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Franklin Swift, Louis Balboni, John E. Bamber, after much study and care- ful consideration had recommended two 14 room elementary schools-two rooms of each school to be for kindergarten purposes.
You the Town Meeting Member had given us the location as per the motion by Mr. Wiggin and seconded by Mr. James J. Drummey, and on a rising vote carried 73 to 7.
Our first stop was to engage the best possible architect. We interviewed six, and our unanimous choice was the firm of Korslund, LeNormand & Quann, Inc., to do the architectural work for both schools. Norwood is most fortunate, we believe, to have such an outstanding architect as Mr. Harry J. Korslund, who has an enviable record of designing schools. As you know, his reputation is such that he was chosen to be the Governor's state- wide Committee to investigate school costs within the Commonwealth. Im- mediately following this the Committee met with the Massachusetts School Building Assistance Commission. At that time the necessary steps in school planning were outlined so that the Committee would proceed with a thorough knowledge of the requirements of State Aid; thus producing a saving in both time and money. The first requirement of the School Building Assistance Commission is a set of educational specifications prepared in conjunction with the School Department. In preparation of these specifications, the School Department conducted a forum with elementary school teachers, at- tended by members of the Building Committee.
In addition to educational use of school buildings, your Committee is also concerned about the community use of future school buildings. For that pur- pose we have had preliminary meetings with the Board of Selectmen, the Recreation Advisory Committee, and the Board of Library Trustees. In the interest of fire prevention, public health, and safety, we invited the Fire Department, Board of Health, and the Police Department to present sug- gestions to the Committee. We contacted the P.T.A. Council for their recom- mendations concerning new schools. The Council, in preparing their sugges- tions, wished to visit a new elementary school. We made arrangements for them to visit the North Union Street School in Arlington. Some also visited the Foxboro School.
In studying both the educational needs and the community use of school buildings, we have inspected many elementary school buildings and carefully evaluated the various features in each. The entire committee has visited schools in Foxboro, Arlington, Walpole, Sharon and Canton. Individual mem- bers have visited new schools in Needham; Weston; Westwood; Dedham; Lunenburg; Hampton, New Hampshire; Augusta, Maine; and New York. and have reported to the Committee.
A joint conference was held with the School Committee by the Committee of Seven to discuss the educational specifications. These specifications were approved by the State Building Assistance Commission. They were so pleased with them that they asked for 50 additional copies to be given to other com- munities looking for advice in building schools.
Mr. Korslund then began immediately preparing preliminary plans. After several meetings we decided on a plan which we thought was best adapted to Norwood's needs.
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This plan was sent in to the Massachusetts School Building Assistance Commission for their approval. They had this plan for three weeks. We were invited to meet with them again, and this meeting was attended by the entire Committee and Mr Korslund, and with no discussion whatever, plans were approved and we were informed to proceed. We have followed their plan and with your approval and funds appropriated, we are ready to complete the work.
We have staff approval by the Massachusetts School Building Assistance Commission for State Aid to the extend of 26.28% or a total of $366,450.
Your Committee is aware of the direction in which it was to proceed by vote of Town Meeting. Specifically, the Committee was instructed to prepare plans for two separate fourteen room elementary schools-one in the Fisher Street area to be ready for opening in September 1958, and the other in the Neponset Street area to be opened September 1959.
However, your Committee is unanimously agreed, that on the basis of need for elementary school housing, actual and in prospect, and in addition to that, on account of the substantial savings that can be affected through simultaneous construction of both schools, your Committee makes the recom- mendation that both schools be built at the same time.
In consulation with His Excellency Bishop J. F. Minihan, it was learned that the crowded conditions in St. Catherine's Parochial School are forcing the addition of six more classrooms on the Knox-Smith property to alleviate present crowding conditions, but not for increasing enrollments.
Your Committee in carrying out its assignment for the building of the proposed two schools, have conducted several studies of enrollments in ele- mentary schools as well as a survey of pre-school children in the Neponset area. The findings of your Committee clearly indicates that the elementary population of Norwood justifies the construction at this time of two 14 room elementary schools.
Respectfully submitted,
ARTHUR B. RODGERS, Chairman MARY. H. HEMMAN CHANNING W. SOUTHER, JR. WALTER E. DOLAN J. HERBERT LINDBLOM ERNEST G. PACIORKOWSKI HENRY W. DIGGS
ARTICLE 9. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate a sum of money for the purpose of constructing and originally equipping and furnish- ing a fourteen classroom elementary school on the so-called Neponset Street site; determine whether the money shall be provided for by appropriation from available funds in the treasury, by taxation, or by borrowing under the authority of Chapter 44 of the General Laws and Chapter 645 of the Acts of 1948 as amended by Chapter 528 of the Acts of 1950; or take any other action in the matter.
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Voted: That the sum of $680,000.00 be raised and appropriated for the purpose of constructing and originally equipping and furnishing a fourteen- classroom elementary school on the so-called Neponset Street site, and to meet said appropriation the Treasurer with the approval of the Selectmen and subject to the approval of the Emergency Finance Board be and hereby is authorized to borrow the sum of $680,000.00 under the authority of Chap- ter 645 of the Acts of 1948 as amended and to issue bonds or notes of the town therefor, payable in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 44 of the General Laws so that the whole loan shall be paid in not more than 20 years from the date of issue of the first bond or note.
ARTICLE 10. To see if the town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to purchase for public dump purposes a certain parcel of land on Cemetery Street now known as the Public Dump belonging to Eva B. Webber, bounded easterly by lands of Eva B. Webber, John Nordbloom, Joseph M. & Olga V. Rogowski and Frank R. and Myrtle Simoni, southerly by Cemetery Street, land of Louis R. Wasserman, land of the Town of Norwood and other land of Eva B. Webber, westerly by land of Louis R. Wasserman, and northerly by land of William F. Lovell and containing 8.8 acres more or less, and to raise and appropriate a sum of money by transfer from surplus revenue to cover the cost of purchase or take any other action in the matter.
Voted: To so authorize the Selectmen and further voted that the sum of $13,200.00 be transferred from surplus revnue and appropriated for said purposes.
ARTICLE 11. To see if the Town will vote to amend the existing zoning by-law by altering the District Boundaries established under Section 17 of said By-Laws with respect to that certain portion of the present General Residence District, namely that area southerly of Nahatan Street and westerly of West Border Road and further described as follows:
Beginning at a point in the westerly line of West Border Road said point being S 11° 23' 40" W and 81.46 feet distant from the point of curvature of a 170.00 foot radius curve leading to Nahatan Street; thence running south- westerly, southerly and southeasterly by a curve of a radius of 753.47 feet by the westerly line of West Border Road a distance of 252.13 feet; thence run- ning southeasterly and less southeasterly by a curve of a radius of 470.00 feet by the westerly line of West Border Road a distance of 30.36 feet; thence running S 48° 47' 42" W a distance of 25.84 feet; thence running N 41° 04' 47" W a distance of 131.92 feet; thence running S 55° 30' 54" W a distance of 243 feet more or less; thence running northwesterly by several courses parallel with and 200.00 feet northeasterly from the northeasterly line of East Cross Street a distance of 1338 feet more or less; thence running N 44° 36' 00" E a distance of 235. feet more or less; thence running N 41° 40' 40" E a distance of 112.58 feet to the southerly line of Nahatan Street; thence running south-easterly and more southerly by a curve of radius of 1680.00 feet by the southerly line of Nahatan Street a distance of 910.61 feet; thence southeasterly, southerly and southwesterly by a curve of radius 170.00 feet a distance of 211.56 feet; thence running S 11° 23'40" W by the westerly line of West Border Road a distance of 81.46 feet to the point of beginning by withdrawing said portion
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from General Residence and establishing same as Manufacturing as shown by a map thereof to accompany said amendment and made a part thereof and thereby altering the existing map showing existing boundaries to conform to such change of district boundaries.
Voted: Indefinite Postponement.
Meeting adjourned at 11:45 P.M.
Attest: BARTLEY W. CONNOLLY Town Clerk and Accountant
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING October 28, 1957
On a warrant duly issued by the Selectmen under the date of October 15, 1957 and signed by Charles L. Rich, James J. Drummey, Harry B. Butters and John A. Abdallah, Selectmen of Norwood, the meeting was called to order by the Moderator, Walter J. Gotovich. The proper service of this warrant was duly attested by James E. Quinn, Constable of Norwood. The meeting was opened with a prayer by Rev. Ferdinand M.
All the requirements of the statutes and by-laws relating to elections and town meetings were complied with. The warrant calling the meeting was read by Town Clerk and Accountant Bartley W. Connolly. The articles in the warrant and the action thereunder being as follows:
ARTICLE 1. To see if the Town will vote to accept as new town ways as laid out and reported by the Selectmen the following:
Azalea Drive-Meadow Road to Kenwood Drive, to be known as Azalea Drive.
Emerson Drive-Fisher Street to Longfellow Road, to be known as Emerson Drive.
Longfellow Road-Fisher Street to Berwick Place, to be known as Long- fellow Road.
Juniper Drive-Meadow Road to Kenwood Drive, to be known as Juniper Drive.
Pine Street, to be known as Pine Street.
Sunnyside Road-Gay Street to 200 feet northerly of Joy Street to be known as Sunnyside Road.
Pellana Road-Birch Road to Lawndale Road, to be known as Pellana Road.
Hillshire Lane, Walpole Street to Valley Road, to be known as Hillshire Lane.
Bruce Road-Chapel Street to 795 feet southerly, to be known as Bruce Road.
Voted: To so accept.
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ARTICLE 2. To see what sum of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate to meet the further expense for Schools-Athletic Revolving Fund; to meet the further expense for Schools-Industrial Education; to meet the further expense for Schools-Operation; to meet the further expense for Schools-Instructions, Supplies & Textbooks; to meet the further expense for Schools-Maintenance and Repair of School Buildings; said appropriation to be provided for by transfer from available balances in existing appropria- tions for the current year.
Voted: $4,200.00 by transfer from Schools Instruction Salaries and appropriated for the following purposes:
Schools-Athletic Revolving Fund $2,700.00
Schools-Industrial Education 1,500.00
ARTICLE 3. To see what sum of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate to meet the further expense of Sick Leave for Public Works Em- ployees, said appropriation to be provided for by transfer from Surplus Revenue and/or from available balances in existing appropriations for the current year.
Voted: $1,500.00 by transfer from Surplus Revenue.
ARTICLE 4. To see what sum of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate to meet the further expense of Soldiers' Benefits, said appro- priation to be provided for by transfer from Surplus Revenue and/or from available balances in existing appropriations for the current year.
Voted: $4,500.00 by transfer from Surplus Revenue.
ARTICLE 5. To see what sum of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate to meet the further expense of Particular Sewers, said appropriation to be provided for by transfer from Surplus Revenue and/or from available balances in existing appropriations for the current year.
Voted: $3,600.00 by transfer from Surplus Revenue.
ARTICLE 6. To see what sum of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate to meet the further expense of Water Department Con- struction, said appropriation to be provided for by transfer from Surplus Revenue, and/or from available balances in existing appropriations for the current year.
Voted: $13,000.00 by transfer from Surplus Revenue.
ARTICLE 7. To see what of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate to meet the further expense of Construction of Morse Street Extension, said appropriation to be provided for by transfer from Surplus Revenue and/or from available balances in existing appropriations for the current year.
Voted: $9,320.00 by transfer from Surplus Revenue.
ARTICLE 8. To see what sum of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate to meet the further expense of Disabiilty Assistance, said
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appropriation to be provided for by transfer from Surplus Revenue and/or from available balances in existing appropriations for the current year.
Voted: $3,700.00 by transfer from Surplus Revenue.
ARTICLE 9. To see what sum of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate to meet the further expense of Water Department Operation, Payroll Wages, said appropriation to be provided for by transfer from Sur- plus Revenue and/or from available balances in existing appropriations for the current year.
Voted: $3,800.00 by transfer from Surplus Revenue.
ARTICLE 10. To see what sum of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate to meet the further expense of Recreation Department, Payroll Wages, said appropriation to be provided for by transfer from Sur- Plus Revenue and/or from available balances in existing appropriations for the current year.
Voted: $500.00 by transfer from Recreation Department Incidental Ex- pense.
ARTICLE 11. To see what sum of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate to meet the further expense of Water Department Mainten- ance, Payroll Wages, said appropriate to be provided for by transfer from Surplus Revenue and/or from available balances in existing appropriations for the current year.
Voted: Indefinite Postponement.
ARTICLE 12. To see what sum of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate to meet the further expense of Rubbish Removal, Payroll Wages, said appropriation to be provided for by transfer from Surplus Revenue and/or from available balances in existing appropriations for the current year.
Voted: $1,700.00 by transfer from Surplus Revenue.
ARTICLE 13. To see if the Town will vote to amend the existing Zoning by-law by altering the district boundaries established under Section 17 of the present General Residence District, namely: Beginning at a point 1043' south of East Cross Street and S 61º 47' 40" E a distance of 300 feet from the easterly line of the Boston Providence Turnpike; thence S 21° 31' 06" E a distance of 63.90 feet; thence S 23° 42' 56" E a distance of 42.59 feet; thence S 28° 12' 20" W a distance of 469 feet; thence N 70° 37' 51" W a distance of 468 feet; thence N 28° 12' 20" E a distance of 560 feet to the point of begin- ning, by withdrawing said portion from General Residence and establishing same as Trunk Highway B as shown by a map thereof to accompany said amendment and made a part thereof and thereby altering the existing map boundaries to conform to such change of district boundaries.
Voted: That movies be shown.
Voted: Motion declared lost.
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ARTICLE 14. To see what sum of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate to meet the expense of land damage award in the matter of relocation of Everett Street, said appropriation to be provided for by trans- fer from Surplus Revenue and/or from available balances in existing appro- priations for the current year.
Voted: $2,550.00 by transfer from Surplus Revenue.
ARTICLE 15. To see if the town will vote to authorize the Moderator to appoint a Committee of Seven property owners of whom one shall be an Assessor to make a study of property valuations in the Town of Norwood to determine if there is need for a Revaluation of all real estate, this com- mittee to report its findings to a Town Meeting before January 1, 1959.
Voted: To so authorize the Moderator.
ARTICLE 16. To see what sum of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate to meet the further expense of the installation of an addition to the Plane Parking Area at the Norwood Municipal Airport, said appro- priation to be provided for by transfer from Surplus Revenue and/or from available balances in existing appropriations for the current year.
l'oted: $5,400.00 by transfer from Surplus Revenue.
Meeting adjourned at 10:00 P.M.
Attest : BARTLEY W. CONNOLLY Town Clerk and Accountant
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING December 16, 1957
On a warrant duly issued by the Selectmen under the date of December 3, 1957, and signed by Charles L. Rich, James J. Drummey, Harry B. Butters, Walter J. Dempsey and John A. Abdallah, Selectmen of Nowood, the meeting was called to order by the Moderator, Walter J. Gotovich. The proper service of this warrant was duly attested by James E. Quinn, Constable of Norwood. The meeting was opened with a prayer by Rev. Allen W. Keedy.
All the requirements of the statutes and by-laws relating to elections and town meetings were complied with. The warrant calling the meeting was read by Town Clerk and Accountant Bartley W. Connolly. The articles con- tained in the warrant, and the action thereunder being as follows:
ARTICLE 1. To see what sum of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate to meet the further expense of purchase of new equipment for the Public Works Department, said appropriation to be provided for by · transfer from Surplus Revenue and/or from available funds in existing appropriations for the current year.
Voted: $2,000.00 by transfer from Surplus Revenue.
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ARTICLE 2. To see what sum of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate to meet the further expense of purchase of new equipment for the removal of snow, said appropriation to be provided for by transfer from Surplus Revenue and or from available funds in existing appropriations for the current year.
Voted: $1,000.00 by transfer from Surplus Revenue.
ARTICLE 3. To see what sum of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate to meet the further expense of Water Department Operation, Payroll Wages, said appropriation to be provided for by transfer from Surplus Revenue and or from available funds in existing appropriations for the current year.
Voted: $800.00 by transfer from Surplus Revenue.
ARTICLE 4. To see what sum of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate to meet the further expense of Morrill Memorial Library, Personal Services, said appropriation to be provided for by transfer from Surplus Revenue and or from available funds in existing appropriations for the current year.
Voted: $400.00 by transfer from Morrill Nemorial Library Incidental expense.
ARTICLE 5. To see if the Town will vote to amend the existing Zoning By-Law by altering the District Boundaries established under Section 17 of said By-Law with respect to that certain portion of the present General Residence District namely; that area beginning at a point in the southerly line of the 1908 layout of Dean Steet, said point being S 86° 25' 20" W and a distance of 298.41 feet from the point of intersection of the westerly line of the Boston Providence Turnpike with the southerly line of the 1908 layout of Dean Street and includes the area on the southerly side of the 1908 layout of Dean Street and bounded more particularly as follows:
Easterly by the present Manufacturing Zone 150 feet, southerly 860 feet by a line parallel to and 150 feet southerly of the southerly line of Dean Street and by the present Manufacturing Zone; westerly 160 feet to the 1908 layout of Dean Steet; and northerly 790 feet by the southerly line of the 1908 layout of Dean Street to the point of beginning by withdrawing said portion from General Residence and establishing same as Business as shown by a map thereof and thereby altering the existing map showing existing boundaries to conform to such change of boundaries. (On petition of the Planning Board)
Voted: To refer it back to the Planning Board.
ARTICLE 6. To see what sum of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate to meet the further expense of Schools, Maintenance and Repair of School Buildings, said appropriation to be provided for by transfer from Schools, Instruction Salaries. (On petition of the School Committee)
Voted: $7,500.00 by transfer from Schools, Instruction Salaries.
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ARTICLE 7. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to acquire by purchase or take by right of eminent domain in fee for school purposes a certain parcel of land on Prescott Road Extension bounded westerly by land of Town of Norwood 250.00 feet, southerly by land of the Town of Norwood 174.00 feet, easterly by land of George I. and Gertrude F. Moore, 238.18 feet and easterly again by land of Percy Russell 11.82 feet and northerly by Prescott Road Extension 124.00 feet and northerly by Prescott Road Extension 124.00 feet and northerly by Prescott Road Extension 124.00 feet and northerly again by land of George I. and Gertrude F. Moore. 50 feet, and containing 31,660 square feet of land, more or less, and to see what sum of money the Town will vote to transfer from Schools, Instruction Salaries, and appropriate for such purpose. (On petition of the School Committee)
Voted: To so authorize the Selectmen.
Meeting adjourned at 10:05 P.M.
Attest: BARTLEY W. CONNOLLY Town Clerk and Accountant
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VITAL STATISTICS
BIRTHS REPORTED IN THE TOWN OF NORWOOD-1957
Date
Name of Child
Name of Parents
January
1 William Robert Monahan
1 James Damien Porter John H., Jr. and Doris M.
1 Elizabeth Ann Langley John E. and Alice
2 David Mark Bruce
Charles T. and Mary-Alice
Sigmund A. and Caroline F.
Charles and Angela
2 Paul Murad Piligian
2 Mariann Sophie Thomas
2 Philip Roderick Treen
2 Richard Mario Santoro
3 Elizabeth Farrell
3 Thomas Michael Gallagher
4 Cindy Carol Appeltofft
4 Janet Linda Peck
4 Bruce David Tangstrom
4 Dennis Francis Smith
5 Joseph Leo Callahan, Jr.
5 Debra Jane DeVirgilio
5 James Elwood Horan
5 Lang
5 Rita Marie O'Connell
6 David Anthony Castronovo
6 Douglas Hawes
6 Kevin Gerard Wooding
7 Kathleen Collins
7 Gordon Robert Earle, Jr.
7 Kathleen Ann Joyce
7 Patricia Jean Columbo
7 Robert Joseph Bouchard
8 Barbara Louise Bill
8 - Burns
9 George Salisbury Buckman, III
9 Janice Louise Finan
9 Christopher David Fontes
9 Caroline Kerns (T)
9 Christopher Kerns (T)
9 William Edward Lowe 9 Maureen Margaret Pendergast
9 Lawrence Alan Plunkett
9 Richard Irving Purrier, Jr.
9 Joseph Barrett
10 Stephen Patrick Costello
10 Mary Curran
10 Janice Mary Folan
Joseph H. and Loretta M.
Michael J. and Mary
Philip R. and Mary M.
Saverio L. and Mary G.
James F. and Helen M.
Thomas M. and Elizabeth A.
Wilhelm and Jean A.
Arnold W. and Mildred J.
Carl W. and Miriam A.
Henry S. and Dorothy A.
Joseph L. and Virginia L.
Joseph M. and Jean A.
Robert E. and Jane V.
Herbert C. and Patricia M.
Daniel J. and Rita M. Joseph J. and Patricia R.
Clarence E. and Evelyn J.
Theodore F. and Gertrude E.
William F. and Jean T.
Gordon R. and Lena
Coleman F. and Barbara L.
Joseph and Helen G. Charles H. and Madeleine A.
Edward H., 3rd and Judith S.
William E. and Helen L.
George S., Jr. and Muriel M. William D. and Louise E. Ralph E. and Jean F.
Hilary and Wanda
Hilary and Wanda
Grover A. and Audrey J.
Philip D. and Margaret H. Alfred L. and Isabel L.
Richard I. and Jane E.
Joseph F. and Frances R.
Patrick and Barbara
Peter J. and Constance M. John J. and Maureen E.
2 Capachin
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Date
Name of Child
Name of Parents
January
10 Martin James Foley
10 Lindsay Helen Maltman
John W. and Christina M.
John R. and Jean M.
11 James Arthur Buote
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