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Voted: For maintenance of the Sewer Department the sum of $2,934.00 by taxation and further sum of $2,196.00 from receipts in the treasury of the Sewer Department and (b) for Particular Sewers by taxation the sum of $6,275.00.
3. Sewer Construction.
Voted: That Article 13 of the Warrant be taken up and acted upon with this section.
Voted: By taxation the sum of $23,900.00 for the following purposes, namely :
To improve and enlarge the trunk lines of the Sewerage System Extension of Sewerage System in Railroad Avenue and Adams
$11,420.00 Street. 6,628.00
Extension of Sewerage System in Hill Street. 1,210.00
Extension of Sewerage System in Bright Street and Marion
4,642.00
Avenue .
4. Maintenance and Construction of Main Drains and Cleaning Brooks and Drains other than Main Drains.
Voted: By taxation the sum of $2,748.00 and by borrowing the sum of $1,050.00.
5. Removal of Ashes.
Voted: By taxation the sum of $1,000.00.
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D. 1. Maintenance, Repairs and Construction of Highways, Culverts and Bridges, Highway Equipment, Paving Gutters, Building Sidewalks, Setting Edgestones, Removal of Snow and Ice, Sanding Sidewalks, Street Signs and Guide Boards, and operation of Stone Crusher Plant.
Voted: For the foregoing purposes the sum of $23,700 from Excess and Deficiency and the further sum of $11,533 be raised and appropriated in addition thereto and the additional amount of $3,500 by taxation for the removal of snow and ice and sanding sidewalks, and authority to borrow the sum of $22,100.00 payable within five years, of which amount $10,000 is for paving with macadam pavement or other approved road material Neponset Street from Washington street, and the sum of $8,500 such other streets as the Selectmen may determine; the sum of $3,600 being for construction of granolithie sidewalks.
2. (a) Institutional and Outside Relief. (b) Aid for Dependent Mothers.
Voted: the sum of $16,000.00 by taxation for Institutional and Outside Relief and Aid for Dependent Mothers.
3. Salary of Town Physician.
Voted: By taxation the sum of $200.00.
4. Soldiers' Benefits.
Voted: By taxation the sumn of $1,000.00.
5. Support of Schools.
Voted: That artieles 7 and 8 be taken up and considered and further voted that articles 7 and 8 be considered together with Article 6, Sub- division D, Seetion 5.
Voted: By taxation the sum of $199,670.00.
6 and Article 5.
6. Support of Morrill Memorial Library.
Voted: That there be raised by taxation and appropriated for the maintenance of the Morrill Memorial Library the sum of $10,174.34 and further sum of $789.16, being money received from Dog Licenses.
7. The use of George K. Bird Post, No. 169, G. A. R., to decorate Soldiers' Graves on Memorial Day.
Voted: By taxation the sum of $325.00.
8. Recreation and Parks.
Voted: By taxation the sum of $350.00.
9. Printing and Distribution of Town Reports.
Voted: By taxation the sum of $1,400.00.
10. Defraying incidental and other necessary expense not otherwise provided for.
Voted: By taxation the sum of $390.00.
11. Band Concerts.
Voted: That $500.00 be raised by taxation.
E. 1. Electric Light Department.
(a) Maintenance. (b) Operation. (c) Depreciation. (d) New Con- struction. (e) Repairs.
Voted: The following sums from the treasury of the Electric Light Department : Maintenance, operation and repairs. $131,499.00; Depreciation, $7,680.00; Construction, $9,904.00; Maturing Debt, $13,500.00; Interest, $3,980.00, and by borrowing the sum of $12,000.00 for extending and en- larging the Municipal Lighting System.
2. Water Department. (a) Maintenance. (b) Construction.
Voted: From treasury of the Water Department the sum of $40,115.00 for inaintenance and operation of said department, and by borrowing the sum of $3,000.00 for construction work in the Water Department.
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F. 1. Maintenance and Improvement of Cemeteries.
Voted: By taxation the sum of $7,350.00 and from available balance in the treasury of the Highland Cemetery the sum of $1,000.00.
G. 1. Interest Requirements.
Voted: To raise and appropriate by taxation the sum of $38,026.23 and by transfer the sum of $1,722.00 from the treasury of the water department and by transfer from accrued interest receipts the sum of $80.22 to meet interest requirements in the following amounts, for
Sewerage Loans
1,722.00
Water Loans.
14,741.50
School Purpose Loan
1,187.45
Highway Loans.
880.00
Town Office and Park Loan.
164.00
Park Purpose Loan.
2,680.50
General Purpose Loans.
945.00
Norfolk County Hospital
10,500.00
Loans in Anticipation of Revenuc and other loans
2. Bonds and Notes due in 1921.
Voted: To raise and appropriate by taxation the sum of $80,518.48, by transfer the sum of $3,804.64 (anticipated reimbursement), $148.47 (bal- ance of sinking fund), $78.41 premium receipts, for the following respective bonds and notes:
$ 9.850.00
Sewerage Loan
7,500.00
Water Loans.
32,200.00
School Purpose Loans.
2,000.00
Town Office Lot Loan.
9,800.00
Highway Purpose Loan
15,200.00
General Purpose Loan
2,000.00
Park Purpose Loan .
6,000.00
County Hospital Loan
H. Insurance on Town Property.
Voted: By taxation the sum of $851.20.
I. Abatement of Taxes.
Voted: Action indefinitely postponed.
J. Reserve Fund.
Voted: Action indefinitely postponed.
Article 7. To see if the Town will vote to maintain an Evening School as provided by law, and raise and appropriate money for such purpose, or take any other action in the matter.
Voted: Action taken under Section 5, sub-division D, Article 6.
Article 8. To see what sum the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for industrial educational purposes, or take any other action in the matter. Voted: Action taken under Section 5, sub-division D, Article 6.
Article 9. To see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise or borrow and appropriate for the establishment and maintenance of con- tinuation schools or courses of instruction, or take any other action in the matter.
Voted: Action indefinitely postponed.
Article 10. To see what sum the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate to pay not more than the ordinary and reasonable compensation for care actually rendered or furnished by the Norwood Hospital or other hospitals in the vicinity of Norwood to such persons as may be in whole or in part unable to care for themselves, the same to be in addition to sums
$ 7,008.00
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appropriated for the care of contagious diseases and for institutional relief, or take any other action in the matter.
Voted: That articles 10 and 11 be considered and acted upon together.
Voted: That the sum of $1,500.00 be ralsed by taxation and appropriated for the employment of district or other nurses and to pay not more than the ordinary and reasonable compensation for care actually rendered or furnished by the Norwood Hospital or other hospitals in the vicinity of Norwood to such persons as may be in whole or in part unable to care for themselves, the same to be in addition to sums appropriated for the care of contagious diseases and for institutional relief.
Article 11. To see what sum of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for the employment of district or other nurses, or take any other action in the matter.
Voted: Action taken under Article 10.
Article 12. To see if the Town will vote to instruct the Board of Assessors to take appropriate action as provided by law for the earlier Collection of Poll Taxes, or take any other action in the matter.
Voted: To so instruct the Board of Assessors.
Article 13. To see if the Town will vote to extend the sewerage system in the following districts, viz: Bright street and Marion Avenue, also Saunders Road, and to raise or borrow and appropriate money for said ex- tensions or any of them, or take any other action in the matter. (Petition of Board of Health.)
Voted: Action taken with Article 6, sub-division C, Section 3.
Article 14. To see if the Town will vote to extend the sewer system in the Cedar street district, and to raise or borrow and appropriate money for said purpose, or take any other action in the matter. (On petition of the Board of Health.)
Voted: That action be indefinitely postponed.
Article 15. To see if the Town will vote to enlarge, improve and in- crease its water supply and system, including the taking or acquiring of land by purchase or otherwise, and raise and borrow and appropriate money for said purposes, or take any other action in the matter.
Voted: By borrowing the sum of $12,500.00.
Article 16. To see what sum of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate to meet proper expenses of the Committee appointed under the authority given at the Special Town Meeting held December 14, 1920, through action under Article 1 of the Warrant.
Voted: Action indefinitely postponed.
Article 17. To see if the Town will vote to take or acquire by purchase or otherwise for municipal purposes, land adjoining the present public works yards and abutting on the railroad location and to raise or borrow and appropriate money for said purpose, or take any other action in the matter.
Voted: To authorize the purchase from the Norwood Housing Associa- tion of certain parcels of land and to authorize the borrowing of $3,600 on notes of the Town, which sum together with the sum of $46.60 be raised by taxation is hereby appropriated for said purchase, also voted to author- ize the Sclectmen to take any other action necessary or convenient to carry this action into effect.
Article 18. To see if the Town will vote to authorize and direct the Selectmen to make application to the Legislature of the Commonwealth at its present session for the passage of an act amending and supplementing Chapter 559 of the Acts of the year 1911 whereby the Town may make an additional Water Loan in a sum not exceeding sixty thousand dollars
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($60,000), for the purpose of an additional water supply and for other pur- poses similar to those provided in said chapter 559, or take any other action in the matter.
Voted: To so authorize and direct the Selectmen.
Voted: That this meeting be now dissolved.
Attest: JAMES E. PENDERGAST, Town Clerk and Accountant.
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING March 15, 1921
On a warrant duly issued by the Selectmen and dated March 7, 1921, and signed by Frank G. Allen, Edmund G. Dalton, Thomas B. Mulvehill and H. Eugene Rice, Selectmen of Norwood, the proper service of which warrant was duly attested by Harry W. Swift, Constable of Norwood.
All of the requirements of the Statutes and By-laws relating to Town Meetings having been complied with, the meeting was called to order by the Moderator, James A. Halloran, the articles contained in this warrant and the action taken thereunder being as follows:
Article 1. To see if the Town will vote to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of its incorporation and to appoint a Committee for the purpose or take any other action in the matter.
Voted: That the Town celebrate the 50th Anniversary of its incorpora- tion and that a committee of nine be appointed.
Hon. F. O. Winslow John F. Callahan Willard Dean
Hon. F. A. Fales
Abbie V. Murphy Susie T. Wheelock
James M. Folan Harriet E. Williamson William F. Baker
Article 2. To see what further sum the Town will vote to raise or borrow and appropriate in addition to the sums heretofore borrowed and appro- priated for the purpose of acquiring land and for the construction of the New School Building on Washington street, or take any other action in the matter.
Voted: By borrowing the sum of $5,600.00 in accordance with the pro- visions of Chapter 44 of the General Laws and amendments thereof.
Article 3. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to convey to the Norwood Post No. 70, American Legion, as Trustee, a parcel of land in Highland Cemetery, upon such terms and conditions as the Town may determine, or take any other action in the matter.
Voted: To so authorize the Selectmen.
Article 4. To see if the Town will vote to take or acquire by purchase or otherwise, in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 559 of the Acts of 1911, being an Act authorizing the Town to provide an additional water supply and for the purposes therein described, the whole or any portion of certain parcels of land owned or formerly owned by Frank A. Fales, W. Cameron Forbes, Annie W. Withington and Charles A. Eaton, or any of them, and to borrow and appropriate money for said purpose or take any other action in the matter.
Voted: To authorize the Selectmen to take certain parcels shown on plan dated March 14, 1921, George A. Smith, Town Engineer, and to authorize the issue of notes of the Town in the sum of $2500.00 under the authority of Chapter 559, Acts 1911.
Article 5. To see what sum of money the Town will vote to borrow and appropriate under the provisions of Chapter 33 of the Acts of 1921, being an Act entitled, "An Act to authorize the Town of Norwood to make an additional Water Loan and approved February 18, 1921."
Voted: By borrowing the sum of $19,100.00.
Article 6. To see if the Town will vote to authorize and direct the
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Selectmen or other Board of Town Officials to make application to the Legislature of the Commonwealth, at its present session, for the passage of an Act whereby the Town may borrow a sum not in excess of $100,000.00 (one hundred thousand dollars) over and above its borrowing capacity for the purpose of constructing additions to school houses, or take any other action in the matter. (Petition of School Committee.)
Voted: To so authorize the School Committee.
Article 7. To see whether the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money or otherwise make provisions to meet that portion of the expense and the care, maintenance and repair of the Norfolk County Hospital apportioned by the County Commissioners upon the Town, or take any other action in the matter.
Voted: By taxation the sum of $8,859.59.
Voted: That this meeting be now dissolved.
Attest: JAMES E. PENDERGAST, Town Clerk and Accountant.
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING June 6, 1921
On a warrant duly issued by the Selectmen and dated May 26, 1921, and signed by Frank G. Allen, Walter F. Tilton, Thomas B. Mulvehill, H. Eugene Rice and Edmund G. Dalton, Selectmen of Norwood, the proper service of which warrant was duly attested by Thomas C. Lydon, Constable of Norwood.
All of the requirements of the Statutes and By-laws relating to Town Meetings having been complied with, the meeting was called to order by the Moderator, James A. Halloran, the articles contained in this war- rant and the action taken thereunder being as follows:
Article 1. To see if the Town will vote to borrow and appropriate a sum not exceeding $75,000.00 for the purpose of completing the New School Building on Washington street and for the purchase of original equipment and furnishings for said building in accordance with the pro- visions of Chapter 328 of the Acts of the Legislature for the year 1921, being entitled "An Act authorizing the Town of Norwood to incur indebted- ness for school purposes," or take any other action in the matter.
Voted: By borrowing the sum of $75,000.00.
Article 2. To see what sum the Town will vote to borrow in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 33 of the Acts of 1921 and appropriate the sum for meeting the expense by way of land damages of the taking in fee by right of eminent domain of two parcels of land in the Purgatory Brook District designated as parcels number one and number two on a plan entitled "Plan of Land taking for the purpose of providing an additional water supply" dated March 14, 1921, and made by George A. Smith, Town Engineer, and filed with the Selectmen, said sum to be in addition to other sums heretofore borrowed and appropriated for said purpose, or take any other action in the matter.
Voted: By borrowing the sum of $2,500.00.
Article 3. To see if the Town will vote to accept and allow of the reloca- tion or alteration as determined by the Selectmen of that portion of Wash- ington street known as Old Washington street and lying southerly of the location of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company, Midland Division, as shown on a plan entitled "plan of relocation of east- erly line of a portion of Washington Street"' dated May 28, 1921, and on file at the office of the Selectmen, or take any other action in the matter.
Voted: To accept and allow.
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Article 4. To see what sum the Town will vote to borrow and appro- priate for the extension of Water Mains or take any other action in the matter.
Voted: To authorize the Selectmen to extend the water mains on Short street from Pleasant strect for a distance of about 700 fect.
Article 5. To see what sum or sums of money the Town will vote to borrow and appropriate to meet the expense of extensions of the sewerage system in the following named streets or any of them:
No. 1. Adams street.
No. 2. Marion avenue.
No. 3. Washington street southerly from Concord avenue, or take any other action in the matter.
Voted: By borrowing the sum of $2,800.00.
Article 6. To see if the Town will vote to change or amend the existing Fire Limit By-laws or take any other action in the matter.
Voted: That a committee of nine be appointed by the Moderator for the purpose of considering and recommending changes or amendments.
Voted: That this meeting be now dissolved.
Attest: JAMES E. PENDERGAST,
Town Clerk and Accountant.
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING June 30, 1921
On a warrant duly issued by the Selectmen and dated June 21, 1921, and signed by Frank G. Allen, Edmund G. Dalton, H. Eugene Rice and Thomas B. Mulvehill, Selectmen of Norwood, the proper service of which warrant was duly attested by Thomas C. Lydon, Constable of Norwood.
All of the requirements of the Statutes and By-laws relating to Town Meetings having been complied with, the meeting was called to order by the Moderator, Judge James A. Halloran, the articles contained in this warrant and the action taken thereunder being as follows:
Article 1. To see if the Town will vote to amend or change the existing fire limit by-laws so called, or substitute therefor new fire limit by-laws, or take any other action in the matter.
The following report was offered by the Committee:
The Committee appointed at the Special Town Meeting of June 6, 1921, to consider and report with recommendations, changes or amendments in the existing Fire Limit By-laws, beg leave to report the performance of the duty given to it and make its recommendations in the form of a New Code of Fire Limit By-laws which it recommends for adoption by the Town in substitution for the existing Fire Limit By-laws and offers this new code in the forin of the following motion under Article 1; namely, Motion under Article 1.
Voted: That for the existing Fire Limit By-laws which are hereby re- pealed, there be substituted the following new code of Fire Limit By-laws which are hereby adopted; namely,
FIRE LIMIT BY-LAWS
Section 1. For the Prevention of Fires and the Preservation of Life, Health and Morals. The territories within the limits hereinafter bounded and described are designated as "Fire Limit District Number 1" and "Fire Limit District Number 2," respectively, and are hereby established as Fire Limit Districts; viz. :
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Fire Limit District Number 1.
The territory lying within and bounded by a line beginning at a point in the southeasterly line of Washington street 192 feet northerly from the northerly line of Railroad avenue and running thence southeasterly by the southerly line of a way leading to the Old Parish Cemetery; thence running southerly and southeasterly following the westerly and southwesterly line of said Old Parish Cemetery to the northwesterly line of Market street; thence running southwesterly following the said northwesterly line of Market strect to a point where the southwesterly line of Lyman Place extended would intersect the said northwesterly line of Market street; thence running southeasterly across Market street and continuing in the same direction following the said southwesterly line of Lyman Place to a point distant 100 feet from the southeasterly line of Market street; thence running southwesterly by a line parallel with and 100 fect distant from the southeasterly line of Market street to the northeasterly line of Nahatan street; thence along the northeasterly line of Nahatan street to a point where the northwesterly line of Central street extended would intersect the said northcasterly line of Nahatan street; thence running southeasterly across Nahatan street and continuing in the same direction following the said northwesterly line of Central street to the northeasterly line of Guild street; thence running northwesterly following the said northeasterly line of Guild strect to the southeasterly line of Washington street; thence running northerly across Washington street to the intersection of the north- westerly lines of Washington and Walpole streets; thence northwesterly by a right angle to the northwesterly line of Washington street 150 feet; thence running northeasterly by a line parallel with and 150 feet distant, from the said northwesterly line of Washington street to the southwesterly line of Howard street; thence running southeasterly following the said southwesterly line of Howard street to the northwesterly line of Washing- ton street; thence running southerly across Washington street to the point. of beginning.
Fire Limit District No. 2.
Beginning at a point in the southerly line of the right of way of the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad at the intersection with a line drawn parallel with and 100 feet distant in a northwesterly direction from the northwesterly line of Washington street; and running thence south- westerly parallel with and 100 feet distant from the northwesterly line of said Washington street to the northeasterly line of Hawes Brook; thence running southeasterly by the said northeasterly line of Hawes Brook to a point 100 feet southeasterly from the southeasterly line of Washington street; thence running northeasterly by a line parallel with and 100 feet distant from the said southeasterly line of Washington street to a point in the southwesterly line of Dean street; thence running across Dean street to a point in the northeasterly line of said Dean street at its intersection with a line parallel with and 100 feet distant from the southeasterly line of New Washington street; thence running northeasterly by a line parallel with and 100 feet distant from the said southeasterly line of New Wash- ington street to the southerly line of the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad; thence running westerly by the said southerly line of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad to the point of beginning.
Section 2. Every building hereafter erected within the limits respec- tively of Fire Limit District 1 and Fire Limit District 2 shall have self- sustaining exterior or party walls constructed of brick, stone, iron, stcel, concrete, concrete block or other equally substantial and fire-proof material with roof covering, cornices and gutters of incombustible material in such construction. Wood may be used for floors, roofs, inside finish, doors, window frames and sashes.
Section 3. No building within the Fire Limit Districts described in Sec-
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tion 1 shall be altered, if the estimated cost of the proposed alteration as determined by the Building Inspector shall exceed sixty per cent of the cost of a like new building, without making said building as altered conform to the requirements of these by-laws as to new buildings in said Fire Limit Districts.
Section 4. No wooden building shall hereafter be moved into said Fire Limit Districts. No wooden building shall be moved from one place to another within either of said Fire Limit Districts unless a permit is granted for such moving by the Building Inspector.
Section 5. The following terms shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them wherever used in these by-laws:
Building Inspector-Inspector of Buildings of the Town of Norwood.
Party Walls-Every wall used or built which is or will constitute a sepa- ration of two or more buildings.
Exterior Walls-Every outer wall or vertical enclosure of a building other than a party wall.
Alteration-Any change or addition.
Section 6. Whoever violates any provision of these by-laws, if not otherwise provided by law, shall be liable to a fine not exceeding $100.00 for each offense.
JAMES A. HARTSHORN, JAMES E. PENDERGAST, WILLIAM P. HAMMERSLEY, MILTON H. HOWARD, FORREST M. DOUGLASS, Committee.
Boston, Mass., July 6, 1921.
The foregoing By-laws are hereby approved.
J. WESTON ALLEN, Attorney-General, Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
The foregoing By-laws together with the notice of approval were pub- lished in the Norwood Messenger, a newspaper published in Norwood, and having been published three times in accordance with the requirements of the Statutes became operative and in full force.
Voted: That this meeting now dissolve.
Attest: JAMES E. PENDERGAST, Town Clerk and Accountant.
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING December 22, 1921
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