Town annual reports of Medfield 1960-1966, Part 53

Author: Medfield (Mass.)
Publication date: 1960
Publisher: The Town
Number of Pages: 1530


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632.00


247.00


400.00


40. Personnel Board


60.00


1,270.00


Highway Department


41. Payroll


30,529.00


34,537.00


38,833.00


42. Materials and Supplies: Machinery 22,312.00


20,234.00


18,300.00


43. Chapter 81: Repair and Maint.


6,900.00


7,200.00


7,500.00


44. Removing Brush


1,984.00


1,994.00


2,000.00


45. Sidewalks


996.00


991.00


1,000.00


46. Snow and Ice


41,797.00


40,004.00


40,000.00


Total


104,518.00


104,960.00


107,633.00


Police Department


47 Salary: Chief


6,516.00


6,727.00


7,085.00


48. Salary: Sergeant


5,550.00


5,947.00


6,304.00


49. Salaries: 7 Officers


30,627.00


37,100.00


39,226.00


50. Payroll: Part Time


2,788.00


2,345.00


3,000.00


51. Payroll: Vacation and Holidays


3,636.00


2,000.00


2,185.00


52. Payroll: Sick Leave


1,100.00


960.00


1,100.00


53. Cruiser Expenses


2,273.00


2,402.00


2,500.00


54. Telephone, Radio and Teletype


1,368.00


1,429.00


1,446.00


55. Uniforms


472.00


928.00


975.00


56. Police Schools


690.00


100.00


600.00


57. Other Expenses


925.00


1,131.00


1,085.00


58. One Additional Officer


3,784.00


Total


55,945.00


61,069.00


69,290.00


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Fire Department


59. Salaries: Officers


1,125.00


1,105.00


5,695.00


60. Other Salaries and Wages


9,692.00


13,410.00


13,330.00


61. Supplies


1,349.00


3,652.00


3,450.00


62. Other Expenses


1,833.00


1,903.00


2,288.00


63. Utilities


1,899.00


2,692.00


2,700.00


Total


15,898.00


22,762.00


27,463.00


Tree and Moth Department


64. Tree Warden (per hour)


2,50


2.50


2.75


65. Mosquito Control


978.00


960.00


2,000.00


66. Care of Trees


3,497.00


4,892.00


4,300.00


67. Dutch Elm


3,993.00


3,997.00


3,500.00


68. Insect Pest Control


980.00


1,000.00


1,000.00


69. Planting Trees


597.00


674.00


700.00


70. Destroying Ivy


140.00


124.00


100.00


Total


10,185.00


11,647.00


11,600.00


Inspectors


71. Building


1,265.00


1,285.00


1,325.00


72. Plumbing


750.00


768.00


1,125.00


73. Gas


350.00


370.00


700.00


74. Wiring


693.00


655.00


675.00


75. Sealer of Weights and Measures


174.00


174.00


175.00


Total


3,232.00


3,252.00


4,000.00


Other


76. Dog Officer


250.00


250.00


250.00


77. Civilian Defense


101.00


500.00


78. Board of Appeals


646.00


645.00


650.00


79. Street Lights


10,561.00


10,959.00


11,890.00


Total


11,457.00


11,955.00


13,290.00


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Board of Health


80. Salaries: 3 Board Members


81. Department Expenses


2,014.00


1,196.00


3,000.00


Total


2,014.00


1,196.00


3,000.00


82. Public Health Nurse


1,200.00


1,200.00


1,200.00


83. Garbage Disposal


10,000.00


10,200.00


10,500.00


84. Mental Health


735.00


735.00


825.00


Ambulance


85. Salaries and Payroll


1,132.00


1,569.00


1,650.00


86. Other Expenses


483.00


343.00


350.00


Total


1,615.00


1,912.00


2,000.00


Public Dump


87. Payroll


1,394.00


2,385.00


3,000.00


88. Other Expenses


644.00


3,915.00


9,710.00


Total


2,038.00


6,300.00


12,710.00


Sewer


89. Payroll


2,500.00


3,108.00


3,000.00


90. Other Expense


897.00


1,335.00


1,430.00


3,397.00


4,443.00


4,430.00


Public Welfare


91. Salary: Chairman


312.00


312.00


312.00


92. Salary: Clerk


188.00


188.00


188.00


93. Salary: Third Member


125.00


125.00


125.00


94. General Relief


2,900.00


4,000.00


4,500.00


95. Old Age Assistance


9,000.00


7,500.00


10,000.00


96. Disability Assistance


1,000.00


12,050.00


4,500.00


Total


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97. Aid to Dependent Children


6,500.00


7,200.00


6,000.00


98. Medical Assistance to Aged


12,002.00


10,500.00


20,000.00


99. Administrative Expenses


3,400.00


3,400.00


3,400.00


Total


35,427.00


45,275.00


49,025.00


Veterans


100. Benefits


3,408.00


2,591.00


3,900.00


101. Memorial Day


631.00


650.00


650.00


Total


4,039.00


3,241.00


4,550.00


General School Budget


Administration


23,896.00


26,183.00


Teachers, textbooks and teaching supplies


527,612.00


606,782.00


Health, transportation and student activities


36,890.00


46,595.00


Operation and Maintenance of Plant


78,468.00


87,205.00


Other departmental expense


3,541.00


3,185.00


102. Sub-Total


588,654.00


670,407.00


769,950.00


103. Vocational Education


2,305.00


1,700.00


2,600.00


104. School Traffic


1,500.00


1,500.00


1,500.00


105. School Planning Building Committee Expenses


348.00


1,000.00


106. Dental Clinic


1,000.00


804.00


1,000.00


Total Schools


593,459.06


674,759.00


776,050.00


Library


107. Salaries: 6 Trustees


1


Payroll


6,778.00


7,031.00


9,090.00 ₺


Other Expenses


5,585.00


5,410.00


6,315.00


Gross Department Expense


12,363.00


12,441.00


15,405.00 ·


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Less Receipts


108.


Dog Tax Transfer


736.00


696.00


750.00


109. Library Fines


Books- related mat


791.00


991.00


950.00


Other Receipts


3,331.00


3,249.00


4,100.00 4247


State Aid


1,505.00


1,505.00


1,505.00


Total Receipts


6,363.00


6,441.00


7,305.00


110. Net: Department Expense


Total 6,000.00


6,000.00


8,100.00


Water Department


111. Salaries: 3 Board Members


112. Superintendent's Salary (per hour)


2.50


2.50


2.75


113. Pumping Costs including Payroll


7,264.00


7,381.00


11,355.00


114. Distribution Operations Payroll


12,806.00


13,523.00


15,425.00


115. Distribution Operations Expenses


5,536.00


3,811.00


4,700.00


116. New Services


10,890.00


10,295.00


12,500.00


Total


36,496.00


35,010.00


43,980.00


Cemetery


117. Salaries: 3 Commissioners


118. Superintendent's Salary (per hour) Payroll Other Expenses


2.00


2.00


2.00


7,392.00


7,954.00


6,500.00


2,182.00


2,533.00


2,750.00


Gross Department Expense


9,574.00


10,487.00


9,250.00


Less Receipts


119. Sale of Lots Other Receipts


334.00


310.00


180.00


2,268.00


1,977.00


1,900.00


Total Receipts


2,602.00


2,287.00


2,080.00


120. Net Department Expense


6,972.00


8,200.00


7,170.00


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Conservation Commission


121. Department Expenses


108.00


153.00


250.00


122. Conservation Fund


3,000.00


3,000.00


3,000.00


Total


3,108.00


3,153.00


3,250.00


Town Debt


123. Notes


162,054.00


185,000.00


285,000.00


124. Certification of Notes


14.00


14.00


50.00


125. Interest


73,951.00


79,162.00


131,139.00


Total


236,019.00


264,176.00


416,189.00


Insurance


126. Vehicles


2,758.00


3,286.00


3,225.00


127. Workman's Compensation


9,410.00


5,828.00


5,750.00


128. Fire


5,044.00


4,794.00


4,791.00


129. Boiler


2,864.00


130.


Group


11,000.00


10,312.00


13,000.00


Total


28,212.00


27,084.00


26,766.00


Unclassified


131. Town Report


2,109.00


2,077.00


2,400.00


132. County Retirement


11,924.00


12,947.00


15,197.00


133. Stabilization Fund


20,000.00


14,968.00


134. Reserve Fund


9,958.00


9,973.00


11,000.00


Total


43,991.00


39,965.00


28,597.00


Grand Total Article 3 - $1,695,395.00


Article 4. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Treasurer with the approval of the Selectmen to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the Financial year beginning January


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1, 1965, and to issue a note or notes therefor payable within one year and to renew any note or note sas may be given for a period of less than one year in accordance with Chapter 44, Section 17, General Laws.


Article 5. To see if the Town will authorize the Collector to use all means in the collection of taxes as the Treasurer might if elected to that office.


Article 6. To see if the Town will vote to amend the Personnel Ad- ministration Plan for the Town of Medfield adopted at a Special Town Meeting held on November 30, 1964 by adding thereto:


CLASSIFICATION OF POSITIONS AND PAY SCHEDULES FULL TIME POSITIONS


POSITION


RATE RANGE


2nd


4th


Minimum


Step


3rd Step


Step


Maxi.


POLICE DEPARTMENT


*Chief


Annual


6,300


6,600


6,900


7,200


7,500


Sergeant


Annual


5,400


5,650


5,900


6,150


6,400


Patrolman


Annual


4,900


5,100


5,300


5,500


5,700


STREET DEPARTMENT


*Superintendent


Annual


6,300


6,600


6,900


7,200


7,500


Foreman


Hourly


2.40


2.50


2.60


2.70


2.80


Equipment Operator Repairman


Hourly


2.20


2.30


2.40


2.50


2.60


Equipment Operator


Hourly


2.10


2.15


2.20


2.25


2.30


Truck Driver


Hourly


1.95


2.00


2.05


2.10


2.15


Laborer


Hourly


1.70


1.75


1.80


1.85


1.90


Snow Removal Premium: 20% of hourly rate for time worked other than normal schedule.


WATER AND SEWER DEPARTMENT


Foreman


Hourly


2.40


2.50


2.60


2.70


2.80


Equipment Operator


Hourly


2.10


2.15


2,20


2.25


2.30


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EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT


*Administrative Secretary


Annual 5,000


5,200


5,400


5,600


5,800


*Custodian: Town Hall Annual 3,800


4,000


4,200


4,400


4,600


REGULAR PART TIME POSITIONS


LIBRARY


Librarian


Annual 2,300


2,400


2,500


2,600


2,700


Assistant Librarian


Annual


1,900


2,000


2,100


2,200


2,300


Children's Librarian


Annual


1,900


2,000


2,100


2,200


2,300


PUBLIC DUMP


Custodian: Dump


Annual 2,200 2,300


2,400


2,500


2,600


*Indicates a salaries position not subject to overtime payment.


PART TIME AND TEMPORARY POSITIONS


Ambulance Administrator


Ambulance Attendant


$10.00 per Month $2.00 per Hour $187.00 per Year


Animal Inspector


Beach: Assistant Water Front Director


$70.00 to $85.00 per Week


Beach: Chief Swimming Instructor


$500.00 to $600.00 per Season


Beach: Lifeguard


$50.00 to $70.00 per Week


Beach: Maintenance Man


$45.00 to $50.00 per Week


Beach: Water Front Director


$85.00 to $100.00 per Week


Building Inspector $5.00 per inspection+$1100.00 Minimum per Year


Building Inspector: Acting


$5.00 per inspection +$150.00 Minimum per Year


Clerk: Typist


Custodian: Library


$1.75 to $2.00 per Hour $1100.00 per Year


Deputy Collector


Fee


Deputy Collector and Bookkeeper


Director of Insect Pest Control


$900.00 per Year $2.75 per Hour $250.00 per Year


Dog Officer


Gas Inspector $5.00 per Inspection/$300.00 Minimum per Year


Gas Inspector: Acting $5.00 per Inspection /$50.00 Minimum per Year


Laborer $1.60 to $1.80 per Hour Library Aide $1.40 to $1.65 per Hour


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Planning Board Assistant


$900.00 per Year


Plumbing Inspector $5.00 per Inspection/$900.00 Minimum per Year Plumbing Inspector: Acting


Police Matron


$5.00 per Inspection/$200.00 Minimum per Year $2.25 per Hour $2.00 per Hour


Poll Worker Registrar


Registrar: Chief


Sanitation Inspector


Sealer of Weights and Measures


Secretary


Slaughtering Inspector


Special Police Officer


Town Accountant


Town Counsel


$50.00 per Year $75.00 per Year $3.00 per Inspection $175.00 per Year $2.00 to $2.25 per Hour $100.00 per Year $20.00 per Day $2100.00 per Year $3000.00 per Year $1.95 to $2.35 per Hour $700.00 per Year


Tree Climber


Veterans' Agent


Wiring Inspector


$5.00 per Inspection/$500.00 Minimum per Year


Wiring Inspector: Acting


$5.00 per Inspection/$150.00 Minimum per Year


When an hourly paid employee is called in to work on an emergency assignment, he shall receive no less than two (2) hours pay at his straight time hourly rate. This does not apply to planned overtime.


or do or act anything in relation thereto.


Article 7. To see if the Town will vote to amend the By-law adopted November 30, 1964 entitled "Personnel Administration Plan" or do or act anything in relation thereto; by changing said By-law to read as follows:


Section 16 c Police Department


The services of all regular or permanent police officers shall be re- stricted to five; days and to forty hours in any one week; provided, that service in excess of the aforesaid days and hours may be author- ized by the Chief of Police and that the officer performing such addi- tional service shall be compensated at the rate of time and one-half the hourly rate of his regular compensation for his average weekly hours of regular duty. (Petition)


Article 8. To see if the Town will vote to amend the Personnel Administration Plan, adopted November 30, 1964 by deleting in its entirety Section 16b entitled "hourly-paid employees" and substituting therefor the following new section:


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b. Hourly paid employees except permanent full time employees engaged in snow and ice removal, and emergency repair work. Time worked prior to or subsequent to the regular work day and Sundays shall be paid at the rate of one and one half time the regular hourly rate of pay. (Petition)


Article 9. To see if the Town will vote to pass the following resolu- tion :


Be it resolved that it is the sense of this Town Meeting that the Board of Selectmen be instructed to lay out an extension of Rolling Lane in a generally Norherly direction from its present Northerly terminus to Main Street. (Planning Board)


Article 10. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money, such appropriation to be made available to the Planning Board, for the purposes of the further study, approval, publication and implementation of the proposed new Building Code for the Town of Med- field, or do or act anything in relation thereto. (Planning Board).


Article 11. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Water and Sewerage Board to appoint one of its members as Water Superintendent, or do or act anything in relation thereto. (Water and Sewerage Board)


Article 12. To see if the Town will authorize the Board of Assessors to appoint one of its members as Clerk, or do or act anything in relation thereto. (Board of Assessors)


Article 13. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Health to appoint one of its members as Agent for the Board of Health, or do or act anything in relation thereto. (Board of Health)


Article 14. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Cemetery Commissioners to appoint one of its members as Superintendent, or do or act anything in relation thereto. (Cemetery Commissioners)


Article 15. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Appeals on Zoning to appoint one of its members or associate member as Clerk, or do or act anything in relation thereto.


(Board of Appeals on Zoning)


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Article 16. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Six Thousand, Five Hundred Dollars ($6,500.00) for the recon- struction and resurfacing of Main Street (Route 109) and to authorize the Board of Selectmen to enter into any and all contracts necessary or inci- dental thereto; said money to be used with funds allotted by the County and State, or do or act anything in relation thereto. (Board of Selectmen)


Article 17. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money and appropriate it to the Street Improvement Account; said funds to be expended for the reconstruction of a section of Granite Street, or do or act anything in relation thereto. (Board of Selectmen)


Article 18. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate and/or transfer from available funds and/or borrow a sum of money and appropriate it to a Street Resurfacing Account; said funds to be expended for the resurfacing of a portion of Spring Street between South Street and Curve Street and a portion of South Street from High Street a distance of approximately three hundred (300) feet in a southwesterly direction, or do or act anything in relation thereto. (Board of Selectmen)


Article 19. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate and/or transfer and/or borrow a sum of money for the purchase of a truck and plow for the Highway Department, and authorize the Select- men to trade as part of the purchase price a present Highway Truck, or do or act anything in relation thereto. (Board of Selectmen)


Article 20. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for the purchase of an automatic sand spreader, and to authorize the Board of Selectmen to trade as part of the purchase price an existing spreader, or do or act anything in relation thereto.


(Board of Selectmen)


Article 21. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate and/or transfer from Available Funds a sum of money for the purpose of replanking the flooring and replacing the railings on the Curve Street Overhead Bridge, or do or act anything in relation thereto.


(Board of Selectmen)


Article 22. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate and/or transfer from available funds a sum of money to purchase and equip a new motor vehicle for use as a police cruiser, and to authorize


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the Board of Selectmen to trade or sell as part of the purchase price the present 1963 Chevrolet sedan, or do or act anything in relation thereto. (Police Department)


Article 23. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate and/or transfer from available funds a sum of money to purchase a Radar-Timer for use by the Police Department, or do or act anything in relation thereto. (Police Department)


Article 24. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate and/or transfer from available funds a sum of money for the purchase of a resuscitator for use by the Police Department, or do or act anything in relation thereto. (Police Department)


Article 25. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate and/or transfer from available funds a sum of money to be used to paint Pavement Markings on public ways, or do or act anything in relation thereto. (Police Department)


Article 26. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate and/or transfer from available funds a sum of money to defray the cost of having Traffic Control Signal Lights installed at the intersection of North, Main and Pleasant Streets or do or act anything in relation thereto. (Police Department)


Article 27. To see if the Town will vote to amend the By-law adopted June 12, 1961 and amended March 11, 1963 establishing minimum and maximum salaries to be paid to members of the Police Department by further amending said By-law to read as follows, or do or act anything in relation thereto.


Section 1: Chief of Police


1st year of service 2nd year of service 3rd year of service After 3rd year of service


$119.23 week or $6200 per year $125.63 week or $6532.68 per year $132.03 week or $6865.36 per year $138.45 week or $7200.00 per year


Section 2: Sergeant


1st year of service 2nd year of service 3rd year of service and over


$115.38 week or $6,000.00 per year $119.22 week or $6,200.00 per year $123.07 week or $6,400.00 per year


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Section 3: Patrolmen


1st year of service 2nd year of service 3rd year of service 4th year of service


After 4th year of service


$91.92 week or $4780.00 per year $96.35 week or $5010.00 per year $100.78 week or $5240.00 per year $105.21 week or $5470.00 per year $109.61 week or $5700.00 per year (Police Department)


Article 28. To see what rate the Town will vote to pay Police Offi- cers for attendance at and upon the courts and to see in what manner provision will be made for such compensation, or do or act anything in relation thereto. (Board of Selectmen)


Article 29. To hear and act on the report of any special committee appointed at any previous Special Town Meeting or Annual Town Meeting or appointed by the Moderator or Selectmen as authorized by the vote of the Town.


Article 30. To see what sum of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds in the Treasury, such appropriation to be made available to the Land Acquisition Committee for School Needs, for the purposes of procuring engineering, title and land appraisal services in connection with its studies of land for future school needs, or do or act anything in relation thereto.


(Land Acquisition Committee for School Needs)


Article 31. To see if the Town will vote to instruct the Board of Selectmen to petition the Boston Edison Co. to install street lights on poles No. 5 and 22 on Bridge Street; the cost of said lights to be taken from the street lighting account, or do or act anything in relation thereto. (Petition)


Article 32. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate and/or transfer from available funds in the Town Treasury a sum of money to defray the cost of taking the State Census in the Town of Medfield as of January 1, 1965. (Town Clerk)


Article 33. To see if the Town will vote to adopt the following reso- lution:


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WHEREAS the General Court sitting as a Constitutional Convention, did on July 16, 1963, give initial approval to a Home Rule amend- ment to the state Constitution, and


WHEREAS this bill of rights for local governments requires a second approval by the members of the General Court during this legis- lative session, and


WHEREAS we, as members of this Town Meeting, feel competent to handle the affairs of our town without strict supervision by the Commonwealth of our every act and deed.


NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that this town meeting hereby instructs its representatives to the General Court to vote in favor of the Home Rule proposal (H 1384 of 1963 as revised) when it comes before them.


or, take any other action relative thereto. (Board of Selectmen)


Article 34. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate or transfer a sum of money for the purpose of providing recreation for the physically and mentally handicapped, or do or act anything in relation thereto. (Board of Selectmen)


Article 35. To see if the Town will vote to rescind and abolish the annual Citizens' Caucus, so-called, as a method to be used in the Town so that beginning with the calendar year 1966 all nominations of candi- dates for elective town office shall be made by nomination papers, or do of Medfield for the nomination of candidates for election to town office, or act anything in relation thereto. (Board of Selectmen)


Article 36. To see if the Town will vote to adopt the provisions of General Laws, Chapter 54, Section 103A providing for voting by absentee ballot in Town Elections. (Board of Selectmen)


Article 37. To see if the Town will vote to accept as a public way the following named street, or part thereof, viz: Marlyn Road, as laid out by the Board of Selectmen on February 9, 1965 and shown on plans referred to in the Order of Layout and on file with the Town Clerk's Office and to authorize the Board of Selectmen to acquire by eminent domain or otherwise such rights, titles and easements, including drainage easements, as may be necessary to accomplish such purpose, or do or act anything in relation thereto. (Board of Selectmen)


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Article 38. To see if the Town will vote to determine what salary the several Inspectors will receive and to determine in what manner the same will be paid, or do or act anything in relation thereto.


(Board of Selectmen)


Article 39. To see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, borrow or transfer from available funds in the Treasury, such appropriation to be made available to the Board of Assessors, for the preparation and dissemination of Assessors' Plans of the Town of Medfield, or do or act anything in relation thereto.


(Board of Assessors)


Article 40. To see if the Town will vote to raise or appropriate a sum of money for the installation of water mains and hydrants on Forest Street from Granite Street to High Street an approximate distance of seventeen hundred (1700) feet, under the provisions of the water better- ment act, or do or act anything in relation thereto. (Petition)


Article 41. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.) to maintain the Dental Clinic oper- ated in the schools under the direction of the Board of Health for the year 1965. (School Committee)


Article 42. To see if the Town, under Chapter 74, Section 8 of the General Laws, will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Twenty-Six Hundred Dollars ($2,600.) to be expended for Vocational Education during the year 1965. (School Committee)


Article 43. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Fifteen Hundred Dollars ($1,500.) to operate the Adult Education Program for the year 1965. (School Committee)


Article 44. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate and/or borrow and/or transfer from available funds in the Town Treasury a sum of money for the purchase of an emergency truck for the Fire Department to replace the present 1941 emergency truck, or do or act anything in relation thereto. (Fire Department)


Article 45. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate and/or borrow and/or transfer from available funds in the Town


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Treasury a sum of money for the purchase of a car for the use of the Fire Chief, or do or act anything in relation thereto. (Fire Department)


Article 46. To see what sum of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, borrow or transfer from available funds in the Treasury for the purpose of extending the docks at the Swimming Pond, or do or act anything in relation thereto. (Park Commission)


Article 47. To see what sum of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, or transfer from available funds in the Treasury for the purpose of cleaning the Swimming Pond and re-sanding the bottom thereof, or do or act anything in relation thereto. (Park Commission)


Article 48. To see what sum of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds in the Treasury for the purpose of cleaning Baker's Pond, so-called, and for site improvement, or do or act anything in relation thereto. (Park Commission)


Article 49. To see what sum of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, borrow or transfer from available funds in the Treasury for the purpose of purchasing vacant land adjacent to the land presently owned by the Town of Medfield and used in conjunction with the Swim- ming Pond, or do or act anything in relation thereto.


(Park Commission)


Article 50. To see if the Town will authorize the Park Commission to disburse from its annual appropriation, miscellaneous sums of money for entrance fees, the purchase of prizes and awards and the like, in connection with the participation of groups sponsored by the Park Com- mission in meets, contests and competitions both within and without the confines of he Town of Medfield, or do or act anything in relation thereto. (Park Commission)




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