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5,315.18 1,144.50
198
Expense
199.
Capital Outlay
63.00
UNCLASSIFIED
200.
Cemeteries
1,000.00
201.
Street Lights
17,000.00
202.
Stationery and Printing
4,000.00
203. Memorial Day
800.00
204.
Town Boundaries
200.00
205.
Group Insurance
23,810.84
206.
Blanket Insurance
4,510.80
Trans. from Ins. Acct. 7,489.20
VETERANS' BENEFITS
207
Salaries and Wages
775.00
208.
Expense
80.00
209.
Distribution Funds
15,000.00
WATER DEPARTMENT
210.
Salaries and Wages - Elected
400.00
211.
Regular
33,485.79
212.
TOTAL
33,885.79
213.
Expenses
26,000.00
214.
Capital Outlay
2,868.00
215.
Out of State Travel
100.00
WELFARE
216.
Salaries and Wages
9,000.00
217.
Expense
2,132.99
218.
Distribution Funds
122,217.60
WIRE INSPECTOR
219.
Salaries and Wages
800.00
220.
Expense
50.00
TOTALS ARTICLE 4
$ 2,732,793.15
ATTEST:
JOHN E. HEDSTROM
Town Clerk
VOTED: Unaimously to adopt all items in Art. 4 not marked for debate upon motion by Mr. Berube. (3-6-63 at 8:22 P. M.).
The following action was taken on the budget items:
Item 5 - Auditor, Salaries and Wages: A motion was made by Mr. Berube for $5,620.00. A motion followed by the Finance Committee for their recommended figure of $5,010.00. The voice vote called by the Moderator on the lesser figure was doubted. A standing vote indicated 181 in the affirmative and 143 in the negative for the $5,010.00 and thereby so voted.
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Item 7 - Building Inspector, Salaries and Wages: The sum of $1,500.00 salary and $1,500.00 inspections was moved by the Finance Committee. Mr. Carey, Personnel Board, moved adoption of $5,804.64 required by further Article to make Building Inspector full time employee under Personnel By-Law at Grade 11. Mr. Bullen, Building Inspector and Mr. Pearson spoke in favor of this measure. Mr. Bullen again spoke of necessity and moved the previous question which carried. The voice vote on the lesser amount was declared lost by the Moderator, and $5,804.64 was then so voted.
Item 8 - Building Inspector, Expenses: There was a motion for $500.00. A motion followed for $600.00. The voice vote on the sum of $500.00 was negative. It was then voted to raise and appropriate in the sum of $600.
Items 23-28 - Fire Department, Salaries and Wages: The motion by Mr. Berube io indefinitely postpone Items 23 thru 27 with 28 to show figure carried on a voice vote. A motion was then made by Mr. Chandler to adopt Item 28 in the sum of $129,646.71. A secret ballot became evident as the Finance Commiteee moved for $117,504.37. The ballot for the lesser figure was declared lost by the Moderator as the result of the vote was 141 yeas, 192 nays. Item 29 was then so voted in the sum of $129,646.71 with 192 in the affirmative and 92 in the negative.
Subsequent to a quorum count of 314, the meeting was adjourned at 11:26 P. M. until Wednesday, March 13th, at 8:00 P. M.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13, 1963
Before the adjourned meeting was called to order by the Moderator Alan M. Qua, re-elected on March 9th, he was sworn to his impartial duties by the Town Clerk. The re-elected Town Clerk, John E. Hedstrom, was in turn sworn into office by the then qualified Moderator. (3-13-63 at 7:58 P. M.)
At 8:00 P. M. Moderator Qua declared a recess and at 8:15 the meeting con- vened with 449 in attendance.
Following refusal by the assembly to reconsider Art. 26, discussion was opened on the Fire Department budget. It was determined Item 28 was within the 1 hr. time limit and Mr. Corliss moved to reconsider. A motion for a secret ballot on this item was declared lost by a rising vote of 206 to 276. The standing vote on reconsideration failed with 317 recorded in favor, 207 opposed. The required two-thirds called for 349 to pass.
Items 29-33 - Fire Department, Expense: With the voice vote on the motion to indefinitely postpone these items uncertain to the Moderator, he called for a rising vote which resulted in 291 affirmative, 197 negatives and was thereby so voted. The motion by Mr. Merrill to adopt Items 29 thru 38 as a portion of Item 39 did not reach a vote.
Items 40-42 - Fire Department, Capital Outlay: A motion was made to in- definitely postpone these items. A second motion followed that these items be adopted as a portion of Item 43, which had already been voted
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in the undebatable category. The voice vote on the motion to indefinitely postpone could not be determined. A rising vote called by the Moderator indicated 286 in favor of a postponement and 176 opposed. The second motion was precluded by the vote on the first.
Items 44-48 - Health and Sanitation, Salaries and Wages: Finance Commit- tee motioned to adopt Item 44 as a portion of Item 56 in the sum of $800.00. A second motion was introduced by Mr. Berube to indefinitely postpone Items 44 thru 48. Following discussion, the previous question was moved and voted. As the voice majority was not clear on the motion to postpone, a rising vote was called for and resulted in a count of 204 in favor and 297 opposed. The vote was declared lost by the Moderator. The motion to adopt Item 44 in the sum of $800.00 was then so voted by voice majority. Mr. Corliss moved to expend Items 45 thru 48 as a portion of the total, Item 56, and this was then so voted.
Items 49-51 - Health and Sanitation, Salaries and Wages: The Finance Committee made a motion for the sum of $1,500.00 for the three items. Another motion was introduced for Items 50 and 51 of $6,000.00. More discussion led to a third motion that Item 49 be adopted without funds, Item 50 in the sum of $600.00 and Item 51 in the sum of $500.00. The Moderator called for a rising vote on the third motion above. The count indicated 239 votes in the affirmative and 205 votes in the negative, which thereby carried Mr. McAskill's motion.
Items 57-73 - Health and Sanitation, Expense: There was a motion by the Finance Committee to expend these items as a portion of Item 74. This motion was not put to a vote because Mr. Wastchak moved that Items 57 thru 73 be adopted and $1,800.00 be inserted for Item 67. This motion was so voted.
Item 77 - Highway, Salaries and Wages: An amended figure of $44,000.00 was explained and motioned by Mr. Houlihan of the Finance Committee. A motion was then made by Mr. Gath of $54,000.00. The required secret ballot on the lesser figure, $44.000.00, was so voted 317 to 169.
Item 78 - Highway, Salaries and Wages: On motion by Mr. Corliss it was voted by voice majority to indefinitely postpone Item 78 - Total.
Item 80 - Highway, Snow and Ice Removal: With two motions on this item, $15,000.00 and $20,000.00, the secret ballot vote on $15,000.00 was adopted by 230 in favor and 148 against.
Item 81 - Highway, Capital Outlay: Mr. Corliss moved for $9,300.00. Mr. Gath made a motion for the sum of $15,000.00. The secret ballot taken on the $9,300.00 carried with 209 yeas and 137 nays. Notice to reconsider item 81 was given by Mr. Beattie within four minutes of the above vote taken at 11:13.
The question of quorum was raised and a count revealed 277 present. The meeting was then adjourned at 11:17 P. M. until Wednesday, March 20th at 8:00 P. M.
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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 1963
The meeting was called to order by Moderator Qua and recessed until 8:30 P. M. when it convened with 360 voters present.
Items 80-81 - Highways: Motion was made by Mr. Beattie to reconsider Item 81 which notice had been previously given. He further stated his intention to reconsider Item 80 later. The standing vote on reconsidera- tion of Item 81 carried 214 to 80 with the required two-thirds at 196. Following discussion between Highway Commissioners and the Finance Committee, the sum of $15,000.00 was moved. More discussion and a secret ballot became evident when Mr. Corliss moved for the original figure of $9,300.00. The vote on the smaller figure, resulting in 157 for and 185 against, was declared lost by the Moderator. The $15,000.00 was then so voted with 208 in favor and 136 opposed. Mr. Beattie then moved for reconsideration of Item 80. The two-thirds vote required for reconsideration was rejected with 184 voting yes and 129 voting no.
Items 94-104 - Police, Salaries and Wages: A motion was made by Mr. Corliss that items 94 thru 103 be expended as portion of Item 104 (9:33 P. M.). Another motion by Mr. Berube to indefinitely postpone items 94 thru 103 to avoid cluttering up the budget with individual items was made (9:34 P. M.). After discussion, Mr. Beattie moved to raise and appropriate $118,858.00 for Item 94 only (9:53 P. M.). A motion to move the previous question made at 10:10 was upheld by the assembly at 10:16 P. M. The motion to indefinitely postpone was declared defeated by the Moderator on a voice vote. A motion for a secret ballot carried. The question that Items 94 thru 103 be expended as portion of 104 was then voted with 199 in the affirmative and 162 in the negative. (10:34 P. M.). Motion to reconsider this vote was moved by Mr. Cusack.
The question of quorum was raised and a count indicated there were 259 present. The meeting was then adjourned (10:41 P. M.) until Thursday, March 28th at 8:00 P. M.
THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 1963
The adjourned meeting was recessed until convened at 8:20 with 346 present.
Items 94-104 - Police, Salaries and Wages: Motion by Mr. Shamas to reconsider Items 94 thru 104 as pertaining to the police budget. Follow- ing discussion, the Moderator called for a rising vote. The vote was recorded yeas 195, nays 125. The required two-thirds needed 213 and the Moderator declared the motion lost.
Items 105-117 - Police, Expenses: Motion made by Finance Committee that Items 105 thru 117 to be expended as a portion of the total shown under Item 118. It was moved by Mr. Sullivan that Items 105 thru 117 be consolidated and considered as a portion of Item 118 in the sum of $13,700.00. The secret ballot on the first motion was voted 184 to 157.
Items 119-123 - Police, Capital Outlay: The Finance Committee moved to adopt Items 119 thru 122 to be expended as portion of total shown in
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item 123 in the sum of $4,950.00 Chief Sullivan then made the same motion but in the sum of $5,900.00. The voice majority on the smaller sum was challenged. The Moderator then called for a show of hands and declared the first motion lost. The sum of $5,900.00 was then so voted.
Items 124-131 - Recreation Dept., Salaries and Wages: Finance Committee made the motion that these items be expended as a portion of the total of Item 132 in the sum of 7,160.00 and this was so voted.
Items 133-139 - Recreation Dept., Expenses: The first motion by the Finance Committee to expend these items as a portion of Item 140 in the sum of $3,450.00 was declared defeated by the Moderator when put to a vote. The recreation department had moved for the sum of $3,552.00 to be expended as above and this was so voted unanimously .
Items 141-144 - Youth Baseball League: There was a move by the Finance Committee that these items be expended as a portion of Item 145 in the sum of $3,000. The recreation department made the same motion in the sum of $4,200.00 giving their reasons. Following discussion, the vote for the previous question carried. Since the voice vote on the $3,000.00 was declared lost by the Moderator, the motion for the larger sum was considered and so voted.
Item 146 - Recreation Department, Totals: Voted to indefinitely postpone.
Item 150 - Schools, Administration, Salaries and Wages: Voted to adopt this item in the sum of $34,600.00.
Item 151 - Schools, Instruction, Salaries and Wages: Motion by Finance $895,426.00. Moved by Mr. Chibas $946,945.00 who explained reasons for sum. The secret ballot for the lesser amount lost by a count of yeas 121, nays 225. The $946,945.00 was then voted by secret ballot 209 to 73.
Item 152 - Schools, Attendance, S&W: This item was adopted in the sum of $400.00.
Item 153 - Motion by the Finance Committee for $15,434.00 was so voted.
Item 154 - Move by Finance for $88,394.00 was withdrawn in favor of the motion by Mr. Chibas who moved for a new figure of $90,022.00, which was then so voted unanimously.
Item 155 - Schools, Maintenance, S & W: The motion by Mr. Corliss carried in the sum of $10,228.00.
Item 156 - Schools, Food Services, S & W: $4,700.00 was voted on motion by Mr. Corliss.
Item 157 - Schools, Student Body Activities, S & W: The sum of $7,851.00 was adopted unanimously.
Item 157A - Schools, Community Services, S & W: Voted $200.00 for this item as per budget.
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Items 158-172 - Schools, Expenses: Finance's Mr. Merrill made a motion that these items be expended as portion of Item 173. It was so voted. Item 173 had been previously adopted by the undebatable action.
Items 174-176 - Schools, Capital Outlay: These items were voted to be expended as portion of Item 177. Item 177 was included in the earlier action of the undebatable items.
Item 189 - Stadium, Capital Outlay. There were two motions on this item: by Mr. Merrill for $3,000. and Mr. Chibas for $4,200. The voice vote on the lesser figure was doubted and the Moderator called for a show of hands. Again, the vote was not clear so the Moderator called for a rising vote which he declared lost with 114 in the affirmative and 142 in the negative. The sum of $4,200.00 was then so voted.
Item 193 - Tree Dept., Salaries and Wages: It was moved by Finance to raise and appropriate the sum of $11,914.86 for this item. Mr. Doucette made a motion for the sum of $15,646.00, giving his reasons therefor. The secret ballot on the smaller figure resulted in a tie vote 145 to 145. The Moderator then called for the vote on $15,646.00 and by secret ballot this carried 141 yeas, 116 nays.
Items 194, 196, 201, 205 - Motions by Mr. Corliss on these items were voted unanimously when called by the Moderator.
Item 206 - Blanket Insurance: The move by the Finance Committee to transfer the sum of $7,489.20 from the Insurance Account and raise and appropriate the sum of $4,510.80 for the purposes of this item carried unanimously.
Item 207 - Veterans' Benefits, S & W: It was moved and so voted to raise and appropriate $775.00 for this item.
Item 212 - Water Dept., S & W, Total: This item was voted upon motion by Mr. Corliss. Items 210-211 were voted previously among the un- debatable items.
Item 213 - Water Dept., Expenses: There were two motions made on this item which required a secret ballot. The vote on $26,000.00 was effective as there were 132 in the affirmative and 76 in the negative recorded. The motion on $28,000.00 was thereby lost.
Item 214 - Water Dept., Capital Outlay: Mr. Corliss moved for the sum of $2,868.00 on this item. Mr. Carter made a motion for $9,868.00. The Mod- erator called for a rising vote on the sum of $2,868.00 which carried 99-80.
It was then moved and voted at 11:25 P. M. to adjourn the meeting to Monday, April 1st at 8:00 P. M.
MONDAY, APRIL 1, 1963
At 8:00 P. M. the adjourned meeting was called to order by Moderator Qua and recessed 15 minutes for lack of quorum. The assembly was in recess for most of the next hour. Two counts of quorum were taken and at
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9:00 P. M. there were but 227 voters in attendance. It was then voted by show of hands to adjourn until Thursday, April 4th at 8:00 P. M.
THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 1963
Moderator Qua called the meeting to order but the assembly stood recessed three times until 8:55 when a quorum of 327 voters was obtained. The adjourned meeting convened at this time.
ARTICLE 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 action relative thereto.
VOTED: Motioned by Mr. Corliss, it was voted to transfer $68,000.00 from E & D to reduce the 1963 tax levy.
ARTICLE 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, Section 6.
VOTED: On motion by the Finance Committee it was voted to raise and appropriate $25,000.00 and transfer $13,000.00 from Overlay Reserve for the purpose of a reserve fund.
ARTICLE 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, 1963, 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 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 Jan. 1, 1963, 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. Voice majority, no dissents.
ARTICLE 8. To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen to institute suits on behalf of the town or defend any suits that are, or may be brought against the town, and to sign any contracts or agreements in behalf of the town.
VOTED: Unanimously to authorize the Selectmen to act for the purposes of Article 8.
ARTICLE 9. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Select- men 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 vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,132.00 therefore.
VOTED: To raise and appropriate $1,132.00 in adoption of Article 9.
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ARTICLE 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 whosover they may authorize to hold such public auction may reject any bid which they deem inadequate, or take any action relative thereto.
VOTED: Unanimously to authorize the Selectmen to act for the purpose of Article 10.
ARTICLE 11. To see if the Town will vote the money arising from licens- ing dogs for the ensuing year to aid in support of Public Library.
VOTED: To aid the Public Library in the manner prescribed by Article 11.
ARTICLE 12. To see if the Town will vote to transfer the following un- expended balances to E & D or take any action in relation thereto.
Chandler Street Drain $ 1,000.00
Shawsheen Street Sidewalks 2,432.75
Long Range Planning
1,547.70
Water Well Survey 1,939.13
Shawsheen St. Pipe Relocation 344.49
Rogers Street Main
320.67
Premiums on Loans
12,063.20
$ 19,647.94
-Town Auditor
VOTED: To amend as motioned by Mr. Berube that Item 2 be corrected to read $1,832.75, to delete Item 4 for $1,939.13 and to delete Item 5 for $344.49, total should read $16,764.32. The motion by Mr. Merrill to delete Item 3 was declared lost by the Moderator. Article 12 was then so voted as amended in the sum of $16,764.32.
ARTICLE 13. To see what sum of money the Town will vote to transfer from E & D to the Stabilization Fund under the provisions of Chapter 40, Section 5B of the General Laws -Board of Selectmen
VOTED: Unanimously to transfer $50,000.00 from E & D to the Stabiliza- tion Fund upon motion of the Finance Committee.
ARTICLE 14. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $318.04 for dues to the Massachusetts League of Cities and Towns for 1963. -Board of Selectmen
VOTED: To raise and appropriate the sum of $318.04 for the purpose of Article 14.
ARTICLE 15. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $200.00 to be added to the 250th Anniversary Celebration Fund as authorized by special act of the Legislature passed on October 25th, 1960.
-Board of Selectmen
VOTED: To raise and appropriate the sum of $200.00 for the object of Article 15.
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ARTICLE 16. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,000.00 to purchase and install safety signs and markers.
-Board of Selectmen VOTED: By motion of Mr. Corliss it was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $500.00 for the purpose of Article 16.
ARTICLE 17. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds the sum of $425.00 for the purpose of enlarging the office space of the Auditor, Collector and Treasurer by moving the present wall out 12 feet, installing an additional service window and grill together with additional overhead lighting.
-Auditor, Collector and Treasurer VOTED: To indefinitely postpone Article 17.
ARTICLE 18. To see if the Town will vote under the provisions of section 55 of Chapter 41 of the General Laws, to appoint a town accountant who shall perform the duties and possess the powers of the town auditor, and will vote further to abolish the office of town auditor upon the appointment of a town accountant. Also to apply the money appropriated to the Town Auditor's account. -William B. Carter and Others
VOTED: To indefinitely postpone Article 18. Motion to lay on table was declared lost by the Moderator.
ARTICLE 19. To see what sum the Town will raise and appropriate to be used in addition to the amount from the Auditor's appropriation, to apply to the salary of a town accountant.
-William B. Carter and Others VOTED: To indefinitely postpone Article 19.
ARTICLE 20. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $600.00 for the purpose of providing suitable quarters for the Dis- abled Veterans Chapter 110, under the provisions of Section 9 of Chapter 40 of the General Laws. -D.A.V. Chapter No. 110
VOTED: To raise and appropriate the sum of $600.00 for the purposes of Article 20 as motioned by Mr. Corliss.
ARTICLE 21. To see if the Town will vote to accept the following sections of the General Laws under Chapter 40: Section 42G - Special Assessments to Meet Cost of Laying Water Pipes in Certain Ways. Section 42H - Same Subject; Fixed Uniform Rate. Section 42-I - Same Subject; Recording of Determination, etc; Assessments as Liens, etc .; and will vote further to levy and collect such assessments in accordance with these sections or take any other relative action.
ยง42.G. Special Assessments to Meet Cost of Laying Water Pipes in Certain Ways.
Any city, town or district having a water supply or water distribu- ting system which in the case of a city or town, accepts this section and two following sections in cities other than Plan E cities by vote of the city council subject to the city charter, or Plan E cities by vote of the
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city council, in towns or districts by vote of its inhabitants at an annual town or district meeting called therefor, may provide by ordinance, by- law or vote for the levy of special assessments to meet the whole or part of the cost thereafter incurred of laying pipes in public and private ways for the conveyance or distribution of water to its inhabitants: Such city, town or district may provide that an owner of land which receives benefit from the laying of water pipes in public and private ways upon which his land abuts or which by more remote means re- ceives benefit through the supply of water to his land or buildings shall pay a proportionate part of the cost not already assessed of extending such water supply to his land.
The amount to be charged against each parcel of land receiving such benefit shall include the cost of the pipes and other material and of the labor in laying them and other expenses incidental thereto and shall be ascertained, assessed and certified by the water commissioners or the other officers in charge of the supply and distribution of water in such city, town or district. -Board of Selectmen
VOTED: To indefinitely postpone this article.
ARTICLE 22. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds the sum of $2,400.00 for the purpose of taking in the name of the Town of Tewksbury all parcels of land on which taxes remain unpaid from 1956 through 1959. -Collector
VOTED: Move by the Finance Committee to transfer $2,400.00 from E & D for the purposes of Article 22 carried unanimously.
ARTICLE 23. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $15,000.00 for the purpose of establishing a sanitary land fill opera- tion at the Town dump as recommended by the State Department of Public Health. -Board of Health
VOTED: To adopt Article 23 as amended. Voted amendment to raise and appropriate the sum of $700.00 for the operation of the Town dump as moved by Mr. Rocco.
ARTICLE 24. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the following sums for the purpose of paying bills of previous years:
1961 Police:
St. John's Hospital $ 518.40
1962 Selectmen:
J. Hunt, Retroactive Salary 272.40
John F. Saunders, Appraisals 225.00
Veterans' Quarters Rental 150.00
Highways:
Valley Oil Co. 228.00
N. E. Concrete Pipe Co. 62.64
Dr. John Lu 32.00
Police:
Augustine J. Lawlor, Jr.
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