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2,000.00
6. Accounting
5,100.00
6,200.00
6,199.92
6,200.00
6,200.00
7.
Treasury
5,194.37
6,800.00
6,797.83
6,800.20
6,800.00
8.
Registration of Town Notes
46.00
75.00
38.00
75.00
50.00
9. Tax Collector ..
8,295.96
9,100.00
9,100.00
9,522.55
9,350.00
10.
Tax Title Expense
568.70
600.00
385.75
700.00
400.00
11. Assessing
8,149.71
8,730.00
8,730.00
9,008.20
8,800.00
12. Law Department
1,798.25
2,050.00
1,982.75
1,900.00
1,900.00
13. Town Clerk
996.71
1,250.00
1,239.57
1,343.70
1,250.00
14. Election and Registration
6,257.46
4,800.00
4,590.02
6,279.39
6,000.00
15. Town Hall
5,744.65
5,900.00
5,859.96
6,100.00
6,100.00
Totals
$45,496.28
$49,020.00
$48,220.59
$51,592.84
$50,140.00
..
$ 50.00
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Expended 1942
Approp. and Transfers 1943
Expended 1943
Requested 1944
Recommended 1944
PUBLIC WORKS AND ALLIED DIVISIONS:
Administration and Engineering: Public Works (Salaries)
$ 4,785.81
$ 6,950.00
$ 6,329.20
$ 6,382.00
Inc. in # 29
16. Public Works (Other Expenses)
315.31
620.76
1,985.00
700.00
Engineering (Salaries )
3,841.20
6,300.00
6,143.60
6,658.40
Inc. in # 29
17. Engineering (Other Expenses)
158.80
156.33
340.00
340.00
Sanitary Division:
Ashes and Refuse (Salaries)
5,182.56
6,200.00
5,680.04
6,666.40
Inc. in # 29
18. Ashes and Refuse (Other Expenses)
467.44
516.87
3,325.00
625.00
Sewer Maintenance (Salaries)
2,918.81
4,513.15
1,540.68
5,404.00
Inc. in # 29
19. Sewer Maint. (Other Expenses) ..
2,341.06
2,968.98
3,021.00
3,000.00
Highways and Bridges Division: Highways, Bridges (Salaries)
10,557.07
35,300.00
18,972.12
25,666.36
Inc. in # 29
20. Highways, Bridges (Other Expenses)
6,330.22
1 16,324.73
6,425.00
11,000.00
21. Street Lighting
15,108.20
15,230.00
15,223.20
15,000.00
15,000.00
22. Snow and Ice Removal
8,000.00
6,650.00
6,599.74
4,000.00
4,000.00
23. Highway Surface Treatment (Materials)
2,029.18
6,400.00
6,399.13
6,400.00
6,400.00
Water Division:
24. Water Purchase
20,958.17
22,000.00
21,302.76
22,000.00
22,000.00
Water Maintenance (Salaries)
10,799.38
21,000.00
14,657.89
20,284.16
Inc. in # 29 6,300.00
421.98
500.00
360.56
26. Water Extension (Other Expenses)
78.02
139.26
500.00
500.00
1,000.00
500.00
500.00
1,000.00
500.00
1,296.47
1,300.00
1
1,299.90
1,500.00
1,000.00
29. Public Works and Allied Divisions (Salaries and Wages only) .....
(39,803.28)
(53,684.09)
(71,061.32)
53,500.00
Totals
$105,849.01
$132,843.15
$132,076.29
143,652.32
$124,865.00
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25. Water Maint. (Other Expenses) Water Extension (Salaries)
8,055.80
6,340.54
7,095.00
27. Hydrants, Gates, Meters (Materials) Water Services (Salaries)
28. Water Services (Materials only) ..
1,203.53
...
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PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY :
Expended 1942
Approp. and Transfers 1943
Expended 1943
Requested 1944
Recommended 1944
30. Police Department
$35,154.83 3,189.28
$39,500.00
$39,485.93 4,244.46
$42,302.00 3,601.80
$40,800.00 3,600.00
Maintenance
32. Town Constable
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
33.
Fire Department
40,269.90
42,500.00
42,176.47
55,292.00
49,300.00
34.
Fire Alarm Division
1,715.18
3,000.00
2,443.63
3,245.00
3,200.00
35. Forest Fires
171.88
400.00
373.88
400.00
200.00
36.
Building Inspection
1,600.00
2,500.00
2,500.00
3,000.00
3,000.00
37.
Sealer of Weights and Measures
1,800.00
2,000.00
1,050.00
1,400.00
1,185.00
38. Gypsy Moth
4,206.69
4,700.00
4,027.89
7,200.00
6,000.00
39. Tree Warden
1,172.31
1,200.00
696.34
1,200.00
1,200.00
40. Public Safety Committee
61.54
75.00
57.04
75.00
75.00
Totals
$89,441.61
$100,360.00
$97,155.64
$117,815.80
$108,660.00
HEALTH AND SANITATION:
41. Health Department
$16,629.99
$15,000.00
$14,412.86
$15,711.40
$15,000.00
42. Vital Statistics
54.50
100.00
ยท 56.65
100.00
60.00
43. Rmeoval of Garbage
3,500.00
3,500.00
3,500.00
6,000.00
6,000.00
Totals
$20,184.49
$18,600.00
$17,969.51
$21,811.40
$21,060.00
..
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31. Fire and Police Building
4,385.00
Expended 1942
Approp. and Transfers 1943
Expended 1943
Requested 1944
Recommended 1944
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CHARITIES AND SOLDIERS' BENEFITS:
44. O.A.A .- Aid
$42,354.15
$52,000.00
$51,023.85
$58,000.00
$55,000.00
45. O.A.A .- Administration
1,146.40
1,650.00
1,581.62
2,369.00
2,350.00
46. A.D.C .- Aid
4,821.34
5,000.00
4,698.20
6,000.00
5,000.00
47. A.D.C .- Administration
307.27
370.00
345.05
450.00
450.00
48. Public Welfare-Temporary Aid
26,229.95
17,650.00
12,068.24
16,001.40
14,000.00
49. Infirmary
4,688.50
4,900.00
4,886.47
4,900.00
4,700.00
11,377.15
14,000.00
11,350.31
15,000.00
14,000.00
War II Allowance
1,980.00
3,000.00
2,210.60
3,400.00
3,400.00
52. Soldiers' Burial
100.00
27.00
100.00
100.00
Totals
$92,904.76
$98,670.00
$88,191.34
$106,220.40
$99,000.00
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SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES:
53. Schools
$249,850.82
$256,400.00
$256,190.07
$255,741.67
$255,000.00
54. Schoolhouse Repairs
5,130.25
12,000.00
11,841.06
10,000.00
10,000.00
55. Trade School Tuition
2,152.78
2,000.00
1,075.58
1,500.00
1,100.00
56. Stadium Maintenance
593.13
1,000.00
988.59
1,000.00
1,000.00
57. Libraries
9,751.30
10,800.04
10,797.34
13,011.00
*8,575.79
Totals
$267,478.28
$282,200.04
$280,892.64
$281,252.67
$275,675.79
* Plus $2,424.21 available funds (Reimbursement by County for Dog Licenses)
FINANCE COMMITTEE JAMES O. SMITH, Chairman CHARLES H. MOORE, Secretary C. CARROLL CUNNINGHAM HENRY H. CALDERWOOD HOWARD C. HEATH CLEMENT C. FEARNS ARTHUR W. PRICE WILLIAM H. ROBINSON
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TOWN DOCUMENTS
50. Soldiers' Relief
51. State Aid, Military Aid and World
Expended 1942
Approp. and Transfers 1943
Expended 1943
Requested 1944
Recommended 1944
RECREATION AND UNCLASSIFIED:
58. Playgrounds
$ 1,237.61
$ 2,000.00
$ 1,985.44
$ 3,000.00
$ 1,500.00
59. Pensions
5,240.94
6,361.00
6,321.00
5,321.00
5,321.00
60. Contributary Retirement Funds ..
9,791.03
10,000.00
10,000.00
12,000.00
12,000.00
61.
Judgments and Settlements
626.57
950.96
874.01
500.00
500.00
62.
Memorial Day
514.75
550.00
260.40
500.00
500.00
63. Town Reports
1,031.20
1,100.00
1,077.90
1,100.00
1,100.00
64.
Insurance
10,258.13
12,000.00
10,752.65
9,500.00
9,500.00
65. Reserve Fund
(10,000.00)
6,000.00
(5,508.99)
10,000.00
6,000.00
Totals
$28,700.23
$38,961.96
$31,271.40
$41,921.00
$36,421.00
ENTERPRISES AND CEMETERIES:
66. Cemeteries
$13,589.91
$16,114.33
$16,114.33
$17,925.00
*$14,605.61
INTEREST AND MATURING DEBT:
67. Interest on Temporary Loans
$ 5,414.08
$ 8,000.00
$ 4,493.95
$10,000.00
$10,000.00
68. Relief Loan
7,000.00
2,000.00
2,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
69. Interest on Relief Loan
265.00
157.50
157.50
112.50
112.50
70. Fire and Police Building Loan
5,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
71. Interest on Fire and Police Building Loan
1,462.50
1,300.00
1,300.00
1,137.50
1,137.50
72. Sewer Loans
18,000.00
18,000.00
18,000.00
18,000.00
** 10,512.39
73. Interest on Sewer Loans
12,045.00
11,550.00
11,550.00
11,055.00
11,055.00
Totals
$49,186.58
$46,007.50
$42,501.45
$46,305.00
$38,817.39
Article 58 Grand Totals
$712,831.15
$782,776.98
$754,393.19
$828,496.43
$769,244.79
Special Articles
48,021.56
$817,266.35
* Plus $1,894.39 from available funds (Income from Perpetual Care Deposits)
** Plus $7,487.61 available funds (Reserve for Payment of Sewer Loans)
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TOWN DOCUMENTS
[Dec. 31
Annual Town Meeting MARCH 15, 1944
The Annual Town Meeting was called to order by the Moderator, Laurence F. Davis, at 8 P.M.
A count of the members was taken. One hundred twenty-five members, constituting a quorum, were present.
The invocation was given by Rev. Frank Greene.
The salute to the flag was given.
The Moderator appointed the following tellers:
Laurence Richardson Napoleon B. Corthell Edwin M. Thompson Lewis P. Sanborn
The reading of the Warrant was dispensed with by unanimous con- sent.
The reading of the records of the previous meeting was dis- . pensed with by unanimous consent.
The Board of Selectmen were re- appointed as the appraisal coin- mittee.
Article 1. Voted: That the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, be, and he hereby is, authorized to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1944, and to issue a note or notes there- for, payable within one year, and to renew any note or notes as may be given for a period of less than one year, in accordance with Sec- tion 17 of Chapter 44 of the Gen- eral Laws, and any amendments thereto. Unanimous vote. 8:15 P.M.
Art. 2. Voted: That the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, be, and he hereby is, authorized to borrow in accord- ance with the provisions of Chap- ter 49 of the Acts of 1933, as most recently amended by Chapter 413 of the Acts of 1943, for the pur- pose of providing funds to meet
ordinary maintenance expenses and revenue loans, such borrowing in no event to exceed the amount of the tax titles held in excess of the amount owing. to the Common- wealth for similar loans previously made. Unanimous. 8:16 P.M.
Art. 3. Voted to direct the Board of Selectmen to review and revise the boundaries of the voting pre- cincts in the Town in October, 1944. Unanimous. 8:17 P.M.
Art. 4. Voted to indefinitely postpone. 8:26 P.M.
Art. 5. Motion made to indefin- itely postpone. Motion lost.
The meeting was adjourned until the adjournment of the Special Town Meeting.
The Special Town Meeting was called to order at 8:30 P.M.
Art. 1. Voted to accept Make- peace Street in accordance with plan and profile on file with the Town Clerk. 8:35 P.M.
The Special Town Meeting was adjourned at 8:37 P.M.
The Annual Town Meeting was again called to order at 8:371/2 P.M.
Discussion on Article 5 was re- sumed. The previous question was moved. Voted Yeas 116, Nays 9.
Art. 5. Voted to accept Cliff Street in accordance with plan and profile on file with the Town Clerk. 8:39 P.M.
Art. 6. Voted to accept Harwich Street in accordance with plan and profile on file with the Town Clerk. 8:40 P.M.
Art. 7. Voted to indefinitely post- pone. Yeas 17, Nays 82. 8:57 P.M.
Art. 8. Voted to indefinitely post- pone. 8:55 P.M.
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Art. 9. Voted to indefinitely post- pone. 8:56 P.M.
Art. 10. Voted to indefinitely postpone. 8:57 P.M.
Art. 11. Voted to accept Apple- ton Street in accordance with plan and profile on file with the Town Clerk. 9:00 P.M.
Art. 12. Voted to accept a deed of one hundred and thirty-nine square feet of land for highway purposes from Lewis E. Kieth, said land being located at the south- easterly corner of Summer and Appleton Street. 9:01 P.M.
Art. 13. Voted to accept the wid- ening of the intersection of Sum- mer and Appleton Streets, as per plan and profile on file with the Town Clerk. 9:02 P.M.
Art. 14. Tabled with a motion to postpone. 9:03 P.M.
Art. 16. Voted to refer back to the Planning Board. 9:05 P.M.
Art. 17.
Notice of Hearing
The Planning Board will hold a public hearing in its office in the Town Hall on Monday, February 28, 1944, at 8:00 P.M., on the pe- tition of George Durgin and others to amend the Zoning By-Law so as to allow the Board of Appeals to grant variances to permit the al- teration of existing buildings for multiple dwelling purposes.
PLANNING BOARD,
By J. A. MEEKER, Clerk.
Report of the Planning Board
After advertising in the Saugus Weekly Advertiser, issue of Feb- ruary 17, 1944, the Planning Board held a public hearing on Article 17 in the Town Hall on February 28, 1944, and after discussion the Board recommends adoption of the article as amended.
H. WARREN BUTLER, Chairman.
Voted: That clause (a) of Sec- tion 23 of the Zoning By-Law be, and the same hereby is, amended
by striking out said clause (a) and inserting in place thereof the fol- lowing new clause (a):
"Permit the alteration of any dwelling of two or more stories, existing at the time this by-law is adopted and wherever located, to accommodate two or more family units, provided that the exterior of said dwelling shall remain
un- changed except for the addition of dormer windows or a gable roof to provide additional light and air, additional egress facilities consist- ing of enclosed stairways, open piazzas and other facilities to pro- mote the health, safety, conven- ience and general welfare of the tenants; said facilities to be lim- ited to no more than twenty per cent of the present building ground area and not to exceed the existing height of the present dwelling."
Yeas 97, Nays 13. 9:44 P.M.
Art. 18. Voted to lay on the table. 9:441/2 P.M.
Art. 19. Voted to lay on the table. 9:45 P.M.
Art. 20. Voted to lay on the table. 9:451/2 P.M.
Art. 21.
Notice of Hearing
The Planning Board will hold a public hearing in its office in the Town Hall on Monday, February 28, 1944, at 8:00 P.M., on the peti- tion of Frederick Bancroft Willis and others to amend the Zoning By-Law and Zoning Map so that the following described land shall hereafter be zoned for business purposes: Lots A-60, A-61 of As- sessors Plan 2008.
PLANNING BOARD, By J. A. MEEKER, Clerk.
Report of the Planning Board
After advertising in the Saugus Weekly Advertiser, issue of Feb- ruary 17, 1944, the Planning Board held a public hearing on Article 21 in the Town Hall on February 28, 1944, and after discussion the Board does not recommend adop- tion of the Article.
By H. WARREN BUTLER, Chairman.
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Voted: To change the Zoning By- Law and Zoning Map so that lots A-60 and A-61, as shown on As- sessors' Plan 2008, shall be zoned for business purposes. Yeas 121, Nays 0. Unanimous. 9:55 P.M.
Art. 22. Voted to indefinitely postpone. 9:5512 P.M.
Art. 23. Notice of Hearing
The Planning Board will hold a public hearing in its office in the Town Hall on Monday, February 28, 1944, at 8:00 P.M., on the peti- tion of Barnet Shapiro and others to amend the Zoning By-Law and Zoning Map so that the following described property shall hereafter be zoned for business purposes: Lots A-31, A-33 of Assessors' Plan 1029, to a depth of 150 feet of the Newburyport Turnpike.
PLANNING BOARD,
By J. A. MEEKER, Clerk.
Report of the Planning Board
After advertising in the Saugus Weekly Advertiser, issue of Feb- ruary 17, 1944, the Planning Board held a public hearing on Article 23 in the Town Hall on February 28, 1944, and after discussion the Board recommends adoption of the article.
By H. WARREN BUTLER, Chairman.
Voted that the Town amend the Zoning Map and Zoning By-Law so that so much of the premises shown on lot A-31 and A-33 on Assessors' Plan 1029 as is within 150 feet of the Newburyport Turn- pike be zoned for business pur- poses. Yeas 63, Nays 2. 9:56 P.M.
Art. 24. Notice of Hearing
The Planning Board will hold a public hearing in its office in the Town Hall on Monday, February 28, 1944, at 8:00 P.M., on the peti- tion of Arthur J. Gosselin and oth- ers to amend the Zoning By-Law and Zoning Map so that the fol- lowing described property shall hereafter be zoned for business purposes :
Starting at a point at the inter- section of Lot A-9 and A-8 on Plan 3006 on file in the Assessors' Office, thence running in a south- erly direction along Lincoln Avenue a distance of 110.95 feet, thence turning at a right angle and run- ning in a westerly direction a dis- tance of 100 feet to a stake, thence turning at a right angle and run- ning in a northerly direction a dis- tance of 120 feet, thence turning and running along the boundary line of said Lots A-9 and A-8 to point of beginning, said parcel be- ing a portion of said Lot A-8.
PLANNING BOARD,
By J. A. MEEKER, Clerk.
Report of the Planning Board
After advertising in the Saugus Weekly Advertiser, issue of Feb- ruary 17, 1944, the Planning Board held a public hearing on Article 24 in the Town Hall on February 28, 1944, and after discussion the Board does not recommend adop- tion of the article.
By H. WARREN BUTLER, Chairman.
Voted: To change the Zoning Map and Zoning By-Law so that the following described parcel of land may henceforth be used for business purposes:
Starting at a point at the inter- section of Lot A-9 and A-8 on Plan 3006 on file in the Assessors' Of- fice, thence running in a southerly direction along Lincoln Avenue a distance of 110.95 feet, thence turning at a right angle and run- ning in a westerly direction a dis- tance of 100 feet to a stake, thence turning at a right angle and run- ning in a northerly direction a dis- tance of 120 feet, thence turning and running along the boundary line of said Lots A-9 and A-8 to point of beginning, said parcel be- ing a portion of said Lot A-8.
Yeas 110, Nays 1. 10:00 P.M.
Motion to take Art. 18 from the table was lost. 10:1012 P.M.
Art. 25. Voted to lay on the table. 10:01 P.M.
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Art. 26. Voted to lay on the table. 10:02 P.M.
Art. 27. Voted to lay on the table. 10:07 P.M.
Art. 28. Voted to lay on the table. 10:08 P.M.
Art. 29. Voted to accept the Fi- nance Committee's Report. 10:0812 P.M.
Art. 30. Voted to indefinitely postpone. 10:35 P.M.
Art. 31. Voted: That the sum of $800.00 be and the same is hereby appropriated for the purpose of re- newing plans for the Assessors' Department, said sum to be ex- pended under the direction of the Board of Assessors. 10:36 P.M.
Art. 32. Voted: That the sum of $850.00 be and the same is hereby appropriated to investigate and de- termine the validity of tax titles held by the Town, said sum to be expended under direction of the Town Treasurer. 10:37 P.M.
Art. 33. Voted: That the sum of $3,500.00 be and the same is hereby appropriated for the payment of all expenses in connection with the foreclosure of tax titles held by the Town, said sum to be expended under direction of the Town Treas- urer. 10:38 P.M.
Art. 34. Voted: That the sum of $343.69 be and the same is hereby transferred from the Overlay Sur- plus Account to the following ac- counts :
$ 8.05 to the 1929 Overlay Acct. 7.72 to the 1930 Overlay Acct. 19.44 to the 1931 Overlay Acct. 18.29 to the 1932 Overlay Acct. 168.26 to the 1933 Overlay Acct. 2.00 to the 1937 Overlay Acct. 119.93 to the 1941 Overlay Acct. 10:3812 P.M.
Art. 35. Voted: That the sum of $2,080.00 be and the same is hereby appropriated for the salary of a Secretary of the Board of Select- men to assist in coordinating war prices and rationing activities, said sum to be expended under the direction of the Board of Select- men. 10:39 P.M.
Art. 36. Voted: That the sum of $500.00 be and the same is hereby appropriated for the expenses of the Saugus War Price and Ration- ing Board, the same to be expend- ed under the direction of said Board. 10:40 P.M.
Art. 37. Voted: That the sum of $850.00 be and the same is hereby appropriated for Mosquito Control under the provisions of Chapter 112, Acts of 1931, said sum to be spent under the direction of the Board of Selectmen. 10:4012 P.M.
Art. 38. Voted: That the sum of $2,278.53 be and the same is hereby appropriated for 1943 unpaid Wa- ter Purchase bills. 10:41 P.M.
Art. 39. Voted: To indefinitely postpone. 10:4112 P.M.
Art. 40. Voted: That the sum of $313.85 be and the same is hereby transferred from the Road Ma- chinery Fund to the Road Machin- ery Account for the repair and maintenance of road machinery only. 10:42 P.M.
Art. 41. Voted to indefinitely postpone. 10:43 P.M.
Art. 42. Voted: That the sum of $500.00 be and the same is hereby appropriated for the purpose of connecting the Roby School with the sewer, said sum to be expend- ed under the direction of the School Committee. 10:44 P.M.
Art. 43. Voted: That the sum of $160.00 be and the same is hereby appropriated for the purpose of connecting the Centre School, for- merly known as the Old Roby School, with the sewer, said sum to be expended under the direction of the School Committee. 10:441/2 P.M.
Art. 44. Voted: That the sum of $6,000.00 be and the same is here- by appropriated for the purpose of draining, curbing, filling and preparing a suitable lot in River- side Cemetery for veterans' bur- ials, $1,464.03 of said sum to be raised in the 1944 tax levy and the balance of $4,535.97 to be trans- ferred from the Sale of Cemetery Lots Fund; said sum to be expend-
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ed under the direction of the Cem- etery Commissioners. 10:45 P.M.
Art 45. Voted to indefinitely postpone. 10:4512 P.M.
Art. 46. Voted: That the sum of $2,790.40 be and the same is here- by appropriated for unpaid bills of the W.P.A. for the year 1940. 10:46 P.M.
Art. 47. Voted: That the sum of $800.00 be and the same is hereby appropriated for repairs to the American Legion Building, the same to be expended under the direction of the Building Inspector. 10:47 P.M.
Art. 48. Voted: That the sum of $1,000.00 be and the same is here- by appropriated for the purpose of resurfacing Clinton Avenue. 10:48 P.M.
Art. 49. Voted to indefinitely postpone. 10:481/2 P.M.
Art. 50. Voted to lay on the table. 10:49 P.M.
Art. 51. Voted: That the sum of $2,100.00 be and the same is here- by appropriated for the purpose of widening, repairing and resurfac- ing Spring Street, including re- placing the old culvert, said sum to be expended under the direction of the Board of Selectmen. 11:00 P.M.
Voted: To adjourn until next Monday evening, March 20, 1944, at 8:00 P. M.
A true copy.
Attest:
VIOLA G. WILSON, Town Clerk.
Special Town Meeting MARCH 15, 1944
ESSEX, ss.
To W. Charles Sellick, Constable of the Town of Saugus
GREETINGS:
In the name of the Common- wealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Saugus, qualified to vote in Town Elections and Town Affairs to assemble in the TOWN HALL on WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH FIFTEENTH, Nineteen Hundred and Forty-four, at 8:30 o'clock, to hear and act on the fol- lowing articles, viz :
Article 1. To see if the Town will vote to accept Makepeace Street in accordance with plan and profile on file with the Town Clerk, or to see what action the Town will take in the matter, agreeable to the petition of John Picariello and others.
You are hereby directed to serve this WARRANT by posting at- tested copies thereof at the usual places seven days, at least, before the time of holding said meeting.
Hereof, fail not, and make due return of this WARRANT, with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk, at the time and place of said meeting.
Given under our hands and Town Seal this Twenty-eighth day of February, A.D., Nineteen Hun- dred and Forty-four.
HAROLD P. RICE, GEORGE H. QUARMBY, WILLIAM S. OLIVER,
Board of Selectmen.
A true copy,
Attest: W. CHARLES SELLICK,
Constable.
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ANNUAL TOWN MEETING
1944]
December 29, 1943
To The Town Clerk of Saugus
Dear Mrs. Wilson
This is to notify you that I wish to resign from the School Board.
Conditions just now are such that it will be necessary for me to
be absent from several meetings.
Regret very much that it is not possible to finish out my term of office.
Very truly yours, ANNIE L. HALLIN.
A true copy, Attest : VIOLA G. WILSON, Town Clerk.
BOARD OF SELECTMEN Saugus, Mass.
January 17, 1944.
Viola G. Wilson, Town Clerk, Town Hall, Saugus, Mass.
Dear Madam:
At the meeting of this date of the Board of Selectmen in joint session with the remaining mem- bers of the School Committee for the purpose of electing a member to fill the vacancy on said School Committee, Roger C. Rice, 86 Ad- ams Avenue, Saugus, Mass., was elected by ballot in accordance with the provisions of G.L. (Ter. Ed.), c. 41, s. 11.
Yours very truly, By THOMAS D. MORSE, Secretary.
A true copy. Attest:
VIOLA G. WILSON, Town Clerk.
BOARD OF SELECTMEN Saugus, Mass.
January 24, 1944.
Viola G. Wilson, Town Clerk, Town Hall, Saugus, Mass.
Dear Madam:
The following is a true copy of the vote of the Board of Selectmen at the meeting of said board on this date:
Voted: That the Election Com- mission be authorized to open Precinct 1 polling place for the Presidential Primaries April 25, 1944, voting hours twelve noon to eight P.M.
Yours very truly, THOMAS D. MORSE, Clerk.
A true copy. Attest:
VIOLA G. WILSON, Town Clerk.
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TOWN DOCUMENTS
[Dec. 31
Adjourned Annual Town Meeting MARCH 27, 1944
The meeting was called to order at 8 P.M.
There were 126 members pres- ent, representing a quorum, at 8:12 P.M.
Mr. Howard Berrett was sworn in as a teller.
The invocation was given by Mr. Elmore Brown.
The salute to the flag was given.
The reading of the records of the previous meeting was dispensed with.
Voted to take Article 27 be tak- en from the table. Yeas 62 Nays 8 Article 27
Notice of. Hearing
The Planning Board will hold a public hearing in its office in the Town Hall on Monday, February 28, 1944 at 8:00 P.M. on the peti- tion of Delmont E. Goding and others to amend the Zoning By- Law and Zoning Map so that the following described property shall hereafter be zoned for business purposes : Lot A-317 of Assessors' Plan 2054.
Planning Board By: J. A. MEEKER, Clerk.
Report of the Planning Board
After advertising in the Saugus Weekly Advertiser issue of Febru- ary 17, 1944 the Planning Board held a public hearing on Article 27 in the Town Hall on February 28, 1944 and after discussion the Board recommends adoption of the article with the zoning limited to a depth of 125 feet from Broad- way.
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