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The sale or disposal of equipment requires a vote of the Town. The police car is regularly purchased on the basis of an annual trade-in. The Water Department has just completed arrangements for a similar regular annual trade for a nominal price. The Highway Department is purchasing 3 modern bin-type automatic sand spreaders --- motor driven and is asking for authority for disposal of 5 of its present 7 old style traction type sand spreaders.
The Finance Committee recommends the approval of the article.
Article 7. To see if the Town will authorize the Treasurer, with the approval of the Board of Selectmen, to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1953 and to issue a note or notes therefor, payable within one year and to renew any note or notes as may be given for a period of less than a year, in accordance with Section 17, Chapter 44, General Laws.
It is through this article that the Treasurer obtains authority to borrow money in case of need prior to the receipt of the bulk of the tax money in October and November.
The Finance Committee recommends the approval of this article.
Article 8. To see if the Town will appropriate sums of money for the following:
(1) Water Coupon Notes, Water Bonds and Water Registered note - maturing in 1953 - payment of principal ;
(2) Water Coupon Notes, Water Bonds and Water Registered note - payment of interest due in 1953;
(3) Water Department maintenance;
(4) Town Office clerical salaries ;
(5) Purchase of a new truck;
(6) Installation of a water main connection and hydrant in Glezan Lane;
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(7) Installation of two new hydrants - one on Hazelbrook Lane and one on Lincoln Road.
the entire amount to be taken from "Water Available Surplus," or do or act.
The sums of money required under this article are as follows:
(1) Water Department debt - payment of principal $13,000.00;
(2) Water Department debt - interest 2,410.00;
(3) Water Department maintenance:
Salaries: Superintendent $4,500.00 ,
2nd Man 3,550.00 ,
Appropriation $32,050.00; ,
(4) Town Office - Clerical Salaries 1,500.00;
(5) Purchase of a new 1/2-ton pick-up truck 200.00;
(6) Installation of 6-inch water main connection of about 1,350 ft. and hydrant in Glezan Lane 5,000.00;
(7) Installation of 2 new hydrants - 1 on Hazelbrook , ·
..... Lane and 1 on Lincoln Road 700.00.
The Finance Committee recommends the approval of the article.
Article 9. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and assess a sum of money for the reconstruction and improvement of Chapter 90 roads, said money to be used in conjunction with any money which may be allotted by the State or County, or both, for this purpose, the work to be done under the supervision of the Road Commissioners, or take any action in relation thereto.
Last year, a start was made on the rebuilding of Oak Street from the Natick line to Commonwealth Road East. It is now contemplated that the work will be completed during the coming year. To provide the necessary funds and to continue with Chapter 90 construction, the Finance Committee feels that the Town should continue its long- term policy of appropriating as much money as is likely to be matched by the County and State. The normal arrangement is for the Town to appropriate about $5,000.00, against which the County allocates $5,000.00 and the State $10,000.00.
The Finance Committee therefore recommends the approval of the article and the appropriation of $5,000.00 at this time.
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Article 10. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the purchase, taking by eminent domain and/or acquisition by other means, on behalf of the Town, for school purposes, of all or any part of a parcel of land containing about 15 acres, more or less, and bounded westerly by Old Connecticut Path, northerly by land of the Commonwealth of Massachu- setts Weston Aqueduct; easterly by land of George L. Nolan and land of the Wayland Real Estate Company; and southerly by Pequot Road, by land of Theodore L. and Eloise D. Parker, by Maiden Lane, and by other land of Theodore L. and Eloise D. Parker; and appropriate a sum of money for the foregoing purpose, and determine how the money shall be raised; or take any action relative thereto.
The Special School Site Committee appointed at the October Town Meeting, has recommended the acquisition of approximately 15 acres of land located east of Old Connecticut Path and north of Maiden Lane. The Finance Committee has studied the background for the choice of the site, has consulted the various boards involved, and is satisfied that all proper steps have been taken to arrive at a reasonable conclusion.
The Finance Committee feels that the site chosen is the best available and is well located from the point of view of the expanding school population. The site, if purchased, would provide land over which the necessary contemplated connecting trunk water main and roadway between Old Connecticut Path and Cochituate Road could be built. A substantial part of the cost of this long-contemplated improvement can, therefore, be absorbed in the cost of a new school.
The owners of the land involved have given options by which the Town can acquire the land for $750.00 an acre - totalling approximately $12,000.00, including surveying and other costs.
The Finance Committee feels that the price is fair, recommends the approval of the article, and the appropriation of $12,000.00.
Article 11. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the purchase, taking by eminent domain and/or acquisition by other means, on behalf of the Town, for school purposes, or for road purposes, or for a water line, of an easement or fee, in the following: (1) land of the Wayland Real Estate Company, from the intersection of Juniper Lane and Pequot Road running in a westerly direction to land of Theodore L. and Eloise D. Parker; (2) land of said Theodore L. and Eloise D. Parker running in a westerly direction to Maiden Lane; (3) land in and along Maiden
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Lane in a northwesterly direction to Old Connecticut Path; and appropriate a sum of money for the foregoing purpose, and determine how the money shall be raised; or take any action relative thereto.
This article is inserted in the Warrant, in part, as a supplement to the previous article, which was inserted by the Special School Site Committee. If the Town votes the approval of the purchase of the land for the school site, this article will be needed to provide for the acquisition of a fee or easements over property between the school site and Old Connecticut Path and between the school site and Pequot Road.
If the Town does not vote approval of the purchase of the land for the school site, this article will be needed if the Town, none the less, wishes to acquire the land for a connecting road and/or water line to Pequot Road and Old Connecticut Path.
Approval of this article would give the Town a complete right- of-way from Old Connecticut Path to Pequot Road, both for the installation of a road and/or water line. Some 1,600 feet of road would ultimately have to be built, a substantial portion of which might be done as a part of the school job.
The Finance Committee approves the principle involved in connection with the acquisition of land here involved, but will defer making its specific recommendation until the Town Meeting. Its recommendation is partially contingent on the action the Town may conclude to take on the previous article.
Article 12. To sse if the Town will vote to authorize the School Building Committee, appointed under Article 19 of the Warrant for the 1947 Annual Town Meeting, to proceed with the preparation of building plans and specifications for an elementary school; and to see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for the purpose of employing an architect to prepare plans and specifications for said school, including a provision for such road and water developments within and beyond the site which are related to the school building; and for other necessary expenses of the Committee.
The Special School Building Committee estimates that the sum of $21,000.00 will be needed for the preparation of plans and speci- fications for a new 12-room elementary school. The need for this appropriation is contingent upon the approval of the purchase of land under a previous article.
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If the Town votes the purchase of a site, the Finance Committee recommends the approval of the article and the appropriation of $21,000.00.
Article 13. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate a sum of money for the construction of a road from the intersection of Juniper and Pequot Road, westerly to Maiden Lane and along Maiden Lane to Old Connecticut Path, or take any action relative thereto; and determine how the money shall be raised; or take any action relative thereto.
This article contemplates the construction of about 1,600 feet of road - about 1,000 feet of which would be new and about 600 feet of which would be reconstruction of Maiden Lane. In order to properly lay the 12-inch pipe line called for in the following article, the road right-of-way should at least be rough-graded. It would then be unnecessary to relay the line at a later date. If the work on the road is done in conjunction with the development of the school site, as a part of establishing access roads for a school, state financial assistance would be available for a large piece of the job. Whether all the road in its finished form should be built at this time would depend partly on the decision of the Town with respect to the pur- chase of the school site.
The Finance Committee approves the principle involved in the construction of this connecting road, but will have to defer its spe- cific recommendation until the time of the meeting, by which time estimates of costs will be available.
Article 14. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for the construction of a connecting 12-inch water line from the existing 12-inch water line in Pequot Road across the land of the Wayland Real Estate Company and the land of Theodore L. and Eloise D. Parker to Maiden Lane, along Maiden Lane to Old Connecticut Path and along Old Connecticut Path to the existing 12-inch water main from the Happy Hollow well, and determine whether the money shall be pro- vided for by appropriation from available funds in the treasury, by taxation and/or by borrowing, or do or act.
The water line contemplated in this article is 2,700 feet in length and would form the connection between the existing and the proposed new well at Happy Hollow and the main north-south trunk water line located in Cochituate Road. The rest of the connections are
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already in place, some $4,000.00 having been spent in 1951 and 1952 under previous authorizations of the Town.
The Water Department feels that the installation of a 12-inch line in this location is necessary in order to maintain a proper supply of water and to have the supply available at the proper points in the water system. It is contemplated that this line would be laid with 12-inch pipe and would cost about $18,000.00. This one of two necessary steps to augment the supply of water for the Town. The income of the Water Department is sufficient to carry the debt and interest involved in the construction of the line and the Finance Committee is satisfied that this connecting line should be put in place as soon as possible.
The Finance Committee recommends the approval of this article and the borrowing of necessary funds, provided a right-of-way has been obtained in one of the previous articles.
Article 15. To see if the Town will vote to authorize and appro- priate a sum of money for the installation of a new well, pump station, pump and controls and a connecting water line with the existing Happy Hollow water line and will transfer from available funds and/or borrow a sum of money for the purpose, or do or act.
The Water Department estimates that 208 million gallons of water were pumped in 1952 as contrasted with 181 million in 1951. The present wells and pumping equipment can take care of a water demand at the rate of 1,600,000 gallons per day for a few hours only in each day as against which we have a peak water demand estimated at 2,000,000 gallons per day. For the past two years, therefore, the Water Department has felt that it would be necessary to increase our water supply to take care of the growth in demand.
The Finance Committee has been supplied with figures which indicate that a new 24-inch gravel packed well will cost about $7,000.00; pumping equipment about $9,000.00, and building and necessary engineering and connections would add another $4,000.00, making $20,000.00 in all.
The Finance Committee feels that the Water Department is entirely justified in its request, that the income of the department is sufficient to carry the expense involved and that the work should be done forthwith.
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The Finance Committee therefore recommends the approval of the article and that a substantial portion of the necessary funds be borrowed for a period not to exceed 15 years.
Article 16. To see if the Town will vote to appoint a special com- mittee to study the desirability and practicability of fluoridating the Town water supply and to make recommendations to the Town, or do or act.
The Finance Committee does not feel that it has adequate in- formation to make a proper recommendation with respect to the sub- ject matter of this article, but it sees no harm in the appointment of a committee to gather factual information for presentation to the Town at a later date.
The Finance Committee therefore recommends the approval of the article.
Article 17. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and assess a sum of money for the purpose of installing a traffic light, safety island and a "stop" sign at the junction of West Plain Street and Old Connecticut Path, or do or act.
There have been repeated requests, either for the installation of a traffic light, a safety island or a "stop" sign at the westerly end of West Plain Street, at the junction of Old Connecticut Path. The Selectmen have been advised by the State Department of Public Works that approval would be granted for the installation of such a "stop" sign, but that the construction of an island at the location was of far greater importance as a safety measure and, further, that the "stop" sign could be installed on the island, if necessary.
Sudbury has recently installed such an island, with a blinking light, at the junction of Maynard and Hudson Road, the island having been built by the Highway Department at a cost of $200.00 and the light installed at a cost of $800.00.
The Finance Committee feels that the Town ought to follow the recommendation of the Department of Public Works. It there- fore recommends that a safety island be built, in general, in accord- ance with the State Highway plan, that a "stop" sign be erected and that the matter of installing a blinking light be deferred until the effectiveness of this program can be observed.
The Finance Committee recommends the appropriation of $200.00 for the work it has suggested.
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Article 18. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the School Site Committee created under Article 5 of the Special Town Meeting held on October 22, 1952, to continue a study of additional school site or sites and to prepare recommendations for presentation to the Town at future Town Meetings with regard to said site or sites as they may determine, and to appropriate a sum of money for engineering service and other neces- sary expenses of the Committee, or do or act.
The continuing growth of the Town makes it advisable that the School Site Committee be continued.
The Finance Committee therefore recommends the approval of the article, but suggests that no appropriation be made at this time.
Article 19. To see if the Town will vote to appoint a Special Committee to make a study and prepare recommendations for presentation to the Town with regard to sites for additional park, playground or recreational facilities and to obtain options on such site or sites as they may determine, or do or act.
This article has been inserted in the Warrant for the purpose of determining whether or not the Town would be willing to have a study made of the probable future needs for park, playground and recreational areas which may become necessary with the continued development of the Town and as less open areas remain available for such purposes. Such a study is part of a forward-looking plan as far as the Town is concerned and the Finance Committee therefore recommends the approval of the article.
Article 20. To see if the Town will vote to accept as a public Town way under the provisions of the Betterment Act, the road known as "Orchard Lane," or a portion thereof, as laid out by the Board of Selectmen and as shown on plans on file with the Town Clerk and authorize the Board of Selectmen to acquire by eminent domain, purchase, gift or otherwise and to appropriate a sum of money for the acquisition of such and the construction of such way, or any portion thereof, and determine how the money shall be raised, or take any action relative thereto.
This article calls for the improvement of Orchard Lane under the Betterment Act. The application has been properly processed and is ready for consideration by the Town. The work called for involves the surfacing of 1,400 feet of road and the installation of necessary drainage. There are 13 abutters and the estimated cost is $4,700.00.
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At the Special Town Meeting held last October, $29,000.00 was appropriated to be expended and charged against the tax rate in 1953 for betterment work. At the time, the Finance Committee advised the Town that it would not recommend any further expendi- ture for this type of work during 1953. On a first-come, first-served basis, this project should have priority in 1954 against any money recommended for betterments in that year.
The Finance Committee does not recommend the approval of the article at this time, nor the appropriation of any money.
Article 21. To see if the Town will vote to abandon a right-of-way across land of Fred Berg, running to Dudley Pond, and will vote to accept a right-of-way to Dudley Pond across land of Fred Berg, or do or act.
As far as the Town itself is concerned, there is probably no reason why the action suggested in this article will not be satisfactory, but since other owners in the neighborhood may have rights in the right-of-way, the Finance Committee feels that the Town should be guided by the advice of the Town Counsel, who will be prepared to make a recommendation at the time of the Annual Meeting.
Article 22. To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning By-Laws as follows: to change from a residential to a business district, the following portions of land located on Old Connecticut Path:
(a) Land owned by Francis J. and Nora M. Lavin described as follows: Northwest from Old Connecticut Path and Commonwealth of Massachusetts 329.95 feet to a point; thence Northeast 298.42 feet to Stonebridge Road; thence Southeast 10.36 feet to a point; thence Southwest 102.73 feet to a point; thence Southeast 177.23 feet to a point; thence Northeast 47.86 feet to a point; thence Southeast 139.26 feet to Old Connecticut Path; thence Southwest 248.06 feet to the point of beginning.
(b) Land owned by Dorothy W. Emerson described as follows: North- west from Old Connecticut Path and land of Francis J. and Nora M. Lavin 139.26 feet to a point; thence Southwest 47.86 feet to a point; thence Westerly 177.23 feet to a point; thence Northeast 102.73 feet to Stonebridge Road; thence Southeast 309.5 feet to Old Connecticut Path; thence Southwest 79.4 feet to the point of beginning.
(c) Land owned by Percy H. Steele described as follows: Southeast from Old Connecticut Path 174 feet to a point; thence Northeast 242.1
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feet to Massasoit Path; thence Northwest 174 feet to Old Connecti- cut Path; thence Southwest 260.3 feet to the point of beginning. Land owned by Ralph E. and Alice J. McMillen described as follows: Southeast from Old Connecticut Path 174 feet to a point; thence Northeast 245 feet to land of Charles F. and Esther B. Flynn; thence Northwest 174 feet to Old Connecticut Path; thence South- west 242.4 feet to the point of beginning.
or do or act.
This and the following two articles call for an amendment to the Zoning Laws which would change certain areas from a residential to a business district.
The Planning Board will make a full report to the Town and the Finance Committee feels that the Town should be guided by the recommendations so made.
Article 23. To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning By-Laws as follows: to change from a residential to a business district that portion of land designated as Section "B" on plan of land in Wayland, Massachusetts, prepared by Everett M. Brooks, C. E., November 8, 1946, containing 26,864 square feet, more or less, located on the southerly side of Stonebridge Road at the intersection of Old Connecticut Path, Cochit- uate, Massachusetts, and extending 304.07 feet from Old Connecticut Path to the land designated as that owned by Alfred W. and Frances A. Hommel.
This article calls for an amendment to the Zoning Laws which would change a certain area from a residential to a business district.
The Planning Board will make a full report to the Town and the Finance Committee feels that the Town should be guided by the recommendations so made.
Article 24. To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning By-Laws as follows: to change from a residential to a business district that portion of land bounded by Commonwealth Road, School Street and E. Plain Street containing about 34,292 sq. ft., owned by Raphael P. and Ethel R. Porcella.
This article calls for an amendment to the Zoning Laws which would change a certain area from a residential to a business district.
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The Planning Board will make a full report to the Town and the Finance Committee feels that the Town should be guided by the recommendations so made.
Article 25. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and assess à sum of money for mosquito control, or do or act.
The Town voted $1,500.00 for mosquito control at the last Annual Meeting. The money was spent entirely on an airplane spray program. There is considerable doubt as to the effectiveness of the program, even in the areas which the plane could reach. The Finance Committee is still of the opinion that to be successful, a control program requires the co-operative effort of adjoining towns and, in addition to general spraying, calls for spot-spraying, and above all else, drainage. In order to arrive at a program which will be of lasting benefit, and in order to have adequate knowledge as to the full cost, the Finance Committee feels that a special committee should be appointed to investigate and report at the next Annual Meeting. Until a complete program can be established, the Finance Committee feels that any expenditure is largely wasted.
The Finance Committee therefore recommends the appointment of a committee and does not recommend the approval of the article.
Article 26. To see if the Town will vote to accept Section 30A of Chapter 40 of the General Laws (Ter. Ed.), which reads as follows: "§30A. Reconsideration of Appeal or Petition for Variance from Terms of Ordinance or By-Law after Unfavorable Action. - After acceptance of this section as provided in section four of chapter four, no appeal or petition under paragraph 3 of section thirty for a variance from the terms of such an ordinance or by-law with respect to a particular parcel of land, and no application under section thirty for a special exception to the terms of any such ordinance or by-law, which has been unfavorably acted upon by the board of appeals shall be considered on its merits by said board within two years after the date of such unfavorable action except with the consent of all the members of the planning board, or of the board of Selectmen in a town having no planning board."
This article is inserted at the request of the Zoning Board of Appeals. It would deny reapplication or reconsideration for a period of two years of any matter on which the Appeal Board had rendered a decision. Such action on the part of the Town would be directly in line with a previous vote of the Town to refuse to reconsider any
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request for a zoning change for a period of 2 years once action has been taken on the matter by the Town.
The Finance Committee therefore recommends the approval of this article.
Article 27. To see if the Town will vote to amend the Town By-Laws so as to provide for the appointment of a Planning Board of Appeals, in accordance with the provisions of General Laws (Ter. Ed.), Chapter 41, Section 81R.
This article is inserted in the Warrant at the request of the Town Counsel to provide a better appeal procedure on matters involving a decision by the Planning Board. It is contemplated that it would not be necessary to set up an additional Appeal Board, but that the members of the Zoning Board of Appeals could also act as a Planning Board of Appeal.
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