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Suggested Change (e) Farm, garden, nursery or greenhouse, selling pro- ducts 100% of which are raised in the Town and excluding any use injuri- ous or offensive to the neighborhood.
(h) Accessory use on the same lot with and customarily incident to any
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of the above permitted uses and not detrimental to a residential neighbor- hood. The use of a room or rooms in a dwelling for customary home occu- pation, or home occupations carried on by the person or persons resident therein, shall be permitted as an accessory use, provided that there be no display or advertising except a sign of not more than three square feet in area. The term "accessory use" shall not include:
Suggested Change (h) Accessory use on the same lot with and customarily incident to any of the above permitted uses and not detrimental to a resi- dential neighborhood. The use of a room or rooms in a dwelling or out buildings conforming to fire restrictions for customary home occupation, or home occupations, carried on by the person or persons resident therein, shall be permitted as accessory use, provided that there be no display or advertis- ing sign, except a sign of not more than three square feet in area, or of a size conforming to any State or Federal requirement for a specific purpose. The term "accessory use" shall not include:
1. A garage for the storage of not more than three automobiles. Suggested Change 1. A garage for the storage of not more than five auto- mobiles. (Note-This change is suggested to conform with the standard form of fire insurance policy.)
(i) 5. The Committee does not suggest any change in relation to gravel removal. There has been some objection to this part of the present Zoning By-law, but as any resident desiring to remove material under this section may bring his particular case to the Appeal Board for relief, it is considered advisable to maintain this section as it now stands.
Section 4 BUSINESS USES
In a business district no building shall be erected or altered and no building, premises or land shall be used for any purpose injurious or offen- sive to the neighborhood by reason of the emission of odor, fumes, dust, smoke, vibration, or noise. The following uses shall be permitted : Suggested Change In a business district no building shall be erected or al- tered and no building, premises or land shall be used for any purpose in- jurious or offensive to the neighborhood by reason of appearance, the emis- sion of odor, fumes, dust, vibration, smoke or noise. The following uses shall be permitted :
8. Retail business, service or public utility not involving manufacture on the premises except of products the major portion of which is to be sold at retail by the manufacturer to the consumer and provided further that not more than ten operators shall be employed in such manufacture:
Suggested Change 8. Retail or wholesale business, service or public utility involving manufacture on the premises, the major portion of which product is to be sold at retail by the manufacturer to the consumer and provided further that not more than ten operators shall be employed in such manu- facture.
Section 7 AREA REGULATIONS
(b) It was suggested that the words "fire resisting wall" be stricken out of this section. After careful consideration it is suggested that the sec- tion stand as it reads at present.
Several residents have suggested that the present Business Areas should be enlarged, but no one has made any specific recommendation as to any particular parcel or parcels of land that the Committee might present to Town Meeting for consideration.
The Board of Appeals have no authority to consider or grant the in- clusion of property into a Business Area.
Should any property owner desire to have that property designated as a Business Area, the property owner has the right to have an article insert- ed in the Warrant previous to any Town Meeting, to obtain a vote of the
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town to include that property in the present Business Areas or establish ad- ditional Business Areas.
The voters are cautioned that any or all of the above suggested chang- es are still subject to approval by the Attorney General and changes or amendments require a two thirds vote of Town Meeting.
At the Open Hearing the question was raised as to why Section 9 PENALTIES as originally submitted in Town Report of 1941, does not appear in the Zoning By-law as approved by the Attorney General and pub- lished in Annual Town Report of 1942. In approval of the By-law for the Town of Norwell, the Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Massachu- setts deleted that part of Section 9, Penalties, as under the laws of the Com- monwealth, Zoning By-laws are enforced by injunction.
HENRY R. SEWELL, Chairman.
PUBLIC WELFARE
Six cases received General Relief during the year. Five were for tem- porary aid only. At the close of the year one case remained active. Appropriation $2,000.00
Case Load
Norwell cases in Norwell
1
$ 269.50
Norwell cases in other Towns
4
961.10
State cases in Norwell
1
152.40
6
$ 1,383.00
Administration
572.05
Surplus Revenue
44.95
$2,000.00
OLD AGE ASSISTANCE
During the year 71 cases were aided under the Old Age Assistance laws. Three new cases were added and seventeen closed, showing a de- crease of 12 cases over the previous year.
Appropriation
$17,500.00
Receipts-U. S. Grant
10,857.97
Balance-U. S. Grant, Jan. 1, 1944
4,018.38
Refunds
115.80
$32,492.15
Case Load
Norwell cases in Norwell
55
$19,361.91
Norwell cases in other Towns
5
400.70
State cases in Norwell
6
2,511.60
Other Towns' cases in Norwell
5
1,572.45
71
$23,846.66
Administration
1,662.00
Balance-U. S. Grant, January 1, 1945
6,287.67
To Surplus Revenue
695.82
$32,492.15
AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN
A total of four families with eleven children were aided during the year, all four cases active as of December 31st. Appropriation $1,500.00 516.00
Federal Grant in Aid
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Balance-U. S. Grant, January 1, 1944
410.76
$2,426.76
Total Yearly Expenditure for Aid
$2,236.45
Balance-U. S. Grant, January 1, 1945
148.71
To Surplus Revenue
41.60
$2,426.76
JAMES A. LIDDELL, Chairman RALPH H. COLEMAN A. LESTER SCOTT
SOLDIERS' RELIEF
Appropriation
$200.00
Total Expenditure
$141.89
To Surplus Revenue
58.11
$200.00
STATE AID
Appropriation
$120.00
Total Expenditure
$ 20.00
To Surplus Revenue
100.00
$120.00
A. LESTER SCOTT, Agent
REPORT OF THE NORWELL POST-WAR PLANNING COMMITTEE
At the request of Governor Saltonstall, Norwell and other towns, and cities in the Commonwealth organized Post-War Planning Committees to study and plan for the placement and rehabilitation of returning veterans and war workers of World War II who may have difficulty in finding em- ployment when war industries cut down.
Your Norwell committee organized January 4, 1944, with the follow- ing membership: A. Lester Scott, chairman; James P. Hall, secretary; member: Lyonal D. Forkey, Herbert A. Lincoln, John T. Osborn, Perry H. Osborn, Alan C. Virtue.
The Marshfield Selective Service Board was contacted and asked to send us monthly the names of all discharged Norwell men. To date, we have received one name only, with information that he had returned to his pre-war job and did not need our services.
The year 1945 will doubtless see a number of Norwell discharged veterans who may call on our services for help in getting placed satis- factorily in civilian work. If the war in Europe ends in 1945, there will be the problem of finding work for discharged war workers.
Your committee will do all in its power to see that work is obtained for every Norwell man and woman who requests our services.
Respectfully submitted, Norwell Post-War Planning Committee A. LESTER SCOTT, Chairman JAMES P. HALL, Secretary.
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NINETY-FIFTH ANNUAL REPORT REPORT OF STATE AUDIT
Mr. Theodore N. Waddell Director of Accounts Department of Corporations and Taxation State House, Boston
Sir :-
In accordance with your instructions, I have made an audit of the books and accounts of the town of Norwell for the period from August 6, 1942, the date of the previous examination, to September 4, 1944, and report thereon as follows:
The records of the financial transactions of the several departments receiving or disbursing money for the town, or committing bills for collec- tion, were examined, checked, and verified by comparison with the records in the office of the town accountant.
The town accountant's general and appropriation ledgers were ana- lyzed. The appropriations and transfers were compared with the town clerk's record of financial votes passed in town meetings and with the advisory committee's records of transfers from the reserve fund, and a balance sheet, showing the financial condition of the town on September 4, 1944, was prepared and is appended to this report. This balance sheet indi- cates that the financial condition of the town is very good.
The books and accounts of the former and the present town treasurers were examined and checked. The recorded receipts were analyzed and compared with the various sources from which money was paid into the town treasury, while the records of disbursements were compared with the accountant's books and with the treasury warrants approved by the board of selectmen.
The treasurer's cash balance on September 4, 1944, was proved by' actual count of the cash in the office and by reconiliation of the bank balance with a statement furnished by the bank in which town funds are deposited.
The payments on account of debt and interest were checked with the amounts falling due and with the cancelled securities on file.
The savings bank books and securities representing the investment of the trust and investment funds in the custody of the town treasurer were examined and listed, the income and transfer to the town being verified.
The records of tax titles held by the town were examined and listed. The taxes transferred to the tax title account by the collector were proved, the reported redemptions were checked with the treasurer's receipts, and the tax titles on hand were listed and reconciled with the accountant's ledger.
The books and accounts of the tax collector were examined and checked. The taxes and assessments outstanding at the time of the previous examination and all subsequent committments were audited and reconciled with the assessor's warrants for their collection. The payments to the treasurer by the collector were checked to the treasurer's books, the abate- ments as recorded were compared with the assessor's records of abatements granted, and the outstanding accounts were listed and reconciled with the town accountant's ledger.
The records of departmental accounts receivable were examined and checked. The recorded collections were compared with the payments to the
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treasurer, the abatements were verified, and the outstanding accounts were listed and proved to the accountant's ledger.
The outstanding tax, assessment, and departmental accounts were verified by mailing notices to a number of persons whose names appeared on the books as owing money to the town, and from the replies received it appears that the accounts, as listed, are correct.
Action should be taken at once by the tax collector to bring about a complete settlement of the outstanding taxes of prior years which date back to 1939.
The records of licenses and permits issued by the selectmen, the town clerk, and the health department were examined and checked, and the payments to the State and to the town treasurer were verified.
The surety bonds of the financial officials required by law to furnish them were examined and found to be in proper form.
The records of the sealer of weights and measures, as well as the records of all other departments collecting money for the town or com- mitting bills for collection, were examined and reconciled with the town treasurer's receipts and with the town accountant's records.
There are appended to this report, in addition to the balance sheet, tables showing a reconciliation of the treasurer's and the collector's cash, summaries of the tax, assessments, and departmental accounts, together with tables showing the condition and transactions of the trust and in- vestment funds.
For the co-operation extended by the several town officials during the progress of the audit, I wish, on behalf of my assistants and myself, to express appreciation.
Respectfully submitted, HERMAN B. DINE, Assistant Director of Accounts.
THE TWENTY-FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION, INC.
To the Selectmen of Norwell
Dear Sirs:
During the past year the work of this Association has been carried on successfully.
The Well Child Conference has been held each month on the fourth Monday. Dr. Edmund B. Fitz Gerald, pediatrician, was consultant. We are fortunate to have the continued services of Dr. Fitz Gerald.
Miss Catherine Roe is assisted by Mrs. Harold King in the clinic and Mrs. John Murphy continues to give many hours for transportation. Mrs. Richard MacMullan has helped out with transportation whenever needed.
The pre-school Dental Clinic is held each summer by Dr. Willis Par- sons. Diptheria and whooping cough clinics are held each spring.
Many thanks to Mrs. Lee Turner who was chairman of Seal Sales
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the past year and to Miss Margaret Crowell who has kindly consented to take over this arduous task.
Half of the T-B Seal Sales fund is returned to the Nursing Associa- tion for use in public health work. A greater part of this money is used to send a child to the Bailey Health Camp at Hanson.
Outside of the sum of $200.00 from the town of Norwell for nurses' transportation, the remaining amount needed to carry on the various activities has to be raised by the officers and directors.
Our annual contributions from the membership drive amounts to approximately $250.00.
The principle source of revenue is derived from the rummage sales held twice yearly with such great success.
Without the co-operation of most of the townspeople this would not be possible. At this time I wish to thank all who have so generously con- tributed to our many activities.
The Blue Cross membership has increased to sixty families. These will all become direct payment memberships after the January payment.
The nurses' hours are from 9 A. M. to 4:30 P. M. Sundays and holi- days excepted. Saturday from 9 A. M. to 12 noon. Note the hours that the nurse is on duty and please do not call on Sundays or holidays unless it is a real emergency.
The Annual Meeting and tea will be held Monday, March 12th, at 2:30 P. M. at the Cushing Memorial Town Hall. All the townspeople are invited. Notices will be mailed to paid members. Membership fees may be as low as twenty-five cents.
Respectfully submitted,
GRACE L. SPARRELL, President.
Officers and Directors
MRS. EDWARD KEEFE, Vice-President MRS. RICHARD BROOKS, Treasurer MRS. HUMPHREY TURNER, Secretary
MRS. JAMES BARNARD
MRS. C. CAMBELL BAIRD
MISS DOROTHY DURGIN
MRS. THEODORE DYER
MRS. WESLEY HALL
MRS. HAROLD KING
MRS. ASHLEY JONES REV. ALFRED J. WILSON
FINANCIAL REPORT
Norwell Visiting Nurse Association, Inc., for the year ending December 31, 1944
RECEIPTS :
Dues
$ 241.30
Fees
356.50
Refund-Nurse's personal use of car
51.50
Dental Clinic
182.25
Baby Clinic
32.50
Bank Interest
40.19
Tuberculosis Seal Sale
141.84
Miscellaneous (Refund and Donation)
14.00
Town of Norwell for Nurse's Transportation 200.00
Entertainment and Sales
1,328.43
Total
$2,588.51
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Cash on Hand January 1, 1944
$1,330.85
Invested Funds-U. S. Defense and War Bonds-Series G $1,300.00
Totals
$5,219.36
EXPENDITURES :
Salary for Nurses
$ 562.96
Auto Expense
364.63
Insurance
52.70
Dental Clinic
115.50
Baby Clinic
240.00
Supplies, Postage, Printing
30.26
Medical Office, Telephone
50.12
Miscellaneous (U. S. Bonds, etc.)
674.70
Total
$2,090.87
Cash on Hand January 1, 1945-Rockland Trust Co.
$ 248.95
Cash on Hand January 1, 1945-So. Scituate Savings Bank
$1,579.54
Invested Funds-U. S. Defense and War Bonds-Series G
$1,300.00
Total
$5,219.36
Respectfully submitted,
LILLIAN H. BROOKS, Treasurer.
REPORT OF VISITING NURSE January 1, 1944 to December 31, 1944
Number of patients cared for
65
Number of nursing visits
657
Number of prenatal visits
24
Number of infant-welfare visits
129
Number of tuberculosis visits
6
Number
of visits made by parents to Well Child Conference 111
Number
of visits made for Boards of Health and Public Welfare 83
Number of Social Service visits
113
Number of follow-up visits for hospitals and clinics
21
Number of conferences and meetings attended
8
Number of children receiving whooping cough vaccine
28
Number of children receiving tetanus-diphtheria toxoid
16
Refresher course in Public Health Nursing.
Respectfully submitted,
CATHERINE A. ROE, Public Health Nurse.
REPORT OF THE TOWN CLERK Annual Town Meeting March 6, 1944
Pursuant to a Warrant under the hands of the Selectmen, duly exe- cuted and return thereof made by Lloyd B. Henderson, a Constable of Nor- well, the qualified voters met at the Cushing Memorial Town Hall Monday, March 6, 1944, at 7:30 P. M. and took the following action on the Articles in the Warrant. Moderator Cecil E. Whitney was in the chair. Upon taking charge of the meeting, he announced that unless there was objection, ar- rangements which John D. Murphy for the American Legion had made for
Number of postnatal visits 28
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the opening of the meeting would be in effect. Flags of many of the town organizations were grouped on the platform before which the Chaplain of the evening, Rev. Alfred J. Wilson offered prayer.
Article 1. To hear the reports of the several boards of officers and committees of the town and act thereon.
Voted that the reports of the several Town officers and committees, as printed in the Town Report and the accompanying brochure be accepted as printed.
Article 2. To see if the Town will make the necessary appropriations to defray the expenses of the Town and for other purposes, and to raise such sums of money as the town shall deem expedient for the following purposes: Legislative Department, Selectmen's Department, Accounting Department, Treasury Department, Collector's Department, Assessor's De- partment, Town Clerk's Department, Election and Registration Department, Police Department, Fire Department, Fire Department Equipment, Inci- dental, Town Hall Expenses, Town Reports, Tree Warden, Spraying Elms, Moth Department, Tent Caterpillar, Mosquito Control, County Aid to Agri- culture, Sealing Weights and Measures, Board of Health, Inspection of Ani- mals, School and District Nurse, Transportation of Nurse, Dental Clinic, Highways, Town, Chap. 90-Chap. 81, Sign Boards, Snow Removal, Electric Lights, Public Welfare, Old Age Assistance, Aid to Dependent Children, Soldiers' Relief, State Aid, Schools, Vocational Training, School Physician, James Library, W. J. Leonard Memorial Library, Reserve Fund, Memorial Day, Squares and Triangles, Mowing Bushes, Town Dump, Care of Veter- ans' Graves, Washington Street Cemetery, Interest, Town Debt, Defense, Forest Fire Patrol, Mount Blue Street, Prospect Street.
Voted to raise and appropriate the following amounts:
Legislative Department
$ 10.00
Selectmen's Department
600.00
Accounting Department 625.00
Treasury Department
800.00
Collector's Department
1,300.00
Assessor's Department
1,275.00
Town Clerk
753.00
Election and Registration
550.00
Police Department
200.00
Incidentals
300.00
Town Hall Expense
2,800.00
Town Reports
425.00
Fire Department
2,629.00
Fire Department Equipment
1,179.00
Tree Warden
200.00
Spraying Elms
525.00
Moth
1,750.00
Tent Caterpillar
150.00
County Aid to Agriculture (Article 3)
100.00
Sealing Weights and Measures
Board of Health
80.00 900.00 60.00
Inspector of Animals
1,400.00
Dental Clinic
604.00
Highway-Chapter 90 (Article 4)
1,500.00
Highway-Chapter 81 (Article 5)
4,896.00 50.00
Sign Boards
Highway-Snow Removal
1,500.00
Electric Lights
730.00
School and District Nurse
200.00
Transportation of Nurse
700.00
Highway-Town
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Public Welfare
2,000.00
Old Age Assistance-Town
17,500.00
Aid to Dependent Children-Town
1,500.00
Soldier's Relief
200.00
State Aid
120.00
Schools (Article 6)
41,183.85*
Vocational Training
50.00
James Library
300.00
W. J. Leonard Memorial Library
300.00
Reserve Fund (Article 7)
4,000.00 **
Memorial Day
250.00
Squares and Triangles
100.00
Mowing Bushes
300.00
Town Dump
150.00
Care of Veterans' Graves
260.00
Washington Street Cemetery
200.00
Interest
1,250.00
Debt
5,000.00
Defense
150.00
Forest Fire Patrol
200.00
Mt. Blue Street (Article 8)
700.00
Prospect Street
2,000.00
Purchase of Land for Fire House
1.00
U. S. Treasury Bonds Series G. (Article 18)
15,000.00
Total
$121,505.85
*- Plus Dog Tax Refund, voted for the use of the Schools, under Articles 6.
-Under Article 7, it was voted to take $4,000 from the Surplus Overlay
Account to set up a fund known as the Reserve Fund.
Bills not included. Payable but no vote required. State Tax (Estimated) $1,950.00
County Tax (Estimated) 3,660.26
County Hospital 1,533.10
Article 3. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for the use of the Plymouth County Trustees for County Aid to Agriculture, a sum not exceeding one hundred dollars, and choose a Town Director as provided in Chapter 128, Sections 41 and 45 of the General Laws. (Ap- proved by Advisory Board.)
Under Article 3. Voted William D. Jacobs serve as Director Plymouth County Aid to Agriculture. $100 voted under Article 2.
Article 4. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to be expended under the provisions of Chapter 90-Main- tenance, General Laws as amended, or act on anything relative thereto. (Approved by Advisory Board.)
$1,500.00 was raised and appropriated under Article 2 for this purpose.
Article 5. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $4,896.00 to be expended under the provisions of Sections 26 to 29, Chapter 81, General Laws, as amended by Chapter 442 of the Acts of 1943, or act on anything relative thereto. (Approved by Advisory Board.)
Under Article 2, $4,896.00 was raised and appropriated under the pro- visions of Sections 26 to 29, Chapter 81, General Laws, as amended.
Article 6. Will the Town vote the Dog Tax Refund to the use of the Schools, or act on anything relative thereto. (Approved by Advisory Board.) It was voted that the Dog Tax Refund be appropriated to the use of the Schools.
Article 7. Will the Town vote to transfer the sum of $4,000.00 from
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the Surplus Overlay Account, the said amount to be set up as a Reserve Fund, or act on anything relative thereto. (Approved by Advisory Board.)
Under Article 2, it was voted to take $4,000.00 from the Surplus Overlay Account to set up a fund known as the Reserve Fund.
Article 8. Will the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $700.00 to finish the tarred surface on Mt. Blue Street or act on anything relative thereto. (Approved by Advisory Board.)
Under Article 2, $700.00 was raised and appropriated for this purpose.
Article 9. Will the town vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to be used on Prospect Street between Grove Street and the Hingham Town Line, or act on anything relative thereto. (Approved by Advisory Board.)
Under Article 2, $2,000.00 was raised and appropriated for this pur- pose.
Article 10. Will the Town vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for the purchase of a lot of land for the No. 2 Fire Station, or act on anything relative thereto. (Approved by Advisory Board.)
Voted that the sum of one dollar be raised and appropriated for the purchase of a lot of land on the North side of Washington Street beginning at the point approximately 250 ft. from the West corner of Grove Street and 42 ft. from the West wall of the Sunoco Filling Station, thence West by Washington Street 75 ft., thence by right angle to Washington North 100 ft., thence East 75 ft., thence South 100 ft. to point of beginning, said lot to be used for No. 2 Fire Station.
Article 11. Will the Town vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for the erection of a building to house the No. 2 Fire Engines, or act on anything relative thereto. (Not approved by Advisory Board.)
Voted to pass over.
Article 12. Will the Town vote to transfer the sum of $800.00 appro- priated at last Town Meeting for addition to No. 2 Fire Station; said sum now to be used for removal and repairs to No. 2 Fire Station, or act on anything relative thereto. (Approved by Advisory Board.)
Voted to transfer sum of $800.00 appropriated at last Town Meeting for addition to No. 2 Fire Station; said sum to be used for removal and repairs to No. 2 Fire Station and to clean up land after removal of building.
Article 13. Will the Town instruct the Selectmen to sign a lease on the land occupied by the No. 2 Fire House for a period of ten years at $25.00 per year with an option of renewal for ten years more, or act on anything relative thereto. (Not approved by Advisory Board.)
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