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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
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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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[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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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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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
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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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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