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At this time it was voted to adjourn until Monday, March 16, 1959, at 8:00 o'clock and meet then in the High School Auditorium and Gymnasium.
ADJOURNED TOWN MEETING HELD MARCH 16, 1959
ARTICLE 23.
Following the reading of a report by the Plan- ning Board, a motion was made "To Amend the Zoning By-Laws and Zoning Map by changing from a Residential Area to a Limited Business District, the following described land:
Being shown on a plan entitled "Preliminary Plan, Anthony Renda Land, Lynnfield Center, Mass., January 14, 1959, Charles H. Morse & Son, Engineers," and being more particularly bounded and described as follows:
Beginning at an iron pipe on the southerly side of Main Street at land now or formerly of Downes; thence running southeasterly by said land of Downes, Newton, VanAmburg, Lots No. 5 and No. 6 on said plan, 503 feet, more or less to a point; thence turning and running south-
westerly by land of Flynn, Goldsmith, Welch and Stone, 234 feet, more or less to a point; thence turning and running northwesterly by land of Stone and Simoneau, 168 feet, more or less to land of Johnson; thence turning and run- ning northeasterly by said land of Johnson, 68 feet, more or less to a point; thence turning and running by said land of Johnson and land of Smith, 328 feet, more or less to an iron pipe on Main Street; thence turning and running north- easterly by Main Street, 167.02 feet to the point of beginning. Containing 2.10 acres, more or less, as shown on said plan."
An amendment was offered, "To Amend the Zoning By-Laws and Zoning Map by changing from a Residential Area to a Limited Business District, the following described land:
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John Kimball, Moderator
Being shown on a plan entitled "Preliminary Plan. Anthony Renda Land, Lynnfield Center, Mass., January 14, 1959, Charles H. Morse & Son, Engineers," and being more particularly bounded and described as follows:
Beginning at an iron pipe on the southerly side of Main Street at land now or formerly of Downes; thence running southeasterly by said land of Downes, Landall and Newton on said plan, 328 feet, more or less; then turning and running southwesterly by land of Renda, 167 feet, more or less; thence turning and running northwesterly by land of Johnson and Smith, 328 feet, more or less, to an iron pipe on Main Street; thence turning and running northeasterly by Main Street. 167.02 feet to the point of the be- ginning. Containing 14 acre, more or less, as shown on said plan."
After considerable discussion it was voted to move the question. The amendment was then voted on and passed; following which the origi- nal motion as amended, was voted on by a stand- ing vote, the result being 284 in favor and 364
opposed. Not being the necessary two-thirds the article was defeated. A motion to reconsider ac- tion on this Article was defeated by a vote of 226 in favor and 384 opposed.
ARTICLE 25.
A report by the Planning Board was read fol- lowed by a motion to indefinitely postpone action on this Article, namely, "To see if the Town will vote to Amend Its Zoning By-Laws and Map as follows:
1. Establish a new type of district to be desig- nated as "Limited Commercial District."
2. To permit the following uses in a limited commercial district :
a. Research, experimental or testing labora- tory.
b. Plant for light metal fabrication or fin- ishing (excluding heavy punch presses or drop hammers).
c. Plant for manufacturing of electrical or electronic devices, appliances, apparatus or supplies.
d. Plant for manufacturing of medical, dental, or drafting instruments, optical goods, watches, or other precision instruments.
e. Plant for manufacturing of advertising displays, beverages (non-alcoholic), brushes, books, cosmetic, jewelry, leather goods, or toys.
f. Retail stores and office buildings with a minimum floor area of not less than 30,000 square feet with the approval of the Board of Appeals.
g. If authorized by the Board of Appeals for any other lawful business, service, storage or light manufacturing use, provided that such use is not dangerous to the neighborhood through fire, explosion, emission of wastes or other cause, and provided further that such use is not likely to create more noise, vibration, dust, heat, smoke, fumes, odor or glare than the minimum amount normally resulting from any of the uses specifically listed herein before.
3. To re-zone as a limited commercial district:
Commencing at the point of intersection of the center line of Carpenter Road and Broadway and turning at a 90 degree angle in a northwesterly direction for a distance of 200 lineal feet, thence turning in a northeasterly direction along a line parallel to Broadway to the intersection of Salem Street, thence turning in an easterly direction along Salem Street to the intersection of Broad- way, thence turning in a southwesterly direction along Broadway to the point of beginning at the center line of Carpenter Road.
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Commencing at the point of intersection of the center line of Carpenter Road and Broadway and turning at a 90 degree angle in a northwester- ly direction for a distance of 500 feet, thence turning in a southwesterly direction along a line parallel to Broadway to the boundary line of the area now zoned as commercial, thence along said boundary line in an easterly direction to Broadway, thence turning in a northeasterly direction along Broadway to the point of begin- ning at the intersection of the center line of Carpenter Road and Broadway.
Commencing at a point on the easterly side of Broadway running along the southerly boundary line of the area now zoned for general business in an easterly direction for a depth of 500 lineal feet, thence turning in a southwesterly direction and running parallel to Broadway to the Lynn- field-Saugus line, thence turning in a westerly direction along said Lynnfield-Saugus line to Broadway, thence turning in a northerly direction along Broadway to the point of beginning."
A counted vote for indefinite postponement showed 442 in favor and 186 opposed.
A motion to reconsider action on this article was voted on, and showed by a counted vote; 62 in favor, 377 opposed.
ARTICLE 26.
Following the reading of the Planning Board's report on this Article it was voted not to indefi- nitely postpone action on this Article namely, "To see if the Town will vote to expand the present General Business District on the Easter- ly Side of the Newburyport Turnpike by extend- ing said zone, at its present depth for 417.81 feet in a southwesterly direction from its present terminus."
The counted vote showed 229 in favor and 289 opposed. A vote was now taken on the Article as published in the Warrant, the result being 27
in favor and 402 opposed. A motion for recon- sideration was defeated by a vote of 5 in favor and 427 opposed.
ARTICLE 27.
Following a report by the Planning Board a motion was made to indefinitely postpone action on this Article, namely, "To see if the Town will vote to Amend The Zoning By-Laws and Zoning District Map of the Town of Lynnfield by chang- ing from a Single Residence District (RA) to a Limited Business District (LB) the following described premises :
The land in Lynnfield bounded and described as follows:
Southeasterly by the Northern Circumferential Highway, six hundred forty-nine and 82/100 (649.82) feet;
Westerly by land now or formerly of Eliza M. Page, one hundred fifty-six and 29/100 (156.29) feet;
Northwesterly by Green Street, twenty-four and 72/100 (24.72) feet;
Southwesterly by the end of Green Street and by land now or formerly of Putnam and Percy, five hundred and thirty-five and 91/100 (535.91) feet;
Northwesterly again by land now or formerly of Anna Green and by the end of a Private Way, one hundred and ninety (190) feet; and
Northeasterly by land now or formerly of Alstores Realty Corporation, seven hundred and twenty-four (724) feet.
Meaning and intending to describe an area of five and eight-tenths (5.8) acres more or less."
The vote for indefinite postponement was 179 in favor and 319 opposed. A vote was now taken on the Article as published, with 9 in favor and 349 opposed; and declared defeated. A motion to reconsider action on this Article was defeated by a vote of 347 opposed and none in favor.
At this time it was voted to adjourn until Wednesday, March 18, 1959.
ADJOURNED TOWN MEETING HELD WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 1959
The first action of the meeting was a motion to act at once on Articles 37, 12, 5, but was withdrawn before action was taken.
ARTICLE 2.
Voted that, Walter M. Riggs, Joseph F. Smith and James C. Fletcher be appointed Field Driv- ers; that Joseph F. Smith be appointed Pound Keeper, and that Perley P. Burrill, Daniel Kelle- her and Joseph F. Smith be appointed wood measurers.
ARTICLE 3.
Voted, to accept the reports of Town Officers, and Special Committees as published.
ARTICLE 4.
Voted, to transfer the sum of $1,364.17 (dog license refund by Essex County) to the expense of the Libraries.
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ARTICLE 5.
Motion was made that the Town vote to au- thorize the Municipal Building Committee, un- der the supervision of the Selectmen, to con- struct and originally equip a combination Police and Fire Station on Town owned land adjacent to the Town Hall, as shown on plans prepared by George Sherwood, Architect, which have been approved as directed by vote on Article 10 of the Annual Town Meeting of 1958, and that the sum of $250,000.00 be raised and appropriated for that purpose as follows:
The sum of $114,327.23 be transferred from the Stabilization Fund; the sum of $35,672.77 be raised in the tax levy; and the sum of $100,000.00 be borrowed within the debt limit on three year bonds.
A motion to postpone action on this Article until the next Annual Town Meeting was voted on and defeated. A motion to move the previous question was then voted unanimously.
A counted vote taken on the main motion showed 288 in favor and 114 opposed. Having more than the necessary two-thirds in favor, the Moderator declared the Article voted. Reconsid- eration vote, then defeated by a majority, and so declared by the Moderator.
ARTICLE 6.
Voted that the Town fix the compensation of each of the elective officers of the Town, as re- quired by General Laws, Chapter 41, Section 108, as amended:
1959
Board of Selectmen $1100. annum
Board of Public Welfare 60. annum
Town Treasurer
2460. annum
Tax Collector
2200. annum
Board of Assessors
2800. annum
Town Clerk
1560. annum
Tree Warden
90. week
Board of Health
90. annum
Road Commissioner
6032. annum
ARTICLE 7.
Motion made to "Amend the By-Law Relating to Certain Positions of Employment and Salaries in the Highway, Moth, Tree and Park and Ceme- tery Departments of the Town of Lynnfield, as accepted in Article 2 of the Special Town Meet- ing of June 25, 1951, (Chapter 19, By-Laws) and subsequently amended, by deleting the depart- ment designations, classifications and pay scales as stated and substituting therefore the follow- ing department designations, classifications, minimum and maximum rates of pay per hour,
minimum and maximum salaries and periodic step rate increases for the attainment of the maximum rate based on merit and/or length of service in the employ of the Town:
Department and
Classification
Hourly Pay Rates (Dollar per Hour) Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4
Highway, Moth and Tree and
Park and Cemetery Departments
Unskilled Labor
$1.25 $1.30 $1.35 $1.40
Skilled Labor-
Groundman
1.60
1.65
1.70
1.75
Motor Equipment Op.
1.70
1.75
1.80
1.85
Mechanic
1.80
1.85
1.90
1.95
Special Equipment Op .- Tree Climber
1.85
1.90
1.95
2.00
Working Foreman
1.90
2.00
2.10
2.20
Public Libraries
Librarian
1.65
1.70
1.75
1.80
Assistant Librarian Janitor
1.35
1.40
1.45
1.50
General Government
Temporary Clerk
1.35
Janitor
1.50
1.55
1.60
1.65
Salaries (dollars per wk.)
Moth Department Superintendent
70.00 75.00 80.00 85.00
Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Salaries (dollars per year)
General Government
Clerk 2652. 2808. 2964. 3120. 3276.
Clerk, Accounting 2912. 3068. 3224. 3380. 3536. Police Department
Patrolman
4160. 4316. 4472. 4628. 4784.
Sergeant
4680. 4836. 4992. 5148. 5304.
Captain
5200. 5356. 5512. 5668. 5824.
Chief
5720. 5876. 6032. 6188. 6344.
Amendment made, that the step rates of the Moth Department Superintendent, are each in- creased by $5.00 to read as follows, Step 1, $75.00, Step 2, $80.00, Step 3, $85.00 and Step 4, $90.00. The amendment was adopted. An amendment, that the section relating to the Police Department be deleted from the Article, was voted on and passed. The original Article as amended was now voted on and passed.
ARTICLE 8.
Motion made that the Town amend the Town By-Laws by adding thereto the following :- Chapter 19A
Hours of Work, Vacations, Sick Leave, etc.
1. Hours Of Work.
a. The work week for Town employees shall be forty hours or such lesser number as the de- partment head, with the approval of the Board of Selectmen, may establish.
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1.50
1.55
1.60
1.65
Step 1 Step 2 Step 3
Step 4
b. Department heads may not receive over- time pay. Work in excess of 8 hours per day or 40 hours per week, for other employees, will be paid at the rate of time and one-half, except that overtime work in the police department will be compensated for by time-off. Overtime may be worked only on authorization of the proper department head or other authority.
2. Vacations.
a. All permanent full time employees who have been employed for one full year as of June 1st of any year, shall be granted 10 working days' vacation with pay. An employee who has worked less than 1 year as of June 1st, will re- ceive one days' vacation for each month worked up to 10. Employees with 10 years of continuous service shall be granted 3 weeks' vacation with pay. The 3rd week will be scheduled at times which do not conflict with other employees' vacations.
b. Vacation time accrued as of June 1st will be taken in the 12 month period thereafter, and will not be carried beyond May 31st of the following year.
c. Department heads will grant vacations at such time during the vacation year as will best serve the public interest.
d. Preference of vacation periods will be given on the basis of seniority. With the department head's approval, vacation time accrued may be converted to sick leave.
c. Upon the death of an employee, payment shall be made in the amount equal to the vaca- tion allowance earned as of the preceding June 1st and not taken, and, in addition, one day for each month accrued since June 1st (not to ex- ceed 10 days).
The department head, with the approval of the Board of Selectmen, will authorize payment in the following order of precedence:
First. To the surviving beneficiary or bene- ficiaries, if any, lawfully designated under the Essex County Retirement System.
Second. If there be no such designated bene- ficiary, to the estate of the deceased.
f. Persons who resign with two weeks' notice. or whose services are terminated by dismissal except for cause, will be paid for vacation time accrued as of date of resignation or dismissal. Persons who enter military service may, like- wise, be paid for accrued vacation.
g. Persons who are dismissed for cause or who resign without two weeks' notice will lose ac- crued vacation.
3. Sick Leave Allowance.
a. Persons employed full time after 120 days will be allowed sick leave with pay on the basis of one day for each month of service. Sick leave not used in any year may be accumulated, not to exceed 120 days in the aggregate.
b. Accrued sick leave as of January 1, 1959 will be determined from attendance records since January 1, 1957.
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c. Sick leave will be granted to employees only under the following conditions:
(1) When incapacitated by sickness or injury.
(2) When, because of exposure to contagious disease, the presence of the person at work would jeopardize the health of others.
(3) In case of death in the immediate family (husband, wife, children, parents, brothers or sisters), employees may be granted sick leave with pay not to exceed 3 days in each instance.
d. Injury, illness or disability self-imposed, or as a result of alcohol or drugs, will not be con- sidered a proper claim for sick leave benefits.
e. Vacation time may be converted to cover sickness if no sick leave time is available, with the department head's approval. A medical certifi- cate may be required as proof of illness. Failure to report absence promptly or to obtain a re- quested certificate within 7 days after written re- quest, will provide the department head reason for disapproving sick leave request.
f. If any employee is injured while performing his duty, and such accident is covered by Work- men's Compensation, he shall receive sick leave up to the extent of his credits until payment un- der Workmen's Compensation Law begins. In addition he may receive partial sick leave al- lowance payments which, when added to disa- bility compensation, will result in full payment of regular salary. Any absence resulting from such injury that is in excess of available sick leave or vacation credits, shall be deemed ab- sence without pay.
g. Traffic Supervisors will be allowed one day's sick leave for each month of service, not to exceed 7 days per year.
4. Holidays.
a. Regular employees, except police and fire personnel, shall receive their regular straight time pay for the following legal Holidays falling on a regular day of work.
The legal Holidays are:
New Year's Day Washington's Birthday Patriot's Day Memorial Day Independence Day Labor Day Columbus Day Veteran's Day Thanksgiving Day Christmas Day
b. If required to work on such a Holiday, such employees shall receive regular straight time for the hours actually worked in addition to their regular pay. This provision shall not apply to members of the Police and Fire Departments.
c. Traffic Supervsiors will receive regular straight time pay for school Holidays and 7 days sick leave in any school calendar year.
An amendment to refer the Article back to the Committee for further study was voted on and defeated. An amendment to "strike out the words, 'except that overtime work in the Police Depart- ment will be compensated for by time off,' in paragraph (b) of Section 1 and, by adding the following Section 5 to said Chapter:
"Section 5. The provisions of this By-Law shall not apply to members of the Police and Fire Departments, except those relating to Traf- fic Supervisors," was voted on and passed.
An amendment to strike out the word "straight," and insert the word "half" in para- graph "a" of Section 4 was voted on and de- feated.
An amendment to strike out the words "120" days in the third line of paragraph "A," Section 3, and substitute the words "60 days," was voted on and passed. The article as amended was now voted on and passed.
ARTICLE 9.
Following an explanation by the moderator of how action should be taken on this article, a motion was made, seconded, and voted.
"That the Town raise and appropriate or ap- propriate by transfer from available funds, a sum of money for the necessary Town charges and expenses, together with the authority to credit the purchase price of new equipment, with the value of old equipment to be turned in, said sums of money to be expended only for such pur- poses under the direction of the respective boards, committees, or officers of the Town, and as here- inafter designated and amended.
As the Moderator read the Items the following were asked to be held. Items 1, 10, 36, 38, 49, 64, 71, 75, 79, 82, 83, 97, 98, and 119. Action now reverted to the "held" articles as follows:
Item 1. Voted that $1881.00 be raised and ap- propriated for the Selectmen's and Clerk's sala- ries, instead of $2000.00 as requested.
Item 10. The sum of $433.00 voted as request- ed for capital outlay of the Treasurer.
Item 36. The sum of $5761.00 was voted for expenses of the Police Department instead of the amount of $5200.00 as recommended.
Item 38. The recommended sum of $2480.00 was voted 172 to 121 instead of the amount re- quested of $4682.00 for capital outlay of the Police Department.
Item 49. The recommended sum of $3750.00 for Pest Control by the Tree and Moth Depart- ment was voted, instead of the amended amount of $4385.00.
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Item 64. The amended amount of $2695.00 was voted for expenses of the Civil Defense De- partment, by a vote of 172 to 121 instead of the recommended amount of $1895.00.
Item 71. The sum of $295.00 was voted with- out discussion for capital outlay in the Board of Health Department.
Item 75. The sum of $120.00 was voted, as recommended, for the expense of the Sanitarian, instead of the sum of $500.00 requested.
Item 79. The sum of $100.00 for expenses in- volved in handling cesspool complaints, by the Board of Health, was not voted.
Item 82. The sum of $950.00 as recommended for Capital Outlay, in the Highway Department was voted unanimously instead of the amount of $4150.00 as requested by the Highway Superin- tendent.
Item 83. The sum of $35,400.00 as recom- mended for Road Maintenance and Construc- tion, was voted instead of the sum of $42,155.00 requested by Highway Superintendent.
Item 97. The sum of $484,911.00 for salaries of Superintendent, Teachers and Principals, as requested and recommended was considered voted, when no amendments were offered.
Item 98. The amount of $68,949.00 for other salaries and wages, as requested, and reconi- mended, was considered voted when no amend- ments were offered.
Item 119. Voted that the sum of $20,000.00 be transferred from the Overlay Reserve Account instead of raised in the tax levy. With all the Items of Article 9 acted on, it was voted to ac- cept the Article with Amendments in its entirety. A motion made at this time to reconsider action on Article 9 was unanimously defeated.
Note: For appropriations in connection with all items not asked to be "Held" see amounts listed under heading of "Appropriations to be raised in the Tax Levy of the Current Year."
Following completion of action on Article 9 the meeting adjourned by vote to Monday, March 23, 1959, at 8 o'clock in the High School Audi- torium and Gymnasium.
ADJOURNED TOWN MEETING HELD MONDAY, MARCH 23, 1959
The first business of the Meeting was action on Article 10.
ARTICLE 10.
Voted, unanimously, to authorize the Board of Selectmen to enter into a contract with the Department of Public Works and the County Commissioners for the Construction and Main- tenance of Public Highways for the ensuing year.
ARTICLE 11.
Voted that the Town appropriate the sum of $14,000.00 for Construction of Chapter 90, High- ways, in accordance with the provisions of Chap- ter 90 of the General Laws: of said amount $3,- 500.00 to be raised in the tax levy and $10,500.00 used from Available Surplus Funds. The sum of $10,500.00 to revert back to Available Surplus Funds when the Town is reimbursed by the State and County.
ARTICLE 12.
Motion made that the Town establish an ac- count with the money received from the Com- monwealth of Massachusetts, as the result of the proposed taking of the Fire Station at Broadway
and Salem Street by the Department of Public Works, to be known as the "Lynnfield Fire Sta- tion Account," and to authorize the Selectmen to construct and originally equip, from said ac- count, a suitable replacement for said fire sta- tion on Town owned land at the junction of Salem and Summer Streets.
An amendment was made that plans be ob- tained by a Committee, consisting of the Select- men, Planning Board, Finance Committee, and Fire Chief: Said plans to be approved by a ma- jority of said committee. The cost of plans not to exceed $5000.00 and the necessary money taken from the unexpended "High School Addi- tion Account."
The amendment was then voted on with the result being 166 in favor and 80 opposed. A motion made at this time to move the previous question was next voted unanimously. The ori- ginal article, as amended, was next voted on and passed; and so declared by the Moderator.
A motion to reconsider this article was de- feated.
ARTICLE 13.
Voted, "That the Town authorize the Town Treasurer with the approval of the Board of
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Seleetmen, to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue for the financial year beginning January 1, 1960, and to issue a note or notes as may be given for a period of less than one year, in accordance with Section 17, Chapter 44 of the General Laws."
ARTICLE 14.
Voted, "That the Town authorize the Board of Selectmen and the head of the department con- cerned, to act as a committee in the Purchase of All Machinery or Equipment involving an expen- diture of over $500.00 purchased during 1959."
ARTICLE 15.
Voted, "That the Town give the Park and Cemetery Commissioners the right to accept money or monies for Endowment of Cemetery Lots, said money to be deposited by the Treas- urer in a bank and the interest only to be used for perpetual care."
ARTICLE 16.
Motion made that the Town authorize and di- rect the Selectmen to negotiate with the owner for the acquisition of land known as the "Lynn- field Center Golf Course," for Recreational De- velopment purposes, and to report back to the Board of Selectmen in writing before November 1,1959.
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