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Voted: To accept this article.
ART. 2. To hear and act upon the reports of the various town officers.
Voted: To accept this article.
ART. 3. To fix the salary of the Building Inspector and the sev- eral elective officers of the Town and determine whether such salaries shall be retroactive to January 1st. (Refer to Salary Schedule)
Voted: That all salaries be retroactive to January 1st as follows:
Assessors (2) $ 2,000 ea.
Assessor - Clerk
3,300
Auditor 1,800
Building Inspector
4,500
Board of Health (2)
150 ea.
Chairman
200
Board of Public Welfare (4)
300 ea.
Chairman 300
350 ea.
Board of Selectmen (4) Chairman
400
Collector
3,500
Moderator
100
Road Commissioners (2) Chairman 200
100 ea.
School Committee (3)
75 ea.
Town Clerk (plus sporting dog lic. fees)
3,000
Tree Warden
per week
75
Treasurer
2,000
Water Commissioners (2)
100 ea.
Chairman
200
ART. 4. To see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, from available funds or otherwise, for its necessary and expedient purposes hereinafter designated, and determine that the same be expended only for such purposes
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under the direction of the respective officers, boards and com- mittees as follows: (Refer to Budget)
Voted: To accept this article (as outlined in budget)
General Government:
Moderator - Salary
$ 100.00
Finance Comm. - Expense
250.00
Selectmen - Salaries and Wages
4,250.00
Expense
3,000.00
Auditor - Salary and Wages Expense
140.00
Treasurer - Salary and Wages
2,780.00
Expense
558.00
Collector - Salary and Wages Expense
1,577.00
Assessors - Salaries and Wages
7,300.00
Expense
919.00
Capital Outlay
150.00
Legal Expenses
500.00
3,200.00
Town Clerk - Salary and Wages Expense
300.00
Elections and Registrations
1,650.00
Expense
72.00
Planning Board - Salaries and Wages
250.00
Expense
655.00
Capital Outlay
50.00
Town Hall - Salaries and Wages
3,380.00
Expense
3,500.00
Protection of Persons and Property:
Police-Salaries and Wages
37,274.00
Expense
4,350.00
Capital Outlay
2,770.00
Fire-Salaries and Wages
35,548.00
Expense
5,500.00
Capitol Outlay
3,982.00
Building Inspector-Salary and Wages
4,500.00
Expense
650.00
Capital Outlay
353.00
Board of Appeals-Salaries and Wages Expense
105.00
Sealer of Wgis. & Meas .- Salary and Wages Expense
25.00
Moth Control-Salary and Wages
2,500.00
Expense
100.00
250.00
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2,580.00
7,120.00
Dutch Elm Control-Salaries and Wages Expense
400.00
Tree Warden-Salary and Wages
3,012.00
Expense
1,788.00
Dog Officer-Salary and Wages Expense
500.00
300.00
Civil Defense-Salary and Wages
250.00
Health and Sanitation:
Board of Health-Salaries
500.00
Expense
4,853.00
Dental Clinic-Salary
1,000.00
Expense
500.00
Inspector of Animals-Salary
200.00
Physician-Salary
300.00
Inspector of Slaughtering-Salary
1,000.00
Sanitation Insp .- Salary
1,350.00
Rubbish and Garbage
20,000.00
Highways:
General-Salaries and Wages
14,000.00
Expense
7,755.00
Chapter 81
33,050.00
Raise and appropriate $11,600 and transfer $21,450 from available funds pending receipt of State and County share for a total of $33,050.00.
Chapter 90 Construction 24,000.00
Raise and appropriate $6,000 and transfer $18,000 from available funds pending receipt of State and County share for a total of $24,000.00.
Chapter 90 Maintenance 3,600.00
Raise and appro. $1,200 and transfer $2,400 from available funds, pending receipt of State and County share, for a total of $3,600. Highway Machinery Fund (plus unex- pended balance) 13,500.00
Voted that fund be continued and the sum of $13,500 be raised and appropriated and added to present balance of $6,363.28.
Highway Machinery Acct .- Expense 7,363.28
Voted to transfer $7,363.28 from Highway
Machinery Fund - Capital Outlay 12,500.00
Voted to transfer $12,500 from Highway Machinery Fund - Street Lighting 13,000.00
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1,500.00
Charities:
Welfare-Salaries and Wages
7,525.00
Expense
98,958.00
Veterans' Services - Salaries and Wages
550.00
Expense
7,133.00
Schools:
Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $577,025.40. Amendment-That the school committee be allowed one lump sum.
Vocational School
6,000.00
Stadium-Salaries and Wages
175.00
Expense
1,025.00
Capital Outlay
2,000.00
Recreation:
Parks-Salaries and Wages
330.50
Expense
169.50
Libraries:
Salaries and Wages 1,490.00
Raise and appropriate $1,300 and appropriate
$190 from dog license fees
Expense
1,660.00
Appropriate $1,660 from dog license fees.
150.00
Capital Outlay Appropriate $150 from dog license fees.
Water:
Salaries and Wages
18,598.57
Expense
12,900.00
Out of State Travel
100.00
Capital Outlay
6,800.00
Maturing Debt and Interest:
Maturing Debt
101,000.00
Interest-Maturing Debi
62,913.00
$11,025 of this amount for new bond issue.
Interest-Temporary Loans
400.00
Unclassified:
Blanket Insurance
5,807.94
Memorial Day
400.00
Cemeteries
800.00
GRAND TOTAL
$1.222,420.19
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ART. 5. To determine what sum the Town will authorize and direct the Assessors to take from available funds to reduce the tax levy for the current year, or take any other action relative thereto.
Voted to accept this article and take $30,000.00 from available funds.
ART. 6. To see what sum of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate and/or transfer from Overlay Reserve for a reserve fund, pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 40, Sec. 6.
Voted to accept this article and raise and appropriate $5,000 and transfer $15,000.00 from Overlay Reserve for a total of $20,000.00.
ART. 7. 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, 1956, 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, of the General Laws.
Voted to accept this article.
ART. 8. To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen to insti- tute 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.
Voted to accept this article.
ART. 9. 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 Corporations and Taxation, any tax title held by the Town for more than two years, and see what sum of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate therefor.
Voted to adopt this article and raise and appropriate $300.00 under same.
ART. 10. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to sell, after first giving notice of the time and place of sale by posting such notice of sale in some convenient and public place in the Town at least fourteen days before the sale, property taken by the Town under tax title procedure, provided that the Selectmen or whomsoever they may authorize to hold such public
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auction may reject any bid which they deem inadequate, or take any action relative thereto.
Voted to accept this article.
ART. 11. To see if the Town will vote the money arising from licensing dogs for the ensuing year to aid in support of the Public Library.
Voted to accept this article.
ART. 12. To see if the Town will vote to accept Chapter 41 of the General Laws (Ter. Ed.) Section 100-A, which provides as follows:
"A town which accepts this Section by vote of its inhabi- tants at an annual town meeting, may, after an appropriation has been made therefor, indemnify an officer or emplovee thereof for expenses or damages incurred by him in the defense or settlement of a claim against him for bodily injuries, including death at any time resulting therefrom, or for damage to property, arising out of the operation of a motor or other vehicle or vessel owned by such city or town, to an amount not exceeding fif- teen thousand dollars on account of injury to or death of, one person or not exceeding seventy-five thousand dollars for any one accident, and not exceeding five thousand dollars on ac- count of damage to property provided, that after investigation it shall appear to the mayor or selectmen that such officer or em- plovee was at the time the claim arose, acting within the scope of his official duties or employment, and provided, further, that the defense or settlement of such claim shall have been made by the city solicitor or the town counsel, or, if the town has no town counsel, by an attorney employed for the purpose by the selectmen, upon the request of said officer or employee and at the direction of the mayor or selectmen.
This section shall not apply in respect to so much of a claim against an officer or employee as is covered by a policy of in- surance effected by the city or town under clause (1) of section 5 of Chapter 40," or take any action in relation thereto.
Board of Selectmen
Voted to accept this article. In favor 375 - Opposed 35.
ART. 13. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of one hundred dollars ($100.00) to settle the claims of Archibald J. MacLaren et ux for personal injuries and property damage as the result of a collision which occurred on or about June 13, 1955, on Route 38, Tewksbury; said claimants being involved in a collision with a police cruiser owned by the Town
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of Tewksbury and operated by James Manley, or take any action in relation thereto. Board of Selectmen
Voted to accept this article and raise and appropriate the sum of $100.00 to settle the claims.
ART. 14. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $21,500.00 to settle the land damage claim of John D. Sullivan et ux, as the result of the taking by eminent domain under Article 6 of the Special Town Meeting on September 22, 1955, for the Heathbrook well field, or take any action in rela- tion thereto. Board of Selectmen
Voted that no money be appropriated under this article. (9:05 P. M. Motion made and seconded that articles in this warrant not be considered after 11 P. M.)
ART. 15. To see if the Town will vote to amend the present Town By-Laws by striking out the word "Annual" in Article 9, Sec- tion 4 so that Section 4 will read as follows: "The by-laws may be amended at any meeting, providing notice has been properly given in the warrant for said meeting Board of Selectmen
Voted to accept this article. A unanimous vote.
Amendment to by-laws approved by Attorney General 4-5-56.
ART. 16. To see if the Town will authorize the Board of Select- men to enter into a contract for twelve months for consulting service available to the several offices, committees, and boards of the town in the purchasing of supplies, materials, equipment, and commodities; and to raise and appropriate or appropriate by transfer from available funds a sufficient sum of money therefor. Board of Selectmen
Voted to accept and that $325.00 be raised and appropriated for this purpose.
(Art. 81 was taken up after 16)
ART. 17. To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of $3,500.00 for ambulance service for the Town of Tewksbury, or take any action in relation thereto. Board of Selectmen
Voted to indefinitely postpone this article. (Art. 53 was taken up after 17)
ART. 18. To see if the Town will vote to add the following section to Article 9 of the Town By-Laws:
No soil, loam, sand or gravel shall be removed from any land in the town, unless a permit for such removal has been issued by the Building Inspector. The Building Inspector shall issue
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a permit upon proper application only upon the following conditions:
1. No sand, or gravel, shall be removed from any land lower than one foot above the grade level of any adjacent street or way, except when such removal is incidental to building construction or highway improvement or construction at the site of removal.
2. No loam or gravel shall be removed in any one year to a depth greater than 20. per cent at the place of removal, except for a local agricultural or horticultural use, or incidental to the construction of dwellings or other structures. Loam or gravel removed for construction purposes must be disposed of within the Town.
The penalty for violation of this by-law shall be as follows: For the first offense, fifty dollars; for the second offense, one hundred dollars; and for each subsequent offense, two hundred dollars. Board of Selectmen
Voted to accept this article with amendment as follows: "and this shall not apply to local greenhouse operators whatsoever." Amendment to by-laws approved by Attorney General 4-5-56.
ART. 19. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for Christmas decorations at the Town Hall.
Board of Selectmen
Voted to accept this article and raise and appropriate the sum of $100.00.
ART. 20. To see what sum of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate to purchase the abandoned Railroad bed of the Boston and Maine Railroad as shown on plan on file with the Town Clerk, or take any other action in relation thereto.
Board of Selectmen
Voted to indefinitely postpone.
ART. 21. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $50.00 in support of the trustees for County aid to Agriculture, to be expended by the Town Director in conjunc- tion with the Extension Service. Board of Selectmen
Voted to accept and raise and appropriate $50.00 for same.
ART. 22. To see if the Town will vote to accept for the Town of Tewksbury, one 1938 Ford Fire Truck and trailer, purchased by the Women's Auxiliary Civil Defense Fire Department. Board of Selectmen
Voted to accept this article.
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ART. 23. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of five thousand dollars for the purpose of installing a drainage system on Chandler Street to eliminate a flooding con- dition in that area or take any other action thereon.
Board of Selectinen
Voted to accept and raise and appropriate five thousand dollars.
ART. 24. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for the publication of a real estate valuation book as required by Section II of Article 2 of the Town By-Laws, and will further vote to establish a fee for the sale and distribu- tion of such publication. Board of Selectmen
Voted to indefinitely postpone.
ART. 25. To see if the Town will vote to amend the By-Laws by striking out the last sentence of Section 6 in Article II. Board of Selectmen
Voted to adopt this article and eliminate publishing report of vital statistics for publication in the annual report. (Approved by Attorney General on January 17, 1957.)
ART. 26. To see if the Town will vote to amend Section 2 of Article IV of the By-Laws by striking out the last three sentences and substituting the following:
"The number of members in attendance at the public hearings and at each meeting of the committee and a statement of the number of dissenting votes shall be included in the rec- ords of the committee. The report of the committee shall in- clude in parallel columns the expenditures for the previous year, the average for the three years prior to the previous year, and the Finance Committee recommendations for the current year. Their printed report shall be available to the voters at least forty-eight hours before any town meeting."
Board of Selectmen
Voted to amend Sec. 2 of Art. 4 of the by-laws by striking out the last three sentences and substituting the following: "The num- ber of members in attendance at the public hearings and at each meeting of the committee and a statement of the number of dissent- ting votes shall be included in the records of the committee. The report of the committee shall include in parallel columns the expenditures for the two previous years, and the Finance Commit- tee recommendations for the current year. Their printed report shall be available to the voters at least forty-eight hours before any town meeting," (Amendment to by-laws approved by Attorney General April 5, 1956).
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ART. 27. To see if the town will vote to establish the office of Town Engineer, determine the scope of authority of such an office, and raise and appropriate or transfer a sum of money to carry out the purposes of this article. Board of Selectmen
Voted to indefinitely postpone.
ART. 28. To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen to ap- point a Wire Inspector and raise and appropriate a sum of money therefor. Board of Selectmen
Voted to indefinitely postpone.
ART. 29. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to carry out the enforcement of regulations adopted by the Board of Health in regards to a plumbing code. Board of Health
Voted to accept this article and raise and appropriate the sum of $2,500.00.
ART. 30. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to sell the land owned by the Town at the intersec- tion of Whipple Rd., Pond, and Pine Streets, formerly used as a gravel pit, or take any action relative thereto. Board of Selectmen
Voted to indefinitely postpone.
ART. 31. To see if the Town will vote to amend the Building Laws of the Town as follows:
SECTION 8. Add the following:
The Inspector of Buildings may require that cost compu- tations be submitted to substantiate disputed estimates. Quo- tations for any materials shall not be less than the amounts con- tained in the latest release of average prices of building materials issued by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Any requirement necessary for the strength or stability of any proposed structure or for the safety of the occupants thereof, not specifically covered in these by-laws, shall be determined by the Inspector of Buildings.
SECTION 9. Before the word "sills," insert the following:
"For building having more than 250 square feet in area ... " In the second sentence, substitute the word "all" for "the."
In the third paragraph, after the word "have," insert the words "one piece.'
After the last sentence of Section 9, add the following:
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PLYWOOD
All plywood, when permanently exposed in outdoor appli- cations shall be of exterior type. Sidewall sheathing of plywood to be a minimum of 3/8" thick. Roof sheathing of plywood to be a minimum of 1/2" thick. Plywood sheathing up to and including 1/2", to be applied with 6 penny common nails, spaced 6" on centers around panel edges, and 12" at other bearings, and 3/8" from edges. Plywood over 1/2" in thickness shall be applied with 8 penny nails, similarly spaced.
SHINGLED ROOFS
Asphalt shingles shall be of standard quality. Wood shingles shall not be used for roof covering on anv building over 8 feet in height, or over 100 feet in area. Existing wood shingled roofs may be repaired with wood shingles, when said repair is less than 1/4 of the roof surface. No asphalt shingles shall be applied over any existing wood shingles.
DRYWALL CONSTRUCTION
In structures where the use of drywall construction is em- ployed as a substitute for lath and plaster, a minimum of 1/2" thick stock is to be used.
SECTION 9. Add the following to Section 9.
When a substitute for wood is used for sheathing of the sidewalls of dwellings and the use of wood shingles is contem- plated, a nailing strip of 1" x 2" wood stock shall be used under shingles.
When clapboards are used over a wood substitute, studs of the outside walls shall be 12" on center.
SECTION 10. Eiminate the words "parallel bearing partitions" and insert the words "cross partitions.'
SECTION 11. Eliminate the entire section and substitute the following:
GARAGES
All garages built beneath the superstructure of dwellings shall be enclosed by brick, terra cotta, or concrete walls. Open- ings in partition wall shall be sealed with metal clad door. Door opening shall have a threshold of 6 inch minimum, unless grade of garage floor is 6 inches lower than cellar floor. Ceilings to be lathed and hard plastered. All garages built against the superstructure of dwellings shall have all walls and ceiling lathed and hard plastered, with no opening leading into dwell- ing. Floors of all garages are to be of fireproof material.
SECTION 12. Eliminate paragraph 2 - Foundation Wall - and insert the following:
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FOUNDATIONS AND STRUCTURAL CONCRETE
Foundations may be of brick, stone, or concrete. Concrete for foundations shall be not poorer than one part Portland cement, three parts clean, sharp sand, and five parts of clean gravel or broken stone. The sand, gravel and stone shall be screened, and with the cement, measured and thoroughly mixed. All concrete when in place, shall be properly rammed and al- lowed to set without being disturbed. If the inspector finds that the requirements of the law, relative to the use of concrete, are being violated by any person, the Inspector shall stop the fur- ther use of concrete until such person complies with the law. Said foundations must not be less than 42 inches below the surface of the lot exposed to frost.
When the structural use of concrete is proposed, a specifica- tion stating the quality and proportions of materials, and the methods of mixing the same, shall be submitted to the Inspector of Buildings who may issue a permit after ascertaining that the proposed structure will have sufficient strength to safely carry all loads to be placed thereon.
Eliminate paragraph 3 - Footings - and substi- tute the following:
FOOTINGS
Footings shall be so designed that the loads will be as nearly uniform as possible and not in excess of the safe bearing capacity of the soil. Where metal is incorporated, or forms, a part of a footing or foundation it shall be thoroughly imbedded in con- crete and must be placed at least 3" from any face. Footing courses of concrete are required under the foundation wall of all dwellings. These footing courses shall be a minimum of 10" thick and extend a minimum of 4" each side of the wall it carries.
Column footings (under carrying timbers) shall not be less than 24" x 24" x 12" in depth.
No footings shall be started on soil which is in a frozen condition. Footing for industrial, or buildings other than dwell- ings, are to be determined by general engineering practice and approval of the Inspector of Buildings.
No superstructure shall be erected or worked on until foundation for the same is constructed and ready to receive superstructure, unless special permission is received from the Inspector of Buildings.
Add the following, to be known as Section 12A:
STEEL, WROUGHT IRON, AND CAST IRON
Steel, wrought iron and cast iron for structural work shall be of a quality which, in the judgment of the inspector, is suit-
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able for the kind of structurual work which is to be employed.
Detailed drawings of all the different features of construc- tion shall be filed with the Building Inspector, and one to re- main in the possession of the Town. The Inspector may also require that the calculations by the Engineer shall be filed and remain in the possession of the Town, if the Inspector deems best.
SECTION 13. Add the following to Section 13:
In every store a clear opening, covered with 3/4 inch plate glass 10" x 10", shall be provided between first floor and base- ment. This opening is to be centrally located and in a position which will not be covered by counters or other fixtures. If called for by the Chief of the Fire Department, additional open- ings may be required for stores having an area exceeding 500 square feet or stores with divided cellars.
The Chief of the Fire Department shall give notice in writing to the Inspector of Buildings, by noon of the day follow- ing, of all fires in structures that impair the structural strength of said structures.
Any building used, or to be used, for any purpose which creates a fire hazard, such as boiling fat, paint, oil or gasoline storage, etc., shall have the approval of the Chief of the Fire Department before the Building Inspector issues a permit.
SECTION 20. Add the following to Section 20.
All ceilings immediately over a furnace or steam boiler and for three feet on each side - front and back - thereof shall, except under fireproof floors be lathed and plastered.
Ralph W. Peters
Voted to accept this article. (Building Laws approved by Attorney General April 5, 1956).
ART. 32. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $2,500.00 or any other sum, for the purpose of in- stalling a public water main in Carter Street for a distance of approximately 500 feet, and to authorize the Water Department to do such work and expend such money, or take any other action relative thereto. Water Commissioners
Voted to indefinitely postpone.
ART. 33. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $6,000.00 or any other sum, for the purpose of in- stalling a public water main in Longmeadow Road for a distance of approximately 1200 feet, and to authorize the Water Depart-
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ment to do such work and expend such money, or take any action in relation hereto. Water Commissioners
Voted io indefinitely postpone.
ART. 34. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $310.75 for the purpose of installing a two-inch water main in a private way, so-called Madeline Road, for a distance of 113 feet, also to install house service, approximate distance 44 feet, for a sum of $99.00 from main line to pro- posed house of Andrew Kilpatrick, and to authorize the Water Department to do such work and expend such money, or take any action in relation thereto. Water Commissioners
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