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ARTICLE 1. 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 an- ticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1938, 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 Sect. 17, Chap. 44, General Laws.
ARTICLE 2. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate money to defray the General Town Ex- penses for the current year, under the following head- ings:
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GENERAL GOVERNMENT
Moderator
Selectmen
Accountant
Treasurer
Treasurer's Clerks Tax Collector
Salary and Expenses (includ- ing Treasurer's Bond) Salaries Salary and Expenses (includ- ing Tax Collector's Bond)
Assessors Law Department
Finance Committee Planning Board Park Commissioners Town Clerk
Salaries and Expenses Expenses (including Costs and Claims)
Expenses
Expenses
Expenses
Salary and Expenses
Vital Statistics
Election and Registration Salaries and Expenses (in-
Town Office
cluding Registrars of Vot- ers) Expenses (including salary of Janitor)
PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY
Police Department
Lock-up Fire Department
Salaries and Expenses (in- cluding Traffic Signs and Beacons) Salary and Expenses Salaries and Expenses (in- cluding Forest Fires ex- pense)
Sealer of Weights and Measures Game Warden
Salary and Expenses Salary ..
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Salary Salaries and Expenses
Salary and Expenses
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Dog Officer Tree Warden
Moth Extermination
Salary
Salary and Expenses Expenses
HEALTH AND SANITATION
Health Department
Salary and Expenses
Inspector of Plumbing
Salary
Inspector of Slaughtering Salary
Inspector of Animals
Salary
Inspector of Milk
Salary
HIGHWAYS
Highway Surveyor's Salary
General Maintenance and Repairs (including Chap. 90)
New Construction
Street Signs
Sidewalks, etc.
Drainage
Land Damage
Snow Removal
Street Lights
CHARITIES AND SOLDIERS' BENEFITS
Overseers of Public Wel-
fare Salaries and Expenses
Infirmary
Salary and Expenses
Outside Relief
Salary and Expenses Aid to Dependent Children Salary and Expenses Soldier's Relief
Expenses
Military Aid
Expenses
State Aid
Expenses
Old Age Assistance
Salary and Expenses
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SCHOOLS
Salaries and Expenses (including conveyance of pupils, employment of School Nurse, Physician, etc.)
TURNER LIBRARY
Repairs
UNCLASSIFIED
Memorial Day
Expenses
Armistice Day
Expenses
Town Reports, Printing and Distributing
Expenses
Insurance
Expenses (including Fire and Workmen's Compensa- tion)
PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISES
Water Department
Salaries
Maintenance and Service Construction
Expenses
Joint Account
Expenses
New Construction
Expenses
Main Extensions
Expenses
Other Items
MATURING DEBT AND INTEREST
Maturing Debt Interest & Discount
ARTICLE 3. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate money for EMERGENCY OVER- DRAFTS.
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ARTICLE 4. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate money for UNPAID BILLS of previous years in various departments.
ARTICLE 5. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate money for the Reserve Fund for ex- traordinary or unforseen emergencies as per Section 6, Chapter 40 General Laws.
ARTICLE 6. To see what action the Town will take in regard to raising and appropriating money for the employment of a District Nurse, as provided for by Sec- tion 5, Chapter 40, General Laws, as amended by Sec- tion 1, Chapter 371, Acts of 1921.
ARTICLE 7. To see what action the Town will take in regard to the pay of Town Laborers and others hired by the day or hour.
ARTICLE 8. To hear and act on the reports of Town Officers.
ARTICLE 9. To hear and act on the report of any Committee and choose any Committee the Town may think proper.
ARTICLE 10. To see if the Town will instruct the Selectmen to appoint a Special Officer, or Officers, to enforce the laws.
ARTICLE 11. To see if the Town will authorize the Water Commissioners to appoint one of their mem- bers to another office or position under their control and
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fix the salary of such person in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 36, Acts of 1929, or take any other action relative thereto.
ARTICLE 12. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate money for materials and expenses in connection with W. P. A. projects, as petitioned for, by the Selectmen.
ARTICLE 13. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $350.00 for Memorial Day expenses, to be expended under the direction of Lieut. William Palmer Camp, Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, as petitioned for.
ARTICLE 14. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to appoint one of their members to another office or position under their con- trol and fix the salary of such person in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 36 Acts of 1929, or take any other action relative thereto, as petitioned for.
ARTICLE 15. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $50.00 for maintenance and lighting of the clock in the tower of the First Congrega- tional Church, as petitioned for.
ARTICLE 16. To see if the Town will vote to amend the By-Laws by adding thereto a new Article as follows :- Zoning By-Laws, as petitioned for.
ARTICLE 17. To see if the Town will vote to amend the By-Laws by adding thereto a new Article as follows :- Building Laws, as petitioned for.
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ARTICLE 18. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $750.00 for the leasing of a building for headquarters of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 3389, or act in any other manner thereto.
ARTICLE 19. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $1000.00 to provide for the rental of quarters for the Lieut. Thomas W. Desmond Post, No. 169 of the American Legion, as petitioned for.
ARTICLE 20. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate money for the collection of garbage and rubbish in the Town of Randolph or take any other ac- tion relative thereto., as petitioned for.
ARTICLE 21. To see what action the Town will take relative to the appointment of a committee to de- mand lower electric light rates and street lighting rates, and to make a study of the advisability of recommend- ing the erection of a Municipal Electric Light and Pow- er Plant and to report the results and recommendations of said Committee at a Special Town Meeting to be called not later than October 1, 1938, and raise and ap- propriate money for the expense of the Committee thereof, as petitioned for.
ARTICLE 22. To see what action the Town will take relative to the appointment of a committee to de- mand lower gas rates, as petitioned for.
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ARTICLE 23. To see what action the Town will take relative to the appointment of a committee to de- mand lower telephone toll rate to Boston and all other telephone rates affecting the citizens of Randolph, as petitioned for.
ARTICLE 24. To see if the Town will vote to in- struct the Board of Selectmen in the interests of Public Safety to erect "Stop" traffic signs on Depot Street, Cot- tage Street, North Street, Union Street, Maple Street, Mill Street, South Street, and raise and appropriate money therefor, as recommended by the Planning Board and Police Dept.
ARTICLE 25. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for an "Employment Fund" to provide work instead of Public Welfare, and that men eligible for welfare have preference over all others, and that this fund be under the direct control of the Board of Selectmen.
ARTICLE 26. To see if the Town will appoint a committee of five citizens to consider the adoption by the town of representative town government, with au- thority in said committee, if it shall deem advisable to draft a bill embodying such legislation as the commit- tee shall deem necessary and introduce the same into the General Court, requesting the General Court, how-
ever, to hold such bill in committee until the town has had opportunity to consider the provisions thereof in a
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town meeting, and to report to the Finance Committee not later than January 1, 1939, as petitioned for.
ARTICLE 27. To see what action the Town will take relative to non-partisan elections for the selection of town officials, as petitioned for.
STREET LAYOUTS
ARTICLE 28. To see if the Town will vote to in- struct the Selectmen to lay out Alden Avenue 700 feet in an easterly direction and raise and appropriate money therefor, as petitioned for.
ARTICLE 29. To see if the Town will vote to in- struct the Selectmen to lay out Ballard Street, from: North Main Street, in an easterly direction 600 feet,. and raise and appropriate money therefor, as petitioned. for.
ARTICLE 30. To see if the Town will vote to lay out or authorize the Selectmen to lay out the following streets, Jane, Wadsworth, Mitchell, Royal, Linden Road, Thomas Street, Amelian Road, Augusta Street, Morse Street, Fitzgerald Street, and Ryan Street, and raise and appropriate money therefor, as petitioned for.
ARTICLE 31. To see if the Town will vote to lay out Amelian Road a distance of 1500 feet, starting at
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Pond Street, and running in a southerly direction, and raise and appropriate money therefor, as petitioned for.
ARTICLE 32. To see if the Town will vote to in- struct the Selectmen to lay out Chapin Court and raise and appropriate money therefor, as petitioned for.
STREET ACCEPTANCES
ARTICLE 33. To see if the Town will vote to ac- cept Pond Lane as laid out by the Selectmen, for a distance of 2000 feet from Oak Street, as petitioned for.
STREET CONSTRUCTION
ARTICLE 34. To see if the Town will widen the cross road in front of the new Tower Hill School, and that the minimum width be not less than 40 feet, and to raise and appropriate money therefor, as petitioned for.
ARTICLE 35. To see if the Town will raise and ap- propriate a sum of money to build the cross road in front of the new Tower Hill School, as petitioned for.
ARTICLE 36. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate money for materials and expense for im- proving and constructing Royal Street, Wilmarth Road, Druid Hill Avenue, Woodlawn Road, Fencourt Avenue, Alden Street, Center Street Extension, Highland Ave- nue, Belcher School Lane, Tileston Road, all labor to be furnished by W. P. A. funds, as recommended by the Highway Department.
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ARTICLE 37. To see if the Town will place cul- verts across Emeline Street, and Pauline Street, at suit- able places in the new extension project for drainage purposes, and raise and appropriate money therefor, as petitioned for.
ARTICLE 38. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $800.00 to build 500' of road on Maitland Avenue, as petitioned for.
ARTICLE 39. To see if the Town will vote to re- build and resurface Fencourt Avenue from Union Street, to the McNeill School a distance of 600 ft., and raise and appropriate the sum of $800.00 as petitioned for.
ARTICLE 40. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $400.00 for rebuilding and resurfacing Fowler Street, a distance of 800' as peti- tioned for.
ARTICLE 41. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to build Reed Street in conjunction with the State.
SIDEWALKS
ARTICLE 42. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $1750.00 to construct a cement sidewalk on the west side of North Main Street, from Crawford Square to Warren Street, and install curb- ing where necessary, as petitioned for.
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ARTICLE 43. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate money for material for construction of a sidewalk on Roel Street, Allen Street, Mt. Pleasant Square, Belcher Street, Wales Avenue, Cross Street, and Grove Street, from Cross Street, to North Main Street, all labor to be furnished by Federal Funds as recom- mended by the Planning Board.
'ARTICLE 44, To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate money for materials for construction of a sidewalk on School Street, Cottage Street, Moulton Street, Ward Street, Short Street, Howard Street, Plain Street, and Mill Street, 1500 feet from North Street, all labor to be furnished by Federal Funds as recommended „by the Planning Board.
ARTICLE 45. To see if the Town will vote to raise " and appropriate money for materials for construction · of a sidewalk on Pleasant Street, Park Street, West , Street, from Fowler Street, to North Main Street, Ab- bey Street, Silver Street, Fowler Street, Warren Ave- : nue, all labor to be furnished by Federal Funds as recommended by the Planning Board.
ARTICLE 46. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate money for construction of a five foot sidewalk with curbing to be laid in front of the prop- erty of the First Baptist Church, North Main Street.
STREET LIGHTS
ARTICLE 47. To see if the Town will vote to au- thorize the Board of Selectmen to place two Street Lights on Maitland Avenue, as petitioned for.
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ARTICLE 48. To see if the Town will vote to in- stall one electric light on Cole Terrace, corner of Junior Terrace, and raise and appropriate money therefor, as petitioned for.
ARTICLE 49. To see if the Town will vote to in- crease the electric lights on North Main Street, from West Corners to the Randolph-Quincy line, and raise and appropriate money therefor, as petitioned for.
ARTICLE 50. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate money to install additional electric lights on Canton Street, in the interest of Public Safety, as petitioned for.
DRAINAGE
ARTICLE 51. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate money to correct the inadequate drainage system on Old Street and from Old Street, easterly to North Main street, as petitioned for.
WATER MAINS
ARTICLE 52. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate money for pipe and materials for the installation of water service on Pond Lane, labor to be provided for by Works Progress Administration or employment fund., as petitioned for.
MISCELLANEOUS
ARTICLE 53. To see if the Town will vote to raise
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and appropriate money to complete the beautification of the grounds around the Turner Library building, as petitioned for.
ARTICLE 54. To see if the Town will vote to in- struct the Trustees to set apart room in the Town Hall for occupancy of the Highway Surveyor, as petitioned for.
ARTICLE 55. To see if the Town will vote to ap- point a Sewer Committee of five members to make a preliminary survey, plan and report for a sewerage sys- tem for the town, including proper means of sewage disposal, said investigation to include estimates of cost, studies of methods of financing the installation of the proposed works, or other matters pertinent to the sub- ject matter of this article, or to take any action relative thereto, as petitioned for.
ARTICLE 56. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to be spent by the Sewer Committee for the employment of competent en- gineers to assist the Committee in making its investiga- tions, including a preliminary survey, plan, report, cost estimates and other matters relative to a sewage sys- tem, and proper means of sewage disposal for the town; or to take, any action relative thereto, as petitioned for.
ARTICLE 57. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate money for a building to be erected on the
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town farm to house the Caterpillar Auto Patrol of the Highway Department. Estimated cost of building 20' x 40' complete, painting etc. $1000.00, as petitioned for.
ARTICLE 58. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate money for materials for the purpose of constructing a swimming pool opposite the pumping station on Pond Street, No. Randolph. To be constructed under the W. P. A., as petitioned for.
ARTICLE 59. To see what action the Town will take relative to disposing or razing of the West Cor- ners School house as petitioned for by the Planning Board and others.
ARTICLE 60. To see if the Town will vote to dis- continue to Public Traffic, the easterly end of School Lane so called-adjourning the Belcher School property as recommended by the School Committee.
ARTICLE 61. To see if the Town will vote and ap- propriate the sum of $1200.00 to grade and build drive- ways at the new Tower Hill School as petitioned for by the School Committee.
ARTICLE 62. To see if the Town will authorize the School Committee to establish and maintain state-aided vocational education in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 74 of the General Laws and Acts amendatory thereto, or dependent thereon, and to raise and appro- priate the sum of $1200.00 therefor, as petitioned for by the School Committee.
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ARTICLE 63. To see if the Town will vote to au- thorize the School Committee to sell the building and land on Chestnut Street, known as the West Corner School, and the building and land on Lafayette Street, known as the Tower Hill School, as petitioned for by the School Department.
ARTICLE 64. To see if the Town will vote to ap- point a committee to work with the School Committee in the consideration of the purchase of a certain parcel of land located on Belcher Street, and School Lane, so called, and extending from the present school lot to Belcher Street, consisting of feet more or less, this land to be added to the Belcher School property. The committee to report at the next regular Town meeting, as petitioned for by the School Department.
ARTICLE 65. To see if the Town will vote to in- stall distinctive red lights on or near each fire alarm box, same to be connected with the house circuit, and raise and appropriate money therefor, as petitioned for.
ARTICLE 66. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate money for the installation of a fire alarm box on Lillian Street, near residence of Walter Bertram as petitioned for.
ARTICLE 67. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate money for the installation of a fire alarm box at the corner of Stacy and High Streets, as peti- tioned for.
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ARTICLE 68. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate money for the installation of a fire alarm box at the corner of Plain and Howard Streets, as peti- tioned for.
ARTICLE 69. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate money for the installation of a fire alarm box on Pond Street, near the residence of George Spinney as petitioned for.
ARTICLE 70. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate money for the installation of a fire alarm box on Russ Street, the location of which to be deter- mined by the Chief of the Fire Department as peti- tioned for.
ARTICLE 71. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate money for the installation of a fire alarm box near Russ and North Main Street, location to be left to the discretion of the Chief of the Fire Depart- ment, as petitioned for.
ARTICLE 72. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate money to install a fire alarm box on the pole in front of the new school at Tower Hill. Said box to be connected with the fire alarm system in the Tower Hill School, as petitioned for by the School Com- mittee.
And you are directed to serve this Warrant by post- ing attested copies thereof at the Town Hall, at the
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Town Clerk's Office, at the Post Office, and at six other public places in the Town, seven days at least, before the day and hour for holding said Meeting. Hereof, fail not, and make return of this Warrant with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk, on or before the day and hour appointed for holding said meeting. Given under our hands at Randolph, this 4th day of February A. D. 1938.
CHARLES F. BLAKELY Selectmen -
HAROLD W. MACAULEY of
MARTIN E. YOUNG Randolph
A true Copy
Attest:
Constable
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