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May 10. II P. M. Box 123. Dwelling owned by H. Russell.
May 17. 5 P. M. Still alarm brush fire, rear of F. R. Austin's.
May 22. 1.35 P. M. Box 37. Stone crusher, Denver street. May 25. I P. M. Box 13. Stable, Woodbury avenue. Loss, $25.
May 28. JI.IO A. M. Box 123. Depot, Adams avenue.
May 31. 12.20 P. M. Box 35. Woods fire, Johnson's Woods, Winter street.
May 31. 2.35 P. M. Box 13. School-house, Ward 5.
June 2. 9.15 A. M. Box 12. Building on Auburn street, owned by W. R. Bostock.
June 3. I P. M. Still. Woods, North Saugus.
June 4. 8 A. M. Still. Woods, North Saugus.
June 6. 2 P. M. Still. Woods, Oaklandvale.
June 14. 1.15 P. M. Box 42. Dwelling at Lynnhurst, owned by James Frye.
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July 25. 1.35 P. M. Box 125. Dwelling, A. F. Merrithew, Essex street.
Aug. 18. 4.05 P. M. Box 126. Woods fire, Essex street,
Aug. 24. 5.40 P. M. Box 13. Barn, Conrad Barthold, Main street.
Sept. 25. 1.05 P. M. Box 17. Stable, Daniel Veazie.
Oct. 1. 8.20 P. M. Box 18. False.
Nov. 1. 2 P. M. Box 32. Woods fire, Lynnhurst.
Nov. 27. 9.05 P. M. Box 12. Grass on land of Bryant & Kent.
Nov. 30. 7 P. M. Box 13. Wooden building on Central street.
Dec. 19. 4.45 A. M. Box 13. Engine house, Frank P. Bennett, Oaklandvale. .
Dec. 27. Box 21. Dwelling, Ernest street.
Respectfully submitted,
C. I. HITCHINGS,
First Assistant Engineer.
Report of Water Commissioners.
Extension of System.
Wamesit Avenue.
528 feet 6-in. pipe at $1.20 $633 60
Connecting with main pipe
17 00
16-in. gate and box
26 00
Box and hair through culvert
21 88
I 6x4 T
6 00
2 6x6 Ts
13 20
I hydrant and case
45 00
Blasting .
22 00
Lead, yarn, fuel, etc.
41 00
2 6-in. plugs
I 20
I 4-in. plug .
·
50
Ledge work . ·
.
18 00
$845 38
Broadway.
196 feet 6-in. pipe at $1.17
$229 32
Lead, yarn, fuel, etc.
12 00
I 6-in. plug . ·
60
·
241 92
Amount carried forward,
$1,087 30
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Amount carried forward,
$1,087 30
Walcott Court.
132 feet 4-in. pipe at $1.00
$132 00
I 8-in. sleeve
4 00
Connecting with 8-in. pipe
14 00
1 8 x 6 Tee .
8 00
I 6 x 4 reducer
3 75
I plug .
50
Lead, yarn, fuel, etc.
II 00
$173 25
Wakefield Avenue.
214 feet 4-in. pipe at $1.00
$214 00
30 feet 6-in. pipe at $1.15
34 50
Blasting
60 00
I 6×4 T
6 00
I reducer
3 75
3 plugs
I 60
I T
6 00
Ledge work .
4 00
3 sleeves ·
2 40
Lead, yarn, etc.
16 00
$348 25
Repairs, Etc.
Tools ·
$63 85
Blow off, Elmwood avenue
39 40
Repairs on hydrant, Hamilton avenue
28 00
Raising 4 hydrants
68 00
IO new gate boxes
70 00
Moving hydrants, Central street
90 50
$359 75
Repairing on hydrants, gate boxes, etc. . $141 56
$2, 110 IL
WATER COMMISSIONERS' REPORT.
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Balance of 1902 appropriation . ·
.
$722 02
Stock on hand January 1, 1903 ·
.
143 10
Appropriation of 1903
.
1,500 00
$2,365 12
Deficiency
52 44
$2,417 56
Less stock on hand January 1, 1904
307 45
$2, IIO II
C. I. HITCHINGS, EDWARD BRYANT, G. C. PARCHER,
Water Commissioners.
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WATER COMMISSIONERS' REPORT.
Table Showing Location, Etc., of Water Pipes Laid Since 1887.
NAME OF STREET.
10 IN.
8 IN.
6 IN.
4 IN.
Adams ave., cast iron.
3,130
....
...
Atherton, 7 4 inch cast iron.
1887
Auburn, 164 feet 4 inch cast iron.
...
.....
......
Auburn Court, 150 feet 6 inch cast iron.
....
.....
..
710
871
1887
Baker, cast iron.
1892
Ballard, cast iron.
...
...
1,782
......
1896-97
Central ..
1,278
7,568
540
1887
Columbus ave., cast iron
591
1891
Cottage.
.... .
. ..
504
1890
Clifton
....
.....
.....
484
1887
Castle.
....
.....
484
1887
Cliftondale ave., cast iron.
......
....
725.10
1893
Cliff Path, cast iron
.....
1,130.7
1893
Cross, Cliftondale, cast iron.
......
180
1900
Denver, 1,545 cast iron.
......
.....
1,854
87-92-98
Denver-Street court, 395 4 inch cast iron.
.....
......
483
1898
Edison, 243 cast iron
......
287 1,373
180
1892-97
Elm, Saugus Centre, cast iron
2,365
1895
Essex, 518.13-10 cast iron
......
.....
603
1891
Emery court, cast iron
......
....
.....
1899
Eustis, cast iron.
......
692
10
....
Elmwood ave., cast iron
......
1,020
1894
Fair View .
......
100
443
1899-00
Fairmount-Street court, 313 4 inch cast iron
......
1,000
185
1902
Foster
......
413
181897
First, cast iron.
.....
489.5 72
733
1894-97
Franklin, cast iron.
... ...
....
242
1889
Granite court
......
...
.... 448
1896
Hamilton.
.....
. .
375
242
1895-97
High, cast iron ..
......
658.5
1892
Herbert ave., cast iron
2,156
372
1899
Horton, cast iron ..
......
1,397
1887
Jackson-st court
......
950
1900
Johnson, cast iron.
......
Knowles ave., cast iron
......
Kent, cast iron.
......
Laurel, cast iron
......
Levin, cast iron
....
....
1887
Lynnwood, cast iron
5,230
......
......
....
451.
Maple, Cliftondale.
... .
Maple, Saugus, cast iron.
.....
.....
1,202.5
1891-93
.....
..
1,690
610
1894-95
Morton ave., 337 5-10
..
. .
......
393
1899
1900
Auburn, off Cross St., 1,016 feet 6 inch cast iron Avon
...
...
....
573
.....
......
611
.....
1894
Broadway, cast iron.
Curtis, cast iron ...
......
247
1893
Cleveland ave., cast iron.
.....
1894
Cross, Saugus Centre, 250 feet 6 inch cast iron. Crescent, cast iron.
......
.....
357
1900
Dream, 353 feet 4 inch cast iron
......
1896-97
Elm, cast iron.
......
.....
4,252.5
1887-92
Emery, cast iron .
......
.....
1898
Ernest, 404 feet 4 inch cast iron
......
....
1893-97
Endicott, cast iron.
......
300
311
1887
Fairmount, 315 feet 6 inch cast iron.
.....
1899
Felton, 349 cast iron
......
Foss avenue.
......
494
1891
Forest ave., cast iron.
.....
1893
Fairmount ave., cast iron
..
310
1894
Grove, cast iron.
......
274
1887
Harrison ave., 185 cast iron.
... .
716
1891-92
Hesper, 1,296 feet 6 inch cast iron
......
393.2
1892
Jackson
..... .
237
1887
Jasper, 1749 cast iron
.... .
201
..... 247.5
1893
..... 468
144
1895
Lincoln avenue.
3,149
...
602
1887-96
Main, Saugus, 374 7-10 cast iron.
...
Main, Cliftondale, 722 5-10 cast iron.
....
Marden, cast iron.
....
..
244.
1887-92
1887-92
2,362.7 870.5
624
1896 1892
315
....
1894
......
1894
.....
280
1891
......
...
1900
1887-91-94
..
DIAMETER OF PIPES.
YEAR LAID.
89-93-94 1892-97
181889-94
89-91-92
......
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TABLE SHOWING LOCATION OF WATER PIPES-Continued.
NAME OF STREET.
DIAMETER OF PIPES.
YEAR LAID.
10 IN.
8 IN.
6 IN.
4 IN.
Mountain ave ..
1887
Mt. Vernon, 404 feet 6 inch cement.
1,150
11
1887-93
Myrtle, 278 feet cement ..
992
1887-95
Newcomb avenue, cast iron.
264
1897
Oak, cast iron.
......
. .
....
Pearson
.....
...
299
91-97-00
Parker, cast iron.
.....
....
447
1894-97
Pleasant.
......
.....
235
1,243
1892
Putnam, cast iron ..
.... ..
. .
235
492.5
1893
Rhodes, 126 feet 4 inch cast iron
......
253
...
1887
Summer, 1.055 feet 6 inch cast iron
......
2,171
97
1887-94
Sherman, cast iron
.....
410
1894-95
Stone, 30 feet 4 inch cast iron
......
Tuttle, cast iron
......
. .
...
1,187
1887-93
Vermont aveuue, cast iron.
...
......
387
1892
Vincent, cast iron.
. . ...
......
240
1894-96
Walcott court
...
...
132
1903
Wamasit avenue ..
.....
528
1903
Washington avenue, 204 feet 6 inch.
......
...
......
1901
Western avenue, cast iron
......
...
5,350
2,363.6
.. ... 356
1891
Whitney, cast iron.
......
......
908.5
....
Wakefield avenue
......
..
214
214
1896-03
Walnut (Pleasant Hills), cast iron
......
2,131
1895
Wendell, cast iron
......
......
......
185
1894
481
700 76.8 9082
68920
..
....
....
.... ..
292.
487
1887
Park avenue, 48-4 cast iron
1887
Pleasant avenue, cast iron
......
...
612
1899
Richard, cast iron.
......
Riverside court
.....
.....
394
1894
Second, cast iron
741
1897-98
Taylor, 132 cast iron
377.2
1892
Winter
1887
Woodbury avenue
......
....
..
449
1894
Walnut, North Saugus, cast iron
......
....
. .
....
......
1892-00
......
1893
1895-96
1892
80
293
Report of Board of Health.
The Board of Health respectfully submits its annual report for the year 1903. The Board was organized as follows: George W. Gale, M. D., Chairman; Clarence Coates, Secretary ; Benjamin F. Robinson, Health Officer.
Regular meetings of the Board are held at the Town Hall on the first Monday of each month at 8 P. M.
Number of contagious diseases reported, 50. Diphtheria, six cases ; scarlet fever, twenty-three cases ; measles, twenty cases ; typhoid fever, one case; none of these cases of contagious diseases proved fatal.
Contagious Diseases.
RULE. I. When a physician knows that a person whom he is called to visit is infected with small-pox, diphtheria, scarlet fever, typhoid fever, or any other disease dangerous to public health he shall immediately give notice to the Board of Health.
RULE 2. When a household knows that a person within his family is sick of cholera, small-pox, diphtheria, scarlet fever, typhoid fever, measles or membraneous croup, he shall immediate- ly give notice to the Board of Health, and upon the death, recovery, or removal of such person, the rooms occupied, and the articles used by him, shall be disinfected by such house- holder in the manner hereinafter provided, and subject to the approval of, and under the direction of the Board of Health.
Cesspools, Privies and Vaults.
RULE 22. No person shall build, or cause to be built, any privy, vault, or cesspool, unless the same is constructed in a thorough and substantial manner, lined with stone, brick or other suitable material of sufficient thickness and strength to prevent the walls from falling in, and located so that the inside of the
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same shall be at least three feet distant from the line of any ad- joining lot or street. Every cesspool shall be of sufficient size to contain at least eighty cubic feet, measured below two feet beneath the surface of the ground, and, when not water tight, shall be at least twenty feet from the outside of the cellar wall of any tene- ment or dwelling, and thirty feet distant from any well, spring, or any other source of water supply used for culinary or domestic purposes. In no case shall the drainage from a privy, vault, cesspool or sink, or foul drainage from any domestic source, be permitted to enter any stream, brook, run or pond within the limits of the town.
RULE 23. All privies and vaults shall be cleaned at least once a year. Any privy or vault not cleaned within that time shall be delared a nuisance.
GEORGE W. GALE, M. D., Chairman. CLARENCE COATES, Secretary. BENJAMIN F. ROBINSON, Health Officer.
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Report of Cemetery Commissioners
FOR THE EIGHT MONTHS ENDING DEC. 31, 1903.
The Cemetery Commissioners, whom you elected at the last March meeting, organized March 6th, as follows: R. P. Whitcher, Chairman, J. S. Meacom, Clerk.
They voted March 20th, to use the existing rules and regulations for the government of the Cemetery for the present.
April 24th, the Commissioners voted to comply with the request of Mr. H. K. Sanderson, representing the Sons of the Revolu- tion, in regard to placing markers or tablets (furnished by the Government) on the graves of Revolution soldiers buried within our Town, and that we set the same at an expense not exceeding $10. We found that the following soldiers of the Revolution were buried in our Town: Samuel Pearson, Ezera Brown, Aaron Boardman, Joshua Danforth, Corporal, Nathan Hawkes, Lieutenant, Nathan Hitchings, Thomas Mansfield, Samuel Breedeen, Rev. Joseph Roby, a member of the Committee on Safety, Samuel Sweetser, Thomas Florence, Calvin Newhall, William Tuttle, Abijah Cheever, Abner Cheever. The last five are in unknown graves. In the tomb in the Old Saugus Cem- etery are the remains of John Taggard, and David Taggard, in the War of 1812. David Taggard, Jr., and George Edwin Taggard, in the Civil War. We publish this list so that they may enter our Town report there being no other record of them in this town. At this meeting a committee was authorized to ask the Town Counsel, if the Commissioners have any discretion in regard to the amount of salary we were to pay our superintendent of the Cemetery, as the Town had given us the sum of $800 for that purpose, and at a later meeting, held on April 28th, this committee reported his findings in the matter which were as follows : " That the Commissioners can pay as a maximum sum
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for Superintendent of Cemetery the sum of $800, but they can engage one at any price less than that amount that can be agreed upon, but he recommends that if they (the Commissioners) do engage one at less price, they place that party under contract not to call for any of the balance of the $800 voted at the March meeting. The Commissioners then made the following propo- sition : Voted, that we employ Mr. Joseph Newhall as Superin- tendent of the Cemetery at a salary of six hundred and fifty dol- lars ($650) per annum, and that we allow Mr. Newhall an additional one hundred dollars ($100) for the use of his team for legitimate Cemetery purposes."
After this vote had been taken we sent out and asked Mr. Newhall to come before us, which he did. The above proposition was placed before him and he positively declined to accept it.
The following proposals for the position of Superintendent of Cemetery were received by us in writing : Mr. Joseph Newhall, $800 ; Mr. E. E. Ryder, $625 ; Mr. C. E. Rachell, $600 ; Mr. Charles L. Davis, $500.
Voted, that Mr. Charles L.Davis be employed as Superintend- ent of the Cemetery, at a salary of $500 per annum he being the lowest bidder (we considered them all responsible) provided he sign the necessary contract as recommended by our attorney.
Friday, May 8th. The contract was signed, said contract was made out by the Town Counsel.
Voted, that the Commissioners leave the rules in regard to the care of lots in the cemetery this year the same as heretofore excepting as regards non-residents.
Voted, that the Superintendent be allowed to hire men at his discretion to work in the cemetery subject, however, to the ap- proval of the Commissioners.
June 5th. In compliance with the request of the Commissioners the Board of Health appointed Mr. Charles L. Davis their burial agent.
Voted, that the price of putting in foundations be thirty cents per cubic foot.
We communicated with Mr. Benjamin N. Johnson in regard to moving the old hearse house and filling in the wall where it stood and in reply Mr. Johnson said if the Commissioner would
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have it moved and the wall filled in he would pay the entire expense of the same, the expense was $90 and Mr. Johnson sent his check for the same. The Commissioners in return sent Mr. Johnson a letter of thanks. We think the Town very fortunate to have such a friend.
At a meeting of the Commissioners they voted to name our cemetery Riverside Cemetery.
Before closing our report we would like to call the attention of the Town to a few things which come to our minds at this time and we hope the Town will see them as we do and take favorable action at the proper time. First, the tomb at the cemetery is in a very bad and dangerous condition, the roof stones are liable at any time to fall and if they should no one knows what amount of damage may result from such an accident we feel that as we are fully aware of this condition it is our duty to you to inform you and bring this matter before you at as early a time as possible.
We would call to your attention that when we took charge of the Cemetery, May Ist, the amount of money at our disposal was as follows :
Amount appropriated at the March meeting for laying out of avenues and care was $950; superintendent's salary, $800 ; total, $1,750.
Out of this amount was paid for former administration, from January Ist to May I, the sum of $111.15, we also engaged a superintendent for the sum of $500, which left $300 in the treasury, which we could not use and is therefore unexpended. Then we were obliged to pay out about $100 for tools with which to do the work, printing, etc. One hundred dollars was paid for the use of a horse and cart, making a total of $611.15 for these items alone, leaving the sum of $1, 138.85, plus the $90 given to us by Mr. B. N. Johnson, making $1,228.85 the whole amount available for both maintaining and Superintendent's salary. As you will see, we had to work with for Cemetery work after paying the Superintendent the sum of $728.85 from May Ist to January Ist. With this amount we have done all we could.
We would recommend that you appropriate the sum of $2,000 for the erection of a new tomb in our Cemetery, one that will last for years, and be placed in a proper situation for such a
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receptacle. Again we would recommend the sum of $1,400 for laying out, grading avenues and care of Cemetery for the coming year. If you should give your Commissioners a small sum of money each year to be expended in shade trees and shrubbery it . would not be many years before we would be able to show you a much more beautiful Cemetery.
We sincerely hope that all of our recommendations will meet your approval. We have started an interment book, something the town has never had before, in which we have made an accurate record of all interments made since we took charge of the Cemetery. This book is in the hands of the Superintendent, and open at all times for inspection. All parties who know of the location of any particular grave are earnestly requested to re- port the same to the Commissioners so a proper and complete record of all interments can be got at. Blanks for such will be furnished on application to the Commissioners or the Superin- tendent.
Gentlemen, eight months have elapsed since you placed the cemetery in the hands of the present Commission. We have done what we could to beautify the cemetery with what you gave us to do with. You will find in the Superintendent's report an ac- count of the receipts thus far. His report being made a part of ours, we see no reason to regret having placed this department of town affairs on a basis of its own.
Amount received from the Superintendent . $769 26 All other sources 313 25
Total
$1,082 51 .
Amount of bills outstanding and due the town . $228 25
R. P. WHITCHER, H. H. ATHERTON, J. S. MEACOM.
Cemetery Commissioners.
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Report of Superintendent of Cemetery.
DR.
Received for Foundations
$32 65
Lot
21 90
Single graves
47 50
Grading
146 16
Interment fees
212 50
Mowing lots
287 55
Miscellaneous
21 00
$769 26
CR. .
Paid Town Treasurer, June 8,
$53 85
July 21
51 50
Aug. 24
57 65
Sept. 25
51 50
Oct. I .
46 46
Oct. 12
87 00
Nov. 5
I82 50
Nov. 21
67 00
Dec. 31
171 80
$769 26
Burials for Saugus, 35 ; burials from out of town, 21 ; reinter- ments, 3 ; permits for burial 22.
CHARLES L. DAVIS, Superintendent.
Public Library Report.
Trustees' Report.
The Trustees of the Free Public Library herewith submit their sixteenth annual report for the year ending December 31, 1903. The statistics furnished by the Librarian give evidence of the gradually increasing popularity and usefulness of the institution. The Library is in a flourishing condition as far as usage is concerned.
The number of volumes loaned during the year was 22,501 ; an increase of 1,282 over the previous year, the average weekly circulation being about 433.
Many books, especially for children, have been placed on the shelves and afford a great deal of satisfaction to the little ones.
The new system of charging books which includes specially designed card racks and cards, has reduced the time limit to the lowest possible degree, and has enabled the Librarian and her assistants to accomplish much more work in a given time than heretofore.
During the year the quality of the circulation has improved. In 1902 fiction made up 78 per cent. of the issue ; in 1903 it was reduced to 71 per cent. of the whole. There are many valuable and instructive books in the library that are seldom used.
Acknowledgment is due to our Congressman for many Gov- ernment publications ; to Nathan M. Hawkes for a fine copy of the Park Commissioners' report of the City of Lynn ; to Charles O. Popp for "The Religion of Spiritualism ;" to Mrs. F. C. Cheever, Mrs. A. Cheever, Miss Mary Thayer, Miss J. J. Nourse and Miss E. E. Newhall, for magazines. Through our connection with the Library Art Club we have had about a dozen collections of pictures on exhibition about a week each. Some colored views of Switzerland scenery were especially fine.
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Views of Vienna, views of cathedrals, views of scenes in the Revolutionary times, miscellaneous views by John A. Lowell & Co., views of Grecian architecture, views of Japan, were included in the collection and were well worth a careful perusal.
The work of the Library has been satisfactory, and the results obtainable are only such as could be expected from the efficient Librarian and her assistants.
We herewith recommend that the sum of six hundred dollars ($600) and the dog tax be appropriated for the benefit of the Library for the ensuing year.
Respectfully submitted,
JAMES R. HUGHES,
BENJ. F. CALLEY,
ARTHUR B. COATES,
MARION V. PUTNAM,
MARSHALL B. FAXON, LEVI G. HAWKES,
Trustees.
Report of Librarian for year ending Dec. 31, 1903.
Number of volumes in library, Jan. 1,
1903 .
6,715
Number of volumes added during the year
520
Number of volumes worn out 59
Number of volumes lost .
2
Number of volumes destroyed (contagious
diseases)
I2
Number of volumes in library Jan. I,
1904 .
7,162
Number of volumes loaned during the year Per cent. of fiction
22,501
Present number of borrowers .
679
Appropriation for purchase of books and current expenses
$600 00
Dog tax
491 13
$1,091 13
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EXPENDITURES.
W. B. Clarke & Co. for books $575 75
De Wolfe, Fiske & Co., for books 34 52
Damrell & Upham for books . 7 50
C. E. McDevitt for books
19 10
Scribner's Sons for books
6 75
F. J. Barnard binding books .
16 30
James Sullivan binding books 31 60
Library Bureau for cards, pockets, etc., 21 39
Library Art Club subscription 5 00
E. E. Newhall, salary as librarian . 200 55
E. E. Newhall, cataloging 19 50
J. J. Nourse, assistant 40 30
Avery Porter, assistant
8 10
Byron Day, assistant ·
1 70
Charles L. Davis transportation of books to Cliftondale, Essex St., East Saugus, 67 90 Lizzie Goodridge carrying books to Oak- landvale 13 00
Frank Graves carrying books to North Saugus 13 00 .
Laura Bailey, assistant
·
9 40
$1091 36
Received from fines and catalogs . .
$18 75
Expenced for stationery, postage, express
and library necessities $18 75
Respectfully submitted,
EMMA E. NEWHALL, .
Librarian.
Report of Sinking Fund Commissioners.
SAUGUS, January Ist, 1904.
To the Selectmen of Saugus :
The surviving Sinking Fund Commissioners beg leave to sub- mit the following report :
DR.
Town of Saugus notes held January
Ist, 1903 · .
· $85,500 00
Interest on Town of Saugus notes to April Ist, 1903 ·
2,137 50
Appropriation for 1903 677 50
Cash in Town Treasurer's hands Jan-
uary Ist, 1903
. 685 00
$89,000 00
CR.
Notes of Town of Saugus delivered to Town Treasurer for cancellation, $85,500 00
City of Everett note bought 3,300 00
Premium and accredited interest on same 140 91
Balance cash in Town Treasurer's
hands .
59 09
$89,000 00
.
Held in Sinking Fund, January Ist, 1904. Now held by order of Town for payment of loan made for Cliftondale School- house.
City of Everett note, due Nov. 2d, 1904, interest 4 per cent. $3,300 00 Balance, cash in Town Treasurer's hands
59 09
$3,359 09
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REPORT OF SINKING FUND COMMISSIONERS.
We have to report the death of our associate, Samuel ·Hawkes, Esq. Mr. Hawkes was a valued member of our Board, and looked forward with pleasant anticipation to the time when we could ask the Town to allow us to return the Town notes for cancellation.
It is a pleasant duty to now report that, by vote of the Town, we have delivered to the Town Treasurer, eighty-five thousand, five hundred dollars of the Town of Saugus notes held in the Sinking Fund, and that they were cancelled in the presence of the Commissioners ; thus completing the full payment of all indebtedness of the Town in 1875.
You will see that we have now, by direction of the Town, commenced the accumulation of funds for the payment of the Cliftondale School-house loan, new, of twenty-five thousand dollars, due, five thousand dollars each year of 1915-1916-1917- 1918-1919.
The Commissioners have chosen the Town Treasurer, Joseph S. Meacom, as Treasurer of the Sinking Fund Commission, and he has accepted the trust, and taken the oath as prescribed by law.
The appropriation required for the year 1904 will be one thousand dollars.
HERBERT B. NEWHALL, HERBERT O. PRATT,
Surviving Sinking Fund Commissioners.
REPORT OF Sealer of Weights and Measures
FOR THE YEAR ENDING DEC. 31, 1903.
Number of glass milk jars sealed . 15,242
Number of glass milk jars condemned .
88 1
Number of glass jars found broken when received 71
Total
16,194
Copy of laws relating to sealing of weights and measures, and glass bottles for dispensing milk may be found on page 189 in Town Report of 1902.
B. F. CALLEY,
Sealer.
Report of Cattle and Milk Inspector.
I have inspected at slaughter houses 58 head of beef cattle and 464 hogs, all of which in my opinion were free from disease.
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