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Containing about 2.2 acres more or less.
FIFTH PARCEL
Easterly by land of the said Alvah M. Thompson about Four Hundred Forty-one (441) feet; Southerly by Green Street about One Hundred Eighty-nine (189.) feet; Northerly by land of Miles P. Keene; and Westerly by other land of the said Alvah M. Thomp- son.
SIXTH PARCEL
Southwesterly by land of Harry L. White and Amy L White, joint tenants, about Four Hundred (400.) feet; Northwesterly by land of Adelaide A. Baxter about Eight Hundred Sixty-nine (869.) feet; Northeasterly by other land of the said Alvah M. Thompson about Six Hundred Fifty-five (655.) feet; and Southeasterly by Green Street about Five Hundred Thirty-seven (537.) feet.
Containing about 10 acres more or less
Being the same premises conveyed to the said Alvah M. Thomp- son by Charles J. and Lucy E. Lincoln by deed dated March 30, 1912, recorded with Norfolk Deeds, Book 1211, Page 168.
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SEVENTH PARCEL
Northwesterly by Green Street about Seven Hundred twelve (712.) feet; Northwesterly by other land of the said Alvah M. Thompson about One Hundred Forty-seven (147.) feet; Northeaster- ly by said other land of Alvah M. Thompson Eight Hundred Four- teen and 59 /100 (814.59) feet; Southerly by land of James B. Jones about Six Hundred Sixty-four (664.) feet; Southeasterly by said land of James B Jones about One Hundred Seventy-nine and 10.100 (179.10) feet; and Southwesterly by land of Joseph O. Thompson about Six Hundred Twenty-four 'and 65.100 (624.65) feet.
Containing about 11.8 acres more or less.
See plan by Russell H. Whiting, Civil Engineer, dated October 23, 1919.
Being the same premises conveyed to the said Alvah M. Thomp- son by Joseph O. Thompson by deed dated Nov. 3, 1919. recorded with Norfolk Deeds, Book 1438, Page 56
EIGHTH PARCEL
Northwesterly by other land of the said Alvah M. Thompson about Eight Hundred Eighty-nine (889.) feet; Northeasterly by said other land of Alvah M. Thompson about Three Hundred Thirty- four (334.) feet; Easterly and Southerly by land now or formerly of Edward C. Ross and now or formerly of Mary. E. Rudd, and by land of James B. Jones by various courses a total distance of Nine Hundred Forty-three (943.) feet; Southwesterly by said land of James B. Jones about Three Hundred Thirteen (313) feet; South- easterly still by said land of James B. Jones about Twenty-eight and 85.100 (28.85) feet; and Southwesterly by other land of Alvah M. Thompson Three Hundred Fifty-one and 59 100 (351.59) feet.
Containing about 11.3 acres more or less.
See plau by Russell H. Whiting, Civil Engineer, dated Aug. 9, 1911.
Being the same premises conveyed to the said Alvah M. Thompson by Mary M. Thompson by deed dated Sept. 14, 1911, recorded with Norfolk Deeds, Book 1190, Page 204
NINTH PARCEL
Northerly by other land of the said Alvah M. Thompson about Eighty-six (86.) feet; Easterly by land of the United States of America about Three Hundred Eighty-two (382) feet; Southerly by land now or formerly of Mary E. Rudd about Seventy-four (74.) feet and Westerly by other land of the said Alvah M. Thompson about Three Hundred Eighty-five (385.) feet.
Containing about .6 acres more or less.
Being a portion of the premises conveyed to Edward C. Ross by Mary A. Pratt by deed dated May 2, 1901, recorded with Norfolk Deeds, Book 896, Page 133.
TENTH PARCEL
Northerly by land now or formerly of Edward C Ross about Seventy-four (74.) feet; Easterly by land of the United States of America about Four Hundred Ten (410.) feet; Southerly by land
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of Hinston Realty Trust by the end of Sunset Road, so-called, a private way, and by land of James B. Jones a total distance of about One Hundred Sixty-eight (168.) feet; Southwesterly by said land of James B. Jones about Two Hundred Twenty and 06.100 (220.06) feet; and Northwesterly by other land of the said Alvah M. Thompson about Three Hundred Seventy-five (375.) feet.
Containing about 1.86 acres more or less.
Being a portion of the premises conveyed to Mary E. Rudd by Thomas F. Grace by deed dated July 20, 1907, recorded with Nor- folk Deeds, Book 1067, Page 161.
ELEVENTH PARCEL
Northerly by land of Alvah M. Thompson by three courses measuring respectively Six Hundred Ninety-one and 90.100 (691.90) feet; Two hundred Five and 31.100 (205.31) feet; and One Hun- dred Eighty-four and 06.100 (184.06) feet; Northeasterly by land now or formerly of Mary E. Rudd, Two Hundred Forty-six and 48.100 (246.48) feet; Southeasterly by land now or formerly of Hin- ston Realty Trust One Thousand Four Hundred Fifty (1450) feet; Southwesterly by land of James B Jones about One Thousand (1000.) feet; and Southwesterly by land of Joseph O. Thompson and land of Alvah M. Thompson a total distance of about Eight Hundred Thirty-five (835.) feet.
Containing aout 29.5 acres more or less.
Being a portion of the premises covered by land court trans- fer certificate No. 7898 Registry District of Norfolk County, dated March 25, 1925; and that the sum of Ten Thousand Dollars (10,000.) be raised and appropriated for the acquisition of said land.
After quite a long discussion on this motion, George E. Cunniff moved the previous question and it was so voted.
The tellers reported 52 voting in the affirmative and 67 in the negative the motion was declared lost.
Under this article Stanley Heald moved: That the Golf Com- mittee continue in 'office for the coming year and bring in a fur- ther report as to the desirability of constructing a Municipal Golf Course, so voted.
Art. 15. Voted: That the Board of Park Commissioners be in- structed to investigate the advisability of acquiring for the town the parcel of land described in Article 15 of the warrant and report at a future meeting.
Art. 16. Voted unanimously: That the sum of Fifteen Thousand Dollars (15,000.) be appropriated for the construction of water mains of six inches or more in diameter, and that the Treasurer of the town be and hereby is authorized. with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow said sum of $15,000.00 for said purpose. and to issue bonds or notes of the town therefor, said bonds or notes to be payable in accordance with the provisions of Section 19 of Chapter 44 of the General Laws, so that the whole tshall be paid in not more than fifteen (15) years.
The tellers reported 101 voting in the affirmative and none iz the negative.
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Art. 17 Voted: To appropriate a sum not exceedingTwenty Thousand Dollars (20,000.) from the general fund of the Water Department for the purpose of carrying on necessary work for pri- vate parties, payment for said work to revert to the general fund.
Art. 18. Voted: That the Board of Water Commissioners are hereby authorized to continue the acquisition by gift or purchase or the taking by right of eminent domain for the purpose of pro- tecting the town's water supply the land located within the water shed of Great Pond as authorized by vote of the town under Article 35 of the warrant for the Annual Town Meeting in 1928 and Article 12 of the warrant for the Annual Town Meeting in 1929, and that the sum of Sixteen Thousand Five Hundred Dollars (16,500.) be appropriated from the revenue of the Water Department for said purpose.
The tellers reported 68 voting in the affirmative and 29 voting in the negative. More than 2-3 voted in favor, it was so voted.
Art. 19. Voted: That the Board of Selectmen are hereby auth- orized to accept on behalf of the town deeds of any lands adjoining parcels taken or purchased by the town for the protection of the water supply, and are authorized to sell said lands or convey them in full or partial settlement of any claims for damages for lands taken for the purpose of preserving the purity of the water supply.
Art. 20. Voted: That the subject matter of this article be referred to a committee of three consisting of the Superintendent of the Water Department and two others to be appointed by the Modera- tor, to investigate and report upon the question of a suitable site for the proposed reservoir and all other questions connected there- with, and that their report be filed at the next town meeting. (Committee Fred O. Stevens, Allan C. Emery and Stanley T. Tor- rey)
Art. 21. Voted: That the subject matter of this article be re- ferred to the Water Department.
Art. 22. Voted: To raise and appropriate the sum of Five Hun- dred Dollars (500.) for forestation of the land acquired by the town within the water shed of Great Pond, the same to be expended under the direction of the committee on Tow'n Forests and Tree Warden (Committee: Jalmar N. Nelson, Parker T. Pearson, Carl F. Prescott, Fred O. Stevens, Frank H. Torrey and Charles L. Merritt)
Art. 23. Voted: That the Board of Water Commissioners be authorized to acquire by gift or take by right of eminent domain not exceeding four parcels of land adjoining Whitman's Pond in the district known as "The Birches" for the purpose of digging wells or constructing other means of emergency water supply and fire protection thereon and that the sum of Fourteen Hundred (1,400.) be raised and appropriated for the acquisition of said land and the construction herein authorized; provided however that no part of this money shall be expended for construction until the Town Counsel shall file with the Town Accountant a certificate that proper papers conveying the parcels of land to the town free of expense have been filed with him.
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The tellers reported 102 voting in the affirmative and 1 in the negative.
Art. 24 Voted: That no action be taken under this article.
Art. 25. Voted: That no action be taken under this article.
Art. 26. Voted unanimously: To appropriate the sum of Seventy Thousand Dollars (70,000.) for the construction and original equip- ment of a new fire engine house in Ward 2 including the necessary filling and grading, of which sum Twenty Thousand Dollars (20,000.) shall be raised by taxation in the levy of the current year and to meet the balance of said appropriation the Treasurer with the approval of the Selectmen is hereby authorized to borrow a sum not to exceed Fifty Thousand Dollars (50,000.) and to issue bonds or notes therefor, such bonds or notes to be payable in accordance with Section 19 of Chapter 44 of the General Law's so that the en- tire sum shall be payable in not more than ten years from the date of issue of the first bond or note or at such earlier date as the Treasurer and Selectmen may designate.
The tellers reported 94 voting in the affirmative and none in the negative.
Art. 27. Voted: To raise and appropriate the sum of Eleven Thousand Five Hundred Dollars (11,500:) for the installation of a new Fire Alarm Circuit in the Ward 2 Fire Station authorized to be erected under Article 26, said money to be expended under the direction of the Building Committee in charge of the erection of said new Fire Station. (Committee: John Q. Hunt, deceased, J. Ralph Bacon, John W. Heffernan, Ralph H. Haskins, Edward I. Loud, Winslow M. Tirrell, deceased, William A. Hannaford)
Art. 28. Voted: That the Committee on New Town Hall and War Memorial are hereby instructed to close the accounts in ref- erence to the New Town Hall other than the appropriations made from the income of the John B. Rhines Fund on or before July 1, 1930, unless this time shall be extended by the Selectmen, and that all moneys remaining in the appropriations for the construction and equipment of the New Town Hall made at the Annual Town Meeting in 1928 and thereafter revert to the treasury on said date and that any moneys which may thereafter be found due to the Contractor be paid from the appropriation for the payment of damages.
Art. 29. Voted: To appropriate from the accumulated income of the John B. Rhines Fund the sum of One Hundred Thirty (130.) for further decoration of the walls in the Town Hall.
Art. 30. Voted: To raise and appropriate the sum of Nine Hun- dred Dollars (900.) for the dedication of the Memorial Cross and the remaining tablets of the Open Air Theatre.
Art 31. Voted: To raise and appropriate the sum of Two Thou- sand Dollars (2,000.) for the completion of the work in connection with the War Memorial.
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Art. 32. Voted: To raise and appropriate the sum of Thirty Five Hundred Dollars (3,500.) for celebrating the 300th Anni- versary of the founding of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, the dates of the celebration and the expenditure of the money to be determined by the Tercentenary Committee appointed under the vote at the Annual Town Meeting in 1929. (Committee: James M. Hooper, resigned, Howard M. Dowd, chairman, Newland H. Holmes, Sec'y. Mrs. Parker T. Pearson, Frederic G. Bauer, Orlindo S. Gara- falo. Walter L. Bates, C. Edgar Stiles, John W. Heffernan, H. Frank- lin Perry.)
Art. 33. Voted: That the subject matter of this article be re- ferred to the Tercentenary Committee.
Art. 34 John W. Heffernan moved: To lay this article on the table. On motion duly made and seconded, it was unanimously voted: That the hospitable invitation referred to in said article be accepted and that the Moderator, George L. Barnes, be and is here- by commissioned to represent the Town of Weymouth in the State of Massachusetts at the dedication of the New Town Bridge in said Borough of Weymouth and Melcombe Regis, Dorset, England. and that in the event of the inability of the Moderator to attend said dedication, Josiah B. Reed, representative in the Legislature. be and is hereby designated as alternate.
Further voted: That the Selectmen be requested to notify the proper officers of the Borough of Weymouth and Melcombe Regis, Dorset, England, of this action on the part of the Town Meeting of Weymouth in the State of Massachusetts and express to the officials of said Borough the appreciation of the inhabitants of this town for the invitation that has thus been extended.
Art. 35. Voted: That the Board of Selectmen be authorized and instructed to extend to the National Commander and National Convention of the American Legion an invitation to visit the town officially or hold a session of the Convention in the town in connec- tion with the National Convention to be held in Boston during the current year, such invitation to be extended through the Command- er of Weymouth Post No. 79 American Legion.
Art. 36. Voted: To raise and appropriate the sum of Eight Thousand Dollars (8,000.) for the further improvement of the Legion Memorial Field the same to be expended under the direc- tion of the Committee appointed under Article 14 for the Annual Town Meeting in March 1929. (Committee: Members of the Schoo] Committee and Fred O. Stevens.)
Art 37. John W. Heffernan for the Appropriation Committee moved: That the subject matter of this article be referred to the next town meeting.
Prince H. Tirrell moved as a substitute motion: To appropriate the sum of $145,000.00 for the construction and original equipment of an addition to the Bicknell School according to the plans and specifications already adopted therefor, and in recognition of the
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accepted bids for construction and heating and ventilating now in possession of the Committee having such matter in charge under the vote passed on Article 16 of the Warrant for the Annual Town Meeting held on March 4, 1929, of which sum $25,000. shall be raised in the levy. of the present year, and to meet the balance of said appropriation the Treasurer, with the approval of the Select- men, be and hereby is authorized to borrow a sum not to exceed 120,000.00 and to issue bonds or notes of the town therefor, said bonds or notes to be payable in accordance with Section 19 of Chapter 44 of the General Laws, so that the whole of said loan shall be due and payable in not more than twenty years from the date of issue of the first bond or note, or at such earlier date as the Trea- surer and Selectmen may designate, and that the Building Com- mittee be composed of the School Committee, the Superintendent of Schools, and the same six citizens chosen under Articles 15 and 16 at the Annual Town Meeting held on March 4, 1929, which Committee shall have general charge and control of such con- struction and original equipment, and the expenditures relating thereto, and further, that the unexpended balance of the appropria- tion made under Article 16 of the meeting of March 4, 1929 be made available for the purpose of this article.
The tellers reported 97 voting in the affirmative and 7 in the negative. (Committee: School Committee, Superintendent Schools, John H. Tower, William J Fitzsimmons, Louise R. Craw- ford, Joseph Kelley, Theron L. Tirrell and C. Lincoln Abbott.)
Art. 38. Voted: That no action be taken under this article.
Art. 39. Voted: That no action be taken under this article.
Art. 40. Voted: That no action be taken under this article.
Voted: To take up Article 59. Voted: That the Board of Select- men be instructed to petition the Legislature for an Enabling Act permitting Weymouth or any part or parts thereof to become & member of the South Metropolitan Sewerage District.
Voted: To take up Article 69. John W. Heffernan for the Ap- propriation Committee moved: That the Board of Selectmen be in- structed to petition the Legislature for the enactment of a bill prepared by the Town Counsel entitled "An Act relative to the Department of Public Welfare in the Town of Weymouth", a draft of which has been submitted to this meeting.
Mr. John H Moran moved as a substitute motion: That the . Selectmien be instructed to carry out the action of the town taken under item 28 of Article 1. at the meeting held on March 3, 1930. relative to the employment of the Welfare Worker for the current year.
This substitute motion was put before the meeting and it was so voted.
Voted: To adjourn to Friday evening March 7, 1930 at the same time and place.
CLAYTON B. MERCHANT. Town Clerk
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CERTIFICATE
Weymouth, March 6, 1930.
I hereby certify that the adjourned Annual Town Meeting of the Town of Weymouth. further adjourned to meet at the Hall of the Weymouth High School on Friday evening March 7, 1930 at 7:45 o'clock.
CLAYTON B. MERCHANT, Town Clerk.
The above notice was posted in ten public places in the Town as provided in Section 3 of Chapter 61 of the Acts of 1921 as amend- ed by Chapter 13 of the Acts of 1930, also a notice was sent to each Town 'Meeting Member of the adjournment.
CLAYTON B. MERCHANT, Town Clerk
ADJOURNED ANNUAL TOWN MEETING 1
Friday Evening, March 7, 1930
The time to which the adjourned Annual Town Meeting hav- ing arrived as per vote of the meeting held March 5, 1930, the meet .- ing was called to order by George L. Barnes, Annual Moderator .. Rev. Dr. Winfield S. Randall offered prayer.
Art. 41. Motion offered by John W. Heffernan for the Appro --- priation Committee: To accept the reports of the Selectmen laying- out as town ways the following private ways and parts of ways,. to wit:
Addington Circle
Clinton Road
Durant Rcad
Elinor Road
Kirkland Road Riley Avenue
Roosevelt Road Vanness Road
Wachuset Road Wilson Avenue
and that the Board of Selectmen be authorized to acquire by gift' or take by right of eminent domain an easement for all purposes of. a public street and highway in and over each of said streets and .. portions of streets as so laid out and accepted, and that the follow -- ing sums of money be raised and appropriated for the working off said streets including the acquisition of the foregoing easements, to wit:
For Addington Circle 300.00
For Durant Road 700.00 1
For Kirkland Rcad 4,000.00
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For Roosevelt Road 1,500 00 For Wachuset Road 4,200.00
For Clinton Road 800.00
For Elinor Road 200.00
For Riley Avenue 800.00
For Vanness Road
800.00
For Wilson Avenue 1,500.00
Being in the aggregate 14,800.00, which sums shall be expended un- der the direction of the Superintendent of Streets, except in so far as the Selectmen may expend a portion of the same for the ac- quisitions of easements; provided that no entry shall be made cr work, done on any of said streets nor shall any portion of the appropriation for any street be available until the Town Counsel
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shall file with the Town Accountant a certificate that a release satisfactory to him has been delivered and recorded covering said street, and further provided that any unexpended balances from the amount hereinbefore appropriated for any of said streets shall be available for the working of any other or others of said streets or for general highway purposes, and that the Board of Selectmen be authorized to accept deeds of any reservation strips adjoining and streets accepted at this meeting.
Mr. John W. Heffernan moved as an amendment: To accept that portion of the report of the Board of Selectmen laying out Lakeside Avenue as lays out a private way over land between Iron Hill Street on the Southeast, and the waters of Whitman's Pond and the reservoir leading therefrom on the Northeast, and that the board of Selectmen be authorized to acquire by gift or purchase or take by right of eminent domain the land within the portion of the layout thereby accepted, and such further land and easements as are necessary for the construction of a public foot bridge across said body of water in continuance of said street, and that the sum of 1.500.00 be raised and appropriated for the con- struction of said bridge, the working of said street, and the acqui- sition of the land and easements above mentioned.
The question on the amendment was put before the meeting and so voted
The question on the motion of the Appropriation Committee as amended was then put before the meeting, and it was so voted.
The tellers reported 81 voting in the affirmative and none in the negative, a unanimous vote.
Art. 42. Voted: That the Town hereby requests the Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway Company to remove their tracks from Broad Street between Johnson Square and Jackson Square and that the Board of Selectmen are hereby requested to take action under Section 77 of Chapter 161 of the General Laws to re- voke the location of the Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway Com- pany in the portion of Broad Street above mentioned.
Art. 43. Voted: That no action be taken under this article.
Art. 44. Voted: That the subject matter of this article be referr- ed to the Lighting Committee.
Voted: On motion of Frank A. Pray, that Articles 45 and 46 be taken up together
John W. Heffernan of the Appropriation Committee moved un- der Article 45 as follows: To raise and appropriate the sum of Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars (750.) for the installation of a traffic light in Washington Square the same to be expended under the direction of the Police Department.
He also moved under Article 46 as follows: To raise and appropriate the sum of Six Hundred Dollars (600.) for the instal- lation of a traffic light at the junction of Bridge and North Streets, the same to be expended under the direction of the Police De- partment and the Superintendents of Streets.
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Frank A. Pray moved as a substitute motion: That the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $2,493.00 for the installation of traffic lights as follows: Lincoln Square 599.00. Bridge and North Streets 554.80. Independence Square 708.20 Washington Square 631.00 making a total of 2,493. under Articles 45 and 46.
John W. Heffernan moved to amend the motion as follows: And that the Selectmen be requested to petition the Department of Public Works to designate that part of Main Street as a through way under General Laws Chapter 89 Section 9 as amended. (Main and Middle Streets) -
Prince H Tirrell moved: That so much of this motion as re- lated to traffic lights in Lincoln, Washington and Independence Squares be indefinitely postponed, and it was so voted.
The question then came upon the motion by the Appropriation Committee for a traffic light at Bridge and North Streets, for the sum of 600.00, this being a larger sum than the motion of Mr. Pray the Moderator declared the motion lost
The question was then put on Mr. Prays' motion as amended by Mr. Heffernan, and it was declared a vote.
Art. 47. Voted: That no action be taken under this article.
Art. 48. Voted: That the subject matter of this article be re- ferred to the Street Department. (Repair of Iron Hill Street.)
Art. 49. Voted: That the subject matter of this article be re- ferred to the Street Department (Sidewalk southerly side of Hol- lis St.)
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Art. 50. Motion offered by the Appropriation Committee: That no action be taken under this article.
Mr. Frank W. Rea Moved: That the sum cf $1.500.00 be raised and appropriated for the purpose of constructing a permanent sidewalk on Washington Street from land of William R. Martin (end of present sidewalk) to Middle Street. The question came upon the motion as offered by Mr. Rea, and it was declared lost.
The question then came upon the motion as offered by the Appropriation Committee, that no action be taken under this article, and it was so voted
Art. 51. Voted: That the subject matter be referred to the Street Department. (Sidewalk from Swan Avenue to the residence of Herman Anderson on Pond Street.)
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