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DISTRIBUTION ENGINEER
Develops technical phases of plans for construction, installation, maintenance and operations; surveys for system expansion. Receives and processes applications for commercial, industrial and other new or additional services. Engineering degree, registered professional status or equivalent required.
ASSOCIATE DISTRIBUTION ENGINEER
Takes assignments in range of Distribution Engineer's duties as directed by Distribution Engineer or Superintendent of Distribution.
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DISTRIBUTION DEPARTMENT ASSISTANT
Assists distribution department; assists in obtaining circuit data and measurements for circuit maps and equipment loadings; fills in at station during vacations.
CONSTRUCTION CO-ORDINATOR
Co-ordinates construction; operation and maintenance activities and job transactions by the preparation of work orders; legal docu- ments, right of way petitions, contracts, negotiations with other utili- ties and public agencies; procurement of materials, supplies, tools, apparatus and public bidding procedures.
GENERAL LINE FOREMAN
Supervision of overhead and underground line crews; has direct charge of construction, maintenance, operation and stores.
LINE TRUCK FOREMAN
Has charge of line crew; works with men under order of General Line Foreman.
LINEMAN FIRST CLASS
A skilled workman capable of working on all overhead lines on the system.
LINEMAN SECOND CLASS
Does line work under direct supervision of Lineman First Class or head Lineman on job.
LINEMAN THIRD CLASS
Apprentice learning to climb poles and work on secondary lines. Works under Supervision of First Class Lineman or head Lineman on the job.
TROUBLEMAN
First Class Lineman capable of performing all trouble work that can be handled by one man; patrols street lights; special night meter readings.
GROUNDMAN
Does all ground work for Lineman including assembling, sending up tools, drives line truck, digs pole holes, operates winch.
UNDERGROUND FOREMAN
In charge of underground installations, inspections, cable splicing transformer and slab installations. Under overall supervision of General Line Foreman.
CABLE SPLICER'S HELPER
Works on underground and overhead cables; slab transformer in- stallations; assists in cable pulling and splicing; drives truck; assem- bles stagings.
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PATROLMAN
Replaces street lights, checks no light calls; clears customer service troubles; installs, maintains and repairs light fixture components and accessories; installs volt meters; maximeters and similar instruments.
STOCKMAN
Maintains record of stock and equipment received and disbursed; has custody of new and used materials; salvages and maintains rec- ords of usable returned material.
AUTOMOTIVE AND UTILITY MECHANIC
Repairs and maintains cars, trucks and portable equipment; does welding; transferring of line truck bodies for re-assembly to other chassis; conducts snow plowing and removal operations at department parking areas, stations and driveways; procures automotive supplies, parts and accessories; drafts descriptive portions of vehicle specifica- tions for competitive bidding; does rigging, fabrication and mainten- ance work at substation, overhead, underground and slab structures.
METER SUPERVISOR
Supervises Department's meter and instrument installation testing operation and maintenance; customer service locations; time switch and electronic control device operation and repair; meter reading schedules; takes part in system or customer trouble work.
METERMAN
Inspects or tests and installs meters and time switches, assigns meter locations; handles customer service connections, checks system and customer troubles; assists in underground cable and pad mounted transformer installations.
METER READER
Reads meters, checks time switches and seals, assists in Meter Room.
APPRENTICE METERMAN
Assists meter man while training for work as Meter Man.
APPRENTICE METER READER
Assists Meter Reader while training for work of Meter Reader.
CHIEF STATION OPERATOR
Has charge of station switchboard operation; readings and records of station instruments and equipment; maintains system circuit maps and plans of underground extensions.
STATION OPERATOR
Capable of handling operation functions alone in any shift; assists Chief Operator as required; keeps station and premises in order.
CHIEF ACCOUNTANT & OFFICE MANAGER
In charge of accounting and statistics; preparation of financial summaries; data and reports for Light Board, State, Federal, other agencies and authorities under direction of Manager. Also in charge of office procedure and personnel.
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ASSISTANT ACCOUNTANT
Accountant assists Chief Accountant in performance of his duties; performs Office Manager's duties in his absence.
COLLECTOR
Collects delinquent accounts or other bills as directed by Chief Accountant; gets special readings; assists Office Manager.
MERCHANDISE MANAGER
In charge of merchandising and appliance sales service; orders and maintains records of all applicances and other apparatus associated with the appliance Sales Department.
MERCHANDISING ASSISTANT
Assists in all phases of store operation.
APPLIANCE SERVICEMAN A
Repairs or services all types of appliances; handles service calls at customers' premises; capable of servicing domestic and commercial air conditioning.
APPLIANCE SERVICEMAN B
Repairs or services some types of electrical appliances.
HEARING REPORTER
Takes verbatim notes of proceedings for formal or informal meet- ings, conferences, hearings or similar gatherings of the Light Board and transcribes such records accurately, assists in preparation of meetings and hearing calendars, notices and agendas; maintains files and records for the Board and the Manager.
SENIOR CLERK A
Town Classification.
SENIOR CLERK B
Town Classification.
JUNIOR CLERK
Town Classification.
JANITOR B
Town Classification.
And further amend said Article XVIII A by deleting Salary and Wage Schedule as therein appearing and inserting in place thereof the following:
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LABOR GRADES
Labor Grade
Point Range
Weekly Base Salary
Weekly Max. Salary
1
159
$ 47.80
$ 60.40
2
160-174
51.00
64.20
3
175-189
54.20
68.20
4
190-204
58.90
72.40
5
205-219
61.70
76.50
6
220-234
65.00
81.00
7
235-249
68.20
86.00
8
250-264
71.80
89.20
9
265-279
75.00
93.80
10
280-294
78.20
98.20
11
295-309
82.00
103.00
12
310-324
85.90
108.00
13
325-339
90.00
113.50
14
340-354
94.20
118.50
15
355-369
99.00
124.00
16
370-384
104.20
131.00
17
385-399
110.00
137.00
18
400-414
115.80
145.00
19
415-429
122.40
153.00
20
430-444
130.00
163.00
21
445-459
138.80
173.00
22
460-474
145.80
185.00
23
475-489
166.20
198.00
24
490-504
179.80
214.00
25
505-519
186.00
233.00
26
520-534
200.00
250.00
SECTION I - Clerical Employees
Hourly
Min.
Max.
Junior Clerks
Labor Grade 2
$1.04
$1.71
Senior Clerks B
Labor Grade 5
1.65
2.04
Senior Clerks A
Labor Grade 6
1.73
2.16
Hearing Reporter
Labor Grade 7
182
2.29
SECTION II - Supervisory Employees
Foreman
Labor Grade 19
SECTION III - Hourly Paid Employees
Hourly
Min.
Max.
Skilled Laborer - Equip. Operator No. 2
Labor Grade 12
$2.15
$2.70
Semi-Skilled Laborer - Equip. Operator
No. 3 Labor Grade 7
1.71
2.15
Common Laborer - Labor Grade 5
1.54
1.91
Unclassified Laborer - Labor Grade 2
1.28
1.61
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SECTION IV - Public Works Department
Hourly
Min.
Max.
Superintendent
Labor Grade 26
Asst. Superintendent
Labor Grade 22
Civil Engineer
Labor Grade 22
-
Foreman
Labor Grade 19
-
Asst. Civil Engineer
Labor Grade 16
Pumping Station Engineer
Labor Grade 14
Labor Grade 14
2.36
2.96
Meter Supervisor
Labor Grade 13
2.25
2.84
Mechanic
Labor Grade 13
2.25
2.84
Senior Draftsman
Labor Grade 11
2.05
2.58
Transitman
Labor Grade 11
2.05
2.58
Asst. Pump. Sta. Engineer
Labor Grade 10
1.96
2.46
Administrative Asst.
Labor Grade
9
1.88
2.35
Junior Draftsman
Labor Grade
7
1.71
2.15
Meter Repairman
Labor Grade 7
1.71
2.15
Dump Caretaker
Labor Grade 7
1.71
2.15
Rodman
Labor Grade
6
1.62
2.03
SECTION V - Municipal Light Dept.
Hourly
Min.
Max.
Manager
Labor Grade 26
Supt. of Distribution
Labor Grade 22
Distribution Engineer
Labor Grade 21
General Line Foreman
Labor Grade 20
3.25
4.08
Construction Co-ordinator
Labor Grade 19
Line Truck Foreman
Labor Grade 19
3.06
3.83
Office Mgr. & Chief Acct.
Labor Grade 17
2.75
3.43
Trouble Man - Add 10c per hr. to Lineman 1st class hourly rate
Underground Foreman
Labor Grade 18
2.88
3.63
Associate Distribution Eng.
Labor Grade 16
2.61
3.28
Meter Supervisor
Labor Grade 16
2.61
3.28
Asst. Accountant
Labor Grade 15
Automotive & Utility Mech.
Labor Grade 15
2.48
3.10
Lineman 2nd Class
Labor Grade 14
2.36
2.96
Merchandise Mgr.
Labor Grade 14
2.36
2.96
Chief Station Operator
Labor Grade 14
2.36
2.96
Appliance Serviceman A
Labor Grade 12
2.15
2.70
Patrolman
Labor Grade 11
2.05
2.58
Lineman 3d Class
Labor Grade 11
2.05
2.58
Cable Splicer's Helper
Labor Grade 11
2.05
2.58
Station Operator
Labor Grade 10
1.96
2.46
Collector
Labor Grade 9
Groundman
Labor Grade
8
1.80
2.23
Distribution Dept. Asst.
Labor Grade
8
1.80
2.23
Bookkeeper
Labor Grade
7
1.71
2.15
Meterman
Labor Grade
7
1.71
2.15
-
-
-
-
Lineman 1st Class
Labor Grade 17
-
22
-
Land Surveyor
Appliance Serviceman B
Labor Grade 7
1.71
2.15
Stockman
Labor Grade 7
1.71
2.15
Meter Reader
Labor Grade 6
1.62
2.03
Merchandising Asst.
Labor Grade 6
1.62
2.03
Janitor B
Labor Grade 5
1.54
1.91
Apprentice Meter Reader
Labor Grade 3
1.36
1.71
SECTION VI - Cemetery Dept.
Hourly
Min.
Max.
Superintendent
Labor Grade 19
Working Foreman
Labor Grade 13
2.25
2.84
SECTION VII - Public Library
Hourly
Min.
Max.
Librarian
Labor Grade 18
Professional Assistants
Labor Grade 16
-
Library Clerical
.75
1.733
SECTION VIII - Tree & Moth Dept. Labor Grade 19
Superintendent
SECTION IX - Police Dept.
Chief
Labor Grade 20
Lieutenant
Labor Grade 18
Sergeant
Labor Grade 17
Patrolman Insp.
Labor Grade 15
Patrolman
Labor Grade 14
SECTION X - Fire Dept.
Chief
Labor Grade 20
Deputy Chief
Labor Grade 18
Captain
Labor Grade 17
Lieutenant
Labor Grade 15
Private
Labor Grade 14
Annually 400.00
Half Time
200.00
SECTION XI - Fire Alarm Dept.
Hourly
Lineman
Labor Grade 11
2.05
2.58
Groundman
Labor Grade 7
1.71
2.15
SECTION XII - General Government
Hourly
Min. Max.
Town Accountant
Labor Grade 17
-
Supt. of Buildings
Labor Grade 15
Janitor A
Labor Grade 8
1.80
2.23
On motion of Robert M. Graham it was voted to take Article 1 from the table.
-
Non-Professional Assistants
Labor Grade 5
-
Call Men - Full Time - 24 Hrs.
Min.
Max.
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ARTICLE 1. On motion of Robert M. Graham it was voted that the Personnel Board be instructed to bring into an annual or special town meeting, within a year from this date, administrative, interpretive and applicable regulations of the classification plan.
On motion of Robert M. Graham it was voted to place Article 1 on the table.
ARTICLE 6. On motion of William H. Willson, Jr., it was voted that the sum of Thirteen Hundred Dollars ($1300.00) be raised from the tax levy and appropriated for the erection, maintenance and repair of an out-door hockey playing area at the Birch Meadow location.
On motion of Lawrence Drew it was voted to take Article 1 from the table.
On motion of Lawrence Drew it was voted that Article 1 be in- definitely postponed.
On motion of Lawrence Drew it was voted to adjourn, sine die, at 9:45 P.M.
147 Town Meeting Members were present.
A true copy. Attest:
BOYD H. STEWART
Town Clerk
ANNUAL TOWN ELECTION
March 5, 1962
Pursuant to the warrant and the Constable's Return thereon, a Town Election was held at the time and places specified in the Warrant and was called to order by the Wardens, in the precincts as follows:
Precinct 1 Pearl Street School
H. Nelson Bates
Precinct 2 Joshua Eaton School
Lawrence Drew
Precinct 3 Community Center Building
Ronald A. Winslow
Precinct 4 Memorial High School Kenneth C. Latham who then partially read the Warrant, when on motion of Thomas R. Browne, Precinct 1; Ralph J. Bens, Jr., Precinct 2; Louis Bacigalupo, Precinct 3; John J. Walsh, Precinct 4, it was voted to dispense with the further reading of the warrant except the Constable's Return, which was then read by the Wardens in charge.
The ballot boxes were examined by the Warden in charge and each found to be empty and all registered 000.
The polls were then declared open at 7:00 A.M. and were closed at 8:00 P.M. with the following results:
Prec. Prec. Prec. Prec. 1 2 3 4
Totals
MODERATOR for one year
Kenneth C. Latham
690
857
803
901
3251
Blanks
99
94
83
61
337
Totals
789
951
886
962
3588
24
Prec. Prec. Prec. Prec.
1
2
3
4 Totals
TOWN CLERK for one year
Boyd H. Stewart
702
855
799
892
3248
Blanks
87
96
87
70
340
Totals
789
951
886
962
3588
TREASURER for one year
Preston F. Nichols
680
839
782
879
3180
Blanks
109
112
104
83
408
Totals
789
951
886
962
3588
SELECTMAN for three years
Lester W. Bowen
37
33
28
50
148
Charles W. Chisholm
321
352
278
314
1265
Richard J. Corradino
59
53
58
52
222
Robert A. Curtis
256
377
410
441
1484
Winthrop P. Frazier
7
15
10
3
35
Francis J. Roche
78
90
67
64
299
Blanks
31
31
35
38
135
Totals
789
951
886
962
3588
BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE
for three years
Newell H. Morton
687
854
801
881
3223
Blanks
102
97
85
81
365
Totals
789
951
886
962
3588
BOARD OF ASSESSORS for three years
Harold B. Currell
641
795
759
832
3027
Blanks
148
156
127
130
561
Totals
789
951
886
962
3588
MUNICIPAL LIGHT BOARD
for three years
Eugene G. Graf
400
430
464
486
1780
Robert P. Sumberg
261
411
330
358
1360
Blanks
128
110
92
118
448
Totals
789
951
886
962
3588
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
for three years
Donald E. Cullivan
390
288
291
373
1342
Fred C. Kenney, Jr.
349
589
521
517
1976
Blanks
50
74
74
72
270
Totals
789
951
886
962
3588
25
Prec. Prec. Prec. Prec. 1
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
for one year
Floyd E. Brown
647
799
740
819
3005
Blanks
142
152
146
143
583
Totals
789
951
886
962
3588
BOARD OF HEALTH for three years
Charles R. Baisley
674
832
780
861
3147
Blanks
115
119
106
101
441
Totals
789
951
886
962
3588
TWO FOR SCHOOL COMMITTEE
for three years
Henry M. Paynter
581
708
662
734
2685
Robert S. Toperzer
547
700
650
685
2582
Blanks
450
494
460
505
1909
Totals
1578
1902
1772
1924
7176
TWO FOR BOARD OF LIBRARY
TRUSTEES for three years
William H. Diamond
474
614
543
584
2215
H. Irene Latham
533
682
650
713
2578
G. Burton Long
326
392
392
407
1517
Blanks
245
214
187
220
866
Totals
1578
1902
1772
1924
7176
TWO FOR BOARD OF CEMETERY TRUSTEES for three years
M. Russell Meikle
494
582
602
714
2392
Lawrence A. Partelow
510
713
665
703
2591
Francis A. Perry
296
340
249
272
1157
Blanks
278
267
25€
235
1036
Totals
1578
1902
1772
1924
7176
TWO FOR PLANNING BOARD for three years
James J. Sullivan, Jr.
481
628
580
580
2269
Lester W. Bowen
281
310
309
348
1248
Paul P. Shepherd
546
653
580
679
2458
Blanks
270
311
303
317
1201
Totals
1578
1902
1772
1924
7176
TREE WARDEN for three years
Maurice H. Donegan
686
851
786
880
3203
Blanks
103
100
100
82
385
Totals
789
951
886
962
3588
2
3
4 Totals
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QUESTION
"Shall an Act passed by the General Court in the year nineteen hundred and forty-nine entitled 'An Act relative to the granting of vaca- tions for members of the regular or permanent police and fire forces in certain cities and towns be accepted?'"
Prec. Prec. Prec. Prec.
1
2
3
4 Totals
Yes
381
375
375
450
1581
No
273
370
342
357
1342
Blanks
135
206
169
155
665
Totals
789
951
886
962
3588
PRECINCT I
FIFTEEN TOWN MEETING MEMBERS for three years
Henry O. Ballou, 71 Green Street
527
Ernest E. Brown, 76 Pearl Street
575
William E. Burpee, 178 Wakefield Street
569
Lawrence A. Cate, 264 Charles Street
548
Harold F. Davis, 17 Forest Glen Road
538
Donald F. Ellingwood, 9 Gardner Road
490
Louise B. Gowing, 161 Salem Street
508
Edward M. Hubbard, 189 Green Street
536
James J. Jellison, 53 Salem Street
513
Patricia A. Lewicki, 64 Timberneck Drive
393
A. Waldo Phinney, 61 Cross Street
499
James T. Putnam, 1027 Main Street
512
Barbara E. Winkler, 52 Pearl Street
482
Edward D. Winkler, 52 Pearl Street
505
William C. Bliss, 64 Wakefield Street
478
Emerson J. Coldwell, 38 Tamarack Road
392
Donald E. Cullivan, 34 Putnam Road
475
Frank Lewicki, 64 Timberneck Drive
287
Blanks
3008
Totals
11835
TOWN MEETING MEMBER for one year
Lawrence J. O'Keefe, 17 Sunnyside Road
379
Frank B. Welin, 43 Harrison Street
302
Blanks
108
Totals
789
PRECINCT II
FIFTEEN TOWN MEETING MEMBERS for three years
Edward W. Batten, 1 Lewis Street 634
W. Franklin Burnham, Jr., 106 Oak Street 608
John B. Harker, 106 Prescott Street 556
27
Arthur L. Harris, 59 Oak Street 587
Walter S. Hopkins, Jr., 56 Walnut Street 680
Donald H. Morse, 67 Gleason Road 533 Wendell H. Packard, 85 Pine Ridge Road 592
Lawrence A. Partelow, 17 Pine Ridge Road 669 590
C. Lyman Richardson. Jr., 86 Gleason Road
Kenneth P. Roberts, 45 Lewis Street
584
Charles Stratton, 117 Oak Street
627
C. Sumner Teel, 107 Walnut Street 631
391
William W. Bishop, 105 Gleason Road
605
Floyd E. Brown, 119 Howard Street
331
Ruth W. Currier, 10 Vista Avenue
438
Lawrence Drew, 103 Scotland Road Winthrop P. Frazier, 438 Summer Avenue
258
Francis A. Perry, 297 Summer Avenue
339
Francis J. Roche, 360 Main Street
263
C. Burleigh Wellington, 50 Gleason Road
323
Harold W. Wyatt, 97 Gleason Road
321
Leslie H. York, 16 Lothrop Road
350
Blanks 2753
Totals
14265
PRECINCT III
FIFTEEN TOWN MEETING MEMBERS for three years
Clifford W. Baker, 169 Summer Avenue 623
Frank C. Cate, Jr., 201 West Street 623
Robert N. Chanonhouse, 46 Middlesex Avenue 628
Joshua T. Day, Jr., 64 Berkeley Street
610
Alfred H. Dolben, 17 Bond Street
593
William H. Dolben, Jr., 32 Copeland Avenue
592
W. Kenneth Holbrook, 276 Woburn Street
618
Arthur T. Koenig, Jr., 3 Perkins Avenue
645
Theodore M. Nigro, 121 Prospect Street
645
Robert E. Stewart, 37 School Street
680
William H. Willson, Jr., 55 Bancroft Avenue
581
Melvin S. Crosby, 50 Middlesex Avenue
523
Gene Drolet, 4 Grand Street
201
John F. Enos, 21 Grant Street
270
Eugene G. Graf, 29 Vine Street
464
Joyce Y. Manchester, 45 Middlesex Avenue
356
William P. McDonnell, 65 Berkeley Street
255
Philip K. Parker, 20 Boyce Street
412
Joseph J. Schmuch, 67 Deering Street
330
Wilson R. Smith, 18 Bond Street
337
Donald T. Taylor, 9 School Street
542
Blanks
2762
Totals
28
13290
Stephen A. Abbott, 77 Gleason Road
602
PRECINCT IV
FIFTEEN TOWN MEETING MEMBERS for three years
Willard C. Ames, 36 Parkman Road
692
John H. Austin, 19 Weston Road 655
Paul R. Bergholtz, 20 Puritan Road 668
C. Nelson Bishop, 55 Lowell Street
733
Eleanor C. Bishop, 55 Lowell Street
628
Florence L. Burnham, 89 Highland Street
599
Walter F. Cutcliffe, 50 Locust Street
620
Ernest E. Gallant, 48 Hanscom Avenue
705
Harold D. Kilgore, Jr., 182 Franklin Street 625
Lawrence W. Leonard, 23 Weston Road 566
Gilbert M. Lothrop, 13 Longfellow Road 663
Fred W. Nelson, 420 Franklin Street 640
E. Whitcomb Woodward, 60 Highland Street
598
Forest T. Benton, 4 Margaret Road
368
William C. Brown, 28 Martin Road 338
Denio A. Dentali, 84 Hartshorn Street
202
William A. Fennelly, 16 Weston Road
382
George V. Hermann, 73 Longfellow Road
375
Edward F. Hurley, Jr., 47 Whittier Road
263
Ruth E. Peterson, 1056 Main Street
409
Russell H. Stone, 47 Emerson Street
403
Richmond W. Woodward, 24 Weston Road
470
Blanks
2828
Totals
14430
The polls were closed at 8:00 P.M. with the following result:
Whole number of votes cast 3588
The votes were declared in Open Town Meeting, sealed in ballot envelopes and transmitted to the Town Clerk to be placed in the vault for safe keeping.
Voted to adjourn, 12:45 A.M., March 6, 1962. A true record. Attest:
BOYD H. STEWART Town Clerk
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ANNUAL TOWN MEETING
Memorial High School Auditorium
March 19, 1962
The meeting was called to order by the Moderator, Kenneth C. Latham, at 8:00 P.M.
Rev. Paul E. Sheldon delivered the invocation.
The Town Meeting Members were asked to stand and be sworn in by the Moderator.
The Warrant was partially read by the Town Clerk when, on motion of Ronald A. Winslow, it was voted to dispense with further reading of the Warrant, except the Constable's Return, which was then read by the Town Clerk.
ARTICLE 2. On motion of George R. Larson, Chairman of the Fi- nance Committee, it was voted that the report of the Finance Committee under Article 4, Protection of Persons and Property, page 9, be amended by striking out the amount for Fire Department Salaries, $197,889.00, and inserting in place thereof $197,899.00.
That the report of the Finance Committee under Article 4, Health and Sanitation, page 10, be amended by striking out the amount for Health Agent's Salary, $1,200.00, and inserting in place thereof $1,125.00. That the action under Article 27, page 14, be amended by striking out Action Pending and inserting in place thereof Recommend $2,920.83, and inserting under Article 4, Health and Sanitation, page 10, the following: Mental Health Clinic, Art. 27-$2,920.83. That the total recommended for Health and Sanitation therefore be amended by striking out the amount of $34,675.00 and inserting in place thereof $37,520.83.
That the Report of the Finance Committee under Article 4, Public Works, page 11, be amended by striking out the amounts for Snow and Ice Removal, as follows:
Snow and Ice Removal Salaries $44,000.00
Snow and Ice Removal Expense 40,000.00
and inserting in place thereof the following: Snow and Ice Removal Salaries 47,000.00 Snow and Ice Removal Expense 37,000.00
That the Report of the Finance Committee under Article 4, Unclas- sified page 12, be amended by striking out the amount for Insurance, $43,723.35, and inserting in place thereof $40,593.67. That the total rec- ommended for Unclassified, therefore, be amended by striking out the amount of $304,622.60 and inserting in place thereof $301,492.92.
ARTICLE 2. The following report was read by Harold W. Cogger for the committee:
Report of the Town Meeting Study Committee
In accordance with the vote of the Annual Town Meeting of March 20, 1961, this is to advise that the Town Meeting Study Committee made the study requested, and in accordance with the vote, reported the same in detail to the Town Clerk on or before November 1, 1961. Said record and report is on file at his office, and detailed information in that report was also mailed to each Town Meeting Representative.
Respectfully submitted, Walter Cutcliffe H. F. McRell, Jr. Harold W. Cogger
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On motion of Ronald A. Winslow it was voted that the Report be accepted and placed on file.
ARTICLE 2. The following report was read by A. Lloyd David for the committee:
Report of Progress of the Reading Transportation Study Committee To the citizens of Reading:
This committee was created by vote of the annual town meeting held on March 23, 1961, and was organized on the following April 18th with Earle O. Latham as chairman, A. Lloyd David as secretary and Carl H Amon, Jr., as the three appointed members and the following ex-officio members:
Lawrence Drew, Chairman of the Board of Selectmen
Donald E. Florence, Chairman of the Board of Public Works
C. Dewey Smith, Chairman of the Planning Board
George R. Larson, Chairman of the Finance Committee
Several meetings have been held and quantities of materials and information assembled. Much of the research has been done by the members on an individual basis and the results discussed and analyzed.
The committee has been host to members of the legislature and officials of the various communities in the area served by the main line of the Boston and Maine Railroad. Conferences have been held with various authorities on the subject of transportation including the Mass. Transportation Commission created by the Legislature.
The three appointive members of the study committee, as private citizens, have filed legislation to create the Northwest Suburbs Trans- portation District. This legislation, if enacted, would tend to give Read- ing and the other communities involved a voice in the determination of any substitute method of transportation in the event that the Boston and Maine Railroad should abandon passenger service on the Reading Branch.
The legislative committee on transportation held an official hear- ing in Reading on March 15 for the convenience of the citizens of this and neighboring communities. This hearing was held in the evening to better serve a larger group and was well attended.
The committee gratefully acknowledges the valuable advice and assistance of Representative Frank E. Tanner, who attended many of its meetings.
The committee sincerely solicits the constructive suggestions of the citizens that it may give the fullest possible consideration to all per- tinent facts and viewpoints.
Respectfully submitted,
March 19, 1962
A. Lloyd David, Secretary
On motion of Ronald A. Winslow it was voted that the report be accepted as a report of progress.
ARTICLE 2. The following report was read by Charles W. Chis- holm, Chairman, for the committee:
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Report of Progress Concerning the Committee To Study School Sites and Recreation Areas
Your Committee to study School Sites and Recreation Areas has met on eleven occasions during the past year.
Members of this Committee have walked over three different land locations in an effort to select a suitable site for a future school in the Northwestern quadrant of the town.
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