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Beginning at the Northeast intersection of Humphrey street and Salem street, thence running N33-16-40W along Easterly line of Salem street for a distance of thirty-five feet (35.00) thence curv- ing to the left over land of Irene R. Wyman, with a radius of twenty-five and five hundredths feet, for a distance of forty-seven and fifty-eight hundredths feet (47.58) to the Northerly line of Hum- phrey street thence S37-54-20W along the northerly line of Hum- phrey street for a distance of thirty-five feet (35.00) to the point of beginning and containing 281 sq. ft. of land.
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Article 12. To see if the town will vote to purchase a truck and appropriate money therefor or take any action relative thereto.
Article 13. To see if the Town will authorize the borrowing of a sum of money in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 49 of the Acts of 1933 as amended, for ordinary maintenance expenses, and authorize the Board of Assessors to use the sum so borrowed, with other estimated receipts, in fixing the tax rate, or take any action relative thereto, as recommended by James W. Buchanan.
Article 14. 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 an at- tested copy thereof at the Town Hall, Post Office, and in at least two public and conspicuous places in each precinct in the town and at or in the immediate vicinity of each railroad station in the town not less than seven days before the day appointed for said meeting.
Hereof fail not, and make due return of this Warrant, with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk at the time and place of meeting aforesaid.
Given under our hands this twenty-first day of March, A.D., 1939.
ROBERT G. BYRNE, JAMES W. BUCHANAN, PHILIP E. BESSOM, Selectmen of Swampscott.
A true copy. Attest: WAYNE ANDERSON, 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 two public and conspicuous places in each precinct in the town, and at or in the im- mediate vicinity of each railroad station in Swampscott on Satur- day, March 26, 1939, the posting of said notices being seven days before the time of said meeting.
WAYNE ANDERSON, Constable.
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING Tuesday, April 4, 1939
In accordance with the warrant the town meeting members as- sembled at the Town Hall, and were called to order by the Modera- tor, John R. Hurlburt, at 7.40 P.M., the necessary quorum being present (134). The new town meeting members were sworn in by the Town Clerk.
The warrant with the return thereon was read by Malcolm F. MacLean, Jr., Town Clerk.
The report of the Finance Committee was read by James W. Santry, Chairman.
Voted: Article 1. To accept the report of the Finance Commit- tee and adopt their recommendations as follows:
That the town appropriate the sum of eighteen thousand one hundred fifty dollars ($18,150) from the Special Highway Fund as provided by Chapter 2 of the Acts of 1939 to be used by the High- way Department for highway maintenance wages.
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Voted: Article 2. To accept the report of the Finance Commit- tee and adopt their recommendations as follows:
That upon receiving proper approval from the Commissioner of Corporations and Taxation there be transferred from the Excess and Deficiency Fund of the town to the account of Current Revenues to be used and applied by the Board of Assessors in reduction of the tax levy such sum as the said Board of Assessors may deem advisable.
Voted: Article 3. To authorize the Moderator to appoint a committee to study and investigate the necessity of printing town reports and the necessity or advisability of making any change in the present procedure followed by the town in respect to preparation, printing and/or delivery of such reports; and to further study any matter relative to such town reports; said Committee to make a report thereon to the Town Meeting Members at any subsequent special or annual town meeting and to report on the advisability of the Finance Committee printing in their report to the Town Meet- ings the reasons for their recommendations on each article.
Voted: Article 4. To authorize the Moderator to appoint a com- mittee to study the matter of obtaining a new Post Office Building in the Town of Swampscott; said Committee to report back to the Town Meeting Members at any subsequent special or annual town meeting, or take any action relative thereto.
Voted: Article 5. To accept the report of the Finance Commit- tee and adopt their recommendations as follows:
That the town appropriate the sum of eleven hundred dollars ($1100.) for the purpose of replacing the present furnaces in the Town Hall with new heating equipment as recommended by the Board of Selectmen.
Voted: Article 6. To accept the report of the Finance Commit- tee and adopt their recommendations as follows:
That the town fix the compensation of the Superintendent of Parks at $50.00 per week as recommended by the Board of Park Commissioners.
Voted: Article 7. 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 8. To amend Section One of Chapter II-"B" of the Town By-Laws, by striking out the last sentence of said section and substituting in place thereof the following: "After the counting and declaration of votes for officers at an annual town meeting, said meeting shall be adjourned to the second Tuesday in March next thereafter at 7.45 P.M. at the Town Hall, and at which time, and at any further adjournment thereof the remaining articles of the war- rant shall be taken up." so as to read as follows:
Chapter II-"B"-Section 1.
The annual town meeting shall be held on the third Monday in February in each year. For the election of officers at said annual town meeting, or at any special town meeting, unless otherwise pro- vided by law, polls shall be open at seven o'clock in the forenoon and shall remain open until seven o'clock at night. After the count- ing and declaration of votes for officers at an annual town meeting, said meeting shall be adjourned to the second Tuesday in March next thereafter at 7.45 P.M. at the Town Hall, and at which time, and at any further adjournment thereof, the remaining articles of the warrant shall be taken up.
Unanimous.
Voted to omit the reading of Article 9.
Voted: Article 9. 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 10. To accept the report of the Finance Commit- tee and adopt their recommendations as follows:
That action on this article be indefinitely postponed.
Voted to omit the reading of Article 11.
Voted: Article 11. 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 12. 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 13. 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 14. To accept the report of the Finance Commit- tee and adopt their recommendations as follows:
That action on this article be indefinitely postponed. Dissolved at 9.10 P.M.
Attest:
MALCOLM F. MACLEAN, JR., Town Clerk.
ADJOURNED ANNUAL TOWN MEETING
Tuesday, April 4, 1939
In accordance with the adjournment of Tuesday, February 28, 1939 the town meeting members assembled at the Town Hall and were called to order at 9.15 P.M. by John R. Hurlburt, Moderator. There were 134 town meeting members present.
Voted that the reading of the records of the last meeting be omitted.
Voted to consider each department separately and individually.
Mr. Santry read the recommendations of the Finance Commit- tee which were accepted except for the following amendments:
Selectmen's Contingent Fund WPA-Salary of Co-ordinator to run from April 4 to December 31, 1939.
Assessors Wages
$3,700.00
Others
1,100.00
Total
$4,800.00
Contributory Retirement Funds:
Pension Accumulation Fund
$7,221.00
Clerical Assistance
936.00
Bonds required by State
150.00
Office expenses
50.00
Interest deficiency on funds
142.82
Total
$8,499.82
Health Department
Health Officer, $2,180.50. Total wages, $3,772.50.
Park Department
Wages of employees of Tree and Moth Departments transferred to the Park Department to run from April 4 to December 31, 1939.
Voted that the item for water of $71,179.00 be taken from the receipts of the Water Department for the current year. ·
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GENERAL GOVERNMENT
Salaries and Wages $100.00
Others
Total
Moderator
$100.00
Finance Committee
$275.00
275.00
Town Meeting
20.00
80.00
100.00
Selectmen
2,892.00
625.00
3,517.00
Selectmen's Contingent Fund
400.00
400.00
Selectmen's Contingent Fund WPA
988.00
140.00
1,128.00
Town Accountant
3,432.00
400.00
3,832.00
Town Treasurer
1,600.00
2,340.00
3,940.00
Certification of Notes & Bonds
50.00
50.00
Law
.
1,250.00
Collector of Taxes
2,592.00
2,712.40
5,304.40
Town Clerk
1,236.00
367.50
1,603.50
Assessors
3,700.00
1,100.00
4,800.00
Election and Registration
1,872.00
1,315.00
3,187.00
Engineering
6,660.00
500.00
7,160.00
Town Hall
3,120.00
2,876.00
5,996.00
Planning Board
50.00
100.00
150.00
Board of Appeals
50.00
45.00
95.00
Contributory Retirement Funds
936.00
7,563.82
8,499.82
PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY
Police
38,575.74
4,350.00
42,925.74
Fire
40,400.00
4,000.00
44,400.00
Moth
1,120.00
736.34
1,856.34
Tree Warden
840.00
372.91
1,212.91
Forest Warden
150.00
25.00
175.00
Constable
100.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures
450.00
180.00
630.00
Inspector of Buildings
1,035.00
50.00
1,085.00
Inspector of Animals
220.00
Dog Officer
400.00
250.00
650.00
Insurance
HEALTH AND SANITATION
Health
3,772.50
3,900.00
7,672.50
Health Nurse
1,300.00
50.00
1,350.00
Refuse and Garbage
1,000.00
150.00
1,150.00
District Nurse
600.00
Sewer
6,320.00
3,140.00
9,460.00
Brooks
75.00
Emergency Sewer
250.00
Particular Sewers
100.00
CEMETERY
Cemetery
5,820.00
874.00
6,694.00
Voted: That the sum of $885.60 be transferred from Cemetery Lots Income Fund Account and that the sum of $5,808.40 be trans- ferred from Cemetery Lots Fund to the account of Cemetery Wages and Others and that $5,820.00 be used for Wages and $874.00 for Others as shown in above budget.
HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES
Highway Lighting Streets
42,200.00
27,300.00
69,500.00
...
· . . . 24,500.00
4,896.92
13,000.00
Dental Clinic
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CHARITIES
Salaries and
Wages
Others
Total
Public Welfare
1,692.00
25,275.00
26,967.00
Old Age Assistance
1,592.00
30,900.00
32,492.00
Soldiers Relief
350.00
8,000.00
8,350.00
State and Military Aid
1,490.00
Pensions and Compensation
.
SCHOOLS
Schools
198,583.00
Traveling Expense Outside State
100.00
LIBRARY
Library
7,630.00
4,180.00
11,810.00
Park
14,193.00
6,355.75
20,548.75
UNCLASSIFIED
Trust Fund Custodians' Bond
50.00
Legion Lease
1,350.00
V. F. W. Lease
650.00
Memorial Day
400.00
Printing Town Reports
1,110.46
Reserve Fund
5,000.00
Transfer from Overlay Reserve to Reserve Fund $5,000.00
INTEREST, MATURING DEBT AND AGENCY
Interest
20,082.75
Maturing Debt
47,351.25
Agency
9,683.28
Voted: Article 9. To accept the report of the Finance Com- mittee and adopt their recommendations as follows:
That the town authorize the Board of Assessors, the Board of Park Commissioners, and the Planning Board each to appoint a member of such boards to act as secretary therefor and to receive the sum of fifty dollars ($50) each as compensation as provided for in the budget of said boards as provided by Chapter 41, Section 4A of the General Laws, Tercentenary Edition.
Voted: Article 12. That action on this article be indefinitely postponed.
Voted: Article 13. To accept the report of the Finance Com- mittee and adopt their recommendations as follows:
That the sum of $1,903.89 be appropriated to the account of unpaid bills contracted prior to January 1, 1939, and remaining un- paid at the time of closing the books for the year 1938:
Town Hall
$ .60
Board of Public Welfare
1,240.55
Tree Warden
1.90
Park Department
23.55
Soldiers Relief
72.29
Highway Department Law
33.00
532.00
Total
$1,903.89
Voted: Article 16. To accept the report of the Finance Com- mittee and adopt their recommendations as follows:
That action on this article be indefinitely postponed.
Voted: Article 17. To accept the report of the Finance Com- mittee and adopt their recommendations as follows:
That action on this article be indefinitely postponed.
Voted: Articles 18 through 25 be taken up together.
.... .
PARKS
6,720.72
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Voted: Article 18. To accept the report of the Finance Com- mittee and adopt their recommendations as follows:
That the sum of fourteen hundred dollars ($1400) be transferred from the Water Available Surplus to relay the water main in Phil- lips avenue, a distance of about 495 feet, and that extra employees necessary be procured from the Unemployed, as recommended by the Water and Sewerage Board.
Voted: Article 19. To accept the report of the Finance Com- mittee and adopt their recommendations as follows:
That the sum of eleven hundred dollars ($1100) be transferred from the Water Available Surplus to relay the water main in Brad- lee avenue, a distance of about 425 feet, and that extra employees necessary be procured from the Unemployed, as recommended by the Water and Sewerage Board.
Voted: Article 20. To accept the report of the Finance Com- mittee and adopt their recommendations as follows:
That the sum of fourteen hundred dollars ($1400) be transferred from the Water Available Surplus to relay the water main in Shel- ton road, a distance of about 465 feet, and that extra employees necessary be procured from the Unemployed, as recommended by the Water and Sewerage Board.
Voted: Article 21. To accept the report of the Finance Com- mittee and adopt their recommendations as follows:
That the sum of fifty-three hundred dollars ($5300) be trans- ferred from the Water Available Surplus to relay the water main in Burrill street, a distance of about 950 feet, and that extra em- ployees necessary be procured from the Unemployed, as recommend- ed by the Water and Sewerage Board.
Voted: Article 22. To accept the report of the Finance Com- mittee and adopt their recommendations as follows:
That the sum of twenty-three hundred dollars ($2300) be trans- ferred from the Water Available Surplus to lay a water main in Lexington circle, a distance of about 438 feet, and that extra em- ployees necessary be procured from the Unemployed, as recommend- ed by the Water and Sewerage Board.
Voted: Article 23. To accept the report of the Finance Com- mittee and adopt their recommendations as follows:
That the sum of two thousand dollars ($2000) be transferred from the Water Available Surplus to lay a water main in Brooks terrace, a distance of about 355 feet, and that extra employees nec- essary be procured from the Unemployed, as recommended by the Water and Sewerage Board.
Voted: Article 24. To accept the report of the Finance Com- mittee and adopt their recommendations as follows:
That the sum of two thousand dollars ($2000) be transferred from the Water Available Surplus to lay a water main in Plymouth avenue, a distance of about 355 feet, and that extra employees nec- essary be procured from the Unemployed, as recommended by the Water and Sewerage Board.
Voted: Article 25. To accept the report of the Finance Com- mittee and adopt their recommendations as follows:
That the sum of eight hundred dollars ($800) be transferred from the Water Available Surplus to lay a water main in Lewis road, a distance of about 150 feet, and that extra employees neces- sary be procured from the Unemployed, as recommended by the Water and Sewerage Board.
Voted: Article 26. That action on this article be indefinitely postponed. .
Voted: Article 29. To accept the report of the Finance Com- mittee and adopt their recommendations as follows:
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That the sum of $800.00 be appropriated for the purchase of 1000 feet of 21/2-inch cotton rubber lined hose as recommended by the Board of Fire Engineers.
Voted: Article 30. To accept the report of the Finance Com- mittee and adopt their recommendations as follows:
That the sum of $475.00 be appropriated for the purchase of six tires and tubes as recommended by the Board of Fire Engineers.
Voted: Article 31. To accept the report of the Finance Com- mittee and adopt their recommendations as follows:
That the town authorize the Board of Public Welfare to appoint one of its own members as agent and investigating officer and fix the salary of such appointee at twelve hundred dollars ($1200) per year as provided by Chapter 41, Section 4A of the General Laws, Tercentenary Edition.
Voted: Article 32. To accept the report of the Finance Com- mittee and adopt their recommendations as follows:
That the town authorize the Bureau of Old Age Assistance to appoint one of its own members as agent and investigating officer. Voted: Article 33. To accept the report of the Finance Com- mittee and adopt their recommendations as follows:
That the town appropriate the sum of five hundred dollars ($500) for the proper observance of the Fourth of July.
Voted: Article 34. To accept the report of the Finance Com- mittee and adopt their recommendations as follows:
That the town appropriate the sum of three hundred dollars ($300) for the proper observance of Armistice Day.
Voted: Article 36. To accept the report of the Finance Com- mittee and adopt their recommendations as follows:
That the town appropriate the sum of seven hundred fifty dol- lars ($750) for the use of the Works Progress Administration Recre- ational Project for the purchase or hire of materials, supplies or equipment.
Voted: Article 41. To accept the report of the Finance Com- mittee and adopt their recommendations as follows:
That action on this article be indefinitely postponed.
Voted: Articles 42 through 46 be taken up together.
Voted: Article 42. To accept the report of the Finance Com- mittee and adopt their recommendations as follows:
That action on this article be indefinitely postponed.
Voted: Article 43. To accept the report of the Finance Com- mittee and adopt their recommendations as follows:
That action on this article be indefinitely postponed.
Voted: Article 44. To accept the report of the Finance Com- mittee and adopt their recommendations as follows:
That action on this article be indefinitely postponed.
Voted: Article 45. That the town lay a surface water drain from the catch basin on Burrill street easterly to the old culvert at the property line of Leverett T. Holder on Elmwood road about 460 feet; that the said work be done as a Works Progress Administration Project under the supervision of the Surveyor of Highways and that the said Surveyor be authorized to purchase and hire the necessary equipment, materials and supplies and that the sum of $1,000.00 be appropriated therefor.
Voted: Article 46. To accept the report of the Finance Com- mittee and adopt their recommendations as follows:
That action on this article be indefinitely postponed.
Voted: Article 47. To accept the report of the Finance Com- mittee and adopt their recommendations as follows:
That the town lay a sewer on Hampshire street for a distance of approximately three hundred fourteen (314) feet and that the sum of twenty-seven hundred dollars ($2700) be appropriated therefor.
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Voted: Article 48. To accept the report of the Finance Com- mittee and adopt their recommendations as follows:
That action on this article be indefinitely postponed.
Voted: Article 49. To accept the report of the Finance Com- mittee and adopt their recommendations as follows:
That the sum of twenty-five hundred dollars ($2500) be appro- priated to be expended as the town's proportionate share for pur- chase and hire of necessary equipment, materials, and supplies for such federal projects as the Board of Selectmen may sponsor.
Voted: Article 50. To accept the report of the Finance Com- mittee and adopt their recommendations as follows:
That the town carry on a sidewalk construction program under the supervision of the Surveyor of Highways and that said Sur- veyor of Highways be authorized to purchase and hire the necessary equipment, materials, and supplies therefor and that said work be done as a Works Progress Administration project under the super- vision of the said Surveyor; the new sidewalk construction to be done under the Continuous Sidewalk Act and that the sum of seven thousand dollars ($7000) be appropriated therefor.
Voted: Articles 51 through 54 be taken up together.
Voted: Article 51. To accept the report of the Finance Com- mittee and adopt their recommendations as follows:
That action on this article be indefinitely postponed.
Voted: Article 52. To accept the report of the Finance Com- mittee and adopt their recommendations as follows:
That action on 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 on this article be indefinitely postponed.
Voted: Article 55. To accept the report of the Finance Com- mittee and adopt their recommendations as follows:
That the placing of electric wires underground in the Town of Swampscott be referred to the Planning Board for further study and consideration and that the said Planning Board report its find- ings and recommendations to the next town meeting.
Voted: Article 56. To accept the report of the Planning Board and adopt their recommendations as follows:
That the premises at 477-479 Humphrey street be rezoned from a residential zone to a business zone as petitioned for by Agnes M. Cooney.
97 in favor and no one against.
Voted: Article 58. To accept the report of the Finance Com- mittee and adopt their recommendations as follows:
That action on this article be indefinitely postponed.
Voted: Article 59. To accept the report of the Finance Com- mittee and adopt their recommendations as follows:
That action on this article be indefinitely postponed.
Voted: Article 60. To accept the report of the Finance Com- mittee and adopt their recommendations as follows:
That the town provide surface water drains at the foot of Cros- man avenue to take care of the flood conditions in that vicinity; that said work be done as a Works Progress Administration Project under the supervision of the Surveyor of Highways and that the said Surveyor be authorized to purchase and hire the necessary equipment, materials, and supplies and that the sum of thirty-three hundred dollars ($3300) be appropriated therefor.
Voted: Article 64. To accept the report of the Finance Com- mittee and adopt their recommendations as follows:
That action on this article be indefinitely postponed.
Voted to dispense with the reading of articles 67, 68 and 69.
Voted: Article 67. To accept the report of the Finance Com- mittee and adopt their recommendations as follows:
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That action on this article be indefinitely postponed.
Voted: Article 68. To accept the report of the Finance Com- mittee and adopt their recommendations as follows: That action on this article be indefinitely postponed. Voted: Article 69. To accept the report of the Finance Com- mittee and adopt their recommendations as follows:
That action on this article be indefinitely postponed.
Voted: Article 70. That action on this article be indefinitely postponed. Dissolved at 11.40 P.M. Attest:
MALCOLM F. MACLEAN, JR., Town Clerk.
April 7, 1939
On the above date notice was received from the Moderator of the appointment of Harry D. Linscott, 72 Greenwood avenue, as a member of the Finance Committee in place of Robert M. Leonard, 176 Aspen Road, who has resigned. Attest:
MALCOLM F. MacLEAN, JR., Town Clerk.
April 26, 1939
On the above date notice was received from the Moderator of the appointment of the following committee to investigate the ad- visability of a new Post Office in Swampscott: William H. McCarty, 64 Bradlee avenue. Henry S. Baldwin, 141 Elmwood road. Albert S. Hills, 137 Norfolk avenue. Attest:
MALCOLM F. MacLEAN, JR., Town Clerk.
April 28, 1939
On the above date notice was received of the approval of the Attorney General of the by-laws adopted by the Town of Swamp- scott under Articles 8 and 66.
Article 8 was also approved by the Attorney General.
In accordance with the provisions of Section 32 of Chapter 40 the by-laws adopted by the Town of Swampscott under Articles 8 and 66 were published in the Lynn Item May 4, 5 and 6 and in the Lynn Telegram May 5, 6 and 7.
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