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Requested by the Board of Water Commissioners.
ARTICLE 45
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, or appropriate from available funds, the sum of $3,500.00, to install water mains of not less than six inches and not more than sixteen inches in diameter in a westerly direction in Walnut Road from the junction of Walnut Road and Prospect Street, for a distance of approximately 500 feet, and to meet such appropriation by raising and appropriating from the tax levy of 1965, or from available funds in the Treasury, the sum of $3,500.00, or act on anything relative thereto.
Requested by the Board of Water Commissioners.
ARTICLE 46
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, or appropriate from available funds, the sum of $15,000.00, to install water mains of not less than six inches and not more than sixteen inches in diameter, in Forest Street from the junction of Forest and River Streets to the junction of Forest and Circuit Streets, for a distance of approximately 2200 feet and to meet such appropriation by raising and appropriating from the tax levy of 1965, or from available funds, the sum of $15,000.00, or act on anything relative thereto.
Requested by the Board of Water Commissioners.
ARTICLE 47
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, or appropriate from available funds, the sum of $15,000.00, to install water mains of not less than six inches and not more than sixteen inches in diameter in Circuit Street, from the junction of Forest and Circuit Streets to the junction of Circuit and Pine Streets, for a distance of approximately 2200 feet, and to meet such appropriation by raising and appropriating from the tax levy of 1965, or from available funds in the Treasury, the sum of $15,000.00, or act on anything relative thereto.
Requested by the Board of Water Commissioners.
ARTICLE 48
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, or appropriate from available funds, the sum of $9,000.00, to install water mains of not
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less than six inches in diameter, but less than sixteen inches in diameter in Old Oaken Bucket Road, from the end of the existing main for a distance of approximately 1,600 feet in an easterly direction, or act on anything relative thereto.
Requested by thirteen residents of Old Oaken Bucket Road.
ARTICLE 49
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, or appropriate from available funds, the sum of $12,500.00, or any other sum, to install water mains of not less than six inches, but less than sixteen inches in diameter, in Old Meeting House Lane, from the existing main in Main Street for a distance of approximately 2500 feet to the end of the section of the Land maintained by the Town, or act on anything relative thereto.
Requested by twenty-three residents of Old Meeting House Lane and Neal Gate Street.
ARTICLE 50
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.
1961 Town Government Study Committee Expense
$268.33
1964 Police Department - New Cruiser
350.01
1963 Highway Department - New Truck .01
1963 Highway Department - Used Truck Chassis
27.18
1964 Highway Department - New Steel Broom
.06
1964 Highway Department - River Street
.72
1960 Drainage Easements - Jacobs Lake Shore Area 410.80
1959 General School Building Committee Expense
1,619.80
1964 Water Dept. - Hydraulic Ram Attachment 5.00
Requested by the Town Accountant $2,681.91
ARTICLE 51
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 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.
Requested by the Board of Selectmen.
ARTICLE 52
To see if the Town will vote to accept the report of the Elementary School Site Committee, or act on anything relative thereto.
Requested by the Elementary School Site Committee.
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ARTICLE 53
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, to purchase or to take by eminent domain for use as an elementary school site, approximately 27 acres of land located southerly of Old Oaken Bucket Road, near the junctions of Old Oaken Bucket Road, Mount Blue Street and Summer Street, being Parcel No. 97, a portion of Parcel No. 98, and a portion of Parcel No. 100, as shown on Sheet 9, and a portion of Parcel No. 11, as shown on Sheet 15 of "Atlas of the Town of Norwell;" or act on anything relative thereto.
Requested by the Planning Board.
ARTICLE 54
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 or sums, to be expended under the direction of the Permanent Building and Mainten- ance Committee for the purpose of acquiring topographical surveys of Town-accepted Elementary School sites and preliminary Elementary School plans, or act on anything relative thereto.
Requested by Permanent Building and Maintenance Committee.
ARTICLE 55
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 or sums, to be expended under the direction of the Permanent Building and Mainten- ance Committee, for the purpose of reconstruction and expansion of sanitary leaching bed at the Center Elementary School, or act on anything relative thereto.
Requested by the Permanent Building and Maintenance Committee.
ARTICLE 56
To see if the Town will vote to instruct the Board of Selectmen to appoint a committee of five (5) members, to be known as the Elementary School Site Committee, one from the School Committee, one from the Permanent Building and Maintenance Committee, one from the Norwell Council for Public Schools, one from the Planning Board, and one member at large, with the Chairman to be named by the Board of Selectmen, to select a site for construction of an elementary school building and to present their recommendations for action at the next Annual Town Meeting, or act on anything relative thereto.
Requested by the Planning Board.
ARTICLE 57
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, or appropriate
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from available funds, the sum of $500.00, or any other sum, for use by the Elementary School Site Committee for the purpose of obtaining pre- liminary surveys, plans, appraisals, borings, etc., as may be needed to determine the suitability of the site proposed for school building purposes, or act on anything relative thereto.
Requested by the Planning Board.
ARTICLE 58
To see if the Town will vote to approve the purchase from time to time, of foreclosed Tax Title Lands in the town by the Conservation Commission, pursuant to Chapter 40, Section 8C, or act on anything relative thereto.
Requested by the Conservation Commission.
ARTICLE 59
To see if the Town will vote to approve the purchase by the Conserva- tion Commission, of the land of George Farrar at King's Landing, con- sisting of 14 acres, more or less, for conservation and recreation purposes, for $10,000.00, with half the price being assumed by the State, or act on anything relative thereto.
Requested by the Conservation Commission.
ARTICLE 60
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, or appropriate from available funds, the sum of $50,000.00, or any other sum, to be added to the Stabilization Fund, as provided by the General Laws, Chapter 40, Section 5B, or act on anything relative thereto.
Requested by the Board of Selectmen.
ARTICLE 61
To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the 1964 Dog Tax Refund to the School Department General Education Expenses, or act on anything relative thereto.
Requested by the Advisory Board.
ARTICLE 62
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 13, 1965 Polls Open 12:00 Noon to 8:00 P.M.
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And you are further directed to notify all legal voters to assemble at the Senior High School, Main Street, on Saturday, March 13, 1965, during the polling hours, then and there to act upon the following:
To bring to the Election Officers, their votes, all on one ballot for the following - named officers to wit: One Selectman for three years; one Assessor for three years; one member of the Board of Public Welfare for three years; Moderator, Highway Surveyor and Tree Warden, each for one year; one member of the Board of Health for three years; one member of Board of Water Commissioners for three years; one member of Planning Board for five years; two members of School Committee for three years; Town Collector for three years; Town Treasurer for three years; one Trustee of the William J. Leonard Memorial Library for three 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 meeting called for the eighth day of March, to meet in adjourned session at the Senior High School, Tuesday, the ninth day of March, 1965, Thursday, the eleventh day of March, 1965, and Friday, the twelfth day of March, 1965, at 7:30 P.M. in the afternoon then and there to act upon such of the foregoing articles as shall not have been acted upon on March 8, 1965, 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 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 eighth day of March, 1965.
Given under our hands at Norwell this eighth day of February in the year of our Lord 1965.
CHESTER A. RIMMER, Chairman G. HERBERT REPASS ERNEST J. MILANI
BOARD OF SELECTMEN
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REPORT OF THE ANNUAL TOWN MEETING
MARCH 8, 1965
Pursuant to the foregoing warrant, the Annual Town Meeting opened at 7:45 P.M. on March 8, 1965, at the Senior High School, with 355 registered voters in attendance. The total number checked on the voting sheets during the evening was 558. Since the office of the Moderator was vacant, due to the death of the elected Moderator, Joseph M. Silvia, the Town Clerk acted as Moderator Pro Tem.
Father Robert Canniff of St. Helen's Church offered prayer. The audience stood in tribute to the town officials who had passed on during the year 1964: Mr. John L. Crowley, Chairman of the Board of Assessors; Mrs. Nellie L. Sparrell, former Town Clerk and Town Clerk Emeritus, and School Committee member; Mr. Joseph M. Silvia, Moderator; and Mr. Donald C. Wilder, Town Collector.
Motion made, seconded and VOTED that the reading of the call for the meeting and the articles in the warrant be waived until taken up for action. The Town Clerk read the service of the warrant by the Constable.
The Moderator Pro Tem announced that the office of Moderator being vacant, nominations for the post were in order. Mr. Frederick A. Small was nominated for the post of Moderator. Motion seconded. Motion made, seconded and VOTED that nominations be closed. The main motion, that Mr. Small be nominated, was VOTED. The Town Clerk swore in Mr. Small, and he assumed the conduct of the meeting.
The Moderator appointed the following as tellers: Orville Devine, head teller; Robert Litchfield, Paul Lyons, William Spradlin and James Keaveney. Mr. Robert Broderick was appointed Assistant Moderator, to preside over the assembly in the gymnasium, and was sworn in by the Moderator.
It was VOTED that non-voters be admitted to the meeting and seated in a special section in the gymnasium.
VOTED that this Monday evening, March 8th, session of the 1965 Annual Town Meeting be adjourned at 11 o'clock, except to complete action on any article under discussion at that time.
UNANIMOUSLY VOTED that Article 38 be considered before Article 37 and following Article 36.
ARTICLE 1
VOTED that the Town accept the reports of its officers and committees as printed in the Town Report.
ARTICLE 2
VOTED that the Town raise and appropriate the sums of money as
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indicated in the recommended column of the Transcript of Articles in the Warrant and Budget for 1965 for the Town of Norwell and for the purpose as noted for all items in Article 2, excepting Items 7, 26, 47, 60, 61, 83, 92, 146 and 148, and that the Town fix the salaries and compensation of all elected officers of the Town as shown in the recommended column effective from January 1, 1965, as provided by Section 108 of Chapter 41 of the General Laws.
Item 7. VOTED that the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $17,342.00, Salaries, Town Hall Clerks.
Item 26. Motion made and seconded that the sum of $2,700.00 be raised and appropriated, Salary, Town Clerk. This was amended, seconded and VOTED to read "raise and appropriate the sum of $3,000.00, Salary, Town Clerk." The main motion, as amended, was VOTED.
Item 47. Motion made and seconded that the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $445., Police Department, Capital Outlay. An amendment was made and seconded that the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $1,470. for this item. The amendment was defeated. The main motion was VOTED.
Item 60. Motion made and seconded that the Town raise and appropri- ate the sum of $6,200., Salary, Tree Warden - Superintendent of Public Grounds and Moth Department. Motion made and seconded that the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $6,000., Salary, Tree Warden - Super- intendent of Public Grounds and Moth Department. The amendment was defeated. The main motion was VOTED and the amount of $6,200.00 was VOTED.
Item 61. Motion made and seconded that no appropriation be made under Item 61 of the Article 2. Motion made, seconded and VOTED that the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $290. under Item 61 - Capital Outlay - Tree Warden. The main motion, as amended, was VOTED. Item 83. VOTED that the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $4,000., Mosquito Control, Expenses.
Item 92. VOTED that the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $7,250. under Highways, Street Lights.
Item 146. Motion made and seconded that the Town raise and appro- priate the sum of $20,000. for the Reserve Fund. Motion made and seconded to amend this motion by voting to transfer from Free Cash to the Reserve Fund. The amendment was DEFEATED. The original motion to raise and appropriate $20,000. was VOTED.
Item 148. Motion made and seconded that the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $360., Memorial Day. Motion made and seconded that the Town appropriate from available funds the sum of $425.00 for Memorial Day. The amendment was VOTED. The motion as amended, that the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $425.00 for Memorial Day was VOTED.
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ARTICLE 3
VOTED that the Town 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, 1966, and to issue a note or notes, therefore, payable 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.
ARTICLE 4
VOTED that the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $14,300. in anticipation of repayment by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, for Chapter 81 work on the highways.
ARTICLE 5
VOTED that the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $19,500. in anticipation of repayment by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the County of Plymouth, for Chapter 90 work on the highways.
ARTICLE 6
VOTED that the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $4,750. in anticipation of repayment by the County of Plymouth for Chapter 90 work on the highways.
ARTICLE 7 and 8
VOTED to postpone action on Articles 7 and 8 until the next Special Town Meeting.
ARTICLE 9
Motion made and seconded to appropriate from available funds the sum of $2500. for the purchase of a new pick-up truck for the Highway Depart- ment. Motion made, seconded and VOTED that the Town appropriate and transfer from the Road Machinery Fund, the sum of $2,500. for the purchase of a new pick-up truck for the Highway Department.
ARTICLE 10
VOTED that the Town postpone action indefinitely on Article 10.
ARTICLE 11
VOTED that the Town appropriate and transfer $2,100. from the Road Machinery Fund, and appropriate and transfer $100. from Free Cash, the total sum of $2,200. for the purchase of a new V-Body Sand Spreader of approximately six yards capacity for the Highway Department.
ARTICLE 12
VOTED that the Town postpone action indefinitely on Article 12.
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ARTICLE 13
VOTED that the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $2,000. for mix in place surface on Norwell Avenue.
ARTICLE 14
VOTED that the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $2,000. for mix in place surface on School Street.
ARTICLE 15
VOTED that the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $2,000. for mix in place surface on Prospect Street.
ARTICLE 16
Motion made, seconded, but DEFEATED, 132 yes, 261 no, that the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $5,000. for construction of a sidewalk on Main Street in the vicinity of the schools, to be done at the time the road is being built.
Motion made, and seconded, but DEFEATED, to reconsider Article 2, Item 47, Capital Outlay - Police Department.
ARTICLE 17
VOTED to indefinitely postpone action on Article 17. This was questioned and when a standing vote was taken, it was recorded as 253 yes, 154 no.
ARTICLE 18
VOTED that the Town accept Meadow Brook Road 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.
ARTICLE 19
VOTED that the Town accept Barque Hill Drive 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.
ARTICLE 20
VOTED that the Town accept Brigantine Way West 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.
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ARTICLE 21
VOTED that the Town accept a part of Till Rock Lane 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.
ARTICLES 22 and 23
VOTED that action on Articles 22 and 23 be postponed indefinitely.
ARTICLE 24
VOTED that the Town accept an alteration of a part of the present layout of Bowker Street, 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, and appropriate and transfer from Free Cash the sum of $1,000. for the purpose of paying land damages in connection with the alteration. The vote was questioned, and a standing vote was taken - yes 172, no 98.
In accordance with vote taken earlier in the evening, the meeting ad- journed at 11 P.M. until 7:30 P.M. on Tuesday, March 9, at the same place.
NELLIE G. TARR, Town Clerk
ADJOURNED ANNUAL TOWN MEETING MARCH 9, 1965
The adjourned Annual Town Meeting of the Town of Norwell opened at 7:50 P.M. at the Senior High School with Frederick A. Small, Moderator, with 238 voters checked in. A total of 450 voters were checked on the voting sheets during the evening.
The Moderator appointed new tellers, to replace those unable to attend who were appointed on March 8 - Phillip Snow, Robert Barry and Donald Newton, who were duly sworn to the faithful performance of their duties.
VOTED that permission be granted for Boy Scouts of Troop #176 who were working for their Citizenship Badges to be admitted, also members of the press and resident non-voters.
The Chairman of the Board of Selectmen, Mr. Chester A. Rimmer, pointed out to the Assembly that Mr. G. Herbert Repass was making his last appearance as a member of the Board of Selectmen, because he was not running for re-election. A rising vote of thanks was given to Mr. Repass for his years of service to the Town of Norwell.
ARTICLE 25
VOTED that the Town appropriate and transfer from Free Cash the
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sum of $5,000. to be used by the Permanent Drainage Committee for the replacement of culverts, field engineering and other drainage work throughout the Town.
ARTICLE 26
VOTED UNANIMOUSLY that the Town appropriate the sum of $40,000. to be expended under the direction of the Permanent Building and Mainten- ance Committee for the purpose of constructing a town garage on town- owned land from plans developed and supervised by a registered architect, and that to meet said appropriation the sum of $5,000. be transferred from Free Cash and that the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, be and hereby is authorized to borrow the sum of $35,000. under authority of General Laws, Chapter 44 and to issue bonds or notes of the town therefor payable in accordance with said Chapter 44 so that the whole loan shall be paid in not more than 20 years from the date of issue of the first bond or note.
ARTICLE 27
VOTED that the Town adopt the following resolution:
WHEREAS The General Court sitting as a Constitution Convention, did on July 16, 1963, give initial approval to a Home Rule amendment to the state Constitution, and
WHEREAS, this bill of rights for local governments requires a second approval by the members of the General Court during this legislative session, and
WHEREAS we, as members of this Town Meeting, feel competent to handle the affairs of our town without strict supervision by the Commonwealth of our every act and deed,
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that this town meeting hereby in- structs its representatives to the General Court to vote in favor of the Home Rule proposal (H 1384 of 1963 as revised) when it comes before them.
ARTICLE 28
VOTED that the Town appropriate and transfer from Free Cash the sum of $2,500.00 for the purchase of a 1965 Station Wagon Police Cruiser to replace the present 1963 Station Wagon Police Cruiser.
ARTICLE 29
VOTED that the Town appropriate and transfer from Free Cash the sum of $15,000.00 to purchase and equip a new combination Fire Truck for the Ridge Hill Fire Station.
ARTICLE 30
Motion made and seconded that the Town vote to raise and appropriate
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the sum of $4,000.00 to install a two-way radio base station in the Emer- gency Communications Center and to install two-way radio mobile units in such town-owned vehicles as may be designated by the Emergency Communications Center Board, such radios to operate on a frequency as assigned and approved by the Federal Communications Commission for the use of the Town of Norwell only, and which shall be distinct from the Fire and Police frequencies already in use and which shall be under the control of the Emergency Communications Center Board.
Motion made, seconded and VOTED, 228 yes, 122 no, that the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $6,800.00 to install a two-way radio base station in the Emergency Communications Center and to install two-way radio mobile units in such town-owned vehicles as may be designated by the Emergency Communications Center Board, such radios to operate on a frequency as assigned and approved by the Federal Communications Com- mission for the use of the Town of Norwell only, and it shall be under the control of the Emergency Communications Center Board.
ARTICLE 31
VOTED that action on this Article be indefinitely postponed.
ARTICLE 32
Motion made and seconded to amend Article VIII, Legal Affairs of the Town By-laws, by adding Section 6 to read as follows:
Section 6. Improper storage of unregistered, disabled or junked motor vehicles unfit for use.
No such vehicles permanently disabled, dismantled or in any way in- operative shall be stored, parked or placed upon any land in the Town, unless the same shall be within a building or in an area properly approved for the keeping of the same by licensed motor dealers or junk dealers.
The Selectmen's judgment shall be final as to determining whether or not a motor vehicle is permanently inoperable. Penalty for breach whereof shall be in an amount not in excess of $20.00 for each offense, which may be recovered by indictment, or on a complaint before a district court.
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