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The director shall also have authority to appoint district co- ordinators and may receive, on behalf of the town such services, equipment, supplies, materials or funds by way of gifts, grants or loans for purposes of civil defense, offered by the federal government or any agency or officer thereof or any person, firm or corporation, subject to the terms of the offer and the rules and regulations, if any, of the agency making the offer which- has been accepted by the selectmen on behalf of the town. The director shall cause appropriate records to be kept of all matters relating to such gifts, grants or loans.
Section 3. Civil Defense Advisory Council. There is hereby established a civil defense advisory council (hereinafter called the "council"). Said council shall serve without pay and shall consist of the director of civil defense, such other department heads and such other persons as the board of selectmen may deem necessary. Such member of said council as said board of selectmen shall designate shall serve as chairman of said council. Said council shall serve subject to the direction and
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control of the board of selectmen and shall advise said board of selectmen and the directors on matters pertaining to civil defense.
Section 4. Police aid to other cities and towns in event of riots or other violence therein. The police department is here- by authorized to go aid another city or town at the request of said city or town in the suppression of riots or other forms of violence therein.
Section 5. Termination of by-law. This by-law shall remain in force during the ffective period of Chapter 639, Acts of 1950 and any act in amendment or continuation thereof or substitu- tion therefor.
Section 6. Definition. All references to Chapter 639, Acts of 1950, as now in force, shall be applicable to any act or acts in amendment or continuation of or substitution for said Chapter 639.
Hereof fail not and make due returns of this Warrant, with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk at the time and place of Meeting as aforesaid:
Given under our hands this 2nd day of January, 1951.
C. ABBOTT BATTLES GILBERT E. FRENCH WILLIAM B. CARTER Selectmen of Tewksbury
A true copy, Attest:
GEORGE M. HAZEL, Constable of Tewksbury January 6, 1951
January 15, 1951
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Middlesex ss.
I have served the within 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 leaving 500 copies at the Town Hall for the use of the citizens, eight days at least and over two Sundays, before the time of holding said meeting.
GEORGE M. HAZEL Constable of Tewksbury
A true copy, Attest:
ALICE A. PIKE, Town Clerk
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SPECIAL TOWN MEETING
Town Hall, Tewksbury, Mass., January 15, 1951
The meeting was called to order at 8 o'clock P. M. by Moderator James J. Gaffney, Jr. Norman DeMarais and Maurice D. Condrey were sworn in as tellers and the necessary quorum was found to be present. The following business was transacted.
ART. 1. Voted: To adopt this article. The vote was 96 in favor and 61 against.
ART. 2. Motion made and seconded that the reading of this article by the moderator be waived.
Voted: To adopt this article regarding Civil Defense. This was a unanimous vote.
Meeting adjourned at 8:15 P. M.
Attest: ALICE A. PIKE
Town Clerk
WARRANT FOR SPECIAL TOWN MEETING
Middlesex ss:
To either of the Constables of the Town of Tewksbury in said County:
Greeting:
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, vou are hereby directed to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Tewksbury, qualified to vote in Town affairs, to meet and assemble at Town Hall in said Tewksbury,
ON THURSDAY, THE 8th DAY OF MARCH, 1951
at 7:30 o'clock P. M. to act on the following Articles:
ART. 1. To see if the Town will vote to accept Chapter 61, Acts of 1951 of the General Court, known as "An Act authorizing the Town of Tewksbury to supply itself and its inhabitants with water, or take any other action relative thereto.
ART. 2. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to establish a domestic water supply system as authorized by Chapter 61, Acts of 1951, of the General Court. and determine how the appropriation will be raised, or take any other action relative thereto.
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ART. 3. To see if the Town will vote to elect by ballot three per- sons to constitute a Board of Water Commissioners, one until the expiration of three years, one until the expiration of two years, and one until the expiration of one year, from the next succeeding Annual Town Meeting.
ART. 4. To see what salary or rates of compensation the Town will pay the water commissioners or take any other action relative thereto.
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 Meeting as aforesaid:
Given under our hands this 19th day of February, 1951
C. ABBOTT BATTLES GILBERT E. FRENCH WILLIAM B. CARTER
Selectmen of Tewksbury
A true copy, Attest:
LAUCHIE McPHAIL, Constable of Tewksbury
March 8, 1951
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Middlesex ss.
I have served the within warrant by posting up attested copies thereof, one at each of the Post Offices, one in Precinct 1 and one in Precinct 2, eight days at least and over two Sundays, before the time of holding said meeting.
LAUCHIE McPHAIL
Constable of Tewksbury
A true copy, Attest:
ALICE A. PIKE, Town Clerk
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SPECIAL TOWN MEETING
Town Hall, Tewksbury, Mass., March 8, 1951
A special town meeting was called to order at 7:30 P.M. by Moderator James J. Gaffney, Jr. Earl A. Lye and William H. Mc- Gowan were sworn in as tellers by the moderator. The necessary quorum was found to be present and the following business was transacted:
ART. 1. Voted: To adopt this article and accept Chapter 61 Acts of 1951 of the General Court, known as "An Act authorizing the Town of Tewksbury to supply itself and its inhabitants with water.
ART. 2. Motion-That the Town raise and appropriate $1,650,000.00 for the purpose of establishing a water supply system as authorized by Chapter 61, Acts of 1951 of the General Court, and to meet said appropriation, that the Treasurer with the approval of the Selectmen, be and hereby is authorized to borrow $1,650,000.00 and issue bonds or notes of the Town therefor, payable in not more than thirty years. $1,100,000.00 of the loan hereby authorized is under the authority and in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 61, Acts of 1951 of the General Court, and $550,000.00 of said loan is under authority and in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 44, General Laws.
Voted: That the Town raise and appropriate $1,650,000.00 for the purpose of establishing a water supply system as author- ized by Chapter 61 of the Acts of 1951 of the General Court. and to meet said appropriation that the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, be, and he hereby is authorized to borrow $1,650,000.00 and issue bonds or notes of the Town therefor, payable in not more than thirty years, $1,100,000.00 of the loan hereby authorized, to be raised under the authority and in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 61 of the Acts of 1951 of the General Court, and $550,000.00 is to be raised under authority of and in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 44 of the General Laws.
Under this article the standing vote was 321 in favor and 14 against.
ART. 3. Voted: To elect by ballot three persons to constitute a Board of Water Commissioners, one until the expiration of three years, one until the expiration of two years, and one until the expiration of one year from the next succeeding Annual Town Meeting.
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Nominations for the three year term and votes received were as follows:
John J. Cooney 265 votes elected and sworn
Eben A. Prescott 96 votes
John K. Eaton 25 votes
Edward M. Martin
20 votes
Nominations for the two year term and votes received were as follows:
Joseph Whelan 178 votes Eben A. Prescott 202 votes elected and sworn Edward M. Martin and John K. Eaton were nominated but declined the nomination for a two year term.
Nominations for the one year term and votes received were as follows:
Joseph J. Whelan 142 votes elected and sworn
Bernard H. Greene
64 votes
William H. Bennett 86 votes
Albert S. Kaufman
17 votes
ART. 4. Voted: To pay the water commissioners as follows: $200 a year to the chairman and $100 to each of other two members. Motion for adjournment made and seconded. Meeting was adjourned at 9:10 P. M.
Attest: ALICE A. PIKE
Town Clerk
WARRANT FOR SPECIAL TOWN MEETING
Middlesex ss: -
To either of the Constables of the Town of Tewksbury in said County:
Greeting:
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby directed to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Tewksbury, qualified to vote in Town affairs, to meet and assemble at Town Hall in said Tewksbury,
ON FRIDAY, THE 30th DAY OF MARCH, 1951
at 7:30 o'clock P. M. to act on the following Articles:
ART. 1. To see if the Town will vote to accept Chapter 61 Acts of 1951 of the General Court, known as "An Act authorizing
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the Town of Tewksbury to supply itself and its inhabitants with water, or take any other action relative thereto.
ART. 2. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for purpose of supplying the Town and its in- habitants with water and to determine how such appropriation shall be raised, whether by borrowing under the provisions of said chapter 61, of the Acts of 1951, and or the provisions of general laws Chapter 44 or otherwise, or take any other action relative thereto.
ART. 3. To see if the Town will vote to elect by ballot three per- sons to constitute a Board of Water Commissioners, one until the expiration of three years, one until the expiration of two years, and one until the expiration of one year, from the next succeeding Annual Town Meeting.
ART. 4. To see what salary or rate of compensation the Town will pay the water commissioners or take any other action relative thereto.
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, 7 days 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 Meeting as aforesaid:
Given under our hands this 20th day of March, 1951
WILLIAM B. CARTER VICTOR N. CLUFF HAROLD J. SULLIVAN Selectmen of Tewksbury
A true copy, Attest:
LAUCHIE McPHAIL, Constable of Tewksbury
March 30, 1951
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Middlesex ss.
Greetings:
I have posted the within warrant by posting up attested copies at each of the Post Offices and the Town Hall and by leaving 500
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copies at the Post Offices and the Town Hall for the use of the citizens.
LAUCHIE McPHAIL Constable of Tewksbury
A true copy, Attest:
ALICE A. PIKE, Town Clerk
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING
Town Hall, Tewksbury, Mass., March 30, 1951
A special meting was called to order by the moderator at 7:30 P. M. at which time Mr. Gaffney announced that he would delay until such time as the constable in charge declared all voters in line had checked in.
For the first time in the history of the town both upper and lower halls were used, the meeting being conducted by means of an electric speaking system with John J. Gleason acting assist- ant moderator in the lower hall.
The following election officers were in attendance: Malcolm D. Buchanan, Mamie A. Dugau, Ellen A. Crowley and Jessie A. Davis in the upper halll. Jesse J. French, Bertha B. Benner and Florence Richards in the lower hall. Checkers at the door were: Harry A. Treadwell, Rose J. McCoy, Gladys L. O'Connell, Gordon L. Jack- son, Margaret E. Ryan and Helen L. Morris.
ART. 1. Motion was made and seconded that a ballot vote be taken on this article.
Voted: That the town accept Chapter 61 Acts of 1951 of the General Court, known as "An Act authorizing the Town of Tewksbury to supply itself and its inhabitants with water.
Yes-559 No-120
ART. 2. Motion: That the sum of $1,650,000 be appropriated for the purpose of supplying the Town and its inhabitants with water, that to meet said appropriation the Town Treasurer with the approval of the Selectmen be and he hereby is authorized to borrow said sum and to issue and sell serial coupon bearing bonds of the Town therefor, as hereinafter provided:
$1,100,000 aggregate principal amount of bonds shall be issued under and pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 61 of the Acts of 1951, shall be dated May 1, 1951 and shall be pay-
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able $40,000 on the first day of May in each of the years 1954 to 1961, inclusive, and $39,000 on the first day of May in each of the years 1962 to 1981, inclusive:
$550,000 aggregate principal amount of bonds shall be issued under and pursuant to the applicable provisions of General Laws (Ter. Ed.) Chapter 44, shall be dated May 1, 1951, and shall be payable $20,000 on the first day of May in each of the years 1954 to 1971, inclusive, and $19,000 on the first day of May in each of the years 1972 to 1981, inclusive: all of said bonds shall be signed by the Town Treasurer and contersigned by a majority at least of the Selectmen, shall bear the town seal and the coupons to be appended shall bear the facsimile signature of the Town Treasurer and except as otherwise herein provided or as shall be required by law said bonds shall be in such form, shall contain such provisions and shall be issued and sold in such manner as shall be determined by the Town Treasurer with the approval of the Selectmen.
Voted: That the sum of $1,650,000. is hereby appropriated for the purpose of supplying the Town and its inhabitants with water, that to meet said appropriation the Town Treasurer with the approval of the Selectmen be and he hereby is authorized to borrow said sum and to issue and sell serial coupon bearing bonds of the Town therefor, as hereinafter provided:
$1,100,000 aggregate principal amount of bonds shall be issued under and pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 61 of the Acts of 1951, shall be dated May 1, 1951 and shall be pay- able $40,000 on the first day of May in each of the years 1954 to 1961, inclusive, and $39,000 on the first day of May in each of the years 1962 to 1981, inclusive:
$550,000 aggregate principle amount of bonds shall be issued under and pursuant to the applicable provisions of General Laws (Ter. Ed.) Chapter 44, shall be dated May 1, 1951, and shall be payable $20,000 on the first day of May in each of the years 1954 to 1971, inclusive, and $19,000 on the first day of May in each of the years 1972 to 1981 inclusive:
all of said bonds shall be signed by the Town Treasurer and countersigned by a majority at least of the Selectmen, shall bear the Town seal and the coupons to be appended shall bear the facsimile signature of the Town Treasurer and except as otherwise herein provided or as shall be required by law said bonds shall be in such form, shall contain such provisions and shall be issued and sold in such manner as shall be determined by the Town Treasurer with the approval of the Selectmen.
Ballot vote: Yes-558 No-109
ART. 3. Voted: To elect by ballot three persons to constitute a Board of Water Commissioners, one until the expiration of
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three years, one until the expiration of two years, and one until the expiration of one year, from the next succeeding Annual Town Meeting.
In as much as only one nomination was made for each office to be filled the town clerk at the instruction of the moderator cast one ballot for each of the following persons.
John J. Cooney as water commissioner for three years.
Eben A Prescott as water commissioner for two years. Joseph J. Whelan as water commissioner for one year.
ART. 4. Voted: To pay the water commissioners the sum of $400 a year as follows: $200 to the Chairman and $100 each to the other two members of the commission.
Meeting adjourned at 8:45 P. M.
Attest: ALICE A. PIKE Town Clerk
WARRANT FOR SPECIAL TOWN MEETING
The Comonwealth of Massachusetts
Middlesex ss:
To either of the Constables of the Town of Tewksbury in the County of Middlesex:
Greeting:
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby directed to notify and warn the inhabitants of said Town, qualified to vote in elections and in Town affairs, to meet at the Town Hall in said Tewksbury on Wednesday the Twenty-fifth day of July 1951, at eight o'clock in the afternoon, then and there to act on the following articles:
ART. 1. To see if the Town will vote to ratify and confirm an agreement entered into the second day of July, 1951, by the Board of Selectmen and Board of Water Commissioners, with Butler Ames whereby easements for a reservoir and rights of way thereto are granted to the Town, in exchange for services, in accordance with the duplicate of said agreement, now on file at the office of the Town Clerk, or take any other action in relation thereto.
ART. 2. To see if the Town will vote to grant permission to the Water Department to construct, erect, operate and maintain a building for Water Department Purposes on Lot "E," as shown on a plan entitled "Plan of Lot E in Tewksbury, Mass. surveyed
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for the Tewksbury Water Board, July 10, 1951, Dana F. Perkins & Sons," now on file at the office of the Town Clerk, or take any action in relation thereto.
ART. 3. To see if the Town will vote, if the action of the Town under preceding article is in the negative, to grant permission to the Water Department to construct, erect, operate and main- tain a building for Water Department Purposes, on a portion of the present Foster School premises now used for a play- ground or take any other action relative thereto.
ART. 4. To see if the Town will vote, if the action of the Town under the two preceding articles is in the negative, to grant permission to the Water Department to construct, erect, oper- ate and maintain a building for Water Department Purposes on the Spaulding School House Lot or take any other action in relation thereto.
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ART. 5. To see if the Town will vote under the provisions of Chapter 61 section 9, of the Acts of 1951 that the income of the Water Works be appropriated to defray all operating expenses, interest charge, and payments on the principal as they accrue upon any bonds or notes issued under the authority of said Act and if there should be a net surplus remaining after providing for the aforesaid charges, said income may be appro- priated for such new construction as the Water Commissioners, with the approval of the Town, may determine upon, and in case a surplus should remeain after payment for such new construction the water rates shall be reduced proportionately or take any other action relative thereto.
ART. 6. To see if the Town will vote to ratify and confirm the final bid or bids for the construction of two school buildings, accepted and recommended by the School Building Committee, appointed under Art. 68 of the Warrant of the Town Meeting of Feb. 15, 1950 and as authorized under Art. 38 of the Town Meeting of February 21, 1951, or take any other action relative thereto.
ART. 7. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for the purpose of acquiring by purchase or by taking by right of eminent domain under Chapter 79 of the General Laws, the following described parcels of land;
Parcel No. 1 .- Land belonging to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts located on the southerly side of North Street, in said Tewksbury, containing seventeen acres, more or less, and being more particularly described by metes and bounds in Senate Bill No. 667, dated May 24, 1951, which is incorporated herewith by reference.
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Parcel No. 2-Land belonging to Madeline Bonugli, located northeasterly of, but not adjacent to Salem Road, in said Tewksbury, containing 4.78 acres, more or less, as shown on a plan of land entitled "A Plan of land in Tewksbury, Massachu- setts owned by Leo M. Bonugli, scale one inch equals 40 feet, June, 1951, Fred Stowers, Reg. Surveyor, Methuen, Massachu- setts," to be recorded at the Middlesex North District Registry of Deeds,
and for constructing thereon two elementary school buildings; and for originally equipping and furnishing the said buildings; determine whether the money shall be provided for by appro- priation from available funds in the treasury including the Post-War Rehabilitation Fund and/or the Sale of Real Estate Fund, by Taxation, or by borrowing under the authority of Chapter 44 of the General Laws and Chapter 645 of the Acts of 1948, as amended by Chapter 528 of the Acts of 1950; or take any action in relation thereto.
ART. 8. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Present School Building Committee to supervise, execute or perform any duties necessary or desirable to carry out the action voted by the Town under the preceding article, calling for the con- struction of school buildings and the acquiring of land, in- cluding the execution of all legal documents and contracts and approval of all expenditures and vouchers for services ren- dered or materials supplied, or take any action in relation thereto.
ART. 9. To see if the Town will vote to approve the land located on the East Side of South Street, between Main Street and Salem Road, owned by Leslie Weiner, as a site for a fire station or take any action in relation thereto.
ART. 10. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate or raise and appropriate, the sum of $3,500.00 to purchase the land desig- nated in the preceding article or take any action relative thereto.
ART. 11. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $100.00 to take care of the legal expenses in con- nection with Article 10 or take any action relative thereto.
1 ART. 12. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to sell at private sale on whatever terms they deem to be in the best interest of the Town, the following described parcel of land now owned by the Town of Tewksbury;
A parcel of land approximately one-half acre in size, con- veyed to the Town of Tewksbury in a deed from Frank H. Farmer recorded April 13, 1904, and bonded and described as follows: beginning at a point 555 feet from East Street on the
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East Side of Lee Street; thence easterly, 107 feet to an iron bolt; thence southerly, 184.7 feet to a ditch; thence westerly, 117.2 feet along said ditch to Lee Street; thence 224 feet, northerly along Lee Street to the point of beginning and being the former site of the Town Barn recently torn down; or take any action relative thereto.
ART. 13. To see if the Town will vote to transfer from available funds in the treasury, the sum of $17,000.00 to construct and erect an addition to the proposed Water Department Building and for originally equipping the same, for a garage and office space or take any other action in relation thereto.
And you are directed to serve this Warrant, by posting up attested copies thereof at and upon the Town Hall and in each of the Post Offices, and at least five hundred extra copies shall be left at the Post Offices and at the Town Hall in said Town, eleven (11) days at least 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 Meeting as aforesaid:
Given under our hands this Tenth day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and fifty-one.
WILLIAM B. CARTER VICTOR N. CLUFF HAROLD J. SULLIVAN Selectmen of Tewksbury
A true copy, Attest:
LAUCHIE McPHAIL, Constable of Tewksbury
July 14, 1951
Comonwealth of Massachusetts.
Middlesex ss:
Pursuant to the within Wararnt, I have notified and warned the inhabitants of the Town of Tewksbury in said County and State by posting up attested copies of the same at and upon the Town Hall and in each of the Post Offices and delivered to the said Post Offices and the Town Hall over five hundred extra copies, eleven (11) days before the date hereof, as within directed.
LAUCHIE McPHAIL Constable of Tewksbury
A true copy, Attest:
ALICE A. PIKE, Town Clerk
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SPECIAL TOWN MEETING
Town Hall, Tewksbury, Mass., July 25, 1951
A Special Town Meeting was called to order by Moderator James J. Gaffney at 8 P. M. but was delayed until 8:10 P. M. when a quorum was found present. Harry A .Treadwell and Gordon L. Jackson were appointed by the moderator to act as tellers. The following business was transacted.
Motion was made and seconded that the reading of articles be waived.
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