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Discussion ensued involving Mr. Dyer, Mr. Brooks, Mr. Lundquist, Mr. McConnell and Miss Bates.
Comes now the question on the motion.
The Moderator ordered a Teller count. Vote and count was taken and the Tellers reported 107 votes in the affirmative and 28 votes in the negative. The Moderator then declared that there being more than the required two- thirds vote in the affirmative the motion by Mr. Magaldi was
SO VOTED
ARTICLE 42. Sewer in Pond Meadow drainage valley.
SO VOTED: Indefinite postponement.
Upon motion duly made by Mr. Delory, it was
UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: That the Annual Town Meeting be adjourned until 7:45 P.M., Monday, March 25, 1963.
TOWN OF BRAINTREE
ADJOURNED ANNUAL TOWN MEETING MONDAY, MARCH 25, 1963
The Adjourned Annual Town Meeting was called to order at 7:55 o'clock in the evening of Monday, March 25, 1963, by the Moderator, Mr. John J. Canavan.
There were 190 Town Meeting Members present.
The Moderator declared a quorum present.
Prayer for Divine Guidance was offered by Rev. Fr. Bartholomew Cahill of St. Clare's R. C. Church.
The following Tellers were appointed by the Moderator to serve during the course of the evening.
Herbert B. Hollis
Lillian E. Killam
Rachel C. White
Robert B. Carnes
Natalie H. Stovold
Patricia J. Arnold Robert V. McCormack
Silvio Ferrante
We now continue with consideration of the Articles in the Warrant.
ARTICLE 2.
MOVED the following resolution by Mr. Burdett:
Whereas, Mr. and Mrs. Chester W. Daily have offered to the Town a gift of one hundred shares of American Telephone and Telegraph stock to be held in trust for the purpose of providing a scholarship to a deserving Brain- tree High School male graduate. who has (a) been awarded a varsity letter, (b) who has been a member of an athletic squad for two years, (c) who has been accepted to an institution of higher learning, (d) and who has definite
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financial need; and whereas, no article appears in this Warrant for accepting this gift, now therefore, the selectmen are directed to insert an article in the next Town Meeting, either annual or special, to provide for the accept- ance of the aforesaid gift, and the Treasurer to hold said fund pending such action; and further, that the Town Meeting, by the adoption of this resolution, record its sentiment of deep gratitude to Mr. and Mrs. Chester W. Daily for the offer of this gift.
Mr. Proctor spoke on the resolution.
Comes now the question on the motion.
UNANIMOUSLY VOTED
MOVED by Mr. McConnell in compliance with Article II, Section 7:
Reconsideration of action taken under Article 41.
Discussion ensued involving Mr. McConnell, Mr. Brousseau and Mr. Brooks.
MOVED by Mr. Gray:
That the motion by Mr. McConnell for reconsideration of action taken under Article 41 be laid on the table.
Mr. Hunt spoke on the motion.
Comes now the question on the motion by Mr. Gray.
SO VOTED
At the suggestion of Mr. Hunt, the Moderator appointed a Committee con- sisting of Mr. Dyer, Mr. Brousseau, Mr. Gray, Mr. Hunt, Mr. Lemelman, Mr. Jones and Mr. Smith, to meet immediately in the Town Counsel's office for the purpose of considering means of accomplishing the action intended by the Town Meeting at its previous session in relation to sewers and report back later in this session.
ARTICLE 43. General Storage building for Park Department and Public . Schools.
MOVED by Mr. Burdett:
To raise and appropriate the sum of $5,000.00 to be $ 5,000.00 expended under the direction of a Committee of five, to be appointed by the Moderator, of which two members shall be members of the School Committee, two members shall be members of the Park & Recreation Commission, to be known as the Utility Building Committee, for the purpose of preparing working plans, employing architects and securing bids for the construction of a general storage and service building for the joint use of the Park and School Departments.
Discussion ensued involving Mr. Abell, Mr. Proctor and Mr. Ainsleigh.
MOVED the following amendment by Mr. Ainsleigh:
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Committee of 5, appointed by the Moderator, to be known as The Utility Building Committee, and to be composed of 1 member of the School Board, 1 member of the Park Commission and 3 members of the Town, one of whom shall be actively engaged in the building construction business.
Comes now the question on the amendment by Mr. Ainsleigh to the motion by Mr. Burdett.
SO VOTED
Comes now the question on the motion as thus amended.
Vote was taken and the Moderator being in doubt a Teller count was ordered. Vote and count were taken and the Tellers reported 94 votes in the affirmative and 67 votes in the negative. The Moderator then declared that the motion by Mr. Burdett as thus amended was
SO VOTED
ARTICLE 44. Addition to the Liberty School.
SO VOTED: That the sum of $15,000.00 be raised and appropriated for the purpose of preparing working plans, employing architects and securing bids for the construction of an addition to the Liberty School; said sum to be expended under the direction of a committee of five appointed by the Moderator, to be known as Liberty School Building Commit- tee.
$ 15,000.00
MOVED by Mr. McConnell in compliance with Article II, Section 7:
Reconsideration of action taken under Article 46.
Discussion ensued involving Mr. McConnell, Mrs. Nicosia, Mr. Arnold and Mr. Barrett.
Comes now the question on the motion by Mr. McConnell.
Vote was taken and the Moderator declared the motion by Mr. McConnell LOST.
ARTICLE 45. Construction of elementary school on Plain Street.
SO VOTED: Indefinite postponement.
ARTICLE 47. Acquisition of sites for future elementary schools.
UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: That a Committee of five (5), to be known as The School Site and Survey Committee, be appointed by the Moderator to study and report to a later Town Meeting on available, necessary and desir- able sites for future schools.
ARTICLE 2. Mr. Hayes submitted the report of the Regional Vocational- Technical School Planning Committee as follows:
Mr. Moderator, Town Meeting Members:
With your permission, the Braintree Regional Vocational-Technical School Planning Committee offers this summary of their report in order to conserve your time.
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The need for a Regional-Vocational School in this area has been well established by a survey published September, 1962, conducted by the Voca- tional Division of the State Department of Education. Braintree's interest was established by a survey conducted by the Braintree Public School Guidance Department in which 75% of those surveyed indicated that Brain- tree should be a part of a Regional Vocational-Technical setup.
In a recent decision of the Parent Committee approved by the State Department of Education, Braintree would be a part of a region consisting of Randolph, Holbrook, Avon, Canton, Norwood, Milton and Westwood. The remaining members of the original sixteen towns would comprise a separate region.
The Braintree Committee, after thorough investigation strongly recom- mends that the study of the Regional School be continued and a sum of $2500 be appropriated under Article 48 as recommended by the Finance Com- mitee. The committee feels that Braintree can gain in many ways by participating in a Vocational School:
1. The programs that could be offered would be so varied that to try to offer them on a local basis would entail prohibitive costs.
2. Evening adult programs could also be offered to make the citizens of our town a more informed group.
3. Programs could be designed to upgrade those already working at the trades.
4. Financial gains would be realized and would, in all likelihood, allow the town to educate the participating students at little cost.
The action of the Town Meeting Members under Article 48 in no way commits the town to join the regional setup. The $2500 requested is to pay for the printing of a brochure to be sent to every family in town in order that they may vote intelligently on this question at a regular town election. By law, the region must be accepted by the voters of this town at a regular election. The committee wishes to thank all those who have cooperated with them in their endeavor. A full and lengthy report has been submitted to both the Town Moderator and to the Finance Committee.
Arthur Hayes, Chairman A. Ross Malcolm, Secretary Robert Barrett
UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: That the report of the Committee be accepted as a report of progress.
ARTICLE 48. Regional Vocational School District Planning Committee.
SO VOTED: That there be raised and appropriated the sum of $2500. for the expenses of the Regional Vocational $ 2,500.00 School District Planning Committee.
ARTICLE 2. Mr. Williams submitted the report of the Credit Union Study Committee as follows:
Last year at the request of the town meeting, the Moderator appointed a committee of five to study the problem of deductions by the Town Treasurer for the School Department Federal Credit Union. The following is the study committee report:
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Your committee has held four meetings and studied the existing situation both at the Town Treasurer's Office and at the School Department Admini- stration Building. The payroll for school employees is now prepared on a ten columnar-add bookkeeping machine. Since the date of installation of this machine six years ago the spare columns have been used up for Group Insurance and State Withholding Tax, so that now there are no open columns. This committee feels that an additional payroll deduction is not feasible with the present machine and payroll forms. As a matter of fact, the question of how to provide for the additional deduction for the optional group insurance voted by the town as a referendum item at the Spring election is still unresolved.
Because of a recent breakdown in the present bookkeeping machine and its limited ability to provide other desired accounting and inventory calcula- tions, we understand that our School Committee will study the purchase of a seventeen columnar-add machine. If at some future date a larger machine is installed, this committee feels that one of the extra columns could be used for a payroll deduction for deposits only for the School Department Federal Credit Union.
Since this committee has not recommended payroll deduction, we have not reported on the costs involved. However, if some future Town Meeting is asked to reconsider its previous action, this committee recommends that the Finance Committee analyze these costs and report to the Town Meeting members.
The Committee is most appreciative of the assistance it received from the School Department employees, the Town Treasurer, and Credit Union members. We now request that the Credit Union Study Committee be discharged.
Elmer T. Loring Arigo L. LaTanzi William Lammers Mrs. Thelma Hedlund H. James Williams, Jr., Chairman
MINORITY REPORT
Our School Department employees as well as municipal employees generally have little difficulty in obtaining credit with conventional lending institutions because of their stable, secure employment. The undersigned does not feel that there is a need existing in the Town which would lead me to recommend further expansion of the credit union. Certainly we are not helping our school employees when we encourage them to borrow at higher interest rates than are available through regular banks.
A Municipal Credit Union is a banking function supported by the taxpayers. Among the taxpayers in the Town of Braintree are two commercial banks and two savings banks who pay real estate and other taxes. These banks offer the same services as a credit union.
H. James Williams, Jr.
SO. VOTED: That the report of the Committee be accepted and the Committee discharged.
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ARTICLE 49. Construction of sidewalks on certain streets.
MOVED by Mr. Littlejohn:
That there be raised and appropriated the sum of $1,242.50 for sidewalks on the easterly side of Willard Street, the sum of $725.50 for sidewalks on the northerly side of Stetson Street from Brookside Road to Elliott Street, the sum of $1,694.00 for sidewalks on the easterly side of Elliott Street from Stetson Street to Walnut Avenue, the sum of $2,567.50 for sidewalks on the westerly side of Faxon Street, the sum of $1,530.00 for sidewalks on the south side of River Street, between Middle Street and Arnold Road, and that betterments to the extent of 50 per cent of the cost be assessed on abutting estates.
$ 7,761.50
Discussion ensued involving Mr. Littlejohn, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Proctor, Mr. White, Mr. Malcolm, Mr. Skinner and Mr. Morton.
Comes now the question on the motion.
SO VOTED
ARTICLE 50. Baseball backstop at French's Common.
MOVED by Mr. McMaster:
That the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $600.00 for the pur- pose of increasing the height and length of the Baseball Backstop at French's Common.
Discussion ensued involving Mr. McMaster and Mr. McConnell.
Comes now the question on the motion by Mr. McMaster.
Vote was taken and the Moderator declared the motion by Mr. McMaster LOST.
ARTICLE 51. Transfer of land to Park and Playground Commissioners.
UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: Indefinite postponement.
ARTICLE 2.
Upon motion duly made by Mr. Hollis the following resolution was
UNANIMOUSLY VOTED:
Sentiments of the Braintree Town Meeting on the Accomplishments of the Braintree Housing Authority
We, the Town Meeting members, in meeting assembled on Monday, March 25, 1963, express our deep appreciation and sincere congratulations to the Braintree Housing Authority and to the several citizens who have faithfully serviced as members of the Authority, for the many accomplishments from the time of organization of the Authority on August 9, 1948 to the present. We are grateful for the splendid foresight and excellent management shown by the Authority as evidenced by the happiness and comfort extended to several hundred veterans from the first occupancies of the ninety housing units in 1950 through 1961 when the last of these houses was sold.
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We are also extremely pleased to acknowledge the payment to our Town of the balancing fund in the sum of $66,000.00 in 1961.
SO VOTED: That Article 52 and Article 55 be considered in conjunction at this time.
ARTICLE 52. Acquisition of site for Park and Playground.
ARTICLE 55. Amend Zoning By-Laws, land on easterly side of Washington Street.
That the Town amend the Zoning By-Law and the Zoning Map dated May 20, 1940, as most previously amended so that the present residence C zone area opposite the post office on the easterly side of Washington Street be extended to include the entire Plot No. 5 as shown on Assessors' Plan No. 2020.
Discussion ensued involving Mr. Magaldi and Mr. Opie.
Comes now the question on the motion under Article 55.
Vote was taken and there being votes in the negative the Moderator ordered a Teller count. Vote and count were taken and the Tellers reported 142 votes in the affirmative and 16 votes in the negative. The Moderator declared that there being more than the required two-thirds vote in the affirmative the motion by Mr. Magaldi under Article 55 was
SO VOTED
UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: That the Town purchase or take by eminent domain four certain parcels of lands shown as Plots 4B, Part of Plot 2 and Part of Plot 3 on Assessors' Plan No. 2020 and part of Plots 43A as shown on Assessors' Plan No. 2021 and appropriate the sum of two thousand dollars therefor, provided, however that before the purchase of Plot 4B the seller shall construct or provide for the construction of a way from Washington Street to said Plot 4B in accordance with specifications to be supplied by the Superintendent of Highways.
$ 2,000.00
ARTICLE 2. Mr. Grady submitted the report of the Committee to study and prepare rules and regulations relative to the installation of fire detection alarm systems in new dwellings, as follows:
This matter has been thoroughly reviewed during the past year. Various items have been studied; the by-laws of surrounding towns, three of which include provisions for this type of alarm, the recommendations of the Na- tional Board of Fire Underwriters, also the basic reasons for having such detection systems in dwellings.
The Committee has been unable to find any objections to these systems by any Protective or Insurance Organizations.
The Committee has drafted a set of By-laws from the various by-laws and recommendations which it studied and, since the primary object of these
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regulations is to save lives by awakening the occupants, the committee hopes they will receive favorable action.
Arthur Lucas Ernest Reynolds Harry Sears Daniel Maloney - Chairman Charles Grady - Secretary
SO VOTED: That the report of the Committee be accepted and the Com- mittee discharged.
ARTICLE 53. Amend Building Code, Fire Detection Alarm Systems.
That the Town will vote to amend the Building Code of the Town By-Laws by adding to Part XII a new paragraph 6 to read as follows:
Paragraph 6.
In all structures used for residential purposes hereinafter constructed, there shall be permanently installed an approved heat activated fire detec- tion alarm system. All such devices must be of a type approved by a Board consisting of the Chief of the Fire Department, Inspector of Buildings, and Inspector of Wires. The alarm shall be sufficiently loud and suitably located to arouse all persons residing therein. All such installations shall be in accordance with such rules and regulations as may be established by the Board.
Discussion ensued involving Mr. Grady, Mr. McConnell and Fire Chief Sears.
Comes now the question on the motion.
The Moderator ordered a Teller count. Vote and count were taken and the Tellers reported 99 votes in the affirmative and 57 votes in the negative. The Moderator declared that there not being the required two-thirds vote in the affirmative the motion by Mr. Grady was LOST.
ARTICLE 54. Amend Zoning By-Laws, Traffic visability across corners.
UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: That the Town amend the Zoning By-Laws by adding a new paragraph 6a to Section VIII reading as follows:
Sec. VIII. Par. 6a Traffic Visibility Across Corners - In any district no fence, planting, foliage or other shrubbery shall be maintained between a plane two and one half feet above the curb level and a plane seven feet above a curb level so as to interfere with traffic visibility across the corner or side yard which is within a triangle bounded by the street lot lines and a straight line drawn between points on each such lot line 25 feet from the intersection of said lines or extension thereof.
MOVED by Mr. Young in compliance with Article II, Section 7, of the By-laws:
Reconsideration of action taken under Article 39.
Mr. Hunt reported for the Committee appointed earlier in the evening to consider action to be taken in relation to sewers.
Comes now the question on the motion.
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UNANIMOUSLY VOTED
ARTICLE 39. Construction of lateral sewers.
$450,000.00
That there be raised and appropriated the sum of $450,000. for the construction of additional sewers for sanitary purposes under the direction of the Sewer Commissioners and that to meet said appropriation the sum of $78,767.18 be taken from Sewer Receipts re- served for appropriation and $21,232.82 be raised in the tax levy and that the Treasurer with the approval of the Selectmen be and hereby is authorized to borrow the sum of $350,000.00 and to issue bonds or notes of the Town therefor payable in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 44 of the General Laws. And further that of the sums so raised the Sewer Commissioners are instructed to expend such sums as may be necessary, not exceeding $100,000.00, in conjunction with sums to be raised from the tax levy under Article 66 of this warrant for the construction of the specific lateral sewers listed in the vote taken under said Article 66.
Mr. Hunt spoke on the motion.
Comes now the question on the motion.
UNANIMOUSLY VOTED
ARTICLE 2.
UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: That it is the sense of this meeting that in arranging the borrowing required under Article 39, the Treasurer be re- quested to borrow $250,000.00 for a term of not more than 20 years and $100,000.00 for a term of not more than 5 years and that no monies be borrowed under Article 66.
ARTICLE 2.
Resolved that it is the sense of this meeting that the 5 year sewer exten- sion program is not adequately financed at $350,000.00 per year and that a single annual appropriation of $500,000.00 should be raised for this purpose during the next 2 years.
Comes now the question on the motion by Mr. Paul Young.
Vote was taken and there being votes in the negative the Moderator ordered a Teller count. Vote and count were taken and the Tellers reported 94 votes in the affirmative and 69 votes in the negative. The Moderator then declared the motion by Mr. Paul Young was
SO VOTED
MOVED by Mr. McConnell in compliance with Article II, Section 7, of the By-Laws:
Reconsideration of the action taken under Article 41.
Discussion ensued involving Mr. McConnell, Mr. Withington and Mr. Hunt. Comes now the question on the motion.
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Vote was taken and the Moderator declared the motion by Mr. McConnell LOST.
ARTICLE 56. Acceptance as Town Ways: Winter Street, Birch Street, Tower Hill Road.
SO VOTED: That the Town accept as and for a Town Way the following streets as laid out by the Selectmen: Winter Street, Birch Street, Tower Hill Road.
ARTICLE 57. Acceptance as Town Way: Meadowbrook Road.
SO VOTED: That the Town accept as and for a Town Way the following street as laid out by the Selectmen: Meadowbrook Road.
ARTICLE 58. Acceptance as Town Way: Forbes Road
SO VOTED: To accept as and for a Town Way Forbes Road as originally laid out by the Commonwealth on be- half of the Town in 1957, and as relocated and widened by the Board of Selectmen in 1963, and raise and appro- priate the sum of $3263.55 for construction and reloca- $ 3,263.55 tion of the same.
ARTICLE 59. Acceptance as Town Way: Ivory Street.
SO VOTED: Indefinite postponement.
ARTICLE 60. Acceptance as Town Way: Selwyn Road.
SO VOTED: That the Town accept as and for a Town Way the following street as laid out by the Selectmen: Selwyn Road.
ARTICLE 61. Acceptance as Town Way: Old Country Way.
SO VOTED: Indefinite postponement.
ARTICLE 62. Acceptance as Town Ways: Norfolk Road and Helen Road.
SO VOTED: That the Town accept as and for a Town Way the following streets as laid out by the Selectmen: Norfolk Road Easterly from Middle Street for a distance of 1150 ft .; Helen Road Southerly from Norfolk Road to Doris Road for a distance of 550 ft.
ARTICLE 63. Acceptance as Town Way: Belknap Road.
SO VOTED: That the Town accept as and for a Town Way the following street as laid out by the Selectmen: Belknap Road.
ARTICLE 64. Acceptance as Town Way: Putnam Avenue.
SO VOTED: That the Town accept as and for a Town Way, Putnam Avenue for a distance of 75 ft. Easterly, as laid out by the Selectmen, from pres- ent acceptance, and raise and appropriate the sum of $668.75 to be expended under the direction of the Highway Superintendent for improvement of same with betterment assessments to the extent of sixty- six and two-thirds per cent of the actual cost on abutting estates.
668.75
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ARTICLE 65. Construction of Sidewalks on certain Streets.
That the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $1,987.50 for the construction of sidewalks on Cleveland Avenue, west side from Union Street to the Penniman School under the Betterment Act or otherwise, or take any other action relative thereto. Betterment Assess- ments are to be assessed to the extent of 50% of the actual costs on the abutting estates.
$ 1,907.50
Discussion ensued involving Mr. Kazanowski, Mr. Morton and Mr. Mc Connell.
Comes now the question on the motion.
SO VOTED
SO VOTED: That the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $3,686.00 to be expended under the direction of the Highway Superintendent, for the construction of a sidewalk on the Easterly side of Walnut Street, extending from 191 Walnut Street to Francine Drive and on the Northerly side of Lakeside Drive from Walnut Street to the Lakeside School Driveway and that betterment assessments be made to the extent of 50% of actual cost on the abutting estates.
3,686.00
SO VOTED: That there be raised and appropriated $7,235.00 to be expended under the direction of the Highway Superintendent to complete the construction of sidewalks on both sides of French Avenue and that betterments to the extent of 50% of the cost be assessed on the abutting estates.
7,235.00
ARTICLE 67. First Parish Cemetery.
(No action necessary. Refer to Article 14, Item 35.)
ARTICLE 68. Unpaid Bills.
SO VOTED: That the following unpaid bills not in excess of appropriation be paid: Police Chief - Salary $20.00; Welfare Dept., $713.18. 733.18
MOVED by Police Chief Polio:
That the sum of $681.81 be appropriated for unpaid bills incurred during the year 1962 in excess of appro- priations.
681.81
Discussion ensued involving Police Chief Polio and Mr. McConnell.
Comes now the question on the motion by Police Chief Polio.
The Moderator ordered a Teller count. Vote and count were taken and the Tellers reported 142 votes in the affirmative and 8 votes in the negative. The Moderator declared that there being more than the required four-fifths vote in the affirmative the motion by Police Chief Polio was
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