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Auditor's Annual Report
POR THE
TOWN OF SAUGUS
TOGETHER WITH THE
Report of School Committee
For the Year Ending December 31, 1909
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LYNN, MASS. FRANK S. WHITTEN, PRINTER 19IO (
LOCAL HISTORY Ref. 352 Saugus v.22
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS
OF THE
TOWN OF SAUGUS
FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER, 31, 1909.
SAUGUS PUBLIC LIBRARY 295 Central St. Saugus, MA 01906
LYNN, MASS. FRANK S. WHITTEN, PRINTER 1910
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Index to Auditor's Report.
Annual Reports.
PAGE
Appraisers of Town Property ·
220
Assessors
158
Auditor
72
Board of Health
I71
Cemetery Commissioners
198
Chief of Police .
166
Engineers of Fire Department .
174
Finance Committee .
55
Hay Scales
209
Inspector of Animals
208
Inspector of Plumbing
173
Janitor
209
Librarian
202
Sealer Weights and Measures
206
Selectmen .
152
Sinking Fund Commissioners .
204
Superintendent of Streets
162
Superintendent of Cemetery
199
Town Clerk
44
Treasurer .
223
Tree Warden
207
Trust Funds for Cemetery
210
Trustees Free Public Library
200
Water Commissioners' Report .
181
Appropriations and Expenditures.
Appropriations for 1909
69
Assessors' Department
141
Board of Health
I26
Cemetery
131
Concreting Sidewalks
148
East Saugus Bridge Repairs
143
Fire Department"
119
Fire Hydrant Service
149
Firemen's Salaries
124
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INDEX.
Gypsy and Brown Tail Moths .
Highways and Bridges
94
Highways and Bridges on Account of Street R. R. and Excise Tax
Hydrant Service
149
Insurance on Town Buildings
147
Keeper of Lockup
108
Lighting Streets
IC7 149
Overseers' Department
244
Police
Public Buildings and Grounds .
138 135
Repairs Interior of School Buildings
91
Repairs Old Lincoln Avenue School House
Salaries
Saugus Home Account
251
Sealer Weights and Measures
Selectmen's Incidentals
206 73
Sinking Fund .
147
'Soldiers' Relief .
89
State and Military Aids
86
Street Lighting .
IO7
Superintendent of Schools
90
Tree Warden
146
Water Extension
113
Water Maintenance
IIO
Miscellaneous.
Annual Town Meeting
13
Collector's Department, Lewis J. Austin, Collector
233
Collector's Department, Clarence Coates, Collector
235
Collector's Department, Henry A. Parker, Collector List of Unpaid Taxes
287
Recapitulation of Selectmen's Department
150
Revised Jury List
19
Special Town Meeting, December 17th
41
State Election, November 2
37
Statement of Condition of Town
228
Statement of Town Debt
229
Statistics of Town
232
Tax Titles .
238
Town Officers for 1909
5-6-7-8-9-10
107
Public Library .
94 149
Schools
89
Memorial Day
100
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237
Elected Town Officers, 1909.
Town Clerk.
Henry A. Parker
Term expires March, 1910
Selectmen.
J. Arthur Raddin, Chairman Term expires March, 1910
George Quarmby
1910
Charles N. Wormstead
66
1910
Assessors.
Ernest L. Noera, Chairman .
Term expires March, 1910
Levi G. Hawkes
1910
Lewis J. Austin
.
66
1912
Overseers of the Poor.
James A. Halliday, Chairman . Term expires March, 1910
George H. Ames .
66 1910
Charles W. Bailey
-
1910
Treasurer.
Joseph S. Meacom Term expires March, 1910 .
Auditor.
George Parsons
Term expires March, 1910
Constable.
Charles A. Blakeley . Term expires March, 1910
Collector of Taxes.
Henry A. Parker
Term expires March, 1910
,
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ELECTED TOWN OFFICERS.
Sinking Fund Commissioners.
Herbert B. Newhall, Chairman,
Term expires March, 1910
William H. Belcher
60
66 1912
Herbert O. Pratt
19II
Trustees of Public Library.
Levi G. Hawkes
Term expires March, 1912
Arthur B. Coates
66 66
1910
Lloyd M. Hendrick
6 6 1910
George A. Learoyd
1910
Clara J. Calley
66
19II
Ernest W. Homan
.6
66
66 1912
Board of Health.
George W. Gale, Chairman
Term expires March, 1910
William F. Belcher
66
1912
Tom D. Emmett
66 66
19II
Water Commissioners.
Herbert E. Dodge, Chairman . Term expires March, 1911
Robert T. Allen
1910
Charles Florence
1912
School Committee.
Frank P. Bennett, Jr., Chairman
Term expires March, 1912
66
1911
Alvah J. Shepard .
1910
Cemetery Commissioners.
Horace H. Atherton, Chairman, Term expires March, 1910
Joseph S. Meacom
66 66 19II
William E. Ludden .
66 1912
Tree Warden.
Thomas E. Berrett . Term expires March, 1910
66
Henry T. Claus
7
ELECTED TOWN OFFICERS.
Finance Committee.
Edgar B. Oliver, Chairman
Term expires March, 1911
Fred C. Cheever, Secretary
19II
C. Edgar Putnam
1911
A. Clarke Newhall
1910
Henry A. B. Peckham
1910
Marion V. Putnam
1910
Fred C. Newhall
1912
Horace H. Atherton, Jr.
66
1912
Edgar E. Chapman
1912
Fence Viewers.
Christopher C. Merrithew
Term expires March, 1910
Frederic Stocker
.
1910
William F. Paul . . .
.6
1910
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Appointed Town Officers, 1909.
Clerk of Selectmen. Henry A. Parker
Clerk of Assessors. Annie M. Biffin.
Town Counsel. William E. Ludden.
Regular Police. Charles O. Thompson, Chief. Roland L. Mansfield, Capt. Frank W. Joy, J. Henry Williams.
Arthur B. Mansfield, Timothy J. Bannon,
Peter A. Flaherty,
George W. Parker,
Henry N. Williams, Morrin A. Hazel Justin E. Mansfield, Christopher C. Merrithew, Joseph P. Devine,
Special Police. Edwin P. Burnham, Thomas E. Berrett, Charles L. Davis, Arthur G. Copp,
Willie M. Penney, James W. Rea,
Thomas C. Sutherst,
John P. Chesley, James P. Sullivan.
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APPOINTED TOWN OFFICERS.
Engineers. Thomas E. Berrett, Chief. Peter A. Flaherty, Ist Assistant. Charles I. Hitchings, 2nd Assistant.
1.
Forest Warden. Eugene Stevens.
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.
IO
APPOINTED TOWN OFFICERS.
Board of Registrars.
J. Wesley Paul Henry A. Parker
Daniel S. Bannon
Peter J. Flaherty
Term expires, 1910
66
66
1910
.
.
66
66
1912
Cattle Inspector. Arthur W. Sawyer.
Sealer of Weights and Measures. James F. Pratt.
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 Inspector. Thomas C. Sutherst.
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Auditor's Report.
To the Citizens of the Town of Saugus:
Having examined and approved the accounts of the several departments of the Town as required by the by-laws and finding proper vouchers for all payments made I hereby respectfully sub- mit the Report for the year, 1909, and trust it will receive at the hands of every taxpayer a careful and intelligent consideration, so that important matters which will surely come before the Town at our Annual Meeting may be acted upon with due regard for the best condsideration and welfare of our Town.
I desire to call the especial attention of our Citizens to the financial condition of the Saugus Home the past year, which I think for the first time in its history has been self supporting and on January Ist had a cash balance to its credit, which certainly shows good managment on the part of the Superintendent and Overseers.
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AUDITOR'S REPORT.
The Collector for 1909, has accounted for $75,990.44 or 67 per cent. of the total commitment, up to the time of going to press which is certainly a step in the right direction.
Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE PARSONS, Auditor.
SAUGUS, February 7, 1910.
ANNUAL TOWN MEETING
March, 1, 1909
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 first, A. D. 1909, 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 Warden, three Fence Viewers, for one year, one Assessor, one Sinking Fund Commissioner, two Trustees of the Public Li- brary, 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 liquors in the Town for the ensuing year?
Also your answer "Yes" or "No" to the following question : Shall an act passed by the General Court in the year nineteen hundred and eight entitled "an act to provide for the protection of Forest or sprout lands from fire" be accepted by this town?
Also to appear at the Town Hall on Monday evening, March eight, A. D., 1909, at eight o'clock, to hear and act on the fol- lowing articles, viz. :
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ANNUAL TOWN MEETING.
The polls will 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.
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 Fifteenth Day of February, A. D., 1909.
HENRY F. FISKE, J. ARTHUR RADDIN, FRANK P. BENNETT, Board of Selectmen.
ESSEX SS. SAUGUS, March 8, 1909.
Pursuant hereunto I have served this Warrant as herein directed.
TOM D. EMMETT, Constable.
TOTAL VOTE FOR TOWN OFFICERS.
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 .
318
304
157
779
W. Pranker
I
Clarence Coates
I
I 343
Blanks
129
I38
76
448
443
233
1,124
15
ANNUAL TOWN MEETING.
Selectmen for One Year.
Precinct One
Precinct Two
Precinct Three
Tota
William J. Clark .
II7
147
II6
380
Frederick E. Cobb
17
20
7
44
Robert P. Colson .
22
30
7
59
Henry F. Fiske
169
227
IIO
506
Charles W. Pratt
.
27
15
8
50
George Quarmby .
353
258
138
749
J. Arthur Raddin .
258
269
115
642
Charles N. Wormstead .
245
209
IIO
564
Blanks
136
I54
88
378
3,372
Assessor for Three Years.
Lewis J. Austin
324
324
168
816
William H. Small
·
I
I
Blanks .
.
123
119
65
307
Overseers of the Poor.
George H. Ames .
357
289
143
789
Charles W. Bailey
323
303
159
785
James A. Halliday
316
355
166
837
Blanks .
.
287
327
206
819
Treasurer for One Year.
William Barber
77
78
20
175
Joseph S. Meacom
·
319
318
160
797
Blanks .
.
52
49
53
15I
Auditor for One Year.
George Parsons
350
323
149
822
Blanks . ·
.
·
98
120
84
302
1,124
·
.
.
1,124
3,372
1,124
16
ANNUAL TOWN MEETING.
Constable for One Year.
Precinct One
Precinct Two
Precinct Three
Total
Charles A. Blakeley
372
339
I 66
877
Blanks . ·
·
76
104
67
247
1,124
Collector of Taxes for One Year.
Clarence Coates
98
271
98
467
Henry A. Parker
.
328
156
124
608
Blanks .
22
16
II
49
1,124
Sinking Fund Commissioner for Three Years.
William F. Belcher
276
317
132
725
Blanks .
·
I72
I26
IOI
399
1,124
Trustees of Public Library for Three Years.
Levi G. Hawkes .
281
277
139
697
Ernest W. Homan
277
264
129
670
Thomas H. Stidstone
51
56
16
123
Blanks
287
289
182
758
2,248
Board of Health for Three Years.
William F. Belcher
168
2II
74
453
James A. Kennedy
37
28
14
79
Charles E. Light .
.
132
159
73
364
Blanks .
III
45
72
228
·
1, 124
I7
ANNUAL TOWN MEETING.
Water Commissioner for Three Years.
Precinct One
Precinct Two
Precinct Three
Total
Patrick Bresnahan
32
40
29
IOI
Charles Florence .
I74
145
100
419
Walter L. C. Niles
160
I71
86
417
Blanks .
82
87
18
187
1,124
School Committee for Three Years.
Frank P. Bennett, Jr.
332
317
I72
821
John C. Pitman
48
59
I7
124
Blanks.
68
67
44
179
1,124
Cemetery Commissioner for Three Years.
William E. Ludden
286
304
129
719
Blanks . .
162
139
104
405
Tree Warden for One Year.
Thomas E. Berrett
226
178
130
534
Fred W. Parkins
36
47
I7
100
J. Ernest Pratt.
.
153
156
46
355
Blanks .
33
62
40
I35
1,124
Finance Committee for Three Years.
Horace E. Atherton, Jr.,
297
318
162
777
Edgar E. Chapman
·
283
297
139
719
Fred C. Newhall .
.
281
297
I34
712
Blanks .
·
483
417
264
1,164
·
.
·
.
.
1,124
.
3,372
2
18
ANNUAL TOWN MEETING.
Fence Viewers for One Year.
Precinct One
Precinct Two
Precinct Three
Total
Christopher C. Merrithew
25I
28I
115
647
William F. Paul
265
262
130
657
Frederick Stocker .
258
272
I38
668
Blanks .
.
570
514
316
1,400
3,372
License.
Yes
125
70
61
256
No
270
333
134
737
Blanks .
.
.
53
40
38
13I
1,124
An Act to Provide for the Protection of Forest or Sprout Land from Fire, be Accepted by This Town.
Yes
210
247
I22
579
No
.
48
43
IO
IOI
Blanks .
1 90
I53
IOI
444
1,124
Annual Town Meeting to act on Articles in Town Warrant was held Monday evening, March 8, 1909, at 8 o'clock P. M.
The meeting was called to order by the Town Clerk, Henry A. Parker.
Upon motion by Horace H. Atherton, Jr., which was carried the reading of the articles were dispensed with.
ARTICLE I. To choose a Moderator to preside at said meeting.
Chose Thomas P. Parsons, who, after being duly qualified by the Town Clerk, took charge of the meeting.
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ANNUAL TOWN MEETING.
ART. 2. To hear and act on reports of Committees.
Voted, To accept the report of the Finance Committee. Committee on Fire Horses reported progress.
ART. 3. To choose all other Town Officers which Towns are, by law, required to choose in the months of March and April annually.
Choose Carl F. Koch, Pound Keeper ; Thomas E. Berrett, Frederic Stocker, Peter J. Flaherty, Field Drivers; J. George Smith, Frank H. Coburn, Herbert O. Pratt, Measurers of Wood and Bark.
The Moderator appointed and swore in the following persons as Tellers : Herbert M. Forristall, Edward M. Dunmore, Harry Hartich, A. Clarke Newhall.
ART. 4. To revise the Jury List.
Voted, To accept the Jury List as received and amended.
Winslow D. Adlington
Walter S. Gay
Charles W. Amerige
Isaac E. Graves
Walter R. Annis
Leander D. Harding
Charles B. Austin
Joseph M. Hall
Lewis J. Austin
Alvin R. Halloway Harry E. Hartich
Charles W. Bailey
Timothy J. Bannon
Levi G. Hawkes
Edwin P. Burnham
Louis W. Hawkes
George W. Campbell
Phillip A. Hanson
Frederick E. Cobb
John W. Hitchings
Everett H. Day
Byron S. Hone
Harry F. Deshon
Moses H. Johnson
George B. Devine
Edwin D. Leighton
George H. Durgin
Frank H. Little
Ralph H. Dyer Willard L. Fiske
Albert W. Lovejoy
Peter J. Flaherty
Charles H. Mansfield
Charles Florence
James M. Maxwell
Levi Florence
Isaac M. Merrithew
Albert A. Foster
Arthur B. Mansfield
Elmer B. Newhall
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ANNUAL TOWN MEETING.
Everett H. Newhall
Francis D. Riblett
John A. Newhall
Benj. F. Robinson
Thomas Newhall
Eugene Stevens Alfred Sachase William F. Sawyer
Cyrus W. Oliver Frank E. Parker John T. Parkins
Charles H. Sawyer
John L. Poole
Victor N. Smith
George Parsons
J. George Smith Willard H. Stocker
Willie M. Penney
Charles O. Popp
Eben M. Swan
Charles L. Putney
Frank M. Symonds
Frank W. Price
Daniel B. Willis
George M. Raddin
John L. Weber
J. Arthur Raddin
Chas. D. Whittredge
James W. Rea
Chas. N. Wormstead, Jr.
Walter E. Rhodes
Chas. N. Wormstead
ART. 5. To see what action the Town will take in relation to charging interest or making a discount on taxes assessed during the ensuing year.
Voted, That a discount of two per cent. be allowed on taxes paid on or before October 15, 1909, and interest at the rate of six per cent. per annum be charged after December 15, 1909, on taxes for the year 1909.
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, To take up each item under Article 6 separately, and the following appropriations were accepted.
School, (and receipts from State and other Cities and Towns) $34,500 00
Selectmen's Incidentals 6,000 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
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ANNUAL TOWN MEETING.
1905 School House Loan (principal)
$2,000 00
Interest
14,000 00
State and Military Aid
3,000 00
Highway and Bridges ($2,000 to apply for repairs of the East Saugus Bridge as called for by the
County Commissioners, to be let out to the lowest responsible bidder)
5,000 00
Fire Department
2,000 00
Assessors (including the searching of Records) · 1,600 00
ART 7. To see what action the Town will take in the matter of fixing the compensation of any or all Town Officers, and make an appropriation for the same.
Voted, That the sum of four thousand, two hundred and twenty-five dollars, ($4,225) be and is hereby appropriated for Salaries as called under Article 7, and recommended by the 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 Measurers .
150 00
Firemen, 10 men to each Company, $50 to each man,
2,000 00
$4,225 00
ART. 8. To see if the town will authorize the Tresaurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to hire money and give notes of the Town for the same for the following purposes :
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ANNUAL TOWN MEETING.
Ist. For the purpose of paying notes coming due the present year.
2nd. To hire money temporarily, not exceeding one hundred and twenty thousand dollars ($120,000) for one year, in anticipation of the taxes of the year 1909.
Voted, That the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen be and hereby is authorized to hire money tempor- arily, not exceeding one year, in anticipation of the taxes of the year 1909 and give notes of the Town for the same. And that all money so hired shall be expressly made payable from such taxes of 1909. The whole amount so hired under this vote not to exceed the sum of one hundred and twenty thousand dollars ($120,000). Yea, 131 ; nays, O.
ART. 9. To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of ($4,250) for Police service.
Voted, That the sum of $4,250 be and hereby is appropriated for the Police Department.
ART IO. To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of $275 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 $275 be and is hereby appropriated for Memorial Day, same to be expended under the direction of Post 95, G.A.R.
ART. II. To see what action the Town will take in re- lation to Street Lighting, and make an appropriation therefor.
Voted, That the sum of $7,263 be and is hereby appropriated for Street Lighting, said amount to include one incandescent light on Hesper street, six incandescent lights on Ballard street, five incandescent lights on Bristow street, six incandescent lights on Broadway near Melrose line, to take the place of one arc light now installed on Broadway.
ART. 12. To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of $855 to cover the cost of Insurance on Town Buildings.
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ANNUAL TOWN MEETING.
Voted, that the sum of $855 be and is hereby appropriated for insurance on Town Buildings.
ART. 13. To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of $1,200 for repairs on Town Buildings and Grounds.
Voted, That the sum of $1,200 be and is hereby appropriated for repairs on Town Buildings and Grounds, same to be ex- pended under the direction of the Selectmen.
ART. 14. To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of $1,900 for the Board of Health, or to see what action the Town will take in the matter.
Voted, That the sum of $1,900 be and is hereby appropriated for the Board of Health.
ART. 15. To see if the Town will make an appropriation for the Superintendent of Schools.
Voted, That the sum of $1,500 be and is hereby appropriated for the salary of the Superintendent of Schools.
ART. 16. To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of $150 for searching the Records and plans and for Incidentals for the Assessors.
Voted, To indefinitely postpone, acted on under Article 6.
ART. 17. To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of $200 for Concrete Sidewalks, or 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. 18. To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of $200 for Tree Warden, or to see what action the Town will take in the matter.
Voted, That the sum of $200 be and is hereby appropriated for use of Tree Warden.
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ANNUAL TOWN MEETING.
ART. 19. To see what compensation the Town will give the Collector of Taxes for collecting the taxes of 1909, or see what action the Town will take in the matter.
Voted, That the compensation for collecling of taxes for 1909 shall be three-fourths of one per cent on all 1909 taxes collected on or before May Ist, 1910. One-half of one per cent on all 1909 taxes collected after May Ist, 1910, same to be paid from Selectmen's Incidentals.
ART. 20. 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 defrayed by the Court Fines, and if such amount be not sufficient, the amount to be paid from Selectmen's Incidentals.
ART. 21. 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 see what action the Town will take in the matter.
Voted, That the sum of $500, together with the receipts and the dog tax be and is hereby appropriated for the Public Library, the same to be expended under the direction of the Trustees.
ART. 22. To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of $500 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 be and is hereby appropriated for interior repairs of the School houses.
ART. 23. To see if the Town will make an appropriation of $500 for Soldiers' Relief, or to see what action the Town will take in the matter.
Voted, That the sum of $500 be and is hereby appropriated for Soldiers' Relief.
Motion to take Article 27 not carried.
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ANNUAL TOWN MEETING.
Motion to adjourn at 10. 15 o'clock to next Monday evening, Carried. -
ART. 24 To see if the Town will accept and adopt Building Rules and Regulations as prepared by a special committee ap- pointed by the Selectmen, or see what action the Town will take in the matter.
Voted, To lay on the table.
ART. 25. To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of $3,000 for the payment of sundry bills contracted and approved, for the account of the Town, by the Board of Assessors for the year 1907, amounting to $2,650.51 and duly recorded on the books of said Board and the further payment of other bills that are now outstanding against the Town on account of said Board of 1907, together with interest, costs, etc., or to see what action the Town will take in the matter, agreeable to the petition of Michael J. McCafferty and others.
Time of closing having arrived, this Article was laid over to be acted on at the next meeting.
Adjourned at 10.15 o'clock P. M.
A true copy. 6 Attest.
HENRY A PARKER, Town Clerk.
SAUGUS, March 15, 1909.
Adjourned Town Meeting.
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.
James L. Biffin was appointed and sworn in as Teller by the Moderator in place of Harry Hartich, he being absent.
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ART. 25. To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of $3,000 for the payment of sundry bills contracted and approved, for the account of the Town, by the Board of Assessors, for the year 1907, amounting to $2,650.51 and duly recorded on the books of said Board, and the further payment of other bills that are now outstanding against the Town on account of said Board of 1907, together with interest, costs, etc., or to see what action the Town will take in the matter, agreeable to the petition of Michael J. McCafferty and others.
Voted, That the adjustment of claims set forth in Article 25 of the Town Warrant for March, 1909, be referred to the Board of Selectmen to act upon in conjunction with, and under the advice of legal counsel for the best interests and protection of the Town. Yeas 247, nays 7.
Voted, at 10.33 o'clock to adjourn to Tuesday evening, March 16, at 8 o'clock.
A true copy. Attest.
HENRY A. PARKER, Town Clerk.
Adjourned Town Meeting.
SAUGUS, March 16, 1909.
Meeting called to order by the Moderator at 8 o'clock, P. M. Records of last meeting read and approved.
Voted, To take up Article 24.
ART. 24. To see if the Town will accept and adopt Build- ing Rules and Regulations as prepared by a special committee appointed by the Selectmen, or see what action the Town will take in the matter.
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