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Comes now the question on the motion by the Appropriation Com- mittee.
SO VOTED
MOVED
Item 14. For the maintenance of the Civil War Soldiers' Monument and the King Philip War Memorial, including the grounds, to be expended under the direction of the Board of Selectmen. $100.00 UNANIMOUSLY VOTED
MOVED
Item 15. For the Police Department $488,300.00
Of this sum, $9,000.00 shall be appropriated from available funds (Excess and Deficiency Account) for the purchase of new automotive equip- ment. Authority is hereby granted to the Chief of Police to purchase new automotive equipment and dispose of old equipment.
Of the total sum appropriated, not exceeding $443,985.00 shall be for the personal services of the Department. Not more than $300.00 may be used for travel outside of the Commonwealth, in accordance with Section 5, Chapter 40, Clause 34 of the General Laws.
UNANIMOUSLY VOTED
MOVED
Item 16. For the Fire Department $470,878.00
Of this sum, $2,300.00 shall be appropriated from available funds (Excess and Deficiency Fund) for the purchase of new automotive equip- ment. Authority is hereby given to the Chief of the Fire Deparement to purchase new automotive equipment and dispose of old equipment.
Of the total sum appropriated, not exceeding $431,833.00 shall be for personal services of the permanent members and $3,000.00 for call men. Not more than $150.00 may be used for travel outside the Commonwealth, in accordance with Section 5, Chapter 40 Clause 34 of the General Laws.
UNANIMOUSLY VOTED
Mr. Sheehy paid tribute to the Fire Department on its work at a recent fire in the Town.
Upon motion duly made by the Appropriation Committee, it was SO VOTED: To pass consideration of Item 17 at this time.
MOVED
Item 18. For the Sealer of Weights and Measures Department. $1,500.00 is provided for personal services. $1,950.00
UNANIMOUSLY VOTED
MOVED
Item 19. For Street Lighting $93,978.00
The Electric Lighting Committee is hereby authorized to contract with the Weymouth Light and Power Company for street lighting.
UNANIMOUSLY VOTED
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MOVED
Item 20. For the Harbor Master's Department and operation of a patrol boat.
$9,726.00
Of this sum, not exceeding $4,313.00 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
MOVED
Item 21. For the Board of Health $51,510.00
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 $2,900.00 shall be for miscellaneous expenses and $3,276.00 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 $5,753.00 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 by Tuberculosis cases, a sum of $7,000.00;
For quarantine and contagious disease cases, a sum not exceeding $3,000.00;
For Bacteria examinations and Health Tests, a sum not exceeding $950.00, 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 $5,633.00, provided that not exceeding $4,632.50 shall be for personal services;
For the services of a Dental Assistant, a sum not exceeding $2,780.00, including transportation expenses;
For dentists, dental supplies and transportation, a sum not exceeding $4,200.00;
For plumbing inspection the sum of $5,991.00 which includes trans- portation expense;
For a public nurse, a sum not exceeding $4,690.00, which includes transportation expense;
For Premature Infant Cases, a sum not exceeding $3,000.00;
Not more than $150.00 may be used for travel outside the Common- wealth, in accordance with Section 5, Chapter 40, Clause 34, of the General Laws.
And for burying animals, a sum not exceeding $1,200.00, which includes transportation expense.
UNANIMOUSLY VOTED
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MOVED
Item 22. For the Employment of Nurses $8,000.00
The Board of Selectmen are hereby instructed to contract with the Weymouth Visting Nurse Association for nursing services from April 1, 1960 to April 1, 1961, at a rate of $8,000.00 per year.
UNANIMOUSLY VOTED
MOVED
Item 23. For Garbage Disposal $49,500.00
UNANIMOUSLY VOTED
MOVED
Item 24. Public Welfare and Old Age Assistance $632,879.00
Of the entire appropriation, the sum of all expenses of the adminis- tration, including automobile allowance, shall not exceed $57,879.00, of which sum not more than $49,429.00 shall be for personal services and 8,450.00 shall be for miscellaneous administration expense. The sum of $150.00 is provided in the total sum for travel outside the Commonwealth, in accordance with Clause 34, Section 5, Chapter 40 of the General Laws.
$87,000.00 shall be for Aid to Dependent Children;
$10,000.00 shall be for reimbursement to other cities and towns for relief provided by them to persons having legal settlement in this town;
$35,000.00 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;
$43,000.00 shall be for Disability Cases;
Provided further, that any portion of this total appropriation for Public Welfare, not including administration under this item may be made available for any welfare item on and after October 1, 1960;
For Old Age Assistance the sum of $400,000.00.
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 adminis- trative expense for the fiscal year under this item.
UNANIMOUSLY VOTED
MOVED
Item 25. For Pensions
$42,895.00
Of this sum, $18,776.98 shall be transferred to the several departments as follows for pensions payable to Veterans:
Police Department
$1,225.00
Fire Department
1,700.00
Street Department
7,291.98
School Department 8,560.00
UNANIMOUSLY VOTED
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MOVED
Item 26. 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 $178,254.00
Of this sum, not exceeding $18,254.00 shall be for all administrative expenses and not exceeding $16,754.00 shall be for personal services.
Discussion ensued involving Mr. Newton, Secretary of the Appropri- ation Committee, and Mr. Roulston, Town Accountant.
MOVED the following amendment by Mr. Callahan of the Board cf Selectmen:
That a committee of three veterans be appointed by the Moderator to study the laws pertaining to Veterans' Benefits for the purpose of recommending such changes that will more clearly protect the veterans' interests.
Comes now the question on the amendment by Mr. Callahan. SO VOTED
Comes now the question on the motion by the Appropriation Com- mittee as thus amended.
SO VOTED
MOVED
Item 27. For the Support of Public Schools $3,639,637.00
Of this sum, $3,635,512.67 is raised and appropriated and in addition, there is appropriated for the support of public schools the amount received from the County by way of statutory distribution of the dog tax in the sum of $4,124.33.
The Department shall have the authority to purchase any automotive equipment provided for in the above sums. $1,400.00 of the total approp- riation is provided for travel outside the Commonwealth, in accordance with Section 5, Chapter 40, Clause 34, of the General Laws.
Comes now the question on the motion by the Appropriation Com- mittee.
UNANIMOUSLY VOTED
MOVED
Item 28. For the Tufts Library and its branches and other Library purposes. $146,418.00
Of this sum, $9,464.00 is provided for the Reading Room at the Fogg Library.
Not exceeding $150.00 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.
Of the total sum, not exceeding $101,090.00 shall be for the personal services of the Tufts Library and its branches.
UNANIMOUSLY VOTED
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MOVED
Item 29-A. For the Observance of Memorial Day $2,200.00 UNANIMOUSLY VOTED
MOVED
Item 29-B. For the Observance of Veterans' Day $400.00
UNANIMOUSLY VOTED
MOVED
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 accordance with the provisions of General Laws (Ter. Ed.) Chapter 40, Section 5, Clauses 12 and 46A 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.
The Moderator stated that the motion applied to both Item 29A and Item 29B.
Comes now the question on the motion by the Appropriation Com- mittee.
UNANIMOUSLY VOTED
MOVED
Item 30. Recreation $71,427.00
Of this sum, not exceeding $56,224.00 shall be for all personal services of the department.
Discussion ensued involving Mr. Mason, Chairman of the Park Com- missioners, and Mr. Newton, Secretary of the Appropriation Committee.
Comes now the question on the motion by the Appropriation Com- mittee.
UNANIMOUSLY VOTED
MOVED
Item 31. For Miscellaneous Expenses
$112,477.00
MOVED the following amendment by the Appropriation Committee :
And the sum of $150.00 is provided for travel outside the Common- wealth, in accordance with Section 5, Chapter 40, Clause 34, of the General Laws, for the Director of Civil Defense.
Comes now the question on the amendment by the Appropriation Committee.
SO VOTED
Discussion ensued involving several of the Town Officials and Town Meeting Members.
Comes now the question on the motion of the Appropriation Com- mittee as thus amended.
UNANIMOUSLY VOTED
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MOVED $1,411.26
Item 32. For Unpaid Bills
Comes now the question on the motion of the Appropriation Com- mittee.
UNANIMOUSLY VOTED
MOVED
Item 33. For Overdrafts 0.00
SO VOTED
MOVED
Item 34. For necessary charges and administration of the Contribu- tory Retirement System $110,624.00
Of this amount, $4,316.00 is appropriated to the expense fund; of which not exceeding $2,854.00 shall be for personal services.
Comes now the question on the motion of the Appropriation Com- mittee.
SO VOTED
MOVED
Item 35. For the operation of the Alewife Fishery
$200.00
SO VOTED
Upon request by the Appropriation Committee for unanimous consent to consider Item 17 at this time and there being no objection the Moderator ruled that Item 17 would be considered at this time ..
MOVED
Item 17. For the Inspector's Department $21,280.00
Of this sum, not exceeding $15,675.00 shall be for personal services of the department and $1,255.00 for the Board of Appeals on building and zoning of which sum $120.00 is for services of a clerk who may be an employee of the Town. Not over $300.00 of the total is appropriated for travel outside the Commonwealth in accordance with Section 5, Chapter 40, Clause 34 of the General Laws.
UNANIMOUSLY VOTED
MOVED
Item 36. For care of Soldiers' Graves under General Laws (Ter. Ed.) Chapter 115 Section 22 including the placing of new markers and replacing old markers. $2,476.00
UNANIMOUSLY VOTED
MOVED
Item 37. For care of old cemeteries under General Laws (Ter. Ed) Chapter 44, Sections 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
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on Pleasant Street; old cemetery off Park Avenue; one off Randolph Street; one off Pleasant Street near Pine and the Ashwood Cemetery off Front Street.
UNANIMOUSLY VOTED
MOVED
Item 38. For interest and discount $264,000.00
UNANIMOUSLY VOTED
MOVED
Item 39. For retirement of Bonds and Notes due in 1960 $643,000.00 UNANIMOUSLY VOTED
MOVED
Item 40. For the Municipal Buildings Fire Insurance Fund $1.00
UNANIMOUSLY VOTED
MOVED
Item 41. For fire and other insurance $46,000.00
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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 Insurance Agents.
Comes now the question on the motion by the Appropriation Com- mittee.
SO VOTED
MOVED
Item 42. For a Reserve Fund $35,000.00
Of said sum, $35,000.00 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 Departments.
Comes now the question on the motion by the Appropriation Com- mittee.
SO VOTED
MOVED
Provided further, no monies hereinbefore appropriated shall be used for the purchase of motor vehicles except as otherwise specified in this Article.
UNANIMOUSLY VOTED
MOVED
Provided further, that no monies appropriated, excepting the amounts supplied under Article 1, Item 2, of this warrant, shall be paid directly or
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indirectly as remuneration, compensation, or otherwise, to any currently elected members of the Board of Selectmen for expenses of services ren- dered the Town in any capacity.
Comes now the question on the motion by the Appropriation Com- mittee.
SO VOTED
MOVED
(The rider ending Article 1 applies in toto to Article 1.)
UNANIMOUSLY VOTED
Comes now the question on adoption of Article 1 as taken up Item by Item, as amended or changed in any manner by vote of this Town Meeting.
UNANIMOUSLY VOTED
Upon motion duly made by Mr. Lane, it was
SO VOTED: A rising vote of thanks to the Appropriation Committee for a job well done.
(Recess from 9:30 P.M. to 9:40 P.M.)
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.
MOVED by the Appropriation Committee:
That all committees which have not rendered a final report be con- tinued until the work under their charge be completed.
MOVED by Mr. Gunn:
That the Chairman of the Committee established under Article 70 of the Town Meeting Warrant of March, 1959, read his report.
Comes now the question on the motion by Mr. Gunn.
Vote was taken and the Moderator declared the motion by Mr. Gunn LOST.
Mr. Gunn spoke further relative to the report of the committee in- volved.
Comes now the question on the motion by the Appropriation Com- mittee.
UNANIMOUSLY VOTED
ARTICLE 3. (By Direction of Selectmen). To see if the Town, will vote to authorize its Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, on and after January 1, 1961, to borrow in anticipation of the revenue of the year of 1961.
Upon motion duly made by the Appropriation Committee, it was
UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: That the Treasurer be so authorized.
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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 deter- ming the tax rate for the year 1960 or take any other action in relation thereto.
Upon motion duly made by the Appropriation Committee, it was UNANIMOUSLY 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 approve, any personal property belonging to said Department which in the opinion of the Officer or Board in charge of the Department which is no longer needed by the Town and which in the opinion of the Select- men is not needed by any other Department, provided that in each case involving real estate, majorities of the Planning Board, Board of Public Works and Park Commissioners respectively vote to concur in the opinion that the property will not be needed for parks, playgrounds or other public use, or take any other action in relation thereto.
Upon motion duly made by the Appropriation Committee, it was
UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: That the Board of Selectmen be so auth- orized.
ARTICLE 6. (By Direction of Selectmen). To see if the Town will vote to authorize its Board of Selectmen to accept conveyances or mort- gages of any real or personal property belonging to persons receiving relief from the Town, and dispose of said property in the manner they may judge for the Town's best interest and to authorize them to discharge any encumbrances on said property if they consider it for the best interest of the Town so to do and to see what sum of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for the discharging of such encumbrances.
Upon motion duly made by the Appropriation Committee, it was
UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: That the Board of Selectmen be so auth- orized.
ARTICLE 7. (On Petition and by Direction of Selectmen). To see if the Town will accept the several reports of the Selectmen laying out as Town ways the following designated private ways and parts of ways or any of them, to wit:
Albert Road-From Hinston Road 337.08 ft. Easterly.
Alroy Road-From Main Street 1077 ft. Westerly to Dead End. Alta Road-From Veronica Lane 200 ft. Northerly.
Cornish Street-From end of existing Town Way 524.38 ft. South- westerly.
Easy Street-From Mason Street 588.54 ft. to King Philip Street.
Kent Road-From Central Street 453.05 ft. Southerly.
King Philip Street-From Mason Street 300.00 ft. Easterly.
Nash Road-From Main Street 830 ft. Easterly to Dead Erd.
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Overlook Road-From Westminster Road 1081 ft. to Chapman Street. Rindge Street-From Commercial Street 640.5 ft. Southerly to Existing Town Way.
Sandra Lane-From Ingrid Road 369 ft. Southerly to Dead End. Sandra Lane North-From Ingrid Road 230 ft. Northerly to Dead End.
Shady Lane-From King Philip Street 580.00 ft. Southerly.
Sunny Plain Avenue-In accordance with Article 14 of 1959 Annual Town Meeting-From the end of the existing 40 foot public way at house No. 48 Northerly 385.00 feet.
Veronica Lane-From Cedar Street 927.22 ft. Easterly to Hingham Line. Welland Road-From 100 ft. Easterly from No. 64 Welland Road. Welland Circle-From Welland Road 180 ft. Northerly and Southeriy.
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 each of said streets as laid out and accepted, and see what sum of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for the working of each of the above-named streets, including the acquisition of the fee or any interests above referred to, and for the building of any bridges, drains and conduits or securing case- ments which may be necessary in connection therewith, and to see whether the Town will authorize the Board of Selectmen to accept deeds of any reservation strips existing in connection with any said streets, or take any other action in relation thereto.
MOVED by the Appropriation Committee:
That the Town accept the several reports of the Board of Selectmen, laying out as Town ways the following designated private ways and parts of them, to wit:
Albert Road Alroy Road Alta Road Cornish Street Easy Street
Nash Road Rindge Street
Sandra Lane
Sandra Lane, North
Shady Lane
Kent Road King Philp Street
Sunny Plain Avenue Veronica Lane
and the Board of Selectmen are hereby authorized to acquire bv gift, purchase or take by right of eminent domain in fee, or otherwise for all purposes of a public street and highway in and over each of said streets as laid out and accepted and that the sum of $14,100.00 be raised and appropriated for materials for the working of the above named streets, including the acquisition of the fee above referred to and for the building of any bridges, drains or conduits or securing easements which may be necessary in connection therewith and that the Board of Selectmen are authorized to accept deeds or any reservation strips existing in connection with any of said streets, and provided further, that no work shall be done on any of these streets until 90% of abuttors, or 100%, if in the opinion of the Town Counsel that becomes necessary, have signed executed and delivered to the Town Counsel proper releases. Provided further, that the final naming of those streets accepted must meet with the ap- proval of the Planning Board and the work on these streets shall be per- formed under the direction of the Superintendent of Public Works. It is
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further provided that the sum of $2,400.00 be raised and appropriated for the necessary water mains in said streets and that the water mains be installed by the Water Department before any work is done by the Street Department.
$14,100.00 2,400.00
MOVED the following amendment by Mr. Amabile of the Board of Selectmen :
To include the acceptance of Overlook Road and that the sum of $23,540.00 be raised and appropriated for the installation of water, making the total sum under the water item of Article 7, $25,940.00.
Comes now the question on the amendment by Mr. Amabile.
Vote was taken and the Moderator declared the amendment by Mr. Amabile LOST. More than seven doubting the vote, a teller count was ordered. Tellers were appointed and sworn as follows:
1st Division Mr. Gammell 2nd Division Mr. Cain 3rd Division Mr. Fasino
Vote and count were taken and the tellers reported 39 votes in the affirmative and 111 votes in the negative. The Moderator then declared the amendment by Mr. Amabile LOST.
Comes now the question on the motion by the Appropriation Com- mittee.
UNANIMOUSLY VOTED
ARTICLE 8. (At Request of Board of Public Works). To see what sum of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate to reconstruct, resurface, widen, straighten, relocate or work, Commercial and Pleasant Streets and/or any other streets, or any portion of said ways and for the building of any bridges, drains and conduits, or securing easements which may be necessary, in connection therewith, and to see whether the Town will authorize the Board of Selectmen to accept deeds of any reservation strips existing in connection with said street, provided the State or County, or both, will appropriate a sum of money to help defray the expenses of such work; and transfer from surplus funds that the Town may have, the County and State share of said cost, the amount of this transfer or reimbursement to be credited to the account from which it came; and will authorize the Board of Selectmen to acquire by gift, 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 and such property as may be necessary, or take any other action in relation thereto.
MOVED by the Appropriation Committee:
That the sum of $80,000.00 be appropriated to the Board of Public Works from available funds (Excess and Deficiency) to reconstruct, re- surface, straighten, relocate and work Commercial Street. and/or any other street, or any portion of conduits of said ways and for the building of any bridges, drains or securing any easements which may be necessary and that the Board of Selectmen is authorized to accept any deed of any reservation strips in connection with said streets; and provided further,
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that all damages resulting or occasioned by the construction shall be a charge against the sum appropriated; the Board of Selectmen are hereby authorized to acquire by gift or purchase, or take by Right of Eminent Domain, in fee or otherwise for all purposes of public streets or highways in and over said street; that the above sum named shall be made available only if the State or County, or both, under General Laws (Ter. Ed.) Chapter 90, will pay a sum of money proportionate to the cost of construc- tion under the provisions of said chapter; all payments from State and County to revert to the Excess and Deficiency Account; provided further, that such work shall be done by private contract under the direction of the Board of Public Works and/or the State Department of Public Works. $80,000.00
Comes now the question on the motion by the Appropriation Com- mittee.
UNANIMOUSLY VOTED
ARTICLE 9. (At Request of Board of Public Works). To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or borrow the sum of $250,000.00 for the continuation of the Major Highway Program for construction and/or reconstruction of main streets and roads including Broad, Pleasant and Commercial Streets, provided that Chapter 90 funds, if any, may be used for this purpose, or take any other action in relation thereto.
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