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Unanimously and tentatively adopted.
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Mr. George E. Lane for the Appropriation Committee moved: Item 37. For Unpaid Bills No action
as provisions have been made under Item 8.
Unanimously and tentatively adopted.
Mr. George E. Lane for the Appropriation Committee moved:
Item 38. For Overdrafts under General Laws (Ter. Ed.) Chap- ter 44, Section 31 No action
Unanimously and tentatively adopted.
Mr. George E. Lane for the Appropriation Committee moved:
Item 39. For necessary charges and the administration of the Contributory Retirement System $ 30,862.72
Of this amount $568.00 is appropriated to the expense fund of which not exceeding $568.00 shall be for personal services. Unanimously and tentatively adopted.
Mr. George E. Lane for the Appropriation Committee moved: Item 40. For the Water Department $187,702.00 Of this sum $102,702.00 is to be provided from current revenue, and $75,000.00 from surplus revenue of the Water Department and there is further appropriated from the General Fund of the Water Department $10,000.00 for carrying on work for private parties, payment for such work to revert to the General Fund of the Water Department. Provided further that not exceeding $3,500.00 shall be for personal services of Superintendent of the Water Department. Not more than $50.00 of this total appropriation may be used for expense incurred in travel outside the Common- wealth while securing information that may tend to improve the service of this Department. Authorization for the disposal and replacement of motor vehicles by the Water Commissioners is hereby granted.
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Mr. Ralph Burrell moved the following substitute motion:
Item 40. For the Water Department $187,702.00 Of this sum $102,702.00 is to be provided from current revenue, and $75,000.00 from surplus revenue of the Water Department and there is further appropriated from the General Fund of the Water Department $10,000.00 for carrying on work for private parties, payment for such work to revert to the General Fund of the Water Department. Not more than $50.00 of this total appropria- tion may be used for expense incurred in travel outside the Com- monwealth while securing information that may tend to improve the service of the Department. Authorization for the disposal and replacement of motor vehicles by the Water Commissioners is hereby granted.
Mr. Stanley Torrey seconded the substitute motion.
Mr. Ralph Burrell further amended the substitute motion
By making the total sum to be appropriated $187,962.00.
Vote taken on the substitute motion for the Water Department $ 187,962.00
as amended
Unanimously and tentatively adopted.
Mr. George E. Lane for the Appropriation Committee moved: Item 41. That no action be taken unnder this item.
Unanimously and tentatively adopted.
Mr. George E. Lane for the Appropriation Committee moved:
Item 42. For the Operation of the Alewife Fishery $ 475.00 Unanimously and tentatively adopted.
Mr. George E. Lane for the Appropriation Committee moved: Item 43. For the Care of Soldier's graves under 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 Soldier's Graves. $ 1,450.00 Unanimously and tentatively adopted.
Mr. George E. Lane for the Appropriation Committee moved: Item 44. For the Care of Old Cemeteries under General Laws (Ter. Ed.) Chapter 114, Section 16 and 18. $ 300.00
Provided that the Town instruct the Board of Selectmen to con- tract with Wessagusset Post No. 1399 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States for the care and maintenance of Old Cemetery off Park Avenue; Old Cemetery opposite Fairmount Cemetery on Pleasant Street; the one located off Randolph Street; and Old Cemetery off Pleasant Street near Pine Street. Unanimously and tentatively adopted.
Mr. George E. Lane for the Appropriation Committee moved: Item 45. For Interest and Discount $ 5,000.00 Unanimously and tentatively adopted.
Mr. George E. Lane for the Appropriation Committee moved: Item 46. For the Retirement of Bonds and Notes due in 1945. $ 44,000.00 Unanimously and tentatively adopted.
Mr. George E. Lane for the Appropriation Committee moved: Item 47. For the Municipal Buildings Fire Insurance Fund to be appropriated from surplus $
5,000.00
Unanimously and tentatively adopted.
Mr. George E. Lane for the Appropriation Committee moved: . Item 48. For Fire and other insurance $ 5,866.24
$4,362.12 of this amount shall be made available from the Fire Insurance Recovery Account.
Unanimously and, tentatively adopted.
Mr. George E. Lane for the Appropriation Committee moved: $ 25,000.00 Item 49. For a Reserve Fund
$17,000.00 of this amount shall be appropriated from surplus and
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the balance from the Overlay Reserve Fund.
Mr. Burgess requested information as to whether the Assessors were to include a list of the assessed valuations in the annual town report, but because of the paper shortage it was thought this was an inopportune time to do this.
Mr. Raymond E. Stein moved:
That the printing of the real estate assessed valuation list be dispensed with this year for reasons given.
Unanimously voted.
Mr. Francis Gunn moved:
Reconsideration of Item 23, Board of Health.
Vote taken and Moderator declared the motion lost.
Mr. George E. Lane for the Appropriation Committee moved:
That all of Article 1 as amended and Tentatively Adopted be adopted with the following:
Provided that all salaries of elected officials shall remain at the same figure per annum as last year except as hereinbefore other- wise voted. Provided that no monies hereinbefore appropriated shall be expended for telephone service in private houses of any Town Official or employee except in those of the Chiefs of the Police and Fire Departments and the Harbor Master. Provided further that no monies hereinbefore appropriated shall be used for the purchase of motor vehicles, except as otherwise specified in this Article. And provided further that no monies herein appro- priated excepting the amounts supplied under Item 2, Article 1, of this Warrant, shall be paid directly or indirectly as remunera- tion, compensation or otherwise, to any currently elected mem- ber 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 toto to Article 1.) Unanimously adopted.
Mr. Ralph Burrell moved: that we reconsider the subject matter of Article 1.
Vote taken and the Moderator declared the motion for recon- sideration of Article 1 lost.
Mr. George E. Lane for the Appropriation Committee moved:
ARTICLE 2. That the sum of one hundred and seven thousand, nine hundred and seventy-eight dollars and eighty-eight cents ($107,978.88) be raised and appropriated to provide for a 15% temporary increase in the sal- aries and wages of all officials and employees of the Town for the year 1945, 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, 1946. Provided further that on January 1, 1946 the 15% temporary increase shall be effective on salaries and wages as of December 31, 1945.
The above sum raised and appropriated to be allocated to the several depart- ments as follows, namely :
SELECTMEN
$ 405.00
ACCOUNTING
895.70
TREASURER
456.11
COLLECTOR
1,060.00
ASSESSORS
1,612.50
LEGAL
225.00
TOWN CLERK
433.33
REGISTRARS
436.67
MAINT. TOWN HALL
975.00
BUILDING INSPECTOR
300.00
SEALER
150.00
MOTH
918.30
TREE
618.00
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HARBOR MASTER
260.00
HEALTH
945.38
RETIREMENT SYSTEM
130.00
OLD AGE
1,082.40
WELFARE
350.00
A. D. C.
577.60
SOLDIERS RELIEF
611.00
TOWN INFIRMARY
378.00
PARK
115.00
MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSE
117.00
CARE SOLDIERS GRAVES
30.00
POLICE
11,285.64
FIRE
12,060.00
STREET
12,592.00
SCHOOL
55,365.15
LIBRARIES
3,594.10
$107,978.88
And that there be further appropriated from the current revenue of the Water Department the sum of seven thousand five hundred and sixty dollars ($7,560.00) to provide for a 15% temporary increase in the salaries and wages of all officials and employees of said department in accordance with method set forth herein.
No increase in compensation under this article shall for any purpose of Chapter 32 of the General Laws or for any other provision of law providing for pensions, annuities, 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. Thomas Kelly moved the following amendment:
That the item concerning the Street Department be changed from $12,592.00 to read $13,210.00
Vote taken on Mr. Kelly's amendment and the Moderator declared this amendment lost.
Vote taken on motion offered by Mr. Lane for the Appropriation Com- mittee on Article 2, which was unanimously adopted.
Mr. Oakly Kunz moved:
Reconsideration of Article 2.
Vote taken and the Moderaaor declared the motion to reconsider Article was lost.
Mr. George E. Lane moved:
That we have a ten minute recess. Unanimously voted at 9:52. Reconvened at 10:05.
Mr. George E. Lane for the appropriation Committee moved:
ARTICLE 3. That the sum of $2,717.80 be made available from existing balance for use of Committee on Public Safety. $2,717.80 So voted unanimously.
Mr. George E. Lane for the Appropriation Committee moved:
ARTICLE 4. That all committees who have not rendered a final report be continued until the work under their charge is completed. So voted Unanimously.
Mr. John Field reported for the Committee who was appointed to secure and Act in the Legislature on Sewerage and said the Bill had been passed and was on the Governor's desk awaiting his signature. Would then be placed on the ballot at a special election.
Mr. John Field moved:
That the report of the Committee be accepted and the Committee be discharged.
Unanimously adopted.
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Mr. George E. Lane for the Appropriation Committee moved:
ARTICLE 5. That the Town Treasurer with the approval of the Select- men be and is hereby authorized on and after January 1, 1946 to borrow such money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the fiscal year beginning January 1, 1946 and to issue a note or notes payable within one year from date of issue, and that any debt or debts incurred under this vote be paid from revenue of the fiscal year in which they were contracted. Unanimously adopted.
Mr. George E. Lane for the Appropriation Committee moved:
ARTICLE 6. That the sum of $30,000.00 be made available from Sur- plus for use of the Board of Assessors in setting the tax rate. Unanimously adopted.
Mr. George E. Lane for the Appropriation Committee moved:
ARTICLE 7. That the Selectmen be authorized to sell or otherwise dispose of personal property and any real estate of which the Town has pos- session of 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 Select- men deem for the best interest of the Town and that the Board or office 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 department.
Mr. Theron Cain moved to amend the motion as follows:
By adding the following words: "Provided that in each case involving real estate a majority of the Planning Board and a majority of the Park Commissioners vote to concur in the opinion that the property will not be needed for park, playground or other public use." So voted.
Motion as offered by Mr. Lane for the Appropriation Committee and amended by Mr. Cain on Article 7 was unanimously adopted.
Mr. George E. Lane for the Appropriation Committee moved:
ARTICLE 8. That the Board of Selectmen be authorized to accept conveyances or mortgages of any real or personal property belonging to per- sons receiving relief from the Town and to dispose of said property under the provisions of Article 7 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 encumbrances if they consider it for the best interest of the Town to discharge such encumbrances, they are authorized to do so.
Unanimously adopted.
Mr. George E. Lane for the Appropriation Committee moved:
ARTICLE 9. No action.
Unanimously adopted.
Mr. George E. Lane for the Appropriation Committee moved:
ARTICLE 10. That the Moderator appoint a committee of seven (7) to prepare and present to the next annual town meeting a report on the ap- portionment and the methods of assessments of costs of a proposed sewerage system in Weymouth. That 500 copies of this report be printed and sub- mitted to all Town Meeting Members. Further that the sum of $1,000.00 be raised and appropriated for the use of this committee. $1,000.00 Unanimously adopted.
Mr. George E. Lane for the Appropriation Committee moved:
ARTICLE 11. That the sum of $2,575.00 be raised and appropriated for the construction and working of Brae Road. $2,575.00 That the Town accept the report of the Selectmen laying out the follow- ing ways to wit :--
Twilight Path
Joyce Avenue
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Whitcomb Terrace
Wright Street High Street Place Garey Street from 925 Commercial Street to a Dead End
Irving Road from Weyham Road to Fuller Road Riverbank Road Off Humphrey Street
and that the Board of Selectmen be authorized to acquire by gift or purchase or take by right of eminent domain 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 $2,600.00 be raised and appropriated for materials and the acquisition of the foregoing taking, gift, or purchase including all dam- ages; $2,600.00
Provided further that they may build bridges, drains, or conduits and secure easements which may be necessary and the Board of Selectmen is hereby authorized to accept deeds of any reservation 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 becomes 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 Superintendent of Streets. Unanimously adopted.
Mr. George E. Lane for the Appropriation Committee moved:
ARTICLE 12. That the sum of $1,000.00 be raised and appropriated for the work on Commercial Street, from Middle Street to Commercial Square and Pleasant Street, from Washington to Pine Street or any other street, provided that the State or County under General Laws (Ter. Ed.) Chapter 90 will pay a sum of money proportionate to the cost under the provisions of said Chapter; $1,000.00
Provided further that this work shall be performed by the Street Department; and provided that the Board of Selectmen is authorized to acquire by gift or purchase or take by right of eminent domain in fee or otherwise for all pur- poses of a public street or highway in and over said streets and that authority is hereby given for building any bridges, drains or conduits, or securing easements which may be necessary and that the Board of Selectmen is authorized to accept deeds of any reservation strips existing in connection with said streets; and provided further that all damages resulting or occa- sioned by the construction shall be a charge against the sum appropriated. Unanimously adopted.
Mr. George E. Lane for the Appropriation Committee moved:
ARTICLE 13. That the Committee on widening Broad Street be con- tinued.
Unanimously adopted.
Mr. George E. Lane for the Appropriation Committee moved: ARTICLE 14. No action.
Mr. Francis Gunn moved the following substitute motion:
ARTICLE 14. That necessary catch basins with any auxiliary piping be installed on Blanchard Road and that $450.00 be raised and appropriated for this purpose. $450.00
Substitute motion unanimously adopted.
Mr. George E. Lane for the Appropriation Committee moved:
ARTICLE 15. That the Town authorize the Board of Selectmen to sell or otherwise dispose of, to Joseph Donaldson, a parcel of land on the southerly corner of James Road, at Commercial Street, in accordance with a plan of Russell H. Whiting, Town Engineer, dated December 18,1944. Unanimously adopted.
Mr. George E. Lane for the Appropriation Committee moved:
ARTICLE 16. That the Town authorize the Board of Selectmen to
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accept an easement on its behalf from Walcott J. Edwards on Keating Circle in accordance with a plan of Russell H. Whiting, Town Engineer, dated December 21, 1944.
Unanimously adopted.
Mr. George E. Lane for the 'Appropriation Committee moved: ARTICLE 17. No action.
Mr. Alfred Cadman moved the following substitute motion:
ARTICLE 17. That the Town vote to accept General Laws (Ter. Ed.) Chapter 115, Section 3A which provides-
"In a city or town which has duly accepted this section, no almoner or member of the board of public welfare, or office performing similar duties, or any agent of any of them, shall directly or indirectly act as agent or disbursing officer of the aldermen or selectmen for the pay- ment of state or military aid or soldiers' relief; provided that this section shall not operate to prevent selectmen in towns who are also members of boards of public welfare from acting in their capacity as selectmen or through an agent acting for the selectmen."
Vote taken and the Moderator declared the substitute motion lost.
Vote taken on motion offered by Mr. Lane for the Appropriation Com- mittee on Article 17 which was
Unanimously adopted.
Mr. George E. Lane for the Appropriation Committee moved: ARTICLE 18. No action.
Mr. Alfred Cadman offered the following substitute motion:
ARTICLE 18. That the Town vote to provide for a Board of Trustees to have charge and control of construction, custody and care of any memorial commemorating the services and sacrifices of the soldiers, sailors and marines who have served their country in war in accordance with the provisions of General Laws (Ter. Ed.) Chapter 41, Section 105, the first election of such board to take place in 1946.
Vote taken on Mr. Cadman's substitute motion or Article 18 and the Moderator declared the substitute motion lost.
Vote taken on the motion offered by Mr. Lane for the Appropriation Committee on Article 18 which was
Unanimously adopted.
Mr. George E. Lane for the Appropriation Committee moved: ARTICLE 19. No action.
Mr. Francis Farr moved the following substitute motion:
ARTICLE 19. That the Town instruct the Selectmen to appoint an Inspector of wiring in accordance with the provisions of Section 32, Chapter 166, of the General Laws of Massachusetts and that the sum of $500.00 be appropriated for the year 1945 for his salary and expenses.
Vote taken on Mr. Farr's substitute motion and the Moderator declared the substitute motion lost.
Vote taken on the motion offered by Mr. Lane for the Appropriation Committee on Article 19 and was
Unanimously adopted.
Mr. George E. Lane for the Appropriation Committee moved:
ARTICLE 20. That the Town amend its By-Laws by striking out Section 202 and substitute for it the following, so that said Section will read as follows:
Section 202. The Selectmen shall cause the reports of various Town Officers, Boards and Committees to be printed and shall arrange for their distribution before the Annual Town Meeting in such manner as they shall deem in the best interest of the Town.
Vote taken. The Moderator declared the motion adopted. Vote doubted by less than seven and so the Moderator again declared the motion adopted.
Mr. George E. Lane for the Appropriation Committee moved:
ARTICLE 21. No action.
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Mr. Harold S. Gardner offered the following substitute motion:
ARTICLE 21. That the Town of Weymouth accept the provisions of Chapter 31 of the General Laws of Massachusetts, and all the amendments thereto, as applicable to the labor and official service of the Town, and to appropriate the sum of three hundred (300) dollars for the necessary labor registration cost, and for the purpose of placing under classified civil service all employees of the Town not already so classified by the previous acceptance of other provisions of the law.
Vote taken on the substitute motion on Article 21 and the Moderator declared the substitute motion lost.
More than seven doubting the vote, the count was taken.
Mr.Buchanan was appointed a Teller in place of Mr. Haskins. He was duly sworn in.
The Tellers reported: Affirmative, 52; Negative, 82.
Fifty-two having voted in the affirmative and eighty-two in the negative, the substitute motion on Article 21 was lost.
Vote ยท taken on the motion offered by Mr. Lane for the Appropriation Committee and this was so voted.
Mr. George E. Lane for the Appropriation Committee moved:
ARTICLE 22. That the Board of Selectmen be authorized to take by purchase in fee for park purposes the land abutting the Bradford Hawes Park belonging to Mr. David Wescott and containing about 71,000 square feet. The sum of $800.00 raised and appropriated by the Annual Town Meeting 1942 shall be used for this purpose.
Unanimously voted.
Mr. George E. Lane for the Appropriation Committee moved:
ARTICLE 23. That this matter be referred to the Park Department for a report at the next Annual Town Meeting.
Unanimously adopted.
Mr. George E. Lane for the Appropriation Committee moved:
ARTICLE 24. That the sum of $3,500.00 be raised and appropriated for the use of the Post War Planning Committee for further study of recom- mendations made to the Board of Selectmen or any and all problems resulting from the present crisis. $3,500.00 Provided that no part of the above named sum shall be used for the opera- tion of any post war project. And provided further that the present Post War Planning Committee of 15 shall be continued.
Unanimously adopted.
Mr. George E. Lane for the Appropriation Committee moved:
ARTICLE 25. That the sum of $8,000.00 be raised and appropriated for renovation and repairs of the Town Hall, said work to be done under the direction of the Board of Selectmen. $8,000.00 And provided further that the Selectmen shall appoint a committee of three to supervise and complete this work.
Unanimously adopted.
Mr. George E. Lane for the Appropriation Committee moved:
ARTICLE 26. That there be appropriated from surplus revenue of the Town the sum of $100,000.00 for the purchase of United States Treasury Bonds in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 5 of the Acts of 1943. Unanimously adopted.
Mr. George E. Lane for the Appropriation Committee moved:
ARTICLE 27. That the sum of $3,500.00 be raised and appropriated to recondition and repair the Grand Army Monument located at the Old North Cemetery in North Weymouth, and that the Moderator appoint a committee of three to supervise and complete this work. $3,500.00 Unanimously adopted.
Mr. George E. Lane for the Appropriation Committee moved:
ARTICLE 28. That the Town petition the Director of Accounts of the State for the installation of an accounting system.
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Unanimously adopted.
Mr. George E. Lane for the Appropriation Committee moved:
ARTICLE 29. That the Board of Selectmen be authorized to accept as a gift from John F. Vining, Jr. a picture of Noah Vining, to be placed in the Town Hall and that they express the gratitude of the Town to the Donor for the gift.
Unanimously adopted.
Mr. George E. Lane for the Appropriation Committee moved:
ARTICLE 30. That the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $200.00 to be expended under the direction of the Board of Selectmen for the purpose of stocking the ponds and inland waters, located within the Town limits, with fish and game, in accordance with General Laws (Ter. Ed.) Chapter 40, Sec- tion 5, Clause 41. $200.00 Unanimously adopted.
Mr. George E. Lane for the Appropriation Committee moved:
ARTICLE 31. That the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $400.00 for the purpose of maintaining during the ensuing year, the mosquito control works as estimated and certified to by the State Reclamation Board in accord- ance with the provisions of Chapter 112, Acts of 1931. $400.00 Unanimously adopted.
Mr. George E. Lane for the Appropriation Committee moved:
ARTICLE 32. That the Board of Selectmen be authorized to print 2000 copies of the Annual Town Report of Town Officers, Boards and Com- mittees for the year 1945. Provided further that they shall mail or deliver copies to each Town Meeting Member previous to the Annual Town Meeting. Unanimously adopted.
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