Town of Lynnfield, Essex County, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, annual report 1961-1970, Part 97

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Publication date: 1961-1970
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county government reform which is likely to occur sometime in the near future, will bring about more efficiency in government. We must do our share at the town level as well.


One important subject for future action by the town is that concerned with our youth, the voters will be asked to give financial support to our recreation programs, the teen center, and a drug action program- all of this, on top of our most expensive program in the town, the school system.


Another major subject which will be brought up for decision making from time to time in the future, is our zoning by law. Influences from within the Town and from without, some with self-interest motivation and some with bona-fide social concern, will ask the voters to change our basic zoning philosophy. The people will either change or reaffirm the basic character of the town and they should do so only after a thor- ough examination of just what they want the town to be in the years to come.


The Board of Selectmen operates during the year with the assistance of many men and women who serve on committees and with the assistance of dedicated, elected and appointed officials. To all of these people we say, in behalf of all the residents, a great big thank you. In particular we want to especially cite the contri- butions of Mr. Clifford Ham, who retired as Tax Collec- tor after 32 years of service; Mr. Carl E. Davis, who completed 15 years service as Part Time Fire Chief; and note with sadness, the passing of Mr. Walter Kuesten- macher who gave almost twenty years service to the Town as a member and chairman of all recent School Building Committees.


H. Joseph Maney, Chairman


A. David Rodham


H. Joseph Maney


Myles T. Burke


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ELECTION OF TOWN OFFICERS


HELD MONDAY, MARCH 2, 1970


Prec.


Prec. 2


Total


SELECTMAN for three years


Myles T. Burke


8 Sylvan Circle


512


886


1,398*


Clyde R. Warburg


9 Wirthmore Lane


852


397


1,249


Blanks


10


5


15


TOWN CLERK for one year


Harry W. Higgins


60 Howard Avenue


1,268


1,158


2,426*


Blanks


106


130


236


ASSESSOR for three years


W. Douglas Whitehouse 779 Main Street


1,185


1,060


2,245*


Blanks


189


228


417


TAX COLLECTOR for three years


Clifford C. Ham


8 London Road


1,225


1,093


2,318*


Blanks


149


195


344


PARK AND CEMETERY COMMISSIONER for one year


Elmer F. Melanson


791 Lowell Street


1,186


1,028


2,214*


Blanks


188


260


448


PARK AND CEMETERY COMMISSIONER for three


years


James V. Thompson


76 Crest Road


741


641


1,382*


Lawrence Pardo, Jr.


36 Howard Avenue


568


533


1,101


Ernest E. Hatch


1 Parsons Avenue


2


2


Casimiro Navas


58 Mansfield Road


1


1


Edward Foley


Helen Sparkes


Blanks


65


111


176


BOARD OF HEALTH for three years


George S. Robinson


184 Summer Street


1,191


1,075


2,266*


1


2


Total


Blanks


183


213


396


TREE WARDEN for one year


Gustav H. Koch


243 Summer Street


1,188


1,076


2,264*


Paul Madden


Police


John Tivey


John McGonnell


Blanks


186


212


398


Paul Jensen


PRECINCT 2


PRECINCT 1


John B. Rodgers


Warden


Robert Settles


Joseph LeBrun


Clerk


Charles Bowser


Louise Bax


Florence Heftye


June Crumrine


Eugene VanAmberg


Dorothea Johnson


Katherine Neumann


Kay Morton


Barbara Rodgers


Evelyn Gardner


Elizabeth Gerry


Cassie Lorente


Roger Gerry


Winifred Bankoff


Esther Hoar


Paul Madden


Ethyle Sperry


Carolyn Furey


Richard Doremus


1


Mr. Harry W. Higgins, Town Clerk Registering Mr. & Mrs. John J. Hilia


Election Officers Serving:


Robert Peabody Edward Foley Rita Tuoti


Ruthann Gates


9


ROAD COMMISSIONER for one year James C. Fletcher


437 Summer Street


1,130


1,036


2,166*


Andrew Costa


22 Lovell Road


4


0


4


John P. Duggan, Jr.


31 Parsons Avenue


3


0


3


Ernest E. Hatch


1 Parsons Avenue


2


0


2


Blanks


235


252


487


PLANNING BOARD for five years


John H. Fullerton


24 Cortland Lane West


1,144


969


2,113


Blanks


230


319


549


SCHOOL COMMITTEE for three years


Wilbur B. Celander


834 Salem Street


459


460


919


Arthur E. Foulds


2 Bancroft Street


817


589


1,406*


Robert F. Weiss


12 Longbow Road


887


782


1,669*


Louis R. Zizza


16 Bancroft Street


192


239


431


Robert E. Carey 56 Edward Avenue


1


0


1


Blanks


392


506


898


TRUSTEE OF PUBLIC LIBRARY for three years


Natalie Anne Brooks


14 Fernway


968


670


1,638*


Priscilla B. Hahn


15 Bishops Lane


815


634


1,449*


Richard H. Thorngren 938 Salem Street


596


713


1,309


Blanks


369


559


928


TRUSTEE OF PUBLIC LIBRARY for one year


Adolph Edward Palty 16 Williams Road


1,122


940


2,062


Blanks


252


348


600


MODERATOR for one year


Harry C. Wendt


33 Thomas Road


1,181


1,033


2,214*


Blanks


193


255


448


QUESTION 1


Shall the Town in addition to the payment of fifty per cent of a premium for contributory group life and health insurance for employees in the service of the Town, and their dependents pay a subsidiary or additional rate?


YES


359


336


695


NO


726


624


1,350*


BLANKS


289


328


617


QUESTION 2


Shall the Town in addition to the payment of fifty per cent of a premium for contributory group life and health insurance for employees retired from the service of the Town, and their dependents, pay a subsidiary or additional rate?


YES


440


418


858


NO


834


724


1,558*


BLANKS


100


145


245


QUESTION 3


Shall a commission be elected to frame a Charter for the Town of Lynnfield?


YES


812


697


1,509*


NO


430


423


853


BLANKS


132


168


300


CHARTER COMMISSION for one year


Timothy F. Nevils


975 Main Street


467


442


909


Earle A. Bengtson, Jr.


945 Main Street


97


129


226


John B. Kennedy, Jr. 1112 Main Street


100


125


225*


H. Joseph Maney


18 Olde Towne Road


105


129


234*


Leo Melman


32 Bancroft Street


91


126


217*


James Middlekauff


595 Summer Street


95


126


221*


Barry W. Plunkett 2 Durham Drive


103


123


226


William R. Stone 23 Trickett Road


97


126


223


James E. Travers 74 Phillips Road


101


125


226


Scattered Votes


27


16


43


Blanks


11,083


10,125


21,208


TOTAL VOTE CAST


1,374


1,288


2,662


Harry W. Higgins Town Clerk


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STATE ELECTION RESULTS November 3, 1970


Election Officers Serving: PRECINCT 1


PRECINCT 2


1


2 Total


John Rodgers


Warden


Robert H. Settles Charles Bowser Robert Peabody


LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR Albert E. Bates, Prohibition 401 Putnam Avenue, Cambridge 5 Francis A. Votano, Socialist Labor 95 Park Street, Lynn 0


2


2


Florence Heftye


Blanks


2,446 2,362 4,808


ATTORNEY GENERAL


Donald L. Conn, Republican


62 Country Club Road, Melrose Robert H. Quinn, Democratic 32 Auckland Street, Boston Willy N. Hogseth, Socialist Labor 8 Hemingway Road, Saugus Blanks SECRETARY


689


951 1,640


Mildred Fletcher


46


43


89


Barbara Coffin


Barbara Rodgers


Anna Brodbine


638


831 1,469


Shirley Rubinstein Betty Hayter


Eileen Reilly


John F.X. Davoren, Democratic 180 Purchase Street, Milford Mary B. Newman, Republican 5 Willard Street, Cambridge Murvin A. Becker, Prohibition 5 Argyle Street, Melrose Edgar E. Gaudet, Socialist Labor 16 Woodlawn Street, Lynn


12


10


22


Esther Hoar


Claire Jay


Miriam Simmons Annette Karonis Blanks


62


66


128


TREASURER


Robert Q. Crane, Democratic 7 Mountview Road, Wellesley


946 1,142 2,088


Frederick D. Hannon, Republican 83 Greenacre Road, Westwood John D. Lauder, Prohibition 38 Barrett Street, Revere


10


15


25


Roy K. Nelson, Socialist Labor


11


14


25


SENATOR IN CONGRESS


Edward M. Kennedy, Democratic 3 Charles River Square, Boston Josiah A. Spaulding, Republican Proctor Street, Manchester Lawrence Gilfedder, Socialist Labor 21 Field Street, Maynard


816 1,060 1,876


1,579 1,244 2,823


6


7 13


Mark R. Shaw, Prohibition 114 Trenton Street, Melrose


9


6


15


Blanks


41


50 91


GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR


Sargent and Dwight, Republican


1,913 1,646 3,559


Roger I. Williams, Prohibition 151 Uncatena Avenue, Worcester


10


12


22


White and Dukakis, Democratic


454


615 1,069


Blanks


84


106 190 Blanks


GOVERNOR


Henning A. Blomen, Socialist Labor 25 County Street, Ipswich


0


2


2


John Charles Hedges, Prohibition 48 Linden Street, Needham


6


6 12


Blanks


2,445 2,359 4,804


Blanks


50


54 104


8


Joseph LeBrun Eugene VanAmburg Louise Bax


Clerk


Dorothea Johnson


Roger Gerry June Crumrine Leroy M. Hadsall Elizabeth Gerry Gail Foley Stella Czapski Ruth Stone


Ruthann Gates Marie Perry Helen Sparkes Carolyn Furey Winifred Bankoff Marie Colosi Lloyd Hill


1,730 1,441 3,171


Doris Strout


Edith Mackenzie Elaine Lowey James A. Knox, Jr. Helen Maghakian


9


19


28


Thelma Howard


Police


Leon Cobb


Douglas Coonrod


Prec. Prec.


1


2 Total


180 Washington Avenue, Needham


89


118


207


Blanks AUDITOR


Thaddeus Buczko, Democratic 47 Butler Street, Salem Frank P. Bucci, Republican 150 Liberty Street, Braintree


1,114 1,336 2,450


1,246


916 2,162


Raymond J. Gray, Socialist Labor


1


2


Total


Raymond J. Gray, Socialist Labor 30 Williams Avenue, Lynn


11


20


31


CONGRESSMAN, Sixth District


Michael J. Harrington, Democratic Bay View Avenue, Beverly


1,071 1,209 2,280


1,330 1,104 2,434


Howard Phillips, Republican 5 Lobao Drive, Danvers


70


83


153


Richard Doremus Katherine Neumann Charles Hayter Evelyn Gardner Marjorie Weiss Rita Tuoti


1,709 1,356 3,065


7


17


24


Florence Reed


1,395 1,078 2,473


Stephen Garland John McGonnell


Prec. Prec.


3


11


COUNCILLOR, Fifth District Thomas J. Lane, Democratic 92 Abbott Street, Lawrence


Blanks


1,424 1,500 2,924 1,027 867 1,894


SENATOR, Second Essex District


Kevin B. Harrington, Democratic 21 Fairview Road, Salem


Blanks


1,502 1,548 3,050 949 819 1,768


REPRESENTATIVE IN GENERAL COURT,


Twelfth Essex District


Robert C. Buell, Republican Woodcrest Road, Boxford 1,577 1,209 2,786


Earle A. Bengtson, Democratic 945 Main Street, Lynnfield


742 1,021 1,763


Blanks


132


137 269


DISTRICT ATTORNEY, Eastern District


John P.S. Burke, Democratic 72 Salem Street, Lawrence


1,468 1,532 3,000


Blanks


983 835 1,818


CLERK OF COURTS, Essex County


Philip A. Hennessey, Democratic 20 Lincoln Road, Peabody 836 1,131 1,967


Richard L. Hull, Republican 199 Main Street, Rockport


1,419 1,058 2,477


Blanks


196


178 374


REGISTER OF DEEDS; Eastern Southern District


Leo H. Jones, Republican 49 Smith Street, Marblehead 1,752 1,425 3,177


John J. Quigley, Democratic 69 Fay's Avenue, Lynn


507


761 1,268


Blanks


192


181 373


COUNTY COMMISSIONER, Esses County


Edward H. Cahill, Democratic 62 Cherry Street, Lynn 910 1,172 2,082


Albert Joseph DeLuca, Republican 14 Gile Street, Haverhill 1,315 980 2,295


Blanks


226


215 441


QUESTION NO. 1


PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION


Do you approve of the adoption of an amendment to the constitution summarized below, which was approved by the General Court in a joint session of the two branches held July 15, 1968, received 155 votes in the affirmative and 98 in the negative, and in a joint session of the two branches held May 14, 1969, received 147 votes in the affirmative and 119 in the negative?


YES


683 638 1,321


NO 1,539 1,471 3,010


BLANKS 229 258 487


The proposed amendment to the Constitution author- izes the Legislature to classify real property according to uses, and authorizes the assessment, rating and taxation of real property at different rates in the different classes so established, but proportionately in the same class. The amendment further authorizes the granting of reasonable exemptions and abatements.


QUESTION NO. 2 PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION


Do you approve of the adoption of an amendment to the constitution summarized below, which was approved by the General Court in a joint session of the two branches held October 9, 1967, received 237 votes in the affirmative and 0 in the negative, and in a joint session of the two branches held May 14, 1969, received 262 votes in the affirmative and 4 in the negative?


YES


1,812 1,660 3,472 NO


421


454 875


BLANKS 218 253 471


The proposed amendment to the Constitution abolishes the requirement that in order to vote in a state election a person must have resided within the Commonwealth one year. If amended, the Constitution would require only that a voter have resided six months in the town or district in which he claims a right to vote.


QUESTION NO. 3 PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION


Do you approve of the adoption of an amendment to the constitution summarized below, which was approved by the General Court in a joint session of the two branches held October 9, 1967, received 142 votes in the affirmative and 102 in the negative, and in a joint session of the two branches held May 14, 1969, received 222 votes in the affirmative and 49 in the negative?


YES 1,311 1,199 2,510 NO 964 960 1,924


BLANKS


176 208 384


The proposed amendment to the Constitution reduces the minamum age for voting in a state election from twenty-one to nineteen.


QUESTION NO. 4 PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION


Do you approve of the adoption of an amendment to the constitution summarized below which was approved by the General Court in a joint session of the two branches held July 15, 1968, received 181 votes in the affirmative and 66 in the negative, and in a joint session of the two branches held May 15, 1969, received 208 votes in the affirmative and 54 in the negative?


YES


1,184 1,050 2,234


NO


812 857 1,669


BLANKS


455 460 915


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The proposed amendment to the Constitution amends the existing constitutional provisions which direct the division of the Commonwealth into 240 representative districts and 40 senatorial districts. It provides for a census of the inhabitants of each city and town in the Commonwealth in the year 1971 and in every tenth year thereafter. The census in 1971 is to be the basis for determining the representative and senatorial districts for the ten-year period beginning January 1, 1975. Each subsequent census shall be the basis for determining the districts for each ten-year period beginning the fourth January following each census, so that the census in 1981 will determine the districts as of January, 1985, etc.


The amendment provides that the house of representa- tives shall consist of two hundred and forty members and the senate of forty members. In its first regular session following each census, the Legislature shall divide the Commonwealth into two hundred and forty representative districts of contiguous territory and forty senatorial districts also of contiguous territory. Each representative district shall contain, as nearly as may be, an equal number of inhabitants according to the census. Each senatorial district shall also contain as nearly as may be an equal number of inhabitants according to the census. A representative district shall not unite two or more counties, towns, or cities, or parts thereof, or a city and a town, or parts thereof, in one district unless the same is unavoidable. Further, no town of less than six thousand inhabitants shall be divided in forming representative districts. It is also provided that the County of Dukes County and Nantucket County shall each be a representative district, notwithstand- ing the foregoing. The senatorial districts, each of which shall elect one Senator, shall be formed without uniting two counties or parts of two or more counties unless the same is unavoidable.


Each representative shall be an inhabitant of the district for which he is chosen at least one year immediately preceding his election, and each senator shall be an inhabitant of the district for which he is chosen at the time of his election and shall have been an inhabitant of the Commonwealth for at least five years immediately preceding his election. Any representative or senator who ceases to be an inhabitant of the Commonwealth shall cease to represent his district.


The amendment also provides that the Legislature (1) may by law limit the time within which judicial proceedings may be instituted calling in question any such division and (2) shall prescribe by law the manner of calling and conducting elections for the choice of representatives and of ascertaining their election.


Finally, the amendment annuls the existing consti- titional provisions with respect to apportionment of representative and senatorial districts, although those provisions will remain in effect until January 1, 1975.


QUESTION NO. 5


Which one of the following do you prefer with reference to the future course of action by the United States in Vietnam?


A. Win a military victory. 194


245 439


B. Withdraw armed forces in accordance with a planned schedule 1,502 1,245 2,747


C. Withdraw all our armed


forces immediately.


622


731 1,353


Blanks


133


146


279


QUESTION NO. 6


A. Shall licenses be granted in this city (or town) for the sale therein of all alcoholic beverages (whisky, rum, gin, malt beverages, wines and all other alcoholic beverages) ?


YES


1,372 1,534 2,906


NO


846


606 1,452


BLANKS


233


227


460


B. Shall licenses be granted in this city (or town) for the sale therein of wines and malt beverages (wines and beer, ale and all other malt beverages) ?


YES


1,310 1,450 2,760


NO


791


547 1,338


Blanks


350


370


720


C. Shall licenses be granted in this city (or town) for the sale therein of all alcoholic beverages in packages, so called, not to be drunk on the premises?


YES


1,546 1,601 3,147


NO


604


428 1,032


BLANKS


301


338 639


D. Shall licenses be granted in this city (or town) for the sale of all alcoholic beverages by hotels having a dining room capacity of not less than ninety-nine persons and lodging capacity of not less than fifty rooms?


YES


1,702 1,654 3,356


NO


458


375


833


BLANKS


291


338


629


Harry W. Higgins Town Clerk


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RECORD OF ACTION TAKEN AT ANNUAL TOWN MEETING HELD MARCH 9, 1970 IN THE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM


Harry C. Wendt Moderator


Pursuant to the foregoing warrant, the legal voters of the Town of Lynnfield met in the Junior High School auditorium in the said Town of Lynnfield on Monday, March 9, 1970.


The meeting was called to order at 8:05 P.M. by Mr. Harry C. Wendt, Moderator.


With the consent of the voters, unregistered persons named by the Moderator were admitted to the meeting and they were seated on the stage.


The call for the meeting was read by Mr. Wendt and that portion of the warrant preceding the articles. Consent of the voters was given to the reading of the articles when being taken up for action. Mr. Wendt read the remainder of the warrant following the articles including the signatures of the Selectmen and the return of service of the constable.


On motion of Mr. H. Joseph Maney, Chairman of the Board of Selectmen, it was VOTED UNANIMOUSLY to adjourn to Thursday, March 12, 1970 at 8:00 P.M. in the Junior High School auditorium, and the gymnasium if need be, should the business of the meeting not be completed in this first session.


At this time, Mr. Maney read the following resolution which was VOTED UNAMIMOUSLY.


Be it resolved that the Annual Town Meeting here assembled express its appreciation to Mr. John Kimball who has faithfully and impartially performed his duties as Town Moderator for many years and further that a copy of this resolution be spread upon the record of the Annual Town Report for 1970.


ARTICLE 1.


On motion of Mr. Maney, duly seconded, it was


VOTED that Gustav Koch, Robert Rourke and James C. Fletcher be appointed field drivers; that Charles Cavallaro be appointed pound keeper; and that Perley Burrill, Ralph E. Dwight and James C. Fletcher be appointed wood measurers.


ARTICLE 2.


On motion of Mr. Maney, duly seconded, it was


VOTED to accept the reports of Town officers and special committees as published.


ARTICLE 3.


On motion of Mr. Martin, duly seconded, it was


VOTED to fix the annual compensation of each of the elective officers of the Town as required by General Laws, Chapter 41, Section 108, as amended, as follows:


Per Annum


Board of Selectmen - Chairman


730.


Board of Selectmen - Member


610.


Town Treasurer


4,365.


Tax Collector


5,035.


Board of Assessors - Chairman


2,370.


Board of Assessors - Member


2,115.


Town Clerk


3,810.


Tree Warden


6,009.


Public Health Board - Member


76.


Road Commissioner


11,511.


ARTICLE 4.


On motion of Mr. Gerry, Town Accountant, duly seconded it was


VOTED to dispose of the dog license money refunded by the County of Essex by transferring the sum of $1,542.20 to Line item 123 of Article 7 of this warrant entitled "Expense of Library Department."


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ARTICLE 5.


Five


PRINCIPAL CLERKS,


1 2.95


HEAVY EQUIPMENT


2 3.03


OPERATOR, MOTOR


3 3.10


MECHANIC, SENIOR


4 3.18


LIBRARY ASSISTANTS


5 3.26


6


3.34


7


3.42


Six


WORKING FOREMAN,


1


3.34


WORKING SUPERIN-


2


3.42


TENDENT, FOREMAN


3


3.51


TREE CLIMBER,


4 3.60


ADMINISTRATIVE


5


3.69


CLERKS


6


3.78


7


3.87


Based on $1.80/hr. (Grade #1, Step #1) and 21/2% differential.


Grades 4 and up have a step 6 and 7 added. These steps to have the same monetary value as Steps 1 and 2 of the next higher grade. The minimum time in grade at Step 5 before moving from Step 5 to 6 or in Step 6 before moving from Step 6 to 7 is three years. Steps 6 and 7 shall be achieved only at the recommendation of the Department head and with the approval of an appointing authority of the Town.


At this time it was voted to consider articles 8 and 46.


ARTICLE 8.


On motion of Mr. Rodham, duly seconded, it was


VOTED to raise and appropriate the sum of $4,340. to be added to line Item 7 of Article 7 of the warrant for this Town Meeting entitled Fire Chief, the resulting sum to be used to pay the salary of a full time chief of the Fire Department, and that the Town vote to endorse the establishment by the Board of Selectmen of the position of full time Chief of the Fire Department.


The vote was 213 in favor, 142 opposed.


A motion to reconsider action on this article was defeated. ARTICLE 46.


On motion of Mr. Rodham, duly seconded, it was


CLERKS


3


2.42


4


2.48


5


2.54


Four


SENIOR CLERKS, CUS- TODIANS, LIBRARY ASSISTANTS, SKILLED LABOR, MOTOR EQUIP- MENT OPERATOR,


2


2.67


3


2.74


4 2.81


5 2.88


MAINTEANCE MAN


Step


Hourly Rate


One


UNSKILLED LABOR,


1


$1.80


SEASONAL HELP


2


1.85


3


1.89


4


1.94


5


1.99


Two


SEMI-SKILLED LABOR,


1


2.04


SEASONAL HELP


2


2.09


3


2.14


4


2.19


5


2.25


Three JUNIOR LIBRARY ASSISTANTS, JUNIOR


1


2.30


2


2.36


VOTED UNANIMOUSLY to INDEFINITELY POSTPONE action on this article which is noted below:


"To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or appropriate by transfer from available funds a sum of money to be used to pay the salary of a full time chief of the Fire Department."


6 2.95


7


3.03


A motion to reconsider action on this article was defeated.


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VOTED UNANIMOUSLY to authorize the Town Treasur- er, with the approval of the Selectmen, to BORROW MONEY from time to time in ANTICIPATION OF THE REVENUE for the financial years beginning January 1, 1970, and January 1, 1971, in accordance with the provisions of General Laws, Chapter 44, Section 4, and to renew any note or notes as may be given for a period of less than one year, in accordance with the provisions of General Laws, Chapter 44, Section 17.


ARTICLE 6.


On motion of Mr. Robert Martin, Chairman of the Personnel Board, duly seconded, it was


VOTED UNANIMOUSLY to amend Chapter 21 of the By-Laws of the Town, entitled "Classification of Employment," by establishing all hourly PAY RATES AND CLASSIFICATIONS in accordance with the schedule recommended in 1969 by the Personnel Board, provided, however, that no incumbent now employed shall suffer any loss or decrease in compensation and that all wages covered in this schedule be made effective as of January 1, 1970.


HOURLY PAY RATE STRUCTURE


Grade


Classification


On motion of Mr. Gerry, duly seconded, it was


1 2.61


ARTICLE 7.


On motion of Mr. Warburg, Chairman of the Finance Committee, it was


VOTED to raise in the tax levy the sums of money for the necessary Town charges and expenses, except for those which are to be transferred from Available Surplus, and to give authority to credit the value of old equipment to be turned in toward the purchase price of new equipment; said sums of money to be expended under the direction of the respective boards, committees, or officers of the Town in the amounts and limited to the purposes as recommended in the 1970 recommendations of the Finance Committee or amendments thereto.


Mr. Wendt read each item of the budget article and the following items were "held" for later consideration: 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 18, 25, 33, 42, 46, 49, 52, 53, 57, 61, 63, 64, 65, 66, 73, 74, 77, 78, 79, 81, 82, 83, 86, 88, 90, 102, 103, 105, 106, 107, 110, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 126, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 139, 143, 145, 146, 147, 152, 159, 160.


On motion made and seconded, it was VOTED UNANIMOUSLY to approve all items not "held."


After the completion of the reading of items of Article 7, on motion made and seconded, it was VOTED to adjourn to Thursday, March 12, 1970 in the Junior High School auditorium and gymnasium if necessary.


ADJOURNED TOWN MEETING HELD THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 1970


The meeting was called to order at 8:05 P.M. and non-voters were permitted to attend the meeting and were seated on the stage.


On motion of Mr. Maney, Chairman of the Board of Selectmen, duly seconded, it was VOTED to adjourn to Monday, March 16, 1970 at 8:00 P.M. in the Junior High School and gymnasium, if necessary, if the business of the meeting was not completed in this second session.


The first order of business was action on the "held" items of Article 7.


Item


1 - Voted Police Department - Police Chief (including holiday pay) 14,343.


2 - Voted Police Department - Salaries 204,826.


4 - Voted Police Department - Out-of-State


, Travel 275.


6 - Voted Police Department - Police Training School Expense




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