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Requested by the Planning Board.
Article 28. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $5,056.50, or any other sum, for the payment of unpaid bills of the year 1956, or act on anything relative thereto.
Richard S. Allen $400.00
Louis C. Bailey, Jr. $1,159.60
Gino Rugani
$3,496.90
Article 29. To see if the Town will vote to amend Article X of the By-laws of the Town of Norwell by adding, after the present Section 7, the following sections, or act on anything relative thereto.
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Section 8. All contracts for work, labor, materials and equip- ment, furnished for construction, repair, alteration or improvement of sewers and water mains of the Town of Norwell and costing one thousand dollars or more shall be awarded under written contracts on the basis of competitive bids and to the lowest responsible bidder. The term "lowest responsible bidder" shall mean the lowest bidder possessing the skill, ability and integrity necessary to the faithful per- formance of the work specified in such contracts. Such contracts shall conform to all statutory requirements.
Section 9. Each and every contract made on behalf of the Town of Norwell by the Board of Water Commissioners involving an amount of one thousand dollars or more shall be in writing, shall conform to all statutory requirements, and shall not be deemed to have been made or executed until the approval in writing of not less than a majority of the members of the Board of Selectmen, excluding from such majority any member of the Board of Selectmen who is then a mem- ber of the Board of Water Commissioners, is affixed thereto.
Section 10. No member of the Board of Water Commissioners and no salaried employee or any agent of such member shall sell materials or furnish labor or equipment to the water department, whether by contract or otherwise.
Section 11. No contract, as specified in the aforesaid Sections 8 and 9 shall be altered or amended unless the contractors, the Board of Water Commissioners and not less than a majority of the members of the Board of Selectmen, excluding from such majority any member of the Board of Selectmen who is then a member of the Board of Water Commissioners, shall agree, in writing, thereto.
Requested by:
Herbert A. Lincoln
Robert H. Kroeger
Loring L. Wadsworth Ellsworth E. Rice Lawrence Soule
Ralph Painten Spencer P. Joseph
James A. Liddell
J. Lyman Wadsworth Walter H. Bishop
Irene M. Bishop
Article 30. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of $100,000, or any other sum, for the purpose of laying water mains of not less than six inches, but less than sixteen inches in diameter in River Street, between Main Street and Tiffany Road and to meet such appropriation by appropriating a sum from available funds or by authorizing the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to
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borrow a sum of money for such purpose by the issuance of bonds and notes under the provisions of Chapter 44 of the General Laws and acts in amendment thereof, or in addition thereto, or both, or act on any- thing relative thereto.
Article 31. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of $150,000, or any other sum, for the purpose of laying water mains of not less than six inches, but less than sixteen inches in diameter in Central Street, Norwell Avenue and Grove Street from the Curtis Power residence on Central Street to the present terminal of the water main on Grove Street and to meet such appropriation by appropriating the sum of $10,000 from available funds and authorizing the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow $140,000 for such pur- pose, by the issuance of bonds and notes, under the provisions of Chapter 44 of the General Laws and acts in amendment thereof or in addition thereto, or both, or act on anything relative thereto.
Article 32. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of $18,000, or any other sum, for the purpose of laying water mains of not less than six inches, but less than sixteen inches in diameter in Old Oaken Bucket Road, from Central Street to Summer Street, and to meet such appropriation by appropriating the sum of $10,000 from available funds and authorizing the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow $8,000 for such purpose by the issuance of bonds and notes, under the provisions of Chapter 44 of the General Laws and acts in amendment thereof, or in addition thereto, or both, or act on anything relative thereto.
Requested by:
Ruth M. Murray
Joseph A. Murray
Earl H. Sabans
Florence Sabans
Barbara B. Sweetser
Robert G. Burnett
Elizabeth S. Cox
Earle M. Newton
Leonard J. Cox
Ethel F. Burnett
Katharine H. Newton
Article 33. To see if the Town will vote to annul Section 2 of Article VI of the By-laws of the Town of Norwell by revoking, rescind- ing and removing said Section 2 and substituting therefor the following: or act on anything relative thereto.
Section 2. The voters of the Town of Norwell shall elect by ballot at the annual election of 1958 an Advisory Board of nine citizens, no one of whom shall, during their respective terms of office, hold any other office, elective or appointive, in the Town of Norwell
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and shall serve without pay, three for one year, three for two years, and three for three years, and each year thereafter, three for three years.
Requested by:
Herbert A. Lincoln
Robert H. Kroeger
Loring L. Wadsworth
Ellsworth E. Rice
Ralph Painten
J. Lyman Wadsworth
Spencer P. Joseph
Walter H. Bishop
James A. Liddell
Irene M. Bishop
Lawrence Soule
Article 34. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to purchase or take by eminent domain in the name of the Town of Norwell, the land now known as the Minister's Hayfield, lying between the State Police barracks and the First Parish Parsonage on Main Street, for municipal purposes and to raise and appropriate therefor the sum of $5,000, or any other sum, or act on anything relative thereto.
Requested by the Fire & Police Building Committee.
Article 35. To see if the Town will vote 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, or act on anything relative thereto.
Article 36. To see if the Town will vote to instruct the Board of Selectmen and the School Committee, acting jointly, to appoint a com- mittee to be known as the Norwell Elementary School Addition Com- mittee, to consist of five (5) persons, one to be a member of the School Committee and four (4) to be chosen from civil engineering, business, construction or education, for the purpose of preparing and submitting to the Town plans and specifications for constructing and furnishing an addition with the necessary facilities and alterations to the Norwell Elementary School; to appropriate $400 for the expenses thereof and $8,000 to engage an architect to prepare plans and specifications; this committee to be dissolved one year after completion of addition; or act on anything relative thereto.
Requested by the School Study Committee.
Article 37. To see if the Town will vote to continue the present School Study Committee as established pursuant to the vote of the Town under Article 24 of the 1956 Annual Town Meeting so that further study and recommendations can be made relative to school
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buildings, playgrounds and athletic fields. The report of this com- mittee to be made at the next annual Town Meeting or a Special Town Meeting, or act on anything relative thereto.
Requested by the School Study Committee.
Article 38. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,000, or any other sum, for the purpose of equipping and maintaining an emergency vehicle to be under joint operation of the Fire Department, Police Department and Civil Defense, or act on anything relative thereto.
Requested by the Civil Defense Director.
Article 39. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate from the Washington Street Cemetery Fund, the sum of $350, or any other sum, to be used for the preparing and resealing of roads in the Wash- ington Street Cemetery, or act on anything relative thereto.
Article 40. To see if the Town will vote to accept Chapter 41, Section 100A, authorizing the town to indemnify (within certain limits ) an officer or employee of the town for expenses or damages arising from his operation of a publicly owned vehicle within the scope of his official duties, or act on anything relative thereto.
Article 41. To see if the Town will vote to accept Chapter 401 of the Acts of 1956 which provides that the Civil Defense volunteers shall be classified as employees of the Town for the purposes of General Laws Chapter 40, Section 5 (1) and Chapter 41, Section 100A, or act on anything relative thereto.
Article 42. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $150, or any other sum, for the purpose of furnishing materials and decorating for Christmas, the Town Hall, 3 Fire Stations and Christmas tree in front of the State Police barracks; and name a person to have charge of same, or act on anything relative thereto.
Article 43. To see if the Town will vote to accept an Act of the General Court authorizing the Town of Norwell to agree to indemnify the lessor of certain land proposed to be leased for recreation purposes, or act on anything relative thereto.
Article 44. To see if the Town will give any instructions to its elected Town Officers.
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SALE OF FISH RIGHTS Subsequent Meeting for the Election of Officers SATURDAY, MARCH 9, 1957 Polls Open 12:00 Noon to 8:00 P. M.
And you are further directed to notify all legal voters to assemble at the Center Elementary School, Main Street, on Saturday, March 9, 1957, during the polling hours, then and there to act on the following article:
Article 45
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 Wel- fare for three years, Town Treasurer, Highway Surveyor, Moderator, and Tree Warden for one year; one Member of the Board of Health, two Members of the School Committee, Town Clerk, one Member of the Board of Water Commissioners and one Trustee of the William J. Leonard Memorial Library for three years; one Member of the School Committee, one Member of the Board of Health for two 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 articles in the foregoing Warrant shall not be acted upon at the meeting called for the fourth day of March to meet in adjourned session at the Cushing Memorial Town Hall
MONDAY, THE ELEVENTH DAY OF MARCH, 1957
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 4, 1957, 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 War-
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rant with your doings thereon to the Town Clerk of said Town on or before the fourth day of March, 1957. Given under our hands at Norwell this twentieth day of February in the year of our Lord 1957.
THOMAS T. BARSTOW, Chairman EARLE F. ALLEN THOMAS S. CANN
Board of Selectmen.
February 23, 1957
A true copy attest:
I certify that I have this day posted 8 warrants according to a vote of the town and make this my return.
GEORGE F. CAVANAGH, Constable for the Town of Norwell
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Annual Town Meeting March 4, 1957
Pursuant to the foregoing Warrant, duly executed and return thereof made to the Town Clerk on the day of the meeting by George F. Cavanagh, a duly qualified Constable of the Town of Norwell, the voters met at the time and place therein stated and took the following action:
The meeting was called to order at 7:45 P. M. by the Moderator with 357 registered voters in attendance (200 constitutes a quorum).
Rev. Lawrence Hinshaw of the Church Hill Methodist Church offered prayer.
Voted to omit reading of the Warrant and the return thereof.
Permission of the floor was granted to Town Counsel, Walter Kernan.
Edward Roach, Donald Wilder, James McKenney, Lawrence Rauch and Henry McQuade were appointed to serve as tellers and were sworn in.
Article 1. Motion made, seconded and voted that the Town ac- cept the reports of its officers and committees as printed in the Town Report.
Article 2. Motion made, seconded and voted that the Town raise and appropriate the sums of money, as indicated in the recommended column of the transcript of articles in the Warrant and budget for 1957 for the Town of Norwell and for the purpose noted OF ALL ITEMS in Article 2, excepting items 13, 14, 26, 29, 32, 38, 40, 63, 65, 70, 71, 72, 77, 82, 96, 97, 98, 112, 113, 135, 136, 8, 19, 57, 79, 108 and that the town fix the "per diem" compensation at the rate of $14. per day under items:
8, Selectmen, Inspection and extra days
19, Assessors: Extra days
57, Tree Warden
79, Highway Surveyor
108, Water Commissioners - Supervision
(Mr. Ross moved No. 135 be omitted as that is Transfer ), and that the Town fix the salary and compensation of elective officers of the Town effective from January 1, 1957.
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No. 14 Motion made, seconded to raise and appropriate the sum of $4,200. for salary of Collector. Motion lost by vote of 171 for, 201 against.
Motion made, seconded and voted that the town raise and appro- priate $4,000. for salary of Collector retroactive to January 1, 1957.
No. 13 Motion made, seconded and voted to raise and appro- priate the sum of $500. for Tax Title Account.
No. 26 Motion made, seconded and voted to raise and appro- priate the sum of $150. for Out of State Travel of Town Clerk.
No. 29 Motion made, seconded and voted to raise and appro- priate $200. for Election Officers ($10. per meeting).
No. 32 Motion made, seconded and voted to raise and appro- priate $250. for Expenses of Planning Board.
No. 38 Motion made, seconded and voted to take up No. 38 after No. 112, 113.
No. 40 Motion made, seconded and voted to raise and appro- priate the sum of $3,000. for a Regular Police Officer.
At this point the Moderator appointed and swore in Sanborn Vincent to serve as Assistant Moderator to have charge of the lobby.
No. 63 Motion made, seconded and voted to raise and appro- priate the sum of $2,686. for Aid and Expenses of the Board of Health.
No. 65 Motion made and seconded but failed to carry to raise and appropriate the sum of $3,200. for Salary of the School Nurse.
Motion made and seconded to raise and appropriate the sum of $3,000. for Salary of School Nurse. So voted.
No. 70 Motion made, seconded and voted to raise and appro- priate the sum of $780. for salary in connection with Town Dump.
No. 71 Motion made, seconded to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,200. for expenses of Town Dump.
No. 72 Motion made, seconded and voted to raise and appro- priate the sum of $7,200. for expenses of Mosquito Control.
No. 77 Motion made, seconded and voted to raise and appro- priate the sum of $15,000. for Salaries and Evpenses of Snow Removal and Sanding.
No. 82 A motion made and seconded to raise $2,100. for Salary of Welfare Agent failed to carry. A motion made and seconded to
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raise and appropriate the sum of $1,980. for salary of Welfare Agent retroactive to January 1, 1957 was voted.
No. 96 A motion made and seconded to raise and appropriate the sum of $39,898. for "Operation" of Schools failed to carry.
A motion made and seconded to raise and appropriate the sum of $37,098. for "Operation" of Schools was voted.
No. 97 Motion made and seconded to raise and appropriate the sum of $219.64 was voted.
No. 98 Motion made and seconded to raise and appropriate the sum of $40,725. for "Auxiliary Agencies of Schools" failed to carry. Motion made to raise and appropriate the sum of $43,725. was voted.
No. 112 and No. 113 Motion made, seconded and voted to pass over Nos. 112 and 113 until we take up Article 29 of the Warrant.
No. 135 Motion made, seconded and voted to appropriate from the Overlay Surplus the sum of $8,000. to form a Reserve Fund.
No. 136 Motion made, seconded and voted to raise and appro- priate the sum of $2,175.05 for Printing and distribution of Town Reports and Budgets.
Article 3. Motion made, seconded and voted to appropriate the sum of $13,750. from available funds in anticipation of repayment by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for Chapter 81, Work on the Highways.
Article 4. Motion made, seconded and voted to appropriate the sum of $16,000. from available funds in anticipation of repayment by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the County of Plymouth, for Chapter 90, Work on the Highways.
Article 5. Motion made, seconded and voted to raise and appro- priate the sum of $11,490.12 for the purpose of road construction, Chapter 90, on Main Street and to meet said appropriation from the like sum paid or to be paid to the Town by the Commonwealth under the provisions of Chapter 718 of the Acts of 1956.
Article 6. A motion made, seconded and voted to raise and ap- propriate the sum of $3,000. for mix and place surface on Old Oaken Bucket Road.
Article 7. Motion made, seconded and voted to raise and appro- priate the sum of $3,000. for mix and place surface of 2,500 feet on Pleasant Street from South Street toward the Hanover Line.
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Article 8. Motion made, seconded and voted to amend Article 8 to read $3,000. for Main Street and Norwell Avenue only.
Motion made, seconded and voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $3,000. for drainage of Main Street and Norwell Avenue only.
Article 9. A motion made and seconded to accept the westerly portion of Doris Avenue was left unfinished as a motion was made, seconded and voted to adjourn until Monday, March 11th at 7:30 P. M. as called for in the Warrant.
NELLIE L. SPARRELL, Town Clerk.
Adjourned Town Meeting
March 11, 1957
The adjourned Town Meeting was called to order by the Moder- ator at 7:30 P. M. with 378 voters in attendance.
Douglas Donahue, Percy Hanson, John Clark, Henry McQuade, were appointed tellers and sworn in by the Moderator. Rev. Lawrence Hinshaw offered prayer.
Article 9. Motion made and seconded to accept the westerly portion of Doris Avenue as a Town Way as laid out by the Selectmen in accordance with the description and plan presented at a hearing at the Cushing Memorial Town Hall and now on file at the Town Clerk's office. After much discussion of proposed amendments, postpone- ments, etc., a motion made to indefinitely postpone action on Article 9 was seconded and so voted.
Article 10. Motion made, seconded and voted to indefinitely postpone action on Article 10.
Article 11. Motion made, seconded and voted to indefinitely postpone action on Article 11.
Article 12. Motion made, seconded and voted to indefinitely postpone action on Article 12.
Article 13. Motion made, seconded and voted to accept a portion of Gerard Road as a Town Way as laid out by the Selectmen in accord- ance with the description and plan presented at a hearing at Cushing Memorial Town Hall and now on file at the Town Clerk's office.
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Article 14. Motion made, seconded and voted to accept a portion of Franklin Road as a town way as laid out by the Selectmen in ac- cordance with the description and plan presented at a hearing at Cush- ing Memorial Town Hall and now on file at the Town Clerk's office.
Article 15. Motion made, seconded and voted to accept Nancy Lane as a town way as laid out by the Selectmen in accordance with the description and plan presented at a hearing at Cushing Memorial Town Hall and now on file at the Town Clerk's office.
Article 16. Motion made, seconded and voted to accept a portion of Shady Lane as a town way as laid out by the Selectmen in accord- ance with the description and plan presented at a hearing at Cushing Memorial Town Hall and now on file at the Town Clerk's office.
Article 17. Motion made, seconded and voted to accept a portion of Wilder Road as a Town Way as laid out by the Selectmen in accord- ance with the description and plan presented at a hearing at Cushing Memorial Town Hall and now on file at the Town Clerk's office.
Article 18. Motion made, seconded and voted to accept a portion of Dana Road as a Town Way as laid out by the Selectmen in accord- ance with the description and plan presented at a hearing at Cushing Memorial Town Hall and now on file at the Town Clerk's office.
Article 19. Motion made, seconded and voted to accept the westerly portion of Old Meeting House Lane under the Betterment Act, as a Town Way as laid out by the Selectmen in accordance with the description and plan presented at a hearing at Cushing Memorial Town Hall and now on file at the Town Clerk's office.
Article 20. Motion made, seconded and voted to accept the easterly portion of Old Meeting House Lane under the Betterment Act, as a Town Way as laid out by the Selectmen in accordance with the description and plan presented at a hearing at Cushing Memorial Town Hall, and now on file at the Town Clerk's office.
Article 21. A motion made, seconded and 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, 1958, and to issue a note or notes therefor, pay- able within one year in accordance with General Laws, Chapter 44, Section 4, as amended, 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, as amended.
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Article 22. Motion made, seconded and voted to choose William D. Jacobs as Town Director of the Plymouth County Aid to Agricul- ture, as provided for by the General Laws, Chapter 128, Section 41.
Article 23. Motion made, seconded and voted to appropriate the 1956 Dog Tax Refund of $1,059.42 to the School Department Main- tenance Account.
Article 24. Motion made and seconded to raise and appropriate the sum of $2,500. for the lay out and partial development of the Jacob's Playfield to be located on Main Street, directly opposite the intersection of Jacob's Lane. After much discussion the vote was taken but the motion failed to carry by a vote of 134 in favor and 244 against.
Article 25. Motion made, seconded and voted to authorize the Town Accountant to close out the unexpended balance of the follow- ing appropriations the purpose of which have been completed:
Fire Department - Fire Truck $14.04
Highway Department River & Green Streets - Culvert .40
Brantwood & Knollwood Roads 361.80
Wendell & Douglas Avenue 45.16
Article 26. Motion made and seconded to purchase in the name of the Town of Norwell, the property held in the name Lloyd S. and Beatrice S. West abutting the Cushing Memorial Town Hall property and to transfer from available funds a sum not to exceed $15,000. for such purpose. The Advisory Board requested Mr. Crombie who made the motion to accept an amendment that "raise and appropriate" be substituted for "transfer from available funds". The substitution was accepted.
A motion was made, seconded and voted to purchase in the name of the Town of Norwell, the property held in the name of Lloyd S. and Beatrice S. West abutting the Cushing Memorial Town Hall property and raise and appropriate the sum not to exceed $15,000. for the purpose.
Article 27. A motion was made, seconded and voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,000. for the purpose of remodelling and renovating the property now held in the name of Lloyd S. and Beatrice S. West abutting the Cushing Memorial Town Hall after it has been purchased by the Town.
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Article 28. Motion made, seconded and voted 390 for 2 against to raise and appropriate the sum of $5,056.50 for the payment of un- paid bills of the year 1956 as follows:
Richard S. Allen $400.00
Louis C. Bailey, Jr. 1,159.60
Gino Rugani
3,496.90
Article 2. No. 38. A motion was made, seconded and voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $2,260. for expenses of Town Hall Annex.
Article 29. Motion made and seconded to accept article as read. An amendment was made to postpone action on the Article until a Board of Inquiry reported on the Water Board operations. The amend- ment was moved by Chester Rimmer. It was moved to amend the amendment by appointing a committee to investigate the alleged contention existing between the Selectmen and the Water Board. This motion was ruled out of order by the Moderator.
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