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that the committee originally appointed in accordance with the vote under Article 19 of the Warrant for the Annual Town Meeting held in March, 1947, be authorized and directed to construct, furnish and equip said school building and to enter into the necessary con- tracts and agreements therefor.
Article 2. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for the preparation of plans and specifications for the construction of an elementary grade school on any one of the sites which may have been acquired by the Town, pursuant to the articles acted upon at the Special Town Meeting in February, 1956; to determine whether the money shall be provided for by appropriation from available funds in the treasury or by taxation; authorize the appointments of the Building Committee to enter into the necessary contracts and agreements, therefor; or take any other action relative thereto.
Under motion of Mr. Finlay, duly seconded, it was:
Voted unanimously: That there be appropriated and assessed the sum of $25,000 for the preparation of plans and specifications for the construction of an elementary grade school on land located just off Loker Street, voted to be acquired by the Town under Article 2 of the Special Town Meeting of February 15, 1956 and that the Com- mittee originally appointed in accordance with the vote under Article 19 of the Warrant for the Annual Town Meeting of March 5, 1947 be authorized and directed to enter into the necessary contracts and agreements therefor.
Article 3. To see if the Town will vote to appoint a committee to study the problem of the increasing burden of work on elected Town officials and report at the Annual Town Meeting in 1957 its recommendations as to what action should be taken with respect thereto, or take any other action relative thereto.
Upon motion of Mrs. Caroline L. Whiteside, duly seconded, it was:
Voted: That a committee of five be appoined to study the problem of the increasing burden of work on elected Town officials; to look into the possibility of closer correlation of the work of the various departments and to report to the Town at the next Annual Town Meeting; the committee to be composed of one member of the Board of Selectmen, one member of the Personnel Board, one member of the Finance Committee, each to be chosen by his respective board and two members-at-large to be chosen by those so designated.
Upon motion, duly seconded, it was:
Voted : To adjourn this Special Town Meeting, at 10:00 P. M.
A true copy,
Attest:
LEILA SEARS, Town Clerk of Wayland.
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VOTES ENACTED AT THE ADJOURNED ANNUAL TOWN MEETING
Held Wednesday, March 14, 1956
Town Clerk's Office Wayland, Massachusetts
Howard S. Russell, Moderator :-
Pursuant to the Warrant for the Annual Town Meeting called for Wednesday, March 7, 1956, duly signed by the Selectmen, served and return of service of same given by a Constable of the Town, and notice of continuation having been given by mail, the inhabitants of the Town of Wayland qualified to vote in Town Meeting, met this day; and at 7:45 P. M. the Moderator called the meeting to order, declared a quorum to be present, and the meeting proceeded to transact the following business :
The Moderator read the following statement :
To the Citizens :
It has become apparent to the Chair that there is misunder- standing as to the action taken by the Town under Article 4, relating to the item #12, page 6 under the appropriation for the Fire Department.
As the Chair understood the amendment offered by Mr. Hartin, it concerned only an increase in the number of men, as printed in this item, from (2) to 4). The Town Clerk heard the motion in the same way, and so recorded it. The Chair under- stands that a local newspaper thus reported the action of the meeting also.
Upon reading this newspaper report the maker of the motion called the Clerk, and later the Moderator, to state that he had in fact also included in the motion an increase in amount from $6,000 to $12,000, reading from a typed copy of the motion in his hand. This statement is confirmed by other citizens who sat in his vicinity, and the Chairman of the Finance Committee tells me that he so understood the motion and vote.
This difference of understanding is undoubtedly due to the difficulty of hearing accurately and fully in this hall.
Since the Clerk's record of the vote, as confirmed by the distinct recollection of the Chair, is the factor which governs the future raising and expenditure of the appropriation; and because it is apparent that the motion, as put by the Chair and recorded as a vote by the Clerk, differs substantially from the text of the motion which Mr. Hartin states that he made; the Chair requests that the meeting grant unanimous consent to return to Article 4, in order that the matter of the appropriation for the Fire Department may be reconsidered.
The Chair hopes that, in the interest of fairness, his request for unanimous consent may be granted.
/s/ HOWARD S. RUSSELL, Moderator Town Clerk of Wayland.
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Upon motion, duly seconded, it was:
Voted unanimously: To return to Article 4.
Upon motion, duly seconded, it was:
Voted: That Item 12 on page 30 of the Finance Committee Report be amended to read "Day Men (4) - $12,000" in place of "Day Men (2) - $6,000."
Upon motion, duly seconded, it was:
Voted: That the appropriation for "Snow Removal" under Item 9 page 33, originally in the amount of $7,500 and as amended at the meeting on March 7 by the addition of $3,500, to read $11,000, be further amended by the further addition of $2,000 to read $13,000.
Article 29. To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning By-Laws and the Zoning Map by making the following changes in District boundaries, or take any action relative thereto:
A. Change from Residence District Twenty Thousand Square Feet, one hundred twenty (120) foot Front to Business District B land on the southerly side of Commonwealth Road one hundred fifty (150) feet distant Easterly from Main Street, extending in a Northeasterly direction approximately six hundred (600) feet to the Easterly boundary of land now or formerly of Herbert H. and Gladys V. Smith; thence Southerly along said Easterly Boundary and its straight extension to the Northerly boundary of land now or formerly of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (Cochituate Aqueduct) ; thence Westerly along the Northerly boundary of the Cochituate Aqueduct to the present Business District A; thence in a Northerly direction to the point of beginning.
B. Change from Business District A. to Business District B. the land on the Southerly side of Commonwealth Road one hundred fifty (150) feet distant Easterly from Main Street extending in a Southerly direction along the boundary line of the present Business District A to its intersection with the straight extension of the Northerly boundary line of land now or formerly of Patrick J. and Ann Y. Cormier, thence in a Westerly direction along said boundary line and extension thereof, to Main Street, thence in a Northerly direction along Main Street to its intersection with Commonwealth Road; thence in an Easterly direction along Com- monwealth Road to the point of beginning.
It was moved, and duly seconded: To amend the Zoning By-Laws and the Zoning Map by making the following changes in District boundaries :
A. Change from Residence District Twenty Thousand Square Feet, one hundred twenty (120) foot Front to Business District B land on the southerly side of Commonwealth Road one hundred fifty (150) feet distant Easterly from Main Street, extending in a Northeasterly direction approximately six hundred (600) feet to the Easterly boundary of land now or formerly of Herbert H. and Gladys V. Smith; thence Southerly along said Easterly Boundary and its straight extension to the Northerly boundary of
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land now or formerly of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (Cochituate Aqueduct) ; thence Westerly along the Northerly boundary of the Cochituate Aqueduct to the present Business District A; thence in a Northerly direction to the point of beginning.
B. Change from Business District A. to Business District B. the land on the Southerly side of Commonwealth Road one hun- dred fifty (150) feet distant Easterly from Main Street extending in a Southerly direction along the boundary line of the present Business District A to its intersection with the straight extension of the Northerly boundary line of land now or formerly of Patrick J. and Ann Y. Cormier, thence in a Westerly direction along said boundary line and extension thereof, to Main Street, thence in a Northerly direction along Main Street to its inter- section with Commonwealth Road; thence in an Easterly direction along Commonwealth Road to the point of beginning.
Mr. Frederick G. Perry, Jr. read the Report of the Planning Board, with Recommendations, relating to this and the several accom- panying Rezoning Articles.
Upon motion of Mr. Edward F. Thorburn, duly seconded, it was:
Voted: To consider sections "A" and "B" under this Article, together.
Upon the main Motion, it was Voted:
First Vote: Scattering "Noes."
Second Vote: Scattering "Noes."
Third Vote: Counted: "Yes" 130 "No" 36 Total: 166
The required 2/3 of this Total being 111, this vote carried.
Article 30. To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning By-Laws and the Zoning Map by making the following changes in District boundaries, or take any action relative thereto:
A. Change from Business District A and Residence District Twenty Thousand Square Feet, one hundred twenty (120) foot Front to Business District B the land now or formerly of Lillian E. and Charles W. Fairbank, bounded and described as follows:
NORTHERLY by land now or formerly of Joseph and Carlotta Perodeau and East Plain Street;
EASTERLY by land now or formerly of Roger W. and Lucille C. Kennedy, and land now or formerly of Albert E., Jr. and Virginia R. Kelcher;
SOUTHERLY by Centre Street; and
WESTERLY by Main Street and land now or formerly of Joseph and Carlotta Perodeau.
B. Change from Business District A to Residential District Twenty Thousand Square Feet, one hundred twenty (120) foot Front that portion now in Business District A of land now or formerly of Roger W. and Lucille C. Kennedy, bounded and described as follows :
NORTHERLY by East Main Street;
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EASTERLY by remaining land of Roger W. and Lucille C. Kennedy;
SOUTHERLY by land now or formerly of Albert E., Jr. and Virginia R. Kelcher; and
WESTERLY by land now or formerly of Lillian E. and Charles W. Fairbank.
C. Change from Business District A to Residence District Twenty Thousand Square Feet, one hundred twenty (120) foot Front that portion of the land now or formerly of Albert E., Jr. and Virginia R. Kelcher, now in Business District A, bounded and described as follows:
NORTHERLY by land now or formerly of Roger W. and Lucille C. Kennedy;
EASTERLY by remaining land of Albert E., Jr. and Virginia R. Kelcher;
SOUTHERLY by remaining land of Albert E., Jr. and Virginia R. Kelcher; and
WESTERLY by land now or formerly of Lillian E. and Charles W. Fairbank.
It was moved and duly seconded, upon motion of Mr. George F. Bowers, Jr .:
To amend the Zoning By-Laws and the Zoning Map by making the following changes in District boundaries :
(Description of properties involved and details of the changes being exactly as printed in the Warrant, and as given above, the Moderator permitted the omission of re-reading such descriptions and details, in the absence of any objection from the floor. The only change in detail was a correction of a misprint which had occurred in the Warrant, as follows, which was amended, under proper Motion of Mr. Bowers, duly seconded :
Voted: That Paragraph B. of Article 30 be amended by inserting "Northerly by East Plain Street" where it now reads "Northerly by East Main Street."
Upon this motion as amended, it was Voted:
First Vote: Scattering "Noes"
Second Vote: Scattering "Noes"
Third Vote, Counted: "Yes" 141 "No" 9 Total: 150
The required 2/3 vote clearly carried.
Article 31. To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning By-Laws and the Zoning Map by changing from Business District A to Residence District Twenty Thousand Square Feet, one hundred twenty (120) foot Front any part or all of the following areas, or take any action relative thereto:
A. Land North and West of the intersection of West Plain Street and Main Street along both of said streets to the full extent and depth of the present Business District A.
B. Land on the Southerly side of Commonwealth Road at the intersection of said road with East Plain Street, bounded:
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Easterly by land of the Town of Wayland; Southerly by the present boundary of Business District A; and Westerly by the present Westerly boundary of Business District A.
Mr. Frederick G. Perry, Jr. presented the Report of the Planning Board, with recommendations, in regard to this Article.
It was Moved and duly seconded: To amend the Zoning By-Laws and the Zoning Map by changing fom Business District A to Residence District Twenty Thousand Square Feet, one hundred twenty (120) foot Front any part or all of the following area:
A. Land North and West of the intersection of West Plain Street and Main Street along both of said streets to the full extent and depth of the present Business District A.
Upon motion of Mrs. Stokey, duly seconded, it was:
Voted: To amend this motion by striking out the words: "any part or all of."
Upon the main Motion, subject to the above amendment:
First vote appeared not to carry, but weight of sentiment was sufficiently in doubt for a second vote.
Second Vote: Only one "Yes."
It was Moved by Mr. Perry (of the Planning Board), and duly seconded: To amend the Zoning By-Laws and the Zoning Map by changing from Business District A to Residence District Twenty Thousand Square Feet, one hundred twenty (120) foot Front any part or all of the following area:
B. Land on the Southerly side of Commonwealth Road at the intersection of said road with East Plain Street, bounded: Easterly by land of the Town of Wayland; Southerly by the present boundary of Business District A; and Westerly by the present Westerly boundary of Business District A.
A substitute motion was offered by Mr. Donald Varey, and duly seconded :
To table this portion of Article 31 until after considering Article 32
A voice-vote, declared in the negative, by the Chair, was questioned by Mr. John R. McEnroy.
While a second vote was being counted, upon Mr. Varey's Motion, the Moderator expressed the thanks of the Meeting to Mr. Andreotti, of the High School Faculty, and the several students, who had operated the loud-speaker system during the two evenings of this Annual Town Meeting.
Counted vote, (upon Mr. Varey's Motion : ) "Yes" 95 "No" 69 Total: 164
2/3 of this being 110, the motion did not carry.
Counted vote, upon main Motion of Article 31, Section B: "Yes" 98 "No" 76 Total: 174
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2/3 of this being 116, Section B. of the Article did not carry.
Article 32. To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning By-Laws and the Zoning Map by making the following changes in district boundaries, or take any action relative thereto:
Change from Residence District Twenty Thousand Square Feet, one hundred twenty (120) foot Front to Business District A that portion of land now or formerly of Charles B. and Georgena Tillson and land now or formerly of Bernard and Polly S. Bloomstein, bounded Southerly by the present Business District A; Westerly by land now or formerly of Thomas D. Ward, Jr .; Northerly by land now or formerly of Elmer W. Irving; and Easterly by land now or formerly of George I. and Maude J. Wilbur.
Motion, made by Mr. Edward F. Thorburn, duly seconded :
That the Town amend the Zoning By-Laws and the Zoning Map by making the following changes in District boundaries:
Change from Residence District Twenty Thousand Square Feet, one hundred twenty (120) foot Front to Business District A that portion of land now or formerly of Charles B. and Georgena Tillson and land now or formerly of Bernard and Polly S. Bloomstein, bounded Southerly by the present Business District A; Westerly by land now or formerly of Thomas D. Ward, Jr .; Northerly by land now or formerly of Elmer W. Irving; and Easterly by land now or formerly of George I. and Maude J. Wilbur.
Mr. Thorburn read the Planning Board's Report with Recom- mendations, in regard to this Article.
Counted vote, upon Mr. Thorburn's Motion : "Yes" 90 "No" 63 Total: 153
23 of this being 102, Article 32 did not carry.
Article 33. To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning By-Laws and Zoning Map by making the following changes in district boundaries, or take any action relative thereto:
Change from Business District A to Residence District Thirty Thousand Square Feet, one hundred fifty (150) foot Front, land on the southerly side of State Road West extending from the intersection of said road with Pelham Island Road in an easterly direction along State Road West to the Easterly boundary of property now or formerly of Rose A. Vincent and in depth to the full extent of the present Business District A.
Upon motion of Mr. Kingsbury, duly seconded, it was:
Voted: To pass over this Article.
Article 34. To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning By-Laws and the Zoning Map by making the following changes in
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district boundaries, or take any action relative thereto:
Change from Business District A and Light Manufacturing District (Industrial) to Residence District Thirty Thousand Square Feet, one hundred fifty (150) foot Front:
(1) that portion of the land now or formerly of the Boston and Maine R. R. not at present in the said Residence District, on the Westerly side of Cochituate Road, bounded and described as follows:
EASTERLY by Cochituate Road;
SOUTHERLY by land now or formerly of Ernest and Sarah E. Lovell;
WESTERLY by land now or formerly of Ernest, Mary E. and Sarah E. Lovell, and land now or formerly of Edwin John Lee; and
NORTHERLY by land now or formerly of the Boston and Maine R. R .;
(2) the land of Ernest and Sarah E. Lovell bounded and described as follows:
EASTERLY by Cochituate Road;
SOUTHERLY by land now or formerly of Helen M. Collins; Wayland Motors, Inc. and Everett R. and Doris K. Bigwood; WESTERLY by land now or formerly of Ernest, Mary E. and Sarah E. Lovell, and;
NORTHERLY by land now or formerly of the Boston and Maine R. R.
The Report of the Planning Board in regard to this Article was presented by Mr. Bruce F. Kingsbury.
Upon motion of Mr. Kingsbury, duly seconded, it was:
Voted unanimously: To amend the Zoning By-Laws and the Zoning Map by making the following changes in District boundaries:
Change from Business District A and Light Manufacturing District (Industrial) to Residence District Thirty Thousand Square Feet, one hundred fifty (150) foot Front:
(1) that portion of the land now or formerly of the Boston and Maine R. R. not at present in the said Residence District, on the Westerly side of Cochituate Road, bounded and described as follows:
EASTERLY by Cochituate Road;
SOUTHERLY by land now or formerly of Ernest and Sarah E. Lovell;
WESTERLY by land now or formerly of Ernest, Mary E. and Sarah E. Lovell, and land now or formerly of Edwin John Lee; and
NORTHERLY by land now or formerly of the Boston and Maine R. R .;
(2) the land of Ernest and Sarah E. Lovell bounded and described as follows:
EASTERLY by Cochituate Road;
SOUTHERLY by land now or formerly of Helen M. Collins;
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Wayland Motors, Inc. and Everett R. and Doris K. Bigwood; WESTERLY by land now or formerly of Ernest, Mary E. and Sarah E. Lovell, and;
NORTHERLY by land now or formerly of the Boston and Maine R. R.
Upon motion of Mr. B. Allen Benjamin, duly seconded, to return . to Article 28, it was:
Voted : In the negative; not to return to Article 28.
Article 35. To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning By-Laws to make the provisions of the Site Plan Approval By-Law applicable to Roadside Business Districts.
Mr. Bertelsen, of the Planning Board, explained that this Article was made necessary by the inadvertent omission of Roadside Busi- ness Districts from the article voted in 1954, under which the Site Plan Approval By-Law was adopted. The Report was placed on file with the Town Clerk.
Upon motion of Mr. Frederick P. Walther, duly seconded, it was:
Voted unanimously: That the Town vote to amend the Zoning By-Laws by inserting in Section X A, sub-section (a), the words "Roadside Business Districts" so as to read:
(a) In a Business, Light Manufacturing or Industrial, Limited Commercial District and Roadside Business Districts, business or commercial buildings shall be constructed, reconstructed, altered, enlarged or used, and the premises shall be used for a business or commercial purpose, only in conformity with a site plan bearing an endorsement of approval by the Board of Appeals created under Section X. Said site plan shall show, among other things, all existing and proposed buildings, struc- tures, parking spaces, driveways openings, driveways, service areas, and other open uses, all facilities for sewage, refuse and other waste disposal and for surface water drainage, and all principal landscape features (such as fences, walls, plant- ing areas and walks) on the lot.
Article 36. 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 on the east by School Street, 118 feet, more or less; on the south by Commonwealth Road 194.62 feet, more or less; on the west by land of Waldo L. Lawrence, 190 feet, more or less; and on the north by East Plain Street, 230 feet, more or less; the entire parcel containing about 34,292 square feet and owned by Raphael P. and Ethel R. Porcella.
Upon motion of Mr. Frederick P. Walther, duly seconded, it was: Voted: To pass over this Article.
Article 37. To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning By-Laws as follows:
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To change from a residential to a business district that portion of land on Main Street in Cochituate, the southwesterly corner of which starts at the Hannah Williams Playground, thence runs northerly along Main Street for 165 feet to land of Charles F. Dean et als., thence easterly for 132 feet, thence southerly for 165 feet, thence westerly for 132 feet to the point of beginning, containing 21,780 square feet and owned by Blanche L. Holmes and Helen F. Wadland; to further state that, if the said land is so changed to be included as a business district, the present buildings standing thereon cannot be used for business purposes.
The Report of the Planning Board in regard to this Article was read by Mr. Kingsbury.
Upon motion of Mr. Norman C. Ross, duly seconded, as follows :
Motion : To amend the Zoning By-Laws by incorporating in the Zoning By-Laws Article #37 in accordance with the text as it appears in the Town Warrant.
Voted: In the negative.
Article 38. To see what sum, if any, the Town will vote to transfer from available funds to meet any of the appropriations made under the foregoing articles.
Upon motion of Mr. Robert M. Morgan, duly seconded, it was:
Voted unanimously: That the sum of $12,000 be transferred from "Road Machinery Fund" to meet the appropriations provided for in Article 4 under "Highway Department - New Equipment."
Upon motion of Mr. Morgan, duly seconded, it was:
Voted: To adjourn at 11:30 P. M.
A true copy, Attest:
LEILA SEARS, Town Clerk of Wayland.
VOTES ENACTED AT THE SPECIAL TOWN MEETING Held Wednesday, August 15, 1956
Town Clerk's Office Wayland, Massachusetts
Howard S. Russell, Moderator :-
Pursuant to the Warrant of July 25, 1956 duly signed by Thomas F. Linnehan, John R. McEnroy, Frank S. Tarr, Selectmen of the Town of Wayland, served and return of service of same having been made to the Town Clerk by a Constable of the Town, the inhabitants of the Town of Wayland qualified to vote in Town Meeting, met this day; and at 7:45 P. M. the Moderator called the Meeting to order,
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declared a quorum to be present, and the meeting' proceeded to transact the following business:
Article 1. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, or transfer from available funds, a sum or sums of money for the operation and expenses of any or all of the following: (1) Town Counsel and Legal Claims, (2) Elections, (3) Police Department, (4) Fire Department, (5) Care of Dumps, (6) Interest, (7) Notice of Meetings and (8) Water Main Extensions - Existing Streets; or do or act.
Upon motion of Mr. Robert M. Morgan, duly seconded, it was:
Voted unanimously : That the Town appropriate for the operation and expenses of the following departments, the amounts respectively shown; that to cover the appropriations made under items 1 through 7, the amount of $19,659.22 be transferred from available funds; and that to cover the appropriation under item 8, there be transferred from "Water Main Extension Agreements - Unexpended Bal. (Hersey - 12/23/50)" the amount of $1,500:
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