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22.00
Lincoln-Perrault Co., Inc.
5.10
Frank L. Bicknell
15.00
F. G. Bauer, Tr.
9.00
Francis J. Greeley
60.00
A. W. DeYoung
8.50
Hollis Auto Co
12.00
George E. Sampson
27.00
Est. Margaret Levangie
15.00
Basil S. Warren
18.00
So. Weymouth Savings Bank
17.00
Yawman and Erbe Mfg. Co.
15.23
Hobbs & Warren
3.93
Pray & Kelley
121.00
K. H. Granger, M. D. Town Phys.
60.00
J. Herbert Libby, M. D. Town Phys.
60.00
L. W. Pease, M. D.
110.00
2,021.51
Soldiers' Relief, Robert R. Ryan, M. D.
672.00
9,203.14
Tentatively adopted.
Item. 38. For Overdrafts under General Laws, Chapter 44 Section 31, (Ter. Ed.) Tentatively adopted.
16,940.50
Item 39. For the salaries and other expenses of the Water Department all of which sums shall be paid from the revenue of said department as follows:
(a) For Minor Construction
14,000.00
(b) For maintenance and operation 30,000.00
(c) For Replacements 6,000.00
(d) For Equipment 2,000.00
Which sum shall be used in part to replace the present vehicles of the Department.
(e) For Commercial expenses 8,500.00
(f) For Salaries 1,650.00
(g) For interest 3,303.75
(h) For Debt Retirement 13,500.00
The further sum of 4,890.00 83,843.75
is hereby appropriated, of which 3,010 is allowed
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as an operation of the contemplated Filtration Plant and 1,880 is for interest on the loan ac- count of the same project. Tentatively adopted.
Item 40. For the operation of the Alewife Fishery Tentatively adopted.
350.00
Item 41. For the care of Soldiers' graves under General Laws, Chapter 115, Section 22, (Ter. Ed.) Includ- ing the placing of new markers and replacing old ones which have become lost or damaged, provid- ed however, that all markers hereafter placed shall be set in the ground in such a manner that they cannot be removed or displaced Tentatively adopted 1,400.00
Item 42. For interest and discount Tentatively adopted.
58,000.00
Item 43. For the retirement of bonds and notes due in 1934 70,000.00 Tentatively adopted
Item 44. For the Municipal Buildings Insurance Fund Téntatively adopted
5,000.00
Item 45. For Fire Insurance on Motor Equipment of the Town Tentatively adopted
99.78
Item 46. For a reserve Fund 25,000.00
Provided further that the salaries of all elective officers shall remain at least fixed by the Town Tentatively adopted.
Mr. William D. Parker moved to take up Item 32. Not a vote.
Voted: That all Items under Article 1, Tentatively adopted be reg- ularly and finally adopted.
Article 2. Under this article Clayton B. Merchant moved: To renew the motion, as offered by Mr. Everett E. Callahan, under Article 27 of the warrant for the annual meeting, held March 6, 1933. "That the Moderator appoint a Committee of 5 to study the subject matter of this article and report at a future town meeting." (Establishing a pur- chasing department in accordance with Sec. 103 of Chapter 44 of the General Laws.) So Voted.
At the annual town meeting held on March 6, 1933 under Article 34 of the warrant it was voted:
That a committee of five be appointed to investigate the naming of streets within the Town and to make recominendations to the next town meeting relative to eliminating the duplication or similarity of street names in several sections of the town.
The Moderator appointed as the Committee: Irving E. Johnson; Thomas J. Kelly; Russell H. Whiting; John Griffin; and J. Edward Mulligan;
The Committee met and organized with Irving E. Johnson as Chairman and Russell H. Whiting as Secretary, and would report as follows :
We find about 179 duplications or similarity of names throughout the town and would submit the following recommendations: or where two or more streets or ways have the same name and only one is to be retained preference be given to an accepted street over a private way, and where the choice lies between two private ways the change should be made where it would work the least hardship such as the lesser pop- ulated way or the one on which there are no established business firms, and the decision given to the more important way.
We believe that any present duplication in private ways should be eliminated before acceptance by the town and that any future du- plication be prevented by the checking of the Street names shown on all plans presented to the Board of Survey for their approval.
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We also recommend that continuous streets or ways carry only one name and in existing ways not in conformity with the above that the same corrected wherever feasible.
Without making any recommendation in the following instance. We would mention Hillside Avenue starting from Middle Street merg- ing into Chard Street and later in to Putnam Street and ending at Broad Street as an illustration of a continuous way (between two main thoroughfares) having three names. There are of course various in- stances throughout the town.
We have herein a list of all duplications but have limited our re- port to these general recommendations.
Respectfully submitted Irving E. Johnson, Chairman John Griffin J. Edward Mulligan Thomas J. Kelly Russell H. Whiting
The following are the list of streets with similar names:
Albert Road, Albert street; Bartlett Street, Bartlett Avenue; Bates Avenue, Bates Road; Bayview Road, Bayview Street; Bicknell Avenue, Bicknell Road; Brook Street, Brook Terrace; Castle Road, Castle Road; Cedar Cliff, Cedar Park, Cedar Path, Cedar Street; Central Street, Central Avenue; Charles Street, Charles Street; Circuit Ave- nue, Circuit Road; Columbia Park, Columbia Road; Cross Street, Cross Street; Curtis Avenue, Curtis Street, Curtis Street, Curtis Street; Cush- ing Street, Cushing Street; Derby Street, Derby Street; Dexter Road, Dexter Road; Edith Avenue, Edith Road; Elmwood, Elm Street, Elm Avenue ; Emerson Street, Emerson Terrace; Evans Avenue, Evans Street; Field Avenue, Fiske Avenue, Fiske Street; Forest Avenue, For- est Street, Forest Street, Forest Path; Francis Road, Francis Street; Glendale Road, Glendale Street; Green Acres, Green Street; Grove Street, Grove Street; Highland Place, Highland Avenue; Hillcrest Road Hillcrest Avenue; Hillside Avenue, Hillside Road; Hingham Ave- nue, Hingham Street; Holbrook Street, Holbrook Avenue, Holbrook Road, Holbrook Street; Hunt Street, Hunt Avenue; Idlewell Boulevard, Idlewell Street; Irving Road, Irving Street; King Avenue, King Avenue; Lakehurst Street, Lakehurst Avenue; Lakeside Avenue, Lakeside Road; Lakewood Road, Lakewood Road; Lee Street, Lee Street; Linden Street, Linden Place; Loud Street, Loud Avenue, Loud. Place; Main Street; Massasoit Street, Massasoit Trail; Mill Lane, Mill Street; Mer- rill Street, Merrill Street; Newton Court, Newton Street, Newton Street, Neston Street; Norfolk Road, Norfolk Street; Norton Street, Norton Street; Oakcliff Road, Oakcrest Road; Oakdale Street, Oak- dale Road; Otis Road, Otis Street; Overland Road, Overlook Road; Park Avenue, Park Road; Phillips Street, Phillips Street; Pierce Road, Pierce Court; Pine Avenue, Pine Street, Pine Circle, Pine Cliff Road, Pine Point Avenue, Pine Ridge Road; River Street, River Road; Rob- inhood Road, Robbinswood Road; Roosevelt Avenue, Roosevelt Road, Roosevelt Street; Rosalind Road, Rosemont Road; Shaw Street, Shaw Road; Shawmut Street, Shawmut Avenue; Shores Street, Shores Street; Station Avenue, Station Street; Sterling Street, Sterling Ave- nue; Stillman Street, Stillman Street; Summer Avenue, Summit Street, Sumner Road; Sunset Road, Sunset Road; Tirrell Street, Tir- rell Street; Union Street, Union Avenue; Vernon Street, Vernon; Wal- nut Street, Walnut Avenue; Wessagussett Avenue, Wessagussett. Road; Westminster Road, Westminster Street; Whitman Street, Whitman Street; Willow Road, Willow Avenue.
Mr. Irving E. Johnson Moved: That the planning board be auth- orized and are hereby instructed to carry out the recommendations of the Committee appointed to report on the similarity of Street Names and any expense with this work to be paid from the Planning Board's appropriation.
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recommendations be
Voted the report be accepted and their adopted.
Mr. Everett E. Callahan moved: That the report of the Chief of Police investigating welfare cases be presented to the meeting. Not a vote. More than seven members doubting the vote, a recount was or- dered. The tellers reported 81 voting in the affirmative and 62 in the negative the report was ordered read.
Mr. Joseph Crehan, Chairman of Welfare Board Weymouth, Mass.
Dear Sir:
In compliance with the vote at the special Town Meeting held in June at which meeting the investigating of all recipients of Welfare was to be carried on under the direct supervision of the Police De- partment. The following report was submitted:
The number of cases investigated was 200 of which 50 was re- ported in person by me.
The plan employed in this investigation entailed considerable de- tail work on the part of the Department, and while it is a duty placed on the Police Department by the Town Meeting it is evident that changes should be made by the Board of Public Welfare in the admin- istering of charity.
In my many conferences with the Board of Public Welfare the Police Department because of experience gained while making these investigations offered certain suggestions, the important ones being-
First-In order to get a more up to date classification that, all welfare cases be dropped and resumed under a new card index plan which would accomplish:
(a) Proper classification of the applicant.
(b) An adequate plan of follow up
Second-This suggestion had to do with changing from the order slip now in use to the cash payment plan, this change would eliminate abuses now existing.
Without making criticism of any Board the Board of Public Wel- fare or other Town officials connected with administering of Welfare I suggest the re-organization of the entire Welfare Department, in which the administration and the giving of welfare be under the di- rect supervision of one person, although the present law is such a plan would be unenforcible nevertheless it is our thought that if the present or future Boards of Public Welfare would nominate and en- trust one of its members to be such person this problem would be less difficult to handle.
Edward F. Butler, Chief of Police
Copy to Committee
Voted to accept the same.
Article 2. Mr. John W. Heffernan moved: That all Committees that have not rendered a final report be contained until, the work under this charge is completed. So voted.
Article 3. Voted unanimously: That the Town Treasurer with the approval of the Selectmen, be and hereby is authorized to borrow money from time to time, in anticipation of the revenue of the finan- cial year beginning January 1, 1934 and to issue a note or notes there- for, payable within one year, and to renew such note or notes as may be given for period of less than one year in accordance with Section 17, Chapter 44, General Laws; any debt or debts incurred under this vote to be paid from the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1934.
Article 4. Voted unanimously: That the Town Treasurer with the approval of the Selectmen be and hereby is authorized on and after January 1, 1935 to borrow such money from time to time in anticipa- tion of the revenue of the fiscal year in which they are contracted.
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Article 5. John W. Heffernan Moved: That no action under this article. So voted.
Article 6. John W. Heffernan moved: That the salary of the Tax Collector be 6 mills on each dollar of taxes collected, and that the Selectmen be authorized to insure the Tax Collector in the sum of $15,000. hold-up insurance; and further in any case where the Build- ing Inspector certifies to the Tax Collector that the building on any property where taxes are unpaid is not in conformity with the build- ing laws, the collector shall instead of selling the property, take the same for the Town under General Laws, Chapter 60, Section 53 and following. The time of payment and rate of interest shall be fixed in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 59, Section 57 of the Gen- eral Laws. So voted.
Article 7. John W. Heffernan moved: That the Selectmen be auth- orized. to sell or otherwise dispose of any real estate of which the Town has possession or title, including all property taken for non payment of taxes, all such cases 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 one hundred dollars ($100.00) in which case and in 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 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 De- partment.
This motion was so voted.
Article 8. John W. Heffernan moved: That the Board of Select- men be authorized to accept conveyance 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 may judge for the best interests of the Town and where said property is subject to any incumbrances if they consider it for the best interest of the Town to discharge said incumbrances, they are hereby authorized to do so and the sum of one dollar ($1.00) be raised and appropriated for the purpose of discharging any such in- cumbrances. This motion was so voted.
Article 9. John W. Heffernan moved: That the Board of Selectmen are hereby authorized to execute agreements with certain abutters on Broad Street to waive damages in case of a widening in all future cases where public improvements are under consideration.
This motion was so voted.
Article 10. John W. Heffernan moved: To appropriate from the General Fund of the Water Department ten thousand dollars ($10, 000.00) for carrying on necessary work for private parties, payment of such work to revert to the General Fund of the Water Department.
This motion was so voted.
Article 11. John W. Heffernan moved: To reaffirm the action taken under Article 12 of the Warrant for the annual Town Meeting in 1928, Article 12 of the warrant for the Annual Town Meeting in 1929, Article 18 of the Annual Town Meeting of 1930, Article 12 of the warrant of the annual meeting of 1931, Article 21 of the warrant for the Annual Meeting of 1932 and Article 12 of the warrant for the annual Town Meeting of 1933 authorizing the Board of Water Com- missioners to acquire by gift or purchase or take by right of eminent domain for the purpose of protecting the purity of the Town's water
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supply certain land lying within the watershed of Great Pond and not already owned by the Town and that the sum of fifteen thousand dol- lars be appropriated from the surplus of the Water Department for the acquisition of said land including the expense of any legal pro- ceedings and the payment of any recording fees for instruments or takings or conveyances. This motion was so voted unanimously.
Article 12. John W. Heffernan moved: That the Town accept the several reports of Selectmen laying out of Towns Ways the following private Ways and parts of Ways, to wit:
Academy Avenue from the westerly end of the present Town Way about 2000 Ft., southwesterly to a point at or near the junction of Essex Street and Broad Street.
Manomet Road from Wessagussett Road, southeasterly about 320 Ft. to land of Velma L. Hausler.
Pierce Road from the present southerly end of the Town way continuing about 220 Ft. Southerly.
Taft Road from Wilson Avenue northeasterly about 260 Ft.
Massasoit Road from Wessagusset Road southeasterly about 480 Ft. to land of Maria J. Ford et al.
Brook Terrace from Webb Street about 335 Ft. easterly to the westerly side of Pierce Road, so called, a private way.
Greenvale Avenue from Essex Street southerly about 800 Ft. to a point just beyond the Bridge.
Lakewood Avenue from Pleasant Street, opposite the Fairmount Cemetery in a general southwesterly direction about 800 Ft.
And that the Board of Selectmen be authorized to acquire by gift or purchase or take by right of eminent domain in fee or an easement for all purposes of a public street and highway in and over each of said streets as so laid out and accepted, and that the sum of one dol- lar ($1.00) be raised and appropriated for the acquisition of each of the foregoing takings provided, however, that no money shall be paid out or expended for the work of any of said streets until the Town Counsel files with the Town accountant a certificate that a release which he regards as sufficient covering said streets has been delivered to him for record.
Mr. William D. Parker moved as an amendment: To accept the report of the Selectmen laying out as a Town way the second para- graph in the warrant which reads as follows: "Also from the easterly side of said private way, about 210 Ft. easterly and continuing about 380 Ft. northerly to the southeasterly side of a portion of said Pierce Rd; previously laid out as a Town Way, and that the sum of $800. be raised and appropriated for the working of said Street. So voted.
Mr. Archibald Mclellan moved as an amendment: To accept the report of the' Selectmen laying out as a Town way, Canacum Road from Cliff St., easterly about 285 Ft. to land of the American Agricul- tural Co. and also to accept the report of the Selectmen laying out as a Town Way Idlewell Boulevard from Seminole Avenue northerly and then 'easterly about 1260 Ft. to a point on the extension of Pleasant- view Avenue and that the sum of $2000.00 be raised and appropriated for the building of said streets.
Mr. William B. Dasha moved that this amendment be divided. So voted.
Mr. Archibald Mclellan then moved: To accept the report of the Selectmen laying out as a town way Canacum Road as so laid out and to raise and appropriate the sum of $400. for the building of said street. So voted.
Mr. Mclellan then moved to accept the report of the Selectmen laying out of Idlewell Boulevard and to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,600. for the building of said street and way. So voted.
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The motion of the Appropriation Committee as thus amended was so voted.
Mr. John W. Heffernan at 11:13 P.M., moved to adjourn until Wednesday evening, March 7, 1934 as provided in the warrant, it was declared not a vote.
More than seven members doubting the vote a recount was order- ed, the tellers reported 132 in favor and 22 opposed. The Motion was so voted.
Meeting adjourned.
Clayton B. Merchant Town Clerk
CERTIFICATE
I hereby certify that two or more notices of the adjourned Town meeting were posted in each of the voting precincts in the Town.
Clayton B. Merchant, Town Clerk
Wednesday Evening, March 7, 1934
The time to which the annual Town Meeting adjourned having arrived, the Moderator called the members to order.
Rev. William W. Wakeman, a Town Meeting member from precinct 3 offered Divine blessing upon the deliberations of this meeting.
Mr. Thomas J. Terry moved: To reconsider Article 12. Not a vote.
Mr. John W. Heffernan moved: To reconsider Item 35 of Article 1 for the purpose of offering a substitute motion in place of the second paragraph in the vote passed March 5, 1934. So voted.
Mr. Heffernan moved: "Of which sum $800. is for caring of the greens and the additional sum of $1,000 is alloted for compensating such other labor taken from the public welfare rolls as may be neces- sary.
This motion was so voted. The Article 1 was so then voted.
The following resolution was read.
March 7, 1934
Hon. George L. Barnes, Moderator
Town Offices,
East Weymouth, Massachusetts.
Dear Sir:
By vote of Weymouth Post, 79 American Legion, I am directed to present the enclosed resolution to you for the purpose of submitting it to the annual Town Meeting.
"Whereas
The members of Weymouth Post, 79, American Legion are cog- nizant of the existence of a major wave of crime and violence which has swept across the nation and has recently brought death to de- voted servants of a neighboring community, and which has struck terror into the minds of all law abiding citizens, and
"Whereas
The American Legion is dedicated to the purpose of upholding the Constitution of the United States and to maintaining law and order, and
"Whereas
Military training and discipline and experienced handling of fire- arms has fittingly prepared its members for service in time of emer- gency, now therefore.
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Be it resolved that Weymouth Post 79, American Legion, in regu- lar meeting assembled this sixth day of March, 1934, by ananimous vote, Places its entire membership, equipment, and resources at the disposal of the officials of the Town of Weymouth for such services under the direction of the Chief of Police as the requirements of any emergency may necessitate."
Very truly yours,
John F. Quinlan, Commander
Harold W. Porter
Adjutant,
Voted this resolution be accepted and referred to the Chief of Police.
Article 13. John W. Heffernan moved: That the town accept the report of the Selectmen relocating the following streets and portions of Streets in the Town to wit:
North Street from the North Weymouth Cemetery to the Old Col- ony Railroad location; Norton Street about 250 feet northeasterly; East Street from North Street about 220 Ft. easterly and the junction formed by the three said streets in accordance with a plan of Russell H. Whiting, Civil Engineer, dated December 1, 1933 and defined in the description accompanying the said plan and that the Board of Select- men accompanying the said plan and that the Board of Selectmen be authorized to acquire by gift or purchase or take by right of eminent domain in fee or as an easement for all purposes of a public street as so re-located and accepted and that the sum of $1.00 be raised and appropriated for said purpose.
This Motion was unanimously voted.
Article 14. John W. Heffernan moved: That the subject matter of the Article be referred back to the Committee hereintofore appointed in reference to the matter. So voted.
Article 15. John W. Heffernan moved: That the Town raise and appropriate for the construction of permanent sidewalks and curbing on the streets of the Town as hereinafter set forth the sums respect- fully set after each item to be expended under the direction of the Highway Department, to wit:
Southerly side of Hilldale Road for the entire length, approxi- mately 700 Feet. $460.00
On westerly side of Washington Street, begining at the end of the permanent sidewalk and continuing to property of Earl C. Fowler.
$475.00
Westerly side of Tower Avenue $550.00
Westerly side of Madison Street, commencing at a point in front of the store of E. A. Loud & Co. and extending to Commercial Street. Southerly side of Randolph Street, extending from property of Edward N. and Harriet C. Barker, extending to property of Nathaniel A. and Mary E. Derby, to bend in road, extending beyond the line of the prop- erty last referred to .. $1,075.00
Southerly side of Columbian Street, extending east and west from the Braintree line of 236 Columbian Street $575.00
Curbing on westerly side of North Street from Thomas' Corner to Pierce Court.
And it is further provided that any unexpended balance appropriated under this article may be dispensed as one fund hereunder.
Mr. George Reed moved to amend: To raise and appropriate the · sum of $1,100 for the purpose of building a permanent sidewalk on the northerly side of Columbian Street from Main Street to the residence of one Fitzgerald. So voted.
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Mr. Benjamin M. Cowan moved to amend: To raise and appropri- ate the sum of $1,000. for the building of a permanent sidewalk from the Clapp resident (near Webb Street) toward Coyle's Hill, So Voted.
By unanimous consent Mr. Heffernan accepted Mr. Reed's amend- ment in place of the motion he first made.
The motion of the Appropriation Committee as amended was so voted.
Article 16. Mr. John W. Heffernan moved: That the Board of Sel- ectmen be authorized to acquire by purchase, or take by right of emi- nent domain in fee for Park purposes, a portion of the land border- ing the northerly and westerly portion of Weston Park in accordance with a plan of Russell H. Whiting, Civil Engineer dated February 6, 1934, and defined in the description accompanying said plan and that the sum of ($1.00) be raised and appropriated for the purpose of this article. The motion was declared lost.
More than seven members having doubted the vote a recount was ordered. The tellers reported 85 voting in the affirmative and 55 in the negative less than 2/3 having voted in the affirmative the motion was declared lost.
Article 17. Mr. John W. Heffernan moved: That the subject matter of this article be referred to the Park Department. After quite a long discussion on this question, Mr. Everett E. Callahan moved the pre- vious question.
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