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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 $56.28
Section A 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 $83.47 48.20
Charlotte road
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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RETURN ON THE WARRANT
Pursuant to the within warrant to me directed, I have notified the legal voters of Swampscott, by posting attested copies of said warrant at the Town Hall, 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 Swampscott, on Monday, February 9, 1931, the posting of said notices being seven days before the time of said meeting.
FRANK H. BRADFORD.
Constable.
ANNUAL TOWN MEETING February 16, 1931
In accordance with the foregoing warrant the voters of Swampscott assembled at their voting places in the several precincts and were called to order at 6 o'clock A. M. by the presiding officers. The warrant calling the meeting, with the return thereon was read by the clerk in each precinct.
The following were appointed precinct officers and qualified for same:
Precinct 1. Warden, Edward H. Jordan: Clerk, John H. Keating; Inspectors, Franklin H. Keating, Lewis A. Coleman; Tellers, Charles A. Bryson, William H. Dow, Addie F. Nelson, Florence Child.
Precinct 2. Warden, Louis M. Crocker: Clerk. John E. Coville; Inspectors, Carl J. Berry, Leon D. Monty; Tellers, Martha M. Duren, Charles R. Dudley, Belle M. Walsh, Laura J. Pollay.
Precinct 3. Warden, Stuart P. Ellis; Clerk, Albert Stone; In- spectors, Burton R. Carroll, Harold R. Young; Tellers, Almer A. Jack- son, Leonard H. Bates, John G. McLearn, James H. Sullivan.
Precinct 4. Warden, Arthur C. Eaton; Clerk, Donald S. Sawyer; Inspectors, John B. Cahoon, James W. Robertson; Tellers, Thomas J. McManus, Bessie F. Maguire, Horace P. Fifield, Elsie M. Stiles.
Precinct 5. Warden, Albert Enholm; Clerk, Raymond H. Owen; Inspectors, Irving A. Curtis, Walter L. Kehoe; Tellers, Alice E. Leslie, Winnifred G. Jacobs, Mary C. Boyce, John T. Morrison.
Precinct 6. Warden, Herman E. Story; Clerk, Timothy J. Ryan; Inspectors, John T. Merchant, George H. Coan: Tellers, Harry G. Hut- chinson, Anna M. Burke, Elliott A. Bunting, Charles N. Gallup.
Precinct 7. Warden, Charles D. Addison: Clerk, Eustis D. Grimes; Inspectors, Charles M. Cahoon, Bernard J. Nevins: Tellers, Howard I. Young, Patrick H. McGeough, Catherine Hodges, Henry E. Acker.
Precinct 8. Warden, Charles A. Flagg; Clerk, Mary Donlan; In- spectors, Cyril E. Gannon, Sarah Conners; Tellers, Alice Flagg, Ellen Q. Lynch, Margaret Duratti, William C. Hill.
The balloting started at 6 o'clock A. M. and the count started at 2 o'clock P. M. The ballot boxes registered correctly and the checks on the voting lists were the same as the vote cast. Polls closed at 6 P. M.
There were cast in Precinct 1, 331; Precinct 2, 313; Precinct 3, 308; Precinct 4, 216; Precinct 5, 289; Precinct 6, 344; Precinct 7, 389; Pre- cinct 8, 328. Total vote cast 2,563. Result of the balloting was de- clared at 8:18 P. M. Precinct 5 was the first to make a return at 6:22 and Precinct 7 at 7:15 P. M.
Precincts
1
2
3 1
5 6 £ 7 8 Tot.
For Moderator:
John R. Hurlburt, elected Blanks
219 236 212 191 236 250 262 271 1877 112 77 96 70
53 94 127 57 686
For Town Clerk:
Ralph D. Merritt, elected Blanks
229 233 216 203 226 265 259 267 1898 102
80 92 58 63 79 130 61 665
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Precincts
1 2
3
4
5 6 7 8 Tot.
R. Wyer Greene, elected
128 179 124 142 175 158 185 191 1292
213 149 178 133 108 161 201 106 1249
116 140 124 121 145 151 153 250 1200
126 118 125 112 162 183 189 159 1174 179 143 172 107
94 145 179
63 1082
IV. E. Carter J. B. Abbott Blanks
37
50
28
29
15
19
19
8 205
123
70 106
58
65 124 133 94
773
For Treasurer:
James WV. Libby, elected Blanks
52 244 244 239 217 242 275 293 276 2030 44 87 69 69 69
For Assessor for 3 years:
John B. Earp, elected Blanks
116
77
97
63
41
97 137
60
688
For Collector of Taxes:
Ralph D. Merritt, elected Blanks
92
69
72
49
53
80 119 49
583
For School Committee: H. D. Linscott, elected Blanks
191 210 195 190 226 240 250 260 1762 68 140 103 113 71 63 104 139 801
For Board of Public Welfare for- 3 years:
Florence Preston, elected
83 112 107
97 116 177 157 29 42 35 42 72
179 1078 417 31
Mary E. Jackson
82
50
33
14
20 6
48 37 38 10 34
45 69 10 66
56
325
Board of Public Welfare for 2 years:
Clarence W. Horton, elected Blanks
105
83
82
44
50
89 137
76
666
Board of Health for 3 years:
Harold H. Bartol, elected Blanks
212 229 220 199 225 243 252 252 1832 76 119 84 88 62 731
For Water and Sewerage Board for 3 years:
George D. R. Durkee, elected Blanks
204 228 200 193 222 245 246 261 1799 127 67 99 143 67 85 108
Park Commissioner for 3 years: John Homan, elected
210 225 203 194 233 233 255 252 1805
88 105 56 111 134 76 758 Blanks
For Tree Warden:
Bernard B. Kennedy, elected Blanks
242 228 225 209 232 265 298 272 1971 52 89 85 83 57 79 91
For Trustee of Public Library for 3 years:
Elihu Thomson, elected
211 241 230 208 244 260 259 264 1917 53 72 45 78
120 64 646 Blanks 84 130
For Constables :
Willis Shephard, elected
Frank H. Bradford, elected
210 226 205 190 231 240 258 254 1814 208 223 211 191 228 230 245 251 1787 197 215 203 196 223 222 232 242 1730 378 275 305 206 185 340 432 237 2358
Commissioner of Trust Funds for 2 years:
Irving Curtis, elected Scattering
0
0
2
0
2
0
0
0
4
2 3 0
1
6
4
3
3 22
Blanks
329 310 306 260 281 340 386 325 2537
Commissioner of Trust Funds for 3 years:
Henry S. Baldwin, elected Scattering Blanks
0
0
0
0
3
1 0
0
4
3
2
0
0
3
2
1
4
15
328 311 308 261 283 341 388 324 2544
22
333
Eben G. Pedrick
10
14
33
24
18
17 183
Hulbert C. Griffin Blanks
53
34
31
31
20
47
96
533
Edward LaCroix, elected N. G. Bubier D. F. Knowlton
71 90
67
81 103
91 108 113 724
215 236 211 198 248 247 252 268 1875
239 244 236 212 236 264 270 279 1980
Ernest Corrado
38
70
74
39
23 227
65
226 230 226 217 239 255 252 252 1897
64 101 137
56 592
George J. Place, elected Blanks
121
67
68
764
For Selectmen:
Harry E. Hardy, elected
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Precincts
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8 Tot.
Planning Board for 3 years:
George M. Glidden, elected Scattering
183 200 183 180 212 208 210 229 1605 0 0 1 1 0
Blanks
148 113 125
81
76 136 179
99
957
Planning Board for 2 years:
Henry S. Baldwin, elected
116 152 134 144 179 199 159 171 1254
Ralph C. Curtis, elected
145 144 105
93 102 128 127
Conrad P. Richardson
66 60 92
67
58
84 130
75
632
Ernest M. Folger
31
40
40
41
67
53
80
66 418
Edward J. Garity
47
41
30
31
53
28
42
32 304
John R. Nagle
63
75
41
13
20
34
32
17 295
Blanks
194 114 174 133
99 162 208 203 1287
Planning Board for 1 year: John R. Hurlburt, elected
146 173 170 148 193 186 192 225 1433
Herbert E. Ingalls, elected
137 143 132 112 157 153 156 132 1122 66 85 110 84 93 141 755
Blanks
294 200 230 174 140 256 289 233 1816
Town Meeting Members, Precinct 1
Ralph J. Curtis, elected
198
for 3 years
Robert B. Hegarty, elected
193
for 3 years
Willard P. Craik, elected
183 for 3 years
Alfred B. Jones, elected
176 for 3 years
Leo J. Coughlin, elected
170
for 3 years
John A. Herbin, elected
164
for 3 years
Clarence B. Stensrud
122
Martin Mastromarino
84
Blanks
696
Town Meeting Members, Precinct 1 (To fill vacancy)
Boardman G. Steadman, elected John R. Nagle
112
Blanks
96
Town Meeting Members, Precinct 2
Charles F. Hathaway, elected
227
for 3 years
Albert E. Devitt, elected
224
for 3 years
Harold H. Bartol, elected
223
for 3 years
John A. Holmes, elected
206
for 3 years
William W. Jaeger, elected
187
for 3 years
Warren J. Doherty, elected
164
for 3 years
Francis J. Landry
128
Blanks
519
Town Meeting Members, Precinct 3
Ralph E. Bicknell, elected
212
for 3 years
Loring Grimes, elected
208
for 3 years
Harry M. Lowd, elected
182
for 3 years
Samuel Harris, elected
172
for 3 years
George H. Knowlton, elected
172
for 3 years
Arthur E. Hardy, elected
161
for 3 years
Clarence M. Finch
158
Blanks
583
Town Meeting Members, Precinct 4
Walter E. Furbush, elected
190
for 3 years
Edward E. Call, elected
188
for 3 years
Clarence W. Horton, elected
188
for 3 years
Ralph H. Cary, elected
185
for 3 years
Harry E. Hardy, elected
176
for 3 years
Allen F. Spruce, elected
162
for 3 years
Beatrice Wadleigh
101
Blanks
376
0
0
0
0
92
936
Frederick T. Weed
88
88
123
for 2 years
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Town Meeting Members, Precinct 5
John H. Welch, elected
233
for 3 years
Charles E. Hodgdon, elected
230
for 3 years
Nathan G. Bubier, elected
225
for 3 years
Henry S. Baldwin, elected
224
for 3 years
George H. Lucey, elected
226
for 3 years
George M. Glidden, elected
220
for 3 years
Blanks
376
Town Meeting Members, Precinct 6
Philip W. Blood, elected
246
for 3 years
Benj. B. Blanchard, elected
216
for 3 years
Horace C. Holden, elected
208
for 3 years
Howard K. Glidden, elected
221
for 3 years
Harry D. Linscott, elected
199
for 3 years
William E. Carter, elected
175
for 3 years
Edmund A. Whiting
143
Vincent P. O'Brien
123
Blanks
533
Town Meeting Members, Precinct 6 (to fill vacancy)
Fred L. Mower, elected Blanks
243
for 2 years 10
Town Meeting Members, Precinct 7
Joseph Atwood, elected
231
for 3 years
Abram French, elected
231
for 3 years
Havelock S. Mader, elected
210
for 3 years
Thomas S. Bubier, elected
208
for 3 years
James W. Santry, elected
207
for 3 years
George Lloyd Smith, elected
197
for 3 years
Frederick S. Hall
16-
Patrick J. Hanifey
141
Blanks
745
Town Meeting Members, Precinct 8
Lucelia J. LaCroix, elected
259
for 3 years
Arthur M. Wyman, elected
257
for 3 years
William H. McCarty, elected
256
for 3 years
Grace T. Dillingham, elected
255
for 3 years
Robert C. McKay, elected
253
for 3 years
Ralph H. Nutter, elected
253
for 3 years
Blanks
435
Town Meeting Members, Precinct 8 (to fill vacancy)
Lee T. Gray, elected
251 for 2 years 77
Town Meeting Members, Precinct 8 (to fill vacancy)
Charles D. C. Moore
250 for 1 year 78
Blanks
Adjourned at 8:30 P. M., to meet at the Town Hall, February 24, at 7:30 P. M.
Attest:
RALPH D. MERRITT, Town Clerk.
Blanks
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1931]
PLANNING BY-LAWS APPROVED January 6, 1931
Notice received on the above date, that the Planning By-laws accepted and adopted by the Town on December 4, 1930, at a Special Town Meeting had been approved by the Attorney General on De- cember 31, 1930. Attest:
RALPH D. MERRITT, Town Clerk.
RESIGNATION OF EDMUND RUSSELL January 9, 1931
Notice received on the above date, of the resignation of Edmund Russell, from the Board of Public Welfare, same to take effect at once on account of ill health. Attest:
RALPH D. MERRITT, Town Clerk.
RESIGNATION OF TOWN MEETING MEMBER January 19, 1931
Resignation of Kendall A. Sanderson, town meeting member from Precinct 6, received on the above date, on account of changing his residence from Swampscott, to New York City.
Attest:
RALPH D. MERRITT, Town Clerk.
CLARENCE W. HORTON APPOINTED February 16, 1931
At a joint meeting of the Board of Selectmen and Board of Wel- fare, held on the above date. Clarence W. Horton was appointed to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Edmund Russell for the balance of the year ending February 1931. Attest:
RALPH D. MERRITT, Town Clerk.
APPOINTED ON BY-LAWS COMMITTEE March 4, 1931
Notice received upon the above date of the appointment of Clarence B. Humphrey, of 12 Humphrey terrace, to fill the place left vacant by R. Wyer Greene on the By-Law Committee. Mr. Humphrey was also appointed Chairman of said committee.
Attest:
RALPH D. MERRITT, Town Clerk.
SPECIAL TOWN WARRANT 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 directed 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
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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 road, a distance of about 3,900 feet, and appropriate money for the same, as recommended by the Board of Health and Water and Sewer- age 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
$56.28
Section A
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, $83.47; Charlotte road, $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.
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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.
RETURN ON THE WARRANT
Pursuant to the within Warrant to me directed, I have notified the legal voters of Swampscott, by posting attested copies of said Warrant at the Town Hall, Post Offices, at least one public and con- spicuous place in each precinct in the town, and at or in the immediate vicinity of each railroad station in Swampscott on Saturday, February 14, 1931, the posting of said notices being seven days before the time of said meeting.
FRANK H. BRADFORD, Constable.
APPOINTMENT OF FINANCE COMMITTEE February 18, 1931
John R. Hurlburt, Moderator, appointed the following, members of the Finance Committee for three years: Leslie F. Allen, 16 Essex street, Precinct 1; Charles F. Hathaway, 257 Burrill street, Precinct 2; Ralph H. Cary, 32 Norfolk avenue, Precinct 4.
Attest: RALPH D. MERRITT, Town Clerk.
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING Tuesday, February 24, 1931
In accordance with the foregoing warrant, the town meeting mem- bers assembled at the Town Hall, at 7:15 P. M., and were called to order by John R. Hurlburt, Moderator, the necessary quorum being present. The warrant with the return thereon was read by the Town Clerk.
The report of the Finance Committee was read by C. Frank Hath- away, Chairman. .
REPORT OF FINANCE COMMITTEE
To the Members of the Limited Town Meeting:
The Finance Committee has made an examination of the warrant and presents the following report upon those articles that it has con- sidered.
With reference to the appropriations recommended by this com- mittee for constructing and extending sewers in the several articles contained in the special warrant for this town meeting, the committee
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has given careful consideration to this work and is simply carrying out what for some time has been the policy of the town. No sewers have been constructed or extended except when they served the neighbor- hood to advantage and seemed obviously necessary to protect the public health, and the total amount of the proposed appropriations is much less than we had originally anticipated. When this work is completed, the town will be about 85 per cent. sewered, and by making contracts for the work at the present time when competition among contractors is decidedly keen, a substantial saving upon the amounts we recommend may reasonably be looked for.
Article 1. We, therefore, recommend that a sewer be built in the streets named in this article, a distance of about 1,150 feet, under the direction of the Water and Sewerage Board, in accordance with plans made by the town engineer and subject to the provisions of the by-laws relating to the making and awarding of contracts, and that the sum of $8,000 be appropriated and raised in the manner recommended in our report under Article 12.
Article 2. We recommend that a sewer be built in the streets named in this article, a distance of about 2,100 feet, under the direction of the Water and Sewerage Board, in accordance with plans made by the town engineer and subject to the provisions of the by-laws relative to the making and awarding of contracts, and that the sum of $12,000 be appropriated and raised in the manner recommended in our report under Article 12.
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