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200'
Granite road
200'
Great Woods road
300'
Kenwood avenue
228'
Palmer avenue
157'
Glen Park avenue
790'
Elaine and Warren avenues
516'
Broadway
500'
Lincoln court
534'
Makepeace street
408'
Hazel street
216'
Anawan avenue
140'
Palmer avenue
84'
Dudley street
300'
Parker street
221'
E. Denver
60'
Highland avenue
498'
Evans street
I18'
Golden Hills
3,45 1'
484'
Total
11,286'
984'
Water Comparison
SERVICES.
1924
1925
1926
1927
New
118
131
I35
193
Relaid
6
13
58
115
Cleaned
261
323
307
339
Ft. service pipe
5,896₺'
6,531}'
9,375'-2"'
13,485'
Ft. extension
8,272'
8,440'
8,652'
12,270'
Commitment $31,712.01
$33,887.96
$36,288.45
$44,922.65
Cu. Ft. of
Water
27,053,200 30,285,400
34,216,700
34,338,400
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PUBLIC WORKS REPORT.
1927]
Gallons of water supplied distributing mains during 1927 257,538,000 gallons.
Miles of main
49 and 2, 197'
Total number of services
3,063
Meters
2,133
Fixtures
930
Golden Hills 1927
Number of services
24
Number of meters
24
Feet of service pipe
897' 3" of 1" cement lined pipe
Feet of extension
2,95 1' of 6" cast iron pipe 484' of 8" cast iron pipe
Fixture
Meter
Maint. 5,293.84
60.00
1927
10,260.84
20,776.59
13,109.22
85.00
Const.
Summons
Hydrant
4.00
123.00
500.00
Total 36,288.45
191.00
500.00
44,992.65
1926
1927
Paid for water purchase
$17,450 52
$17,512 57
Paid for water maintenance
19,901 41
20,636 65
Paid for general extension
7,600 00
5,000 00
$44,951 93
$43,149 22
Cubic feet of water used in 1926
34,216,700
Cubic feet of water used in 1927
34,338,400
Water Department SERVICES
New
193
Renewals
115
Repaired
35
Cleaned
339
13,485 feet of service pipe laid.
Turn ons
1926
$10,680.88
19,626.73
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TOWN DOCUMENTS.
[Dec. 31
METERS
New
275
Frozen
29
Tested
9
Repaired
46
Fixture services metered
87
HYDRANTS
New
14
Replaced
3
Street
Cost
Adams avenue . ·
$209 53
Appleton street
·
292 54
Auburn street
55 02
Avon street
25 13
Ballard street
302 20
Birch street
154 58
Bristow street
3,875 34
Castle street
45 62
Central street
1,419 94
Chestnut street
71 II
Cleveland avenue
164 22
Clifton avenue
II 87
Columbus avenue
27 08
Cross street
17 02
Danforth avenue
15 83
Denver street .
32 33
E. Denver street
210 35
Elm street
108 60
Emory street
24 01
Ernest street
182 21
Essex street
552 94
Eustis street
19 02
Fairmount avenue
66 30
Fairview avenue
510 96
Felton street
II I5
Forest street
30 32
Foster street
II 32
Garfield avenue
3 70
Granite road
14 25
Grove street
21 55
1927]
PUBLIC WORKS REPORT.
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Guild road
$76 20
Hayden road
III 22
Hesper street
3 18
Highland avenue
47 05
Howard street .
213 29
Jackson street
126 43
Jasper street
86 17
Jefferson street .
50 67
Laurel street
139 23
Linwood street .
20 98
Main street
923 89
Maple street
49 85
Morton avenue .
64 24
Mountain avenue
52 39
Mt. Vernon street
.
103 04
Myrtle street
105 40
Newcomb avenue
2 00
Newhall street .
103 85
Pearson street .
48 62
Pleasant avenue
87 01
Pleasant street
58 04
Prospect street .
1,132 29
Robinson street
26 46
Sherman avenue
10 82
School street
72 80
Spring street
268 25
Stocker street
42 75
Stone street
51 80
Summer street
143 43
Talbot street
16 02
Taylor street
61 89
Vincent street
5 73
Vine street
556 20
Walnut street
400 16
Washington avenue
7 12
Wendall street
25 97
Whitney street
77 23
Willis street
33 25
Woodbury avenue
.98 77
.
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TOWN DOCUMENTS.
[Dec. 31
Report of Chief of Police
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :
I hereby tender the annual report of the Police Department, together with its doings for the year ending December 31, 1927.
ROSTER
CHIEF Roland L. Mansfield
CAPTAIN John T. Stuart
REGULAR PATROLMEN
Frank W. Joy
Roland E. Mansfield
James P. Sullivan
Peter A. Flaherty
Clarence H. Berrett
William MacDougall
Henry P. Wheaton
Ralph New
SPECIAL OFFICERS
Timothy J. Bannon
Howard F. McAdoo
Thurlow W. Bentley
Axel G. Newbury
Oren O. Bentley
Willie M. Penney
John P. Chesley
Charles B. Pugsley
John A. Garrow
Henry N. Robinson
William H. Gillespie Edward O. Roy
Norman D. Hatch
Percy R. Salsman
Howard F. Kelley
William H. Semons
Wade T. Keller
Phillip Spencer
Joseph A. Lambert, Jr. Frank M. Symonds · Charles E. Light Joseph E. Tufts
William J. Lumbert Everett Vickary
James F. Maher
Daniel B. Willis
John E. Mansfield
Alfred H. Woodward
Charles N. Wormstead
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CHIEF OF POLICE REPORT.
1927]
SPECIAL OFFICERS FOR SCHOOLS
Andrew C. Lynn Edgar H. MacDougall Frank H. Spencer
SPECIAL OFFICERS FOR LYNN WATER SHEDS
Patrick Garrity Dennis W. Mead Henry E. Newhall
John H. Newhall
William H. Tufts Henry N. Williams
There was a total of 674 arrests during the year of which 637 were males, 37 females and 33 juveniles.
The crimes were as follows :- Assault 24, bastardy 2, default II, disorderly 14, drunk 135, malicious mischief I, non-support 13, violating auto laws 247, violating clam laws 8, violating liquor laws 40, disturbing the peace 19, vagrancy 2, deserter I, truancy 2, violating school laws I, manslaughter I, evading fares I, larceny 35, robbery 5, violating health laws 3, giving false information to assessor 6, violating pharmacy laws 2, polygamy 2, violating fire laws 1, delinquent child 3, violating game laws 7, breaking and entering 7, violating city ordinance 7, gaming 8, stubborn child 1, insanity 1, gaming on Lord's day 11, indecent exposure 4, neglected child 1, disturbing assembly 3, indecent and profane language 2, advertising untrue statement 1, failure to pay wages 1, disturbing school I, fornica- tion 4, adultery 2, cruelty to animals 4, alien with gun 2, assault with dangerous weapon I, violating road laws 5, disorderly house 1, trespass I, unlicensed dogs 19, attempt to murder I.
Dispositions were :- Fined 257, filed 66, discharged and dis- missed 59, continued 38, probation 54, released 25, State Farm 2, House of Correction S, held for Grand Jury 7 turned over to other authorities 155, Lawrence Training School 2, Danvers I. Nationality of prisoners : Americans 420, English 38, Polish 51, French 23, German 3, Irish 13, Italian 82, Swedish 9, Jewish 14, Negro 10, Lithuanian 3, Norwegian 2, Portuguese 3, Greek 3.
During the year $5,247.00 were collected in fines and disposed of as follows; Paid to Commonwealth $2,910.00, paid to town $2,242.00, paid to County of Essex $75.00 and paid to com- plainants $20.00.
Complaints received and investigated 885, autos reported stolen out of town 315, stolen autos recovered in town 50, lost articles reported 71, lost articles found 59, dogs reported lost 72, lost dogs found 66, doors and windows found open and secured 135, persons reported missing 41, missing persons found 28,
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responded to alarm of fire 37, persons removed to hospital 53, notified for out of town police 50, all others 144, total 2,006.
There was no unusual amount of criminal activity in Saugus during the past year, conditions being about normal, but as the town grows, the work of the Police Department naturally increases in proportion.
Motor vehicular traffic is increasing rapidly and as the automobile is fast becoming almost a necessary adjunct to the commission of crime it is forcibly impressed upon us that the use of motor vehicles by the Police Department is imperative in order to keep pace with crime and criminals. .
Your Police Department is seriously handicapped by lack of men and this should be rectified immediately. At least one per manent officer should be added to the department each year until we reach the standard necessary for a town the size of Saugus.
I recommend that the pay of police officers be increased one (1) dollar a day, that uniforms be furnished the regular officers and that a modern signal system be installed.
Three additional duty call boxes should be added to the present system during this year.
I wish at this time to personally thank all officials and citizens who have rendered assistance to this department during the past year.
Respectfully submitted,
ROLAND L. MANSFIELD, Chief of Police.
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FIRE CHIEF'S REPORT.
1927]
Report of Chief of Fire Department
SAUGUS, MASS., December 31, 1927 To the Citizens of the Town of Saugus :
I submit the following report of the Fire Department, for the year ending December 31, 1927.
ROSTER
CHIEF Mellen R. Joy
CAPTAIN Edward J. McTague
LIEUTENANTS
Ralph E. Berrett
William R. Salsman, Jr.
FIREMEN
Henry Saxon George B. Drew
Harold R. Atkinson
Chester A. Tarbox John McLaughin Alfred A. Bird
CALL FIREMEN
Ernest M. Hatch Robert E. Holbrook
During the year of 1927, the department responded to 207 calls, 24 less than in 1926
There was 49 box alarms, 158 telephone calls, 7 of which were followed by box alarms.
There was no loss of life during the year by fire, one person was burned about the hands and arms while cleaning a dress with gasoline near an open flame.
.
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TOWN DOCUMENTS.
[Dec. 31
Assessed value of buildings involved in fire $215,680 00
Loss on buildings 31,670 00
Insurance on buildings
316,215 00
Insurance paid on buildings
21,353 90
Value of contents
65,775 00
Loss on contents
5,480 00
Insurance on contents
30,500 00
Insurance paid on contents
8,122 50
Total loss
37,150 00
Total insurance paid
29,190 30
The most serious fire during the year was at the barn fire on the Town Farm, there has been a few other fires that might have been more serious, but were discovered in their early stages, and extinguished without a very heavy loss.
The apparatus is in good condition and has stood up wonder- fully well and has had some very rough usage, in travelling over very rough roads in responding to alarms and calls.
The department is well equipped, and has done excellent work with the small number of men to man the apparatus.
Mileage covered by apparatus in responding to alarms and calls are approximately as follows :
Engine One, Seagraves Pump 302 miles.
Combination Two, Dodge 596 miles.
Ladder One 216 miles.
During the year 21,700 feet of 23 inch hose was used at fires, 7,800 feet of & inch. Chemical hose was used, and 1,810 gal- lons of chemical fluid was used in extinguishing fires. There was 317 feet of ladders raised and used at fires.
There was three occasions where outside assistance was called to help extinguish fires, one was a call to the City of Lynn to extinguish a brush fire in the Lynnhurst section, while this department was engaged at another fire.
At the fire in the Town Hall, on October 31, 1927, the City of Lynn sent an engine and ladder truck to assist in extinguishing the fire which came very near being a serious one.
The next was at the barn fire at the Town Farm, the City of of Lynn sent two pumps and men, the City of Melrose sent one pump and men. There were several men from the Town of Wakefield who assisted in extinguishing the fire.
Without the assistance of these cities and town, in fighting the
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barn fire. there is no telling where the fire would have ended. The cities of Lynn and Melrose, and men from the Wakefield Fire Departments, rendered excellent service at the fire.
In closing, I make the following recommendations for the year 1928. That four permanent firemen be appointed to the Fire Department, and thereby the call firemen would be eliminated.
That a new and larger modern up-to-date Central Fire Station be built in the future, to replace the old wooden station in use at present time, which is a serious fire hazard, on account of being used to house motor vehicles in, and does not comply with the State Garage laws and regulations.
That a new pumping engine of about 750 gallon capacity be purchased.
That an automobile be furnished for the Chief of the Fire Department, to use for department purposes which are increas- ing each year.
That the fire alarm system be given a thorough examination by an expert engineer and have him report any defects.
That 500 feet of 22 inch hose and 100 feet of chemical hose be purchased, to replace some that is old and beyond use for fire purposes and burst.
That many of the fire hydrants that set too low in the ground, be raised, so that the large suction hose may be connected to the 42 inch outlet in case of fire.
I wish to thank the Boy Scouts for their assistance at some of the woods fires, and their prompt response to the emergency calls during the year.
Respectfully submitted,
MELLEN R. JOY,
Chief of Fire Department.
12
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TOWN DOCUMENTS.
[Dec. 31
Town Clerk's Report
BIRTHS
Number registered in 1927
258
American parentage
142
Foreign parentage
53
Mixed parentage .
63
MARRIAGES
Number registered
I22
American born.
207
Foreign born
37
Average age of groom
28
Average age of bride
25
Oldest person .
66
Youngest person
.
16
DEATHS
Number registered
153
Males
65
Females
88
Under 5 years
27
From 5 to 10
3
From 10 to 20
5
From 20 to 30
6
From 30 to 40
II
From 40 to 50
16
From 50 to 60
IS
From 70 to 80 .
35
From 80 to 90
15
From 90 to 95 ·
3
I4
From 60 to 70 .
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TOWN CLERK'S REPORT.
1927 ]
POPULATION
.
1820
749
1909
7,640
1830
690
1910
8,042
1840
1,098
1911
8,355
1850
1,552
1912
8,930
I 860
.
2,024
1913
9,060
1865
2, 106
1914
9,348
1870
2,249
1915
10,04I
1875
2,570
1916
10,394
1880
2.612
1917
10,765
1885
2,855
1918
10,902
1890
3,673
1919
11,007
1893
4,040
1920
11,488
1895
4,497
1921
11,989
1897
4,804
1922
12,118
1 899
4,775
1923
12,364
1901
.
5,100
1924
12,593
1905
·
6,252
1925
12,743
1907 .
.
6,585
1926
13,244
1908
·
7,422
1927
13,788
·
.
LILLIAN SHORES,
Town Clerk.
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TOWN DOCUMENTS.
[Dec. 31
€
Collector's Report
Lillian Shores, Collector, in Account with the Town of Saugus :
DR.
January 1, 1927
To balance of 1926 tax . . $213,310 45
To 1926 interest collected
7,065 96
$220,376 41
CR.
By 1926 tax paid Treasurer . $202,653 72
By 1926 interest paid Treasurer
7,065 96
By 1926 abatements
1,81I 24
By tax titles to town
2,651 08
By tax titles to town (Chap. 263,
Acts of 1919).
6,194 43
$220,376 43
(Entire 1926 commitment completed. )
DR.
To tax of 1927 committed Septem-
ber 17, 1927 and December 20, 1927,
· $476, 108 23
To 1927 interest collected .
351 49
$476,459 72
CR.
By 1927 tax paid Treasurer . . $281, 190 07
By 1927 tax paid in office (Cash
on hand) 65
By 1927 interest paid Treasurer December 31
351 49
By 1927 abatements
2,742 08
$284,284 29
Uncollected December 31, 1927, on 1927 commitment, $192,175 43
Since January 1, 1928 have collected $21,229.20, leaving un- collected $170,946.23 on February 6, 1928.
LILLIAN SHORES, Collector of Taxes.
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LIBRARY TRUSTEES REPORT.
1927]
Report of Library Trustees
The Board of Trustees of the Saugus Free Public Library herewith present the report of the Library for the year ending December 31, 1927.
It is gratifying to note that the record for the past year shows an increased patronage as appended figures indicate.
An increasing number of young men and women who are attending institutions of higher learning in Boston and vicinity are making use of the books of reference and technical books in our Library. To meet their needs we have increased the number of books of that class quite materially during the past year.
The Library has received by gift a number of books by public spirited citizens. A portrait of General U. S. Grant done by H. W. Berthong, a citizen of Saugus, was given by Mr. A. E. Starkey. A gift of money from the Beethoven Society of Lynn was used for purchasing books on music.
The Beethoven Anniversary was fittingly commemorated in the Library by a display of his works loaned by the Rev. Mr. Carroll.
The number of books on the shelves are 18,442. The number added during 1927 were 655, thirty-two of which were gifts and the balance by purchase.
BOOK CIRCULATION 1927
Main Library
31,316
Cliftondale Branch
.
·
18,006
East Saugus Branch
.
3,186
North Saugus Branch
1,576
Lynnhurst Branch
1,866
Total
55,950
Respectfully submitted, JOHN B. LANG, Chairman. JOHN HUSLER,
WILLIAM MEAD,
WALTER D. BLOSSOM,
BASIL J. RING,
FRED E. EWART, Secretary.
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TOWN DOCUMENTS.
[Dec. 31
Report of Playground Commissioners
The Playground Commissioners of the town of Saugus make the following report from March 27 to December 27, 1927.
At Stackpole's field a 50 foot street was cut from Summer street to the ballfield.
This park was surveyed and the ballfield graded.
A new diamond was laid out.
A new 120 foot catcher's fence was built.
A bubble fountain was installed in the park.
One hundred and fifty feet of wire fence was built on the west side of the park.
Money expended on Saugus Park for material and labor, $933 15 Money expended on Cliftondale Park for drain pipe
and labor 716 31 ,
Total . $1,649 46
Respectfully submitted,
C. H. STOCKER, A. F. RADDIN, D. S. BANNON,
Playground Commissioners.
183
PUBLIC WELFARE REPORT.
1927]
Report of Board of Public Welfare
CHARITY DEPARTMENT
To the Citizens of the Town of Saugus :
Your Board of Public Welfare herewith submits it annual re- port for the year ending December 31, 1927.
Of our appropriation of $18,038.00 we have spent $18,038.00 with some outstanding bills not yet rendered by other towns and cities for aid furnished to non-residents having Saugus settle- ments, amount of said bills unknown.
We have received from cities and towns $3,512.32 and from the Commonwealth $1,536.69 the total reimbursements being $5,049.01.
Our Weekly payroll for mothers with dependent children and others amounts to approximately $200.00.
We recommend that the sum of $20,769.00 be appropriated for the year 1928.
SAUGUS INFIRMARY
Our appropriation for 1927 was $10,800.00.
We have spent $9,524.13 leaving an unexpended balance of $1,275.87 reverting to the Town Treasury.
We have received from sale of produce $1,255 30
We have received from sale of milk 4,299 58
We have received from sale of wood 64 87
We have received from sale of stock
709 38
We have received from miscellaneous sources 64 80
We have received from board 112 00
Total cash receipts $6,505 93
There is now due from board 112 00
There is now due from sale of farm products 816 93
Making a total revenue for 1927 of $7,434 86
There is also due from fire insurance on
hay, stock and farming implements destroyed by fire 3,539 00
Grand total
$10,973 86
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TOWN DOCUMENTS.
[Dec. 31
The net expense of conducting the Infirmary has been $2,089.27 for 1927, not including stock, hay and implements destroyed by fire. If the value of these be taken into account the excess of receipts over expenditures would be $1,449 53.
We recommend that the sum of $14,436.60 be appropriated for 1928.
Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE H. AMES, Chairman. EVAN EVANS, Secretary, ERNEST M. HATCH,
Board of Public Welfare of Saugus.
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ASSESSORS' REPORT.
1927]
Assessors' Report
Number of polls assessed 3,940
Number of persons paying on property 6,976
Number of persons paying on poll tax only
1,477
Number of persons liable to do military duty 2,646
Population as taken by the Assessors, April I
13,788
SCHEDULE OF PROPERTY ASSESSED
Number of dwelling houses 3,389
Number of acres of land
6,354
Number of acres of land (exempted)
278
Number of horses
·
137
Number of cows ·
447
Number of neat cattle other than cows
29
Number of swine
891
Number of fowl
6,962
Number of dogs to be registered (female 244, male 717)
96 1
VALUE OF REAL AND PERSONAL ESTATE
Buildings (excluding land)
$8,370,86 1
Land (excluding buildings)
3,499,809
Personal property
1,296,085
$13, 166,755
Exemptions
125,810
TOTAL AMOUNT PUBLIC PROPERTY EXEMPT FROM TAXATION
Final taking of unredeemed real estate . $29, 125
Town property
1,288,175
Religious societies 331,800
Charitable institutions
6,675
Literary institutions 3,475
Sons of Veterans' Building Association 10,675
Old cemetery
12,100
$1,682,025
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[Dec. 31
ABATEMENTS
For the year 1927
$2,789 52
For the year 1926
1,831 74
BASIS OF TAXATION
Overlay 1927
10,440 75
County Tax ,
19,126 14
State Tax .
19,320 00
State Highway ·
4,421 77
Metropolitan Parks Tax
8,807 09
Charles River Basin Tax
951 46
Fire Prevention Tax
138 81
Metropolitan Planning
139 79
Auditing Municipal Accounts
2,469 80
River Street Brighton Street Bridge
150 37
Southern Traffic Route
739 04
1925 Overlay
1,789 65
Appropriations by Town for 1927
541,837 46
$610,332 13
Less Town Income .
136,335 19
Net amount to be raised .
$473,996 94
Appropriated as follows :
On Real Estate
. $420,233 72
On Personal Estate
45, 883 22
On Poll Tax
7,880 00
On Gypsy Moth (special tax)
1,738 31
Tax of State, County and Town Purposes com- mitted to Lillian Shores, Tax Collector.
September 17, 1927 $475,735 25
December 20, 1927, omitted assessment
344 98
December 20, 1927 poll tax
28 00
Tax rate per $1,000
35 40
City of Lynn (special tax)
653 13
Excise Tax "Laura A. Barnes"
23 33
LEWIS J. AUSTIN, Chairman, EDWIN K. HAYDEN, DANIEL B. WILLIS, Board of Assessors of the Town of Saugus.
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CEMETERY COMMISSIONERS' REPORT.
1927]
Cemetery Commissioners' Report
The Cemetery Department has used its appropriation of $5,250 (which was $500 less than requested) for care and betterment in the usual way doing what betterment was possible with the limited amount at our disposal. The need of more cement gut- ters, water extension and repairs to the wall, parts of which have not been repaired for nearly ten years, call for a much larger appropriation. The income from the Cemetery would warrant this as is shown in our report of 1927 with $900 in excess of the appropriation.
The cemetery has grown in the last ten years, more lots are now under care which means more help and more expense. $2,879 has been added to the perpetual care fund making a total of $40,428, an increase of $30,328 in ten years. Riverside has presented a much better appearance this year than ever, due somewhat to the abundance of rain. At the beginning of the spring we laid out our improvements and invested $200 in recon- structing and beautifying 100 feet of the wall, later it became necessary to construct a large foundation for the new Mausoleum at the cost which reduced our appropriation, this causing a shortage at the close of the year. We recommend an appropri- ation of $6,000 for 1928, which is within the receipts of 1927 and will make it possible to keep Riverside up to its present standard.
On Armistice Day the ladies of the Riverside Club and the Civic League presented us six trees and a tablet marked as fol- lows :
" The six trees to the left are affectionately dedicated to the men and women of the Town of Saugus who served in the World War " which we accepted with thanks and to show our appreciation of the gift we promised perpetual care as far as we had authority.
W. GEORGE GREENLAY, BENJ. F. FULLERTON, WILLIAM E. LUDDEN, Cemetery Commissioners.
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TOWN DOCUMENTS.
[Dec. 31
Report of Building Inspector
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :
I herewith submit my annual report for the year ending Dec. 31, 1927.
PERMITS
147 Dwellings
$592,700 00
129 Garages
44,725 00
83 Additions
54,000 00
4 Stores
14,750 00
6 Storehouses
1,850 00
2 Barns .
3,200 00
3 Roadside stands
9 550 00
4 Factories
11,800 00
I Greenhouse
250 00
I Ice House
4,000 00
I To Move
Total Valuation
$727,825 00 Total number of permits issued, 404
Respectfully submitted,
D. B. WILLIS.
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ANIMALS AND MILK REPORT.
1927]
REPORT OF Inspector of Animals and Milk
SAUGUS, MASS., December 21, 1927 To the Board of Health :
Doctor A. W. Sawyer former inspector made the inspection required by law to be made in January and February and re- ported to me as follows :
Cattle inspected 507
Hogs inspected
1,507
Goats inspected 5
As changes are continually being made in the large herds I believe they should be inspected at other times during the year.
I have inspected the following number of slaughtered animals :
Cattle Hogs
2
26
Have had many cases reported to me of dogs biting people and suspected of having rabies but only five of these cases on examination have proven to be positive cases of rabies.
Have issued 116 milk licenses and 5 pasturization licenses. Have made careful examination of all the dairys and explained to the owners all the regulations of the Board of Health and expressed to them the importance of cleanliness in the produc- tion of milk. All seemed willing to unite with me in an effort to better the conditions in our town.
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN W. HITCHINGS, Inspector of Animals and Milk.
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TOWN DOCUMENTS.
[Dec. 31
Report of the Plumbing Inspector
To the Board of Healh, Saugus Mass.
GENTLEMEN : - In accordance with the requirements of Chap. 103 of the Revised Laws of Massachusetts, relative to plumbers and plumbing, I hereby submit my annual report for the year ending Dec. 31, 1927. The number of inspections made during the year, together with other inspections, will be found in the following table :
Total number of inspections 753
Permits issued
Permits refused
2
Complaints of violation of ordinance investigated
New cesspools located
189
Miscellaneous inspections
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15
Yours very truly,
THOS. C. SUTHERST,
Plubing Inspector.
183
Complaints of violation of ordinance
2
2
I 90
191
STATISTICS OF THE TOWN
1927]
STATISTICS OF THE TOWN OF SAUGUS.
YEARS
Real Estate.
Personal Property.
Total Valuation.
Tax Rate per $1,000
1927
$11,870,670
$1,296,085
$13,166,755
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