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Warrant for Town Meeting Monday, February 21, 1921.
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. 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 a Surveyor of Highways for three (3) years.
To choose two members of the Board of Trustees of the Public Library, one (1) for three (3) years, and one (1) for two (2) years (to fill vacancy).
To choose one member of the School Committee for three (3) years.
To choose one member of the Board of Health for three (3) years.
To choose one member of the Overseers of the Poor 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 two members of the Board of Commissioners of Trust Funds, one for three (3) years, and one for two (2) years (to fill vacancy.)
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 certain non-intoxicating beverages in this town ?"
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ART. 3. To see if the town will vote to accept Chapter 436 of the Acts of 1920, entitled : " An Act to provide for the better prevention of fires in the Commonwealth outside of the Metropolitan Fire Prevention District."
ART. 4. To hear and act upon the reports of the :
Town Clerk. School Committee. Chief of Police.
Board of Fire Engineers.
Board of Health. Superintendent of Moth Work.
Tree Warden.
Forest Warden.
Board of Assessors.
Building Inspector.
Sealer of Weights and Measures.
Superintendent of Cemetery.
Town Engineer.
Overseers of the Poor.
Library Building Committee.
Trustees of the Public Library.
Surveyor of Highways.
Water and Sewerage Board.
Park Commissioners.
Committee on Hawthorne Brook.
Machon School Building Committee.
Dog Officer.
Committee on Boston & Maine Station.
Memorial Boulder Committee.
Civic Center Committee.
Board of Selectmen.
Town Accountant.
Finance Committee.
ART. 5 To see if the town will vote to adopt By-Laws relating to plumb- ing and plumbing fixtures, in accordance with the provisions of Section 7 of Chapter 103 of the Revised Laws, as recommended by the Board of Health; the draft of said By-Laws being now on file at the office of the Board of Health and consisting of twelve printed sheets of paper each containing the name of the Chairman of the Board and each being dated February 1, 1921.
ART. 6, To see what amount of bonds will be required of the Town Treasurer for the ensuing year.
ART. 7. To see what amount of bonds will be required of the Collector of Taxes for the ensuing year.
ART. 8. To see what amount of bonds will be required of the Water and Sewerage Board for the ensuing year.
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ART. 9. To see what amount of bonds will be required of the Town Clerk for the ensuing year.
ART. 10. To see what action the town will take in relation to salaries of 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 antici- pation of the revenue of the financial year, beginning January 1, 1921, and to issue a note or notes therefor, payable within one year, the debt or debts incurred thereby 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 School Committee, as contained in the Annual Report, dated December 31, 1920, on pages 84 and 89.
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 con- tained in the Annual Report, dated December 31, 1920, on pages 108 and 109.
ART. 14. 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, 1920, on pages 113 and 114.
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, dated December 31, 1920, on page 123.
ART. 16. 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, 1920, on page 124.
ART. 17. 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, 1920, on page 125.
ART. 18. To see what action the town will take in relation to the recommendations in the report of the Board of Assessors, as contained in the Annual Report, dated December 31, 1920, on page 126.
ART. 19. 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; dated December 31, 1920, on page 132.
ART. 20. To see what action the town will take in relation to the recommendations in the report of the Superintendent of the Cemetery, as contained in the Annual Report, dated December 31, 1920, on page 133.
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 contained in the Annual Report, dated December 31, 1920, on page 136.
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ART. 22. To see what action the town will take in relation to the recommendations in the report of Surveyor of Highways, as contained in the Annual Report, dated December 31, 1920, on page 144.
ART. 23. To see what action the town will take in relation to the recommendations in the report of the Water and Sewerage Board, as con- tained in the Annual Report, dated December 31, 1920, on pages 145, 146, 152 and 156.
ART. 24. To see what action the town will take in relation to the recommendations in the report of the Civic Center Committee, as con- tained in the Annual Report, dated December 31, 1920, on page 184.
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, dated December 31, 1920, on pages 194, 198, 199, 200, 201, 202 and 203.
ART. 26. To see if the town will vote to accept that portion of Buena Vista street, which is now unaccepted, and appropriate money for the same, as petitioned for by C. Sanford Doughty, et als.
ART. 27. To see if the town will vote to accept Burpee road, and appropriate money for the same, as petitioned for by C. Sanford Doughty, et als.
ART. 28. To see if the town will vote to accept Bertha street, and appropriate money for the same, as petitioned for by Alvin E. Bradley, et als.
ART. 29. To see if the town will vote to appropriate a sum of money to pay John C. Whorf the difference between his military and municipal compensation under Chapter 254, Acts of 1917, accepted at the Annual Town Meeting February 17, 1919, approved and recommended by the Board of Selectmen.
ART. 30. To see if the town will vote to pay Roy H. Walch, the difference between his military and municipal compensation in accord- ance with the provision of Chapter 235 of the Acts of 1920, and appro- priate money for the same.
ART. 31. To see if the town will vote to transfer to Excess and Defici- ency the sum of six thousand fifty-nine dollars and thirty-three cents, ($6,059.33), overdrawn appropriations and carried forward to 1921, by the Authority of the Department of Corporation and Taxation, Division of Accounts.
ART. 32. To see if the town will vote to appoint a committee of four citizens to be named by the Moderator to act with the Board of Selectmen to formulate a plan, either by changes or additions to the By-Laws, or by legislative enactment for the taking of votes on certain appropriations by means of the Australian Ballot, and to report at the adjourned Annual Town Meeting, as petitioned for by Weston K. Lewis, et als.
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ART. 33. To see if the town will vote to install a fire alarm box in the vicinity of Plummer avenue, Phillips Beach, and appropriate the money for the same, as petitioned for by William E. Plummer, et als.
ART. 34. To see if the town will vote to install a fire alarm box in the vicinity of Aspen, Sargent or Arbutus roads, and appropriate the money for the same, as petitioned for by James C. Soutter, et als.
ART. 35. To see if the town will vote to place a fire alarm box in the vicinity of Hillside avenue and Roy street, and appropriate the money for the same, as petitioned for by James H. Grant, et als.
ART. 36. To see if the town will vote to construct a sewer in Banks road from Walker road to Banks terrace, and appropriate money for the same, as recommended by the Board of Health.
ART. 37. To see if the town will vote to construct a sewer in Banks terrace for a distance of three hundred and thirty feet from Banks road, as recommended by the Board of Health, and appropriate money for the same.
ART. 38. To see what action the town will take with reference to extending the Eastern intercepting sewer, and appropriate money for the same, as petitioned for by Charles Irving Porter, et als.
ART. 39. To see if the town will vote to construct a sewer in Shelton road and appropriate money for the same, as petitioned for by George Bufalino, et als.
ART. 40. To see if the town, in the construction of particular sewers, will vote to divide the territory thereof into two sections : the first to embrace substantially ledge excavation ; the second to embrace substan- tially earth excavation, as recommended by the Water and Sewerage Board.
ART. 41. To see if the town will vote to extend Stacey brook culvert from present terminus near car barn to present culvert under New Ocean street, as recommended by the Water and Sewerage Board.
ART. 42. To see if the town will vote to extend the sewer into Forest avenue, paying for same out of the unexpended balance of Humphrey street sewer appropriation of 1920, as petitioned for by W. R. Hastings, et als.
ART. 43. To see if the town will vote to improve the semi-circular piece of land constituting a part of Ocean View road and lying between land of Marks and Vincent, and appropriate money for the same, as petit- ioned for by Charles H. Cloran, et als .
ART. 44 To see if the town will vote to widen Puritan road and to construct sidewalks from the entrance to Galloupe's point to Humphrey square, and to appropriate money for the same, as petitioned for by Herbert E. Gale, et als.
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ART. 45. To see if the town will appropriate the sum of $6,600 (six thousand six hundred dollars) in order to permit the School Committee to make certain repairs upon the school buildings, as recommended by said committee, as petitioned for by Harold F. Dow.
ART. 46. To see what action the town will take in regard to the cele- bration of the Fourth of July and to appropriate the sum of $800 (eight hundred dollars) for the same, as petitioned for by Alfred F. Frazier, et als.
ART. 47. To see if the town will vote the sum of $200 (two hundred dollars) to help defray the expenses of the Firemen's Memorial Sunday, and appropriate money for the same, as petitioned for by Carl J. Berry, et als.
ART. 48. To see if the town will appropriate the sum of $1,000 (one thousand dollars ) for the purchase of combination chairs for the auditorium of the Town Hall, as petitioned for by Pansy P. Rice. et als.
ART. 49. 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 Chap- ter 122 of the Revised Laws, and appropriate money for the same, as petitioned for by Harry L. Blaisdell, et als.
ART. 50. To see if the town will accept Chapter 14 of the Acts of 1921, entitled : " An Act to Authorize Assessors in Towns to Appoint Assistant Assessors."
ART. 51. To see if the town will vote to accept Chapter 327 of the Acts of 1904, entitled : "An Act to Provide for the Pensioning of Per- manent Members of Police Departments and Fire Departments in Towns."
ART. 52. To see if the town will vote to discontinue that portion of Middlesex avenue, immediately in front of the Clarke School lot, extend- ing from the continuation of the southwest boundary of the school lot, for a distance of about 210 feet to Norfolk avenue.
ART. 53. To appropriate and raise, by borrowing or otherwise, such sum or sums of money as may be necessary for any or all of the pur- poses mentioned in the foregoing articles.
The polls will be kept open until 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 con- spicuous places in the town, seven days before the day appointed 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 tenth day of February, in the year 1921.
HENRY S. BALDWIN, WILLIAM E. CARTER, JOHN B. EARP,
Selectmen of Swampscott.
A true copy. Attest :
FRANK H. BRADFORD, Constable.
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