Town annual report of Weymouth 1953, Part 9

Author: Weymouth (Mass.)
Publication date: 1953
Publisher: The Town
Number of Pages: 418

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$42.00

$44.00

$47.00

Yearly

1976

2080

2184

2288

2444

S- 2

Weekly

45.00 .

47.00

49.00

52.00

55.00

Yearly

2340

2444

2548

2704

2860

S- 3

Weekly

53.00

55.00

57.00

60.00

63.00

Yearly

2756

2860

2964

3120

3276

S- 4

Weekly

57.00

60.00

63.00

66.00

70.00

Yearly

2964

3120

3276

3432

3640

S- 5

Weekly

61.00

64.00

67.00

70.00

74.00

Yearly

3172

3328

3494

3640

3848

S- 6

Weekly

67.00

70.00

73.00

76.00

80.00

Yearly

3484

3640

3796

3952

4160

S- 7

Weekly

74.00

77.00

81.00

85.00

· 90.00

Yearly

3848

4004

4212

4420

4680

S- 8

Weekly

79.00

82.00

86.00

90.00

95.00

Yearly

4108

4264

4472

4680

4940

S- 9

Weekly

94.00

97.00

100.00

106.00

112.00

Yearly

4888

5044

5200

5512

5824

S-10

Weekly

112.00

117.00

123.00

130.00

137.00

Yearly

5824

6084

6396

6760

7124

86-

Schedule II - Hourly Wage Scale

Grade

Minimum

Intermediates

Maximum

W-1

Hourly

$1.455

$1.51

$1.565

1.62

Weekly

58.20

60.40

62.60

64.80

W-2

Hourly

1.565

1.62

1.675

1.73

Weekly

62.60

64.80

67.00

69.20

W-3

Hourly

1.675

1.73

1.796

1.862

Weekly

66.80

69.20

71.84

74.48

W-4

Hourly

1.73

1.796

1.862

1.928

Weekly

69.20

71.84

74.48

77.12

W-5

Hourly

1.84

1.906

1.972

2.038

Weekly

73.60

76.24

78.88

81.52

Weekly rate computed on basis of 40-hour work week

Schedule III - Police - Fire Salary Scale

Grade

Minimum

Intermediates

Maximum

Yearly

$2860

$2964

$3120

$3276

PF-1

Yearly

3424

3524

3674

3824

PF-1-1

Yearly

3524

3624

3774

3924

PF-2

Yearly

3924

$4049

4174

PF-3

Yearly

4274

4399

4524

PF_4

Yearly

4624

4774

4924

PF-5

Yearly

5224

5524

5824

Call Firemen $1.50 per hour

MOVED

By the Appropriation Committee :

That the Town amend Article 4, Section 409 of the Town By-Laws and accept the Salary and Wage Scale designated as Schedule I-II-III (as listed in the Article above) to replace Schedule B, Salary and Wage Scale, as voted under Article 11 of the Annual Town Meeting of 1951; except as provided in the motion in Article I for pay raises, they shall be added to the schedule shown.

Discussion ensued between Mr. Park, Mr. Callahan of the Board of Selectmen, Mr. Almquist, Mr. Gunn, and Mr. Roulston of the Appropria- tion Committee.

Comes now the question on the motion by the Appropriation Com- mittee.

UNANIMOUSLY VOTED

(2) To see if the Town will vote to amend Article 4. Section 409 of the Town By-Laws by adding to Schedule A-List of Classes by Services "Executive Socretary" to the Board of Assessors with pay grade S-6 of Schedule I Salary Scale.

MOVED

By the Appropriation Committee:

That the Town amend Article 4, Section 409 of the Town By-Laws by adding to Schedule A-List of Classes of Services "Executive Secretary" to the Board of Assessors with a pay grade S-6 of Schedule I Salary Scale.

Discussion ensued between Mr. Gunn and Mr. Roulston of the Approp- riation Committee.

The Moderator pointed out that this position would also be subject to the full pay raise under the motion in Article I.

Comes now the question on the motion by the Appropriation Com- mittee.

UNANIMOUSLY VOTED

(3) To see if the Town will vote to change the pay grade of the Veterans' Agent from S-6 to S-7 of Schedule I Salary Scale.

Upon motion duly made by the Appropriation Committee, it was unanimously

VOTED: That the pay grade of the Veterans' Agent be changed from S-6 to S-7 of Schedule I Salary Scale, and that the sum of $196.00 be raised and appropriated for this change of classification; said sum to be added to Item 28 of Article I.

(4) To see if the Town will vote to change the classification of Build- ing Inspector S-7 to Building Inspector and Supervisor of Inspections with a pay grade of S-8.

MOVED

By the Appropriation Committee: No action.

The Moderator explained that this motion had already been voted under Item 17, of Article I.

Comes now the question on the motion by the Appropriation Com- mittee.

UNANIMOUSLY VOTED

(5) Complying with a vote of a 1951 Town Meeting, to see if the Town will vote to appoint a committee of three to study and present at the next Annual Town Meeting a complete set of regulations governing plumbing procedure for the Town of Weymouth, or take any other action in relation thereto.

Upon motion duly made by the Appropriation Committee, it was unanimously

VOTED: That a committee of three be appointed by the Moderator to study and present at the next Annual Town Meeting a complete set of regulations governing plumbing procedure for the Town of Weymouth.

ARTICLE 82. (At the Request of Planning Board.) To see what action the Town will take to extend the existing seawall on Fort Point Road, easterly three hundred (300) feet, and raise and appropriate the necessary funds therefor, or take any other action in relation thereto.

Upon motion duly made by the Appropriation Committee, it was unanimously

VOTED: That the subject matter of this Article be referred back to the Planning Board for a report of the entire cost and the share of the cost which the State will pay, and report to a future Town Meeting.

The Moderator offered his thanks to the various committees for their work during the past year. He also thanked the members of the Ap-

propriation Committee for their special efforts, especially Mr. Douglas R. Buchanan, who is leaving the service of the Appropriation Committee at this time.

Upon motion duly made, it was unanimously VOTED: That the Annual Town Meeting adjourn at 11:50 P.M.

A true copy. Attest: HARRY CHRISTENSEN Town Clerk

SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS ANNUAL AND ADJOURNED TOWN MEETINGS March 2, 4, 6, 1953

Article

1. General salary increase for all full-time officials and employees of the Town effective January 1, 1953 Water Department

The respective amounts where applic- able have been Included in the totals of the following items and therefore the above totals are not to be included in the following summary.

Item

1. Appropriation Committee

$ 1,200.00

2. Selectmen's Department

9,521.00

3. Town Accountant's Department

15,613.20

4. Town Treasurer's Department

13.748.00

5. Tax Collector's Department

21,354.00

6. Assessor's Department

27,975.00

7. Legal Department

6,000.00

8. Payment of Damages

13,430.02

9. Town Clerk's Department

13,929.00

10. Elections

2,330.00

Registration of Voters

7,250.00

11. Engineering Department

9,000.00

12. Planning Board

950.00

13. Maintenance and Upkeep of the Town Hall and War Memorials

19,750.58

14. Maintenance of the Civil War Soldiers' Monument, etc.

100.00

15. Police Department

247,523.00

6,100.00

16. Fire Department

309,416.00

1,100.00

17. Inspector's Department

14,103.00

Raise and Appropriate Appropriate

$139,369.00

$ 7,280.00

Raise and Appropriate

Appropriate

Raise and Appropriate

Appropriate

Item

18. Sealer of Weights and Measurers Department

1,600.00

19. and

20. Moth and Tree Department

38,340.38

21. Street Lighting 53,760.00

22. Harbor Master's Department

7,400.00

23. Board of Health

44,182.00

24. Employment of Nurses

7,500.00

25. Garbage Disposal

33,000.00

26. Public Welfare and Old Age Assistance

594,982.00

27. Pensions

26,931.76

28. Veterans' Benefits and the Burying of Indigent Soldiers and Sailors

91,388.00

29. Highway Department

301,107.00

7,300.00

30. Public Schools

1,762,394.93

3,888.07

31.

Tufts Library and Branches

79,854.00

32.

Observance of Memorial Day

2,000.00

33. Parks and Playgrounds

33,853.40

2,400.00

34. Miscellaneous Expenses

11,439.50

35. Unpaid Bills

36. Overdrafts

37. Contributory Retirement System

60,132.53

38. Water Department

332,891.00

39. Sewer Department

88,120.00

140,000.00

Loan-200,000.00

40. Alewife Fishery

200.00

41. Care of Soldiers' Graves

2,016.00

42. Care of Old Cemeteries

475.00

43. Interest and Discount

58,802.50

44. Retirement of Bonds and Notes

215,000.00

45. Municipal Buildings Fire Ins. Fund

1.00

46. Fire and Other Insurance

11,747.32

47. Reserve Fund

25,000.00

Raise and

Appropriate

7. Laying Out as Town Ways Water Mains

8. To work Pond St. and/or Commercial St.

38,000.00

10. Construction of Carrol Street

500.00

14. Sidewalks and Curbings

15,000.00

22. Repairs and Drainage on Oak St.

2,500.00

26. Acquiring Land for Public Parking Area, South Weymouth

20,000.00

Conditioning Parking Area

4,700.00

34. For Division of Civil Defense

10,000.00

35. Mosquito Control Work

500.00

37. Work at Wessagussett Beach

3,000.00

Article

$ 9,520.00

13,852.00

Article

Raise and Appropriate

Appropriate

39. Tree Planting Program

3,000.00

40. Dutch Elm Disease Control Work

11,000.00

42. So. Shore Mosquito Control Project

8,000.00

43. Observance of Armistice Day

350.00

47. Abigail Adams School Playground

5,000.00

49. Plans for Central Junior High School

52. Alterations at Bicknell School

53. Pension-Sarah E. Brassil

1,000.00

54. Land for Branch Library

5,000.00

55. Plans for Branch Library

1,500.00

56. Mosquito Plain Playground Develop- ment

1,200.00

57.

Land for Park Purposes

1,500.00

58. Development of Land for Park Purposes- Idlewell Section

7,500.00

59.

Bronze Plaques at Veterans' Squares

300.00

61.

Sewer Main on Commercial Street

22,000.00

72.

Increasing Pensions, etc., to Certain. Former Employees

1,166.62

76. Stocking Ponds and Liberating Game

200.00

79.

Medical, etc., Expense-Nellie L. Greaney

904.75

$4,428,619.49

$841,679.07

A true copy. Attest:

HARRY CHRISTENSEN Town Clerk

ANNUAL TOWN ELECTION March 9, 1953

Returns Received:

Time

Votes Cast

Precinct One