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County Commissioners, Essex County
C. F. Nelson Pratt, Saugus
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Wallace H. Bell, Lawrence
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Mary T. Heath, Marblehead
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Thomas D. O'Brine, Lynn
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Alfred W. J. Taylor, Lawrence
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Frank L. Wiggin, Peabody
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Sheriff, Essex County
Earl E. Wells, Salem
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Earl H. Warren, Salisbury
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Clerk of Courts, Essex County
J. Frank Hughes, Danvers
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Raymond W. Schlapp, Methuen
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John A. Smith, Gloucester
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Register of Deeds, Essex Southern District
David D. Black, Lynn
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Carl C. Emery, Newburyport
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Gilbert Wheeler, Saugus
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DEMOCRATIC BALLOT
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Governor
Foster Furcolo, Longmeadow
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Thomas H. Buckley, Abington
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Lieutenant-Governor
Robert F. Murphy, Malden
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James A. Burke, Boston
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George A. Wells, Worcester
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Secretary
Edward J. Cronin, Peabody
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Robert Emmet Dinsmore, Boston
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Treasurer
Clement A. Riley, Norwood
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John F. Kennedy, Canton
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John F. Buckley, Boston
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Henry Joseph Hurley, Boston
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John M. Kennedy, Boston
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Auditor
Thomas J. Buckley, Boston
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Attorney General
Joseph D. Ward, Fitchburg
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Edward J. Mc Cormack, Jr., Boston
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Congressman, 6th District
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Councillor, 5th District
Robert A. Barrett, Jr., Lawrence
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William G. Hennessey, Lynn
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Marie Walsh Loughlin, Lawrence
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Mario J. Lucchesi, Andover
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Thomas G. Mixon, Lawrence
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Francis J. Thompson, Salem
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Senator, 1st Essex District
Charles V. Hogan, Lynn
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Representatives in General Court, 14th Essex District
Eugene S. Moreau, Swampscott
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County Commissioners, Essex County
John R. Ahern, Lawrence
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James D. Burns, Salem
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Edward H. Cahill, Lynn
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John J. Cahill, N. Andover
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George A. Callahan, Jr., Lawrence
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Arthur J. Clancy, Lynn
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Charles J. McCarthy, Peabody
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Sheriff, Essex County
Everett B. Dowe, Lawrence Leo D. Lauzon, Lynn
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Clerk of Courts, Essex County
Philip A. Hennessey, Peabody
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Augustine D. Riley, Lawrence
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Register of Deeds, Essex Southern District
Francis T. Burke, Salem
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Richard E. Foley, Salem
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Mary Kennedy, Lynn
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Town of Swampscott
WARRANT FOR SPECIAL TOWN MEETING Tuesday, October 16, 1956
Article 1. To see if the Town will vote to purchase additional departmental equipment for the use of the Public Works Department, and appropriate money therefor, to be provided by appropriation from available funds or by borrowing under Chapter 44 of the General Laws of Massachusetts, or both; or take any action relative thereto.
Sponsored by the Board of Public Works.
Article 2. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of $4224.84, or any other sum, to supplement the appropriation made under Article 43 of the Warrant for the Annual Town Meeting of 1955 to extend sewers in any or all of the following streets: Banks Terrace, Pleasant Street, Essex Street and to install a relief sewer system at the junction of Grant and Farragut Roads; and to provide said sum by appropriation from available funds or take any action relative thereto.
Sponsored by the Board of Public Works.
Article 3. To see if the Town will vote to accept the provisions of Section 59 of Chapter 33 of the General Laws as amended as fellows: "Any person in the service of the commonwealth, or of a county, city or town which, by vote of its county commissioners or city council or of its inhabitants at a town meeting, accepts this section, or has accepted similar provisions of earlier laws, shall be entitled, during the time of his service in the armed forces of the commonwealth, under section thirty-eight, forty, forty-one, forty-two or sixty, or during his annual tour of duty of not exceeding fifteen days as a member of a reserve component of the armed forces of the United States, to receive pay therefor, without loss of his ordinary remuneration as an employee or official of the commonwealth, or of such county, city or town, and shall also be entitled to the same leaves of absence or vacation with pay given to other like employees or officials."
Sponsored by the Board of Public Works.
Article 4. To see if the Town will authorize the Board of Public Works to prepare, execute, and deliver deeds for certain lots in the Swampscott Cemetery, without consideration therefor, to those persons who have previously paid for same, upon being furnished evidence of said payments satisfactory to the Board of Public Works; or take any action relative thereto.
Sponsored by the Board of Public Works.
Article 5. To see if the Town will accept two bequests of $3,000 each as provided in the will of Granville Ingalls, late of Swampscott, Massachusetts for the use of the Swampscott Public Library; said bequests to be known as "The Benjamin G. Ingalls Fund" and "The Clara F. Ingalls Fund" respectively; or take any action relative thereto.
Sponsored by the Trustees of the Public Library.
Article 6. To see if the Town will authorize the Board of Selectmen to compromise and settle either or both of the claims against the Town brought by Justina R. Cassidy and Joseph A. Cassidy for damages arising from an allegedly defective condition of a public sidewalk on Humphrey Street; both of said claims now pending in the Superior Court of the County of Essex at Salem being numbered 100800 and 100879 respectively; and appropriate a sum or sums of money therefor, to be provided by appropriation from available funds in the treasury; or take any action relative thereto.
Sponsored by the Board of Selectmen.
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Article 7. To hear and act on the report of the Post Office Building Committee.
Sponsored by the Board of Selectmen and the Post Office Building Committee.
Article 8. To see if the Town will authorize the Board of Selectmen to execute and deliver to the Postmaster General of the United States and his assigns an irrevocable option to purchase the following described parcel of land, for the sum of one dollar, said land to be used solely for the purpose of erecting a building thereon to be operated, maintained and used as a Post Office; and authorize said Board to do any and all things necessary to accomplish this purpose; or take any action relative thereto.
"A certain parcel of land situated in Swampscott, County of Essex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and bounded and described as follows: Beginning on the southwesterly side of Elmwood Road at a point which is seventy-five and thirteen one-hundredths (75.13) feet southeasterly from a stone bound marking the beginning of a curve to Thomas Road, said curve having a radius of twenty- three and sixteen one-hundredths (23.16) feet; thence running in a general southeasterly direction by said Elmwood Road on a curved line having a radius of nineteen hundred thirty-five and eight one-hundredths (1935.08) feet a distance of one hundred (100) feet; thence turning and running S 46° - 06' - 40" W by other land of The Town of Swampscott a distance of one hundred eighty-seven and sixty- seven one-hundredths (187.67) feet; thence turning and running by land of the Swampscott Universalist Society and land of John M. and Lida J. Nelson N 54° - 57' - 30" W a distance of one hundred and one and eighty-seven one hundredths (101.87) feet; thence turning and running by land of Warren J. and Mary Doherty, William R. and Lillian M. Atkinson, Abraham A. Zletz, and Michael F. McGrath N 46° - 06' - 40" E a distance of two hundred eight and eighty one-hundredths (208.80) feet to the point of beginning.
The above described premises contain an area of 19,813 square feet, and are shown on Plan of Land Belonging to The Town of Swampscott, situated in Swampscott, Mass. dated September 26, 1956, drawn by George H. Melcher, Assis- tant Town Engineer.
Sponsored by the Post Office Building Committee and the Board of Selectmen.
Article 9. To see if the Town will authorize the Board of Selectmen to convey the following described parcel of land, for the sum of one dollar, to the assignee of the option to purchase said land given by said Board to the Postmaster General of the United States; said land to be used for the purpose of erecting a building thereon to be operated, maintained and used as a Post Office; and authorize said Board to do any and all things necessary to accomplish this purpose; or take any action relative thereto:
"A certain parcel of land situated in Swampscott, County of Essex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and bounded and described as follows:
Beginning on the southwesterly side of Elmwood Road at a point which is seventy-five and thirteen one-hundredths (75.13) feet southeasterly from a stone bound marking the beginning of a curve to Thomas Road, said curve having a radius of twenty-three and sixteen one-hundreths (23.16) feet; thence running
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in a general southeasterly direction by said Elmwood Road on a curved line having a radius of nineteen hundred thirty-five and eight one-hundredths (1935.08) feet a distance of one hundred (100) feet ; thence turning and running S 46° - 06' - 40" W by other land of the Town of Swampscott a distance of one hundred eighty-seven and sixty-seven one-hundredths (187.67) feet; thence turning and running by land of the Swampscott Universalist Society and land of John M. and Lida J. Nelson N 54° - 57' - 30" W a distance of one hundred one and eighty-seven one-hundredths (101.87) feet; thence turning and running by land of Warren J. and Mary Doherty, William R. and Lillian M. Atkinson, Abraham A. Zletz, and Michael F. McGrath N 46° - 06' - 40" E a distance of two hundred eight and eighty one-hundredths (208.80) feet to the point of beginning.
The above described premises contain an area of 19,813 square feet, and are shown on Plan of Land Belonging to The Town of Swampscott situated in Swamp- scott, Mass, dated September 26, 1956, drawn by George H. Melcher, Assistant Town Engineer."
Sponsored by the Post Office Building Committee and the Board of Selectmen.
Article 10. To see if the Town will vote to purchase, or take by eminent domain, or otherwise acquire, for school purposes, and for purposes accessory thereto, the land located on Forest Avenue consisting of two (2) parcels shown collectively on the records of the Board of Assessors of the Town of Swampscott as Plate 18, Lot 2, being more particularly bounded and described as follows:
LOT A. NORTHERLY by the Swampscott Branch of the Boston & Maine Railroad by three (3) courses measuring, respectively, 128.87 feet, 104.45 feet and 275.60 feet;
EASTERLY by land of the Town of Swampscott, 159.94 feet;
SOUTHERLY and SOUTHEASTERLY by the Northerly and northwesterly line of Forest Avenue by two (2) courses measuring, respectively, 253.23 feet and 15 feet ; and
SOUTHWESTERLY by land now or formerly of the Whitney Estate, 336.27 feet.
Be all of said measurements more or less.
LOT B. SOUTHEASTERLY by land of the Town of Swampscott by two (2) courses measuring, respectively, 165.00 feet and 6.00 feet;
SOUTHWESTERLY by said Swampscott land, 78.00 feet; and
NORTHWESTERLY and NORTHERLY by the Southeasterly and Southerly line of Forest Avenue by two (2) courses measuring, respectively, 20.00 feet and 197.21 feet.
Be all of said measurements more or less.
and appropriate the necessary money therefor, by appropriation from available funds in the treasury ; or take any action relative thereto.
Sponsored by the School Committee and The High School Building Committee.
Article 11. To see if the town will vote to purchase or take by eminent domain or otherwise acquire for school purposes and for purposes accessory thereto a certain parcel of land in Swampscott bounded and described as follows:
Commencing on the Southwesterly line of said Forest Avenue at the boundary of land of the Town of Swampscott and land now or formerly of Muthe; thence running N 48° - 6' - 20" E to the Northeasterly line of said Forest Avenue at land of the Town of Swampscott; thence turning and running by said Town land
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N 41° - 53' - 40" W to the point of curvature of a curve having a radius of 190.00 feet; thence running by the curved line having a radius of 190.00 feet and by said Town land for a distance of 71.41 feet to land now or formerly of Blaney; thence running by the Northerly and Northwesterly line of Forest Avenue by said Blaney land by two (2) courses measuring, respectively, 253.23 feet and 15.00 feet to the boundary between said Blaney land and land now or formerly of the Whitney Estate; thence turning and running in a straight line across said Forest Avenue to the Southeasterly side thereof at the boundary between land now or formerly of Blaney and the Town of Swampscott; thence turning and running by the South- easterly and Southerly line of Forest Avenue by two (2) courses measuring, respectively, 20.00 feet and 197.21 feet; thence running by the Southerly line of Forest Avenue on a curved line having a radius of 140.00 feet for a distance of 42.00 feet; thence running S 41° - 53' - 40" E by the Southerly line of Forest Avenue 33.88 feet to the point of beginning; and appropriate the necessary money therefor, by appropriation from available funds in the treasury; or take any action relative thereto.
Sponsored by the School Committee and the High School Building Committee.
Article 12. 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.
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING
Tuesday, October 16, 1956
In accordance with the warrant the Town Meeting Members were called to order by the Moderator, Richard B. Johnson at 8:02 P.M., the necessary quorum being present (159).
The warrant with the return thereon was read by Malcolm F. Maclean, Jr., Town Clerk.
Voted: To extend sincere and cordial good wishes to Dr. and Mrs. Ralph E. Bicknell on their Golden Jubilee.
Voted: Article 1. To accept the report of the Finance Committee, as amended, and adopt their recommendations as follows:
That the Town purchase additional departmental equipment for the use of the Public Works Department as follows:
One (1) 1956 or 1957 25,000 lbs. GVW dump truck
Five (5) 1956 or 1957 18,000 lbs. GVW dump trucks
One (1) 1956 or 1957 Salt and Sand Hopper Spreader
One (1) 1956 or 1957 70 to 80 H.P. Motor Grader
One (1) 1956 or 1957 4-wheel drive, rubber tired Loader
One (1) 1956 or 1957 Street Sweeper
Four (4) 1956 or 1957 4-wheel drive dump Jeep trucks
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One (1) 1956 or 1957 Basin Cleaner
Four (4) 1956 or 1957 Sidewalk tractors and plows
One (1) 1956 or 1957 2-door station wagon
One (1) 1956 or 1957 19,500 lbs. GVW platform dump truck and that the Board of Public Works be and hereby is authorized to make such purchases and trade in the equipment now owned by the Town as follows:
One (1) 1936 5 Ton White dump truck
Three (3) 1947 3 Ton White dump trucks
One (1) 1940 Dodge dump truck
One (1) 1946 Ford spray truck
One (1) 1927 Mead-Morrison tractor
One (1) 1949 Scoop loader
Two (2) 1949 Jeeps
One (1) 1950 Jeep
One (1) 1951 Jeep
One (1) 1947 Gutter Snipe sweeper
Four (4) 1947 Sidewalk tractors and plows
One (1) 1949 Chevrolet Coupe
One (1) Basin cleaner
and that the sum of One hundred and Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($115,000.00) be raised and appropriated therefor as follows: That the sum of Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000.00) be appropriated and transferred from the Overlay Reserve Account and to provide for the balance of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) that the Treasurer, with the approval of the Board of Selectmen, be and hereby is authorized to borrow the sum of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) and to issue Bonds or Notes of the Town therefor, in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 44 of the General Laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as amended, so that the whole loan shall be paid in not more than five years from the date of issuance of the first Bond or Note, or such earlier date as the Treasurer, with the approval of the Board of Selectmen, may determine. Unanimous.
Voted: Article 2. To accept the report of the Finance Committee and adopt their recommendations as follows:
That the Town appropriate the sum of $4,224.84 from the Overlay Reserve Account to supplement the appropriation made under Article 43 of the Warrant for the Annual Town Meeting of March 27, 1955.
Voted: Article 3. That the Town accept the provisions of Section 59 or Chapter 33 of the General Laws as amended as follows:
"Any person in the service of the commonwealth, or of a county, city or town which, by vote of its county commissioners or city council or of its inhabitants at a town meeting, accepts this section, or has accepted similar provisions of earlier laws, shall be entitled, during the time of his service in the armed forces of the commonwealth, under section thirty-eight, forty, forty-one, forty-two or sixty, or during his annual tour of duty of not exceeding fifteen days as a member of a reserve component of the armed forces of the United States, to receive pay therefor, without loss of his ordinary remuneration as an employee or official of the commonwealth, or of such county, city or town, and shall also be entitled to the same leaves of absence or vacation with pay given to other like employees or officials."
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Voted: Article 4. To accept the report of the Finance Committee and adopt their recommendations as follows:
That the Board of Public Works be and hereby is authorized to prepare, execute and deliver Deeds for certain lots in the Swampscott Cemetery, without consideration therefor, to those persons who have previously paid for same, upon being furnished evidence of said payments satisfactory to the Board of Public Works. Unanimous.
Voted: Article 5. To accept the report of the Finance Committee and adopt their recommendations as follows:
That the Town accept two bequests of $3,000.00 each as provided in the will of Granville Ingalls, late of Swampscott, Massachusetts for the use of the Swampscott Public Library; said bequests to be known as "The Benjamin G. Ingalls Fund" and "The Clara F. Ingalls Fund" respectively. Unanimous.
Voted: Article 6. To accept the report of the Finance Committee and adopt their recommendations as follows:
That the Board of Selectmen be and hereby is authorized to compromise and settle the claim of Justina R. Cassidy against the Town, in the sum of Twelve Hundred and Fifty Dollars ($1,250.00), and that said sum be appropriated from available funds in the treasury for this purpose. Unanimous.
Voted : Article 7. To accept the report of the Finance Committee and adopt their recommendations as follows:
That the report of the Post Office Building Committee be accepted. Unanimous.
Voted: Article 8. To refer back to the committee for further study and report.
Voted : Article 9. To accept the report of the Finance Committee and adopt their recommendations as follows:
That action on this article be indefinitely postponed.
Voted: Article 10. To accept the report of the Finance Committee and adopt their recommendations as follows:
That the Board of Selectmen be and hereby is authorized to purchase, or take by eminent domain, for public school purposes, and for purposes accessory thereto, the land located on Forest Avenue consisting of two (2) parcels shown collectively on the records of the Board of Assessors of the Town of Swampscott as Plate 18, Lot 2, being more particularly bounded and described as follows:
Lot A northerly by the Swampscott Branch of the Boston & Maine Railroad by three (3) courses measuring, respectively, 128.87 feet, 104.45 feet and 275.60 feet; easterly by land of the Town of Swampscott, 159.94 feet; southerly and south- easterly by the northerly and northwesterly line of Forest Avenue by two (2) courses measuring, respectively 253.23 feet and 15 feet; and southwesterly by land now or formerly of the Whitney Estate, 336.27 feet. Be all of said measurements more or less.
Lot B southeasterly by land of the Town of Swampscott by two (2) courses measuring, respectively, 165.00 feet and 6.00 feet; southwesterly by said Swampscott land, 78.00 feet ; and northwesterly and northerly by the southeasterly and southerly line of Forest Avenue by two (2) courses measuring, respectively, 20.00 feet and 197.21 feet. Be all of said measurements more or less; and appropriate the sum of $1.00, therefor from available funds in the treasury. Unanimous.
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Voted: Article 11. To accept the report of the Finance Committee and adopt their recommendations as follows:
That the Board of Selectmen be and hereby is authorized to purchase, or take by eminent domain, for Public School purposes, and for purposes accessory thereto, a certain parcel of land in Swampscott bounded and described as follows:
Commencing on the Southwesterly line of said Forest Avenue at the boundary of land of the Town of Swampscott and land now or formerly of Muthe; thence running N 48° - 6' - 20" E to the Northeasterly line of said Forest Avenue at land of the Town of Swampscott; thence turning and running by said Town land N 41º - 53' - 40" W to the point of curvature of a curve having a radius of 190.00 feet; thence running by the curved line having a radius of 190.00 feet and by said Town land for a distance of 71.41 feet to land now or formerly of Blaney; thence running by the Northerly and northwesterly line of Forest Avenue by said Blaney land by two (2) courses measuring, respectively, 253.23 feet and 15.00 feet to the boundary between said Blaney land and land now or formerly of the Whitney Estate; thence turning and running in a straight line across said Forest Avenue to the Southeasterly side thereof at the boundary between land now or formerly of Blaney and the Town of Swampscott; thence turning and running by the Southeasterly and Southerly line of Forest Avenue by two (2) courses measuring, respectively, 20.00 feet and 197.21 feet; thence running by the Southerly line of Forest Avenue on a curved line having a radius of 140.00 feet for a distance of 42.00 feet; thence running S 41° - 53' - 40" E by the Southerly line of Forest Avenue 33.88 feet to the point of beginning; and appropriate the sum of $1.00 therefor, from available funds in the Treasury. Unanimous.
Voted: Article 12. To accept the report of the Finance Committee and adopt their recommendations as follows:
That action on this article be indefinitely postponed. Dissolved at 10:17 P.M.
STATE ELECTION November 6, 1956
To bring in their votes to the Election Officers on one ballot for the following offices:
Presidential Electors; Governor; Lieutenant Governor; Secretary; Treasurer; Auditor; Attorney General; Representative in Congress; Councillor; Senator; Representative in the General Court (3) ; Clerk of Courts for Essex County (to fill vacancy) ; Register of Deeds for Essex Southern District (to fill vacancy) ; County Commissioners (2) ; Sheriff.
TO VOTE YES OR NO ON THE FOLLOWING QUESTION:
A. Shall licenses be granted in this town for the sale therein of all alcoholic beverages (whiskey, rum, gin, malt beverages, wines and all other YES NO alcoholic beverages ) ?
B. Shall licenses be granted in this town for the sale therein of wines and Inalt 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 |
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