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$992 07
Central Street
$226 30
36 20
$17 60
Chestnut Street
$25 40
Cliftondale Square
$8 00
33 20
22 80
Essex Street
126 11
35 70
98 93
Felton Street
51 80
6 67
Fairmount Avenue
29 15
Forest Street
7 20
Franklin Square
5 00
Garage
25 00
108 95
$79 20
$53 20
$483 78
$23 01
Hesper Street
7 20
13 70
Lincoln Avenue
5,357 05
53 12
Lynnhurst .
46 80
Main Street
43 20
2 83
· 136 00
18 80
(Special Appro. $600.00)
Morton Avenue .
Talbot Street
38
5 80
Walnut Street
62 40
Water Street
28 80
Winter Street
1,117 30
52 94
23 60
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TOWN DOCUMENTS.
Catch Repr. side-
Ligh'g Silent ,
$58 70
Bristow Street
$10 6c
Elm Street .
107 90
General
Howard Street
872 75
Vine Street
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ASSESSORS' REPORT.
1918]
Assessors' Report
Table of Aggregate of Polls and Taxes Assessed April 1, 1918
Number of polls assessed 2,646
Number of persons paying property tax . 4,225
Number of persons paying poll tax only . 1,518
Number of persons liable to do military duty . 1,961 .
Population as taken by Assessors April 1, 1918 10,902
Schedule of Property Assessed
Number of dwelling houses 2,571
Number of acres of land
6,496
Number of acres of land (exempted)
259
Number of horses .
207
Number of cows
514
Number of swine
375
Number of sheep
.
9
Number of fowl
6.496
Number of dogs to be registered (female 83, male 384) 467
Total Amount of Property Assessed
Resident real estate
$5,342,252
Non-resident real estate
1.847,445
Resident personal estate
349,277
Non-resident personal estate
273,827
$7,812,801
Value of Real and Personal Estate
Buildings, excluding land
$4,431,729
Land, excluding buildings
2,757,968
Personal property
623, 104
$7,812,801
Exemptions
Resident
$88,873
Non-resident .
. .
16,415
$105.288
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TOWN DOCUMENTS.
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Abatements
$8 51
For the year 1917 .
For the year 1918 .
1,435 58
$2,435 21
Basis of Taxation
State Tax
$16,610 00
County Tax
11,776 27
Metropolitan Park Tax
4,321 35
State Highway Tax
1,725 69
Charles River Basin Tax
672 08
Fire Prevention Tax
106 44
Appropriations
246,784 40
$281,996 23
Overlay .
3,000 00
Gypsy Moth (individuals)
1,397 91
.
$286,394 14
Less State Income .
8,097 52
$278,296 62
Less Town Income
53,236 43
Net amount to be raised
$225,060 19
Appropriated as follows :
On real estate . $200,953 .95
On personal estate
17,416 33
On polls
5,292 00
On gypsy moth
1,397 91
$225,060 19
Tax for State, County and Town purposes committed to Henry A. Parker, Tax Collector, August 1, 1918 . . $225,060 19
December 20, omitted assessment 145 42
Total commitment
$225,205 61
Excise Tax
Street railway $3,773 86
Schooner " Laura A. Barnes " .
33 33
Tax rate, per $1,000 27 95
LEWIS J. AUSTIN, EDWIN K. HAYDEN, DANIEL B. WILLIS.
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For the year 1916 .
991 12
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CHIEF OF POLICE REPORT.
1918]
Report of Chief of Police
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :
GENTLEMEN,-In accordance with the requirements of the Town Ordinance I have the honor to submit my twenty-third annual report of the Police Department for the year ending December 31, 1918.
Chief of Police Charles O Thompson.
Patrolmen
Captain Roland L. Mansfield, Frank W. Joy, James P. Sulli- van, Herbert C. Berrett, John T. Stuart, Clifford E. Robie.
Special Police
Peter A. Flaherty, William M. Penney, Timothy J. Bannon, Frank M. Symonds, Carl F. Koch, Howard P. McAdoo, Wil- liam H. Semons, Walter W. Hanson, Samuel C. Maddox, Justin E. Mansfield, Thomas E. Berrett, George W. Parker, Nathạn H. Williams, Christopher C. Merrithew, Thomas E. Sutherst, Charles F. Clark, W. Charles Sellick, Daniel B. Willis, Harvey Upham, Robert T. Allen, Frank Whitford, John H. Newhall, Harry E. Newhall, Merrett S. Foye, John F. Heath, Charles E. Light, Ole Christiansen, Harry H. Thomp- son, Charles E. Stillings, Andrew C. Lynn, George W. Atkinson.
Arrests
Total number of arrests for the year of 1918 was 248 of which 240 were males and 8 females.
The following are the offences: Assaults, 20; arrested for out of town officers, 3; breaking and entering, 8; breaking glass in fire boxes, 2; cruelty to animals, 7; drunks, 32 ; dis- turbing peace, 4; disorderly conduct, 2 ; dogs not licensed, 6 ; defacing building, 16; gaming on Lord's Day, 25 ; hunting, no license, 3 ; illegal sale of liquor, I ; illegal keeping of liquor, I ;
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indecent exposure, I ; indecent language, 1 ; larceny, 19 ; set- ting brush fires, 1 ; non-support, 4 ; neglected children, 8 ; riding bicycles on sidewalk, 2; stubborn child, I; suspicion, 6; truancy, I; trespass, 2; violation Town By-Laws, II ; vio- lation school laws, 7; violation automobile laws, 51 ; violation Board of Health laws, 2.
Disposition of Cases
Fined, 97 ; filed, 49; discharged, 18; defaulted, 4 ; released, 18; committed to State Farm, I ; committed to House of Cor- rection, 5 ; committed to State Board of Charity, 6; committed to Danvers Hospital, 9 ; held for Grand Jury, 5 ; appealed, 6.
Keeper of Lockup
There were 57 prisoners locked up during the year ; cost of keeper, $184.45 : meals for prisoners, $12.35 ; total expense of lockup, $196.80.
Recommendations
I would recommend that the sum of $11,500 be appropriated for'the year of 1919.
Conclusion
In submitting my report, I wish to thank the Honorable Board of Selectmen for the support given me ; also Judge William E. Ludden and others who have assisted me in the performance of my duties. I also desire to tender to the officers both regular and special, my appreciation for their loyal co-operation.
Respectfully submitted,
CHARLES O. THOMPSON,
Chief of Police.
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BOARD OF ENGINEERS' REPORT.
1918]
Report of Board of Engineers
SAUGUS, MASS., January 13, 1919.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
GENTLEMEN, -Your Board of Engineers herewith submit their annual report for the year ending December 31, 1918. The Department consists of, Chief engineer, two deputy chiefs, three permanent men, and twenty-four call men.
Apparatus
Three combination auto trucks, three hose wagons, one ladder truck.
Recommendations
We consider the ladder truck unsafe and would recommend replacing same with an auto ladder truck.
Equipment
Four double harnesses, six horse blankets, thirteen hand chemicals, twenty-five firemen's coats, three life nets twenty hose lighters, twenty-five spanners, six crow bars, seven axes, six plaster hooks, ten gates, one triple gate, two forty-five foot extension ladders, one thirty-five foot extension ladder, six 30, 20 and 18 foot roof ladders, six wall ladders, sixteen tappers, one punch register, two ink registers, one hose repairer.
Fire Alarms
Forty-one bell alarms, seventy-nine still alarms.
Respectfully submitted,
ERNEST STUART, J. W. NEWHALL, GEORGE W. ATKINSON,
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[Dec. 31
Report of Overseers of the Poor
Charities Department
To the Citizens of the Town of Saugus :
Your Board of Overseers herewith submits its annual report for the year ending December 31, 1918.
Out of our appropriation of $8,800, we have spent $7,765.78, leaving an unexpended balance of $1,034.22, the amount left on our appropriation after deducting all payments on bills rendered to December 31, 1918.
We have collected $1,932.36 from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and $458.39 from cities and towns which, with the amount left from our appropriation, makes a total of $3,424.97 returned to the Town Treasury ; we have one unpaid bill of $4 which was rendered since January 1, 1919, and there are some unpaid bills due the City of Lynn which we have been unable to get but we estimate the amount to be about $100.
We recommend that the sum of $9,100 be appropriated for the year 1919. We now have quite a few cases of Mothers' Aid, under Chapter 763, which calls for an increase of about $1,500, therefore, we consider that this sum will be none too much.
Saugus Home
We have received on account of the Home, from all sources, the sum of $12,648.20 and our expenditures have been $11,500, which was the amount of our 1918 appropriation, and there are unpaid bills to the amount of $575.14, which could not be paid as the appropriation was not large enough. This shows a net profit of $573.06 to the credit of the Home after paying all bills. We feel that this very successful showing is due to the excellent management of our efficient Warden and Matron, particularly so when we take into consideration the scarcity of labor and the high cost of materials.
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OVERSEERS OF POOR REPORT.
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The Board concludes this report by recommending that the sum of $12,200 be appropriated for the ensuing year.
Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE H. AMES, Chairman. ANTHONY HATCH, EVAN EVANS, Overseers of the Poor of Saugus.
Report of Building Inspector
SAUGUS, MASS, December 31, 1918.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :
GENTLEMEN,- I herewith submit my annual report to date :
Permits
Total number issued
. 120
To build
.
56
Elevator
I
For garages
34
For additions
2I
For foundations
6
To remodel .
.
2
Total valuation, $128,610.00.
Respectfully submitted,
DANIEL B. WILLIS, Inspector of Buildings.
SAUGUS, December 31, 1918.
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REPORT OF Sealer of Weights and Measures
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen: :
GENTLEMEN,- I submit the following report for work done in this department for the year 1918.
Sealed
Con- dem ned
Platform scales over 5,000 pounds .
6
2
Platform scales under 5,000 pounds .
.
41
I
All other scales
90
3
Computing scales
25
Personal weighing scales
5
Avoirdupois weights
295
2
Apothecary weights
35
Metric weights
28
3
Liquid measures
154
Oil, molasses and gasoline pumps
22
4
Linear measures
IO
Store inspections
125
836
15
Cash receipts
. $61 15
Paid Town Treasurer
·
61 15
E. EVANS, JR. Sealer of Weights and Measures.
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JANITOR'S REPORT.
1918]
Report of Janitor FOR THE YEAR ENDING December 31, 1918.
DR.
Received for Town Hall
$159 00
Received for police service at Town Hall, 42 00 1
$201 00
CR.
Paid Treasurer
$159 00
Paid police .
.
42 00
$201 00
J. E. MANSFIELD, Janitor.
Hay Scales
Received from hay scales, 1918
$6 00
Paid Treasurer
6 00
J. E. MANSFIELD, Public Weigher.
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TOWN DOCUMENTS.
[Dec. 31
Report of Tree Warden
To the Citizens of the Town of Saugus :
I hereby submit to you my annual report for the year ending December 31, 1918.
I have removed a number of dead trees in different parts of the town, and removed a number of dead and dangerous limbs, and have trimmed trees in all parts of the town. I would recommend the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars for the coming year 1919.
Respectfully submitted,
T. E. BERRETT,
Tree Wurden.
Report of Forest Fire Warden
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :
I submit to you the following report from January 1, 1918, to January 1, 1919.
I have taken care of, fifteen forest fires and answered several calls from the State Forest Fire Warden. Being able to get to these fires soon after they started, I put them out at a very small cost. I would recommend the sum of one hundred dollars for the coming year 1919.
Respectfully submitted,
T. E. BERRETT,
Forest Fire Warden.
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BOARD OF HEALTH REPORT.
1918]
Report of Board of Health
SAUGUS, MASS., January 15, 1919.
The Board submits the following report for the year 1918. Organization as follows: Chairman, Charles E. Light ; Secre- tary, Tom D. Emmett; Medical Inspector, George W. Gale, M. D.
Meetings
Regular meetings of the Board are held at the Town Hall on the first Monday of each month at eight o'clock P. M., Room 8.
Appointed
Plumbing Inspector, Thomas C. Sutherst ; Inspector of Milk and Cattle, Arthur W. Sawyer, V. S .; Burial Agent, Henry A. Parker ; Care of Dead Animals, W. Charles Sellick.
The work of the Department increases with each year's State legislation, making the duties more arduous and requiring more time than in the past ; in consequence of this, we recommend the citizens placing the Board on a salary commensurate with the duties performed.
Piggeries
The requirement of a permit to keep one or two pigs at a time has been waived, to encourage food conservation, with good results ; persons are required to keep the same in sani- tary manner and avoid violating regulations regarding swill carried on the highways.
Dairies
We have a great many small dairies, producing milk for consumption, in Saugus, which call for frequent inspections as the danger from small producers is often greater than from larger ones; these often come into the market unnoticed until they have delivered considerable milk to the citizens. This is a very important part of the department's work and one through which disease often gets a start, and the State Department expects the local Board to keep all such places under strict observation which we do through an Inspector whom we appoint each year at a salary of $100.
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TOWN DOCUMENTS.
[Dec. 31
Influenza Epidemic
The recent epidemic called for unusual activities and expense which, however, did not exceed the amount expended in the years 1914-1915 under normal conditions. The years of 1916, 1917 show a saving over previous years.
We feel that the appropriation can be much more economi- cally expended under the supervision of some one in close and constant reach for immediate investigation of claims made for hospital care and medical attention, thereby getting the best results for the patients and the most for the money expended.
Permanent Office at Town Hall
We now have a permanent office at the Town Hall, Room 8, Telephone 89, office hours, 9 to 5, which will be a great help in the efficiency of the department.
Respectfully submitted,
CHARLES E. LIGHT, Chairman, TOM D. EMMETT, Secretary, GEORGE W. GALE, Medical Inspector. Board of Health of the Town of Saugus.
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Report of Inspector of Plumbing
December 31, 1918. 4
Board of Health, Saugus, Mass .:
GENTLEMEN,-In accordance with the requirements of Chap- ter 103 of the Revised Laws of Massachusetts of the supervision of plumbing, I hereby submit my report for the year ending December 31, 1918.
The number of inspections made during the year, together with other inspections, will be found in table herewith annexed.
Total number of inspections 245
Permits issued
59
Permits refused .
2
Complaints of violation of ordinance .
3
Complaints investigated . 3
Cesspools inspected .
68
Respectfully submitted,
THOMAS C. SUTHERST,
Plumbing Inspector.
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BOARD OF HEALTH REPORT.
1918]
Report of Cattle and Milk Inspector
To the Board of Health:
GENTLEMEN,-I have inspected the following animals.
Beeves
2
Hogs
· 160
All suitable for food.
In making the annual inspection I examined :
Cattle
·
· 663
Hogs
.
.
·
· 352
Goats
. . · 2
Total
. 1,017
I have issued 60 milk licenses.
Respectfully submitted,
A. W. SAWYER.
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TOWN DOCUMENTS.
[Dec. 31
Report of the Library Trustees
The primary object of a public library is to further the spread of knowledge by making it possible for a large number of peo- ple to read good books. Hence, for a library to increase its circulation is to add materially to the wealth of the community it serves.
It is a source of gratification to the trustees that with a larger appropriation at our command we have been able to add a greater number of good books to the library than in any year heretofore.
To increase the use of these books is the first consideration of the trustees. Advertising can be made to play a great part in this work just as it plays a great part in increasing the use of any community. The very best kind of advertising is that which comes by word of mouth from those who have been benefited by the use of a thing. The trustees feel that if the people who use the library would talk about it and interest their friends in it they would assist greatly in increasing its circulation, and so benefit the library, the town, and themselves.
In connection with this point the well-worn motto might be quoted, " If you are pleased with the library tell others, if not, tell the trustees," for we would be glad to consider suggestions. Constructive criticism is a great help in improving any institu- tion.
It is intended to publish shortly a list of books recently added to the library. This list will be posted in conspicuous places and should increase interest in good reading.
The new building, soon to be occupied, will be the greatest factor in drawing people to the library. It is a fine, modern structure, splendidly located and easy of access, and will invite many more people than the present building. It should a source of pride and inspiration to all citizens.
During the year much of our work has been in preparation of moving to new quarters. One activity as necessary to a library as the addition of new volumes is the rebinding or replacing of books worn out through much use. A good part of our appropriation has been spent for this purpose, and many
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PUBLIC LIBRARY REPORT.
1918]
of the books recently added have been replacements of volumes which it was necessary to discard.
A larger number of magazines has been subscribed to than usual. The following magazines may be found on the reading tables at the library :
American Boy Good Housekeeping
Youth's Companion
Woman's Home Companion
Country Gentleman
Saturday Evening Post
Harper's Magazine
Scientific American
Literary Digest
Popular Science Monthly
Mid-Week Pictorial
Red Cross Magazine
Ladies' Home Journal
National Geographic Magazine
During the past few months a new and complete catalogue of the library has been started and this work will be extended from time to time as opportunity presents. The trustees have hoped to be able to keep the library open a larger part of the time than heretofore, and if this is done the librarian will have even less time for this work. A special appropriation should be made to cover the cost of having this work done. The library will never be able to properly serve the need of students for a reference library, or the needs of people at large who desire a certain book or author, until it is catalogued. At present the majority of · students in Saugus who wish to do reference work use the Lynn library, where a good catalogue is at their command. With this need supplied in Saugus, much time and money would be saved and an enlarged interest in our own institution would result.
At present the library is used largely by women and children. We wish to call the attention of the men to the fact that they, too, would find much to interest them. It is planned to install a telephone in the new building and with this in use, it will be possible for a person to ascertain whether or not the book he wishes is available. This will tend to save many useless steps.
The Branch Libraries have done well under the circumstances. They too will never serve the needs of Cliftondale and East Saugus until a catalogue is established. Persons in Cliftondale or East Saugus could then leave a call for a book in their respective branch libraries, and with a simple delivery service, say weekly or semi-weekly, the needs of these communities would be better served. As it stands now Cliftondale with the largest per cent of the population, and East Saugus with its quota, are not being served as they should.
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These improvements, however, mean salaries and rents, they cannot be furnished without funds. If the people of Saugus deem the end worthy of the means, the service will be at their disposal.
The past year has seen a change in the person of librarian. Miss Emma Newhall, for over twenty years librarian of Saugus, has passed over the management of the library to Mrs. E. F. Nickerson of Bourne, Massachusetts.
We take this opportunity to express our appreciation of the splendid service rendered by Miss Newhall. With the smallest of financial returns for her work, she has given her time and effort without stint for the welfare of the library. In recogni- tion of these services, the trustees have voted to confer upon Miss Newhall the honorary title of librarian emeritus.
The trustees have been handicapped in their work by the absence of two members of the board, Mr. Vernon Evans, now Lieut. Evans in service in France, and Mr. Russell Kennedy who recently entered military service.
One more point which the trustees would prefer to omit demands attention. This is the lack of care given by children to the books loaned them. Also there is lack of respect for the purpose of a reading room. Books are priceless things not to be handled carelessly. Most of the volumes now in circulation are in fair condition, and it is hoped parents and teachers will . encourage the children to use care in handling them.
A reading room should be a place of quiet and not a play- room for thoughtless boys. We are sure that if the boys could visit the reading rooms of Lynn or Boston, and get the spirit of respect and order manifest there, they would want their library to be the same. The trustees and the librarian are doing their best to help these matters, but a few words from home and school would be of great assistance.
To the people of Saugus this report is respectfully submitted.
W. SANFORD FULL, Secretary.
For the Trustees.
ERNEST J. EDMANDS, JOHN HUSLER, JR., VERNON W. EVANS, JAMES W. SWOGER, JR. RUSSELL KENNEDY, W. SANFORD FULL.
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CEMETERY COMMISSION REPORT.
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Number of books in library, January 1, 1918 .
12,877
Number of books added during year
474
Number of books discarded .
2,100
Number of books lost ·
.
2
Number of books in library, January 1, 1919
11,249
Number of books rebound
200
Number of books repaired
1,650
Circulation
Main library .
13,926
Cliftondale
7,499
East Saugus
4,301
25,726
Cemetery Commission
To the Citizens of the Town of Saugus :
With the advent of the year 1919 the Cemetery Commis- sioners feel that it may be of passing concern to the citizens of the town and others interested to record the fact that Riverside Cemetery is entering upon its 75th year, impressing us all with the truth of Bayard Taylor's line that "death is not rare, alas ! nor burials few."
May we not "scan the eternal landscape of the past?" In 1844 the town bought a single acre of land from Salmon Snow for a new cemetery. Thus began the present burial ground. Since 1903, when reliable statistics began to be kept, approxi- mately 1,500 interments have been made in it.
The original purchase, proving too small, the cemetery was enlarged again in :858 by securing the adjoining property of Roswell Hitchings. In 1874 the two estates east were pur- chased of Henry Newhall and others, so as to further enlarge the cemetery substantially as it is at present.
The two things which the cemetery needs most now are a memorial chapel and a soldiers' and sailors' lot for the sons of Saugus who have made the supreme sacrifice in the recent war for democracy and liberty and whose remains may ultimately be taken from the soil of France to repose forever in the sacred soil of their home town. It is hoped that some generous person may provide the memorial chapel in due time, and the town should appropriate the money for the soldiers' and sailors' lot.
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The appropriation last year for care and betterment was $3,025, utilized as follows :
Care of lots and avenues
$2,489 00
Repairing wall
378 65
Extending Cedar avenue
54 85
Removing bank
52 50
Carting gravel for avenues
50 00
$3,025
During the year 110 interments have been made, and 16 lots sold, and $515 deposited for the perpetual care of lots. Mowing receipts for the last year were $1,350, an increase of $206 over the preceding year.
The Superintendent, Charles E. Light, has rendered efficient service during the year, and we desire te commend him for it.
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM E. LUDDEN, BENJAMIN F. FULLERTON, HORACE H. ATHERTON, JR.,
Cemetery Commissioners.
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APPRAISERS' REPORT.
1918]
Report of Appraisers
School Buildings and Land
North Saugus schoolhouse
$1,800 00
Land
548 25 106,800 00
High and Junior High schoolhouse
Land .
7,505 72
Roby Schoolhouse
3,600 00
Old Grammar Schoolhouse
5,400 00
Old Town Hall .
2,400 00
Land .
7,500 00
Armitage schoolhouse
3,000 00
Land .
1,400 00
Lincoln School .
4,800 00
Land .
1,600 00
Emerson School .
16,800 00
Land
.
2,000 00
Cliftondale School
21,080 00
Land .
3,624 48
Felton School
29,200 00
Land .
2,500 00
Ballard School
36,000 00
Land .
1,700 00
Mansfield School
9,600 00
Land .
1,430 00
Lynnhurst School
12,000 00
Land .
1,000 00
Oaklandvale School
1,800 00
Land .
1,000 00
Land for Pleasant Hill School
1,800 00
Other Town Buildings and Land
Town Hall
41,200 00
Land .
·
12,300 00
Land for New Library Building
3,000 00
Garage rear Town Hall
480 00
Amount carried forward,
$344,868 45
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Amount brought forward,
$344,868 45
Hose House, Saugus Centre
2,660 00
Hose House, East Saugus
3,600 00
Land .
800 00
Saugus Home and buildings
8,040 00
Tillage land
12,000 00
Woodland .
10,000 00
Hathaway building
2,400 00
Land
1,600 00
Cemetery
8,400 00
Round Hill property
1,650 00
Steam roller house
300 00
Personal Property
School Department, furniture, book supplies, etc. 35,945 00
Fire Department
Apparatus and other property
11,934 00
Fire alarm system
· 7,345 00
Police Department
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