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ARTICLE 10. (By Request of the Police Department.) To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $4,736.95 for the addition of one Lieutenant, two Sergeants, and three Patrolmen in the Police De- partment, or take any other action in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 11. (By Request of the Police Department.) To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of 3,800.00 for the purchase of new automotive equipment for the Police Department, or take any other action in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 12. (By Direction of Fire Department.) To see what sum of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate to lay an eight-inch water main from Broad Street to Putnam Street to a hydrant in the rear of Fire Station No. 2.
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ARTICLE 13. (By Direction of Selectmen.) To request the Town Meeting to make the sum of $300.00 available from the Civil Defense Fund for out-of-state travel, or take any other action in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 14. (By Request of the Abigail Adams Historical Society, Inc.) To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of $3,000.00 from the John C. Rhines Fund for the purchase of furniture and furnishings for the Abigail Adams house to be expended under the direction of the House Committee of the Abigail Adams Historical Society and a commit- tee of three to be appointed by the Moderator, or take any other action in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 15. (By Request of the Planning Board.) To see what ac- tion the Town will take to appropriate a sum of money to clean or pipe the brook running from the culvert at Harland Road, northerly, or take any other action in relation thereto.
ATRICLE 16. (At the Request of the Abigail Adams Improvement Association.) To see if the Town will vote to amend its Zoning By-laws and Zoning Map, Article 10 of the Town By-laws, by making the following changes: Change of Districts. From Industrial to Residential, Lot 16, Block 130, Sheet 13 now or formerly the property of Alfred W. Cadman et al, as shown in the Town Atlas, or take any other action in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 17. (At the Request of the Weymouth Youth Commission.) To see if the Town will increase the present Park Commission from three to five members for the purpose of creating a Park and Recreation Com- mission under General Laws (Ter. Ed.) Chapter 45, Section 14 or other laws, or take any other action in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 18. (At the Request of the Weymouth Youth Commission.) To see what sum of money the Town will vote for salary and expenses of the office of Superintendent of Parks and Recreation for Wevmouth and to provide for the appointment of the Superintendent of Parks and Rec- reation by the Park and Recreation Commission, or take any other action in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 19. (At Request of Town Clerk, Harry Christensen.) To see if the Town will vote to revise, amend and/or add to the By-Laws of the Town of Weymouth or take any other action in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 20. (By Direction of Selectmen.) To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,120.00 for the completion of Seaver Road from Oliver Road to No. 92 Seaver Road as accepted by An- nual Town Meeting of 1952, or take any other action in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 21. (By Direction of Selectmen.) To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of $30,000.00 for land taking damages in connection with the resurfacing of Commercial Street, from Washing- ton Square to Pierce Road for which the sum of $38,000.00 was made avail- able as the Town's share under General Laws (Ter. Ed.), Chapter 90, as voted by the Annual Town Meeting of 1953, or take any other action in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 22. (By Direction of Selectmen.) To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money for the purpose of resurfacing a portion of Weymouth Landing Parking Area, namely, entrance, at Commercial Street (being a portion of land formerly owned by Seward Taber), or take any other action in relation thereto.
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ARTICLE 23. (On Petition of John F. Newton and Others.) To see what sum of money the Town will raise and appropriate to take by eminent demain in fee, purchase or gift, the land at the corner of Neck and Green Streets, North Weymouth, being shown in the 1951 Atlas as Lot 1 and 5, Block 109, Sheet 8, or take any other action in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 24. (On Petition of John F. Newton and Others.) To see what sum of money the Town will raise and appropriate to take by eminent domain in fee, purchase or gift, the land at the southeast corner of Neck and Green Streets, at the junction of Bridge Street, North Weymouth, being shown as Lot 1, Block 110, Sheet 8, on the 1951 Town of Weymouth Atlas, or take any other action in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 25. (By Direction of Selectmen.) To see if the Town will vote to accept as a gift a certain strip of land located at 206 Pine Street, South Weymouth and owned by William L. and Margaret A. Palmer, or take any other action in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 26. (On Petition and By Direction of Selectmen.) To see if the Town will vote to appoint a Shore Line Industrial Development Commission of seven members for the purpose of studying, planning and acting upon the development of certain of our shore areas for the use of this Commission, or take any other action in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 27. (By Direction of Selectmen.) To see if the Town will vote to accept Section 69C through 69F of Chapter 41 of the General Laws providing for the establishment of a Board of Public Works and a Public Works Department for Weymouth, or take any other action in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 28. (By Direction of Selectmen.) To see if the Town will vote to accept the provisions of Sec. 1 of Chapter 297 and Chapter 511 both of the Acts of 1954 relating to an Industrial Development Com- mission.
ARTICLE 29. (On Petition of George E. Lane and others.) To see what sum the Town will appropriate from funds raised and appropriated under Article 16 of the Annual Town Meeting of March 1, 1954 for the purpose of payment of time and one-half over forty hours of work per week to the members of the Highway Department for the period from January 1, 1954 to March 1, 1954, or take any other action in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 30. (On Petition of George E. Lane and others.) To see if the Town will vote to accept as a gift, purchase or take by eminent do- main in fee, lands shown on Sheet 4 and 5 of the Town of Weymouth Atlas and described as Lots 15, 16, 20 and parts of Lot 14 in Block 22, containing approximately 78,000 square feet and to see what sum of money the Town will raise and appropriate or appropriate for such purchase or taking and for the development of said land, or take any other action in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 31. (On Petition of George E. Lane and others.) To see if the Town will increase the membership of the School Committee from six to seven members in accordance with Chapter 41, Section 2 of the Gen- eral Laws.
ARTICLE 32. (On Petition of George E. Lane and others.) To see if the Town will amend its By-Laws by striking out Item 4 of Section VI of Article X of the Zoning By-Laws and inserting in place thereof the following: "Article X, Section VI, Item 4; Lot Size. In a residence district
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no dwelling shall be erected or maintained except on lots containing 15.000 square feet each and having a frontage of not less than one hundred twenty-five (125) feet at the building line and not more than one dwelling shall be erected on each such lot except that (a) a lot of less than 25,000 square feet and more than 20,000 square feet may be divided into lots con- taining not less than 10,000 square feet each and having a frontage of not less than 100 feet at the building line and (b) if a lot contains more than 25,000 square feet and if after division into as Many 15,000 square feet lots as practicable, there remains a lot of 10,000 square feet or more and one dwelling may be erected on such remaining lot provided the same has a frontage of not less than 100 feet. One dwelling may be erected on a lot containing less than 15,000 square feet or having a frontage of less than 100 feet if such lot was recorded at the time of this by-law, either if separately owned and contains 3200 square feet and did not at the time of such adoption adjoin other land of the same owner available for use in connection with said lot. Any recorded lot size may be increased sub- ject to approval of the Board of Appeals, or take any other action in re- lation thereto.
ARTICLE 33. (By Direction of Park Department.) To see what sum of money the Town will vote to appropriate for the renovation and beauti- fication of Town Greens, located at Church and North Streets, and at the intersection of Main and Front Streets, or take any other action in relation thereto.
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 time for holding the first meeting called for in this Warrant.
Hereof fail not, and make due return of this Warrant with your do- ings thereon to the Town Clerk of said Town on or before the 24th day of September in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and fifty-four.
Given under our hands at Weymouth this 13th day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and fifty-four.
JOSEPH CREHAN, Chairman WARREN P. BURRELL RAYMOND MORGAN RALPH J. AMABILE, JR. JAMES T. O'SULLIVAN Selectmen of Weymouth
A true copy. Attest: NORMAN F. KEITH Constable of Weymouth
RETURN OF SERVICE
Weymouth, September 24, 1954
Norfolk, ss.
Pursuant to the within Warrant, I have this day notified and warned the inhabitants of Weymouth aforesaid qualified to vote in Town affairs to meet in the hall of the Weymouth High School at the time set forth
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in said Warrant, by posting true and attested copies of the same in two public places in each voting Precinct in said Town, seven days before the time of holding said meeting.
NORMAN F. KEITH Constable of Weymouth
Received in the Office of the Town Clerk on September 24, 1954 at 4:30 P.M.
HARRY CHRISTENSEN Town Clerk
A true copy. Attest: HARRY CHRISTENSEN
Town Clerk
CERTIFICATION
September 23, 1954
To Whom it May Concern:
This is to certify that the Warrants, Call of the Meeting and recom- mendations of the Appropriation Committee for the Special Town Meeting to be held on October 4, 1954 were mailed to the Town Meeting Members on Friday, September 24, 1954.
WARREN F. ROULSTON, Secretary Weymouth Appropriation Committee
Stamped with official seal of North Weymouth Post Office, September 24, 1954
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING Monday, October 4, 1954
Pursuant to a Warrant duly issued, the Special Town Meeting of the inhabitants of the Town of Weymouth, represented by their duly elected and qualified Town Meeting Members, was held in the hall of the Wey- mouth High School on Monday, October 4, 1954.
The Meeting was called to order at 7:45 o'clock in the evening by the Annual Moderator, Mr. Daniel L. O'Donnell.
The Town Clerk, Mr. Harry Christensen, read the call of the Meeting There were 221 Town Meeting Members present.
Upon motion duly made, it was unanimously
VOTED: That the reading of the Articles in the Warrant be sus- pended.
Prayer for Divine Guidance at this Town Meeting was offered by the Rev. Robert S. Wolley, Pastor of the Second Universalist Church in South Weymouth.
Town Meeting Members not sworn in were administered the oath by the Moderator.
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The Moderator declared a quorum present.
We now continue with consideration of the Articles in the Warrant.
Mr. Roulston, Secretary of the Appropriation Committee, presented the reasons for the forthcoming recommendations by the Appropriation Committee.
ARTICLE 1. (By joint request of the Sewer Commissioners and the Ralph Talbot Street School Committee.) To see if the Town will vote to provide an additional sum over and above the regular Sewer Department appropriation to construct a sewer to the proposed Ralph Talbot Street School, said sum to be available in January, 1955, and spent under the direction of the Sewer Department, or take any other action in relation thereto.
MOVED by the Appropriation Committee:
No Action.
This was a very controversial item and lengthy discussion ensued.
MOVED by Mr. J. William O'Donnell:
That action be deferred until a latter part of the meeting and that the Moderator appoint a committee to present a substitute motion at that time.
Comes now the question on the motion by Mr. O'Donnell.
Vote was taken and the Chair declared the motion.
SO VOTED
The Chair appointed the following to serve on the above committee: Messers. Libbey, Field, Park, O'Donnell, Gunn, Causer, and Cicchese.
Following action on Article 11 further consideration was given to Article 1.
MOVED the following substitute motion by Mr. Causer:
For the Sewer Department to be expended under the direction of the Sewer Commissioners for trunk line sewer Swamp River to the Ralph Talbot Street School site, $142,000.00 Of this sum $2,000.00 shall be appro- priated from the Excess and Deficiency Fund, and the Treasurer, with the approval of the Board of Selectmen, is hereby authorized to borrow a sum not to exceed $140,000.00 for new construction and to issue bonds or notes to be payable in accordance with the General Laws (Ter. Ed.), Chapter 44, so that the entire sum shall be payable in not more than 20 years from date of issue of first bond or note: such bonds or notes shall bear on their face the words: Weymouth Sewerare Lean Act 1945. The above sum shall be over and above the regular Sewer Department appro- priation. $2,000.00 $140,000.00
Further discussion ensued involving several of the Town Meeting members.
Comes now the question on the substitute motion by Mr. Causer ..
Vote was taken and the Chair declared the motion
UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED
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ARTICLE 2. (At the Request of the Building Committee.) To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for the pur- pose of constructing and originally equipping and furnishing an elementary school off Ralph Talbot Street, and to determine whether the money shall be raised by taxation or otherwise and by borrowing under authority of Chapter 645 of the Acts of 1948 as amended, or take any other action in relation thereto.
MOVED by the Appropriation Committee:
That the sum of $519,300.00 be raised and appropriated for the pur- pose of constructing and originally equipping and furnishing a Ralph Talbot Street School Building, for the development of the site; and to meet said appropriation $11,064.16 shall be transferred from the unex- pended balances in the following accounts: $6.86 from the Homestead School Construction Account, $3,404.74 from the Humphrey School Con- struction Account, $503.00 from the Nevin School Construction Account, $341.54 from the Bicknell School Addition Account, $16.69 from the Bick- nell School Alterations Account, $3,775.35 from the Pond School Addition Account, $5.76 from the Plans etc. account-Pond School and $10.22 from the Parking Area-Town Hall Annex Account, $8,235.84 shall be appro- priated from the Excess and Deficiency Account and the Treasurer, with the approval of the Board of Selectmen, be and hereby authorized to borrow the sum of $500,000.00; and to issue 260,000.00 of bonds under the authority cf Section 7, Clause 3, Chapter 44 of the General Laws as amended and $240.000.00 of bands under the authority of Chapter 645, acts of 1948 as amended. Said total sum of bonds to be payable in accordance with provisions of Chapter 44 of the General Laws so that the whole loan shall be payable in not more than 20 years. The sums appropriated shall be expended under the direction of the committee of seven appointed in ac- cordance with Article 4 in the warrant for the Special Town Meeting of November 9, 1953.
$11,064.16 $8,235.81 $260,000.00 $240,000.00
Mr. Park and Mr. Roulston, of the Appropriation Committee and Mr. George Lane spoke on the motion.
Tellers were appointed and sworn in as follows: 1st Division Mr. George Reed 2nd Division Mr. Murray Parker 3rd Division Mr. Francis Farr
A count was taken and the tellers reported 156 in favor, 20 opposed. The Chair then declared the motion
SO VOTED
ARTICLE 3. (At the Request of the School Committee.) To see if the Town will vote to transfer to the authority and supervision of the School Committee, to be used for school purposes, a portion of the East Weymouth playground approximating three acres in area, in accordance with a plan of the Town Engineer, Russell H. Whiting, or take any other action in relation thereto.
No motion was offered by the Appropriation Committee although they favor the use of a portion of said playground for school purposes.
Considerable discussion ensued with several of the Town Meeting members participating.
MOVED the following motion by Mr. George Lane:
No Action.
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Comes now the question on the motion by Mr. George Lane.
Vote was taken and the Chair declared the motion SO VOTED
ARTICLE 4. (At the Request of the School Committee.) To see what sum of money the Town will vote to raise by taxation or otherwise and appropriate, for the purpose of filling an additional portion of the marsh land on the East Weymouth playground site to offset in part the land to be used for school purposes, or take any other action in relation thereto.
Upon motion duly made by the Appropriation Committee, it was UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: No Action.
ARTICLE 5. (At the Request of the School Committee.) To see what sum of money the Town will vote to raise by taxation, or otherwise, and appropriate, for the purpose of acquiring by gift, purchase, or eminent domain, in fee, parts of Lots 17 and 18, Block 357, Sheet 27, as appears in the Atlas of the Town of Weymouth for the year 1951, containing about 430,000 square feet, to be used for school purposes, or take any other action in relation thereto. (Butler property, east of Pleasant Street and south of Diersch Street.)
MOVED by the Appropriation Committee:
That the Town acquire by gift, purchase, or take by eminent domain, in fee, as the site of a future elementary school, parts of Lots 17 and 18, Block 357, Sheet 27, as appears in the Atlas of the Town of Weymouth for the year 1951, containing about 430,000 square feet. The Board cf Selectmen are hereby authorized to acquire by gift, purchase, or take by right of eminent domain such land, and the sum of $10,000.00 be appro- priated from the Excess and Deficiency Account for this purpose.
MOVED the following substitute motion by Mr. George Lane:
That the sum of $20,000 be appropriated from the Excess and Defi- ciency Account for the purpose of purchasing the land shown as Parcel "A" containing approximately 9.6 acres, be the same more or less, on plan of land made by Russell H. Whiting, Town Engineer, dated September 24, 1954, and made a part of this motion; also that the sum of $1.00 be appro- priated for the purchase of Parcel "B" on said site according to said plan, and also that the sum of $1.00 be appropriated for the purchase of Parcel "C" on said site according to said plan.
Lengthy discussion ensued involving several Town Meeting members and members of committees.
MOVED the following substitute motion by Mr. Downs:
That the subject matter of this Article be referred to the next Town Meeting.
Vote was taken and, the Chair being in doubt, the Chair ordered a teller count.
Count was taken and the tellers reported 108 votes in favor, 74 op- posed .. The Chair then declared the substitute motion by Mr. Downs SO VOTED
,At this point the Moderator declared a five minute recess.
The meeting reconvened at 10:30 P.M.
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ARTICLE 6. (At the Request of the School Committee.) To see what sum of money the Town will vote to raise by taxation, or otherwise, and appropriate, for the purpose of preparing complete drawings and detailed specifications for the construction of a new elementary school in East Weymouth, or take any other action in relation thereto.
Upon motion duly made by the Appropriation Committee, it was UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: No Action.
ARTICLE 7. (On Petition of Personnel Board.) To see if the Town will vote to pay time and one-half for time worked over forty hours per week for employees classified under W-1 to W-5 inclusive of the Sewer Department,, Park Department, Tree and Moth Department. Funds for the purpose to be taken from the respective departments budgets, or take any other action in relation thereto.
MOVED by the Appropriation Committee:
That the Town pay time and one-half for time worked over forty hours per week for employees classified under W-1 to W-5 inclusive of the Sewer Department, Park Department and Tree and Moth Department. Funds for said purpose shall be taken from the budgets of the respective departments.
MOVED to amend by Mr. Herbert, Tree Warden:
That the Town pay time and one-half for time worked over forty hours per week for employees classified under W-1 to W-5 inclusive of the Sewer Department, Park Department and Tree and Moth Department, retroactive to August 30, 1954. Funds for said purpose shall be taken from the budgets of the respective departments.
Discussion ensued between Mr. Hebert, Mr. Roulston of the Appro- priation Committee, Mr. Bloom, Mr. Torrey of the Water Commissioners Mr. Almquist, and Mr. Crehan of the Board of Selectmen.
Comes now the question on the amendment by Mr. Herbert.
Vote was taken and the Chair declared the ammendment by Mr. Hebert
UNANIMOUSLY VOTED
Comes now the question on the motion by the Appropriation Com- mittee as thus amended.
Vote was taken and the Chair declared the motion as thus amended UNANIMOUSLY VOTED
ARTICLE 8. (On Petition of the Board of Water Commissioners.) To see if the Town will vote to pay the workmen in the Water Depart- ment time and one-half for overtime over forty hours per week, said pay- ments to be appropriated from the surplus funds of the Water Depart- ment, or take any other action in relation thereto.
MOVED by the Appropriation Committee:
That the Town pay time and one-half for time worked over forty hours per week for employees classified under W-1 to W-5 inclusive of the Water Department. Funds for said purpose shall be taken from the budget of the Water Department.
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MOVED to amend by Mr. Torrey of the Water Commissioners:
That the Town pay time and one-half for time worked over forty hours per week for employees classified under W-1 to W-5 inclusive of the Water Department retroactive to August 30, 1954. Funds for such purpose shall be taken from the budget of the Water Department.
Comes now the question on the amendment by Mr. Torrey.
Vote was taken and the Chair declared the amendment by Mr. Torrey UNANIMOUSLY VOTED
Comes now the question on the motion by the Appropriation Com- mittee as thus amended.
Vote was taken and the Chair declared the motion as thus amended UNANIMOUSLY VOTED
ARTICLE 9. (On Petition of the Board of Water Commissioners.) To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to replace the Mill River culvert under Middle Street, near Middle and Washington Streets, adjacent to property owned by Klassen and Eric- son, or take any other action in relation thereto.
MOVED by the Appropriation Committee:
That the subject matter of this article be referred to the Board of Selectmen for a report at a future town meeting.
MOVED the following substitute motion by Mr. Crehan of the Board of Selectmen:
That the sum of $4,000.00 be appropriated from the Excess and Defi- ciency Account to replace the Mill River culvert under Middle Street, near Middle and Washington Streets, adjacent to property owned by Klasson and Ericson. Said work to be done by the highway department under the supervision of the Superintendent of Highways. $4,000.00
Comes now the question on the substitute motion by Mr. Crehan of the Board of Selectmen.
Vote was taken and the Chair declared the substitute motion UNANIMOUSLY VOTED
ARTICLE 10. (By Request of the Police Department.) To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $4,736.95 for the addition of one Lieutenant, two Sergeants, and three Patrolmen in the Police De- partment, or take any other action in relation thereto.
MOVED by the Appropriation Committee:
That the sum of $4,736.93 be appropriated from the Excess and Defi- ciency Account for the addition of one Lietutenant, two Sergeants and three Patrolmen to the Police Department. $4,736.93
Mr. Roulston of the Appropriation Committee explained what effect action on this Article would have on the budget in future years.
Comes now the question on the motion by the Appropriation Com- mittee.
Vote was taken and the Chair declared the motion
UNANIMOUSLY VOTED
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ARTICLE 11. (By Request of the Police Department.) To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $3,800.00 for the purchase of new automotive equipment for the Police Department, or take any other action in relation thereto.
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