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Article Thirty-one :
To see if the Town will make alterations in and im- provements to the present Junior and Senior High Schools and make an appropriation therefor.
On motion of Alton D. Edes, Voted: That the Town take no action under this article.
Article Thirty-two:
To see if the Town will acquire by purchase or eminent domain the land belonging to Grace A. Pope lying on the southwesterly side of Union Street and adjoining other land of the Town of Plymouth upon which to move the Lincoln Street School Building, so-called, and appropriate therefor the sum of seventy-five hundred (7,500) dollars.
On motion of Alton D. Edes, Voted: That the Town take no action under this article.
Article Thirty-three:
On motion of Alton D. Edes, Voted: That the Town take no action in regard to fixing the compensation of the members of the Board of Health.
Article Thirty-four :
On motion of Alton D. Edes, Voted: That the salary of the Assessors be increased to $1,600.
Article Thirty-five:
To see if the Town will vote to dispose of any right which it has in a parcel of land lying on the westerly side of South Street, between the premises of Charles H. Ray- mond and Anthony Guidetti.
On motion of Alton D. Edes, Voted: That the Town authorize the Board of Selectmen to dispose of the right, if any, which it has in the land described in Article Thir- ty-five.
Mr. Francis J. Heavens moved: To reconsider Article Thirty-one, but the motion was lost.
Article Thirty-six :
To see if the Town will pass the following vote: That
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no article appropriating money for the uses of the Town, or any department of the Town, shall be acted upon at any special Town Meeting, or at any meeting other than the annual March Town Meeting, unless the Board of Selectmen by a majority vote shall certify that in their opinion action upon any such article is necessary; and that in no case shall any action be taken upon any such article appropriating money, unless, at least two hundred qualified voters of the Town be present. (By Petition.)
On motion of Alton D. Edes, Voted: That no action be taken under this article.
Article Thirty-seven :
On motion of Alton D. Edes, Voted: That the Town appropriate $30,000.00 from the surplus now standing as a credit balance on the Excess and Deficiency Account to reduce the tax levy of the current year.
Article Thirty-eight:
On motion of Alton D. Edes, Voted: That the Town authorize the Transfer of the sum of $5,000.00 from the Reserve from Overlayings of Taxes to the Reserve Ac- count in the hands of the Advisory and Finance Com- mittee.
On motion of George B. Howland, Voted: That the sum of $455,871.02 be raised and assessed upon the polls and estates of the Inhabitants of the Town of Plymouth and upon the estates of the non-residents, to defray the expenses of the Town for the ensuing year.
On motion of William T. Eldridge, Voted: To adjourn.
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING, JUNE 2, 1928 FRANK C. SMITH, Moderator
Article Two:
On motion of William P. Libby, it was unanimously Voted: That the Town appropriate the sum of three hundred and thirty (330) dollars for pensions for town laborers.
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Article Three:
On motion of William P. Libby, it was unanimously Voted: That the Town appropriate the sum of eleven hundred and thirty (1,130) dollars for additional dam- ages caused by the relocation of the westerly line of Court Street over land of Josephine M. Crosby.
Article Four :
On motion of William P. Libby, it was unanimously voted: That the Town appropriate the sum of twenty- two thousand (22,000) dollars to repair and resurface Court, Main and Sandwich Streets from Kingston line to Jabez Corner, and authorize the Selectmen in consid- eration of the cancellation and surrender by the Plym- outh and Brockton Street Railway Company of its fran- chise or location granted by the Town of Plymouth, and the release of all its rights thereunder, to release the Plymouth and Brockton Street Railway Company from all liability to remove its rails and ties from said streets and further to release the said Plymouth and Brockton Street Railway Company from all liability to repair and restore said streets which may be made necessary by reason of the removal of said rails and ties by the Town. Article Five :
Mr. William P. Libby moved: That a committee of five be appointed by the Selectmen to consult with the Plymouth Electric Light Company and the Plymouth Gas Light Company or other authorities regarding rates, and to take such action as they may deem advisable.
Mr. Allen Loft moved to substitute: That a committee of five be appointed by the Moderator, to represent the consumers of the Plymouth Electric Light Company and the Plymouth Gas Light Company in seeking for a reduc- tion of rates, no one to be appointed who has ever been financially interested in the above companies, and that the sum of $5,000.00 be appropriated for such expenses as the committee may deem necessary.
Mr. William M. Douglas then moved: That action un-
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der this article be indefinitely postponed, and the motion was carried.
Article Six :
To see if the Town will rescind the vote passed at the regular Town meeting held March 24, 1928, under Arti- cle 29 relative to the layout of a public way from Billing- ton Street to land of Malaguti on Standish Avenue. (By Petition.)
Mr. William P. Libby moved: That no action be taken under this article. Two hundred sixteen voting in the affirmative, and one hundred fifty-one voting in the nega- tive, the motion was carried.
Article Seven :
Mr. Francis J. Heavens moved: That the Town accept sections 32 to 47 inclusive, of Chapter 147 of the General Laws of Massachusetts, relative to licensed boxing con- tests. Two hundred two voting in the affirmative, and one hundred forty-six voting in the negative, the motion was carried.
On motion of George B. Howland, Voted: That the sum of $23,460.00 be raised and assessed upon the polls and estates of the Inhabitants of the Town of Plymouth and upon the estates of the non-residents, to defray the expenses of the Town for the ensuing year.
On motion of George B. Howland, Voted: To adjourn.
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING, NOV. 24, 1928 FRANK C. SMITH, Moderator
Article Two:
On motion of William P. Libby, it was unanimously Voted: That the Town indemnify the Commonwealth of Massachusetts against any and all claims for land, grade and drainage damages which may be caused by or result from the laying out, alteration, construction, or recon- struction of the State Highway known as Warren Avenue and Manomet Road, or any section or relocation thereof,
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and that the Board of Selectmen be authorized to sign an indemnity agreement therefor, in behalf of the Town indemnifying the Commonwealth as aforesaid, and that the sum of two hundred dollars be appropriated from money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, tow- ards the expense and damage thereof.
Article Three:
On motion of William P. Libby, it was unanimously Voted: That building lines be and hereby are established in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 82, Section 37 of the General Laws as amended by Chapter 130 of the Acts of 1925, on the westerly side of Main Street over land of Stoddard at No. 58, and on the westerly side of Court Street from the northeasterly corner of the build- ing of Josephine M. Crosby to South Russell Street.
Said lines are not more than forty feet distant from the exterior lines of Main or Court Street, and are located as follows :
The first line begins at the northeasterly corner of the brick wall of the building of Maccaferri and Penn and runs thence North 54° 56' 10" West 68.55 feet by land of said Maccaferri and Penn and land of Stoddard to the southeasterly corner of the building of Josephine M. Crosby.
The second line begins at the northeasterly corner of the building of Josephine M. Crosby and runs in the line of the front of the building of Edward A. Buttner to the northeasterly corner of the stone foundation of said Buttner building, thence North 55° 38' West 133.92 feet over land of Buttner, Whitman and Bartlett to the south- erly line of South Russell Street.
Said lines are shown on a plan entitled "Town of Plym- outh Plan of Proposed Building Line, Court Street, Au- gust 21, 1928. Scale 1"=20' " to which plan reference may be had.
And that hereafter no structures shall be erected be- tween such building lines and said Main and Court
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Streets, except steps, windows, porticos, and other pro- jections appurtenant to the front wall of a building; all buildings or parts of buildings, embankments, steps, walls, fences, and gates, now existing, shall be permitted to remain and to be maintained to such extent as they now are, and that no person or corporation has sustained damages by reason of establishing these lines and no damages be awarded any person or corporation therefor.
Article Four :
On motion of William P. Libby, it was unanimously voted: That the Board of Selectmen is hereby authoriz- ed to release to Leon R. Scott or his attorney, upon pay- ment of all taxes and charges thereon, the title to a par- cel of real estate at the corner of Bradford and Water- cure Streets taken by the Town for non-payment of taxes.
Article Five :
On motion of William P. Libby, it was unanimously voted: That the Fire Commissioner is hereby authorized to dispose of the steam fire engines known as Number One and Number Two.
Article Six :
On motion of William P. Libby, it was unanimously voted: That the Town appropriate from money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated the sum of two thousand (2,000) dollars for the Health Department.
Article Seven :
On motion of William P. Libby it was unanimously voted: That the Town appropriate from money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated the sum of sixteen hundred (1,600) dollars for the Public Welfare Depart- ment.
Article Eight:
On motion of William P. Libby it was unanimously voted: That the Town Accountant is hereby authorized to transfer the sum of seven hundred and fifty (750) dollars from the Park Department appropriation to the Public Playground appropriation.
On motion of George B. Howland, Voted: To adjourn.
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REPORT OF ADVISORY AND FINANCE COMMITTEE
ON THE ARTICLES IN THE TOWN. WARRANT MARCH 24, 1928
The Committee has held a series of meetings in the Town House at which the several boards and officers have presented their appropriation requirements. These have been carefully considered with the thought of econ- omy always in view. A notice was inserted in the local newspaper inviting all persons to come before the Com- mittee with any information in support of or in opposi- tion to the items under consideration.
The following report is submitted to the voters as a statement of the recommendations of this Committee on all of the Articles in the Warrant.
Article 5. To make the necessary appropriations to de- fray the expenses of the Town, and for other purposes, and to raise such sums of money as the Town shall deem expedient.
Recommended
By
By
Selectmen's Department,
Departments $3,250 00
Committee $3,250 00
Accounting Department,
2,500 00
2,500 00
Treasury Department,
2,000 00
2,000 00
Tax Collector's Department,
2,900 00
2,900 00
Assessors' Department,
6,300 00
7,000 00
Assessors' Plans,
1,000 00
1,000 00
Law Department,
1,200 00
1,200 00
Plymouth Two
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Town Clerk's Department,
1,650 00
1,650 00
Engineering Department,
1,000 00
1,000 00
Planning Board,
1,000 00
1,000 00
Election and Registration,
1,300 00
1,300 00
Maintenance of Town House,
3,000 00
3,000 00
Maintenance of Town Hall,
7,000 00
7,000 00
Police Department,
27,600 00
27,600 00
Fire Department,
35,279 00
35,000 00
Sealing Weights and Measures,
3,150 00
3,150 00
Moth Suppression,
5,000 00
5,000 00
Tree Warden's Department,
2,500 00
2,500 00
Forest Warden's Department,
4,000 00
4,000 00
Inland Fisheries,
200 00
250 00
Plymouth County Hospital Main- tenance,
10,159 63
10,159 63
Health Department,
18,000 00
18,000 00
Health Department, for 1927 bills, 594 34
594 34
Public Sanitaries,
3,000 00
3,000 00
Sewers,
6,000 00
6,000 00
Street Cleaning,
5,000 00
5,000 00
Roads and Bridges,
40,000 00
40,000 00
Hard-Surfacing Streets,
7,500 00
7,500 00
Gurnet Bridge Tax,
1,005 29
1,005 29
Sidewalks,
7,000 00
7,000 00
Sidewalks; Granolithic,
6,000 00
6,000 00
Snow and Ice Removal,
5,000 00
6,500 00
Street Sprinkling,
6,000 00
6,000 00
Street Lighting,
18,000 00
18,000 00
Harbor Master,
450 00
450 00
Pensions for Town Laborers,
800 00
800 00
Public Welfare, including
Mothers' Aid,
27,000 00
27,000 00
Soldiers' Benefits,
6,500 00
6,500 00
School Department,
249,000 00
249,000 00
Sexton,
200 00
200 00
Miscellaneous Account,
3,200 00
3,200 00
Water Department, Maintenance, 28,000 00
28,000 00
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Water Department, Construction, 5,000 00
5,000 00
Oak Grove and Vine Hills Ceme- teries,
11,500 00
11,500 00
Burial Hill Cemetery,
2,000 00
2,000 00
Chiltonville, Manomet, Cedarville and South Pond Cemeteries,
300 00
300 00
Town Debt and Interest,
82,000 00
82,000 00
Total for Article 5,
$661,038 26
$663,009 26
Plymouth Public Library,
$8,500 00
$8,500 00
Manomet Public Library,
750 00
500 00
Park Department, for Parks, Training Green and Public
Camping Places,
11,750 00
8,500 00
Park Department, for Public Playgrounds,
7,000 00
6,500 00
Memorial Day,
550 00
550 00
July Fourth and Forefathers' Day,
2,000 00
750 00
Band Concerts,
500 00
500 00
Plymouth County Aid to Agri- culture,
250 00
250 00
Rifle Range,
125 00
125 00
Town Forest, Reforesting and Improvement,
2,000 00
2,000 00
Inspection of Buildings,
1,000 00
800 00
Fire Alarm Signal System,
20,000 00
20,000 00
Water Street Extension, Con- struction,
10,000 00
. .....
Lothrop Street, Easterly from Railroad,
1,000 00
1,000 00
Alvin Road, Construction and Sidewalk,
3,000 00
3,000 00
Sidewalks on Cliff Street, Sand-
wich Road and River Street,
1,000 00
1,000 00
Beaver Dam Road, Hard Sur- facing,
2,500 00
. . ....
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Shore Road, Hard Surfacing,
2,500 00
2,500 00
Head of Bay Road,
1,500 00
1,500 00
Surfacing Right-of-Way at Town Hall,
2,000 00
2,000 00
Surfacing Parking Place at Town Hall,
2,000 00
2,000 00
New Westerly Highway, Dam- ages and Grading,
35,000 00
. . . . ..
New High School Building. If a bond issue is authorized, ap- propriation in current year,
7,000 00
12,500 00
High School Improvements and Alterations, (Estimated), 15,000 00
..... .
Acquiring land on Union Street
for School House Purposes,
7,500 00
7,500 00
Total of Warrant, $805,463 26
$744,984 26
Article 6. To take such action as the Town may see fit in aid of the Plymouth Public Library.
The Committee recommends that the Town appropri- ate the sum of $8,500.00, including the dog tax for 1927 amounting to $1,815.51 in aid of the Plymouth Public Library.
Article 7. To see if the Town will appropriate a sum not exceeding seven hundred and fifty (750) dollars in aid of the Manomet Public Library.
The Committee recommends that the Town appropriate the sum of $500.00 in aid of the Manomet Public Library.
Article 8. To see what appropriation the Town will make for the care and maintenance and improvement of the parks, Training Green, and public camping places.
The Committee recommends that the Town appropriate the sum of $8,500.00 for the care, maintenance and im- provement of the parks, including the Training Green and Public Camping Place.
Article 9. To see what appropriation the Town will
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make for the care and maintenance and improvement of the public playgrounds.
The Committee recommends that the Town appropriate the sum of $6,500.00 for the care, maintenance and im- provement of the public playgrounds.
Article 10. To see if the Town will appropriate a sum not exceeding five hundred and fifty (550) dollars for the observance of Memorial Day.
The Committee recommends that the Town appropriate the sum of $550.00 for the observance of Memorial Day, $50.00 of this to be apportioned to the United Spanish War Veterans.
Article 11. To see if the Town will appropriate a sum of money to pay the expenses of the observance of July Fourth and of an Old Home Day in connection with Fore- fathers' Day, said money to be expended by the Board of Selectmen.
The Committee recommends that the Town appropriate the sum of $750.00 for the observance of July Fourth and Forefathers' Day, to be expended under the direction of the Selectmen.
Article 12. To see if the Town will appropriate a sum of money not exceeding five hundred (500) dollars for public band concerts, said money to be expended by the Board of Selectmen.
The Committee recommends that the Town appropriate the sum of $500.00 for public band concerts.
Article 13. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for the use of the Plymouth County Trustees for County Aid to Agriculture a sum not exceeding two hundred and fifty (250) dollars, and choose a Town Di- rector as provided in sections 41 and 45 of revised chapter 128 of the General Laws, and act thereon.
The Committee recommends that the Town appropriate the sum of $250.00 for the use of the Plymouth County Trustees for County Aid to Agriculture, and choose a Town Director.
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Article 14. To see if the Town will appropriate a sum not exceeding one hundred and twenty-five (125) dollars for Rifle Range expenses.
The Committee recommends that the Town appropriate the sum of $125.00 for Rifle Range expenses.
Article 15. To see if the Town will appropriate a sum not exceeding two thousand (2,000) dollars for reforest- ing and improvement in the Town Forest.
The Committee recommends that the Town appropriate the sum of $2,000.00 for reforesting and improvement in the Town Forest.
Article 16. To see if the Town will appropriate a sum not exceeding one thousand (1,000) dollars for compen- sation of the Inspector of Buildings and to defray the expenses of that office.
The Committee recommends that the Town appropriate the sum of $800.00 for compensation of the Inspector of Buildings and to defray the expenses of that office.
Article 17. To see if the Town will appropriate twenty thousand (20,000) dollars to be expended on the Fire Alarm Signal System.
The Committee recommends that the Town appropriate the sum of $20,000.00 to be expended on the Fire Alarm Signal System.
Article 18. To see if the Town will appropriate a sum not exceeding ten thousand (10,000) dollars for construc- tion on Water Street Extension, including macadamizing of the section between Lothrop and Nelson Streets.
The Committee recommends that the Town take no action under Article Eighteen.
Article 19. To see if the Town will vote to accept and allow as a Town way that portion of Lothrop Street, so-called, from the easterly line of the right-of-way of the Railroad Company easterly to Water Street, as laid out by the Selectmen and reported to the Town. (By petition.)
The Committee recommends that the Town accept and
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allow as a town way that portion of Lothrop Street from the easterly line of the right-of-way of the Railroad Com- pany to Water Street, as laid out by the Selectmen and reported to the Town.
Article 20. To see if the Town will appropriate a sum not exceeding one thousand (1,000) dollars for construc- tion and hard-surfacing on the way specified in the fore- going article, and on that portion within the bounds of the Railroad right-of-way.
The Committee recommends that the Town appropriate the sum of $1,000.00 for construction and hard-surfac- ing on the way specified in Article 19.
Article 21. To see if the Town will vote to accept and allow as a Town way Alvin Road, so-called, running west- erly from Oak Street, as laid out by the Selectmen and reported to the Town. (By petition.)
The Committee recommends that the Town accept and allow as a town way Alvin Road, running westerly from Oak Street, as laid out by the Selectmen and reported to the Town.
Article 22. To see if the Town will appropriate a sum not exceeding three thousand (3,000) dollars for con- struction including hard-surfacing and sidewalks on Al- vin Road.
The Committee recommends that the Town appropriate the sum of $3,000.00 for construction including hard- surfacing and sidewalk on Alvin Road.
Article 23. To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of one thousand (1,000) dollars for putting an asphalt mixed surface on the sidewalks beginning at the junction of Cliff Street and Warren Avenue, and continu- ing on Cliff Street, Sandwich Road and River Street to the corner of River Street and Clifford Road. (By peti- tion.)
The Committee recommends that the Town appropriate the sum of $1,000.00 for putting an asphalt mixed sur- face on the sidewalks on Cliff Street, Sandwich Road and
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River Street, as specified in Article Twenty-Three.
Article 24. To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of twenty-five hundred (2,500) dollars for the pur- pose of continuing the surfacing of the Beaver Dam Road from the point where it now stops to a point to include the property of John Murray. (By petition.)
The Committee recommends that the Town take no action under Article Twenty-Four.
Article 25. To see if the Town will appropriate a sum not exceeding twenty-five hundred (2,500) dollars for hard-surfacing on the Shore Road to Manomet.
The Committee recommends that the Town appropriate the sum of $2,500.00 for hard-surfacing on the Shore Road.
Article 26. To see if the Town will appropriate a sum not exceeding fifteen hundred (1,500) dollars for im- provement of the Head of the Bay Road between Long Pond and the Bourne-Plymouth town line, as ordered by the County Commissioners.
The Committee recommends that the Town appropriate the sum of $1,500.00 for improvement of the Head of the Bay Road.
Article 27. To see if the Town will appropriate a sum not exceeding two thousand (2,000) dollars for surfac- ing the right-of-way from Court Street to Water Street at the Plymouth Memorial Building.
The Committee recommends that the Town appropriate the sum $2,000.00 for surfacing the right-of-way from Court Street to Water Street at the Plymouth Memorial Building.
Article 28. To see if the Town will appropriate a sum not exceeding two thousand (2,000) dollars for surfac- ing the parking place in the rear of the Plymouth Memorial Building.
The Committee recommends that the Town appropriate the sum of $2,000.00 for surfacing the parking place in the rear of the Plymouth Memorial Building.
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Article 29. To see if the Town will accept and allow the layout of a new public way from Billington Street, northerly to land of Joseph Malaguti, off Standish Avenue, as laid out by the Selectmen and reported to the Town, on March 18, 1927, and make an appropriation not exceeding thirty-five thousand (35,000) dollars for land damages and grading on said way.
The Committee recommends that the Town take no action under Article 29.
Article 30. To see if the Town will raise and appro- priate money for the erection of a new building on Lin- coln Street to provide further accommodations for the Junior and Senior High Schools, substantially in accord- ance with plans and specifications drawn by the Frank Irving Cooper Corporation and submitted herewith by the School Committee, or take any action relative there- to, and authorize issuance of notes or bonds of the Town therefor.
The Committee recommends that the Town appropriate the sum of Two hundred and ninety thousand (290,- 000) dollars for the erection of a new building on Lincoln Street, to provide further accommodations for the Junior and Senior High Schools, substantially in accordance with the plans and specifications mentioned in Article 30. That the sum of Twelve thousand, five hundred (12,500) dollars be included in the tax levy of the current year, and that a bond issue extending over a term of fifteen years be authorized for the sum of Two hundred seventy- seven thousand, five hundred (277,500) dollars.
Some of the members of the Advisory and Finance Committee visited the Junior and Senior High Schools and saw the crowded and unsatisfactory conditions.
The payment of $12,500 from this year's tax levy and a bond issue not to exceed fifteen years, seems to be a conservative way to finance the new building.
Article 31. To see if the Town will make alterations in and improvements to the present Junior and Senior High Schools and make an appropriation therefor.
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The Committee recommends that the Town take no action under Article 31.
Article 32. To see if the Town will acquire by pur- chase or eminent domain the land belonging to Grace A. Pope, lying on the southwesterly side of Union Street, and adjoining other land of the Town of Plymouth upon which to move the Lincoln Street School Building, so- called, and appropriate therefor the sum of seventy-five hundred (7,500) dollars.
The Committee recommends that the Town acquire the land on Union Street described in Article 32, upon which to move the Lincoln Street School Building and appropri- ate the sum of Seventy-five hundred (7,500) dollars therefor.
Article 33. To see if the Town will fix the compensa- tion of the members of the Board of Health.
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