Town of Norwell annual report 1950-1959, Part 51

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Publication date: 1950
Publisher: The Board
Number of Pages: 1812

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TOWN OF NORWELL

Article 21. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of $350, or some other sum or sums of money, to provide suitable headquarters for Samuel Turner, Jr. Post 192, American Legion, as provided for in Chapter 40, Section 9 of the General Laws, or act on anything relative thereto.

Requested by:

Joseph F. Pilalas Harry A. Merritt

Loring L. Wadsworth

Elizabeth A. Merritt

Leroy McKay Richard Joseph

Blanche F. Merritt

Richard W. Davis

William G. Spradlin

Harold A. Young

Article 22. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $100, or some other sum or sums of money, for decorating the Town Hall, Schools, Common and three Fire Stations during the Christmas holiday season, or act on anything relative thereto.

Article 23. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $2,850, or some other sum or sums of money, for the pur- pose of preparing Assessors Maps, or act on anything relative thereto.

Article 24. To see if the Town will vote to rescind its vote of the Special Town Meeting of December 13, 1948 which instruct- ed the Selectmen to hold a Town Forum on the Sunday afternoon immediately preceding each regular and special Town meeting and to amend the By-Laws of the Town of Norwell by adding thereto the following:

"Article IV, Section 8. The Selectmen in their discretion may, or upon the written request therefor signed by 50 voters of the Town shall, conduct a forum at least 7 days prior to any regular or special Town meeting for the pur- pose of discussing the articles in the Warrant for such meeting."

or act on anything relative thereto.

William J. Yetman Ina B. Rawcliffe

Frances H. Yetman Frederick R. Hart, Jr.

Francis E. MacFarlane Lois E. Hart

Marjorie G. MacFarlane

Dorothea J. Gilmour

Raymond S. Rawcliffe

Alphonso W. Gilmour

Article 25. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $1000, or some other sum or sums of money, for Civil Defense purposes, or act on anything relative thereto.

Article 26. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of $2500, or some other sum or sums of money, for

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the purchase and installation of a gasoline generator to provide electric power in the Elementary School in case of severe civil disaster, or act on anything relative thereto.

Article 27. To see if the Town will vote to adopt as a Town by-law the following:

"Article XIII. No building shall be erected, externally altered or changed in use without a written permit from the Selectmen and the Selectmen shall withhold such per- mit unless such erection, alteration or proposed use is in conformity with the Zoning By-Law of the Town." or act on anything relative thereto.

Requested by the Planning Board.

Article 28. To see if the Town will vote to designate the Zoning Board of Appeals as established by the Zoning By-Law of the Town of Norwell to act as the Board of Appeals authorized by the provisions of General Laws (Ter. Ed.), Chapter 41, Section 81Z or act on anything relative thereto.

Article 29. To see if the Town will vote to instruct the Planning Board, as a board or with the aid of a committee they may appoint, to study and bring in at regular or special Town meeting a set of building laws, or act on anything relative thereto. - Requested by the Planning Board.

Article 30. To see if the Town will vote to adopt as a Town by-law the following:

Article XIV. "No person shall remove any soil, loam, sand or gravel from any land in the Town not in public use unless such removal is authorized by a permit issued by the Board of Selectmen, except in conjunction with construc- tion of a building on the parcel and except for the con- tinued operation on the same parcel of an existing sand and gravel pit. No such permit shall be issued until an appli- cation therefor is filed with said board, said board shall hold a public hearing on the application and notice of the filing of such application and the date and time of the public hearing thereon shall be advertised in a paper published in the County, seven days at least before the public hearing." or act on anything relative thereto.

Article 31. To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zon- ing By-Law of the Town of Norwell, as follows:

Section III. The last paragraph of Section III is hereby amended by striking from the second line of said para-

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graph the figure 300 and substituting therefor the figure 1000, so that said paragraph of Section III shall thereafter read as follows:

Business District B shall include the land within the fol- lowing described areas: the rear boundary line to be 1000 feet from and parallel to the specified way lines: on Wash- ington Street beginning at the Hingham-Norwell Town Line, thence on both sides southeast to the Hanover- Norwell Town Line.

Frederick H. Hall Fred L. Pratt

Lyonal D. Forkey

Elmer G. MacDonald

Ellsworth E. Rice Irene MacDonald

Carl Fredrickson

John L. DeMarchi

Joseph Feneck

Herbert A. Lincoln

Everett C. Magoun

Richard A. Gaudette

Norman H. Swain

The Planning Board recognizes the desirability of providing additional business area, but does not recommend the passage of this article because it does not feel a blanket increase, as pro- posed, is the best solution to the problem.

Article 32. To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning By-Law of the Town of Norwell, as follows:

Section III. The last paragraph of Section III is hereby amended by striking from the second line of said paragraph the figure 300 and substituting therefor the figure 800, so that said last paragraph of Section III shall thereafter read as follows:

Business District B shall include the land within the fol- lowing described areas: the rear boundary line to be 800 feet from and parallel to the specified way lines: on Wash- ington Street beginning at the Hingham-Norwell Town Line, thence on both sides southeast to the Norwell- Hanover Town Line.

Herbert N. Fredrickson Carl F. Fredrickson

Elmer G. MacDonald Irene MacDonald

Joseph Feneck John L. DeMarchi

Everett C. Magoun

Herbert A. Lincoln

Fred L. Pratt

Richard A. Gaudette

Norman H. Swain

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Article 33. To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning By-Law of the Town of Norwell, as follows:

Section III. The last paragraph of Section III is hereby amended by striking from the second line of said paragraph the figure 300 and substituting therefor the figure 600 so that the last paragraph of Section III shall thereafter read as follows:

Business District B shall include the land within the fol- lowing described areas: the rear boundary line to be 600 feet from and parallel to the specified way lines: on Wash- ington Street beginning at the Hingham-Norwell Town Line, thence on both sides southeast to the Norwell- Hanover Town Line.

Herbert N. Fredrickson

Elmer G. MacDonald

Carl F. Fredrickson

Irene MacDonald

Joseph Feneck John L. DeMarchi

Everett C. Magoun

Herbert A. Lincoln

Fred L. Pratt

Richard A. Gaudette

Norman H. Swain

Article 34. To see if the Town will vote to approve the fol- lowing changes to the present Zoning By-Law, or act on anything relative thereto:

"To amend by striking out the present Section III and insert- ing the following:

SECTION III Establishment of Districts

The Town is hereby divided into five classes of Districts:

Residential District A, B, C. Business District A, B.

The Residential District A shall include all the land, except Business District A, east of a line starting at the Norwell-Hanover town line marker on Main Street at Jacobs Lake and running northerly to a point on Grove Street 1000 feet West of the west- erly way line of Prospect Street, thence running northerly to a point on the Norwell-Hingham town line 1000 feet west of the westerly way line of Prospect Street.

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Residential District B shall include all the land, except Resi- dential District C and Business District B, west of a line starting at the Norwell-Hanover town line marker on Main Street at Jacobs Lake and running northerly to a point on Grove Street 1000 feet West of the westerly way line of Prospect Street, thence running northerly to point on the Norwell-Hingham town line 1000 feet west of the westerly way line of Prospect Street.

Residential District C shall include all the land as shown on plan of Jacobs Lake Shores, Ernest W. Branch, Inc., Civil Engineer, and dated March 11, 1939, and recorded in Plymouth Registry of Deeds, described as follows:

"Starting at the northeasterly way line of Washington Street at the southeasterly way line of Jacobs Trail, thence running northerly by Jacobs Trail and land formerly of J. E. Anderson to lot No. 61 as shown on said plan, thence southeasterly by land of said Anderson 165.45 feet, more or less, to a corner, thence turning and running northeasterly by land of Thomas Leavitt to Jacobs Lake, thence turning and running by the shore line in a north- westerly direction to land of Henry Hayward as shown on said plan, thence turning southwesterly by said Hayward land to lot No. 134 as shown on said plan, thence turning northwesterly by said Hayward land to Douglas Avenue as shown on said plan, thence turning northeasterly still by Hayward land to the shore line of Jacobs Lake, thence by an irregular line of the pond in a northwesterly direction to lot No. 193, as shown on said plan, thence running by lot No. 193 and Jacobs Lake in a northwesterly direction to land formerly of Hegan, thence turning southwesterly by said Hegan land to a point at junction of land formerly of Thomas Monk, thence turning southeasterly by said Monk land to Duncan Drive as shown on said plan, thence southerly by land of said Monk to intersection of land of Edward Farmer (at junc- tion of Duncan Drive and Doris Avenue) thence easterly by said Farmer land to lot No. 20 as shown on said plan, thence southerly by said Farmer land to Washington Street; thence by Washington Street easterly and southeasterly to point of beginning."

Business District A

Business District A shall include all land within the follow- ing boundaries:

Beginning at the intersection of the easterly way line of River Street and the northwesterly way line of Dover Street. due east to a point 300 feet from the southeasterly 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

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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.

Business District B

The Business District B shall include all the land bounded and described as follows:

"starting on the Norwell-Hingham town line at a point 300 feet westerly of the westerly way line of Washington Street, thence southerly parallel to and 300 feet west of the westerly way line of Washington Street to the Norwell-Hanover town line, thence on said line easterly to a point 300 feet east of the easterly way line of Washington Street, thence northerly, parallel to and 300 feet east of the easterly way line of Washington Street to the Norwell-Hingham town line, thence on said line to the point of beginning, except that portion of Residential District C as shall come within such lines."

To amend the present Section VII by striking out sub-sections A-1 and A-2 and inserting the following:

A. Residential Lot Sizes

1. The minimum lot size on which a dwelling may be erected or placed or on which any other structure may be altered for dwelling purposes shall be:

a. Residential District A - One acre with a frontage of 150 feet or more on a Public Way, or on a Way ap- proved by the Planning Board, or two acres without such frontage.

b. Residential District B - One-half acre with a frontage of 125 feet or more on a Public Way, or on a Way approved by the Planning Board, or one acre without such frontage.

c. Residential District C - 8000 square feet with frontage of 100 feet or more on a Public Way or Private Way or, with respect to a lot described in a deed recorded in Plymouth Registry of Deeds prior to April 10, 1952, 4000 square feet with frontage of 50 feet or more on a Public or Private Way.

d. Business Districts A and B-One-half acre with a frontage of 125 feet or more on a Public Way, or on a Way approved by the Planning Board, or one acre without such frontage.

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provided the lot shall not be already occupied by a dwelling or other buildings except outbuildings commonly associated with dwellings.

2. Nothing in the foregoing paragraph, however, shall pro- hibit the erection or placement of additional dwellings, or the alteration of additional buildings for dwelling pur- poses, on a lot the size of which is sufficient to allow:

a. Residential District A - One acre for each dwelling on a lot with a frontage of 150 feet or more on a Public Way, or on a Way approved by the Planning Board, or two acres for each dwelling on a lot without such frontage.

b. Residential District B-One-half acre for each dwelling on a lot with a frontage of 125 feet or more on a Public Way, or on a Way approved by the Planning Board, or one acre for each dwelling on a lot without such frontage.

c. Residential District C - 8000 square feet for each dwelling with frontage of 100 feet or more on a Public or Private Way or, with respect to a lot described in a deed recorded in Plymouth Registry of Deeds prior to April 10, 1952, 4000 square feet for each dwelling with frontage of 50 feet or more on a Public or Private Way.

d. Business District A and B - One-half acre for each dwelling on a lot with a frontage of 125 feet or more on a Public Way, or on a Way approved by the Planning Board, or one acre for each dwelling on a lot without such frontage.

To further amend Section VII by striking out present sub-sections B-2, B-3 and B-4 and inserting the following:

B. Setbacks

2. From Side or Back Lot Lines in the Residential Districts

a. Residential Districts A and B-No building in the Resi- dential Districts A and B shall be erected or placed within 20 feet of a side or back line except that with respect to buildings existing at the effective date of this provision, additions thereto may be erected or placed within 20 feet but not within 10 feet of a side line.

b. Residential District C - No building in Residential District C shall be erected or placed within 10 feet of a side or back line.

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3. 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 except additions to dwellings existing at the effective date of this provision, may be erected or placed within 20 feet but not within 10 feet of a side line.

All provisions of the present Zoning By-Law shall remain in effect until such time as the proposed changes are approved by the Attorney General, duly advertised and become effective.

Proposed by the Planning Board as directed by vote of Special Town Meeting held November 8, 1954.

Article 35. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the 1954 Dog Tax Refund to the School Account, or act on anything relative thereto.

Article 36. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of $150, or some other sum or sums of money, for expenses for the Regional School District Planning Committee, or act on anything relative thereto.

Article 37. To see if the Town of Norwell will vote to thank the Union Athletic Association of Norwell, Inc., for the gift of the land known as Ridge Hill Grove, and direct the Selectmen to convey this vote of thanks to that Association, or act on anything relative thereto. - Proposed by the School Committee.

Article 38. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate, or to transfer from available funds in the treasury, the sum of $4000, or some other sum or sums of money, to be spent under the direction of the School Committee to install gutters, drains and similar equipment on the old section of the High School Building, or act on anything relative thereto.

Proposed by the School Committee.

Article 39. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $400, or some other sum or sums of money, for salaries and expenses of conducting evening Practical Arts classes for adults at the High School, or take any other action relative thereto. - Proposed by the School Committee.

Article 40. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate, or transfer from available funds in the treasury, the sum of $4000, or some other sum or sums of money, for the hard sur- facing and drainage of the High School parking lot and the road Jeading into it from the street, or act on anything relative thereto.

Proposed by the School Committee.

Article 41. To see if the Town will give any instructions to its elected Town Officers.

TOWN OF NORWELL

SALE OF FISH RIGHTS Subsequent Meeting for the Election of Officers SATURDAY, MARCH 12, 1955 Polls Open 12:00 Noon to 8:00 p.m.

And you are further directed to notify all legal voters to assemble at Cushing Memorial Town Hall on Saturday, March 12, 1955, during the polling hours then and there to act on the follow- ing article:

Article 42. 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 mem- ber of the Board of Public Welfare for three years; Town Treas- urer, Highway Surveyor, Moderator, and Tree Warden for one year; one member of the School Committee, one member of the Board of Health, one member of the Board of Water Commission- ers, and one member of the Board of Trustees of the William J. Leonard Memorial Library for three years; and one member of the Planning Board for five years.

You are hereby required to notify and warn said inhabitants of Norwell qualified to vote in Town affairs, in case all the arti- cles in the foregoing Warrant shall not be acted upon at the meet- ing called for the seventh day of March to meet in adjourned session at the Cushing Memorial Town Hall

MONDAY, THE FOURTEENTH DAY OF MARCH, 1955

at seven-thirty o'clock in the afternoon, then and there to act upon such of the foregoing articles as shall not have been acted upon on March 7, 1955, or act upon such other articles in said Warrant as the meeting may deem advisable.

You are directed to serve this Warrant by posting a copy thereof, attested to by you in writing at each of five public places in the Town seven days at least before the time for holding the first meeting called for in the Warrant. Hereof fail not, and make due return of this Warrant with your doings thereon to the Town Clerk of said Town on or before the seventh day of March 1955. Given under our hands at Norwell this fourteenth day of Febru- ary in the year of our Lord 1955.

THOMAS T. BARSTOW, Chairman, EARLE F. ALLEN, THOMAS S. CANN,

Board of Selectmen.

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Annual Town Meeting March 7, 14, 21 and 28, 1955

Pursuant to a Warrant duly executed and return thereof made to the Town Clerk by Harland W. Farrar, 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 meeting was called to order at 7:45 p.m. by the Town Clerk acting as Moderator Pro Tem. The call for the meeting was read, also the closing of the Warrant and the return by the Con- stable relative to the posting of Warrants by him.

Article 1. The Chair called for nominations for Moderator. Joseph M. Silvia was nominated and the nomination seconded after which it was voted to close nominations. Moved, seconded and voted that the Moderator Pro Tem cast one ballot for Joseph M. Silvia for Moderator, which was done. The Town Clerk swore in Mr. Silvia and he took charge of the meeting.

Article 2. It was moved, seconded and voted to accept the reports of Town officers and committees as printed in the Town Report.

Moved and seconded to reconsider Article 2, but the motion failed to pass.

Article 3. A motion was made, seconded and carried by voice vote that the recommendation of the Advisory Board on each of the 105 items in the Budget be considered as a motion made and seconded in each instance retroactive to Jan. 1, 1955. Working under this procedure, the following sums were raised and appropriated, transferred or appropriated from other funds in the treasury as indicated in the individual vote. An attempt to group related items was made but abandoned.

#1. Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $50. salary of moderator.

#2. Voted 178 for 82 against to amend #2 to read $1500. salary of Chairman of Board of Selectmen. Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $1500.

#3. Motion made, seconded and voted to amend #3 to read $600. Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $600. for salary of other two members of Board of Selectmen.

#5. Moved, seconded and voted to amend #5 to read $1144. Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $1144. for Clerical As- sistance for Selectmen.

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#15. Moved, seconded and voted to amend #15 to read $1500. Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $1500. for salary of Chairman of Board of Assessors.

#16. Moved, seconded and voted to amend #16 to read $600. Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $600. for salary of two other members of Board of Assessors.

#19. Moved, seconded and voted to amend #19 to read $1144. Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $1144. for cleri- cal assistance of Assessors.

#4. Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $600. for expenses of Selectmen.

#6. Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $1500. for Town Hall Clerk.

#7. Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $14. for in- spections and extra days.

#8. Moved, seconded and voted to amend #8 to read $1800. Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $1800. for salary of of Town Accountant.

#9. Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $125. for ex- penses of Town Accountant.

#10. Moved, seconded and voted to amend #10 to read $1800. Voted to raise and appropriated the sum of $1800. for sal- ary of Treasurer.

Moved, seconded and voted that all items in #11 thru 21 not already acted upon be voted in the sums recommended by the Advisory Board, that is:

#11. Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $567.50 for expenses of Treasurer.

#12. Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $1695. for Title Account.

#13. Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $3000. for salary of Collector.

#14. Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $2782. for expense of Collector.

#17. Voted to fix the pay for Extra Days of Assessors at $14. per day.

'#18. Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $2000. for expenses of Assessors.

#20. Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $850. for Retainer Fee of Counsel.

#21. Voted to appropriate from Available Funds the sum of $2000. for Extra Legal Expenses.

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Voted to reconsider #21. Voted to amend #21 to read to transfer from Available Funds the sum of $2000.

#21. Voted to transfer from Available Funds the sum of $2000. for Extra Legal Expenses of Counsel.

#22. Voted to amend #22 to read $1800.

Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $1800. for the sal- ary of Town Clerk.

#23. Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $950. for expenses of Town Clerk.

#24. Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $130. for Out of State Travel of Town Clerk.

Voted to raise and appropriate the amounts recommended by the Advisory Board in Items 25 thru 35, that is,

#25. Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $75. for sal- ary of three Registrars.

#26. Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $125. for Clerk of Board of Registrars.

#27. Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $160. for Election Officers ($10. per meeting).

#28. Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $1000. for expenses of Elections and Registration.

#29. Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $100. for ex- penses of Board of Appeals.

#30. Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $200. for ex- penses of the Planning Board.

#31. Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $1200. for ex- penses of Incidental Disbursements.

#32. Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $3300. for salary of Custodian, Town Hall Maintenance.

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Town of Norwell annual report 1950-1959, Part 51

Author: Publication date: 1950 Publisher: The Board Number of Pages: 1812

Author:
Publication date: 1950
Publisher: The Board
Number of Pages: 1812