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Auditor's Annual Report
FOR THE
TOWN OF SAUGUS
TOGETHER WITH THE
Report of School Committee
For the Year Ending December 31, 1899
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WENN, MASS : Wwo vawww & Cass, PRINTERS 1000.
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS
OF THE
TOWN OF SAUGUS
FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1899
SAUGUS PUBLIC LIBRARY 296 Centre! St.
WHITTEN & CASS, PRINTERS, No. 33 Munroe Street, LYNN, MASS.
Rel 352
.Index to the Auditor's Report.
Annual Reports.
PAGE
Assessors
149-151
Appraisers of Town Property
117-118
Auditor
38-So
Board of Health .
129-132
Cattle and Milk Inspector
152
Cemetery Lots
III-113
Chief of Police
125-128
Engineers of Fire Department
133-147
Librarian
162
Overseers of the Poor
123
Selectmen
119-122
Sinking Fund Commissioners
124
Superintendent of Streets
148
Town Clerk
157
Treasurer
IOI-IIO
Trustees Free Public Library
159-161
Water Commissioners' Report
153-356
Janitor of Town Hall
163
Special Report.
Committee to Investigate and Consider Additional School Accommodations in Cliftondale and Saugus Centre
25-27
Appropriations and Expenditures.
Appropriations for IS99
36-37
Board of Health
75-77
Care of Hay Scales
78
Cemetery
7I
Conveying School Children
60
Fire Department
Fire Extinguishers
Firemen's Salaries
72 HAR
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INDEX.
PAGE.
North Saugus Fire Alarm .
72
Highways and Bridges
60-65
Insurance on Town Buildings
59
Laying Water Pipes to Hathaway Estate
70 65
Lighting Streets
Lynnhurst School-house
58-59
Keeper of Lockup
73-74
Memorial Day
78 58
New School-house, Cliftondale
Overseers' Department, Outside Supplies .
81-85
Piping Old Town Hall
57-58 74
Public Library
74-75 72
Roby School-house
57
Repairs on Town Buildings
68-69
Repairs on School Buildings
55-56 79
Salaries
Schools
54-55 .
School Furniture
57
Searching Records and plans for Assessors
78
Selectmen's Incidentals
38-52
Sidewalks
77
Sinking Fund
78
State and Military Aid
53-54
Superintendent of Schools .
55
Town Farm Account .
87-100
Town Farm Barn Addition
70
Water Department
66-67
Miscellaneous.
Annual Town Meeting
9-29
Collector's Department, A. Dudley Johnson
114
Collector's Department, Lewis J. Austin
114-116
List of Unpaid Taxes .
164-199
Recapitulation of Selectmen's Department
79-80
Revised Jury List
20-2I
Special Town Meeting April 5 .
30-33
Special Town Meeting May 26 .
34-35
Statement of Condition of Town
105-106
Statement of Town Debt
106
Statistics of Town
IIO
Town Officers for 1899
5-7
Police
Purchasing Hose
Town Officers, 1899.
Elmer B. Newhall
Town Clerk. Term expires March, 1900 .
Selectmen.
Term expires March, 1900
66
·
66 66
Assessors.
Benjamin F. Calley .
Term expires March, 1900
Nathan K. Cross (deceased) .
John H. Parker .
66
1902
Overseers of the Poor.
George Faulkner Herbert O. Pratt
Charles Florence
66
66 66
Treasurer.
Joseph S. Meacom
Term expires March, 1900
Auditor.
George Parsons
Term expires March, 1900
Constable.
Charles A. Blakeley .
Term expires March, 1900
Collector of Taxes.
Term expires March, 1900
Lewis J. Austin
Term expires March, 1900
66
66 1901
Benjamin F. Sanborn J. Wesley Paul S. A. D. Forristall
6
TOWN OFFICERS.
Sinking Fund Commissioners.
Herbert B. Newhall
Term expires March, 1901
Samuel Hawkes
1900
Herbert O. Pratt .
66
66
1902
Trustees of the Public Library.
Benjamin F. Calley
Term expires March, 1902
Arthur B. Coates
66
190I
Marshall B. Faxon
Marion V. Putnam
Levi G. Hawkes
James R. Hughes
Board of Health.
Dr. George W. Gale
Term expires March, 1901
66
1900
Benjamin F. Robinson
1902
Water Commissioners.
Charles I. Hitchings .
Term expires March, 1900
66
190I
Dr. G. Clarence Parcher
66
1902
School Committee.
Henry J. Mills .
Term expires March, 1902
Judge George M. Amerige
66 1901
Thomas P. Parsons .
66 1900
Superintendent of Schools.
Charles E. Stevens Term expires March, 1900
Superintendent of Streets.
John L. Edmands Term expires March, 1900
Board of Engineers.
Henry F. Fiske, Chief Term expires March, 1900
Arthur L. Farnham, Assistant .
Charles A. Blakeley, Assistant .
66
1900
66
66
William F. Belcher
Edward Bryant
7
TOWN OFFICERS.
Chief of Police.
Charles O. Thompson
Term expires March, 1900
Board of Registrars.
Charles E. Hobson A. Clarke Newhall Herbert B. Forristall Elmer B. Newhall
Term expires March, 1900
66
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Fence Viewers.
John Brierly Philip W. Farnham
Term expires March, 1900 66 66
Frederick W. Feakins
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Auditor's Report
To the Citizens of the Town of Saugus :
Having examined the books and accounts of the several depart- ments of the Town for the fiscal year ending Dec. 31, and finding them correctly kept, and proper vouchers for all payments made, I hereby submit the annual report for your careful perusal and consideration.
The deficiency has been reduced the past year to the amount of $8,439.42.
By referring to the Treasurer's report it will be seen that the interest account is increasing. Last year I recommended that the sum of $10,000 be appropriated, but the amount paid was $11, 161.88, and on account of the new school-house loans, unless the temporary loans are kept down it will require a larger amount this year. I therefore recommend that the sum of $11,000 be appropriated to meet interest charges the ensuing year, $3,500 for principal of Water Loan, $2, 150 for Cliftondale School-house Loan, and $350 for Lynnhurst School-house Loan.
Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE PARSONS,
Saugus, Feb. 1, 1900,
Auditor.
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AUDITOR'S REPORT.
Amount brought forward, $1,164 14
March 6 A. C. Newhall, services as registrar . · C. E. Hobson, services as
$22 50
22 50
registrar . · H. M. Forristall, services as registrar · Elmer B. Newhall, services as registrar .
22 50
38 00
· Precinct 2 officers' services A. M. . Precinct 3 officers' services
62 00
A. M.
56 00
Precinct I officers' services A. M. · · C. O.Thompson, four officers, A. M.
62 00
C. O. Thompson, erecting booths, etc. ·
I 45
Levi Florence, care hose
wagon ·
I OO
Allen M. Stocker, fuel Town Hall
47 78
A. W. Sawyer, inspecting milk, etc. 16 00
A. W. Sawyer, one dozen test cans . 2 40
C. A. Blakeley, distributing warrants and reports ·
20 00
C. A. Blakeley, iron plates for doors . · 2 00 J. E. Mansfield, janitor, etc. 26 24
J. S. Meacom, postage ·
2 00
J. W. Paul, services connect- ing boilers, etc. ·
II 60
Ella I. Clifford, State aid
4 00 439 97
Amount carried forward,
$1,604 II
.
20 00
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
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Amount brought forward,
$422 64
Jan. 4 L. J. Austin, bal. due for col- lecting, 1898 · J. S. Meacom, telephone, postage, etc. 9 89
$205 49
Feb. 6 A. W. Sawyer, inspecting milk, etc. 19 50
R. Y. Russell & Son, print- ing . 2 50
J. E. Mansfield, janitor .
22 84
Ella I. Clifford, State aid 4 00
B. F. Sanborn, repairs Hath- away estate 11 00
J. S. Meacom, postage ·
2 00
J. R. Hughes, repairs at Roby School-house 30 05
Brockway-Smith Corp., glass, bolts, etc. ·
14 37
J. W. Darcy, returning 52 deaths · R. L. Mansfield, repairs at Town Hall
13 00
G. H. & A. L. Nichols, print- ing · · Metropolitan Coal Co., fuel to E. I. Clifford
5 25
Whitten & Cass, Town Re- ports
334 40
W. H. Perkins, repairs on Hathaway estate 18 35
33 13
E. E. Getchell, painting and papering Hathaway estate . S. A. D. Forristall, services as Justice of Peace . . J. W. Paul, labor and mate-
5 00
rial, hose house I and 3. . 5 23 741 50 -
Amount carried forward,
$1, 164 14
20
2 25
3 25
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
Selectmen's Incidentals.
Appropriation
$6,500 00
EXPENDITURES.
Jan. 4 Lynn Water Board, water for school-houses $46 97
Geo. F. King & Co. 2 25
G. C. Parcher, returning births ·
4 25
Elmer B. Newhall, returning births, deaths and marri- ages 77 80
A. Dudley Johnson, collect- ing . I 78
Thos. P. Nichols, voting lists, etc. 79 75
G. W. Caswell, repairs Essex St. School-house ·
26 89
George M. Amerige, Court fines, overpaid . 2 00
Metropolitan Coal Co., fuel to E. I. Clifford 5 00 · G. W. Caswell, repairs Clif- tondale School-house 4º 92
J. Wesley Paul, bal. legal services, 1898 . 135 º3 $422 64
Amount carried forward,
$422 64
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APPROPRIATIONS.
Amount brought forward, $72,395 00
Fire Extinguishers · 135 00
Repairs on School Buildings 300 00
Building Addition to Town Farn Barn
600 00
Searching Records and Plans for Assess-
ors ·
50 00
Extension of Water Pipes (By Loan) .
2,500 00
Cliftondale School-house, new, (By Loan)
25,000 00
Lynnhurst School-house (By Loan) ·
3,500 00
Total Appropriation for March . $104,480 00
SPECIAL MEETING, APRIL 5TH.
Piping Old Town Hall Building $300 00
North Saugus Fire Alarm . 450 00
750 00
SPECIAL MEETING, MAY 26TH.
Addition to Town Farm Barn . .
650 00
Total Appropriation for IS99
$105, SSo 00
APPROPRIATIONS.
ANNUAL MARCH MEETING.
Schools
$18.750 00
Superintendent of Schools . 1,000 00
State and Military
1,700 00
Selectmen's Incidentals 6.500 00
Overseers of the Poor 4,000 00
Water Loan Principal
3,500 00
Cliftondale School-house Loan
2,150 00
Interest 10,000 00
Sinking Fund 1,160 00
Highways and Bridges
6,500 00
Fire Department
2,000 00
Salaries
2.500 00
Firemen's Salaries
1,400 00
Police Service ·
3:300 00
Memorial Day .
150 00
Grading Avenues and Care of Cemetery Soo 00
Lighting Streets 4.700 00
Insurance on Town Buildings 360 00
Repairs on Public Buildings 600 00
Board of Health 100 00
Public Library (and Dog Tax) 300 00
Sidewalks . 300 00
Putting Water Pipes into Hathaway Estate 150 00
Conveyance of School Children . 175 00
Purchase of New Hose 300 00
Amount carried forward,
$72,395 00
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SPECIAL TOWN MEETING.
Hereof fail not, and make due return of this Warrant, with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk, at the time and place of said meeting.
Given under our hands and Town seal this fifteenth day of May, A. D. eighteen hundred and ninety-nine.
B. F. SANBORN, S. A. D. FORRISTALL, J. WESLEY PAUL, Selectmen of the Town of Saugus.
Meeting called to order at 8. 10 P. M.
ARTICLE I. Choose Mr. Thomas P. Parsons, Moderator, who, after being sworn by the Town Clerk, took charge of the meeting.
ART. 2. There were no reports made by committee.
ART. 3. Voted, That the sum of $650 be and hereby is appropriated as an additional appropriation for the purpose of building an addition to the Town Farm Barn. Vote : Yes, 20; No. o.
ART. 4. Voted, To indefinitely postpone any action in regard to the formation of a Volunteer Hose Co. at Lynnhurst.
Voted, To dissolve the meeting.
A true copy of Record. Attest :
ELMER B. NEWHALL, Town Clerk.
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SPECIAL TOWN MEETING.
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING. >
ESSEX, SS.
To Chas. A. Blakeley, Constable of the Town of Saugus.
GREETING :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Saugus, qualified to vote in Town affairs, to appear at the Town Hall, on Friday, May the twenty-sixth, A. D. 1899, at eight o'clock, P. M., to hear and act on the following articles, viz. :
ARTICLE I. To choose a Moderator to preside at said meet- ing.
ART. 2. To hear and act on Reports of Committees.
ART. 3. To see if the Town will make an additional appro- priation for the purpose of building an addition to the Town Farm Barn, or to see what action the Town will take in the matter.
ART. 4. To see if the Town will instruct the Selectmen to grant permission for the organization of a volunteer Hose Co. in the part of Saugus called Lynnhurst, agreeable to the petition of Chas. N. Wormstead and others, or to see what action the Town will take in the matter.
And you are hereby directed to serve this Warrant by posting attested copies at the usual places seven days at least before the time of holding said meeting, and to distribute copies as provided by the By-laws at least four days before.
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SPECIAL TOWN MEETING.
ART. 4. Voted, That the sum of $300 be and hereby is appropriated for the purpose of putting steam pipes and radi- ators into the upper story of the old Town Hall Building and connecting the same with the steam plant of the Roby and Gram- mar School buildings.
ART. 5. Voted, That a committee of three citizens, consist- ing of Joseph S. Meacom, John H. Parker and Edgar B. Oliver be appointed to consider the advisability of rebuilding, enlarging or repairing the tomb at the cemetery, and obtain estimates of the cost; or recommend any other method as they deem best. Said committee to report at some future Town Meeting.
ART. 6. Voted, To indefinitely postpone any action in regard . to amending the By-Laws relating to loitering on the streets.
ART. 7. Voted, That the keeper of the Lockup be paid from the Court fines. Yes, 25; No. o.
ART. 8. Voted, That the sum of $450 be and hereby is appropriated for the purpose of placing two (2) fire alarm boxes at North Saugus, the same to be located by the Selectmen. Yes, 35; No. 21.
ART. 9. Voted, Not to confirm the election of Mr. James R. Hughes as a member of the committee to erect a school building in Cliftondale.
Voted, At 9.45 P. M. to dissolve the meeting.
A true copy of Record. Attest :
ELMER B. NEWHALL, Town Clerk.
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SPECIAL TOWN MEETING.
SAUGUS, April 5th, 1899.
Meeting called to order at 8 P. M. by Elmer B. Newhall, Town Clerk.
ARTICLE I. Choose Mr. Thomas P. Parsons, Moderator, who, after being sworn by the Town Clerk, took charge of the meeting.
ART. 2. Exception taken by Mr. Wilbur F. Newhall to the ruling of the Moderator in regard to resinding or reconsidering a vote.
ART. 3. First. Voted, That so much of the vote passed at the Town Meeting held on March 21st, 1899, as requires the Treasurer, for the purpose of borrowing the money appropri- ated for the purpose of land and the erection of and furnishing a school building in Cliftondale, to issue bonds payable in install- ments from 1905 to 1919, be and the same is hereby resinded. Vote : Yes, 36; No. 3.
Second. Under Art. 3. Voted, That in order to borrow the sum of $25,000 heretofore appropriated for the purchase of land and the erection and furnishing of a school building in Clifton- dale, the Treasurer be and he is hereby authorized to issue the bonds of the Town, payable as follows :
$5,000 at the expiration of 16 years from this date.
$5,000 $5,000 66
$5,000
“' 20 “ 17 " 18
" 19 "
66 $5,000
The said bonds be in such form as the Treasurer shall approve, and to be signed by him and countersigned by the Selectmen. Vote : Yes, 37; No, o.
Third. Voted, That a sinking fund shall be and is hereby established, and there shall be contributed thereto from year to year an amount raised annually by taxation sufficient, with its accumulation, to pay the interest upon said bonds as it becomes due, and to pay the bonds at their maturity. Vote : Yes, 30; No. o.
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SPECIAL TOWN MEETING.
"One or more persons standing, lounging, or sitting within the limits of any sidewalks or street, in such a manner as to obstruct the same, shall move on immediately, when ordered by any of the Constables or Police Officers of the Town, under penalty of not less than five dollars ($5.00), nor more than twenty dollars ($20.00)."
ART. 7. To see if the Town will vote to pay the Keeper of the Lockup from the Court Fines, or to see what action the Town will take in the matter.
ART. 8. To see if the Town will appropriate a sum of money for the purpose of placing two Fire Alarm Boxes at North Saugus, and purchase the necessary poles and wire to make the proper connection, or to see what action the Town will take in the matter.
ART. 9. To see if the Town will confirm the election of Mr. James R. Hnghes, as a member of the committee chosen at the Annual Town Meeting, to erect a School Building in Clifton- dale, for the purpose of completing the records of said meeting.
And you are hereby directed to serve this Warrant by posting attested copies at the usual places seven days at least before the time of holding said meeting, and to distribute copies as provided by the By-Laws, at least four days before.
Hereof fail not, and make due return of the Warrant, with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk, at the time and place of said meeting.
Given under our hands and Town Seal this twenty-seventh day of March, A. D. eighteen hundred and ninety-nine.
B. F. SANBORN, S. A. D. FORRISTALL, J. WESLEY PAUL,
Selectmen of the Town of Saugus.
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SPECIAL TOWN MEETING.
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING.
ESSEX, SS.
To Charles A. Blakeley, Constable of the Town of Saugus.
GREETING :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Saugus, qualified to vote in Town affairs, to appear at the Town Hall, on Wednesday, April the fifth, A.D. 1899, at 8 o'clock P. M., to hear and act on the following articles, viz. :
ARTICLE I. To choose a Moderator to preside at said meeting. ART. 2. To hear and act on reports of committees.
ART. 3. To see if the Town will vote to provide a Sinking Fund for the School House Loan, authorized at the Town Meet- ing, 21st of March, 1899, or make the same payable in equal installments, or pass any other votes in relation to the time of payment, or other terms of the said loan.
ART. 4. To see if the Town will make an appropriation for the purpose of putting steam pipes and radiators into the upper room of the old Town Hall Building, and connecting the same with the steam plant of the Roby and Grammar School Buildings.
ART. 5. To see if the Town will appoint a committee of three citizens to consider the advisability of rebuilding and , enlarging the Tomb at the Cemetery, and obtain estimates of the cost of doing the same, said committee to report at the next Town Meeting, or to see what action the Town will take in the matter.
ART. 6. To see if the Town will amend Article IV of the Town By-Laws, by adding thereto the following section, or to see what action the Town will take in the matter.
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ANNUAL TOWN MEETING.
ART. 45. Voted, To indefinitely postpone the numbering of houses.
ART. 46. Voted, That the Selectmen be authorized to re- name the streets as provided below, and that the Town By-Laws be amended as follows :
" The Selectmen may revise the names of existing streets where there are duplicate names, and rename at their discretion such streets as are now duplicated. They shall also have the exclusive right to name suchi new streets as may from time to time be accepted by the Town.
ART. 48. Voted, That the sum of $600 be and hereby is appropriated for the purpose of building an addition to the Town Farm Barn, the same to be expended under the direction of the Overseers of the Poor; and that it be let out to the lowest responsible bidder by contract, under sealed bids.
ART. 49. Voted, To indefinitely postpone the subject of fitting up the Public Library for Town offices.
ART. 50. Voted, That the Treasurer be authorized, with the approval of the Selectmen, to make a water loan of $2,500 for the extension of the water pipes. Vote : Yes. 32 ; No, o.
Voted, To dissolve the meeting.
A true copy. Attest :
ELMER B. NEWHALL, Town Clerk.
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ANNUAL TOWN MEETING.
ART. 35. Voted, That the sum of $135 be and hereby is appropriated for the purchase of one dozen fire extinguishers, to be used in the Town Hall and other Town buildings, and that the Chairman of the Selectmen and Chief Engineer be author- ized to purchase and locate the same.
ART. 36. Voted, To indefinitely postpone the appropriation of money for the expenses of the Fire Department, this having been covered in a previous article.
ART. 37. Voted, To indefinitely postpone the matter of heating the basement of the East Saugus School Building.
ART. 38. Voted, To appropriate the sum of $300 for repairs and incidental expenses on school buildings, to be expended under the direction of the School Committee.
ART. 41. Voted, To appropriate the sum of $25,000 for the purchase of land and the erection and furnishing of a six-room wooden school building in Cliftondale, and that the Treasurer be and he is hereby authorized to issue bonds for the sum, pay- able in installments from 1905-1919, and that this amount shall cover the full cost of the completed building, furnished and ready for full occupancy ; and that all contracts shall be let out by sealed bids, and to the lowest responsible bidder. Vote : Yea, 61 ; Nay, 5.
ART. 42. Voted, That the following gentlemen serve as a Building Committee on the school building at Cliftondale :
Thomas P. Parsons, Geo. M. Amerige,
Chas. E. Putnam, J. M. Stokes,
Henry J. Mills, B. F. Robinson,
B. F. Sanborn, S. A. D. Forristall,
C. N. Wormstead.
ART. 43. Voted, To refer to the Selectmen the matter of locating an arc light on Avon Street.
ART. 44. Voted, To indefinitely postpone the matter of pro- viding better accommodations for the Public Library.
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ANNUAL TOWN MEETING.
in installments from 1904-1919, at a rate of interest not exceed- ing four per cent., and in total amount not exceeding $25,000.
Third. That a committee of five be appointed by this meet- ing with full powers to make contracts, purchase land, and do all other acts necessary to procure a site, build and furnish the building ready for occupancy.
Fourth. That the appropriation of $300 be made for the purpose of putting steam pipes and radiators into the upper room of the old Town Hall Building and connecting the same with the steam plant of the Roby School Building.
THOMAS P. PARSONS, CHARLES E. PUTNAM, HENRY J. MILLS, JAMES R. HUGHES, GEORGE M. AMERIGE, Committee.
ART. 27. Voted, That the sum of $175 be appropriated to convey the school children from Edson street and other portions of Lynnhurst to the East Saugus School.
ART. 30. Voted, Not to amend the By-Laws in regard to street loitering.
ART. 31. Voted, That the Assessors be and hereby are instructed to abate the tax to be assessed for the year 1899, on a certain Town note held by Mrs. E. Hathaway.
ART. 32. Voted, That no appropriation be made for putting steam pipes into the upper story of the old Town Hall.
ART. 33. Voted, To indefinitely postpone any action under this article, the subject having been covered in a previous article.
. ART. 34. Voted, That the sum of three hundred dollars be and hereby is appropriated for the purchase of hose for Lynn- hurst, and that the Chief Engineer be appointed a committee of one to purchase the same.
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ANNUAL TOWN MEETING.
this it was necessary for them to hire Clifton Hall. At the pres- ent time Grades 8-9 in the Brick School Building are large, and from present indications it appears that it will be necessary, in order to accommodate the pupils in three grades at the opening of another year, to open another school. There is no room which can be hired in Cliftondale suitable for this purpose. Your Committee, therefore, believes that it would be for the best interest of the Town to commence at once the erecting of a new school building in that section of the Town.
In line with this recommendation we have consulted an archi- tect and have received from him estimates of the probable cost for the erection of such a building as we believe would be an advantage for the Town to build. While at the present time only two rooms are absolutely needed, yet from the rapid growth of this part of the Town, and the experience which we have had from building two small buildings in the past, we feel that it would be best to build a six-room building.
Regarding the accommodations at Saugus Centre, we feel that at the opening of the present school year the school commit- tee found it necessary, owing to the number of pupils in the High School, to move one of the classes from the Roby School Building and to locate it in the upper room of the old Town Hall Building. While this room is not up to the standard of our other school-rooms, and is heated by a stove which, during the past winter, has not been wholly satisfactory, yet we feel by having some radiators and steam pipes placed in the room and connected with the steam plant of the Roby School Building the room can be made to answer the purpose until such time as the Town is in condition to further increase the school accommoda- tions in this Ward.
Your Committee therefore make the following recommenda- tions :
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First. To build a six-room wooden building at an estimate cost for land, building and furnishing of $25,000.
Second. That the Town authorize the Treasurer with the approval of the Selectmen to issue bonds of the Town, payable
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ANNUAL TOWN MEETING.
ART. 25. Voted, That the sum of $150 be and hereby is appropriated for putting water pipes into the Hathaway property.
ART. 26. Voted, That the sum of $750 be and hereby is appropriated to increase the salaries of the teachers who receive less than $500, to such sums as the School Committee think proper, not exceeding $50 to each teacher.
Voted to take up Article 28.
ART. 28. Voted, That the sum of $3,500 be and hereby is appropriated to build a school-house at Lynnhurst, the contract to build the same to be let to the lowest responsible bidder by the Selectmen who shall have charge of said building and that the Treasurer be and hereby is authorized to make a loan not to exceed $3,500 for building the same as provided in Article 29. Yea, 91 ; nay, 32.
TUESDAY, March 21st, 1899.
Meetings called to order by the Moderator at 8.10 P. M.
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