Town annual report of Saugus 1935, Part 10

Author: Saugus (Mass.)
Publication date: 1935
Publisher: The Town
Number of Pages: 374


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WATER LIENS


Outstanding January 1, 1932,


$2,598.17


Commitments :


1932,


$4,348.44


1933,


2,804.12


7,152.56


$9,750.73


Payments to treasurer :


1932,


$646.11


1933,


2,366.99


$3,013.10


Abatements 1933,


196.72


Transferred to tax titles,


3,200.35


Water liens credited as water rates December 1929, 33.90


Summons and recording fees


credited as estimated receipts,


5.00


Outstanding December 31, 1933,


3,301.66


$9,750.73


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Outstanding January 1, 1934,


$3,301.66


Commitment January 1 to September 15, 1934, 1,135.07


Commitments not entered on ledger,


567.00


Refunds in error,


10.00


Tax titles disclaimed,


21.90


Collection and transfer to tax titles,


6.20


Tax titles credited as water liens,


192.02


Outstanding list per previous audit, adjusted,


121.83


Overpayments to collector, to be refunded, 29.74


$5,385.42


Payments to treasurer January 1 to September 15, 1934, $928.22


Abatements January 1 to September 15, 1934, 11.35


Transferred to tax titles January 1 to September 15, 1934, 1,957.05


Transferred to tax titles, not on ledger, 145.29


Water liens credited as estimated receipts,


310.00


Water liens credited as water rates December 1931, 425.19


Water liens credited as water rates June 1932,


11.83


Abatements not entered on ledger,


253.21


Warrant in excess of commitment list,


14.04


Outstanding September 15, 1934, per list, 1,299.09


Cash balance September 15, 1934,


30.15


$5,385.42


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G. M. WILSON LIBRARY FUND


Savings Deposits


Securities Par Value


Total


On hand at beginning of year 1932,


$61.32


$2,150.00


$2,211.32


On hand at end of year 1932,


$61.32


$2,150.00


$2,211.32


On hand at end of year 1933,


$61.32


$2,150.00


$2,211.32


On hand September 15, 1934,


$61.32


$2,150.00


$2,211.32


Receipts


Payments


1932


Income,


$91.37


Transferred to town, $91.37


1933


Income,


$91.38


Transferred to town, $91.38


JANUARY 1 TO SEPTEMBER 15, 1934


Sale of securities,


$100.00


Purchase of secur- ities,


$100.00


Income,


45.69


Transferred to town, $45.69


$145.69


$145.69


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JOHNSON LIBRARY FUND


Savings Deposits


Securities


Par Value


Total


On hand at beginning of year 1933,


On hand at end of year 1933,


$67.71


$5,000.00


$5,067.71


On hand September 15, 1934,


$125.00


$5,000.00


$5,125.00


Receipts


Payments


1933


Bequest,


$5,000.00


Deposited in savings bank, $67.71


Income,


156.25


Discount on secur-


ities purchased, 125.00


Purchase of securi- ties, $5,000.00


Accrued interest on securities pur- chased, 57.29


Transferred to town, 156.25


$5,281.25


$5,281.25


JANUARY 1 TO SEPTEMBER 15, 1934


Income,


$78.13


Added to savings deposits, $57.29


Transferred from


town,


57.29


Transferred to town, 78.13


$135.42


$135.42


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CEMETERY PERPETUAL CARE FUNDS


Cash


Savings Deposits


Total


On hand at beginning of year 1932,


$53,573.28 $53,573.28


On hand at end of year 1932, $140.00 $55,674.20 $55,814.20


On hand at end of year 1933, $110.24 $56,762.52 $56,872.76


On hand September 15, 1934, $55.00 $59,958.27 $60,013.27


Receipts


Payments


1932


Withdrawn from


Added to savings


savings bank,


$.08


Income,


2,375.07


Bequests,


2,241.00


deposits, $2,101.00 Transferred to town, 2,375.15 Cash on hand at end of year, 140.00


$4,616.15


$4,616.15


1933


Withdrawn from savings bank,


$140.88


deposits, $1,229.20


Income,


1,905.02


Bequests,


1,089.20


Transferred to town, 1,935.66 Cash on hand at end of year, 110.24


Cash on hand at be-


ginning of year, 140.00


$3,275.10


$3,275.10


JANUARY 1 TO SEPTEMBER 15, 1934


Income, $680.89


Bequests, 2,569.86


Cash on hand at be-


ginning of year, 110.24


Added to savings deposits, $3,195.75


Transferred to town, 110.24


Cash on hand Sep- tember 15, 1934, 55.00


$3,360.99


$3,360.99


Added to savings


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[Dec. 31


Report of the Board of Assessors


To the Citizens of the Town of Saugus:


The past year has been an extremely busy one for the Board of Assessors; owing to the declining real estate values and the large increases in our budget due to Welfare Relief Agencies, it was an exceedingly difficult task to keep our tax rate down to the low rate that has been maintained during the past three years.


We were, however, pleased to be able to announce a rate of $31.75 which was one of the lowest of any city or town in the state.


In view of the terrible depression which we have gone through during the past five years we feel that we should be justly proud of the record which we have maintained in keeping our rate at so low a figure.


The rates for the past five years are as follows :


1931 $40.90


1932 34.85


1933 30.00


1934 29.80


1935


31.75


ASSESSORS' DEPARTMENT


Number of polls assessed 4,823


Number of persons paying on property . 6,823


Number of persons liable to do Military Duty 3,069


Population as taken by the Assessors Jan. 1, 1935 15,328


SCHEDULE OF PROPERTY ASSESSED


Number of dwelling houses 3,769


Number of acres of land 5,578


Number of acres of land (exempted) 922


Number of horses 52


Number of cows 327


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ASSESSORS REPORT


185


Number of sheep


6


Number of swine 1,953


Number of goats 14


Number of fowl


8,734


Number of rabbits


75


Number of dogs to be registered (female 251, male 1,011) 1,262


VALUE OF REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY


Buildings (excluding land) $10,184,420


Land (excluding building's) 4,496,181


Personal Property 1,214,076


TOTAL AMOUNT OF PUBLIC PROPERTY EXEMPT FROM TAXATION


Final takings of unredeemed real estate $ 51,105


Town Property 1,561,825


Religious Societies


415,925


Civic Societies


8,775


Literary Societies


5,350


Sons of Veterans Building Association


10,675


Salvation Army of Massachusetts


150


Lynn Council Boy Scouts of America Inc. of Lynn


6,100


City of Lynn


350


City of Melrose


50


Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Breakheart


Reservation


61,543


BASIS OF TAXATION


Town Appropriations


$686,336.75


Overdrawn Account


1,549.18


Shein Judgment


1,734.00


Oak Judgment


250.00


City of Lynn


204.00


Fire Emergency


364.35


Town Meeting, Nov. 1, 1934


800.00


Board of Tax Appeal Judgment


14,491.14


Charles River Basin


1,500.00


Metropolitan Sinking Fund


6,600.00


Metropolitan Planning


105.00


Metropolitan Planning


899.00


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Metropolitan Loan, Nantucket


330.00


Wellington Bridge


20.00


Abatement of Smoke Nuisance


85.00


Audit of Municipal Accounts


3,540.99


Hospital and Home Care (Civil War)


224.00


Canterbury Street


30.00


Land Takings, Revere


295.00


Ocean Ave. Revere


115.00


Ways in Malden, Braintree, etc.


2.00


W. Roxbury-Brookline


40.00


County Tax


22,059.82


Tuberculosis Hospital


3,677.20


Overlay


9,970.63


Total


$778,213.06


Less Town Income


263,904.02


Net amount to be raised by taxation on property and polls


514,309.04


Appropriated as follows:


On real estate


466,115.43


On personal estate


38,547.61


On polls


9,646.00


Total


514,309.04


On Gypsy Moth


1,138.85


On Sidewalk Tax


902.99


City of Lynn (special tax)


585.79


TAXES OF STATE, COUNTY AND TOWN COMMITTED TO WALTER A. WILSON, TAX COLLECTOR


June 22, 1935 $514,309.04


June 22, 1935


902.99


August 3, 1935


1,138.85


March 11, 1935


9,646.00


July 6, 1935


30.00


August 3, 1935


52.00


December 21, 1935


16.00


December 21, 1935


53.97


1935 Tax Rate per $1000 $31.75


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ASSESSORS REPORT


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ABATEMENTS ON POLLS, REAL ESTATE AND PERSONAL ESTATE :


Levy of 1930


$ 13.25


Levy of 1932 172.27


Levy of 1933


379.00


Levy of 1934


11,830.59


Levy of 1935


14,160.32


MOTOR EXCISE TAX COMMITTED TO WALTER A. WILSON, TAX COLLECTOR :


April 20, 1935 $10,228.67


June 3, 1935


2,389.58


July 6, 1935


946.06


August 3, 1935


23.83


(1934 Tax)


August 15, 1935


2,071.95


September 9, 1935


982.19


December 18, 1935


997.17


January 8, 1936


235.08


Valuation of Motor Vehicles


$668,150


ABATEMENTS ON MOTOR EXCISE TAX


Levy of 1932


$ 39.26


Levy of 1933


185.49


Levy of 1934


18.94


Levy of 1935


777.63


JOHN J. MULLEN, Chairman DANIEL B. WILLIS, WASHINGTON L. BRYER, Board of Assessors.


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[Dec. 31


Report of the Board of Public Welfare


CHARITY DEPARTMENT


To the Citizens of the Town of Saugus:


Your Board of Public Welfare herewith submits its annual report for the year ending December 31st, 1935.


Our appropriation of $60,000 at the regular Town Meeting and later reduced to $55,000 by the Massachusetts Emergency Finance Board was augmented at a special town meeting by $18,000 making a total of $73,000 appropriated for the year. Fortunately this was sufficient to meet all obligations of the Board on all bills rendered up to December 31st, 1935.


A surplus of $11,603.33 unspent has been returned to the Town Treasury.


During the year 1935 Saugus has received from other cities and towns and the State a total of $24,033.11.


At the present time our weekly pay roll for Mother's Aid recipients is $43.00 per week, a total of $2,315.30 for the year. Our pay roll for Old Age Assistance which is now a very sub- stantial item in our expenditures, for the year was $24,483.08, an average weekly expenditure of over $470.00. Both the Mother's Aid and the Old Age Assistance pay rolls are items which have a tendency to increase rather than to decrease.


Our experience this past year has, in common with other cities and towns to say the least, been very perplexing. Quite a number of our people have had intermittent work on the E. R. A. and the result was that your Board of Public Welfare had to augment these small earnings considerably, especially in cases where there was sickness and large families.


When the W. P. A. started in town we had hoped that people engaged on the Projects would become self-supporting but the irregularity with which the men and women have been paid has added a heavy burden to this Department. We sincerely


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trust that in the near future some system of regular pay-days can be inaugurated, for until that is accomplished the de- mands on this Department for additional aid to carry them over will be considerable. The inability of the W. P. A. to absorb all of our people who were on the E. R. A. has con- siderably added to our expenditures.


We have sent to the Civilian Conservation Corps this year (62) sixty-two boys from families now or formerly on relief and in a great many cases this enabled the families from which they came to be self-sustaining.


We have done our utmost to lighten the burden of the tax payers by co-operating with other Departments in the town in-so-much that the following is a list of days of work per- formed in the several departments by the recipients of aid:


Men 359


Days


Public Works Department


386-2 hrs.


Town Farm


229


195


Cemetery


178


148


Town Hall


38


38-6 hrs.


Building Inspector


2


1-4 hrs.


Commissary


6


5


Playground


10


21


A year ago the Commissary for Federal Commodities and Clothing was located in a store on Central Street. This ar- rangement has worked wonderfully well and it is thought ad- visable by the Board to continue this system at present.


Your Board of Public Welfare have endeavoured to conduct the Department in an efficient and business like manner, keep- ing ever in mind our duty to the applicant for assistance, also our responsibility to the taxpayers.


To all societies and individuals who have in any way as- sisted the Department during the year we extend our grateful thanks.


Respectfully submitted,


ERNEST M. HATCH, Chairman ARTHUR C. DUNK, Secretary GUSTAVE A. ANDERSON


Board of Public Welfare of Saugus, Massachusetts


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[Dec. 31


Report of the Town Infirmary


The total appropriation for the year 1935 was $4012.00 in- cluding $12.00 refund. This unfortunately was not sufficient to carry us through the year and there is approximately $300.00 unpaid bills.


Our receipts for the year were $20.00 from sale of produce.


At the present time we have (11) eleven inmates at the Infirmary; at some times during the year we have had as many as (15) fifteen.


Medical care and medicine has been slightly higher at the Infirmary than in previous years, although at the present time the inmates are in good health.


Mr. and Mrs. Ralph E. Whidden resigned as Warden and Matron during the year and Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Sellick were appointed to fill the vacancy.


We have delivered (131) one hundred thirty-one loads of wood which was approximately (39) thirty-nine cords. Un- fortunately the truck which we have had at the Infirmary since 1929 is now in very poor condition and if we hope to deliver wood to Welfare recipients thereby saving a large ex- penditure of this Department during the spring and fall, it will be necessary that another truck be procured. We have inserted an article in the warrant at the Town Meeting asking for an appropriation for the purchase of a truck.


Respectfully submitted,


ERNEST M. HATCH, Chairman ARTHUR C. DUNK, Secretary GUSTAVE A. ANDERSON


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Report of Investigator and Visitor


WELFARE DEPARTMENT


To the Board of Public Welfare, Saugus, Mass. -


GENTLEMEN :


I herewith submit my fifth annual report as Investigator and Visitor for the Board of Public Welfare.


During the year I have investigated three hundred and fifty-one temporary aid cases. Of these one hundred and nine made application in 1935. In addition to the three hundred and fifty-one temporary aid cases, I have investigated and visited one hundred and forty-two Old Age Assistance cases, of which nine are now deceased, four discontinued for various reasons and five who moved out of town. One was conveyed to a hospital.


Fifty four of these made application in 1935. Thirty of these were accepted, nineteen rejected and six are pending.


I have conveyed seventeen persons to various institutions and hospitals during the year.


A number of settlement notices from other cities and towns were checked, and upon investigation several of these were found to have no Saugus settlement. Proving these non- settlement cases, meant a great saving to the Town of Saugus.


In addition to Welfare Work, we have had a number of quotas for the C.C.C. These were investigated and conveyed to the Army Base in South Boston.


I have received co-operation from other Welfare Boards and various organizations, and in turn have co-operated to the best of my ability.


I would like in closing to thank the Board of Public Welfare,


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and all others who have co-operated with me during the past year.


Respectfully submitted,


FRANK P. GAROFANO, Investigator and Visitor Board of Public Welfare


JOHN HUSLER


In Memoriam


-


John Husler


1871


- 1935


Trustee of the Public Library 1916-1935


Fuel Commissioner


1918


In appreciation of his valued services to the Town and the excellent type of citizenship he repre- sented, the citizens of the Town of Saugus dedicate these pages in the Annual Town Docu- ments of the year 1935, to his memory.


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[Dec. 31


Report of Public Library Trustees


The Trustees of the Saugus Public Library submit their annual report :


During the year the membership of the Library Trustees was materially changed.


The death of John Husler removed one who had been a member since 1916, who was on the building committee for the new library and for the addition. He took much' interest in the library and is greatly missed.


The removal from town of Augustus B. Tripp made an- other vacancy. Mr. Tripp by education and knowledge of library work gave much help to the board in the various problems that arose.


We were able by strict economy to buy more books this year and have more rebound than in the previous year.'


A number of people have given to the library books for which they had no further use and in that way helped us add books which otherwise must have been purchased from our book appropriation.


Necessary repairs have been made to the back entrance and the coal bin and the building was painted by the E. R. A.


If our appropriation is sufficient we hope to have the Historical Room opened at various times supervised by an attendant, so that articles loaned or given by citizens can be seen and enjoyed by the townspeople. There is a wealth of material in town which might be put on exhibition to create an interest in the early history of the town.


Circulation : Saugus Center 48923, Cliftondale 39992, East Saugus 8000, Lynnhurst 3265, North Saugus 1903, Total 102083.


JOHN B. LANG, Chairman, KALER A. PERKINS, ALBERT R. MAGEE, WILLIAM MEAD, CHAUNCEY V. WHITTREDGE, WALTER D. BLOSSOM, Secretary.


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Report of Public Works Department


To the Honorable Board of Selectmen,


Town of Saugus, Massachusetts.


GENTLEMEN :


I herewith submit the annual report of the Public Works Department for the year ending December 31, 1935.


HIGHWAY DIVISION


The year 1935 has been a busy one for the department. Approximately 50% of the regular working hours has been devoted to E.R.A. and W.P.A., thus allowing very little time for maintenance and repair work.


STREET SIGNS


There were 36 new permanent type street signs placed last year.


LABOR


We received very little aid from the Welfare Department in the way of labor.


SNOW REMOVAL


The winter of 1934 and 1935 was another good old fashioned New England winter with plenty of snow and the cold weather to go with it. Every member of the Department was on the job doing his share, day and night. We still have our old fashioned pusher type plows that should be turned in for modern ones. Our 5 ton tractor with plow came in for a lot of work when the truck plows with old blades were at a stand- still. On one storm, the tractor started on Thursday night at 8 o'clock, and operated continuously through to Monday at 6 P. M. If our trucks had had the modern plows our work would have been much easier.


RESURFACING


Asphalt and tar was applied to parts of Central, Essex, Sweetwater and Ballard Streets.


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DRAINAGE


New basins were built at the following places : Hayden Road 1


Columbus Avenue 2


Springdale Avenue 1


Appleton Street


1


Fire Station


1 manhole


GRAVEL ON ACCEPTED STREETS


Putnam Street


Woodbury Avenue


Hood Street


Park Street


Tuttle Street


Wendell Street


Beech Street


Vincent Street


Oceanview Avenue


Fairmount Avenue


Johnson Road


Forrest Street


Willis Street


Denver Street


Pearson Street


Thomas Street


Hesper Street


Walden Pond Avenue


GRAVEL ON UNACCEPTED STREETS


Harvard Avenue


Elaine Avenue


Clifton Avenue


Third Street


Stone Street


Basswood Avenue


Bailey Avenue


Elmwood Avenue


Great Woods Road


Birchwood Avenue


Nowell Street


Holland Street


Lake Dam Road


Waverly Avenue Ash Street


Saugus Avenue Enfield Road


Second Street


Mountain Avenue


Stocker Street


Lily Pond Ave.


Oak Point Road


Old County Road


Pearl Road


Bow Street


Houston Avenue


Waban Street


Palmer Avenue


Wakefield Avenue


Sweetwater Street


Church Street


SIDEWALKS


Repairs to concrete Sidewalks:


Pleasant Avenue


Lincoln Avenue


Taylor Street Parker Street


Central Street


Gravel sidewalks were put in in different parts of the town.


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FENCE REPAIRS


Fences were repaired on :


Walnut Street


Lincoln Avenue


Main Street


Bristow Street


Highland Avenue


Elm Street


Felton Street


Vine Street


Water Street


Pleasant Avenue


Ballard Street


Winter Street


Central Street


Spring Street


Essex Street


All fences in town were painted by E.R.A. labor. The paint was furnished by the town.


CLEANING SQUARES


This work was carried on in 1935 giving clean, presentable squares. This work is done at night, owing to traffic condi- tions.


GREENS


The department has four greens, Saugus Centre, East Sau- gus, Cliftondale and West Cliftondale. These greens have been mowed and trimmed when necessary. The flower beds have been made as attractive as possible with the limited means for this work. All greens are greatly in need of fer- tilizer.


ASH DEPARTMENT


This work has been greatly increased because of additional territory. A new truck was purchased for this department in 1935 to take the place of the one destroyed in the fire.


During the fall, winter, and spring months the collections are so heavy that it is necessary at times to put on a second truck which is manned by Highway Department men. This year it was found necessary to put up a fence to enclose the dump at the Cliftondale Playground. All future dumps must be enclosed. These dumps are kept level, and in good condi- tion by the ash department men, thereby causing additional expense. It now takes 25% more time to do this work, which necessitates an increase in appropriation.


Very few complaints were received during the year.


STATE BOND ISSUE


Approximately $2500 of the money granted for the State


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Bond Issue has been used on the streets. Work was carried on on :


Central Street


Essex Street


Ballard Street Elm Street


Lincoln Avenue


Chestnut Street


Main Street


The money was used for labor, gravel, asphalt, tar, and sand and stone for covering. Trucks, steam roller, tractor and scraper, miscellaneous tools and supervision were fur- nished by the town.


WATER MAINS


Most of the main breaks in 1935 were caused by the turning on of the high pressure water system.


The town still has the big problem of old cement water mains. A start should be made at once to replace a certain amount each year. Water main breaks are increasing yearly, owing to the condition of the cement water mains.


The foreman, Ernest B. Swett, who does all the blasting for the Water Department, the E.R.A. and W.P.A., blasted 910 holes, using 973 sticks of dynamite. Thirty hydrants were frozen and thawed during the year. The water mains at the corner of Taylor and Central Streets were connected.


WATER EXTENSION


Columbus Avenue 106'-6" Size


Ballard Street across Salem Pike . . 70'-8" and 60'-6" Blowouts installed (for flushing mains) 2


1 on Lake Dam Road


1 on Newburyport Turnpike


HYDRANTS


New 6


Replaced 4


Repaired 9


Gates repaired


1


Main Pipe leaks 18


WATER EXTENSION UNDER E.R.A.


Central Street 1000'-10" pipe 2 hydrants Broadway, Thomas & Forest Sts. 3200'- 6" pipe 4 hydrants Lake Dam & Shore Rds. 800'- 6" pipe 2 hydrants


1935]


WATER COMPARISON


1931


1933


Committment


$44,295.44


1932 $41,675.62 40,247,200


$40,546.41 30,506,400


1934 $39,538.41 48,155,600


1935 $39,576.61 42,951,700


Cubic Feet of Water


40,834,900


New Services


65


57


25


9


24


Renewals


80


44


65


84


67


Blow Outs


333


275


306


418


388


Turn Ons


197


Turn Offs


178


Meters Repaired


135


242


349


393


622


Meters Installed


116


76


16


12


30


Meters Frozen


76


45


77


245


209


Meters Tested


20


17


24


23


33


New Hydrants


2


1


5


Gate Boxes (ERA)


102


Miles of Main Pipes


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64


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[Dec. 31


In closing I wish to thank the heads of the various town departments who have so willingly cooperated with me during the past year. I wish also to extend my thanks to all of the employees of this department who have worked so earnestly for the interest of the townspeople.


Respectfully submitted, DEXTER G. PRATT, Superintendent of Public Works.


Report on Rebuilding Public Works Garage and Remodeling Old Fire Station


On October 21, 1935, the Town Meeting appropriated $5000.00 for this work. The project was under the direction of the Board of Selectmen, John W. White, Inspector of Build- ings, and Dexter G. Pratt, Superintendent of Public Works. They in turn appointed Arthur E. Gustafson as general fore- man to supervise construction.


Numerous changes were made from the original building, adding greatly to the structural strength and practicability of said building. An automatic oil burner was installed and 160 feet of radiation was added. Additional space was provided for our repair shop and larger amount of storage space was provided. Steel columns were placed at bearing points of roof beams, and all new and original equipment was used. All local help was employed and the Union rate of wages was paid in every instance. Extra electrical outlets were installed, and a central control board was put in.


The old fire station building was remodeled, making an office for the Public Works Department. A repair shop for the Water Department, and a large drafting room for the En- gineering Department are also located in this building.


A transfer of $300.00 was added to the original appropria- tion to complete the work. All work was performed in a satisfactory manner, and the best of materials was used.


In closing, we wish to say that we feel that the taxpayers of the Town of Saugus received dollar for dollar value and many needy persons were given gainful employment.


Respectfully submitted, JOHN W. WHITE.


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Report of the Harbor Master


To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:


GENTLEMEN :- I wish to submit the second annual report of the Harbor Master for the year ending December 31, 1935.


Yachts and motor boats given assistance in distress and towed to a safe anchorage, five (5) ; removed from mid- channel, four (4) ; unregistered boats reported missing, three (3); unregistered boats recovered and returned to owners, one (1) ; owners of waterfront property ordered to stop dumping into tidewater, two (2) ; duly registered boats assigned to an anchorage, fifteen (15). Twenty-four hun- dred (2400) miles were covered by motor boat for regular and patrol work.


Two cases of dumping into tidewater by the property own- ers were disposed of as follows: one case was settled by the Public Works Department of Massachusetts; the other case which was filed with the Attorney General more than two years ago, was again given to the present Attorney General for immediate action.




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