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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1969-08-18-STM-min 139 Barbara M. Harvell, 131 Burlington Street, town meeting member in Precinct Five, died on July 30, 1969. Christine H. Meyer, 11 Blake Road, was moved up, and has accepted Town Meeting Membership in Precinct Five as of August 5, 3969 filling the vacancy caused by the death of Mrs. Harvell. Margaret F. Rawls, 9 Winthrop Road, resigned as a Town Meeting Member in precinct Four as of August 6, 1969. William L. Potter, 21 Fair Oaks Terrace, was moved up, and has accepted, as of August 11, 1969, Town Meeting Membership in Precinct Four, filling the vacancy caused by the resignation of Mrs. Rawls. SPECIAL TOWN MEETING HELD AUGUST 18 1969 The meeting was called to order by the Moderator, Robert B. Kent, at 8:05 P. M. There were 161 Town Meeting Members present. The Invocation was offered by Rev. John J. Hogan of the Sacred Heart Church. 8:06 P. M. Town Clerk, Mary R. McDonough, read the warrant for the meeting until further reading was waived. 8:07 P. M. The Town Clerk read the Constablets Return. 8:07 P. M. Robert Cataldo, Chairman of the Board of Selectmen, asked that the Town Meeting pause briefly to honor the memory of Town Meeting Member, Barbara M. Harvell, who died July 30, 1969. 8:09 P. M. Article 1. Robert M. Gary, Chairman of the Appropriation Committee, moves that the Report of the Appropriation Committee be accepted and placed on file. Carried Unanimously 8:10 P. M. Article 2. Presented by Logan Clarke, Jr. M©TION: That the Permanent Building Committee appointed under authority of the vote adopted under Article 73 of the Warrant for• the 1967 Annual Town Meeting be and hereby is authorized on behalf of the Town to retain professional services and prepare preliminary plans, specifications and cost estimates for the construction of a new junior high school building on the parcel of land situated on and off Marrett Road that was acquired for school, playground and other public purposes under the authority of the vote adopted under Article 3 of the Warrant for the Special Town Meeting of June 7, 1965; and that the sum of $25,000.00 be appropriated therefor, and that payment be provided by transfer from the Excess and Deficiency Account. 8:12 P. M. Mr. Clarke explains the need of a new junior high school. 8:18 P. M. 140 Article 2. (Cont. ) Roberb. Cataldo states that the Board of Selectmen unanimously support the need of a new junior high school but they believe that the Town Meeting Members should remember the results of the referendum in June 1969 on this item. 8:18 P. M. Frank L. Stevens, Jr. moves to amend the motion by adding after "professional services" the words "other than Davies and Wolfe". 8:22 P. M. After general discussion, the motion, as offered by Mr. Stevens, is declared lost by voice vote. 8;39 P. M. Alfred S. Busa moves to amend the main motion by adding after "construction of a new junior high school building" the words "not to exceed $4,000,000.00". 8:39 P. M. After general discussion, James Cataldo moves thep revious question which was declared lost. 9:08 P. M. Amendment, as offered by Mr. Busa, declared lost by voice vote. Voice vote doubted, so standing vote taken as follows: In Favor Tellers Opposed 3 Lincoln P. Cole, Jr. 29 18 James F. Fenske 21 1 Donald J. Shaw 32 15 Milton L. Gould 39 37 121 Amendment, as offered by Mr. Busa, declared lost. :13 P Main motion, as offered by Logan Clarke, Jr. , declared carried by voice vote. 9:15 P. M. Article 3. Presented by Robert Cataldo. MOTION: To appropriate the additional sum of $25,000.00 for Debt Payment - Interest on Anticipation Loans for the year 1969, and provide for payment thereof by transfer of the sum of $10,000.00 from the unexpended balance in the current appropriation for Debt. Payment - Interest on Debt and by transfer of the sum. of $15,000.00 from the Excess and Deficiency Account. 9:16 P. M. Paul J. MacKenzie presents the following amendment: "Add the words: and that a committee be appointed to study means of accomplishing a reduction in the annual town borrowing in anticipation of tax receipts. Said committee to consist of the Treasurer, the Collector of Taxes, the Controller and two other persons to be appointed by the Moderator. This committee shall report their recommendations to the 1970 Annual Town Meeting. 9:20 P. M. After general discussion, Horner J. Hagedorn moves the previous question which was declared carried by voice vote. 9:28 Amendment, as offered by Mr. MacKenzie, declared lost by voice vote. Voice vote doubted, so standing vote taken as follows: In Favor Tellers Opposed 12 Lincoln P. Cole, Jr. 19 3 James F. Fenske 23 Donald J. Shaw 11 17 Melvin G. Holland 29 55 93 Amendment declared lost. 9:29 P. M. .141 Article 3. Main motion, as offered by Mr. Cataldo, declared (Cont. ) carried unanimously. 9:30 P. M. Robert Cataldo, moves that the meeting be dissolved. Carried Unanimously. 9:30 P. M. 7)/ ' Town Clerk Aiden Lassell Ripley, 52 Follen Road, town meeting member in Precinct Two, died on August 29, 1969. Georgia H. Williams, 196 Follen Road, was moved up, and-has accepted Town Meeting Membership in Precinct Two as of September 8,- 1969 filling the vacancy caused by the death of Mr. Ripley.-