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Art. 52. Voted: That no action be taken under this article.
Art. 53. Voted: That the subject matter of this article be refer- red to the Street Department (Sidewalk cn Broad Street from resi- dence of Delia Caulfield to Central Square.)
Art. 54 Motion offered by the Appropriation Committee: That no action be taken under this article.
Mr. Irving E. Johnson moved as a substitute motion: That the sum of $5,000.00 be raised and appropriated for the purpose of erecting a sea-wall on the water side (northwesterly side) of Wessa-
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gussett Road. extending from the property of Lucy Gloag to the property of Charles V. Douse, a distance of approximately three hundred and fifty (350) feet, and it was so voted.
Art. 55. Voted: That no action be taken under this article.
Art. 56. Voted: That a committee of seven be appointed by the Moderator to consider and make a detailed report upon the ex- pediency of widening Broad Street from Lincoln Square or any portion thereof, and to submit a plan for the widening of such por- tions of said street as they recommend should be widened, and that the sun of Five Hundred Dollars (500.) be raised and appro- priated for the doing of the necessary engineering work in pre- paring said report and plan. (Committee: Alfred V. Coleman, Fred- erick Humphrey, Alfred C. Sheehy, Marion F. French, Irving E. Johnson, Fred O. Stevens and Russell H. Whiting.)
Art 57. The Appropriation Committee recommend no action be taken under this article.
Mr. Frederick Humphrey moved as a substitute motion: That the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $8,000.00 under the provisions of this article. The tellers reported 78 voting in the affirmative and 2 in the negative. (Purchase or taking of Bick- nell Meadow.)
Art. 58. Voted: That no action be taken under this article.
Art. 59. Acted upon at the meeting of March 5, 1930.
Art 60. Voted: That no action be taken under this article.
Art. 61. Voted: That no action be taken under this article.
Art. 62. Voted: That the Board of Selecten are hereby anthor- ized. to acquire by purchase or take by eminent domain an ease- ment from drainage purposes over land of D. Arthur Brown Trustee, lying Westerly of Oakcrest Road and northerly of land now or late of George P. and Mildred Neal and that the sum of One Hun- dred Dollars (100.) be raised and appropriated for that purpose. The tellers reported 75 voting in the affirmative and 1 in the nega- tive.
Art. 63. Voted: That the subject matter of this article be referr- ed to the next Town Meeting (Annnity to the family of the late John Q. Hunt, Chief of the Fire Department.)
Art. 64 Voted: That the subject matter of this article be referr -- ed to the next town meeting. (Payment of pensions to the families of policeman and firemen in certain cases.)
Art. 65. Voted: That the subject matter of this article be re- ferred to the next town meeting. (Payment of annuities to the families of policemen and firemen in certain cases.)
Art. 66. Voted: That the subject matter of this article be re- ferred to the next town meeting. (Establishment of a Town Retire- ment system for its employees.)
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Art. 67. John W. Heffernan for the Appropriation Committee Moved: That no action be taken under this article.
Mr. Frank E. Loud moved an amendment: That the terms of office of the Treasurer and Tax Collector be for three years. The question on this amendment was put before the meeting and it was declared lost. More than seven members having doubted the vote, the tellers proceeded to count, they reported 41 voting in the affir- mative and 43 voting in the negative, the amendment was declared lost. The motion of the Appropriation Committee was then put before the meeting and it was so voted.
Ar .. 68, Mr. John W. Heffernan of the Appropriation Committee moved: That the several amendments to the By-Laws as printed in Article 68 of the warrant be adopted with the following amend- ments: Insert , the title "Town Hall" before Section 618 instead before 407; amend Section 621 by inserting so that the last clausee thereof shall read, "and no fixtures of any kind shall be installed in the corridors, stairways, Council Chamber of office rooms of the building without a like vote of the town meeting".
Mr. Alfred C. Sheehy moved as an amendment: By striking out the words in Section 60 as follows: "and then only during the time actually occupied by dancing". The question of the amendment was put before the meeting and the motion to amend was lost.
Amend Section 301 by striking out in next to the last sentence the word "two" and inserting in place thereof the word "three"
Section 407. Whenever in connection with the settle- ment of any claim against the Town for damage to real estate the Selectmen can without additional expense to the Town obtain title to the land affected, and in their judg- ment it is for the advantage of the Town so to do, they are authorized to accept on behalf of the Town a deed to the fee simple or any less interest therein.
TOWN HALL
Section 618. The janitor of the Town Hall shall cause the National and Town Flags to be displayed daily in front of the Memorial Wall, except in stormy weather. In stormy weather he shall cause the National Flag to be displayed on patriotic holidays and days on which the public schools are in session.
Section 619. Smoking or carrying of lighted pipes, cigars or cigaretts shall not be permitted in the Council chamber.
Section 620. The floor covering of the Council Cham- ber shall not be removed except when dancing is to take place and then only during the time actually dancing.
Section 621. Until such time as the Town may create an art commission no pictures or other mural decorations shall be placed in the Council Chamber, the central rotunda or the second ficor corridor of the Town Hall, except by
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vote of the town meeting, and no change in the lighting fixtures or in the color of the paint of the building shall be made, and no fixtures of any kind shall be installed in the building without a like vote of the town meeting.
Section 627 Is hereby amended by inserting in the first sentence thereof after the words "public notice and hear- ing", the words, "and upon the unanimous recommendation of the Board of Appeal", and by inserting after the words "be built at a less distance" the words, "but no such recom- mendation shall be given if such erection would damage neighboring property or interfere with any plans then pend- ing cr under consideration for the development or widening of the way on which building is located".
Add at the end of Section 711 the following sentence: "In case of damage to a building by fire or other casualty, the Building Inspector may without the issuance of a for- mal permit allow the roofs and walls to be made tight tem- porani y, but no reconstruction shall be permitted except in accordance with this chapter".
Amend Section 797 by striking out the words "this by- law" and inserting in place thereof "any section of this arti- cle".
Section 901 is hereby amended by striking out the fi- gures "601-602-603-604-605-606-607-608-609-611-612-613-614 615", and inserting in place thereof the words "or of any section of Article VI except Section 610.
The question of the Appropriation Committee to adopt the amendments as printed in the warrant was then put before the. meeting and they were adopted as amended.
The foregoing amendments to the by-laws shall go into effect on the calendar day following their third publication after approval by the Attorney General as required by law, provided nevertheless that so far as any of the foregoing provisions are identical with . those of the present by-laws of the Town they shall be considered as a continuance of the existing by-laws and the repeal or amendment of any provision shall not affect any penalty or forfeiture incurred before the date on which said repeal or amendment takes effect, and shall be disapproved by the Attorney General or held invalid by any court of last resort, the same shall not effect any other provisions of these by-laws.
(These amendments to the by-laws were approved by the Attorney General April 10, 1930 and published April 18, 25 and May 2, 1930, in the Weymouth Gazette as provided by law)
Art. 70 Voted: That the Board of Selectmen are hereby author -- ized to accept on behalf of the town deeds, mortgages or other con- veyances of any real or personal property belonging to persons re- ceiving poor relief from the town and to dispose of said property in the manner which they may consider for the best interest of the- town and all such deeds or mortgages heretofore accepted by the Selectmen are hereby ratified and confirmed and whenever the.
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amount for which any mortgage shall be given as security has been paid the Town Treasurer is hereby authorized to execute a good and sufficient discharge of the said mortgage, and whenever any property so acquired there shall be encumbrances outstanding, the Board of Selectmen, if they consider it for the best interests of the town may discharge said incumbrances.
Voted: Further to raise and appropriate the sum of Six Hun- dred Dollars (600.) for discharging encumbrances already acquir- ed by the Board of Selectmen in accordance with the provisions of this article.
Art. 71 Voted: That no action be taken under this article.
Art. 72. Voted: That the Board of Selectmen are hereby auth- orized to accept from Frederic Gilbert Bauer a deed of a trian- gular piece of land containing 18 square feet situated in a bend of Shawmut Street in East Weymouth, and shown on a plan of land in (East Weymouth, Mass.) September 20, 1929, Russell H. Whit- ing. Civil Engineer, recorded with Norfolk Deeds, Book 1874, Page 423.
Art. 73. Voted: That no action be taken under this article.
Art. 74. Voted: To raise and appropriate the sum of Six Hun- dred Dollars (600.) to be expended under the direction of the Board of Selectmen in leasing or otherwise providing suitable quarters for Wessagussett Post No. 1399.
Voted: To adjourne without date at 10:35 P. M.
CLAYTON B. MERCHANT, Town Clerk.
SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURES ANNUAL MEETING
March 3-5-7, 1930
Art. 1 Raise & Appropriate Appropriate $ 500.00
Item 1 Appropriation Committee
Item 2 Selectmen's Department 8,750.00
Item 3 Town Accountant's Department 5,650.00
Item 4 Town Treasurer's Dept. 2,147.50
Item 5 Tax Collecting Department 7,440.00
Item 6 Assessing Department 12,000.00
Item 7 Legal Department
6,300.00
Item S Town Clerks Department
4,609.00
Item 9 Elections and Registrations
4,342.00
Item 10. Engineering Department
5,400.00
Item 11 Planning Board 100.00
Item 12 Maintenance of Town Hall
8,795.00
Item
13 Police Department
70,385.00
Item 14 Fire Department
59,374.26
tem 15 Police and Fire Signal Systems
Item 16 Hydrant Service
16,500.00
Item 17 Building Inspector's Department
3,130.00
Item 18 Sealer of Weights and Measures 1,600.00
Item 19 Gypsy Moths and Other Insects 4,135 00
Item 20 Shade Trees
1,910.00
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Item 21 Street Lighting 36,825.00
Item 22 Board of Health 11,475.00
Item 23 District or other Nurses
2,000.00
Item 24 Maintenance of Norfolk County Hospital
11,668.30
Item 25 Sewerage System Committee
Item 26 Collection of Garbage 2,000.00
tem 27 (a) Highway Department 124,321.00 (b) Removal of snow & ice 10,000.00 (c) Construction of Middle
Street 4,000.00
Construction
of Broad
Street 33,000.00
(d) Construction of Sidewalks 15,000 00
186,321.00
Item 28 Charities 82,985.00
Item 29 State Aid, Military Aid, Soldiers' Re- lief and Burials 16,200.00
Item 30 School Department 396,300.00
Item 31 Tufts Library and Branches 21,505.00 Reading Room Fogg Library 1,500.00
23,005.00
Item 32 Memorial Day 900.00
Item 33 Observance of Fourth of July
Item 34 Park Department 12,250.00
Item 35 Pensions 912.50
Item 36 Miscellaneous Expenses
2.400.00
Item 37 Unpaid Bills, Street Dept. 283.60
Fire Department 172.66
Charities 96.45
Board of Appeal 90.00
Municipal Insurance 251.74
. Committee on Golf Course 21.25 915.70
Item 38 Water Dept, a Major Construction
b Minor . Construction 17,000.00
c Maintenance and Operation 29,000.00
d Replacements 5,000.00
e Equipment 6,000.00
f Commercial Expenses 7,500.00
g Salaries
2.075.00
h Interest 5,642 50
i Debt Retirement
15.637.50 $87,855.00
Item 39 Alewife Fishery 500.00
Item 40 Care of Cemetery Lots, Sec. 22, Chap. 115, General Laws 1,000.00
Item 41 Care of Old Cemeteries, Sec 16-18, Chap. 114, General Laws 1,000.00
Item 42 Continuation of survey of Cemeter- ies 500.00
Item 43 Interest and Discount
59,000.00
Item 44 Payment of Bonds and Notes due
1930 78.077.70
Item H Municipal Insurance 21,000.00
Item I Reserve Fund 15,000.00
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Art. 9 Establishment of Insurance Fund 10,000.00 Art. 10 Easement, driftway from Torrey St. 2.00
Art. 16 Construction of Water Mains 15,000.00
Art. 17 Work Private Parties, Water Dept 20,000.00
Art. 18 Taking of land around Great Pond 16,500.00
Art. 22 Forestation around Great Pond 500.00
Art 23 Taking of land for wells, "Birches" 1,400.00
Art. 26 Fire Engine House, Ward 2
20,000.00 50,000.00
Art. 27 Fire Alarm System, Ward 2 Fire Engine House 11,500.00
Art. 29 Decorating Walls, Town Hall from Rhines Fund 130.00
Art. 30 Dedication of Memorial Cross 900 00
Art. 31 Completion of Memorial Tablets
2.000.00
Art. 32 300th Anniversary of Massachusetts Bay Colony
3,500.00
Art. 36 Legion Field
8,000.00
Art. 37. Addition to Bicknell School 25,000.00 120,000.00
Art. 41 Working of Streets including easements Addington Circle 300.00
Clinton Road 800.00
Durant Road 700.00
Elinor Road
200.00
Kirkland Road 4,000.00
Riley Avenue 800.00,
Roosevelt Road
1,500.00
Vanness Road 800 00
Wachuset Road 4,200.00
Wilson Avenue 1,500.00
Lakeside Avenue
1,500.00
16,300.00
Art. 45 Traffic Light, Bridge & North Sts. 554.80
Art. 54 Sea Wall, Water side Wessagussett Road 5,000 00
Art 56 Engineering Work Broad Street Widening. 500.00
Art. 57 Purchase of "Bicknell Meadow" 8,000.00
Art. 62 Easement, Draining Oakcrest Road 100.00
Art. 70 Discharging encumbrances on prop- perty already acquired by Selectmen to persons receiving poor relief 600.00
Art. 74 Leasing quarters, Wessagusset Post No 399, Veterans of Foreign Wars 600,00 1,299.759.76 309,485.00
Attest: C. B. MERCHANT
Town Clerk
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ANNUAL TOWN ELECTION MARCH 10, 1930
Town Treasurer
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Tot
John H. Stetson, 830 Main st.
336
339
455
191
651
320 562
218
170
2680
Blanks
237
402
490
168
463
153.
104
2579
Total
573
741
945
359 1114
882
371
274
5259
Selectmen
William B. Chalke, Jr.
1161 Wash'n St. 236
213
211
147
313
181
232
. 63
1596
Charles H. Chubbuck 36 Charles St.
219
250
299
77
311
177
98
185
1616
Ralph H. Cipullo
47 Academy Rd. 38
44
11
24
169
13
12
398
William A Connell
37 Highland Pl. 263
388
585
249.
479
484
164
111
2723
Earl C. Fowler
65 Whitman St. 123
130
184
31
88
207
49
61
873
William A. Hannaford 220 Lake St.
155
237
170
131
457
439
164
45
1798
Frederick Humphrey 599 Broad St.
130
339
122
52
150
283
70
67
1213
Arthur I. Negus 81 Thicket St.
136
116
127
77
439
103
80
98
1176
H. Franklin Perry 104 Front St.
252
312
691
133
316
326
138
116
2284
Edwin R. Sampson 19 Lincoln St.
481
353
365
157
431
330
163
206
2486
Thomas J. Terry 269 Middle St.
78
134
144
30
49
163
44
24
666
David J. Toomey 23 Drew Ave. Fred E. Waite
56
87
64
10
24
60
13
17
331
2 Oakcrest Rd. 209
252
291
204
761
301
173
96
2287
William B. Dasha 249 North St.
1
1
Blanks
488
807 1428
486 1728 1187
454
269
6847
Total
2865 3705 4725 1795 5570 4410 1855 1370
26295
Assessors, 3 years
Harry E. Bearce 41 Laurel St.
304
360
311
147
463
311
180
173
2249
Charles P. Reidy 1374 Com'l St.
186
325
454
132
390
438
131
68
2124
Blanks
83
56
180
80
261
133
60
33
886
Total
573
741
945
359
1114
882
371
274
5259
55
Tax Collector
Frank W. Holbrook
181 Pleasant St. 316
467
554
264
769
476 406
275
206
3427
Blanks
157
274
391
95
345
96
68
1832
Total
573
741
945
359 1114
882
371
274
5259
2 School Committee, 3 years
Francis W. Rea
706 Pleasant St. 355
370
439
185
577
369
: 246
171
2712
Prince H. Tirrell
- 167 Pleasant St 386
398
501
215
714
414
236
197
3061
Blanks
405
714
950
318
937
981
260
180
4745
Total
1146 1482 1890
718 2228 1764
742
548
10518
Park Commissioner, 3 years
Joseph Kelley
340 Wash'tn St 395
438
688
229
629
494
223
178
3274
Blanks
178
303
257
130
485
388
148
96
1985
Total
573
741
945
359
1114
882
371
274
5259
Board of Health, 3 years
Joseph Crehan
20 King Ave.
174
316
490
135
241
361
99
49
1855
Lewis W. Pease
.. 135 Webb St.
227
192
329
122
393
206
147
159
1775
Edward F. Sullivan
666 Com'l St.
2
2
Blanks
172
233
126
112
480
315
125
64
1627
Total
573
741
945
359
1114
882
371
274
5259
Water Commissioner, 3 years
Frank H. Torrey
15 Lovell St.
436
394
515
206
652
419
228
191
3041
Henry S. Godfrey 696 Com'l St.
2
2
Blanks
137
347
430
153
462
463
143
81
2216
Total
573
741
945
359
1114
882
371
274
5259
3 Trustees Tufts Library
John Griffin
21 Fore River Av 277
224
328
98
253
256
116
84
1636
William F. Hathaway
67 'Wash'tn St.
248
261
397
152
453
255
169
150
2085
John B. Holland 75 Com'l St.
315
349
671
213
507
417
193
166
2831
Kenneth L. Nash 943 Front St. Blanks
360
400
559
236
650
414
218
183
3020
519
989
880
378 1479 1304
417
239
6205
Total
1719 2223 2835 1077 3342 2646 1113
822
15777
56
2 Members of Planning Board 3 years
Allan C. Emery 790 Com'l St.
366
367
446
172
587
341
205
226
2710
Thomas J. Kelly 1125 Com'l St.
377
453
526
196
579
511
208
183
3030
Blanks
403
662
918
350 1062
912
329
139
4775
Total
1146 1482 1890
718 2228 1764
742
548
10518
Tree Warden
Charles L. Merritt
46 Highland PI
391
413
523
244
702
418
241
186
3108
Blanks
182
328
422
115
412
474
130
88
2151
Total
573
741
945
359
1114
882
371
274
5259
Annual Moderator
George L. Barnes
$30 Main St.
384
40S
512
233
741
414
242
196
3130
Blanks
189
333
433
126
373
468
129
78
2129
Total
573
741
945
359 1114
371
274
5259
13 Town Meeting Members Precinct 1, 3 years
Harry A. Bailey, 3 Manomet Road
424
John A. Carter, 187 North Street
397
Herman O. Collyer, 14 Sea Street
403
William B. Dasha, 249 North Street
388
Albert J. Everett, 62 Babcock Ave.
323
Charles C. Hearn, 80 Evans Street
428
DeForest Jones, 205 Evans Street Herbert Rosetter, 25 Standish Street
352
Wilbur F. Woodworth, 11 Curtis Street
344
R. Chester Lopaus, 73 Sea Street
74
Charles W. Clark, 14 Lockmere Ave
52
Charles E Stiles, 30 Pierce Ct.
12
11
Anthony Veador, 130 Birchbrow Ave Scattering
76
Blanks
3788
7449
Total 11 Town Meeting Members Precinct 2, 3 years
Montague A. Bettencourt, 71 Chard Street
258
Winifred C. Bonney, 1535 Commercial Street
198
James D. Bosworth, 694 Broad Street
319
Thomas A. Boyle 519 East Street
339
Stuart H. Briggs, 64 Clinton Road Howard M. Dowd, 150 Middle Street
271
Peter F Hughes, 496 Broad Street
316
Thomas J. Kelly. 1125 Commercial Street
341
Raymond T. Kennedy, 10 off Station Street
173
Francis H. Maguire, Jr .. 44 High Street
275
Harry A. Mattson, 28 Ashmont Street
309
Walter E. Moore, 21 Clinton Road
240
245
Gideon Murray, 74 Putnam Street
252
376
57
Benjamin B Sylvester, 1167 Commercial Street 342 William A. Thurston, 1224 Commercial Street 186
Robert M. White, 28 Cain Ave. 308
2
3777
Total 8151
1 Town Meeting Member Precinct 2, 2 years
Frederick V. Nolan, 54 Centre
416
Stephen Welch, 40 Grant Street Blanks
333
Total 741
16 Town Meeting Members, Precinct 3, 3 years
C. Lincoln Abbott, 54 Front Street
379
Leon P. Bourke, 236 Broad Street 383
Winfred A. Brown, 1 Field Ave.
361
Daniel H. Clancy, 100 Washington
557
William J. Coyle, 64 Webb Street
473
Samuel F. Cushing, 39 Hunt Street
299
John P. Fisher, 287 Commercial Street
277
Thomas Fitzgerald, 68 Phillips Street
540
Frederick H. Hall, 127 Washington Street
402:
Edward W. Hunt, 59 Front Street
541
John P. Hunt, 99 Front Street Joseph Kelley, 340 Washington Street
578
Roy C. Lucas, 98 Front Street
335
John J. MacDonald, 18 Vine Street
365
Thomas Sweeney, 12 Franklin Street
458.
William B. Thomas, 20 Keith Street
384
James L. Trainer, 19 Sterling Street Blanks
7852
15120
Total 1 Town Meeting Member, Precinct 3, 1 year
554
Michael L. Flynn, 90 Webb Street Blanks
391
845
Total 6 Town Meeting Members, Prec.4, 3 years
190
Richard Halloran, 466 Main Street
231
Alfred S. Tirrell, 586 Main Street
216
Theron L. Tirrell, 544 Main Street
229
Minot W. Holbrook, 742 Main Street
9
Louis H. Ells, 420 Main Street
10
Everett E. Callahan, 97 Mill Street
31
A. Parker Bates, 620 Main Street
3
Merton L. Loud, 5 Park Ave.
11
Bertie T. Hobart, 77 Park Ave.
1
John F. Robinson, 726 Main Street Blanks
1222
Total
3154
St.
476.
360
Chesley Cormack, 16 West Street
1
Stephen , Welch, 40 Grant Street Blanks
2
58
17 Town Meeting Members, Precinct 5, 3 years
Albert E. Barnes, 118 Union Street 659
Charles S. Bicknell, 66 Hollis Street 561
Jacob Denbroeder, 309 Pond Street 443
Walter R. Field, 73 Union Street 576
Charles T. Heald, 76 Columbian Street
596
Stanley Heald, 68 Fogg Road William J. Holbrook, 793 Main Street
604
John E. Horace, 76 Reed Ave
551
John S. Jennings, 249 Ralph Talbot Street
428
Frank E. Loud, 47 Torrey Street
558
Daniel L. O'Donnell, 76 Ralph Talbot Street
549
William G. B. Park, 305 Pond Street
461
George Reed, 151 Columbian Street
545
Albert H. Silvester, 1022 Main Street
432
Fred R. Snow, 30 Partridge Road
438
Arthur R. Taylor, 44 Tower Ave.
535
Otis B. Torrey, 239 Pleasant Street
545
Edward B. Wood, 20 Oakden Ave. Blanks
9548
Total
18938
13 Town Meeting Members, Precinct 6, 3 years
J. Albert Ahearn, 16 Water Street
335
George E. Cunniff, 56 Raymond Street 353
374
L. Henry Godin, 67 Myrtle Street
374
Oakley A. Kunz, 166 Westminster Road
161
John H. Moran, 306 Middle Street Allen Lennox, 310 Middle Street
9
Charles H. Burkett, 81 Hawthorne Street
52
Anthony Cicchese, 215 Lake Street
35
John H. Reidy, 45 Raymond Street
38
Lewis M. Beach, 36 Myrtle Street
15
Henry C. Pratt, 18 Cedar Street
46
Spurgeon A. Ward, 651 Broad Street Scattering
84
Blanks
9252
Total
11466
2 Town Meeting Members, Precinct 6, 2 years
Charles E. Dunbar, 65 High Street
5
Francis O. Duffey, 45 Iron Hill Street
4
Scattering
24
Blanks
1731
Total 1764
I Town Meeting Member Precinct 6, 1 year
John N. Butler, 1141 Pleasant Street Scattering's
9
Blanks 871
2
Total
882
340
Joseph A Fern, 15 High Street Pl.
323
10
569
59
5 Town Meeting Members, Precinct 7, 3 years
Clyne W. Bigelow, 12 Wood Ave.
187
Earl S. Porter, 713 Pleasant Street 178
Bertha E. Pratt, 894 Pleasant Street
206
E. Lillian Rea, 706 Pleasant Street
206
18
Charles E. Eddy, 841 Washington Street Scattering
23
Blanks
1059
1855
Total 4 Town Meeting Members, Precinct 8, 3 years
John W. Coyle, 399 Commercial Street
190
Edwin R. Hanson, 25 Richards Road 180
Clarence L. Pratt, 998 Commercial Street
96
Benjamin F. Smith, 11 Church Street
204
Charles H. Wilder, 353 East Street
181
Blanks
245
Total
1096
A true copy, Attest: CLAYTON B. MERCHANT, Town Clerk
WARRANT FOR SPECIAL TOWN MEETING COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
NORFOLK SS
To the Constables of the Town of Weymouth in said County, GREETING:
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of Weymouth aforesaid qualified to vote in Town affairs to meet in the hall of the Weymouth High School on Monday, the Eleventh Day of August, 1930 at seven o'clock and forty-five minutes in the evening, then and there to act upon the following articles, namely :
Article 1. To hear and act upon the report of any committee heretofore appointed and to appoint, enlarge and change any com- mittee the Town may think proper.
Article 2. To see if the Town will accept Chapter 352 of the Acts of 1930 and to see what sum of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for payments to the family of the late John Quin- cy Hunt thereunder.
Article 3. To see if the Town will vote to pay compensation to Earl R. Starratt, a member of its Fire Department, for an in- jury received by him while on duty as a' fireman in the Ward 5 Engine House, and to see what sum of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for said purpose, or take any other action in reference thereto.
Article 4 To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to compromise a claim of Lena M. Pratt against the Town.
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Article 5. To see what additional sums of money the Town will vote to raise or borrow and appropriate for the expenses and opera- tion during the remainder of the current fiscal year of each of the following Town Departments and activities, to wit:
1. Police Department
2. Fire Department
3. Payment of damages
4. Selectmen's Department
5 Unpaid Bills
6. Tercentenary Committee
7. Highways
S. Soldiers' Relief
9. Charities
10. Building Department
11. Harbor Master's Department
and to determine in each case how and under whose direction the money shall be expended, to impose any conditions and restrictions upon the expenditure of any appropriation for any Town Depart- ments now or heretofore made that the Town may think proper, to determine how much of the money so appropriated shall be available for expenditures under Clause (34) of Section 5 of Chap- ter 40 of the General Laws as amended by Chapter 36 of the Acts of 1928; to fix the terms and conditions of any loan or loans authorized to procure any of such funds and to authorize the issue of bonds or notes for the same, and fix the term and rate of inter- est of any such bonds or notes, or take any other action in refer- ence to any of the foregoing subjects.
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