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WATSON PARK BRANCH ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
Town of Braintree
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1946
TOWN OFFICERS - 1946
MODERATOR
Horace T. Cahill
Term expires 1947
TOWN CLERK
Ernest C. Woodsum
Term expires 1947
TOWN TREASURER
John W. Harding
Term expires 1947
SELECTMEN
Term expires 1947
Henry D. Higgins John W. Mahar
Term expires 1948
Raymond P. Palmer
Term expires 1949
BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE
Henry D. Higgins John W. Mahar Raymond P. Palmer
Term expires 1947
Term expires 1948 Term expires 1949
ASSESSORS
Fred Austerberry
Term expires 1947
Walter B. Skinner
Term expires 1948
Norris H. Pinault
Term expires 1949
WATER COMMISSIONERS
Willard P. Sheppard Joseph Landers Thomas E. Sears
Term expires 1947 Term expires 1948 Term expires 1949
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Howard B. Blewett
Term expires 1947
Sophie G. Blunt
Term expires 1947
Archie T. Morrison
Term expires 1948
Elmer H. Derby
Term expires 1948
Herbert O. Boardman
Term expires 1949
G. Ralph Young
Term expires 1949
MUNICIPAL LIGHTING BOARD
Norton P. Potter
Shelley A. Neal
Frank P. Lord
Term expires 1947 Term expires 1948 Term expires 1949
PARK COMMISSIONERS
Robert B. Taylor Harry F. Vinton, Jr. Charles F. Abell
Term expires 1947 Term expires 1948 Term expires 1949
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SEWER COMMISSIONERS
Clinton I. Bates Bernard R. Andrews Charles C. Temple
Term expires 1947
Term expires 1948 Term expires 1949
BOARD OF HEALTH
John J. Atkinson Deane R. Walker H. Irving Charnock
Term expires 1948 Term expires 1949
COLLECTOR OF TAXES
George H. Gerrior, Jr. Term expires 1947
TREE WARDEN
Clarence R. Bestick
Term expires 1947
PLANNING BOARD
F. Leroy Foster
Term expires 1947
Helen M. Ellsworth
Term expires 1948
Howard J. Williams
Term expires 1948
Joseph M. Magaldi
Term expires 1949
Edward J. Rose
Term expires 1949
John J. Drinkwater, Town Engineer Ex-officio
TRUSTEES OF THAYER PUBLIC LIBRARY
Morrill R. Allen
Stacy B. Southworth
Life Member Life Member Life Member
Ralph B. Woodsum
Mabel S. Rogers
Term expires 1948
Clara G. Wetherbee
Term expires 1948
TRUSTEES OF SCHOOL FUND
Morrill R. Allen
Term expires 1949
Joseph H. Bramble
Term expires 1949
H. Irving Charnock
Term expires 1949
Arthur L. Hale
Term expires 1949
Charles G. Jordan ®
Term expires 1949
Carroll D. Welch
Term expires 1949
Ralph B. Woodsum
Term expires 1949
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Term expires 1947
TOWN MEETING MEMBERS
PRECINCT 1
George E. Bowker
1947
Arthur C. Forst
1947
Lewis H. Gould
1947
Robert G. Hobart
1947
Henry C. Lake
1947
Arthur F. Lucas
1947
Arthur H. McGibbon
1947
George L. Novelline
1947
John F. O'Rourke
1947
H. Winthrop S. Roberts
1947
Cornelius L. Sullivan
1947
Russell White
1947
Ira R. Young
1947
John F. Barrett
1948
Kenneth G. Dyer
1948
John J. Foley
1948
Nicola A. Galotti
1948
Ray S. Hubbard (Deceased)
1948
Ernest J. Janssen
1948
Joseph M. Magaldi
1948
Horace S. Miles
1948
Nahum R. Pillsbury
1948
G. Arnold Prescott
1948
Donald Prouty
1948
Roland H. Whitman
1948
Joseph Zanghi
1948
John Alden
1949
Raymond J. Brickley
1949
George H. Cain
1949
H. Irving Charnock
1949
Vito M. D'Acci
1949
Elmer G. Derby
1949
Earl R. Grant
1949
Lawrence W. Guild
1949
Knute Ingmanson
1949
John F. Leetch
1949
Archie T. Morrison
1949
Earl A. Prario
1949
Harry T. Sears
1949
PRECINCT 2
William G. Brooks
1947
Benjamin A. Brownell
1947
Gordon W. Bryant
1947
Clarence S. Cassidy
1947
Chester W. Daily
1947
Earl D. Gilliatt
1947
William Gray
1947
Harry J. Joyce
1947
Frederick J. Klay
1947
George R. Locke
1947
J. Stanley McLaughlin
1947
Harold E. Norris
1947
Raymond L. Strangford
1947
John H. Sweezey
1947
Felix H. Atkinson
1948
Fred Austerberry
1948
Howard B. Blewett
1948
Daniel F. Caskin
1948
Leland H. Crosby
1948
Charles R. Cummings
1948
William D. Ewing
1948
Walter R. Howland
1948
James L. Jordan
1948
Roger Lakin
1948
R. Stanley McConnell
1948
Joseph W. Mulcahy
1948
Otis B. Oakman
1948
Norton P. Potter
1948
Harvey J. Annis
1949
Olive R. Bean
1949
Herbert O. Boardman
1949
Arthur L. Hale
1949
Lowell S. Holbrook
1949
Alfred M. Legg
1949
Harold T. Lingham
1949
Bryce M. Lockwood
1949
Moses P. Marsh
1949
Stanley T. Plumer
1949
Stacy B. Southworth
1949
Ellsworth R. Thwing
1949
John Q. Wentworth
1949
E. Curtiss Mower
Ex-officio
John T. Finnegan
1949
PRECINCT 3
Harry W. Bond
1947
Joseph A. Carson
1947
Edwin L. Emerson
1947
Frank A. Ewart
1947
Warren F. Hall
1947
George A. Hitchcock
1947
Frank L. Heaney
1947
Will R. Minchin 1947
Eugene T. Nolte
1947
Albert E. Roberts
1947
Lucius A. Qualey
1947
Harry F. Vinton, Jr.
1947
Charles W. Woodworth
1947
Chester A. Belyea
1948
Andrew J. Alden
1948
William J, Connell
1948
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PRECINCT 3- Continued
Sophie G. Blunt
1948
Henry D. Higgins 1948
Helen M. Ellsworth
1948
Earl R. Kellogg
1948
William G. Iliffe
1948
Mortimer N. Peck
1948
Shelley A. Neal
1948
Ruth. C. Scott
1948
Samuel H. Ripley
1948
Albert E. Wynot
1948
George E. Warren
1948
Gordon L. F. Belyea
1949
Alfred W. Beck
1949
Clarence R. Bestick
1949
Roland G. Belyea
1949
Mary T. Ellis
1949
Earle S. Bucknam
1949
C. Frederick Hedlund
1949
Nelson A. Haviland
1949
Albert R. Klay
1949
Richard A. Hunt
1949
Carroll D. Welch
1949
John E. Morcom
1949
Austin E. Wynot
1949
Howard C. White
1949
PRECINCT 4
John D. Aumen
1947
Joseph P. Barrett
1947
Earle F. Chapman
1947
Margaret E. Duffee
1947
Frederick A. Greenough
1947
Drew B. Hall
1947
Thomas R. Huleatt
1947
Frank J. Kenna
1947
Chester W. Nelson
1947
Victor S. Petterson
1947
Mabel S. Rogers
1947
William J. Stevenson
1947
Fred K. Simon
1947
Gordon E. Trask
1947
George L. Anderson
1948
A. Winton Caird
1948
Rowena L. Hall
1948
Herbert B. Hollis
1948
Atherton N. Hunt
1948
James L. Jenkins
1948
Harlan W. Kingsbury
1948
Minnie C. Lawley
1948
Frank T. Maguire
1948
Richard Q. Morcom
1948
William F. Rogers
1948
Nelson H. Seaver
1948
Seward W. Taber
1948
John T. Trefry, Jr.
1948
Arthur E. Boynton
1949
Walter M. Brock
1949
Francis S. Carter
1949
Ovidio D. Chiesa
1949
Theophilus J. Craig
1949
Richard W. Farnsworth .
1949
Edith L. French
1949
Walter E. Morrison
1949
Edward E. Palmer
1949
Alton C. Perry
1949
Harold F. Robinson
1949
Robert J. Stalker
1949
J. Fred Trainor
1949
Elmer F. Wilcox
1949
PRECINCT 5
Harry J. Aitken
1947
Amos S. Buker
1947
Charles H. Buker
1947
Edward D. Cahill
1947
John J. Canavan
1947
Joseph P. Cassidy
1947
Ralph P. Chadbourne
1947
Henry A. Cohoon
1947
Alice Davenport
1947
Charles W. Laing
1947
Frank D. Learned
1947
Jessie Macgregor
1947
Walter B. Skinner
1947
Morrill R. Allen
1948
Fred Belyea
1948
Carl H. Bjorkman
1948
John A. Cassidy
1948
Thomas F. Cassidy
1948
Joseph W. Cuff
1948
Joseph A. Haley
1948
G. Vinton Jones
1948
Frank P: Lord
1948
Daniel A. Maloney
1948
Charles F. Travers
1948
Harry E. Williams
1948
George E. Wilson, Jr.
1948
Louise E. R. Alexander
1949
Kathleen A. Bjorkman
1949
William J. Burns
1949
Ray M. Leavitt
1949
Albert L. Rice
1949
Percy T. Richards
1949
Simon B. Rideout
1949
W. Edward Skinner
1949
John M. Southwick
1949
Leo F. Starr
1949
William B. Taylor
1949
William Walker
1949
William R. Wilder
1949
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PRECINCT 6
Joseph J. Carty
1947
Alfred O. Fitch
1947
O. William Freier
1947
Christopher M. Garland 1947
George H. Gerrior, Jr.
1947
John F. Harkin
1947
Ruby Keigan
1947
Harriet B. W. Kimball
1947
Alan C. Litchfield
1947
Margaret C. Palmer
1947
Ernest A. Parkis
1947
John H. Stenberg
1947
Franklin B. Thompson.
1947
John E. Cannon
1948
George F. Creehan
1948
Walter E. Delory
1948
Frank H. Diekmeyer
1948
Reuben H. Frogel
1948
Helen M. Harmon
1948
Emilio Libertine
1948
W. Homer Melville
1948
Russell Oliver
1948
Raymond P. Palmer
1948
G. Ralph Young
1948
Mae K. Cannon
1949
Catherine O. Delory
1949
William F. Dugan
1949
Edward P. Long
1949
William F. Mullaney
1949
George W. Nelson
1949
Ernest W. Oxton
1949
Edward J. Rose
1949
Edward A. Saunders .
1949
Arthur E. Stenberg
1949
Ernest M. Wells
1949
E. Chester Wright
1949
MEASURERS OF WOOD AND WEIGHERS OF HAY
Willard P. Sheppard
Matthew McCusker
George A. Williams
MEASURERS OF LUMBER
John C. Pafford
Shelley A. Neal
Daniel A. Maloney
APPOINTED OFFICERS
POLICE DEPARTMENT
Edward D. Cahill, Chief
N. Eric Nelson, Deputy Chief .
Everett A. Buker, Sergeant Albert R. Klay, Sergeant Earl A. Prario, Sergeant
Walter S. Belyea
George H. Faustini
Arthur C. Forst
Christopher M. Garland
John W. Illingworth Frank T. Maguire
George L. Novelline
Edward N. Sharon
Russell White Albert E. Wynot
Harvey J. Annis Henry A. Cohoon Joseph W. Flaherty William Gallivan Frank E. Hull Edward P. Long J. Stanley McLaughlin John F. O'Rourke Cornelius L. Sullivan George E. Wilson, Jr.
Leo J. Hart, Jr.
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RESERVE OFFICERS
Herbert H. Eno Lewis H. Gould James P. Smith
Dudley J. Gannon Herbert Lewis Thomas H. Walsh
FIRE DEPARTMENT
Fred A. Tenney, Chief Harry T. Sears, Deputy Chief Joseph L. Denney, Deputy Chief
BOARD OF REGISTRARS
Roger Lakin, Chairman 1949 Thomas F. Mulligan 1947
Lillian M. Drinkwater
1948
Ernest C. Woodsum, clerk, ex-officio
FIELD DRIVERS
Walter J. Mattie
Mansfield A. Belyea
Felice Zampine
FENCE VIEWERS
Kenneth R. Lingley W. Homer Melville
Arthur E. Boynton
INSPECTOR OF PLUMBING
Israel P. Weston Arthur F. Sullivan
BOARD OF APPEAL UNDER ZONING LAW
Frank A. Ewart, Chairman
Charles C. Temple (Resigned)
Earl R. Grant, Clerk
Ralph B. Woodsum C. Frederick Tarbox, Alternate
TOWN ACCOUNTANT Ralph W. Maglathlin
BUILDING INSPECTOR John C. Pafford
DEPUTY BUILDING INSPECTOR. Daniel A. Maloney
DIRECTOR OF VETERANS' SERVICES George A. Shortle
WELFARE AGENT Frederick D. Lawley Resigned
WELFARE AGENT
Henry J. Gaffney Appointed
SUPERVISOR BUREAU OF OLD AGE ASSISTANCE .. Albert L. Rice Retired
TOWN COUNSEL
Jonathan W. French
TOWN ENGINEER
John J. Drinkwater
SUPT. OF FIRE ALARM SYSTEM Fred A. Tenney
SUPT. OF INFIRMARY Patrick T. Donahue
SUPT. OF STREETS John Q. Wentworth
SUPT. OF ELECTRIC LIGHT DEPT Ernest T. Fulton
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BOARD OF APPEAL UNDER ZONING LAW-Continued
SUPT. OF WATER DEPT.
George N. Watson
SUPT. OF SEWER DEPT.
George F. Brousseau
SUPT. OF PLAIN STREET CEMETERY Albert A. Drollett
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. Earl H. Ervien Resigned
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
Victor E. Swanson Appointed
HEALTH AGENT
Frederick C. Johnson
INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS.
Charles W. Matthews Retired
INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS. James F. Mattie Appointed
INSPECTOR OF MEATS AND PROVISIONS.
Charles W. Matthews Retired
INSPECTOR OF MEATS AND PROVISIONS James F. Mattie Appointed
MOTH SUPERINTENDENT John Q. Wentworth
FEDERAL HOUSING AUTHORITY, MANAGER.
George A. Shortle
FOREST WARDEN
Fred A. Tenney
BURIAL AGENT
George A. Shortle
MILK INSPECTOR
Frederick C. Johnson
DOG OFFICER
William F. Lammers
SLAUGHTERING INSPECTOR Charles W. Matthews Retired
SLAUGHTERING INSPECTOR
James F. Mattie Appointed
HARBOR MASTER Harry T. Sears
ASSISTANT HARBOR MASTER. Seward W. Taber
FINANCE COMMITTEE
E. Curtiss Mower, Chairman, 1947 Arthur W. Moffat, Secretary, 1948
Ellis Bachman
1947
Ralph P. Chadbourne
1947
John F. Harkin
1947
Arthur L. Knowles 1947
Joseph J. Carty
1948
Lawrence W. Guild 1948
Stanley H. Richards
1948
Seward W. Taber 1948
Thomas B. Hutchinson
1949
Roy W. Lawson
1949
John E. McLeod
1949
Robert Whitehouse
1949
Harry E. Williams
1949
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REPORT OF SELECTMEN
The Board of Selectmen present, herewith, a report of their activities during the year 1946.
In all their actions the board is governed by the statutes of the Commonwealth, the Town By-Laws and the votes of the Town Meeting. In carrying out our responsibilities we have had thirty-six regular meetings and nine special meetings during the year. Our regular meetings are now held on the 1st, 2nd, and 4th Fridays of the month at 4:30 P. M., and are open to the public. These meet- ings frequently continue until 6:30 and 7:00 P. M. and are usually attended by two representatives of the press and numerous citizens and department heads who report to the board at regular intervals.
Contrary to some popular belief, the Selectmen do not "run the town." The following departments come under our jurisdic- tion: Highway, Fire, Police, Veterans' Services, Town Accountant, Town Counsel, Plain Street Cemetery, Sealer of Weights and Measures, Engineering, Board of Registrars, Building Inspector, Moth Department and Fire Alarm. The Selectmen are also the Board of Public Welfare, and in that capacity we have the Depart- ment of Public Welfare including the Town Infirmary and the Bureau of Old Age Assistance.
This year we have established office hours for those under our direction from 8:30 A. M. to 4:30 P. M. and on Saturdays from 8:30 A. M. to 12 noon, with a one hour lunch period, so arranged, that the Town offices will be open for the transaction of business at all times between 8:30 A. M. and closing time. The time may come when we will follow the growing practice of closing Town Offices on Saturdays during the summer months.
In addition to attending our regular meetings, the Selectmen are in their office for the transaction of the Town's business on several days each week and through our secretary we can be reached by telephone on short notice anytime.
Some of the routine activities of the board requiring considerable time and investigation include: approving all warrants on the Town Treasurer authorizing the payment of the Town's obligations; ap- proving all payrolls and bills of the departments under our jurisdic- tion; granting the many and various licenses and permits as required by law; laying out streets and assessing the betterments on con- struction voted by the Town; advertising and awarding contracts for supplies, services and new equipment to the lowest competent bidder; making up the Jury List and drawing by lot the Jurors as needed; authorizing additional street lighting; preparation of the warrant for Town Meetings and Elections; granting the use of the Town Hall to various organizations and citizens; acting on many complaints and petitions from our citizens; and appointing the heads
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of departments and employees under our control including eighty Election Officers.
Other activities of the board in the interest of good government and in carrying out the votes of the Town this year included:
1. We have sold at auction tax title land to the amount of $8,145.00. This has brought a profit to the Town and placed the property sold under collectible taxation again. We still have $43,900.00 of tax title property to dispose of and invite any interested persons to consult with us if they are interested in this land.
2. The Veterans' Housing Project has been completed except for grading and ninety-six veterans' families are now occupying these apartments. This is a temporary measure and every effort should be made to secure permanent housing for these families at the earliest possible time as, under the law, the buildings now occupied must be removed at the end of five years.
3. In the interest of the safety and traffic control, we have had many safety lines painted on street crossings and have established parallel parking in the squares in South Brain- tree and East Braintree and have completed the East Braintree Parking Area. We are giving serious consideration 'to banning coasting on the streets due to the increasing danger under present conditions. The Selectmen cannot legally prevent vehicles from using streets that are marked, "Closed for Coasting." People live on these streets and have a right to have access to their homes. With, at least, one car in nearly every home and the necessary delivery and service trucks that must use these streets a dangerous situation exists that is only aggravated when the street is not sanded and children are encouraged to coast there. Some consideration should also be given to the aged and infirm who have to walk on these unsanded and icy streets.
4. Much needed painting of the Town Hall offices has been done and we plan to continue this work of renovation by painting the lower Town Hall, Honor Roll, and providing a rest room for our women employees.
5. We have improved the bathing facilities at Sunset Lake but were unable to get any bids, this year, for the con- struction of the toilet facilities there as voted by the Town. The money for this project is available, and as soon as materials are obtainable, we expect to be able to go ahead with this project. Some work has been done on the Swift's Beach development in East Braintree. A small land taking was made, curbing built, and considerable sand placed on the beach. The balance of the appropriation will be used in 1947 to put up a fence, install a drinking fountain and, if possible, some benches and add more sand.
6. Plans have been prepared for the new Highway Department garage.
7. We have ordered, and soon expect to receive, the street sweeper authorized at the last Town Meeting. This will be a big help and labor saver in keeping our streets clean.
8. After an advertised public hearing, we have changed the names of a number of our streets that were duplicated.
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9. The Veterans' Services Department has purchased a Photo- stat machine which can be used for other departments.
10. In accordance with a vote of the Town a suitable memorial to those who have given their lives in World War II, is being prepared and will soon be ready to present to the next of kin of these men.
11. We have placed another $100,000.00 worth of our fire insur- ance with mutual companies.
12. At the request of the State we have allowed the Weymouth Selective Service Board to work with our board in the Braintree Police Station.
14. The Town Infirmary has been painted outside and certain repairs made to the amount of $1,200.00. We also have accepted a bid for the painting of the American Legion Building, which will be done from the appropriation carried forward from 1946.
15. Chief Cahill of our Police Department is now in Washing- ton, taking a three months' course at the F.B.I. School,
16. Your Selectmen have attended the meetings of the Massa- chusetts Selectmen's Association at Nantucket and in Wor- cester.
We hope that this report will give you some interesting infor- mation about the work of your Selectmen. For further details we refer you to the reports of the various officials and departments which follow.
In closing, we wish to commend and thank all of the Town employees, who have worked with us in the interest of good govern- ment. We also appreciate the courtesy and cooperation of the Finance Committee and of the' many citizens to whom we have sometimes had to say "NO." We want Braintree people to know that you have a Board of THREE Selectmen who are all working conscientiously for the interests of the Town. We don't always agree, but we can and do work together and each member of the board bears his share of responsibility for the job.
Respectfully submitted, JOHN W. MAHAR, Chairman RAYMOND P. PALMER, Clerk HENRY D. HIGGINS, Selectmen, Town of Braintree.
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Warrant for Annual Town Meeting
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
NORFOLK, ss. To either of the Constables of the town of Brain- tree.
Greetings:
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are here- by directed to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Brain- tree, qualified to vote in elections therein, to meet at the polling places in their respective Precincts, to wit:
Polling Place in Precinct 1-Noah Torrey School
Polling Place in Precinct 2-Town Hall
Polling Place in Precinct 3-Legion Building, Hollis Avenue
Polling Place in Precinct 4-Penniman School
Polling Place in Precinct 5-Jonas Perkins School
Polling Place in Precinct 6-Thomas Watson School
On Monday, the fourth day of March, 1946, at eight o'clock in the forenoon, then and there to bring in to the Wardens of the respective Precincts, their votes on the official ballot for a Moderator; Town Clerk; a Town Treasurer; one Selectman for a term of three years; one member of the Board of Public Welfare, for a term of three years; one member of the Board of Assessors for a term of three years; one Water Commissioner for a term of three years; one Water Commis- sioner for a term of one year (to fill vacancy); two members of the School Committee for a term of three years; one member of the Board of Health for a term of three years; one Sewer Commissioner for a term of three years; one Park Commissioner for a term of three years; a Tax Collector; a Tree Warden; two members of the Planning Board for a term of three years; two Trustees of Thayer Public Library for a term of two years; one member of the Municipal Lighting Board for a term of three years; and ninety Town Meeting Members as follows .
Thirteen Town Meeting Members in Precinct 1 for a term of three years;
Two Town Meeting Members in Precinct 1 for a term of one year to fill a vacancy;
Fourteen Town Meeting Members in Precinct 2 for a term of three years;
One Town Meeting Member in Precinct 2 for a term of one year to fill a vacancy;
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Fourteen Town Meeting Members in Precinct 3 for a term of three years;
One Town Meeting Member in Precinct 3 for a term of one year to fill a vacancy;
Fourteen Town Meeting Members in Precinct 4 for a term of three years;
Two Town Meeting Members in Precinct 4 for a term of two years to fill a vacancy;
One Town Meeting Member in Precinct 4 for a term of one year to fill a vacancy;
. Thirteen Town Meeting Members in Precinct 5 for a term of three years;
One Town Meeting Member in Precinct 5 for a term of one year to fill a vacancy;
Twelve Town Meeting Members in Precinct 6 for a' term of three years;
One Town Meeting Member in Precinct 6 for a term of two years to fill a vacancy;
One Town Meeting Member in Precinct 6 for a term of one year to fill a vacancy;
Also to vote on the following question on the same ballot.
"Shall an act passed by the general court in the year nineteen hun- dred and forty-five, entitled 'An Act relative YES to equal pay for men and women teachers,' be NO in force in this town ?"
The polls will be opened at eight o'clock in the forenoon and will close at eight o'clock in the evening.
You are further directed to notify and warn the said inhabitants qualified to vote as Town Meeting Members, to meet at the Town Hall in said Braintree on Monday, the eighteenth day of March, 1946, at seven forty-five o'clock in the evening, then and there to act upon the following articles, namely :
Article 1. To choose all Town Officers, except those selected by ballot.
Article 2. To hear and act upon the reports of the several boards of Town Officers, and committees, and choose any committee the Town may think proper.
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 be- ginning 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 the provisions of Section 17, Chapter 44, General Laws.
Article 4. 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 be- ginning January 1, 1947, 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 the provisions of Sec- tion 17, Chapter 44, General Laws.
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Article 5. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money for general mu- nicipal purposes under the authority of and in accordance with the pro- visions of Chapter 49 of the Acts of 1933 as amended, or take any ac- tion relative thereto.
Article 6. To see what further action, in addition to or at variance with that taken at the Special Town Meeting of June 18, 1945, the Town will take upon the subject matter of a document dated June 9, 1945, entitled "Report of the Special Committee Authorized under Ar- ticle 62 of the adjourned Town Meeting held April 3, 1944, for a survey of Salary Standardization, Employment Classification, and Depart- ment Administration, with reference to employment and management problems," which document was accepted by the Town as a report of said committee.
Article 7. ON PETITION. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money sufficient to cover a 15% increase in salary in excess of 1945 salaries for all Town employees, or take any action relative thereto.
Article 8. To see if the Town will vote that the Collector of Taxes be elected for a three-year term, or take any action relative thereto.
Article 9. To see if the Town will vote to accept Chapter 723 of the Acts of 1945 relative to the establishment of a Department of Veterans' Services, or take any action relative thereto.
Article 10. To see what sums the Town will raise by taxation or otherwise to pay interest and maturing debt, and for charges and ex- penses of the several Town Departments for the ensuing year and to appropriate the same.
Article 11. To see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for the Braintree Post No. 1702, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, for rent of a Hall to conduct meetings and other functions of the Post, or take any action relative thereto.
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