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100 00
Outstanding Dec. 31, 1915, per detailed list
690 68
$1,909 10
The records of the janitor of the Town Hall showing the charges for the use of the hall were examined and checked to the treasurer's and account- ant's books. The following is a summary of the account :-
Due on account of 1914
$61 00
Charges for year, 1915
680 00
$741 00
Payments to treasurer, 1915
$618 00
Due town, December 31, 1915
123 00
$741 00
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In my report of the audit for the period ending June 30, 1915, a detailed statement of the sewer assessment accounts for a number of years was shown. Owing to a question being raised as to who should prepare the bills for collection, nothing appears to have been done towards collecting these accounts, many of which should have been collected years ago. It should be apparent that continued delay means a financial loss to the Town.
I also stated that it did not seem advisable to check individual items in the water accounts, as the receipts were not posted to the commitment register at the time the audit was made, this work being left until the end of the year. I regret to say, however, that the commitment register had not been posted to December 31, 1915, and, when the present audit was made, I was compelled to confine my work to the checking of the receipts, as recorded on the department cash book, with the reported collections to the Town Accountant.
Attention has been called to the failure to keep the accounts up to date, but apparently little consideration has been given to the suggestion; I therefore recommend that the town take some definite action which will require these accounts to be kept in a business-like manner.
The footings of the cash book were verified and payments to the treas- urer checked with the treasurer's and accountant's books. A difference of two dollars was found between the balance shown on the department cash book and that shown on the accountant's book. This was due to an error in entering the payments in the department books.
Receipts for telephone, amounting to $9.80, were eliminated from both receipts and payments on the department books.
The securities of the water loan sinking fund were examined and checked. The following is a detailed list of the investments of the fund :
Registered Bonds.
No. Denomi-
nation. Interest.
Due.
Description.
Amount.
25
$1,000
32%
Aug. 1, 1928
Swampscott Water
$25,000 00
IO
500
31%
Aug. 1, 1928
Swampscott Water
5,000 00
2
500
4 %
May 1, 1927
Swampscott Water
1,000 00
9
100
4 %
May 1, 1924
Swampscott Water
900 00
2
1,000
32%
Sept. 1, 1921
Swampscott Sewer
2,000 00
5
1,000
42%
Oct. 1, 1923
Reading Lighting Ipswich Fire
2,000 00
3
1,000
4 %
Apr. 1, 1924
Revere School
3,000 00
8
250
4 %
Apr. 1, 1920
Revere School
2,000 00
I
3,000
32%
Feb. 1, 1928
New Bedford Sewer
3,000 00
I
1,000
4 %
July 1, 1922
Lynn Water
1,000 00
I
2,000
4 % July 1, 1927
Lynn Water
2,000 00
I
1,000
4 %
Apr. 1, 1927
Lynn Sewer
1,000 00
I
1,000
35%
June 1, 1922
Pittsfield Sewer
1,000 00
I
1,000
32%
May 1, 1927
Quincy Water
1,000 00
I
1,000
32%
May 1, 1928
Quincy Water
1,000 00
5,000 00
2
1,000 4 %
Feb. 15, 1927
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Coupon Bonds.
I $1,000
4 %
July 1, 1918
Amesbury Water
$1,000 00
3
1,000
4 % July 1, 1924
Ipswich Water
3,000 00
I
1,000
4 % Jan. 1, 1923
Gt. Barrington Water
1,000 00
I
1,000 4 % Apr. 1, 1926
Haverhill School
1,000 00
I
50
32%
July 1, 1921
Milton Library
500 00
2
1,000
1 %
May 1, 1928
W. Springfield Refunding
2,000 00
I
1,000
4 %
Apr. 1, 1929
W. Springfield Water
1,000 00
1
1,000
4 %
July 1, 1926
Attleborough Water
1,000 00
2
1,000
3%
Mar. 1, 1935
Attleborough Water
2,000 00
I
500
43%
Oct. 1, 1916
Swampscott Sewer
500 00
I
1,000
4 %
Nov. 1, 1931
Peabody Sewer
1,000 00
2
1,000
4 %
Apr. 1, 1924
Cambridge Water
2,000 00
2
1,000
4 % Oct. 1, 1924
Newton Sewer
2,000 00
$73,900 00
Cash in Security Trust Co., Lynn
$48 77
Less interest credited on Sinking Fund Cash
Book in January, 1916, account
14
48 63
Total amount in Sinking Fund
$73,948 63
The securities of the trust and investment funds were examined and found to be as follows :
Phillips School Medal Fund.
Balance, January 1, 1915
$1,621 18
Income
·
55 05
$1,676 23
Withdrawn in 1915
$29 21
Balance, December 31, 1915
1,647 02
$1,676 23
Joanna Morse Library Fund.
Balance, January 1, 1915
$6,786 18
Income ·
.
274 14
Withdrawn in 1915
$90 88
Balance, December 31, 1915
6,969 44
$7,060 32
A. F. Nesbitt Cemetery Fund (General).
Balance, January 1, 1915
$236 64
Income
.
9 54
$246 18 $246 18
Balance, December 31, 1915
$7,060 32
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A. F. Nesbitt Cemetery Fund (Private).
Balance, January 1, 1915
$214 44
Income
8 64
$223 08
Withdrawn in 1915 .
$4 00
Balance, December 31, 1915
219 08
$223 08
Cemetery Lots Investment Fund.
Balance, January 1, 1915
$4,432 04
Receipts, account of lots
.
1,122 00
Income
182 59
$5,736 63
Withdrawn in 1915 .
$35 00
Balance, Dec. 31, 1915, per bank book
5,634 38
Cash on hand Dec. 31, 1915 (not yet deposited) .
67 25
$5,736 63
In addition to the above, the town treasurer is custodian of the High School Alumni Fund for the Swampscott High School, which is deposited in the Lynn Institution for Savings and the Central National Bank of Lynn. On December 31, 1915, the fund amounted to $1,192.27.
Conclusion.
The balance sheet as of December 31, 1915, shows a small credit balance, but this is more than offset by accounts receivable of 1914 and prior years, so that practically all the assets would have to be collected to meet the direct liabilities. This condition is due to the fact that a considerable sum was appropriated in 1915 from the excess and deficiency fund.
It was found that an appropriation was made for school purposes and a loan authorized which could not be made under the provisions of Chapter 719 of the Acts of 1913 ; therefore all liabilities contracted under authority of this authorization will have to be raised in the levy of 1916. This account does not appear in the balance sheet, as the bills were not passed for payment in 1915.
The honest endeavor on the part of the town officials to conduct public affairs, both in the spirit and letter of the law, is to be commended.
The general accounts of the Town are well kept and show the costs of the several activities in a clear and concise manner. The criticisms made in this report can be easily overcome by cooperation and prompt action on the part of the Town officials.
To the several Town officers who assisted me with the audit I wish to express appreciation on behalf of myself and my assistants.
Respectfully submitted,
EDWARD H. FENTON,
Chief Accountant.
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TOWN OF SWAMPSCOTT.
Balance sheet-December 31, 1915.
General Accounts.
ASSETS.
Cash :
In Bank
$30,808 78
Accounts Receivable :
Taxes. .
Levy of 1913
$56 22
Levy of 1914
7,636 99
Levy of 1915
29,318 71
37,01I 92
Special Assessments.
Moth, 1914
$86 25
Moth, 1915
216 25
302 50
Sidewalks, 1914
$99 76
Sidewalks, 1915
690 68
790 44
Apportioned Sewers, 1915
$84 98
Unapportioned Sewers
7,494 0I
7,578 99
Water Rates, etc.
4,761 65
Tax Titles held by Town
.
89 90
$81,344 18
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TOWN OF SWAMPSCOTT Balance Sheet-December 31, 1915.
General Accounts. LIABILITIES.
Temporary Loans :
Anticipation of Revenue, 1915 .
$35,000 00
Overpayments to be Refunded. Sewer Assessments
126 22
Appropriation Balances :
General.
Lally Claim
$250 00
Redemption of Debt
1,177 25
$1,427 25
Special.
Library Building Fund
$23,665 67
Humphrey Street Widening
531 32
Humphrey Street Macadam
893 87
Macadam Pavement
346 45
High School Addition
137 86
Drain, Stetson Avenue
2 75
Sewer, King Street .
138 82
Sewer, Humphrey Street .
9 62
Sewer, Greenwood Avenue
8 00
Mudge Brook Culvert
268 13
Water Main, Linden Avenue
52 91
Water Main, Bertha Street
5 04
Water Main, Sargent and Aspen Roads
101 18
Water Main, Galloupe's Point
I 44
Sewer Plans
846 30
27,009 36
Water
2,402 22
Overlay Reserved for Abatements,.
Levy of 1914
$1,354 21
Levy of 1915
3,476 06
$4,830 27
Less Overdraft on Levy of 1913
28 82
4,801 45.
Premiums on Notes and Bonds Sold
576 60
Water Revenue.
Reserved when Collected for Water Department ·
4,761 65
Supplementary Taxes
$3,260 44 1,978 99
Excess and Deficiency
5,239 43
$81,344 18
Surplus.
30,838 83
20
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TOWN OF SWAMPSCOTT. Balance Sheet - December 31, 1915. Deferred Accounts. Special Assessments Apportioned but not due $860 93
1
$860 93
Debt Accounts.
Water Loan Sinking Fund .
$73,948 63
Net Bonded Debt .
747,201 37
$821,150 00
$821,150 00
Trust and Investment Accounts.
Trust and Investment Funds : Securities in custody of Town Treasurer . $14,783 35
$14,783 35
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TOWN OFJĮSWAMPSCOTT. Balance Sheet - December 31, 1915. Deferred Accounts.
Special Apportioned Assessments :
Sewer, due in 1916
$175 15
Sewer, due in 1917
147 55
Sewer, due in 1918
132 71
Sewer, due in 1919
114 63
Sewer, due in 1920
III 62
Sewer, due in 1921
27 20
Sewer, due in 1922
22 86
Sewer, due in 1923
19 18
Sewer, due in 1924 .
10 03
$760 93
Sidewalk, due in 1916
$30 00
Sidewalk, due in 1917
30 00
Sidewalk, due in 1918
30 00
Sidewalk, due in 1919
10 00
100 00
$860 93
$860 93
Debt Accounts.
Permanent Improvement Notes
$363,900 00
Sewer Bonds (Serial)
88,900 00
Water Bonds (Serial)
89,900 00
Water Bonds (Sinking Fund)
150,000 00
$821,150 00
$821,150 00
Trust and Investment Accounts.
Trust Funds (Including Accumulated Income) :
Phillips School Medal Fund . $1,000 00 $1,647 02
Joanna Morse Library Fund .
5,196 00
6,969 44
A. F. Nesbitt Cemetery Fund (private)
200 00
219 08
A. F. Nesbitt Cemetery Fund (general) .
200 00
246 18
Cemetery Lots Investment
Funds
4,489 25
5,701 63
.
-
$14,783 35
$14,783 35
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts. BUREAU OF STATISTICS. STATE HOUSE, BOSTON.
FEBRUARY 5, 1916.
To the Board of Selectmen, Mr. Clarence B. Humphrey, Chairman, Swampscott, Massachusetts :
GENTLEMEN,-I submit herewith a supplementary report on the audit of the accounts of the town of Swampscott, which was made under date of January 21, 1916.
In that report attention was called to the condition of the water ac- counts ; this, however, has now been corrected, as shown by the report of Mr. Edward H. Fenton, Chief Accountant of this Bureau, whose report I am enclosing.
Very truly yours, CHARLES F. GETTEMY, Director.
Mr. Charles F. Gettemy, Director Bureau of Statistics, State House, Boston :
SIR,-Supplementing my report made January 21, 1916, of an audit of the accounts of the Town of Swampscott, I submit the following report on the accounts of the Water Department.
The outstanding accounts were listed, totaled, and reconciled with the Accountant's books. Tables, summarizing the accounts, were prepared and are appended to this report.
The partial payment account represents amounts received and placed in marked envelopes, these payments not being credited on the personal account until the entire bill is paid.
A complete accounting and reconciliation has been made, as shown by the tables appended, and the Water and Sewer Board has provided for prompt recording and reporting, which will greatly facilitate the check- ing of these accounts in the future.
Respectfully submitted,
EDWARD H. FENTON,
Chief Accountant.
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Record of Charges as Shown by Water Department Register.
Service,
Rates. Additional. Pipe, etc. Maintenance.
Yearly Billing .
$22,592 00
January Excess, 1915
2,987 75
April Excess, 1915
859 76
July Excess, 1915 .
4,624 94
August Excess, 1915
1,364 39
September Excess, 1915
1,881 03
October Excess, 1915
6,838 98
Service, Pipe and Labor
$3,149 12
Maintenance .
$500 00
Additional
$459 67
$41,148 85
$459 67 $3,149 12
$500 00
Charges for Water Rates, Services, etc., Reported to Accountant.
Date of Advice to Accountant.
Rates.
Service, Pipe, etc.
Maintenance·
January 1, 1915
$22,592 00
May 5, 1915 ·
2,987 75
June 3, 1915
*888 83
July 29, 1915
4,649 81
August 16, 1915
1,532 52
$290 00
$109 21
October 6, 1915
1,881 03
November 22, 1915 ·
6,838 98
March 31, 1915
375 57
September 3, 1915
1,729 32
December 31, 1915 .
1,410 69
$42,781 61
$2,394 89
$109 21
*Water Department office copy of report changed from $888.83 to $859.76, but no notifica- tion of change given to Accountant.
Summary.
Rates .
.
·
Register. $41,148 85 459 67
Accountant. $42,781 61
Additional .
Service, pipe and labor
3,149 12
2,394 89
Maintenance
500 00
109 21
$45,257 64
$45,285 71
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Statement of Water Department Accounts as Shown on Water Department Books.
Uncollected January 1, 1915. Charged in 1915.
$5,472 07
Minimum rate . ·
.
. $22,592 00
January, 1915, Excess . .
·
2,987 75
April, 1915, Excess .
859 76
July, 1915, Excess .
4,624 94
August, 1915, Excess
1,364 39
September, 1915, Excess .
1,881 03
October, 1915, Excess
6,838 98
Additional Billing
459 67
Maintenance
500 00
Service, pipe and labor
.
3,149 12
45,257 64
$50,729 71
Cash collected in 1915
$44,585 44
Outstanding charges.
Water rates ·
$4,913 49
Service, pipe and labor
1,042 20
5,955 69
Abatements
$78 12
Shut-offs
64 17
Cancellations
42 29
184 58
Unlocated error
4 00
$50,729 71
Statement of Water Department Accounts as shown by Accountant's Books.
Uncollected, January 1, 1915-per ledger . ·
$5,484 13
Adjustment of minimum billing, 1914, which was the undetected error shown in Water Depart- ment report of 1914
16 00
Charges as notified to Accountant in 1915 . ·
43,875 02
$49,375 15
Cash collections reported
$44,585 44
Adjustment of error in excess billing of January, 1914 . . . Accountant's ledger balance December 31, 1915 . 4,761 65 28 06
$49,375 15
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Reconciliation: Books of Accountant and Water Department.
Accountant's ledger balance, January 1, 1916 $4,761 65
Notification of charges dated December 31, 1915, not received by Accountant until January, 1916, Differences between charges as shown on Water
1,410 69
Department register and amount reported to Accountant
1 00
$6,173 34
Abatements in Water Department 1915 Account, not received by Accountant until January, 1916 .
$177 58
Abatements in Water Department 1915 Account, not reported to Accountant 7 00
Adjustment on Water Department billing June 3, 1915, not yet reported to Accountant
29 07
Undetected error .
4 00
Uncollected, per detailed list
5,955 69
$6,173 34
Partial Payments on Outstanding Water Bills and Cash on Hand in Water Department Office.
No.
Date of Charge
Amount Charged
Date of Partial Payment
Amount of Payment
Total Payments
1442 January 1, 1912
$16 00
October 30, 1914
$14 00
$14 00
S July 12, 1912
5 00
429 January 1, 1912
16 00
Nov. 14, 1912
5 00
10 00
§ October 24, 1912
5 00
1171 January 1, 1912
16 00
March 8, 1913
5 00
10 00
1142 January 1, 1913
16 00
June 4, 1915
2 51
2 51
675 January 1, 1914
16 00
Nov. 11, 1915
4 00
4 00
4.50
January 1, 1914
16 00
January 28, 1916
2 00
4 00
890 January 1, 1914
16 00
October 30, 1915
2 85
2 85
887 January 1, 1914
16 00
November 30, 1915
7 00
7 00
1553 January 1, 1914
16 00
March 2, 1915
13 00
13 00
401
January 1, 1914
16 00
March 18, 1915
15 00
15 00
1662
January 1, 1914
6 16
January 1, 1915
II 00
December 3, 1915
20 00
20 00
January 1, 1915
I 91
April 1, 1915
2 48
325 January 1, 1915
II 00
January 7, 1916
2 00
January 21, 1916
2 00
January 28, 1916
4 00
8 00
1550 January 1, 1915
II 00
December 27, 1915
2 00
2 00
( October 8, 1915 1 00
November 11, 1915
1 00
1551 January 1, 1915
II 00
November 18, 1915 1 00
January 1, 1916 2 00
[January 28, 1916
1 00
6 00
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January 1, 1916
2 00
300
TOWN DOCUMENTS.
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1770 January 1, 1915
$11 00 December 23, 1915 $3 43
$3 43
1184 January 1, 1915 January 1, 1915 12 04
II 50
( November 26, 1915 2 43 December 3, 1915 5 00 January 14, 1916 5 00 12 43
December 10, 1915 7 16
1533 January 1, 1915 46 07
January 1, 1915
II 00
November 4, 1915 11 00
II 00
(November 4, 1915 2 00 November 11, 1915 2 00 November 18, 1915 4 00
1831 December 1, 1915 26 71
November 26, 1915 50 December 3, 1915 2 00
December 10, 1915 5 00 16 50
829 January 1, 1916
29 08
830 January 1, 1916
21 25
January 1, 1916 33 77 33 77
$222 65
Reconciliation of Cash.
Cash on hand
$166 20
Vouchers :
J. M. Germaine, clerical service
$5 00
Benj. B. Blanchard, clerical service
10 00
J. Neather, incidentals
45
Postage
.
40 00
56 45
$222 65
- December 23, 1915 10 00 January 21, 1916 10 00 27 16
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Town Warrant. Monday, February 21, 1916.
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 twenty-first day of February, at 6 A. M., 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 two members of the Board of Selectmen for one (I ) year.
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 Trustees of the Public Library for three (3) years.
To choose one member of the Board of School Committee 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 (3) Constables for one year.
To choose one Park Commissioner for three (3) years.
To choose one member of the Water and Sewerage Commis- sion for three (3) years.
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 question : "Shall licenses be granted for the sale of intoxicating liquors in the Town?"
ART. 4. To vote by ballot, " Yes " or " No" upon the question, "Shall the Town accept Sections I to 10 inclusive of Chapter 655 of the Acts of the Year 1913," being an act relative to the inspection of buildings in cities and towns.
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ART. 5. To vote by ballot "Yes " or " No" upon the question, "Shall the recommendations of the majority of the Board of Selectmen, as con- tained on page 190 of the Town Report for 1915 be adopted," being a recommendation relative to the appointing of a committee to consider the merging of the several departments of the Town.
ART. 6. To hear and act upon the reports of the
Town Clerk. School Committee. Town Engineer.
Board of Fire Engineers.
Tree Warden.
Forest Warden.
Superintendent of Moth Work.
Sealer of Weights and Measures.
Superintendent of the Cemetery.
Board of Health.
Inspector of Milk.
Inspector of Plumbing.
Inspector of Animals and Slaughtering.
Health Officer.
Surveyor of Highways.
Overseers of the Poor.
Water and Sewerage Board.
Trustees of the Public Library.
Park Commissioners.
Chief of Police.
Fourth of July Committee.
Committee on Revision of By-laws.
Building Committee and New Library Building Committee.
Committee upon sale of lands on Pine street.
Committee to consider the drainage of that section of the Town including Phillips Playground and vicinity.
Committee on High School operations.
Board of Selectmen.
Town Accountant.
Committee on Ways and Means.
ART. 7. To see what amount of bonds will be required of the Town Treasurer for the ensuing year.
ART. 8. To see what amount of bonds will be required of the Collector of Taxes for the ensuing year.
ART. 9. To see what amount of bonds will be required of the Water and Sewerage Board for the ensuing year.
ART. 10. To see what action the Town will take in relation to salaries for Town officials for the ensuing year.
ART. II. To see if the Town will authorize the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money from time to time in anticipa-
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tion of the revenue of the financial year, beginning January Ist, 1916, and to issue a note or notes therefor, payable within one year, and the debt or debts incurred under this vote to be paid from the revenue of said financial year.
ART. 12. To see what action the Town will take in relation to the recommendations in the report of the Fire Engineers, as contained in the Annual Report, December 31, 1915, on pages 127 and 128.
ART. 13. To see what action the Town will take in relation to the recommendations in the report of the Tree Warden, as contained in the Annual Report, December 31, 1915, on page 130.
ART. 14. To see what action the Town will take in relation to the recommendations in the report of the Forest Warden, as contained in the Annual Report, December 31, 1915, on page 131.
ART. 15. To see what action the Town will take in relation to the recommendations in the report of the Superintendent of Moth Work, as contained in the Annual Report, December 31, on page 133.
ART. 16. To see what action the Town will take in relation to the recommendations in the report of the Sealer of Weights and Measures, as contained in the Annual Report, December 31, 1915, on page 134.
ART. 17. To see what action the Town will take in relation to the recommendations in the report of the Superintendent of Cemetery, as con- tained in the Annual Report, December 31, 1915, on page 135.
ART. 18. 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, 1915, on page 139.
ART. 19. To see what action the Town will take in relation to the recommendations in the report of the Surveyor of Highways, as contained in the Annual Report, December 31, 1915, on pages 147 and 148.
ART. 20. To see what action the Town will take in relation to the recommendations in the report of the Overseers of the Poor, as contained in the Annual Report, December 31, 1915, on page 149.
. ART. 21. To see what action the Town will take in relation to the recommendations in the report of the Sewer Commissioners, as contained in the Annual Report, December 31, 1915, on page 158.
ART. 22. To see what action the Town will take in relation to the recommendations in the report of the Park Commissioners, as contained in the Annual Report, December 31, 1915, on pages 164, 167, 168, 169 and 170.
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ART. 23. To see what action the Town will take in relation to the recommendations in the report of the Chief of Police, as contained in the Annual Report, December 31, 1915, on page 172.
ART. 24. To see what action the town will take in relation to the recommendations in the report of the Committee on Drainage, as contained in the Annual Report, December 31, 1915, on page 186.
ART. 25 To see what action the town will take in relation to the recommendations in the report of the Board of Selectmen, as contained in the Annual Report, December 31, 1915, on pages 195, 196, 200, 204, 205, 206, 213, 216, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225 and 226.
ART. 26. To see if the town will vote to accept Beach Bluff Avenue so called, as laid out by the Selectmen, shown on a plan drawn by W. W. Pratt, Town Engineer, dated December, 1915, and reported to the town at this meeting, as soon as the waivers are signed.
ART. 27. To see if the town will vote to accept Bellevue Road so called, as laid out by the Selectmen, shown on a plan drawn by W. W. Pratt, Town Engineer, dated December, 1915, and reported to the town at this meeting, as soon as the waivers are signed.
ART. 28. To see if the town will vote to accept Clarke Road so called, as laid out by the Selectmen, shown on a plan drawn by W. W. Pratt, Town Engineer, dated January, 1915, and reported to the town at this meeting, as soon as the waivers are signed.
ART. 29. To see if the town will vote to accept Greenwood Terrace so called, as laid out by the Selectmen, shown on a plan drawn by W. W. Pratt, Town Engineer, dated December, 1915, and reported to the town at this meeting, as soon as the waivers are signed.
ART. 30. To see if the town will vote to accept Cedar Hill Terrace so called, as laid out by the Selectmen, shown on a plan drawn by W. W. Pratt, Town Engineer, dated April. 1915, and reported to the town at this . meeting, as soon as the waivers are signed, and appropriate money for the same.
ART. 31. To see if the town will construct a sewer from Ontario Street to Erie Street so called, and appropriate money for the same, as petitioned for by A. E. Mathews, et als.
ART. 32. To see if the town will vote to extend Marshall Brook so called, Northerly, from its Northerly end, as recommended by the Board of Selectmen, and appropriate $300 for the same.
ART. 33. To see if the town will vote to extend the Eastern end of the new trunk sewer and appropriate $20,000 for the same, as recommended by the Board of Selectmen.
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ART. 34. To see if the town will vote to lay a six-inch water main in Gale Avenue, and appropriate money for the same, as petitioned for by Herbert E. Gale, et als.
ART. 35. To see if the town will vote to lay a six-inch water main in Hill Crest Avenue, and appropriate money for the same, as petitioned for by George D. R. Durkee, et als.
ART. 36. To see if the Town will vote to lay a six-inch water main in Ocean and Palmer avenues, and appropriate money for the same, as recommended by the Board of Selectmen.
ART. 37. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Trustees of the Public Library to sell or otherwise dispose of any books or magazines that for any reason they may deem unsuitable for further use in the library, as petitioned for by Frank F. Stanley, et als.
ART. 38. To see if the Town will ratify and confirm the action of the Selectmen, accepting the deed of land given by Elihu Thomson, being a part of the Elihu Thomson estate, containing 7,128 square feet, with the restriction that it be used for the purposes of a Public Library.
ART. 39. To see if the Town will vote to resurface and put in good repair Salem street, from Humphrey street to the State road, and appro- priate money for the same, as petitioned for by Allen S. Rowe, et als.
ART. 40. To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen to pay all land and grade damages incurred in consequence of taking and altering grade, in accordance with the layout of Essex street by the County Com- missioners of the County of Essex, and cost of excavation to subgrade, in accordance with profile of said street, and make appropriation therefor.
ART. 41. To see if the Town will vote to lay granolithic sidewalks on Paradise road, between Burrill street and the railroad, in all places where not now in place, and appropriate money for the same, as recommended by the Board of Selectmen.
ART. 42. To see if the Town will vote to lay granolithic sidewalks and curb on Puritan road, in front of the New Ocean House property, and appropriate money therefor, as recommended by the Board of Selectmen.
ART. 43 To see if the Town will vote to resurface Walker road, and appropriate money for the same, as recommended by the Surveyor of Highways.
ART. 44. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of $1,200 to pay premiums upon Employers' Liability Insurance, as provided for on page 205 of the Annual Report.
ART. 45. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of $1,200, to be drawn upon by the Board of Selectmen, to pay premiums upon insurance policies, and in adjusting insurance rates of the Town.
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ART. 46. To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of $500 for the observance of the Fourth of July, the money to be spent under the direc- tion of the Park Commissioners and four of the citizens to be appointed from the floor, as petitioned for by Oscar G. Poor, et als.
ART. 47. To see if the Town will appropriate a sum of money for the employment of District or other nurses, as provided for in Chapter 72, of the Acts of 1911, as recommended by Charles H. Hersey, et als.
ART. 48. To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of $675, 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 Cities and Towns to establish a pension fund for teachers in the public schools."
ART. 49. To see if the Town will vote to pay the sum of $300 to Nettie Smith, widow of Everett Smith, who met his death in the per- formance of his duty as a Firemnan, as recommended by the Board of Selectmen.
ART. 50. To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of $2,000, to pay for water used in the water troughs of the Town during the year 1916, as recommended by George D. R. Durkee, et als.
ART. 51. To see if the Town will authorize and direct the Selectmen to petition the Legislature for authority to borrow money for the pur- poses of playground development, and to issue therefor serial bonds or notes of the Town for the period of twenty years, as petitioned for by C. Irving Lindsay, et als.
ART. 52. To see if the Town will vote to add two patrolmen to the Police force, and appropriate money for the same, as petitioned for by Thomas Handley, et als.
ART. 53. To see what action the Town will take, if any, towards granting a Saturday half-holiday with pay, for the employees of the Highway, Sewer and Moth Departments, during the entire year, subject to the same regulations as for the year 1915, as petitioned for by Guy T. White, et als.
ART. 54. To see if the Town will vote that the members of the Fire Department shall be excused from duty for one day out of every five, without loss of pay. The time and manner of excusing members of the Fire Department from duty in accordance with the provisions of this act shall be determined by the Chief, or other officer or board at the head of the Fire Department, as petitioned for by H. B. Sprague, et als.
ART. 55. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of $7,000 to be used by the High School Building Committee in completing the work now under contract, authorized by the last Annual Town Meeting, as recommended by the Board of Selectmen.
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ART. 56. To vote by ballot "Yes" or " No" upon the question, "Shall an act passed by the General Court, being Sections 102 to 105 inclusive of Chapter 576 of the Acts of 1907, being an act relative to establishing and maintaining municipal building insurance, be accepted."
ART. 57. 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 will 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 return of this Warrant, with your doings thereon, at the time and place of meeting as aforesaid.
Given under our hands this fourth day of February, in the year 1916.
CLARENCE B. HUMPHREY, JAMES F. CATON, ELIAS G. HODGKINS,
A true copy. Attest :
Selectmen of Swampscott.
FRANK H. BRADFORD, Constable.
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