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Second Member
Third Member
Assessor, Chairman
Second Member
Third Member
Tax Collector
800.00 per year 500.00 per year 400.00 per year 400.00 per year 600.00 per week 600.00 per year 600.00 per year 800.00 per year 75.00 per year 60.00 per year
School Committee, Chairman
School Committee, each member
Water Commissioners, Chairman 150.00 per year 150.00 per year
Second Member
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Third Member, Secretary
300.00 per year
Auditor
200.00 per year
Constables
1.50 per hour
Tree Warden
1.50 per hour
or do act in any manner relative thereto.
Article 6. To appropriate and raise by borrowing or otherwise such sums of money as may be required to defray Town charges for the financial year ending December 31, 1959 and expressly for the following purposes to wit:
1. For the support of the Public Library.
2. For the Selectmen's current expenses and salaries.
3. For the Treasurer's current expenses and salary.
4. For the Town Clerk's current expenses and salary.
5. For the Assessor's current expenses and salaries.
6. For the Tax Collector's current expenses and salary.
7. For the Board of Registrar's current expenses and salaries.
8. For the salary of Town Auditor.
9. For the Sealer of Weights and Measures' current expenses and salary.
10. For the Board of Health current expenses and salaries.
11. For the Wire Inspector, salary and expenses.
12. For the Building Inspector, salary and expenses.
13. For the Fire Department for current expenses and salaries.
14. For the Water Department incidentals, pumping and salaries.
15. For support of School and salaries of School Committee.
16. For the payment of Insurance.
17. For Veterans' Benefits.
18. For Highways and Bridges, center of Town.
19. For Memorial Day.
20. For interest on Temporary Loans and Maturing Debt.
21. For Police Department.
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22. For Tree Warden.
23. For Removal of Snow.
24. For Park Commissioners.
25. Town Forest Committee.
26. For heating and maintenance of Fire Station and Town Office Building.
27. For maturing debt.
28. For Welfare Agent.
29. For Street Lights.
30. For Moth Department.
31 For Vocational Education.
32. For Regional School District Com.
33. For Planning Board.
34. For Industrial Development Committee.
Article 7. To see if the Town will vote to have the surety of the Collector of Taxes, Deputy Collector of Taxes, Treasurer, Town Clerk, Secretary of the Water Commissioners and Clerk of the Selectmen's bond placed with a fidelity or guarantee company, and appropriate a sum of money to pay for the same.
Article 8. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year, beginning January 1, 1960 and to issue a note or notes therefor, payable within one year and to renew any note or notes as may be given for a period of less than one year in accordance with Section 17, Chapter 44, General Laws.
Article 9. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for a Reserve Fund to provide for the extraordinary unforeseen expenses, as authorized by Section 6, Chapter 40, General Laws, or do or act in any manner relative thereto.
Article 10. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for the operation of Road Machinery, or do or act in any manner relative thereto.
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Article 11. To see if the Town will vote to accept the provisions of Chapter 90 of the General Laws, and raise and appropriate or transfer from unappropriated available funds in the treasury, a sum of money for Chapter 90 Highway Maintenance, or do or act in any manner relative thereto.
Article 12. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from unappropriated available funds in the treasury, a sum of money for Chapter 81 Highways, or take any action in relation thereto.
Article 13. To see if the Town will vote to raise, appropriate or transfer from available funds in the Treasury, a sum of money for Chapter 90 Highway Construction (to start the laying out and construction of Taunton Street, from Route 1 to the Wrentham line), or do or act in any manner relative thereto.
Article 14. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to be used to pay land damages incurred by the widening of Taunton Street, or do or act in any manner relative thereto.
Article 15. To see whether or not the Town will vote to authorize the Water Commissioners of the Town of Plainville to lay water mains of not less than six (6) inches but less than sixteen (16) inches in diameter in East Bacon Street and Messenger Street easterly from the present stand pipe to Taunton Street, about 6,300 feet and to raise and appropriate for this purpose a sum not to exceed $82,500.00 and to determine the manner in which the foregoing appropriation shall be raised, whether by taxation or borrowing, by transfer of availaable funds or otherwise, or do or act in any manner relative thereto.
Article 16. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $4,800.00 or any other sum for repairs and maintenance to the water storage tank off East Bacon Street, or do or act in any manner relative thereto.
Article 17. To see if the Town will vote to transfer the sum of $1,000.00 from the Water Revenue Account to the Water Department Reserve Account, or do or act in any manner relative thereto.
Article 18. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $250.00 or any other sum for the relocation of the hydrant at the corner of West Bacon Street and Walnut Street, or do or act in any manner relative thereto.
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Article 19. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to be used to pay additional land damages on George Street, awarded by the County Commissioners to Adoraz, Inc., or do or act in any manner relative thereto.
Article 20. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, or transfer, the sum of $1,294.11 or any other sum for the control of insects and Dutch Elm Disease ($1,000.00 for Dutch Elm Disease and $294.11 for insect control) as provided for under Chapter 132 of the General Laws as amended by Chapter 657 Acts of 1956, and to be expended under the direction of the Moth Superintendent, or do or act in any manner relative thereto.
Article 21. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $2,719.60, this being the amount apportioned to Plainville as its share of the cost of the Norfolk County Retirement System, or do or act in any manner relative thereto.
Article 22. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $23,000.00 for the carrying on of the different categories of Welfare, made up approximately as follows:
General Welfare $2,500.00
Aid Dependent Children $1,000.00
Old Age Assistance $16,500.00
Disabled Persons $3,000.00
or do or act in any manner relative thereto.
Article 23. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $200.00 or any other sum, for the purchase and installation of street and traffic signs, or do or act in any manner relative thereto.
Article 24. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for the treatment of tuberculosis patients having a legal settlement in this town as provided for by Chapter 270, Acts of 1952, repealing Chapter 562 of the Acts of 1951, or do or act in any manner relative thereto.
Article 25. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for Civilian Defense, or do or act in any manner relative thereto.
Article 26. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $2,000.00 or any other sum to continue the new sidewalk program, or do or act in any manner relative thereto.
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Article 27. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $2,200.00 or any other sum to continue the drainage program, or do or act in any manner relative thereto.
Article 28. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to sell, demolish or otherwise dispose of the former school buildings on the easterly side of South Street, upon such terms and conditions and at such price as they may deem reasonable and proper, and raise and appropriate a sum of money for this purpose, or do or act in any manner relative thereto.
Article 29. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to sell the land, or any part thereof, and buildings formerly used for school purposes on the southeast corner of School and South Streets, upon such terms and conditions and at such price as they may deem reasonable and proper, or do or act in any manner relative thereto.
Article 30. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum $2,000.00 for the purpose of starting a new system of Assessor's Maps and any monies not expended from year to year to be carried over each year until maps are completed, or do or act in any manner relative thereto.
Article 31. To see if the Town will vote to amend Article XVII of the Soil, Loam, Sand or Gravel Removal By-Laws by adding the following section, or do or act in any manner relative thereto. 2/3 vote
Section 5. Owners of land in Plainville which has been or may hereafter be excavated to erect barriers or take other suitable measures as approved by the Board of Selectmen within five days after such owners have been notified in writing by the Selectmen that in their opinion such excavation constitutes a hazard to the public safety.
Penalty. The penalty for violation of this By-Law shall be One Hundred ($100.) Dollars for the first offense and Two Hundred ($200.) Dollars for each subsequent offense. (In accordance with Chapter 40 Section 21 of the General Laws.)
Article 32. To see if the Town will vote to Amend Article XV of the Police Regulations of the By-Laws by adding the following section, or do or act in any manner relative thereto. 2/3 vote
Section 17. Owners of land whereon is located an abandoned or a well in use, to provide either a covering for such well capable of sustaining a weight of three hundred (300) pounds or to fill the same to the level of the ground.
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Penalty. The penalty for violation of this By-Law shall be a fine of not less than One Hundred ($100.) dollars nor more than Five Hundred ($500.) dollars. (In accordance with Chapter 40 Section 21 of the General Laws )
Article 33. To see if the Town will vote to amend Article IV of the Town Officers and Records By-Law by adding the following Section, or do or act in any manner relative thereto.
Section 15. No town officer or board of town officers having the power or authority to appoint any town officer or agent shall appoint himself or any member of such board to any salaried office or position; but this shall not prevent any town officer from being chairman or clerk of the board of which he may be a member.
Article 34. To see if the Town will vote to amend Article VI of the Treasurer's By-Laws by adding the following section, or do or act in any manner relative thereto.
Section 5. The Town Treasurer shall have the custody, management and sale of all lands for taxes after the title of the Town has become absolute by the foreclosure of the right of redemption according to the law. And he is authorized and empowered with the approval of the Board of Selectmen, in the name and on behalf of the Town to sell and convey such lands and to execute, acknowledge and deliver proper deeds for that purpose. 2/3 vote
Article 35. To see if the town will vote to amend the Building By-Laws by adding the following article: No part of a garage unless contained within the body of a dwelling shall be built within 20 feet or a distance equal to 35% of the main depth of the lot, whichever is less, from the front line of the lot, or do or act in any manner relative thereto. 2/3 vote
Article 36. To see if the town will vote to amend the Building By-Laws by adding the following article: No portion of a dwelling except the eaves, down-spout and uncovered steps shall be built or erected within 20 feet from the nearest exterior line of any public way or any private way shown on a plan approved by the Board of Selectmen or its successors, or of a way open for public use, or do or act in any manner relative thereto. 2/3 vote
Article 37. To see if the town will vote to amend the Building By-Laws by adding the following article: No portion of a building, except as provided for dwelling houses as set out in Article 36 of these By-Laws, and for garages as set out in Article 35 with the exception of eaves of a roof, down-spouts, and covered steps, shall be built or erected nearer than 15 feet from the
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nearest exterior line of any public or private way shown on a plan approved by the Board of Selectmen or its successors, or of a way open for public use, or do or act in any manner relative thereto. 2/3 vote
Article 38. To see if the town will vote to amend the Building By-Laws by adding the following article: No dwelling shall be here-after built, erected or placed on lots of not less than 15,000 square feet with a minimum frontage of 125 feet, except as provided in the following article, or do or act in any manner relative thereto. 2/3 vote
Article 39. To see if the town will vote to amend the Building By-Laws by adding the following article: The Board of Appeals as provided by Article 1 Section 1A of Town By-Laws, after hearing may direct the Inspector of Buildings to issue permits for the construction, or placing, of dwelling houses upon any lots less than 15,000 square feet within 125 feet minimum frontage, subject however to the other requirements of these by-laws and provided: Such lot on the effective date hereof and any time hereafter does not adjoin other land of the same owner available for use in connection with said lot, or do or act in any manner relative thereto. 2/3 vote
Article 40. To choose any committee and to hear the report of any committee and act thereon.
And you are directed to serve this Warrant, by posting up attested copies thereof in seven (7) Public places in said town, seven (7) days at least before the time of holding said meeting.
Hereof fail not, and make due return of this Warrant with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk, at or before the time and place of said meeting as aforesaid.
Given under our hands this sixth day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and fifty-nine.
LeROY B. WILSON LYMAN H. PARMENTER, JR. ROLAND C. CAMPBELL
Selectmen of Plainville
A true copy Attest: .......
(Constable of the Town of Plainville)
This 18th Day of February, 1959
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Plainville, Mass. February 18, 1959
Norfolk, Ss.
This is to certify that I have posted seven (7) copies of the within warrant in seven (7) public places in the Town of Plainville at least seven (7) days before the time of said meeting.
ERNEST J. LaPORTE Constable of Plainville
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 20th day of February 1959.
ARTHUR W. WASHBURN Town Clerk
PROCEEDINGS OF THE 54th ANNUAL TOWN MEETING
Elementary School Auditorium, Plainville, March 2, 1959
Pursuant to the foregoing Warrant, the 54th Annual Town Meeting was held in the Elementary School Building.
The Ballot Box was inspected by the Temporary Town Clerk, Charles O. Peasley and Warden, Earl B. Thompson, witnessed by Mary Wolfe, (D) and Bertha Thompson, (R); found empty, the dials set at zero, then locked and the key turned over to Police Officer Boyd Cheney.
Ballot Box Officer-Courtland Fairbanks.
Tellers-Harold Anderson (D), Richard Cobb (R), Bessie Barton (R), James Finley (D).
Ballot Clerks-Nellie P. King (R), Mary Wolfe (D), Bertha Thompson (R), Helen Cobb (R).
The above having been appointed by the Selectmen were duly sworn to the faithful preformance of their duties, by Temporary Town Clerk, Charles O. Peasley.
Warden and Election Officer-Earl B. Thompson.
Charles O. Peasley, Temporary Town Clerk, read the call of the meeting and at 6:30 a. m. the polls were declared open.
At 8:30 a. m. it was voted to take ballots from the box and start counting. The Box registered 115 ballots.
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At 8:00 p. m. the polls were declared closed. The number of ballots cast was 1022, and 1022 names were checked on the voting lists and the ballot box registered 1022 ballots. 514 men and 508 women.
The results of the balloting was as follows:
Moderator-For One Year
Charles O. Peasley
915
Blanks 107
Town Clerk-For One Year
Roland C. Campbell 466
Austin F. Grant
542
Blanks
14
Town Treasurer-For Three Years
Edward E. Osterholm
893
Blanks 129
Selectmen, Board of Welfare-For Three Years
LeRoy B. Wilson
692
James A. Aspinwall
262
Henry E. Haynes
51
Blanks
17
Assessor For Three Years
Stanley G. Cole
607
Francis E. McGowan
290
Ronald P. Hammer 100
Blanks
25
School Committee-For Three Years
Charles W. Semple 815
693
Harry A. Schoening, Jr.
Blanks 536
Water Commissioners-For Three Years
865
Byron J. Schofield
Blanks 157
Trustee of Public Library For Three Years
Barbara P. Fluck 849
Blanks 173
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Tax Collector-For Three Years
Theodore A. Wickman
675
Francis R. McCabe Samuel B. Robison
152
Blanks
16
Park Commissioner-For Three Years
Robert J. Fawcett
923
Blanks
99
Auditor-For One Year
Lawrence H. Carpenter
897
Blanks 125
Constables-For One Year
Clarence P. Avery
703
Ernest J. LaPorte
761
Elmer C. Pease
821
Edward A. Guillette
215
Donald J. Peck
308
Blanks
258
Tree Warden-For One Year
Alec H. Fredrickson
940
Blanks
82
Planning Board-For Five Years
Joseph A. Willoughby
831
Blanks
191
Finance Committee-For One Year
Samuel B. Robison
831
Robert O. Malin
738
Blanks
475
Finance Committee-For Two Years
Stanley G. Cole 884 H. Jefferson Cheever 716
Blanks 444
179
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Finance Committee-For Three Years
Robert C. Haseltine 816
Frank C. Keegan, Jr. 818 William S. Schoeltes 769
Blanks 663
Question No. 1. "Shall an act passed by the General Court in the cur- rent year entitled 'An Act providing for life tenure for Elmer C. Pease the chief of police of the Town of Plainville', be accepted?" Yes
704
No
227
Blanks
Summary 91
The tenure of office of Elmer C. Pease, incumbent of the office of chief of police in the town of Plainville, shall upon the effective date of this act, be unlimited to 65th Birthday. Said incumbent shall not be removed from office, lowered in rank or suspended, except for just cause and for reasons specifically given him in writing by the board of selectmen.
Meeting adjourned until 7:30 p. m., March 16, 1959.
CHARLES O. PEASLEY Temporary Town Clerk.
EARL B. THOMPSON Warden.
MINUTES OF ADJOURNED MEETING MARCH 16, 1959
In the Elementary School, Plainville, Mass. at 7:30 p. m.
The voters were checked into the hall by voting lists. The list showed 186 men and 105 women, total 291.
The Moderator called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. and called upon Rev. Fr. Sammon for a short word of prayer.
The Moderator stated that if there were no objections the minutes of the Meeting of March 2, 1959, Election of officers would not be read. No objections.
The Moderator appointed the following as ballot clerks and counters: Left, Chester Coles, Arthur W. Washburn, Jr. Right, Burton Miller, Walter Fink. These men to act as ballot clerks also in the event of a ballot vote.
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Town Clerk, Austin F. Grant was appointed ballot officer.
Article 1. Motion by Arthur W. Washburn, Jr. and unanimously voted that the following act as Measurers of Wood, Bark and Lumber for the ensuing year: George Snell, Francis W. Simmons, Alec H. Fredrickson and Everett Skinner.
Article 2. Motion by Arthur W. Washburn, Jr. and unanimously voted that the following named act as Fence Viewers and Field Drivers for the ensuing year: Clarence Avery, Ernest LaPorte and Everett Skinner.
Article 3. Motion by Robert Haseltine and unanimously voted that the reports of the Selectmen, Treasurer and other Town Officers be accepted as as printed. Mr. Arthur W. Washburn, Jr. amended this article to include with the exception of any typographical errors. Vote on amendment was unani- mous. Article as amended unanimously voted.
Article. 4. Motion by LeRoy B. Wilson and unanimously voted that the town accept the provisions of Chapter 81 of the General Laws.
Article 5. Motion by Robert Haseltine and voted to fix the salary and compensation of all elective officers of the Town as provided by Section 108, Chapter 41, General Laws as amended, and these amounts be effective January 1, 1959.
Moderator $25.00 each Annual Town Meeting $15.00 each Special Town Meeting
Town Clerk $500.00 per year Town Treasurer 800.00 per year Selectmen, Chairman 500.00 per year Second Member 400.00 per year
Third Member 400.00 per year
Assessor, Chairman 600.00 per year 600.00 per year
Second Member
Third Member 600.00 per year 800.00 per year
Tax Collector
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School Committee, Chairman
$ 75.00 per year
School Committee, each member
60.00 per year
Water Commissioners, Chairman
150.00 per year
Second member 150.00 per year
Third member, Secretary 300.00 per year
Auditor 200.00 per year
Constables
1.50 per hour
Tree Warden
1.50 per hour
Article 6. To appropriate and raise by borrowing or otherwise such sums of money as may be required to defray Town charges for the financial year ending December 31, 1959, and expressly for the following purposes to wit:
Motion by Frank Keegan that the sum of $2,252.00 be raised and appro- priated for the support of the public library. $1,240.00
For salaries and for operating expenses 562.00
Capital 450.00
This motion was amended by Arthur W. Washburn, Jr. to include the dog tax.
This motion was further amended by Edward Osterholm that the sum of $273.21 be transferred from the Library Stabilization Fund to purchase a set of enclycopedias. It was unanimously voted that the sum of $2,252.00 be raised and appropriated for the support of the Public Library, this amount to include the dog tax, and unanimously voted that the sum of $273.21 be transferred from the Library Stabilization Fund for the purchase of enclyco- pedias for the Public Library.
Secton 2. Motion by H. Jefferson Cheever that the sum of $6,312.00 be raised and appropriated for Selectmen's current and incidental, and salaries, $3,900 for salaries, $2,282 for operating expenses and $130 new equipment. Mr. LeRoy Wilson amended this article to read $6,722.00
Salaries $3,900.00
Operating 2,692.00
Capital
130.00
The amendment was unanimously voted.
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Section 3. Motion by Robert Haseltine and unanimously voted- Treasurer's Current Expenses and Salary $1,600.00
Section 4. Motion by Robert Haseltine and unanimously voted- Town Clerk's Salary and Expenses 875.00
Section 5. Motion by Frank Keegan and unanimously voted- Assessor's Current Expenses and Salaries 2,500.00
Section 6. Motion by Samuel B. Robison and unanimously voted- Tax Collector's Current Expenses and Salaries 1,575.00
Section 7. Motion by Stanley G. Cole and unanimously voted- Registrar's Current Expenses and Salaries 900.00
Section 8. Motion by H. Jefferson Cheever and unanimously voted- Town Auditor's Salary 200.00
Section 9. Motion by Robert Haseltine and unanimously voted- Sealer of Weights & Measures Salary and expenses 140.00
Section 10. Motion by LeRoy B. Wilson and voted- Board of Health Salaries and Expenses 4,222.00
Section 11. Motion by Frank Keegan and unanimously voted- Wire Inspector's Salary and Expenses 250.00
Section 12. Motion by Samuel B. Robison and unanimously voted- Building Inspector and Expenses 350.00
Section 13. Motion by Robert Haseltine and seconded that- Fire Department Salaries and Expenses $11,500.00
Salaries $3,900. Expenses $3,335. Capital $4,265.00.
Amended by David Lomasney that the sum of $12,500. be raised 3,900.00 salaries, 4,335.00 expenses, 4,265.00 capital. The increase to take care of purchases Scott Air paks, and installing Detector Heads in Fire Station and Town Office Building. Vote on amendment not carried. Vote on original motion carried.
Section 14. Motion by Frank Keegan and voted-
Water Department Salaries and Expenses $17,300.00
Salaries 800.00
Operating 15,400.00
Capital 1,100.00
At this time the Moderator declared that a five minute recess was in order 9:00 p. m.
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Section 15. Motion by Samuel B. Robison-
School Committee Salaries and Support of School $124,075.00. This motion was amended by Mrs. Helen Smith that the sum of $126,235, be appropriated, $99,265. Salaries, $26,820. Operating $150. Capital. Vote on amendment was 91 for 131 opposed. Amendment not carried. Robert Marlin furthur amended this motion that the sum of $1,440 be deducted from this amount, the cost of a teacher's salary from September to January. This amendment was not carried. Vote on original motion carried.
Section 16. Motion by Stanley G. Cole and so voted- For payment of Insurance 4,007.40
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