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Requested by the Board of Selectmen
ARTICLE 10
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, or appropriate from available funds, the sum of $10,000.00, or any other sum, for the final plans and specifications for construction of a new Central Fire Sta- ·tion, or act on anything relative thereto.
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ARTICLE 11
To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of $87,000.00, or any other sum, for the construction and acquisition, including all costs and furnishings, under the direction of the Permanent Building and Main- tenance Committee, of a Police Station, subject to the approval of the Po- lice Department, and to be located on the property known as 690 Main Street, and to determine whether the same shall be raised by taxation, by borrowing, by transfer from available funds or by any combination of the foregoing, or act on anything relative thereto.
Requested by the Board of Selectmen
ARTICLE 12
To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to purchase or take by eminent domain, for the purpose of a Police Station, a parcel of land containing approximately 1/8 of an acre, with the building thereon, situated on the Southerly side of Main Street and bounded Easterly - by a Cemetery, Southerly - By land of the First Parish Church of Norwell, Westerly - by land now or formerly of Nellie L. Sparrell, and Northerly - by Main Street, known as 690 Main Street, and to appropriate therefore the sum of $20,000.00, or any other sum, and to determine whether the same shall be raised by taxation, by borrowing, by transfer from available funds or by any combination of the foregoing, or act on anything relative thereto.
Requested by the Board of Selectmen
ARTICLE 13
To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to purchase or take by eminent domain, for the purpose of a Central Fire and Police Station project, a parcel of land containing approximately 3/4 of an acre, with the building thereon, situated on the Northerly side of Main Street, being contiguous to the present Norwell Town Hall parcel and known as the Powers Property, and to appropriate therefore the sum of $15,000.00, or any other sum, and to determine whether the same shall be raised by taxation, by borrowing, by transfer from available funds or by any combination of the foregoing, or act on anything relative thereto.
Requested by the Board of Selectmen
ARTICLE 14
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or appropriate from available funds the sum of $35,000.00 or any other sum to the Motor Vehicle and Equipment Fund, a reserve established to provide an average annual amount for the depreciation, replacement and purchase of additional motor vehicles and equipment required for expanding operational needs, or act on anything relative thereto.
Requested by the Board of Selectmen
ARTICLE 15
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from available funds the sum of $2,300.00, or any other sum, to be ex- pended under the direction of the Board of Selectmen for the purchase of a Police Cruiser to replace the present 1965 Police Cruiser or act on any- thing relative thereto.
Requested by the Board of Selectmen
ARTICLE 16
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, or appropriate from available funds, the sum of $10,000.00, or any other sum, to purchase by the Board of Selectmen an equipped ambulance to replace the present 1951 ambulance, as recommended by and operated under the direction of an Ambulance Committee composed of the Civil Defense Director, the Police Chief and the Fire Chief, as a unit of the Norwell Civil Defense Agency, or act on anything relative thereto.
Requested by the Civil Defense Director
ARTICLE 17
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, or appropriate from available funds, the sum of $5,400.00, or any other sum, for the purchase by the Board of Selectmen of a new tread type tractor equipped with a sidewalk snow plow, as recommended by the Highway Surveyor for use by the Highway Department, or act on anything relative thereto.
Requested by the Highway Surveyor
ARTICLE 18
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, or appropriate from available funds, the sum of $800.00, or any other sum, for the pur- chase by the Board of Selectmen of a sidewalk sander, as recommended by the Highway Surveyor for use by the Highway Department, or act on any- thing relative thereto.
Requested by the Highway Surveyor
ARTICLE 19
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, or appropriate from available funds, the sum of $2,750.00, or any other sum, for the pur- chase by the Board of Selectmen, of a new tractor equipped with a rotary mower and a york rake, as recommended by the Tree Warden for use by the Tree and Public Grounds Departments, or act on anything relative thereto.
Requested by the Tree Warden 1
ARTICLE 20
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or appropriate from available funds the sum of $1,000.00, or any other sum, for the pur- chase by the Board of Selectmen, of an Air Compressor and Greasing Equipment, as recommended by the Highway Surveyor for use by the High-
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way Department at the Town Garage, or act on anything relative thereto. Requested by the Highway Department
ARTICLE 21
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, or appropriate from available funds the sum of $4,200.00, or any other sum, for the pur- chase by the Board of Selectmen of a 2-3 ton tandem roller and trailer, as. recommended by the Highway Surveyor for use by the Highway Department or act on anything relative thereto.
Requested by the Highway Department
ARTICLE 22
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, or appropriate from available funds, the sum of $1,500.00, or any other sum, for the pur- chase by the Board of Selectmen of a new snow plow, as recommended by the Highway Surveyor for use by the Highway Department, or act on any- thing relative thereto.
Requested by the Highway Department
ARTICLE 23
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, or appropriate from available funds, the sum of $2,500.00, or any other sum, for the pur- chase by the Board of Selectmen of a new V-body sander, of approximately six yards capacity, as recommended by the Highway Surveyor for use by the Highway Department, or act on anything relative thereto.
Requested by the Highway Department
ARTICLE 24
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, or appropriate from available funds, the sum of $10,000.00, or any other sum, for the pur- chase by the Board of Selectmen of a new heavy duty dump truck, as rec- ommended by the Highway Surveyor for use by the Highway Department, or act on anything relative thereto.
Requested by the Highway Department
ARTICLE 25
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, or appropriate from available funds, the sum of $10,000.00, or any other sum, to be used to increase the police protection of the Town, now limited to a five-man force, by adding another regular Police Officer and an additional patrol car, or act on anything relative thereto.
Requested by the Board of Selectmen
ARTICLE 26
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from available funds, the sum of $5,000.00, or any other sum, to establish an Engineering Fund under the direction of the Board of Selectmen for use by all Boards, Departments, Committees, and Commissions requiring co- ordinated engineering assistance service, appraisals and preliminary cost estimates, or act on anything relative thereto.
Requested by the Board of Selectmen
ARTICLE 27
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, or appropriate from available funds, the sum of $14,850.00, or any other sum, in antici- pation of repayment by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, for Chapter 81 work on the Highways, or act on anything relative thereto.
Requested by the Board of Selectmen
ARTICLE 28
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, or appropriate from available funds, the sum of $22,500.00, or any other sum, in antici- pation of repayment by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the County of Plymouth, for Chapter 90 work on the Highways, or act on anything rela- tive thereto.
Requested by the Board of Selectmen
ARTICLE 29
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, or appropriate from available funds, the sum of $3,830.04, or any other sum, in antici- pation of repayment by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for Chapter 679, Acts of 1965, Work on the Highways, or act on anything relative thereto.
Requested by the Board of Selectmen
ARTICLE 30
To see if the Town will vote to accept the provisions of Chapter 99 of the Acts of 1966 and, in accordance therewith, raise and appropriate the sum of $1,922.26 to pay the following persons the amounts enumerated after their respective names:
Appel, Donald J. & Barbara J.
$123.65
Brigham, Donald H. & Janice R.
15.36
Brown, Donald A. & Constance
19.94
Charlton, Conrad L. & Margaret F.
13.15
Childs, Frederick M. & Margaret H. 83.67
Dwyer, Robert F. & Dorothy
24.47
Edmonds, D. Catherine
190.05
Glover, James W. & Wilma M.
93.18
Johnson, Dale W. & Wilma S.
99.25
Ginches, Frederick & Annabella
21.16
McCausland, William A. & Marie F.
22.21
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Moriarty, Thomas M. & Kathryn S.
115.41
Ostrand, Vincent W. & Marie J. 57.88
Painten, Ralph & Elizabeth R. 28.51
140.37
Pierce, Louis J. Jr., & Margaret Pintauro, Arthur V. & Paula F.
64.98
Plummer, Donald L. & Barbara P.
92.21
Randolph, Laddman W. & Irene B.
133.76
St. James, Robert L. & Edwina F.
40.67
Sullivan, John E. & Frieda E.
72.27
Tracy, Corrine J.
277.05
Williams Bros. Inc.
75.02
Wilson, Daniel A. & Mary Ann
118.04
or act on anything relative thereto.
Requested by the Board of Selectmen
ARTICLE 31
To see if the Town will vote to construct a sidewalk on the westerly side of High Street from the Southeast Expressway underpass to the Grace Farrar Cole School, a distance of approximately 2,500 feet; and to raise and appropriate, or appropriate from available funds for this purpose, the sum of $9,000.00, or any other sum, or act on anything relative thereto.
Requested by the Planning Board
ARTICLE 32
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, or appropriate from available funds, the sum of $18,000.00, or any other sum, to be added to the Highway Town Account, for use by the Highway Surveyor for the re- surfacing of sections of Grove Street, River Street, South Street, Prospect Street, Summer Street, School Street and Tiffany Road, and for the opening, closing and patching of such advance "across the street" water services in these sections prior to resurfacing as are approved by the Board of Selectmen, Planning Board, Board of Water Commissioners and the High- way Surveyor and that all water connection costs, including labor and ma- terials, shall be accepted by the Board of Water Commissioners as charges against their Water Services Account, or act on anything relative thereto.
Requested by the Board of Selectmen
ARTICLE 33
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, or appropriate from available funds, the sum of $7,500.00, or any other sum, for use by the Permanent Drainage Committee to accomplish the design, specifica- tions and construction of the most needed drainage projects within this sum, subject to the approval of the Highway Surveyor, wherever Highway construction or maintenance is involved, and the Permanent Drainage Committee shall determine if the required construction is to be done by the Town Departments or by competitive contract bidding, or act on any- thing relative thereto.
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ARTICLE 34
To see if the Town will vote to rescind $200,000.00 of the Treasurer's authority to borrow $800,000.00 for the construction, equipping and fur- nishing of a new elementary school on Old Oaken Bucket Road voted in Article 2 of the October 25, 1965 meeting, as this sum of $200,000.00 was made available by an appropriation of $100,000.00 from the Stabilization Fund and a State matching grant of $100,000.00, or act on anything relative thereto.
Requested by the Board of Selectmen
ARTICLE 35
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, or appropriate from available funds, the sum of $20,000.00, or any other sum, for the plans, specifications, construction and furnishings of the Old Oaken Bucket Road School, with this appropriation replacing the $20,000.00 voted to be borrowed for this project in Article 16, April 12, 1965 Special Town Meet- ing, a borrowing ruled illegal by the Bureau of Accounts, and that the Per- manent Building and Maintenance Committee is authorized to use this ap- propriation for the completion of this elementary school project, or act on anything relative thereto.
Requested by the Board of Selectmen
ARTICLE 36
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, or appropriate from available funds, the sum of $150.00, or any other sum, for the pur- pose of maintaining during the ensuing year, the Mosquito Control Works, as estimated and certified to by the State Reclamation Board, in accord- ance with the provisions of Chapter 112, Acts of 1931, or act on anything relative thereto.
Requested by the Board of Selectmen
ARTICLE 37
To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Town Accountant to close out the unexpended balances of the following appropriations, the purposes of which have been completed, or act on anything relative thereto.
1964 Sewage Disposal Facilities
$138.27
1965 Sanitary Leaching Bed 382.30
1965 Fire Dept. Annunciator Panel
5.98
1966 Fire Dept. Building Repairs
30.00
1966 Highway Dept. - Tractor - Backhoe 15.00
Requested by the Town Accountant
ARTICLE 38
To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the 1966 County Dog Tax
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Refund to the School Department, General Education Expense Account, or act on anything relative thereto.
Requested by the Advisory Board
ARTICLE 39
To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to purchase or take by eminent domain an easement for the purpose of a Highway Storm Drainage System, from the north side of Main Street, near Homestead Farm, through the property of George Clark Whiting to a brook as shown on a plan entitled "Sketch Plan of Drainage Easement in Nor- well," dated January 20, 1967, by Loring H. Jacobs, Registered Land Sur- veyor, a copy of which is on file in the Town Clerk's Office and incorpor- ated by reference herein, and to raise and appropriate, or appropriate from available funds, the sum of $200.00, or any other sum, therefore, or act on anything relative thereto.
Requested by the Highway Department
ARTICLE 40
To see if the Town will vote to accept a part of Till Rock Lane as a Town Way, as laid out by the Selectmen, in accordance with the descrip- tion and plan presented at a Hearing in the Cushing Memorial Town Hall and now on file in the Town Clerk's office, without appropriation, or act on anything relative thereto.
Requested by the Board of Selectmen
ARTICLE 41
To see if the Town will vote to accept a part of Simon Hill Road as a Town Way, as laid out by the Selectmen, in accordance with the descrip- tion and plan presented at a Hearing in the Cushing Memorial Town Hall and now on file in the Town Clerk's office, without appropriation, or act on anything relative thereto.
Requested by the Board of Selectmen
ARTICLE 42
To see if the Town will vote to accept Trout Brook Lane, as a Town Way, as laid out by the Selectmen, in accordance with the description and plan presented at a Hearing in the Cushing Memorial Town Hall and now on file in the Town Clerk's office, without appropriation, or act on any- thing relative thereto.
Requested by the Board of Selectmen
ARTICLE 43
To see if the Town will vote to amend Article X of the Town By-Laws by adding a new Section 8 to read as follows:
Section 8. That prior to the location of any sidewalk a detailed street
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layout establishing black top and abutters property lines shall be developed for cost estimate and bidding purposes and an Abutters Hearing shall be held prior to the final lo- cation of any sidewalk. The specifications for such a pro- ject shall have the approval of the Highway Surveyor, Tree Warden and Board of Selectmen, collectively responsible for the required construction, maintenance, operational conditions and contract negotiations;
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or act on anything relative thereto.
Requested by the Board of Selectmen
ARTICLE 44
To see if the Town will vote to amend the By-Laws of the Town of Norwell be inserting in Article XI, after Section 5, the following:
Section 6. No person being the owner or keeper of any dog or dogs shall allow, permit, or suffer such dog or dogs to go or run at large in the Town without such dog or dogs being on leash and under the control of such owner or keeper. Violators of this section shall be subject to a warning for the first offense and a fine of Ten Dollars ($10.00) for each subsequent offense;
or act on anything relative thereto.
Requested by 14 Residents of Norwell
ARTICLE 45
To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning By-Laws of the Town of Norwell by adding after Section X of Article XVII the following:
Section XI. Municipal uses. None of the requirements of this Zoning By-Law shall apply to any municipal purpose or use authorized by vote of the Town;
or act on anything relative thereto.
Requested by the Board of Selectmen
ARTICLE 46
To see if the Town will vote to repeal Section VIA of Article XVII, Zoning By-Laws of the Town of Norwell, in its entirety and substitute therefor a new Section VIA, as follows:
SECTION VI A Business District C
1. Business District C is intended for use by research laboratories, office buildings, light industries, and other uses compatible with a low-density, rural, residential community.
2. In business District C no building or structure shall be constructed, altered or placed upon land for any use except as follows, nor shall any building or structure or premises be used for any purpose except:
a. Research laboratories with incidental assembly or test manufacture.
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b. Light manufacturing enterprises.
c. Building materials salesrooms, utility structures, storage ware- houses and buildings, wholesale distribution plants.
d. Printing or publishing establishments, photographic studios, medi- cal or dental laboratories.
e. Cafeterias for employees and other normal accessory uses.
f. Business or professional offices or banks.
g. Restaurants or other places for serving food.
h. Parking areas or garages for use of employees, customers, or visitors.
i. Motels.
j. Theaters contained within a permanent structure.
k. Salesrooms for automobiles, bicycles, boats, farm implements and similar equipment.
1. Gasoline service stations, garages and repair shops, provided that:
1. Repairs shall be limited to minor repairs and adjustments unless conducted in a building.
2. There shall be no storage of motor vehicles, appliances and equipment on the premises other than those in process of repair or awaiting delivery or in an enclosed structure.
m. Retail store or service establishment, the principal activity of which shall be the offering of goods or services at retail within the building.
3. The above uses require Board of Appeals approval, which shall be based on satisfaction that said use is appropriate and that it will not create a nuisance by virtue of noise, odor, smoke, vibration, or unsightliness. All structures for business uses shall be at least 300 feet distant from existing residences located in a residential district, and shall be ad- quately screened therefrom by trees or shrubs.
4. The following uses are specifically prohibited:
a. Single and multi-family dwellings.
b. Apartments.
c. Nursing Homes.
d. Mobile Trailer Parks.
e. Camp Sites.
f. Automobile junk yards.
g. Restaurants and other places for serving food not confined within the structure.
h. Outdoor amusement uses, such as golf driving ranges, go-cart tracks, miniature golf courses, drive-in theaters, etc.
or act on anything relative thereto.
Requested by the Planning Board.
ARTICLE 47
To see if the Town will vote to amend Section III of Article XVII, Zon- ing By-laws of the Town of Norwell, by adding under "Business District C" and following paragraph C 1, a new paragraph C 2 as follows:
C 2 Starting at a point in the southwesterly way line of the SOUTHEAST EXPRESSWAY, and in the westerly boundary line of the Towns of NOR- WELL and ROCKLAND; thence running southeasterly by the southwes- terly way line of the SOUTHEAST EXPRESSWAY, a distance of approx-
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imately 3280 feet to the northwesterly corner of Lot 14; thence turning and running southerly by the westerly property line of Lot 14 to the southwesterly corner of Lot 14; thence turning and running easterly by the southerly property lines of Lots 14 and 13 to the northwesterly cor- ner of Lot 12; thence turning and running southerly by the westerly property lines of lots 12 and 11 to the southwesterly corner of Lot11; thence running southerly, in a straight line, through Lots 10 and 9 to the northwesterly corner of Lot 8; thence running southerly by the westerly property line of Lot 8 to the southwesterly corner of Lot 8; thence turn- ing and running easterly in the southerly property line of Lot 8 to a point in the westerly way line of HIGH STREET; thence turning and run- ning southerly by the westerly way line of HIGH STREET to the north- easterly property corner of Lot 7; thence turning and running westerly by the northerly property line of Lot 7 to the northwesterly corner of Lot 7; thence turning and running southerly by the westerly property line of Lot 7 to a point in the NORWELL-HANOVER town line; thence turning and running westerly by the NORWELL-HANOVER town line to a stone monument marking the NORWELL-HANOVER-ROCKLAND corner; thence turning and running northerly by the NORWELL-ROCK- LAND town line to the point of beginning.
The Lot numbers referred to above are all shown on the Atlas Town of Norwell, Assessor's Map, sheet R-17, block 18. or act on anything relative thereto.
Requested by the Planning Board
ARTICLE 48
To see if the Town will vote to amend the By-laws of the Town of Nor- well by adding Section Eight to Article V - Town Clerk.
Section 8. The Town Clerk shall pay fees received by her by virtue of her office into the Town Treasury, or act on anything relative thereto.
Requested by the Town Clerk
ARTICLE 49
To see if the Town will vote to establish a Personnel Board, to consist of five members to be appointed by the Board of selectmen, to determine equitable working conditions for all Town of Norwell employees and to es- tablish job classifications, compensation and benefits, or act on anything relative thereto.
Requested by the Highway Surveyor
ARTICLE 50
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, or appropriate from available funds, the sum of $45,000.00, or any other sum, for the pur- pose of excavating and developing a swimming area on Jacobs' Pond at the site of the Girl Scout Camp off Jacobs' Lane, or act on anything relative thereto.
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ARTICLE 51
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, or appropriate from available funds, the sum of $1,500.00, or any other sum, for the pur- pose of having a study made relative to a swimming pool and/or use of existing swimming facilities, or act on anything relative thereto.
Requested by the Recreation Commission
ARTICLE 52
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, or appropriate from available funds, the sum of $3,000.00, or any other sum, for use by the Board of Selectmen, for the acquisition, by purchase or by petition for a taking in fee by the County Commissioners, in accordance with G.L. c. 114, Sec. 11, Sec. 12, Sec. 13 and Sec. 14, of the following described land for the enlargement of the Town Cemetery located on Washington Street, which expansion is now necessary:
Approximately three (3) acres of land, owned in whole or in part by Ralph V. Bates, in Norwell, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, situ- ated on the northerly side of the Southeast Expressway, and generally bounded and described as follows:
SOUTHERLY by the Expressway;
WESTERLY by land of William Hills and Hilda Hills and land of A. Schofield Corp .;
NORTHERLY by land of Earl B. Nichols and Esther L. Nichols, by land of Robert H. Lennerton and Maureen F. Lennerton, Washington Park Drive, and by land of Lawrence W. Croll and Dorothy L. Croll;
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