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ARTICLE 3
To see if the town will vote to construct a new Junior High School building, including original equipment and furnishings, said new school to be located on the Town Farm site, so called, and to authorize and instruct the committee appointed under Article 4 of the Special Town Meeting held on June 10, 1957, to make and execute such agreements for architectural and technical advice as may be necessary to make studies and sketches sufficiently complete so that cost estimates may be obtained for the construction of said school and the purchase of said original equip- ment and furnishings, and to authorize said committee to contract for the construction of said building and the purchase of said equipment and furnishings, and to raise and appropriate therefor the sum of $1,975,000, and/or to authorize the treasurer, with the approval of the Board of Selectmen, to borrow and issue notes or bonds of the town therefor; and to take any other action relative thereto. - Junior High School Study Committee.
On motion by Finance Committee :
Voted: That the sum of $1,975,000 be appropriated for the construc- tion of a new Junior High School building, including original equipment and furnishings, at the Town Farm site, so called; that, to meet the fore- going appropriation, the Treasurer with the approval of the Selectmen be authorized to issue $1,975,000 bonds or notes of the Town under Chapter 645 of the Acts of 1948 as amended; and that the Junior High School Building Committee appointed under Article 4 of the warrant for the Special Town Meeting held June 10, 1957 be authorized and instructed to contract for the construction of the said building and the purchase of said equipment and furnishings and to engage such professional services as they may deem necessary.
The vote in the affirmative was: YES, 1475 - NO, 19.
In the High School it was: YES, 1051 - NO, 10. In the Junior High School it was: YES, 424 - NO, 9.
ARTICLE 4
To see if the town will vote to construct a new Junior High School Building, including original equipment and furnishings, said new school to be located on the location mentioned in Article 4 of the warrant for the Special Town Meeting held on June 10, 1957, and to authorize and instruct the committee appointed under Article 4 of said special town meeting, to make and execute such agreements for architectural and technical advice as may be necessary to make studies and sketches sufficiently complete so that cost estimates may be obtained for the construction of said school and the purchase of said original equipment and furnishings, and to authorize said committee to contract for the construction of said building
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and the purchase of said equipment and furnishings, and to raise and appropriate therefor the sum of $1,975,000, and/or to authorize the treas- urer, with the approval of the Board of Selectmen, to borrow and issue notes or bonds of the town therefor; and to take any other action relative thereto. - Junior High School Study Committee.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the subject matter of Article 4 be indefinitely postponed. On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That Article 1 be taken up again at this time.
The vote in the affirmative was unanimous in both auditoria.
On motion by Finance Committee :
Voted: To reconsider the previous action taken under Article one. The vote in the affirmative was unanimous in each auditorium.
ARTICLE 1
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the report of the Committee be accepted as a final report, and that the Committee be discharged with a rising vote of thanks.
The vote in the affirmative was unanimous in each auditorium.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That this meeting be now dissolved.
Meeting dissolved at 9:18 P.M.
Attendance:
Memorial H. S.
Junior H. S.
Precinct 1 310
Precinct 1 85
Precinct 2 301
Precinct 2 38
Precinct 3 412
Precinct 3 52
Precinct 4 298
Precinct 4 45
Precinct 5 95
Precinct 5 30
1416 250
A True Record :
Attest: CHARLES F. YOUNG, Town Clerk
Town Meeting, March 9, 1959
Meeting called to order at 7:35 P.M. in the auditorium of the Mem- orial High School. The call for the meeting was read by the Moderator. On motion by Gardner C. Reed:
Voted: That further reading of the warrant, with the exception of the constable's return, be dispensed with.
Rev. Frederick J. Deasy offered the opening prayer.
Unanimous consent of the meeting was granted to allow several students from the Wakefield High School to attend and observe the meeting.
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ARTICLE 1
To act upon the report of Town Officers as published.
On motion by Gardner C. Reed, for the Finance Committee:
Voted: That the reports of Town Officers, as published, be accepted.
ARTICLE 2
To choose all town officers not required to be chosen by ballot.
On motion by Finance Committee :
Voted: That the Moderator appoint a committee of five to bring in nominations for those town officers not required to be chosen by ballot.
ARTICLE 3
To see if the town will vote to authorize the town treasurer, with the approval of the selectmen, to borrow money from time to time in anticipa- tion of the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1959, and to issue a note or notes therefor, payable within one year, and to renew any note or notes as may be given for a period of less than one year in accordance with Section 4, Chapter 44, General Laws. - Paul Lazzaro and others.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the town authorize the Town Treasurer, with the ap- proval of the Selectmen, to borrow money from time to time in anticipa- tion of the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1959 and to issue a note or notes therefor, payable within one year, and to renew any note or notes as may be given for a period of less than one year, in accordance with Section 4, Chapter 44, General Laws.
Gardner C. Reed, chairman of the Finance Committee, asked for and received permission to address the meeting and called attention of the voters to the total of the budget and special articles, stating that the growth of the Town is the basic problem, and urging approval of the committee's recommendations.
ARTICLE 4
GENERAL GOVERNMENT
On motion by Finance Committee :
Voted: That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $101,457.83 for General Government as follows:
Selectmen's Department:
Salaries of the Board
$ 690.00
Personal Services
2,580.00
Materials and Supplies
75.00
Contractual Services
3,285.00
Sundry Expense
285.00
$ 6,915.00
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Accounting Department:
Personal Services
$ 19,225.00
Materials and Supplies
235.00
Contractual Services
1,230.00
Sundry Expense
140.00
Out-of-State Travel
300.00
Capital Outlay
520.00
$ 21,650.00
Treasurer's Department:
Salary of the Treasurer
$ 2,850.00
Personal Services
2,229.48
Tax Titles
1,000.00
Materials and Supplies
1,260.00
Contractual Services
575.00
Sundry Expense
250.00
$ 8,164.48
Legal Department:
Personal Services
$ 5,000.00
Materials and Supplies
703.00
Contractual Services
2,515.00
Sundry Expense
165.00
Damages
3,500.00
Capital Outlay
125.00
$ 12,008.00
Collector's Department:
Salary of Collector
$ 4,100.00
Personal Services
6,525.00
Materials and Supplies
75.00
Contractual Services
3,280.00
Sundry Expense
150.00
$ 14,130.00
Assessor's Department:
Salaries of Board
$ 4,002.00
Personal Services
10,880.00
Materials and Supplies
385.00
Contractual Services
1,145.00
Sundry Expense
255.00
Capital Outlay
230.00
$ 16,897.00
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Town Clerk's Department:
Salary of Town Clerk
$ 3,900.00
Personal Services
3,450.00
Materials and Supplies
125.00
Contractual Services
475.00
Sundry Expense
35.00
Capital Outlay
240.00
$ 8,225.00
Election Registration :
Personal Services
$ 5,300.00
Materials and Supplies
50.00
Contractual Services
1,845.00
Capital Outlay
100.00
$ 7,295.00
Election Expense - Selectmen:
Personal Services
$
1,062.95
Contractual Services
453.40
$ 1,516.35
Personnel Board:
Personal Services
$ 400.00
Materials and Supplies
25.00
Contractual Services
82.00
Sundry Expense
50.00
$ 557.00
Finance Committee:
Personal Services
$ 1,400.00
Other Expense
1,100.00
$ 2,500.00
Planning Board
$ 850.00
Board of Appeals
$ 750.00
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PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY
On motion by Finance Committee :
Voted: That the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $393,277.59 for Protection of Persons and Property as follows:
Police Department:
Personal Services
$178,532.59
Materials and Supplies
5,375.00
Contractual Services
3,040.00
Sundry Expense
150.00
Mass. Training School
620.00
Out-of-State Travel
200.00
Capital Outlay
6,645.00
$194,562.59
Fire Department:
Personal Services
$159,828.00
Out-of-State Travel
300.00
Materials and Supplies
3,750.00
Contractual Services
3,885.00
Sundry Expense
150.00
Capital Outlay
3,465.00
$171,378.00
Fire Alarm, Police Signal, Traffic Lights
$ 10,000.00
Civil Defense:
Personal Services
$ 1,900.00
Materials and Supplies
1,525.00
Contractual Services
250.00
Sundry Expense
150.00
$ 3,825.00
Building Inspector:
Personal Services
$ 5,633.32
Materials and Supplies
25.00
Contractual Services
630.00
Sundry Expense
112.00
$ 6,400.32
Wire Inspector:
Personal Services
$ 1,866.68
Materials and Supplies
50.00
Contractual Services
300.00
Sundry Expense
10.00
$ 2,226.68
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Plumbing Inspector:
Personal Services Contractual Services
$ 1,300.00
100.00
$ 1,400.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures:
Personal Services
$ 1,400.00
Contractual Services
200.00
Sundry Expense
25.00
$ 1,625.00
Dog Officer-Animal Inspector:
Personal Services
$ 1,400.00
Contractual Services
160.00
$
1,560.00
Compensation Account
$
300.00
HEALTH AND SANITATION
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $17,984.47 for Health and Sanitation as follows:
Salaries of Board
$ 414.00
Personal Services
6,287.47
Materials and Supplies
1,745.00
Contractual Services
4,165.00
Sundry Expense
5,373.00
$ 17,984.47
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $675,912.02 for Public Works as follows:
Administrative:
Personal Services
$ 25,850.00
Materials and Supplies
400.00
Contractual Services
500.00
Sundry Expense
125.00
$ 26,875.00
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Engineering :
Personal Services
$ 17,550.00
Materials and Supplies
575.00
Contractual Services Sundry Expense Capital Outlay
225.00
25.00
110.00
$ 18,485.00
Garage, Equipment Maintenance:
Personal Services
$ 10,220.40
Materials and Supplies
12,900.00
Contractual Services
300.00
Sundry Expense
125.00
Capital Outlay
700.00
$ 24,245.40
Buildings:
Personal Services
$ 16,581.80
Materials and Supplies
8,450.00
Contractual Services
3,558.00
Sundry Expense
100.00
Capital Improvement
Lafayette Building
1,150.00
Police Station
770.00
Highway Building
600.00
Fire Station
1,635.00
Capital Outlay
915.00
$ 33,759.80
Moth and Tree Division:
Personal Services
$ 21,242.40
Materials and Supplies
550.00
Contractual Services
350.00
Sundry Expense
25.00
$ 22,167.40
Park Division:
Personal Services
$ 22,168.70
Materials and Supplies
1,880.00
Contractual Services
625.00
Sundry Expenses
25.00
Capital Outlay
3,886.00
$ 28,584.70
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Cemetery Division :
Personal Services
$ 10,507.70
Materials and Supplies
1,825.00
Contractual Services
645.00
Sundry Expense
25.00
Capital Outlay
1,025.00
$ 14,027.70
Perpetual Care Income Available
1,878.17
To be appropriated from Sale of Lots Fund
- 4,896.00
$ 7,253.53
Water Division:
Personal Services
$ 93,984.12
Non-Contributory Pensions
2,779.40
Employees Group Insurance
2,200.00
Materials and Supplies
38,300.00
Contractual Services
31,200.00
Sundry Charges
1,000.00
Maturing Water Bonds
102,000.00
Maturing Water Interest
19,945.75
M. D. C. Assessment
31,689.44
Capital Outlay
11,500.00
$334,598.71
Sewer Division:
Personal Services
$ 23,882.48
Materials and Supplies
1,275.00
Contractual Services
3,185.00
Sundry Expense
50.00
Sewer Connections
8,500.00
Capital Outlay
4,500.00
$ 41,392.48
Highway Division:
Personal Services
$ 63,000.00
Materials and Supplies
32,105.00
Contractual Services
31,745.00
Sundry Expense
200.00
Capital Outlay
11,500.00
$138,550.00
An amendment by Harry H. Denning, Chairman of the Board of Public Works, to increase the Water Division Budget from $334,598.71 to $342,048.71 in order to increase its Capital Outlay appropriation from $11,500.00 to $17,500.00, Material & Supplies from $38,300.00 to $39,700.00 and Sundries from $1,000.00 to $1,050.00, was voted in the negative.
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CHARITIES AND VETERANS' BENEFITS
On motion by Finance Committee :
Voted: To raise and appropriate the sum of $360,354.00 for Charities and Veterans' Benefits as follows:
Welfare Department:
Salaries of the Board
$ 690.00
General Relief
18,500.00
General Relief Administration
1,431.00
$ 20,621.00
Disability Assistance
$ 31,000.00
Disability Assistance Administration
1,431.00
$ 32,431.00
Aid Dependent Children
$ 36,000.00
Aid Dependent Children Administration
715.50
$ 36,715.50
Old Age Assistance
$226,000.00
Old Age Assistance Administration
10,732.50
$236,732.50
$326,500.00
Veterans' Benefits:
Personal Services
$ 3,000.00
Recipients
30,000.00
Materials and Supplies
110.00
Contractual Services
510.00
Sundry Expense
55.00
Care of Veterans' Graves, Lakeside Cemetery
179.00
$ 33,854.00
EDUCATION
On motion by Finance Committee :
Voted: That the sum of $1,523,905.54 be appropriated for Education as follows:
School Department:
Salaries
$1,216,302.10
Material and Supplies, Contractual Services, and Sundry Charges
206,660.00
Trade Schools
8,864.00
Out-of-State Travel
600.00
Adult Education
5,207.50
Capital Outlay
14,175.00
$1,451,808.60
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Library:
Personal Services
$ 55,380.00
Materials and Supplies
13,900.00
Contractual Services
9,468.00
Sundry Expense
400.00
Out-of-State Travel
150.00
Capital Outlay
1,085.00
$ 80,383.00
Library Trust Funds Income Available
6,276.27
Dog Tag Refund from the County
2,009.79
$ 72,096.94
Three amendments offered by Chairman Davis of the Library Trustees were voted in the negative - one to add $1,100 to the Library material and supplies account; another to add $500 to the Contractual Service account; and $700 to the Capital Outlay account.
Town Clerk Charles F. Young explained that the amount of $2,009.79 referred to as "Dog Tag Refund" was money taken in the Town Clerk's office for fees on dog licenses issued in the clerk's office, and he suggested that amount should automatically be appropriated to the Town Clerk's department for extra clerical help in the office. The suggestion was ignored by the Finance Committee and the meeting which followed the Finance Committee recommendation of $1,523,905.54. No questions were raised on the School Department appropriation of $1,216,660.10 for salaries.
RECREATION AND UNCLASSIFIED
On motion by Finance Committee :
Voted: That the sum of $270,966.86 be appropriated for Recreation and Unclassified as follows:
Recreation :
Salary of Director
$ 1,000.00
Personal Services
6,632.50
Materials and Supplies
2,375.00
Contractual Services
200.00
Capital Outlay
1,700.00
$ 11,907.50
Miscellaneous Account
$ 2,225.00
Street Lights
$ 37,000.00
Rifle Range - Company E, 182nd Infantry
$ 267.00
Insurance
$ 45,277.00
Employees Group Insurance
$ 27,600.00
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Retirement System:
Pension Accumulation Fund $ 78,906.00
Expense Fund (Includes $3,250. Personal Services) 4,510.00
Military Service Credit 515.98
Non Contributory-Veterans' Pension 32,932.58
$116,864.56
and that $10,174.20 be transferred from Overlay Surplus Account to the Reserve Fund.
Reserve Fund
$ 29,825.80
An amendment by Philip L. McAuliffe to change the sum to be ap- propriated for Recreation and Unclassified from $270,966.86 to $280,492.86, and by further changing the sum to be appropriated for Recreation Capital Outlay from $1,700 to $11,226.00 was voted in the negative.
INTEREST AND MATURING DEBT
On motion by Finance Committee :
Voted: To raise and appropriate the sum of $382,694.25 for Interest and Maturing Debt as follows:
Interest
$ 85,694.25
Maturing Debt
$297,000.00
LIGHT DEPARTMENT
On motion by Finance Committee :
Voted: To appropriate the sum of $5,920.00 to provide for payments due for the year 1959 on bonds of the Light Department and interest on such bonds and appropriate the sum of $414.00 for salaries of the Light Commissioners to be taken from the receipts of the department for the year 1959, and to transfer the sum of $2,909.52 from the Light Operation Account to the Non-Contributory Pension Account and to transfer the sum of $5,200.00 from the Light Operation Account to the Employees Group Insurance Account, and the balance of the receipts of the depart- ment for the year 1959 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 1960 Annual Town Meeting.
With the budget completed, at 9:15 P.M., Chairman Gardner C. Reed announced that Finance Committeeman William K. Lawrence, vice-chair- man, would take over the recommendations for the committee for the remainder of the meeting.
ARTICLE 5
To see if the Town will vote to amend Section 5, paragraph (c) 1 of the Classification, Salary and Wage Plan of the Town of Wakefield by deleting said paragraph and inserting the following:
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"Any permanent regular employee subject to this plan suffering from injury, illness or disability rendering him unable to perform his duties and who has served the Town one year shall be granted ten (10) work days' sick leave for each year while in the employ of the Town. Insofar as this provision is inconsistent with the provisions of General Laws, Chapter 41, Section 100, the statute shall govern." - Personnel Board.
On motion by William K. Lawrence for the Finance Committee:
Voted: To amend Section 5, paragraph (c) 1 of the Classification, Salary and Wage Plan of the Town of Wakefield by deleting said paragraph and inserting the following:
"Any permanent regular employee subject to this plan suffering from injury, illness, or disability rendering him unable to perform his duties and who has served the Town one year shall be granted ten (10) work days' Sick Leave without loss of pay for each year while in the employ of the town." Insofar as this provision is inconsistent with the provisions of General Laws, Chapter 41, Section 100, the statute shall govern.
ARTICLE 6
To see if the town will vote to amend Section 7a of the Classification, Salary and Wage Plan of the Town of Wakefield being Chapter 17 of the By-Laws of the Town of Wakefield, under the authority of Section 108A of Chapter 41 of the General Laws, in the manner following:
(a) By adding the classification, Accounting Machine Operator S-5 to the list of classes of positions in Section 7A. - Board of Selectmen.
On motion by Finance Committee :
Voted: That the subject matter of Article 6 be referred to a future town meeting.
ARTICLE 7
To see if the town will vote to accept the provisions of Chapter 147, Section 17B of the General Laws as it relates to compensation for over- time services of all regular or permanent police officers. - Board of Select- men.
On motion by Finance Committee :
Voted: To accept the provisions of Chapter 147, Section 17B of the General Laws as it relates to compensation for overtime services of all regular or permanent police officers.
ARTICLE 8
To see if the town will vote that in the annual election of the year 1960 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 in the annual election of the year 1960 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.
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ARTICLE 9
To see if the town will vote to authorize and direct the moderator to appoint a committee of five citizens for the purpose of studying the advisability of installing voting machines in the Town of Wakefield, one member to be a member of the Board of Selectmen and one member to be a member of the Board of Registrars of Voters, said committee to report back at a future town meeting. - Board of Selectmen.
On motion by Finance Committee :
Voted: To authorize and direct the Moderator to appoint a com- mittee of five citizens for the purpose of studying the advisability of installing voting machines in the Town of Wakefield, one member to be a member of the Board of Selectmen and one member to be a member of the Board of Registrars of Voters, said committee to report back at a future town meeting.
ARTICLE 10
To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to pay the rental for the year 1959 to the Boston & Maine Railroad for the land occupied as a parking area at Tuttle, Chestnut and Murray Streets. - Board of Selectmen.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: To raise and appropriate the sum of $425.00 to carry out the purposes of Article 10.
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 1959 to Parke Snow, Inc., for the land occupied as a parking area on Center Street as set forth in a lease dated April 16, 1956. - Board of Selectmen.
Voted: To raise and appropriate the sum of $850.00 to carry out the purposes of Article 11.
ARTICLE 12
To see if the town will vote to amend the by-laws of the town by adding thereto the following:
CHAPTER XVIII
BILLBOARDS
No person, firm, association, or corporation shall erect, display or maintain a billboard, sign, or other outdoor advertising device except those exempted by Sections 30 and 32 of Chapter 93 of the General Laws:
(A) Within fifty (50) feet of any public way.
(B) Within three hundred (300) feet of any public park, playground, or other public grounds, if within view of any portion of the same.
(C) Nearer than fifty (50) feet to any other such billboard, sign, or other advertising device, unless such billboards, signs, or other advertising devices are placed back to back.
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(D) On any location at the corner of any public ways and within a radius of one hundred fifty (150) feet from the point where the center lines of such ways intersect.
(E) Nearer than one hundred (100) feet to any public way, if within view of any portion of the same, if such billboard, sign, or other adver- tising device shall exceed a length of eight (8) feet or height of four (4) feet.
(F) Nearer than three hundred (300) feet to any public way within view of any portion of the same, if such billboard, sign, or other adver- tising device shall exceed a length of twenty-five (25) feet or height of twelve (12) feet.
(G) In any event if such billboard, sign, or other advertising device shall exceed a length of fifty (50) feet or a height of twelve (12) feet; except that the Selectmen may permit the erection of billboards, signs, or other advertising devices which do not exceed forty (40) feet in length and fifteen (15) feet in height if not nearer than three hundred (300) feet to the boundary line of any public way.
(H) No billboard, sign, or other advertising device shall be erected, displayed or maintained in any block in which one-half of the buildings on both sides of the street are used exclusively for residential purposes; except that this provision shall not apply if written consent of the owners of a majority of the frontage on both sides of the street in such block is first obtained.
Whoever violates any of the provisions of this By-Law shall be pun- ished by a fine of not more than One Hundred ($100.00) dollars, and whoever, after conviction for such violations, unlawfully maintains such billboard, sign, or other outdoor advertising device for twenty days there- after, shall be punished by a fine of not more than Five Hundred ($500.00) dollars.
If any provision of this By-Law is declared unconstitutional or illegal by final judgment, order, or decree of the Supreme Judicial Court of the Commonwealth, the validity of the remaining provisions of this By-Law shall not be affected thereby. - Board of Selectmen.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: To amend the by-laws of the Town by adding thereto "Chap- ter XVIII - Billboards" as provided in Article 12.
ARTICLE 13
To see if the town will vote to amend Chapter 7 of the By-Laws of the town by adding thereto the following section :
Section 19. No person shall permit any vehicle under his care or control to stand across any public way in such a manner as to obstruct the travel over the same for an unnecessary length of time; no person shall stop with any vehicle in any public way so near to another vehicle as to obstruct public travel; and no person shall stop with any vehicle upon or across any crossing in any public way. - Board of Selectmen.
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