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Essex Oil Co., Inc., 197 Essex Street.
Louis A. Hershman, 134-148 Humphrey Street.
Clarence Joslyn, 658 Humphrey Street.
Parisian Dry Cleansing Co., 138 Humphrey Street.
Progressive Cleansers Co., d/b/a Lee Cleansers, 162 Humphrey Street.
John A. Purdon, d/b/a Swampscott Standard Garage, 460 Hum- phrey Street.
Cecil R. Fitzpatrick & Frank J. Ripley, d/b/a Ripley & Fitzpatrick, 26 Puritan Road.
Shore Line Import Co., Inc., 503 Humphrey Street.
William Welch, d/b/a Oceanside Garage, 12 Pine Street.
Charles F. Young, d/b/a Bickford's Pharmacy, 135 Burrill Street.
POOL LICENSE:
James D. Bentley, 217 Burrill Street.
SEVEN-DAY COMMON VICTUALLERS:
Blaney's Inc., 153-155 Humphrey Street.
Edythe S. Bradford, d/b/a Patricia Gift Shoppe, 99 Paradise Road. John F. Campbell, d/b/a Jack's Variety Store, 434 Humphrey Street.
John F. Campbell, d/b/a Jack's Stand, 410 Humphrey Street. Almerida Chabot, d/b/a Al's Variety, 509 Humphrey Street.
Doane's Inc., 131-141 Humphrey Street.
Doane's Inc., 149 Humphrey Street.
F. Elmer Eaton, d/b/a Eaton the Druggist, 146 Humphrey Street. Robert B. Hegarty, 357 Essex Street.
Louis A. Hershman, d/b/a Hershman's Delicatessen, 136-138 Hum- phrey Street.
C. P. Jeffers Drug Store, 164 Humphrey Street.
Mary C. Mair, d/b/a Mair's Home Bakery, 112 Burrill Street. George Miller, d/b/a Humpty-Dumpty, 414-420 Humphrey Street. Charles F. Young, d/b/a Bickford's Pharmacy, 135 Burrill Street. Ida Zeitlan, 52 Pine Street.
TAXI:
William H. Carroll, 148 Burrill Street (3).
Wilbur C. Fuller, 148 Burrill Street (3).
Ray W. Griffin, 489 Humphrey Street.
Helen F. Waldron, New Ocean House Garage, Humphrey Street (3).
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USED CAR DEALERS:
Joseph J. Carroll, d/b/a Carroll's Auto Sales, 148 Burrill Street. Anthony J. Gandolfo, 182 Paradise Road.
William Welch, 12 Pine Street.
ZONING PERMITS:
Gladys J. Bartlett, Grocery Store, 402 Humphrey Street.
Booma-Breed, Inc., Building Addition, 144 Stetson Avenue.
Henry B. Allen & Howard Brackett, Sheet Metal Work Shop, 436 Humphrey Street.
John A. Campbell, d/b/a Jack's Stand, Sandwiches, Tonic, etc., 408- 410 Humphrey Street.
Harvey & Jeanne Craig, Record Shop, 130 Humphrey Street.
Mabel L. Cronk, Antique and General Utility Shop, 99 Paradise Road.
Harvey Douglas Company, Storing Purposes, 245 Burrill Street. Leroy D. Durkee, d/b/a Roy Durkee's Farm Market, Fruit, Produce and Meats, 163 Burrill Street.
Aagot Jorgensen and Esther Foss, Massage Department, 463 Hum- phrey Street.
James H. Landon, d/b/a Ma Webland, Industrial Canteen Business, 27 New Ocean Street.
George Miller, Restaurant, 414-420 Humphrey Street.
Francis L. Smith, Parking Lot, 424 Humphrey Street.
Gladys Clark & Mildred Snell, d/b/a The Gladmil Shop, Dress Shop, 158 Humphrey Street.
Paul E. Staples, d/b/a Swampscott Housewares Store, Retailing Housewares, 208 Humphrey Street.
BUDGET FOR 1945
The following are the amounts requested by the various officers, boards, and committees for the conduct of their departments during the year 1945:
General Government
Budget 1945
Expenditures 1944
Moderator
$ 100.00
$ 100.00
Finance Committee
450.00
400.12
Town Meeting
85.00
46.00
Selectmen
4,990.84
4,689.73
Accounting
5,414.20
5,131.53
Treasury
8,450.00
4,571.37
Certification of Notes and Bonds
50.00
8.00
Law
1,750.00
1,285.00
Collector of Taxes
6,155.50
5,575.36
Town Clerk
2,929.00
2,749.89
Election and Registration
5,287.50
6,161.03
Assessors
6,276.00
4,693.57
Engineering
9,401.40
8,695.30
Town Hall
6,548.80
5,892.49
Planning Board
200.00
87.09
Board of Appeals
157.50
142.11
Contributory Retirement Funds
21,842.18
16,519.23
Totals
$80,087.92
$66,747.82
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Protection of Persons and Property
Police
$49,567.00
$48,429.71
Fire
63,288.00
56,160.43
Forest Warden
413.80
406.45
Inspector of Buildings
975.00
943.72
Sealer of Weights and Measures
820.00
820.00
Dog Officer
1,170.00
883.36
Constable
100.00
100.00
Insurance
5,000.00
5,837.25
Totals
$121,333.80
$113,580.92
Health and Sanitation
Health
$10,060.00
$8,584.36
Health Nurse
1,870.00
1,596.38
Dental Clinic
1,350.00
1,250.00
District Nurse
825.00
825.00
Refuse and Garbage
18,500.00
18,500.00
Sewer
11,404.90
10,588.74
Brooks
300.00
65.52
Particular Sewers
200.00
129.50
Emergency Sewers
1,000.00
4,650.48
Totals
$45,509.90
$46,189.98
Highways and Bridges
Highway
$113,327.85
$89,545.00
Lighting Streets
27,000.00
24,664.33
Totals
$140,327.85
$114,209.33
Charities and Soldiers' Benefits
Public Welfare
$15,276.20
$11,976.40
Old Age Assistance
41,500.00
39,727.69
Soldiers' Benefits
4,355.00
3,404.39
State and Military Aid, War Allowance No. 2
1,170.00
519.00
Pensions and Compensation
8,251.53
6,591.17
Workmen's Compensation
90.00
1,138.00
Aid to Dependent Children
6,250.00
3,481.85
Totals
$76,892.73
$66,838.50
School and Library
School
$233,470.00
$230,905.78
Travelling Expense Outside State
100.00
.. .....
.....
Library
16,070.00
14,176.92
Totals
$249,640.00
$245,082.70
Recreation and Unclassified
Park
$41,271.45
$31,396.16
Legion Lease
1,350.00
1,350.00
Veterans of Foreign Wars Lease
650.00
650.00
Printing Town Reports
1,529.76
1,434.28
Memorial Day
600.00
650.00
Reserve Fund
7,500.00
7,196.44
Totals
$52,901.21
$42,676.88
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Enterprises
$24,694.84
$21,444.56
Metropolitan Water Tax Cemetery
35,000.00
33,933.70
9,465.20
9,190.69
Totals
$79,160.04
$64,568.95
Grand Totals
$844,323.69
$691,147.26
FINANCIAL
We urge that most careful and critical consideration be given by Town Meeting Members and all other townspeople to the matter of expenditures during this most critical time when Federal taxes and War Bond purchases are such a heavy drain on incomes. In 1944, Swampscott was included in the minority of Massachusetts munici- palities that suffered an increase of tax rate. It is our considered opinion that a tax rate of $30.00 is far too high for a town having our valuation, population and small area.
Swampscott town employees generally deserve and are now re- ceiving compensation in excess of the prevailing rates in neighboring municipalities. Accordingly, we recommend that no permanent wage or salary increases be voted this year except to correct any gross inequity in pay that may be shown to exist.
We further recommend that the existing $125.00 per year tem- porary increase be continued for such employees or positions as now receive the same until the effective date of action on this matter by the 1946 Annual Town Meeting.
In conclusion of our report, we wish to extend our thanks to the various committees and officials of the town for their co-operation during the year.
PHILIP E. BESSOM, Chairman; ALBERT S. HILLS, JAMES W. BUCHANAN, Board of Selectmen.
Water Emergency Water
10,000.00
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Town Warrant
Monday, February 19, 1945
Essex, ss.
To either of the Constables of the Town of Swampscott in said County : GREETING:
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are directed to notify the inhabitants of the Town of Swampscott qualified to vote in elections and in town affairs, to assemble in their respective precincts, in said Swampscott, to wit-
In Precinct One-Polling Place-Machon School on Burpee Road. In Precinct Two-Polling Place-Phoenix Bowling Alleys, 217 Burrill Street.
In Precinct Three-Polling Place-Town Hall on Burrill Street.
In Precinct Four-Polling Place-Clarke School, adjoining Abbott Park.
In Precinct Five-Polling Place-Odd Fellows' Hall, 115 Elmwood Road.
In Precinct Six -- Polling Place-Hadley School on Redington Street. In Precinct Seven-Polling Place-Essex Oil Filling Station, 638 Humphrey Street.
In Precinct Eight-Polling Place-Phillips Beach Fire Engine House, Phillips Avenue.
On Monday, the nineteenth day of February, 1945, at seven (7) o'clock in the forenoon, then and there to act on the following articles, viz .:
At the close of the election the meeting will adjourn to Tuesday, the thirteenth day of March, 1945, at 7:45 P.M., at the Town Hall.
Article 1. To choose a Moderator for one (1) year.
To choose three members of the Board of Selectmen for one (1) year.
To choose one member of the Board of Assessors for three (3) years.
To choose two members of the School Committee for three (3) years.
To choose one member of the Board of Public Welfare for three (3) years.
To choose one member of the Board of Health for three (3) years.
To choose one member of the Water and Sewerage Board for three (3) years.
To choose one member of the Park Commission for three (3) years.
To choose one member of the Board of Trustees of the Pub- lic Library for three (3) years.
To choose a Surveyor of Highways for three (3) years. To choose three Constables for one (1) year.
To choose one member of the Board of Commissioners of Trust Funds for three (3) years.
To choose one member of the Planning Board for one (1) year.
To choose one member of the Planning Board for four (4) years.
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To choose one member of the Planning Board for five (5) years.
To choose eight (8) representative Town Meeting Members in each precinct for three (3) years.
To choose two (2) representative Town Meeting Members in Precinct One for two (2) years.
To choose one (1) representative Town Meeting Member in Precinct Two for two (2) years.
To choose one (1) representative Town Meeting Member in Precinct Three for one (1) year.
To choose one (1) representative Town Meeting Member in Precinct Four for two (2) years.
To choose one (1) representative Town Meeting Member in Precinct Five for one (1) year.
To choose two (2) representative Town Meeting Members in Precinct Five for two (2) years.
To choose one (1) representative Town Meeting Member in Precinct Six for two (2) years.
All to be chosen by ballot.
Sponsored by the Board of Selectmen.
Article 2. To hear and act on the reports of town officials, boards and committees. Sponsored by the Board of Selectmen.
Article 3. To see if the town will vote to authorize the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money from time to time, in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year begin- January 1, 1946, 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, Gen- eral Laws. Sponsored by the Board of Selectmen.
Article 4. To see what action the town will take in relation to salaries of elected town officials for the ensuing year. Sponsored by the Board of Selectmen.
Article 5. To see what action the town will take in relation to the recommendations not calling for the appropriation of money, as contained in the reports of officers, boards or committees. Sponsored by the Board of Selectmen.
Article 6. To see what action the town will take in relation to the recommendations calling for the appropriation or expenditure of money, and creation of a debt, or the disposition of town property, as set forth in the reports of officers, boards or committees. Sponsored by the Board of Selectmen.
Article 7. To see what action the town will take in relation to the appropriation of money for departmental and other expenses, as listed in the budget in the Selectmen's report of the annual town report for the year 1944. Sponsored by the Board of Selectmen.
Article 8. To see if the town will 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 thereof and receive pay therefor, as provided by Chapter 41, Section 4A, of the General Laws (Ter. Ed.). Sponsored by the Board of Assessors, the Board of Park Commissioners and the Planning Board.
Article 9. To see if the town will vote to appropriate a sum of money for the proper observance of the Fourth of July, or take any action relative thereto. Sponsored by the Board of Selectmen.
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Article 10. To see if the town will vote to appropriate a sum of money for the proper observance of Armistice Day, or take any action relative thereto. Sponsored by the Board of Selectmen.
Article 11. To see if the town will vote to appropriate money with which to carry on a street and/or sidewalk construction program in the town, or take any action relative thereto. Sponsored by the Board of Selectmen.
Article 12. To see if the town will vote to transfer from Excess and Deficiency Fund of the town to the account of Current Revenue such sum of money as the Board of Assessors may deem advisable, said sum to be used and applied by the Board of Assessors in reduc- tion of the tax levy, or take any action relative thereto. Sponsored by the Board of Selectmen.
Article 13. To see what action the town will take on the matter of transferring certain unexpended balances, as shown on the books of the Town Accountant as of December 31, 1944, to the Excess and Deficiency Fund, and take any action relating thereto. Sponsored by the Board of Selectmen.
Article 14. To see if 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 $455.00 and appro- priate money therefor as provided by Chapter 41, Section 4A of the General Laws (Ter. Ed.). Sponsored by the Board of Public Welfare.
Article 15. To see if the town will authorize the Old Age Assist- ance Bureau to appoint one of its own members as agent and inves- tigating officer and fix the salary of such an appointee at $1,645.00 and appropriate money therefor, or take any action relative thereto. Sponsored by the Board of Public Welfare.
Article 16. To see if the town will vote to appropriate a sum of money for maintenance of Atlantic Avenue or such other streets that come under Chapter 90 maintenance, to be used in conjunction with any money which may be allotted by the State or County, or all of them for this purpose, or take any action relative thereto. Sponsored by the Board of Selectmen.
Article 17. To see if the town will vote to declare null and void a certain undated written agreement entered into on or about March 23, 1926, by and between the Town of Swampscott and Walter A. Hall and others or otherwise act thereon or take any action relative thereto. Sponsored by the Water and Sewerage Board.
Article 18. To see if the town will vote to accept Section 100A of Chapter 41 of the General Laws (Ter. Ed) providing for the in- demnification of the employees of the Fire and Police Departments for expenses or damages incurred by them in the defense or settle- ment of claims against them for bodily injuries, including death at any time resulting therefrom or for damage to property arising out of the operation of a motor or other vehicle owned by the Town of Swampscott to an amount not exceeding $5,000 on account of injury to or death of one person, not exceeding $1,000 on account of damage to property. Sponsored by the Board of Selectmen.
Article 19. To see if the Town will vote to amend Chapter 6 of our Town By-Laws by adding thereto the following section:
Section 3. Every Board or officer in charge of a Depart- ment may, with the approval of the Board of Selectmen, sell any personal property or material belonging to the town not required by said Department and not exceeding $500 in value. Sponsored by the Board of Selectmen.
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Article 20. To see if the town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to abate charges for the care of lots in the Town Cem- etery which charges in the opinion of the Board are uncollectible or ot take any other action therein or relative thereto. Sponsored by the Board of Selectmen.
Article 21. To see if the town will vote to amend Chapter 5 of our Town By-Laws by striking out Section 1 as appearing therein and inserting in place thereof the following section:
Section 1. No contract for construction work or for the purchase of apparatus, supplies or materials whether for repairs or original construction the estimated cost of which amounts to $500 or more, except in cases of special emer- gency involving the health or safety of the people or their property, shall be awarded unless proposals for the same have been invited by advertisements in at least one news- paper having a general circulation in the town once a week for at least two weeks, the last publication to be at least two days before the time specified for the opening of bids. Such advertisements shall state the time and place where plans and specifications of proposed work or supplies may be had and the time and place for opening the proposals in answer to said advertisements and shall reserve to the town the right to reject any and all proposals. All such proposals shall be opened in public. No bill or contract shall be split or divided for the purpose of evading any provision of this chapter. All such bids shall be accompanied by a certified check for an amount equal to not less than five per cent of the amount of the bid, but in no case less than the sum of one hundred dollars, which shall become the property of the town as liquidated damages on failure of the bidder to sign a contract within seven days after notice of the accept- ance of his bid, or other default. All bids shall be publicly opened in the presence of the body having the matter in charge, and the contract shall be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder, subject to the foregoing reservations. Upon the acceptance of the bid, the certified check accom- panying the same shall be retained until a bond is filed as hereinafter provided, when it shall be returned to the re- spective bidders when the contract is awarded.
Sponsored by the Board of Selectmen.
Article 22. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for the improvement of Humphrey Street, or such other streets as the town meeting may determine; said money to be used in conjunction with any money which may be allotted by the State or County, or all of them, for this purpose; or take any action relative thereto. Sponsored by the Board of Selectmen.
Article 23. To see if the town will vote to rescind the vote passed March 10, 1942, at the adjournment of the Special Town Meet- ing of July 1, 1941, whereby the town voted under Article 9 in said Warrant as follows:
"That the Board of Selectmen, in behalf of the inhabi- tants of the Town of Swampscott, be and are hereby author- ized and directed to take by eminent domain, for the purposes of a public way, a fee in the following described land shown on a plan drawn by W. W. Pratt, Town Engineer, and dated June 18, 1941:
"Parcel 1. Beginning at a stone bound set at the point of curve on the Easterly line of Puritan Road; thence curving to the right with a radius of 73.11 feet for a distance of 74,29 feet: thence N 33-11-20-E for a distance of 78.15 to a
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stone bound set on the Southerly line of Atlantic Avenue; thence S 48-53-20-E by land of Louis and Beatrice Zaiger for a distance of 10.68 feet to the new Southerly line of Atlantic Avenue; thence S 40-06-40-W by said new Southerly line of Atlantic Avenue for a distance of 71.60 feet; thence curving to the left with a radius of 69.82 feet for a distance of 79.37 feet to the point of beginning. The above parcel con- tains 512 square feet.
"Parcel 2. Beginning at a stone bound set at the angle of the Southerly line of Atlantic Avenue; thence N 43-26- 10-E for a distance of 184.18 feet to the new Southerly line of Atlantic Avenue; thence by said new Southerly line of Atlantic Avenue for a distance of 183.87 feet to land of Anne J. Melen; thence by land of Anne J. Melen N 48-53- 20-W for a distance of 10.68 feet to the point of beginning. The above parcel contains 982 square feet, and that the sum of $404 be appropriated for land damages in connection with said taking.'
That the Town accept and allow the alterations of a portion of Puritan Road on the Easterly side thereof, and of Atlantic Avenue on the Southerly side thereof, as made by the Board of Selectmen, in accordance with plans drawn by W. W. Pratt, Town Engineer, and dated June 18, 1941, and that said work be done under the Continuous Sidewalk Act. Sponsored by the Board of Selectmen.
Article 24. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate a sum of money for the purpose of building a sidewalk from the point of curve on Puritan Road North East on Atlantic Avenue to Atlantic Road a distance of approximately 335 feet and appropriate money therefor or take any action relative thereto. Sponsored by the Board of Selectmen.
Article 25. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate a sum of money to the account of unpaid bills for the purpose of settling all bills contracted prior to January 1, 1945, and remaining unpaid at the time of the closing of the town's books for the year 1944 according to the records of the Town Accountant. Sponsored by the Board of Selectmen.
Article 26. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate a sum of money to compensate Mr. Henry Callahan for his services rendered during the year 1944, as Supervisor of the Recreational Project spon- sored by the Board of Selectmen as a means of instruction in sports and exercise; or take any action relative to said project or compensa- tion. Sponsored by the Board of Selectmen.
Article 27. To see if the town will vote to appropriate a sum of money for a Recreational Baseball and Basbetball Program in ac- cordance with the authority granted by Chapter 40, Section 5, sub- division 25 of Massachusetts General Laws (Ter. Ed.). Sponsored by the Board of Selectmen.
Article 28. To see what action the Town will take in respect to the disposition of the Old Town Hall property (so called) either by sale, lease or otherwise and/or appropriate money for its mainte- nance and repair or otherwise act thereon or take any action relative thereto. Sponsored by the Board of Selectmen.
Article 29. To see if the town will vote to appropriate a sum of money sufficient to permit the moving of furniture, books, records and other articles of personal property from the old Town Hall offices to the new Administration Building, said appropriation to be ex- pended under the supervision and in the discretion of the Board of Selectmen. Sponsored by the Board of Selectmen.
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Article 30. To see if the town will vote to authorize the Board of Park Commissioners to purchase a pneumatic tired tractor with a Bulldozer attachment and appropriate money for same, or take any action relative thereto. Sponsored by the Board of Park Commis- sioners.
Article 31. To see if the town will vote to authorize the Board of Park Commissioners to purchase fill and loam to bring to finished grade the easterly side of Phillips Park for the purpose of laying out a baseball field, and to appropriate a sum of money for same, or take any action relative thereto. Sponsored by the Board of Park Com- missioners.
Article 32. To see if the town will vote to appropriate a sum of money for the purchase of a new spraying machine to replace one which has been in use by the town for a period of over 18 years, and to further authorize the Board of Park Commissioners to dispose of its old spraying machine by sale, trade, or otherwise, or to take any action relative thereto. Sponsored by the Board of Park Commis- sioners.
Article 33. To see if the town will vote to authorize the Board of Park Commissioners to purchase loam and fertilizer, shrubbery and trees for the newly acquired Town Administration building grounds, formerly the Thomson Estate; also to hire equipment and extra tem- porary labor for work on these grounds, and to appropriate money for same or take any action relative thereto. Sponsored by the Board of Park Commissioners.
Article 34. To see if the town will vote to establish a public dumping place and appropriate a sum of money for same or take any action relative thereto. Sponsored by the Board of Health.
Article 35. To see if the town will vote to appropriate a sum of money for a general repair program at the Phillips Beach Engine House or take any action relative thereto. Sponsored by the Board of Fire Engineers.
Article 36. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate a sum of money for a repair program at the Central Engine house; these re- pairs to consist of painting exterior, repair main roof, repair tower struck by lightning, or take any action relative thereto. Sponsored by the Board of Fire Engineers.
Article 37. To see if the town will vote to appropriate a sum of money to purchase six (6) Fire Alarm Boxes or take any action thereto. Sponsored by the Board of Fire Engineers.
Article 28. To see if the Town will vote acceptance of Section 58A of Chapter 48 of the General Laws of Massachusetts (Chapter 638 of the Acts of 1941), providing for hours of duty not exceeding seventy hours per week for the permanent members of the uniformed fire fighting force; the same to be put into effect on the date of the First Annual Town Meeting to be held in Swampscott following the six month period immediately following the official termination of the Wars in which the United States may be engaged; or take any action relative to the acceptance of said law. Sponsored by the Board of Fire Engineers.
Article 39. To see what action the town will take on abatement of the mosquito nuisance so called at and near Palmer Pond in Swampscott, and appropriate a sum of money therefor. Sponsored by the Board of Selectmen.
Article 40. To see if the town will appropriate the sum of Five Thousand ($5,000) Dollars to be expended under the direction
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of the Committee having charge of converting the Elihu Thomson Estate into a Town Administration Building, for additional finishing and painting, permanent fixtures, and contingencies. Sponsored by the Board of Selectmen, as petitioned for by Philip W. Blood, et al.
Article 41. To see if the town will vote to provide for the care and supervision of the grounds of the Thomson Estate by the Park Department, and appropriate money for the same or take any other action with reference thereto. Sponsored by the Board of Selectmen as petitioned for by Philip W. Blood, et al.
Article 42. To see if the town will vote to appropriate the sum of $1200.00 for the purpose of finishing a Master Plan of the Town in accordance with Chapter 41 of the General Laws, Section 81A to 81J inclusive, of the Planning Enabling Act accepted by the town. Sponsored by the Planning Board.
Article 43. To see if the town will vote to construct a drain, with the necessary catch basins, from Lexington Circle to Lexington Park, a distance of about four hundred (400) lin. ft .; and appropriate money for the same. Sponsored by the Surveyor of Highways.
Article 44. To see if the town will vote to purchase a new two and one-half ton truck for the use of the Highway Department, re- placing the old Ford truck of 1934, and appropriate money therefor, or take any action relative thereto. Sponsored by the Surveyor of Highways.
Article 45. To see if the town will vote to build and construct a building at or near the existing buildings in the yard of the Highway Department, bordering Paradise Road, for the use of the employees of the Highway Department, and equip and furnish the same, and appropriate money therefor. Sponsored by the Surveyor of Highways.
Article 46. To see if the town will vote to resurface Salem Street and appropriate money therefor, or take any action relative thereto. Sponsored by the Surveyor of Highways.
Article 47. To see if the town will vote to purchase a pick-up motorized street cleaner for the use of the Highway Department, and appropriate money therefor, or take any action relative thereto. Sponsored by the Surveyor of Highways.
Article 48. To see if the town will vote to construct a sewer on Brooks Terrace, Lexington Park and Lexington Circle for a distance of approximately thirteen hundred (1300) feet, taking the necessary easements for the same, and appropriate money therefor as petitioned for by the Water and Sewerage Board.
Article 49. To see if the town will vote to construct a sewer on Sargent Road from the intersection of Arbutus Road northerly for a distance of approximately two hundred (200) feet; and appropriate money therefor as petitioned for by the Water and Sewerage Board.
Article 50. To see if the town will vote to construct a sewer on Bates Road and Charlotte Road for a distance of approximately three hundred (300) feet, taking the necessary easements for the same, and appropriate money therefor as petitioned for by the Water and Sew- erage Board.
Article 51. To see if the town will vote to construct a sewer on Beverly Road for a distance of approximately six hundred and forty- five (645) feet, taking the necessary easements for the same, and appropriate money therefor as petitioned for by the Water and Sew- erage Board.
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Article 52. To see if the Town will vote to construct a sewer on Tidd Street for a distance of two hundred (200) feet and appropriate money therefor as petitioned for by the Water and Sewerage Board.
Article 53. To see if the Town will vote to instruct the Surveyor of Highways to construct a sidewalk on the westerly side of Beach Bluff Avenue from Humphrey Street to Mostyn Street and appro- priate a sum of money necessary for the same, as petitioned for by Clarence W. Horton, et al.
Article 54. To see if the town will vote to accept Chapter 403 of the Acts of 1936 providing for the inclusion of additional public em- ployees within the provisions of the Workmen's Compensation Law, as petitioned for by Barbara M. Bates, et al.
Article 55. To see what action the town will take on the purchase of an automobile or automobiles to be used as Patrol Cars for the Police Department, and appropriate a sum of money therefor. Spon- sored by the Board of Selectmen.
Article 56. To see if the town will vote to appropriate a sum of money to repair the sidewalks of Magnolia Road from Arbutus Road Forest Avenue, as petitioned for by Walter F. Brady, et al.
Article 57. To see if the town will vote to appropriate a sum of money to repair Arbutus Road from Sargent Road to Aspen Road. Sponsored by the Board of Selectmen as petitioned for by James W. Santry, Jr., et al.
Article 58. To see what action the town will take on the matter of selling or otherwise disposing of land owned by the Town and acquired through tax title proceedings by the foreclosure of all rights of redemption thereunder or by purchase under the provisions of Section 80, Chapter 60 of the General Laws of Massachusetts as amended; and appropriate a sum of money therefor. Sponsored by the Board of Selectmen.
Article 59. To act on acceptance of a scholarship fund given by Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Ross. Sponsored by the School Committee.
Article 60. 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 fore- going articles. Sponsored by the Board of Selectmen.
And you are directed to serve this Warrant by posting an attested 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.
The polls will close at 7:00 P.M.
Hereof fail not and make due return of this Warrant, with your doing's thereon, to the Town Clerk at the time and place of meeting aforesaid.
Given under our hands this eighteenth day of January, A.D., 1945.
PHILIP E. BESSOM, ALBERT S. HILLS, JAMES W. BUCHANAN, Selectmen of Swampscott
A true copy. Attest:
LEONARD H. BATES, Constable.
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