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4 75
Oct. 5 A. E. Davis, labor
26 00
Charles Baker, labor
27 00
M. Glennon, labor
26 00
C. L. Davis, use of horse .
20 25
C. L. Davis, superintendent's salary .
58 33
W. Kochanowski, 350 loads of gravel 35 00
Police Department, services of officers
4 00
New England Tel. & Tel. Co., service 2 00
W. H. Hutchinson, supplies
I 63
Oct. 19 A. E. Davis, labor 27 00
Charles Baker, labor
8 00
M. Glennon, labor
28 00
C. L. Davis, use of horse .
19 50
W. Kockanoski, labor
3 00
W. Kochanowski, 240 loads gravel 24 00
Nov. 2 A. E. Davis, labor
23 00
Charles Baker, labor
17 25
M. Glennon, labor .
.
12 00
Amount carried forward,
$2,269 77
125
FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY.
Amount brought forward $2,269 77
Nov. 2 C. L. Davis, use of horse .
14 25
C. L. Davis, superintendent's salary 58 33
16 A. E. Davis, labor 17 00
Charles Baker, labor
16 25
M. Glennon, labor 8 75
C. F. Davis, use of horse . 9 00
H. W. Johnson, 27 loads gravel
2 70
Tilden & Addington, fork 1 00
New England Tel. & Tel. Co., service
2 20
Estate Abba Tuttle, 1765 ft. sods
17 65
F. W. Clark, manure
2 00
Dec. 7 C. L. Davis, superintendent, salary .
58 33
G. H. & A. L. Nichols, printing 2 25
New England Tel. & Tel. Co., service
2 20
L. G. Hawkes, surveys and plan 15 50
31 C. L. Davis, superintendent, salary
58 33
Total expenditure
. $2,555 51
Balance unexpended
44 49
$2,600 00
Free Public Library.
APPROPRIATIONS.
Annual March Meeting
$500 00
Dog Tax
594 27
Paid Treasurer
82
.
.
Total appropriation .
.
·
. $1,095 09
I26
ASSESSORS' DEPARTMENT.
EXPENDITURES.
Apr. 6 By Selectmen's order
$290 84
July 6 By Selectmen's order 156 15
Oct. 5 By Selectmen's order
229 52
Dec. 28 By Selectmen's order
414 58
31 By Selectmen's order
4 00
Total expenditure . $1,095 09 (For detail of expenditures see report of Librarian. )
Assessors' Department.
APPROPRIATION.
Annual March meeting . $1,500 00
1908 EXPENDITURES.
Mar. 16 Mendlow Bros., supplies .
$1 95
April 6 Underwood Typewriter Co., ribbon . 1 00
Miss A. M. Biffin, postage and express
I 75
Miss A. M. Biffin, clerk .
30 00
L. G. Hawkes, services as assessor
2 50
Fawmay & Erbe, Manf. Co., 1000 cards 3 05
L, J. Austin, services as assessor
1I 25
20 Hobbs & Warren, record book 5 10 Miss A. M. Biffin, clerk Miss A. M. Biffin, numbering stamp 5 00
20 00
May 4 J. N. Pitman & Son, 3 street books
22 00
White Bros., binding precinct books Norfolk Press, envelopes, letter heads, etc.,
1 50
Miss A. M. Biffin, clerk .
20 00
Miss A. M. Biffin, notices and express .
I 30
6 00
L. J. Austin, services as assessor 8 II
Amount carried forward, $140 51
127
ASSESSORS' DEPARTMENT.
Amount brought forward, $140 51
May 4 L. G. Hawkes, services and use of horse . 11 13 L. G. Hawkes, services Jan. I to Mar. I 14 50
18 Miss A. M. Biffin, clerk .
20 00
L. G. Hawkes, services and use or horse 24 44
L. J. Austin, services as assessor 31 06
C. W. Amerige, services as assessor
15 31
June I Miss A. M. Biffin, clerk .
Miss A. M. Biffin, express
25
L. G. Hawkes, services and use of horse L. J. Austin, services
17 71
July 6 L. G. Hawkes, services and use of horse 13 37
8 74
Miss A. M. Biffin, clerk 50 00
L. J. Austin, services
8 44
G. H. & A. L. Nichols, 500 lists of polls . 55 50
20 Miss A. M. Biffin, clerk 20 00
Aug. 3 Miss A. M. Biffin, clerk
20 00
L. J. Austin, services
4 69
L. G. Hawkes, services 4 69
17 Miss A. M. Biffin, clerk 20 00
L. G. Hawks, services and use of horse 3 98
Sept. 21 L. G. Hawkes, services as assessor 5 78 Miss A. M. Biffin, clerk 50 00 Underwood Typewriter Co., ribbon I 00
Oct. 5 Miss A. M. Biffin, clerk 20 00
Miss A. M. Biffin, 100 stamps 2 00
19 Miss A. M. Biffin, clerk . 20 00
Nov. 2 Miss A. M. Biffin, clerk . 20 00
L. G. Hawkes, services as assessor
12 34
Burroughs Adding Machine Co., adding machine 375 00
16 Perry & Searle Co., abatement book 13 50
Miss A. M. Biffin, clerk 20 00
Dec. 7 Miss A. M. Biffin, clerk
30 00
28 Miss A. M. Biffin, clerk
10 00
Amount carried forward,
$1,083 94
20 00
E
I 28
NUMBERING HOUSES.
Amount brought forward, $1,083 94
Dec. 28 Miss A. M. Biffin, stamps and express 2 50
21 Miss A. M. Biffin, clerk 20 00
Yawman & Erbe Manf. Co., 1000 cards
3 05
31 Miss A. M. Biffin, clerk . .
10 00
L. G. Hawkes, services as assessor
2 50
Total expenditure
. $1, 121 99
Unexpended balance 378 0I
$1,500 00
Searching Records and Plans for Assessors.
APPROPRIATION.
Annual March Meeting
$150 00
EXPENDITURES.
April 6 Miss Lilla D. Stott, 30 abstracts and cards, $4 65
20 Miss Lilla D. Stott, 66 abstracts and cards, 9 45
July 6 Miss Lilla D. Stott, 129 abstracts and cards, 2I 58
Dec. 21 Miss Lilla D. Stott, 284 abstracts and cards,
45 35
Total expenditure
$81 03
Unexpended balance
68 97
-
$150 00
Numbering Houses.
APPROPRIATION.
Annual March Meeting .
$25 00
PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS.
129
EXPENDITURES.
Nov. 2 L. G. Hawkes, services
$4 40
Chester L. Lucas, 180 numbers 9 90
Dec. 31 Chester L. Lucas, 18 numbers L. G. Hawkes, services
99
4 05
L. H. Hawkes, use of horse
.
2 25
Total expenditure
$21 59
Unexpended balance
3 41
.
$25 00
Public Buildings and Grounds.
APPROPRIATION.
Annual March Meeting . . $1,000 00
EXPENDITURES.
Mar. 2 Henry Upham, watering lawn and repairs at Franklin square $1 50
Feb. 17 Welt & Co., repairs at Essex street school- house · 16 Ole Christiansen, repairs at Town clerk's office . ·
59 02
Apr. 20 Eugene Stevens, white-washing at Saugus Home . .
10 00
May 4 Otis J. Freeman, painting and papering at Saugus Home .
31 00
18 W. F. Paul, repairs at Town Hall 3 52 . J. A. Galeucia & Son, painting, raising and gilding vane on East Saugus flagstaff 25 00
Amount carried forward,
$137 79
9
7 75
I30
PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS.
Amount brought forward, $137 79
June I P. B. Magrane, papering, etc., at Saugus Home .
6 30
D. B. Willis, sheathing room, putting 2 glass panels in doors at Hose House No. 3 as per contract 61 60
D. B. Willis, extra work repairing Hose House No. 3 12 90
July 6 R. T. Allen, extra work repairing Hose House No. 3 3 15
R. T. Allen, hanging brackets Hose House No. 3 3 90
Aug. 3 Alfred F. Sachsse, painting steam-roller shed 20 00
17 D. B. Willis, repairs at Hose House No. 3, Sept. 7 Remick & Co., repairs at Cliftondale school house . 9 89
95
Remick & Co., repairs at Old Lincoln avenue school-house 5 04 Remick & Co., repairs at New Lincoln avenue school-house 25
W. F. Paul, repairs on barn Saugus Home, 195 55 W. F. Paul, repairs on roof of Hose House No. I . 19 05 · Welt & Co., new bulkhead Lincoln avenue school-house 7 00
21 D. B. Willis, building house for steam- roller 225 00 5 George T. Hoyt Co., flag-pole and putting up at Cliftondale school-house 17 50
Oct.
George T. Hoyt Co., flag-pole and putting up at Oaklandvale school-house . 17 50
· 19 Joseph I. Snow, repairing chimney and stone cap Felton school-house 29 40
Amount carried forward,
$772 77
TREE WARDEN.
131
Amount brought forward, $772 77 Nov. 2 John D. Bee & Sons, repairs on Saugus high school building . 57 51 · 16 J. A. Galucia & Sons, lowering top-mast East Saugus . 7 00
Ole Christiansen, setting glass and window- cords Town Hall . ·
3 25
Otis J. Freeman, setting glass high school building I 50
Dec. 7 George Caswell, repairs Hose House No. I, IO 50
George Caswell, repairs at Felton school- house ·
13 30
George Caswell, repairs at high school
building 16 65
George Caswell, repairs Town Hall . 30 72
John Taylor, repairs Hathaway estate 6 97
Patrick McTague, care Franklin square
10 00
Total expenditure
$930 17
Unexpended balance 69 83
$1,000 00
Tree Warden.
APPROPRIATION.
Annual March Meeting .
.
$200 00
EXPENDITURES.
May 18 T. E. Berrett, labor and team $3 25
C. Burlock, labor
I 50
A. Ellis, labor
I 50
F. Whitford, labor
1 00
New England Tel. & Tel. Co., service .
2 00
Amount carried forward,
$9 25
132
TREE WARDEN.
Amount brought forward, $9 25
July 1 T. E. Berrett, labor and team 2 50
W. Kimball, labor . I 00
New England Tel. & Tel. Co. service 2 00
July 20 Duncan Douglas, labor 3 00
P. McTague, labor . 2 00
W. Kimball, labor . 2 00
T. E. Berrett, use of team 2 00
Aug. 3 Duncan Douglas, labor
6 75
Fred White, labor
6 75
T. E. Berrett, use of team
2 00
New England Tel. & Tel. Co., exchange service . 2 00
Aug. 17 T. E. Berrett, labor and term .
2 50
W. Kimball, labor and team
I 00
New England Tel. & Tel. Co., exchange service . 2 00
Sept. 7 W. Kimball, labor ·
10 00
S. Mansfield, labor .
7 50
T. E. Berrett, use of team
II 25
Charles Sellick, use of team
3 00
Sept. 21 Duncan Douglas, labor
22 00
W. Kimball, labor
22 00
S. Mansfield, labor .
22 00
T. E. Berrett, use of team
24 75
New England Tel. & Tel. Co., exchange service . 2 00
Oct. 5 New England Tel. & Tel. Co., exchange serviee . 2 00
Nov. 16 New England Tel. & Tel. Co., exchange service . 2 00
Dec. 7 New England Tel. & Tel. Co., exchange service . ·
2 00
Amount carried forward,
$187 25
-
Duncan Douglas, labor
10 00
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
I33
Amount brought forward,
$187 25
Dec. 21 T. E. Berrett, use of team Stephen Mansfield, labor .
4 00
6 50
Total expenditure
$197 75
Balance unexpended .
.
2 25
$200 00
Insurance on Town Buildings, Etc.
APPROPRIATION.
Annual' March Meeting
$200 00
EXPENDITURES.
Jan. 20 Cliftondale Real Estate Agency
$30 00
Mar. 16 Cliftoneale Real Estate Agency 70.00
May 14 Saugus Mutual Fire Insurance Co.
7 40
June I E. L. Noera, insurance on ambulance
3 78
Oct. 5 Hall & Newhall 12 00
Dec. 19 H. A. B. Peckham
33 75
21 George M. Amerige
33 75
28 Arthur Reddish, insurance on pung and
and wagon .
·
3 60
Total expenditure
$194 28
Balance unexpended
5 72
$200 00
Equipment for Sealer of Weights and Measures.
APPROPRIATION.
Annual March Meeting
$175 00
I34
CONCRETING SIDEWALKS.
EXPENDITURES.
April ( J. J. Hargraves, marking acid . $4 00
W. & L. E. Gurles, 50 lb. test weights 30 00 W. & L. E. Gurles, set liquid measures 16 00
W. & L. E. Gurles, steel and brass hanger weights 6 00
W. & L. E. Gurles, I gal. and ¿ gal. liquid measures .
16 00
W. & L. E. Gurles, other supplies ·
34 86
Herman Strater & Sons, 3-pt. sealer's measure 4 85
June I W. & L. G. Gurley, 25 lb. and 10 lb. hanger weights 9 50
W. & L. G. Gurley, portable balance 35 00
W. & L. G. Gurley, set brass weights 12 75
W. & L. G. Gurley, prepaid express
52
W. & L. G. Gurley, badge and postage
I 5I
Hobbs & Warren Co., I weight and meas- ures record book 2 50
Malden Specialty Co., supplies .
I 50
Total expenditure
$175 00
Concreting Sidewalks.
APPROPRIATION.
Annual March meeting .
$200 00
EXPENDITURES.
May 18 Harry L. Fuller, 175 square feet granolithic, $17 50
Sept. 21 L. G. Hawkes, surveying 4 50
Nov. 2 H. D. Bisbee, granolithic 40 00
Amount carried forward, $62 00
.
135
CONCRETING SIDEWALKS.
Amount brought forward, $62 00
Dec. 28 J. H. McLoughlin, skimcoating 2-4 Lin- coln avenue . 13 50
J. H. McLoughlin, 17 yards. T. A. Tre- fethen, 13 Myrtle street 6 80 J. H. McLoughlin, 17 yards Hannah Dris- coll, 5 Linwood street 6 80
J. H. McLoughlin, 15 yards E. E. Dexter, 12 Ernest street .
6 00
J. H. McLoughlin, 15 yards W. S. Clark, Io Ernest street 6 00
J. H. McLoughlin, 17 yards W. H. Sargent, 366 Central street . 6 80
J. H. McLoughlin, 35 yards repairing, Main street 14 00
J. H. McLoughlin, 15 yards repairing Main street
3 75
J. H. McLoughlin, 3 yards repairing Lin- coln avenue, E. S. 20
J. H. McLoughlin, 60 yards F. C. Stuart II Vine street 24 00
J. H. McLoughlin, 17 yards A. J. Dolphin 32 Endicott street . 6 80
J. H. McLoughlin, 25 yards repairing Jackson street 2 50
J. H. McLoughlin, 102 yards H. H. Ath- erton, Jr., Lincoln avenue 40 80
J. J. McLoughlin, 5 yards repairing 7 Wendell street 2 00
202 95
J. H. McLoughlin, overcharge at 35 Stone street
4 20
Total expenditure
$198 75
Unexpended balance . .
I 25
$200 00
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SINKING FUND.
Sidewalk Lincoln Avenue.
APPROPRIATION.
Annual March meeting . $200 00
EXPENDITURES.
Sept. 21 Peter Haigh, labor
$26 50
J. Ross, labor.
18 00
Patrick Lyons, labor
18 00
John Mc Vicker, labor
20 25
Walter E. Chambers, labor
18 50
John McCaul, labor
2 00
W. H. Joy, labor
2 00
Anthony Hatch
28 50
John W. Danforth, grate .
2 00
W. A. Trefethen, labor and team
33 25
E. M. Hatch, labor and team
31 00
Total expenditure
$200 00
Sinking Fund.
APPROPRIATIONS.
Annual March Meeting 1907
. $1,000 00
Annual March Meeting 1908
· 1,000 00
2,523 85
Total appropriations
. $4,523185
EXPENDITURES. May 18 By Selectmen's order. . $4,523 85
137
MEMORIAL DAY.
East Saugus Bridge.
APPROPRIATION.
Annual March Meeting . $1,000 00
EXPENDITURES.
Sept. 7 J. A. Halliday, advertising
$4 00
Oct. 5 Harry C. Attwill, legal services 47 00
Nov. 2 Dearborn Bros. & Co., building walk and fence
200 00
Dec. 7 Dearborn Bros. & Co., building fence, east side .
54 50
21 Charles W. Gay, surveying, etc.
58 95
Total expenditure
$364 45
Balance unexpended
635,55
$1,000 00
Memorial Day.
APPROPRIATION.
Annual March Meeting $250 00
EXPENDITURE.
June I Post 95, G. A. R., Charles H. Mansfield, Treasurer
$250 00
138
SALARIES.
Hydrant Service.
APPROPRIATION.
Annual March Meeting
.
$504 00
EXPENDITURE.
Sept. 21 Public Water Board, Lynn $504 00
Gas Fixtures, Town Hall.
APPROPRIATION.
Annual March Meeting
$175 00
EXPENDITURES.
Aug. 17 Sampson & Allen, installing gas pipe as per contract ·
$41 00.
Sept. 7 Sampson & Allen, installing fixtures as per contract
129 00
Total expenditure $170 00
Balance unexpended 5 00
$175 00
Salaries.
APPROPRIATION.
Annual March Meeting . . $2,225 00
139
RECAPITULATION.
EXPENDITURES.
Town Clerk
$100 00
Selectmen .
350 00
Treasurer
.
500 00
Auditor .
300 00
Overseers of the Poor
300 00
Water Commissioners
100 00
Board of Health
75 00
Chief Engineer Fire Department
100 00
Assistant Engineers Fire Department Constable
100 00
50 00
Secretary of School Committee
50 00
Secretary of Finance Committee
50 00
Sealer of Weights and Measures
150 00
Total expenditure
. $2,225 00
Recapitulation of Selectmen's Department.
Selectmen's Incidentals
$6,643 80
State Aid
2,954 00
Soldiers' Relief
554 00
Schools
34,310 79
Superintendent of Schools . 1,260 00
Inside repairs on school houses
499 93
Highways and Bridges
3,000 00
Highways and Bridges on account Street Railway and Excise tax
6,819 90
Street Lighting
7,002 93
Police
4,250 00
Keeper of Lockup
356 45
Water Department Maintenance .
2 74 00
.
Amount carried forward,
$67,925 80
140
RECAPITULATION.
Amount brought forward,
$67,925 80
Water Department Extension
1,847 25
Gypsy and Brown Tail Moth Department
20,027 40
Fire Department
2,246 80
Firemen's Salaries
1,924 97
Board of Health
.
2,045 57
Cemetery
2,555 51
Public Library
1,095 09
Assessors' Department
1,121 99
Searching Records and Plans
81 03
Numbering houses
21 59
Public Buildings and Grounds
930 17
Tree Warden
197 75
Insurance on Town Buildings
194 28 Concreting Sidewalks .
198 75
Lincoln Avenue Sidewalk
200. 00
Sinking Fund
4,523 85
East Saugus Bridge
364 45
Memorial Day .
250 00
Hydrant Service .
504 00
Gas Fixtures for Town Hall
170 00
Salaries
2,225 00
Equipment for Sealer of Weights and Measures
175 00
Total Selectmen's Department . . $110,826 25
Report of Selectmen.
Under existing conditions, the Town is to be congratulated that the various departments have kept so largely within the ap- propriations during the past year. As the period of growth through which the Town of Saugus is now passing, will result in a larger community somewhat different from the old New England town, the problems of government require that every citizen should perform to the best of his ability, whatever office is assigned to him. The large area of our Town and the num- ber of miles of streets, render the highway problem a difficult one, and it has been the policy of those members of the board who have served in past years, to build one good piece of road each year and expend the balance of the appropriation in patch- ing existing highways. It has not been considered judicious either to expend the whole appropriation in thoroughly building or rebuilding, or to devote it wholly to repairs over a wider area. By devoting a portion of the appropriation each year to one thorough piece of road building, and the balance of the appro- priation to repairs and the ordinary attention to the streets, we believe our highways can be maintained in as good a condition as the modest financial means available for this purpose will permit. Our streets are not in as good condition as we desire, yet they will compare favorably with those of surrounding towns.
The same may be said of our Police and Fire Departments, both of which deserve to be highly complimented in view of the similar economy which is necessary. Some complaint has been made of gatherings of boys and young men upon our streets, with occasional disorderly language. It must be remembered that active youth cannot be confined at all times within the walls
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of a house. Boys must have somewhere to go and meet to- gether ; but laws are made to be obeyed, and there is no other issue before the American nation at the present time, so important as that of reverence for the law. If a law is not good it should be repealed, but while it is in force it should be obeyed, and nothing can excuse the utmost effort on the part of the police and of the citizens generally in the enforcement of all laws in our Town.
Your Board of Selectmen has been relieved from some of the anxiety of the previous year, by the action of the Treasurer in making year loans for temporary purposes, but the difficulties of previous years have not thus been entirely removed. As much pressure as possible has been put upon the proper officials for the collection of unpaid taxes of previous years, and considerable progress has been made.
Your Board has been given considerable anxiety by old law- suits, and this is a matter in which we have been very much gratified at the public-spirited action of many citizens in securing testimony to prevent impositions upon the town in various direc- tions. We refer not only to personal injury cases, but to im- proper bills which are brought before the Board. Among other matters, small by themselves, but large in the aggregate, we call attention to the receipts from letting the Town Hall the past year, under the efficient management of the janitor, as compared with some previous years.
One of the problems incident to the growth of our town is the adequate inspection of buildings, and at the request of the Select- men, a committee of three citizens has prepared a code of by- laws, which will be presented at the coming Annual Town Meet- ing, and which we trust will be adopted. In the same spirit we recommend a liberal appropriation for the extension of water pipes, because constant appeals have been made to your Board to call special Town Meetings during the past year to take action for the extension of such pipes in several different localities. While we have felt that it was against the interests of the Town to call a special Town Meeting for one or more purposes, at which the assemblage of citizens might be confined mainly to
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those who were in favor of a particular object, yet we have as- sured petitioners for such meetings, that the Board of Selectmen had no hostility to" such necessary extension of water mains as the growth of the Town requires. It must be admitted, of course, that if citizens feel aggrieved at the action of the Town at the annual Town Meeting, where all appropriations ought to be made, it is their privilege to ask for a special Town Meeting, and, therefore, abundant time and deliberation should be taken at the annual meetings to afford a fair presentation of the inter- ests of every locality and every citizen. One of the provisions of the statutes defining the duties of selectmen, is as follows :
" If the Selectmen unreasonably refuse to call a Town Meeting the Justice of the Peace, upon application of ten or more voters of the Town, may call a meeting, etc."
It will be noted that the Justice of the Peace, is not empowered to call such a meeting unless the Selectmen unreasonably refuse, and in order to determine whether such a refusal is " unreason- able" or not, it would seem as though a hearing would usually be necessary before the Justice of the Peace, at which the Selectmen should be heard. The law unquestionably imposes upon the Selectmen the duty of preventing the calling of meetings at which only the friends of a particular project might be repre- sented, instead of that general attendance of citizens which occurs at the annual meetings, and through which only the voice of the people may be heard. This statement seems to be neces- sary, and your Board of Selectmen feel compelled to urge large attention to Town matters, and broad and orderly discussion at the annual meeting, because, under the statutes of the Common- wealth, which have been built up by centuries of experience, very much of the responsibility of town government rests upon the Board of Selectmen, during the greater portion of the year.
In those departments where the expenditures are primarily under the direction of the Selectmen, without the assistance of other boards, as streets, incidentals, public buildings, etc., we believe that the appropriations for the coming year need not be increased, excepting that for public buildings, which should be twelve hundred dollars, as we have been compelled to delay cer-
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tain important repairs during the past year, owing to emergen- cies which have arisen elsewhere. The barn at the Poor Farm should have been shingled, but the money was necessarily diverted because of unexpected demands in another part of the same building. Some repairs of school houses are necessary and there should be sufficient money in this department to meet possible accidents.
The East Saugus bridge has been put in good condition at a very moderate cost, and in view of the questions of engineering and of legal rights which were raised, and which needed to be fully understood in order that your board might act intelligently, the cost has been small. The Selectmen were petitioners for the widening of the bridge and roadway, providing the total expense would be limited to one thousand dollars, and we were assured by the authorities to whom we appealed, that the cost of the work would be confined within that sum. Later it appeared probable that the cost would be three thousand dollars or more, and as we had no authority to expend that amount of money, and no appropriation for the purpose, we decided that better results would be secured by delay. Moreover, your board was not satisfied with the manner in which the roadway was to be left upon the Lynn side. In view of the complexity of the whole matter, we feel that it should be left in the hands of the Selectmen for a further report to the Town at some future date.
In conclusion, at the close of the Town year, we desire to thank the great number of citizens who have appeared before the board at various times, for their general spirit of co-operation and helpfulness.
HENRY F. FISKE, FRANK P. BENNETT, J. ARTHUR RADDIN,
Selectmen.
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Report of Thomas P. Parsons.
SAUGUS, January 18, 1909.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen of the Town of Saugus :
GENTLEMEN,-In my report to you last year, on the income and expenditures of the Town for the past twenty years, I find that a double error was made in the summary table given on page 138 of the Auditor's Report.
While the making of this double error caused the totals of the table to apparently prove the correctness of its conclusion, yet the conclusion was wrong.
I hand you herewith a corrected table, which shows that the expenditures for the year 1904 exceeded the income by $2,640.93 instead of $12,640.93, and that in the whole period the income exceeded the expenditures by $3,908.86, instead of the expendi- tures exceeding the income by $6,091.14.
Taking the period from 1895 to 1908 the expenditures ex- ceeded the income by $25,587.79 instead of $35,537.79.
Regretting that such an error should have been made in my office, I am,
Yours respectfully,
THOMAS P. PARSONS.
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Tax Com- mitted to Collector Exhibit A.
Tax Re- assessed or Corrected.
Town Incomes see Exhibit C.
Total.
Payments see Exhibit D.
Abatements Discounts see Exhibit B.
Total.
Excess of Receipts.
Excess of Payments.
I SSS
$45,436 78
$16 93
$4,700 82
$50,154 53
$51,129 IS
$1,879 32
$53,008 50
$2,853 97
ISS9
49,955 02
6,672 31
56,627 33
46,936 73
1,558 75
48,495 48
$8,131 85
I S90
46,919 12
7,767 52
54,686 64
46,942 72
1,516 89
48,459 61
6,227 03
1891
46,023 06
61 04
10,522 23
56,606 33
49,400 76
1,778 37
51,179 13
5,427 20
IS92
47,137 84
7,300 06
54,437 90
47,958 10
1,207 63
49,165 73
5,272 17
1893
56,185 50
10,081 69
66,267 19
59,991 20
2,225 98
62,217 18
4,050 01
IS94
50,997 12
11,101 79
68,098 91
62,092 04
2,764 51
64,856 55
3,242 36
1895
58,837 55
626 52
9,687 0S 9,636 05
83,751 70
80,523 59
3,326 06
83,849 65
6,288 64 97 95
IS98
75,412 32
172 89
14,100 29
89,685 50
80,831 13
4,706 14
85,537 27
4,148 23
IS99
74,156 16
251 72
14,73º 97
89,138 85
82,629 70
3,924 88
86,554 58
2,584 27
1900
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