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F. W. Coughlin
8 97
57 31
6 74
6 25
70
79 97
4F. W. Coughlin
3 58
35 97
4 15
6 25
70
50 65
F. W. Coughlin
12 73
41 67
3 90
6 25
70
65 25
F. W. Coughlin
7 29
50 67
5 91
6 25
70
70 82
F. W. Coughlin
4 67
40 30
. 4 66
6 25
70
56 58
F. W. Coughlin
4 29
38 80
4 44
6 25
70
54 48
F. W. Coughlin
11 86
68 78
8 12
6 25
70
95 71
F. W. Coughlin
3 91
37 27
4 21
6 25
70
52 34
F. W. Coughlin
2 84
33 07
3 78
6 25
70
46 64
F. W. Coughlin
9 35
69 34
9 62
6 25
70
95 26
F. W. Coughlin
4 04
34 88
3 91
6 25
70
49 78
F. W. Coughlin
2 44
22 51
2 38
6 25
70
34 28
F. W. Coughlin
1 52
20 20
2 09
6 25
70
30 76
F. W. Coughlin
3 20
24 44
2 53
6 25
70
37 12
F. W. Coughlin
3 81
36 88
4 27
6 25
70
51 91
F. W. Coughlin
7 62
47 29
7 37
6 25
70
69 23
F. W. Coughlin
30 48
126 38
13 20
6 25
70
177 01
3F. W. Coughlin
6 01
51 31
5 60
6 25
70
69 87
J. Franklin Otis
2 49
47 77
10 47
6 25
70
67 68
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1916]
FINAL SALE ACCOUNT
70
$115 03
19 30
91 76
9 83
6 25
70
127 84
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$16 26
$82 77
$9 05
$6 25
Agnes A. Coughlin Agnes A. Coughlin
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Sold in 1915 - Continued
Tax 1914
Tax Titles
Interest
Cost
Recording
Total
J. Franklin Otis
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12 40
101 73
22 35
6 25
70
143 43
J. Franklin Otis
4 27
47 02
9 12
6 25
70
67 36
J. Franklin Otis
2 54
31 59
4 63
6 25
70
45 71
J. Franklin Otis
37 29
12 75
6 25
70
56 99
J. Franklin Otis
7 24
48 99
7 50
6 25
70
70 68
J. Franklin Otis
3 28
51 34
11 21
6 25
70
72 78
J. Franklin Otis
2 36
46 29
10 15
6 25
70
65 75
J. F. Otis and Samuel Broadbent
4 83
59 84
14 31
6 25
70
85 93
J. F. Otis and Samuel Broadbent
14 17
111 75
24 71
6 25
70
157 78
J. F. Otis and Samuel Broadbent
13 13
106 40
23 60
6 25
70
150 08
J. F. Otis and Samuel Broadbent
15 27
117 35
25 53
6 25
70
165 10
Samuel Broadbent
13 82
73 28
10 26
6 25
70
104 31
Samuel Broadbent
12 57
68 73
11 12
6 25
70
99 37
Eliza A. Gray
3 81
75 70
25 56
6 25
70
112 02
Julius Miller
3 81
68 82
13 70
6 25
70
93 28
Laura F. Langley
14 90
106 95
22 50
6 25
70
151 30
Chas. H. Bangs and Harry L. Pitkin
4 45
57 90
12 93
6 25
70
82 23
Chas. H. Bangs and Harry L. Pitkin
81
39 75
8 78
6 25
70
56 29
Elizabeth McCarthy
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.
1 91
22 70
3 81
6 25
70
35 37
Walter E. Carpenter
3 86
27 82
11 16
6 25
70
49 79
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TOWN DOCUMENTS
[Dec. 31
70
$106 91
$7 44
$74 98
$17 54
$6 25
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J. Franklin Otis
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Ellen J. Davis
$3 81
$44 05
$14 54
$6 25
$ 70
$69 35
Mary Dacey
1 27
42 43
12 45
6 25
70
63 10
Carl F. Fogg
3 05
18 58
7 93
6 25
70
36 51
Murray, Wadleigh and Murray
5 08
83 18
20 91
6 25
70
116 12
Mary E. Stone
2 82
31 36
6 53
6 25
70
47 66
Albert L. Woodward and Luke S. Moore
6 96
49 95
18 93
6 25
70
82 79
Frank L. Perkins
1 27
35 26
5 94
6 25
70
49 42
John Symonds
6 35
22 85
2 61
6 25
70
38 76
Ephraim Byrne
4 88
31 51
3 60
6 25
70
46 94
Domenica DiMento
6 35
35 67
4 03
6 25
70
53 00
Ida Mann
3 43
36 50
5 86
6 25
70
52 74
Mary C. O'Neil
4 70
41 25
6 47
6 25
70
59 37
1
Benjamin F. Spinney
5 08
42 66
6 72
6 25
70
61 41
Samuel and Eli Winkeller
8 23
54 54
8 23
6 25
70
77 95
Henry H. Moore .
5 28
31 28
3 40
6 25
70
46 91
Albert J. Hall
6 73
117 17
41 30
6 25
70
172 15
Wm. H. Beckford
5 38
51 88
25 25
6 25
70
89 46
5Luigi Tedesco
21 78
8 10
6 25
70
36 83
$488 99
$4,203 22
$760 55
$518 75
$58 10
$6,029 61
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Total Final Sales sold in 1913 on hand Total Final Sales sold in 1915 on hånd
$1,343 35
$6,029 61
Total on hand Jan. 1, 1916
$7,372 96
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1916]
FINAL SALE ACCOUNT
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Final Sale Credit Sheet
Sold by Town of Saugus to
Without Compensation
Amount of Final Sale
Total
1Ernest Kenison
$96 60
$96 60
2Thos. M. Coakley
$15 19
50 00
65 19
3Jean Blanc and Aguste M. Horasse
39 61
90 00
129 61
4H. Lepzkicz
65
50 00
50 65
5 Luigi Tedesco
18 83
18 00
36 83
$74 28
$304 60
$378 88
Total Credits without compensation,
74 28
Total Credit sales for cash
304 60
Total Credits
$378 88
$378 88
Balance on hand, December 31, 1916
$6,994 08
Foot Note. Marks_indicate the property sold.
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TOWN DOCUMENTS
149
TREASURER'S REPORT
1916]
Outstanding Bonds
Principal of Water Loan Payable as Follows:
Issued
Sept. 10, 1901, due Dec. 1, 1917, at 4 per cent. $5,000 00
Sept. 11, 1907, due Dec. 1, 1917, at 412 per cent 5,000 00
May 5, 1905, due Dec. 1, 1918, at 4 per cent 2,500 00
Apr. 9, 1906, due Dec. 1, 1918 at 4 per cent 3,000 00
Nov. 14, 1902, due Dec. 1, 1918, at 4 per cent. 1,500 00
Sept. 28, 1903, due Dec. 1, 1919, at 4 per cent. 1,500 00
Apr. 22, 1904, due Dec. 1, 1919, at 4 per cent . 5,000 00
May 1, 1909, due Dec. 1, 1920, at 312 per cent
3,000 00
$26,500 00
1910 Water Loan Coupon Bonds July 10, 1910, Payable as follows, at Beacon Trust Co.
No. 7. Due July 10, 1917, at 4 per cent $1,000 00
No. 8. Due July 10, 1918, at 4 per cent 1,000 00
No. 9. Due July 10, 1919, at 4 per cent 1,000 00
No. 10. Due July 10, 1920, at 4 per cent
1,000 00
No. 11. Due July 10, 1921, at 4 per cent
1,000 00
No. 12. Due July 10, 1922, at 4 per cent 1,000 00
No. 13. Due July 10, 1923, at 4 per cent 1,000 00
No. 14. Due July 10, 1924, at 4 per cent
1,000 00
No. 15. Due July 10, 1925, at 4 per cent
1,000 00
No. 16. Due July 10, 1926, at 4 per cent
1,000 00
No. 17. Due July 10, 1927, at 4 per cent
1,000 00
No. 18. Due July 10, 1928, at 4 per cent
1,000 00
No. 19. Due July 10, 1929, at 4 per cent
1,000 00
No. 20. Due July 10, 1930, at 4 per cent
.
1,000 00
No. 21. Due July 10, 1931, at 4 per cent
. 1,000 00
No. 22. Due July 10, 1932, at 4 per cent
1,000 00
No. 23. Due July 10, 1933, at 4 per cent
1,000 00
No. 24: Due July 10, 1934, at 4 per cent
1,000 00
No. 25. Due July 10, 1935, at 4 per cent
1,000 00
No. 26. Due July 10, 1936, at 4 per cent
1,000 00
No. 27. Due July 10, 1937, at 4 per cent 1,000 00
No. 28. Due July 10, 1938, at 4 per cent
1,000 00
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$22,000 00
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[Dec. 31
Coupon Water Bonds of 1912, Issued under Chapter 91, Acts of 1911, payable at Central National Bank
No. 11. Due April 1, 1917, at 4 per cent
$1,000 00
No. 12. Due April 1, 1917, at 4 per cent 1,000 00
No. 13. Due April 1, 1918, at 4 per cent 1,000 00
No. 14. Due April 1, 1918, at 4 per cent 1,000 00
No. 15. Due April 1, 1919, at 4 per cent 1,000 00
$5,000 00
Coupon Water Bonds' of 1913, Issued under Chapter 91, Acts of 1911, payable at Central National Bank
No. 16. Due May 1, 1919, at 4 per cent $1,000 00
No. 17. Due May 1, 1920, at 4 per cent 1,000 00
No. 18. Due May 1, 1920, at 4 per cent 500 00
No. 19. Due Aug. 1, 1920, at 42 per cent
500 00
No. 20. Due Aug. 1, 1920, at 42 per cent
1,000 00
No. 21. Due Aug. 1, 1921, at 42 per cent 1,000 00
No. 22. Due Aug. 1, 1921, at 42 per cent 1,000 00
No. 23. Due Aug. 1, 1922, at 42 per cent
1,000 00
$7,000 00
Coupon Water Bonds of 1915, Issued under Chapter 133, Acts of 1914, payable at Beacon Trust Co.
No. 2. Due May 1, 1917, at 4 per cent . 500 00
No. 3. Due May 1, 1918, at 4 per cent . 500 00
No. 4. Due May 1, 1919, at 4 per cent . 500 00 No. 5. Due May 1, 1920, at 4 per cent . 500 00
No. 6. Due May 1, 1921, at 4 per cent 500 00
No. 7. Due May 1, 1922, at 4 per cent . 500 00
No. 8. Due May 1, 1923, at 4 per cent . 500 00
No. 9. Due May 1, 1924, at 4 per cent . 500 00
No. 10. Due May 1, 1925, at 4 per cent . 500 00
$4,500 00
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Coupon Water Bonds of 1914, Issued under Chapter 133 Acts of 1911, payable at Beacon Trust Co.
No. 3. Due May 1, 1917, at 42 per cent $1,000 00
No. 4. Due May 1, 1818, at 42 per cent 1,000 00
No. 5. Due May 1, 1919, at 42 per cent 1,000 00
No. 6. Due May 1, 1920, at 42 per cent
1,000 00
No. 7. Due May 1, 1921, at 42 per cent 1,000 00
No. 8. Due May 1, 1922, at 42 per cent 1,000 00
No. 9.
Due May 1, 1923, at 42 per cent
1,000 00
No. 10. Due May 1, 1924, at 42 per cent
1,000 00
No. 11. Due May 1, 1925, at 42 per cent
1,000 00
No. 12.
Due May 1, 1926, at 42 per cent
1,000 00
No. 13.
Due May 1, 1927, at 42 per cent
1,000 00
No. 14. Due May 1, 1928, at 42 per cent
1,000 00
No. 15. Due May 1, 1929, at 42 per cent
1,000 00
No. 16. Due May 1, 1930, at 42 per cent
1,000 00
No. 17.
Due May 1, 1931, at 42 per cent
1,000 00
No. 18. Due May 1, 1932, at 42 per cent
1,000 00
No. 19.
Due May 1, 1933, at 42 per cent
1,000 00
No. 20.
Due May 1, 1934, at 42 per cent
1,000 00
No. 21.
Due May 1, 1935, at 42 per cent
1,000 00
No. 22.
Due May 1, 1936, at 42 per cent
1,000 00
No. 23.
Due May 1, 1937, at 42 per cent
1,000 00
No. 24. Due May 1, 1938, at 42 per cent
1,000 00
No. 25. Due May 1, 1939, at 42 per cent
1,000 00
No. 26. Due May 1, 1940, at 42 per cent
1,000 00
No. 27. Due May 1, 1941, at 42 per cent
1,000 00
No. 28. Due May 1, 1942, at 42 per cent
1,000 00
$26,000 00
Coupon Water Bonds of 1914, Issued under Chapter 133, Acts of 1914, Payable at Beacon Trust Co.
No. 3. Due May 1, 1917, at 42 per cent 500 00
No. 4. Due May 1, 1918, at 42 per cent 500 00
No. 5. Due May 1, 1919, at 42 per cent 500 00
No. 6. Due May 1, 1920, at 42 per cent
500 00
No. 7. Due May 1, 1921, at 42 per cent 500 00
No. 8. Due May 1, 1922, at 42 per cent 500 00
No. 9. Due May 1, 1923, at 42 per cent
500 00
Amt. carried forward,
$3,500.00
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[Dec. 31
Amt. brought forward,
$3,500.00
No. 10. Due May 1, 1924, at 42 per cent
500 00
No. 11. Due May 1, 1925, at 42 per cent 500 00
No. 12. Due May 1, 1926, at 42 per cent
500 00
No. 13. Due May 1, 1927, at 42 per cent 500 00
No. 14. Due May 1, 1928, at 42 per cent
500 00
$6,000 00
East Saugus Schoolhouse Loan Under Chapter 297, Acts of 1905, Payable at Beacon Trust Co.
No. 7. Due May 1, 1917, at 4 per cent . $1,000 00
No. 8. Due May 1, 1918, at 4 per cent . 1,000 00
No. 9. Due May 1, 1919, at 4 per cent . 1,000 00
No. 10. Due May 1, 1920, at 4 per cent
1,000 00
No. 11. Due May 1, 1921, at 4 per cent . 1,000 00
No. 12 ..
Due May 1, 1922, at 4 per cent . 1,000 00
Due May 1, 1923, at 4 per cent . 1,000 00
No. 14.
Due May 1, 1924, at 4 per cent . 1,000 00
No. 15. Due May 1, 1925, at 4 per cent . 1,000 00
No. 16. Due May 1, 1926, at 4 per cent .
1,000 00
No. 17. Due May 1, 1927, at 4 per cent .
1,000 00
No. 18. Due May 1, 1928, at 4 per cent .
1,000 00
No. 19. Due May 1, 1929, at 4 per cent .
1,000 00
No. 20. Due May 1, 1930, at 4 per cent .
1,000 00
No. 21. Due May 1, 1931, at 4 per cent .
1,000 00
No. 22. Due May 1, 1932, at 4 per cent
1,000 00
No. 23. Due May 1, 1933, at 4 per cent .
1,000 00
No. 24. Due May 1, 1934, at 4 per cent 1,000 00
No. 25. Due May 1, 1935, at 4 per cent .
1,000 00
$19,000 00
* Felton Schoolhouse Loan, Payable as follows:
One-fifth Series No. 3, due May 1, 1917, at 32 per cent .
$5,000 00
One-fifth Series No. 4, due May 1, 1918, at 32 per cent 5,000 00
One-fifth Series No. 5, due May 1, 1919, at 32 per cent 5,000 00
$15,000 00
* This loan will be paid by Sinking Fund.
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1916]
1905 Schoolhouse Loan, Payable to Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
No. 15. August 1, 1917, at 4 per cent 2,000 00
No. 16. August 1, 1918, at 4 per cent 2,000 00
No. 17. August 1, 1919, at 4 per cent 2,000 00
No. 18. August 1, 1920, at 4 per cent 2,000 00
No. 19. August 1, 1921, at 4 per cent 3,000 00
No. 20. August 1, 1922, at 4 per cent
3,000 00
No. 21. August 1, 1923, at 4 per cent
3,000 00
No. 22. August 1, 1924, at 4 per cent
3,000 00
No. 23. August 1, 1925, at 4 per cent
3,000 00
No. 24. August 1, 1926, at 4 per cent
3,000 00
No. 25. August 1, 1927, at 4 per cent
3,000 00
No. 26. August 1, 1928, at 4 per cent
3,000 00
No. 27. August 1, 1929, at 4 per cent
3,000 00
No. 28. August 1, 1930, at 4 per cent
3,000 00
No. 29. August 1, 1931, at 4 per cent
3,000 00
No. 30. August 1, 1932, at 4 per cent
3,000 00
No. 31. August 1, 1933, at 4 per cent
3,000 00
No. 32. August 1, 1934, at 4 per cent
3,000 00
No. 33. August 1, 1935, at 4 per cent
3,000 00
$53,000 00
East Saugus Schoolhouse Loan, 1910, Payable to Beacon Trust Co.
No. 7. Due July 1, 1917, at 4 per cent 1,000 00
No. 8. Due July 1, 1918, at 4 per cent 1,000 00
No. 9. Due July 1, 1919, at 4 per cent 1,000 00
$3,000 00
Coupon Water Bonds of 1916, Issued under Chapter 133, Acts of 1914, Payable at Beacon Trust Co.
No. 25. Due May 1, 1917, at 4 per cent . $500 00
No. 26.+ Due May 1, 1918, at 4 per cent . 500 00
No. 27. Due May 1, 1919, at 4 per cent . 500 00
No. 28. Due May 1, 1920, at 4 per cent 500 00
No. 29. Due May 1, 1921, at 4 per cent . 500 00
No. 30. Due May 1, 1922, at 4 per cent 500 00
No. 31. Due May 1, 1923, at 4 per cent . 500 00
Amt. carried forward,
$3,500.00
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[Dec. 31
Amt. brought forward,
$3,500 00
No. 32. Due May 1, 1924, at 4 per cent .
500 00
No. 33. Due May 1, 1925, at 4 per cent .
500 00
No. 34. Due May 1, 1926, at 4 per cent .
500 00
No. 35. Due May 1, 1927, at 4 per cent .
500 00
No. 36. Due May 1, 1927, at 4 per cent .
500 00
No. 37. Due May 1, 1928, at 4 per cent .
500 00
No. 38. Due May 1, 1929, at 4 per cent .
500 00
No. 39. Due May 1, 1930, at 4 per cent .
500 00
No. 40. Due May 1, 1931, at 4 per cent .
500 00
No. 41. Due May 1, 1932, at 4 per cent .
500 00
No. 42. Due May 1, 1933, at 4 per cent .
500 00
No. 43. Due May 1, 1934. at 4 per cent . 500 00
No. 44. Due May 1, 1935, at 4 per cent .
500 00
$10,000 00
Schoolhouse Loan, 1916, Payable to Beacon Trust Co.
No. 1- 4 May 1, 1917, at 4 per cent
$4,000 00
No. 5- 8 May 1, 1918, at 4 per cent 4,000 00
No. 9-12 May 1, 1919, at 4 per cent 4,000 00
No. 13-16
May 1, 1920, at 4 per cent
4,000 00
No. 17-20 May 1, 1921, at 4 per cent 4,000 00
No. 21-24 May 1, 1922, at 4 per cent
4,000 00
No. 25-28
May 1, 1923, at 4 per cent
4,000 00
No. 29-32 May 1, 1924, at 4 per cent
4,000 00
No. 33-36 May 1, 1925, at 4 per cent
4,000 00
No. 37-40 May 1, 1926, at 4 per cent
4,000 00
No. 41-43 May 1, 1927, at 4 per cent
3,000 00
No. 44
May 1, 1927, at 4 per cent
500 00
No. 45-47 May 1, 1928, at 4 per cent
3,000 00
No. 48 May 1, 1928, at 4 per cent
500 00
No. 49-51 May 1, 1929, at 4 per cent
3,000 00
· No. 52
May 1, 1929, at 4 per cent
500 00
No. 53-55 May 1, 1930, at 4 per cent
3,000 00
No. 56 May 1, 1930, at 4 per cent
500 00
No. 57-59 May 1, 1931, at 4 per cent
3,000 00
No. 60 May 1, 1931, at 4 per cent
500 00
Amt. carried forward
$57,500 00
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. Amt. brought forward,
$57,500 00
No. 61-63 May 1, 1932, at 4 per cent
3,000 00
No. 64 May 1, 1932, at 4 per cent 500 00
No. 65-67
May 1, 1933, at 4 per cent
3,000 00
No. 68 May 1, 1933, at 4 per cent
500 00
No. 69-71 May 1, 1934, at 4 per cent
3,000 00
No. 72 May 1, 1934, at 4 per cent
500 00
No, 73-75
May 1, 1935, at 4 per cent
3,000 00
No. 76 May 1, 1935, at 4 per cent
500 00
No. 77-79 May 1, 1936, at 4 per cent
3,000 00
No. 80 May 1, 1936, at 4 per cent
500 00
$75,000 00
Temporary Loans Outstanding December 31, 1916
Nov. 13, 1916. No. 74. Due Nov. 10, 1917,
rate $3.38
$10,000 00
Nov. 13, 1916. No. 75. Due Nov. 10, 1917,
rate $3.38
15,000 00
Nov. 13, 1916.
No. 76. Due Nov. 10, 1917,
25,000 00
Dec. 18, 1916.
No. 77. Due Dec. 18, 1917,
rate $3.38
10,000 00
$60,000 00
Statement of the Town Bonded Debt
Water Loans . $107,000 00
*Felton Schoolhouse loan 15,000 00
1905 Schoolhouse loan . 53,000 00
East Saugus Schoolhouse loan, 1905 19,000 00
East Saugus Schoolhouse loan, 1910 3,000 00
Schoolhouse loan, 1916 .
75,000 00
$272,000 00
Total Schoolhouse Bonds outstanding . $165,000 00
Total Water Bonds outstanding . 107,000 00
$272,00 00
* To be paid by Sinking Fund.
rate $3.38
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[Dec. 31
Report of Board of Selectmen
At our last town election it was voted to repeal the water act which provided for a Water Board in the Town, and a new office was created to be known as the Public Works de- partment and Mr. William J. Lumbert was selected to act as Superintendent of Public Works after several applicants had been interviewed, which placed the water department and the street department under one head. We feel work- ing under these conditions a great deal has been accom- plished, more and better work done for the money appro- priated than ever before.
To carry on the work of this department your board realized the necessity of having some up-to-date tools and machinery in order to work with more economy. We have purchased a scarifier and we feel after seeing the work done with it, it was money well invested. We have purchased for the Superintendent of Public Works a Ford automobile which enables him to cover more ground at less expense than hiring a team for the superintendent at one dollar a day as has been the custom in former years. We have also bought a power pump to use when trenches are being excavated, which sometimes fill with water so fast it needs two men at the old hand pump most of the time, but which can now be taken care of with a great saving of labor.
A power drill has also been added to the equipment of the department which enables them to work at a great saving of labor where there is any ledge. With the depart- ment so well equipped and well managed your board feels that in a few years the streets of the Town can be put in very good condition on a moderate appropriation each year, instead of issuing bonds to the amount of $30,000 or $50,000.
The Selectmen have been commended on their selection of the Superintendent of Public Works and we feel that he has accomplished a great deal with what he had to do with and we consider ourselves fortunate to have been able to secure such a valuable man.
The assessors have now a complete survey of the Town
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Farm and the board thinks it advisable to have the farm registered through the land court.
On account of the large amount of bonds coming due this year which will have a tendency to increase our tax rate, we are asking for as small amounts as possible for the different departments that come directly under the selectmen.
Your board wishes to bring to the attention of the citizens the report of the Public Works department which gives in a very plain and clear way the money spent on highways and water, also his recommendations for the coming year.
HERBERT M. FORRISTALL, GEORGE L. NOURSE, FRANK P. BENNETT.
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[Dec. 31
REPORT OF THE Department of Public Works
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
I beg to submit herewith the first annual report of the Department of Public Works of the Town of Saugus as established at the election in March 1916, which abolished the Water Commission, and united the Highway and Water Departments with the Board of Selectmen as the controlling body. I wish to say at this time that they have aided me greatly with their knowledge and confidence.
Under the direction of this department all construction, maintenance, repairs and alteration work in connection with the streets, drains, bridges, squares, sidewalks and water supply is carried on.
Highway Department
At the beginning of the year many of the streets were in bad condition due principally to the very severe winter which had just passed, and an attempt was made to reshape such streets as the Board saw fit to direct, and hold them in place with a coat of tar or asphaltic oil.
A short stretch of Main Street was resurfaced with stone and refined tar as an example of cheap construction, which, with proper maintenance will wear for a number of years.
The Newburyport Turnpike was scarified and reshaped from the Melrose Line to the Lynnfield Line.
The entire length of Winter Street was scarified and re- shaped and covered with a coat of Tarvia "B." Essex Street from Cliftondale Square to Felton Street was treated in the same manner.
A covering of Tarbinder "3" was applied to Jackson Street after it had been reshaped from Cliftondale Square to Central Street.
In East Saugus, Lincoln Avenue was reshaped from Mor-
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ton Avenue to the Saugus River bridge and covered with Texaco asphaltic oil.
The drainage conditions of Lincoln Avenue are very bad and it will be impossible to maintain a good surface until they are improved from Morton Avenue to Bristow Street.
Ballard Street was reshaped and oiled from Washington Square to the Salem Turnpike, as was also Franklin Square and a portion of Chestnut Street.
Late in the fall after a special appropriation had been made, work was commenced in North Saugus, and Water Street was reshaped from the Wakefield Line to North Saugus Square and Walnut Street from North Saugus Square to the Lynn Line. Elm Street was also reshaped and grav- eled. Work was then begun at the Revere Line on Lincoln Avenue, but the weather became so inclement that further procedure was impracticable and at this time the steam roller was put up and retubed. I will mention here that the roller was hired during the summer by the Town of Wil- mington and the Town of Saugus received in return $200.00 and new grates and hose for the roller which much more than paid for the repairs.
The much needed blanket coat of tar was applied to Mon- ument Square late in the season and should be in good con- dition for next year's traffic.
During the summer macadam gutters were laid on Cen- tral Street from Stone Street to the culvert at Brier's Swamp and a catch basin was built at the end of the easterly gutter.
During November an extensive drain was laid from the present system on Lincoln Avenue to and along Guild Road to Clement Road, and thence through the present open ditch to the Saugus River. Much ledge was encountered on Lincoln Avenue, and a great amount of water had to be taken care of on Guild and Clement Roads during the con- struction, making the entire proposition rather difficult and expensive, but we now have a deed to the land occupied and can have no further trouble from land damage suits.
The drainage of Lincoln Avenue from Ernest Street to the Revere Line was started but was almost immediately held up by the severe storm of December 15th. This same storm also interfered with the drainage work on Mountain Avenue.
A special appropriation of $700.00 for a drainage system on Washington Avenue, Lynnhurst, was taken care of by
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this department, and the work carried out satisfactorily as shown by the results of several storms.
Two of the many bridges in Town broke through during the season. The one on Pleasant Street which is a wooden bridge was replanked. The broken section of the fifteen foot stone bridge in North Saugus was replaced with re- inforced concrete. If further breaks occur in the stones they can be replaced with reinforced concrete which is cheaper than stone slabs and the final result would be a concrete bridge which will be capable of carrying a twenty-ton truck.
Two "Silent Policemen" have been installed, one just south of the watering trough in Monument Square and one at the southerly end of Jackson Street at Cliftondale Square. Signs have been placed near all the schools, warning auto- mobiles to go slowly.
With the exception of the streets which were given a tar application, all the accepted streets were given a coating of asphaltic oil in the latter part of May. The oil was applied at less cost than that charged by contractors with the ma- chine purchased by the Town in 1915. A second application was given to the main streets in August.
The vast amount of Highway work which must be done is so apparent that it hardly needs to be mentioned. We have seventy-five miles of streets, and of that, only three- fifths of a mile has anything approaching a permanent sur- face, the remaining portion being gravel which unquestion- ably will not withstand the present day traffic. Both Cliftondale and Franklin Squares should be curbed and permanent surface laid and a regular patrol established to keep the three squares clean and free from debris. This would create a much better impression on people entering the Town. The condition of Central Street between Saugus and Cliftondale is such that it is almost a fire hazard, and immediate steps should be taken to provide a remedy. Lincoln Avenue which is a main thoroughfare should be properly drained and a permanent surface laid. The con- struction on Main Street should be continued to and along Howard Street to the Melrose Line. .
Water Department
There are about forty miles of water mains with connec- tions and two thousand fifteen services in the Town of
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Saugus that come under the maintenance of this department. There are also about three hundred and thirty hydrants which are taken care of by the Fire Department, but the repair work, however, is taken care of by this department.
We have installed seventy-seven new services and relaid thirty-eight. Fifty-seven, 5/8" meters and five 34" meters have been set.
Bills amounting to $3,057.79 have been sent out and the total amount collected. All bills are made payable in ad- vance where possible, thus insuring the receipts to the Town. If the expenses are to be kept within the receipts, it will be necessary during the reign of high prices of metals and labor, to increase the cost of installation.
During this year the extension work has added five thous- and six feet of main pipe line to the system. Four new hydrants; nine, six-inch and two, four-inch main gate valves have been set. The extension work of laying mains on Interval, Springdale and Jefferson Avenues was paid for out of this year's appropriation.
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