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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that attested copies of these resolutions be furnished to Mr. Pearson, and that the Moderator appoint a committee of three to wait upon the School Committee of Arlington with a copy of these resolutions and request Mr. Pear- son's release.
The question on the adoption of these resolutions was by a rising vote and was unanimous.
The Moderator appointed Newland H. Holmes as a committee to retire and telephone to the family of George L. Barnes, Annual Moderator, and wish for him a speedy recovery from his illness.
Budget
Article 1. Voted: To provide for the salaries, operation and expenses during the current fiscal year of the several town's depart- ment and activities, for certain permanent improvments and to meet certain requirements of the law, the several sums hereinafter set forth are hereby appropriated for the several purposes and subject to the conditions hereinafter specified, all such sums to be raised by taxation in the levy of the current year unless some other source of revenue is expressed.
A. General Government
Item 1. For all expenses of the Appropriation Committee. $600.00
Voted: the same be tentatively adopted.
Item 2. For salaries and expenses of the Select- men's Department. 9,563.90
Voted: the same be tentatively adopted.
Item
3. For the salaries and all expenses of the Town Accountant's Department.
6,000.00
Voted: the same be tentatively adopted.
Item
4. For the salary of the Town Treasurer and all expenses of the Treasurer's Dep't. Voted: the same be tentatively adopted.
2,467.70
Item
5. For the compensation of the tax Collec- tor and all expenses of the Tax Collect- ing Department. 8,011.72
Voted: the same be tentatively adopted.
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Item 6. For the salaries and all expenses of the Assessors' Department. Voted: the same. be tentatively adopted.
Item
7. For the salary of the Town Counsel and all expenses of the Legal Department of which sum $2,500. shall be for the pay- ment of damages. Voted: the same be tentatively adopted.
Item
8. For the salary of the Town Clerk and all expenses of the Town Clerk's Depart- ment including copying, binding and in- dexing the Town Records. Voted: the same be tentatively adopted.
Item 9. For the compensation of Election Offi- cials, including the Board of Registrars of Voters and all expenses of elections, primaries and the registration of voters. Voted: the same be tentatively adopted.
Item 10. For all expenses of the Engineering Department including the town survey and placing of bound stones, the mak- ing of street surveys and such other en- gineering work connected with any of the town departments as may be author- ized by the Selectmen.
Voted : the same be tentatively adopted.
Item
11. For all expenses of the Planning Board. Voted : the same be tentatively adopted.
Item 12. For the maintenance of the Town Hall and War Memorials at the Civic Center, including the grounds, to be expended under the direction of the Selectmen. Voted: the same be tentatively adopted.
Item 13. For the maintenance of the Civil War Soldiers Monument and the King Phil- lip's . War Memorial, including the grounds, to be expended under the direc- tion of the Selectmen. Voted: the same be tentatively adopted.
B. Protection of Persons and Selectmen
Item 14. For the salaries and all expenses of the Police Department of which sum $1,188 shall be for the procuring of two new automobiles in exchange for those now in use and $250. for the enforcement of the liquor law.
10,470.00
6,150.00
4,060.00
1,954.00
5,825.00
500.00
8,525.00
200.00
72,510.00
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Mr. Everett Callahan moved as an amend- ment that the sum of $250. for the enforce- ment of the liquor law be taken out of the total amount.
This amendment was put before the meeting and it was declared not a vote. The motion as offered by the Appro- priation Committee was put before the meeting and it was tentatively adopted.
Item 15. For the salaries and all expenses of the Fire Department.
63,570.78
Mr. Dennis MoCarthy moved as an amendment that the sum of $720. be added to the above amount for the sal- aries of the call men of the Fire Dep't. The Moderator appointed Melville F. Cate, Charles S. Bicknell and Walter E. Gutterson as tellers and they were . sworn as such by the Moderator.
The tellers reported: 85 voting in the affirmative and 58 in the negative, the Moderator declared the amendment car- ried.
The motion as amended was then put before the meeting and it was tentative- ly adopted, making a total of
64,290.78
Item 16. Omitted.
Item 17. For hydrant rental. 16,500.00
Voted: the same be tentatively adopted.
Item 18. For the compensation of the Building Inspector and all other expenses of the Building Inspector's Department.
3,250.00
Voted : the same be tentatively adopted.
Item 19. For compensation of the Sealers of Weights and Measurers and all other ex- penses of the Department.
1,600.00
Voted: the same be tentatively adopted.
Item 20. For Gypsy Moth and other Insect Pest extermination of which sum $1,225. shall be for the purchase of a power sprayer. Mr. Everett Callahan moved as an amendment that the amount be $9,000. and the Tree Warden be instructed to purchase two trucks not to exceed $1,500. This amendment was put before the meeting and it was declared not a vote. The motion as offered by the Appropri- ation Committee was then put before the meeting and it was tentatively adopted.
8,320.00
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Item 21. For the care of Shade Trees. Voted : the same be tentatively adopted.
Item 22. For Street Lighting including the light- ing until midnight each night of the Memorial Cross. Voted: the same be tentatively adopted.
Item 22. For the Harbor Master including salary and expenses, the salary not to exceed $25.00.
Voted : the same be tentatively adopted.
C. Health and Sanitation
Item 24. For the salaries and all expenses of the Board of Health, which sum shall include the payment of compensation for inves- tigation to a member of the Board and the payment of the established rate of compensation to a member of the Board as an Inspector should the Board ap- point one of its own members to such a position.
Voted : the same be tentatively adopted.
Item 25. For the employment of Nurses under the direction of the Board of Selectmen who are hereby authorized to contract with the Weymouth Visiting Nurse Associa- tion to furnish the services of one or more nurses in cases where such services are a proper charge against the town Voted: the same be tentatively adopted.
Item 26. For the maintenance of the Norfolk County Tuberculosis Hospital. Voted : the same be tentatively adopted.
Item 27. Omitted.
Item 28. For the collection of Garbage to be ex- pended under the direction of the Board Selectmen who shall arrange for the collection and disposal of garbage by contract, which shall expire either Dec. 1, 1931 or Dec. 1, 1932, all contracts for one year or more to be let after public notice and the submission of bids.
Provided that if a contract expiring Dec. 1, 1931 shall be let, the Selectmen are authorized to relet after public no- tice and bids, a contract for the year next ensuing.
2,200.00
37,989.00
275.00
10,800.00
2,000.00
10,810.95
11,000.00
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Mr. George E. Cunniff moved as an amendment : That all bids to be limited to citizens and taxpayers of the Town of Weymouth, and that the contract be let to the lowest bidder complying with the regulations.
This amendment was put before the meeting and it was so voted.
Mr. William B. Dasha moved to amend by adding "all garbage to be removed from the town."
This amendment was put before the meeting and it was so voted.
Mr. Charles S. Bicknell moved to amend by adding the word "responsible" after the word "lowest."
This amendment was put before the meeting and was declared not a vote.
The original motion as offered by the Appropriation Committee as amended by the amendments of Mr. Cunniff and Mr. Dasha was then put before the meeting. Voted : The motion be divided.
Mr. Cunniff by unanimous consent of the meeting withdrew the second part of his amendment.
The motion as amended was then put before the meeting and it was so voted. The motion as amended is as follows :
For the collection of garbage to be ex- pended under the direction of the Board of Selectmen who shall arrange for the collection and disposal by contract, which contract shall expire either Dec. 1, 1931 or Dec. 1, 1932, all contracts for one year or more to be let after public notice and the submission of bids, pro- vided, that if a contract expiring Dec. 1, 1931 shall be let the Selectmen are au- thorized to relet after public notice and bids, a contract for the next year ensu- ing, bids to be limited to Citizens and Taxpayers of the Town of Weymouth, all garbage to be removed from the Town.
Voted : the same be tentatively adopted.
Item 29. For Charities.
In addition to which sum the further amount of $25,000. shall be raised and appropriated for the purpose of provid- ing work for persons in need of assist- ance who are or are in danger of becom-
79,870.00
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ing chargeable to the Town of Wey- mouth for support. This sum shall be used for such highway, drainage and other public works as the Selectmen and Supt: of Streets may determine. The first charge against said appropriation to be not over $5,000.00 for working Lakehurst Avenue, commencing at Pleas- ant Street and working continuously toward Washington Street, provided the Town accepts said street and the second charge to be the drainage of Partridge Road and adjacent streets.
The work herein provided for shall be done independently of the regular Street Department work, no employee of the Street Department shall be employed thereon except for superintendence or to operate motor vehicles or road machinery and no person who is furnished work hereinunder in lieu of assistance shall be paid at a higher rate than $4.00 per day and at a like rate for portions of a day and no person shall be employed more days in any week than in the judgement of the Selectmen will be sufficient to provide sustenance for such person and his lawful dependents nor shall any per- son be so employed who has not a legal settlement in the Town of Weymouth.
Mr. Francis H. Maguire, Jr. moved as an amendment to strike out the words "and no person who is furnished work hereun- der in lieu of assistance shall be paid at a higher rate than $4.00 per day" and in- sert the words "any person employed on such work shall receive regular street department wages."
This amendment was put before the meeting and it was declared not a vote. Mr. Everett Callahan moved as an amendment : That the sum be $120,000.00 instead of $79,870.00.
This amendment was put before the meeting and it was declared not a vote. The original motion as offered by the Appropriation Committee was put before the meeting and it was tentatively adopted.
Item 30. For Soldiers benefits, including State and Military aid and Soldiers relief and the burial of indigent Soldiers and Sailors. Voted : the same be tentatively adopted.
17,000.00
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Item 31. Old Age Assistance under General Laws, Chapter 118A.
Which appropriation together with the sum of $79,870.00 appropriated for Char- ities under Item 29 shall be accounted for and disbursed as one fund. Voted: the same be tentatively adopted.
Item 32. For Pensions. 912.50 Voted : the same be tentatively adopted.
1,000.00
E. Miscellaneous
Item 33. For the Highway Department.
A. For salaries and general maintenance. Of which sum $8,550. shall be for the purchase of a two and one-half ton truck and an eight ton Gas Roller.
110,500.00
Mr. Peter A. Gallant moved as an amendment: that the Selectmen be authorized to take such money that the Appropriation Committee recom- mend for a truck and roller, this mon- ey to be spent for a gas shovel and a common land plow.
This amendment was put before the meeting and was declared not a vote. The original motion as offered by the Appropriation Committee was put before the meeting and it was tenta- tively adopted.
B. For the removal of snow.
Voted : the same be tentatively adopted.
C. For the permanent construction of streets upon which sum the construc- tion of Pond St. from Independence Square to the New Haven R. R. and of Middle St. between Washington and Main Sts. shall be a first charge, pro- vided, however, that after Dec. 1, 1931, the foregoing three appropriations shall be accounted for and disbursed as one fund. 25,000.00
Voted : the same be tentatively adopted.
D. For the permanent construction of sidewalks. 21,250.00
To be expended as follows : For a permanent sidewalk on the Northeasterly side of Union St.
10,000.00
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southerly from the residence of Os- wald Ralphı.
2,000.00
For a permanent sidewalk on Lake St. between Charles and Middle Sts. 800.00
For a permanent sidewalk on Wash- ington St. between the residence of Silas W. Newcomb and Middle St.
2,000.00
For a permanent sidewalk on the westerly side of Pleasant St. between Woods Garage and property of Pat- rick O'Toole.
2,850.00
For a permanent sidewalk on the east- erly side of Pine St. between Pleasant and Elm Sts.
1,000.00
For a permanent sidewalk on the southerly side of West St. between Rockcroft Rd. and Summer St.
2,000.00
For a sidewalk on the southerly side of Commercial St. between Cottage and Putnam Sts.
2,475.00
For a permanent sidewalk on Putnam St. between Broad and Commercial Streets.
750.00
For a permanent sidewalk on the westerly side of Washington St. be- tween Congress and the junction of Main and Washington Sts.
1,425.00
For a permanent sidewalk on the southerly side of Broad St. from Lin- coln Sq. to No. 177 Broad St.
500.00
For a permanent sidewalk on Broad St. between Stetson and Front Sts.
650.00
For a permanent sidewalk on Pearl St. For a curbing on the southerly side of the way connecting Middle and Commercial Sts. in front of Legion Memorial Field.
500.00
For repairs on existing sidewalks and miscellaneous sidewalk construction.
Provided, however, that after the con- struction herein specified on each of said streets has been completed, any unexpended balances of the sums herein allocated may be spent upon any other of the sidewalks herein specified or for the repairs of existing sidewalks.
Voted : these sub-items be tentatively adopted.
300.00
5,000.00
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Item 34. For the support of the public schools. 427,700.00
And in case the present Superintendent of Schools shall continue in office after July 1, 1931, an additional sum of $3,000. wherein one-half shall be for an in- crease in the salary of the Superinten- dent and the other half for clerical as- sistance to the Superintendent.
Mr. Howard M. Dowd in an eloquent ap- peal moved to amend this sum to 430,700., so voted.
The motion as offered by the Appro- priation Committee as amended was ten- tatively adopted. .
Item 35. For the maintenance of Tufts Library and its branches as the same existed on February 28, 1931.
21,505.00
Voted : the same be tentatively adopted. For maintenance of the Fogg Library Reading Room to be disbursed from vouchers signed by the Librarian thereof. Voted: the same be tentatively adopted. Voted: In addition to these sums there are hereby appropriated for the purposes specified by their respective donors the income from the Quincy Tufts, Augus- tus Richards, Joseph E. Trask, Susan- nah Hunt Stetson, Charles Q. Tirrell, Francis Flint Forsaith and . Charles Henry Pratt Funds.
1,500.00
Item 36. For the observance of Memorial Day. To be expended under the direction of a committee of nine to be appointed from the several Veteran and Hereditary Or- ganizations by the Moderator, who shall designate the Chairman, which Com- mittee shall allocate among the several organizations the direct responsibility for the decoration of the several ceme- teries and the purchase of decorations subject to the committee's supervision, and said committee shall be reimbursed from this appropriation for the amount so expended on filing with the Town Ac- countant evidence that the marked graves of soldiers of all wars in the cemeteries under their respective charge have been decorated without discrimination.
900.00
Voted: the same be tentatively adopted.
Item 37. Omitted.
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Item 38 For Parks and Playgrounds to be dis- bursed under the direction of the Park Commissioners.
Of which sum $1,200. shall be for improv- ing the top of Great Hill, but no portion of this money shall be expended until the Park Commissioners shall have caused the Town Engineer to prepare a comprehensive plan for the develop- ment of Great Hill Park.
Voted: the same be tentatively adopted.
Item 39. Miscellaneous expenses, to be expended under the direction of the Board of Selectmen.
Voted: the same be tentatively adopted.
Item 40. For unpaid bills as follows :
Fire Department 28.25
Memorial Day Committee 10.00
Repairing King Phillip's Memorial 5.20
Assessors 207.20
Tercentenary Committee 57.05
Board of Health 360.66
of which sum 342.90 is for inspection work. done by a member of the Board which is herby ratified.
Street Department
2,447.98
In the aggregate
3,116.34
Voted: the same be tentatively adopted.
Item 41. For overdrafts under General Laws,
Chapter 44, Section 31. 3,651.45
Voted: the same be tentatively adopted.
F. Public Enterprises
Item 42. For the expenses of the Water Depart- ment all of which sums shall be paid from the revenue of said Department. . A. · None
B. For minor construction 16,000.00
C. For maintenance and operation 30,000.00
D. Replacements 10,000.00
E. Equipment 4,000.00
which sum may be used in part to replace the present motor vehicles of the Department.
F. For Commercial Expenses 8,500.00
G. For Salaries 2,075.00
H. For Interest 5,622.50
I. For Debt Retirement
J. Omitted. 17,467.00
Voted : the same be tentatively adopted.
10,715.00
2,185.00
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Item 43. For the operation of the Alewife Fishery Voted: the same be tentatively adopted.
G. Care of Graves
Item 44. For the care of soldiers' graves under General Laws, Chapter 115, Section 22, including the placing of new markers and replacing old ones which have be- come lost or damaged, provided, how- ever, that all markers hereafter placed shall be set in the ground in such a manner that they cannot readily be re- moved or displaced.
Voted : the same be tentatively adopted.
Item 45. For the care of old cemeteries under Section 16 and 18 of Chapter 114 of the General Laws to be expended under the direction of the Board of Selectmen. Voted : the same be tentatively adopted.
1,500.00
1 46. For continuing the work of making a survey of the cemeteries in the town, to be expended under the direction of the Town Engineer. 500.00
Voted: the same be tentatively adopted.
H. Interest and Debt Requirements
Item 47. For Interest and Discount 62,000.00
Voted: the same be tentatively adopted.
Item 48 For the Retirements of bonds and notes. 81,858.00
Voted : the same be tentatively adopted.
I. Insurance
Item 49. For the Municipal Insurance Fund. 5.000.00
Voted : the same be tentatively adopted.
Item 50. For overdue Fire Insurance. 1,800.00
Voted : the same be tentatively adopted.
J. Reserve Fund
Item 51. For Reserve Fund. 25,000.00
Voted: the same be tentatively adopted.
- Voted : of the sums herein appropriated $200.00 of the appropriation for the Selectmen's Department, $100.00 of the : ,appropriation for the Police Depart- ment, $100.00 of the appropriation for the Fire Department, $100.00 of the appropriation for the Highway De- partment and $50.00 of the appropria-
500.00
1,000.00
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tion for the Tufts Library shall be available for travelling expenses of the officers and employees of said Depart- ments outside the Commonwealth in securing information upon matters which may tend to improve the ser- vices in their respective Departments, and whenever any official whose com- pensation is at the rate of $1,000.00 a year or less shall be required to leave the town for the purpose of attending on behalf of the town any hearing be- fore an administrative board or official or before a court or otherwise than as a witness, the Selectmen may allow him not exceeding $10.00 per day for the time so consumed, in addition to the salary or emoluments of his posi- tion hereinbefore fixed or otherwise fixed in accordance with law.
And further provided that no monies appropriated herein or under any other Article of the warrant shall be available for the purchase of motor vehicles other than fire apparatus, trucks of more than two tons capacity and tractors unless the same shall be purchased from dealers living or hav- ing an established place of business in Weymouth.
And further provided that except as herein expressly authorized under Items 23 and 34 and except insofar as salaries may be increased in accordance with a sliding scale in force on Jan- uary 1, 1931, no portion of the monies herein appropriated shall be used to pay any person a fixed salary in excess of that which he was receiving in the month of January, 1931.
Provided further that the salaries of elective officers shall remain as last fixed by the Town.
Further provided that no monies here- in appropriated shall be used for the purchase of motor vehicles except as hereinbefore expressly authorized or in the case of a transfer from the Reserve Fund under General Laws, Chapter 40, Section 6.
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Mr. Stuart Briggs moved to recon- sider the tentative adoption of Item 15. The motion was put before the meeting and it was declared not a vote.
The question of the adoption of the Budget Items under Article 1 was then put before the meeting and it was de- clared a unaminous vote.
Article 2. Voted: That all committees who have not rendered a final report until the work under their charge is completed be continued.
Article 3. Voted Unanimously : That the Town Treasurer with the approval of the Selectmen, be and hereby is authorized to bor- row money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the fiscal year beginning January 1, 1931 and to issue a note or notes therefor, payable within one year from that date and that any debt or debts incurred under this vote be paid from the revenue of the fiscal year in which they are contracted.
Article 4. Voted unanimously : That the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen be and hereby is authorized on and after January 1, 1932 to borrow money from time to time in antici- pation of the revenue of the fiscal year beginning January 1, 1932 and to issue a note or notes therefor, payable within one year from that date and that any debt or debts incurred under this vote be paid from the revenue of the fiscal year in which they were contracted.
Article 5. Voted: To appropriate the sum of $75,000.00 from Surplus for the use of the Assessors in determining the tax rate for the year 1931.
Article 6. Voted: That the salary of the Tax Collector be six mills on each dollar of taxes collected, and that the Selectmen be authorized and instructed to insure the Tax Collector in the sum of $15,000.00 hold-up insurance; and further that in any case where the Building Inspector certifies to the Tax Collector that the build- ing on any property where taxes are unpaid is not in conformity with the building laws, the Collector shall instead of selling the property, take the same for the Town under General Laws, Chapter 60, Sections 53 and following. The time of payment and rates of interest on unpaid taxes to be fixed in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 59, Section 57 of the General Laws.
Article 7. Motion offered by the Appropriation Committee : That the Selectmen be authorized to sell or otherwise dispose of all real estate of which the town has possession for non-payment of taxes, and to execute and acknowledge sufficient deeds thereof, all such sales of real estate to be by public auction unless in the opinion of the Selectmen the fair value of the property to be sold in each case does not exceed $100.00 in which case and in the case of all sales of personal property the sale may be made by public auction or private sale as the Selectmen may deem for the best interests of the Town, and that the Board or Officer in charge of any other Town
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Department may, with the approval of the Board of Selectmen, sell at public auction or private sale as the Board of Selectmen may approve, any personal property belonging to said department which in the opinion of the Officer or Board in charge of the Department is no longer needed by the Town and which in the opinion of the Selectmen is not needed by any other Town Department. Mr. John F. Dwyer moved as an amendment: That the Town convey to Mr. William Jones of Brighton the four lots of land off Union Street, (numbered 306-307-308-309 Pine Grove Park) giving him a deed for the same, in which he holds a receipt therefor.
· This amendment was put before the meeting and it was so voted.
The motion as offered by the Appropriation Committee as amended was then put before the meeting and it was so voted.
Article 8. Voted: That the Board of Selectmen be authorized to accept conveyances or mortgages of any real or personal property belonging to persons receiving poor relief and to dispose of said property under the provisions of Article 7 in such manner as they may judge for the best interests of the Town and where said property is subject to any incumbrance if they consider it for the best in- terest of the Town to discharge said incumbrance they are hereby authorized to do so and the sum of $1.00 is hereby appropriated from surplus for the purpose of discharging any such incumbrance.
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