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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, dated December 31, 1919, on page 150.
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, dated December 31, 1919, on page 151.
Art. 19. To see what action the town will take in relation to the recommendations in the report of the Park Commissioners, as con- tained in the Annual Report, dated December 31, 1919, on page 154.
Art. 20. To see what action the town will take in relation to the recommendations in the Report of the Board of Assessors, as con- tained in the Annual Report, dated December 31, 1919, on pages 155 and 156.
Art. 21. To see what action the town will take in relation to the recommendations in the report of the Overseers of the Poor. as con- ained in the Annual Report, dated December 31, 1919, on page 158.
Art. 22. To see what action the town will take in relation to the recommendations in the report of the Sealer of Weights and Meas- ures, as contained in the Annual Report, dated December 31, 1919, on page 166.
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Art. 23. To see what action the town will take in relation to the recommendations in the report of the Superintendent of Cemetery, as contained in the Annual Report, dated December 31, 1919, on page 168.
Art. 24. To see what action the town will take in relation to the recommendations in the report of the Board of Selectmen, as con- tained in the Annual Report dated December 31, 1919, on pages 175, 176, 177, 178, 180, 181, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187 and 188.
Art. 25. To see if the town will vote to appropriate a sum of money to pay Roy H. Walch and William L. Quinn, the difference between their Military and Municipal Compensation under Chapter 254 Acts 1917 accepted at the Annual Town Meeting, February 17, 1919. Ap- proved and recommended by the Board of Selectmen.
Art. 26. To see if the town will appropriate the sum of ten thou- sand dollars for continuous sidewalks, as recommended by the Board of Selectmen.
Art. 27. To see if the town will vote to appropriate the sum of twenty-five hundred dollars to pay for the balance of the Essex Street pavement work, as recommended by the Board of Selectmen.
Art. 28. To see if the town will appropriate the sum of three thou- sand dollars to finish Banks terrace, as recommended by the Board of Selectmen.
Art. 29. To see if the town will vote to accept Forest Avenue, so- called, as laid out by the Board of Selectmen, shown on a plan drawn by W. W. Pratt, Town Engineer, dated August, 1919, reported to the town at this meeting, and appropriate money for the same.
Art. 30. To see if the town will authorize the Board of Selectmen to take up with the Massachusetts Highway Commission and the Essex County Commissioners the question of laying out and con- structing a highway connecting New Ocean street and the Lynn. Boulevard and report at the next Annual Town Meeting, as recom- mended by the Board of Selectmen.
Art. 31. To see if the town will vote to grant an increase of fifty per cent. in the amount now paid to the following elected Town Of- ficers: Board of Selectmen, Moderator, Town Clerk, Town Treasurer, Collector of Taxes, Assessors, Water and Sewerage Commissioners, Overseers of Poor, Board of Health and Surveyor of Highways, the same to take effect January 1, 1920, and appropriate money for the same, as recommended by the Board of Selectinen.
Art. 32. To see if the town will vote to place the care of plots of land at the intersection of streets under the direction of the Park Commissioners, as recommended by the Board of Selectmen.
Art. 33. To see if the town will vote to pay the Chief of Police $6 per day, and the regular patrolmen $5 per day, and appropriate money for the same, as recommended by the Board of Selectmen.
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Art. 34. To see if the town will vote to pay the Special Policemen 621/2 cents per hour, and appropriate money for the same, as recom- mended by the Board of Selectmen.
Art. 35. To see if the town will vote to erect a suitable memorial municipal building commemorating the services and sacrifices of the soldiers, sailors and marines who served their country in war, and appropriate money for the same in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 61 of the General Acts of 1919, as recommended by the Board of Selectmen.
Art. 36. To see if the town will vote to empower the Board of Selectmen to procure competitive plans for a Civic Center on land bounded by Burrill and Phillips streets and Rock avenue upon which might be erected at some future time a municipal building or group of municipal buildings, and appropriate five hundred dollars for the use of the Committee.
Art. 37. To see if the town will vote to increase the number of men on the Police force to ten (10) men, and appropriate money for the same, as recommended by the Board of Selectmen.
Art. 38. To see if the town will vote to establish a building line on Elmwood road as provided for under Section 73, part 2, Chapter 344, Acts 1917, as recommended by the Board of Selectmen.
Art. 39. To see if the town will vote to paint the interior of the Town Hall and authorize the Board of Selectmen to purchase new lighting fixtures and 270 combination seats and appropriate money for the same, as petitioned for by Edward A. Maxfield, el als.
Art. 40. To see if the town will authorize the Board of Selectmen to dispose of the old settees at the Town Hall.
Art. 41. To see if the town will vote to construct a sewer in Puri- tan road, for a distance of about three hundred feet last from Puritan lane, and appropriate money for the same, as recommended by the Water and Sewerage Board.
Art. 42. To see if the town will vote to construct a sewer in Eureka avenue, a distance of about 150 feet, connecting the same with the sewer now in Jessie street, and appropriate money for the same, as petitioned for by Fred E. Russell, et als.
Art. 43. To see if the town will vote to construct a sewer in Burpee road, for a distance of about 650 feet, and appropriate money for the same, as recommended by the Water and Sewerage Board.
Art. 44. To see if the town will vote to construct a covered conduit for that portion of Stacey brook lying between Humphrey street and New Ocean street, for a distance of about 560 feet, to carry the water of said brook, and appropriate twelve thousand five hundred dollars for the same, provided the City of Lynn will appropriate a like amount, as recommended by the Board of Selectmen and Water and Sewerage Board,
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Art. 45. To see if the town will vote to construct a permanent concrete culvert and outfall at Phillips Beach, near the Hotel Preston and appropriate money for the same, as recommended by the Sur- veyor of Highways and Board of Selectmen.
Art. 46. To see if the town will vote to extend the Humphrey street sewer from its present terminus at Northend avenue to the Palmer school, and appropriate money for the same, as petitioned for by Wilmot R. Hastings, et als.
Art. 47. To see if the town will vote to extend the proposed Humphrey street sewer in Forest avenue for a distance of about 150 feet, and appropriate money for the same, as petitioned for by Wilmot F. Hastings, et als.
Art. 48. To see if the town will vote to lay a six-inch water main in Belmont avenue for a distance of about 350 feet, and appropriate money for the same, as recommended by the Water and Sewerage Board.
Art. 49. To see if the town will vote to lay a six-inch water main in Columbia street for a distance of about 470 feet, and appropriate money for the same, as recommended by the Water and Sewerage Board.
Art. 50. To see if the town will vote to lay a six-inch water main in Bellevue road for a distance of about 270 feet, and appropriate money for the same, as recommended by the Water and Sewerage Board.
Art. 51. To see if the town will vote to lay a six-inch water main in Superior street for a distance of about 435 feet, and appropriate money for the same, as recommended by the Water and Sewerage Board.
Art. 52. To see if the town will vote to lay a six-inch water main in Huron street for a distance of about 350 feet, and appropriate money for the same, as recommended by the Water and Sewerage Board.
Art. 53. To see if the town will vote to lay a six-inch water main in Mapledale place for a distance of about 500 feet, and appropriate money for the same, as recommended by the Water and Sewerage Board.
Art. 54. To see if the town will vote to lay a ten-inch water main in Burpee road for a distance of about 1,000 feet, and appropriate money for the same, as recommended by the Water and Sewerage Board.
Art. 55. To see if the town will vote to lay a six-inch water main in Aspen road for a distance of about 750 feet and appropriate money for the same, as recommended by the Water and Sewerage Board.
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Art. 56. To see if the town will vote to lay a six-inch water main in Magnolia road for a distance of about 300 feet and approprate money for the same, as recommended by the Water and Sewerage Board.
Art. 57. To see if the town will vote to resurface Atlantic avenue from Humphrey street to the Marblehead line, in accordance with specifications of the Massachusetts Highway Commission, and appro- priate money for the same, as recommended by the Surveyor of High- ways and Board of Selectmen.
Art. 58. To see if the town will vote to resurface Essex street from the Boston & Maine freight house to the Salem line in accordance with specifications of the Massachusetts Highway Commission, and appropriate money for the same as recommended by the Surveyor of Highways.
Art. 59. To see if the town will vote to construct a sidewalk from the private way leading to Galloupes Point to the Gale estate, and appropriate money fo rthe same as recommended by the Surveyor of Highways.
Art. 60. To see if the town will vote to build a flight of steps from Ingalls Terrace to the way leading to Rockland street and appropriate money for the same, as recommended by the Surveyor of Highways.
Art. 61. To see if the town will vote to resurface Burrill street from Monument avenue to Essex street in accordance with the speci- fications of the Massachusetts Highway Commission, and appropriate money for the same, as recommended by the Surveyor of Highways.
Art. 62. To see if the town will vote to appropriate the sum of forty-five hundred dollars for edgestones and granolithic walks to be placed around the Paradise road playgrounds as recommended by the Park Commissioners.
Art. 63. To see what action the town will take, if any, relative to having the Highway Department collect the ashes and garbage, and appropriate money for the same as recommended by the Health Officer.
Art. 64. To see if the town will authorize the Board of Health to cancel the present contract for the collection of ashes and garbage and award a new contract and appropriate money for the same as recommended by the Health Officer.
Art. 65. To see if the town will authorize the Park Commissioners to open Phillips Park for dumping purposes, and appropriate money for the same, as recommended by the Health Officer.
Art. 66. To see if the Town will vote to establish a Dental Clinic in the Public Schools, under the supervision of the School Committee, and appropriate the sum of eighteen hundred dollars for the same, as petitioned for by Clarence W, Horton, Health Officer.
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Art. 67. To see if the town will vote to increase the pay of the employees of the Sewer Department fifty cents per day, and appro- priate money for the same, as petitioned for by John E. Peach, et als.
Art. 68. To see if the town will vote to raise the pay of the per- manent employees of the Water Department to $30 per week, and ap- propriate money for the same, as petitioned for by James D. Bentley, et als.
Art. 69. To see if the town shall require that the employees of the Highway, Sewer, Water and Moth Departments be registered voters of the Town of Swampscott, provided their age does not prevent, as petitioned for by Guy T. White, et als.
Art. 70. To see if the town will vote to instruct the Board of Select- men to appoint an inspector of wires, as provided by Section 18 of Chapter 122 of the Revised Laws, and appropriate money for the same, as petitioned for by Nowell Ingalls, et als.
Art. 71. To see if the town will vote to pay the counsel fees of of- ficers Brogan and Pedrick incurred in the recent hearing before the Board of Selectmen, and appropriate money for the same, as peti- tioned for by Howard B. Aborn, et als.
Art. 72. To see if the town will vote to appropriate the sum of two hundred dollars to defray the expenses of the Firemen's Memorial Sunday, as petitioned for by Carl J. Berry, et als.
Art. 73. To see if the town will vote to increase the pay of the call men of the Swampscott Fire Department to two hundred dollars per year, to date from January 1, 1920, and appropriate money for the same, as petitioned for by Charles L. Stover, et als.
Art. 74. To see if the town will vote to install a fire alarm box in the vicinity of Aspen, Sargent, or Arbutus roads and appropriate money for the same, as petitioned for by Philip E. Bessom, et als.
Art. 75. To see if the town will vote to set aside in the Swamp- scott Cemetery such plot of ground therein to be used for the burial of deceased soldiers, sailors and marines of the World's War and for the erection of such memorials as may be placed thereon and appro- priate money for the same, as petitioned for by Harry E. Cahoon, et als.
Art. 76. To see if the town will instruct the Board of Fire Engin- eers for the ensuing year to elect in place of a permanent Chief of the Fire Department as heretofore, a Call Chief of the Fire Depart- ment, and fix the compensation of said Chief of Fire Department at a sum not exceeding five hundred dollars per year, and appropriate money for the same as petitioned for by Coleman M. Wood, et als.
Art. 77. To see what action the town will take toward purchasing the building owned by Katherine E. Finnegan, and appropriate money for the same, as recommended by the Park Commissioners,
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Art. 78. To see if the town will vote to adopt the By-Law relating to the Installation of Plumbing in the town of Swampscott, in accord- ance with the provisions of Section 7, of Chapter 103 of the Revised Laws, as recommended by the Board of Health.
Art. 79. To appropriate and raise, by borrowing or otherwise, such sum or sums of money as may be necessary for any or all of the purposes mentioned in the foregoing articles.
The polls will be closed at 4.30 P.M.
And you are directed to serve this Warrant by posting attested copies thereof at the Town Hall, Post Offices, and three other public and conspicuous places in the town, seven days before the day ap- pointed for 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 third day of February, in the year 1920.
FREDERICK H. TIMSON, HENRY S. BALDWIN, GRANT S. HILTON,
Selectmen of Swampscott.
A true copy. Attest:
FRANK H. BRADFORD, Constable.
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