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Motion of the Appropriation Committee as offered by Mr. Field and thus amended by him was unani- mously and tentatively adopted.
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Item 28. Mr. Field for the Appropriation Committee moved; For Old Age assistance under General Laws (ter. Ed) Chapter 118A as amended $ 144,592.00
Of this entire appropriation the sum for all ex- penses of administration, including automobile allow- ances for visitors, shall not exceed $6,592.00 of which not more than $6,142.00 shall be for personal ser- vices and from this sum for administration, $2,016.00 is allocated to and appropriated under Item 27 for services of the Welfare Agent set up under Chapter 7 of the Acts of 1938. From the admin- istration figure the Town Accountant shall transfer
to the Town's general fund an amount equal to whatever monies are made available by State or Federal Government for any administrative ex- pense For the fiscal year under this item.
Motion of the Appropriation Committee as offered by Mr. Field was unanimously and tentatively a- dopted.
Item 29. Mr. Field for the Appropriation Committee moved; For Pensions $
2,400.00
Motion of the Appropriation Committee as offered by Mr. Field was unanimously and tentatively a- dopted.
Item 30. Mr. Field for the Appropriation Committee moved; For Soldiers benefits, including State and Military Aid, Soldiers' Relief and the burying of Indigent Soldiers and Sailors. Of this sum not exceeding $200.00 is for all administrative expenses and $3,000. 00 is reserved for World War II allotments. Motion of the Appropriation Committee as 'offered by Mr. Field was unanimously and tentatively a- dopted.
$ 13,650.00
Item 31. Mr. Field for the Appropriation Committee moved; Highway Department
For personal services of the salaried employees a sum not exceeding $42,188.00 For personal serv- ices of other than salaried employees a sum not exceeding $38,220.00. For purchase of supplies, ma- terials, new equipment and for the disposal of old equipment; provided a committee of 3, .one of whom shall be the Superintendent of Streets, shall be appointed by the Moderator for these purposes, a sum of $7,500.00. For all other expenses of the department a sum not exceeding $26,700.00.
Mr. George Peterson moved to amend the re- commendations of the Appropriation Committee as follows; By adding the sum of $1,280.50 to that specific part of the Appropriation Committee's re- commendations "For personal services of other than salaried employees", this amount to be used for payment to Street Dep't workers who are now not paid for rainy days and holidays.
Sup't. of Streets Kelley moved to further amend as follows; That the sum of $3,000.00 be added to the recommendations of the Appropriation Com- mittee, this amount to be used for oiling purposes
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in 1943, and this amount to be incorporated in the last sentence of the recommendations of the Appropriation Committee's Motion. $ Motion of the Appropriation Committee as offered by Mr. Field and thus amended by Mr. Peter- son and Mr. Kelley was so voted and tentatively adopted.
118,888.50
Item 32. Mr. Field for the Appropriation Committee moved; For the support of Public Schools $487,456.25 In addition thereto is appropriated for support of the Public Schools the amount received from the County, by way of Statutory distribution of the Dog Tax, in the sum of $4,048.75. $ 491,505.00
Motion of the Appropriation Committee as offered by Mr. Field was unanimously and tentatively a- dopted.
Item 33. Mr. Field for the Appropriation Committee moved; For the Tufts Library and its Branches and other Library purposes $27,481.00. Of this sum $2,296. 00 is appropriated for the Reading Room at the Fogg Library. The income from the several trusts funds of the Town are hereby made available for Library purposes. Not more than $50.00 of this total appropriation may be used for expense incurred in travel outside the Commonwealth while securing information that may tend to improve the service of the Library.
Mr. Field moved to amend the original motion as follows; The additional sum of $600.00 is added for conversion to coal burning, making the total for the item. $ 28,081.00
Motion of the Appropriation Committee as offered by Mr. Field was unanimously and tentatively a- dopted as thus amended.
Item 34. Mr. Field for the Appropriation Committee moved; For the observance of Memorial Day to be expended $ under the direction of a committee of seven (7) to be appointed by the Moderator, who shall desig- nate the Chairman, from the several veteran and hereditary organizations in accordance with the pro- vision of General Laws (Ter. Ed) Chapter 40, Section 5 Clause 12 as amended; said amount to be available only in case evidence shall be filed with the Town Accountant that the known graves of the deceased veterans of all wars have been decorat- ed without discrimination:
900.00
Motion of the Appropriation Committee as offered by Mr. Field was unanimously and tentatively a- dopted.
Item 35. Mr. Field for the Appropriation Committee moved; For Parks and Playgrounds. Of this sum not ex- ceeding $ 6,675.00
$300.00 shall be for all administrative expenses. Motion of the Appropriation Committee as offered by Mr. Field was unanimously and tentatively a- dopted.
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5,575.00
Item 36. Mr. Field for the Appropriation Committee moved; For Miscellaneous Expenses. Of this sum $3,000. $ 00 is for defraying the cost of the use of Town buildings by private individuals or organizations and not exceeding $480.00 shall be for the salary of a dog officer.
Motion of the Appropriation Committee as offered by Mr. Field was unanimously and tentatively a- dopted.
Item 37. Mr. Field for the Appropriation Committee moved; For upaid Bills. As provision has been made under item 8 Motion of the Appropriation Committee as offered by Mr. Field was unanimously and tentatively a- dopted.
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Item 38. Mr. Field for the Appropriation Committee moved ; For Overdrafts under Gen. Laws (Ter. Ed) Chapter 44. Section 31.
0
Motion of the Appropriation Committee as offered by Mr. Field was unanimously and tentatively a- dopted.
Item 39. Mr. Field for the Appropriation Committee moved; For necessary charges and the administration of $ 25,012.00 the Contributory Retirement System. Of this a- mount $468.00 is appropriated to the expense fund of which not exceeding $468.00 shall be for personal services. .
Motion of the Appropriation Committee as offered by Mr. Field was unanimously and tentatively a- dopted.
Item 40. Mr. Field for the Appropriation Committee moved; For the Water Department. Of this sum $88,034.25 $ 120,034.25 is to be provided from current revenue and $32, 000.00 from surplus revenue of the Water Department and there is further appropriated from the General Fund of the Water Department $10,000.00 for carry- ing on work for private parties, payment for such work to revert to the General Fund of the Water Department. Authorization for the disposal and replacement of motor vehicles by the Water Com- missioners is hereby granted.
Motion of the Appropriation Committee as offered by Mr. Field was unanimously and tentatively a- dopted.
Item 41. Mr. Field for the Appropriation Committee moved; That no action be taken under this Item. Motion of the Appropriation Committee as offered by Mr. Field was unanimously and tentatively a- dopted.
Item 42. Mr. Field for the Appropriation Committee moved; For the operation of the Alewife Fishery Motion of the Appropriation Committee as offered by Mr. Field was unanimously and tentatively a- dopted.
$
350.00
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Item 43. Mr. Field for the Appropriation Committee moved ; For the care of Soldiers graves udner General Laws (Ter. Ed) Chapter 115, Section 22, including the placing of new markers and replacing old ones. The care of the grave markers is hereby given to the $ Custodian of Soldiers Graves.
1,450.00 Motion of the Appropriation Committee as offered by Mr. Field was unanimously and tentatively a- dopted.
Item
44. Mr. Field for the Appropriation Committee moved; For the care of Soldiers graves under General Laws (Ter. Ed) Chapter 114, Sections 16 and 18. Provided $ that the Town instruct the Board of Selectmen to contract with Wessagusset Post No. 1339 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States for the care and maintenance of Old Cemetary off Park Avenue; Old Cemetary opposite Fairmount Cemetary on Pleasant Street; the one located off Randolph Street, and Old Cemetary off Pleasant Street near Pine Street.
200.00
Motion of the Appropriation Committee as offered by Mr. Field was unanimously and tentatively a- dopted.
Item
45. Mr. Field for the Appropriation Committee moved; For interest and Discount. $ 10,000.00 Motion of the Appropriation Committee as offered by Mr. Field was unanimously and tentatively a- dopted.
Item 46. Mr. Field for the Appropriation Committee moved; For the Retirement of Bonds and Notes due in 1943. $ 68,000.00
Motion of the Appropriation Committee as offered by Mr. Field was unanimously and tentatively a- dopted.
Item 47. Mr. Field for the Appropriation Committee moved ; For the Municipal Buildings Insurance Fund to be appropriated from Surplus Revenue $25,000.00. Mr. Field for the Appropriation Committee moved a substitute motion for the Committee as follows; Municipal Buildings Fund. $ 25,000.00
To be appropriated by transfers from unexpended balances, in appropriations made in prior years, as follows;
Working New Streets $11,067,70
Working Accepted Streets 8,485.19
Committee on Airport 308.11
Committee on By-Laws 534.00 Committee on Study of Relief 250.52 W.P.A. Activities 4,354.48
Motion of the Appropriation Committee as offered by Mr. Field was unanimously and tentatively a- dopted, as thus amended.
Item
48.
Mr. Field for the Appropriation Committee moved;
For Fire and other Insurance.
$
5,400.00
Motion of the Appropriation Committee as offered
by Mr. Field was unanimously and tentatively a-
dopted.
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Item 49. Mr. Field for the Appropriation Committee moved; For a Reserve Fund.
$ 25,000.00 Of this sum $10,000.00 may be used only for Civilian Defense purposes.
Provided that all Salaries of elected officials shall remain at the same figure per annum as last year ex- cept as hereinbefore otherwise voted. Provided that no monies hereinbefore appropriated shall be ex- pended for telephone service in private houses of any Town Official or employee except in those of the Chiefs of Police and Fire Departments. Provided that no monies hereinbefore appropriated shall be for personal expenses except as specified hereinbefore or otherwise allowed by law. Provided further no monies hereinbefore appropriated shall be used for the purchase of motor vehicles, except as otherwise specified in this article. Provided further that no monies herein appropriated, ex- cepting the amounts supplied under item 2. Article 1, of this warrant, shall be paid directly or indirectly as remuneration, compensation, or otherwise, to any currently elected member of the Board of Selectmen for expenses or services rendered the Town in any capacity. (The preface incorporated in its beginning and the rider ending Article 1 apply in total to Article 1.)
Mr. Field for the Appropriation Committee moved to amend the original motion as follows; of the sum for the Reserve Fund $6,645.52 shall be ap- propriated from the remainder of the unexpended balance in the W. P. A. Activities appropriation of prior years.
Mr. Alfred Sheehy moved to further amend the recommendations of the Appropriation Committee as follows; That an additional sum of $360.00 be added to the $25,000.00 to be used for rental of quar- ters for the Military Police Company. $ 25,360.00
Motion of the Appropriation Committee as offered by Mr. Field and amended by Mr. Field and further amended by Mr. Sheehy was unanimously and tenta- tively adopted.
At this time Amy Hill Duncan asked for reconsideration of Item 10 under Article 1. Reconsideration did not prevail.
Question now comes on all Items under Article 1 as thus amended.
Moderator then declared all Items under Article 1, as previously tenta- tively adopted, now adopted.
Mr. Melville Cate moved reconsideration of Article 1. Reconsideration did not prevail.
At this time the Moderator declared a five minutes recess.
Meeting duly re-convened at 10:10 P. M.
Moderator then called for consideration of Article 2 of the warrant. ARTICLE 2. Mr. Field for the Appropriation Committee moved; That all committees who have not rendered a final report be continued until the work under their charge is completed,
At this time Mr. Arthur I. Negus asked unanimous consent to consider Article 9. Unanimous consent prevailed. Mr. Negus reporting for the com- mittee appointed by the Moderator under Article 6 of the Warrant for the Special Town Meeting held November 30th 1942 in conjunction with the widening of Pond and Derby Streets at a certain point read the following report and recommendations;
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REPORT TO THE WEYMOUTH TOWN MEETING BY THE
COMMITTEE APPOINTED BY THE TOWN MEETING MODERATOR TO CONSULT WITH THE OWNERS OF THE LAND AND BUILDINGS REFERRED TO IN THE FOLLOWING ARTICLE :-
Article 9- To see what action the Town will take relative to the taking of land at the corners of Derby and Pond Streets.
We were instructed to ascertain facts and figures relating to said property and to report all pertinent ascertainable information at the Next Annual Town Meeting.
To that end we have convened with the owner of property located at the Junction of Pond and Derby Streets and discussed three different plans for widening the travelled way at this point where the Town of Weymouth at present owns only nine feet in width.
We agreed on the plan presented and described as follows :- Proposed Widening at corner of POND and DERBY Streets (Alternate description)
Beginning at a point on the southeasterly side line of Pond Street distant 178.94 feet southwesterly from the division line between land of Maud F. Sampson et al and land of the Braintree Realty Corporation a distance of 44.21 feet to a point of curvature; thence running in a general southeasterly direction still by said land of the Braintree Realty Corporation by a tangent curve to the left with a radius of 250.00 feet a distance of! 89.79 feet to the northerly side line of Derby Street.
All of the land lying southwesterly of the above described lines and situated between said above-described lines and the present line of Derby Street, Pond Street, and the junction of same (about 1336 square feet more or less) is hereby laid out as a town way and recommended to the town for acceptance.
For further identification of this description and location reference is hereby made to a "Plan of proposed widening at Corner of Pond and Derby Streets (South) Weymouth, Mass., "made by Russell H. Whiting, Town Engineer, dated Feb. 1, 1943, approved by us, verified by our signatures and adopted as a part of this record.
(Signed: Russell H. Whiting)
The present owner agrees to convey to the Town the one building and the land upon which it stands, also a pointed strip on Northerly side of Derby Street, about 90 ft .- and he will backfill the excavation up to surface of sub-grade for the sum of $4000.
Your Committee feel this price is not exorbitant inasmuch as the rent receivable for the property is in excess of any ordinary investment of this valuation. The owner has not been able to rent it for some time owing to the possibility of the Town taking it over, thereby causing hardship on any tenant.
We feel the widening at this point is very necessary and in order to relieve the congestion recommend and move as follows:
MOVED: That the Board of Selectmen be instructed to acquire by gift or purchase or take by right of eminent domain, in fee or otherwise for all purposes of a public street or highway land with buildings thereon at the corner of Derby and Pond Streets in accordance with plan of Russell H. Whiting, Town Engineer, entitled "Plan of Proposed Widening of Corner
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of Pond and Derby Streets" dated February 1, 1943 and containing about appropriated, and the further sum of $500. is raised and appropriated for surfacing, grading and constructing the aforesaid street widening.
Regarding property on Southerly side of Derby Street bordering line of R. R. property - the Town has already ordered the Board of Selectmen to procure and work the land owned by William H. Greely, same to be used for free parking area. This is very necessary, as at present cars are parked all day and into the night on both Pond and Derby Streets, making traffic difficult and creating a serious hazard in the winter season when the. Street Department endeavors to clear the highway.
We request the Selectmen to proceed at once with the taking of this land so that this project be started as soon as the weather permits in order that this dangerous condition be removed.
John Wm. O'Donnell Wm. G. B. Park Arthur I. Negus, Chairman
Motion of Mr. Negus as recommended by his committee was unani- mously adopted.
The Moderator then called for further consideration of ART. 2 and for further committee reports under said article.
Mr. John Field reported for the committee appointed by the Moderator under Article 19 of the Warrant for the Annual Town Meeting of 1942, regarding Sections 2 and 4 of Chapter 61 of the Acts of 1921 and for the amending thereof, Stating that the Legislature had acted favorably on the bill and said bill had been duly signed by the Governor and was now law, therefore requiring all Town Meeting members regardless of their existing term of office to become candidates for re-election at the next Town election in 1944. He then asked that the committee be discharged of its duties as their work had been satisfactorily completed. The Committee was then discharged by the Moderator with thanks.
Selectman Harry Christensen reporting for the Committee appointed by the Moderator under Article 3 of the Annual Meeting of 1942 read the following report :
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON COORDINATION OF DEPARTMENTS
- In accordance with the vote of the last annual Town Meeting under Article 3, your committee met, organized and deliberated the combining of positions, namely :
1. Town Clerk and Town Accountant
2. Supt. of Streets and Supt. of Water Dept.
3. Tax Collector and Treasurer
4. Appointment of full time Town Engineer
In an effort to consider the subject matter wisely and unbiased and further with the thought of submitting a recommendation wherein the Town as a whole would be benefited, your committee felt it necessary to satisfactorally dispose of three major issues, namely :
1. Wherein does the present system fail in service of the Town?
2. What advantage, from a service viewpoint, would be realized?
3. Would the financial benefit, if any, warrant such a change?
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To briefly summarize the findings of your committee, the matter of "failure in service" was discounted by a long period of faithful courteous and commendable performance by the respective department and department heads.
By referring to our Annual Town Reports for a view of the activities and duties of these same departments, we found justification for combining any two of the previously named Town Departments and therefrom derive any benefit "from a service viewpoint".
On the surface, it might appear that a sizable amount could be saved if the six departments first named could be operated under three department heads. Such is not the case however, since each such department head eliminated, would of necessity need to be replaced with another person of similar capabilities or training to assist in the work of the department. Each has a distinctive function which warrants specialized training for satisfactory results in any growing municipality. Hence the apparent saving is absorbed and we have impaired the functioning of three important Town Departments.
The fourth item referred to the committee, reversed the financial con- sideration given the other three! Your committee feels, that under the existing favorable set up which has functioned so satisfactorally for years at an annual cost of less than $6000.00, the Town would do well to continue this department in the same manner, at least until circumstances or develop- ment warrant an increased expenditure.
Respectfully submitted, Harry Christensen, Chairman Raymond E. Stein
Walter B. Heffernan
George E. Burne Everett H. Sylvester
The Chairman then asked the Moderator that the committee be dis- charged and the Moderator so discharged the committee with thanks for the service rendered.
The report of the Laban Pratt Hospital Committee was then presented to the meeting by Russell A. Stiles, as follows:
REPORT OF THE LABAN PRATT HOSPITAL COMMITTEE FOR THE YEAR 1942
Delivered to the annual Weymouth Town Meeting, March 1943
Acting under the instructions of the Annual Town Meeting of 1942 your committee has had prepared and circulated to the Town Meeting members a copy of its report which was made to the said Annual Town Meeting in 1942.
Your committee further reports that by a sufficient decree the Probate Court of Suffolk County has adjudged "that the site of the Town Infirmary, formerly the Town Farm lies in that part of Weymouth called Weymouth Heights and in the neighborhood of the old North Church, within the meaning of those words as used in the will and codocil of Laban Pratt".
Your Moderator has been duly notified of this final decree, thus carrying out all instructions given your committee at the last Annual Town Meeting.
It was impossible for your Committee to notify your Moderator until the Probate Court had issued its final decree regarding the site for the Laban Pratt Hospital, which did not occur until the latter part of January;
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and likewise it was impossible for your Moderator to carry out his instruc- tions from the last Annual Town Meeting until he received word from your Committee.
Respectfully submitted,
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON THE LABAN PRATT HOSPITAL Signed : AllanC.Emery,Chairman Russell A. Stiles, Sec. John L. Gallant Kenneth L. Nash Dr. Robert R. Ryan C. Parker Whittle, Jr.
February 15th, 1943
Moderator then declared all committee reports as accepted and thanked all committees for their services rendered.
ARTICLE 3. Mr. Field for the Appropriation Committee moved;
That the Town Treasurer with the approval of the Selectmen be and hereby is authorized on and after January 1st 1944 to borrow such money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the fiscal year beginning January 1st 1944 and to issue a' note or notes therefore payable within one year from the date of issue, and that any debt or debts incurred under this vote be paid from the revenue of the fiscal year in which they were con- ' tracted.
Motion of the Appropriation Committee as offered by Mr. Field was unanimously adopted.
ARTICLE 4. Mr. Field for the Appropriation Committee moved; That the Town take no action under this article.
Motion of the Appropriation Committee as offered by Mr. Field was unanimously adopted.
ARTICLE 5. Mr. Field for the Appropriation Committee moved; That the Selectmen be authorized to sell or otherwise dispose of personal property and any real estate of which the Town has possession or title including all property taken for non-payment of taxes, all such cases of sale to be made by public auction or private sale as the Selectmen may deem for the best interest 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 Department.
Motion of the Appropriation Committee as offered by Mr. Field was unanimously adopted.
ARTICLE 6. Mr. Field for the Appropriation Committee moved; That the Board of Selectmen be authorized to accept conveyances or mortgages of any real or personal property belonging to persons receiving relief from the Town and to dispose of said property under the provisions of Article 6 of this warrant in such manner as they may judge for the best interest of the Town and where said property is subject to any encumberances if they consider it for the best interest of the Town to discharge said encumberances, they are hereby authorized to do so.
Motion of the Appropriation Committee as offered by Mr. Field was unanimously adopted.
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ARTICLE 7. Mr. Field for the Appropriation Committee moved; That the Town accept the report of the Selectmen laying out the following desig- nated private ways or parts of ways, to wit:
Epping Street from Jaffrey Street to Candia Street Jaffrey Street from Commercial Street to a point shown on plan Morningside Path between Lambert Avenue and Greycliff Road and that the Board of Selectmen be authorized to acquire by gift or purchase or take by right of eminent domain in fee or otherwise for all purposes of a public street or highway in and over said street or streets as so laid out and accepted and that the sum of $4,600.00 be raised and appropriated for materials and the acquisition of the foregoing taking, gift, or purchase including all damages; provided further that they may build any bridges, drains or conduits and secure any easements which may be necessary and the Board of Selectmen are hereby authorized to accept deeds of any reser- vation strips existing in connection with any of said streets; and provided further that no work shall be done on any of these streets until at least 90% of the abutters, or 100%, if in the opinion of the Town Counsel that be- comes necessary, have signed, executed and delivered to the Town Counsel proper releases. Provided further that the final naming of these streets when accepted must meet with the approval of the Planning Board, and the work on these streets shall be performed under the direction of the Sup't of Streets.
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