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CLIFFORD L. WARD, JR. 1950
Highway Surveyor
MATTHEW L. BROWN 1950
Park Commissioners
F. EUGENIA BROWN, Chairman ..... 1951
-ROBERT F. HALL 1949
ROY C. MERRITT 1950
Edward & Cole
Water Commissioners
WILSON S. BROWN 1951
WILLIAM E. SHUTTLEWORTH, Chairman 1949
WALTER S. ALLEN 1950
Superintendent of Water Department
WILLIAM J. LUMBERT
Constables
LAWSON C. VICKERY ........... 1949
CHARLES B. JENSEN 1949
CECIL V. CRAIG 1949
Planning Board
MARK W. MURRILL 1953
CLIFFORD L. WARD, Secretary
1949
KENNETH MANSFIELD, Chairman
1950
EVAN F. BAILEY 1951
GEORGE F. PAUL
1952
Tree Warden
JOHN W. FORD 1949
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TOWN OFFICERS APPOINTED BY THE SELECTMEN
APPOINTED TOWN OFFICERS
Advisory Board
WILLIAM F. CASHMAN 1951
DONALD W. PARSONS 1951
ROBERT P. RICH 1951
JOHN H. McPHERSON, Chairman
1949
LEON R. OLIVER
1949
ALLEN W. BATES, Secretary
1949
EBEN B. PAGE, 3rd
1950
THEODORE STALK
1950
LESTER J. GATES
1950
Field Drivers
ERNEST M. DAMON
LAWSON C. VICKERY
Surveyor of Lumber, Measurer of Wood and Bark RUSSELL L. FISH
Pound Keeper
AUGUSTUS L. ABBOTT
Town Director, Plymouth County Extension Service RUTH M. MEYERS
Fence Viewers
EBEN E. BEARCE
JOSEPH N. MURPHY
Registrars of Voters
WILLIAM M. WADE
WALTER FLAHERTY
DANIEL J. QUEENEY
BERTHA L. TURNER
Zoning Board of Appeals W. CLEVELAND COGSWELL, Chairman FRANK L. WESTERHOFF ALBERT W. HOLCOMB
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TOWN OFFICERS APPOINTED BY THE SELECTMEN
Town Accountant
ELLEN ELIZABETH COLE
Chief of Police
MICHAEL E. STEWART
Sergeant
WILLIAM F. KANE
Police Officers
W. FRANCIS MURPHY
JAMES E. O'CONNOR
JOSEPH A. DWYER
CHARLES S. CONNOLLY
FRED W. STANLEY
F. MALBON CHASE
CHESTER E. STONE
ERNEST M. DAMON
CARL C. CHESSIA
BERTRAM C. STETSON
CHARLES B. JENSEN DAVID W. O'HERN
CHARLES H. SCHULTZ
Personnel of Fire Department
HOWARD H. COLE, Chief
RICHARD A. COLE, Captain
WILLARD L. LITCHFIELD, Captain
PHILIP A. LITTLEFIELD, Lieutenant
BARTHOLOMEW CURRAN
FRANK H. SAMPSON
ROBERT L. S. TURNER
WILLIAM C. CURRAN
LAWRENCE WADE
ALBERT E. NEWCOMB
WALTER S. FOSTER
CHARLES CURRAN
ROBERT S. DWIGHT
FRANCES W. STANLEY JAMES B. DACEY
LLOYD A. TURNER, JR. H. TURNER FITTS ERVING L. STUDLEY
FRANK H. COLE JOHN T. BARRY
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TOWN OFFICERS APPOINTED BY THE SELECTMEN
Town Counsel
ALFRED C. BLAKE
Forest Warden
HOWARD H. COLE
Superintendent of Moth Work
JOHN W. FORD Building Inspector
LESTER D. HOBSON
Sealer of Weights and Measures
FRANK W. DOWD
Inspector of Animals
CHARLES O. CHASE
Keeper of Lockup
MICHAEL E. STEWART
Town Engineer
JOHN E. BAMBER . HENRY A. LITCHFIELD, Assistant
Harbor Master, Custodian of Pier and Special Police Officer of Town Pier
GEORGE F. DWYER
Custodian of Burial Ground
HARRY M. LITCHFIELD
Clam Warden
WALTER S. O'NEIL
Custodian of Veterans' Graves
ELMER F. RAMSDELL
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TOWN OFFICERS APPOINTED BY THE SELECTMEN
Burial Agent
DENNIS H. SHEA
Mosquito Control ARTHUR C. WITHEM, Supervisor (deceased)
Inspector of Plumbing
PHILIP S. BAILEY
Director of Veterans' Services
JEROME F. CROWLEY
Inspector of Milk
GEORGE H. OTIS
Inspector of Meat
WILLIAM J. MCAULIFFE
Dog Officer
CHARLES B. JENSEN
Town Forest Committee
JOHN W. FORD, Chairman
MARY E. CRESSY, Secretary
EMMA P. LITCHFIELD
Superintendent of Schools
FREDERICK A. CALKIN
Assistant Assessors
RICHARD CLAPP KATHERINE R. FLAHERTY
Building By-Laws Appeal Board
W. CLEVELAND COGSWELL GEORGE F. PAUL CLIFFORD L. WARD, SR.
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SELECTMEN'S REPORT
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN
To the Citizens of Scituate:
We are pleased to report that once again our Town is in a sound financial condition and this is clearly evidenced by the fact that we were able to borrow money at 13/4% for the construction of our new Grade School, having been given an AAl credit rating by the leading credit houses in the municipal field of finance.
The possible loss of train service to our Town through the abandonment of the Old Colony Railroad has caused great con- cern, not only to our commuters but to all the people. We have reason to believe that the Special Recess Commission, appointed by the Governor to investigate this problem will find an equitable solution and consider ourselves fortunate in having our own Rep- resentative, Mr. Tilden, serving on that Commission.
The Selectmen held a conference with Mr. Gerry, of the State Reclamation Board, and at that time protested the mosquito con- trol nuisance. Mr. Gerry has promised that we can expect better results in the future from the $4,000 the Town raises for this pur- pose. We also had Mr. Gerry make a survey regarding Greenhead flys and gnat pest nuisance and as a result of such survey have created a special article in the Warrant which we strongly rec- ommend.
Your Board was fortunate in securing the services of the newly appointed State Biologist, Director of Marine Fisheries re our clam flats and we respectfully refer you to the report of our new Clam Warden for further details.
Respectfully submitted,
DENNIS H. SHEA, WM. OTIS ANDREWS, WILLIAM F. SLATTERY.
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TOWN CLERK'S REPORT
REPORT OF THE TOWN CLERK
ANNUAL TOWN MEETING
March 1, 1948
At a legal meeting of the inhabitants of the Town of Scituate, qualified to vote in Elections and Town Affairs, held at the High School Auditorium in said Scituate on Monday, the 1st day of March, 1948, at 7 o'clock P.M .; order was called by Nathaniel Tilden, Moderator.
The warrant was read by Town Clerk William M. Wade.
Tellers appointed by the Moderator and sworn by the Town Clerk were: John G. Vollmer, Edmund J. Corrigan, Fred S. Gilley, Edward P. Breen, John T. Barry.
ARTICLE 1
To choose all the necessary Town Officers other than those elected by ballot, viz: Surveyor of Lumber, Measurer of Wood and Bark, two or more Field Drivers, one Pound Keeper.
VOTED: Surveyor of Lumber and Measurer of Wood and Bark: Russell L. Fish.
Field Drivers: Ernest M. Damon, Lawson C. Vickery.
Pound Keeper: Augustus L. Abbott.
ARTICLE 2
To hear the report of the Selectmen or other Town Officers and Standing Committees, and act thereon.
VOTED: To accept reports of Town Officers and Standing Committees as printed in Town Report, excepting the committee appointed by the Town in Annual Town Meeting of March 3, 1947 to study salaries of Town Officials and Employees. Unanimous vote.
RESOLUTION
Be it resolved that a Committee of Mr. Roy E. Litchfield, Dr. Willis B. Parsons, and three World War II Veterans, to be ap- pointed by the Moderator, be authorized to disburse the balance of the Scituate Citizens U. S. War Service Fund now on deposit at the Rockland Trust Company. Unanimous vote.
Appointed: Frederick A. Calkin, Paul A. Reynolds, Dr. Theo- dore Stalk.
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ARTICLE 3
Will the Town vote to establish salaries and compensation of all elected Town Officers, or act thereon.
VOTED: That the Town establish the salaries and pay of all Town Employees as recommended by the Committee excepting those salaries already voted upon, and that we extend to the com- mittee a vote of thanks. Unanimous vote.
Selectmen: Chairman, $3,000.00 and legitimate expenses. Other members $700.00 each and legitimate expenses.
Board of Public Welfare: Chairman $600.00 and legitimate expenses. Other members $200.00 each and legitimate expenses. This sum shall include their charges for all services performed by them or either of them.
Assessors: Chairman $2,500.00 and legitimate expenses. Other members $750.00 each and legitimate expenses.
Highway Surveyor: $3,600.00.
Town Collector: $2,800.00 and legitimate expenses. All de- mand fees to accrue to the Town.
Town Treasurer: $2,520.00 and legitimate expenses.
Tree Warden: $400.00.
Town Clerk: $1,500.00 and legitimate expenses.
Board of Health: Divided as follows: Secretary $700.00 and legitimate expenses. Other two members $400.00 each and legiti- mate expenses. This sum shall include their charges for all services performed by them or either of them, other than the inspection of meat, plumbing or cattle.
Park Commissioners: Each member shall be paid the amount per hour for work actually performed as is paid laborers in the Highway Department.
Water Commissioners: Chairman $350.00 and legitimate ex- penses. Other members $300.00 each and legitimate expenses.
Moderator: $110.00 per annum.
ARTICLE 4
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, or transfer from available funds in the Treasury, such sums of money as may be necessary to defray expenses estimated for the year 1948 and make appropriations for the following Departments :
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Selectmen:
Services and Expenses
$6,371.16
Legal Counsel
1,400.00
Engineering
5,320.00
Town Hall
1,900.00
Public Bldgs. under control of Selectmen
1,625.00
Street Lighting, Traffic Beacons
13,504.00
Sign Boards
900.00
Soldiers' Benefits
10,000.00
Memorial Day
1,200.00
Armistice Day
60.00
Town Meeting, Registrations and Elections
2,700.00
Unclassified
2,900.00
Insurance
Town Ambulance Maintenance
700.00
Interest, except on Water Loans
1,200.00
Interest on Water Loans
13,232.50
Reductions of Debt on Water Loans
30,000.00
Maturing Debt
10,250.00
Building Inspector
3,174.34
Zoning Board of Appeals
225.00
Director of Veterans' Service
1,600.00
Moderator
110.00
Dog Officer
110.00
Certification of Notes
70.00
Bounties
75.00
Libraries, Allen Memorial
2,300.00
Peirce Memorial
2,300.00
Mosquito Control
4,000.00
Annuity (Ch. 32, Sec. 89 General Laws
as amended)
1,200.00
Board of Public Welfare:
Aid to Dependent Children
12,000.00
Administrative Expenses
325.00
Old Age Assistance
47,000.00
Administrative Expenses
1,240.00
Public Welfare
10,000.00
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Assessors' Department :
Service and Expenses ....... 6,839.00
Collector's Department: Services and Expenses
7,293.00
Treasurer's Department:
Services and Expenses
3,659.50
Accountant's Department :
Services and Expenses
3,533.72
Town Clerk's Department:
Services and Expenses
2,452.00
Highway Department:
General: Care of Roads, Sidewalks, Maintenance
107,960.00
and Repair of Bridges Snow Removal
25,000.00
School Department
176,445.00
Police Department
40,375.00
Fire Department
70,339.78
Forest Fires
2,500.00
Health Department
25,550.00
Water Department
85,656.73
Park Department
8,425.00
Tree Warden's Department :
General: Moth Extermination
6,400.00
Elm Tree Beetle
1,350.00
Tree Warden 3,170.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures
536.00
Planning Board
500.00
Advisory Board .....
300.00
Public Landings
6,553.86
Plymouth County Hospital
County Tax
.......
State Tax
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VOTED: To raise and appropriate:
Selectmen: Services and Expenses ..... $6,371.16
Legal Counsel ....... 1,400.00
Engineering
5,320.00
Town Hall 1,900.00
Public Bldgs. under control of Selectmen
1,625.00
Street Lighting, Traffic Beacons
13,504.00
Sign Boards
900.00
Soldiers' Benefits
8,000.00
Memorial Day
1,200.00
Armistice Day
60.00
Town Meeting, Registrations and Elections
2,700.00
Unclassified
.......
2,900.00
Insurance
8,700.00
Town Ambulance Maintenance
700.00
Interest, except on Water Loans
1,200.00
Interest on Water Loans
13,232.50
Reductions of Debt on Water Loans
30,000.00
Maturing Debt ......
10,250.00
Building Inspector
2,654.34
Zoning Board of Appeals
225.00
Director of Veterans' Service
1,600.00
Moderator
........... ..........
110.00
Dog Officer
110.00
Certification of Notes
70.00
Bounties
75.00
Libraries, Allen Memorial
2,300.00
Peirce Memorial
2,300.00
Mosquito Control
..... 4,000.00
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Annuity (Ch. 32, Sec. 89 General Laws as amended) 1,200.00
Board of Public Welfare:
Aid to Dependent Children
12,000.00
Administrative Expenses
325.00
Old Age Assistance
47,000.00
Administrative Expenses
1,240.00
Public Welfare
7,000.00
Assessors' Department :
Service and Expenses
6,939.00
Collector's Department:
Services and Expenses
7,293.00
Treasurer's Department :
Services and Expenses
3,659.50
Accountant's Department :
Services and Expenses
3,533.72
Town Clerk's Department:
Services and Expenses
2,452.00
Highway Department:
General: Care of Roads, Sidewalks, Maintenance and Repair of Bridges 110,960.00
VOTED: To earmark from Highway Department Budget the sum of $8,000.00 for drainage construction on Ann Vinal Road.
Snow removal 50,000.00
School Department
174,445.00
Police Department
40,375.00
Fire Department
70,339.78
Forest Fires
2,500.00
Health Department ......
25,550.00
Water Department
79,656.73
Park Department
8,425.00
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Tree Warden's Department :
General: Moth Extermination 6,400.00
Elin Tree Beetle
1,350.00
Tree Warden 3,170.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures
536.00
Planning Board
500.00
Advisory Board
300.00
Public Landings
4,652.86
Plymouth County Hospital
9,284.01
County Tax
32,823.21
State Tax .....
ARTICLE 5
To hear the report of any committee heretoforc chosen, or act thereon.
Kilby P. Smith reported for the Railroad Committee and it was unanimously voted to give him a rising vote of thanks for his untiring efforts in behalf of the citizens of Scituate.
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.
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, 1949 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 anticipa- tion of the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1949 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.
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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: Yes.
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 appropriate the sum of $10,000.00 to the Reserve Fund, to be taken from the Overlay Surplus Fund.
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 $70.00 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 $70.00. Unanimous vote.
ARTICLE 13
To see if the Town will raise and appropriate a sum of money to cover cost of supervision, propagation and control of the clam flats within the Town of Scituate, or act thereon.
VOTED: To raise and appropriate $500.00. Yes 288, No 22.
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 shellfish and sea worms within the borders of the Town of Scituate and such other authority as is provided in Sec. 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. Unanimous vote.
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ARTICLE 15
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, or trans- fer 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.
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: To transfer equally to Allen Memorial and the Peirce Memorial Libraries. Unanimous vote.
ARTICLE 17
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 18
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 6, or act thereon.
VOTED: To raise and appropriate $350.00. Unanimous vote.
ARTICLE 19
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. Director, Ruth M. Meyers.
ARTICLE 20
To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $4,000.00 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 and First Parish Road under Chapter 90, or act thereon.
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VOTED: To raise and appropriate $4,000.00 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 of Gannett Road and First Parish Road under Chapter 90. Unanimous vote.
ARTICLE 21
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 22
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. Unanimous vote.
ARTICLE 23
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. Unanimous vote.
ARTICLE 24
To see if the Town will assume liability in the manner pro- vided by Sec. 29 of Ch. 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 improvement, develop- ment, maintenance and protection of rivers, harbors, tidewaters and foreshores, in accordance with Sec. 11 of Ch. 91 of the Gen- eral Laws, and authorize the Selectmen to execute and deliver a bond of indemnity therefor to the Commonwealth.
VOTED: To assume liability. Unanimous vote.
ARTICLE 25
Will the Town raise and appropriate $2,000.00 to cover the incidental costs pertaining to advertising, printing, etc. connected with the bidding on the proposed new Elementary School?
VOTED: That the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $2,000.00, provided that before final plans for the proposed new school are submitted to the Town for approval, a timely submis- sion of such plans be made to the Planning Board for its recom- mendations thereon.
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ARTICLE 26
Will the Town vote to authorize the Selectmen to request of the State Legislature an act permitting the Town of Scituate to borrow $700,000.00 over and above its debt limit for school building purposes ?
VOTED: To adopt except that the present plans be modified under the direction of another committee composed of individuals selected for their technical qualifications in matter of design and construction. Yes 309; No 57.
ARTICLE 27
Will the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $579.50 to buy a resuscitator, complete with attachments, to be placed in the Fire Station at Humarock for the benefit of the Humarock citizens, or act thereon?
VOTED: To raise and appropriate $579.50. Unanimous vote.
ARTICLE 28
Will the Town raise and appropriate the sum of twenty-four hundred dollars ($2400.00) for the purchase of 1,000 feet of 21/2" hose and 2,000 feet of 1" hose?
VOTED: To raise and appropriate $2,400.00. Unanimous vote.
ARTICLE 29
To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of five hundred dollars ($500.00) for a series of band concerts to be given during the summer season, or act thereon.
VOTED: To raise and appropriate $500.00.
ARTICLE 30
To see if the Town will authorize the School Department to transfer to the Park Department a used power mower.
VOTED: To so authorize. Unanimous vote.
ARTICLE 31
To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $400.00 and also use as a trade-in value the second-hand power mower transferred from the School Department to the Park De- partment under Article 30; total cost of new power mower $515.00.
VOTED: To raise and appropriate $400.00 in accordance with provisions as stated in article. Unanimous vote.
ARTICLE 32
Will the Town amend its Zoning By-Laws by the addition of a section to provide for enforcement as follows:
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SECTION 11: Enforcement
It shall be one of the duties of the Town Building Com- Building Commissioner to enforce the Town's Zoning By-Laws,
VOTED: That the Town amend its Zoning By-Laws by the addition of a section to provide for enforcement as follows:
Section 11: Enforcement-It shall be the duty of the Town Building Commissioner to enforce the Town's Zoning By-Laws, and he may institute appropriate civil or criminal proceedings or both in the fulfillment of said duty. Yes 278; No 7.
Approved - May 7, 1948.
Clarence A. Barnes, Attorney General.
ARTICLE 33
The Town's Zoning By-Laws shall be and are hereby amended by the addition of the following section entitled
SECTION 11: Enforcement
It shall be the duty of the Town Building Commissioner to enforce the Town's Zoning By-Laws, and he may insti- tute appropriate civil or criminal proceedings or both in the fulfillment of said duty.
This section shall not preclude an action being brought by the Selectmen or any other Board or official, or resi- dent, taxpayer or other interested person or persons ag- grieved by a violation of said By-Laws; provided, however, that anyone acting as aforesaid shall first notify the alleged violator in writing of his objection to the act or use being or proposed to be made of the premises in question, and then if he deems it necessary or expedient, he may apply to the Zoning Board of Appeals for a hearing.
The said Zoning Board may then treat the case as one in which an application for a variance has been sought and may proceed to determine whether there is or has been or may be a violation of the terms of the Town's Zoning By-Laws as alleged.
Said Zoning Board shall then make a decision upon the facts and may in its sound discretion grant relief in the nature of a variance upon such terms as meet and proper.
VOTED: That the Town's Zoning By-Laws shall be and are hereby amended by the addition of the following section entitled: Section 11-ENFORCEMENT. It shall be the duty of the Town Building Commissioner to enforce the Town's Zoning By-Laws, and he may institute appropriate civil or criminal proceedings or both in the fulfillment of said duty.
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This section shall not preclude an action being brought by the Selectmen or any other Board or official, or resident, taxpayer or other interested person or persons aggrieved by a violation of said By-Law; provided, however, that anyone acting as aforesaid shall first notify the alleged violator in writing of his objection to the act or use being or proposed to be made of the premises in ques- tion, and then if he deems it necessary or expedient, he may apply to the Zoning Board of Appeals for a hearing.
The said Zoning Board may then treat the case as one in which an application for a variance has been sought and may proceed to determine whether there is or has been or may be a violation of the Town's Zoning By-Laws as alleged.
Said Zoning Board shall then make a decision upon the facts and may in its sound discretion grant relief in the nature of a vari- ance upon such terms as meet and proper, in accordance with Chapter 40 of the General Laws. Yes 278; No 7.
Approved - May 7, 1948.
Clarence A. Barnes, Attorney General.
ARTICLE 34
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 16 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.
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