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MOVED
ITEM 21. For Street Lighting $64,750.76
The Electric Lighting Committee is hereby authorized to contract with the Weymouth Light and Power Company for street lighting.
UNANIMOUSLY VOTED
MOVED
ITEM 22. For the Harbor Master's Department and operation of a patrol boat $8,884.16
Of this sum not exceeding $3,994.76 shall be for the salary and ex- penses of a Shellfish Warden; provided that the Warden shall be ap- pointed by the Board of Selectmen and work under the direction of the Chief of Police; the Selectmen are hereby instructed to continue the fee of $15.00 per person for clam digging permits.
UNANIMOUSLY VOTED
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MOVED
ITEM 23. For the Board of Health $63,325.00
The salaries of the Board of Health are hereby fixed at $350.00 for each of the three members of the Board.
Of the total sum, not exceeding $3,950.00 shall be for miscellaneous expenses and $2,566.20 for clerical services;
For dairy and food inspections, posting contagious disease cases, and investigations of nuisances and menaces harmful to health, a sum not exceeding $5,168.00 shall be for the personal services and transportation of the Health Agent, who shall not be a member of the Board;
For payments as required for Tuberculosis cases, a sum of $7,000.00;
For quarantine and contagious disease cases, a sum not exceeding $3,000.00;
For Bacteria examination and Health Tests, a sum not exceeding $850.00 and a member of the Board of Health may be appointed to do this work at this salary;
For the maintenance of town dumps, a sum not exceeding $5,000.00, provided that not exceeding $4,121.25 shall be for personal services;
For the services of a Dental Hygienist, a sum not exceeding $2,610.10 including transportation expense;
For dentists dental supplies and transportation, a sum not exceeding $3,300.00;
For a public nurse, a sum not exceeding $4,222.00 which includes trans- portation expense;
For plumbing inspection the sum of $5,308.70 including transportation expense ;
For Premature Infant Cases, a sum not exceeding $3,000.00;
For Polio Vaccine Clinic, a sum not exceeding $15,000.00;
Not more than $300.00 may be used for travel outside the Common- wealth in accordance with Section 5, Chapter 40, Clause 34, of the Gen- eral Laws;
And for burying animals, a sum not exceeding $1,200.00 which includes transportation expense.
Discussion ensued between Mr. Garrison, Mr. O'Donnell, and Mr. Cof- fey, Chairman of the Board of Health, relative to the polio vaccine pro- gram.
Comes now the question on the motion by the Appropriation Com- mittee.
UNANIMOUSLY VOTED
MOVED
ITEM 24. For the employment of Nurses $7,500.00
The Board of Selectmen are hereby instructed to contract with the Weymouth Visiting Nurse Association for nursing services from April 1, 1956 to April 1, 1957 at a rate of $7,500.00 a year.
UNANIMOUSLY VOTED
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MOVED
ITEM 25. For garbage disposal $44,000.00
Discussion ensued between Mr. Callahan and Mr. Amabile of the Board of Selectmen.
MOVED the following substitute motion by Mr. Amabile:
ITEM 25. For garbage disposal
$52,000.00
Further discussion ensued between Mr. Newton, Secretary of the Ap- propriation Committee, Mr. MacDonald, Mr. Lane, Mr. Callahan, and Mr. Crehan of the Board of Selectmen.
Comes now the question on the substitute motion by Mr. Amabile.
Vote was taken and the Chair declared the substitute motion by Mr Amabile
SO VOTED
(Recess from 10:17 P.M. to 10:25 P.M.)
MOVED
ITEM 26. Public Welfare and Old Age Assistance $624,111.00
Of the entire appropriation, the sum of all expenses of the administra- tion, including automobile allowance, shall not exceed $50,111.00, of which sum not more than $42,541.00 shall be for personal services and $7,570.00 shall be for miscellaneous administration expenses. The sum of $150.00 is provided in the total sum for travel outside the Commonwealth, in ac- cordance with Clause 34, Section 5, Chapter 40 of the General Laws.
$85,000.00 shall be for Aid to Dependent Children;
$12,000.00 shall be for reimbursement to other cities and towns for relief provided by them to persons having legal settlement in this town;
$55,000.00 shall be for the relief of persons having a legal settlement in this town, or the relief of persons not having a legal settlement in this town;
$42,000.00 shall be for Disability Cases;
Provided further, that any portion of this total appropriation for Pub- lic Welfare, not including administration under this item may be made available for any welfare item on and after October 1, 1956.
For Old Age Assistance the sum of $380,000.00.
From the Administration appropriation, the Town Accountant shall transfer to the Town's General Fund an amount equal to whatever monies are made available by the State or Federal governments for any admin- istrative expense for the fiscal year under this item.
UNANIMOUSLY VOTED
MOVED
ITEM 27. For pensions
$36,216.91
Of this sum, $13,887.32 shall be transferred to the several departments as follows for pensions payable to veterans:
Police Department
$1,225.00
Fire Department
3,756.56
Street Department
3,920.76
School Department
4,985.00
UNANIMOUSLY VOTED
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MOVED
ITEM 28. For Korean War Allowance and allotments as covered by Chap. 797 and amendments thereto, for the burying of indigent soldiers and sailors and for Veterans' Benefit as provided by General Laws (Ter. Ed.) Chap. 115, and amendments thereto, the sum of $129,847.80
Of this sum not exceeding $14,847.80 shall be for all administrative expenses and not exceeding $13,097.80 shall be for personal services.
UNANIMOUSLY VOTED
MOVED
ITEM 29. For the Highway Department $395,303.00
Of this sum, $39,810.00 shall be appropriated from available funds (Ex- cess and Deficiency Fund) for the purchase of new equipment.
Of the total sum, not exceeding $254,524.00 shall be for personal ser- vices of the department.
Of the total sum, $11,619.00 shall be for working Carver Street, Ledge Hill Road and Ledge Hill Terrace, these streets having been accepted at previous annual Town Meetings.
Further, the Board of Selectmen are hereby instructed to continue bi-monthly rubbish collections. For all other expenses of the department. the sum of $89,350.00.
UNANIMOUSLY VOTED
MOVED
ITEM 30. For the support of Public Schools $2,474,337.67
Of this sum $2,469,811.60 is raised and appropriated and in addition, there is appropriated for the support of public schools the amount re- ceived from the County by way of statutory distribution of the dog tax in the sum of $4,525.07.
The Department shall have authority to purchase any automotive equipment provided for in the above sums. $550.00 of the total appropria- tion is provided for travel outside the Commonwealth in accordance with Section 5, Chapter 40, Clause 34, of the General Laws.
MOVED the following amendment by Mr. Connell:
To strike out the figure $119,823.07 under the sub-item of Mainten- ance of School Plant and substitute $122,323.07 so that the total budget will be $2,416,837.67; said increase to be used by the School Committee to prepare an emergency survey and report plans and specifications for drainage and resurfacing of Legion Field; to work in cooperation with the Townwide Drainage Committee.
Discussion ensued involving several of the Town Meeting Members.
Comes now the question on the motion to amend by Mr. Connell.
Vote was taken and the Chair declared the amendment LOST.
Comes now the question on the motion by the Appropriation Com- mittee.
SO VOTED
MOVED
ITEM 31. For the Tufts Library and its branches and other Library purposes. $115,955.75
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Of this sum, $7,072.00 is provided for the Reading Room at the Fogg Library.
Not exceeding $100.00 may be used for expenses incurred in travel outside of the Commonwealth in accordance with Section 5, Chapter 40, Clause 34 of the General Laws.
UNANIMOUSLY VOTED
MOVED
ITEM 32. For the Observance of Memorial Day $2,000.00
The total sum appropriated is to be expended under the direction of a committee to be appointed by the annual moderator, who shall designate the Chairman, one from each veteran and hereditary organization, in ac- cordance with the provisions of General Laws (Ter. Ed.) Chapter 40, Section 5, Clause 12 as amended; said amount to be available only in case evidence shall be filed with the Town Accountant that the known graves of the deceased veterans of all wars have been decorated without discrimination.
UNANIMOUSLY VOTED
MOVED
ITEM 33. For Parks and Playgrounds $61,547.00
Of this sum, not exceeding $44,722.00 shall be for all personal services of the deparrtment.
Of the sum appropriated, $500.00 shall be appropriated from available funds (Excess and Deficiency Fund) for the purchase of a new mower and accessories.
Authority is hereby granted to the Park Commisssioners to purchase new and dispose of old automotive equipment.
The salary of the Park Commissioners is hereby fixed at $300.00 each. UNANIMOUSLY VOTED
MOVED
ITEM 34. For Miscellaneous Expenses
$29,890.00
UNANIMOUSLY VOTED
MOVED
ITEM 35. For Unpaid Bills $45.00
UNANIMOUSLY VOTED
MOVED
ITEM 36. For Overdrafts 0
UNANIMOUSLY VOTED
MOVED
ITEM 37. For necessary charges and administration of the Contribu- tory Retirement System $72,538.50
Of this amount, $3,106.50 is appropriated to the expense fund, of which not exceeding $2,500.00 shall be for personal services.
UNANIMOUSLY VOTED
MOVED
ITEM 38. For the Water Department $380,682.00
Of this sum $341,882.00 is to be provided from current revenue and $38,800.00 from surplus revenue of the department. (20,000.00 for private work, payment for such work to revert to the General Fund of the Water Department and $15,000.00 for the construction of pipe lines and $3,800.00 for a backhoe attachment.)
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Of the sums appropriated, not exceeding $164,108.00 shall be for per- sonal 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 salaries of the Water Commissioners are hereby fixed at $225.00 for the Chairman and $200.00 for four other members and $25.00 additional for the clerk who may be a member thereof.
Of the total appropriation, not more then $200.00 may be used for expense incurred in travel outside the Commonwealth in accordance with Section 5, Chapter 40, Clause 34 of the General Laws.
The Water Commissioners are hereby authorized to purchase, dispose of, or replace automotive equipment provided for in funds herein appro- priated.
UNANIMOUSLY VOTED
MOVED
ITEM 39. For the maintenance and operation of the Sewer Depart- ment, to be expended under the direction of the Sewer Commissioners $81,340.00
Not exceeding $55,690.40 shall be for personal services of the depart- ment.
Of this sum $10,150.00 shall be appropriated from available funds (Excess and Deficiency Fund) for the purchase of new automotive equip- ment and accessories.
The salaries of the Sewer Commissioners are hereby fixed at $500.00 each for three (3) members.
The Commissioners are hereby authorized to purchase dispose of, or replace automotive equipment provided for in the funds herein appro- priated.
UNANIMOUSLY VOTED
MOVED
ITEM 40. For the operation of the Alewife Fishery
$200.00
UNANIMOUSLY VOTED
MOVED
ITEM 41. For care of Soldiers' Graves under General Laws (Ter. Ed.) Chapter 115, Section 22, including the placing of new markers and replacing old markers $2,160.00
UNANIMOUSLY VOTED
MOVED
ITEM 42. For care of old cemeteries under General Laws (Ter. Ed.) Chapter 44, Section 16 and 18 $475.00
Provided the Town instruct the Board of Selectmen to contract with the Wessagusset Post No. 1399 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars for the care and maintenance of the old cemetery opposite Fairmount Cemetery on Pleasant Street; old cemetery off Park Avenue; cne off Randolph Street; one off Pleasant Street near Pine and the Ashwood Cemetery off Front Street.
UNANIMOUSLY VOTED
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$124,130.00
MOVED
ITEM 43. For interest and discount
UNANIMOUSLY VOTED
MOVED
ITEM 44. For retirement of Bonds and Notes due in 1956 $433,000.00
UNANIMOUSLY VOTED
MOVED
ITEM 45. For the Municipal Buildings Fire Insurance Fund $1.00
UNANIMOUSLY VOTED
MOVED
ITEM 46. For fire and other insurance $24,682.09
That the Board of Selectmen be directed to place such fire and other insurance except Group Life Insurance as meet the requirements of the Town through the licensed members of the Weymouth Association of In- surance Agents.
UNANIMOUSLY VOTED
MOVED
ITEM 47. For a Reserve Fund $25,000.00
Of said sum, $20,000.00 shall be appropriated from the Reserve Fund- Overlay surplus.
UNANIMOUSLY VOTED
MOVED
Provided that no monies hereinbefore appropriated shall be expended for telephone service in private homes of any Town official except those of the Chiefs of Police and Fire Department.
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 members of the Board of Selectmen for expenses or services ren- dered the Town in any capacity.
(The rider ending Article 1 applies in toto to Article 1.)
UNANIMOUSLY VOTED
The Moderator then made the following statement: The question now comes on the acceptance of Article 1 in toto as amended and voted Item by Item.
UNANIMOUSLY VOTED
(As noted on page 3 of this record, motion was made to reconsider Article 62 at this time.)
ARTICLE 2. (By Direction of Selectmen). To take any action the Town may desire upon the reports of the several Town Boards and Com- mittees and to appoint or change any Committee that the Town may think proper.
Upon motion duly made by the Appropriation Committee it was
UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: That all committees which have not ren- dered a final report be continued until the work under their charge is completed.
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Mr. Roulston, Chairman of the Personnel Board, having been granted permission, read the following report:
Mr. Moderator and Town Meeting Members:
By a vote of the 1955 Annual Town Meeting the Personnel Board was instructed to study Article 31 of that warrant relating to the adoption of a new by-law requiring that all future prospective employees be required to undergo a complete medical examination prior to entrance into the Town's service.
Our Board has studied the proposed by-laws as given in full under Article 60 of the present warrant.
Our Board recommends the adoption of said by-law as being for the best interest of the Town of Weymouth.
In 1948 the Town of Hingham voted to adopt an identical by-law and the same was approved within a month by Attorney General Barnes.
The Chairman of the Board of Selectmen, the Superintendent of Schools and the Town Accountant of the Town of Hingham are unani- mous in their opinion that such a by-law is highly desirable and in the seven years since its adoption they can point to indisputable evidence of savings made by the Town of Hingham.
In 1950 Weymouth voted to adopt a similar by-law which later failed to be approved by Attorney General Kelley's office.
Our Board has discussed the proposed by-law with the present Attor- ney General Fingold and were led to believe that such a by-law would readily be approved if presented.
To make more definite who shall have permanent custody of the physical reports, we offer an amendment to the Appropriation Commit- tee's proposed motion.
We move that two words "selectmen or" be deleted from the second sentence of the third paragraph of the proposed by-law so that it will read: "The record in a sealed container shall be deposited with the Re- tirement Board for safe keeping", etc. etc.
Respectfully submitted,
Personnel Board SANDY ROULSTON, Chairman EDWARD F. BUTLER, Secretary ANDREW A. CHISHOLM JOSEPH F. HARREGHY WILBUR F. WEEKS
Comes now the question on the acceptance of the report as read by Mr. Roulston, Chairman of the Personnel Board.
SO VOTED
Mr. Roulston, Chairman of the Personnel Board, requested that Article 60 be considered at this time. There being no objection the Mod- erator ruled that Article 60 would be considered at this time.
ARTICLE 60. (At Request of George E. Lane and Others and By Direction of Selectmen). To see if the Town will amend its by-laws and vote to adopt a new by-law requiring employees, new or otherwise, to
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undergo a complete medical examination prior to entrance into the town's service, the by-law to be same as voted under Article 30 in the warrant for the annual town meeting of 1950.
MOVED by the Appropriation Committee:
That the Town vote to amend its By-Laws and adopt a new By-Law governing the General Physical Qualifications for employment by the Town under a new Section 628.
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1. Every person hereafter employed by the Town except elected offi- cials and members of the Police or Fire Departments who have passed an examination by the Civil Service Commission and occasional or substitute employees shall first be certified by a physician, approved by the Selectmen, as physically fit and without congenital or chronic disease or disability that could interfere with reasonably continuous performance of the duties of the position and also that the applicant conforms to the particular re- quirements of the position, if there are any such in force.
2. The regularly appointed school physician is approved for examina- tion of School Department employees.
3. The examination shall be recorded on the prescribed form, and the details shall, subject to the provisions hereof, be confidential to the applicaant and the examining physician. The record in a sealed con- tainer shall be deposited with the Selectmen or Retirement Board for safe keeping, the contents subject to future reference only by a physician designated by the Selectmen or Retirement Board or School Committee.
4. The examining physician shall file with the Selectmen, the town department under which the appplicant is to be employed and the Town Accountant a certificate of findings in accordance with paragraph 1 or a statement that the prospective employee does not meet the required physi- cal standards.
5. The medical examiner may request clinical consultation or lab- oratory work beyond that specified in the examination form, if in his opinion such information is necessary or advisable.
6. A reasonable interval shall be allowed between the time of exam- ination and certification or rejection for the purpose of allowing the ap- plicant to effect such correction as would make him employable under the regulations.
7. If rejected, the applicant shall be informed by the medical ex- aminer of the cause or causes of his rejection. Appeal from the findings of the medical examiner may be made in writing to the Board of Select- men, or in the case of appointees in the School Department, to the Chair- man of the School Board, one other member of the School Board to be appointed by the School Board and the Superintendent of Schools sitting as a Board of Appeals, within one week of the filing of the results of the examination. This appeal shall specifically authorize the medical ex- aminer to disclose the details of the physical examination to the Board to which the appeal is taken which may then order such further exam- ination as they deem advisable, and the Board's decision shall be final.
8. The record of the examination shall include a report of an X-ray of the lungs by a recognized Roentgenologist, hospital, laboratory or clinic. It shall also include the information that a Hinton or similar blood test has been done by a recognized, qualified laboratory. In the event of a positive blood test, the medical examiner shall allow a reason- able interval during which the applicant may undertake treatment satis- factory to the examining physician and sufficient for his safe employment.
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9. No change in employment to a position for which more exacting physical standards are herein prescribed shall be made without re-exam- ination and certification of physical qualifications.
10. The following conditions shall be considered cause for rejection :
ALL APPLICANTS: In general, any condition of such degree of varia- tion from the normal that it would interfere with or be aggravated by the reasonably continuous performance of the duties of the position applied for.
Tuberculosis, active
Hypertension (Readings consistently over 150mm systolic and/or 110mm diastolic)
Hypertensive heart and kidney disease
Chronic Nephritis
Diabetes Mellitus, requiring the use of insulin
Recurrent peptic ulcer
Pernicious anemia
Malignant disease
Leukemia
Any convulsive disorder
Syphilis, cardio-vascular or central nervous system
Any acute communicable disease
Deformities, contractures, paralyses, limitation of motion of spine or joints, loss of any part of the extermities, of such degree that if would interfere with the normal performance of the duties of the position applied for.
APPLICANTS TO DRIVE MOTOR VEHICLES:
Color blindness (dominant primary colors)
Visual acuity of less than 20/30 in each eye with correction
Deafness, unless properly compensated by hearing aid.
APPLICANTS FOR DUTIES REQUIRING HARD MANUAL LABOR:
(Highway and Park Departments, Janitors required to shovel coal, etc.) Hernia, actual or potential (the latter as an inguinal ring which easily admits the examining finger)
Organic heart disease
Varicose veins and hydrocele of sufficient degree to become a prob- able disability.
Ruptured intervertebral disc with or without operation.
Discussion ensued between Mr. Lane, Mr. Jones, Mr. Roulston, Chair -- man of the Personnel Board, Mrr. Nover and Mr. Chalke.
MOVED by Mr. Curtin:
That this Article be referred to the next Town Meeting to await bud- get estimates and who is to pay for the examinations.
Further discussion ensued between Mr. Lane Mr. Gallagher and Mr. Christensen, Town Clerk.
MOVED by Mr. Jones to amend the motion by Mr. Curtin:
To refer this Article back to the Personnel Board to report to the next Annual Town Meeting relative to who will pay for the various ex- aminations and also to submit budget estimates.
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Mr. Curtin accepted the amendment by Mr. Jones to his motion. Further discussion ensued between Mr. Causer and Mr. O'Donnell.
Comes now the question on the motion by Mr. Curtin as amended by Mr. Jones.
Vote was taken and the Chair declared the motion LOST.
MOVED by Mr. Roulston, Chairman of the Personnel Board, to amend the motion of the Appropriation Committee as follows:
That two words "Selectmen or" be deleted from the second sentence of the third paragraph of the proposed by-law so that it will read as fol- lows: "The record in a sealed container shall be deposited with the re- tirement Board for safe keeping, the contents subject to future reference only by a physician designated by the Selectmen or Retirement Board or School Committee."
Comes now the question on the amendment by Mr. Roulston, Chair- man of the Personnel Board, to the motion by the Appropriation Com- mittee.
UNANIMOUSLY VOTED
Comes now the question on the motion by the Appropriation Com- mittee as thus amended.
UNANIMOUSLY VOTED
ARTICLE 3. By Direction of the Selectmen). To see if the Town will vote to authorize its Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, on and after January 1, 1957, to borrow in anticipation of the revenue of the year 1957.
Upon motion duly made by the Appropriation Committee, it was UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: That the Treasurer be so authorized.
ARTICLE 4. (By Direction of Selectmen). To see what sum of money the Town will vote from surplus for the use of the Assessors in determining the tax rate for the year 1956, or take any other action in relation thereto.
Upon motion duly made by the Appropriation Committee, it was SO VOTED: No action.
ARTICLE 5. (By Direction of Selectmen). 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 Selectmen may deem for the best interest of the Town, and that the Board or Officer 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 ap- prove, 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, provided that in each case involving real estate, majorities of the Planning Board, Sewer Commissioners and Park Commissioners respectively vote to concur in the opinion that the property will not be needed for parks, playgrounds or other public use.
MOVED by the Appropriation Committee:
That the Board of Selectmen be so authorized.
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Discussion ensued between Mr. McIntosh, Chairman of the Park Commissioners, and Mr. Crehan, Chairman of the Board of Selectmen.
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