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SO VOTED UNANIMOUSLY.
SELECTMEN ROULSTON ASKED Unanimous consent to Reconsider Item 30.
Vote taken. The noes have it and the motion is LOST.
Item 36. For Miscellaneous Expenses $6,537.80 SO VOTED UNANIMOUSLY.
Item 37. For Unpaid Bills. 0
SO VOTED UNANIMOUSLY.
Item 38. For Overdrafts under General Laws 0
SO VOTED UNANIMOUSLY.
Item 39. For necessary charges and administration of the Contribu- tory Retirement System $33,449.36 Of this amount, $1,173.00 is appropriated to the expense fund of which not exceeding $728.00 shall be for personal services.
SO VOTED UNANIMOUSLY.
Item 40. For the Water Department $190,541.00 Of this sum, $175,541.00 is to be provided from current revenue and $15,000.00 from Surplus revenue of the Department for private work, payment for such work to revert to the General Fund of the Water Department.
Of the total sum appropriated, not exceeding $90,819.00 shall be for personal services of the Department and no sums shall be transferred to the Accountant's or Treasurer's Offices for expenses or services rendered to the Water Department.
The salary of the Water Commissioners shall be fixed at $115.00 for the Chairman and $86.25 for four (4) other members and $28.75 additional for the Clerk who may be a member thereof.
Of the total appropriation, not more than $100.00 may be used for expense incurred in travel outside the Commonwealth while securing in- formation that may tend to improve the service of the Department.
Authority is hereby given to the Water Commissioners for the dis- posal and replacement of motor vehicles.
MR. TORREY OFFERED THE FOLLOWING AMENDMENT:
For the Water Department $195,289.00
Of this sum $180,289.00 is to be provided from current revenue and $15,000.00 from surplus revenue of the Department for private work, pay- ment for such work to revert to the General Fund of the Water Depart- ment, and no sums shall be transferred to the Accountant's or Treasurer's offices for expenses or services rendered to the Water Department.
Paragraph 2 should read $95,567.00.
Paragraph 3 the same.
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Of the total appropriation, not more than $150.00 may be used for expense incurred in travel outside the Commonwealth while securing in- formation that may tend to improve the service of the Department.
Authorization for the disposal and replacement of motor vehicles by the Board of Water Commissioners is hereby granted. SO VOTED.
Vote taken on the motion offered by the Appropriation Committee as thus amended. SO VOTED.+
Item 41. For the Sewerage Department, to be expended under the direction of the Sewerage Commissioners $271,500.00 Of this sum, $191,500.00 shall be made available from the Post War Fund established in accordance with Chapter 5 of the Acts of 1943.
Of the total sum appropriated, not exceeding $10,500.00 shall be for all administrative purposes of which not more than $6,500.00 shall be for personal services of the Department.
The salaries of the Sewerage Commissioners are hereby fixed at $500.00 for each of three (3) members.
Provided further that $15,000.00 of the sum appropriated may be spent for work on private property for which the Town shall be reim- bursed.
MR. FRANK GUNN MOVED THE FOLLOWING AMENDMENT:
That the original figure of $492,000.00 be reinstated in the Sewerage Department Budget.
Vote taken. The Noes have it and the motion is LOST.
Vote taken on the motion as offered by the Appropriation Committee. SO VOTED UNANIMOUSLY.
MR. COOCH MOVED:
That this meeting adjourn.
Vote taken. The Noes have it and the motion is LOST.
MR. JOHN FIELD MOVED:
Item 41. That the Sewer Commissioners be authorized to pay to Charles W. Burgess such sums as they may owe him now or in the future.
SO VOTED UNANIMOUSLY.
Item 42. For the Operation of the Alewife Fishery $400.00
SO VOTED.
Item 43. For the Care of Soldiers' Graves under General Laws (Ter.Ed.) Chapter 115, Section 22, including the placing of new markers and replacing old ones. $1,700.00 The care of the grave markers is hereby given to the Custodian of Soldiers' Graves.
SO VOTED UNANIMOUSLY.
Item 44. For care of Old Cemeteries under General Laws (Ter.Ed.) Chapter 114, Sections 16 and 18 $300.00
Provided that the Town instruct the Board of Selectmen to contract 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; one located off Randolph Street; and Old Cemetery off Pleasant Street near Pine Street.
SO VOTED UNANIMOUSLY.
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Item 45. For interest and Discount
$3,850.00 SO VOTED UNANIMOUSLY.
Item 46. For the retirement of Bonds and Notes due in 1948 $6,000.00 ADOPTED UNANIMOUSLY.
Item 47. For the Municipal Buildings' Fire Insurance Fund $1.00 SO VOTED UNANIMOUSLY.
Item 48. For Fire and other Insurance $6,114.74
SELECTMEN ROULSTON OFFERED THE FOLLOWING SUBSTITUTE MOTION :
That the sum of $5,724.80 be added to the approved sum of $6,114.74 mak- ing a total of $11,839.54 for Insurance.
Vote taken. The Noes have it and the motion is LOST.
Vote taken on the motion as offered by the Appropriation Committee. SO VOTED.
Item 49. For a Reserve Fund from Overlay Reserve Fund $25,000.00 SELECTMEN CALLAHAN MOVED THE FOLLOWING AMENDMENT:
That the amount read $15,000.00 instead of $25,000.00.
Vote taken. The noes have it and the amendment is LOST.
Vote taken on the motion offered by the Appropriation Committee. SO VOTED.
Question now comes on the Rider to Article 1.
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 Police and Fire Department and the Harbor Master.
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 appropriated, excepting the amounts supplied under Article 1, Item 2, 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 ren- dered the Town in any capacity.
(*The preface incorporated in its beginning and the rider ending Article 1 apply in toto to Article 1.)
SO VOTED UNANIMOUSLY.
Vote then taken on all of Article 1 as thus amended and adopted. UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED.
MR. LANE MOVED:
That we reconsider Article 1.
Vote taken. The noes have it and the motion is LOST.
MOVED:
That this meeting adjorun.
Vote taken and the motion was UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED.
ADJOURNED AT 12:13 A.M.
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ADJOURNED ANNUAL TOWN MEETING March 3rd, 1948
The Adjourned Annual Town Meeting was called to order at 7:46 o'clock in the evening, Wednesday, March 3rd, 1948 by Mr. Daniel L. O'Donnell, Annual Moderator.
147 Town Meeting Members present.
Prayer was offered by Rev. David Carter of the First Methodist Church, East Weymouth.
The Moderator requested Town Meeting Members not previously sworn in to rise but there were none.
MOVED:
ARTICLE 2. That all Committees which have not rendered a final re- port be continued until the work under their charge is completed.
MR. GEORGE E. LANE read the following report of the Capital Out- lay Committee.
CAPITAL OUTLAY COMMITTEE WEYMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS December 2, 1947
Appropriation Committee Town of Weymouth Weymouth, Massachusetts
Gentlemen:
Under Article 66 of the Annual Town Meeting for the Town of Wey- mouth 1947, a committee of six, to include the Tax Collector, the Town Accountant, one member of the Board of Assessors, one member of the Post War Planning Board, one member of the Appropriation Committee, and one member of the Planning Board, was authorized to study the financial condition of the Town, to propose a capital outlay program, and to report to the Appropriation Committee before January 1, 1948.
At your verbal request, this report is being presented as soon as pos- sible after December 1, 1947.
In order to inform itself as to possible future capital expenditures and the trend in maintenance expenditures, this Committee prepared a questionnaire which was sent to heads of the various Town Departments, Committees and Boards. Only six replies to our questionnaire have been received to date. Of these, the reports from the Board of Assessors, Trustees of Tufts Library and the Police Department are in complete detail. There are, of course, no historical records in the case of the Sewer Department. Historical date for the Board of Selectmen and the Elec- trical Lighting Committee may be obtained from the Town Accountant's records and our own interpretation made as to future maintenance re- quirements. A brief resume of the capital outlay requirements, as in- dicated by these six respective departments, follows:
1. Board of Assessors: $1600. for bookkeeping machine in 1951.
2. Board of Selectmen: $40,000 for renovation of 3rd floor of Town Hall
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3. Electric Lighting Committee: Normal addition of 50 lights per year, equivalent to $900 per year.
4. Police Department 1948
1949
1950 $ 2,000.
1951 $ 2,000.
1952
New Autos Motorcycles New Radios
$ 2,000.
$ 2,000.
$ 2,000.
5,000.
New Traffic Lights
2,000.
4,000.
2,000.
2,000
New Police Signal System 10,000.
10,000.
10,000.
10,000.
10,000.
5. Trustees of Tufts Library :
1948-$4,000. for a bookmobile
6. Total for Next Five Years Selectmen's Department
(a) $6,500. for repairs to roof
(b) Undetermined amount for point up brickwork (c) $50,000 (in addition to $20,000. al- ready appropriated) for renova- tion of third floor (d) $4,000. for renovating first and second floors.
Inasmuch as the collection of data has not been completed, this Com- mittee has not yet arrived at any definite recommendations concerning a capital outlay program. However, the Committee is continuing its work with the utmost zeal.
Respectfully submitted, CAPITAL OUTLAY COMMITTEE
(Signed by) Frank W. Holbrook, Collector of Taxes Emerson R. Dizer, Town Accountant Harry E. Bearce, Clerk, Board of Assessors Carl H. Peterson, Member, Post War Planning Board
Frank W. Ness. Chr. Appropriation Com. Roy H. Rosewell, Chr. Planning Board By-Carl H. Peterson, Secretary
MOVED :
That the report of the Capital Outlay Committee be accepted.
MOVED:
That the sum of $500. of the balance in the appropriation made for the Post-War Planning Committee be made available for the expenses of the Capital Outlay Committee.
SO VOTED.
Vote taken on motion to accept the Capital Outlay Committee report. SO VOTED UNANIMOUSLY.
Mr. Lane gave the following report of the Committee appointed un- der Article 31.
WEYMOUTH, MASS. March 1, 1948
Mr. George Lane, Sec. of the Appropriation Committee,
Weymouth, Mass.
Dear Mr. Lane:
We, of the committee appointed by the Town Moderator to study and make a report at the 1948 Annual Town Meeting on Article 31 which called for renaming streets after those who made the supreme sacrifice in World War II, have the following report to make.
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$ 2.000.
After much deliberation and discussion within said committee and Planning Board, we wish to state that tremendous legal entanglement and expense would be incurred for all property owners. So we feel that when any new streets are accepted or constructed, that the names be drawn from the list that our Veterans Affairs Officer has in his files.
We hope our decision meets with the approval of said Town Meeting.
Truly yours, (Signed) Edward Batchelder, Chairman C.B.
MOVED:
That the report be accepted.
SO VOTED UNANIMOUSLY.
MR. FRANK GUNN gave the following report.
March 1, 1948
To the Members of the Representative Town Meeting:
The Committee on Permanent War Memorial for Veterans of World War II appointed in 1946 and continued by the Town Meeting in 1947 submits a further report as follows:
The original matter referred to this committee was a permanent memorial, but at the annual Town Meeting of 1947 two other related matters were referred to the committee, namely:
Under Article 61-The erection of a Memorial Building to Veterans of World War II for use of veterans of the town, and
Under Article 65-The building of a Memorial Park and Drive around shores of Weymouth Great Pond.
The committee's original report to the 1947 Town Meeting expressed the opinion that an Honor Roll in marble hung on the walls of a public building was the most suitable form of a memorial. Further study and discussion by the members has strengthened this opinion, as we believe that any such memorial should not only be general to the veterans of World War II but also individual to those who entered the service of our country from Weymouth. Therefore the memorial should include a roster of the names of the veterans.
The suggestion of a Memorial Drive was discarded because of its pro- hibitive cost.
The suggestion of a Memorial Building appears to be sound if it can be erected without prohibitive cost and if it fills a public need which must be met eventually by erecting a building.
Study of the question shows a town wide demand, not only from the veterans' organizations but from all other societies and clubs, for a large auditorium where public affairs such as installations, formal dance par- ties, or stage shows might be held. There is a strong demand from veterans' organizations, of which there are now twelve in town, for quarters in which they can hold meetings.
Preliminary studies of current costs would seem to warrant the opinion that an auditorium building could be erected without prohibitive cost if not gone into on too elaborate a scale and would be ideal to house the Honor Roll suggested.
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Therefore, it is recommended that the Town erect a Memorial Build- ing, dedicated in memory of the Veterans of World War II, and also, to provide an auditorium for the use of the veterans' organizations and the townspeople of Weymouth as a place of assembly.
For this purpose it would appear necessary to have a building of approximately 40 x 100 square feet, and upon the inside walls that there be mounted a permanent roster of the Veterans of World War II who entered the service from Weymouth. The cost of this building and memorial to be approximately Seventy-five Thousand Dollars ($75,000.00).
Respectfully submitted,
(Signed) Francis A. Gunn, Chairman Mrs. Clara E. Wooten, Secretary Mrs. Alice F. Bates Joseph J. Connolly Minot E. Hollis Mrs. Helen U. Hughes Philip L. Pingree
MR. GUNN MOVED:
That the report of the Committee be accepted and the recommenda- tions approved and that the Committee be continued with instructions to have definite plans and specifications prepared for the next Town Meet- ing, and that the sum of three thousand dollars ($3,000.00) be provided for the use of this committee, and for this purpose the sum of two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) be raised and appropriated to increase the one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) already available. $2,000.00 UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED.
No further reports submitted under Article 2.
Vote taken on the motion offered by the Appropriation Committee as thus amended.
UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED.
MOVED:
ARTICLE 3. That the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, be and hereby is authorized on and after January 1, 1949 to borrow such money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of of the fiscal year beginning January 1, 1949, and to issue a note or notes therefor payable within one year from date of issuance and that any debt or debts incurred under this vote be paid from the revenue of the fiscal year in which they were contracted.
SO VOTED UNANIMOUSLY.
MOVED:
ARTICLE 4. No action. UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED.
MOVED:
ARTICLE 5. 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 Select- men may deem for the best interest of the Town and that the Board or Of- ficer 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 Depart- ment which in the opinion of the Officer or Board in charge of the De- partment is no longer needed by the Town and which, in the opinion of the Selectmen is not needed by any other Town Department.
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MR. CAIN MOVED THE FOLLOWING AMENDMENT:
Provided that in each case involving real estate a majority of the Planning Board and a majority of the Park Commissioners vote to con- cur in the opinion that the property will not be needed for park, play- ground or other public use.
SO VOTED.
Vote taken on the motion offered by the Appropriation Committee and thus amended.
SO VOTED UNANIMOUSLY.
MOVED:
ARTICLE 6. 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 8 of this warrant in such a 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 hereby authorized to do so.
SO VOTED UNANIMOUSLY.
MOVED:
ARTICLE 7. That the Town accept the report of the Selectmen laying out as Town Ways the following designated private ways and parts of ways, to wit:
Thayer Avenue Cummings Avenue
Briarwood Trail Gilbert Road to Francis Road Alden Road Apple Tree Lane
Greenwood Avenue
Griffin Terrace
Andrew Street
Lyme Street
Cranberry Road from intersection of Pierce Road easterly to Cranberry Pond.
Birchcliff Road from Cross Street to and including junction of Graycliff Road or approximately, 65 Birchcliff Road.
and that the Board of Selectmen be authorized to acquire by gift or pur- chase, 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 as so laid out and accepted, and that the sum of $11,000.00 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 bridge, drains or conduits and secure any 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 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. Pro- vided further, that the final naming of those streets accepted must meet
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with the approval of the Planning Board and the work on these streets shall be performed under the direction of the Superintendent of streets.
Voice vote taken but as it was not a unanimous vote, the Count was ordered.
TELLERS REPORTED Affirmative 129
Negative 0
One hundred and twenty-nine having voted in the Affirmative and none in the Negative, the motion is UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED.
MOVED:
ARTICLE 8. That the sum of $3,000.00 be raised and appropriated for maintaining, resurfacing, repairing or reconstruction of the following street or any portion thereof:
Broad Street from Middle to Commercial 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; reimbursement from the State or County to be restored upon their receipt to the Excess and Deficiency Fund; 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 purposes 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 any easements which may be necessary; and that the Board of Selectmen is hereby authorized to accept deeds of any reservation strips existing in con- nection with said streets; and provided further that all damages resulting or occasioned by the construction shall be a charge aginst the sum appro- priated.
UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED.
MOVED:
ARTICLE 9. That the sum of $20,000.00 be appropriated from avail- able funds (Excess and Deficiency Account) to meet the cost of maintain- ing, reconstruction, resurfacing, widening, straightening, re-locating and working the following streets or parts thereof: $20,000.00
West Street
provided that the State or County under General Laws (Ter.Ed.) Chapter 90 will pay a sum of money proportionate to the cost of construction under the provisions of said chapter; reimbursements from the State or County to be restored upon their receipt to the Excess and Deficiency Account.
Provided further, that this work shall be done by the Highway Depart- ment; and provided that the Board of Selectmen are hereby 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; and that authority is hereby given for building any bridges, drains or conduits, or securing any 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 occasioned by the construction shall be a charge against the sum appropriated.
MOVED:
ARTICLE 10. No Action.
The following substitute Motion was offered:
That this matter now be referred to the next Town Meeting.
SO VOTED.
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MOVED:
ARTICLE 11. That the sum of $7,500.00 be raised and appropriated for materials for the construction of permanent sidewalks and curbings in the various sections of the Town and on streets selected by the Board of Selectmen and approved by the Planning Board; provided further, that such work shall be done by the Highway Department under the direction of the Superintendent of Streets.
$7,500.00
SELECTMEN CALLAHAN MOVED THE FOLLOWING SUBSTITUTE MOTION :
That the Town raise and appropriate $50,000.00 for a town-wide side- walk program under the jurisdiction of the Selectmen, said sum to be divided as follows: A sum not to exceed $20,000. for supervision, equipment and materials and $30,000.00 for employment of veterans.
MR. DASHÁ MOVED THE FOLLOWING AMENDMENT TO THE MO- TION OFFERED BY THE APPROPRIATION COMMITTEE.
That the following piece of sidewalk be included in the $7,500.00 ap- propriated - the eastern side of North Street, from Curtis Street to Neck Street.
Vote taken on Mr. Callahan's Substitute motion. The Noes have it and the motion is LOST. (Less than seven doubting the vote, the decision of the Moderator stands.)
Vote taken on the amendment offered by Mr. Dasha.
UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED.
Vote taken on the motion offered by the Appropriation Committee as thus amended. SO VOTED UNANIMOUSLY.
MOVED:
ARTICLE 12. No action.
MR. ZOLLEN MOVED THE FOLLOWING SUBSTITUTE MOTION:
That the sum of $30,000.00 be raised and appropriated for a town-wide sidewalk program under the jurisdiction of the Selectmen, said sum to be divided as follows: A sum not to exceed $10,000.00 for supervision, equip- ment and materials and $20,000.00 for employment of veterans.
SELECTMEN CALLAHAN MOVED THE FOLLOWING AMENDMENT TO MR. ZOLLEN'S MOTION:
That the names of all veterans be furnished by the Veteran Affairs Director.
MR. PETERSON MOVED THE FOLLOWING SUBSTITUTE MOTION :
That the sum of $30,000. be raised and appropriated for materials and equipment and for employment of Veterans only for the construction of permanent sidewalks and curbings in the various sections of the Town and on streets selected by the Board of Selectmen, approved by the Planning Board, and provided further that such work shall be done by the Superin- tendent of Streets.
Discussion followed and Mr. Cipullo MOVED - The previous question. Vote taken. The noes have it and the motion was LOST.
More discussion followed.
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Vote taken on Mr. Peterson's substitute motion. The Chair declared the motion Lost but as more than seven doubted the vote, the count was ordered.
TELLERS REPORTED Affirmative 55
Negative 71
Fifty-five having voted in the Affirmative and seventy-one in the Negative, the motion was LOST.
Vote taken on substitute motion offered by Mr. Zollen. The noes have it and the motion is LOST.
(Not necessary to take action on Mr. Callahan's amendment to Mr. Zollen's motion.)
Vote taken on the motion offered by the Appropriation Committee. SO VOTED.
MOVED:
ARTICLE 13. No action.
SO VOTED UNANIMOUSLY.
MOVED:
ARTICLE 14. That the matter be referred to the Board of Selectmen.
At this time unanimous consent was given to Mr. Davis, a taxpayer in Weymouth, but a resident of Braintree, to speak on angular parking in Washington Square.
MR. ARTHUR CICCHESE MOVED THE FOLLOWING SUBSTITUTE MOTION:
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