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TOWN DOCUMENTS
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
TOWN OF SAUGUS
FOR THE
Year Ending December 31, 1908
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1629.
1815.
SAUGUS, MASS. : THE SAUGUS HERALD PRESS
1909
LOCAL HISTORY Ref. 352 Saugus v.21
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS
OF THE
TOWN OF SAUGUS
FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER, 31, 1908.
SAUGUS PUBLIC LIBRARY 295 Central St. Saugus, MA 01906
LYNN, MASS. FRANK S. WHITTEN, PRINTER. 1909.
Ref 352
Index to Auditor's Report.
Annual Reports.
PAGE.
Assessors
147
Appraisers of Town Property
202
Auditor
64
Board of Health
158
Cemetery Commissioners
183
Chief of Police .
154
Engineers of Fire Department
164
Finance Committee .
53
Hay Scales
191
Inspector of Plumbing
161
Inspector of Animals
192
Janitor
191
Librarian
185
Overseers of the Poor
190
Report of Expert T. P. Parsons
145
Selectmen .
141
Sealer Weights and Measures
190
Superintendent of Streets .
150
Superintendent of Cemetery
184
Town Clerk
42
Treasurer
205
Tree Warden
189
Trust Funds for Cemetery
193
Trustees Free Public Library
185
Water Commissioners' Report .
171
Appropriations and Expenditures.
Appropriations for 1908
62
Assessors' Department
I 26
Board of Health
116
Cemetery .
12I
Concreting Sidewalks
134
East Saugus Bridge .
137
Equipment for Sealer of Weights and Measures
I33
Fire Department
107
Fire Hydrant Service
129
Firemen's Salaries
114
Sinking Fund Commissioners .
162
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INDEX.
PAGE.
Gas Fixtures, Town Hall .
138
Gypsy and Brown Tail Moths .
103
Highways and Bridges
84
Highways and Bridges on Account of Street R. R. and Excise Tax
89
Hydrant Service
138
Insurance on Town Buildings
133
Keeper of Lockup
97
Lighting Streets
90
Memorial Day .
137
Numbering Houses .
I28
Overseers' Department
220
Police
96
Public Buildings and Grounds .
129
Public Library .
125
Repairs Interior of School Buildings
81
Salaries
138
Saugus Home Account
226
Schools
79
Sealing Weights and Measures
190
Searching Records and Plans for Assessors
128 63
Sinking Fund
136
Soldiers' Relief .
78
State and Military Aids
76
Superintendent of Schools
80
Street Lighting .
95
Tree Warden
131
Water Department
99
Miscellaneous.
Annual Town Meeting
13
Special Town Meeting, April 27th
32
Collector's Department, Lewis J. Austin, Collector
216
Collector's Department, Clarence Coates, Collector
218
List of Unpaid Taxes
264
Recapitulation of Selectmen's Department
139
Revised Jury List
20
State Election, November 3
34
Statement of Condition of Town
210
Statement of Town Debt .
211
Statistics of Town
215
Town Officers for 1908
5-6-78-9-10 ·
Selectmen's Incidentals
Sidewalk Lincoln Avenue
136
Elected Town Officers, 1908.
Henry A. Parker
Town Clerk. Term expires March, 1909
Selectmen.
Henry F. Fiske, Chairman
Term expires March, 1909
Frank P. Bennett
66
66
66 1909
J. Arthur Raddin
.
66
1909
Assessors.
Ernest L. Noera, Chairman
Term expires March, 1911
Levi G. Hawkes
66
1910
Lewis J. Austin
66 66 1909
Overseers of the Poor.
James A. Halliday, Chairman, . Term expires March, 1909
George H. Ames ·
1909
Charles W. Bailey
·
66 1909
Treasurer.
Joseph S. Meacom Terin expires March, 1909
Auditor.
George Parsons
Term expires March, 1909
Constable.
Charles A. Blakeley .
· Term expires March, 1909
Collector of Taxes.
Clarence Coates
Term expires March, 1909
6
ELECTED TOWN OFFICERS.
Sinking Fund Commissioners.
Herbert B. Newhall, Chairman,
William H. Belcher .
66
1909
Herbert O. Pratt
66 66 66 1911
Trustees of Public Library.
James R. Hughes, Chairman
Term expires March, 1909
66 1909
Arthur B. Coates
66
66
66
1910
Lloyd M. Hendrick .
George A. Learoyd .
66
1910
66 66
1911
Board of Health.
George W. Gale, Chairman
Term expires March, 1910
William F. Belcher .
66
1909
Tom D. Emmett
66 66 1911
Water Commissioners.
Horace H. Atherton, Chairman. Term expires March, 1909
Herbert E. Dodge
66 1911
Robert T. Allen
.
66
66
66
1910
School Committee.
Frank P. Bennett, Jr., Chairman Term expires March, 1909
Henry T. Claus ·
66
66
19II
Alvah J. Shepherd
.
66
1910
Cemetery Commissioners.
Horace H. Atherton, Chairman, Term expires March, 1910
Joseph S. Meacom . .
1911
Richard P. Whitcher
.
66 1909
Tree Warden.
Thomas E. Berrett . Term expires March, 1909
66
1910
Clara J. Calley
Term expires March, 1910
Levi G. Hawkes
7
ELECTED TOWN OFFICERS.
Finance Committee.
Edgar B. Oliver,
Term expires March, 1911
Fred C. Cheever
.
19II
C. Edgar Putnam
191I
A. Clarke Newhall .
1910
Henry A. B. Peckham
Marion V. Putnam .
66
66
1910
Fred C. Newhall
66
66
1909
Horace H. Atherton, Jr.
6 6
66
66
1909
Edgar E. Chapman .
.
Fence Viewers.
Christopher C. Merrithew
Term expires March, 1909
Frederic Stocker
·
1909
William F. Paul
·
1909
.
.
66
1909
1910
Appointed Town Officers, 1908.
Clerk of Selectmen. Henry A. Parker.
Clerk of Assessors. Annie M. Biffin.
Town Counsel. Henry C. Attwill.
Regular Police. Charles O. Thompson, Chief. Roland L. Mansfield, Capt. Frank W. Joy, J. Henry Williams.
Special Police.
Arthur B. Mansfield,
Edwin P. Burnham,
Timothy J. Bannon,
Thomas E. Berrett,
Peter A. Flaherty,
Charles L. Davis,
George W. Parker,
Arthur G. Copp,
Henry N. Williams, Morrin A. Hazel,
Willie M. Penney, James W. Rea,
Justin E. Mansfield, Thomas C. Southerst,
Christopher C. Merrithew, Joseph P. Devine,
John P. Chesley, Sabani Snow.
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APPOINTED TOWN OFFICERS.
Engineers. John L. Weber, Chief. Thomas E. Berrett, Ist Assistant. Charles I. Hitchings, 2nd Assistant
Forest Warden. Charles O. Thompson.
Keeper of Lockup. Justin E. Mansfield.
Matron of Lockup. Elizabeth Mansfield.
Superintendent of Streets. Anthony Hatch.
Superintendent of Schools. Fairfield Whitney.
Field Drivers.
Peter J. Flaherty, Thomas E. Berrett, Frederic Stocker.
Pound Keeper. Carl F. Koch.
Measurers of Wood and Bark.
Herbert O. Pratt, J. George Smith,
Frank H. Coburn.
Superintendent of Cemetery. Charles L. Davis.
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APPOINTED TOWN OFFICERS.
Board of Registrars.
J. Wesley Paul, Henry A. Parker,
Daniel S. Bannon, Peter J. Flaherty.
Constable. Tom D. Emmett.
Cattle Inspector. Arthur W. Sawyer.
Sealer of Weights and Measures. Charles H. Mansfield.
Public Weigher. Justin E. Mansfield.
Weighers of Coal.
H. O. Pratt, George H. Pratt,
N. R. Stiles, C. H. Stocker.
Burial Agent. Charles L. Davis.
Plumbing Inespector. Thomas C. Sutherest.
Auditor's Report.
To the Citizens of the Town of Saugus :
Having carefully examined the books of the Treasurer, Tax Collectors and Overseers of the Poor and finding proper vouchers for all payments made, I hereby respectfully submit the annual report as required by the by-laws and trust that all who are or should be deeply interested in the financial condition of the Town will give it their most thoughtful consideration. You will see that the deficiency has been decreased the past year $35,731.47 which must certainly be very gratifying to say the least, although we must not overlook the fact that this amount is made as large as it is by the amount assessed to the Charles H. Bond Estate of over $10,500 made after the first commitment to the Collector and which commitment was supposed to cover all the appropria- tions made at the Annual March meeting. It is also noteworthy that nearly all the Boards have this year kept within their appropriations and several have turned back into the treasury unexpended balances as may be seen by referring to the several accounts, which fact must be gratifying to the tax payers and shows that they have endeavored to practice economy and keep within their appropriations. The city of Lynn has paid the
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AUDITOR'S REPORT.
ensuing year tax on flooded land due for some time past and are now paying the water rebate every six months as the contract requires. Thanking the Board of Selectmen, also the several Boards for courtesies received during the past year.
Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE PARSONS,
SAUGUS, Feb. 1, 1909.
Auditor.
ANNUAL TOWN MEETING
ESSEX SS.
To Either of the Constables 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 the town affairs, to meet at the several voting precincts in the town, on Monday, March the second, A. D. 1908, at 5.45 o'clock A. M., then and there to bring in their ballots to the Wardens for the following town officers :
Town Clerk, three Selectmen, three Overseers of the Poor, Treasurer, Auditor, Constable, Collector of Taxes, Tree War- den, one Assessor (to fill unexpired term), three Fence View- ers for one year, one School Committee for two years (to fill unexpired term), one Assessor, one Sinking Fund Commis- sioner, one Trustee of the Public Library, one Board of Health, one Water Commissioner, one School Committee, one Cemetery Commissioner, three Finance Committee for three years.
Also your answer "yes " or " no" to the following question : Shall License be granted for the sale of intoxicating liquor in the town for the ensuing year?
Also to appear at the Town Hall, on Monday evening, March ninth, A. D. 1908, at eight o'clock, to hear and act on the fol- lowing articles, viz :
The polls will be open at 5.45 o'clock A. M. and may close at 4.30 P. M. 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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ANNUAL 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 meeting.
Given under our hand and Town Seal this Seventeenth Day of February, A. D. 1908.
FRANK P. BENNETT, HENRY F. FISKE, ISAAC E. GRAVES, Board of Selectmen.
ESSEX SS.
SAUGUS, March 9, 1908.
Pursuant hereunto I have served this Warrant as herein directed.
TOM D. EMMETT, Constable.
Total Vote for Town Officers.
SAUGUS, March 2, 1908.
Pursuant to the Warrant, the inhabitants of the Town of Saugus met at the various precincts and voted as follows :
Town Clerk, for One Year.
Precinct One.
Precinct Two.
Precinct Three.
Total.
Henry A. Parker .
225
225
IOI
55I
Blanks
.
203
204
114
52I
1072
I5
ANNUAL TOWN MEETING.
Selectmen, for One Year.
Precinct One.
Precinct Two.
Precinct Three.
Total
William Barber
18
2I
7
46
Frank P. Bennett
·
201
159
79
439
Henry F. Fiske
171
229
85
485
Isaac E. Graves
140
I 20
96
356
Elmer B. Newhall
146
85
47
278
Charles W. Pratt
23
27
9
59
J. Arthur Raddin
197
285
II7
599
Victor N. Smith
57
56
20
I33
Franklin A. Wentworth .
27
27
8
62
Charles N. Wormstead .
189
115
93
397
Blanks
·
115
163
84
362
3216
Assessor, for Three Years.
Robert F. Colson
18
37
9
64
Ernest L. Noera
248
271
153
672
William H. Small
·
131
100
35
266
Blanks
31
21
18
70
1072
Assessor, for One Year.
Lewis J. Austin
264
220
135
619
William F. Hitchings
·
I20
I3]
44
295
Blanks
·
44
78
36
158
1072
Overseers of the Poor, for One Year.
George H. Ames
327
264
I34
725
Charles W. Bailey
277
253
147
677
James A. Halliday
273
326
141
740
Timothy Johnson
·
66
74
23
163
Mary Hinchliffe
I
I
Blanks
340
370
200
910
.
3216
16
ANNUAL TOWN MEETING.
Treasurer, for One Year.
Precinct One.
Precinct Two.
Precinct Three
Total
Joseph S. Meacom
292
300
155
747
John C. Pitman
64
62
19
145
John W. Danforth
I
I
Batson
·
I
I
Blanks
71
66
41
178
1072
Auditor, for One Year.
George Parsons
315
313
158
780
Joseph Young
·
I
I
Blanks
113
115
63
291
1072
Constable, for One Year.
Charles A. Blakeley
350
319
147
816
Walter Pranker
·
I
I
Grunt Townsend
I
I
Patrick Lyons
.
I
I
Joseph Gardner
I
I
Blanks
76
108
68
252
1072
Collector, of Taxes, for One Year.
Clarence Coates
295
349
166
810
John Savage
I
I
L. J. Austin
I
I
Daniel Bannon
I
I
Dan Veazey
I
I
Henry Ward
I
I
J. Devine
I
I
Blanks
128
77
49
254
1072
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ANNUAL TOWN MEETING.
Sinking Fund Commissioner, for Three Years.
Precinct One.
Precinct Two.
Precinct Three.
Total.
Herbert O. Pratt
286
286
132
704
Blanks
142
143
83
368
1072
Trustee of Public Library, for Three Years.
Clara J. Calley
.
251
258
130
639
Blanks
.
177
171
85
433
IO72
Board of Health, for Three Years.
Tom D. Emmett
IOI
138
89
328
James A. Kennedy
22
34
IO
66
Benjamin F. Robinson .
137
51
29
217
W. Charles Sellick
.
139
123
41
303
Blanks
·
29
83
46
158
1072
Water Commissioner, for Three Years.
Patrick Bresnahan
29
39
52
I20
Herbert E. Dodge
285
247
114
646
Thomas H. Stidstone
30
40
8
78
Blanks
·
84
103
41
228
1072
School Committee, for Three Years.
Henry T. Claus
270
233
100
603
Marion C. Wentworth
7 I
94
38
203
Henry J. Mills
·
87
IO2
75
264
2
Blanks
·
2
1072
2
18
ANNUAL TOWN MEETING.
School Committee, for Two Years.
Precinct One.
Precinct Two:
Precinct Three.
Total.
Herbert F. Milligan
72
64
41
177
Alvah J. Shepherd
138
199
56
393
J. George Smith
91
68
3I
190
Pat Maher
I
I
I
Henry Mills
I
2
Blanks
I 26
97
86
309
1072
Cemetery Commissioner, for Three Years.
Joseph S. Meacom
283
272
139
694
Batson
·
I
I
Robert Allen
·
I
I
Blanks
144
156
76
376
1
1072
Tree Warden, for One Year.
Thomas E. Berrett
294
228
13I
603
Fred W. Parkins
·
I35
105
34
274
Tom Barrot
I
I
Blanks
48
96
50
194
1073
Finance Committee, for Three Years.
Fred C. Cheever
295
272
I28
695
Edgar B. Oliver
273
263
I 26
662
C. Edgar Putman .
·
274
285
I32
691
E. P. Batson
I
I
J. S. Meacom
I
Byron Hone
I
Blanks
439
467
259
1165
3216
·
19
ANNUAL TOWN MEETING.
Fence Viewers, for One Year.
Precinct One.
Precinct Two.
Precinct Three.
Total.
Christopher C. Merrethew
234
263
103
600
William F. Paul
243
243
108
594
Frederic Stocker
239
261
I22
622
John Brierley
·
I
I
Lewis W. Hawkes
·
I
I
Blanks
·
566
520
312
1398
3216
License.
Yes
128
61
64
253
No
.
272
350
137
759
Blanks
.
28
18
14
60
1072
Annual Town Meeting to act on Articles in Town Warrant was held Monday evening, March 9, 1908, at 8 o'clock P. M.
The meeting was called to order by the Town Clerk, Henry A. Parker. After the reading of the Warrant by the Town Clerk, Article One was taken up.
ARTICLE I. To choose a Moderator to preside at said meet- ing.
Chose Thomas P. Parsons who, after being duly qualified by the Town Clerk, took charge of the meeting.
ART. 2. To hear and act on reports of Committees."
Voted, To accept the report of the Finance Committee.
ART. 3. To choose all other Town Officers which Towns are, by law, required to choose in the months of March and April annually.
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ANNUAL TOWN MEETING.
Chose Carl F. Kock, Pound Keeper; Thomas E. Berrett, Frederic Stocker, Peter J. Flaherty, Field Drivers; Herbert O. Pratt, J. George Smith, Frank H. Coburn, Measurers of Wood and Bark.
ART. 4. To revise the Jury List.
Voted, To accept the list of Jurors as revised and amended :
Winslow D. Adlington
Harry E. Hartich
Charles H. Mansfield
Louis W. Hawkes
Frank W. Prince
David J. Grevine
George W. Campbell
Phillip A. Hanson
Charles W. Amerige
Byron S. Hone John W. Hitchings
Charles B. Austin
Moses H. Johnson
Lewis J. Austin
Edwin D. Leighton
Charles W. Bailey
Albert W. Lovejoy
Charles N. Wormstead, Jr.
Frank H. Little
Timothy J. Bannon
Arthur B. Mansfield
George W. Blodgett
Isaac M. Merrithew James M. Maxwell
Edwin P. Burnham
Everett H. Day
Elmer B. Newhall Everett H. Newhall Joseph Newhall John A. Newhall
Harry F. Deshon
George H. Durgin
Ralph H. Dyer Willard L. Fiske
Thomas Newhall
Peter J. Flaherty
Cyrus W. Oliver
Charles Florence
Levi Florence Albert A. Foster
Frank E. Parker John T. Parkins John L. Poole George Parsons Charles O. Popp
Walter S. Gay
Isaac E. Graves
Joseph M. Hall
Charles L. Putney
Levi G. Hawkes Leander D. Harding
William H. Semons George B. Devine
Sabino Snow
Charles N. Wormstead
David T. Knox
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ANNUAL TOWN MEETING.
George M. Raddin
Charles H. Sawyer
Albion R. Hallowell
Eugene Stevens
Frederick E. Cobb
Willard H. Stocker
Walter R. Annas
Frank M. Symonds
J. Arthur Raddin
Victor N. Smith
Frank M. Ramsdell
James W. Rea
J. George Smith Courtland H. Turner
Walter E. Rhodes
John L. Weber
Francis D. Riblett
Chas. D. Whittredge
Benj. F. Robinson
Daniel B. Willis
Alfred F. Sachsse
Theron J. York
William M. Sanborn »
ART. 5. To see what action the Town will take in relation to charging interest or making a discount on taxes assessed dur- ing the ensuing year.
Voted, That a discount of two per cent be allowed on taxes paid on or before Oct. 1, 1908, and interest at the rate of six per cent per annum be charged after Jan. 1, 1909 on taxes for the year 1908.
ART. 6. To make an appropriation and raise such sums of money as may be necessary to defray Town charges for the ensuing year.
Voted, That the sum of $78,750.00 be and is hereby appro- . priated to defray Town charges called for under Art. 6 as recommended by the Finance Committee, as follows :
Schools .
$34,100 00
Selectmen's Incidentals
6,500 00
Overseers of the Poor
2,800 00
Water Loan (principal) .
5,000 00
Roby School House Loan (principal) 3,000 00
Lynnhurst School House Loan (principal) 350 00
1905 School House Loan (principal) .
.
2,000 00
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ANNUAL TOWN MEETING.
Hathaway Bond
.
4,000 00
Interest
.
11,000 00
State and Military Aid
3,000 00
Highway and Bridges
3,000 00
Fire Department
2,000 00
Assessors
1,500 00
ART. 7. To see what action the Town will take in the mat- ter of fixing the compensation of any or all Town Officers, and make an appropriation for the same.
Voted, That the sum of $4,225.00 be and is hereby appro- priated for Salaries called for under Art. 7, as recommended by Finance Committee, as follows :
Town Clerk
$100 00
Selectmen ·
350 00
Treasurer
500 00
Auditor
300 00
Overseers of the Poor
300 00
Water Commissioners
100 00
Board of Health
75 00
Chief Engineer Fire Department
100 00
Assistant Engineers Fire Department
100 00
Constable
50 00
Secretary of School Committee
50 00
Secretary of Finance Committee
50 00
Sealer of Weights and Measures
150 00
Firemen, 10 men to each Company, $50 to
each man
2,000 00
ART. 8. To see if the Town will instruct the Selectmen to petition the Legislature for authority to issue bonds of the Town for a sum not exceeding fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) for the purpose of paying indebtedness incurred by insufficient tax levy, or see what action the Town will take in the matter.
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ANNUAL TOWN MEETING
Voted, That the Selectmen be and they are hereby instructed to petition the Legislature for permission to issue bonds of the Town not exceeding fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) for the purpose of paying existing indebtedness, Yea 144, Nays 91.
ART. 9. To see if the Town will authorize the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to hire money and give notes of the Town for the same for the following purposes :
Ist. For the purpose of paying notes coming due the present year.
2nd. To hire money temporarily, not exceeding $110,000.00 for one year, in anticipation of the taxes of the year 1908.
Voted, That the Town Treasurer with the approval of the Selectmen be and hereby is authorized to hire money temporarily not exceeding one year in anticipation of the taxes of the year 1908, and give notes of the town for the same and that all money so hired shall be expressly made payable from such taxes of 1908. The whole amount so hired under this vote not to exceed the sum of one hundred and ten thousand dollars ($110,000.) Yeas, 52 ; nays I.
Adjourned Town Meeting.
SAUGUS, March 16, 1908.
Meeting called to order by the Moderator at 8 o'clock, P. M.
Records of last meeting were read by the Town Clerk, and approved.
ART. 10. To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of $4,250.00 for Police service.
Voted, That the sum of $4,250.00 be and is hereby appro- priated for Police service.
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ANNUAL TOWN MEETING.
ART. II. To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of $250.00 for the observance of Memorial Day, the same to be expended under the supervision of Post 95, G. A. R., or to see what action the town will take in the matter.
Voted, That the sum of $250.00 be and hereby is appro- priated for the observance of Memorial Day, the same to be expended under the supervision of Gen. E. W. Hinks, Post 95, G. A. R.
ART. 12. To see what action the Town will take in relation to Street Lighting, and make an appropriation therefor.
Voted, That the sum $6,900.00 be and is hereby appro- priated for Street Lighting.
ART. 13. To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of $200.00 to cover the cost of insurance on Town buildings.
Voted, That the sum of $200.00 be and is hereby appro- priated to cover the cost of Insurance on Town Buildings.
ART. 14. To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of $1,000.00 for repairs on Town Buildings and Grounds.
Voted, That the sum of $1,000.00 be and is hereby appro- priated for repairs on Town Building and Grounds, same to be expended under direction of Board of Selectmen.
ART. 15. To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of $1,600.00 for the Board of Health, or to see what action the Town will take in the matter.
Voted, That the sum of $1,600.00 be and is hereby appro- priated for the Board of Health, same to be expended by and under direction of said Board.
ART. 16. To see if the Town will make an appropriation for the Superintendent of Schools.
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ANNUAL TOWN MEETING.
Voted, That the sum of $1,500 be and is hereby appropriated for Superintendent of Schools, same to be expended under direc- tion of School Committee.
ART. 17. To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of $150 for searching the Records and Plans and for Incidentals for the Assessors.
Voted, That the sum of $150 be and is hereby appropriated for searching the Records.
ART. 18. To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of $300 for concrete sidewalks, or to see what action the Town will take in the matter.
Voted, That the sum of $200 be and is hereby appropriated for concrete sidewalks.
ART. 19. To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of $200 for Tree Warden, or see what action the Town will take in the matter.
Voted, That the sum of $200 be and is appropriated for Tree Warden.
ART. 20. To see if the Town will make an appropriation for Sealer of Weights and Measurers or to see what action the Town will take in the matter.
Voted, To indefinitely postpone, acted on under Art. 7.
ART. 21. To see what compensation the Town will give the Collector for collecting the tax of 1908 or to see what action the Town will take in the matter.
Voted, That the compensation of the Collector of taxes for collecting the tax of 1908 be I per cent on all such taxes col- lected on or before May 1, 1909. All such taxes collected after May 1, 1909, ¿ of I per cent; same to be paid from Selectmen's Incidentals.
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ART. 22. To see if the Town will defray the expenses of the Lock-up from Court Fines or to see what action the Town will take in the matter.
Voted, That the expenses of the Lock-up be and is hereby defrayed by the Court Fines, and if not sufficient that the bal- ance be paid from the Selectmen's Incidentals.
ART. 23. To see if the Town will make an appropriation for the salaries of Fireman of the Saugus Fire Department, or to see what action the Town will take in the matter.
Voted, To indefinitely postpone, acted on under Article 7.
ART. 24. To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of $2,000.00 dollars for the expenses of the Fire Department, for the ensuing year, or to see what action the Town will take in the matter.
Voted, To indefinitely postpone, acted on under Article 6.
ART. 25. To see if the Town will make an appropriation with the dog tax and receipts of the Library for the use of the Public Library, the same to be expended under the direction of the Trustees of the aforesaid Library, or to see what action the Town will take in the matter.
Voted, That the sum of $500.00 together with the receipts and the dog tax be and is hereby appropriated for the Public Library same to be expended under the direction of Library Trustees.
ART. 26. To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of $500.00 for repairs to the interior of the School Houses, or to see what action the Town will take in the matter.
Voted, That the sum of $500.00 dollars be and is hereby appropriated for the repairs on interior of School Houses, same to be expended under the direction of School Committee.
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ART. 27. To see if the Town will make an appropriation of $450.00 for Soldier's Relief, or to see what action the Town will take in the matter.
Voted, That the sum of $450.00 be and is hereby appropriated for Soldiers' Relief, same to be expended under direction of Selectmen.
ART. 28. To see if the Town will make an appropriation of $25.00 for numbering the houses in the Town not yet numbered or to see what action the Town will take in the matter.
Voted, That the sum of $25.00 be and is hereby appro- priated for numbering houses in the Town not yet numbered, same to be expended by Board of Assessors.
ART. 29. To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of $1,000.00 on account of the Sinking Fund for payment of noles borrowed for Cliftondale School House Loan (new), or to see what action the Town will take in the matter.
Voted, That the sum of $1,000.00 be and is hereby appro- priated on account of the Sinking Fund for payment of notes borrowed for Cliftondale School House Loan.
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