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Medical Aid for the Aged Administration
3,262.00
Part of the expense for Aid to Dependent Children and Old Age Assistance will be paid from Available Federal Funds
$107,262.00
TOTAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT
$208,450.00
Veterans' Benefits:
Personal Services
$ 4,087.60
Recipients
40,000.00
Materials and Supplies
125.00
Contractual Services
575.00
Sundry Expense
125.00
Care of Veterans' Graves, Lakeside Cemetery
179.00
Capital Outlay
200.00
$ 45,291.60
EDUCATION
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: To raise and appropriate the sum of $2,011,813.58 for Education as follows:
School Department:
Personal Services
$1,661,128.05
Materials and Supplies, Contractual Services and Sundry Expense
246,543.00
Trade Schools
9,135.00
Out-of-State Travel
1,000.00
Adult Education
6,519.50
Library Department:
Personal Services
$ 65,572.60
Materials and Supplies
19,400.00
Contractual Services
9,323.00
Sundry Expense
75.00
Out-of-State Travel
150.00
Capital Outlay
2,099.00
$1,924,325.55
$ 96,619.60
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Less:
Dog License Fees in Town Clerk's Office $ 2,101.27 6,429.04
Interest on Trust Funds
Interest on Town Funds
601.26
$ 9,131.57
$ 87,488.03
INTEREST AND MATURING DEBT
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: To raise and appropriate the sum of $542,035.75 for Interest and Maturing Debt as follows: Interest $142,035.75 Maturing Debt
400,000.00
$542,035.75
RECREATION AND UNCLASSIFIED
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $264,003.63 for Recreation and Unclassified as follows:
Recreation:
Personal Services
$ 19,568.00
Materials and Supplies
1,550.00
Contractual Services
295.00
Capital Outlay
100.00
$ 21,513.00
Miscellaneous Account
1,100.00
Street Lights
45,000.00
Rifle Range, Company E, 182nd Infantry
387.00
Insurance
38,009.00
Employees' Group Insurance
37,700.00
Retirement System:
Pension Accumulation Fund
$ 64,506.00
Expense Fund
6,048.20
Military Service Credit
129.76
Non-Contributory Veterans' Pension
34,062.46
And that $24,451.79 be transferred from
Overlay Surplus Account to the Reserve Fund
Reserve Fund
$ 15,548.21
LIGHT DEPARTMENT
$104,746.42
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: To appropriate the sum of $5,680.00 to provide for payments due for the year 1962 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 1962 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
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of $6,200.00 from the Light Operation Account to the Employees Group Insurance Account, and the balance of the receipts of the department for the year 1962 be appropriated for the use of the Department for other ex- penditures, 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 1963 Annual Town Meeting.
At this time, Robert A. Sayce announced that he intended, at the next session, to move that Articles 44 and 45 be taken up out of order.
Special Town Meeting, March 12, 1962
Meeting called to order at 8 P.M. by Moderator Roger H. Wingate, who read the call for the meeting.
On motion by Fred A. Beyer, Jr .:
Voted: That further reading of the warrant be dispensed with, with the exception of the constable's return.
Constable's return read by the Town Clerk.
ARTICLE 1
To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to purchase or take by eminent domain proceedings, an easement for all purposes for which a way may be used, over the following described parcel of land:
Beginning at a point on the westerly sideline of Drummer Lane, so- called, about 389 feet from its intersection with the southerly sideline of Salem Street, thence running southerly along said westerly sideline of Drummer Lane a distance of about 28 feet to a point, thence running westerly along the northerly boundary line of the proposed playground area a distance of about 28 feet to a point, thence turning and running northeasterly a distance of about 40 feet to the point of beginning. Said parcel contains about 392 square feet, and to raise and appropriate a suf- ficient sum of money to carry out the purposes of this article.
Samuel D. Ferguson and others.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the Town authorize the Board of Selectmen to purchase or take by eminent domain proceedings, an easement for all purposes for which a way may be used, over the following described parcel of land:
Beginning at a point on the westerly sideline of Drummer Lane, so- called, about 389 feet from its intersection with the southerly sideline of Salem Street, thence running southerly along said westerly sideline of Drummer Lane a distance of about 28 feet to a point, thence running westerly along the northerly boundary line of the proposed playground area a distance of about 28 feet to a point, thence turning and running northeasterly a distance of about 40 feet to the point of beginning. Said parcel contains about 392 square feet, and to provide therefore the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $1.00.
The vote in the affirmative was: YES, 309 - NO, 115, and, having received the necessary two-thirds vote, the moderator declared the motion carried.
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On motion by Fred A. Beyer, Jr., chairman of the Finance Committee:
Voted: That this special town meeting be now dissolved. Meeting dissolved at 8:50 P.M.
A True Record:
Attest: CHARLES F. YOUNG,
Town Clerk.
Return to Annual Town Meeting
ARTICLE 4
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to provide equipment for the Woodville Playground.
Recreation Commission.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: To raise and appropriate the sum of $1,100.00 to provide for equipment at the Woodville Playground.
On motion by Charles F. Young :
Voted: That this meeting be adjourned to next Thursday evening at 7:30 P.M. in the auditorium of the Memorial High School building.
Meeting adjourned at 10:30 P.M.
Attendance:
Precinct 1
190
Precinct 2
95
Precinct 3
140
Precinct 4
64
Precinct 5
32
Total 521
A True Record:
Attest: CHARLES F. YOUNG,
Town Clerk.
Adjourned Session, March 15, 1962
Meeting called to order at 7:50 P.M. by Moderator Roger H. Wingate. The following resolution was offered by Moses M. Frankel:
"RESOLUTION:
Whereas: Walter C. Hickey, a native and life long resident of Wake- field, passed away on the thirteenth day of November, nineteen hundred and sixty-one, having rendered to the Town a lifetime of devoted and exemplary service as a member of the Wakefield School Committee and of the Board of Trustees of the Lucius Beebe Memorial Library, having held office as such trustee for more than twenty-eight years; and
Whereas: The said Walter C. Hickey was a member of several School Building Committees including that of the former Wakefield High School building, now known as the Atwell Building; and was an active participant in many civic endeavors;
Now Therefore: Be it resolved that the citizens of Wakefield in Town Meeting assembled, on this fifteenth day of March, 1962, do mark with infinite regret the passing of so distinguished a citizen."
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Mr. Frankel moved the adoption of the resolution, that it be spread upon the records of this meeting and that a copy thereof be sent to the family of the late Walter C. Hickey.
The resolution was adopted by a unanimous vote.
Motion by Robert A. Sayce:
That Articles 44, 45, and 46 be taken up out of order.
The vote on the motion was: YES, 763 - NO, 392, and, lacking the necessary two-thirds vote, the Moderator declared the motion not carried.
A motion to reconsider, at 8:32 P.M. was voted in the affirmative.
A second motion to take up Articles 44, 45, and 46 out of order was voted in the negative - YES, 817 - NO, 448, which lacked the necessary two-thirds vote, and the Moderator declared the motion not carried.
ARTICLE 5
To see if the Town will vote to amend the General Bylaws of the Town, under authority of General Laws, Chapter 41, Section 108A by amending Chapter XVII, Section 12, Paragraph (f) thereof to read as follows:
(f) Supervisory Group.
Employees occupying positions classified in this group are not entitled to overtime compensation as set forth in Section 11, except those Public Works employees occupying positions in this group that are assigned to work in a period of extreme necessity as determined by the Board of Public Works. Such overtime rate shall be the employees regular weekly rate divided by 40 for all hours worked in excess of 40 hours per week during such an emergency.
-Personnel Board.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: To amend the General By-Laws of the Town, under authority of General Laws, Chapter 41, Section 108A, by amending Chapter XVII, Section 12, Paragraph (f) thereof to read as follows:
(f) Supervisory Group.
Employees occupying positions classified in this group are not entitled to overtime compensation as set forth in Section 11, except those Public Works employees occupying positions in this group that are assigned to work in a period of extreme necessity as determined by the Board of Public Works. Such overtime rate shall be the employees regular weekly rate divided by 40 for all hours worked in excess of 40 hours per week during such an emergency.
ARTICLE 6
To see if the Town will vote to amend the General Bylaws of the Town, under authority of General Laws, Chapter 41, Section 108A, by adding at the end of Chapter XVII, Section 3 (a), the following sentence: "Any employee member of the Personnel Board shall have the right, during times of duty, to attend any regular or special meeting of the Board with- out loss of pay or privilege; PROVIDED, that the head of the department concerned is given seven days' notice of a regular meeting and three days' notice of a special meeting, said notices to be in writing.
-Personnel Board.
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On motion by Fred A. Beyer, Jr., chairman of the Finance Committee: Voted: To amend the General By-Laws of the town under authority of General Laws, Chapter 41, Section 108A, by adding at the end of Chapter XVII, Section 3 (a), the following sentence: "Any employee member of the Personnel Board shall have the right, during times of duty, to attend any regular or special meeting of the Board without loss of pay or priv- ilege; provided, that the head of the department concerned is given seven days' notice of a regular meeting and three days' notice of a special meet- ing, said notices to be in writing.
ARTICLE 7
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to indemnify Police Officers, Thomas Hennessy, Frank Skillings and James W. Foley of the Town for medical expenses incurred as a result of injuries received by said officers while in the performance of their duties, as provided for under Section 100, Chapter 41 of the General Laws, in such amount and to the extent as may be recommended by the Board of Select- men.
-Board of Selectmen.
On motion by Finance Committee :
Voted: To raise and appropriate the sum of $115.45 to indemnify Police Officers, Thomas Hennessy, Frank Skillings and James Foley of the town for medical expenses incurred as a result of injuries received by said officers while in the performance of their duties, as provided for under Sec- tion 100, Chapter 41 of the General Laws, of the Commonwealth of Massa- chusetts.
ARTICLE 8
To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to extend or renew, for a period of three years, the lease of the Parke Snow, Inc. parking area, so-called, or to take any other action with relation thereto.
-Board of Selectmen.
On motion by Finance Committee :
Voted: To authorize the Board of Selectmen to extend or renew, for a period of three years, the lease of the Parke Snow, Inc. Area, so called.
ARTICLE 9
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to pay the rental for the year 1962 to Parke Snow, Inc., for land occupied as a parking area on Center Street, as set forth in a lease dated July 1, 1959.
-Board of Selectmen.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: To raise and appropriate the sum of $1,200. to carry out the purposes of Article 9.
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 1962 to the Boston and Maine Railroad for three parcels of land occupied as parking areas on North
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Avenue as set forth in an original lease dated November 10, 1955, as extend- ed by vote on Article 4 of a Special Town Meeting held on May 31, 1960. -Board of Selectmen.
Voted: To raise and appropriate the sum of $12.00 to carry out the purposes of Article 10.
ARTICLE 11
To see if the Town will vote to repeal the action taken under Article 8 of the Annual Town Meeting of 1959; and in 1963 elect two members of the Board of Selectmen for one year, and in 1964 elect three members of said board for one year, and in 1965 and annually thereafter elect five members of the Board of Selectmen for terms of one year.
-Charles F. Young and Others.
At 9:08 P.M., after debate on the subject, it was voted, on motion by the Finance Committee, to indefinitely postpone the subject matter of Article 11. The result of the vote was: YES, 535 - NO, 276.
ARTICLE 12
To see if the Town will authorize the Board of Selectmen to convey certain land no longer required for public purposes, to wit:
Beginning at a point on Farm Street, in center of former location of Mill River, 17.61 feet south of building presently owned by Russell Badge Manufacturing Co., Inc., in a line roughly parallel to Farm Street in a southerly direction 54.36 feet to granite marker; thence in easterly direc- tion 25.42 feet to granite marker; thence in a southerly direction approx- imately 38 feet to center of present Mill River; thence in a southeasterly direction following center of present Mill River approximately 30 feet; thence in a northerly direction following center of former location of Mill River approximately 50 feet; thence in a northwesterly direction following center of former location of Mill River 73.38 feet to point of origin, con- taining more or less 2,240 square feet, to Russell Badge Manufacturing Co., Inc. for a sum no less than One Hundred Dollars and upon such other terms as the Selectmen shall consider proper, all in accordance with the provisions of General Laws, Chapter 40, Section 15.
-David E. Russell and Others.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: To authorize the Board of Selectmen to convey, for a sum not less than one hundred (100) dollars, and upon such other terms as the Selectmen shall consider proper, the whole or any portion of the fol- lowing described parcel of land:
Beginning at a point on Farm Street, in center of former location of Mill River, 17.61 feet south of building presently owned by Russell Badge Manufacturing Co. Inc., in a line roughly parallel to Farm Street in a southerly direction 54.36 feet to granite marker; thence in easterly direc- tion 25.42 feet to granite marker; thence in a southerly direction approx- imately 38 feet to center of present Mill River; thence in a southeasterly direction following center of present Mill River approximately 30 feet; thence in a northerly direction following center of former location of Mill River approximately 50 feet; thence in a northwesterly direction follow- ing center of former location of Mill River 73.38 feet to a point of origin, containing more or less 2,240 square feet.
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All in accordance with the provisions of General Laws, Chapter 40, Section 3.
ARTICLE 18
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: To take Article 18 out of order.
The Moderator declared the vote to be a two-thirds vote in the af- firmative.
ARTICLE 18
To hear and act upon the report of the committee appointed by the Moderator under authority of Article 51 of the Annual Town Meeting of 1960, to conduct a long-range survey of the Library needs of the Town of Wakefield.
-Constance H. Jones and Others.
The report of the committee was read by David E. Sparks.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the report of the Committee be accepted as a final report.
ARTICLE 14
To hear and act on the report of the committee to study the location and the erection of a fire station in the Greenwood section of the Town, appointed under Article 49 of the Annual Town Meeting of 1961.
-George T. O'Brian and Others. The report of the committee was read by George T. O'Brian.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the report of the committee be accepted as a report of progress.
ARTICLE 15
To see if the Town will vote to instruct and authorize the Moderator to appoint a committee consisting of a member of the Greenwood Fire Station Committee, a member of the Board of Trustees of the Lucius Beebe Memorial Library, a member of the Board of Selectmen, and two other citizens, with the Chief of the Fire Department also being a member ex-officio; to authorize said committee to hire an architect to bring in plans, specifications and costs of construction for a combination fire station and library to be erected on the site of the present fire station on Oak Street; to authorize said committee to contract for the erection and original equipment for said combination fire station and library; and to provide therefor, raise by appropriation and/or transfer a sufficient sum of money to carry out the purposes of this article.
-George T. O'Brian and Others.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: To instruct and authorize the Moderator to appoint a com- mittee consisting of a member of the Greenwood Fire Station Committee, a member of the Board of Trustees of the Lucius Beebe Memorial Library, a member of the Board of Selectmen, and two other citizens, with the Chief of the Fire Department also being a member ex-officio; to authorize said committee to hire an architect to bring in plans, specifications and costs of construction for a combination fire station and library to be erect-
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ed on the site of the present fire station on Oak St .; to authorize said com- mittee to contract for the erection and original equipment for said com- bination fire station and library; and to provide therefor, the town raise and appropriate the sum of $113,000.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: To take up Article 14.
On motion by Finance Committee :
Voted: That the report of the Committee appointed under Article 49 of the annual town meeting of 1961 be accepted as a final report and the committee be discharged, with appreciation.
ARTICLE 16
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, or transfer from available funds a sum of money to pay for furniture, furnishings and fix- tures to be installed in the new Combination Branch Library and Fire Station in Greenwood, as described in a previous article.
-Trustees of the Lucius Beebe Memorial Library. On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: To raise and appropriate the sum of $3,500 to carry out the purposes of Article 16.
ARTICLE 17
To see if the Town will vote to purchase or take by eminent domain proceedings, a certain parcel of land in Wakefield, bounded and described as follows:
EASTERLY by Edmunds Place, about 44.6 feet;
SOUTHERLY by Lot 71C as shown on Plat 24 of the Assessors' Plans of the Town of Wakefield, about 100 feet;
WESTERLY by the remainder of Lot 70, as shown on said plan about 46 feet;
NORTHERLY by Lots 56 and 57A as shown on said plan about 100 feet; being the rear portion of Lot 70 on said Plat 24, as it appears on the Assessors' Plans for the Town of Wakefield, and containing about 4500 feet; and to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to carry out the purposes of this article.
-Lucius Beebe Memorial Library Trustees. On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: To purchase a certain parcel of land in Wakefield, bounded and described as follows:
EASTERLY by Edmunds Place, about 44.6 feet;
SOUTHERLY by Lot 71C as shown on Plat 24 of the Assessors' Plans of the Town of Wakefield, about 100 feet;
WESTERLY by the remainder of Lot 70, as shown on said plan, about 46 feet;
NORTHERLY by Lots 56 and 57A as shown on said plan about 100 feet; being the rear portion of Lot 70 on said Plat 24, as it appears on the Assessors' Plans for the Town of Wakefield, and containing about 4500 feet;
And, to provide therefor, the town raise and appropriate the sum of $450.00;
And, having received the necessary two-thirds vote, the Moderator declared the motion carried.
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ARTICLE 19
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $250.00, which sum is to be used for the purpose of repurchasing burial lots in Forest Glade Cemetery.
-Board of Public Works.
On motion by Finance Committee :
Voted: To raise and appropriate the sum of $250.00 to carry out the purposes of Article 19.
ARTICLE 20
To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Public Works to purchase or take by right of eminent domain, for Cemetery purposes, a certain parcel of land containing approximately 223,500 square feet and buildings thereon, being Lots 1A, 1D, 7A and 1B as shown on Plat 36 of the Wakefield Assessors' plats, and lying northerly of Forest Glade Cemetery and to raise and appropriate and/or appropriate by transfer from avail- able funds a sufficient sum of money to carry out the purposes of this article.
-Board of Public Works.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the town authorize the Board of Public Works to purchase or take by right of eminent domain, for Cemetery purposes, a certain parcel of land containing approximately 223,500 square feet and buildings there- on, being Lots 1A, 1D, 7A, and 1B as shown on Plat 36 of the Wakefield Assessors' plats, and lying northerly of Forest Glade Cemetery, and to raise and appropriate the sum of $7,395.00 and appropriate by transfer the sum of $4,900.00 from the following unexpended balance:
ARTICLE 36
Annual Town Meeting 1960 - $4,900.00.
ARTICLE 21
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money for the proper development of the Hall Park property on North Avenue.
-Board of Public Works.
On motion by Finance Committee :
Voted: To raise and appropriate the sum of $4,000.00 to carry out the purposes of Article 21.
ARTICLE 22
To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Public Works to execute on behalf of the Town a contract for the collection of garbage within the Town for a term of years not exceeding three, said contract to become effective at the termination of the present contract.
-Board of Public Works.
On motion of Finance Committee:
Voted: To authorize the Board of Public Works to execute on behalf of the Town a contract for the collection of garbage within the Town for a term of years not exceeding three, said contract to become effective at the termination of the present contract.
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ARTICLE 23
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to provide for the disposal of rubbish and refuse.
-Board of Public Works.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: To raise and appropriate the sum of $10,000 to carry out the purposes of Article 23.
ARTICLE 24
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for the improvement of streets and/or roads under Chapter 90 of the Gen- eral Laws, and to authorize the Board of Public Works to acquire by pur- chase or by eminent domain proceedings, rights and easements necessary in connection therewith for construction and to slope land back from street lines, 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 Public Works.
On motion by Finance Committee :
Voted Unanimously: To raise and appropriate the sum of $13,650. to carry out the purposes of Article 24.
ARTICLE 25
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 of the General Laws, 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 Public Works.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: To raise and appropriate the sum of $1,500 to carry out the purposes of Article 25.
ARTICLE 26
To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Public Works 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 construct retaining walls.
-Board of Public Works.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: To authorize the Board of Public Works 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 construct retaining walls.
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