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ARTICLE 6.
To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of $32,000, 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, from the Curtis Power residence to the Junction of Old Oaken Bucket Road and Norwell Avenue, and to meet such appropriation by authorizing the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow $32,000, or any other sum, for such purpose, by the issuance of bonds and notes,
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under the provisions of Chapter ++ 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
Christine F. Milliken
Jane Gillingham Catherine C. Beach
Mary C. Leonard
Joseph A. Murray
George E. Milliken Jennie M. Spencer
Emery N. Leonard Laddman W. Randolph
Carol E. Bates
ARTICLE 7.
To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of $56,000, 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 the Scituate line, and to meet such appropri- ation by authorizing the Treasurer, with the approval of the Select- men, to borrow $56,000, or any other sum, for this purpose by the issuance of bonds and notes, under the provision 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
Christine F. Milliken
Jane Gillingham Catherine C. Beach Mary C. Leonard
Joseph A. Murray George E. Milliken
Jennie M. Spencer Emery N. Leonard Laddman W. Randolph
Carol E. Bates
ARTICLE 8.
To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of $30,000, 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 Winter Street, between Main Street and Parker Street, and to meet such appropriation by author- izing the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow $30,000, or any other sum, for such purpose by the issuance of bonds and notes under the provisions of Chapter 44 of the General Laws and
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Acts in amendment thereof, or in addition thereto, or both, or act on anything relative thereto.
Requested by :
Raymond J. Miller
Margaret M. Miller
Ruth R. Sewall
Perry H. Osborn
Gentry Clark
Pauline M. Hansen
Arthur J. Murphy, Jr.
William E. Philcrantz
Monica Cavanagh
Blanche M. Pinson
and others.
ARTICLE 9.
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $3,000, or any other sum, for drainage and road construction on Doris Avenue, westerly section, and Duncan Drive, streets which were accepted by the Town on October 14, 1957, or act on anything relative thereto.
ARTICLE 10.
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $2,000, or any other sum, for drainage and road construction on Doris Avenue, easterly section and Leigh Road, streets which were accepted by the Town on October 14, 1957, or act on anything relative thereto.
ARTICLE 11.
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $3,000, or any other sum, for drainage on Washington Park Drive, or act on anything relative thereto.
Requested by the Highway Surveyor.
ARTICLE 12.
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $3,000, or any other sum, for mix and place surface on Central Street, for a distance of 2500 feet, from Old Oaken Bucket Road, or act on any- thing relative thereto.
Requested by the Highway Surveyor.
ARTICLE 13.
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,000, or any other sum, for drainage on Pine Street, or act on any- thing relative thereto.
Requested by the Highway Surveyor.
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ARTICLE 14.
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $750, or any other sum, for road construction on Old Meeting House Lane, easterly section, which was accepted by the Town on October 14, 1957, or act on anything relative thereto.
Requested by the Highway Surveyor.
ARTICLE 15.
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $900, or any other sum, to replace a snow plow, or act on anything relative thereto.
Requested by the Highway Surveyor.
ARTICLE 16.
To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to appoint a committee of three members to be known as a Permanent Drainage Committee, to work with the Board of Selectmen and the Highway Surveyor for the purpose of planning a long term drainage program, and to appropriate the sum of $500, or any other sum for expenses thereof, or act on anything relative thereto.
ARTICLE 17.
To see if the Town will vote to accept Section 8C of Chapter 40 of the General Laws, as amended, to establish a Conservation Commis- sion of three residents of the Town for the promotion and development of the natural resources and for the protection of watershed resources of the Town with all the powers and duties provided for in said section, and to authorize the Selectmen to appoint the members thereof in accord- ance with the provisions of said Section, or act on anything relative thereto.
ARTICLE 18 .
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,000, or any other sum, for the purpose of providing parking space in the rear of the Town Hall and Town Hall Anrex, or act on anything relative thereto.
ARTICLE 19.
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $3,000, or any other sum, for the purpose of renovating the Town Hall Annex, or act on anything relative thereto.
ARTICLE 20.
To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the 1957 Dog Tax Refund to the School Department Maintenance Account, or act on anything relative thereto.
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ARTICLE 21.
To see if the town will vote to authorize the Town Accountant to close out the unexpended balance of the following appropriations the purpose of which have been completed, or act on anything relative thereto.
Police Department-new cruiser $121.00
Fire Department-new truck
182.62
Highways-Old Oaken Bucket Road
16.66
Highways-South Street
15.91
$336.19
ARTICLE 22.
To see if the Town will vote to amend Article III, Section 3 of the By-Laws of the Town of Norwell, by rescinding the first sentence thereof and substituting therefor the following: or act on anything relative thereto. "The Annual Meeting shall be held at 7:30 P. M. on the third Monday of March of each year and Special Town Meetings shall be held at such times the Selectmen may order."
ARTICLE 23. To see if the Town will give instructions to its elected Town Officers. SALE OF FISH RIGHTS Subsequent Meeting for the Election of Officers SATURDAY, MARCH 8, 1958
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 8, 1958, during the polling hours, then and there to act upon the following article :
ARTICLE 24.
To bring to the Election Officers, their votes, all on one ballot, for the following named officers, to wit: One Selectmen for three years;
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one Assessor for three years; one Member of the Board of Public Welfare for three years; Town Treasurers, Highway Surveyor, Moderator, and Tree Warden for one year; one member of the Board of Health, one member of the School Committee, one member of the Board of Water Commissioners and one Trustee of the William J. Leonard Memorial Library for two years; one member of the Planning Board for five years and one member of the Planning Board for four years.
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 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 third day of March, 1958. Given under our hands at Norwell this nineteenth day of February in the year of our Lord 1958.
EARLE F. ALLEN THOMAS T. BARSTOW THOMAS S. CANN, Chairman Board of Selectmen.
February 23, 1958
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ANNUAL TOWN MEETING
MARCH 3, 1958
Pursuant to the foregoing Warrant, the voters met at the time and place therein stated and took the following action.
The meeting was called to order by the Moderator Herbert A. Lincoln at 7:38 P.M. with 235 voters in attendance. Final number checked in 404.
The Moderator appointed Allan Hakanson, Frances Savage, Mathias Benner, and Arthur Yonge to serve as Tellers and swore them to the faith- ful performance of their duties.
The meeting was honored by the presence of six pupils of the Nor- well High School with their teacher Cornelius Ryan and five pupils of the Diamen Vocational High School with their teacher August Curt. These young people are members of the Student Exchange program, sponsored by the Massachusetts Department of Education, for the pur- pose of acquainting students with the operation of local government. The group will visit a meeting of the Fall River City Council to observe government on the City level.
The Town Clerk read the call for the meeting from the Warrant with the return of the Warrant by the Constable. It was moved, seconded and voted to defer the reading of the articles until each is taken up for action.
Article 1. It was moved, seconded and voted to accept the report of the Town officers and committee as printed in the Town Report.
Permission was granted to admit Town Counsel Kiernan and four non voters, the latter to be seated in the back row of that part of the balcony nearest the street.
Request to have the Advisory Board explain the Table of Bond- ing Transfers and Receipts, which was done.
Article 2. No. 1. Motion made seconded and voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $80.00 salary of Moderator.
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No. 2, 3, 4. Motion made, seconded and voted to raise and appropri- ate the sums in the recommended column, that is:
No. 2. Chr. Selectmen Add'l Salary $200.00.
No. 3. Selectmen, Member Clerk, Add'l Salary $900.00.
No. . 4 Salary 3 members $900.00.
No. 5. Motion made, seconded and voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,000.00 Expenses of Selectmen.
No. 6. Motion made and seconded to raise and appropriate the sum of 1.500.00 for Incidental Disbursements of Selectmen. This motion was defeated by a vote of 137 for, 163 against. Later in the meeting it wa; moved seconded and voted to reconsider No. 6. It was then moved seconded and voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $1.000.00 for Incidental Disbursements -- Selectmen.
No. 7. Motion made, seconded and voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,248.00 for Clerical Assistance for Selectmen.
No. 8. Motion made, seconded and voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $3,500.00 for Town Hall Clerk.
No. 9. Motion made, seconded and voted to set the pay for Inspec- tions and Extra Days of Selectmen at $16.00 per day.
No. 10. Motion made, seconded and voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $2,000.00 Salary of Accountant.
No. 11. Motion made, seconded and voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $125.00 Expenses Town Accountant.
No. 12. Motion made, seconded and voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,800.00 Salary Town Treasurer.
No. 13. Motion made, seconded and voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $975.00 Expenses Town Treasurer.
No. 14. Motion made, seconded and voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $500.00 for Tax Title Account.
No. 15. Motion made, seconded and voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $4,500.00 Salary of Collector.
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No. 16, 17, 18, 19. Motion made, seconded and voted to raise and appropriate the recommended column: 16, $2,933.00 Expenses of Col- lector ; No. 17, $200.00 Additional Salary Chairman Board of Assessors ; No. 18, $1,200.00 Additional Salary Member Clerk Board of Assessors ; No. 19, $900.00 Salary for three (3) Members Assessors. 108 for, 10+ against.
No. 20. Motion made, seconded and voted to set the pay for As- sessors' Extra Days at $16.00 per day.
No. 21. Motion made and seconded to raise and appropriate the sum of $5,960.000 for expenses of Assessors. This motion was defeated. Motion made, seconded and voted to reconsider. Motion made, seconded and voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $2,000 for Expense of Assessors.
No. 22. Motion made, seconded and voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,248.00 for Clerical Assistance of Assessors.
No. 23. Motion made, seconded but lost 90 for and 182 against to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,800.00, Retainer Fee of Counsel. Voted to reconsider. Motion made, seconded and voted to raise and ap- propriate the sum of $1,200.00 for Retainer Fee of Counsel.
No. 24. Motion made, seconded and voted to raise and appropri- ate the sum of $2,000 for Extra Legal Expenses.
No. 25. Motion made, seconded and voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $2,000.00 Salary of Town Clerk.
No. 26. Motion made, seconded and voted to raise and appropri- ate the sum of $2,120 00 Expenses of Town Clerk.
No. 27. Motion made, seconded and voted unanimously to raise and appropriate the sum of $100.00 for Out of State Travel for Town Clerk.
No. 28. Motion made, seconded and voted to raise and appropri- ate the sum of $150.00 for Salary of three (3) Registrars.
No. 29. Motion made, seconded and voted to raise and appropri- ate the sum of $150.00 for Clerk of Registrars.
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No. 30. Motion made, seconded and voted to raise and appropri- ate the sum of $800.00 for Election Officers. ($10.00 per meeting).
No. 31. Motion made, seconded and voted to raise and appropri- ate the sum of $1,200.00 for Expenses of Elections and Registrations.
No. 32. 33, 34, 35. 36, 37. Motion made, seconded and voted to raise and appropriate the sums in the recommended column: No. 32, $150.00 Expenses Board of Appeals; No. 33, $250.00 Expenses of Planning Board; No. 34, $3,600.00 Salary (Custodian) Town Hall and Annex; No. 35, $400.00 Overtime and Maintenance, Town Hall and Annex; No. 36, $3,500.00 Expenses Town Hall; No. 37, $1,500.00 Expenses Annex.
No. 38, 39, 40, 41, 42. Motion made, seconded and unanimously voted to raise and appropriate the sums in the recommended column : No. 38, $5,000.00 Chief's Salary, Police Department; No. 39, $4,200 Regular Police Officer ; No. 40, $5,804.00 Payroll Police Department ; No. 41, $1,606.90 General Expenses Police Department ; No. 42, $2,715. Cruiser Expense Police Department.
No. 43. Motion made, seconded and voted to raise and appropri- ate the sum of $250.00 Expenses of Dog Officer.
No .. 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49. Motion made, seconded and voted to raise and appropriate the sums in the recommended column: No. 44, $7,000.00 General Payroll Fire Department; No. 45, $720.00 Stewards Fire Department ; No. 46, $9,150.00 Expenses Fire Department ; No. 47, $2,708.00 General Equipment, Fire Department ; No. 48, $200.00 Forest Fire Patrol; No. 49, $200.00 Expenses.
No. 50. Motion made, seconded and voted to raise and appropri- ate the sum of $1,250.00 Expenses of Civil Defense.
No. 51. Motion made, seconded and voted to raise and appropri- ate the sum of $175.00 Salary and Expenses, Sealer Weights and Measures.
No. 52. Motion made, seconded and voted to amend No. 52 by adding "from January 1, 1958." Motion made, seconded and voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $4,200.00 Salary of the Tree Warden and Moth Superintendent as of January 1, 1958.
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No. 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59. Motion made, seconded and voted to raise and appropriate the sums in the recommended column; No. 53, $1,400.00 Expenses, Moth Department; No. 54, $3,300.00 Expenses, Dutch Elm Disease. No. 55, $400.00 Elm Tree Beetle; No. 56, $200.00 Expenses, Tent Caterpillar ; No. 57, $2,800.00 Expenses, Tree Main- tenance ; No. 58, $250.00 Expenses, Squares and Triangles; No. 59, $400.00 Expenses, Mowing Bushes.
Motion made, seconded and voted to raise and appropriate the sums in the requested column of No. 60 and No. 61.
No. 60. $175.00 Salary, Chairman Board of Health. No. 61. $300.00 Salary two (2) Members Board of Health.
No. 62. Motion made, seconded, to raise and appropriate the sums in the requested column. Moved and seconded to amend the motion by raising sums in recommended instead of requested column. Amendment failed by a vote of 117 against, 112 for. Original motion carried. Motion was made, seconded and voted to raise and appropriate $2,402.00, Aid and Expenses Board of Health.
No. 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70 .. Motion made, seconded and voted to raise and appropriate the sums in the recommended column ; No. 63, $240.00 Salary and Expenses Inspector of Animals ; No. 64, $3,200.00 Salary, School Nurse; No. 65, $500.00 Transportation, School Nurse ; No. 66, $3,040.00, Salary of Two (2) Dentists; No. 67, $494.00 Salary, Dental Hygienist; No. 68, $720.00 School Physician; No. 69, $780.00 Salary of Keeper of Dump; No. 70, $900.00 Expenses of Town Dump.
No. 71. Motion made, seconded and voted to raise and appropri- ate the sum of $7,350.00, Expenses of Mosquito Control.
No. 72. Motion made, seconded and voted to raise and appropri- ate the sum of $5,200.00, Salary of the Highway Surveyor, retroactive to January 1, 1958.
No. 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78. Motion made, seconded and voted to raise and appropriate the sums printed in the recommended columns of these items; that is, No. 73, $3,000.00, Expenses of Town Account Roads; No. 74, $6,250.00 Chapter 81 Roads, Expenses ; No. 75, $4,000. Chapter 90 Roads, No. 76, $1,000.00 Expenses, Signs and Road Mark- ings ; No. 77, Expenses Snow Removal and Sanding $9,000.00; No. 78, Expenses Street Lights $3,600.00.
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No. 79. Motion made, seconded and voted to raise and appropri- ate the sum of $500.00 Chairman Welfare.
No. 80. Motion made, seconded and voted to raise and appropri- ate the sum of $300.00 Salary two (2) Members Board Public Welfare.
No. 81. Motion made, seconded and voted to raise and appropri- ate the sum of $2,100.00 Salary of Welfare Agent retroactive to January 1, 1958.
No. 82. Motion made, seconded and voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $400.00 Salary, Clerk of Board of Welfare.
Motion made, seconded and voted to raise and appropriate the sums printed in the recommended column of No. 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89: No. 83, Aid and Expense Public Welfare $5,000.00 ; No. 84, $100.00 Administration Old Age Assistance; No. 85, Aid Old Age Assistance $26,000.00; No. 86, Administration, Aid to Dependent Children $25.00 No. 87, Aid to Dependent Children $4,000.00; No. 88, Administration of Disability Assistance $25.00; No. 89, Aid $3,000.00.
Motion made, seconded and voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $6,000.00 under Aid and Expenses of Veterans Benefits.
No. 91, 92. Motion made, seconded and voted to raise and ap- propriate the sum of $300.00 for salary Clerk of School Committee.
Motion made to lay No. 92 on table which was ruled out of order. Motion made and seconded to delete No. 92 from the original motion.
Motion made, seconded and voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $300.00 for Salary of four (4) other School Committee.
No. 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99. Motion made, seconded and voted to raise and appropriate the sums in the recommended column : No. 93, $5,407.00 General Control of Schools; No. 94, $268,002.00 Instruction ; No. 95, $39,315.00 Operation of Schools; No. 96, $6,273.47 Mainten- ance of Schools; No. 97, $45,421.00 Auxiliary Agencies of Schools; No. 98, $40.00 Out of State Travel Schools; No. 99, $1,186.00 Capital Outlay, Schools
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No. 100. Motion made, seconded and voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $3,700.00 Tuition and Transportation for Vocational Train- ing
No. 101. Motion made, seconded and voted to raise and appropri- ate the sum of $990.00 Expenses of Practical Arts-Adults.
No. 102, 103. Motion made, seconded and voted to raise and ap- propriate the sums in the recommended column: No. 102, $750.00 for Wm. J. Leonard Memorial Library; and No. 103, $1,200.00 James Library.
No. 104. Motion made, seconded and voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $75.00 Salary of three (3) Water Commissioners.
No. 105. Motion made, seconded and voted to establish the per diem pay for Water Commissioners at $16.00. Motion made, seconded and voted to raise and appropriate the sums in the recommended column, that is,
No. 106. $6,500.00 Services, Water Department ;
No. 107, $14,921.00 Expenses of Water Department
No. 108, $624.00 Clerical Assistance Water Department
No. 109, $150.00 Out of State Travel
No. 110. Motion made, seconded and voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $400.00 Expenses of Veterans Graves
No. 111, $800.00 for Expenses of Washington Street Cemetery.
Nos. 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125 and 126. Motion made, seconded and voted to raise and appropri- ate the sums recommended in the right hand columns, that is: No. 112, $15,000.00 Elementary principal; No. 113, $4,050.000 Interest Ele- mentary School; No. 114, $15,000.00 Principal High School Addition ; No. 115, $5,062.50 Interest High School Addition; No. 116, $25,000.00 Principal Grace F. Cole School; No. 117, $9,300.00 Interest Grace F. Cole School; No. 113, $5,000.00 Principal Water Loan 1947; No. 119, $2,193.75 Interest Water Loan 1947; No. 120, $3,000.00 Principal
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Water Loan 1951; No. 121, $157,.50 Interest on Water Loan 1951; No. 122, $21,000.00 Principal Water Loan 1955; No. 123, $4,510.00 Interest Water Loan 1955; No. 124, $5,000.00 Principal Water Loan 1955; No. 125, $585.00 Interest Water Loan 1956; No. 126, $1,000.00 Interest Anticipation of Revenue Loans.
No. 127. Motion made, seconded and voted to raise and appropri- ate the sums in the recommended column of $100.00 as a Contribution to aid to Agriculture.
No. 128. Motion made, seconded and voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $2,500.00 for Workmen's Compensation.
No. 129. Motion made, seconded and voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $4,702.80 for Plymouth County Retirement.
No. 130. Motion made, seconded and voted to appropriate the sum of $10,000.00 from the certified Excess and Deficiency Account to form a Reserve Fund.
Nos. 131, 132, 133. Motion made, seconded and voted to raise and ap- propriate the following amounts: No. 131, $2,500.00 Distribution and Printing of Town Reports and Budgets; No. 132, $375.00 Appropriation for Memorial Day; No. 133, $100.00 Expenses of Recreation Commis- sion.
Article 3. Motion made, seconded and voted to appropriate from the certified Excess and Deficiency Account the sum of $13,750.00 in anticipation of repayment by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for Chapter 81, Work on the Highway.
Article 4. Motion made, seconded and voted to appropriate the sum of $16,000.00 from the certified Excess and Deficiency Account in anti- cipation 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 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, 1959, and to issue a note or notes therefor, payable within one year in accordance with General Laws, Chapter 44, Section 4, as
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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.
Article 6. Motion made and seconded that the Town vote to appropriate the sum of $32,000.00 for the purpose of laying water mains of not less than six inches but less than sixteen inches in diameter in Central Street, from the Curtis Power residence to the junction of Old Oaken Bucket Road and Norwell Avenue, and to meet such appropriation by authorizing the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow $32,000.00 for such purpose, by the issuance of bonds and notes, under the provisions of Chapter 44, of the General Laws and Acts in amend- ment thereof or in addition thereto or both.
This motion was defeated by a vote of 48 for, 144 against.
Article 7. Motion made, seconded and voted to indefinitely postpone action on Article 7.
Article 8. Motion made, seconded and voted to indefinitely postpone action on Article 8.
Motion made, seconded and voted 95 for, 56 against to adjourn until Monday, March 10, 1958 at 7:30 P.M. Meeting adjourned at 11:43 P.M.
NELLIE L. SPARRELL,
Town Clerk
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ADJOURNED TOWN MEETING
The adjourned session of the Annual Town Meeting was held in Cushing Memorial Town Hall, Monday March 10, 1958.
The meeting was called to order at 7:50 P.M. by Moderator Herbert A. Lincoln with 205 voters present.
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