Town of Arlington annual report 1952, Part 1

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Publication date: 1952
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ROBBINS LIBRARY, ARLINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS 3 4860 00739 3447


ROBBINS" LIBRARY


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


Arlington, Mass. Selectmen


146th ANNUAL REPORT


OF THE TOWN OFFICERS


OF THE TOWN OF ARLINGTON MASSACHUSETTS AND THE TOWN RECORDS


FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1952


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Ap53 GIFT


Basement Reference


974.44 Arlington


ARLINGTON C2


"The Defense of Liberty is our Ancestral Heritage"


1950


1945


1940


1930


Population


. .


44,353


43,515


40,013


36,094


Settled-1630-part of Cambridge (known as Menotomy) Incorporated-1807-West Cambridge 1867-name changed to Arlington


Assessed Valuation-$68,084,200.


Tax Rate-$56.40


Area in acres


3,517.5


Area in square miles


5.5


Extreme length in miles


3.47


Extreme width in miles


2.32


Public Streets


71.77 miles


Private Streets open for travel


36.00 miles


Private Streets proposed .


9.84 miles


State Highways and Parkways


5.87 miles


Sewer Mains


98.54 miles


Water Mains


109.38 miles


Storm Drains


55.78 miles


Located 6 miles northwest of Boston; Latitude-42°-25', north; longitude-71°-09', west Highest elevation-377 feet above mean tide Lowest elevation-4 feet above mean tide


148.24 acres of Parks and Playgrounds Schools-Class A


TOWN OFFICERS ELECTIVE


Moderator


Harold E. Magnuson . Term expires 1953


Town Clerk


James J. Golden Term expires 1954


Selectmen and Board of Public Welfare


Edmund L. Frost, Chairman Term expires 1953


Walter T. Kenney Term expires 1954


Marcus L. Sorensen. .Term expires 1955


Board of Public Works


Thomas R. Rawson, Chairman . Term expires 1953


Joseph P. Greeley . Term expires 1954


Thomas J. O'Neill.


.Term expires 1955


Assessors


Walter S. Cooledge, Jr., Chairman. . Term expires 1953


Arthur W. Sampson. .Term expires 1954


William O. Hauser. Term expires 1955


Treasurer and Tax Collector


J. Wilbert Anderson


Term expires 1954


School Committee


M. Norcross Stratton Term expires 1953


Mary K. Boyd


Term expires 1953


John P. Morine


. Term expires 1953


John H. Allison, Chairman . Term expires 1954


James W. Kidder


. Term expires 1954


Eleanor J. Strong


. Term expires 1954


Carl F. Allen . Term expires 1955


Joseph J. Bevins .Term expires 1955


Mary E. Porteus


. Term expires 1955


Planning Board


Harvey C. Abbott .. . Term expires 1953


John O. Parker, Chairman. . Term expires 1953


John B. Byrne, Jr Term expires 1954


William R. Dunn


. Term expires 1955


Hallam T. Ring


. Term expires 1955


Park Commissioners


Franklin W. Hurd, Chairman . Term expires 1953


Everett J. Henderson Term expires 1954


Edward D. Buckley Term expires 1955


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Board of Health


Ernest R. Brooks


. Term expires 1953


Carl E. Barstow ..


Term expires 1954


John S. Crosby, Chairman


Term expires 1955


Commissioners of Sinking Fund


Harold A. Yeames ..


. Term expires 1953


William J. O'Brien, Jr.


Term expires 1954


Edward P. Clark, Chairman. Term expires 1955


Trustees of Pratt Fund


Norman C. Jenkinson . Term expires 1953


Walter T. Chamberlain


.Term expires 1954


Robert L. Moore


.Term expires 1955


Edward P. Clark.


Term expires 1956


Ernest L. Parsons


. Term expires 1957


Trustees of Robbins Library


Francis Keefe ..


. Term expires 1953


Roscoe O. Elliott, Chairman


. Term expires 1953


Margaret E. Heaps.


. Term expires 1954


*Llewellyn B. Parsons.


. Term expires 1954


+John B. Fox. .


Mark W. Bradford . Term expires 1955


Frederick Stanley Glynn, Jr.


Term expires 1955


*Resigned


¡Appointed (to serve until next annual election)


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Trustees of the Edwin S. Farmer Poor Widows' Fund and Trustees of the Edwin S. Farmer Fund for Needy Persons


Robert L. Moore. .Term expires 1953


Walter T. Chamberlain . Term expires 1954


Edward P. Clark. . Term expires 1955


Harold A. Yeames . Term expires 1956


Ernest L. Parsons


Term expires 1957


Trustees of Francis E. Thompson Scholarship Fund


Arthur O. Yeames. . Term expires 1953


Harold A. Cahalin. . Term expires 1954


Edward A. Bailey . Term expires 1955


Trustees of Elbridge Farmer Fund (not elective)


James A. Bailey


John G. Brackett


Edward P. Clark


Frederick W. Hill


Gardner C. Porter


Arthur O. Yeames


Cemetery Commissioners


Arthur R. Kimball, Chairman.


Term expires 1953


Wathen B. Henderson . Term expires 1954


Nils G. Anderson .. .Term expires 1955


Tree Warden


George M. Dolan . Term expires 1954


Housing Authority


Cornelius J. Brosnan. . Term expires 1953


*W. Dale Barker . Term expires 1954


1James A. Coffey


Joseph S. Vahey.


.Term expires 1955


Myron D. Chace, Chairman .. . Term expires 1956


John P. Kedian (appointed by State Housing Board for term ending 7-16-56)


Measurers of Wood and Bark (Elected Annually)


William C. Scannell Horace W. Peirce


Personnel Board


(appointed by Moderator)


M. Norcross Stratton, Chairman. Term expires 1953


Arthur J. Mansfield . Term expires 1955


Warren E. O'Leary. Term expires 1955


*Resigned


+Appointed (to serve until next annual election)


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APPOINTED OFFICERS


Agent, Clerk, Board of Health Boards of Appeals


J. Philip Bower


Robert W. Blaisdell 1953


Building ·


Clifford E. Lansil 1954 John R. Salmon, Chairman .. .1955 Richard Donovan, Associate. .1953


Clifford E. Lansil .. 1953


Zoning


John R. Salmon, Chairman. 1954 Robert W. Blaisdell. 1955 Harvey C. Abbott, Associate .1954 Richard Donovan, Associate 1954


Burial Agent Charles R. Armour


Chief, Fire Department Richard J. Tierney


Chief of Police Archibald F. Bullock


Constables


Joseph G. Bourgeois J. Philip Bower Archibald F. Bullock William F. Duggan William S. Craig Frank K. Nicksay -


Contributory Retirement Board


Harold A. Cahalin *Clarence Needham ¡Carmen T. Foritano J. Wilbert Anderson


Custodian in Charge of Town Houses James Carmody


Director, Civil Defense Daniel J. McFadden


Director, Housing Authority Robert Hauser


Director, Veterans' Services Dept. Charles R. Armour


Dog Officer Samuel F. Femia


Fence Viewers


James J. Dolan Herbert J. Leary


Field Drivers


-


Archibald F. Bullock Thomas F. Sullivan James J. Flynn Thomas F. Meagher


Forest Warden Richard J. Tierney


Inspector of Animals Dr. John J. Murphy, Jr.


Inspector of Buildings Herbert J. Leary Inspector of Milk J. Philip Bower


*Retired ¡Appointed


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Inspector of Plumbing and Gas


George R. Seaver *John B. Byrne


Inspector of Slaughtering J. Philip Bower


Inspector of Wires Robert L. Reid


Keeper of Lockup Archibald F. Bullock


Librarian, Robbins Library Judith E. Stromdahl


Moth Superintendent George M. Dolan


Walter T. Kenney


Old Age Assistance Bureau


Marcus L. Sorensen


Bertha L. Murphy


Old Age Assistance Bureau, Agent George V. Morse


L Ernest Hesseltine 1953


Registrars of Voters ... .


Timothy J. Buckley, Ch. 1954


Arthur P. Wyman 1955


James J. Golden, Clerk


Secretary, Agent, Board of Public Welfare George V. Morse


Secretary, Head Clerk, Board of Assessors Arthur F. Wells


Secretary, Head Clerk, Board of Public Works Warren E. O'Leary


Secretary, Board of Selectmen Frank K. Nicksay


Secretary, Board of Survey


Frank K. Nicksay


Secretary, Personnel Board .A. Lee Morris


Sealer of Weights and Measures James J. Dolan


Superintendent, Fire and Police Signal System Richard J. Tierney


Superintendent, Parks and Recreation Daniel J. McFadden


Superintendent of Schools Clifford R. Hall


Superintendent of Streets William J. Toomey


Town Accountant


*Clarence Needham ¡Carmen T. Foritano


Town Counsel


Russell T. Hamlet


Town Engineer James M. Keene


Town Physician Dr. Edward W. Feeley


Water Register


David P. Geary


*Retired


tAppointed ** Deceased


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COMMITTEES APPOINTED IN PURSUANCE OF TOWN MEETING VOTES


Committee to Study the Advisability of a Central Purchasing Department Vote of April 1, 1940


Fred R. Buckley


George A. Harris


John W. Scriven, Jr.


Alden R. Hirtle Everett G. Cobb *Emmons F. Wylie


Arthur D. Saul, Jr.


Committee on Advanced Programming and Budgeting Vote of March 24, 1944


David A. Wilcox


Henry E. Halpin


Herbert M. Dutcher


Elwyn E. Mariner


*Hallam T. Ring


¡Charles R. Thomas, Jr.


Committee to Investigate, Consider and Recommend Alterations, Additions or Other Changes to Building Code Vote of March 15, 1946


Robert McIntosh


Stanley M. Ryerson


Alfred C. Bridgens


Geoffrey A. Sawyer


Lindsay Biathrow


Arthur J. Mansfield


Arthur Wannlund, Sr.


Committee to Procure Plans and Estimates for the Construction of an Elementary School Building on Land of the Town Situated in the Mystic Street Area Vote of March 12, 1947


Harold M. Estabrook Emil Fellman James W. Kidder Ralph S. Stevens


Frank W. Hewitt


Town Hall Building Committee Votes of March 14, 1946 & December 27, 1948


Joseph Peterson John J. Casey William E. Buckley


E. Stanley Beck


William R. Dunn


Albert J. Platt


James J. Golden


Committee on Special Compensation for Town Officers and Employees Vote of October 9, 1950


M. Norcross Stratton


Archie F. Bullock


Wallace Gorton


J. Howard Hayes


Edmund L. Frost


Committee on Town Manager Form of Government Vote of October 4, 1950


Martin F. Roach Marjorie T. Curtis James C. Doyle Roscoe O. Elliott


Frederick Stanley Glynn, Jr. James J. Dolan Daniel M. Hooley, Jr. John O. Parker


* Resigned *Appointed


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Committee to Consider, Investigate and Study the Use of, or the Disposal of, the Junior High Industrial Arts Building Vote of March 28, 1951


Malcolm H. Masters


Ellen H. Shepherd


Eleanor J. Strong Serovp P. Basmajian James W. Daily


Russell School Building Committee Vote of March 28, 1951


John H. Allison


Frank L. Lincoln


Anna I. Sedoff Paul E. Widder Franklin W. Hurd


Committee to Investigate and Consider the Matter of a Fire Prevention Code Vote of March 28, 1951


Abner P. Wyman Richard J. Tierney


Edward M. Cartullo Wilbert H. Connor


David Govenar


Committee on Rules for Government of Town Meetings Vote of April 9, 1951


George A. Harris John T. Mellen


Margaret H. Spengler John S. Rice


Harold E. Magnuson


Committee on Garaging of Town-Owned Vehicles March 26, 1952


Robert F. Douglas


Joseph P. Greeley


Frank J. Phillips Torsten H. Reenstierna


Clifford E. Lansil


Russell School District Building Committee March 26, 1952


Charles P. Bridges John B. Byrne, Jr.


Walter A. Dodge Franklin D. Volpe Joseph J. Bevins


Committee to Investigate and Consider the Pennsylvania Real Estate Tax Plan March 31, 1952


Robert H. Zwicker William R. Dunn


Victoria A. Craig Caesare J. Fiorenza ** Allen H. Thomson


** Deceased


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Records of Elections and Town Meetings During the Year 1952


ANNUAL TOWN MEETING MARCH 3 and 17, 1952 WARRANT


THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS Middlesex, ss.


To the Constables of the Town of Arlington, in said County : GREETINGS:


In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Arlington, qualified to vote in elections, to meet at the polling places designated for the several precincts in said town on


MONDAY, THE THIRD DAY OF MARCH, 1952


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 Select- man for three years; a member of the Board of Public Works for three years; one Assessor for three years; three members of the School Com- mittee for three years; two members of the Planning Board for three years; one Park Commissioner for three years; one member of the Board of Health for three years; two Trustees of the Robbins Library for three years; one Cemetery Commissioner for three years; one Commissioner of the Sinking Fund for three years; one Trustee of the Pratt Fund for five years; one Trustee of the Pratt Fund for one year; one Trustee of the Edwin S. Farmer Poor Widows' Fund and Trustee of the Edwin S. Farmer Fund for Needy Persons for five years; one Trustee of the Francis E. Thompson Scholarship Fund for three years; also, in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 43A of the General Laws, in each precinct the number of Town Meeting Members as here- inafter specified: in Precinct 1, one such member for one year and five such members for three years; in Precinct 2, seven such members for three years; in Precinct 3, one such member for one year and four such members for three years; in Precinct 4, six such members for three years; in Precinct 5, five such members for three years; in Pre-


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cinct 6, five such members for three years; in Precinct 7, six such mem- bers for three years and one such member for one year; in Precinct 8, six such members for three years, in Precinct 9, one such member for one year and five such members for three years; in Precinct 10, one such member for two years and six such members for three years; in Precinct 11, one such member for two years and six such members for three years; in Precinct 12, two such members for one year and seven such members for three years; in Precinct 13, one such member for one year and six such members for three years; in Precinct 14, one such member for two years and seven such members for three years, and to see if the Town will accept the provisions of Chapter 33 of the Acts of 1952 being "SHALL AN ACT PASSED BY THE GENERAL COURT IN THE YEAR NINETEEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY-TWO, ENTITLED 'AN ACT RELATIVE TO THE TENURE OF OFFICE OF THE PRES- ENT TREASURER OF THE TOWN OF ARLINGTON' BE ACCEPTED?"


For these purposes, the polls will be opened at seven o'clock A. M. and remain open until eight o'clock P. M., at each of the polling places designated, viz: Precinct One, in the Crosby School Building, entrance on Winter Street; Precincts Two and Four, in the Hardy School Build- ing, entrance on Lake Street; Precincts Three and Five, in the Junior High School Building East, entrance on Tufts Street; Precincts Six and Eight, in the Town Hall; Precincts Seven and Nine, in the Russell School Building; Precinct Seven, entrance on Medford Street; Precinct Nine, entrance on Mystic Street; Precincts Ten and Twelve, in the Cutter School Building, entrance on Robbins Road; Precinct Eleven, in the Highland Hose House, entrance on Massachusetts Avenue; Pre- cinct Thirteen, in the Peirce School Building, entrance on Park Avenue North, Heights; Precinct Fourteen, in the Locke School Building, en- trance on Park Avenue, Heights.


You are, also, required to notify and warn the said inhabitants to meet at the Town Hall, in said Town on Monday, the seventeenth day of March, 1952, at eight o'clock in the evening, at which time and place the following articles are to be acted upon and determined exclusively by town meeting members, in accordance with, and subect to, the refer- enda provided for by Chapter 43A of the General Laws.


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 permanent com- mittee under vote of the Town passed March 24, 1919, on the Town Yard; of the committee under vote of the Town passed April 1, 1940, to study the advisability of creating a central purchasing department; of the committee under vote of the Town passed March 24, 1944, on Advanced Programming and Budgeting; of the committee under vote of the Town passed March 15, 1946, to investigate, consider and recom- mend alterations, additions or other changes to the Building Code; of the committee under vote of the Town passed March 12, 1947, to procure plans and estimates for the construction of an elementary school build- ing in the Mystic Street area; of the committee under vote of the Town passed October 4, 1950, on the Town Manager form of government; of the committee under vote of the Town passed October 9, 1950, on special compensation for town officers and employees; of the committee under


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vote of the Town passed March 28, 1951, to consider, investigate and study the use of, or the disposal of, the Junior High School Industrial Arts Building; of the committee under vote of the Town passed March 28, 1951, to consider, investigate and study alterations, improvements or reconstruction of the present Russell School, or the construction of a new building, including furniture and equipment; of the committee under vote of the Town passed March 28, 1951, to investigate and con- sider the matter of a Fire Pervention Code for the town of Arlington; of the committee under vote of the Town passed March 28, 1951, to investigate and consider the advisability of the erection and main- tenance of a central garage for Town vehicles; of the committee under vote of the Town passed April 9, 1951, for the purpose of making recom- mendations relative to the rules for government of Town Meetings, as contained in Article 2 of the Town's By-Laws and their clarity as guided by Robert's Rules of Order revised, (Seventy-fifth Anniversary Edition) ; of the committee under vote of the Town passed April 12, 1951, to consider, investigate and study the use of the building at the corner of Academy Street and Maple Street; and of other Town Boards and officers and of the Finance and other committees' heretofore appointed.


Article 4. To see if the Town will authorize, ratify and confirm the payment to the County of Middlesex of amounts assessed upon or other- wise payable by the Town under Warrant issued by the County Commis- sioners in accodrance with Chapter 500, Section 1, of the Acts of 1943, for: (A) the Town's share of the maintenance, operation and repair of Middlesex County Tuberculosis Hospital during the last preceding calendar year, including interest on temporary notes issued therefor in accordance with sections of Chapter 111 of the General Laws applicable thereto; (B) the Town's share of any and all other expenses in connec- tion with said hospital, including expenses under Section 25G (6) (a) of Chapter 32 of the General Laws inserted by Chapter 400 of the Acts of 1936; or take any action relating to said hospital or any other thing therein mentioned.


Article 5. To see if the Town will make an appropriation to be ex- pended by the various departments of the Town under the "Plan for Special Compensation for Town Officers and Employees" as adopted under Article 11 of the 1951 Annual Town Meeting; determine in what manner such money shall be raised; or take any action relating thereto.


Article 6. To see if the Town will amend the Classification Plan, known as Schedule A, under Table I and Table II, of Article 7C, of the By-Laws, by adding and deleting the following classifications:


Assistant Inspector of Wires, Grade XV-to be added


Principal Account Clerk, Grade VI-to be added


Police Sergeant (when assigned as Inspector) Grade XVIII- to be added


Police Lieutenant (when assigned as Inspector) Grade XXII- to be added


Superintendent, Cemetery, Grade XV-to be deleted (Inserted at the request of the Personnel Board)


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Article 7. To see if the Town will amend the Classification Plan, known as Schedule A, under Table I and Table II, of Article 7C, of the By-Laws, by reallocating certain classifications to the salary grades as set forth in the following list:


Board of Selectmen - Veterans' Services


Director of Veterans' Services, Grade XV, reallocated to Grade XVII


Board of Cemetery Commissioners


Cemetery Foreman, Grade X, reallocated to Grade XV


Board of Public Works


Superintendent of Public Works, Grade XXIV, reallocated to Grade XXV


(Inserted at the request of the Personnel Board)


Article 8. To see if the Town will vote to amend Table I of Schedule A of the Classification Plan, and Table I of Schedule B of the Pay Plan as established by Article 7C of the By-Laws, by striking out the figures $3,827.50 in Grade XVI and substituting therefor the figures $3,917.50; and by striking out the words and figures Maximum - $5,670.00 in Grade XXV, and inserting in place thereof the words and figures Maximum -$6,000.00.


(Inserted at the request of the Personnel Board)


Article 9. To see if the Town will vote to amend Table I of Schedule A of the Classification Plan, and Table I of Schedule B of the Pay Plan, as established by Article 7C of the By-Laws, by increasing all money figures contained therein by $208.00 annually, excluding Grade XXV; will appropriate a sum or sums of money therefor to be expended by the various departments affected; determine in what manner the money shall be raised; or take any action relating thereto.


(Inserted at the request of the Personnel Board)


Article 10. To see if the Town will authorize the various depart- ments of the Town to increase, by $208.00 annually, the basic salaries or wages of School Cafeteria Personnel and all classified full-time employees now receiving salaries or wages in excess of maximums as now established by said Classification and Pay Plan; will appropriate a sum or sums of money therefor to be expended by the various depart- ments affected; determine in what manner the money shall be raised or take any action relating thereto.


(Inserted at the request of the Personnel Board & School Committee)


Article 11. To see if the Town will vote to amend Table 1 of Schedule A of the Classification Plan, and Table 1 of Schedule B of the Pay Plan, as established by Article 7C of the By-Laws by increasing any or all money figures contained therein; excluding Grade XXV; will


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appropriate a sum or sums of money therefor to be expended by the various departments affected; determine in what manner the money shall be raised or take any action relating thereto.


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


Article 12. To see if the Town will authorize the various depart- ments of the Town to increase the basic salary or wages of school cafeteria personnel, elected full time employees and all classified em- ployees now receiving salaries or wages now in excess of maximums as now established by said Classification and Pay Plan; will appropriate a sum or sums of money therefor to be expended by the various depart- ments affected; determine in what manner the money shall be raised or take any action relating thereto.


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


Article 13. To make appropriations to defray Town obligations, liabilities, outlay and expenses and especially for or relating to all or any of the boards, departments, purposes and matters hereinafter mentioned, and to provide for the disposal of motor vehicles or other personal property belonging to the Town; 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 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, 1952, and to issue a note or notes therefor, payable 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.


Article 15. To see if the Town will vote to extend the Sewerage System of the Town to service a portion, part or the whole of Udine Street, Sylvia Street, Ortona Street, Avola Street and Appleton Street; make an appropriation for the use of the Board of Public Works for such extension and the construction thereof; determine in what manner the money shall be raised; or take any action relating thereto.


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


Article 16. To see if the Town will make an appropriation for the Extension of the Sewerage System; determine in what manner the money shall be raised and expended; or take any action relating thereto.


(Inserted at the request of the Board of Public Works)


Article 17. To see if the Town will make an appropriation for the Extension of Water Mains; determine in what manner the money shall be raised and expended; or take any action relating thereto.


(Inserted at the request of the Board of Public Works)


Article 18. To see if the Town will vote to extend the Storm Drain System of the Town to service a portion, part or the whole of Hemlock


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Street and Pine Street; make an appropriation for the use of the Board of Public Works for such extension and the construction thereof; de- termine in what manner the money shall be raised; or take any action relating thereto.


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


Article 19. To see if the Town will make an appropriation for the Extension of Storm Drains; determine in what manner the money shall be raised and expended; or take any action relating thereto.


(Inserted at the request of the Board of Public Works)


Article 20. To see if the Town will make an appropriation for Re- pairs of Buildings at the Town Yard; determine in what manner the money shall be raised and expended; or take any action relating thereto.


(Inserted at the request of the Board of Public Works)


Article 21. To see if the Town will make an appropriation for the construction of permanent sidewalks and for the installing of edgestones in Summer Street and Forest Street; determine in what manner the money shall be raised; or take any action relating thereto.




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