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Town Clerk
PRECINCTS
One
*Lillian Shores ·
352
Two 279
Three 319
Four 257
Five I 53
Six 231
Seven 257
Eight 332
Total 2,180
Frank Bennett, Jr.
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·
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·
149
103
150
97
78
121
67
175
940
Total
501
382
169
354
231
352
325
507
3,121
Selectmen
*Wallace Campbell
195
220
217
196
137
156
1 90
174
1,485
*Frank A. Green
252
149
247
167
115
150
128
345
1,553
Alonzo D. Ireson
·
12
13
72
2I
26
27
II
28
210
John C. Pitman
1 88
203
166
167
82
178
182
190
1,356
George H. Quarmby . Alfred E. M. Siteman
.
344
133
178
147
84
154
I26
207
1,373
IO
42
22
24
26
46
26
27
223
*Harry Woodward Frank Bennett, Jr.
·
·
334
206
327
215
145
201
199
242
1,869
Blanks
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.
I 68
180
178
125
78
144
II2
308
1,293
Total
.
1,503
1,146
1,407
1,062
693
1,056
975
1,52I
9,363
[Dec. 31
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Blanks
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TOWN DOCUMENTS.
I
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Assessor
*Lewis J. Austin John G. Holmes
305
158
196
160
80
125
121
186
1,331
IIO
176
120
1 22
121
II3
215
1,126
Harry M. Surabian
27
82
32
49
12
61
73
57
393
Blanks
.
.
20
32
65
25
I 7
45
1 8
49
271
Total
50I
382
469
354
231
352
325
507
3,12I
Board of Public Welfare
*George H. Ames
.
350
204
201
221
132
178
210
238
1,734
*Evan Evans
·
.
243
173
216
163
94
181
193
189
1,452
*Ernest M. Hatch Frank F. Humphries
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.
260
256
1 88
20I
IOI
177
225
213
1,621
Terrence J. McTague
214
163
287
1.39
92
170
105
21 7
1,387
Blanks
285
243
378
234
167
256
155
383
2, 101
Total
· 1,503
1,146
1,407
1,062
693
1,056
975
1,52I
9,363
Treasurer
Edward C. Clark
·
·
170
143
156
131
132
116
127
226
1,201
*Harold E. Dodge
.
310
209
275
203
83
210
183
238
1,711
Paul A. Haley
.
·
I
Blanks
2I
30
38
20
16
26
14
43
208
Total
·
501
382
469
354
231
35 2
325
507
3,121
1930]
ANNUAL TOWN MEETING.
35
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151
107
37
104
107
94
87
281
1,068
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149
.
36
Collector of Taxes
PRECINCTS
One
Two
Three
Four
Five
Six
Seven
Eight
Total
William Jones
·
IIO
78
I 56
82
89
113
53
213
894
*Lillian Shores
·
353
271
284
254
130
214
256
268
2,030
Blanks
.
.
·
38
33
29
18
1 2
25
16
26
197
Total
501
382
469
354
231
352
325
507
3,121
Constable
*W. Charles Sellick
442
331
383
289
194
294
287
446
2,666
Paul A. Haley
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William Jones
I
I
Blanks
59
51
86
65
37
58
37
60
453
Total
501
382
469
354
231
352
325
507
3, 121
Board of Health
William L. Dowling
166
125
137
113
III
1 30
83
179
1,044
*Charles E. Light
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.
294
218
289
213
106
194
223
273
I,SIO
Blanks
·
.
.
·
41
39
43
28
14
28
19
55
267
Total
501
382
469
354
23I
352
3.25
507
3,12I
TOWN DOCUMENTS.
[Dec. 31
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School Committee
*Mabel L. Carter Robert J. Maher
229
169
154
176
1 56
1 38
155
198
1,375
1 60
164
IO3
119
63
122
107
162
1,000
Irene G. Perkins
184
100
214
IIO
58
95
I 22
164
1,047
*Frederick B. Willis
277
213
329
176
132
21 7
18I
3º3
1,828
Blanks
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.
152
118
138
127
53
132
85
187
992
Total
1,002
764
938
708
462
704
650
1,014
6,242
Trustees of Public Library
*Walter D. Blossom
.
34I
283
290
257
151
241
249
329,
2,141
*William E. Mead
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.
320
227
282
234
150
215
234
299
1,96I
Blanks
·
.
·
34 I
254
366
217
161
248
167
386
2,140
Total
· 1,002
764
938
708
462
704
650
1,O14
6,242
Cemetery Commissioner, 3 Years
*William E. Ludden
.
371
304
36I
278
174
264
262
394
2,408
Guy C. Smith
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·
I
Blanks
.
130
77
108
76
57
88
63
113
712
Total
501
382
469
354
231
352
325
507
3,12I
1930]
ANNUAL TOWN MEETING.
37
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Cemetery Commissioner, 2 years (To fill vacancy)
PRECINCTS
One
Two
Three
Four
Five
Six
Seven
Eight
Total
396
305
354
282
1 74
261
265
414
2,451
I
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.
· 105
76
115
72
57
91
60
93
669
Total
·
501
382
469
354
231
352
325
507
3,121
Tree Warden
Thomas E. Berrett Charles I. Ramsdell
371
308
353
271
181
251
272
384
2,391
Blanks
· 130
73
116
83
5º
IOI
53
123
729
Total
501
382
469
354
231
352
325
507
3,12I
Planning Board
*Charles E. Thrasher .
·
315
280
319
245
150
224
237
332
2,102
*Charles N. Wormstead
·
329
282
301
239
157
228
243
329
2,108
Blanks
·
·
358
202
318
224
155
252
170
353
2,032
Total
1,002
764
938
708
4.62
704
650
1,014
6,242
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TOWN DOCUMENTS.
[Dec. 31
*Henry A. B. Peckham J. Oscar Crowell . Blanks ·
Playground Commissioners
*Edwin M. Holmes George W. Nicholson
·
334
214
263
194
I36
187
210
304
1,842
284
146
217
1 75
147
154
123
297
1,543
*J. Arthur Raddin
262
258
235
231
83
187
239
210
1,705
*Crawford H. Stocker
.
·
342
288
292
271
132
250
258
293
2,126
Blanks ·
281
240
400
191
195
278
145
417
2,147
Total
.
.
.
1,503
1, 146
1,407
1,062
693
1,056
975
1,521
9,363
Moderator
*Frank P. Bennett, Jr. Blanks
410
329
355
293
178
277
275
425
2,542
.
91
53
114
61
53
75
50
82
579
Total
·
501
382
469
354
231
352
325
5º7
3,12I
*Elected
1930]
ANNUAL TOWN MEETING.
39
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TOWN DOCUMENTS.
[Dec. 31
TOWN MEETING MEMBERS Precinct One
THREE YEARS
TEN ELECTED MEMBERS
Harold Adams
130
William F. Littlefield 65
Alice W. Beyer
81 *John F. Mccullough, Jr. 204
Robert W. Beyer
IOI *Welcome W.McCullough 243 Leroy B. Morrill 63
*Clarence M. Davis
231
Harriet L. Pingree IIO
Lawrence E. Day
105
*Walter S. Dyer
188
Ernest L. Shapiro 68
Walter S. Gay
I26
*Harry F. Wentworth
199
Russell P. Gray
162
*Bertrand D. Westendarp 249
*Edwin M. Holmes
180
Henry B. Winslow
1,143 ·
*Jesse W. Lambert
229
*Frank N. Lendall
181
Total
5,010
Nellie F. Littlefield
47
Precinct Two
THREE YEARS
NINE ELECTED MEMBERS
*Nathan F. Chapman
240 *Fred B. Swett 253
*Helen F. Cunningham 228
*Edward E. Walker 234
*Robert J. Maher 244
*John Willis White
221
*Russell R. Peterson
236
Blanks
1,322
*Samuel A. Phinney
229
*Angelo Rossetti
231
Total 3,438
Precinct Three
THREE YEARS
*Arthur R. Armstrong
197
Clara J. Calley
184
Willard J. Carlyle 68
*Dorothy J. Eyre 197
*Bertram C. Farnham 203
*Isabella J. Griswold 206
Harry G. Gustafson I32
TEN ELECTED MEMBERS
*Joseph A. Lambert 203
Hugh Montgomery 138
*Mabel I. Nelson 215
*Kaler A. Perkins 213
*Charles L. Putney 225
Sanford S. Searles I35
*Frederick R. Sketchley 220
William B. Chisholm
164
Albert C. Day
139
Karl O. A. Ryman 136
*Frederick L. Sawyer 186
George H. Kelland
150
Blanks
1930]
ANNUAL TOWN MEETING.
41
John G. Gustafson
II3
*Charles E. Thrasher
225
Susie M. Hall
158
Blanks
1,290
Axel H. Hanson
103
Alonzo D. Ireson
142
Total
4,690
Julius Anthony Iwanowich 48
Anna V. Jacobs
75
Precinct Four
THREE YEARS
TEN ELECTED MEMBERS
Mary F. Banks
109
*Marion P. Russell 161
William C. Banks
135
*Waldo B. Russell 189
*Ethel L. Gibbs
189
*Sidney Smith 180
*Walter S. Hamilton
185
Louis H. Sylvester 135
*Angelina S. Hayden
165
*Ernest F. Tarbox
198
William E. Mead 116
*Virginia E. Woodward
158
Isaac A. Miller
132
Blanks
1,040
*Bessie I. Neale
151
*Frank Repucci
158
Total
3,540
Roger C. Rice
I39
Precinct Five
THREE YEARS
SEVEN ELECTED MEMBERS
*Roswell W. Abbott
107 Ralph Romano 40
Alphonse D. Adrien
52
*Lucy F. Stillings
114
Arthur M. Blood
59
Arthur Ernest Wilson 70
** George B. Conley
75
*Edward W. Wilson 76
Richard Downes
73
*Joseph E. Wormstead 83
* Arthur Lee Homan
104
Mabel C. Wormstead
74
Thomas H. Mahan, Jr.
47
Blanks
353
Nathan H. Mallar 63
*Martha R. Merrill
IO3
Total
1,617
** Harry B. Palmer
75
Richard T. Pugh
49
*Elected.
** George B. Conley and Harry B. Palmer tied for seventh place with 75 votes each. George B. Conley elected for the three year term at a meeting held March 10, 1930.
Precinct Five
TWO YEARS
ONE ELECTED MEMBER
* John N. Mader 158 Blanks 73 - Total 231
(to fill unexpired term)
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TOWN DOCUMENTS.
[Dec. 31
Precinct Six
THREE YEARS
EIGHT ELECTED MEMBERS
*Iona E. Britt
169
*George N. McKay 175
*Joseph G. Fisher
166
*Arthur W. Randall I74
*William Huggins I 84 *Flora L. Russell
145
Allan Ireland
117
Willliam S. Rockhill
93
Richard P. Kelley
115
Blanks
1,037
Barnett Lager
103
*George W. Lambert 173
Total ,
2,816
Precinct Seven
THREE YEARS
NINE ELECTED MEMBERS
*James D. Allen
257
Fred A. Phillips I31
*Winfred F. Curtis
200
*Alfred T. Pitman 157
*Norman D. Hatch 185
*John C. Pitman 184
*Howard C. Heath 192
*Lester T. Poole 178
*John B. Lang 195
William R. Stevens
149
John T. Lynch, Jr.
90
Blanks
552
James F. Maher 90
Edmund C. McLaughlin 156
Total
2,925
*Mortimer H. Mellen
209
Precinct Eight
THREE YEARS
TEN ELECTED MEMBERS
*Alton S. Benson
235
William Jones I 20
*Raymond P. Chesley
210
*Walter F. Leeman 202
Thomas J. Crilley 95
John W. Murray 167
George Diamond
130
Ellis Noretsky
103
*Minnie R. Drinkwater 189
Ralph M. Phillips 136
Annie M. Emmett
155
*Elsie C. Pickering 181
John J. Girrior
III
*Otto W. Thomas
213
Charles J. Hale
115
Blanks
1,512
*David W. Hanson 213
Chester B. Hicks 119
Total
5,070
* John? Husler
293
*Albert J. Mandeville 165
*Harold A. Smiledge 259
*Frank L. Green 312
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ANNUAL TOWN MEETING.
1930]
Precinct Eight
TWO YEARS ONE ELECTED MEMBER
*Russell E. Chesley 226 Blanks 92
Daniel B. Murphy 189 Total 507
(to fill unexpired term.)
A true copy. Attest :
LILLIAN SHORES,
Town Clerk.
*Elected.
March 4, 1930. I hereby appoint Russell E. Chesley as Assistant Town Clerk in accordance with the provisions of Section 19, Chapter 41, of the General Laws.
LILLIAN SHORES, Town Clerk.
A true copy. Attest :
LILLIAN SHORES, Town Clerk.
March 10, 1930.
To LILLIAN SHORES,
Town Clerk, Saugus, Mass.
DEAR MADAM :- At a meeting of the Town Meeting Mem- bers from Precinct 5, held Monday evening, March 10, 1930, at 7.30 P.M., George B. Conley of Precinct 5 was elected to fill the vacancy caused by the tie vote cast at the Annual Election of March 3, 1930.
The above business was done after Arthur L. Hawkes was elected Chairman and Martha R. Merrill elected Clerk.
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TOWN DOCUMENTS.
Dec. 31
The number of members present was 14 and the votes cast were as follows : George B. Conley, 10, Harry B. Palmer, 4, and George B. Conley was declared elected.
Respectfully yours,
ARTHUR L. HAWKES,
Chairman.
MARTHA R. MERRILL,
Clerk.
March 10, 1930.
To LILLIAN SHORES,
Town Clerk of Saugus.
I, the undersigned, hereby accept my election as Town Meet- ing Member from Precinct Five, as above elected.
GEORGE B. CONLEY,
A true copy. Attest :
LILLIAN SHORES, Town Clerk.
March 17, 1930.
TO LILLIAN SHORES,
Town Clerk, Saugus, Mass.
DEAR MADAM :- At a meeting of the Town Meeting Mem- bers from Precinct 8 held Monday evening, March 17, 1930 at 7.15 P.M., Daniel B. Murphy of 3 Laconia avenue was elected to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Gustaf A. Brodstrom.
The above business was done after Tom D. Emmett was elected chairman, and Mabel E. Williams, Clerk.
The number of members present was 24 and the votes cast were as follows :
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ANNUAL TOWN MEETING.
1930]
Daniel B. Murphy, 3 Laconia avenue, 13 John W. Murray, 43 Denver street, II and Daniel B. Murphy was declared elected to fill said vacancy Respectfully yours,
TOM D. EMMETT, Chairman.
MABEL E. WILLIAMS, Clerk.
March 17, 1930. To Lillian Shores, Town Clerk of Saugus, Mass.
I, the undersigned, hereby accept my election as Town Meet- ing Member from Precinct 8, as above elected.
DANIEL B. MURPHY.
A true copy. Attest :
LILLIAN SHORES, Town Clerk.
ANNUAL TOWN MEETING
March 17, 1930.
The meeting was called to order by the Moderator, Frank P. Bennett, Jr., at eight (8) o'clock, P.M.
The salute was given to the flag.
The reading of the Warrant was dispensed with.
The Moderator qualified all Town Meeting members present not previously qualified ; also, Town Meeting members, ex- officiis.
The Moderator appointed the Board of Selectmen, appraisers of town property.
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TOWN DOCUMENTS.
Dec. 31
The meeting then proceeded to act upon the Articles in the Warrant.
ARTICLE I. Reports of committees.
The report of the committee on Junior and Senior High School housing conditions was laid on table until after consideration of Art. 8.
The Sewer Committee rendered a report of progress.
The Finance Committee's report was rendered by Harry W. Merrill, chairman, and was accepted subject to later action.
Report of the Finance Committee
For the Annual Town Meeting, March 17, 1930.
To the Citizens of Saugus :-
The Finance Committee herewith submits its report on the Warrant of 1930. A summary of the amounts asked for and the amounts recommended is as follows :
Asked for
Recommended
General Budget
. $581,232 53
Special Articles, from taxation
106,911 18
$571,214 90 34,756 90
Special Articles, from surplus and unexpended balances
1,373 94
1,373 94
Bond Issues
50,000 00
$739,517 65
$607,344 85
Your Finance Committee believes that its recommendations will provide the most needed appropriations for the year and will not, in the judgment of the Committee entail an increase in the tax rate. There is a possibility of a lower rate if the recom- mendations of the committee are adhered to.
General Government
Expended in 1928
Expended in 1929
Asked for 193
Recommended
Moderator
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Finance Committee
·
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$336 96
$369 00
$400 00
400 00
Planning Board
140 79
153 39
250 00
250 00
Selectmen's Department
2,253 31
2,677 23
2,515 00
2,325 00
Accountant's Department
1,782 34
1,809 38
2,065 00
2,065 00
Treasurer's Department
.
.
2,438 46
2,629 07
2,724 48
2,174 48
Collector's Department
·
·
.
4,336 30
4,700 00
5,005 00
5,000 00
Tax Title Expenses
·
·
.
1,560 66
1,456 68
1,500 00
1,500 00
Assessors' Departmeut
.
·
7,421 60
7,472 76
8,600 00
7,850 00
Registration of Town Notes
56 00
28 00
70 00
70 00
Law Department
·
.
1,410 08
1,535 00
900 00
2,400 00
Town Clerk's Department
749 48
779 13
1,000 00
850 00
Election and Registration
3,506 92
3,222 61
4,305 00
4,300 00
Town Hall Account
4,496 81
4,161 58
4,365 00
4,000 00
Public Works Department
5,614 85
5,811 84
6,433 00
6,433 00
$36,104 56
$36,805,67
$40,227 53
$39,667 48
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$50 00
48
Protection of Persons and Property
Expended in 1928
Expended in 1929
Asked for 1930
Recommended
Police Department
$25,386 95
$26,392 90
$31,633 30
$28,792 30
Town Constable
50 00
50 00
100 00
100 00
Firemen's Salaries .
18,216 04
18,542 50
22,092 50
20,367 00
Chief's Salary
2,200 00
2,500 00
2,500 00
2,500 00
Superintendent Fire Alarm
250 00
250 00
250 00
250 00
Fire Department Expenses
3,094 09
7,846 61
18,760 00
17,600 00
Hydrant Service
500 00
500 00
500 00
500 00
Forest Fire Warden
·
·
.
184 95
360 19
600 00
500 00
Building Inspector
962 50
972 15
1,152 00
1,052 00
Sealer of Weights and Measures
875 41
885 00
1,105 00
885 00
Gypsy Moth Department
·
.
4,570 37
4,997 91
5,000 00
5,000 00
Tree Warden
847 92
999 85
1,200 00
1,200 00
$57,138 23
$64,297 II
$85,190 80
$78,906 30
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TOWN DOCUMENTS.
[Dec. 31
Health and Sanitation
Expended in 1928
Expended in 1929
Asked for 1930
Recommended
Health Department
$3,926 30
$3,666 91
$4,500 00
$3,900 00
Vital Statistics
.
90 25
96 50
150 00
150 00
Inspector of Plumbing
1,200 00
1,200 00
1,500 00
1,500 00
Inspector of Cattle
300 00
679 76
735 00
685 00
Inspector of Milk
300 00
300 00
300 00
300 00
Collection of Ashes
7,300 00
5,200 00
4,900 00
4,900 00
Collection of Garbage
2,100 00
3,000 00
3,000 00
$13,116 55
$13,243 17
$15,085 00
$14,435 00
Highways, Fences and Bridges
Highways, Fences, Bridges
$17,997 06
$19,972 55
$31,000 00
$28,000 00
Sidewalks and Curbing
·
4,985 52
5,990 70
5,000 00
5,000 00
Snow and Ice
·
4,718 44
4,670 58
6,000 00
5,000 00
Street Lighting
11,199 46
11,527 04
11,700 00
. 11,700 00
$38,900 48
$42, 160 87
$53,700 00
$49,700 00
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ANNUAL TOWN MEETING.
Charities
Board of Public Welfare
Expended in 1928 $20,248 60
Expended in 1929 $23, 105 32 10,968 73
Asked for 1930 $29,031 00
Recommended $26,631 00
Infirmary
·
.
State Aid ·
·
760 00
1,296 00
1,000 00
1,300 00
Soldiers' Relief
.
.
4,659 56
8,474 28
6,000 00
7,500 00
Soldiers' Burial
200 00
200 00
200 00
$38,880 79
$44,044 33
$48,231 00
$46,631 00
Education and Libraries
Schools
$188,184 12
$196,687 67
$210,272 00
$208,030 00
Schoolhouse Repairs
7,009 06
7,500 00
8,000 00
8,000 00
Library
.
.
5,946 30
6,500 00
7,470 00
7,000 00
$201,139 48
$210,687 67
$225,742 00
$223,030 00
Recreation and Unclassified
Memorial Day
$296 85
$400 00
$400 00
$400 00
Town Reports
1,152 20
1,499 20
1,714 50
1,714 50
Insurance
·
13,786 77
5,639 24
5,691 73
5,691 73
Public Grounds
149 40
200 00
Playground
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2,493 67
3,497 75
3,800 00
2,500 00
Reserve Fund
·
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4,969 19
4,000 00
6,000 00
6,000 00
Trade Schools
820 86
1,376 78
2,500 00
2,000 00
$23,668 94
$16,612 97
$20, 106 23
$18,306 23
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12,000 00
11,000 00
13,212 23
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Enterprises and Cemeteries
Expended in 1928
Expended in 1929
Asked for 1930
Recommended
Water Purchase .
. $18,491 17
$17,923 12
$19,000 00
$19,000 00
Water Maintenance
21,806 88
23,516 40
25,000 00
23,500 00
Water Extension
5,000 00
5,000 00
7,000 00
6,000 00
Replacing Water Mains
4,882 50
5,000 00
5,000 00
Waters Meters
2,497 04
3,000 00
3,000 00
Cemetery
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5,409 20
6,306 59
7,000 00
6,660 00
$50,707 25
$60,125 65
$66,000 00
$63, 160 00
Interest and Maturing Debt
Interest on Temporary Loans
$8,075 39
$12,472 OS
$11,000 00
$11,000 00
Interest on School Loans
7,091 25
6,413 75
5,676 25
5,676 25
Interest on Water Loans
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1,487 50
1,348 75
1,201 75
1,201 75
Schoolhouse Loan Bonds
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.
16,500 00
16,500 00
16,500 00
16,500 00
Fire Station Bonds
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High School Bonds
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$36,154 14
$39,734 58
$37,378 00
$37,378 00
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SPECIAL ARTICLES
ARTICLE 4. Unpaid bills. Recommend $1,373.94 to be transferred from the excess and deficiency or surplus account.
ART. 5. Special assessment for the Essex County Tubercu- losis Hospital. Recommend $2, 160.69.
ART. 6. Saugus assessment for the Essex County Tubercu- losis Hospital. Recommend $3,339.31.
ART. 7. Land damages on Walnut street. Recommend $275.
ART. 8. Petition to the General Court for permission to exceed the debt limit by $550,000 for a new High School. Not recommended. Addison, Stocker, Wilson, Price and Haley in the majority. Merrill and Weir in the minority.
ART. 9. Drain pipe on Guild road at a cost of $1,000. Not recommended.
ART. 10. Catch-basins at Dudley and Richards streets and Dudley street and Lincoln avenue. $550 requested. Recom- mend $150.
ART. II. $6,500 for a new 600-gallon triple combination fire pump. Money not sufficient for the purpose outlined in the article. Taken care of in the budget. Not recommended.
ART. 12. $50,000 for a new fire station. Not recommended. Merrill in the minority.
ART. 13. $2,000 for mosquito eradication. Not recom- mended.
ART. 14. $6,000 for water extension on Broadway, Robbins road, Oriole avenue, Eagle road, and Osprey road. Recom- mend $3,700.
ART. 15. $850 for a system of drainage on Denver, Central, and East Denver streets. Recommended.
ART. 16. $500 to observe the State's Tercentenary. Recommend $200.
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ART. 17. $1,500 for the repair of Dudley street. Street is unaccepted and the Selectmen declined to agree to acceptance. Not recommended.
ART. 18. $12,000 for permanent construction on Woodbury avenue. Not recommended.
ART. 19. $3,000 for water mains on Walden pond avenue. Not recommended.
ART. 20. $1,300 for water mains on Burrill street, Ireson street and Carson street. Not recommended.
ART. 21. $6,000 for permanent construction on Main street. Recommended.
ART. 22. $2,000 for a truck for the Public Works Depart- ment. Recommended. Merrill in the negative.
ART. 23. $10,000 for a granolithic sidewalk on Central street, from the High School to Lincoln avenue. Recommended.
ART. 25. $1,500 to enable the Tax Collector to take for the town all real estate advertised for the non-payment of taxes. Recommended.
ART. 26. $500 for the repair of Newcomb avenue. Not recommended.
ART. 27. $300 to grade and repair Sherman street. Recom mended.
ART. 28. $500 to repair Cleveland avenue. Not recom_ mended.
ART. 29. $8,500 for an addition to the Public Library. Not recommended.
ART. 31. $325 for water on Buena Vista street. Recom- mended.
ART. 32. $500 for water on Hobson street. Not recom- mended.
ART. 34. $1,400 for water extension on Castle Rock road in the Golden Hill section. Not recommended.
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ART. 35. $7,000 for a road to Golden Hills. Not recom- mended.
ART. 36. $275 for water extension on Martin street. Re- commended.
ART. 37. $105.34 to pay one-half of the cost of a sidewalk in front of Pythian Hall. Not recommended.
ART. 38. $31.90 for the purchase of land for Riverside Cemetery. Recommended.
ART. 39. $2,500 for water extension on Highland avenue. Not recommended.
ART. 40. $500 for the repair of Hood street. Unaccepted street and the Selectmen decline to accept. Not recommended.
ART. 41. $1,400 for water extension on Norman road. Recommended.
ART. 42. $500 for the use of the Governor's Safety Com- mittee. Recommend $100.
ART. 43. $250 for a cinder sidewalk on Walnut street, from Elm street to Jefferson avenue. Not recommended.
ART. 4.4. $900 for water extension on Buford street. Recommended.
ART. 45. $125 for a fire alarm box at 101 Winter street. Recommended.
ART. 46. $1,800 for the repair of Lawndale avenue. Super- intendent of Public Works declares that the money would be insufficient to care for the project. Not recommended.
ART. 47. $3,000 for water extension on Hawkes street. Not recommended.
ART. 48. $1,200 for making the office of Building Inspector permanent. Not recommended.
ART. 49. $10,000 for permanent construction on Main street. Not recommended.
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ART. 50. $1,000 for water extension on Broadway. Recom- mended.
ART. 51. $1,500 for better street lighting in Saugus Center. Not recommended.
ART. 52. $250 for a hydrant on Stanton street. Recom- mended.
ART. 53. $150 for a hydrant on Sapphire road. Recom- mended.
ART. 54. $1,500 for semi-permanent construction on River- side Park street. Selectmen decline to accept the street. Not recommended.
ART. 55. Appropriation of a sum to relay water mains. Taken care of in the general budget. Not recommended.
Respectfully submitted,
HARRY W. MERRILL, Chairman, PAUL A. HALEY, Secretary, CRAWFORD H. STOCKER, JR., ALEXANDER S. ADDISON, WALTER A. WILSON, WILLIAM E. SNOW,
ARTHUR W. PRICE, A. TRUMAN WEIR,
Finance Committee.
A true copy. Attest :
LILLIAN SHORES,
Town Clerk.
Committee on Improved Accommodations for Saugus Post, 210, American Legion was extended further time.
The Honor Roll Committee's report was read and placed on file, and it was voted that it be made a part of the permanent records of the Town Clerk.
Report of Honor Roll Committee
The Honorable Board of Selectmen of Saugus, for the year 1918-Namely : Frank B. Sloan, chairman, Francis M. Hill and Walter Sprague ; at a meeting held August 19, 1918,
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appointed a Committee consisting of Mrs. Frederick H. Gris- wold, chairman, Mrs. Emma P. Keyes, Mr. George Nourse, Rev. Mr. Dunbar, Mrs. Dunbar, Miss Emma Newhall, Mrs. Harry T. Turner. The late Mrs. Anna C. Parker, Mr. John B. Lang, Mrs. Charles E. Stillings, Mrs. Harry W. Merrill, Mrs. Harold W. Coombs, to supervise the raising of money to purchase and erect an Honor Roll for the men and women of Saugus who served in the great World War.
Owing to the very many calls for money at that time the Honorable Board suggested that the contributions be limited to twenty-five cents per woman.
The Committee organized with Mrs. Griswold, chairman, Mrs. Coombs, secretary, and Mr. Nourse, treasurer. The town was completely canvassed for subscriptions, and with the money raised an Honor Roll was procured, erected and dedicated on the third day of March, 1919, at the Civic Center upon the Town Hall grounds.
This Honor Roll then erected by the women of Saugus is a gift unique in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. That Roll was but temporary as the names at that time were not, nor could they then be verified. During the years that followed, members of the Committee from time to time replaced corrected names. At one time carrying the entire roll into Boston and having every name renewed.
On June 10, 1926 the Honorable Board of Selectmen with Harold E. Dodge, chairman, Vernon W. Evans, and C. F. Nelson Pratt appointed the following committee : Isabella J. Griswold, chairman, Welcome W. Mccullough, and Charles E. Flynn "to plan repairs to the Honor Roll, and report such findings to the Board of Selectmen, so that a transfer might be requested from the Finance Committee for such work."
At a meeting of this Committee with the Board of Selectmen, it was decided that a Bronze Tablet was the most suitable. The Honor Roll Committee were to have charge of securing a corrected list of names, and of securing the tablet. The Com- mittee working with the Board of Selectmen arrived at a satis- factory design of roll after consulting on various designs submitted by leading bronze manufacturers.
An article was prepared for the Warrant of the Town Meeting of March, 1927, and the citizens there assembled voted unanimously to replace the then present Honor Roll with a Bronze Tablet. Bids were called for, and the contract was
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awarded to Thomas F. McGann and Sons of 114 Portland Street, Boston, Massachusetts.
During the long period of time that names were being verified, time and weather were making their ravages on the Honor Roll, and upon each Memorial Day it became the privilege of the Committee to cover the Tablet with beautiful blankets of flowers, until such time as the cherished desire of the new permanent tablet might be realized.
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