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Petitioned for by Ruth B. Johnson et al.
Article 5. To see if the Town will vote to determine whether the facilities referred to in Article 4 should be constructed for the Senior High School.
Petitioned for by Ruth B. Johnson et al.
Article 6. To see if the Town will vote to determine whether the facilities referred to in Article 4 should be constructed for the Junior High School.
Petitioned for by Ruth B. Johnson et al.
Article 7. To see if the Town, having voted under Article 5 that such facilities should be constructed for the Senior High School, will either select by vote of the Town Meeting or authorize the aforesaid School Building Committee to recommend a site from among the following:
a. The Tedesco Site, more particularly described in Article 8 of the Special Town Meeting for May, 1950.
b. The Phillips Park Site, more particularly described in Article 62 of the Annual Town Meeting for 1954.
c. The present Senior High School site or its vicinity.
d. The land now owned by the Town on Elmwood Road, Monument Avenue and Burrill Street.
e. Jackson Park or its vicinity
f. The vicinty of the Standpipe.
g. Any other sites.
Petitioned for by Ruth B. Johnson et al.
Article 8. To see if the Town, having voted under Article 6 that such facilities should be constructed for the Junior High School, will either select by vote of the Town Meeting or authorize the aforesaid School Building Committee to recommend a site from among the following:
a. The Chick Estate.
b. Redington Street property.
c. Any other sites.
Petitioned for by Ruth B. Johnson et al.
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Article 9. To see if the Town will vote to accept a gift of $10,000.00 and the historical collection of papers and documents relating to the Town of Swamp- scott from Henry S. Baldwin and instruct the Library Building Committee to construct a suitable room in the new addition to the Swampscott Public Library to house the said historical material and that the said room be named "The Henry S. Baldwin Historical Room" or take any action relative thereto.
Sponsored by the Library Trustees and the Library Building Committee.
Article 10. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Library Building Committee to accept gifts of money or personal property up to a total value of $25,000.00 to be used in the construction and furnishing of the addition to the Swampscott Public Library or take any action relative thereto.
Sponsored by the Library Trustees and the Library Building Committee.
Article 11. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate a sum of money from available funds to relieve the surface water condition on Winshaw Road or take any action relative thereto.
Sponsored by the Water and Sewerage Board.
Article 12. To see if the Town will vote to install a drain in Eulow Street a distance of approximately 155 feet and appropriate the necessary money therefor from available funds or take any action relative thereto.
Sponsored by the Water and Sewerage Board.
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING Tuesday, June 22, 1954
Voted: Article 1. To accept the report of the Finance Committee and adopt their recommendations as follows:
That the Town authorize the Moderator to appoint a School Building Commit- tee of nine members, one from each of the six precincts, one from the Finance Committee, one from the School Committee and one member at large to be the chairman, and that the said Committee be authorized to engage an architect to prepare preliminary plans, specifications and engineering data and the approximate cost for the construction of a new high school; this recommendation based upon the survey analysis made by the Educational Service Associates, the recommendation of the Public Building Needs Committee, the analysis made by Adams, Howard and Greeley, Planning Consultants; and based on present school enrollments which confirm the several survey predictions and analysis ; and that the sum of $20,000.00 be appropriated therefor from the Excess and Deficiency fund; said Committee to file its report with the Town Clerk not later than November 1, 1954 and that the Selectmen call a special town meeting not later than December 1, 1954 to act on the report of said Committee, For: 130, Against: 62.
Voted: Article 2. To accept the report of the Finance Committee and adopt their recommendations as follows:
That the Town authorize the Moderator to appoint a committee of seven per- sons to be known as Hadley School Building Committee, one member from each precinct and one at large to investigate, study and engage an architect to prepare preliminary plans, specifications and engineering data and the approximate cost, and also the cost of all land necessary to be purchased or taken by eminent domain
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or otherwise acquired for such purposes for alterations or additions or both to the present Hadley School Building to equip it for school purposes; and that the sum of $5,000.00 be appropriated therefor from the Excess and Deficiency Fund; said Committee to file its report with the Town Clerk not later than November 1, 1954 and that the Selectmen call a special town meeting not later than December 1, 1954 to act on the report of said Committee.
Voted : Article 3. To accept the report of the Finance Committee and adopt their recommendations as follows:
That action on this article be indefinitely postponed.
Voted : That Articles 4, 5 & 6 be considered together.
Voted: To dispense with the reading of these Articles.
Voted: Articles 4, 5 & 6. To accept the report of the Finance Committee and adopt their recommendations as follows:
That action on these articles be indefinitely postponed.
Voted: To dispense with the reading of Article 7.
Voted: Article 7. To accept the report of the Finance Committee and adopt their recommendations as follows:
That the selection of the site for the senior high school be made by the School Building Committee from the sites enumerated in this article, said Committee to file its report with the Town Clerk not later than November 1, 1954; and that the Selectmen call a special town meeting not later than December 1, 1954 to act on the report of said Committee.
Voted: To dispense with the reading of Article 8.
Voted: Article 8. To accept the report of the Finance Committee and adopt their recommendations as follows:
That action on this article be indefinitely postponed.
Voted: Article 9. To accept the report of the Finance Committee and adopt their recommendations as follows:
That the Town accept a gift of $10,000.00 and the historical collection of papers and documents relating to the Town of Swampscott from Henry S. Baldwin and instruct the Library Building Committee to construct a suitable room in the new addition to the Swampscott Public Library to house the said historical material and that the said room be named "The Henry S. Baldwin Historical Room". Unanimous.
Voted: Article 10. To accept the report of the Finance Committee and adopt their recommendations as follows:
That the Town authorize the Library Building Committee to accept gifts of money or personal property up to a total value of $25,000.00 to be used in the construction and furnishing of the addition of the Swampscott Public Library.
Voted: Article 11. That action on this article be indefinitely postponed.
Voted: Article 12. To accept the report of the Finance Committee and adopt their recommendations as follows:
That the Town install a drain in Eulow Street a distance of approximately 155 feet and appropriate the sum of $1,000.00 from the Excess and Deficiency Fund therefor.
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Town of Swampscott
July 26, 1954
On the above date Kenneth W. Ulman, Moderator, appointed the following to serve on the Hadley School Building Committee in accordance with the vote of the Special Town Meeting held June 22, 1954:
Member at Large: Mrs. Kenneth T. White
Member Precinct 1: George Knowlton
Member Precinct 2: Philip H. Stafford
Member Precinct 3: Roger Skinner
Member Precinct 4: Burt Harding
Member Precinct 5: David M. Roach
Member Precinct 6: Fred Brennan
and the following to serve on the High School Building Committee in accordance with the vote of the Special Town Meeting held June 22, 1954:
Member at Large: Frank B. Wallis
Member Finance
Committee: Harvey P. Newcomb
Member School Committee: George A. Chadwell
Member Precinct 1: Mahlon G. Knowles
Member Precinct 2: Albert H. Waite
Member Precinct 3: George W. Smith
Member Precinct 4: Frederick P. Broughton
Member Precinct 5: Marion Doen Morse
Member Precinct 6: Bruce Hamlin
STATE PRIMARY
September 14, 1954
To bring in their votes to the Primary Officers for the Nomination of Candi- dates of Political Parties for the following offices :
GOVERNOR for this Commonwealth
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR for this Commonwealth
SECRETARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH for this Commonwealth
TREASURER AND RECEIVER-GENERAL for this Commonwealth
AUDITOR OF THE COMMONWEALTH
for this Commonwealth
ATTORNEY GENERAL
for this Commonwealth
SENATOR IN CONGRESS for this Commonwealth
REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS for 6th Congressional District
COUNCILLOR for 5th Councillor District
SENATOR for 1st Essex Senatorial District THREE REPRESENTATIVES IN GENERAL COURT
for 14th Essex Representative District
REGISTER OF PROBATE AND INSOLVENCY
for Essex County
COUNTY COMMISSIONER for Essex County
COUNTY TREASURER for Essex County
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The following number of votes were cast:
Republicans Democrats
Precinct 1
74
52
Precinct 2
120
40
Precinct 3
119
38
Precinct 4
121
22
Precinct 5
110
34
Precinct 6
153
31
Total vote cast: Republican 697; Democrat 217
REPUBLICAN BALLOT
Precinct
1
2
3
4
5
6
Total
Governor
Christian A. Herter, Boston ..
62
110
110
110
102
133
627
Blanks
12
10
9
11
8
20
70
Lieutenant Governor
Sumner G. Whittier, Everett ..
60
110
114
114
101
144
643
Blanks
14
10
5
7
9
9
54
Secretary
Michael J. McCarthy,
E. Bridgewater
57
97
106
104
92
135
591
Blanks
17
23
13
17
18
18
106
Treasurer
Augustus G. Means, Essex
61
97
110
109
100
141
618
Blanks
13
23
9
12
10
12
79
Auditor
William P. Constantino,
Clinton
61
91
108
103
93
129
585
Blanks
13
29
11
18
17
24
112
Attorney General
George Fingold, Concord
62
105
111
100
97
140
615
Blanks
12
15
8
21
13
13
82
Senator in Congress
Leverett Saltonstall, Dover
60
107
111
108
101
141
628
Blanks
14
13
8
13
9
12
69
Congressman, Sixth District
William H. Bates, Salem
61
108
113
113
102
142
639
Blanks
13
12
6
8
8
11
58
Councillor, Fifth District
Arthur A. Thompson,
N. Andover
57
96
111
103
92
130
589
Blanks
17
24
8
18
18
23
108
Senator, First Essex District
55
93
101
94
89
122
554
Thomas P. Gallagher, Lynn ... Blanks
19
27
18
27
21
31
143
Representatives in General Court Fourteenth Essex District
Ernest W. April, Salem
56
80
93
91
87
115
522
John A. Davis, Marblehead
57
86
93
96
86
121
539
Thomas M. Newth, Swampscott
67
97
106
103
95
125
593
Blanks
42
97
65
73
62
98
437
55
Town of Swampscott
Precinct
1
2
3
4
5
6
Total
District Attorney, Eastern District
Hugh A. Cregg, Methuen
37
72
87
77
64
105
442
Philip L. Sisk, Lynn
33
45
31
41
43
47
240
Blanks
4
3
1
3
3
1
15
Register of Probate and Insolvency, Essex County
Richard J. White, Jr., Lynn .. 60
96
109
109
95
127
596
Blanks
14
24
10
12
15
26
101
County Treasurer, Essex County
David D. Black, Lynn
17
36
28
16
23
44
164
J. Everett Collins, Andover ..
4
10
16
20
10
18
78
Bertram V. Hawthorne, Lynn.
11
11
22
29
16
17
106
Leslie E. Luscombe, Lynn . . .
14
17
19
14
13
14
91
Earle H. Smith, Marblehead. .
14
34
25
28
33
41
175
Blanks
14
12
9
14
15
19
83
County Commissioner, Essex County
Arthur A. Thompson, Methuen
22
31
36
22
21
36
168
David Burns, Middleton
. .
8
15
13
8
9
12
65
William H. Haskell, Marblehead
37
58
65
78
69
89
396
Blanks
7
16
5
13
11
16
68
DEMOCRATIC BALLOT
Governor
Robert F. Murphy, Malden
34
34
26
19
25
25
163
Francis E. Kelley, Boston
16
4
11
3
9
4
47
Blanks
2
2
1
0
0
2
7
Lieutenant Governor
James A. Burke, Boston
45
38
32
21
27
22
185
Blanks
2
6
1
7
9
32
Secretary
Edward J. Cronin, Chelsea
42
36
33
20
26
23
180
Blanks
10
4
5
2
8
8
37
Treasurer
Clement A. Riley, Norwood ..
21
18
17
6
14
12
88
William F. Carr, Boston
10
10
9
4
7
8
48
John F. Kennedy, Canton
17
9
10
10
11
6
63
Blanks
4
3
2
2
2
5
18
Auditor
Thomas J. Buckley, Boston
42
34
34
19
26
22
177
Blanks
10
6
4
3
8
9
40
Attorney General
John F. Collins, Boston
40
35
34
19
25
20
173
Blanks
12
5
4
3
9
11
44
Senator in Congress
Foster Furcolo, Longmeadow ..
38
31
21
12
23
21
146
John I. Fitzgerald, Boston
4
4
6
2
2
2
20
Joseph L. Murphy, Boston
7
2
7
8
6
3
33
Blanks
3
3
4
0
3
5
18
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Precinct
1
2
3
4
5
6
Total
Congressman, Sixth District
Andrew J. Gillis, Newburyport John F. X. Gleason, Gloucester Blanks
29
11
15
2
13
10
80
20
24
20
18
14
15
111
3
5
3
2
7
6
26
Councillor, Fifth District
Michael J. Batal, Lawrence ..
5
5
2
4
4
5
25
Joseph F. Bateman, Lawrence.
7
1
1
2
2
2
15
William G. Hennessey, Lynn .. Mario J. Lucchesi, Andover ..
26
31
25
11
22
17
132
10
1
5
2
2
2
22
Blanks
4
2
5
3
4
5
23
Senator, First Essex District
Charles V. Hogan, Lynn .
42
33
34
18
28
27
182
Blanks
10
7
4
4
6
4
35
Representatives in General Court Fourteenth Essex District
Eugene S. Moreau, Swampscott
45
29
33
18
29
20
174
Peter J. Thornton, Salem
12
16
11
8
8
11
66
Blanks
99
75
70
40
65
62
411
District Attorney, Eastern District
V. Frederick Sano, Lynn
39
32
28
16
26
19
160
Blanks
13
8
10
6
8
12
57
Register of Probate and Insolvency, Essex County
John J. Costello, N. Andover. .
17
13
9
7
14
12
72
Frank E. Riley, Jr., Lynn
32
27
28
13
17
19
136
Blanks
3
0
1
2
3
0
9
County Commissioner, Essex County
John R. Ahern, Andover
5
1
2
2
3
3
16
Edmund F. Curley, Swampscott
44
38
34
17
26
25
184
Blanks
3
1
2
3
5
3
17
County Treasurer, Essex County
Thomas F. Duffy, Lynn
43
33
32
17
27
22
174
Blanks
9
7
6
5
7
9
43
WARRANT FOR STATE ELECTION Tuesday, November 2, 1954
To bring in their votes to the Election Officers on one ballot for the following offices:
GOVERNOR
for this Commonwealth for this Commonwealth
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
SECRETARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH
for this Commonwealth for this Commonwealth
TREASURER AND RECEIVER-GENERAL
AUDITOR OF THE COMMONWEALTH
for this Commonwealth
ATTORNEY GENERAL
for this Commonwealth for this Commonwealth
SENATOR IN CONGRESS
REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS
COUNCILLOR
SENATOR
for 6th Congressional District for 5th Councillor District for 1st Essex Senatorial District
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Town of Swampscott
THREE REPRESENTATIVES IN GENERAL COURT
for 14th Essex Representative District
DISTRICT ATTORNEY for Essex County
REGISTER OF PROBATE AND INSOLVENCY for Essex County
COUNTY COMMISSIONER for Essex County
COUNTY TREASURER for Essex County
QUESTION NO. 1
A. Shall licenses be granted in this town for the sale therein of all alcoholic beverages (whisky, rum, gin, malt beverages, wines and all other Yes alcoholic beverages) ? No
B. Shall licenses be granted in this town for the sale therein of wines and malt beverages (wines and beer, ale and all other malt beverages) ? Yes ( )
No ( )
C. Shall licenses be granted in this town for the sale therein of all alcoholic beverages in packages, so called, not to be drunk on the premises? Yes ( )
No
)
QUESTION NO. 2
A. Shall the pari-mutuel system of betting on licensed horse Yes ( ) races be permitted in this county? No ( )
B. Shall the pari-mutuel system of betting on licensed dog Yes ( ) races be permitted in this county ?
No ( )
QUESTION NO. 3
"Shall the State Senator from this district be instructed to vote for a resolution memorializing the Congress of the United States to enact legislation providing for a pension of not less than $100 per month to all retired citizens Yes ( ) at 65 years of age or over?" No ( )
STATE ELECTION November 2, 1954
The following number of votes were cast:
Precinct 1
984
Precinct 2
1049
Precinct 3
1047
Precinct 4
993
Precinct 5
986
Precinct 6
1126
Total Vote Cast
6185
Precinct
1
2
3
4 C
0
Total
Governor
Christian A. Herter, Republican
603
758
752
754
740
960
4567
Robert F. Murphy, Democratic . .
360
288
288
230
233
158
1557
Lawrence Gilfedder, Socialist Labor
0
1
0
1
1
0
3
Guy S. Williams, Prohibition
2
0
0
2
0
6
Blanks
19
2
1-
6
10
8
52
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Precinct
1
2
3
4
5
6
Total
Lieutenant Governor
Sumner G. Whittier, Republican
609
749
756
763
741
966
4584
James A. Burke, Democratic
351
279
283
217
218
140
1488
Donald E. Babcock, Prohibition
0
2
0
5
0
0
7
Francis A. Votano, Socialist Labor
8
3
5
3
7
1
27
Blanks
16
16
3
5
20
19
79
Secretary
Edward J. Cronin, Democratic
423
385
361
288
335
274
2066
Michael J. McCarthy, Republican
5.4
618
647
667
606
791
3843
Fred M. Ingersoll, Socialist Labor
8
10
5
5
10
45
William D. Ross, Prohibition
7
5
9
4
4
0
31
Blanks
33
33
20
29
36
49
200
Treasurer
John F. Kennedy, Democratic
398
320
325
256
261
190
1750
Augustus G. Means, Republican . . .
559
702
703
713
696
901
4274
Henning A. Blomen. Socialist Labor
1
2
1
0
1
2
7
Isaac Goddard, Prohibition
4
2
4
3
0
2
15
Blanks
22
23
14
21
28
31
139
Auditor
Thomas J. Buckley, Democratic . .
473
398
406
329
352
301
2259
William P. Constantino, Republican.
471
605
616
629
586
774
3681
John B. Lauder, Prohibition
4
4
2
1
3
2
16
Anthony Martin, Socialist Labor
0
2
0
2
3
2
9
Blanks
36
40
23
32
42
47
220
Attorney General
George Fingold, Republican
597
744
760
734
738
933
4506
John F. Collins, Democratic
356
290
275
237
226
168
1552
Howard B. Band, Prohibition
3
2
0
4
0
0
9
Malcolm T. Rowe, Socialist Labor
3
0
0
3
0
1
7
Blanks
25
13
12
15
22
24
111
Senator in Congress
Leverett Saltonstall, Republican
584
712
696
706
673
874
4245
Foster Furcolo. Democratic
382
325
338
277
307
242
1871
Thelma Ingersoll, Socialist Labor
3
1
2
0
0
2
8
Harold J. Ireland, Prohibition
3
1
0
1
0
0
5
Blanks
12
10
11
9
6
8
56
Congressman, Sixth District
William H. Bates, Republican
706
845
837
839
810
1005
5042
Andrew J. Gillis, Democratic
263
186
193
138
156
88
1024
Blanks
15
18
17
16
20
33
119
Councillor, Fifth District
Arthur A Thomson, Republican
592
702
705
716
658
860
4233
Michael J. Batal, Democratic
353
297
295
218
246
179
1588
Blanks
39
50
47
59
82
87
364
Senator, First Essex District
Charles V. Hogan. Democratic
552
510
481
421
405
368
2737
Thomas P. Gallagher, Republican Blanks
404
505
538
545
532
694
3218
28
34
28
27
49
64
230
59
Town of Swampscott
Representatives in General Court Fourteenth Essex District
Ernest W. April, Republican
435
537
547
571
505
694
3289
John A. Davis, Republican
495
591
630
634
592
782
3724
Thomas M. Newth, Republican
720
803
799
776
734
905
4737
Eugene S. Moreau, Democratie
510
441
449
403
445
359
2607
Peter J. Thornton, Democratic
244
242
218
160
183
126
1173
Blanks
548
533
498
435
499
512
3025
District Attorney, Eastern District
Hugh A. Cregg. Republican
574
682
698
697
674
598
4223
V. Frederick Sano, Democratic
385
348
334
267
276
190
1803
Blanks
19
15
29
36
38
159
Register of Probate and Insolvency, Essex County
John J. Costello, Democratic
377
317
303
244
250
202
1693
Richard J. White, Jr. Republican
584
695
711
705
686
$69
4250
Blanks
23
37
33
44
50
55
County Commissioner, Essex County
Arthur A. Thompson, Republican
564
675
657
700
639
838
4103
John R. Ahern, Democratic
378
319
323
240
263
194
1717
Blanks
42
55
37
53
84
94
365
County Treasurer, Essex County
Thomas F. Duffy, Democratie
463
410
421
313
345
288
2243
J. Everett Collins, Republican
485
559
591
631
568
764
3628
Blanks
36
50
35
49
70
74
314
Question No. 1: Alcoholic Beverages
A. Yes
750
750
751
$14
923
4870
No
152
155
198
151
117
136
909
Blanks
82
69
61
55
67
406
B. Yes
No
153
141
187
143
101
122
847
Blanks
135
140
140
136
137
167
855
C. Yes
733
789
758
747
782
892
4701
No
139
128
179
129
91
9%
764
Blanks
112
132
110
117
113
136
720
Question No. 2: Pari-Mutuel
A. Yes
566
606
559
535
548
531
3345
No
296
323
364
355
335
495
2174
Blanks
122
120
124
100
100
100
666
B.
Yes
540
545
516
486
485
188
3060
No
289
335
369
369
350
500
2215
Blanks
155
166
162
138
151
138
910
Question No. 3: Pension
Yes
768
765
745
672
639
623
4215
No
128
192
204
235
246
369
1374
Blanks
95
₹6
101
134
596
768
720
714
837
4483
696
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1954 Annual Report
Board of Assessors
THOMAS F. COLLINS, Chairman ERNEST MANCHIN, Secretary THOMAS E. ANDRESEN
The Board of Assessors submit all figures used to determine the Tax Rate for the year 1954: $47.00 per thousand.
VALUATIONS
Real Estate
Personal
$28,926,575.00 1,755,875.00
Total
$30,682,450.00
APPROPRIATIONS AND ASSESSMENTS
State
County
Town
$ 56,618.08 104,638.12 2,079,638.60
Total
$ 2,240,894.80
ESTIMATED RECEIPTS AND AVAILABLE FUNDS
Taxation on Property and Polls
$ 1,450,032.19
Taxation on Motor Vehicles
135,392.48
Receipts from State
194,746.14
Receipts from County
3,357.54
Receipts from Town
183,642.13
Available Funds
273,724.32
Total
$ 2,240,894.80
TABLE OF AGGREGATES
Number of Persons, Partnerships & Corporations
3950
Number of Polls
3984
Number of Acres
1924
Number of Dwellings
3237
Value of Land
$ 7,188,105.00
Value of Buildings
21,738,470.00
Motor Vehicles and Trailers assessed (not figured in the Tax Rate)
Number of Cars
6615
Valuation
$ 4,658,990.00
Excise Tax Assessed
186,912.49
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Town of Swampscott
Town Accountant
I. MURRAY ADAMS, Accountant
A uniform budget system was introduced in 1954, and it is hoped that this will facilitate the preparation of figures, and make them more understandable to the laymen. The figures below disclose a marked increase in excise receipts. The Surplus account is much lower, as $201,000.00 was transferred from this fund for various purposes in '54.
In accordance with the provisions of Section 61, Chapter 41, of the General Laws, the following report is submitted. It is arranged in accordance with the rules prescribed by the Director of Accounts. A detailed report of the receipts and expenditures for year ending December 31, 1954 is available at this office.
Where the Money Came From
1953
1954
CASH ON HAND JANUARY 1
$ 451,279.02
$ 726,149.42
GENERAL REVENUE
Swampscott Taxes:
Poll
6,662.00
6,736.00
Personal
73,890.85
76,257.40
Real Estate
1,349,785.89
1,332,386.46
Chapter 59 Sec. 5A
649.80
Tax Title Redemption
8,409.10
3,638.35
Housing Authority
836.61
2,592.00
Total Taxes
1,440,234.25
1,421,610.21
From State:
Corporation Tax
92,426.25
94,390.66
Income Tax
78,701.53
77,740.00
Meal Tax
2,898.28
3,662.83
Schools
29,702.55
46,586.95
Total From State
203,728.61
222,380.44
Special Assessments:
Motor Vehicle Excise
138,285.27
181,765.83
Sewer
14,175.61
7,825.00
Sidewalk
1,457.31
2,869.29
Total Special Assessments
153,918.19
192,460.12
Court Fines and Judgments
66 00
225.00
Permits and Licenses
6,811.50
2,588.00
Total Fines and Permits
6,877.50
2,813.00
Grants and Gifts:
Chapter 90 State
14,755.11
Chapter 90 County
619.96
3,934.68
County-Dog Tax
900.73
1,054.36
Federal Government:
Aid Dependent Children
7,485.11
5,867.95
Old Age Assistance
64,784.18
64,207.33
Disability Assistance
3,906.04
2,573.01
Total Grants and Gifts
77,696.02
92,392.44
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1954 Annual Report
WHERE THE MONEY CAME FROM - Continued
DEPARTMENTAL RECEIPTS:
Treasurer
8.70
Town Hall
360.00
360.00
Board of Appeals
135.00
95.00
Planning Board
5.00
7.00
Police . .
118.10
110.60
Building Inspector
285.00
251.00
Wire Inspector
303.75
543.25
Civilian Defense
261.00
Sealer Weights and Measures
182.00
135.30
Health
418.64
1,333.28
Plumbing Inspector
1,548.00
2,628.00
Sewer
30.00
300.00
Telephone
223.22
271.70
Public Welfare
3,928.66
5,340.24
O.A.A. (Cities-Towns)
4,684.55
3,660.54
O.A.A. (State)
55,335.21
52,787.81
Disability Assistance
4,047.88
2,229.06
O.A.A. Recovery
2,721.00
9,413.42
D.A. Recovery
991.05
Vet's Services
1,264.29
1,086.48
A.D.C.
3,896.45
3,579.15
School Tuition
1,796.19
Vocational Training
839.36
1,471.86
Lunch
36,709.23
40,819.70
Athletic Fund
5,662.67
7,942.02
Miscellaneous
508.03
1,594.60
Rent Control
501.56
Library
1,569.87
1,785.89
Park
706.20
690.00
Centennial
3.00
Claims
29.21
Tailings
269.14
Total Departmental Receipts . .
127,580.21
140,197.65
MUNICIPAL INDEBTEDNESS:
Temporary Loans
300,000.00
Bond Issues:
School
560,000.00
Water Mains
60,000.00
Bond Premiums
1,674.40
235.40
Bond Interest
653.33
Total Municipal Indebtedness .
562,327.73
360,235.40
INTEREST
Taxes
1,214.35
818.06
Excise
66.88
38.85
Tax Titles
624.77
314.23
Committed Interest
609.53
745.15
Sewer
59.19
Sidewalk
3.40
Total Interest
2,515.53
1,978.88
Tax Title Costs
161.50
84.00
Fees
12.00
Total Costs
173.50
84.00
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Town of Swampscott
WHERE THE MONEY CAME FROM - Continued
TRUST FUNDS:
Library
226.92
225.40
Phillips Medal
130.04
65.71
Cemetery
148.73
157.85
Baldwin Gift
10,000.00
Total Gifts and Trust Funds
505.69
10,448.96
ENTERPRISES AND AGENCY :
Cemetery
Sales of Lots
6,335.00
5,574.00
Fees
4,182.47
3,310.37
Recording Fees
31.00
34.00
Water:
Rates
80,684.20
84,751 62
Rents
1,500.00
1,500.00
Services
11,776.74
13,862.44
Liens
3,022.49
3,360.38
Interest
73.44
Total Enterprises and Agency .
107,531.90
112,466.25
Withholding Tax
149,221.91
134,068.24
Dog Licenses
1,309.60
1,113.60
Refunds
11,133.66
3,543.62
TOTAL RECEIPTS
$3,296,033.32
$3,421,942.23
Where the Money Went
1953
1954
GENERAL GOVERNMENT:
Moderator
$ 150.00
$ 150.00
Town Meeting
199.62
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