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Article 14 .- As the town will be unable to appropriate any money after April 1 to come out of the tax levy, we do not feel it advisable to appropriate the sum asked for in this article for unemployment and ERA, as ERA may go out of existence and other government agencies take its place and the money will therefore be tied up. We have set up a sufficient Reserve Fund which is more elastic and we believe all emergencies can be taken care of from this fund.
We recommend that action on this article be indefinitely postponed.
Articles 15 and 16 .- These two articles pertain to Swampscott Highlands or Foster's Dam, and should be considered together. The project was very thoroughly gone into by the committee appointed last year to investigate the possibilities of furnishing water for the so-called Foster Dam district and a report rendered to the special town meeting under date of October 15, 1934. The recommendation of that committee was that no appropriation of money be made at that time to lay water pipes in the Foster Dam section. In our opinion the same condition applies today.
We therefore recommend indefinite postponement of articles 15 and 16.
Article 17 .- For the same reasons as given in past years, we believe that the athletic development should be made at Jackson Park and that the money should be appropriated for sufficient loam to cover that field.
We therefore recommend that action on this article be indefinitely post- poned.
Article 18 .- The Planning Board is not a paid board, and we do not be- lieve that the town should pay a member of this board to act as secretary.
We recommend that action on this article be indefinitely postponed.
Article 19 .- We recommend that $97.46 be appropriated to pay a bill dated June 1, 1934, of A. H. Jenkins & Son, Inc., for labor and material at G. A. R. Hall.
Article 20 .- We believe that no elective officer of the Board of Public Welfare should be appointed investigator, clerk or executive secretary of this board.
We therefore recommend that action on this article be indefinitely post- poned.
Article 21 .- We recommend that the following sums be appropriated to the account of unpaid bills contracted in 1934. Public Welfare, $4,514.41; Highway, $50.85; Police, $234.36; Legion lease, $13.33; Planning Board, $75.00. Total, $4,887.95.
Article 22 .- We recommend that Nason road be accepted as a public way as laid out by the Board of Selectmen in accordance with the plan made by W. W. Pratt, Town Engineer, and that $600 be appropriated therefore.
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Article 23 .- We do not believe that anything should be done regarding the re-paving of the wooden blocks on Humphrey street until the car tracks are removed which, we understand will probably take place in a few years. We believe that the Highway Department can repair the street during this period.
We therefore recommend that action on this article be indefinitely post- poned.
Article 24 .- We find that the surface of Monument avenue (westerly side) from Burrill street to Farragut road, to be in a very bad condition.
We recommend that $5,000 be appropriated to re-surface Monument avenue, (westerly side) from Burrill street to Farragut road as recommended by the Surveyor of Highways.
Article 25 .- This article has already been taken care of in the general budget.
We therefore recommend that action on this article be indefinitely post- poned.
Article 26 .- Money was appropriated last year under an ERA project to construct a surface water drain between Burrill street and Elmwood road, Thomas road and Paradise road, but the town was unable to get waivers from all parties interested and were unable to do the work. We understand that the same situation exists today.
We therefore recommend that action on this article be indefinitely post- poned.
Article 27 .- We recommend that the sum of $785 be transferred from the Water Available Surplus for the purpose of laying 450 feet of water main in Elm place as recommended by the Water and Sewerage Board.
Article 28 .- We recommend that the sum of $285 be transferred from the Water Available Surplus for the purpose of laying 150 feet of water main in Upland road as recommended by the Water and Sewerage Board.
Article 29 .- We recommend that the sewer in Nason road be extended a distance of 200 feet and that one thousand dollars be appropriated therefor as recommended by the Water and Sewerage Board.
Article 30 .- We recommend that the sewer on Aspen road be extended a distance of 360 feet and the sum of $2,400 be appropriated therefor as recom- mended by the Water and Sewerage Board.
Article 31 .- For the same reasons that we set forth under Article 20, no elected officer should become investigator, clerk or executive secretary of the board.
We recommend that action on this article be indefinitely postponed.
Article 32 .- We do not believe that it is necessary that the town pay the salary of a secretary for the Board of Assessors, Board of Public Welfare, the Park commission and the Planning Board.
We therefore recommend that action on this article be indefinitely post- poned.
Article 33 .- We recommend that action on this article be referred to the Tree Warden.
Article 34 .- We feel that a suitable memorial should be erected for those who served in the World War. However, in view of unforseen demands that the town may be called upon to meet during the year and a probable increase in the tax rate for 1935 we consider it unadvisable to recommend the expenditure of $4,800 for a War Veterans Honor Roll at this time.
We therefore recommend that action on this article be indefinitely post- poned.
Article 35 .- We find that the State Building Laws require certain changes to be made in the G. A. R. building.
We therefore recommend that the sum of $225 be appropriated to make alterations on the G. A. R. building to conform to the State building laws, as recommended by the Board of Selectmen.
Article 36 .- We recommend that the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, be and hereby is authorized to borrow up to $600,000 from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1935, and to issue a note or notes therefor, payable within one year and to renew any note or notes as may be given for a period of less than one year in accordance with Section 17, Chapter 44, General Laws.
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Article 37 .- Because there are so many calls on the town treasury and tax payers for unemployment relief and public welfare, we feel it unadvisable at this time to appropriate money for the celebration of Columbus Day.
We therefore recommend that action on this article be indefinitely post- poned.
Article 38 .- Because there are so many calls on the town treasury and tax payers for unemployment relief and public welfare, we feel it unadvisable at this time to appropriate money for the celebration of Armistice Day.
We therefore recommend that action on this article be indefinitely post- poned.
Article 39 .- Because there are so many calls on the town treasury and tax payers for unemployment relief and public welfare, we feel it unadvisable at this time to appropriate money for the celebration of Independence Day.
We therefore recommend that action on this article be indefinitely post- poned.
ยท Article 40 .-- We recommend that the Moderator be authorized to appoint a committee of three to investigate the advisability of purchasing the Chick estate for school purposes and to report back to the special town meeting.
Article 41, Section C .-- We believe that the office of Selectmen should be an honor and not a question of salary.
We recommend that the Chairman of the Board of Selectmen receive $300 a year and each of the other members $200.
Article 42 .- We recommend that the Board of Selectmen together with three citizens appointed by the Moderator be a committee to investigate the feasibility and expense of constructing the so called Stetson avenue under pass. That they report at the next special town meeting.
Article 42 1-2 .- In the case of a special town meeting, the time between the posting of the warrant and the meeting is too short. It would, in most cases, be physically impossible for the Finance committee to have enough time to consider the warrant and also have a report printed and mailed in time to reach town meeting members forty-eight hours before the meeting. If this article is passed, the Finance committee would have to ask an adjournment of every special town meeting to a later date, thus forcing the members to attend two meetings instead of one.
We recommend that action on this article be indefinitely postponed.
Article 43 .-- We recommend that action on this article be indefinitely post- poned.
JOHN H. BLODGETT, Chairman,
CLARENCE M. FINCH,
ROBERT F. KIMBALL, ROBERT M. LEONARD, HAROLD F. MERRILL, ROGER W. POPE,
ANSON M. TITUS, Finance Committee.
Voted, article 5. To accept the report of the Finance Committee and adopt their recommendations as follows:
That the Town Clerk be required to furnish a bond in the amount of one thousand dollars ($1,000.) and the custodian of Trust Funds be required to furnish a bond in the sum of ten thousand dollars ($10,000.) for the ensuing year.
Voted, article 6. That action on this article be indefinitely postponed.
Voted, article 7. To accept the report of the Finance Committee and adopt their recommendations as follows:
That the salaries of all elected town officers for the year 1935 be the same as that of 1934.
Voted, article 8. To accept the report of the Finance Committee and adopt their recommendations as follows:
Action on this article be indefinitely postponed.
Voted, article 9. To accept the report of the Finance Committee and adopt their recommendations as follows:
That the item for water of $76,837.25 be taken from the estimated receipts of the Water Department for the current year.
That the following amounts be appropriated for the various departments for the ensuing year (Unanimous).
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General Government
Salaries and Wages
Others $100.00
Total $100.00 100.00
Moderator .
$100.00
Selectmen .
1,800.00
500.00
2,300.00
Selectmen's Contingent Fund.
500.00
500.00
Finance Committee.
150.00
150.00
Accountant .
3,500.00
500.00
4,000.00
Treasurer .
1,600.00
3,856.00
5,456.00
Certification of Notes and Bonds.
50.00
50.00
Collector of Taxes.
1,708.00
3,336.00
5,044.00
Assessors .
3,300.00
1,100.00
4,400.00
Town Clerk.
508.00
295.00
803.00
Law .
1,000.00
1,000.00
Election and Registration
1,725.00
1,620.00
3,345.00
Engineering
6,660.00
540.00
7,200.00
Town Hall .
2,784.00
2,316.00
5,100.00
Board of Appeals.
80.00
80.00
Census.
400.00
400.00
Planning Board .
60.00
60.00
Protection of Life and Property
Police
$37,640.00
$4,562.00
$42,202.00
Fire
40,550.00
3,765.00
44,315.00
Moth
3,900.00
1,100.00
5,000.00
Tree Warden
2,860.00
280.00
3,140.00
Forest Warden
175.00
25.00
200.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures.
400.00
208.00
608.00
Inspector of Buildings .
1,075.00
50.00
1,125.00
Inspector of Animals.
200.00
200.00
Dog Officer
300.00
150.00
450.00
Constable.
100.00
100.00
Care of Prisoners
100.00
100.00
Insurance.
4,152.66
4,152.66
Health and Sanitation
Health.
$3,438.00
$4,100.00
$7,538.00
Health Nurse.
1,300.00
50.00
1,350.00
Refuse and Garbage.
10,480.00
10,480.00
Dental Clinic.
1,000.00
200.00
1,200.00
Sewer
6,430.00
3,410.00
9,840.00
Particular Sewers
400.00
400.00
Brooks
200.00
200.00
Emergency Sewer
1,500.00
1,500.00
District Nurse
600.00
600.00
Dumps.
1,620.00
15.00
1,635.00
Highways and Bridges
Highways.
$47,200.00
9,000.00
$56,200.00
Seal Coating .
4,000.00
4,000.00
Street Watering and Oiling .
1,500.00
1,500.00
Street Construction and Resurfacing.
2,000.00
2,000.00
Sidewalk and Curbing
2,000.00
2,000.00
Snow and Ice
15,000.00
15,000.00
Cleaning Beaches
1,000.00
1,000.00
Lighting Streets
24,787.00
24,787.00
Settlement Legal Claims
350.00
350.00
Charities
Public Welfare
$1,961.00
$31.898.00
$33,859.00
Pensions.
3,825.00
3,825.00
Town Meeting
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Soldiers' Relief State Aid .
300.00
300.00
Military Aid
150.00
150.00
Education
Schools.
$188,926.00
Travel Outside of State .
$150.00
150.00
Library
Library
$6,484.00
$4,970.00
$11,454.00
Parks
Parks
$5,000.00
$3,000.00
$8,000.00
Unclassified
Printing Town Reports
$1,100.34
$1,100.34
Trust Fund Custodian's Bond
50.00
50.00
Reserve Fund .
32,000.00
32,000.00
Heat and Light, G. A. R. Hall
$540.00
620.00
1,160.00
Legion Lease. .
1,350.00
1,350.00
Memorial Day .
500.00
500.00
Veterans' Exemption
75.00
75.00
Enterprises
Water
$15,126.00
$61,711.25
$76,837.25
Cemetery
4,520.00
1,085.00
5,605.00
Interest, Maturing Debt and Agency
Interest
$26,518.75
$26,518.75
Maturing Debt.
44,050.00
44.050.00
County Assessment .
5,937.49
5,937.49
Voted, article 10. To accept the report of the Finance Committee and adopt their recommendations as follows:
That action on this article be indefinitely postponed.
Voted, article 11. To accept the report of the Finance Committee and adopt their recommendations as amended :
That the Board of Fire Engineers, together with the Chief of the Fire Department, the Chairman of the Board of Selectmen, Philip E. Bessom, the Chairman of the Finance Committee, John H. Blodgett, and Ralph Maxwell, be authorized to purchase a 600-gallon triple combination motor pumper and equipment for the Phillips Beach Fire Station and that $8,100. be appropriated therefor and that they be further authorized to dispose of the present old apparatus.
Voted, article 12. To accept the report of the Finance Committee and adopt their recommendations as follows:
That the sum of $3,350. be appropriated for the purpose of laying a new cable and purchase of new batteries for the Fire Alarm system.
Voted, article 13. To accept the report of the Finance Committee and adopt their recommendations as follows:
That $490 be appropriated for the purpose of purchasing five hundred feet of 21/2 inch fire hose.
Voted, article 14. To accept the report of the Finance Committee and adopt their recommendations as follows:
That action on this article be indefinitely postponed.
Voted, to take up together articles 15 and 16.
Voted, article 15 and 16. To accept the report of the Finance Committee and adopt their recommendations as follows:
That action on articles 15 and 16 be indefinitely postponed.
Voted, article 17. To accept the report of the Finance Committee and adopt their recommendations as amended :
That the town authorize the Board of Park Commissioners to finish fill- ing and grading an area on the covered dump now in Phillips Park, large enough for use as a football gridiron and erect a suitable chain link fence ar- round same and appropriate $8,000 for same.
$325.00
$9,675.00
$10,000.00
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Under article 18. To accept the report of the Finance Committee and adopt their recommendations to indefinitely postpone, action on this article was lost.
Voted, article 18. To appropriate the sum of $75 for the salary of the secretary of the Planning Board for the year 1934, as voted in article 21 in the special town meeting of April 4, 1934, but not making an appropriation at the April 4, 1934, meeting.
Voted, article 19. To accept the report of the Finance Committee and adopt their recommendations as follows:
That $97.46 be appropriated to pay a bill dated June 1, 1934, of A. H. Jenkins & Sons Inc. for labor and material at G. A. R. Hall.
Voted, article 20. To accept the report of the Finance Committee and adopt their recommendations as amended :
That the town will authorize the Board of Public Welfare to appoint one of its own members as agent and investigating officer and fix the salary of such an appointee at $800, and appropriate the money therefor, as provided by Chapter 41, Sec. 4A, of the General Laws (Ter. Ed.)
A motion to adjourn the Town Meeting was lost.
Voted, article 21. To accept the report of the Finance Committee and adopt their recommendations as follows:
That the following sums be appropriated to the account of unpaid bills contracted in 1934; Public Welfare, $4,514.41; Highway, $50.85; Police $234.36; Legion lease, $13.33; total $4,812.95.
Voted, article 22. To accept the report of the Finance Committee and adopt their recommendations as follows:
That Nason road be accepted as a public way as laid out by the Board of Selectmen in accordance with the plan made by W. W. Pratt, Town Engineer, and that $600 be appropriated therefor.
Voted, article 23. To accept the report of the Finance Committee and adopt their recommendations as amended.
That the Board of Selectmen are hereby instructed to take such steps that may be necessary to have the State and County each bear one-third of the expense of removing the wooden block pavements and resurfacing the same with some kind of permanent pavement.
Voted, article 24. To accept the report of the Finance Committee and adopt their recommendations as follows:
That Monument avenue (on its westerly side) from Burrill Street to Farragut road be resurfaced with bituminous Macadam construction, under specification approved by the Division of Highways of the Department of Public Works of the Commonwealth. That the Board of Selectmen be author- ized to enter into a contract for the same in behalf of the town, subject to the provisions of the by-laws, and for this purpose that the sum of $5000 be appropriated of which $1,165.69 be raised in the tax levy of the current year and the balance be raised by transfer of unexpended balances in accounts used for similar purposes, namely, Monument Ave. Walker road account, $624.38; Phillips avenue extension account, $1,541.09; Whitman road account, $1,668.84.
Voted, article 25. To accept the report of the Finance Committee and adopt their recommendations as follows:
That action under this article be indefinitely postponed.
Voted, article 26. To accept the report of the Finance Committee and adopt their recommendations as follows:
That action under this article be indefinitely postponed.
Voted, article 27. To accept the report of the Finance Committee and adopt their recommendations as follows:
That the sum of $785 be transferred from the Water Available Surplus for the purpose of laying 450 feet of water main in Elm place, as recommended by the Water and Sewerage Board.
Voted, article 28. To accept the report of the Finance Committee and adopt their recommendations as follows:
That the sum of $285 be transferred from the Water Available Surplus for the purpose of laying 150 feet of water main in Upland road, as recom- mended by the Water and Sewerage Board.
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Voted, article 29. To accept the report of the Finance Committee and adopt their recommendations as follows:
That the sewer in Nason road be extended a distance of 200 feet and that one thousand dollars ($1,000.) be appropriated therefor as recommended by the Water and Sewerage Board.
Voted, article 30. To accept the report of the Finance Committee and adopt their recommendations as follows:
That the sewer on Aspen road be extended a distance of 360 feet and the sum of $2,400 be appropriated therefor as recommended by the Water and Sewerage Board.
Voted, article 31. To accept the report of the Finance Committee and adopt their recommendations as follows:
That action on this article be indefinitely postponed.
Voted, article 32. That the Board of Assessors, Planning Board, Park Commissioners and Board of Public Welfare, be authorized to appoint a mem- ber of their boards to act as secretary, and that $100 be added to each of their appropriations for that purpose, as provided by Chapter 41, Section 4A of the General Laws (Ter Ed.)
Voted, article 33. To accept the report of the Finance Committee and adopt their recommendations as follows:
That action on this article be indefinitely postponed.
Voted, article 34. That the report of the Honor Roll Committee be accepted and adopted and the committee be authorized to establish the Mem- orial, and that the sum of $4800 be appropriated therefor.
Voted, article 35. To accept the report of the Finance Committee and adopt their recommendations as follows:
That the sum of $225 be appropriated to make alterations on the G. A. R. building to conform to the State Building Laws, as recommended by the Board of Selectmen.
Voted, article 36. To accept the report of the Finance Committee and adopt their recommendations as follows:
That the Treasurer with the approval of the Selectmen, be and hereby is authorized to borrow up to $600,000 from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1935, and to issue a note or notes therefor, payable within one year and to renew any note or notes as may be given for a period of less than one year in accordance with Section 17, Chapter 44, General Laws. (Unanimous.)
Voted to take up articles 37, 38 and 39 together.
Voted, articles 37, 38 and 39 to accept the report of the Finance Committee and adopt their recommendations as follows:
That action on articles 37, 38 and 39 be indefinitely postponed.
Voted, article 40. To accept the report of the Finance Committee and adopt their recommendations as follows:
That a committee of five appointed by the temporary Moderator to investigate and report with recommendations at a special town meeting to be called not later than March 25, 1935, as to the cost and advisability of pur- chasing the Chick estate, adjacent to the present Junior High School, for school purposes.
Voted, article 41. That this matter be referred to the Finance Committee, and they to report at the special town meeting on or before May 1, 1935
Voted, article 42. That this matter be referred to the Finance Committee, and they to report at the Special town meeting on or before May 1, 1935.
Voted, article 4212. That this matter be referred to the Finance Com- mittee and they to report at the special town meeting on or before May 1, 1935.
Voted, article 43. To accept the report of the Finance Committee and adopt their recommendations as follows:
That action under this article be indefinitely postponed.
Voted, to dissolve at 12:10 P.M.
Dissolved at 12:10 P.M.
Attest: RALPH D. MERRITT, Town Clerk.
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Chick Property Committee Appointed
February 26, 1935.
In accordance with the vote of the Town Meeting held February 25, 1935, in connection with Article 40 of the warrant, Kendall A. Sanderson, temporary Moderator, appointed the following committee to investigate the matter of the taking of the Chick property for school purposes: Philip E. Bessom, 4 Palmer avenue
Leo J. Coughlin,
Philip A. Graham,
5 Essex terrace Humphrey terrace
Ruth S. Miller,
28 Morton road
Earl E. Wells,
Attest :
2 Neighborhood road RALPH D. MERRITT, Town Clerk.
Meeting to Fill Vacancy
March 8, 1935.
At a joint conference of the Board of Selectmen and the Planning Board called for the purpose of filling the vacancy caused by the resignation of Henry S. Baldwin, Edward E. Call was unanimous chosen to fill the vacancy until the next annual meeting.
Attest : RALPH D. MERRITT, Town Clerk.
Added to Finance Committee March 23, 1935
Notice received on the above date from John R. Hurlburt, Moderator, of the appointment of Andrew B. Holmes, from Precinct 1; Frank B. Drum- mond, Precinct 2 and Anson M. Titus, Precinct 4, as members of the Finance Committee of the town of Swampscott.
Attest: RALPH D. MERRITT, Town Clerk.
Special Town Meeting, Monday, March 25, 1935
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 dir- ected 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 Monday, the twenty-fifth day of March, 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 authorize the Board of Selectmen to acquire by purchase, for public school purposes and the location of a new high school, the real estate located on Elmwood road, Redington street, Humphrey street and Monument avenue, more fully described as set forth below, or any of the same assessed to the heirs of Isaac W. Chick, and appro- priate money therefor.
Beginning on Burrill street at the intersection of the property of George H. Holder and Isaac W. Chick Est., thence westerly by Burrill street, one-hun- dred six and seventy-one one hundreths feet, (106.71) to a point of curve, thence curving to the right with a radius of seventy-nine and sixty-one one hundreths feet (79.61) for a distance of one hundred and one and eighty-eight one hundredths feet (101.88); thence, curving to the right with a radius of one thousand, four hundred thirty-two and sixty-nine one hundredths feet (1432 .- 69) by the easterly side of Monument avenue, for a distance of two hundred eight and eighty-nine one hundredths feet (208.89); thence curving to the right with a radius of eighty feet, (80.00) for a distance of one hundred eight and two one hundredths feet (108.02); thence curving to the left with a radius of three hundred and forty feet, (340.00) along the southerly side of Elmwood road for a distance of two hundred thirty-eight and thirty-three one hundredths feet, (238.33) to the intersection of the southerly line of Elmwood road and the westerly line of land owned by the Swampscott Hall Association; thence south- east by land of Swampscott Hall Association and Isaac W. Chick Est., one hun- dred eight feet (108.00); thence westerly by land of Addie F. Andrews and Isaac W. Chick Est., fifty-four and twenty-four one hundredths feet, (54.24) thence southeasterly by land of Addie F. Andrews and Isaac W. Chick Est., one hundred fifty-three feet plus or minus (153.00+) to the northerly line of
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