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Voted, That the town appropriate the sum of eighty thousand dollars ($80,000) for the purpose of erecting upon the Lincoln School lot and such adjoining land as may be acquired by the town an elementary eight room schoolhouse and provide the same with new and original equipment, and to raise said amount, $5,000, being at least 25c. per $1,000 of the valuation of the town for 1924 shall be raised out of the current year's tax levy and the balance of $75,000 by borrowing, for which purpose the Town Treasurer be and he hereby is authorized and directed with the approval of the Selectmen to issue serial coupon bonds of the town. Said bonds shall bear such rate of interest as may be fixed by the Town Treasurer with the approval of the Select- men, shall be dated May 1, 1925, shall be payable $5,000 annu- ally on the first day of May, 1926 to 1941 inclusive, with interest coupons attached bearing the facsimile signature of the Town Treasurer. Said bonds shall be denominated on their face "Town of Saugus Schoolhouse Loan, 1925." All other mat- ters in relation to the issuance, form and sale of said bonds shall be determined by the Town Treasurer with the approval of the Selectmen. Yeas, 184. Nays, 18.
Voted, to adjourn the meeting for five minutes.
Adjourned meeting of April 1, 1925, was called at 8. 15, P.M., by the Moderator.
Reading of records of last meeting dispensed with.
Voted, At 8.20 P. M., to adjourn to close of Special Town Meeting.
Special meeting adjournment of April 6, 1925, was called to order by the Moderator, at 8.22 P. M.
ART. 7. Committee to build new Schoolhouse.
Voted, That the Moderator be and is hereby instructed to appoint a committee of five citizens, one of whom shall be a member of the School Committee, to have full charge of all
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matters relating to the construction of an elementary eight room schoolhouse on the Lincoln School property and such adjoining land as may be acquired by the town and to provide new and original equipment for said building, and said committee shall have full authority to bind the town in all contracts and obliga- tions which they may deem necessary and expedient to enter into in connection with said work in a sum not to exceed $80,000. The following citizens were appointed : Charles W. Hanson, George Quarmby, Wesley Burwell, Lewis P. Sanborn and Benjamin Q. Belonga.
Voted, To take from the table Article 4.
ART. 4. To sell buildings adjoining Lincoln Schoolhouse.
Voted, That the Board of Selectmen be authorized and directed to sell the buildings on such land adjoining the Lincoln School property as the town may acquire under Article 3, and that sealed bids be asked by the Board of Selectmen for the dis- posal of said buildings.
ART. 5. To sell buildings known as the Lincoln School property.
Voted, That the Board of Selectmen be authorized and di- rected to sell the building situated on Lincoln avenue on what is commonly known as the Lincoln School property and which building is commonly known as the Lincoln School, and that sealed bids be asked by the Board of Selectmen for the disposal of said buildings,
ART. 8. Gypsy Moth.
Voted, That the sum of $2,615.85 be and the same is hereby appropriated for the suppression of Gypsy Moth in the town of Saugus.
ART. 9. Planning Board to act as the Board of Survey.
Voted, That the Selectmen be and they are hereby instructed to petition the next General Court for legislation to provide that the Planning Board shall act as the Board of Survey.
ART. 10. Repairs on Legion Hall.
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Moderator decided that Article 10, not legal.
ART. II. To change the By-Laws.
Voted, that Article 8, Section 3 of the By-Laws be and the same is hereby amended by changing the words "Twenty-one" to "Thirty," so that the first sentence of said article shall read "Any board, standing committee, or officer of the town, or any person or persons intending to ask an appropriation, at any meeting of the town, other than the regular annual appropriation, shall file a written notice in the office of the Selectmen of such intention at least thirty days before such meeting, stating the object and the sum of the appropriation intended to be asked."
Voted, at 9.28 P. M., to dissolve the meeting.
A true copy. Attest :
HENRY A. PARKER, Town Clerk.
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Report of Town Accountant
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :
GENTLEMEN,-In accordance with the provisions of Chapter 624 of the Acts of 1910, I submit the following reports of the Accountant's Department for the year ended December 31, 1925.
RECEIPTS General Revenue Taxes
Current Year.
Polls
$5,138 00
Personal
32,715 43
Real estate
· 232,317 72
$270, 171 15
Previous Years.
Polls
$838 00
Personal
7,486 50
Real estate
139,807 73
148,132 23
Tax titles
$1,782 62
Final sales
350 00
Deeds
79 00
2,211 62
From State.
Corporation tax
$5,374 42
Income tax
4,648 00
Income tax, schools
41,947 41
51,969 83
Amount carried forward,
$472484 83
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Amount brought forward, $472,484 83
Licenses and Permits.
Junk
$131 25
Pool, billiards and
bowling ·
64 00
Groves .
·
15 00
Theatre .
·
50 00
Garage .
75 00
All other
51 00
Permits .
387 00
773 25
Fines and Forfeits.
Court
$1,370 00
Penalties
5 00
1,375 00
From County.
Reimbursement, Tuber-
culosis Hospital, $17,036 65
Div. of Highways,
494 92
Dog damages and
license
1,351 67
18,883 24
From individuals.
Sale of land
$50 00
Sale of buildings
450 01
Bankruptcy Genuine
Rubber Co.
239 83
739 84
Total for General Revenue,
$494,256 16
Commercial Revenue General Government
Town Clerk.
Fees
$145 20
Town Hall.
Rent .
$192 00
Other
6 06
Assessors.
198 06
Valuations
3 00
Amounts carried forward,
$346 26 $494,256 16
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Amounts brought forward,
$346 26 $494, 256 16
Protection of Persons and Property
Police Department.
Miscellaneous 4 75
Sealer of weights and Measures
129 83
Inspector of Buildings
Health and Sanitation
Milk Inspectors
$63 50
Contagious Diseases,
75 00
Miscellaneous
74 79 .
213 29
Highways
Miscellaneous
32 00
Charities
Overseers of the Poor (Reimbursements)
From Individuals .
$8 00
From Cities and Towns, 2,249 18
From State
4,717 27
6,974 45
Town Farm.
Sale of Produce
$444 42
Sale of Milk .
6,290 09
Sale of Stock
527 00
Board
.
214 00
Miscellaneous
.
46 15
7,521 66
Soldiers' Benefits
Military Aid .
$30 00
State Aid .
1,438 00
Soldiers' Relief
315 17
1,783 17
Amounts carried forward,
$17,005 41 $494,256 16
* $399.00 paid in January 5, 1926.
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Amounts brought forward,
$17,005 41 $494,256 16
Education
Tuition of State wards, $944 64
Sale of books and supplies, 7 13
Miscellaneous 16 00
Vocational education,
345 54
1,313 31
Library
Fines
.
30 00
Unclassified
Insurance rebates . $132 06
Water extension rebate,
200 00
Rent, Hathaway place,
192 00
524 06
Total for Commercial
Revenue
18,872 78
Special Assessments
For Expenses.
Moth extermination,
1924 .
$813 95
Moth extermination,
1925 .
1,871 69
2,685 64
Water Department
Collections.
Fixture rates . $10,562 10
Meter rates
16,347 68
Maintenance
4,864 29
Turn-ons
58 00
Hydrants
500 00
Summons
127 40
32,459 47
Amount carried forward,
$548,274 05
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Amount brought forward,
$548,274 05
Cemetery
Sale of Lots and Graves.
Lots
$1,042 40
Graves .
382 00
Care of Lots and Graves.
Care
2,474 21
Foundations. ·
95 16
Vaults
. 78 20
Grading
96 00
Interment fees
809 00
4,976 97
Interest
On Bank Balances.
Beacon Trust Co., $485 58
On Taxes.
Deferred Payments, 6,448 87
Excess interest on tax
titles
242 23
Total for Interest
.
7,176 68
Municipal Indebtedness
Temporary Loans.
Anticipation of Taxes · $340,000 00
Anticipation of Serial
Bonds New Lincoln
School .
20,000 00
360,000 00
Agency and Trust
Cemetery. Perpetual Care Fund, $8,514 27
Income for 1925 from G. M. Wilson Fund, 91 38
Total from Agency and Trust . 8,605 65
Amount carried forward,
$929,033 35
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Amount brought forward,
$929,033 35
Refunds and Transfers
Selectmen's Department, $15 41
Legion House Fire Settlement . 859 99
Permanent construc-
tion .
3 29
Water extension .
27 55
Water maintenance,
147 10
Overseers Department,
29 00
Soldiers' Relief
60 00
Highway Department,
31 01
School Department,
53 27
Fire Department
1 00
Saugus Home
44 00
Tree removal . .
6 60
1,278 22
Cash balance,
January 1, 1925 .
27,765 90
$958,077 47
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EXPENDITURES
GENERAL GOVERNMENT Legislation
Finance Committee.
Clerk
$75 00
Stationery and postage,
21 45
Printing .
160 95
Delivering reports
35 00
All other
13 25
$305 65
Selectmen's Department
Salaries and Wages.
Chairman
$300 00
Other Selectmen ' . 600 00
Clerk and Secretary,
323 73
Other Expenses.
Stationery and postage, 47 27
Printing and advertising,
85 25
Telephones 152 86
Delivering and posting, 47 50
All other
37 30
1,593 91
Accountant's Department
Salary of Accountant, $900 00
Stationery and postage,
71 48
Printing and advertising, 64 50
Telephone 23 26
All other
65 35
1,124 59
Amount carried forward,
$3,024 15
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Amount brought forward, $3,024 15
Treasury Department
Salary of Treasurer,
$750 00
Clerk
812 50
Stationery and postage,
115 70
Printing and advertising,
12 00
Telephone
49 40
Bond
100 00
Insurance
144 98
All other
124 25
2,108 83
Collector's Department
Salary of Collector, $1,200 00
Clerks
·
1,358 34
Stationery and postage, 212 82
Printing and advertising,
72 00
Bond
200 00
Insurance
146 62
3,199 78
Tax Titles
Advertising
$199 00
Recording
91 58
Deeds
558 32
Clerical
50 00
898 90
Registration Town Notes
Fees
62 00
Assessors' Department
Assessors' Salaries . $900 00
Deputies
1,092 25
Clerks
2,060 00
Survey .
550 00
Office supplies and postage, 89 76
Printing and advertising, 59 00
Poll books
364 00
Amts. carried forward, $5,115 01
$9,293 66
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Amts. brought forward, $5,115 01 $9,293 66
Telephone · 38 90
Searching records,
deeds, etc. . .
265 18
All other
90
5,419 99
Law Department
Salary of Town
Counsel
$400 00
Claims .
65 00
Stationery and postage, 8 34
Printing and adver-
tising .
3 00
Telephone
6 30
482 64
Planning Board
Clerk
$20 83
Printing and stationery,
14 80
Office furniture
25 00
Office supplies
16 90
Dues .
15 00
92 53
Town Clerk's Department
Salary of Town Clerk, $500 00
Clerical .
188 35
Stationery and postage,
32 18
Printing and adver-
tising .
24 95
Bond
4 00
$749 48
Election and Registration
Registrars
$650 00
Election officers
364 00
Printing and adver-
tising .
333 00
Amts. carried forward, $1,347 00 $16,038 30
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Amts. brought forward, $1,347 00 $16,038 30
Carpentry and plumbing, 30 17
All other . 16 35
1,393 52
Public Works Department
Superintendent . · $3,000 00
Clerk
1,040 00
Clerical
86 90
Printing and Advertising
108 94
Telephones
237 46 .
Auto
109 58
and
Office supplies equipment
310 95
All other .
I 30
Unpaid bill, 1924
Town Hall
Janitor
. $1,460 00
Assistant
145 60
Fuel
792 34
Light
490 64
Janitor supplies
349 46
Repairs
1,418 88
Water
24 00
Cement walk
194 74
All other .
72 50
4,948 16
Total for General Government, $27,276 81
Protection of Persons and Property
Police Department.
Chief . $2,200 00
Patrolmen
. 16,433 37
Matron .
48 11
Bonus
245 00
Team hire
3 00
Equipment for men
513 76
Auto supplies, equip- ment
974 53
Fuel
63 00
4,895 13 I 70
Amts. carried forward, $20,480 77
$27,276 8r
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Amts. brought forward, $20,480 77
$27,276 81
Pensions
1,024 80
Stationery and printing,
95 05
Telephones
899 54
Office supplies
18 35
All other
35 48
$22,553 99
Constable.
Salary
50 00
Forest Warden.
Salary
100 00
Superintendent Fire Alarm.
Salary .
250 00
Chief of the Fire Department.
Salary ·
2,200 00
Hydrant Service.
Water .
500 00
Firemen's Salaries.
Salaries
16,555 00
Fire Department
Fire Engineers' Salaries, $266 64
Services at fires
40 76
Labor fire alarm
9 60
Labor hydrants
20 00
Clerk
16 66
353 66
Equipment Repairs.
Apparatus
$1,030 75
Equipment for men,
153 62
Alarm boxes .
88 18
All other
33 53
Fuel
658 85
Light
126 23
Repairs to Buildings,
301 46
Bedding
80 80
Printing, Stationery and postage
65 08
Laundry
68 20
Amts. carried forward, $2,606 70
$42,562 65 $27,276 81
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Amts. brought forward, $2,606 70 $42,562 65 $27,276 81
Telephones .
98 99
Other expenses
62 13
.
2,767 82
Unpaid bill, 1924 .
10 00
Sealer of Weights and Measures
Sealer
$600 00
Car fares and teams,
120 00
Equipment of supplies
24 46
All other
4 50
748 96
Inspection of Buildings
Inspector
$500 00
Printing
.
20 50
Telephone
36 00
Stationery
4 50
Use auto
25 00
586 00
Gypsy Moth Extermination
Salaries and Wages.
Superintendent
·
$1,243 94
Labor
3,631 69
4,875 63
Other expense.
Insecticide
$439 87
Hardware and tools,
139 57
Sprayers
65
Teams
524 80
Rent
.
96 00
All other
17 44
1,218 33
Amts. carried forward,
$52,769 39
$27,276 81
5
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Amounts brought forward,
$52,769 39 $27,276 81
Tree Warden
Labor
$334 59
Hardware and tools
9 20
Trees
200 00
Telephone .
.
33 33
Teams
·
118 00
695 12
Total for Protection of
Persons and Property,
53,464 51
HEALTH AND SANITATION Health Department
General Administration.
Salary, Chairman $350 00
Salary, Physician ·
125 00
Salary, Secretary
·
100 00
Clerk
$210 65
Stationery and postage
27 75
Printing and advertising
95 40
Telephone
37 70
All other
274 69
646 19
Quarantine and Contagious Diseases.
Board and Treatment $459 97
Medical attendance 114 46
Guards and nurses
36 00
610 43
Other Expenses.
Fumigating and Dis-
infecting
$35 99
Auto
207 50
All other
. 245 89
489 38
Amounts carried forward,
$2,321 00 $80,741 32
$575 00
1925]
ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT. 67
Amounts brought forward,
$2,321 00 $80,741 32
Unpaid bill, 1924
257 69
Vital Statistics
Expense on.
Births
$60 00
Deaths
46 25
Permits
35 00
141 25
Inspection of Plumbing
Inspector
800 00
Inspection of Milk and Cattle
Inspector
269 89
Collection of Ashes and Garbage
Contract
5,400 00
Total for Health and Sanitation
9,189 83
Highways
General Expenditures.
Labor
. $6,546 23
Broken stone, gravel, etc. ·
3,249 35
Equipment and repairs, 3,408 42
Pipe and cement 648 69
Coal and wood .
145 05
Freight and express
145 17
Tarvia and oil .
4,720 21
All other ·
212 10
Labor on sidewalks
267 60
Gas and oil
454 31
Auto repairs and
equipment
290 32
$20,087 45
Snow and Ice
Labor
. $2,415 52
Sand
277 00
Amts. carried forward $2,692 52 $20,087 45
$89,931 15
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Amts. brought forward, $2,692 52 $20,087 45 $89,931 15
Salt 40 00
Equipment and repairs, 1,069 51
Truck hire
30 00
Freight .
2 05
Gas and oil
89 90
3,923 98
Unpaid bill, 1924 .
39 36
Permanent Construction of Walnut Street
Relocating track 1,436 39
Permanent Construction of Lincoln Avenue
Labor
$3,388 II
Pipe
·
150 14
Equipment and
repairs
1,332 95
Stone .
3,336 13
Gas and oil
259 09
Tarvia
3,153 28
Coal
86 64
Cement curbs and
gutters
4,914 20
Freight .
9 70
16,630 24
Sidewalk&
Construction .
4,821 53
Washington Avenue Drain
Labor
$471 50
Equipment and repairs,
5 04
Drain pipe
119 50
596 04
Repairs-Spring Street
Labor
e
$170 00
Oil
130 00
300 00
Amounts carried forward,
$47,834 99
$89,931 15
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Amts. brought forward, $47,834 99 $89,931 15
Reconstruction Cleveland Avenue
Labor
$296 28
Stone, etc.
1,091 81
Tarvia .
609 31
All other
2 60
2,000 00
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Reconstruction Howard and Main Streets
Labor
$725 55
Stone, gravel, etc.,
891 88
Equipment and repairs,
50 48
Oil and Tarvia
701 27
Coal and wood
48 53
Gas and oil .
82 29
2,500 00
Street Lighting
Contract
10, 120 03
Total for Highways
62,455 02
Charities
Overseers of the Poor.
Salaries of Overseers
$550 00
Clerk
50 00
Appraising
18 00
Clerical
76 20
Printing, stationery
and postage
·
15 84
Telephones .
·
31 55
Traveling expenses,
97 90
Cash
8,838 50
Rent
218 00
Groceries and provisions, 1,706 57
Amts. carried forward, $11,602 56
$152,386 17
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Amts.brought forward, $11,602 56 $152,386 17
Coal and wood .
714 59
Board and care . · 2,113 70
Medicine and medical attendance 50 87
Dry goods, clothing
and shoes ·
82 04
All other .
2 35
$14,566 1I
Unpaid bill, 1921
85 63
Unpaid bills, 1924
654 86
Town Farm
Administration and Expenses.
Superintendent and
matron . $900 00
Telephone · ·
63 46
Other expenses . ·
35 II
Other salaries and
wages .
2,403 69
Groceries and provisions 1, 296 08
Dry goods and clothing
40 39
Furniture and furnishings, 14 60
Fuel and light . 210 38
Medicine and medical
attendance
46 99
Water
22 76
Laundry
32 95
Stock
1,410 00
Hay, grain and straw,
3,871 86
Veterinary
133 50
Shoeing horses .
66 75
New equipment
25 35
Repairs to equipment,
379 42
Seeds
70 93
Fertilizer .
9 90
Carpentry
·
269 61
Plumbing .
14 83
Glass, shades, etc.
13 29
11,331 85
Amounts carried forward
$26,638 45 $152,386 17
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Amounts brought forward,
$26,638 45 $152,386 17
Soldiers' Benefits
Soldiers' Relief
$4,308 29
State Aid
948 00
All other
.60 00
5,316 29
13 50
Unpaid bill, 1924 .
31,968 24
Total for Charities,
EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
Schools
General Expenses.
Superintendent
$3,450 00
Attendance officer
300 00
Physicians
750 00
Clerks .
1,074 00
Printing, stationery
and postage
381 61
Telephones . ·
228 69
Traveling expenses,
109 27
Census .
123 73
Nurse .
1,135 00
Teachers' salaries
124,887 67
Text Books and Supplies.
Books
4,582 47
Supplies
5,445 06
Other Expenses.
Playground instructor,
240 00
Tuition .
2,413 95
Transportation :
Teachers
219 68
Pupils
4,044 82
Janitor service
9,734 92
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Amts.carried forward, $159,120 87
$184,354 41
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Amts. brought forward, $159, 120 87
$184,354 41
Fuel and Light.
Coal and wood . 9,106 79
Gas and electricity · 795 72
Building and Grounds. .
Carpentry and paint . 5,206 32
Plumbing . · 1,314 95
Masonry
142 46
Electrical .
287 80
Glass, shades, etc.
216 10
Furniture and furnishing, 914 76 New roof, Ballard
School .
1,140 00
Fire escape, Roby
School . · 1,100 00
Cement walk,
High
School
·
852 90
All other
284 15
Miscellaneous.
Salary of Mechanic 1,645 00
Janitor's supplies .
521 42
Diplomas .
48 77
Water
336 59
Express
.
121 14
Use of auto
24 40
$183, 180 14
Unpaid bills, 1923
141 00
Unpaid bills, 1924
497 27
Total for Education
183,818 41
Library
Salaries and Wages.
Librarian .
$925 00
Assistants .
541 04
Books, Periodicals, etc.
Books
·
1,413 II
Periodicals
·
71 20
Amts. carried forward, $2,950 35
$368, 172 82
1925]
ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT. 73
Amts. brought forward, $2,950 35
$368,172 82
Other Expenses.
Fuel
$206 90
Light
63 26
Carpentry and painting
4 00
Furniture
70 65
Care of grounds .
II 24
Stationery and postage,
78 22
Telephone
30 36
Janitor
224 92
Water
10 00
Rent
25 00
Express .
32 35
All other
107 53
Total for Library, 3,814 78
Unclassified
Public Grounds.
Labor
$85 00
Equipment and repairs 14 94
99 94
Printing and Distributing Town Reports .
810 25
Memorial Day
300 00
Tuberculosis Hospital.
Maintenance .
2,335 81
Wiring Town Hall.
Contract
$2,084 50
Engineer
159 69
2,244 19
American Legion Lot.
Curbs
$504 75
Shrubs .
.
45 25
550 00
Killing Dogs .
68 00
Survey for Sewage System. Engineers
75 00
Amount carried forward,
$378,470 79
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Amount brought forward,
$378,470 79
Insurance.
Boilers
$839 55
Blanket .
3,938 94
Compensation
763 98
Auto
712 19
6,254 66
Land Purchase.
Stackpole's Field
playground .
$2,400 00
Fairmount Ave. lot,
291 67
2,691 67
Air Compressor
1,200 00
Hydrant Installations.
Chestnut street
$123 93
Central street .
123 93
247 86
Tree Removal Essex Street.
Labor
$153 40
Use of team
.
45 00
198 40
New Lincoln School.
Engineer
$65 00
Architect
2,832 63
Labor
30 50
Advertising
40 70
Printing and station-
ery
24 08
Bonds
1,023 90
Contract
15,730 80
All other
63 92
$19,811 53
Baker Street Properties.
Bruce
$5,000 00
Shaw
3,000 00
8,000 00
Total for schoolhouse, 27,811 53
Amount carried forward,
$416,874 91
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Amount brought forward,
$416,874 91
American Legion Building.
Fire Repairs.
Advertising
$4 00
Architect . .
50 00
Carpenter .
.
1,095 00
1,149 00
Claims.
Johanna D. McCarthy 1,000 00
Oaklandvale School Addition."
Architect . $150 00
Advertising
6 80
Contract .
7,084 66
Heating contract
750 00
7,991 46
Repairs to Town Hall.
Advertising
$6 25
Painting contract
1, 100 00
1,106 25
Maintenance and Equipment. Cliftondale Playground.
Filling
$400 00
Labor
6 82
406 82
ENTERPRISES AND CEMETERIES Water Department
Purchase of Water from
City of Lynn
$15,445 56
Maintenance.
General expenses.
Collector
$300 00
Labor
6,372 33
Pipe and fittings . 3,871 46
Meter and fittings
2,900 15
Equipment and repairs 1,829 28
Freight express
89 35
Coal and wood . · 39 17
Amts. carried forward, $15,401 73
$15,445 56 $428,528 44
76
TOWN DOCUMENTS.
[Dec. 31
Amts brought forward, $15,401 73 $15,445 56 $428,528 44
Power .
$428 00
Light ·
8 27
Office supplies
304 17
Auto repairs equip-
ment
565 16
Gas and oil
235 99
Advertising
.
16 65
Extension.
Labor
8,547 04
Pipe and fittings
12,702 15
Freight and express,
1,742 32
Equipment and
repairs
535 61
Dynamite
IIO 80
Gas and oil
208 41
All other
5II 95
$41,318 25
Unpaid bills, 1924,
25 37
Total for water
56,789 18
Cemetery
Superintendent
$1,599 97
Labor
1,987 40
Loam ·
·
63 00
Trees and shrubs
220 62
Telephone
18 35
Archway
205 00
Power mower
265 00
Freight .
15 90
Advertising
6 00
Water
.
15 00
Equipment and
repairs
332 91
All other
232 86
Total for Cemetery, 4,962 01
Amonnt carried forward,
$490,279 63
.
.
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ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT.
1925]
Amount brought forward,
$490,279 63
Interest and Maturing Debt
Interest.
Temporary Loans, $9,579 10
Temporary Loans in anticipation of Bond Issue .
273 32
School
6,053 75
Water
·
1,947 50
Macadam
330 00
$18,183 67
Maturing Debt.
Temporary Loans . $350,000 00
School
12,000 00
Water . . .
4,000 00
Macadam road
.
6,000 00 -
372,000 00
Total for Interest and Maturing Debt .
390,183 67
Agency and Trust
State Tax
$19,320 00
Charles River Basin,
981 83
Metropolitan Park
Sinking Loan .
7,619 65
Metropolitan Plan- ning Board
120 18
State Highway Repairs,
4,430 13
Fire Prevention
127 66
County Tax
18,870 34
$51,469 79
Perpetual Care Fund
8,514 27
Total for Agency and Trust
59,984 06
Amount carried forward,
$940,447 36
78
TOWN DOCUMENTS.
[Dec. 31
Amount brought forward,
$940,447 36
Refunds and Transfers.
Taxes, 1924
$9 44
Taxes, 1925 · ·
47 10
Corporation tax
.
20 90
77 44
$940,524 80
Cash Balance on hand
December 31, 1925
17,552 67
$958,077 47
Town of Saugus
ESSEX, 8%.
To W. CHARLES SELLICK, Constable of the Town of Saugus:
Greeting :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Saugus, qualified to vote in Town affairs, to meet at the several voting precincts in the Town on MONDAY, MARCH THIRD, A.D., nineteen hundred and nineteen, at five forty-five o'clock, A. M., then and there to bring in their ballots to the Wardens for the following town officers:
Town Clerk, three Selectmen, three Overseers of the Poor, Tressurer, Collector of Taxes, Constable, Tree Warden for one year; one Assessor, one Board of Health, two School Commit- tee, three Trustees of Public Library, one Cemetery Commissioner for three years.
Also your "Yes" or "No" to the following question: Shall License be granted for the sale of intoxieating liquors in the Town for the ensuing year?
Also to appear at the Town Hall on Monday Evening, March Tenth, A. D., nineteen hun- dred and nineteen at elght o'clock, to hear and act on the following articles, viz:
Article 1. To choose a Moderator to preside at said meeting.
Art. 2. To hear and act on reports of Com- mittees.
Art.3. To sce what sums of money the Town will appropriate and raise by taxation for Town charges and for any other purpose for which tbe Town may lawfully expend money.
Art. 4. To see if the Town will vote to re- imburxe Frederick H. Griswold the sum of $2283.66 for the laying of Water Pipes on Springdale Avenue, Pelham Street and Marshall Avenue, or to sec what action the Town will take in the matter, agreeable to the petition of Frederick H. Griswold and others.
Art. 5. To see if the Town will vote to eon- atruet a new school building to be located at corner of Water and Walnut streets, North Sau- gus, and provide new and original equipment therefor, and by vote pass upon all matters in- cidental thereto, including the matter of bor- rowing in the name and behalf of the Town a sum of money not to exceed $40,000 and issue the notes or bonds of the Town, or to see what action the Town will take in the matter, agrec- able to the petition of Harry W. Merrill and others.
Art. 6. To see if the Town will vote to ap- point a Committee of not less than five members who shall have full charge of all matters re- lating to the constructing of a new schoolhouse in North Saugus, and provide equipment there- for, including plans thereof, and removing and repairing the present school building, or to see what action the Town will take in the matter, agreeeable to tho petition of Harry W. Merrill and others.
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