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TOWN DOCUMENTS
EIGHTY-EIGHTH
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE Town of Swampscott MASSACHUSETTS
For the Year Ending December 31
1939
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N. A. LINDSEY & CO., INC., MARBLEHEAD, MASS. 1940
TOWN DOCUMENTS
EIGHTY-EIGHTH
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
Town of Swampscott
For the Year Ending December 31 1939
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N. A. LINDSEY & Co., INC., MARBLEHEAD, MASS.
1940
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TOWN DOCUMENTS
[Dec. 31
Elected Town Officers 1939
Selectmen Robert G. Byrne, Chairman
Philip E. Bessom
James W. Buchanan Moderator John R. Hurlburt Town Clerk and Collector of Taxes Malcolm F. Maclean, Jr. Term as Collector of Taxes expires 1941
Town Treasurer James W. Libby Term expires 1941 Water and Sewerage Commissioners Harold G. Enholm, Chairman Term expires 1941
George D. R. Durkee (retired) George B. Atkins Harold C. Hudson (elected to fill vacancy) Term expires 1942
Term expires 1940
Assessors Frank E. Morrison, Chairman Term expires 1941
Clarence B. Humphrey, Secretary
Term expires 1942
*William H. Sutherland John A. Holmes (Elected to fill vacancy) Term expires 1940
Board of Park Commissioners John Homan, Chairman Term expires 1940
Ralph I. Lindsey, Secretary
Term expires 1941
Frederick C. Burk Term expires 1942
School Committee Philip H. Stafford, Chairman Term expires 1941
Amos E. Russell Term expires 1942
Marion D. Morse
Term expires 1942
Bernard F. Carey Term expires 1941 Edgar U. Burdett Term expires 1940
Trustees of Public Library Ralph H. Nutter, Chairman Term expires 1940 Rev. James D. Cummins, Secretary Lee T. Gray Term expires 1941
Term expires 1942
Board of Public Welfare Joseph P. Hines, Chairman Term expires 1940
Donald Redfern Term expires 1942
Edward F. Burke Term expires 1941
Board of Health Dr. Loring Grimes, Chairman Term expires 1941
Dr. Chester P. Brown Term expires 1942
Harold H. Bartol Term expires 1940
*Deceased
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ELECTED TOWN OFFICERS
1939]
Surveyor of Highways Timothy J. Ryan Term expires 1942 Constables Robert C. Winkpaw Willis E. Shephard
Wayne Anderson
Planning Board John S. McKenney, Chairman Term expires 1941
George J. Nichols, Secretary
Term expires 1940
John R. Nagle (resigned)
Alfred L. Richards (elected to fill vacancy)
Term expires 1940
James R. Maddock Term expires 1942 Thomas W. Duncan Term expires 1943
Commissioners of Trust Funds James W. Libby Term expires 1941
Conrad P. Richardson
Term expires 1942
Henry S. Baldwin Term expires 1940
Town Meeting Members
Precinct One
Bert P. 'Allen
138 Stetson avenue
1942
Wayne Anderson
58 Crescent street 1942
Frank N. Bessom
250 Essex street 1942
Lennart A. W. Bjorkman
16 Hillcrest circle
1940
K. Thomas Call
7 Tid street
1940
Frederick R. Champion
16 Hillside avenue
1942
Ralph J. Curtis
24 Bristol avenue
1942
Eldridge T. Davis
40 Roy street
1942
Harold O. Durgin
103 Burpee road
1940
George D. R. Durkee
4 Upland road
1941
Harold H. Griffin
62 Roy street
1940
Hulbert C. Griffin
62 Roy street
1941
William S. Healey
32 Bristol avenue
1940
Robert B. Hegarty
350 Essex street
1942
Allan H. Henderson
38 Eastman avenue
1941
Andrew B. Holmes
86 Cherry street
1941
Edward E. Jordan
12 Eureka avenue
1940
Edward H. Jordan
12 Eureka avenue
1941
Joseph F. Marino
337 Essex street
1940
Milton E. Rich
421 Essex street
1941 1940
Henry A. Sadler
63 Cherry street
1941
Clarence E. Spinney
56 Crescent street 1942
John V. Sullivan
268 Essex street
1941
Precinct Two
Term Expires
Earl Abrams
68 Franklin avenue
1941
** Carl A. Ackerman
64 Stetson avenue
1942
George B. Atkins
67 Stetson avenue 1942
J. Hervey M. Blackford
36 Maple avenue
1941
moved out of town
Willard H. Robinson
11 Hillside avenue
Term Expires
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TOWN DOCUMENTS
[Dec. 31
Amy C. Burk
100 Stetson avenue
1941
Robert G. Byrne
84 Franklin avenue
1940
Harry E. Cahoon
34B Essex avenue
1942
Albert E. Devitt
26 Stetson avenue
1942
Raymond O. Doane
34 Franklin avenue
1940
Frank B. Drummond
52 Franklin avenue
1942
Leo W. Frechette
3 Plymouth avenue
1940
*** Burt F. Harding
64 Stetson avenue
1941
C. Frank Hathaway
257 Burrill street
1942
John A. Holmes
10 Essex avenue
1940
Earle E. Jenkins
63 Suffolk avenue
1942
Alfred B. Jones
51 Suffolk avenue 1942
Alfred R. Martin
18 Maple avenue
1940
Albert E. Matthews
23 Essex street
1940
Harold F. Merrill
95 Essex street
1941
Frederick Miller
48 Franklin avenue
1941
Elmer E. Morley
53 Plymouth avenue
1941
Ralph 'A. Newhall
42 Maple avenue
1940
John T. Nolan
99 Stetson avenue
1941
Evelyn S. Ryan
14 Plymouth avenue
1940
Precinct Three
Term Expires
LeRoy S. Austin
63 Pine street
1942
Ralph E. Bicknell
79 Burrill street
1942
Chester A. Brown
17 Middlesex avenue 1942
Edgar U. Burdett
56 Elmwood road
1942
John E. Burns, Jr.
12 Boynton street
1940
William H. Carroll
148 Burrill street
1941
George C. Chaisson
3 Elmwood road
1940
Geraldine L. Devlin
6 Humphrey street
1941
George V. Doane
9 Rock avenue
1940
Clarence M. Finch
22 Thomas road
1940
Ralph E. Floro
47 Pine street
1940
Loring Grimes
84 Humphrey street
1942
*** Arthur E. Hardy
58 New Ocean street
1941
Harry M. Lowd
90 Burrill street
1942
Malcolm F. MacLean
20 Elmwood road
1941
Francis T. Pedrick
6 Huron street
1941
*** Byron E. Porter
93 Pine street
1940
Leland S. Ross
16 Curry circle
1940
James W. Santry, Jr.
44 Humphrey street
1942
Margaret M. Scanlon
113 Burrill street
1941
Harry M. Shanahan
4 Ellis terrace
1941
Calvin S. Tilden
17 Claremont terrace
1942
One Vacancy
1940
One Vacancy
Precinct Four
Term Expires
Herbert R. Anderson
34 Farragut road
1942
Egbert H. Ballard
22 Farragut road
1941
Frederick L. Brown
150 Norfolk avenue 1942
Edward E. Call
60 Thomas road
1942
David W. Callahan
98 Paradise road
1940
Peter Cassidy
8 Banks road
1940
Thomas B. Epps
34 Berkshire street
1940
Walter E. Furbush
18 Berkshire street
1942
Gerald R. Griffin
42 Hampden street 1940
George J. Harvey
3 Paton terrace
1941
* moved to another precinct
1941
1939]
ELECTED TOWN OFFICERS
5
Andrew P. Haynes
1 Ellis road 1942
Albert S. Hills
137 Norfolk avenue
1941
** William S. Jelly
34 Farragut road 1942
Walter F. Livermore
135 Paradise road
1940
Alfred W. Maddock
4 Farragut road
1942
James R. Maddock
4 Farragut road
1941
Robert C. Mansfield
25 Norfolk avenue
1941
Harvey P. Newcomb
30 Farragut road
1941
Edward A. Sawyer
56 Middlesex avenue
1941
Fred Seaton
113 Paradise road
1940
Anson M. Titus
90 Paradise road
1941
Kenneth W. Ulman
8 Brewster terrace
1942
Norbet A. Ulman
142 Norfolk avenue
1940
George P. Wadleigh
154 Norfolk avenue
1940
Precinct Five
Term Expires
Joseph Atwood
72 Banks road
1940
Edwin M. Bailey
19 Farragut road
1942
Henry S. Baldwin
141 Elmwood road
1942
Benjamin B. Blanchard
108 Greenwood avenue
1941
Guy N. Chamberlin
25 Sheridan road
1941
Harold G. Enholm
4 Sheridan road
1942
Edwin A. Fuller
85 Walker road
1941
George M. Glidden
30 Banks terrace
1941
Charles E. Hodgdon
95 Banks road
1942
George E. Hutchinson
78 Fuller avenue
1940
John T. Lee
146 Aspen road
1940
Robert M. Leonard
176 Aspen road
1940
Ralph I. Lindsey
148 Elmwood road
1941
Harry D. Linscott
78 Greenwood avenue
1942
George H. Lucey
49 Devens road
1941
Raymond P. Miller
73 Fuller avenue
1941
Florence E. Preston
38 Outlook road
1941
T. Carlton Rowen
90 Mountwood road 1940
Alice L. Shaw
38 Outlook road
1940
Charles A. Southworth
7 Grant road
1942
*William H. Sutherland
16 Bond street
1940
Raymond B. Wade
107 Aspen road
1940
J. Henry Welch
153 Elmwood road
1942
Precinct Six
Term Expires
I. Murray 'Adams
6 Thorndike terrace
1941
Philip W. Blood
33 Rockland street
1942
Robert E. Blood
10 Fuller terrace 1942
James A. Breed
50 Greenwood avenue
1941
Frank L. Burk
62 Orient court
1940
Edward F. Burke
82 Redington street 1940
William Edgar Carter
269 Humphrey street
1941
Willis B. Chapman
322 Humphrey street 1942
Warren H. Colby
253 Humphrey street 1940
Kingsland Dunwoody
10 Bay View drive
1941
Charles A. Easterbrooks
1 Oak road
1940
Howard K. Glidden
49 Rockland street
1942
Philip A. Graham
11 Humphrey terrace 1940
*John B. Hadaway
21 Bay View drive 1941
Joseph P. Hines
5 Elmwood terrace
1940
deceased
moved out of town
Winthrop M. Sears
55 Sherwood road. 1942
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[Dec. 31
Charles B. Humphrey
12 Humphrey terrace
1942
Frank E. Morrison
28 Bay View avenue
1942
George J. Nichols
208 Humphrey street
1942
Vincent P. O'Brien
202 Humphrey street
1940
Roger W. Pope
52 Bay View drive
1942
Donald Redfern
292 Humphrey street
1941
Frederick J. Rudd
312 Humphrey street
1940
Daniel Santry
31 Cedar hill terrace
1941
Stanley M. Stocker
15 Lawrence terrace
1941
Precinct Seven
Term Expires
Charles D. Addison, Jr.
50 Aspen road
1942
Frank M. Atwood
55 Orient court
1940
Walter E. Barnes
14 Sargent road
1940
Philip E. Bessom
4 Palmer avenue
1942
Frederic R. Bogardus
48 Atlantic avenue
1941
Edward F. Breed
16 Palmer avenue
1941
Joseph B. Breed, 3d
35 Atlantic avenue
1940
Thomas S. Bubier
3 Beverly road 1942
James W. Buchanan
110 Aspen road
1940
Roger J. Connell
81 Ocean View road
1942
Patrick J. Cryan
45 Pleasant street
1942
Harold A. Durkee
28 Puritan avenue
1942
Hamilton P. Edwards
55 Atlantic avenue
1941
R. Wyer Greene
78 Millett road
1941
John Homan
69 Ocean View road
1940
Robert F. Kimball
70 Atlantic avenue
1942
Lawrence B. Leonard
30 Atlantic avenue
1941
Ralph S. Maxwell
82 Millett road
1942
Lester B. Morley
62 Millett road
1941
Conrad P. Richardson
15 Beverly road
1940
James I. Riddell
677 Humphrey street
1940
Amos E. Russell
85 Kensington lane
1941
Francis L. Smith
75 Bates road
1941
Harry E. Whitten
20 Ocean View road
1940
Precinct Eight
Term Expires
John H. Blodgett
100 Beach Bluff avenue
1940
Thomas H. Bradley
20 Orchard road
1940
Richard P. Breed
106 Bradlee avenue 1942
Fred S. Brennan
33 Hawthorne road
1940
Horace Burrough, 3d
163 Beach Bluff avenue
1942
Bernard F. Carey
63 Orchard road
1940
Thomas W. Duncan
38 Crosman avenue
1941
Charles F. Gallagher
32 Beach Bluff avenue
1940
Lee T. Gray
79 Morton road
1940
Irving B. Hitchings
30 Stanwood road
1940
George W. Howe
44 Beach Bluff avenue
1942
John I. Hull
9 Lawrence road
1942
John R. Hurlburt
40 Beach Bluff avenue
1942
Harold A. Johnson
37 Crosman avenue
1940
Joseph S. Kimball
43 Beach Bluff avenue
1941
William H. McCarty
64 Bradlee avenue
1941
Geraldine E. Minton
15 Nason road
1942
Thomas J. Minton
15 Nason road
1941
Ralph H. Nutter
21 Mostyn street
1941
Arnold S. Potter
31 Estabrook road
1941
Albert N. Rothermel
72 Bradlee avenue
1941
George F. Vincent
78 Phillips avenue 1942
Raymond T. Vredenburgh
10 Clarke road 1942
Arthur M. Wyman
2 Beach Bluff avenue
1941
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APPOINTED TOWN OFFICERS
1939]
Appointed Town Officers
APPOINTED BY BOARD OF SELECTMEN
Town Accountant Horace R. Parker
Secretary of Selectmen Richard Chambers
Town Counsel
Lester B. Morley
Town Engineer Wallace W. Pratt
Assistant Town Engineer Howard L. Hamill
Superintendent of Cemetery Thomas Handley
Burial Agent James A. Hegarty
Forest Warden Frederick C. Burk
Building Inspector Raymond O. Doane
Assistant Building Inspector Winthrop M. Sears
Inspector of Animals Carl R. Benton
Sealer of Weights and Measures Charles Walter Burrill
Agent and Custodian of Town Hall John G. McLearn
Dog Officer Willis E. Shephard
Fence Viewers Raymond O. Doane, Wallace W. Pratt
Inspector of Petroleum Jefferson G. Owens
Soldiers' Relief Agent and State Aid Correspondent James A. Hegarty
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TOWN DOCUMENTS
[Dec. 31
Board of Registrars Harold R. Young, Democrat, Chairman Term expires 1940 Herbert W. Andrews, Republican Charles P. McGettrick, Democrat Term expires 1941
Term expires 1942 Malcolm F. MacLean, Jr., Republican Clerk Ex-officio Smoke Inspector Raymond O. Doane Sponsor's W. P. A. Agent Edward A. Sawyer
Engineers of Fire Department Thomas J. Minton, Chairman
Frank N. Bessom
Albert C. Whipple
Chief of Fire Department James Warnock (retired July 1, 1939) Charles H. Lampard (appointed to fill vacancy) Chief of Police and Keeper of Lockup Walter F. Reeves
Special Police Officers
Wayne Anderson
Paul Coletti
Herbert W. Andrews
Charles A. Colton
George B. Atkins
Arthur R. Conley
Samuel L. Atkins
Charles E. Connelly
Thomas A. Bailey
Homer J. Craft
Roland C. Barnes
Paul C. Curtis
Frederick L. Bartlett
Ralph C. Curtis
Leonard H. Bates
Eldridge T. Davis
Philip E. Bessom
Leon R. Deveau
John H. Blodgett
George E. Devitt
Philip W. Blood John A. Boston William V. Boudreau
Thomas J. Dolley
C. Glover Bowes
Stephen J. Donlon
Chester E. Bradley
Richard J. Duly William A. Duly
James W. Buchanan Frank L. Burk
Harold O. Durgin
Frederick C. Burk C. Walter Burrill
Richard C. Eames
Arthur E. Bushway
Vincent B. Easterbrooks
Robert G. Byrne
Hamilton P. Edwards
Thomas J. Cahill
J. Howard Edwards Lyndon W. Ellis Clyde S. Emery
Edward P. Carroll . Peter Cassidy James K. Chadbourne
Berton A. Fogg
George H. Chaisson John R. Chaisson
Walter M. Champion, Jr.
Alfred L. Chausse
Alphonse Chiancone
Leo W. Frechette
Joseph G. Clancy
Otto W. Friedman
Gordon F. Fuller
Frank G. Coletti
Edward E. Folsom Walter H. Forbes, Jr. Chester H. Fox Alfred N. Frazier
L. Herbert Cahoon
James J. Fitzpatrick
Ralph E. Floro
Harry E. Cahoon
George V. Doane
Charles J. Dolan
Thomas H. Bradley
Thomas W. Duncan
George D. R. Durkee
1939]
APPOINTED TOWN OFFICERS
9
Walter F. Fuller Giacomo Gallo Joseph Gallo
John G. Moran
Lester B. Morley
Walter H. Murphy
Nicholas Gallo
Daniel J. Myers
Albert E. Gallup
George E. Nickerson
George W. Getchell
Vincent P. O'Brien
Norman J. Given
Harold A. Osborne
Leo C. Gormley
Ralph E. Gould
Stuart W. Graham
Antonio Parletta
Victor D. Greig
Mary M. Pedrick
Gerald R. Griffin
Leroy V. Perry
Eustis B. Grimes
Philip F. Perry
Thomas Handley
Robert K. Phillips
Arthur E. Hardy
Herman W. Hay William M. Hayes John D. Healy
James A. Hegarty
Robert B. Hegarty
Joseph P. Hines
Clarence W. Horton
Donald Redfern
Conrad P. Richardson
Thomas H. Riley
Amos E. Russell
Thomas Saville
Winthrop M. Sears
Earle E. Jenkins
Frederick M. Seaton
Harold G. Johnson
Clement E. Kennedy
Willis E. Shephard
Frank Lally
James A. Smith
Clarence E. Spinney
Louis L. LaParrella
Boardman Steadman
John T. Lee
Clarence Stensrud
James S. Stewart
Robert M. Leonard
James W. Libby
Charles W. Sumner
Ralph I. Lindsey
Harry W. Sundberg
Alexander E. Little
Arthur H. Susmann
Ivan C. Sutherland
William H. Sutherland, Jr.
Kenneth F. Swain
Russell J. Thayer
Walter A. Thomas
Calvin S. Tilden
Kenneth W. Ulman
Antonio Videtta Harold I. Wheeler
Howard B. Whipple
Robert C. Winkpaw
Herbert E. Wood
Daniel W. Wormwood
Rocco Zuchero
Board of Appeals
Conrad P. Richardson, Chairman Term expires 1940
Harry M. Shanahan (resigned) C. Glover Bowes (appointed to fill vacancy) Term expires 1941
Charles V. Easterbrook Term expires 1942
Malcolm F. Maclean, Jr.
Francis H. Maitland
Francis W. Maitland
Sullivan Marino Albert R. Martin
Nathaniel R. Martin
Ralph S. Maxwell
William J. McGettrick
Francis R. McGougan
Delmar H. McLean
John G. McLearn
Frank W. Meggison Ralph D. Merritt
William P. Mitchell
Francis Pierre Michael Pierro
Frank Pietrogallo
George J. Place
Samuel Prideaux, Jr. Charles B. Pugsley
Martin H. Randall
M. Paine Hoseason Joseph M. Hunt John R. Hurlburt Emilio Iarrobino Alden G. Jacobs
Clarence F. Shaw
Daniel C. Kennedy
David Sherman
Albert E. Legere
Simeon J. Strong
John S. Lancy
Emanuel Pagano Alonzo F. Parker
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[Dec. 31
Contributory Retirement System Board
Roger J. Connell, Chairman Term expires 1940
Horace R. Parker, Town Accountant, Secretary Ralph S. Maxwell (Appointed by statute) Term expires 1941 (elected by members)
Bureau of Old Age Assistance
(Appointed by Board of Public Welfare) Joseph P. Hines, Chairman Donald Redfern
Willis B. Chapman
COMMITTEES APPOINTED BY MODERATOR
Finance
Precinct 1 Robert B. Hegarty
Precinct 2 Frank B. Drummond
Precinct 3 James W. Santry, Jr., Chairman
Precinct 4 Walter F. Livermore
Precinct 5 Joseph Atwood (Harry D. Linscott, resigned)
Precinct 6 William Edgar Carter
Precinct 7 Francis L. Smith
Precinct 8 William H. McCarty
COMMITTEE ON TOWN REPORT
James W. Buchanan Malcolm F. Maclean, Jr. James W. Santry, Jr.
COMMITTEE ON POST OFFICE
.William H. McCarty Henry S. Baldwin Albert S. Hills
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RECORDS OF TOWN CLERK
1939]
Records of Town Clerk
Monday, February 20, 1939
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 respec- tive precincts, in said Swampscott, to wit-
In Precinct One-Polling Place-Machon School on Burpee Road. In Precinct Two-Polling Place-Phoenix Bowling Alleys, 217 Bur- rill Street
In Precinct Three-Polling Place-Town Hall on Burrill Street
In Precinct Four-Polling Place-Clarke School, adjoining Abbott Park
In Precinct Five-Polling Place-Odd Fellows' Hall, 115 Elmwood Road
In Precinct Six-Polling Place-Hadley School on Redington Street In Precinct Seven-Polling Place-Essex Oil Filling Station, 638 Humphrey Street
In Precinct Eight-Polling Place-Phillips Beach Fire Engine House, Phillips Avenue.
On Monday, the twentieth day of February, 1939, at seven (7) o'clock in the forenoon, then and there to act on the following arti- cles, viz:
At the close of the election the meeting will adjourn to Tuesday, the twenty-eighth day of February, 1939, at 7.45 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 one member of the Board of Assessors for three (3) years.
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 a Surveyor of Highways for three (3) years. To choose one member of the Board of Trustees of the Pub- lic Library 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 Planning Board for five (5) years.
To choose one member of the Planning Board for four (4) years.
To choose one member of the Planning Board for three (3) years.
To choose one member of the Planning Board for two (2) years.
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[Dec. 31
To choose cne member of the Planning Board for one (1) year.
To choose one member of the Board of Commissioners of Trust Funds for three (3) years.
To choose eight (8) representative town meeting members in each precinct for three (3) years.
To choose two (2) representative town meeting members in precinct one for two (2) years to fill vacancies.
To choose one (1) representative town meeting member in precinct one for one (1) year to fill vacancy.
To choose one (1) representative town meeting member in precinct two for (2) years to fill vacancy.
To choose two (2) representative town meeting members in precinct two for one (1) year to fill vacancy.
To choose two (2) representative town meeting members in precinct three for two (2) years to fill vacancies.
To choose three (3) representative town meeting members in precinct three for one (1) year to fill vacancy.
To choose two (2) representative town meeting members in precinct four for two (2) years to fill vacancies.
To choose one (1) representative town meeting member in precinct five for two (2) years to fill vacancy.
To choose one (1) representative town meeting member in precinct six for two (2) years to fill vacancy.
To choose one (1) representative town meeting member in precinct six for one (1) year to fill vacancy. All to be chosen by ballot.
'Article 2. To vote by ballot. "Shall an act passed by the general court in the year nineteen hundred and thirty-nine, entitled 'An Act abolishing the Offices of Tree Warden and of Local Superintendent for the Suppression of Gypsy and Brown Tail Moths and Tent Cater- pillars in the Town of Swampscott and creating the Office of Superin- tendent of Parks therein', be accepted ?"
Article 3. To hear and act on the reports of town officials, boards and committees.
Article 4. To see if the town will vote to authorize the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money from time to time, in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year, be- ginning January 1, 1940, and to issue a note or notes, therefor, paya- ble within one year, and to renew any note or notes as may be given for a period of less than one year, in accordance with Section 17, Chapter 44, General Laws.
Article 5. To see what action the town will take in relation to salaries of elected town officials for the ensuing year.
Article 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.
Article 7. To see what action the town will take in relation to the recommendations calling for the appropriation or expenditure of money, and creation of a debt, or the disposition of town property, as set forth in the reports of officers, boards or committees.
'Article 8. To see what action the town will take in relation to the appropriation of money for departmental and other expenses, as listed in the budget in the Selectmen's report for the year 1938.
Article 9. To see if the town will authorize the Board of Asses- sors, the Board of Park Commissioners and the Planning Board, each, to appoint a member of such boards to act as secretary thereof and receive pay therefor, as provided by Chapter 41, Section 4A, of the General Laws (Ter. Ed.)
Article 10. To see what amount of bonds will be required of the Town Clerk and Custodian of Trust Funds for the ensuing year.
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Article 11. To see if the town will appropriate the sum of $500.00 for the treatment of mosquito breeding places, as recommended by the Health Officer.
Article 12. To see if the town will vote to accept Section Two of Chapter 426 of the Acts of 1938, providing for one day off in every six days for police officers without loss of pay.
Article 13. To see if the town will vote to appropriate to the account of unpaid bills the sum of $2036.18 covering bills contracted prior to January 1, 1939, and remaining unpaid at the time of closing the books for the year 1938.
Article 14. To see if the town will authorize the Board of Park Commissioners to build approximately 150 lineal feet of ten (10) row bleachers duplicating the present steel bleachers to be located on the westerly side of the football field at Phillips Park and appropriate money therefor, or take any action relative thereto, as recommended by the Park Commissioners.
Article 15. To see if the town will authorize the Board of Park Commissioners to raise the grade of a portion of that section of Phil- lips Park adjacent to the easterly side of the football field and appro- priate the sum of five thousand dollars ($5000) therefor, or take any action relative thereto, as recommended by the Park Commissioners.
Article 16. To see if the town will authorize the Board of Park Commissioners to purchase a new truck with a one-half ton capacity and appropriate the sum of $650.00 therefor, or take any action rela- tive thereto, as recommended by the Park Commissioners.
Article 17. To see if the town will vote to appropriate the sum of $500.00 to be used for a full time police officer to patrol Fisher- man's Beach during the bathing season, as petitioned for by Herbert W. Andrews et al, or take any action relative thereto.
Article 18. To see if the town will vote to relay the water main in Phillips Avenue a distance of about 495 feet, and appropriate money for the same, as recommended by the Water and Sewerage Board.
Article 19. To see if the town will vote to relay the water main in Bradlee 'Avenue, a distance of about 425 feet, and appropriate money for the same, as recommended by the Water and Sewerage Board.
Article 20. To see if the town will vote to relay the water main in Shelton Road, a distance of about 465 feet, and appropriate money for the same, as) recommended by the Water and Sewerage Board.
Article 21. To see if the town will vote to relay the water main in Burrill Street, a distance of about 950 feet, and appropriate money for the same, as recommended by the Water and Sewerage Board.
Article 22. To see if the town will vote to lay a water main in Lexington Circle, a distance of about 438 feet, and appropriate money for the same, as recommended by the Water and Sewerage Board.
Article 23. To see if the town will vote to lay a water main in Brooks Terrace, a distance of about 355 feet, and appropriate money for the same, as recommended by the Water and Sewerage Board.
Article 24. To see if the town will vote to lay a water main in Plymouth Avenue, a distance of about 355 feet, and appropriate money for the same, as recommended by the Water and Sewerage Board.
Article 25. To see if the town will vote to lay a water main in Lewis Road, a distance of about 150 feet, and appropriate money for the same, as recommended by the Water and Sewerage Board.
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