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DRAINAGE: The long-term drainage improvement program, which was initiated during 1961 pursuant to the comprehensive study of the Town by Town Engineer Roby, continues as planned.
BOARD OF HEALTH: The full effect of legislative action reducing the number of sanitoria throughout the state will not be felt until the coming year 1963, at which time a considerable reduction should be experienced in town expenditures for this particular purpose.
LEGAL DEPARTMENT: Satisfactorily settled during the year by judicial decisions were the Russell Common Land Case and the Chapter 90 widening of Massachusetts Avenue as it affected Hutchinson's Candy Store.
LIBRARY: Circulation figures continue to increase and expenses in- crease correspondingly. There is not any question that we have a wonderful library, but the townspeople will have to make a decision very soon as to just how much farther the Town will have to go infurther improvements in a situ- ation that is already excellent by all state standards.
PARK AND RECREATION: Accelerated emphasis placed during the year on expanded programming with a great deal of attention being placed on the need for physical fitness.
PLANNING BOARD: The Planning Board has been very active during the year. In order to understand the progress made on the comprehensive report and other activities that the Board has engaged in, it is suggested that the report of the Planning Board appearing elsewhere in this annual report be referred to.
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT: Pending the receipt of a suitable bid for collection of garbage by the contract method, the Public Works Depart- ment during the first several months of 1962 combined garbage and rubbish collections and did a most outstanding job. In the meantime, bids for garbage collection, starting at $135,000. and later at $125,000., were received and finally a satisfactory bid of $115,000. per year was received ina sealed pro- posal and the contract awarded. The Public Works Department continues to be second to none in the Commonwealth. Efficient services are rendered at the lowest possible cost to the residents. In order to get a broader concep- tion of the multiple duties of this department, please refer to the report of the Public Works Department appearing elsewhere in the Annual Report.
PURCHASING DEPARTMENT: The spirit as well as the law of town by- laws in connection with competitive bidding for Town requirements continues. Wherever possible, quality and price being considered, local vendors are favored. All purchase orders that are issued are subject to simultaneous encumbrance by the Town Accountant.
SNOW REMOVAL: Although the record-breaking snowfall was experi- enced during the month of February, the winter operations were more or less
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routine with the usual amount of sanding, which must be done on all hills whether or not we have any snowfall at all. The cooperation of storekeepers in cleaning off their sidewalks improved during the year. The Police Depart- ment has stepped up its supervision in connection with the pushing or plow- ing of snow from business premises which, of course, is not permitted under the by-laws. The program of plowing sidewalks in the vicinity of schools was maintained and enhanced as the need arose for such additional expanded operations. Custodians of school buildings have been more alert in taking care of snow removal and sanding of the walks within and without school premises.
TREE DEPARTMENT: Helicopter spraying of the entire Town inaugur - ated for the first time proved very successful. Approximately 500 trees were planted during the year.
WELFARE DEPARTMENT: The so-called M.A.A. program is bulking larger in gross expenditures. It is still too soon to appraise this new cate- gory completely; nevertheless, it is obvious as we move into the next few years that the cost of this particular program will loom larger in the Town's expenditures. It may be predicted, for example, that for the first time since 1953 the budget for the ensuing year will necessarily show an increased ap- propriation, attributable to said M.A.A. program, also the Disability Assist- ance Program and the Aid to Dependent Children, which are beginning to reflect greater Town responsibilities financially.
VETERANS' SERVICES: Because of medical and hospitalization costs primarily, the appropriations needed for Veterans' Services reflect in- creased costs to the Town. It may be predicted that for the third successful year the appropriation for this purpose in 1963 will show an additional in- crease over the previous year.
CONCLUSION: 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, the Office of Town Collector and Treasurer, and all other town departments, boards and com- missions.
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 teamwork 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.
The Town of Arlington is indeed fortunate in the number of outstanding citizens, including Town Meeting members and members of school building committees, who give of their time and effort with no compensation to the various unpaid boards and commissions of the Town Government. Sincere thanks are 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 their continued cooperation, confidence and encouragement which make 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 informa- tion, statistics and data of the various Town Departments for the year ending December 31, 1962.
Respectfully submitted,
Edward C. Mona han Town Manager
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INDEX
A
General Index
Index to Accts. Report
Accountant, Town Report .
361
371
Animals, Inspector of, Report
184
Appeals, Board of, Report
193
377
Appropriations, Town Meeting
72
Assessors, Board of, Report
160
371
Assets and Liabilities, Statement of
362
B
Balance Sheet, December 31, 1962
362
Betterment Assessment Collections
368
Births Registered for the year
156
Buildings, Inspector of, Report
188
377
Buildings, Insurance Fund .
351
Budget Statement, Town Accountant .
. . . . .
398
C
Cemeteries, Commissioners of, Report
196
392-393
Charities
382-383
Civil Defense, Department of, Report
185
379
Clerk, Town, Report .
154
373
Collector of Taxes, Statement of .
357
371
Committees, Town, Appointed
12
Constables .
10
Contributory Retirement System .
358
Custodians & Maintenance, Supervisor of
177
373
D
Deaths by Months
158
Debt, Municipal
392-393
Development Commission, Report of
184
Dog Officer, Report
194
Dogs Registered
154
E
Election, Annual Town, March 5, 1962
54
Election, State Primary, September 18, 1962
119
Election, State, November 6, 1962 .
138
Election, Record of Recount, December 1, 1962
152
Elections and Town Meetings, Payments
375
Engineer, Town, Report of .
197
373
Excise Tax, Motor Receipts
368
F
Fees, Town Clerk
372
Finance Committee, Report
166
371
Fines and Forfeits .
368
Fire Department, Report .
261
376-377
Fire and Police Signal System
268
377
Forestry
Fund, Annie L. Hill Poor Widows 350
Fund, Maria L. Hill Poor Widows'
350
Fund, Children's Book
344
Fund, Dexter Rawson Fay Library
344
.
.
. . . .
379
INDEX - CONTINUED
General
Index
Index to Accts. Report
Fund, Trustees of Elbridge Farmer
338
Fund, Henry E. Dodge Library .
339
Fund, Louise S. Gruber Library . 344
Fund, Ellen W. Hodgdon Library .
343
Fund, Emma L. Sprague Library
341
Fund, Emma L. Sprague Poor Widows
355
Fund, E. Nelson Blake Library .
341
Fund, E. Nelson Blake, Jr., Memorial
348
Fund, E. S. Farmer Poor Widows'
349
Fund, E. S. Farmer Relief
349
Fund, Henry Mott Library
340
Fund, Julia Fillebrown
350
Fund, M. Helen Teele Library
342
Fund, M. M. W. Russell School .
354
Fund, Martha M. W. Russell Poor Widows 353
Fund, Mary Cutter Poor Widows 348
351
Fund, Nathan Pratt High School
351
Fund, Nathan Pratt Library .
345
Fund, Nathan Pratt Poor Widows
352
Fund, Perpetual Care, Cemeteries
346
Fund, Cemetery .
346
Fund, Robbins Cemetery
347
Fund, Robbins House Maintenance
352
Fund, Robbins Library Art
339
Fund, Robbins Print
340
Fund, Robbins Scholarship
353
Fund, Samuel C. Bucknam Cemetery
347
Fund, Sarah Ross Vaughan Memorial
342
Fund, Soldiers Monument
354
Fund, Francis E. Thompson Library 341
Fund, Francis E. Thompson Scholarship 355
Fund, Timothy Wellington. Library 343
Fund, William Cutter School 348
Fund, Workmen's Compensation
356
G
General Government Receipts & Expenses
362
370
Grants and Gifts
368
H
Health, Board of, Report
277
378-379
Highway Division, Board of Public Works .
299
380-381
Housing Authority
195
I
Income and Corporation Taxes, State
366
Indebtedness, Municipal
392-393
Interest
392-393
J
Jurors, List of
321
Fund, Municipal Buildings Insurance
INDEX - CONTINUED
L
General Index
Index to Accts. Report
Legal Department
283
373
Librarian, Report
28
Libraries, Receipts and Payments
386-387
Library, Robbins, Report of Trustees
286
Licenses and Permits .
366
M
Manager, Report of
403
371
Marriages, Registered for the Year
157
Meeting, Annual Town . .
17
Moth Department, Report
169
Motor Excise Tax Receipts
368
O
Officers, Town Appointive
10
Officers, Town Elective
3
Officials Appointed by Town Manager
9
P
Park Commission, Report
171
386-387
Parking Meters Receipts .
368
Payments, Departmental
371
Pensions and Annuitites
389
Personnel Board, Report .
2 59
371
Physician, Town, Report
253
Planning Board, Report .
251
Police, Chief of, Report
221
373 376-377
Police, Department, Officers and Men
221
390-391
Public Welfare, Dept. of, Report
253
382-383
Public Works, Dept. of, Report .
295
373
Purchasing Dept., Report of .
260
373
R
Receipts, General Revenue
366 386-387
Registrars of Voters, Report
275
Retirement System, Contributory
358
Robbins Library, Report of Trustees
285
S
Sanitary Division, Dept. of Public Works
307
378-379
School Committee, Report
236
Schools, Receipts and Payments
384-385
Schools, Superintendent of, Report
238
Sealer of Weights and Measures, Report
159
377
Selectmen, Board of, Report
272
371
Sewer Division, Dept. of Public Works
308
Special Agencies and Funds
394-395 368
Statistics, General .
220
Streets, Public and Private
198
Survey, Board of
371
Special Assessments
Public Service Enterprises
Recreation, Receipts and Payments
INDEX - CONTINUED
T
General Index
Index to Accts. Report
Tax Rate, Recapitulation
Tax Receipts .
366
Tax Refunds
367
Tax Revenues, How Spent
164
Town Accountant
361
371
Town Clerk, Report
154
373
Town Counsel, Report .
283
373
Town House Grounds, Report
169
Town Hall .
Town Manager, Report of
403
371
Town Meeting, Annual, March 19, 1962
17
Town Meeting, Members, List of
4
Town Officers, Appointive .
10
Town Officers, Appointed by Manager
9
Town Officers, Elective
3
Town Records .
16
Treasurer, Town Report
359
371
Tree Warden, Report
168
376
U
Unclassified Receipts and Payments
388-389 396
Unexpended Balances, Appropriation Accounts
V
Veterans' Services, Report of
191
382-383
W
Water Division, Dept. of Public Works .
311
390-391
Welfare, Public, Dept. of, Report
253
382-383
Wire Department, Report ..
190
377
Workmen's Compensation Insurance Fund
356
Y
Youth Services, Department of, Report
257
162
375
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