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ROBBINS LIBRARY, ARLINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS 3 4860 00739 3454
ROBBINS LIBRARY
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Property of Robbins Library
ARLINGTON, MASS.
Founded by DR. EBENEZER LEARNED, 1835
Endowed by DR. TIMOTHY WELLINGTON, 1853 NATHAN PRATT, 1875 HENRY MOTT, 1889 ELBRIDGE FARMER, 1892
Building Erected by MARIA C. ROBBINS
IN MEMORY OF ELI ROBBINS, 1892
145th ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE TOWN OFFICERS
OF THE
TOWN OF ARLINGTON MASSACHUSETTS, Selectmen
AND
THE TOWN RECORDS
FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1951
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ARLINGTON
LIBERTATIS
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146896 ARLINGTON
974.44 Arlington
"The Defense of Liberty is our Ancestral Heritage"
Population
1950 44,353
1945
1940
1930
.43,515
40,013
36,094
Settled-1630-part of Cambridge (known as Menotomy) Incorporated-1807-West Cambridge 1867-name changed to Arlington
Assessed Valuation-$64,126,950.
Tax Rate-$54.20
Area in acres
3,517.5
Area in square miles
5.5
Extreme length in miles
3.47
Extreme width in miles
2.32
Public Streets
70.92 miles
Private Streets open for travel
35.33 miles
Private Streets proposed
10.45 miles
State Highways and Parkways
5.87 miles
Sewer Mains
96.03 miles
Water Mains
107.47 miles
Storm Drains
54.88 miles
Located 6 miles northwest of Boston; Latitude-42°, 25', north; longitude-71°, 09', west Highest elevation-377 feet above mean tide Lowest elevation-4 feet above mean tide
148.24 acres of Parks and Playgrounds Schools-Class A
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TOWN OFFICERS ELECTIVE
Moderator
Harold E. Magnuson .. Term expires 1953
Town Clerk
James J. Golden Term expires 1954
Selectmen and Board of Public Welfare
Marcus L. Sorensen, Chairman .. . Term expires 1952
Edmund L. Frost. .Term expires 1953
Walter T. Kenney Term expires 1954
Board of Public Works
Thomas J. O'Neill, Chairman Term expires 1952
Thomas R. Rawson. . Term expires 1953
Joseph P. Greeley. . Term expires 1954
Assessors
William O. Hauser, Chairman. . Term expires 1952
Walter S. Cooledge, Jr. . Term expires 1953
Arthur W. Sampson Term expires 1954
Treasurer and Tax Collector
J. Wilbert Anderson
Term expires 1954
School Committee
Carl F. Allen .. Term expires 1952
Joseph J. Bevins .Term expires 1952
Mary E. Porteus.
Term expires 1952
M. Norcross Stratton. . Term expires 1953
Mary K. Boyd
. Term expires 1953
John P. Morine, Chairman Term expires 1953
John H. Allison. Term expires 1954
James W. Kidder Term expires 1954
Eleanor J. Strong .Term expires 1954
Planning Board
Charles J. Daley, Jr.
Term expires 1952
Herbert M. Dutcher
Term expires 1952
Harvey C. Abbott
. Term expires 1953
John O. Parker, Chairman. . Term expires 1953
John B. Byrne, Jr.
. Term expires 1954
Park Commissioners
Edward D. Buckley, Chairman . Term expires 1952
Franklin W. Hurd . Term expires 1953
Everett J. Henderson.
. Term expires 1954
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Board of Health
John S. Crosby, Chairman
Term expires 1952
Ernest R. Brooks. . Term expires 1953
Carl E. Barstow
. Term expires 1954
Commissioners of Sinking Fund
Edward P. Clark, Chairman . Term expires 1952
Harold A. Yeames
Term expires 1953
William J. O'Brien, Jr. Term expires 1954
Trustees of Pratt Fund
Harold A. Yeames. . . Term expires 1952
¿Sherman H. Peppard.
Term expires 1953
Walter T. Chamberlain
. Term expires 1954
Robert L. Moore . Term expires 1955
Edward P. Clark
Term expires 1956
Trustees of Robbins Library
Mark W. Bradford. . Term expires 1952
*Wilson D. Clark, Jr., Chairman
Term expires 1952
tJohn B. Fox.
Francis Keefe
. Term expires 1953
Roscoe O. Elliott.
Term expires 1953
Margaret E. Heaps.
. Term expires 1954
Llewellyn B. Parsons
. Term expires 1954
*Deceased
*Resigned
+Appointed (to serve until next annual election)
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Trustees of the Edwin S. Farmer Poor Widows' Fund and Trustees of the Edwin S. Farmer Fund for Needy Persons
#Sherman H. Peppard . Term expires 1952
Robert L. Moore .. . Term expires 1953
Walter T. Chamberlain .. .Term expires 1954
Edward P. Clark.
.Term expires 1955
Harold A. Yeames . Term expires 1956
Trustees of Francis E. Thompson Scholarship Fund
Edward A. Bailey
Term expires 1952
Arthur O. Yeames. Term expires 1953
Harold A. Cahalin . Term expires 1954
Trustees of Elbridge Farmer Fund (not elective)
James A. Bailey
John G. Brackett
Edward P. Clark
Frederick W. Hill
Gardner C. Porter
Arthur O. Yeames
Cemetery Commissioners
Ralph S. Stevens, Chairman
. Term expires 1952
Arthur R. Kimball
. Term expires 1953
Wathen B. Henderson. Term expires 1954
Tree Warden
George M. Dolan .. Term expires 1954
Housing Authority
Cornelius J. Brosnan Term expires 1953
W. Dale Barker
. Term expires 1954
Joseph S. Vahey . Term expires 1955
Myron D. Chace, Chairman (Term expires 1956
John P. Kedian (appointed by State Housing Board for term ending 7-16-56)
Measurers of Wood and Bark (Elected annually)
#Charles E. Hale
Horace W. Peirce
Personnel Board (appointed by Moderator)
James J. Flynn. Term expires 1952
Arthur J. Mansfield Term expires 1952
M. Norcross Stratton, Chairman . Term expires 1952
#Deceased
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APPOINTED OFFICERS
Agent, Clerk, Board of Health
Boards of Appeals
Building .
John R. Salmon, Chairman .1952 Robert W. Blaisdell .. 1953 Clifford E. Lansil 1954 Richard Donovan, Associate. 1952
Robert W. Blaisdell .1952
Clifford E. Lansil 1953
Zoning
John R. Salmon, Chairman. 1954 Harvey C. Abbott, Associate .1952
Richard Donovan, Associate. .. 1952
Burial Agent. . Charles R. Armour . . Richard J. Tierney
Chief, Fire Department ...
Chief of Police. Archibald F. Bullock
Constables
Joseph G. Bourgeois J. Philip Bower Archibald F. Bullock *James J. Dolan William F. Duggan James J. Golden Robert Hauser Frank K. Nicksay
Contributory Retirement Board ..
Harold A. Cahalin Clarence Needham J. Wilbert Anderson
Custodian in Charge of Town Houses
. James Carmody
Director, Civil Defense. Daniel J. McFadden
Director, Housing Authority. Robert Hauser
Director, Veterans' Services Dept. Charles R. Armour
Dog Officer Samuel F. Femia
Fence Viewers
James J. Dolan +Herbert J. Leary *Paul H. Mossman
Field Drivers
Archibald F. Bullock Thomas F. Sullivan James J. Flynn Thomas F. Meagher Richard J. Tierney
Forest Warden.
Inspector of Animals. Dr. John J. Murphy, Jr.
Inspector of Buildings
** Herbert J. Leary
Inspector of Milk
.J. Philip Bower
Inspector of Plumbing and Gas. George R. Seaver
*Appointed
*Resigned
** Appointed (Acting Inspector of Buildings)
.J. Philip Bower
*Paul H. Mossman
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Inspector of Slaughtering. J. Philip Bower
Inspector of Wires. Robert L. Reid
Keeper of Lockup Archibald F. Bullock
Librarian, Robbins Library *Lucinda F. Spofford
*Judith E. Stromdahl
Moth Superintendent George M. Dolan
Old Age Assistance Bureau
- Edmund L. Frost Walter T. Kenney Bertha L. Murphy
Old Age Assistance Bureau, Agent.
. George V. Morse
Registrars of Voters ..
Arthur P. Wyman 1952
Ernest Hesseltine 1953
Timothy J. Buckley, Ch. 1954 James J. Golden, Clerk
Secretary, Agent, Board of Public Welfare. .George V. Morse
Secretary, Head Clerk, Board of Assessors . . Arthur F. Wells
Secretary, Head Clerk, Board of Public Works. Warren E. O'Leary
Secretary, Board of Selectmen. Frank K. Nicksay
Secretary, Board of Survey Frank K. Nicksay
Secretary, Personnel Board. A. Lee Morris
Sealer of Weights and Measures James J. Dolan
Superintendent, Fire and Police Signal System. Richard J. Tierney
Superintendent, Parks and Recreation. Daniel J. McFadden
Superintendent of Schools Clifford R. Hall
*Edward J. O'Brien
Superintendent of Streets.
+William J. Toomey
Town Accountant . Clarence Needham
Town Counsel. Russell T. Hamlet
Town Engineer James M. Keane
Town Physician. Dr. Edward W. Feeley
Water Registrar
David P. Geary
*Resigned Appointed
+ *
*** Appointed (Temporary Head Clerk and Secretary) #Deceased
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COMMITTEES APPOINTED IN PURSUANCE OF TOWN MEETING VOTES
Town Yard Committee Vote of March 24, 1919
F. Hedley Barnhill John L. Murphy Frank K. Phillips
Committee to Study the Advisability of a Central Purchasing Department Vote of April 1, 1940
Fred R. Buckley
George A. Harris
John W. Scriven, Jr.
Alden R. Hirtle Everett G. Cobb Emmons F. Wylie
Arthur D. Saul, Jr.
Committee on Advanced Programming and Budgeting Vote of March 24, 1944
David A. Wilcox
Henry E. Halpin
Elwyn E. Mariner Hallam T. Ring
Herbert M. Dutcher
Committee to Investigate, Consider and Recommend Alterations, Additions or Other Changes to Building Code Vote of March 15, 1946
Robert McIntosh Stanley M. Ryerson
Geoffrey A. Sawyer
Lindsay Biathrow
Arthur J. Mansfield
Alfred C. Bridgens
Arthur Wannlund, Sr.
Committee to Procure Plans and Estimates for the Construction of an Elementary School Building on Land of the Town Situated in the Mystic Street Area Vote of March 12, 1947
Harold M. Estabrook James W. Kidder
Emil Fellman
Ralph S. Stevens
Frank W. Hewitt
Town Hall Building Committee Votes of March 14, 1946 & December 27, 1948
Joseph Peterson John J. Casey E. Stanley Beck James J. Golden
Harold A. Cahalin
Committee on Special Compensation for Town Officers and Employees Vote of October 9, 1950
M. Norcross Stratton
J. Howard Hayes
Archie F. Bullock Wallace Gorton
Marcus L. Sorensen
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Committee on Town Manager Form of Government Vote of October 4, 1950
Martin F. Roach Marjorie T. Curtis
James C. Doyle Roscoe O. Elliott
Frederick Stanley Glynn, Jr. *William F. Holian tJames J. Dolan Daniel M. Hooley, Jr.
John O. Parker
*Resigned ¡Appointed
Committee to Consider, Investigate and Study the Use of, or the Disposal of, the Junior High Industrial Arts Building Vote of March 28, 1951
Malcolm H. Masters
Eleanor J. Strong
Ellen H. Shepherd Serovp P. Basamajian
James W. Daily
Russell School Building Committee Vote of March 28, 1951
John H. Allison
Frank L. Lincoln
Anna I. Sedoff Paul E. Widder Franklin W. Hurd
Committee to Investigate and Consider the Matter of a Fire Prevention Code Vote of March 28, 1951
Elmer W. Harris
Richard J. Tierney
Abner P. Wyman Harry J. O'Reilly Edward M. Cartullo
Committee on Central Garaging for Town Vehicles Vote of March 28, 1951
William A. Barnstead Thomas R. Rawson Roy V. McCormack
Committee on Rules for Government of Town Meetings Vote of April 9, 1951
George A. Harris John T. Mellen
Margaret H. Spengler John S. Rice Harold E. Magnuson
Committee to Consider, Investigate and Study the Use of The Building at the Corner of Academy Street and Maple Street Vote of April 12, 1951
Ascher H. Shapiro Walter T. Kenney
John J. Casey John Bonner
James W. Kidder
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Records of Elections and Town Meetings During the Year 1951
ANNUAL TOWN MEETING MARCH 5 and 19, 1951 WARRANT
THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS Middlesex, ss.
To the Constables of the Town of Arlington, in said County : GREETINGS:
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Arlington, qualified to vote in elections, to meet at the polling places designated for the several precincts in said town on
MONDAY, THE FIFTH DAY OF MARCH, 1951
at seven o'clock in the forenoon, to act on the following Articles, namely :
Article 1. To elect by ballot the following Town Officers: A Town Clerk for three years; a Treasurer for three years; a Selectman for three years; a member of the Board of Public Works for three years; one As- sessor for three years; three members of the School Committee for three years; one member of the Board of Health for three years; two Trustees of the Robbins Library for three years; one Park Commissioner for three years; one member of the Planning Board for three years; one Cemetery Commissioner for three years; one Tree Warden for three years; one member of the Arlington Housing Authority for five years; one member of the Arlington Housing Authority for two years; one Commissioner of the Sinking Fund for three years; one Trustee of the Pratt Fund for five years; one Trustee of the Edwin S. Farmer Poor Widows' Fund and Trustee of the Edwin S. Farmer Fund for Needy Persons for five years; one Trustee of the Francis E. Thompson Scholarship Fund for three years; also, in accordance with the pro- visions of Chapter 43A of the General Laws, in each precinct the number of Town Meeting Members as hereinafter specified: in Pre- cinct 1, five such members for three years and one such member for
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one year; in Precinct 2, seven such members for three years and one such member for two years; in Precinct 3, four such members for three years and one such member for one year; in Precinct 4, six such members for three years; in Precinct 5, five such members for three years and two such members for one year; in Precinct 6, five such members for three years; in Precinct 7, six such members for three years, one such member for two years and one such member for one year; in Precinct 8, six such members for three years and one such member for two years; in Precinct 9, five such members for three years and one such member for two years; in Precinct 10, six such members for three years, one such member for two years and two such members for one year; in Precinct 11, six such members for three years and one such member for two years; in Precinct 12, seven such members for three years and one such member for one year; in Precinct 13, six such members for three years; in Precinct 14, seven such members for three years and one such member for one year.
For these purposes, the polls will be opened at seven o'clock A.M. and remain open until eight o'clock P. M., at each of the polling places designated, viz: Precinct One, in the Crosby School Building, entrance on Winter Street; Precincts Two and Four, in the Hardy School Building, entrance on Lake Street; Precincts Three and Five, in the Junior High School Building East, entrance on Tufts Street; Precincts Six and Eight, in the Town Hall; Precincts Seven and Nine, in the Russell School Building; Precinct Seven, entrance on Medford Street; Precinct Nine, entrance on Mystic Street; Precincts Ten and Twelve, in the Cutter School Building, entrance on Robbins Road; Precinct Eleven, in the Highland Hose House, entrance on Massa- chusetts Avenue; Precinct Thirteen, in the Peirce School Building; en- trance on Park Avenue North, Heights; Precinct Fourteen, in the Locke School Building, entrance on Park Avenue, Heights.
You are, also, required to notify and warn the said inhabitants to meet at the Town Hall, in said Town on Monday, the nineteenth day of March, 1951, at eight o'clock in the evening, at which time and place the following articles are to be acted upon and determined ex- clusively by town meeting members, in accordance with, and subject to, the referenda provided for by Chapter 43A of the General Laws.
Article 2. To choose and appoint all other usual Town officers not hereinbefore mentioned, in such manner as the Town may determine.
Article 3. To hear and act on the reports of the permanent com- mittee under vote of the Town passed March 24, 1919, on the Town Yard; of the committee under vote of the Town passed April 1, 1940, to study the advisability of creating a central purchasing department; of the committee under vote of the Town passed March 12, 1947, on Advanced Programming and Budgeting; of the committee under vote of the Town passed March 15. 1946, to investigate, consider and recom- mend alterations, additions or other changes to the Building Code; of the committee under vote of the Town passed March 12, 1947, to procure plans and estimates for the construction of an elementary school building in the Mystic Street area; of the committee under
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votes of the Town passed March 19, 1948, and March 23, 1949, on the Junior High School West Building; of the committee under vote of the Town passed March 25, 1949, to arrange a suitable way to memor- alize the name of Daniel P. Barry; of the committee under vote of the Town passed March 23, 1949, on the Hardy School Building; of the committee under vote of the Town passed March 22, 1950, to study, consider and make recommendations relative to a Branch Li- brary in East Arlington; of the committee under votes of the Town passed March 23, 1949, and March 27, 1950, to study, consider and make recommendations relative to salaries of elected town officials; of the committee under vote of the Town passed October 4, 1950, on the Town Manager form of government; and of other Town Boards and officers and of the Finance and other committees heretofore ap- pointed.
Article 4. To see if the town will authorize, ratify and confirm the payment to the County of Middlesex of amounts assessed upon or otherwise payable by the Town under Warrant issued by the County Commissioners in accordance with Chapter 500, Section 1, of the Acts of 1943, for: (A) the Town's share of the maintenance, opera- tion and repair of Middlesex County Tuberculosis Hospital during the last preceding calendar year, including interest on temporary notes issued therefor in accordance with sections of Chapter 111 of the General Laws applicable thereto; (B) the town's share of any and all other expenses in connection with said hospital including expenses under section 25G (6) (a) of Chapter 32 of the General Laws insert- ed by Chapter 400 of the Acts of 1936; or take any action relating to said hospital or any other thing therein mentioned.
Article 5. To see if the Town will appropriate a sum or sums of money for the development of a Civil Defense program and for the purchase of equipment and supplies necessary to carry on these de- fense activities; said sum to be expended under the direction of the Board of Selectmen; determine in what manner the money shall be raised; or take any action relating thereto.
Article 6. To see if the Town will amend the Classification Plan known as Schedule A, under Table I and Table II, of Article 7C, of the By-Laws, by adding the following classifications:
Patrolman (when assigned as Inspector)-Grade XV
Motor Equipment Operator, Grade 1 (when assigned to compres- sor)-Grade X
Motor Equipment Operator, Grade 1 (in School Department)- Grade IX
Supervisor of Recreational Dancing, P-T
(Inserted at the request of the Personnel Board)
Article 7. To see if the Town will amend the Classification Plan known as Schedule A, under Table I and Table II, of Article 7C, of the By-Laws, by reallocating certain classifications to the salary grades as set forth in the following list:
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Joint Board of Selectmen and Board of Public Works
Inspector of Wires, Grade XXI, reallocated to Grade XXII Civil Engineer Grade 1, Grade VII, reallocated to Grade VIII
Civil Engineer Grade 2, Grade X, reallocated to Grade XI
Board of Selectmen - Police Department
Chief of Police, Grade XXIV, reallocated to Grade XXV Traffic Signal Maintenance Man, Grade XIV, reallocated to Grade XV
Assistant Traffic Signal Maintenance Man, Grade VII, reallocated to Grade VIII
Board of Selectmen - Fire Department
Chief-Fire Department, Grade XXIV, reallocated to Grade XXV
Board of Selectmen - Welfare Department
Social Work Supervisor, Grade IX, reallocated to Grade X
Social Worker, Grade VII, reallocated to Grade VIII
Board of Selectmen - Building Department
Inspector of Buildings, Grade XXI, reallocated to Grade XXII
Assistant Inspector of Buildings, Grade X, reallocated to Grade XI
Board of Selectmen
Moth Superintendent-Superintendent of Town House Grounds, Grade XIV, reallocated to Grade XV
Sealer of Weights and Measures, Grade XI, reallocated to Grade XIII
Board of Public Works
Head Water Meter Reader, Grade IX, reallocated to Grade X Water Meter Reader, Grade VIII, reallocated to Grade IX Water Registrar, Grade XI, reallocated to Grade XIX Public Works Foreman, Grade XI, reallocated to Grade XV Foreman of Paint, Carpenter and Blacksmith Shops, Grade XIV, reallocated to Grade XV
General Public Works Foreman, Grade XV, reallocated to Grade XVII
Working Foreman M. E. Repair, Grade XIII, reallocated to Grade XV
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Storekeeper, Grade IX, reallocated to Grade X
Timekeeper, Grade IX, reallocated to Grade X
Supervisor of Motor Equipment Repair, Grade XIV, reallocated to Grade XV
Assistant Superintendent of Public Works, Grade XXI, reallocated to Grade XXII
Board of Park Commissioners
Superintendent of Parks and Recreation, Grade XXII, reallocated to Grade XXIII
Park Foreman, Grade XIV, reallocated to Grade XV
School Committee
School Nurse, Grade VII, reallocated to Grade VIII
Supervising School Nurse, Grade VIII, reallocated to Grade IX Supervisor of Custodians and Maintenance, Grade XXII, reallo- cated to Grade XXIII
Construction Handyman, Grade VIII, reallocated to Grade IX
Board of Health ..
Agent, Board of Health, Grade XVII, reallocated to Grade XIX
Public Health Nurse, Grade VIII, reallocated to Grade IX
Board of Assessors
Executive Secretary, Board of Assessors, Grade XXII, reallocat- ed to Grade XXIII
Tree Warden
Tree Climber, Grade IX, reallocated to Grade X
Principal Clerk, Grade V, reallocated to Grade VI
(Inserted at the request of the Personnel Board)
Article 8. To see if the Town will vote to amend Table I of Sched- ule A of the Classification Plan, and Table I of Schedule B of the Pay Plan as established by Article 7C of the By-Laws, by striking out the figures $3,200.00 in Grade XII of said plans and substituting therefor the figures $3,300.00; and by striking out the words and figures Max- imum - $3,245.00 in Grade XIII and inserting in place thereof the words and figures Maximum - $3,300.00; and by striking out the figures $3,939.00 in Grade XVIII and substituting therefor the figures $3,985.00; and by striking out the words and figures Maximum - $3,939.00 in Grade XIX and inserting in place thereof the words and figures Maximum-$3,985.00; and by striking out the figures $4,178.00 in
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Grade XX and substituting therefor the figures $4,277.00; and by striking out the words and figures Maximum-$4,186.00 in Grade XXI and inserting in place thereof the words and figures Maximum $4,277.00; and by striking out the figures $5,200.00 in Grade XXV and sub- stituting therefor the figures $5,400.00.
(Inserted at the request of the Personnel Board)
Article 9. To see if the Town will vote to amend Table I of Sched- ule A of the Classification Plan, and Table I of Schedule B of the Pay Plan, as established by Article 7C of the By-Laws, by increasing any or all money figures contained therein by approximately five percentum (5%); will appropriate a sum or sums of money therefor to be ex- pended by the various departments effected; determine in what man- ner the money shall be raised; or take any action relating thereto.
(Inserted at the request of the Personnel Board)
Article 10. To see if the Town will authorize the various depart- ments of the Town to increase by approximately five percentum (5%), the basic salaries or wages of all employees not covered by Table I of Schedule A of the Classification Plan and Table I of Schedule B of the Pay Plan as established by Article 7C of the By-Laws of the Town, including part-time employees, employees now receiving salaries or wages in excess of maximums as now established by said Classification and Pay Plan; will appropriate a sum or sums of money therefor to be expended by the various departments effected; determine in what manner the money shall be raised; or take any action relating thereto.
(Inserted at the request of the Personnel Board, School Commit- tee and the Committee For Special Compensation for Town Officers and Employees)
Article 11. To see if the Town will adopt a plan as presented by the Committee For Special Compensation for Town Officers and Em- ployees relative to providing Special Compensation, to enable employ- ees, including school teachers and full time elected officials of the Town, to meet changes in the cost of living; will appropriate a sum or sums of money therefor; determine in what manner such money shall be raised and expended; or take any action relative thereto.
(Inserted at the request of the Committee For Special Compensa- tion for Town Officers and Employees, Personnel Board and School Committee)
Article 12. To see if the Town will vote to accept the provisions of Chapter 783 of the Acts of 1950, which amends Section 25 of Chap- ter 32 of the General Laws, which act is entitled "AN ACT MAKING APPLICABLE INCREASES IN RETIREMENT ALLOWANCES TO THOSE PERSONS RETIRED AFTER JANUARY FIRST, NINETEEN HUNDRED AND FORTY-SIX WITH A MINIMUM ALLOWANCE"; or take any action relating thereto.
Article 13. To see if the Town will vote to accept the provisions of Chapter 820 of the Acts of 1950, which Act is entitled "AN ACT
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PROVIDING FOR AN INCREASE IN THE ANNUAL AMOUNTS OF CERTAIN PENSIONS, RETIREMENT ALLOWANCES, ANNUITIES AND OTHER BENEFITS PAYABLE BY THE COMMONWEALTH AND ITS POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS TO CERTAIN FORMER EM- PLOYEES AND PERSONS CLAIMING UNDER THEM"; or take any - action relating thereto.
Article 14. To make appropriations to defray Town obligations, liabilities, outlay and expenses and especially for or relating to all or any of the boards, departments, purposes and matters hereinafter men- tioned, and to provide for the disposal of motor vehicles or other per- sonal property belonging to the Town; determine in what manner the money shall be raised and expended; or take any action relating thereto.
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