USA > Massachusetts > Norfolk County > Medfield > Town annual reports of Medfield 1960-1966 > Part 6
Note: The text from this book was generated using artificial intelligence so there may be some errors. The full pages can be found on Archive.org (link on the Part 1 page).
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 | Part 10 | Part 11 | Part 12 | Part 13 | Part 14 | Part 15 | Part 16 | Part 17 | Part 18 | Part 19 | Part 20 | Part 21 | Part 22 | Part 23 | Part 24 | Part 25 | Part 26 | Part 27 | Part 28 | Part 29 | Part 30 | Part 31 | Part 32 | Part 33 | Part 34 | Part 35 | Part 36 | Part 37 | Part 38 | Part 39 | Part 40 | Part 41 | Part 42 | Part 43 | Part 44 | Part 45 | Part 46 | Part 47 | Part 48 | Part 49 | Part 50 | Part 51 | Part 52 | Part 53 | Part 54 | Part 55 | Part 56 | Part 57 | Part 58 | Part 59 | Part 60 | Part 61 | Part 62 | Part 63 | Part 64 | Part 65 | Part 66 | Part 67 | Part 68 | Part 69 | Part 70 | Part 71 | Part 72 | Part 73 | Part 74 | Part 75 | Part 76 | Part 77 | Part 78 | Part 79 | Part 80 | Part 81 | Part 82
Section 11. Members of the Department, individually or repre- senting police organizations, are prohibited from issuing to persons other than members of the Department, on the active or retired list, any card, button or other device which assumes to grant to the person holding such credentials any special privilege or consideration so far as police business is concerned.
Section 12. A Department record shall not be removed from an office or the building, except with the permission of the Chief, or under due process of law.
Section 13. All appointments to the regular Police Department and all disciplinary actions shall be made in conformance with Chapter 31 of the General Laws of Massachusetts.
Section 14. Whenever any member of the Department resigns, or is discharged, or vacates his office in any way, he shall surrender all the property in his possession belonging to the Department.
Section 15. Members shall be civil, orderly, courteous and quiet in their conduct. They shall avoid asking or answering questions in an
101
abrupt manner. They shall refrain from using obscene or profane language while on duty or in uniform.
Section 16. Members shall maintain in good condition their own equipment and Town equipment issued them. They shall use due care in handling Department property and shall report immediately any Department property which becomes lost or damaged. Roughness or carelessness in the handling of such property will not be tolerated and will be made the subject of charges.
Section 17. Except when necessary for the protection of life and property, or for the enforcement of law, no motor vehicle of the Department will be operated by a member of the Department at a rate of speed greater than that allowed by law.
Section 18. Department vehicles will be operated in such a man- ner as to enable approach to the scene of a reported crime quietly. Operators shall not use sirens unnecessarily while responding to emergency calls.
Section 19. Members will salute the National Colors and National Anthem as individuals if not in formation. If in formation only the officer in charge of the formation will tender the salute.
Section 20. Members of the Department shall be issued a complete uniform, with badges, club, handcuffs, revolver and other equipment when appointed a permanent officer. Officers shall in addition receive fifty dollars per year toward equipment replacement.
Section 21. No Member shall wear a uniform or any of its com- ponent parts which differ radically in design, color or in any other way with the uniform in current use by the Department.
Section 22. Members of the Department when answering the telephone shall be civil and courteous in their conversation. They shall state: Police Department and give their surname.
Section 23. Members of the Department shall not give out news or information to the press or other unofficial bodies without the approval of the Chief.
Section 24. Subject to the Provisions of Chapter 31 of the General Laws of Massachusetts and the rules made thereunder any member of the Department may be punished by the Board of Selectmen by dis- charge, suspension or removal upon conviction of any one of the fol- lowing offences to wit:
Intoxication Neglect of Duty Absence without leave Immoral Conduct
102
Violation of the Rules Neglect or Disobedience of Orders Conduct Unbecoming an Officer An offense Against the Law
Section 25. All Members will be guided in the performance of their duties by the General Laws of Massachusetts and by the latest edition of the "Manual for the Instruction of Applicants for the Police Services" (Commonly called the Blue Book).
VACATIONS
Section 1. Members of the Department shall be granted vacation leave by the following schedule:
For one years service but less than five years service-TWO CALENDAR WEEKS.
For five years service but less than ten years service-THREE CALENDAR WEEKS.
For ten years service or more-FOUR CALENDAR WEEKS.
Section 2. Employees who resign in good standing shall receive compensation equivalent to earned vacation allowance. Earned vaca- tion leave with pay shall not be granted any member who is discharged or suspended for cause.
SICK LEAVE
Section 1. All members of the Department shall be entitled to sick leave at the rate of fifteen working days per year. For the pro- tection of the Town a doctor's certificate may be required and if deemed advisable the Chief of Police may send a doctor to investigate any absence alleged to be caused by illness. A Member who refuses to submit to a doctor's examination shall not be entitled to sick leave.
The word "MEMBER" as used in these rules and regulations shall mean a person duly appointed a police officer in the Police Department.
Article 23. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for the purchase of a pumping engine for the Fire Department, or do or act anything in relation thereto. (Fire Depart- ment)
Article 24. To see if the Town will vote to hear the report of the Committee appointed under Article 19 of the Special Town Meeting of September 8, 1958, and authorize it to prepare and/or secure plans, specifications and estimated costs for a Fire and Police Station.
103
Article 25. To see if the Town will vote to accept a plan and specifications as presented for a Fire and Police Station, or do or act anything in relation thereto. (Fire Department)
Article 26. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to build a Fire and/or Police Station, or do or act anything in relation thereto. (Fire Department)
Article 27. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for the purpose of extending the 8" water main from its present terminus in Causeway Street approximately 300 feet in a southerly direction, or do or act anything in relation thereto. (Petition of John D. Williams)
Article 28. To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen to acquire through purchase, eminent domain, or otherwise, rights, titles and easements for the installation and maintenance of sewer lines and water mains in a private way between Pound Street and Main Street known as Robert Sproul Road, as shown on a plan on file in the office of the Water and Sewerage Board entitled "Plan of Proposed Easement to be acquired by the Town of Medfield, Mass." dated November 12, 1959, or do or act anything in relation thereto. (Water and Sewerage Board)
Article 29. To see if the Town will appropriate, borrow or transfer a sum of money for the purpose of extending the public sewer system from its present terminus in East Main Street easterly to Robert Sproul Road, so-called, through Robert Sproul Road, and thence southerly in Pound Street to the entrance to the new High School, a total distance of about 1374 feet; the property abutting said sewer extension to be exempt from the assessments specified in Paragraphs 1 to 5 of the Sewer Assessment Regulations approved on October 19, 1959, but to be subject to future Connection Charges as specified in Paragraph 6 of said Regulations, or do or act anything in relation thereto. (Water and Sewerage Board)
Article 30. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, borrow and/or transfer a sum of money for the purpose of extending the public sewer system from its present terminus in Dale Street (near North Street) to a point on North Street approximately 250 feet north of Pine Street, the same being a total length of about 1100 feet, or do or act anything in relation thereto. (Petition of Kenneth E. Lougee)
Article 31. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Water and Sewerage Board to appoint one of its members as Water Superin- tendent, or do or act anything in relation thereto. (Water and Sewerage Board)
Article 32. To see if the Town will vote to establish a Park Com- mission consisting of three members to be elected for a term of one,
104
two, three years respectively in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 45, Section II of the General Laws, or do or act anything in relation thereto. (Park and Planning Board)
Article 33. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $400.00 for Norwood Mental Health Center. (Board of Health)
Article 34. 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 35. To see if the Town will vote to appoint a committee of five members and authorize it to make arrangements and to spend money appropriated under Article 3 for the observance of Memorial Day. (Selectmen)
Article 36. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Select- men to grant rights of way to the Boston Edison Company through certain parcels of land owned by the Town located in the Town of Walpole and shown on the Walpole Assessors plans as Lots 312 and 315 for the purpose of erecting and maintaining transmission lines, to receive consideration therefor and to execute the necessary easements, or do or act anything in relation thereto.
Article 37. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Assessors to use a sum of money from Free Cash in the Treasury for the reduction of the 1960 Tax Rate, or do or act anything in relation thereto.
Article 38. To see if the Town will vote to amend the Medfield Building Laws adopted July 11, 1951 and amendments thereto by adding to Article X the following new section:
Section 3. Buildings to be Used or Converted for Use as Nursing, Convalescent and Old Age Homes.
Consisting of 20 parts as prepared by the Board of Selectmen and filed in the Town Clerk's Office and attached hereto.
105
.
ARTICLE X Section 3 BUILDINGS TO BE USED OR CONVERTED for Use as
NURSING, CONVALESCENT AND OLD AGE HOMES
1. LICENSE REQUIRED
No nursing, convalescent or old age home, as defined in section 2 of this By-Law, shall be operated except under a license from the Selectmen. Such license shall be issued for one year from the date of issue and shall be revocable for cause. Application for license shall be made on the form provided for the purpose and, where deemed neces- sary, shall include plans showing details of the construction, exit facilities and fire protection equipment. No license shall be issued until the provisions of this ordinance have been complied with and approval has been obtained from the Fire Chief and Building Inspector.
2. DEFINITIONS
(a) "A nursing, convalescent or old age home" shall mean a building or buildings used for the lodging, boarding or nursing care on a 24-hour basis of four or more infants or children, convalescents or aged persons, but shall not include hospitals and mental or correc- tional institutions.
(b) "Approved" shall mean accepted by the enforcing official as a result of his investigation and experience, or by reason of test, listing or approval by Underwriters' Laboratories, Inc., the National Bureau of Standards, the American Gas Association Laboratories or other nationally recognized testing agencies.
(c) "Automatic fire detection system" shall mean a system which automatically detects a fire condition and actuates a fire alarm signal device.
(d) "Person" shall mean and include person, persons, children, infants, firm, corporation or co-partnership.
3. OCCUPANCY
(a) The number of persons in any room or area used as sleeping ·quarters shall not exceed the proportion of one adult for each 75 square feet, one child for each 50 square feet, one infant for each 25 square feet.
106
(b) No occupancy not under the control of, or necessary to, the administration of a nursing, convalescent or old age home shall be contained in any building used as sleeping quarters for such occupancy.
(c) The basement shall be considered as a story if one-half or more of its clear height is above the average elevation of the ground adjoining the building on all sides. An unoccupied attic or roof space shall not be considered as a story.
4. FIRESTOPPING
Exterior walls of frame construction and interior stud partitions: shall be fire-stopped so as to cut off all concealed draft openings both. horizontal and vertical between any cellar or basement and the first: floor. Such firestopping may consist of suitable non-combustible: material or of wood at least 2 inches thick.
5. HAZARDOUS AREAS AND COMBUSTIBLE STORAGE
(a) Heating apparatus and boiler or furnace rooms shall be separated from other areas by construction having a fire resistance rating of not less than 1 hour.
(b) Hazardous areas such as basements or attics used for the storage of combustible material, workrooms such as carpenter shops, paint shops and upholstery shops, central storerooms such as for furniture, mattresses and Miscellaneous storage, and similar occu- pancies intended to contain combustible materials which will either be easily ignited, burn with an intense flame or result in the production of dense smoke and fumes, shall be separated from other areas by construction having a fire resistance rating of not less than one hour or shall be protected by an approved automatic fire detection or auto- matic sprinkler system.
(c) The use of attics or basements for the storage of unnecessary combustible materials shall be prohibited.
6. REQUIRED EXIT FACILITIES
(a) At least two exit ways, remote from each other, shall be provided for every occupied story of a building.
(b) Exit doorways shall be of such number and so located that the distance of travel from the door of any occupied room to an exit doorway from that floor shall not exceed 50 feet in an unsprinklered building nor 75 feet in a sprinklered building, except where buildings are constructed and protected to comply with all requirements appli- cable to new buildings used for institutional occupancy.
107
(c) The aggregate width of exit stairs and ramps shall be such as to provide sufficient 22-inch exit units, at the rate of 15 persons per exit unit, for the maximum number of persons that may occupy any floor, except where buildings are constructed and protected to comply with all requirements applicable to new buildings used for institutional occupancy.
(d) Each occupied room shall have at least one doorway opening directly to the outside, or to a corridor leading directly or by a stairway or ramp to the outside, or to an adjacent room which has such access to the outside.
7. STAIRWAYS AND VERTICAL OPENINGS
(a) Stairs and ramps serving in required exit ways shall be not less than 36 inches wide in existing nursing, convalescent and old age homes and not less than 40 inches wide in existing buildings hereafter converted to such use.
(b) At least one required exit doorway from each floor above or below the first floor shall lead directly, or through an enclosed corridor, to the outside. A second or third required exit doorway, where a more direct exit is impractical, may lead to a first floor lobby having ample and direct exits to the outside.
(c) In buildings hereafter converted to use as a nursing, conva- lescent or old age home, all floor openings, such as interior stairways, laundry chutes and dumbwaiter shafts, extending to cellar or base- ment and between occupied floors shall be enclosed in partitions having a fire-resistance rating of not less than one hour, except that in sprinklered buildings such enclosures may be of any construction having a fire-resistance rating of not less than one-half hour or may be wired glass in metal framework.
(d) In existing buildings used for nursing, convalescent or old- age homes all floor openings shall be enclosed as required by section 7 (c), except that stairway enclosures may be either at the head or foot of each stairway from one floor to another.
8. CORRIDORS AND PASSAGEWAYS
(a) Corridors and passageways in a required exit way shall be at least 36 inches wide.
(b) Corridors and passageways in a required exit way shall be unobstructed and shall not lead through any room or space used for a purpose that may obstruct free passage. Corridors and passageways which lead to the outside from any required stairway shall be en- closed as required for stairways.
108
9. DOORWAYS
(a) Exit doorways shall be at least 30 inches wide.
(b) All doorways to stairways, vertical openings, passageways or hazardous areas, which are required to be enclosed, shall be provided with fire doors or self-closing smoke resistive doors-see section 10 (b).
10. DIVISION OF FLOOR OPENINGS
(a) In buildings of other than fire-resistive (fireproof or semi- fireproof) construction, all floors above the first floor occupied by persons under care and exceeding 3,000 square feet in area shall be divided into separate areas by smoke barriers so located as to provide ample space on each side for the total number of beds on the floor. Doors provided in such smoke barriers, shall be smoke-resistive doors, as described in section 10 (b), so installed that they may normally be kept in open position, but will close automatically or may be released manually to self-closing action.
(b) Smoke barriers shall have a fire-resistance rating of not less than 1/2 hour. Metal, metal-covered or 13/8-inch thick solid core flush- type wood doors, so hung as to be reasonably smoke-tight, may be accepted as smoke-resistive doors. Openings in either smoke barriers or smoke-resistive doors shall be glazed with wired glass.
11. EXIT SIGNS
Signs bearing the word "Exit" in plain legible block letters shall be placed at each exit doorway, except at doors directly from rooms to corridors or passageways and except at doors leading obviously to the outside from the entrance floor. Additional signs shall be placed in corridors and passageways wherever necessary to indicate the direction of exit. Letters of signs shall be at least 6 inches high, except that the letters of internally illuminated exit signs may be not less than 41/2 inches high. All exit and directional signs shall be maintained clearly legible by electric illumination or other acceptable means when natural light fails.
12. INTERIOR FINISH AND DECORATIVE MATERIALS
(a) Wall and ceiling surfaces of all occupied rooms and of all exit ways therefrom shall be of such material or so treated as not to have a flame spread classification of more than 75 according to the method for the "Fire Hazard Classification of Building Materials" of Underwriters' Laboratories, Inc., unless the building is sprinklered.
(b) All combustible decorative and acoustical material, including textile floor coverings and curtains located in corridors, passageways
109
or stairway enclosures and in lobbies or other rooms or spaces for use by occupants or visitors, shall be rendered and maintained flame- resistant. A material shall be deemed to be flame-resistant if it will not ignite and allow flame to spread over the surface when exposed to a match flame test applied to a piece removed from the material and tested in a safe place. The piece shall be held vertically and the bottom edge exposed to a flame from a common match held in a horizontal position, one-half inch underneath the piece, and at a constant loca- tion for a minimum of 15 seconds.
13. HEATING, LIGHTING AND OTHER SERVICE EQUIPMENT
(a) The heating of buildings occupied as nursing, convalescent or old age homes shall be restricted to steam, hot water or warm air systems employing central heating plants with installation such as to safeguard the inherent fire hazard. The use of portable heaters of any kind is hereby prohibited.
(b) Installation of heating and ventilating systems and equipment in accordance with the Code for the Installation of Heat Producing Appliances, Heating, Ventilating, Air Conditioning, Blower and Exhaust Systems recommended by the National Board of Fire Under- writers shall be deemed prima facie evidence of compliance with the requirement that installation be such as to safeguard the inherent fire hazard.
(c) Lighting shall be restricted to electricity. Electric wiring, motors, and other electrical equipment shall be installed in accordance with nationally recognized safe practice. Compliance with the Standards of the National Board of Fire Underwriters known as the National Electrical Code shall be deemed prima facie evidence of compliance with nationally recognized safe practice.
14. EXTINGUISHING EQUIPMENT
Approved-type extinguishers shall be provided on each floor, so located that a person will not have to travel more than 100 feet from any point to reach the nearest extinguisher. An additional extinguisher shall be provided in, or adjacent to, each kitchen or basement storage room.
15. AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER PROTECTION
(a) Buildings which are not of fire-resistive (fireproof or semi- fireproof) construction shall be protected throughout by an approved automatic sprinkler system.
(b) Sprinkler systems shall be provided with an approved water flow alarm.
110
16. ALARM SYSTEMS
(a) A manually operated fire alarm system shall be provided, except:
1. Where the entire building is protected by an automatic sprinkler system equipped with a water flow alarm; or
2. Where the entire building is protected by an automatic fire- detection system.
(b) Fire alarm systems shall be of approved type. At least one fire alarm sending station shall be provided on each story, located at a readily accessible point in the natural path of escape from fire. The system shall be so arranged that the operation of any sending station will sound an alarm which is audible throughout the building, or where advisable because of the type of occupancy, the system may be so arranged that the initial alarm signal will sound only at some central point where 24-hour service is maintained.
(c) Automatic fire-detection systems shall be approved supervised systems. Where fixed temperature devices are used they shall be con- structed to operate at 165 degrees Fahrenheit or less, except that in spaces where high temperature is normal devices having a higher oper- ating point may be used. Operation of a thermostat device shall cause an alarm which is audible throughout the building, or where advisable because of the type of occupancy, the system may be so arranged that the initial alarm signal will sound only at some central point where 24-hour service is maintained-See section 5 (b).
17. ATTENDANTS
Every nursing, convalescent or old age home shall have at least one attendant on duty, awake and dressed therein at all times, and, in addition, one stand-by attendant within hearing distance and avail- able for emergency service. These attendants shall be at least 18 years of age and capable of performing the required duties of evacuation. No person other than the management or a person under management control shall be considered as an attendant.
18. EVACUATION PLAN
(a) Every nursing, convalescent or old age home shall formulate a plan for the protection of all persons in the event of fire and for their evacuation to areas of refuge and from the builidng when neces- sary. All employees shall be instructed and kept informed respecting their duties under the plan-See also section 10.
111
(b) Every mattress shall be provided with strong canvas or leather handles so that it may serve as a stretcher when necessary for evacuation.
19. SMOKING
Smoking may be permitted in nursing, convalescent or old age homes only where proper facilities are provided. Smoking shall not be permitted in sleeping quarters, except at such times as supervision is provided.
20. INSPECTIONS
Every building coming within the scope of this ordinance shall be inspected periodically by representatives of the agencies named in section 1 in order to insure proper compliance with the provisions of this ordinance.
Article 39. To see if the Town will vote to accept the following named sums as Perpetual Trust Funds for the care of lots in Vine Lake Cemetery, the interest thereof or as may be necessary to be used for said care, viz:
John Z. Adams Lot
$100.00
The Domon Lot
50.00
Richard E. Huebener Lot
100.00
Carlton W. Kingsbury
1014
Herbert Thomas Slaney Lot
300.00
And you are directed to serve this warrant by posting an attested copy thereof, in the usual place for posting warrants in said Medfield, seven days at least before the time of holding said meeting.
Hereof fail not and make due return of this warrant with your doings thereon, unto the Town Clerk at the time and place of meeting aforesaid.
Given under our hands this third day of February A.D. Nineteen hundred sixty.
HARVEY M. HAMILTON AUSTIN C. BUCHANAN JOSEPH A. ROBERTS
Selectmen of Medfield
ROBERT MCCARTHY Constable of Medfield
112
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
Norfolk, ss.
Medfield, Massachusetts February 4, 1960
By virtue of this warrant I have notified and warned the inhabi- tants of the Town of Medfield, qualified to vote in elections and town affairs, to meet at the time and for the purpose named, by posting attested copies of said warrant in not less than five public places in the town at least seven days before the time of holding the meeting.
Need help finding more records? Try our genealogical records directory which has more than 1 million sources to help you more easily locate the available records.