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TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Town Clerk's Department
Salary of Town Clerk
$2,000.00
Clerk Hire.
250.00
Other expenses
220.00
Vital Statistics
75.00
Election and Registration
Salaries of Registrars
425.00
Other expenses
3,300.00
Town Hall
Janitor's Salaries
2,680.00
Other expenses
2,700.00
Lafayette Building
Janitor's Salaries
1,500.67
Other expenses
1,300.00
Amendment by Charles F. Young :
That the item of clerk hire in the Town Clerk's Department be increased in the sum of $530.00, so that the total for clerk hire will be $787.00.
The vote on this amendment was in the negative.
The original motion by the Finance Committee was then voted in the affirma- tive.
PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY
Motion by Finance Committee:
That the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $109,468.83 to be apportioned as follows:
Police Department
Salary of Chief
$3,000.00
Salary of Lieutenant
2,700.00
Salaries of Sergeants
4,800.00
Salaries of regular patrolmen and/or substitutes therefor
28,178.00
Salary of clerk
886.83
Pension-Gervase V. Stanley
1,095.00
Other expenses
5,550.00
Fire Department
Salary of Chief
$2,700.00
Salaries of Captains
4,800.00
Salary of Lieutenant
2,275.00
Salaries of regular firemen and/or substitutes therefor
21,900.00
Other expenses
10,000.00
Hydrant rental
9,350.00
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Moth Department
Salary of superintendent
$2,300.00
Wages of other employees
4,300.00
Other expenses
1,000.00
Building Inspector
Salary
$1,000.00
Allowance for auto
150.00
Other expenses
160.00
Sealer Weights and Measures
Salary
$650.00
Allowance for truck
200.00
Other expenses
50.00
Dog Officer
Salary
$600.00
Animal Inspector Salary
300.00
Forest Warden
150.00
Wire Inspector
Salary
$300.00
Compensation Account
1,000.00
Compensation-Unpaid bill
74.00
Amendment by Orrin J. Hale :
That the Moth Department item of Wages of Other Employees showing $4,300.00 be changed to read $4,914.00, and the total figure for Protection of Persons and Property for 1941 be changed to read $110,082.83.
The vote on this amendment was in the negative.
Amendment by Mr. Hale:
That under Building Inspector the salary item showing $1,000.00 be changed to read $1,800.00, and the total figure for Protection of Persons and Property for 1941 be changed to read $110,268.83.
The vote on this amendment was in the affirmative.
The original motion, as amended, was then voted in the affirmative.
HEALTH AND SANITATION
On motion by Finance Committee :
Voted: That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $29,713.45 to be apportioned as follows:
Health Department
Salaries of Board
Salary of Agent
$300.00
500.00
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Salary of Nurse
$1,560.00
Salary of Milk Inspector
500.00
Salary of Plumbing Inspector
500.00
Other expenses
8,800.00
Care of dumps
1,650.00
Garbage collection
4,800.00
Sewer Department
Salary of Superintendent
$288.45
Salaries of Clerks
265.00
Salary of Paymaster
50.00
Other expenses
6,500.00
Sewer connections
4,000.00
GENERAL HIGHWAYS
On motion by the Finance Committee:
Voted: That the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $52,509.67 for General Highways, to be apportioned as follows:
Salary of Superintendent
$3,000.00
Salary of Assistant Superintendent
2,000.00
Salary of Timekeeper
1,878.00
Salary of Clerk
1,271.67
Other expenses
44,300.00
Unpaid bills 1940
60.00
CHARITIES AND SOLDIERS' BENEFITS
Motion by Finance Committee:
That the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $152,397.40 to be appor- tioned as follows:
Welfare Department
Salaries of Board
$500.00
Outside Relief
35,000.00
Outside Relief Administration
Salaries of Agent and Clerks
$3,503.30
Other expenses
1,280.00
Aid to Dependent children
13,000.00
Aid to Dependent Children Administration
Salaries of Agent and Clerks
$275.00
And that balance of $600.86 be taken from available Federal Funds.
Other expenses
$185.00
Outside Relief unpaid bills, 1935
101.19
Outside Relief unpaid bills, 1936
379.00
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Outside Relief unpaid bills, 1937
$505.50
Outside Relief unpaid bills, 1938
588.46
Outside Relief unpaid bills 1939
3,468.88
Outside Relief unpaid bills 1940
4,909.22
Old Age Assistance
$55,698.00
Old Age Assistance Administration
Salary of Investigator
$1,304.16
Salary of Clerk
1,043.34
Allowance for auto
240.00
Other expenses
790.00
$3,377.50
of which amount there be raised and appropriated $1,620.00. And that balance of $1,757.50 be taken from available Federal Funds.
Old Age Assistance unpaid bills
$96.64
Infirmary
Salaries and wages
$2,100.00
Other expenses
6,800.00
Unpaid bills 1939
11.55
Soldiers' Benefits
State aid
$1,600.00
Military aid
1,900.00
Soldiers' Relief
18,000.00
Soldiers' Relief unpaid bills
315.66
Soldiers' Relief Agent Salary
500.00
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Soldiers' Relief Agent Equipment
60.00
Amendment by Frank P. Wakefield:
To strike out item of $101.19 for Outside Relief Unpaid Bills of 1935; and item of $379.00 for Outside Relief Unpaid Bills of 1936, so that total appropriation for Unpaid Bills will amount to $9,472.06, and the total for Charities and Soldiers' Benefits will amount to $151,917.21.
This amendment was voted in the affirmative.
The original motion of the Finance Committee was then voted in the affirma- tive.
EDUCATION
Motion by Finance Committee:
That the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $304,800.00 to be apportioned as follows:
School Department
$239,000.00
Salaries Other expenses
44,500.00
Trade School
2,800.00
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Library
Salaries
Other expenses
$14,000.00 4,500.00
And that $1,820.79 be appropriated from receipts from Dog Tax. Amendment by Mr. Marshall:
That the item of salaries in the School Department be reduced to $238,000.00.
The vote on this amendment was in the negative.
The original motion was then voted in the affirmative.
RECREATION AND UNCLASSIFIED
Motion by Finance Committee:
That the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $74,103.14 to be appor- tioned as follows:
Park and Cemetery Departments
Salaries of Board
$200.00
Park Department Expenses
Salary of Superintendent
$1,540.00
Wages of other employees
1,200.00
Other expenses
3,500.00
Cemetery Department Expenses
Wages of employees
1,200.00
Care of old cemetery
100.00
And that $1,456.00 be appropriated for salary of Superintendent and $1,100.00 for other expenses from Sale of Lots Fund.
Miscellaneous Account
$600.00
Street Lights
21,600.00
Fire alarm, police signal, traffic lights
2,000.00
Recreation commission
1,200.00
Fire insurance
4,200.00
Lake Quannapowitt
500.00
Planning Board
100.00
Board of Appeal
75.00
Retirement system-pensions
20,759.00
Retirement system expense fund
830.00
Retirement system interest deficiency
499.14
Reserve fund
14,000.00
And that $16,000.00 be transferred from the Overlay Surplus Account to the Reserve Fund.
Amendment by John T. Stringer:
That the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $6,540.00 for the Park Department, divided as follows:
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Salaries of the board $300.00
Salaries of superintendent
1,540.00
Wages of other employees
1,200.00
Other expenses
3,500.00
This amendment was voted in the affirmative.
Original motion by the Finance Committee, as amended, then voted in the affirmative.
PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISES
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $87,941.50 to be ap- portioned as follows:
Water Department
Salaries of board
$300.00
Water Maintenance
Salary of Superintendent
$2,711.55
Salaries of clerks
3,125.00
Salary of collector-paymaster 500.00
Other expenses
54,756.22
Water bonds
22,576.23
Water interest
3,972.50
INTEREST AND MATURING DEBT
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $63,093.19 to be apportioned as follows:
Interest
$6,000.00
Maturing Debt
57,093.19
LIGHT DEPARTMENT
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the Town appropriate the sum of $300.00 for salaries of the Light Commissioners, and a further sum of $29,124.69 for salaries to be appor- tioned as follows:
Manager
$3,250.00
Office Manager
3,521.25
Office clerks
10,485.51
Stock clerk at plant
1,643.25
Draftsman
1,643.25
Meter readers
3,103.92
Superintendent Electric department
2,869.17
Chief operator-sub station Janitor
2,086.67
521.67
$29,124.69
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To be taken from the receipts of the department and the balance of the re- ceipts of the department be appropriated for the use of the department for other expenses, provided however, that if the income from said department shall ex- ceed the expenses of the department for said fiscal year, the use of said excess, in whole or in part, to be determined by the 1942 annual town meeting.
On motion by Orrin J. Hale:
Voted: That this meeting stand adjourned until Thursday, March 13, at 7.30 P. M.
Meeting adjourned at 10.11 P. M.
Attendance 375.
A true Record. Attest:
CHARLES F. YOUNG, Town Clerk.
COMMITTEE APPOINTMENT
Under Article 2 of the warrant for the Annual Town Meeting of 1941, Modera- tor Thomas G. O'Connell appointed the following committee:
Harry Marshall, John T. Stringer, Cyrus Dolbeare, William R. Lindsay, Leo V. Walsh.
ADJOURNED SESSION-ANNUAL TOWN MEETING MARCH 13, 1941
Meeting called to order at 7.40 P. M. by Moderator Thomas G. O'Connell. Article 6 being in order, the Moderator called for action under that article.
ARTICLE 6
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for the improvement of Lowell 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 .- Board of Selectmen.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the Town raise and appropriate $5,000.00 to carry out the pur- poses 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 pur- pose.
ARTICLE 7
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for the improvement of Salem 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 .- Board of Selectmen
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the subject matter of this article be indefinitely postponed.
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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 re- lation thereto .- Board of Selectmen.
On motion of Finance Committee:
Voted: That the Town raise and appropriate $1,000.00 to carry out the pur- poses 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 pur- pose.
ARTICLE 9
To see if the Town will authorize the Board of Selectmen to accept on be- half of the Town, conveyances or easements from time to time, giving the Town the right to slope land back from the street lines and to construct retaining walls .- Board of Selectmen.
Voted: That the Board of Selectmen be authorized to accept on behalf of the town conveyances or easements from time to time, giving the town the right to slope land back from the street lines and to construct retaining walls, such authorization to extend until the next annual town meeting.
Motion by Charles F. Young:
That the meeting take up Article 5.
Town Clerk Young explained that his reason for requesting the meeting to reconsider Article 5 was to offer a motion that $530.00 be added to the sum ap- propriated for clerk hire in the Town Clerk's Department, stating that that would make it possible to hire a full-time assistant in the clerk's office.
After discussion by Mr. Young, Harry Marshall, Frank P. Wakefield, and P. Joseph Dailey, the Moderator called for a count of the vote on the question, it being necessary to secure a two-thirds vote to reconsider.
Result of the vote: Yes, 61; No, 116.
Lacking the necessary two-third's vote, the Moderator declared the motion not carried.
ARTICLE 10
To see if the Town will raise and appropriate money for W.P.A. and other Federal Projects .- Board of Selectmen.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $15,000.00 to carry out the purposes of Article 10, except that expenditures thereunder shall be made only for administration and for purposes within the scope of approved W.P.A. or other Federal projects.
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This vote was passed after considerable discussion, and after Chairman Marshall of the Finance Committee had informed the meeting, in reply to a question by Selectman Dill, that an additional amount for W.P.A. is included in the Finance Committee's recommendation for the amount to be appropriated for the Reserve Fund.
ARTICLE 11
To see if the Town will raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to be expended on the Lafayette Building for purchase of fifty chairs for the auditorium, and for weather stripping thirty-seven windows and replacing window cords with chains for said windows .- Board of Selectmen.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $316.67 to carry out the purposes of Article 11.
ARTICLE 12
To see if the Town will raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to be expended by the Highway Department for construction or rebuilding of side- walks as follows:
Lowell Street, north side between Vernon Street and Salem Street. Farm Street, west side, between Water Street and Nahant Street. New Salem Street, north side, between Vernon and Grand Passway. Water Street, south side, between Farm Street and Wiley Street. -Board of Selectmen.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the subject matter of this article be indefinitely postponed.
ARTICLE 13
To see if the Town will raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to be expended by the Highway Department for construction of a cement sidewalk on the westerly side of Main Street, being a continuation of the present sidewalk along Lake Quannapowitt to Lowell Street .- Board of Selectmen.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $2,000.00 to carry out the purposes of Article 13.
The hand vote being doubted by seven voters, the moderator ordered a count of the vote, which resulted as follows:
Yes, 108; No, 76
The Moderator thereupon declared the motion carried.
ARTICLE 14
To see if the Town will raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to be expended by the Highway Department for resurfacing Main Street, commenc-
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ing at the Melrose line and extending to a point opposite Hart's Hill .- Board of Selectmen.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $2,700.00 to carry out the purposes of Article 14.
ARTICLE 15
To see if the Town will raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to be expended by the Highway Department for rebuilding Elm Street between Elm Square and Winn Street .- Board of Selectmen.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the subject matter of this article be indefinitely postponed.
ARTICLE 16
To see if the Town will raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to be expended by the Highway Department for rebuilding Chestnut Street between the Boston and Maine Railroad and Cedar Street .- Board of Selectmen.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $2,850.00 to carry out the purposes of Article 16.
ARTICLE 17
To see if the Town will raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to be expended by the Highway Department for rebuilding Green Street as relo- cated northerly from Sherman Road .- Board of Selectmen.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the subject matter of this article be indefinitely postponed.
ARTICLE 18
To see if the Town will raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money for construction of a new shed at the Highway Department yard on North Ave- nue .- Board of Selectmen.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the subject matter of this article be indefinitely postponed.
ARTICLE 19
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 Town for its share of the principal of the Middlesex County Tuberculosis Hospital Fund- ing Loan, Act of 1932 bonds maturing in 1941, issued in compliance with Chapter 10, Acts of 1932, also for any other indebtedness incurred and outstanding under said Chapter 10, also for the Town's share of the cost and interest on said bonds
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due in 1941, also for the care, maintenance, and repair of said Hospital for 1940 and including interest on temporary 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 25G (6) (a) of the Acts of 1936, determine how the money shall be raised, or in any way act thereon .- Board of Selectmen.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $9,282.69 to carry out the purposes of Article 19.
ARTICLE 20
To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $1,000.00 to reclaim and replant all or part of the area on the southwest watershed of Crystal Lake formerly used as a gravel pit by the town .- Board of Selectmen.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the Board of Selectmen be authorized to reclaim and replant all or part of the area on the southwest water-shed of Crystal Lake, formerly used as a gravel pit by the town, the cost of same to be taken from the appropria- tion of the Highway Department for other expenses.
ARTICLE 21
To see if the Town will authorize the Water and Sewerage Board to con- struct a sewer in White Circle, so-called, running westerly from Vernon Street, approximately 670 feet and raise and appropriate a sum of $2,000.00 and provide the balance necessary therefor by transferring a sum of money from the unex- pended balances in the Town Treasury remaining in the funds appropriated and transferred under Article 6 of the special town meeting held on September 23, 1940, and transferred thereto from the sum raised by bond issue under Article 26 in the warrant for the annual town meeting of 1940 and authorize the Water and Sewerage Board to take by eminent domain under authority of Chapter 371 of the Acts of the year 1900 or purchase an easement for water and sewer pur- poses in and over the entire length of White Circle so-called and extended from said White Circle through and across private land to Pleasant Street for water purposes all as shown on a plan of land belonging to John De Vries, approved by the Board of Survey for the Town of Wakefield and duly filed with the Town Clerk .- Board of Health.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the Town authorize the Water and Sewerage Board to construct a sewer as described in Article 21 and raise and appropriate the sum of $2,000.00 and appropriate the sum of $1,000.00 through transfer from available balances in the Town Treasury remaining in funds appropriated under Article 6 of the special town meeting of September 23, 1940 which was transferred thereto from the sum raised by Bond Issue under Article 26 of the warrant for the annual town meeting of 1940; and also to authorize the Water and Sewerage Board to
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take by eminent domain, under authority of Chapter 371 of the Acts of 1900, or purchase, an easement as described in Article 21.
ARTICLE 22
To see if the Town will authorize the Water and Sewerage Board to con- struct a sewer in Pine Hill Circle westerly from Elm Street, a distance of approxi- mately 910 feet and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to carry out the pur- poses of this Article and provide the necessary money by authorizing the trans- fer of certain unexpended balances in the Town Treasury remaining in the funds appropriated and transferred under Article 1 of the warrant of the special town meeting held October 7, 1940, and under Article 6 of the warrant of the special town meeting held September 23, 1940, and appropriated and transferred thereto from the sum raised by bond issue under Article 26 of the warrant of the annual town meeting of 1940 .- Board of Health.
On motion by Finance Committee :
Voted: That the Town authorize the Water and Sewerage Board to construct a sewer as described in Article 22 and appropriate the sum of $5,000.00 through transfer from available balances in the Town Treasury remaining in funds ap- propriated under Article 1 of the special town meeting of October 7, 1940, and under Article 6 of the special town meeting of September 23, 1940, which were transferred thereto from the sum raised by Bond Issue under Article 26 of the warrant for the annual Town Meeting of 1940.
ARTICLE 23
To see if the Town will authorize the Water and Sewerage Board to purchase on behalf of the Town, at a price not exceeding $600.00, the same to be taken and paid from the appropriation of the Water Department, a certain parcel of land containing about 3.61 acres, situated on Nahant Street and adjoining other land belonging to the Town of Wakefield, said land being now owned by Benjamin and Jeanette Tropeano .- Water and Sewerage Board.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the Town authorize the Water and Sewerage Board to purchase on behalf of the town, at a price not exceeding $600.00, the parcel of land de- scribed in Article 23, the cost of same to be taken from the appropriation of the Water Department Maintenance Account for other expenses.
ARTICLE 24
To see if the Town will authorize the Water and Sewerage Board to purchase on behalf of the Town, the cost of same to be paid for from the appropriation of the Water Department, a certain parcel of land containing approximately nine acres, located on Whipple Avenue, so-called, in the Town of Stoneham, bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the northwesterly corner at a point in the southerly side of Whipple Avenue, the line runs 370.82 feet easterly by Whipple Avenue, thence southerly 277.82 feet to Lot 115, thence westerly by Lot 115, 104.08 feet, thence southerly by two courses 358.40 feet, thence
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westerly by various courses 688.40 feet, thence northeasterly 509.73 feet, thence easterly 184.00 feet, thence northeasterly 256 feet to point of beginning, all of which is shown on a plan in the Assessors' Office, Town of Stoneham .- Water and Sewerage Board.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Vcted: That the Town authorize the Water and Sewerage Board to purchase on behalf of the Town, at a price not exceeding $1,960.00, a parcel of land as described in Article 24, the cost of same to be taken from the appropriation of the Water Department Maintenance Account for other expenses.
ARTICLE 25
To see if the Town will authorize the School Committee to install a new heat- ing system, new plumbing, and erect a coal bunker, and make certain structural alterations and additions at the Warren School and raise and appropriate a sum of money sufficient to carry out the purposes of this Article .- The School Com- mittee.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $14,000.00 to carry out the purposes of Article 25.
ARTICLE 26
To see what sum the Town will appropriate from the proceeds of sales of lots in Forest Glade Cemetery now in the Town Treasury for the care, improve- ment and embellishment of the cemetery .- Park and Cemetery Commissioners.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the subject matter of this article be indefinitely postponed.
ARTICLE 27
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $30.00 to reimburse Delia Hatch for amount paid over by her to the Town as part payment on north half lot No. 4, Sec. B, Forest Glade Cemetery .- Park and Cemetery Commissioners.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $30.00 to carry out the purposes of Article 27.
ARTICLE 28
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $750.00 to be expended 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; for the proper observance of Memorial Day, May 30, 1941 .- Gray B. Brockbank and others.
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On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $750.00 to carry out the purposes of Article 28.
ARTICLE 29
To see if the Town will vote to raise and approriate the sum of $50.00 to be expended by Corp. Harry E. Nelson Post No. 63, American Legion, for the proper observance of Armistice Day, November 11, 1941 .- Frank E. McIntire and others.
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