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The vote on Mr. Ball's amendment was in the negative; 54 Yes, and 63 No.
The original motion was then voted in the affirmative.
ARTICLE 47
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,500 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; All Women's Post No. 376, American Legion; Col. Kelton Detachment Marine Corps League; Camp 13, Sons of Union Veterans; for the proper observance of Memo- rial Day, May 30, 1948 .- Daniel P. Kelliher and Others.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $1,500 to carry out the purposes of Article 47.
ARTICLE 48
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $75.00 to be expended by Corporal Harry E. Nelson Post No. 63, American Legion and Wakefield All Women's Post No. 376, American Legion, for the proper observance of Armistice Day, November 11, 1948 .- Warren A. Baker and Others.
On motion by Finance Committee :
Voted: That the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $75 to carry out the purposes of Article 48.
ARTICLE 49
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $50.00 to be expended by the Wakefield Post 2106 Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, for the proper observance of Armistice Day, November 11, 1948 .- Daniel P. Kelliher and Others.
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On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $50.00 to carry out the purposes of Article 49.
ARTICLE 50
To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $500 for nursing, 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 .- Alma M. Fell and Others.
On motion by Finance Committee :
Voted: That the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $500.00 to carry out the purposes of Article 50.
On motion by Harry Marshall:
Voted: To consider Articles 51, 52, and 53 jointly.
ARTICLES 51, 52, 53
Art. 51. To hear and act upon the report of the Committee appointed pursuant to the vote of the town meeting on Article 60 of the warrant for the 1947 annual town meeting .- A. Stanley North, Chairman of Committee.
Art. 52. To see if the Town will vote to amend Chapter 1, Section 1 of the By-laws of the Town of Wakefield by striking out the word "second" as it now appears in said Section 1 and substituting in place the word "third," so that as amended said Section 1 will read as follows:
Section 1. The annual town meeting shall be held on the first Mon- day of March of each year; and all matters to be considered at the annual town meeting, other than the election of town officers and such matters as are by law to be determined by ballot, shall be brought before the town at a meeting to be held on the evening of the third Monday of March .- Com- mittee by Herbert D. Anderson.
Art. 53. To see if the town will vote to amend Chapter 3, Section 2 of the By-laws of the Town of Wakefield by adding to said Section 3 the following:
"said estimates and recommendations insofar as they pertain to any subject contained in the warrant for the annual town meeting shall be in print and made available to the public at least seven days prior to the consideration of the town warrant"
so that, as amended, Chapter 3, Section 2 will read as follows:
Section 2. The duties of the Finance Committee shall include con- sideration of any and all municipal questions for the purpose of making reports and recommendations to the town and consideration of the articles in the warrant for town meetings, and it shall report at each town meeting estimates and recommendations with reasons therefor for the action of the town, said estimates and recommendations insofar as they pertain to any subject contained in the warrant for the annual town meeting shall be in print and made available to the public at least seven days prior to the con- sideration of the town warrant; and all town officers and committees
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shall, upon the request of the Finance Committee, furnish it with facts, figures, and any other information it may request pertaining to their sev- eral departments .- Committee by Herbert D. Anderson.
The report of the committee, under Article 51, was read by A. Stanley North.
On motion by James F. Keating:
Voted: That the report of the committee be accepted.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted Unanimously: That the Town vote to amend Chapter 1, Section 1 of the By-Laws of the Town of Wakefield by striking out the word "second" as it now appears in said Section 1 and substituting in place the word "third," so that, as amended, Section 1 will read as follows:
Section 1. The annual town meeting shall be held on the first Mon- day of March of each year; and all matters to be considered at the annual town meeting, other than the election of town officers and such matterts as are by law to be determined by ballot, shall be brought before the town at a meeting to be held on the evening of the third Monday of March.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the Town vote to amend Chapter 3, Section 2, of the By- Laws of the Town of Wakefield by adding to Section 2 the following:
"said estimates and recommendations insofar as they pertain to any subject contained in the warrant for the annual town meeting shall be in print and made available to the public at least seven days prior to the consideration of the town warrant"
so that, as amended, Chapter 3, Section 2 will read as follows:
Section 2. The duties of the Finance Committee shall include con- sideration of any and all municipal questions for the purpose of making reports and recommendations to the town and consideration of the articles in the warrant for town meetings, and it shall report at each town meet- ing estimates and recommendations with reasons therefor for the action of the town, said estimates and recommendations insofar as they pertain to any subject contained in the warrant for the annual town meeting shall be in print and made available to the public at least seven days prior to the consideration of the town warrant; and all town officers and commit- tees shall, upon the request of the Finance Committee, furnish it with facts, figures, and any other information it may request pertaining to their several departments.
The vote in the affirmative was unanimous and the moderator so de- clared it.
ARTICLE 54
To see if the Town will instruct the moderator to appoint a committee of seven to study the advisability of erecting a Fire Station on the West Side of the Town and raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to pay the expenses of said committee .- John J. Kalaher and Others.
On motion by Finance Committee:
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Voted: That the moderator be instructed to appoint a committee of seven to study the advisability of erecting a Fire Station on the west side of the town; and that said committee be authorized to negotiate and ex- ecute agreements with the Federal Government for grants or advances of money for the Town to expend for the preparation of working drawings and specifications for construction of such fire station; said committee to file a report with recommendations with the Town Clerk, not later than the last Tuesday in January, 1949.
ARTICLE 55
To see if the town will accept the provisions of Chapter 615 of the Acts of the General Court for the year 1947, authorizing increases of amount of pensions of former public employees who have been retired and to beneficiaries of such employees, and raise and appropriate a suf- ficient sum of money to carry out the purposes of this article .- Michael M. Neary and Others.
Motion by Finance Committee:
That the subject matter of Article 55 be indefinitely postponed.
The vote on the motion was in the negative; 46 Yes, 57 No, as counted by the tellers.
Motion by Patrick H. Tenney:
That the Town accept the provisions of Chapter 615 of the Acts of the General Court for the year 1947.
Result of the Vote: 62 persons voted in the affirmative, and 46 per- sons voted in the negative. The moderator declared the vote not carried, as it lacked the necessary two-thirds vote required to accept the act.
On motion by the Finance Committee:
Voted: That the subject matter of Article 55 be indefinitely postponed.
ARTICLE 56
To see if the Town will vote to return to the Town Treasury a sum not exceeding $35,000.00, being part of the balance of the Operating Fund of the Municipal Light Department as of December 31, 1947, and to author- ize the Assessors to use the same in computing the tax rate for 1948, and also to see if the Town will authorize the Municipal Light Department to transfer the remainder of the balance of its Operating Fund as of Decem- ber 31, 1947, to the Construction Fund of the Municipal Light Department. -Municipal Light Board.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the sum of $35,000.00, being part of the balance of the Operating Fund of the Municipal Light Department as of December 31, 1947, be returned to the town treasury, and the Assessors be hereby author- ized to use the same in computing the tax rate for 1948; and authorize the Municipal Light Department to transfer from its Operating Fund $8,274.72, to its Construction Fund, this latter sum being the remainder. of the balance of its Operating Fund as of December 31, 1947.
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ARTICLE 57
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 .- Charles C. Cox, Town Ac- countant.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the Board of Assessors be authorized to use an amount of Free Cash now in the Treasury, not in excess of $65,000.00, in computing the tax rate for 1948.
On motion by William G. Dill:
Voted: That this meeting be now dissolved.
Meeting dissolved at 10.47 P. M.
Attendance, 225
A true record:
Attest: CHARLES F. YOUNG, Town Clerk
COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS
Moderator Loring P. Jordan, Jr., announced the appointment of the following committees:
Finance Committee (Three Years)
Lewis Day, 27 Strathmore Road V. Richard Fazio, 23 Armory Street
Charles S. Joslin, 12 Pine Ridge Road
John J. Kalaher, 149 Broadway
George D. Rattray, 9 Court Street
Water Street Playground Article 5 - Annual Meeting
Vassar O. Kitchenman, Chairman, 34 Lawrence Street Olga S. Drinkwater, 147 Lowell Street Dr. Paul Lazzaro, 53 West Chestnut Street John Morley, 35 Park Avenue Philip N. Rugg, 22 Eastern Avenue
Article 8 - Annual Meeting
M. Gardner Clemons, 367 Main Street James W. Anthony, Jr., 6 Strathmore Road Daniel W. Rideout, 18 Keeling Road Patrick H. Tenney, 14 Emerson Street Kenneth W. Thomson, 9 White Avenue
Article 21 - Annual Meeting
William E. Jones, 29 Lafayette Street Richard J. Connolly, 39 Lawrence Street Earl L. Bears, 7 Greenwood Avenue Arthur M. Anderson, 6 Humphrey Street George J. Gould, 34 Church Street.
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Article 54 - Annual Meeting (West Side Fire Station)
Frederick W. Bliss, Chairman, 31 Park Avenue
Colby Burbank, 17 White Avenue Evers Burtner, 38 Jordan Avenue Walter F. Carley, 21 Pine Street Frederick D. Graham, 4 Eaton Street
John J. Kalaher, 149 Broadway
Burton F. Whitcomb, 138 Pleasant Street
Article 29 - Annual Meeting
Orvil W. Smith, Esq., Chairman, 16 Wave Avenue
Marcus Beebe, II, 16 White Avenue
Michael F. Collins, 39 Fairmount Avenue Arthur L. Gardner, 132 Chestnut Street Norman D. Hall, 38 Pitman Avenue
Maurice C. McGilvray, 7 Strathmore Road
George B. Moulton, 231 Lowell Street
Paul S. Noble, 36 Coolidge Park
Arnold T. Polley, 10 Crosby Road
Article 29 - Annual Meeting
Edwin L. Nute, 12 Wave Avenue, to serve as a member of the com- mittee of nine to consider the establishment of a Public Works Depart- ment with provision for creating the office of Town Engineer, in place of Orvil W. Smith, who has resigned.
Article 23 - Annual Meeting
Walter F. Rutter, Chairman, 25 Parker Road
John Broadhurst, 196 Main Street Edward F. Casey, 2 Strathmore Road Harold N. Goodspeed, 10 Aborn Avenue Edward Lynch, 31 Strathmore Road
Frederic S. Hartshorne, 11 Avon Street
R. Francis Shea, Jordan Avenue
Special Town Meeting-May 17, 1948
Meeting called to order at 7.35 P. M., by Moderator Loring P. Jordan, Jr., who read the call for the meeting.
On motion by Charles C. Cox:
Voted: That further reading of the warrant, with the exception of the constable's return be dispensed with.
Constable's return read by the moderator.
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ARTICLE 1
To see if the town will authorize the Water and Sewer Board to pur- chase one power shovel 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 of the town therefor .- Water and Sewer Board.
Motion by Moses M. Frankel, chairman of the Finance Committee, for the committee:
That the Town authorize the Water and Sewerage Board to purchase one back hoe for power shovel, and raise and appropriate the sum of $2,- 500.00 therefor.
Amendment by Herman G. Dresser, chairman of the Water and Sew- erage Board:
That the Town authorize the Water and Sewerage Board to purchase one power shovel, and raise and appropriate $20,000.00 to pay therefor; and authorize the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to bor- row and issue bonds or notes of the Town therefor.
The vote on the amendment was in the affirmative.
The original motion, as amended, was then voted in the affirmative. Eighty-six persons voted in the affirmative, and 35 persons voted in the negative; and, having received the necessary two-thirds vote, the modera- tor declared the motion to be carried.
The tellers who counted the vote were: John J. Round, Jr., and Richard J. Volpe for the north section; Charles C. Cox and Arthur E. Harding in the centre; and William G. Dill and Donald White in the south.
ARTICLE 2
To see if the Town will take the necessary action to determine the need of a housing authority in and for the Town of Wakefield and vote to authorize the organization of such an authority as provided for by Chapter 574, part 2, Section 26K, Acts of the year 1946 as amended .- Board of Se- lectmen.
Motion by Finance Committee :
That the moderator be instructed to appoint a committee of five to study the advisability of authorizing the organization of a Housing Author- ity as provided for by Chapter 574-part 2, Section 26K-Acts of the year 1946 as amended, said committee to report its findings at the next annual town meeting and said report to be filed with the Town Clerk not later than the last Tuesday in January 1949.
The moderator appointed the same tellers to count the vote.
Result of the Vote: 68 persons voted in the affirmative, and 94 persons voted in the negative; and the moderator declared the motion not carried.
Motion by John I. Preston :
That the Town vote to authorize the organization of a housing author- ity in and for the Town of Wakefield pursuant to Article 2.
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The same tellers were appointed.
Result of the Vote: 82 persons voted in the affirmative, and 82 persons voted in the negative; and, it being a tie vote, the moderator declared the motion not carried.
On motion by Harry Marshall:
Voted: That the subject matter of Article 2 be indefinitely postponed, the vote being 93 to 87 in the affirmative.
ARTICLE 3
To hear and act upon a report of the Board of Selectmen, laying out a town way under the betterment act, in substantially the same location of the private way known as Lotus Avenue, running easterly from Spring Street, starting at the Stoneham-Wakefield town line (approximately 350 feet from Spring Street), a distance of 330 feet to Bonair Avenue .- Board of Selectmen.
Chairman William G. Dill of the Board of Selectmen announced that the plan and report for laying out Lotus Avenue was in the hands of the Town Clerk for any who care to inspect same.
On motion by William G. Dill:
Voted: That the Town accept and allow the report of the Board of Selectmen laying out a town way under the Betterment Act in substan- tially the location of the private way known as Lotus Avenue, all as shown on a plan filed with the Town Clerk with said report.
ARTICLE 4
To hear and act upon a report of the Board of Selectmen, laying out a town way under the betterment act, in substantially the same location of the private way known as Clifton Avenue, running southerly from Lotus Avenue a distance of approximately 350 feet .- Board of Selectmen.
On motion by William G. Dill:
Voted: That the Town accept and allow the 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 Clifton Avenue, all as shown on a plan filed with the Town Clerk with said report.
Mr. Dill announced that the report and plan were in the hands of the Town Clerk for any who cared to examine same.
On motion by William G. Dill:
Voted: That articles 5 and 6 be considered jointly.
ARTICLES 5 AND 6
Art. 5: To hear and act upon a report of the Board of Selectmen lay- ing out a town way under the betterment act in substantially the same location of the private way known as Paon Boulevard, running northerly from Foster's Lane, approximately 2,370 feet .- Board of Selectmen.
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Art. 6: To hear and act upon a report of the Board of Selectmen lay- ing out a town way under the betterment act in substantially the same location of the private way known as Paon Circle, running northeasterly from Paon Boulevard, approximately 125 feet .- Board of Selectmen.
On motion by William G. Dill:
Voted: That Articles 5 and 6 be indefinitely postponed.
On motion by Richard J. Volpe:
Voted: To take up Article 19.
Article 19 taken up at 8.40 P. M.
ARTICLE 19
To see if the Town will vote to reconsider action taken at the annual town meeting of 1948, under Article 5 covering departmental budget of the Park and Cemetery Department budget for the Water Street Playground .- Michael A. Sibelli and others.
Motion by Finance Committee:
That the Town do not reconsider action taken at the annual town meeting of 1948 under Article 5, covering the budget of the Park and Cemetery Department for the Water Street Playground.
At 9.31 P. M. Mr. Volpe moved the previous question, and on the vote, shall the main question now be put, the meeting voted in the affirmative.
The motion of the Finance Committee was then voted in the af- firmative.
ARTICLE 7
To see if the Town will raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to make necessary repairs on Engine 1 of the Fire Department .- Board of Selectmen.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the subject matter of Article 7 be indefinitely postponed.
ARTICLE 8
To see if the Town will vote to authorize and instruct the moderator to appoint a committee to confer with the officials of the Department of Public Works, relative to the modification of the routing of Route 28 through the town of Wakefield and keep the town informed as to future developments in relation to said route, and raise and appropriate a suf- ficient sum of money to pay the expenses of said committee .- Board of Selectmen.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the moderator appoint a committee of nine to confer with the officials of the Department of Public Works relative to the modifica- tion of the routing of Route No. 28 through the Town of Wakefield, and keep the Town informed as to future developments in relation to said route; and that the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $100 to pay the expenses of said committee.
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The moderator then announced he was thereby appointing the same committee that has been serving on this same matter, namely:
Donald White, chairman; Raymond S. Dower, secretary; John B. Sawyer, Arthur L. Gardner, Thomas G. Dignan, Herbert D. Anderson, Arthur E. Harding, Allston VanWagner, and Harry Marshall.
On motion by Moses M. Frankel:
Voted: That articles 9 and 10 be considered jointly.
ARTICLES 9 AND 10
Art. 9: To see if the Town will raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to provide for unpaid bills of the Highway Department for the year 1947 and prior years, as authorized by Chapter 44, Section 64, Gen- eral Laws, as amended by Chapter 179, Acts of the year 1941 .- Board of Selectmen.
Art. 10: To see if the Town will raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money for the original construction of public ways or the extension or widening thereof, including land damages and cost of pavement and side- walks laid at the time of said construction, or for the construction of stone, block, brick or other pavement of similar lasting character, under speci- fications approved by the Department of Public Works or authorize the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow and issue notes or bonds of the town therefor .- Board of Selectmen.
The Finance Committee recommended that consideration of Articles 9 and 10 be deferred until an adjourned session of this meeting.
On motion by William G. Dill:
Voted: That, after disposition of all articles in the warrant, except Articles 9 and 10, this meeting be adjourned until Monday evening, June 7, 1948 at 7.30 P. M., at which session action be taken covering Articles 9 and 10.
ARTICLE 11
To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $400 for typ- ing and clerical work in the office of the Board of Registrars .- Board of Registrars.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $400 to carry out the purposes of Article 11.
ARTICLE 12
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to complete an addition to the card catalog at the Lucius Beebe Memorial Library .- Library Trustees.
On motion by Finance Committee :
Voted: That the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $375 to com- plete an addition to the card catalog at the Lucius Beebe Memorial Li- brary.
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ARTICLE 13
To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to move the Greenwood Branch Library to another location in the Greenwood School and to equip the same for library purposes .- Li- brary Trustees.
On motion by Finance Committee :
Voted: That the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $4,000 to carry out the purposes of Article 13. 4
ARTICLE 14
To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Cemetery Department to purchase a new power mower at a cost not exceeding $715.00 .- Park and Cemetery Commissioners.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the Town authorize the Park and Cemetery Commission- ers to purchase a new power mower at a cost not exceeding $715. Pay- ment for same to be made from appropriations of the Park or Cemetery Departments for Other Expense.
ARTICLE 15
To see if the Town will authorize the Park Department to sell or otherwise dispose of the buildings on the property given to the town by Mrs. Elizabeth Hall and accepted by the voters of Wakefield at a special Town Meeting held January 6, 1947; said buildings being located on the property at 180 North Avenue .- Park and Cemetery Commissioners.
On motion by Finance Committee :
Voted: That the Town authorize the Park and Cemetery Commission- ers to sell or otherwise dispose of the buildings on the property given to the Town by Elizabeth Hall, being located on the property at No. 180 North Avenue in the Town of Wakefield; the Park and Cemetery Com- missioners to receive bids therefor, and such disposition to be without cost to the Town.
ARTICLE 16
To see if the Town will authorize the moderator to appoint a commit- tee of five to investigate the desirability of having the Town of Wakefield purchase for Park purposes privately owned land located at the north end of Lake Quannapowitt and report their findings at the next annual town meeting .- Park and Cemetery Commissioners.
Motion by Finance Committee:
That the moderator be instructed to appoint a committee of five to investigate the desirability of purchasing, for Park purposes, privately owned land at the north end of Lake Quannapowitt, said committee to re- port its findings at the next annual town meeting, and said report to be filed with the Town Clerk not later than the last Tuesday in January, 1949.
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Amendment by John J. Round:
That a committee of five be appointed to investigate the desirability of purchasing the lot as described in Article 16, and be instructed to pre- sent the matter to the Metropolitan Park Board, and request them to pur- chase the same and complete the building of the Quannapowitt Boulevard as originally planned.
Chairman Frankel then, for the Finance Committee, withdrew the Fi- nance Committee's motion, and offered the following motion:
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