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2,766.47
Ornamental Christmas Lighting
3,616.42
Premium on Bonds - Expense
542.83
Perpetual Care Funds
15,678.00
Group Life Insurance
26,698.63
Total Agency Transactions ....
951,733.60
Total Cash Payments
12,045,340.86
Cash Balance December 31, 1959
2,066,076.73
Grand Total of Payments during 1959 and Cash on Hand December 31, 1959
$14,111,417.59
394
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Unexpended Balances, Appropriation Accounts DECEMBER 31, 1959
Legal - Expenses $ 17,284.29
Elections & Town Meetings - Capital Outlay 573.00
Town Hall - Capital Outlay 7,145.37
Fire Department - Capital Outlay 2,056.20
Building Department - Capital Outlay
175.00
Civil Defense - Personal Services
591.74
Civil Defense - Expenses
563.88
Civil Defense - Capital Outlay
1,045.89
Sewer Extensions
Storm Drains
Highway - Capital Outlay
1,383.02
Christmas Lighting
1,200.00
Welfare Aid
4,000.00
Library - Capital Outlay
10,957.65
Warren A. Peirce - Capital Outlay
4,081.78 501.99
Water Maintenance - Capital Outlay
1,078.61
Water Extensions
4,389.36
Volumes & Pressure
6,199.93
Improvement of Land - Cemetery
7,119.78
Purchase of Burial Rights
1,058.00
Reconstruction of Streets - Chap. 90 - Art. 33, 1953
650.88
Committee on Joint Planning - Art. 71, 1953
Art. 70, 1956 339.23
Committee on Advanced Planning - 1948 246.37
1954 Street Construction
5,000.00
1955 Street Construction
10,000.00
1956 Street Construction
10,000.00
1957 Street Construction
10,000.00
1958 Street Construction
9,873.06
1959 Street Construction
81,773.77 200.00
Garage - Town Vehicles - Art. 50, 1951
1,700.00
Committee: Re: North Union Street School Art. 64, 1954 518.96
Construction North Union Street School - Art. 74, 1955
629.79
Improvements - Bishop School - Art. 62, 1954 ..
3,201.12
Acquisition of Land - School Purposes Florence Ave. Art. 67, 1954 317.00
Construction of Florence Ave. School - Art. 75, 1955 Committee: Re: School Construction Florence Ave. - Art. 68, 1954
9,462.67
Playground - Junior High West - Art. 70, 1954
2,858.05
Committee: Re: Arlington Heights Reservoir Beach & Playground - Art. 80, 1954 176.00
Committee: Re: Swimming Conditions at Reservoir
Art. 81, 1954 - Art. 79, 1956 - Art. 86, 1957 Art. 74, 1959
200.00
Committee: Re: School Buildings - 1954, Art. 8,
300.00
Appointment of Brotherhood Committee - Art. 85, 1955 Art. 67, 1957 - Art. 73, 1959
260.04
Arlington Heights Reservoir Beach - Art. 84, 1955 302.49
Reconstruction of Streets - Chap. 90, Mass. Ave.
Art. 41, 1596 4,101.07
4,152.27
5,569.24 624.18
Sidewalks & Edgestones
Group Life Insurance
Committee: Re: Fire Prevention - Art. 48, 1951
5,536.67
Special Town Meeting
395
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Quarters for Organizations in Old Town Hall -
Art. 59, 1956
100.00
Committee: Re: Acoustics Town Hall Auditorium
Art. 62, 1956 100.00 Improvement Peirce School Playground - Art. 71, 1956 1,927.83 Additions & Reconstruction of High School - Art. 86A, 1956 4,244.61
Addition & Reconstruction of High School -Equipping and Furnishing - Art. 86B, 1956 5,322.64
Maintenance of Public Sidewalks - Art. 44, 1957
Art. 44, 1958 - Art. 36, 1959 8,694.65
Reconstruction of Streets - Chap. 90 - Art. 46, 1957
1,614.78
Easements in Land - 1957 Streets - Art. 59, 1957 800.00 Board of Commissioners - Trust Funds - Art. 66, 1957 195.05
Appointment of Committee Re: Business Development - Art. 70, 1957 371.90
Appointment of Committee Re: Parking Facilities Art. 71, 1957
100.00
Improve Acoustics - Robbins Memorial Town Hall Art. 74, 1957
7,500.00
Great Meadows Land in Lexington - Art. 89, 1957
2,354.79
Acquisition of Land - Medford St., Mass. Ave. &
Russell Common - Art. 23, 1958
5,734.30
Acquisition of Land - Mystic St., - Art. 25, 1958
12,950.00
Reconstruction of Streets - Chap. 90 - Pleasant Street and Park Avenue - Art. 48, 1958 9,949.04
Easements in Land - Art. 62, 1958
800.00
Committee: Re: Voting Machines - Art. 70, 1958
100.00
Relocate Mystic Street - Chap. 90 - Art. 24, 1959
54,420.00
Removal of the Old Town Hall
7,500.00
Off Street Parking Area - - Russell Common -
Art. 28, 1959 13,902.31
Purchase of Arlington Center Railroad Property Art. 29, 1959
13,500.00
Easements in Land - Art. 50, 1959
800.00
Construction of Ways - Art. 61, 1959
16,269.09
Reconstruction of Jason Street - Chap. 718 - Art. 62, 1959 421.80
Fence & Lighting at Town Yard - Art. 64, 1959
535.04
Purchase of Railroad Property - Lake Street -
Art. 65, 1959
4,000.00
Taking of a Portion of Mill Brook - Art. 66, 1959
100.00
Connection of School Fire Alarms to the Fire Depart- ment - Art. 69, 1959
737.00
Furnish & Install Elevator in Robbins Library - Art. 71, 1959
10,000.00
Committee: Re: Radio Broadcasting System - Art. 72, 1959
100.00
Sanitary Sewer - Churchill Avenue - Art. 75, 1959
154.46
Maintenance Dept. Quarters in Addition (High School) Art. 87, 1959
7,458.67
Appointment of Committee: Re: School on Pheasant
Ave. - Art. 88, 1959
14,719.60
Land Taking for School Purposes - Pheasant Ave.
Art. 89, 1959
2,125.00
TOTAL $449,000.91
BUDGET STATEMENT
December 31, 1959
Balance 1/1/59
Appro- priation 1959
Transfers Transfers In Out
Budget
Encum- berances
Expendi- tures
Un- encum. Balance
Finance Committee;
Personal Services Budget 1 Expense
1,458.00
1,458.00
1,458.00
.00 117.24
Board of Selectmen:
21,694.00
312.00
22,006.00
21,893.29
112.71
Personal Services Budget 2 .. Expense
105.55
3,149.00
3,254.55
49.55
2,444.95
760.05
Town Manager
Personal Services Budget 3
29,448.00
234.00
29,682.00
29,664.01
17.99
Expense
44.88
2,750.00
4.05-
2,790.83
134.05
2,524.92
131.86
Capital Outlay
65.00 350.00
65.00
44.00
21.00
Out-of-State Travel
350.00
299.02
50.98
Personnel Board:
10,156.00
156.00
10,312.00
10,244.53 616.38
67.47
Town Accountant;
Personal Services Budget 7
22,904.00
390.00
23,294.00
23,294.00
.00
Expense
51.21
1,004.00
1,055.21
138.45
915.96
.80
Out-of-State Travel
175.00
175.00
175.00
.00
Treasurer-Collector;
46,971.00
47,634.00
46,712.57
921.43
Expense
58.40
8,515.00
8,573.40
43.25
8,527.15
3.00
Capital Outlay
225.00
1,160.00
945.00
215.00
.00
Out-of-State Travel
175.00
175.00
175.00
.00
Assessors:
Personal Services Budget 9
26,721.00
390.00
27,111.00
27,111.00
.00
Expense
98.05
2,630.00
2,728.05
35.00
2,644.44
48.61
Capital Outlay
200.00
200.00
180.20
19.80
Legal:
Personal Services Budget 10 Expense
2,783.00 30,000.00
171.47-
34,659.53
17,375.24
17,284.29
Town Clerk;
Personal Services Budget 11 .
19,151.00
232.00
19,383.00
18,434.15
948.85
Expense
9.60
3,650.00
3,659.60
8.90
2,585.49
1,065.21 10.00
Capital Outlay
313.00
313.00
303.00
Advertising;
By-Law Amendment Art. 90-1959 ..
1,185.00
1,185.00
449.85
735.15
396
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702.00
702.00
16.25
69.37
Personal Services Budget 6 Expense
·
. 4,831.00
2,783.00
2,782.50
.50
Personal Services Budget 8
663.00
935.00
800.00
682.76
800.00
Public Works-Gen. Adm;
..
Personal Services Budget 12
Expense
284.73 4,500.00
76,500.00 6,600.00 2,662.00 300.00
2,382.00 107.50
6,992.23 7,162.00 300.00
624.40 2,2226.00
78,120.28 6,221.53 4,911.11 170.00
761.72 146.30 24.89 130.00
Engineers;
Personal Services Budget 13
52.95
Expense
371.10
71.63
719.31-
4,739.42
73.63
74,866.05 4,594.53
71.26
Capital Outlay
567.00
526.20
40.80
Elections & Town Meetings
Personal Services Budget 14 Expense
455.50
15,823.00 8,200.00 167.00
172.72-
8,482.78
340.32
15,251.03 5,944.45
2,198.01 588.50
Planning Board;
200.00
200.00 1,434.12
20.50
200.00 1,378.37
.00 35.25
Board of Survey;
Personal Services Budget 16
3,519.00
3,519.00
3,519.00
.00
Expense
51.62
1,147.00
1,198.62
1,031.71
166.91
Capital Outlay
111.00
111.00
94.77
16.23
Supt. Bldgs. & Maint.
10,348.00 1,105.00
156.00
10,504.00 1,110.00
8.76
10,484.46 · 1,044.93
56.31
Town Hall;
Personal Services Budget 17
22,987.00
390.00
1,056.00-
22,321.00
21,724.96
Expense
1,459.95
13,656.00
13,399.34
2,155.10
10,997.57
Capital Outlay
8,485.28
23,000.00
31,485.28
2,436.69
21,903.22
596.04 246.67 7,145.37
Purchasing Agent;
4,942.00
78.00
5,020.00
5,020.00
.00
1,235.99
38.06
1,130.89
67.04
Capital Outlay
110.00
88.00
22.00
Police Department;
12,501.83 1,399.99
449,075.58
7,132.37
468,709.78
457,708.26 26,330.85
5,100.61
Capital Outlay
5,550.00
4,810.82
739.18
Out-of-State Travel
200.00
140.20
59.80
Fire Department;
Personal Services Budget 20
7,800.00
548,163.77
2,729.84
Expense
26,245.34
2,035.27
416.48
Capital Outlay
2,659.26
Out-of-State Travel
17,031.90 1,328.78 803.60
523,331.87 25,250.00 7,900.00 300.00
53.84
387.28-
8,703.60| 300.00
545,433.93 23,793.59 6,044.34 209.58
90.42
.
.
.
.
.
.
..
Expense
30,345.00
886.06
189.89-
32,441.16
1,009.70
Personal Services Budget 18
11,001.52
TOWN ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT
397
78,882.00 .
Capital Outlay
Out-of-State Travel
1,170.00
74,919.00
73,749.00 5,016.00 567.00
156.00
15,979.00
727.97
Capital Outlay
573.00
740.00
151.50
Personal Services Budget 15 Expense
5.75
1,500.00
71.63-
19.54
Personal Services Budget 5 Expense
5.00
Personal Services Budget 4 Expense
35.99
1,200.00 110.00
5,550.00 200.00
1,716.61-
BUDGET STATEMENT - Continued
Balance 1/1/59
Appro- priation 1959
Transfers Transfers In Out
Budget
Encum- berances
Expendi- tures
Un- encum. Balance
Fire & Police Signal System;
Personal Services Budget 21
15,310.00
234.00
15,544.00
15,450.10
93.90
Expense
6.18
3,100.00
66.78-
3,039.40
228.62
2,595.31
215.47
Capital Outlay
1,998.40
3,395.00
5,393.40
1,800.00
3,554.97
38.43
Board of Appeals;
Personal Services Budget 23 Expense
13.50
350.00
200.00
2,988.00 563.50
31.20
2,666.74 497.76
34.54
Wire Department;
11,504.00
156.00
11,660.00
11,660.00
.00
Personal Services Budget 24 Expense
39.59
1,270.00
126.68-
1,182.91
1,147.61
35.30
Out-of-State Travel
150.00
150.00
150.00
.00
Sealer of Weights:
4,556.00
78.00
4,634.00 6.75.00
43
666.57
8.00
Tree Warden:
Personal Services Budget 27
52,308.00
754.00
53,027.52
50,404.88
2,622.64
Expense
6,071.00
5,345.62
380.97
4,131.38
833.27
Capital Outlay
3,200.00
10,600.00
10,573.46
26.54
Out-of-State Travel
250.00
250.00
241.60
8.40
Building Department:
Personal Services Budget 22
19,924.00
20,236.00
20,236.00
.00
Expense
51.99
1,020.00
872.38
826.22
46.16
Capital Outlay
100.00
75.00
175.00
175.00
Civil Defense:
347.87
3,782.00
4,197.87
3,606.13
591.74
Expense
83.16
3,460.00
3.543.16
157.65
2,821.63
563.88
Capital Outlay
1,010.00
830.00
2,102.70
1,056.81
1,045.89
Board of Health:
26,176.00
360.96
26,536.96
26,327.68
209.28
22.13
86,989.00
62.33-
86,948.80
86,319.77
629.03
Capital Outlay
2,200.00
2,200.00
1,832.53
367.47
Communicable Diseases-Budget 29 ..
7,500.00
7,500.00
3,949.93
3,550.07
Mosquito Control Budget 29
2,000.00
630.00
2,630.00
2,630.00
.00
Premature Baby Care Budget 29
2,500.00
2,500.00
1,412.00
1,088.00
.00
Inspection of Animals-Budget 30
723.00
723.00
723.00
.00
Sewer Maintenance Budget 31
212.81
27,114.00
609.99| 3,744.31-
24,192.49|
29.50
23,819.20
343.79
398
ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT
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Personal Services Budget 25 Expense
675.00
34.48- 1,010.32-
284.94 7,400.00
312.00
199.61-
Personal Services Budget 28
68.00
262.70
Personal Services Budget 29 Expense
4,634.00
321.26
2,988.00
Sewer Extensions-Art. 39-1959
34,874.78 19,798.93
10,000.00 20,000.00 183,684.00
2,530.29 2,094.37 3,066.61
4,247.21-1 4,220.77- 27,444.43
43,157.86 37,672.53 160,041.93
2,900.511 7,794.12
36,105.08| 24,309.17
4,152.27 5,569.24 46.63
Personal Services Budget 19 Expense
66.20
3,275.00
268.65-
3,072.55
57.80
4,878.00 2,146.29
868.46
Maintenance of Highways Budget 33 Capital Outlay
4,042.71
259,779.00
127,591.68
3,668.07_
387,745.32
2,611.76 377,911.13
7,222.43
Snow and Ice Removal Budget 33
1,525.15
68,211.21
799.48
8,606.38-
61,929.46
6,326.69
55.000.24
602.53
Maintenance Snow Equipment Budget 33
601.89
19,816.94
668.20
69.14-
21,017.89
3,442.31
14,892.87
2,682.71
Sidewalks & Edgestones-Art. 35-1959
19.78
20,000.00
351.27
2,407.82.
17,963.23
16.580.21
1,383.02
Street Lighting-Budget 34
8.137.35
105,516.00
113,653.35
112,522.45
1,130.90
Traffic Signals:
Personal Services-Budget 35
13,737.00
234.00
13,971.00
13,866.36
104.64
Expense Capital Outlay
254.55
7,325.00
185.11-
7,394.44
483.07
6,314.02
597.35
Christmas Lighting-Art. 91 1959
2,661.12
3,000.00
5,661.12
3,616.42
2,044.70
Welfare:
51,877.00
1,482.00
53,359.00
53,359.00
.00
2,700.00
2,700.00
853.03
1,846.97
350.00
460.00
810.00
220.00
488.25
101.75
Welfare Aid-Budget 36
36,650.00
36,650.00
87.70
28,186.49
8,375.81
Aid to Dependent Children-Budget 36
33,000.00
33,000.00
27,909.77
5,090.23
Old Age Assistance-Budget 36
. 355,000.00
355,000.00
344,799.35
10,200.65
Disability Assistance-Budget 36
46,000.00
46,000.00
34,857.39
11,142.61
District-Nurses-Budget 36
3,000.00
3,000.00
3,000.00
.00
Veterans Services:
14,068.00
234.00
14,302.00
14,145.63
156.37
Personal Services Budget 37 Expense
2,020.00
2,020.00
49.95
1,586.73
383.32
Capital Outlay
50.00
50.00
36.00
14.00
Veterans Aid-Budget 37
50,000.00
50,000.00
45,750.76
4,249.24
School:
General Control-Budget 38 ..
62,389.00
125.00
58,134.92
4,129.08
Instructional Services-Budget 38 .
3,325.36
62,350.00 2068,738.00
39.00 126.00
148.47-2072,040.89
5,840.60 2066,166.55
33.74
Operation of Plant-Budget 38
11,286.65
319,671.00
3,643.62
204.36_
334,396.91
12,743.27 307,382.58
14,271.06
Maintenance of School
7,473.72
3,283.15
768.62-
108,576.25
3,487.03
94,011.94
11,077.28
Auxiliary Agencies-Budget 38 .
191.25
98,588.00 37,843.00
280.48-
37,753.77
109.27
35,234.95
2,409.55
TOWN ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT
399
Storm Drain Extensions Art. 33-1959 Sanitation Budget 32
735.75
1,285.10 158,710.20
Parking Meters:
4,800.00
78.00
4,878.00
7,366.93
48,660.00
1,100.00
57,126.93
54,816.32
2,310.61
1,566.91
1,566.91
294.22
1,272.69
Personal Services Budget 36 Expense
Capital Outlay Out-of-State Travel
250.00
250.00
250.00
.
Plant- Budget 38
BUDGET STATEMENT - Continued
Balance 1/1/59
Appro. - priation 1959
Transfers Transfers Out
Budget
Encum- berances
Expendi- tures
Un- encum. Balance
Capital Outlay Furnishings-Budget 38
2,285.24
30,461.00
316.53-
32,429.71
2,385.01
29,952.18
92.52
Instructional Apparatus-Budget 38
1,892.16
9,442.00
355.41-
10,978.75
116.45
10,832.30
30.00
Capital Outlay-Other Equipment- Budget 38 .
448.45
3,900.00
4,348.45
448.45
2,116.33
1,783.67
Visual Education Budget 38
494.41
3,500.00
187.54_
3,806.87
1,037.32
2,768.38
1.17
Remodeling Budget 38
4,526.07
33,120.00
634.65-
37,011.42
3,993.56
26,043.86
6,974.00
Vocational Tuition & Trans: Budget 38
991.22
2,000.00
2,991.22
2,991.22
.00
Athletics-Budget 38
10,000.00
10,000.00
9,999.82
.18
Cafeterias-Budget 38
14,005.00
14,005.00
14,005.00
.00
State aided Voc. High School-
2,200.00
188.84
2,388.84
2,366.45
22.39
Out-of-State Travel-Budget 38 .
750.00
750.00
545.37
204.03
Libraries:
148,365.00
2,574.00
150,939.00
143,973.34
6,965.66
369.16
50,500.00
468.39-
50,400.77
464.03
49,931.02
5.72
12,974.15
3,859.00
30.30-
16,802.85
88.60
5,555.96
11,158.29
Out-of-State Travel
200.00
200.00
200.00
.00
Park Department Per. Ser. Budget 40. Expense
1,045.26
22,700.00
1,411.29-
23,897.97
300.62
23,551.67
45.68
Capital Outlay
3,800.00
4,474.19
331.40
3,075.29
1,067.50
W. A. Peirce Fd. Per Ser. Budget 41 .. Expense
9,870.00
98.33_
9,771.67
9,771.67
.00
Capital Outlay
1,838.44
3,000.00
315.95-
4,522.49
440.71
4,081.78
Pensions-Budget 42
117,000.00
129,221.99
129,221.99
.00
Contributory Retirement-Budget 43 ..
63,709.99
63,709.99
63,709.99
.00
Patriots' Day-Budget 44
1,530.00
1,530.00
542.48
987.52
Memorial Day-Budget 44
2,420.00
2,420.00|
2,293.29
126.71
Printing Town Reports-Budget 45
3,500.00
6,795.00
3,370.00
3,302.13
122.87
Insurance-Budget 46
32,215.00
32,215.00
32,215.00
.00
Group Life Insurance-Budget 46
647.74
14,000.00
14,647.74
14,145.75
501.99
Group Hospitalization-Budget 46 ..
66,000.00
66,000.00
66,000.00
.00
Workmen's Compensation-Budget 46
38,000.00
40,935.14 38,000.00.
40,935.14
40,919.79
15.35
Municipal Building Insurance Fund- Budget 46
10,000.00
10,000.00-
.00
.00
400
ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT
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Capital Outlay
89,591.00
117.58-
93.691.42
83,159.89
10,531.53
674.19
1,600.00
52.00-
1,548.00
1,529.32
18.68
Budget 38
Personal Services-Budget 39
Expense
4,218.00
1,564.00
12,221.99
3,295.00
In
Maintenance Town Owned Houses: .. Personal Services-Budget 48
78.00
4,973.00 4,799.73
508.56
4,820.01 3,578.53
152.19 712.64 55,232.72 9,531.62 .00
Maintenance Water System- Budget 49
495.08 801.27
146,114.00 21,830.00
17,361.13
23,576.63-
140,393.58 22,631.27
1,242.81
136,846.77 21,552.66
2,304.00 1,078.61
Extension of House Connection:
Budget 49.A
20,000.00
137.70
12,374.65-
7.763.05
7,708.29
54.76
Extension of Water Mains-Art. 32 1959
15,468.94
25,000.00
21,554.25 624.81|
5,114.35. 13,247.58-
56,808.84 29,550.44
1,218.44 119.38
51,301.04 23,231.13
4,389.36 6,199.93
Cemeteries-Personal Services- Budget 50
52,418.00
936.00
53,354.00
51,548.05
1,805.95
49.15
4,075.00
276.09-
3,848.06
195.45
3,497.56
155.05
177.00
177.00
j 162.60
14.40
Cemetery-Imp. of Land-Art. 67-1959
7,165.59
5,000.00
864.14_
11,301.45
4,181.67
7,119.78
Purchase of Burial Rights-Art. 68- 1959
74.00
1,000.00 108,739.00
340.00
1,414.00
Interest-Budget 51
108,739.00
Maturing Town Debt
405,000.00
405,000.00
.00
Alteration Russell Street-Art. 61-1955
.00
Easements in Land-Art. 60-1955
.00
Easements in Land-Art. 48-1953
800.00
.00
.00
Reconstruction of Streets: Chapter 90-1953
650.88
650.88
650.88
Committee Joint Planning:
339.23
339.23
339.23
Committee Advanced Program & Plan- ing 1948
246.37
246.37
246.37
Committee Fire Prevention Art. 48-1951
200.00
200.00
200.00
Garage-Town Owned Vehicles: Art. 50-1951
1,700.00
1,700.00
1,700.00
Refuse Disposal Incinerator: Art. 84-1956
2,024.60
2,024.60-
.00
.00
Easements in Land-1954 Streets
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800.00
800.00-
.00
.00
Art. 61-1954
289.66
4,895.00 5,013.00 85,000.00 23,889.10 900.00
502.93- 29,767.28_
55,232.72
Symmes Arl. Hospital-Art. 6-1959.
23,889.10 900.00
75.00
14,357.48 825.00
Marine Corps League-Art. 93-1959
Capital Outlay
Volume & Pressure-Art. 34-1959
7,173.21
35,000.00
Expense Capital Outlay
356.00 108.591.64 405,000.00
1,058.00 147.36
1,446.22 800.00
1,446.22- 800.00 800.00-
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Expense
Reserve Fund-Budget 47
Art. 71-1953-Art. 70-1956.
BUDGET STATEMENT - Continued
Balance 1/1/59
Appro- priation 1959
Transfers Transfers In
Out /
Budget
Encum- berances
Expendi- tures
Un- encum. Balance
Comm. North Union School Const.
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Art. 64-1954
899.96
899.96
381.00
518.96
North Union School Const. Art. 74-1955
2,087.04
2,087.04
| 1,457.25
629.79
Improvement Bishop School: Art. 62-1954.
3,373.12
3,373.12
172.00
3,201.12
Acq. Land-Florence Avenue School: Art. 67-1954
1,117.00
800.00-
317.00
317.00
Const. Florence Avenue School: Art. 68-1954
61,094.37
67.50-
61,026.87
55,490.20
5,536.67
App. Comm. Florence Avenue School Art. 68-1954
9,550.67
9,550.67
88.00
9,462.67
Playground-Jr. High West: Art. 70-1954
5,435.40
329.24-
5,106.16
2,248.11
2,858.05
Comm. Arl. Hts. Res. Beach: Art. 80-1954
176.00
176.00
176.00
Comm. Swimming Conditions Res.
3,399.95
' 6,000.00
1,300.00
5,688.92-
5,011.03
4,811.03
200.00
Comm. School Buildings sp. Mtg. Art. 8-1954
300.00
300.00
300.00
Reconstruction Crosby School: 1954 Art. 80-1955
412.95
412.95
412.95
.00
Acq. Land School-Tufts Street: Art. 83-1955
7,668.00
7,668.00_
.00
,00
App. Brotherhood Committee :- Art. 67-1957
79.25
300.00
379.25
119.21
260.04
Arl. Heights Res. Beach Art. 84-1955
1,100.00
797.51-
302.49
302.49
1951 Street Construction
2,000.00
2,000.00.
.00
.00
1952 Street Construction
2,000.00
2,000.00_
.00
.00
1953 Street Construction
8,798.10
8,798.10-
.00
.00
1954 Street Construction
29,924.60
24,924.60.
5,000.00
5,000.00
1955 Street Construction
36,945.49
26,945.49-
10,000.00
10,000.00
1956 Street Construction
13,673.98
3,673.98_
10,000.00
10,000.00
1957 Street Construction
32,184.95
22,184.95-
10,000.00
10,000.00
1958 Street Construction
96,782.50
69,140.20_
27,642.30
17,769.24 ||
9,873.06
1959 Street Construction
116,000.00
140,000.00 10,524.73- 245,475.27 12,449.63 151,251.87
81,773.77
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Art. 81-1954-Art. 74-1959
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Addnl. Approp. Town Hall Addn.
30.91
30.91
30.91
Addnl. Approp. Town Hall Addn. . ..
126.14
126.14
Ext. Surface Drain-Sunnyside Ave. .. Art. 37-1956
.00
.00
Reconstruction Streets: Chapter 90 Art. 41-1956
5,801.07
5,801.07
1,700.00
4,101.07
Easements in Land Art. 57-1956
800.00
800.00-
.00
.00
Committee-150th Anniversary : Art. 38-1956-1957
1,657.07
1,657.07_
.00
.00
Quarters Organization:
Old Town Hall-Art. 59-1956
100.00
100.00
100.00
Acoustics-Town Hall Art. 62-1956
100.00
100.00
100.0
Accept. Leg. Act. U. N. Art. 64-1956
87.50
.00
.00
Imp. Peirce School Playground : Art. 71-1956
1,927.83
1,927.83
1,927.83
Repairs-Schools-Safety Art. 71-1956
87.26
87.26
87.26
.00
Addn. ", Recon. High School:
9,197.57
9,197.57
1,281.00
3,671.96
4,244.61
Addn. && Recon. High School:
634.067.60
5,000.00
62.77-
639,004.83
139,607.67
494,074.52
5,322.64
Maint. Public Sidewalks: Art 36-1959
13,624.58
16,000.00
176.33
2,710.37-
27,090.54
369.80
18,026.09
8,694.65
Recon. Certain Streets Chap. 90
8,145.30
8,236.51
16,381.81
14,767.03
1,614.78 800.00
Easements in Land: Art. 59-1957
800.00
800.00
Recon. Certain Streets Chap. 718
336.42
336.42_
.00
.00
Art. 61-1957
927.12
927.12-
.00
.00
Surf. Drain-Brattle Pl. & R.R. Tracks Art. 62-1957
1,341.04
1,341.04-
.00
.00
Bd. of Commissioners-Trust Funds: Art. 66-1957
195.05
195.05
195.05
Committee Business Development : Art. 70-1957
492.43
492.43
120.53
371.90
Committee Parking Facilities:
100.00
100.00
100.00
403
TOWN ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT
Art. 4-1956
Art. 7-1956
126.14
1,514.83
1,514.83-
87.50-
Art. 86A-1956
Art. 86B 1956
Art. 46 1957
Art. 60-1957 Surface Drain-Thomas Street
Art. 71-1957
BUDGET STATEMENT - Continued
Balance 1/1/59
Appro- priation 1959
Transfers Transfers In
Out
Budget
Encum- berances
Expendi- tures
Un- encum. Balance
Imp. Acoustics-Town Hall: Art. 74-1957
7,500.00
7,500.00
7,500.00
Uniforms Auxiliary Police: Art. 88-1957
513.30
513.30
492.65
20.65
Great Meadows Land-Lex. Art. 89-1957 Art. 63-1959
100.00
4,000.00
4,100.00
1,745.21
2,354.79
Plans & Estimates Public Imp .: Special Town Meeting Art. 10-1957
3,000.00
3,000.00
3,000.00
.00
Ext. Surf. Drain Wheaton Road: · . Town Meeting Art. 18-1957
206.17
206.17.
.00
.00
Acq. Land-Medford St. & Rus. Com. Art. 23-1958
5,734.30
5,734.30
5,734.30
Acq. Land-Mystic Street
Art. 25-1958
16,250.00
16,250.00
3,300.00
12,950.00
Overpass Mass. Ave. Res. Field: Art. 36-1958 ..
24,153.00
24,153.00-
.00
00
Ext. Surface Drain Garden St .: Art. 45-1958
1,800.00
54.68
260.55-
1,594.13
1,594.13
00
Recon. Certain Streets Chapter 90 Art. 48-1958
28,540.00 800.00
25,985.88
878.29_
53,647,59
43,698.55
9,949.04
Easements in Land-Art. 62-1958 ...
800.00
800.00
Art. 63-1958
8,573.55
8,573.55-
.00
.00
Paving Jr. H. West Parking Area: . . Art. 66-1958
2,665.00
2,665.00-
.00
00
Comm. Re: Voting Machines . Art. 70-1958
100.00
100.00
100.00
Art. 23-1959
44,500.00
44,382.11_
117.89
117.89
Relocation & Const. Mystic St. Ch. 90 . Art. 24-1959
55,070.00
55,070.00
650.00
54,420.00
Removal of Old Town Hall Art. 25-1959
7,500.00
7,500.00
7,500.00
Parking Area-Russell Common
Art. 28-1959
43,900.00
226.00
3,797.96-1
40,328.04
26,425.73
13,902.31
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Purch. Arl. Center R.R. Prop. Art. 29-1959
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15,000.00 800.00 35,938.00
47.04
1,259.08-
8,708.02
9,748.85
13,500.00 800.00 16,269.09
Reconstruction of Jason Street: Art. 62-1959
10,909.97
2,133.00
1,677.57_
11,365.40
10,943.60
421.80
Fence and Lighting Town Yard: Art. 64-1959
9,800.00
537.95-
1 9,262.05
8,727.01
535.04
Purch. R.R. Prop. Lake St. Art. 65-1959.
4,500.00
4,500.00
500.00
4,000.00
Taking Portion Mill Brook: ... .
Art. 66-1959
100.00
100.00
100.00
Conn. School Fire Alarms: Art. 69-1959
9,880.00
9,880.00
1,254.75
7,888.25
737.00
Elevator-Robbins Library: Art. 71-1959
10,000.00
10,000.00
10,000.00
Conn. Radio Broadcasting System: .
100.00
100.00
100.00
Sanitary Sewer-Churchill Ave .: Art. 75-1959
6,880.00
294.00
1,291.15
5,882.85
884.50
4,843.89
154.46
Install Roadways High School: Art. 86-1959
24,220.00
24,181.71-
38.29
38.29
.00
Appro. Maint. Dept. Quarters: . Art. 87-1959 .
7,668.00
7,668.00
209.33
7,458.67
Comm. Pheasant Avenue School: ·
Art. 88-1959
15,000.00
15,000.00
87.40
193.00
14,719.60
Land Taking School Purposes:
2,125.00
2,125.00
2,:125.00
TOTALS
$1,342,746.37
$460,870.02
$9,262,440.20
$8,286,414.42
$7,973,503.66
$514,679.85
$300,009.77
$676,016.01
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15,000.00 800.00 34,725.96
1,500.00
Easements in Land :- Art. 50-1959
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Construction of Ways-Art. 61-1959
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Art. 72-1959
Art. 89-1959
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Report of the Town Manager
Honorable Board of Selectmen
Town Hall Arlington 74, Massachusetts
February 23, 1960
Gentlemen:
My report for the year ending December 31, 1959 will be my seventh annual report (1953 to 1959 inclusive) since my appointment as Town Manager on May 1, 1953. In the meantime, the Tax Rate has gone from $57.60 (1953) to $74.00 (1959), an increase of $16.40 dur- ing said seven-year period.
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