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Edward H. Thompson had nineteen hundred and eighty-eight (1988), elected, sworn by Town Clerk and Accountant.
Scattering four (4).
Blanks, two thousand fifty-three (2053).
Member of Town Planning Board for two years.
Francis W. Smith had nineteen hundred and fourtcen (1914), elected, sworn by Town Clerk and Accountant.
Blanks, one thousand and ninety-five (1095).
Member of the Board of Health for three years.
Charles Leo Lynch had nineteen hundred and seventy-five (1975), elceted, sworn by Town Clerk and Accountant.
Scattering six (6).
Blanks one thousand and twenty-eight (1028).
Six Constables for one year.
William J. Barrett had twenty-one hundred and six (2106), elected, sworn by Town Clerk and Accountant.
Henry F. Brcen had two thousand and eighty-four (2084), elected, 1 sworn by Town Clerk and Accountant.
Nicholas P. Curran had two thousand and eighty-seven, (2087), clected, sworn by Town Clerk and Accountant.
Patrick J. Coyne had two thousand and ninety-seven (2097), elected, sworn by Town Clerk and Accountant.
Charles R. Donnell had two thousand and five (2005), elected, sworn by Town Clerk and Accountant.
J. Irving Reid had two thousand and nine (2009), elected, sworn by Town Clerk and Accountant.
Blanks, five thousand six hundred and ninety-three (5693).
Sunday Sports.
Shall the Town accept the act entitled "An act to permit certain sports and games on the Lord's day" approved at the State election held on November 6, 1928.
Ycs, seventeen hundred and two (1702).
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No, six hundred and fifty (650).
Blanks, six hundred and fifty-seven (657).
Article 2. To hear and act on the reports of town officers and committees
Voted: That Article 2 be laid on the table.
Article 3. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Collector of Taxes to use the same means as a town treasurer may use when acting as Collector.
Voted: To so authorize the Treasurer.
Article 4. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Treasurer and Collector of Taxes, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money in anticipation of the revenue of the current financial year.
Voted: To so authorize the Treasurer.
Article 5. To see what disposition the Town will make of money re- ceived for dog licenses. .
Articles 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, and 16.
Voted: That Articles 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, and 16 be referred to the Finance Commission for consideration and report with recommenda- tions at the adjourned session of this meeting.
Article 12. To see if the Town will vote to instruct the Board of As- sessors to take appropriate action as provided by law for the early collection of poll taxes, or take any other action in the matter.
Voted: To so instruct the Assessors.
Voted: That this meeting adjourn
Attest: JAMES E. PENDERGAST, Town Clerk and Accountant.
ADJOURNED ANNUAL TOWN MEETING
Adjourned Town Meeting of January 21, 1929 to Monday, February 25, 1929.
On a notice duly attested by Town Clerk and Accountant, the following articles of the Warrant of the Annual Town Meeting, which were referred to the Finance Commission, were acted upon :
Article 2. To hear and act on the reports of town officers and com- mittees.
Voted: That the reports as submitted in the fifty-seventh Annual Report be accepted as printed.
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Article 5. To see what disposition the Town will make of money re- ceived for dog licenses.
Voted: That this article be laid on the table and taken up and acted upon together with the appropriations for support of the Morrill Memorial Library under Article 6, sub-division D, Section 6.
Article 6. To see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise or borrow and appropriate for the current fiscal year, for the following pur- poses, or take any other action in the matter.
A. General Government.
1. Selectmen. (a) Salaries; (b) Incidentals.
Voted: 1. (a) That the Selectmen receive no salaries. (b) By taxa- tion $300.00 for salary of Clerk of Selectmen, and the further sum of $200.00 by taxation, for the incidental expense of the Selectmen.
2. (1) Town Clerk and Accountant and (2) Town Bookkeeper. (a) Salaries and (b) Incidentals.
Voted: (a) For salary, by taxation $2,550.00 and by transfer the sum of $1,700.00. (b) by taxation $3,796.00 and by transfer the sum of $10,097.00 for incidental expense.
3. Town Treasurer and Collector of Taxes, (a) Salaries and (b) Inci- dentals, including premium on suretyship bond.
Voted: (a) by taxation the sum of $2,000.00 and by transfer the sum of $750.00 for salary, and (b) by taxation the sum of $4,491.00 and by transfer the sum of $2,250.00 for incidentals including premium on surety- ship bond.
4. Assessors, (a) Salaries and (b) Incidentals.
Voted: (a) by taxation the sum of $2,500.00 and (b) by taxation the sum of $4,500.00.
5. Certification of Bonds and Notes.
Voted: By taxation the sum of $250.00.
6. Finance Commission, (a) Incidentals.
Voted: By taxation the sum of $500.00.
7. Law. (a) Salary and (b) Incidentals.
Voted: (a) By taxation the sum of $1,500.00 and by transfer the sum of $500.00 and (b) by taxation the sum of $450.00.
8. Election and Registration, (a) Salary and (b) Incidentals.
Voted: (a) by taxation the sum of $400.00 and (b) by taxation the sum of $646.00.
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9. Town Office Buildings, (a) Maintenance.
Voted: (a) By taxation the sum of $10,753.00 and by transfer the sum of $1,000.00.
10. General Manager, (a) Salary and (b) Incidentals, including premium on suretyship bond.
Voted: (a) By taxation the sum of $2,250.00 and by transfer the sum of $3,750.00 and (b) by taxation the sum of $2,191.00 and by transfer the sum of $1,400.00.
11. Engineering. (a) Salary and (b) Incidentals.
Voted: (a) By taxation the sum of $3,000.00 and (b) by taxation the sum of $2,887.00 and by transfer the sum of $600.00.
12. Board of Survey. (a) Incidentals.
Voted: (a) by taxation the sum of $300.00.
13. Planning Board. (a) Incidentals.
Voted: By taxation the sum of $800.00.
14. Town Game Warden. (a) Salary and (b) Incidentals.
Voted: (a) By taxation the sum of $175.00 and (b) by taxation the sum of $50.00.
B. Protection of Persons and Property.
1. Police Department. (a) Salaries and (b) Incidentals.
Voted: (a) By taxation the sum of $39,108.00, (b) by taxation the sum of $4,700.00 and (c) expense of installing and maintaining the Police Signal System, the sum of $1,955.00 by taxation.
2. Fire Department. (a) Salaries and (b) Incidentals.
Voted: (a) By taxation the sum of $21,053.00 and (b) by taxation the sum of $7,650.00.
3. Maintenance and Extension of Fire Alarm System.
Voted: By taxation the sum of $5,245.00.
4. Hydrant Service.
Voted: By taxation the sum of $8,500.00.
5. Inspector of Buildings. (a) Salary and (b) Incidentals.
Voted: (a) By taxation the sum of $1,200.00 and (b) by taxation the sum of $620.00.
6. Inspector of Animals. (a) Salary.
Voted: (a) By taxation the sum of $200.00.
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7. Sealer of Weights and Measures. (a) Salary and (b) Incidentals. Voted: (a) By taxation, the sum of $500.00 and (b) by taxation the sum of $150.00.
8. Inspector of Wires. (a) Salary.
Voted: (a) That no action be taken under this sub-division.
9. Gypsy and Brown Tail Moths and other Insect Pest Extermination. Voted: By taxation the sum of $2,500.00.
10. Care and Planting of Shade Trees.
Voted: By taxation the sum of $2,960.00.
11. Street Lighting.
Voted: By taxation the sum of $9,520.00.
C. Health and Sanitation.
1. Board of Health. (a) Salaries, (b) Contagious Diseases, Garbage Disposal and other incidental expense, (c) Maintenance of Town Dump.
Voted: (a) By taxation the sum of $250.00 and (b) by taxation the sum of $18,550.00 (c) by taxation for New Laboratory equipment $500.00 (d) by taxation for Unpaid bills of previous years $3,885.00 and (e) by taxation, for Maintenance of Town Dump $2,500.00.
2. Sewer Department. (a) Maintenance and (b) Particular Sewers. Voted: By taxation (a) for maintenance the sum of $10,200.00 and (b) sewers the sum of $7,560.00.
3. Sewer Construction.
Voted: By taxation the sum of $7,476.00.
4. Maintenance and Construction of Main Drains and Cleaning Brooks and Drains other than Main Drains.
Voted: By taxation (a) for maintenance, the sum of $4,750.00 and (b) for construction, the sum of $12,487.00.
5. Removal of Ashes.
Voted: By taxation the sum of $3,204.00.
D. Miscellaneous.
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 guideboards and operation of stone crusher plant.
Voted: The sum of $40,000.00 from surplus funds in the Excess and Deficiency Account, the same to be available for maintenance and repairs
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of highways, culverts and bridges, paving gutters, street signs and guide- boards, and that there be raised by taxation and appropriated, the follow- ing:
(a) Maintenance and repairs of highways, culverts and bridges, paving gutters, street signs and guideboards. . .
$ 4,990.00
(b) Pensions and vacations of employees of the Public Works Department 7,255.00
(c) Removal of snow and ice, including purchase of equip- ment for such work, and sanding sidewalks 13,990.00
(d) Construction and resurfacing of certain existing streets and alterations of existing street intersections 31,008.00
(e) Construction of Permanent sidewalks
16,000.00
(f) Maintenance and repairs of sidewalks 4,860.00
(g) Installation of new equipment at stone crusher plant .. . 3,240.00
(h) Operation of Stone Crusher Plant 500.00
2. (a) Institutional and outside relief and (b) Aid for Dependent Mothers. Voted: By taxation the sum of $25,415.00 and for meeting unpaid bills.
3. Salary of Town Physician.
Voted: By taxation the sum of $200.00.
4. Soldier's Benefits.
Voted: By taxation the sum of $2,000.00.
5. Support of Schools.
Voted: By taxation the sum of $348,030.00 and the additional sum of . $3,116.00 by taxation for construction of storm drains at the Senior High School grounds.
6. Support of Morrill Memorial Library.
Voted: By taxation the sum of $14,885.00 and the sum of $1,110.25 being money received from Dog Licenses, and the further sum of $1,975.00 by taxation, to complete repairs and for additional furnishings and im- provement of the grounds.
7. To defray the expense of the observance of Memorial Day.
Voted: By taxation the sum of $750.00.
8. Parks, maintenance and improvement of.
Voted: By taxation, (a) for maintenance, $4,566.00 and (b) for con- struction, $10,800.00.
9. Recreation, including maintenance of Public Playground activities. Voted: By taxation the sum of $4,000.00.
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10. Printing and distribution of Town Reports.
Voted: By taxation the sum of $1,500.00.
11. Defraying incidental and other necessary expense not otherwise provided for.
Voted: By taxation the sum of $500.00.
12. Band Concerts.
Voted: By taxation the sum of $500.00
E. Public Service.
1. Electric Light Department, (a) Maintenance, (b) Operation, (c) Depreciation, (d) New Construction and (e) Repairs.
Voted: The following sums from the treasury of the Electric Light Department, (a) Maintenance, operation and repairs, $163,237.00, (b) Depreciation $13,650.00, (c) New construction $15,017.00, (d) Interest, (e) Debt and (f) in lieu of Taxes $10,150.00.
2. Water Department, (a) Maintenance and (b) Construction.
Voted: From current receipts the sum of $87,480.00 as follows: Main- tenance $44,740.00; Construction $27,850.00; Interest $2,890.00; and Debt $12,000.00.
F. Cemeteries.
1. Maintenance and Improvement.
Voted: By taxation the sum of $3,885.00 and from the treasury receipts of the Cemetery Department the sum of $9,800.00.
G. Interest and Debt Requirements.
1. Interest Requirements and 2. Bonds and Notes due in 1929.
Voted: 1. By taxation the sum of $59,065.00 and
2. By taxation the sum of $104,183.65 and receipts in the treasury in the sum of $1,516.35.
H. Insurance on Town Property.
Voted: By taxation the sum of $8,572.00 and by transfer $800.00.
I. Reserve Fund.
Voted: By taxation the sum of $3,950.00.
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 Article 6, Sub-division D, Section 5.
Article 8. To see what sum the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for industrial educational purposes, or take any cther action in the matter.
Voted: Action taken under Article 6, Sub-division D, Section 5.
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Article 9. To see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise cr borrow and appropriate for the establishment and maintenance of con- tinuation schools or courses of instruction, or take any other action in the matter. 0
Voted: No action.
Article 10. To see what sum the Town will vote to raise and appropriate 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 ap- propriated for the care of contagious diseases and for institutional relief, or take any other action in the matter.
Voted: By taxation the sum of $1,500.00.
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: That Article 10 and 11 be considered and acted upon together.
Article 13. To see what sum the Town will vote to raise and appropriate as required by the provisions cf Section 39 of Chapter 33 of the General Laws; namely, for providing suitable quarters for and the maintenance of an Armory for the use of Co. G, 101st Infantry, Massachusetts Guard, or take any other action in the matter.
Voted: By taxation the sum of $1,350.00.
Article 14. To see if the Town will vote to lease a part of the building of the Norwood Civic Association, Inc., for the purpose of providing suit- able headquarters for Post No. 70, American Legion for the current year, and raise and appropriate a sum of money for said purpose, or take any other action, in the matter.
Voted: To do so and appropriated by taxation the sum of $300.00.
Article 15. To see what sum of money the Town will raise and ap- propriate to meet the expense of the care and maintenance of the Norfolk County Hospital as apportioned by the County Commissioners of the County of Norfolk.
Voted: By taxation the sum of $7,571.15.
Article 16. To see what sum or sums the Town will vote to raise and appropriate to meet the necessary expenses of Municipal officers and employees of particular departments of the Town incurred outside the Commonwealth in securing information upon matters in which the Town is interested or which may tend to improve the service in such departments,
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which sum or sums shall be specified to be and shall be limited to such expense incurred as aforesaid.
Voted: By taxation the sum of $550.00 for the following officers: (a) General Manager $250.00; (b) Superintendent of Schools, $200.00; and (c) Librarian of Morrill Memorial Library $100.00.
Voted: That this meeting be dissolved.
Attest: JAMES E. PENDERGAST, Town Clerk and Accountant.
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING
August 2, 1929
On a Warrant duly issued by the Selectmen and dated July 24, 1929, and signed by Thomas B. Mulvehill, Edmund G. Dalton, Arthur J. Forrest, Harold W. Baker and Herbert H. Miller, Selectmen of Norwood, the proper service of which Warrant was duly attested by Nicholas P. Curran, Constable of Norwood.
All of the requirements of the Statues 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 thereunder being as follows:
Article 1. To see if the Town will vote to direct the Selectmen to petition the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for an annual audit of the Town's accounts.
Voted: To so direct the Selectmen.
Article 2. To see what sum of money the Town will vote to raise by taxation and appropriate to meet the cost of the construction of a garage building for housing motor vehicles owned by the Town, or take any other action in the matter.
Voted: By taxation the sum of $2,300.00.
Article 3. To see what sum of money the Town will vote to raise by taxation and appropriate for the expense of removal of snow and ice; said sum to be in addition to sums heretofore appropriated for said purposes, or take any action on the matter.
Voted: By taxation the sum of $2,000.00.
Article 4. To see what sum of money the Town will vote to raise by taxation and appropriate for the purchase of equipment to be used for the removal of snow and ice.
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Voted: That action under this Article be indefinitely postponed.
Article 5. To see what sum of money the Town will vote to raise by taxation and appropriate for the expense of construction of main drains.
Voted: By taxation the sum of $1,666.00.
Article 6. To see if the Town will vote to accept alterations by widen- ings at the following street intersections:
Central Street at intersection with Railroad Avenue.
Walpole Street at intersection with Endicott Street.
Cottage Street at intersection with Nichols Street.
Winslow Avenue at intersection with Douglas Avenue. Winslow Avenue at intersection with Walnut Avenue. Winter Street at intersection with Walpole Street. Walpole Street at intersection with Beacon Street. Railroad Avenue at intersection with Baker Street. Railroad Avenue at intersection with Prospect Street. Railroad Avenue at intersection with Fulton Street. Lincoln Street at intersection with Winter Street. Florence Avenue at intersection with Prospect Street.
Pleasant Street at intersection with Sumner Street. Linden Street at intersection with Guild Street.
Maple Street at intersection with Cottage Street.
Wheelock Avenue at intersection with Cottage Street, and make avail- able from funds previously appropriated, the amount of land damages as awarded by the Selectmen.
Voted: To accept as town ways the foregoing alterations by widenings and to appropriate the sum of $612.09 to meet the expense of the payment of land damages, said amount to be taken from the amount appropriated in the Annual Town Meeting of February 25, 1929 for highway construction.
Article 7. To see what sum of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate by taxation in addition to the sum heretofore appropriated for repairs of highways.
Voted: That action under this Article be indefinitely postponed.
Article 8. To see what sum of money the Town will vote to raise by taxation and appropriate to meet the payments of certain bills contracted in the year 1928, in the following departments and accounts:
General Government Incidentals, Town Clerk and Accountant Inci- dentals, General Manager Incidentals, Engineering Incidentals, Care of Trees, Election and Registration Incidentals, Treasurer and Collector Incidentals, Maintenance of Municipal Building Incidentals, Inspector of Buildings Incidentals, Police Department Incidentals, Fire Department
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Incidentals, Board of Health Incidentals, Public Welfare, Sewer Main- tenance, Highways Maintenance and Repairs, and Support of Schools.
Voted: By taxation the sum of $1,532.02 to meet certain bills con- tracted in the year 1928 in accounts named in said vote.
Article 9. To see what sum the Town will vote to raise and appropriate in addition to sums heretofore appropriated to meet the expense of the purchase of equipment for the Assessing Department.
Voted: By taxation the sum of $1,325.00.
Article 10. To see what sum of money the Town will vote to appropriate for the purchase of certain new equipment in the office of the Town Clerk and Accountant.
Voted: By transfer the sum of $3,100.00 from receipts of the Electric Light Department.
Article 11. To see what sum of money the Town will vote to raise by taxation and appropriate for the maintenance of public playgrounds, said sum to be in addition to the sum heretofore appropriated for said purposes.
Voted: By taxation the sum of $300.00.
Article 12. To see what sum of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate from the receipts of the Water Department in addition to sums heretofore appropriated for maintenance and construction in the Water Department.
Voted: The sum of $4,533.00 from receipts of the Water Department.
Article 13. To see if the Town will vote to accept and receive from the local Camp Fire Girls' organization a gift in the form of a sum of money; subject to the condition that said sum be expended in the improvement and embellishment of Memorial Park, in accordance with such plans as may be determined by the Selectmen.
Voted: To accept the gift of $500.00 in accordance with the terms of the local'Camp Fire Girls' organization.
Voted: That this meeting be dissolved.
Attest: JAMES E. PENDERGAST, Town Clerk and Accountant.
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING
October 17, 1929
On a Warrant duly issued by the Selectmen and dated October 8, 1929, and signed by Thomas B. Mulvehill, Edmund G. Dalton, Harold W. Baker, Arthur J. Forrest and Herbert H. Miller, Selectmen of Norwood, the
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proper service of which Warrant was duly attested by Thomas C. Lydon, Constable of Norwood.
All of the requirements of the Statues 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 thereunder being as follows:
Article 5. To see what sum or sums of money the Town will vote to ap- propriate and borrow and appropriate to construct an addition to the Junior High School Building and to purchase original equipment and furnishings therefore, the same to be in addition to the sum of money heretofore appropriated for said purposes, and to be expended by the existing Junior High School Building Addition Committee appointed under the authority given by action taken at the special Town Meeting held June 15, 1928, or take any other action in the matter.
Voted: That the sum of $6,861.00 in the treasury, received by the town in settlement of the loss sustained by fire with respect to contents at the Guild School building, and the further sum of $8,139.00 in the treasury, received by the town in settlement of the loss sustained by fire with respect to the Guild School building, making a total of $15,000.00 available and in the treasury.
Article 3. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to demolish the existing Guild School building and to appropriate a sum of money to be expended for said purpose or to take any other action relative thereto.
Voted: To so authorize the Selectmen and to appropriate from monies in the Treasury, received on account of the fire loss at said Guild School and available for the purpose, the sum of $600.00, to meet the cxpense involved.
Article 4. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to sell the parcel of land fronting on Guild Street known as the Guild School property, following the removal of the existing building thereon, the same being no longer required for public school purposes, and to convey said parcel of land by appropriate deed and to specify the minimum amount to be paid for such conveyance and to further vote to make such con- veyance upon such other terms as the Selectmen shall consider proper, or to take any other action relative thereto.
Voted: That action under this Article be indefinitely postponed.
Article 1. To see if the Town will approve the selection of the land owned by the Town and fronting on Pleasant Street being the Fisher lot, so-called, as the site for the erection of a school building on the easterly side of the Town, appropriate for elementary school purposes. (Request of School Committee.)
Voted: To so approve the selection.
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Article 2. To see if the Town will vote to construct a school building appropriate for elementary school purposes on land owned by the Town and fronting on Pleasant Street and to purchase original equipment and furnishings therefor and to borrow and appropriate sums of money for said purposes and to appoint a committee to determine the location of said school building on said land and to expend said sums of money for said purposes or to take any other action relative thereto. (Request of School Committee.)
Voted: From funds in the treasury $51,000.00 and $59,000.00 on notes of the Town, and that the Committee of Five, appointed by the Moderator, determine the location of said school building on said land, and to expend said sum for said purposes.
Voted: That this meeting be dissolved.
Attest: JAMES E. PENDERGAST, Town Clerk and Accountant.
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING
December 5, 1929
On a Warrant duly issued by the Selectmen and dated November 26, 1929, and signed by Thomas B. Mulvehill, Edmund G. Dalton, Harold W. Baker, Herbert H. Miller and Arthur J. Forrest, Selectmen of Norwood, the proper service of which Warrant was duly attested by Thomas C. Lydon, Constable of Norwood.
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