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1 Combination Wagon
$2,500.00
600.00
1 Heater 200 Feet New Hose
100.00
$3,200.00
Welfare Department
1 Typewriter
$125.00
1 Adding Machine
75.00
$200.00
Infir mary
1 Washing Machine
$275.00
School Department
1 Automobile
$560.00
Exchange 19 Typewriters
800.00
144 Kindergarten Chairs
230.40
$1,590.40
Retirement Board
1 Desk
$50.00
Water and Sewer Department
1 Commercial Truck
$1,400.00
1 Vacuum Pump
311.00
1 Venturi Meter
675.00
1 Oil Burner
200.00
$2,586.00
Highway Department
1 Mack Truck Model BF
$5,000.00
1 Plow Underframe
125.00
$5,125.00
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Amendment by Mr. Young:
That the authorization of $2,500 for Combination Wagon for Fire Department be stricken out.
Amendment by Mr. Gardner:
That the sum of $9,500 for Pumping Engine be authorized.
Amendment by Mr. Young:
That the words "1 Mack Truck Model BF" be stricken out, and the words "1 new truck" be substituted.
The amendment by Mr. Gardner was put to vote and declared not carried.
The amendment by Mr. Young, striking out the authorization for Combination Wagon was voted.
The amendment by Mr. Young, regarding Mack Truck, was voted.
The original motion as amended was then voted.
ARTICLE 5
To determine how much money the Town will raise and appropriate for General Government, Protection of Persons and Property, Health and Sanitation, Highways, Charities and Soldiers' Benefits, Education, Recrea- tion, and Unclassified, Public Service Enterprises, Interest and Maturing Debt, specifying what appropriations shall be taken from the receipts of a department.
GENERAL GOVERNMENT
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $33,465.00 to be apportioned as follows:
Moderator
$25.00
Selectmen's Department
Salaries of Board
500.00
Department Expenses
1,750.00
Accounting Department
3,870.00
Treasurer's Department
Salary of Treasurer
1,000.00
Department Expenses
1,500.00
Collector's Department
Salary of Collector
1,595.00
Department Expenses
3,530.00
Assessors' Department
Assessors' Salaries
2,900.00
Department Expenses
5,300.00
Assessors' Plans
50.00
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Legal Department
$1,700.00
Town Clerk's Department Salary
500.00
Department Expenses
1,070.00
Vital Statistics
75.00
Election and Registration
2,600.00
Town Hall
5,500.00
PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $99,075.00 to be apportioned as follows:
Police Department
$38,600.00
Fire Department
39,600.00
Hydrant Rental
8,850.00
Forest Warden
150.00
Wire Inspector
300.00
Moth Department
7,100.00
Compensation
1,500.00
Inspector of Buildings
1,000.00
Inspector of Buildings-Use of Auto
150.00
Sealer Weights and Measures
925.00
Dog Officer
600.00
Animal Inspector
300.00
An amendment by Mr. Young to strike out the appropriation of $7,100 for Moth Department and insert $8,500 was lost.
HEALTH AND SANITATION
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $27,296.50 to be apportioned as follows:
Health Department
Salaries of Board
$300.00
Department Expenses
11,950.00
Unpaid Bills
46.50
Care of Dumps
1,100.00
Collection of Garbage
4,800.00
Sewer Maintenance
7,100.00
Sewer Connections
2,000.00
HIGHWAYS
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $58,000 for Highways.
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CHARITIES AND SOLDIERS' BENEFITS
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $178,726.06 to be apportioned as follows:
Welfare Department
Salaries of Board
$500.00
Outside Relief
80,000.00
Outside Relief Unpaid Bills
13,048.97
Old Age Assistance
47,930.00
Old Age Assistance Administration
2,175.00
Old Age Assistance Unpaid Bills
581.71
Infirmary
8,620.00
Infirmary Unpaid Bills
411.15
Soldiers' Relief
21,000.00
Soldiers' Relief Unpaid Bills
759.23
Soldiers' Relief Agents Salary
500.00
State Aid
1,600.00
Military Aid
1,600.00
EDUCATION
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $309,850.00 to be apportioned as follows:
School Department
$287,150.00
Trade School
3,500.00
Library Department
19,200.00
RECREATION AND UNCLASSIFIED
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $71,680.00 to be apportioned as follows:
Park and Cemetery Department
Salaries of Board
$200.00
Park Department Expenses
4,650.00
Cemetery Department
2,550.00
Recreation Commission
1,200.00
Miscellaneous Account
300.00
Planning Board
50.00
Board of Appeal
50.00
Rifle Range Company E
550.00
Rifle Range Medical Company
150.00
Fire Alarm, Police Signal, Traffic Lights
2,500.00
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Street Lights
$20,000.00
Fire Insurance
4,300.00
Retirement System, Pensions etc.
21,000.00
Retirement System Expense Fund
680.00
Reserve Fund
13,000.00
Lake Quannapowitt
500.00
and that $12,000 be transferred from the Overlay Surplus account to the Reserve Fund.
PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISE
On motion by Finance Committee :
Voted: That the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $83,000 to be apportioned as follows :
Water Department
Salaries of Board
$300.00
Water Maintenance
58,436.25
Water Bonds 20,000.00
Water Interest
4,263.75
INTEREST AND MATURING DEBT
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $104,800 to be apportioned as follows:
Interest
$16,800.00
Maturing Debt
88,000.00
LIGHT DEPARTMENT
On motion by Finance Committee
Voted: That the Town appropriate the sum of $300 for salaries of the Light Commissioners, to be taken from the receipts of the Department, and the balance of the receipts of the Department be appropriated for the use of the Department, provided however, that if the income from said Department shall exceed the expenses of the Department for said fiscal year, the use of said excess in whole or in part be determined by the 1939 Annual Town Meeting.
ARTICLE 6
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for the improvement of Vernon Street; said money to be used in conjunction with any money which may be allotted by the State or County, or both, for this purpose or take any other action in relation thereto.
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On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the Town raise and appropriate $1,750 to carry out the purposes of Article 6, only such portion thereof to be expended as may be equal to one-half the sum provided by the State and County together for the same purpose.
ARTICLE 7
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for the improvement of North Avenue; said money to be used in conjunction with any money which may be allotted by the State or County, or both, for this purpose; or take any other action in relation thereto.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the Town raise and appropriate $3,000 to carry out the purposes of Article 7, only such portion thereof to be expended as may be equal to one-half the sum provided by the State and County together for the same purpose.
ARTICLE 8
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for the maintenance of various streets; built under Chapter 90, General Laws, Ter. Ed., said money to be used in conjunction with any money which may be allotted by the State or County, or both, for this purpose; or take any other action in relation thereto.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the Town raise and appropriate $1,000 to carry out the purposes of Article 8, only such portion thereof to be expended as may be equal to one-half the sum provided by the State and County together for the same purpose.
ARTICLE 11
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to provide furnishings and equipment for the hall in the Lafayette Building.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the. Town raise and appropriate the sum of $500 to carry out the purposes of Article 11.
ARTICLE 12
To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $2,300 to be used for care and maintenance of the Lafayette Building.
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On motion by Finance Committee :
Voted: That the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $2,000 to carry out the purposes of Article 12.
ARTICLE 13
To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to grant use of rooms in the Lafayette Building to the Veterans' organizations of the town for use as quarters free of charge.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the Board of Selectmen be authorized to assign rooms in the Lafayette Building to Veterans' organizations in accordance with vote of the Selectmen June 15th, 1937, provided they pay for gas and electricity which they consume.
ARTICLE 14
To see if the Town will vote to ratify the action of the Board of Se- lectmen in assigning quarters at the Lafayette Building to Veterans' or- ganizations and to Municipal Departments.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the Town vote to ratify the action of the Selectmen in assigning quarters at the Lafayette Building in accordance with votes of the Selectmen June 15th, 1937 and February 1, 1938.
ARTICLE 15
To hear and act upon a report of the Board of Selectmen laying out a town way under the Betterment Act in substantially the location of the private way known as Howard Street, running southerly from Grafton Street approximately 320 feet, and raise and appropriate money for the construction thereof.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the Town accept and allow a report of the Board of Se- lectmen laying out Howard Street as a town way under the Betterment Act in substantially the location of the private way known as Howard Street running southerly from Grafton Street approximately 320 feet.
ARTICLE 16
To hear and act upon a report of the Board of Selectmen laying out a town way under the Betterment Act in substantially the location of the private way known as Coolidge Park, running northerly from Lowell Street approximately 1,000 feet, and raise and appropriate money for the construc- tion thereof
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On motion by Finance Comittee:
Voted: That the Town accept and allow a report of the Board of Se- lectmen laying out a town way under the Betterment Act in substantially the location of the private way known as Coolidge Park running northerly from Lowell Street approximately 1,000 feet.
ARTICLE 17
To hear and act upon a report of the Board of Selectmen laying out a town way under the Betterment Act in substantially the location of the private way known as Lotus Avenue, running easterly from the Stoneham- Wakefield line approximately 350 feet, and raise and appropriate money for the construction thereof.
On motion by Finance Committee :
Voted: That action under this Article be indefinitely postponed.
ARTICLE 18
To hear and act upon a report of the Board of Selectmen laying out a town way under the Betterment Act in substantially the location of the private way known as Clifton Avenue, running southerly from Lotus Avenue approximately 350 feet, and raise and appropriate money for the construction thereof.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That action under this Article be indefinitely postponed.
ARTICLE 19
To see if the Town will authorize the Water and Sewerage Board to construct sewers in the following streets:
Laurel Street from Evergreen Street to Meriam Street, approximately 614 feet.
Meriam Street from Hawthorne Street northerly to Linden Avenue, approximately 522 feet.
Linden Avenue, a private way, from Meriam Street westerly, approxi- mately 750 feet.
Also in Evergreen Street, a private way, from present dead end norther- ly to Linden Avenue, approximately 140 feet; and raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money therefor, or authorize the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow and issue notes or bonds therefor, and in addition to the foregoing sums to appropriate for the aforesaid pur- poses the unexpended balances of the sewer construction accounts as called for in Article 1 and Article 2 of the special Town Meeting held June 16,
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1937, also, the unexpended balances of the Western Avenue Sewer Con- struction account, the Charles Street Sewer Construction account, and the Birch Hill Avenue Sewer Construction account; and authorize the Water and Sewerage Board of the Town of Wakefield to take by eminent domain under the authority of chapter 377 of the Acts of 1900 an easement in the whole of the private ways above described for the laying, constructing, repairing, maintaining and operating the afor said sewer therein, and aise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money for compensation for said ease- ment. Said private way is more fully described on plans in the office of the assessors to which reference is hereby made.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That action under this Article be indefinitely postponed.
ARTICLE 20
To see if the Town will authorize the Water and Sewerage Board to construct sewers in the following streets:
Park Way, a private way, from Broadway southerly to Woodland Road, approximately 315 feet.
Woodland Road, a private way, from Park Way westerly and southerly to Oakland Road, approximately 1,155 feet.
Oakland Road, a private way, from Woodland Road easterly to Crest Road, approximately 134 feet.
Crest Road, a private way, from Oakland Road northerly to Park Way, approximately 380 feet.
Also in private land owned by the Town, approximately 680 feet; and raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money, therefor, or authorize the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen to borrow and issue notes or bonds therefor; and authorize the Water and Sewerage Board of the Town of Wakefield to take by eminent domain under the authority of Chapter 377 of the Acts of 1900 an easement in the whole of the private ways above described for the laying, constructing, repairing, maintaining and operating the aforesaid sewer therein, and raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money for compensation for said easement. Said private ways are more fully described on plans in the office of the Assessors to which reference is hereby made.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That action under this Article be indefinitely postponed.
ARTICLE 21
To see if the Town will appropriate a sum sufficient to pay the County of Middlesex as required by law on account of assessments levied on the
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town for its share of the principal of the Middlesex County Tuberculosis Hospital Funding Loan, Act of 1932 bonds maturing in 1938, issued in com- pliance with Chapter 10, Acts of 1932, also for any other indebtedness in- curred and outstanding under said Chapter 10, also for the town's share of the cost and interest on said bonds due in 1938, also for the care, main- tenance, and repair of said hospital for 1937, and including interest on tem- porary notes issued therefor in accordance with sections of Chapter 111 of the General Laws applicable therefor, and for all other expenses in connection therewith, including Chapter 400, Section 25 G (6) (a) of the Acts of 1936, determine how the money shall be raised, or in any way act thereon.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $9,690.47 to carry out the purposes of Article 21.
ARTICLE 22
To see what action the town will take to meet the assessment of $8,359.55 heretofore made on it for the purpose of paying its share of the cost of mak- ing alterations and constructing additions in and to the Middlesex County Tuberculosis Hospital under Chapter 417 of the Acts of 1935, as amended by Chapter 205 of the Acts of 1937; to see whether the town will vote to appropriate all or any portion of said assessment and to raise the amount so appropriated in whole or in part in this year's tax levy or to transfer such amount in whole or in part from any available funds; to see whether the town will vote to appropriate all or any portion of said assessment and to borrow the amount so appropriated on bonds or notes of the town; to see whether the town will elect that all or any portion of said assessment shall be funded through the issue of bonds or notes of the County of Middlesex as authorized by said Chapter 417, as amended; in case the town shall elect to fund under said Chapter 417, to see whether the town will elect that the assessments to be hereafter made upon it on account of any such funding loan shall be payable by it over the maximum permitted term of fifteen years or over a lesser period; to see whether the town will vote to direct the Town Clerk to file with the Middlesex County Commissioners prompt- ly, and in any event not later than April 15, 1938, an election to fund all or any portion of the assessment already made upon it as aforesaid; and to take any action in connection with the matters contained in this article.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $8,359.55 to carry out the purposes of Article 22.
ARTICLE 23.
To see if the Town will vote to purchase, for Park purposes, the follow- ing described land: Southerly by Lakeside Cemetery, easterly and north- easterly by Lake Quannapowitt, northerly and northeasterly by Quanna- powitt Parkway and westerly and northwesterly to North Avenue.
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On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the subject matter of this Article be indefinitely postponed.
ARTICLE 24
To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $850 to be ex- pended by: Wakefield Post No. 2106, Veterans of Foreign Wars; Corp. Charles F. Parker Camp No. 39, United Spanish War Veterans; Corp. Harry E. Nelson Post No. 63, American Legion; H. M. Warren Post No. 12, G. A. R .; for the proper observance of Memorial Day, May 30, 1938.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $650 to carry out the purposes of Article 24.
ARTICLE 25
To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of $100 to be ex- pended by the Corporal Harry E. Nelson Post No. 63, American Legion for the proper observance of Armistice Day, November 11, 1938.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $50 to carry out the purposes of Article 25.
ARTICLE 26
To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $200 to cover part of the expense of rent of quarters for Corp. Charles F. Parker Camp, No. 39, United Spanish War Veterans.
On motion by Finance Committee.
Voted: That the subject matter of this Article be indefinitely postponed.
ARTICLE 27
To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $500 for nurs- ing, the same to be expended under the direction of the Selectmen, as salary to the nurse employed by the Wakefield Visiting Nurse Association, in aid of its nursing work among the people of Wakefield.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $500 to carry out the purposes of Article 27.
ARTICLE 28
To raise and appropriate sufficient money to pay pension for a period commencing March 1, 1938 and ending February 28, 1938 to ex-Officer
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Frank H. Robinson, under authority of Chapter 103, Acts of 1936, and pro- vide for the payment thereof by any legal method.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $985.50 to carry out the purposes of Article 28.
ARTICLE 29
To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $50 to indemnify Police Officer Gervase Stanley for medical expenses incurred by him as the result of an injury suffered by him in performance of his duty as such Police Officer.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $50 to carry out the purposes of Article 29.
ARTICLE 30
To see if the Town will authorize the Board of Public Welfare to ap- point any member thereof as their Agent, and vote to fix the compensation of the same.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the subject matter of this Article be indefinitely postponed.
ARTICLE 31
To see if the Town will authorize the Board of Public Welfare to em- ploy a physician and surgeon or physicians and surgeons to attend the poor of the Town and to fix their salary or salaries, said salary or salaries to be taken from the appropriation of the Welfare Department, or what they will do about it.
Motion by Finance Committee :
That the Town authorize the Board of Public Welfare to employ phy- sicians and surgeons to attend the poor of the Town and to fix their salaries said salaries to be taken from the appropriation of the Welfare Department.
On motion by Mr. Lee :
Voted: That the subject matter of this Article be laid upon the table.
ARTICLE 32.
To see if the Town will vote to return to the Town Treasury the bal- ance, $26,356.38 of the Operating Fund of the Municipal Light Department, as of December 31, 1937, to be used in the computation of the 1938 Tax Levy.
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On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That $26,356.38 being the cash balance in the Operating Ac- count of the Municipal Light Department December 31, 1937 be returned to the Town Treasury and the Assessors be authorized to use the same in computing the Tax Rate for 1938.
ARTICLE 33
To see if the Town will appropriate $270 for salaries of the Light Com- missioners, to be taken from the receipts of the Department and the balance of the receipts of the Department be appropriated for the use of the De- partment, provided however, that if the income from said Department shall exceed the expenses of the Department for said fiscal year, the use of said excess in whole or in part be determined by the 1939 Annual Town Meeting.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the subject matter of this Article be indefinitely postponed.
ARTICLE 30
A motion by Charles F. Young that the vote under Article 30 be re- considered was lost. Affirmative 123-Negative 130.
ARTICLE 34
To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Assessors to use such free cash as may be in the Treasury or any part thereof, in com- puting the tax rate for the current year.
On motion by Finance Committee :
Voted: That the Board of Assessors be authorized to use the sum of $40,000 free cash now in the Treasury in computing the Tax Rate for 1938.
ARTICLE 2
At this time the Moderator appointed the following committee:
Howard Jones, Ernest Heywood, Orrin Hale, P. H. Tenney, W. H. Butler, Jr.
ARTICLE 35
To see if the Town will, by a vote of a majority of its inhabitants pre- sent and voting at this meeting, make application to the General Court to establish for and in the town of Wakefield a form of town government providing for a town meeting limited to such inhabitants of the town as may be elected to meet, deliberate, act and vote in the exercise of the cor-
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porate powers of the town subject to such restrictions as the general court may prescribe, commonly known as ""Representative Town Government by Limited Town Meeting," and take any appropriate action hereunder.
A motion by George J. Evans, that the Town make application to the General Court, to establish Limited Town Meetings was lost.
ARTICLE 2
Mr. Howard Jones reported for the committee and placed in nomina- tion the following:
Field Drivers
Carrol Robie, George A. Bennett, Harry I. Peck.
Fence Viewers
Augustus Baxter, Dennis F. Regan, Luther M. Howe.
Surveyors of Lumber
William E. Knox, Henry A. Feindel, Edward G. Bowditch, Ernest E. Prescott, Larkin E. Bennett, Harry McIntosh and Myron Wing.
Planning Board
T. Fulton Parks, Edward G. Lee.
Recreation Committee
Eugene J. Sullivan, George F. Gardner, William Dill, Elizabeth Neary, Edmund W. Sliney, Dorothy Schlotterbeck, John J. Powers.
No other nominations being made, the Clerk was instructed to cast one ballot for above-named and they were declared elected to their respective offices.
ARTICLE 1 .
On motion by Mr. Clemons :
Voted: That Article 1 be taken from the table.
On motion by Mr. Clemons :
Voted: That the Report of Town Officers, as printed, be accepted.
ARTICLE 36 .
To see if the Town will amend Chapter 11, the Building Laws, of the By-Laws of the Town, by adding the following to Article XII-Prohibitions.
Sec. 10. New shingles, regardless of type of composition, shall not be laid over existing wood shingles. All existing wood shingles must be removed
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and a layer of paper applied to the roof boarding before new shingles are laid.
On motion by Mr. MacInnis:
Voted: That the Town amend Chapter 11, the Building Laws, of the By-Laws of the Town, by adding the following to Article XII-Prohibitions.
Sec. 10. New shingles, regardless of type or composition, shall not be laid over existing wood shingles. All existing wood shingles must be re- moved and a layer of paper applied to the roof boarding before new shingles are laid.
Affirmative 125-Negative 39.
ARTICLE 31
On motion by Mr. Lee :
Voted: That Article 31 be taken from the table.
On motion by Mr. Lee:
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