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You are hereby required to notify and warn said inhabitants of Weymouth qualified to vote in Town affairs, in case all the articles in the foregoing war- rant shall not have been acted upon at the meeting called for the first day of March, to meet in adjourned session at the hall of the Weymouth High School on
WEDNESDAY, THE THIRD DAY OF MARCH, 1943
at seven o'clock and forty-five minutes in the evening, then and there to act upon such of the foregoing articles as shall not have been acted upon March first or action upon which may at said meeting March first have been deferred until said adjourned session.
You are further required to notify and warn the inhabitants of Weymouth qualified to vote in elections to meet at the polling places of their respective precincts, to wit :-
In Precinct 1 in the Bicknell School Hall;
In Precinct 2 in the G. A. R. Hall on Commercial Street;
In Precinct 3 in the Hunt School Gymnasium Hall, on Broad Street;
In Precinct 4 in the building of the Citizens' Association, Inc., on Front Street ;
In Precinct 5 in the building of the Pond School, Pond Street; In Precinct 6 in the building of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Wes- sagusset Post No. 1399, southerly side of Broad Street;
In Precinct 7 in the Lovells Corner Improvement Association Build- ing on Washington Street;
In Precinct 8 in the Weymouth Heights Club Building on North Street;
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In Precinct 9 in the Nevin School Building, Main and Columbian Streets;
ON MONDAY THE EIGHTH DAY OF MARCH, 1943
at eight o'clock in the forenoon, then and there to bring in to the wardens of their several precincts, their votes on one ballot, for the following named public officers, to wit :-
One (1) Town Clerk for three (3) years
One (1) Town Treasurer
Five (5) Selectmen and Board of Public Welfare
One (1) Collector of Taxes
Two (2) Assessors for three (3) years
Two (2) School Committee for three (3) years
One (1) Water Commissioner for three (3) years
One (1) Park Commissioner for three (3) years
Three (3) Trustees of Tufts Library for three (3) years
One (1) Board of Health for three (3) years
Two (2) Planning Board for three (3) years
One (1) Tree Warden
One (1) Annual Moderator
And for the election of Town Meeting Members from the several voting precincts of the Town as follows :-
Precinct 1: 19 Town Meeting Members for 3 years
Precinct 2: 12 Town Meeting Members for 3 years
1 Town Meeting Member for 2 years to fill vacancy
Precinct 3: 20 Town Meeting Members for 3 years
1 Town Meeting Member for 2 years to fill vacancy
Precinct 4: 7 Town Meeting Members for 3 years
Precinct 5: 10 Town Meeting Members for 3 years
Precinct 6: 14 Town Meeting Members for 3 years
3 Town Meeting Members for 2 years to fill vacancy 1 Town Meeting Member for 1 year to fill vacancy
Precinct 7: 8 Town Meeting Members for 3 years
Precinct 8: 6 Town Meeting Members for 3 years
1 Town Meeting Member for 2 years to fill vacancy
Precinct 9: 12 Town Meeting Members for 3 years
THE POLLS WILL BE CLOSED AT 8 O'CLOCK IN THE EVENING
You are directed to serve this Warrant by posting a copy thereof attested by you in writing, in each of two public places in each voting precinct in said Town, seven days at least before the date for holding the first meeting called for in this Warrant.
Hereof fail not, make due return of this Warrant with your doings thereon to the Town Clerk of said Town on or before the nineteenth day of February, 1943.
Given under our hands at Weymouth this fifteenth day of February in the year of our Lord Nineteen Hundred and Forty-Three.
HARRY CHRISTENSEN, Chairman EVERETT E. CALLAHAN, Clerk
JOSEPH A. FERN
BASIL S. WARREN
SANDY ROULSTON
Selectmen of Weymouth
A true copy Attest : GEORGE J. BUTLER Constable of Weymouth.
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ANNUAL TOWN MEETING
March 1, 1943
Pursuant to a warrant duly issued the annual meeting of the inhabitants of the Town of Weymouth represented by its duly elected and qualified Town Meeting Members was held at the hall of the Weymouth High School, East Weymouth on Monday, March 1st 1943.
Two hunderd and thirty-four Town Meeting members being checked by the police stationed in the aisles.
The meeting was called to order at 8:02 in the evening by Major Daniel L. O'Donnell Annual Moderator.
The attested copy of the warrant for the meeting was read by the Town Clerk. Mr. Melville Cate moved that the reading of the several articles be dispensed with. So voted. The Rev. Father Edward M. Harrigan, Pastor of St. Jeromes Church of North Weymouth, was called upon by the Moderator to invoke the Blessing of the Ruler of the Universe upon the deliberations of the meeting.
Six Town Meeting members not previously sworn to the duties of their office were at this time duly sworn by the Moderator.
The Moderator then called for consideration of the articles in the warrant.
Mr. Stein, Chairman of the Appropriation Committee then moved that Article 20 of the warrant be considered at this time. So voted.
ARTICLE 20. Mr. Field for the Appropriation Committee moved: For the purpose of providing temporary additional income to Town Employees for the 9 months period April 1, 1943 through December 31, 1943, certain in- dividual sums totaling $82,828.50 are herewith appropriated specifically in stated amounts as follows and subject to the following conditions: According to the number of employees entitled thereto a sum not exceeding $195., in each case shall be for personal services of each individual regularly employed on a full-time basis and in like manner a sum not exceeding $5.00 weekly when working, shall be for personal services of each individual employed on a part time basis by the Town. These sums are provided on account of in- creased costs of living and shall neither be considered as regular compensation, nor be subject to pension deductions. For purposes of computation under this vote, daily employment for the full week, as regularly worked in each of the several departments, for not less than 39 weeks per year shall be con- strued as employment on a full-time basis. Part-time employees whose work totals less than 40 hours per week may accumulate their time to that end; otherwise, they may be recompensed pro rata.
To meet the requirements of the preceding paragraph $77,758.50 shall be appropriated from Surplus Revenue of the Town and, for the same purpose, $4,875. shall be appropriated from Surplus Revenues of the Water Depart- ment.
For Town accounting purposes the several sums provided under the plan are allocated to the several departments as follows, viz:
$ 490.00 Selectmen
Accounting $ 585.00
682.50 Treasurer
Collector 585.00
956.00 Assessors
Legal
195.00
225.00 Registrars
Sealer
100.00
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9360.00 Highway
Library
2355.00
585.00 Maint. Town Hall
Building Inspectors
195.00
95.00 Public Safety Committee
Care of Graves
10.00
585.00 Old Age Assistance
Public Welfare
1170.00
100.00 Harbor Master
Town Clerk
390.00
20.00 Misc. Account
School
43400.00
6945.00 Police
Fire
7410.00
4875.00 Water
Health
340.00
745.00 Moth
Tree
390.00
30.00
Park
Alewife
10.00
Provided, that for school department accounting pur- poses only such of these sums as are for School De- partment use may be considered with the regular school department appropriation as one fund.
, Provided further that the provisions of the plan as described above shall continue in force pro rata for the 3-months period January 1, 1944 through March 31, 1944 and that the sums necessary for its operation shall be shown as separate amounts in the 1944 budget estimates.
Mr. Charles Y. Berry moved a substitute motion :- to that of the Appropriation Committee as follows :- That to compensate in part for the large increase in the cost of living the Town of Weymouth raise and appropriate the sum of $83,615.71 to provide for a $ temporary 15% increase in the Salaries and Wages of all officials and employees of the town for the period from April 1, 1943 to December 31, 1943, the minimum amount per week to be $5.00 for all full time regular officials and employees, and that such temporary adjustment shall continue in force until March 31, 1944.
83,615.71
The above sum to be allocated as follows:
To the Selectmen's Department
$ 360.00
Accounting Department 671.80
Treasurer's Department
439.60
Collector's Department
817.50
Assessors' Department
1,209.38
Legal Department
168.75
Town Clerk's Department
325.00
Registrars' Department
327.50
Committee of Public Safety
64.35
Maintenance of Town Hall
676.00
Building Inspector's Dept.
225.00
Sealer's Department
112.50
Moth Department
765.60
Tree Department
277.65
Harbor Master
112.50
Health Department
699.38
Weymouth Retirement System
97.50
Old Age Assistance Department
811.80
Welfare Department
457.50
Aid to Dependent Children Dept.
628.20
Town Infirmary Account
256.50
Park Department
100.00
Miscellaneous Expenses
70.87
Care Soldiers' Graves
22.50
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Police Department
8,226.59
Fire Department
8,574.09
Street Department
9,250.20
School Department
45,349.39
Libraries Department
2,518.06
$83,615.71
And that there be further appropriated from the cur- rent revenue of the Water Department the sum of $5,782.00 to provide for a temporary increase in the $ ' 5,782.00 salaries and the wages of all officials and employees of said department in accordance with the method set forth herein. No increase in compensation shall for any purpose of Chapter 32 of the General Laws or for any other provision of law providing for pen- sions, annuties or retirement allowances for officers or employees of towns, be deemed or construed to be a portion of the regular compensation of any officer or employee now or formerly in the service of the town.
Mr. Berry's motion, a substitute motion for that of the Appropriation Committee, was placed before the meeting and upon a voice vote the Moderator de- clared the vote in the affirmative.
Mr. Field, of the Appropriation Committee, then doubted the vote. Less than the required number having doubted the vote, Article 20 as presented by Charles Y. Berry prevailed.
ARTICLE 1. Mr. Field for the Appropriation Committee moved: That the report of the Appropriation Committee containing its motions to be offered at this meeting, as shown in printed form, be now recorded as re- ceived.
That the motions on the several articles as offered and presented in the Appropriation Committee's printed report be considered as now before the meeting to be voted upon, separately under the respective articles in the Warrant.
Moved that Article 1 be now taken up item by item.
To provide for all expenses of maintenance and operation of each of the town's several departments and activities for the fiscal year, for certain improvements, and to meet certain requirements of law, the several sums hereinafter set forth are hereby appropriated for the several purposes and subject to the conditions specified, all such sums to be raised by taxation in the levy of the current year unless some other source of revenue is ex- pressed.
Item 1. For personal services and expenses of the Appropri- ation Committee. $ 675.00
Of this sum $100. is reserved for use only in case of a special Town meeting and not exceeding $450. shall be for personal services of the Secretary of the Com- mittee who may be a member thereof.
Motion of the Appropriation Committee as offered by Mr. Field was unanimously and tentatively adopted.
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Item 2. Mr. Field for the Appropriation Committee as moved : For the Selectman's Department $ 4,275.00
Of this sum not exceeding $500, shall be for per- sonal services of the Clerk who may be a Selectman, and $600. is provided expressly for expenses of the Rationing Board.
Motion of the Appropriation Committee as offered by Mr. Field was unanimously and tentatively a- dopted.
Item
3. Mr. Field for the Appropriation Committee moved : For the Town Accountant's Department
$ 6,002.00
Of this sum not exceeding $5,552.00 shall be for per- sonal services of the department.
Motion as offered by Mr. Field of the Appropriation Committee was unanimously and tentatively adopt- ed.
Item
4. Mr. Field for the Appropriation Committee moved : $ For the Town Treasurer's 'Department Of this sum not exceeding $3,198. shall be for 4,373.00 personal services of the department. For Foreclosing Tax Titles the additional sum of which not ex- ceeding $350. shall be for personal services. . 627.00
$ Motion of the Appropriation Committee as offered by Mr. Field was unanimously and tentatively$ adopted.
5,000.00
Item
5. Mr. Field for the Appropriation Committee moved: $ For the Tax Collector's Department The compensation of the Tax Collector shall be five and one half mills on each dollar of taxes collected and the Selectmen are authorized and instructed to insure the Tax Collector in the sum of $15,000. robbery insurance.
8,840.00
Motion of the Appropriation Committee as offered by Mr. Field was unanimously and tentatively adopted.
Item 6. Mr. Field for the Appropriation Committee moved: For the Assessor's Department $10,628. Of this sum not exceeding $9,042. shall be for personal services of the department and for Transportation of the Board. The salaries of the Assessors are herewith fixed at $800. for the Chairman, and $700. each for 4 others. The Clerk of the Board may be a member thereof.
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Mr. Charles Burgess Chairman of the Board of Assessors moved toamend the recommendations of the Appropriation Committee as follows :- That the sum of $11,028. be raised and appropriated for the Assessors Department with the base pay to be the same as the previous year, Chairman $900. and 4
others $800. each. $ 11,028.00
Motion of the Appropriation Committee as offered by Mr. Field and thus amended by Mr. Burgess was unanimously and tentatively adopted.
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Item 7. Mr. Field for the Appropriation Committee moved; For the Legal Department and personal expenses as incurred by the Town Counsel in performing his duties as such $ 3,000.00
Of this sum not exceeding $1500. shall be for the salary of the Town Counsel.
Motion of the Appropriation Committee as offered by Mr. Field was unanimously and tentatively a- dopted.
Item
8. Mr. Field for the Appropriation Committee moved; For the payment of damages $6,216.88. Of this sum $2,216.88 is appropriated soley for the purpose of paying such unpaid bills as may be determined as proper obligations of the Town. Mr. Field then moved an amendment to the original motion as follows: That the figure for unpaid bills be changed to $2,313.87 making the total for the item $6,313.87. Selectman Christensen moved to further amend the recommendations of the Appropriation Committee by adding for unpaid bills the amount of $103.60. Selectman Fern moved to further amend the re- commendations of the Appropriation Committee by adding the amount of $95. for binders used by the Assessors. $ 6,512.47
Motion of the Appropriation Committee as amended by Mr. Field and further amended by Selectmen Christensen and Fern was tentatively adopted.
Item
9. Mr. Field for the Appropriation Committee moved; $ 4,490.00
For the Town Clerk's Department
Of this sum not exceeding $3500. shall be for person- al services of the department. Motion of the Appropriation Committee as offered by Mr. Field was unanimously and tentatively adopted.
Item
10. Mr. Field for the Appropriation Committee moved. For Elections $1,055.00
For Registrations of voters $2,694.00
Of this latter figure a sum not exceeding $300. shall be personal services of the Clerk; sums not exceeding $150. for each shall be for personal services of the the other 3 members of the Board of Registrars and a sum not exceeding $1144. shall be for per- sonal services of a Secretary.
Mr. Field then moved to amend the original re- commendations as follows; The additional sum of $125. is added for police listings under regis- trations of voters, making the total for the item $ Motion of the Appropriation Committee as offered by Mr. Field was unanimously and tentatively adopted.
3,884.00
Item 11. Mr. Field for the Appropriation Committee moved; For the Engineering Department $ Of this sum $200. shall be for the placing of bound stones on existing Town Ways and the remainder shall be for the Town survey for street surveys and such engineering work as may be authorized
5,800.00
by the Board of Selectmen.
Motion of the Appropriation Committee as offered by Mr. Field was unanimously and tentatively a- dopted.
Item 12. Mr. Field for the Appropriation Committee moved; For the Planning Board $ Motion of the Appropriation Committee as offered by Mr. Field was unanimously and tentatively a- dopted.
Item 13. Mr. Field for the Appropriation Committee moved; For the maintenance and upkeep of the Town Hall and War Memorials at the Civic Center includ- ing the grounds, to be expended under the direction of the Board of Selectmen. Of this sum $350. shall be for equipment for the Rationing Board. $ Motion of the Appropriation Committee as offered by Mr. Field was unanimously and tentatively a- dopted.
300.00
9,150.00
Item 14. Mr. Field for the Appropriation Committee moved; For the maintenance of the Civil War Soldiers monument and the King Philip War Memorial including the grounds, to be expended under the direction of the Board of Selectmen. $ 100.00
Motion of the Appropriation Committee as offered by Mr. Field was unanimously and tentatively a- dopted.
Item 15. Mr. Field for the Appropriation Committee moved; For the Police Department $82,250.06. Of this sum not exceeding $72,296.06 shall be for personal services of the department including clerical assist- ance. Provision is made herein for the disposition of motor vehicles and the purchase of others by the Chief.
Mr. Field moved to amend the original motion by adding the amount of $92. for personal services making the total amount. $ 82,342.06
Motion of the Appropriation Committee as offered by Mr. Field and thus amended was unanimously and tentatively adopted.
Item 16. Mr. Field for the Appropriation Committee moved; Fire Department
For personal services of the permanent members, a sum not exceeding $76,212.52 For personal services of the call members, the sum of $2.500. For all other expenses of the de- partment $13,400.
Of this latter sum $100. shall be for rental of a church bell and $800. for renewal of old style fire alarm boxes. Provision is made herein for exchange of the deputy chief's car. Not more than $50. of this total appropriation may be used for expense incurred outside the Commonwealth se- curing information that may tend to improve the service of the department.
For the purchase of a Cities Service Jr. Aerial
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Ladder truck $15,000. Motion of the Appropriation Committee as offered by Mr. Field was unanimously and tentatively a- dopted. $ 107,112.52
Item 17. Mr. Field for the Appropriation Committee moved; For the Building Inspectors Department $ Of this sum not exceeding $2,300. shall be for the services and transportation expenses of the Build- ing Inspector and $90. shall be for the Board of Appeal on building and zoning. Motion of the Appropriation Committee as offered by Mr. Field was unanimously and tentatively a- dopted.
2,480.00
Item
18. Mr. Field for the Appropriation Committee moved; For the Sealer of Weights and Measures Depart- ment including transportation expenses, $ 1,250.00
Motion of the Appropriation Committee as offered by Mr. Field was unanimously and tentatively a- dopted.
Item `19. Mr. Field for the Appropriation Committee moved; For Gypsy Moth and all other insect pest exter- mination, to be expended under the direction of the Moth Superintendant $ 8,911.35
Of this sum not exceeding $5,324.75 shall be - for personal services of the department on Town work and $1,281.60 shall be used for labor and material on private property for which the Town shall be reimbursed. Motion of the Appropriation Committee as offered by Mr. Field was unanimously and tentatively a- dopted.
Item 20. Mr. Field for the Appropriation Committee moved; For the care of Shade trees to be expended under the direction of the Tree Warden $ 3,425.00
Of this sum $350. shall be for purchase of trees, supplies and rent. Motion of the Appropriation Committee as offered by Mr. Field was unanimously and tentatively a- dopted.
Item
21. Mr. Field for the Appropriation Committee moved; For Street Lighting $ The Electric Lighting Committee is hereby in- structed to contact with the Weymouth Light and Power Company for street lighting. Motion of the Appropriation Committee as offered by Mr. Field was unanimously and tentatively a- dopted.
37,731.48
Item 22. Mr. Field for the Appropriation Committee moved; For the Harbor Masters Department and the oper- ation of his patrol boat a sum not exceeding $ 1,200.00
Mr. Anthony Veader, Harbor Master, at this time asked the Moderator to accept and read to the assembly a letter received by him from the U- NITED STATES COAST GUARD-OFFICE OF
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COMMANDER-OFFICE OF CAPTAIN OF PORT, BOSTON, MASS. (Letter on file at the. office of the Town Clerk).
Mr. Veader then moved to amend the recom- mendations of the Appropriation Committee as follows; That the amount of $1560.00 be inserted in place of $1200.00. $ 1560.00
Motion of the Appropriation Committee as offered by Mr. Field and thus amended by Mr. Veader was unanimously and tentatively adopted.
Item 23. Mr. Field for the Appropriation Committee moved; Board of Health
For personal services of the Board members, in- cluding the duties of investigating Nuisances and menaces harmful to health the following sums; Chairman $250., and $200. each for two other mem- bers $650. For personal services of a secretary to the Board, who may be a member thereof, a sum not exceeding $100. For payments as re- quired to the Norfolk County Tuberculosis Hospi- tal the sum of $6,750. For the maintenance of the Town Dumps provided not exceeding $1,560.00 of this amount shall be for personal services, a sum not exceeding $1800.00 for plumbing inspections, provided the services and all expenses of the plumb- ing inspector shall not exceed an amount equal to that collected for all plumbing permits plus $250. the sum of $2000.00. For the services and auto expenses of a dental hygienist, a sum not exceeding $1300.00. For dental supplies a sum not exceeding $200.00 For conducting the Diph- theria clinics a sum not exceeding $250.00. For the protection of the public from rabies, a sum not exceeding $200.00. For returns to undertakers, the sum of $100.00. For all other departmental expenses, none of which shall be for investigations, a sum not exceeding $2,750.00.
Total $15,100.00. Mr. Charles Y. Berry moved to amend the recommendations of the Appropriation Committee as follows: That the Town of Wey- mouth raise and appropriate the sum of one thous- and dollars ($1000) for the services of dentists. This sum to be expended under the direction of the Board of Health. $ 16,100.00
Motion of the Appropriation Committee as offered by Mr. Field and thus amended by Mr. Berry was unanimously and tentatively adopted.
Item
24. Mr. Field for the Appropriation Committee moved; For the employment of Nurses $ 2,500.00
The Board of Selectmen are hereby authorized to contract with the Weymouth Visiting Nurse Associ- ation to furnish nursing service in case such service is a proper charge against the Town Motion of the Appropriation Committee as offered by Mr. Field was unanimously and tentatively a- dopted.
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Item 25. Mr. Field for the Appropriation Committee moved ; For the Norfolk County Tuberculosis Hospital $ Motion of the Appropriation Committee as offered by Mr. Field was unanimously and tentatively a- dopted.
17,754.10
Item 26. Mr. Field for the Appropriation Committee moved; For Garbage Removal $
6,000.00
The Board of Selectmen is authorized to contract for the disposal of garbage from April 1, 1943 to April 1, 1944 and in addition to this sum the Board of Selectmen may use whatever unexpended balance remains in the existing appropriation from prior years for the same purpose.
Motion of the Appropriation Committee as offered by Mr. Field was unanimously and tentatively a- dopted.
Item
27. Mr. Field for the Appropriation Committee moved; For Public Welfare $117,563.00. In addition there is appropriated for Public Welfare, by transfer from the Federal Food Stamp Plan Fund, the sum of $5,000.00. Of this entire appropriation the sum for all expenses of administration including auto- mobile allowances for investigators, but excepting the Town Infirmary, shall not exceed $7,818.00 of which not . more than $6,444.00 shall be for per- sonal services. $984.00 of this administration sum and $2,016.00 of the appropriation for administration under item 28 aggregating and not exceeding $3,000. 00 shall be for the salary of the Welfare Agent appointed under the provisions of Chapter 7 Acts of 1938 and from the sum for administration the Town Accountant shall transfer to the Town's gen- eral fund an amount equal to whatever monies are made available by the State or Federal Govern- ment for any administrative expense for the fiscal year under this item. $52,000.00 shall be for Aid to Dependent Children $7,245.00 shall be for ad- ministration and all expenses of the Town Infirmary. $5,000.00 shall be for reimbursment to other cities and towns for relief provided by them to persons having a legal settlement in this town. $50,000.00 shall be for relief of persons having a legal settle- ment in the Town or the relief of persons not having a legal settlement in the Town. $500.00 shall be for extraordinary accounts other than personal appropriation for Public Welfare under this Item services. Provided that any portion of the total may be made available for any Welfare items if and when approved by the Appropriation Committee Mr. Field for the Appropriation Committee moved to amend the original motion as follows; The additional sum of $1401.75 is added for personal services under administration, making the total for the item $ 123,964.75
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