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Article 6. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Health to appoint any of its members to another Town Office or position and fix compensation therefor, or act any- thing thereon.
Article 7. To see if the Town will, by majority vote, amend and increase by 10%, retroactive to January 1, 1958, the minimum and maximum pay range of Exhibit A; the minimum intermediate and maximum salary scales of Exhibit B1; the minimum intermediate and maximum salary scales of Exhibit B2; and the minimum intermediate and maximum wage scales of Exhibit B3 of wage classification and compensation plan des- ignated and known as Article MCX of the Town By-Laws, as amended, or act anything thereon.
Article 8. To see if the Town will vote to amend and/or
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create new PF TITLES OF POSITIONS in the Classification and Compensation Plan known as Article MCX of the Town By-Laws, as amended or altered from time to time, as set forth in Exhibit A, as follows, or act anything thereon.
EXHIBIT A
Alphabetical List of Proposed Classes of Positions
Pay
Scale
Class Title
Minimum
Maximum
PF-2 Police Sergeant **
$3,900.00
$4,200.00
PF-2
Police Desk Officer*
3,900.00
4,200.00
PF-2 Police Cruiser Officer
3,900.00
4,200.00
PF-2 Police Safety Officer **
3,900.00
4,200.00
** Police Sergeant, Police Desk Officer and Police Cruiser Officer Acting as Identification Officers should be paid accord- . ing to PF-3, $4,200-$4,500.
Article 9. To see if the Town will vote to amend Section 1, Holidays, of the Employment Practices Affecting Compensa- tion known as Article XCXI of the Town By-Laws, by adding to the section the following, or act anything thereon:
Until such time that a list of eligibles has been certified by the Division of Civil Service for Intermittent Police Officers, members of the Police Department required to work on any of the aforementioned Holidays, shall be compensated for such work at their regular straight time rate when they fall or are observed within the regular work week.
Article 10. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate, borrow or transfer the sum of $2,842.21, this sum to be expended solely to compensate members of the Police De- partment in accordance with the amendment of Section 1, Holi- days, of the Employment Practices Affecting Compensation known as Article XCXI of the Town By-Laws, as proposed and/or Voted in Article 9, or act anything thereon.
Article 11. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate, borrow or transfer a sum of money to widen Denni- son Lane from the Junction of Dennison Lane and Dennison Drive southwesterly to house number 544, now or formerly owned by Cyril Laliberte, a distance of about six thousand (6,000) feet, or act anything thereon.
Article 12. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate, borrow or transfer a sum of money for the construc- tion of a bridge across Cady Brook on Randolph Street, or act anything thereon.
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Article 13. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate, borrow or transfer a sum of money for reconstruc- tion of Alpine Drive by eliminating curves, widening of road- way and making grade changes to increase visibility, or act any- thing thereon.
Article 14. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate, borrow or transfer a sum of money for the recon- struction of Goddard Court from Dresser Street to Dupaul Street, a distance of approximately four hundred (400) feet, said construction to include a new drainage system, curbing and Type I surface, or act anything thereon. :
Article 15. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate, borrow or transfer a sum of money for the erection of cable guard rail on Guelph Woods Road, for a distance of ap- proximately 2,000 feet, or act anything thereon.
Article 16. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate, borrow or transfer a sum of money for the relocation and reconstruction of Durfee Street from the westerly terminus of the 1941 relocation of Durfee Street, westerly to Dennison Drive, or act anything thereon.
Article 17. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate, borrow or transfer a sum of money for the recon- struction by widening and installation of drainage on Black- mer Road from the intersection of Blackmer Road and Dudley Road southeasterly to the Dudley Town line, a distance of four thousand four hundred thirty-one (4,431) feet, or act anything thereon ...
Article 18. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate, borrow or transfer, a sum of money for the recon- struction of Williams Street from Elm Street westerly to Cha- pin Street, a distance of approximately four hundred one (401) feet, or act anything thereon.
Article 19. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate, borrow or transfer a sum of money for the recon- struction of Glover and Poplar Street from the westerly side of High Street on Glover Street to the junction with Poplar Street, thence along Poplar Street westerly to Litchfield Avenue. The work to include drainage and Type I resurfacing, or act any- thing thereon.
Article 20. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate, borrow or transfer a sum of money for the recon-
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struction of Lens, Dean, Benefit and Crystal Streets, and to see if the Town will further vote to authorize the Board of Select- men to purchase or take by eminent domain land necessary for the reconstruction of the aforesaid streets and that a sum of money be voted to pay land damages, if any, or act anything thereon.
Article 21. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate, borrow or transfer a sum of money for the recon- struction of South Street from West Street to the beginning of the 1952 construction, a distance of about 1,953 feet, said con- struction to include adequate drainage, foundation, and a Type I surface, curbing and a gravel walk area on the westerly side, or act anything thereon.
Article 22. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate, borrow or transfer a sum of money for the recon- struction of Oakes Avenue from South Street to Main Street, a distance of 811 feet, said construction to include adequate drainage, curbing, and a non-skid type surface, or act anything thereon.
Article 23. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to purchase or take by eminent domain land easements necessary for the installation of pipe from the Second Reservoir to the First Reservoir, a distance of approxi- mately one thousand (1,000) feet, and to see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, borrow or transfer the sum of $100 to pay for land damages, or act anything thereon.
Article 24. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate, borrow or transfer a sum of money for the purpose of piping water from the Second Reservoir to the First Reser- voir, to install necessary drain, to clean bottom of pool, to fill in southwesterly area, and do appurtenant work necessary to bring about complete clarification of water in Town Swimming Pool, or act anything thereon.
Article 25. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate, borrow or transfer a sum of money for the construc- tion of a storm water drain on Langlois Avenue from land of Ralph and Evelyn Berry easterly to Wall Street for a distance of about 330 feet, or act anything thereon.
Article 26. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate, borrow or transfer a sum of money for the construc- tion of a storm drain from the junction of Hartwell and Spring Streets westerly along the southerly line of Hartwell Street
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to the intersection with an existing brook, a distance of 195 feet more or less, or act anything thereon.
Article 27. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate, borrow or transfer a sum of money for the construc- tion of a storm drain on Hudson Avenue to connect with Nui- sance Brook drain across land of Antonio Morin, a distance of approximately two hundred sixty (260) feet, or act anything thereon.
Article 28. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate, borrow or transfer a sum of money for the installa- tion of a drain pipe at Dennison Cross Road, or act anything thereon.
Article 29. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate, borrow or transfer a sum of money for the construc- tion of a storm water drain on Brookside Road from Charlton Street westerly for about three hundred eighty (380) feet, or act anything thereon.
Article 30. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate, borrow or transfer a sum of money to pay William D. Grenier Real Estate and Development Company and Chartier Bros., Contractors, for the construction of a sanitary sewer on Westwood Parkway for a distance of six hundred and two (602) feet, providing that William D. Grenier Real Estate and Devel- opment Company and Chartier Bros., Contractors, release to the Town of Southbridge all their rights by proper instruments, or act anything thereon.
Article 31. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate, borrow or transfer a sum of money for the repair of Snow Street Sewer for a distance of approximately one hun- dred seventy-five (175) feet, or act anything thereon.
Article 32. To see if the Town will vote to hear, act on and accept the report of the Selectmen as to the laying out of a public way a certain street known as Westwood Parkway, commencing at the end of the 1941 layout, thence northerly and westerly for a distance of approximately one thousand (1,000) feet and also to see if the Town will vote to abandon and to make null and void the 1950 layout of said Westwood Parkway, or act anything thereon.
Article 33. To see if the Town will vote to hear, act on and accept the report of the Selectmen as to the laying out as a public way a certain street to be known as Crestwood Drive, beginning on the northerly line of Idlewood Drive, thence north-
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easterly for a distance of about seven hundred fifty-six (756) feet, or act anything thereon.
Article 34. To see if the Town will vote to hear, act on and accept the report of the Selectmen as to the laying out as a public way a certain street to be known as Kim Drive, com- mencing on the westerly side line of Charlton Street, as relo- cated by the Town in 1938, thence northwesterly for a distance of one hundred ninety (190) feet, or act anything thereon.
Article 35. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate, borrow or transfer a sum of money for the recon- struction of Pleasant Street; said money to be used under Chap- ter 90 of the General Laws in conjunction with money which may be allotted by the State and County, or both, for this purpose, or act anything thereon.
Article 36. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate, borrow or transfer a sum of money for the mainten- ance of Chapter 90 roads in this town, said money to be used in conjunction with money, which may be allotted by State and County, or both, for this purpose, or act anything thereon.
Article 37. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to purchase under Section 14 of Chapter 40 of the General Laws of the Commonwealth, and/or take by emi- nent domain under Chapter 79 of the General Laws of the Com- monwealth a parcel or parcels of land and appurtenances, ease- ments or rights therein, said parcel or parcels of land to be suf- ficient in size to make possible the channel improvement nec- essary to avoid damage to public property and health by rising waters and further to see if the Town will vote to improve the channel of said Cady Brook, from the terminus of the 1956 con- tract to a point 200 feet beyond Randolph Street by dredging and/or constructing walls along present course and/or realign- ment where necessary and further to see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, borrow or transfer to a new account to be known as "Cady Brook Channel Clearance Account," a sum of money to pay for said clearance and parcel or parcels of land and appurtenances and/or to see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, borrow or transfer a sum of money to be used in conjunction with money allocated by the State, un- der Chapter 91 of the General Laws, and vote that the Town assume liability in the manner provided by Section 29 of Chap- ter 91 of the General Laws, as amended, for all damages that may be incurred by improvement, development, maintenance and protection of tidal and non-tidal rivers and streams, har- bors, tidewaters, in accordance with Chapter 91 of the General Laws, and to authorize the Selectmen to execute and deliver
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a bond of indemnity, therefor, to the Commonwealth, provided that the Town take under Chapter 79 and/or obtain proper ease- ments and relief from claims against the Town of Southbridge from all adjacent property owners, or act anything thereon.
Article 38. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to purchase under Section 14 of Chapter 40 of the General Laws of the Commonwealth, and/or take by eminent domain under Chapter 79 of the General Laws of the Commonwealth, a parcel or parcels of land and appurtenances, easements or rights therein, said parcel or parcels of land bor- dering, adjoining, and contiguous to the Cohasse Brook, said land to be sufficient in size to make possible the channel im- provements necessary to avoid damage to the public property and health by rising waters and further to see if the Town will vote to improve the channel of said Cohasse Brook, from ter- minus of 1956 contract to Eastford Road by dredging along present course and/or realignment where necessary and fur- ther to see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, bor- row or transfer to a new account to be known as "Cohasse Brook, Channel Clearance Account," a sum of money to pay for said clearance and parcel or parcels of land and appurtenances and/or to see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, borrow or transfer a sum of money to be used in conjunction with money allocated by the State under Chapter 91 of the General Laws, and vote that the Town assume liability in the manner provided by Section 29 of Chapter 91 of the General Laws, as amended, for all damages that may be incurred by the work to be performed by the Department of Public Works for the improvement, development, maintenance and protection of tidal and non-tidal rivers and streams, harbors, tide-waters, in accordance with Chapter 91 of the General Laws, and to authorize the Selectmen to execute and deliver a bond of in- demnity, therefor, to the Commonwealth, provided that the Town take under Chapter 79 and/or obtain proper easements and relief from claims against the Town of Southbridge from all adjacent property owners, or act anything thereon.
Article 39. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate, borrow or transfer the sum of $10,500.00, said sum to be applied to the Damage to Persons and Property Account, or act anything thereon.
Article 40. To see if the Town will vote to transfer one- half of the funds in the Parking Meter Division Account on hand as of January 1, 1958 and one-half of the 1958 Parking Meter receipts to a special account to be known as the "Off- Street Parking Account;" funds in said account to be used ex- clusively for the purchase, or taking by eminent domain or lease
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of off-street parking areas and the improvement, maintenance and expense of said off-street parking areas.
Article 41. To see if the Town will vote to amend Article Seven of the Town By-Laws by adding Section Ten which shall read: "That not more than fifty per cent of the receipts from the parking meters in any one calendar year shall be expended for the policing and maintaining of parking meters and the balance of fifty percent or a greater amount shall be credited to an account to be known as the "Off-Street Parking Account;" funds in said account to be used exclusively for the purchase, or taking by eminent domain or lease of off-street parking areas and the improvement, maintenance and expense of said off- street parking areas."
Article 42. To see if the Town will vote in accordance with Section 22B and 22C of Chapter 40 of the General Laws to au- thorize the Board of Selectmen to acquire off-street parking areas and facilities by purchase, taking by eminent domain or lease for not more than five years, or otherwise and raise or appropriate, borrow or transfer a sufficent sum of money to cover the cost of such acquisition or lease including the cost of policing, construction or reconstruction, surfacing, operating, public liability, insurance and maintenance of such areas and facilities, or act anything thereon.
Article. 43. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate, borrow or transfer the sum of $2,000.00, this sum to be expended solely for and in conjunction with the Annual Community Halloween Party sponsored by the Police Depart- ment, or act anything thereon.
Article 44. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate, borrow or transfer the sum of $5,000.00, this sum to be used solely for raking down all loose joints, tearing down four chimneys, repairing the parapet walls and pointing same, as major repairs to the Police Department building, the work to be done by contract, the contract to be awarded by the Board of Selectmen, or act anything thereon.
Article 45. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate, borrow or transfer the sum of $1,000.00, this sum to be used solely for a new Barrett SIS Roof with all new flashings and drip edge around entire roof; replace slate on slate roof; install new galvanized eave troughs around the front and two sides of the building with new conductor pipes, as repairs to the roof of the Police Department building, the work to be done by contract, the contract to be awarded by the Board of Se- lectmen, or act anything thereon.
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Article 46. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate a sum of money for the purpose of grading land in the rear of Cole Trade High School, work to be done by con- tract, under the supervision of the School Committee, or act anything thereon.
Article 47. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate from the Tax Levy a sum of money for the purpose of employing an architect to prepare building construction plans for a new high school in the rear of Cole Trade High School on land owned by the Town and plans for increasing facilities at Cole Trade High School; said plans to be complete in every detail and let out for bidding so that an accurate and responsible bid may be presented at a later Town Meeting, or act anything thereon.
Article 48. To see if the Town will vote to continue the School Planning Committee elected at a Special Town Meeting held on July 1, 1957. The committee consists of the following members: Mr. Edgar Bourgeois, Mr. Mario DeAngelis, Mr. Louis VanDernoot, Mrs. William A. Gibson, Jr., Mr. Stavri B. Yanka, Mr. Oswald Laliberte, Mrs. Rose P. Shepard, Mr. Roland G. Hetu, Mr. Leslie A. Hackett, Mr. Paul H. Haynes, Mr. An- thony Deterando, Mr. Eugene LeBlanc, Dr. Aloysius Koprow- ski, Chairman.
Article 49. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate, borrow or transfer the sum of One Hundred Dol- lars ($100.00) said sum to be known as the Infirmary Mainten- ance Account, or act anything thereon.
Article 50. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate, borrow or transfer the sum of $5,000.00 for Dutch Elm Disease Control Work, Chapter 657, Acts of 1956 of the General Laws, or act anything thereon.
Article 51. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate, borrow or transfer the sum of Two Hundred Eighty Dollars ($280.00) to plant and guy 40 Hardwood European Gift Shade Trees on town owned streets, or act anything thereon.
Article 52. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate, borrow or transfer the sum of $1,000.00 for the Con- trol and suppression of Gypsy and Brown Tail Moths and other public nuisances specified in Section 11 of Chapter 132 of the General Laws, Chapter 657, or act anything thereon.
Article 53. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate, borrow or transfer a certain sum of money to pro-
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vide additional space for the Town Clerk and for the construc- tion of a vault, to be used exclusively by the Town Clerk, or act anything thereon.
Article 54. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate, borrow or transfer a sum of money to provide addi- tional space for the Assessors' office, or act anything thereon.
Article 55. To see if the Town will vote to accept Chapter 401 of the Acts of 1956 of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, said Chapter providing certain protection for Civil Defense Volunteers driving publicly owned vehicles, or act anything thereon.
Article 56. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate, borrow or transfer the sum of $52.92 for the purpose of installing two flood lights at Memorial Park, Elm Street, or act anything thereon.
Article 57. To see if the Town will vote to lease certain rooms on the third floor of the building located at #305 Main Street, Southbridge, from Kidder Trust Corporation, Samuel Snierson, President, for a period of one (1) year for the purpose of providing suitable headquarters for Leonide J. Lemire Post #6055, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States under authority of the provisions of General Laws, Chapter 40, Sec- tion 9, raise and appropriate money therefor, or act anything thereon.
Article 58. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate, borrow or transfer a sum of $450.00 for the purpose of heating and lighting, maintaining and improving the upper floor of the Globe Village Fire Station, for the use of the South- bridge Chapter #101, Disabled American Veterans and its Auxiliary, and the American Gold Star Mothers, Inc., or act anything thereon.
Article 59. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate, borrow or transfer the sum of Twenty-One Hundred Dollars ($2100.00) to pay the rent and maintenance of the Massachusetts National Guard quarters at 15 Goddard St., Southbridge, Mass. to Metro Brothers of 333 Main St., South- bridge and SFC Wetherbee, Janitor for the period January 1, 1958 through December 31, 1958, said sum of Twenty-One Hundred Dollars to be reimbursed to the Town Treasurer by the Office of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Quartermaster, 905 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, Massa- chusetts, or act anything thereon.
Article 60. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap-
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propriate, borrow or transfer a sum of money to rebuild bridge crossing Cohasse Brook in Oak Ridge Cemetery, or act any- thing thereon.
Article 61. To see if the Town will vote to transfer the sum of Two Thousand Four Hundred and Fifty Five Dollars ($2,455.00) from the Sale of Lots and Graves Accounts to the Cemetery Improvement Account, or act anything thereon.
Article 62. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate such sums of money as may be necessary to pay Town debts and charges for the current fiscal year.
Article 63. To see if the Town will vote to fix the salary and compensation of all elective officers of the Town in the amounts, or greater amounts, indicated herein, and to make such salary of compensation retroactive to January 1, 1958, in accordance with the provisions of Section 108 of Chapter 41 of the General Laws, as amended, raise and appropriate any money therefor, or act anything thereon.
SELECTMEN:
Salary of Chairman
$ 550.00
Salary of Second Member 450.00
Salary of Third Member 450.00
SALARY OF TREASURER
3,000.00
SALARY OF TAX COLLECTOR
4,700.00
SALARY OF TOWN CLERK
4,700.00
ASSESSORS:
Salary of Chairman
600.00
Salary of Second Member (Clerk)
4,700.00
Salary of Third Member
600.00
SALARY OF MODERATOR
100.00
TREE WARDEN
per hour 1.85
BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE:
Salary of Chairman
$ 700.00
Salary of Second Member
700.00
Salary of Third Member
700.00
Total Salaries
$2,100.00
Less - Salaries from Federal Grant
900.00
To be raised from 1958 Tax Levy ...
1,200.00
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BOARD OF HEALTH:
110.00
Salary of Chairman Salary of Second Member 110.00
Salary of Third Member
110.00
SEWER COMMISSIONERS:
Salary of Chairman
150.00
Salary of Second Member 150.00
Salary of Third Member
150.00
Article 64. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Assessors to use a certain sum of free cash in the Treasury in computing the tax rate for 1958, or act anything thereon.
Article 65. To see if the Town will, by majority vote, amend the Wage Classification and Compensation Plan des- ignated and known as Article MCX of the Town By-Laws, said amendments to be presented to the annual Town Meet- ing by the Advisory Board of Review, all as provided by Sec- tion 9 of said By-Laws, or act anything thereon.
And you are directed to serve this Warrant by posting up attested copies in six (6) conspicuous places within the Town at least seven days before holding said meeting.
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