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Said land bounded as follows: Northerly by the rear of said Limited Business District 240 feet from the southerly side line of Washington Street; easterly by the easterly property line of said Lot 1, Block 448 extended to intersect with the northerly boundary line of said Limited Industrial District B; southerly by the northerly boundary line of said Industrial District 500 feet from the southerly sideline of Washington Street; easterly along the westerly boundary of said Industrial District through said Lot 18, Block 447; southerly by the southerly boundary line of said Lot 18; westerly by the westerly boundary line of said Lot 18; southerly by the southerly boundary line of said Lot 18; westerly by the westerly property line of said Lot 18 extended perpendicularly from the northwest corner of said Lot 18 to intersect with the southerly boundary line of said Limited Business District 240 feet south of Washington Street; or take any other action in relation thereto.
Mr. Heffernan, Chairman of the Planning Board, reported a favor- able recommendation by the Planning Board on the subject matter of this Article.
Upon motion duly made by Mr. Amabile of the Board of Selectmen, it was
UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: That the Town vote to amend its Zoning Laws and Zoning Map, Article X of the Town By-Laws by making the follow- ing changes:
Change of District
From Residential to Limited Industry - A, land shown on the Town of Weymouth Assessors' Maps revised to Jan. 1, 1961 as a portion of Lots 2, 3, 18, 19 and 23, Block 447, Sheet 35; also a portion of Lots 1 and 10, Block 448, Sheet 35; said land being a 260 foot strip between the 240 foot strip of Limited Business District on the southerly side of Washington Street and the Limited Industrial District - B, 500 feet back from said sideline of Washington Street and the remaining portion of said Lot 18, Block 447, as shown on the Town Zoning Map of Limited Industrial Districts that is not within the existing said Limited Industrial District - B.
Said land bounded as follows: Northerly by the rear of said Limited Business District 240 feet from the southerly side line of Washington Street; easterly by the easterly property line of said Lot 1, Block 448 extended to intersect with the northerly boundary line of said Limited Industrial District B; southerly by the northerly boundary line of said Industrial District 500
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feet from the southerly sideline of Washington Street; easterly along the westerly boundary of said Industrial District through said Lot 18, Block 447; southerly by the southerly boundary line of said Lot 18; westerly by the westerly boundary line of said Lot 18; southerly by the southerly boundary line of said Lot 18; westerly by the westerly property line of said Lot 18 ex- tended perpendicularly from the northwest corner of said Lot 18 to intersect with the southerly boundary line of said Limited Business District 240 feet south of Washington Street.
ARTICLE 44. (Petition of the Industrial Development Commission). To see if the Town will vote to amend its Zoning Laws and Zoning Map, Article X of the Town By-Laws by making the following changes:
Change of District
From Residential to Limited Industry - A, land shown on the Town of Weymouth Assessors' Maps revised to Jan. 1, 1961 as Lots 2 and 3, Block 421, Sheet 32; beginning at a point on the westerly sideline of Front Street, point being the intersection of said sideline of Franot Street and the north- erly sideline of Charlotte Street; thence northerly by said sideline of Charlotte Street; westerly by end of Charlotte Street and the westerly prop- erty line of said Lot 2; northerly and northwesterly by the northerly and northwesterly property line of said Lot 3; southerly by the southerly prop- erty line of said Lot 3; easterly by the easterly sideline of said Lot 3; southerly by the southerly property line of said Lot 2; easterly by the westerly sideline of Front Street; or take any other action in relation thereto.
Upon motion duly made by Mr. Heffernan, Chairman of the Planning Board, it was
UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: No action.
ARTICLE 45. (Petition of the Industrial Development Commission). To see if the Town will vote to amend its Zoning Laws and Zoning Map,
Change of District
From Residential to Limited Business, Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 24, and 25, Block 376, Sheet 29 of the Weymouth Town Atlas.
Upon motion duly made by Mr. Heffernan, Chairman of the Planning Board, it was
UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: That the Town vote to amend its Zoning Laws and Zoning Map, Article X of the Town By-Laws, by making the following changes:
Change of District
From Residential to Limited Business, Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 24 and 25, Block 376, Sheet 29 of the Weymouth Town Atlas.
ARTICLE 46. (Petition of the Industrial Development Commission). To see if the Town will vote to amend its Zoning Laws and Zoning Map, Article X of the Town By-Laws by making the following changes:
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Change of District
From Residential to Industrial, land shown on Weymouth Town Atlas as revised to Jan. 1, 1958, Sheet 30, Block 379, Lots 1, 2, 3 and 4, be- ginning at Business Zone boundary 120 feet northerly from Washington Street, and continuing along the easterly sideline of Middle Street north- erly to the end of the Industrial Area for a depth of 120 feet easterly off Middle Street; or take any other action in relation thereto.
Upon motion duly made by Mr. Heffernan, Chairman of the Planning Board, it was
UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: That the Town vote to amend its Zoning Laws and Zoning Map, Article X of the Town By-Laws, by making the following changes:
Change of District
From Residential to Industrial, land shown on Weymouth Town Atlas as revised to Jan. 1, 1958, Sheet 30, Block 379, Lots 1, 2, 3 and 4, be- ginning at Business Zone boundary 120 feet northerly from Washington Street, and continuing along the easterly sideline of Middle Street north- erly to the end of the Industrial Area for a depth of 120 feet easterly off Middle Street.
ARTICLE 47. (Request of the Park Commissioners). To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Park Commission to have the complete control and jurisdiction over the two existing Little League baseball fields which are located on Town of Weymouth Property described in the Town of Weymouth Atlas as being part of Lot 2, Block 220 on Sheet 21, and to see that sum of money the Town will raise and appropriate by taxation, trans- fer from available funds and/or borrowing, for the improvement, repair, and reconditioning of the existing Little League fields; 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 authorize the Park Commissioners to have complete control and jurisdiction over two Little League Baseball fields, which are located in Weymouth and prop- erly described in the Town of Weymouth Atlas as being part of Lot 2, Block 220 on Sheet 21; and that the sum of $2, 500. 00 by raised and ap- propriated from tax levy for the improvement, repair and reconditioning of the existing Little League Fields, to be expended by the Board of Public Works.
ARTICLE 48. (Request of the Park Commissioners). To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate by taxation, transfer from avail- able funds and/or borrowing, the sum of Seven Thousand Dollars ($7, 000. 00) for the purpose of converting a section of Lovell Playground into a Little League Baseball Field, to be expended by the Board of Public Works; or take any other action in relation thereto.
Upon motion duly made by the Appropriation Committee, it was
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UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: No action.
ARTICLE 49. (Request of the Park Commissioners). To see if the Town will vote to confirm the action of the Park Commission of December 6, 1962 in naming the property off Broad Street, shown as Lots 12 and 23, Block 299, Sheet 22, on 1951 Town of Weymouth Atlas, the Robert S. Hoff- man Memorial Park, and that the Town vote to raise and appropriate by taxation, transfer from available funds and/or borrowing, the sum of One Hundred Fifty Dollars ($150. 00) for the purchase and erection of a suit- able plaque, or take any other action in relation thereto. This action is in conjunction with Article 42 of the 1954 Annual Town Meeting.
Upon motion duly made by the Appropriation Committee, it was
UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: That the Town vote to confirm the action of the Park Commission in naming the property described in this Article as "Robert S. Hoffman Memorial Park", and that the Town vote to raise and appropriate $150. 00 from tax levy for the purchase and erection of a suitable plaque; said money to be expended by the Park Commissioners.
Mr. Robert Hoffman expressed his thanks for the honor bestowed on his late father.
ARTICLE 50. (Request of the Park Commissioners). To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate by taxation, transfer from avail- able funds and/or borrowing, a sum of money to purchase a compact bus which would provide transportation for the recreation programs offered by the Park Department, including the blind and mentally retarded children, or take any other action in relation thereto.
MOVED by the Appropriation Committee:
No action.
Mr. Newton, Secretary of the Appropriation Committee, and Mr. Boyle of the Park Commissioners spoke on the motion.
Comes now the question on the motion by the Appropriation Committee. UNANIMOUSLY VOTED
ARTICLE 51. (Petition of Committee). To see what sum of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate by taxation, transfer from avail- able funds and/or borrowing, for microfilming vital statistics and other vital records in the several town departments for the purpose of providing protection and preservation of these records or take any other action in relation thereto.
MOVED by the Appropriation Committee:
That the Town accept the report of the Microfilming Committee and that the Committee be continued.
Mr. Christensen, Town Clerk, requested that the reading of the report of the Committee be waived and the recommendation of the Finance Com- mittee be adopted.
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Comes now the question on the motion by the Appropriation Committee. UNANIMOUSLY VOTED
ARTICLE 52. (Petition of Committee). To see what sum of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate by taxation, transfer from available funds and/or borrowing, for the purchase and installation of air-conditioning equipment in the offices of the several town buildings or take any other action in relation thereto.
MOVED by the Appropriation Committee:
That the Town accept the report of the Committee for installation of Air Conditioning; and that the Committee be continued and that the sum of $100. 00 by raised and appropriated from tax levy for theuse of this Com- mittee.
MOVED the following amendment by Mr. Lynch:
That the Town accept the report of the Committee for installation of Air Conditioning; and that the Committee be continued and that the sum of $500. 00 be raised and appropriated from tax levy for the use of this Com- mittee.
Discussion ensued involving Mr. Newton, Secretary of the Appropria- tion Committee, and Mr. Lynch.
Comes now the question on the amendment by Mr. Lynch.
Vote was taken and the Moderator declared the amendment by Mr. Lynch LOST.
Comes now the question on the motion by the Appropriation Committee. UNANIMOUSLY VOTED
ARTICLE 53. (Petition of Town Clerk). To see what sum of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate by taxation, transfer from avail- able funds and/or borrowing, for the purchase of rental of Voting Machines or take any other action in relation thereto.
Upon motion duly made by the Appropriation Committee, it was
UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: No action.
ARTICLE 54. (Petition of Town Clerk). To see if the Town will vote to accept Chapter 249 of the Acts of 1962, being an act regulating the is- suance of nomination papers for use in town elections and providing a limit to the number of such papers obtainable.
Upon motion duly made by the Appropriation Committee, it was
UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: No action.
ARTICLE 55. (Petition of Town Employees Group Insurance Committee). To see if the Town will accept Chapter 646, Acts of 1962, being an act increasing the amounts of pensions and retirement allowances payable to certain former public employees.
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Upon motion duly made by the Appropriation Committee, it was UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: No action.
ARTICLE 56. (Petition). To see if the Town will enact a By-Law governing and establishing the daily hours of work of all elected officials who are being paid as full time officials, or take any other action in re- lation thereto.
Upon motion duly made by the Appropriation Committee, it was UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: No action.
ARTICLE 57. (Petition of Fannie T. Hollis). To see if the Town will accept a gift of a parcel of land from Fannie T. Hollis in honor of her son, a deceased World War II Veteran, located on Elmer Road and being shown as Lot 2-B on a certain plan entitled "Plan of Land in Weymouth, Norfolk Co., Mass., July 7, 1954, the Schuyler-Clapp Co., Civil En- gineers and Surveyors", said plan recorded in Norfolk Registry of Deeds, Book 3280, page 450; also shown as Lot 11, Block 636, on Sheet 64 of the Weymouth Assessors' Plans, revised to Jan. 1, 1956, or take any other action in relation thereto.
MOVED by the Appropriation Committee:
That the Town vote to accept a gift of a parcel of land from Fannie T. Hollis, in honor of her son, a deceased World War II veteran, located on Elmer Road, and being shown as Lot 2-B on a certain "Plan of Land in Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, July 7, 1954, Schuyler- Clapp, C. E. and Surveyors"; said plan recorded in Norfolk Registry of Deeds in Book 3280, Page 450.
MOVED the following substitute motion by Mr. Tirrell:
That the Town, in honor of Lt. Elmer J. Hollis, Unitd States Army Air Corps, killed in action, September 13, 1944, vote to accept the gift of a parcel of land from Fannie T. Hollis, located on Elmer Road, and being shown as Lot 2-B on a certain "Plan of Land in Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, July 7, 1954, Schuyler-Clapp, C. E. and Sur- veyors"; said plan recorded in Norfolk Registry of Deeds in Book 3280, Page 450.
MOVED by Mr. Sheehy the following amendment to the substitute motion by Mr. Tirrell:
And that the grateful thanks of the Town be extended to Fannie T. Hollis for her gift.
Mr. Tirrell accepted the amendment by Mr. Sheehy as part of his substitute motion.
Comes now the question on the substitute motion by Mr. Tirrell as thus amended.
UNANIMOUSLY VOTED
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ARTICLE 58. (Petition of Thomas J. Donelan). To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate by taxation, transfer from available funds and/or borrowing, the sum of Eight Hundred Dollars ($800. 00) for payment to Thomas J. Donelan, under the provisions of Chapter 349, Acts of 1962, as damages by reason of taking of a certain parcel of land by eminent domain, the time having expires within which he could legally bring a peti- tion in court for assessment of damages because of such land taking, or take any other action in relation thereto.
Upon motion duly made by the Appropriation Committee, it was UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: No action.
ARTICLE 59. (Request of John D. Martin Post V. F. W. 9260). To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate by taxation, transfer from available funds and/or borrowing, the sum of Five Hundred Dollars ($500. 00) for the purpose of preparing complete drawing and detailed specifications for the purchase of a cast bronze plaque to be inserted on the War Memorial honoring the 2nd Nicaraguan Insurrection Veterans of the Town of Weymouth, or take any other action in relation thereto.
Upon motion duly made by the Appropriation Committee, it was UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: No action.
ARTICLE 60. (Petition). To see if the Town will accept Chapter 41, Section 103, General Laws, as amended, providing for the establishment of a Purchasing Department and appointment of a Purchasing Agent, or take any other action in relation thereto.
MOVED by the Appropriation Committee:
That the subject matter of this Article be referred to a Committee of three (3), to be appointed by the Town Moderator; the Committee to report at a subsequent Town Meeting.
Mr. Kelly of the Board of Selectmen spoke on the motion.
Comes now the question on the motion by the Appropriation Committee. UNANIMOUSLY VOTED
ARTICLE 61. 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 a survey and study of town owned cemeteries and to study and determine the cost to the Town to won and operate certain privately owned cemeteries, or take any other action in relation thereto. Said sum to be expended by the Committee appointed under Article 2 of the Special Town Meeting held Jan. 14, 1963.
MOVED by the Appropriation Committee:
No action.
Discussion ensued involving Mr. Hoffman and Mr. Newton, Secretary of the Appropriation Committee.
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Comes now the question on the motion by the Appropriation Committee. UNANIMOUSLY VOTED
ARTICLE 62. (Request of Chief of Fire Department). To see if the Town will vote to enact the following, which provides for the installation of automatic sprinklers in buildings. As a By-Law of the Town; "Any building or portion thereof, hereafter erected or altered, having more than 8, 000 square feet in any one floor area shall be provided with a complete and approved installation of automatic sprinklers and any building or portion thereof hereafter erected or altered, having more than 6, 000 square feet in any one floor area, and more than two stories in height, shall be pro- vided with a complete, approved installation of automatic sprinklers, pro- vided that this shall not apply to any building of first class construction throughout and in which no combustible material are kept, stored, sold, manufactured, processed or handled except in such small quantities as are usual for domestic use or for use in connection with and as incident to some business other than such keeping, storing, selling, manufacturing processing or handling of combustibles. Any sprinkler system installed in accordance with this by-law shall comply with the standards of the National Board of Fire Underwriters and shall meet the approval of the Building Inspector of the Town, " or take any other action in relation thereto.
MOVED by the Appropriation Committee:
That the Town vote to enact the following, which provides for the in- stallation of automatic sprinklers in buildings, As a By-Law of the Town; "Any building or portion thereof, hereafter erected or altered, having more than 8, 000 square feet in any one floor area shall be provided with a complete and approved installation of automatic sprinklers and any building or portion thereof hereafter erected or altered, having more than 6, 000 square feet in any one floor area, and more than two stories in height, shall be provided with a complete, approved installation of automatic sprinklers, provided that this shall not apply to any building of first class construction throughout and in which no combustible material are kept, stored, sold, manufactured, processed or handled except in such small quantities as are usual for domestic use or for use in connec- tion with and as incident to some business other than such keeping, storing, selling, manufacturing, processing or handling of combustibles. Any sprinkler system installed in accordance with this by-law shall comply with the standards of the National Board of Fire Underwriters and shall meet the approval of the Building Inspector of the Town."
Discussion ensued involving Mr. Newton, Secretary of the Appropria- tion Committee, Mr. Field, and Fire Chief Murray.
MOVED the following amendment by Mr. Kelly of the Board of Select- men to the motion by the Appropriation Committee:
To delete "any building or portion thereof, " and substitute, "any building other than a single family or a two-family residence."
Discussion ensued involving Mr. Tirrell, and Town Counsel Gaughen.
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MOVED the following substitute motion by Mr. Amabile of the Board of Selectmen:
No action and subject matter of the Article be referred to the next Town Meeting.
Comes now the question on the substitute motion by Mr. Amabile.
UNANIMOUSLY VOTED
The Moderator made the following statement:
"We still have to take up Article 4. The Chair would take the oppor- tunity to thank the members of the various Committees who have done so well for us at this meeting, and particularly to thank the able and con- scientious services of the Appropriation Committee of the Town. The work of the Appropriation Committee is not easy. They spend long hours of painstaking effort examining budgets and preparing recommendations on all Articles in the Warrant for all of our Town Meetings. Service on this Committee requires men and women of character and integrity and de- votion to the interest of the Town often at great personal sacrifice. That the member possess these qualities is evidenced by their performance at this meeting and at all times since their appointment. I am going to ask you to give them a rising vote of thanks. " (Standing applause)
"Under our Town By-laws it is the duty of the Moderator to appoint the members of the Appropriation Committee. This privilege and duty is pre- scribed by law. Appointments are made for periods of three years and no member shall be empowered according to the By-laws to serve more than three terms in succession. We have at the present time three mem- bers who have served three full terms in succession beginning in 1954. I am going to ask Mr. Elmer S. Loud and Mr. Fred Valicenti to stand and receive your accolade for their services for the past nine years. " (Applause)
"We have another member of this Committee who has guided you and me through this Town Meeting and others through eight Annual and at least ten Special Town Meetings. His services began on this Committee in 1955 and in the opinion of the Chair he has served three terms in succession or at least could not be appointed for another term without the Chair being in violation of the By-law if he appointed him. In 1955 the Secretary of the Appropriation Committee, Mr. Roulston, was appointed Assistant Town Accountant and in compliance with the By-law, which makes elective and appointive officials of the Town ineligible to serve on the Appropriation Committee, he resigned. Our late Moderator selected Attorney John F. Newton to take the place of Mr. Roulston on the Committee and the Com- mittee very wisely selected Mr. Newton as its Secretary. At the time of his selection he had but two weeks to prepare for a Special Town Meeting and, as you know, from the work of the Secretary that was quite an under- taking. However, at that Special Town Meeting and at the eighth Annual and ten Special Town Meetings since Mr. Newton has served with great distinction. An able lawyer, a most effective public speaker, a man of high character and integrity, a gentleman in the true sense of the word, John Newton as Secretary of the Appropriation Committee has merited
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your gratitude and mine and that of your constituents for his able and gen- erous service and I want to express to him my sincere thanks for his gen- uine assistance to me, a new Moderator who needed help and received it fully from Mr. Newton. I ask you to give John Newton a rising vote of thanks for his outstanding performance as Secretary of the Appropriation Committee during the last eight years. " (Standing applause)
Mr. Newton acknowledged the tribute as follows:
"It doesn't seem possible that eight years could go by so quickly. I want you to know it has been a pleasure serving the Town Meeting and working with such a fine group on the Appropriation Committee. I have a lot of memories. We always didn't-let's put it another way, you didn't always see it our way. (Laughter) The years have gone by quickly. It has been an education to me. I hope in some way we have had a bit to do in educating Town Meeting on the operation of Town Government. I hate to leave the Committee, to be sure, but I hope and intend sometime in the future to continue in municipal service. Thank you very much. " (Applause)
The Moderator stated that Article 4 would now be taken from the table.
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.
MOVED by the Appropriation Committee:
That the Town appropriate the sum of $400, 000. 00 from the Excess and Deficiency Account for the use of the Assessors in determining the tax rate for the year 1963.
Discussion ensued involving Mr. Newton, Secretary of the Appropriation Committee, and Mr. Lane of the Board of Selectmen.
Comes now the question on the motion by the Appropriation Committee.
UNANIMOUSLY VOTED
The Moderator thanked the Town Meeting Members for their conscien- tiousness in staykng until such a late hour.
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