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Art. 4. To see if the town will vote to extend the water mains on Sturtevant avenue. 1
Art. 5. To see if the town will vote to accept a new way called Oak Road as laid out by the Selectmen and raise and appropriate money to construct the same or take any other action in the matter. (On petition of Dean L. Swift, et als.)
Art. 6. To see if the town will vote to accept a new way called West street as laid out by the Selectmen and raise and appropriate money to construct the same or take any other ac- tion in the matter. (On petition of Dean L. Swift, et als.)
Art. 7. To see if the town will vote to construct a grano- lithic walk eight feet wide on the westerly side of Washington street beginning at the corner of Hoyle street west and extend- ing one hundred (100) feet north; and also to see if the town will vote to construct a granolithic walk four feet wide beginning on the westerly side of Washington street and extending one hundred fifty (150) feet on the northerly side of Hoyle street west. (On petition of William M. Murphy, et als.)
Art. 8. To see if the town will vote to accept Chapter 447 of the Acts of the Legislature for the year 1912 entitled, " An Act relative to the retirement of certain veterans in the service of Cities and Towns." (On petition of William Foreman, et als.)
Art. 9. To see if the town will vote to give the employees of the Town $2.25 a day or take any other action in the matter. (On petition of Michael Crimmins, et als).
Art. 10. To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of Three Hundred (300) Dollars to be used by the Town Planning Committee for defraying necessary expenses or take any other action in the matter.
Art. 11. To see if the town will vote to reconsider the action taken under Article 6 of the warrant of the special town meeting
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held December 20th, 1912, and take any other action with reference to the subject matter of said article.
Art. 12. To see if the town will vote to reconsider the action taken under article 8 of the warrant of the special town meeting held December 20th, 1912, and take any other action with reference to the subject matter of said article.
Art. 13. To see if the town will vote to amend Article 3 of its by-laws by adding thereto at the end thereof, the following section, namely, Section 8. The sealer of weights and measures shall be paid such salary annually as the town votes and shall account for and pay into the Town treasury the fees received by him by virtue of his office.
Art. 14. To see if the town will vote that a portion of its land available for cemetery purposes located on the westerly side of Winter street and adjoining Highland Cemetery be laid out, added to and become a part of Highland Cemetery, and be thereafter held for the same purposes and under the same rules and regulations as said Highland Cemetery, and to author- ize the Selectmen and Cemetery Commissioners, together with the persons constituting the committee formally acting and appointed to secure additional land for cemetery purposes, to act as a committee to carry into effect the action taken under this Article or take any other action in the matter.
Art. 15. To see what sum of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate to make specific repairs on Concord avenue or take any other action in the matter.
Art. 16. To see if the town will vote to complete that por- tion of Pleasant Street between Railroad avenue and Rock street as relocated by the County Commissioners and raise and appropriate money for said purpose or take any other action in the matter.
Art. 17. To see if the Town will vote to construct a grano-
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lithic sidewalk on the westerly side of Central street from Guild street to Day street, and raise and appropriate money for said purpose, or take any other action in the matter.
Art. 18. To see if the town will vote to construct a grano- lithic sidewalk for a distance of 110 feet on Washington street fronting property owned by Rashidy Lewis and for a distance of 38 feet on Dean street fronting property of the same owner, and raise and appropriate money for said purpose, or take any other action in the matter. (On petition of John E. Lewis, et als.)
Art. 19. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $26 for the payment of bills contracted by the com- mittee on town office buildings.
Art. 20. To see what sum of money the town will vote to raise and appropriate for the purpose of collecting ashes and rubbish in all sections of the town and disposing of the same or take any other action in the matter.
Art. 21. To see if the town will vote to authorize the Board of Sewer Commissioners to lay out and construct a main drain beginning at the corner of Belleview avenue and Winter street and running westerly on Winter street, northerly on Prospect street and westerly again through the land of Herbert W. Rhodes and others to Pine Swamp and raise and appropriate money for said purpose, or take any other action in the matter.
Art. 22. To see if the town will vote to amend the by-laws of the Department of Inspector of Buildings relating to the prevention of fires and the preservation of life as follows:
First: By striking out the last sentence of Section 10 and inserting in place thereof the following: " If built of concrete, the thickness shall be not less than twelve inches and rest on a footing one foot thick and two feet wide.
Second: By adding in the second sentence of Section 11 after the words, " Above said point to sill it shall be laid in one-third
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cement mortar," the words, " or built of eight-inch brickwork or eight-inch cement blocks with the ends filled with cement mortar with a four-inch pilaster where girders rest," so that that sentence shall read as follows, " Above said point to sill it shall be laid in one-third cement mortar or built of eight-inch brickwork or eight-inch cement blocks with ends filled with cement mortar with a four-inch pilaster where girders rest, providing, however, that the Inspector may allow the wall made of less thickness for stairways and elevators, but in any case where he may deem it necessary and safe to do so he may require the lighter wall laid from bottom to top in cement mortar."
Third: By adding to Section 12 after the word " upon " in the first sentence being the 43rd, word in said section, the following: " a foundation that is laid on solid ground and laid up to the desired height, which may be built of strong concrete or of stones well bedded and laid in cement mortar or a flat stone bedded on solid ground " or so that the first sentence of said section shall read as follows: " In all buildings built of brick or other incumbustible materials, all piers, columns, or other supports shall be built of brick, iron, or concrete, or wood columns covered with wire lath and cement plaster of at least three fourth inch in thickness, resting upon a foundation that is laid on solid ground and laid up to the desired height which may be built of strong concrete or of stones well bedded and laid in cement mortar or a flat stone bedded on solid ground with iron plates or footings satisfactory to the Inspector, and have on top such carrying plates, or bolsters as he may approve."
Fourth: By adding after the word " inches " at the end of the second sentence in Section 13 the following: " unless it be in a basement, cellar, or similar place between piers " so that said sentence shall read as follows: " No partition wall shall be of less thickness than eight inches, unless it be in a basement, cellar or other similar place between piers." And by striking out the third sentence of said Section 13 and inserting in place
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thereof the following: " The external walls for buildings of two stories shall be not less than 12 inches thick for the first story, and not less than eight inches thick for the remaining height, provided, however, that the Inspector may require additional four-inch pilasters when he may deem it necessary and if three stories said walls of the first two stories shall be not less than 12 inches thick, and for the remaining height not less than eight inches thick."
Fifth: By striking out the seventh paragraph of Section 17 and inserting in place thereof the following: " In all cases where floor timbers rise above sill or girts or any place where there is an open space running up through a partition or wall there shall be cut in between all studs on top of said timbers a fire stop not less than two inches thick or the space may be filled with brick noggins or concrete." And by striking out the figure "16 " in the 10th paragraph of Section 17 and inserting in place thereof the figure " 22" so that said paragraph shall read as follows " In all buildings having an unfinished attic, space above ceiling shall be provided with a scuttle not less than 22 inches by 24 inches."
Sixth: By striking out the third paragraph of Section 18 and inserting in place thereof the following: " All chimneys hereafter constructed in any building to be used for a hotel, offices, lodg- ing house, tenement house of three tenements or more, or for mercantile purposes, of over two stories in height shall be built of eight-inch brickwork or have linings of fire clay commencing eight inches below floor joists and running their full height:" and by striking out the fourth paragraph of Section 18 and in- serting in place thereof the following: " All chimneys hereafter constructed within 300 feet of Washington street between Howard street and Winter street shall be eight inches thick or have flue linings of fire clay commencing eight inches below floor joists and running their full height."
Seventh: By striking out the second paragraph of Section 19 and inserting in place thereof the following: Roofs, forty pounds.
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floors, in warehouses and manufactories, two hundred pounds; in mercantile or similar buildings, one hundred pounds; in public buildings, one hundred and twenty-five pounds; in offices, eighty pounds, and in dwellings, fifty pounds;
Art. 23. To see if the town will vote to reconsider the action taken under article two of the warrant of the special town meet- ing held Dec. 20th, 1912, relating to New 12 Room School House Construction Loan, and upon reconsideration, to take such action under said article as will confirm the action originally taken at said meeting except in respect to the date of payment of the last note so authorized and to change said date from December 30, 1933 to December 30, 1932, or take any other action in the matter.
And you are directed to serve this warrant by posting attested copies in ten public places in this Town, seven days, at least, before the day of said meeting.
Hereof fail not and make due return of this warrant, with your doings thereon, to the Selectmen, on or before the time and day of said meeting.
Given under our hands at Norwood, this first day of April A.D. 1913.
JAMES A. HARTSHORN, JAMES W. CONGER, DANIEL F. SLATTERY, Selectmen of Norwood.
Attest :
JAMES W. LAVERS, Constable of Norwood.
Norwood, April 7th, 1913.
Norfolk, ss.
By virtue of this warrant I have served the within warrant by posting attested copies of the same in ten public places in said town seven days before the time of said meeting.
JAMES W. LAVERS, Constable of Norwood.
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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Norfolk, ss.
In pursuance of the foregoing warrant, the inhabitants of the town of Norwood, qualified to vote in elections, and town affairs met in Village Hall, in said town, on Monday, the fourteenth day of April A.D. 1913, at seven forty-five o'clock in the after- noon and were called to order by the Moderator; the town clerk then read the warrant calling the meeting and the return of the officer who served the same upon the inhabitants.
Art. 1. On motion by Mr. Albin K. Parker,
Voted: That this meeting be now adjourned to Monday, April 21st, A.D. 1913, in Everett Hall, at eight o'clock in the evening.
Adjourned.
Attest :
JOHN F. KILEY, Town Clerk.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Norfolk, ss.
Pursuant to adjournment the inhabitants of the town of Norwood qualified to vote in town affairs and elections, met in Everett Hall, Monday, April 21st, A.D. 1913 and Section three of Article one of the By-laws having been complied with were called to order by the Moderator at eight o'clock in the evening, and the following articles were taken up, namely :-
Art. 1. On motion by Mr. Albin K. Parker,
Voted: That the Fire Alarm System be extended to a point on
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Adams street, at the corner of Garfield avenue, also to the Proslate Mill of F. W. Bird and Sons on Water street, and that boxes be installed at said locations, and that the sum of one hundred twenty (120) dollars be raised and appropriated for said purposes.
Art. 2. On motion by Mr. Albin K. Parker,
Voted: That the water mains be extended on Walnut av- enue, extension from Walpole street to the end of the present mains, and that the sum of three hundred (300) dollars be appro- priated from the Water Commissioners' treasury for said purpose.
Water Mains on Walpole Street.
Art. 3. On motion by Mr. Albin K. Parker,
Voted: That the water mains be extended on Walpole street, about one hundred fifty (150) feet from the present end to a point opposite the house of Fred Wenstrome, subject to the usual guarantee and that the sum of one hundred fifty (150) dollars be appropriated from the Water Commissioners' treas- ury for said purpose.
Water Mains on Sturtevant Avenue.
Art. 4. On motion by Mr. Albin K. Parker,
Voted: That the water mains be extended on Sturtevant Av- enue and that the sum of eight hundred (800) dollars be appropri- ated from the Water Commissioners' treasury for said purpose subject to the usual guarantee.
Oak Road.
Art. 5. On motion by Mr. James A. Hartshorn,
Voted: That the Town accept Oak Road as laid out by the Selectmen.
West Street.
Art. 6. On motion by Mr. James A. Hartshorn,
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Voted: That West street as laid out by the Selectmen be accepted.
Sidewalk, Hoyle and Washington Streets.
Art. 7. On motion by Mr. William H. Murphy,
Voted: That the town raise and appropriate the sum of three hundred (300) dollars for the construction of a granolithic walk four feet wide beginning on the westerly side of Washing- ton street and extending one hundred fifty (150) feet on the northerly side of Hoyle street west that this sidewalk shall be built under betterment act.
Retirement of Veterans.
Art. 8. On motion by Dr. Nutting,
Voted: That Chapter 447 of the Acts of the legislature for the year 1912 entitled, " An act relative to the retirement of certain veterans in the service of cities and towns," be and the same is hereby accepted.
Wages at $2.25.
Art. 9. On motion by Mr. Daniel F. Slattery,
Voted: That the laborers of Street, Water, Sewer and Ceme- tery Department be paid at the rate of $2.25 per day for nine (9) hours work.
Town Planning Committee.
Art. 10. On motion by Mr. Alfred L. Atwood,
Voted: That the sum of three hunrded (300) dollars be raised and appropriated to be used by the Town Planning Committee for defraying necessary expenses.
Art. 11. On motion by Mr. Alfred L. Atwood,
Voted: That these articles (11 and 12) be acted on jointly.
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Votes Reconsidered.
On motion by Mr. Alfred L. Atwood,
Voted: That votes, under articles 6 and 8 of warrant for special town meeting December 20th, 1912, be reconsidered.
On motion by Mr. James A. Hartshorn,
Voted: That the Moderator appoint a committee of three to carry out the vote of the town relating to the expense for town offices.
Committee.
James A. Hartshorn, Patrick J. Lydon, Arthur M. Partridge.
Sealer Weights, etc.
Art. 13. On motion by Mr. Alfred L. Atwood,
Voted: That Article 13 of the by-laws be and the same is hereby amended by adding thereto at the end thereof, the fol- lowing section, namely; Section 8. The Sealer of Weights and Measures shall be paid such salary annually as the Town votes and shall account for and pay into the Town Treasury the fees received by him by virtue of his office.
Additional Cemetery Land.
Art. 14. On motion by Mr. Albin K. Parker,
Voted: That such portion of the Town's land available for cemetery purposes, located on the westerly side of Winter street and adjoining Highland Cemetery as the Committee hereinafter named shall determine, be laid out, added to, and become a part of Highland Cemetery and be thereafter held for the same pur- poses and under the same rules and regulations as said High- land Cemetery; and the Selectmen and Cemetery Commission- ers, together with the persons constituting the Committee formerly acting and appointed to secure additional land for cemetery purposes be and hereby are, authorized to act as a
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committee to carry into effect the action taken under this article.
Committees.
Committee Selectmen Cemetery Commission
Francis O. Winslow, J. A. Hartshorn, Frank W. Talbot,
Frank A. Fales, James W. Conger, Ed. B. Pendergast,
James M. Folan. Daniel F. Slattery. Charles B. Dexter.
Main Drain, Concord Avenue.
Art. 15. On motion by Mr. James A. Hartshorn,
Voted: That the sum of three hundred fifty (350) dollars be raised and appropriated for the purpose of constructing a main drain from a point on Concord Avenue near the house of Patrick Linane to the Winslow tannery drain and the construc- tion of a catch basin on the northerly side of Concord avenue said sum to be expended under the direction of the Board of Sewer Commissioners.
Pleasant Street.
Art. 16. On motion by Mr. Albin K. Parker,
Voted: That the portion of Pleasant street between Railroad avenue and Rock street, as relocated by the County Commis- sioners, be completed, and that the expense of this work be met from the appropriation for highways.
Art. 17. On motion by Eugene M. Sullivan,
Voted: That no action be taken under this article.
Art. 18. On motion by Mr. Eugene M. Sullivan, to indefi- nitely postpone.
Voted: Vote was declared lost.
Sidewalk, Washington and Dean Streets.
On motion by Mr. Daniel F. Slattery,
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Voted: That the Town construct a granolithic sidewalk for a distance of 110 feet on Washington street fronting property owned by Rashidy Lewis and for a distance of 38 feet on Dean street fronting property of same owner and that two hundred fifty (250) dollars be raised and appropriated to build the same under betterment act.
Art. 19. On motion by Mr. Albin K. Parker,
Voted: That the sum of twenty-six (26) dollars be raised and appropriated for the payment of bills contracted by the com- mittee on town office buildings.
Art. 20. On motion by Mr. Albin K. Parker,
Voted: That action under this article be indefinitely post- poned.
Art. 21. On motion by Mr. Albin K. Parker,
Voted: That the Board of Sewer Commissioners be and hereby are authorized to lay out and construct a main drain beginning at the corner of Bellevue avenue and Winter street and running westerly on Winter street, northerly on Prospect street, and westerly again through the land of Herbert W. Rhodes and others to Pine Swamp and that the sum of two hundred (200) dollars be raised and appropriated, and that one thousand (1000) dollars be appropriated from funds in the treasury to pay one half the cost of said drain including land damage; the remaining part of the cost to be paid by Herbert W. Rhodes and others, the owners of the land through which a portion of said drain is to be laid out and constructed.
Changes in Building Laws.
Art. 22. On motion by Mr. Albin K. Parker,
Voted: That section 10 of By-laws of Department of In- spector of Buildings, relating to the prevention of fires and the preservation of life be and the same hereby is amended by strik-
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ing out the last sentence of Section 10 and inserting in place thereof the following: " If built of concrete, the thickness shall be not less than twelve inches and rest on a footing one foot thick and two feet wide."
Second: On motion by Mr. Albin K. Parker.
Voted: That Section 11 of By-laws of Department of In- spector of Buildings relating to the prevention of fires and the preservation of life be and the same hereby is amended by add- ing in the second sentence of Section 11 after the words, " Above said point to sill it shall be laid in one third cement mortar," the words, " or built of eight-inch brickwork or eight-inch ce- ment blocks with the ends filled with cement mortar with a four-inch pilaster where girders rest," so that that sentence shall read as follows, " Above said point to sill it shall be laid in one- third cement mortar or built of eight-inch brickwork or eight- inch cement blocks with ends filled with cement mortar with a four-inch pilaster where girders rest, providing, however, that the Inspector may allow the wall made of less thickness for stairways and elevators, but in any case where he may deem it necessary and safe to do so he may require the lighter wall laid from bottom to top in cement mortar."
Third: On motion by Mr. Albin K. Parker,
Voted: That Section 12 of By-laws of Department of In- spector of Buildings, relating to the prevention of fires, and the preservation of life be and the same hereby is amended by add- ing to Section 12 after the word " upon " in the first sentence being the 43rd word in said Section, the following: " a founda- tion that is laid on solid ground and laid up to the desired height which may be built of strong concrete or of stones well bedded and laid in cement mortar or a flat stone bedded on solid ground" or so that the first sentence of said section shall read as follows: " In all buildings built of brick or other incombustible materials, all piers, columns, or other supports shall be built of brick, iron,
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or concrete, or wood columns covered with wire lath and ce- ment plaster of at least three-fourth inch in thickness, resting upon a foundation that is laid on solid ground and laid up to the desired height which may be built of strong concrete or of stones well-bedded and laid in cement mortar or a flat stone bedded on solid ground with iron plates, or footings satisfactory to the Inspector, and have on top such carrying plates, or bolsters as he may approve.
Fourth: On motion by Mr. Albin K. Parker,
Voted: That Section 13 of the By-laws of Department of Inspector of Buildings relating to the preservation of life and prevention of fires be and hereby is amended by adding after the word "inches " at the end of the second sentence in sec- tion 13 the following: " unless it be in a basement, cellar, or other similar place between piers " so that said sentence shall read as follows: " No partition wall shall be of less thickness than eight inches unless it be in a basement, cellar or other similar place between piers." And by striking out the third sentence of said Section 13 and inserting in place thereof the following: "The external walls for buildings of two stories shall be not less than 12 inches thick for the first story, and not less than eight inches thick for the remaining height, provided, however, that the Inspector may require additional four-inch pilasters when he may deem it necessary; and if three stories, said walls of the first two stories shall be not less than 12 inches thick, and for the remaining height not less than eight inches thick."
Fifth: On motion by Mr. Albin K. Parker,
Voted: That Section 17 of By-laws of Department of In- spection of Buildings, relating to the prevention of fires, and the preservation of life be and the same hereby is amended by strik- ing out the seventh paragraph of Section 17 and inserting in place thereof the following: " In all cases where floor timbers
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rise above sill or girts or any place where there is an open space running up through a partition or wall there shall be cut in between all studs on top of said timbers a fire stop not less than two inches thick or the space may be filled with brick noggins or concrete." And by striking out the figure " 16 " in the 10th paragraph of Section 17 and inserting in place thereof the figure " 22 " so that said paragraph shall read as follows: " In all buildings having an unfinished attic, space above ceiling shall be provided with a scuttle not less than 22 inches by 24 inches."
Sixth: On motion by Albin K. Parker:
Voted: That Section 18 of By-laws of Department of Inspector of Buildings, relating to the prevention of fires and the pre- servation of life be, and the same hereby is amended, by striking out the third paragraph of Section 18 and inserting in place thereof the following: " All chimneys hereafter constructed in any building to be used for a hotel, offices, lodging house, tenement house of three tenements or more, or for mercantile purposes, of over two stories in height shall be built of eight- inch brickwork or have linings of fire clay commencing eight inches below floor joists and running their full height "; and by striking out the fourth paragraph of Section 18 and inserting in place thereof the following: " All chimneys hereafter con- structed within 300 feet of Washington street between Howard street and Winter street shall be eight inches thick or have flue linings of fire clay commencing eight inches below floor joists and running their full height."
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