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No. 1. Unanimously voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $600 for Selectmen Expense.
No. 2. Unanimously voted to raise and appropriate $1,200 for salary of Town Accountant.
No. 3. Unanimously voted to raise and appropriate $25 for Expense of Town Accountant.
No. 4. Unanimously voted to raise and appropriate $450 for Treas- urer's Expense.
No. 5. Unanimously voted to raise and appropriate $385 for Tax Titles Account.
No. 6. Unanimously voted to raise and appropriate $912.48 for Col- lector's Expenses.
No. 7. Voted to amend No. 7 to read $1500 instead of $2,000. Voted to raise and appropriate $1500 for expenses of Assessors.
No. 8. Voted to raise and appropriate $400 for expense of Town
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Clerk.
No. 9 through 12. Voted to raise and appropriate the amounts as printed in the pamphlet:
$100 for salary of Registrars. $100 for salary of Clerk of Registrars. $480 for salary of Election Officers. $350 for expenses of Registrars.
No. 13. Voted to raise and appropriate $1,000 for Incidental Dis- bursements.
No. 14. Voted to raise and appropriate $2550 for Town Hall Main- tenance Salary.
No. 15. Voted to raise and appropriate $1650 for Town Hall Main- tenance Expenses.
No. 16. Voted to raise and appropriate $500 for Salaries and expenses of the Police Department.
No. 17. Voted to raise and appropriate $125 for Dog Officers Ex- penses, and Dog Officer.
No. 18 through 22 with the exception of No. 20 which shall read $3641.06.
Voted to raise and appropriate $1,250 for Fire Dept. Gen'l payroll.
Voted to raise and appropriate $720 for Fire Dept. Stewards.
Voted to raise and appropriate $3641.06 for Fire Dept. Expenses.
Voted to raise and appropriate $2642.15 for Fire Dept. Gen'l Equip- ment.
Voted to raise and appropriate $250 for Fire Dept. Permits.
No. 23 through 38. Voted to raise and appropriate the amounts requested in No. 23 through 38 and approved by the Advisory Board. namely:
$200 for Forest Fire Patrol Expenses.
$2100 for Tree Warden Expenses.
$500 for Elm Tree Beetle Expenses.
$1500 for Moth Expenses.
$250 for Tent Caterpillar Expenses.
$100 for Aid to Agriculture (Contribution).
$150 for Sealer of Weights & Measures, Salaries and Expenses.
$970 for Board of Health, Aid & Expenses.
$150 for Inspector of Animals, Expenses and Salary.
$2500 for School Nurse Salary.
$400 for School Nurse, Transportation.
$840 for School Dentist, Salary.
$400 for Hygienist, Salary.
$250 for School Physician, Salary.
$2500 for Highways, Town Account Expenses.
$6000 for Chapter 81, Salaries and Expenses.
No. 39. Voted to amend No. 39 to read $3000. Voted to raise and
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appropriate $3,000 for Highways, Chapter 90. Salaries and Expenses. NNO. 40. Voted to raise and appropriate $200. Signs. Road Markings,
Expenses.
No. 41. Voted to raise and appropriate $9500. Snow Removal and Sanding. Salaries and Expenses
No. 42. Voted to raise and appropriate $1100. Street Lights, Expenses.
No. 43. Voted to amend No. 43 to read $3000. For Public Welfare. Aid and Expense. Voted to raise and appropriate $3000 for Public Welfare. Aid & Expenses.
No. 44. Motion made to raise and appropriate $2000 for Old Age Assistance Administration and Expense was amended to read $1500. Voted to raise and appropriate $1500 for Administration & Expense of Old Age Assistance.
No. 45. A motion to raise and appropriate $25,000 for Old Age Assist- ance Aid was amended to read $22,000. Voted to raise and appropriate $22,000 for Aid of Old Age Assistance.
No. 46. Voted to raise and appropriate $600 for Administration of Aid to Dependent Children.
No. 47. Motion made to raise and appropriate $2000 for Aid & Expenses of Aid to Dependent Children. So voted.
No. 48. Voted to raise and appropriate $50 for Adm. of Disability Assistance.
No. 49. Voted to raise and appropriate $4,000 for Aid & Expense of Disability Assistance.
No. 50. Voted to raise and appropriate $3,000. Aid Under Veterans Benefits.
No. 51. Voted to raise and appropriate $123,680. Expenses of Schools.
Tuition.
No. 52. Voted to raise and appropriate $2,850. Vocational Training
No. 53. Voted to raise and appropriate $565. William J. Leonard Library.
No. 54. Voted to raise and appropriate $565 for James Library.
No. 55. Voted to raise and appropriate $2,300 for Water Dept. Expenses.
No. 56. Voted to raise and appropriate $500 for Insurance, Work- men's Compensation.
No. 57. Voted to raise and appropriate $1,299 for Ply. Co. Ret. Fund.
No. 58. Voted to transfer $6,000 from E. & D. Account to the Reserve Fund.
No. 59. Voted to raise and appropriate $811.40 for printing and distribution of town reports and Budgets.
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No. 60. Voted 128 for and 35 against raising and appropriating $366.50 for the observance of Memorial Day.
No. 61 through 68. Voted to raise and appropriate the amounts as printed in the pamphlet.
In Nos. 61-68:
$250 Salary. Expenses of Squares & Triangles.
$400 Salary, Expenses of Mowing Bushes.
$750 Salary, Expenses of Town Dump.
$475 Cemeteries. Veterans' Graves. $700 Cemeteries. Washington Street.
$9.883.75 Interest, School Bond & Water.
$28,000 Town Debt. School Bond & Water.
$300 Town Counsel, Fees.
Article 4. Unanimously voted to transfer $13,200 from the General Fund to balance the amount to be contributed by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in connection with Chapter 81, Work on the Highways.
Article 30 & 31. Motion made and seconded to take up Art. 30 and 31 was lost by 144 against and 27 in favor.
Voted to adjourn until March 10, at 7:30 p.m.
Attest:
NELLIE L. SPARRELL. Town Clerk.
ADJOURNED TOWN MEETING March 10, 1952
Meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m. by the Moderator.
Motion made, seconded and voted . . . 205 for and 11 against, that the order of the consideration of the remaining articles in the warrant be changed to first take up Article 33 then 34, 35, 30, 31, 32 then returning to Article 5 and proceeding with the remainder of the articles in order.
Article 33. Motion made to appoint a permanent Building Committee, comprised of the School Committee and four members to be appointed at a joint meeting of the Selectmen and the School Committee for the purpose of building necessary school facilities, said committee to be instructed to fill vacancies which may occur in its membership and serve one year after completion of said facilities.
Motion made to amend the motion so that it will read:
"That the Selectmen appoint a school building committee of five (5) members each experienced in one of the following: engineering, construction or allied industry, education, finance or business, to consult with the Chairman of the School Committee, to build necessary school facilities and to serve one year after the completion of said facilities." An amendment to the amendment was offered to insert after the word "Selectmen" the following: "and the School Committee acting jointly," and was voted 166 for, 119 against.
The motion to accept the amendment as further amended which is as
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follows was voted: "that the Selectmen and School Committee acting jointly, appoint a School Building Committee consisting of five (5) members each experienced in one of the following: engineering, con- struction or allied industry, education, finance or business-to consult with the Chairman of the School Committee, to build necessary school facilities, and serve one year after completion of said facilities."
The main or original motion as amended by the preceding amendments was then proposed for action, to wit, "that the Selectmen and the School Committee acting jointly appoint a School Building Committee consisting of five members each experienced in one of the following: engineering, construction or allied industry, education, finance or business, to consult with the Chairman of the School Committee to build necessary school facilities, and serve one year after completion of said facilities
An amendment to the then main motion as stated above was voted, to wit, "Said permanent school building committee to be further instructed to bring in to the next town meeting to be called at the earliest possible date, complete plans, specifications, data and recommendations for the first unit addition to the high school, including detailed estimates of cost, contributions of man hours of labor, supervision, services and materials as well as a schedule of expected work's progress."
The main motion as amended by the preceding was then voted, to wit, that the Selectmen and the School Committee acting jointly appoint a School Building Committee consisting of five members, each experienced in one of the following: engineering, construction or allied idustry, education, finance or business, to consult with the Chairman of the School Committee to build necessary school facilities and to serve one year after the completion of said facilities; said permanent school building committee to be further instructed to bring in to the next town meeting to be called at the earliest possible date, complete plans, specifications, data and recommendations for the first unit addition to the high school, including detailed estimates of cost, contributions of man hours of labor, supervision, services and materials as well as a schedule of expected work's progress.
Article 34. Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $200 for the use of the Building Committee for further study.
Article 35. A motion made to indefinitely postpone action on Article 35 was not carried.
A motion made to raise and appropriate the sum of $3000 for the purpose of engaging an architect and preparing plans in accordance with the recommendations of the Building Committee was voted 176 in favor, 57 against.
Article 30. Voted to indefinitely postpone action on Article 30.
Article 31. Voted that the Town raise and appropriate $1200 for the purpose of providing a gravel packed well at the High School and the necessary pump and connections at the Elementary School.
Article 32. Voted to pass over Article 32.
Article 5. Voted to transfer the sum of $9,000 from the General Fund to balance the amount to be contributed by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the County of Plymouth in connection with Chapter 90, Work on the Highways
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Article 6. Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $800 for the purpose of grading and resurfacing with tar, Circuit Street
Article 7. Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $300 for the purpose of grading and resurfacing with tar, Jacob's Trail to Prouty Avenue.
Article 8. Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $300 for the purpose of grading and resurfacing with tar, Prouty Avenue. .
Article 9. Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $350 for the purpose of grading and resurfacing with tar, Duncan Drive.
Article 10. Voted no action be taken under this article A request for an expression of opinion was voiced by the Selectmen, on the matter of accepting a layout of Main Street similar to that described in Article 10 at a subsequent town meeting. The opinion expressed was adverse to such a layout. .
Article 11. Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $3,000 for mix and place surfacing of Main Street from the Scituate town line westerly.
Article 12. Voted not to instruct the Highway Surveyor to put in fill at the town landing at Union Bridge so that it will be possible to go from the road to the river at high tide.
Article 13. Voted to choose a town Director of the Plymouth County Aid to Agriculture, as provided for by the General Laws, Chapter 128, Sections 41 and 45, as revised and that William D. Jacobs be that director.
Article 14. Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $150 for the purpose of maintaining during the ensuing year, the mosquito control work as estimated and certified to by the State Reclamation Board in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 112, Acts of 1931.
Article 15. Motion made, seconded and so voted that the town accept as town property, the Resuscitator and accessories purchased by the Fire Department mor cription and that an expression of appreciation be indicated on the records. Voted that the resuscitator remain under the jurisdiction of the Fire Department.
Article 16. A motion that the town raise and appropriate the sum of $1381 to build a boiler room and install a heating system at the Center Fire Station was not carried.
Article 17. A motion to raise and appropriate the sum of $1533 to build a boiler room and install a heating system in Church Hill Fire Station was not carried.
Article 18. Voted to instruct the Selectmen to appoint a commit- tee of five (5) to hold meetings with the Highway Surveyor, the Water Department, and the Tree Warden and work out a plan for storage of supplies and materials - including sand - and study the advisability of setting up a full time Highway Department, and make such recom- mendations as the committee may deem advisable to the next regular or special town meeting, and insert such articles for action by the town as they deem advisable.
Article 19. Voted to indefinitely postpone action on Article 19.
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Article 20. A motion to indefinitely postpone action on Article 20 was lost. It was voted 204 to 1 to amend Article VI, Section 2, Paragraph 3 of the by-laws by striking out the words in line 2 "financial proposition" and inserting the words "articles in the warrant" so that the paragraph will read "The duty of the Advisory Board shall be to investigate and consider all articles in the warrant to be brought before the town and to report and advise thereon in Town Meetings."
Voted to adjourn until Monday, March 17, at 7:30 P.M.
NELLIE L. SPARRELL, Town Clerk.
March 17, 1952
Meeting opened at 7:55 by the Moderator.
Article 10. Motion made to reconsider the expression of opinion as manifest by the town meeting in reference to presentation by the Select- men of a new layout of Main Street from Norwell Centre to the Scituate line. Question of point of order was raised by Cecil Whitney whereupon the Moderator ruled that reconsideration was in order and quoted his authority for ruling. Mr. Whitney requested that his point of order be spread upon the records whereupon the Moderator ordered the Town Clerk so to do.
A motion to indefinitely postpone action on the motion was ruled out of order by the Moderator.
Voted to reconsider Article 10 as pertains only to an expression of opinion concerned with a future layout of Main Street from Norwell Cen're to the Scituate line. Voted to instruct the Selectmen to present at a future town meeting, a layout of Main Street from Norwell Centre to the Scituate line.
Article 11. Voted to rescind action taken previously on Article 11. Mr. Whitney requested that his point of order indicated under Article 10 be recorded as applicable to action taken under this article.
Article 21. Motion made, seconded and voted 81 for, 67 against to amend Section One of Article 3 of the by-laws by striking out said section and inserting the following in its place.
Article III. Section 1. A copy of the warrant for all town meetings shall be posted in five or more public places in the town seven days prior to the meeting and a notice under the seal of the town shall be published in one or more papers cir- culated in the town seven days prior to the meeting, but it shall be sufficient notice if the newspaper states that a meeting is to be held giving place, date, and hour.
Article 22. Moved, seconded and voted that Article 22 be passed over.
Article 23. Motion made and seconded to adopt Article 23. Motion made to amend the motion so it will read:
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Section 2. Before any proposed new street or way is laid out, a plan and profile showing the adjoining property shall be sub- mitted to the Selectmen and no work shall be started on said layout before approval is granted by the Selectmen.
(a) "The travelled width of all roads shall be twenty-four (24) feet. Loam, stump, brush, roots, and like materials shall be removed. Each new street, road or way laid out shall be a mini- mum of fifty (50) feet wide and shall consist of a base, first: of twelve (12) inches of gravel, and on top of the above mentioned gravel shall be second: three and one half (31/2) inches of broken stone (consisting of two and one half (21/2) inch stone) bound with sand, and third: on top of the two previous mentioned re- quirements shall be a top layer of two and one half (21/2) inches of three-quarter (34) inch stone bound with asphalt using two and one half (21/2) gallons of asphalt per square yard. Top layer of two and one half (21/2) inches of three-quarter (34) inch stone shall be applied by layers of one and one quarter (11/4) inches each and rolled separately. Each course shall be rolled thoroughly before succeeding courses are applied. Each owner, developer, or other interested party (as the Selectmen may determine) who constructs such road shall post a bond equal to the cost of such construction as heretofore mentioned, and upon such sufficient evidence of construction other than the aforementioned, posted bond shall be forfeited to the Town of Norwell, and the proceeds shall be used to construct such a street, road, or way as laid out aforementioned in this section."
(b) Such drainage as may be required shall be installed as directed by the Highway Surveyor.
(c) All corners of the intersecting streets or ways shall be rounded to the approval of the Board of Selectmen and High- way Surveyor.
Section 3. No street or private way shall be accepted unless laid out and constructed as required in Section 2 of this article.
Section 4. Each petition for the acceptance of a street or way at any annual town meeting shall be presented to the Select- men not later than the 1st day of December next preceding such meeting, and the Board of Selectmen and Highway Surveyor shall attach thereto an affidavit stati . that the road is or is not satisfactory in width and so constructed as to be acceptable. The amended article was voted 160 for, 8 against.
The question of a quorum was raised. The meeting was polled and a quorum declared present.
Article 24. Motion made to indefinitely postpone action on Article 24 was not carried.
Motion made, seconded and voted 126 for, 10 against to adopt the following section to the Town by-laws:
Article VII. Section 5. The Board of Selectmen shall determine and designate numbers of the buildings on such streets or portions of streets as they think best and no person shall neglect to affix
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to any building owned by him the street number designated to: him by said board, nor shall any person affix or suffer to remain: on any building owned by him a street number other than the one designated by said board.
Article 25. Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $35 to pay for paper to have the 1951 valuation lists printed and published.
Article 26. A motion to have the Board of Assessors include in all'. fuure town reports a complete list of property assessments on all property in the town as of the previous January first, listing owner, address, land area, assessment on land, total assessments on buildings and assessment on personal property was not voted.
Article 27. Voted to authorize the Town Accountant to close out the unexpended balances of the following appropriations, the purposes. of which have been completed.
Highway-Sand Spreader $2.75
Highway-Snow Plow 10.00
New Fire Truck 5.00
Elementary School Building Committee 117.88
Article 28. A motion to raise and appropriate the sum of $2,000 for control of Dutch Elm Disease was not carried.
Motion we raise and appropriate the sum of $4,000 was not carried.
Motion made, seconded and voted that we raise and appropriate the sum of $2,100 for control of Dutch Elm Disease.
Article 29. Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $600 for the purchase of a power saw for the use of the Tree Warden.
Article 36. Voted to transfer the unexpended School Building Fund a balance of $587.44 to the School Committee for the purpose of buying and erecting a fence along the brook at the Elementary School.
Article 37. Voted to transfer the 1951 Dog Tax Refund to the School Account.
Article 38. Voted to accept Douglas Avenue as laid out by the Select- men starting at a cement bound at N.E. Corner of Douglas Ave. and Prouty Avenue; thence turning at a radius of 20° 25.03 feet to cement bound; thence north 62°-03'-40" E. 501.62 feet to cement bound; thence South 27°-56'-20" E. 27.03 feet to cement bound, thence N. 62°-03'-40" East 156.54 feet to cement bound; thence South 19°-13'-50" East 16.38 feet to cement bound; thence North 62°-03'-40" East 317.12 feet to cement bound; thence at a radius of 20° 37.80 feet to a cement bound and junction of Douglas Avenue and Prouty Avenue.
Article 39. Voted to accept the two portions of Doris Avenue not previously accepted and raise and appropriate the following sums for that purpose.
Westerly End 300 feet $300
Easterly End 500 feet $500
Article 40. Voted to accept that portion of Leigh Road not previously accepted and raise and appropriate the sum of $250 to put road in same condition as other roads.
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Article 41. Voted to indefinitely postpone action on Article 41.
Article 42. Voted to indefinitely postpone action on Article 42.
Article 43. Voted to indefinitely postpone action on Article 43.
Article 44. Voted 65 for, 63 against, to lease the land at the corner of River and West Streets, on which the Legion Building is located, to the Samuel Turner, Jr., Post A.L. No. 192, Inc.
Article 45. Voted to transfer the sum of $850 from the surplus of the Jacobs Lake Shores appropriation (originally $28,000) for the purpose of paying the Town of Hanover the balance due for water connections on original contract.
Article 46. Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $300 to obtain am aerial map of the town.
Article 47. Voted to transfer from the E & D Account the sum of $94.17 and appropriate it to the James Library account to clear up the balance appropriated in 1951.
Article 48. Motion made, seconded and so voted that no transfer be made under this article.
Question of quorum present again raised. Meeting polled and quorum declared present.
Article 49. Voted to have the Moderator appoint a committee of five to investigate and study the provisions of Chapter 662 of the Acts of 1949, the act relative to the organization of union health departments, and to study existing public health services and facilities in the town and to determine the advantages or disadvantages to be derived from Norwell joining neighboring towns for a town union health department. This committee to report its finding and recommendations at a future town meeting.
Article 50. Voted to authorize the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year, beginning January 1, 1952, and to issue a note or notes therefor, payable within one year, and to renew any note or notes as may be given for less than one year in accordance with General Laws, Chapter 44, Section 17.
Article 51. Voted to authorize the Town Treasurer with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1953 and to issue a note or notes therefor, payable within one year, and to renew any note or notes as may be given for less than one year in accordance with General Laws, Chapter 44, Section 17.
Article 52. The following instructions to elected town officers were voted:
No 1. That the Selectmen be instructed to give written notice, on or before December 20th next before each regular Town Meeting, to all departments, officials, and committees of the Town that the closing date for articles for the March Warrant is not later than January 10th, and that similar notice be provided for the townspeople at large by means
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of posted notices and newspaper notices in the same manner as applies to the warrants for Town Meetings.
No. 2. That the Selectmen be instructed to seek the opinions of the Town Counsel, early in the preparation of articles for the Warrant for each regular, or special Town Meeting, as to legality of articles proposed for such warrants so that matters can be presented to the Town in proper legal form for action by the Town Meeting.
Two fish rights were auctioned by the Moderator.
Spencer E. Joseph purchased one fish right for $3.00.
Richard N. Johnson purchased the second fish right for $5.00.
Voted to adjourn at 11:35 P.M.
NELLIE L. SPARRELL
1952 Appropriations As Voted March 3-10-17
Moderator
$20.00
Selectmen
Chairman
300.00
Others (2)
100.00
Expenses
600.00
Inspections and Extra Work, $10.00 per day
Assessors
Chairman
300.00
Others (2)
100.00
Expenses
1,500.00
Extra days, $10 per day
Welfare
Chairman
300.00
Others (2)
100.00
Aid and Expenses
3,000.00
Treasurer
Salary
1,000.00
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