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Report of the Finance Committee.
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For action upon articles under warrant acted upon in Town Meeting of March 12th, 1906.
Article 6. Town charges :
Town Warrant.
Finance · Committee Recommended.
Town Vote.
Schools, including salary of Superintendent .
$31,400 00
$31,400 00
Selectmen's Incidentals
6,000 00
6,000 00
Overseers of the Poor
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3,500 00
3,500 00
Water Loan (principal)
3,000 00
3,000 00
Roby
3,000 00
3,000 00
Lynnhurst
350 00
350 00
1905 School-houses
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2,000 00
2,000 00
Interest
10,800 00
10,800 00
State and Military Aid .
2,750 00
2,750 00
Highways and Bridges
3,000 00
3,000 00
Fire Department .
2,400 00
2,000 00
Amounts carried forward,
$68,200 00
$67,800 00
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School House Loans (principal)
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REPORT OF FINANCE COMMITTEE.
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Report of Finance Committee-Continued.
Town Warrant.
Finance Committee Recommended.
Town Vote.
Amounts brought forward,
$68,200 00
$67,800 00
Article 7. Salaries :
Town Clerk
100 00
100 00
Selectmen
350 00
350 00
Treasurer
500 00
500 00
Auditor
300 00 .
300 00
Overseers of the Poor
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300 00
300 00
Water Commissioners .
100 00
100 00
Board of Health .
75 00
75 00
Chief Engineer Fire Department
100 00
100 00
Asst. Engineer Fire Department
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100 00
100 00
Constable
75 00
75 00
Assessors
900 00
900 00
Secretary of School Committee
50 00
50 00
Firemen, II men to Co. $50 to each man Art. 9. Police .
2,200 00
2,200 00
IO. Memorial Day ·
4,250 00
4,250 00
250 00
250 00
Amounts carried forward,
$77,850 00
$77,450 00
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Report of Finance Committee-Continued.
Town Warrant.
Finance Committee Recommended.
Town Vote.
Amounts brought forward,
$77,850 00
$77,450 00
II. Street Lighting
6,550 00
6,550 00
12. Insurance
1,690 00
1,690 00
13. Repairs on Town buildings and grounds
1,000 00
1,000 00
14. Board of Health
1,500 00
1,500 00
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Superintendent of Schools (See Art. 6)
16. Assessors, searching records
100 00
100 00
300 00
300 00
18. Tree Warden
200 00
200 00
19. Sealer of Weights and Measures .
150 00
150 00
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Collector of Taxes (If less than 75 per cent. of the taxes of 1906 are collected before May Ist, 1907, I per cent. If 75 per cent. or over are collected be- fore May Ist, 1907, 1} per cent. )
22. Expense of Lockup (Defray by Court Fines)
Amounts carried forward,
$89,340 00
$88,940 00
REPORT OF FINANCE COMMITTEE.
17. Concrete sidewalks .
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Town Warrant.
Finance Committee Town Vote. Recommended. $89,340 00 $88,940 00
Amounts brought forward,
23. Firemen's Salaries (See Art. 7)
24. Fire Department (See Art. 6)
25. Library, Dog Tax and .
800 00
800 00
26. Repairs, interiors of school buildings
500 00
500 00
27. Soldiers' Relief .
500 00
500 00
28. Numbering Houses
25 00
25 00
29. Sinking Fund
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1,000 00
1,000 00
30. Cemetery
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2,200 00
2,200 00
31. Gypsy Moth . . ·
1,733 54
1,733 54
32. Furnaces, East Saugus School House
336 00
380 00
33. Gravel sidewalks
34. Stone crusher
35. Water Loan
*4,000 00
5,000 00
36. Pleasant Hills School House
37. Fire Alarm Box, Denver street
38. Water Loan, Bristow street
Amounts carried forward,
$96,434 54
$96,078 54
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REPORT OF FINANCE COMMITTEE.
Report of Finance Committee-Continued.
Report of Finance Committee-Continued.
Town Warrant.
Finance Committee Recommended.
Town Vote.
$96,434 54
$96,078 54
Amounts brought forward,
39. Water Pipes, Ballard street
41. Town Offices in Court Room
43. Incandescent Lights (See Art. II)
45 . Hydrant Service .
504 00
504 00
46. Land for Cemetary
48. Reimburse Leona Robinson
51. Hose House, Cliftondale
52. George Sewell, refer to Selectmen who have full knowledge of the conditions
500 00
53. Extend Library into Court Room
*Total, not including Water Loan .
$96,938 54
$97,082 54
For action upon articles under warrant acted upon in Town Meeting of Dec. 18th, 1906. Art. 3. Additional appropriations for High and Grammar Buildings
Amounts carried forward,
$96,938 54
$97,082 54
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REPORT OF FINANCE COMMITTEE.
Report of Finance Committee-Continued.
Town Warrant.
Finance Committee Recommended.
Town Vote.
Amounts brought forward,
$96,938 54
$97,082 54
5. Additional appropriations for Pleasant Hills Buildings
6. Water Pipes
7. Tax Exemptions . .
$1,300 00
8. Searching Records .
150 00
150 00
150 00
9. School Building Investigating Com. ·
150 00
150 00
IO. Gas Fixtures, Town Hall
II. Offices, Town Officers
Totals for the fiscal year
$1,450 00
$97,238 54
$97,382 54
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Report of Finance Committee-Continued.
* (Not including Water Loan.)
Committee recommendations for municipal appropriation for year 1907 : Schools, including salary of Superintendent . .
$34,000 00
Selectmen's Incidentals
6,000 00
Overseers of the Poor
3,000 00
Water Loan (principal)
3,000 00
School-house loans (principal)
Roby
3,000 00
Lynnhurst
350 00
1905 School-houses .
2,000 00
Interest
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11,000 00
State and Military Aid .
3,000 00
Highways and Bridges .
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3,000 00
Assessors Department .
1,150 00
Police .
4,250 00
Street Lighting
6,840 00
Insurance
682 00
Repairs, Town buildings and grounds .
1,000 00
Board of Health
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1,600 00
Amount carried forward,
$83,872 00
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Report of Finance Committee-Continued.
Amount brought forward,
$83,872 00
Sidewalks ·
200 00
Tree Warden ·
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200 00
Expense of Lockup .
Court fines
Fire Department . ·
2,000 00
Library, Dog Tax and
700 00
Soldiers' Relief
450 00
Sinking Fund
1,000 00
Water Maintenance
250 00
Repairs, interior school buildings ·
500 00
Cemetery
2,400 00
Gypsy and Brown Tail Moth
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1,733 54
Hydrant Service
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504 00
Salaries (estimate)
4,425 00
State Tax (estimate) ·
$6,171 00
County Tax (estimate) ·
4,554 00
10,725 00
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Remarks.
The Finance Committee believe that it should be borne in mind that true economy for the Town's welfare and prosperity, as also for the individual, requires that no money should be appropriated, except wherein is actually necessary, and each and every department should see to it that department expenses do not over-run the appropriations made by the Town.
Your Finance Committee feel in making their recommenda- tions, that they should only consider the requirements for the ensuing year, and any departments over-running their appropria- tions of the past year should ask their remuneration by having an article in the Town Warrant for that purpose. This, we believe should be rigidly enforced.
As members of the Committee we are here to do our duty faithfully, as we see it, and with no other obligations than to act with intelligence and honesty, and what we believe to be for the best interest of the Town. These interests touch every citizen.
Excessive appropriations mean nothing else than high taxes, with these conditions the opportunities for development, either for mercantile, manufacturing, or residential purposes are retarded, and it is the duty of the citizens to keep all appropria- tions down to the lowest point consistent with the Town needs and condition.
Our liabilities are much larger than are warranted by our resources, certain fixed charges have very materially increased during the last few years, namely schools and interest, and it is very clear to your Committee that stringent measures should be used to keep all appropriations down to a reasonable amount.
An extravavant administration of municipal affairs or one with- out proper consideration for the future, can easily retard the prosperity of Saugus for years to come.
We are at a critical time in the history of our Town, and it is absolutely essential, at the present time, for the installation of economies with a single desire to promote the interests of the people.
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We express regret at the loss of the Committee and the Town in the death of Mr. Benjamin F. Sanborn a member of the Finance Committee. The vacancy was filled by Mr. Edgar E. Chapman.
For the Committee,
E. B. OLIVER, Chairman. F. C. CHEEVER, Secretary.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE
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Building New School Houses.
The Committee appointed at the Special Town Meeting, held June 7th, 1905, to build three school buildings, to consist of a High School at Saugus Centre, a four room school building between East Saugus and Cliftondale, and a two room building at Pleasant Hills, beg leave to make the following report :
The Committee was organized July 8th, 1905, with William E. Ludden, Chairman, and Henry F. Fiske, Secretary. The first work the Committee performed was in the purchase of land for the three school buildings.
The Committee purchased a lot on Adams avenue for the two room building, Pleasant Hills, for seven hundred dollars of N. J. Wales. There were several other lots under consideration by the Committee, but upon investigation the Committee were of the unanimous opinion that the Wales lot was a more desirable location than any other lot that could be purchased.
The Committee purchased a lot for the four room wooden building, between East Saugus and Cliftondale, of George A. Valpey, for the sum of two thousand dollars, containing about 26,895 square feet. The Committee had viewed all of the loca- tions between East Saugus and Cliftondale that were available for school purposes, and were of the unanimous opinion that the Valpey lot was a more desirable location than any other lot that could be purchased.
The Committee viewed several lots for the location for the High School, and it was finally determined by the Committee
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that an option be secured on the lot owned by Byron S. Hone, on Central street, opposite Adams avenue ; and the Secretary of the Committee, Mr. Fiske, was appointed a Committee of one to procure said option. At a meeting of the Committee, held July 12th, 1905, Mr. Fiske reported verbally to the members of the Committee that Mr. Hone's price was one thousand dollars per acre for the land fronting on Central street, provided the Town would build a street on the Northerly side of the lot, Mr. Hone to make no charge for the land taken for the street, and that he would send the Committee an option the following day.
The following day the Secretary of the Committe received a letter from Mr. Hone, stating that his agent had given an option on 41,000 feet of the land for $1,300. This option happened to be on the same land that the Committee had under consideration for purchase, and Mr. Fiske was appointed a Committee to see Mr. Hone's agent, and, if possible, procure an option on the land. He procured and submitted to the Committee an option of one, William J. Cochrane of Stoneham, whereby the Town was to pay 7 cents per square foot, or $3,049.20 per acre.
The Committee also had under consideration the purchase of the Wilson lot, so called, at the junction of Central and Winter streets. The Secretary, Mr. Fiske, was appointed a committee to employ a surveyor to estimate the cost of grading the Hone and Wilson lots, at a meeting held July 14, 1905.
The Committee received a communication from Charles G. Woodbridge, agent of the owner of the Wilson land, so called, offering to sell the lot, or any part thereof, for the assessed valuation.
Mr. Fiske reported verbally to the Committee that he had various estimates of the expense of grading the Hone lot, of from $1,200 to $2,400, and the Wilson lot for placing a drain pipe along the Westerly side of said lot, and grading the same, for from $1,500 to $1,600.
On July 18th, 1905, the Committee voted to purchase the land at the junction of Central and Winter streets, the Wilson lot, so called, for its assessed valuation. Messrs Fiske and Caswell of the Committee voted in the negative.
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The Committee met on July 29th, 1905, and proceeded to choose architects for the three buildings. After considerable discussion Mr. Caswell moved that the Committee eliminate all competition, and ballot for an architect, and Messrs. Prescott & Sidebottom were elected. Mr. Caswell then tendered his resignation as a member of the Committee, and Mr. Fiske then tendered his resignation as a member of the Committee, and Benjamin F. Robinson was elected Secretary, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Mr. Fiske.
It was determined by the Committee, after a survey was made of the Wilson lot, that one acre would not be enough for the High School lot, and the Committee voted to purchase 50,455 feet at its assessed valuation.
On August 2nd, 1905, a Bill in Equity was filed in the Superior Court for Essex County, containing, among other things, in the allegations, the records of the Committee, and asking that an injunction issue restraining the remaining mem- bers of the Committee from purchasing the Wilson lot, so called, or making any contract with the architects that had been employed. The Committee did not take any other action until after the Special Town Meeting, held August 15th, 1905, which meeting voted to indefinitely postpone the article to see if the Town would vote to discharge this Committee, an agreement at that time being offered to dismiss all court proceedings.
The Committee purchased 50,455 feet at the junction of Cen- tral and Winter streets, at its assessed valuation, for the sum of $3,606.15.
East Saugus School.
The Committee sold, at public auction, the house on the Valpey lot, for the sum of $25.
The architects submitted a plan for a four room building of 71} feet by 45₺ feet, and advertised for bids for the construction of the building. The Committee received three bids, as follows :
Ernest L. Noera
$13,950 00 Dimmock & Patten .
12,984 00
W. George Greenlay
12,640 00
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The contract for this building was awarded to Mr. Greenlay, under date of Sept. 29, 1905.
Mr. Levi G. Hawkes made a survey of the lot before any blasting was done, and the committee allowed the Contractor $3.00 per cubic yard for blasting 535 cubic yards, amounting to $1,605.
The Committee, after investigation of various systems of plumbing and sanitary apparatus, accepted the bid of the Fuller & Warren Company for the sum of $350.
The Committee received bids for the heating and ventilation of this school building from the Fuller & Warren Company of $1,800, Walker Pratt Company $1,384, and the Smith & Anthony Company of $1,247. The contract for the heating and ventilation of this building was awarded to the Smith & Anthony Company.
The Committee employed W. George Greenlay to construct a retaining wall on the front side of this lot, for $150.00, and Benjamin F. Robinson to grade the same, for $575.00.
Pleasant Hills School.
The Committee have had the trees removed, and the lot graded, necessary before excavations are made for a cellar, by B. F. Robinson, at an expense of $146.28. Not being able to contract for a suitable two room school building, for the appro- priation available for this building, the Committee, after having plans submitted to various contractors for estimates, have not awarded any contract for this building.
High School.
The Committe received bids for the construction of a stone drain on the Westerly side of the High School lot, along the line of Central street, and grading around the drain from :
David J. Shehan
$ 1,895 00
Elmer B. Newhall
1,500 00
Monteith & Meister
1,350 00
Lewis B. Austin
1,345 00
Richard Philpott
1,350 00
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Mr. Fiske of the Committee requested that the bids be revised, and to substitute a 24-inch vitrified standard sewer pipe in place of the stone drain. The bidders revised their bids, and the contract was awarded to Monteith & Meister, the lowest bidders for the same, for $1,475, a survey of the lot having been previ- ously made by Mr. Levi G. Hawkes, and the grade established.
The Committee met with the School Committee, and Superin- tendent of Schools, and after examining various High Schools in other cities and towns in this Commonwealth, approved plans as submitted by the Architects, which conform to the requests of the School Committee. The size of this building is 128 feet 8 inches by 64 feet 8 inches-8 rooms, 2 laboratories, and an assembly hall of about 400 capacity.
The Committee, having advertised for bids for the construc- tion of the building, including plumbing and sanitary apparatus, and a telephone system, awarded the contract to W. George Greenlay for $33,337. The Committee received other bids, as follows :
J. E. Locatelli . $31,681 00
F. C. Fuller & Co.
35,000 00
Marr Brothers
33,400 00
F. C. Alexander
32,990 00
Coburn & Broughton 33,888 00
E. T. Reynolds 32,750 00
Hapgood, Frost & Co. 34,443 00
Contractors & Builders Co. 35,909 00
William Crane . 40,760 00
Mr. Greenlay, not being the lowest bidder, the contract was awarded to him upon his written statement that he would, so far as practicable, purchase Saugus material, and employ Saugus labor in the construction of this building.
The Committee received bids for the heating by steam, and ventilating of this building from :
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Decreau & Pitman
$5,842 00
Smith & Anthony Co. 4,250 00
Issac Coffin Co.
4,286 00
Fuller & Warren Co.
5,245 00
Walter B. Ross .
4,148 00
and from the Smith & Anthony Company of a combination of hot air and steam for $3,597 and from the Fuller & Warren Company for combination hot air and steam $4,228. The Com- mittee, having examined quite a number of heating systems now in use in buildings of a similar size, determined to adopt the Fuller & Warren combination system, and the contract was awarded to them, for the sum of $4,228.
All of the contracts for heating and ventilating, and the con- struction of the two buildings now under process of erection, are guaranteed by bonds, which have been approved by the Com- mittee. The Committee have placed insurance on two buildings in three of the agencies in Saugus.
The loam having been removed and stacked on the high school lot, at an expense of $175.00, Mr. Levi G. Hawkes has made a survey and plan of the same, and established the grade.
The above is a complete report of the work done by your Committee, and the money expended, or contracts made, with the exception of the few items as shown in the Annual Report, for surveying, advertising, expense of examining titles, and inci- dental expenses.
WILLIAM E. LUDDEN, BENJAMIN F. ROBINSON, JOHN S. SMITH.
SAUGUS, Mass., March 12th, 1906.
Report of Investigating Committee on New School Houses.
Your Committee, consisting of H. K. Wheeler, C. W. Amerige and C. W. Dearborn, appointed at the annual Town Meeting, March 12, 1906, to investigate the doings of the School Building Committee appointed by the Town at special Town Meeting, held June 7, 1905, met March 14, 1906, at the Assessors' office, Town building, and organized as follows : H. K. Wheeler was chosen Chairman and C. W. Dearborn, Secre- tary of Committee, and after being duly sworn by Town Clerk, proceeded to business and they herewith submit the following partial report :
Your Committee has held several meetings and summoned in witnesses and have received all available testimony from those connected and familiar in any way with this matter, which has been offered or furnished; most of the testimony being given under oath and a brief statement of the more important part of the evidence is herewith incorporated.
Grammar School.
Your Committee find that $20,000 was appropriated to pur- chase land, build and furnish complete a grammar school build- ing on Lincoln avenue. In regard to the purchase of land we find that there was $25 that had not been accounted for, but since attention has been called to the fact by your Committee, it has been turned into the Town Treasury and the Town now has a title deed to the land. Upon the evidence before this Committee, they are of the opinion that the work cannot be completed within or according to the terms of the appropriation ;
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that the Building Committee allowed contractor without any competition whatever the sum of $1,605, for blasting 535 cubic yards of ledge for which, he, the contractor, paid only $485, making a profit of $1, 120.
Evidence (I.)
From the report of the Building Committee made to the Town of Saugus, March 12, 1906, it appears (page 4) that the Com- mittee allowed the contractor $3 per cubic yard for blasting 535 cubic yards, amounting to $1,605 on the East Saugus School- house lot.
It appears from statements made to your Committee by F. D. Mayo and written communication from him that he " did the drilling and blasting of ledge on school house lot, Lincoln ave., Saugus, for the sum of $485." Mr. Caswell, a member of the Building Committee testified that the contract was let out at an enormous price. It appears from the testimony of Mr. Prescott, one of the architects, that the contract for drilling and blasting was given to the contractor without being submitted to others to bid upon. There is also the testimony of Mr. Ludden, the Chairman of the Building Committee, to the same effect.
The stone was removed and used in grading up the lot by one Robinson, a member of your Building Committee, at a cost to the Town of about $675 for grading and filling, which in the judgment of your Committee and from the evidence submitted is an unreasonably high price, taking into consideration the fact that had there been no ledge, contractor would have had to remove a considerable amount of earth under his contract, for which we find no allowance has been made, and the Town in the judgment of your Committee seems to be a loser to a con- siderable extent by this transaction. And your Committee believe there should have been competition on this work if the best interests of the Town had been considered.
Evidence (2.)
It appears from the report of the Building Committee (page 4) that the contract to grade the lot of the East Saugus school
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was let to Benj. F. Robinson for $575. Maurice Cunningham testified that he was acquainted with this lot, that he had had a good many jobs of grading done and that three hundred dollars would have been a good price for all grading done on this lot.
Height of Rooms.
Your Committee find that this building is designed for a grammar school and that the height of the stories in the clear are but eleven feet, which is at least one foot lower than the regular height for the primary grades and two feet lower than the grammar school on Essex street in Cliftondale, and your Committee is satisfied that on dark and cloudy days, at least one half of the pupils in each room will suffer severely for want of light. This serious defect cannot be removed without a great cost to the Town. The State Board of Education and School Board of Boston, as well as other cities, recommend a stud not less than thirteen feet for rooms of this size in grammar grades.
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