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Sponsored by the School Committee.
Article 63. To see if the town will vote to authorize the Moderator to appoint a School Building Committee and authorize the said committee to engage an archi- tect to prepare complete plans and specifications and engineering data for the con- struction of a new High School on the location described in the preceding article (viz. in the rear of Phillips Park) and appropriate the necessary money therefor from available funds or from the tax levy or take any action relative thereto. Spon- sored by the School Committee.
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Article 64. To see if the town will vote to accept Duke Street as a public way as laid out by the Selectmen in accordance with the plans drawn by Howard L. Hamill, Town Engineer, on condition that all abutters sign the necessary waivers. Petitioned for by William T. Walsh et al.
Article 65. To see if the town will vote to accept Young Avenue as a public way as laid out by the Selectmen in accordance with the plans drawn by Howard L. Hamill, Town Engineer, on condition that all abutters sign the necessary waivers. Petitioned for by Rosalyn R. Esterkes et al.
Article 66. To see if the town will vote to accept Longley Avenue as a public way as laid out by the Selectmen in accordance with the plans drawn by Howard L. Hamill, Town Engineer, on condition that all abutters sign the necessary waivers Petitioned for by Melvin D. Musinsky et al.
Article 67. To see if the town will vote to accept Shelton Road from 170. feet east of Beverly Road to Alden Road as a public way as laid out by the Selectmen in accordance with the plans drawn by Howard L. Hamill, Town Engineer, on con- dition that all abutters sign the necessary waivers. Petitioned for by George S. Gordon et al.
Article 68. To see if the town will vote to accept Charlotte Road as a public way as laid out by the Selectmen in accordance with the plans drawn by Howard L. Hamill, Town Engineer, on condition that all abutters sign the necessary waivers. Petitioned for by Edna Grob et al.
Article 69. To see if the town will vote to accept King's Beach Terrace from the point of acceptance to the northerly end thereof as a public way as laid out by the Selectmen in accordance with the plans drawn by Howard L. Hamill, Town En- gineer, on condition that all abutters sign the necessary waivers. Petitioned for by Kenneth A. Freedman et al.
Article 70. To see if the town will vote to accept Forest Avenue a distance of approximately 160 feet easterly from the 1949 acceptance line as a public way as laid out by the Selectmen in accordance with plans drawn by Howard L. Hamill, Town Engineer on condition that all abutters sign the necessary waivers. Petitioned for by Annamae Frazier.
Article 71. To see if the town will vote to accept Phillips Terrace as a public way as laid out by the Selectmen in accordance with the plans drawn by Howard L. Hamill, Town Engineer, on condition that all abutters sign the necessary waivers. Petitioned for by Theodore A. Dushan et al.
Article 72. To see if the town will vote to resurface Eastman Avenue and appropriate the necessary money therefor or take any action relative thereto. Pet- itioned for by Michael Vernava et al.
Article 73. To see it the town will vote to resurface Bates Road and appro- priate the necessary money therefore or take any action relative thereto. Petitioned for by Celia Kalish et al.
Article 74. To see if the town will vote to resurface Porter Court with hot top and appropriate the necessary money therefor or take any action relative there- to. Petitioned for by Alice E. Burt et al.
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Article 75. To see if the town will vote to resurface Muriel Road and ap- propriate the necessary money therefor or take any action relative thereto. Pet- itioned for by Charles S. Feldman et al.
Article 76. To see if the town will vote to resurface or repair Deer Cove Road and appropriate the necessary money therefor or take any action relative there- to. Petitioned for by Florence B. Nelligan et al.
Article 77. To see if the town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to pur- chase or take by eminent domain approximately 492 square feet of land located on the northwesterly corner of Humphrey Street and Forest Avenue for highway pur- poses and appropriate the necessary money therefor or take any action relative there- to. Sponsored by the Board of Selectmen.
Article 78. To see if the town will authorize the Board of Selectmen to settle the land damage claims arising out of the taking of land by the County Commis- sioners for the widening of Humphrey Street between the Boston & Maine Rail- road and Salem Street and appropriate the necessary money therefor or take any action relative thereto. Sponsored by the Board of Selectmen.
Article 79. To see if the town will vote to accept an Act of the Great and General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts authorizing the Town to pay to Charlotte M. Rodrick, widow of Woodbury L. Rodrick, former employee of the Highway Department, an annuity for life of the sum of twelve hundred dollars, the same to be paid in equal monthly installments. Petitioned for by Al- bert F. Pashby, et al.
Article 80. To see if the town will vote to pay to Charlotte M. Rodrick, widow of Woodbury L. Rodrick, former employee of the Highway Department, an annuity for life of the sum of twelve hundred dollars, the same to be paid in equal monthly installments, subject to authorization by the Great and General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Petitioned for by Albert F. Pash- by et al.
Article 81. To see if the town will vote to authorize and direct the Board of Park Commissioners to prepare a long-range plan for the development of a portion of the land located at the end of Plymouth Avenue accepted as a gift from Louis Gutterman and the Homesites Realty Company under the vote under Article 17 of the Warrant for the Annual Town Meeting of 1951 and appropriate the neces- sary money therefor or take any action relative thereto. Petitioned for by Edward S. Underwood et al.
Article 82. To see if the town will vote to rescind its acceptance of a gift of land from Louis Gutterman and the Homesites Realty Company under vote under Article 17 of the Warrant for the Annual Town Meeting of 1951. Sponsored by the Board of Selectmen.
Article 83. To see it the town will vote to authorize the Surveyor of High- ways to purchase one 1/2 ton pick-up truck and sell or trade one 1/2 ton 1939 pick-up truck for the use of the Highway Department and appropriate the necessary money therefor or take any action relative thereto. Sponsored by the Surveyor of High- ways.
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Article 84. To see if the town will vote to appropriate a sum of money to relieve the surface water condition on Winshaw Road or take any action relative thereto. Petitioned for by Mary M. Hutchinson et al.
Article 85. To see if the town will vote to reimburse Abram Bixby and Wil- liam H. Rothwell, 2nd for the construction of a new drain under Little's Point Road and appropriate the necessary money therefor or take any action relative thereto. Petitioned for by William H. Rothwell 2nd.
Article 86. To see if the town will vote to amend Chapter 2-B of the By- Laws, by inserting therein Section 6-A as follows: "A roll-call vote shall be taken on every motion made in pursuance of any request article in the warrant for any town meeting that calls for the raising and/or appropriating or transfer of funds amounting to twenty thousand dollars ($20,000), or more," or take any action relative thereto. Petitioned for by Leon A. Hackett et al.
Article 87. To see if the town will vote to amend Chapter III of the By- Laws, by inserting therein Section 3-A as follows: "The annual town report shall contain the names and addresses of all town officers and employees, together with the total amount of compensation received by each from the town during the pre- ceding year," or take any action relative thereto. Petitioned for by Leon A. Hac- kett et al.
Article 88. To see if the town will vote to take land by Eminent Domain for a way and construct a new road connecting Aspen Road and Millet Road, as shown on a plan titled "Proposed Land Taking, for New Road from Aspen Road to Millett Road," and dated January 1934, signed by W. W. Pratt, Engineer, on file in the office of the Town Engineer, and appropriate the necessary money there- for or take any action relative thereto. Petitioned for by May Maxwell et al.
Article 89. To see if the town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to sell or otherwise dispose of Real Estate now or hereafter owned by the town and acquired through foreclosure or purchased under General Laws (Ter. Ed.), Chap- ter 60, as amended, for non-payment of taxes and appropriate a sum of money therefor, or take any action relative thereto. Sponsored by the Board of Selectmen.
Article 90. 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, 1953, to the Excess and Deficiency Fund, or take any action rela- tive thereto. Sponsored by the Board of Selectmen.
Article 91. 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. Sponsored by the Board of Selectmen.
March 10, 1954
On the above date Kenneth W. Ulman submitted his written resignation as a member of the Finance Committee, effective March 11, 1954.
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Town of Swampscott
ANNUAL TOWN MEETING Monday, March 15, 1954
The following number of votes were cast:
Precinct 1
400
Precinct 2
532
Precinct 3
447
Precinct 4
370
Precinct 5
478
Precinct 6
413
Total Votes Cast
2640
Precinct
1
2
3
4
5
6
Total
Moderator for 1 Year
Richard B. Johnson
159
205
181
138
232
268
1183
Kenneth W. Ulman (E)
203
278
235
198
199
116
1229
Blanks
38
49
31
34
47
29
228
Selectmen for 1 Year
Frederick R. Champion (E)
266
362
300
273
336
321
1858
Edward K. Hempel (E)
227
373
317
276
328
319
1840
Vincent P. O'Brien (E)
254
374
319
300
359
320
1926
Lawson H. O'Brien
221
192
163
122
163
104
965
Blanks
232
295
242
139
248
175
1331
Water and Sewerage Commissioner for 3 Years
George B. Atkins (E)
250
303
267
166
184
194
1364
Roger A. Williams, Jr.
111
195
159
185
249
181
1080
Blanks
39
34
21
19
45
38
196
Assessor for 3 Years
Ernest Manchin (E)
259
395
330
261
277
269
1791
William D. Brown, Jr.
102
100
89
84
169
115
659
Blanks
39
37
28
25
32
29
190
Park Commissioner for 3 Years
Frederick C. Burk (E)
348
447
393
319
413
367
2287
Blanks
52
85
54
51
65
46
353
School Committee for 3 Years
George A. Chadwell (E)
305
438
356
303
344
310
2056
Lillian I. White (E)
252
324
293
240
324
300
1733
Blanks
243
302
245
197
288
216
1491
Trustee of Public Library for 3 Years
Ruth M. Barry (E)
299
389
346
286
333
302
1955
Harold S. Rubin
54
87
72
55
107
74
449
Blanks
47
56
29
29
38
37
236
Board of Public Welfare for 3 Years
Norbert A. Ulman (E)
319
421
359
291
345
328
2063
Blanks
81
111
88
79
133
85
577
Board of Health for 3 Years
Robert C. Thompson (E)
21
102
89
128
108
156
604
Blanks
379
430
358
242
370
257
2036
Surveyor of Highways for 3 Years
Timothy J. Ryan (E)
278
416
324
275
325
331
1949
Reno S. Bisegna
104
92
92
73
113
54
528
Blanks
18
24
31
22
40
28
163
.
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Precinct
1
2
3
4
5
6
Total
Constable for 1 Year
Wayne Anderson (E)
276
371
298
226
292
281
1744
Leonard H. Bates (E)
278
407
345
261
318
300
1909
John Mattera (E)
239
297
238
167
272
288
1501
Frank G. W. Coletti
187
222
203
232
236
130
1210
Blanks
220
299
257
224
316
240
1556
Planning Board for 5 Years
Ralph L. Williams (E)
306
390
346
301
357
348
2048
Blanks
94
142
101
69
121
65
592
Commissioner of Trust Funds for 3 Years
Blanks
400
532
447
370
478
413
2640
Housing Authority for 5 Years
Eugene S. Moreau (E)
80
45
72
49
30
37
313
Blanks
320
487
375
321
448
376
2327
Town Meeting Members for 3 Years, Precinct 1
Reno S. Bisegna (E)
215
Joseph S. Rodrick (E)
227
Theodore A. Brown (E)
237
Arthur Ventre (E)
219
Mary A. Cappucio (E)
195
Ralph W. Wade (E)
217
Joseph Fiore (E)
220
Thomas J. Boyce, Jr. (E)
215
Nicholas Gallo (E)
226
Harold L. Jacobs, Jr.
184
Eric A. Holmgren (E)
229
John J. Mattera (E)
186
Selden D. Hulquist (E)
223
J. Thomas Riley
175
Ralph H. Jackson, Jr. (E)
230
Elaine A. Rodrick
155
Hazel I. Johnson (E)
233
Woodbury L. Rodrick, Jr.
167
Doris B. Linden (E)
215
Pearl A. Snow
184
Raymond H. Nickerson (E)
219
Town Meeting Members for 1 Year, Precinct 1
Carl Turner (E) 6 Blanks 394
Town Meeting Members for 3 Years, Precinct 2
John R. Daley (E)
356
Donald J. Warnock (E) 324
George H. Dee (E)
328
Philip M. Whitten (E)
311
David F. Doherty (E)
343
James E. Champion (E)
297
Eva A. Hardy (E) .
339
Jeanne M. Craig (E)
305
William S. Healey (E)
337
Leo W. Frechette (E)
301
Herbert C. Heggie (E)
325 325
Richard A. Wales (E)
325
Harold M. King (E)
John H. Watts (E)
294
Gertrude G. Massey (E)
321
Norman C. Whitten (E)
324
Philip H. Stafford (E)
345
Blanks
3737
John Stone (E)
339
Town Meeting Members for 2 Years, Precinct 2
Herbert D. Klein (E) 22 Blanks 510
Town Meeting Members for 1 Year, Precinct 2
Anthony F. Pierre (E)
8 Blanks 524
Town Meeting Members for 3 Years, Precinct 3
Robert L. Benford (E)
289
Spencer E. Olson (E) 282
Alfred F. Chatterton (E)
271
Margaret M. Scanlon (E)
297
JJ. Campbell Deveney (E) 287
Harry M. Shanahan (E) 285
Roland N. Devitt (E) 288
Roger G. Skinner (E) 282
Howell E. Estey (E) 283
Henry A. Sleeper (E) 285
272
John G. McLearn (E)
305
Ralph E Gould (E)
22
Dorothy W. Mills (E)
283
Harry J. Zimmermann (E) 34
Ernest O. Mills (E) 276
Edward E. Moore (E)
276
Blanks
2598
David A. Nickerson (E)
231
John Clarke Kane (E) 288
George W. Smith (E)
Blanks 3441
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Town Meeting Members for 2 Years, Precinct 3
Daniel J. Myers (E) 20 Blanks 860
Adolf G. DiBenedetto (E) 14
Town Meeting Members for 1 Year, Precinct 3
Charles Losano, Jr. (E) 19 Blanks 428
Town Meeting Members for 3 Years, Precinct 4
P. Starr Cressey (E) 235 Willard F. Stearns (E) 254
Ralph B. Earle (E)
248
Hatherley A. Stoddard, Jr. (E) 240
Clementine L. Emery (E)
247 B. Shapleigh Symonds (E) 230
Lester B. Farwell (E) 247 Richard B. Coan (E) 224
Loring R. Frazier (E)
237
Edith P. Deutsch (E)
201
Helen E. Gillen (E) . 238
Robert L. Webster (E)
243
George W. Howell (E)
238
Roger A. Williams, Jr. (E)
278
James R. Maddock (E)
230
Blanks
2589
Harold I. Power (E) 246
Town Meeting Members for 1 Year, Precinct 4
Benjamin B. Blanchard (E)
14 Blanks
C. Wendell Wood (E)
8
Town Meeting Members for 3 Years, Precinct 5
David J. Abrahams (E)
273 Donald S. Whidden (E) 281
Maxwell Field (E) .
274
Bernard L. Baker (E) 232
Philip M. Folger (E)
290
Edith M. Bloch (E) 236
Michael M. Ingalls (E)
268
Frederick C. Burk (E) 347
F. Martin Kirkpatrick (E) 291
Harold S. Rubin (E)
238
Elihu N. Morse (E) .
295
Jacob Shactman (E) 23
Ervin D. Remick, Jr. (E)
293
Carl J. Pagano (E)
21
Francis L. Smith (E)
305
Joseph Braccio (E)
20
Thomas W. Southward (E)
309
Blanks
4321
Harold P. Symmes (E) . 287
Town Meeting Members for 2 Years, Precinct 5
Ralph Mayo (E) 15 Blanks 463
Town Meeting Members for 1 Year, Precinct 5
Anthony J. Queena (E) 15
Blanks
927
Leslie L. Broadbridge (E)
14
Town Meeting Members for 3 Years, Precinct 6
Dorothy K. Allison (E)
296 Owen J. Southwick (E) 280
Richard G. Appel, Jr. (E)
281
George F. Vincent (E)
285
Richard E. Blake (E)
296 Frank B. Wallis (E) 277
Philip N. Clerke (E)
287
Lillian I. White (E) 293
Charles M. Ewing (E) 282
Robert I. Williams 280
George J. Harrington (E)
292
Bradlee M. Backman (E) 244
Robert U. Ingalls (E)
286
Ezra V. Saul (E)
214
Bertram C. Jacobs (E)
287
Grace C. Whiteacre (E) 36
Harold A. Johnson (E)
282
Blanks
2660
Arnold C. Reynolds (E) 276
Town Meeting Members for 2 Years, Precinct 6
Jeanne W. McCarty (E)
19 Blanks 394
Town Meeting Member for 1 Year, Precinct 6
A. Stuart Walker (E) 283 Blanks 130
8
Harold G. Hussey (E)
227
Harry S. Davis (E)
718
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1954 Annual Report
ADJOURNED ANNUAL TOWN MEETING Tuesday, March 23, 1954
In accordance with the adjournment of Monday, March 15, 1954, the Town Meeting Members were called to order at 7:55 P.M., the necessary quorum being present (250).
The Town Meeting Members were sworn in by the Town Clerk, Malcolm F. MacLean, Jr.
Meyer Finkelstein, Rabbi of Temple Israel, offered an Invocation.
The warrant with the return thereon was read by Malcolm F. Maclean, Jr., Town Clerk.
Voted: That the reading of the records of the last meeting be omitted.
Voted : Article 2. That the Town discharge the By-Law Committee and instruct the Moderator to appoint a new committee to collect and codify the By- Laws of the Town and amendments thereto.
Voted: Article 3. To accept the report of the Finance Committee, as amended, and adopt their recommendations as follows:
That this article be adopted and that the sum of $250.00 be appropriated therefor.
Voted: Article 4. To accept the report of the Finance Committee and adopt their recommendations as follows:
That the committee on Job Classification and Wage Scale be continued.
Voted: Article 5. To accept the report of the Finance Committee and adopt their recommendations as follows:
That the Town authorize the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Board of Selectmen, to borrow money from time to time, in anticipation of the revenue for the financial year beginning January 1, 1955, and to issue a note or notes there- for, 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 Chapter 44 of the General Laws.
Voted: Article 6. To accept the report of the Finance Committee and adopt their recommendations as follows:
That action on this article be indefinitely postponed.
Voted: Article 7. That the Cost of Living Item, under wages, be made permanent.
Voted: That the total School Budget of items 97, 98, 99 and 100 be $643,609.00.
Voted: To accept the report of the Finance Committee and adopt their recom- mendations as amended above:
GENERAL GOVERNMENT
Appropriations Totals
Moderator
Salary
150.00 150.00
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Finance Committee
Secretary
600.00
600.00
Expenses
150.00
150.00
Town Meeting
200.00
200.00
Selectmen
Chairman
750.00
Associates (2)
1,200.00
Secretary
900.00
Clerk
2,711.45
Extra Clerical
100 00
5,661.45
Expenses
2,225.00
2,225.00
Town Accountant
Accountant
4,613.57
Clerk
2,711.45
Clerk (Half time)
1,355.73
Extra Clerical
100.00
8,780.75
Expenses
581.00
581.00
New Equipment
190.00
190.00
Calculating Machines Rental
90.00
90.00
Treasurer
Treasurer
1,980.00
Clerk
2,600.00
Part Time Clerk
1,200.00
Extra Clerical
100.00
5,880.00
Expenses
2,490.00
2,490.00
Certification of Notes and Bonds
25.00
25.00
Collector of Taxes
Tax Collector
2,292.45
Clerk
2,711.45
5,003.90
Expenses
3,350.00
3,350.00
Town Counsel
Salary
2,200.00
2,200.00
Expenses
500.00
500.00
Town Clerk
Town Clerk
1,302.45
Clerk
2,711.45
Extra Clerical
100.00
4,113.90
Vital Statistics
800.00
800.00
Expenses
900.00
900.00
Out of State Travel
400.00
400.00
Board of Assessors
Chairman
1,650.00
Associates (2)
1,100.00
Canvassers
(6)
300.00
Secretary
50.00
Clerk
2,711.45
Second Clerk
2,446.00
Extra Clerical
70.00
8,327.45
Expenses
3,550.00
3,550.00
Elections and Registrations
Registrars (4)
700.00
Election Officers
3,200.00
Canvassers (5)
450.00
Clerk
2,711.45
Extra Clerical
75.00
7,136.45
Expenses
3,400.00
3,400.00
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Engineering
Engineer
5,740 00
Assistant Engineer
4,940.00
Transitman
3,940.00
Rodman-Inspector
3,540.00
Extra Yearly Help
6,200.00
24,360.00
Expenses
2,146.32
2,146.32
Administration Building
Custodian
3,953.55
Assistant Custodian
3,521.11
Assistant Custodian
3,521.11
10,995.77
Expenses
2,250 00
2,250.00
Equipment Repairs
800.00
800.00
Town Hall
Expenses
1,650.00
1,650.00
Planning Board
Clerk
50.00
50.00
Expenses
1,000.00
1,000.00
Board of Appeals
Clerk
200.00
200.00
Expenses
400.00
400.00
Contributory Retirement
Clerk
1,355.72
Secretary
260.00
1,615.72
Expenses
805.00
805.00
Pension Accumulation Fund
26,612.00
26,612.00
Military Service Credit
186.79
186.79
PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY
Police
Chief
5,018.90
Captains (3)
14,010.60
Patrolmen (20)
77,828.00
Reserves
15,161.81
Secretary
2,711.45
Extra Clerical
100.00
114,830.76
Expenses
9,030.43
9,030.43
Mobile Radio System
1,100.00
1,100.00
Uniforms
900.00
900.00
State Police Training
200 00
200.00
Out of State Travel
400.00
400.00
Fire
Chief
5,018.90
Deputy Chief
4,670.00
Captains (5)
21,613.00
Regulars (25)
97,285.00
Reserves
3,580.64
Extra Labor
963.00
Overtime
1,000.00
134,130.74
Expenses
10,085.00
10,085.00
Out of State Travel
175.00
175.00
Uniforms
700.00
700.00
Hydrant Rental
1,000.00
1,000.00
Repair Phillips Beach Station
500.00
500.00
Civilian Defense
Director
1,533.00
1,533.00
Expenses
3,000 00
3,000.00
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Forest Warden
Salary
100.00
100.00
Constable
Salary
100.00
100.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures
Salary
550.00
550.00
Expenses
315.00
315.00
Inspector of Buildings
Inspector
2,200.00
Assistant
330.00
2,530.00
Expenses
210.00
210.00
Inspector of Wire
Inspector
1,000.00
1,000.00
Expenses
100.00
100.00
Dog Officer
Salary
880.00
880.00
Expenses
400.00
400.00
Insurance
10,062.21
10,062.21
HEALTH AND SANITATION
Appropriations
Totals
Health Department
Board (3)
550.00
Health Officer
4,040.00
Health Nurse
3,051.16
Clerk
2,711.45
Extra Clerical
400.00
Physician's
75.00
Inspector of Animals
500.00
11,327.61
Expenses
7,770.00
7,770.00
Refuse and Garbage
39,995.00
39,995.00
Sewer Department
Commissioners (3)
495.00
Superintendent
4,994 24
One Man
3,801.28
One Man
3,540.28
Clerk
348.80
Overtime
1,050.00
14,229.60
Expenses
4,850.00
4,850.00
Emergency Sewers
1,450.00
1,450.00
Relocate Pump Station
700.00
700.00
Cemetery
Superintendent
4,432.32
Labor (4)
14,159.44
Extra Labor
800.00
Overtime
700.00
Extra Clerical
150.00
20,241.76
Expenses
4,098.00
4,098.00
Rotary Drill
335.00
*335.00
* Voted that $335.00 be transferred from the Cemetery Lots Fund. Purchase Cemetery Lot 192 00
ยง192.00
( Voted that $192.00 be transferred from the Cemetery Lots Fund. Lined Vaults
1,000.00
+1,000.00
+ Voted that $1,000.00 be transferred from the Cemetery Lots Fund.
Chain Saw
250.00
+250.00
# Voted that $250.00 be transferred from the Cemetery Lots Fund.
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1954 Annual Report
Highways and Bridges
Surveyor
4,914.90
Clerk
240.00
Laborers (26)
92,036.36
97,191.26
Expenses
24,000.00
24,000.00
Snow and Ice
Salary
7,000.00
7,000.00
Expenses
4,000.00
4,000.00
Lighting Streets
37,000.00
37,000.00
CHARITIES
Appropriations
Totals
Public Welfare
Board Members (3)
385.00
Secretary
100.00
Clerk
2,711.45
Agent
572.00
3,768.45
Relief
13,000.00
13,000.00
Disability Assistance
6,000.00
6,000.00
Aid to Dependent Children
8,000.00
8,000.00
Old Age Assistance
Bureau Members (3)
990.00
Secretary
100.00
Agent
3,596.44*
Clerk
2,711.45*
Social Worker
3,340.00*
10,737.89
* Voted that $3,000.00 of Agent's salary, $2,500.00 of Social Worker's salary be paid from O.A.A. U.S. Grant Administration, $1,000.00 of the Clerk's salary be paid from A.D.C. U.S. Grant, and the remainder from the tax levy.
Old Age Assistance
80,000.00
80,000.00
Veterans Services
Director
1,320.00
1,320.00
Expenses
435.00
435.00
Assistance
2,900.00
2,900.00
Equipment
38.25
38.25
Pensions
Highway
6,926.60
Fire
19,264.04
Police
7,166.52
Dog Officer
500.00
33,857.16
Workmen's Compensation
Agent
50.00
50.00
Expenses
1,350.00
1,350.00
SCHOOLS
Appropriations
Totals
Schools
Salaries
536,059.00
536,059.00
Expenses
86,050.00
86,050.00
Auxiliary Agencies
18,000.00
18,000.00
Outlay
3,500.00
3,500.00
Out of State Travel
750.00
750.00
Lunch Account
200.00
200.00
Vocational Education
3,200.00
3,200.00
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Town of Swampscott
LIBRARY
Appropriations
Totals
Library
Librarian
4,465.63
Children's Librarian
3,249.26
Reference Assistant
3,249.26
Circulation Assistant
2,711.45
Office Assistant
2,420.00
Janitor
3,470.00
Assistants per hour
1,700 00
Substitute Janitor
100.00
21,365.60
Expenses
8,907.00
8,907.00
Park
Superintendent
4,914.90*
Regular Labor
39,208.46
Special Help
2,881.74
Secretary
50.00
Extra Labor
1,500.00
Overtime
500.00
Sound Technician
60.00
49,115.10
Expenses
13,150.00
13.150.00
*Voted that the Superintendent's salary be fixed at $4.914.90.
Moth Control
5,000.00
5,000.00
Dutch Elm
3,000.00
3,000.00
Shade Trees
500.00
500 00
UNCLASSIFIED
Appropriations
Totals
Legion Lease
1,750.00
1,750.00
Town Reports
2,000.00
2,000.00
Reserve Fund
20,000.00
*20,000.00
*Voted that $20,000.00 be appropriated from the Overlay Reserve.
ENTERPRISES
Water
Commissioners (3)
1,485.00
Superintendent
5,140.00
Clerk
3,123 20
Assistant Clerk
2,711.45
Labor (1)
3,801.28
Labor (6)
21,241.69
Meters
1,600.00*
Standby Pay
2,257.32
Extra Labor
1,600.00
42,959.93
Expenses
9,455.00
9,455.00
*
Voted that rate of pay not to exceed $50.00 weekly per man.
Metropolitan Water Tax
33,000 00
33,000.00
Loan and Interest
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