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thence westerly parallel to the northerly way line of Main Street, and 300 feet therefrom, to a point due north of the point of beginning; thence due south to the point of beginning.
Business District B shall include the land within the following de- scribed areas: the rear boundary line to be 300 feet from and parallel to the specified way lines: on Washington Street beginning at the Hingham- Norwell Town Line, thence on both sides southeast to the Norwell-Han- over Town Line.
SECTION IV. Residential District
In the Residential District no building or structure shall be construct- ed, altered or placed upon land for any use except as follows, nor shall any existing building or structure on any premises be used for any purpose except:
A. A one-family dwelling and associated outbuildings; but the conversion of a dwelling existing at the time of the passage of this By-Law to a two- or three-family dwelling is not prohibited provided that such con- version does not substantially change the character or size of the structure.
B. Municipal or public utility building.
C. Institutional, educational, philanthropic or religious buildings but not including one the chief activity of which is a service (1) to delinquent, criminal, mentally deficient or mentally deranged persons; or (2) cus- tomarily carried on as a business.
D. A cemetery.
E. A private club, not including one whose chief activity is a service cus- tomarily carried on as a business, but the foregoing shall not prohibit the customary functions of bona fide country clubs, sportsman clubs, amateur dramatic clubs, social or educational clubs, and the like.
F. Agricultural pursuits (and buildings necessary to such pursuits) in- cluding the sale of products most of which are raised on the premises and the processing of timber or lumber grown on the premises, but not that grown elsewhere, except as otherwise permitted in this Section.
G. An office of a doctor, dentist, lawyer or member of any other recog- nized profession.
H. Customary home occupations such as insurance or real estate, craft manufacturing, dressmaking, millinery, hair dressing, preparing food for sale, mail order businesses, the taking of not more than four board- ers or lodgers at any one time, and the like, conducted by a person residing on the premises and involving not more than two additional operatives; and provided that such occupation and use are not in- jurious or offensive to the neighborhood because of the emission of odors, fumes, dust, noise, smoke, vibrations or other cause.
I. Service businesses of the following kinds provided (1) that the busi-
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ness is conducted by a resident occupant, (2) )that the business is con- ducted principally away from the premises, (3) that the business is not injurious or offensive to the neighborhood because of the emission of odors, fumes, dust, noise, smoke, vibrations or other cause, and (4) that there is no display of goods visible from the street.
a. Electrical
b. Plumbing
c. Tree Surgery and cutting of firewood
d. Carpentry and Building
e. Masonry and Painting
f. Landscaping and Road Building
g. Repairing, other than automotive; but the repair of vehicles cus- tomarily garaged on the premises is not prohibited.
h. Taxi service involving not more than two vehicles.
i. Wholesaling or bulk selling of fuels and ice at retail but without the storage of goods for sale other than samples.
j. Such other like occupation or use as shall be permitted by the Board of Appeals; but the Board of Appeals shall not issue a per- mit for such occupation or use for a period longer than two years at a time.
For any of the uses permitted in the Residential District adequate off- street parking facilities shall be provided.
SECTION V. Business District A
In Business District A no building or structure shall be constructed, altered or placed upon land for any use except as follows, nor shall any existing building or structure or any premises be used for any purpose except :
A. Any purpose or use permitted in the Residential District; or
B. Any retail business-including shops for custom work; service opera- tions where the product or service is customarily sold on the premises to the consumer; restaurants, inns and other places where food is served; gasoline and oil stations; and garages for storage and repair- provided that the use is not likely to be offensive to the neighborhood by reason of the emission of odors, fumes, dust, smoke, vibrations, notse or other cause; nor hazardous to the community on account of fire, explosion or other cause.
SECTION VI. Business District B
In Business District B no building or structure shall be constructed, altered or placed upon land for any use except as follows, nor shall any existing building or structure or premises be used for any purpose except:
A. Any purpose or use permitted in the Residential District or in Busi- ness District A, or
B. Any other purpose or use not likely to be injurious, noxious or offen- sive by reason of the emission of odors, fumes, dust, smoke, noise or other cause, nor hazardous to the community on account of fire, ex- plosion or other cause.
SECTION VII. Area and Setback Regulations
A. Residential Lot Sizes in All Districts
1. The minimum lot size on which a dwelling may be erected or placed or on which any other structure may be altered for dwell- ing purposes shall be:
(a) one acre; or
(b) one-half acre with a frontage on a public way of 100 feet or more;
provided the lot shall not be already occupied by a dwelling or
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other buildings except outbuildings commonly associated with dwellings.
2. Nothing in the foregoing paragraph, however, shall prohibit the erection or placement of additional dwellings, or the alteration of additional buildings for dwelling purposes, on a lot the size of which is sufficient to allow:
(a) one acre for each dwelling; or
(b) one-half acre for each dwelling if there is a frontage on a public way of 100 feet or more for each dwelling.
3. The Board of Appeals shall permit the erection of a dwelling on a lot having a lesser area, providing said lot was described in a deed recorded at the time of the passage of this By-Law, and provided, further, that such erection shall not substantially change the char- acter of the neighborhood.
4. No lot on which a dwelling is located shall be reduced in frontage or area so it does not conform to the provisions of this By-Law, except in the case of a lot a portion of which is taken for public use.
B. Setbacks
1. From Public Ways in All Districts
No building shall be erected or placed within 25 feet of the way line of any public way, except that no building need be set back more than the average setback of the buildings on the lots on ei- ther side, a vacant lot to be counted as though occupied by a dwelling set back 25 feet.
2. From Side or Back Lot Lines in the Residential District
No building in a residential district shall be erected or placed with- in 20 feet of a side or back line, except outbuildings commonly associated with a dwelling, which outbuildings may be erected or placed within 20 feet, but not within 10 feet, of a side or back line.
3. From Existing Dwellings
No dwelling shall be erected or placed within 40 feet of an existing dwelling.
4. From Side or Back Lot Lines in Business Districts
No building used as a dwelling shall be erected or placed within 20 feet of a side or back line.
C. Off-Street Parking in Business Districts
No building shall be erected or placed on land, or altered, for business purposes unless adequate off-street parking is provided. SECTION VIII. Signs
In the Residential District, only the following types of signs may be erected or placed:
A. Real estate signs advertising rental, lease or sale of the premises and not exceeding 12 square feet in area.
B. Signs or bulletin boards incidental to and on the same lot with a per- mitted use not exceeding a total of 12 square feet for all signs nor exceeding 8 square feet for each sign.
SECTION IX. Board of Appeals
The Board of Selectmen shall appoint a Board of Appeals of three members and two associate members in accordance with Section 30 of Chapter 40 of the General Laws. These members shall serve without re- muneration and shall act on all matters within their jurisdiction under this By-Law and Chapter 40 of the General Laws and in the manner pre- scribed in said Chapter 40 of the General Laws.
SECTION X. Enforcement
It shall be the duty of the Selectmen to enforce this By-Law.
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SECTION XI. Amendment
This By-Law may be amended in accordance with the procedure de- scribed in Section 27 of Chapter 40 of the General Laws.
SECTION XII. Legality and Enforceability of Sections
In the event that any section of this By-Law, or part thereof, shall for any reason be held or declared to be illegal or otherwise unenforceable, such holding or declaration shall not affect the legality or enforceability of any other Section or part thereof.
Article 8. To act on any matter that may justly be brought before the meeting.
Name Grove St. on Exhibit A should read Lincoln St.
And you are directed to serve this warrant by posting attested copies thereof seven days at least before the time of said meeting as directed by vote of the town.
Hereof fail not and make return of this warrant with your doings thereon to the Town Clerk at the time and place of said meeting.
Given under our hands this twentieth day of November. A. D. 1951.
JAMES A. LIDDELL, Chairman
RALPH H. COLEMAN
EARLE F. ALLEN Selectmen of Norwell
A true copy-Attest:
LLOYD B. HENDERSON, Constable
November 24 1951
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING-December 3, 1951
The meeting was called to order by the Moderator, Frederick A. Small at 7:45 P. M. The call for the meeting on the duly executed Warrant was read by the Town Clerk. It was voted to postpone reading the articles of the Warrant until taken up for action, after which the Town Clerk read the return of service by the Constable on the Warrant.
It was voted to allow spectators to be seated in a specified section of the gallery.
The Moderator appointed Donald C. Wilder and John D. Dickman to serve as Tellers and swore in same.
Article 1. Voted to transfer and appropriate the sum of three thou- sand dollars ($3,000.00) from the surplus of Jacob's Lake Shores appro- priation (originally $28,000.00), for the purpose of developing test wells, to determine if and where an adequate water supply exists to supply the needs of the Town if and when the water mains are extended.
Article 2. A motion made to accept article 2 after inserting "and appropriate" after "transfer," to determine whether the town will trans- fer and appropriate $3,000.00 for laying water mains approximately 600 feet on Main Street between schools was not carried. Motion made, sec- onded and carried that action on Article 2 be deferred until the Selectmen consult Town Counsel as to the legality of raising and appropriating money under the article.
The Moderator announced that in the interim we would take up Ar- ticle 3.
Article 3. Unanimously voted to raise and appropriate the sum of six hundred fifty dollars ($650.00) to be added to the amount raised and
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appropriated at the Annual Meeting on March 5, 1951 for the purchase of a sand spreader.
After a report from the Selectmen upon the ruling of Town Counsel on Article 2 was made, action on that article was taken.
Article 2. It was "Voted to transfer and appropriate the sum of three thousand dollars ($3,000.00) from the Jacob's Lake Shores appro- priation (originally $28,000.00) for laying water mains (approximately 600 feet) on Main Street between the High and Elementary Schools.
Article 4. Unanimously voted to reimburse Robert T. Ridder for damage to his water system and well caused by salt in the town sand pile and raise and appropriate the sum of two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500.00) for the same.
Article 5. Voted unanimously to instruct the Selectmen to appoint two persons and to instruct the School Committee to appoint two persons, who with the School Committee shall be a committee to study the school housing situation and bring in a recommendation at the Annual Meeting in March 1952, as to the advisability of an addition to either of the present school buildings.
Article 6. Voted to accept the Report of the Zoning Committee on Proposed Zoning By-Laws of the Town, as printed in the pamphlet.
Article 7. Motion made to adopt the Zoning By-Law, Town of Nor- well as printed. Voted to amend Section 3 by striking out the description of Business District A. as printed and substituting the following,- Business District A. shall include all land within the following boundaries: Beginning at the intersection of the easterly way line of River Street and the northwesterly way line of, due east to a point 300 feet from the south- easterly way line of Dover Street;
thence parallel to the southeasterly way line of Dover Street, and 300 feet therefrom, to a point due south of the intersection of the northerly way line of Dover Street and the southerly way line of Main Street;
thence due north to a point 300 feet from the northerly way line of Main Street;
thence westerly parallel to the northerly way line of Main Street, and 300 feet therefrom, to Central Street;
thence southerly along the easterly way lines of Central and River Streets to the point of beginning.
A motion to indefinitely postpone action on Article 7 was made, but was defeated by a vote of 75 in favor and 205 against.
A motion made to further amend Article 7, Section 7A by deleting No. 3 and substituting the following "The Board of Appeals shall permit the erection of a dwelling on a lot having a lesser area, providing that such erection does not substantially change the character of the neighborhood" was not carried.
A motion to adopt the original Zoning By-Law, Town of Norwell as amended under Section 3 (definition of Business District A) was voted.
Article 8. Voted no action be taken under Article 8.
Voted to adjourn at 10:40 P. M.
NELLIE L. SPARRELL Town Clerk
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FISH AND GAME LICENSES ISSUED IN 1951
33 Resident Fishing @ $2.00
$66.00
82 Resident Hunting @ $2.00
164.00
51 Resident Sporting @ $3.25 165.75
19 Resident Minor and Women Fishing @ $1.25
23.75
2 Resident Minor Trapping $2.25
4.50
2 Resident Adult Trapping $5.25
10.50
1 Non Resident Hunting
$10.25
10.25
1 Duplicate
.50
16 Resident Sporting and Trapping, 70 yr. old Free
8 Resident Military or Naval Sporting Free
Total Amount Collected
$445.25
Less Fees
47.50
Paid to Fish and Game
$397.75
DOG LICENSES ISSUED IN 1951
227 Males $2.00
$454.00
59 Females $5.00
295.00
124 Spayed $2.00
248.00
7
Kennel @ $10.00
70.00
2 Kennel @ $25.00
50.00
Total Amount Collected
$1,117.00
Less fees
83.80
Paid to Town Treasurer
1,033.20
DOG LICENSES
All dogs must be licensed at the age of 3 months and all licenses are due on or before March 31st. Tags and receipts are usually here by March 1st, therefore it is suggested you come to Town Election prepared to pay your dog tax at that time. Payments may be made in person, by check or money order made payable to Town of Norwell and mailed to the Town Clerk.
All licenses unpaid on June 1st must be turned over to the Constable for collection. PAY PROMPTLY and save the Town the expense of over- due notices and collection by the Constable.
ENROLLED MILITIA
420 men were enrolled for Military Duty April 1st, 1951.
REGISTERED VOTERS
On January 1st, 1952 there were 1,565 registered voters in the Town of Norwell.
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REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Norwell schools are in the throes of heavy growing pains. Our schools' population has increased by leaps and bounds. No. of Students
Sept. '41
Sept. '46
Grades 1-6
191
214
Sept. '51 333
Grades 7-12
186
152
181
Total
377 366 514
As much as your committee would like to see some way of reducing or even leveling off the yearly cost of our schools to the town, the school budget must increase yearly to keep pace with this growth in the town's population of younger married couples with children of school age.
One of these extra costs is that of increased teacher personnel. Last year we had two sections each of the first through the fourth grades and one and one-half sections each in the fifth and sixth. This year we have two sections with two teachers for each of the grades one through six; and in January 1952, we found it necessary to add another teacher to give us one and one-half sections each in grades seven and eight. Within another two years minimum, we will have to have two sections, meaning two teach- ers, for each grade for the first through the eighth and this will soon be followed by a necessary increase in the high school teacher personnel.
Our new elementary building is already filled; and as brought out at the special town meeting in December, a committee has been appointed to bring in recommendations as to how best to furnish additional schoolroom facilities for our expanding student enrollment.
With more children using the buses, we must ask for an increased transportation budget this year as an additional bus run will be added to our present school routes.
Unfortunately, the first well which was dug at the new elementary school and which was expected to furnish ample good water has proved to be water unfit for use in the school. A second well furnished sufficient water for the first year of the new school operation but has proved in- sufficient to handle the increased demands of our increased enrollment in the fall and spring sessions. At the special town meeting in December money was voted to be transferred for laying of pipe along Main Street between the high school and the elementary school. There is money in this next year's school budget to make proper connections from this street water main into the elementary school and into the high school. For a new source of water, your committee has two alternative articles in the war- rant for the March town meeting:
(1) an article requesting that water be extended from Assinippi to the high school (this would be tied up with the connections men- tioned above and assure us ample water for our schools regard- less of future increases in school population.)
(2) an alternative article requesting funds for a new well and pump at the high school which would be connected to the water mains on Main Street thence through to our elementary school. This would in no way be connected to our high school water supply which is ample.
It is essential that one of these articles be passed by the townspeople if our children are to have sufficient water for both drinking and sanita- tion in the elementary school.
The third article for which your committee asks consideration is a re- quest for funds to blacktop the drive at the high school. This article was prepared for last year's warrant and in error omitted. This was something that should have been done when the high school was built. Each year it costs considerable money to fill in the holes and scrape and roll the high
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school drive. Mud and sand tracked into the building from the terrace wears the floors and also makes additional work for the custodian.
Another factor in our increased school budget is the increased cost of living which affects our teachers' salaries and the cost of all school sup- plies. In order to keep our teaching force satisfied, we have had to grant an increase for 1952 of $250 for new teachers and $350 for older teachers. This increment in salaries still barely keeps us in line with the salary scales of other towns with conditions similar to Norwell.
As long as prices in general continue to increase, as long as salaries have to be raised to meet the mounting costs of living, as long as more homes continue to rise up in Norwell, as long as young couples with school age children continue to move into these new homes, so long must we ex- pect our yearly school budget to spiral upward.
Proposals for rebuilding the combustion chamber of the boiler at the High School were advertised and publicly opened. They were as follows,
Varros, Main St., Brockton $256.85
C. A. Breed, 1089 Washington St., West Newton 400.00
Hobart-Farrell, 191-193 Pleasant St., Brockton 290.95
Miles, 15 Montello St., Brockton 395.00
The contract was given to Varros and the work was completed at that figure.
Proposals for painting two classrooms at the High School were ad- vertised. One Bid was received.
Charles N. Maybury $585
The Committee felt this was too high and voted to reject that bid. The work was later done by the day and completed for $348.55.
JAMES P. HALL
LOUISE E. KNIGHT
NELLIE L. SPARRELL
WILDER A. GAUDETTE
THOMAS S. CANN
SCHOOL CALENDAR
Jan. 2, 1952
School Opens
Feb. 16 - Feb. 24
Vacation
April 11 - Good Friday
School Closed
April 12 - 20
Vacation
May 30 - Memorial Day
School Closed
Week of June 20
Close of School
SUMMER VACATION
Sept. 3, 1952
School opens
Oct. 13
Columbus Day Observance
Oct. 24
Teachers' Convention
Nov. 11
Armistice Day
Nov. 26 at noon - Nov. 27, 28
Thanksgiving Holidays
Dec. 20-Jan. 4, 1953
Vacation
Jan. 5, 1953
School opens
Feb. 21 - Mar. 1, 1953
Vacation
1
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Superintendent of Schools CLIFTON E. BRADLEY Office, Salmond School, Hanover, Mass., Tel. 172 Residence, Center Street, Hanover Center, Tel. 414 Supervisors THEODORE HEWITT, Music MADELEINE GULLIVER, Art RINEHART SYSTEM OF WRITING School Physician RAYMOND G. VINAL, M.D. School Nurse CATHERINE A. ROE School Dentists WILLIS B. PARSONS, D.M.D. DONALD W. PARSONS, D.M.D. Janitors
CHESTER BELL Elementary School FRANK MAKOWSKI High School
SCHOOL COMMITTEE REGULATIONS
Children who become five years of age on or before March first may enter school the following September.
No child under seven years of age will be admitted to school for the first time after October first of any year.
A child entering school for the first time is required to present to the teacher a birth certificate and vaccination or exemption from vaccination certificate. Exemption must be renewed every six months.
SIGNAL FOR NO SESSIONS OF SCHOOLS
Signal 7:00 A.M. on the Fire Whistle (one long whistle).
"N School" signals will be broadcast from WBZ between 7:00 and 7:45 A.M. and from WEEI and WBET.
Schools will close in extremely bad weather, but each parent must de- cide, depending on the conditions of distance, amount of waiting for the bus, protective clothing, etc., whether or not to send children to school in stormy weather when schools are in session.
WORK CERTIFICATES
Work certificates for those between the ages of 16-21 are issued at the offices of the Superintendent of Schools, the High School, and from the homes of the School Committee members and the Superintendent of Schools. When possible, the school office should be used. A birth certifi- cate or other legal proof of birth is required to be shown.
Employment certificates of those between 14-16 for employment dur- ing out of school hours are secured at the schools only, or during the summer, from the Superintendent of Schools.
SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT
To the School Committee Town of Norwell
It gives me pleasure to submit my ninth annual report as Superin- tendent of Schools of Norwell.
The schools of Norwell were set up this year to operate on a very efficient basis, and except for the fact that the seventh and eighth grades did have too many additional pupils enrolled for good instruction, we seemed to be in an excellent condition. The seventh grade therefore was split as of January 1, 1952, leaving but one grade yet too large. Being able to house all our children this year is very misleading, however, for as the large numbers in the lower grades come up to the high school level we will
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be without room to accommodate them.
During the next four years our high school population will more than double in the four upper grades,-this without any additional children moving into Norwell. The new housing going up indicates that we cannot hope for a static condition, and that we must anticipate increased new enrollments.
Some of our high school classes can be increased in numbers, without increasing the number on the staff. It is anticipated that the large enter- ing freshman class for September first can be adequately cared for with the number of class divisions being increased only by two. Therein lies our first problem-to have available rooms to house the additional sections of English and General Science, subjects taken by every freshman student. The situation will be seriously aggravated beginning in September, 1953, and will continue in 1954 and 1955.
The solution to this problem has been placed before a study commit- tee, which is to report in the regular 1952 March meeting.
Norwell has been fortunate in having an excellent teaching staff this year. Maturity of teachers on the one hand has been balanced with new, well trained, recent graduates of Teachers Colleges for our new positions. Five teachers left in June: Mrs. Cole and Mrs. MacDonald to be at home. Miss Standley to be married, Miss Lusk to teach in Hingham, and Miss Reynolds to teach full time for Scituate. New teachers, including one ad- ditional teacher, were Miss Moore, Mrs. Staples, Miss Dyer, Mrs. Sterns, and Mr. Hewitt. Mrs. Choris Jenkins Vernon returned to Norwell as Do- mestic Arts teacher and cafeteria supervisor after being away from Nor- well for eleven years. On January 2, 1952, another new class was formed and Sidney Moore was elected to be its teacher. Richard Ross replaced Mr. Kiernan who resigned to teach in West Bridgewater at this time.
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