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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
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, 1035, 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
$71,000 00
East Saugus Schoolhouse Loan Under Chapter 297, Acts of 1905, Payable at Beacon Tust Co.
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
1,000 00 No. 10. Due May 1, 1920, at 4 per cent .
No. II. Due May 1, 1921, at 4 per cent .
1,000 00
No. 12. Due May 1, 1922, at 4 per cent 1,000 00
No. 13. Due May 1, 1923, a} 4 per cent · 1,000 00
No. 14. Due May 1, 1924, at 4 per cent
1,000 00
Amount carried forward,
$7,000 00
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Amount brought forward
$7,000 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
$18,000 00
*Felton Schoolhouse Loan, Payable as follows :
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
$10,000 00
1905 Schoolhouse Loan, Payable to Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
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. 24. August 1, 1926, at 4 per cent No. 25. August 1, 1927, 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
.
.
No. 23. August 1, 1925, at 4 per cent
. 3,000 00
.
3,000 00
.
3,000 00
No. 26. August 1, 1928, at 4 per cent
.
$51,000 00
*This loan will be paid by Sinking Fund,
.
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East Saugus Schoolhouse Loan, 1910, Payable to Beacon Trust Co.
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
$2,000 00
Lynnhurst Schoolhouse Loan, 1917, Payable at Beacon Trust Co.
No. I.
Due May 1, 1918, at 42 per cent
·
$500 00
No. 2. Due May 1, 1919, at 42 per cent . 500 00 .
No. 3 . Due May 1, 1920, at 42 per cent . · 500 00 No. 4. Due May 1, 1921, at 42 per cent .
500 00 No. 5. Due May 1, 1922, at 42 per cent .
500 00
No. 6. Due May 1, 1923, at 42 per cent
500 00
No. 7. Due May 1, 1924, at 42 per cent .
500 00
No. 8. Due May 1, 1925, at 42 per cent
500 00
No. 9. Due May 1, 1926, at 42 per cent 500 00 .
No. 10. Due May 1, 1927, at 42 per cent 500 00
No. II. Due May 1, 1928, at 42 per cent
500 00
No. 12. Due May 1, 1929, at 42 per cent
500 00
No. 13. Due May 1, 1930, at 42. per cent .
500 00
No. 14. Due May 1, 1931, at 42 per cent
500 00
No. 15. Due May 1, 1932, at 42 per cent .
·
500 00
No. 16. Due May 1, 1933, at 42 per cent. 500 00
No. 17. Due May 1, 1934, at 42 per cent. ·
500 00
No. 18. Due May 1, 1935, at 42 per cent .
500 00
$9,000 00
Temporary Loans Outstanding December 31, 1917.
March 19, 1917. No. 78. Due March 19, 1918, at 4. 10 per cent Due March 19, 1918, · April 30, 1917. No. 81. Due April 10, 1918, at 4.44 per cent Due April 25, 1918,
$10,000 00
March 19, 1917. No. 79. at 4.10 per cent 15,000 00
15,000 00
April 30, 1917. No. 82. at 4.44 per cent 15,000 00
May 14, 1917. No 83. Due May 9, 1918, at
10,000 00 July 2, 1917. No. 84. Due July 1, 1918, at
4.3-8 per cent . . 4.87 per cent 20,000 00
Amount carried forward,
$85,000 00
.
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Amount brought forward, $85,000 00
July 2, 1917. No. 85. Due July 1, 1918, at 4 87 per cent . . Dec. 3, 1917. No. 86. Due Dec. 3, 1918, at
5,0000 00
10,000 00 5.09 per cent . .
Dec. 3, 1917. No. 87. Due Dec. 3, 1918, at
5.09 per cent . 5,000 00 . Dec. 26, 1917. No. 88. Due Dec. 17, 1918, at 5.10 per cent . 5,000 00
$110,000 00
Statement of the Town Bonded Debt.
Water Loans $101,500 00 *Felton Schoolhouse Loan 10,000 00
1905 Schoolhouse Loan 51,000 00
East Saugus Schoolhouse Loan 1905 18,000 00
East Saugus Schoolhouse Loan 1910
2,000 00
Schoolhouse Loan 1916 · 71,000 00
Lynnhurst Schoolhouse Loan 1917 9,000 00
$262,500 00
Total Schoolhouse Bonds Out- standing . . $161,000 00
Total Water Bonds Outstanding ·
101,500 00
$262,500 00
*Met by Sinking Fund.
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Town Clerk's Report.
Births.
Number registered in 1917
219
American parentage
90
Foreign parentage
77
Mixed parentage ·
52
Marriages.
Number registered
118
American born .
169
Foreign born
67
Average age of groom
28
Average age of bride
24
Oldest person
60
Youngest person
I4
Deaths.
Number registered
I33
Males
76
Females
57
Under 5 years
28
From 5 to 10
3
From 10 to 20
2
From 20 to 30
4
From 30 to 40
6
From 40 to 50
9
From 50 to 60
17
From 60 to 70
22
From 70 to 80
22
From 80 to 90
19
From 90 to 95
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TOWN CLERK'S REPORT.
1917]
Dogs Licensed During the Year 1917.
Whole number licensed
436
Number of males
366
Number of females
70
Total receipts .
$1,082 00
Amount of fees deducted
87 20
Amount paid County
$994 80
Population.
1820
749
1897
4,804
1830
690
1899
4,775
1840
1,098
1901
5,100
1850
1,552
1905
6,252
1860
2,024
1907
6,585
1865
2,106
1908
7,422
1870
2,249
1909
7,640
1875
2,570
1910
8,042
1880
2,612
19II
8,355
1885
2,855
1912
8,930
1890.
3,673
1913
9,060
1893
4,040
1914
9,348
1895
4,497
1915
10,041
1916
10,394
1917
·
10,765
HENRY A. PARKER.
Town Clerk.
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TOWN DOCUMENTS.
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[Dec. 31
Report of Board of Selectmen.
To the citizens of the Town of Saugus :
The year ending December 31, 1917, has been a very busy year for your Board of Selectmen. Conditions have arisen such as have never before been acted upon by any Board of Select- men in the town. The most of the conditions have arisen on account of the war in which we find ourselves engaged. We have received many communications from the National and State governments asking cooperation with them in matters per- taining to the war which has required a great deal of time and consideration and we have spared no time or trouble to give the government all the assistance and information requested.
In appointing the Public Safety Committee we endeavored to appoint such men as would give the government and town the best service possible and we feel we made no mistake in our selections and we want and we wish at this time to thank the members of the different committees for the excellent work per- formed, and we wish also to thank the Chairman of the Com- mittee, Mr. W. O. Bursch, for the way he has cooperated with us in the performance of his duties, he has been ready and will- ing at all times to render all possible assistance.
We have in the town one of the best State Guard companies in the state fully equipped and ready for duty at a moment's notice and we want to commend the officers and men for the interest they have taken to make this company a success.
We have bought for the Superintendent of Public Works Department a new Ford automobile having the old one made over into a truck which has saved the town a great deal of money in horse hire.
We have done some permanent work on the streets, a detailed report will be found in the Superintendent of Public Works Report. We feel if a little permenant work can be done each year on the trunk lines in a few years our principal streets will be in good condition and cost very little to maintain.
To economize on our town report we have omitted the records of the Town Meetings and election returns which makes a saving of over $50 in printing.
GEORGE L. NOURSE, · GEORGE I. HULL, HERBERT M. FORRISTALL.
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PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE REPORT.
1917]
Report of Public Safety Committee.
SAUGUS, MASS.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :
I herewith submit report in connection with activities of the Town of Saugus Public Safety Committee.
The committees called for by the state were appointed by your board together with the undersigned acting as general chairman. The work of the various committees as outlined by the State Public Safety Committee has been carried out to the best of our ability. The principal activities have been in connection with committees on : First, recruiting and organizing a State Guard Company ; second, registering of automobiles for public and emergency service ; third, canning and conservation of food. It has been necessary to call only on these three committees for active work. The remaining committees, however, are organ- ized so that they are ready for work in case of necessity.
The main expenditures from the town appropriation have been in connection with State Guard Company. At the present time a full company of sixty-five men are enlisted, completely uniformed and equipped. Also, at this time there is a waiting list of new members. A great amount of time and work has been given by the members of this company, and they deserve the support of the town in any future undertakings.
The Committee on the Conservation of Food, particularly the ladies of the town are to be congratulated upon the efficient work they performed in connection with canning. A number attended the State School of Instruction and have acted as instructors for the ladies throughout the town.
Considerable credit is also due to the committees who assisted the Public Safety Committee in securing funds for Halifax relief, there being in a short time, approximately $500 collected by the committees for this purpose.
In closing, I desire to say that although a number of the committees in our organization have not been called upon for active work, the organization should, by all means, be main- tained as any of these committees are liable at any time to be called upon for active duty.
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TOWN DOCUMENTS.
[Dec. 31
I desire to extend my thanks to all the townspeople who assisted us in our various duties and hope that they will continue to render us further support in our undertakings.
Below is given a detailed account of the expenditures of the Committee.
NOTE : List of expenditures under Town Accountant's report.
Respectfully submitted,
W. O. BURSCH, General Chairman Public Safety Committee.
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ASSESSORS' REPORT.
1917]
Assessors' Report.
Table of Aggregate of Polls and Taxes Assessed April 1, 1917.
Number of polls assessed 2,967
Number of persons paying property tax . 3,975
Number of persons paying poll tax only . 1,652
Number of persons liable to do military duty .
2, 164
Population as taken by the Assessors, April I 10,754
Schedule of Property Assessed.
Number of dwelling houses ·
2,533
Number of acres of land
·
6,550
Number of acres of land (exempted)
256₺
Number of horses .
227
Number of cows
483
Number of fowl ·
7,898
Number of dogs to be registered (female 84, male 339)
423
Total Amount of Property Assessed.
Resident real estate
$5,140,318
Non-resident real estate .
1,677,250
Resident personal estate .
324,633
Non-resident personal estate
275,009
$7,417,210
Value of Real and Personal Estate.
Buildings, excluding land
$4,207,972
Land, excluding buildings
2,609,596
Personal property .
599,642
$7,417,210
Exemptions.
Resident
$89,054
Non-resident . · . .
.
16,430
$105,484
6
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TOWN DOCUMENTS.
[Dec. 31
Abatements.
For the year 1915
$149 80
For the year 1916
1,342 53
For the year 1917
1,483 52
$2,975 85
Basis of Taxation.
State Tax
$16,610 00
County Tax
11,803 43
Metropolitan Park Tax
4,306 41
State Highway Tax
1,448 64
Charles River Basin Tax
661 05
Fire Prevention Tax
113 22
Appropriations
218,280 23
$253,221 98
Overlay
3,000 00
Gypsy Moth Tax (Individuals)
1,859 64
$258,181 62
Less Town Income
55,212 64
Net amount to be raised .
$202,968 98
Appropriated as follows :
On real estate
. $179,304 09
On personal estate .
15,771 25
On polls
5,934 00
On gypsy moth
1,959 64
$202,968 98
Tax for State, County and Town purposes committed to Henry A. Parker, Tax Collector, August I. 1917 . . $202,968 98
December 20, omitted assessment 814 02
Total commitment .
$203,783 00
Excise Tax.
Street railway
$3,759 47
Schooner Harbinger
5 33
Schooner D. W. Marvel
2 66
Tax rate, per $1,000
26 30
.
LEWIS J. AUSTIN, EDWIN K. HAYDEN, HORACE H. ATHERTON.
83
CHIEF OF POLICE REPORT.
1917]
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-second annual report of the Police Department for the year ending December 31, 1917.
Chief of Police. Charles O. Thompson.
Patrolmen.
Captain, Roland L. Mansfield, Frank W. Joy, James P. Sullivan, Herbert C. Berrett, John T. Stuart, Clifford E. Robie.
Special Police.
Peter A. Flaherty, William M. Penney, Timothy J. Bannon, Morin A. Hazel, Christopher C. Merrithew, Charles F. Clark, William H. Semons, James O. Cram, Mack Belliveau, Frank M. Symonds, Samuel C. Maddox, Justin E. Mansfield, Charles L. Davis, James F. Pratt, Arthur C. Clark, Thomas E. Berrett, Daniel B. Willis, Harvey Upham, Charles W. Woodbery, Howard P. McAdoo, George W. Parker, Nathan H. Williams, Thomas S. Sutherst, W. Charles Sellick, Carl F. Koch, Charles O. Popp, Herbert Holland, Walter W. Hanson.
Arrests.
Total number of arrests for the year of 1917 was 194 of which 185 were males and 9 females.
The following are the offences.
Assaults, 19; arrested for out of town officers, 4; breaking and entering, II ; bastardy, 2; cruelty to animals, 2; carrying loaded revolver, 2 ; drunks, 49; disturbing peace, 9 ; disorderly conduct, 5 ; dogs not licenced, 4; defacing a building, 2 : false
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weight, 2; gaming on the Lord's Day, 2; larceny, 16; malici- ous mischief, 2 ; manslaughter, I ; non-support, 2; profanity, I ; peddling no license, 5; riding bicycle on sidewalk, I ; stub- born child, I ; threat, 3 ; truancy, trespass, 3 ; violation Town By-Laws, 15; violation school laws, 10; violation auto laws, 19; violation Board of Health laws, I.
Disposition of Cases.
Fined, 45 ; filed, 68, discharged, 30; released, 45 committed to State Farm, 2 ; committed to State Board of Charity, I ; com- mitted to Danvers, 8; committed to Lancaster Industrial School, I ; held for Grand Juror, 4.
Miscellaneous.
Complaints received and investigated, 924 ; disturbances sup- pressed, 53 ; doors found open, 82 ; lights furnished for danger- ous places, 29 ; lost children found and restored, 9; stray teams put up, 5; windows found open, 27; lost dogs found and restored to owners, 7; dogs killed, 72; dangerous places in street found and reported, 15.
Keeper of Lockup.
There were 68 prisoners locked up during the year; cost of keeper, $136.77 ; meals for prisoners, $4.40; total expense of lockup, $141.17.
Motorcycle.
The motorcycle has been a great asset to the department cover- ing the whole town in the daytime, since July I. Since placed in commission it has covered 4,223 miles at a cost of $56.57.
Recommendations.
I would recommend that the sum of $12,000 be appropriated for the year of 1918; the cause of increase over 1917, is that the officers who were reinstated in 1917, went to work July 1, and the appropriation was made for six months' work this year, the full twelve months will have to be appropriated that together with the raise in the salary of the men accounts for the appro- priation asked for.
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CHIEF OF POLICE REPORT.
1917]
Conclusion.
In submitting my report, I wish to thank the Honorable Board of Selectmen for the support given me; also Judge Maurice F. Cunningham and Judge William E. Ludden and others who have assisted me in the performance of my duties. I desire also to tender to the officers both regular and special, my apprecia- tion for their loyal cooperation.
Respectfully submitted,
CHARLES O. THOMPSON, Chief of Police.
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[Dec. 31
Report of Board of Engineers.
SAUGUS, MASS., January 15, 1918.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
GENTLEMEN,-Your Board of Engineers submit their annual report for the year ending December 31, 1917. The Department consists of Chief Engineer, two deputy chiefs, three permanent men, twenty-four call men, five sub call men and Superintend- ent of Fire Alarm.
Apparatus.
Two combination auto trucks three hose wagons, one ladder truck.
Recommendation.
Auto ladder truck and auto combination.
Equipment.
Four double harnesses, six horse blankets, eleven hand chem- icals, thirty fireman's coats, three life nets, twenty hose lighters, twenty-five spanners, six crowbars, six axes, six plaster hooks, ten gates, one triple gate, two forty-five foot extension ladders, two thirty-five foot extension ladders, six roof ladders six wall ladders, sixteen tappers, one punch register, two ink registers, six single beds, and bedding, one hose repairer, seven thousand feet of hose.
Fire Alarms. Thirty-three bell alarms, and eighty-three telephone calls.
Respectfully submitted,
ERNEST STUART, J. W. NEWHALL, GEORGE W: ATKINSON,
19:7]
OVERSEERS OF POOR REPORT.
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, 1917.
Out of our appropriation of $8,000.00 for the year of 1917, we have spent $7,358.31, turning back to the Town Treasury the sum of $641.69, the amount left on our appropriation after deducting all payments on bills rendered up to December 31, 1917.
We have collected $3,148.10 from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and from cities and towns which, with the amount left from our appropriation makes a total of $3,789.79 returned to the Town Treasury ; there are unpaid bills to the amount of $132.24 which were rendered after December 31, 1917, thereby making the net expense of conducting the depart- ment for the year, $4,342.45.
We recommend that the sum of $9,000.00 be appropriated for the year of 1918, feeling that the expense of conducting this department will be greater than ever before owing to the high cost of living.
Saugus Home.
We have received on account of the Home, from all sources, the sum of $8,963.39 and have spent the sum of $9,500.00 which was the amount of our 1917 appropriation, and there are unpaid bills amounting to $309.22 making a total expense of $9,809.22 for the year.
Our expenses on repairs and improvements amounted to $453.80 including the installation of two new toilets, which had to come out of the appropriation, making our expenditures larger than usual.
We feel that the sum of $10,000.00 will be none too much to maintain the Home for the year of 1918, as hay, grain, etc., has increased in cost, also wages and provisions are so much higher that it will be impossible to run the Home on as small an appro- priation as heretofore.
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[Dec. 31
The Home has shown the usual good management and the inmates have been well cared for.
Respectfully submitted, GEORGE H. AMES, Chairman. ANTHONY HATCH, Overseers of the Poor of Saugus.
REPORT OF Sealer of Weights and Measures.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :
GENTLEMEN,-I submit the following report of work done in this department for the year 1917.
Con-
Adjusted Sealed demned
Platform scales over 5,000 pounds
I
6
Platform scales under 5,000 pounds .
4
38
Computing scales
21
I
Slot weighing machines
5
All other scales
100
Weights, avoirdupois
375
3
Weights, metric
48
Weights, apothecaries]
79
9
Liquid measures
I35
2
Linear measures
I2
Measuring pumps
I
19
Total
6
838
15
Stove inspections
I7
Inspections State
8
Cash receipts .
$59 77
Paid Town Treasurer
59 77
E. EVANS, JR., Sealer of Weights and Measures.
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BUILDING INSPECTOR'S REPORT,
1917]
Report of Building Inspector.
SAUGUS, MASS., December 31, 1917.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :
GENTLEMEN,-I herewith submit my annual report to date :
Permits.
Total number issued
123
To build
67
For foundation under old building
.
5
For additions
21
For garages .
22
To remodel .
.
3
To move .
.
5
Total valuation, $84,867.00.
Respectfully submitted,
D. B. WILLIS,
Inspector of Buildings.
SAUGUS, December 31, 1917.
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TOWN DOCUMENTS.
[Dec. 31
Report of Tree Warden.
To the Citizens of the Town of Saugus:
I herewith submit to you my annual report of the year ending December 31, 1917.
I have removed a number of dead trees in different parts of the town and taken down a lot of dead and dangerous limbs, and have trimmed most all the trees in Lynnhurst which were in very bad condition. Have also trimmed trees in other parts of the town where needed.
I would recommend the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars for the coming year 1918.
'Respectfully submitted,
T. E. BERRETT,
Tree Warden.
Report of Forest Fire Warden. 4
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :
I submit to you the following report from January 1, 1917, to January 1, 1918.
I have taken care of seventeen 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 three hundred and seventy-five dollars for the coming year 1918.
Respectfully submitted, T. E. BERRETT,
Forest Fire Warden.
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JANITOR'S REPORT.
1917]
Report of Janitor
FOR THE YEAR ENDING December 31, 1917.
DR.
Received for rent of Town Hall .
$234 00
Received for sale of books 1 75
Received for police service at Town Hall,
61 00
$296 75
CR.
Paid Treasurer
$235 75
Paid for police service
61 00
$296 75
J. E. MANSFIELD,
Janitor.
Hay Scales.
Received from hay scales, 1917
$8 00
Paid Treasurer
8 00
J. E: MANSFIELD,
Public Weigher.
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TOWN DOCUMENTS.
[Dec. 31
Report of the Board of Health.
SAUGUS, MASS., January 12, 1917.
The Board of Health respectfully submits its annual report for the year 1917. The Board organized as follows : Charles E. Light, Chairman ; Tom D. Emmett, Secretary ; Dr. George W. Gale, Medical Examiner.
Appointed.
Thomas C. Sutherst, Plumbing Inspector; A. W. Sawyer, Milk Inspector and Inspector of Slaughtering ; H. A. Parker, Burial Agent; T. D. Emmett, Dairy Inspector ; Charles Sel- lick, to take care of dead animals.
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.
Complaints.
Fewer complaints have been received than in past years and the work done by Contractor Sellick has proved very satisfactory to the Board.
The contract has been given to Mr. Sellick again for the year 1918, at a considerable increase but the board feel satisfied that it has the right man on the job.
All complaints made to the Board either by phone or mail will receive prompt attention.
As the Finance committee saw fit to reduce our appropriation it was necessary to ask for $600.00 at the special town meeting to clean up the work of the board and we are able to start the new year with a clean slate.
Contagious Diseases.
There has been an increase in tuberculosis cases, several of which have proved fatal, but at the present time have but one case at the Lynn Sanitorium and one at Rutland.
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BOARD OF HEALTH REPORT.
1917]
Piggeries.
In regard to keeping pigs, any person may keep one pig for his own use provided that he obtains a permit first and then complies with the rules and regulations, but they will not be allowed to become detrimental to the health and comfort of his neighbors.
Dairy Inspection.
As the State Board of Health make new laws in regard to the production and handling of milk, it is absolutely necessary that inspection of dairies be made more frequent, and we recommend that one hundred dollars be appropriated for that purpose.
Respectfully submitted,
CHARLES E. LIGHT, Chairman, T. D. EMMETT, Secretary, DR. GEORGE W. GALE, Med. Ex.
Report of Inspector of Plumbing.
CLIFTONDALE, MASS., December 31, 1917.
Board of Health, Saugus, Mass. :
GENTLEMEN,-In accordance with requirements of Chapter 103 of the Revised Laws of Massachusetts of the supervision of plumbing, I herewith submit my report for the year ending December 31, 1917.
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