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ARTICLE 26
To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $900.00 for the maintenance and improvement of the Town For- ests, or act thereon.
VOTED: To raise and appropriate $900.00.
ARTICLE 27
To see if the Town will raise and appropriate, or transfer from available funds, the sum of $12,500.00 for Foreshore Protec- tion to be used in conjunction with any sums already appropriated
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by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the County of Ply- mouth, or either of them, or take any action in relation thereto.
VOTED: That the Town raise and appropriate, or transfer from available funds ,the sum of $12,500.00 for Foreshore Protec- tion to be used if available matching funds are obtainable from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the County of Plymouth.
ARTICLE 28
Will the Town vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to surface the existing small boat launching ramps at the Cole Parkway and adjacent to Dwyer's Landing.
VOTED: To raise and appropriate $1,200.00.
ARTICLE 29
Will the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,500.00 for the purchase of twelve guest moorings to be placed in Scituate Harbor.
VOTED: No.
ARTICLE 30
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $12,566.00 to construct a sidewalk on the easterly side of Country Way from Branch Street to First Parish Road and direct the Highway Department of the Town to construct said sidewalk during the current year.
VOTED: That the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $6,500.00 to construct a sidewalk on Country Way from Branch Street to First Parish Road and direct the Highway Department of the Town to construct said sidewalk during the current year.
ARTICLE 31
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, or transfer from available funds, in the treasury, a sum of money for Chapter 90 Highway Construction, or take action in relation thereto.
VOTED: That the Town appropriate the sum of $5,000.00 to meet the Town's share of the cost of Chapter 90 Highway Con-
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struction, and to meet said appropriation the sum of $5,000.00 be transferred from the proceeds received, or to be received, from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts under the provisions of Chap- ter 718 of the Acts of 1958.
ARTICLE 32
To see if the Town will accept the layout of the Selectmen in accordance with a plan on file at the Town Clerk's Office making Judy Road a Town Way, and raise and appropriate under the Betterment Act a sum of $5,450.00 for construction and land damages.
VOTED: That the Town accept the layout of the Selectmen in accordance with a plan on file at the Town Clerk's office making Judy Road a Town Way, and to raise and appropriate the sum of $5,450.00 for construction and land damages, and authorize the Selectmen to assess the value of such layout and construction to the owners of land receiving special benefit or advantage therefrom under G. L. Chapter 80 (The Betterment Act) .
ARTICLE 33
To see if the Town will accept the layout of the Selectmen in accordance with a plan on file at the Town Clerk's Office making Gannett Pasture Lane a Town Way.
VOTED: To accept the layout.
ARTICLE 34
Will the Town vote to accept the layout of a Town Way forty feet wide leading from Briggs Lane sixty feet more or less to Chief Justice Cushing Highway and to authorize the Selectmen to purchase or take by eminent domain for such way over land now or formerly of Emma Jenkins Turner and to raise and appro- priate the sum of one dollar therefor; to authorize the Highway Department to construct a roadway suitable for vehicular traffic with appropriate curbing, banking and drainage within the limits of said way and within the limits of Briggs Lane from the inter- section of the above-mentioned way to the southly boundary of land now or formerly of Donald L. and Eleanor J. Keith, and at said southerly boundary to construct a suitable turn-around conforming to the specifications of the Street Acceptance Commit- tee of the Town, and to raise and appropriate a sum of money
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therefor; and to authorize the Selectmen to purchase or take by eminent domain and easement in any lands abutting Briggs Lane at such point necessary for the construction of said turn-around, and to raise and appropriate a sum of money therefore; all of the above being shown on a plan entitled "Subdivision Plan of Land, Briggs Lane, Scituate, Mass.," owned by Donald L. and Eleanor J. Keith, dated October 21, 1958, and drawn to the scale of forty feet to an inch by Lewis W. Perkins & Sons, Engineers, Hingham, Mass .: with additions by the Town Engineer, filed in the office of the Town Clerk and further to accept the relocation of Briggs Lane in such a way that it shall extend only from the intersection of the town way first above mentioned to the said turn-around and to abandon all other parts of the said Briggs Lane not heretofore abandoned or incorporated into the State Highway; all upon the condition that the value of all said takings of ease- ments, construction of roads, turn-arounds and other improvements be assessed to the owners of land within the area receiving special benefit or advantage from the said layouts, construction and im- provements: or act thereon.
VOTED: That the Town accept the layout of the Selectmen of a town way forty feet wide leading from Briggs Lane sixty feet more or less to Chief Justice Cushing Highway and to authorize the Selectmen to purchase or take by eminent domain an easement for such way over land formerly of Emma Jenkins Turner and to raise and appropriate the sum of one dollar therefor; and to authorize the Selectmen to purchase a rectangular parcel of land 30 feet by 35.33 feet bounding on Briggs Lane and being a part of Lot 46 as shown on a plan hereinafter mentioned, now or formerly the property of Donald L. Keith and Eleanor J. Keith for the purpose of a turn-around and to raise and appropriate the sum of one dollar therefore (said turn-around and new town way to be constructed by the said Donald L. Keith) and to aban- don all of said Briggs Lane not heretofore abandoned except that portion of said Lane between the intersection of the new town way first above mentioned and the southerly boundary of the land of said Keiths; and to authorize and direct the Highway Surveyor to install steel barriers to close off said Briggs Lane to vehicular traffic; all as shown on a plan entitled "Subdivision Plan of Land, Briggs Lane, Scituate, Mass., owned by Donald L. and Eleanor J. Keith" dated October 21, 1958 and drawn to a scale of 40 feet to an inch by Lewis W. Perkins and Sons, Engineers, Hingham, Mass., with additions by the Town Engineer, filed in the office of the Town Clerk.
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ARTICLE 35
Will the Town vote to authorize the Selectmen to purchase or take by eminent domain a parcel of land lying northerly of Edward Foster Road, said parcel being bounded and described as follows:
Westerly by other land of the Quincy Oil Company, northerly by the centerline of the channel, easterly by the centerline of the channel and southerly by a line of 125 feet northerly of and parallel to the northerly line of Edward Foster Road, as shown on a plan entitled "Plan of Subdivision of Land Owned by the Quincy Oil Company, Scituate, Mass.," dated January 28th, and drawn to a scale of 40 feet to an inch by John E. Bamber, Town Engineerr, for dredging and harbor development purposes; and to raise and appropriate a sum of money therefor.
VOTED: That the Town authorize the Selectmen to purchase a parcel of land lying northerly of Edward Foster Road, said parcel being bounded and described as follows:
Westerly by other land of the Quincy Oil Company; northerly by the centerline of the channel; easterly by the centerline of the channel and southerly by a line of 175 feet northerly of and parallel to the northerly line of Edward Foster Road, as shown on a plan entitled "Plan of Subdivision of Land owned by the Quincy Oil Company, Scituate, Massachusetts," dated January 28, 1959 and drawn to a scale of 40 feet to an inch by John E. Bamber, Town Engineer, for dredging and harbor development purposes; and raise and appropriate the sum of $1.00 therefor.
ARTICLE 36
To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $12,000.00 for the purchase of two new 31/2-ton Dump Trucks, and use as trade-in value one 1944 Ford 21/2-ton Dump Truck and one 1954 21/2-ton Dodge Dump Truck, or act thereon.
VOTED: To raise and appropriate $12,000.00.
ARTICLE 37
Will the Town vote to designate as Zone "C" an area in the Greenbush section bounded and described as follows:
Westerly by the westerly line of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company Right of Way.
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Northwesterly by the southeasterly line of the present Zone "B" area as shown on Sheet 3 of a plan entitled "Detail Plans of Zone 'B' areas" dated January 1939, on file in the office of the Town Clerk, to the southwesterly line of Stockbridge Road.
Northeasterly by the southwesterly line of Stockbridge Road about 110 feet to the westerly line of the Driftway.
Westerly by the westerly line of the Driftway about 200 feet and thence running easterly across the Driftway 100 feet to the northwesterly corner of land now or formerly of William R. and Julia F. Hoffman.
Northwesterly again by land of Ralph M. and Laura E. Litchfield and land of Katherine A. Whittaker to a point 1000 feet distant from (measured at right angles) the northerly line of the Driftway.
thence in a general southeasterly direction by a line 1000 feet (measured at right angles) from and parallel to the northerly line of the Driftway to a line being the northwesterly extension of the property line between land of Boston Sand and Gravel Company and land of Richard W. and Audrie P. Burton.
thence southeasterly along said extended line across the Driftway and thence along the property line between land of the Boston Sand and Gravel Company and land of Burton to a point 900 feet southeasterly of the Driftway measured along said property line, thence in a southwesterly direction to the First Herring Brook; thence in a general northerly and westerly direction along the thread of the First Herring Brook ap- proximately 7300 feet to the westerly line of the right of way of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Com- pany.
The above described area contains approximately 260 acres.
VOTED: Yes 454 No 3.
Approved April 22, 1959 EDWARD J. McCORMACK, JR. Attorney-General
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ARTICLE 38
Will the Town vote to amend the Zoning By-Laws by striking out Section 3 - 2b - (4) and substituting the following:
(4) Commercial mooring for marine pleasure craft, with ade- quate facilities for storage and minor repairs, but with no fueling services, and no buildings other than piers, floats, lockers, and office facilities."
VOTED: Yes 34 No 325.
ARTICLE 39
Will the Town vote to change a present designation line for Zone "B" so as to include the entire portion of land known as Cole Parkway and owned by the Town of Scituate, or act thereon.
VOTED: To indefinitely postpone.
ARTICLE 40
Will the Town vote to authorize the Selectmen to raze the former Police Headquarters on First Parish Road and to raise and appropriate a sum of money therefor.
VOTED: That the Town authorize the Selectmen to raze the former Police Headquarters on First Parish Road and to raise and appropriate the sum of $842.00. Yes 435 No 0.
ARTICLE 41
To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to sell land and building thereon. heretofore the site of the North Scituate Fire Station, at a price to be determined at a later date; or alternately to authorize the Selectmen to raze said building and raise and appropriate a sum of money therefore and to authorize the Selectmen to sell said land at a price to be determined at a later date, or act thereon.
VOTED: That the Town authorize the Selectmen to sell the land and building thereon, heretofore the site of the North Scituate Fire Station, at Public Auction, for a price of not less than $6.500.00. Yes 454 No 3.
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ARTICLE 42
Will the Town vote to authorize the Selectmen to sell the Police Department Garage at the corner of First Parish Road and Stockbridge Road at a price to be determined at a later date, it being a condition of such sale that the building be removed from its present site, the land thereat to be reserved for future public purposes, or act thereon.
VOTED: That the Town authorize the Selectmen to sell at Public Auction the Police Department Garage at the corner of First Parish Road and Stockbridge Road at a price of not less than $200.00, it being a condition of such sale that the building be removed from its present site, the land thereat to be reserved for future public purposes.
ARTICLE 43
Will the Town vote to authorize and instruct the Selectmen to sell and convey to John J. Reynolds, Jr., and Dorothea J. Rey- nolds a rectangular parcel of land on the southerly side of their premises on Branch Street shown as Lot 28 on a plan entitled "Subdivision Plan of Land in Scituate, Mass." for the sum of $1.00 and to purchase from said John J. Reynolds, Jr., and Dorothea J. Reynolds a rectangular parcel of land, being the southwesterly portion of their said premises and bounded southwesterly by other land of the Town of Scituate, shown as Lot 29 on said plan, and to raise and appropriate the sum of $1.00 therefor. The above mentioned plan being on record at the offices of the Town Clerk and Town Engineer.
VOTED: Yes. Unanimous vote.
ARTICLE 44
Will the Town vote to authorize and instruct the Selectmen to sell and convey to J. Paul Ganley and Helen M. Ganley a small triangular parcel of land on the northeasterly corner of land owned by the said J. Paul Ganley and Helen M. Ganley for the sum of $1.00 and to secure from the said J. Paul Ganley and Helen M. Ganley a release of all their right, title and interest in and to certain unconstructed private ways shown as Apperson Road and Tower Road on a plan entitled "Subdivision Plan of Land in Scituate, Mass." on file at the offices of the Town Clerk and Town Engineer.
VOTED: Yes. Unanimous vote.
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ARTICLE 45
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $2,400.00 for the purpose of procuring a complete engi- neering study of that part of the Master Plan for Scituate Harbor business center defined as Stage I and authorize the Planning Board to contract for said study.
VOTED: Yes 196
No 187.
ARTICLE 46
To see if the Town will vote to authorize and direct the Board of Assessors, as they are agents of the Town for the purpose of securing professional revalution of the real estate of the Town under a vote of the 1957 Town Meeting, to print and distribute forthwith to all the Taxpayers of the Town a pamphlet which shall contain the valuation of each parcel of real estate. with the buildings thereon, made by the J. M. Cleminshaw Co., under authority of said vote; and to raise and appropriate a sum of money therefor; and to further authorize and direct said Board to hold informal public hearings with a representative of the J. M. Cleminshaw Co., as provided in the contract between the Town and the Cleminshaw Co., after the publication and distribution of said pamphlet; and if such hearings have already been sched- uled, to postpone the same until said pamphlet has been distributed.
VOTED: That the Town raise and appropriate $3.000.00 and direct the Board of Assessors to publish forthwith approximately 3500 copies of the valuations as determined by the J. M. Clemin- shaw Co., such lists to be available at the Assessors' office at a price of $1.00 per copy to any interested citizen or taxpayer of the Town.
ARTICLE 47
Will the Town vote to add to the Town By-Law creating the Advisory Committee a new paragraph as follows:
"4. Whenever the warrant for any meeting calls for the ac- ceptance by the Town of any special or general act of the Great and General Court of the Commonwealth. the Advisory Committee shall cause the full text of such act to be printed and distributed to the voters together wih a brief summary and explanation of the act which shall be furnished by the Town Counsel, at the request of the Advisory Committee." VOTED: Yes.
Approved April 22. 1959 EDWARD J. McCORMACK. JR. Attorney-General
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ARTICLE 48
To see if the Town will vote to amend the Classification and Salary Plan as follows: by deleting Part II Personnel Board Sec- tion 11. The Personnel Board and substituting the following:
There shall be a Personnel Board serving without compensa- tion consisting of (5) persons responsible for the administra- tion and maintenance of the Classification and Pay Plan. The membership of the Personnel Board shall be as follows: four (4) members to be appointed by the moderator and one (1) to be appointed by the employees subject to the plan. Ap- pointments shall be for a three (3) year term. In the event of a vacancy occurring in the membership of the Personnel Board, the position shall be filled in the same manner as in the original method of selection and for the remainder of such unexpired term of office. The Board shall elect a chair- man from its membership who shall have the power to call meetings and who shall preside over such meetings. Any three (3) members shall constitute a quorum for transaction of business. A majority vote of such a board shall prevail unless there be a bare quorum, in which event there must be a unanimous vote. The initial Board shall be appointed within fifteen (15) days of the adoption of this By-Law. Each term of office shall expire on April 1st, except that an incumbent shall continue to serve until his successor is appointed.
VOTED: Not a vote.
ARTICLE 49
To see if the Town will approve the recommendation of the Personnel Board to amend the Classification and Salary Plan, to be effective as of January 1, 1959, by striking out the present Sec- tion 2, COVERAGE, and substituting therefor the following:
Section 2. COVERAGE
The provisions of this By-Law shall apply to all positions in the employ of the Town, except (1) those filled by general election, (2) those under the control of the School Committee, (3) part time professional services which are more appropriately contracted for on either a fee or a contractural basis, (4) part time or intermittent official, executive, or other services for which the compensation paid, if any, represents an honorarium rather than actual
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pay for services rendered, or work performed. With re- spect to a full-time position in the employ of the Town filled by an appointment pursuant to law of a person who simultaneously holds a position filled by general election, for which no compensation is received, the pro- visions of Sections 14, 15, 17 and 18 only of this By-Law shall apply. Nothing herein, however, shall bar reference to the Plan for assistance in determining the compensa- tion of employees not covered by the Plan.
VOTED: Yes.
ARTICLE 50
To see if the Town will approve the recommendation of the Personnel Board to add the following to SCHEDULE II of the Classification and Salary Plan:
Custodian - Town Buildings - part time W-I
Custodian - Town Buildings - full time W-2
VOTED: Yes. Unanimous vote.
ARTICLE 51
To see if the Town will approve the recommendation of the Personnel Board to amend SCHEDULE IV of the Classification and Salary Plan by deleting the line: Call Men - Police Department $1.65 per hour
and substitute therefor the following: Part time Police Officers $1.65 per hour
VOTED: That the Town amend SCHEDULE IV of the Clas- sification and Salary Plan by deleting the line:
Call Men - Police Department $1.65 per hour
and substitute therefor the following: Police Officers - part time $1.70 per hour
Unanimous vote.
ARTICLE 52
To see if the Town will approve the recommendations of the Personnel Board to add the following to SCHEDULE IV of the Classification and Salary Plan:
Foreman - Park Department
Administrative salary to be paid in addition to wages received under W-4. $4.00 per week. VOTED: Yes. Unanimous vote.
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ARTICLE 53
To see if the Town will authorize the Park Commissioners to appoint themselves to positions on the labor force of the Park Department for the year 1959, to be compensated at the rate estab- lished under W-4, Schedule 2 of the Classification and Salary Plan of the Town.
VOTED: Yes. Unanimous vote.
ARTICLE 54
To see if the Town will instruct the Selectmen to include Prolonged Illness Coverage (sometimes called P.I.C.) as part of the benefits to be included in accordance with Chapter 32B of the General Laws of Massachusetts, from and after April 1959.
VOTED: To include.
ARTICLE 55
To see if the Town will vote to amend Article 9 of the Annual Town Meeting of March 3, 1958 and Article 2 of the Special Town Meeting of November 13, 1958 to allow all eligible employees of the Town, as defined in Chapter 32B of the General Laws and as amended by Chapter 536, Acts of 1958, now excluded by vote under the above Articles to participate in the Town's Group Insur- ance Plan on a 100% contributory basis.
VOTED: To indefinitely postpone.
ARTICLE 56
Will the Town vote to authorize the Selectmen to lease to the Scituate Post No. 144 of the American Legion for a term not to exceed five years, the G.A.R. Hall under the following rules and regulations and such other terms and conditions as the Select- men may impose:
1. The said Post shall be responsible for maintenance of the premises leased to it and shall indemnify the town for all loss or damage to the building arising out of occupancy of the leased premises by it.
2. The said Post shall indemnify and hold harmless the Town of Scituate against all claims, demands, suits, actions or causes of action for personal injury or property damage
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arising out of the occupancy of the said premises by it, and shall maintain general public liability insurance on the premises in an amount and form satisfactory to the Selectmen.
VOTED: To indefinitely postpone.
ARTICLE 57
To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $850.00 for the purpose of providing quarters for the Scituate Post No. 144, American Legion in accordance with provisions of G. L., Chapter 40 (Ter. Ed.) Section 9, or act thereon.
VOTED: To raise and appropriate $350.00.
ARTICLE 58
To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen to lease a strip of land on the easterly side of Cole Parkway parking lot in Scituate Harbor between the face of the existing curbing and a line commencing at a point 100 feet from the northeasterly corner of said parking lot and 30 feet from the face of said curbing and following the course of said curbing 30 feet distant therefrom for a distance of 60 feet for the purpose of building a structure to provide facilities for a privately owned marina and to include a public comfort station to be maintained by the said lessee, and for the purpose of selling gasoline and diesel fuel, oil, ice, marine motor parts and accessories, new and used motors and boats, fishing tackle, and other marine supplies, for a term not to exceed twenty years and at an annual rental, and on such other terms and condi- tions as the Selectmen may impose.
VOTED: To indefinitely postpone.
ARTICLE 59
To see if the Town will vote to adopt General Laws Chapter 180, Section 17-B, or take action relating thereto.
VOTED: To indefinitely postpone.
ARTICLE 60
To see if the Town will vote to establish by-laws regulating the use and administration of Scituate Harbor to be known as the Rules and Regulations Governing Scituate Harbor in the fol- lowing form, or act thereon:
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RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING SCITUATE HARBOR
Section 1.
Purposes and limitations. The purpose of these rules and regulations is to promote the safety and welfare of the public in the use of Scituate Harbor, protect the lives and safety of the public, minimize dangers to public health resulting from overcrowding, protect the safety of boats and vessels within the harbor, preserve peace and good order, and provide for orderly administration of the facilities provided for the benefit of the public using Scituate Harbor. Nothing in this by-law shall be construed to conflict in any way with Chapter 91 or Chapter 102 of the General Laws or to conflict or derogate in any manner from any valid rule, regulation or order of the De- partment of Public Works of the Commonwealth.
OBSTRUCTION AND POLLUTION IN HARBOR
Section 2. 2-1.
No garbage, refuse or floating debris shall be thrown overboard into the harbor.
2-2.
No lobster pot buoys shall be placed within the limits of the main Channel inside the nun buoy immedi- ately east of the breakwater. Any pots placed in vio- lation of this section may be removed by the Harbor- master, and returned to the owner upon payment by by the owner of the cost of such removal.
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