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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
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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.
VOTED: To adopt Article 69 with the amendment to exclude the word "not" in Line 2 of Section "a" under Vacation Provisions.
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:
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.
First amendment, the word "unanimous" be inserted in last line of Section C before "vote of the Board of Selectmen." Voted unanimously.
Second amendment, voted unanimously: "And that all lots shall conform to the Planning Board's proposed Zoning By-Laws as sub- mitted by the Planning Board at the 1959 Town Meeting and be subject to the Planning Board's proposed Sub-division rules and regulations."
VOTED: To adopt Article 70 as amended. Unanimous vote. Approved by Attorney General August 9, 1960.
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.
VOTED: To raise and appropriate the sum of $3,500.00 for the purpose of Article 71.
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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
VOTED: To raise and appropriate $4,900.00 for the purpose of Article 72 as amended by confining program to children as carried on previously by School Department.
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.
VOTED: To adopt Article 73.
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.
VOTED: To raise and appropriate the sum of $2,500.00 for the purpose of Article 74.
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 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).
VOTED: To indefinitely postpone Article 75.
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
VOTED: To accept that portion of Beech Street as intended in Article 76. Unanimous vote.
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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.
VOTED: To indefinitely postpone Article 77.
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.
VOTED: To raise and appropriate the sum of $3,000.00 for the purpose of Article 78.
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.
VOTED: To adopt Article 79 by a vote of 139 in favor, 33 opposed. Approved by Attorney General August 9, 1960.
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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VOTED: To indefinitely postpone Article 80.
A true copy, Attest :
JOHN E. HEDSTROM Town Clerk
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ANNUAL TOWN ELECTION
Tewksbury, Massachusetts., March 12, 1960
At a meeting of the inhabitants of the Town of Tewksbury, qualified to vote in town affairs, held this day at the Town Hall- Precinct 1, South Tewksbury Betterment Association Building- Precinct 2, and the North Street School-Precinct 3, the following business was transacted.
Polls opened at 10:00 A. M. and closed at 8:00 P. M.
Precinct 1
1286
Precinct 2
844
Precinct 3
840
Total Vote Cast
2970
OFFICIAL COUNT:
Selectmen - Three Years
Pre. 1
Pre. 2 Pre. 3 Total
Victor N. Cluff
526
251
421
1198 Elected and sworn
Frank A. Antonelli
506
240
215
961
Rita G. Fortier
53
60
39
152
Francis J. Hill
18
52
16
86
Henry E. Wells
162
219
136
517
Blanks
21
22
13
56
Board of Public Welfare - Three Years
Victor N. Cluff
609
391
468
1468 Elected and sworn
Frank A. Antonelli
.. 624
398
321
1343
Blanks
52
54
51
157
Others
1
1
....
2
Board of Health - Three Years
Victor N. Cluff
521
287
405
1213 Elected and sworn
Frank A. Antonelli
502
272
224
998
Henry E. Wells
228
255
189
672
Blanks
35
30
22
87
Assessor - Three Years
Edward J. Sullivan .. 855
496
540
1891 Elected and sworn
Ward R. Davis
387
299
275
961
Blanks
44
49
25
118
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Town Clerk - Three Years
Pre. 1 Pre. 2
Pre. 3 Total
John E. Hedstrom
876
508
609
1993 Elected and sworn
William J. Sullivan .. 387
299
275
961
Blanks
23
30
15
68
Tax Colector
- Three Years
William J. O'Neill
1061
775
726
2512 Elected and sworn
Blanks
225
117
113
455
Others
2
1
3
Treasurer - Three Years
William J. O'Neill
1083
714
705
2502 Elected and sworn
Blanks
203
129
135
467
School Committee - Three Years
James E. Kelley
746
523
449
1718 Elected and sworn
James E. Luke, Jr.
481
271
339
1091
Blanks
59
50
52
161
Moderator - One Year
Alan M. Qua
1108
700
726
2534 Elelcted and sworn
Blanks
178
144
114
436
Park Commissioner - Three Years
Francis P. Sherlock .. 1088
681
696
2465 Elected and sworn
Blanks
198
163
143
504
Others
1
1
Planning Board - Five Years
Robert W. Barron
717
446
548
1711 Elected and sworn
Paul Wastchak
449
310
224
983
Blanks
118
88
68
274
Others
2
..
....
Road Commissioners - Three Years
Chester M. Roper
521
372
423
1316 Elected and sworn
Richard E. Fortier
207
204
134
545
Thomas F. Sullivan
522
226
259
1007
Blanks
36
42
23
101
Others
...
....
1
1
Tree Warden - Three Years
Walter R. Doucette .. 1114
721
722
2557 Elected and sworn
Blanks
168
120
117
405
Others
4
3
1 8
35
Trust Fund Commissioner - Three Years
Pre. 1 Pre. 2
Pre. 3 Total
Roy G. Lanner
1024
652
666
2342 Elected and sworn
Blanks
262
191
174
627
Others
1
. ...
1
Trustee Public Library - Three Years (Two)
Dorothy Fitzgerald
1005
646
640
2291 Elected and sworn
Harold J. Patten
956
604
638
2198 Elected and sworn
Blanks
611
438
402
1451
Trustee Public Library - One Year
Ruth W. Smith
1081
685
703
2469 Elected and sworn
Blanks
205
159
137
501
Water Commissioner - Three Years
Eben A. Prescott
633
427
521
1581 Elected and sworn
John L. McAnneny
402
186
172
760
John J. Ryan
177
153
87
417
Blanks
Question 1:
"Shall the Town of Tewksbury accept the provisions of Section 16C of Chapter One Hundred and Forty-Seven of the General Laws, providing for a five-day week for members of the police forces in cities and towns?"
Pre. 1
Pre. 2
Pre. 3 Total
Yes
655
496
448
1599
No
539
279
324
1142
Blanks
92
69
68
229
Question 2:
"Shall chapter 32B of the General Laws, authorizing any county, city, town or district to provide a plan of group life insurance, group accidental death and dismemberment insurance, and group general or blanket hospital, surgical and medical insurance for certain persons in the service of such county, city, town or district and their dependents, be accepted by this town?"
Pre. 1 Pre. 2 Pre. 3 Total
Yes
624
475
415
1514
No
563
276
348
1187
Blanks
99
93
77
269
Attest:
JOHN E. HEDSTROM
Town Clerk
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SPECIAL TOWN MEETING
A Special Town Meeting was called to order by Moderator Alan M. Qua, Wednesday, September 28, 1960, at eight o'clock P. M. at the Tewksbury Memorial High School. There was a quorum in attendance.
ART. 1. To see if the town will vote to appoint a committee of five members to be known as the "Junior High School Building Committee" and authorize and empower said committee to ob- tain preliminary plans and specifications for a Junior High School building with facilities and to recommend a site for said school; and to do and take any other action in connection there- with necessary, proper and incidental to carry out the fore- going, or take any other action in relation thereto.
VOTED: To adopt Article 1, said Committee to be appointed by the Moderator, Committee appointed October 24, 1960 - John A. Baker, Chrmn., Victor N. Cluff, Frank L. Carter, David Beattie and John H. Hart.
ART. 2. To see if the town will transfer from available funds a sum of money for the use of the Junior High School Building Committee authorized by the foregoing article for the purposes therein set forth, or take any other action relative thereto.
Long Range School Planning Committee
VOTED: As amended, to transfer from the School Planning Committee Funds, the sum of $3,000.00, for the use of the Junior High School Building Committee authorized in Article 1.
ART. 3. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $200.00 to hot top the two avenues on the side of the Town Lot in the Tewksbury Cemetery. Board of Selectmen
VOTED: To raise and appropriate $200.00.
ART. 4. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $200.00 to raise the sunken lots, grade and reseed the Town Lot in the Tewksbury Cemetery. Board of Selectmen
VOTED: To raise and appropriate $200.00.
ART. 5. To see if the Town will increase to $150.00 the amount paid to the Tewksbury Cemetery Corporation for the care of the Soldiers' Lot and the Town Lot. Board of Selectmen
VOTED: To raise and appropriate $90.00.
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ART. 6. To see if the Town will transfer from E. & D. the sum of $1,400.00 to purchase 2 high speed portable drills for the school dental clinic.
Board of Health
VOTED: To indefinitely postpone.
ART. 7. To see if the town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to appoint a committee to investigate all forms of rubbish disposal, and to locate suitable disposal areas and fur- ther, to transfer from E. & D. the sum of $100.00 for the use of such committee. Board of Health
VOTED: The intent of Article 7 without funds as amended by referring the matter back to the Board of Health and that the Board of Health carry out the purposes of this Article and to bring forth a new site within two weeks.
ART. 8. To see if the Town will transfer from E & D the sum of $2,500.00 to install a storm drain on Kent Street and Foster Road under the supervision of the Road Commissioners, or take any other action relative thereto. Board of Selectmen
VOTED: To transfer from E & D the sum of $2,500.00.
ART. 9. To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of $5,000.00 (Five thousand dollars) or any other sum for the pur- pose of engineering costs, and road construction to be done by the Highway Department on the relocation of various streets in the area known as "Foster's Corner." Planning Board
VOTED: As amended, to raise and appropriate $1,000.00 to be expended for engineering costs in the undertaking proposed by the Planning Board.
ART. 10. To see if the town will vote to amend the zoning by-laws to change from general residence and farming to a local business district the following parcel of land to permit said land to be used for the purpose of a supermarket:
The land shown on a plan entitled "Proposed Stores, Tewks- bury, Mass., Scale 1" = 40 feet; S. A. Salsberg & LeBlanc, Architects; dated March 9, 1960," and being bounded and des- cribed as follows: SOUTHWESTERLY by Andover Street, 120 feet; SOUTHERLY AND EASTERLY by River Road, 280 Feet; EASTERLY by other land of Garabedian, 520 feet; NORTH- EASTERLY by other land of Garabedian, 310 feet more or less: WESTERLY by the Lowell-Tewksbury town line, 700 feet more or less. Said parcel of land contains approximately five (5) acres more or less. Said parcel of land belonging to Carl S. Garabedian and Mary Garabedian, 936 Andover Street, Tewks- bury, Massachusetts. Planning Board
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RECOMMENDATION
The Planning Board recommends the adoption of Article (Garabedian Property) as follows:
3 members in favor
1 member against
1 member abstaining
Planning Board, Robert W. Barron, Chrmn.
VOTED: By secret ballot 319 to 277 (390 required) against amending the Zoning By-laws proposed by Article 10. Reconsidera- tion of Article 10 failed 312 - 266 (385 required).
ART. 11. To see if the town will vote to transfer from E & D the sum of $400.00 to purchase additional Civil Defense radio equipment. Warren Ray, CD Radio Officer
VOTED: To transfer from E & D the sum of $400.00.
ART. 12. To see if the Town will vote to transfer from E & D a sum of money to be applied to the Fire Department Salaries and Wages account. William A. Chandler, Chief of Fire Dept.
VOTED: To transfer from E & D the sum of $3,840.00 to be applied to the Fire Department Salaries and Wages Account.
ART. 13. To see if the town will vote to expend the sum of $400.00 from the Installation Account, for the purpose of installing ap- proximately 100 feet of water pipe in Astle Street, provided that cost of said water installation has been first deposited with the Town Treasurer and applied to estimated receipts and to authorize the Water Commissioners to do such work and expend such money, or take any action in relation thereto.
Water Commissioners
VOTED: To expened $400.00 from the Installation Account.
ART. 14. To see if the town will vote to expend the sum of $3,500.00 from the Installation Account, for the purpose of in- stalling approximately 1000 feet of water pipe in Cobleigh Drive, provided that cost of said water installation has been first deposited with the Town Treasurer and applied to estimated receipts and to authorize the Water Commissioners to do such work and expend such money or take any action in relation thereto. Water Commissioners
VOTED: To expend $3,500.00 from the Installation Account, for the purposes of Article 14, following reconsideration of prior vote to indefinitely postpone.
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ART. 15. To see if the town will vote to expend the sum of $640.00 from the Installation Account, for the purpose of installing ap- proximately 160 feet of water pipe in Clark Road, provided that cost of said water installation has been first deposited with the Town Treasurer and applied to estimated receipts and to authorize the Water Commissioners to do such work and expend such money, or take any action in relation thereto.
Water Commissioners
VOTED: To expend $640.00 from the Installation Account.
ART. 16. To see if the town will vote to expend the sum of $700.00 from the Installation Account, for the purpose of installing ap- proximately 140 feet of water pipe in North Billerica Road, provided that cost of said water installation has been first de- posited with the Town Treasurer and applied to estimated re- ceipts and to authorize the Water Commissioners to do such work and expend such money, or take any action in relation thereto. Water Commissioners
VOTED: To expend $700.00 from the Installation Account.
ART. 17. To see if the town will vote to expend the sum of $1,995.00 from the Installation Account, for the purpose of in- stalling approximately 570 feet of water pipe in Albert Road, provided that cost of said water installation has been first de- posited with the Town Treasurer and applied to estimated re- ceipts and to authorize the Water Commissioners to do such work and expend such money, or take any action in relation thereto. Water Commissioners
VOTED: To expend $1,995.00 from the Installation Account.
ART. 18. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate or or transfer from E & D, to the Water Department Operating Account, the sum of $2,950.00 or take any action in relation thereto. Water Commissioners
VOTED: To indefinitely postpone.
ART. 19. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from E & D, the sum of $35,000.00 for a survey by a recognized public water system engineer, for the purpose of establishing locations for gravel packed wells, said survey to furnish all of the necessary information, estimates of cost, etc., under the supervision of the Board of Water Commissioners, or take any other action in relation thereto. Water Commissioners
VOTED: To indefinitely postpone, by secret ballot 205 to 161.
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ART. 20. To see if the Town will vote to amend so much of Article 58 of the Annual Town meeting held on March 5, 1960 as reads "on the West side of Pleasant Street from the existing sidewalk at the Junior High School to a station opposite the existing sidewalk" be amended to read "on the West side of Pleasant Street in front of the present Junior High School then on the East Side of Pleasant Street from a point opposite the entrance driveway of the Junior High School to the existing sidewalk." Furthermore, so much of the same article as reads "August 1, 1960" be amended to read "December 1, 1960."
Tewksbury Parent Teacher Assoc.
VOTED: To adopt, as written.
A true copy. Attest:
JOHN E. HEDSTROM Town Clerk
STATE AUDIT REPORT
BUREAU OF ACCOUNTS
Department of Corporations and Taxation STATE HOUSE, BOSTON 33
September 2, 1960
To the Board of Selectmen Mr. Joseph J. Whelan, Chairman Tewksbury, Massachusetts
Gentlemen:
I submit herewith my report of an audit of the books and accounts of the town collector of the town of Tewksbury for the period from July 26, 1959 to March 22, 1960, made in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 44, General Laws. This is in the form of a report made to me by Mr. William Schwartz, Assistant Director of Accounts.
Very truly yours, HERMAN B. DINE Director of Accounts
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Mr. Herman B. Dine Director of Accounts Department of Corporations and Taxation State House, Boston
Sir:
As directed by you, I have made an audit of the books and accounts of the town collector for the town of Tewksbury for the period from July 26, 1959, the date of the previous examination, to March 22, 1960, preparatory to a recommitment of the outstanding accounts to the newly elected collector, the following report being submitted thereon:
The books and accounts of the town collector were examined and checked in detail. The tax, excise, departmental, and water accounts outstanding according to the previous examination, as well as all subsequent commitment lists, were audited and recon- ciled with the warrants issued for their collection.
The receipts, as posted on the commitment books were, com- pared with the cash book record of collections, the payments to the treasurer were verified, the abatements were checked with the assessors' records of abatements granted, and the outstanding ac- counts were listed and proved with the auditor's ledger accounts.
A list of the outstanding balances on the several levies was furnished to the assessors for their use in preparing recommitment warrants to the newly elected collector.
Further verification of the outstanding tax, excise, and water accounts was made by mailing notices to a large number of persons whose names appeared on the books as owing money to the town, the replies received thereto indicating that the accounts, as listed, are substantially correct.
The surety bond of the new town collector for the faithful per- formance of his duties was examined and found to be in proper form.
Appended to this report are tables showing summaries of the tax, excise, departmental, and water accounts.
During the progress of the audit cooperation was extended by all town officials, for which, on behalf of my assistants and for myself, I wish to express appreciation.
Respectfully submitted, WILLIAM SCHWARTZ Assistant Director of Accounts
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JURY LIST FOR 1960 - 1961
Abbott, Thomas A., 39 School St. Salesman
Anderson, Adelbert, 204 Chapman Rd., Farmer
Anderson, Ethel, 24 Pleasant St., Housewife
Aubut, Joseph, 836 Whipple Rd., Social Worker
Bachman, 584 Trull Rd. Housewife
Baldacci, Venerio, 66 Patten Rd. Shipper
Banks, Jonas, 56 Fiske St. Retired
Bartlett, George, 105 Wamesit Rd. Mechanic
Beattie, David, 29| Marie St. Salesman
Byron, Joseph, 634 Chandler St. Navy Yard
Campbell, Philip, 18 Chester St. Letter Carrier
Carbonneau, Florence, 19 Dirlam Circle Housewife
Ciccolella, Domenic, 318 Brown St. Electrician
Clark, Lillian, 12 Maplewood Ave. Housewife
Cofrin, William, 4 Claire St. New England Tel. & Tel.
Collins, George R., 35 Summer St. Custodian
Collins, Gladys, 35 Summer St. Housewife
Collins, John, 465 North St. Patrolman
Conlon, Thomas E., 35 Grasshopper Lane Mailman
Connolly, John, Jr., 128 Elm St. Sales Representative
Corliss, Francis, 14 Kevin St. Structural Designer
Cummings, Francis, 279 Chandler St. Firefighter
Davis, Merrill, 15 Knollwood Rd.
Napper
DeDeo, Denis, 10 Jay St. Plumber
Desharnais, Roland D., 103 South St. Meat Cutter
Dickey, Nelson P., Sr., 12 Summer St. Electrician
Doherty, William, 692 Chandler St. Public Works
Donoghue, John, 10 Armistice Rd. Warehouseman
Dugau, Fred A., 77 Chandler St.
Farmer
Edwards, Edwina, 36 Brown St.
Housewife
Emro, John, 24 Pearl St.
Expediter
Fairbrother, Herbert, 93 Lee St.
Supervisor
Fales, Richard L., 21 Grasshopper Lane
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