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TOWN DOCUMENTS
Seventy-Ninth Annual Report
OF THE
Town of Swampscott, Mass.
For the Year Ending December 31
1930
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TOWN DOCUMENTS
Seventy-Ninth Annual Report
OF THE
Town of Swampscott, Mass.
For the Year Ending December 31 1930
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TOWN DOCUMENTS
[Dec. 31
Elected Town Officers, 1930
Selectmen Nathan G. Bubier, Chairman
Howard K. Glidden Harry E. Hardy
Moderator John R. Hurlburt Town Clerk and Collector of Taxes Ralph D. Merritt Town Treasurer James W. Libby
Water and Sewerage Commissioners George D. R. Durkee, Chairman Term expires 1931
Harold G. Enholm Term expires 1932
Charles E. Hodgdon Term expires 1933
Assessors Edward A. Maxfield, Chairman Term expires 1932
Clarence B. Humphrey John B. Earp, Secretary Term expires 1931
Park Commissioners Archibald Miller, Chairman Term expires 1931
Stuart P. Ellis, Secretary
Term expires 1932
*Everett P. Mudge +John Homan Term expires 1931
School Committee John Vannevar, Chairman Term expires 1931
Eleanor Ingelfinger Term expires 1932 Ralph Maxwell Term expires 1933
George C. Thomas Term expires 1932 Marion C. Miller Term expires 1933
Trustees of Public Library Gustavus J. Esselen, Jr., Chairman Term expires 1933
Jean G. Allan Term expires 1932
Elihu Thomson Term expires 1931
Board of Public Welfare Joseph F. Crowell, Chairman Term expires 1931
Edmund Russell, Secretary Harry E. Cahoon Term expires 1932
Term expires 1933
Board of Health Dr. Loring Grimes, Chairman Term expires 1932
John B. Cahoon Term expires 1933
Harold H. Bartol Term expires 1931
Term expires 1933
1930]
ELECTED TOWN OFFICERS
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Surveyor of Highways Michael J. Ryan Term expires 1933
Tree Warden *Everett P. Mudge ¡Bernard B. Kennedy
Frank H. Bradford
Constables George J. Place Willis E. Shephard
Commissioners of Trust Funds
Henry S. Baldwin
Term expires 1931 * Deceased
+ Appointed to fill vacancy
TOWN MEETING MEMBERS
Precinct One
Term expires
** G. Edwin Allen
351 Essex street
1931
Leslie F. Allen
16 Essex street
1933
Frank N. Bessom
250 Essex street
1933
James W. Buchanan
69 Cherry street
1932
Ernest Corrado
33 Crescent street
1932
Ralph J. Curtis
24 Bristol avenue
1931
Charles S. Doughty
41 Roy street
1932
Robert B. Hegarty
350 Essex street
1931
John A. Herbin
346 Essex street
1931
Andrew B. Holmes
86 Cherry street
1933
Alfred B. Jones Franklin H. Keating
102 Essex street
1931
Arthur Morley
26 Minerva street
1933
*Everett P. Mudge
69 Cherry street
1931
Leroy V. Perry
16 Elwin road
1932
*Arthur E. Santry
23 Minerva street
1933
Leon F. Vaughn
4 Vaughan place
1932
Leon F. Ximiness
99 Windsor avenue
1933
Precinct Two
Joseph B. Abbott
14 Suffolk avenue
1932
Henry A. Anderson
67 Franklin avenue
1932
Harold H. Bartol
48 Beach avenue 1931
James D. Bentley
15 Beach avenue
1931
Carl J. Berry
39 Essex avenue
1933
Charles W. Burrill
34 Maple avenue 1932
Alfred Ellis
84 Stetson avenue
1931
James F. Etter Albert F. Fanning
88 Stetson avenue
1933
Elmer Forrest
75 Essex street
1932
Roy H. Frye
2 Valley road
1933
Thomas Handley
95 Stetson avenue
1933
Charles F. Hathaway
257 Burrill street
1931
John A. Holmes
8 Essex avenue
1931
Francis H. Humphreys
35 Pitman road
1931
Fred A. McKennon
47 Beach avenue 1933
Martin E. Nies
56 Beach avenue 1933
Harry W. Stanley
72 Franklin avenue
1932
29 Greenway
1932
54 Stetson avenue
1932
James W. Libby Term expires 1932
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Precinct Three
Term expires
LeRoy S. Austin
63 Pine street
1933
Ralph E. Bicknell
79 Burrill street
1931
John A. Boston
65 Pine street
1932
Chester A. Brown
17 Middlesex avenue
1933
Chester P. Brown
176 Burrill street
1932
Charles V. Burgess
15 Boynton street 1933
1933
James A. Cook
165 Burrill street
1933
Willis B. Cressey
140 Burrill street
1932
Stuart P. Ellis
12 Porter place
1932
Loring Grimes
84 Humphrey street
1931
William E. Henry
195 Burrill street
1932
George H. Knowlton
164 Burrill street
1931
Harry M. Lowd
90 Burrill street
1931
B. Malcolm Martin
3 Oceanside
1931
Leland S. Ross
16 Curry circle 1932
Edmund Russell
189 Burrill street
1931
William O. Titcomb
74 Humphrey street 1933
Precinct Four
*** Robert E. Blood
38 Berkshire street 1931
John B. Cahoon
67 Middlesex avenue 1931
Edward E. Call
60 Thomas road 1931
Ralph H. Cary
33 Norfolk avenue
1931
Harold F. Dow
62 Thomas road
1933
William G. Fallon
36 Andrew road
1933
John Fisher
15 Shaw road
1933
Walter E. Furbush
18 Berkshire street
1931
George J. Harvey
3 Paton terrace
1932
Clarence W. Horton
36 Hampden street
1931
Leon W. Howard
84 Middlesex avenue
1932
Frank E. Johnson
18 Andrew road 1933
Daniel F. Knowlton
22 Elmwood road 1933
1932
Frank A. Mowatt
102 Farragut road
1933
William P. Mower
48 Middlesex avenue
1932
Edward A. Sawyer
56 Middlesex avenue 1932
Oren L. Smith
42 Berkshire street
1932
Precinct Five
Forrest M. Adams
3 Sheridan road
1932
Edwin M. Bailey
19 Farragut road 1933
Henry S. Baldwin
141 Elmwood road 1931
Alfred B. Brackett
81 Walker road
1932
Paul W. Brickett
20 Outlook road
1933
Nathan G. Bubier
11 Hardy road
1931
Guy N. Chamberlin
25 Sheridan road
1933
Charles S. Goodridge .
34 Walker road
1932
John B. Hadaway
120 Elmwood road
1933
Charles E. Hodgdon
95 Banks road
1931
George B. Learned
12 Banks road
1932
George H. Lucey
49 Devens road
1931
Florence E. Preston
38 Outlook road
1932
Charles A. Southworth
7 Grant road
1933
Philip H. Stafford
26 Banks road
1933
Edwin W. Tibbetts
22 Walker road
1931
George C. Thomas
15 Outlook road 1932
John Henry Welch
153 Elmwood road
1931
Robert C. Mansfield
25 Norfolk avenue
John A. Carroll
148 Burrill street
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ELECTED TOWN OFFICERS
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Precinct Six
Term expires
Charles H. Bangs
293 Humphrey street
1933
Benjamin B. Blanchard
108 Greenwood avenue
1931
Philip W. Blood
33 Rockland street 1931
Eliot A. Bunting
187 Humphrey street 1933
Frank L. Burk
16 Blaney circle
1932
Warren H. Colby
253 Humphrey street
1932
Howard K. Glidden
49 Rockland street 1931
Loran J. Harvey
55 Blaney street 1932
Horace C. Holden
5 Greenwood avenue
1931
Clarence B. Humphrey
12 Humphrey terrace
1933
Eleanor H. Ingelfinger
5 Cliffside
1932
Harry D. Linscott
78 Greenwood avenue
1931
Vincent P. O'Brien
202 Humphrey street
1931
Donald Redfern
292 Humphrey street 1932
Frederick J. Rudd
312 Humphrey street
1932
Michael J. Ryan
39 King street
1933
Kendall A. Sanderson
10 Bay View avenue
1933
Stanley M. Stocker
15 Lawrence terrace
1933
Precinct Seven
Charles D. Addison
50 Aspen road
1933
Joseph Atwood
90 Aspen road
1931
Abram French
646 Humphrey street
1931
Rufus W. Greene
78 Millett road
1933
Frederic S. Hall
61 Sherwood road
1931
Walter A. Hall
53 Bay View drive 1933
John Homan
70 Millett road
1931
Ralph Maxwell
82 Millett road
1933
George E. Mitchell
64 Magnolia road
1933
Frank E. Morrison
28 Bay View avenue 1932
Eben G. Pedrick
60 Orient court
1932
Roger W. Pope
52 Bay View drive 1932
1932
*James W. Santry
31 Cedar Hill terrace Oceanview road
1931
James C. Soutter
17 Arbutus road 1932
Harry E. Whitten
20 Oceanview road
1933
Precinct Eight
Louis M. Atherton
Tip Top road 1931
Philip E. Bessom
4 Palmer avenue
1933
Frederick R. Bogardus
48 Atlantic avenue 1933
Charles H. Cunningham
25 Beach Bluff avenue
1933
Norman S. Dillingham
15 Eulow street
1931
Gustavus J. Esselen, Jr.
437 Puritan road 1932
George W. Foster
22 Eastbrook road
1931
Samuel B. Groom
41 Bellevue road
1932
Frederick A. Hale
48 Crosman avenue 1932
James P. Hale
98 Phillips avenue 1933
*** Harry E. Hardy
28 Orchard road 1933
John R. Hurlburt
40 Beach Bluff avenue
1932
Edward LaCroix
58 Orchard road
1932
Robert C. McKay
11 Eulow street
1931
Ralph H. Nutter
21 Mostyn street
1931
Alonzo F. Titus
30 Manton road
1932
John A. Waldo
5 Beach Bluff avenue
1933
Arthur M. Wyman
2 Beach Bluff avenue
1931
* Deceased
** Removed from town
Moved to another precinct
69 Oceanview road 1932
Havelock S. Mader
Conrad P. Richardson
15 Beverly road
1931
George Lloyd Smith
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TOWN DOCUMENTS
[Dec. 31
Appointed Town Officers, 1930
APPOINTED BY BOARD OF SELECTMEN
Town Accountant and Secretary of Selectmen Horace R. Parker Assistant Secretary of Selectmen Pearl F. Davis
Town Counsel Harry D. Linscott
Town Engineer Wallace W. Pratt
Assistant Town Engineer Howard L. Hamill
Superintendent of Cemetery Thomas Handley
Burial Agent Ralph D. Merritt
Superintendent of Moth Work and Forest Warden *Everett P. Mudge +Bernard B. Kennedy
Building Inspector Frank L. Burk
Assistant Building Inspector Daniel F. Knowlton
Inspector of Animals Dr. Frank B. Stratton
Sealer of Weights and Measures Charles Walter Burrill
Agent and Janitor of Town Hall L. Herbert Cahoon
Dog Officer Frank H. Bradford
Fence Viewer George H. Doane
Inspector of Wires James A. Cook
Inspector of Petroleum Dr. Gustavus J. Esselin, Jr.
State Aid Correspondent Horace R. Parker
* Deceased.
+ Appointed to fill vacancy.
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APPOINTED TOWN OFFICERS
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Board of Registrars
Frank D. Thurston (D) Chairman Term expires 1931 Ernest B. Thing (R) Term expires 1932
William J. Lynch (D) Term expires 1933 Ralph D. Merritt, Clerk Ex-Officio
Smoke Inspector Frank L. Burk
Engineers of Fire Department George B. Learned, Chairman
Jefferson G. Owens, Jr.
Benjamin B. Blanchard Clarence D. Kendrick, Clerk Chief of Police-Keeper of Lockup Walter F. Reeves Special Police
Philip A. Blanchard
James MacDonald
John A. Boston
George A. Marlin
Wm. V. Boudreau
Nathaniel R. Martin
Frank H. Bradford
Ralph Maxwell
John H. Bryson
Albert Mclellan
C. Walter Burrill
Wm. McNamara
L. Herbert Cahoon
Ralph D. Merritt
Iber L. Chapman
John Muthe
Lewis A. Coleman
Francisco A. Page
*Daniel B. Collins
Philip Paro
Patrick S. Cryan
Horace R. Parker
Robert L. Cunningham
Joseph W. Paulson
** Francis Delano Warren Doherty Chas. J. Dolan
*Franklin P. Recchia
George D. R. Durkee
George H. Reed Fred J. Rowe
Berton A. Fogg
** Joseph P. Ryan
Stanley D. Forbes
Timothy J. Ryan
Daniel Griffin
Thomas Handley
Herman W. Hay
Leverett T. Holder
Clarence W. Horton
Simeon J. Strong
*Stephen R. Jones
Fred A. Taylor
Bernard B. Kennedy
Harry A. Tirrell
Clement E. Kennedy
James J. Wallis
Frank Lally
Geo. C. Webster
Frank Maitland
* Resigned.
Appointed regular.
Board of Appeals Terms expired June 6, 1930
George M. Glidden, Chairman Thomas S. Bubier William O. Titcomb
Ralph Maxwell
Horace R. Parker, Clerk Terms expire June 6, 1931 George M. Glidden, Chairman
Ralph Maxwell
William O. Titcomb
Horace R. Parker, Clerk Governor's Safety Committee The Board of Selectmen
Board of Survey Board of Selectmen Ex-Officio
Lemuel W. Pickard
George J. Place
H. Allen Durkee
Willis E. Shephard G. Lloyd Smith James Smith C. Lee Stover
James W. Libby
Herbert E. Wood
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[Dec. 31
COMMITTEES APPOINTED BY MODERATOR Finance
Precinct 1 Ralph J. Curtis
Term expires 1931
Precinct 2 Charles F. Hathaway, Chairman
Term expires 1931
Precinct 3 LeRoy S. Austin Term expires 1933
Precinct 4 Ralph H. Cary
Term expires 1931
Precinct 5 Paul W. Brickett
Term expires 1933
Precinct 6 Donald Redfern
Precinct 7 James W. Santry, Chairman
Precinct 7 Harry E. Whitten
Precinct 8 John A. Waldo
Term expires 1933 Term expires 1930
Reconstruction of Humphrey Street (lower end) Nathan G. Bubier, Selectman, Chairman
Howard K. Glidden, Selectman Harry E. Hardy, Selectman Michael J. Ryan, Surveyor of Highways Clarence B. Humphrey, Assessor
Investigation of Town Manager Form of Government Howard K. Glidden, Selectman, Chairman
Precinct 1 Andrew B. Holmes Precinct 5 George B. Learned
Precinct 2 James D. Bentley Precinct 6 Philip W. Blood
Precinct 3 James A. Cook
Precinct 7 Joseph Atwood
Precinct 4 Robert C. Mansfield Precinct 8 Edward LaCroix
Town Honor Roll
Nathan G. Bubier, Selectman, Chairman Leslie F. Allen, Commander Legion Warren J. Doherty, Commander Veterans of Foreign Wars
Fourth of July Celebration Harry E. Hardy, Selectman, Chairman
Warren J. Doherty George J. Place
High School Sites Committee
Ralph H. Nutter, Chairman, Precinct 8
Henry S. Baldwin, Chairman High School Committee
Nathan G. Bubier, Chairman Board of Selectmen George C. Thomas, Acting Chairman School Committee
Precinct 1 Arthur E. Santry, (deceased)
Precinct 1 Henry A. Sadler Precinct 5 Philip H. Stafford
Precinct 2 John A. Holmes Precinct 5 Roger L. Curran
Precinct 2 James A. Macduff Precinct 6 Vincent P. O'Brien
Precinct 3 Harry M. Lowd Precinct 6 Roy S. Bishop
Precinct 3 William R. Gray Precinct 7 Rufus W. Greene
Precinct 4 Frank A. Mowatt Precinct 7 Clarence O. McArthur
Precinct 4 Warren P. Melzard Precinct 8 William H. McCarthy
Dedication of Abbot Park Board of Selectmen
George J. Place, Chairman
Ralph H. Russell
Henry S. Baldwin Revaluation of Town Board of Assessors
Carl J. Berry Charles A. Southworth
William G. Fallon Frank L. Burk
Archibald Miller
Robert C. McKay
Mrs. Eleanor Ingelfinger Edward LaCroix
Leslie F. Allen Assistant Town Clerk Nina D. Merritt
Ralph D. Merritt Harry E. Cahoon
Building at Phillips Park
Term expires 1932 Deceased
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RECORDS OF TOWN CLERK
1930]
Records of Town Clerk ANNUAL TOWN WARRANT Monday, February 17th, 1930
Essex, ss.
To either of the Constables of the town of Swampscott in said County: GREETING:
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are di- rected to notify the inhabitants of the town of Swampscott, qualified to vote in elections and in town affairs, to assemble in their respective precincts, in said Swampscott, on Monday, the seventeenth day of Feb- ruary, at 6 A. M., then and there to act on the following articles, viz .:
At the close of the election the meeting shall adjourn to Monday, February 24, 1930, at 7:30 P. M., at the Town Hall.
Article 1. To choose a Moderator for one (1) year. To choose a Town Clerk for one (1) year.
To choose three members of the Board of Selectmen for one (1) year.
To choose a Town Treasurer for one (1) year.
To choose one member of the Board of Assessors for three (3) years.
To choose a Collector of Taxes for one (1) year.
To choose two members of the School Committee for three (3) years.
To choose one member of the Board of Public Welfare for three (3) years.
To choose one member of the Board of Health for three (3) years.
To choose one member of the Water and Sewerage Board for three (3) years.
To choose one member of the Park Commission for three (3) years.
To choose one member of the Board of Trustees of the Public Library for three (3) years.
To choose a Surveyor of Highways for three (3) years.
To choose one Tree Warden for one (1) year.
To choose three Constables for one (1) year.
To choose one member of the Board of Commissioners of Trust Funds for three (3) years.
To choose six (6) representative town meeting members in each precinct for three (3) years.
To choose one representative town meeting member from Precinct Three for two (2) years, to fill vacancy.
To choose one representative town meeting member from Pre- cinct Five for one (1) year, to fill vacancy.
To choose one representative town meeting member from Pre- cinct Six for two (2) years, to fill vacancy.
To choose one representative town meeting member from Pre- cinct Six for one (1) year, to fill vacancy.
To choose one representative town meeting member from Pre- cinct Seven for one (1) year, to fill vacancy.
To choose one representative town meeting member from Pre- cinct Eight for two (2) years, to fill vacancy.
To choose one representative town meeting member from Pre- cinct Eight for one (1) year, to fill vacancy.
All to be chosen on one ballot.
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Art. 2. To hear and act on the reports of town officials, boards and committees.
Art. 3. To see what amount of bonds will be required of the Town Clerk and Custodian of Trust Funds for the ensuing year.
Art. 4. To see what action the town will take in relation to salaries of town officials for the ensuing year.
Art. 5. To see if the town will authorize the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money, from time to time, in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year, beginning January 1, 1930, and to issue a note or notes therefor, payable within one year, the debt or debts incurred thereby to be paid from the revenue of said financial year.
Art. 6. To see what action the town will take in relation to the recommendations not calling for the appropriation of money, as con- tained in the reports of officers, boards or committees.
Art. 7. To see what action the town will take in relation to the recommendations calling for the appropriation or expenditure of money, the creation of a debt, or the disposition of town property, as set forth in the reports of officers, boards or committees.
Art. 8. To see what action the town will take in relation to the appropriation of money for departmental and other expenses as recom- mended and set forth on pages 162 and 163 of the annual town report.
Art. 9. To see what action the town will take in relation to the appropriation or raising of money for permanent street construction.
Art. 10. To see if the town will vote to resurface Puritan road from the Administration Building to the New Ocean House with some kind of pavement and appropriate money therefor, as recommended by the Surveyor of Highways.
Art. 11. To see if the town will vote to resurface that portion of Humphrey street between Commonwealth avenue and Glen road and appropriate money therefor, as recommended by the Surveyor of High- ways.
Art. 12. To see if the town will vote to resurface that part of Humphrey street, from the Lynn line to Blaney street, with some kind of pavement and appropriate money therefor, as recommended by the Surveyor of Highways.
Art. 13. To see if the town will vote to rebuild culverts on Salem street and appropriate money therefor, as recommended by the Sur- veyor of Highways.
Art. 14. To see if the town will vote to abate the water nuisance now existing at Atlantic avenue and Bradlee avenue and appropriate money therefor, as recommended by the Surveyor of Highways.
Art. 15. To see if the town will vote to abate the surface water condition now existing on Phillips avenue and appropriate money there- for, as recommended by the Surveyor of Highways.
Art. 16. To see if the town will vote to enlarge pipe drain to Palmer Pond, build three manholes and tide gate and appropriate money therefor, as recommended by the Surveyor of Highways.
Art. 17. To see if the town will vote to build a fence on Essex street, near the Lyons estate, and appropriate money therefor, as recom- mended by the Surveyor of Highways.
Art. 18. To see if the town will vote to lay a granolithic sidewalk from Phillips corner to Marblehead line, on the northerlv side of Atlantic avenue, and appropriate money therefor, as recommended by the Surveyor of Highways.
Art. 19. To see if the town will vote to remove the old buildings at the Highway Stable yard, build storage shed and appropriate money therefor, as recommended by the Surveyor of Highways.
Art. 20. To see if the town will vote to accept Barnstable street as a public way as laid out by the Board of Selectmen in accordance with a plan made by W. W. Pratt, town engineer, and appropriate money therefor, as petitioned for by James H. Sisk et als.
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Art. 21. To see if the town will vote to accept Plymouth avenue as a public way, as laid out by the Board of Selectmen, in accordance with a plan made by W. W. Pratt, town engineer, and appropriate money therefor, as petitioned for by James H. Sisk et als.
Art. 22. To see if the town will vote to accept Bay View drive as a public way, as laid out by the Board of Selectmen, in accordance with a plan made by W. W. Pratt, town engineer, and to appropriate money therefor, as petitioned for by James W. Santry et als.
Art. 23. To see if the town will vote to accept Stanley road as a public way, as laid out by the Board of Selectmen, in accordance with a plan made by W. W. Pratt, town engineer, and to appropriate money therefor, as petitioned for by Ralph W. Reeve et als.
Art. 24. To see if the town will vote to accept Commonwealth ave- nue as a public way, as laid out by the Board of Selectmen, in accord- ance with a plan made by W. W. Pratt, town engineer, and to appro- priate money therefor, as petitioned for by Luigi Gallo et als.
Art. 25. To see if the town will vote to accept Ocean avenue as a public way as laid out by the Board of Selectmen, in accordance with a plan made by W. W. Pratt, town engineer, and to appropriate money therefor, as petitioned for by Abigail F. Curran et als.
Art. 26. To see if the town will vote to accept Prospect avenue as a public way, as laid out by the Board of Selectmen, in accordance with a plan made by W. W. Pratt, town engineer, and to appropriate money therefor, as petitioned for by Ethel K. Sherburne et als.
Art. 27. To see if the town will vote to accept Minerva street as a public way, as laid out by the Board of Selectmen, in accordance with a plan drawn by W. W. Pratt, town engineer, dated January, 1927, and filed with the office of the Town Clerk, and appropriate money therefor, as petitioned for by William F. Healy et als.
Art. 28. To see if the town will locate, lay out and appropriate the necessary money to build a public way, running from the northerly side of Humphrey street, between land of French and Matera, and thence running at a width of 50 feet part of the way, and continuing at a width of 20 feet between other lands of French, Ward, and Dichiri- co, to Kensington lane, so-called, as petitioned for by Joseph Cardillo et als.
Art. 29. To see if the town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to sell the old stone crusher plant and boiler now located at the Highway Stable yard.
Art. 30. To see if the town will vote to construct Whitman road, from its present terminus across land recently acquired by the town, to Forest avenue, and appropriate money therefor.
Art. 31. To see if the town will vote to construct a granolithic side- walk on the southerly side of Orchard road, from Humphrey street to Whitman road and on the southerly side of Whitman road, from Or- chard road to the walk leading to the new Stanley school, and appro- priate money therefor.
Art. 32. To see if the town will vote to lay a drain so as to take care of the surface water from catch basin on Roy street, and appro- priate money therefor, as petitioned for by Lena E. Estes et als.
Art. 33. To see if the town will vote to abate the surface water condition now existing on the northerly side of Humphrey street, in the vicinity of Commonwealth avenue, and appropriate money therefor.
Art. 34. To see if the town will vote to remove a section of ledge on the southerly side of Buena Vista street for the purpose of widening said street, and appropriate money therefor.
Art. 35. To see if the town will determine and designate sections for the purpose of averaging and assessing the cost of particular sewers, in accordance with provisions of Section 3 of Chapter 401 of the Acts of 1903; such sections to be in accordance with the plan drawn by the Town Engineer, or in such other manner as the town may vote.
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Art. 36. To see if the town will vote to authorize and instruct the Board of Selectmen to petition the legislature for appropriate legisla- tion, by the amendment of Chapter 86 of the Acts of 1902, or otherwise, for the purpose of increasing the sewer assessments, from main sewers, to an amount not exceeding 50% of the cost.
Art. 37. To see if the town will authorize and instruct the Board of Selectmen to petition the legislature for appropriate legislation, by amendment of Chapter 401 of the Acts of 1903, or otherwise, to change the assessment for particular sewers.
Art. 38. To see if the town will vote to construct a sewer in Denni- son avenue, Stearns street, Stearns street extension, Harrison avenue, Salem street, Humphrey street and Aycliffe road, a distance of 2880 feet, and appropriate money therefor, as petitioned for by James Donlan et als and recommended by the Water and Sewerage Board and Board of Health.
Art. 39. To see if the town will vote to construct a sewer in Min- erva street, Eastman avenue, Fairview avenue and Barnstable street, a distance of 2350 feet, and appropriate money therefor, as recommended by the Water and Sewerage Board and Board of Health.
Art. 40. To see if the town will vote to construct a sewer in Ken- sington lane, Lewis road and Curry circle, a distance of 1440 feet, and appropriate money therefor, as recommended by the Water and Sewer- age Board and Board of Health.
Art. 41. To see if the town will vote to construct a sewer in Cros- man avenue, Humphrey street, Bellevue road, Beach Bluff avenue, Clark road, Manton road, Eulow street, Mostyn street, Stanwood road, Phillips avenue and Humphrey street, a distance of 7250 feet, and appro- priate money therefor, as recommended by the Water and Sewerage Board and Board of Health.
Art. 42. To see if the town will vote to construct a sewer in Crosman avenue, Linden avenue, Stanley road, Sumner road and Dale street, a distance of 2810 feet, and appropriate money therefor, as peti- tioned for by Fred A. Hale et als.
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