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For Excellence in English Composition and Declamation for the four years :
A Silver Medal, to Ethel Sherman Griffin.
For Superior Deportment for the year ending June, 1903 :
Two Silver Medals, to Sarah Jane Conners, 1904, and Mary Ellen Havern, 1905.
Selected List for 1903.
Pupils whose studies have averaged "Excellent," "A," in each study for the year ending June, 1903 :
GRADE VIII.
Marion Dean Munsey. Margaret Louise Shorey.
GRADE VI. Katherine Call.
-
Roll of Honor.
Pupils who have not been absent nor tardy for the school year ending June, 1903.
HIGH SCHOOL.
C. Alice Chapman. Lucy Jameson. Bertha Enholm. Alice F. Pratt.
Dorothy Jasinsky. Bertram P. Martin. Mary E. Kain. Katherine F. McNamara.
Mildred R. Munsey.
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GRADE VIII.
Everett H. Clark. Margaret L. Shorey.
Joseph E. Kain. Jessie Macdonald. Lloyd L. Mansfield.
GRADE VII.
Alma T. Johnson. George T. Poor. Dorothy Till. Mildred B. Curtis.
Marion F. Newcomb. Clara Quereau. Katherine Call. Frances Jasinsky.
Pauline Eveleth.
GRADE VI.
Mary L. C. Holden. William R. Curtis. Alice M. Gott. Mary V. Mehagan.
Walter L. DeLory. George E. Goodwin. A. Wesley Hatch. M. Etta Sanderson.
GRADE V.
Irving Allen Curtis. Helen Blany Foster. Ruel A. Metcalf. Marion Huldah Wood.
Louise Call. Madeline V. Martin. Leonard E. Proctor. Marion Bentley.
Marion Proctor.
GRADE IV.
Forest Spaulding. Frank Buckman.
Camille Serrington. Harriett Kain.
GRADE III.
May Beth Goodwin. John Lee.
GRADE II.
Jennie Ledley. Glen F. Rowell.
Sarah Bucknam. Robert G. Beattie.
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[Feb. 20
GRADE I.
Raymond Jenkins.
Rose Hilda Lee.
William Chapman was absent one afternoon because of a relatives' funeral.
Calendar For School Year, 1904.
Winter Term began December 28, 1903; ends February 26, 1904.
Spring Term begins March 7; ends April 29.
Summer Term begins May 9; ends June 30.
Fall Term begins September 6; ends December 23. Winter Term begins January 2 ; ends February 24, 1905. Spring Term begins March 6, 1905 ; ends April 28, 1905.
Children who have not previously attended school may enter the first primary grade at the beginning of the spring term, March 2, or at the beginning of the fall term, September 6, and during the two weeks following.
Holidays.
Washington's Birthday, February 22.
Patriot's Day, April 19. Memorial Day, May 30. Bunker Hill Day, June 17.
Thanksgiving recess, from noon of the day before to morning of the Monday following Thanksgiving Day.
No School Signal.
The signal for no school is " 22" sounded on the fire alarm- for the forenoon session at 7.57 A. M., for the afternoon session at 12.45 P. M.
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REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
1904]
Corps of Teachers, 1904.
HIGH SCHOOL.
Harold C. Childs, Principal.
A. Lillian Rideout, Assistant.
Sept. 1893.
Mabel E. Ingalls, Assistant.
Sept. 1894.
Alice G. Coombs, Assistant.
Sept. 1900.
Marion H. Nickerson, Assistant.
Sept. 1903.
PHILLIPS SCHOOL.
Ellen M. Dewing, Grade VIII.
Elizabeth J. Hadley, Grade VII.
Minnie H. Fernald, Grade VII.
Mabel S. Knight, Grade VI.
Alice L. Shaw, Grade VI.
Sept. 1902.
REDINGTON STREET SCHOOL.
Frances A. Gould, Grade V, Principal.
Edith A. Farnum, Grade IV.
Sept. 1903 .- Sept. 1897.
Katherine Y. Prescott, Grade III and II. L. Ardell Kimball, Grade I.
Sept. 1902. Sept. 1903.
ESSEX STREET SCHOOL.
Mabel F. Verry, Grade V, Principal.
Sept. 1903 .- April 1896.
Edith S. Gardner, Grade IV.
Sept. 1902 .- Sept. 1894.
Emma J. Machon, Grade II. May E. Jackson, Grade I.
April 1880. Nov. 1894.
PINE STREET SCHOOL.
Annie O. S. Clemons, Grade III, Principal. Mar. 1904. Sept. 1902.
Anna F. Wiley, Grade I.
.
BEACH SCHOOL.
Blanche H. Doyle, Grade III, II, I.
Sept. 1903.
FARMS SCHOOL.
Louise C. Stanley, Grade III, II, I.
Sept. 1888.
SUPERVISOR OF MUSIC AND DRAWING. Elizabeth A. Bill. Jan. 1890
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS.
Harold C. Childs. Sept. 1901.
Date of Appointment. Sept. 1898.
Jan. 1894.
Sept. 1880 .- Dec. 1872.
Sept. 1888. Sept. 1900 .- Nov. 1894.
Sept. 1903 .- Sept. 1888.
[Date of appointment to present position in Roman type. If the teacher has previously served in another position in town, the date of the earlier appointment is stated in italics. ]
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[Feb. 20
Statistics for 1903.
Average Membership.
Average Attendance.
Number of Sittings.
one time.
1903.
Winter.
Spring.
Summer.
Fall.
Winter.
Spring.
Summer.
Fall.
Percentage of attendance.
TT - H
106
100
102
15-9
83.8
80.9
79.4 98.9
78.5
79.9
74.4 97.3
98.3
PHILLIPS :'
Grade VIII
Grade VII
48
33
33
12.9
29
27.8
23
38.2
26.9
25.5
21.7 36.4
95.3
Grade VI
48
45
45
II-6
37.5
35
33
44
35.2
31
30
42.4
96.2
Grade VI
48
48
50
II -II
37
39
39.6 46.9 12
II.4
11.2
10.9
REDINGTON STREET :
Grade V
55
50
50
IO-7
*47.3
*39.7 46
*44.1
45.7
*44 1 36.9
*42.3
*41.2 43.5
95 93.9
Grade III
24
22
21
8-4
20.5
21.9
21.I
20.7
17.9
19.6
19.4 18.7
90.8
Grade II
20
19
19
7-10
27.4
22.7
22.7
17.7
23
19.8
21.I
15.2
85.9
Grade I
34
32
30
5-5
19.8
24
23.2 29.4
16.2
21.3
18.9
27.2
92.8
ESSEX STREET :
Grade V .
49
4S
51 IO-II
9-6
45.2
45.4
45.6
49.3
38
41.8
44.2 42.3
94
Grade I
42
39
45
5-6
28.3
38.8
38.1|33.8
24.5
35.3
34.9:31.3
92.9
PINE STREET :
Grade III
50
44
47
8-2
46.8
44.4
47.7 41.9
42.7
38.7
44.9.39.2
93
Grade I
40
32
26
5-6
26.4
31
30.8,29.5
22.6
26.8
27
27.5
87
BEACH :
Grade III
45
2
2
8-10
16
13
I3
2 7.8
13.
12
II.3
2
100
Grade II
8
8
8-5
5
6
7.5 8.7
12.5
7.I
5.5 S
7.3
|11.9
95.2
FARMS :
Grade III
53
6
6
7-S
9
9
9
4.5
7.7
7.7
8.4
4.3
Sg
Grade II
7
7
6-6
4
4
5
6.3
3.8
3.7
4.6
6
95
Grade I
20
20
6-4
8.5
8.3
9.2 18.2
6.2
6.6
8.1 15.I
SI
50
51
43 25.9
44 25.1
43 22.4 32.5
49.9
40.2
41 22.6
39.7 47.2
94.5
Grade VII
48
42
51
8-7
45
147.5 145.5 146.5
46.7
+35.3 +39.2
41.1
SS 88.6
Grade IV
51
51
54
44
7.2
42
45.5
47
45
+34.2 39.4
41.9
43.1 43.7
Grade II
48
47
14
14
7-1
8
9.3
4.6
5.4 7.5
96.2
Grade I
* In Phillips Building.
t At Redington Street.
SCHOOLS
Largest membership at any
Number enrolled, Fall Term,
Average age (years, months).
12.5
12
35.4
37.7
35.8.44.7
95.4
Grade VI
51
51
41.8
40.41
44.7
Grade IV
46.5 47.7
23.I
23.2 31.1
95.7
44
13-1
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REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
1904]
Enrollment for Fall Term.
HIGH SCHOOL :
1898.
1899.
1900.
1901.
Í902.
1903.
Graduate students
. .
. .
. .
2
I
I
Senior
6
7
IO
13
10
14
Junior
9
I7
I3
13
17
24
Second Year
24
2I
17
24
30
29
First Year
30
35
34
Totals
69
- 3 -2
93
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GRAMMAR SCHOOLS :
Grade VIII
45
44
45
4.5
50
51
Grade VII
51
47
47
49
55
77
Grade VI
58
62
63
81
92
95
Grade V
86
76
82
92
105
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Grade IV
83
97
85
98
98
105
Totals
323
326
322
365
4.00
429
PRIMARY SCHOOLS :
Grade III .
97
83
88
88
IOI
77
Grade II
·
87
99
86
93
90
78
Grade I
.
117
106
118
94
II3
I35
Totals
·
301
288
292
275
304
290
Grand totals
·
693
693
695
731
797
S21
Increase
.
2
36
66
24
- -
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TOWN DOCUMENTS.
[Feb. 20
Report of Truant Officer.
To the School Board :
GENTLEMEN,-I have investigated 1 14 complaints from teach- ers during the past year with the following results: Truancy, first offence 9 ; second offence 4 ; third offence 3 ; sixth offence I. Respectfully submitted,
RICHARD G. GILLEY,
Truant Officer.
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REPORT OF CHIEF OF POLICE.
1904]
Report of the Chief of Police.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :
I hereby submit the annual report of the Police Department as follows :
Whole number of arrests
30
Males
28
Females
2
- 30
Arrested for the following offences :
Assault and battery
4
Assault with a dangerous weapon
I
Larceny
.
2
Insane
2
Drunkenness .
IO
For out of town officers .
2
Breaking, entering and larceny
3
Indecent assault
I
Non-support of minor child
I
Stubbornness
I
Neglected children
2
Assault with attempted rape
I
- 30
Disposed of as follows :
Committed to House of Correction
2
Committed to State Farm
I
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Committed to Danvers Insane Asylum
2
Held for Grand Jury
3
Placed on file
I2
Discharged by Court
2 -
Defaulted
2
Fined and paid
.
I
Nolprossed
I
Delivered to out of town officers
2
Turned over to State Board of Charity
2
- 30
Superior Criminal Court, September term, larceny from the building, I. The defendant pleaded guilty, and the case was placed on file.
Superior Criminal Court, January term, assault with a dan- gerous weapon, I. The defendant pleaded guilty and was fined $15.
Miscellaneous Business.
Complaints investigated .
175
Disturbances suppressed without arrest
I2
Buildings found open and secured .
41
Defective places in street reported 40
Street obstructions removed
9
Lost children returned to parents
IO
Street lights reported out
57 5
Injured and sick persons cared for
3
Dogs killed .
Intoxicated persons assisted home
Accidents reported .
Tramps sent out of town ·
Breaking, entering and larceny reported .
3 9 15
Out of town officers assisted
9
Lights furnished for dangerous places
25
Breaks in water pipes reported
4
Glass in fire-alarm boxes reported broken 5
.
.
Stray teams cared for
57 16 14
Cases of larceny reported
103
Fires extinguished without alarm
4
Drunks put off at depot, non-residents
14
Lights extinguished in buildings
2
Wires reported down
4
Fire alarms given by officers
2
Fire alarms responded to by officers
15
Nuisances reported to Board of Health
2
Juveniles before the court
5
Horses found loose in stable and secured
2
Brush fires reported at Engine House
2
Runaway boys returned home
·
4
Electric light poles reported down .
I
Horses killed
I
Leaks in gas mains reported
2
Runaway horses stopped
I
Dead bodies found and cared for
2
Value of property reported stolen
$219
Value of property recovered
.
$89
Receipts and Reimbursements.
Ainslie & Grabow
$9 75
Isaac Leadbetter
4 50
H. W. Priest
5 00
John W. Chapman
2 00
Elisha W. Cobb
2 00
Wardwell Bros.
2 00
Charles W. Galloupe
52 25
Mary E. Lodge
50 00
Winnipesikett Club
2 00
Board of Health Department .
40 97
Board of Sewer Department
276 75
Police court fines
5 00
Telephone tolls .
.
5 0I
.
.
.
$457 23
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1904] REPORT OF CHIEF OF POLICE.
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TOWN DOCUMENTS.
[Feb. 20
Recommendations.
I would recommend that a regular day officer be added to the force. Under the present system the chief is the only officer on day duty, and it often happens that he is called out of town on business connected with the department. By adding a regular day officer the town could be better protected and an officer could be at the police station at all hours of the day to answer calls.
I would also recommend that more suitable quarters be fur- nished for the Police Department. The present room in the basement of the Town Hall is both damp and dark.
Respectfully submitted, CHARLES H. DUNLAP, Chief of Police.
SWAMPSCOTT, February 15, 1904.
. . .
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REPORT OF SURVEYOR OF HIGHWAYS.
1904]
Report of Surveyor of Highways.
To the Citizens of Swampscott :
In accordance with custom and the Town By-Laws I submit herewith my first annual report as Surveyor of Highways.
The condition of the roads in the spring, on account of the building of the main sewer and the continual tearing up of the streets up to the time snow fell, on account of the laying of the particular sewers, made an extra appropriation necessary during the year in order to keep the streets in a safe condition. As fast as the sewer work was completed in the main streets they were immediately put into good repair. Five thousand tons of stone were crushed, and the greater part of this was used in macadam- izing the streets referred to. The purchase of a 12-ton Buffalo- Pitts steam roller during the year made it possible to do thorough work in macadamizing, and the following streets were so treated.
A portion of Essex street ; Humphrey street, from Redington street to near the hay scales, with the exception of a short stretch on the shore side, from the crossing in front of the Chinese laundry to the railroad pole in front of John G. Stan- ley's. ' This was necessarily omitted on account of the low con- dition of the curbstone and sidewalk. Before the street can be properly macadamized the curb and walk will have to be raised 18 inches in order to form the proper gutter ; Humphrey street, from the Lynn line to beyond the car barns, on the side opposite
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the paved portion, and at the turnouts at Roberts' barn and Pleasant street.
The crushed stone cost the town about $1.25 a ton, laid, which will be found to compare very favorably with other municipalties similarly situated.
On Humphrey street, between the hay scales and Roberts' stable, the car tracks were lifted a foot and the street built up with stone from the sewer, thus removing the mudhole that has existed there for a long time. The surfacing was left until spring on acount of the laying of the particular sewers, and will be a comparatively easy job.
The following streets were graveled during the year, upwards of 1,500 loads of gravel being used :
Salem street, from Farley's to foot of hill; Humphrey street, from the railroad crossing at Phillips Beach to Allen Rowe's; Beach Bluff avenue, from Bingham's almost to Atlantic avenue ; Atlantic avenue, from Palmer avenue to Orient street ; Orient street, from Humphrey street to Little's hill and from Lodge's to Galloupe's ; Blaney street, Rose street, Rockland street, Walker road, Thomas road, part of Norfolk avenue and Cherry street.
Beach avenue was also repaired, the road roller being used in this connection and being found very effective even on the steep grade.
About 150 tons of stone dust has been used upon the side- walks, making an impervious surface that does not turn to mud.
The heavy falls of snow this winter have caused a severe drain upon the appropriation, that could not of course be foreseen. I have attempted to keep both the sidewalks and streets in passable condition at all times, believing that the extra cost was more than compensated by the added comforts. The Town now has five snow plows, one of which is, however, practically of no value and ought to be discarded. I would therefore recommend the purchase of two additional plows, which would give an extra plow for the centre of the Town.
I would recommend an appropriation of $10,000 for highways and street maintenance, to be used in the general repair and care of the streets and whatever the Town can afford for permanent
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REPORT OF SURVEYOR OF HIGHWAYS.
1904]
improvements. The streets upon the Stetson estate are very flat and practically all worn out, nothing having been done upon them since they were built. Andrew and Farragut roads on the Mudge estate ought to receive attention. Orient street, be- tween Galloupe's and the hay scales, and Burrill street, between the monument and the railroad, should be macadamized, and the farther end of Essex street is also in very bad shape. These are but a few of the streets on which work could be done to advantage.
The curve on Orient street, opposite the Smith property, has always been a danger point and menace to travel. I understand that Mr. Leonard H. Phillips is willing to give the necessary land to remove this source of danger, provided the Town will widen the street there, and I recommend that the Selectmen be empowered to accept this gift.
The lot upon which the stone crusher now stands, and which comprises about three acres, can be purchased at the present time, thereby securing to the town at a reasonable figure land that is bound to enhance in value by the removal of the ledge. I recommend the purchase of this lot.
I would also recommend the purchase of a street sweeper, for use upon the macadam streets, as by the use of one of these machines much of the dust could be swept to one side and both the dust and mud nuisances partially eliminated. The cost of this would be about $275.
In conclusion, I wish to call the attention of the citizens to the charging off to this department of certain expenditures in settle- ment of accident cases, lawyer's fees, etc. If these charges were attributable to any cause connected with the year's work, I would not hesitate to say that they should be so charged. But it does not seem that the department's appropriation should be held responsible for causes due to lapses in past years. If this idea should be followed it would be possible for the Highway De- partment's appropriation to be entirely wiped out even before the season's work has begun. The establishment of a contingent fund would relieve this condition of affairs.
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TOWN DOCUMENTS. .
[Feb. 20
I wish to thank the citizens of the Town and my fellow officials for the manner in which they have helped me during the year, and for the support in a financial way that they have given the department, thereby enabling much better work to be done. I hope to continue to merit this support.
Respectfully submitted, IRVING I. EDGERLY, Surveyor of Highways.
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF ENGINEER.
1904]
Report of Chief Engineer.
FIRE DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS, SWAMPSCOTT, MASS., Feb. 19, 1904.
To the Board of Selectmen :
GENTLEMEN,-I have the honor to submit herewith the an- nual report of the Fire Department for the year ending Feb. 26, 1904, this being my ninth annual report and the twenty-fifth since the organization of the paid department of the Town.
Manual Force.
The department consists of thirty-three men, assigned as fol- lows, viz .: One chief and two assistant engineers, seven per- manent men, including the chief, one captain, two lieutenants, five pipemen, seven hosemen, six laddermen and four men on steamer.
Apparatus.
The apparatus is in good condition and at present consists of one steam fire engine, with a three-horse hitch, one two-horse hose wagon, one two-horse ladder truck, one two-horse chemical, five hand hose reels, one relief wagon, and one single wagon.
Fire Alarm.
Three new boxes have been added to the fire alarm system the past year ; also two old boxes exchanged for new ones. A pri- vate box has been placed in the New Ocean House by the owners, which in my opinion all hotels should do. There are twenty-three boxes located in town, and the department covers twenty-nine at all times.
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[Feb. 20
Water Supply.
The water supply has been all that has been required of it the past year. The hydrants have been kept in good order and all needed repairs have been attended to by the Water Board when reported to them. Four new hydrants have been added this year, which makes one hundred and twenty-eight in service.
Hose.
There are thirty-three hundred feet of two and one-half inch cotton hose (rubber lined), classified as follows : First qual- ity, twenty-seven hundred feet; worthless, six hundred feet. Two hundred and fifty feet of the latter is out on sewer work. There is also four hundred feet of three-quarter inch rubber hose. There has been no hose purchased during the year.
Fire Stations.
The station on New Ocean street is in very good condition. There has been this past year an up-to-date two-way station located on Phillips avenue at Phillips beach, and was put in service January Ist, a chemical engine with two fifty-gallon upright tanks, a pair of horses and two men, which the Board of Engineers think is a great addition to the department.
Horses.
There are ten horses in the department, most of which are in good condition. One will have to be exchanged, as he is unfit for fire service; two were bought the past year, and none exchanged. The horses and men have been employed by the Highway and Street Watering Department and have received $1,022.50 credit for the same.
Fires and Alarms.
There has been twenty-one (21) bell alarms, seventeen (17) telephone calls and ten (10) still alarms, making a total of forty- eight (48) alarms in the year. An increase over last year of seventeen (17) and the greatest number in any one year in the history of the Town. No school signal has been sounded ten (10) times, and the department have responded to eight (8) out of town calls.
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF ENGINEER.
1904]
Loss by Fire.
The value of property endangered, amount of insurance car- ried, amount of insurance paid and net losses at fires where por- tion of the department have responded aggregate as follows, viz :
Value of buildings · $40,300 00
Value of contents
. 24,550 00
Total
.
$64,850 00
Insurance on buildings .
· $30,025 00
Insurance on contents
10,975 00
Total
$41,000 00
Damage to buildings
. $2,002 50
Damage to contents
2,349 50
Total
$4,352 00
Insurance paid on buildings .
$1,972 50 .
Insurance paid on contents
2,349 50
Total
$4,322 00
Net loss above insurance
$30 00
Recommendations.
We would recommend that the sum of seventy-one dollars and sixty-four cents ($71.64) be appropriated for the payment of the sewer assessment, two hundred dollars ($200) for a new horse, and two hundred and twenty-five dollars ($225) for putting in a private telephone line from the station on New Ocean street to the station at Phillips avenue.
Remarks.
The department has been very successful in preventing large fires during the year, and it has been largely due to the interest taken by the members and the prompt manner in which they have performed their duties.
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Feb. 20 ·
Conclusion.
In concluding my report, I wish to thank you, gentlemen, for the kindly interest you have borne toward myself and associates. The members of the department have my thanks for their quick response at all times and the manner in which they have con- ducted themselves. Also all others with whom I have come in contact the past year.
Yours with respect,
GEORGE P. CAHOON, Chief Engineer.
Approved : G. H. LAMPARD, FRANK L. CHAPMAN, Assistant Engineers.
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REPORT OF PARK COMMISSIONERS.
1904]
TENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE
Board of Park Commissioners.
The work of the Park Department for the past year has been chiefly that of ordinary administration. The regular routine business has been attended to, and the necessary repairs have been made to keep up the property.
Among the repairs upon the Fishermen's Building may be mentioned the renewal of the plaster work in the front gable, around the Town seal. The doors to the upper loft have been widened so that the large winter dories of the fishermen may be easily hauled in and out. The women's water closet has also been isolated from the rest of the building, and during the summer months access to it can be had by the middle door on the west side, between the hours of 9 A. M. and 6 P. M. The building has been insured against loss by fire, for three years, in . two standard companies.
The three shelters over the seats have been strengthened by posts and roofed over with matched boards, so that they now afford protection from the rain as well as the sun.
The Park west of the band stand, on which the sewer contractor stored his earth and other materials, last year, has been put in fine shape, in accordance with the agreement, and without expense to the Town. The portion east of the band stand has also been made to correspond to the other part. A temporary wire fence was built about the seeded ground, which enabled the grass to get a good start, and it is to be expected that we will have a good turf there, before the end of the coming season.
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TOWN DOCUMENTS.
[Feb. 20
In connection with our report on these improvements, the Board of Park Commissioners would suggest that the Board of Selectmen put the roadway separating the two portions of Blaney's Beach Park in a passable condition.
A new line of water pipe has been laid to a point in the sea wall, opposite the drinking fountain, for the use of boat owners in taking care of their boats.
The Monument avenue property has been cared for by an experienced gardner and has never looked better than the past season.
In view of the necessary expenses incurred in the administration of the Park property, and of the improvements, both necessary and desirable, which the Commissioners are contemplating, the Board of Park Commissioners recommend that the Town appropriate the sum of one thousand dollars ($1,000) for park purposes for the coming year.
JEROME PAUL JACKSON, J. J. BLANEY, FRED C. MARSH.
REPORT OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN AND THE BOARD OF PARK COM- MISSIONERS ON THE KING'S BEACH PARK.
After conferring with the Metropolitan Park Commissioners, in company with the Town Counsel, your Committee would report that they are satisfied that the Metropolitan Park Commission cannot turn over King's Beach to the Town without restrictions. The Metropolitan Park Commission will not turn over the beach under the terms of the "Indenture " of 1898. They would sell the Town such portion of the beach as they do not use for their new boulevard, but with the same restrictions
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as those named in the " Indenture." They have spent upwards of $28,000 on King's Beach, and they would not sell any portion without receiving compensation for what they have put in.
The Metropolitan Park Commission did state, however, that they would be glad to consult with the Town, or the Town Park Commissioners, in regard to the improvement of King's Beach. The Town has never, in any manner, made any request of the Metropolitan Board, or expressed any wish as to the use or improvement of King's Beach. They practically said that the Metropolitan Park Commissioners would do anything, in reason, which the Town of Swampscott should request them to do.
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