright Street Sewer Deposit
109.84
Stone Bounds Deposit
600.00
Workmen's Compensation Fund
2,357.14
Withholding Tax - State
49,630.02
Total Special Agency Funds
727,778.87
Total Cash Receipts
11,506,873.98
Cash Balance January 1, 1959
2,604,543.61
Grand Total of Receipts during 1959 and Cash on Hand, January 1, 1959
$14,111,417.59
TOWN ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT
393
PAYMENTS -1959
Forward $11,093,607.26
SPECIAL AGENCY FUNDS:
State Sporting Licenses
$ 4,102.50
County Tax
236,506.34
County Dog Tax
6,436.25
Withholding Tax - Federal
606,024.29
Withholding Tax - State
49,361.87
Special Service & Miscellaneous Deposits Refunded
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