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Passed by a standing vote, 102 to 1.
ART. 5. Voted. Unanimously.
That a sinking fund be, and it is hereby established, for the payment of the bonds authorized by the foregoing vote, and that any of said bonds, or any remaining proceeds thereof not needed for the payment of said Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000) and the expenses incurred in making and executing the contract with the Metropolitan Water Board, and in the preparation of said bonds and in negotiating the same, be paid and contributed to said sinking fund, and that such other and further payments and contributions be made thereto, from time to time, as required by the provisions of said Act of 1898, Chapter 293, and other provi-
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sions of law ; which said sinking fund shall remain inviolate and pledged to the payment of said loan, and shall be used for no other purpose.
ART. 6. On motion of G. A. R. Horton, Mr. Davis of Boston, having been given permission, made some remarks con- cerning the taking of Blaney's Beach for Park purposes, and the alleged injustice done to Capt. John Smith by such taking.
M. L. Quinn moved that the matter of Art. 6 be referred to the Town Solicitor.
W. R. Hastings moved to amend by referring the subject to the Park Commissioners. The amendment having been accept- ed by Mr. Quinn, the meeting voted to so refer it.
Voted. To refer the matter of Art. 7 to the Park Commis- sioners.
Voted. ART. 8. That the fixing of the price of Cemetery Lots be left with the Selectmen.
Voted. Art. 9. That the Town apply the same terms to the laying of brick sidewalks, as now apply to concrete.
Voted. At 8.33 P. M. that the meeting be dissolved.
Attest : MILTON D. PORTER,
Town Clerk.
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STATE ELECTION, NOVEMBER 8, 1898.
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, to meet at the Town Hall, in said Swampscott, on Tuesday the eighth day of November next, it being the Tuesday next after the first Monday of said November, at six o'clock in the forenoon, then and there to bring in their votes to the Selectmen, on one ballot, for
Representative in the 56th Congress, Sixth District, Gover- nor, Lieutenant-Governor, Councillor for the Fifth Essex Dis- trict, Secretary, Treasurer, Auditor, Attorney-General, Senator First Essex District. Two Representatives in General Court for Eleventh Essex District, County Commissioner, Two Special Commissioners, Sheriff, District Attorney, Register of Probate and Insolvency.
The polls to be kept open until 4 o'clock P. M.
And you are directed to serve this Warrant by posting at- tested 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 twenty-eighth day of October, in the year one thousand eight hundred and ninety-eight.
WILMOT R. HASTINGS, Selectmen JAMES H. MOULTON, of
GEO T. MELZARD, Swampscott.
A true copy. Attest :
RICHARD G. GILLEY, Constable.
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RETURN ON THE WARRANT.
Pursuant to the within Warrant to me directed, I have noti- fied the inhabitants of the Town of Swampscott, to meet at the time and place and for the purpose herein mentioned, by posting up attested copies of said Warrant at the Town Hall, Depots, Post Office, and ten other public and conspicuous places in said Swampscott, on Saturday, the 29th of October, in the year 1898, the posting of said notices being seven days before the time of said meeting.
RICHARD G. GILLEY, Constable of Swampscott.
In accordance with the foregoing Warrant, the voters of the Town met in the Town Hall on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 1898, and were called to order, at Six o'clock in the forenoon, by Wilmot R. Hastings, Chairman of the Selectmen and presiding election officer.
The Town Clerk read the Warrant calling the meeting and the return thereon.
The package of ballots marked "First set of ballots, Town of Swampscott," was delivered to the presiding Election Officer, who receipted therefor. .
James T. Lyons, (Dem.) Inspector and John F. Keefe, (Rep.) Inspector, were duly sworn as Ballot Clerks.
The ballots were delivered to the Ballot Clerks, after the seal had been broken by the presiding Election Officer.
Card of Instruction and Specimen Ballots, also Penalties, were posted about the Hall, and inside the guard rail, as pro- vided by law.
The ballot box was opened and shown to be empty ; the reg- ister was 000; the ballot box was then locked and the keys delivered to the Constable in charge. The polls were declared to be open at 6.05 A. M.
The polls were kept open, by vote of the meeting, until sun- set, 4.29 P. M.
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The following, having been appointed Tellers by the Select- men, were duly qualified by the Town Clerk : Charles T. Jackson and Frank V. Porter, (Rep), and Oscar F. Morris and Edward H. Thomas, (Dem), and Martin Carpenter, (Dem), additional.
There were 549 ballots cast, as announced by the presiding Election Officer, both check lists agreeing with the ballots cast ; the ballot box register, at close of polls, indicated 527.
The " Holt Counting apparatus " having been used, at 7.05 P. M. the following result was declared,
GOVERNOR.
Alexander B. Bruce, of Lawrence (D.). 95
George R. Pease, of Lynn (S. L.) 7
Winfield P. Porter, of Newburyport (D. S.) 1
Samuel B. Shapleigh, of Boston (P.) . 13
Roger Wolcott, of Boston (R.) 415
Blanks 18
LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR.
Michael T. Berry, of Ilaverhill (S. L.) 10
W. Murray Crane, of Dalton (R.) 406
John L. Kilbon, of Lee (P.) . 14
Isaac W. Skinner, of Brockton (D. S.) 5
Edward J. Slattery, of Framingham (D.) 77
Scattering 7
Blanks 30
SECRETARY.
Charles H. Bradley, of Haverhill . 9
Henry A. Inman, of Newton (D. S.) 18
Henry Lloyd, of Boston (D.) 77
William M. Olin, of Boston (R.) 396
James P. Stevens, of Boston (S. L.) 10
Blanks 39
TREASURER.
Martha Moore Avery, of Boston (S. L.) 9
Harry J. Jaquith, of Wellesley (D.) 81
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Edward P. Shaw, of Newburyport (R.) . 396
Herbert Morley Small, of Templeton (P.) 16
Charles W. White, of Winchester (D. S.) 6
Blanks 41
AUDITOR.
Charles S. Grieves, of Amesbury (D. S.) 2
John W. Kimball, of Fitchburg (R.) . 393
John Palme, of New Bedford (S. L.) . 7
Charles F. Parker, of Boston (D.) 90
Walter E. Sanford, of Attleborough (P.) 13
Blanks 44
ATTORNEY-GENERAL.
Patrick Kilroy, of Springfield (D.) 82
Hosea M. Knowlton, of New Bedford (R.) 415
Clarence E. Spelman, of Westfield (S.L.) . 11
Blanks 41
COUNCILLOR-FIFTH DISTRICT.
Horace H. Atherton, of Saugus (R.) 411
Daniel H. Maguire, of Haverhill (D.) 85
Blanks 53
SENATOR-FIRST ESSEX DISTRICT.
Henry C. Atwill, of Lynn (R.) 393
Charles E. Bishop, of Lynn (P.) . 25
William A. Swain, of Lynn (D.) 97
Blanks 34
REPRESENTATIVES IN GENERAL COURT-ELEVENTH ESSEX DISTRICT.
Sidney P. Kenyon, of Lynn (D.) 100
Elmer Eugene Metzger, of Lynn (P.) 23
Justin Perry, of Lynn (D.) . 86
James F. Seavey, of Lynn (R.) 365
Rufus E. Seavey, of Lynn (P.) 26
Robert S. Sisson, of Lynn (R.) 343
Scattering 1
Blanks 154
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COUNTY COMMISSIONER-ESSEX.
Wallace Bates, of Lynn (R.) 346
Horace F. Longfellow, of Newbury (D.) 145
Blanks 58
SPECIAL COMMISSIONER-ESSEX COUNTY.
William B. Carleton, of Danvers (R.) 360
Nelson P. Cummings, of Merrimac (R.) 336
Daniel B. Lord, of Salem (D.) 102
Fred O. Spalding, of Lawrence (D.) 82
Blanks 218
DISTRICT ATTORNEY-EASTERN DISTRICT.
Eugene T. McCarthy, of Lynn (D.) 169
W. Scott Peters, of Haverhill (R.) . 329
Blanks 51
REGISTER OF PROBATE AND INSOLVENCY ESSEX COUNTY.
Jeremiah T. Mahoney, of Salem (D.R.) 361
N. P. Frye 1
Blanks 187
SHERIFF-ESSEX COUNTY.
William S. Hoyt, of Lynn (D.) 112
Samuel A. Johnson, of Salem (R.) . 377
Blanks 60
REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS-SIXTH DISTRICT.
E. Moody Boynton, of West Newbury (D.) . 119
Albert L. Gillen, of Haverhill (D.S.) . 6
William H. Moody, of Haverhill (R.) 386 Blanks 38
A true record,
Attest ; MILTON D. PORTER,
Town Clerk.
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Town Clerk's Statistics.
BIRTHS RECORDED.
Males, 49 ; Females, 37; total, 86.
In January, 5; February, 3; March, 10; April, 4; May, 8; June, 5; July, 10; August, 9; September, 13; October, 11; No- vember, 5; December, 3.
Nativity of Fathers-Massachusetts, 36; Nova Scotia, 10 ; Ireland, 7; Italy, 5; Maine and New York, 4 each; England and New Brunswick, 3 each; New Hampshire, Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island, Canada and Scotland, 2 each; Vermont, Cape Breton and Sweden, 1 each.
Nativity of Mothers-Massachusetts, 31; Nova Scotia, 9; Ireland, 8; New Brunswick, 7; New Hampshire and Italy, 5 each ; Maine, 4; England and Canada, 3 each ; New York, New- foundland and Cape Breton, 2 each ; Pennsylvania, Vermont, Rhode Island and Prince Edward Island, 1 each.
Fathers born in Swampscott, 11; Mothers, 4.
MARRIAGES RECORDED, 34.
In January, 4; March, 1; April, 2; May, 1; June, 7; July, 5; August, 1; September, 5 ; October, 4; November, 2; Decem- ber, 2.
Nativity of Grooms-Massachusetts, 18; Nova Scotia and Ireland, 3 each; Maine, 2; New Hampshire, Connecticut, Michi- gan, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Canada, Italy and Germany, 1 each.
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Nativity of Brides-Massachusetts, 21; Maine, 4; Nova Scotia, 3; Ireland, 2; New Hampshire, New York, Italy and Germany, 1 each.
Occupation of Grooms-Hair Dressers, Shoeworkers, and Laborers, 3 each; Clerks, Physicians, Coachmen, Salesmen and Brakemen, 2 each; Clergyman, Broker, Coal Dealer, Oyster Dealer, Bank Teller, Plumber, Steam Fitter, Counter Moulder, Baker, Carpenter, Painter, Blacksmith, Conductor and Teamster, 1 each.
DEATHS RECORDED.
Males, 23; Females, 24; total, 47.
In January, 2; February, 6; March, 2; April, 5; May, 1; June, 3; July, 5; August, 6; September, 6; October, 3; No- vember, 2; December, 6.
Under 5 years, 10 ; 10 to 20, 3; 20 to 30, 2; 30 to 40, 6; 50 to 60, 8; 60 to 70, 4; 70 to 80, 8; 80 to 90, 6.
Causes-Heart disease, 7 ; consumption, old age, Bright's dis- ease andicancer, 4 each ; apoplexy, and meningitis, 3 each ; pneu- monia, typhoid fever, drowning, marasmus and still-born, 2 each ; cholera infantum, chronic diarrhæa, diphtheria, intestinal obstruc- tion, pleurisy, premature birth, whooping cough and aneurism, 1 each.
Seventy years of age and over-John B. Richardson, old age, 89 yrs. 1 m. 21 d .; Maria B. Nisbett, old age, 87 yrs. 3 m. 23 d .; Nancy D. Standley, cancer, 84 yrs. 10 m. 21 d .; Vesey Col- clough, old age, 83 yrs. 5 m. ; Bridget McCarthy, pneumonia, 82 yrs .; Dennis Lyons, old age, 81 yrs .; John Stanley, cancer of bowels, 79 yrs. 9 m. 9d .; Sarah A. Walcott, apoplexy, 78 yrs. 11 m. 7 d .; Harriett S. Hall, pneumonia, 77 yrs. 6 m. 7 d .; Mehita- ble Green, heart disease, 75 yrs. 11 m. 22 d .; Rebecca A. Smith, heart disease, 75 yrs. 6 d .; Lucy A. Parrott, heart disease, 74 yrs. 3 m. 20 d .; John Renny, chronic diarrhea, 72 yrs .; Mary B. A. Pierce, heart disease, 71 yrs. 1 m. 5 d.
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DOGS LICENSED.
Males, 126; Females, 24; total, 150.
One breeder's license for which $50 was paid.
Attest : MILTON D. PORTER,
Town Clerk.
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List of Jurors.
Prepared and posted by the Selectmen, for the consider- ation of the Town at the Annual Meeting, March 20, 1899.
ASHTON, HERMAN F. BLANCHARD, GEORGE A. BONNEY, FRANK L. BRADFORD, FRANK H. BULFINCH, H. CUSHING CONNER, GEORGE M. COWDREY, WILLIAM C. CULLEN, HENRY N. CURTIN, JAMES H. DOUGHTY, WILLIS E. DOUGLASS, SYLVESTER F. EASTMAN, ENOCH S. EVANS, CHARLES E. HOWES, FREEMAN HARRIS, GEORGE W. HOVEY, GEORGE H. JACKSON, CHARLES T. KEEFE, JOHN F. MELZARD, GEORGE T. MERRITT, JOHN R.
NIES, MARTIN E. NISBETT, DAVID W. PARKER, SAMUEL R. PORTER, SAMUEL M. PEDRICK, BENJAMIN G. PORTER, MILTON D. RICH, BENJAMIN F. ROWE, ALLEN S. SHOREY, CARLETON E. SPINNEY, JOSEPH D. STUBBS, WHITFIELD A. STANLEY, JOHN G. THOMAS, JAMES THOMAS, JOHN C. TUTTLE, EDGAR M. ULMAN, ISAAC A. VARINA, WILLIAM W. WEBSTER, GEORGE C. WELCH, JOHN H. WIDGER, JAMES H.
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Report of the Selectmen.
To the Citizens of Swampscott :
The past year has been one in which the materially in- creased appropriations caused a corresponding increase of $2 per $1000 in the tax rate. While certain improvements are desir- able, and some are indispensable, we should also bear in mind that every $5000 added to the Town's annual expenses causes the tax rate to be $1 higher. Therefore, before the Town votes on the annual appropriations, each item of expense should be carefully scrutinized, to the end that there shall be no murmur- ings when the tax gatherer makes his round.
OUR STREETS.
As is well known, the copious rainfall and heavy storms have had a disastrous effect upon the streets. Many of them have been badly damaged and often have been washed out after being newly gravelled. Added to this have been heavy snow storms, making large expense in this department.
The King's Beach sea wall, damaged in the November storm, has been repaired, and lacks only the necessary filling behind it. This work was not hurried, awaiting the decision relative to it from the Metropolitan Park Commissioners, in the hope that they would bear at least part of the expense.
A new sidewalk, which was much needed, has been con- structed on Essex Street, from the Salem line to Belmont Avenue.
Street crossings have been laid, in accordance with the vote of the Town, in Burrill, Danvers and Humphrey Streets, Rock Avenue and Claremont Terrace.
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Crescent and Elliott Streets, as accepted by the Town, have been put in passable condition, and the work on Pleasant Street has been well done. Thomas Road, Andrew Road, Farragut Road, Berkshire and Hampden Streets, and Norfolk and Middle- sex Avenues have been entered upon and boundaries set. Mon- ument Avenue and Elmwood Road remain as heretofore, as the abuttors would not sign waivers.
The Selectmen have laid ont Stetson Avenue, Maple Ave- nue, a portion of Roy Street and a portion of Orient Court, and refer them to the Town, for acceptance or otherwise. It is proper to state that included in Stetson Avenue is the portion under the railroad bridge, where trouble is experienced with surface water; but the cause of this trouble lies in Norfolk Avenue, and not in Stetson Avenue, and the remedy will be found when proper drainage for Norfolk Avenue is provided. The Easterly side of Humphrey Street, at the Blaney Beach Park, has been laid out so as to straighten the line and take into the street a small portion of the Park Reservation.
DRAINAGE OF ESSEX STREET AND NORFOLK AVENUE.
The Town instructed the Selectmen to investigate the sub- ject of laying a pipe drain from the culvert in Essex Street, near property of E. R. Golder, to the brook on Columbia Street. This work had been suggested as a means of relieving the pressure on the 10-inch drain pipe in Norfolk Avenue. We cannot at this time recommend such a drain. It would only partially accomplish the result sought, and the estimated expense would be $3,300. Added to this would be the danger of litiga- tion, caused by the Town diverting to a new course water which has always flowed in a different channel. Should any trouble arise along the course of the brook which flows from Columbia Street to Stacey brook, the claim would be at once set up that it was caused by the new drainage flowing from Essex Street.
We believe the remedy for the trouble in Norfolk Avenue must be more thorough to be effectual. The area of the water- shed here drained is 175 acres, the water from which formerly flowed through the Stetson estate in a wide ditch. When
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Norfolk Avenue was constructed, the agents of the Stetson Land Trust caused this water to be conducted into a 10-inch pipe- much too small for the service required. Later, in Stetson Avenue, was laid a 15-inch pipe, which discharges into the 10- inch just mentioned. Should the Essex Street water be taken to some other point, there would still be trouble in Norfolk Ave- nue. Therefore it seems desirable that a large pipe should be substituted for the 10-inch pipe in Norfolk Avenue, and that it be continued through Paradise Road to the large culvert under Burrill Street. The cost of laying a 24-inch pipe 2150 feet is estimated at about $4,100. This would be ample to provide for the rush of water during heavy storms, and the work would be done once for all. The Stetson Land Trustees express a willing- ness to share in the expense and they would probably welcome any solution of the problem.
SURFACE WATER.
In Atlantic Avenue, at the estate of A. F. Estabrook, sur- face water collects in the public highway and stands in a stagnant pool. In past years Mr. Estabrook has at his own expense endeavored to get rid of this water, constructing a catch basin and drain. The grade pitches from both ends of the street toward this point. The whole difficulty can be forever remedied by slightly lowering the grade toward the east, thus conducting the water down the hill. Should this be done, Mr. Estabrook will at once improve the locality by laying a concrete walk along the property which adjoins his own. He expresses a willingness to pay part of the expense, rather than have the present condition continue. However, as he has already spent a con- siderable sum, it does not seem right for the Town to ask him to pay more.
A dangerous place exists in Beach Bluff Avenue, at the culvert near Atlantic Avenue. Under normal conditions there is a clearance of only six inches between the surface of the water and the covering stones, the rest of the culvert being built so low as to be of no practical use. The culvert and street should be raised 15 inches at that point, to allow storm waters to
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pass off. At times, when the tide backs up, the pressure is sufficient to force water up through the covering stones and the surface of the street, leaving large holes. The grade around the corner into Atlantic Avenue should be slightly changed, to con- duct water directly into the culvert, and not through the lawn of George S. Burton, as at present.
If the change suggested above is made in Atlantic Avenue, there would be more than enough material to fill in at Beach Bluff Avenue. A contract could be made to take these two improvements in conjunction at an estimated cost approximating $550. We recommend an appropriation for this purpose. Taken together, the work could be done much cheaper than sep- arately, while a single accident might cause four times the amount required to make both these improvements.
MOVING BUILDINGS.
Permits were issued to move several buildings through Humphrey Street, although travel was thereby seriously impeded. Ordinarily we consider that this would be very poor policy, and we should have refused the permits had it not been for the fact that our action was a great help to the Park Commissioners in clearing the Reservations.
NEW WATERING CART.
The plan of using the fire horses in street watering has been continued the past year. The cost of hiring a watering cart has been $50, and we can now buy for $100, the cart we have been using. We recommend the purchase.
POLICE DEPARTMENT.
The members of the police force have quietly and efficiently attended to their work. They have faithfully guarded the peace of the town, and there is no good reason why they should not be retained.
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Early in the summer the Selectmen became dissatisfied with the administration of the fire department. as the positive instruc-
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tions of this Board had been disobeyed. A vacancy having been created in the office of Chief Engineer, Edgar M. Tuttle was appointed to the position, and Michael McDonough was also appointed to the Board on account of the resignation of an Assistant Engineer. It was soon discovered that, under the authority of ex-Chief Emmons, repairs on the steamer amounting to over $1,800 had just been contracted, although the Town had by vote distinctly limited this expenditure to $1,500, and the Selectmen have declined to approve the bill for more than that sum. The balance is referred to the Town for action. The affairs of this department are now running smoothly, and the alarm, hydrants and apparatus are carefully watched. The officers and men are all doing good work and deserve much com- mendation.
The Fire Department requires an average annual expendi- ture of at least $6,500, which is, in our opinion, more than a town of this size ought to pay for the protection given. We recommend that a committee be appointed to confer with the authorities of Lynn, to see if an arrangement can be made by which that city will, for a certain stipulated sum, extinguish fires in Swampscott. We believe Lynn could save us a large sum annually and at the same time make a handsome profit. More- over, this would effectually take our Fire Department out of politics.
CEMETERY IMPROVEMENTS.
Work has progressed toward improving the undeveloped portion of the cemetery, and there are now sufficient lots for immediate use. The plan was adopted of digging each lot to the proper depth, making it available for burial purposes, as is done in other cemeteries. The price of these lots has been set at $100. We recommend that the Town consider the advisability of establishing a fund whereby perpetual care may be given to cemetery lots.
TITLE TO PUMPING STATION.
The duty devolved upon the Selectmen to approve the title to real estate, valued at $8,000, conveyed to the Town by the
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Marblehead Water Company. The title was approved, the Company giving a bond of $17,000 and also making a cash de- posit of $12,000 to indemnify the Town against possible loss by reason of a slight technicality. A bond of $27,000 against property valued at $8,000 ought to be sufficient.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The old buildings on the Proctor lot have been torn down and the lot nicely graded. New curbstones have also been laid here and the result is a great improvement in the appearance of the Town Hall property.
A new safe has been purchased for the use of the Collector of Taxes.
A communication has been sent to the authorities of Lynn, notifying them to cease turning sewage into the Town of Swamp- scott, and requesting them to abate the nuisance.
APPROPRIATIONS.
We recommend that the following amounts be appropriated for the various departments for the coming year :
Selectmen's Department
$4,500 00
Highway Department
7,000 00
School Department
18,000 00
Street Watering
2,000 00
Health Department
2,000 00
Police
4,500 00
Street Lights
7,500 00
Poor Department
3,000 00
Fire Department .
Receipts and
5,000 00
Town Hall
Receipts and
900 00
Catch Basins and Gutters
500 00
Sidewalks .
500 00
Concrete and Curbstones
500 00
Assessors' Maps
700 00
Cemetery .
600 00
Cemetery Improvement
300 00
Library Dog Tax Receipts and 450 00
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Care Monument Lot .
35 00
Memorial Day .
100 00
Water Rates
750 00
Soldiers' and Sailors' Aid
500 00
Interest
2,800 00
State Tax (estimated)
3,500 00
County Tax (estimated)
5,500 00
Total
$71,135 00
In addition to this, maturing notes aggregating $8.500 must be paid, making $79,635; deduct corporation tax, estimated at $13,000, and we have $66,635, which, at our present valuation, is equivalent to $12.20 per $1,000. Anything additional to this amount must make a corresponding increase in the tax rate. We recommend that the Moderator be instructed to announce, after each appropriation is made, the total amount thus far voted, together with the amount of tax which will be required.
WILMOT R. HASTINGS,
Selectmen of
JAS. H. MOULTON,
GEO. T. MELZARD,
Swampscott.
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Report of the School Committee.
To the Citizens of Swampscott :
We have the honor to submit for your consideration, our Annual Report for the years 1898 and 1899.
RELATION OF SCHOOL AND HOME.
" The school needs the co-operation of the home. The parent often has no personal knowledge of the school life and work of his child, but the school can do its best work only when home and school are mutually acquainted. The parent has but few children to care for, but the teacher has fifty. If the parent knew under what disadvantages his child labors and how little individual care he can possibly get, when he has but one fiftieth of the teacher's time and strength, there would be a loud cry for more teachers, fewer pupils to the teacher and a greater co-operation between the home and the school. Many of our citizens are not acquaint- ed with the earnest and faithful work our teachers are doing for them and their children, but the better the work is known the better it will be appreciated."
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