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Redington street; thence westerly by Redington street, seventy-one and fifty one hundredths feet (71.50) to the easterly line of the Hadley School property and the Isaac W. Chick Est., thence, by the Hadley School property and the Isaac W. Chick Est., by five courses, northwesterly one hundred fifty-two and five tenths feet plus or minus (152.50+-) thence westerly one hundred seventy-six and six-tenths feet plus or minus (177.60+-) thence northwesterly four and sixty two one hundredths feet (4.62); thence westerly seventy-two and seventeen one hundredths feet, (72.17): thence southeasterly, sixty-four and seventy-five one hundredths feet, (64.75) to the northeast corner of land of George H. Holden; thence southwesterly by land of George H. Holden and the Isaac W. Chick Est., ninety-seven and sixty-one one hundredths feet (97.61) to the point of beginning. The above described property contains 102,639 square feet.
Article 2. To see if the town will vote to transfer Phillips Park, or any portion of the same, from the Park Commission to the School Committee, under the provisions of Chapter 310 of the Acts of 1930, for the purposes of a public high school.
Article 3. To see if the town will vote to build, erect, equip and furnish, upon either of the locations described in the foregoing articles, a public high school and grounds around the same, and appropriate money therefor.
Article 4. To see if the town will vote to remodel, rebuild, or add to the present high school, and appropriate money therefor.
Article 5. To see if the town will vote to authorize the Moderator to appoint a committee to proceed with the construction, erection, rebuilding, remodeling, addition, equipment, furnishing and completion of such high school as it may determine upon under any of the foregoing articles, with power, in the name and behalf of the town, to employ an architect, enter into contracts and do all things necessary, incidental or convenient to the erection, equipment, furnishing and completion of such school.
Article 6. To see if the town will authorize and instruct the school com- mittee, the Board of Selectmen, either or both, to apply to the proper Federal authorities for a grant of Federal funds to be used in connection with the erection and equipment of a new high school.
Article 7. To see if the town will vote to construct a high school and ap- propriate money therefor.
Article 8. To see if the town will vote to transfer from Cemetery Lots Fund Income, the sum of one thousand sixty-seven dollars and thirty cents, ($1,067.30) and from Cemetery Lots Fund the sum of ten thousand nine hundred and thirty-two dollars and seventy cents, a total of twelve thousand dollars ($12,000.00) to the account of Cemetery Improvement for the purpose of continuing the work at the cemetery.
Article 9. To see if the town will vote to enclose Hawthorne brook for a distance of approximately thirteen hundred and seventy-five (1375), feet and appropriate money therefor.
Article 10. To see if the town will vote to appropriate the sum of one hundred fifty-eight ($158) dollars for the purpose of closing out the unpaid bal- ance of 1933 Old Age Assistance taxes which are uncollectable.
Article 11. To see if the town will vote to appropriate the sum of fifty- five hundred ($5500) dollars to the account of sewer construction for continuing the work on the Stanley road, Linden avenue, Crosman avenue and Allen road sewers, the work to be carried on as heretofore under the direction of the Water and Sewerage Commissioners.
Article 12. To appropriate and raise by borrowing or otherwise, under any general or special law which authorizes the town to raise money by borrow- ing 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 attested copies thereof at the Town Hall, Post Offices and in at least one public and conspic- uous place in each precinct of 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.
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Given under our hands this fourteenth day of March, A. D., 1935.
PHILIP E. BESSOM, LESTER B. MORLEY, 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 conspicuous place in each precinct in the town, and at or in the immediate vicinity of each railroad station in Swampscott, on Saturday, March 16, 1935, the posting of said notices being seven days before the time of said meeting.
FRANK H. BRADFORD, Constable.
Special Town Meeting Monday, March 25, 1935
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, the necessary quorum being present (107).
The warrant with the return thereon was read by the Town Clerk.
Report of the special committee on the advisability of purchasing the Chick estate for school purposes, was read by Philip E. Bessom, Chairman.
Voted, that the report of the special committee be accepted and the committee discharged.
Report of the Planning Board was read by Daniel Santry.
Voted to accept the report of the Planning Board.
The minority report of the Planning Board was read by Thomas B. Epps.
Voted to accept the minority report of the Planning Board.
The report of the Finance Committee was read by Anson M. Titus.
Motion that articles 1 to 7 inclusive be considered together was lost.
An amendment offered by Robert Hegarty to the Finance Committee report, viz .:
That a committee of nine, one from each precinct, and one member at large be appointed by the Moderator to study the needs of a new High School, the advisability of adding to the present High School and the selection of a new site if necessary, was lost. For, 55; No, 93.
Article 1. Motion to accept the report of the Finance Committee and adopt their recommendations, viz:
That a committee of five be appointed by the Moderator to investigate the proposed site for a High School, that said committee have sketches made and estimates of the costs of the building to be erected, also estimates for grad- ing and equipment. That this committee take all necessary action to bring the information before the citizens of the town. That $500 be appropriated for the expense of the committee. Motion lost.
Voted, that Article 2 and 3 be taken up together.
Voted, Articles 2 and 3. To accept the report of the Finance Committee and adopt their recommendations as amended:
That the sum of six thousand dollars ($6000) be appropriated to be raised by taxation and to be applied toward the erection and equipping of a high school. That a committee of five be appointed by the Moderator, and said committee be and hereby is authorized to appoint and engage an architect and prepare plans, estimates and specifications for the erection and equipping of such high school on Phillips Park, and also on the present site, and to pay for such plans and other expense incurred under this vote out of this appropriation. In case during the current year the town votes to issue bonds for this purpose under any act that may require the appropriation of 25c per one thousand dol- lars of the assessed valuation out of taxation, the amount of $6000 appropriated by this vote is intended as such appropriation out of taxation.
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Said committee is also authorized to make application for a grant of Federal aid for such purpose, file with all Federal and State authorities plans, and other information incidental thereto; and to accept such grant provided that the committee determines that the amount and conditions of the grant are such that acceptance is desirable.
Said committee shall proceed at once, report back to the town as soon as can be done at a special town meeting to be called. Said committee shall also obtain information and make report on the cost of enlarging, remodelling or adding to the present school.
Said committee is also authorized to petition the Legislature to extend or modify or both Chapter 262 of the Acts of 1930.
Voted, article 4. That action under this article be indefinitely postponed. Voted, article 5, 6 and 7 be taken up together.
Voted, article 5, 6 and 7. That action under articles 5, 6 and 7 be in- definitely postponed.
Voted, article 8. To accept the report of the Finance Committee and adopt their recommendations as follows:
That the sum of $1,067.30 be transferred from the Cemetery Lots Fund Income and the sum of $10,932.70 from the Cemetery Lots Fund, a total of $12,000.00, to the account of Cemetery Improvement for the purpose of con- tinuing the work at the cemetery.
Motion to accept the report of the Finance Committee and adopt their recommendations under article 9, viz :
That Hawthorne brook be enclosed for a distance of approximately thirteen hundred and seventy-five (1,375) feet and that ten thousand dollars ($10,000.) be appropriated to start this work, provided, however, that the Selectmen may use the fund for that purpose only upon condition that the work is accepted as an ERA project and Federal money applied thereto. Motion lost.
Voted, article 10. To accept the report of the Finance Committee and adopt their recommendations as follows:
That the sum of $158. be appropriated for the purpose of closing out the unpaid balance of 1933 Old Age Assistance taxes.
Motion to accept the report of the Finance Committee and adopt their recommendations under Article 11 as follows:
That the sum of fifty-five hundred dollars ($5,500.) be appropriated to the account of sewer construction to continue the work on Stanley road, Linden avenue, Crosman avenue, and Allen road sewers, the work to be carried on as heretofore under the direction of the Water and Sewerage Commissioners. Motion was lost.
Voted, article 12. That action under this article be indefinitely post- poned.
Voted to dissolve.
Dissolved at 10:20 P.M.
Attest : RALPH D. MERRITT, Town Clerk.
Proposed High School Committee March 28, 1935
John R. Hurlburt, Moderator of the Town of Swampscott, appointed the following committee to study the proposed High School Project, as authorized at the Special Town Meeting, March 25, 1935.
Philip W. Blood, Chairman
33 Rockland street
Philip E. Bessom
4 Palmer avenue
Fred E. Russell
11 Eureka avenue
Louis I. Schreiner
91 Beach Bluff avenue
George C. Thomas
15 Outlook road
Attest: RALPH D. MERRITT, Town Clerk.
Town Meeting Members April 8, 1935
At a special meeting of the Precinct members of Precinct One, held on the above date, the following were elected to fill the vacancies in said precinct, to serve until the next annual town meeting:
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Ralph J. Curtis Edward H. Jordan
24 Bristol avenue
12 Eureka avenue 31 Minerva street
Boardman G. Steadman
ROBERT B. HEGARTY, Chairman.
LESTER B. MORLEY, Clerk. Attest : RALPH D. MERRITT, Town Clerk.
Resigns from Committee April 16, 1935
Resignation of Hamilton P. Edwards from the Committee on Purchase of a motor pumper for the Fire Department, received on the above date. Attest: RALPH D. MERRITT, Town Clerk.
Special Town Meeting, Wednesday, May 1, 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 Swamp- scott on Wednesday, the first day of May, at 7:45 P. M., then and there to act on the following articles, viz:
Article 1. To see what action the town will take concerning the rec- ommendation of the Committee on Salaries, appearing on page 6 of the Com- mittee's report, relative to salaries of Selectmen.
Article 2. To see what action the town will take concerning the recom- mendation of the Committee on Salaries, appearing on page 8 of the Com- mittee's report, relative to salaries of Water and Sewerage Commissioners.
Article 3. To see what action the town will take concerning the recom- mendation of the Committee on Salaries, appearing on page 9 of the Com- mittee's report, relative to salary of the Surveyor of Highways.
Article 4. To see what action the town will take concerning the recom- mendation of the Committee on Salaries, appearing on page 17 of the Com- mittee's report, relative to the appointment of a committee to study the ques- tion of consolidation of town departments.
Article 5. To see what action the town will take concerning the recom- mendation of the Committee on Salaries, appearing on page 26 of the Com- mittee's report, relative to a Board of Public Works.
Article 6. To see if the town will authorize the continuation to com- pletion of the work on the Crosman avenue, Linden avenue, Stanley road and Allen road sewers, now being constructed as an ERA project, the work to be carried on as heretofore under the direction of the Water and Sewerage Board, the amount required to complete the work, not to exceed thirty-one hundred ($3100) dollars to be obtained by transfer of any available funds to the account of sewer construction.
Article 7. To see if the town will authorize the Board of Selectmen to tear down, sell or dispose of, at their discretion, the old Palmer School building, on Humphrey street, and to sell the land, on which the building stands, now owned by the town.
Article 8. To see what action the town will take relative to the following articles appearing in the annual town warrant of February 18 and referred to this meeting by vote of the adjourned annual town meeting:
Article A. To see if the town will vote or take such other action in relation thereto as it may deem advisable to amend its by-laws so as to increase the number of the Selectmen from three to five members, the same to become effective as of February, 1936.
B. To see if the town will vote or take such other action as it may deem advisable to have the terms of the Selectmen commencing February, 1936, as follows: The two Selectmen receiving the highest number of votes to serve for three years; the two Selectmen receiving the next highest number of votes to serve two years, and the Selectmen receiving the next highest number of votes to serve one year. Thereafter all Selectmen to be elected for a term of three years; the Board of Selectmen to appoint its Chairman fron year to year.
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C. To see if the town will vote or take such other action as it may deem fit and proper to change the salary of the members of the Board of Selectmen so that the chairman will receive a salary of $350 a year and that the associate members receive each a salary of $250 a year, as petitioned for by Robert B. Hegarty and others.
D. To see if the town will vote to authorize the Moderator to appoint a committee consisting of the Board of Selectmen and three citizens of the town to investigate into the feasibility and expense of the laying out of a way ten feet wide leading from Stetson avenue through land adjacent to land of the Swampscott Tennis Club, under the Boston & Maine Railroad and over land of said railroad to Essex street for the use of pedestrians, and said committee report to this or some special town meeting before the next annual town meeting
E. To see if the town will vote to require the Finance Committee in rendering its report prior to any regular or special town meeting, to submit a printed copy of its report to each Town Meeting Member, not less than forty- eight (48) hours prior to said meeting and direct the Town Counsel to pro- ceed to have same included in Chapter IV of the Town By-Laws.
Article 9. 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.
And you are directed to serve this warrant by posting attested copies thereof at the Town Hall, Post Offices and in at least one public and con- spicuous place in each precinct of 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 eighteenth day of April, A. D., 1935.
PHILIP E. BESSOM, LESTER B. MORLEY,
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 conspicuous place in each precinct in the town, and at or in the immediate vicinity of each railroad station in Swampscott on Tuesday, April 23, 1935, the posting of said notices being seven days before the time of said meeting.
Attest : FRANK H. BRADFORD, Constable.
Special Town Meeting, Wednesday, May 1, 1935
In accordance with the warrant the town meeting members assembled at the Town Hall, and were called to order by John R. Hurlburt, Moderator, the necessary quorum being present (97).
The warrant with the return thereon was read by the Town Clerk.
The finance report was read by John H. Blodgett, chairman.
Voted, article 1. To accept the report of the Finance Committee and adopt their recommendations as follows:
That the Selectmen be instructed to call a town meeting on the second Monday in January to fix the salaries for elective officers for the ensuing year. Voted, article 2. To accept the report of the Finance Committee and adopt their recommendations as follows:
That the Selectmen be instructed to call a town meeting on the second Monday in January to fix the salaries for elective officers for the ensuing year. Voted, article 3. To accept the report of the Finance Committee and adopt their recommendations as follows:
That the Selectmen be instructed to call a town meeting on the second Monday in January to fix the salaries for elective officers for the ensuing year.
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Voted, article 4. To accept the report of the Finance Committee and adopt their recommendations as follows :
That action under this article be indefinitely postponed.
Voted, article 5. To accept the report of the Finance Committee and adopt their recommendations as follows:
That the Finance Committee be allowed to continue consideration of this question, to report on the same prior to the next annual town meeting.
Voted, article 6. To accept the report of the Finance Committee and adopt their recommendations as follows:
That the Crosman avenue, Linden avenue, Stanley road and Allen road sewers be continued as an ERA project, the work to be carried on as heretofore under the direction of the Water and Sewerage Board, and that $619.75 be transferred from the Emergency Sewer Account A and that $1,000. be trans- ferred from Emergency Sewer Account B to the Crosman ave., Linden ave., Stanley road, and Allen road, sewer construction account and that the Finance Committee be authorized to transfer any other available funds that may be- come available during the ensuing year to the amount that may be necessary to complete the project, the entire amount of such transfers not to exceed the sum of $3100.
Voted, article 7. To accept the report of the Finance Committee and adopt their recommendations as follows:
That the Board of Selectmen be authorized to tear down the Palmer school building on Humphrey street, and to sell the land now owned by the town.
Voted, article 8A. To accept the report of the Finance Committee and adopt their recommendations as follows:
That action on this article be indefinitely postponed.
Voted, article 8B. To accept the report of the Finance Committee and adopt their recommendations as follows:
That action under this article be indefinitely postponed.
Voted, article 8C. That action under this article be indefinitely post- poned.
Voted, article 8D. To accept the report of the Finance Committee and adopt their recommendations as follows:
That a committee be appointed by the Moderator to consist of the Board of Selectmen and three citizens of the town to investigate the feasibility and expense of laying out a way ten feet wide, leading from Stetson avenue to Essex street, for the use of pedestrians, and that said committee report at the next town meeting.
Voted, article 8E. To accept the report of the Finance Committee and adopt their recommendations as follows:
That 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 action under this article be indefinitely postponed.
Voted to dissolve.
Dissolved at 8:30 P. M.
Attest : RALPH D. MERRITT, Town Clerk .
Railroad Underpass Committee, May 18, 1935
John R. Hurlburt, Moderator, appointed the following to serve with the Selectmen to investigate the underpass under the railroad, as authorized at the last town meeting.
Edward J. Connelly 26 Mostyn street, Henry S. Baldwin 141 Elmwood road, Alfred B. Jones Suffolk avenue. Attest : RALPH D. MERRITT, Town Clerk.
Special Town Meeting, Tuesday, June 11, 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
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in elections and in town affairs, to assemble in the Town Hall in said Swamp- scott on Tuesday, the eleventh day of June, at 7:45 P. M., then and there to act on the following articles, viz :
Article 1. To hear and act on the report of the Committee on High School appointed at the special town meeting March 25, 1935.
Article 2. To see if the town will vote to use Phillips Park, or any des- ignated portion of the same, for school and school yard purposes, erect and originally equip and furnish a high school thereon, and appropriate money therefor.
Article 3. To see if the town will add to or enlarge the present high school building, commonly known as the Phillips School located on Greenwood avenue and remodel the same or any portion thereof and originally equip and furnish the same, and appropriate money therefor.
Article 4. To see if the town will vote to erect a new High School on the site of the present high school and appropriate money therefor.
Article 5. To see if the town will apply for Federal aid either by way of direct grant, loan, or both, to be used for the purposes of building, adding to, enlarging, remodeling, furnishing and equiping a high school and will appoint a committee and empower said committee to apply, negotiate for, accept or reject such Federal aid.
Article 6. To see if the town will appoint a committee to engage an archi- tect, enter into contracts and undertake any and all acts necessary to build, construct, enlarge, add to, remodel, equip and furnish a high school.
Article 7. To appropriate and raise by borrowing or otherwise under any State or Federal laws, general or special, as are applicable, such sum or sums 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 attested copies thereof at the Town Hall, Post Offices and in at least one public and conspic- uous place in each precinct of 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 thirty-first day of May, A. D., 1935.
PHILIP E. BESSOM,
LESTER B. MORLEY, 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 conspicuous place in each precinct in the town, and at or in the immediate vicinity of each railroad station in Swampscott on Monday June 3, 1935, the posting of said notices being seven days before the time of said meeting.
Attest: FRANK H. BRADFORD, Constable.
Special Town Meeting, Tuesday, June 11, 1935
Essex, ss.
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