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VOTED. ART. 23. To accept and adopt the following By-Law :
" The Sealer of Weights and Measures of the Town of Swampscott shall be paid by a salary, and shall account for and pay into the Treasury of the Town of Swampscott the fees received by him by virtue of his office, and the Select- men shall each year fix the amount of such salary at the time of the appointment of such Sealer of Weights and Measures."
Sewerage.
VOTED. To take as much of Art. 5 from the table as relates to the report of the Committee on Sewerage.
The report of the Sewerage Committee was heard and a motion made to carry out the same.
VOTED. To lay the matter of Sewerage upon the table until an adjourned meeting.
Street Crossing.
VOTED. To appropriate the sum of three hun- dred dollars in addition to the four hundred dol- lars already appropriated for Street Crossings as petitioned for under Articles 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29.
VOTED. To take from the table the report of the Committee on Street Lights.
Street Lighting.
VOTED. That the five hundred dollars be ap- propriated for the purpose recommended in the report of the Street Light Committee, namely, for lighting on dark nights when the moon is obscured.
Street Light Committee.
VOTED. To appoint a Street Light Committee of three members as follows, viz: Curtis V. Mer- ritt, William F. Norcross and Edwin A. Farnham,
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the said committee to have charge of the Street Lights for the ensuing year.
VOTED. That Art. 30, New School Building, New school building.
be assigned as a special article, to be acted upon tomorrow evening, Wednesday, Mar. 22d.
VOTED. To refer Art. 31, pertaining to the employment of foreign labor, to the Board of Selectmen, and five citizens to be selected from the signers of the petition by the Moderator, they to constitute a committee to submit a statement in regard to the matter at an adjourned meeting.
Upon the em- ployment of for- eign labor.
Committee - Board of Selectmen, W. N. Ran- dall, Solomon H. Shaw, James L. Taylor, Patrick H. Ryan and J. Henry Widger.
VOTED. ART. 32. To appropriate the sum of Salem street water pipe. three thousand dollars for the purpose of extend- ing the water main the remainder of the way on Salem street, the sum of money so appropriated to be raised by loan for such time as may be deemed advisable by the Board of Selectmen.
VOTED. To refer Art. 33 to the Selectmen for investigation, to be reported upon at the adjourned meeting.
VOTED. To refer Art. 34 to the Selectmen for investigation, to be reported upon at the adjourned meeting.
VOTED. ART. 35. To appropriate the sum of Cemetery four hundred and fifty dollars for the purpose of improving the entrance to the Cemetery as planned by the Selectmen, the same to be carried out by the Selectmen.
VOTED. That the matter of Sewerage be ordered for Wednesday evening, March 22d.
VOTED. To lay that part of the report of the
improvement.
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Selectmen to be found on pages 57 and 58 of the Town Report, ending with the words future prog- ress on the table until the adjourned meeting.
VOTED. To adjourn to Wednesday evening, Mar. 22d, at 7.30.
ADJOURNED ANNUAL MEETING, MARCH 22, 1893.
Agreeable to the adjournment of the previous evening, the voters of the Town assembled at the Town Hall on Wednesday evening, Mar. 22, 1893.
Called to order at 7.30 P. M. by Edward H. Thomas, Moderator.
The records of the last meeting were read, a slight correction suggested, (and has been made) otherwise the records were declared correct.
VOTED. To take up the reports on New School Building in connection with Art. 30.
MOVED. That the reports be accepted and the committee discharged, and that a new committee, consisting of the School Committee, Dr. W. B. Chase, S. Everett Doane, Chas. J. Gibson, W. Ernest Stone and Benj. Potter, be a committee to whom this whole matter of school room be referred for a report at the adjourned meeting.
As a substitute motion, the following was offered :
Breed lot.
That the sum of three thousand dollars be appropriated on loan or otherwise to purchase and procure the lot of land known as the Breed Lot at the corner of Redington and Highland streets for the erection of a school house that shall take the place of the present school house on Redington street.
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VOTED. To use the check list when voting on substitute motion.
The vote was taken by use of check list result- ing as follows - Yes, 113; No, 85.
VOTED. That a committee, composed of the Board of Selectmen and School Committee, be re- quested to report plans and specifications for a school house on the Breed lot, the same to be re- ported at an adjourned meeting for acceptance and approval, or otherwise.
VOTED. That the sum of money appropriated to purchase the Breed lot be raised by loan.
VOTED. To adjourn to Thursday evening, March 23, at 7.30.
RECOUNT OF VOTES CAST FOR SCHOOL COMMIT- TEE, MARCH 23, 1893.
A petition for a recount of votes cast at the election on March 20, for School Committee, was received, signed by twelve legal voters.
The Moderator appointed Thursday, March 23, at 2 P. M., at the Selectmen's room, as the time and place where the recount should be had. J. Ros- well Widger and Patrick H. Ryan were appointed Tellers and qualified for the duties by the Moder- ator.
The ballots were all gone over and the result found to be the same as before declared.
ADJOURNED ANNUAL MEETING, MARCH 23, 1893.
In accordance with the adjournment of the pre- vious evening, the voters of the Town came to- gether at the Town Hall, on Thursday evening, March 23, 1893.
Plans for new School House, Breed lot.
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Called to order at 7.35 P.M., Edward H. Thomas in the chair.
Records of last meeting read and declared cor- rect.
TO THE VOTERS OF SWAMPSCOTT : -
Sewerage report.
At the last annual Town Meeting, the Commit- tee on Sewerage was instructed to confer with the Lynn authorities relative to an arrangement for entering the Lynn intercepting sewer.
This committee has had several conferences with the Drainage Committee at Lynn, and has obtained a proposition which the said Drainage Committee is willing to favorably recommend to the Lynn City Council as follows : In consideration of forty- three thousand dollars ($43,000) to be paid by the Town of Swampscott, permission will be given to enter the Lynn intercepting sewer with such size pipe as may be desired, such permission to be per- petual.
Furthermore, the Town of Swampscott is to be relieved of all care, responsibility and future expense as to the disposal of sewage, the City of Lynn to take perpetual care of it.
In many respects, this arrangement is preferable to the Dread Ledge Project No. 3, as suggested by Engineer Rudolf Hering, and your committee would recommend its favorable consideration.
This committee was also instructed to report on the cremation system, and to this end a portion of the committee visited Lowell to investigate the Engle Crematory, which has been there in suc- cessful operation since December, 1892. We found that the cremation system at Lowell is wholly for the consumption of house offal, and makes no provision for the disposal of night soil or sewerage
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matter, and can in no respect be considered as a substitute for a sewerage system.
Respectfully submitted,
J. F. CROSSMAN, Chairman.
F. E. INGALLS, A. R. BUNTING, J. H. FARWELL,
A. C. WIDGER,
Committee.
G. E. EMMONS, SEC.
CHARLES P. CURTIS, Jr., )
SWAMPSCOTT, MASS., March 31, 1893.
MOTION. That the Sewerage Committee be in- Sewerage, structed by this meeting to make a contract with the City of Lynn to enter the intercepting sewer at Eastern avenue, providing arrangements can be made satisfactory to the Sewerage Committee, the amount not to exceed forty-three thousand dollars ($43,000), the Selectmen to be instructed to hire the same amount for such time and terms as in their judgment may be advisable.
The above motion was declared not admissable Sewerage. at this meeting, there being nothing in the warrant relating thereto.
VOTED. To recommit the matter of Sewerage to the same committee for further investigation.
VOTED. To add Edward H. Kitfield and Ken- Added to Sewer- age Committee. dall Pollard to the Sewerage Committee.
VOTED. To take from the table that part of Art. 5 consisting of the report of the Board of Health.
VOTED. To instruct the Board of Health to Board of Health dispose of the contents of sink, cesspool or privy as provided for in Art. 7, Sec. 7 of the By-laws of the Town.
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Instructions to Board of Health. VOTED. To instruct the Board of Health to procure some place for the disposal of all matter of an offensive nature.
VOTED. At 9.40 P. M., to adjourn to Thursday evening, April 13, at 7.30.
ADJOURNED ANNUAL MEETING, APRIL 13, 1893.
In agreement with the foregoing adjournment, the voters of the Town assembled at the Town Hall, on Thursday evening, April 13, 1893.
Called to order at 7.30 P. M. by Edward H. Thomas, Moderator.
Records of last meeting read and approved.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON SALARIES.
TO THE CITIZENS OF SWAMPSCOTT : -
Your committee appointed at the adjourned annual meeting held Mar. 21, to prepare a list of salaries for Town Officials, respectfully submit the following report for your consideration :
ELECTED OFFICERS.
Moderator for annual meeting $25 00
Board of Selectmen
825 00
Town Clerk
100 00
Treasurer (the town to furnish bond)
300 00
Collector of Taxes (the town to fur- nish bond) 400 00
Auditors : Chairman . 75 00
Two other members, each
50 00
Assessors
400 00
School Committee, each 100 00
Additional for Chairman
50 00
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Overseers of the Poor : Chairman $100 00
Two other members, each 60 00
Board of Health, each ($50.00) 150 00 Allowance for Secretary 25 00
APPOINTED OFFICERS.
Secretary of Board of Selectmen 150 00
Librarian of Public Library per year . 175 00
Assistant Librarians each per year 30 00
Inspectors of Elections or Deputies per
day . 5 00
Tellers per day
3 00
Supt. of Streets per week to include team
20 00
Supt. of Cemetery
100 00
Agent and Janitor of Town Hall in- cluding all charges
300 00
Secretary of Overseers of the Poor ·
25 00
Engineers of the Fire Department, Chief 100 00
Assistant Engineers, each
50 00
Firemen per year
25 00
Engineer of Steamer
100 00
Permanent men at Engine House per week
12 00
Inspector of Provisions, etc., including expenses per year ·
40 00
Milk Inspector per year 10 00
Sealer of Weights and Measures per year 25 00
Police Officers per week 15 00
Special Police Officers per hour ·
25
Respectfully submitted,
A. R. BUNTING, J. R. WIDGER.
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VOTED. To accept and adopt the report of the committee appointed to arrange a list of salaries for Town Officials.
VOTED. Art. 17. To accept, adopt and allow the report of the Selectmen laying out of Ontario street as a Town way.
Vote of thanks to D. K. & L. H. Phillips for offer of land.
VOTED. That as a community assembled in Town meeting, we tender to D. K. & L. H. Phillips a hearty vote of thanks for their generous offer in the interest of our Public Schools, and further, that it is the sentiment of this meeting that the offer should be duly considered and laid over for action at a special meeting. (Unanimous.)
COMMUNICATION OF D. K. & L. H. PHILLIPS.
SWAMPSCOTT, April 12, 1893.
W. H. ROGERS, EsQ., Chairman of School Commit- tee.
DEAR SIR :- The lot of land, which is located northerly and adjoining the estate of Jeannie P. Chase, if considered to be a desirable location, we will deed this property to the Town of Swampscott for school house purposes.
From the plan made by Chas. W. Gay, Sur- veyor, under date of Apr. 12, 1892, a description of the land would be as follows: Beginning on the easterly line of a street leading upon the Highlands, in continuation of Greenwood court, and at the northwesterly corner of land of estate Jeannie P. Chase, thence running easterly by said land three hundred and sixty (360) feet, to a pro- posed street 50 feet wide; thence northerly and northeasterly by said proposed street, following an arc of a circle, having a radius of one hundred and thirteen feet, a distance of eighty-five and one-half
Communication of D. K. & L. II. Phillips.
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(85.50) feet; thence northeasterly by a radial line of said arc, about sixty-seven (67) feet to a point distant, easterly, three hundred and fifty (350) feet from the first named easterly street line; thence northerly and parallel with said street line about one hundred and sixty-two (162) feet to land of Swampscott Land Trust; thence westerly by said land three hundred and fifty one and nine-tenths (351.9) feet, to said easterly street line; thence southerly by said street line about two hundred and fifty (250) feet to the point of beginning.
There is a grand total of 96,327 square feet or 2.211 acres+.
Yours respectfully, D. K. & L. H. PHILLIPS.
VOTED. That the alleged votes at the meeting of the inhabitants of Swampscott, held March 22d, 1893, recorded by the Town Clerk, to the effect " that the sum of three thousand ($3,000) dollars be appropriated on loan or otherwise, to purchase and procure the lot known as the Breed Lot at the corner of Redington and Highland streets, for the erection of a school house that shall take the place of the present school house on Redington street, and that the sum of money appropriated to purchase the Breed Lot be raised by loan," be rescinded and declared to be null and void, and that the said sum of three ($3,000) dollars be not appropriated and that no further action be taken under or in compliance with said votes, or either of them, and that it is the sense of the meeting that a Special Town Meeting be called in which there shall be an article in the warrant in sub-
Rescinding the votes taken to buy land for new School House.
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stance like article thirty in the Warrant for the Annual Town Meeting, held March 20th, 1893, of which this is an adjournment. (Unanimous).
VOTED. To take from the table that part of the Selectmen's report that relates to Petition of Lynn & Boston R. R. Co. for action.
Electric system L. & B. R. R.
VOTED. That it is the sentiment of this meet- ing that the Selectmen allow the Lynn & Boston Railway Company to add electric system over Humphrey street, from Lynn line to Marblehead line, without widening Humphrey street, follow- ing the road-bed as now laid, also that the estab- lishment of a five-cent fare by the Electric R. R. Co. between all points in the Town to and from Marblehead and Salem be a condition in any nego- tiations the Town may enter into with said Com- pany in granting a franchise for electric service.
Town work to be done by citizens
VOTED. To accept and adopt the report of the committee appointed to consider Art. 31, the non- employment of foreign labor as follows: Your committee, after careful consideration, would recommend that all Town work, such as the con- structing, filling, grading and repairing of High- ways, building or repairing of Sidewalks and Catch Basins, setting Curbstones, paving Gutters, and laying Street Crossings, be done by the Superin- tendent of Streets and citizens of the Town acting under the direction of the Selectmen, and that all such work shall be divided equally and fairly among such citizens as may apply for it. In the matter of blasting of Ledges, building of Sewers and Culverts and laying of Water Mains, your committee would suggest the method of doing such work be left wholly to the direction of the Select- men - A. R. Bunting, A. C. Widger, H. C. Bul-
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finch, J. L. Taylor, J. Henry Widger, W. N. Ran- dall, S. H. Shaw, P. H. Ryan.
VOTED. ART. 33. To appropriate the sum of Atlantic avenue sidewalk.
eight hundred dollars ($800) for the purpose of building a sidewalk on Atlantic avenue from the estate of S. C. Heald to the Marblehead line.
VOTED. Art. 34. That the Town define the o define the lines and grade that portion of Beach Bluff avenue lying between Atlantic avenue and the sea and construct a sidewalk on each side thereof.
The following resolution was adopted. Yes, 24, No, 19.
RESOLUTIONS SELECTMEN'S REPORT.
Whereas, The Preamble or Greeting in the Selectmen's Report distinctly expresses a sentiment that Swampscott is a competing municipality with other towns for the purpose of enticing summer visitors within its border, and
Whereas, A failure to provide liberal means to accomplish this end, even to the election of accom- modating public officials, would result in a certain forced isolation and an injury to our future pro- gress.
Be it Resolved, That the Town repudiate this sentiment as antagonistic to the true principles of Town Government, inconsistent with our charter of incorporation, degrading to American citizen- ship, and having a tendency to undermine the fundamental principles of Liberty, Equality and Justice.
Resolved. That a copy of these resolutions be spread upon the records of the Town.
VOTED. To accept the Auditors' Report and adopt the recommendations contained therein.
lines of Beach Bluff avenue.
Resolutions on Selectmen's Re- port.
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Proposition to connect Swamp- scott and Lynn fire alarm.
VOTED. To leave the proposition of Engineer Downing as printed in Report of Fire Engineers with the Board of Selectmen and Engineers, they to act at their discretion in the matter.
1,000 feet of hose for Fire Dept.
VOTED. To appropriate six hundred and fifty dollars ($650) to purchase one thousand feet of hose as recommended by the Engineers.
VOTED. To accept and adopt the report of the committee appointed to purchase horses for the fire apparatus, as printed.
VOTED. To accept all other reports as printed not previously acted upon.
VOTED. To extend to the Moderator a vote of thanks for the very able and impartial manner in which the affairs of this meeting have been con- ducted.
VOTED. To dissolve at 10 o'clock, P. M.
I hereby declare the foregoing to be a true record.
Attest:
GEO. T. TILL, Town Clerk.
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING, APRIL 27, 1893.
TOWN WARRANT.
ESSEX ss.
To either of the Constables of the Town of Swampscott in said County, Greeting :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are directed to notify the inhabitants of the Town of Swamp- scott, qualified to vote in elections and in Town affairs, to
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meet at the Town Hall on Thursday, the twenty-seventh day of April, current, at 7.30 o'clock in the evening, then and there to act on the following Articles, viz :
ART. 1. To choose a Moderator to preside in said meet- ing.
ART. 2. To see what action the Town will take as to purchasing and procuring a lot for and the erection of a school house that shall take the place of the Redington Street building and appropriate money therefor, agreeable to the petition of W. H. Rogers and others.
ART. 3. To see what action the Town will take as to ac- cepting the gift and conveyance from D. K. & L. H. Phillips to the Town for School purposes of a certain lot of land de- scribed as follows : Beginning on the easterly line of a street leading upon the Highlands in continuation of Greenwood court and at the northwesterly corner of land of estate of Jeannie P. Chase, thence running easterly by said land three hundred and sixty (360) feet to a proposed street 50 feet wide, thence northerly and northeasterly by said proposed street, following an arc of a circle having a radius of one hundred and thirteen (113) feet, a distance of eighty-five and one-half (85.5) feet, thence northwesterly by a radial line of said arc about sixiy-seven (67) feet to a point distant easterly, three hundred and fifty (350) feet from the first named east- erly street line, thence northerly and parallel with said street line about one hundred and sixty-two (162) feet to the land of Swampscott Land Trust, thence westerly by said land three hundred and fifty-one and nine-tenths (351.9) feet to said easterly street line, thence southerly, by said street line, about two hundred and fifty (250) feet to the point of begin- ning, in all 96,327 sq. ft. or 2.211++ A.
ART. 4. To see what action the Town will take as to the erection of a school house for the High and Grammar Schools, and as to appropriating money therefor, and raising the same by loan.
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ART. 5. To see what action the Town will take as to entering the sewers of the City of Lynn, and appropriating and raising money to enable the Town to enter said sewers, and as to the Town making any contract or contracts with the City of Lynn relating to the connecting of the sewers of the Town with those in Lynn.
ART. 6. To see if the Town will extend the water main the remainder of the way on Salem street, and appropriate money, by loan or otherwise, for the same, as petitioned for by Willard F. Lewis and others.
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 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 aforesaid.
Given under our hands, this Nineteenth day of April, in the year one thousand eight hundred and ninety-three.
A. R. BUNTING, Selectmen of
H. C. BULFINCH,
A. C. WIDGER, Swampscott.
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 eleven public and conspicuous places in said Swampscott on Wednesday, April 19th, 1893.
JAMES WHEELER,
Constable of Swampscott.
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In accordance with the Warrant, the voters of the Town assembled at the Town Hall on Thurs- day evening, April 27th, 1893.
The meeting was called to order by the Town Clerk at the time appointed, who read the War- rant and the return thereon.
There were twenty ballots cast for Moderator. Edward H. Thomas, sixteen (16), elected.
Eldridge F. Small, three (3).
E. B. Wardwell, one (1).
Edward H. Thomas was immediately qualified for the position of Moderator.
VOTED. ART. 2. That the alleged votes at the meeting of the inhabitants of Swampscott held March 22d, 1893, recorded by the Town Clerk, to the effect " That the sum of three thousand dollars ($3,000) be appropriated on loan or otherwise, to purchase and procure the lot known as the Breed lot at the corner of Redington and Highland streets, for the erection of a school house that shall take the place of the present school house on Red- ington street," and "That the sum of money appropriated to purchase the Breed lot be raised by loan," be rescinded and declared to be null and void, and that said sum of three thousand dollars ($3,000) be not appropriated, and that no further action be taken under or in compliance with said votes, or either of them, and that nothing more be done at this meeting under Article 2 in the war- rant for this meeting, and that all that is done relating to securing a lot for and the erection of a school house, referred to in Article 2 of said war- rant, be done under the next two articles of said warrant.
Rescinding of votes to buy land for new school house.
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PREAMBLE AND RESOLUTIONS.
Whereas, Our Town, in whose progress and prosperity every good citizen cherishes a just pride, having reached a crisis in her educational affairs, where the exigency imperatively demands a new school building to take the place of the present school building on Redington street:
And Whereas, This consummation, so earnestly desired by a majority of our citizens of all classes, has been greatly retarded by embarrassments growing out of the inability of honest-hearted and public-spirited citizens to unite upon any suitable site after all the arguments pro and con of some ten sites have been presented and exhausted :
And Whereas, The condition of things just de- scribed has been perplexing and discouraging up to the point of hazarding the success of our much- needed improvement:
Therefore, We heartily congratulate ourselves that at such a juncture our embarrassment is so greatly relieved and our hitherto somewhat di- vided forces so generally unified by the most timely and generous offer of a lot of land, hereto- fore described, on the part of our well-known and life-time citizens, Messrs D. K. and L. H. Phillips :
And Whereas, We recognize that in the accept- ance of this lot of land we shall possess a school house site-beautiful for situation, equal, if not su- perior, when all things are counted to any which its county affords, commanding, as it does, not only a view of our own town, but of city, sea and country beyond, in the most historic part of our beloved land ; and furthermore, we recognize the fitness of placing the public building, which repre-
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