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Prohibited Uses:
Except as provided in paragraph entitled Comparable Uses, all uses not specifically permitted are prohibited. Prohibiting uses shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
1. Garbage and refuse incineration or disposal otherwise of material not originating on the premises, except by the Town of Tewksbury.
2. Distillation of bones, rendering of fat or reduction of animal matter.
3. Manufacture of Glue.
4. Oil Refining.
Special Regulations:
1. In any Industrial District the required front yard shall be suitably landscaped and shall not be used for parking, storage, or other purposes inconsistent with the landscaped effect.
2. Each lot in any Industrial District shall have access only at designated driveways. Each lot may have not more than two driveways and one additional driveway for each 200 feet of street frontage above the minimum required. Driveways shall not exceed 30 feet in width at the front lot line.
3. A strip not less than 30 feet wide in all side and rear yards where adjacent to a Residence District shall be suitably land- scaped and not used for parking or any use prohibited in such adjacent Residence District.
OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING
Facilities Required:
On all premises developed after the adoption of this by-law for
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any purpose, parking facilities shall be provided, off the street or highway right-of-way, sufficient to accommodate the motor and other vehicles of all occupants, employees, customers and other persons normally visiting the premises at any one time.
Required Minimum Area:
Unless parking facilities are otherwise specifically approved by the Board, they shall contain not less than the following mini- mum areas, exclusive of driveways necessary for access. Except as otherwise provided, rooftop, garage, or indoor parking, ex- cluding ramps, may be included in the required area.
1. For dwellings, 250 square feet for each family unit.
2. For offices, financial institutions, retail stores, personal service shops, restaurants, and similar business buildings, an area equal to three times the floor area used for business, exclu- ding storage.
3. For theaters and assembly halls having fixed seats, 250 square feet for every four seats.
4. For other places of public assembly or public recreation, 250 square feet for every four legal occupants, including employees.
5. For industrial plants, wholesale establishments and similar buildings, 250 square feet for every three persons normally employed.
6. For hotels, boarding and lodging houses and tourist establish- ments, and similar buildings, 250 square feet for every 2 guests accommodated on the premises and 250 square feet for every three persons normally employed on the premises.
Truck Loading Space:
In the case of hospitals, institutions, hotels, retail, wholesale and industrial buildings, space shall be provided for loading and unloading of trucks at the rate of one space not less than 400 square feet in area for each 15,000 square feet of floor area or fraction thereof less than 30,000 square feet and 400 square feet for each 30,000 square feet of floor thereof in excess of 30,000 square feet. Planning Board.
ART. 66- To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning By- Laws to Change from General Residence and Farming a certain parcel of land now zoned for General Residence and Farming. to Heavy Industry, said parcel of land being now owned by Anthony J. Gallo, Sr., Mary T. Gallo and Anthony J. Gallo, Jr., and described as follows:
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SOUTHEASTERLY : By East Street, 390 feet;
NORTHEASTERLY : By Andover town line, 741.30 feet;
NORTHWESTERLY: By land now or formerly of the First Fed- eral Savings Bank of Lowell, 561.16 feet;
SOUTHWESTERLY: By land now or formerly of Walter and Mary Pupkis, 174.37 feet;
SOUTHEASTERLY: Again, by land of Anthony J. Gallo, Sr., et al, 340 feet; and
SOUTHWESTERLY: Again, by land of Anthony J. Gallo, Sr., et al, and by land now or formerly of Walter and Mary Pupkis, 230 feet.
Containing 71/2 acres, more or less. Being the same premises shown on a plan dated November 16, 1959, by Dana F. Perkins & Sons, Inc., Civil Engineers and Surveyors. Planning Board. ART. 67- To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to acquire by purchase or take by eminent domain in fee simple the old abandoned railroad track for its entire length from the Wilmington town line to East Street for the purpose of a town road or any other municipal purpose and see what sum the town will vote to raise and appropriate for such pur- poses or takings, or take any other action in relation thereto. Planning Board.
ART. 68 - To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $1300 for the use of the Personnel Board to continue and complete the work of establishing a wage and classification plan and personnel policy for town employees or take any other action relative thereto. Personnel Board.
ART. 69 - To see if the Town will vote to recommend to the Per- sonnel Board that the following provisions, relative to employ- ment in the Town, be incorporated in the proposed wage and classification plan and personnel policy plans for town employees being prepared by the Personnel Board appointed by the Board of Selectmen under Article 17 of the Warrant for the last Annual Town Meeting or to do anything in relation thereto:
VACATION PROVISIONS: Vacation leave shall be granted to full-time permanent employees subject to the following pro- visions:
a. Employees who have been employed in the aggregate for less than 12 months but not more than six months as of June 1st of the current year, shall be granted 5 days vacation with full pay.
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b. Employees who have been employed in the aggregate for less than ten years but more than one year as of June Ist of the current year, shall be granted 10 days vacation with full pay.
c. Employees who have been employed in the aggregate for more than ten years as of June Ist of the current year, shall be granted 15 days vacation with full pay.
d. Policemen and Firemen are not subject to (b) and (c) above, because a separate vacation plan was established by a referen- dum vote of the townspeople in the year 1959 and is as follows:
As of June 1st - 6 mos. service 5 days
As of June 1st - 1 year's service 10 days
As of June 1st - 5 years' service 15 days
As of June 1st - 10 years' service 20 days
e. Vacation leave with pay shall not be granted to temporary employees.
f. Vacations shall be granted by the Department Heads at such times as, in their opinion, will cause the least interference with the performance of the regular work of the departments. Vacations must be taken in the year in which they are due, and shall not accumulate from year to year.
g. In the event of termination of employment which is caused through no fault of the employee, provided the employee has been in the continuous full time service of the town for at least one year; or by reason of retirement; the employee shall be paid, or entitled to time off with pay for each full month since the employee's preceding vacation. In the event of the death of an employee, any accrued vacation pay shall be paid to his estate.
h. Department Heads shall identify all pay for vacations on the payroll in which such pay occurs.
i. Employees who are eligible for vacation under these rules and whose services are terminated by entrance into the armed forces shall be paid an amount equal to the vacation allow- ance as earned and not granted, in the vacation year prior to such entrance into the armed forces.
j. An employee shall be granted an additional day of vacation if while on vacation leave a designated holiday occurs which falls on, or is legally observed on, Monday, Tuesday, Wed- nesday, Thursday or Friday.
HOLIDAY PAY: Regular full-time, permanent town employees shall be paid one day at regular straight-time pay, in accordance
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with present practice, for all designated holidays listed below which fall on, or are observed on, regularly scheduled work days. In the case of the Police and Fire departments whose personnel are subject to duty seven days a week, those employ- ees performing their official duties on the holiday shall receive extra straight-time pay for the hours actually worked in addition to their regular pay.
Designated Holidays Shall Be:
January 1
Labor Day
February 22
October 12
April 19
November 11
May 30
Thanksgiving
July 4
Christmas - Dec. 25
SICK LEAVE - OCCUPATIONAL: Each town employee who sustains injury or illness arising out of his employment in the Town service, shall be entitled to receive his full pay for the period of his incapacity. If such period exceeds 30 days, continued payment beyond such period shall be subject to approval by the Personnel Board, which may require periodic written testimony supporting the claim of continued incapacity as a condition precedent to its approval.
SICK LEAVE - NON-OCCUPATIONAL:
a. Every employee occupying a full-time position subject to the classification and compensation plans or a part-time position in which the employee has worked a total of at least 30 weeks at the regular work week for his occupational group shall be allowed by the head of his department sick leave with pay for a period of 15 days during each calendar year, provided said leave is caused by sickness or injury, exposure to contagious disease, or on account of serious illness or death of members of the employee's immediate family.
b. Sick leave allowed under provisions of the preceding para- graph shall be cumulative up to a total of:
30 days in the first five years of service
45 days from the sixth through the tenth year of service 60 days after the tenth year of service
c. When absence by reason of sickness or injury is for a period of more than five days, the department head shall require said employee to file a certificate of disability, signed by a regularly licensed and practicing physician, before the employee shall be entitled to compensation as herein provided.
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OVERTIME:
a. All town employees except department heads shall receive straight time compensation for all overtime worked.
b. Overtime shall not be paid to department heads.
c. Department heads shall approve and authorize all overtime requiring the service or services of town employees.
JURY DUTY: While on jury duty an employee shall receive amount equal to the difference between his normal compensa- tion and the amount, excluding travel allowances, received from the court.
MILITARY LEAVE:
a. Full time employees of the town who are called for State or Federal military training forces shall be paid any difference in compensation between that drawn in a normal working period of two weeks in their regular town employment and the total compensation (excluding travel allowances) of the military duty.
b. Such payment shall be limited to a period not to exceed two weeks in any calendar year and shall not include payment to members of the National Guard who may be mobilized dur- ing an emergency in the Commonwealth.
c. A military leave of absence without pay shall be granted to any town employee called to active duty with the State or Federal armed forces for purposes other than the routine annual tour of duty for training purposes, also seniority rights shall not be affected while this leave of absence is in effect.
INSURANCE: Hospital and sickness plan
Plan under Chapter 32B (if accepted by townspeople) to be paid one-half by Town one-half by employee.
Any and all provisions in the Personnel By-Laws pertaining to wage and classification and personnel policy may be amended upon recommendation by the Personnel Board and by a majority vote at any annual or special town meeting. Personnel Board.
ART. 70- To see if the Town will vote to further amend Section 10 of the Zoning By-Laws as amended under Article 4 of the Special Town Meeting of September 12, 1956, by adding the following Section C:
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SECTION C:
These provisions shall not prevent the erection or placing of any dwelling on any lot containing less area than one acre pro- vided that the Board of Selectmen may vote to issue not more than three (3) building permits for the erection of residential building on any lots approved and recorded at the Registry of Deeds for the Northern District of Middlesex County prior to June 29, 1956, so long as such lots shall not exceed fifty (50) in number in any calendar year and provided also that in deter- mining which lots shall be approved for permits the Board of Selectmen shall not issue more than three (3) permits to any one owner and shall consider which lots are best located for residential dwelling in such divisions; that no such permit shall be approved except with the vote of the Board of Selectmen at a regualar meeting Bernard Marion.
ART. 71 - To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of $3,500.00, under the direction of a playground commission of five members to be appointed by the Moderator in accordance with Chapter 45 Section 14 of the General Laws of the Com- monwealth of Massachusetts, or take any other action relative thereto. Tewksbury Playground Commission.
ART. 72. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or to transfer from available funds the sum of $4,900.00 for the purpose of a recreation program to provide activities for adults and for children appropriate to each season of the year, said sum to be expended by the Playground Commissioners; or take any other action relative thereto.
D. J. Beattie and others
ART. 73- To see if the Town will vote to authorize and direct the Playground Commissioners to engage the services of a Recrea- tion Director to supervise the operation of the recreation program to be established under the previous article; or take any other action relative thereto.
D. J. Beattie and others.
ART. 74- To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $2,500.00 to start to develop a park and playground for outdoor activities, said money to be spent under the super- vision of the Park Commissioners. Park Commissioners.
ART. 75 - To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to take any action on the request of petitioners to
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establish a playground on land off Chandler Street by taking by eminent domain, or otherwise, a certain tract of land com- prising approximately 25 acres known as the Messenger Lot shown on a plan filed with the Planning Board in the name of John D. Sullivan, and to see if the Town will further vote to raise and appropriate any sum of money for the purposes of this article. Board of Selectmen (by petition).
ART. 76- To see if the Town will vote to accept that portion of Beech Street adjacent to the beach area known as "The Bath Tub" or take any action relative thereto. Lena Milner and others
ART. 77- To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to purchase in fee simple a parcel of land at the rear of 33 Heath Street from the Bnai Sholom Congregation and Beach Betterment Association, in accordance with Chapter 40, Section 14 for the purpose of a public recreation and swim- ming area, and raise and appropriate the sum of three thousand dollars for purchasing and improving said land, or take any other action relative thereto. Lena Milner and others.
ART. 78- To see what sum of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate to enable the Assessors to publish a real estate valuation book as required by Section 11 of Article II of the Town By-Laws, or take any other action relative thereto. The cost of publication will be defrayed through the sale of books to the general public. Tewksbury Citizens Association.
ART. 79 - To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning By- Laws as follows: Section 13, Paragraph G: No corporation, person or persons, owners, lessees, or other person in control of a trailer, trailer coach, trailer coach parks, mobile home, or other closed vehicle furnished for housekeeping and designed to be pulled behind another vehicle shall cause the same to be placed upon any premises in any district within the town.
Tewksbury Citizens Association.
ART. 80- To see if the Town will vote to adopt the following By- Law: No town officer, while in office, shall provide services for remuneration to the town other than those which are encom- passed as normal duties associated with his elective or appointive office. Tewksbury Citizens Association.
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And you are directed to serve this warrant, by posting attested copies thereof upon the Town Hall and in the Post Office and by leaving at least five hundred (500) copies at the Post Office and at the Town Hall in said Town, seven (7) 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 16th day of February, in the year of our Lord, one thousand nine hundred and sixty.
JOSEPH J. WHELAN GEORGE A. O'CONNELL VICTOR N. CLUFF JOHN A. MORRISSEY THOMAS A. ABBOTT Selectmen of Tewksbury
A true copy, Attest :
Constable of Tewksbury
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Annual Report
OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Town of
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also Report of SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31 1959
SCHOOL CALENDAR - 1960
Open January 4, 1960
Close February 19, 1960
Vacation One Week
Open February 29, 1960
Close April 14, 1960
Vacation One Week (Because of delayed opening, February and April Vacation dates do not apply to High School building)
Open April 25, 1960
(Elementary) Close June 17, 1960 (Junior High) Close June 22, 1960 (High) Close June 24, 1960
Summer Vacation
Open September 7, 1960 Close December 23, 1960
Reopen January 3, 1961
School Holidays
February 22 Good Friday May 30
October 12
November 11 November 24 and 25 (and such other days as the School Committee may designate) The School Calendar may be subject to change.
No School Signals
When school is called off because of severe weather conditions, the following system will be used: Coded 2-2-2 on the Fire Depart- ment and State Hospital whistles.
6:55 A. M .- No School Senior and Junior High Schools. 7:55 A. M .- No School Elementary Schools.
Radio Stations WLLH and WCAP, Lowell, WNAC, Boston and Lawrence and WCCM, Lawrence, will carry announcements on their regular no school broadcasts.
The practice is to close schools only in case of extreme weather conditions, otherwise to hold regular sessions. It should be noted in the schedule above that sessions may be cancelled for any one or more of the groups. Therefore, when school is in session on stormy days, parents are urged to exercise their personal judgment as to the wisdom of sending their children to school.
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Age 5-6 979
Registration of Minors October 1, 1959 Age 7-16 3012
Age 17-21 410
Total 4401
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Term Expires
James A. Johnson, Arkansas Road
1960
Mrs. Loella Dewing, James Street
1961
Arthur W. Wells, Whipple Road
1961
Francis X. Kelley, Marie Street
1962
David J. Beattie, Marie Street
1962
ORGANIZATION David J. Beattie, Chairman James A. Johnson, Vice-Chairman Mrs. Loella Dewing, Secretary
Superintendent of Schools Dr. Everett G. Thistle
Assistant Ralph W. Brown Office: Memorial High School Office open from 8 A. M. to 12 M. and from 1 P. M. to 5 P. M. except Saturday.
The Superintendent may be seen at his office by appointment. Telephone ULysses 1-2431
Secretary: Mrs. Thelma Whitehouse
School Physicians Morris Kelman, M. D., Telephone: OLiver 8-4531 Edward F. Duffy, O. D., Telephone: ULysses 1-2857 John Lu, M. D., Telephone: ULysses 1-2272
School Nurses Mrs. Ora MacLaren, R. N., 1928 Main St., Tewksbury ULysses 1-2198
Mrs. Rachel Killeen, R. N., 778 Main St., Tewksbury ULysses 1-7467
Mrs. Doris Osterman, R. N., 65 Whipple Rd., Tewksbury GLenview 2-8894
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REGISTRATION OF MINORS - October 1, 1959
GRADE - AGE DISTRIBUTION
Grade/Age
5
6
7 |
8 | 9|
10
11 |
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
Total
1
100
305
39
444
2
87
304
37
5
-
433
3
56
209
32
7
304
4
108
189
25
3
325
5
91
204 |
44
8
347
6
102
192
39
3
1
337
7
1
1
88
182
34
5
1
1
313
8
1
104
140
29
9
2
285
9
-
-
47
106
23
9
2
187
10
1
44
95
24
6
170
11
38
91
16
7
1
153
12
42
60
7
109
Ungraded
5
3
3
8 |
4
- 3
5
3
2
36
Total
100
392 | 399|
359
321 | 342
336
337
228
190
169
169
86
14 | 1 |
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-
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TOTALS
16 to 21
7 to 16
Ages: 5 to 7
REGISTRATION OF MINORS - October 1, 1959
SCHOOL/GRADE DISTRIBUTION
Gr./School
1| 2 |3 |4 |5 |6| 7 | 8 | 9 |10 | 11 | 12 |ung.|
Totals
Flemings
31
8
39
Foster
63
95
67
35
260
Heath Brook
147 |163
88
105
| 110
30
643
North Street
164 |155
66
29
34
448
Shawsheen
132 | 115
87
96
105
71
15
621
Junior High
313
285
13
611
High School
201
201
Total Elem.
444 |433 |304 |325 |347 |337 |313|285
36
2824
High School
-
187 |170 |153
109
619
Grand Totals Public
444
433
304
352
347
337
313
285
187
170
153
109
36
3443
St. William's
45
42
42
39
37
205
TOTALS
489 475 346 364 384 337 |313 |285 |187 170 |153 |109
36
3648
270 492
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1788
Boys- 139
Boys-1379
Boys- 270
1655
Girls- 131
Girls-1302
Girls- 222
RECAP PUBLIC ONLY
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EDUCATIONAL AND EMPLOYMENT CERTIFICATES
Every person from 14-16 years of age must have an employment certificate or permit, and those between 16-18 years of age must have an educational certificate before starting work. These certifi- cates and permits may be obtained from the offices of the Superin- tendent of Schools, the High School Principal, and Mrs. Loella Dewing of the School Committee. When one makes application for a certificate (or "working card"), he must apply in person and bring birth certificate and report of last grade attended.
AGE OF ADMISSION TO SCHOOL
All children born as of January 1, 1955 are eligible to attend school in the coming fall term. No entrance tests for children under the age requirement will be given.
REPORT OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE
The Tewksbury School Committee held 31 meetings during the past year in its endeaver to consider and act upon school problems and matters of school system policy.
Of major importance this past year, was the opening of the new 1000-pupil High School which has made it possible for the return to single sessions at all grade levels. This modern building makes it possible to offer many advantages to the students, and presents many opportunities which were non-existent prior to the building of the new High School. Since the opening of this new building, TMHS can now offer its students a more thorough background in such fields as science, home economics, industrial arts, and business education. For the first time in several years, the students have access to a modern and well-equipped gymnasium where they have a well-rounded program for physical fitness and participation in sports. The new High School not only relieves the over-crowded condition existing in Tewksbury but the new atmosphere has a definite effect on the morale and behavior standards of the pupils.
The School Committee, in realizing the need for a more rigid academic background for a high school graduate, has changed the schedule of point credits to the extent that any points gained by extra curricula activities are not applied to the total graduation points of the student. In order to participate in interscholastic athletics, a student must maintain a "C" average in three prepared subjects and not lower than a "D" in all others. These averages are to be figured by the subject teachers and reported to the principal at the end of each calendar month.
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The Committee has also been aware of the need for a full program of athletics and has taken action to improve the program by hiring full-time physical education teachers and by expanding the coaching staff of all sports teams. These additional coaches not only assist with the sports program but also teach various academic subjects. In order to offer more children an opportunity to partici- pate in competitive sports, we have inaugurated an inter-mural program for the fifth and sixth grade students. Not only is this an excellent outlet for their boundless energy but it better prepares them for participation in sports at Junior High and High School levels.
With the addition of an assistant principal at the high school, more time can be given by the principal to pertinent matters con- cerned in the overseeing of a high school. Mr. McGowan and Mr. Russell are doing an outstanding job of aiding and disciplining the students at the High School as well as carrying out their administra- tive duties.
There has also been an addition in personnel in the Guidance Department and this, along with the new facilities available, enables the Guidance Service to offer the students even greater assistance and counseling on personal and academic problems and also valu- able advice regarding further education and job opportunities.
As the safety of our children is of immediate importance to all of us, the Committee acted to provide better safety facilities at the Foster School and the old Shawsheen School. At these schools, fire escapes have been installed and also a fire detector and fire alarm system have been added which would sound the alarm direct to the fire station.
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