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Combination No. 2 Fire House
$17.32
Oxygen Breathing Masks
5.50
Tree Removal 5.82
Highways-Bowker Street
.04
Highways-Pleasant Street
.36
Rotary Broom
55.00
Article 35. To see if the town will vote 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 Jan, 1, 1950, and to issue a note or notes therefore, 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; or act on anything relative thereto.
Article 36. To see if the town will vote 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 Jan. 1, 1951, 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; or act on anything relative thereto.
Article 37. To see if the town will vote to fix the pay of its elective officers as required by law; or act on anything relative thereto.
Moderator:
Annual Meeting
$10.00
Subsequent meeting for election
of officers
10.00
Special Meetings
10.00
Assessors-Extra Days 8.00
Welfare -- Extra Days
8.00
Highway Surveyor-Per Day
10.00
Tree Warden-Per Day
10.00
Article 38. To see if the town will give any instructions to its elected town officers.
SALE OF FISH RIGHTS
SUBSEQUENT MEETING FOR THE ELECTION OF OFFICERS
Saturday, March 11, 1950 NOTE - CHANGE OF TIME Polls Open 12 Noon to 8:00 P. M.
then and there to act on the following article:
Article 39. To bring to the Election Officers their votes, all on one ballot, for the following named officers, to wit: one Selectman for three
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years, one Assessor for three years, one member of the Board of Public Welfare for three years, one Tax and Town Collector for three years; Town Treasurer, Highway Surveyor, Tree Warden and Moderator for one year; one member of the School Committee for three years; one member of the Board of Health for three years; one Trustee of the William J. Leonard Memorial Library for three years; one member of the Board of Water Commissioners for three years.
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 sixteenth day of February A.D. 1950
A. LESTER SCOTT, Chairman RALPH H. COLEMAN JAMES A. LIDDELL Selectmen of Norwell
A true copy-ATTEST :
Constable.
February 1950.
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ANNUAL TOWN MEETING March 6, 1950
Pursuant to a Warrant duly executed and return thereof made to the Town Clerk by Lloyd B. Henderson, a duly appointed Constable of Norwell, the qualified voters met at the time and place and for the purpose therein stated and took the following action:
The Moderator, Herbert A. Lincoln called the meeting to order. The Town Clerk read the call for the meeting, then made a motion that the articles of the Warrant be read as taken up for action. It was voted to defer reading of the articles until each was taken up for action.
Article 1. Voted to accept the reports of the Town Officers and Com- mittees as printed in the Town Report.
Article 2. No. 1-Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $20. for salary of Moderator.
No. 2-Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $500. for Selectmen (Chairman to receive $300.)
No. 3 through No. 41-Motion made and seconded to raise and ap- propriate the amounts recommended by the Advisory Board in No. 3 through No. 41. Motion made to amend this motion by substituting $2100. for $1900. in No. 38. Motion Carried. Motion to amend the motion by substituting $1050. for $850. in No. 13 was not carried. Voted to raise and appropriate the amounts recommended by the Advisory Board in No. 3 through No. 41 with the exception of No. 38 which read $2100.
No. 42-Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $2000. for salary and expenses of Town Account, Highways.
No. 43-Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $5875. for salaries and expenses of Chapter 81 Work on the Highways.
No. 44-Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $2500. for salaries and expenses of Chapter 90 Work on Highways.
No. 45-Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $200. for expenses of Signs and Road Markings.
No. 46-Voted to amend No. 46 by changing the amount to $6,000. Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $6,000. for Salaries and Ex- penses of Snow Removal and Sanding.
No. 47-Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $900. for Street Lights.
No. 48-As the items in No. 48 appear later in the Warrant as Special articles, No. 48 was not taken up at this time.
No. 49-Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $500. for Salaries of the Board of Public Welfore. ( Chairman $300.)
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No. 50-Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $4000. for Aid and Expenses of the Division of Public Welfare.
No. 51-Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,000. for Ad- ministration and Expenses of Old Age Assistance.
No. 52-Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $25,000. for Aid under Old Age Assistance.
No. 53-Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $4,500. for Aid and Expense of Aid to Dependent Children.
No. 54-Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $50. for Admin- istration of Aid to Dependent Children.
No. 55-Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $3,000. for Aid under Veterans' Benefits.
No. 56-Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $350. for Salaries of School Committee (Clerk to receive $200.)
No. 57-Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $97,100. for Ex- penses of Schools.
No. 58-Motion made and seconded to raise and appropriate the amounts recommended by the Advisory Board in No. 58 through No. 77. This motion was amended by raising the amount in No. 69 to $849.10 the amount of the bill received for Town Reports. The motion was further amended by voting that the amount of $4,000. recommended for Reserve Fund be katen from the Excess and Deficiency Account.
Voted to raise and appropriate the amounts recommended by the Advisory Board in No. 58 through No. 77 with the exception of No. 68 which shall be taken from the Excess and Deficiency Account and No. 69 which shall read $849.10.
No. 78-Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $300. for Fees for Town Counsel.
At this time the Moderator appointed Donald C. Wilder and Donald Porter as Tellers and swore in sanie.
Article 3. Voted to transfer the sum of $12,925. to balance the amount to be contributed by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in con- nection with Chapter 81. Work on the Highways: and to transfer same from the General Fund.
Article 4. Voted to transfer the sum of $7,500. 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 High- ways and to transfer same from the General Funds.
Article 5. Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $650. for the purpose of grading and resurfacing with tar Pleasant Street.
Article 6. Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $800. for the purpose of grading and resurfacing with tar Bowker Street.
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Article 7. Voted to indefinitely postpone action on Article 7.
Article 8. Motion made and voted to amend Article S by changing the amount to be raised to $662.50, the actual cost of the work.
Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $662.50 to be used with a like amount from the Town of Marshfield to replank Union Bridge.
Article 9. Voted to amend Article 9 by striking out the hyphen in line 12 as printed, so as to read "20 one hundredth", thus making words and figures in agreement.
Voted to accept the layout of Wendall Avenue as laid out by the Selectmen of the town as follows: The description of the southwesterly line of Wendall Avenue, in the Town of Norwell, Mass., as laid out by the Selectmen, is as follows:
Beginning at a cement bound at the intersection of the southwesterly line of Wendall Avenue with the northerly line of Jacobs Trail, said bound being North 47° 07' East and a distance of one hundred eighty-eight and ninety-one hundredths (188.91) feet from a cement bound at the point of curvature in the northerly line of Jacobs Trail at Washington Street; thence North 46° 13' 35" West, a distance of five hundred fifty-seven and twenty one hundredths (557.20 feet to a cement bound: thence North 37° 12' 15" East, a distance of forty and twenty-eight one hundredths (40.28) feet to a cement bound in the northeasterly line of Wendall Ave. The description of the northeasterly line of Wendall Avenue is as follows: Beginning at a cement bound at the intersection of the northeasterly line of Wendall Avenue with the Northerly line of Jacobs Trail, said bound being North 47° 07' East and a distance of forty and seven one hundredths (40.07) feet from the cement bound at the beginning of the southwesterly line of Wendall Avenue, thence North 46° 13' 35" West, a distance of five hundred sixty-four and thirty-three on hundredths (564.33) feet to a cement bound at the end of the Layout. Said Wendall Avenue is Forty (40) feet in width.
Article 10. Motion made to indefinitely postpone action on Article 10 was not carried.
Voted to accept Doris Avenue, starting at the junction of Lots 65 and 66. as shown on plan of Jacobs Lake Shores dated March 11, 1939 Ernest W. Branch C. E. and running to the junction of Lots 21 and 21A as a town street.
Article 11. Voted to accept as a town street the remainder of Jacobs Trail which is between Prouty Avenue and right of way to Jacobs Lake.
Article 12. Voted to accept as a town street that portion of Leigh Road from the junction of Jacobs Trail northwesterly to a turn. thence southwesterly to the junction of Prouty Avenue.
Article 13. Voted to amend Article 13 as printed by inserting "by the Selectmen" after the word "appointed" in the second line.
Voted to have a committee appointed by the Selectmen, no member of which holds any town office, to study the advisibility of the town owning its own trucks or other equipment. Such equipment to be used jointly by the Road Surveyor, Moth Department, and Water Department and to con-
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sider a location for housing and storing of all town equipment. Said com- mittee to have such articles inserted in the warrant for the next special or regular town meeting as they may deem advisable and make their written report at that time.
Article 14. Voted that all of the income from the Water Department shall be set up as a separate fund on the town books, from which the town shall appropriate money to defray all operating expenses, interest charges and payments on the principal as they accrue upon any bonds or notes issued for water supply purposes in accordance with Section 9 Chapter 149 Acts of 1931.
Article 15. Voted to indefinitely postpone action on Article 15.
Article 16. Voted to indefinitely postpone action on Article 16.
Article 17. Voted to indefinitely postpone action on Article 17.
Article 18. Voted to allow the Trustees of the William J. Leonard Memorial Library to elect one of their members as Librarian.
Article 19. Voted to choose William D. Jacobs Town Director of the Plymouth County Aid to Agriculure, as provided for by General Laws, Chapter 128 Sections 41 and 45, as revised.
Article 20. Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $150. for the purpose of maintaining during the ensuing year, the mosquito control works as estimated and certified to by the State Reclamation Board in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 112, Acts of 1931.
Article 21. Voted to indefinitely postpone action on Article 21.
Article 22. Voted to have a committee appointed to study designs for a plaque, determine the costs, and have article or articles to provide for same placed in the warrant for Annual Town Meeting in 1951.
Article 23. Voted that the town convey to the Samuel Turner Jr. Post No. 192, The American Legion, or to a corporation to be formed for the purpose of holding real estate for its benefits, the Elementary School Building located on River Street in consideration of one dollar. Said building to be used for headquarters for the Post.
Article 24. Voted to indefinitely postpone action on Article 24.
Article 25. Voted to accept the building on Washington Street now housing No. 2 Company of the Fire Department, and dismiss the Building Committee for its construction by the town.
Article 26. Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $7500. for the purchase of a fire truck, equipped to meet Underwriters specifications.
Article 27. Voted not to raise the sum of $2700. for the installation of a relay system to blow the fire alarm sirens.
Article 28. Voted to raise and transfer the 1949 Dog Tax Refund to the School Account.
Article 29. Voted to indefinitely postpone action on Article 29.
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Article 30. Voted 102 for, 92 against, to increase the School Com- mittee to a Board of five members at the annual meeting to be held in March 1951, when there shall be elected one member to serve for two years and two members to serve for three years and thereafter there shall be elected at the Annual Meeting each year one or two members according to the numbers of vacancies occuring by reason of expiration of terms of office, each new member elected to serve for a term of three years.
Article 31. Voted to table Article 31. At this time the Moderator announced his intention of participating in discussion and appointed James P. Hall to act as Moderator. Mr. Hall assumed the duties of Moderator.
Article 32. A motion to table Article 32 was made and seconded, but was lost by a vote of 75 to table to 111 not to table.
A motion was made and seconded "to instruct the Selectmen to ap- point a committee to study the zoning question and at the next annual Town Meeting bring in a proposed zoning By-Law to protect the Town of Norwell from undesirable housing developments."
Voted $4 yes, 69 no to instruct the Selectmen to appoint a committee to study the zoning question and at the the next annual Town Meeting, bring in a proposed zoning By-Law to protect the Town of Norwell from undesirable housing developments.
The question of the presence of a quorum was raised and the meeting was polled, 151 voters were present. Voted to adjourn until Monday, March 29, 1950. at 7:30 P. M.
NELLIE L. SPARRELL. Town Clerk
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ADJOURNED TOWN MEETING March 20, 1950
Meeting called to order by the Moderator, Frederick A. Small at 7:30 P. M.
Article 32. Motion made and seconded "that the Selectmen be in- structed to appoint a committee to act as a Zoning Board in accordance with Chapter 40, Section 27, of the General Laws as amended and that said Zoning Board be requested to hold hearings on Zoning for the Town of Norwell and to present a proposed By-Law with respect thereto, if they see fit, together with their report and recommendations, to the next an- nual Town Meeting or to any special Town Meeting held for that purpose".
After much discussion, a motion to indefinitely postpone action on Article 32 was made and seconded. It was voted 140 for, and 154 against indefinitely postponing action on Article 32. The original motion was put to vote. Voted 162 for, 125 against "that the Selectmen be instructed to appoint a committee to act as a Zoning Board in accordance with Chapter 40, Section 27, of the General Laws as amended, and that said Zoning Board be requested to hold hearings on Zoning for the Town of Norwell, and to present a proposed By-Law with respect thereto, if they see fit, to- gether with their report and recommendations, to the next annual Town Meeting or to any special town meeting held for that purpose".
Article 42. Mr. Leonard, Chr. of the Advisory Board explained that at the meeting held March 6, 1950 the $2,750. voted for roads at Jacobs Lake Shore had been illegally appropriated. He therefore made a motion that we return to Article No. 42 and raise and appropriate a total of $4,750. for Town Account Highways instead of $2,000. This motion was seconded. Voted we return to Article No. 42 and raise and appropriate $4,750. for Town Account Highways.
Article 27. Motion made and seconded to return to Article 27. Voted to return to Article 27. Motion made and seconded that we raise and ap- propriate the sum of $2,700. for the installation of a relay system to blow the fire alarm sirens. Voted 139 for, and 68 against, that the town raise and appropriate $2,700. for the installation of a relay system to blow the fire alarm sirens.
Article 8. Motion made, seconded and voted that we return to Article 8. Motion made, seconded and voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $650. to be used with a like amount from the Town of Marshfield to replank Union Bridge.
Article 21. Motion made and seconded to reconsider Article 21. Question raised as to the legality of reconsidering an article which by vote had been indefinitely postponed. The Moderator read a ruling handed him by Mr. Coleman received from Town Counsel, stating he could see no reason why it could not be reconsidered if so voted by the voters. .
Voted not to reconsider Article 21.
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Article 33. A motion was made and seconded "that the Town add the following article to the Town By-Law as permitted by Chapter 40, Section 21 of the General Laws as amended by Chapter 98 of the Acts of 1949." Article XI, Removal of Soil, Loam, Sand and Gravel. Section 1- No soil, loam, sand or gravel in excess of five cubic yards shall be stripped or removed during any period of one year from any land in the Town, not in public use. except for reuse on the same property, without the permis- sion in writing of the Board of Selectmen.
Voted to indefinitely postpone action on Article 33.
Article 34. Motion made, seconded and so voted "To authorize the Town Accountant to close out the unexpended balances of the following appropriations, the purposes of which have been completed.
Combination No. 2 Fire House $17.32
Tree Removal 5.82
Oxygen Breathing Masks 5,50
Highways-Bowker St. .04
Highways-Pleasant St. .36
Rotary Broom
55.00
Article 35. Voted to authorize the Town Treasurer, with the ap- proval of the Selectmen to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1950 and to issue a note or notes therefore, 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 36. Voted to authorize the Town Treasurer, with the ap- proval of the Selectmen, to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1951 and to issue a note or notes therefore, 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 37. Voted to fix the pay of the elective officers of the town, as required by law as follows:
Moderator
Annual Meeting
$10.00
Subsequent meeting for election of
officers and adjourned meetings
10.00
Special Meetings
10.00
Assessors-Extra Days
8.00
Welfare-Extra Days
8.00
Highway Surveyor-Per Day
10.00
Tree Warden-Per Day
10.00
Article 38. Instructions to Town Officers.
Voted to instruct the Highway Surveyor to make an approximate plan of all drain that he lays or has layed by others, to be turned over to the Water Department.
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Motion made and seconded "that the Board of Assessors be instructed to reconsider the assessment on each and every building and dwelling within the Town of Norwell and deliver to the Tax Collector a revised and equitable tax list of such buildings and dwellings by January 1951". This motion was not carried.
Motion made and seconded "that the members of the School Com- mittee be instructed to include in the School Committee Report of the Town of Norwell, all icnome received, including Federal Aid as well as income received from sale of lunches; Cost and number of meals served. This motion was not carried.
Sale of Fish Rights. The Moderator auctioned two Fish Rights. Sydney S. Dean bought one Fish Right for $4., Wayland S. Bailey bought one Fish Right for $5.
Meeting adjourned.
NELLIE L. SPARRELL, Town Clerk.
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AMOUNTS APPROPRIATED AT TOWN MEETING March 6, 1950 and Adjourned Town Meeting March 20, 1950
$20.00
Selectmen
Salaries
500.00
(Chairman $300.)
Expenses
400.00
Accountant
Salary
1,200.00
Expenses
25.00
Treasurer
Salary
800.00
Expenses
500.00
Tax Title Account
105.00
Collector
Salary
1,237.88
Expenses
575.00
Assessors
Salaries
500.00
(Chairman $300.)
Expenses
1,400.00
Town Clerk
Salary
878.16
Expenses
250.00
Elections and Registrations
Registrars & Clerk
250.00
Election Officers
380.00
Expenses
250.00
Incidental Disbursements
Expenses
800.00
Town Hall Maintenance
Salaries
2,600.00
Expenses
1,500.00
Police Department
Salaries & Expenses
375.00
Dog Officer
Expenses
125.00
General Payroll
1,000.00
Stewards
720.00
Expenses
2,550.00
General Equipment
1,469.30
Permits
250.00
Fire Truck ( Art. 26)
7,500.00
Fire Alarm System ( Art. 27)
2,700.00
Forest Fire Patrol
Expenses
200.00
Tree Warden
Salaries & Expenses
1,500.00
Elm Tree Beetle
Salaries & Expenses
500.00
Moth
Salaries & Expenses
2,000.00
Tent Caterpillar
Salaries & Expenses
200.00
Aid to Agriculture,
Contribution
100.00
Sealer of Weights & Measures
Salaries & Expenses
150.00
Board of Health
Salaries
75.00
Clerk
100.00
Aid & Expenses
1,200.00
Inspector of Animals
Expenses
150.00
Moderator
Salary
Fire Department
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School Nurse
Salary
2,100.00
Transportation
300.00
School Dentist
Salary
840.00
School Physician
Salary
250.00
Highways
Town Account
Salaries & Expenses
4,750.00
Chapter 81
Salaries & Expenses
5,875.00
Chapter 90
Salaries & · Expenses
2,500.00
Pleasant Street (Art. 5)
650.00
Bowker Street (Art. 6)
800.00
Chapter 81
Work on Highways
*12,925.00
Chapter 90
Work on Highways
*7,500.00
Signs & Road Markings
Expenses
200.00
Snow Removal & Sanding
Expenses
6,000.00
Street Lights
900.00
Reserve Fund
** 4,000.00
Salaries
500.00
Old Age Assistance
Administration & Expenses
1,000.00
Aid
25,000.00
Aid to Dependent Children
Aid & Expenses
4,500.00
Veterans' Benefits
Administration
50.00
Aid
3,000.00
Education, Schools
Salaries of Committee (Clerk of Com. $200.)
350.00
Expenses
97,100.00
Vocational Training
Tuition
2,500.00
Libraries
James Library
400.00
Wm. J. Leonard Memorial Library
400.00
Water Department
Salaries
75.00
Expenses
1,075.00
Insurance
Workmen's Compensation 325.00
Plymouth County Retirement
632.00
Town Reports
Printing & Distribution
849.10
Memorial Day
350.00
Squares & Triangles
Salaries & Expenses
250.00
Mowing Bushes
Salaries & Expenses
400.00
Town Dump
Expenses
650.00
Cemeteries
Washington Street
350.00
Veteran's Graves
325.00
Town Debt
School Bonds, High School
4,000.00
School Bonds, Elem. School
10,690.66
Interest
School Bonds, High School
630.00
School Bonds, Elem. School
6,750.00
Water Bonds
3,037.50
Public Welfare (Chairman $300.)
Aid & Expenses
4,000.00
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Union Bridge (Art. 8)
650.00
Mosquito Control (Art. 20)
150.00
Town Counsel
Fees
300.00
Total $256,914.60
TRANSFERS
* From General Fund
Chapter 81 Work on Highways
$12,925.00
Chapter 90 Work on Highways 7,500.00
** From Excess & Deficiency Account to Reserve Fund Dog Tax Voted to School Account
4,000.00
ANNUAL TOWN ELECTION March 11, 1950
Subsequent meeting for election of Town Officers held in Cushing Memorial Town Hall, Saturday, March 11, 1950 at 12M. Then and there to act on the following article of the warrant.
Article 39. To bring to the Election Officers their votes all on one ballot, for the following named officers, to wit: one Selectman for three years, one Assessor for three years, one member of the Board of Public Welfare for three years, one Tax and Town Collector for three years; Town Treasurer, Highway Surveyor, Tree Warden and Moderator for one year; one member of the School Committee for three years; one member of the Board of Health for three years; one Trustee of the William J. Leonard Memorial Library for three years; one member of the Board of Water Commissioners for three years.
Pursuant to the Warrant, the voters met at Cushing Memorial Town Hall Saturday, March 11, 1950 at 12 o'clock. Polls closed at 8 P. M. Moderator Herbert A. Lincoln was in charge and swore in the following Election Officers; Ethel Turner, Martha Henderson, Annie Capell, Julia Rosebach, Alice Merritt, Harry Pinson, James A. Liddell, Helen Norris, Jane Baird, Carrie Newcomb.
Harry Pinson was in charge of the Ballot Box.
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