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The attempt to secure additional funds was not successful, but the continued use of manual labor rather than mechanical equipment was approved as well as certain changes in the plans and specifications of the project and the original Federal grant of $9,000 was confirmed.
Alcoholic Beverage Licenses
Action with respect to licenses for the keeping, exposing for sale and sale of alcoholic beverages during the year 1934 was taken as follows: Licenses granted as classified, namely,
All Alcoholic Beverages to be Drunk on the Premises
(Licensed Common Victuallers)
Morris Prager, 900 Washington Street.
Frank W. Mansfield, 119-125 Central Street.
Louis Joseph, 175 Railroad Avenue.
Lydia Karki, 38 Savin Avenue.
David J. Butters, 1037 Washington Street.
Frank Rombaol, 1088 Washington Street.
Joseph Dundulis, 1118 Washington Street.
Anthony J. Bruzga, 1212 Washington Street.
Dominic Mitchell, 1110 Washington Street.
Helen M. Weisul, 1130 Washington Street.
Licensed Inn-Holder
Norbeta Begin, 32 Guild Street.
Incorporated Clubs
Norfolk Athletic Club, Inc., John J. Conley, Vice-President and Manager,
1035 Washington Street.
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Norwood Lodge No. 1124 B. P. O. E., Grill Room, Club Building, Winslow Avenue.
South Norwood Social Athletic Club, 1132 Washington Street.
Norwood Business Men's Club, Inc., Frank L. Martin, President, Treas- urer and Manager, 46 Day Street (by a majority vote Selectmen Mutch and Murphy in opposition).
Wines and Malt Beverages to be Drunk on the Premises
Licensed Common Victuallers
Nora George, 1137 Washington Street.
Peter Georges, 716 Washington Street.
Malt Beverages Only to be Drunk on the Premises
Licensed Common Victuallers
Charles Mason, 652 Washington Street.
Concetta Sansone, 1022 Washington Street.
James McKenzie (Brick Diner), 475 Walpole Street.
Incorporated Clubs
Branch 121, Workingmen's Sick and Death Benefit Fund, Carl Koch, Manager, premises off Wilson Street.
Norwood Lithuanian American Citizens' Association, in small hall of street floor of premises at 13 St. George Avenue.
(Fees for these particular licenses fixed at $150 each.)
Malt Beverages Not to be Drunk on the Premises Paul Babel, 1068 Washington Street.
Alcoholic Beverages Not to be Drunk on the Premises
Nicholas Abdallah, 1041 Washington Street.
Elmer Oelschlagel, 9 Cottage Street.
Herbert L. Singleton, 8 Guild Street.
Alcoholic Beverages-Druggists
George F. Glynn, 702 Washington Strect.
Gerard L. Hawkins, Clark's Pharmacy, 500 Washington Street.
William E. Russell, Russell's Pharmacy, 609 Washington Street.
Leon A. Braun, 1098 Washington Street.
Special Licenses for Particular Occasions
Sale of malt beverages at dance to be held at Lithuanian Hall, January 13, fee $1.00.
Anna K. Tumcrshea, for sale of malt beverages on premises of St. George Hall, St. George Avenue, Saturday, April 7, from 8 to 11 p. m.
Amelia Surkond, Vice-President of Veronica Society of Norwood for sale of malt beverages at dance November 10 at Lithuanian Hall between hours of 7:30 and 11 p. m.
Norwood Lithuanian American Citizens' Association, to sell malt bev- erages on November 24 between 8 and 11 p. in. and on November 25 from 2 to 9 p. m. in basement of Lithuanian Hall on St. George Avenue.
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Action, as required by law, was taken during December, 1934, with respect to licenses for the year 1935 as follows, Licenses granted as classified, namely,
All Alcoholic Beverages to be Drunk on the Premises
Licensed Common Victuallers
Anthony J. Bruzga, 1212 Washington Street.
Morris Z. Prager, 902 Washington Street.
David J. Butters, 1037 Washington Street.
Dominic Mitchell, 1110 Washington Street.
Joseph Dundulis, 1118 Washington Street.
Louis Joseph, 175-179 Railroad Avenue.
Lydia Karki, 38 Savin Avenue.
Frank Rombola, 1088 Washington Street.
Arthur G. Lewis, 95 Central Street.
Nora George, 1137 Washington Street. Licensed Inn-Holder
Norbeta Begin, 32 Guild Street.
Incorporated Clubs
Norwood Lithuanian American Citizens' Association, Inc., 13 St. George Avenue.
Norwood Business Men's Club, Inc., 46 Day Street (by a majority vote, Selectmen Feeney, Butters and Collins in favor, and Selectmen Mutch and Murphy opposed).
Elks Building Corporation, Gerard L. Hawkins, President, room on first floor of Club building on northerly side off Walnut Avenue.
Norfolk Athletic Club, 1035 Washington Street, John J. Conley, Vice- President and Manager.
Wines and Malt Beverages Not to be Drunk on the Premises Harry Levenson, 641 Washington Street.
Torquato Farioli, 68 Walnut Avenue.
Wines and Malt Beverages to be Drunk on the Premises
Licensed Common Victuallers Chin Gook Yup, 506 Washington Street.
Concetta Sansone, 1120 Washington Street. Malt Beverages Only to be Drunk on the Premises
Licensed Common Victuallers
John Daniels, 856 Washington Street.
James McKenzie, 475 Walpole Street.
Incorporated Clubs
Branch 121, Workinginen's Sick and Death Benefit Fund, Carl Koch, Manager.
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Alcoholic Beverages Not to be Drunk on the Premises
Elmer Oelschlagel, 9 Cottage Street.
Nicholas Abdallah, 1014 Washington Street.
Herbert L. Singleton, 8 Guild Street.
Umberto Balboni, 860 Washington Street (Selectmen Murphy and Mutch
in favor and Selectman Butters opposed).
Alcoholic Beverages-Druggists
Gerard L. Hawkins, Clark's Pharmacy, 500 Washington Street.
William E. Russell, Russell's Pharmacy, 609 Washington Street. Leon A. Braun, 1098 Washington Street.
Malt Beverages Not to be Drunk on the Premises
John J. and Bernard Chubet, 1208 Washington Street. Action with respect to particular licenses was taken as follows:
Luigi Mastriani (Mastriani's Lunch)
License suspended after hearing for violation of its terms for the period of fourteen days, namely, May 24 to June 6, both inclusive. Notice given that any further violation of terms of license would be held to be a cause for revocation.
Frank W. Mansfield (Mansfield's, 125 Central Street)
License suspended after hearing, for violation of its terms, for a period of three days on and after the close of business on September 17.
Nora George
After hearing with respect to conduct of business under license for wines and malt beverages to be drunk on the premises notice was given that licensee was placed on probation for a two months' period. This licensee appealed to the A. B. C. Commission from the refusal of the Selectmen to grant to her a license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises at No. 1137 Washington Street, but the appeal was denied on June 29.
Arthur G. Lewis
The application of Arthur G. Lewis for a license to sell all alcoholic beverages on the premises No. 516 Washington Street was denied and his appeal to the A. B. C. Commission was refused by it.
Leon A. Braun, 1098 Washington Street
Notice was given to licensee as holder of an existing druggist's license, with respect to recommendation to the A. B. C. Commission for approval of same, that if he failed in the future to comply with the law as reported it would be considered cause for revocation of license.
Fees for licenses granted for the conduct of business during the year 1934 were established as follows:
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To be Consumed on the Premises
1. Malt Beverages Only . $100 per year
2. Wines and Malt Beverages Only $150 per year
3. All Alcoholic Beverages . $250 per year
4. Club License-Alcoholic Beverages. .$250 per year
5. Club License-Malt Beverages Only $100 per year
Not to be Consumed on the Premises
1. All Alcoholic Beverages $500 per year
2. Malt Beverages Only . $100 per year
3. Druggist License for the Sale of Package Goods . $200 per year
Fees for licenses granted for the conduct of business during the year 1935 were established on December 13, 1934, as required by law, as follows:
To be Consumed on the Premises
All Aleoholie Beverages ineluding Wines or Malt Beverages
or malt beverages only . $500 per year
Not to be Consumed on the Premises
All Alcoholic Beverages. .$500 per year
Wines and Malt Beverages $300 per year
Malt Beverages Only $200 per year
Druggist License for the Sale of Package Goods. $300 per year
On January 31, it was voted that conditions as to hours of sales of alcoholic beverages be imposed and incorporated in all licenses issued to incorporated clubs as follows, namely,
No sales on any day between the hours of 1:00 o'clock, A. M. and 8:00 o'clock, A. M.
and with respect to the Lord's Day,
No sales except between the hours of 1:00 o'clock, P. M. and 1:00 o'clock,
A. M. of the day following.
Regulations governing the keeping, exposing for sale and selling alcoholic beverages were adopted on October 2 effective as of October 8, as amended on October 9, as follows:
1. No holder of a club, hotel or restaurant license shall sell or expose and keep for sale on his licensed premises, alcoholic beverages, other than malt beverages and wines, in bottles or in original containers holding less than one fifth of a gallon, liquid measure.
2. No holder of a license for the sale of alcoholic beverages not to be drunk on the premises shall sell or expose and keep for sale on his licensed premises alcoholic beverages in containers holding less than one half of a pint, liquid measure.
3. No holder of a restaurant or hotel license for the sale of alcoholic beverages shall sell, in bottles or original containers alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises other than malt beverages.
4. No holder of a license for the sale of alcoholic beverages shall display
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on Sunday in illuminated form a sign advertising the sale or keeping and exposing for sale of alcoholic beverages of any description.
5. The hours within which alcoholic beverages may be sold by the holders of licenses for the sale of alcoholic beverages are hereby fixed as follows, viz .: By common victuallers licensed to conduct restaurants and by holders of club and hotel licenses from 8 A. M. to 12.30 A. M. of the day following on days other than Saturday and Sundays, and on Satur- days from 8 A. M. to 11 P. M. and on Sundays from 1 P. M. to 11 P. M.
There was also adopted on October 9 the following regulation governing the conduct of the business of common victuallers, namely,
All common victuallers operating under license granted by the Select- men hereby are required to close their place of business not later than 1:00 o'clock, A. M.
On May 22, it was voted to be the desire of the Selectmen that all com- mon victuallers holding licenses for the sale of alcoholic beverages refrain from the sale of such beverages on the Lord's Day and that all clubs so licensed remain closed on the Lord's Day, except those clubs so licensed that are members of parent organizations.
On June 5, it was voted that the Selectmen will not grant further com- mon victuallers' licenses where it appears that applicants intend to seek licenses to sell alcoholic beverages and applicable to future petitions, as the Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission advises that, where a Town has voted license, if an applicant holds a common victualler license and the number of licenses permitted by law have not been granted, the Com- mission will grant licenses on appeal following the refusal of the Selectmen to do so.
Conditions were imposed where the situation required such action that necessary equipment be provided and installed in a manner satisfactory to the General Manager.
Miscellaneous
Brief reference is made in the following form to other matters which received attention during the year and as to which it seems proper to make report in such form.
On January 2, action was taken by way of petition to the County Com- missioners of Norfolk County for a lay-out for usc as a public footway of a private way in and through the location of the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company for the purpose of connecting two accepted portions of Cedar Street. The lay-out was made as petitioned for under date of May 1.
It was voted on January 9 that the policy be adopted with respect to the Cedar Street underpass work of employing two working crews each for a daily period of five hours and for six days a week.
On January 18 a deed in behalf of the Town was executed conveying to the United States Veterans' Building Association of Norwood a parcel
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of land with the building thereon on Railroad Avenue known as the old East School, for the consideration of $1500 as authorized by the Town.
On January 23 the duties of the Advisory Committee on Public Play- grounds were determined as follows, namely, to recommend to the Select- men with respect to what particular activities public playgrounds shall be operated for the period of time during the year that the same will be con- ducted, and the extent to which the Town will undertake to provide for the operation of the public playgrounds and to advise with the General Manager as the official in charge of the operation of public playgrounds on the question of such activities.
On January 31, notice was received from the County Commissioners of the assessment of the Town in the sum of $5,918.28 for the care, main- tenance and repair in 1933 of the improvement and additions to the Norfolk County Hospital.
On February 5, the General Manager was authorized, subject to the provisions of law, as in the opinion of the Selectmen an emergency in- volving the health and safety of persons and property had arisen, to incur a liability in excess of the appropriation made by the Police Department to meet the expense of the purchase of a machine gun and three bullet proof vests.
On February 7, it was voted to reduce to $20 a month the rent of the tenant of dwelling house located on the Civic Playground as recommended by the General Manager.
On March 27, it was voted to lift the restrictions in the existing license of the New England Transportation Company with respect to the trans- portation of passengers in Norwood by the affirmative vote of Selectmen Butters, Mutch and Feeney with Selectman Collins opposed and Select- man Murphy not voting. This action followed application made by the New England Transportation Company for the withdrawal of such re- strictions and hearings given to the officials of said Company and others in the course of which a schedule of service and rates of fare was pre- sented by the Company to be put into effect if such restrictions were withdrawn as well as the restrictions imposed by the certification issued by the Public Utilities Commission and after discussion of the possible effect upon the future train service of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company with particular reference to the use made of the same by commuters between Norwood and Boston. On April 3, formal action was taken in the matter by voting to amend the license granted on January 23, 1926, as amended by vote on November 23, 1926, and pursuant to the vote taken on March 27, 1934, thereby permitting transportation of passengers in Norwood from the district or territory south of Walpole to points in Norwood and from Norwood to points northerly and beyond Dedham towards Boston and from the territory north of Dedham to Norwood and to points in Massachusetts south of the Norwood-Walpole boundary line, it being expressly understood that
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such license does not give the New England Transportation Company the right to take passengers for transportation in Norwood to and from the Town of Walpole or to and from the Towns of Dedham and Westwood.
By action unanimously taken on April 10, James E. Pendergast, Town Clerk and Accountant and Clerk of the Selectmen, was granted a month's leave of absence from duty, subject to his convenience, in recognition of his long and faithful and efficient service to the Town in and out of hours.
On April 3, it was voted that Post No. 70 American Legion be authorized to use that portion of the premises known as the Civic Building at the Civic Playground upon terms and conditions as follows:
"For all purposes appropriate for maintaining headquarters therein and until this permission is revoked, the premises being designated as A and B on the plan by A. W. Thompson, Town Engineer, dated April 2nd, 1934, which is set aside for the exclusive use of said Post, conditions being that said Post shall maintain its own janitor service with respect to these premises and that no use shall be made of them between the hours of twelve midnight and six a. m. of the day follow- ing and that the Post shall at all times maintain proper order in the premises, and subject to such further terms and conditions as upon reasonable notice may be imposed."
On April 17, the General Manager was authorized to grant permission for the use of the land at the entrance to Highland Cemetery on Winter Street for garden purposes under the same conditions as were imposed during the year 1933.
On April 25, approval was given to the recommendation made by the General Manager of a proposed clean up and fire prevention campaign during the week of May 7 to 12 inclusive, to be conducted as in past years and that rubbish placed on the curb line on a pre-determined day be re- moved free of charge.
On May 8, it was voted to approve as satisfactory the arrangements made by the General Manager with respect to band concerts to be given by Post No. 70 American Legion Band during the months of July and August at an expense within the appropriation available for such purpose.
On May 12, on petition of owners of real estate, it was voted to construct a permanent sidewalk of asphalt on the west side of Cedar Street from Chapel Street to the land of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company.
On January 2, the General Manager reported that he had advanced John F. Blasenak to the position of Line Foreman in the Municipal Light Department.
On May 15, notice was received from Chief Earle of the Fire Department that in accordance with Civil Service rules he had appointed to the perman- ent force of the Fire Department Eugene R. Charron and Thomas P. Doherty who were the first two named on the Civil Service list and that
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for a temporary period of three months he had appointed Joseph L. McCor- mack to fill the vacancy caused by the extended leave of absence granted to Cornelius J. Murphy and that to fill vacancies in the call department through the advance of Charron and McCormack he had appointed Henry -W. Morrison, Jr., of the Municipal Light Department and Martin J. Cavanagh of the Public Works Department.
On December 5, notice was received from Chief Earle that Mr. Murphy, whose leave of absence expired on November 24 had resigned on that date and that he had appointed Joseph L. McCormack who had been serving under temporary appointment as permanent member of the department to fill the vacancy effective as of December 1.
Other Fire Department matters which received attention were as follows: On June 5, approval was given to the adoption of the "one day off in three" working schedule in the Fire Department.
In accordance with action taken, Chief Earle of the Fire Department was notified in writing on September 25, that if, at any time the condition of a piece of apparatus became such that public safety was jeopardized thereby, immediate notice thereof be given to the Selectmen.
Liability in excess of appropriation made for use of the Department to meet the expense of installing a replacement of the pumping unit in the Maxim pumper was authorized to be incurred and approval was also given for cost of pump installed in the sum of $1655 and in addition a payment of $5 a day required for the continued loan of a Maxim pumper for the tem- porary period of its use was authorized.
Following the appropriation of $5600 made at the Special Town Meeting held on July 23, for the purchase of new pumping equipment, conferences were held with Chief Earle and extended consideration given to the subject matter following which, on December 5, approval was voted of the recom- mendation of the General Manager as to the purchase of a new fire truck from the lowest bidder being a two ton chassis Dodge Model K-46 and for furnishing and mounting on this chassis a four hundred gallon per minute Barton pump involving other accessory equipment specified by the Chief of the Fire Department.
On December 26, approval was given to the purchase of extinguishers to be placed on the piece of pumping equipment.
Under date of May 8 notice was received from the County Commissioners of Norfolk County that they had entered an order relocating and widening Upland Road in Norwood at the corner of Clapboardtree Street in West- wood, by taking a certain parcel of land containing 2,646 square feet more or less for highway purposes from W. Cameron Forbes, owner of the property involved.
On May 8, it was voted that a representative of the local paper be per- initted to attend all regular meetings of the Selectmen.
On May 28, it was voted on the recommendation of the General Manager that roller skating be permitted in the following locations, namely, Side-
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walk on the easterly side of Washington Street in front of the Balch School property, sidewalk on the northerly side of Chapel Street in front of the Winslow School property, sidewalk on the westerly side of Nahatan Street in front of the Shattuck School property.
On June 5, rates for rental of Social Hall, so-called, in the Civic Play -- ground Building, as recommended by the General Manager were approved as follows, namely,
Weddings, where occasion requires catering service, held during the day prior to 6:00 o'clock, p. m .; fee $10.00.
Meetings of clubs and societies held during the day prior to 6:00 o'clock, p. m .; fee $8.00.
Use of Swimming Pool Hall for similar purposes; fee $8.00 and $6.00, respectively.
On June 26, as requested by the Chief of the Fire Department the Select- men indicated that the sale of fourth of July fireworks be limited to Satur- day, Junc 30, and Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, July 2nd, 3rd and 4th, respectively.
On June 26, voted that letters of appreciation be prepared and sent to Mrs. S. Maude Bernier and Mrs. Elizabeth (McCartin) Fitzgerald for faithful services rendered by them respectively while employed in the service of the Town.
On July 31, an order was adopted in amendment of an existing order of grant of pole locations to the Municipal Light Department.
On July 31, approval was given to the recommendation of the General Manager that a retaining wall be erected along the line of the sidewalk of the property of Grace E. Fenton, Rosemary Street, corner of Highland Street in recognition of responsibility for the improvement in that manner of the existing situation.
On August 14, favorable action was taken on the application of Thomas A. Kerr in respect to a petition to United States Senator Walsh, as Chair- man of the United States Senate Commission on Education and Labor, to include in legislation granting Federal aid to schools an appropriation for new text books and in emphasizing the necessity therefor.
On September 4, the expenditure of $55 to meet the cost of rifle practice at the Curtis Guild Range at Wakefield for Company G, 101st Infantry, Massachusetts National Guard was approved.
On September 25, it was voted that the suggestion be made to the Board of Public Welfare that wood being cut by welfare labor on private property be distributed to regular welfare recipients rather than stored on private property to distribute on the "call of welfare recipients."
On November 9, the recommendation of the General Manager was adopted for the installation of more powerful electric lights at the corner of Guild and Central Streets and of two additional lighting units, for the purpose of lighting the parking space at that location.
On October 16, permission was granted to the Municipal Light Depart-
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ment to abandon certain pole locations on the westerly side of Pleasant Street, southerly of Dean Street.
Upon information received appropriate public notice was given to the effect that Federal Emergency fuel was available for distribution.
Approval of $20,000 insurance on swimming pool and adjoining building when completed at Civic Playground-as recommended by the General Manager.
On October 30, a license from the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company for the erection, use and maintenance of three poles by the Municipal Light Department on railroad land west of Lenox Street and near junction of Willow Street was accepted and approved and an agreement signed regarding the same.
On November 8, returns of the State election held November 6 as pre- pared by the Town Clerk were certified and ordered to be forwarded to the Secretary of the Commonwealth and to the County Commissioners, respectively.
On November 8, the General Manager was authorized to request the Department of Public Works to give the necessary approval for the erec- tion of a "Stop Before Enter" sign on Pleasant Street Extension at the intersection of State Highway Route No. 1, also for the approval by the Department of a regulation controlling the traffic use of the lanes on each side of the island at the intersection.
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