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Dog license receipts for Public Li- brary.
VOTED. Art. 12. To appropriate the sum of money received from the County Treasurer for dog licenses to aid in support of the Public Li- brary.
Fire Dept. Salaries.
VOTED. Art. 13. That the Engineers of the Fire Department be paid the sum of fifty dollars (850) and the Firemen twenty five dollars ($25) the ensuing year.
Curbstones and Concrete.
VOTED. Art. 14. To appropriate the sum of seven hundred dollars ($700) to furnish and set curbstones and lay concrete sidewalks, the abut- ters to pay one-half the expense.
Memorial Day
VOTED. Art. 15. To appropriate the sum of fifty dollars, to be placed in the hands of James L. Bates, Post 118, G. A. R., towards defraying the expenses of Memorial Day.
Beach avenue.
VOTED. Art. 16. That the report of the Se- lectmen respecting the laying out of Beach avenue be accepted and adopted. and the sum of eighteen hundred dollars ($1800) be appropriated therefor.
Dumping place.
VOTED. Art. 17. To refer the matter of the purchase of a lot of land suitable for a dumping place to the Boards of Selectmen and Health, they to report upon the same at the adjourned meeting.
More Ceme- tery lots.
VOTED. Art. 18. To refer the matter of pro- viding more burial lots in the Swampscott Ceme- tery to the Board of Selectmen. The said com- mittee are also instructed to ascertain the cost of the lot of pasture land adjoining the Cemetery.
Beaches.
VOTED. Art. 19. To refer the matter of the care of the beaches to the Board of Selectmen, they to investigate and make further recommen- dations for the care of the same. and report at the adjourned meeting.
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VOTED. Art. 20. That the sum of eighteen hundred dollars ($1800) be appropriated for the improvement of Humphrey street, and that the matter be left with the Board of Selectmen to carry out as recommended by them in their re- port.
VOTED. Art. 21. That a committee of three be appointed by the Moderator, to interview the pri- vate party owning an excavating machine and report recommendations upon the same at an ad- journed meeting.
Committee-F. E. Ingalls. Aaron R. Bunting. Thos. E. Stone.
VOTED. Art. 22. That a committee of five be New Engine appointed by the Moderator to hold a public hear- house ing at the Engine House, to look over the needs of the Fire Department as suggested in Art. 22, and report on the same at the adjourned meeting.
Committee-Kendall Pollard. Frank O. Ellis. Wm. D. Hutt, Daniel P. Stimpson, W. G. Earp. Thomas E. Stone. Whitfield A. Stubbs.
VOTED. Art. 23. To reimburse Frank Griffin in the sum of fifteen dollars and seventy cents ($15.70) expenses incurred as Field Driver.
VOTED. At 10.05 P.M., to adjourn to Wednes- day evening, March 18th. 1891, at 7.30 P.M.
Agreeable to adjournment the voters of the town again assembled at the Town Hall on Wednesday evening, March 18th. 1891.
The meeting was called to order by Eldridge F. Small, Moderator. at 7.40 P.M. The records of the previous meeting were read and no objection being made were declared correct.
Improvement of Humphrey street.
Excavating machine.
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VOTED. To lay Art. 24 upon the table until Art. 26 is reached.
Stone crossing Humphrey st.
VOTED. Art. 25. That the Selectmen be in- structed to lay a stone crossing on Humphrey St., near the dividing line of Stephen H. Wardwell and Mrs. Susannah Stone. and that the sum of one hundred dollars ($100) be appropriated for the same.
Stone crossing Burrill street.
VOTED. Art. 26. To appropriate the sum of two hundred dollars ($200) to construct a stone crossing from the north corner of Boynton Street across Burrill Street, and to regrade and repair the sidewalk on Boynton Street.
VOTED. To pass Art. 24.
VOTED. To refer Articles 27 and 28 to the Street Light Committee, they to report upon the same at the adjourned meeting.
Street Light Committee.
VOTED. To reappoint the Street Light Com- mittee of last year. Thomas E. Stone being added to fill the vacancy caused by C. E. Durgin leaving town.
Street Light Committee -- Samuel F. Crosman, Ivory Emmons, Edwin A. Farnham, Curtis V. Merritt, William F. Norcross. Thomas E. Stone.
VOTED. To refer Articles 29 and 31, relating to the laying of water pipes on Humphrey street, to the Selectmen, they to investigate and report at. the adjourned meeting.
Water pipe on Essex street.
VOTED. Art. 30. To appropriate the sum of forty-five hundred dollars ($4,500) for the purpose of extending the water main on Essex street from the junction of Burrill street, easterly a distance of 4.500 feet, to use six-inch pipe with necessary hydrants, gates, etc.
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VOTED. To indefinitely postpone Article 32, which relates to the placing of hydrants on Monu- ment avenue and Elmwood Road.
VOTED. To refer Art. 33 to the Selectmen, they to investigate as to what should be done at the corner of Burrill and New Ocean streets, and report at the adjourned meeting.
VOTED. To refer Articles 34 and 35 relative to the building of sidewalks on Beach Bluff Ave- nue and Humphrey street to the Board of Select- men, they to ascertain the probable expense of the same and report at the adjourned meeting.
VOTED. To refer the matter of Art. 36 to the Board of Selectmen, they to locate where catch basins and paved gutters are needed, and report upon the same at the adjourned meeting.
VOTED. Art. 37. That the town adopt the By-Law. following By-Law : "That the Selectmen shall fix the amount of salary for the Sealer of Weights and Measures at the time of his appointment."
VOTED. To lay Art. 38 upon the table.
VOTED. Art. 39. That a committee of five be appointed, consisting of the Board of Selectmen and two members named by the Chairman, to ascertain what steps must be taken to extend Pine street to Beach avenue, as contemplated by the petitioners, with instructions to report thereon at our next annual meeting.
The Moderator oppointed John H. Crosman and Charles T. Jackson.
VOTED. Art. 40. To appropriate twenty-five Monument lot ($25) for the care of the Monument lot.
Pine street extension.
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Edgestones on Humphrey st. VOTED. Art. 41. To appropriate one hundred and seventy-five dollars ($175) to furnish and set edgestones on Humphrey street from the town way to Kings Beach to Ocean Cottage.
Fire alarm boxes.
VOTED. Art. 42. To appropriate the sum of two hundred dollars ($200) for placing fire alarm boxes at the corner of Highland and King streets and near Highland Hall, Mountain Park.
VOTED. To take up Art. 5 and to act upon each article separately.
VOTED. To appropriate for the several depart- ments as follows :
Selectmen's Department . $4,000
School
. 10,800
Highway
.
5,500
Sidewalk
1,000 ยท
Poor .
. 2,000
Fire .
. 2,000
Police
2,300
Cemetery .
400
Library, receipts and_dog tax
400
Town Hall, receipts and
400
Water rates for hydrants and foun- tains 350
State tax
4,000
County tax
4,000
Interest
2,400
Soldiers and Sailors' aid, Chap. 298,
.
Secs. 1 and 2, Statutes of 1889 200
VOTED. To lay the matter of an appropriation for street lights and Health Department on the table until the adjourned meeting.
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VOTED. To excuse William D. Hutt from serv- ing on Committee for new Engine House and ap- point Joshua P. Small on that committee.
VOTED. To adjourn at 9.35 P. M. to Monday, April 6th, 1891, at 2.30 P. M., for the purpose of filling vacancies in town offices, should vacancies exist, otherwise at 7.30 P. M.
In accordance with the adjournment the voters of the town assembled at the Town Hall on Mon- day evening, April 6th, 1891.
The meeting was called to order at 7.40 P. M., by Eldridge F. Small, Moderator. The records of the previous meeting were read and declared cor- rect.
VOTED. That we do not accept the resigna- tion of David K. Phillips from the Sewerage Com- mittee.
The report of the Board of Selectmen and Board of Health was heard on Article 17.
VOTED. To defer further action on this matter until Art. 21 is acted upon.
REPORT ON ARTICLE 18-BURIAL LOTS.
We have examined that portion of the Ceme- tery in the rear of the Receiving Tomb, and find that it consists of at least one-half ledge, the removal of which and the substituting of earth so as to have the required depth of soil, would in- volve a very large expenditure, the contractor's estimate being some $12,000. Of course no very accurate estimate can be made without a careful survey, with plans and profile furnished, and as some action should be taken, we recommend that a committee be appointed with the superintendent,
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and authorized to have plans made and obtain estimates as to the cost of making that portion of the Cemetery suitable for burial purposes, and report to the town at its next annual meeting. The lot at the westerly part of the cemetery is offered to the town for $800. The cost to wall, grade and make this land suitable for burial pur- poses would be about $1,500, in addition to the price of the land. Not over twenty desirable lots would be obtained by this purchase. The remain- ing lots would border on the high bank next the railroad, and would rate with the 70 undesirable lots reported by the superintendent. We recom- mend that additional lots acquired by the town be disposed of at not less than their actual cost.
VOTED. To accept and adopt the report on Art. 18, as above, the Board of Selectmen and Su- perintendent of Cemetery being appointed com- mittee to act under the report.
Appropria- tion for care of beaches.
VOTED. Art. 19. To accept and adopt the re- port of the Board of Selectmen, appropriating three hundred dollars ($300) for the Health De- partment to be expended for the especial purpose of cleaning the beaches.
Odorless Ex- cavator.
VOTED. Art. 21. To accept both reports of- fered by the committee appointed.
Dumping place.
VOTED. Art. 17. To refer the matter to the Board of Health.
New Engine house.
VOTED. Art. 22. To accept both reports of- fered by committee on New Engine House and to adopt the following :
The undersigned committee appointed at the Town Meeting of March 17th, in connection with
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Art. 22 of the Town Warrant, have attended to their duty and beg leave to submit the following report :
After carefully looking over the premises and listening to various opinions on the subject, would recommend that the sum of four thousand five hundred dollars ($4,500) be hired by the Select- men for such time as they deem advisable for the purpose of building and completing a suitable building for the Fire Department of this town, to be built this year, according to plans endorsed by the Engineers.
We further recommend that a committee of four in addition to the Board of Engineers for the year 1891 be appointed by the chair to have full power in the building and completion of the New Engine House.
We further recommend that the said committee have full power to dispose of and move the build- ing now occupied by the Department, and the money derived from the sale of said building be placed in the Town Treasury.
KENDALL POLLARD, } FRANK O. ELLIS, Com.
WILLIAM G. EARP,
Yea and Nay vote taken on above, by use of check list, "Yes," 75, "No," 55.
Committee on new Engine House, Board of Engineers for 1891-John H. Farwell, Kendall Pollard, John P. Farmer, Jr., William G. Earp.
VOTED. Art. 27 and 28. To accept and adopt Street lights. the following report of the Street Light Commit- tee :
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REPORT OF STREET LIGHT COMMITTEE.
Agreeable to a vote passed by the town at a previous meeting your Committee on Street Lights have attended to their duty and beg leave to submit a report of their investigations. We have visited the localities where lights have been petitioned for, and in our judgment the requests are reasonable. We would therefore recommend an additional appropriation of two hundred dol- lars ($200) for the proposed new lights, making the sum total sixty-two hundred dollars ($6200) for street lighting the present year.
By authority of the Street Light Committee,
WILLIAM F. NORCROSS, Secretary.
Water pipe on Humphrey st., near Salem st.
VOTED. Art. 29. To accept the report of the Selectmen on the matter of laying water pipes as in Art. 29.
A motion to appropriate a sum of money for the purpose was negatived.
VOTED. Art. 31. To accept and adopt the report of the Selectmen as follows :
REPORT ON PETITION OF E. B. ROBERTS FOR WATER PIPE ON HUMPHREY STREET.
The cost of laying this line of 8-in. pipe with the necessary rock cutting would be about $5000. As there are but few dwellings on this part of the street and in view of large appropriations already made we would recommend that action on this. petition be referred to the next annual meeting.
F. O. Ellis es- tate, cor. New Ocean and Burrill streets
The report of the Selectmen on Art. 33 was heard. A motion to appropriate three hundred and seventy-five dollars ($375) to carry out this- work was negatived.
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VOTED. Art. 34. To indefinitely postpone Sidewalk for the matter of building a sidewalk the entire length Beach Bluff avenue. of Beach Bluff avenue.
VOTED. Art. 35. To accept and adopt the Sidewalk on report of the Selectmen as regards building a sidewalk on Humphrey street from Beach Bluff avenue to Phillips Beach Station, appropriating five hundred and fifty dollars ($550) for that pur- pose.
Humphrey st., at Beach Bluff
VOTED. Art. 36. That the report of the Se- Catch basins lectmen as to location of Catch Basins and Paved gutters. and paved Gutters be accepted and adopted, and five hundred dollars be appropriated therefor.
VOTED. Art. 38. That the Selectmen have authority to protect all gates and hydrants belong- ing to the town or Water Co., no person being allowed to trouble them without permission from the Selectmen or Board of Engineers, except in case of fire, the fine to be from two to ten dollars for each offence.
VOTED. To appropriate twelve hundred dollars Health Dept. ($1200) for Health Department.
VOTED. To authorize the Selectmen to transfer from one department to another for the current year any unexpended balances, when in their judg- ment such payments are required.
VOTED. That the thanks of this meeting be given to the Moderator, Mr. Eldridge F. Small, for the very able and impartial manner with which he has presided, also the usual compensation. (Unanimous. )
VOTED. To dissolve at 10.50 P. M.
I hereby declare the foregoing to be a true record. Attest :
GEORGE T. TILL, Town Clerk.
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TOWN WARRANT.
ESSEX, SS.
Swampscott, Oct. 17, 1891.
To either of the Constables of the Town of Swamp- scott in said County, Greeting :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massa- chusetts, you are directed to notify the inhabitants of the Town of Swampscott qualified to vote in Elections, to meet at Town Hall, in said Swamp- scott, on Tuseday the third day of November next, it being the Tuesday next after the first Monday of said November, at seven o'clock in the forenoon, then and there to bring in their votes to the Se- lectmen on one ballot, for-
State election 1891.
Governor : Lieutenant-Governor ; Councillor for the Fifth Essex District ; Secretary ; Treasurer; Auditor ; Attorney General ; Senator First Es- sex District; Two Representatives in General Court Seventeenth Essex District ; Clerk of the Courts ; County Commissioner; Register of Deeds, South District, Essex; County Treas- urer; also, upon the following Articles of Amendment to the Constitution.
Shall the proposed Amendment to the Consti- tution relative to the Qualification of Voters for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Senator and Rep- resentatives, be approved and ratified ?
Shall the proposed Amendment to the Consti- tution making a majority of members a quorum in each branch of the General Court, be approved and ratified ?
The Polls to be kept open until 4 o'clock, P.M.
And you are directed to serve this Warrant by posting attested copies thereof at the Town Hall, Depot Post Office, and three other public and
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conspicuous places in the town, 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 meeting, as afore- said.
Given under our hands, this seventeenth day of October, in the year one thousand eight hundred and ninety-one.
AARON R. BUNTING. 1 Selectmen ARTHUR C. WIDGER. of Swampscott.
JOHN H. FARWELL,
RETURN ON THE WARRANT.
Pursuant to the within Warrant to me directed. I have notified the inhabitants of the Town of Swampscott qualified as herein expressed, to meet at the time and place and for the purposes herein mentioned, by posting up attested copies of this Warrant in twelve public and conspicuous places in said Swampscott on Wednesday, the 21st day of October, 1891.
JAMES WHEELER, Constable of Swampscott.
In accordance with the foregoing Warrant the voters of the town assembled at the Town Hall on Tuesday morning, Nov. 3d, 1891.
The meeting was called to order by the reading of the Warrant and the return thereon by the Town Clerk at the appointed hour, 7 A. M.
The first set of ballots were delivered to Aaron R. Bunting, presiding officer, and a receipt taken.
Stephen P. Hurd and David W. Nisbett had been appointed inspectors and to act as ballot
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clerks. They were sworn to the faithful perform- ance of duty by the Town Clerk.
Specimen Ballots, Cards of Instruction, and Penalties, were posted according to law.
Voting was commenced at 7.15 A. M., the ballot- box registering 000.
Sydney M. Shattuck, Fredd O. Thompson, Fred C. Marsh and Frank E. Ingalls were appointed Tellers and sworn to the faithful performance of duties by the Town Clerk.
There were 453 ballots cast. The ballot box at close of voting registered 448; the checks on both voting lists tallied with the number of ballots cast.
By vote of the meeting the time for voting was extended ten minutes. The polls closed at 4.10 P. M.
The votes were counted by the new system. At 10.15 p. M., the following result was announced :
For Governor-Charles H. Allen of Lowell, 272; William E. Russell of Cambridge, 127; Charles E. Kimball of Lynn, 28; Henry Winn of Malden. 10; Harry W. Robinson of Boston, 1; blanks, 15.
For Lieutenant-Governor-William H. Haille of Springfield. 276 : John W. Corcoran of Clinton, 103 ; Augustus R. Smith of Lee, 28; William J. Shields of Boston, 8; George R. Peare of Lynn, 4 ; blanks, 34.
For Secretary-William M. Olin of Boston, 280 ; Elbridge Cushman of Lakeville, 101; Alfred W. Richardson of Springfield, 25; Joseph D. Cadle of Westfield, 11 ; Edward W. Theinert of Holyoke, 1; blanks, 35.
For Treasurer and Receiver General-George A. Marden of Lowell, 274; James S. Grinnell of
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Greenfield, 99; Samuel B. Shapleigh of Boston, 26; Thomas A. Watson of Braintree, 13; Charles Friede of Boston, 1; blanks, 40.
For Auditor-John W. Kimball of Fitchburgh, 260; William D. T. Trefry, of Marblehead. 111 ; William O. Armstrong of Boston, 30; William O. Wakefield of Lynn, 11; Squire E. Putney of Somerville. 2: blanks, 39.
For Attorney General-Albert E. Pillsbury of Boston, 273 : George M. Stearns of Chicopee, 100 ; Walcott Hamlin of Amherst, 29; Herbert Mc- Intosh of Worcester, 13: James Waldock of Bos- ton, 0 : blanks, 38.
For Councillor, Fifth District-Moses Howe of Haverhill, 274: George W. Blatchford of Rock- port, 102; Samuel Trask of Peabody, 32; blanks. 45.
For Clerk of Courts, Essex-Dean Peabody of Lynn, 279 ; David B. Kimball of Salem, 103: Sid- ney Perley of Salem, 28 ; blanks, 43.
For County Commissioner, Essex-Edward B. Bishop of Haverhill, 267; William S. Lord of Salem, 105; Samuel C. Pease of Merrimac, 31; blanks, 50.
For County Treasurer, Essex-E. Kendall Jenkins of Andover. 273; Joseph S. Howe of Methuen, 93; Sebino Snow of Lynn, 35; blanks, 52.
For Register of Deeds, Southern Essex Dist .- Charles S. Osgood of Salem. 314 ; Jacob T. Choate of Amesbury, 39; blanks, 100.
For Senator, First Essex District-Charles H. Baker of Lynn, 265; Joseph H. Potts of Lynn, 88; George W. Harnden of Lynn, 29; Eben N. Wardwell of Swampscott, 25; William Logie of Lynn, 1; blanks, 45.
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For two Representatives in General Court, Seventeenth Essex District-Charles T. Jackson of Swampscott, 258 ; Eugene A. Bessom of Lynn, 227; William B. Chase of Swampscott, 116 ; Jesse L. Atwill of Lynn, 86; Eldredge H. Blood of Lynn, 23; Charles E. Wiley of Lynn, 22; James E. Clements of Lynn, 11; John Tagney of Lynn, 7 ; Rufus H. Phinney of Lynn, 5; Herbert L. Jordan of Lynn, 2; blanks, 149.
Shall the proposed amendment to the Constitu- tion relative to the qualification of voters for Governor, Lieutenant-Governor, Senators and Representatives be approved and ratified ?
Yes, 130; no, 95 ; blanks, 228.
Shall the proposed amendment to the constitu- tion, making a majority of members a quorum in each branch of the General Court be approved and ratified ?
Yes, 186 ; no, 31 ; blanks, 236.
I hereby declare the above to be a true record. Attest :
GEO. T. TILL, Town Clerk.
SELECTMEN'S REPORT. 1891-1892.
TO THE CITIZENS OF SWAMPSCOTT :-
1892-thus do the wheels of time revolve, adding year to year to our youthful municipal growth, and in which we are ap- proaching our half century of age and civilization. A growth we may all take pride in and challenge comparison with many others in our Commonwealth. This has all been ac- complished by a just desire on the part of those who have from time to time been placed in control of its administrative affairs, which have invariably been conducted with an aim solely to the best interests of the whole community. Politi- cal intrigues have had no part in this consummation, being relegated to the rear where it always belongs in all town affairs.
Who that remembers Swampscott in 1852 will say that we have not progressed in all things that go to make a town a desirable place of residence for permanent citizenship, or for the summer visitor ? Who will deny that we offer to visi- tors the finest beaches, the coolest atmosphere, the best of schools, good churches of nearly all denominations, the choic- est of drives with good roads, good police administration ; clean, well kept streets and sidewalks, pure water, gas, elec- tric street lights, with superior hotel accommodations and commodious boarding houses ? With all these and minor considerations is it at all strange that Swampscott is one of the most desirable sea-shore resorts of any in the state ?
With all this, in the last few years we have improved our main thoroughfares, laid out and accepted new streets, which has been accomplished at a considerable expense, but we be- lieve to the satisfaction of all. And yet much remains to be done. With the addition of new streets already accepted it
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will of course call for larger appropriations for highways, gradings, crossings, curbings and concreting. In all these increases we of course open up new territory which will soon be occupied by new buildings, furnishing by taxation the in- creased expenditures needed, without in the least increasing the rate.
NEW STEAMER HOUSE .- We have just completed a new steamer house, which is now occupied, complete in all de- tails, by a company of expert firemen, thus giving Swamp- scott protection from fire envied by many of our neighbors, and is a pride to ourselves. An appropriation of $4500 was made at our last annual town meeting for the erection and equipment of this structure, which, under the direction of a committee appointed by the said meeting has been built, equipped and furnished within the appropriation, which is due mainly to the zealous supervision of the committee un- der the chairmanship of Kendall Pollard, Esq. The contract for its construction was awarded to Ivory Emmons of this town, as the lowest bidder, who has done his work in all par- ticulars to the entire satisfaction of the committee. The painting was done by Messrs. Phillips & Adams, also of this town, and fully comes up to their standard of work. The boiler as well as the gas fittings were furnished by The L. A. May Co. of Lynn. The steam piping was supplied by the town. but the work of "putting it up" was done voluntarily by members of the company under the direction of Mr. Charles H. Collins, engineer of the steamer, and Mr. D. H. Pratt, one of the fire engineers of the company, and all is working satisfactorily, one of its best features being an ar- rangement whereby the water in the steamer is always heated to a boiling point, thus making her ready for work immediately on arriving at a fire. A full report of the com- mittee will be found elsewhere.
On the release of the old steamer house we removed it to the east end of the lot, improved the interior, and now use it
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