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Lynn Water Board, water . $500 00
$2,096 32
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AUDITORS' REPORT.
STATE AID.
Harriet M. Holden . $36 00
A. N. Widger
48 00
Lydia J. Fay, .
48 00
William T. Fay
48 00
Susan Stimpson
48 00
John C. Stimpson
52 00
M. B. Cochrane
48 00
Jos. W. Glass .
48 00
Bridget Milan . 48 00
Isabelle F. Chute
48 00
Mary Haley .
52 00
Sarah E. Carroll . 52 00
Hannah Johnson . 48 00
Mary E. Fairbanks
48 00
$672 00
FIRE ALARM.
Appropriation . $1,600 00
EXPENDITURES.
P. Cullen & Son, lengthening auger $ 50
N. E. Telephone & Telegraph Co., rental . 155 95
N. E. Telephone & Telegraph Co., messages 75
N. E. Telephone & Telegraph Co., supplies Pearce & Jones, two repeating boxes .
60 00
Wm. Blake & Co., bell and tongue 643 65
Wm. Blake & Co., hangings.
80 00
Wm. Blake & Co., cartage
7 00
Wm. Blake & Co., rigger's bill 48 00
Bagnall & Loud, floor leader 35
C. P. Jeffers, freight on boxes, weights, etc. 3 80
G. M. Stevens, fire alarm striker and weights 316 09
E. Gerry Emmons, stock and labor . 4 24
$1,338 83
18 50
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AUDITORS' REPORT.
HUMPHREY STREET IMPROVEMENT.
Philbrick & Pope, setting irons in wall . $3 22
T. A. Newhall Coal Co., cement and sand . 10 78
Malachi Kennedy, labor 13 days, $2.50 32 50
John Kennedy, 8} days, $2.00 .
17 00
John Kennedy, 4 days, $2.00 8 00
Wm. Kane, 12 days, $1.75 .
21 00
Wm. Kane, 14 days, $1.75
3 06
John McDonough, 3} days with team
12 25
Malachi Kennedy, 13} days, $2.50 .
33 75
John Kennedy, 13} days, $2.00 27 00
Peter Coan, 2 days, $1.75 . 3 50
Michael Ryan, 12 days, $1.75
~3 06
Patrick Farrell, 12 days with team, $3.50 .
6 12
Daniel F. Knowlton, stock and labor, railing
21 80
Gilbert Delano, 3 days, railing
9 00
Jas A. Knowlton, timber for mud sills
7 00
P. Cullen & Son, iron posts for railing
30 58
S. N. Breed & Co., lumber, railing 30 74
H. M. Scott, block stone 14 75
Robert Harris, teaming . 72 62
$367 73
ORIENT STREET IMPROVEMENT.
Appropriation, (Sidewalk) . $500 00
EXPENDITURES.
H. S. Tuttle, contract $500 00
C. W. Gay, survey and plan . 43 70
D. F. Knowlton, stock and labor, railing 15 50
$559 20
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AUDITORS' REPORT.
MEMORIAL DAY.
Appropriation . $50 00
EXPENDITURE.
Amount paid Post Gen. Jas. L. Bates, G. A. R. . $50 00
MONUMENT LOT.
Appropriation . $50 00
EXPENDITURES.
Jos. S. Brown, labor .
$15 70
J. P. M. S. Pitman, cord manure 6 00
$21 70
WATER MAINTENANCE,
Balance of Water Loan $253 35
EXPENDITURES.
Philbrick & Pope, service pipe for engine
house
$67 61
Daniel F. Knowlton, lighting trench 6 00
Patrick Carroll, one-half day's labor 43
Lynn Water Board, pipe connections
6 69
Thomas Bergin, sharpening tools
7 20
Foster Pierce, labor in trench .
50
John Mahan, 11 days' labor in trench .
19 25
Amount carried forward, $107 68
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AUDITORS' REPORT.
Amount brought forward, $107 68
Timothy Ryan, 8} days' labor in trench . . 14 87
Michael Ryan, 6 days' labor in trench 10 50
Thos. Cahill, 11 days' labor in trench . 19 25
P. Cullen & Son, wrenches 3 50
Z. C. Coffin, box-drain for pipe, Humphrey Street 1 40
Wm. Kane, 2 days' labor Whale Beach drain 3 50
Thomas Cahill, 1 day's labor do. 1 75
Patrick Carroll, 1} days' labor do 2 62
R. Perley Kendrick, 1 day's labor do.
1 75
John Mahan, 2 days' labor do
3 50
Rob't Harris, personal services do 5 87
Philbrick & Pope, drain pipe do.
15 36
Lynn Gas Co. iron pipe do.
3 00
Patrick Farrell, ¿ day with team, cor. Red-
ington and Rockland Sts. . . 1 75
John Mahan, 8 days' labor do. 14 00
John Washburn, 2 days' labor do. and team 2 62
Daniel F. Knowlton, lighting trench do.
2 00
P. M. Lord, blasting do.
95 20
Thomas Cahill, 8 days' labor do.
14 00
Lynn Water Board, extension of pipe .
54 69
Robert Harris, 2} days' labor and team
8 75
Malachi Kennedy, blasting
6 50
John Kennedy, blasting
7 50
$401 47
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AUDITORS' REPORT.
RECAPITULATION.
Appropriations and Receipts. Expenditures.
Selectmen's Department
. $2,000 00 8,000 00
$3,191 03
School Department
(Mass. School Fund) 24 71 S
Highway Department
3,800 00
3,937 44
Overseers of the Poor Department .
2,000 00
1,708 96
Town Hall Dept., $200.00 Recpts. $251.25
451 25
592 74
Police Department .
2,000 00
2,193 38
Fire Department
1,750 00
2,096 32
Street Lights .
1,700 00
1,613 23
Indigent Soldiers' Aid
581 71
State Aid .
672 00
Orient Street Sidewalk .
500 00
559 20
Memorial Day
50 00
50 00
Monument Grounds
50 00
21 70
Bell Tower
1,200 00
1,332 86
Sidewalks
500 00
473 45
Water Maintenance, Bal. Water Loan
253 36
405 31
Health
200 00
161 00
Library $600.00, Dog Tax $229.50
829 50
533 46
Curbstones
500 00
538 65
Receiving Tomb
1,600 00
1,396 70
Fire Alarm
1,600 00
1,338 83
Cemetery .
500 00
273 63
Humphrey Street Improvement
367 73
State Tax
8,000 00
Co. 4,487 94
County Tax
State 4,280 00
Interest
3,000 00
3,329 77
$40,508 82
$45,089 71
8,952 67
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AUDITORS' REPORT.
TOWN OF SWAMPSCOTT IN ACCOUNT
DR.
To outstanding orders .
$225 36
To Cash paid Selectmen's orders
32,446 16
Interest
3,329 77
Notes
42,500 00
State Tax
4,280 00
State Treasurer, Corporation Tax refunded . 5
J. W. Brooks, Collector
326 35
In Treasury
2,032 49
.
$85,140 18
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AUDITORS' REPORT.
WITH FRANK WILLEY, TREASURER.
CR.
By Cash received of G. H. Holden, Treas. $1,258 01
State Treasurer's loan
15,000 00
Town Hall . 251 25
Cemetery lots 150 00
A. W. Rich, 2d, Sec'y, error bill, H. Hume 3 06
J. C. Stimpson, (J. P. Russell)
180 27
W. D. Nelson, lamp lighting, H. R. R.
1 62
W. D. Nelson, police
34 75
W. D. Nelson, police, Carter Bros ..
3 00
J. B. Brimblecom .
5 00
Town Rockport, (W. H. Parsons)
3 00
Mrs. Reuben Kendrick, edge-stones
34 68
John Washburn
8 00
P. Holden, edge-stones
25 63
Estate Maria L. Phillips, edge-stones
157 25
L. C. Smith, glass
50
D. K. & L. H. Phillips, edge-stones 52 52
201 52
County Treasurer, dog tax
229 50
Daniel Marshall, Milk Inspector
6 00
W. B. Chase, edge-stones
19 87
F. O. Ellis, school books
21 16
R. Harris, gutter scrapings
8 00
Miss S. L. Honors, library
16 95
Boston School Supply Co. 6 00
Lynn Inst. Savings, renewal Town notes 26,000 00
Lynn Inst. Savings, prem. on notes 260 00
State Treasurer, corporation tax 3,815 37
State Treasurer, National Bank tax 1,891 91
State Treasurer, State aid .
942 45
State Treasurer, income school fund
24 71
Taxes 1884, J. W. Brooks, collector 34,045 19
Discount on County tax, J. W. Brooks, collector 14 96
J. W. Brooks, tax, deed . 326 35
J. A. Knowlton, balance clock fund 2 85
G. H. Norman, filling trench . 63 60
$85,140 18
70 25
W. D. Nelson, police, L. & B. H. R. R.
5 00
W. D. Nelson, police, Wardwell Bros.
Carter Bros., edge-stones
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AUDITORS' REPORT.
TOWN OF SWAMPSCOTT IN ACCOUNT WITH JOHN W. BROOKS, COLLECTOR.
DR.
To amount committed for Collection . . $39,811 15
CR.
Paid Town Treasurer $34,371 54
Paid County Treasurer 4,487 94
Discount . 603 23
Abatements 348 44
$39,811 15
TREASURER'S REPORT.
CONTRIBUTORS TO THE TOWER CLOCK FUND, IN ACCOUNT WITH JAMES A. KNOWLTON, TREASURER.
DR.
To cash paid E. Howard Watch & Clock Co. for Tower Clock, setting up, etc., as per agreement . $442 00 To cash paid Z. C. Coffin for stock and labor on Bell Tower . 208 80
To cash paid W. H. Hutchinson for sanding dials . 1 20
To cash paid postal cards and printing same, notifying subscribers' meeting . 2 10
To cash paid for labor and material for clock weights 1 50
To cash paid Phillips & Adams. stock and labor 4 50
To cash paid F. Willey, Treas., balance fund . 2 85
CR. $662 95
By cash received of 135 contributors $662 95
JAMES A. KNOWLTON, TREAS. SWAMPSCOTT, March 9, 1885.
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AUDITORS' REPORT.
PUBLIC PROPERTY.
Town House and Lot $14,000 00
Grammar School House and Lot . 10,000 00
Beach School House and Lot 4,000 00
Pine Street School House and Lot . 4,500 00
Essex School House and Lot 4,000 00
Essex School House Lot, opposite Cemetery
500 00
Engine House and Lot .
1,700 00
Farm School House and Lot
2,000 00
Engine and Apparatus . 5,000 00
Building for storing oil . 25 00
Gravel Pits .
500 00
Two Safes at Town Hall
100 00
Town Library
3,000 00
Treasurer's Safe
30 00
Hay Scales .
100 00
Weights and Measures
100 00
Water Pipes
15,000 00
Four Revolvers and Badges
42 00
Six pairs Handcuffs
21 00
Six Whistles
4 50
Sixteen Billies
20 00
Five Police Helmets
15 50
Fifteen Picks
22 50
Fifteen Shovels .
10 00
Two Bars
3 00
One Cant Hook
1 00
Two Iron Pins
1 00
One Paving Hammer
1 00
Six Lanterns
5 00
Two Street Hoes
1 50
Two Road Hammers
1 50
Three Hand Rakes 1 50
Three Stone Rakes
1 50
Two Snow Plows
30 00
One Road Machine
200 00
$64,937 50
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AUDITORS' REPORT.
NOTES PAYABLE.
Date Note.
To Whom Payable.
Amount.
Time.
Rate.
Int. Payable.
May 21,'77. Lynn Institution for Savings ..
$4,500 00
10 yrs. 5 per ct.
Nov. 21-May 21
Aug. 1, '82. Lynn Institution for Savings ..
2,000 00
.. 4. ....
4.
Feb. 1-Aug. I
Nov. I, '82.
Lynn Institution for Savings ..
1,500 00
.4. . . . .
4.
May 1-Nov. 1
Dec. 12,'82. D. A. Gleason, Treas. of Mass.
1,500 00 )
.3. . . . .
4
June 12-Dec. 12
Dec. 12,'S2. D. A. Gleason. Treas. of Mass.
1,500 00
.4. .. ..
4
June 12-Dec. 12
Dec. 12,'S2. D. A. Gleason, Treas. of Mass.
1,500 00
.5. . ..
4.
.6. .. . 4. June 12-Dec. 12
Dec. 12,'82.
D. A. Gleason, Treas. of Mass.
1,500 00
.7. . . 4.
June 12-Dec. 12
Dec. 12,'82.
D. A. Gleason, Treas. of Mass.
1,500 00
.S. .. . .
4 .
June 12-Dec. 12
Dec. 12,'S2. D. A. Gleason, Treas. of Mass.
1,500 00
.9. . .
4.
June 12-Dec. 12
Dec. 12,'82. D. A. Gleason, Treas. of Mass.
1,500 00 )
IO ...
4 . June 12-Dec. 12
May 4, '83.
D. A. Gleason, Treas. of Mass.
3,000 00*
.5. .
4. May 4-Nov. 4
Nov. 15,'84
Lynn Institution for Savings ..
26,000 00
IO .....
4.
May 15-Nov. 15
* Monument Loan.
Amount of Notes
$49,000 00
Outstanding Orders
545 84
$49,545 84
Due from State Aid
$672 00
Due from Indigent Soldiers' Aid 290 85
Value of Public Property 64,937 50
Cash in Treasury
2,032 49
$67,932 84
Whole amount of bills paid during the year . $33,010 00
The foregoing accounts have been carefully examined and found to be correct.
ARTHUR C. WIDGER, BENJAMIN J. LINDSEY, D. HOLMAN MILLETT. } Auditing. Committee.
Water Loan.
June 12-Dec. 12
Dec. 12,'S2.
D. A. Gleason, Treas. of Mass.
1,500 00
STATISTICS OF THE TOWN OF SWAMPSCOTT.
Years.
Real Estate.
Personal Property.
Total Valuation.
Debt.
Rate Taxes per $1,000
May 1, 1884
$2,371,610
$1,135,215
$3,506,825
$49,000.00
$11.00
1883
2,259,855
1,589,566
3,849,411
50,725.86
8.50
1882
2,228,330
1,264,938
3,493,268
49,091.00
6.00
1881
2,121,080
807,159
2,928,239
30,982.39
7.20
1880
1,991,880
1,133,247
3,125,127
32,032.20
7.00
1879
1,930,205
418,904
2,349,109
39,705.20
8.30
1878
2,049,980
384,841
2,434,821
42,519.94
8.00
1877
2,041,935
340,323
2,382,258
42,593.95
8.50
1876
2,108,462
360,961
2,469,423
46,042.37
12.00
1875
2,074,850
389,441
2,464,291
50,484.97
10.00
1874
2,023,875
457,260
2,486,135
51,715.65
11.00
1873
1,949,925
460,867
2,410.792
50,770.50
12.00
1872
1,854,750
578,000
2,432,750
48,300.15
9.50
1871
1,598,800
504,073
2,102,873
43,599.43
9.50
1870
1,334,570
508,564
1,843,134
39,156.62
10.00
1869
1,244,120
313,711
1,557,831
31,545.00
11.20
1868
1,141,020
347,173
1,488,193
34,565.29
11.50
1867
1,124,670
268,675
1,393,345
37,938.19
13.50
1866
972,120
249,289
1,221,409
34,356.82
12.00
1865
755,394
279,837
1,035,231
29,465.73
14.70
1864
754,316
219,445
973,761
37,117.77
12.50
1863
740,430
335,532
1,075,962
28,790.81
10.00
1862
720,620
334,813
1,055,433
30,510.82
1861
729,300
324,227
1,053,527
12,199.64
5.70
1860
705,605
337,329
1,042,934
9,118.77
5.60
1
5
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LIST OF JURORS.
LIST OF JURORS
Prepared by the Selectmen for the consideration of the Town.
SAMUEL H. ANDREWS.
DANIEL MARSHALL,
SYLVESTER T. BEERS,
THOMAS A. MACLELLAN,
JOHN W. BROOKS,
W. HENRY NEIL,
MICHAEL CARROLL.,
MARTIN E. NIES,
JOHN CHAPMAN,
HORACE M. NORTON,
WM H. COLLINS,
SAMUEL J. PETTENGILL,
EDWARD E. DOAN,
LEONARD H. PHILLIPS,
ZIBA ELDREDGE,
BENJ. POTTER, CHARLES K. ROBERTS,
FRANK O. ELLIS,
NATHANIEL GALEUCIA.
JOHN A. ROGERS,
GEORGE GILBERT.
ALLEN ROWE,
JOSEPH W. GOLDTHWAIT,
CHARLES ROWELL,
ABNER HAYFORD,
HENRY SEGER,
FRANK E. INGALLS,
JOHN SMITH,
GILBERT KNIVETON,
JOHN STANLEY,
DANIEL F. KNOWLTON,
ROBERT B. WARDWELL,
WARREN LEWIS,
EBEN N. WARDWELL.
TOWN OFFICERS- 1884-5.
Selectmen. GEORGE H. CROSMAN. JAMES A. KNOWLTON. AARON R. BUNTING.
Secretary Board Selectmen. J. ROSWELL WIDGER.
Town Clerk. BENJAMIN' J. LINDSEY.
Treasurer. FRANK WILLEY.
Assessors.
D. H. MILLETT, 1887. ISAAC H. ANDREWS, 1885. ALONZO COREY, 1886, (Resigned.)
Collector of Taxes. JOHN W. BROOKS.
School Committee. SAMUEL O. INGALLS, '87. CURTIS V. MERRITT, '86. FRANK O. ELLIS, 1885.
Overseers of Poor. JOHN C. STIMPSON, 1887, (Resigned.) JOHN WASHBURN, 1886. JOHN ROGERS, 1885.
Board of Health. R. B. JORDAN.
JOHN STANLEY, WILLIAM H. COLLINS.
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TOWN OFFICERS.
Auditors.
D. H. MILLETT. A. C. WIDGER.
B. J. LINDSEY.
Constables.
JAMES WHEELER. WILMONT D. NELSON.
NATHANIEL GALEUCIA. WALLACE WRIGHT.
Surveyor of Highways. ROBERT HARRIS.
Fence Viewers.
PELEG GARDNER. AMOS O. CAHOON.
Field Driver and Pound Keeper. L. CHESTER SMITH.
APPOINTED OFFICERS.
Sealer of Weights and Measures. EVERETT BOYNTON.
Measurer of Wood and Bark. PELEG GARDNER.
Superintendent of Cemetery. JOSEPH S. BROWN.
Janitor of Town Hall. A. FRANK NESBETT.
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TOWN OFFICERS.
Trustees of Library. GEO. H. HOLDEN, 1885. FRANK F. STANLEY, 1886. CURTIS V. MERRITT, 1887.
Librarian. MISS S. L. HONORS.
Town Weighers.
THOS. PEDRICK. CHAS. S. LEWIS.
Police. WILMONT D. NELSON, Chief. WALLACE WRIGHT.
Special Police. W. S. KENDRICK, (Services discontinued September 1, ISS4.)
L. CHESTER SMITH.
RICH. V. BESSOM.
DANIEL F. KNOWLTON.
JOSEPH W. GLASS.
D. P. MOORE. A. F. NESBETT. WILLIAM D. HUTT.
ROBERT SMITH.
Milk Inspector. DANIEL MARSHALL.
Truant Officer. A. FRANK NESBETT.
Engineers Fire Deparment. D. H. MILLETT. ROBERT HARRIS. IVORY EMMONS.
Registrars of Voters. FRANK E. INGALLS, 1887. MILTON D. PORTER, 1886. GEO. W. MARSHALL, 1885. BENJ. J. LINDSEY, Clerk.
TOWN WARRANT.
ESSEX, ss.
TO EITHER OF THE CONSTABLES OF THE TOWN OF SWAMP- SCOTT, IN SAID COUNTY : Greeting.
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are directed to notify the inhabitants of the Town of Swampscott, qualified to vote in elections and in Town affairs, to meet at the TOWN HALL, in said Swamp- scott, on SATURDAY, the TWENTY-FIRST day of MARCH current, at NINE o'clock in the forenoon, then and there to act on the following articles :
ARTICLE 1. To choose a Moderator to preside in said meeting. ART. 2. To choose a Town Clerk for one (1) year. To choose a Board of Selectmen for the year en- suing.
To choose one member of the Board of Assessors for three (3) years.
To choose one member of the Board of Assessors for one (1) year.
To choose a Town Treasurer for one (1) year. To choose a Collector of Taxes for the year en- suing.
To choose one School Committee for three (3) years. To choose one or more Surveyors of Highways for one (1) year.
To choose one member of the Board of Trustees of the Public Library for three (3) years.
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TOWN WARRANT.
To choose three members of the Board of Auditors for the year ensuing.
To choose one Overseer of the Poor for three (3) years.
To choose one Overseer of the Poor for two (2) years.
To choose a Board of Health for (1) year.
To choose one or more Surveyors of Lumber for the year ensuing.
To choose one or more Measurers of Wood and Bark for one (1) year.
To choose two or more Fence Viewers for the year ensuing.
To choose all necessary Constables and Field Drivers for one (1) year.
All to be chosen on one ballot.
ART. 3. Shall Licenses be granted for the Sale of Intoxicating Liquors in this Town? "Yes," or "No." By ballot.
ART. 4. To hear and act upon the Reports of the Auditing Committee, the Board of Selectmen, the School Committee, the Surveyor of Highways, the Board of Trustees of the Public Library, the Chief Engineer of the Fire Department, the Super- intendent of the Cemetery, the Committee on Fire Alarm, the Committee appointed to build the Receiving Tomb, the Committee appointed to suppress the illegal sale of Intoxicating Liquors, the Committee appointed to purchase Horses for the Fire Depart- ment, and any other Committee previously chosen.
ART. 5. To raise such sums of money as may be necessary to defray Town charges for the ensuing year, and make appropria- tions of the same.
ART. 6. To see what amount of bonds will be required of the Town Treasurer for the current year.
ART. 7. To see if the Town will authorize the Treasurer to hire money under the direction of the Selectmen, to pay Town indebtedness.
ART. 8. To see if the Town will authorize the Treasurer to hire money under the direction of the Selectmen, in anticipation of the taxes to be assessed and collected for the current year.
ART. 9. To see what amount of bonds will be required of the Collector for the collection of taxes for the ensuing year.
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TOWN WARRANT.
ART. 10. To see what compensation the Town will allow the Collector for the collection of taxes the current year.
ART. 11. To see what action the Town will take in regard to the collection of taxes, and what rate of discount, if any, will be allowed for the prompt payment on or before a certain date.
ART. 12. To see if the Town will accept the list of names for Jurors, as prepared and posted by the Selectmen.
ART. 13. To see if the Town will appropriate the money re- ceived from the County Treasurer for Dog Licenses to aid in sup- port of the Public Library.
ART. 14. To see if the Town will- accept of the provisions of Chapter twenty-seven (27), Sections sixty-four (64), sixty-five (65), sixty-six (66) and sixty-seven (67), of the Public Statutes, 1882, so far as it relates to Selectmen.
ART. 15. To see what compensation the Town will make the members of the Fire Department, the current year, and grant money for the same.
ART. 16. To see if the Town will accept as Town property the Tower Clock placed in the Bell Tower of the Town Hall, agree- able to the request of the subscribers to the fund for purchasing same.
ART. 17. To see what action the Town will take in relation to change of By-Laws, or addition to the same.
ART. 18. To see if the Town will appropriate a sum of money to furnish and set Curb-stones, provided the abutters will pay one- half of the expense.
ART. 19. To see if the Town will confirm the deed of release from the Selectmen to Mrs. Caroline L. Pitman, dated August 1, 1882, and recorded in Essex South District Registry of Deeds, book 1088, leaf 42, of the estate on the south-easterly side of Essex Street, Swampscott, which was sold for unpaid taxes by the Collector, October 29, 1878, and deeded to said Town by deed recorded in Registry, book 1006, leaf 228.
ART. 20. To see if the Town will appoint a Committee on Street Lights, to see if they cannot furnish the Town with as good street lights as we now have, or better, at less expense, and that this Committee shall invite proposals by advertising, and shall give the street lighting to the lowest responsible bidder, agreeable to the petition of Francis C. Thing and others.
ART. 21. To see what action the Town will take in relation to
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TOWN WARRANT.
the removal of the Fire Engine to or near Blaney's Beach, agree- able to the petition of William Granger and others.
ART. 22. To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of Five Hundred Dollars ($500) to be expended on Cherry Street and Cherry Street Bridge, agreeable to the petition of A. H. Burnham and others.
ART. 23. To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of Fifty Dollars ($50) to J. L. Bates, Post 118, G. A. R., towards defray- ing the expenses of the proper observance of Memorial Day, agreeable to the petition of M. E. Porter and others.
ART. 24. To see what action the Town will take towards estab- lishing the salaries of all town officers who are entitled to pay for their services, and to make an appropriation for the same, agree- able to the petition of W. G. Earp and others.
ART. 25. To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of Seven Hundred Dollars for the purpose of building the Culverts on Pine and New Ocean Streets eighteen (18) inches higher, and raising the grade of said streets at these points, agreeable to the petition of G. T. Melzard and others.
ART. 26. To see if the Town will appropriate a sufficient sum of money for the purpose of erecting three (3) Stand Pipes at suitable points on the line where our Water Pipes are now laid, for the purpose of taking water for sprinkling our streets, pro- vided the Public Water Board of the City of Lynn will furnish water to our Town for this purpose, agreeable to the petition of John Washburn and others.
ART. 27. To see if the Town will appropriate a sum not exceed- . ing One Thousand Dollars ($1,000) for the purpose of enforcing the laws in relation to the illegal sale of intoxicating liquors, agreeable to the petition of G. Kniveton and others.
ART. 28. To see what action the Town will take as regards to the purchase of horses, harnesses, and all the necessary ap- pliances to make our steam fire engine available for speedy action, and appropriate money for the same. To see what action the Town will take for a water supply, agreeable to the petitions of W. F. Norcross and others.
And you are directed to serve this Warrant by posting up attested copies thereof at the Town Hall, Depot, Post
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Office, and three other public and conspicuous places in the Town, seven days at least before the day appointed for 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 Meeting, as aforesaid.
Given under our hands this Ninth day of March, in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-five.
G. A. CROSMAN, Selectmen of Swampscott.
J. A. KNOWLTON, A. R. BUNTING,
A true copy. Attest :
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JAMES WHEELER, Constable.
SELECTMEN'S REPORT.
TO THE CITIZENS OF SWAMPSCOTT :
TIME has again made his annual round, and another municipal year of Swampscott has passed into history.
It is a duty that we owe not only to you, but to the State, the life of each town and city forming a part of the history of the Commonwealth, that a concise statement of the prin- cipal events which have taken place during the past year, should be presented in our annual report. As we have examined the records of the Town from its formation, and noticed the many subjects of interest acted upon, we can but regret that so much valuable information should not have been embodied in the printed reports previous to the year 1873.
Among the subjects of interest referred to, is that of enforcing the laws of the State respecting the sale of in- toxicating drinks.
As early as the year 1853 the Town voted as follows :- " That the Constables of the Town are hereby authorized to enforce the laws of this Commonwealth by preventing the sale of intoxicating liquors, and also to prevent gambling in the Town." The following year a Vigilance Committee of ten persons was appointed in addition to the Constables with reference to this subject, said Committee to be paid for their services from the Town treasury. The spirit of the meeting referred to was indicated by the adoption of the following resolutions :- " Resolved, That the citizens of
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this Town will sustain the most vigilant action on the part of the Committee chosen to make investigation in reference to the sale of ardent spirits, and will empower them to carry out the Liquor Law as now on the Statute Books, to the very letter ;" and also, " Resolved, That the constabu- lary force of the Town hold themselves in readiness to second the efforts of this Vigilance Committee."
The sentiment of the Town as thus manifested, has been reiterated from time to time, and appropriations made for the suppression of the liquor traffic with little or no success, previous to the present year.
The present Board of Selectmen, while realizing the dif- ficulties to be encountered in preventing the sale of intoxi- cants, believed that if the proper officers could be obtained, the work might be accomplished. An effort was therefore made to procure such officers in Town, but after much effort, and the resignation of one officer so appointed, we decided to look elsewhere for a Chief of Police. We were fortu- nate in securing the services of Wilmont D. Nelson, who was highly recommended by Marshal Hoyt and Deputy Marshal Thurston, of the City of Lynn. We think his services have given unmistakable evidence of his fitness for the position, as indicated by the general good order that has prevailed in Town, as well as by his success as a pros- ecuting officer.
Of the twenty-nine arrests for the sale of intoxicating liquors, conviction has been had in the Police Court of Lynn in every instance.
The sixteen open bars for the sale of intoxicating drinks in Town at the commencement of the year have all been closed.
But while the law has been thus vigorously enforced, our aim has been the suppression of the traffic, rather than the punishment of offenders.
By the criminal records, it appears that crimes com- mitted are in proportion to the use of intoxicating liquors.
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In Boston the last year, "out of 31,200 crimes reported 23,754 were attributed to the agency of liquors." Therc- fore to foster open bars in our Town is to encourage crime.
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