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4 20
George C. Herbert, account book
12 00
New Eng. Subscription Agency, magazines 41 40
J. E. O. Nesbitt, labor on stove 1 00
$808 13
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AUDITORS' REPORT.
CURBSTONE DEPARTMENT. INDIVIDUALS.
Appropriation
$2,000 00
Receipts from William Galeucia
5 76
John H. Rodgers
6 77
C. P. Curtis
1 94
J. S. Higgins .
8 87
Horace H. Blanchard
2 75
Asher Rashetsky
33 32
Alexander Pierce
16 20
Stepheu Newcourt
10 09
A. C. Widger
10 92
Harvey Jewell
101 61
A. Wentworth
13 84
J. F. Story .
13 35
Miles Blanchard .
96 13
Warren Phillips
25 84
John Chapman
7 24
F. C. Thing
9 70
Mrs. Thomas Stone
15 52
John C. Phillips .
28 80
George Wilkins
7 77
Maria L. Phillips
46 12
John W. Brooks
32 48
Abner Hayford
39 87
Nathaniel Blanchard
7 24
F. O. Ellis
27 86-569 99
$2,569 99
EXPENDITURES.
Chas. S. Pitman, 11 days' labor, $3
$4 50
Chas. S. Pitman, 1 day .
1 75
Patrick Cullen, sharpening picks and drills . 5 70
Peter Coan, 72 days, $1.75
13 12
Daniel J. Myers, 8} days, $1.75 .
14 87
Patrick Farrell, 2 days, $1.75 .
3 50
Patrick Farrell, 17{ days, team, $3.50
60 37
Amount carried forward,
$103 81
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AUDITORS' REPORT.
Amount brought forward,
$103 81
Patrick Farrell, 1 day 1 50
Malachi Kennedy, paving and setting stone .
8 15
Malachi Kennedy, 84 days, ou trench, $2.50
20 62
Malachi Kennedy. powder and fuse
4 00
Malachi Kennedy, 3 days' blasting, etc. $1.75
5 25
Malachi Kennedy, 3} days' do. $2.50
8 75
Malachi Kennedy, 3 days' do. $2.00 6 00
Malachi Kennedy, powder and fuse
1 25
John Kennedy, 32 days, $1.75 .
6 55
John Mahan, 1 day 1 75
Patrick Carroll, 33 days, $1.75
6 12
James Myers, 3 days, $1.75 .
5 25
Frank Stevens, 1} days, team, $3.50
5.25
Daniel Myers' 81 days, $2.00
16 50
William Kane, 22 days, $1.75 .
4 37
George W. Stone, 12 days, team, $3.50 .
5 25
Timothy Ryan, 6 days, $1.75
10 50
Scott Bros., edgestones and setting
1,397 78
Robert Harris, 12 days, team, $3 . 4 50
Robert Harris, 29 days, team, $3.50
101 50
Robert Harris, teaming .
3 80
Robert Harris, 92 days' personal services, $3
28 49
$1,756 94
CURBSTONE DEPARTMENT. TOWN PURPOSES.
Appropriation .
$1,000 00
EXPENDITURES.
Scott Bros., edgestones and setting $900 00
Malachi Kennedy, cutting drain holes 1 50
P. Cullen & Co., sundries . 2 99
T. Ryan, 3 days' labor on Pine St., $1.50 4 50
James Myers, 1 day's labor 1 50
$910 49
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AUDITORS' REPORT.
STREET CROSSING DEPARTMENT.
Appropriation
$500 00
EXPENDITURES.
Farnham & Hook, laying 247 yards, 65 cts. $160.55
Farnham & Hook, laying 39 yds. gutter, 45 17 55
$178 10
ROSE STREET ·DEPARTMENT,
Appropriation
$200 00
EXPENDITURES.
Frank Stevens, 41 days' labor, team, $3.50 $15 75
Peter Coan, 2 days, $1.75 3 50
Tim Ryan, 5 days, $1.75 .
8 74
Thomas Ryan, 42 days, $2
9 00
Daniel J. Myers, 5 days' blasting, $2.50 . 12 50
Daniel J. Myers, powder, fuse and drills . 5 25
Michael Ryan, 8 days, $1.75 14 00
John Mahan, 82 days, $1.75
14 87
W. B. Hardy, 6 days, $1.75
10 50
W. B. Hardy, 2 days, team, $3.50 .
7 00
Pat Carroll, 42 days, blasting, $2
9 00
Leroy S. Nevons, paving gutter 22 11
Charles W. Gay, survey and plan
15 00
Patrick Farrell, 2} days, team, $3.50
8 75
John Chapman, stock and labor for fence
10 03
Robert Harris, 52 days, team, $3.50 19 25
Robert Harris, teaming stone
5 00
Robert Harris, 2} days' personal service, $3 7 50
Chas. S. Pitman, 2 days with horse and cart 3 50
Amount carried forward,
$201 25
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AUDITORS' REPORT.
Amount brought forward, $201 25
Chas. S. Pitman, 1 day with horse and cart 1 75
Chas. S. Pitman, 52 days' service, $3.
16 50
Chas. S. Pitman, 5 boundary stones 5 00
Chas. S. Pitman, personal services
15 00
$239 50
TOWN HALL EXTENSION DEPARTMENT.
Appropriation
$3,000 00
EXPENDITURES.
Edwin Earp, services as Architect $100 00
E. F. Forman, advertising
3 25
Henry W. Rogers, plans .
15 00
Horace M. Norton, building as per contract
16,00 00
Walberg & Sherry, decorating
125 00
Oakes Manfg. Co., 4 registers
16 00
Chas. Luscomb, painting as per contract .
113 00
N. D. Russell, gas pipe and fixtures
94 20
T. J. Gifford, hard pine flooring
120 00
John Chapman, repairing sky lights, 3 times
3 50
John Chapman, labor on arch .
4 25
John Chapman, 5} days' labor taking up old floor and repairing under floor 15 13
John Chapman, nails for floor
5 00
John Chapman, laying new floor
27 00
John Chapman, labor and stock on doors
4 27
John Chapman, stock for building ventilators
56 89
John Chapman, 30} days' labor, $2.75
83 88
John Chapman, general superintendence 25 00
Philbrick & Pope, 2 ventilators 115 00
Philbrick & Pope, stock and labor on same 21 94
Hastings & Sons, advertising 5 33
W. B. Gifford & Co., drop curtain 34 50 - $2,588 14
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AUDITORS' REPORT.
OVERSEERS OF POOR DEPARTMENT,
Appropriation
$1,500 00
EXPENDITURES.
B. J. Lindsey, clothing for N. Woodbury $4 50
B. J. Lindsey, clothing for M. Connell 1 73
S. H. Shaw, moving Mrs. Myers to Lynn . 3 00
State of Massachusetts, board A. Woodbury 52 00 Chas. Clarrage, board of J. Woodbury's child 47 00 J. H. Crosman, coffin and attendance for Mrs. W. H. Parson's grandchild 7 00
Asylum for Chronic Insane, bd. Jas. Bishop 169 46 Asylum for Chronic Insane, clothing for do. 17 30
Danvers Asylum, board of Maria Hatch . . 169 59
Danvers Asylum, board of E. Brimblecom . 170 66
Danvers Asylum, board of J. W. Stanley . 42 25
Danvers Asylum, board of M. Woodbury 43 61
Danvers Asylum, due on old account
21 71
Worcester Asylum, board of M. F. Welch 169 46
Clothing for M. P. Welch .
19 20
City of Lynn, aid rendered Caroline Pierce . 10 30
T. O'Mara, house rent for Sarah Myers . . 25 00
Town of Natick, board of H. Allen's child . 107 00 Essex Co. Receptacle for the Insane, board of Wm. Quiner 130 35
Clothing to Wm. Quiner 24 00
Nathaniel Sever, ajd rendered Ellen Burrows 72 00
Abram Stone, board of A. Richardson's child 42 00
Lucinda Stone, board of do. .
4 00
Jas. T. Harris, rent for Mrs. M. Proctor
11 67
George Copeland, lodging tramps 3 00
R. B. Jordan, medical attendance W. Wright's family . 5 65
R. B. Jordan, do. David Myer's widow 10 00
R. B. Jordan, do. H. O. Keuiston 10 00
Amount carried forward,
$1,393 44
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AUDITORS' REPORT.
Amount brought forward, $1,393 44
City of Boston, Jos. Welch at City Hospital 15 00
Jane Proctor, board of Mary G. Proctor . 24 00
Nehemiah Lee, fuel for Kate Frazier 6 63
Nehemiah Lee, fuel for J. O. Stone .
13 91
Nehemiah Lee, fuel for Chas. Bacon 13 76
Nehemiah Lee, fuel for M. Connell . 6 38
Alden Choate & Co., fuel for Chas. Bacon . 22 10
Alden Choate & Co., fuel for Kate Frazier . 7 25
Alden Choate & Co., fuel for S. Myers . 3 10
Alden Choate & Co., fuel for E. T. Heath . 6 70
Alden Choate & Co., fuel for Parsons . . . 10 60
Alden Choate & Co., fuel for Jas. T. Harris 8 70
Alden Choate & Co., fuel for T. H. Durgin 6 70
Alden Choate & Co., fuel for Jas. O. Stone . 21 35
S. J. Pettengill, groceries to Chas. Bacon . 135. 71
Chas. E. Durgin, groceries to J. O. Stone . 5 00
Chas. E. Durgin, groceries to T. H. Durgin 15 00
Chas. E. Durgin, groceries to W. Wright . 3 00
Geo. H. Holden & Co., groceries to J. O. Stone 47 33
Geo. H. Holden & Co., groceries 3 01
Geo. H. Holden, coal for W. Wright 4 25
Geo. H. Holden, coal for Chas. Bacon 7 00
John A. Rodgers, services as Overseer
20 00
John A. Rodgers, travelling expenses 4 82
John A. Rodgers, cash paid out . 31
D. N. Kemp & Co., groceries to M. Proctor 6 27
D. N. Kemp & Co., groceries, Mrs. Parsons 3 00 David Myers, board of Mrs. David Myers . , 11 06
John C. Stimpson, aid for Jas. O. Stone . 10 00
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John C. Stimpson, aid for Mrs. Myers 5 00
John C. Stimpson, aid for Henry Bailey . 1 15
John C. Stimpson, car fare, postage, etc. 5 29
John C. Stimpson, services as Overseer 44 71
John Washburn, aid to Ellen Myers 10 00
John Washburn, aid to Mrs. David Myers . 27 94
John Washburn, services as Overseer . 40 00
Amount carried forward,
$1,969 47
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Amount brought forward,
$1,969 47
John Washburn, hack to Salem 6 00
John Washburn, carriage hire . 12 56
John Washburn, aid for Mary F. Proctor 30 00
-- $2,018 03
Reimbursed by John Stanley $42 25
Reimbursed by L. Woodbury . 43 59
Reimbursed by H. O. Keniston 10 00
Reimbursed by Mrs. W. H. Parsons 13 00
Reimbursed on acct Mrs. Proctor .
25 00-133 84
To be reimbursed by State, J. Bishop 93 38
To be reimbursed by State, W.Quiner 77 18
To be reimbursed by State, J. O. Stone 5 00-175 56
309 40
Actual expense of Poor Department .
$1,708 63
TOWN HALL DEPARTMENT.
Appropriation, receipts $120 50
EXPENDITURES.
Lynn Gas Light Co. . $94 25
S. J. Pettingill & Co., sundries 5 50
Mrs. Gallagher, cleaning 1 20
J. E. O. Nesbitt, labor on yard
3 00
J. E. O. Nesbitt, 19 days' labor
33 25
Benj. A. Martin, whitewashing
5 00
Waldo Thompson, insurance for 5 years . 127 50
A. S. Ashton, clock
23 00
B. J. Lindsey, 191 lbs. rubber stair pads .
95 50
B. J. Lindsey, 19 yds cocoa matting
21 37
B. J, Lindsey, 52 yds. cocoa matting
4 31
B. J. Lindsey, zinc for ends
97
Robert Harris, labor with team . 10 62
A Choate & Co., 10 tons coal 62 00
J. P. Small, sundries , 1 75
Amount carried forward,
$480 22
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AUDITORS' REPORT.
Amount brought forward,
$480 22
J. O. Marshall & Son, table, Assessors' room 11 00
Philbrick & Pope, sundries 2 40
Peter Coan, 3} days' labor in cellar . 6 12
James E. Phillips, painting 81 50
F. E. Stewart, 20 settees . 68 00
F. E. Stewart, painting old settees 75 33
John H. Bean, 2 tables and 2 mirrors
9 00
John H. Bean, 1 dozen chairs 24 00
Gilbert Delano, stock and labor 4 55
Wm. Rowell, plastering ceiling, lower hall .
16 00
Philbrick & Pope, 2 furnaces as per contract William Rowell, rebuilding piers . 8 00
587 00
John Chapman, 22 days' labor, coal bins 6 89
$601 89
$1,389 01
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AUDITORS' REPORT.
RECAPITULATION.
Appropriations and Receipts.
Expenditures.
Selectmen's Department
$1,800 00
$2,686 04
School Department .
6,700 00
7,685 92
Highway Department .
5,000 00
5,952 71
Library, Dog Tax, $172.84, appro. $600
772 84
808 13
Overseers of Poor Department
1,500 00
2,018 03
Police
1,000 00
799 00
Town Hall, receipts
120 50
1,389 01
Town Hall Improvement
3,000 00
2,588 14
Health
350 00
187 75
Cemetery
400 00
373 06
Lamp
1,400 00
1,221 81
Fire (including Hydrant, $50)
350 00
410 06
Curbstone (Town purposes)
1,000 00
910 49
Curbstone (Individuals)
2,000 00
1,756 94
Street Crossings
500 00
178 10
State Aid .
774 00
Rowe Street
200 00
239 50
Interest
2,000 00
2,154 16
County Tax
4,500 00
2,355 00
State Tax
2,145 00
Corporation Tax .
5,490 45
National Bank Tax
1,614 88
$39,698 67
$36,632 85
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AUDITORS' REPORT.
SCHEDULE OF TOWN PROPERTY.
Town House and Lot . $13,000 00
Grammar School House and Lot' 9,000 00
Beach School House and Lot . 4,500 00
Pine St. School House and Lot . 5,000 00
Essex St. School House and Lot
2,000.00
Farm School House and Lot .
2,000 00
J Engine House and Lot, Engine and Hose 1,500 00
Building for Storing Oil . 25 00
Gravel Pits .
500 00
Treasurer's Safe .
'50 00
Safe at Town Hall
250 00
Town Library
3,000 00
Hay Scales .
100 00
Scales and Weights
100 00
Two Revolvers and Badges
18 75
Two pairs Hand-Cuffs, two Whistles and two Billies 15 50
Old Snow Plough, $15, new Snow Plough, $30
45 00
Derrick and gear 150 00
Eighteen Shovels, 18 picks
31 50
Two Bars, 3 Hoes, 5 Hammers
11 37
Four Lanterns, Axe, Hook, Gauge Bar
5 75
Four Rakes 2 00
$41,304 87
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AUDITORS' REPORT.
Town of Swampscott in account with Joseph Stanley, Coll'r. Dr.
To amount of Taxes committed for collection by Assessor's warrant $22,320 47
Cr.
Collected and paid into Town Treasury . . $19,407 69
Collected and paid County Tax . 2,335 00
Discounts 315 68
Abatements
262 10 $22,320 47
JOSEPH STANLEY, Collector.
Town of Swampscott in account with William Seger, Collector.
Dr.
To amount committed, 1874 .
$235 70
To amount committed, 1875 . 581 22
$816 92
Cr.
By amount abated, 1874
$235 70
By amount abated, 1875
581 22
$816 92
WM. SEGER, Collector.
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AUDITORS' REPORT.
TOWN OF SWAMPSCOTT IN ACCOUNT WITH
Dr.
To cash paid Selectmen's orders, 1880 $282 20
Selectmen's orders, 1881 29,496 30
First National Bank, Lynn, temporary loan 3,000 00
Interest on notes 2,154 16
Blaney & Phillips' note 1,000 00
E. Knowles' note 250 00
Cash paid State Tax 2,145 00
*Cash in Treasury, Feb. 28, 1882
3,549 98
$41,877 64
* The above amount verified by Cashier's certificate and cash in hands of Treasurer.
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AUDITORS' REPORT.
GEORGE H, HOLDEN, TREASURER,
Cr.
By Cash in Treasury, March 1, 1881 . $9,903 91
State Treasurer, Corporation tax 5,490 45
State Treasurer, National Bank tax 1,614 88
State Treasurer, State Aid .
199 61
State Treasurer, Relief of Indigent Soldiers . 756 50
State Treasurer, Massachusetts School Fund 184 78
Essex Co. Treasurer, dog tax 172 84
Edge Stones .
569 99
Selectmen, Cemetery lots
200 00
A. Widger, for Warren Stanley
42 25
Joseph Stanley, for Vincent Cameron
11 00
J. C. Stimpson, for Mary Proctor
25 00
J. C. Stimpson, for A. Maker
12 00
J. C. Stimpson, for Mrs. Parsons 13 00
J. C. Stimpson, for H. O. Kenniston . 10 00
Horace Norton, land rent 15 00
J. Symonds, Police department 3 00
L. H. Peck, tuition of Ada Taylor 25 00
S. L. Honors, Town Library
18 65
John Washburn, for M. Woodbury
43 59
J. E. O. Nesbitt, rent of Town Hall
120 50
John Chapman, old stock
13 00
J. O. Grover,
25 00
First National Bank, Lynn, loan 3,000 00
Jos. Stanley, taxes 19,407 69
$41,877 64
The Committee have examined the accounts in the different depart- ments of the Town and find them correct, and proper vouchers for the same, and respectfully submit them for your consideration.
D. HOLMAN MILLETT, BENJAMIN J. LINDSEY, Auditing Committee.
EDWIN A. FARNIIAM,
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LIST OF TOWN OFFICERS, 1881-2.
Selectmen, FRANK E. INGALLS, ARTHUR C. WIDGER, ALLEN ROWE.
Town Clerk, BENJ. J. LINDSEY.
Assessors, D. HOLMAN MILLETT, 1884, ALONZO COREY, 1883, ISAAC H. ANDREWS, 1882.
Treasurer, GEO. H. HOLDEN.
Surveyors of Highways,
ROBERT HARRIS, CHAS. S. PITMAN.
Constables, JAMES WHEELER, JOS. F. SYMONDS, NATH'L GALEUCIA.
Board of Health, NATH'L GALEUCIA, CHAS. E. HARRIS, ISAAC H. ANDREWS.
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TOWN OFFICERS.
School Committee, IVORY EMMONS, 1884, SAM'L O. INGALLS, 1883, FRANK O. ELLIS, 1882.
Overseers of the Poor, JOHN C. STIMPSON, 1884, JOHN WASHBURN, 1883, JOHN A. RODGERS, 1882.
Auditors, D. HOLMAN MILLETT, EDWIN A. FARNHAM, BENJ. J. LINDSEY,
Fence Viewer, AMOS HOLT.
Field Drivers,
THOMAS WIDGER, EDWARD MARSH.
Pound Keeper, THOMAS WIDGER.
Scaler of Weights and Measures, GEORGE W. HARRIS.
Trustees of Public Library, CURTIS V. MERRITT, FRANK F. STANLEY, GEO. H. HOLDEN.
Collector of Taxes, JOSEPH STANLEY.
Superintendent of Cemetery, CHIAS. S. PITMAN.
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TOWN OFFICERS.
Librarian, MIss S. L. HONORS.
Town Weigher,
THOMAS PEDRICK. Janitor of Town Hall, J. E. O. NESBITT.
Chief Engineers of Fire Department,
IVORY EMMONS, A. F. NESBITT. Special Police. JOS. F. SYMONDS, DAVID W. NESBITT.
SELECTMEN'S REPORT.
TO THE CITIZENS OF SWAMPSCOTT :-
We present to you our Report for the year now closing, comprising our various duties, with the following recom- mendations. We trust it will be kindly received and fa- vorably acted upon.
LYNN AND BOSTON HORSE RAILROAD.
Our first official act, was to locate the track of the Lynn and Boston Horse Railroad Co. from Lynn line, through Humphrey Street to Mudge Square. We found but very little opposition, and will say that the work was speedily and satisfactorilly performed, and the road opened to the public on May 15. We think to-day that a very large majority of our people favor the Horse Railroad, and would feel reluctant to have it discontinued - never realizing be- fore the great accommodation it gives.
IMPROVEMENT OF ROSE STREET.
Our next work, was the improvement of Rose Street. We are sorry to state that Mr. T. B. Murray Blaney op- posed the same. We therefore were obliged, as directed by the Town to continue the work with his opposition.
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We awarded him the amount voted by the Town for land taken, which he refused. We think the award too large, as it is decidedly a betterment. We simply removed rocks and bushes covering about six hundred square feet of land. that extended into the street, in place of which we built him a fine sidewalk, placed the street in good order, paved the gutter of the same, all at considerable expense to the Town. We think his refusal to accept the award unreasonable.
STREET IN FRONT OF DEPOT.
We should feel as though we had neglected our duty, had we not taken some action upon this street, accordingly we have procured a plan of the same which we present for your consideration. We hope it will be unanimously ac- cepted and promptly put in good order. We have reason to believe that the Eastern Railroad will aid the Town in the improvement.
BOARD OF HEALTH.
We have been requested by several citizens, to see if something cannot be done in way of removing waste mat- ter from our premises in the Spring and Fall of the year. The Board of Health very wisely prohibit its being placed upon the Beaches, but do not provide any place where it can be put. We recommend that the appropriation be made large enough to enable the Board to remove all such matter.
CURB-STONES AND STREET CROSSINGS.
We think appropriations made in this department, is
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money well expended. We refer in particular to the curb- stones along the Beaches, giving us fine walks where our families and summer visitors can take the sea breezes and enjoy the view, without danger, as in former years, of be- ing run over by passing vehicles. We also think that our street crossings have been appreciated, and hope more will be laid the coming Spring. We trust that this depart- ment will receive its usual appropriation.
SWAMP ROADS.
Another improvement, and one which has been neg- lected for some time, is the fencing of the Swamp Road on the south side. We considered this a too dangerous local- ity to remain open longer, and felt the sooner it was closed up the better it would be for the Town.
PROPOSED STREET THROUGH CEDAR SWAMP.
A petition was received, from Leonard Ware and others, for the Selectmen to lay out a street from foot of Clam Bake Hill through Cedar Swamp to Orient Street. We gave the petitioners a hearing, and reported that we deem- ed it, in our judgment, not for the interest of the Town to locate said street.
PAVED GUTTERS.
We feel certain that our Town is losing hundreds of dol- lars yearly, in gravel that might be saved, if our streets on elevated ground had paved gutters. In conversation with a Surveyor of large experience, he stated that towns and cities had no idea what a saving it was to pave the gutters of their streets, thereby saving hundreds of loads of gravel
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every heavy rain. We would recommend that an appro- priation be made for this purpose.
In conclusion, we have reason to feel if the same liberal policy is continued in the future, that has been manifested the few past years, our Town will rank among the first in the Commonwealth.
The accompanying Reports will inform you of the work done in each department.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
F. E. INGALLS, Selectmen ALLEN ROWE, of
ARTHUR C. WIDGER, > Swampscott.
REPORT OF STREET LIGHT COMMITTEE.
THERE are now erected in our Town one hundred and fifteen lamps-ten new ones having been put up the past year. The Committee closed a contract with the Globe Gas Light Company, of Boston, at the same rate as the year before, viz. : $10 per lamp for one year, of twenty nights per month. These lamps are now distributed through the principal streets, and we feel have generally given satisfaction. The Committee would recommend an appropriation for the continuance of Lighting of Street Lamps for the ensuing year.
IVORY EMMONS, ) D. P. STIMPSON, J. P. PALMER, S. F. CROSMAN, C. E. DURGIN,
Committee.
REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF CEMETERY.
IN assuming the responsibility of Superintendent I found that a number of things could be done to improve the ap- pearance of the grounds.
First, by cutting away the old pines, arbor vitæ, etc., that had been there so long that they were in a great measure spoiling the stones and monuments, and mossing over everything within their reach, and casting a gloom where sunshine should be. I am in hopes my suggestions, so far as they go, will be thought an improvement by all who have an interest there. I also put in the rear of the Tomb, Austrian pine, Scotch pine, and Norway spruce, to hide the cold, barren look that it had. I also put on the ground about one hundred loads of street sweepings, and would suggest that all the street sweepings that could be put there should be, as the soil is very poor on the new part.
The roads all need gravel, as by constant hoeing and cleaning, they have become loamy, and very hard to take care of. I would also suggest that a drain be made from the Tombs to Essex Street, to take the water off so that in the Spring the Tombs will not be half full of water; and that flowers and flowering shrubs be put in the beds made last Spring. We have a very pleasant Cemetery, and a few hundred dollars appropriated every year on flowers,
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shrubs, trees and labor, will in time make it as fine as any in the State.
The receipts have been $200; eight lots having been sold at $25 each ; the total expenditure has been $356.23.
During the year there have been forty-one deaths ; twenty have been interred in the Cemetery.
C. S. PITMAN, Supt.
REPORT OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES.
THE Library continues upon its successful career. That the free system is appreciated by our towns-people is shown by the following statistics which are taken from the Libra- rian's report. The Library now contains 3725 volumes, in addition to which are 209 books of reference, and 350 un- bound magazines and pamphlets. The Library has been open every Saturday from 2 to 9 P.M., and on Wednesday from 4 to 9 P.M., throughout the year ; twenty thousand six hundred and seventy-four books have been loaned to our subscribers during that period, who now number eleven hundred,- an increase of four thousand five hundred and seventeen in the delivery, and one hundred and forty-three in the list of takers. The amount received from the sale of catalogues and from fines has been $18.65. The number of new books purchased and added to the Library during the year is 452. The State and Government have sent us 12 volumes of their publications. We have also received, and take pleasure in acknowledging, the donation of the late Mrs. E. R. Mudge, of four oil and two water color paintings. It was the expressed wish of the donor that they embellish the walls of the Library. The water colors represent views of the bay and city of Naples, and the oil paintings symbolize the fine arts. The Trustees are anx- ious to increase the accommodations now offered to our patrons in the waiting-room, which can easily be afforded
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by the recent enlargement of our Hall, with small outlay. The extension of the waiting-room would give space for more seats, and room for tables and books, which from our present crowded condition would be very desirable. It would also make space on the walls for the pictures do- nated, and for all other gifts of a like nature, should any be received in the future.
We have endeavored in our purchases of books to select the best authors, and have devoted considerable attention to the selection of interesting books of Travel, History, and Biography.
The Trustees are well pleased with the earnestness and ability shown by Miss Honors, the Librarian, and the As- sistants.
Respectfully submitted,
CURTIS MERRITT, GEO. H. HOLDEN, Trustees. F. F. STANLEY,
REPORT OF FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Gentlemen :-- Pursuant with the provisions of the By- Laws, we have the honor herewith to submit to you, the fol- lowing report.
The engine is in good repair. There are 600 of hose that have been used only twice, which is as good as new. The engine has a company of thirty members, which the Town voted to pay one hundred and fifty dollars. There has been one fire this year, the dwelling house of Mrs. Eliza- beth Delane on Humphrey Street, Aug. 31. The alarm being given, and a majority of the company being away, with the rest of them living at a distance, they did not get to the fire soon enough to do much service. It was thought best, as the Lynn fire company came to the rescue, for · them to put their steamer at the hydrant on Ocean Street, and help put out the fire, doing us excellent service. With the help of the chemical engine they saved the house of Mr. John H. Rogers. After the Lynn company got well at work, a portion of Atlantic, No. I arrived with their hose, and put it on the hydrant at Phillips Street, and did very well, considering there was not much water. We would recommend that the Town take some action at once, to procure water for fire purposes. Lynn will furnish us with water, if the Town will lay the pipes and put in the hydrants. We would also recommend that a committee be appointed to ascertain the expense of lay- ing a pipe to connect with Essex Street, Lynn, through
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REPORT OF FIRE DEPARTMENT.
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