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UNANIMOUSLY VOTED
Upon motion duly made by the Appropriation Committee, it was
UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: Reconsideration of Item 11, F, Water Division.
MOVED
Item 11. PUBLIC WORKS
F. WATER DIVISION
533,011.00
Of this sum, $438, 011 is to be provided from current revenue and $95, 000. from surplus revenue of the Department, $20, 000. for private work, payment for such work to revert to the General Fund of the Water Department, and $75, 000. for the construction of pipe lines.
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Of the sums appropriated, not exceeding $216, 146. 00 shall be for per- sonal services of the Department and no sums shall be transferred to Accountant's or Treasurer's offices for expenses or services rendered to the Water Department.
Of the total appropriation, not more than $150. 00 may be used for expenses incurred in travel outside the Commonwealth, in accordance with Section 5, Chapter 40, Clause 34 of the General Laws.
UNANIMOUSLY VOTED
Upon motion duly made by the Appropriation Committee, it was UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: Reconsideration of Item 30.
MOVED
Item 30. Recreation $90,478.00
Of this sum, not exceeding $73, 722. 00 shall be for all personal serv- ices of the Department. $150. 00 is provided in the total sum for travel outside the Commonwealth in accordance with Clause 34, Section 5, Chap- ter 40 of the General Laws. The salaries of the Park Commissioners are hereby fixed at $300. 00 for each of five (5) members.
UNANIMOUSLY VOTED
Upon motion duly made by the Appropriation Committee, it was
UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: Reconsideration of Item 31.
MOVED
Item 31. For Miscellaneous Expenses 123,188.00
Of this sum, $800. 00 shall be for the services of a Personnel Officer; of the totam sum, clerical services are provided in the amount of $520.00 for a part-time clerk to be appointed by the Personnel Officer who may be an employee of the Town.
MOVED the following amendment by the Appropriation Committee:
Of this sum, One Hundred ($100. 00) Dollars is provided for the use of the Council for the Aging, for out-of-state Travel, in accordance with Chapter 40, Section 5, Clause 34 of the General Laws.
UNANIMOUSLY VOTED
MOVED the following amendment by the Appropriation Committee:
Of this sum, One Hundred Fifty ($150. 00) Dollars is provided for the use of Civil Defense, for out-of-State travel, in accordance with Chapter 40, Section 5, Clause 34, of the General Laws.
UNANIMOUSLY VOTED
Comes now the question on the motion by the Appropriation Committee as thus twice amended.
UNANIMOUSLY VOTED
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Comes now the question on the adoption of Article 1 as taken up Item by Item or amended or changed in any manner by this Town Meeting Monday evening, March 4, 1963 or Wednesday evening, March 6, 1963.
Discussion ensued involving Mr. Amabile of the Board of Selectmen and Mr. Newton, Secretary of the Appropriation Committee.
Comes now the question on the adoption of Article 1 as previously stated. UNANIMOUSLY VOTED
ARTICLE 2. (By Direction of Selectmen). To take any action the Town may desire upon the reports of the several Town Boards and Committees and to appoint or change any Committee that the Town may think proper.
The following report of the Swimming Pool Study Committee was sub- mitted by Mr. Tirrell:
REPORT OF THE SWIMMING POOL STUDY COMMITTEE
To the Citizens of Weymouth:
The Town Moderator, in accordance with the vote of the Annual Town Meeting, 1955, Article 58, appointed a committee to consider the ad- visability of constructing a swimming pool and facilities in the southern part of the town, and to report at a future Town Meeting, including a study of a proposed site, specifications, and cost of construction and main- tenance.
The report of the Weymouth Youth Commission, dated January 20, 1954 touched upon the problem of recreational swimming briefly, noting that while it was the most popular of all active recreation in the summer- time, the chief facility available was Wessagussett Beach, at that time in need of extensive development, which has now been accomplished. The report also recommended that facilities be developed at Whitman's Pond, a project which has also been carried out to a lesser degree. The report further made the recommendation that in case satisfactory facilities were not developed at Whitman's Pond, at least one swimming pool be con- structed at an acceptable central location.
At the Annual Town Meeting, 1956, Article 54, this committee re- quested an appropriation for a further study on a swimming pool to be lo- cated at the Stella Tirrell Playground in South Weymouth. Without accepting this site, the Town Meeting voted to continue the study.
At the Annual Town Meeting, 1960, Article 47, this committee made a similar recommendation for a pool to be constructed at the ground of the William Seach School. Again the Town Meeting voted to continue the study.
An outdoor pool of Olympic size for general recreational use as well as for supervised instruction and competitive swimming, and which would meet the highest standard of health and safety, would at current cost require about $100, 000 in addition to the cost of the site. Such a project is authorized under Massachusetts General Laws allowing a municipality to borrow within the debt limit, the funds necessary for construction of a
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swimming pool, and provides that a major portion of its cost may be paid over a fifteen year period. It is also permitted a municipality to defray maintenance of a swimming pool by nominal charges on its use.
The committee has found that the shortage of available land is pre- senting an increasingly difficult problem to find suitable sites for a large recreational facility of this sort. In addition to the Stella Tirrell Play- ground and the William Seach School grounds previously mentioned, we have studied locations adjoining the Ralph Talbot Walkway, a site next to both the South Junior High School and another piece of town owned prop- erty, the Bird Sanctuary, known locally as Martin's Woods. The location considered the best, however, is a privately owned parcel between the Nash School and Rockcroft Road. This site has excellent access being equally distant by major roads from Weymouth Landing, East Weymouth, and South Weymouth. In addition, it would pro ably be the most easily developed.
The committee feels that a definite need of swimming facilities exists in the southern portion of the town. A survey made in 1958, of the school children in the sixth grade of the public schools, with an average age of eleven, shows the following picture:
CHILDREN - AGE 11
Swimmers
Non- Swimmers
Use Weymouth Facilities
Learned to swim in Weymouth
Entire Town
60%
40%
42%
31%
North Weymouth
(Wessagussett Area)
73%
27%
83%
50%
East Weymouth
(Whitman's Pond Area)
67%
33%
32%
37%
Weymouth Landing
(no public facility)
44%
56%
19%
21%
South Weymouth
(no facility)
56%
44%
20%
13%
Since the date of this survey, the development of Wessagussett Beach and the improvement of the Lake Street Beach at Whitman's Pond would re- flect an improvement in the overall picture, but it is unlikely that any great change would show in the use of these facilities by those children living in the southern part of town.
If, at some future date, the town would not require Great Pond as a source of water because of connection with the Metropolitan District System, the pond would become available for recreational use.
Even now, it might be possible to develop the small portion of Great Pond, known as "The Dam" for swimming and skating use, by the simple device of building a small dam at the narrows between "The Dam" and the Great Pond proper, and then dropping the level of the lower area a few feet. This suggestion, while not the duty of this committee to explore, is offered as a possible solution to the problem by the use of existing physical assets already available to the town.
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The committee feels that the problem is one which concerns the School Department, the Park Commission, and the Public Works Department. The need is very real. On the other hand, we have not found a present ac- tive movement among civic groups for a swimming pool. The Clapp Memo- rial YMCA, recognizing the need, has constructed a small outdoor pool. This pool, barely adequate for the organization's own needs, represents the only modern swimming center in this municipality of nearly fifty thousand inhabitants, where proper controls for health and safety can be maintained. Because this program is both educational and recreational in scope, we feel serious thought should be given in the near future, not for just an outdoor swimming pool, but for an indoor pool suitable for year around use.
The members of this committee have served since 1955. Mr. John B. Lonergan served as Chairman of the committee until he resigned in 1960. Mr. Wilbur G. Tirrell was appointed by the Moderator to fill the vacancy.
Respectfully submitted,
J. WARREN HEFFERNAN, Chairman WILBUR G. TIRRELL, Secretary ALBERT D. BURBINE THOMAS J. FINLEY R. WINSTON GARDNER
December 1, 1962
Upon motion duly made by the Appropriation Committee, it was
UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: That the report of the Swimming Pool Study Committee be incorporated into the minutes of this Town Meeting, and that the Committee be discharged, and that its unexpended funds be returned to the Town Treasury with thanks.
MOVED by Mr. Lane.
That the Annual Moderator be instructed to appoint a 15 member Citizens Advisory Committee to review and reconsider the need for future school build- ing facilities in Weymouth and to submit to the Town Meeting members as soon as it is available a comprehensive report on elementary junior and senior high requirements with estimated costs of such buildings; such study and report to be made in cooperation with the Weymouth School Committee.
Discussion ensued involving Mr. Lane, Mr. Mapes, Superintendent of Schools, and Mr. Newton, Secretary of the Appropriation Committee.
Comes now the question on the motion by Mr. Lane.
Vote was taken and the Moderator declared the motion by Mr. Lane LOST.
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Upon motion duly made by Mr. Lane, it was
SO VOTED: That the School Committee be instructed to review and re- consider the need for future school building facilities in Weymouth and to submit to the town meeting members as soon as it is available a compre- hensive report on elementary, junior high and senior high requirements with estimates of cost of such buildings and such other information that will per- mit the town to complete a long range financial plan for such a program.
Dr. Nalband submitted without reading the report of the Committee to review the Administration, Operations, Policies, Procedures and Services of the Department of Public Health.
Upon motion duly made by Dr. Nalband, it was
UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: That the report be accepted and entered into the minutes of this meeting to be published in the Annual Town Report.
The Moderator extended the thanks of the Town Meeting to Dr. Nalband and his Committee.
Upon motion duly made by the Appropriation Committee, it was
UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: That all Committees which have not rendered a final report be continued until the work under their charge is completed.
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, 1964, to borrow in anticipation of the revenue of the year of 1964.
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 1963 or take any other action in relation thereto.
Upon motion duly made by the Appropriation Committee, it was
UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: That Article 4 be laid on the table until all other Articles in the Warrant have been considered.
ARTICLE 5. (By Direction of Selectmen). That the Selectmen be author- ized 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
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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 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, Board of Public Works, and Park Commissioners respectively vote to concur in the opinion that the property will not be needed for parks, play- grounds 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 authorized.
ARTICLE 6. (By Direction of Selectmen). To see if the Town will vote to authorize its Board of Selectmen to accept conveyances or mortgages 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 encum- brances 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 authorized.
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:
ANNE STREET - From Holbrook Town Line (Route 139), a distance of 0. 25 of a mile, to Abington Town Line.
BACK RIVER ROAD - From River Street 308 feet southerly to dead end.
BEECHER STREET - From Seaver Road at Oliver Street to 32 Beecher Street - 500 feet.
CAROLYN ROAD - From Mamie Road 775 feet southerly to Donna Road.
CRAMCH STREET - From 575 Middle Street to 800 feet east. DAVID'S ISLAND ROAD - From off Neck Street to 800 feet east. DONNA ROAD - From Carolyn Road to Carolyn Road.
EDISON STREET - From off Narragansett Avenue to dead end. ELMER ROAD - From No. 87 around Circle to No. 217. EMELINE ROAD - From end of accepted way to 200 feet dead end. ERICSON ROAD - From Spring Street 437 feet northeasterly direction to dead end.
FRIEND STREET - From end of accepted way to 200 feet dead end. KLASSON LANE - From Spring Street 433 feet easterly direction to dead end.
LINDALE AVENUE - From Great Hill Drive 650 feet southerly to existing Town way.
MERILYN ROAD - From intersection of Merilyn and Thicket to portion of Merilyn now accepted.
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OFF STATION STREET - From Station Street 477 feet to Wharf Street. OVERLOOK ROAD - From Westminster Road to Chapman Street - 1081
feet.
PATTERSON STREET - From Lakehurst Avenue 800 feet westerly to dead end.
PROSPECT COURT - From Prospect Street to dead end.
RICHARDS ROAD - From end of existing Town way on Richards Road 125 feet to Heritage Lane.
ROGERS STREET - From 12 Beecher Street to Mill River - 250 feet. ROSINA STREET - From 971 Pleasant Street to property of John
Gurney.
SHORT STREET STREET - From 430 Ralph Talbot Street to 206 feet dead end.
WEAVER ROAD - From 684 Pleasant Street to 96 Weaver Road.
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 street, including the acquisition of the fee or any interests above referred to, 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 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:
Beecher St. - 500 ft. Carolyn Road - 775 ft. Donna Road Elmer Road - Emeline Road -
Friend Street -
Lindale Avenue - 650 ft.
Prospect Court -
Rogers Street - 250 ft. Short Street - 206 ft.
And the Board of Selectmen is hereby authorized 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 each of said streets as laid out and accepted; and that the sum of $10, 475. 00 be raised and appropriated for materials for the working of the above-named streets, in- cluding the acquisition of the fee above referred to, and that the building of any bridges, drains, walls or conduits or securing easements which may be necessary in connection therewith; and that the Board of Selectmen be authorized to accept deeds of 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 ninety per cent of abutters or one hundred per cent, (if in the opinion of the Town Counsel, that becomes necessary, ) have signed executed and delivered to the Town Counsel proper releases, and provided further, that the final naming of these streets accepted must meet
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with the approval of the Planning Board; and the work on these streets shall be performed under the direction of the Superintendent of Public Works. It is further provided that the sum of $9, 135. 00 be raised and appropriated for the necessary water mains in said streets, and that water mains be installed before any work is done by the Street Department; and to meet said appropriation, $10, 475. 00 shall be raised and appropriated, from tax levy, and $9, 135. 00 shall be raised and appropriated from the Ex- cess and Deficiency Account of the Water Department.
Mr. Newton, Secretary of the Appropriation Committee, spoke on the motion.
MOVED the following amendment by Mr. Lovell:
That the streets listed in the motion by the Appropriation Committee be considered one by one.
Comes now the question on the amendment by Mr. Lovell:
Vote was taken and the Moderator declared the amendment by Mr. Lovell LOST.
Comes now the question on the motion by the Appropriation Committee. UNANIMOUSLY VOTED
ARTICLE 8. (Request of the Board of Public Works). To see what sum of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate by taxation, transfer from available funds and/or borrowing, to reconstruct, resurface, widen, straighten, relocate or work Commercial and/or any other streets or any portion of said streets and for 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 nec- essary, or take any other action in relation thereto.
Upon motion duly made by the Appropriation Committee, it was
UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: That the sum of $88, 000. 00 be appropriated to the Board of Public Works from available funds (Excess and Deficiency) to reconstruct, resurface, widen, 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, that all damages resulting or occasioned by the construction shall be a charge against the sums 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
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said street; that the above sum named shall be mande 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 construction under the pro- visions 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.
ARTICLE 9. (Request of the Board of Public Works). To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate by taxation, transfer from available funds and/or borrowing, the sum of Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250, 000. 00) for the continuation of the Major Highway Program for con- struction and/or reconstruction of main streets and roads including Broad, Commercial, Winter, Middle, and Pleasant Streets, provided that Chapter 90 funds, if any, may be used for this purpose or take any other action in re- lation thereto.
MOVED by the Appropriation Committee:
That the sum of $178, 000. 00 be raised and appropriated from tax levy to the Board of Public Works for the reconstruction or widening of Broad Street and Commercial Street, and Winter, Middle and Pleasant Streets, and other streets or portions of streets, including sidewalks and curbing, land damages and the cost of pavement laid at the time of said construction or widening, and the construction or permanent pavement in connection with such reconstruction or widening under the specifications approved by the Department of Public Works; and the Board of Selectmen be authorized to accept any deeds or any reservation strips in connection with said streets and to acquire by gift, or purchase, or take by Right of Eminent Domain for all purposes, of public streets or highways, such as may be necessary; and to meet said appropriation, $178, 000. 00 shall be raised and appropriated from tax levy; provided, that any and all construction may be done under the provisions of Chapter 90 of the General Laws and that all construction shall be done by private contract under the direction of the Board of Public Works and/or the State Department of Public Works and that the streets to be constructed other than those specifically designated above, are to be se- lected by the Board of Public Works. All payments from State and County revert to the Excess and Deficiency Account.
Discussion ensued involving several of the Town Officials and Town Meeting Members.
Comes now the question on the motion by the Appropriation Committee. UNANIMOUSLY VOTED
ARTICLE 10. (Request of the Board of Public Works). To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate by taxation, transfer from available funds and/or borrowing a sum of money for the construction of sidewalks and curbing and repairs of existing sidewalks and curbing and any retaining walls necessitated by construction of said sidewalks, under a sidewalk build- ing program to be set up by the Board of Public Works; said money to be under the jurisdiction of the Board of Public Works, or take any other action in relation thereto.
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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 $20, 000. 00 for the construction of sidewalks and curbing and for repair of old sidewalks and curbing, under the Sidewalk Program set up by the Board of Public Works and that the sum of $1, 500. 00 be used for retaining walls in the Sidewalk Building Program under the jur- isdiction of the Board of Public Works.
ARTICLE 11. (Request of the Board of Public Works. ) To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate by taxation, transfer from available funds including sewer assessment funds, and/or borrowing, a sum of money for the construction of particular sewers, or take any other action in re- lation thereto.
MOVED by the Appropriation Committee:
That the sum of $136, 900. 00 be raised and appropriated for the con- struction of Particular Sewers under the jurisdication of the Board of Public Works, and of the total sum, $105, 250. 64 shall be appropriated from the Common and Particular Sewer Account, and $31, 649. 36 shall be raised and appropriated from the Excess and Deficiency Account.
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