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HomeMy Public PortalAbout1970-03-02 Annual Town Mtg Warrant GZK ANNUAL TORN WARRANT Barnstable, ss. To Roland W. Bassett, Constable of the Town of Brewster Greetings: In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are hereby directed to notify and warn the inhabitants of Brewster qualified to vote in Town affairs to meet at the Brewster School Auditorium on Monday, the second day of ?:arch next at seven o'clock in the evening, then and there to act on the following articles: ARTICLE 1 . To act on the annual report of the Selectmen and other Town Officers. ARTICLE 2. 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 , 1971 and to issue a note or notes, therefore, 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 of Chapter 44, General Laws as amended. kRTICLE 3. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate a sutta of money to the Reserve Fund. ARTICLE 4. To hear the report of any special committee. ARTICLE 5. To see if the Town will vote to fix the salary and compensation of all elective officers of the Town as provided by Section 108, Chapter 41 , General Laws as amended, for the year 1970, to be effective January 1 , 1970. ARTICLE 6. To see if the Town will vote to raise and approp- riate such sums of money as may be deemed necessary to defray Town charges and expenses for the year 1970. ARTICLE 7. To see if the Town will vote to raise and approp- riate or transfer from, unappropriated available funds in the treasury, a sum of money for Chapter 81 , Highways. ARTICLE 8. To see if the Town will vote to raise and approp- riate or transfer from unappropriated available funds in the treasury, a sum of money for Chapter 90, Highways. ARTICLE 9. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate from the Road Machinery Genera. Fund, the sawn of Thirty Five Hundred Dollars ($3,500.00) to be used for the purchase, maintenance and operation of Road Ea.chinery. ARTICLE 10. To see if the Town will vote to transfer the sum of Three Thousand Three Hundred Twenty Four Dollars and Twenty Five Cents 4(3,324.25) from the Rands provided by Section 4, Chapter 768 of the Acts of 1969 to be used for resurfacing a portion of Long Pond Road. ARTICLE 11 . To see if the Town will assume liability in the manner provided by Section 29 of Chapter 91 of the General Laves, as amended by Chapter 516 and 524, Acts of 1950 for all damages that may be incurred by wort to be performed by the Department of Public works of Massachusetts for the improvement, development, maintenance and protection_ of tidal and non-tidal rivers and streams, harbors, tide- waters, foreshores and shores along a public beach outside Boston Harbor, including the Merrimack and Connecticut Rivers, in accordance with Section 11 of Chapter 91 of the General Saws, and authorize the Selectmen to execute and deliver a bond of indemnity therefore to the Commonwealth. AaTICLE 12. To see if the Town will vote to transfer Nine Thousand Dollars ($9,000.00) appropriated under Article 22 of the 1969 Annual Town Meeting,to be used to construct a new parking area at the town owned beach at the end of Robbins Hill Rd. and adjacent to the land of the Estate of Fannie E. Dugan and Gardiner W. Bassett and to constr=ict a new section of Robbins Hill Rd, to said parking area. ARTICLE 13. To see if the Town will vote to authorize and instruct the Town_ Treasurer to pay the Dog Tax returns from the assessments of 1969 to the Brewster Ladies' Library Association in accordance with Chapter 110, Section ?2. ARTICLE 14. To see if the Town will vote to transfer from available funds in the Treasury, the sum. of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00). to the Brewster Ladies' Library Association. ARTICLE 15. To see if the Town will vote to instruct the Selectmen to contract for one year for Ambulance Service with the Brewster, Orleans, Eastham. Ambulance association, Inc., and raise and appropriate the sum of 'Three Thousand Five Hundred Dollars (13,500.00) for this purpose. ARTICLE 16. To see if the Torn will vote to raise and app- ropriate the sum of Two Hundred Six and 801100 ($206.80) under the provisions of Chapter 388, Acts of 1954 amended by Chapter 433 of 1955, control of Greenhead Fly, and authorize the Town Treasurer to pay said appropriation into the State Treasury. ARTICLE 17. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to purchase, take by eminent domain or otherwise acquire an area of land adJacent to Freemans Way as shown on a plan entitled "Plan of Lands in Brewster, Nass. as surveyed and mapped for the Town of Brewster February 1970 Nickerson & Berger, Eastham, hSass.,€T now on file with the Town} Clerk, said parcel containing 103.39 acres, and raise and appropriate the sum of Seventy Four Thousand Sever. Hundred Dollars ($?4,700.00) for such purpose and to determine whether such appropriation shall be raised by taxation, by transfer of available funds, by borrowing or otherwise and take any action relative thereto. AR'T'ICLE 18. To see if the Town will vote to amend the building code by-law as follows: Section 9 - Requirements For All Buildings - Paragraph 7, add the f olloNing sentence: Precast metal chimneys and fireplaces may be used together as a unit if the unit and method of installation is approved by the Building Inspector. ARTICLE 19. To see if the Town will vote to amend the building code by-law as follows: Section 3, Application For Building Permit, add new paragraph 14 - No building permit shall be issued for con- struction of any building if determination is made by the Building inspector that flooding of any part of the building will occur either from the underground water table or from the surface runoff from streets and roads or from the overflowing of bogs, ponds, or streams. ARTICLE 20. To see if the Town will vote to amend the building code by-lair as follows: Under Section 3 - Application for Building Permit, add a paragraph as follows: Prior to the approval of the Building Inspector for the excavation of a building site in the vicinity of an operable cranberry bog, a percolation test shall be made to determine whether the flooding of such bog will raise the ground water level at the site above the basement level of the pro- posed building. Issuance of a building permit shall be contingent upon a negatiNs outcome of such a test. ARTICLE 21 . To see if the Town will vote to raise and app- ropriate the sum of One Thousand Dollars ($1 ,000.00) for repairs and decorating the front stair area of the Town Hall. ARTICLE 22. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sura of Five Hundred Twelve Dollars ($512-00) to refinish the floor on the second floor auditorium of the Town Hall. (By request) ARTICLE 23. To see if the Town will vote to establish a comm- ittee to be known as the Municipal Water System Co mttee, to be app- ointed by the Moderator and to consist of seven (7) members including one each from Board of Selectmen, Planning Board and Board of Health, said committee to be authorized to bring in warrant acticies for either a special town meeting or the next annual town meeting, which- ever is deemed most advantageous, to the Town and to raise and app- ropriate the sure of Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) for committee ex o ens e s. ARTICLE 24. To see if the Town will vote to install and maintain a street light on pole No. 3 at Sheep gond Landing. ARTICLE 25. To see if the Town will vote to raise and app- ropriate the sum. of Eleven Hundred Dollars 01100.00) for a public recreation program to be expended by the Board of Selectmen. ARTICLE 26. To see if the Town will vote to raise and app- ropriate a sum of money to purchase and equip a second Police Cruiser. ARTICLE 27. To see if the Town will vote to raise and app- ropriate the sum of Eight Hundred and Fifty Dollars 0850.001 for the purchase of a two (2) band radio for the second Police Cruiser. ARTICLE 28. To see if the Town will vote to raise and app- ropriate the sum of One Thousand Dollars ($1 ,000.00) for adver- tising the advantages of the Token in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 475, Acts of 1969. ARTICLE 29. To see if the Town will vote to raise and app- ropriate the sum of Two Thousand Dollars ($2000.00) to install a drainage system at the junction of Alden Drive and Tubman Road. ARTICLE 30. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of Seven Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($7500.00) for the purpose of putting fluorescent lighting in the Brewster Elementary School. ARTICLE 31 . To see if the Town will vote to raise and app- ropriate the sum. of Two Hundred Twelve Dollars ($212.00) to be paid to the Cape Cod Mental Health Association under the direction of the School Committee for services rendered or to be rendered to citizens of the Town of Brewster at the dental Health Center under _the provisions of Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 40, Section 5, (40c). ARTICLE 32. To see if the Town, will vote to raise and app- ropriate, or expend from available funds the sum of Six Hundred Dollars ($600.00) in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 114 of the General Laws for the maintenance and care of the following so called Ancient Cemeteries. Dillingham Burying Ground, Lincoln Foster Cemetery, Red. Top Graveyard, Sears Burying Ground and the Old Burial Ground (north of the First Parish Church), funds to be expended under the direction of the Superintendent of Public Works. ARTICU 33. To see if the Town will vote to raise and app- ropriate the stun of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) to be used for the propagation of shellfish, said money to be spent under the direction of the Shellfish Constable and the Board of Selectmen. ART!= 34. To see if the Town will vote to return the following unexpended balance from Road Machinery Expense to the Road Machinery Fund: Two Hundred Eighty Eight Dollars and 75/100 ($288.75). ARTICLE 35 . To see if Town will vote to raise and app- ropriate a sum of money for meeting bills of prior year on the unpaid bills . RTICLE 36 . To see if the Town will vote to instruct the Mderator to appoint a committee of five ( 5 ) to investigate the possibilities of constructing a combination Fire-Police building , said committee shall include a member of the Board of Selectmen , the Fire Chief , Police Chief , and two ( 2 ) members at large , and raise and appropriate the sum. of Two Hundred Dollars ( $200 . 00 ) to cover expenses incurred by the committee . ARTICLE 37 . To see if the Town will vote to request the - Selectmen to layout the following roads : Red Top Road between. Setucket and Slough Roads , Underpass Road and A . Percie Newcomb Road between .Money Brook Road and Setucket Road and raise and appropriate the sum of Four `11housand Eight Hundred Dollars ( 4500 . 00 ) for engineering purposes , ARTICLE 3 $ . To secs if the Town will vote to transfer the following unexpended balances of special appropriations to surplus revenue : Tow;- Cemetery Road $ 25 , 00 Construct Bulkhead-Bre� ti w 5 . 00 Engineering Fees-Sheep -4 . y 200 . 00 Street Sign Plaker 4 . 57 Layout Old North Road 200 . 00 Sidesalk Repairs 365 . 35 AnNraisal Fees Old North Road 40 . 00 Fai.. Exterior of Town riall 225 , 60 Land Equalization North of 6A 3 . 00 Yedical Assistance Federal Grant 998 . 26 $2 , 066 . 78 ARTICLE39 , To see what act- cr' the Town will take with regards to its Herring or Alewives Fish»-. es . AR'TICr1, 40 . To see if t . own will vote to appropriate a sum of money _f-^ o- =nee Cash in the Treasury to be used for the reduction of taxes . ARTICLE 41 . To act on any other business that may legally come before this meeting . And you are directed to serve this Narrant with your doings thereon to the Town Clerk at the time and the place of said meeting as aforesaid . Given under our hands and the Seal of the Town of Brewster aff_xed this 26th day of January , 1970 . ILSelActmen of Brewster I ^hereby certify that I have posted attested copies as directed . Constable Date! ` 1 /