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Upon motion duly made by Mr. Lane it was
UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: That the Park and Recreation Commis- sioners be instructed to plan and prepare a four year capital outlay program for the construction of Little League Baseball Fields on existing parks and playgrounds and to submit a report and estimate of costs to the next Annual Town Meeting.
ARTICLE 28. (At Request of the Park Commissioners). To see if the Town will vote to accept as a gift from Shirley T. Gibbons, Trustee for Franklin L. Shea, a lot of land shown on the Town Atlas as Lot 28, Block 177, Sheet 13, or take any other action in relation thereto.
MOVED by the Appropriation Committee.
No action.
Discussion ensued involving Mr. Cain, Mr. Newton, Secretary of the Appropriation Committee, and Mr. Chalke.
Comes now the question on the motion by the Appropriation Committee.
UNANIMOUSLY VOTED
ARTICLE 29. (At Request of the Park Commissioners). That the Town vote to confirm the action of the Park Commission of Sep- tember 19, 1960, in naming the new playground on Pilgrim Road, the "James T. O'Sullivan Memorial Playground", and that the Town vote to raise and appropriate by taxation or otherwise a sum of money for the purchase and erection of a suitable plaque, or take any other action in relation thereto.
Upon motion duly made by the Appropriation Committee, it was
UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: That the Town vote to name the new playground on Pilgrim Road, the "James T. O'Sullivan Memorial Play- ground", and that the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of two hundred ($200.00) dollars for the purchase and erection of a suitable plaque, under the direction of the Park Commissioners. 200.00
ARTICLE 30. (At the Request of the Park Commissioners). To see if the Town will establish a Conservation Commission pursuant to Chapter 40, Section 8C of the General Laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, or take any other action in relation thereto.
Upon motion duly made by the Appropriation Committee, it was
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UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: That the subject matter of this Article be referred to a committee of three (3), to be appointed by the Town Moderator, to report at a future Town Meeting.
ARTICLE 31. (By Direction of Selectmen). To see if the Town will vote to name the playground called Wadago Road Park in North Weymouth after the late Selectman James T. O'Sullivan or take any other action relative thereto.
Upon motion duly made by the Appropriation Committee, it was.
UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: No action. Subject matter taken up under Article 29.
ARTICLE 32. (By Direction of Selectmen). To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate by taxation or otherwise a sum of money for the construction of a retaining wall on Great Hill Drive from Lindale Avenue to Regatta Road, or take any other action in relation thereto:
Upon motion duly made by the Appropriation Committee, it was:
UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: No adjon.
ARTICLE 33. (By Direction of Selectmen). To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to acquire by purchase or take by right of eminent domain in fee for street and highway pur- poses, the parcel of land hereinafter described, the same to be used for the layout, widening and construction of that portion of Gilbert. Road extending westerly from Middle Street for a distance of two hundred feet, more or less, to the present accepted portion of said Gilbert Road; to accept the same for street purposes, and to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money therefor; or take any other action in relation thereto.
Upon motion duly made by the Appropriation Committee, it was
UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: No action. Subject matter taken up- under Article 7.
ARTICLE 34. (By Direction of Selectmen). To see what action the Town will take to amend By-Laws relative to construction of apartment dwellings or take any other action in relation thereto.
Mr. Heffernan, Chairman of the Planning Board, made the report: of the Planning Board as required by Chapter 40A of the General Laws.
MOVED by Mr. Heffernan, Chairman of the Planning Board:
That the subject matter of this Article be referred to the By-Laws Committee and the Rezoning Committee for study and an Article be prepared for the next Annual or Special Town Meeting.
Discussion ensued involving Mr. Newton, Mr. Lane, and Mr. Hef- fernan, Chairman of the Planning Board.
Comes now the question on the motion by Mr. Heffernan.
UNANIMOUSLY VOTED
ARTICLE 35. (By Direction of Selectmen). To see what sum of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate by taxation or otherwise for alterations and improvements under the direction of the
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Board of Selectmen to the Town Hall and Annex for office space purposes caused by the transfer of Department of Public Works offices to Public Works Building, or take any other action in relation thereto.
MOVED by the Appropriation Committee:
No action. Subject matter taken up under Article 1, Item 13.
Mr. Newton, Secretary of the Appropriation Committee, spoke on the subject matter.
Comes now the question on the motion by the Appropriation Com- mittee.
UNANIMOUSLY VOTED
ARTICLE 36. (By Direction of Selectmen). To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate by taxation or otherwise 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 liberating game, all in accordance with General Laws (Ter. Ed.) Chapter 10, Section 5, Clause 41, or take any other action in relation thereto.
Upon motion duly made by the Appropriation Committee, it was
UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: That the Town vote to raise and ap- propriate from tax levy $300.00 for the purpose of this Article. 300.00
ARTICLE 37. (By Direction of Selectmen). To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate by taxation or otherwise the sum of $500.00 for the purpose of maintaining during the ensuing year, the mosquito control works as estimated and certified to by the State Reclamation Board in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 112, Acts of 1931, or take any other action relative thereto.
Upon motion duly made by the Appropriation Committee, it was
UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: That the Town vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of $500.00 for the purpose of maintaining during the ensuing year, the Mosquito Control Works as estimated and certi- fied to by the State Reclamation Board, in accordance with provisions of Chapter 112, Acts of 1931. 500.00
ARTICLE 38. (By Direction of Selectmen). To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate by taxation or otherwise the sum of $8,000.00 for the Town's share in the South Shore Mosquito Control District, or take any other action in relation thereto.
Upon motion duly made by the Appropriation Committee, it was
UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: That the Town vote to raise and appropriate from tax levy the sum of $8,000.00 for the Town's share in the South Shore Mosquito Control District, and that the Board of Public Works be instructed to notify the South Shore Mosquito Control on the needs of the Town. 8,000.00
ARTICLE 39. (By Direction of Selectmen). It is hereby deter- mined that there exists in the Town of Weymouth the need for an Urban Renewal program or programs therein in accordance with pro- visions of Section 26XX of Chapter 121, of the General Laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as amended.
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It is hereby determined that there is a need for a Redevelopment Authority in the Town of Weymouth for the purpose of engaging in Urban Renewal and land assembly and redevelopment projects and that it is in the public interest that such Authority be organized in the Town of Weymouth in accordance with the provision of Section 26 QQ of Chapter 121 of the General Laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as amended, and that such Authority be organized and established and that the Selectmen be and are authorized and directed to take any and all necessary steps required for the appointment of members of said Authority and for the Authority the sum of Five Hundred ($500.00) Dollars is hereby appropriated, said sum to be transferred from the E. & D. fund, or take any other action in rela- tion thereto.
Upon motion duly made by the Appropriation Committee, it was
UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: That the subject matter of this Article be referred to a committee of nine (9), consisting of a member of the Planning Board, Industrial Development Committee, Board of Select- men, Appropriations Committee, Department of Public Works and four (4) citizens of the Town, to be appointed by the Town Moderator, to study and render a report to the next Annual Town Meeting; and that the sum of $100.00 be raised and appropriated from tax levy, for the use of this committee. 100.00
The Moderator stated that the various groups involved were to designate their appointments to the Committee and that the Moderator would appoint the four citizens from the Town.
ARTICLE 40. (By Direction of Selectmen). To see what action the Town will take to appoint a committee of seven (7) to review the administration of our Town Government and report back to the next Annual Town Meeting in 1962 or take any other action in relation 1 thereto.
Upon motion duly made by the Appropriation Committee, it was UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: No action.
ARTICLE 41. (By Direction of Selectmen and at the Request of the War Memorial Committee to prepare preliminary plans for a memorial tablet or tablets relative to World War II and Korean War Veterans).
To see what sum of money the Town will vote to raise by taxation or otherwise, and appropriate for the use of the War Memorial Com- mittee appointed under Article 61 of the 1958 Annual Town Meeting to erect memorial tablets providing for the names of World War II Veterans and Korean Veterans to be attached to the west side of the existing permanent brick memorial wall located on the high school grounds and to refinish and resurface the present bronze tablets on the east side of the permanent brick memorial wall and the stone tablet at the top center of the front wall and for clerical assistance and inci- dental expenses in preparing the necessary list of names of the vet- erans; said appropriation to be added to the sum of $14,200.00 appro- priated for the same purpose at the 1958 Annual Town Meeting, 01 take any other action in relation thereto.
Upon motion duly made by the Appropriation Committee, it was
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UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: That the sum of $2,156.00 be raised and appropriated from tax levy, for the use of this committee, to com- plete the erection of memorial tablets, providing the names of World War II and Korean War veterans; said appropriation to be added to the appropriation of $14,200.00 appropriated for the same purpose at the 1958 Annual Town Meeting. 2,156.00
ARTICLE 42. (At Request of the Planning Board). To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate to the Planning Board a sum of money to be used to prepare a Master Plan for the Town, said sum of money to be used in conjunction with matching funds (if avail- able) through the Housing Act of 1954, Title VII, Section 701, as amended, or take any action in relation thereto.
MOVED by the Appropriation Committee:
That the Town vote to raise and appropriate, from tax levy, the sum of $18,100.00 for the preparation of a Master Plan for the Town, under the direction of the Planning Board; said sum of money to be usedl in conjunction with matching funds (if available,) through the Housing Act of 1954, Title VII, Section 701, as amended. 18,100.00
MOVED the following amendment by Mr. Lane to the motion by the Appropriation Committee:
That preparation of a Master Plan include a Highway and Traffic Control Plan including rules and regulations governing traffic, speed. zoned highways and other accident deterrents as should be established in Weymouth.
Discussion ensued involving Mr. Lane, Mr. Newton, Secretary of the Appropriation Committee, and Mr. Heffernan, Chairman of the Planning Board.
Comes now the question on the amendment by Mr. Lane to the motion by the Appropriation Committee.
UNANIMOUSLY VOTED
Comes now the question on the motion by the Appropriation Com- mittee as thus amended.
UNANIMOUSLY VOTED
ARTICLE 43. (At Request of the Planning Board). To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate to the Planning Board a sum of money to be used to prepare a Land Use, Cost and Income Study for the Town, said sum of money to be used in conjunction with matching funds (if available) through the Housing Act of 1954, Title VII, Section 701, as amended, or take any action in relation thereto.
Upon motion duly made by the Appropriation Committee, it was
UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: No action.
ARTICLE 44. (At Request of the Town Accountant). To see if the Town will rescind the action taken under Article 29 of the Annual Town Meeting held on March 2 and 4, 1959, relative to borrowing the sum of $25,000.00 for purchasing land for protecting the Town's water supply or take any other action in relation thereto.
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MOVED by the Appropriation Committee:
That the Town vote to rescind the action taken under Article 29 of the Annual Town Meeting held March 2 and 4, 1959.
Mr. Amabile, Chairman of the Board of Selectmen, spoke on the motion.
Comes now the question on the motion by the Appropriation Com- mittee.
UNANIMOUSLY VOTED
ARTICLE 45. (At Request of School Committee). To see what sum of money the Town will vote to raise by taxation, or otherwise,. and appropriate, for the purpose of preparing plans and specifications for the remodeling of the present high school building and the voca- tional classroom building as a junior high school, or take any other action in relation thereto.
Upon motion duly made by the Appropriation Committee, it was
UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: That the Town vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of $20,000.00 by tax levy for the preparation of plans and specifications for the remodeling of the present High School Building and Vocational Classroom Building as a Junior High School, said sum to be expended by a committee of seven (7) to be appointed by the Town Moderator. 20,000.00
ARTICLE 46. (At Request of School Committee). To see what sum of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate by taxation, transfer and/or borrowing for the purpose of acquiring by gift, pur- chase, or eminent domain in fee a parcel of land containing 5,037 square feet of land, shown on a plan entitled "Plan of Proposed Taking, Wey- mouth, Mass., for School Bus Turn-Around" Frank S. Lagrotteria, Town Engineer, drawn by Neil J. Murphy, for school purposes, or take any other action in relation thereto.
Upon motion duly made by the Appropriation Committee, it was
UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: That the subject matter of this Article be referred to the Board of Selectmen, and that the Town authorize the said Board of Selectmen to secure an easement from the Federal Government for approximately 12,000 square feet of the U. S. Naval Air Station property abutting the end of Union Street, for the purpose of providing a school bus turn-around and that the sum of $200.00 be raised and appropriated from tax levy for necessary costs. 200.00
ARTICLE 47. (At Request of Trustees of Tufts Library). To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $7,000.00 to prepare plans and specifications for a new main library building to be built on Broad Street on land transferred from the Park Department to the Trustees of Tufts Library, or take any other action in relation thereto.
MOVED by the Appropriation Committee:
That the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $3,500.00 from tax levy to prepare plans and specifications for a new main library building to be built on Broad Street on land transferred from the Park
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Department to the Trustees of Tufts Library, said sum to be expended by a committee of nine (9), four from the Trustees of Tufts Library : and five (5) citizens of the Town, to be appointed by the Town Moder- ator.
3,500.00
MOVED the following amendment by Mr. Pratt, Chairman of the Trustees of Tufts Library, to the motion by the Appropriation Com- mittee:
Said sum to be expended by a committee of fourteen (14), con- sisting of the nine. (9) Trustees of the Tufts Library and five (5) . citizens of the Town. -
MOVED the following amendment by Mr. Mason, Chairman of the Park Commissioners, to the motion by the Appropriation Com- mittee:
That two (2) of the five (5) citizens of the Town to be appointed by the Moderator will be members of the Park Commission.
Comes now the question on the amendment by Mr. Mason to the motion by the Appropriation Committee.
Vote was taken and the Moderator declared the amendment by Mr. Mason LOST.
Comes now the question on the amendment by Mr. Pratt to the motion by the Appropriation Committee.
Vote was taken and, the Moderator being in doubt, the Moderator appointed Tellers who were sworn as follows:
1st Division Mr. Gammell 2nd Division Mr. Moran 3rd Division Mr. Campbell
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Vote and count were taken and the Tellers reported 95 votes in the affirmative and 75 votes in the negative. The Moderator then declared the amendment by Mr. Pratt to the motion by the Appropria- tion Committee.
SO VOTED
MOVED the following amendment by Mr. Lane to the motion by the Appropriation Committee:
That the committee be instructed to make a further review of a site or sites for a proposed $400,000.00 main library and report back at a future Town Meeting; and that the Trustees be further instructed to take the necessary legal steps to determine whether, under certain wills and trusts, the Town can vote to transfer the Tufts Library to another site in the Town.
Discussion ensued involving Mr. Chalke, Mr. Jones of the Trustees of the Tufts Library, Mr. Lane, Mr. Amabile, Chairman of the Board of Selectmen, and Mr. Cain.
Comes now the question on the amendment by Mr. Lane to the motion by the Appropriation Committee.
SO VOTED
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Comes now the question on the motion by the Appropriation Com- mittee as thus amended by the amendment by Mr. Pratt and the amend- ment by Mr. Lane.
UNANIMOUSLY VOTED
(Action on Article 48 was taken previously in the meeting as shown on page 1 of this record.)
ARTICLE 49. (By Petition). To see if the Town will vote to establish a Conservation Committee by acceptance of the provisions of Chapter 223, Acts of 1957 (Chapter 40, Section 8C, General Laws) or take any other action in relation thereto.
Upon motion duly made by the Appropriation Committee, it was
UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: No action. Subject matter taken care of under Article 30.
ARTICLE 50. (By Petition). To see if the Town of Weymouth will vote to authorize and direct the Board of Selectmen to convey by deed to the Weymouth Housing Authority for such price and upon such terms as said Board shall fix, a portion of Town-owned land located on Commercial Street in the part of Weymouth known as East Weymouth and being
That certain parcel of land adjoining Commercial Street on the West, in that part of the Town of Weymouth known as East Weymouth, delineated and shown on a plan entitled "New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Office of Engineer - Real Estate Surveys - Land in Weymouth, Mass. To be Conveyed to Town of Weymouth - Scale 1"-100' May, 1951" said plan being duly recorded with Norfolk Deeds in Book 3055, page 123, and bounded and described as follows:
Beginning at a point distant 59.49 feet southwesterly, meas- ured radially, from the monumented base line of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company's railroad from Braintree to Greenbush at station 244+ 12.61 and thence running easterly 24.74 feet by remaining railroad land to a point distant 52.28 feet southwesterly, measured radially, from said base line at station 244+ 35.37;
Thence running southeasterly 294.30 feet by remaining rail- road land in a curve to the right of 295.98 feet radius to a point distant 245.23 feet southerly, measured radially, from said base line at station 246+ 22.54;
Thence continuing southeasterly 156.25 feet by remaining railroad land in a straight line, tangent to said curve, to a point distant 396.74 feet southerly, measured radially, from said base line at station 246+53.74'
Thence making an interior angle of 90° and running southwest- erly 301.50 feet by Commercial Strett to a point;
Thence making an interior angle of 97º 39' 40" with the north- westerly line of said Commercial Street and running Westerly 143.70 feet, more or less, by land of an owner or owners un- known to the Easterly side of a canal now or formerly of the Weymouth Iron Works; and
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Thence running northerly 660 feet, more or less, in the east- erly side of said canal to the point of beginning.
Containing 2.62 acres, more or less. Said premises being also shown as Lot 3 in Block 253 on Sheet 19 of the Atlas of Town of Weymouth for year 1960.
Or take an yother action in relation thereto.
MOVED by the Appropriation Committee:
No action.
MOVED the following substitute motion by Mr. Maguire of the Housing Authority:
That the subject matter of this Article be referred to the next Town Meeting.
Comes now the question on the substitute motion by Mr. Maguire of the Housing Authority.
SO VOTED
ARTICLE 51. (By Petition). To see if the Town will raise and appropriate or appropriate a sum of money for a study and recom- mendation for the adoption of a 3E (Engineering, Education and En- forcement) Highway and Traffic Survey and Control Plan including rules and regulations for governing traffic, speed, zoned highways and such other accidents deterrents as should be established in Wey- mouth or take any other action in relation thereto.
Upon motion duly made by the Appropriation Committee, it was SO VOTED. No action.
ARTICLE 52. (By Petition). To see if the Town will vote the office of a purchasing agent for the Town of Weymouth.
Upon motion duly made by the Appropriation Committee, it was SO VOTED. No action.
ARTICLE 53. (By Petition). To see if the Town of Weymouth will vote to accept Chapter 54, Section 103A, which provides for ab- sentee voting in the Town.
Upon motion duly made by the Appropriation Committee, it was
UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: That the Town vote to accept Chap- ter 54, Section 103A of the General Laws.
ARTICLE 54. (By Petition). To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate by taxation, or otherwise, $35,000.00 to be used by the Board of Public Works, for sewerage, particular and common, in the Colonial Acres area, comprised of the following streets: Dixon Park Road, Longwood Road, Karlyn Road, Gale Road, House Rock Road, and Valley Road.
Upon motion duly made by the Appropriation Committee, it was UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: No action.
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ARTICLE 55. (By Petition). To see if the Town meeting will vote to revoke the acceptance by the Town of Weymouth of an act passed by the General Court in the year 1957 entitled "An Act authorizing the Town of Weymouth to establish a Board of Public Works exercis- ing the powers of certain other departments and town officials."
MOVED by the Appropriation Committee:
No action.
Discussion ensued involving Mr. Newton, Secretary of the Appro- priation Committee, and Mr. Lane.
MOVED the following substitute motion by Mr. Lane:
That the vote of the Town on this Article be "No."
Comes now the question on the substitute motion by Mr. Lane. SO VOTED
The Moderator made the following statement:
"The Chair would like to mention the fine service of three mem- bers of the Appropriation Committee who cannot serve any more and I would like to have those members come forward. The Chairman, Elliot Thayer. (Applause) Former Chairman Thomas Lynch. And a very hard-working member, Arthur Thorp. (Applause) We do owe a great deal to the members of the Appropriation Committee and I personally know you want me to express your thanks for the fine service rendered. These three men are a very good example of a well-run government by good citizens."
Upon motion duly made by the Appropriation Committee, it was
UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: Reconsideration of Article 1, Item 31. ARTICLE 1.
Item 31. For Miscellaneous Expenses.
Upon motion duly made by the Appropriation Committee, it was
UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: That the sum of $1.00 be added to the overall sum previously appropriated at this meeting, for the pur- pose of a Gas Inspector in the Town of Weymouth as required by new statute. 1.00
(Previous action on Article 1, Item 31, will be found on page 19 of this record.)
ARTICLE 56. (By Direction of Selectmen). To see what sum of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for the con- struction of a Little League Baseball Field on the James. T. O'Sullivan Playground on Pilgrim Road, North Weymouth, or take any other action in relation thereto.
Upon motion duly made by the Appropriation Committee, it was UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: No action.
ARTICLE 57. (By Petition). To see if the Town will vote to accept a gift of 410 square feet of land on the southerly side of
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Columbian Street and Fogg Road, as per plan of F. S. Lagrotteria, Town Engineer, dated August 11, 1960, entitled "Plan of Land in South Weymouth", in accordance with the vote of the church at a special meeting held in October 30, 1960 (Union Congregational Society); and appropriate a sum of money to round off the corner and install curb- ing and sidewalk on Fogg Road the length of the church property, or take any other action in relation thereto.
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