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Respectfully submitted,
BERNARD B. KENNEDY,
Tree Warden.
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IN MEMORIAM
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In Memoriam
HENRY CUSHING BULFINCH
Selectman, March 20, 1893, to April 3, 1896, when he resigned. Park Commissioner March 20, 1899, to March 17,: 1902. School Committee, appointed May 12, 1902, to fill vacancy and served till March 16, 1903.
Died April 10, 1930.
JAMES F. CATON
Selectman, March 16, 1908, to March 15, 1909; also March 21,. 1910, to February 21, 1916.
Died June 26, 1930.
JAMES W SANTRY
Selectman (Chairman), February 21, 1927, to February 20, 1928. Served as Town Counsel February 25, 1916, to February 21, 1924 and from February 20, 1925, to February 23, 1927. Elected a town meeting member for three years from Precinct 7, February 20, 1928, and appointed Chairman of the Fi- nance Committee.
Died in office July 30, 1930.
EVERETT P. MUDGE
Tree Warden March 21, 1910, to November 9, 1930.
Moth Superintendent and Forest Warden by appointment dur- ing the same period.
Park Commissioner February 21, 1927, to November 9, 1930.
Town Meeting member three years from Precinct One, Feb- ruary 20, 1928.
Died in office November 9, 1930.
HENRY B. SPRAGUE
Sewer Commissioner March 17, 1902, to March 16, 1908. Trust Fund Commissioner February 17, 1919, to February 20, 1922. Member of the Committee which built the new Public Library in 1916.
Died November 30, 1930
TOWN MEETING MEMBERS
James W. Santry, Precinct Seven, Died July 30, 1930. Everett P. Mudge, Precinct One, Died November 9, 1930. Arthur E. Santry, Precinct One, Died August 3, 1930. Frederick. A. Hale, Precinct Eight, Died January 19, 1931.
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Jury List Approved January 19, 1931
In accordance with Section 9 of Chapter 234 of the General Laws, the following jury list is published in the annual town report:
NAME
RESIDENCE
OCCUPATION
Adams, Forrest M.
3 Sheridan rd.
Insurance
Atwood, Joseph
90 Aspen rd.
Insurance
Baker, John M.
32 Hampden st.
Engineer
Bartol, Harold H.
48 Beach ave.
Clerk
Bassett, Herbert F.
12 Banks cir.
Clerk
Bickford, Frank I.
137 Burrill st.
Radio
Biggers, James M.
80 Middlesex ave.
Salesman
Blackford, J. Hervey M.
36 Maple ave.
Salesman
Blaisdell, Lennarde C.
12 Nason rd.
Undertaker
Blanchard, Philip A.
25 Farragut rd.
Salesman
Blaney, Harold C.
20 Norfolk ave.
Restaurateur
Booma, Scott C.
100 Stetson ave.
Shoe operator
Bresnahan, Maurice T.
48 Humphrey st.
Banking
Brown, Chester A.
"19 Middlesex ave.
Architect
Burke, Edward F.
89 Redington st.
Shoeworker
Burrill, Charles W.
34 Maple ave.
Civil engineer
Cahoon, Chas. M.
9 Orient ct.
Fisherman
Carr, Edward P.
70 Paradise rd.
Retired
Carroll, Gilley H.
66 Humphrey st.
Salesman
Carnes, Herbert W.
9 Maple ave.
Manager
Carter, Thomas P.
68 Oceanview rd.
Salesman
Carter, William E.
269 Humphrey st.
Salesman
Chatman, William C.
20 Ocean ave.
Retired
Coleman, Lewis A.
6 Minerva st.
Millwright
Condon, Everett E.
35 Grant rd.
Engineer
Connelly, Raymond P.
11 Elwin rd.
Sole sorter
Conway, Charles E.
48 Orchard rd.
Retired
Corrow, Thomas
14 Shaw rd.
Salesman
Critcherson, Guy H.
30 Beach ave.
Bookkeeper
Crocker, Louis N.
106 Norfolk ave.
Shoe cutter
Curtis, Irving A.
122 Redington st.
Clerk
Davis, Walter A.
45 Orchard rd.
Manager
Delano, Clarence B.
10 Stone ct.
Retired
Doane, Leroy J.
679 Humphrey st.
Salesman
Doherty, Warren
52 Redington st. 41 Roy st.
Cutter Salesman
Doughty, Harold W.
15 Buena Vista st.
Hardware dealer
Drown, Selwyn P.
33 Cedar Hill ter.
Salesman
Durkee, Harold A.
28 Puritan ave.
Manufacturer
Earp, John B.
87 Farragut rd.
Manager
Erickson, A. Wentworth
62 Elmwood rd.
Retired
Etter, James F.
54 Stetson ave.
Salesman
Fay, Wm. L.
19 Pleasant st.
Plumber
Finch, Clarence M.
22 Thomas rd.
Mechanical engineer
Folsom, Frank H.
468 Humphrey st.
Salesman
Forbes, Stanley D.
25 Palmer ave.
Merchant
Fox, John C.
7 Fuller ave.
Investments
Frye, Roy H.
2 Valley rd.
Shoemaker
Gallup, Charles N.
53 Blaney st.
Salesman
Doughty, Chas. Sanford
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NAME
Gough, Joseph H. Griffin, Hulbert C.
Hackett, Leon A.
Hardy, Elmer A.
84 Essex st.
26 Puritan rd.
Mechanic
Hiland, J. Henry
68 Aspen rd.
Holden, Horace C. Holmes, Andrew B.
86 Cherry st.
69 Oceanview rd.
Engineer
Hoover, Samuel S.
129 Elmwood rd.
Hutchinson, Harry G.
66 Redington st.
Painter
Ingalls, Granville
40 Burrill st.
Jackson, Edward L.
10 Berkshire st.
Keating, Franklin
1 Burpee rd.
Lastmaker
Kehoe, Walter L.
34 Mapledale pl.
Fisherman
Knowles, Frankland W.
40 Magnolia rd.
Knowlton, Daniel F.
22 Elmwood rd.
Salesman
Lewis, Gardner L.
1 Bond st.
Salesman
Linden, Frederick E.
9 Hillcrest cir.
Chemist
Lofmark, Walter
523 Humphrey st. 11 Bay View Drive
Garage Agent Inspector
MacDonald, Angus H.
Maddock, James R.
Manchester, William D.
17 Greenwood ter.
Civil engineer
Marsh, Clarence O.
7 Bay View Drive
Clerk
Mathews, Albert E.
23 Essex st.
McCormack, Frank V.
12 Shelton rd.
Contractor
Miles, Douglas S.
133 Paradise rd.
Morey, Robert L.
199 Aspen rd.
Morse, Harold E.
292 Humphrey st.
Contractor
Nason, James
25 Orchard cir.
Builder
O'Brien, Vincent P.
202 Humphrey st.
Accountant
Parker, J. Edgar
47 Millett rd.
Manufacturer
Perry, Willis C.
168 Aspen rd.
Salesman
Phillips, Earle A.
17 Puritan rd.
Salesman
Pope, Roger W.
52 Bay View Drive
Plumber
Pote, Winston H.
119 Paradise rd.
Photographer
Powers, John E. C.
40 Norfolk ave.
Cutter
Reed, Joseph G.
42 Redington st.
Barber
Rideout, George F.
19 Maple ave.
Salesman
Ross, Leland M.
16 Curry cir.
Accountant
Rowen, T. Carlton
90 Mountwood rd.
Engineer
Rowe, William D.
Contractor
Sprague, Lowell E.
151 Burrill st.
Carpenter
Sutherland, Holton J.
10 Norfolk ave.
Manufacturer
Sutherland, John H.
16 Clark rd.
Manufacturer
Sutherland, William H.
10 Bond st.
Builder
Underwood, Louis E.
52 Burrill st.
Electrical engineer
Real estate
Webber, Leslie J.
63 Stetson ave.
Clerk and musician
Willard, Arthur E.
107 Redington st.
Civil engineer
Salesman
99 Windsor ave.
11 Porter pl.
OCCUPATION
10 Bay View Drive
62 Roy st.
67 Monument ave.
Photographer Manufacturer Mill agent Salesman
Hatch, Chester F.
6 Greenwood ave.
Teller Manager G. E. Co.
Homan, John
Salesman
Retired
Printer
Lowell, Ernest W.
48 Atlantic rd. 4 Farragut rd.
Sales agent
Cutter
Merchant, John T.
29 Blaney st.
Manager
Salesman
Engineer
1050 Humphrey st. 36 Orchard rd.
Salesman
Sullivan, Fred R.
Vose, Harold L.
45 Beach Bluff ave.
Woodbury, Wilbur L.
1 Ellis ter.
Ximiness, Leon F.
Young, Edmund, Jr.
RESIDENCE
Laborer Clerk
Storekeeper
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:
Town Warrant Tuesday, February 16th, 1931
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 di- rected 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 sixteenth day of Feb- ruary, 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 Tuesday, February 24, 1931, 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 (3) years.
To choose one member of the Board of Public Welfare for two (2) years, to fill vacancy.
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 two members of the Planning Board for one (1) year; two members of the Planning Board for two (2) years; and one member of the Planning Board for three (3) years. 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 two (2) years.
To choose six (6) representative town meeting members in each precinct for three (3) years.
To choose one representative town meeting member from Pre- cinct One for two (2) years, to fill vacancy.
To choose one representative town meeting member from Pre- cinct Six for two (2) years, to fill vacancy.
To choose one representative town meeting member fron Pre- cinct Eight for two (2) years, to fill vacancy.
To choose one representative town meeting member from Pre- cinct Eight for one (1) year, to fill vacancy.
All to be chosen on one ballot.
Article 2. To hear and act on the reports of town officials, boards and committees.
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Article 3. To see what amount of bonds will be required of the Town Clerk and Custodian 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, 1931, 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.
Article 6. To see what action the town will take in relation to the recommendations not calling for the appropriation of money, as con- tained in the reports of officers, boards or committees.
Article 7. To see what action the town will take in relation to the recommendations calling for the appropriation or expenditure of money, the creation of a debt, or the disposition of town property, as set forth in the reports of officers, boards or committees.
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 200, 201 and 202 of the annual town report.
Article 9. To see what action the town will take in relation to the appropriation or raising of money for permanent street construction.
Article 10. To see if the town will vote to resurface Puritan road from the Administration Building to the New Ocean House with some kind of pavement and appropriate money therefor, as recommended by the Surveyor of Highways.
Article 11. To see if the town will vote to remove the balance of ledge, now remaining unfinished, on the southerly side of Buena Vista street, for the purpose of widening said street and appropriate money therefor, as petitioned for by Ernest Corrado.
Article 12. To see if the town will vote to put to a grade the whole of Crescent street, including sidewalks, and resurface the same with some kind of pavement best suited for the purpose and appropriate money therefor, as petitioned for by Ernest Corrado.
Article 13. To see if the town will vote to appropriate five hun- dred ($500) dollars to be expended under the direction of the Surveyor of Highways for the purpose of resodding and repairing the various grass plots and parking as petitioned for by John B. Earp et als.
Article 14. To see if the town will vote to widen the roadway at the junction of Roy street, Jessie street and Eureka avenue to cor- respond with the street line as laid out by Town Engineer W. W. Pratt and appropriate money therefor, as petitioned for by Sanford Doughty et als.
Article 15. To see if the town will vote to widen the southerly side of Buena Vista street at its junction with Cherry street, a distance deemed advisable by the town, and appropriate money therefor, as petitioned for by Sanford Doughty et als.
Article 16. To see if the town will vote to resurface Beach Bluff avenue with some kind of smooth pavement and appropriate money therefor, as recommended by the Surveyor of Highways.
Article 17. To see if the town will vote to continue the pavement on Phillips avenue, from its present terminus to Humphrey street and through Chatman avenue to Ocean avenue, and appropriate money therefor, as recommended by the Surveyor of Highways.
Article 18. To see if the town will vote to lay a mixed top, so called, on the hills on Barnstable street and appropriate money therefor, as recommended by the Surveyor of Highways.
Article 19. To see if the town will vote to resurface Foster road with some kind of smooth pavement and appropriate money therefor, as recommended by the Surveyor of Highways,
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Article 20. To see if the town will vote to build a fence on the ledge at the town yard on Paradise road and appropriate money there- for, as recommended by the Surveyor of Highways.
Article 21. To see if the town will vote to appropriate ($800) eight hundred dollars to be used in putting the trenches on Atlantic avenue and Humphrey street in proper condition and appropriate money there- for, as recommended by the Surveyor of Highways.
Article 22. To see if the town will vote to lay a drain and build necessary catch basins and manholes to take care of the surface water on Puritan road at Tupelo road and in Puritan road near the entrance to Little's Point road, and appropriate money therefor, as recommended by the Surveyor of Highways.
Article 23. To see if the town will vote to enclose the brook at the end of Atlantic road and build the necessary catch basins connecting therewith, and appropriate money therefor, as petitioned for by George D. R. Durkee et als.
Article 24. To see if the town will vote to purchase a sand spread- ing machine and appropriate money therefor, as recommended by the Surveyor of Highways.
Article 25. To see if the town will vote to purchase a 21/2 or 3 ton truck for the use of the Highway Department and appropriate money therefor, as recommended by the Surveyor of Highways.
Article 26. To see what action the town will take to increase the salaries of the Highway Department from $5 per day to $6 per day, and appropriate a sufficient sum of money therefor to take care of same, as petitioned for by Thomas L. Meade et als.
Article 27. To see if the town will vote to construct a sewer in Pitman road and appropriate money therefor, as petitioned for by Fran- cis H. Humphreys et als.
Article 28. To see if the town will vote to rescind the action of the town meeting of February 21, 1927, whereby it was voted under Article 16 to borrow the sum of three thousand dollars ($3,000), for the purposeof extending the water main in Foster road.
Article 29. To see if the town will vote to increase the salaries of the members of the Water and Sewerage Board, to $600 for the Chair- man and $400 each for the associate members, as recommended by the Water and Sewerage Board.
Article 30. To see if the town will vote to purchase a 1000 gallon combination motor pumper and equipment for the Central Fire Station and appropriate money for the same, as recommended by the Board of Fire Engineers.
Article 31. To see if the town will vote to give the Chief of the Fire Department the discretion to furnish on such occasions and such extent as he may deem it advisable, the assistance of the Fire Depart- ment to another city, town, of fire district in extinguishing fires therein.
Article 32. To see if the town will vote to appropriate $460 to repaint the ladder truck at the Central Fire Station and install a starter on the same, as recommended by the Board of Fire Engineers.
Article 33. To see if the town will vote to purchase 400 feet, 11/2 inch hose and fittings and appropriate $250 therefor, as recommended by the Board of Fire Engineers.
Article 34. To see if the town will vote to appropriate $350 to paint the Central Fire Station and do necessary repairs, as recommended by the Board of Fire Engineers.
Article 35. To see if the town will vote to purchase and install a fire alarm box near the junction of Humphrey street and the Lynn Shore Drive and appropriate $350 therefor, as recommended by the Board of Fire Engineers.
Article 36. To see if the town will vote to appropriate $5,925 for further improving the Fire Alarm System by continuing the under- ground cables from Ingalls terrace and Humphrey street to the Central Fire Station with necessary loops, connections, and changes, as recom- mended by the Board of Fire Engineers.
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Article 37. To see if the town will vote to appropriate $225 to de- fray the cost of altering the plumbing at the Phillips Beach Fire Sta- tion to enable that house to be connected with the new sewer in Phillips avenue, as recommended by the Board of Fire Engineers.
Article 38. To see what action the town will take relative to the disposal of clam, lobster and oyster shells and fish trimmings and other refuse from the hotels, markets and restaurants and appropriate money therefor, as recommended by the Board of Health.
Article 39. To hear and act on the report of the committee ap- pointed at the Special Town Meeting, December 4, 1930, to consider the advisability of having a scientific revaluation of the property in the town, and appropriate money therefor.
Article 40. To see if the town will vote to replace the tablet on the monument on Essex street to the memory of Abednego Ramsdell with one that shall state historical facts correctly, as petitioned for by John Albree et als.
Article 41. To see if the town will vote to amend the Zoning By- Laws of the town so that all that land on the ocean side of Humphrey street, between King's Beach and Blaney Beach, may be zoned as a. business district, as petitioned for by John Albree et als.
Article 42. To see what action the town will take in regard to bills of the Lynn Gas & Electric Co. for damage done to conduits dur- ing sewer construction in 1929, and appropriate money therefor.
Article 43. To see if the town will vote to appropriate a sum of money for the observance of the 4th of July, 1931, and authorize the Moderator to appoint a committee of three to conduct such observance, as petitioned for by Geo. J. Place et als.
Article 44. To see if the town will vote to appropriate the sum of $1,500 for necessary repairs and changes in the G. A. R. hall building, so called, on Pine street, as recommended by the Board of Selectmen.
Article 45. To see what amount of money the town will vote to transfer from the Excess and Deficiency account to be used by the Assessors in fixing the tax rate for the year 1931.
Article 46. To see if the town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to sell the old Palmer school building and land on Humph- rey street.
Article 47. To see if the town will vote to accept a portion of Windsor avenue as a public way, as laid out by the Board of Selectmen, in accordance with a plan made by W. W. Pratt, Town Engineer, dated January, 1931, and to appropriate money therefor, as petitioned for by Wilfred J. Fournier et als.
Article 48. To see if the town will vote to accept Commonwealth avenue as a public way, as laid out by the Board of Selectmen, in ac- cordance with a plan made by W. W. Pratt, town engineer, and to appropriate money therefor, as petitioned for by Amato Pagnotta et als.
Article 49. To see if the town will vote to remove the ledge on the easterly side of Puritan road near the Gale estate and establish sidewalks on the easterly side of said street and appropriate money therefor, as petitioned for by Herbert E. Gale et als.
Article 50. To see if the town will vote to grant all town work in the future to concerns or contractors residing in Swampscott, thereby giving employment only to men living in Swampscott, as petitioned for by Angelo Palleschi et als.
Article 51. To see if the town will vote to amend the zoning by - laws by changing from general residence district to single residence dis- trict 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 III of said zoning by-law except that a set back distance of ten feet will be allowable, namely: Easterly side of Walker road from Boston & Maine track to Mountwood road and Mountwood road as petitioned for by T. Carlton Rowen et als.
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Article 52. To see if the town will vote to use Phillips Park, under Chapter 310 of the Acts of 1930, for high school and school yard pur- poses.
Article 53. To see if the town will vote to erect on Phillips Park a public high school, and equip the same, and appropriate money therefor.
Article 54. To see if the town will vote to authorize the present high school committee to proceed with the erection of a public high school on Phillips Park, under the foregoing article, with power to employ Cram & Ferguson as architects, to enter into contracts in be- half of the town, and to do all things necessary or proper for the erection, equipment and completion of such high school.
Article 55. To appropriate and raise by borrowing or otherwise, under any general or special law which authorizes the town to raise money by borrowing 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 close at 6 P. M.
And you are directed to serve this Warrant by posting an attested copy thereof at the town hall, the post offices, at least one public and conspicuous place in each precinct in the town, and at or in the im- mediate vicinity of each railroad station in the town, seven days before the day appointed for said meeting.
Hereof fail not, and make due return of this Warrant, with your do- ings thereon, to the Town Clerk at the time and place of meeting aforesaid.
Given under our hands this sixteenth day of January, A. D. 1931. NATHAN G. BUBIER, HOWARD K. GLIDDEN, HARRY E. HARDY, Selectmen of Swampscott.
A true copy. Attest:
FRANK H. BRADFORD, Constable.
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING Tuesday, February 24, 1931
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 di- rected 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 Tuesday, the twenty-fourth day of February at 7:15 P. M., then and there to act on the following articles, viz .:
Article 1. To see if the town will vote to construct a sewer in Bond street, Fuller avenue and Sherwood road, a distance of about 1;150 feet, and appropriate money for the same, as recommended by the Board of Health and Water and Sewerage Board.
Article 2. To see if the town will vote to lay a sewer in Plymouth avenue, State road, from Franklin avenue to Walker road, and Walker road from State road to Mountwood road, a distance of about 2,100 feet, and appropriate money for the same, as recommended by the Board of Health and Water and Sewerage Board.
Article 3. To see if the town will vote to construct a sewer in Nason road and Cedar road, a distance of about 250 feet, and appro- priate money for the same, as recommended by the Board of Health and Water and Sewerage Board.
Article 4. To see if the town will vote to construct a sewer in Arbutus road, Aspen road, from Arbutus road to Forest avenue, Forest avenue, from Greenwood avenue to Magnolia road, and in Magnolia
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road, a distance of about 3,900 feet, and appropriate money for the same, as recommended by the Board of Health and Water and Sewerage Board.
Article 5. To see if the town will vote to extend the sewer in Burpee road about 30 feet and appropriate money for the same, as recommended by the Water and Sewerage Board.
Article 6. To see if the town will vote to transfer the following unexpended balances from sewers to Emergency sewer account as recommended by the Water and Sewerage Board:
Whitman Road
Section A
$56.28 66.79
Section B 3,915.52
Section C
7,358.10
Section D
3,065.27
Article 7. To see if the town will vote to transfer the unexpended balances to Water Emergency Account, as recommended by the Water and Sewerage Board:
Stanley road Charlotte road
$83.47 48.20
Article 8. To see if the town will vote to construct a culvert to enclose the brook from Shelton road, across Bates road and through Muriel road, a distance of approximately 800 feet, and appropriate money therefor, as petitioned for by Abraham Ranen et als.
Article 9. To see if the town will vote to transfer to the Board of Library Trustees the unexpended balance, being approximately $900 of the appropriation made under Article 14 of the warrant of the special town meeting of December 4, 1930, to be used by the trustees, according to their judgment, for matters relating to the completion of the chil- dren's room and work of improvement of the town library, as petitioned for by the Board of Library Trustees.
Article 10. To see if the town will vote to ratify and approve the act of the Board of Selectmen in petitioning the legislature to authorize the Metropolitan District Commission to extend the Metropolitan Park in Swampscott by adding to it the Doane property at the easterly end of the present park system.
Article 11. To see if the town will vote to appropriate a sum not exceeding twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) to be expended under the direction of the Board of Selectmen on municipal work, for the purpose of relieving unemployment.
Article 12. 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.
And you are directed to serve this Warrant by posting an attested copy thereof at the Town Hall, the Post Offices, at least one public and conspicuous 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.
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 aforesaid.
Given under our hands this twenty-third day of January, 1931.
NATHAN G. BUBIER, HOWARD K. GLIDDEN, HARRY E. HARDY, Selectmen of Swampscott.
A true copy. Attest:
FRANK H. BRADFORD, Constable.
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Index
Reports of Departments and Committees
Page
Animals, Inspector of
140
Appropriations Recommended
200
Assessors
186
Board of Appeals
190
Building Inspector
169
Cemetery, Superintendent of
143
Census
196
Committee on High School Site
76
Committee on Sewer Assessments
Dental Clinic
138
Dog Officer
143
Election, Town .
16
Election, State .
88
Finance Committee, Reports of
21. 28, 60,73
Fire Engineers .
141
Forest Warden
240
Health, Board of
128
Health Officer .
129
Health Nurse
138
High School, Committee on
163
Highway Surveyor
144
Jury List
242
Library, Trustees of .
147 -
Milk Inspector
136
Moth Superintendent
168
Park Commissioners
139
Plumbing. Inspector of
135
Police
170
Primaries, State
82
Public Welfare .
146
Selectmen, Board of .
193
School Enrollment
160
School Committee
155
Town Accountant
203
Town Clerk's Records
9
Town Clerk's Statistics
98
Town Committees Appointed
8
174
Town Engineer
167
Town Meeting Members .
3
Town Officers Appointed
6
Town Officers Elected
2
Town Warrant, February 17, 1930 .
9
Town Warrant, March 26, 1930
24 57
Town Warrant, June 24, 1930
71 92
Town Warrant, February 16, 1931
244
Town Warrant, February 24, 1931 .
248
Tree Warden
240
Water and Sewerage Board
150
Weights and Measures
149
Wires, Inspector of .
185
Town Counsel
Town Warrant, April 8, 1930
Town Warrant, December 4, 1930 .
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INDEX
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Financial Reports
Page 203
Accountant's Department
Assessors' Department
210
Balance Sheets .
111, 125, 237
Bonds and Notes Payable
.175-177
Bonds of Town Officers .
198
Borrowing Capacity .
180
Cemetery
230
Collector of Taxes
. 183-209
County Tax
186
Dental Clinic
217
Division of Accounts
99-209
Election and Registration
210
Engineering Department .
211
Fire Department
213
Forest Warden
214
Health Department
216
Highway Department
218
Interest and Maturing Debt
233
Law Department
210
Liabilities and Assets
186
Loans Outstanding
176
Legislative
208
Library
224
Memorial Day
227
Metropolitan Assessments
234
Moth Extermination
213
Park Department
225
Pensions
222
Printing Town Reports
222
School Department
223
Sealer of Weights and Measures
214
Selectmen's Department .
208
Sewer Department
216
Sewer Maintenance and Operation
231
Sewer Notes and Bonds .
176
State Aid
222
State Tax
186
Statistics (1888-1930)
187
Street Lighting .
219
Tax Rate .
186
Town Budget
200
Town Clerk's Department
210
Town Debt
180
Town Hall Department
211
Transfers
48-206-234
Treasurer's Report
175
Treasurer's Department
209
Tree Warden
214
Trust Funds
181
Valuation
180
Water Bonds and Notes
176
Water Debt
176
Water Department
228
.
175
Treasurer's Receipts
212
Police Department
227
Public Welfare .
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