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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 :- According to your instructions, I have made an audit of the books and accounts of the Town of Swampscott for the period from July 1 to December 31, 1923, and submit the following report thereon :-
The books of the Town Accountant were examined and the recorded cash receipts were checked to the Treasurer's records and with the rec- ords of the various departments receiving money for the town. The un- collected accounts receivable were checked to the department records from which the commitments were made. The payments recorded on the Accountant's ledger were checked to the warrants issued by the Se- lectmen and approved by them.
An analysis of the ledger was made, thus proving the general accu- racy of the accounts, and a trial balance was taken off, proving the accounts to be in balance. A balance sheet was prepared showing the financial condition of the town as of December 31, 1923, and is ap- pended to this report.
The books and accounts of the Treasurer were examined and checked. The reported receipts were found to agree with the records of the de- partments making payments to the Treasurer and with the Accountant's books. The payments were found to agree with the Selectmen's war- rants authorizing them.
The payments of debt and interest were checked with the amounts falling due and with the cancelled bonds, notes, and coupons on file.
The cash balance as of December 31, 1923, was verified by the bank
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statements of that date. A reconciliation of the Treasurer's cash and bank balance is submitted herewith.
The trust and investment funds in the custody of the Treasurer were examined and the securities representing these funds were examined and listed, the receipts and payments being verified. Tables showing the condition of the various funds and the transactions for the year are ap- pended to this report.
The books and accounts of the Collector were examined and the re- corded receipts were checked to the payments made to the Treasurer as shown on his books.
The commitments of taxes and special assessments were verified by the Assessors' records, as were the records of abatements granted. The outstanding taxes and assessments were listed and reconciled with the Accountant's ledger.
The commitments of Water Department charges were verified by the department records, and the outstanding accounts were listed and recon- ciled with the Accountant's records.
Tables showing a reconciliation of the taxes, assessments, and water accounts are submitted with this report.
The records of the Water Department were examined. The charges as shown by the card ledger accounts were compared with the Collector's commitments, and the records of abatements and adjustments granted were checked.
The water loan sinking fund in the custody of the Water Commission- ers was examined, and the securities representing the investment of the fund were listed. The receipts and payments on account of this fund were verified. A table showing the condition of the fund and the year's transactions is appended to this report.
The books of the Town Clerk, the Sealer of Weights and Measures, and the Health and Library departments, showing receipts for licenses is- sued, fees, etc., were examined. Payments to the Treasurer were veri- fied by the Treasurer's books and the accounts were checked with the records of the Town Accountant. Tables are submitted herewith show- ing the transactions in these departments.
The balance sheet shows the town to be in a good financial condition. There are, however, a number of overdrawn accounts, which must be provided for by appropriation by the town. In this connection I would call attention to Section 31, Chapter 44, General Laws, which reads as follows :
No department of any city or town, except Boston, shall incur liability in excess of the appropriation made for the use of such department, ex- cept in cases of extreme emergency involving the health or safety of per- sons or property, and then only by a vote in a city of two thirds of the members of the city council, and in a town by a vote of two thirds of the selectmen.
While engaged in making the audit, I received the usual co-operation of the departmental officials, and I wish to express, on behalf of my assistants and myself, my thanks and appreciation.
Respectfully submitted, EDW. H. FENTON Chief Examiner.
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DIVISION OF ACCOUNTS
1923]
RECONCILIATION OF TREASURER'S CASH
Cash on hand July 1, 1923 :
General
$107,327 53
Water
.
17,285 29
$124,612 82
Receipts July 1 to December 31, 1923 :
General
$619,003 61
Water
32,602 36
651,605 97
$776,218 79
Payments July 1 to December 31, 1923 :
General
$642,848 82
Water
39,585 30
$682,434 12
Cash on hand December 31, 1923 :
General
$83,482 32
Water
10,302 35
93,784 67
$776,218 79
Cash on hand December 31, 1923
$93,784 67
Manufacturers' National Bank
$53,215 46
Central National Bank
18,580 56
Security Trust Company ·
15,278 72
Sagamore Trust Company ·
6,709 93
$93,784 67
Manufacturers' National Bank
Balance December 31, 1923, per check book $53,215 46
Outstanding checks, per list. 561 41
$53,777 87
Balance December 31, 1923, per bank statement
$53,777 87
Central National Bank
Balance December 31, 1923, per check book $18,580 56 Outstanding checks, per list 1,916 39
$20,496 95
Balance December 31, 1923, per bank statement $20,496 95
.
.
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Security Trust Company
Balance December 31, 1923, per check book .
$15,278 72 Outstanding checks, per list 632 40
$15,911 12
Balance December 31, 1923, per bank statement $15,911 12
Sagamore Trust Company
Balance December 31, 1923, per check book $6,709 93 Outstanding checks, per list 325 00
$7,034 93
Balance December 31, 1923, per bank statement $7,034 93
RECONCILIATION OF BOND AND COUPON ACCOUNT
Commonwealth Trust Company
Outstanding July 1, 1923 $ 70 00
Deposits July 1 to December 31, 1923
9,501 25
$9,571 25
Notes and bonds paid
$6,500 00
Coupons paid
2,931 25
$9,431 25
Coupons unpaid, per list .
140 00
$9,571 25
Coupons due and not presented for payment :
Sewer loan, due September 1, 1915 $17 50
Water loan, due August 1, 1923
17 50
Sewer loan, due September 1, 1923
17 50
Water loan, due October 1, 1923 87 50
$140 00
Balance December 31, 1923, per bank statement
$140 00
First National Bank
Outstanding July 1, 1923 ·
$15,062 57
Deposits July 1 to December 31, 1923
34,351 60
·
$49,414 17
Notes and bonds paid
$38,300 00
Coupons paid .
11,114 17
$49,414 17
D
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DIVISION OF ACCOUNTS
1923]
Taxes-1921
Outstanding July 1, 1923, per previous audit .
Payments to Treasurer July 1 to December 31, 1923
$435 60
Abatements July 1 to December 31, 1923 .
62 40
Tax takings by town (transferred to tax titles)
996 00
Outstanding December 31, 1923, per list .
28 80
$1,522 80
Taxes-1922
Outstanding July 1, 1923, per previous audit
$19,928 43
Duplicate abatements 15 00
$19,943 43
Payments to Treasurer July 1 to December 31, 1923 .
$17,972 56
Abatements July 1 to December 31, 1923
205 88
Tax takings by town (transferred to tax titles)
1,421 24
Outstanding December 31, 1923, per list .
343 75
$19,943 43
Taxes-1923
Outstanding July 1, 1923, per previous audit $ 6,430 00
Commitment
459,788 59
Additional commitments
308 60
Abatements after payment (refunded)
42 70
Error in abatements
24
$466,570 13
Payments to Treasurer July 1 to December 31, 1923
$408,058 89 .
Abatements July 1 to December 31, 1923 3,991 49
Outstanding December 31, 1923, per ledger 54,519 75
$466,570 13
Outstanding January 1, 1924, per ledger
$54,519 75
Payments to Treasurer January 1 to January 7, 1924
$ 1,676 65
Outstanding January 7, 1924, per list 52,843 10
$54,519 75
Moth Assessments-1921
Outstanding July 1, 1923, per previous audit . Payments to Treasurer July 1 to December 31, 1923 $8 00
$11 25
Tax takings by town (transferred to tax titles) 3 25
$11 25
$1,522 80
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Moth Assessments-1922
Outstanding July 1, 1923, per previous audit
$88 25
Payments to Treasurer July 1 to December 31, 1923 ·
$68 00
Abatements July 1 to December 31, 1923 . 2 50
Tax takings by town (transferred to tax titles) 17 75
$88 25
Moth Assessments-1923
Commitments
$1,851 75
Payments to Treasurer .
$1,635 75
Abatements
4 00
Outstanding December 31, 1923, per ledger 212 00
$1,851 75
Outstanding January 1, 1924, per ledger ·
$212 00
Payments to Treasurer January 1 to January 7, 1924
$ 3 50
Outstanding January 7, 1924, per list 208 50
$212 00
Sidewalk Assessments-1922
Outstanding July 1, 1923, per previous audit . $472 33
Payments to Treasurer July 1 to December 31, 1923
.
$472 33
Sidewalk Assessments-1923
Commitment .
$2,418 52
Payments to Treasurer
$1,097 24
Abatements
135 95
Apportioned
365 36
Outstanding December 31, 1923, per ledger
819 97
$2,418 52
Outstanding January 1, 1924, per ledger $819 97
Payments to Treasurer January 1 to January 7, 1924 .
$ 11 00
Outstanding January 7, 1924, per list 808 97
$819 97
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DIVISION OF ACCOUNTS
1923]
Unapportioned Sidewalk Assessments
Outstanding July 1, 1923, per previous audit .
$2,202 63
Commitments July 1 to December 31, 1923 .
1,620 79
$3,823 42
Transferred to sidewalk assessments, 1923 Outstanding December 31, 1923, per list .
· 1,620 79
$3,823 42
Sewer Assessments-1922
Outstanding July 1, 1923, per previous audit .
$260 43
Payments to Treasurer July 1 to December 31, 1923
$260 43
Sewer Assessments-1923
Commitments .
.
$806 37
Payments to Treasurer · ·
$329 99
Outstanding December 31, 1923, per ledger .
476 38
$806 37
Outstanding January 1, 1924, per ledger . .
$176 38
Payments to Treasurer January 1 to January 7, 1924
$ 7 51
Outstanding January 7, 1924, per list 468 87
$476 38
Unapportioned Sewer Assessments
Outstanding July 1, 1923, per previous audit $ 472 27
Commitments July 1 to December 31, 1923 2,115 06
$2,587 33
Payments to Treasurer July 1 to December 31, 1923
$ 251 93
Apportioned July 1 to December 31, 1923 . 57 68
Transferred to sewer assessments, 1923
176 62
Outstanding December 31, 1923, per list
2,101 10
$2,587 33
Water Rates-1917
Outstanding July 1, 1923, per previous audit
$19 23
Abatements July 1, to December 31, 1923 .
$19 23
.
Water Rates-1918
Outstanding July 1, 1923, per previous audit $346 26
Abatements July 1 to December 31, 1923 $346 26
$2,202 63
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Water Rates-1919
Outstanding July 1, 1923, per previous audit
$492 90
Abatements July 1 to December 31, 1923
$492 90
Water Rates-1920
Outstanding July 1, 1923, per previous audit
$157 98
Abatements July 1 to December 31, 1923
$157 98
Water Rates-1921
Outstanding July 1, 1923, per previous audit
$384 34
Payments to Treasurer July 1 to December 31, 1923
$ 57 41
Outstanding December 31, 1923, per list 326 93
$384 34
Water Rates-1922
Outstanding July 1, 1923, per previous audit
$842 51
Water rates, 1923, credited to 1922
4 58
Adjustment of unlocated error
1 03
$848 12
Payments to Treasurer July 1 to December 31, 1923
$ 91 31
Abatements July 1 to December 31, 1923
15 58
Water rates, 1922, credited to 1923 .
8 01
Outstanding December 31, 1923, per list
733 22
·
$848 12
Water Rates-1923
Outstanding July 1, 1923, per previous audit $ 7,163 69
Commitments July 1 to December 31, 1923
20,441 52
Water rates, 1922, credited to 1923 . 8 01
Water services, credited to water rates 1923
101 10
$27,714 32
Payments to Treasurer July 1 to December 31, 1923
$17,440 15
Abatements July 1 to December 31, 1923 77 17
Water rates 1923, credited to 1922 .
4 58
Water rates 1923, credited to water services Unlocated difference
14
Outstanding December 31, 1923, per list
10,191 37
.
.
91
$27,714 32
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DIVISION OF ACCOUNTS
1923]
Water Service Connections
Outstanding July 1, 1923, per previous audit $ 522 10
Commitments July 1 to December 31, 1923 2,470 70
Overpayment, C. E. Doughty (cash book, p. 88)
18
Water rates 1923, credited to water service
91
Payments to Treasurer July 1 to December 31, 1923
$1,795 67
Abatements July 1 to December 31, 1923 10 00
Water services credited to water rates, 1923 101 10
Outstanding December 31, 1923, per list
1,087 12
$2,993 89
Water-Miscellaneous Account
Outstanding July 1, 1923, per previous audit $507 90
Commitments July 1 to December 31, 1923 ·
300 00
$807 90
Payments to Treasurer July 1 to December 31, 1923
$250 00
Outstanding December 31, 1923, per list 557 90
$807 90
Tax Titles Held By Town
Costs of titles held July 1, 1923, per previous audit . .
$ 697 02
Titles acquired July 1 to December 31, 1923 2,875 15
$3,572 17
Titles redeemed-cash paid Treasurer July 1 to December 31, 1923
$1,452 55
Outstanding December 31, 1923, per list
2,119 62
$3,572 17
Town Clerk's Licenses Dog Licenses
Cash on hand July 1, 1923, per previous audit Licenses issued :
$101 00
Males, 41 @ $2 00 ·
82 00
Females, 5 @ 5 00
25 00
Town Clerk's fees, 78 @ 20c .
$ 15 60
Payments to County Treasurer
179 40
Cash on hand December 31, 1923
13 00
$2,993 89
$208 00
$208 00
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Hunting and Fishing Licenses
Cash on hand July 19, 1923, per previous audit .
$ 6 00
Licenses issued :
Resident citizens' combination, 9 @ $ 2 00 18 00
Resident citizens' hunting and trapping,
62 @ 1 50
93 00
Alien's hunting and trapping, 1 @ 15 00
15 00
Resident citizens' fishing,
5 @
1 00
5 00
Non-resident citizens' hunting and trapping,
1 @ 1 50 1 50
$138 50
Town Clerk's fees,
82 @
15c
$ 12 30
Payments to State Treasurer
126 20
$138 50
Health Department
Cash on hand July 19, 1923
$25 50
Licenses issued :
Hydro electric baths, 2 @ $ 1 00, $ 2 00
Massage and manicuring, 3 (
1 00, 3 00
Swine, 6 @ 1 00, 6 00
Alcohol, 9 @ 1 00, 9 00
Non-alcohol beverage,
1 @ 10 00, 10 00
Milk,
3 @
50, 1 50
Milk (store),
7
50, 3 50
35 00
$60 50
Payments to Treasurer July 19 to December 31, 1923 ·
$59 50
Cash on hand January 28, 1924
1 00
$60 50
Sealer of Weights and Measures
Cash on hand July 19, 1923 .
$31 94
Outstanding July 19, 1923
·
5 01
Sealing fees July 19 to December 31, 1923 .
8 93
$45 88
Payments to Treasurer July 19 to December 31, 1923
$35 00
Outstanding December 31, 1923
4 41
Cash on hand December 31, 1923
6 47
$45 88
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DIVISION OF ACCOUNTS
1923]
Town Hall Rent
Rents collected January 1 to December 31, 1923
$312 00
Payments to Treasurer January 1 to December 31, 1923
$285 50
Cash on hand December 31, 1923
26 50
$312 00
Public Library
Cash on hand June 30, 1923
$ 34 88
Receipts from fines, etc., June 30 to December .31, 1923
113 01
$147 89
Payments to Treasurer June 30 to December 31, 1923
$100 00
Cash on hand December 31, 1923
47 89
$147 89
Water Loan Sinking Fund
Savings
Deposits
Securities Total
On hand at beginning of year ..
$3,571 54 $116,750 00 $120,321 54
On hand at end of year
747 18 124,400 00 125,147 18
RECEIPTS
PAYMENTS
Securities maturing .
$ 2,850 00
Securities purchased
$26,000 00
Sale of securities
15,500 00
Accrued interest on se-
Withdrawn from bank
2,824 36
curities purchased . Discount on securities
220 78
Discount on securities
purchased
286 70
sold
125 63
Accrued interest on
securities sold
70 14
Income on securities
4,804 00
Income on deposits
11 21
Total
$26,346 41
Total
$26,346 41
Phillips School Medal Fund
Savings
On hand at beginning of year
Deposits $1,941 52
Total
On hand at end of year
1,995 80
$1,941 52 1,995 80
RECEIPTS
PAYMENTS
Interest earned .
$89 92
To town treasury
$35 64
Deposited in savings bank
54 28
Total
$89 92
Total
$89 92
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Joanna Morse Library Fund
Savings
Deposits
Total
On hand at beginning of year .
$6,912 89
$6,912 89
On hand at end of year
6,846 62
6,846 62
RECEIPTS
PAYMENTS
Withdrawn from sav-
To town treasury
$398 49
ings bank
$ 66 27
Interest earned .
332 22
Total
$398 49
Total $398 49
Mary L. Thomson Library Fund
Savings Deposits
Total
On hand at beginning of year
$1,245 75
$1,245 75
On hand at end of year
1,305 59
1,305 59
RECEIPTS
PAYMENTS
Interest earned .
$59 84
Deposited in savings
bank
$59 84
Total
$59 84
Total
$59 84
Ellen R. Whittle Library Fund
Savings Deposits
Securities
Total
On hand at beginning of year .
$1,338 40 $1,000 00
$2,338 40
On hand at end of year . ·
2,437 54
2,437 54
RECEIPTS
PAYMENTS.
Sale of securities
$1,000 00
Deposited in savings
Income
99 14
bank
$1,099 14
Total
$1,099 14
Total
$1,099 14
A. F. Nesbitt Cemetery Fund (General)
Savings
On hand at beginning of year
Deposits $333 61
$333 61
RECEIPTS
PAYMENTS
Withdrawn from sav-
Transferred to Cem-
ings bank
$333 61
etery Lots Fund
$349 63
Income
16 02
Total
$349 63
Total
$349 63
Total
On hand at end of year
...
1923]
A. F. Nesbitt Cemetery Fund (Private)
On hand at beginning of year
On hand at end of year
. .
RECEIPTS
PAYMENTS
Withdrawn from sav-
ings bank
$271 44
Transferred to Cem- etery Lots Fund
$281 47
Income .
10 03
Total
.
$281 47
Total
$281 47
Chlotilda Farrar Cemetery Fund (Private)
On hand at beginning of year .
On hand at end of year .
RECEIPTS
Withdrawn from sav-
ings bank
$250 00
Income
10 08
Total
$260 08
Total
$260 08
Cemetery Lots Investment Fund
On hand at beginning of year .
On hand at end of year .
RECEIPTS
PAYMENTS
From sale of lots
$2,130 25
Transferred to town
Income
*680 85
for care
$ 239 00
Deposits for care
1,639 00
Deposited in bank
savings
Accrued income on
5,862 50
above
760 22
Nesbitt
Fund (gen-
eral)
transferred .
349 63
Nesbitt Fund (pri-
vate)
transferred .
281 47
Farrar
Fund (pri-
vate) transferred
260 08
Total
$6,101 50
Total
$6,101 50
.
Savings Deposits $14,524 28
20,386 78
Total $14,524 28 20,386 78
·
*Sundry funds in custody of the Treasurer and not previously entered in the town records.
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DIVISION OF ACCOUNTS
Savings Deposits $271 44
Total
$271 44
Savings Deposits $250 00
Total $250 00
PAYMENTS Transferred to Cem- etery Lots Fund
$260 08
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Municipal Insurance Fund
Savings
Deposits
Securities
Total
On hand at beginning of year
$783 94
$3,500 00
$4,283 94
On hand at end of year
$969 20
$3,500 00
$4,469 20
RECEIPTS
PAYMENTS
Income · on securities
$148 75
Deposited
in savings
Income on deposits
36 51
bank
$185 26
Total
$185 26
Total
$185 26
Town of Swampscott BALANCE SHEET Dec. 31, 1923
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TOWN OF SWAMPSCOTT
Balance Sheet-December 31, 1923 General Accounts
ASSETS
Cash :
In banks .
$93,784 67
Accounts Receivable : Taxes :
Levy of 1921
$ 28 80
Levy of 1922
.
343 75
Levy of 1923
54,519 75
Roy Street
300 00
Military Aid
500 00
Library building fund
107 32
Municipal insurance fund
402 00
Contingent fund
2,150 00
Unapportioned sidewalk assessment
1,620 79
Repairs, G. A. R. Hall
117 92
Sewer assessment 1923
476 38
Interest, revenue loans Water
.
.
1,456 46
Unapportioned sewer assessment · 2,101 10
5,230 24
Emergency water fund Emergency sewer fund
.
.
.
·
$2,119 62
Tax possessions held by town
309 61
.
Water Bills :
General
$48,283 94 ·
Charges 1921
.
.
$ 326 93
Water
4,248 77
Charges 1922
733 22
52,532 71
[Dec. 31
.
$ 100 00
Humphrey Street curbing '
2,900 00
54,892 30
.
Special Assessments :
Moth assessment 1923 .
.
.$ 212 00
Sidewalk assessment 1923 .
819 97
.
.
.
Temporary Loans : In anticipation of revenue Premiums on notes and bonds Unexpended Balances : Blaney Brook drain
.
$50,000 00 2,289 64
TOWN DOCUMENTS
24,645 52
2,429 23 Loan Appropriations :
.
10,302 35
1,418 30
Tax titles held by town .
.
4,891 17
.
·
.
LIABILITIES
.
.
.
Charges 1923 10,191 51 Service connections, etc.
1,644 84
Overdrawn Appropriations :
Election and registration
$ 466 58
Town Hall
.
.
596 89
Police
1,468 90
Forest Warden
113 53
Levy of 1921
$ 28 80
Dog Officer
20 50
Refuse and garbage
421 39
Levy of 1923
.
467 75
Continuous sidewalks
129 62
Poor
.
.
.
.
47 36
Surplus Revenue :
Tax titles
.$ 2,119 62
Snow and ice removal
12 60
Tax possessions
309 61
Excess and deficiency
31,233 18
4,062 02
Loans authorized .
35,000 00
.
212 00
Sidewalk revenue
.
.
2,440 76
Sewer revenue
2,577 48
Reserve fund-overlay surplus
Overlay-reserved for abatement of taxes:
.
DIVISION OF ACCOUNTS
$208,294 96
$208,294 96
1923]
18,126 74 2,212 87
Levy of 1922 .
.
.
.
759 09
Andrews Memorial Chapel fund
Pensions
Library
15 66
.
.
.
Street construction
9 90
.
33,662 41
.
.
Water Department revenue
$12,896 50 .
Moth revenue
12,896 50
.
343 75
840 30 23,984 77
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Deferred Revenue Accounts
Apportioned assessments-not due
$1,956 65
Apportioned sidewalk assessments due, 1924 to 1927, inclusive .
$ 580 96
. · · Apportioned sewer assessments due, 1924 to 1932, inclusive 1,375 69 .
$1,956 65
$1,956 65
Debt Accounts
Water loan sinking fund Net funded or fixed debt
. $125,147 18
Permanent improvement loans
$291,900 00
Sewer loans (serial) . .
.
228,800 00 .
Water loans (serial) .
122,100 00 . . Water loans (sinking fund) .
150,000 00
$792,800 00
$792,800 00
$792,800 00
Trust and Investment Accounts
Trust and Investment Funds : Cash and securities .
$37,441 53
Phillips School Medal Fund : Principal
$1,000 00
Income
995 80
$1,995 80
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TOWN DOCUMENTS
667,652 82
Joanna Morse Library Fund : Principal ·
.
$5,196 00
Income
1,650 62
Mary L. Thomson Library Fund :
Principal
.
$1,000 00 .
Income
.
.
·
Ellen R. Whittle Library Fund :
Principal
.
$2,000 00 -
Income
437 54
Cemetery Fund :
Principal
$16,823 46
Income
.
.
.
20,386 78
Municipal Insurance Fund :
Principal
$3,500 00
Income
969 20
.
$37,441 53
$37,441 53
271
DIVISION OF ACCOUNTS
1923]
6,846 62
1,305 59
.
.
2,437 54
3,563 32
4,469 20
·
305 59
272
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[Dec. 31
In Memoriam
JAMES P. M. S. PITMAN
Surveyor of Highways.
Died November 13, 1923
JOHN R. MERRITT
Selectman
Died November 19, 1923
2.2
y'Ze
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TOWN WARRANT
1923]
Warrant for Town Meeting
February 18, 1924
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 their respective precincts, in said Swampscott, on Monday, the eighteenth day of February, at 6 A. M., then and there to act on the following articles, viz .:
At the close of the election the meeting shall adjourn to February 19, 1924, at 7.30 P. M., at the Town Hall.
ARTICLE 1. 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 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 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 one member of the Board of Commissioners of Trust Funds for three (3) years.
All to be chosen on one ballot.
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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 ?"
ART. 3. To hear and act on the reports of:
Town Clerk.
School Committee.
Water and Sewerage Board.
Board of Fire Engineers.
Tree Warden.
Superintendent of Moth Work.
Forest Warden.
Overseers of the Poor.
Building Inspector.
Smoke Inspector.
Superintendent of Cemetery.
Town Engineer.
Board of Health.
Health Officer.
Health Nurse.
Milk Inspector.
Plumbing Inspector.
Surveyor of Highways.
Chief of Police.
Dog Officer.
Sealer of Weights and Measures.
Trustees of Public Library.
Treasurer.
Board of Assessors.
Tax Collector.
Park Commissioners.
Park Land Commissioners.
Zoning Committee.
Board of Selectmen.
Town Accountant.
Finance Committee.
ART. 4. To see what amount of bonds will be required of the Town Treasurer for the ensuing year.
ART. 5. To see what amount of bonds will be required of the Collector of Taxes for the ensuing year.
ART. 6. To see what amount of bonds will be required of the Water and Sewerage Board for the ensuing year.
ART. 7. To see what amount of bonds will be required of the Town Clerk for the ensuing year.
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ART. 8. To see what action the town will take in relation to salaries of the town officials for the ensuing year.
ART. 9. To see if the town will authorize the Treasurer, with the ap- proval of the Selectmen, to borrow money, from time to time, in antici- pation of the revenue of the financial year, beginning January 1, 1924, 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. 10. To see what action the town will take in relation to the rec- ommendations in the report of the School Committee, as contained in the annual report, dated December 31, 1923, on pages 83, 91, 92, 94 and 95.
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