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Police Dept., Salaries $75.00
Fire Dept., Salaries 75.00
Sealer W. & M., Salaries 75.00
Pensions for Town Laborers 75.00
Article 83. To see what action the Town will take with reference to revision of the Plumbing By-Laws of the Town of Plymouth.
The Committee recommends the amendment of the exist- ing Plumbing By-Laws by substituting the Plumbing By- Laws as printed at the end of this report.
Mr. Robert M. Briggs moved: That the Town rescind the existing Plumbing By-Laws and to adopt under the provisions of Chapter 142 of the General Laws, the new Plumbing By-Laws as shown in the printed report of the Advisory and Finance Committee, but the motion was lost.
Article 84. To see what action the Town will take with reference to revision of the Building By-Laws of the Town of Plymouth.
The proposed new Building By-Laws were not available to the Committee before its final meeting. The Committee therefore recommends that they be referred to the Plan- ning Board before being presented to the Town for adoption.
Voted: That the Town take no action under Article 84.
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Article 85. To see if the Town will authorize a study of the possibilities and development of Morton Park.
(By Petition)
The Committee recommends no action.
Mr. Robert M. Briggs moved: That the Town take no action under Article 85.
Mr. Reubin Winokur moved to amend the motion of the Finance Committee by substituting the following: That a new committee of five be appointed by the Moderator to make a study of the possibilities and development of Morton Park, the report of the committee to be filed not later than December 1, 1952, and the motion was carried.
The original motion as amended by the motion of Mr. Winokur was then put before the meeting and carried.
Article 86. To see if the Town will vote to establish a Board of Appeals, comprising five members as provided in Chapter 41, Section 81-R of the General Laws, and make an appropriation therefor.
The Committee recommends the adoption of a by-law designating the board of appeals under the zoning by-law as the board of appeals under Chapter 41, Section 81-R.
Voted: That the Town adopt the following by-law: The Board of Appeals established under Section VII (b) of the Zoning By-Law shall constitute the Board of Appeals under Chapter 41, Section 81-R of the General Laws.
Article 87. To see if the Town will assume liability in the manner provided by Section 29 of Chapter 91 of the Gen- eral Laws, as amended by Chapters 516 and 524, Acts of 1950, for all damages that may be incurred by work to be performed by the Department of Public Works of Massachusetts for the improvement, development, maintenance and protection of tidal and non-tidal rivers and streams, harbors, tidewaters, foreshores and shores along a public beach outside of Boston Harbor, including the Merrimack and Connecticut Rivers, in accordance with Section 11 of Chapter 91 of the General Laws, and to authorize the Selectmen to execute and deliver a bond of indemnity therefor to the Commonwealth.
The Committee recommends favorable action.
Voted: That the Town assume liability in the manner provided by Section 29 of Chapter 91 of the General Laws, as amended by Chapter 516 and 524, Acts of 1950, for all damages that may be incurred by work to be performed by the Department of Public Works of Massachusetts for the
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improvement, development, maintenance and protection of tidal and non-tidal rivers and streams, harbors, tidewaters, foreshores and shores along a public beach outside of Boston Harbor, including the Merrimack and Connecticut Rivers, in accordance with Section 11 of Chapter 91 of the General Laws, and to authorize the Selectmen to execute and deliver a bond of indemnity therefor to the Commonwealth.
Article 88. To see if the Town will vote to sell George Sampson the land now leased by him on the Plymouth Town Wharf property for the sum of $1,000, and being only Lot 7 on the plan of the land of the Town of Plymouth at Town Wharf duly recorded in Plymouth County Registry of Deeds, Plan Book 7, Page 374. (By Petition)
The Committee recommends no action.
Mr. Robert M. Briggs moved: That the Town take no action under Article 88.
Mr. Thomas Quinn moved to amend the motion of the Finance Committee by substituting the following: That the Town sell George Sampson the land now leased by him on the Plymouth Town Wharf property for the sum of $1,000 and being only Lot 7 on the plan of the Land of the Town of Plymouth at Town Wharf duly recorded in Plymouth County Registry of Deeds, Plan Book 7, Page 374, but the motion was lost.
The original motion was then put before the meeting and carried.
Article 89. To see what amount the Town will vote to raise and appropriate from the Parking Meter Account for hard-surfacing the parking lot in the rear of the Memorial Building and the installation of two or three flood lights.
The Committee recommends no action.
To see what amount the Town will vote to raise and appropriate from the Parking Meter Account for hard- surfacing the parking lot in the rear of the Memorial Build- ing and the installation of two or three floodlights.
Voted: That the Town take no action under Article 89.
Article 90. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate or transfer from Parking Meter Receipts a sum of money for the purpose of acquiring by purchase, or by taking by eminent domain, a parcel of land on the northeasterly side of School Street and being portions of Lots 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48 and 49 of Plat 19 of the Assessors' maps, for off-street parking pur-
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poses as recommended by the Committee on Off-Street Park- ing, and to act on the report of said Committee.
The Committee makes no recommendation.
Planning Board has approved this project, but the Com- mittee on Off-Street Parking was not prepared to make its complete report in time for the Finance Committee to make any recommendation.
Mr. Melvin Coombs moved: That the Off Street Park- ing Committee be allowed to continue its study and make its report at the next Town Meeting, and the motion was carried.
Article 91. To see if the Town will adopt the following by-law: "At an annual or special town meeting, all votes involving an appropriation of more than Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000) and which do not apply to the normal operating expenses of the Town, shall be taken by ballot."
(By Petition)
The Committee recommends no action.
Voted: That the Town take no action under Article 91.
Article 92. To see if the Town will adopt a by-law relat- ing to dogs to read as follows: "No dog shall be allowed on any beach within the confines of the Town of Plymouth unless said dog is restrained by a leash or some similar device controlling said animal. Violation of this by-law shall be punishable by a fine of not less than Ten Dollars ($10) or more than One Hundred Dollars ($100)."
The Committee recommends no action.
Voted: That the Town take no action under Article 92.
Article 93. To see if the Town will vote to hard-surface Long Pond Road from the main road to pond at bridge, and make an appropriation therefor.
The Committee recommends no action.
Voted: That the Town take no action under Article 93.
Article 95. To see what action the Town will take on the appointment of a committee to study and investigate the operation of the Town Welfare Department. (By Petition) The Committee recommends that the Moderator be in- structed to appoint a committee of five members to study and investigate the operation of the Town Welfare Depart- ment, including the investigation of O.A.A., A.D.C. and D.A. records, if and when legislation is passed making such investigation permissible, said Committee to file a report with its recommendations with the Town Clerk by Jan. 1, 1953.
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Mr. Robert M. Briggs moved: That the Town instruct the Moderator to appoint a committee of five members to study and investigate the operation of the Town Welfare Department, including the investigation of O. A. A., A. D. C., and D. A. records, if and when legislation is passed making such investigation permissible, said committee to file a report with its recommendations with the Town Clerk by January 1, 1953.
Mr. Edgar Broadbent moved to amend the motion of the Finance Committee by adding to the above the following: "That this committee be also instructed to study the opera- tion, need for, and possible disposition of the Town Infirmary," and the motion to amend was carried.
The original motion with the addition as amended by Mr. Broadbent was then put before the meeting and carried.
Article 96. To see what action the Town will take with reference to accepting the bequest of Eight Hundred Dollars ($800) and the devise of a certain parcel of land off Newfield Street in Plymouth, Massachusetts, as provided under Para- graph Four of the will of Philip Jackson, late of said Plymouth.
The Committee recommends that this article be referred to the Planning Board for study and the insertion of an article in a later town meeting warrant if they deem action by the Town advisable.
Voted: That the Town refer this Article to the Planning Board for study and the insertion of an Article in a later Town meeting warrant if they deem action by the Town advisable.
Article 97. To see what action the Town will take with reference to accepting the bequest of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000) as provided under the Fifth Paragraph of the will of Philip Jackson, late of Plymouth, Massachusetts.
The Committee recommends that the Town accept the be- quest, the income to be expended by the Inland Fisheries Committee for the purchase and stocking of Billington Sea with food fish.
Voted: That the Town accept the provisions of Para- graph Five of the will of the late Philip Jackson and to authorize the Inland Fisheries Committee to receive and expend the income as therein provided.
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Article 98. To see what action the Town will take with reference to accepting the trust fund set up under the Seventh Paragraph of the will of Philip Jackson, late of Plymouth, Massachusetts.
The Committee recommends that the Town accept the trust fund, the income to be expended by the Selectmen for scholarships, in accordance with the terms of the will.
Voted: That the Town take no action under Article 98.
Article 99. To see if the Town will ratify and confirm a resolution adopted by the Selectmen on November 20, 1951, requesting of the Housing and Home Finance Administrator of the Federal Government, a reservation of capital grant funds that may be made available to municipalities under the provisions of Title I of the Housing Act of 1949; and will approve the filing by the Plymouth Housing Authority of an application for an advance of funds for survey and planning work. (By Request)
The Committee recommends no action.
Mr. Robert M. Briggs moved: That the Town take no action under Article 99.
Mr. Thomas Quinn moved to amend the motion of the Finance Committee by substituting the following: That the Town ratify and confirm a resolution adopted by the Select- men on November 20, 1951, requesting of the Housing and Home Finance Administrator of the Federal Government, a reservation of capital grant funds that may be made available to municipalities under the provisions of Title I of the Housing Act of 1949, and approve the filing by the Plymouth Housing Authority of an application or applica- tions for advances of funds for survey and planning work, but the motion was lost.
The original motion was then put before the meeting and carried.
Article 100. To see what action the Town will take with reference to having the Moderator appoint a special com- mittee of seven members to make, or cause to be made, a detailed and complete study of all matters pertaining to Plymouth Harbor and waterfront facilities and to study the advisability of consolidating the functions and duties of the various committees and authorities that now have jurisdiction thereof in one board or authority and to report its recom- mendations to the next annual or special Town Meeting, and to make an appropriation therefor. (By Petition)
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The Committee recommends that the Moderator be in- structed to appoint a committee of seven members for this purpose, the committee to file a report with the Town Clerk before Jan. 1, 1953, and that the Town appropriate the sum of $500 for the expenses of said committee.
Voted: That the Town instruct the Moderator to appoint a committee of seven members to make, or cause to be made, a detailed and complete study of all matters per- taining to Plymouth Harbor and waterfront facilities and to study the advisability of consolidating the functions and duties of the various committees and authorities that now have jurisdiction thereof in one board or authority, said committee to file a report with the Town Clerk by January 1, 1953, and that the Town further voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $500 for the expenses of said committee.
Mr. Robert M. Briggs moved: That the Town reconsider Article 7, Item 61, but the motion was lost.
Article 101. To see what action the Town will take in reference to the arrangement and publication of an improved Town Report as recommended under Article 94 of the March, 1951 Town Meeting. (By Petition)
The Committee makes no recommendation.
Mr. Howard P. Barnes moved: That the Board of Selectmen be requested to study and adopt the recommenda- tions of the Committee on Town Reports, which Committee was appointed under Article 88 of the Town Meeting of March, 1950, and the motion was carried.
Less:
Art. 21 Town Wharf Repair
Transfer $16,450.00
Art. 21 Harbor Dredging
Transfer
52,500.00
Art. 25 Parking Meter Receipts 165.00
Art. 57 Stabilization Fund 50,000.00
Art. 57 Bond Issue-New Town House 135,000.00
Art. 58 Money from Malaguti (Owner) 12,570.00
Art. 75 Sale of Cemetery Lots 2,000.00
Art. 82 Excess and Deficiency 100,000.00
$368,685.00
On motion of James T. Frazier, Voted: To adjourn.
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PROPOSED REVISED PLUMBING BY-LAWS OF THE TOWN OF PLYMOUTH
ARTICLE 1
Plumbing System:
(a) The plumbing system of a building includes the water supply distributing pipes, the fixture traps, the soil, waste and vent pipes; the house drain and house sewer, fire lines, hot water tanks with their devices, appurtenances and connections all within or adjacent to the building.
(b) Every holder of a master plumber's license with a place of business in Plymouth, shall personally register his name and business address between May 1st and May 15th of each year with the Commission of Public Safety Health Division, and notice of any change in the place of business of such registered plumber shall be given immediately to the Health Division.
ARTICLE 2
Inspection:
(a) The inspectors shall inspect all plumbing work for which permits are hereafter granted for construction, alter- ations, or repairs, within 2 working days after notice that they are ready for inspection, and shall report any violation of any law, ordinance, or by-law relating to plumbing, and also perform such other appropriate duties as may be required by the Health Division.
(b) The Inspectors of Plumbing must be notified when any work is ready for inspection, and no pipes or other fixtures may be covered or concealed from view until inspected and approved.
(c) No plumbing work shall be used until the same is in good condition as shown by the water test or some other reliable test made by the plumber in the presence of the inspector, and a written certificate of approval has been granted by said inspectors at the satisfactory completion of said work. If, on inspection, the work is not satisfactory, the plumber will be notified and a limit of five days (unless other- wise permitted) given in which to complete said work.
(d) Right to Inspect -The administrative authority shall also have the right to inspect any plumbing system at such times as may be deemed necessary to protect the public health.
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(e) Correction of Faulty Conditions - Upon written notice from the administrative authority the owner or lessee shall be required to correct promptly any and all insanitary or defective conditions which are liable to have immediate detrimental effects. He shall also correct as soon as possible other insanitary or defective conditions which may over a period of time have a detrimental effect on health.
(f) All systems or parts of systems of plumbing proposed to be connected with the common sewers and not heretofore constructed under the supervision of an inspector of plumbing shall in all cases be tested as far as possible as provided in Article 2-e, and shall be in accordance with the provisions of this ordinance before such connection is made, except that the inspector may permit such departures from said pro- visions as in his judgment it is safe to allow. The replacing of soil and waste pipes within a building will not be required, provided said pipes are found in a satisfactory condition.
ARTICLE 3
Permits:
(a) Upon application of a master plumber only, on a form furnished by the Health Division, said Division shall grant written permit to do certain plumbing described there- in, when in conformity with the law. Drawings of proposed work shall be filed if required. Permits may be recalled by the Health Division if conditions are violated. Permits for all plumbing, except repair of leaks, must be in the hands of the plumber before beginning work. Any plumbing work other than that of repairing leaks shall be performed only by a licensed plumber.
ARTICLE 4
Sewage Disposal:
(a) The plumbing of each building shall have an inde- pendent connection to public sewer outside of building, unless, in the opinion of the authorities, a separate connection is not feasible. If a sewer is not available, the sewage shall be dis- charged into a cesspool or septic tank and cesspool or a sub- surface distribution system, the plans of which must be approved by the Health Division before the connection is made.
(b) No drain or sewer from any building shall pass under any other building; neither shall said drain or sewer
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pass within five feet of the outside of the foundation wall of any building, unless it be of cast iron pipe; the joints of said pipe to be made with molten lead, thoroughly calked and tested. Structures containing three or more tenements with party walls between them, and separate entrances to each, may be considered as two or more buildings.
(c) Backwater Valves: Material and Design - Back- water valves shall have all bearing parts or balls of corrosion- resistant material and be so constructed as to insure a positive mechanical seal against backflow. Location: Backwater valves shall be installed in drainage lines wherever such drainage pipes or fixtures are subject to backflow or back pressure. Such backwater valves shall be so located as to be readily accessible for inspection and cleaning.
ARTICLE 5
Drainage System:
(a) Drain Soil and Waste pipes within a building, and for a distance of not less than five feet from the inside of the foundation walls thereof, through which waste water or sewage is used or carried, shall be made of cast iron, lead for short connections only, annealed brass pipe not less than 13 Stubbs gauge, or hard drawn heavy seamless copper tubing (government specifications type L) with full sweated sleeve type joints. With screw type cast iron waste pipe, drainage type fittings must be used. Standard cast iron pipe is per- mitted except in commercial buildings where acids are used.
(b) Fastening Pipes - Vertical piping shall be secured at sufficiently close intervals to keep the pipe in alignment and carry the weight of the pipe and contents. Vertical drain- age piping shall also be supported at the base of the stack. Horizontal lines shall be supported at approximately five feet (5') on centers when of caulked lead joint construction, and approximately eight feet (8') on centers when of screw pipe construction. All pipes 4" or over must be supported by at least 3/8 iron hangers.
(c) All horizontal soil and waste pipe shall have a uni- form fall towards the sewer of not less than 1/4" per ft. wher- ever possible, and in no case shall it be less than 1/8" per ft.
(d) There shall be suitable cleanouts at all angles of horizontal pipes greater than 45 degrees where the same are possible, and at foundation walls in a direct line with the sewer, and at such points as the inspector may direct.
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(e) Heavy brass screw cleanout covers shall be used where possible, and shall be of the same nominal size as the pipes up to 4 inches.
(f) All cleanouts must be accessible for inspection and cleaning.
(g) Changes in direction on horizontal runs greater than 45 degrees shall be made with long sweep bends, and con- nections with horizontal or vertical pipes shall be made with Y or TY branches.
(h) In no case shall the so-called short T's or saddle hubs be allowed.
(i) Soil and waste pipes shall not have less than the following diameters:
Minimum branch waste 11/2"
Branch waste for urinals
11/2"
Branch waste for sinks
11/2"
Main waste for garbage disposals with non-existing waste
2"
Branch waste for sinks over 20 ft. developed length 2"
Branch waste for wash trays 11/2"
Main waste 2"
Main waste for sinks, five floors or more 3"
Soil pipe 4"
Floor drain
2"
Sink, hotel or public
Urinal, stall
(j) The weight of all lead bends, traps, and waste pipes used in plumbing shall not be less than that specified:
11/4 inch 21/2 lbs. per foot
11/2 inch 3 lbs. per foot
2 inch 5 lbs. per foot
3 inch 6 lbs. per foot
4 inch 8 lbs. per foot
(k) The soil pipe of every building shall be carried to a height of not less than one foot above the roof, open and undiminished in size. No vent pipe shall be covered with a cap or cowl.
(1) All branches of soil or waste pipe of twenty feet or more in length shall be continued at full size through the roof, or connected with the main soil pipe at a point above the highest fixture in the building.
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(m) Drainage of stalls, stables fixtures, garages and laboratories shall be installed in accordance with plans ap- proved by the Health Division.
(n) The following schedule shall be used for determina- tion of the minimum diameters of fixture traps and the equiv- alent unit of value:
FIXTURE
Trap Size Unit (inches)
Value
Bath room group-1 water closet-1 lavatory-
1 bath tub
6.0
Bath room group-1 water closet-1 lavatory-
1 bath tub-1 shower stall
2 7.0
Combination sink and tray
2.0
Combination sink and tray with duo T
11/2
2.0
Dish washer-hotel-restaurant-club
2
6.0
Dental cuspidor
11/4
0.5
Drinking fountain
11/4
0.5
Floor-drain-unrated fixtures-for each gallon per minute discharge
2.0
Instrument sterilizer
11/4
0.5
Laundry tray
11/2
2.0
Lavatory
11/2
1.0
Pedestal urinal
5.0
Bar sink
11/2
2.0
Fish sink
2
4.0
Kitchen sink
11/2
2.0
Kitchen sink-hotel-restaurant-club
2
4.0
Lunch counter bar sink-Combination of same
2
4.0
Scullery sink-hotel-restaurant-club
2
4.0
Sewage ejector-for each 25 gallons per minute discharge
50.0
Shower stall
2
4.0
Slop or service sink
3
5.0
Stall urinal
2
4.0
Restaurant glass sink
11/2
2.0
Restaurant silver sink
11/2
2.0
Vegetable sink-hotel-restaurant-club
2
4.0
Wall hung urinal
2
4.0
Water closet
5.0
Utensil sterilizer
11/4
0.5
Unit value of fixtures not contained in the above table shall be determined by the Health Division.
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MAXIMUM NUMBER OF FIXTURE UNITS FOR PIPE SIZE
Pipe Line (inches)
Drains
Stacks
11/4 inch
1 2.5
1
11/2 inch
3.5
2
inch
9
12
21/2 inch-no water closets
21
27
4
inch
150
210
5
inch
370
540
6 inch
720
1050
ARTICLE 6
Indirect and Special Wastes:
(a) No waste pipe from a refrigerator, ice box or cold room, and any receptacle where food is stored, any sterilizer, auto-clave, sterile water tank or any receptacle used to treat, process or store surgical or hospital supplies and equipment, or any receptacle for storing or dispensing drinking water, ex- cept drinking fountains which are properly trapped and vented, shall connect directly with any house drain, soil or waste pipe. Such waste pipe shall in all cases empty over an open sink, floor drain or other fixture that is properly supplied with water, connected, trapped and vented the same as any other fixture, and an air gap of at least twice the diameter of the waste pipe shall be provided between the waste pipe and the receiving receptacle or waste pipe except that an open waste fitting or an approved back flow preventer will be per- mitted in lines from receptacles not subjected to a vacuum or directly connected to the water supply.
(b) All pressure steam boilers connected to the drain shall be connected with a blow-off tank of a capacity not less than thirty percent of the largest boiler connected with such tank. The location of and the connections of said blow-off tank shall be subject to the approval of the Health Division.
(c) Floor drains, drips from machinery and other clean wastes, too low to drain by gravity to the sewer, may be dis- charged by mechanical means into the gravity drainage sys- tem. Discharge pipe shall be equipped with a check valve and shall be trapped with a deep seal trap. Details of all mechan- ical discharge drainage systems shall be approved by the inspector before beginning work.
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