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1,077.90
1,250.00
1,250.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures
555.00
553.46
555.00
555.00
Subordinate Officials
490.00
487.70
630.00
630.00
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HEALTH AND SANITATION
1928
1929
Appropriated
Expended
Asked $9,670.00
Recommended
Health
$8,866.00
$8,359.45
$9,670.00
Dental Clinic
1,200.00
955.73
1,200.00
1,200.00
Health Nurse
1,350.00
1,300.00
1,350.00
1,350.00
Cleaning Beaches
1,376.00
1,119.50
1,256.00
1,256.00
Refuse and Garbage
13,525.00
13,512.30
12,865.00
12,865.00
Health Dumps ..
1,700.00
1,650.52
1,700.00
1,700.00
Sewer
9,000.00
8,887.01
9,000.00
9,000.00
Particular Sewers
1,000.00
710.13
1,000.00
1,000.00
Brooks
1,500.00
975.26
500.00
500.00
HIGHWAYS
Administration
$2,840.00
$2,840.00
$2,900.00
$2,900.00
Highway
37,102.50
36,246.55
48,800.00
42,800.00
Seal Coating
4,000.00
3,913.54
6,000.00
4,200.00
Street Construction
2,500.00
2,446.53
3,000.00
3,000.00
Street Watering and Oiling
4,000.00
3,961.55
5,500.00
4,000.00
Sidewalks and Curbing
3,500.00
3,472.56
4,000.00
4,000.00
Snow and Ice ......
4,000.00
3,629.37
10,000.00
6,000.00
New Equipment.
5,800.00
Repairs on Equipment
600.00
600.00
Continuous Sidewalks
5,000.00
4,990.19
10,000.00
5,000.00
Lighting Streets.
23,500.00
22,470.95
25,729.00
23,729.00
Humphrey Street Resurfacing
4,500.00
4,500.00
CHARITIES AND SOLDIERS' BENEFITS
Public Welfare
$9,540.57
$9,540.57
$9,500.00 5,500.00
$9,500.00
Soldiers' Relief
5,000.00
4,999.80
5,500.00
State Aid.
500.00
483.00
500.00
500.00
Military Aid.
700.00
416.00
700.00
400.00
Pensions
5,679.11
5,679.03
5,677.88
5,677.88
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SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES
1928
1929
School
Appropriated $155,480.00 2,635.00
Expended $155,474.22 2,635.00
1,800.00
1,800.00
Development of School Grounds
1,000.00
1,000.00
Library
6,470.00
6,469.44
6,885.00
7,500.00
Traveling Expenses Outside State
116.00
116.00
RECREATION AND UNCLASSIFIED
Parks
$8,000.00
$7,980.59
$8,500.00
$8,500.00
Overlay 1926
96.58
96.58
Memorial Day.
500.00
500.00
500.00
500.00
Firemen's Memorial Day
200.00
196.11
200.00
200.00
Heat and Light G. A. R. Hall
625.00
501.40
625.00
625.00
Heat and Light V. F. W. Hall
200.00
191.08
200.00
200.00
District Nurse
300.00
300.00
300.00
300.00
Legion Lease
950.00
950.00
950.00
1,350.00
Trust Fund Custodian's Bond.
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
Reserve Fund
5,000.00
2,983.77
5,000.00
5,000.00
Printing Town Reports
1,009.55
1,009.55
1,500.00
1,270.10
Unpaid Bills ....
1,023.68
1,023.68
250.00
250.00
ENTERPRISES
Cemetery
$4,500.00
$4,415.92
$4,680.00
$4,680.00
INTEREST AND MATURING DEBT
Interest on Loans in Anticipation of Revenue
$10,000.00
$8,764.76
$10,000.00
$10,000.00
Interest on General Debt.
13,528.00
13,528.00
12,457.50
12,457.50
Interest on Sewer Bonds
6,737.25
6,737.25
6,518.75
6,518.75
Interest on T. B. Hospital Bonds General Debt
2,120.00
2,120.00
1,960.00
1,960.00
37,023.40
37,200.00
35,700.00
35,606.25
Sewer Bonds
15,850.00
15,850.00
14,850.00
14,850.00
T. B. Hospital Bonds
4,000.00
4,000.00
4,000.00
4,000.00
AGENCY
Tuberculosis Hospital Maintenance ...
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$4,049.70
$5,834.29
$5,834.29
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Asked $164,946.50
Recommended $164,446.50
School Repairs
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TRANSFERS From Excess and Deficiency Fund
Police Motorcycles
$530.00
Police Side Cars
230.00
New F. A. Box Stanley School
250.00
Hydrant Rental
1,000.00
New Hose
500.00
Essex Street Bridge
600.00
Danvers Street Bridge
800.00
Tercentenary
200.00
Puritan Park Streets
1,500.00
Crescent Street
250.00
Catch Basin Puritan Road
700.00
Catch Basin Cherry Street
650.00
Manhole Palmer's Pond
200.00
Drain Aspen Road
2,500.00
Lewis Road
475.00
Nason Road
1,300.00
Cedar Road
475.00
Francis Road
600.00
Fire Alarm Box Lewis Road
200.00
Fire Alarm Box Harrison Avenue
200.00
McDermott Bill
163.97
County Deficit
4,665.53
Municipal Buildings
6,000.00
Awards and Executions
1,083.20
New Street Construction
6,000.00
New Sewer Construction
6,000.00
Humphrey Street
5,000.00
$43,270.90
From Municipal Insurance Fund Income
Insurance
2,133.45
From Municipal Insurance Fund
Insurance
1,019.70
From Cemetery Lots Fund Income
Cemetery Improvements
1,994.31
Truck
500.00
From Cemetery Lots Fund
Cemetery Improvements
1,005.69
From Water Revenue
Water
61,955.00
Dukes Street
1,850.00
Plymouth Avenue
1,325.00
From Walker Road Sewer
Walker Road Sewer Extension
1,208.03
From Redington Street School
High School Committee
801.90
Bonded Articles
Surface Franklin Avenue
13,000.00
Street Construction
20,000.00
Drain Humphrey Street
4,000.00
Bay View Drive
3,500.00
Eastern Intercepting Sewer
31,000.00
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Sewer, Phillips Avenue
$5,100.00
Sewer, Bradlee Avenue
12,000.00
Sewer, Humphrey and Ocean Avenue
1,400.00
Sewer, Bristol Avenue
4,300.00
Sewer, Sargent Road and Prospect Avenue
4,500.00
Sewer, Barnstable Street
1,900.00
King's Brook Culvert
13,000.00
Town Hall Vault
6,000.00
Highway Stable
17,500.00
Transfers from Excess and Deficiency
18,000.00
Net Amount to be Borrowed
$119,200.00
Voted, that the recommendations of the Finance Committee, be accepted and adopted as follows: That all recommendations in the reports of officers or committees requiring appropriations appear in the form of an article in the warrant; that departments refrain from including in their recommendations money for their fixed expenses, these properly should appear in their budgets for that is the only way in which the voters can learn the amount of money that each depart- ment is spending.
Voted, Article 4. To accept the report of the Finance Committee and adopt their recommendations: That the salaries of all town officers for the ensuing year be the same as those of last year.
Voted, Article 7. To accept the report of the Finance Committee and adopt their recommendations as follows:
That a sewer be built in Walker road from the present terminus of the sewer in this road, in a northerly direction for a distance of about 125 feet and that the sum of $1,208.03 be appropriated therefor by transfer from the unexpended balance of the Walker Road Sewer.
That the Trustees of the Public Library be given further time to consider the finishing of the upper room, for a children's room, and that a report be made concerning it to the next annual town meeting; that action on all other recommendations of the Trustees be indefinitely postponed.
That the appropriation of $3,000 be made for the preparation of land to meet the demand of lots in the cemetery, from the receipts arising from the sale of lots in the cemetery.
That the Superintendent of the cemetery be authorized to purchase a one-half ton truck for use in the cemetery and that the sum of five hundred dollars be appropriated therefor from the receipts from the sale of lots; that action on all other recommendations of the Super -. intendent be indefinitely postponed.
That the Chief of Police confer with the Department of Public Works and Board of Selectmen on expense of installing and main- taining four traffic lights at the junction of New Ocean and Burrill streets, that further action under this recommendation be indefinitely postponed.
That two J. D. L. 74 Twin Harley-Davidson motorcycles be pur- chased for the use of the Police Department, to replace unserviceable equipment, and that the sum of $530 be appropriated therefor from the Excess and Deficiency Fund.
That purchase be made of two Harley-Davidson side cars to be used on J. D. L. 74 Twin Harley-Davidson motorcycles by the Police Department, and that the sum of $230 be appropriated therefor from the Excess and Deficiency Fund.
That the town appropriate the sum of $1750 for the following: Hydrant rental $1,000; for the installation of a fire alarm box at the Stanley School $250; for five hundred feet of 21/2 inch hose $500; said sums to be appropriated from the Excess and Deficiency Fund.
$137,200.00
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The following amendment to the Finance Committee recommend- ation was carried:
That the town appropriate the sum of $5,000 for improving the fire alarm system, displacing part of the present overhead construction by underground cable with necessary connections. (Unanimous.)
That the replanking of the Essex Street Bridge be done under the direction of the Surveyor of Highways in accordance with the pro- visions of the by-laws relating to the letting of contracts, and that the sum of $600 be appropriated therefor from the Excess and Deficiency Fund.
That the abutment on the Danvers Street Bridge be pointed under the direction of the Surveyor of Highways, in pursuance of the pro- visions of the by-laws relating to the awarding of contracts, and that the sum of $800 be appropriated therefor from the Excess and Deficiency Fund.
The appropriation of $200 from the Excess and Deficiency Fund to be expended under the direction of a committee of three residents of the town to be appointed by the Moderator for the Tercentenary observance.
Indefinitely postponed action on the extension of the white way lights along Essex street to the railroad bridge, and along Humphrey street from Millett road to Phillips corner.
That the sum of $17,500 be appropriated to be raised by notes or bonds of the town, for the erection of a stable suitable for the needs of the Highway Department, in pursuance of the plans and specifica- tions made by Charles V. Burgess, architect, and in accordance with by-laws relating to the awarding of contracts and that the Stable Com- mittee be authorized to make, sign and deliver in the name and behalf of the town a contract therefor. (Unanimous.)
That the existing buildings on the Highway Department lot be removed to the back part of the lot or torn down was lost.
That a committee be appointed to select a site suitable for a new high school building, to employ an architect, if this is deemed advisable by the committee, to prepare places and estimates for such a building and to report at a subsequent town meeting, concerning said site, the estimated cost thereof, a sketch or outline of said building, and the estimated cost of erecting and equipping it; said Committee shall con- sist of five persons to be appointed in the following manner, viz: one member from the School Committee to be designated by the School Committee and four citizens of the town to be appointed by the Moderator, and that the sum of $801.90 be appropriated by transfer from the Redington street school account, to be used by the Com- mittee for the above mentioned purposes.
Voted: After consideration of Article 8 to take up the question of public hearing under Articles 46 and 47, and the consideration of same. Voted, Article 8. To accept the report of the Finance Committee and adopt their recommendations as follows:
That the sum of $1083.20 be transferred from the account of Excess and Deficiency to the account of Awards and Executions for the pur- pose of paying such awards as may be approved by the Board of Selectmen.
That the sum of $5,000 be transferred from the account of Excess and Deficiency to the account of Humphrey street repairs for the pur- pose of making necessary repairs to the cement pavement in the vicinity of Phillips park, this amount together with the sum of $4,500 appro- priated in the Highway budget to be expended under the direction of the Surveyor of Highways and Board of Selectmen.
That the sum of $2133.45 be transferred from the Municipal In- surance Fund Income and the sum of $1019.70 be transferred from the Municipal Insurance Fund for the purpose of paying premiums coming due this year on insurance held by the town on town property.
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That the sum of $61,955 be appropriated for the Water Department, the same to be taken from the Water revenue of the present year, under Chapter 396, Acts of 1928.
Voted that the following amounts be appropriated for the various departments for the ensuing year. (Unanimous.)
General Government
Legislative
$550.00
Selectmen
3,775.00
Accounting
2,545.00
Treasury
2,303.00
Collector of Taxes
3,489.50
Assessors
4,200.00
Town Clerk
716.00
ยท Law
2,000.00
Election and Registration
3,000.00
Engineering
6,600.00
Town Hall
4,000.00
Town Hall Repairs
1,500.00
Certification of Notes and Bonds
1,000.00
Board of Appeals
250.00
Protection of Life and Property
Police
$35,374.42
Fire
39,840.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures
555.00
Moth
4,673.00
Tree Warden
3,540.00
Forest Warden
200.00
Forest Warden Special
500.00
Inspector of Buildings
1,250.00
Subordinate Officials
630.00
Health and Sanitation
Health
$9,670.00
Dental Clinic
1,200.00
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Health Nurse
1,350.00
Cleaning Beaches
1,256.00
Refuse and Garbage
12,865.00
Health Dumps
1,700.00
Sewer
9,000.00
Particular Sewers ~
1,000.00
Care of Brooks
500.00
Highways
Highway Administration
$2,900.00
Highway
42,800.00
Seal Coating
4,000.00
Street Construction
3,000.00
Street Watering and Oiling
4,000.00
Sidewalk and Curbing
4,000.00
Snow and Ice
6,000.00
Lighting Streets
23,729.00
Continuous Sidewalks
5,000.00
Repairs on Equipment
600.00
Humphrey Street Resurfacing
4,500.00
Charities and Soldiers' Benefits
Public Welfare
$9,500.00
Soldiers' Relief
5,500.00
State Aid
500.00
Military Aid
400.00
Pensions
5,677.88
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Schools and Libraries
School
$164,446.50
School Repairs
1,800.00
Development of School Grounds
1,000.00
Traveling Expenses Outside Commonwealth
116.00
Library
7,500.00
Recreation and Unclassified
Parks
$8,500.00
Memorial Day
500.00
Firemen's Memorial Sunday
200.00
Heat and Light G. A. R. Hall
625.00
Heat and Light V. F. W. Hall
200.00
District Nurse
300.00
Legion Lease
1,350.00
Trust Fund Custodian's Bond
40.00
Reserve Fund
5,000.00
Printing Town Reports
1,270.10
Unpaid Bills
250.00
Overlay 1926
96.58
Enterprises
Cemetery
$4,680.00
Interest and Maturing Debt
Interest on Loans in Anticipation of Revenue
$10,000.00
Interest on General Debt
12,457.50
Interest on Sewer Loans
6,518.75
Interest on Tuberculosis Hospital Bonds
1,960.00
General Debt Maturing
35,606.25
Sewer Loans Maturing
14,850.00
Tuberculosis Hospital Bonds Maturing
4,000.00
Agency
Tuberculosis Hospital Maintenance $5,834.29
At this time the Moderator declared a public hearing on Articles 46 and 47.
Starr Parsons spoke for the By-law and Henry S. Baldwin, A. A. Dooley, Clinton Johnson and James Foley against. The hearing con- tinued over one and one half hours, after which the Moderator declared same closed.
Voted, Article 46. That action under this article be indefinitely postponed.
Voted, Article 46. That By-law be amended as proposed in Article 47, so that the By-law as amended will then read as follows:
ARTICLE II General Residence District
In districts 1 and 2, except as herein otherwise provided no building shall be used, and no building shall be erected or altered which is intended or designed to be used for a store or shop, or for manufactur- ing or commercial purposes, or any other purpose except one or more of the following:
1. Residence for not more than two families.
2. Boarding, rooming, or lodging house.
3. Church.
Public school or other municipal building. 4.
5. Private school, library, museum, or other building of an educa- tional character.
6. Club, except a club which carries on a business or is in the nature of a business.
7. Park, playground, or community purpose.
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8. Farm, market garden, nursery or greenhouse.
9. Private garage to be used by the occupants or owners of the premises, except that space in the same for not more than two cars may be rented.
10. Private stable with provision for not more than two horses.
11. Such accessory purposes as are customarily incident to the foregoing purposes, and are not injurious to a neighborhood as a place of residence, but such accessory purposes shall not include any bus- iness, industry, trade, manufacturing or commercial purpose.
ARTICLE IV Business Districts
In those areas in Districts 1 and 2 and indicated on the accompany- ing map in solid black, buildings may be used for business purposes provided that, in each case, after a public hearing of which fourteen days' notice shall be given in such manner as the Board of Selectmen may prescribe, said board shall determine that the purpose for which the building is sought to be used will not be substantially detrimental to the use of the property in the vicinity thereof.
ARTICLE VII Setback Distance in General Residence District
In Districts 1 and 2 no new buildings except those described in Article 4 shall be constructed and no building shall be altered, enlarged, extended, reconstructed, raised, or moved so that any part thereof, except steps, shall be located nearer than ten feet to any street line.
And to further amend Article I by inserting between the word viz., and the numeral 2, the following: "1. General Residence District," so that said Article I shall then read as follows:
ARTICLE I Authorization and Division
By virtue and in pursuance of the powers delegated by Section 25 to Section 33, inclusive, of Chapter 40 of the General Laws, the town of Swampscott is divided into the following districts, viz., 1, General Residence District; 2, General Residence District; 3, Single Residence . District.
And to further amend Article VI by adding a second paragraph reading as follows: "A zoning map of dictrict 1, prepared by W. W. Pratt, Town Engineer, dated January, 1929, bearing the signatures of the committee under whose direction the district has been laid out, is declared to be a part of this By-Law."
The above amendment was carried by an unanimous vote; 90 voting for and none against.
Voted, Article 9. To accept the report of the Finance Committee and adopt their recommendations as follows:
That a surface of bituminous macadam be laid in Franklin avenue, from Stetson avenue to Paradise road, in accordance with specifications approved by the Department of Public Works of the Commonwealth and that the Board of Selectmen be authorized to make, sign and deliver a contract in behalf of the town therefor, and that for this purpose the sum of $13,000 be appropriated to be raised by bonds or notes of the town. (Unanimous.)
Voted, Article 10. To accept the report of the Finance Committee and adopt their recommendations. That the sum of $1500 be appro- priated from the Excess and Deficiency Fund to be used in placing the street named in this article in a safe condition for travel, the work to be done under the direction of the Surveyor of Highways.
Voted, Article 11. Action under this article be indefinitely post- poned.
Voted, Article 12. To accept the report of the Finance Committee and adopt their recommendations.
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That the Board of Selectmen make, sign and deliver a contract in behalf of the town for the resurfacing of said Monument avenue and Walker road with bituminous macadam construction, in accordance with specifications approved by the Department of Public Works of the Commonwealth, and that for this purpose the sum of $20,000 be appropriated to be raised by bonds or notes of the town. (Unanimous.)
Voted, Article 13. Action on this article be indefinitely postponed. Voted, Article 14. To accept the report of the Finance Committee and adopt their recommendations.
That $250 be appropriated from the Excess and Deficiency Fund to reduce this ledge, to be expended under the direction of the Sur- veyor of Highways.
Voted, Article 15. To request the Board of Selectmen to in- vestigate this matter for further action.
Voted, Article 16. To accept the report of the Finance Committee and adopt their recommendations as follows: That the work contained in this article be done under the direction of the Board of Selectmen and the Surveyor of Highways in accordance with the provisions of the by-laws relating to the awarding of contracts and that the sum of $700 be appropriated therefor from the Excess and Deficiency Fund.
Voted, Article 17. To accept the Finance Committee report and adopt their recommendations. That the work under this article be done under the direction of the Board of Selectmen and the Surveyor of Highways, in accordance with the provisions of the by-laws relating to the awarding of contracts, and that the sum of $650 be appropriated therefor from the Excess and Deficiency Fund.
Voted, that when we adjourn it be to Tuesday evening, March 26, 1929, at 7:30 o'clock.
A motion that the Moderator dispense with reading of the articles in the warrant, and that the Finance Committee dispense with the reading of their report except that part containing their recommend- ations was lost.
Voted, Article 18. To accept the report of the Finance Committee and adopt their recommendations.
That a drain be laid in accordance with plans made by Town Engineer; that the Board of Selectmen be authorized to sign and deliver a contract in behalf of the town for this work and that the sum of $4,000 be appropriated therefor, to be raised by bonds or notes of the town. (Unanimous.)
Voted, Article 19. To accept the report of the Finance Committee and adopt their recommendations:
That this work be done under the direction of the Surveyor of Highways and that $200 be appropriated from the Excess and De- ficiency Fund.
Voted, Article 20. To accept the report of the Finance Committee and adopt their recommendations :
That this work be done in accordance with the plans made by the Town Engineer and in compliance with the by-laws relating to the letting of contract and that for this purpose the Board of Selectmen be authorized to make, sign and deliver a contract in the name and behalf of the town and that the sum of $2,500 be appropriated therefor from the Excess and Deficiency Fund on the condition, however, that any vote passed under this recommendation shall not become effective until all necessary easements have been granted to the town without payment of any money, and until waivers have been signed by all property owners releasing the town from all damage in consequence of this work.
Voted to adjourn at 10:10 P. M.
Attest:
RALPH D. MERRITT, Town Clerk.
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ADJOURNED ANNUAL TOWN MEETING Tuesday, March 26, 1929
In accordance with the adjournment of March 25, 1929, the voters were called to order by John R. Hurlburt, Moderator, at 7:30 P. M., the necessary quorum being present. The records of last meeting (reading) were voted to be dispensed with.
Voted. To take up Articles 21, 23, 26, 28 together, also to con- sider Articles 22, 24, 25, 27, 29 together.
Voted, Articles 21, 23, 26, 28. To accept the report of the Finance Committee and adopt their recommendations as follows:
Article 21. Action under this article be indefinitely postponed.
Article 23. Action under this article be indefinitely postponed.
Article 26. Action under this article be indefinitely postponed.
Article 28. Action under this article be indefinitely postponed.
Voted, Articles 22, 24, 25, 27, 29. To accept the report of the Finance Committee and adopt their recommendations as follows:
Article 22. That Lewis road as laid out by the Board of Selectmen be accepted as a public way and that the sum of $475 be appropriated from the Excess and Deficiency Fund to put it in condition for public travel, and to be expended under the direction of the Surveyor of High- ways, on the condition, however, that this vote shall not become effect- tive until the Town Engineer certifies in writing to the Board of Select- men that there has been a compliance with the By-laws and that all property owners have signed waivers releasing the town from all dam- age in consequence of such acceptance and of any work that may be done thereon.
Article 24. That Nason road, as laid out by the Board of Select- men, be accepted as a public way, and that the sum of $1,300 be appro- priated from the Excess and Deficiency Fund to put it in condition for travel, to be expended under the direction of the Surveyor of High- ways, on the condition, however, that this vote shall not become effect- ive until the Town Engineer has certified in writing to the Board of Selectmen that there has been a compliance with the By-Laws and that all property owners have signed and delivered waivers releasing the town from all damage in consequence of such acceptance and of any work that may be done thereon.
Article 25. That Cedar road as laid out by the Board of Select- men be accepted as a public way and that the sum of $475 be appro- priated from the Excess and Deficiency Fund to put it in condition for public travel, to be expended under the direction of the Surveyor of Highways, on condition, however, that this vote shall not become effective until the Town Engineer has certified in writing to the Board of Selectmen, that there has been a compliance with the By-Laws and that all property owners have signed and delivered waivers releasing the town from all damage in consequence of such acceptance and of any work that may be done thereon.
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