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140 00
36,194 22
County Tax
24,584 78
Total Agency and
trust
72,515 S
Interest and Maturing Debts
Interest
Temporary loans . $6,279 48
School loans .
5,736 25
Water loans . 1,221 25
13,236 98
Carried forward,
$13,236 98 $666, 148 41
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Brought forward,
$13,236 98 $666,148 41
Maturing Debts
Temporary loans . $450,000 00
School bonds . · 16,500 00
Water bonds . · 3,000 00
469,500 00
Total interests and maturing debt
482,736 98
Refunds and transfers
Taxes 1928 .
7 08
Taxes 1929
.
107 47
Taxes 1930 .
108 22
Water refunds
322 85
Old water service
deposits
6 67
Motor excise tax
555 89
Town Royalston tuition refunded
40 96
Victual license
10 00
1,159 14
Printing bonds for water loan
35 10
Cash balance on hand
December 31, 1930
26,719 29
$1,176,798 92
TOWN OF SAUGUS Balance Sheet as at December 31, 1930 General Accounts
ASSETS
Cash :
In banks and on hand
$26,719 20
Accounts Receivable :
Taxes, levy of 1929
$1,647 51
Taxes, levy of 1930 .
223,785 12
Taxes, levy of 1930 Polls
418 00
533 59
Income, Wilson Library Trust Fund
90 97
Special Assessments :
Gypsy Moth, 1930
699 43
Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes :
Levies of 1929
$, 1428 44
Levies of 1930
5,993 40
Tax Titles
$89,781 16
Final Possessions
10,623 80
100,404 96
Departmental :
Public Welfare .
5,739 IO
Water Rates :
June 1926
$150 09
December 1926 .
IIO 77
June 1927
192 79
December 1927 .
420 41
June 1928
740 23
December 1928
857 42
June 1929 . .
1,544 64
December 1929 .
2, 140 82
June 1930 . .
1,743 71
December 1930
3,425 28
County of Essex-Dogs
90 00
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax .
7,421 84
Tax Titles and Final Possessions
100,404 96
Departmental
5,739 10
Water
11,316 16
Hayden Judgment
250 00
American Legion Convention
671 76
Interest School Water
79 50
3,458 89
Surplus-Revenue
19,997 33
$381,700 30
$381,700 30
Debt Accounts
Net Bonded Date .
$182,000 00 Schoolhouse Loans
$130,500 00
Water Loans .
51,500 00
$182,000 00
$182,000 00
Trust Accounts
$53.593 21 Gen. Wilson Library Fund
$2,202 96
Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds
51,390 25
$53,593 21
$53,593 21
4
Essex Street Culvert
194 83
Saugus Center Drain
635 96
Sidewalks and Curbs
721 39
Tax Title Validity
1,024 41
21,710 37
Overlays Reserved for Abatements : Levy of 1930 .
2,915 93
Overlay Surplus
10,794 63
Revenue Reserved Until Collected :
Gypsy Moth, 1930
$699 43
Overdrawn Accounts :
Overlay 1929 .
2,307 63
Tarr Judgment .
150 00
125,581 49
Unexpended Revenue Appropriation Balances : Mountain Avenue Jackson, Lincoln Avenue Drain $3,606 39
Muncipal Garbage Repairs
I 23
Woodbury Avenue Construction
7,971 20
Main and Howard Streets Construction .
7,410 50
Cliftondale Square Construction
144 46
Unexpended Non-Revenne Appropriations : Macadam Paving, 1920 $106 40
Schoolhouse Construction
386 17
Lay and Relay Water Mains
23,602 38
330 00
Water Service Deposits, Old Unclaimed Balances .
55 28
Surplus War Bonus Fund
5,595 76
Premiums on Loans .
225,850 63
LIABILITIES
Temporary Loans in Anticipation of Revenue, Water Service Deposits .
$170,000 00
Cash Securities
11,316 16
24,094 95
7,421 84
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ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT.
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Accountant's Report
The Treasurer's Cash Account
The cash on hand December 31, 1930, was verified by me by actual count, and the cash in the bank was verified by reconcili- ation of the outstanding checks with the book and bank state- ments, and was further verified by letters received from the banks certifying to the amount to the credit of the town of Saugus at the close of the business, December 31, 1930.
Taxes Collected
The payments to the Treasurer were verified and compared with the receipts as recorded by him on his books.
Trust Funds
I have compared the savings bank books in the hands of the Treasurer with the amount called for in the Perpetual Care Fund account as being on deposit December 31, 1930, and the books and the amounts agree.
The George Melvin Wilson Library Fund account was verified by examining the Liberty Bonds in the hands of the Treasurer, which are registered bonds, also the savings bank book.
Respectfully submitted,
EDWARD GIBBS, JR., Town Accountant.
January 31, 1931.
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Outstanding Bonds
1910 Water Loan Coupon Bonds July 10, 1910, Payable as follows at Beacon Trust Co.
No. 21. Due July 10, 1931, at 4 per cent . . $1,000 00
No. 22. Due July 10, 1932, at 4 per cent · 1,000 00
No. 23. Due July 10, 1933, at 4 per cent .
·
1,000 00
No. 24. Due July 10, 1934, at 4 per cent .
1,000 00
No. 25. Due July 10, 1935, at 4 per cent .
1,000 00
No. 26. Due July 10, 1936, at 4 per cent .
1,000 00
No. 27. Due July 10, 1937, at 4 per cent ·
1,000 00
No. 28. Due July 10, 1938, at 4 per cent
1,000 00
$8,000 00
Coupon Water Bonds of 1914, Issued under Chapter 133, Acts of 1911, Payable at Beacon Trust Co.
No. 17. Due May 1, 1931, at 42 per cent .
$1,000 00
No. IS. Due May 1, 1932, at 42 per cent
· 1,000 00
No. 19. Due May 1, 1933, at 42 per cent .
·
1,000 00
No. 20. Due May 1, 1934, at 42 per cent · 1,000 00
No. 21. Due May 1, 1935, at 42 per cent .
1,000 00
No. 22. Due May 1, 1936, at 42 per cent ·
1,000 00
No. 23. Due May 1, 1937, at 42 per cent .
1,000 00
No. 24. Due May 1, 1938, at 42 per cent · 1,000 00
No. 25. Due May 1, 1939, at 42 per cent .
1,000 00
No. 26. Due May 1, 1940, at 42 per cent . ·
1,000 00
No. 27. Due May 1, 1941, at 4} per cent . 1,000 00
No. 28. Due May 1, 1942, at 42 per cent .
1,000 00
.
$12,000 00
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Coupon Water Bonds of 1916, Issued under Chapter 133, Acts of 1914, Payable at Beacon Trust Co.
No. 39. Due May 1, 1931, at 4 per cent
$500 00
No. 40. Due May 1, 1932, at 4 per cent
500 00
No. 41. Due May 1, 1933, at 4 per cent 500 00
No. 42. Due May 1, 1934, at 4 per cent
500 00
No. 43. Due May 1, 1935, at 4 per cent 500 00
No. 44. Due May 1, 1936, at 4 per cent
500 00
$3,000 00
Coupon Water Bonds of 1917, Issued under Chapter 133, Acts of 1914 Payable at Beacon Trust Co.
No. 58. Due May 1, 1931, at 42 per cent
$500 00
No. 59. Due May 1, 1932, at 42 per cent 500 00
No. 60. Due May 1, 1933, at 42 per cent 500 00 .
No. 61. Due May 1, 1934, at 42 per cent
500 00
No. 62. Due May 1, 1935, at 42 per cent
500 00
No. 63. Due May 1, 1936, at 42 per cent .
500 00
No. 64. Due May 1, 1937, at 42 per cent 500 00
$3,500 00
Coupon Water Loan Notes of 1930 Payable at Merchant's National Rank
No. I. Due December 1, 1931, at 4 per cent $5,000 00
No. 2. Due December 1, 1932, at 4 per cent 5,000 00
No. 3. Due December 1, 1933, at 4 per cent ·
5,000 00
No.
4. Due December 1, 1934, at 4 per cent .
5,000 00
No. 5. Due December 1, 1935, at 4 per cent 5,000 00
$25,000 00
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Schoolhouse Loan, 1916, Payable at Beacon Trust Co.
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 20
No. 72. May 1, 1934, at 4 per cent .
500 00
No. 73-75.
May 1, 1935, at 4 per cent
3,000 00
No. 76. May 1, 1935, at 4 per cent
500 00
No. 77-79. May 1, 1936, at 4 per cent
3,000 00
No. 80. May 1, 1936, at 4 per cent
500 00
$21,000 00
Schoolhouse Loan, 1922, Payable at Beacon Trust Co.
No. 9. Due May 1, 1931, at 4 per cent
$2,500 00
No. 10. Due May 1, 1932, at 4 per cent
· 2,500 00
No. 1I. Due May 1, 1933, at 4 per cent 2,500 00 ·
No. 12. Due May 1, 1934, at 4 per cent
2,500 00
No. 13. Due May 1, 1935, at 4 per cent
2,500 00
No. 14. Due May 1, 1936, at 4 per cent
2,500 00
No. 15. Due May 1, 1937, at 4 per cent
2,500 00
No. 16. Due May 1, 1938, at 4 per cent . 2,500 00
No. 17. Due May 1, 1639, at 4 per cent
2,500 00
No. 18. Due May 1, 1940, at 4 per cent
2,500 00
No. 19. Due May 1, 1941, at 4 per cent
2,500 00
No. 20. Due May 1, 1942, at 4 per cent
2,500 00
$30,000 00
East Saugus Schoolhouse Loan under Chapter 297, Acts of 1905, Payable at Beacon Trust Co.
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
.
.
.
.
.
$5,000 00
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1905 Schoolhouse Loan, Payable to Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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
$15,000 00
Lynnhurst Schoolhouse Loan, 1917, Payable at Beacon Trust Co.
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 4₺ per cent
500 00
$2,500 00
Schoolhouse Loan, 1920, Payable at Beacon Trust Co.
No. II. Due June 1, 1931, at 52 per cent
$1,000 00
No. 12. Due June 1, 1932, at 52 per cent 1,000 00
No. 13. Due June 1, 1933, at 5} per cent .
1,000 00
No. 14. Due June 1, 1934, at 5} per cent .
1,000 00
No. 15. Due June 1, 1935, at 53 per cent
1,000 00
No. 16. Due June 1, 1936, at 52 per cent 1,000 00
No. 17. Due June 1, 1937, at 52 per cent 1,000 00
$7,000 00
Schoolhouse Loans, 1925, Payable at Beacon Trust Co.
No. 6. Due May 1, 1931, at 4 per cent
$5,000 00
No. 7. Due May 1, 1932, at 4 per cent 5,000 00
No. 8. Due May 1, 1934, at 4 per cent 5,000 00 . No. 9. Due May 1, 1935, at 4 per cent 5,000 00
No. 10. Due May 1, 1936, at 4 per cent 5,000 00
No. II. Due May 1, 1937, at 4 per cent 5,000 00
No. 12. Due May 1, 1938, at 4 per cent
5,000 00
No. 13. Due May 1, 1939, at 4 per cent 5,000 00 No. 14. Due May 1, 1940, at 4 per cent 5,000 00
No. 15. Due May 1, 1941, at 4 per cent
5,000 00
$50,000 00
.
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Statement of Town Bonded Debt
Water Loans
·
$51,500 00
1905 Schoolhouse Loan
. 15,000 00
East Saugus Schoolhouse Loan
5,000 00
Schoolhouse Loan, 1916
21,000 00
Lynnhurst Loan 1917, 2,500 00 .
Schoolhouse Loan, 1920
7,000 00
Schoolhouse Loan, 1922
30,000 00
Schoolhouse Loan, 1925
50,000 00
$182,000 00
Total Schoolhouse Bonds Outstand-
ing
· $130,500 00
Total Water Bonds Outstanding .
51,500 00
$182,000 00
Temporary Loans Outstanding December 31, 1930
SOLD TO MERCHANTS NATIONAL BANK, BOSTON, MASS.
No.
Date of Issue
Date Due
Rate
Amount
293
July 21, 1930
June 19, 1931
2.45% $25,000 00
294 July 21, 1930
June 19, 1931
2.45
25,000 00
295 Aug. 4, 1930
May 20, 1931
2.43
25,000 00
296
Aug. 4, 1930
May 20, 1931
2.43
25,000 00
SOLD TO F. S. MOSELEY AND CO., BOSTON, MASS.
298
Oct. 20, 1930
Apr. 29, 1931
2.22
25,000 00
299
Oct. 20, 1930
Apr. 29, 1931
2.22
15,000 00
SOLD TO MERCHANTS NATIONAL BANK, BOSTON, MASS.
300 Nov. 17, 1930
Nov. 5, 1931
2.28
30,000 00
$170,000 00
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SELECTMEN'S REPORT.
1930]
Report of Board of Selectmen
To the Citizens of Saugus :
The Board of Selectmen herewith submit their annual report.
The Board organized with Harry Woodward as Chairman and Benj. Q. Belonga as Secretary.
The year 1930 has been marked with progress and much has been accomplished through cooperation of the various town de- partments.
The Board have given freely of their time, meeting at their office on an average of two nights per week, besides attending numerous hearings at the State House and before the County Commission.
SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
The Board reappointed Alfred L. Maggi as the Superintend- ent of Public Works and believe that they made a wise choice. Mr. Maggi is a man of wide experience and the Board feel that in the short time he has been here he has accomplished more for the town than has ever been accomplished before. The office is being conducted in a business like manner, proper records are being kept, layouts are being made and the morale of the depart- ment is better than for years. The Board hope that Mr Maggi may be able to carry on the good work which he has started.
POLICE DEPARTMENT
The Board wish to call attention to the excellent work accom- plished by the Police Department this year and to recommend that additional men and equipment be provided next year in order that this excellent work may be continued and that the department may keep pace with the development of the town.
FIRE DEPARTMENT
Excellent work has been accomplished by the Fire Depart- ment this year and the Board wish to call attention to the report of the Fire Engineers. Action should be taken to provide suit- able quarters for the men and apparatus.
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TOWN HALL
Steps are being taken to have the stage conform to the State requirements. The building needs painting both out and inside. It was necessary. to replace the hot water heater and to provide additional boxes in the coat room. Additional office space must be provided and will be spoken of under a special heading.
OFFICE SPACE
Due to the growth of the work in the Town Clerk, Tax Col- lector's department and the Public Works department it has become necessary to provide larger office space for both. After serious thought and considerable discussion with Miss Shores and Mr. Maggi the Board will ask the town to appropriate $300 for the purpose of erecting a partition through the Court Room. This would provide a large room on the south side which would be more suitable for the Public Works Depart- ment. The office vacated by that department would be used as a joint office by the Board of Health, Cemetery Commission, Sealer of Weights and Measures, Building Inspector, Plumbing Inspector, etc., with possibly a Joint Clerk.
The Town Accountant's office would be moved to the room now used by the Sealer of Weights and Measures and the Janitor. The office vacated by Mr. Gibbs would be used by Miss Shores and would provide enough space for her department.
It will become necessary within the next year or two to pro- vide a suitable vault for the use of the Town Clerk's Depart- ment. This could well be constructed in part of the room now used by Mr. Gibbs and still give the department the necessary space.
UNEMPLOYMENT
At the request of the Governor the Board on Nov. 18, 1930, appointed an unemployment committee to work with them in taking care of those of our people without work.
This committee consisting of the following : Harry Woodward, Chairman ; Edward Gibbs, Jr., Secretary ; Wallace Campbell ; Frank A. Green; Rev. C. B. McDuffee ; Rev. A. B. Gifford ; Rev. Edward J. Carey; Mrs. Gertrude S. Jameson ; Mrs. Mabel M. Brown; Messrs. H. A. B. Peckham, Harry Merrill, Arthur Dunk, Dennis Cronin, Harry Wilson, Wm. L. Dowling asked the unemployed of the town to register. As there were
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about 200 who registered it was deemed advisable to request the Selectmen to call a Special Town Meeting, for the purpose of providing money to give employment, and recommended that $25,000.00 be borrowed for the replacement of cement water mains and that $6,000.00 be transfered from various accounts to reconstruct the Mountain avenue drain. This meeting was called for December first and without a dissenting vote the money was appropriated. Work was started immediately on the Mountain avenue drain and later on the replacement of cement water mains. It was necessary to use the stagger system which has resulted in three days work in about two weeks. Mr. Gibbs, Mr. Peckham and Mr. Dunk were appointed a sub- committee to arrange the lists, giving preference to those with the largest number of dependents. Theirs has been a difficult task but one which they have handled well and the Board wish to express their appreciation at this time. The Board wish also to thank the ex-service men for waiving their preference rights, that others might secure a larger share of the work.
AMERICAN LEGION
In October, during the National Convention of the American Legion, Saugus Post and the town were hosts to the band from Columbus, Indiania, Post. The visitors were met by an official delegation and conducted to the Legion Building. Beds were placed in the Legion Building, meals were provided at McCarriers & Pits Grill and transportation was furnished by the Hart Bus Lines. The visitors were taken to Concord and Lexington and to the North Shore and on Thursday evening were given a banquet at the Town Hall. The boys from Indiania were loud in their praise of Saugus Post and of the town and declared that Saugus gave them the best time that they had ever had at a convention.
The Board wishes to thank those veterans who so willingly waived their rights in the matter of employment, thereby ena- bling others to secure work.
PRECINCTS
The Board, as directed by the last Annual Town Meeting, have reviewed precincts one and four and find that in order to carry out the wishes of the meeting it would be necessary to completely revise all of the precincts. This the Board did not
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deem advisable to do this year on account of the elections but recommend that it be done next year.
CHRISTMAS ILLUMINATIONS
Again this year Mr. H. A. B. Peckham and Mr. Frank B. Sloan have brought Saugus to the favorable attention of the whole country by their wonderful Christmas illuminations.
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Mr. Laurence F. Davis, a valued member of the Schoo Committee, resigned and the Board with the Committee at a joint meeting elected Waldo B. Russell to fill the vacancy.
OLD CEMETERY
The following portions of a letter received from Mr. H. A. B. Peckham are self-explanatory.
"This cemetery has been for centuries in the possession of the Universalist Church, or First Parish Church, so-called, at Saugus Centre, and for many years people interested in those matters have had a desire to have the town take it over, the church not being able to keep it in the condition it deserves.
You will recall that two years ago the town by a majority vote, voted $2,500 for the purchase of this cemetery, owing to the fact that there was a building lot in the corner near the Davis property which had not been used for cemetery purposes. The majority vote was illegal, the law requiring a two-thirds vote for the purchase of anything of that sort, and rather than have the matter come up in the town meeting again-, the undersigned called on a friend in Boston who has some ances- tors buried in the cemetery and suggested to him that he pur- chase the cemetery and deed it to the town. After due investi- gation this gentleman and his sister sent the undersigned checks, the same being duly delivered to the Universalist Church, and deeds in behalf of the town were received, under the condition that it always be maintained as a cemetery, doing away with the possibility of erecting a building on the vacant land therein contained.
The Cemetery Commissioners desire, as appropriations can be made, to make this a historical beauty spot -. "
The Board wish to thank Mr. Peckham for his interest and the unknown gentlemen and his sister for their gift to the town.
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SURFACE DRAINAGE
Again the Board wish to bring to the attention of the towns- people the great necessity for proper surface drainage work. This year, as for several years, the town has had to pay several claims and will have to continue doing so until this condition is remedied.
MAIN STREET
The State Department of Public Works decided, against the wishes of the Board in view of the unemployment, to postpone work on Main street until the town had made an additional appropriation. The Department explained that considerable fill was necessary and that this could be obtained from the work to be done next year. Under normal conditions the Board would have agreed with the Department but they felt that if the work was started this year it would provide employment for a considerable number of men and so objected to the postponement.
WOODBURY AVENUE AND HESPER STREET
Work on this project has been delayed because of the fact that the work on the survey and plans took a seemingly unnecessarily long time. Land damages have also interfered. Finally the County Commissioners informed the Board that work would not start until the town had made an appropriation to cover land damages. The Board feel that this is a necessary piece of work and desire and recommend that an appropriation be made for land damages.
HARRY WOODWARD, Chairman, WALLACE CAMPBELL, FRANK A. GREEN,
Board of Selectmen.
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Report of Board of Health
DECEMBER 31, 1930.
The Board of Health herewith submits its annual report for the year ending December 31, 1930.
APPOINTED
Plumbing Inspector, Thomas C. Sutherst ; Inspector of Milk and Dairies, John W. Hitchings; V.S .; Burial Agent, Lillian Shores; Supervisor of Dental Clinic, Dr. Roger P. Beckman ; Care of Dead Animals, W. Charles Sellick ; Health Officer, Charles E. Light.
HEALTH AND SANITATION
We regret having been obliged to incur expense in excess of our appropriation this year, this however was unavoidable as our appropriation was $600 less than estimated which was the amount appropriated last year. We were also obliged to take over the Dental Clinic with the expense not included in our budget and funds were not available in the Reserve Fund.
The care of tuberculosis patients continues to be a source of expense but is a very worthy work and we are able to treat many young persons in the incipient stage of the disease with a fair chance of arresting same. Five persons are now at the Essex Sanatorium at an expense of $9.10 per week. The state reimburses the town $5.00 per week for each person, but this does not reduce the amount needed in our appropriation. There has been an unusual response at the Schick Clinic for Diphtheria immunization.
In addition to the divisions of plumbing inspection; vital statistics ; milk and dairy inspection; ashes and garbage col- lection ; health and sanitation we now have the dental clinic and clinic for immunizing against diphtheria. It can readily be seen that our duties have increased as well as our need for a larger appropriation. We had hoped for relief by having the ashes and garbage division transferred to the Public Works
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Department, having failed in this, we recommend what we con- sider a very economical readjustment, namely the establishment of an office to be used jointly by the Public Welfare and Board of Health with one clerk and telephone for both departments. Here the Plumbing Inspector, Milk Inspector and Health Officer could file their records and receive calls, this would give the public much better service. There are many other matters concerning this office that would work to great advantage.
Dr. George W. Gale who has served the town for many years as Department Physician has decided to retire, we wish to express our best wishes for his remaining years.
Respectfully submitted,
CHARLES E. LIGHT, Chairman, TOM D. EMMETT, Secretary, GEORGE W. GALE, Department Physician.
Report of Inspector of Milk and Dairies
To the Board of Health :
I have made frequent examination of all dairies. Practically all of them are in excellent condition. In a few cases I have advised some improvements that I feel sure will be made.
Have issued 115 milk licenses and 6 pasteurization licenses. Total receipts amounting to $117.50. As all milk brought into town for sale is pasteurized certainly 90% of our milk is treated in this way.
JOHN W. HITCHINGS,
Inspector.
Report of Plumbing Inspector
To the Board of Health, Saugus, Mass .:
GENTLEMEN,-In accordance with the requirements of the laws of Massachusetts, relative to plumbers and plumbing, I hereby submit my annual report for the year ending Dec. 31, 1930. The number of inspections made during the year, together with other inspections, will be found in the following table.
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Total number of inspections
562
Permits issued .
.
141
Permits refused
. .
5
Complaints of violation .
I
Complaints of violation investigated .
I
Cesspools located and inspected
I39
Paid to Treasurer fees for plumbing permits . $282.00
Yours truly,
THOS. C. SUTHERST.
Report of Supervisor of the Dental Clinic
Mr. Charles E. Light, Chairman, Board of Health, Saugus, Mass. :
DEAR SIR,-I herewith submit my annual report as Super- visor of the Dental Clinic.
The clinic is conducted as in previous years, Tuesday and Thursday mornings in the Cliftondale School, where I am assisted by Mrs. Donovan, the school nurse, in treating the children from the various schools.
The children in the first and second grades are examined by the school nurse and clinics arranged.
I had a special day each week for prophylactic treatments and many children took advantage of it as my detailed report will show.
The children who had the work done at the clinic were given a dental certificate.
Twenty-five cents is the regular fee charged for each visit.
A detailed report follows :
Total number of deciduous extractions . . 275
Total number of prophylactic treatments . . 231
Total number of fillings . .
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