Town of Tewksbury annual report 1945-1949, Part 38

Author: Tewksbury (Mass.)
Publication date: 1945
Publisher: Tewksbury (Mass.)
Number of Pages: 870


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ART. 5. To see if the Town will vote 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, 1949, and to issue a note or notes therefor, payable within one year, and to renew any note or notes as may be given for a period of less than one year in accordance with Section 17, Chapter 44, General Laws. Board of Selectmen.


VOTED: That the town treasurer, with the approval of the select- men, be and hereby is authorized to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1949 and to issue a note or notes there- for, payable within one year, and to renew any note or notes as mav be given for a period of less than one year in accordance with Section 17, Chapter 44, General Laws.


Board of Selectmen.


ART. 6. To see what sum of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for a reserve fund under Section 6 of Chapter. 40 of the General Laws, or take any other action on same. Board of Selectmen.


ART. 7. To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen to institute suits on behalf of the Town or defend any suits that are, or may be brought against the Town, and to sign any contracts or agreements in behalf of the Town. Board of Selectmen.


ART. 8. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen and the Treasurer to foreclose either through the Land Court or by affidavit of the Commissioner of Corpora- tions and Taxation, any Tax Title held by the Town for more than two years, and to see what sum of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate therefore or take any other action relative thereto. Board of Selectmen.


ART. 9. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to sell, after first giving notice of the time and place of sale bv posting such notice of sale in some convenient and public place in the town fourteen days at least before the sale, property taken by the town under tax title procedure provided that the selectmen or whosoever thev mav authorize to hold such public auction mav reject any bid which they deem inadequate, or take any action relative thereto. Board of Selectmen.


ART. 10. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Town Treasurer with the approval of the Board of Selectmen to sell any parcel or parcels of land acquired by the Town through


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Tax Title foreclosure proceedings whose Tax Title value is less than $100.00, for whatever sum it may be in their judg- ment to the best interest of the Town, or take any other action relative thereto. Board of Selectmen.


ART. 11. Shall the Town accept the provisions of Chapter 588 of the Acts of 1948 which authorizes increases of the amounts of pensions payable to certain public employees who have been retired and to beneficiaries of certain retired public em- ployees. Board of Selectmen.


ART. 12. To see if the Town will vote to abolish the new Town dump located in Cedar Swamp or take any other action relative thereto. John J. Nolan.


ART. 13. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $200.00 to purchase a winch for the tree department. Harris M. Briggs.


ART. 14. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $1500.00 to regrade and fix up the old Town Cemetery on East St. and also the old South Cemetery at the corner of Shawsheen and Main St. or take any other action relative thereto. Leslie Collins.


ART. 15. To see if the Town will vote to provide that the Col- lector of Taxes shall collect under the title of Town Collector all accounts due the town. Board of Selectmen.


ART. 16. To see what salary or rate of compensation the Town will vote to pay the Assessors, or take any action relative thereto. Board of Assessors.


ART. 17. To see what sum of money the Town will appropriate for the salary of the Collector of Taxes, said amount to be retroactive from January 1, 1949, or take any other action relative thereto. William J. Houlihan


ART. 18. To see what sum of money the Town will appropriate to provide leasing and maintaining suitable quarters for the veterans' of Foreign Wars Tewksbury Post No. 8164, in ac- cordance with Chapter 40 Section 9 as amended, General Laws of Mass., or take any other action relative thereto.


Leroy C. Thing.


ART. 19. To see what sum the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for the maintenance and upkeep of the Tewksbury Stadium or take any other action relative thereto.


Ralph S. Battles.


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ART. 20. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $6,000.00 to be used for the Hot Lunch Projects in the Public Schools, or take any other action relative thereto. Loella F. Dewing.


ART. 21. To see if the Town will instruct the Board of Health to take action in regards to the offensive odor that is prevalent, depending on the direction of the wind, in Wamesit, West Tewksbury, North Tewksbury, and Tewksbury Center, or take any other action relative thereto. Board of Health.


ART. 22. To see what sum of money the Town will raise and appropriate to carry out Article 21. Board of Health.


ART. 23. To see what sum the Town will raise and appropriate to provide Band Concerts at the Center Common or take any other action relative thereto. Harold Vinecour.


ART. 24. To see if the Town will vote to abolish the so called Zoning By-Laws or take any other action relative thereto. William B. Carter.


ART. 25. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,500.00 per year for the Town Treasurer for the balance of his term or until such time as he is able to resume his duties, at which time his former salary of $2,750.00 will prevail or act in any other way relative thereto. Board of Selectmen.


ART. 26. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,500.00 per year for the salary of a temporary treasurer or act in any other way relative thereto. Board of Selectmen.


ART. 27. To see if the Town will vote to accept the following amendment to Chapter 41 of the General Laws:


Chapter 41 of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out section 97A, inserted by Chapter 540 of the acts of 1948, and inserting in place thereof the following section:


Section 97A. In any town which accepts this section there shall be a police department established by the selectmen, and such department shall be under the supervision of an officer to be known as the chief of police. The selectmen of any such town shall appoint a chief of police and such other officers as they deem necessary, and fix their compensation, not exceed. ing, in the aggregate, the annual appropriation therefor.


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In any such town in which such appointments are not subject to chapter thirty-one, they shall be made annually and the selectman may remove such chief or other officers for cause at any time after a hearing. The chief of police in any such town shall from time to time make suitable regulations govern- ing the police department, and the officers thereof, subject to the approval of the selectmen; provided, that such regulations shall become effective without such approval upon the failure of the selectmen to take action thereon within thirty days after they have been submitted to them by the chief of police. The chief of police in any such town shall be in immediate control of all town property used by the department, and of the police officers, whom he shall assign to their respective duties and who shall obey his orders. Section ninety-seven shall not apply in any town which accepts the provisions of this section. Accep- tance of the provisions of this section shall be by a vote at an annual town meeting.


CYRIL L. BARKER


ART. 28. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $3,500.00 or any other sum for the improvement of Whipple Road; said money to be used in conjunction with any money which may be alloted by the State or County or both for this purpose, or take any other action relative thereto. By Board of Road Commissioners.


ART. 29. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Road Commissioners to purchase a parcel of land containing seven and one half acres (71/2) more or less on the easterly side of Foster Road: property now owned by John Belton. Payment for said land to be taken from our regular Highway ยท appropriation or take any other action relative thereto.


By Board of Road Commissioners.


ART. 30. To see if the Town will vote to continue the Highway Machinery Fund as established at the last annual Town Meeting and to appropriate an additional sum including the unexpended balance of the 1948 Highway Machinery account to be added to the amount already accredited to this fund, for Highway Machinery purposes or take any other action relative thereto. By Board of Road Commissioners.


ART. 31. To see what sum the Town will vote to appropriate from the Highway Machinery Fund for the purchase, repair and maintenance of road machinery equipment for 1949 or take any other action relative thereto.


By Board of Road Commissioners.


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ART. 32. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,000.00 for the Maintenance of Chapter 90 "Highways": said money to be used in conjunction with any money which may be allotted by the State or County, or both, for this purpose or take any other action relative thereto. By Board of Road Commissioners.


ART. 33. To see if the Town will vote to accept Jerome Road as laid out by the Road Commissioners with Boundaries and Measurements as shown on the plan on file with the Town Clerk.


ART. 34. To see if the Town will vote to accept Green Street as laid out by the Road Commissioners with the Boundaries and Measurements as shown on the plan on file with the Town Clerk.


ART. 35. To see if the Town will vote to accept Nelson Road as laid out by the Road Commissioners with the Boundaries and Measurements as shown on the plan on file with the Town Clerk.


ART. 36. To see if the Town will vote to accept Algonquin Drive as laid out by the Road Commissioners with the Boundaries and Measurements as shown on the plan on file with the Town Clerk.


ART. 37. To see if the Town will vote to accept Longmeadow Road as laid out by the Road Commissioners with the Bound- aries and Measurements as shown on the plan on file with the Town Clerk.


ART. 38. To see if the Town will vote to accept Knollwood Road as laid out by the Road Commissioners with the Bound- aries and Measurements as shown on the plan on file with the Town Clerk.


ART. 39. To see if the Town will vote to accept Coolidge Street as laid out by the Road Commissioners with Boundaries and Measurements as shown on the plan on file with the Town Clerk.


ART. 40. To see if the Town will vote to accept Munro Circle as laid out by the Road Commissioners with the Boundaries and Measurements as shown on the plan on file with the Town Clerk.


ART. 41. To see if the Town will vote to accept Kelley Terrace as laid out by the Road Commissioners with the Boundaries and Measurements as shown on the plan on file with the Town Clerk.


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ART. 42. To see if the Town will vote to accept Heath Street as laid out by the Road Commissioners with the Boundaries and Measurements as shown on the plan on file with the Town Clerk.


ART. 43. To see if the Town will vote to accept Nichols Street as laid out by the Road Commissioners with the Boundaries and Measurements as shown on the plans on file with the Town Clerk. .


ART. 44. To see if the Town will vote to accept Van Buren Road as laid out by the Road Commissioners with the Boundaries and Measurements as shown on the plan on file with the Town Clerk.


ART. 45. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $467.58 to pay Victor N. Cluff and William B. Carter, money due them on their salaries as the legal Select- men of Tewksbury for the year 1948.


Victor N. Cluff and William B. Carter.


ART. 46. To see what sum of money the Town will raise and appropriate for the administration of the Department of Public Welfare. +


Board of Welfare.


ART. 47. To see if the Town will vote to amend Sec. 3 of Article 4 of the Town By-Laws by striking out the words, "Unless such estimates are submitted at the time and in the form provided, no appropriation in excess of the appropriation for the pre- vious year of the department failing to file the estimates as above provided, shall be made at the annual town meeting,' or take any other action relative thereto. Everett H. King.


ART. 48. To see what sum of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for the purpose of reimbursing the Chief of Police for legal expenses incurred by him in defending himself against legal actions brought by the present Board of Select- men, or take any other action relative thereto.


Everett H. King.


ART. 49. To see if the Town will vote that section 3 of Article IV of the Town By-Laws be amended by inserting after the words Chief of the Fire Department, the words Chief of the Police Department, or take any other action relative thereto.


Everett H. King.


ART. 50. To see if the Town will vote to appoint a committee of three to consult with the Department of Public Works to attempt to reconcile the differences between our present By- Laws and the traffic rules and orders as passed by the Board


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of Selectmen, October 23, 1940, and approved by the Depart- ment of Public Works, or take any other action relative thereto. Everett H. King.


ART. 51. To see if the Town will amend Sec. 2 of Art. 1 of the Town By-Laws by striking out the words: "500 extra copies," and inserting the words, "100 extra copies," and leaving out all after the words, "Town Hall," or take any other action relative thereto.


Everett H. King.


ART. 52. To see if the Town will vote to amend Sec. 12 of Art. 1 of the Town By-Laws to read as follows: "The proceedings of the meeting shall be governed by Cushing's Manual," except as follows, "when several different sums of money have been proposed, the smaller shall always be voted on first, or take any other action relative thereto. Everett H. King.


ART. 53. To see if the Town will vote to amend Sec. 1 of Art. IV of the Town By-Laws by striking out all words from, "except that in addition one member of the Board of Selectmen," to the end of the section, or take any other action relative thereto. Everett H. King.


ART. 54. To see if the Town will vote to amend Sec. 5 of Art. 1 of the Town By-Laws, by striking out the words "5% of the registered voters" and inserting, "5% of the voters, voting at the last Town election," or take any other action relative thereto. Everett H. King.


ART. 55. To see if the Town will vote to eliminate Sec. 10 of Art. 1, of the Town By-Laws, or take any other action relative thereto. Everett S. Haines.


ART. 56. To see if the Town will vote to instruct its Planning Board to contact the Metropolitan Water Commissioner and gather what information they can regarding any proposed ex- tension of their mains into this area: this Planning Board to report at a Special Town Meeting to be held on or before November 1st, together with a report as to what permissive action it may be necessary to ask of the General Court in order to act on the question of obtaining a water supply for the Town, or take any other action relative thereto. Everett H. King.


ART. 57. To see what sum of money the Town will appropriate for the necessary expenses of the Planning Board, or take any other action relative thereto. Everett H. King.


ART. 58. To see what sum of money the town will vote to raise and appropriate for radio two way communication system for the fire department, or take any other action relative thereto. Andrew Kohanski.


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ART. 59. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $500. and the present police cruiser, for a 1949 Ford Tudor, or take any other action relative thereto. Cyril L. Barker.


ART. 60. To see if the Town will appropriate $50 for the pur- pose of transferring radio equipment to the new cruiser, or take any other action relative thereto. Cyril L. Barker.


ART. 61. To see if the Town will vote to direct the Selectmen to petition the Director of Accounts of the Department of Corporations and Taxation for the installation of a standard system of accounting in accordance with the provisions of Section 35 of Chapter 44 of the General Laws, or take any action relative thereto. Board of Selectmen.


ART. 62. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,500.00 for repairs to the Town Hall. Board of Selectmen.


ART. 63. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $84.00 to reimburse the Dog Officer for the care and destroying of dogs for 1947 or take any other action rela- tive thereto. Board of Selectmen.


ART. 64. To see what sum the Town will vote to provide auto- matic heat for the Town Hall or take any other action relative thereto. Board of Selectmen.


ART. 65. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $512.75 for the unpaid bill for tuition at the Vocational School for 1948. Board of Selectmen.


ART. 66. To see if the Town will accept the pertinent provisions of Chapter 31 of the General Laws Tercentenary Edition as amended relative to the official and labor services of the Town of Tewksbury with reference to all persons not already covered by the Civil Service Laws. Present employees now employed by the various departments of the Town shall not be required to take a competitive examination but all future employees shall be appointed in accordance with Civil Service regulations, or take any other action relative same.


Everett S. Haines.


ART. 67. To see if the Town will vote to amend Art. 1, Sec. 1 of the Town By-laws so as to read: The annual Town Meeting shall be held the third Saturday in February, and the polls for the election of the town officers shall be open from 10:00 A. M. to 8:00 P. M., all other business shall be transacted on the fourth Saturday of February, commencing at 1:00 P. M., or take any other action relative thereto. Everett S. Haines.


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ART. 68. To see if the Town will vote to install one street light near the residence of Herbert Caulson on Helvetia Street or take any action relative thereto. Herbert Caulson.


ART. 69. To see if the Town will vote to install one street light near the residence of Thomas Sullivan on Pike Street or take any action relative thereto. Thomas Sullivan.


ART. 70. To see if the Town will vote to install one street light near the residence of Harold L. Roberts on Rogers Street or take any action relative thereto. Harold L. Roberts.


ART. 71. To see if the Town will vote to install two lights on Pond Street in order that a street light voted in 1946 may be installed near the residence of George Collins, or take any other action relative thereto. George Collins.


ART. 72. To see if the Town will vote to install two more lights . in addition to the one already voted for, so that a light may be placed near the residence of Mr. Kalem, or take any other action relative thereto. Board of Selectmen.


ART. 73. To see if the Town will vote to install one light near the residence of Herbert C. Roberts Post No. 7-115.


Herbert C. Roberts.


ART. 74. To see if the Town will vote to install two lights on Main Street near the residences of Charles Williams and Dr. Risoli on poles 120 and 123. Charles Williams.


ART. 75. To see if the Town will vote to install two street lights on Nelson Ave. on Poles numbered 2 and 5 or take any other action relative thereto. Thomas K. Mckenzie.


ART. 76. To see if the Town will vote to install two street lights on Erlin Ave. on poles numbered 2 and 4 or take any other action relative thereto. Thomas K. Mckenzie.


ART. 77. To see if the Town will vote to install one light on Main St. near the residence of Fred Kennedy or take any other action relative thereto. Fred Kennedy.


ART. 78. To see if the 'Town will vote to install one light at the corner of Coolidge and Beech Street or take any action relative thereto. Mrs. David Snyder.


ART. 79. To see if the Town will vote to install two lights at and near the corner of Patten and Whipple Road or take any other action relative thereto. John F. Graney.


ART. 80. To see if the Town will vote to install one light at Shawsheen Street and Algonquin Drive or take any action relative thereto. Mr. Mello.


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ART. 81. To see if the Town will vote to install one light near the residence of Jean J. Doucette on Whittemore Street or take any other action relative thereto. Jean J. Doucette.


ART. 82. To see what sum of money the Town will vote to take from free cash to reduce the tax rate, or take any other action relative thereto. Board of Selectmen.


And you are directed to serve this warrant by posting up attested copies thereof, one at each of the Public Meeting Houses, one at the Town Hall, one at each of the Post Offices, and leave five hundred copies for the use of the citizens at the Post Offices in said Town, 8 days at least, and over two Sundays, before the time of holding said meeting.


Hereof fail not and make due returns of this Warrant, with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk at the time and place of Meetings as aforesaid :-


Given under our hands, this Ist day of February, in the year of our Lord, one thousand nine hundred and forty-nine.


VICTOR N. CLUFF, EDWARD J. SULLIVAN, WILLIAM B. CARTER,


A true copy attest: Constable of Tewksbury


Selectmen of Tewksbury.


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INDEX TO TEWKSBURY TOWN REPORT


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Year Ending December 31, 1948


Page


Reports of:


Assessors


43


Auditor


81


Aid to Dependent Children


94


Aid, State and Military and Veterans' Relief


95


Assessors


105


Balance Sheet


117


Board of Health


97


Cemetery Trust Funds


106


Chapter 81


82


Chapter 90, Construction


84


Chapter 90, Maintenance


85


Collection of Taxes


105


Dog Officer Account


107


Fire Department


103


General


100


Highways


81


Highway Machinery Fund


83


High School Loan


107


Incidentals


86


Interest


101


Inspection of Animals


106


Inspection of Slaughtering


106


Library


98


Maintenance of Legion Hall Building


106


Maintenance of Stadium


108


Memorial Day


98


Moth Department 101


Motor Excise Tax Refunds


109


Municipal Insurance


108


Old Age Assistance


94


Parks and Commons


103


Police


102


Public Welfare


93


Refunds: Real Estate and Poll Tax


110


Registrars, Board of


107


Reserve Fund 116


Salaries 95


School Lunch Project


111


157


Reports of:


Auditor-Continued


Schools


86


Addition to High School


112


Sealer of Weights and Measures


111


Stationery and Printing


95


Street Lighting


98


Summary


114


Tax Title Foreclosures


109


Town Clerk's Account


111


Town Hall


99


Treasurer's Account


107


Tree Warden


101


Vocational School


93


Board of Health


79


Board of Public Welfare


73


Chief of Fire Department


69 70


Director of Accounts


55


Balance Sheets


59


Dog Officer


72


Extension Work


120


Health Department


75


Highway Commissioners


63


Inspector of Animals


72


Insurance Committee Report


68


Jury List


80


Librarian


46


Circulation of Books


47


Park Commissioners


67 67


Tax Collector


49


Town Clerk


8


Annual Town Election, Feb. 25, 1948


22


Annual Town Meeting, Feb. 18, 1948


16


Births


35


Deaths


40


Marriages


37 42


Recapitulation


42


Warrants for Special Town Meetings


25


Selectmen


76


Treasurer


121


Tree Warden


53


Trustees of Tewksbury Public Library


58


Table of Estimates 144


Town Officers


3


158


Chief of Police


Sealer of Weights and Measures


Financial Report


Reports of:


62 Veterans' Agent Warrant for Annual Town Meeting, Feb. 16, 1949 145


INDEX TO REPORT OF TEWKSBURY SCHOOL COMMITTEE Year Ending December 31, 1948


Age Grade Distribution


Page - 137


Reports:


Head Master, High School


138


Superintendent of Schools


127


Supervisor of Music 134


Roster of School Employees * 136


School Calendar for 1948 126


School Census


126


School Department Officials


126


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LIST OF TOWN OFFICERS-1949


MODERATOR JAMES J. GAFFNEY, JR.


SELECTMEN WILLIAM B. CARTER, Chairman EDWARD J. SULLIVAN C. ABBOTT BATTLES


BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE EDWARD'J. SULLIVAN, Chairman C. ABBOTT BATTLES WILLIAM B. CARTER


BOARD OF HEALTH C. ABBOTT BATTLES, Chairman WILLIAM B. CARTER EDWARD J. SULLIVAN


ASSESSORS AUSTIN F. FRENCH, Chairman


ETHEL M. PHILLIPS HARRY P. NASH


TOWN CLERK ALICE A. PIKE


TREASURER JOHN K. EATON


COLLECTOR OF TAXES WILLIAM J. HOULIHAN


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TOWN COLLECTOR WILLIAM J. HOULIHAN


TOWN AUDITOR ROBERT E. GAY


SCHOOL COMMITTEE LOELLA F. DEWING, Chairman RALPH S. BATTLES J. HARPER GALE


SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS STEPHEN G. BEANE


TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC LIBRARY HARRY PRIESTLY, Chairman


HAROLD H. SLOAN HAROLD J. PATTEN MARIAN E. FRENCH EDGAR SMITH


DOROTHY FITZGERALD


LIBRARIAN ABBIE M. DEMPSEY


ROAD COMMISSIONERS THOMAS P. SAWYER, Chairman CHESTER M. ROPER THOMAS F. SULLIVAN


SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS RICHARD F. O'NEILL


TREE WARDEN HARRIS M. BRIGGS


REGISTRARS OF VOTERS HERBERT A. FAIRBROTHER, Chairman ALICE A. PIKE, Clerk WILLIAM H. BENNETT GEORGE J. McCOY




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