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$7,500.00
Discussion ensued between Mr. Lane and Mr. Newton, Secretary of the Appropriation Committee.
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Comes now the question on the motion by the Appropriation Com- mittee.
UNANIMOUSLY VOTED
ARTICLE 8. (At Request of Joseph M. Nover, Jr., and Others). To see if the Town will vote to have the Moderator appoint a committee of seven to make a study and report relative to a Department of Public Works.
MOVED by the Appropriation Committee:
No Action.
MOVED the following substitute motion by Mr. Nover:
That the Moderator appoint a committee of seven to make a study and report relative to a Department of Public Works.
Comes now the question on the substitute motion by Mr. Nover.
UNANIMOUSLY VOTED
ARTICLE 9. (At Request of Enrico Danubio and Others). To see if the Town will accept the report of the Selectmen laying out as a Town way the following designated private way and parts of way or any of it, to wit:
PINECLIFF ROAD
or any portion of said way, and will authorize the Board of Selectmen to acquire by gift or purchase or take by right of eminent domain in fee or otherwise for all purposes of a public street and highway in and over said street as laid out and accepted, and see what sum of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for the working of said street, including the acquisition of the fee above referred to and for the building of any bridges, drains and conduits or securing easements which may be neces- sary in connection therewith, and to whether the Town will authorize the Board of Selectmen to accept deeds of any reservation strips existing in connection with said street, or take any other action in relation thereto.
MOVED by the Appropriation Committee:
That the subject matter of this Article be referred to the next Annual Town Meeting.
MOVED the following substitute motion by Mr. Fryer of the Board of Selectmen :
That the Town accept the report of the Selectmen laying out as a Town way the following designated private way and parts of way or any of it, to wit:
PINECLIFF ROAD. -
or any portion of said way, and 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 and highway in and over said street as laid out and accepted, and that the Town vote to raise and ap- - propriate for the working of said street, including the acquisition of the fee above referred to and for the building of any bridges, drains and conduits or securing easements which may be necessary in connection therewith, the sum of $17,353.00 from the Excess and Deficiency Account, and also raise and appropriate from the Excess and Deficiency Account the sum of $8,000.00 for 8" water pipe in the street, and the Board of
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Selectmen be authorized to accept deeds of any reservation strips existing in connection with said street.
$17,353.00 $8,000.00
Discussion ensued involving several of the Town Meeting Members, Department Heads, and residents of the area affected.
Comes now the question on the substitute motion by Mr. Fryer.
The Chair ordered a teller count. Vote was taken and the tellers re- ported 91 votes in favor, 32 opposed. The Chair then declared the substi- tute motion by Mr. Fryer
SO VOTED
ARTICLE 10. (At Request of the Park Department). 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, Lot 2, Block 349, Sheet 26 as appears in the Atlas of the Town of Weymouth for the year 1954 (now or formerly owned by the Lakewood Grove and The Birches Improvement Association, Inc.) also being shown as Lot A on a plan of "The Birches," D. Arthur Brown, Rus . sell H. Whiting, C. E., dated April 1920 and recorded with Norfolk Deeds, Plan Book 97, Plan 4707, and containing 2100 square feet according to said plan, to which plan reference may be had for a more particular de- scription, for park development, or take any other action in relation thereto.
MOVED by the Appropriation Committee:
That the Town appropriate from available funds the sum of one ($1) dollar from the Excess and Deficiency Account for the acquisition by gift, purchase, or taking by eminent domain, Lot 2, Block 349, Sheet 26 as ap- pears in the Atlas of the Town of Weymouth for the year 1954 (now or formerly owned by the Lakewood Grove and the Birches Improvement Association, Inc.) also being shown as Lot A on a plan of "The Birches," D. Arthur Brown, Russell H. Whiting, C. E., dated April 1920 and recorded with Norfolk Deeds, Plan Book 97, Plan 4707, and containing 2100 square feet according to said plan, and the Board of Selectmen are hereby au- thorized to acquire such land as described by gift, purchase, or eminent domain in fee, for the Park Department. $1.00
Discussion ensued between Mr. Newton, Secretary of the Appropria- tion Committee, and Mr. Cicchese, Town Counsel.
Comes now the question on the motion by the Appropriation Com- mittee.
UNANIMOUSLY VOTED
Upon motion duly made by Mr. Newton, Secretary of the Appropria- tion Committee, it was
UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: That the Special Town Meeting adjourn at 10:15 P.M.
A true copy. Attest:
HARRY CHRISTENSEN Town Clerk
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SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS Special Town Meeting
June 18, 1956
Raise & Appropriate
Article
2. Highways
$50,000.00
Appropriate $56,000.00 Loan - 200,000.00
3. Sidewalk and curbing - Academy Ave.
6,800.00
20,000.00
4. Seawall on Aspinwall Avenue
36,000.00
6. Snow removal equipment
7,500.00
7. Sealing of streets
17,353.00
9. Working Pinecliff Road
8,000.00
10. Land for Park Department (Birches)
1.00
$56,800.00
$344,854.00
A true copy. Attest:
HARRY CHRISTENSEN
Town Clerk
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
Norfolk, ss.
To the Town Meeting Members of the Town of Weymouth, in said County, Greeting :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby notified to meet at the hall of the Weymouth High School, East Wey- mouth, on
Monday, the 17th Day of September, 1956
at seven o'clock and forty-five minutes in the evening, then and there to act upon the following articles (a copy of which is enclosed).
Given under my hand at Weymouth, this 13th day of August, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and fifty-six.
HARRY CHRISTENSEN
Town Clerk of Weymouth
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WARRANT FOR SPECIAL TOWN MEETING COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
Monday, September 17, 1956
Norfolk, ss.
To any of the Constables of the Town of Weymouth, in said County, GREETING :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of Weymouth aforesaid quali- fied to vote in Town Affairs to meet in the hall of the Weymouth High school on
Monday, the Seventeenth Day of September, 1956
at seven o'clock and forty-five minutes in the evening, then and thereto act upon the following Articles, namely:
ARTICLE 1. (At Request of Building Committee). To see what sum of money the Town will vote to raise by taxation, or otherwise, and ap- propriate for the purpose of constructing and originally equipping and furnishing an elementary school on the site off Front Street purchased from the Stetson Shoe Company, or take any other action in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 2. (At Request of School Committee). To see what sum of money the Town will vote to raise by taxation, or otherwise, and ap- propriate, for the purpose of acquiring by gift, purchase, or eminent domain in fee Lot 7 containing 199,150 square feet, Lot 6 containing 18,900 square feet, part of Lot 4 containing about 4,800 square feet, part of Lot 5 containing about 103,975 square feet, Lot 8 containing about 17,500 square feet all as shown on Block 119 and part of Lot 5, containing about 1,600 square feet, all as shown on Block 117, Sheets 8 and 11 of the Atlas of the Town of Weymouth dated January 1, 1954, as a site for an elementary school, or take any other action in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 3. (At Request of School Committee). To see what sum of money the Town will vote to raise by taxation, or otherwise, and ap- propriate, for the purpose of preparing complete drawings and detailed specifications in order that bids may be secured for the construction of a new elementary school on the site proposed and described in Article 2 of the Warrant, or take any other action in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 4. (By Direction of the Drainage Committee). To see if the Town will vote to raise by taxation or otherwise, a sum of money to take care of the drainage from the westerly boundary of the Shaw School site to Mill River, shown on a plan by Arthur Bilodeau, Town Engineer, all work to be done by private contract, under the direction of the Board of Selectmen and the Town Engineer, and that the Board of Selectmen be authorized to secure or accept any easements necessary for the above purpose, or take any other action in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 5. (By Direction of the Drainage Committee). To see if the Town will vote to raise by taxation or otherwise, a sum of money to take care of the drainage from Cranberry Pond to Commercial Street, shown on a plan by Arthur Bilodeau, Town Engineer, all work to be done by private contract, under the direction of the Board of Selectmen and the Town Engineer, and that the Board of Selectmen be authorized to secure or accept, by gift, purchase or by right of eminent domain, in fee, or otherwise, any easements necessary for the above purpose, or take any other action in relation thereto.
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ARTICLE 6. (By Direction of the Drainage Committee). To see if the Town will vote to raise by taxation or otherwise the sum of $135,000.00 for the installation of a drainage system from Libby Field to Back River, as recommended in report by Metcalf and Eddy, Engineers in report of July 19, 1956 to the Weymouth Drainage Committee that all work to be done by private contract under the direction of the Board of Selectmen and the Town Engineer, and that the Board of Selectmen be authorized to secure or accept by gift, purchase or by right of eminent domain, in fee, or otherwise, any easements necessary for the above purpose, and all damage shall be payable from above appropriation, or take any other action in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 7. (At Request of Planning Board). To see if the Town will take by purchase or eminent domain, in fee, land on the ocean side of Wessagussett Road, between North Street and Massasoit Road, for highway or beach purposes, or take any other action in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 8. (At Request of the Personnel Board). To see if the Town will vote to amend Article 4, Section 409 of the Town By-laws as follows:
Vote to pay the Superintendent of Fire Alarm System and the Signal Maintenance Craftsmen for time worked over forty hours per week at regular rates based on a forty-hour work week.
ARTICLE 9. (At Request of the Board of Water Commissioners). To see what sum of money the Town will raise and appropriate to re- surface the water trench on Thicket Street, 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 doing thereon to the Town Clerk of said Town on or before the 7th day of Sep- tember in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and fifty-six.
Given under our hands at Weymouth this 20th day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and fifty-six.
JOSEPH CREHAN, Chairman FRANKLIN FRYER RALPH J. AMABILE, JR. WARREN P. BURRELL JAMES T. O'SULLIVAN
Selectmen of Weymouth
A true copy. Attest: NORMAN F. KEITH Constable of Weymouth
A true copy. Attest: HARRY CHRISTENSEN Town Clerk
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RETURN OF SERVICE
Weymouth, September 7, 1956
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 at the respective places and time as set forth 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, September 7, 1956 at 2:55 P.M.
MARGARET A. HEAVER Assistant Town Clerk
A true copy. Attest: MARGARET A. HEAVER Asst. Town Clerk
CERTIFICATION
September 7, 1956
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 Meet- ing to be held on September 17, 1956 were mailed to the Town Meeting Members on September 7, 1956.
JOHN F. NEWTON
Weymouth Appropriation Committee
Seal of the North Weymouth Branch,
U. S. Post Office, Sept. 7, 1956
A true copy. Attest:
HARRY CHRISTENSEN Town Clerk
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SPECIAL TOWN MEETING Monday, September 17, 1956
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 auditorium of the Weymouth High School on Monday, September 17, 1956.
The Meeting was called to order at 7:50 o'clock in the evening by the Annual Moderator, Mr. Daniel L. O'Donnell.
The Assistant Town Clerk, Mrs. Margaret Heaver, read the call of the meeting.
There were 153 Town Meeting Members present.
Upon motion duly made, it was
UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: That the reading of the Articles in War- rant be suspended.
Prayer for Divine Guidance at this Special Town Meeting was offered by Rev. J. Henry Hanhisalo, Pastor of the First Universalist Church, Wey- mouth Landing.
Town Meeting Members not sworn in were administered the oath by the Moderator.
The Moderator declared a quorum present.
We now continue with consideration of the Articles in the Warrant.
ARTICLE 1. (At Request of Building Committee). To see what sum of money the Town will vote to raise by taxation, or otherwise, and ap- propriate, for the purpose of constructing and originally equipping and fur- nishing an elementary school on the site off Front Street purchased from the Stetson Shoe Company, or take any other action in relation thereto.
Upon motion duly made by the Appropriation Committee, it was
UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: That the sum of $6,000.00 be appropriated from available funds (Excess and Deficiency) for the purpose of making necessary alterations and changes in the drawings and specifications for the school to be located off Front Street purchased from the Stetson Shoe Company, in order that bids may be secured for construction. $6,000.00
ARTICLE 2. (At Request of School Committee). To see what sum of money the Town will vote to raise by taxation, or otherwise, and ap- propriate, for the purpose of acquiring by gift, purchase, or eminent do- main in fee Lot 7 containing 199,150 square feet, Lot 6 containing 18,900 square feet, part of Lot 4 containing about 4,800 square feet, part of Lot 5 containing 103,975 square feet, Lot 8 containing about 17,500 square feet all as shown on Block 119, part of Lot 5 containing about 1,600 square feet, feet, all as shown on Block 117, Sheets 8 and 11 of the Atlas of the Town of Weymouth dated January 1, 1954, as a site for an elementary school. or take any other action in relation thereto.
MOVED by the Appropriation Committee:
That the Town acquire by purchase together with all rights in ways and easements the following described land: Lot 7 containing 199,150 square feet, Lot 6 containing 18,900 square feet, part of Lot 4 containing about 9,550 square feet, part of Lot 5 containing about 103,975 square feet,
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all as shown on Block 119, part of Lot 5 containing about 1,600 square feet, as shown on Block 117, Sheets 8 and 11 of the Atlas of the Town of Wey- mouth, dated January 1, 1954, and all as shown on a plan by Arthur Bilodeau, Town Engineer, dated September, 1956 (with further description as contained in final action of this Article) and that $21,500 be appro- priated from available funds (Excess and Deficiency) for this purpose.
This was a very controversial subject and lengthy discussion ensued involving many Town Meeting Members and Department Heads.
MOVED the following substitute motion by Mr. Lane:
That the subject matter of this Article be laid on the table for further study by the committee.
MOVED the following substitute motion by Mr. Nover:
That the Town acquire by purchase together with all rights in ways and easements the following described land: Lot 7 containing 199,150 square feet, Lot 6 containing 18,900 square feet, part of Lot 4 containing about 9,550 square feet, part of Lot 5 containing about 103,975 square feet, all as shown on Block 119, part of Lot 5 containing about 1,600 square feet, as shown on Block 117, Sheets 8 and 11 of the Atlas of the Town of Weymouth, dated January 1, 1954, and all as shown on a plan by Arthur Bilodeau, Town Engineer, dated September, 1956 (with further description as contained in final action on this motion) and that $21,500.00 be appro- priated from available funds (Excess and Deficiency Account) for this purpose. The present owners, for this $21,500.00 are given the right to re- move excess fill to such elevations established by the Town Engineer and under the Town Engineer's supervision.
Comes now the question on the substitute motion by Mr. Lane.
Vote was taken and the Chair declared the substitute motion by Mr. Lane LOST.
MOVED by Mr. Lane the following amendment to the substitute mo- tion by Mr. Nover:
That the first phrase of the substitute motion by Mr. Nover be amended as follows: That the Town acquire by purchase, or take by eminent do- main in fee, together with all rights in ways and easements the following described land.
Comes now the question on the amendment by Mr. Lane to the sub- stitute motion by Mr. Nover.
UNANIMOUSLY VOTED
MOVED by Mr. Newton the following amendment to the substitute motion by Mr. Nover:
That the substitute motion by Mr. Nover be amended by adding the following: The contract for purchase under the terms of this motion will not extend beyond June 1, 1957.
Comes now the question on the amendment by Mr. Newton to the sub- stitute motion by Mr. Nover.
SO VOTED
Comes now the question on the substitute motion by Mr. Nover, as thus twice amended, as follows:
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That the Town acquire by purchase, or take by eminent domain in fee, together with all rights in ways and easements the following described land: Lot 7 containing 199,150 square feet, Lot 6 containing 18,900 square feet, part of Lot 4 containing about 9,550 square feet, part of Lot 5 con- taining about 103,975 square feet, all 'as shown on Block 119, part of Lot 5 containing about 1,600 square feet, as shown on Block 117, Sheets 8 and 11 of the Atlas of the Town of Weymouth, dated January 1, 1954, and all as shown on a plan by Arthur Bilodeau, Town Engineer, dated September, 1956, and further described as follows:
PARCEL A. A certain parcel of land in Weymouth, Norfolk County, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, shown as Lot 7, Block 119, Sheet 8 on plan entitled "Plan of Part of Weymouth" by Russell H. Whiting, Civil Engineer; also shown as Parcel "A", on a plan entitled "Green Street School Site", plan No. 52-B made by Arthur J. Bilodeau, Town Engineer, dated September, 1956, to be recorded with the Norfolk Deeds, bounded and described as follows: A point of beginning being the common bound- ary point, the Northeast corner of land now or formerly of Joseph E. Walker, Jr. and Mary B. Walker, tenants by the entirety, the Southwest corner of land now or formerly of John H. Trueman and Frances T. True- man, tenants by the entirety, the Southeast corner of land now or formerly of Edward J. MacDonald and Kathleen T. MacDonald, tenants by the en- tirety, and running in an Easterly direction along a line bounded North- erly by land now or formerly of Edward J. MacDonald and Kathleen T. MacDonald, tenants by the entirety, for a distance of one and 91/100 feet (1.91'); thence continuing in an Easterly direction along a line bounded Northerly by land now or formerly of John H. Trueman and Frances T. Trueman, tenants by the entirety, for a distance of sixty-five and 00/00 feet (65.00'); continuing on same course bounded Northerly by land now or formerly of William G. Gautreau and Helen M. Gautreau, tenants by the entirety, for a distance of sixty-five and 00/00 feet (65.00'); continu- ing on same course bounded Northerly by land now or formerly of Angelo J. DeMaso and Anna M. DeMaso, tenants by the entirety, for a distance of sixty-five and 00/00 feet (65.00); continuing on same course bounded Northerly by land now or formerly of David B. McBurnie and Muriel A. McBurnie, tenants by the entirety, for a distance of sixty-five and 00/00 feet (65.00'); continuing on same course bounded Northerly by land now or formerly of Francis A. Naughton and Barbara L. Naughton, tenants by the entirety, for a distance of one hundred and 00/0 feet (100.00'); con- tinuing on same course bounded Northerly by land now or formerly of Karl E. Peterson and Helen M. Peterson, joint tenants, distance of one hundred and 00/100 feet (100.00'); continuing on same course bounded Northerly by land now or fornierly of Leo A. Delorey and Marie T. De- lorey, tenants by the entirety, for a distance of about twenty-four feet (+24'); thence turning in a Southerly direction and running along a line bounded on the East and by land now or formerly of the aforementioned Leo A. and Marie T. Delorey, tenants by the entirety, for a distance of two hundred and fifty feet (250'); thence turning in a Southwesterly di- rection and running along a line bounded on the South by land now or formerly of George A. Pasqualucci and John Durante, Trustees, for a dis- tance of about five hundred and forty-seven feet (547'); thence turning in a Northerly direction and running along a line bounded on the West by land now or formerly of William A. Davison and Mary J. Davison, ten- ants by the entirety, for a distance of eighty-two and 50/100 feet (82.50'); thence turning in a Westerly direction and running along a line bounded Southerly by land now or formerly of William A. Davison and Mary J. Davison, tenants by the entirety, for a distance of one hundred and fifty- four and 00/-00 feet (154.00'); thence turning in a Northerly direction and running along a line bounded Westerly by land now or formerly of Ernest
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J. Durante and Mary J. Durante, tenants by the entirety, for a distance of ninety-seven feet (97'); continuing on same course bounded Westerly by land now or formerly of Stephen J. Materia and Antonette M. Materia, tenants by the entirety, for a distance of ninety-five feet (95'); thence turning in an Easterly direction and running along the Southerly line of a right of way for a distance of one hundred and ninety-six feet (196'); thence turning in a Northerly direction and running along a line bounded Westerly by a right of way for a distance of forty and 00/100 feet (40.00'); continuing on same course bounded Westerly by land now or formerly of Joseph E. Walker, Jr., and Mary B. Walker, tenants by the entirety, for a distance of one hundred ten and 00/100 feet (110.00') to a point of be- ginning, containing approximately 203,000 square feet or 4.66 acres.
PARCEL B. A certain parcel of land in Weymouth, Norfolk County, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, shown as Lot 5, Block 119, Sheet 8 on Plan entitled "Plan of Part of Weymouth" by Russell H. Whiting, Civil Engineer; also shown as Parcel "B" on a plan entitled "Green Street School Site", plan No. 52-B made by Arthur J. Bilodeau, Town Engineer dated September, 1956, to be recorded with the Norfolk Deeds and Land Court, bounded and described as follows: A point of beginning being a common boundary of land now or formerly of John J. McIntyre and Jean H. McIntyre, tenants by the entirety, and land now or formerly of Wil- liam A. Davison and Mary J. Davison, tenants by the entirety, being one hundred and fifty-two and 96/100 feet (152.96') Easterly of Green Street and running in a Northeasterly direction along a line bounded Northerly by land now or formerly of William A. Davison and Mary J. Davison, tenants by the entirety, for a distance of one hundred eleven and 04/100 feet (111.04'); thence continuing on the same course along a line bounded Northerly by land now or formerly of Oakcrest Realty Co., Inc., for a dis- tance of about five hundred forty-seven feet (547'); thence turning in a Southerly direction along a line bounded Easterly by so-called Fairfax Street, Private Way, formerly known as Forest Avenue, for a distance of about three hundred and six feet (306'); thence turning in a Westerly di- rection and running a straight course along the Northerly street line of so-called Merryknoll Road, Private Way, for a distance of four hundred and eighty-five feet (485'); thence continuing in a Westerly direction along an arc distance of one hundred and twenty-six and 68/100 feet (126.68') central angle of 10°-00'00", radius of seven hundred twenty-five and 80/100 feet, bounded Southerly by said Merryknoll Road; thence turning in a Northerly direction and running along a line bounded Westerly by land now or formerly of John J. McIntyre and Jean McIntyre, tenants by the entirety, for a distance of ninety-three and 01/100 feet (93.01') to point of beginning; containing about 109,000 square feet or 2.50 acres.
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