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ART. 36. To see if the Town will extend the sewer through Bay View avenue, from Greenwood avenue, and appropriate money for the same, as petitoned for by George T. Till and others.
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ART. 37. To see what action the Town will take for extension of the sewer on Roy street, as far as number 57 Roy street, and appropriate money for the same.
ART. 38. 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 Sec- tions 1 and 2 of Chapter 498 of the Acts of 1908, entitled " An Act to authorize cities and towns to establish a pension fund for teachers in the public schools," as recommended by the School Committee.
ART. 39. To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of $1,000 to be used in securing detailed plans and specifications, in accordance with the report submitted by the Committee having under consideration the needs of the High School.
ART. 40. To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of $1,500 to put into better condition the yards of the Machon, Clarke and Hadley Schools, as recommended by the School Committee.
ART. 41. To see what action the Town will take toward selling certain Town lands on New Ocean street and Pine street, as petitioned for by James T. Lyons and others.
ART. 42. To see if the Town will instruct the Park Commissioners to place and maintain a bathing raft equipped with a spring board, off Blaney's Beach, and appropriate money for the same, as petitioned for by Nathaniel R. Martin and others.
ART. 43. To see what action the Town will take, if any, with regard to the planting of shade trees, and to appropriate at least $150 for this purpose, in order that the Town might enter the Shade Tree Planting Contest conducted by the Massachusetts Forestry Association.
ART. 44. To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of $800 for the observance of the 4th of July, the money to be spent under the direction of the Park Commissioners, and four citizens to be appointed from the floor, as petitioned for by Oscar G. Poor and others.
ART. 45. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of $600 to publish a valuation book, according to the By-Laws of the Town, giving the assessed value April 1, 1915, of all the real and personal prop- erty in the Town. This work to be done under the direction of the Board of Assessors.
ART. 46. To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of $400 to be donated to the Swampscott Visiting Nurse Association to be used for the work of that Association, as petitioned tor by Charles H. Hersey and others.
ART. 47. To see if the Town will instruct the Board of Selectmen to secure appropriate legislation to require all premises situated along or upon sewered streets, to be connected with the Town sewer within one year after the completion of any sewer, as petitioned for by Aaron R. Bunting and others.
ART. 48. To see if the Town will release all its right, title and interest in or to property No. 20 Rock avenue, acquired under sale for taxes for the year A. D. 1896, there appearing to be no unpaid tax outstanding against the property, but no release of the Town's right having been recorded.
ART. 49. To see if the Town will vote to lay out a street from Green- wood avenue to Humphrey square, so-called, now known as Forest avenue, as petitioned for by Edmund Russell and others.
ART. 50. To see if the Town will vote to change the name of the public highway, now known as Orient street, to Puritan road, as petitioned for by Peleg Gardner and others.
ART. 51. To see if the Town will adopt the following By-Laws :
It shall be the duty of the Board of Selectmen, as agents of the Town, to keep insured against loss or damage by fire all of the insurable property of the Town, both real and personal. Each department of the Town shall annually, on or before the first day of April, render a complete list of all Town property, both real and personal, under its control, to the Board of Selectmen, together with a description of said property and its
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estimate of the replacement value thereof. Each department shall further render a statement in writing to the Board of Selectmen of all property purchased by it for the benefit of the Town forthwith upon the purchase or acquisition of any such property.
ART. 52. To see if the Town will adopt the following By-Law, relative to the hours of labor of its Fire Department, viz. :
SECTION I. The hours of duty of the permanent members of the Fire Department shall be 21 hours each day. Each of said members shall have a furlough of 24 hours each fitth day, together with an annual vacation of two weeks without loss of pay. The time and manner of excusing said members of the Fire Department from duty shall be deter- mined by the Chief or other officers, or Board at the head of the Fire Department.
SECT. 2. The Chief or other officers or Board at the head of the Fire Department shall have authority in case of any public emergency to pre- vent any member of the Department from taking the furlough or vacation herein provided for at the time when he is entitled thereto or the time assigned therefor, provided that such furlough or vacation shall be granted as soon thereafter as is practicable at the discretion of said head of the Department.
ART. 53. To see if the Town will vote to place an extra permanent man at the chemical engine house on Phillips avenue, as petitioned for by W. L. Terhune and others.
ART. 54. To see if the Town will appropriate $25,000 from the special revenue account toward the erection of a public library, as petitioned for by Henry B. Sprague and others.
ART. 55. To see what action the Town will take to abate the nuisance on Humphrey street, near Pleasant street, and appropriate money for the same, as petitioned for by John Finnegan, Jr., and others.
ART. 56. To see what action the Town will take in regards to accept- ing Yawata street as it was petitioned for, as petitioned for by John W. Wilson and others.
ART. 57. To see if the Town will vote to increase the pay of the special policemen of the Town from 30 cents to 35 cents per hour, as peti- tioned for by C. A. Bryson and others.
ART. 58. To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of $900 to lower the grade of Atlantic avenue in front of estate of Fred M. Kimball, as' recommended by the Surveyor of Highways.
ART. 59. To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of $3,500 for surfacing and drainage of streets accepted by the Town in 1914, as recommended by the Surveyor of Highways.
ART. 60. To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of $6,000 to reconstruct Humphrey street, from Commonwealth avenue to Humphrey square, as recommended by the Surveyor of Highways.
ART. 61. To see what action the Town will take to extend the improve- ments in the cemetery, and appropriate $1,200 for same.
ART. 62. To see if the Town will vote to accept Walker road, so-called, as laid out by the Selectmen, shown on a plan drawn by W. W. Pratt, Town Engineer, dated January, 1915, filed with the Town Clerk Janu- ary 19th, 1915, and reported to the Town at this meeting, as soon as the waivers are signed.
ART. 63. To see if the Town will vote to accept Clark road, so-called, as laid out by the Selectmen, shown on a plan drawn by W. W. Pratt, Town Engineer, dated January, 1915, filed with the Town Clerk, Janu- uary 25, 1915, and reported to the Town at this meeting, as soon as the waivers are signed.
ART. 64. To see if the Town will vote to accept and allow Cedar Hill terrace, so-called, as laid out by the Selectmen, shown on a plan drawn by W. W. Pratt, Town Engineer, dated April, 1914, filed with the Town Clerk, June 13, 1914, and appropriate money for the same, as petitioned for by James W. Santry and others.
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ART. 65. To see if the Town will acquire by purchase or otherwise, land at corners of Humphrey and Redington streets, to make necessary corner curves and appropriate money for the same, as recommended by the Board of Selectmen.
ART. 66. To see if the Town will vote to acquire by purchase, or otherwise, the triangular piece of land at the southwest corner of Burrill and Essex streets, and appropriate money for the same, as recommended by the Board of Selectmen.
ART. 67. To see what action the Town will take, if any, towards granting a Saturday half-holiday with pay for the employees of the High- way, Water, Sewer and Moth Departments, during the entire year, subject to the same regulations as for the year 1914, as petitioned for by Guy T. White and others.
ART. 68. To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of $1,000 to be drawn upon by the Board of Selectmen to pay premiums upon insurance policies and in adjusting the insurance rates of the Town.
ART. 69. To see if the Town will vote to instruct the Tax Collector to itemize the tax assessed against each person, as recommended by the the Board of Selectmen.
ART. 70. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate money in pay- ment for iron fence purchased by Park Commission in May, 1914, as recommended by the Board of Park Commissioners.
ART. 71. To appropriate and raise by borrowing, or otherwise, 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 the Warrant, with your doings thereon, at the time and place of meeting as aforesaid.
Given under our hands this twenty-ninth day of January, in the year 1915.
CLARENCE B. HUMPHREY, ELIAS G. HODGKINS, JAMES F. CATON, Selectmen of Swampscott.
A true copy. Attest :
FRANK H. BRADFORD, Constable.
Return on the Warrant.
Pursuant to the within Warrant to me directed, I have notified the legal voters of Swampscott, by posting attested copies of said Warrant at the Town Hall, Post Offices, Depots and five public and conspicuous places in Swampscott on Saturday, February 6th, 1915, the posting of said notices being at least seven days before the time of said meeting.
FRANK H. BRADFORD,
Constable.
Annual Town Meeting, February 15, 1915.
In accordance with the foregoing Warrant the voters of the Town assembled at the Town Hall on Monday, February 15, 1915, and were called to order by Daniel F. Knowlton, Moderator, at six o'clock A. M.
The Warrant to and including Article 6 with the Constable's return thereon was read by the Town Clerk, when on motion it was voted to defer the reading of the balance of the Warrant until 9 o'clock in the forenoon.
The following were qualified by the Clerk for their respective duties :
Ballot Clerks : John A. Cullen, (Dem.); William R. Patten, (Rep.); Harold C. Snow, (Prog.). Deputies who appeared were not qualified : Abram G. Stone, W. Percy Norcross, Benjamin F. Poole.
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The packages containing 1,860 General Ballots and 180 Special Ballots were delivered to and receipted for by the two clerks in charge, William R. Patten and Harold C. Snow. At 6.04 A. M. the polls were declared open for balloting.
At 9 A. M. the remainder of the Warrant was read by the Town Clerk. The following were qualified as Tellers : Republicans : Fred A. Oliver, Joseph G. Reed, Guy T. White, Freeman A. Baker, John J. Mehegan, Nathaniel F. Bartlett, Benjamin B. Blanchard, A. Lee Stover. Demo- cratic : Andrew Olsen, Sydney M. Shattuck, James H. Ryan, Peter Blaser, James Hegarty, Frank G. Melvin, Francis M. Kennedy, George H. Stone.
The polls closed at 5.16 P. M., there were 1, 156 General Ballots and 13 Special Ballots cast; the ballot box registered 1,161; both check lists agreed with number of ballots cast.
At 10 o'clock the following result of balloting was announced.
For Moderator - Daniel F. Knowlton, 915. elected ; blanks, 241.
For Town Clerk - George T. Till, 993, elected ; blanks, 223.
For Selectman for one year - James F. Caton, 473 ; elected. Robert Leslie, 451 ; Joseph McBrien, 204; blanks, 28.
For Treasurer - William H. Bates, 964, elected ; blanks, 192.
For Assessor for three years- Peleg Gardner, 913, elected ; blanks, 243.
For Collector of Taxes - Nathan G. Bubier, 977, elected ; blanks, 179.
For School Committee for three years - Arthur W. Stubbs, 898, elected ; blanks, 271.
For Overseer of Poor for three years - Edmund Russell, 892, elected ; blanks, 263 ; scattering, I.
For Surveyor of Highways for three years - Michael J. Ryan, 689, elected; Clarence A. Neff, 452 ; blanks, 15.
For Member Board of Health for three years-John B. Cahoon, 755, elected ; David W. Nisbett, 302 ; blanks, 99.
For Member of Water and Sewerage Board for three years - Samuel M. Kehoe, 841, elected ; blanks, 313; scattering, 2.
For Park Commissioner for three years - Alfred E. Frazier, 388, elected; James T. Lyons, 375 ; Arthur C. Eaton, 347 ; blanks, 46.
For Trustees of Public Library for three years - Elizabeth J. Hadley, 901, elected ; blanks, 255.
For Tree· Warden - Everett P. Mudge, 901, elected ; blanks, 255.
For Constables- Frank H. Bradford, 790, elected ; Charles W. Burrill, 741, elected ; Clarence N. Horton, 775, elected ; blanks, 1, 162.
License Question - Yes, 164; No, 836; blanks, 156.
Chapter 487, Acts of 1913 - Shall an Act passed by the General Court, being Chapter 487, Acts of 1913, being an Act relative to the promotion of call men in the Fire Department of cities and towns be accepted. Yes, 557; No, 247; blanks, 352.
Chapter 514, Acts of 1909, Chapter 494, Acts of 1911 - Shall an Act passed by the General Court, being Section 42 of Chapter 514, Acts of 1909, as affected by Chapter 494, Acts of 1911, which provides that eight hours shall constitute a day's work for city and town employees be accepted. Yes, 553; No, 357; blanks, 246.
Chapter 807, Acts of 1913 - Shall Chapter 807 of the Acts of 1913, being an Act to provide for compensating laborers, workmen and mechanics for injuries sustained in public employment, and to exempt from legal liability counties and municipal corporations which pay such compensation be accepted by the inhabitants of this Town. Yes, 624; No, 223 ; blanks, 309.
Voted : That when we adjourn it be to Tuesday evening, February 16, at 7.45 P. M.
Voted, to adjourn at 10.10 P. M.
Attest : GEORGE T. TILL,
Town Clerk.
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SWAMPSCOTT, February 16th, 1915.
A petition for a recount of ballots cast for Selectmen was received this day in due form, the ballots were again counted, the result being as follows : James F. Caton, 469, elected; Robert Leslie, 453; Joseph McBrien, 205 ; blanks, 29.
Attest : GEORGE T. TILL, Town Clerk.
Adjourned Annual Town Meeting, February 16, 1915.
In accordance with the adjournment of the previous meeting, the voters of the Town assembled at the Town Hall on Tuesday evening, February 16, 1915.
The meeting was called to order at 7.45 o'clock by Daniel F. Knowlton, Moderator, there being the necessary number present for transaction of business.
The records of the previous meeting were read by the Clerk and no objection being made were declared approved by the Moderator.
Voted, Article 7. To take up the reports as printed separately for action.
Voted, Article 7. To accept all reports as printed, taking up the recommendations separately for action.
Voted, To take up Article 14 for consideration in connection with the report of the Board of Selectmen.
A motion to accept and adopt the recommendation of the Selectmen in regard to appointment of a committee of fifteen citizens to consider the advisability of modifying our present form of town government was not carried.
Voted, Articles 7 and 14. That the recommendations of the Board of Selectmen on pages 90, 92, 93, 95, 96 be referred to the Ways and Means Committee for report at the adjourned meeting.
Voted, Articles 7 and 14. That the recommendation of the Board of Selectmen regarding Town Fire Insurance be referred to the adjourned meeting.
Voted, Article 41. To adopt the recommendations of the Board of Selectmen on page 103 of the Town Report in regard to land on Pine street.
Voted, Articles 7 and 14. That the recommendations of the Selectmen regarding By-Laws be adopted, the Moderator to appoint a committee to revise and amend the present By-Laws and report to the Town on or before the next annual Town Meeting.
Voted, Articles 7 and 14. That the financial recommendation of the Selectmen regarding the Mudge Brook or Paradise Road Drain be referred to the Ways and Means Committee, the matter of Legislative Act to be taken up after the Ways and Means report.
Voted, Articles 7 and 14. To adopt the recommendation of the Select- men in regard to Blaney Beach Wall that no action be taken until we have had opportunity to report results of our interviews with the balance of the adjoining owners.
Voted, Articles 7 and 14. To refer the recommendations of the Select- men on pages 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119 of the Town Report to the Ways and Means Committee.
Voted. To accept the report of the Committee on Addition to High School.
Voted, Articles 28 and 39. To adopt the report of the Ways and Means Committee appropriating the sum of one thousand dollars ($1,000) for the purpose of securing detail plans and specifications in accordance with the report submitted by the Committee on High School Addition and that the same Committee be continued, they to report further recommendations and estimated cost at the earliest opportunity.
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Voted. To refer Articles 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46 to the Ways and Means Committee.
Voted. To refer Article 47 to the By-Law Committee.
Voted. To refer Articles 48, 49 to the Ways and Means Committee.
Voted, Article 50. To adopt this article changing the name of Orient street to Puritan road.
Voted. To refer Articles 51 and 52 to the By-Law Committee.
Voted. To refer Articles 53, 54, 55 to the Ways and Means Committee.
Voted. To lay Article 56 on the table until the adjourned meeting.
Voted. To refer Articles 57, 58, 59, 60, 61 to the Ways and Means Committee.
Voted, Article 62. To accept Walker road as laid out by the Selectmen as soon as the waviers are signed.
Voted, Article 63. To lay upon the table the matter of accepting Clark road.
Voted. To refer Articles 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71 to the Ways and Means Committee.
Voted. That when we adjourn it be to Tuesday evening, March 16, at eight o'clock.
Voted. To adjourn at 9.40 P. M.
Attest : GEORGE T. TILL,
Town Clerk.
Special Town Meeting, Tuesday, March 16, 1915. TOWN WARRANT.
ESSEX, SS.
To either of the Constables of the Town of Swampscott in said County, GREETING:
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are directed to notify the inhabitants of the Town of Swampscott, qualified to vote in elections and in Town affairs, to assemble in the Town Hall, in said Swampscott, on Tuesday, the sixteenth day of March, current, at 7. 15 P. M., then and there to act on the following articles, viz. :
ARTICLE I. To hear and act upon the recommendation of the High Schoolhouse Investigation Committee and appropriate money therefor.
ART. 2. To hear and act upon the report of the Water and Sewer Board.
ART. 3. To see what action the Town will take in relation to the recommendations of the Water and Sewer Board as contained in their report December 31, 1914, on pages 3 and II.
ART. 4. To hear and act upon the supplementary report of the Board of Selectmen upon Paradise road.
ART. 5. To see if the Town will vote that the bookkeeping of the Water Department be placed under the supervision and control of the Town Accountant as provided for under Section 3 of Chapter 624 of 1910 and acts in amendment thereof and in addition thereto.
ART. 6. To see if the Town will instruct the Selectmen to petition the Legislature for appropriate legislation to constitute the Collector of Taxes a collector of all monies due the Town.
ART. 7. To appropriate and raise by borrowing or otherwise such sum or sums of money as may be necessary for all or any of the purposes mentioned in the foregoing articles.
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.
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HEREOF FAIL NOT, and make due return of the Warrant, with your doings thereon, at the time and place of meeting as aforesaid.
Given under our hands this fifth day of March, in the year 1915.
CLARENCE B. HUMPHREY, JAMES F. CATON, ELIAS G. HODGKINS,
Selectmen of Swampscott.
A true copy. Attest :
FRANK H. BRADFORD, Constable.
Return on the Warrant
Pursuant to the within Warrant, to me directed, I have notified the legal voters of Swampscott, by posting attested copies of said Warrant at the Town Hall, Post Offices, Depots and three other public and conspicu- ous places in said Swampscott on Tuesday, March 9, 1915. The posting of said notices being at least seven days before the time of said meeting.
FRANK H. BRADFORD, Constable.
Special Town Meeting, March 16, 1915.
In accordance with the foregoing Warrant the voters of the Town assembled at the Town Hall on Tuesday evening, March 16, 1915.
The meeting was called to order by Daniel F. Knowlton, Moderator, at 7.18 o'clock, there being a sufficient number of legal voters present to transact business.
The Warrant and the return thereon was read by the Town Clerk.
ARTICLE I, The report of the Ways and Means Committee on this matter was read.
Report of Ways and Means Committee - Special Town Meeting - March 16th, 1915.
ARTICLE I. As pointed out in the report of the Committee on the High School addition and also in a previous report of the Ways and Means Committee, it is necessary that immediate action on this Article be taken. We recommend that the Committee which was appointed at the Annual Meeting in February be instructed to proceed with the work according to the plans and specifications presented.
We recommend that the sum of $47,000 be appropriated for this work, to be raised by notes or bonds of the Town.
ART. 3. As stated in the report of the Water and Sewer Board, the Massachusetts Highway Commission has requested that all underground construction in Paradise road be placed in such a condition that it will not be necessary to disturb it for at least five years. To take care of the water pipes in a proper manner will entail an expenditure of $1,000.
We recommend that $1,000 be appropriated for this work, to be raised by notes or bonds of the Town.
BURRILL STREET WATER MAIN.
We are informed by the Water and Sewer Board that the water pressure in the upper part of the Town at times is very poor and in case of a fire the situation would be serious. To improve this condition, it will be necessary to lay a 12-inch main in Burrill street from New Ocean street to Essex street, at an estimated expense of $1,000.
We recommend that $1,000 be appropriated for this work, to be raised by notes or bonds of the Town.
PARTICULAR SEWERS.
Because of the work to be done on Paradise road by the state, several particular sewers will have to be located.
We recommend an appropriation of $500 for the purpose of construct- ing these particular sewers and others that may be necessary during the year.
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WATER DEPARTMENT AUTOMOBILE.
We do not consider the purchase of an automobile truck for the work of the Water Department is warranted at this time.
We recommend that action on this article be indefinitely postponed.
We recommend that the following be fixed as the particulars of the bonds or notes to be issued by the town for the purposes set forth under Article 1, which relates to the appropriation of $47,000 for the construc- tion of an addition to the High School building, and the original equip- ment and furnishings.
There shall be forty-seven bonds or notes for $1,000 each, numbered one to forty-seven inclusive. They shall be dated during the current year. Bonds or notes numbered 1, 2 and 3 shall be payble one year from the date thereof, and three bonds or notes shall be payable each year thereafter in numerical order for six consecutive years, and two bonds or notes shall be payable each year thereafter in numerical order for thirteen years. Said bonds or notes shall bear the town seal, shall be signed by the Town Treasurer, and countersigned by a majority of the Selectmen ; shall bear interest at a rate not exceeding 42 per cent per annum, payable semi- annually ; shall be authenticated by some bank or trust company, or by the Massachusetts Bureau of Statistics ; shall be subject to registration at the holder's option on presentation to the Town Treasurer for cancelation of coupons, (if coupon bonds are issued) and appropriate endorsement. Principal and interest shall be payable at the office of the Town Treasurer or at such bank or trust company as the Treasurer and Selectmen shall designate. Said bonds or notes shall bear on their face the words " Swampscott High School Addition Loan, 1915." Said bonds or notes shall be sold under the direction of the Town Treasurer and the Board of Selectmen.
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