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A reasonable question at this time is: - What has caused this terrific increase in the Tax Rate? This question has no simple an- swer; only a detailed analysis involving as many pages as contained in this book would provide the information needed to satisfactorily answer the question, and such involved financial analysis would probably be interesting only to the relatively few financial experts who have a consuming interest in such details. It is necessary, therefore, to summarize the principal tax factors that have been primarily responsible for the aforesaid tax rate increase.
Broadly speaking, there are four factors that have been the major reasons, and they are:
1. Inflation - higher costs of labor, materials, and services affect- ing ail departmental appropriations;
2. Increased State & County Charges for M.D.C. Sewer and Parks, M.T.A. Deficits, County Hospital and County Charges; also Town Overlay;
3. School Construction Program in the Town; and
4. Non-administrative factors in the Town's appropriations such as Debt and Interest, Group Life and Health Insurance, Pen- sions, Stabilization Fund, Street Construction and Reconstruc- tion, and Arlington Center Improvements.
Since 1953, Town Appropriations have increased $2,520,513, of which $1,590,569. has been for Salaries and Wages of all Town employees.
Since 1953, State Charges, County Charges and Town Overlay have increased $526,000.
Since 1953, the annual costs of the School Department have in- creased $1,327,739. (This figure includes school dept. portion of the salary and wage increases referred to above; it also includes school buildings Debt and Interest.)
Since 1953, appropriations for non-administrative factors have increased $759,832.
Had it not been for the increase in property valuations of $13,715,100., the tax rate increase would have been a great deal more; fortunately, too, increased receipts, especially Excise Taxes, helped the Tax Rate situation considerably.
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In the absence of supporting information the foregoing facts can- not be considered conclusive- but they do highlight the major factors that have affected the increase of $16.40 in the Tax Rate from 1953 to 1959.
It is my understanding that an independent civic group is making a comprehensive study of town affairs from the inception of the Town Manager Act in 1953 to the present time (1959). It is expected that its findings will be made known early this year.
It will then be possible for objective conclusions to be reached relative to the worth of the Town Manager Act in the Town of Arlington.
In 1960, the Town Meeting will undoubtedly approve the con- struction of an elementary school in the Pheasant Avenue Section of the Town. This is expected to be the final school building to be erected under the tremendous school building program that has been going on since 1953. This new school is believed to be absolutely necessary if we are to properly house our school children in proper facilities.
The need of a Sales Tax is again emphasized to alleviate the Real Estate Tax on residential and other property.
Arlington Center Improvements, initiated by the Development Commission and the Planning Board in 1958 and 1959, are expected to be substantially completed in 1960. It is to be hoped that local busi- ness men will now take major steps to improve the Center Shopping Area.
The current year witnessed a continuance of efforts to maintain public service to the residents at the lowest possible cost. Economies have been made where possible; new equipment has been bought and new methods have been inaugurated to improve efficiency in the Public Works Department whose departmental report contained elsewhere herein should be read to appreciate the complex and diversified work of this department. In closing, may I point out that the services rendered to the public by all town departments are, in my opinion, the equal if not the superior of the services rendered by the employ- ees of any city or town in Massachusetts, bar none!
There follows below a summary of the annual reports of the various Town Departments under the Town Manager's supervision, also other important happenings for the year ended December 31, 1959.
ARLINGTON DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION - The Commis- sion's proposals for improvement of Arlington Center were approved by the 1959 Town Meeting, and the various projects are moving along as fast as they can considering legal impediments necessary to be consummated. The Fall of 1960 should show some real results in this direction. The Board is keeping alert to the Star Market's plans for its Route 2 property, and to all other areas where the Board may be helpful in promoting and stimulating business development and improvement of the Town. The members of the Commission are to be sincerely thanked for their very capable, intelligent, and unselfish constributions to the Town's present and future economy.
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BUILDING DEPARTMENT -- Saturation point for single-family houses is being approached rapidly. However, zoning changes in depth of apartment house areas along Massachusetts Avenue and Broadway by the 1959 Annual Town Meeting have stimulated apart- ment house construction to the benefit of the Town's municipal economy. The department has been energetic in the enforcement of the Zoning By-Laws during 1959.
CEMETERY DEPARTMENT - Work on the westerly side of Mill Brook continued. One hundred and thirty one graves are now available for purchase in Plot DD, the two grave Monument-Flat Marker Plot. Four hundred and one interments in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery in 1959, the largest number in the history of the cemetery. Repairs started on the Chapel Building which will be continued in 1960.
CIVIL DEFENSE - Mr. John P. Dempsey was appointed Director to succeed Lt. Philip A. Sweeney, who was retired early in the year under disability conditions from the Police Department. During Lt. Sweeney's regime as Director of Civil Defense, he performed highly satisfactory services for which the Townspeople are very grateful. Training and planning continued. Auxiliary Fire Fighters responded to many alarms. Auxiliary Police Officers performed prodigious services over and above the normal call of duty; please refer to the Civil Defense Directors report for detailed information on these great public services. During the year, surplus property having a Government Cost of $15,568.25 was acquired at Town Cost of $660.81; everything acquired was considered valuable to the affected town departments that eventually benefited by the acquisition of this surplus property. Radio volunteers, "hams" so-called, responded to every request of the Director, for which the Town is grateful. During the year the Office Of Civil Defense was moved from the Old Town Hall to the basement of the Robbins Memorial Town Hall for more efficient operations in time of emergency.
DRAINAGE - Improvements continued. It is again emphasized that major drainage expenditures will undoubtedly have to be made in the future if we are to provide for "flash storms" which occasion- ally raise havoc in some low areas of the Town; more of this problem in future reports.
ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT- In addition to the normal heavy workload, the Department in 1960 undertook several major projects such as the design, layout and supervision of the Reservoir Beach Alterations; the layout and supervision of the construction of the Russell Common Parking Area; the survey of and the setting of permanent markers in the Great Meadows; design and layout of the Drake Road Bridge; surveys and plans of the Town Yard and Gas Company buildings and yards; and several drainage surveys and studies. The excellent work of this department has been too often taken for granted. Let it be said, therefore, that the fine professional services rendered to the Town by the Town Engineering Department under Town Engineer W. H. Roby, is noteworthy and outstanding.
FIRE DEPARTMENT - Reorganization of department continues. Replacement of 85 foot aerial ladder bought in 1937 should be con- sidered in 1960. Fire prevention and In-Service Training continued. Fire drills in schools, dwelling inspections, hydrant inspections, com-
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pany drills intensified. Fire fighters made tremendous personal con- tributions to building maintenance for which the Town should be very grateful. Building interiors of the three fire stations are in excellent condition with limited costs to the Town. Fire & Police Signal System maintained; new police boxes and new fire alarm boxes installed; many outmoded signal boxes replaced. System in excellent condition. The interior fire alarm systems of all older schools were connected directly to the Municipal Fire Alarm System providing for immediate response by the Fire Department with no manual discretion intervening. A 10-KW gasoline driven Auxiliary power generator was installed at Park Circle Station to provide current in electric (Edison) failures if the latter occurs. The num- ber of false alarms rose from 54 to 112.
FUNDS, VARIOUS - All legal impediments have been resolved in 1959. The Trust Fund Commission as of the year's end assumed its full duties and responsibilities in connection with all funds pre- viously determined by the Town Counsel to be under the supervision of this town agency. I again express the Town's gratitude to all trustees of the town's various Funds who continued to function dur- ing the past several years while the legal impediments were being studied and finally resolved.
HEALTH, BOARD OF -- All public health functions of the department performed in usual way, such as Communicable Diseases, licensing, tuberculosis, clinics, milk inspections, physical examina- tions of pupils at parochial and other private schools, dog vaccina- tions, etc. A study is being made of the need of Board of Health doctors in parochial and private schools.
LEGAL DEPARTMENT - The Supreme Judicial Court reversed the findings of the Superior Court in the petition of the uniformed personnel of the Police and Fire Departments for a Declaratory Judgment or Decree to determine whether the vote under Article 27, of the 1957 Annual Town Meeting was legally effective to amend the Classification and Pay Plan, and to determine whether they were legally entitled to be compensated at the rates which they contended were increased by the aforesaid vote. The Supreme Court held that the vote in question was valid. Various Bills in Equity resulted in favorable decrees in favor of the Town by the Superior Court. Sub- stantial moneys for aid by the Board of Health and by the Welfare Department were recovered. Miscellaneous claims were processed and settled with the approval of the Board of Selectmen and the Town Manager. Legal opinions were given to practically all Town depart- ments and agencies.
LIBRARY - According to library experts consulted in 1958, the Robbins Library is an "outstanding example" of good public libraries. These experts, commenting on the continued growth of all library services pursuant to public demand, recommended certain changes in the physical plan to improve efficiency with fewer personnel. Unfortunately, efforts in this latter direction were nullified by inade- quacy of appropriations for the purpose. It is hoped that the 1960 Town Meeting will approve recommendations for the additional money needed for said purpose; in this way real progress may be made in 1960 toward the realization of part of consultants' sugges- tions for the improvement of the library physical plant.
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MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT - All required maintenance and repairs to school and other buildings were done. For details of the tremendous work accomplished reference is made to the departmental report appearing elsewhere in this Annual Town Report. Thanks to the work of the maintenance men and of the custodians, the schools on opening day were a credit to the townspeople.
PARK AND RECREATION - The outstanding physical improve- ment during 1959 was the extension of the swimming area at Reser- voir Beach by the Public Works Department. By coordination of the construction of Russell Common Parking Area and the extension of the Reservoir Swimming Area, both jobs were done at considerable savings in both appropriations. Thousands of children and parents enjoyed these expanded swimming facilities. It is interesting to point out that a few years ago serious thought was given to abandonment of this great natural resource because of unsatisfactory water condi- tions; however, many scientific experiments in 1958 by Superinten- dent Francis N. O'Hara of the Public Works Department and the Reservoir Beach Committee resulted in a suitable water treatment that "licked" the problem. As time goes on, this water area can be- come a really fine recreation area for young and old alike, a tremen- dous asset to the Town.
Among the recreational activities supervised directly or indirectly by the department were skating, golf, bowling, basketball, softball, baseball, archery, ballroom dancing, arts & crafts, tennis, swimming, summer playground, attendance of Boston Red Sox games, attendance at a stage play at Tufts University, Magic Circle Theatre, Annual Weenie Roast, Annual Field Day, Pee Wee Hockey, and the Golden Age Club. The position of qualified professional female recreation supervisor on a full-time basis remains unfilled. It may be necessary eventually to employ a man professional who would give full-time to programming for both sexes. As it stands now, the Superintendent has personnel for facilities, but nobody to assist him in the activities, themselves. For maximum results, therefore, the Superintendent would have to be two men in one. Thought must be given to this problem in 1960.
PLANNING BOARD- A very busy year in which eight public hearings were held on various proposals for changes in the Zoning By-Laws, the most important of which was the Board's recommenda- tion, subsequently approved by the 1959 Annual Town Meeting, which greatly encourages the building of apartment houses along Massachu- setts Avenue. A total of twenty-five meetings, not including hearings, were held during the year, including eight joint meetings with the Board of Selectmen, Development Commission, Zoning Board of Appeals and civic groups: numerous conferences otherwise were held with various town officials. The Board is recommending in 1960 that a full-time consultant prepare a Compresensive master plan of the Town hoping that the 1960 Town Meeting will approve this necessary proposal. The Board keeps constantly alert to regional planning as it affects Arlington.
POLICE DEPARTMENT - Enforcement of traffic violations were accelerated during the year. The campaign against indecent litera- ture continues with reasonable success due principally to the cooper- ation of local storekeepers. Juvenile situations are given constant attention with rehabilitation, the basic philosophy.
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PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT - This department continued to render public services of the highest possible degree. The major work performed consisted of Highway Construction; Highway Main- tenance (Cleaning, sweeping, seal-coating, snow removal, etc.); Rub- bish collections including operation of a Sanitary Landfill for rubbish disposal; Water Maintenance including water services, meter instal- lations, cleaning of water mains, hydrant installations and hydrant repairs; Sewer Maintenance including cleaning of mains; Drain Maintenance including cleaning of catch basins including storm drains; installation of water mains, sewer mains and storm drain mains; construction of new sidewalks plus maintenance of public sidewalks; motor equipment repairs and garaging of 135 pieces of Public Works Departrient equipment plus 31 cars, trucks, equipment, etc. of other town departments; miscellaneous work for other depart- ments including construction of a wall at the Junior High West Playground, refinishing desks and chairs for the School Department, maintaining voting equipment. The Public Works Department evidenced the versatility of its capabilities in 1959 by constructing the Russell Common Parking Area; constructing the roadways and parking area of the High School; extension of the swimming area of Reservoir Beach including successfully "licking" the water treat- ment problem. Only by reading the detailed report of the Public Works Department elsewhere in this book will it be appreciated how varied and many are the work assignments of this extremely busy town department. It is fair to say that the Public Works Department stands ready and willing to tackle any emergency situa- tion within its physical and personal capacities and stay with it until the emergency has been resolved.
Please refer to the Report of the Police Department for full in- formation on the tremendous activities of this law enforecment agency of the Town.
PURCHASING DEPARTMENT - The spirit as well as the letter of the town by-law has been complied with, in that competitive bid- ding has been enforced in practically all town purchases whether or not it is required by said by-law. Obtaining bids on our annual re- quirements for materials to be delivered as needed throughout the entire year has resulted in substantial savings in view of the rising price tendency throughout the year in practically all materials needed by the Town. The policy of soliciting the interest of local vendors in the Town's purchase requirements continues where price and quality are comparable, local merchants are favored. As purchase orders are issued, the funds required are automatically encumbered by the Town Accountant which fulfills the two-fold purpose of con- trol of the appropriation, and assurance to vendors of payment when the subject of the purchase order is delivered to the Town in accord- ance with the terms and conditions at the purchase commitment.
SEALER OF WEIGHTS & MEASURES - The year 1959 wit- nessed a stepping-up of inspections in order to protect the public in connection with the weights and measures of vendors.
SEWER AND WATER INSTALLATION - Policy continues of having house developers assume the major portion of sewer, water, drainage, and street construction costs in roadways within their developments. The relatively small Town costs are passed on to the properties by Betterment Assessments.
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SNOW REMOVAL- Economies approved by the vast majority of taxpayers continued to be put into effect in the removal of snow; for example, the traditional practice of removing snow from the sidewalks of business areas has been abandoned; also, snow removal was accomplished during regular working hours instead of the former practice of continuing the operation on an overtime basis until the entire removal job was achieved. Sanding operations continue to be a major factor of cost, especially in our hilly sections where street surfaces are usually glazed almost every night during the winter. Because of the necessity of keeping roadways open, plowing and re-plowing must be done with an eye to the weather forecast. If, for example, a current snow storm is to be followed by another snow storm or freeze, the roadways must be plowed almost meticu- lously. On the other hand, if warmer weather is in prospect after a snow storm, it is not necessary, for obvious reasons, to follow the same procedure in plowing. Unfortunately, when re-plowing opera- tions are engaged in, some unpleasantness arises because driveway openings that have been cleared by thrifty householders become filled in again by the plow necessitating additional work on their drive- ways by householders. The great patience of householders, previously extended to the Public Works Department in connection with such necessary personal incovenientes caused by such re-plowing operations to assure safe roadway conditions, is again solicited.
Further economies are in prospect in 1960 in connection with the use of rubbish collection trucks and a few other Town trucks in snow plowing to offset the rising rental costs of contractors equipment; only a few of that latter have been contracted for the 1959 - 1960 Winter Season and these at satisfactory rental Rates. It should be emphasized that the operating economies that have been put into effect in the past few years result in no essential changes in the high-caliber services rendered to the Town's residents during the winter months; they continue to be the best in Eastern Massachusetts; however, the "plush" has been taken out of the plowing and snow removal opera- tions in business districts.
STREET LIGHTING - Improvements continued along Massachu- setts Avenue from the Center to the Cambridge Line. Pedestrian safety is further assured by planned street lighting improvement along Broadway in 1960.
TREE DEPARTMENT - Approximately 380 trees were planted throughout the Town in 1959. The Stump Remover and the Brush Chipper acquired a few years ago continued to prove their great value in increasing the work volume and reducing the unit cost. Regular spraying schedule was carried on as usual. Town Hall Grounds were maintained.
VETERANS' SERVICES - Considerate and sympathetic service to veterans and their families continues. Costs of aid decreased slightly during 1959. Number of applications for aid may be reduced attributable to higher benefits now being paid in connection with in- creased Unemployment Compensation, increased Social Security and group hospital, medical and surgical insurance benefits, etc.
WELFARE DEPARTMENT - Decreased case load pursuant to continuing economic prosperity plus increased Social Security pay-
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ments to recipients of Old Age Assistance and Disability Assistance resulted in decreased gross expenditures of $9,831. and net expendi- tures of $1,222. during 1959.
Increased medical and hospital costs cause serious concern. The larger teaching hospitals have been granted an increase from $28.32 to $30.79 per diem; Symmes Hospital has increased per diem costs from $22.65 to $24.63; Lemuel Shattuck, Pondville and Westfield have jumped from $7.50 to $15.00 per diem, an increase of 100%.
On the whole, the trend in expenditures over the past several years has been highly satisfactory; for example, 1959 expenditures. were slightly lower than what they were in 1953.
Machine accounting introduced in 1958 has resulted in anticipated administrative benefits as the department is now prac- tically current in billings to cities and towns whereas formerly it was months behind in this important category of Town collections.
Recommendation is repeated that the State take over the Welfare Department in its entirety in order to eliminate tremendous duplica- tion of work in connection with highly involved settlements between cities and towns of the Commonwealth; State administration of Wel- fare Departments would otherwise result in great economies in time, effort and money.
For detailed information, please refer to the Annual Report of the Welfare Department.
CONCLUSION - In concluding this, my seventh annual report, may I respectfully point out that the attainment of all of the objec- tives of businesslike management under the Town Manager form of local government will be accomplished only by continuing efiorts. In my opinion, businesslike municipal government reflects arduous efforts rather than genius -- the Town Manager must apply himself constantly to the task and in this respect he must elicit the full co- operation of the employees who work under his supervision and direction as well as all other associated employees and officials of the Town. It is my humble observation that the Town Manager form of government has already shown satisfactory results. I feel very strongly that a maximum of value has been furnished the citizens for every tax dollar spent; I sincerely believe that the records will substantiate my conclusions in this respect.
For their cooperation during the year, I wish to thank the Honorable Board of Selectmen, the Finance Committee, the Personnel Board, the School Committee, the Board of Assessors, and all town departments, board and commissions.
My thanks are extended to the employees of all departments under my supervision and control who are especially deserving of my gratitude for their fine team-work during the year. Considering the number of complaints and the enormity of the task, faults have apparently been relatively few in the rendering of public service to the citizens of the Town.
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The Town of Arlington is indeed fortunate in the number of out- standing citizens, including Town Meeting members and members of school building committees, who give of their time and effort with llo compensation to the various unpaid boards and commissions of the town government. Sincere thanks is expressed to them for their truly tremendous services to the town during the year just closed.
To the citizens of the town, my sincere thanks are extended for continued cooperation, confidence and encouragement which makes worthwhile every effort expended in their behalf by their town employees, including the Town Manager.
Reference is made to other sections of this annual report for information, statistics and data of the various Town Departments for the year ending December 31. 1959.
Respectfully submitted,
EDWARD C. MONAHAN Town Manager
INDEX A General Index
Index to Accts. Report 369
Accountant, Town Report
359
Animals, Inspector of, Report
171
Appeals, Board of, Report
181
375
Appropriations, Town Meeting
74
Assessors, Board of, Report
147
369
Assets and Liabilities, Statement of
360
B
Balance Sheet, December 31, 1958
360
Betterment Assessment Collections
366
Births Registered for the year
141
Buildings, Inspector of, Report
176
375
Buildings, Insurance Fund
348
Budget Statement, Town Accountant
396
C
Cemeteries, Commissioners of, Report
184
390-391
Charities
380-381
Civil Defense, Department of, Report
174
377
Clerk, Town, Report
139
371
Collector of Taxes, Statement of
355
369
Committees, Town, Appointed
13
Constables
11
Contributory Retirement System
356
D
Deaths by Months
143
Debt, Municipal
390-391
Development Commission, Report of
172
Dog Officer, Report
182
Dogs Registered
139
E
Election, Annual Town, March 2, 1959
52
Elections and Town Meetings, Payments
373
Engineer, Town, Report of
185
371
Excise Tax, Motor Receipts
366
F
Fees, Town Clerk
370
Finance Committee, Report
154
369
Fines and Forfeits
366
Fire Department, Report
246
374-375
Fire and Police Signal System
254
375
Forestry
377
Fund, Annie L. Hill Poor Widows'
347
Fund, Maria L. Hill Poor Widows'
347
Fund, Children's Book
337
INDEX - CONTINUED
General Index
Index to Accts. Report
Fund, Dexter Rawson Fay Library 338
F'und, Trustees of Elbridge Farmer 331
Fund, Henry E. Dodge Library 340
Fund, Louise S. Gruber Library 339
Fund, Ellen W. Hodgdon Library 337
Fund, Emma L. Sprague Library
334
Fund, Emma L. Sprague Poor Widows'
352
Fund, E. Nelson Blake Library
334
Fund, E. Nelson Blake, Jr., Memorial 344
Fund, E. S. Farmer Poor Widows' 345
F'und, E. S. Farmer Relief 346
333
Fund, Julia Fillebrown
346
Fund, M. Helen Teele Library
336
Fund, M. M. W. Russell School
351
Fund, Martha M. W. Russell Poor Widows' 351
Fund, Mary Cutter Poor Widows' 344
Fund, Municipal Buildings Insurance
348
F'und, Nathan Pratt Library
339
Fund, Nathan Pratt Poor Widows'
349
Fund, Perpetual Care, Cemeteries
341
Fund, Cemetery
341
Fund, Robbins House Maintenance
349
Fund, Robbins Library Art
332
Fund, Robbins Print
333
Fund, Robbins Scholarship 350
343
F'und, Soldiers Monument
352
Fund, Francis E. Thompson Library 335
Fund, Francis E. Thompson Scholarship 353
Fund, Timothy Wellington Library 336
Fund, William Cutter School 345
Fund, Workmen's Compensation 354
G
General Government Receipts & Expenses
360
368
Grants and Gifts
366
Gypsy and Brown Tail Moth Department, Report .. 158
H
Health, Board of, Report 262 376-377
Highway Division, Board of Public Works 283
378-379
Housing Authority 183
I
Income and Corporation Taxes, State
364 Indebtedness, Municipal 390-391 Interest 390-391
Fund, Samuel C. Bucknam Cemetery
Fund, Sarah Ross Vaughan Library
335
Fund, Nathan Pratt High School
348
Fund, Henry Mott Library
INDEX - CONTINUED J General Index 308
Index to Accts. Report
Jurors, List of
L
Legal Department
268
371
Librarian, Report 273
Libraries, Receipts and Payments
384-385
Library, Robbins, Report of Trustees
271
Licenses and Permits, Receipts
364
M
Maintenance, Supervisor of, Report
165
371
Manager, Report of
406
369
Marriages, Registered for the Year
142
Meeting, Annual Town
17
Moth Department, Report
158
Motor Excise Tax Receipts
366
O
Officers, Town Appointive
11
Officers, Town Elective
3
Officials Appointed by Town Manager
9
P
Park Commission, Report 160
384-385
Parking Meters Receipts
366
Payments, Departmental
369
Pensions and Annuities
387
Personnel Board, Report
241
369
Physician, Town, Report
240
Planning Board, Report
237
371
Police, Chief of, Report
206
374-375
Police, Department, Officers and Men
206
Public Service Enterprises
388-389
Public Welfare, Dept. of, Report
327
380-381
Public Works, Dept. of, Report
279
371
Purchasing Dept., Report of
243
371
R
Receipts, General Revenue
364
Records of Elections and Town Meetings
16
Recreation, Receipts and Payments
384-385
Registrars of Voters, Report
144
Retirement System, Contributory 356
Robbins Library, Report of Trustees
271
INDEX - CONTINUED
S
General Index
Index to Accts. Report 376-377
Sanitary Division, Dept. of Public Works
290
School Committee, Report
222
Schools, Receipts and Payments
382-383
Schools, Superintendent of, Report
224
Sealer of Weights and Measures, Report
146
375
Selectmen, Board of, Report
258
369
Sewer Division, Dept. of Public Works
292
Special Agencies and Funds
392-393
Special Assessments
366
Statistics, General
2, 205
Streets, Public and Private
187
Survey, Board of
371
T
Tax Rate, Recapitulation 149
Tax Receipts
364
Tax Refunds
365
Tax Revenues, How Spent
152
Town Accountant
359
369
Town Clerk, Report
139
371
Town Counsel, Report
268
371
Town House Grounds, Report
159
Town Hall
373
Town Manager, Report of
406
369
Town Meeting, Annual, March 16, 1959 17
Town Meeting Members, List of 4
Town Officers, Appointive
11
Town Officers, Appointed by Manager
9
Town Officers, Elective
3
Town Records
17
Treasurer, Town Report
358
369
Tree Warden, Report
157
374
U
Unclassified Receipts and Payments
386-387
Unexpended Balances, Appropriation Accounts 394
V
Veterans' Services, Report of 178 380-381
W
Water Division, Dept. of Public Works
295
388-389
Welfare, Public, Dept. of, Report
327
380-381
Wire Department, Report
177
375
Workmen's Compensation Insurance Fund
354
Zoning By-Laws, Enacted 1959 Z 107
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