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Arlington, Mass. Selectmen
110th ANNUAL REPORT OF
TOWN OFFICERS
OF THE
TOWN OF ARLINGTON
AND
THE TOWN RECORDS
FOR THE
YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1916
ALSO A LIST OF THE
PERSONAL PROPERTY AND REAL ESTATE ASSESSED FOR THE YEAR 1916
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TOWN OFFICERS, 1916 ELECTIVE.
Town Clerk. (Elected Annually.) Thomas J. Robinson. Selectmen and Overseers of the Poor.
Thomas J. Donnelly, Chairman Term expires 1917
Horatio A. Phinney Term expires 1918:
Willis P. Howard. Term expires 1919
Board of Public Works.
Arthur Birch, Chairman Term expires 1919,
Henry S. Adams Term expires 1917
Robert W. Pond Term expires 1918.
· Assessors.
Omar W. Whittemore, Chairman Term expires 19193
James M. Mead .
Term expires 1917
Francis A. Patterson Term expires 1918
Treasurer. .
Collector of Taxes ..
(Elected Annually.)
Myron Taylor. Edward A. Bailey.
Auditor. (Elected Annually.) George McK. Richardson. School Committee.
Carl N. Quimby, Chairman. Term expires 1918
Jacob Estabrook.
Term expires 1917
Othilie J. Lawson
Term expires 1917
Florence C. Hicks
Term expires 1917
Daniel Wyman. Term expires 1918
Alton F. Tupper
Term expires 1918
Charles C. Warren . Term expires 1919
Lindsay K. Foster Term expires 1919
John A. Bishop
Term expires 1919
Planning Board.
Henry W. Hayes, Chairman Term expires 1918
Cyrus E. Dallin . Term expires 1917
Robert W. Pond Term expires 1917
Harry G. Porter . Term expires 1919
James P. Parmenter
Term expires 1919,
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Park Commissioners.
William E. Lloyd, Chairman . Term expires 1917
William W. Crosby . . Term expires 1918
Gorham H. Davis Term expires 1919
Board of Health.
Laurence L. Peirce, Chairman Term expires 1919
Alfred H. Knowles . Term expires 1917
Guy E. Sanger. Term expires 1918
Commissioners of Sinking Fund.
+William G. Peck.
Term expires 1917
Henry Hornblower Term expires 1918
Joseph C. Holmes. Term expires 1919
Trustees of Pratt Fund.
William E. Wood. Term expires 1917
*Charles W. Allen .
Term expires 1918
Joseph C. Holmes. Term expires 1919
George Hill .
Term expires 1920
Henry Hornblower
Term expires 1921
Myron Taylor, ex-officio.
Trustees of Robbins Library.
Samuel C. Bushnell. Term expires 1917
Charles A. Keegan. Term expires 1917
William A. Muller Term expires 1918
Cyrus E. Dallin. Term expires 1918
Arthur J. Wellington Term expires 1919
James P. Parmenter
Term expires 1919
Trustees of the Edwin S. Farmer Poor Widows' Fund and Trustees of the Edwin S. Farmer Fund for Needy Persons.
Henry Hornblower Term expires 1917
George Hill.
Term expires 1918
*Charles W. Allen . Term expires 1918
Joseph C. Holmes Term expires 1919
William E. Wood. Term expires 1921
* Appointed for unexpired term to fill vacancy. +Died June 16, 1916.
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Trustees of Elbridge Farmer Fund.
John Q. A. Brackett.
John H. Hardy.
William E. Wood.
Henry Hornblower. Harry G. Porter. *John G. Brackett.
Cemetery Commissioners.
Warren A. Peirce, Chairman Term expires 1917
J. Edwin Kimball Term expires 1918
George G. Allen Term expires 1919
Tree Warden. (Elected Annually.) Daniel M. Daley.
Constables.
John Duffy. Andrew Irwin.
Thomas O. D. Urquhart.
F. Joseph Cahalin.
Daniel M. Hooley.
Thomas F. Priest.
William T. Canniff.
Edward T. Ryan.
Fence Viewers. (Elected Annually.)
Charles F. Wyman. James R. Mann.
Field Drivers.
Thomas O. D. Urquhart.
F. Joseph Cahalin
Andrew Irwin.
Thomas F. Priest. Daniel M. Hooley. John Duffy.
Edwin C. Jacobs. .
Fish Preserver. (Elected Annually.) Everett S. Chapman
Measurers of Wood and Bark. (Elected Annually.) Patrick F. Brosnahan. Edmund L. Curtis. Charles F. Donahue.
APPOINTMENTS.
APPOINTMENTS MADE BY THE SELECTMEN. Term Expires
Thomas J. Robinson, Clerk and Agent of the Board. April 1, 1917
William Gratto, Inspector of Buildings . April 1, 1917
Charles A. Keegan, Town Physician. April 1, 1917
Laurence L. Peirce, Inspector of Animals. April 1, 1917
. * Appointed to fill vacancy caused by the death of William G. Peck.
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Charles F. Donahue, Sealer of Weights and Measures April 1, 1917
Charles F. Donahue, Superintendent of Town House April 1, 1917
Alfred H. Knowles, Burial Agent. April 1, 1917
Warren A. Peirce, Weigher of Hay and Coal. April 1, 1917
B. Horace Peirce, Weigher of Hay and Coal. April 1, 1917
William Coughlin, Weigher of Coal April 1, 1917
David Lynch, Weigher of Coal. April 1, 1917
Walter H. Peirce, Weigher of Hay and Coal. April 1, 1917
Thomas O. D. Urquhart, Keeper of Lock-up April 1, 1917
Charles F. Donahue, Keeper of Pound. April 1, 1917
Charles E. Hale, Weigher of Hay and Coal. April 1, 1917
Florence G. Kendall, Weigher of Hay and Coal. : April 1, 1917
APPOINTMENT MADE BY THE TOWN CLERK.
Edna C. Pierce, Assistant Town Clerk. April 1, 1917
Registrars of Voters.
Eben F. Dewing, Chairman. .
May 1, 1918
Daniel F. Ahern.
May 1, 1917
Edward N. Lacey
May 1, 1919
Thomas J. Robinson, ex-officio.
Police Department.
Thomas O. D. Urquhart, Chief
Andrew Irwin, Patrolman
Daniel M. Hooley, Lieutenant
Thomas F. Priest, Patrolman
John Duffy, Sergeant F. Joseph Cahalin, Patrolman
Felix Lopez, Patrolman T. Arthur Nolan, Patrolman
Albert F. Duffy, Patrolman Theodore Belyea, Patrolman
Edwin C. Jacobs, Patrolman
Thomas M. Donovan, Patrolman
Charles E. Carroll, Patrolman
Fred M. Kirlin, Patrolman
Special Police (without pay). (Term expires at pleasure of Selectmen.)
Michael E. Callahan, Matthew W. Callahan, Arthur T. White, Nathaniel E. Whittier, Timothy J. Donahue, Benjamin R. Cleary, George D. Higgins, Philo Spencer, Everett S. Chapman, William T. Longmore, Roscoe C. Kimball, Major Bacon, William T. Canniff, Richard Robbins, Patrick McCarthy, Reuben W. LeBaron, Charles Donahue, Benjamin B. Converse, Walter Barthelmeny, Daniel Barry, Donald Higgins, Henry T. Scannell, John Campbell, Daniel M. Daley, Daniel Wall.
· Engineers of Fire Department.
Walter H. Peirce, Chief (As organized.) April 1, 1917
Timothy J. Donahue, First Assistant Chief. April 1, 1917
Frank P. Winn, Second Assistant Chief and Clerk April 1, 1917
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TOWN OFFICERS
Roster. (Approved by Engineers.) Hose No. 1.
Permanent men - John F. Sweeney, Driver; John Barry.
Call men - Robert J. Murray, Captain; George N. White, Lieutenant; Richard O. Jenkins, Erwin V. Gay, Robert L. Austin. Combination A.
Permanent men - Daniel J. Sullivan, Captain; Daniel B. Tierney, Albert W. Jones, Chauffeurs.
Call men - John T. Finley, Lieutenant; John M. Tierney, Charles F. Donahue, William P. Dale.
Hook and Ladder Company No. 1.
Permanent men - William C. Mead, Driver; Ernest H. Griffin.
Call men - James W. Kenney, Captain; George A. Finley, Lieutenant; John J. Donahue, Daniel F. Hourty, William P. Slattery, James C. Cadagan.
Combination Auto B.
Permanent men - George W. Corbett, Chauffeur; Harry Scammond, Patrick O'Brien, Assistant Chauffeurs.
Call men -F. W. Russell, Captain; Edward J. Crowe, Lieutenant; E. L. Smith, Clerk; W. W. Beers, Treasurer; W. P. Luddy, J. H. Harwood, James Underwood.
APPOINTMENT MADE BY THE OVERSEERS OF THE POOR. Thomas J. Robinson, Secretary and Agent April 1, 1917
APPOINTMENTS MADE BY THE JOINT BOARD OF SELECTMEN AND THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
Thomas J. Robinson, Clerk. April 1, 1917
Philip A. Hendrick, Town Counsel April 1, 1917
George E. Ahern, Town Engineer April 1, 1917
Herbert C. Clark, Superintendent of Public Works. April 1, 1917
Reuben W. LeBaron, Superintendent of Wires April 1, 1917
APPOINTMENT MADE BY THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS. Harold N. Willis, Water Registrar and Clerk. April 1, 1917
APPOINTMENTS MADE BY THE BOARD OF HEALTH.
William H. Bradley, Sanitary Inspector and Superintendent. April 1, 1917
George W. Day, Inspector of Plumbing. April 1, 1917
Dr. Laurence L. Peirce, Inspector of Milk . April 1, 1917
Gertrude Clifford, Clerk. April 1, 1917
APPOINTMENTS MADE BY THE BOARD FOR SUPPRESSING MOTHS. Daniel M. Daley, Local Superintendent April 1, 1917
James F. Higgins, Clerk. April 1, 1917
Undertakers (licensed).
J. Henry Hartwell & Son April 30, 1917
Daniel Grannan . April 30, 1917
William D. Grannan. April 30, 1917
George H. Kelley April 30, 1917
John J. Leary . April 30, 1917
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Cemetery Commissioners.
Thomas J. Robinson, Clerk. April 1, 1917
Everett S. Chapman, Superintendent of Cemetery. . April 1, 1917
APPOINTMENTS MADE BY THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE. George C. Minard, Superintendent.
HIGH SCHOOL.
Name
Subject
Began Service in Arlington
B. Holmes Wallace, Principal
1916
George I. Cross
Commercial Subjects
1910
Frank V. Gordon
Science
1912
Fred J. Long
Commercial Subjects
1915
Arthur E. Robinson
Mechanic Arts
1915
Sarah J. Bullock
Mathematics
1903
Evangeline Cheney
Stenography and Typewriting
1905
Helener G. Robertson
Latin
1906
Jennie B. Allyn
Mathematics
1907
Ethel H. Wood
English and Latin
1911
Mary G. Magner
German -
1912
Ida B. Jewett
Science
1914
May A. Furdon
Typewriting
1914
Ethel F. Littlefield
French
1914
Stella S. Simonds
Household Arts
1915
Edith M. Richmond
French and Ger nan
1915
Lorraine M. Eaton
English 1915
Ethel R. Butterworth
Mathematics
1915
Rachel Foster
English. History
1915
Ruby S. Baker
History
1916
Lucy D. Ford
Spanish
1916
Margaret O. Goldsmith
English
1916
Harriet R. Blodgett
English
1916
Dorothy C. Walter
English, Elem. Sci., Hist., Arith.
1916
Helen F. Hadley
Typewriting
1916
JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL.
Name
Subject
Began Service in Arlington
Harold E. Jackman, Principal
1915
Martha E. Randall
English
1905
Bessie A. Conway
Latin and English
1905
Gertrude A. Woolner
Geography and Drawing
1909
Dorothy E. Connor
Mathematics
1911
M. Olive Smith
Grammar
1913
Edith M. Bradford
Commercial Arithmetic
1914
Mabel D. Dickinson
English and French
1915
Annie F. Slattery
Civics and English
1916
Adelaide C. Masters
German and English
1916
Helen M. Westgate
History, Penmanship, Drawing and Music 1916
Persis A. Lothrop
History and Penmanship
1913
Walter A. Baldwin
Arithmetic and Penmanship
1916
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CROSBY SCHOOL.
Name
Grade
Began Service in Arlington
Mary F. Scanlan, Principal
1873
Anne Sheridan
VII
1916
Carrie L. Minott
VI
1902
Jennie M. Cottle
VI
1903
Dorothy E. True
V
1914
Marion F. Estee
V
1916
Laura F. Thrasher
IV
1913
Gertrude D. Trask
IV
1914
Christine A. Dodge
III
1916
Helen A. Lyons
III
1913
Sara M. Henderson
III
1901
Helen E. Graham
II
1916
Rachel Harrison
II
1913
Ethelyn M. Brown
II
1911
Helen M. Warren
I
1913
Ellen E. Sweeney
I
1906
Annie W. Cobb
I
1903
CUTTER SCHOOL
Name
Grade
Began Service in Arlington
Jennie A. Chaplin, Principal
1884
Beulah S. Arnold
VII
1916
Gertrude C. Abbott
VI
1914
Dorothy M. Beebe
V and VI
1916
Olive Stratton
V
1912
Edith A. Stockwell
IV
1915
Florence R. Norton
III
1905
Antoinette L. Canfield
II
1897
Margaretta W. Hill
I and II
1916
Marion G. Gleason
I
1915
LOCKE SCHOOL
Name
Grade
Began Service in Arlington
Stephen G. Bean, Principal
1914
Alice M. Philbrick
VII
1916
Flora E. Fuller
VII
1914
Ruth E. Delano
VI
1916
Elsa R. Anderson
VI
1913
Corla M. Nelson
V
1916
Mabel A. Ward
V
1913
Bertha W. Richards
IV
1913
Ethel L. Sargent
IV
1910
Margaret W. Chater
IV
1916
Carrie L. Horr
III
1915
Lucy E. Evans
III
1889
Pauline E. Thiesfeldt
JI
1916
Sylvia E. Weare
II
1915
Alice M. Bean
IT
1895
Myrtle M. Davis
I
1907
Helen H. McIntosh
I
1907
Frances G. Charter
I
1914
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RUSSELL SCHOOL
Name
Grade
Began Service in Arlington
Annie E. Dunham, Principal
1916
Cora E. Tarvis
VII
1915
Mary M. Stewart
VII
1916
Bertha W. Belmont
VI
1912
Margaret B. Condon
V and VI
1916
Nellie A. Grimes
V
1894
Mary E. Hernan
IV
1916
Edna MacArthur
III
1916
Sarah L. Gifford
II
1893
Ruth J. Blood
I and II
1916
Elizabeth A. Day
I
1894
PARMENTER SCHOOL.
Began Service
Name
Grade
in Arlington
Pearl M. Pillsbury, Principal
IV
1912
Bessie R. Clerk (Junior High Building)
V and VI
1915
Elizabeth L. Geer
III
1884
Grace B. Tibbetts
II
1906
Helen M. Dow
I
1904
Supervisors.
Name
Subject
Began Service in Arlington
Blanche E. Heard
Music
1893
Fannie E. Fish
Drawing
1908
Helen S. Carleton
Writing
1912
Helen R. Bowker
Gymnastics
1914
Special Teachers.
Name
Subject
Began Service in Arlington
Alfred C. Cobb
Manual Training
1894
Ethel P. Ober
Sewing
1911
Abbie M. Russell
Sewing
1915
Elizabeth P. Wright
Drawing
1915
Janitors.
Began Service
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Name
School
in Arlington
Richard Robbins
High
1908
John Sheahan
High
1916
Henry J. Frederick
High
1916
Donald Higgins
Junior High
1915
Henry T. Scannell
Crosby
1909
Matthew W. Callahan
Cutter
1901
Michael E. Callahan
Locke
1900
Nathaniel E. Whittier
Russell
1894
Patrick McCarthy
Parmenter
1906
Truant Officer.
William T. Canniff
1909
ARLINGTON TOWN RECORDS FOR THE MUNICIPAL YEAR 1916.
TOWN WARRANT.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS. MIDDLESEX, SS.
To either of the Constables of the Town of Arlington, in said County: GREETING :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Arlington, qualified as the Constitution requires to vote in elections and town affairs, to assemble in the Town Hall, in said Town, Monday, the sixth day of March, 1916, at 6 A.M., then and there to act on the following articles, viz .:
ARTICLE 1. To choose a Moderator to preside at said meeting.
ART. 2. To elect by ballot the following town officers: a Town Clerk, for one year; a Town Treasurer, for one year; a Town Col- lector, for one year; an Auditor, for one year; a Selectman, for the term of three years; a member of the Board of Public Works, for the term of three years; one Assessor, for the term of three years; three members of the School Committee, for the term of three years; one member of the Board of Trustees of the Pratt Fund, for the term of five years; one member of the Board of Commis- sioners of the Sinking Fund, for the term of three years; two Trustees of the Robbins Library, for the term of three years; one . Trustee of the Edwin S. Farmer Poor Widows' Fund, for the term of five years; one Trustee of the Edwin S. Farmer Fund for Needy Persons, for the term of five years; one Cemetery Commissioner, for the term of three years; six Constables, for one year; one Park Commissioner, for the term of three years; one member of the Planning Board, for the term of three years; one member of the Board of Health, for the term of three years; one Tree Warden, for one year. Also, to choose or appoint all the other usual town officers, in such manner as the Town may determine. Also, upon the same ballot to vote "yes" or "no" upon the question,
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"Shall licenses be granted for the sale of intoxicating liquors in this Town?" For these purposes the polls will be open as soon as possible after the organization of the meeting and kept open until 5 o'clock P.M.
ART. 3. To hear and act on the reports of the Selectmen and other town officers and committees heretofore appointed.
ART. 4. To make an appropriation for the Robbins Library for the ensuing year.
ART. 5. To make an appropriation for the public schools for the ensuing year, and determine in what manner the same shall be expended.
ART. 6. To determine in what manner the Town ways, high- ways and bridges shall be repaired the ensuing year.
ART. 7. To determine what sum of money the Town shall raise by general tax, to defray Town expenses, interest, debt and State aid, and make an appropriation for the same.
ART. 8. To see if the Town will appoint the Selectmen agents of the Town, to institute and prosecute in favor of the Town, and appear and defend suits and legal proceedings against or involving the interests of the Town, with power to employ counsel therein, and, when necessary, in all other legal matters and business ap- pertaining to Town affairs during the year commencing March 1, 1916.
ART. 9. To see if the Town will vote to accept the provisions of Chapter 57 of the Special Acts of 1916, being an Act entitled "An Act to provide for the appointment of Assistant Assessors for the Town of Arlington."
ART. 10. To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of $250 for the proper observance of Memorial Day, the same to be expen- ded under the direction of Francis Gould Post 36, G. A. R.
ART. 11. To see if the Town will appropriate $7000 in accord- ance with the vote passed December 6, 1904, for water used for fire hydrants, street watering and public buildings for the ensuing year.
ART. 12. To see what action the Town will take in regard to extension of water mains, make an appropriation for the same, and determine in what manner the money shall be raised.
ART. 13. To see if the Town will make an appropriation for the construction and repair of permanent sidewalks.
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ART. 14. To see if the Town will make an appropriation for the maintenance of the Sewerage System for the ensuing year, and determine in what manner the money shall be raised.
ART. 15. To see if the Town will make an appropriation for the extension of the Sewerage System for the ensuing year, and deter- mine in what manner the money shall be raised.
ART. 16. To see if the Town will make an appropriation for the use of the Highway Division, and determine in what manner the money shall be raised.
ART. 17. To see if the Town will make an appropriation for street watering and treatment for the prevention of dust, and determine in what manner the money shall be raised.
ART. 18. To see if the Town will make an appropriation for street lighting.
ART. 19. To see if the Town will vote to authorize its Collector of Taxes to use all means of collecting taxes for the year 1916, which a Town Treasurer may use when appointed a Collector of Taxes.
ART. 20. To see if the Town will make an appropriation to continue the work of establishing the block system for the use of the Board of Assessors, the same to be expended under the direction of the Assessors.
ART. 21. To see if the Town will make an additional appro- priation to be expended from November 30, 1915, and for the twelve months next ensuing, for suppressing the gypsy and brown tail moths, in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 381, of the Acts of 1905, and amendments thereto, and determine in what manner the money shall be raised.
ART. 22. To see if the Town will make an appropriation for the planting of trees, removal of dead and dangerous trees and for the trimming and general care of existing trees, the same to be spent under the direction of the Tree Warden.
ART. 23. To see if the Town will vote to elect at its next annual Town Meeting and annually thereafter, a Moderator to serve for the term of one year, as provided in Chapter 835 of the Acts of 1913, and Acts in amendment thereof and addition thereto.
ART. 24. To see if the Town will vote to establish a branch of the Robbins Library in the Crosby School Building, make an
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appropriation for the same, and determine in what manner the money shall be raised and expended.
(At the request of Max H. Meyer, et al.) .
ART. 25. To see if the Town will appoint a committee to in- vestigate forms of Town government; said committee to report at the November Town Meeting.
(At the request of Arthur Birch, et al.)
ART. 26. To see what action the Town will take regarding purchase of playground for Arlington Heights section.
(At request of Arlington Play Ground Committee.)
ART. 27. To see if the Town will make an additional appro- priation to cover the expense of widening Massachusetts Avenue, between Water and Central Streets, determine in what manner the money shall be raised, or take any action thereon.
ART. 28. To see if the Town will vote to make an appropriation for the construction of Appleton Street, from Wachusett Avenue to the Lexington Town Line, in accordance with the decree of the County Commissioners, dated May 25, 1915, or take any action thereon, or relative thereto.
ART. 29. To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen to purchase a pulmotor, make an appropriation therefor, or take any action thereon.
ART. 30. To see if the Town will authorize the Town Treas- murer, under the direction of the Selectmen, to borrow money for any necessary purpose, in anticipation of taxes for the year 1916, the same to be repaid directly from the proceeds of said taxes.
ART. 31. To see what action the Town will take to raise and :appropriate $600 for the George Washington Memorial Building, Washington, D. C.
ART, 32, To see if the Town will vote to accept and establish as a Town way the private way known as Newcomb Street, from Lake Street to Barnes Lane (sometimes called Elmhurst Road), as laid out by the Joint Board of Selectmen and Board of Public Works, under the provisions of law authorizing the assessment of betterments, make an appropriation for constructing the same, determine in what manner the money shall be raised or take any action thereon. Said way as laid out is described, as follows:
Beginning at a point on the northerly side line of Lake Street 395.38 feet westerly from a stone bound on the westerly side line
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of Freeman Street; thence, westerly and northwesterly on a curve to the right with a radius of 15.0 feet, a distance of 18.16 feet; thence, northwesterly on a 'straight line a distance of 355 feet; thence, northwesterly and northeasterly on a curve to the right with a radius of 15.0 feet, a distance of 21.79 feet to a stone bound on the southerly side line of Orvis Road; thence, northwesterly 82 feet, more or less, to a stone bound on the northerly side line of Orvis Road; thence, southwesterly and northwesterly on a curve to the right with a radius of 15.0 feet, a distance of 27.29 feet; thence, northwesterly on a straight line a distance of 389.30 feet to a point on the southerly side line of Barnes Lane, so-called; thence, southwesterly along said southerly side line of Barnes Lane a distance of 40 feet, more or less; thence, southeasterly by a straight line, a distance of 401.85 feet; thence, southeasterly and southwesterly on a curve to the right with a radius of 15.0 feet a distance of 19.23 feet to a stone bound on the northerly side line of Orvis Road; thence, southeasterly 84 feet, more or less, to a stone bound on the southerly side line of Orvis Road; thence, northeasterly and southeasterly on a curve to the right with a. radius of 15.0 feet a distance of 25.96 feet; thence, southeasterly on a straight line a distance of 318.85 feet; thence, southeasterly and southwesterly on a curve to the right with a radius of 15.0; feet a distance of 28.97 feet to a point on the northerly side line. of Lake Street; thence, easterly along said northerly side line of Lake Street 74.80 feet to point of beginning, as shown on a plan approved by the Board of Survey, Arlington, Mass., December 3, 1910, entitled, "Plan and Profile of proposed street through land of John P. Squire Estate, Arlington, Mass., scale 1"=40' & 6', October, 1909. H. S. Adams, C. E."
ART. 33. To see if the Town will vote to accept and establish as a Town way the private way known as Grafton Street, from Raleigh Street to Broadway, as laid out by the Joint Board of Selectmen and Board of Public Works, under the provisions of law authorizing the assessment of betterments, make an appro- priation for constructing the same, determine in what manner the money shall be raised, or take any action thereon. Said way as laid out is described as follows:
Beginning at a stone bound on the southwesterly side line of Broadway 182.86 feet southeasterly from the southwesterly side.
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line of Everett Street; thence, running south 54 degrees 56 minutes west, a distance of 708.06 feet; to the northeasterly side line of Raleigh Street, so-called; thence, continuing 54 degrees 56 minutes west 40 feet across said Raleigh Street to the end of Graf- ton Street as accepted by the Town of Arlington, March 26, 1914, thence, running south 35 degrees 04 minutes east a distance of 40 feet; thence, northerly 54 degrees 56 minutes east a distance of 40 feet across Raleigh Street, so-called; thence, continuing north 54 degrees 56 minutes east 715.20 feet to a stone bound on the southwesterly side line of Broadway; thence, northwesterly along said southwesterly side line of Broadway a distance of 40.64 feet to the point of beginning, as shown on a plan approved by the Board of Survey, Arlington, Mass., October 30, 1909, and entitled "Plan and Profile of Grafton Street, September 10, 1909, scale of Plan 1"=40', scale of Profile hor. 1"=40', vert. 1"=6'. George H. Wetherbee, Jr., C. E., Boston, Mass."
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