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Respectfully,
H. K. GLIDDEN, M. D.
Mr. Willard M. Whitman, Superintendent of Schools:
DEAR SIR,-I herewith submit my report as school physician for the year ending December 31st, 1915.
The health of the pupils at the High School has been uniformly good, and no disease has been discovered among them.
At the Palmer school, a number of cases of Pediculosis were found soon after the opening of school in September, but this was promptly eradi- cated by the cooperation of the teachers and parents. An epidemic of measles in this school was checked late in the fall by the action of the Board of Health in excluding a number of pupils for a few weeks and by daily examination of all pupils remaining in the school by the school physician. At this time, a number of visits were made at the homes of pupils who were absent without a known cause.
I wish to thank the teachers for promptly reporting all cases of appar- ent illness among the pupils. .
Yours respectfully,
R. E. BICKNELL, M. D.
.
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Mr. Willard M. Whitman, Superintendent of Schools:
DEAR SIR,-I submit my report as medical inspector of the Clarke School for the year ending December 31, 1915.
I have made weekly visits at the school.
I have examined the eyesight and hearing as required by law.
I have made visits at children's homes on two occasions.
I have attended one accident which occurred during school hours.
During the year there have been no epidemics, and the general health of the school has been very good.
It has been necessary to exclude but one child during the year, and that was on account of a tubercular condition.
Very respectfully, LORING GRIMES, M. D.
Mr. Willard M. Whitman, Superintendent of Schools:
DEAR SIR,-As Medical Inspector I have made weekly visits to the Machon School and on such other occasions as were necessary.
The usual eye and ear tests have been made, and reports sent to the parents when necessary.
There has been very little sickness among the pupils and no epidemics. A few cases of Impetigo and Pediculi have been seen and treatment advised. On the whole, the health of the school has been above normal.
Respectfully,
H. M. LOWD, M. D.
Attendance Officer's Report.
Mr. Willard M. Whitman, Superintendent of Schools:
DEAR SIR,-I herewith submit my first report as Attendance Officer for the Town of Swampscott from Sept. 1, 1915, to Jan. 1, 1916.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov. Dec.
Complaints received
9
5
6
8
Cases of truancy
5
I
I O
Second offence
O
I O O
Third offence .
O
1 O
O
Inexcusable absence
2
2
3
4
Comprehended on street
O
O
O
I
Enforcement of labor law
I
2
O
I
Cases reported to Board of Health
O
O
I
O
Cases reported to Chief of Police
2
O
O
O
Cases reported to State Board of Charity
O
I
O
O
Cases reported to Superintendent of Schools
2
2
I
3
Cases brought in court
I
I
O
0
Cases committed to Essex County Training School
I
I
O
O
·
Complaints brought to my attention during the past four months have been interesting and instructive. On investigating the different cases a
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study was made of both the child and its home affairs in order to locate the source of trouble. In most cases the fault was with the parents in allowing the child to be absent from school for various excuses that the law does not recognize, such as caring for the baby, doing errands, helping or working around the house and imaginary ailments. Such cases must be and will be stopped in the future. Parents in the habit of allowing such conditions to exist must discontinue such practices or suffer the consequences.
Tardiness has no excuse. Parents must see that the children are started for school on time and caution them not to linger on the way. In many cases the child not getting an early start is kept at home, and others lingering on the way arrive late, and instead of reporting to the teacher return home because of the idea that it is better to be absent than late. This is a wrong impression for the child or parent to have and must be corrected. It is far more important to have the child in school, even a little late, than lose a session, for every session counts at the end of the term.
Many of these cases of tardiness are caused by the late hours the children are permitted to keep. Your Attendance Officer would recommend that a curfew ordinance be adopted and enforced.
Large sums of money are being spent to educate our children each year. In respect to the Town, and our children, we should see that they get their share of this education. This can be done by an effort to compel their regular attendance at school.
In closing I wish to thank those who have assisted me in my duty, especially the Court Officers of Lynn, the Chief of Police, the School Teachers and the Superintendent of Schools of Swampscott. As the duties were new to me this help was greatly appreciated.
Respectfully submitted,
C. W. BURRILL,
Attendance Officer.
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GRADUATING EXERCISES OF THE Swampscott High School. 1915
INVOCATION
Rev. Frederick J. Manning
" Away to the Woods " . Schrammel School Chorus
SALUTATORY-" Ruth's Graduation " Katharine Howard Rock
SOPRANO SOLO-" Gay Butterfly" Hawley Marjorie Moody
" The Immigrant, The Citizen in the Making"
Rose Hilda Lee
" Moonlight Boat Ride " · Verdi, arranged by Veazie School Chorus
ADDRESS-" The Long Reach," 1
Professor Dallas L. Sharp
" Kerry Dance "
Malloy
School Chorus
PRESENTATION OF CLASS GIFT
Elmer Reinhold Bolinder
ACCEPTANCE OF CLASS GIFT
Marion Oakes Brown, 1916
" Bright Dews of Morning " . Crowe School Chorus
VALEDICTORY-" Change and Opportunity " Winnie Mabel Summers
AWARDING OF PHILLIPS MEDALS AND PRESENTATION OF DIPLOMAS Rev. Edward Tillotson, Chairman of School Committee CLASS ODE
Florence Catherine Wessel
ACCOMPANIST
Esther Sampson, 1917
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Class of 1915
Katherine Louise Bartol Ethel Pearl Brown Beatrice Laura Butt Irene Isabel Caproni Marion Eddins Dennis Margaret Elizabeth Durgin
Dorothy Burnham Fifield Caroline Frances Finnegan Freda Corning Holmes Rose Hilda Lee Helen Marie Markee Eleanor Gertrude McNamara Marjorie Moody Flora Amelia Nies
Olive Nute Marion Woodman Owen Katharine Howard Rock Winnie Mabel Summers Florence Catherine Wessel George Garry Barker Elmer Reinhold Bolinder Leslie Wendell Crosby
Harold Allen Durkee
Alfred Newhall Frazier James Joseph Hennessey Arthur Edwin Morley Milton Earl Morrill Howard Backus Sloan
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GRADUATION EXERCISES
OF THE
Hadley School
Monday Evening, June 31st, 1915
Swampscott, Massachusetts
PROGRAM
INVOCATION
.
Rev. Francis T. Mahoney
" The Spacious Firmament on High "
F. J. Haydn
Hadley School Chorus
SELECTIONS FROM " THE BLUE BIRD"
.
By Maurice Maeterlinck
INTRODUCTION Arthur Ellsworth Hodgdon
.
SCENE I. - "The Wood-Cutter's Cottage " "Through the House Give Glimmering Light" Chorus
H. H. A. Beach
SCENE II .- a. "At the Fairy's." b. "The Land of Memory"
"The Elder-Blossoms Lightly Stirred" Chorus
A. Kopylow
FURTHER SEARCH FOR THE BLUE BIRD a. Catherine Louise Maitland b. Ada Ruth Stover
SCENE III .- a. "The Leave-taking "
b. "The Awakening"
"A Red, Red Rose"
Chorus H. K. Hadley
PRESENTATION OF CLASS GIFT Howard Russell Johnson
AWARDING OF DIPLOMAS Mr. Arthur W. Stubbs, Secretary of School Committee
"Carmena" .
Chorus Wilson
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CHARACTERS
Tyltyl
Mytye The Fairy Berylune ? Madam Berlingot
Light
Daddy Tyll Gaffer Tyl S
Mummy Tyl \
Granny Tyl
Tylo, the dog
Tylette, the cat
Bread
Sugar
Fire
.
Water .
Herman English Irwin Bickford Howard Johnson Jesse Sutherland Paul Newcomb Lillian Baker
Hadley School Graduates, February, 1915.
George Atkins
Earle Atwood
William Bates
Minnie Blocksidge
Elizabeth Brewer
Edward Mulligan
Eveleen Colclough
Madson O'Keefe
Hazel Connell
Eugene Pillsbury Lillian Rogers
Robert Duncan
Matthew Fitzpatrick Ethel Graves
Marie Rowe Frederick Seaton
Alice Hoar
Frances Smith
Myrtle Jones
Frederick Smith, Jr.
Helen Wilkins
Raymond Jones James Jordan William Kehoe Robert Leawood
Lawrence Witter Leila Young
Officers of February Class. President, John Webster Secretary, Frances Smith Vice President, Lillian Rogers Treasurer, Robert Leawood
Robert Henderson Edith Blaney
Rachel Ely Evelyn Stillings Richard Chapin Cecilia Doane
John Maitland Theodore McNichol Louise Melanson Ada Morrison
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Hadley School Graduates, June, 1915.
Lillian Baker
Catherine Maitland
Frank Bickford
Ralph Martin
Edith Blaney
Daniel Mclellan
Philip Bornstein Thomas Carroll Richard Chapin
John Merrill
Mary Coretti
Lillian Morse
Florence Cushing Stuart Davis Sarah Delano
Cecilia Doane
William Rowe
Kathleen Doane
Dorothy Shorey
Eva Snow
Julian English, Jr.
Evelyn Stillings
Rachel Ely
Roger Stone
Ruth Flagg
Eleanor Gardner
Ada Stover
Mildred Strong
Jesse Sutherland
Dorothy Hersey
Amy Tilley
Warren Hildreth Carl Hiller
John Webster
Samuel Weinstein
Arthur Hodgdon Howard Horton Grace Hutchinson Howard Johnson Elsie Juel
Marion Woodward
Leah Wright
Margaret Yasi
Grace Young
Officers of June Class.
President, Howard Johnson Secretary, Grace Young Vice President, Mildred Cushing Treasurer, Arthur Hodgdon
Herbert Mclellan
Marion McNichol
Paul Newcomb
Doris Nichols
Harold Randall
Philip Eisemann
William Stone
Harry Goodwin
Robert Henderson
Alexander Way, Jr.
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School Directory. School Telephones.
Clarke
· 2127
Hadley
2067
High
2574
Machon
4858
Palmer
1954
Teachers.
High School.
Charles W. Hobbs, Principal
Leita A. Kinsman
Marion D. Munsey
Mary F. Davis
Theodora A. Gerould
Carrie J. Fish
Maebelle Adams
A. Lillian Rideout
Ruth Everett
Monica L. Hall
Elsie O. Knowlton
Alice I. Marsh
Hadley School.
Willard M. Whitman, Principal
Elizabeth P. Dame, Assistant, VIII-A
Marion B. Hunt, VIII-B
Marion H. Collyer, VIII-B
Maude L. Schofield, VII-A
Lena Jenkins, VII-B Mary E. King, VI-A
Florence Gregg, VI-B
Frances A. Gould, V-A
Mabel F. Verry, V-B
Pauline Flagg, IV-A Eva L. Knowlton, IV-B Marion F. Newcomb, III Katharine Y. Prescott, II Mabel L. Colby, I-A Dorothy Jasinsky, I-B
Alice L. Shaw, Principal Mary L. Caunt, VII Emily McFadden, VI E. Jane Owen, V Mabel S. Knight, IV Jean G. Allan, III Edith A. Farnum, II Marjorie M. Grey, I Anna F. Willey, I
33 Cedar Hill terrace 113 Paradise road 29 Andrew road 74 Paradise road
281 Lynn Shore Drive, Lynn, Mass. 165 Redington street 97 Paradise road 15 Farragut road 113 Paradise road 20 So. Common street, Lynn, Mass.
60 Walker road 22 Rockland street
9 Fuller terrace 6 Elmwood terrace Ingalls terrace 241 Humphrey street 38 Rockland street 38 Rockland street 38 Rockland street 7 Elmwood terrace 7 Nichols street, Danvers, Mass. 304 Broadway, Everett, Mass. 978 Humphrey street 241 Humphrey street 60 Greenwood avenue 23 Huron street, Lynn, Mass. 67 New Park street, Lynn, Mass. 94 Walker road
Clarke School.
9 Farragut road 60 Walker road 2 Higgins terrace 90 Norfolk avenue 42 Poplar street, Danvers, Mass. 74 Clinton street, Everett, Mass. 133 Norfolk avenue 255 Burrill street 56 Rockland street
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Machon School.
Elsie M. Hussey, Principal and IV Isabel O. Delory, III Elizabeth Williams, II Amy M. Fenwick, I
122 Norfolk avenue 84 Greenwood avenue 4 Chapman street, Beverly, Mass. 255 Burrill street
Palmer School.
Louise C. Stanley, Principal and III-II Blanche E. Doyle, I
149 Humphrey street 149 Humphrey street
Supervisors.
Robert W. Gibb, Music
Alice M. Ballard, Domestic Science
Lulu M. Dix, Drawing,
S. Perry Congdon, Manual Training
East Dedham, Mass. 2 Higgins terrace 93 Oliver street, Malden, Mass. 41 Thomas road
Janitors.
Horace W. Wardwell, High James Warnock, Hadley Fred M. Wardwell, Clarke
23 Ingalls terrace 179 Burrill street 23 Ingalls terrace
Athur McNamara, Palmer
Abram Stone, Machon
802 Humphrey street 84 Pine street
School Physicians.
Dr. Ralph E. Bicknell Dr. Loring Grimes Dr. Howard K. Glidden Dr. Harry M. Lowd
High and Palmer Clarke Hadley Machon
Attendance Officer.
Charles W. Burrill
263 Burrill street
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Report of the Town Engineer.
To the Board of Selectmen:
GENTLEMEN,- Herewith I submit my third annual report of the ser- vices rendered by the Engineering Department for the various Town Departments for the year ending December 31, 1915.
The Engineering Department has charge of the following line of work : The designing and superintending the construction of all drains and sewers together with the specifications and estimates of the same; the establishing of street lines and curb grades for curbstones and granolithic sidewalks; all data and plans relating to the laying out of streets for acceptance as public ways, and all engineering questions which come before the boards of the several departments.
During the past year the estimates approved by this department have amounted to about forty thousand dollars, and all contracts under our charge have been completed according to the specifications therein described.
Storm Water Drainage.
The large storm water overflow, known as Mudge brook, has been diverted into a reinforced concrete conduit, from Stacey's Brook to Banks road, for a distance of 3,040 feet, and from that point extended with a 36- inch pipe to the culvert under the Boston & Maine Railroad, for a distance of 440 feet.
This permanent improvement not only provides an unobstructed channel for Mudge Brook, but is a decided betterment for all the residents in its vicinity.
The increased rate of discharge of the water from the Mudge Brook watershed into Stacey's Brook has flooded this brook, which result was expected by reason of the small area of the culverts under New Ocean street and near Humphrey street, which are obstructed by pipes, etc. It is absolutely necessary these defects in the culverts be remedied and Stacey's Brook have a free flow to the sea.
The Humphrey street concrete culvert near Pleasant street has been constructed and extended with an 18-inch pipe, by private parties, several hundred feet in Glen road. This culvert has its outfall at present on Phillips Park, and the water by very slow seepage finally reaches the outlet at the recently constructed Marshall Brook outfall on Blaney Beach.
This Marshall Brook outfall is a reinforced concrete conduit. provided with the necessary tide gate enclosed in a manhole near Puritan road and extend's on Blaney beach one hundred and eighty feet beyond the old Puritan road culvert.
The grade of the Puritan road culvert has been lowered and the invert concreted. The 24-inch pipe draining the low land beyond has been
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replaced, by order of the Board of Health, with a reinforced concrete con- duit for a distance of about 200 feet to the New Ocean House property line.
The drainage of the low land between Humphrey street culvert and Marshall Brook conduit has been carefully studied and plans and estimates for drainage have been submitted and approved by the committee in charge of this project.
Sewers.
The sewerage system of the western section of the Town, except the Mountain Park district, is about completed, and will be extended only as the growth of this section may demand.
A study of the sewerage system for Mountain Park district must be made as one unit, in order that the best possible system be constructed at the least cost to the Town.
The Sewer Department this year has extended its sewer system in Suffolk avenue about 150 feet.
Continuous Sidewalks.
Lines and grades have been given in the various streets as designated by the Board of Selectmen for the laying of 5,806 feet of curbstones, 2,742 square yards of granolithic sidewalks and 4,913 square feet of parking. This required a careful study of curb grades, and stone bounds have been set at the initial points of all established street lines within the limits of the work.
Selectmen's Department.
Data, estimates and plans have been submitted at various times for the board's use and approval, including six street plans for acceptance of private ways as public streets. The data on all street plans is referred to the co-ordinate survey, and all elevations are referred to the Swampscott base.
Cemetery.
Two years ago, in the undeveloped section of the Swampscott Cemetery, construction was begun of Hackmatack and Summit avenues and an area suitable for small lots for burial purposes was graded. The greater portion of the lot area, to be trenched for graves, was solid ledge. which required blasting and refilling with suitable material for graves. A small appropriation will complete the avenues and the lot of about 5,200 square feet, which will be sub-divided into small lots of 120 square feet each.
Assessors' Department.
The sectional plans of this department have been brought up-to-date and an index of each sectional plan is nearly completed.
Town Survey.
The co-ordinate survey of the Town has been extended when it did not interfere with the construction work of the Town, and to date there are completed nine sectional sheets of 1,500,000 sq. ft. each.
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School Department.
The unsightly condition of the Hadley School yard has been remedied by paving the yard with brick and the planting of shrubs.
At the Clarke School, the addition of granolithic walks and steps, with border curb, will greatly assist in future grading of the grounds.
At the Machon School, tar walks, with gutters, were constructed, which will improve the wet condition at the entrance of the schoolhouse.
In conclusion, I wish to express my deep appreciation of the courtesies shown me by the various departments and by private engineers, who have kindly furnished me with much private data, thereby greatly assisting the work of this department.
Respectfully submitted, WALLACE W. PRATT, Town Engineer.
SWAMPSCOTT, Jan. 21, 1916.
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Board of Fire Engineers' Report.
To the Board of Selectmen :
GENTLEMEN,-We herewith submit our report, which contains the report of the Fire Department for the year ending December 31, 1915, together with recommendations by us, covering the needs of the Depart- ment for the present year.
Apparatus.
The apparatus consists of auto combination A, and a horse drawn chemical held in reserve at Phillips Beach.
At Central house, auto combination B, one ladder truck, one chief's wagon, one wire wagon, one exercise wagon and one steam fire engine held in reserve.
Hose.
There is in the Department 3,700 feet of good and 700 feet of poor hose.
Manual Force.
The manual force consists of thirty-one men, assigned as follows :- Nine permanent men, including the chief and acting first assistant chief and twenty-two call men, including two captains and two lieutenants.
Horses.
There are now two horses in the department, one having been disposed of recently on account of sickness.
The veterinary informs us that one of these horses has about reached the end of his usefulness for fire service.
Fire Stations.
The Central fire station is in reasonably good condition, with the exception of the heating boiler, which will have to be replaced this year.
The Phillips Beach House is in fair condition with the exception of the roof, which is leaking badly, and will have to be taken care of this year, together with other repairs.
Chief's Report.
To the Board of Engineers:
GENTLEMEN,-I herewith submit my report for the year ending December 31, 1915.
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Fire Alarm System.
The system is in good condition, except three old boxes. I would recommend three new new boxes to take the place of these three, as they are unreliable.
Fires and Alarms.
The past year there were 57 bell alarms, 87 telephone calls and 8 stills, making a total of 152.
The no-school signal was sounded 12 times, and the department has responded to 12 out-of-town calls.
Combination A was called into service 82 times ; Combination B, 105 ; Chemical 4, of Lynn, 18; Ladder 1, 57, and the Chief's wagon 25 times.
Total Amount Used.
Pyrenes used, 13 ; ladders in use, 1, 165 feet ; chemical used, 1959 gallons ; 24 inch hose used, 4,850 feet ; & inch hose used, 4,850 feet ; time at fires, 78 hours and 58 minutes ; distance covered, 523 miles.
Loss by Fire.
Value of Buildings
.
Value of Contents
·
. $103,225 00 48,625 00
Total
$151,850 00
Insurance on Buildings
$71,185 00 .
Insurance on Contents Total
24,200 00
$95,385 00
Damage to Buildings
$7,450 00
Damage to Contents Total .
3,601 50
$11,051 50
Insurance paid on Buildings
$6,750 00
Insurance paid on Contents Total
2,924 50
$9,674 50
Net loss above Insurance
$1,377 00
GEORGE P. CAHOON,
Chief.
Recommendations.
In presenting these numerous recommendations for your consideration, we would say that we feel obliged to report conditions as we find them, most of which were caused by circumstances beyond our control.
We recommend that the sum of six hundred dollars ($600) be appro- priated for the purchase and equipment of an automobile, to be used for general work in the department, such as fire alarm repair work, carry- ing supplies and acting as a tractor for the horse drawn chemical at Phillips Beach house in an emergency. We also believe that a machine of this type could be used to a large extent in taking care of brush fires. This would obviate the necessity of sending the regular apparatus.
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We bring this to your attention at this time, because we recently have been obliged to dispose of the horse which has been doing this work, owing to sickness.
We recommend that the sum of $6,500 be appropriated for the pur- chase of a Motor Ladder Truck, as this will greatly increase the efficiency of the department and give better protection to valuable sections of the Town which can not be protected by the horse drawn truck, owing to the distance. This would make a material saving per year in mainte- nance over the present apparatus.
We recommend that the sum of six hundred dollars, ($600) be appro- riated for the purchase and installation of a return tubular boiler, to take the place of the present boiler, which is unfit for service, at the Central Engine House.
We recommend that the sum of two hundred and twenty-five dollars ($225) be appropriated to pay for three fire alarm boxes, which were ordered last year, to take the place of three that are unreliable.
We recommend that the sum of three hundred dollars ($300) be appro- priated to build a shed for storage. This is made necessary by the recent sale of property, which was used for this purpose.
We recommend that the sum of nine hundred and ninety-three dollars and sixty cents ($993.60) be appropriated to cover the cost of repairs and freight to the auto pumping engine, inade necessary by the accident of last July.
We recommend that the sum of four hundred dollars ($400) be appro- priated for reshingling the roof and repairs at the Phillips Beach House.
Considering the recent heavy loss of life among children at fires occur- ring in school buildings, caused in one instance, at least, by the failure of the fire department to receive the alarm promptly, we would recom- mend that a committee be appointed to consider the advisability of placing fire alarm boxes on the schools of this town, these boxes to be installed in such a manner that an alarm could be given from any floor in the build- ing and money be appropriated for the purpose, this committee to report in time to have its recommendations acted upon at the adjourned town meeting in March.
We recommend that the sum of six hundred and seventy-five dollars ($675) be appropriated to pay for the repeater for the fire alarm system, which has been in service since last July. This sum, together with the allowance of seventy-five dollars ($75) for the old repeater, will take care of this account.
Our recommendations of the amounts to be appropriated for the ensu- ing year are as follows, as per our report :
Current expense and payroll
$15,869 00
Hydrant rent
2,715 00
Service auto
600 00
Auto ladder truck Boiler
6,500 00 600 00
Fire alarm boxes .
225 00 Sheds .
300 00
Putnp repairs
993 60
Repairs on Phillips Beach House
400 00
Repeater
675 00
$28,877 60
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Remarks.
Wherein the present form of organization of this board is new to Swampscott, in the supervision of the affairs of the Fire Department, its merits have long been recognized by the National Board of Fire Under- writers and has been acknowledged for years as the best method of con- ducting the fire departments in large cities throughout the country and has been successfully adopted by towns, some smaller than Swampscott, proving that it operates to the best interests of all concerned to have the affairs of the department managed by a board independent of the fire fighting force.
This board since taking office has detailed one of the permanent men to act as assistant to the Chief, believing it is for the best interest of the town to have a permanent assistant rather than continue the old system which has been abandoned by many cities and towns as unreliable and obsolete.
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