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District Two
Francis E. Donlan had three hundred and thirty-six (336) votes George W. Jiannetti had one hundred and one (101) votes Anthony F. Turinese had two hundred and forty-one (241) votes Blanks, ninety-six (96)
District Three
Francis E. Donlan had one hundred and fifty-seven (157) votes George W. Jiannetti had forty-eight (48) votes Anthony F. Turinese had ninety (90) votes
Scattering, one (1) vote Blanks, forty-six (46)
District Four
Francis E. Donlan had two hundred and sixty-six (266) votes George W. Jiannetti had one hundred and fifty-one (151) votes Anthony F. Turinese had two hundred and seventeen (217) votes Blanks, ninety-three (93)
District Five
Francis E. Donlan had two hundred and ninety-four (294) votes George W. Jiannetti had one hundred and seventy-five (175) votes Anthony F. Turinese had one hundred and seventy-three (173) votes Blanks, eighty-two (82)
District Six
Francis E. Donlan had two hundred and forty-six (246) votes George W. Jiannetti had two hundred and sixty-seven (267) votes Anthony F. Turinese had ninety-four (94) votes Blanks, one hundred (100)
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District Seven
Francis E. Donlan had two hundred and ninety-seven (297) votes George W. Jiannetti had two hundred and thirty (230) votes Anthony F. Turinese had one hundred and fifty-eight (158) votes Blanks, seventy-two (72)
District Eight
Francis T. Donlan had three hundred and sixty-seven (367) votes George W. Jiannetti had one hundred and thirty-four (134) votes Anthony F. Turinese had two hundred and forty-seven (247) votes Blanks, fifty-one (51)
District Nine
Francis E. Donlan had two hundred and twenty-seven (227) votes George W. Jiannetti had one hundred and forty-eight (148) votes Anthony F. Turinese had one hundred and twenty-one (121) votes Blanks, ninety-seven (97)
Two Constables for One Year
Robert J. DeFlaminis had eighty-six (86) votes Elected and Sworn by Town Clerk and Accountant
Russell Garland had ten (10) votes Elected and Sworn by Town Clerk and Accountant Scattering, ninety-two (92) votes
Blanks, eleven thousand, nine hundred and forty-eight (11,948)
VOTE BY DISTRICTS
District One
Robert J. DeFlaminis had two (2) votes
Scattering, ten (10) votes
Blanks, twelve hundred and seventy-eight (1278)
District Two
Robert J. DeFlaminis had seven (7) votes Scattering, five (5) votes Blanks, fifteen hundred and thirty-six (1536)
District Three
Robert J. DeFlaminis had two (2) votes Scattering, four (4) votes Blanks, six hundred and seventy-eight (678)
District Four
Robert J. DeFlaminis had ciglit (8) votes Scattering, ten (10) votes Blanks, fourteen hundred and thirty-six (1436)
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District Five
Robert J. DeFlaminis had fifteen (15) votes
Russell Garland had six (6) votes
Scattering, thirteen (13) votes Blanks, fourteen hundred and fourteen (1414)
District Six
Robert J. DeFlaminis had seventeen (17) votes Russell Garland had one (1) vote
Scattering, two (2) votes Blanks, thirteen hundred and ninety-four (1394)
District Seven
Robert J. DeFlaminis had fourteen (14) votes
Russell Garland had three (3) votes
Scattering, thirteen (13) votes
Blanks, fourteen hundred and eighty-four (1484)
District Eight
Robert J. DeFlaminis had five (5) votes
Scattering, twenty-two (22)
Blanks, fifteen hundred and seventy-one (1571)
District Nine
Robert J. DeFlaminis had sixteen (16) votes Scattering, thirteen (13) votes Blanks, eleven hundred and fifty-seven (1157)
Five Town Meeting Members for District One for Three Years
Elected and Sworn by Town Clerk and Accountant Henry W. Diggs had three hundred and thirteen (313) votes Mary L. Dunn had three hundred and eight (308) votes Henry T. McAuliffe had three hundred and thirty-three (333) votes Thomas K. McManus had two hundred and sixty-one (261) votes George A. Sullivan, Jr. had three hundred and five (305) votes
Not Elected
John V. Hastings, Jr. had one hundred and ninety-eight (198) votes Robert W. Beale had seventy-two (72) votes Arthur H. Beltis had fifty-seven (57) votes Charles L. Boyle had one hundred and one (101) votes Martin B. Curran had two hundred and thirty (230) votes Philip J. Folan, Jr. had one hundred and eighty-nine (189) votes John R. Hucksam had ninety (90) votes Arthur V. Wilson had one hundred and forty-six (146) votes Blanks, six hundred and twenty-two (622)
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Seven Town Meeting Members for District Two for Three Years
Elected and Sworn by Town Clerk and Accountant
Alfred Cormier had four hundred and fifteen (415) votes George J. Devlin had four hundred and nine (409) votes Edward E. Farmer had four hundred and four (404) votes Everett F. Learnard had four hundred and ten (410) votes James J. Drummey, Jr. had three hundred and eighty-three (383) votes
Paul M. Murphy had four hundred and two (402) votes
Tied for Position
Robert C. Capasso had three hundred and sixty-four (364) votes Thomas P. Curran had three hundred and sixty-four (364) votes
Not Elected
Robert J. Nelson had three hundred and fifty-eight (358) votes J. Paul Bergeron had two hundred and fifty-seven (257) votes Joseph W. Johnson, Jr. had two hundred and ten (210) votes Blanks, fourteen hundred and forty-two (1442)
One Town Meeting Member for District Two for One Year
Elected and Sworn by Town Clerk and Accountant
Stephen T. Hefferan had five hundred and seventy-seven (577) votes Blanks, one hundred and ninety-seven (197)
Three Town Meeting Members for District Three for Three Years
Elected and Sworn by Town Clerk and Accountant
Ellen A. Dixon had two hundred and twenty-seven (227) votes John Torrey Kenney had two hundred and forty-three (243) votes Philip Riley had thirty-one (31) votes
Not Elected
Charles S. Miller had two (2) votes
Blanks, five hundred and twenty-three (523)
One Town Meeting Member for District Three for One Year
Elected and Sworn by Town Clerk and Accountant Philip Riley had six (6) votes
Not Elected
Ruth M. Carolan had one (1) vote Oliver J. Barr, Jr. had one (1) vote James Sutherland had two (2) votes Blanks, three hundred and thirty-two (332)
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Six Town Meeting Members for District Four for Three Years
Elected and Sworn by Town Clerk and Accountant
Theodore R. Crawford had three hundred and eighty-nine (389) votes
Anthony C. DeRoma had three hundred and eighty-one (381) votes Edna Phillips had three hundred and eighty (380) votes Channing W. Souther, Jr. had three hundred and twenty-nine (329) votes
Peter Bamber had two hundred and ninety-six (296) votes Stanley G. Kalis had two hundred and ninety-three (293) votes
Not Elected
A. Richard Arling had one hundred and six (106) votes William D. Ashman had one hundred and nineteen (119) votes Samuel P. Avila had sixty-two (62) votes Charles Z. Curley had two hundred and four (204) votes Robert J. DeFlaminis had two hundred and thirty-seven (237) votes Edward T. Maher had seventy-seven (77) votes William M. Maher, Jr. had ninety-seven (97) votes Anthony P. Mastandrea had fifty-one (51) votes George T. Obuchon had one hundred and thirty-four (134) votes Mario A. Ranalli had one hundred and nineteen (119) votes Leo A. Shellmer had ninety-five (95) votes Embry M. Tinnell had one hundred and nineteen (119) votes Blanks, eight hundred and seventy-four (874)
Seven Town Meeting Members for District Five for Three Years
Elected and Sworn by Town Clerk and Accountant Naima Altonen had three hundred and ninety-five (395) votes Milo R. Bacon had three hundred and seventy-four (374) votes Harry A. Dresser had three hundred and seventy-seven (377) votes Adlin C. Meyer had three hundred and seventy-four (374) votes Andrew M. Monahan had four hundred and twenty (420) votes C. Robert Pearson had three hundred and thirty-two (332) votes Lawrence V. White had two hundred and eighty-four (284) votes
Not Elected
Justin C. Barton had two hundred and sixty-one (261) votes William F. Egan had two hundred and seven (207) votes Norman J. Hall had one hundred and eighty-seven (187) votes Robert F. MacEachern had two hundred and thirty-two (232) votes John V. Smith had two hundred and two (202) votes William J. Walker had two hundred and thirty-one (231) votes Blanks, eleven hundred and ninety-two (1192)
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Six Town Meeting Members for District Six for Three Years
Elected and Sworn by Town Clerk and Accountant
John L. Dziubaniuk had four hundred and sixty-five (465) votes George L. Kozak had four hundred and seventy-seven (477) votes Albert S. Kulbok had four hundred and fifteen (415) votes Lola DiBerto had three hundred and seventy-six (376) votes Charles A. Howard had three hundred and eighty-two (382) votes Rose T. Joseph had three hundred and seventy-four (374) votes Not Elected
Genevieve L. Padduck had three hundred and sixty-three (363) votes
Blanks, thirteen hundred and ninety (1390)
Seven Town Meeting Members for District Seven for Three Years
Elected and Sworn by Town Clerk and Accountant
Jean R. Brown had three hundred and eighty-seven (387) votes Herbert J. Davis had three hundred and ninety-two (392) votes Edward C. Donahue had four hundred and twenty-nine (429) votes Michael J. Foley had four hundred and fifty-eight (458) votes Bertrand E. Shannon had four hundred and one (401) votes Richard H. Mahoney had four hundred and twenty-six (426) votes James T. McHugh had three hundred and seventy-two (372) votes
Not Elected
Richard P. Connaughton had two hundred and forty-four (244) votes Roger Flaherty had three hundred and fifty-two (352) votes James D. Mack had three hundred and fifty (350) votes Blanks, fourteen hundred and eighty-eight (1488)
Seven Town Meeting Members for District Eight for Three Years
Elected and Sworn by Town Clerk and Accountant
Jacqueline F. Flaherty had four hundred and forty-four (444) votes John Joseph Sheehan had four hundred and sixty-seven (467) votes Anthony F. Turinese had four hundred and thirty-eight (438) votes Anne L. White had four hundred and three (403) votes Leo T. Young had three hundred and sixty-three (363) votes Joseph W. Magee had three hundred and seven (307) votes William J. Travers, Jr. had three hundred and ninety-nine (399) votes
Not Elected
John R. Bouchard had two hundred and eighty (280) votes Stephen F. Brickley had two hundred and forty-eight (248) votes Stephen L. Hill had two hundred and seventy-three (273) votes William J. Martin, Jr. had two hundred and fifty-six (256) votes John J. Riolo had two hundred and thirty-five (235) votes Blanks, fourteen hundred and eighty-one (1481)
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Five Town Meeting Members for District Nine for Three Years
Elected and Sworn by Town Clerk and Accountant
Arthur T. Conley had three hundred and seventy-nine (379) votes Robert E. Fitzsimmons had three hundred and thirty-nine (339) votes
Arthur J. Groh had three hundred and thirty-six (336) votes
Robert L. Jayes had three hundred and seven (307) votes
Peter W. Sarnie had three hundred and twenty-nine (329) votes Not Elected
Clyde M. Adams had one hundred and fifty-two (152) votes Charles W. Bowker had one hundred and sixty-two (162) votes Joseph R. Olshan had two hundred and ninety-one (291) votes Blanks, six hundred and seventy (670)
One Town Meeting Member for District Nine for One Year
Elected and Sworn by Town Clerk and Accountant
John P. Mogan had three hundred and seventy-four (374) votes
Not Elected
Earle K. Bowen had one hundred and forty-seven (147) votes Blanks, seventy-two (72)
QUESTION: SHALL THE TOWN PAY ONE HALF THE PREMIUM COSTS PAYABLE BY A RETIRED EMPLOYEE FOR GROUP LIFE INSURANCE AND FOR GROUP GENERAL OR BLANKET HOSPITAL, SURGICAL AND MEDICAL INSURANCE?
Yes, twenty-five hundred and seventeen (2517) votes No, twenty hundred and fifty-one (2051) votes
Blanks, fifteen hundred (1500)
A True Record
Attest: BARTLEY W. CONNOLLY Town Clerk and Accountant
ADJOURNED ANNUAL TOWN MEETING TOWN OF NORWOOD
Thursday, March 24, 1960 at 8:00 o'clock in the afternoon in the Junior High School Auditorium on Washington Street.
Pursnant to the provisions of the By-Laws of the town of Norwood, notice is hereby given that at the Annual Town Meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Norwood held on March 24, 1960, it was voted that the meeting stand adjourned to meet at 8:00 o'clock in the afternoon on Thursday, March 31, 1960 in the Junior High School.
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It was further voted that Article 2 to Article 13 be laid on the table and acted upon at the Adjourned session of this meeting.
BARTLEY W. CONNOLLY Town Clerk and Accountant
March 25, 1960
ADJOURNED ANNUAL TOWN MEETING March 31, 1960, adjourned from March 24, 1960
On a warrant duly issued by the Seleetmen under the date of December 29, 1959, and signed by Harry B. Butters, Walter J. Dempsey, Charles L. Rich, James J. Drummey, and John A. Abdallah, Seleetmen 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, Con- stable of Norwood.
The meeting was opened with a prayer by Rev. Edwin W. Grilley, Jr. The articles in the warrant and the action thereunder is as follows:
ARTICLE 2. To hear and act on the reports of town officers and com- mittees.
VOTED: That the 88th Annual Report of the officials of the Town of Norwood be received and accepted as printed.
VOTED: That the report of the Finance Commission and its recom- mendations with respect to appropriation estimates for the year 1960 be received and acted upon.
VOTED: That the report of the Holman Hall Committee be accepted and that the Committee be discharged.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE THE ADVISABILITY OF ACQUIRING THE HOLMAN PROPERTY FOR FUTURE MUNICIPAL PURPOSES
The committee is comprised of Ambrose J. Kelly, Chairman; Mrs. Helen E. Sieracki; J. Edward Bamber; Walter J. Dempsey; Leo T. Young; Paul L. Gallagher and George L. Kozak.
Six meetings were held and all departments in the Town were contacted with respect to the adequacy of their present quarters and anticipated future expansion of facilities. Inspected by the committee were the Depart- ments of Police, including the Lockup, Fire, Treasurer, Town Clerk, En- gineer, Welfare, General Manager, the area beneath Memorial Hall and the third floor of the Municipal Building. Representatives of various depart- ments met with the committee and discussed their present facilities. Also examined were the buildings comprising the Holman Property (two family house and Holman Hall).
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It was determined after investigation that many departments are operating in inadequate quarters. Thereupon the committee voted to have the Engineering Department furnish maps of the entire area from the Nahatan Street bridge to Washington Street covering all buildings and land in the vicinity of the Municipal Buildings for the purpose of determining the relationship between the Holman property and the existing municipal facilities.
One possible solution of the existing problem would be to remove the Police Department from the Municipal Building which would then provide adequate space for other departments.
J. Edward Bamber, member of the committee, together with the Building Inspector examined the Holman Hall property and found it to be in sound condition.
Therefore, at the request of the committee, Mr. Harry Korslund was asked to furnish the committee with a layout of the Holman Property and an estimated cost as to what would be the expense of converting same into a Police Station including a lock-up. Mr. Korslund came forward with a figure of approximately $40,000 as the cost of renovation.
During the deliberations we engaged Mr. John C. Metters as an appraiser and he appraised the property at $61,600.00. Charles F. Holman submitted an asking price of $75,000. Several members of the committee reported that the appraisal which Mr. Holman received was in excess of $75,000.00.
A vote was taken by the committee and it was voted 4-3 to report at the Annual Town Meeting that the committee was in favor of the Town of Norwood purchasing the Holman property for future municipal use. It was also voted 4-2 that the committee recommend that the Holman Hall area, if acquired, be used for a police station.
In closing this report the expenses of approximately $200.00 must be added to the final details and the committee desires that a motion from the floor be made accepting this report and dismissing the committee.
Respectfully submitted,
AMBROSE J. KELLY, Chairman J. EDWARD BAMBER WALTER J. DEMPSEY PAUL L. GALLAGHER GEORGE L. KOZAK HELEN A. SIERACKI LEO T. YOUNG
VOTED: To accept Sprinkler Committee Report and to extend life of Committee until next town meeting.
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REPORT OF SCHOOL SPRINKLER . COMMITTEE
Pursuant to the action taken under Article 4 of the Special Town Meeting of March 19, 1959, the Moderator appointed a Committee of Five to study the need for the installation of automatic sprinklers in the public school buildings; the said committee to report at a future town meeting on or before June 30, 1959 with its recommendations.
At a Special Town Meeting held June 25, 1959 under Article 14, the Committee submitted a report of progress which was approved by the Town meeting and further voted that the Committee be extended to make its final report on or before December 31, 1959.
The Committee in its investigation included an inspection of all Norwood Public Schools, a study of the National Fire Protection Association Reports on Fatal School Fires, and the questioning of individuals in the field of public safety and insurance. The investigation also included discussions with the Norwood Fire Chief and Building Inspector.
A study to determine any need for installation of automatic sprinklers, by its very nature, entails the study of all factors responsible for a fire, the safe escape of occupants from the building, and its extinguishment. To have a fire, all that is needed is air, fuel, and a source of ignition. The control of air is dependent upon the layout, construction and the design of the structure. The Committee in its recommendations was cognizant of its importance.
Fuel is dependent upon the combustibility of the contents and is the result of housekeeping and construction of the building itself. Combusti- bility of the contents not only affects the spread of fire and the difficulty in extinguishing it but also has a direct bearing on the ability of the occupants to escape.
The Committee recognized paper in many forms as a primary product used in pupil education and its combustible nature. It also realized the use of highly volatile and combustible materials in special vocational studies, and by building maintenance personnel.
The Committee in visiting the schools found the housekeeping gener- ally good. However, there were violations which could be criticized but vet should be expected due to normal human frailty. Good housekeeping being the best fire prevention measure that any school can practice, it is highly recommended that hallways, corridors, stairwells and partially ex- cavated crawl spaces should not be used for storage of combustibles of any nature whatsoever. All combustibles should be stored in areas especially adapted for that purpose. This means sprinklered, fire-resistive, segregated rooms.
The materials used in the construction of the school buildings is a very important factor in both the start of fire and rate of combustion. Wooden-framed buildings with wooden exterior walls are the type of con- struction often tagged as fire traps by the general public. Many are lulled
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inot complacency because their schools have briek or stone outside walls. Yet the materials of construction of outside walls of a building have little influence on the safety of the people inside. It is the materials used inside that determines whether the building is a fire trap.
The source of ignition is a matter of control over heat-producing devices necessary in the operation of the building facilities, the installation and maintenance of electrical power distribution systems, and reliance on indi- viduals to exercise care.
According to the National Fire Protection Association Report on 300 School Fires, 34.5% were caused by electrical defects, 18.4% by heating cooking equipment, 12.6% by incendiary and 12.6% by smoking and matches. It was also noted that out of the same 300 school fires, only 48 fires originated in classrooms while the remaining 252 were in areas such as furnace- rooms, storage rooms, unused areas, hallways, auditoriums, utility and service rooms, and special purpose rooms. The areas in which 252 fires originated are considered as most vulnerable and the maximum protection should be applied.
The most important protection based primarily on safety to life is the ability of occupants to evacuate the school in minimum time. This means that the school building must contain sufficient amounts of exits arranged in such a manner as to permit proper escape even though some of the exits are impassable due to fire or other conditions dangerous to life.
The National Fire Protection Association report on 35 Loss of Life School Fires shows the factors responsible for fatalities as 16 due to improper exits, 2 of which had barred windows; 14 explosions, and 10 combustible contents such as stage curtains, fiberboard interior finish, costumes, and decorations, etc.
This phase of protections to occupants of schools comes under the jurisdiction of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Department of Public Safety, and the building Code of the Town of Norwood, both of which require compliance with the provisions of Chapter 143 of the General Laws of the Commonwealth as amended. To satisfy ourselves that the school buildings complied with the above regulations, the Committee employed Mr. Thomas H. Dahill, a former inspector for the Department of Public Safety, to examine the premises and make recommendations. His findings are attached to and made a part of this report.
It is the understanding of this Committee that, at the time this report is being written, the Norwood School Committee has knowledge of Mr. Dahill's report and has acted diligently on his recommendations. When the recommendations are fully carried out, this Committee will be satisfied that the number, size, arrangement and protection of exit facilities to permit safe escape will be in compliance with the above General Laws. But also this compliance is only the bare minimum amount of safety which we have been forced by law to furnish.
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The extinguishment of any fire rightly belongs to the fire department. They have the equipment not only to fight fire, but do provide the needed manpower, ladders and extinguishing equipment to carry out rescue opera- tions and thereby save lives besides property.
It is very important that immediate notication of fire be given to occupants of the school and the Fire Department. Any delay in the notifica- tion for any reason may mean loss of life. Adequate alarm systems should be provided in each school. Preferably, the alarm systems should operate automatically and manually to alert both occupants and Fire Department than an emergency fire condition exists. Also, these alarms should be combined to notify both parties simultaneously. IN ADDITION, an out- side master alarm box should be located within 500 feet from the entrance of the school. This is important since the National Fire Protection Associa- tion statistics show that 65% of school fires are discovered by passers-by.
The alarm systems in our school are not tied together in any manner so that occupants and the Fire Department can be notified simultaneously. It is necessary to sound an alarm for the occupants and then go outside of the building and pull the master box which each school has installed at its main entrance. There are no automatic alarms in any of our schools except for the two new Elementary School.
CONCLUSIONS
1. Proper fire protection based primarily on safety of life is not a luxury-it is a necessity.
2. The installation of full automatic sprinklers throughout our schools WOULD BE the best protection WE COULD give to our children, our teachers, and the school buildings themselves.
3. Automatic sprinklers are not the sole protection needed in school. The primary and most important factor is the sufficient amount of exits and their arrangement to permit proper escape from the building even though some of the exits become impassable due to the fire or other condi- tions dangerous to life. The sprinklers are supplementary to the above requirement.
4. Some of the Norwood schools, except for the two new elementary schools, were originally designed and constructed without the overall consideration for the safety of the occupants. Subsequent alterations were made which were based on expediency and the most practical way under the existing circumstances, but not the best which could have been incor- porated in original designs.
5. The basement areas in the Norwood schools contain the areas considered the most vulnerable. These areas are the boiler rooms, special purpose rooms, storage areas for instructional supplies, storage areas for combustible materials used in extracurricular activities, and storage of highly inflammable materials used in the maintenance of the building. Also the basement levels are below grade, and windows are usually barred to
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