Town of Arlington annual report 1928, Part 1

Author: Arlington (Mass.)
Publication date: 1928
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ROBBINS LIBRARY, ARLINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS 3 4860 00739 3181


Reference


Property of


Robbins Library ARLINGTON, MASS.


Founded By DR. EBENEZER LEARNED, 1835 Endowed By Dr. Timothy Wellington, 1853 Nathan Pratt, 1875 Henry Mott, 1889 Elbridge Farmer, 1892


Building Erected By MARIA C. ROBBINS in memory of ELI ROBBINS 1892


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Arlington, Mass. Selectmen


122nd ANNUAL REPORT


OF THE


TOWN OFFICERS


OF THE


Town of Arlington


AND


THE TOWN RECORDS


FOR THE


YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1928


ALDRIDGE


ANCORA


VITA


SPYCHATIO


HEREDITAS


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BOSTON, MASS. GRIFFITH-STILLINGS PRESS


1929


Basement Reference .. 974.44 Arlington 53966 Apri31 02


TOWN OFFICERS, 1929 Elective


TOWN CLERK E. Caroline Pierce (Term expires 1930)


Moderator (1 year) Curtis H. Waterman


Selectmen and Overseers of the Poor


Hollis M. Gott . Term expires 1929


Luke A. Manning Term expires 1930


Arthur P. Wyman . Term expires 1931


Board of Public Works


Walter F. Robinson . Term expires 1929


*William S. Fairchild Term expires 1930


James R. Smith Term expires 1931


Assessors


Martin J. Gallagher Term expires 1929


*Egbert E. Stackpole Term expires 1930


Augustus J. Power Term expires 1931


Clarence A. Moore


Term expires 1929


Treasurer


Charles A. Hardy


Term expires 1930


Tax Collector


Edward A. Bailey Term expires 1930


*Resigned Appointed to fill vacancy


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School Committee


Laura D. Hardy Term expires 1929


George E. Russell .


Term expires 1929


M. Norcross Stratton


Term expires 1929


William M. Hatch


Term expires 1930


Eugene F. Freeman Term expires 1930


Alexander H. Rice Term expires 1930


Ethel S. Downs .


Term expires 1931


John A. Bishop Term expires 1931


Elliott R. Barker


Term expires 1931


Planning Board (3 years)


Cyrus E. Dallin Term expires 1929


Carolyn B. Reed®


Term expires 1929


Herbert M. Dutcher Term expires 1930


Charles M. MacMillin, Chairman


Term expires 1931


Walton H. Sears


Term expires 1931


Park Commissioners (3 years)


Frank W. Wunderlich, Chairman


Term expires 1929


Percy A. Goodale. Term expires 1930


Richard L. Powers Term expires 1931


Board of Health (3 years)


Ernest R. Brooks Term expires 1929


Charles F. Atwood . Term expires 1930


Alfred W. Lombard, Chairman . Term expires 1931


Commissioners of Sinking Fund (3 years)


Charles W. Allen Term expires 1929


Frank H. Walker Term expires 1930


Joseph C. Holmes . Term expires 1931


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Trustees of Pratt Fund (5 years)


Joseph C. Holmes Term expires 1929


George Hill .


Term expires 1930


Arthur J. Wellington


Term expires 1931


Frank H. Walker


Term expires 1932


Charles W. Allen


Term expires 1933


Charles A. Hardy, ex-officio


Trustees of Robbins Library (3 years)


Charles J. Walsh Term expires 1929


Therese N. Turner Term expires 1929


William A. Muller Term expires 1930


Cyrus E. Dallin


Term expires 1930


Mary Helen Teele Term expires 1931


Arthur J. Wellington. Term expires 1931


Trustees of the Edwin S. Farmer Poor Widows' Fund and Trustees of the Edwin S. Farmer Fund for Needy Persons (5 years)


Joseph C. Holmes Term expires 1929


Charles W. Allen


. Term expires 1930


Frank H. Walker Term expires 1931


Arthur J. Wellington. Term expires 1932


George Hill Term expires 1933


Trustees of Elbridge Farmer Fund (not elective)


Frank H. Walker


James A. Bailey


Eben Dewing


John A. Bishop


William D. Elwell


John G. Brackett


Cemetery Commissioners


Warren A. Peirce, Chairman . Term expires 1929


J. Edwin Kimball . Term expires 1930


George G. Allen Term expires 1931


Tree Warden (Elected annually) Daniel M. Daley


Fence Viewers


David T. Dale George W. Kenty


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Field Drivers


Thomas O. D. Urquhart


John Duffy


F. Joseph Cahalin !


Edwin C. Jacobs


Thomas F. Priest


Daniel P. Barry


Daniel M. Hooley


Charles E. Carroll


Fish Preserver (Elected annually) Everett S. Chapman


Measurers of Wood and Bark (Elected annually) Patrick F. Brosnahan Edmund L. Curtis


Eugene W. Cole


APPOINTMENTS


Appointments Made by the Selectmen


Term Expires


John A. Easton, Clerk .


April 1, 1929


Clarence Needham, Town Accountant


April 1, 1929


William Gratto, Inspector of Buildings


. April 1, 1929


George W. Day, Inspector of Plumbing


. April 1, 1929


Harold R. Webb, Town Physician


. April 1, 1929


Erwin F. Schroeder, Inspector of Animals ..


April 1, 1929


Thomas O. D. Urquhart, Burial Agent .


April 1, 1929


Daniel M. Daley, Suppressor of Moths April 1, 1929


Arthur B. Peirce, Weigher of Hay and Coal April 1, 1929


Horace W. Peirce, Weigher of Hay and Coal April 1, 1929


Walter H. Peirce, Weigher of Hay and Coal April 1, 1929


Warren A. Peirce, Weigher of Hay and Coal


April 1, 1929


David Lynch, Weigher of Hay and Coal .


April 1, 1929


William Coughlin, Weigher of Hay and Coal .


April 1, 1929


Jennie E. Timmons, Weigher of Hay and Coal


April 1, 1929


Patrick Keaney, Weigher of Hay and Coal


April 1, 1929


John L. Kelly, Weigher of Hay and Coal.


April 1, 1929


James P. Kelly, Weigher of Hay and Coal


April 1, 1929


Joseph Kelly, Weigher of Hay and Coal . .


April 1, 1929


Marguerite O'Donnell, Weigher of Hay and Coal


April 1, 1929


Thomas O'Donnell, Weigher of Hay and Coal


April 1, 1929


Eva A. Cummings, Weigher of Hay and Coal .


April 1, 1929


Robert J. Kelley, Weigher of Hay and Coal .


April 1, 1929


Charles E. Hale, Weigher of Hay and Coal April 1, 1929


William C. Scannell, Weigher of Hay and Coal April 1, 1929


John O'Brien, Weigher of Hay and Coal . April 1, 1929


Charles O'Brien, Weigher of Hay and Coal April 1, 1929


George R. Kelley, Weigher of Hay and Coal April 1, 1929


Thomas O. D. Urquhart, Keeper of Lockup


April 1, 1929


James Carmody, Superintendent of Town House April 1, 1929


Allan E. Cowie, Sealer of Weights and Measures


April 1, 1929


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Appointment Made by the Overseers of the Poor John A. Easton, Secretary and Agent. April 1, 1929


Appointment Made by the Board of Suppressing Moths Daniel M. Daley, Local Superintendent. April 1, 1929


Appointments Made by the Joint Board of Selectmen and Board of Public Works


John A. Easton, Clerk . April 1, 1929


Paul M. White, Town Counsel . April 1, 1929


James M. Keane, Town Engineer . April 1, 1929


William E. Mason, Superintendent of Wires April 1, 1929


Appointments Made by the Board of Public Works S. Alfred Benson, Water Register and Clerk . .April 1, 1929


Appointments Made by the Board of Health


William H. Bradley, Sanitary Inspector . April 1, 1929


Alfred W. Lombard, Inspector of Milk . April 1, 1929


William H. Bradley, Clerk . April 1, 1929


Registrars of Voters


John W. Dacey May 1, 1929


*William H. Keefe. May 1, 1930


+Leonard Collins


May 1, 1930


Eben F. Dewing, Chairman


May 1, 1931


E. Caroline Pierce, ex-officio.


Police Department


Thomas O. D. Urquhart, Chief


Charles E. Carroll, Sergeant


John Duffy, Sergeant Daniel P. Barry, Sergeant


Daniel M. Hooley, Lieutenant Harold F. Pick, Sergeant Edwin C. Jacobs, Sergeant


Patrolmen


Thomas F. Priest


F. Joseph Cahalin Felix Lopez


William A. Scanlan John Roche William Burns


T. Arthur Nolan


Charles O. Toomey


Thomas M. Donovan


Albert E. Ryan Denis F. Shea


George E. Moore William P. Mahoney


Charles J. Tynan


Thomas M. Curran


T. Francis Meagher, Jr. Maurice J. Scannell


M. James Coughlin James J. Flynn James R. Burus Archibald F. Bullock Thomas J. Keefe Raymond L. MacLean


Thomas F. Sullivan Lester H. Peabody Thomas R. Pigott


Thomas E. Burns James F. Ryan Arthur J. Keaney


*Resigned +Appointed


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Reserve Patrolmen


*Guy Kneeland Lee Thomas *James D. Fitzgerald -


James J. Donovan Charles Scannell Thomas R. White


Police Doctor and Surgeon Dr. Harold R. Webb


Special Police (Without pay) (Term expires at pleasure of Selectmen)


James Carmody Harold R. Webb


John Campbell


Erwin F. Schroeder


Everett S. Chapman


Daniel M. Daley Daniel Bosquet


Roscoe C. Kimball


Albert C. Oliver


Patrick Brown


Adalbert T. Zwink


George W. Campbell


Frank Hutchinson


Constables Thomas O. D. Urquhart, Daniel M. Hooley, John A. Easton, Charles E. Carroll, John Duffy, Edwin C. Jacobs, Allan E. Cowie, Harold F. Pick, Winthrop J. Donovan


Fire Department Headquarters Station Chief, Daniel B. Tierney


Deputy Chief-George W. Corbett, Captains-Patrick O'Brien, John Barry.


Lieutenant-Lorne S. McEwenn.


Privates-Thomas H. Egan, John J. Beasley, John E. Barry, Bartholomew J. McGreevey, Jr., Charles J. Flynn, Harold C. O'Leary, Daniel J. Mahoney, James P. O'Brien, William A. Libby, Judson S. Aiken, John M. Tierney, Daniel V. Coughlin, J. F. Shaw, Frank W. Hoar, J. N. Deane, R. J. Mahoney, C. J. O'Neil, Wm. A. Keefe. Call Lieutenant-A. Allan Kimball.


Call Men-James M. Keene, William P. Luddy, George McK. Richardson.


Highland Station


+Captains-William C. Mead, John F. Sweeney. Lieutenant-E. H. Griffin.


Privates-George J. W. Kenney, Lawrence F. Beasley, Richard J. Tierney, William T. Burns, William P. Slattery, W. H. Madden, H. G. Aiken, T. J. Flatley, W. P. Moynihan.


Call Men-George A. Finley, Richard O. Jenkins, George N. White, Robert J. Murray, William P. Dale, M. Joseph Cadigan, John J. Donahue, Daniel F. Hourty.


*Resigned +Retired


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Department Physician-Winslow M. Kingman, M.D.


Park Circle Station


Captain-Albert V. Jones


Lieutenant-Ervin V. Gay


Privates-John J. Kennedy, Anthony P. Lopez, Leo Tobin, Edward J. Ryan. Undertakers (licensed)


Leslie E. A. Smith .


April 30, 1929


Daniel W. Grannan


.April 30, 1929


William D. Grannan


April 30, 1929


William P. Dale .


April 30, 1929


Leonard B. Saville


April 30, 1929


Edwin L. Derby


April 30, 1929


Joseph Quinn.


April 30, 1929


Thomas S. Bonney


April 30, 1929


Joseph M. H. Forest .


April 30, 1929


Joseph H. Rockett


April 30, 1929


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RECORDS OF TOWN MEETINGS AND ELECTIONS DURING THE YEAR 1928


TOWN WARRANT


The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Middlesex, ss.


To 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, to meet at the polling places designated for the several precincts in the said Town on Monday, the fifth day of March, 1928, at seven o'clock in the forenoon, to act on the following Articles, namely:


Article 1. To elect by ballot the following town officers: A Moderator for one year; a Selectman for three years; a mem- ber of the Board of Public Works for three years; one Assessor for three years; three members of the School Committee for three years; two Trustees of the Robbins Library for three years; one member of the Board of Health for three years; one Park Commissioner for three years; one Park Commissioner for one year; two members of the Planning Board for three years; one member of the Planning Board for one year; one Commissioner of the Sinking Fund for three years; one Trustee of the Pratt Fund for five years; one Trustee of the Edwin S. Farmer Poor Widows' Fund, and of the Edwin S. Farmer Fund for Needy Persons for five years; one Cemetery Com- missioner for three years; a Tree Warden for one year; also, in each precinct twelve Town Meeting Members for three years; one Town Meeting Member in Precinct 2 for one year; two


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Town Meeting Members in Precinct 2 for two years; one Town Meeting Member in Precinct 3 for one year; one Town Meet- ing Member in Precinct 4 for two years; three Town Meeting Members in Precinct 5 for one year; three Town Meeting Members in Precinct 5 for two years; one Town Meeting Mem- ber in Precinct 6 for one year; one Town Meeting Member in Precinct 7 for two years.


For these purposes, the polls will be opened at 7.00 o'clock A.M., and remain open until 8.00 o'clock P.M., at each of the polling places designated, viz .: Precinct One, in the Crosby School Building, Winter Street; Precinct Two, in the Hardy School Building, Lake Street; Precincts Three, Four, Five and Six, in the Town Hall; Precinct Seven, in the Locke School Building, Park Avenue, Heights.


You are, also, required to notify and warn the said inhab- itants to meet at the Town Hall in said Town on Wednesday, the twenty-first day of March, 1928, at eight o'clock in the evening to act on the following Articles:


Article 2. To choose and appoint all other usual town officers not hereinbefore mentioned, in such manner as the Town may determine.


Article 3. To hear and act on the reports of the com- mittee under vote of the Town passed May 28, 1925, to con- sider the amendment, alteration, repeal or revision of, or additions to the Town's By-laws; of the permanent committee under vote of the Town passed March 24, 1919, on Town Yard; of the committee under vote of the Town passed April 5, 1926, to investigate and consider the matter of additional school accommodations; of the committee under vote of the Town passed April 16, 1923, to draw up regulations relating to land acquired by the Town in connection with unpaid taxes and assessments; of the committee under vote of the Town passed March 26, 1926, for the purpose of building a Police Station House and lockup for the use of the Police Department; of the committee under vote of the Town passed January 14, 1926, to


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consider the condition of Spy Pond; of the committee under vote of the Town passed January 14, 1926, to procure plans and estimates for the construction of a school building on land of the Town on Irving Street; of the committee under vote of the Town passed April 7, 1927, to investigate and make recom- mendations as to the disposition of the Old Town Hall; of the committee under vote of the Town passed April 7, 1927, to in- vestigate and report on the matter of a suitable playground at Arlington Heights; of the committee under vote of the Town, passed April 14, 1927, to make a comprehensive study of a community or other building as a memorial to commemorate the services and sacrifices of persons who served in the World War; of the committee under vote of the Town, passed Novem- ber 29, 1927, to procure plans and specifications for the con- struction of a twelve-room addition to the present Junior High School West building and also estimates of the cost of such addition and of the original equipment and furnishings thereof, and of the grading of the grounds of said school; and of other Town boards and officers and of the Finance and other com- mittees heretofore appointed.


Article 4. To make appropriations to defray interest, debt, overdrafts of 1927, and Town outlays and expenses and especially for all or any of the boards, departments and pur- poses hereinafter mentioned; determine in what manner the money shall be raised and expended; or take any action relating thereto.


Finance Committee; Reserve Fund; Schools; Robbins Library and branches; Board of Selectmen; Accountant; Building, Plumbing and Gas Inspection; Elections and Town Meetings; Fire Department; Gypsy and Brown Tail Moths Suppression; Inspector of Animals; Insurance; Legal Depart- ment; Menotomy Hall; Municipal Insurance Fund; Patriots' Day; Pensions; Police Department; Printing Town Reports; Public Welfare Department; Repairs to Town's Houses; Robbins Memorial Town Hall; Sealer of Weights and Measures; Soldiers' Relief, Burials and Exemptions; State and Military Aid; Workmen's Compensation; Workmen's Compensation In-


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surance Fund; Board of Public Works; Ashes, Offal and Rub- bish; Highway Division; Sewerage System Maintenance; Sewerage System Extension; Snow and Ice Removals; Storm Drains Extensions; Water Department; Water Mains Exten- sions; Joint Board of Selectmen and Board of Public Works; Board of Survey; Engineering Work; Lighting of Streets and Ways; Permanent Sidewalks and Edgestones; Wire Depart- ment; Health Department; Town Clerk's Department; Vital Statistics; Assessors' Department; Collector's Department; Treasurer's Department; Parks; Playgrounds; Tree Warden's Department; Planning Board; Cemeteries; Memorial Day.


Article 5. To see if the Town will make an appropriation or appropriations for the relocation, alteration, widening and construction of, and specific repairs upon, all or any part of that portion of the way called Massachusetts Avenue, extending from Central Street to Schouler Court, as now existing or as hereafter relocated, altered, or widened, including land damages, if any, under the provisions of law authorizing the assessment of betterments or otherwise; determine in what manner the money shall be raised and expended; or take any action in any way relating to all or any of the foregoing.


Article 6. To see if the Town will make an appropriation of the sum of one thousand (1000) dollars or any other sum for the employment of district or other nurses; determine in what manner the money shall be raised or expended; or take any action relating thereto.


(Inserted at the request of ten (10) registered voters)


Article 7. To see if the Town will accept Section 13A of Chapter 40 of the General Laws inserted by Chapter 234 of the Acts of 1923, relating to the establishing and maintaining of an insurance fund to pay workmen's compensation, from which any compensation payable under the provisions of Sections 69 to 75, inclusive, of Chapter 152 shall be paid; make an appro- priation to establish and maintain such insurance fund; or take any action relating thereto.


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Article 8. To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of five hundred dollars or any other sum to provide for band concerts during the coming season; determine in what manner the money shall be raised and expended; or take any action relating thereto.


(Inserted at the request of ten (10) registered voters)


Article 9. To see if the Town will authorize the Assessors to procure maps and plans of the town, for the purpose of finishing the Block System already started; the work to be done under the direction of the Board of Assessors; make an appropriation therefor; or take any action relating thereto.


(Inserted at the request of the Board of Assessors)


Article 10. To see if the Town will authorize the con- veyance of all its right, title and interest in and to all or any portion of two certain parcels of land situated in Arlington, Massachusetts, described as follows: The first parcel includes with other land lots numbered 129, 130 and 131 on a plan marked "Overlook Park, Arlington Heights, Mass., owned by J. W. Wilbur, March 25, 1911, Charles J. Elliot, Engineer and Surveyor," recorded with Middlesex So. Dist. Deeds at the end of book 3630; is also shown upon a plan marked "Acceptance Plan and Profile of Florence Avenue, Arlington, Mass. Showing Land Taken. April 1, 1916, George E. Ahern, Town Engineer," recorded with said Deeds, plan book 257, plan 29, and is bounded as follows: northerly by Florence Avenue 200.35 feet; East- erly by the westerly side line of Waverly Street as shown on said last mentioned plan 112 feet more or less; southerly by lots numbered 128 and 132 on said first mentioned plan 200 feet; and westerly by Renfrew Street as shown on said last mentioned plan 122.32 feet; together with the right to use for the purposes of a way the portion of said "Waverly Street" adjacent to said parcel as shown on said last mentioned plan. The second parcel comprises the lots numbered 383 and 384 on said first mentioned plan; is also shown on said last mentioned plan; and is bounded as follows: southerly by Florence Avenue 139.25 feet; westerly by Renfrew Street as shown on said last


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mentioned plan 100 feet; northerly by the lot numbered 385 on said first mentioned plan 94 feet more or less; and north- easterly by land of owners unknown 117.29 feet; or take any action relating to said parcels or the Town's right, title and interest therein.


Article 11. To see if the Town of Arlington will pay to Lester N. Hayden of Arlington expense incurred by him in replacing, repairing water supply equipment, and damage to his home caused by employees of the Water Department of the Town of Arlington while shutting off water in Park Avenue on Aug. 1, 1927. Make an appropriation for same, or take any action relating thereon.


(Inserted at the request of more than ten (10) registered voters)


Article 12. To see if the Town will vote to install two or more hydrants on Thesda Street; make an appropriation therefor; or take any action relating thereto.


(Inserted at the request of more than ten (10) registered voters)


Article 13. To see if the Town will make an appropriation to pay debts and obligations incurred prior to January 1, 1928, in connection with the laying out, grading and construction of a playground at the Junior High School West; determine in what manner the money shall be raised and expended; or take any action relating thereto.


Article 14. To see if the Town will make an appropriation to pay claims in connection with the Department of Public Welfare, existing prior to January 1, 1928; determine in what manner the money shall be raised and expended; or take any action relating thereto.


Article 15. To see if the Town will make an appropriation for the installation and maintenance of police signal fixtures and lights; approve and ratify the acts of any board or com- mittee relating to such signal fixtures and lights; determine in what manner the money shall be raised and expended; or take any action relating thereto.


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Article 16. To see if the Town will make an appropriation for the installation and maintenance of traffic signals and appliances; determine in what manner the money shall be raised and expended; or take any action relating thereto.


Article 17. To see if the Town will vote to make any alterations or repairs of the Old Town Hall; make an appropria- tion therefor; determine in what manner the money shall be raised and expended; or take any action relating thereto.


Article 18. To hear and act upon the report of the com- mittee appointed under vote passed May 28, 1925, to consider the Town's By-laws; to amend, alter, repeal, revise and add to the Town's By-laws and particularly the By-laws relating to Town Meetings, Buildings, Structures, Wires, Plumbing, Gas, Fees of Town Officers, and the Finance Committee; make an appropriation for the printing of such By-laws; provide for the sale of copies of all or any portion or portions of such By-laws; or to take any action relating thereto.


(Inserted at the request of Committee on Revision of Town's By-Laws)


Article 19. To see if the Town will vote to construct a building to be used for an engine house, upon land of the Town on the northerly side of Massachusetts Avenue in said Town and now occupied by the Highland Hose House so called; make an appropriation for such construction, including the cost of original equipment and furnishings; determine in what manner the money shall be raised and expended; or take any action relating thereto.


Article 20. To see if the Town will authorize the sale, conveyance or other disposition of the present Highland Hose House, so called, situated on land of the Town on the northerly side of Massachusetts Avenue; or take any action relating thereto.


Article 21. To see if the Town will vote to construct a building or buildings to be used for the purposes of the Board


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of Public Works or for any municipal purpose or purposes, upon the land of the Town, known as the Town Yard at Hobbs Court; make an appropriation for such construction, including the cost of original equipment and furnishings; determine in what manner the money shall be raised and expended; or take any action relating thereto.


(Inserted at the request of the Permanent Committee on Town Yard)


Article 22. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of $3000.00 or any other sum for an addition to the locker building on Spy Pond Field; determine in what manner the money shall be raised and expended; or take any other action relating thereto.


(Inserted at the request of the School Committee)


Article 23. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of $5000.00 or any other sum for the grading and improvement of the school lot at the Locke School; determine in what manner the money shall be raised and expended; or take any other action relating thereto.


(Inserted at the request of the School Committee)


Article 24. To see if the Town will vote to take by pur- chase, eminent domain or otherwise a parcel of land on Tufts Street, now owned by A. M. Simmons, and more particularly described as follows: beginning at a point on the northwesterly side of Tufts Street 242.10' from Massachusetts Avenue, thence running southwesterly on the northwesterly side line of Tufts Street 34.39', thence northwesterly by land of A. M. Simmons 149' more or less, thence northeasterly by land of Irene Ger- trude Burns, 39.22', thence southeasterly by land of the Town 148.52' more or less, to point of beginning, and containing 5475 sq. ft. more or less; determine in what manner the money shall be raised and expended; or take any action relating thereto.


(Inserted at request of Building Committee of Junior High East)


Article 25. To see if the Town will make an appropriation for walks, fencing and grading the above parcel of land for




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