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1,200.00
Board of Public Welfare:
Aid to Dependent Children 7,000.00
Administrative Expense
250.00
Old Age Assistance
33,000.00
Administrative Expense
1,000.00
Public Welfare 7,000.00
Assessors' Department, Services and Expenses
6,050.00
Collector's Department, Services and Expenses 6,918.00
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Treasurer's Department, Services and Expenses 3,388.50
Accountant's Department, Services and Expenses 2,675.00
Town Clerk's Department, Services and Expenses 2,352.00
Highway Department:
General, Care of Roads, Sidewalks, Maintenance and Repair of Bridges 102,308.56
Snow Removal 20,000.00
School Department:
Voted to raise and appropriate $77,193.00 and to transfer $75,000.00 from the Excess and Deficiency Account, and also transfer $5,000.00 from the Over- lay Surplus Account.
Fire Department
51,649.00
Forest Fires
2,500.00
Police Department
35,673.60
Health Department 23,500.00
Water Department
51,000.00
Voted to strike out the motion submitted and to substitute that the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $51,000.00 for the Water Department.
Yes 386 No 99
Park Department .....
8,000.00
Tree Warden's Department :
General: Moth Extermination
5,800.00
Elm Tree Beetle
1,300.00
Tree Warden
2,750.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures
552.20
Advisory Board
300.00
Planning Board
500.00
Public Landings
2,153.00
Plymouth County Hospital
9,284.01
County Tax
31,722.32
State Tax
10,650.00
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ARTICLE 5
To hear the report of any committee heretofore chosen, or act thereon.
No reports submitted.
ARTICLE 6
To see if the Town will authorize the Board of Public Welfare to contract at their discretion for support of the Town's poor, or act thereon.
VOTED: To so authorize. Unanimous vote.
ARTICLE 7
To see if the Town will authorize the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year, beginning January 1, 1948, and to issue a note or notes therefor, payable within one year and to renew any note or notes as may be given for a period of less than one year in accordance with Section 17, Chapter 44, General Laws.
VOTED: To authorize the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money from time to time in antici- pation of the revenue of the financial year, beginning January 1, 1948, and to issue a note or notes therefor, payable within one year and to renew any note or notes as may be given for a period of less than one year in accordance with Section 17, Chapter 44, General Laws. Unanimous vote.
ARTICLE 8
Will the Town vote to have all the income from the Water Department paid to the Town Treasurer, and estimated receipts used by the Assessors in fixing the tax rate for the current year?
VOTED: That all the income of the Water Department be turned over to the Town Treasurer to be used as general taxation, and the Assessors be instructed to use the estimated receipts as a basis in fixing the tax rate for the current year. Unanimous vote.
ARTICLE 9
Will the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $10,000.00 to the Reserve Fund or transfer the whole or any part thereof from any available funds, or act thereon?
VOTED: To transfer $10,000.00 from the Overlay Surplus Fund for a Reserve Fund for Advisory Committee.
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ARTICLE 10
Will the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $500.00 to meet foreclosure costs on tax titles, or act thereon?
VOTED: To raise and appropriate $500.00. Unanimous vote.
ARTICLE 11
Will the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $75.00 for channel markings and regulations of the usage of the North River from Humarock Beach to the Sea, same to be in conjunction with like control by the Town of Marshfield, or act thereon? .
VOTED: To raise and appropriate $75.00. Unanimous vote.
ARTICLE 12
Will the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $60.00 for payment of dues for a yearly membership in the Maritime Division of the Boston Chamber of Commerce, or act thereon?
VOTED: To raise and appropriate $60.00. Unanimous vote.
ARTICLE 13
To see if the Town will raise and appropriate a sum of money to cover cost of supervision and control of the clam flats within the Town of Scituate, or act thereon.
VOTED: To close the clam flats at the pleasure of the Select- men, and to raise and appropriate $500.00 to enforce the order under the jurisdiction of the Selectmen co-operating with the Police Department. Yes, 350; no, not counted.
ARTICLE 14
To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen to control, regulate or prohibit the taking of eels and any or all kinds of shell- fish and sea worms within the borders of the Town of Scituate and such other authority as is provided in Section 52 of Chapter 130 of the General Laws, as inserted therein by Chapter 598 of the Acts of 1941, or take action in relation thereto.
VOTED: To so authorize.
ARTICLE 15
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, or transfer from unappropriated available funds in the treasury, a sum of money for Chapter 90 Highway Maintenance, or take any action in relation thereto.
VOTED: To indefinitely postpone.
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ARTICLE 16
To see if the Town will vote to transfer the proceeds of the Dog Fund received from the County to Libraries and that the amount be equally divided between the Peirce Memorial at North Scituate and the Allen Memorial at Scituate, or act thereon.
VOTED: Yes. Unanimous vote.
ARTICLE 17
Will the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $150.00 for the maintenance and care of the Old Cemetery on Cudworth Road, or act thereon?
VOTED: To raise and appropriate $150.00. Unanimous vote.
ARTICLE 18
To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $700.00 for the care of soldiers' neglected graves in accordance with the provisions of the General Laws, Chapter 115 (Ter. Ed.), or act thereon.
VOTED: To raise and appropriate $700.00. Unanimous vote.
ARTICLE 19
To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $350.00 for the purpose of providing quarters for the Satuit Post 3169, Veterans of Foreign Wars, in accordance with the provisions of General Laws, Chapter 40 (Ter. Ed.), Section 9, or act thereon.
VOTED: To raise and appropriate $350.00. Unanimous vote.
ARTICLE 20
Will the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $10,000.00 to cover the estimated cost of preparing complete plans, specifications, and estimates for a new central elementary school building?
VOTED: To raise and appropriate $10,000.00. Voice vote.
ARTICLE 21
To see if the Town will raise and appropriate $100.00 for County Aid to Agriculture, and choose a Town Director, as pro- vided in Sections 41 and 45 of Revised Chapter 128 of the General Laws, or act thereon.
VOTED: To raise and appropriate $100.00. Ruth M. Meyers, Town Director.
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ARTICLE 22
To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $6,000.00 to be used in conjunction with such sums of money as may be allotted by the Department of Public Works of the Com- monwealth of Massachusetts and County of Plymouth, or either one of them, for the continuation of new construction on Gannett Road under Chapter 90, or act thereon.
VOTED: To raise and appropriate $6,000.00 to be used in conjunction with such sums of money as may be allotted by the Department of Public Works of the Commonwealth of Massachu- setts and County of Plymouth, or either one of them, for the con- tinuation of new construction on Gannett Road under Chapter 90.
ARTICLE 23
To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $800.00 for the purchase of a power cross-cut tree saw, or act thereon.
VOTED: To raise and appropriate $800.00.
ARTICLE 24
To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $2,000.00 for the cutting of bushes along the roadside, or act thereon.
VOTED: To raise and appropriate $2,000.00.
ARTICLE 25
To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $500.00 for the maintenance and improvement of the Town Forests, or act thereon.
VOTED: To raise and appropriate $500.00.
ARTICLE 26
To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $500.00 to ,provide a Life Guard for Sand Hills Beach, or act thereon.
VOTED: To raise and appropriate $500.00.
ARTICLE 27
Will the Town accept Sec. 100A of Chap. 41 of the General Laws and appropriate $150.00 for the settlement of a claim of
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Elvin W. Deal against Chief Howard H. Cole of the Fire Depart- ment, arising out of a collision of motor vehicles at the junction of Stockbridge and First Parish Road on January 4, 1947, said settlement being under the provisions of said G. L. Chap. 41, Sec. 100A.
VOTED: To accept Section 100A of Chapter 41 of the General Laws and appropriate $150.00 for the settlement of a claim of Elvin W. Deal against Chief Howard H. Cole of the Fire Depart- ment, arising out of a collision of motor vehicles at the junction of Stockbridge and First Parish Roads on January 4, 1947, said settlement being under the provisions of said General Laws, Chap- ter 41, Section 100A. Unanimous vote.
ARTICLE 28
To see if the Town will assunie liability in the manner pro- vided by Section 29 of Chapter 91 of the General Laws for all damages that may be incurred by work to be performed by the Department of Public Works of Massachusetts for the improve- ment, development, maintenance and protection of rivers, harbors, tidewater and foreshores, in accordance with Section 11 of Chapter 91 of the General Laws, and authorize the Selectmen to execute and deliver a bond of indemnity therefor to the Commonwealth.
VOTED: Yes.
ARTICLE 29
To see if the Town will authorize the Highway Surveyor to dispose by sale unused, obsolete equipment at the Town Pit, con- sisting mostly of stone-crusher equipment, or act thereon.
VOTED: To authorize the Highway Surveyor to dispose of unused, obsolete equipment at the Town Pit, consisting mostly of stone crusher equipment, having the property surveyed and a minimum price set. Yes, 344; no, 7.
ARTICLE 30
To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $500.00 to pay one-half the expense of constructing a cement wall abutting the property of Mr. David Souther, Jr., Glades Road and the Town's passage-way and right-of-way to the Beach, or act thereon.
VOTED: To raise and appropriate $500.00. Unanimous vote.
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ARTICLE 31
To see if the Town will raise and appropriate $1,020.00 to cover the expenses of the Retirement Systems and Pensions for 1947, or act thereon.
VOTED: To raise and appropriate $1,020.00. Unanimous vote.
ARTICLE 32
To see what instructions the voters care to give the Selectmen in the future laying-out of highways by that Board, or act thereon.
VOTED: That a committe consisting of the Planning Board, Highway Surveyor, two Selectmen, one Assessor and Town Engineer make a further study of this matter before laying out any roads. Unanimous vote.
ARTICLE 33
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for the construction of a standpipe, on land known as the Town Forest, and to lay a main of not less than sixteen inches in diameter from the standpipe to and connecting with the mains in the Scituate Water System; determine whether the money shall be provided by the issuance of a loan for a term not exceeding twenty (20) years, by taxation, or by the transfer from available funds in the treasury, or act thereon.
VOTED: That a committee of three be appointed by the Moderator to make a further study of the proposed standpipe con- struction, and report at the next Annual Town Meeting, said com- mittee to consult the Board of Underwriters as to the best location. Yes, 235; no, 100.
ARTICLE 34
To see if the Town will vote to accept Sec. 58A, Chap. 48, General Laws, as enacted by Chap. 638, Acts of 1941, providing for the establishment for the permanent members of the fire depart- ment average weekly hours of duty in any year, other than hours during which such members may be summoned and kept on duty because of conflagrations, shall not exceed seventy in number.
VOTED: To accept Section 58A, Chapter 48, General Laws, as enacted by Chapter 638, Acts of 1941, providing for the estab- lishment for the permanent members of the Fire Department average weekly hours of duty in any year, other than hours during which such members may be summoned and kept on duty because of conflagrations, shall not exceed seventy in number. Voice vote.
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ARTICLE 35
Will the Town vote to authorize the Selectmen and School Committee to sell to David M. Misner and Louise B. Misner part of lot 147 located on the westerly side of Branch Street and border- ing on lot 122 as shown on plan dated January 20, 1947, on file at Town Clerk's Office, or take any action relative thereto?
VOTED: To so authorize.
ARTICLE 36
To see if the Town will transfer back to the Excess and Deficiency account the sum of $14,000.00 appropriated for the installation of water mains on Border Street under Article 50, Annual Town Meeting, March 4, 1946.
VOTED: To transfer back to the Excess and Deficiency Account the sum of $14,000.00 appropriated for the installation of water mains on Border Street under Article 50, Annual Town Meeting, March 4, 1946. Voice vote.
ARTICLE 37
Will the Town appropriate a sum of money up to $500.00 for the purpose of stocking ponds and other inland water located within the Town limits with fish and of liberating game, as defined in Section 1, Chapter 129A, within said limits and to meet the necessary expenses incidental thereto, including the feeding of game so liberated, as provided in Chapter 142 of the Acts of 1938, or act on anything relating thereto?
VOTED: To raise and appropriate $200.00.
Unanimous vote.
ARTICLE 38
Will the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $14,000.00 for the purpose of installing a permanent year-'round water sys- tem on Border Street, North Scituate, extending from Gannett Road to as far as the money will permit?
VOTED: No, 207; yes, 177.
ARTICLE 39
To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to sell at public auction at no less than $200.00, all of the Town's right, title and interest in and to a parcel of land in the rear of and adjoining the Playhouse, consisting of approximately 2605
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square feet and all as shown on a Plan of Land dated November 23, 1946, drawn by John E. Bamber, Engineer, a copy of which Plan is on file at the respective offices of the Town Clerk and Town Engineer, and the said Lot being part of the land acquired by the Town pursuant to the adoption at the 1926 Town Meeting of Article 32 of the Town Warrant and recorded with the Town Clerk in Book 31, Page 17, in respect to the laying out the "New Town Way," said Lot so to be conveyed not now being used for Town purposes; it being the intent of this vote to authorize and empower the Selectmen to abandon any and all easements and rights of way in, over or upon said Lot so as to enable the Town to convey said Lot free and clear of all such rights and easements.
VOTED: To so authorize. Yes, 157; no, 63.
ARTICLE 40
To see if the Town will direct the Selectmen to make a lay- out of the parcel referred to in the next preceding Article, to permit abandonment of said strip.
VOTED: To so direct.
ARTICLE 41
Will the Town appoint the following citizens: Russell L. Fish, Joseph N. Murphy, Phillip S. Bailey, Mark W. Murrill and William R. Schultz as a committee to study all salaries and pay for Town Officials and employees, said committee to report with recom- mendations at the next Annual Town Meeting? The Selectmen shall fill any vacancies arising in said committee. Or take any action relative thereto.
VOTED: To appoint the following citizens: Russell L. Fish, Joseph N. Murphy, Philip S. Bailey, Mark W. Murrill and William R. Schultz, as a committee to study all salaries and pay for Town Officials and employees, said committee to report with recommen- dations at the next Annual Town Meeting. The Selectmen shall fill any vacancies arising in said committee.
ARTICLE 42
Will the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $270.69 for the payment of bills of previous years, said payments to be as follows :
1946 Bill of Daniel J. Queeney $ 15.00
1946 Bill of Bertha L. Turner 15.00
1946 Bill of Walter Flaherty 15.00
(Town Meetings, Registrations and Elections)
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1946 Bill of Brockton Edison Co. 10.00
(Park Department)
1946 Bill of Paul Young Motors 26.19
(Forest Fire Department)
1946 Bill of Lester D. Hobson 45.00
(Building Inspector)
1946 Bill of American Fire Department. 119.50
(Forest Fire Department)
1946 Bill of Lawson C. Vickery 20.00
(Unclassified )
1946 Bill of First National Stores
5.00
(Welfare Department)
VOTED: To raise and appropriate $270.69.
ARTICLE 43
Will the Town under provisions of Gen. Laws, Chapter 41, Section 2, vote to increase the School Committee to a Board of five members, at the annual meeting to be held March 1948 when there shall be elected one member to serve for two years and two mem- bers to serve for three years, and thereafter there shall be elected at the annual meeting each year, one or two members according to the number of vacancies occuring by reason of expiration of terms of office each new member elected to serve for the term of three years.
VOTED: To increase to five-member board. Voice vote.
ARTICLE 44
Will the Town amend Section 7 of its Zoning By-Laws to read as follows:
Section 7. Any structure which shall violate the provi- sions of this By-Law shall be removed and the person or persons guilty of the violation of this or any other section of these Zoning By-Laws shall be punished by a fine of not more than Twenty Dollars to be paid into the Treasury of the Town of Scituate.
VOTED: To so amend. Unanimous vote.
Approved May 21, 1947. CLARENCE A. BARNES
Attorney General
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ARTICLE 45
Will the Town amend its Zoning By-Laws by the addition of the following By-Law:
ENFORCEMENT It shall be one of the duties of the Town Building Commissioner to enforce the Town's Zoning By-Laws.
This section shall not preclude an action being brought also in the name of the Town by the Selectmen or any other Board or official, or a resident, taxpayer or other interested person aggrieved by a violation of said By-Laws; provided, however, that said Building Commis- sioner or other official or Board or any interested persons shall first notify the alleged violator in writing of his or their objection to the act or use being made or proposed of the premises in question, and may then if necessary apply to the Zoning Board of Appeals for a hearing. The Zoning Board may then treat the case as one in which an application for variance has been asked and proceed accordingly to determine whether there is a violation and to grant relief in the nature of a variance in its sound dis- cretion upon such terms as meet and proper.
VOTED: To refer back to the Zoning Board of Appeals for further study and redrafting with a view to presenting its sub- stance to the 1948 Town Meeting.
ARTICLE 46
To see if the Town will vote to add the following By-Laws for parking of vehicles to the Town's By-Laws:
1. Persons parking vehicles in town-owned parking spaces must do so in accordance with the rules and regu- lations adopted or hereafter adopted by the Board of Se- lectmen or other Board having charge of said parking space.
2. Said Board may require the use of stickers desig- nating the holder as a person duly authorized to use said parking space.
3. The Parking of vehicles in private parking spaces reserved for guests or customers of the owner or tenant shall also be subject to reasonable rules and regulations by the Board of Selectmen for the protection of life and property.
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4. Any person or persons violating any provision of these by-laws or rules and regulations passed thereunder for the parking of vehicles in public or private parking spaces or violating any rules and regulations of the Board of Selectmen governing the parking and use of vehicles upon public ways in the Town shall be subject to for- feiture of a fine of not more than twenty (20) dollars.
VOTED: To so add.
Unanimous vote.
Approved May 21, 1947. CLARENCE A. BARNES
Attorney General
ARTICLE 47
To see if the Town will adopt the following By-Laws regulating the Erection, Alteration and Repair of Buildings in the Town of Scituate:
ARTICLE I General Provisions
Except as hereinafter provided, no person shall erect, alter or repair any building except in conformity with the provisions of these By-Laws, or without having first obtained a building permit from the building commissioner. Plans and specifications shall be submitted to the Building Commissioner together with such struc- tural detail as he may require.
These By-Laws shall be deemed to present minimum require- ments for residential construction. In the case of apartment build- ings, stores, places of assembly and industrial buildings the building commissioner may make such requirements in addition to these regulations as may be deemed necessary to the public safety.
ARTICLE II Exemptions
a. All repairs to buildings which do not include the removal or replacement of any wall, column, post, floor timber, rafter, chimney, pier or any foundation which would tend to weaken the structure.
b. Farm buildings and other non-residential buildings except garages permitted under the zoning by-laws in residential areas.
c. Buildings owned or occupied by the United States or the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
d. Bridges, quays, wharfs.
ARTICLE III General Requirements
SECTION 1. It is not the intent of these By-Laws to prohibit new or unconventional methods of construction which are not detri- mental to the public safety and in keeping with the general appear- ance of the other buildings in a locality.
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SECTION 2. Foundations. Buildings having finished interior walls shall rest on continuous foundations. Concrete foundations to be not less than eight inches thick. Stone foundations laid in mor- tar to be not less than twenty inches thick. Posts or piers support- ing buildings shall be of concrete or masonry, and not more than eight feet apart. Seven feet apart where a 6"x6" girder is used; six feet apart where a 4"x6" girder is used. (See GIRDERS under ARTICLE III, Section 4.) Lally columns or red cedar posts not less than 6" in diameter at the small end may be used for interior sup- ports. A cement or stone footing of at least 6" in thickness and 18''x18" square must be used under these supports. Space between sills and ground to be enclosed. Foundations to extend at least three and one-half feet below finished grade unless they rest on ledge. On meadow or other land where firm soil is more than four feet below grade, the building commissioner shall determine what the foundation shall be. In no case shall foundations rest on loam.
SECTION 3. Chimneys. No tile or metal chimneys shall be al- lowed. All masonry chimneys shall rest on a concrete footing six inches thick, and except those with solid brick walls eight inches or more thick, shall be lined throughout with vitreous flue lining, and shall be topped at least 2' 3" above the highest point of contact with the roof. No chimney shall be supported on wood. No wood closer that 1 inch to any chimney. Space between chimneys and floor joists to be firestopped.
Every smoke pipe hole into a chimney shall be provided with a metal thimble. Masonry walls at the back and sides of every fire- place shall be at least eight inches thick if of brick and twelve inches thick if of stone. All fireplaces shall have dampers. Hearths shall be at least 16" in front of the fireplace openings, and at least 8" wider than the fireplace opening. Wood centers under fireplace and hearth arches shall be removed before finishing thereunder. No wood work shall be within 5" of any smoke pipe.
SECTION 4. All lumber sizes given herein are nominal dimen- sion.
a. Residences
SILLS: Shall be not less than 4"x6" and must be on edge unless resting upon a continuous foundation.
GIRDERS: Shall be not less than 6"x8" where they carry floor timbers 11' 6" or longer ; 6"x6" where floor timbers are &' up to 11' 6" and 4"x6" on edge where floor timbers are less than 8' and shall be joined only over a support.
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FLOOR JOISTS: Shall be not less than 2 in. x 6 in. up to an 8 ft. span, 2 in. x 8 in. up to a 13 ft. 4 in. span, 2 in. x 10 in. up to a 17 ft. 4 in. span, or of material of equal strength. Where these maximum spans are used joists shall be set not more than 16 in. on centers. Spans of more than 8ft. shall be bridged once, of more than 12 ft. twice. Ends of joists shall not be notched more than one-third of their depth. (The rule for bridging includes Plat- forms and Piazzas.) Joists under partitions running parallel to them shall be doubled. All floors shall be double boarded. All walls and partitions going through floors shall be firestopped with masonry or with wood not less than 2 inches thick nominal dimen- sion. Studding of outside walls and bearing partitions shall be not less than 2 in. x 4 in., not over 16 in. on centers. Balloon frame shall not be used on walls more than fourteen feet high, measured from the sill. Balloon frame shall have ledger boards not less than 1 in. x 6 in. set into the studs, and shall be thoroughly firestopped at each floor level. Studding of non-bearing partitions shall rest on a shoe not less than 2 in. thick. Corner posts shall be not less than 4 in. x 6 in. and may be built up.
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