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Mr. Winokur moved to amend his own motion by add- ing: That the Selectmen or other proper town officials provide space for these buildings on the westerly side of Route 3, just south of Eel River, on town-owned land, and the motion was carried.
Mr. Winokur's original motion, as amended, was then put before the meeting and carried.
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Article forty-nine :
Unanimously Voted: That the Town accept a parcel of land at Cleft Rock, so-called, containing 8.70 acres on the northeasterly side of Manomet Road (State Highway, Route 3), as shown on a plan, on file in the office of the Town Clerk, entitled, "Plan of Land in Plymouth to be conveyed by Neil McIntosh to the Town of Plymouth being a portion of Lot A, shown on Plan No. 5279A, filed with Certificate of Title No. 476, Scale 1" - 100', March 3, 1949, Delano & Keith, Surveyors, "as a gift from Neil McIntosh, to be maintained by the town as a parking and picnic area under the direction of the Board of Select- men ; said parcel of land to be subject to the right of said donor and his heirs and assigns to use any and all ways in said parcel for all purposes for which ways are com- monly used and the right to lay and maintain in said ways, pipes and wires for utilities' servicees, and to ap- propriate the sum of $150 for expenses in connection with acquiring title to said parcel of land.
Article fifty :
Voted : That the Town accept a parcel of land contain- ing 16,260 sq. ft. on the easterly side of Water Street from George Mabbett & Sons Company, to be used by the town and maintained by the Selectmen and to be subject to the condition that no buildings, signs or other struc- tures shall be erected on said land which would obstruct clear vision between Water Street and Plymouth Harbor and the right of reasonable access by the donor and its successors and assigns to and over said property and that the landing platform and steps located on said land be maintained by the town, preserved in good condition to allow such access; said land to revert to the grantor, its successors and assigns when no longer used by the town.
Article fifty-one :
Voted: That the Town take no action under Article 51.
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Article fifty-two :
Voted: That the Town authorize the Board of Select- men to sell at public auction the so-called Spooner Street Schoolhouse lot, no longer needed for school purposes, being a parcel of land containing 15,000 sq. ft. on the northeasterly side of Spooner Street and bounded as fol- lows: Beginning at a stone bound in the northeasterly side of Spooner Street, thence N 14° W by said north- easterly line of Spooner Street 100' to a stone bound, thence N 76° E 150' to a stone bound, thence S 14° E 100' to a stone bound, thence S 76° W 150' to the Point of be- ginning, being the same premises conveyed by the Ply- mouth Cordage Company to the Inhabitants of the Town of Plymouth on January 9, 1894 and recorded at the Ply- mouth Registry of Deeds in Book 664, Page 94.
Article fifty-three:
Mr. Reubin M. Winokur moved: That the Town raise and appropriate, or transfer from available funds, the sum of $20,000.00 for the purchase from Walter E. Steeves et al of a parcel of land with the buildings there- on, containing 30,700 sq. ft. on the northeasterly side of Warren Avenue and bounded as follows: Westerly by Warren Avenue about 198.8', southerly by land now or formerly of Ships Haven, Inc. about 173.80', easterly by Warren Cove, so-called, as far as the line of private ownership extends about 195', and northerly by land now or formerly of Anna T. Morrissey, et al, about 137.9', being the same premises conveyed by Mary H. Dobbrow to Walter E. Steeves et al on May 4, 1946 and recorded at the Plymouth Registry of Deeds in Book 1913, Page 200, $5,700 of which appropriation shall be taken from the Proceeds from the Sale of Real Estate Fund.
Mr. LeRoy S. Williams moved to amend by substitu- ting the following motion: That the Town defer action
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relative to the purchase from Walter C. Steeves et al, of two lots of land with buildings thereon on Warren Avenue, formerly the Dobbrow property, and that a com- mittee to include the Park Commissioners and five others to be named by the Moderator be established for the pur- pose of making a complete study of the improvement needs at Beach Park and report to the next annual town meeting, and the motion was carried.
Mr. Winokur's motion as amended was then put before the meeting and carried.
Article fifty-four :
Voted: That no action be taken under Article 54.
Article fifty-five :
Voted: That the Town accept as a gift from Miss Laura S. Brewster a parcel of land on Water Street as shown on Plat 17, of the Assessors' plans, Lot 164.
Article fifty-six :
Voted: That the Town raise and appropriate or trans- fer from available funds the sum of one thousand ($1,000) for the erection of a chain-link fence to enclose the fishways in the Summer Street playground, said ap- propriation to be expended under the direction of the Board of Selectmen.
Article fifty-seven :
Voted: That the Town raise and appropriate the sum of seven hundred and fifty dollars ($750) to provide en- tertainment and the payment of incidental expenses in connection with the Massachusetts Selectmen's Associ- ation meeting which is to be held in Plymouth during
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1949, said appropriation to be expended under the direc- tion of the Board of Selectmen.
Article fifty-eight:
Unanimously Voted : That the Town accept and allow as a town way, Park Road, as laid out by the Selectmen and reported to the town and appropriate the sum of $25 for land and property damages and expenses for acquir- ing titles.
Article fifty-nine :
Unanimously Voted: That the Town accept and allow as a town way that part of Castle Street from the point where it has already been accepted to the end of the street, as laid out by the Selectmen and reported to the town, and to appropriate the sum of $100 for land and property damages and expenses for acquiring titles.
Article sixty :
Unanimously Voted: That the Town accept and allow as a town way, Atlantic Avenue, so-called, from Castle Street to Atlantic Street, as laid out by the Selectmen and reported to the town and to appropriate the sum of $100 for land and property damages and expenses for ac- quiring titles; no work to be done by the town on this street until grade requirement, satisfactory to the Select- men has been complied with.
Article sixty-one :
Unanimously Voted: That the Town accept and allow as a town way, Seaview Street, as laid out by the Select- men and reported to the town, and to appropriate the sum of $25. for land and property damages and expenses for acquiring titles.
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Article sixty-two :
Voted : That the Town take no action under Article 62.
Article sixty-three :
Voted: That the Town take no action under Article 63
Article sixty-four :
Voted : That the Town raise and appropriate, or trans- fer from available funds, the sum of one thousand, two hundred and twenty-five dollars ($1,225.) to erect four hundred feet of 8-foot chain-link fence on the south side of the Standish Avenue Playground, said appropriation to be expended under the direction of the Park Commis- sioners.
Article sixty-five :
Voted: That the Town raise and appropriate, or trans- fer from available funds, the sum of three thousand, five hundred dollars ($3,500) to build two hard-surfaced tennis courts at Stephens Field, said appropriation to be expended under the direction of the Park Commissioners.
Article sixty-six :
Voted: That the Town raise and appropriate, or trans- fer from available funds, the sum of thirteen hundred and twenty-five dollars ($1,325) to purchase a power lawn roller, said appropriation to be expended under the direction of the Park Commissioners.
Article sixty-seven :
Voted: That the Town authorize the Water Commis- sioners to make such changes in the water mains as may be deemed necessary and advisable because of the con- struction of the new By-pass and to raise and appropri-
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ate, or transfer from available funds, the sum of four thousand and fifty dollars ($4,050) therefor.
Article sixty-eight :
Voted: That the Town raise and appropriate, or trans-
fer from available funds, the sum of one thousand three hundred and eighty dollars ($1,380) for the purchase of a new truck for the Water Department and to authorize the Water Commissioners to dispose of the present one- ton Ford truck purchased by them in 1940.
Article sixty-nine :
Voted: That the Town transfer the sum of two thou- sand dollars ($2,000) from the proceeds from the sale of cemetery lots and graves, to be expended by the Cemetery Commissioners for the improvement and em- bellishment of Oak Grove and Vine Hills Cemeteries.
Article seventy :
Voted : That the Town raise and appropriate, or trans- fer from available funds, the sum of twenty-one hundred dollars ($2,100) for the purchase of a truck for the School Department and to authorize the School Com- mittee to dispose of the 1933 truck now in service.
Article seventy-one :
Voted: That the Town take no action under Article 71.
Article seventy-two :
Voted: That the Town take no action under Article 72.
Article seventy-three :
Voted: That the Committee established under Article 40 of the Warrant for the Annual Town Meeting of 1948
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together with the School Committee be constituted a Building Committee for the purpose of selecting a site and preparing plans for the construction of an elemen- tary school, said Building Committee to present a report to the Town at a subsequent meeting with its recommen- dations.
Article seventy-four :
Voted: That the Town take no action under Article 74.
Article seventy-five :
Voted: That the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $5,000 for grading and fencing the school playground at the rear of the Hedge School building, said appropri- ation to be expended under the direction of the School Committee.
Article seventy-six :
Voted : That the Town take no action under Article 76.
Article seventy-seven :
Voted: That the Town raise and appropriate the sum of one thousand two hundred and fifty-one dollars ($1,251) for the purchase of new hose for the Fire Department.
Article seventy-eight :
Voted : That the Town raise and appropriate or trans- fer from available funds the sum of fifteen hundred dol- lars ($1,500) for the purchase of a new air horn for fire alarms, to be installed at the Plymouth Cordage Com- pany, said appropriation to be expended under the direc- tion of the Fire Commissioner.
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Article seventy-nine :
Voted: That the Town raise and appropriate, or trans- fer from available funds, the sum of six hundred dollars ($600) for the purchase of a new car for the Fire Chief and to authorize the Fire Commissioner to dispose of the one now in service. 197 Voting in the Affirmative and 80 in the Negative.
Article eighty :
Mr. Reubin M. Winokur moved: That the Town take no action under Article 80.
Mr. James T. Frazier moved to amend by substituting the figure $2,199.00, but the motion was lost.
Mr. Winokur's motion was put before the meeting and carried.
Article eighty-one:
Unanimously Voted: That the Town raise and appro- priate or transfer from available funds the sum of $1,200 for the purchase from Helen W. Morton et als of a parcel of land, to be used for Park purposes, containing 6,370 sq. ft. on the northerly side of Town Brook and on the southerly side of Market Street and Mill Lane, as shown on a plan, on file in the office of the Town Clerk, entitled, "Land of Morton et al to be conveyed to the Town of Plymouth, Scale : 1" - 10', Feb. 28, 1949, Edward Chase, Town Engineer," with any mill or water privilege or any other rights appurtenant thereto, being the same pre- mises as described in deed of Morton Kyle to I. Morton & Co., Book 1353, Page 536.
Article eighty-two:
Voted: That the Town take no action under Article 82.
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Article eighty-three :
Mr. Reubin M. Winokur moved: That the Town take no action under Article 83.
Mr. John A. Armstrong moved to amend: That the sum of $2,000. be appropriated for public entertainment at the time of the State Convention of the United Spanish War Veterans, to be held in Plymouth during year 1950, and the motion was carried.
Mr. Winokur's motion, as amended, was put before the meeting and carried.
Article eighty-four :
Unanimously Voted: That the Town accept and allow as a town way, Braunecker Road, as laid out by the Selectmen and reported to the town and to appropriate the sum of $100 for land and property damages and ex- penses for acquiring titles.
Voted: That Article 105 be taken up next.
Article one hundred five:
Voted: That no alewives or herrings be taken from Town Brook until after the year 1950, and then for the next three years shall be taken only one day in a week, said day to be selected by the Board of Selectmen, in con- junction with the Board of Marine Fisheries of Massa- chusetts, and that upon future day or days, when the taking of said alewives or herring from Town Brook is allowed, any legal resident of the town, going to the place where the alewives or herrings are being taken, shall, upon the payment of ten cents to the person in charge, be entitled to receive from him one dozen herrings or alewives.
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Mr. William H. Barrett moved to adjourn until Mon- day night at eight o'clock, but the motion was lost.
Article eighty-five :
Unanimously Voted: That the Town authorize the Water Commissioners to enter into all necessary con- tracts to lay and relay water mains of not less than six inches in diameter and to do such other acts or things as may be necessary to supply and improve the supply of water to and for the use of the inhabitants of the town as recommended in part by the report of Metcalf and Eddy, Consulting Engineers, and to appropriate therefor the sum of one hundred and fifty-thousand dollars ($150,000) ; that, to meet this appropriation, the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, be author- ized to borrow a sum, not exceeding $150,000 and to issue therefor bonds or notes of the town payable in accord- ance with Section 19 of Chapter 44 of the General Laws, so that the whole loan shall be paid in not more than fif- teen (15) years after the date of the issuance of the first bond or note, or at such earlier date as the Treasurer or Selectmen may determine.
Article eighty-six :
Voted: That the Town take no action under Article 86.
Article eighty-seven :
Mr. Reubin M. Winokur moved: That the Town take no action under Article 87.
Mr. James T. Frazier moved to substitute the motion of the Finance Committee by appropriating $30,000 for Article 87, from Excess and Deficiency, if available. 97 voting in the affirmative and 71 in the negative, the motion was carried.
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Mr. Winokur's motion, as amended, was then put be- fore the meeting and the motion was lost.
Article eighty-eight :
Mr. Reubin M. Winokur moved: That the Town estab- lish a Planning Board under the provisions of Chapter 41, Section 81A of the General Laws, consisting of five members and that the members of the Planning Board now in office shall serve as members of the Planning Board established hereunder until the next annual town meeting.
Mr. George A. White moved: That the Town take no action under Article 88, but the motion was lost.
Mr. Winokur's motion was put before the meeting and carried.
Mr. Walter B. Haskell moved to reconsider Article 87. 111 voting in the affirmative and 58 in the negative, the motion to reconsider was carried.
Article eighty-seven :
Mr. Reubin M. Winokur moved: That the Town take no action under Article 87.
Mr. Walter B. Haskell moved to amend by substituting $30,000.00 but this resulted in a tie vote of 80 in the affirmative and 80 in the negative, and the motion was lost.
Mr. Winokur's motion was then put before the meeting. 87 voting in the affirmative and 76 in the negative the motion was carried.
Voted: That the meeting adjourn to Monday night, March 28th, at 8 o'clock.
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ADJOURNED MEETING March 28, 1949
Article eighty-nine:
Voted: That a committee of five be appointed by the Moderator to study the advisability of establishing a zoning by-law for the Town and report at the next annual town meeting.
Mr. Robert A. Carr moved to reconsider the Assessors' salaries under Article 5, but the motion was lost.
Article ninety :
Voted: That. a committee of five be appointed by the Moderator to make a detailed study of the advantages or disadvantages of regrouping and consolidating the various departments and activities of the Town and to report to the Town at its next annual town meeting together with detailed recommendations and drafts of proposed legislation which may be needed to carry out its recommendations.
Article ninety-one :
Voted: That a committee of nine be appointed by the Moderator to make a detailed study of the harbor, in- cluding the shorefront, channels and piers, and make recommendations for the promotion and development of the commercial and recreational interests of the Town, including the feasibility of establishing a Port Authority, at the next annual town meeting, and that the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $200.00 for expenses of said committee.
Article ninety-two :
Mr. Reubin M. Winokur moved: That the Town take no action under Article 92.
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Mr. John A. Armstrong moved to amend: That the Town authorize and direct the Moderator to appoint a committee to consist of seven members for the purpose of studying the feasibility of constructing an adequate fish pier in Plymouth Harbor and that the committee report its recommendations at the next annual town meeting and that the Town appropriate the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars ($150.00) to defray the ex- penses of said committee, and the motion was carried.
Mr. Winokur's motion as amended, was put before the meeting and carried.
Mr. John A. Armstrong moved to reconsider Article 83, in order to clarify the legality of the act, and the motion was carried.
Article eighty-three :
Voted: That the Town appropriate $2,000.00 to be used for public entertainment at the time of the State Convention of the United Spanish War Veterans, to be held in Plymouth in 1950.
Article ninety-three :
Mr. Reubin M. Winokur moved: That the Town take no action under Article 93.
Mr. Wiliam H. Barrett moved to amend by substitut- ing: That the Town appropriate $1,950.00 and authorize the Board of Selectmen to appoint a full time Building Inspector at an annual salary of $2,600.00, but the motion was lost.
Mr. Winokur's motion was put before the meeting and carried.
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Article ninety-four :
Voted: That the Town take no action under Article 94.
Article ninety-five :
Voted : That the Town take no action under Article 95.
Article ninety-six :
Voted : That the Town take no action under Article 96.
Article ninety-seven :
Voted: That the Town determine that, in accordance with Section 26K of Chapter 121 of the General Laws, there is need for a Housing Authority in the Town of Plymouth, in order to have advantage of the provisions of Chapter 200, Acts of 1948, which latter act is an act to provide financial assistance by the Commonwealth to housing authorities in order to alleviate the housing shortage for veterans.
Article ninety-eight :
Voted: That the Town authorize the establishment of a Housing Authority under Section 26K of Chapter 121 of the General Laws.
Article ninety-nine :
Voted: That the Town direct the Town Clerk to file as soon as possible after appointment and qualification of the members of the Housing Authority, a certificate of such appointment and qualification, with the State Housing Board and a duplicate thereof in the office of the State Secretary.
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Article one hundred :
Voted: That the Town take no action under Article 100.
Article one hundred one :
Mr. Reubin M. Winokur moved: That the Town take no action under Article 101.
Mr. Alan D. Hey moved: That the Town raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds the sum of sixteen hundred dollars ($1,600.00) to hard surface the road leading from Summer Street to Morton Park, a distance of approximately five tenths of a mile, and the motion was carried.
Mr. Winokur's motion, as amended, was put before the . meeting and carried.
Article one hundred two :
Voted: That the Town take no action under Article 102.
Article one hundred three:
Voted: That a committee of five be appointed by the Moderator to study the advisability of amending the pres- ent Plumbing By-Laws and report to the Town at the next annual town meeting.
Mr. James T. Frazier moved to reconsider Article 33, but the motion was lost.
Mr. Ralph K. James moved to reconsider Article 34, but the motion was lost.
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Article one hundred four :
Voted: That the Town take no action under Article 104. .
Article one hundred six :
Mr. Reubin M. Winokur moved: That the Town raise and appropriate, or transfer from available funds, the sum of $29,000.00 to be expended under the direction of the Board of Assessors, for the purpose of obtaining a scientific survey, to be made by a qualified firm, to estab- lish a fair and equitable valuation on all taxable property within the Town, but the motion was lost.
Article twenty-five:
Voted: That the Town raise and appropriate, or trans- fer from available funds, the sum of $25,000.00 for the Stabilization Fund, as authorized by the provisions of Chapter 124 of the Acts of 1945.
Mr. Francis W. Savery moved for consideration of Article 87, but was ruled out of order by the Moderator, on the ruling that an article may be reconsidered only once.
Article one hundred seven :
Unanimously voted : That the Town accept and allow as a Town way the alteration at the north corner of Nelson and Court Streets, as laid out by the Selectmen and reported to the Town and appropriate the sum of three hundred and fifty dollars ($350.00) for land and property damages and expenses for acquiring titles.
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Total Appropriations Brought Forward $1,746,351.61
Less :
From Excess & Deficiency :
Art.
6
$26,050.00
"
6
3,000.00
"
20
23,000.00
29 "
2,950.00
30
4,565.00
31
5,000.00
"
41
6,100.00
"
44
850.00
"
56
1,000.00
64
1,225.00
"
25
25,000.00
"
65
3,500.00
"
66
1,325.00
"
67
4,050.00
"
68
1,380.00
"
70
2,100.00
"
78
1,500.00
"
79
600.00
"
81
1,200.00
„
101
1,600.00
$115,995.00
Art. 19 Reserve Overlay 15,000.00
" 45 Parking Meter Receipts 547.00
" 69 Sale of Cemetery Lots 2,000.00
85 Bond Issue-Water 150,000.00
$1,462,809.61
$283,542.00
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REPORT OF ADVISORY AND FINANCE COMMITTEE
on the
Articles in the Town Warrant March 26, 1949
Your committee has approached the 1949 budget and special articles with the objective of keeping your tax rate as low as possible, consistent with continuing neces- sary town services, maintaining town equipment and property in proper condition, and taking necessary steps to insure the continued well-being of the town.
We have held, during the year, a total of twenty-four meetings, averaging about four hours each, plus the in- dividual work of the sub-committees with their respective departments. Department heads have sat with us and dis- cussed their requirements and problems and we feel that reasonable adjustments have resulted.
Departmental requests under Article 6 were $140,000 higher than the amounts voted last March, with requests under the balance of the warrant totaling $275,000 more than was voted last year.
With respect to the large segment of town costs which are represented by wages and salaries, your committee has been governed by the fact that the cost of living, while still high, has now leveled off, and has shown a downward trend. We are, therefore, recommending a continuation for 1949 of the 15% cost-of-living increase granted town employees for 1948. However, it is the understanding of
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this committee that your Finance Committee will call a meeting of the Selectmen and department heads in Dec- ember, 1949, to ascertain whether, due to conditions pre- vailing at that time, such an increase is to be continued in 1950.
We have also made a few individual wage and salary adjustments to correct obvious inequities. We recognize, however, that the general question of relative wages and salaries to provide proper recognition for responsibilities, merit, and length of service, requires considerable further study in order to establish a sound basis for further ad- justments. We, therefore, strongly recommend that you approve the appointment of the Committee for Wage and Salary Classification covered by Article 43.
We have met with the Special Survey and Coordinating Committee and discussed their plans. Their report is now published and available for your study. We feel that this report will be a distinct asset to all those who are plan- ning for the future of Plymouth. They have offered a long-range plan which, when finally put into operation, will be of great benefit to the town as a whole. Plymouth is indeed fortunate in having a group of men such as those who comprise this committee who have given so much of their time and energy to this work.
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