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and that the sum of $6,000 is hereby appropriated for the foregoing pur- poses, said sum to be transferred from the Excess and Deficiency Fund of the town."
Voice Vote. Motion unanimously carried.
Article 13. Moderator: "To see if the Town will vote to effect cer- tain necessary repairs and improvements to the High School including the installation of a new oil burner and to transfer the sum of $8,700. therefor from the Excess and Deficiency Account, or take any action thereon rela- tive thereto."
Moved by Mrs. Ruth F. Donaldson and duly seconded: "That this article be indefinitely postponed as the expenditure was taken care of under Article 11."
Voice Vote. Motion unanmiously carried.
Article 14. Moderator: "To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to provide additional water supply on School Street, East Hamilton, by erecting a pump house containing original pump and pumping station equipment, laying about 850 feet of eight inch water
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mains to connect with existing mains on School Street, to construct gravel pack wells, provide for engineering fees, etc., and determine how the money shall be raised, by borrowing or otherwise, the work to be done under the direction and supervision of the board of water commissioners, or take any other action thereon relative thereto."
Moved by Mr. Richard H. Smith and duly seconded : "That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $17,250. for the purpose of providing additional water supply by erecting a pump house containing original pumping station equipment, installation of a gravel pack well, laying of approximately 850 feet of eight inch mains to connect to existing mains on School Street, engineering fees and incidentals, and to meet such appro- priation the sum of $2,250. be transferred from the Excess and Deficiency Account and the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, be and hereby is authorized to borrow the sum of $15,000. and to issue bonds or notes of the town therefor, said bonds or notes to be payable in accordance with the provisions of Section 8 of Chapter 44 of the General Laws, so that the whole loan shall be paid in not more than fifteen years from the date of issue of the first bond or note or at such earlier date as the Town Treasurer and Selectmen may determine; that the Board of Water Commissioners be and hereby are authorized to proceed with the work and to enter into all necessary and proper contracts and agreements in respect thereto, and that the Town Treasurer and the Selectmen be and hereby are authorized to do all acts and things necessary or convenient for obtaining said loan and the carrying out of such work with full powers in the premises."
Remarks by Richard L. Wiggin, Richard H. Smith and Senator Philip A. Graham.
Voice Vote. Motion unanimously carried.
Article 15. Moderator: "To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to acquire by purchase or take by eminent domain under Chapter 79 of the General Laws (Terc. Ed.) a certain par- cel of land on the southerly side of School Street, East Hamilton, to prop- erly protect the town's water supply and system, and determine how the money shall be raised, by borrowing or otherwise, said parcel being the property of Ralph C. Berry et ux of East Hamilton, and bounded and described as follows: Northerly by School Street about 1,000 feet ; South- erly by land of Knowlton, formerly of Boston and Main Railroad about 1180 feet ; westerly and Northwesterly by land of Knowlton about 480 feet, containing about six acres, as shown on a plan by Charles H. Morse and Son on file in the office of the town clerk, or take any action thereon rela- tive thereto."
Moved by Mr. Richard H. Smith and duly seconded: "That the town authorize the Board of Selectmen to acquire by purchase under Sec- tion 14 of Chapter 40 or take by eminent domain under Chapter 79 of the General Laws on behalf of the Town the fee in a certain parcel of land on the Southerly side of School Street, East Hamilton, belonging to and
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assessed to R. C. Berry Motor Corp., to properly protect the Town's water supply and system, bounded and described as follows: Northerly by School Street about 1,000 feet; Southerly by land of Knowlton, formerly of Bos- ton and Maine Railroad, about 1180 feet; Westerly and Northwesterly by land of Knowlton about 480 feet, containing about six acres, as shown on a plan by Charles H. Morse and Son on file in the office of the town clerk. and the sum of $450. be transferred from the Excess and Deficiency Account for said purposes ; and the Selectmen are hereby further author- ized with full powers in the premises to do all acts and things necessary or convenient to consummate such purchase."
Voice Vote. Motion unanimously carried.
Article 16. Moderator: "To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to acquire by purchase or take by eminent domain under Chapter 79 of the General Laws (Terc. Ed.) a certain par- cel of swamp land located on the southerly side of the abandoned right of way of the Boston and Maine Railroad (now of Knowlton) between Bridge Street and School Street, East Hamilton, to properly protect the town's water supply and system, and determine how the money shall be raised, by borrowing or otherwise, said parcel being the property of Robert H. Chittick, et al of Hamilton, bounded and described as follows: Northerly by abandoned Boston and Maine Railroad right of way about 740 feet; Easterly by land of Chittick about 300 feet; Southerly by land of Chittick about 660 feet; Westerly by land now or formerly of Chittick about 330 feet, containing about 23/4 acres, as shown on a plan by Charles H. Morse and Son on file in the office of the town clerk, or take any other action thereon relative thereto."
Moved by Mr. Richard H. Smith and duly seconded: "That the town authorize the Board of Selectmen to acquire by purchase under Sec- tion 14 of Chapter 40 or take by eminent domain under Chapter 79 of the General Laws on behalf of the town the fee in a certain parcel of land on the Southerly side of the abandoned right of way of the Boston and Maine Railroad (now of Knowlton) between Bridge Street and School Street, East Hamilton, belonging to and assessed to Robert H. Chittick and Donald W. Chittick, to properly protect the Town's water supply and system, bounded and described as follows : Northerly by abandoned Boston and Maine Rail- road right of way about 740 feet; Easterly by land of Chittick about 300 feet ; Southerly by land of Chittick about 660 feet; Westerly by land now or formerly of Chittick about 330 feet, containing about 23/4 acres, as shown on a plan by Charles H. Morse and Son on file in the office of the town clerk, and the sum of $300 be transferred from the Excess and De- ficiency Account for said purpose; and the Selectmen are hereby further authorized with full powers in the premises to do all acts and things necessary or convenient to consummate such purchase."
Voice Vote. Motion unanimously carried.
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Article 17. Moderator: "To see if the Town will vote to accept the the gift to the Town by the French Government of two Road Markers com- memorating the March of General George S. Patton, Jr.'s Third Army from the Beachhead at Normandy, France, to ,Berlin, Germany, and that a committee of three, including the Chairman of the Park Commissioners and the Commander of Augustus Peabody Gardner Post American Legion, be appointed to erect said Markers on the General George S. Patton, Jr. playground and recreation center, and raise and appropriate a sum of money therefor, or take any action thereon relative thereto."
Moved by Mr. Lawrence Lamson and duly seconded : "That the town accept the gift to the town by the French Government of two Road Markers commemorating the March of General George S. Patton, Jr.'s Third Army from the Beachhead at Normandy, France, to Berlin, Germany, and that a committee of three, including the Chairman of the Park Commissioners and the Commander of Augustus Peabody Gardner Post 194 American Legion, be appointed to erect said Markers on the General George S. Patton, Jr. playground and recreation center, and that the sum of $50. be raised and appropriated for such purpose."
Voice Vote. Motion carried.
Article 18. Moderator : "To see if the Town will vote that the terms laborers, workmen and mechanics as used in sections sixty-eight to seventy- five inclusive of chapter 152 of the General Laws, relative to workmen's compensation, shall include all employees of the town regardless of the nature of their work, except members of the police or fire force, as provided for by section 69 of chapter 152 and amendments thereto, or take any action thereon relative thereto."
Moved by Mr. Everett F. Haley and duly seconded : "That the terms laborers, workmen and mechanics as used in sections sixty-eight to seventy- five inclusive of Chapter 152 of the General Laws, relative to workmen's compensation, shall include all employees of the town regardless of the nature of their work, except members of the police or fire force, as pro- vided for by Section 69 of Chapter 152 of the General Laws and amend- ments thereto."
Mr. Haley: "In explanation of this, members of the police or fire force are excluded by law. In order to insure the school teachers, librarians and clerical help, we have to accept this article.
Voice Vote. Motion carried.
Article 19. Moderator: "To see if the Town will vote to appoint a committee to procure and erect in the town hall a suitable permanent Honor Roll commemorating the services of those from Hamilton who served in World War ? with special recognition given those who gave their lives for their Country, and provide for the relocation in the town hall of the World War 1 Honor Roll, and raise and appropriate or transfer from the Excess and Deficiency Account a sum of money therefor, or take any action thereon relative thereto."
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Moved by Mr. Frederic Winthrop and duly seconded: "That this article be indefinitely postponed."
Voice Vote. Motion carried.
Article 20. Modeator: "To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Moderator to appoint a committee of five registered voters of the town to investigate and study the provisions of Chapter 662 of the Acts of 1949. being an act relative to the organization of union health departments, and determine the desirability of Hamilton joining with one or more other towns to form a union health department. the committee to report at the next annual town meeting, or take any action thereon relative thereto."
Moved by Mr. Everett F. Haley and duly seconded: "That the Mod- erator be authorized to appoint a committee of five registered voters of the town to investigate and study the provisions of Chapter 662 of the Acts of 1949, being an act relative to the organization of union health depart- ments, and determine the desirability of Hamilton joining with one or more other towns to form a union health department. the commitee to report at the next annual town meeting.
Mr. Haley: "This article is before you at the request of the State Board of Health. who in 1949 had this act passed giving towns permission to set up union health departments."
Voice Vote. Motion carried.
Article 21. Moderator: "To see if the Town will vote to accept Chapter 820 of the Acts and Resolves of 1950, being an act 'providing for an increase in the annual amounts of certain pensions, retirement allow- ances, annuities and other benefits payable by the Commonwealth and its political subdivisions to certain former employees and persons claiming under them,' or take any action thereon relative thereto."
Moved by Mr. Edward A. DeWitt and duly seconded: "That the town accept Chapter 820 of the Acts and Resolves of 1950, being an act 'providing for an increase in the annual amounts of certain pensions, re- tirement allowances, annuities and other benefits payable by the Common- wealth and its political subdivisions to certain former employees and per- sons claiming under them'."
Voice Vote. Motion carried.
Article 22. Moderator: "To see if the Town will vote to authorize a revision of the present By-laws of the town, the work to be done under the direction and supervision of the Selectmen, to report at the next annual town meeting or take any action thereon relative thereto."
Moved by Mr. Lawrence R. Stone and duly seconded : "That the town authorize a revision of the present By-laws of the town, the work to be done under the direction and supervision of the Selectmen, to report at the next Annual Town Meeting."
Voice Vote. Motion carried.
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Article 23. Moderator: "To see if the Town will vote to accept the extension of Lake Drive, so-called, as a public town way, as shown on a plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk, entitled 'Plan of Lake Drive for Acceptance December 13, 1948, Charles H. Morse & Son, Engineers', or take any action thereon relative thereto, as petitioned for by Phillips Brackett and others."
Remarks by Philips Brackett.
Moved by Mr. Frederic Winthrop and duly seconded: "That Lake Drive be accepted when and if it has met with the requirements of the by-law."
Voice Vote. Motion carried.
Article 24. Moderator: "To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from the Excess and Deficiency Account a sum of money for the building and maintenance of gravel and secondary roads, the work to be done under the direction and supervision of the Highway Surveyor, or take any action thereon relative thereto."
Moved by Mr. Frederic Winthrop and duly seconded: "That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $4,500. for the purpose of building and maintenance of gravel and secondary roads, the work to be done under the direction and supervision of the Highway Surveyor.
Voice Vote. Motion carried.
Article 25. Moderator: "To see if the Town will vote to build, grade, drain and oil Forest Street and raise and appropriate or transfer from the Excess and Deficiency Account a sum of money therefor, the work to be done under the direction and supervision of the Highway Surveyor, or take any action thereon relative thereto, as petitioned for by David L. Luce and others."
Moved by Mr. David L. Luce and duly seconded : "That the town build, grade, drain and oil Forest Street and that the sum of $2,500 be raised and appropriated for such purpose, the work to be done under the direction and supervision of the Highway Surveyor."
Mr. Frederic Winthrop: "You have just appropriated $4,500 for the purpose of looking after gravel roads, their maintenanec and construc- tion. We are fortunate in having an excellent Highway Surveyor. We should put confidence in him and allow him to carry on his program."
Voice Vote. Motion defeated.
Article 26. Moderator: "To see if the Town will vote to grade, oil and drain Norman Road, so-called, and raise and appropriate or transfer from the Excess and Deficiency Account a sum of money therefor, the work to be done under the direction and supervision of the Highway Surveyor, or take any action thereon relative thereto, as petitioned for by W. Whitney Lundgren and others."
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Moved by Mr. W. Whitney Lundgren and duly seconded: "That in view of the action of the town under Article 24 this article be indefinitely postponed."
Voice Vote. Motion carried.
Article 27. Moderator : "To see if the Town will vote to grade, drain and oil Naples Road, so-called, and raise and appropriate or transfer from the Excess and Deficiency Account a sum of money therefor, the work to be done under the direction and supervision of the Highway Surveyor, or take any action thereon relative thereto, as petitioned for by William M. Foley and others."
Moved by Mr. William M. Foley and duly seconded: "That this article be indefinitely postponed."
Voice Vote. Motion carried.
Article 28. Moderator: "To see if the Town will vote to build, grade, drain and oil Howard Street, so-called, from the Hamilton-Wenham town boundary line for a distance of 600 feet, and raise and appropriate or transfer from the Excess and Deficiency Account a sum of money there- for, the work to be done under the direction and supervision of the High- way Surveyor, or take any action thereon relative thereto, as petitioned for by Leonard R. Heurlin and others."
Moved by Mr. Leonard R. Heurlin and duly seconded: "That this article be indefinitely postponed."
Voice Vote. Motion carried.
Article 29. Moderator: "To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from the Excess and Deficiency Account a sum of money for the purpose of purchasing and laying water mains, acquiring necessary water department equipment including hydrants and attachments therefor to extend the town water system on accepted streets, the work to be done under the direction and supervision of the Board of Water Com- missioners, or take any action thereon relative thereto."
Moved by Mr. John E. Lawrence and duly seconded : "That the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $5,000 for the purpose of purchasing and laying water mains, acquiring necessary water department equipment in- cluding hydrants and attachments therefor to extend the town water system on accepted streets, the work to be done under the direction and supervision of the Board of Water Commissioners.
The purpose of this $5,000 appropriation is to enable the Water Board to proceed to extend the water system in accordance with their master plan. The intent of the plan is to eventually get water to everyone. Every- one in the town is entitled to water and will eventually get it under this plan."
Voice Vote. Motion carried.
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Article 30. Moderator: "To see if the Town will vote to install water mains on Essex Street beginning at the end of the existing water mains near the corner of Miles River Road and extending along Essex Street to connect with the existing mains on Essex Street near the corner of Chebacco Road, and raise and appropriate or transfer from the Excess and Deficiency Account a sum of money therefor, or take any action there- on relative thereto, as petitioned for by John H. Horn and others."
Moved by Mr. John H. Horn and duly seconded: "That the town vote to install water mains on Essex Street beginning at the end of the existing water mains near the corner of Miles River Road and extending along Essex Street to connect with the existing mains on Essex Street near the corner of Chebacco Road."
Mr. John E. Lawrence: "The Finance Committee feels that the appropriation of $5,000, which has just been voted, will enable the Water Board to proceed in accordance with their master plan. The water system should be extended in accordance with that plan, and the Finance Commit- tee therefore is against this article."
Voice Vote. Motion defeated.
Article 31. Moderator: "To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from the Excess and Deficiency Account a sum of money for the purpose of purchasing and laying water mains of not less than six inches but less than sixteen inches in diameter on Lincoln Avenue from the end of existing mains to the end of Lincoln Avenue as accepted by the town as a public way at the annual town meeting held March 6, 1950, a distance of approximately 550 feet, and acquiring necessary water department equipment including hydrants and attachments therefor, or take any action thereon relative thereto, as petitioned for by Albert D. Coonrod and others."
Moved by Mr. Albert D. Coonrod and duly seconded : "That this article be indefinitely postponed."
Voice Vote. Motion carried.
Article 32. Moderator: "To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from the Excess and Deficiency Account a sum of money for the purpose of purchasing and laying water mains of not less than six inches but less than sixteen inches in diameter on Highland Street from the end of the existing main to the Hamilton-Ipswich town boundary line, and acquiring necessary water department equipment in- cluding hydrants and attachments therefor, or take any action thereon relative thereto, as petitioned for by John Beveridge and others."
Moved by Mr. Roger Taylor and duly seconded: "That this article be indefinitely postponed."
Voice Vote. Motion carried.
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Article 33. Moderator : "To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from the Excess and Deficiency Account a sum of money for the purpose of purchasing and laying water mains of not less than six inches but less than sixteen inches in diameter on Lake Drive, so-called, as shown on plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk. entitled 'Plan of Lake Drive for Acceptance, December 13, 1948. Charles H. Morse & Son, Engineers,' and acquiring necessary water department equipment including hydrants and attachments therefor, or take any action thereon relative thereto, as petitioned for Phillips Brackett and others."
Moved by Mr. Phillips Brackett and duly seconded: "That the town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $6,000 for the purpose of pur- chasing and laying water mains on Lake Drive when and if the road is accepted."
Mr. Richard H. Smith: "I think that this should be taken care of in accordance with the master plan and voted for under Article 29. The street first has to be accepted."
Voice Vote. Motion defeated.
Article 34. Moderator: "To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Town Treasurer, with approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1952, and to issue a note or notes therefor payable within one year, and to renew any note or notes as may be given for a shorter period than one year, in accordance with Section 17, Chapter 44, General Laws and Amendments thereto."
Moved by Mr. Walfred B. Sellman and duly seconded: "That the Town vote to authorize the town treasurer, with the approval of the Select- men, to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1952, and to issue a note or notes therefor payable within one year and to renew any note or notes as may be given for a shorter period than one year in accordance with Section 17, Chapter 44 of the General Laws and amendments thereto."
Voice Vote. Motion unanimously carried.
Article 35. Moderator: "To see if the Town will authorize the Col- lector to use all means of collecting taxes which a Town Treasurer, when appointed Collector, may use agreeable to Chapter 41, Section 37, General Laws and Amendments thereto."
Moved by Mr. John H. Perkins and duly seconded: "That the town vote to authorize the Collector to use all means of collecting taxes which a Town Treasurer, when appointed Collector, may use agreeable to Chap- ter 41, Section 37, of the General Laws and Amendments thereto."
Voice Vote. Motion unanimously carried.
Article 36. Moderator: "To act on any other matter that may legally come before said meeting."
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There being no further business, it was voted to adjourn at 9:35 p.m. until 5:45 a.m., Tuesday, March 13, 1951, when the balloting under Arti- cle 1 shall take place.
Vote on Article 1. March 13, 1951.
Polls were opened at 5:45 a.m. by the Moderator, Oliver Wolcott. There were 1080 votes cast under Article 1.
Men
537 Voted in Person 1059
Women 543 Absentee Votes 21
1080 1080
MODERATOR-for one year
MacCurrach, Allan 455
Blanks 28
Wolcott, Oliver 597
TOWN CLERK-for one year
Whipple, Francis H. 957 Blanks 123
SELECTMEN-three for one year
DeWitt, Edward A. 713 Stone, Lawrence R.
Dodge, Benjamin A.
481
Blanks
564
Haley, Everett F.
721
TREASURER- for one year
Sellman. Walfred B. 915 Blanks
165
TAX COLLECTOR-for one year
Crowell, Bertha L. 992 Blanks 88
ASSESSOR-for three years
Bennett, Arthur L.
375 Mann, Jesse S.
486
Colwell, Gerald F.
107
Blanks
57
Dodge, Charles H.
55
ASSESSOR- for one year
Adams, Elmo O.
557
Blanks
60
Foster, Lawrence C.
463
HIGHWAY SURVEYOR-for one year
Bancroft, William R.
236
Blanks
28
Thompson, Leland D.
816
TREE WARDEN-for one year
Haraden, Rudolph H. 911 Blanks 169
755
30
SCHOOL COMMITTEE-one for three years
Lamson, Grace B. 577 Blanks 18
Neary, John F. 485
SCHOOL COMMITTEE-one for two years
Piper, Morley L. 853 Blanks 227
LIBRARY TRUSTEE-for three years
Holmes, Beatrice B. 887 Blanks 193
WATER COMMISSIONER-for three years
Smith, Richard H. 772
Blanks 307
Thompson, Gordon T.
1
CEMETERY COMMISSIONER-for three years
Whipple, Raymond A.
902 Blanks 197
Donlon, Ellen E. 1
PARK COMMISSIONER-for three years
Lougee, Albert P. 862 Blanks 218
PLANNING BOARD-one for five years
Morrow. Arthur E. 855 Blanks 225
QUESTION No. 1: Shall an act passed by the General Court in the year nineteen hundred and fifty-one, entitled, "An Act providing tenure of office for Leland D. Thompson, incumbent of the office of highway surveyor of the town of Hamilton," be accepted ?
Yes
501 No
472 Blanks
10%
The polls were closed at 8:00 p.m., and the Moderator announced the results of the voting and declared the meeting adjourned at 8:50 p.m.
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