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ARTICLE 89. (On Petition and By Direction of Selectmen). To see if the Town will accept Chapter 374 of the Acts of 1956, '(An Act relative to providing pensions for widows of Police and Fire Fighters under the non-contributory law," or take any other action in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 90. (On Petition of George E. Lane and others). To see if the Town will vote to instruct the Board of Assessors to submit to any taxpayer owning homes, lands or other properties, a notice of increased assessments on such properties prior to the sending of the annual tax bill or take any other action in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 91. (On Petition of Everett E. Callahan and others). To see what action the Town will take to appropriate a sum sufficient to audit the town accounts for the years 1952 through 1956, and, further, to in- struct the Board of Selectmen to employ a competent auditing firm for this purpose.
ARTICLE 92. (By Direction of Selectmen). To see what action the Town will take to appoint a Committee of nine (9) to review our form of government with the view of strengthening and preserving our present type of government. This committee to report to the Board of Selectmen by December 1, 1957 and the Annual Town Meeting of 1958. This com- mittee to consist of at least two Selectmen, one member of Planning Board, one Department head, and five private citizens, one from each of the five wards, or take any other action in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 93. (At Request of George E. Lane and others). To see if the Town will vote to set up a Zoning Appeal Board in accordance with Chapter 40, Section 30 of the General Laws of Massachusetts, or take any other action in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 94. (At Request of Weymouth Housing Authority). To see whether the Town of Weymouth will approve of the erection of a new housing project of the Weymouth Housing Authority and will approve all applications therefor and incident thereto of said Housing Authority in pursuance of the provisions of Chapter 667 of the Acts and Resolves of Massachusetts in the year 1954, titled "An Act to Provide for the Housing of Elderly Persons of Low Income" or take any other action in relation thereto.
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ARTICLE 95. (At Request of George E. Lane and others). To see what sum of money the Town will raise and appropriate for proper light- ing on Columbian and Washington Streets in areas of major food stores, or take any other action in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 96. (By Direction of Selectmen). To see what action the Town will take to limiting the number of consecutive years a man may serve as Selectman to two consecutive three year terms, or take any other action in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 97. (By Direction of Selectmen). To see what action the Town will take to prohibit all elected or appointed officials, who may be lawyers, from partaking in or engaging in any action either Civil or Criminal brought against the Town or any of its employees, or take any other action in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 98. (By Direction of Selectmen). To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $300.00 to be expended under the direction of the Board of Selectmen for the purpose of stocking the ponds and inland waters, located within the Town limits, with fish and/or lib- erating game, all in accordance with General Laws (Ter. Ed.) Chapter 10, Section 5, Clause 41, or take any other action in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 99. (On Petition of George E. Lane and others). To see if the Town will vote to adopt a new by-law prohibiting the attachment of political stickers, posters or other signs on utility poles and trees on town roads and streets without approval of the Board of Selectmen, violation of such a by-law subject to a $50.00 fine, or take any other action in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 100. (At Request of George E. Lane and others). To see what sum of money the Town will raise and appropriate for a survey of recreational facilities under the direction of the Weymouth Youth Com- mission, or take any other action in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 101. (By Direction of Selectmen). To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate by taxation or otherwise a sum of money in the amount of $30,723.80 to indemnify Kevin J. McNamara, an employee of the Town of Weymouth, who was at the time the claim arose acting with- in the scope of his official duties or employment, and that the defense of such claim was made by the Town Counsel of the Town of Weymouth, said sum of money to be paid as follows:
To Kenneth Peterson, individually, the sum of $15,000 for personal injuries;
To Kenneth Peterson, Administrator of the Estate of Magdalene S. Peterson, for death and conscious suffering of the said Magdalene S. Peterson, the sum of $10,275.50;
To Miss Etta Peterson for personal injuries the sum of $5,448.30; mak- ing a total of $30,723.80;
All in accordance with Chapter 41 of the General Laws (Ter. Ed.).
ARTICLE 102. (By Direction of Selectmen). To see what sum of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, for the purpose of acquiring by gift, purchase, or eminent domain in fee, the dam behind the Weymouth Lumber Company, in South Weymouth, and the dam be- hind the house of Henry Godin, in East Weymouth, together with ease-
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ments which may be necessary in connection therewith, and for the repair or rebuilding of said dams, to help control floods, or take any other action in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 103. (By Direction of Selectmen). To see if the Town will vote to appoint a committee to make a study of common landing place or places on the tidal shores of the town in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 262 of the Acts of 1956, or take any other action in relation thereto.
You are hereby required to notify and warn said inhabitants of Wey- mouth qualified to vote in Town affairs in case all the articles in the foregoing warrant shall not have been acted upon at the meeting called for the fourth day of March, to meet in adjourned session at the hall of Weymouth High school on
WEDNESDAY THE SIXTH DAY OF MARCH, 1957
at seven o'clock and forty-five minutes in the evening, then and there to act upon such of the foregoing articles as shall not have been acted upon March fourth, or action upon which may at said meeting March fourth have been deferred until said adjourned session.
You are further requested to notify and warn the inhabitants of Wey- mouth qualified to vote in elections to meet at the polling place of their respective precincts, to wit:
In Precinct 1 in the Bicknell School Hall;
In Precinct 2 in the American Legion Hall on Commercial Street;
In Precinct 3 in the Charles Y. Berry Auditorium in the Hunt School Building on Broad Street;
In Precinct 4 in the building of the Citizens' Association, Inc., on Front Street;
In Precinct 5 in the building of the Pond School, Pond Street;
In Precinct 6 in the basement of the Washington School on the corner of School and Commercial Streets;
In Precinct 7 in the Lovell's Corner Improvement Association build- ing on Washington Street;
In Precinct 8 in the Weymouth Heights Club Building on North Street;
In Precinct 9 in the Parish House. Old South Union Congregational Church, Fogg Road and Columbian Street;
In Precinct 10 in the Homestead School on Front Street;
In Precinct 11 in the Elden Johnson School on Pearl Street.
ON MONDAY, THE ELEVENTH DAY OF MARCH, 1957
at eight o'clock in the forenoon, then and there to bring in to the wardens of their several precincts their votes on one ballot, for the following named public officers, to wit:
One
(1) Selectman and Board of Public Welfare for three (3) years
One
(1) Assessor for three (3) years
One
(1) Park Commissioner for three (3) years
Two (2) School Committee Members for three (3) years
One (1) School Committee Member for two (2), years (to fill vacancy)
One
(1) Water Commissioner for three (3) years
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One (1) Sewer Commissioner for three (3) years
Three (3) Trustees of Tufts Library for three (3) years
One (1) Board of Health Member for three (3) years
One (1) Planning Board Member for five (5) years
One (1) Annual Moderator for one (1) year
One (1) Housing Authority Member for three (3) years (to fill vacancy) and for the election of Town Meeting Members from the several voting pre- cincts of the Town as follows:
Precinct 1 - 7 Town Meeting Members for three (3) years
Precinct 2 - 7 Town Meeting Members for three (3) years
Precinct 2 - 1 Town Meeting Member for two (2) years (to fill vacancy)
Precinct 3 - 6 Town Meeting Members for three (3) years Precinct 3 - 1 Town Meeting Member for two (2) years (to fill vacancy) Precinct 4 - 7 Town Meeting Members for three (3) years Precinct 4 - 1 Town Meeting Member for two (2) years (to fill vacancy) Precinct 4 - 1 Town Meeting Member for one (1) year (to fill vacancy) Precinct 5 - 6 Town Meeting Members for three (3) years
Precinct 5 - 1 Town Meeting Member for one (1) year (to fill vacancy) Precinct 6 - 10 Town Meeting Members for three (3) years Precinct 7 - 7 Town Meeting Members for three (3) years Precinct 7 - 1 Town Meeting Member for one (1) year Precinct 8 - 9 Town Meeting Members for three (3) years Precinct 8 - 1 Town Meeting Member for one(1) year (to fill vacancy)
Precinct 9 - 8 Town Meeting Members for three (3) years Precinct 9 - 2 Town Meeting Members for two (2) years (to fill vacancy) Precinct 10 - 6 Town Meeting Members for three (3) years Precinct 10 - 1 Town Meeting Member for one (1) year (to fill vacancy) Precinct 11 - 7 Town Meeting Members for there (3) years and also to vote "Yes" or '(No" on the following questions:
QUESTION NO. 1
"Shall an Act passed by the General Court in the year nineteen hundred and fifty-seven, entitled 'An Act authorizing the Town of Wey- mouth to establish a Board of Public Works exercising the powers of certain other departments and town officials' be accepted?" (This act provides for the establishment of a Board of Public Works consisting of a sewer division, water division, street division including refuse collection and drainage, an engineerng division, a tree and moth division and a park division, maintenance and construction only, and such Board to become operative in 1958.)
YES NO
QUESTION NO. 2
"Shall the Town of Weymouth accept the provisions of Chapter 32B of the General Laws?" (Chapter 32B authorizes the town of Weymouth to provide a plan of group life insurance, group accidental death and dis- memberment insurance, and group general or blanket hospital, surgical and medical insurance for certain persons in the service of the town of Weymouth and their dependents.)
YES NO
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POLLS WILL BE CLOSED AT EIGHT O'CLOCK IN THE EVENING
You are directed to serve this Warrant by posting a copy thereof at- tested by you in writing, in each of two public places in each voting pre- cinct in said Town, seven days at least before the date of holding the first, meeting called for in this Warrant.
Hereof fail not to make due return of this Warrant with your doings thereon to the Town Clerk of said Town on or before the twenty-first day of February in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and fifty-seven.
Given under our hands at Weymouth this 11th day of February in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and fifty-seven.
JOSEPH CREHAN, Chairman RALPH J. AMABILE, JR. WARREN P. BURRELL FRANKLIN FRYER JAMES T. O'SULLIVAN Selectmen of Weymouth
A true copy. Attest: CHARLES P. WOLFE Constable of Weymouth
RETURN OF SERVICE
Weymouth, February 21, 1957
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 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.
CHARLES P. WOLFE Constable of Weymouth
Received and filed in Office of Town Clerk, February 21, 1957 at 4:20 P.M.
HARRY CHRISTENSEN Town Clerk
CERTIFICATION
February 25, 1957
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 Annual Town Meet- ing to be held at the Weymouth High School on March 4th and adjourned sessions were mailed in accordance with the By-Laws of the Town of Weymouth.
JOHN F. NEWTON, Secretary , Weymouth Appropriation Committee
Stamped with official seal of the North Weymouth Post Office February 23, 1957
A true copy. Attest: HARRY CHRISTENSEN Town Clerk
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ANNUAL AND ADJOURNED TOWN MEETING March 4, 6, 8 and 9, 1957 ANNUAL TOWN MEETING March 4, 1957
Pursuant to a Warrant duly issued, the Annual 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, March 4, 1957.
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 220 Town Meeting Members present.
Upon motion duly made, it was
UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: That the reading of the Articles in the Warrant be suspended.
Prayer for Divine Guidance at this Annual Town Meeting was offered by the Rev. Raymond M. Scott, Pastor of the Third Universalist Church, North Weymouth.
There were no Town Meeting Members to be administered the oath by the Moderator.
The Moderator declared a quorum present.
We now continue with consideration of the Articles in the Warrant.
Upon request by the Appropriation Committee for unanimous con- sent to consider Article 57 at this time, and there being no objection, the Chair ruled that Article 57 would be considered at this time.
ARTICLE 57. (At Request of the Personnel Board). To see if the Town will vote to amend Article 4, Section 409 of the Town By-Laws by accepting changes in Classifications of Pay Grades under Schedule A as follows, or take any other action in relation thereto.
Change titles of engineers to correspond with Civil Service classifica- tions : Engineer II to Assistant Engineer and Draftsman Grade IV to pay grade S-8; Engineer I and Engineering Aide III to Chief of Party Grade III to pay grade S-7; Engineering Aide II to Instrument Man and Draftsman Grade II to pay grade S-5; Engineering Aide I to Rodman Grade I to pay grade S-3.
Public Works Superintendent
S-13
Town Treasurer
S-8 to S-9
Water Registrar
S-6 to S-7
Sec. to Police Dept.
S-3 to S-4
Plumbing Inspector
S-6 to S-7
Social Worker Super.
S-6 to S-6-1
Supt. of Fire Alarm
S-7 to FA-3
Harbor Master
S-5 to FA-1
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W-3 to W-4
Public Works Foreman
S-1 to S-2
Eng. Dept. Clk. Andrews
Eng. Dept. Rodman Bruce to Instrument Man
S-1 to S-2
Treasurer's Clerk Comery
S-2 to S-3
Wiring Inspector
S-6 to S-7
Dental Hygienist
S-4 to S-2
Health Agent
S-6 to S-7
Social Workers
S-5 to S-5-1
Signal Maint. Man
S-5 to FA-2
Shell Fish Warden
PF-1 to FA-1
Water Dept. Clk. Mason
S-1 to S-2
Water Dept. Rowell, Foreman & Equip. Rep.
W-3 to W-4
Water Dept. Craig, Comp. Opr.
W-1 to W-2
Bd. of Health Clk. Dubois
S-1 to S-2
Sewer Dept. Wright
W-1 to W-2
(2) To see if the Town will vote to amend Article 4, Section 409 of the Town By-Laws by accepted changes in the Salary and Wage Scale designated as Schedule I, II and III as follows, or take any other action in relation thereto.
SCHEDULE I - SALARY SCALE
MINIMUM
INTERMEDIATES
MAXIMUM
J
K
L
M
N
S-1
Weekly
$ 45.00
$ 47.00
$ 49.00
$ 51.00
$ 53.00
Yearly
2340.00
2444.00
2548.00
2652.00
2756.00
S-2
Weekly
54.00
56.00
58.00
60.00
62.00
Yearly
2808.00
2912.00
3016.00
3120.00
3224.00
S-3
Weekly
63.00
65.00
67.00
69.00
71.00
Yearly
3276.00
3380.00
3484.00
3588.00
3692.00
S-4
Weekly
65.00
68.00
71.00
75.00
79.00
Yearly
3380.00
3536.00
3692.00
3900.00
4108.00
S-5-1
Weekly
64.61
69.23
73.84
78.46
83.07
Yearly
3360.00
3600.00
3840.00
4080.00
4320.00
S-5
Weekly
69.00
72.00
76.00
80.00 4160.00
4368.00
S-6-1
Weekly
75.00
79.61
84.23
88.84
93.46
Yearly
3900.00
4140.00
4380.00
4620.00
4860.00
S-6
Weekly
74.00
78.00
82.00
86.00
90.00
Yearly
3848.00
4056.00
4264.00
4420.00
4680.00
S-7
Weekly
83.00
86.00
91.00 4732.00
4940.00
5200.00
S-8
Weekly
90.00
94.00
98.00
103.00
107.00
Yearly
4680.00
4888.00
5096.00
5356.00
5564.00
S-9
Weekly
104.00
109.00 5668.00
5928.00
6188.00
6500.00
S-10
Weekly
120.00
126.00
132.00
138.00
145.00
Yearly
6240.00
6552.00
6864.00
7176.00
7540.00
S-11
Weekly
132.00
138.00
145.00
152.00
160.00
Yearly
6864.00
7176.00
7540.00
7904.00
8320.00
S-12
Weekly
145.00
152.00
160.00
168.00
176.00
Yearly
7540.00
7904.00
8320.00
8736.00
9152.00
S-13
Weekly
160.00
168.00
176.00
185.00
194.00
Yearly)
8320.00
8736.00
9152.00
9620.00
10088.00
Yearly
3588.00
3744.00
3952.00
95.00
100.00
Yearly
4316.00
4472.00
114.00
119.00
125.00
Yearly
5408.00
84.00
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S-3 to S-5
Assessors Dept. Clk. Brissenden
SCHEDULE II - HOURLY WAGE SCALE
W-1
Hourly
$ 1.60
$ 1.65
$ 1.70
$ 1.78
Weekly
64.00
66.00
68.00
71.20
Yearly
3328.00
3432.00
3536.00
3702.40
W-2
Hourly
1.70
1.78
1.85
1.90
Weekly
68.00
71.20
74.00
76.00
Yearly
3536.00
3720.40
3848.00
3952.00
W-3
Hourly
1.85
1.91
1.98
2.05
Weekly
74.00
76.40
79.20
82.00
Yearly
3848.00
3972.80
4118.40
4264.00
W-4
Hourly
1.91
1.98
2.05
2.12
Weekly
76.40
79.20
82.00
84.80
Yearly
3972.80
4118.40
4264.00
4409.60
W-5
Hourly
2.02
2.10
2.17
2,25
Weekly
80.80
84.00
86.80
90.00
Yearly
4201.60
4368.00
4513.60
4680.00
Employees classified W-1 thru W-5 are to paid time and one-half for hours worked over 40 hours per week.
SCHEDULE III - POLICE AND FIRE SCHEDULE
P-F-1
Wkly
$ 72.50
$: 76.00
$ 79.50
$ 83.00
$ 86.50 4498.00
4680.00
P-F-2
Wkly
83.00
87.00
91.00
95.00
99.00
103.00
Yrly
4316.00
4524.00
4732.00
4930.00
5148.00
5356.00
P-F-3
Wkly
89.25
93.50
97.75
102.00
106.25
110.50
P-F-4
Wkly
97.50
102.00
106.50
111.00
115.50
120.00
P-F-5
Wkly
113.25
118.30
123.75 6435.00
6708.00
6981.00
7254.00
P-F-1-1
Wkly
78.84
81.53
84.23
86.92
89.61
92.30
Yrly
4100.00
4240.00
4380.00
4520.00
4660.00
4800.00
P-F-1-2
Wkly
83.65
86.53
91.34
92.30
95.19
100.00
P-F
Wkly
61.53
63.94
66.34
68.75
71.15
Yrly
3200.00
3325.00
3450.00
3575.00
3700.00
F-A-1
Wkly
64.00
67.00
70.00
73.00
Yrly
3328.00
3484.00
3640.00
3796.00
F-A-2
Wkly
68.30
71.00
75.00
79.00
83.00
F-A-3
Wkly
83.00
86.00
90.00
95.00
100.00
Yrly
4316.00
4472.00
4680.00
4940.00
5200.00
Yrly
3770.00
3952.00
4134.00
4316.00
5304.00
5525.00
5746.00
Yrly
5070.00
5304.00
5538.00
5772.00
6006.00
6240.00
Yrly
5889.00
6162.00
4500.00
4650.00
4800.00
4950.00
5200.00
MOVED by Mr. Newton, Secretary of the Appropriation Committee
That the items under Article 57, as recommended by the Appropria- tion Committee, be considered in three separate units.
Discussion ensued between Mr. Newton, Secretary of the Appropria- tion Committee; Mr. Roulston, Chairman of the Personnel Board; Mr. Gunn and Mr. Nover.
Comes now the question on the motion by Mr. Newton.
UNANIMOUSLY VOTED
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Yrly
4641.00
4862.00
5083.00
129.00
134.25
139.50
Yrly
4350.00
3692.00
3900.00
4108.00
4316.00
Yrly
3551.60
$ 90.00
MOVED by the Appropriation Committee:
That the Town vote to amend Article 4 Section 409 of the Town By- Laws by accepting changes in Classifiications of Pay Grades under Sched- ule A as follows:
1. Change titles of engineers to correspond with Civil Service classi- fications: Engineer II to Assistant Engineer and Draftsman Grade IV to pay grade S-8; Engineer I and Engineering Aide III to Chief of Party Grade III to pay grade S-7; Engineering Aide II to Instrument Man and Draftsman Grade II to pay grade S-5; Engineering Aide I to Rodman Grade I to pay grade S-3.
Public Works Superintendent
S-13
Water Registrar
S-6 to S-7
Social Worker Super.
S-6 to S-6-1 S-7 to FA-3
Supt of Fire Alarm
Harbor Master
S-5 to FA-1 W-3 to W-4
Public Works Foreman
Eng. Dept. Clk. Andrews
S-1 to S-2
Eng. Dept Rodman Bruce to Instrument Man
S-3 to S-5
Assessors Dept. Clk Brissenden
S-1 to S-2 S-4 to S-2
Social Workers
S-5 to S-5-1
Signal Maint Man
S-5 to FA-2
Shell Fish Warden
PF-1 to FA-1 S-1 to S-2
Water Dept. Clk. Mason
Water Dept. Roswell, Foreman & Equip. Rep.
W-3 to W-4
Water Dept. Craig, Comp. Opr.
W-1 to W-2
Bd. of Health Clk. Dubois
S-1 to S-2 W-1 to W-2
Sewer Dept. Wright
Discussion ensued between Mr. Hollis, Mr. Roulston, Chairman of the Personnel Board; and Mr. Newton, Secretary of the Appropriations Com- mittee.
Comes now the question on the motion by the Appropriation Com- mittee under Item I of Article 57.
UNANIMOUSLY VOTED
MOVED by the Appropriation Committee:
2. That the Town vote to amend Article 4, Section 409 of the Town By-Laws by accepting changes in the Salary and Wage Scale designated as Schedule I, II, and III, with the following provisions:
(a) That step rate increases in any future year be not automatic, but only on recommendation of the Personnel Board and by vote of an Annual Town Meeting, to be effective from April 1 of -that year.
(b) That no Town employee can receive more than one of the following in any future year:
1. Step rate increase
2. Reclassification
3. General wage increase
Discussion ensued between Mr. Newton, Secretary of the Appropria- tion Committee, and Mr. Lane.
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Dental Hygienist
MOVED the following substitute motion by Mr. Lane:
That action on amendment of Article 4, Section 409 of the Town By- Laws be postponed to a Special Town Meeting to be called at the joint request of the Personnel Board and the Appropriations Committee; and that the sum of $2,000.00 be appropriated from available funds (E & D Account) for the purpose of a review by an outside survey concern of Article 4, Section 409 of the Town By-Laws, the Classification and Pay Plan, as adopted on March 6, 1950 and amended to March 5, 1956, such a survey to be made as soon as possible under the direction of the Person- nel Board which shall submit a report and recommended revised plan to the Special Town Meeting.
Lengthy discussion ensued involving several of the Town Meeting Members.
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. Amabile, of the Board of Selectmen, to amend the motion of the Appropriation Committee as follows, in 2(a) :
That step rate increases be automatic from April 1st of that year.
MOVED by Mr. Garrison to amend the motion by the Appropriation Committee as follows:
That 2(b) be stricken from the motion by the Appropriation Com- mittee.
Mr. Newton, Secretary of the Appropriation Committee, spoke on the motion and amendments.
Comes now the question on the motion to amend by Mr. Amabile.
Vote was taken and the Chair declared the amendment by Mr. Ama- bile to the motion by the Appropriation Committee LOST.
Further discussion ensued between Mr. Hollis, Mr. Roulston, Chair- man of the Personnel Board, and Mr. Causer.
Comes now the question on the motion to amend by Mr. Garrison.
Vote was taken and the Chair declared the amendment by Mr. Gar- rison to the motion by the Appropriation Committee LOST.
Further discussion ensued between Mr. Nover and Mr. Newton, Sec- retary of the Appropriation Committee.
MOVED the following substitute motion by Mr. Nover:
That a five percent general increase be granted and the Wage Classi- fication Plan be referred back to the Personnel Board for further study.
Further discussion ensued between Mr. Lane, Mr. Nover, Mr. Gaughan, and Mr. Cicchese, Town Counsel
Comes now the question on the substitute motion by Mr. Nover.
Vote was taken and the Chair declared the substitute motion by Mr. Nover LOST.
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MOVED by Mr. Alemian the following amendment to the motion by the Appropriation Committee under Item 2 of Article 57:
That Classifications PF-1-1, PF-1-2, FA-2, and FA-3 of Schedule III of the Salary and Wage Classification be changed to read as follows:
PF-1-1
Wkly
J $ 78.50
K
$ 82.00
L $ 83.50 4446.00
M $ 89.00 4628.00
$ 92.50 4810.00
P $ 96.00 4992.00
Yrly
4082.00
4264.00
PF-1-2
Wkly
91.25
95.50
99.75 5187.00
104.00 5408.00
108.25 5629.00
5850.00
FA-2
Wkly
73.50
77.00
80.50
84.00 4368.00
87.50
91.00 4732.00
FA-3
Wkly
91.25
95.50
99.75
104.00
108.25
112.50
Yrly
4745.00
4966.00
5187.00
5408.00
5629.00
5850.00
Discussion ensued between Fire Chief Murray, Mr. Gunn, Mr. Lane, Mr. Nolan, and Mr. Roulston and Mr. Butler of the Personnel Board.
Comes now the question on the amendment by Mr. Alemian to the motion by the Appropriation Committee under Item 2 of Article 57.
Vote was taken and the Chair declared the amendment by Mr. Ale- mian LOST.
MOVED by Mr. Gunn the following substitute motion in place of the motions made by the Appropriation Committee under Items 2 and 3 of Article 57.
That the amounts recommended by the Appropriation Committee be voted as a temporary increase for this year only and, further, that the matter of changing the Salary and Wage Scale be referred back to the Personnel Board with the provision that the services of a professional firm be retained to revise and bring up-to-date the Salary and Wage Classi- fications under the supervision of the Personnel Board and the sum of $2,000.00 be appropriated for this purpose.
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