Town of Arlington annual report 1962, Part 9

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Publication date: 1962
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300.00


TOTAL $ 10,114.00


Detail Personal Services


Civil Defense Director Senior Clerk Typist Others


$ 2,500.00


2,197.00


500.00


$ 5,197.00


HEALTH AND SANITATION


VOTED:


29. Board of Health


(Town Manager)


Personal Services


$ 29,514.00


Expenses


2,255.00


Garbage Disposal .


5,000.00


Mosquito Control .


2,500.00


Premature Baby Care


2,500.00


TOTAL $ 41,769.00


Detail Personal Services


Board Members (3)


750.00


Agent . .


6,416.00


Principal Clerk


4,310.00


Public Health Nurse


4,498.00


Milk and Sanitation Inspector


5,346.00


Dentist .


3,971.00


Dental Clinic Assistant


1,632.00


Others


2,591.00


$ 29,514.00


VOTED:


30. Inspector of Animals


(Town Manager)


Personal Services - Inspector $ 789.00


VOTED:


31. Sewer Maintenance


(Town Manager)


Maintenance of Sewerage System Including Tools and Equipment $ 37,250.00


(to be expended substantially as follows ) Labor $22,650.00


Expenses 14,600.00


32. Sanitary Division (Town Manager)


By consent of the meeting, the motion of the Finance Committee was considered withdrawn, and on the new motion of Kermit C. Streng, Chairman of the Finance Committee, duly seconded, it was


Communicable Diseases


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VOTED:


32. Sanitary Division


(Town Manager) Removal of Ashes, Rubbish and Garbage Disposal. $ 320,714.00 Wages, Equipment, Dump Maintenance, etc. (to be expended substantially as follows:) Labor $180,661.00


Expenses 60,080.00


Garbage Disposal 80,000.00


HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS


33. Division of Highways and Bridges (Town Manager)


By consent of the meeting, the motion of the Finance Committee was considered withdrawn, and on the new motion of Kermit C. Streng, Chairman of the Finance Committee, duly seconded, it was


VOTED:


33. Division of Highways and Bridges


(Town Manager)


Maintenance of Highways and Bridges $ 287,500.00 (to be expended substantially as follows:) Labor $242,500.00 Expenses 45,000.00


Removal of Snow and Ice 119,342.00


Maintenance of Snow Removal Equipment and Supplies . 37,062.00


Transfer from Reserve Fund


TOTAL $ 443,904.00


VOTED:


To be raised by General Tax $441,300.00


To be taken from the Parking Meter Fund a/c removal of Snow and Ice from Parking Area 2,604.00


33a. Highway Capital Outlay (Town Manager)


By consent of the meeting, the motion of the Finance Committee was considered withdrawn, and on the new motion of Kermit C. Streng, Chairman of the Finance Committee, duly seconded, it was


VOTED:


33a. Highway Capital Outlay (Town Manager) Replacement of Equipment and Purchase of New Equipment (to be expended substantially as follows:) 1 - 30,000# Cab and Chassis with 18 yd. Packer Body $ 13,000.00


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1 - 30,000# Cab and Chassis with 5 yd. Contractor's Body $8,300.00


Less Allowance on 1 - '50 Truck 500.00


7,800.00


2 - Sicard Model BM Snowmaster Blowers or equal 13,000.00


1 - 18,000# Cab and Chassis Less Allowance on 1-'48 Truck


$2,800.00


250.00


2,550.00


1 - 125 cu.ft. Rotary Compressor with 2 Heavy Duty Paving Breakers, 1 - Rock Drill and $6,800.00


100 ft. of Hose Less Allowance on 1 - '47 Compressor 200.00


6,600.00


1 - Four Wheel Drive Front End


Loader with Cab and Accessories, with Backhoe mounted on rear $19,000.00 Less Allowance on 1 - '48 Tractor with Backhoe 800.00


18,200.00


TOTAL


$ 61,150.00


VOTED:


34. Street Lighting


(Town Manager) Street Lighting TOTAL $ 118,259.00


VOTED:


35. Traffic Signals


(Town Manager)


Personal Services


Expenses


Capital Outlay:


Spotlight at intersection of


Massachusetts Avenue and Pleasant


Street $ 750.00


Sign Face Applicator 1,000.00


1,750.00


TOTAL $ 24,548.00


Detail Personal Services


Maintenance Man


$ 5,899.00


Assistant Maintenance Man


4,541.00


Traffic Laborer .


4,333.00


Overtime


400.00


$ 15,173.00


CHARITIES


VOTED:


36. Public Welfare - Aid to Dependent Children - Old Age Assistance and District Nurses (Town Manager) Personal Services $ 58,217.00


.


$ 15,173.00 7,625.00


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Expenses


$5,000.00


Less: Estimated Federal Grants 3,500.00


1,500.00


Capital Outlay .


(to be expended substantially as follows:)


1 Transcriber $ 400.00


2 Desks 225.00


6 Chairs


300.00


925.00


Expenses incurred outside the Commonwealth as described in General Laws, Chapter 40, Section 5, Paragraph 34 ..


250.00


SUB TOTAL $ 60,892.00


Aid and Assistance


Welfare Aid


$ 26,000.00


Disability Assistance


40,000.00


SUB TOTAL


$ 66,000.00


Aid to Dependent Children


31,500.00


Transfers from Reserve Fund


Old Age Assistance


293,000.00


District and Other Nurses


4,000.00


TOTAL OF BUDGET $ 455,392.00


Detail Personal Services


Agent . . . . .


$ 7,444.00


Clerks and Others


47,392.00


Physician


781.00


Medical Consultant


2,600.00


$ 58,217.00


VOTED:


37. Veteran's Benefits


(Town Manager)


Personal Services


$ 15,266.00


Expenses


1,920.00


SUB TOTAL $ 17,186.00


Aid and Assistance


Veterans' Benefits


$ 60,000.00


Transfers from Reserve Fund


Burial Aid


300.00


TOTAL $ 77,486.00


Detail Personal Services


Director of Veterans' Services .


$ 6,416.00


Investigator


4,888.00


Senior Clerk - Typist


3,962.00


$ 15,266.00


Transfer from Reserve Fund .


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SCHOOLS


38. School Department


By consent of the meeting, the motion of the Finance Committee was considered withdrawn, and on the new motion of Kermit C. Streng, Chairman of the Finance Committee, duly seconded, it was


VOTED:


38. School Department


I. General Control .


$ 78,153.00


II. Instructional Service


2,758,376.00


III. Operation of School Plant 377,784.00


IV. Maintenance of Plant 121,220.00


V. Auxiliary Agencies


48,440.00


VI. Capital Outlay


70,986.00


VII. Special Appropriations


42,000.00


VIII.


Expenses incurred outside the Commonwealth as described in General Laws, Chapter 40, Section 5, Paragraph 34


1,000.00


$ 3,497,959.00


Less an amount which the School Committee has agreed to use from Funds available to it under the provisions of Public Law 874


50,000.00


TOTAL


$ 3,447,959.00


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT - DETAIL


I. General Control


Salaries


Superintendent


$ 15,750.00


Assistant Superintendent


13,000.00


Others


46,503.00


Total Personal Services


$ 75,253.00


Expenses .


2,900.00


TOTAL I $ 78,153.00


II. Instructional Services


Personal Services


$ 2,555,648.00


Expenses


74,153.00


Supplies


128,575.00


TOTAL II


$ 2,758,376.00


III. Operation of School Plant


Personal Services .


$ 236,154.00


Materials and Expenses


141,630.00


TOTAL III $ 377,784.00


IV. Maintenance of School Plant


Personal Services .


$ 66,111.00


Repairs and Replacements


52,709.00


Expenses .


2,400.00


TOTAL IV


$ 121,220.00


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V. Auxiliary Agencies and Other Activities Personal Services . . Expenses .


$ 39,740.00


8,700.00


TOTAL V $ 48,440.00


VI. Capital Outlay


Furnishings .


$ 21,496.00


Instructional Apparatus


24,523.00


Other Equipment


13,240.00


Visual Education .


3,500.00


Remodeling and General Construction .


8,227.00


TOTAL VI $ 70,986.00


VII. Special Appropriations Vocational School Tuition and Trans- portation Athletics (Chapter 658, Acts of 1950)


$ 2,000.00


12,000.00


Cafeterias (Chapter 417, Acts of 1950)


25,000.00


Arlington State-Aided Technical and Vocational High School


3,000.00


TOTAL VII


$ 42,000.00


VIII. Out of State Travel


$ 1,000.00


LIBRARIES


39. Robbins Library and Branches (Town Manager)


By consent of the meeting, the motion of the Finance Committee was considered withdrawn, and on the new motion of Kermit C. Streng, Chairman of the Finance Committee, duly seconded, it was


VOTED:


39. Robbins Library and Branches


(Town Manager)


Personal Services


$ 196,120.00


Expenses


62,920.00


Capital Outlay:


(to be expended substantially as follows:) Furniture and Equipment


$1,311.00


1 Typewriter $210.00


Less Allowance


30.00


180.00


Lighting


1,000.00


Ventilating Equipment 1,000.00


3,491.00


Expenses incurred outside the Commonwealth as described in General Laws, Chapter 40, Section 5, Paragraph 34 .


300.00


TOTAL $ 262,831.00


Detail Personal Services


Librarian .


$ 7,852.00


Library Assistants


138,127.00


Custodians .


22,576.00


School Librarians


27,565.00


TOTAL $ 196,120.00


Bus for Handicapped Children


TOWN RECORDS


RECREATION


40. Public Parks and Playgrounds (Town Manager)


A substitute motion offered by Edward C. Monahan, Town Manager, was declared lost on a standing vote, 64 having voted in the affirmative and 139 in the negative, following which, on motion of Edward C. Monahan, Town Manager, duly seconded, it was


VOTED: That Budget Item No. 40 of Article 31 be laid on the table.


VOTED:


41. Warren A. Peirce Playground


(Town Manager)


Personal Services


$ 10,530.00


Expenses


1,700.00


Capital Outlay - General Improvements 1,500.00


TOTAL $ 13,730.00


PENSIONS


VOTED:


42. Pensions


(Town Manager)


Pensions . .


$


155,000.00


Transfer from Reserve Fund


VOTED:


43. Contributory Retirement System


(Retirement Board)


Pension Accumulation Fund


Expenses


Personal Services


Administrator


$ 500.00


Treasurer


500.00


Clerk - Stenographer 1,300.00


2,300.00


Expenses incurred outside the Commonwealth as described in General Laws, Chapter 40, Section 5, Paragraph 34


TOTAL $ 106,837.00


UNCLASSIFIED


VOTED:


44. Memorial Day and Patriots' Day


(Town Manager)


Memorial Day


$ 2,500.00


Patriots' Day


1,900.00


TOTAL $ 4,400.00


Detail - Memorial Day To be expended as follows:


$ 104,037.00


500.00


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Local Tent of the Daughters of Union Veterans and Local Camp of the Sons of Union Veterans


$ 125.00


Corp. Wm. P. Kenibbs Camp #66 United


Spanish War Veterans .


180.00


Arlington Post #39, The American Legion, Inc. .


1,000.00


Arlington Post #1775, Veterans of Foreign Wars


850.00


Francis Gould Women's Relief Corps #43.


75.00


Arlington Chapter #49, Disabled American Veterans.


125.00


Lt. Stanley G. Benner Detachment, Marine Corps League


100.00


Setting up Public Address System


45.00


Military Units


$ 2,500.00


VOTED:


45. Printing Town Reports


(Town Manager) $ 4,500.00


VOTED:


46. Insurance


(Town Manager)


Insurance,


Including among other purposes the protection of the Town's interest in real estate held by it under purchases and takings for non-payment of taxes as provided in General Laws, Chapter 40, Section 5, Clause (38)


$ 37,925.00


Group Life Insurance


4,500.00


Group Health, Medical, Surgical Insurance


75,500.00


Transfer from Reserve Fund .


WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION INSURANCE FUND


40,000.00


Transfers from Reserve Fund


MUNICIPAL BUILDINGS INSURANCE FUND


10,000.00


TOTAL $ 167,925.00


VOTED:


47. Reserve Fund


(Finance Committee)


Reserve Fund $ 85,000.00


VOTED:


48. Maintenance of Houses owned by the Town


(Town Manager)


Personal Services


Senior Building Custodian


$ 5,152.00


Others and Overtime


700.00


Expenses


3,941.00


TOTAL $ 9,793.00 .


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ENTERPRISES


VOTED:


49. Water Department Maintenance


(Town Manager) Maintenance of Water System


(to be expended substantially as follows:) Labor $118,000.00 48,000.00 $ 166,000.00


Expenses


Capital Outlay (to be expended substantially as follows:) Meters 1 Hydraulic Cutter


$ 13,760.00


585.00


14,345.00


TOTAL $ 180,345.00


VOTED:


49a. Extensions of Services for House Connections (to be expended substantially as follows:) Labor Expenses


$ 3,000.00


7,000.00


TOTAL $ 10,000.00


CEMETERIES


VOTED:


50. Cemeteries


(Town Manager)


Personal Services


$ 60,603.00


Expenses


4,575.00


Capital Outlay


949.00


TOTAL $ 66,127.00


Detail Personal Services


Superintendent .


$ 6,774.00


Working Foreman


5,152.00


Senior Clerk - Typist


4,162.00


Laborers and Others


44,305.00


Overtime - Flag Service


210.00


TOTAL $ 60,603.00


MATURING TOWN DEBT AND INTEREST


VOTED:


51. Maturing Town Debt and Interest


Maturing Town Debt


$ 430,000.00


Interest


113,945.00


TOTAL $ 543,945.00


On motion of Edward C. Monahan, Town Manager, duly seconded, it was VOTED: That Budget Item No. 40 of Article 31 be taken from the table


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40. Public Parks and Playgrounds


A substitute motion offered by Edward C. Monahan, Town Manager, was declared carried on a voice vote. Thereupon, on the motion of the Finance Committee as substituted, it was


VOTED:


40. Public Parks and Playgrounds


(Town Manager)


Personal Services


Expenses


Capital Outlay


$ 102,671.00 26,100.00


(to be expended substantially as follows:)


Playground Equipment $1,404.00


Maintenance Equipment


3,570.00


Little League Fence


258.00


No. Union Street Locker Building 900.00


6,132.00


Expenses incurred outside the Commonwealth as described in General Laws, Chapter 40,


Section 5, Paragraph 34 .


300.00


TOTAL $ 135,203.00


Detail Personal Services


Superintendent . .


$ 7,444.00


Principal Clerk - Stenographer


4,310.00


Wages - Laborers and Others


90,917.00


$ 102,671.00


There being no further business under Article 31, the Moderator declared it disposed of.


Article 32. (Extension of Sewerage System.)


VOTED: That the sum of seventeen thousand (17,000) dollars be and hereby is appropriated for the extension of the Sewerage System; said sum to be raised by general tax and expended under the direction of the Town Manager substantially as follows:


Extension of Sewerage System (including Tools and Equipment).


There being no further business under Article 32, the Moderator declared it disposed of.


Article 33. (Extension of Water Mains.)


VOTED: That the sum of twenty thousand (20,000) dollars be and hereby is appropriated for the extension of water mains; said sum to be raised by general tax and expended under the direction of the Town Manager substan- tially as follows:


Laying and relaying water mains of not less than six inches in diameter (including Tools and Equipment).


There being no further business under Article 33, the Moderator declared it disposed of.


Mr. David A. Hunt, town meeting member from Precinct 14, served notice of his intention to move to reconsider Article 31, Item 40.


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Article 34. (Extension of Storm Drains.)


VOTED: That the sum of twenty thousand (20,000) dollars be and hereby is appropriated for the extension of storm drains in the year 1962; said sum to be raised by general tax and expended under the direction of the Town Manager substantially as follows:


Extension of Storm Drains (including Tools and Equipment).


There being no further business under Article 34, the Moderator declared it disposed of.


Mr. Herbert S. Hurd, town meeting member from Precinct, 1, served notice of his intention to move to reconsider Article 31, Item 40.


Article 35. (Sidewalks and Edgestones.)


VOTED: That the sum of twenty thousand (20,000) dollars be and here- by is appropriated for the construction of permanent sidewalks and for the installing of edgestones in the year 1962; said sum to be raised by general tax and expended under the direction of the Town Manager.


Extension of Storm Drains (including Tools and Equipment).


There being no further business under Article 35, the Moderator declared it disposed of.


Article 36. (Appropriation - Maintenance of Public Sidewalks.)


VOTED: That the sum of twenty thousand (20,000) dollars be and here- by is appropriated for the reconstruction and maintenance of permanent sidewalks and resetting of edgestones upon the public ways of the Town; said sum to be raised by general tax and expended under the direction of the Town Manager.


There being no further business under Article 36, the Moderator declared it disposed of.


Article 37. (Improvement of Drainage System.)


VOTED: That the sum of twenty five thousand (25,000) dollars be and hereby is appropriated for improvements throughout the Townto the Town's Drainage System and to increase its capacity; said sum to be raised by general tax and expended under the direction of the Town Manager.


There being no further business under Article 37, the Moderator declared it disposed of.


Article 38. (Improvements of New Town Yard.)


VOTED: That the sum of twenty thousand (20,000) dollars be and here- by is appropriated for alterations, construction and improvements to the interior and exterior of buildings and the exterior yard area of the new Town Yard at #52 Grove Street; of which sum nineteen thousand sixty two and 50/100 (19,062.50) dollars is to be raised by general tax, and the re- mainder nine hundred thirty seven and 50/100 (937.50) dollars is to be taken from an unexpended balance in the treasury, appropriated under Article 50 of the 1951 Annual Town Meeting; said sums to be expended under the direction of the Town Manager.


There being no further business under Article 38, the Moderator declared it disposed of.


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Article 39. (Abandonment of Easement.)


VOTED: (Unanimously) That the Town does hereby authorize the Board of Selectmen to abandon a portion of an easement taken by the Board of Water Commissioners, dated November 26, 1875, and duly recorded with Middlesex South District Registry of Deeds in Exec. Book 47, Page 203, as shown on plan recorded with said Deeds in Plan Book 29, Plan 16; said por- tion of said easement to be abandoned being bounded and described as follows: "commencing at westerly portion of said premises at Junction of Monroe Brook and a ditch laid out as a Water Course by said Town, thence running southeasterly about fifteen feet, thence turning and running northeasterly about two hundred and fifty eight feet, thence southeasterly seventy six 15/100 feet, thence northeasterly by two straight lines one hundred and eighty nine 5/10 feet, thence southeasterly four hundred and forty five 6/10 feet, thence northeasterly again by two straight lines to land of Chas. Fiske's heirs eighty 3/10 feet, thence turning and running northerly by said Fiske Estate forty feet, thence turning and running westerly sixty one 63/100 feet, thence north- westerly four hundred and forty & four 1/10 feet, thence westerly one hundred and ninety one 5/10 feet, thence northwesterly sixty three 33/100 feet, thence southwesterly twenty 4/10 feet to Fessenden Brook, so called, thence westerly twenty one 7/10 feet, thence southwesterly along the western border of said Ditch two hundred and sixty two feet to the point of beginning by the said measurements more or less being land bounded by premises of A. W. Bryant and property supposed to be owned by him said premises taken are laid down upon a plan to be recorded herewith, designated as a "Plan of Land taken for a Water Course by the "Town of Arlington" made by F. Cayford, Engineer, November, 1874."


There being no further business under Article 39, the Moderator declared it disposed of.


Article 40. (Reconstruction of Certain Streets.)


VOTED: (Unanimously) That the sum of twenty six thousand nine hundred seventy five (26,975) dollars be and hereby is appropriated for the relocation, alteration and widening, construction of, specific repairs upon and improvement of all or any parts of Massachusetts Avenue and Spring Street, within the Town as now existing or hereafter relocated, altered and widened, including land damages, if any under the provisions of law authoriz- ing the assessment of betterments or otherwise; said appropriation to be used with any sum or sums which may be allotted by the Commonwealth or County of Middlesex, or both, for such purpose or purposes; said sum to be raised by general tax and expended under the direction of the Town Manager.


There being no further business under Article 40, the Moderator declared it disposed of.


Article 41. (Laying Out of Dow Avenue.)


VOTED: (Unanimously) That the laying out of a town way from Rhinecliff Street to Valentine Road, substantially in the location of the private way known as Dow Avenue, as more particularly described in Article 41 of the Warrant, under the provisions of law authorizing the assessment of betterments, as made and filed in the office of the Town Clerk by the Board of Selectmen, be accepted, said way established and said Board authorized to take land for the purpose of said way.


There being no further business under Article 41, the Moderator declared it disposed of.


Article 42. (Laying Out of Fairview Avenue.)


VOTED: (Unanimously) That the laying out of a town way from Mystic Street to Mystic Bank, substantially in the location of the private way known


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as Fairview Avenue, as more particularly described in Article 42 of the Warrant, under the provisions of law authorizing the assessment of better- ments, as made and filed in the office of the Town Clerk by the Board of Selectmen, be accepted, said way established and said Board authorized to take land for the purpose of said way.


There being no further business under Article 42, the Moderator declared it disposed of.


Article 43. (Laying Out of Browning Road.)


VOTED: (Unanimously) That the laying out of a town way from Homer Road to #53 and #56 inclusive, substantially in the location of the private way known as Browning Road, as more particularly described in Article 43 of the Warrant, under the provisions of law authorizing the assessment of betterments, as made and filed in the office of the Town Clerk by the Board of Selectmen, be accepted, said way established and said Board authorized to take land for the purpose of said way.


There being no further business under Article 43, the Moderator declared it disposed of.


Article 44. (Laying Out of Homer Road.)


VOTED: (Unanimously) That the laying out of a town way from Wads- worth Road to Browning Road, substantially in the location of the private way known as Homer Road, as more particularly described in Article 44 of the Warrant, under the provisions of law authorizing the assessment of better- ments, as made and filed in the office of the Town Clerk by the Board of Selectmen, be accepted, said way established and said Board authorized to take land for the purpose of said way.


There being no further business under Article 44, the Moderator declared it disposed of.


Article 45. (Laying Out of Oakland Avenue.)


VOTED: (Unanimously) That the laying out of a town way from Clare- mont Avenue to Charlton Street, substantially in the location of the private way known as Oakland Avenue, as more particularly described in Article 45 of the Warrant, under the provisions of law authorizing the assessment of betterments, as made and filed in the office of the Town Clerk by the Board of Selectmen, be accepted, said way established and said Board authorized to take land for the purpose of said way.


There being no further business under Article 45, the Moderator declared it disposed of.


Article 46. (Laying Out of Arrowhead Lane.)


VOTED: (Unanimously) That the laying out of a town way from end of acceptance to Windmill Lane, substantially in the location of the private way known as Arrowhead Lane, as more particularly described in Article 46 of the Warrant, under the provisions of law authorizing the assessment of betterments, as made and filed in the office of the Town Clerk by the Board of Selectmen, be accepted, said way established and said Board authorized to take land for the purpose of said way.


There being no further business under Article 46, the Moderator declared it disposed of.


Article 47. (Laying Out of Pheasant Avenue.)


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VOTED: (Unanimously) That the laying out of a town way from Ronald Road to Fabyan Street, substantially in the location of the private way known as Pheasant Avenue, as more particularly described in Article 47 of the Warrant, under the provisions of law authorizing the assessment of better- ments, as made and filed in the office of the Town Clerk by the Board of Selectmen, be accepted, said way established and said Board authorized to take land for the purpose of said way.


There being no further business under Article 47, the Moderator declared it disposed of.


Article 48. (Appropriation for Construction of Ways.)


VOTED: (Unanimously) That the sum of two hundred five thousand one hundred (205,100) dollars be and hereby is appropriated for the original con- struction of public ways, the laying out of which is accepted at this meeting under Articles 41 to 47 inclusive, including land damages and the cost of pavements and sidewalks laid at the time of such construction, all under the provisions of law authorizing the assessment of betterments; that for this purpose the sum of forty five thousand five hundred ninety four and 41/100 (45,594.41) dollars be raised by general tax, and fifty nine thousand five hundred five and 59/100 (59,505.59) dollars be taken from unexpected balances in the treasury as follows:


Article 70 Annual Town Meeting - 1956


Committee Re: Joint Planning $ 339.23


Article 19 Annual Town Meeting - 1948


Committee Re: Advanced Programming


and Budgeting 246.37


Article 84 Annual Town Meeting - 1955


Arlington Heights Reservoir Beach 302.49


Article 58 Annual Town Meeting - 1957


Article 61 Street Construction 1,000.00


Annual Town Meeting - 1958


Street Construction 4,000.00


Article 49 Annual Town Meeting - 1959 Street Construction 2,484.15


Article 41 Annual Town Meeting - 1961 Street Construction .


40,000.00


Article 59 Annual Town Meeting - 1956


Quarters in Old Town Hall .


100.00


Article 59 Annual Town Meeting - 1957 Easements in Land . 800.00


Article 23 Annual Town Meeting - 1958 Acquisition of Land


5,734.30


Article 62 Annual Town Meeting 1958


Easements in Land .


800.00


Article 50 Annual Town Meeting - 1959


Easements in Land .


800.00


Article 53 Annual Town Meeting - 1960


Easements in Land .


800.00




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