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Item 72. Sewer Bonds. The maturities of the two new sewer loans for 1939 are $18,000. How- ever, $7,610.29 of this amount can be taken from the premiums on the sale of the bonds, thus reduc- ing the amount to be raised in the tax levy to $10,389.71.
Item 73. Interest on Municipal Relief Bonds.
Items 73 and 74 are new and are unavoidable, caused by the neces- sity of the Bond Issue in late 1938 after the tax rate had been de- -clared.
·COMMENT: The sum total of our recommendations under Article 2 is less than $5000 over the ap- propriations for 1938 for sim- ilar purposes and includes the new increased Bond and Interest items which total nearly $26,000, as well as maintaining the in- creases in the School, Police, and Fire Department salary levels, so that the actual recommended appropriations for the depart- ments for 1939 are $21,000 less than the 1938 appropriations.
$752,508.88
Special Articles 98,957.41
34,281.95
Grand Totals $894,327.84
$786,790.83
Reasons for Recommending Special Articles
Art. 2. See detailed commend on General Budget.
Art 3. Recommended. This is the usual article.
Art. 4. Recommended. Usual article for borrowing from the State on tax titles.
Art. 5. Recommended. This is to continue Chapter 90 construc- tion work in conjunction with State and County contributions, Woodbury Avenue-Hesper Street. The State contributes $7,000; County, $3,500; Town of Saugus, $3,500.
Art. 6. Recommended. The Board of Selectmen have been able to secure approval of State and County for a Chapter 90 perma- nent construction project on Main Street, from the Turnpike to Monument Square, calling for the Item 74. Municipal Relief Bonds. work to be done during 1939 and 1940. This is the one main pro- ject in the Warrant that the Fin- ance Committee as well as the Se- lectmen feel should be given pre- ference over other requests. First, because we have the approval of the State and County now, and their agreement to bear approxi- mately three quarters (34) of the cost of construction; second, if we do not take advantage of this op- portunity now, it is extremely doubtful that we will be fortunate enough to again secure it; third, because it is something which will benefit a large majority of towns- people as well as enhance one of the main entrances to the Town and, last, but not least, it will be an economical measure in that the Town will save a considerable sum in future years in the matter of Totals of the 1939 Budget proportionate cost of construction and maintenance. Under this pro- Requested Recommended ject the Town will be expected to provide $3,500, while the State Art. 2 $795,370.43
supplies $7,000 and the County $3,500 (each for two years) to complete the job, which includes drainage. In other words, the Town obtains a $28,000 first-class street with the expenditure of
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$7,000 at the rate of $3,500 per year for two years with propor- tionate future assistance on main- tenance costs. The Finance Com- mittee feels that this expenditure now (even in the face of adverse conditions ) is wise economy. NOTE: No land damage costs are entailed on this project.
Art. 8. Recommended. This amount covers land damages on land-takings on the Woodbury Avenue-Hesper Street Chapter 90 work.
Art. 9. Recommended. This is a necessary item in that the water main work must also be continued on the Hesper Street Chapter 90 project.
Art. 10. Recommended. The pipe now in the ground is of vari- ous sizes and is principally old ce- ment pipe, frequently breaking and causing expense. It would be foolish economy to eliminate this item as the cost of laying it now in conjunction with the Chapter 90 work on Main Street would be less and the important point is that it will avoid tearing up the road in the future after a permanent surface is constructed.
Art 11. Recommended. This is the usual Mosquito Control appro- priation.
Art. 12. Recommended. This is to enable the Town to legally install new water services, the costs being charged back to the takers and the Town receiving the whole sum back as Water Receipts and is used as Town income to reduce the tax rate.
Art. 13. Recommended. This is to continue the widening of Cen- tral Street, the work having start- ed last year.
Art. 14. Recommended $1.00 for this purpose. There is some doubt as to the legal owner of this pro- perty which, if owned by the Town could easily be altered to eliminate a dangerous safety con- dition.
Art. 16. Recommend $1.00 for reasons indicated above.
Art. 18. Recommended. The unpaid bills item is the smallest in many years and in many cases caused entirely by State rulings- regarding water charges to Town Departments by the Town and by Trade School Tuition, an uncon- trollable item.
Art. 19. Recommended. These are transfers only and are not to- be raised in the levy.
Art. 20. Recommended. Same conditions as in Art. 19.
Art. 21. Recommended. These are also transfers from old bal- ances to the Sewer Account where they will be used to assist in ad- ministering the sewer projects and. will reduce appropriations to that department.
Art. 30. Recommend reference to Board of Selectmen.
Art. 31. Recommend $800. This. is the customary article, with ap- proximately a 5 per cent reduction.
Art. 34. Recommended. This appropriation for a police two-way radio system is one that might on the surface be termed by some as an unnecessary expenditure. It is- pointed out, however, that the ex- penditure will relieve the depart- ment of the necessity of adding two permanent men to the force for some time to come and will also afford the citizens of the Town the best possible protection.
Art. 40. Recommend $500. This is to relieve an extremely hazard- ous condition on an accepted street and to avoid possible suit against the Town for damage that might easily occur.
Art. 61. New Fire Alarm Box. Recommend reference to Board of Fire Engineers.
Art. 62. Water Main, Douglas Road. Recommend reference to. Board of Selectmen.
Art. 63. Street Lights. Recom- mend reference to Board of Select- men.
Art. 66. Acceptance of land. Recommended.
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Art. 68. Recommend $2500. Purchase or taking by eminent do- main proceedings of land for Sau- gus River Basin development pro- ject.
Art. 73. Recommended. This is for completion of a job started last year and is necessary to avoid land damage suits.
Art. 75. Recommended, provid- ing a W. P. A. project is secured. Numerous breaks have occurred here, especially after the sewer installation, and they are continu- ing, costing considerable for re- pairs in addition to the nuisance to property owners on this street.
Art. 78. Street Light. Recom- mend reference to Board of Select- men.
Art. 80. Recommend $500. pro- viding a W. P. A. project is se- cured. An unusually bad condi- tion prevails at this location.
COMMENT: It is felt that even with the small increased amounts in the General Budget plus the special articles that a reduction in the tax rate will result with pro- per handling of the Overlay Ac- count, and other items by the de- partment setting the tax rate as would be indicated by the "Basis of Taxation" shown on page 188 of the current Town Report. It is to be remembered that included in the amounts levied in 1938 there were judgments of $45,692.26 ren- dered by the Board of Tax Appeals for marsh land overvaluations, and also $7000 for a W. P. A. ap- propriation which was erroneously omitted from the 1937 tax levy. These items amcunting to approxi- mately $52,500 will not recur in the 1939 tax levy. The above comments, however, depend con- siderably upon the amounts of the State and County taxes assessed against the Town.
Special Articles Recommended
Amount Recommended
Art. 3. To borrow
money for municipal
purposes
Art. 4. To borrow money money under tax ti- tles from state
Art. 5 Chapter No. 90. Woodbury Ave .- Hes- per St. $
3,500.00
Art. 6. Chapter No. 90. Main St. 3,500.00
Art. 8. Land Damages- Woodbury Ave-Hes- per St. project (Chap. 90) 551.00
Art. 9. Water main- Hesper St. (Conj. with Chap. 90 work) 500.00
Art. 10. Replacing wa- ter main-Main St. (Conj. Chap. 90 work) Art. 11. Mosquito control 6,625.00 850.00
Art. 12. Water services 3,000.00
Art. 13. Central St.
widening and im-
provements 2,000.00
Art. 14. Eminent do- main proceedings - Dudley and Ballard Sts. 1.00
Art. 16. Eminent do-
main proceedings - Dudley and Ballard Sts. 1.00
Art. 18. Unpaid bills
3,953.95
Art. 19. Recommended (transfers).
Art. 20. Recommended (transfer).
Art. 21. Recommended (transfers).
Art. 30. Recommend reference to Board of Selectmen (Bris- tow St. sidewalk)
Art. 31. Too determine validity of tax titles 800.00
Art. 34. Two-way ra- dio system. Police Department 2,600.00
Art. 40. Ledge removal -road hazard. Jas- per St. 500.00
Art. 62. Water main, Douglas Rd. Recom- mend reference to the Board of Select- men
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Art. 66. Acceptance of
March 20, 1939 .-
Land. Recommended
Art. 68. Purchase or eminent domain pro- ceedings-Saugus Ri- ver Basin Develop-
ment
2,500.00
Art. 73. Drainage-
Oak Hill Rd. and Olive Ave.
950.00
Art. 75.
Emory St.
water main
1,950.00
Art. 80. Vine and Beech Sts. and Elm- wood Ave. (W. P. A. Project) 500.00
Special Articles-Total Recommended $ 34,281.95
Article No. 2-Total
Recommended 752,508.88
Grand Total $786,790.83
March 20, 1939.
Mrs. Viola G. Wilson Town Clerk
Saugus, Mass.
The Town Meeting Members of Precinct Three met in the Town Hall on Friday, March 20, 1939 at 7:45 P. M. for the purpose of breaking the existing tie for the three year term between Florence Sullivan and Alfred Diotte.
Frederick J. C. Price, Jr., was elected Chairman.
Gladys D. Bartlett receiving 15- votes
Elmer E. Gray receiving votes.
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The following resident of Pre- cinct Three was elected for the three-year term.
Alfred J. Diotte receiving 11 votes.
Signed:
FREDERICK J. C. PRICE, JR., Chairman. GEORGE F. PRICE, Secretary.
I hereby accept the three-year term as town meeting member. ALFRED J. DIOTTE.
Mrs. Viola G. Wilson Town Clerk
Saugus, Mass.
Dear Madam:
I hereby resign the term end- ing in 1940 and the term ending in 1941 and retain the term end- ing in 1942 in the Town Meeting Membership of Precinct Three.
HUGH MENZIES.
A true copy.
Attest: VIOLA G. WILSON, Town Clerk ...
March 20, 1939 .-
To Viola G. Wilson Town Clerk
Saugus, Mass.
The Town Meeting Members of" Precinct Four met in the Town Hall at 7:30 P. M. to fill the four existing one-year vacancies and the one two-year vacancy.
Waldo B. Russell was elected chairman.
Alfred H. Woodward was elected' secretary.
The following citizens of pre- cinct four were elected to fill the one-year terms.
Charles C. Holt receiving votes.
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George F. Price was elected Secretary.
Lewis E. Richardson receiving 13 votes.
The following citizen of pre- cinct four was elected to fill the two-year term.
Newell V. Bartlett receiving 24 votes.
Signed:
WALDO B. RUSSELL, Chairman
ALFRED H. WOODWARD, Secretary ..
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Adjourned Annual Town Meeting March 20, 1939
The meeting was called to order by the Moderator, Herbert P. Ma- son at 8:10 P. M.
A count of the members was taken; a quorum was present.
The salute to the flag was giv- en.
The reading of the records of the previous meeting was waived by unanimous consent.
Voted to take article 2 from the table.
Article 2. Item 2.
Voted: That the sum of $380. be and the same is hereby appro- priated for the Finance Commit- tee. 8:32 P. M.
The Moderator appointed as the blackboard committee: Edward Hayes, William Robinson, Harold Dodge, . Clarence Martin and George Mason.
Item 3.
Voted: That the sum of $480 be and the same is hereby appro- priated for the Planning Board. 9:20 P. M.
At 9:27 Mr. Martin moved to reconsider Item 3. The Motion was lost.
At 9:40 Mr. Butler moved to re- consider Item 3. The motion was lost.
Item 4.
Voted: That the sum of $2,375. be and the same is hereby appro- priated for the Selectmen's De- partment, including $1200. as salaries of the Board. 9:54 P. M.
Item 5.
Voted: That the sum of $4,750. be and the same is hereby appro- priated for the Accountant's De- partment. 10:01 P. M.
Item 6.
Voted: That the sum of $5,375. be and the same is hereby appro- priated for the Treasurer's De- partment, including $750. as sala- ry of the Treasurer. 10:12 P. M.
Item 7.
Voted: That the sum of $7,200. be and the same is hereby appro- priated for the Tax Collector's De- partment, including $1200. as sala- ry of the Tax Collector. 10:17 P. M.
A motion was made and it was voted to adjourn at 11:00 P. M. to convene again on Monday, March 27, 1939 at 8:00 P. M.
Item 8.
Voted: That the sum of $2,500. be and the same is hereby appro- priated for Tax Title Expense. 10:20 P. M.
The Moderator appointed the following Committee on Increasing the Town Income: Harry Merrill, George Moorehouse and William Irby.
Item 9.
Voted: That the sum of $7874.50 be and the same is hereby appro- priated for the Assessors Depart- ment, including $1,600. as salaries of the Assessors. 10:56 P. M.
Item 10.
Voted: That the sum of $125. be and the same is hereby appro- priated for Registration of Town Notes. 10:57 P. M.
Item 11.
Voted: That the sum of $1,500. be and the same is hereby appro- priated for the Law Department. 10:58 P. M.
Item 12. Voted: That the sum of $925. be and the same is hereby appro- priated for the Town Clerk's De- partment, including $500. as sala- ry of the Town Clerk. 10:58 P. M.
Item 13.
Voted to lay on the table.
Item 14 is pending before the meeting.
The meeting adjourned at 11 P. M. until Monday at 8 P. M. A true copv.
Attest: VIOLA G. WILSON, Town Clerk.
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Adjourned Annual Town Meeting March 27, 1939
The meeting was called to order by the Moderator, Herbert P. Ma- son at 8:10 P. M.
A count of the members was taken. 171 members were present.
The reading of the records of the previous meeting was waived by unanimous consent.
Item 14.
Voted: That the sum of $5,300. be and the same is hereby appro- priated for the Town Hall Ac- count. 8:40 P. M.
At 8:15 Mr. Mullen gave notice to reconsider Item 9. Assessors' Department.
Voted not to reconsider Item 9. Yeas 82 Nays 97. 9:50 P. M.
Item 15.
Voted: That the sum of $6550. be and the same is hereby appro- priated for the Public Works De- partment. 9:54 P. M. Yeas 102 Nays 67.
Item 16.
Voted: That the sum of $5,000. be and the same is hereby appro- priated for Removal of Ashes. 10:13 P. M.
Voted to adjourn at 11 P. M. to convene on Tuesday, March 28th at 8:00 P. M.
Item 17.
Voted: That the sum of $285. be and the same is hereby appro- priated for the Board of Appeals. 10:15 P. M.
Item 18.
Voted: That the sum of $4,000. be and the same is hereby appro- priated for the Engineering De- partment. 10:16 P. M.
Voted to take Item 13 from the table.
Item 13.
Voted: That the sum of $5,000. be and the same is hereby appro- priated for Election & Registra- tion. 10:17 P. M.
Item 19.
Voted: That the sum of $34,500. be and the same is hereby appro- priated for the Police Department. 10:20 P. M.
Item 20.
Voted: That the sum of $6,428 .- 55 be and the same is hereby ap- propriated for Pensions. 10:20 P. M.
Item 20a.
Voted: That the sum of $8,863 .- 92 be and the same is hereby ap- propriated for Contributing Re- tirement Pension Fund. 10:20 P. M.
Item 21.
Voted: That the sum of $100 be and the same is hereby appro- priated for the constable. 10:20-
P. M.
Item 22.
Voted: That the sum of $34,- 420.00 be and the same is hereby appropriated for Firemen's Sala- ries. 10:20 P. M.
Item 23.
Voted: That the sum of $2,850 .. be and the same is hereby appro- priated for Fire and Police Build- ing Maintenance. 10:20 P. M.
Item 26.
Voted: That the sum of $200. be and the same is hereby appro- priated for the Forest Fire War- den. 10:20 P. M.
Item 27.
Voted: That the sum of $1,- 050 be and the same is hereby ap- propriated for the Superintendent of Buildings Department. 10:20
P. M.
Item 28.
Voted: That the sum of $1,860. be and the same is hereby appro- priated for the Sealer of Weights and Measures Department. 10:20 P. M.
Item 30.
Voted: That the sum of $1,000.
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be and the same is hereby appro- priated for the Tree Warden's De- partment, including $144. as salary of the Tree Warden. 10:20 P. M.
Item 31.
Voted: That the sum of $125. be and the same is hereby appro- priated for the Safety Committee. 10:20 P. M.
Item 31a.
Voted: That the sum of $200. be and the same is hereby appro- priated for the Harbor Master. 10:20 P. M.
Item 24.
Voted: That the sum of $500. be and the same is hereby appro- priated for the Superintendent of Fire Alarms Department. 10:43 P. M. Yeas 107 Nays 54.
At 10:43 Mr. Gibbs gave notice to reconsider Item 24.
Mr. Arthur Dearing moved the previous question.
The meeting adjourned at 11 P. M. until Tuesday at 8 P. M.
A true copy. Attest: VIOLA G. WILSON, Town Clerk.
Adjourned Annual Town Meeting March 28, 1939
The meeting was called to order at 8:10 P. M. by the Moderator, Herbert P. Mason.
A count of the members was taken: 148 were present.
A salute to the flag was given.
The reading of the records of the previous meeting was waived by unanimous consent.
Item 24.
Superintendent of Fire Alarms Department. Voted to lay on the table. 8:30 P. M.
Item 25.
Voted: That the sum of $6300. be and the same is hereby appro- priated for Fire Department Ex- pense. 9:18 P. M.
Item 29.
Voted: That the sum of $4,000. be and the same is hereby appro- priated for the Gypsy Moth De- partment. 9:30 P. M.
Item 32.
Voted: That the sum of $227,-
650. be and the same is hereby ap- propriated for Schools. 10:27 P.
M.
Item 33.
Voted: That the sum of $5,000. be and the same is hereby appro- priated for School House Repairs. 10:42 P. M.
Voted to adjourn at 11 P. M. un- til next Monday at 8 P. M.
Item 34.
Voted: That the sum of $8,- 348.16 be and the same is hereby appropriated for the Public Libra- ry Department, $6,300 of which to be raised in the tax levy and $2,084.16 shall be transferred from available funds, (County reim- bursements for dog licenses). 10:59 P. M.
The meeting was adjourned at 10:59 P. M. to convene again on Monday, April 3, 1939.
A true copy.
Attest: VIOLA G. WILSON, Town Clerk.
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Adjourned Annual Town Meeting April 3, 1939
The Moderator called the meet- ing to order.
Mr. Metcalf was appointed a teller.
A count of the members was taken. 170 were present.
The salute to the flag was giv- en.
The Moderator called to order the Special Town Meeting.
Voted to take up Article 6 out of order.
The committee report on Power Investigation Committee was pre- sented by Mr. Shattuck.
Voted that the report of the Power Investigation Committee be accepted and that the committee be continued for further study of
the subject and that the commit- tee report to the next Annual Town Meeting. 8:41 P. M.
Voted that it be the sense of this meeting that there be placed on the ballot for the next elecion, the following:
"Shall the Town construct and maintain within its limits a plant for the manufacture and/or dis- tribution of electricity for muni- cipal use and for the use of its in- habitants in accordance with the provisions of General Laws Chap- ter 164, Section 34 as amended." 8:42 P. M.
The special town meeting was adjourned until April 17 at 8:15 P. M.
Adjourned Annual Town Meeting
Voted to take up Article 8 out of order. Yeas 134 Nays 9.
Article 8.
Voted to indefinitely postpone. 9:13 P. M.
The following resolution was of- fered by Mr. Bucchiere.
"Resolved That the moderator pick a Committee of 5 members who shall be known as the Wage and Salary Committee, who shall make an investigation and bring in a report and recommendation concerning a future salary and wage rate of all Town employees, and appointed positions, also a re- port to abolish all political and un- necessary Town positions, includ- ing a report on the eligibility of Town Employees holding more than one paid position, while em- ployed by the Town of Saugus. Said Committee shall have the right to summon any Department Head or employee for the purpose of securing data and information that will help them bring in a report at the earliest possible date or Town Meeting." Adopted 9:40 P. M.
Item 36.
Voted: That the sum of $4,300. be and the same is hereby appro- priated for the Infirmary. 9:41 P. M.
Item 35.
Voted: That the sum of $40,- 000. be and the same is hereby ap- propriated for Board of Welfare Department, Temporary Aid, in- cluding $1,200. as salaries of the Board and that it is the sense of this meeting that the salaries shall remain the same as paid in December, 1938. 10:33 P. M.
Item 35a.
Voted: That the sum of $40,- 000. be and the same is hereby appropriated for Old Age Assist- ance, including $200. as salaries of the two elected members of the Board of Old Age Assistance and that it is the sense of this meet- ing that the salaries shall remain the same as paid in December, 1938. 10:41 P. M.
Voted to adjourn the meeting at 11 P. M. until Tuesday, April 4, 1939 at 8 P. M.
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Item 35b.
Voted: That the sum of $5750. be and the same is hereby appro- priated for Aid to Dependent Chil- dren. 10:47 P. M.
Item 37.
Voted: That the sum of $3,500. be and the same is hereby appro- priated for State and Military Aid. 10:48 P. M.
Item 38.
Voted: That the sum of $23,- 500. be and the same is hereby ap- propriated for Soldiers' Relief. 10:55 P. M.
At this time Mr. Martin gave notice to reconsider Soldiers Re- lief item.
Mr. Gibbs moved to reconsider Item 38. Motion was lost.
Item 39. Voted: That the sum of $100. be and the same is hereby appro- priated for Soldiers' Burial. 10:57 P. M.
Item 42.
Voted: That the sum of $13,500. be and the same is hereby appro- priated for Street Lighting. 11 P. M. (Reconsidered. Laid on table).
Voted to adjourn at 11 P. M. A true copy.
Attest: VIOLA G. WILSON,
Town Clerk.
Power and Investigation Report
1. „Your committee was organ- ized on June 6, 1938 and Mr. Wil- liam C. Banks elected Chairman, Mr. Howard E. Shattuck elected Secretary. This committee has met approximately 30 times and in addition individual members of the committee and the committee as a whole have made investiga- tions with the following organi- zations, Department of Public Uti- lities and other State House Divi- sions, Saugus Board of Assessors, Charles T. Main, Inc., Boston firm of Consulting Engineers, The Gen- eral Electric Company, Boston, Massachusetts, New England Pow- er Company, Lynn Gas & Electric Company and with the Municipal Divisions of the following towns, Hudson, Shrewsbury, Danvers, Marblehead, Reading, Wakefield, Holyoke, Belmont.
The data used in this report has been taken from town reports of the above listed towns, also from their published rate and data sheets from State of Massachusetts compilation of the 41 municipal plants in Massachusetts as filed in the Department of Public Utilities including details of operation, re- venues, taxes, and other data covering the Lynn Gas & Electric
Company system for the year
1937, also data taken from the Municipal Index for 1937. The figures for this year were taken as a basis for the report inasmuch as the 1938 figures did not become available until March 15, 1939. Your committee is fortunate in that these data are required by the Department of Public Utilities under the General Laws and are therefore authentic, forming a definite basis on which your com- mittee can base its calculations.
2. Your committee intends to show by the following informa- tion that it is recommended that the Town of Saugus take the ne- cessary steps under Chapter 164 of the General Laws to own, main- tain, and operate a municipal power system and that the change from private to public ownership will be a benefit to the Town. Complete data will be contained in the following recommendations or with reference to attached data sheets in the study made by your committee. Forty-one municipal reports as compiled for the Pub- lic Utilities Commission have been used and these returns carefully studied with a view of arriving at a comparative development for
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Saugus. The only privately owned utility plant studied is that now supplying the town and the data used is taken from their 1937 report to the Department of Pub- lic Utilities and we have also ob- tained from the Board of Asses- sors' office the assessed valuation of the present distribution system now installed in the town. This figure is given as $321,095.63.
Since this figure covers distribu- tion only as far as the Town of Saugus is concerned it has been necessary to estimate a corres- ponding figure for generation of power for the town and with this in view, your committee has con- ferred with the Charles T. Main, Inc., Consulting Engineering firm in Boston and with the General Electric Company Engineering Division in Boston with regard to probable costs of a generating sta- tion to supply the town. Accord- ing to our best estimates, we may use the figure of $300,000 for the generating plant and a probable figure of approximately $300,000 for the distribution system, mak- ing a total of $600.000 plant in- vestment. We have arrived at these figures by comparison with other municipalities in this state as covered by the Department of Public Utilities reports in com- parison with the present distribu- tion system in Saugus and the number of users of electricity by which we arrive at the probable installed capacity with normal pro- vision for future growth of the load. In this comparison, we have used towns which purchase all their electricity for distribution, towns which make a portion of their electricity and purchase the
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