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Voted, Article 33. To accept the report of the Finance Commit- tee and adopt their recommendations as follows:
That the sum of $25,000.00 be transferred from the Water Avail- able Surplus for the purpose of constructing a new Stand Pipe, as recommended by the Water and Sewerage Board.
Voted, Article 34. To accept the report of the Finance Commit- tee and adopt their recommendations as follows:
That action on this article be indefinitely postponed.
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Voted, Article 35. To accept the report of the Finance Commit- tee and adopt their recommendations as follows:
That action on this article be indefinitely postponed.
Voted, Article 36. To accept the report of the Finance Commit- tee and adopt their recommendations as follows:
That the sum of $100 be appropriated for the purpose of allow- ing the town to take the necessary land, and that the Board of Se- lectmen be authorized to take the aforesaid property by eminent domain.
Beginning at the intersection of the easterly line of Humphrey Street with the northerly line of Beach Bluff Avenue; thence run- ning N 12-10-50 E for a distance of 8.54 feet; thence curving to the left with a radius of 10.0 feet for a distance of 14.14 feet to the northerly line of Beach Bluff Avenue; thence running N 68-50-50 W for a distance of 8.54 feet to the point of beginning. The above par- cel of land containing 20.2 square feet. (Unanimous.)
Beginning at the intersection of the easterly line of Humphrey Street with the southerly line of Beach Bluff Avenue; thence running S 68-50-50 E for a distance of 9.74 feet; thence curving to the left with a radius of 10.00 feet for a distance of 15.44 feet to the easter- ly line of Humphrey Street; thence running N 22-41-10 E for a dis- tance of 9.74 feet to the point of beginning. The above parcel of land containing 20.2 square feet. (Unanimous.)
Voted, Article 37. To accept the report of the Finance Commit- tee and adopt their recommendations as follows:
That action on this article be indefinitely postponed.
Voted, Article 38. To accept the report of the Finance Commit- tee and adopt their recommendations as follows:
That the sum of $800.00 be appropriated for the purchase of a truck and equipment for the Fire Department.
Voted, Article 39. To accept the report of the Finance Commit- tee and adopt their recommendations as follows:
That the sum of $450.00 be appropriated for the purpose of purchasing 500 feet of 21/2 inch hose, for the Fire Department.
Voted, Article 40. To accept the report of the Finance Commit- tee and adopt their recommendations as follows:
That the sum of $300.00 be appropriated for the purpose of this article, viz: to rebuild the old sewer line and do the necessary plumb- ing at the Central Fire Station.
Voted, Article 41. To accept the report of the Finance Commit- tee and adopt their recommendations as follows:
That the sum of $110.00 be appropriated for the purpose of erecting a drafting post at the aforesaid location.
Voted, Article 42. To accept the report of the Finance Commit- tee and adopt their recommendations as follows:
That action on this article be indefinitely postponed.
Voted, Article 43. To accept the report of the Finance Commit- tee and adopt their recommendations as follows:
That the sum of $5,000.00 be appropriated for the purpose of installing a new heating system in the Clarke School.
Article 44, being a change in the Zoning By-laws, a hearing was declared. No one appeared for the change. Judge Ralph W. Reeve appeared against.
The Planning Board reported that action on this article be in- definitely postponed.
Voted, Article 44. To accept the report of the Planning Board and adopt their recommendations as follows:
That action on this article be indefinitely postponed.
Article 45, was on the ballot.
Voted, Article 46. Action under this article be indefinitely postponed.
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Voted, Article 47. Action under this article be indefinitely postponed.
Voted, Article 48. Action under this article be indefinitely
postponed.
Voted, Article 49. Action under this article be indefinitely postponed.
Voted, Article 50. To accept the report of the Finance Commit- tee and adopt their recommendations as follows:
That the sum of $200.00 be appropriated for the purpose of this Article.
Voted, Article 51. To accept the Finance Committee report and adopt their recommendations as follows:
That the sum of $400.00 be transferred from the Cemetery Lots Fund Income, to be used for the purchase of loam, to be used in grading lots at the Cemetery.
Voted, Article 52. To accept the report of the Finance Com- mitee and adopt their recommendations as follows:
A transfer from the Excess and Deficiency account to be used by the Assessors for the purpose of fixing the tax rate for the year 1933 of such amounts as may from time to time be approved by the Commissioner of Corporations and Taxation.
Voted, Article 53. To accept the report of the Finance Com- mittee and adopt their recommendations as follows:
That action under this article be indefinitely postponed.
Voted, Article 54. To accept the report of the Finance Com- mittee and adopt their recommendations as follows:
That action under this article be indefinitely postponed.
Voted, Article 55. That the town accept contributions made by the employees of the school department for the year 1933 and authorize the town accountant and the town treasurer to credit all such con- tributions which may have been made or which are received up to December thirty-first, nineteen hundred thirty-three, to the appro- priation voted for the school department, in addition to such sums as have already been appropriated by town meeting vote. (Unan- imous.)
Voted, Article 56. To be laid on the table.
A vote of thanks was given to the old and new Finance Commit- tee, for the work done on the 1933 Warrant.
Voted to dissolve at 8.50 P.M.
Attest: RALPH D. MERRITT, Town Clerk.
RECOUNT OF VOTES
March 6, 1933
In accordance with a petition for recount for Commissioner of Trust Funds, received by the Board of Registrars, same was held on the above date. And in accordance with decision handed down, by the Courts "Case of O'Brien vs. Board of Election Commissioners, Suffolk County," Mass. 257-332-338, whereby the address was left off, when the name was written on the ballot, and same should be counted as a vote, the result was as follows:
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2
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4
5
6
7
8
Ttl.
Fred A. Willett
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Daniel F. Knowlton
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Sam Harris
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Harry D. Linscott
1
0
0
0
0 0
0 3
18
0
23
Guy White
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Dr. Bennett
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Stuart P. Ellis
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Donald Redfern
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
R. E. Bicknell
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
John Kelly
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
C. Fred Smith
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
Anson M. Titus
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
Harold A. Johnson
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
George H. Lucey
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
George J. Place
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
R. D. Merritt
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
Weston K. Lewis
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
2
Henry S. Baldwin
0
0
0
0
2
0
1
0
3
C. P. Richardson
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
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3
Tom Brundage
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0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
E. C. Phillips
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0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
Conrad Richardson
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
4
R. Kimball
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
Richardson
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0
0
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0
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Blanks
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387 3708
Attest:
WILLIAM J. LYNCH,
ARTHUR C. EATON,
THOMAS J. BOYCE,
RALPH D. MERRITT, Clerk,
Board of Registrars.
SPECIAL STATE ELECTION The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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 hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of said town who are qualified to vote in elections to meet in their respective precincts in said Swampscott on Tuesday, June 13, 1933, at 2.00 o'clock P.M., for the following purposes:
To bring in their votes to the Election Officers on one ballot for the following offices:
Election of delegates to a constitutional convention called to rat- ify or reject the following amendment to the constitution of the Unit- ed States, proposed by joint Resolution of Congress.
Text of the proposed amendment.
"Section 1. The eighteenth article of amendment to the Constitu- tion of the United States is hereby repealed.
"Section 2. The transportation or importation into any State, Territory, or possession of the United States for delivery or use therein of intoxicating liquors, in violation of the laws thereof, is hereby prohibited.
James W. Libbey
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Conrad P. Richardson
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"Section 3. This article shall be inoperative unless it shall have been ratified as an amendment to the Constitution by conventions in the several States, as provided in the Constitution, within seven years from the date of the submission hereof to the States by the Congress."
To vote YES or NO on the following question:
"Shall licenses be granted in this town for the sale therein of wines and malt beverages ?" YES NO
The polls will be open from 2 P.M. to 8 P.M.
And you are directed to serve this warrant by posting attested copies thereof seven days at least before the time of said meeting as directed by vote of the town.
Hereof fail not, and make return of this warrant with your do- ings thereon at the time and place of said meeting.
Given under our hands this first day of June, A.D., 1933.
C. FRANK HATHAWAY, EDWARD LACROIX,
R. WYER GREENE, 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 imme- diate vicinity of each railroad station in Swampscott, on Saturday, June 3, 1933, the posting of said notices being seven days before the time of said meeting.
FRANK H. BRADFORD, Constable.
SPECIAL STATE ELECTION, Tuesday, June 13, 1933.
In accordance with the foregoing warrant the voters of Swamp- scott, assembled at their voting places in the several precincts and were called to order at 2 o'clock P.M. by their presiding officers. The warrant calling the meeting and 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, Lewis A. Coleman, Wilbert J. Arsenault.
Precinct 2. Warden, Louis N. Crocker; Clerk, John E. Coville; Inspectors, Carl J. Berry, Francis H. McCarron.
Pecinct 3. Warden, Stuart P. Ellis; Clerk, Albert D. Stone; Inspectors, Harold R. Young, Leonard H. Bates.
Precinct 4. Warden, Edward A. Sawyer; Clerk, Joseph D. Han- ley; Inspectors, John B. Cahoon, Leon W. Howard.
Precinct 5. Warden, Raymond H. Owen; Clerk, Irving A. Cur- tis; Inspectors, Walter L. Kehoe, Rudolph Cullen, Jr.
Precinct 6. Warden, Timothy J. Ryan; Clerk, Harvey L. South- ward; Inspectors, Harry G. Hutchinson, George H. Coan.
Precinct 7. Warden, Charles D. Addison; Clerk, Eustis B. Grimes; Inspectors, Charles M. Cahoon, Henry Acker.
Precinct 8. Warden, Charles A. Flagg; Clerk, Cyril J. Gannon; Inspectors, Alfred H. Titus, Ellen Q. Lynch.
The balloting started at 2 o'clock P.M. and the count started at 8 P.M. The ballot boxes registered correctly and the check on the voting list were the same as the vote cast. Polls closed at 8 P.M.
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There were cast in Precinct 1, 234; Precinct 2, 233; Precinct 3, 243; Precinct 4, 252; Precinct 5, 250; Precinct 6, 250; Precinct 7, 279; Precinct 8, 326. Total vote cast, 2,067. Precinct 5 was the first to make a return at 8.30 P.M. and Precinct 4 was the last at 9.35 P.M.
For Delegates to Constitutional Convention called to Ratify or Reject the repeal of the eighteenth amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
Delegates Opposed to Ratification (Against Repeal).
Minnie C. Carr of
Beverly
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70
57
73
70
48
30
48 455
Frank N. Rand,
Merrimac
56
70
58
73
70
48
30
46
451
Willard O. Wylie of Beverly
58
70
56
73
70
47
30
48
452
Delegates Favoring Ratification (For Repeal).
Robert B. Choate of
Danvers
165
158
177
170
175
197
234
259 1535
Raymond V. McNamara, Haverhill
161
157
175
165
173
193
235
258 1517
Bayard Tuckerman, Jr., of Hamilton
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157
176
164
173
194
236
263 1523
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Shall licenses be granted in this town for the sale of wines and malt beverages:
Yes
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250 1488
No
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Dissolved at 10.15 P.M.
Attest:
RALPH D. MERRITT, Town Clerk.
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING Monday, November 6, 1933
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, qual- ified to vote in elections and in town affairs, to assemble in the Town Hall in said Swampscott, on Monday, the sixth day of November, at 7.45 P.M., then and there to act on the following articles, viz.
Article 1. To see if the town will vote to transfer from the ac- count of Excess and Deficiency the amount of $1,935.77 to be allotted to the following accounts in the sums named below.
Collector of Taxes, wages, $7.20; Police, wages, $1,171.56; Fire, wages, $637.66; Health, wages, $50.85; Health Nurse, wages, $22.50; Dumps, wages, $17.00; Dental Clinic, wages, $20.00; Heat and Light G. A. R. Hall, wages, $9.00; all of the above to cover the 10 per cent of the budget not appropriated to cover the period from January 1 to March 2 at which time the vote of the town meeting became ef- fective.
Article 2. To see if the town will vote to transfer from the ac- count of Overlay Reserve to the account of Public Welfare the sum of $4,000 as petitioned for by the Board of Public Welfare.
Article 3. To see if the town will vote to transfer from the ac- count of Excess and Deficiency to the account of Soldiers' Relief the sum of $1,500 as petitioned for by the Soldiers' Relief Agent.
Article 4. To see if the town will vote to transfer from the ac- count of Cemetery Lots Fund the sum of $399.36 and from the ac-
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count of Cemetery Lots Fund Income the sum of $3,600.64 to the account of Cemetery Improvement, the total amounting to $4,000 to be expended under the direction of the Board of Selectmen.
Article 5. To see if the town will vote to transfer from the ac- count of Excess and Deficiency to the account of Election and Regis- tration the sum of $1,200 to cover the expense of the Special Primary of November 28 and Special Election of December 12 as ordered by the Commonwealth.
Article 6. To see if the town will vote to transfer from the ac- count of Law, Others, to the account of Law, Wages, the sum of $157 as recommended by the Board of Selectmen.
Article 7. To see if the town will vote to transfer from the ac- count of Excess and Deficiency to the account of the Mapledale Place Drain the sum of $300 as recommended by the Board of Se- lectmen.
Article 8. To see if the town will vote to transfer from the ac- count of Excess and Deficiency to the account of Insurance the sum of $110.50 as recommended by the Board of Selectmen.
Article 9. To see if the town will vote to transfer from the ac- count of School, Others, to the account of School, Wages, the sum of $350 as recommended by the School Committee.
Article 10. To see if the town will authorize the Board of Park Commissioners to fill, grade and inclose any section of Phillips Park, erect bleachers and necessary locker and other rooms, and generally to establish a suitable athletic field thereon; and to that end appro- priate money to be raised by transfer, by tax levy, by borrowing or by any other means or from any source that the town may raise or obtain money, under any general or special law, State or Federal, as petitioned for by the Board of Park Commissioners.
Article 11. 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 the purposes mentioned in the foregoing articles.
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 ap- pointed 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 October, A.D., 1933.
C. FRANK HATHAWAY, EDWARD LACROIX, R. WYER GREENE, 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 imme- diate vicinity of each railroad station in Swampscott, on Thursday, October 26, 1933, the posting of said notices being seven days before . the time of said meeting.
FRANK H. BRADFORD, Constable.
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RESIGNATION AND APPOINTMENT October 30, 1933
Notice received of the resignation of Harry E. Whitten from the Finance Committee, also the appointment of Robert F. Kimball, 70 Atlantic avenue, by the Moderator. John R. Hurlburt, to succeed Mr. Whitten.
Attest: RALPH D. MERRITT, Town Clerk.
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1933
In accordance with the foregoing Warrant the town meeting members assembled at the Town Hall, and were called to order by John R. Hurlburt, Moderator, at 7.45 P.M. the necessary quorum be- ing present (124 members.)
The Report of the Finance Committee was read by John H. Blodgett, Chairman.
FINANCE COMMITTEE
Report of the Finance Committee Under the Warrant for the Special Town Meeting, Monday, November 6, 1933
Article 1. We recommend that the sum of $1,836.77 be trans- ferred from the account of Excess and Deficiency and allotted to the following accounts in the sum as designated: Collector of Taxes, Wages $7.20; Police, Wages $1,072.56; Fire, Wages $637.66; Health, Wages $50.85; Health, Nurse, Wages $22.50; Dumps, Wages $17.00; Dental Clinic, Wages $20.00; Heat and Light G. A. R. Hall, Wages $9.00 for the purpose of covering the 10 per cent of the budget not appropriated to cover the period from January 1, to March 2.
Article 2. We recommend that the sum of $4,000 be transferred from the account of Overlay Reserve to the account of Public Wel- fare as petitioned for by the Board of Public Welfare.
Article 3. We recommend that the sum of $1,500 be transferred from the account of Excess and Deficiency to the account of Sol- diers' Relief as petitioned for by the Soldier Relief Agent.
Article 4. We recommend that the sum of $399.36 be trans- fered from the account Cemetery Lots Fund and the sum of $3,600.64 be transfered from the account of Cemetery Lots Fund Income the total amounting to $4,000 to the account of Cemetery improvement be expended under the direction of the Board of Selectmen.
Article 5. We recommend that the sum of $1,200 be transfered from the account of Excess and Deficiency to the Account of Elec- tion and Registration, Special Primary of November 28, and the Special Election of December 12, as ordered by the Commonwealth.
Article 6. We recommend that the sum of $157.00 be trans- fered from Law, Others to the account of Law, Wages, as recommend- ed by the Board of Selectmen.
Article 7. We recommend that the sum of $300 be transfered from the account of Excess and Deficiency to the account of the Ma- pledale Place Drain as recommended by the Board of Selectmen.
Article 8. We recommend that the sum of $110.50 be trans- fered from the account of Excess and Deficiency to the Account of Insurance as recommended by the Board of Selectmen.
Article 9. We recommend that the sum of $350 be transfered from the account of School, Others, to the account of School, Wages, as recommended by the School Committee.
Article 10. In considering this article we have conferred with the Board of Park Commissioners and have examined their plans and diagrams for the purpose of establishing an enclosed football field at Phillips Park.
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Estimates were submitted which call for an expenditure of over $30,000 for this proposed field, bleachers and locker building-17,000 cubic yards of fill at 50 cents, $8,500-Spreading fill, $2,000-Loam, $4,500.00-Fence, $2,700.00 - Bleachers and locker building, $12,- 300.00.
It would help the High School Athletics to have an enclosed field but to carry out the proposed plans on Phillips Park it will be necessary to borrow a considerable sum of money. It means increas- ing the bonded indebtedness of the town and increased interest charges.
We do not believe the present conditions warrant such a large expenditure for establishing an enclosed field. We therefore rec- ommend that action under this article be indefinitely postponed.
Article 11. We recommend that action on this article be indef- initely postponed.
JOHN H. BLODGETT, Chairman, PAUL W. BRICKETT,
RALPH H. CARY,
ANDREW B. HOLMES,
ROBERT F. KIMBALL,
HAROLD F. MERRILL,
ROGER W. POPE, LELAND S. ROSS.
Voted, Article 1. To accept the report of the Finance Commit- tee and adopt their recommendations as follows:
That the sum of $1,836.77 be transfered from the account of Excess and Deficiency and allotted to the following accounts in the sum as designated: Collector of Taxes, Wages $7.20; Police, Wages $1,072.56; Fire, Wages $637.66; Health, Wages $50.85; Health Nurse, Wages $22.50; Dumps, Wages $17.00; Dental Clinic, Wages $20.00; Heat and Light G. A. R. Hall, Wages $9.00; for the purpose of cov- ering the 10 per cent of the budget not appropriated to cover the period from January 1, to March 2.
Voted, Article 2. To accept the report of the Finance Commit- tee, and adopt their recommendations as follows:
That the sum of $4,000.00 be transfered from the account of Overlay Reserve to the account of Public Welfare.
Voted, Article 3. To accept the report of the Finance Commit- tee, and adopt their recommendations as follows:
That the sum of $1,500.00 be transfered from the account of Excess and Deficiency to the account of Soldiers' Relief.
Voted, Article 4. To accept the report of the Finance Commit- tee, and adopt their recommendations as follows:
That the sum of $399.36 be transfered from the account Cem- etery Lots Fund, and the sum of $3,600.64 be transfered from the account of Cemetery Lots Fund Income, the total amounting to $4,000.00 to the account of Cemetery Improvement to be expended under the direction of the Board of Selectmen.
Voted, Article 5. To accept the report of the Finance Commit- tee and adopt their recommendations as follows:
That the sum of $1,200 be transfered from the account of Ex- cess and Deficiency to the account of Election and Registration.
Voted, Article 6. To accept the report of the Finance Commit- tee and adopt their recommendations as follows:
That the sum of $157.00 be transfered from Law, Others to the account of Law, Wages.
Voted, Article 7. To accept the report of the Finance Commit- tee and adopt their recommendations as follows:
That the sum of $300.00 be transfered from the account of Ex- cess and Deficiency to the account of the Mapledale Place Drain.
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Voted, Article 8. To accept the report of the Finance Commit- tee and adopt their recommendations as follows:
That the sum of $110.50 be transfered from the account of the Excess and Deficiency to the account of Insurance.
Voted, Article 9. To accept the report of the Finance Commit- tee and adopt their recommendations as follows:
That the sum of $350.00 be transfered from the account of School, Others to the account of School Wages.
TOWN PLANNING BOARD
Report of the Town Planning Board on Article 10
With reference to that part of Article 10 calling for the erec- tion of bleachers, necessary locker and other rooms, to establish a suitable athletic field and the inclosing of any section of said field all of which is a part of a long range plan for the development of Phillips Park by the Park Commission, the Planning Board does not recommend the adoption of the above project until the details and costs can be presented to the board and that part of Article 10 call- ing for grading and filling has been completed.
The Planning Board recommends the adoption of that part of Article 10 calling for the filling and grading of that section of Phil- lips Park designated on a map submitted by the Park Commission and approved by the Planning Board, the cost of which is estimated as $8,500.00.
The Planning Board further recommends that all available ma- terial suitable for filling, sub-surface or top filling made available by the several town departments including ashes be deposited on Phillips Park as designated by the Park Commission.
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