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Amount carried forward,
$2,285 77
177
AUDITORS' REPORT.
1898]
POOR DEPARTMENT.
Amount brought forward, $2,285 77
Roderick, Mrs. Charles T.
paid D. H. Millett, trustee, rent 15 00
groceries from Shattuck & Delano 18 88
fuel from B. O. Honors & Son 6 50
40 38
Russell, Sarah P. Danvers Lunatic Hospital, board
169 45
Ryan, Mrs. Patrick H.
paid H. B. Libby, rent 60 00
groceries from A. L. Pierce
76 52
groceries from F. A. Tisdale & Co. . 2 63
fuel from B. O. Honors & Son
13 95
153 10
Thomas, Mrs. B. B. paid G. T. Till, rent .
84 00
Tufts, Mrs. Annie
groceries from F. A. Tisdale & Co. . 2 84
fuel from B. O. Honors & Son 4 18
A. Frost Hunt, M. D., medical services 1 00
8 02
Tramp
A. Frost Hunt, M. D., medical services Vaile, Henry E.
1 00
fuel from B. O. Honors & Son
3 00
groceries from S. J. Pettingell
8 00
11 00
Welch, Margaret +
Danvers Lunatic Hospital, board
169 45
$2,922 17
REIMBURSEMENTS.
Mass., State of, acc't G. H. Kimball $14 63
Mass., State of, acc't Annie Wills . 32 00
Peabody, Town of, acc't Jesse Mason 17 71
$64 34
178
TOWN DOCUMENTS.
[Feb. 28
POOR DEPARTMENT.
DUE FROM 1896-7.
Mass., State of, acc't Issac C. Adams $ 7 53
1897-8.
Lynn, City of, acc't C. E. Brown . 10 11
Lynn, City of, acc't Mary Reed . 14 43
Newburyport, City of, acc't Annie Tufts . 8 02
Mass., State of, acc't infant
5 00
Mass., State of, acc't John McMahon 16 00
Mass., State of, acc't H. E. Vaile .
11 00
$72 09
Soldiers' and Sailors' Aid.
Appropriation
$500 00
Reimbursements
224 84
Due to Town . 64 90
$789 74
Amount of expenditures .
631 45
Balance unexpended
158 29
$789 74
EXPENDITURES.
Carpenter, Martin
fuel from B. O. Honors & Son
$19 50
Durgin, H.
groceries from Shattuck & Delano
4 14
Gallagher, Mrs. John
paid Owen Gaffney, rent . 37 50
paid M. Hurley, rent
36 00
fuel from B. O. Honors & Son 26 22
paid Muir & Thing, moving
3 00
102 72
$126 36
Amount carried forward,
179
AUDITORS' REPORT.
1898]
SOLDIERS' AND SAILORS' AID.
Amount brought forward,
$126 36
Farrington, Eunice M. aid
24 00
groceries from Shattuck & Delano 6 78
fuel from B. O. Honors & Son 6 63
37 41
Fowler, Royal
groceries from F. A. Tisdale & Co. . Hicks, Geo. B.
67 96
groceries from Shattuck & Delano
73 44
Mason, Mrs. Alpheus B.
medicine from C. P. Jeffers 60
rent paid W. H. Porter 20 00
groceries from J. L. Caverly
8 30
fuel from B. O. Honors & Son
5 88
paid A. F. Hunt, M. D., medical ser- vices 5 00
39 78
Martin, Eben
fuel from B. O. Honors & Son
6 50
footwear from Stephen Smart
8 70
aid
15 00
30 20
Rich, R. L.
fuel from B. O. Honors & Son . . 3 25
paid E. A. Mower, funeral expenses . 35 00
38 25
Smith, Mrs. Ann
aid
48 00
Symonds, Martha B.
aid
24 00
Wolcott, Sarah
groceries from Shattuck & Delano 25 86
groceries from F. A. Tisdale & Co. . 78 00
fuel from B. O. Honors & Son 32 19
136 05
Amount carried forward,
$621 45
180
TOWN DOCUMENTS.
[Feb. 28
SOLDIERS' AND SAILORS' AID.
Amount brought forward,
$621 45
Wyman, Weston paid estate of Abbie P. Porter, house rent 10 00
$631 45
REIMBURSEMENTS.
Beverly, City of, acc't Sarah Wolcott $224 84
DUE FROM
Beverly, City of, acc't Sarah Wolcott 29 90
Mass., State of, acc't R. I .. Rich 35 00
$64 90
State Aid.
CHAPTER 301, ACTS OF 1894.
Blaney, Elbridge G., aid 12 months
72 00
Blaney, Anna V., aid 12 months 48 00
Carpenter, Martin, aid 12 months . 36 00
Chute, Isabel F., aid 12 months . 48 00
Coan, Harriet, aid 12 months .
48 00
Connor, George M., aid 12 months
36 00
Connor, Eliza S., aid 12 months
36 00
Douglas, Rodney A., aid 12 months .
48 00
Farrington, Eunice M., aid 12 months .
48 00
Fay, Wm. T., aid 12 months
48 00
Fay, Lydia J, aid 7 months
28 00
Flanders, Myra W., aid 12 months
48 00
Gilley, Richard G., aid 12 months
36 00
Amount carried forward,
$580 00
181
AUDITORS' REPORT.
1898]
STATE AID.
Amount brought forward,
$580 00
Glass, J. W., aid 12 months
60 00
Green, Benj. M., aid 7 months 28 00
Green, Mehitable, aid 12 months
48 00
HIaley, Michael, aid 8 months .
32 00
Harris, Stephen S., aid 12 months
72 00
Heath, Hannah M., aid 12 months
48 00
Horton, George, aid 10 months .
40 00
Marsh, Edward Jr., aid 12 months
72 00
Marsh, Mary F., aid 12 months .
48 00
Milan, Bridget, aid 12 months .
48 00
Millett, Joseph A , aid 12 months .
48 00
Newhall, George, aid 7 months .
21 00
Pedrick, Benj. G., aid 12 months
48 00
Pierce, Joseph H., aid 12 months
72 00
Pierce, Sophia E., aid 12 months
48 00
Smith, Charles H., aid 2 months
8 00
Spinney, Geo. F., aid 12 months
60 00
Stevens, Sarah A., aid 12 months
24 00
Stimpson, Susan, aid 12 months
48 00
Stocker, Wesley, aid 6 months
18 00
Symonds, Martha B., aid 12 months
48 00
Umber, Sarah L., aid 12 months
48 00
Walcott, Sarah A., aid 12 months
48 00
Wardwell, Horace W., aid 2 months
8 00
Wiley, Edwin F., aid 11 months
54 00
$1,677 00
REIMBURSEMENT.
State of Mass., aid rendered 1896 $1,512 00
DUE FROM
State of Mass., aid rendered .
1,673 00
aid rendered, Jan. and Feb., 1898
286 00
$1,959 00
· 182
TOWN DOCUMENTS.
[Feb. 28
Military Aid.
CHAPTER 279, ACTS OF 1894.
Blanchard, Edw. A., aid 12 months . $ 5 00
$ 60 00
Blaney, Chas. O., aid 12 months . 10 00
120 00
Horton, Jos. A., aid 12 months 8 00
96 00
Marshall, Wesley, aid 2 months 8 00
16 00
aid 3 months 6 00
18 00
34 00
Martin, Eben S., aid 12 months 8 00
96 00
Martin, Richard, aid 2 months . 8 00
16 00
aid 3 months 4 00
12 00
28 00
Newhall, Geo , aid 4 months 5 00
20 00
Pedrick, John, aid 12 months 8 00
96 00
Rich, Richard L., aid 5 months 5 00
25 00
Wilkins, Geo. W., aid 7 months . 6 00
42 00
Wyman, Weston, aid 12 months . . 6 00
72 00
$689 00
REIMBURSEMENT.
State of Mass., aid rendered 1896 $296 50
DUE FROM
State of Mass., aid rendered 1897 $346 50
Aid rendered Jan. and Feb. 1898 61 00
$407 50
Cemetery.
Appropriation
$650 00
Amount of expenditures . $640 26
Balance unexpended 9 74
$650 00
183
AUDITORS' REPORT.
1898]
CEMETERY.
EXPENDITURES.
Blaney, E. G. Jr., plants .
$36 00
Brown, J. S., superintendent 2 months
58 33
labor
17 00
75 33
Getchell, B. F., dressing .
1 00
Harris, Nathan M., superintendent 10
months
291 70
labor
131 50
423 20
Hanley, James, labor
2 00
Holden, Geo. H. & Co., supplies
31 78
Marblehead Water Co., water rates
10 00
McDonough, Michael, 2 loads loam
2 00
labor with team
3 50
5 50
Merrill, G. B. & Co., labor, changing iron post
10 10
Proctor, David, labor
32 00
Spaulding, E. G., stock and labor
5 85
Spinney, J. D., labor
5 00
Twisden, Charles H., labor
2 50
$640 26
RECEIPTS.
Four lots, Nos. 253, 425, 428, 441
$160 00
For debris . 2 00
$162 00
Street Watering.
Appropriation
$2,500 00
Receipts . 50 00
Due to town
15 00
$2,565 00
184
TOWN DOCUMENTS. [Feb. 28
STREET WATERING.
Amount of expenditures 2,215 03
Balance unexpended . 349 97
$2,565 00
EXPENDITURES.
Cahoon, J. E., labor .
$ 4 00
Delory, Walter A , stock and labor
8 47
Evans & Cole, labor with sprinkler
532 50
Fire Department, labor with team
951 25
Granger, S. G., labor with team
512 50
Kitchin, L. A. & Co., stock and labor
20 00
Marblehead Water Co., .water rates .
150 00
stock and labor
20 13
170 13
Philbrick & Pope, stock and labor
16 18
$2,215 03
REIMBURSEMENT.
Lynn & Boston Railroad, contribution
$50 00
DUE TO TOWN.
For watering .
$15 00
Future Water Supply.
Appropriation $1,000 00
Amount of expenditures $472 95
Balance unexpended 527 05
1,000 00
1898]
AUDITORS' REPORT
185
FUTURE WATER SUPPLY.
EXPENDITURES.
Carpenter, Martin, distributing reports .
3 00
Evans & Cole, use of team . 6 50
Fowler, Royal, distributing reports . . 3 00
Glass, Joseph W., distributing reports . . 3 00
Hastings & Son's Publishing Co., adver- tising 19 20
Kitfield, E. H., sundries .
8 25
Nichols, G. H. & A. L., printing 1,000 reports 72 00
Niles & Carr, legal services
350 00
Till, Geo. T., furnishing copy of mortgage Marblehead Water Co ..
5 00
Wiley, Edwin F., distributing reports .
3 00
$472 95
186
TOWN DOCUMENTS.
[Feb. 28
Interest.
Appropriation · $3,800 00
Interest on treasurer's deposits 451 18
$4,251 18
Amount of expenditures $3,341 23
Balance unexpended
909 95
$4,251 18
EXPENDITURES.
1896.
Interest on Notes.
Lynn Institution for Savings.
Mar. 10. No. 100 to 102 inclusive, at 5 per cent., 6 months,
on $4,500
.
$112 50
April 15. No. 103, Mfrs. National Bank disc. $15,000 243 00
Lynn Institution for Savings.
May 2. No. 34, at 4 per cent., 6 months, $3,000 State of Massachusetts.
60 00
May 12. No. 88 to 96 inclusive, at 3% per cent., 6 months, on $28,000 . 504 00
June 1. No. 20, at 3} per cent., 6 months, $1,000 17 50
June 10. No. 104, Mfrs. National Bank disc. $10,000 State of Massachusetts.
150 00
June 25. No. 76 to 83 inclusive, at 32 per cent., 6 monthis, on $8,000 150 00
July 12. No. 69 to 75 inclusive, at 3 per cent., 6 months, on $31,500
590 62
· Aug. 10. No. 105, Mfrs. National Bank disc. $5,000 64 60
Lynn Institution for Savings.
Aug. 11. No. 54, at 4} per cent., 6 months, $2,250 50 63
Sept. 10. No. 100 to 102 inclusive, at 5 per cent., 6 months, on $4,500 112 50
Nov. 2. No. 34, at 4 per cent, 6 months, $3,000 . 60 00
State of Massachusetts.
Nov. 12. No. 88 to 96 inclusive, at 3% per cent., 6 months, on $28,000 . 504 00
Dec. No. 77 to 83 inclusive, at 34 per cent., 6 months, on $7,000 131 25
1898.
Jan. 12. No. 69 to 75 inclusive, at 3ª per cent., 6 months, on $31,500 590 3
$3,341 23
RECEIPTS.
Interest on treasurer's deposits . $451 18
187
AUDITORS' REPORT.
1893]
Michael P. Carroll, Collector of Taxes, in Acc't Current with Town of Swampscott.
1897.
DR.
To amount committed for collection, as
per assessors' warrant :
Town tax
$55,987 21
State tax
3,955 00
County fax
5,573 44
Supplementary list
65 20
-- $65,580 85
CR.
By cash paid B. O. Honors, Treasurer . . $63,506 83
Discount, 2 per ct. taxes paid before Oct. 2 973 56
Abatement of assessors . 1,035 66
Due on property advertised 1896
644 80
--- $65,580 85
M. P. Carroll, in Acc't with Town of Swampscott.
1898. DR.
Property advertised for sale 1896 . $143 65
1897 taxes due on property advertised for sale in 1896 64 80
$208 45
188
TOWN DOCUMENTS.
[Feb. 28
Benjamin O. Honors, Treasurer,
DR.
To cash balance in treasury, March 1, 1897 $18,289 29
Cemetery receipts 162 00
Concrete and curbstones, reimbursements 387 40
Corporation tax, received from State
13,331 30
Chemical laboratory loan (see notes) 2,500 00
Fire department receipts 48 36
Highway department receipts
6 00
Interest on treasurer's deposits 451 18
Kenney, Kate, estate of, by Niles & Carr 494 86
Kenney, Ellen, estate of, by Niles & Carr
53 47
Library, Free Public, receipts and dog tax
351 32
Military aid reimbursed by State 296 50
12 50
National Bank tax, received from State
2,472 72
Park receipts
387 62
Poor department reimbursements
64 34
Police department receipts
348 75
Proctor lot loan (see notes)
Sealer of weights and measures, B. A. Martin 1896-97
3,000 00 56
Sealer of weights and measures, G. W. Harris 1897-98
29 49
School department receipts
87 24
Soldiers' and sailors' aid, reimbursements
224 84
State aid, reimbursed by State
1,512 00
Street crossings by B. & M. R. R.
94 41
Street watering by L. & B. R. R. .
50 00
Street lights, Lynn Gas and Elec. Co.
102 62
Temporary loans
30,000 00
Tax collector, M. P. Carroll
63,506 83
Taxes 1895-6 .
144 35
Town hall receipts
164 00
Miscellaneous receipts :
licenses 26 00
J. C. Bennett, use of road roller 2 50
reimbursement by State'for burial indigent soldiers and sailors . 35 00
63 50
$138,637 45
· Milk inspector, Chas. E. Harris .
189
AUDITORS' REPORT.
1898]
in Acc't Current with Town of Swampscott.
CR.
By County tax, 1897
$5,573 44
Interest on notes payable
3,341 23
Account of notes paid :
Jan. 1, 1897, culvert loan note No. 20. $1,000 00
Jan. 25, 1897, Phillips school note No. 76 1,000 00
Aug. 11, 1897, engine house note No. 54 2,250 00
Sept. 10, 1897, King street note No. 100 . 2,000 00
Oct. 15, 1897, temporary loan note
15,000 00
Nov. 12, 1897, park loan note No. 88
2,000 00
Dec. 10, 1897, temporary loan note
10,000 00
Jan. 10, 1898, temporary loan note 5,000 00
Jan. 12, 1898, Phillips school note No. 69
4,500 00
42,750 00
State tax, 1897
3,955 00
Selectmen's orders, 1897-8 .
73,654 11
Paid outstanding orders, 1896
167 54
Balance in hands of Treasurer,
March 1, 1898 :
9,196 13
$138,637 45
* This includes the Park balance.
** Certified by Cashier's certificate.
$129,441 32
190
TOWN DOCUMENTS.
[Feb. 28
Assessors' Valuation of the Town of Swampscott, May 1, 1897.
Buildings, excluding land $2,254,500 00
Land, excluding buildings .
1,743,475 00
Total value of real estate : $3,997,975 00
Personal estate . 1,304,163 00
Total valuation . $5,302,138 00
Number of polls . 945
Tax on each poll . $2 00
Rate of taxation
$12 00 on $1,000 00
Tax on polls . . $1,890 00
Tax on personal estate . 15,649 95
Tax on real estate 47,975 70
Total tax, polls, personal, real estate
$65,515 65
State tax . $3,955 00
County tax
5,573 44
Town tax . . 55,987 21
Total tax for State, County and Town $65,515 65
Number of residents assessed on property . 625
Number of non-residents assessed on prop- erty
242
Firms and corporations 36
Number of persons assessed on property
903
Number of persons assessed on poll tax only 512
Total number of taxes assessed . 1415
Number of dwelling houses
955
Number acres of land .
1450
Number of horses
298
Number of swine
100
Number of cows .
78
Number of neat cattle, other than cows .
1
191
AUDITORS' REPORT.
1898]
Recapitulation.
Assessor's Map
Appropriations and receipts. $1,600 00
Expend tures. $625 00
Atlantic Grade
50 00
50 00
Catch Basins and Gutters
500 00
177 15
Cemetery
650 00
640 26
Chemical Laboratory
2,500 00
2,500 07
Concrete & Curbstones[Appropriation, $500 00 ) Receipts, 387 40 5
887 40
916 85
Engine House Repairs
350 00
345 32
Essex Street Fence
250 00
246 37
Fire Alarm Box
100 00
80 00
Fire Department
Appropriation, $5,000 00 }
6,085 86
6,341 81
Fire Ladders .
255 00
252 50
Health Department
2,000 00
1,814 83
Highway Department
Appropriation, $5,500 00
5,506 00
5,669 63
Hose House
250 00
227 16
Humphrey Street Drain
650 00
674 03
King.St. Extension . Bal. appro., Mar, 1, 1897 ]
240 87
83 99
Library Dept.
Appropriation, $450 00 }
801 32
801 29
Memorial Day
100 00
100 00
Military Aid
296 50
689 00
Monument Lot, care of
35 00
36 50
Park
Bal. appro., 1897, $9,866 00 }
10,452 64
4,626 02
Police Department 1 "Appropriation, $4,500 00 }
. Receipts, 348 75 S
4,848 75
4,851 14
Poor Department
. Receipts,
64 34 5
3,064 34
2,922 17
Proctor Lot
3,000 00
3,000 00
Redington Street Ledge
550 00
573 77
Ringing Bell .
25 00
15 00
Amounts carried forward,
$45,048 68
$38,259 86
Receipts, 1,085 86 §
Receipts, 6 00
L Receipts and dog tax, 351 32 5
Receipts, 586 64 5
Appropriation, $3,000 00 }
192
TOWN DOCUMENTS.
[Feb. 28
RECAPITULATION.
Appropriations and receipts.
Amounts brought forward,
$45,048 68
Expenditures. $38,259 86
School Department . [Appropriation, $16,000 00 )
87 24 S
16,087 24
15,656 26
Selectmen's Department .
4,500 00
4,652 34
Sidewalk Department
1,000 00
914 82
Soldiers' and Sailors' Aid [Approp, $500 00 ) Receipts, 224 84 5
724 84
631 45
Street Light .
Appropriation, $7,572 00 }
7,674 62
7,816 23
Street Crossings L. Appropriation, $600 00 }
694 41
537 05
Street Numbering
225 00
228 50
Street Watering .
_Receipts,
50 00 S
2,550 00
2,215 03
State Aid
1,512 00
1,677 00
Town Hall Dept. L Appropriation, $880 00 } Receipts, 164 00 5
1,044 00
962 70
Water Rates .
750 00
702 09
Water Supply Committee
1,000 00
472 95
Weights .
65 00
52 50
Whales Beach
50 00
4 00
$74,782 78
Less Fire Department Credit .
1,037 50
Net am't of Selectmen's orders drawn Less Selectmen's outstanding orders .
91 17
Net am't of orders paid by Treasurer
$73,654 11
County Tax (estimated) .
5,500 00
5,573 44
Interest . .
Appropriation, $3,800 00 l
4,251 18
3,341 23
Notes paid .
30,000 00
42,750 00
State Tax (estimated) .
4,500 00
3,955 00
Outstanding orders of 1895-6 paid
167 54
Am't of appropriations and receipts .
$127,176 97
Net am't of Treasurer's disbursements
$129,441 32
Receipts, 102 6:2 5
Receipts,
94 41 5
"Appropriation, $2,500 00 }
$73,745 28
Receipts, 451 18 5
193
AUDITORS' REPORT.
1898]
Statistics of the Town of Swampscott, 1866=1898.
ASSESSORS' VALUATION MAY 1.
MARCH 1.
YEAR
REAL
PERSONAL
TOTAL
RATE TAXES PER
YEAR
NOTES
ESTATE
PROPERTY
VALUATION
PAYABLE
1897
$3,997,975
$1,304,163
$5,302,138
$12.00
1898
$71,000.00
1896
3,896,059
1,245,245
5,141,304
12.00
1897
78,250.00
1895
3,756,900
1,444,947
5,201,847
12.00
1896
84,500.00
1894
3,619,525
1,529,675
5,149,200
11.00
1895
66,333.30
1893
3,439,975
1,649,953
5,089,928
11.00
1894
71,166.66
1892
3.271,279
1,504,170
4,775,449
10.00
1893
37,499.99
1891
3,122,350
1,771,373
4,893,723
10.00
1892
42,333.32
1890
3,001,550
1,857,777
4,859,327
10.00
1891
48,666.66
1889
2,585,431
1,453,301
4,038,732
8.40
1890
52,500.00
1888
2,465,256
1,501,536
3,966,792
8.50
1889
56,000.00
1887
2,417,556
1,288,498
3,706,054
8.00
1888
57,500.00
1886
2,383,055
1,275,405
3,658,460
9.50
1887
55,500.00
1885
2,365,280
1,130,863
3,496,143
9.00
1886
47,500.00
1884
2,371,610
1,135,215
3,506,825
11.00
1885
49,000.00
1883
2,259,855
1,589,566
3,849,411
8.50
1984
50,500.00
1882
2,228,330
1,264,938
3,493,268
6.00
1883
49.000.00
1881
2,121,080
807,159
2,928,239
7.20
1882
30,500.00
1880
1,991,880
1,133,247
3,125,127
7.00
1881
31,750.00
1879
1,930,205
418,904
2,349,109
8.30
1880
39,424.80
1878
2,049,980
384,841
2,434,821
8.00
1879
42,424.00
1877
2,041,935
340,323
2,382,258
8.50
1878
42,424.80
1876
2,108,462
360,961
2,469,423
12.00
1877
45,524.80
1875
2,074,850
389,441
2,464,291
10.00
1876
50,224.80
1874
2,028,875
457,260
2,486,135
11.00
1875
51,432.80
1873
1,949,225
460,867
2,410,792
12.00
1874
50,342.80
1872
1,854,750
578,000
2,432,750
9.50
1873
47,068.00
1871
1,598,800
504,073
2,102,873
9.50
1872
43,150.00
1870
1,334,570
508,564
1,843,134
10.00
1871
38,745.00
1869
1,244,120
313,711
1,557,834
11.20
1870
31,545.00
1868
1,141,020
347,173
1,488,193
11.50
1869
33,745.00
1867
1,124,670
268,675
1,393,345
13.50
1868
37,745.00
1866
972,120
249,289
1,221,409
12.00
1867
31,945.00
194
TOWN DOCUMENTS.
[Feb. 28
Notes Payable.
Date of Note.
No.
To whom payable.
Amount.
Class
Time.
Rate
When payable.
May 2, '88
34
Lynn Ins't Sav'gs
3,000 00
C
10 yrs.
4
May 2, 1898
Jan. 12, '94
70
State of Mass.
4,500 00
A
5 yrs.
3%
Jan. 12, 1899
Jan. 12, '94
71
State of Mass.
4,500 00
A
6 yrs.
34
Jan. 12, 1900
Jan. 12, '94
72
State of Mass.
4,500 00
A
7 yrs.
34
Jan. 12, 1901
Jan. 12, '94
73
State of Mass.
4,500 00
A
8 yrs.
34
Jan. 12, 1902
Jan. 12, '94
74
State of Mass.
4,500 00
A
9 yrs.
Jan. 12, 1903
Jan. 12, '94
75
State of Mass.
4,500 00
A
10 yrs.
3ª
Jan. 12, 1904
June 25, '94
77
State of Mass.
1,000 00
A
4 yrs.
34
June 25, 1898
June 25, '94
78
State of Mass.
1,000 00
A
5 yrs.
38
June 25, 1899
June 25, '94
79
State of Mass.
1,000 00
A
6 yrs.
34
June 25, 1900
June 25, '94
80
State of Mass.
1,000 00
A
7 yrs.
34
June 25, 1902
June 25, '94
82
State of Mass.
1,000 00
A
9 yrs.
34
June 25, 1903
June 25, '94
83
State of Mass.
1,000 00
A
10 yrs.
34
June 25, 1904
Nov. 12, '95
89
State of Mass.
2,000 00
B
3 yrs.
Nov. 12, 1898
Nov. 12, '95
90
State of Mass.
2,000 00
B
4 yrs.
Nov. 12, 1899
Nov. 12, '95
91
State of Mass.
2,000 00
B
5 yrs.
Nov. 12, 1900
Nov. 12, '95
92
State of Mass.
4,000 00
B
6 yrs.
Nov. 12, 1901
Nov. 12, '95
93
State of Mass.
4,000 00
B
7 yrs.
Nov. 12, 1902
Nov. 12, '95
94
State of Mass.
4,000 00
B
8 yrs.
Nov. 12, 1903
Nov. 12, '95
95
State of Mass.
4,000 00
B
9 yrs.
Nov. 12, 1904
Nov. 12, '95
96
State of Mass.
4,000 00
B
10 yrs.
Nov. 12, 1905
Sept. 10, '96
101
Lynn Ins't Sav'gs
1,500 00
D
2 yrs.
5
Sept. 10, 198
Sept. 10, '96
102
Lynn Ins't Sav'gs
1,000 00
D
3 yrs.
5
Sept. 10, 1899
July 30, '97
105
Lynn Ins't Sav'gs
3,000 00
E
10 yrs.
3ª
July 30, 1907
Sept. 24, '97
106
Lynn Ins't Sav'gs
2,500 00
F
8 yrs.
4
Sept. 24, 1905
Total, $71,000 00
A, Phillips' School Loan.
B, Park Loan.
c, Monument Loan.
D, King Street Loan.
E, Proctor Lot.
F, Chemical Laboratory.
June 25, 1901
June 25, '94
81
State of Mass.
1,000 00
A
S yrs.
%
195
AUDITORS' REPORT.
1898]
Financial Standing of the Town of Swampscott, March 1, 1898.
RESOURCES.
Cash in hands of Treasurer
$9,196 13
Due from Concrete and Curbstones
27 32
Poor Department
72 09
Soldiers' and Sailors' Aid
64 90
66
State Aid .
1,959 00
66
Military Aid .
407 50
66
Street Watering .
15 00
66
Taxes on advertised property .
208 45
Schedule of Public Property .
184,734 00
$196,684 39
LIABILITIES.
Notes Payable
[ 1898 Monument Loan
$3,000 00
66
66
1898 Phillips School Loan
1,000 00
1893 Park Loan .
2.000 00
٤٠
(1898 King Street Loan
1,500 00
7,500 00
6.
66
1899 Phillips School Loan
5,500 00
6.
1899 Park Loan
2,000 00
66
1899 King Street Loan
1,000 00
8,500 00
66
§ 1900 Phillips School Loan
5,500 00
1900 Park Loan
2,000 00
7,500 00
66
66
1901 Park Loan
4,000 00
9,500 00
66
§ 1902 Phillips School Loan
5,500 00
66
1903 Phillips School Loan
5.500 00
1903 Park Loan
4,000 00
9,500 00
66
1904 Park Loan
4,000 00
9,500 00
66
(1905 Park Loan
4,000 00
66
1905 Chemical Laboratory
2,500 00
6,500 00
66
1907 Proctor Lot
3,000 00
3,000 00
$71, 000 00
66
1901 Phillips School Loan .
5.500 00
19 2 Park Loan
4,000 00
9,500 00
66
1904 Phillips School Loan .
5,500 00
*196
TOWN DOCUMENTS.
[Feb. 28
Auditors' Remarks.
-
To the Citizens of Swampscott:
We herewith present for your consideration the forty- sixth Annual Report of the Town, for the fiscal year ending February 28, 1898.
The accounts of the several departments have been care- fully examined and found to be correct and proper vouchers on file for payments made.
The Treasurer's accounts have been audited quarterly and we have on file bank cashiers' certificates of deposits from National Security Bank, Lynn, and Manufacturers' National Bank, Boston, for balance of each quarter's auditing.
. The items of receipts can be found by referring to the differ- ent departments as they appear in the Treasurer's account.
Respectfully submitted,
JAY C. MERRITT, EDWARD A. MAXFIELD, Auditors. HERMAN F. ASHTON.
197
TOWN WARRANT.
1898]
Town Warrant, 1898.
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 Swampscott qualified to vote in elections, and in Town affairs, to meet at the Town Hall in said Swampscott, on Monday, the Twenty-first day of March, current, at Six o'clock in the forenoon, then and there to act on the following Articles, viz :
ARTICLE 1. To choose a Moderator to preside in said meet- ing.
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 a Town Treasurer for one (1) year.
To choose a Collector of Taxes for the year en- suing.
To choose one member of the School Committee for three (3) years.
To choose one member of the Board of Trustees of the Public Library for three (3) years.
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TOWN DOCUMENTS.
[Feb. 28
To choose a Board of Auditors for the year ensuing.
To choose one Overseer of the Poor for three (3) years.
To choose one member of the Board of Health for three (3) years.
To choose a Surveyor of Highways for the year ensuing.
To choose three Constables for the year ensuing.
To choose a Park Commissioner for three (3) years. All to be chosen on one ballot.
ART. 3. To vote by ballot " Yes " or " No " upon the ques- tion : Shall licenses be granted for the sale of Intoxicating Liquors in this Town ?
ART. 4. To hear and act upon the reports of the Auditing Committee, the Board of Selectmen, the School Committee, the Board of Trustees of the Public Library, the Engineers of the Fire Department, the Superintendent of the Cemetery, the Board of Health, the Chief of Police, the Milk Inspector, the Commit- tee on Street Lights, the Committee on Future Water Supply, the Committee on Assessors' Plans, the Committee on Cemetery Improvement, the Surveyor of Highways, the Inspector of Cattle, Provisions, etce, the Committee on Sewerage, and the Park Com- missioners.
ART. 5. To raise such sums of money as may be necessary to defray Town charges for the ensuing year and make appropri- ations therefor.
ART. 6. To see if the Town will accept the list of names for Jurors as prepared and posted by the Selectmen.
ART. 7. To see what amount of bonds will be required of the Town Treasurer for the current year.
ART. 8. To see if the Town will authorize the Treasurer, with the approval of the Board of Selectmen, to borrow money in anticipation of taxes.
199
TOWN WARRANT.
1898]
ART. 9. To see what amount of bonds will be required of the Collector of Taxes for the year ensuing.
ART. 10. 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 prompt payment on or before a certain date.
ART. 11. To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of one hundred and twenty-five ($125) dollars, to be placed in the hands of James L. Bates Post 118, G. A. R., towards defraying the expenses of Memorial Day.
ART. 12. To hear and act upon the report of the committee on future water supply. To see if the Town will purchase all the property, privileges and franchise of the Marblehead Water Company, and pay therefor the sum of ninety-four thousand ($94,000.00) dollars, according to the proposal of said Company to sell to said Town, and to act upon any other matter requisite to enable the Town to acquire said property. To see if the Town will appropriate ninety-four thousand ($94,000.00) dollars to pay for the property of the Marblehead Water Company, and if so, to authorize the Town Treasurer to borrow said sum on the bonds of the Town; to fix the time of payment of such bonds; and to act upon any and all other matters necessary to enable the Town to borrow said sum. To see if the Town will establish a Water Board, and if so to elect persons to constitute the same.
ART. 13. To see if the Town will authorize the laying of an 8 inch water pipe on Humphrey street, connecting with pipes at Phillips Corner, so called, and at Salem Street, and the placing of three hydrants thereon at such points as may be deemed expedi- ent and appropriate money therefor, as petitioned for.
ART. 14. To see if the Town will appropriate a sufficient sum of money to place a fire alarm striker on the Hose House at Mountain Park and appropriate money for the same as petitioned for.
ART. 15. To see if the Town will vote not to publish the names of those who are assisted through Poor, Soldiers' and
200
TOWN DOCUMENTS.
[Feb. 28
Sailors' Aid, State and Military Aid Departments, as petitioned for.
ART. 16. To see what action the Town will take toward placing a Fire Alarm Box at the junction of Stetson and Frank- lin Avenues and appropriate $150 for the same, as petitioned for.
ART. 17. To see what action the Town will take in relation to building a sidewalk on Essex street, opposite the Cemetery, from the corner of Belmont Avenue and Essex Street to the estate of Martin Nies, and make an appropriation for the same, as petitioned for.
ART. 18. To see what action the Town will take in regard to the collection of ashes and rubbish during the ensuing year and appropriate money for the same as petitioned for.
ART. 19. To see if the Town will vote to place an arc light at the corner of King and Greenwood Streets, opposite the Phil- lips School Building, as petitioned for.
ART. 20. To see what action the Town will take in regard to our electric lights burning until daylight and appropriate money for the same as petitioned for.
ART. 21. To see if the Town will vote to build the follow - ing Street Crossings and appropriate money for the same as pe- titioned for, viz : across Columbia Street at Maple Avenue ; across Claremont Terrace at Burrill Street; across Rock Avenue at Burrill Street; across Danvers Street at Essex Street; across Burrill Street near estate of Geo. Pecker ; across Humphrey Street at Cliffside Avenue.
ART. 22. To see if the Town will vote to accept Pleasant Street as laid out by the Selectmen and appropriate money to build the same as petitioned for.
ART. 23. To see if the Town will vote to accept Norfolk and Middlesex Avenues as laid out by the Selectmen of 1896-7.
ART. 24. To see if the Town will vote to accept Hampden and Berkshire Streets as laid out by the Selectmen.
201
TOWN WARRANT.
1898]
ART. 25. To see if the Town will vote to accept Monument Avenue, Elmwood Road, Thomas Road, Andrew and Farragut Roads as laid out by the Selectmen.
ART. 26. To see if the Town will vote to accept Crescent and Elliott Streets as laid out by the Selectmen and appropriate money to build the same as petitioned for.
ART. 27. To see if the Town will appropriate money to im- prove the lot of land recently purchased adjacent to Town Hall.
ART. 28. To see what action the Town will take in regard to laying a drain pipe from the brook on Columbia Street to Bur- rill, thence to Essex, thence to the culvert beyond the property of E. R. Golder, and appropriate money for same, as petitioned for.
ART. 29. To see if the Town will vote to purchase a Chem- ical Fire Engine, to be stationed at Phillips Beach, and appropri- ate money for the same.
ART. 30. To see if the Town will furnish a safe for the Col- lector of Taxes and appropriate money for the same.
ART. 31. To decide what sum of money shall be appropri- ated for the administration and improvement of the Beach Res- ervations.
ART. 32. To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of $50, to be expended under direction of the Board of Health, for the removal of rubbish which may be washed up on Whales Beach, during the coming season.
The Polls to be closed at 4.30 o'clock P. M.
And you are directed to serve this Warrant by posting at- tested copies thereof at the Town Hall, Depots, Post Offices, 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,
202
TOWN DOCUMENTS.
[Feb. 28
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 ninety eight.
WILMOT R. HASTINGS, Selectmen of Swampscott.
JAMES H. MOULTON, GEORGE T. MELZARD,
A true copy. Attest :
RICHARD G. GILLEY, Constable.
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