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There being no further business under Article 29 the Moderator declared it disposed of.
Article 30 taken up. (Purchase of Land for Park Purposes.)
Mr. Bixby offered the following substitute motion:
That the subject matter of Article 30, together with the general subject of opportunities for recreation in the Town, be referred to a Committee of ten to be appointed by the Moderator to report not later than the next Annual Meeting. On being put to a voice vote it was unanimously carried. No action was taken on the recommendation of the Finance Committee.
There being no further business under Article 30 the Moderator declared it disposed of.
Article 31 taken up. (Employment of the Poor.)
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Voted : (Unanimously) That the sum of nineteen thou- sand nine hundred twenty (19,920) dollars be and hereby is appropriated for the employment of the poor on Town work; said sum to be raised by general tax and expended under the direction of the Board of Selectmen substan- tially as follows:
Administration . $4,320.00
Personal Services :
(Executive Secretary, $2,650; Clerk,
$1,060; Material and Expenses, $610)
Finishing projects under the Emergency Relief Administration and the Works Progress Administration 8,000.00
Mosquito Control -- Dickson's Swamp. . 2,000.00
Mosquito Control-Symmes Swamp .. . . 1,500.00
Grading, Cutting Grass, and other work in parks.
2,500.00
Painting Traffic Signs and Lines for Police Dept. . 700.00
Grading Old Gravel Pit, located at Mystic Street . 800.00
Renovating Backstop, located at Arling-
ton Heights Playground 100.00
$19,920.00
There being no further business under Article 31 the Moderator declared it disposed of.
Article 32 taken up. (Renewal of Plumbing in Two School Buildings.)
Voted: (Unanimously) That the Town do not appro- priate under Article 32 of the warrant, the sum of forty- three hundred (4,300) dollars or any other sum for the purpose of removing old toilets and installing new toilets in the Junior High Center and old Parmenter School Buildings.
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There being no further business under Article 32 the Moderator declared it disposed of.
Article 33 taken up. (Repairing Roof; Russell School Building.)
Voted: (Unanimously) That the Town do not appro- priate, under Article 33 of the warrant, the sum of three thousand (3,000) dollars or any other sum for the purpose of relaying slate on the roof and providing new gutters, valleys and caps at the Russell School and performing any other work in connection therewith.
There being no further business under Article 33 the Moderator declared it disposed of.
Article 34 taken up. (Claims or Charges of Symmes Hospital.)
On a standing vote, 82 in the affirmative and 57 in the negative the Moderator declared the motion carried.
Voted: That the sum of seven thousand five hundred (7,500) dollars be and hereby is appropriated to pay claims or charges of Symmes Arlington Hospital, including such claims and charges for aid, relief or care furnished prior to January 1, 1936, to persons falling into distress and standing in need of immediate relief; said sum to be raised by general tax and expended under the direction of the Board of Selectmen.
There being no further business under Article 34 the Moderator declared it disposed of.
Article 35 taken up. (Disposition of Lands and Buildings Acquired by Tax Sales.)
Mr. Edward J. Kelly offered the following substitute motion :
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By striking out the words on line #11 which read "may be at private sale, for such price"; and in their place to insert the words-"must be at Public Auction";
Also to strike out the words on line #13 which reads "or, if authorized by said Board of Selectmen" and also strike out the additional words on line #14 which reads as follows; "at public auction"; so as to read as follows :-
That the present and each succeeding Town Treasurer be and hereby is authorized, with the approval of the Board of Selectmen for the time being, to sell or lease any and all lands and buildings thereon title to which has been or may hereafter be acquired by the Town by tax sales, by foreclosure of liens for taxes or otherwise through pro- ceedings for the collection of taxes, and to execute, ac- knowledge, and deliver, in the name and behalf of the Town, all deeds, leases or other instruments necessary or convenient in the execution of the powers hereby granted; that the sale of any parcel or parcels of such land and buildings must be at Public Auction and upon such terms as such Treasurer may determine and such Board of Selectmen shall approve, after notice of the time and place of the sale and of the property to be sold shall have been given by posting a copy thereof in some convenient and public place in the town and upon the property in ques- tion fourteen or more days before the sale and after such other notice, if any, as such Board of Selectmen may direct, but the Treasurer shall have full authority to re- ject any bid made at any such auction, which he deems inadequate; that until so sold such lands and buildings shall be in the care and control of such Board of Select- men; and that the sum of one hundred (100) dollars be and hereby is appropriated for such purposes, said sum to be raised by general tax and expended under the direc- tion of such Board.
On a standing vote, 46 in the affirmative and 90 in the negative the Moderator declared the motion lost.
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Voted : (112 in the affirmative and 13 in the negative, more than the necessary two-thirds)
That the present and each succeeding Town Treasurer be and hereby is authorized, with the approval of the Board of Selectmen for the time being, to sell or lease any and all lands and buildings thereon title to which has been or may hereafter be acquired by the Town by tax sales, by foreclosure of liens for taxes or otherwise through proceedings for the collection of taxes, and to execute, acknowledge, and deliver, in the name and behalf of the Town, all deeds, leases or other instruments necessary or convenient in the execution of the powers hereby granted; that the sale of any parcel or parcels of such land and buildings may be at private sale, for such price and upon such terms as such Treasurer may determine and such Board of Selectmen shall approve, or, if authorized by said Board of Selectmen, at public auction after notice of the time and place of the sale and of the property to be sold shall have been given by posting a copy thereof in some convenient and public place in the town fourteen or more days before the sale and after such other notice, if any, as such Board of Selectmen may direct, but the Treasurer shall have full authority to reject any bid made at any such auction, which he deems inadequate; that until so sold such land and buildings shall be in the care and control of such Board of Selectmen; and that the sum of one hundred (100) dollars be and hereby is appro- priated for such purposes, said sum to be raised by general tax and expended under the direction of such Board.
There being no further business under Article 35 the Moderator declared it disposed of.
Article 36 taken up. (Committee on Disposal of Ashes, Offal and Rubbish.)
Mr. Hannabury offered the following substitute mo- tion :
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That a committee of five be appointed to investigate and consider a method or methods of disposing of ashes, rubbish and offal; said committee to be appointed by the Moderator, and no member of the committee to be a member of the present Town Yard Committee or a mem- ber of the Board of Public Works; and that the sum of fifty (50) dollars be and hereby is appropriated for the expenses of such committee, and expended under its direc- tion, said sum to be raised by general tax.
Mr. McManus offered an amendment to follow at the end thereof by adding the words "and be instructed to report their findings to the next annual town meeting," which was carried.
The substitute motion being put to a voice vote failed to carry.
Mr. Sarkisian offered the following substitute motion:
I move that a committee of seven be appointed to investigate a method or methods of disposing of ashes, rubbish and offal, said committee to consist of the three present members of the Town Yard Committee and four other persons to be appointed by the Moderator; and that the sum of fifty (50) dollars be and hereby is appropriated for the expenses of such committee and expended under its direction, said sum to be raised by general tax and said committee to report its finding at the next annual meeting.
On being put to a voice vote it failed to carry.
On the recommendation of the Finance Committee it was:
Voted: That a committee of five be appointed to in- vestigate and consider a method or methods of disposing
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of ashes, rubbish and offal; said committee to consist of the three present members of the Town Yard Committee and two other persons to be appointed by the Moderator; and that the sum of fifty (50) dollars be and hereby is appropriated for the expenses of such committee, and expended under its direction, said sum to be raised by general tax.
There being no further business under Article 36 the Moderator declared it disposed of.
Article 37 taken up. (Amending of Town's By-Laws.)
It was moved, seconded, and carried that the Meet- ing dispense with the reading of Article 37.
The Moderator was requested to ask for a vote on each paragraph or section separately and to take a vote thereon separately which was done.
Voted: (Unanimously) that
A. Section 5 of Article 4 relative to "Town Clerk, be amended by striking out the word "Auditor" and in- serting in place thereof, the words "Town Accountant."
Voted: (Unanimously) that
B. Article 6 relative to "Treasurer," be amended by striking out said article and inserting in place thereof the following :
ARTICLE 6
Treasurer
Section 1. The Town Treasurer shall have the cus-
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tody of all certified checks filed by any person, firm or corporation in connection with bids of any nature.
Section 2. The Treasurer shall have custody of all paid matured notes, bonds and coupons, issued by the town and all paid checks issued by him.
Voted: (Unanimously) that
C. Article 7 relative to "Auditor," be amended by striking out said article and inserting in place thereof the following:
ARTICLE 7
Accounting Department
Section 1. The Town Accountant shall have the cus- tody of all vouchers which have been entered on warrants for payment and approved by the Selectmen and Ac- countant. Said vouchers are to be available for inspection by the Town Treasurer at all times.
Section 2. No head of a department, board or com- mittee authorized to spend money shall make purchases of supplies or materials or contract to render services to the Town without issuing a written purchase order on prescribed forms for all such supplies or materials or services to be rendered; provided, however, that the pro- visions of this section shall not apply to the salaries or wages of part-time or regularly-employed officers, clerks and wage earners of any department of the Town. All purchase orders shall be in triplicate; one to be designated for the Vendor; one to be designated for and delivered to the Town Accountant; and one to be designated for the files of the department issuing the order. The order designated for the Vendor, before being transmitted to
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the Vendor, shall be submitted to the Town Accountant to be certified by him that there is sufficient unencum- bered balance of the appropriation to be charged to liqui- date the amount of the order; provided, however, that verbal orders for supplies or materials or services to be rendered may be issued for an amount not to exceed twenty-five dollars. All verbal orders shall be confirmed in writing on the prescribed purchase order forms on the day the orders are given and transmitted immediately to the Town Accountant for certification.
Section 3. The Town accountant shall prescribe the methods of Accounting and forms to be used by the several departments of the Town wherein the collection or dis- bursement of money is concerned, so that such methods and forms shall conform to the requirements of the State system of accounting.
Mr. Hennessy moved that the following be added after Section 3.
Section 4. The auditor shall examine the books of the Treasurer, Collector and all other boards, officers or com- mittees holding funds or trust funds for the benefit of the Town. He shall in his annual report give a detailed state- ment of all receipts and expenditures of the Town for the past financial year, giving the amount of each specific appropriation, showing to whom paid, the amount, and the object of the expenditures therefrom, the receipts from each source of income; the change, if any, in the Town debt, and shall include a list of all debts incurred and not paid up to and including December 31 of each year, showing to whom due, for what due, and the amounts.
On being put to a vote it failed to carry and the Moderator declared the motion lost.
A motion was made to adjourn but failed to carry.
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Whereupon, it was declared that there was not a quorum present. A standing vote was taken, Messrs. McManus, Donovan and Washburn, acting as tellers, with the result that 147 Town Meeting members were present and the Moderator declared a quorum in attendance.
D. Voted to not amend Section 8 of Article 8.
Voted: (Unanimously) that
E. Section 19 of Article 9 relative to "Public Ways," be amended by striking out the said Section 19 and in- serting in place thereof the following:
Except as otherwise provided by statute, by-law, or department regulation, no person shall, in any manner, place or cause to be placed in or upon any public way, public place or body of water within the Town, rubbish, waste material, filth, or discarded substance of any kind.
F. Mr. Hill offered the following substitute motion:
That Article 9 entitled "Public Ways," be amended by adding thereto a new section to read as follows:
Section 22. No person, either by himself or his em- ployees, shall engage in the distribution of handbills, circu- lars, or other prepared reading matter except newspapers, within the Town of Arlington, or shall go about or send employees about in the streets, alleys, and public places in said Town for the purpose of such distribution, with- out first having obtained a permit from the Board of Selectmen of said Town. Said permit may contain such conditions as may be deemed expedient and shall be re- vocable at the pleasure of said Board of Selectmen. Any person having such a permit may send out employees for whom he shall be responsible. No permit granted under the provisions hereof shall be good for a period exceeding
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twelve months and every person having such a permit shall be required to leave with the Chief of Police a sample of each handbill, circular or other prepared reading matter before distributing the same. The Chief of Police shall have the right to temporarily suspend the right of persons holding such permit to distribute circulars, handbills, etc., pending a hearing before the Board of Selectmen.
The Board may establish a fee for every permit granted under the provisions hereof, not to exceed $2.00.
It was put to a vote and unanimously carried.
Moved and seconded that the Meeting adjourn.
Whereupon, at 11:40 o'clock P.M. the adjourned Town Meeting adjourned to 8:00 P.M. Wednesday, April 22, 1936.
A True Record, Attest :
EARL A. RYDER, Town Clerk.
ADJOURNED MEETING
Arlington, April 22, 1936.
Pursuant to vote of adjournment on April 15, 1936, the Town Meeting Members met in the Town Hall on Wednesday, April 22, 1936, notices having been sent by mail by the Town Clerk at least 12 hours before such session and a similar notice was posted in each precinct.
Lists of the duly qualified Town Meeting Members
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were used at the entrances of the meeting place and were in charge of Philip T. Robinson and James E. Sweeney.
The Check lists filed with the Town Clerk at the close of the meeting showed that 172 members attended the meeting.
James C. Carr, stenographer, was sworn by the Town Clerk to the faithful performance of his duties.
The Moderator declaring a quorum present the meet- ing was called to order at 8:20 P.M.
One Town Meeting Member not already sworn was sworn by the Moderator.
On motion of Selectman Estabrook:
Voted: (Unanimously) That if all the business of the meeting as set forth in the warrant is not disposed of on this date, when the meeting adjourns it adjourn to Friday evening, April 24, 1936, at 8:00 P.M.
Selectman Estabrook asked permission to have the Town Counsel, and the clerk of the Selectmen seated with him and such permission was granted.
Voted: (Unanimously) That
G. Section 5 of Article 10 relative to "Board of Health," be amended by striking out said Section relating to Heat and Plumbing.
Voted: (Unanimously) That
H. Article 10 relative to the Board of Health, be amended, by adding a new section to read as follows:
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Section 5. No person residing in the town shall allow any dog belonging to him to run at large in the town unless said dog shall have been vaccinated against rabies at some time during the previous twelve months.
A clinic for the inoculation of dogs against rabies shall be established under the direction of the Board of Health. The Board of Health may establish a fee not exceeding fifty cents ($.50) to cover cost of rabic vaccine and other materials required for each dog inoculated.
Voted: (Unanimously) That
1. Section 2 of Article 12, be amended by striking out paragraph "(h)" and inserting in place thereof the following:
(h) No person, firm, association or corporation shall erect, display or maintain within any residential district any billboard or other outdoor advertising device, except the following if located not more than six inches nearer to any boundary of the lot or premises on which it is located than it would be lawful to maintain a building:
(1) Any lawful sign or signs advertising only the sale or rental of the premises not exceeding a total area of ten square feet;
(2) on the premises of any public building;
(3) any farm, garden, or tree nursery or forest, any lawful accessory signs not exceeding all together fifteen square feet in area within the limits of said premises ;
(4) any lawful accessory signs on the front wall of any building occupied by a non-conforming business;
(5) at any boundary line of the town a lawful sign
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not exceeding five square feet in area indicating the meet- ings of any civic organization located therein;
(6) on property owned and principally occupied by a religious, civic or charitable organization, association of war veterans or the like any lawful accessory sign dis- played by written permission of the Selectmen and ap- proval of the inspector of buildings for a limited period not exceeding sixty days;
In the foregoing certain words are defined as follows:
"Residential District" shall mean any area zoned as residential.
"Non-conforming business" shall mean a business located in a residential or rural district, other than such rural business as farming or the raising and sale on the same premises of farm, garden or orchard products.
"Lawful Sign" shall mean any outdoor advertising device not prohibited by any provision of law or by any lawful regulation.
"Accessory Sign" shall mean any outdoor advertising device which carries only advertisements strictly incidental and subordinate to a lawful use of the premises on which it is located, including signs indicating business transacted or goods sold or produced on the premises or an occupant thereof, but not including any sign sold or rented to an outside party.
On the substitute motion of Mr. Bixby it was
Voted: (Unanimously) That
J. Section 6 of Article 12 be amended by striking out the said section and inserting in place thereof the following:
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BEGGARS, SOLICITORS AND PEDDLERS
Section 6. No person unless otherwise authorized shall go from place to place within the Town selling or bartering or carrying for sale or barter or exposing therefor or taking orders therefor any goods, wares, or merchan- dise, nor shall any person go from place to place within the Town begging or soliciting alms or contributions for any person, cause, or organization, either on foot or from any animal or vehicle, without having first recorded his name and address with the Chief of Police and furnished such other information as may be requested of him. The Chief of Police shall thereupon, if satisfied with the honesty of the applicant, issue a permit for a period not exceeding twelve months, which must be shown on request, and shall state that said person has duly registered and is entitled to go from place to place within the Town for the purpose specified.
The Chief of Police may, however, authorize the director of any religious organization within the Town to solicit such contributions, etc., without having each solici- tor under his direction registered.
Voted: (Unanimously) That
K. Article 12 entitled "Miscellaneous," be amended by adding at the end thereof a new section to read as follows:
Section 8. No official or employee of the Town shall dispose of any material or other personal property belong- ing to the Town without permission being granted by a vote of the Town, subject to the following exception. Any department, board, or committee of the town may sell or otherwise dispose of scrap material or other dis- carded personal property belonging to the Town which is within the jurisdiction or control of such department,
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board or committee, provided such department, board, or committee in its sound discretion first determines that a just and reasonable value for same does not exceed $50.
There being no further business under Article 37 the Moderator declared it disposed of.
Article 38 taken up.
On motion duly made and seconded it was
Voted: To dispense with the entire reading of this article as presented and to vote separately on the various sections.
Voted: (Unanimously) That
Section 8-11 relative to "Mortars," be amended by striking out the third paragraph and inserting in place thereof the following: Lime and Cement Mortar shall be composed of one (1) part lime putty or dry hydrated lime, one (1) part Portland cement and six (6) parts sand all by volume.
Voted: (Unanimously) That
Section 8-22 relating to "Floor Loads" in the table of the minimum number of pounds of live load per square foot which floors must be of sufficient strength to carry, be amended, by striking out "Residence buildings, in- cluding porches 50" and inserting in place thereof "Resi- dence buildings, including porches 40."
Voted: (Unanimously) That
Section 9-3 relative to "Foundations," be amended by striking out the second paragraph beginning "First and Second-Class Buildings" and inserting in place thereof
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the following: Depth of Foundations. Every building shall have foundations laid in cement mortar extending at least four (4) feet below the surface of ground exposed to frost and such foundatons shall rest on solid ground or suitably driven piles, and shall be so designed that the loads will be as nearly uniform as possible and not in excess of the safe bearing capacity of the soil.
Voted: (Unanimously) That
Section 9-41 relative to "Masonry Construction" be amended by inserting under the heading "Mortars" after paragraph (c) a new paragraph as follows: (d) Lime and cement mortars may be used for all masonry construction when the stresses allowed for masonry in Section 8-3 are not exceeded, or when the presence of an excessive amount of lime will not endanger the stability of the masonry from frost, water or pressure of any kind.
Voted: (Unanimously) That
Section 9-46 relative to "Faced Wall" be amended by inserting at the end thereof a new paragraph as fol- lows: Stone veneer when used as a facing on frame con- struction shall be laid with stones of uniform depth with flat beds and tops for at least 75% of the total depth of stone and shall be securely attached to frame structure at intervals of not more than twelve (12) inches vertically and twenty-four (24) inches horizontally by copper, brass or other approved non-corrosive metal of not less than #8 gauge.
Voted: (Unanimously) That
Section 9-7 relative to "Wood Construction" in the third paragraph by striking out the last five words "Mor- tised, tenoned and pinned together," so that said para- graph will read as follows: All frame buildings and their
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projections having a floor area of more than three hundred (300) square feet or over one (1) story in height used as dwellings, storage or manufacturing purposes, shall have all sills, including piazzas, not less than 4 by 6 inches, and, if over 11/2 stories in height, girts and posts not less than 4 x 6 inches.
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