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Nathan G. Bubier, Collector of Taxes, in Account Current with the Town of Swampscott
1918
DR.
Uncollected moth tax
$284 75
Uncollected sidewalk assessment
674 15
Uncollected sewer assessment
2,037 32
Uncollected taxes
38,563 35
Uncollected Excise tax 1,166 57
Interest on taxes at 6% from Jan. 1, 1919, to Jan. 1, 1920
981 20
$43,707 34
CR.
Cash paid Town Treasurer on moth tax
$119 25
Cash paid Town Treasurer on sidewalk assessment
438 38
Cash paid Town Treasurer on sewer assessment
951 66
Cash paid Town Treasurer on taxes
25,519 25
Cash paid Town Treasurer for Excise tax
1,166 57
Cash paid Town Treasurer for Interest on taxes at 6% from Jan. 1, 1919, to Jan. 1, 1920
981 20
Abatements on moth tax
1 75
Abatements on taxes
220 40
Uncollected moth tax
163 75
Uncollected sidewalk assessment
190 77
Uncollected sewer assessment
1,085 66
Uncollected taxes
12,823 70
$43,707 34
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TAX COLLECTOR'S REPORT.
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Nathan G. Bubier, Collector of Taxes, in Account Current with the Town of Swampscott
1919
DR.
State tax
$30,030 00
State tax (special)
1,801 80
Metropolitan Park tax
9.190 91
Charles River Basin tax
1,904 68
State Highway tax
2,235 50
Municipal Accounts tax
373 50
County tax
22,163 89
Town tax
209,311 56
Moth tax
1,823 06
Sidewalk Assessment
333 05
Sewer Assessment
1,225 69
Poll tax
3,866 00
Supplementary tax
83 00
Excise tax
586 35
Excise tax
874 93
Overlay
2,000 00
Interest on taxes at 6% from Oct. 15, 1919, to Jan. 1, 1920
148 71
$287,952 63
CR.
Cash paid Town Treasurer on moth tax $1,620 82
Cash paid Town Treasurer on sidewalk assessment 171 68
Cash paid Town Treasurer on sewer assessment 720 50
Cash paid Town Treasurer on taxes
248,101 40
Cash paid Town Treasurer on poll tax
3,772 00
Cash paid Town Treasurer on Excise tax
586 35
Cash paid Town Treasurer for Interest on taxes at 6% from Oct. 15, 1919, to Jan. 1. 1920 148 71
Cancellation on moth tax
27 00
Abatements on taxes
480 35
Abatements on poll tax
136 00
Uncollected moth tax
175 24
Uncollected sidewalk assessment
161 37
Uncollected sewer assessment
505 19
Uncollected taxes
30,471 09
Uncollected Excise tax
874 93
$287,952 63
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TOWN DOCUMENTS.
[Dec. 31
THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
DEPARTMENT OF CORPORATIONS AND TAXATION DIVISION OF ACCOUNTS STATE HOUSE, BOSTON
January 30, 1920.
To the Board of. Selectmen, Mr. Henry S. Baldwin, Chairman, Swampscott, Mass .: Gentlemen :- I submit herewith my report of an audit of the ac- counts of the town of Swampscott for the period from July 1 to December 31, 1919, made in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 598 of the Acts of 1910 as amended.
This report is in the form of a report to me by Mr. Edward H. Fenton, Chief Examiner of this Division, who was placed in charge of the work.
Very truly Yours, THEODORE N. WADDELL, Director of Accounts.
Mr. Theodore N. Waddell, Director of Accounts, Department of Corporations and Taxation, State House, Boston.
Sir :- As directed by you, I have made the mi-annual audit of the accounts of the town of Swampscott for the period from July 1 to December 31, 1919, and submit the following report:
The financial transactions of the town, as recorded on the books of the several departments, were checked and compared with the reports and records in the accountant's office.
The books and accounts in the accountant's office were examined and checked; the records of receipts were checked with the treas- urer's books and with records in the several departments collecting money for the town. The reported disbursements were checked with the treasury warrants authorizing payments of money, and with the treasurer's cash book. The appropriation accounts were examined, and all appropriations, transfers, and loans authorized were checked with the town clerk's records.
The classification book was examined and checked with the appro- priation accounts.
The ledger postings were checked to the journal and cash book entries; the ledger was footed, a trial balance was taken off, and a balance sheet was prepared.
The books of the accountant were found to have been kept in the usual careful and painstaking manner.
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The books and accounts of the treasurer were examined and checked. The cash on hand was verified by reconciling the several bank statements with the amount called for by the cash book.
The treasurer's cash balance is 19 cents in excess of the amount called for by the accountant's books owing to an overpayment made to the treasurer by the collector and not reported to the accountant by the collector.
The receipts as shown by the cash book were checked with the records in the several departments making payments to the treasurer and with the accountant's books. The payments by the treasurer were compared with the warrants authorizing the same.
Payments on account of debt and interest were proved with the amounts falling due and with the cancelled coupons and securities on file. The bank deposits for the payment of debt and interest were verified with the bank statements, and coupons not presented as paid were listed.
The savings bank books and securities belonging to the several funds in the custody of the treasurer were examined and found to be as recorded.
The books and accounts of the collector were checked. The com- mitted accounts were verified and the reported receipts were checked with the cash book and with the accountant's books. The abate- ments were checked with the records of abatements granted, and the outstanding accounts were listed and checked with the accountant's books.
The records of the town clerk showing receipts on account of licenses were checked; the cash book was footed and the reported payments to the Treasurer were checked with the treasurer's and accountant's books.
The accounts of the sealer ot weights and measures were examined and checked. The records of charges for sealing and testing scales, weights and measures were checked with the records of receipts for such services, and the recorded payments to the treasurer were checked with the treasurer's and accountant's books.
The books of the health department showing receipts on account of licenses issued were examined. The cash book was footed and checked with the payments to the treasurer as shown by the treas- urer's and accountant's books.
The books and accounts of the water and sewer board were ex- amined and checked; the commitments were proved and compared with the accountant's books; the outstanding accounts were listed and checked with the accountant's books, and collections and pay- ments to the treasurer were checked with the treasurer's books.
Appended to this report are tables showing a reconciliation of the treasurer's cash and of the debt and interest coupon account, also summaries of the tax, assessment, and water accounts. Receipts of the town clerk, sealer of weights and measures, and the health department, also, the sinking, trust, and investment fund accounts are included, together with a balance sheet as of December 31, 1919.
While egaged in making the audit, I received the usual hearty co.
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[Dec. 31
operation from the several town officials, and on behalf of my assistants and for myself, I wish to express to them my appreciation of the courtesy received and assistance rendered.
Respectfully submitted, EDWARD H. FENTON, Chief Examiner.
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STATE AUDIT OF ACCOUNTS.
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RECONCILIATION OF TREASURER'S CASH
Cash balance July 1, 191:
General
$56,272 11
Water
1,168 97
$57,441 08
Receipts July 1 to Dec. 31, 1919:
General
$461,862 06
Water
23.766 70
485,628 76
$543,069 84
Payments July 1 to Dec. 31, 1919:
General
$461,915 32
Water
24,332 00
$486,247 32
Cash balance Dec. 31, 1919:
General
$56,218 85
Water
603 67
$56,822 52
$543,069 84
Bank Balance Dec. 31, 1919:
General
Central National Bank $14,122 46
Manufacturers' National Bank
11,352 36
State National Bank
9,110 72
Security Trust Company
21,633 31
$56,218 85
Water
State National Bank
$603 67
$56,822 52
Central National Bank.
Balance Dec. 31, 1919, per bank statement,
$14,122 46
Balance Dec. 31, 1919, per check book, ....
$14,122 46
Manufacturers' National Bank. Balance Dec. 31, 1919, per bank statement, Balance Dec. 31, 1919, per check book, ...
$11,352 36
$11,352 36
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State National Bank.
Balance Dec. 31, 1919, per bank statement,
$9,385 11
Balance Dec. 31, 1919, per check book, ...
$9,110 72
Outstanding checks, per list,
274 39
$9,385 11
Security Trust Company.
Balance Dec. 31, 1919, per bank statement,
$22,513 90
Balance Dec. 31. 1919, per check book,
$21,633 31
Outstanding checks, per list,
880 59
$22,513 90
State National Bank (Water).
Balance Dec. 31, 1919, per bank statement,
$617 73
Balance Dec. 31, 1919, per check book, ...
$603 67
Outstanding checks, per list,
14 06
$617 73
Bond and Interest Coupon Account
Commonwealth Trust Company.
Balance July 1, 1919,
$210 00
Balance July 1 to Dec. 31, 1919.
6,553 75
$6,763 75
Sewer and Water coupons paid,
$3,106 25
Sewer bonds paid,
3,500 00
Balance Dec. 31, 1919, per bank statement,
157 50
$6,763 75
Coupons due and not presented for payment :
Water loan due Sept. 1. 1915,
$17 50
Water loan due Aug, 1, 1919, No. 113,
17 50
Water loan due Oct. 1, 1919, Nos. 63, 85, 86,
87, 88,
87 50
*$122 50
First National Bank.
Balance July 1, 1919,
$4,242 75
Deposits July 1. to Dec. 31, 1919,
16,590 50
$20,833 25
Coupons paid,
$5,732 75
Notes and bonds paid,
15,000 00
Balance Dec. 31, 1919, per bank statement,
100 50
$20,833 25
*Sewer loan coupons Nos. 18 and 20, payable at the Commonwealth Trust Company, paid by the First National Bank and adjusted in January, 1920.
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Coupons due and not presented for payment :
Humphrey Street Loan, Nos. 62, 64, 82, ....
$60 00
Additional Water Loan, No. 435, 11 25
Sewer loans, Nos. 315, 373, 423, 426, 429, .... 64 25
*$135 50
Taxes, 1917.
Outstanding July 1, 1919, per accountant's
ledger,
$982 66
Paid treasurer,
$323 00
Tax title taken for town,
404 00
Abatements,
253 40
Outstanding Dec. 31, 1919, per list,
2 15
Cash on hand, Dec. 31, 1919,
11
$982 66
Taxes, 1918.
Outstanding July 1, 1919, per accountant's
ledger,
$21,640 30
Refund, abatement after payment,
40 00
Undetected difference,
69
$21,688 99
Paid treasurer,
$8,474 88
Abatements,
10 00
Outstanding Dec. 31, 1919, per list.
12,802 11
Cash on hand Dec. 31, 1919,
402 00
$21,688 99
Taxes, 1919.
Commitment,
$284,422 12
Error in abatement,
10 00
$284,432 12
Paid treasurer,
$250,744 80
Abatements,
490 35
Taxes credited to moth in error, ..
15
Outstanding Dec. 31, 1919, per list,
32,068 42
Cash on hand Dec. 31, 1919,
1,128 40
$284,432 12
Moth Assessments, 1917.
Outstanding July 1, 1919, per accountant's ledger,
$2 25
Paid treasurer,
$1 25
Outstanding Dec. 31, 1919, per list,
1 00
$2 25
*Sewer loan coupons Nos. 18 and 20, payable at the Commonwealth Trust Company, paid by the First National Bank and adjusted in January, 1920.
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Moth Assessments, 1918.
Outstanding July 1, 1919, per accountant's
$187 00 ledger,
Paid treasurer,
$24 00
Abatements,
75
Outstanding Dec. 31, 1919, per list,
161 75
Cash on hand Dec. 31, 1919,
50
$187 00
Moth Assessments, 1919.
Commitments,
$1,848 06
Sewer credited to moth in error,
4 35
Taxes credited to moth in error,
15
$1,852 56
Paid treasurer, .......
$1,623 82
Abatements,
27 00
Outstanding Dec. 31, 1919, per list,
200 24
Cash on hand Dec. 31, 1919,
1 50
$1,852 56
Unapportioned sewer assessments.
Outstanding July 1, 1919, per accountant's
ledger,
$1,060.63
Commitments,
309 18
Paid after apportionment,
61 65
Error in list added to taxes.
6 08
Overpayment,
20 00
$1,457 54
Paid treasurer,
$248 83
Apportioned,
212 32
Added to tax 1919,
658 71
Outstanding Dec. 31, 1919,
337 68
$1,457 54
Sidewalk Assessments, 1917.
Outstanding July 1, 1919, per assountant's
ledger,
$37 73
Abatements,
37 73
Sidewalk Assessments, 1918.
Outstanding July 1, 1919, per accountant's ledger,
$325 17
Sewers credited to sidewalks in error,
1 94
$327 11
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Paid treasurer, $112 12
Outstanding Dec. 31, 1919, per list,.
214 99
$327 11
Sidewalk Assessments, 1919.
Commitment,
$333 05
Sewers credited to sidewalks in error,,
7 95
$341 00
-Paid treasurer,
$143 04
Outstanding Dec. 31, 1919, per list,
161 37
Cash on hand Dec. 31, 1919,
36 59
$341 00
Apportioned Sewer Assessments, 1917.
Outstanding July 1, 1919, per accountant's ledger,
$10 24
Paid treasurer,
10 24
Paid treasurer, $143 04
Apportioned Sewer Assessments, 1918.
Outstanding July 1, 1919, per accountant's ledger,
$1,574 86
Overpayment,
23
$1,575 09
Paid treasurer,
$309 33
Sewers credited to sidewalks in error,
1 94
Outstanding Dec. 31, 1919, per list,
1,084 15
Cash on hand Dec. 31, 1919,
179 67
$1,575 09
Apportioned Sewer Assessments, 1919.
Commitment,
$1,225 69
Paid treasurer,
$708 20
Sewers credited to moth in error,
4,35
Sewers credited to sidewalks in error,
7 95
Outstanding Dec. 31, 1919, per list,
505 19
$1,225 69
Water Department Accounts Receivable
Outstanding July 1, 1919, per accountant's ledger,
$14,895 89
Commitment prior to July 1, entered on ledger in July,
43 91
Commitments July 1, to Dec. 31, 1919, 17,622 65
$32,562 45
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Paid treasurer,
$23,700 79
Abatements prior to July 1, entered on ledger in July,
372 21
Abatements July 1 to Dec. 31, 1919,
323 48
Correction of commitment,
87 03
Outstanding Dec. 31, 1919,
8,078 94
$32,562 45
Town Clerk
Receipts.
Auctioneers' licenses, 3
@
$2 00
$6 00
Bowling licenses,
1
@
2 00
2 00
Pool licenses,
5
a
2 00
10 00
Junk licenses,
2
a
75 00
150 00
Junk licenses,
1
a
42 75
42 75
Itinerant vendor's licenses,
1
a
10 00
10 00
Itinerant vendor's licenses,
1
a
25 00
25 00
...
$245 75
Paid treasurer,
$245 75
Sealer of Weights and Measures
Receipts Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, 1919,
$53 91
Paid treasurer,
53 91
Health
Cash on hand January 1, 1919,
$81 50
Receipts.
4 Alcohol licenses, ..
a
$1 00
$4 00
2 Peddlers' licenses, ..
@
50
1 00
1 Peddlers' license, a
14 00
14 00
58 Milk licenses,
a
50
29 00
7 Oleo licenses,
a
50
3 50
Care of Influenza cases,
10 00
61 50
$143 00
Stamps,
$1 00
Paid treasurer,
142 00
$143 00
...
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Water Loan Sinking Fund
Savings Bank Deposits
Securities
Total
On hand at beginning of year,
$672 01
$91,600 00
$92,272 01
On hand at end of year,
479 79
97,800 00
98,279 79
Receipts
Payments
Income,
$5,757 78 Securities purchased,
$6,200 00
Transferred from
revenue,
250 00
Withdrawn from
savings banks, ........
192 22
Total,
$6,200 00
Total,
$6,200 00
Phillips School Medal Fund
Savings Bank Deposits
Total
On hand at beginning of year,
$1,754 20
$1,754 20
On hand at end of year,
1,797 47
1,797 47
Receipts
Payments
Income,
$82 59 Deposited in savings banks,
$43 29.
Expended,
39 30
Total,
$82 59
Total,
$82 59
Joanna Morse Library Fund
Savings Bank Deposits
Total
On hand at beginning of year,
$7,327 38
$7,327 38
On hand at end of year,
7,497 26
7,497 26
Receipts
Payments
Income, .......
$333 43 Deposited in savings
bank,
$169 88
Expended,
163 55
Total,
$333 43
Total,
$333 43
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Mary L. Thomson Library Fund
Savings Bank Deposits
Total
On hand at beginning of year,
$1,022 50
$1,022 50
On hand at end of year,
1,111 50
1,111 50
Receipts
Payments
Income,
....
$89 00 Deposited in savings banks,
...... $89 00
Total,
$89 00
Total,
$89 00
Ellen R. Whittle Library Fund
Savings Bank Deposits
Total
On hand at beginning of year,
On hand at end of year,
$2,036 80
$2,036 80
Receipts
Payments
Bequest to establish
Deposited in savings
fund,
$2,000 00
banks,
....
$2,036 80
Income,
54 28 Expended,
17 48
Total,
$2,054 28
Total,
$2,054 28
A. F. Nesbitt Cemetery Fund (General)
Savings Bank Deposits
Total
On hand at beginning of year,
$279 26
$279 26
On hand at end of year,
291 95
291 95
Receipts
Income, .........
$12 69
Payments Deposited in savings bank,
....
$12 69
Total,
$12 69
Total,
$12 69
A. F. Nesbitt Cemetery Fund (Private)
Savings Bank Deposits
Total
·On hand at beginning of year,
$238 01
$238 01
On hand at end of year,
245 83
245 83
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Receipts
Payments
Income, ......
.........
$7 82 Deposited in savings
bank,
$7 82
Total, .......
.......
$7 82
Total, .....
$7 82
Cemetery Lots Investment Fund
Savings Bank Deposits
Total
On hand at beginning of year,
$10,622 23
$10,622 23
On hand at end of year,
8,228 15
8,228 15
Receipts
Payments
Withdrawn from
Deposited in savings
savings bank,
$5,000 00
bank,
$2,605 92
Sale of lots,
2,368 32
Transferred to im-
Income,
247 60
provement account,
5,000 00
Expended,
110 00
Total,
$7,715 92
Total,
$7,715 92
Municipal Insurance Fund
Cash
Securities and Savings Bank Deposits
Total
On hand at beginning of year,
$402 00
$3,640 00
$4,042 00
On hand at end of year,
402 00
3,784 74
4,186 74
Receipts
Payments
Income,
Cash on hand at be-
$144 74 Deposited in savings bank,
$144 74
ginning of year, ....
402 00 Cash on hand at end of year,
402 00
Total,
........
$546 74
Total, ......... ........
$546 74
..
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TOWN OF SWAMPSCOTT
Deferred Revenue Accounts
ASSETS
Apportioned Assessments-not due, $2,439 34
$2,439 34
Debt Accounts
Water Loan Sinking Fund,
$98,279 79
Net Funded or Fixed Debt, 589,420 21
$687,700 00
$687,700 00
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TOWN OF SWAMPSCOTT
Deferred Revenue Accounts
LIABILITIES
Apportioned Sewer Assessments:
Due in 1920,
$430 43
Due in 1921,
290 32
Due in 1922,
274 31
Due in 1923,
262 70
Due in 1924,
253 55
Due in 1925,
244 70
Due in 1926,
113 52
Due in 1927,
114 33
Due in 1928,
40 03
Due in 1929,
16 89
$2,040 78
Apportioned Sidewalk Assessments:
Due in 1920,
$215 62
Due in 1921,
1.45 71
Due in 1922,
37 23
398 56 $2,439 34
Debt Accounts
Permanent Improvement Loans,
$242,600 00
Sewer Loans, ...
206,700 00
Water Loans (Serial),
88,400 00
Water Loan (Sinking Fund),
150,000 00
$687,700 00
$687,700 00
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Trust and Investment Accounts
ASSETS
Trust and Investment Funds:
Cash and Securities,
$24,993 70
$24,993 70
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Trust and Investment Accounts
LIABILITIES
Phillips School Medal Fund:
Principal
$1,000 00
Income,
797 47
$1,797 47
Joanna Morse Library Fund:
Principal
$5,196 00
Income,
2,301 26
7,497 26
Mary 1. Thomson Library Fund:
Principal
$1,000 00
Income,
111 50
1,111 50
Ellen R. Whittle Library Fund:
Principal,
$2,000 00
Income,
36 80
2,036 80
A. F. Nesbitt Private Cemetery Fund:
Principal
$200 00
Income,
45 83
245 83
A. F. Nesbitt General Cemetery Fund:
Principal
$200 00
Income,
91 95
291 95
Cemetery Lots Investment Fund:
Principal,
$6,881 48
Income,
1,346 67
8,228 15
Municipal Insurance Fund:
Principal
$3,500 00
Income,
284 74
3,784 74
$24,993 70
STATE AUDIT OF ACCOUNTS.
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TOWN OF SWAMPSCOTT Balance Sheet-Dec. 31, 1919. General Accounts ASSETS
Cash:
In Banks,
$56,822 33
Accounts Receivable:
Taxes:
Levy of 1917,
$2 26
Levy of 1918,
13,195 42
Levy of 1919,
33,196 82
46,394 50
Special Assessments:
Moth 1917,
$1 00
Moth 1918,
162 25
Moth 1919,
201 74
364 99
Sidewalks 1918,
$213 05
Sidewalks 1919,
197 96
411 01
Unapportioned Sewer,
$317 68
Apportioned Sewer 1918,
1,265 53
Apportioned Sewer 1919,
505 19
2,088 40
Water Rates, etc.
8,078 94
Tax Titles held by Town,
$803.79
Property taken for Taxes,
309 61
1,113 40
Loans Authorized,
95,000 00
Overdrawn Accounts:
Overlay 1917,
310 82
$210,584 39
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TOWN OF SWAMPSCOTT Balance Sheet-Dec. 31, 1919. General Accounts
LIABILITIES
Temporary Loans:
Anticipation of Revenue, ..
$50,000 00
Premium on Notes and Bonds,
23 23
Municipal Insurance Fund,
402 00
Unexpended Balances:
Fire Department,
$63 32
Thomas Road Drain,
139 36
Curbstone Puritan Road,
425 00
Banks Terrace Repairs,
3,985 00
Library Building Fund,
368 59
Parks,
75 00
Pensions,
50 00
Victory Celebration,
2,029 10
Water,
603 67
Cemetery Improvements,
3,785 00
Interest General Debt,
7 40
General Debt,
409 38
Appropriations from Loans,
104,677 57
116,618 39
Reserve Fund Overlay Surplus,
.........
1,309 92
Overlay reserved for Abatements:
Levy 1918,
$804 03
Levy 1919,
1,519 65
2,323 68
Water Revenue:
Reserved for Water Department when
collected,
8,078 94
Surplus Revenue:
Property taken for Taxes,
$309 61
Tax Titles,
803 79
Excess and Deficiency,
......
30,714 83
31,828 23
$210,584 39
STATE AUDIT OF ACCOUNTS.
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[Dec. 31
In Memoriam
EDWIN A. FARNHAM
Auditor
Died January 22, 1919
WILLIAM H. BATES
Treasurer
Died February 4, 1919
GEORGE P. CAHOON
Chief of Fire Department
Died March 25, 1919
HEZEKIAH NEWCOMB
Selectman
Died December 28, 1919
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TOWN WARRANT.
1919]
Warrant for Town Meeting
Monday, February 16, 1920.
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 di- rected to notify the inhabitants of the Town of Swampscott, qualified to vote in elections and in town affairs, to assemble in the Town Hall, in said Swampscott, on Monday, the sixteenth day of February, at 6. A.M., then and there to act on the following articles, viz .:
Article 1. To choose a Mederator for one (1) year. 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 School Committee for three (3) years.
To choose one member of the 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 Board for three (3) years.
To choose one Tree Warden for one (1) year.
To choose one Trust Fund Commissioner for three (3) years.
All to be chosen on one ballot.
Art. 2. To vote by ballot 'Yes' or "No" upon the question: "Shall licenses be granted for the sale of intoxicating liquors in this town ?"
Art. 3. To vote by ballot "Yes" or "No" upon the question: "Shall the town accept the provisions of Chapter 4, Special Acts 1920, en-
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titled an act to establish the office of Chief of the Fire Department of the Town of Swampscott, and to place the office under the Civil Service Laws?"
Art. 4. To hear and act upon the reports of the:
Town Cleck. School Committee. Chief of Police. Board of Fire Engineers.
Water and Sewerage Board.
Board of Health.
Health Officer.
Inspector of Animals.
Inspector of Slaughtering.
Inspector of Plumbing.
Surveyor of Highways.
Town Engineer.
Park Commissioners.
Superintendent of Moth Work.
Tree Warden.
Forest Warden.
Board of Assessors.
Overseers of the Poor.
Trustees of the Public Library.
Library Building Committee.
Sealer of Weights and Measures.
Building Inspector.
Superintendent of the Cemetery.
Victory Committee.
Memorial Committee.
Board of Selectmen.
Town Accountant.
Finance Committee.
Art. 5. To see what amount of bonds will be required of the Town Treasurer for the ensuing year.
Art. 6. To see what amount of bonds will be required of the Col- lector of Taxes for the ensuing year.
Art. 7. To see what amount of bonds will be required of the Water and Sewerage Board for the ensuing year.
Art. 8. To see what amount of bonds will be required of the Town Clerk for the ensuing year.
Art. 9. To see what action the town will take in relation to salaries of town officials for the ensuing year.
Art. 10. To see if the town will authorize the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money from time to time in an-
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ticipation of the revenue of the financial year, beginning January 1, 1920, and to issue a note or notes therefor, payable within one year, the debt incurred thereby to be paid from the revenue of said financial year.
Art. 11. To see what action the town will take in relation to the recommendations in the report of the School Committee, as contained in the Anuual Report, dated December 31, 1919, on page 89.
Art. 12. 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, dated December 31, 1919, on page 109.
Art. 13. To see what action the town will take in relation to the recommendations in the report of the Board of Fire Engineers, as contained in the Annual Report, dated December 31, 1919, on page 115.
Art. 14. To see what action the town will take in relation to the recommendations in the report of the Water and Sewerage Board, as contained in the Annual Report, dated December 31, 1919, on pages 116 and 123.
Art. 15. 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, dated December 31, 1919, on pages 127, 128, 131, 137 and 140.
Art. 16. To see what action the town will take in relation to the recommendations in the report of the Surveyor of Highways as con- tained in the Annual Report dated December 31, 1919, on page 143.
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