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SWAMPSC
TOWN DOCUMENTS
EIGHTY-NINTH
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE Town of Swampscott For the Year Ending December 31
1940
NICHOLS-ELLIS PROSS, CRO. LYNN, MA88 1941
TOWN DOCUMENTS
EIGHTY-NINTH
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
Town of Swampscott For the Year Ending December 31
1940
RAMPECOTT PUBLIC LIBRARY
NICHOLS-ELLIS PRESS, INC. LYNN, MASS. 1941
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TOWN DOCUMENTS
[Dec. 31
Elected Town Officers 1940
Selectmen Robert G. Byrne, Chairman
James W. Buchanan
Philip E. Bessom
Moderator John R. Hurlburt
Town Clerk and Collector of Taxes Malcolm F. Maclean, Jr. Term as Collector of Taxes expires 1941 Term as Town Clerk expires 1943 Town Treasurer James W. Libby Term expires 1941
Water and Sewerage Commissioners Harold G. Enholm, Chairman Term expires 1941
Harold C. Hudson Term expires 1943
George B. Atkins Term expires 1942
Assessors Frank E. Morrison, Chairman Term expires 1941 Clarence B. Humphrey, Secretary
Term expires 1942
John A. Holmes Term expires 1943
Board of Park Commissioners John Homan, Chairman Term expires 1943
Ralph I. Lindsey, Secretary Frederick C. Burk Term expires 1942
Term expires 1941
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 1943
Trustees of Public Library Ralph H. Nutter, Chairman Term expires 1943
Rev. James D. Cummins, Secretary Lee T. Gray Term expires 1941
Term expires 1942
Board of Public Welfare Edward F. Burke, Chairman Term expires 1941
Donald Redfern
Term expires 1942
Joseph P. Hines (resigned) Edward F. Fiedler (Elected to fill vacancy) Term expires 1941
Board of Health Dr. Loring Grimes, Chairman Term expires 1941
Dr. Chester P. Brown Term expires 1942
Harold H. Bartol (deceased) George J. Nichols (Elected to fill vacancy) Term expires 1941
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ELECTED TOWN OFFICERS
1940]
Surveyor of Highways Timothy J. Ryan Term expires 1942 Constables Leonard H. Bates Planning Board John S. McKenney, Chairman Term expires 1941
Willis E. Shephard
George J. Nichols, Secretary
James R. Maddock
Term expires 1945
Term expires 1942
Alfred L. Richards
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 1943
Town Meeting Members
Precinct One
Term Expires
Bert P. Allen
138 Stetson avenue
1942
Wayne Anderson
58 Crescent street
1942
Frank N. Bessom
250 Essex street
1942
Frederick C. Burk
143 Stetson avenue
1943
Frederick R. Champion
16 Hillside avenue
1942
Ralph J. Curtis
24 Bristol avenue
1942
Eldridge T. Davis
40 Roy street
1942
George D. R. Durkee
4 Upland road
1941
Henry H. Freeto
18 Burpee road
1943
Harold H. Griffin
62 Roy street 1943
Hulbert C. Griffin
62 Roy street
1941
Raymond F. Griffin
50 Essex street
1943
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
1943
Edward H. Jordan
12 Eureka avenue
1941
Joseph F. Marino
337 Essex street
1943
*Milton E. Rich
421 Essex street
1941
Rollins G. Robinson
17 Hillside avenue
1943
Willard H. Robinson
11 Hillside avenue
1943
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
George B. Atkins
67 Stetson avenue
1942
J. Hervey M. Blackford
36 Maple avenue
1941
William P. Burbank ·
64 Franklin avenue
1941
Robert G. Byrne
84 Franklin avenue
1943
Harry E. Cahoon
34B Essex avenue
1942
moved to another precinct
Wayne Anderson
Term expires 1944
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TOWN DOCUMENTS
[Dec. 31
Albert E. Devitt
26 Stetson avenue
1942
Raymond O. Doane
34 Franklin avenue
1943
Frank B. Drummond
52 Franklin avenue
1942
Leo W. Frechette
3 Plymouth avenue
1943
Clinton E. French
47 Plymouth avenue
1942
C. Frank Hathaway
257 Burrill street
1942
John A. Holmes
10 Essex avenue
1943
Earle E. Jenkins
63 Suffolk avenue
1942
* Alfred B. Jones
51 Suffolk avenue
1942
Albert E. Matthews
23 Essex street
1943
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 1943
John T. Nolan
99 Stetson avenue
1941
Loring C. Smith
29 Plymouth avenue
1943
John Stone
207 Burrill street
1943
Herbert A. Wyman
122 Norfolk avenue
1941
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
William H. Carroll
148 Burrill street
1941
George C. Chaisson
3 Elmwood road
1943
Geraldine L. Devlin
6 Humphrey street
1941
Clarence M. Finch
32 Thomas road
1943
Loring Grimes
84 Humphrey street
1942
Patsy J. Losano
78 Pine street
1943
Harry M. Lowd
90 Burrill street
1942
Malcolm F. MacLean
20 Elmwood road
1941
Ernest Manchin
44 Norfolk avenue
1943
Joseph F. Massidda
78 Pine street
1943
Barbara Odiorne
51 New Ocean street
1943
Charles F. Owens
56 New Ocean street
1941
Horace R. Parker
190 Burrill street
1943
Francis T. Pedrick
6 Huron street
1941
Leland S. Ross
16 Curry circle
1943
*James W. Santry
44 Humphrey street
1942
Margaret M. Scanlon
113 Burrill street
1941
Harry M. Shanahan
4 Ellis terrace
1941
Clarence L. Sweeney
29 New Ocean street
1941
Calvin S. Tilden
17 Claremont terrace
1942
Precinct Four
Term Expires
Herbert R. Anderson
34 Farragut road
1942
Egbert H. Ballard
22 Farragut road
1941
Frederick L. Bartlett
137 Paradise road 1943
Frederick L. Brown
150 Norfolk avenue
1942
Edward E. Call
60 Thomas road
1942
Ralph L. Dennis
71 Middlesex avenue
1943
Walter E. Furbush
18 Berkshire street
1942
Gerald R. Griffin
42 Hampden street
1943
George J. Harvey
3 Paton terrace
1941
Andrew P. Haynes
1 Ellis road
1942
Albert S. Hills
137 Norfolk avenue
1941
Walter F. Livermore
135 Paradise road 1943
Alfred W. Maddock
4 Farragut road
1942
* moved to another precinct
1940]
ELECTED TOWN OFFICERS
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James R. Maddock
4 Farragut road 1941
Robert C. Mansfield
25 Norfolk avenue 1941
Harvey P. Newcomb
30 Farragut road 1941
*George L. Pappas
40 Banks road 1942
** Edward A. Sawyer
56 Middlesex avenue 1941
Fred M. Seaton
113 Paradise road
1943
Philip H. Stafford
26 Banks road
1943
Anson M. Titus
90 Paradise road
1941
Kenneth W. Ulman
8 Brewster terrace
1942
Norbert A. Ulman
142 Norfolk avenue
1943
George P. Wadleigh
154 Norfolk avenue
1943
Precinct Five
Term Expires
Joseph Atwood
72 Banks road
1943
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
Frederic P. Clark
29 Outlook road
1943
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
1943
John T. Lee
146 Aspen road
1943
Robert M. Leonard
176 Aspen road
1943
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
Joel W. Reynolds
175 Redington street
1943
T. Carlton Rowen
90 Mountwood road
1943
Winthrop M. Sears
55 Sherwood road
1942
Charles A. Southworth
7 Grant road
1942
Raymond B. Wade
107 Aspen road
1943
J. Henry Welch
153 Elmwood road
1942
Precinct Six
Term Expires
*I. Murray Adams Philip W. Blood
33 Rockland street
1942
**** Robert E. Blood
10 Fuller terrace
1942
Roland C. Booma
30 Ingalls terrace
1941
Frederick L. Breed:
50 Greenwood avenue
1943
James A. Breed
50 Greenwood avenue
1941
Edward F. Burke
82 Redington street 1943
1941
Willis B. Chapman
322 Humphrey street
1942
Warren H. Colby
253 Humphrey street 1943
1941
Charles A. Easterbrook
20 Oak road
1943
Howard K. Glidden
49 Rockland street
1942
Joseph P. Hines
5 Elmwood terrace
1943
Clarence 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
1943
moved to another precinct
deceased
**** resigned
6 Thorndike terrace
1941
William Edgar Carter
269 Humphrey street
Kingsland Dunwoody
10 Bay View drive
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[Dec. 31
Roger W. Pope
52 Bay View drive 1942
Donald Redfern
292 Humphrey street 1941
Frederick J. Rudd
312 Humphrey street 1943
*** Daniel Santry
31 Cedar Hill terrace
1941
Thomas W. Southward
14 Bay View drive
1943
Stanley M. Stocker
15 Lawrence terrace
1941
Precinct Seven
Term Expires
Charles D. Addison, Jr.
50 Aspen road
1942
Walter E. Barnes
14 Sargent road
1943
Philip E. Bessom
4 Palmer avenue
1942
Frederic R. Bogardus
48Atlantic avenue
1941
C. Glover Bowes
2 Tupelo road
1943
Edward F. Breed
16 Palmer avenue
1941
Thomas S. Bubier
3 Beverly road
1942
James W. Buchanan
110 Aspen road
1943
Frank L. Burk
60 Orient court
1943
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
1943
Robert F. Kimball
70 Atlantic avenue
1942
Lawrence B. Leonard
30 Atlantic avenue
1941
Francis W. B. Maitland
356 Puritan road
1943
Ralph S. Maxwell
82 Millett road
1942
John S. McKenney
15 Sargent road
1943
Lester B. Morley
62 Millett road 1941
Conrad P. Richardson
15 Beverly road
1943
Amos E. Russell
85 Kensington lane
1941
Francis L. Smith
75 Bates road
1941
Precinct Eight
Term Expires
John H. Blodgett
100 Beach Bluff avenue
1943
Thomas H. Bradley
20 Orchard road
1943
Richard P. Breed
106 Bradlee avenue
1942
Frederick S. Brennan
33 Hawthorne road 1943
Horace Burrough, 3d
. 163 Beach Bluff avenue
1942
Bernard F. Carey
63 Orchard road
1943
Thomas W. Duncan
38 Crosman avenue
1941
Charles F .Gallagher
32 Beach Bluff avenue 1943
Lee T. Gray
79 Morton road 1943
1943
George W. Howe
John I. Hull
9 Lawrence road
1942
John R. Hurlburt
40 Beach Bluff avenue
1942
Harold A. Johnson
37 Crosman avenue
1943
Joseph S. Kimball
43 Beach Bluff avenue
1941
William H. McCarty
64 Bradlee avenue
1941
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
moved out of town
Geraldine E. Minton
15 Nason road
1942
Irving B. Hitchings
30 Stanwood road
44 Beach Bluff avenue 1942
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APPOINTED TOWN OFFICERS
1940]
Appointed Town Officers
APPOINTED BY BOARD OF SELECTMEN
Town Accountant Horace R. Parker
Secretary of Selectmen John S. McKenney
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 Board of Registrars Herbert W. Andrews, Republican, Chairman Term expires 1941
Harold R. Young, Democrat Charles P. McGettrick, Democrat Term expires 1943 Term expires 1942
Malcolm F. MacLean, Jr., Republican Clerk Ex-Officio
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TOWN DOCUMENTS
[Dec. 31
Smoke Inspector Raymond O. Doane
Sponsor's W.P.A. Agent Edward A. Sawyer (deceased) Charles D. Addison (appointed to fill vacancy)
Engineers of Fire Department Thomas J. Minton, Chairman
Frank N. Bessom
Albert C. Whipple
Chief of Fire Department Charles H. Lampard
Chief of Police and Keeper of Lockup Walter F. Reeves
Special Police Officers
Wayne Anderson
Charles J. Dolan
Herbert W. Andrews
Stephen J. Donlon
George B. Atkins
Joseph M. Downey
Samuel L. Atkins
Richard J. Duly
Thomas A. Bailey
William A. Duly
Roland C. Barnes
Thomas W. Duncan
Frederick L. Bartlett
Harold O. Durgin
Leonard H. Bates
George D. R. Durkee
Philip E. Bessom
Vincent B. Easterbrook
John H. Blodgett
Hamilton P. Edwards
Philip W. Blood
J. Howard Edwards
John A. Boston William V. Boudreau
Lyndon W. Ellis Clyde S. Emery
C. Glover Bowes
James J. Fitzpatrick
Chester E. Bradley
Berton A. Fogg
Thomas H. Bradley
Edward E. Folsom '
James W. Buchanan
Alfred N. Frazier
Frank L. Burk
Leo W. Frechette
C. Walter Burrill
Gordon F. Fuller
Arthur L. Burt
Walter F. Fuller
Robert G. Byrne
Giacomo Gallo
Thomas J. Cahill
Albert E. Gallup
Harry E. Cahoon
George W. Getchell
L. Herbert Cahoon Edward P. Carroll Peter Cassidy
Ralph E. Gould
Stuart W. Graham
James K. Chadbourne
Victor D. Greig
Alphonse Chiancone
Gerald R. Griffin
Joseph G. Clancy
Eustis B. Grimes
Frank G. Coletti
Thomas Handley
Paul Coletti
Arthur E. Hardy
Charles A. Colton
Herman W. Hay
Arthur R. Conley
William M. Hayes
Homer J. Craft
James A. Hegarty
Ray D. Crooker
Robert B. Hegarty
Paul C. Curtis
Clarence W. Horton
Ralph C. Curtis
M. Paine Hoseason Joseph M. Hunt
Eldridge T. Davis
Leon R. DeVeau
John R. Hurlburt
George E. Devitt
Emilio Iarrobino
Harold G. Johnson
George V. Doane
Norman J. Given
1940]
APPOINTED TOWN OFFICERS
9
Clement E. Kennedy Daniel C. Kennedy Frank Lally
Robert K. Phillips
Francis Pierre
Frank Petrogallo
Louis I. LaParrella
George J. Place
John T. Lee
Martin H. Randall
Albert E. Legere
Donald Redfern
Robert M. Leonard
Conrad P. Richardson
James W. Libby
Thomas H. Riley
Ralph I. Lindsey
Amos E. Russell
Alexander E. Little
Thomas Saville
Malcolm F. MacLean, Jr.
Winthrop M. Sears
Francis H. Maitland
Frederick M. Seaton
Francis W. Maitland
Willis E. Shephard
Sullivan Marino
David Sherman
Albert R. Martin
James A. Smith
Charles P. McGettrick
Clarence E. Spinney
William J. McGettrick
James S. Stewart
Francis R. McGougan
Simeon J. Strong
Delmar H. McLean
Charles W. Sumner
John G. McLearn
Harry W. Sundberg
Ralph D. Merritt
Ivan C. Sutherland
William P. Mitchell
William H. Sutherland
John G. Moran
Kenneth F. Swain
Walter H. Murphy
Daniel J. Mvers
Calvin S. Tilden
George E. Nickerson
Kenneth W. Ulman
Vincent P. O'Brien
Harold A. Osborne
Emanuel Pagano
Howard B. Whipple
Herbert E. Wood
Daniel W. Wormwood
Mary M. Pedrick
Leroy V. Perry
Rocco Zuchero
Board of Appeals Conrad P. Richardson, Chairman Term expires 1943
C. Glover Bowes Term expires 1941
Charles V. Easterbrook Term expires 1942
Contributory Retirement System Board Roger J. Connell (resigned) Dr. Lincoln A. Palmer, Chairman (appointed to fill vacancy) Term expires 1943
Horace R. Parker, Town Accountant, Secretary (appointed by statute)
Ralph S. Maxwell (resigned) Malcolm F. MacLean, Jr. (elected to fill vacancy) (elected by members of system) Term expires 1941
Bureau of Old Age Assistance (Appointed by Board of Public Welfare) Joseph P. Hines (resigned) Edward F. Fiedler, Chairman (appointed to fill vacancy)
Donald Redfern Willis B. Chapman
Charles F. Young
Philip F. Perry
Antonio Videtta Harold I. Wheeler
Alonzo F. Parker
Antonio Parletta
Russell J. Thayer
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[Dec. 31
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
Precinct 6 William Edgar Carter
Precinct 7
Francis L. Smith
Precinct 8 William H. McCarty
Committee on Town Report James W. Buchanan, Chairman Malcolm F. Maclean, Jr. James W. Santry, Jr.
Committee on Post Office William H. McCarty, Chairman
Henry S. Baldwin
Albert S. Hills
Committee on Town Hall Philip W. Blood, Chairman
Henry S. Baldwin
Robert G. Byrne
Harry D. Linscott
John S. McKenney Frederick E. Russell James W. Santry, Jr.
Committee on Central Fire Station Albert S. Hills, Chairman
Chester A. Brown Albert N. Rothermet
Committee on Essex Street Bridge Henry S. Baldwin, Chairman
Philip W. Blood Gordon F. Fuller
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RECORDS OF TOWN CLERK
1940]
Records of Town Clerk
TOWN WARRANT
Monday, February 19, 1940
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 directed to notify the inhabitants of the Town of Swampscott, quali- fied to vote in elections and in town affairs, to assemble in their respective 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 Burrill Street.
In Precinct Three-Polling Place-Town Hall on Burrill Street.
In Precinct Four-Polling Place-Clarke School, adjoining Ab- bott Park.
In Precinct Five-Polling Place-Odd Fellows' Hall, 115 Elm- wood Road.
In Precinct Six-Polling Place-Hadley School on Redington Street.
In Precinct Seven-Polling Place-Essex Oil Filling Station, 635 Humphrey Street.
In Precinct Eight-Polling Place-Phillips Beach Fire Engine House, Phillips Avenue.
on Monday, the nineteenth day of February, 1940, at seven (7) o'clock in the forenoon, then and there to act on the following articles, viz .:
At the close of the election the meeting will adjourn to Tuesday. March 12, 1940, 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 three (3) years.
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 one member 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 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.
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[Dec. 31
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 one (1) representative town meeting member in precinct two for two (2) years to fill vacancy.
To choose two (2) representative town meeting members in precinct two for one (1) year to fill vacancies.
To choose two (2) representative town meeting members in precinct three for one (1) year to fill vacancies.
To choose one (1) representative town meeting member in precinct four 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 hear and act on the reports of town officials, boards and committees. Sponsored by the Board of Selectmen.
Article 3. 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, beginning January 1, 1941, and to issue a note or notes, there- for, payable 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 Sec- tion 17, Chapter 44, General Laws. Sponsored by the Board of Selectmen.
Article 4. To see what action the town will take in relation to salaries of elected town officials for the ensuing year. Sponsored by the Board of Selectmen.
Article 5. To see what action the town will take in relation to the recommendations not calling for the appropriation of money, as contained in the reports of officers, boards or committees. Spon- sored by the Board of Selectmen.
Article 6. 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. Spon- sored by the Board of Selectmen.
Article 7. 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 on pages 220 and 221 of the annual town report. Sponsored by the Board of Selectmen.
Article 8. To see if the town will authorize the Board of As- sessors, 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.). Sponsored by the Board of Assessors, the Board of Park Commissioners and the Planning Board.
Article 9. To see if the town will appropriate a sum of money for the treatment of mosquito breeding places. Sponsored by the Board of Selectmen and the Board of Health.
Article 10. To see if the town will vote to appropriate to the account of unpaid bills the sum of $835.78 covering bills contracted prior to January 1, 1940, and remaining unpaid at the time of clos- ing the books for the year 1939, according to the records of the Town Accountant. Sponsored by the Board of Selectmen.
Article 11. To see if the town will vote to remove any or all of the car tracks now located in Swampscott and/or resurface the streets from which the said car tracks are removed and appropriate money therefor. Sponsored by the Board of Selectmen.
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Article 12. To see if the town will accept Chapter 403 of the Acts of 1936 providing for the inclusion of additional public em- ployees within the provisions of the Workmen's Compensation Law, as petitioned for by Clarence W. Horton et al.
Article 13. To see if the town will authorize the Board of Public Welfare to appoint one of its own members as agent and investi- gating officer and fix the salary of such an appointee at $1500 and appropriate money therefor as provided by Chapter 41, Section 4A, of the General Laws (Ter. Ed.). Sponsored by the Board of Public Welfare.
Article 14. To see if the town will authorize the Bureau of Old Age Assistance to appoint one of its own members as agent and investigating officer and appropriate money therefor, or take any action relative thereto. Sponsored by the Bureau of Old Age Assistance.
Article 15. To see if the town will authorize the Park Depart- ment to purchase a one and one-half town dump body truck to replace the present six-year old truck and appropriate money therefor. Spon- sored by the Board of Park Commissioners.
Article 16. To see if the town will authorize the Board of Park Commissioners to raise the grade of a portion of that section of Phillips Park adjacent to the easterly side of the football field and appropriate money therefor, or take any action relative thereto. Sponsored by the Board of Park Commissioners.
Article 17. To see if the town will authorize the Board of Park Commissioners to build approximately 180 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 appro- priate money therefor, or take any action relative thereto. Sponsored by the Board of Park Commissioners.
Article 18. To see if the town will vote to exchange a parcel of land at the corner of The Greenway and Essex Street containing about 1340 square feet with the Almy Estate for an adjoining lot marked A on a plan entitled "Progress Park" drawn by Charles W. Gay, dated November 30, 1934, containing about 1997 square feet. Sponsored by the Board of Park Commissioners.
Article 19. To see if the town will vote to relay the water main in Salem Street, a distance of about 3650 feet, and appropriate money for the same. Sponsored by the Water and Sewerage Board.
Article 20. To see if the town will vote to lay a water main in Lewis Road, a distance of about 350 feet and appropriate money for the same. Sponsored by the Water and Sewerage Board.
Article 21. To see if the town will vote to lay a water main in Walnut Road, a distance of about 330 feet, and appropriate money for the same. Sponsored by the Water and Sewerage Board.
Article 22. To see if the town will vote to lay a water main in Plymouth Avenue, a distance of about 370 feet, and appropriate money for the same. Sponsored by the Water and Sewerage Board.
Article 23. To see if the town will vote to lay an out-drain sewer from Commonwealth Avenue to basin in Sewer Station, for a distance of 265 feet, and appropriate money for the same. Sponsored by the Water and Sewerage Board.
Article 24. To see if the town will vote to lease the building numbered 26 New Ocean Street for five (5) years to the best interests of the town. Sponsored by the Water and Sewerage Board.
Article 25. To see if the town will vote to authorize the Water and Sewerage Board to sell and dispose of the town's smaller stand pipe. Sponsored by the Water and Sewerage Board.
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