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$9 66
Check outstanding, No. 621, 649 45 659 II
$3,987 86
Commonwealth Trust Company (Boston).
August I.
Balance per bank statement $2,260 73 Less interest on deposits not credited by Treasurer un- til August 3 23
Deposit of July 31 , not cred- ited by Treasurer until August . 9 52
12 75
2,247 98
Cash balance Aug. 1, 1913, as shown by Treasurer's and Accountant's books,
29,598 42
Proof.
Jan. 1, 1913.
Cash balance per Accountant's books $2,558 63
Receipts January I to July 31 . . 218,335 42
220,894 05
Payments January 1 to July 31 . .$191,295 63 Cash balance Aug. I, as per Account- ant's books 29,598 42
$220,894 05
There was also on deposit in the Commonwealth Trust Com- pany of Boston, $2,012.50 for the payment of interest coupons, which amount is not included in the cash balance shown by the Accountant's and Treasurer's books, as this interest is charged off when due, the Treasurer keeping a separate account of the deposits and returned coupons. This account was checked and found to be in agreement with the bank statement.
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COLLECTOR'S DEPARTMENT. The books and accounts of the collector were checked and verified by comparison with those of the accountant. All amounts marked paid had been turned over to the Treasurer. Verification notices, representing uncollected taxes amounting to $10,261.75, were sent to 125 delinquent tax- payers. Of the statements sent out, thirty-seven, representing a total value of $7,754.74, were returned with acknowledgment that the charges were correct ; one, amounting to $16.00, was returned to this office with the cash, which has been sent to the Tax Collector, with a request to send receipt to the payer ; eleven statements, with a total value of $138.60, were returned with various explanations, such as that the taxes should not have been charged, or should be paid by others ; one for poll tax of $2.00 was returned with the statement that the amount had been paid, but the Collector claims that the amount is still unpaid ; one for poll tax of $2.00 had been delivered to the wrong person and opened by mistake; eight, undelivered, were returned by the postal authorities, amounting to $16.00 ; sixty-six, representing a total value of $2,332.41, not having made return, it is fair to assume that the amounts had not been paid.
TOWN CLERK'S DEPARTMENT. The Town Clerk's records of moneys appropriated by the Town were examined and checked with the Accountant's appropriation ledger.
TOWN HALL. The receipts of the Janitor of the Town Hall, amounting to $280.81, were checked and compared with entries on the Treasurer's books.
POLICE DEPARTMENT. The record of moneys credited to the Police Department ($282.64) were checked and verified by com- parison with the Accountant's and Treasurer's books.
PARK DEPARTMENT. The receipts of this department, amount- ing to $139.40 for the period of examination, were verified by entries on the books of the Accountant and Treasurer.
SEWER AND WATER COMMISSIONERS. The records of this department on account of water receipts were checked, and veri- fication made with amounts recorded on the Accountant's and Treasurer's books. The annual bills for minimum meter charges are sent out in January ; and bills for excess charges are sent out in January, April, July, August, September, and October, col- lections being made at the Water Department office and then paid to the Town Treasurer.
Although there have been three commitments of bills for water charges this year (in January, April, and July), the Town Ac- countant has not been notified of any commitment since Jan-
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uary, 1913 ; therefore we were unable to verify the outstanding charges from the Accountant's book. While the examination of the books of the Water Department showed that the department accounts are accurate, the Accountant should be notified when- ever bills are sent out, so that a proper checking of the accounts can be made.
The bills for sewer assessments are sent out from the office of the Sewer and Water Commissioners and collections made by the collector. As the Town Accountant has not been notified of these assessments, they do not appear on his book until collection is made and the money paid to the Treasurer. A new system of recording these assessments was introduced recently, which is a great improvement over the former method, and which, with proper notification to the Accountant of all assessments made, will greatly facilitate the auditing of the accounts.
SINKING FUNDS. The total value of the sinking fund August 27, 1913, was $61,962.01, an increase of $4,708.03 since the beginning of the fiscal year. All securities were examined and the income on each verified. One coupon due July 1, 1913, on $1,000 Town of Amesbury 4 per cent Water loan Bond had not been detached at the time of making the examination, having been overlooked by the Commissioners when cutting the cou- pons due July I.
A statement of the condition of the fund January I and August 27, 1913, together with the receipts and payments for the period of the examination, follows :
Cash Par Value of Total
Securities
On hand January 1, 1913, $753 98
$56,500 00
$57,253 98
On hand August 27, 1913, 362 OI 61,600 00 61,962 0I
Receipts and Payments.
Sources of Receipts
Discounts on securities purchased
$160 00
Appropriation from Town . ·
.
3,000 00
Interest and income earned . ·
1,565 25
Cash on hand January 1, 1913
.
753 98
Total .
$5,479 23
Objects of Payments
Purchase of securities for investment (par value) . $5,100 00
Premiums on securities purchased 17 22 .
Cash on hand August 27, 1913
362 0I
Total
.
$5,479 23
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TRUST AND INVESTMENT FUNDS. The trust and investment funds were examined, and bank books compared with the amounts called for on the books and found to agree.
The High School Alumni Fund of $517.29, deposited in the Lynn Institution for Savings, and the Swampscott Scholarship Fund of $107.50, deposited in the Security Trust Company of Lynn, are carried as private trust funds or accounts.
The Joanna Morse Library Fund, amounting to $6,338.41, the income of which is to be used for the purchase of books for the library, is on deposit at the Lynn Institution for Savings.
The Phillips School Medal Fund, amounting to $1,517.86, is deposited in savings banks, $669.93 in the Lynn Institution for Savings and $847.93 in the Five Cents Savings Bank.
The Frank Nesbitt Cemetery Fund of $206.16, the income of which is to be used for the care of a cemetery lot, is deposited in the Lynn Institution for Savings.
The Frank Nesbitt Cemetery Fund of $218.64, the income of which is to be used for general care of the cemetery, is depos- ited in the Lynn Institution for Savings.
The Cemetery Lot Investment Fund, amounting to $2,402.16, is deposited in the Lynn Institution for Savings. Money re- ceived from the sale of lots is added to this fund, which is to be used only for additions or permanent improvements.
There are also sixteen savings bank books representing a cor- responding number of perpetual care funds, the income of which is to be used for the perpetual care of cemetery lots. These funds are in the hands of the Town Treasurer, but it does not appear that they are in any way Town funds.
CONCLUSION. The system of accounting installed by the Bureau of Statistics something over two years ago has, in the main, been handled satisfactorily. Owing to recent legislation relative to municipal finances, certain minor changes will be necessary ; but as several of these new laws do not go into effect until January 1, 1914, it seemed best to defer the introduction of any new methods until the beginning of the next fiscal year, when the audit for the balance of this year will be made.
Respectfully submitted,
EDWARD H. FENTON,
Chief Accountant.
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BUREAU OF STATISTICS REPORT.
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts BUREAU OF STATISTICS State House, Boston
FEBRUARY 2, 1914.
To the Board of Selectmen, Mr. James F. Caton, Chairman, Swampscott, Massachusetts :
GENTLEMEN, - Pursuant to a vote of the Town and in accord- ance with the provisions of Chapter 598 of the Acts of 1910, I have caused an audit to be made of the town's accounts, and am enclosing herewith the report of Mr. Edward H. Fenton, Chief Accountant in charge of this work, together with a balance sheet showing the financial condition of the Town as of December 31, 1913, and certain supplementary tabular statements.
Very truly yours,
(Signed) CHARLES F. GETTEMY, Director.
FEBRUARY 2, 1914.
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, as petitioned for pursuant to a vote of the Town. My report of October 2, 1913, was for the period from January 1, 1913, to August 1, 1913 ; therefore, in this report the general examination was for the period from August 1, 1913, to December 31, 1913, and all balances, assets, and liabilities reported are as of the latter date.
An examination was made of the books and accounts of the Accountant, Treasurer, Collector, Town Clerk, Water and Sewer Commissioners, Sinking Fund Commissioners, Trust Funds, and all other departments and accounts which furnish information relative to the financial transactions of the Town for the period examined.
I submit the following general findings, with certain tables appended, showing the transactions up to and including Decem- ber 31, 1913, and the condition of the accounts as they appear on the books.
ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT. The accountant's books were examined, and the cash book compared with the Selectmen's warrants and the Treasurer's books.
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The tax and assessment accounts were reconciled with the books of the Tax Collector, and the Water Department accounts with those of the Water Department.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT. The Treasurer's cash book was checked and added. The amounts received and disbursed cor- respond with the amounts called for on the Accountant's books.
Verification of the cash was made and the amount found to be as recorded. The total cash balance was $4,811.02.
The Treasurer deposits all receipts in the bank and pays all warrants by check.
COLLECTING DEPARTMENT. The outstanding taxes and side- walk, sewer, and moth assessments were listed and found to cor- respond to the amount called for on the Accountant's ledger. Payments to the Treasurer agree with the Treasurer's receipts from the Collector.
ASSESSING DEPARTMENT. The Assessors have transmitted to the Accountant copies of the warrants and notices of abatements committed to the Collector, thereby providing for a complete check between the Accountant, Treasurer and Collector of assessments made and balances outstanding.
SEWER DEPARTMENT. The cash collected and paid to the Treasurer was checked with the Treasurer's account.
The accounts receivable of this department are not easily checked, and certain changes should be made. When bills are sent out a notice should be sent to the Town Accountant, in order that his books may serve as a check against the Collector's and Treasurer's accounts.
WATER DEPARTMENT. The accounts of the Water Depart- ment were checked and a list of outstanding accounts receivable was taken off and found to agree with the Accountant's ledger.
Certain changes will be made in the accounting system during the coming year to facilitate the work in this department.
WATER LOAN SINKING FUND. An examination of the secu- rities of the Sinking Fund was made and bonds and coupons checked. The total amount of the fund was found to be as re- ported and agrees with the Accountant's ledger.
TRUST AND INVESTMENT FUNDS. The trust and investment funds, aggregating $11,382.23, are all deposited in savings banks. An examination of the several funds was made and the amounts were found to agree with the Accountant's ledger.
The Joanna Morse Library Fund, amounting to $6,522.68, is on deposit with the Lynn Institution for Savings- Book No. 19,486.
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The Phillips School Medal Fund, amounting to $1,565.46, is deposited as follows :
Lynn Institution for Savings, $683.31 - Book No. 1351.
Lynn Five Cents Savings Bank, $882. 15 - Book No. 67,097.
The Frank Nesbitt Cemetery Fund, amounting to $209.98, the income of which is to be used for the care of a private lot, is deposited with the Lynn Institution for Savings - Book No. 23,000.
The Frank Nesbitt Cemetery Fund, amounting to $227.46, the income of which is to be used for general care of the ceme- tery, is deposited with the Lynn Institution for Savings, Book No. 23,001.
The Cemetery Lot Investment Fund, amounting to $2,856.65, is deposited with the Lynn Institution for Savings, Book No. 23,002.
General.
You are not unmindful of the fact that Swampscott was the first town to petition for an audit and system of accounting under the provisions of Chapter 598 of the Acts of 1910. The fact that information relative to the Town's business and to its true financial condition is so readily obtainable is certainly to me a very gratifying one.
This condition is due largely to the earnest endeavor of the various Town officers to carry on the work in the manner in which it was intended to be done. My examination shows that all moneys received are properly accounted for and all payments made were upon proper warrants. Certain minor errors were found in entries on the books; these were easily checked and correcting entries made.
I find that the officers of the Town are desirous of any addi- tional forms or books that will in any way improve or facilitate the work, or give the inhabitants of the Town additional informa- tion. Experience has shown that it is desirable to extend the inter- locking scheme of recording and reporting to all departments. There are a few instances where this extension seems desirable. This will be done by making the necessary adjustments as new supplies are purchased, without interfering with the work of the departments or causing any appreciable expense to the Town.
While engaged in the audit, we received the hearty coopera- tion of the several Town officials, and on behalf of myself and my assistants I wish to express to them my appreciation of their kindness.
Respectfully submitted,
EDWIN H. FENTON, Chief Accountant.
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TOWN OF SWAMPSCOTT. Balance Sheet - December 31, 1913. General Accounts. ASSETS.
Cash :
In Banks . $4,811 02
Accounts Receivable :
Taxes 1912
$9,870 82
Taxes 1913
.
18,979 04
28,849 86
Moth Assessments, 1912
$71 75
Moth Assessments, 1913
152 75
224 50
Sewer Assessments, 1912
$123 24
Sewer Assessments, 1913
2,033 II
2, 156 35
Sidewalk Assessments, 1912
$157 83
Sidewalk Assessments, 1913
698 31
856 14
Water Rates
$3,001 52
Water Services, etc
1,078 05
4,079 57
Tax Titles held by Town .
53 52
Loans authorized . .
7,600 00
$48,630 96
Debt Accounts.
Water Sinking Fund :
(Cash and securities) .
$62,669 84
Net Bonded Debt .
667,380 16
$730,050 00
Trust and Investment Accounts.
Trust and Investment Funds :
(Cash and securities) .
$11,382 23
$11,382 23
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General Accounts. LIABILITIES.
Temporary Loans :
Anticipation of Taxes
$25,000 00
Appropriation Balances :
Lally Claim
$250 00
Sewer Plans
1,500 00
Sewer Construction (special )
30 33
Tank Wagon
897 00
Water Maintenance
559 48
Water Construction .
101 03
Water Construction (special) · 1,386 76
4,724 60
Premium on Loans :
(Reserved for payment of debt) .
1,812 57
Overlay, 1913 :
( Reserved for abatements) .
362 88
Water Revenue :
(Reserved for Water Department when collected)
4,079 57
Surplus Revenue 1913 and prior .
12,651 34
$48,630 96
Debt Accounts.
Sewer Bonds .
$195,750 00
Permanent Improvement Notes
.
293,500 00
Water Bonds (S. F.)
150,000 00
Water Bonds (serial)
90,800 00
$730,050 00
Trust and Investment Accounts.
Phillips School Medal Fund
$1,565 46
Joanna Morse Library Fund . 6,522 68
A. F. Nesbitt Cemetery Fund (general)
227 46
A. F. Nesbitt Cemetery Fund (private) 209 98
Cemetery Lots Investment Fund 2,856 65
$11,382 23
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Reconciliation of Treasurer's Bank Accounts to Accountant's Ledger. Security Trust Co. (Lynn, Mass.)
January 3, 1914, balance as per bank statement
$1,930 47
Less outstanding unpaid checks :
No.
No.
3131
$4 00
4439
$4 00
3879
4 00
4457
94 00
4270
41 66
4458
6 50
4369
3 00
4502
0 50
4423
41 66
4503
12 00
4430
6 00
4504
9 25
4431
4 00
4507
100 00
4435
4 00
$334 57 334 57
$1,595 90
Plus checks issued by Treasurer from Jan. I to 3, in payment of 1914 war- rants, vouchers 1 to 17 inclusive : Total amount . $2,218 23
List of checks issued in payment :
No.
No.
4497
$12 00
4502
$1 50
4498
21 06
4503
12 00
4499
886 50
4504
9 25
4500
II 25
4505
200 00
4501
715 97
4506
349 70
$2,218 23 2,218 23
- $3,814 13
Security Trust Co. (Water Dept. Acct.)
January 2, 1914, balance as per bank statement ·
$441 68
Plus check No. 748, isssued Jan. I, and cash drawn that day in payment of payroll No. 10, charged in 1914 115 61
$557 29
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Central National Bank (Lynn).
January 1, 1914, balance as per bank statement ·
$640 67
Less outstanding check No. 17 ·
470 00
$170 67
First National Bank of Boston.
January 1, 1914, balance as per bank statement
$154 25
Commonwealth Trust Co. of Boston.
January 1, 1914, balance as per bank statements
$164 99 562 19
$727 18
Less amount on deposit for the payment of interest coupons, charged off in 1913
612 50
$114 68
Cash balance January 1, 1914, as shown by Accountant's ledger and Treas- urer's cash book $4,811 02
Tax Collector's Accounts.
Taxes 1912.
Uncollected Jan. 1, 1913,
per ledger .
$19,731 70
Supplementary commit- ment .
5,342 40
$25,074 10
Collections, Jan. 1, 1913,
to Jan 1, 1914, .
$14,247 86
Abatements, Jan. 1 , 1913, to Jan. 1, 1914 . ·
955 42
15,203 28
$9,870 82
Add overpaid tax commit- ment book, p. 15, 1.22,
OI
$9,870 83
Uncollected Jan. 1, 1914, per detailed list .
$9,870 83
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Moth Assessments, 1912.
Uncollected Jan 1, 1913, per ledger. $132 00
Collected Jan. 1, 1913,
to Jan. 1, 1914 . $53 75
Abatements Jan 1, 1913,
to Jan. 1, 1914 .
6 50
60 25
$71 75
Uncollected Jan. 1, 1914, per detailed list. $71 75
Sidewalk Assessments, 1912.
Uncollected Jan. 1 , 1913,
per ledger . ·
$314 70
Collected Jan. 1, 1913, to January 1, 1914 .
156 87
$157 83
Uncollected Jan. 1 , 1914,
per detailed list . ·
$157 83
Sewer Assessments, 1912.
Uncollected Jan. 1, 1913,
per ledger .
$209 50
Collections Jan. 1, 1913,
to Jan. 1, 1914 . ·
$42 66
Abatements Jan. 1, 1913,
to Jan. 1, 1914 . ·
43 60
86 26
$123 24
Uncollected Jan. 1 , 1914, per detailed list . $123 24
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Taxes, 1913.
Commitment for 1913, per ledger .
$222,414 33
Collections to Jan. 1, 1914 $201,787 80
Abatements to " 1, 1914 1,647 49
203,435 29
Overpaid tax commit- ment book p. 10, line 12
1 00
$18,980 04
Uncollected Jan. 1, 1914, per detailed list . $18,980 04
Moth Assesments, 1913.
Commitment for 1913,
per ledger . ·
$1,624 50
Collections to Jan. 1, 1914
$1,464 00
Abatementsto " 1, 1914 7 75
1,471 75
$152 75
Uncollected Jan. 1, 1914, per detailed list . ·
$152 75
Sidewalk Assessment, 1913.
Commitment for 1913 ·
$1,182 70
Collections to Jan. 1 , 1914 $442 41
Abatements to " 1, 1914 41 98
484 39
$698 31
Uncollected Jan. 1, 1914, per detailed list . ·
$698 31
Sewer Assessments, 1913.
Commitment for 1913 ·
$3,085 77
Collections to Jan. 1 , 1914 $823 01
Abatements to " 1, 1914 229 65
1,052 66
$2,033 II
Uncollected Jan. 1, 1914, per detailed list . $2,033 II
$18,979 04
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Water Department.
Water Rates.
Uncollected Feb. 1, 1911, per ledger, $20,918 23
Water bills Feb. 1, 1911, to Jan. I,
1912 . ·
10,495 76
Water bills Jan. 1, 1912, to Jan, I, 1913 . .
38,458 15
Water bills Jan. 1, 1913, to Jan. I, 1914 .
40,501 06
Collections Feb. I,
$110,373 20
1911, to Jan. 1, 1912, $29,518 60
Collections Jan. I,
1912, to Jan. 1, 1913, 37,596 17
Collections Jan. I,
1913, to Jan. 1 , 1914, 38,366 18
Abatements $105,480 95
Feb. 1, 'II to Jan. I, 1912 . $321 29
Abatements
Jan. 1, '12 to Jan. I, 1913 . 2II 79
Abatements
Jan. I, '13 to Jan. I, 1914 . 262 53 795 61
Shut-offs Feb. 1, 19II to Jan. 1, '12, $112 00 Shut-offs Jan.
1, 1912 to Jan. 1 , '13, 671 45
Shut-offs Jan. 1, 1913, to Jan. 1, 1914 311 67
1,095 12
107,371 68
Outstanding water rates as per Accountant's ledger .
$3,001 52
· Uncollected January 1, 1914, per detailed list $3,001 52
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Service, pipe, rents, etc. :
Uncollected Feb. 1, 1911, per ledger, $103 46
Bills Feb. 1, 1911, to Jan. 1, 1912 . 2,146 63
Bills Jan. 1, 1912, to Jan. 1, 1913 . 2,234 99
Bills Jan. 1, 1913, to Jan. 1, 1914 . 2,907 19
$7,392 27
Collections Feb. 1, 'II
to Jan. 1, 1912 $1,998 61
Collections Jan. 1, '12
to Jan. 1, 1913 2,256 05
Collections Jan. 1, '13
to Jan. 1, 1914
2,059 56
6,314 22
Outstanding bills as per Accountant's ledger · ·
$1,078 05
Uncollected January 1, 1914, per detailed list .
-
$1,078 05
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Water Loan. Sinking Fund Investments.
II $100 42 per cent Town of Swampscott $1,100 00
2 500 4 per cent Town of Swampscott 1,000 00
23 1,000 32 per cent Town of Swampscott 23,000 00
S 500 32 per cent Town of Swampscott 4,000 00
2 1,000 32 per cent Town of Swampscott 2,000 00
5 1,000 42 per cent Town of Reading 5,000 00
2 1,000 4 per cent Town of Ipswich
2,000 00
3 1,000 4 per cent Revere School
3,000 00
8 250 4 per cent Revere School
2,000 00
I 3,000 32 per cent New Bedford Sewer
3,000 00
I 1,000 4 per cent Lynn Water
1,000 00
I 2,000 4 per cent Lynn Water
2,000 00
I 1,000 4 per cent Lynn Sewer
1,000 00
I 1,000
32 per cent Pittsfield Sewer
1,000 00
2 1,000 32 per cent Quincy Water
2,000 00
I 1,000 4 per cent Amesbury Water
1,000 00
3 1,000 4 per cent Ipswich Water
3,000 00
I 1,000 4 per cent Great Barrington Water
1,000 00
I 1,000 4 per cent Haverhill School
1,000 00
I
500 4 per cent Town of Milton 500 00
2 I ,O00 4 per cent West Springfield
2,000 00
I 1,000 4 per cent Attleborough Water 1,000 00
Cash in Security Trust Co. Book 1018 69 84
Total
$62,669 84
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TOWN WARRANT.
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Town Warrant. Monday, February 16, 1914.
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 sixteenth day of February, current, at 6 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 (I) 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 Tree Warden for one ( 1) year. All to be chosen on one ballot.
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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?"
ART. 4. 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 Plumbing.
Inspector of Animals and 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 Brooks.
Committee on Auto Pumping Outfit.
Committee on Oil Wagon.
Committee on Sewerage Extension.
Committee on New Town Hall.
Committee on July Fourth.
ART. 5. To see what amount of bonds will be required of the Town Treasurer for the ensuing year.
ART. 6. To see what amount of bonds will be required of the Collector of Taxes for the ensuing year.
ART. 7. To see what amount of bonds will be required of the Water and Sewerage Commissioners for the ensuing year.
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ART. 8. To see what action the Town will take in relation to salaries for Town officials for the ensuing year.
ART. 9. 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 31, 1913, on page 122.
ART. 10. 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 31, 1913, on page 193.
ART. II. 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 31, 1913, on pages 200, 203, 206, 207 and 208.
ART. 12. 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 31, 1913, on page 213.
ART. 13. 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 31, 1913, on pages 140 and 141.
ART. 14. 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 31, 1913, on pages 137 and 138.
ART. 15. To see what action the Town will take in relation to the recommendation of the Board of Assessors, as contained in the Annual Report, December 31, 1913, on page 215.
ART. 16. 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 31, 1913, on page 216.
ART. 17. To see what action the Town will take in relation to the recommendations of the Tree Warden, as contained in the Annual Report, December 31, 1913, on page 197.
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ART. 18. 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 31, 1913, on page 144.
ART. 19. 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 31, 1913, on page 237.
ART. 20. To see what action the Town will take in relation to the recommendations in the report of the School Committee, as contained in the Annual Report, December 31, 1913, on pages 151 and 153.
ART. 21. To see if the Town will appoint a Committee to secure plans for the enlargement and remodeling of the High School building, and make appropriation therefor, as recom- mended by the School Committee.
ART. 22. To see if the Town will authorize the School Committee to employ an athletic instructor, and make appro- priation therefor, as recommended by the School Committee.
ART. 23. To see if the Town will instruct the School Com- mittee, or some other department of the Town to cause a suitable pedestal to be erected for the cannon on the High School grounds and cause the cannon to be mounted thereon, and make appropriation therefor, as recommended by the School Com- mittee.
ART. 24. To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of $659, to be placed in the hands of the Town Treasurer under the provisions of Sections 1 and 2 of Chapter 498 of the Acts of 1908, entitled "An Act to authorize citizens and towns to estab- lish a pension fund for teachers in the public schools, " as recom- mended by the School Committee.
ART. 25. To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of $2,000 to be placed in the hands of the Town Treasurer and to be added to the amount being raised by the Swampscott High School Alumni Association, to constitute a Five Thousand Dol- lar Scholarship Fund, the income of which is to be used to aid graduates of the High School in obtaining a college education, as petitioned for by Herbert W. Blaney and others.
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ART. 26. To see if the Town will extend the sewer through Bay View avenue from Greenwood avenue and appropriate money for the same, as petitioned for by Harry M. Curtis and others.
ART. 27. To see if the Town will construct a sewer from Redington street to the property of E. B. Poole, No. 124 Green- wood avenue, and appropriate money for the same, as petitioned for by R. S. Bishop and others.
ART. 28. To see what action the Town will take, if any, towards granting a Saturday half holiday with pay for the em- ployees of the Highway, Water, Sewer and Moth Departments during the entire year, as recommended by the Board of Select- men.
ART. 29. To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of eight hundred dollars for the observance of the Fourth of July, the money to be spent under the direction of the Park Commis- sioners and two citizens to be appointed from the floor, as petitioned for by Oscar G. Poor and others.
ART. 30. To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of six hundred and fifty dollars for a series of band concerts to be given during the season of 1914, and appropriate money for the same, as petitioned for by Joseph F. Crowell, Jr., and others.
ART. 31. To see if the Town will extend the water main through Clark avenue, a distance of about 250 feet, and appropri- ate money for the same, as recommended by the Board of Water and Sewer Commissioners.
ART. 32. To see if the Town will vote to straighten the lines of Redington street for a distance of one hundred and fifty feet, commencing at a point sixty feet north of the corner of Mapledale place, and appropriate money for the same, as petitioned for by G. W. Thomas and others.
ART. 33. To see if the Town will vote to rebuild the bo .- drain outlet of Marshall brook at Blaney's Beach, and appropri- ate money for the same, as recommended by the Surveyor of Highways.
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ART. 34. 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.
ART. 35. To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of $8,000 for Continuous Sidewalks, as recommended by the Select- men.
ART. 36. To see if the Town will vote that all street oiling and watering, including the purchasing of material and furnish- ing of labor, be done under the supervision of the Surveyor of Highways, and appropriate money for the same, as petitioned for by William F. Poole and others.
ART. 37. To see if the Town will vote to elect its Selectmen in the following manner, such vote to become operative at the Annual Town Meeting for the year 1915 : one for a term of one year ; two for a term of one year in 1916; three for a term of one year in 1917 and at each Annual Town Meeting thereafter ; three for the term of one year, as petitioned for by William F. Poole and others.
ART. 38. To see if the Town will vote to collect all ashes and garbage under the supervision of the Board of Health, as petitioned for by William F. Poole and others.
ART. 39. To see if the Town will vote to instruct the Com- mittee on Ways and Means to publish its report of all special Town Meetings, same to be published on or before the date of Town Meeting, as recommended by the Board of Selectmen.
ART. 40. To see if the Town will vote to rescind its action taken under Article 2, with Warrant of meeting of October 10, 1913, relating to the issuing of bonds or notes for the purposes set forth in Articles 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 10 of said Warrant.
ART. 41. To see if the Town will vote to refund to the Treasury the sum of $4,200, expended for laying water pipes in Crosman avenue and for replacing water pipes at Galloupe's point, and make appropriation therefor.
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ART. 42. To see if the Town will vote to refund to the Treasury the sum of $1,920 expended for the construction of sewers in Roy and Rockland streets and for procuring plans for an extension of the sewage system.
ART. 43. To hear and act upon the report of the Selectmen on Blaney's Beach, and make appropriation therefor.
ART. 44. To hear the final report of the Schoolhouse Con- struction Committee and make appropriation therefor.
ART. 45. To see if the Town will vote to adopt the pro- visions of Chapter 688 of the Acts of 1913 in relation to the dis- count and interest on taxes for the year 1914, as recommended by the Selectmen.
ART. 46. To see if the Town will vote to issue bonds or notes to an amount not exceeding the sum of fifty thousand dol- lars, for the purposes set forth in and under the authority given by Chapter 778 of the Acts of the year 1913, entitled, An Act relative to the laying out and construction of Humphrey street in the Town of Swampscott.
ART. 47. 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 fourteen.
JAMES F. CATON, ELIAS G. HODGKINS. CLARENCE B. HUMPHREY, Selectmen of Swampscott.
A true copy. Attest :
FRANK H. BRADFORD, Constable.
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