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Voted: By taxation, $500.00.
ARTICLE 16. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to be used for the payment of an annuity to the depend- ents of John F. Lydon, a fireman whose death was sustained during the performance of his duties, or do or act anything in relation thereto.
Voted: By taxation, $1,520.00.
ARTICLE 17. To see what sum or sums of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for the Town's Committee on Rehabilitation and Reemployment.
Voted: By taxation, $500.00.
ARTICLE 18. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, or transfer from unappropriated available funds in the treasury, a sum of money for Chapter 90 Highway Maintenance, or take any action in relation thereto.
Voted: By taxation, $2,000.00 and in addition, $4,000.00 by transfer from
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Surplus Revenue, the reimbursement from the State to be restored upon its receipt to Surplus Revenuc.
ARTICLE 19. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropri- ate, or transfer from unappropriated available funds in the treasury, a sum of money for Chapter 90 Highway Construction, or take any action in relation thereto.
Toted: By taxation, $13,000.00 and by transfer from Surplus Revenue, $13,000.00, the reimbursement from the State to be restored, upon its receipt, to Surplus Revenuc.
ARTICLE 20. To see what sum of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for repairs and improvement of real esate owned by the town, or take any other action in the matter.
Toted: By taxation, $350.00.
ARTICLE 21. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for the purpose of providing shelter for veterans of World War II who are residents of the town of Norwood, or take any other action in the matter.
Toted: By taxation, $3,000.00.
ARTICLE 22. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Select- men to lease for a period of not exceeding five years a building or parts of building for the purpose of providing suitable headquarters for Norfolk County Marine Corps League of Norwood, subject to regulations to be made by the Selectmen therefor as provided by law, and to raise and appropriate a sum to provide for the current year, or take any other action in the matter.
Toted: By taxation, $540.00.
ARTICLE 23. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Select- men to lease for a period of not exceeding five years a building or parts of building for the purpose of providing suitable headquarters for Disabled American Veterans, Chapter 90, Norwood, Massachusetts, sub- ject to regulations to be made by law, and to raise and appropriate a sum to provide for the current year, or take any other action in the matter.
l'oted: By taxation, $420.00.
Voted: That the Moderator be authorized to appoint a committee of five to study the advisability of the construction of a Fire House in South Norwood, and to file a report with respect to same not later than October 1, 1951.
Voted: That this meeting be dissolved.
Attest: WALTER A. BLASENAK,
Town Clerk and Accountant.
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SPECIAL TOWN MEETING
June 20, 1951
On a warrant duly issued by the Selectmen under the date of June 4, 1951, and signed by Clement A. Riley, Charles L. Rich, Walter J. Dempsey, Sture Nelson and Harry B. Butters, Selectmen of Norwood, the meeting was called to order by the Moderator, Francis C. Foley. The proper service of this warrant was duly attested by James E. Quinn, Constable of Norwood. .
All the requirements of the statutes and by-laws relating to the call- ing of the Town Meeting were complied with. The warrant calling the meeting was read by Town Clerk and Accountant, Walter A. Blasenak. The articles contained in the warrant, and the action thereunder being as follows:
ARTICLE 1. To see if the Town will vote to adopt the following resolution requesting transfer of the temporary Veterans Housing Pro- ject on Winter Street to the Town of Norwood pursuant to Title VI of the Lanham Act.
WHEREAS, Public Law 475, 81st Congress, authorizes the Administrator of the Housing and Home Finance Agency, upon the filing of the prescribed request there- for, to relinquish and transfer upon the terms and conditions set forth in said Act all right, title, and interest of the United States in and with respect to certain temporary war and veterans housing projects to eligible bodies as defined therein, and
WHEREAS, the Town of Norwood, hereinafter referred to as the Applicant, is a body eligible for the transfer of and desires to have transferred to it the tempo- rary housing hereinafter described, and
WHEREAS, the Administrator of the Housing and Home Finance Agency has delegated to the Public Housing Commissioner the functions, powers and duties vested in him by said Act.
NOW, THEREFORE. BE IT RESOLVED by the Town Meeting of the Applicant as follows:
1. The Applicant does hereby request the Public Housing Commissioner to relinquish and transfer without monetary consideration (except for the payment for any Federal lands or interest therein which might be required and except for the settlement of any accounts between the Government and the Applicant) all right, title, and interest of the United States (and all contractual rights including the right to revenues and other proceeds) in and with respect to the temporary housing known as Mass-V-19118, Norwood located in the Town of Norwood, County of Norfolk, a (veterans) housing project of wooden construction, comprising eleven dwelling structures and containing forty family dwelling units, as indicated on the site plan attached as "Appendix A" and made a part hereof, together with personal property, appurtenances, and materials held in connection therewith.
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II. (a) The Applicant represents that it proposes to the extent permitted by law and so long as the structures herein requested remain in housing use:
(1.) As among eligible applicants for occupancy in dwellings of given sizes and at specified rents to extend the following preferences in the selection of tenants:
First. to families which are to be displaced by any low-rent housing project or by any public slum-clearance or re-development project initiated after January 1, 1947, or which were displaced within three years prior to making application for admission to such housing; and as among such families first preference shall be given to families of disabled veterans whose disability has been determined by the Veterans Administration to be service-connected, and second preference shall be given to families of deceased veterans and servicemen whose death has been determined by the Veterans Administration to be service-connected, and third preference shall be given to families of other veterans and servicemen;
Second, to families of other veterans and servicemen; and as among such families first preference shall be given to families of disabled veterans whose disability has been determined by the Veterans Administra- tion to be service-connected; and second preference shall be given to families of deceased veterans and servicemen whose death has been deter- mined. by the Veterans Administration to be service-connected: Provided, that notwithstanding such preferences the Applicant will, in filling vacan- cies in housing transferred pursuant to this request, give such preferences to military personnel and persons engaged in national defense or mobiliza- tion activities as the Secretary of Defense or his designee prescribed to such applicant.
(2.) To managed and operate the property involved in accordance with business practices, including the establishment of adequate reserves.
(b) The Applicant further represents that it proposes to the extent permitted by law:
(1) not to dispose of any right, title or interest in the property (by sale, transfer, grant exchange, mortgage, lease, release, termination of the lease- hold. or any other relinquishment of interest) either (a) for housing use on the present political site or any other site except to a State or political subdivision thereof, local housing authority, a local public agency, or an educational or eleemosynary institution, or (b) for any other use unless the governing body of the municipality or county shall have adopted a resolution determining that, on the basis of local need and acceptability, the structures involved are satisfactory for such use and need not be removed: Provided, this representation will not apply to any disposal through demolition for salvage, lease to tenants for residential occupancy, or lease of nondwelling facilities for the continuance of a use existing on the date of transfer, or where such disposal is the result of a bona fide foreclosure or other proceeding to enforce rights given as security for a loan to pay for land under this section: And provided further, that noth- ing contained in this Paragraph 2 shall be construed as applicable to the
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disposition of any land or interest therein after the removal of the struc- tures therefrom.
(2.) Whenever the structures involved, or a substantial portion thereof, are terminated for housing use, to promptly demolish such structures ter- minated for housing use and clear the site thereof.
Ill. That the immediate purpose for which the housing is sought is to house veterans and that such housing is eligible for transfer pursuant to Section 601.
IV. The Board of Selectmen shall obtain the opinion of Francis C. Foley, Town Counsel, who is the legal counsel of the Applicant, regarding the legal authority of the Applicant to make this request, to accept the transfer, and operate any property involved, and to perform its obligations under Title VI of the Lan- ham Act. The Board of Selectmen shall immediately forward three certified copies of this resolution, together with the opinion of the legal counsel to the Public Housing Administration, and the same shall be the Applicant's request for relin- quishment and transfer of the housing described herein.
V. IT IS UNDERSTOOD AND AGREED that the net revenues or other proceeds from the housing shall continue to accrue to tlie United States until the end of the month in which the right, title, and interest of the United States with respect to the property are relinquished and transferred and that taxes or payments in lieu of taxes will be prorated as of the end of the month in which transfer is made. The Applicant will pay for at book value and accept an assignment of all delin- quent accounts of tenants still occupying the housing at the date of transfer and will assume the contracts and obligations of the United States which extend beyond the date of such transfer and which may not be terminated by the United States prior to said date of transfer.
VI. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board of Selectmen be and is hereby empowered to take such other and further action as may be necessary in order to effect a relinquishment and transfer of the housing, and they shall immediately enter into negotations for the acquisition of such interest in land as may be necessary to comply with the conditions of transfer, and with this Resolution shall forward to the Public Housing Administration the plans of the applicant with regard to the manner and means of securing such interest, together with an esti- mate of the time which will be required to secure the same.
VII. As used in this resolution the term "veteran" shall mean "a person who has served in active military or naval service of the United States at any time on or after September 16, 1940 and prior to July 26, 1947, or at any time on or after April 6, 1917 and prior to November 11, 1918, and who shall have been discharged or released therefrom under conditions other than dishonorable. The term "service- men" shall mean a person in the active military or naval service of the United States who has served therein on or after September 16, 1940 and prior to July 26, 1947, or at any time on or after April 6, 1917 and prior to November II, 1918".
Voted: Motion lost. On rising vote, voting Yes, 27, voting No, 54.
ARTICLE 2. To see if the Town will vote to accept Chapter 820 Acts of Legislature 1950 entitled "An Act Providing for an Increase in the Annual Amounts of Certain Pensions, Retirement Allowances, Annu-
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ities and Other Benefits Payable by the Commonwealth and Its Political Subdivisions to Certain Former Employees and Persons Claiming Under Them."
Voted: To so accept.
ARTICLE 3. To see what sum of money the Town will vote to raise by taxation or transfer from available funds in the Treasury and appropriate for the following departments: Contributory Retirement Board, Fire Department, Police Department, Light Department and School Department, for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of Chapter 820, Acts of Legislature 1950.
Toted: By transfer from Surplus Revenue, $1,925.22, to be appropriated for the following departments in the following amounts: Contributory Retirement Board, $1,400.16; Fire Department, $58.34; Police Department, $291.70; School Department, $58.34; Light Department, $116.68.
ARTICLE 4. To see if the Town will vote to amend the existing Zoning By-Law by altering the district boundaries established under Section 17 of said By-Law with respect to a certain portion of existing General Residence District and establishing same as Single Residence with respect to the following area, namely:
That area bounded by the Norwood-Walpole Town Line, the center line of Wilson Street and the center line of Walpole Street, by withdrawing the area from General Residence District and establishing the same as- Single. Residence, as shown on plan on file with the Town Clerk.
Voted: To so amend.
ARTICLE 5. To see if the Town will vote to amend the existing Zoning By-Law by altering the district boundaries established under Section 17 of said By-Law with respect to a certain portion of existing General Residence District and establishing same as Single Residence with respect to the following area, namely:
That area bounded by the Norwood-Westwood Town Line, the center line of Upland Road, the center line of Prospect Street and the center line of Nahatan Strect, by withdrawing the area from General Residence District and establishing the same as Single Residence, as shown on plan on file with the Town Clerk.
Voted: To so amend.
ARTICLE 6. To see if the Town will vote to amend Section 12, of the existing Zoning By-Law, Town of Norwood, Massachusetts, Approved as noted by Attorney General, July 20, 1927 as follows:
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By adding to Line 5, Section 12:
"With the exception of the following:
"a) The area bounded by the Norwood-Walpole Town Line, the center line of Wilson Street and the center line of Walpole Street which shall provide a lot area of not less than twelve thousand five hundred (12,500) square feet with a lot frontage of not less than one hundred (100) feet.
"b) The area bounded by the Norwood-Westwood Town Line, the center line of Upland Road, the center line of Prospect Street and the center line of Nahatan Street. which shall provide a lot area of not less than fifteen thousand (15,000) square feet with a lot frontage of not less than one hundred twenty-five (125) feet.
"c) The area bounded by the Norwood-Walpole Town Line, the Norwood- Westwood Town Line, the center line of Winter Street, the center line of Walpole Street. the center line of Rosemary Street, the continuation of the center line of Rosemary Street to Nichols Street, the center line of Nichols Street. the center line of Elliott Street, the center line of Highland Street, the center line of Saunders Road, the center line of Walpole Street and the center line of Wilson Street which shall provide a lot area of not less than fifteen thousand (15,000 square feet with a lot frontage of not less than one hundred twenty-five (125) feet."
Voted: To so amend.
ARTICLE 7. To see if the Town will vote to amend Section 16 of the existing Zoning By-Law, Town of Norwood, Massachusetts, Approved as noted by Attorney General, July 20, 1927 as follows:
By striking out said Section 16 and inserting in place thereof the following:
"Section 16. Setback Distance. (a) In the single residence district bounded by the Norwood-Walpole Town Line, the center line of Wilson Street and the center line of Walpole Street, no new building shall be constructed and no build- ing shall be altered, enlarged, extended, reconstructed, raised or moved so that any external wall is located nearer than thirty (30) feet to any street line.
(b) In the single residence district bounded by the Norwood-Westwood Town Line, the center line of Upland Road, the center line of Prospect Street and the center line of Nahatan Street, no new building shall be constructed and no build- ing shall be altered, enlarged, extended, reconstructed, raised or moved so that any external wall is located nearer than forty (40) feet to any street line.
(c) In the single residence district bounded by the Norwood-Walpole Town Line, the Norwood-Westwood Town Line, the center line of Winter Street, the center line of Walpole Street, the center line of Rosemary Street, the continuation of the center line of Rosemary Street to Nichols Street, the center line of Highland Street, the center line of Saunders Road, the center line of Walpole Street and the center line of Wilson Street, no new building shall be constructed and no building shall be altered, enlarged, extended, reconstructed, raised or moved so that any external wall is located nearer than forty (40) feet to any street line.
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In the single residence districts other than (a), (b), and (c) above and in the general residence districts, no new buildings shall be constructed and no building . shall be altered, enlarged, extended, reconstructed, raised, or moved so that any external wall is located nearer than twenty (20) feet to any street line, except that a new building may be located at a distance of less than twenty (20) feet, where a residence building on an adjoining lot constructed before this by-law was adopted is located nearer than (20) feet, in which event, such new building may be located as near to said street line as the said existing building on said adjoining lot, but any such new building shall not be located nearer than twelve (12) feet to such street line, and except that upon corner lots having an area of less than eight thousand square feet at the time this by-law is adopted such new building may be located nearer than twenty (20) feet to the street line on which such building fronts, but such new building shall not be located nearer than twelve (12) feet to said street line.
In the business districts and the manufacturing districts no new building shall be constructed and no building shall be altered, enlarged, extended, reconstructed, raised or moved so that any external wall is located nearer than ten (10) feet to the adjoining boundary line of any single residence or general residence district. In Trunk Highway Districts. Division A and B, no new building shall be constructed and no building shall be altered, enlarged, extended. reconstructed, raised, or moved so that any external wall is located nearer than fifty (50) feet to the line of any Trunk Highway or to the line of any intersecting street."
Voted: To so amend.
ARTICLE 8. To see if the Town will vote to accept and allow a new town way, which is an extension of the present Edgehill Road, to be known as Edgehill Road, as laid out and reported by the Board of Selectmen, or take any other action in the matter.
Voted: To so accept and allow.
ARTICLE 9. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to meet the further expense for the construction of sewers; determine whether or not the money shall be provided for by borrowing, ,by appropriation from Post-War Rehabilitation Fund or by transfer from available funds in the treasury.
Voted: By transfer from Post-War Rehabilitation Fund, the sum of $24,000.00.
ARTICLE 10. To see what sum of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the meet the further expense for Particular Sew- ers, said appropriation to be provided for by transfer from Surplus Revenue.
Voted: By transfer from Surplus Revenue, the sum of $6,000.00.
ARTICLE 11. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Select- men to acquire by purchase, for school purposes, certain areas or parcels
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of land northwesterly of the Senior High School, and to raise and appro- priate a sum of money by transfer from Surplus Revenue for such pur- pose. (On petition of Norwood Civic Association.)
Toted: On amended motion, by transfer from Surplus Revenue, the sum of $4,000.00. On rising vote, voting Yes, 67, voting No. 6.
Voted: That this meeting be dissolved.
Attest: WALTER A. BLASENAK, Town Clerk and Accountant.
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING November 26, 1951
On a warrant duly issued by the Selectmen under the date of November 13, 1951, and signed by Clement A. Riley, Sture Nelson, Walter J. Dempsey, Charles L. Rich and Harry B. Butters, Selectmen of Nor- wood, the meeting was called to order by the Moderator, Francis C. Foley. The proper service of this warrant was duly attested by James E. Quinn, Constable of Norwood.
All the requirements of the statutes and by-laws relating to the calling of the Town Meeting were complied with. The warrant calling the meeting was read by Town Clerk and Accountant, Walter A. Blase- nak. The articles contained in the warrant, and the action thereunder is as follows:
ARTICLE 1. To see if the Town will vote to amend the existing Zoning By-Law by altering the district boundaries established under Section 17 of said By-Laws with respect to a certain portion of the exist- ing Business District and to establish same as a Manufacturing District with respect to the following area, namely;
Beginning at a point in the easterly line of Neponset Street S 14-38- 30E and distant 368.00 feet from the point of curvature of a 477.13 foot radius leading to the Boston Providence Turnpike; thence running S 14-38-30E by the easterly line of Neponset Street a distance of 200.00 feet; thence running N 75-21-30E a distance of 400.00 feet; thence run- ning N 14-38-30W a distance of 160 feet more or less; thence running northwesterly by the sideline of Access Road a distance of 40 feet more or less; thence running S 75-21-30W a distance of 392 feet more or less to the point of beginning, as shown on plant on file with the Town Clerk.
Voted: To so amend.
ARTICLE 2. To see if the Town will vote to amend the existing . Zoning By-Law by altering the district boundaries established under Section 17 of said By-Laws with respect to a certain portion of the exist- ing Trunk Highway "B" and to establish same as a Manufacturing Dis- trict with respect to the following area: namely,
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Beginning at a stone bound in easterly line of Neponset Street at the point of eurvature of a 477.13 foot radius eurve leading to the Bos- ton Providence Turnpike; thenee running northerly by a eurve of a radius of 477.13 feet a distance of 121.03 feet; thenee running northerly, north- easterly and easterly by a curve of a radius of 125.00 feet a distance of 223 feet more or less; thenee running southerly by a eurve of a radius of 2690.000 feet a distance of 115 feet more or less; thenee running south- erly by a eurve of a radius of 327.13 feet a distance of 83.00 feet; thenee running S 14-38-30E a distance of 368.00 feet; thenee running S 75-21-30W a distance of 150.00 feet; thenee running N 14-38-30W by the easterly line of Neponset Street a distance 368.00 feet to the point of beginning, as shown on plan on file with the Town Clerk.
Toted: To so amend.
ARTICLE 3. To see if the Town will vote to reseind the aetion taken under Artiele 3 of the Special Town Meeting of June 20, 1951, namely, the appropriation of the sum of $1,925.22 from Surplus Revenue for the purpose of providing funds for carrying out the provisions of Chapter 820 Aets of Legislature 1950 providing for an increase in the amount of certain pensions, retirement allowanees, annuities, and other benefits payable to eertain former employees and persons elaiming under them.
Toted: To so rescind.
ARTICLE 4. To see if the Town will vote to aeeept and allow a new town way which is a portion of the present Margaret Street, to be known as Margaret Street as laid out and reported by the Board of Seleetmen, or take any other action in the matter.
Toted: To accept and allow.
ARTICLE 5. To see if the Town will vote to aeeept and allow a new town way to be known as Ridgewood Drive as laid out and reported by the Board of Seleetmen, or take any other action in the matter.
Toted: To so accept and allow.
ARTICLE 6. To see if the Town will vote to aeeept and allow a new town way to be known as Talbot Road as laid out and reported by the Board of Seleetmen, or take any other action in the matter.
Toted: To so accept and allow.
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