Town annual report of Swampscott 1927, Part 10

Author: Swampscott, Massachusetts
Publication date: 1927
Publisher: The Town
Number of Pages: 160


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1,000.00


14,165.13


Accounts


Permanent Improvement Notes


296,800.00


Sewer Bonds Serial


178,400.00


Water Bonds Serial


96,500.00


Water Bonds Sinking Fund


150,000.00


Tuberculosis Hospital Serial Loan


55,000.00


776,700.00


1927]


ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT


141


Ellen R. Whittle Library Fund


2,000.00


Joanna Morse Library Fund


5,196.00


Mary L. Thomson Library Fund


1,000.00


Phillips Medal Fund


1,000.00


Municipal Insurance Fund


3,902.00


Cemetery Lots Fund


8,252.96


21,350.96


Phillips Medal Fund Income


1,219.21


Municipal Insurance Fund Income


1,857.17


Cemetery Lots Fund Income


1,989.30


5,065.68


Apportioned Sidewalks


1,696.88


Apportioned Sewers


1,952.26


3,649.14


Unpaid Bills


The following bills incurred during the year are reported as unpaid:


Poor Department


$604.34


Respectfully submitted, HORACE R. PARKER, Town Accountant.


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TOWN DOCUMENTS


[Dec. 31


Warrant for Town Meeting


Monday, February 20th, 1928


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, quali- fied to vote in elections and in town affairs, to assemble in their respective precincts, in said Swampscott, on Monday, the twentieth 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 Mon- day, February 27, 1928, 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 a Town Treasurer for one (1) year.


To choose one member of the Board of Assessors for three (3) years.


To choose a Collector of Taxes for one (1) year. To choose one member of the School Committee for three (3) years.


To choose one member of the Board of Public Welfare for three (3) years.


To choose one member of the Board of Health for three (3) years.


To choose one member of the Water and Sewerage Board for three (3) years.


To choose one member of the Park Commission for three (3) years.


To choose one member of the Board of Trustees of the Public Library for three (3) years.


To choose one Tree Warden for one (1) year.


To choose three Constables for one (1) year.


To choose one member of the Board of Commissioners of Trust Funds for three (3) years.


To choose one member of the Board of Commissioners of Trust Funds for one (1) year.


To chose six (6) representative town meeting members in each precinct for three (3) years; six (6) town meet- ing members in each precinct for two (2) years; six (6) town meeting members in each precinct for one (1) year.


All to be chosen on one ballot.


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Article 2. To hear and act on the reports of town officials, boards and committees.


Article 3. To see what amount of bonds will be required of the Town Clerk, members of the Water and Sewerage Board and Custo- dian of Trust Funds for the ensuing year.


Article 4. To see what action the town will take in relation to salaries of town officials for the ensuing year.


Article 5. To see if the town will authorize the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money, from time to time, in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year, beginning January 1, 1928, and to issue a note or notes therefor, payable with- in one year, the debt or debts incurred thereby to be paid from the revenue of said financial year.


Article 6. To see what action the town will take in relation to the recommendations not calling for the appropriation of money as contained in the annual report of the following officers, boards and committees: Committee on High School, page 43, and Cemetery Committee, page 101.


Article 7. To see what action the town will take in relation to the recommendations calling for the appropriation, or expendi- ture of money, the creation of a debt, or the disposition of town property as set forth in the report of, officers, boards, and com- mittees in the annual report as follows: Water and Sewerage Board, page 66; Sewer Extension, page 70; Police, page 73; Fire Engineers, page 74; Assessors, page 83; Surveyor of Highways, 95; Library, page 96; Cemetery, page 100; Board of Health, 104- 106; Milk Inspector, 109.


Article 8. To see what action the town will take in relation to the appropriation of money for departmental and other expenses as recommended and set forth on pages 38 and 39 of the annual town report.


Article 9. To see if the town will vote to amend the Zoning By-Law by changing from general residence districts to single resi- dence districts the area included in the following streets and the land contiguous thereto or in the vicinity thereof, so that said area shall then be subject to the provisions of Article 3 of said Zoning By-Law, namely: Bay View avenue, Greenwood terrace, Fuller avenue, and Forest avenue, as petitioned for by Peter O. Larson et als.


Article 10. To see if the town will vote to amend the Zoning By- Laws by including both sides of Woodbine avenue, namely, all property abutting on said Woodbine avenue, in the single residence district, so-called, shown on the zoning map of the town as Number 3, as petitioned for by Weston K. Lewis, et als.


Article 11. To see if the town will vote to amend the Zoning By-Law by changing from a general residence district to a business district the area included in the following street and the land con- tiguous thereto, or in the vicinity thereof, so that said area shall then be subject to the provisions of Article 4 of said Zoning By- Law, namely, on the ocean side of Humphrey street, beginning with the Post Office building so-called, to Fisherman's (Blaney) Beach, as petitioned for by Kendall A. Sanderson et als.


Article 12. To see if the town will vote to amend the Zoning By- Law by changing from a general residence district to a business district the premises at 225 Humphrey street, known as "The Wardwell Estate", so that said premises shall then be subject to the provisions of Article 4 of said Zoning By-Law, as petitioned for by Kendall A. Sanderson et als.


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[Dec. 31


Article 13. To see if the town will vote to amend the Zoning by-Law by creating a district to be known as an apartment house district concerning the land in Humphrey street, shown as lot 122, plate 1, on Assessors' plan of town of Swampscott, adjoining Rich- ardson's garage on the easterly side, subject, however, to the provisions of the Tenement House Law so-called, as petitioned for by Thomas W. Duncan et als.


Article 14. To see if the town will amend Section 3 of Chapter 2 of the By-Laws of the town by striking out the same and sub- stituting therefor the following: Section 3: the warrant for the town meeting shall be served by posting an attested copy thereof at the Town Hall, the postoffices, at least one public and conspicu- ous place in each precinct in the town, and at or in the immediate vicinity of each railroad station in the town, seven days before the day appointed for said meeting.


Article 15. To see if the town will vote to amend Chapter XI, Building By-Laws of the town, relating to "roofs", by striking out the word "and" in the second line and inserting after the numeral "2" the word "and" and the numeral "3", so as to read as follows: "Any roof hereafter constructed in Districts 1, 2 and 3 of the town of Swampscott, as established by the Zoning By-Law, shall be covered with a fire-resistive material such as metal, tile, slate, asbestos shingles, or surfaced asphalt shingles. If asphalt shingles are used, they shall weigh not less than 235 pounds per hundred square feet laid, or 74 pounds per hundred square feet of material not laid. Whenever twenty-five per cent or more of a roof covering is hereafter replaced, the new covering shall be one of the fire-re- sistive materials mentioned above. Whoever violates any provision of this By-Law shall be punishable by a fine of not more than twenty dollars for each offence."


Article 16. To see if the town will vote to appoint a committee to study District 1, as shown on the zoning map, with a view of zoning the territory included therein.


Article 17. To hear the report of the committee on the Palmer School matter and to see what action the town will take concern- ing the recommendations contained therein.


Article 18. To hear and act on the report of the committee ap- pointed at the special town meeting held November 8th, 1927, to investigate the manner of entrance into the town and the officials responsible for the granting of a license or permit to the Lynn Sand and Stone Co., for the storage of large quantities of explosives, as petitioned for by Martin E. Nies et als.


Article 19. To see if the town will vote to transfer to the Emer- gency Water Fund the unexpended balance of $1,291.82 in the Barn- stable street water main account.


Article 20. To see if the town will authorize the Water and Sewerage Board to sell the land, now owned by the town, on Dan- vers street in Salem, known as Thompson's Meadow.


Article 21. To see if the town will vote to authorize the Water and Sewerage Board to extend the lease of the property on New Ocean street, now used for garage purposes, to Frank I. Richardson for a term of five years.


Article 22. To see if the town will vote to lay a water main in MacArthur circle, so called, a distance of approximately 180 feet, and appropriate or raise money therefor as petitioned for by Leon F. Ximiness et als.


Article 23. To see if the town will vote to improve drainage conditions connected with or relating to Hawthorne Brook, or what it will do in relation thereto, and appropriate or raise money there- for as petitioned for by John W. Holden et als.


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Article 24. To see if the town will vote to authorize the Water and Sewerage Board to do whatever is necessary to improve the drainage conditions on Mapledale place, and appropriate or raise money therefor.


Article 25. To see if the town will vote to extend the eastern intercepting sewer from Palmer avenue eastward, about 1650 feet, and appropriate or raise money therefor, as petitioned for by Charles D. C. Moore et als.


Article 26. To see if the town will vote to lay a drain to care for surface drainage which accumulates on Humphrey street at and near the corner of Forest avenue and appropriate or raise money therefor.


Article 27. To see if the town will vote to construct a vault at the Town Hall and appropriate or raise money for the same.


Article 28. To see if the town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to sell and convey to Angelina Palleschi the lot located in Fairview avenue numbered 45 on Assessors' plan 13, as petitioned for by Angelina Palleschi.


Article 29. To see if the town will vote to increase the salary of the Chief of Police to $2800, and appropriate money therefor.


Article 30. To see if the town will vote to appropriate the sum of $1000 for the observance of the Fourth of July.


Article 31. To see if the town will vote to place under the con- trol of the Park Commission those grass plots at the intersections of streets of the town not already under its control, and appropriate the sum of $200 for the care of the same.


Article 32. To see if the town will vote to replace the wood block pavement on Humphrey street and Monument square, from the Lynn line to a point at the top of the hill near the Post Office, a dis- tance of approximately 2000 feet, and appropriate or raise money therefor.


Article 33. To see if the town will vote to seal coat Atlantic avenue and appropriate or raise money therefor.


Article 34. To see if the town will vote to construct Foster road from Burpee road to Tid street, and to appropriate therefor the sum of $1200, as petitioned for by Leon F. Ximiness et als.


Article 35. To see if the town will vote to accept Bay View Drive as laid out by the Board of Selectmen in accordance with a plan drawn by W. W. Pratt, Town Engineer, dated February, 1928.


Article 36. To see if the town will accept that part of Hillcrest circle not already accepted, as laid out by the Board of Survey and appropriate or raise money therefor, as petitioned for by George D. R. Durkee et als.


Article 37. To see if the town will vote to resurface Ocean View road from Sargent road, a distance of about 200 feet, easterly, and appropriate or raise money therefor.


Article 38. To see if the town will vote to accept Banks circle, as laid out by the Board of Selectmen in accordance with a plan drawn by W. W. Pratt, Town Engineer, dated March, 1926, and appropriate or raise money therefor as petitioned for by John A. Potts et als.


Article 39. To see if the town will vote to accept Lodge road, as laid out by the Board of Selectmen, in accordance with a plan drawn by W. W. Pratt, Town Engineer, dated February, 1928, and appropriate or raise money therefor, as petitioned for by Donato Pagano et als.


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[Dec. 31


Article 40. To see if the town will vote to accept Bates road, as laid out by the Board of Selectmen, in accordance with a plan drawn by W. W. Pratt. Town Engineer. dated February, 1928, and ap- propriate or raise money therefor as petitioned for by Donato Pagano et als.


Article 41. To see if the town will vote to accept Kensington Lane. a distance of 700 feet. beginning at Glen road and then continuing to Northern avenue, as laid out by the Board of Se- lectmen in accordance with a plan drawn by W. W. Pratt, Town Engineer. dated February, 1928, and appropriate or raise money for resurfacing the same as petitioned for by Ernest M. Folger et als.


Article 42. To see if the town will vote to accept Northern ave- nue as laid out by the Board of Selectmen in accordance with a plan drawn by W. W. Pratt, Town Engineer, dated February, 1928, and appropriate or raise money for surfacing the same as petitioned for by Ernest M. Folger et als.


Article 43. To see what action the town will take in relation to the appropriation or raising of money for permanent street con- struction.


Article 44. To see if the town will authorize the Board of Selectmen to take by eminent domain for the purpose of widening Blaney street, a strip of land at the southeast corner of Humphrey street and Blaney street in said Swampscott, containing about 70 square feet and appropriate money therefor.


Article 45. To see of the town will vote to take such action as is necessry to improve the surface drainage conditions in Ocean- view, and appropriate or raise money therefor.


Article 46. To appropriate and raise by borrowing under any general or special law which authorizes the town to borrow money, 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 6 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 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.


(seal )


Given under our hands this twentieth day of January, in the year 1928.


A true copy: Attest:


JAMES W. SANTRY, PHILIP W. BLOOD, HOWARD K. GLIDDEN, Selectmen of Swampscott.


FRANK H. BRADFORD, Constable.


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INDEX


1927]


Index


Reports of Departments and Committees


Page


Animals, Inspector of


98


Appropriations Recommended


38


Assessors


82


Board of Appeals


92


Board of Public Welfare


87


Building Inspector


86


Cemetery Committee, Report of


101


Cemetery, Superintendent of


100


Dental Clinic


108


Dog Officer


98


Fire Engineers


74


Forest Warden .


81


Health, Board of .


104


Health Officer. Report of


104


Health Nurse


107


Highways, Surveyor of


94


Inspector of Slaughtering


108


Inspector of Wires


97


Library, Trustees' Report


96


Park Commission


75


Plumbing Inspector


107


Police Department


72


Selectmen, Board of


37


School Committee


41


Town Accountant


110


Town Clerk


78


Town Clerk's Statistics


77


Town Counsel


40


Town Engineer


S5


Town Officers Appointed


3


Town Officers Elected


2


Town Warrant, February 20, 1928


142


Tree Warden, Report of


80


Water and Sewerage Board


66


Weights and Measures, Sealer of .


99


Zoning Law. Amendment to


79


Jury List


64


Milk Inspector, Report of


109


Moth Work. Superintendent of


80


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[Dec. 31


Financial Reports


Page


Accounting Department .


115


Assessors' Department


.


116


Assessors' Property Report


82


Balance Sheets


17-33-139


Cemetery


SS-115


County Tax


123


Dental Clinic


5-21


Division of Accounts, State Audit


117


Engineering Department


116


Election and Registration


119


Fire Department


120


Forest Warden


121


Health Department


124


Highway Department


136


Law Department .


114


Legislative


131


Library


57


Metropolitan Assessments


119


Moth Extermination


51


Notes Payable


132


Park Department


129


Pensions


118


Police Department


129


Poor Department


133


Printing Town Reports


123


Schools


Sealer of Weights and Measures


115


Sewer Debt


70


Sewer Maintenance and Operation


122


Sewer Notes and Bonds


59


Sidewalks and Curbing


125


Snow and Ice


125


Soldiers' Relief


129


State Tax


137


Statistics. 1885-1927


S4


Street Construction


125


Street Lighting


125


Street Watering and Oiling


120


Tax Rate


S3


Town Clerk's Department


116


Town Debt


Town Hall Department


117


Transfers


113-137


Treasurer's Report


49


Treasury Department


115


Treasurer's Receipts


110


Tree Warden


120


Trust Funds


62


Valuation, Town


$2


Water Bonds and Notes


57


Water Debt Sinking Fund


67


Water Department


134


Interest and Maturing Debt


116


Liabilities


137


Refuse and Garbage


130


119


Selectmen's Department


135


Collector of Taxes


82





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