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The Moderator appointed Irving E. Johnson, Everett J. McIntosh, and J. Edward Mulligan as tellers, they were sworn as such by the Moderator. Upon a recount being taken the tellers reported 98 voting in the affirmative and 105 in the negative, the amendment was declared lost. Mr. Roland M. Smith moved to amend by an addition of $700.00 for the pur- pose of taking the State Census, this amend- ment was so voted, the motion as amended was tentatively adopted.
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Item 3.
For the salaries and all expenses of the
Town Accountant's Department.
Tentatively adopted.
6,000.00
Item 4. For the salary of the Town Treasurer and all expenses of the Treasurers Department Of this sum the salary of the Treasurer be $1,500.00 Tentatively adopted.
3,021.00
Item 5.
For the compensation of the Tax Collector's
Department.
Of this sum a sufficient sum is allotted
for the payment of the premium of the deputy
collector's bond.
Tentatively adopted.
9,700.00
Item 6. For the salaries and all expenses of the Assessors Department. The salaries to remain as last year. Tentatively adopted.
9,500.00
Item 7. For the salaries and all expenses of the Legal Department. Tentatively adopted.
3,000.00
Item 8. For the payment of damages. Tentatively adopted.
3,500.00
Item 9.
For the salary of the Town Clerk and all
expenses of the Department.
The salaries to remain as last year.
Tentatively adopted.
3,300.00
Item 10. For Election & Registrations of Voters. Mr. Roland M. Smith moved to amend by add- ing $250.00 to this sum. Amendment was de- clared lost. Mr. William Wyman moved to amend by making the amount $2,133.00 Amend- ment was declared lost. Mr. Archibald McLellan moved to amend by making the amount $1,783.00 Amendment was so voted. Tentatively adopted.
1,500.00
Item 11. For all expenses of the Engineering Depart- ment. Including the Town Survey and placing of ยท bound stones on existing town ways, the mak- ing of street surveys and such other engin- eering work, as may be authorized by the Selectmen. Tentatively adopted.
4,200.00
Item 12. For all expenses of the Planning Board.
Tentatively adopted.
200.00
7,500.00
Item 13. For the maintenance of the Town Hall and
War Memorials at the Civic Center including
the grounds; to be expended under the direc-
tion of the Selectmen.
Tentatively adopted.
Item 14. For the maintenance of the Civil War Soldiers Monument and the King Philip War Memorial including the grounds; to be expended under
100.00
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the direction of the Selectmen. Tentatively adopted.
Item 15. For the salaries and all other expenses of the Police Department. Authority is hereby given for replacing two automobiles with similar equipment on such terms as seen advisable. Tentatively adopted.
71,500.00
Item 16. For the salaries and all other expenses of the Fire Department. 73,000.00
Mr: David A. Tobin moved as an amendment: That the sum of $1,908.56 be added to cover wages of permanent men in order that eight new members recently added be paid at the rate of $30.00 per week, making a total of $74, 908.56.
Mr. Robert H. Buchan moved to amend to add the sum of $3,200.00 making a total of $76,200.00. This amendment was declared lost.
The amendment of Mr. Tobin was declared lost. More than seven members doubted the vote, a recount was ordered. The tellers reported 115 voting in the affirmative and 87 voting in the negative and the amendment was thus voted.
Mr. John W. Field asked for a roll call of the members as provided in the By-laws, Section 114, Article 1. The tellers counted the members and reported 224 members present and 50 members vot- ed for a roll call more than one fifth of members present.
The Town Clerk proceeded to the roll call of the members present and reported 146 voting in the affirmative and 66 in the negative, the amend- ment of Mr. Tobin prevailed.
Total of $74,908.56 Tentatively adopted.
Item 17. For the salaries and all other expenses of the Building Inspector's Department. 1,150.00
Of this sum $150.00 shall be for the Board of Appeal Meetings. Mr. John W. Knox moved to amend by making the sum $1,650.00. The Amendment was declared lost. The motion of the Appropriation Committee was tentatively adopted.
Item 18. For the salary of the Sealer of Weights and Measurers and all other expenses. Tentatively adopted.
1,200.00
Item 19. For Gypsy Moth and all other Insect Pest ex- termination, to be expended under the direc- tion of the Gypsy Moth Sup't. Tentatively adopted.
4,500.00
Item 20. For the salary of the Tree Warden and the care of Shade Trees. Salary to be as other years. ($100.00) Tentatively adopted.
1,500.00
Item 21. For Street Lighting. Mr. Joseph Kelley moved to amend by making the amount $36,635.00 the amendment was de-
30,000.00
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clared lost, more than seven members hav- ing doubted the vote a recount was ordered, the tellers reported 51 voting in the affirm- ative and Ill voting in the negative the motion of the Appropriation Committee was Tentatively adopted.
Item 22. For the salary of the Harbor Master and all other expenses of The Harbor Master's Depart- ment. 275.00
Tentatively adopted.
Item 23. For the salaries and all other expenses of the Board of Health including the payment of compensation for investigations by a member of the Board and the payment of the establish- ed rate of compensation to a member of the Board as an inspector should the Board appoint one of its own members to such a position. Salaries to remain as before. Tentatively adopted.
12,500.00
Item 24. For the employment of Nurses under the direc- tion of the Board of Selectmen who are hereby authorized to contract with the Weymouth Visiting Nurse Association to furnish the services of one or more nurses in case where such services are a proper charge against the town. Tentatively adopted.
2,000.00
Item 25. For the maintenance of the Norfolk County Tuber- culosis Hospital. Tentatively adopted.
11,616.70
Item 26. For Garbage Removal. 6,000.00 This authorizes the Selectmen to enter into a contract for the disposal of garbage from April 1, 1935 to April 1, 1936 at a sum not to exceed the amount appropriated. Tentatively adopted.
174,905.00
Item 27. For the Public Welfare. Provided that $90,000.00 shall be for relief of persons having a legal settlement in the town; $55,000.00 for the relief of persons not having a legal settlement in the town; $10,000.00 for reimbursement to other cities and towns for relief provided by them to persons having a legal settlement in the town; the above appropria- tion may be expended as one fund after November first of the current year; $6,505.00 for all ex- penses of the Town Infirmary; $9,400.00 for salaries and all other administrative and miscell- aneous expenses of the Department $4,000.00 as compensation to Doctors and medical services ren- dered, provided further that any part of the above sums may be expended for miscellaneous Welfare items after the Appropriation Committee has approv- ed such expenditures. Mr. Peter A. 'Gallant Moved to amend the sum $7,000. 00, for salaries and all other administrative and miscellaneous expenses instead of $9,400.00 This amendment was not a vote. The motion of the Appropriation Committee was Tentatively adopted.
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Item 28. For Old Age Assistance under Chapter 118A of the General Laws Ter. Ed. Tentatively adopted.
66,000.00
Item 29. For Pensions. Tentatively adopted.
1,575.00
Item 30. For Soldiers "benefit", including State and Military Aid, Soldiers' Relief and the bury- ing of Indigent Soldiers and Sailors. Tentatively adopted.
26,800.00
Item 31. For the salaries, general maintenance, re- moval of snow, highway and sidewalk construc- tion and the purchase and maintenance of equipment.
115,000.00
Provided that no part of this appropriation shall be used for private work. Thomas J. Kelly moved as an amendment; that the sum of $4,000.00 be added for general appropriation and $6,280.08 be added for excess removal of snow. This amendment was declared not a vote. More than seven members having doubted the vote a recount was ordered. The tellers reported 82 voting in the affirma- tive and 92 in the negative, the amendment was lost.
The Motion of the appropriation Committee was Tentatively adopted.
Item 32. For the support of the Public Schools. Provided further that the additional sum of $2,354.68 and received under the provisions of General Laws, Ter. Ed. Chapter 140, Sec- tion 172 relating to the Dog Fund is hereby appropriated in accordance with the afore- said Chapter for the support of the Schools. Mr. Prince H. Tirrell moved as an amendment, that this sum be increased to $410,000.00. After a long discussion on this subject, Mr. Melville F. Cate moved to adjourn until Wednesday evening March 6, 1935 at 7:45 as provided in the warrant. So voted. Meeting at 12:25 A.M. March 5, 1935.
380,000.00
CLAYTON B. MERCHANT Town Clerk
Notices of the adjourned annual town meeting was posted in ten or more places in the town as provided in Section 3 of Chap- ter 13 of the acts of 1930.
MARCH 6, 1935
The time to which the annual town meeting of March 4, 1935 adjourned having arrived the meeting was called to order at 7:50 by George L. Barnes, Annual Moderator. Prayer was offered by Rev. Francis A. Poole, Pastor of the Old South Congregational Church, South Weymouth.
Mr. E. Leo Madden was sworn as a Town Meeting Member.
Item 32. ARTICLE 1. Mr. Josiah B. Reed moved : That the School Committee be instructed to readjust the salaries of the School
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Teachers of the Town to more nearly meet the ability of the citizens to pay, all salaries below $1,200.00 to remain as now paid. After an hours debate on the school budget Mr. William B. Chalke moved the previous question, 3 minutes was allowed mem- bers to speak on the question and 10 minutes in the total aggre- gate, after 10 minutes was up the question was put before the meeting: Shall the main question be now put and was declared lost.
After another hours debate on this question Mr. Ernest A. Smith moved the previous question, after 10 minutes further de- bate the main question was voted as follows: (Mr. Prince H. Tirrell's Amendment) That the sum of $410,000.00 be raised and appropriated for the support of Schools. The motion of the Appropriation Committee was then put, as follows: That the sum of $380,000.00 be raised and appropriated for the support of the schools, and was tentatively adopted. The motion reads as follows :
380,000.00
For the support of the Public Schools. Be raised and appropriated, and further pro- vided that the additional sum of $2,354.68 received under the provision of General. Laws, Ter. Ed. Chapter 140, Section 172, relating to the Dog Fund is hereby appropriated in accordance with the aforesaid Chapter for the support of the Schools. Tentatively adopted.
The motion offered by Mr. Reed was declared not a vote. Mr. Everett E. Callahan moved to reconsider Item 2. Not a vote.
Item 33. For maintenance of Tufts Library and its branches.
16,000.00
Of this sum $1,200.00 is appropriated for the support of the reading room at the Fogg Library. Mr. Charles Griffin moved to amend by making the sum $20,815.00 and $1,500.00 of this sum to be for the support of the reading room at Fogg Library. Mr. Franklin M. Pratt presented a petition sign- ed by nearly 1000 persons reading as follows : We the undersigned wish to make formal protest against the proposed cut of the appropriation for the Tufts Library. Such a cut would deprive the Town of branch Libraries and delivery sta- tions and lessen the hours of service at the Main Library. We feel that this would not be a true economy, and respectfully petition the Town Meeting to grant the library sufficient funds to carry forward its present service to the town.
Mr. Frank G. Hale, Jr., moved as an amendment that the sum of $1,750.00 be added to the motion of Mr. Griffin making a total of $22,565.00 and the $1,750.00 be used for the support of the reading room at the Fogg Library, So voted. The motion of the Appropriation Committee as amended was Tentatively adopted.
Item 34. For the observance of Memorial Day. To be expended under the direction of nine to be appointed from the several veteran and heredi- tary organizations in accordance with the pro- visions of General Laws, Ter. Ed., Chapter 40, Section 5, Clause 12, by the Moderator who shall
700.00
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designate the chairman, said amount to be available only in case that the known graves of deceased veterans of all wars have been decorated without discrimination. Tentatively adopted.
At this point Mr. Newland H. Holmes, moved that a committee of five be appointed to present suitable resolutions upon the death of Waldo Turner who passed away on March 4, 1935, one of the last two members of the residents of Weymouth who were cival war veterans, and the same committee represent the town at his funeral.
This was declared a vote. The Moderator appointed the Board of Assessors as this committee: John F. Dwyer, Charles W. Burgess, Richard Halloran, Harry E. Bearce and Julian R. Merchant.
Item 35. For Parks and Playgrounds. 3,500.00 Mr. Everett J. McIntosh to amend by making the sum $4,500.00 so voted. The motion of the motion as amended was Tentatively adopted.
Item 36. For Miscellaneous expenses to be expended under 2,047.00 the direction of the Selectmen. Tentatively adopted.
Item 37. Unpaid bills presented for payment after the appropriation made for that purpose was ex- pended, as follows :
Board of Health $1,670.98
Maintenance of Town Hall 10.00
Fire Department 375.79
Elections & Registrations 15.00
Town Hall & War Memorials 39.82
Board of Public Welfare
1,721.56
3,833.15
Tentatively adopted.
Item 38. For overdrafts under General Laws, Ter. Ed. Chapter 44, Section 31. Tentatively adopted.
4,143.97
Item 39. For the salaries and all other expenses of the Water Department of which sum the follow- ing items, shall be paid from the revenue of said Department.
(a) Maintenance & Operation 34,460.00
(b) Replacements 3,500.00
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(c) New Construction 20,452.00
(d) General Salaries 1,625.00
(e) Commercial expenses
8,500.00
(f) Interest
5,267.57
(g) Debt Retirement
14,500.00
(h) Expenses of the Treasures Office 900.00
89,204.57
Provided further: That the following sums be appropriated from the General Fund of the Water Department :
(1) For carrying on necessary work for private parties payment for which shall revert to the General
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fund. $10,000.00
(2) For revolving fund for purchase, maintenance and repair of equip- ment. 2,000.00
(3) For revolving fund for purchase of. stock. 10,000.00
Tentatively adopted.
Item 40. That no action be taken under this Article. Tentatively adopted.
Item 41. For the operation of the Alewife Fishery. Tentatively adopted.
350.00
Item 42. For the care of Soldiers' graves under Gen- eral Laws, Ter. Ed. Chapter 115, Section 2, including the placing of new markers and re- placing old ones which have become lost or damaged provided however, that all markers placed shall be set in the ground in such a manner that they cannot be removed or dis- placed. Tentatively adopted.
Item 43. That no action be taken under this Article. Tentatively adopted.
Item 44. For interest and discount. 37,000.00 Tentatively adopted.
Item 45. For the retirement of bonds and notes due in 1935. 70,000.00 Tentatively adopted.
Item 46. For the Municipal Buildings Insurance Fund. 1.00
Tentatively adopted.
Item 47. For Fire and other Insurance. 125.00
Tentatively adopted.
Item 48. For a Reserve Fund 15,000.00
Tentatively adopted.
Mr. Everett E. Callahan moved to reconsider Article 1, Item 2, Not a vote.
Mr. Roland E. Smith further moved: Provided no money appro- priated under this vote shall be used for telephone service at the home of municipal employees elected and appointed officers except the homes of the Chiefs of the Fire Department and Police Depart- ment; and no money shall be expended for traveling expenses or milage allowance of privately owned automobiles of officials and employees of all departments going outside the Commonwealth; nor as compensation for any official or employee who shall be requir- ed to leave the town for the purpose of attending on behalf of the town any hearing before an administrative Board or official, or before a court or otherwise as a witness, This was voted.
Voted : That all items tentatively adopted be regularly adopted, under Article 1.
Mr. Marshall F. Spear moved: To take up Article 35. So Voted.
Article 35. Mr. Roland M. Smith for the Appropriation Committee
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moved :
That the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $83, 000.00 to be expended under the joint supervision of Mr. Frank A. Pray, the chairman of the Board of Select- men and the E. R. A. Administrator for the purpose of the Emergency Relief Administration or any Federal or State agency carrying on the work, and in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Federal direc- tor in charge of this work.
Of this sum $3,400.00 shall be for administrative and miscellaneous expenses and $79,600.00 for the leas- ing or hiring of teams, trucks, repair and equipment expenses, materials and other miscellaneous costs appertaining thereto, and provided further that a sufficient sum for securing easements, building bridges, drains, or conduits for any of the work on the ways of the Town is hereby allotted from this latter sum.
Mr. Marshall F. Spear moved as an amendment: That the figures $79,600.00 be changed to $61,600.00. So Voted. The motion as amended was so voted.
Mr. Albert Thibeault moved at 11:25 P.M. to adjourn until Thursday evening March 7, 1935 at 7:45 o'clock. So Voted.
CLAYTON B. MERCHANT Town Clerk
Notice of adjourned meeting was posted in ten or more places in the Town.
MARCH 7, 1935
The time to which the annual town meeting adjourned having arrived the meeting was called to order at 7:45 o'clock. Prayer was offered by Rev. Francis A. Poole, Pastor of the Old South Congregational Church of South Weymouth.
Mr. Marshall F. Spear moved to take up Article 35, to cor- rect an error. Mr. Spear Moved: That the sum to be raised and appropriated under this article be $65,000.00 instead of $83,000. 00 as voted March 6, 1935. This motion was so voted.
Mr. Charles W. Burgess for the committee appointed March 6, 1935, to draw up resolutions upon the death of Mr. Waldo Turner one of the two last Civil War Veterans living in Weymouth, at the present time read the same, as Mr. Burgess and Mr. J. F. Dwyer had signed the same as Assessors, Mr. Alfred C. Sheehy moved that they sign the resolutions as the Committee appointed by the Town. So Voted.
Weymouth, March 7, 1935
Resolutions adopted by the Board of Assessors appointed by the town as a committee draw resolutions in appreciation of the life and service of Waldo Turner.
Whereas : It has pleased Almighty God to call from our roll of citizenship of the Town of Weymouth, Waldo Turner.
Be it resolved that We the Board of Assessors of the Town of Weymouth pay tribute in silent memory, to respect the moral of man- kind much as to be found in the life lived by Waldo Turner.
May the surviving members of his family and all forthcoming
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generations be guided by his principles to his family, his God, and his country.
Now the Town of Weymouth by its representatives in meeting assembled, adopt these resolutions, and to perpetuate them per- manently, order that they be inscribed upon the records of the town and copies be sent to the relatives of Waldo Turner.
. CHARLES W. BURGESS JOHN F. DWYER HARRY E. BEARCE JULIAN R. MERCHANT
RICHARD HALLORAN Committee of the Town
These resolutions were unanimously adopted.
Article 2. Voted: That all committees that have not ren- dered a final report be continued.
The Town Clerk read a report of the committee appointed March 5, 1934 follows :
To the Town Meeting Members, Town of Weymouth, Mass.
The committee to whom was referred the subject matter of Article 27 of the warrant for 1933, renewed under Article 2, of the warrant for March 5, 1934, submit their report.
The Article in question related to the establishment of a purchasing department under the provisions of Section 103, Chap- ter 41 of the General Laws. From our analysis of conditions as they exist in this town we are satisfied that the cost of a pur- chasing department will be much greater than any benefit that might accrue.
No flagrant abuse in departmental purchases has been ob- served and we believe that for the present at least the town can best be served by holding those charged with the conduct of their respective departments accountable for their own purchases.
This is the unanimous opinion of the entire committee.
MICHAEL L. FLYNN
RONALD A. MacDONALD
OLIVER T. BERGSTROM
EDWIN R. SAMPSON
EMERSON R. DIZER
Committee
Voted : That the report of the committee be accepted.
Under this Article Mr. Everett E. Callahan moved: The acceptance of the provisions of Chapter 103, Section 41 of the General Laws Viz: a purchasing department for the Town of Weymouth be placed on the next annual ballot in proper form for a referendum, So Voted.
The report of the Second Committee on Town Insurance was read by the Town Clerk
The Town, in following out the report of the first Committee, appropriated the sum of $10,000.00 in 1929. This fund was added to from time to time until it now has reached the sum of $22,000.00. The investment of this fund is in the charge of three trustees.
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A summary of the cost of insurance and fire losses from 1929 to date follows :
Cost of Insurance $36,778.54 Fire losses 2,387.00
In consideration of the past experience it is our recommen- dation that the Town raise and appropriate a certain amount each year, not less than the sum now paid yearly on premiums on exist- ing policies.
We further recommend that, as the fund increases, the amount of the insurance carried on Town properties shall be of sufficient size to enable the town to carry all of its own insurance.
We further recommend that the trustees in charge of this fund, who are appointed yearly, shall have full power in the plac- ing of all fire insurance on town properties as' to the amount carried, also as to where it shall be placed, and all other mat-' ters pertaining to town fire insurance.
FRED L. ALDEN, Chairman CHARLES GRIFFIN
The other members of this Committee one of whom at the pre- sent time is in Florida, one has lately died and another has moved from Weymouth.
Voted: That the report of the committee be accepted.
The Town Clerk read the report of the committee appointed to investigate as the employment of married women whose husband are also employed by the town, also employees whose salary is $2,000. or more who are engaged in private business, Follows :
The Committee appointed by the Moderator in accordance with Article 13, of the warrant for the special town meeting held on October 18, 1934 has met, studied and discussed the subject mat- ter of the said Article, namely : To see if the town will vote to authorize the Moderator to appoint a committee of five to invest- igate and act upon the suggestion embodied in report of the Appro- priation Committee covering :
(a) Married women working for the town whose husbands are employed by the town.
Concerning the employment by the Town of married women whose husbands are employed by the Town; inasmuch as such in- formation as could be obtained from Town officials, and sources where such information might be available, disclosed but one case which might be placed in this category, and as the women in question is employed by the Town only as needed at a daily rate of pay, it is the opinion of the Committee that no action by the Town meeting is necessary, and such ac- tion as is proper should be taken by the particular author- ities according to their own discretion, bearing in mind at all times that in the performance of their duties as em- ployees the interest of the Town are paramount.
(b) Employees of the Town whose salary is $2,000. who are engaged in private business.
Concerning such Town employees whose salary is $2,000. or more, and who are engaged in private business, it is the opinion of the Committee that this is entirely up to the in-
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dividuals concerned except that the proper Town Authorities should at all times be alert to see that the duties of such individuals, coincidental to his position with the Town, are faithfully and fully discharged, and if not, such steps be taken to remedy the situation, as are within their power.
Respectfully submitted,
ROBERT E. MITCHELL R. CHESTER LOPAUS BLANCHE L. PRICE LESTER W. TISDALE HARRISON I. COLE, Chairman The Committee
Voted : This report be accepted.
Mr. William J. Holbrook for the committee appointed to in- vestigate and recommend a plan of municipal government for the Town of Weymouth submitted their report, follows :
December 28, 1934
To the Inhabitants of the Town of Weymouth:
Your Committee appointed to investigate and recommend a plan of municipal government for the Town of Weymouth, submits the following report :
It has held several meetings and has given opportunity for all interested to be heard.
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