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Section 2. Application for Permit.
A. Shall be in writing on printed application fur- nished by this office. Applicant shall be licensed in Ac- cordance with the Laws of the Commonwealth of Massa- chusetts, State Examiners of Electricians.
B. Permit must be obtained before starting work.
C. Fees shall accompany the application and shall be refunded if permit is not granted.
Section 3. Fees.
A. Original installations $3.00
B. Repairs or additional installations equal to or greater in extent than fifty per cent of the installations already approved. $2.00
C. Repairs or additional installations not greater in extent than fifty per cent of the installa- tion already approved. $1.00
Section 4. Service.
A. The top of service pipe or cable must be at least 18 feet above the ground unless the eaves at this point of service entrance are less than 18 feet, in which case the pipe or cable must be to the eaves, within at least 2 feet of the corner of house and 2 feet of wire for serv- ice connection.
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B. All services must be three wire with not less than 60 ampere switch.
C. All meters to be located outside of building whenever possible, except in the case of underground service.
D. Service switches on load side of service will be not allowed in coal bins or inaccessible places.
E. All meter loops (where more than one is in- stalled) must be marked showing part of the service to be registered.
Section 5. Grounding or Service Bonding.
A. The ground wire from the service switch to street side of water meter shutoff shall be run in 1/2 inch conduit, bonded at both ends using not less than No. 8 ground wire or Bare No. 6 wire may be used if pro- tected against mechanical injury.
Section 6. Wiring.
A. Special attention must be given to the mech- anical execution of work, and all wiring must be se- curely fastened.
B. Outlet boxes, switch boxes, junction boxes and cutout cabinets must be of galvanized or other non- corrosive material, and shall be securely fastened with screws unless otherwise permitted by the inspector.
C. Four inch outlet boxes with fixture studs shall be used in ceiling outlets in concealed work in new build- ings.
D. In private residences and apartments not more than ten butlets shall be allowed on one circuit.
E. Bathroom toilet and lavatory lights must be con- trolled by switch.
F. All fixtures must be grounded, and all sockets must be polarized.
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G. Receptacle outlets in kitchen, dining room and laundry must be installed on 20 ampere circuit with No. 12 wire.
H. All B x or open wiring in garages, basements, cellars or other buildings must be run parallel with tim- bers or, when run crosswise with timbers, be fastened to back boards, unless otherwise permitted by the In- pector.
I. All splices must be made, soldered, compounded and taped, or by other approved methods, leaving ex- posed only the ends of the proper wires for connection to fixtures, switches, receptacles, etc., before rough wir- ing shall be approved.
J. Bell transformers must be enclosed in fireproof cabinets on separate circuit, properly fused.
K. Bell wire must be rubber covered.
L. Ranges must be wired with not smaller than No. 6 wires and each range must be grounded.
M. Oil burners electrically driven or operated shall have externally operated switch located at the head of cellar stairs, unless otherwise permitted by inspector.
N. Electric Signs must be wired on separate cir- cuit in conduit.
O. In all business blocks, stores, office buildings, public buildings, etc., all wiring shall be No. 12 or larger.
P. Window lights shall be on separate circuits and controlled by wall switches.
Q. In blocks of three stores or less the sub-mains must be at least 3 No. 6 conductors run continuous to each store, with a pull box not smaller than 6" x 9" x 4" installed at each meter location.
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R. In blocks of more than 3 stores the sizes of mains shall be determined by the Inspector. ,
S. 3 Phase wiring must be in rigid conduit.
T. All underground wiring shall be in galvanized conduit unless otherwise approved by the Inspector.
U. All conduit, boxes and fittings shall be galvan- ized, no black conduit shall be used except by permis- sion of Inspector.
Section 7. The inspector shall be the sole judge of what constitutes the proper and safe installation of electrical con- ductors, appliances, or devices, and is authorized to make such rules and regulations as he may deem necessary to insure the safety of such installations.
Whenever, in the opinion of the Inspector, any electri- cal conductors, appliances or devices are in a dangerous con- dition, he is authorized to cause the electric current to be shut off, unless the condition is remedied within a reason- able time after notice is given or sent to the owner or user of the defective conductors, appliances or devices.
Twenty-four (24) hours notice shall be given to the In- spector when work is ready for inspection, and no wiring or conduits shall be covered until approved by the Inspector.
Except where inconsistent with the foregoing rules the National Electric Code will govern, and hereby made a part of these rules and regulations.
ARTICLE 7.
Section 1. There shall be established in the town a board to be known as the Board of Appeal, consisting of five members, two of whom shall be the Inspector of Buildings and the Chief of the Fire Department and three shall be ap-
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pointed by the Selectmen. Upon the acceptance of this Arti- cle by the Town of Randolph, the Selectmen shall appoint one member to serve for one year, one member to serve for two years, and one member to serve for three years and each year thereafter shall appoint one member to serve for three years.
One of the members appointed by the Selectmen shall be a practical builder or architect. The term of office of the members snall be three years. The Selectmen shall fill all vacancies.
The members of said board shall be residents of the town. No member shall act in any case in which he is inter- ested and in case any member is so disqualified or is absent from illness or other cause, the remaining members shall designate a substitute. Every decision of the Board shall be in writing and shall require the assent of at least three members. The Inspector of Buildings shall be chairman of the board and shall not vote except in case of a tie.
Section 2. An applicant for a building permit whose application has been refused by the Inspector of Buildings may appeal therefrom within thirty days to the Board of Appeal. A person who has been ordered by said Inspector to incur any expense may, within ten days after being noti- fied of such order, appeal therefrom by giving notice in writ- ing of his appeal to the said Inspector. The notice or a cer- tified copy thereof, shall at once be transmitted by the In- spector to the Board of Appeal. After notice given to such persons as the board shall order, a hearing shall be held, and the board shall affirm, annul or modify said refusal or order. The board may dispense with and vary the application or en- forcement of the building regulations of said town in cases which do not appear to them to be within the intent of said regulations, or in cases where a literal interpretation there- of would result in manifest injustice, provided that the dis-
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pensing decision shall have the approval of at least four members of the board and shall not conflict with the spirit of the building laws, or said regulations. Such a decision shall specify the variations allowed and the reasons therefor, and shall be filed in the office of the said Inspector within ten days after the hearing. A certified copy thereof shall be sent by mail or otherwise to the applicant and a copy kept publicly posted in the office of said Inspector for two weeks hereafter. If the order or refusal of the Inspector is af- firmed, such order or refusal shall have full force and effect. If the order or refusal is modified or annulled, the said In- spector shall issue a permit in accordance with such decision. The provisions of this section shall also apply to the re- fusal of a permit or to a similar order of the Inspector of Plumbing of said town.
Section 3. Methods of construction or maintenance equivalent to those required by the provisions of said build- ing regulations may be allowed with the written consent of the Inspector of Buildings and of the Board of Appeal, and the same shall in all cases be specified. A record of the re- quired method and of the equivalent method allowed shall be kept in the office of said Inspector. It shall be the duty of the Board of Appeal to submit to the Selectmen on or before the first day of February of each year a report giving a summary of all its decisions, together with such recommen- dations for revision of the building regulations as may seem to it advisable.
Any requirement necessary for the strength or stability of any proposed structure or for the safety of the occupants thereof, not specifically covered by said building regulations, shall be determined by the Inspector of Buildings, subject to appeal.
Section 4. Nothing in these regulations contained shall be construed to require the alteration of any existing structure.
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ARTICLE 8.
Section 1. Willful violations of any section of these building by-laws shall be punishable by a fine of not more than one hundred ($100.) dollars for each offence, but the enforcement of any penalty shall not affect any right of the town to proceed civilly either at law or in equity against the property constituting a violation or against the owners or occupants thereof.
FEES
Section 2. There shall be payable to the Town of Ran- dolph the following fees for building permits for the erection or alteration of buildings within the limits of the town or such repairs as require a permit:
Erection of first class buildings and second class buildings as herein defined $15.00
Erection of third class buildings as herein defined 5.00
Permits for alterations, substantial repairs, tearing down of buildings, which re- quires a permit, the erection of sheds, poultry-houses and like small buildings valued at not exceeding one thousand dollars and not intended or used for hu- man habitation 2.00
ARTICLE 9.
SEPARABILITY
Section 1. If any section of this By-Law or the appli- cation thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the By-Law, and the application of such
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provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be af- fected thereby.
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN EDMUND KELLEY, مضية Chairman,
ALBERT J. MURPHY, Secretary,
THOMAS J. COLLINS,
JAMES N. CORNER,
CHARLES R. KILEY,
TIMOTHY LYONS, JR.,
HAROLD W. MACAULEY,
ERNEST C. MARTIN,
HARRY E. PAPP, JAMES L. PEMBERTON,
JOSEPH A. PIOTTI,
MARINO G. ROTA,
GEORGE F. TAYLOR,
FRANK E. TEED,
MARTIN E. YOUNG.
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Report of the Historian of World War II
January 10, 1947
To the Board of Selectmen :
We submit our fifth annual report as Historian of World War II Activities.
We are omitting the Honor Roll list of the men and women of Randolph who served their country in World War II. However, the omission of this Honor Roll from our report does not minimize the great importance that it will serve in the future history of the town.
Since the cessation of active hostilities in August of 1945, numbers of our young men and women have actively served in the armed forces. It is the purpose of your his- torian that the Honor Roll of World War II of the Town of Randolph, be complete in all details. To the goal we will strive.
We again urge that the names, records and deeds be documented in the permanent records of the Town.
Respectfully submitted,
MURRAY LEWIS, Historian World War II Activities
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Veterans Rehabilitation
January 14, 1947
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen
Randolph, Massachusetts
Gentlemen :
The Veterans Rehabilitation Committee of Randolph, in existence and functioning from January 31, 1944 until the present time, respectfully present its report for the year ending December 31, 1946.
Your Committee has kept the Information Center at the Turner Library open for the past year on Monday even- ings from eight o'clock until ten o'clock. Members of the Committee have been on hand to interview all veterans, their dependents, and servicemen and women seeking in- formation, and have provided them with the proper answers and contacts.
With the rapid discharge of many men and women from the Armed Forces, an increasing number of applicants have kept the Center busy on Monday evenings, while telephones of Committee members have been ringing continuously throughout the week. Then, too, through arrangements for the photostating of discharges, much expense has been saved the Town.
Due to the passage of Chapter 599 of the Acts of 1946 by the Legislature, this Committee ceases to function and proper steps will be taken to wind up final affairs as soon as possible.
To the new Director of Veterans' Services, his Assist- ant, and Advisory Committee, we sincerely extend our good
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wishes for continued success in the work we have endeav- ored, under handicaps, to perform.
Once again, thanks are due to the following committee members for their continued unflagging interest on behalf of the veterans, servicemen and their dependents :- Atty. George N. Welch of the Veterans Administration; Select- man Theodore S. Luddington; Mrs. Alice Randall; Martin Young; Frank Gaffney; Eugene McAuliffe; William R. Hurley; Perley Evans; Herbert Mixer, and Edward Clark.
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM S. COLE, Chairman ELLSWORTH RANDALL, Secretary
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Sealer of Weights and Measures
Dec. 10, 1946
To the Board of Selectmen of Randolph, Mass.
Gentlemen :
During the year of 1946, I have sealed :
Scales
107
Weights
79
Liquid Measures
60
Gasoline Pumps
47
Oil Measuring Pumps
61
Grease Pumps
12
Kerosene Pumps
3
Yard Sticks
13
Gasoline Meter 1" inlet
1
Gasoline Meter over 1" inlet
7
Resealed and tested Gasoline Pumps
16
Resealed and tested Scales
26
Inspections made :
Pedlar's licenses
4
Pedlar's scales 10
Fees collected and turned over to the Town
Treasurer $69.05
Salary of Sealer
$250.00
Transportation of Weights
44.34
Purchase of Equipment
13.19
Postage and supplies
2.47
Appropriation
$310.00
Respectfully submitted,
DANIEL P. LYONS, Sealer of Weights and Measures
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Report of Tree Warden
Randolph, January 15, 1947
To the Citizens of the Town of Randolph :
The year 1946 was a bad year for the trees of the town.
The hurricane in the early summer destroyed a number of trees and badly damaged others. Five trees will have to be removed this year as a result of the storm.
No emergency appropriation was raised to finish the work last year and it will have to be done this year.
Brush will have to be cut on a number of corners this year as some of the intersections are in bad condition.
There were no new trees planted last year and a few new trees should be set out this year.
Very truly yours,
JOHN F. MOORE, Tree Warden.
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Report of Moth Superintendent
January 15, 1947
To the Board of Selectmen,
The Moth situation was not so good last year as the east side of the town was infested with moths and badly stripped of foliage.
Spraying was done in most parts of the town.
The sprayer will need some repairs and material will have to be purchased also.
The Tent Caterpillar and Elm Beetle were very bad.
I hope the town will be able to do more spraying this year as no creosoting has been done.
Very truly yours,
JOHN T. MOORE, Moth Superintendent.
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Report of the Board of Health
To the Citizens of the Town of Randolph :
The Board of Health respectfully submits its report and the report of its respective agents for the year ending. December 31, 1946.
During the year all places where food and other goods were sold were inspected by the Board and most of them were found to be clean and safe for the sale of such goods.
The Dental Clinic was conducted by Dr. Smith and Dr. Maguire, assisted by our School Nurse, Miss Helen Conlon. Examinations were made in the various schools and chil- dren needing attention were reported to the parents.
The Diphtheria Clinic was conducted by Dr. Higgins and Miss Helen Conlon, School Nurse and this was very successful. In addition to our regular Diphtheria Clinic, a Diphtheria Booster- Shot was held and 1025 children were immunized. We wish to thank the parents of these chil- dren for taking advantage of this Booster Shot. We would like to thank our School Physician, Dr. Higgins and our School Nurse, Miss Helen Conlon, for the manner in which this Clinic was conducted. Also would like to thank Miss Scannell and Mrs. Health for their co-operation the many times during the year we called on them.
Communicable diseases for the year 1946 were as fol- lows :
Chicken Pox 3; Diphtheria 3; Scarlet Fever 20; Dog Bites 49 ; Measles 34; Whooping Cough 1; Pulmonary Tuber- culosis 3; Poliomyelitis 1.
In closing the Board wish to thank the Honorable Board of Selectmen and all other Town Officials for the as- sistance and courtesy given them during the past year.
GEORGE H. HENEY, Chairman FRED A. DIAUTO EUGENE PIGNATELLI
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TOWN OF RANDOLPH, MASS. Report of the Planning Board
To the Citizens of Randolph :
The Town Planning Board respectfully submits its report for the year 1946.
The new board was organized at its first meeting on the third Monday in April.
It was voted that the Planning Board recommend to the Selectmen that all petitions for street lay-out and accept- ance in the future, be submitted to the Planning Board for their recommendation, before being acted on by the town.
It is recognized that a serious bottle-neck to the smooth flow of traffic now exists through the center of the town and consideration is now being given to this problem. It appears at this time as though a larger public parking area in, or near the center, with roadside parking prohibited, is the answer to this problem.
Through the Planning Board the Federal Government has been petitioned to supply funds for preliminary work on a sewer system, new roads and sidewalks, public works department building, and school additions in the town.
The Board has worked amicably with the Town Building Laws Committee and finds that their proposed building laws are an excellent code, reflecting much research and work. We strongly recommend their adoption by the townspeople at the next Town Meeting.
We are aware that, to date, the town has done very little to provide recreation centers for the children of the town. We recommend that suitable lands be acquired by tax-title sales, or otherwise, to provide two new play- grounds; one in the South section and one in the North section of the town.
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We wish to thank those civic minded organizations who were so kind as to provide skating-rinks for the children during the current winter.
We thank the town officials for the help which they have given us and suggest that the facilities of the Planning Board be used to a greater degree in the coming year.
JOHN T. HANNON, Chairman JAMES HARKINS, Secretary
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Report of Inspector of Milk
To the Town of Randolph:
Report of the Milk Inspector for the year ending Decem- ber, 1946.
Licenses Issued :
2 Pasteurization Permits $20.00
32 Store Licenses 16.00
18 Vehicle Licenses 9.00
10 Oleomargarine Registrations 5.00
9 Permits to Produce and Sell Milk
Total
$50.00
Number of Butterfat Tests made 134
Number of Bacteria Tests made
19
HENRY MERRILL, Milk Inspector
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Report of Inspector of Animals
Honorable Selectmen of Randolph :
I herewith submit my report as Inspector of Animals for the year ending 1946.
Having heard from the Division of Livestock Disease Control I have inspected all barns and have found them in satisfactory condition.
There have been 18 dogs quarantined by me and also 2 heads sent to the laboratory.
There are 104 cows, 78 horses, 4 sheep, 7 goats, and 2,506 pigs.
- Respectfully submitted,
CHARLES H. TRUELSON, Inspector of Animals
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Report of Inspector of Plumbing
January 16, 1947
To the Board of Selectmen of the Town of Randolph :
I hereby submit my report as Plumbing Inspector for the year 1946.
Fifty-seven permits have been issued and the follow- ing fixtures installed :
Sixty-three water closets, fifty-one sinks, sixty wash bowls, forty-one bath tubs, six shower baths, nine wash trays, one urinal, four floor drainers, one roof leader and seventeen pressure boilers.
Due to the fact that material has been easier to obtain since the close of the war the building in Randolph has increased during nineteen forty-six and the following year has even brighter prospects.
Respectfully submitted,
THOMAS O'RILEY, Plumbing Inspector
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Report of Inspector of Slaughtering
Randolph, January 15, 1947 Dear Sirs :
To the Board of Health of Randolph,
I hereby submit my report for the official year of 1946 as follows, as Inspector of Slaughtering.
Total number inspected 471
Number of Hogs 320
Number of Cattle
116
Number of Calves
24
Number of Sheep
11
Total 471
Number condemned, 4.
WESTON L. MANN, Inspector of Slaughtering
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Report of Highway Surveyor
To the Citizens of the Town of Randolph:
GENERAL
The spring of 1946 brought a serious condition to our highways, due to the amount of water in the ground, damage was caused by the freezing and thawing conditions. This same condition prevailed in all Towns and Cities in New England.
Work was started as soon as weather would permit, and in a short space of time Highways were back to normal.
The usual type of work was completed during 1946, such as sweeping, patching, grading, graveling dirt roads, cleaning brooks, catch basins and manholes. Some streets had to be rebuilt and tarred, others were patched and a new treatment of tar or asphalt was applied. Due to work completed on our Highways, they are at present in good condition. I don't believe there will be such great damage due to frost this spring.
CHAPTER 90
The following work has been completed under Chap- ter 90:
Drainage systems were cleaned, patching, brush cut- ting, cleaning gutters. Canton Street was resurfaced from North Main Street to the Canton Line, asphalt with sand covering from North Main Street to Irving Road and from Irving Road to Canton Line, crushed stone cover. A short section of Pond Street was treated with asphalt and sand, this work was approved by the State Department of Public Works.
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DRAINAGE AND CONSTRUCTION
The old culvert on Wilmarth Road was removed and was replaced by a large concrete pipe drain, which will stop the wash-out, such as existed last spring.
West and Silver Streets were rebuilt where drainage was constructed in 1945. State Street was widened and the hill was cut down as far as the street was accepted.
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Augusta-Rockerfeller Street was vastly improved as far as money permitted.
Castelton Avenue was graded, graveled, and stones were blasted and removed.
Oliver Street-brush cutting, grading, graveling and tarring was completed.
Belcher Street-a manhole was constructed in the drainage line to help clean any obstacle that may enter the system.
COLE TERRACE AND LIBERTY STREET
Cole Terrace had an appropriation of 500 dollars and Liberty Street 400 dollars for drainage.
I am very sorry to disappoint the Citizens in both these sections, and the reason they were not started is, I was promised a gas-shovel, whereby the cost would have been only an operator, but due to no fault of mine the shovel was not available before the bad weather set in, but as soon as weather permits, the two projects will be started.
SNOW REMOVAL
Th fall of snow during 1946 was fairly heavy, plus a great many freezing rain and sleet storms that required sanding and ploughing :
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Date of Storm 1946
Type
Work
Depth Inches
Time of Storm Hours
Jan. 12
Snow
Sanding
2
4
14 Snow
Sanding
2
3
19
Snow
Sanding
2
2
20
Snow, sleet rain
Plowing and Sanding
5
24
24
Snow, sleet, rain
Plowing and Sanding
11
24
30 Snow, sleet, rain
Plowing and Sanding
4
17
Feb.
6
Snow, sleet, rain
Sanding
11
15
Snow, sleet, rain
Sanding
1
1
19
Snow
Plowing and Sanding
13
15
26
Snow, sleet, rain
Plowing and Sanding Sanding
2
6
Dec. 2
Snow
Sanding
1 1/2
7
20
Snow, sleet, rain
Plowing and Sanding
4
27
27
Snow, sleet, rain
Plowing and Sanding
5
371/2
29
Snow, sleet, rain
Sanding
101/2
15 storms
561/2
214
4
25
Mar. 11
Snow
This type of winter requires a great deal of plowing and sanding.
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