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For the main part, the work of replanting lost trees was left until spring when better planting conditions will allow a higher rate of survival. Forty-two trees have been set out, however, and the majority left to be set out will come from our town nursery. Of course a few trees will have to be purchased in order to keep the established specie the same.
This department will be glad to cooperate with the property owners in their tree problems. Every effort will be made to maintain and restore the natural beauty of this Town.
FREDERICK C. BURK, Tree Warden.
Moth Superintendent
To the Board of Selectmen:
I hereby submit my annual report as moth superintendent for the year 1938. During the past season a W.P.A. Moth Project cleared vacant brush lands, painted gypsy moth egg clusters, and scoured wild cherry bushes for the egg masses of the tent caterpillar. A search made for browntails proved fruitless and another year passes without feeling the ravages of a dreaded insect. Early outbreaks of the European willow beetle and the elm leaf beetle were checked in concentrated areas. The oriental moth appeared but did no damage.
Great care is being taken to get all elms repaired; so that the dreaded Dutch elm disease will not get a start. In Massachusetts,
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1938]
the past hurricane has caused real concern, because torn branches and cracks are natural breeding places for the carrier of the disease. Another serious threat, not as yet felt, is the beech scale. In north- ern New England and now in Essex county, this insect has caused serious damage. Property owners with valuable beeches should see that they keep these trees healthy and well sprayed. All in all, we have been very fortunate to escape any widespread defoliation.
FREDERICK C. BURK,
Moth Superintendent.
Forest Warden
Board of Selectmen:
I hereby submit my annual report as forest warden for the year 1938. An unusually wet spring reduced the number of forest fires to a minimum. For the most part, the woods fires were of incendiary origin. The most damage was caused when about six cords of stacked wood was totally destroyed.
FREDERICK C. BURK,
Forest Warden.
Surveyor of Highways
To the Citizens of Swampscott:
I herewith submit my annual report for the year of 1938.
All asphalt and road oil used this year was bought under con- tract.
Lincoln circle and Lewis road were reshaped and put to grade, sealcoated, and the sidewalks built out of gravel and stone dust.
The following streets were sealcoated with asphalt and covered with coarse sand: Bradlee, Bristol, Harrison and Woodbine avenues, Banks road from Walker road to Redington street, Capen, Francis, Foster, Lawrence, Morton, Pitman, Shelton and Stanwood roads, Highland and King streets, also the parking space at Fisherman's beach.
New Ocean street, from Burrill street to the Lynn line, a part of Route 1A which takes care of very heavy traffic was left in very poor condition after the heavy rainfall of July. This was overcome by our steam roller scarifying the old top surface of tar off, and then sealcoating with hot asphalt, covering same with crushed pea stone and rolled. The old tar was taken to the town yard and used over again.
Bradlee avenue, from the B. & M. bridge to Humphrey street, was left in poor condition after the Hawthorne brook W.P.A. project had been closed down. About 90 tons of gravel was used for fill to
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bring street to grade. It was then rolled and asphalt patch used for the top surface. A sidewalk was built out of gravel and stone dust.
On Redington street, between Mapledale place and Sheridan road, the street on that side was brought up to grade with asphalt patch, made at the department yard, and then rolled.
Asphalt gutters were put in on the following streets: Thomas road, from Burrill street to Elmwood road, Orchard, Nason, Neigh- borhood and Shaw roads and Orchard circle.
On Norfolk avenue, a water trench 1470 feet long, which was opened up by the Water department to lay a new pipe had to be re- surfaced. Thirty tons of 1" stone was used on the base, covering same with a top surface of Warrenite concrete bituminous 3/4" mix- ture, and then rolled, 74 tons of this being used.
Sixty street signs were found broken, and replaced with new ones made in our department.
The gravel sidewalks throughout the town were taken care of by using 300 tons of stone dust. Repairs on tar, asphalt or cement sidewalks, either in whole, or in part, have been made on the follow- ing streets: Cherry, Pine, Redington, Superior, Burrill and Humphrey streets, Bradlee and Puritan avenues, Morton, Manton and Shaw roads, Mapledale place, Orient court, Hillcrest circle and Kensington lane. Cement steps at the corner of Millet road and Humphrey street were rebuilt.
The sharp corners of curb stones on entering driveways had to be cut on the following streets: Hampden, Humphrey and Essex streets, Paradise, Orchard, Nason and Neighborhood roads and Orchard cir- cle, 55 of these being done in all.
A new surface drain was laid at the junction of Essex avenue and Valley road, two catch basins were built and 35 linear feet of 12" pipe laid to eliminate the flood condition there after heavy rain storms. One catch basin was rebuilt on Stetson avenue under the B. & M. bridge and four new tops for basins had to be replaced for broken ones.
At the corner of Norfolk avenue and Paradise road 70 linear feet of 24" pipe were relaid and one manhole rebuilt as they were broken. This is known as the Stetson Land Company drain.
All catch basins were cleaned out at least twice this year and some, more often. Of these 200 were done by our tractor digger. The other 70 had to be cleaned by hand as they are too small for the digger to get into.
The usual maintenance of street surfaces was done with patch- ing material made by our department, the asphalt oil used in making this being all purchased under contract.
All streets in town were cleaned at least twice during the year. Burrill street from the B. & M. bridge to the Monument, and Hum- phrey street, from the Lynn line to Millett road, were cleaned every working day during the summer months. Essex street from the Lynn line to the cemetery, and New Ocean street were cleaned once a week. The Danvers and Essex street bridges were cleaned three times a week.
New Ocean street, Walker and Banks roads having been re- surfaced this year, the top surface, of pea stone, is all thrown to the gutters by passing autos. This was all reclaimed and taken to the yard to be mixed over with our patching material and used.
Both Fisherman's and Whale beaches, the latter being in front of the New Ocean House, were cleaned every day during the summer months. Phillips beach in front of the Beach Club and in front of Hotel Preston was cleaned 15 times during the summer.
Snow storms are of an emergency nature and occur any time of the day or night with varying force, our department must always be
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1938]
prepared. Our new equipment includes two new sidewalk plows to take the place of two worn out, and one Baker snow plow for our 1936 White five-ton truck, the old one being turned in toward the purchase price.
Our snow fighting equipment includes the following: one 5-ton White truck 12 years old; one 5-ton White truck bought in 1936; one 11/2-ton Ford truck bought in 1934; one 5-ton tractor bought in 1927 which can only be used to plow snow after a depth of 10 inches or more has fallen; and one sand spreader which is attached to the Ford truck.
All the trucks are equipped with removable bladed plows and the tractor has a V plow. We also have about 500 yards of sand treated with calcium chloride stored at the yard to be used on slippery side- walks and streets.
Snow fences were put up as follows: 1000 feet on Salem street, 200 feet at Crosman and Linden avenues, 200 feet at Atlantic avenue near the Marblehead line and 400 feet at Dale street and Dennison avenue.
Fences rebuilt throughout the town were as follows: 58 feet on Ocean View circle, 40 feet on Humphrey street across from Bradlee avenue on the Hawthorne brook, 152 feet at Essex street bridge, also the floor decking was repaired, 55 feet on King street and 20 feet on Hillcrest circle. The iron fence rails at Fisherman's beach on Hum- phrey street and on the forty steps at Ingalls terrace were repainted.
The following equipment was overhauled and tuned up: Both White trucks, Ford truck, Pontiac coupe, catch basin digger. The steam roller had new tubes put in to replace worn out ones.
Repairs on the department buildings were as follows: Patching roofs of garage, tool and wagon houses. New plank was put on the ramp back of the barn used in case of fire for the horses. A new elec- tric light cable had to be laid to the barn from the street, the same being broken when the new bridge over the State road was built by the federal government.
A very heavy expense to this department this year was due to the hurrican of September 21st. Our men were for weeks cleaning the streets and pulling up stumps of trees blown over. 116 of these tree stumps were taken care of by this department and hauled away. Wherever these stumps were taken from the sidewalks and streets were broken and had to be repaired with asphalt patch or stone dust.
I wish to recommend that Puritan road from the junction of Humphrey street to Galloupe's point be resurfaced with bituminous macadam.
W. P. A. Projects
At the adjourned town meeting of April 5, 1938, the Town Meet- ing Members voted to place all the W. P. A. projects under the supervision of the Surveyor of Highways. Following is a list of projects done this year.
Granite curbing was set in the following streets: Aspen road, Crosman, Monument, Stetson and Suffolk avenues and Humphrey street, a total of 6,841 linear feet of curb being used.
New type El asphalt sidewalks were put in the following streets: Aspen, Elmwood and Orchard roads, Crosman, Maple, Stetson, Suffolk and Monument avenues and Humphrey street, also the walk into the Stanley school and at Abbot park. A total of 8,495 square yards was used.
Both the curb stones and Type El asphalt used on the above projects were purchased under contract.
A new drain 225 feet long, together with four new manholes and five catch basins were put in at Neighborhood road and Orchard cir-
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cle. This drain takes care of surface drainage from parts of Nason and Neighborhood roads and Orchard circle.
On Banks road, between Farragut and Walker roads, the street was resurfaced with bituminous macadam asphalt. 4481/2 tons of crushed stone and 3,163 gallons of asphalt were used. Also there was 20 feet of 12" concrete drain pipe laid and two catch basins built.
On Walker road, between the State road and the B. & M. bridge the street was resurfaced with bituminous macadam asphalt. Ma- terial used here included 983 tons of crushed stone and 9,041 gallons of asphalt. There also was a 335-foot surface drain laid here using 12" concrete pipe. Three catch basins and two manholes were also built.
TIMOTHY J. RYAN, Surveyor of Highways.
Dog Officer
To the Board of Selectmen:
During the year 1938 there were received 205 complaints con- cerning dogs, each of which was investigated and remedied. There were 205 dogs turned over to the dog officer, 34 being restored to their various owners and 171, proven to be stray dogs, were done away with.
All owners who had neglected to license their dogs, as prescribed by statute, have been notified and required to apply for the necessary licenses. There was a total of 671 licenses granted. To the best of my knowledge, there were 49 dogs which succumbed to heat and advanced age, during the past summer.
WILLIS E. SHEPHARD, Dog Officer.
Superintendent of Cemetery
To the Board of Selectmen:
I herewith submit my 24th report as Superintendent of the Swampscott cemetery.
Interments for the year 1938 numbered 76.
Several lots were sold and the money paid to the Town. The storm blew several trees down and damaged several others so badly they were cut down and the wood was given away to needy families. On account of so much rain we were troubled with 75 sunken graves which are all taken care of. Weed killer was applied to all walks and roads. Stone dust was placed where needed. All gates and signs were painted and placed in postion.
THOMAS HANDLEY, Superintendent.
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Board of Assessors
To the Citizens of Swampscott:
The Board of Assessors submits the following report for the year 1938:
The property in the town assessed by the local assessors Jan- uary 1, 1938, amounted to $23,421,571, an increase over the previous year (1937) of $186,948.
The real estate valuation January 1, 1938, was $22,200,540, an increase over the previous year (1937) of $191,365. The valuation of personal estate assessed by the local assessors January 1, 1938, was $1,221,031, a decrease over the previous year (1937) of $4,417. There was charged on the excise tax on automobiles for the year 1938, $37,391.01, a decrease of charges over the previous year (1937) of $1,851.16.
The following tables show how the assessors arrived at the tax rate:
Liabilities, Town of Swampscott, 1938
*STATE ASSESSMENTS:
State Tax 1938
$29,040.00
Auditing Municipal accounts
1,366.89
Charles River Basin Loan fund
2,545.05
Met. Parks loan sinking fund
9,499.55
Met. Planning Division
123.96
Met. Parks Loan sinking fund, series 2
1,131.10
Met. Parks Loan fund, Nantasket, Maintenance
719.45
Wellington Bridge, maintenance
24.23
Veterans' exemption
67.06
Land Taking, Revere
128.27
State Tax Deficit 1937
2,767.50
State Assessment Deficit 1937
598.04
COUNTY ASSESSMENTS:
*County tax
36,056.52
Tuberculosis Hospital
9,653.93
County Tax deficit
783.78
TOWN APPROPRIATIONS:
(a) to be raised by taxation
739,692.48
(b) to be taken from available funds
38,400.00
* Metropolitan water
33.956.95
Debt and Interest. School House
14,461.49
Overlay deficit 1923 (Chap. 59, Sec. 23)
19.50
Overlay deficit 1932 (Chap. 59, Sec. 23)
114.71
Overlay deficit 1933 (Chap. 59, Sec. 23)
141.42
Overlay deficit 1935 (Chap. 59, Sec. 23)
284.28
Overlay (of Current year)
6,000.00
Total
$927,576 14
*As estimated by the Commissioner of Corporations and Taxation.
Assets, Town of Swampscott, 1938
Property tax, valuation $23,421,571 @ $25.00 per $1,000 Available Funds
$585,542.79
111,545.21
Poll taxes, No. of polls 3,121 @ $2.00 each
6,242.00
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Estimated receipts (State Accounts)
Estimated receipts (Town Accounts)
70,615.30 153,630.84
Total assets
$927,576.14
Real Estate Valuation
$22,200,540
Tax
$555,016.79
Personal Valuation
1,221,031
Tax
30,526.00
$23,421,571
$585,542.79
Estimated Receipts
TOWN:
Motor excise
$37,000.00
Licenses and permits
5,500.00
Fines
260.40
Special assessments
7,000.00
General government
847.95
Protection of person and property
425.43
Health and sanitation
1,077.59
Charities
16,200.00
Schools
1,317.55
Libraries
350.29
Recreation: Parks
430.30
Public service enterprises: Water
77,279.00
Interest on taxes and assessments
5,909.00
Vessels
33.33
Total
$153,630.84
STATE:
*Income tax
$65,508.67
*Corporation taxes
4,887.53
*State tax overestimated 1937
219.10
Total
$70,615.30
*As estimated by the Commissioner of Corporations and Taxation.
Table of Aggregates
For the town of Swampscott of polls, property and taxes as assessed January 1, 1938:
Number of persons, partnerships and corporations assessed on property 2,747
Number of polls assessed
3,121
Value of personal estate assessed
$1,221,031
Value of buildings excluding land
$15,370,310
Value of land excluding buildings
$6,830.230
Total value of real estate assessed
$22,200.540
Total value of estates assessed
$23,421,571
Number of horses
6
Number of dwelling houses assessed
2,649
Taxes for State, County and Town Purposes
$30,526.00
On personal estate On real estate
555,016.79
On polls
6,242.00
Total
$591,784.79
Rate of tax per $1,000
$25.00
FRANK E. MORRISON, CLARENCE B. HUMPHREY, WILLIAM H. SUTHERLAND, Board of Assessors.
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REPORT OF BOARD OF ASSESSORS
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Statistics of the Town of Swampscott, 1895-1938
ASSESSORS' VALUATION
JANUARY 1.
Real
Estate
Personal Property
Total Valuation
Rate Taxes per $1,000
Year
Debt
1938
$22,200,540
$1,221,031
$23,421,571
$25.00
1939
$623,500.00
1937
22,009,175
1,225,488
23,234,623
26.40
1938
688,050.00
1936
21,989,840
1,251,017
23,240,857
27.00
1937
715,600.00
1935
22,135,642
1,240,657
23,376,299
29.30
1936
494,650.00
1934
22,257,887
1,215,044
23,472,931
27.00
1935
546,200.00
1933
22,405,423
1,248,975
23,654,398
24.40
1934
440,100.00
1932
22,543,462
1,276,099
23,819,561
26.40
1933
486,300.00
1931
22,523,651
1,168,246
23,691.897
25.50
1932
534,500.00
1930
22,239,452
1,013,203
23,252,655
24.00
1931
538,700.00
1929
21,592,351
1,016,761
22,609,112
24.00
1930
502,600.00
1928
20,977,277
1,862,029
22,839,306
24.00
1929
259,600.00
1927
20,417,314
1,877,468
22,294,782
26.00
1928
296,800.00
1926
19,584,208
1,648,254
21,232,462
28.00
1927
338,000.00
1925
17,870,147
1,643,644
19,513,791
26.00
1926
345,200.00
1924
17,088,098
1,546,498
18,634,596
25.00
1925
246,900.00
1923
16,157,425
1,526,754
17,684,179
26.00
1924
291,900.00
1922
15,321,512
1,414,422
16,735,934
25.00
1923
343,900.00
1921
14,226,510
1,391,298
15,617,808
24.00
1922
341,500.00
1920
14,007,916
1,316,938
15,324,854
23.00
1921
344,100.00
1919
12,771,170
1,179,422
13,950,592
20.00
1920
236,600.00
1918
12,619,556
1,110,776
13,730,332
20.00
1919
251,750.00
1917
12,141,321
1,000,682
13,142,300
20.00
1918
312,000.00
1916
11,532,432
4,928,181
16,460,513
20.00
1917
330,800.00
1915
10,810,305
5,028,193
15,838,498
17.80
1916
363,900.00
1914
10,508,225
3,531,119
14,039.344
16.80
1915
344,100.00
1913
10,028,325
3,174,590
13,202,915
16.40
1914
293,500.00
1912
9,413,525
2,974,381
12,387,906
16.00
1913
276,600.00
1911
9,050,850
2,771,167
11,822,017
15.00
1912
273,150.00
1910
8,489,200
2,698,340
11,187,540
15.00
1911
194,639.00
1909
7,675,905
2,450,021
10,125,926
16.00
1910
184,295.00
1908
7,312,165
2,680,490
9,902,655
16.00
1909
191,295.00
1907
7,099,090
2,317,468
9,317,468
14.50
1908
176,420.00
1906
6,303,625
2,093,820
8,397,445
14.50
1907
167.320.00
1905
6,030,185
2,117,442
8,147,627
14.50
1906
151,320.00
1904
5.489,121
2,206,172
7,695,293
12.90
1905
110,020.00
1903
5,135,124
1,286,981
6,422,105
11.50
1904
114,770.00
1902
4,762,665
1,744,874
6,507,539
12.00
1903
75,270.00
1901
4,668,985
1,598,745
6,267,730
12.00
1902
70,600.00
1900
4,446,900
1,138,275
5,585,175
11.00
1901
68,100.00
1899
4,200,175
1,199,045
5,399,220
11.50
1900
64,300.00
1898
4,135,582
1,318,591
5,454,173
14.00
1899
59,000.00
1897
3,997,975
1,304,163
5,302,138
12.00
1898
71,000.00
1896
3.896,059
1,245,245
5,141,304
12.00
1897
78,250.00
1895
3,756,900
1,444,947
5,201,847
12.00
1896
84,500.00
Net
Year
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RELATIVE STATISTICS CONCERNING APPROPRIATIONS AND VALUATIONS Compiled by Board of Assessors-C. B. Humphrey, F. E. Morrison, W. H. Sutherland.
Liabilities
1934
1935
1936
1937
1938
Overdraft previous year
$1,899.96
$4,812.95
$43.67
$9,139.86
$8,055.17
General government
37,469.40
40,563.00
43,324.00
42,943.00
60,628.64
Protection life and property
106,022.50
113,532.66
106,786.09
117,401.00
110,322.01
Health and Sanitation
34,899.00
38,143.00
33,989.50
40,019.00
34,575.00
Highways and Bridges
110,833.27
108,602.69
112,875.00
99,710.00
118,010.00
Charities and soldiers' relief
39,562.28
52,499.46
58,482.24
66,231.40
65,259.96
Education
190,208.46
189,076.00
187,772.00
199,297.00
197,397.00
Libraries
11,045.00
11,454.00
12,839.00
11,000.00
11,055.00
Recreation
14,129.00
16,000.00
17,034.00
16,384.00
15,128.00
Cemeteries
5,805.00
5,605.00
6,540.00
2,660.00
6,475.00
Unclassified
19,546.39
37,950.34
19,850.24
7,236.00
15,329.56
Maturing debt
55,050.00
50,050.00
41,050.00
53,538.43
45,050.00
Maturing debt interest
33,174.00
26,518.75
25,376.00
23,155.75
22,683.00
State Tax
35,200.00
35,055.00
36,900.00
42,435.00
29,040.00
State Assessments
16,368.25
14,484.10
14,672.41
14,758.88
15,605.54
County Tax
28,596.86
33,636.66
35,386.04
34,667.09
36,056.52
County Assessments
9,064.70
5,937.49
8,046.12
9,312.05
9,653.93
Overlay
8,343.27
8,000.00
10,410.91
6,000.00
6,000.00
Totals
$757,217.34
$791,921.10
$771,377.22
$795,888.46
$806,324.33
Above figures represent moneys appropriated at Town Meetings.
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TOWN DOCUMENTS
TO BE RAISED BY RECEIPTS AND TAXES ON PROPERTY
Assets
Estimated receipts
1934 $116,840.21 00.00 6,608.00 633, 769.13
1935 $100,489.54 00.00 6,506.00 684,925.56
1936 $114,912.08 22,500.00 6,462.00 627,503.14
1937 $127,232.28 49,251.77 6,178.00 613,226.41
1938 $146,967.14 67,575.92
Transfers
Poll taxes
6,242.00
Property taxes
..
Totals
$757,217.34
$791,921.10
$771,377.22
$795,888.46
$806,324.33
APPROPRIATIONS FOR WATER DEPARTMENT OR MONEY RAISED ON BOND ISSUES NOT INCLUDED IN ABOVE FIGURES
Amounts bonded
$00.00
$00.00
$269,000.00
$33,000.00
$00.00
Value of buildings
15,402.015.00
15,329,891.00
15,208,975.00
15,209,270.00
15,370,310.00
Value of land
6,855,872.00
6,805,751.00
6,780,865.00
6,799,905.00
6,830,230.00
Value of personal property
1,215,044.00
1,240,657.00
1,251,017.00
1,225,448.00
1,221,031.00
Total valuations
23,472,931.00
23,376,299.00
23,240,857.00
23,234,623.00
23,421,571.00
Tax rate
27.00
29.30
27.00
26.40
25.00
Polls
3,304
3,253
3,231
3,089
3,121
Population 10,486.
In addition to the above, $36,207.00 was appropriated at a Special Town Meeting held on October 4, 1938, after the Tax Rate was fixed. $36,207.00 was transferred from the Excess and Deficiency Account.
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585,539.27
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Weights and Measures
To the Board of Selectmen:
I herewith submit my report for 1938:
Scales
Adjusted
Sealed
Not Sealed
Con- demned
Platform, over 10,000 lbs.
0
2
1
0
Platform, 100 to 5,000 lbs.
1
7
0
0
Counter, under 100 lbs.
6
26
0
0
Beam, 100 to 5,000 lbs.
0
1
0
0
Spring, 100 to 5,000 lbs.
0
4
0
0
Spring, under 100 lbs.
6
21
0
0
Computing, under 100 lbs.
13
27
0
2
Person weigher (slot)
0
5
0
1
Prescription
0
5
0
0
Weights
Avoirdupois
1
60
0
5
Apothecary
0
61
0
10
Metric
0
17
0
0
Volumetric Measures
Vehicle tanks
0
3
0
0
Liquid measures over 1 gal.
0
1
0
0
Liquid measures under 1 gal.
0
38
0
1
Dry measures
0
8
0
0
Automatic Liquid-Measuring Devices
Gasoline pumps
0
3
12
0
Stops on pumps
0
23
0
0
Gasoline meter systems
9
57
0
3
Oil pumps
0
2
1
0
Tank truck meter systems
13
23
0
0
Bulk station meter systems
0
3
0
0
Grease-measuring devices
2
27
0
0
Totals
51
424
14
22
Trial Re-Weighings
Total No. Tested
Number Correct
Incorrect
Under
Over
Beans
54
52
1
1
Bread
29
29
0
0
Butter
184
175
9
0
Coal (in paper bags)
52
47
1
4
Coal (in transit)
2
0
0
2
Confectionery
63
63
0
0
Dry commodities
105
103
2
0
Flour
77
77
0
0
Fruits and vegetables
161
137
1
23
Kindling wood (in paper bags)
3
3
0
0
Lard
91
91
0
0
Meats and provisions
57
54
0
3
Potatoes
99
87
6
6
Totals
977
918
20
39
149
REPORT OF BUILDING INSPECTOR
1938]
Inspections
Paper or fibre cartons
28
Pedlars' licenses Milk jars Coal certificates
279
Markings of:
Bread
26
Food packages
83
Coal in paper bags
11
Coke in paper bags
3
Kindling wood in paper bags
10
Wholesale milk cans
4
Clinical thermometers
70
Pedlars' scales
4
Ice scales
3
Ice cream cans
16
Oil jars
79
Other inspections
237
Total
883
Tests Made
Retests of gasoline devices after sealing
20
Berry baskets
2
Manufacturers' sealed milk jars
6
Approved paper cartons
7
Oil jars
5
Municipal reweighings or measuring
10
Total
50
C. WALTER BURRILL, Sealer of Weights and Measures.
Building Inspector
To the Board of Selectmen:
I herewith submit the following report for 1938:
Dwellings
Permits Issued
Estimated Cost $229,000.00 20,960.00
New
Alterations and additions
23
Private garages
New
36
17,100.00
Alterations and additions
2
180.00
Miscellaneous
Restaurants (alterations)
2
1,700.00
Stores (alterations)
5
1,345.00
Refrigerator building
1
800.00
Elevator
1
2,800.00
2
Demolish dwellings
36
21
9
150
TOWN DOCUMENTS
[Dec. 31
Demolish barrack Demolish barn Demolish restaurant Demolish shed
1
1
1
1
Building permits Permits to shingle
112
84
Total permits
196
Number of inspections (buildings)
315
Number of inspections (shingling)
84
399
Amount of building fees collected
$142.00
Elevator operators' licenses issued New
5
5.00
Renewals
1
.50
$147.50
All hotels and elevators have been inspected and returns made to the State. Several complaints of violations of the building laws have been investigated and in all cases adjustments made.
Frequent examinations were made of buildings in course of con- struction and repair.
RAYMOND O. DOANE, Building Inspector.
Board of Appeals
Board of Selectmen:
The Board of Appeals acted upon three matters during the year of 1938.
On January 13, the Board granted the petition of Chester Lowe, 50 New Ocean street, to enclose the existing front piazza within the setback area.
On July 25, the Board granted the petition of Catherine C. Vin- cent to construct a one-car garage at 19 Oceanview road, not nearer than fifteen feet from the street line.
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