| Adoption
Date |
Subject |
1895 ATM |
Library Trustees have power to elect a Treasurer from
their own number |
1895 ATM |
Town Treasurer charge $2 for letting the Town Hall,
except for literary and church purposes, and dancing prohibited |
1896 ATM, Art. 9 |
Selectmen shall act as town agents |
1900 ATM, Art. 9 |
Choose a Tree Warden for the term of 1 year |
1901 ATM, Art. 6 |
Rescind the vote whereby the town increased the
School Committee from 3 to 6 and to elect a committee of 3 members |
1904 ATM, Art. 4 |
Assessors travel together in their duties as
Assessors |
1908 ATM, Art. 4 |
Elect 3 Assessors, to be chosen to serve 1, 2 and 3
years, respectively |
1908 ATM, Art. 11 |
When the Town Treasurer receives $250, Knight’s
Cemetery shall be accepted as town property |
1913 STM, Art. 6 |
Accept the division of the town into voting precincts
as prepared by the Selectmen |
1914 ATM, Art. 5, Motion 2 |
Chair appoint a committee of 5 to act as a Finance
Committee, such Committee to serve without pay of any kind |
1914 ATM, Art. 17 |
Pay our town laborers by the hour |
1915 ATM, Art. 16 |
Selectmen to see that the town reports be kept in a
binder |
1915 ATM, Art. 24 |
Establish an emergency fund in the hands of the
Finance Committee |
1916 Board of Selectmen meeting |
All orders to be approved by the Chairman of the
Selectmen, except the (2-12-1916) fees for the return of births, and that
any bills or orders paid without such approval shall be at the expense of
the person paying same and not at the expense of the town |
1916 ATM, Art. 12 |
Revoke that part of the vote passed on March |
1921 ATM, Art. 11 |
Accept the permanent care of the Arba Randall
Cemetery, so-called, if endowed with a fund of $500 |
1921 ATM, Art. 13 |
Valuation list be printed annually |
1922 ATM, Art. 17 |
Elect 3 Cemetery Commissioners for three-year
overlapping terms |
1928 ATM, Art. 13 |
Board of Selectmen appoint a Highway Surveyor, not a
member of the Board of Selectmen, to have charge of roads under their
supervision |
1931 ATM, Art. 3 |
Board of Selectmen act as Board of Public Welfare
(Welfare functions have subsequently been taken over by the state.) |
1931 ATM, Art. 14 |
Establish Australian ballot system in voting for town
offices; also rescinded the 1929 ATM, Art. 18, vote that nominations be
made from the floor |
1932 ATM, Art. 8 |
Elect 1 Selectman for 3 years, 1 for 2 years and 1
for 1 year, beginning in 1933, and thereafter to elect 1 each year for a
term of 3 years |
1934 STM, Art. 3 |
Recommend that all articles for annual town warrant
be placed in the hands of the Town Clerk not later than January 5 |
1934 ATM, Art. 15 |
Have all roads kept open for travel in winter, where
families live on such roads |
1937 ATM, Art. 17 |
Elect a Moderator for the term of 1 year by official
ballot |
1947 Town Caucus |
Nominate from the floor, and the two highest to have
their names appear on the official ballot |
1947 ATM, Art. 15 |
Future town meetings to be opened at 1:00 p.m. |
1950 ATM, Art. 21 |
Persons digging up a highway for any purpose shall
get permission from the Selectmen and pay the cost of having it restored |
1951 ATM, Art. 10 |
Voted: “We keep our town by itself and do our own
civilian defense.” |
1952 ATM, Art. 23 |
Have town warrants posted at Wentworth filling
station, Royal Grocery and Knight four corners, and a fourth at a suitable
place |
1953 ATM, Art. 14 |
Accept Arnold Cemetery as town property |
1957 ATM, Art. 16 |
Elect a Board of Health other than the Selectmen, 1
to be elected for 1 year, 1 elected for 2 years and 1 elected for 3 years
in 1958, and 1 elected for 3 years each year thereafter |
1957 ATM, Art. 19 |
Abandon workmen’s compensation insurance and purchase
same from an insurance company |
1958 ATM, Art. 14 |
Instruct the Selectmen to petition the General Court
for legislation authorizing the town to transfer the balance remaining in
the Workmen’s Compensation Insurance Fund into a Stabilization Fund,
provided for by MGL c. 40, §5B |
1958 ATM, Art. 15 |
Accept Pelham Hill Church as a town building |
1958 ATM, Art. 18 |
Include school teachers in the coverage provided by
workmen’s compensation insurance |
1965 ATM, Art. 17 |
Make Pelham a one-precinct town |
1966 STM, Art. 6 |
Authorize the Pelham Historical Society to have the
use of the old Congregational Church as a museum |
1967 ATM, Art. 11 |
Abolish the practice of electing constables and
instead empower the Board of Selectmen to appoint as many as it deems
necessary to serve for a term of 1 year |
1967 ATM, Art. 14 |
Allow the Selectmen to pay the Road Superintendent
for 8 holidays and 2 weeks’ vacation, after 30 weeks of employment |
1967 ATM, Art. 20 |
Allow the Keeper of the Dog Pound to retain all fees |
1968 ATM, Art. 13 |
Authorize the Pelham Historical Society to be the
custodians of the Town Hall and Complex and to use it with the right to
repair and restore the premises as conditions permit |
1968 ATM, Art. 18 |
Adopt Official Map of the Town of Pelham as provided
under MGL c. 41, s 81E |
1968 ATM, Art. 20 |
Change the term of office from 1 to 3 years for the
Town Clerk, the Treasurer and the Town Collector, starting with the
election of 1969 |
1969 ATM, Art. 13 |
Accept the Pelham Valley Cemetery in its entirety |
1970 ATM, Art. 26 |
Change the name under Art. 4 (budget category) 0405A
of General Government from Assistant Treasurer to Secretary of Town
Offices |
1970 ATM, Art. 27 |
Accept road into Laurel Heights (Bray Court) as a
public way |
1972 STM, Art. 1 |
Voted to become a member of the Lower Pioneer Valley
Regional Planning District |
1972 ATM, Art. 18 |
Change the place of the posting of the town warrant
from the nonexisting store to the bulletin board at the Selectmen’s office |
1973 ATM, Art. 33 |
Change the date of the Annual Town Meeting from the
first Saturday in March to the first Saturday in April |
1974 STM, Art. 2 |
Accept deed to Quaker Cemetery |
1975 STM, Art. 6 |
Accept Pine Tree Circle as a public way |
1976 ATM, Art. 6 |
Accept Country Lane as a public way |
1976 ATM, Art. 14 |
Accept all school bus shelters given to the town |
1976 ATM, Art. 20 |
Direct the Historical Commission to enter agreement
with Massachusetts Historical Commission to create preservation
restrictions |
1977 ATM, Art. 8 |
Hold ATM and elections on the first or second
Saturday in May |
1977 ATM, Art. 10 |
Open ATM at 10:00 a.m. |
1979 ATM, Art. 12 |
Join Pioneer Valley Transit Authority |
1979 ATM, Art. 19 |
Change term of Tree Warden from 1 to 3 years
beginning with 1980 ATM |
1980 STM, Art. 5 |
Authorize Finance Committee to provide sick leave for
hourly employees of the Highway Department and town offices |
1980 ATM, Art. 24 |
Authorize Treasurer to establish a sick leave fund
according to terms of the program created by Selectmen |
1981 ATM, Art. 14 |
Authorize Selectmen to set charge for street list not
to exceed $2 per copy; free to departments and elected officials |
1982 ATM, Art. 19 |
Require commercial spray companies to notify
beekeepers in town at least 24 hours prior to spraying against gypsy moths |
1984 STM, Art. 5 |
Amend the Official Town Map to reflect extension of
Butter Hill Road by 366.71 feet |
1985 ATM, Art. 17 |
Reduce the membership of the Conservation Commission
from 7 to 5 |
1986 ATM, Art. 9 |
Authorize Treasurer to enter into compensating
balance for fiscal year 1987 |
1986 ATM, Art. 19 |
Establish and appoint a Long-Range Planning Committee |
1987 ATM, Art. 17 |
Moderator appoint a Regional School District Planning
Committee |
1988 ATM, Art. 17 |
Expend balance of Dog Fund for support elementary
school library |
1988 ATM, Art. 21 |
Adopt new fee schedule for Town Clerk to exceed in
some cases the fees set by statute |
1988 ATM, Art. 24 |
Abolish the position of Burial Agent since duties are
carried out by Cemetery Commission |
1990 Board of Selectmen meeting (4-3-1990) |
Adopt year-round Leash Law |
1990 ATM, Art. 21 |
Enter agreement with Eastern Hampshire Regional
Refuse District as an associate town |
1992 STM, Art. 5 |
Accept 2 permanent drainage easements at Amherst Road
and Harris Brook to repair reservoir culvert |
1993 ATM, Art. 6 |
Beginning fiscal year 1994, to enter compensating
balance agreements not to exceed 3 years |
1993 ATM, Art. 18 |
Petition the Legislature to allow Collector to be
appointed, not elected (Gov. approv. 10-23-1993) |
1993 ATM, Art. 19 |
Petition the Legislature to allow Treasurer to be
appointed, not elected (Gov. approv. 10-23-1993) |
1994 ATM, Art. 15 |
Approve $23,100 for Regional High School renovation
expansion |
1994 STM, Art. 7 |
Increase membership of the Library Trustees from 3 to
6 |
1996 ATM, Art. 7 |
Beginning fiscal year 1997, voted to enter
compensating balance agreements not to exceed 3 years |
1999 STM, Art. 1 |
Amend the charge of the Recreation Commission to
include the Elementary School playground within the charge of assessing
the recreational needs of the town |
