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58,858.99
Other Substitution
250.00
Pensions
3,632.37
Uniform Allowance
650.00
Salaries of Call Men
7,383.00
Other Expense
3,625.00
New Equipment
1,259.49
Out of State Travel
75.00
$106,861.23
Hydrant Rental
$ 2,230.00
Forest Warden
$
270.00
Civil Defense:
Salary of Clerk
$ 1,676.80
Other Expense
2,342.52
$ 4,019.32
Building Inspector:
Salary of Building Inspector
$ 3,000.00
Clerk Hire
1,118.00
Auto Allowance
200.00
Other Expense
725.00
$ 5,043.00
Wire Inspector:
Salary of Wire Inspector
$ 500.00
Clerk Hire
558.80
Auto Allowance
100.00
Other Expense
250.00
$ 1,408.80
Plumbing Inspector:
Salary of Plumbing Inspector
$ 738.30
Auto Allowance
100.00
Other Expense
30.75
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$ 869.05
Sealer Weights and Measures:
Salary of Sealer of Weights and Measures Truck Allowance Other Expense
$ 959.79
200.00
100.00
$ 1,259.79
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Dog Officer-Salary
$ 885.96
Veteran's Pension
664.47
$
1,554.03
$ 442.98
Animal Inspector-Salary Compensation Account
$ 1,050.00
Amendment by James J. Devlin:
That the item Sealer of Weights and Measures be amended by strik- ing out the figure $1,259.79 and inserting in the place thereof the figure $1,800, so as to provide $1,500 for salary instead of $959.79.
The vote on Mr. Devlin's amendment was in the negative.
The original motion by the Finance Committee then was voted in the affirmative.
HEALTH AND SANITATION
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $7,980.60 for Health Department as follows:
Salaries of Board
$ 414.00
Salary of Agent
738.30
Salary of Nurse
2,472.00
Salary Milk Inspector
738.30
Auto Allowances
450.00
Other Expense
3,168.00
$
7,980.60
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
On motion by Finance Committee :
Voted: That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $417,448.65
for the Department of Public Works as follows:
Salary of Director
$ 8,400.00
Assistant Clerk of Board
260.00
Salary Department Clerk
2,600.00
Salary Timekeeper
3,778.04
Salary Assistant Timekeeper
3,144.00
Engineering
17,600.00
Labor Pool
95.399.00
Other Expense
2,225.00
Transportation, Equipment, Maintenance
10,000.00
Garbage Collection
$143,406.04 $ 7,000.00
Buildings:
Town Hall
$ 2,054.00
Lafayette Building
3,410.00
Fire Station
4,967.00
Policé Station
2,676.00
Highway
2,395.00
$ 15,502.00
Highway Division: Maintenance Expense Equipment Rental
$ 53,755.00 8,000.00
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Veterans' Pensions Clerk
6,968.36
2,253.00
$ 70,976.36
Water Division:
Salary, Supervisor
$ 2,458.56
Salary, Clerks
6,812.00
Salary, Collector
738.30
Other Expense (Includes Construction
and Labor Pool)
95,937.60
Water Bonds
32,000.00
Water Interest
4,446.25
Veteran's Pension
2,779.40
$145,172.11
Sewer Division:
Salary, Supervisor
$ 1,628.64
Salary, Paymaster
73.83
Sewer Connections
15,000.00
Veteran's Pension
253.50
Other Expense
2,375.00
$ 19,330.97
Park Division:
Salary, Supervisor
$ 1,965.00
Auto Allowance Other Expense
150.00
1,990.00
$ 4,105.00
Cemetery Division:
Salary, Supervisor
$ 1,965.00
Auto Allowance
150.00
Other Expense
1,312.00
Labor
5,728.86
Perpetual Care Income Available
900.00
To be appropriated from Sale of Lots Fund
$ 3,000.00
$ 5,255.86
Moth and Tree Division:
Salary, Supervisor Veteran's Pension
1,820.31
Other Expense
950.00
$
6,700.31
CHARITIES AND SOLDIERS' BENEFITS
.On motion by Finance Committee: : :: Voted: That the town raise and appropriate $296,807.10 for Charities and Veterans' Benefits as follows:
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$ 9,155.86
$ 8,255.86
$ 3,930.00
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Welfare Department:
Salaries of Board
$ 690.00
General Relief
30,000.00
General Relief Administration
1,221.00
$ 31,911.00
General Relief Unpaid Bills
$ 1,287.41
$ 33,198.41
Old Age Assistance
$173,000.00
Old Age Assistance Administration
8,168.00
Part of expense for Aid to Dependent Children and Old Age As- sistance will be paid from available Federal Funds.
Town Home:
Salary and Wages
$ 3,475.19 941.70
Veteran's Pension
Other Expense
11,000.00
$ 15,416.89
Veterans' Benefits:
Recipients
$ 32,000.00
Veterans' Agent's Salary
738.30
Clerical Assistant
2,069.80
Car Allowance
100.00
Administration Expense
600.00
$ 35,508.10
Department of Veterans' Services:
Salary of Director
$ 200.00
Other Expense
100.00
Office Equipment
85.00
Veterans' Pension
609.70
$ 994.70
EDUCATION
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $783,850.10 for Education as follows:
School Department
Salaries
$591,641.55
Other Expense
142,803.35
$734,444.90
Trade Schools
$ 6,610.00
$741,054.90
Library
$ 31,804.40
Salaries
10,990.80
Other Expense
$ 42,795.20
And that $1,959.20 be appropriated from receipts from Dog Tax for Other Expense.
$181,168.00
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RECREATION AND UNCLASSIFIED
·On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $152,558.49
for Recreation and Unclassified as follows:
Recreation
Salary of Supervisor
$ 650.00
Salaries of Assistants
3,441.12
Other Expense
1,960.00
New Equipment
1,100.00
$ 7,151.12
Miscellaneous Account
$ 2,992.25
Finance Committee
$ 300.00
Other Expense
700.00
Planning Board
$ 125.00
Board of Appeals
$ 500.00
Street Lights
$28,250.00
Fire Alarm, Police Signal, Traffic Lights Rifle Range
$ 10,200.00
Co. E - 182nd Infantry
$ 800.00
Medium Tank Co .- 182nd Infantry
800.00
$ 1,600.00
Insurance
Retirement System
Pension Accumulation Fund
$ 52,574.00
Credit Members Military Service
536.32
Expense Fund
3,604.80
$ 56,715.12
Reserve Fund
$ 14,000.00
. And that $6,000 be transferred from the Overlay Surplus Account to the Reserve Fund.
INTEREST AND MATURING DEBT
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $154,790.49
for Interest and Maturing Debt as follows: Interest
$ 30,000.00
Maturing Debt
124,790.49
$154,790.49
LIGHT DEPARTMENT
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the town appropriate the sum of $414.00 for salaries of the Light Commissioners to be taken from the receipts of the department for the year 1952, and the balance of the receipts of the department for the year 1952 be appropriated for the use of the department for other expenditures; 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, to be determined by the 1953 annual town meeting.
Clerical Assistance
$ 1,000.00
$ 30,025.00
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ARTICLE 6
To see if the town will raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to be spent in an effort to rid Lake Quannapowitt of weeds, work to be done under the supervision of the Board of Public Works .- Board of Se- lectmen.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That action under Article 6 be deferred until a future town meeting.
ARTICLE 7
To see if the town will vote to appoint a committee of five to study the feasibility of enacting a by-law to establish a wage and hour classi- fication plan under the provisions of Section 108A of Chapter 41 of the General Laws and report back to the town at a future town meeting .- Board of Selectmen.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the Moderator appoint a committee of five to study the question of enacting a by-law to establish a wage and hour classification plan, under provisions of Chapter 41, Section 108A, General Laws; said committee to report to a Town Meeting not later than November 15, 1952, with a suggested plan, which, if accepted, can be incorporated into the budgets for 1953.
ARTICLE 8
To see if the town will raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to pay the expense of installing parking meters on certain streets of the town .- Board of Selectmen.
On motion by Finance Committee :
Voted: That the subject matter of Article 8 be indefinitely postponed.
ARTICLE 9
To see if the town will vote to accept Section 16C of Chapter 147, said section providing for two days off out of every seven without loss of pay for members of the Police Department .- Board of Selectmen.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the town vote to accept Section 16 C of Chapter 147, General Laws, providing two days off out of every seven days, without loss of pay, for members of the Police Department.
ARTICLE 10
To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to pay the increased cost incurred as a result of the acceptance by the town of Section 16A of Chapter 147 of the General Laws .- Board of Selectmen.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $6,772.18 to carry out the purposes of Article 10 in the vote to accept the provisions of Section 16 C of Chapter 147.
ARTICLE 11
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to pay the rental for the year 1952 to the Boston and Maine
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Railroad for the land occupied as a parking area at Tuttle, Chestnut, and Murray streets .- Board of Selectmen.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $225.00 to carry out the purposes of Article 11.
ARTICLE 12
To see if the town will vote to lease a certain parcel of land from the Boston and Maine Railroad for a period of one year, with the right of re- newal from year to year for a period of ten years, for use as a public parking area at a rental not to exceed a sum equal to the taxes annually assessed upon the property, said property being described as follows: That parcel of land bounded northerly by Chestnut st; easterly by Tuttle st; southerly by land of the Catholic Church, and westerly by Murray st, and authorize and empower the Board of Selectmen to execute in the name of the town and to deliver and receive all instruments necessary to carry out the subject matter of any vote passed hereunder .- Board of Selectmen.
On motion by Finance Committee :
Voted: That the town vote to lease a certain parcel of land, as de- scribed in Article 12, from the Boston and Maine Railroad, for a period of one year, with right of renewal from year to year, for a period of ten years, for use as a public parking area, at a rental not to exceed a sum equal to the taxes annually assessed upon said property, and to authorize and empower, the Board of Selectmen to execute, in the name of the town, and to deliver and receive all instruments necessary to carry out the sub- ject matter of any vote passed hereunder.
ARTICLE 13
To see if the town will vote that in the annual election of the year 1953 the Board of Selectmen be elected one for one year, two for two years and two for three years and thereafter that members of the Board of Selectmen shall be elected for a period of three years .- Board of Select- men.
On motion by Finance Committee :
Voted: That the subject matter of Article 13 be indefinitely postponed.
ARTICLE 14
To see if the town will vote to authorize and instruct the Board of Selectmen to erect a bath house on town land at the head of Lake Quan- napowitt and raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money therefor. -Board of Selectmen.
Motion by Finance Committee:
That the subject matter of Article 14 be indefinitely postponed.
The vote was in the negative.
Motion by Eugene J. Sullivan:
That the moderator appoint a committee of five to consider the sub- ject matter of Article 14 and to propose whatever action they may recom- mend for the use of town land at the head of Lake Quannapowitt for the use of children as a bathing and wading area, this committee to report at a future town meeting.
An amendment, duly made and seconded, to strike out the words "of children" was voted in the affirmative.
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Mr. Sullivan's motion, as amended, then was voted in the affirmative.
ARTICLE 15
To hear and act upon the report of any or all committees appointed under articles in warrants of any previous town meetings .- Board of Se- lectmen.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the subject matter of Article 15 be indefinitely postponed.
ARTICLE 16
To see if the town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to accept on behalf of the town, a certain parcel of land lying on the easterly side of the 1950 State Highway location and adjoining the end of Elm st, said parcel of land to be used in the creation of a traffic circle at the end of said Elm st .- Board of Selectmen.
On motion by Finance Committee :
Voted: That the subject matter of Article 16 be indefinitely postponed. On motion by George F. Gardner:
Voted: That this meeting be adjourned to next Monday evening, March 31, 1952, at 7.30 P. M., at the High School auditorium.
Meeting adjourned at 10.16 P. M.
Attendance 499
A true record :
Attest: CHARLES F. YOUNG, Town Clerk
Adjourned Session - March 31, 1952
Meeting called to order at 7.33 P. M. by Moderator Harry Marshall.
ARTICLE 17
To hear and act upon the final report of the committee known as the High School Planning Committee-High School Planning Committee, E. L. Bears, Chairman.
On motion by Earl L. Bears:
Voted: That the subject matter of Article 17 be laid upon the table. On motion by George F. Gardner:
Voted: That Article 18 be laid upon the table.
ARTICLE 19
To see if the town will vote to build and equip with original equipment and furnishings, a new Senior High School building on land south of the present High School on Main st and appropriate a sufficient sum of money therefor and/or authorize the town treasurer with the approval of the selectmen to borrow and issue notes or bonds of the town therefor, and instruct the moderator to appoint a committee of nine citizens with author- ity to contract for the construction of the said building and the purchase of said equipment and furnishings and authorize the committee to engage such professional services as they may deem necessary. - School Com- mittee.
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The Finance Committee recommended favorable action under Article 19.
Motion by Town Treasurer John I. Preston:
That the town vote to build and equip with original equipment and furnishings, a new Senior High School building on land lying south of the present High School site, now owned by the town, and land which the town votes or has voted to acquire under Article 21, and that for said purpose there be and hereby is appropriated the sum of $2,063,000.00; and to meet said appropriation, the Treasurer, with the approval of the Se- lectmen, be and hereby is authorized to borrow the sum of $2,063,000.00 and issue bonds of the town therefor, under and pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 70 of the Acts of the year 1950 as amended by Chapter 150 of the Acts of the year 1951, payable in annual installments in twenty years, or at such earlier times as the Treasurer and Selectmen may determine, and that the Moderator be and hereby is directed to appoint a building committee of nine members, two of whom shall be members of the School Committee, one the Superintendent of Schools ex-officio, and six other citizens; said committee to have authority to contract for the construction of said building and for the purchase of original equipment and furnish- ings therefor, and, in connection with said construction, said committee is authorized to engage engineers and architects, and to contract for such other professional services as may be necessary and deemed advisable by said committee.
At this time (8.02 P. M.), the Moderator declared a recess in order that the special meeting, called for eight o'clock, might be held.
Special Town Meeting - March 31, 1952
Meeting called to order at 8.02 P. M., by Moderator Harry Marshall, who read the call for the meeting.
On motion by George F. Gardner :
Voted: That further reading of the warrant, except the constable's return, be omitted.
Constable's return read by the moderator.
ARTICLE 1
To see if the town will authorize the Board of Public Works to con- struct a sewer in Lowell Street from Vernon Street easterly, approximately 355 feet to main trunk sewer; Pine Hill Circle extending southerly from the existing sewer approximately 280 feet to Western Avenue; Western Avenue from the easterly bound of land formerly of Randall and others, easterly approximately 250 feet; and raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money therefor, and/or authorize the transfer of any or all of the unexpended balances of appropriations made or loans obtained under Article 1 of the warrant for the Annual Town Meeting for March 1946, Article 36 of the warrant for the annual Town Meeting for March 1949, and/or authorize the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow and issue notes or bonds of the town therefor .- Board of Health.
The Finance Committee recommended favorable action under Article 1.
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On motion by Town Treasurer John I. Preston :
Voted: That the town authorize the Board of Public Works to construct sewers in the streets described in Article No. 1,and to provide for pay- ment therefor, the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $5,585.79, and further appropriate the sum of $191.79 by transfer from the unexpended balance of the appropriation under Article 1 of the warrant of the Annual Town Meeting of 1946, and $3,840.42 by transfer from the unexpended balance of the appropriation under Article 36 of the warrant of the An- nual Town Meeting of 1949.
ARTICLE 2
Revised - To see if the town will raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to provide for operation and maintenance of parking meters, including marking of lines on street surfaces .- Board of Selectmen.
Motion by George F. Gardner:
That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $3,840.00 to be segre- gated as follows:
$2,481.00 to pay wages of Reserve Police Officers and
1,359.00 for Other Expenses incurred in carrying out the purpose of Article 2.
After Peter Y. Myhre's time to speak had been extended by vote of the meeting, at 8.23 P. M., Mr. Myhre continued to oppose the motion.
When Mr. Myhre finished speaking, remarks were made by Alfred N. Binden. Saverio Nasella spoke in opposition, and Raymond S. Dower spoke at some length in favor.
Then, on motion by Donald Day, it was
Voted: That the previous question be now put.
The motion by the Finance Committee then was put and was voted in the negative.
On motion by George F. Gardner:
Voted: That this meeting be now dissolved.
Meeting dissolved at 8.53 P. M.
Attendance, 900
A true record:
Attest: CHARLES F. YOUNG, Town Clerk
Annual Meeting Resumed
The moderator declared, at 8.53 P. M., that the annual meeting recess is now over, and that the session be now resumed.
Session resumed with Article 19, and Mr. Preston's motion still before the meeting.
After considerable discussion, at 9.25 P. M., on motion by Donald Day: Voted: That the previous question be now put.
The vote on Mr. Preston's motion was in the negative, the count by the tellers being 540 "Yes," and 337 "No," and, lacking the necessary two-thirds vote, the moderator declared the motion not carried.
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ARTICLE 20
To see if the town will vote to build and equip with original equipment, an addition south of the High School, said addition increasing the floor space thereof, and raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money there- for or authorize the treasurer, with the approval of the selectmen, to bor- row and issue notes or bonds of the town therefor, also to authorize the moderator to appoint a building committee of nine members of which two shall be members of the School Committee, one member the Super- intendent of Schools ex-officio, with authority to contract for the con- struction of said addition and for the purchase of said original equipment and to engage such professional services as they may deem necessary .- School Committee.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the subject matter of Article 20 be indefinitely postponed. On motion by Sabatino Benedetto:
Voted: To take up Article 18.
ARTICLE 18
To see if the town will vote to build and equip with original equip- ment, an addition west of the High School, said addition increasing the floor space thereof, and raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money therefor, and/or authorize the treasurer with the approval of the select- men to borrow and issue notes or bonds of the town therefor, also to authorize the moderator to appoint a building committee of nine members of which two shall be members of the School Committee and one member the Superintendent of Schools ex-officio with authority to contract for the construction of said addition and for the purchase of said original equipment and to engage such professional services as they may deem necessary .- School Committee.
Motion by John I. Preston:
That the town build and equip, with original equipment and furnish- ings, an addition to the present High School building on land belonging to the town and lying in the rear and westerly from the present High School building, said addition increasing the floor space thereof, and, for said purpose, there be and hereby is appropriated the sum of $1,952,500.00 -and, to meet said appropriation, there be raised by taxation in the cur- rent year, the sum of $7,500.00 and the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen be and hereby is authorized to borrow the sum of $1,945,- 000.00 and issue bonds or notes of the town therefor, under and pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 70 of the Acts of the year 1950 as amended by Chapter 150 of the Acts of the year 1951, payable in annual install- ments in twenty years or at such earlier times as the Selectmen and Treasurer may determine, and the Moderator is hereby directed to ap- point a building committee of nine members, two of whom shall be mem- bers of the School Committee, one the Superintendent of Schools ex- officio, and six other citizens; said committee to have authority to con- tract for the construction of said addition to the High School building, and for the purchase of original equipment and furnishings therefor, and, in connection with said construction, the said committee is authorized to engage engineers and architects and to contract for such other profes-
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sional services as may be necessary and as said committee may deem ad- visable.
Result of the Vote: Fifty-seven persons voted in the affirmative, and 656 persons voted in the negative, and the moderator declared the motion not carried.
ARTICLE 21
To see if the town will authorize the Board of Selectmen to purchase or take by right of eminent domain, for school purposes, any or all of the following described parcels of land, with buildings thereon, bounded and described as follows:
Parcel No. 1-Northerly by land of the Town of Wakefield about 270 feet; easterly by Main st about 65.58 feet; southerly by land now or for- merly of Cook about 340.5 feet; and westerly by land of the Town of Wakefield about 110 feet; said parcel is owned or supposed to be owned by A. Mildred Hawkes.
Parcel No. 2-Northerly by land of Hawkes about 340.5 feet; easterly by Main st 63.8 feet; southerly by land of Marshall about 347 feet; west- erly by land of Town of Wakefield about 162.4 feet; said parcel being owned or supposed to be owned by Marjorie Cook.
Parcel No. 3-Northerly by land of Cook about 347 feet; easterly by Main st 157 feet; southerly by land of Jodrey about 321.75 feet; westerly by land of the Town of Wakefield about 110 feet; said parcel being owner or supposed to be owned by John F. Marshall.
Parcel No. 4-Easterly by Main st 50 feet; northerly by land now or formerly of A. A. Hawkes 370 feet; westerly by a stream running from Crystal Lake 34 feet; southerly by land of Alice W. Burditt 370 feet; con- taining 15,557 square feet; said parcel is owned or supposed to be owned by Jennie F. Willey.
Parcel No. 5-Easterly by Main st 49 feet; northerly by land now or formerly of Hawkes 360 feet; westerly by a stream running from Crystal Lake 34 feet; southerly by land formerly of George Wakefield about 370 feet; said parcel is owned or supposed to be owned by Edna M. Brown, and raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to pay for the pur- chase or taking of all parcels described in this article and/or authorize the treasurer with the approval of the selectmen to borrow and issue notes of the town therefor .- School Committee.
On motion by Finance Committee :
Voted: That Article 21 be laid on the table.
ARTICLE 22
To see if the town will vote to build with original equipment and fur- nishings, a new High School building, on a portion of the town farm site, and raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money therefor and/or au- thorize the. treasurer with the approval of the selectmen to borrow and issue notes of the town therefor and authorize and instruct the moderator to appoint a committee of nine citizens with authority to contract for the construction of said building and for the purchase of said equipment and furnishings and authorize such committee to engage such professional services as they may deem necessary .- School Committee.
The Finance Committee recommended favorable action on Article 22. Motion by Town Treasurer John I. Preston:
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