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Article 24. Recommended by the Finance Committee.
Article 25. To see what action the Town will take on the Proposed By-Laws for the Town of Carver, and act anything thereon.
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PROPOSED BY-LAWS FOR THE TOWN OF CARVER Article I
Section 1. The annual town meeting shall be held for the election of officers on the first Monday in March at 12 noon. The polls shall be open for at least seven hours, and as soon as the ballots are counted the meeting will be adjourned to the following Saturday at 2 P. M. for the transaction of municipal business.
Section 2. Twenty-five votes shall be necessary to consti- tute a quorum at town meetings provided that a number less than a quorum may from time to time adjourn the same.
Section 3. All articles in the warrant shall be taken up in order of their arrangement unless otherwise ordered by two-thirds vote.
Section 4. No motion to adjourn without day shall be in order until all articles in the warrant have been acted upon.
Section 5. In all town elections the counting of ballots shall not begin until the polls have been open for four hours.
Section 6. The check list shall be used in admitting voters to a town meeting, except that non-voters may be ad- mitted to a defined and separate portion thereof, and non- voters may address the meeting if the town so votes.
Section 7. The articles to be acted upon at the annual town meeting in March shall be in the hands of the Board of Selectmen on or before February first preceding said meet- ing.
Article II
The town warrant shall be posted in the town hall and at each fire station in the town.
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Article III
The moderator shall be elected for one year, the name to appear on the official ballot.
Article IV
The powers and duties of the presiding officer not especially provided for by law shall be determined by rules of practice as contained in Robert's Rules of Order so far as they are adapted to the conditions and powers of the town.
Article V
Section 1. The Board of Selectmen shall consist of three members, each elected for a three year term, one term ex- piring annually.
Section 2. The Board of Selectmen shall serve as the Board of Public Welfare.
Section 3. The Board of Selectmen shall have the power to prosecute, compromise or defend suits for or against the town and employ counsel at any time if in its judgment the interests of the town so require.
Section 4. It shall be the duty of the Board of Select- men to transmit a copy of any warrant for any regular or special town meeting as soon as said warrant is drawn, to the Finance Committee.
Section 5. The Board of Selectmen shall appoint an Inspector of Wires, as provided in Chapter 66, Section 32 of the General Laws, as amended by Chapter 529 of the act of 1949.
Section 6. The Board of Selectmen shall notify all de- partment heads and all committees appointed or elected by the town of any special town meetings at least seven days prior to the posting of the warrant of said meeting.
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Article VI
The following officers are to be chosen from the floor at the annual town meeting to serve a one year term:
Three field drivers and pound keepers
Three surveyors of lumber and measurers of wood Three fence viewers
Three members to serve as a herring committee.
Article VII
Section 1. The Finance Committee shall consist of nine members, except as hereinafter provided, and shall be ap- pointed in the manner hereinafter set forth. Beginning with the year 1960, and annually thereafter, the moderator shall appoint three members to serve on the Finance Commitee, each member to serve for a term of three years. The member- ship of the present Committee of fifteen members shall not be reduced except by expiration of their respective terms in accordance with the by-laws now in effect. No member of the Finance Committee, after having served two consecutive terms, shall be eligble for appointment to said Committee until one year shall have passed.
Section 2. All qualified voters on the voting list for the Town of Carver are eligible for appointment to the Finance Committee except that no elected or appointed town officer is eligible for membership on such committee, and no member of a special town committee shall have a vote as a member of the Finance Committee on any matter pertaining to the duties of that special committee.
Section 3. On or before the first day of May it shall be the duty of the Moderator to call the organization meeting of the Finance Committee.
Section 4. The Finance Committee at its organizational meeting shall elect a chairman, vice-chairman, and a secretary, all who shall serve until the next annual town meeting. Within ten days after the organization the secretary shall notify the Town Clerk in writing of such organization.
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Section 5. Any vacancies occurring in the Finance Com- mittee shall be filled by the Moderator within seven days of the notification in writing of said vacancy by the chairman of the Finance Committee.
Section 6. Three consecutive absences of any member of the Finance Committee at a duly called meeting, except for reason of sickness, shall constitute a vacancy.
Section 7. The report of the Finance Committee to the annual town meeting shall be in print and shall contain the request of all departments and the appropriations recom- mended by the Finance Committee, together with such recom- mendations on other matters in such warrant as in its judgment should be brought to the attention of the town, but reports to all other town meetings shall be in such form as the Finance Committee shall deem advisable.
Section 8. The Finance Committee may appoint such sub-committees as it may deem advisable.
Section 9. The Finance Committee shall have authority at any time to investigate the town's accounts and manage- ment of any department, and the books, records and accounts of all departments of the town shall be open to the inspection of the Finance Committee, or any of its authorized sub-com- mittees, or any person authorized to act for said committee.
Section 10. The members of the Finance Committee excepting chairman and secretary shall serve without pay, but may be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred in the discharge of their duties. Salary for chairman and secretary of said committee to be set by a vote of the town.
Section 11. On or before December 21 of each year the Officers, Boards, or Committees having charge of expenditures of the town's money shall transmit, in writing, to the Finance Committee their estimate of expenditures for the conduct of
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their departments for the next municipal year. On or before January 15 of the following year these same officers shall present to the Finance Committee, in writing a detailed list of the expenditures for the year previous.
Article VIII
A summary of all town meetings and results of all elec- tions shall be included in the annual town report.
Article IX
Valuation lists for the Town of Carver shall be published every five years unless otherwise voted by the town.
Article X
Any of these by-laws may be modified or amended or re- pealed at any annual town meeting by a majority of votes of those present and voting, any article or articles for the purpose having been inserted in the warrant for such meeting.
Article XI
No person shall commence within the town any new con- struction of a building of any type or description, or com- mence major alterations, additions or improvements of any existing building, without first having applied for and obtained a permit therefor from the Board of Selectmen. No permit shall be required for ordinary repairs or renovations.
The application shall be in triplicate and contain infor- mation as to the name and address of the applicant and the name and address of the owner, and the nature and location of construction or proposed work. One copy of the application shall be kept on file, one copy given to the applicant, and one copy given to the Board of Assessors. The Selectmen shall grant the permit in written or printed form within fifteen days of the filing of the application if all information required is given. The permit shall become void unless operations thereunder are commenced within six months of the date of issuance.
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Any person who violates any provision of this law shall be subject to a fine of not more than twenty dollars ($20.00) to be paid to the Treasurer of the town. Article XII
All by-laws in force are hereby repealed.
Article 25. Recommended by the Finance Committee.
And you are directed to serve this warrant by posting attested copies thereof, at the several places designated by vote of the Town, seven days at least before the time of hold- ing said meeting.
Hereof fail not, and make due return of this warrant, with your doings, thereon, to the Town Clerk at the time and place of Meeting aforesaid.
Given under our hands this tenth day of February in the year One Thousand Nine Hundred and Fifty-nine.
GORDON W. FOUNTAIN JOHN E. JOHNSON FRANK R. MAZZILLI
Selectmen of Carver
Finance Committee: PHILIP H. GIBBS, Chairman LILLIAN B. CHAUVIN, Secretary
SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS, BALANCES, AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE SELECTMEN
Tabulated for the Use of Voters in the Town Meeting, March 7, 1959
APPROPRIATION
OTHER SOURCES
TOTAL
SPENT
12-31-58 BALANCE
RETURNED TO TREASURY
REQUEST FOR 1959
RECOMMENDED BY FINANCE COMMITTEE
1. Moderator
$30.00
$30.00
$25.00
$5.00
$25.00
$25.00
2. Selectmen
2,709.00
2,709.00
2,574.86
134.14
2,461.00
2,461.00
3. Auditors
299.99
299.99
299.99
224.25
4. Treasurer
3,002.00
100.00
3,102.00
3,063.88
38.12
3,175.00
3,175.00
5. Tax Collector
3,107.00
3,107.00
3,105.25
1.75
3,150.00
3,150.00
6. Assessors
3,250.00
3,250.00
2,770.48
479.52
3,375.00
3,375.00
7. Assessors' Plais
3,000
3,078.16
6,078.16
6,078.16
3,000.00
3,000.00
8. Law
200.00
200.00
150.00
50.00
200.00
200.00
9. Town Clerk
1,430.00
1,430.00
1,410.14
19.86
1,455.00
1,455.00
10. Elections, Registration St. Listing
1,125.00
1,125.00
998.87
126.13
780.00
780.00
11. Finance Commitee Expense 40.00
40.00
12.10
27.90
30.00
30.00
12. Town Hall
2,956.00
450.00
3,406.00
3,385.60
20.40
3,217.40
3,217.40
13. Police
7,829.70
2,570.75
10,400.45
10,126.17
274.28
11,571.50
11,571.50
14. Fires
1,200.00
1,200.00
973.71
226.29
15. Fire Equipment
4,043.00
4,043.00
4,031.73
11.27
16. Fire Account
17. Fire Truck
12,600.00
12,600.00
12,285.00
315.00
6,335.00
6,335.00
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APPROPRIATION
SOURCES
TOTAL
SPENT
12-31-58 BALANCE
RETURNED TO TREASURY
REQUEST FOR 1959
RECOMMENDED BY FINANCE COMMITTEE
18. Weights and Measures
212.00
212.00
211.73
.27
175.00
175.00
19. Inspector of Wires
220.00
220.00
153.96
66.04
220.00
220.00
20. Tree Warden
2,500.00
2,500.00
2,499.61
.39
2,200.00
1,850.00
21. Gypsy Moth
800.00
800.00
799.80
.20
800.00
800.00
22. Dutch Elm Disease
2,000.00
400.00
2,400.00
2,400.00
2,300.00
2,200.00
23. Dog Officer
100.00
100.00
200.00
192.00
8.00
200.00
200.00
24. Health
3,060.00
3,060.00
2,276.10
783.90
3,067.00
3,067.00
25. Public Health Nurse
2,425.83
2,425.83
2,221.93
203.90
2,403.83
2,403.83
26. General Highway
3,822.80
3,822.80
3,795.62
27.18
5,272.00
4,272.00
27. Tremont St.
Construction
7,025.67
7,025.67
6,106.61
919.06
28. Removal of Snow
7,500.00
7,500.00
6,630.22
869.78
7,500.00
7,500.00
29. Roads, Chapter 81
24,750.00
24,750.00
24,750.00
6,600.00
6,600.00
30. Roads, Chapter 90
25,000.00
1,500.00
26,500.00
15,335.73
11,164.27
6,000.00
6,000.00
31. Machinery Acct.
2,640.00
300.00
2,940.00
2,936.82
3.18
3,005.00
3,005.00
32 Land Damage:
Wareham St.
1,214.00
1,214.00
1,010.00
204.00
High and Spring Sts.
9.00
9.00
5.00
4.00
Seipet St.
2.00
2.00
2.00
Tremont St.
993.00
27.00
1,020.00
993.00
27.00
So. Meadow St.
13.43
13.43
13.43
Holmes St.
32.00
32.00
32.00
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Meadow St.
2.88
2.88
2.88
Rts. 58 and 44
20.00
20.00
20.00
Indian St.
43.00
43.00
43.00
Route 58
59.00
59.00
23.00
36.00
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APPROPRIATION
OTHER SOURCES
TOTAL
SPENT
12-31-58 BALANCE
RETURNED TO TREASURY
1959
RECOMMENDED BY FINANCE COMMITTEE
33. Crane Brook Bridge
15,391.78
15,391.78
15,142.10
249.68
34. Savery Avenue
Widening
205.00
205.00
205.00
35. Public Assist. Admin
3,510.00
3,510.00
3,343.55
166.45
3,810.00
3,810.00
36. Public Assist.
50,500.00
50,500.00
45,117.47
5,382.53
41,070.00
41,070.00
37. Veterans' Benefits Admin. 440.00
440.00
250.00
190.00
250.00
250.00
38. Veterans' Benefits
5,000.00
3,500.00
8,500.00
8,056.23
443.77
8,000.00
8,000.00
39. Schools
139,785.00
139,785.00
139,711.94
73.06
144,655.00
144,655.00
40. Regional School District Planning Committee
233.71
233.71
233.71
41. Library
515.00
329.60
844.60
843.27
1.33
591.96
591.96
42. Parks
820.00
820.00
733.96
86.04
825.00
805.00
43. Old Home Day
200.00
200.00
200.00
200.00
200.00
44. Memorial Day
175.00
175.00
175.00
175.00
175.00
45. Workmen's Compensation Insurance
1,600.00
1,600.00
747.41
852.59
1,231.57
1,231.57
46. Unpaid Bills of 1957
386.00
386.00
386.00
185.20
185.20
47. Center Carver Athletic Field
250.00
250.00
74.15
175.85
250.00
250.00
48. Reserve Account
5,000.00
5,000.00
3,150.00
1,850.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
49. American Legion Post Rent 400.00
400.00
400.00
400.00
400.00
50. Plymouth Cty. Retirement Bd.
1,552.40
1,552.40
1,552.40
1,680.80
1,680.00
51. Unclassified
936.00
936.00
933.71
2.29
1,000.00
1,000.00
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REQUEST FOR
APPROPRIATION
OTHER SOURCES
TOTAL
SPENT
12-31-58 BALANCE
RETURNED TO TREASURY
REQUEST FOR 1959
RECOMMENDED BY FINANCE COMMITTEE
52. Aid to Agriculture
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
53. Cemeteries
3,176.00
3,176.00
3,145.13
30.87
4,001.00
4,001.00
54. Special Cemeteries
650.00
650.00
602.00
48.00
650.00
650.00
55. Cemeteries, Perpetual Care
1,000.00
1,000.00
969.86
30.14
1,000.00
1,000.00
56. Lakenham Tool Shed
270.00
270.00
270.00
57. Thomas Tillson and Lucinda Tillson Lots
80.00
80.00
79.35
.65
58. Consolidated School Bonds
13,000.00
13,000.00
13,000.00
13,000.00
13,000.00
59. Interest School Bonds
2,535.00
2,535.00
2,535.00
2,340.00
2,340.00
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INDEX
Appropriations, Summary of
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Assessors' Report.
68
Auditors, Town.
Auditors, State.
Births Recorded, 1958
Cemetery Funds, Condition of.
County Aid to Agriculture.
Deaths Recorded, 1958
Departmental Expenses.
Inspector of Animals, Report of
Inspector of Slaughtering, Report of.
Inspector of Wiring, Report of.
Jury List.
Licenses Issued.
78
Marriages Recorded, 1958
39
Officers and Committees, 1958
3
Old Home Day, Report of Treasurer of.
82
Public Welfare.
75
Public Health Nurse.
52
School Department Report
Census
111
John Carver School, Report of Principal of.
102
Financial Report.
88
Music Director
108
School Committee.
84
School Nurse, Report of.
116
Superintendency Union
110
Superintendent, Report of
94
Tax Collector's Report.
50
Town Clerk's Report ..
39
Town Warrant and Report of Finance Committee.
115
Treasurer's Report. 9
81 57 41 45 55 43 17 81
80 80 51 36
Librarian, Report of.
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