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Water Accounts.
Balance - Security Trust Co. per
statement .
$3,901 20
Deposit of 1916 credited by bank to January, 1917
26 72
$3,927 92
Balance-per cash book . ·
$2,051 47
Outstanding checks-per detailed list
1,876 45
$3,927 92
Treasurer's Deposit for Payment of Interest.
Balance January 1, 1917 - First
National Bank, Boston
$859 00
Outstanding coupons (not pre- sented) per detailed list
$220 00
Deposit in December for January coupons
639 00
$859 00
Balance, January 1, 1917-Common- wealth Trust Co. $35 00
Outstanding coupons (not pre- sented) per detailed list
$35 00
The books and accounts of the collector were examined and checked. The commitments and abatements were checked and outstanding accounts were reconciled with the accountant's books. In reconciling the tax accounts, an adjustment of $1.68 was made in the 1914 account .. The difference on the 1915 accounts of $2 and on the 1916 accounts of $42.30 did not justify the checking of the detail of the postings at this time, owing to the large number of open accounts on the books.
The following is a summary of the collector's accounts for the year :
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Taxes, 1913.
Outstanding January 1, 1916
$56 22
Taxes of 1914 credited in error
4 00
Overpayment-to be refunded
99
$61 21
Collected-1916 .
$49 21
Outstanding, December 30, 1916-per detailed
list
12 00
$61 21
Taxes, 1914.
Outstanding, January 1, 1916
$7,636 99
Tax refunded
1 00
Adjustment .
I 68
$7,639 67
Collected-1916
$7,198 39
Abatements-1916
327 24
Tax titles taken .
99 96
Property taken at final sale
10 08
Taxes of 1914 credited to 1913 in error
4.00
$7,639 67
Taxes, 1915.
Outstanding January 1, 1916
$29,318 71 ·
Moth assessment credited in error
2 00
$29,320 71
Collected, 1916
$18,943 91
Abatements, 1916
122 50
Unlocated difference
2 00
Outstanding December 30, 1916, per detailed list,
10,252 30
$29,320 71
Taxes, 1916.
Commitments .
. $334,434 00
Moth assessment credited in error
.
1 00
Unlocated difference
42 30
$334,477 30
Collections, 1916
. $295,147 68
Abatements, 1916
1,817 65
Abatement authorized and not credited
4 00
Outstanding December 30, 1916, per detailed list,
37,507 97
$334,477 30
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Moth Assessments, 1914.
Outstanding January 1, 1916
$86 25
Collections, 1916 .
$79 50
Abatements, 1916
3 75
Tax titles taken .
3 00
$86 25
Moth Assessments, 1915.
Outstanding January 1, 1916
$216 25
Collections, 1916
.
$132 00
Abatements, 1916
2 00
Credited to 1915 taxes in error
2 00
Outstanding December 30, 1916, per detailed list,
80 25
$216 25
Moth Assessments, 1916.
Commitments
$1,714 99
Collections, 1916 .
$1,391 90
Abatements, 1916
: 50
Credited to 1916 taxes in error
1 00
Outstanding December 30, 1916, per detailed list,
320 59
$1,714 99
Sewer Assessments, 1915 (Apportioned).
Outstanding January 1, 1916
$84 98
Collections, 1916
$54 98
Outstanding December 30, 1916, per detailed list, 30 00
$84 98
Sewer Assessments, 1916 (Apportioned).
Commitments
$387 23
Collections, 1916 .
$286 74
Outstanding December 30, 1916, per detailed list, 100 49
$387 23
Sewer Assessments, Unapportioned.
Outstanding January 1, 1916
$7,494 0I
Committed, 1916
62 30
$7,556 31
Collections, 1916
$3,754 09
Apportioned, 1916
1,593 92
Outstanding December 30, 1916, per detailed list, 2,208 30
$7,556 31
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Sidewalk Assessments, 1914.
Outstanding January 1, 1916
$99 76
Collections, 1916
$91 86
Abatements, 1916
7 90
$99 76
Sidewalk Assessments, 1915.
Outstanding January 1, 1916
$690 68
Collections, 1916
$311 IO
Abatements, 1916
51 26
Apportioned, 1916
53 85
Outstanding December 30, 1916, per detailed list,
274 47
$690 68
Sidewalk Assessments, 1916.
Commitments
$2,546 90
Adjustments
.7 69
$2,554 59
Collections, 1916
$1,150 40
Apportioned, 1916
208 37
Outstanding December 30, 1916, per detailed list,
1,195 82
$2,554 59
The books and accounts of the Water and Sewer Board were examined, checked, and compared with the accountant's books.
The sewer assessment accounts, as shown by the collector and account- ant, were in agreement.
The daily cash receipts on account of water rates and service charges were checked and compared with the payments to the treasurer. The out- standing accounts as shown on the water register were listed and checked to the accountant's ledger. Commitments and abatements were checked through the department accounts and were compared with the account- ant's records.
The following is a summary of the water accounts for the year :
Outstanding January 1, 1916, per accountant's ledger
$4,761 65
Commitments, 1916
48,694 58
Adjustment (previous years' accounts )
I 00
$53,457 23
Collections
$47,380 35
Abatements
934 47
Adjustments (previous years' accounts ) 40 07
Outstanding December 30, 1916, per detailed list,
5,102 34
$53,457 23
Collections on account of licenses, permits, services, and miscellaneous charges collected by the selectmen, town clerk, janitor of the town hall, police department, fire department, sealer of weights and measures, health department, and park department were checked to the treasurer's and accountant's books. All reported receipts had been paid over, with the exception of 70 cents collected by the sealer of weights and measures.
The following tables show a summary of the sinking, trust, and invest- ments funds of the town, together with the transactions of the year :
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Water Loan Sinking Fund.
Savings Deposits
Securities
Total
On hand at beginning of year .
$48 63
$73,900 00
$73,948 63
On hand at end of year
345 63
79,300 00
79,645 63
RECEIPTS.
Securities matured
$600 00
Appropriation
3,000 00
Income
2,761 99
Total
$6,361 99
PAYMENTS.
Purchase of securities
$6,000 00
Deposit in savings bank
297 00
Premium on securities purchased
31 10
Accrued interest on securities purchased
33 89
Total
$6,361 99
Phillips School Medal Fund.
Savings Deposit
Total
On hand at beginning of year
$1,647 02
$1,647 02
On hand at end of year .
1,663 71
1,663 71
RECEIPTS.
Withdrawn from savings deposit
$2 77
Income
46 06
Total
$48 83
PAYMENTS.
Savings deposit
$19 46
Expended
29 37
Total
$48 83
Joanna Morse Library Fund.
On hand at beginning of year
$6,969 44 7,066 67
Total $6,969 44 7,066 67
Income .
$279 14
Total .
$279 14
PAYMENTS.
Savings deposit
$97 23
Expended
181 91
Total
$279 14
A. F. Nesbitt Cemetery Fund (General)
On hand at beginning of year On hand at end of year
Savings Deposit $246 18 256 12
Total $246 18 256 12
Savings Deposits
On hand at end of year.
RECEIPTS.
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RECEIPTS.
Income .
$9 94
Total
PAYMENTS.
Savings deposit
$9 94
Total
.
$9 94
A. F. Nesbitt Cemetery Fund (Private.)
On hand at beginning of year
On hand at end of year
224 92
224 92
RECEIPTS.
Income
$8 84
Total
$8 84
PAYMENTS.
Savings deposit
$5 84
Expended
3 00
Total
$8 84
Cemetery Lots Investments Funds.
Savings
On hand at beginning of year
$5,634 38
On hand at end of year
7,104 51
Total $5,634 38 7,104 51
RECEIPTS.
Sale of lots, 1915, deposited in 1916
$67 25
Sale of lots, 1916 .
1,226 25
Income
229 63
Total
$1,523 13
Savings deposit
$1,470 13
Expended
53 00
Total .
$1,523 13
The treasurer is also custodian of the High School Alumni Fund and of the Swampscott Scholarship Fund. These funds are on deposit in the Lynn Institution for Savings, the Central National Bank and the Security Trust Co.
In making the audit, a general improvement was noted in the account- ing and the work of auditing was greatly facilitated. For the cooperation received from the several department officers, I wish on behalf of myself and my assistant, to express my appreciation.
Respectfully submitted,
EDWARD H. FENTON,
Chief Accountant.
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$9 94
Savings Deposits $219 08
Total $219 08
.
Deposits
.
PAYMENTS.
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TOWN OF SWAMPSCOTT.
Balance Sheet, December 31, 1916.
General Accounts.
ASSETS.
Cash :
In Banks
$39,560 41
Amounts Receivable :
Taxes :
Levy of 1913
$12 00
Levy of 1915
10,254 30
Levy of 1916
37,469 67
47,735 97
Special Assessments :
Moth, 1915
$80 25
Moth, 1916
320 59
400 84
Sidewalk, 1915
$274 47
Sidewalk, 1916
1,195 82
1,470 29
Unapportioned Sewer .
$2,208 30
Apportioned Sewer, 1915
30 00
Apportioned Sewer, 1916
100 49
2,338 79
Water Rates, etc.
5,102 34
Tax Titles held by Town
288 29
Property taken for Taxes at Final Sale
300 07
Overdrawn Accounts :
Expense of Issuing Notes
$58 30
Fire Department Horses
5 80
Sealer of Weights and Measures
5 03
Forest Warden ·
44 16
Interest on Sewer Bonds
5 56
118 85
$97,315 85
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TOWN OF SWAMPSCOTT.
Balance Sheet, December 31, 1916.
General Accounts.
LIABILITIES.
Temporary Loans :
Anticipation Revenue, 1916 ·
$35,000 00
Accounts Payable :
Sewer Assessments to be refunded
$20 81
Tax Collector.
Refund of Overpayment to
Treasurer
99
21 80
Unexpended Balances :
General Appropriations .
$22 00
Special Appropriations .
43,089 08
Income from Trust Funds
3 00
Debt
4,413 73
Water
2,051 47
49,579 28
Reserved Accounts :
Premiums on Notes and Bonds
$437 61
Water Revenue
5,102 34
5,539 95
Overlay reserved for Abatements :
Levy of 1915
3,434 66
Reserve Fund .
67 03
Costs of Property taken for
Taxes .
101 .78
Surplus Revenue :
Supplementary Taxes $1,712 20
Excess and Deficiency 3.243 21
$4,955 41
Less :
Abatements in Excess of Over- lay, 1916
$1,317 65
Special Assessments Abated 66 41
1,384 06
3,571 35
$97,315 85
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TOWN OF SWAMPSCOTT. Balance Sheet, December 31, 1916. Deferred Revenue Accounts. Apportioned Assessments, not yet due $2,236 92
$2,236 92
Debt Accounts.
Water Loan Sinking Fund :
Cash and Securities
.
$79,645 63
Net Funded or Fixed Debt
.
739,704 37
$819,350 00
$819,350 00
Trust and Investment Accounts.
Trust and Investment Funds : Securities $16,315 93
$16,315 93
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TOWN OF SWAMPSCOTT. Balance Sheet, December 31, 1916. Deferred Revenue Accounts.
Apportioned Sewer Assessments :
Due in 1917
$322 08
Due in 1918
307 24
Due in 1919
289 18
Due in 1920
274 48
Due in 1921
162 66
Due in 1922
158 32
Due in 1923
154 64
Due in 1924
145 49
Due in 1925
136 74
$1,950 83
Apportioned Sidewalk Assessments :
Due in 1917
$87 38
Due in 1918
87 38
Due in 1919
67 39
Due in 1920
43 94
286 09
$2,236 92
$2,236 92
Debt Accounts.
Funded Debt :
Permanent Improvement Notes
· $330,800 00
Sewer Bonds (Serial)
242,750 00
Water Bonds (Serial) .
·
95,800 00
Water Bonds (Sinking Fund)
· 150,000 00
$819,350 00
$819,350 00
Trust and Investment Accounts.
Phillips School Medal Fund
$1,663 71
Joanna Morse Library Fund
7,066 67
A. F. Nesbitt Cemetery Fund (private )
224 92
A. F. Nesbitt Cemetery Fund (general) 256 12
Cemetery Lots Investment Fund
7,104 51
.
-
$16,315 93
$16,315 93
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Town Warrant. Monday, February 19, 1917.
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 nineteenth 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 three members of the Board of Selectmen for one (1) 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 Constables for one (1) 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 this town?"
ART. 4. To vote by ballot " Yes " or " No" on the question, " Shall the town accept Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7 and 8 of Chapter 50 of Revised Laws," pertaining to the assessment of betterments.
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ART. 5. To vote by ballot " Yes " or " No" on the question, "Shall the town accept Sections 15, 16, 17 and 18 of Chapter 50 of the Revised Laws," pertaining to special apportionment of betterment assessments.
ART. 6. To vote by ballot " Yes " or " No " upon the question, "Shall the town accept Section 1 of Chapter 134, Special Acts of 1916," being an act to authorize the town to pay an annuity to the widow of Everett Smith as long as she remains his widow.
ART. 7. To hear and act upon the reports of the
Town Clerk.
School Committee.
Superintendent of the Cemetery.
Town Engineer.
Board of Fire Engineers.
Superintendent of Moth Work.
Tree Warden.
Forest Warden.
Board of Health.
Health Officer.
Inspector of Milk.
Inspector of Animals and Slaughtering.
Inspector of Plumbing.
Overseers' of the Poor.ª
Surveyor of Highways.
Trustees of the Public Library.
Assessors Report. Chief of Police.
Sealer of Weights and Measures.
Committee on Fourth of July.
Park Commissioners.
Water and Sewerage Board.
Town Department Water Rates.
Library Building Committee. Building Inspector's Report. Swampscott Soldiers' Welfare Committee.
Report By-Laws Committee.
Report of Board of Selectmen.
Town Accountant.
Finance Committee.
ART. 8. To see what amount of bonds will be required of the Town Treasurer for the ensuing year.
ART. 9. To see what amount of bonds will be required of the Collector of Taxes for the ensuing year.
ART. 10. To see what amount of bonds will be required of the Water and Sewerage Board for the ensuing year.
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ART. II. To see what amount of bonds will be required of the Town Clerk for the ensuing year.
ART. 12. To see what action the town will take in relation to salaries for town officials for the ensuing year.
ART. 13. To see if the town will authorize the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money from time to time in antici- pation of the revenue of the financial year, beginning January 1, 1917, and to issue 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. 14. 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, 1916, on page 116.
ART. 15. 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, 1916, on page 120.
ART. 16. 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, 1916, on page 122.
ART. 17. 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, 1916, on page 123.
ART. 18. 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, 1916, on page 124.
ART. 19. To see what action the town will take in relation to the recommendation of the report of the Board of Health, as contained in the Annual Report, December 31, 1916, on page 127.
ART. 20. To see what action the town will take in relation to the recommendations of the Health Officer, as contained in the Annual Report, on pages 131 and 132.
ART. 21. To see what action the town will take in relation to the recommendations of the Overseers of the Poor, as contained in the Annual Report on page 136.
. ART. 22. To see what action the town will take in relation to the recommendations of the report of the Surveyor of Highways, as contained in the Annual Report, December 31, 1916, on pages 140 and 141.
ART. 23. To see what action the town will take in relation to the recommendations of the report of the Board of Assessors, as contained in the Annual Report, December 31, 1916, on page 145.
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ART. 24. To see what action the town will take in relation to the recommendations of the report of the Chief of Police, as contained in the Annual Report, December 31, 1916, on page 147.
ART. 25. To see what action the town will take in relation to the recommendations of the report of the Sealer of Weights and Measures, as contained in the Annual Report, December 31, 1916, on page 149.
ART. 26. To see what action the town will take in relation to the recommendations of the report of the Park Commissioners, as contained in the Annual Report, December 31, 1916, on pages 153, 154, 155, 156, 157 and 158.
ART. 27. To see what action the town will take in relation to the recommendations of the report of the Water Board, as contained in the Annual Report, December 31, 1916, on pages 159, 160.
ART. 28. To see what action the town will take in relation to the recommendations of the report of the Sewer Board, as contained in the Annual Report, December 31, 1916, on page 167.
ART. 29. To see what action the town will take in relation to the recommendations of the Board of Selectmen, as contained in the Annual Report of December 31, 1916, on pages 184, 185, 186, 189 and 190.
ART. 30. To see what action the town will take in relation to the amounts as recommended by the several departments contained in the Annual Report, December 31, 1916, pages 195, 196, 197, 198, 199 and 200.
ART. 31. To see if the town will vote to accept Harrison avenue (portion), so called, as laid out by the Selectmen, shown on a plan drawn by W. W. Pratt, Town Engineer, dated December, 1916, and reported to the town at this meeting, as soon as the waivers are signed, and appro- priate money for the same.
ART. 32. To see if the town will vote to accept Manton road, so called, as laid out by the Selectmen, shown on a plan drawn by W. W. Pratt, Town Engineer, dated December, 1916, and reported to the town at this meeting.
ART. 33. To see if the town will vote to accept Sheridan terrace, so called, as laid out by the Selectmen, shown on a plan drawn by W. W. Pratt, Town Engineer, dated December, 1916, and reported to the town at this meeting, as soon as the waivers are signed.
ART. 34. To see if the town will vote to accept Stanwood road, so called, as laid out by the Selectmen, shown on a plan drawn by W. W. Pratt, Town Engineer, dated December, 1916, and reported to the town at this meeting, as soon as the waivers are signed.
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ART. 35. To see if the town will vote to accept Bradlee avenue, so called, as laid out by the Selectmen, shown on a plan drawn by W. W. Pratt, Town Engineer, dated December, 1916, and reported to the town at this meeting, as soon as the waivers are signed.
ART. 36. To see if the town will vote to accept Stimpson road (por- tion), so called, as laid out by the Selectmen, shown on a plan drawn by W. W. Pratt, Town Engineer, dated December, 1916, and reported to the town at this meeting, as soon as the waivers are signed. .
ART. 37. To see if the town will vote to accept Sargent road (portion), so-called, as laid out by the Selectmen, shown on a plan drawn by W. W. Pratt, Town Engineer, dated December, 1916, and reported to the town at this meeting, as soon as the waivers are signed.
ART. 38. To see if the town will vote to accept Prospect avenue (portion), so-called, as laid out by the Selectmen, shown on a plan drawn by W. W. Pratt, Town Engineer, dated December, 1916, and reported to the town at this meeting, as soon as the waivers are signed.
ART. 39. To see if the town will vote to accept Arbutus road, so-called, as laid out by the Selectmen, shown on a plan drawn by W. W. Pratt, Town Engineer, dated December, 1916, and reported to the town at this meeting, as soon as the waivers are signed.
·ART. 40. To see if the town will vote to accept Aspen road, so called. to a point 200 feet north of Arbutus road, as laid out by the Selectmen, shown on a plan drawn by W. W. Pratt, Town Engineer, dated Decem- ber, 1916, and reported to the town at this meeting, as soon as the waivers are signed.
ART. 41. To see if the town will vote to accept Hillcrest circle (portion), so called, as laid out by the Selectmen, shown on a plan drawn by W. W. Pratt, Town Engineer, dated December, 1916, and re ported to the town at this meeting, as soon as the waivers are signed.
ART. 42. To see if the town will extend the sewer in Essex street from Essex avenue easterly about 350 feet, and appropriate money for the same, as petitioned for by George D. R. Durkee, et als.
ART. 43. To see if the town will vote to construct a sewer in Banks road for about 500 feet southerly from Walker road, and appropriate money for the same, as petitioned for by Charles H. Atkins.
ART. 44. To see if the town will vote to have the sewer in Humphrey street extended easterly from its present termination for a distance of about 500 feet towards Phillips square, and appropriate money for the same, as petitioned for by John L. Bradford, et als.
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ART. 45. To see if the town will vote to extend the sewer in Hillcrest circle 200 feet from Essex street, and appropriate money for the same, as petitioned for by George D. R. Durkee, et als.
ART. 46. To see if the town will vote to put a sewer in Greenwood t errace and appropriate money for the same, as petitioned for by Vernon E. Backus, et als.
ART. 47. To see if the town will vote to replace the present water main in Palmer avenue with a 6-inch main, and appropriate money for the same, as petitioned for by W. W. Johnson, et als.
ART. 48. To see if the town will vote to extend the water main in Millett road for a distance of 200 feet, and appropriate money for the same, as petitioned for by Wiear L. Rowell, et als.
ART. 49. To see if the town will vote to have water pipes extended in Northern avenue and Phillips circle, and appropriate money for the same, as petitioned for by John L. Bradford, et als.
ART. 50. To see if the town will vote to replace the present 2-inch water main in Phillips street and Claremont terrace with a 6-inch main, and appropriate money for the same, as recommended by the Water and Sewerage Board.
ART. 51. To see if the town will vote to replace the present 2-inch water main in Orient court with a 6-inch main and appropriate money for the same, as recommended by the Water and Sewerage Board.
ART. 52. To see if the town will vote to extend the water main in Buena Vista avenue, from Roy street to Bertha street, and appropriate money for the same, as petitioned for by C. Sanford Doughty, et als.
ART. 53. To see if the town will vote to lay a 6-inch water main in Manton road, from Humphrey street to Beach Bluff avenue, to replace the present 2-inch pipe, and appropriate money for the same, as petitioned for by Fred L. Hiller.
ART. 54. To see if the town will vote to extend the water main in in Hillcrest circle 150 feet when the abutters have agreed to pay 6 per cent for cost of construction until the amount derived from water takers shall equal that amount, and appropriate money for same, as petitioned for by George D. R. Durkee, et als.
ART. 55. 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. 56. To see if the town will appropriate the sum of $7,500 for the purpose of making such additions to the Palmer school as may be required to furnish suitable accommodations for a 4th, 5th and 6th grade, as peti- tioned for by Charles F. Lovejoy, et als.
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ART. 57. To see if the Town will vote to increase the number of regular patrolmen by two, for the purpose of providing more complete and effective police protection for the easterly end of the town, and appro- priate money for the same, as petitioned for by John H. Blodgett, et als.
ART. 58. To see what action the town will take in relation to increas- ing the salary of the regular police officers to $1,200 per year and appro- priate $756 for the same, as petitioned for by James D. Bentley, et als.
ART. 59. To see if the town will vote to increase the pay of the special police officers of the town from 372 cents per hour to 41c. per hour.
ART. 60. To see if the town will vote to increase the pay of the five (5) private permanent men of the Swampscott Fire Department to twelve hundred dollars per year, and appropriate money for same, as petitioned for by Elias G. Hodgkins, et als.
ART. 61. To see if the town will vote to increase the pay of the call men of the Swampscott Fire Department from $75 to $125 per year, and appropriate money for the same, as petitioned for by Elias G. Hodgkins, et als.
'ART. 62. To see if the town will vote to change the name of Ontario street in Swampscott to Superior street, as petitioned for by Clarence W. Horton, et als.
ART. 63. To see if the town will vote to construct a landing stage at Blaney Beach, and make an appropriation therefor, as petitioned for by Herbert T. Jacobs, et als.
ART. 64. To see if the town will construct a concrete pavement with curbing, on Essex street, from the Lynn line, easterly, to the present con- crete roadway, and appropriate money for the same, as petitioned for by Oscar G. Poor, et als.
ART. 65. To see if the town will vote to resurface Cedar Hill terrace, and appropriate money for the same, as recommended by the Surveyor of Highways.
ART. 66. 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 Section 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. 67. To hear and act upon the Report of the Committee appointed to investigate conditions at the sewerage pumping station, and appro- priate money for the same.
ART. 68. To see if the town will vote to appropriate the sum of $800 for the observance of the Fourth of July, the money to be spent under the direction of the Park Commissioners and four other citizans, to be appointed from the floor, as petitioned for by Nathan G. Bubier, et als.
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ART. 69. To see if the town will vote to construct a granolithic side- walk and put in edgestones on Paradise road, from the corner of Ellis road to the junction of Paradise road, and Norfolk avenue, along what is known as " The Paradise Road Playgrounds," and to construct a concrete sidewalk and put in edgestones from the corner of Ellis road along Middlesex and Norfolk avenues to the junction of Norfolk avenue and Paradise Road, along what is known as "The Paradise Road Playgrounds," and appropriate money for the same, as petitioned for by Alfred F. Frazier, et als.
ART. 70. To hear and act upon the report of the Machon School Building Committee, and appropriate money for the same.
ART. 71. To see if the town will appropriate a sum of money for the employment of district or other nurses, in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 72 of the Acts of 1911, as petitioned for by H. M. Lowd, et als.
ART. 72. To see if the town will borrow the sum of ten thousand ($10,000) dollars, to be used for grading, fencing and erecting stands at Phillips park, in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 312 of the Acts of 1916, as petitioned by C. Irving Lindsey.
ART. 73. To see if the town will appropriate the sum of one thousand dollars ($1,000) for the employment of a public health nurse, as author- ized by Chapter 72, Section I, of the Acts of 1911, the said nurse to be under the control and direction of the Board of Health, as petitioned for by Loring Grimes, et als.
ART. 74. To see if the town will vote to authorlze the Board of Health to purchase an automobile for the use of the health officer, and appropri- ate money for the same, as petitioned for by Elias G. Hodgkins, et als.
ART. 75. To see if the town will vote to resurface Beach Bluff avenue, from the railroad track to Atlantic avenue, the adjoining owners to pay a portion of the expense thereof, and appropriate money for the same, as recommended by the Board of Selectmen.
ART. 76. To see if the town will adopt the following by-law :
CHAPTER V.
SECTION 3. Every contract exceeding the sum of five hundred ($500) dollars shall be accompanied by security by bond or otherwise conditioned upon the faithful performance of the same.
ART. 77. To see if the town will adopt the following by-law :
CHAPTER XII.
SECTION 4. Any person intending to erect a dwelling-house or other building of a character not described in Chapter 635 of the Acts of 1912
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shall make an application in writing to the Inspector of Buildings for a permit for the erection of the same on a form furnished by such Inspector.
He shall submit to said Inspector all plans and specifications pertaining thereto, and no work shall be done until a permit has been issued therefor. No person having obtained such a permit shall proceed with any work without first notifying the Inspector as to the time such work is to begin.
No permit issued by such Inspector, whether for a new building or for alteration, shall be in force for a period longer than one year.
SECT. 5. Any alteration in or addition to any building already erected, or hereafter to be built, of a character not described in Chapter 635 of the Acts of 1912, except necessary repairs thereon, not affecting the construc- tion of the external or party walls, chimneys or stairways, shall, to the extent of such work, be subject to these by-laws, and a permit therefor shall be obtained in the manner described in Section 4.
The rebuilding or repairing of any buildings which have been damaged by fire or other casualties shall be subject to the restrictions which are imposed on the erection of new buildings by these by-laws.
SECT. II. The external walls of any building or any projection thereof, except such as described in Chapter 635 of the Acts of 1912, shall not be placed nearer than three feet to the line of dividing the premises upon which such building rests from the adjacent premises.
ART. 78. 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 due return of this Warrant, with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk, at the time and place of meeting as aforesaid.
Given under our hands this seventh day of February, in the year 1917.
HENRY S. BALDWIN, CLARENCE B. HUMPHREY, WILLIAM E. CARTER,
A true copy. Attest :
Selectmen of Swampscott.
FRANK H. BRADFORD, Constable.
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