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Milk
$45 17
Labor .
9 00
Use of stock
6 00
Labor .
31 00
Hay
29 00
Labor
21 00
Hay
14 00
Wood
1 00
Hay
54 45
Cash from Town
153 37
Aid of Noble .
2 00
Labor
2 50
Wood
72 50
Milk
106 00
Wood
15 00
Cash from Town
33 00
Cash from Town 69 50
Cash from Town
25 00
James Miller, labor
3 00
Cash from Town
218 05
$910 54
$3,693 22
.
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AUDITORS' REPORT.
SUMMARY OF OVERSEERS' DEPARTMENT.
Appropriation . $4,000 00
EXPENDITURES.
Orders drawn for outside
$1,761 19
Less cash returned to Treasurer 5 00
$1,756 19
Orders drawn for Almshouse .
1,707 20
$3,463 39
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AUDITORS' REPORT.
ROAD COMMISSIONERS' REPORT.
The Road Commissioners, in making their report for the year ending December 31, 1889, would call attention to the fact that while they have exceeded the appropriation a few hundred dollars, the unusual wear of the roads in consequence of the past open winter, together with the extra work caused by the laying of the water pipes, made this extra expense necessary.
The sum of $50 was appropriated by the Town for the grading of a portion of Auburn Street. The money has been expended and the street put in good condition.
The laying of 300 feet of 12-inch pipe on Wendall Street, and covering the same to the depth of three feet, makes a much needed improvement.
The bank wall near Stocker's brick yard has been finished and a substantial fence built thereon, making the road at this danger- ous spot safe for all time.
First Street, on the Homes, has received proper attention by the expenditure of the appropriation of $100, and a few dollars extra in order to complete the work.
Main Street, on the Homes, was a bad street at all times of the year, the water standing nearly a foot deep in the middle of the street the greater part of the time. The road bed has been filled with stone and a coating of gravel on top, making a good road, passable at all seasons of the year.
The Newburyport Turnpike, below the Almshouse, was in a very bad condition, making quite an outlay necessary. About four hundred loads of stone and gravel were put on, making a hard and well crowned road.
Owing to the unsafe condition of the bridge at Newhall's grain mill it was necessary to put in some new stringers and new plank.
It costs the Town about $300 annually for gravel bought by the load ; we would recommend the purchase, by the Town, of gravel pits in the several Wards, whereby the cost would be greatly reduced.
In accordance with the requirements of the By-Laws of the
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AUDITORS' REPORT.
Town, we would recommend that the sum of $4,000 be appropri- ated for repairs on Highways and Bridges for the ensuing year.
SOLON V. EDMANDS, W. A. TREFETHEN, ANTHONY HATCH,
Road Commissioners.
EXPENDITURES.
Ward 1. - North Saugus.
Labor
$318 20
Moving snow . 3 70
Blacksmith bill 3 55
J. W. Parsons, lumber for bridge 4 60
Posts, nails, etc. 1 45
Jobbing 2 00
Extra labor and gravel
25 96
Lumber for fence 1 85
Gravel
61 80
Total, Ward 1
$423 11
Ward 2. - Saugus Centre.
Labor $805 88
Moving snow 10 68
Gravel 107 90
Tools
9 19
Blacksmith bill . 17 20
Wm. F. Paul, building fence . 2 75
Joseph Whitehead, posts, nails, etc. . 2 32
Wm. Kimball, shafts for snow plow. 5 00
2 16
J. W. Parsons, lumber for fence Total, Ward 2
$963 08
Ward 3. - Cliftondale.
Labor $802 25
Gravel 69 40
D. S. Fuller, repairs, Revere culvert 20 87
A. Hatch, stationery 25
Ames Plow Co., tools 3 41
H. Ward, blacksmith work 12 80
J. W. Parsons, lumber
Total, Ward 3 3 21
$912 19
Amount carried forward.
$2,298 38
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AUDITORS' REPORT.
Amount brought forward,
$2,298 38
Ward 4. - East Saugus.
Labor
$736 97
Moving snow
19 62
Gravel
66 30
Blacksmithing
4 80
For privilege draining
15 00
John Starkey, mason work
24 00
Drain pipe .
138 74
Repairing bridge on Ballard Street 181 44
Building fence at Stocker's brick yard . Total, Ward 4
97 50
$1,284 37
Ward 5. - Oaklandvale.
Labor . $149 18
Blacksmith work 2 83
Labor on snow 8 85
Labor on Newburyport Turnpike
231 00
Gravel
37 20
Total, Ward 5
$429 06
Total amount for Highways
$4,011 81
The above is the account as handed in by the Road Commis- sioners, but the Auditors have been shown receipts for $3,619.57 only. No receipts for $392.24. Amount orders drawn, $3,478.94.
SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS.
Auburn Street. - Appropriation
$50 00
Labor, 25} days $44 62
Gravel 5 40
$50 02
First Street, Cliftondale. - Appropriation
$100 00
Labor .
$119 00
Gravel
19 90
$138 90
Culverts. - Appropriation
$75 00
Labor
$14 00
Gravel
60
$14 60
5
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AUDITORS' REPORT.
REPORTS OF COLLECTORS.
B. F. CALLEY, Collector, To TOWN OF SAUGUS, Dr.
Amount uncollected Dec. 31, 1888, on Tax
List of 1880 $99 84
CR.
By amount paid Treasurer in 1889 94 Balance
$98 90
WM. F. HITCHINGS, Collector, To TOWN OF SAUGUS, Dr.
1885 List, as per Auditors' Report. Dec. 31,
1888 $1,017 74
CR.
By amount collected and paid Treasurer
63 20
Balance $954 54
Of the above amount, receipted bills from W.
P. Copp are held which the Collector has seen to the amount of $83 00
Others claim to have paid and have receipts 328 80
Abatement checks received . 9 56 $421 36
1886 List, as per Auditors' Report $1,811 78
CR.
By amount collected and paid Treasurer
258 92
Balance
$1,552 86
Of above, receipts from W. P. Copp are held
to amount of . $109 88
Claimed to have been paid 162 91
Abatement checks received .
10 21
$283 00
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AUDITORS' REPORT.
1887 List. as per Auditors' Report $4,393 67
CR.
By amount collected and paid Treasurer 2,262 38
Balance, .
$2,131 29
Of above, receipted bills are held to amount
of
$117 23
Collected by Treasurer 54 00
Claim to have paid 134 82
Abatement checks received
151 05
$457 10
1888 List, as per Auditors' Report . $12.796 26
CR.
·
By amount collected and paid Treasurer .
$6,358 78
Balance
$6,437 48
Abatement checks received by Collector on above . .
$271 71
INTEREST ACCOUNT.
Collected and paid Treasurer, 1886 List . $42 50
66 66 . ( 1887 List 209 11
.6 . . 1888 List 176 20
$427 81
Interest abated by check . $9 73
The foot notes on each year are as given by the Collector, but not having been turned in to the Auditors have not been examined officially, and are simply placed in this Report to enable the Town to better understand the condition of these assets. In addition to amount above stated as due from Collectors, there is the uncol- lected interest for the several years.
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AUDITORS' REPORT.
EDWARD O. COPP, Collector, To TOWN OF SAUGUS, Dr.
1888 Tax List, as submitted $45,436 78
Error in Assessors' addition 16 93
Interest shown collected . 4 56
Over-collected
1 16
Amount over-paid on commissions 9 92
$45,469 35
CR.
By amount paid Treasurer . . $31.009 73
Less abatement and discount
orders 1.509 71
$29,500 02
County Tax paid
1,663 71
Discounts
567 12
Abatements
942 24
Submitted to W. F. Hitching's
12,796 26
-$45,469 35
A. DUDLEY JOHNSON, Collector, To TOWN OF SAUGUS, Dr.
To amount 1889 Tax List . $49,955 02
Interest collected to Jan. 1, 1890 3 42
$49,958 44
CR.
By amount paid Treasurer . $19,200 00
By amount abatement checks to Dec. 31 .
272 95
- $19,472 95
Balance $30,485 49
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AUDITORS' REPORT.
STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE TOWN.
LIABILITIES.
Notes and Bonds
$144,600 00
Sinking Fund Notes
29,500 00
Accrued Interest
1,800 00
Amerige & Price, rent to Nov. 1, 1890
50 00
Benj. N. Johnson .
750 00
Edward Pranker, Registrar
10 00
School for Feeble Minded
6 54
Danvers Hospital .
92 32
Worcester Hospital
42 71
City of Lynn .
101 70
Worcester Asylum
42 71
Amount reported contracted by Road
Commissioners over orders drawn 571 77
$177,567 75
ASSETS.
Essex County, Dog License $325 62
Essex County, Salem Turnpike
720 17
Tax Titles .
1,122 68
Sinking Fund
29,500 00
Cash in Treasury
2,818 30
Commonwealth, State Aid
869 00
City of Boston, Poor Department .
62 75
Sons of Veterans
20 00
Bondsmen W. P. Copp
15,000 00
B. F. Calley, Tax, 1880 98 90
W. F. Hitchings, Tax, 1885 954 54
W. F. Hitchings, Tax, 1886 1,552 86
W. F. Hitchings, Tax, 1887 2,131 29
W. F. Hitchings, Tax, 1888 6.437 48
A. Dudley Johnson, Tax, 1889 30,485 49
City of Lynn, Water Department . . Commonwealth, Corp. Tax . $988 25
448 00
Tax Com. reports doubtful . 920 00
68 25
Deficiency
84,952 42
$177,567 75
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AUDITORS' REPORT.
JOSEPH WHITEHEAD, Treasurer, in
DR.
To Cash in Treasury Jan. 1, 1889 $728 77
Essex County, Dog License . 153 70
City of Lynn, Water Department 811 59
City of Lynn, Highways 130 28
Essex County, account Salem Turnpike 786 83
Commonwealth, income School Fund 166 66
Revenue School Fund 278 24
Commonwealth, Corporation Tax 960 85
HI. S. Seymour, house rent 55 00
W. W. Lowe, discount on bill . 1 25
Matthew Burns 26 00
Lynn Institution for Savings 49,000 00
J. S. Meacom, liquor license
1 00
Town of Revere, school tuition
0 00
East Saugus Sewing Circle 6 00
T. P. Parsons, rent Town Hall 116 75
Robert Harrison, house rent
22
A. D. Johnson, Tax, 1889
19,200 00
Edw. O. Copp, Tax, 1888
5,209 73
W. F. Hitchings, Tax, 1888
6,358 78
W. F. Hitchings, Tax, 1886 .
258 92
W. F. Hitchings, Tax, 1885 .
63 20
W. F. Hitchings, interest .
427 81
Commonwealth, Poor Department
10 00
Selectmen, account Police
46 00
Interest on Deposits
45 69
J. W. Colcord, liquor license
1 75
W. H. Twiss, gravel sold .
25 00
Lynn and Boston Horse Railroad
498 89
Fred Kinsman, liquor license
2 75
Boston Jockey Club
330 50
Franklin Trotting Park .
16 00
H. A. Nowell, grass, etc. 13 00
36 00
Commonwealth, Corporation Tax 93 86
529 32
· Commonwealth, State Aid
793 50
W. F. Hitchings, rent Town Hall
44 00
W. H. Twiss, cemetery lots . Pranker Estate, rent land .
15 00
J. M. Maxwell, land sold
150 00
Proceeds Sinking Note
3,000 00
B. F. Calley, Tax, 1880
94
Overseers, discount on bill
5 00
Selectmen, discount on bill
4 05
Account Salem Turnpike
6 19
$92,755 03
W. F. Hitchings, Tax, 1887 .
2.262 38
W. T. Merrill, house rent
Commonwealth, National Bank Tax
21 00
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AUDITORS' REPORT.
account with TOWN OF SAUGUS.
CR.
Paid Commonwealth, 25 per cent. liquor fees
$0 25
Lynn Five Cents Savings Bank
29,000 00
Lynn Institution for Savings
11,000 00
Salem Savings Bank
1,000 00
Commonwealth, State Tax
2,280 00
County Tax
2,181 85
Six Coupon Notes, $500
3,000 00
Interest on Notes
2,340 00
Interest on Notes
2,617 81
Interest on Sinking Fund Notes
1,590 00
Selectmen's Orders
31,458 43
Overseers' Orders
3,468 39
Cash in Treasury .
2,818 30
$92,755 03
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AUDITORS' REPORT.
SINKING FUND COMMISSIONERS' REPORT.
Value of Sinking Fund Jan. 1, 1889 . $27,560 00
Investment Jan. 1, 1889 . $26,500 00
Interest collected to May 1, 1889 1,590 00
Appropriation for 1889 1,410 00
$29,500 00
Invested as follows :
Town of Saugus Notes . $29,500 00
VALUE OF SINKING FUND, JAN. 1, 1890.
Investments $29,500 00
Accrued Interest to Jan. 1, 1890 1,180 00
Value of Fund, Jan. 1. 1890 . $30,680 00
The appropriation needed for 1890 is Twelve Hundred and Ninety Dollars.
HERBERT B. NEWHALL. SAMUEL S. HAWKES. H. O. PRATT, Sinking Fund Commissioners.
STATEMENT OF TOWN DEBT.
Salem Savings Bank. Water Loan, 4 per
cent.
$38,000 00
Coupon Notes 56,000 00
Sinking Fund Notes .
29,500 00
TEMPORARY LOANS.
Lynn Five Cents Savings Bank . 5,000 00
Lynn Institution for Savings 29,000 00
Lynn Institution for Savings 9,000 00
Cyrus Cheever, 5 per cent .. 3,500 00
Cyrus Cheever 4,100 00
$174,100 00
.
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AUDITORS' REPORT.
Coupon Notes and Water Loan payable as follows : -
3 Coupon Notes due May 1, 1890, 42 per ct. $1,500 00 3
" Nov. 1, 1890, 4} per ct. 1,500 00
4 6 . " May 1, 1891, 4} per ct. 2,000 00
2
" Nov. 1, 1891, 4 per ct.
1,000 00
3
·· May 1, 1892, 4 per ct.
1,500 00
4
' Nov. 1, 1892, 4 per ct. 2,000 00
3
.' May 1, 1893, 4 per ct.
1,500 00
4
"' Nov. 1, 1893, 4 per ct.
2,000 00
4 66
" May 1, 1894, 4 per ct.
2,000 00
4
. .
" May 1, 1895, 4 per ct.
2,000 00
4
" Nov. 1, 1895, 4 per ct.
2,000 00
4
" May 1, 1896, 4 per ct.
2,000 00
4
". Nov. 1, 1896, 4 per ct.
2,000 00
4
May 1, 1897, 4 per ct. 2,000 00
5
. Nov. 1, 1897, 4 per ct.
2,500 00
10
66
May 1, 1898, 4 per ct.
2,500 00
5
" Nov. 1, 1898, 4 per ct.
2,500 00
5
May 1, 1899, 4 per ct.
2,500 00
5
66
"' Nov. 1, 1899, 4 per ct.
2,500 00
5
May 1, 1900, 4 per ct.
2,500 00
6
66 Nov. 1, 1900, 4 per ct.
3,000 00
6
May 1, 1901, 4 per ct.
3,000 00
6
. 6
·' Nov. 1, 1901, 4 per ct. 3,000 00
6
". May 1, 1902, 4 per ct. 3,000 00
4
66
" Nov. 1, 1902, 4 per ct.
2,000 00
-$56,000 00
PRINCIPAL OF WATER LOAN PAYABLE AS FOLLOWS.
December 1, 1890
$1,000 00
1,1891 1,000 00
1,1892 1,000 00
1,1893
1,500 00
1,1894
1,500 00
1, 1895
1,500 00
1,1896
1,500 00
4
..
"' Nov. 1, 1894, 4 per ct. 2,000 00
Amount carried forward,
$9,000 00
6
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AUDITORS' REPORT.
Amount brought forward,
$9,000 00
1,1897
1,500 00
1,1898
2,500 00
1,1899
2,500 00
1,1900
2,500 00
1,1901
2,500 00
1,1902
2,500 00
1,1903
3,000 00
1,1904
3,000 00
1,1905 3,000 00
1,1906
3,000 00
1, 1907
3,000 00
Amount of Water Loan
-- $38,000 00
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AUDITORS' REPORT.
· TOWN CLERK'S REPORT.
BIRTHS.
Number of births registered in 1889 96
More than last year
9
Males .
40
Females 56
MARRIAGES.
Number of intentions issued 28
Marriages registered
29
First marriage of . 53
Second marriage of
5
DEATHS.
Number of deaths registered in 1889
62
AGES.
Under 5 years 22
From 50 to 70 10
From 5 to 30
11
70 to 90
9
30 to 50
9
90 to 100 1
DOGS LICENSED.
Males
. 186
Females
14
Amount collected .
$442 00
Paid County Treasurer
$402 00
Fees, 28 cents each
40 00
$442 00
POPULATION OF SAUGUS.
1820
748
1855. . 1,788
1875 . . 2,570
1830
960
1860. 2,024
1880 . . 2,612
1840
· 1,098
1865 . 2,006
1885 . . 2,855
1850
. 1,552
1870 . 2,247
WILLIAM H. NEWHALL,
Town Clerk.
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AUDITORS' REPORT.
STATISTICS OF THE TOWN OF SAUGUS.
YEARS
Real Estate
Personal Property
Total Valuation
Debt
Tax Rate per $1,000
1889
$2,162,530
$228,331
$2,390,861
$84,952 42
$20 00
1888 .
2,037,192
234,107
2,271,299
112,135 36
19 00
1887
1,906,061
202,835
2,148,896
94,785 07
13 50
1886
1.373,680
156,555
1,373,680
56,106 57
17 50
1885 .
1,289,982
184,378
1,474,360
55,699 40
16 80
1884 .
1,197,402
181,280
1,378,692
58,719 11
18 00
1883 .
1,200,590
145,780
1,346,370
66,231 25
18 20
1882
1,197,760
142,605
1,342,395
69,909 48
19 00
1881 .
1,205,210
223,752
1,425,962
70,345 49
17 60
1880
1,210,495
254,960
1,465,095
69,305 49
16 50
1879
1,202,054
260,890
1,462,944
69,901 28
17 00
1878
1,210,725
299,810
1,510,535
72,425 67
18 00
1877 .
1,326,529
355,460
1,681,980
74,541 62
16 00
1876
1,317,128
381,300
1,691,428
84,217 75
20 00
1875
1,289,433
448,825
1,738,258
52,676 73
19 00
1874 .
1,254,233
543,000
1,796,233
36,832 18
18 50
1873 .
1,165,475
541,710
1,707,184
36,142 44
13 50
1872 .
1,110,125
492,225
1,602,350
35,730 42
12 50
1871 .
1,048,908
451,937
1,500,845
37,709 40
18 00
1870 .
1,004,929
457,160
1,462,089
12,769 89
15 00
1869
973,342
469,629
1,442,971
14,900 87
13 33
1868
914,214
369,558
1,310,772
16,143 62
14 50
1867
906,464
385,429
1,291.893
18,103 84
18 00
1866
895,312
453,366
1,348,678
20,201 36
15 00
1865 .
904,544
444,973
1,349,517
22,749 58
17 00
1864 .
909,646
397,400
1,307,046
30,080 86
12 50
1863
880,314
324,490
1,204,804
30,235 16
13 33
1862
876,680
270,000
1,146,695
18,407 08
8 00
1861 .
889,693
286,189
1,175,882
16,580 17
7 86
1860
877,605
301,087
1,179,592
16,601 33
6 80
.
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AUDITORS' REPORT.
REPORT OF WATER COMMISSIONERS.
Agreeable to instructions of Town, the Water Commissioners contracted with Messrs. Goodhue & Birnie for laying water pipes, etc., the past year, and having obtained guarantees from parties who desired the pipes laid past their premises, they caused to be laid in September and October of this year the following water pipes, viz. :
148 ft. of 8-in. cast iron pipe on Main Street $148 00 Extra allowance for going under railroad . . 30 00
395 ft. of 6-in. cement pipe on Felton Street,
at 73 cents per foot . 288 35
703 ft. of 6-in. cement pipe on Maple Street, at 73 cents per foot . 513 19
97 ft. of 4-in. cement pipe on Riverside Ct., at 53 cents per foot . 51 41
239 ft. of 4-in. cement pipe on Foster Street, at 53 cents per foot . 126 67
242 ft. of 4-in. cement pipe on Granite Ct., at 53 cents per foot 128 26
18 ft. of 6-in. cement pipe for hydrant con- nections 13 14
3 hydrants, at $39 117 00
8-in. gate, with curb and cover 26 00
Two 6-in. gates, with curb and cover, at $20 40 00
Three 4-in. gates, with curb and cover, at $15 45 00
18 cubic yards of ledge, at $4 72 00
Engineer's charges 75 00
$1,674 02
Respectfully submitted for Water Commissioners,
WILBUR F. NEWHALL, Chairman.
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AUDITORS' REPORT.
To the Auditors of the Town of Saugus :
In accordance with the requirements of the By-Laws of the Town, we estimate the expenses of the Poor Department for the year 1890 the sum of $3,600.
JOHN ARMITAGE,
For Overseers of Poor.
To the Auditors of the Town of Saugus :
In compliance with the By-Laws of the Town, we recom- mend that an appropriation of Nine Thousand Dollars be made to meet the necessary expenses of our Schools for the ensuing year.
This is the same sumn that the Town appropriated last year, and we hope to again bring our expenses within that sum, although we have one additional school, in Ward 3, opened the first of Septem- ber last.
As our school houses constantly need more or less repairs, we think it would be a wise measure for the Town to make an appro- priation of two or three hundred dollars for this purpose.
For the School Committee,
WILBUR F. NEWHALL, Chairman.
The Assessors having submitted to the citizens of Saugus a re- port of their work, in book form, for the year 1889, find but little to add to what has already been stated.
Total Tax for State, County and Town purposes
placed in the hands of Collector $49,794 12
Amount of Supplementary List . 160 90
Total $49,955 02
BENJ. F. CALLEY, BENJ. F. ROBINSON, LEVI G. HAWKES,
Assessors.
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AUDITORS' REPORT.
In accordance with the requirements of the By-Laws of the Town, the Assessors, in common with other officials, estimate the expenses of the Assessors' Department for the ensuing year as follows :
Services, at $2.50 per diem $350 00
Printing Notices, as required by Statutes 30 00
Stationery and postage 10 00
Incidental expenses .
10 00
$400 00
BENJ. F. CALLEY, Chairman.
FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY.
TRUSTEES' REPORT.
The success of the Public Library during the past year, and its condition at the close, are very encouraging.
The additions which have been made were, for the most part. purchased with the money obtained from the dog tax, which was appropriated for that purpose in May. While these have been very helpful in sustaining and increasing the interest of its patrons, the amount of money at com- mand, though expended with the greatest care, has been suf- ficient to secure only a few of the many books greatly needed.
At the annual examination in December, the books were found in good condition. None have been lost during the year and comparatively few need re-binding.
A supplementary Catalogue of the books added since the first Catalogue was printed was given to the printer in Decem- ber, and has been issued since January 1, 1890.
An effort has been made during the year to secure as many as possible of the Town and School Reports, and other pamphlets relating to local history. The Library is indebted to Mr. W. H. NEWHALL for seventeen of these Reports, and to Mrs. AUGUSTUS B. DAVIS for ten more. It now contains a complete set of Reports of Receipts and Expenditures of the . Town for the last twenty years, and a somewhat larger num- ber of School Reports, although the latter set is complete only for the last ten years.
During the year magazines have been donated to the Li- brary by E. S. UPHAM, T. P. PARSONS, Mrs. MARY MUN- ROE, Mrs. R. E. THAYER, Miss PHENIE SCOTT and Miss
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FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY.
CLARA C. FARNHAM. Books have been contributed by Miss EMMA NEWHALL and Miss CARRIE SCHOFIELD.
The extent and character of the Library patronage are sufficient evidence of its need. With the generous support of which it is worthy, none of our public institutions will contribute more to the pleasure and profit of the community.
W. F. GILLETTE, THOMAS P. PARSONS, WILBUR F. NEWHALL, C. H. BOND, M. B. FAXON,
Trustees.
LIBRARIAN'S REPORT.
No. of volumes in Library Jan. 1, 1889 1,547
No. of volumes of magazines bound during the year 12
No. of volumes donated during the year 10
No. of volumes added during the year . 198
No. of volumes in Library Jan. 1, 1890 1,745
No. of pamphlets in Library Jan. 1, 1890
No. of volumes loaned during 1889 4,643
70
Monthly average 387
Per cent. of fiction
64
Names of borrowers registered during 1889 72
Whole number of names of borrowers registered 447
RECEIPTS.
Cash balance Jan. 1, 1889 $6 78
From sale of catalogues 2 25
From fines . 19 72
-$28 75
7
50
FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY.
EXPENDITURES.
For delivery of books at East Saugus
$12 75
For books . 13 41
For expressage
92
For sundries
1 45
Cash balance Jan. 1, 1890
22
-- $28 75
W. F. GILLETTE, Librarian.
CONSTABLE'S REPORT.
The whole number of arrests made during the year was forty-three. Of this number twenty-eight were for drunken- ness; four, assault and battery; two, cock-fighting; two, at- tempting to break and enter a dwelling house; one, keeping a disorderly house; two, blackmail; one, obtaining money under false pretences ; three, illegal liquor selling.
During the year five search warrants for the illegal keep- ing of liquors were served, and of these, three were convicted, two of which paid fines and one went to the house of correc- tion. The number of tramps put up during the year was thirty.
The total amount of money expended was $1,326.02, and the sum of $392.50 was received back on account of duty performed by officers at Franklin Trotting Park, making the total expenditures for the year $933.52.
I would recommend that better accommodations for a lock- up be provided. A telephone connection with Lynn should also be provided, as at the present time, if assistance is needed, great delay is caused.
During the year the work of officers at the Lynn Water Works, at North Saugus, has been considerable.
CHAS. F. CLARK, Constable.
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
ENGINEER'S REPORT.
To the Board of Selectmen of the Town of Saugus :
I herewith present my second annual report, in which will be found a statement of the expenses and condition of the Department, with the number of alarms and fires which have occurred during the year, losses and insurance, to- gether with the causes of such fires so far as could be ascer- tained.
The number of alarms and fires during the year was nine- teen ; ten bell alarms and nine still alarms.
January 21. - Alarm caused by burning chimney in tenement house owned by Chas. A. Sweetser and occupied by P. Flaherty. Damage slight ; insured. Hose 2 responded.
February 15. - Still alarm, caused by fire in house of Thos. E. Rhodes, Ward 4, caused by defective flue. Damage slight. Hose 3 responded with extinguishers.
March 24. - Alarm in Ward 4, caused by fire in the woods in rear of residence of C. N. Wormstead. Hose 3 responded.
March 24. - Alarm in Ward 3, caused by fire in field of P. Nickerson's, rear of stable. Hose 2 responded.
April 5. - Alarm in Ward 3, caused by fire in dwelling owned by Rhoda Smith, on Lincoln Ave. Loss on building, $1,200; in- sured for $2,800. Loss on furniture, $400; insurance, $800. Cause unknown. Hose 2 and 3 responded.
April 8. - An unfinished dwelling on Central Street, Ward 3, owned by A. J. Hall, was discovered on fire by Officers Shaw, of Lynn, and Clark, of Saugus, and by them extinguished without alarm. Incendiary. Damage slight ; no insurance.
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FIRE DEPARTMENT.
April 15. - Alarm in Ward 2 for dwelling owned and occupied by W. F. Hitchings, caused by sparks from chimney falling on roof. Damage to house, $100; insured for $1,800. Loss on con- tents, $65 ; insured for $1,200. Hose 1 responded.
April 22. - Fire in woods, Ward 2. Hose 1 responded with extinguishers.
April 23. - Still alarm for fire in woods of C. S. Hitchings, Ward 2. Members of Hose 1 responded with extinguishers.
April 23. - Alarm in Ward 3 for fire in woods. Hose 1 and 2 responded.
May 7. - Still alarm in Ward 4, caused by fire in shed in rear of residence of Norris Ames, Chestnut Street, owned by Mrs. Cate. Damage slight. Cause, children making bonfire. Hose 3 responded.
June 15. - Blacksmith shop in Ward 4, owned by C. A. Sweet- ser and occupied by William Kimball. Damage slight.
July 20. - Alarm in Ward 4 for Kiln House, owned by Fred- erick Stocker. Damage slight. Hose 3 responded.
August 29. - Dwelling opposite depot in Franklin Park, Re- vere. Hose 2 with extinguishers did good service.
September 9. - Still alarm for second fire in blacksmith shop, in Ward 4. Damage, $25; insured. Caused by sparks from furnace for heating tires. Hose 3 responded.
October 12. - Alarm for fire in dwelling in Franklin Park, Re- vere. Hose 2 responded, but on account of no water no service could be rendered. Totally consumed ; insured.
November 7. - Alarm in Ward 3 for fire in cigar manufactory of E. O. Copp, caused by explosion of kerosene lamp. Loss on building, $500; insurance, $500. Loss on contents, $1,200; in- surance, $500. Hose 2 and 3 responded.
November 18. - Still alarm in Ward 3 for fire in unoccupied dwelling on Maple Street, owned by Chas. Burleigh. Loss, $25 ; insurance, $1,000. Incendiary. Hose 2 responded.
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