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Curbing
$42 76
Sale of ring roller
65 00
A. M. Whitney .
12 50
120 26
Amount carried forward.
$177.523 73
317
TREASURER'S REPORT.
1912]
Receipts Total
Amount brought forward,
$177,523 73
Interest.
Bonds sold .
$117 40
Premium on bonds
13 60
Treasurer's deposits .
2,195 21
2,326 2 1
Massachusetts, Commonwealth of
Burial indigent soldiers and sailors,
$74 00
Corporation Tax
16,800 69
Corporation Tax, balance
122 96
Corporation Tax, business .
599 15
National Bank Tax.
5,950 18
State Aid, reimbursement
3,065 00
Street Railway Tax
1,190 20
Tuition of children
214 50
28,016 68
Milk Inspector's Department.
Licenses, from H. D. Smith,
Inspector. .
22 50
Moth Department.
New Jersey Wire Co . 6 50 .
Notes Issued.
Temporary Loans
100,000 00
Park Department.
Park Commissioners
352 40
Police Department.
Fines .
$181 So
Miscellaneous
.
15 80
197 60
Poor Department
Reimbursements
456 47
Amount carried forward,
$308,902 09
.
318
TOWN DOCUMENTS.
[Dec. 31
Amount brought forward,
Rentals.
Tenement over Police Station 121 00
Sealer of Weights and Measures Department.
From Alfred G. Watts, Sealer 23 71
State Aid. Reimbursement 4 00
Taxes.
From Nathan G. Bubier, Collector
Taxes . $203,992 81
Excise tax
909 98
Tax titles
IOI 41
205,004 20.
Telephones 65 89
Town Hall.
L. H. Cahoon, rentals 420 00
Town Clerk's Department.
From George T. Till, Town Clerk
Junk licenses
$120 00
Miscellaneous
24 00
144 00
Trust Funds.
Phillips School Medal Fund, medals purchased .
$35 20
Joanna Morse Fund, books pur- chased 42 75
77 95
$514,762 84
General Department.
Payments.
Total Warrants for year
$512,451 33
Balance December 31, 1912
2,311 51
$514,762 84
Receipts
Total
$308,902 09
319
TREASURER'S REPORT.
1912]
Receipt Total
Water Department.
Balance, January 1, 1912
$254 26
Receipts from Commissioners
40,006 26 -
$40,260 52
Payments.
Total Warrants for year .
$40,013 40
Balance December 31, 1912
247 12
$40,260 52
Trust Funds.
Joanna Morse, Public Library Fund,
Balance on hand Dec. 31, 191I .
$6,134 20
Interest on deposit .
246 96
$6,381 16
Withdrawn, books purchased
42 75
Balance on hand Dec. 31, 1912,
$6,338 41
Phillips Medal Fund,
Balance on hand Dec 31, 1911 .
$1,544 71
Interest on deposit .
44 72
$1,589 43
Withdrawn, medals purchased
35 20
Balance on hand Dec. 31, 1912 .
1,554 23
A. F. Nesbitt, Private Cemetery Fund.
Balance Dec. 31, 1911
$201 96
Interest
S 20
$210 16
Withdrawn, for care .
4 00
Balance on hand Dec. 31, 1912 206 16
A. F. Nesbitt, General Cemetery Fund.
Balance Dec. 31, 19II $208 16
Interest ·
IO 48
Balance on hand Dec. 31, 1912 ·
218 64
$8,317 44
320
TOWN DOCUMENTS. [Dec. 31
Cemetery Investment Fund.
Perpetual care, balance on hand Dec. 31. 1911 $1.387 70 1,270 78 61 37
Received for lots sold .
Interest on deposit ·
$2,719 85
Withdrawn for care . 19 00
Balance on hand Dec. 31, 1912 . Reserved for coupons outstanding, 406 25
$2,700 85
1912]
COLLECTOR OF TAXES REPORT. 321
Nathan G. Bubier, Collector of Taxes in Account Current with the Town of Swampscott, Mass.
1910.
DR.
Uncollected moth tax
$1 20
Uncollected sewer assessment
151 77
Uncollected sidewalk assessment
16 SI
Uncollected taxes .
2,100 17
$2,269 95
CR.
Cash paid Treasurers, B. O. Honors and William H. Bates on moth tax . · Cash paid Treasurers, B. O. Honors and William H. Bates on sewer assessment, Cash paid Treasurers, B. O. Honors and William H. Bates on sidewalk assess. ment
$1 20
151 77
16 SI
Cash paid Treasurers, B. O. Honors and William H. Bates on taxes
1,997 04
Tax titles taken for Town and turned over to Treasurer William H. Bates,
98 50
Uncollected taxes
4 63
$2,269 95
21
322
TOWN DOCUMENTS.
[Dec. 31
Nathan G. Bubier, Collector of Taxes in Account Current with the Town of Swampscott.
IQII. DR.
Uncollected moth tax
$140 57
Uncollected sewer assessment
548 59
Uncollected sidewalk assessment ·
258 44
Uncollected taxes
17,410 81
Interest 6 per cent due on taxes paid since Jan. 1, 1912
274. 92
$18,633 33
CR.
.
Cash paid Treasurers, B. O. Honors and William H. Bates on moth tax . ·
$76 22
Cash paid Treasurers, B. O. Honors and William H. Bates on sewer assessment, 192 53 Cash paid Treasurers, B. O. Honors and and William H. Bates on sidewalk assessment 205 92
Cash paid Treasurers, B. O. Honors and William H. Bates on taxes
14,643 38
Abatements on moth tax 5 50
Cancellation on sidewalk assessment .
19 85
Abatements on taxes
189 22
Uncollected moth tax
58 75
Uncollected sewer assessment
356 06
Uncollected sidewalk
32 67
Uncollected taxes ready for advertising
and taking for Town of Swampscott . Uncollected balancing Warrant 16 17
2,562 14
Cash paid Treasurers, B. O. Honors and William H. Bates for 6 per cent interest, paid on taxes since Jan. 1, 1912 . 274 92
$18,633 33
323
COLLECTOR OF TAXES REPORT.
1912]
Nathan G. Bubier, Collector of Taxes, in Account Current with the Town of Swampscott, Mass.
1912.
DR.
State tax
.
.
$16,937 50
County tax
15,556 29
Charles River basin
874 51
Metropolitan Park tax
4,791 20
Bureau of Statistics
662 66
State Highway tax
74 50
Moth tax
1,674 29
Sidewalk assessment
1,601 53
Sewer assessment
209 50
Town appropriations
158,109 50
Overlay
4,696 33
Supplementary tax
3,022 69
Excise tax .
909 98
Interest at 6 per cent on taxes collected from Dec. 1, 1912, to Jan. 1, 1913 .
5 57
$209,126 05
324
TOWN DOCUMENTS.
[Dec. 31
CR.
Cash paid Treasurers, B. O. Honors and William H. Bates on moth tax .
$1,507 54
Cash paid Treasurers, B. O. Honors and
William H. Bates on sidewalk assess- ments 1,131 06
Cash paid Treasurers, B. O. Honors and William H. Bates on taxes . 181,214 58
Cash paid Treasurer William H. Bates for 6 per cent interest on taxes collected from December 1, 1912, to January 1, 1913 . 5 57
Cash paid Treasurer William H. Bates for excise tax
909 98
Discount of 2 per cent on taxes paid on or before October 1, 1912 .
3,199 38
Discount of 2 per cent on moth tax paid on or before October 1, 1912
27 50
Abatements on moth tax
7 25
Sidewalk cancelled
155 77
Abatements on taxes
579 52
Uncollected moth tax
132 00
Uncollected sidewalk assessment
314 70
Uncollected sewer assessment
209 50
Uncollected taxes .
19,731 70
$209, 126 05
TABLE OF AGGREGATES and Assessors' Valuation of the Town of Swampscott
1912]
Number of residents assessed on property
·
·
.
April 1, 1912 1,178
1,144
34
Number of firms, corporations, etc. ·
4.5
43
2
Number of non-residents assessed on property
312
303
9
Number of non-resident firms, corporations, etc.
23
20
3
Number of persons assessed on property
1,558
1,510
40
Number of persons assessed poll tax only
1,207
1,225
18*
Number of persons assessed
2,765
2.735
30
Number of male polls assessed
1,748
1,636
112
Value of assessed personal estate
$2,974,381 00
$2,771,167 00
$203,214 00
Value of Buildings, excluding land .
4,836,713 00
4,579,850 00
256,863 00
Value of Land, excluding buildings
4,576,812 00
4,471,000 00
105,812 00
Total value of assessed real estate .
$9,413,525 00
$9,050,850 00 11,822,017 00
$362,675 00
Total value of assessed estate .
12,387,906 00
565,889 00
Tax for state, county, and town purposes : On personal estate
$47,590 09
41,567 49
6,022 60
On real estate
150,616 40
135,762 75
14,853 65
On polls
3,496 00
3,272 00
224 00
Total
$201,702 49
$180,602 24
$21,100 25
Rate of total tax per $1,000
16 00
15 00
I 00
Number of horses assessed
228
245
17*
Number of cows assessed .
81
88
7*
Number of dwelling-houses assessed
1,482
1,433
49
Number of acres of land assessed .
1,675
1,675
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
*Decrease
325
TREASURER'S REPORT.
April 1, 1911
Increase
.
·
·
326
TOWN DOCUMENTS.
[Dec. 31
Statistics of the Town of Swampscott, 1871=1912.
ASSESSORS' VALUATION MAY I.
MARCH I.
YEAR.
REAL
PERSONAL
TOTAL
RATE TAXES PER $1,000
YEAR.
NOTES
PAYABLE
1912
$9,413,525
$2,974,381
$12,387,906
$16.00
1913
$276,600.00
1911
9,050,850
2,771,167
11,822,017
15.00
1912
273,150.00
1910
8,489,200
2,698,340
11, 187,540
15.00
19II
194,639.00
1 909
7,675,905
2,450,02 I
10,125,926
16.00
1910
184,295.00
1908
7,312,165
2,680,490
9,992,655
16.00
1909
191,295.00
1907
7,099,090
2,317,468
9,317,468
14.50
1908
176,420.00
1906
6,303.625
2,093,820
8,397,445
14.50
1907
167,320.00
1905
6,030, 185
2,117,442
8,147,627
14.50
1906
151,320.00
1904
5,489, 12I
2,206,172
7,695,293
12.90
1905
110,020.00
1903
5,135,124
4,286,981
6.422,105
11.50
1904
114,770.00
1902
4,762,665
1,744,874
6,507,539
12.00
1903
75,270.00
1901
4,668,985
1,598,745
6,267,730
12.00
1902
70,600.00
1900
4,446,900
1, 138,275
5,585,175
11.00
1901
68,100.00
1899
4,200,175
1,199,045
5,399,220
11.50
1900
64,300.00
1898
4,135.582
1,318,591
5,454,173
14.00
1899
59,000.00
1897
3,997,975
1,304,163
5,302,138
12.00
1898
71,000.00
: 896
3,896,059
1,245,245
5,141,304
12.00
1897
-8,250.00
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
5,989,928
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
1,501,530
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
3,849,41I
8.50
1884
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
18-8
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
50,342.50
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
ESTATE
PROPERTY
VALUATION
327
BUREAU OF STATISTICS REPORT.
1912]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts BUREAU OF STATISTICS Charles F. Gettemy, Director.
Report of an audit of the accounts of the Town of Swamp- scott for the period September I to December 31, 1912, made in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 598, Acts of 1910, and a vote of the Town in Town Meeting February 19, 1912 :
JANUARY 30, 1913.
Mr. James F. Caton, Chairman Board of Selectmen, Swampscott, Massachusetts :
DEAR SIR,- I beg to enclose the report of the recent audit of the accounts of the Town of Swampscott, pursuant to a vote of the Town in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 598, Acts of 1910, made by Mr. Edward H. Fenton, Chief Accountant of this Bureau, which brings the period covered by the auditing performed by this department up to the close of the year ending December 31, 1912.
The care which appears to have been taken by the various Town officers to keep the accounts and handle the Town's financial transactions in accordance with the system installed by this department,- and the practical operation of which seems to have been of obvious advantage to the Town,- is to be com- mended. Attention is particularly called to the specific recom- mendation that at the annual meeting a contingent fund, such as towns are authorized to appropriate for under an act of the last Legislature, be provided for, and that the Finance Committee or Selectmen be given authority to transfer sums from this fund to any department confronted with the necessity of making any unforeseen expenditures not provided for in the regular annual appropriations, it being clearly understoood, however, that this contingent fund is not to be used for ordinary expenses, but only for emergency purposes, in order to avoid the necessity in such contingencies of calling a special Town meeting for the purpose of making an appropriation for the desired object.
Very truly yours, CHARLES F. GETTEMY,
Director.
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TOWN DOCUMENTS.
[Dec. 31
JANUARY 29, 1913.
Mr. Charles F. Gettemy, Director, Bureau of Statistics, State House, Boston :
SIR,- In accordance with your instructions, I have made an audit of the accounts of the Town of Swampscott for the balance of the year 1912, not covered in my report of November 5, 1912.
SELECTMEN'S DEPARTMENT. The successful operation of the system of accounting as installed in Swampscott must neces- sarily depend largely on the Selectmen, as they are expected to provide for all the needs of the Town. To do this without exceeding the appropriations granted requires continual watch- fulness and the exercise of good business judgment. It seems to me that the Selectmen of Swampscott have been fully aware of the requirements of their position, as the records of the department show that a great deal of care has been taken to carry on the work of the Town in a business-like manner.
ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT. The records of this department were found to be well kept. The purpose of the accounting department is to keep the books of the Town in such a manner that any citizen may obtain information, not only regarding the expenditures incurred on account of the various departments, but so that he may also obtain a statement of the condition of the appropriations of the various departments at any time. The financial condition of the Town, showing the assets and liabilities along the lines laid down by the best business practice, should be always obtainable. The examination of the accounts shows that the system has been faithfully carried out. Some minor changes necessary to make a clearer statement of facts have been made.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT. The books and accounts of the Treasurer were checked and found to be correct. All pay- ments made were upon approved warrants and all receipts were properly accounted for. The bank books of the Town were checked with the check books of the Treasurer, showing the cash on hand as called for by the Treasurer's. and Accountant's books.
COLLECTING DEPARTMENT. The books and accounts of the Collector were checked with those of the Accountant and Treas- urer. All amounts marked paid had been turned over to the Treasurer. Verification notices were sent to the delinquent tax- payers, and the number replying that the claim was correct was large enough to satisfy me of the correctness of the entire list.
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1912]
SEWER AND WATER DEPARTMENTS. Notification of all accounts receivable is now being made to the Town Accountant, and all bills are properly approved and forwarded to the Account- ant, who draws a warrant on the Treasurer for their payment.
SINKING FUNDS. The sinking funds are properly invested, the necessary requirements having been appropriated.
It is a pleasure to say that the system of accounts, as installed by the Bureau of Statistics, has been faithfully carried out by the various department officials. In closing up the second year of the Town's business under this system, it appears that the Town has been able to adjust itself wholly to the new method. The accounts are so arranged that any citizen of the Town can inform himself as to the true financial condition of the Town. The cost of operation for the several departments is readily obtainable, and all matters relating to the Town's affairs are arranged in a systematic and business-like manner.
Due credit should be given the various officials for their earnest endeavor to make any needed changes in order to give full and complete information. The trouble that has been a bugbear to many of our Towns,- overdrawn appropriations,-is a thing of the past in Swampscott. It has been found to be much better to give each department all that can be given from the funds granted by the Town. Only in cases of emergency should it be necessary to overdraw an appropriation.
The General Court in 1912 authorized towns to appropriate an amount for a "Contingent Fund" to be used only for emergencies. I recommend that this be done, and power given the Finance Committee or Selectmen to transfer sums from this fund to any department to meet unforeseen expenses arising from some cause not under the control of Town officials. This emergency fund cannot be used for ordinary expenses, as that would be illegal ; but it will enable the Town officials to carry on the work of the Town under all circumstances without being compelled to go to the expense of special Town meetings.
Respectfully submitted,
EDWARD H. FENTON, Chief Accountant.
330
TOWN DOCUMENTS.
[Dec. 31
Town Warrant. Monday, February 17, 1913.
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 assemble in the Town Hall, in said Swampscott, on Monday, the seventeenth day of February, current, at six o'clock in the forenoon, then and there to act on the following articles, viz :
ARTICLE I. To choose a Moderator for one ( 1) year.
ART. 2. To choose a Town Clerk for one ( 1) year. To choose one member of the Board of Selectmen for three (3) years.
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 one ( 1) year. To choose one member of the Board of School Committee for three (3) years.
To choose one member of the Board of Trustees of the Public Library for three (3) years.
To choose one member of the Board of Overseers of the Poor for three (3) years.
To choose one member of the Board of Health for three (3) years.
To choose three Constables for one (1) year.
To choose one Park Commissioner for three (3) years.
To choose one member of the Water and Sewerage Commission for three (3) years.
To choose one member of the Water and Sewerage Commission for one (1) year. (Unexpired term.) To choose one Tree Warden for one ( 1) year. 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 the Town?"
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1912]
ART. 4. To vote by ballot "Yes" or "No" upon the ques- tion : To see if the Town will vote to accept the provisions of Chapter 635 of the Acts of 1912, being an act relative to tenement houses in Towns, as recommended by the Board of Selectmen.
ART. 5. To vote by ballot "" Yes " or " No" upon the ques- tion : Shall an act passed by the General Court in the year 1908 entitled "An Act to Authorize Cities and Towns to establish pension funds for teachers in the public schools" be accepted
ART. 6. To vote by ballot " Yes or No " upon the question : To see if the Town will vote to increase the number of its School Committee from three in number to six in number, to take effect at the Annual Election for the year 1914, as petitioned for by John B. Quinn and others.
ART. 7. To hear and act upon the reports of the
Selectmen.
School Committee.
Water and Sewerage Commissioners
Board of Health.
Library Trustees.
Park Commissioners.
Overseers of the Poor.
Board of Assessors.
Surveyor of Highways.
Tree Warden.
Committee on Ways and Means.
Board of Fire Engineers.
Chief of Police.
Superintendent of the Cemetery.
Inspector of Pumbing.
Inspector of Animals.
Inspector of Provisions.
Inspector of Milk.
Sealer of Weights and Measures.
Town Accountant.
Committee on Increased Accommodations for the Library.
Superintendent of Moth Work.
Schoolhouse Construction Committee.
Committee on placing Wires Underground.
Committee on Brooks.
Committee on Auto Ambulance.
ART. S. To see what amount of bonds will be required of the Town Treasurer for the ensuing year.
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ART. 9. To see what amount of bonds will be required of the Collector of Taxes for the ensuing year.
ART. 10. To see what amount of bonds will be required of the Water and Sewerage Commissioners for the ensuing year.
ART. II. To see what action the Town will take in regard to the collections of taxes and what rate of discount, if any, will be allowed for the prompt payment on or before a certain date and what rate of interest, if any, shall be charged after a certain date.
ART. 12. To see what action the Town will take in relation to salaries for Town officials for the ensuing year.
ART. 13. To see what action the Town will take in relation to the recommendations in the Selectmen's report as contained in the Annual Report, December 30, 1912, on pages 167, 170, 171, 174.
ART. 14. To see what action the Town will take in relation to the recommendations in the report of the Board of Health, as contained in the Annual Report, December 30, 1912, on page 219.
ART. 15. To see what action the Town will take in relation to the recommendations in the report of the Park Commission- ers, as contained in the Annual Report, December 30, 1912, on page 223.
ART. 16. To see what action the Town will take in relation to the recommendations in the report of the Surveyor of High- ways, as contained in the Annual Report, December 30, 1912, on page 228.
ART. 17. To see what action the Town will take in relation to the recommendations in the report of the Engineers of the Fire Department, as contained in the Annual Report, December 30, 1912, on page 231.
ART. IS. To see what action the Town will take in relation to the recommendations of the Chief of Police, as contained in the Annual Report, December 30, 1912, on page 235.
ART. 19. To see what action the Town will take in relation to the recommendations of the Board of Assessors, as contained in the Annual Report, December 30, 1912, on page 237.
ART. 20. To see what action the Town will take in relation to the recommendations of the Overseers of the Poor, as con- tained in the Annual Report, December 30, 1912, on page 242.
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ART. 21. To see what action the Town will take in relation to the recommendations of the Committee on putting wires underground, as contained in the Annual Report, December 30, 1912, on page 246.
ART. 22. To see what action the Town will take in relation to the recommendations of the Tree Warden, as contained in the Annual Report, December 30, 1912, on page 249.
ART. 23. To see what action the Town will take in relation to the recommendations of the Superintendent of the Cemetery, as contained in the Annual Report, December 30, 1912, on page 251.
ART. 24. To see what action the Town will take in relation to the recommendations of the Water and Sewerage Commis- sioners, as contained in the Annual Report, December 30, 1912, on page 263.
ART. 25. To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of five hundred dollars, to be placed in the hands of the Town Treasurer, under the provisions of Sections I and 2 of Chapter 498 of the Acts of 1908, entitled, an " Act to authorize cities and towns to establish pension funds for teachers in the public schools," as petitioned for by Daniel F. Knowlton and others.
ART. 26. To see what action the Town will take, if any, towards granting a Saturday half holiday with pay for the employees of the Highway, Water, Sewer and Moth Depart- ments during the entire year, as petitioned for by John B. Cahoon and others.
ART. 27. To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of five hundred dollars for the observance of the Fourth of July, the money to be spent under the direction of the Park Commis- sioners and three others to be selected by them. as petitioned for by Nathaniel F. Bartlett and others.
ART. 28. To see if the Town will vote to place all plots of land at intersecting streets in the hands of the Park Commis- sioners, and make an appropriation for the care of same, as petitioned for by George W. Demmick and others.
ART. 29. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to employ a Civil Engineer to act as Town Engineer, to have charge and supervise the engineering work of all the departments of the Town, as recommended by the Board of Selectmen.
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ART. 30. To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of $3,600 for the purpose of refunding to the treasury of the Town the sum paid out of the general funds in the treasury during the year 1912, in payment for land taken from Leonard H. Phillips, on Humphrey street, for park purposes, said money to be used for the expenses of the Town during the current year, as recom- mended by the Board of Selectmen.
ART. 31. To see if the Town will vote to lay a six inch water main in Phillips avenue, from the intersection at Bradlee avenue to the intersection at Atlantic avenue, and appropriate money for the same, as petitioned for by Arthur F. Estabrook and others.
ART. 32. To see if the Town will vote to establish the sal- aries of the members of the Board of Selectmen, as follows : Chairman, $500 ; associate members of the Board, $350 each, and appropriate money for the same, as petitioned for by Joseph M. Bassett and others.
ART. 33 To see if the Town will vote to lay edgestones along the northerly side of Hillside avenue from Cherry street to Roy street, and cover the sidewalk with concrete or some suitable, permanent material, in such a manner as to make a continuous sidewalk along the northerly side of said Hillside avenue and appropriate money for the same, as petitioned for by Martin L. Quinn and others.
ART. 34. To see if the Town will vote to make a taking, or take such other appropriate action as may be necessary to con- vert so much of the Monument lot, so called, at Monument square, Swampscott, from the said lot into the roadway, as would lie outside a circular lot, the diameter of which is thirty feet in length, taking the present location of the Monument as a center, or to convert so much of said lot as would lie outside of an oval, the length of which shall be fifty feet. fifteen feet in length of said oval to extend on the westerly side, and twenty- eight feet in length to extend on the easterly side of said monu- ment, in accordance with sketch in hands of Selectmen, and after said taking, reconstruct said lot by grading to a curb, said curb to be not less than twelve inches above said roadway at Monument square, and make an appropriation for the same, as petitioned for by William O. Titcomb and others.
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ART. 35. To see if the Town will vote to purchase the Morris land adjoining the Town Hall, and appropriate the sum of $3,000 for the same, as recommended by the Board of Selectmen.
ART. 36. To see if the Town will construct a sewer in Ontario street and appropriate money for the same, as petitioned for by Frank H. Bradford and others.
ART. 37. To see if the Town will construct a sewer in Rockland street from a point 250 feet from Greenwood avenue to the sewer in Greenwood avenue and appropriate money for the same, as petitioned for by N. R. Martin and others.
ART. 38. To see if the Town will construct a sewer in Red- ington street, in the section between Mapledale avenue and the junction of Devens road and appropriate money for the same, as petitioned for by Charles S. Goodridge and others.
ART. 39. To see if the Town will construct a sewer in Humphrey street from Pumping Station to Phillips corner, thence through Atlantic avenue to Beach Bluff avenue, thence through Beach Bluff avenue to Humphrey street and appropriate money for the same, as petitioned for by John A. Heath and others.
ART. 40. To see if the Town will construct a sewer in Roy street from the junction of Hillside avenue and Roy street about 250 feet and appropriate money for the same, as petitioned for by John H. Keating and others.
ART. 41. To see if the Town will construct a sewer in Cherry street from Hillside avenue easterly to Essex street and appropriate money for the same, as petitioned for by John H. Bryson and others.
ART. 42. To see if the Town will construct a sewer in Melvin avenue and appropriate money for the same, as petitioned for by James J. Downey and others.
ART. 43. To see if the Town will construct a sewer in King street from the present sewer easterly to Highland, and appropriate money for the same, as petitioned for by Amito Pagnotta and others.
ART. 44. To see if the Town will construct a sewer in Huron street and appropriate money for the same, as petitioned for by Stephen W. Watts and others.
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ART. 45. To see if the Town will install lights on Walker road, between the railroad bridge and the State road, and appro- priate money for the same. as petitioned for by Archibald Miller and others.
ART. 46. To see if the Town will install an incandescent light on Millett road, also on Ocean View terrace, at the end of said terrace, and appropriate money for the same, as petitioned for by Hiram W. Rowell and others.
ART. 47. To see if the Town will install an incandescent light on Humphrey street at a point nearly opposite the sewer pumping station, and appropriate money for the same, as peti- tioned for by Hiram W. Rowell and others.
ART. 48. To appropriate and raise by borrowing or other- wise such sum or sums of money as may be necessary for all or any of the purposes mentioned in the foregoing articles.
The polls to be closed at sunset.
And you are directed to serve this Warrant by posting attested 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, with your doings thereon, at the time and place of meeting as aforesaid.
Given under our hands this third day of February, in the year nineteen hundred and thirteen.
JAMES F. CATON, CLARENCE B. HUMPHREY, ELIAS G. HODGKINS,
Selectmen of Swampsccott.
A true copy. Attest :
RICHARD G. GILLEY,
Constable.
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