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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1943-03-15-ATM-min 58 ADJOURNED TOWN MEETING March 15, 1943 tv The Town Meeting was called to order at 8:08 P.M. by the Mod- erator, Robert H. Holt. There were 158 Town Meeting Members present. The Town Clerk, James J. Carroll, read the warrant for the meeting until further reading was waived upon motion of Selectman, George C . Sheldon, 8:09 P.M. The Constable 's Return was read by the Town Clerk, 8:09 P.M. Unless otherwise noted, all articles were presented by Sel- ectman, A. Edward Rowse , Article 2. The Appropriation Committee report presented by Richard T. Maynard, Vice Chairman. Motion made and seconded that Appropriation Committee report be accepted and placed on file . 8: 12 P.M. Report of Advanced Program and Budgeting Committee presented by Donald E . Nickerson, 8:15 P.E. The following vote presented by William R. Greeley: VOTED: That the Moderator be authorized to appoint a committee of five to continue the work of the present advanced Program- ming and Budgeting Committee, Carried Unanimously 8:16 P.M. Article 2, VOTED: That a committee of three be appointed by the Moderator to have charge of the lectures under the wills of Eliza Cary Farnham and Susanna E. Cary for the current year. Carried Unanimously 8:16 P.M. VOTED: That a committee be appointed by the Mod- erator consisting of the Chairman of the Board of Selectmen, the new Chairman of the Appropriation 'Committee, the Chairman of the Planning Board, to- gether with two citizens with business experience, to study the set-up of various Town departments in the interest of efficiency and economy and make recommendations to the next Annual Town Meeting, Carried Unanimously 8: 18 P.M. The following motion presented by Pauline A. Mayo: I move that it be the sence of this meeting that the School Department serve hot lunches for school children in the three schools where lunches are now being served, namely: Adams, Franklin, and Parker Schools and that this lunch program be operated on a pay-as- you-go basis'. Carried Unanimously 8:25 P.M. Article 3, VOMD: That the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, be and hereby is authorized to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year beingging January 1, 1944, and to issue a note or notes therefor, pay- able within one year and to renew any note or notes that may be given for a period of less than one year in accordance with Section 17, Chapter 44, General Laws, Carried Unanimously 8: 25 P.M. Article 4, VOTED: That the following amounts be apropriated and assessed for the current year. There were no objections from the Town Meeting Members as to the amounts being voted groups . 59 Article 40 Appropriation Committee (Cont.) Personal Services • 400000 Expenses 495.00 Carried Unanimously 8:26 P.M. Selectmen's DePartment Personal Services 2,613.35 Expenses 1,600,00 Carried Unanimously 8:26 P.M. Account in Department Personal Services 4/eA3 74 - Expenses 300.00 Carried Unanimously 8:27 P.M. Treasurers Department Personal Services 1,556,66 ( Of which çl,000,OO is for salary of the Town Treasurer) Expenses 417 .00 Carried Unanimously 8:27 P.M. Other Finance Offices & Accounts Expenses 125.00 Carried Unanimously 8:28 P.M. Collector's Department Personal Services 5,067.82 ( Of which $2,850 .00 is for the salary of the Tax Dollector) Expenses 10 600.00 Carried Unanimously 8:29 P.M. Assessors ' Department Personal Services 55 860 .20 Expenses 500.00 Carried Unanimously 8:29 P.M. Law Department Personal Services & Special Fees 19 750.00 Expenses 300.00 Carried Unanimously 8:30 P.M. Town Clerk' s Personal Services 2,346067 ( Of which 1;1,800000 is for salary of the Town Clerk) Expenses 162.90 Carried Unanimously 8:30 P.M. Elections Department-Jurisdiction of Selectmen Expenses 504.00 Carried Unanimously 8:30 P.M. Elections Department-Jurisdiction of i-own Clerk Expenses 101.96 Carried Unanimously 8:30 P.M. Registration Department Personal Services 433.75 Expenses 122,96 Carried Unanimously 8:31 P.M. 6 . rticle 4. Public Torks-Superintendentts Office (Cont.) Personal Services e5,l78l7 Expenses 150.00 Carried Unanimously 8:31 P.M. Town Offices & Cary Memorial Building Personal Services 4,128.66 Expenses 7,000,00 Carried Unanimously 8:31 P.M. E=ineering _Delpartment Personal Services 8,966.62 Expenses 700 .00 Carried Unanimously 8:31 P.M. Board of Appeals Expenses 100 .00 Carried Unanimously 8:31 P.M. Planning Board Expenses 250.00 Carried Unanimously 8:32 P.M. Board of Retirement Expenses 455.00 Carried Unanimously 8:32 P.E. Police Department Personal Services 38,148.75 Expenses 3,375,00 Carried Unanimously 8:32 P.M. Pirertment Personal Services 36350,0O Expenses 7 ,415,00 Carried Unanimously 8:32 P.E. Ambulance Expenses 200 .00 Carried Unanimously 8:32 P.M. Building Department Personal Services 1,100.00 Expenses 155.00 Carried Unanimously 8:33 P.M. -:ire Department Personal Services 600.00 Expenses 100.00 Carried Unanimously 8:33 P.M. Weights & Measures Personal Services 500.00 Expenses 265.00 Carried Unanimously 8:33 P. M. Insect Suppression Personal Services 300.00 Faces & Expenses 2,525.00 Carried Unanimously 8:34 P.M. Shade Trees Wages & Expenses 950,00 Carried Unanimously 8:34 P.M. 61 Article 4, Forest Fires (Cont.) Personal Services 4; 50.00 Wages & Expenses 500.00 Carried Unanimously 8:34 Dog. Officer Personal Services 100 .00 Expenses 75.00 Carried Unanimously 8:34 P.M. Health Department Personal. Services 500.00 Expenses 5,000,00 Carried Unanimously 8:34 P.L. Milk Inspector Personal Services 400.00 Carried Unanimously 8:35 P.M. Clinic Expenses 450,00 Carried Unanimously 8:35 P.M. Dental Clinic Personal Services 1 750.00 Expenses 100.00 Carried Unanimously 8:35 P.M. Posture Clinic Expenses 625.00 Carried Unanimously 8:35 P.M. Vital Statistics Expenses 25.00 Carried Unanimously 8:35 P.M. Animal Inspection Personal Services 500000 Carried Unanimously 8:35 P.M. Slaughterin.7 Inspection Personal Services 800,00 Carried Unanimously 8:35 P.M. Plumbing Department Personal Services 900 .00 Expenses 130.00 Carried Unanimously 8:35 P.M. Sewer Maintenance Personal Services 319,55 Wages & Expenses 2,900.00 Carried Unanimously 8:35 P.E. Sewer Services Wages & Expenses 1,500 ,00 Carried Unanimously 8:35 P.M. Care of Dumps & Removal of Ashes Wages & Expenses 1,700.00 Carried Unanimously 8:35 P.M. 62 ss:r Article 4, Garbage Collection tCont.) P-rj Expenses 46100oo0o Carried Unanimously 8:36 P.M. High-Maintenance way Personal Services 410.82 Wages & Expenses 305 000.00 Carried Unanimously 8:36 P.M. Snow Removal Wages & Expenses 13 500.00 Carried Unanimously 8:36 P.M. TrafficRegalation & Control Wa7es & Exrenses 700000 Carried Unanimously 8:36 P.M. Street Lights Expenses 22,500.00 Carried Unanimously 8:36 PW, Street Signs Wages & Expenses 400000 Carried Unanimously 8:36 P.M. Hi2hway Department Road Machinery Expenses 14 000.00 ( To be transferred from Road Machinery Fund) Carried Unanimously 8:37 P.M. Public Welfare Personal Services 3,076,17 Administration Items 730.00 Commodity Distribution 500,00 Town Physician 750.00 Aid & Expenses ( Of which J3,000 .00 to be 31,000.00 transferred from Cash Reserved for Purchase of Stamps) Carried Unanimously 8:37 P.M. Dependent Children Aid Personal Services 315.24 Administration 25.00 Aid & Expenses 11 000.00 Carried Unanimously 8:37 P.M. Old Age Assistance Personal Services 945.70 Administration Items 200,00 Aid & Expenses 375 500 .00 Carried Unanimously 8:38 P.M. State Aid Cash Grants 500000 Carried Unanimously 8:38 Military ,Aid Cash Grants 800.00 Carried Unanimously 8:38 Soldiers t Burials Burial Expenses 100.00 Carried Unanimously 8:39 P.M. Article 4. Soldiers ' Relief 63 (Cont. Personal Services ? 615.23 Administration 25,00 Aid & Expenses 5,000.00 Carried. Unanimously 8:39 P. M. School Maintenance prevented by Randall B. Roughton, School Committee . VO'T'ED: That the sum of two hundred twenty-nine thousand, seven hundred ninety-eight dollars and sixty-six cents ( 0229,798.66) be appropriated and assessed for the support of the Public Schools for the current year as follows : Personal Services : 186'543®66 Expenses: 43,255.00 Carried Unanimously 8: 40 P.M. The following presented by Randall B. Roughton: VOTED: That the sum of two hundred and three dollars ( $203.00) be appropriated and assessed for the maintenance of classes for instruction in Americanization. Carried Unanimously 8:40 The following presented by Randall B. Houghton: VOTED: That the sum of one thousand, six hundred and twenty- nine dollars (l,629 .00) be appropriated and assessed for the payment of tuition of pupils attending Vocational School, Carried Unanimously 8:40 P.M. The following presented by Randall B. Houghton: VOID: That the sum of 41315,250 .40 be appropriated and assessed for the support of Cary Memorial Library and Branch for the current year, as follows : - Personal Services 108730,40 Expenses 4,520.00 ( Which includes the amount received from the County for dog licenses .) Carried Unanimously 8:41 P.M. Parks &: Playgrounds Personal Services 4,276.28 Expenses 8,800.00 Carried Unanimously 8:41 P.M. Memorial Day Expenses - 250.00 Carried Unanimously 8:41 P.M. Patriots Daz Expenses ( Omitted account sufficient interest on hand from Leroy Brown Trust) 8: 42 P.M. Contributory Retirement System Pension Accumulation Fund 13,467 .00 Interest Deficiency on Funds 601.93 Carried Unanimously 8:42 P.K. Public Works Building Uages & Expenses 8,800,00 Carried Unanimously 8:43 P.M. 64 Article 4, Insurance 1=z, (Cont .) Premiums $5,925.00 tV Carried Unanimously 8:45 P.M. Printing Town Report Exwenses 750,00 Carried Unanimously 8:45 P.M. Administration of Trust Funds Expenses 70,00 Carried Unanimously 8: 45 P.M. Unclassified Expenses 190.00 Tar Activities l,00000 Rationing 710,00 Carried Unanimously 8:46 Water Maintenance Personal Services 1,369 .44 Wages & Expenses 17 000000 Carried Unanimously 8: 46 P.M. Tater Services Wages & Expenses 3,000,00 Carried Unanimously 8: 46 P.M. Interest on Debt Interest 7,276,88 Carried Unanimously 8: 46 P.11. Cemetery Maintenance-Westview Personal Services 500.00 Wages & Expenses 4,090,00 ( Of which $2,000 .00 is to be transferred from the Westview Cemetery Sale of Lots Fund) Carried Unanimously 8: 47 P.M. Cemetery Maintenance-Munroe Personal Services 300,00 7a-es & Expenses 29 383,00 Carried Unanimously 8: 47 P.M. AND FURTHER VOTED: That the following amounts be appropriated: Maturing Debt 65 301,00 Of which $4,000.00 is to be transferred from the Sewer Assessment Fund. $6,000 ,00 is to be transferred from PWA Worth Lexington Sewer, $326,92 is to be transferred from 27A Vine Brook Drainage & Sewer, .10,000.00 is to be transferred from the Tater Assessment Fund, '22,000,00 is to be transferred from the Tater Department Avail- able Surplus Account, and the balance ( 22,974,08) is to be raised in the tax levy of the current year. Carried Unanimously 8:48 P.M. AHD FURTHER VOTED: To ratify and approve the arrangement followed In 1942 whereby the receipts of the Road Machinery Fund were increased by an hourly rental charge , not in excess of the a-mount allowed by the State , for use of the equip- ment of the Department of Public Works , when used for local purposes for which appropriations may be voted to the said Department, Carried Unanimously 8:48 P.M. Article 5 , Indefinitely Postponed, Carried Unanimously 8: 50 P.:L. 65 Article 6, Indefinitely Postponed. Carried Unanimously 8:50 Article 7 , VOTED: That the following amounts be appropriated and assessed for the unpaid bills for the year 1942 of the following accounts : Selectmen' s Expenses ( Francis J. Hunt-reporting: & transcribing hearing before B6 of Selectmen & Fire Engineers) 12=112,_:32ard-Expenses 50.00 (Account-n.2 work on 5-year bud2et) ( Fred Newhall) Park Department-Expenses 3.35 ( Theatre Pharmacy-films L----developments) Carried Unanimously 8: 50 P.L. Article 8, VOMD: That the sum of :,- 15,000.00 be appropriated and assessed for the Reserve -bund, as provided by General Laws, Chapter 40, Section 6 , ( Of which the sum of1,431.65 is to be transferred from the Overlay Reserve Fund) Carried' Unanimously 8: 51 P.11. Article 9 , VOTED : That the Board of Selectmen be authorized to petition the Director of Accounts of the State for an audit for the year 1943, Carried Unanimously 8:52 P.M. Article 10, VOTED: That the Selectmen be authorized to install water mains not less than 6" nor more than 16" in diameter in such accepted or unaccepted streets as may be applied for during the year 1943, subject to the assessment of betterments, and to take by eminent domain any necessary easements therefor, (No appropriation - This vote is necessar- to authorize the Town to take easements and do the work in 1943 as last year' s vote limited it to construction in 1942,) Carried Unanimoasly 8: 53 P.M. Article 11, VOTED: That the Selectmen be authorized to install sewer mains in such accepted or unaccepted streets as may be applied for during the year 1943 in accordance with St. 1897, Ch, 504, as amended, or otherwise, and to take by eminent domain any necessary easements therefor. (No appropriation - same as Article 10) Carried Unanimously 8:54 P.M. Article 12, VOTED: That the Selectmen be authorized to pay a bonus to regular full time employees of the School, Police , and Fire Departments based on their annual rate of earnings in effect December 31, 1942, not exceeding $150 .00 to any sin2le employee; said bonus to be retroactive to January 1, 1943 and to be paid quarterly. In the event "of any employee leavin2 the Town's employ during the year 1943, he or she is to receive a pro-rata part of the quarter involved. For the cament of said bonus the sum of S16,471.65 be appropriated and assessed for the current year, Town Council, Sidney R. TriEhtin2ton, states Article should read "as compensation for services ." Suggestion by Richard T. Maynard that vote read "to any indiv- idual employee" instead of "to any sin,gzie employee" was adopted, whereby the vote reads as follows: r•ticle 12. VOTED: That the Selectmen, as compensation for services, be authorized to pay a 71% bonus to regular full time employees of the School, Police , and Fire Departments based on their annual rate of earnings in effect Dec- ember 31, 1942, not exceeding 6150 .00 to any individual employee : said bonus to be retroactive to January 1, 1943 and to be paid quarterly. In the event of any em- ployee leaving the Town' s employ during the year 1943, he or she is to receive a pro-rata part of the quarter involved. For the payment of said bonus the sum of 616,471.65 he appropriated and assessed for the current year. Carried Unanimously 9:00 P.M. Article 12. VOTED: That the Selectmen, as compensation for services rendered, be authorized to pay a 71; bonus to regular, full time employees of the Town, with the exception of the schools , police and fire departments, on the basis of 1942 earnings, not exceeding 6150 .00 for the year to any employee, to be retroactive to January 1, 1943 and to be paid quarterly. In the event of any employee leaving the Town's employ during the year 1943, he or she is to receive a pro-rata part of the quarter involved. For the payment of- said bonus the sum of $7,454.89 be appropriated, of which 62,000.00 is to be transferred from the Public Works Labor and Materials Account and 61,234.89 is to be transferred from the Public Works Welfare Aid Account, and the balance of 64,220.00 is to be raised in the tax levy of the current year. Carried Unanimously 9:00 P.M. Article 13. VOTED: That the sum of one hundred dollars ( n.00.O0) be appropriated and assessed to pay the necessary expenses of School Officers incurred outside the Commonwealth in securing information upon matters in which the Town is interested or which may tend to improve the service in the School Department. This article presented by Randall B. Houghton. Carried Unanimously 9 :00 P.M. Article 14. VOTED: That the sum of 61,000.00 be appropriated and assessed for highway, maintenance; said sum, or any portion thereof to be expended under the direction of the Select- men and to be used in conjunction with any money which may be allotted by the State , County, or both, for this purpose, Carried Unanimously 9:01 P.m. Article 15. VO'T'ED: That the Town accept General Laws, Ch. 85 Sec . lla as inserted by St. 1941, Ch. 710 relating to the registration and operation of bicycles . Carried Unanimously 9 : 11 P.M. Article 16, VOTED: That the Town fix the fees for the issue of Building and Plumbing permits as follows : Building - Two family dwellings 63,00 One family dwellings 5.00 Stores-attached-first class 5.00 Stores-attached-second class - 3.00 All others 2.00 Private garag es and sheds 2.00 3 car garages and larger 5.00 Alterations 2.00 Plumbing - New construction - base charge 2.00 plus 25,/ per fixture and 25' for each future fixture connection or appliance. Alteration replacement - base charge 1.00 plus 25q` per fixture and 25j for each future fixture connection or appliance. Carried Unanimously 9: 13 P.M. Article 17 , VOTED: That the Town enlarge the scope of the Road 67 Machinery Fund by crediting to said fund an amount based on hourly rental for the use of motorized equipment of the Public Works Department when used on various projects carried on under the direction of said Department, the amount of said charge not to exceed the amount allowed by the State for the use of similar equipment Carried Unanimously 9 : 14 P.m. Article 18. VOTED: That the following sum be appropriated and assessed for pensions for retired members of the Police Department, under Chapter 32 of the General Laws and amendments : Police Pensions 51166.67 Carried Unanimously 9: 15 P.M. Article 19 . VOTED: That the Town amend Section 5 of Article III of the General By-laws by striking out the first sentence thereof the words "six o'clock in the morning" and sub- stituting therefor the words "such hour as the Selectmen shall determine and shall set forth in the warrant for the meeting" , so that the first sentence of said Section 5 shall read as follows : "The annual meeting of the Town shall be called for such hour as the Selectmen shall determine and shall set forth in the warrant for the meeting and thereafter the polls shall be open continuously for voting until eight o'clock in the evening." Carried Unanimously 9 :18 P.M. Article 20. Indefinitely Postponed 9: 18 P.M. Article 21, VOTED: That the Town amend the General By-laws by adding_ to Article XXVI, a new section substantially as follows: Sec . 2 - ' The fees for storage of gasoline under General Laws, C h. 148, Sec . 13, as amended, shall be as follows: For issuing the original license , X1.00 plus a reasonable charge for advertising . For each annual certificate of registration, .50 ." Carried Unanimously 9 : 19 P.M. Article 22. VOTED: That the Selectmen be authorized to appoint one of their members to the Board of Appeals , in accordance with G. L. , Chapter 41, Sec . 4A. Carried Unanimously 9:20 P.M. Article 23, VOTED: That the Town, by its town meeting members , recommends to the Selectmen that they grant licenses for public exhibition of moving pictures on Sundays to which admission may be charged. Notion by Arthur F. Hutchinson for indefinite postponement which was not seconded. Therefore motion not accepted. On declaration of the Moderator by voice vote ,- article was declared lost. Decision questioned, whereby standing vote taken as follows : In Favor Tellers Opposed 17 Allan G. Adams 15 5.6 Paul Hanson 40 10 Robert C . Merriam 21 83 76 'Thereby vote was carried 9 :30 P,: . IQ uo Article 24, VOTED: That the Selectmen be authorized to install an ozr- electric light pole and light on land of the Boston and Maine Railroad near the railroad station at Lexington Center, under the authority of G. L. , Ch. 40, Sec . 5 ( 33) or any other power them thereto enabling. Carried Unanimously 9 :31 P.M. Article 25. Indefinitely postponed. Unanimous 9 :31 P.m. Article 26 , VOTED: That the Town accept the layout as a town way of Fern Street, from the present end of the accepted way to Moreland Avenue, so called, as laid out by the Select- men, and shown upon a plan on file In the office of the Town Clerk, dated July 18, 1916, Carried Unanimously 9 :34 P.M. Article 27, VOTED: That the sum of $1500,00 be appropriated for the payment of premiums on policies of insurance against loss or damage to Town property which may result from enemy attack, including any action taken by the Mili- tary, Naval, or Air Force of the United States in re- sisting enemy attack. Carried Unanimously 9 :35 P.11. Article 28. Indefinitely postponed. 9 :35 P.M. Article 29 , VOTED: That ti-e Town ratify and approve payments or liability for repairs or reconstruction of the Central Fire Station and replacement of equipment damaged or destroyed by a fire , due to an extreme emergency in- volving the safety of persons and property, as voted by two-thirds of the Selectmen under authority of G. L. , Ch, 44, Sec . 31 and that the sum of $3200 .00 be app- ropriated therefor to be provided by transfer from the Excess and Deficiency Account. Carried Unanimously 9 :37 P.M. Articles 30 & 31. Suggestion by Town Counsel, Sidney R. Wrighting- ton, these articles be taken up together. No objections from the Town Meeting Members . Resolved that it is the sense of the meeting that the Town re- voke its acceptance of the Tenement Rouse Act in Towns and also ad- opt as an amendment to its Building By-law the new Article relating to appartment houses , copies of which have been mailed to all Town Meeting members . Resolution adopted 9 :41 P.M. Motion by Town Counsel, Sidney R. TCrightington, that reading of the amendment to Building By-law be omitted, which was unanimously carried 9 :43 P.M. See page 69 for Articles 30 & 31 as presented Carried Unanimously 9 :45 P.m, Article 32. Indefinitely postponed. Carried Unanimously 9 : 47 P.M. Article 33, VOTED: That the Town accept a special act of the Leg- islature , Chapter 6 of the Acts of 1943, enacted pur- suant to vote of the Annual Town Meeting of Larch, 1942 authorizing the Selectmen to appoint a Board of Public Welfare to exercise the legal functions of the Board of Public Welfare now exercised by the Board of Selectmen and Public Works , under Statute 1922, Ch, I. Carried Unanimously 9 :54 P.I . 69 Article 34, Potion for indefinite .postponement® Opposition for ?postponement by Francis F . Burke , repres- enting Veteran of Foreign Wars . Agreement to post- ponement by Francis E. Burke , whereby Article 34 was indefinitely postponed. Unanimous 9:59 P.L. Article 35. Indefinitely postponed® Carried Unanimously 9 :59 P.L . All articles beim disposed with, motion made and seconded meeting be adjourned 10 P.M. i / Article 30, VO'T'ED: That the Town pursuant to authority contained in Ch® 20 of the Acts of 1943, revoke its acceptance of Ch. 635 of the Acts of 1912, being an act relative to ten- ement houses in Towns and now contained in G® L., Ch. 145, Article 31, VOTED: That the Town amend its Building By-law by adding thereto a new article entitled Article 22 re- lating to apartment houses in accordance with the copy which has been on file in the office of the Town Clerk and open to public inspection, printed copies of which have been mailed to all Town i_eeting members and which reads as follows : ( Original on file in Town Clerk's Office) . i Carried Unanimously 9: 45 P.n. Attest: To, Clerk r ( The total amount appropriated $718,515681) d/