Official reports of the town of Wayland 1957-1959, Part 19

Author: Wayland (Mass.)
Publication date: 1957
Publisher: Printed at the Middlesex Freeman Office
Number of Pages: 662


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1


3


Joseph T. Kelleher


1


2


3


Timothy V. O'Connor


0


2


2


Charles M. Sullivan


2


2


4


Bernard J. Travers


2


1


3


County Commissioner - Middlesex County


Thomas B. Brennan


23


29


52


John D. Buckley


0


4


4


Lawrence A. Buckley


1


2


3


John Joseph Burke


1


2


3


Edmund R. Campbell


0


1


1


Gilbert E. Cardoso


0


3


3


Raymond E. Ennis


1


3


4


Arthur G. Gendreau


1


0


1


Lawrence P. Masterson


9


15


24


Joseph Sarcia


0


1


1


John L. Sullivan


1


2


3


Armand R. Valentino


1


3


4


David I. Walsh


1


5


6


Register of Probate and Insolvency - Middlesex County (To fill Vacancy)


John V. Harvey


23


40


63


Lawrence H. Avery


1


4


5


George H. Bailey


0


1


1


72


Vincent J. Bowen


0


0


C. Michael Bradley


2


1


3


Patrick J. Brennan


3


0


3


John Fred Buckley


0


4


4


John B. Carr


1


4


5


Timothy J. Cosgrove


1


3


4


Edward J. Crane


0


2


2


Timothy F. O'Connor


2


4


6


Francis J. O'Dea


4


7


11


John L. Sullivan


1


3


4


Total Democratic Vote:


52


84


136


REPUBLICAN


Pr. 1


Pr. 2


Total


Senator in Congress


Vincent J. Celeste


319


136


455


Governor


Charles Gibbons


347


135


482


Howard Whitmore


2


00


5


Lieutenant Governor


Elmer C. Nelson


358


151


509


Secretary


Marion Curran Boch


358


149


507


Treasurer


John E. Yerxa


361


150


511


Auditor


Thomas H. Adams


360


150


510


Attorney General


Christian A. Herter


366


156


522


Congressman - Fourth District


Charles D. Briggs, Jr.


118


80


198


Robert N. Scola


255


75


330


Councillor - Third District


Rudolph F. King


108


88


196


Harris A. Reynolds


269


71


340


2


John A. Volpe


5


73


Senator - Middlesex and Norfolk District


Charles W. Olson


329


135


464


Jerry T. Torti


43


23


66


Representative in General Court - 10th Middlesex District


James DeNormandie


371


150


521


District Attorney - Northern District


William G. Andrew


115


92


207


James F. Mahan


255


64


319


Clerk of Courts - Middlesex County


Charles T. Hughes


262


152


515


Register of Deeds - Middlesex South District


William B. Bailey


338


132


470


George L. Leavitt, Jr.


33


23


56


County Commissioner - Middlesex County


John F. Cahill


290


91


381


Frederick Lowe


41


35


76


Jesse A. Rogers


37


29


66


Register of Probate and Insolvency - Middlesex County (To fill Vacancy)


Winston W. Bell


56


56


112


Warren J. FitzGerald


315


99


414


Total Republican Vote:


381


163


544


74


RESULTS OF STATE ELECTION November 4, 1958


Pr. 1


Pr. 2


Total


Senator in Congress


John F. Kennedy, Democratic


930


1,126


2,056


Vincent J. Celeste, Republican


804


579


1,383


Lawrence Gilfedder, Socialist Labor


14


3


17


Mark R. Shaw, Prohibition


3


7


10


Governor


Foster Furcolo, Democratic


425


695


1,120


Charles Gibbons, Republican


1,331


1,009


2,340


Henning A. Blomen, Socialist Labor


5


1


6


Guy S. Williams, Prohibition


1


4


5


Lieutenant Governor


Robert F. Murphy, Democratic


461


753


1,214


Elmer C. Nelson, Republican


1,281


944


2,225


Harold E. Bassett, Prohibition


4


5


9


Francis A. Votano, Socialist Labor


6


2


8


Secretary


Edward J. Cronin, Democratic


483


817


1,300


Marion Curran Boch, Republican


1,256


878


2,134


Fred M. Ingersoll, Socialist Labor


8


4


12


Julia B. Kohler, Prohibition


3


1


4


Treasurer


John F. Kennedy, Democratic


442


780


1,222


John E. Yerxa, Republican


1,301


915


2,216


Warren C. Carberg, Prohibition


2


4


6


John Erlandsson, Socialist Labor


9


2


11


Scattering


0


1


1


Auditor


Thomas J. Buckley, Democratic


528


839


1,367


Thomas H. Adams, Republican


1,213


853


2,066


John B. Lauder, Prohibition


1


0


1


Arne A. Sortell, Socialist Labor


6


2


8


Attorney General


Christian A. Herter, Jr., Republican


1,400


1,105


2,505


Edward J. McCormack, Jr., Democratic


356


607


963


Charles A. Couper, Socialist Labor


6


3


9


Gustaf B. Nissen, Prohibition


2


2


4


75


Congressman - Fourth District


Harold D. Donohue, Democratic


539


853


1,392


Charles D. Briggs, Jr., Republican


1,208


851


2,059


Councillor - Third District


Edward J. Cronin, Democratic


405


691


1,096


Rudolph F. King, Republican


1,326


1,004


2,330


Senator - Middlesex and Norfolk District


Charles W. Olson, Republican


1,345


1,077


2,422


Thomas E. Barnicle, Democratic


389


628


1,017


Representative in General Court - 10th Middlesex District


James DeNormandie, Republican


1,414


1,046


2,460


Richard A. White, Democratic


336


654


990


District Attorney - Northern District


James L. O'Dea, Jr., Democratic


509


803


1,312


William G. Andrew, Republican


1,231


893


2,124


Clerk of Court - Middlesex County


Charles T. Hughes, Republican


1,397


1,064


2,461


Edward J. Sullivan, Democratic


339


617


956


Register of Deeds - Middlesex Southern District


William B. Bailey, Republican


1,377


1,034


2,411


Edmund C. Buckley, Democratic


355


649


1,004


County Commissioner - Middlesex County


Thomas B. Brennan, Democratic


427


733


1,160


John F. Cahill, Republican


1,295


944


2,239


Register of Probate and Insolvency - Middlesex County (To fill Vacancy)


Warren J. FitzGerald, Republican


1,329


1,000


2,329


John V. Harvey, Democratic


387


671


1,058


REFERENDA - Question No. 1


LAW PROPOSED BY INITIATIVE PETITION


"Do you approve of a law sum- marized below which was disapproved in the House of Representatives by a vote of 73 in the affirmative and 132 in the negative and was approved in the


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Senate by a vote of 21 in the affirmative and 17 in the negative?


SUMMARY


The proposed measure provides that every former public employee, other than a judge, who is pensioned o1. retired for disability, shall report to his retirement authority, annually, his earn- ings from gainful occupation during the preceding year; and that, if such earn- ings, plus the pension, exceed the regu- lar compensation of the position for- merly held, the pensioner shall refund that portion of his pension equal to such excess or the entire pension if such excess is greater than the pension. A refund, if required, shall not include any part of a pension represented by salary deductions from or special purchase by the former employee. The requirement of a refund is not applicable to income received in or prior to 1958.


"Yes" "No"


1,312


1,073


2,385


283


405


688


Question No. 2


A. Shall licenses be granted in this town for the sale therein of all alcoholic beverages (whisky, rum, gin, malt bev- erages, wines and all other alcoholic beverages) ?


"Yes" "No"


1,003


1,002


2,005


682


632


1,314


B. Shall licenses be ganted in this town for the sale therein of wines and malt beverages (wines and beer, ale and all other malt beverages) ?


"Yes" "NO"


935


954


1,889


636


574


1,210


C. Shall licenses be granted in this town for the sale therein of all alcoholic beverages in packages, so called, not to be drunk on the premises?


"Yes" "No"


1,139


1,193


2,332


455


343


798


Question No. 3


A. Shall the pari-mutual system of betting on licensed horse races be per- mitted in this county?


77


"Yes" "No"


629


902


1,531


1,027


692


1,719


B. Shall the pari-mutual system of betting on licensed dog races be per- mitted in this county?


"Yes" "No"


488


747


1,235


1,075


707


1,782


Question No. 4


"Shall the Representative from this District be instructed to vote to estab- lish an exclusively state-conducted lot- tery once a year, on or about July 4th, to be known as the ‘Massachusetts Sweepstakes Drawing,' with one-half of the income to be given as cash prizes and the other one-half used to cut real estate taxes?"


"Yes" "No"


779


1,047


1,826


878


539


1,417


TOTAL VOTE:


1,776


1,736


3,512


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VOTES ENACTED AT THE SPECIAL TOWN MEETING Held Wednesday, December 3, 1958


Wayland, Massachusetts Town Clerk's Office


Hon. Howard S. Russell, Moderator :-


Pursuant to the Warrant dated November 12, 1958, and signed by Thomas F. Linnehan, John R. McEnroy and Frank S. Tarr, Selectmen, service and return of said Warrant having been duly given by Ernest H. Damon, Constable, the inhabitants of the Town of Wayland qualified to vote in Town Meeting, assembled 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 :


Article 1. To see if the Town will authorize the appointment of a committee to be called the "Wayland Route 20 By-Pass Committee," to be composed of 10 persons to press for the construction of the Route 20 By-Pass and to coordinate efforts of all groups or persons in the Town working towards that end; or take any action relative thereto.


Upon motion of Mr. George Vinsonhaler, duly seconded, it was


Voted unanimously: That a committee of 10 persons, to be known as the "Wayland Route 20 By-Pass Committee," consisting of one member of the Selectmen, one member of the Road Commissioners, one member of the Planning Board, one member of the Finance Committee, each designated by the respective committees or boards, the Chief of Police, and five members at large, the five members at large to be chosen by the five members first designated and to include one retail merchant whose business is located within the Town, one member from industry located within the Town, and three other members, be appointed ta press for construction of the Route 20 By-Pass and to co-ordinate efforts of all groups or persons in the Town working towards that end, said Committee to report at the next Annual Town Meeting.


Article 2. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for the preparation of plans and specifications, and construction of a new high school on the site on Old Connecticut Path, purchased by the Town pursuant to the vote under Article 5 at the Special Town Meeting held February 15, 1956, and for originally equip- ping and furnishing the said high school; determine whether the money shall be provided for by appropriation from available funds in the treasury, by taxation, and/or by borrowing; or take any action relative thereto.


Duly seconded, Mr. Allan R. Finlay made the following


MOTION: That the sum of $2,275,000 be raised and appropriated for the preparation of plans and specifications, and for constructing and originally equipping and furnishing a high school building or buildings on the site on Old Connecticut Path, purchased by the Town pursuant to the vote under Article 5 at the Special Town Meeting held February 15, 1956; that, to meet said appropriation, the Treasurer, with the


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approval of the Selectmen, and subject to the approval of the Emergency Finance Board, be and hereby is authorized and directed to issue and sell as one issue or from time to time as two or more separate issues, serial bonds or notes of the Town aggregating not more than $2,275,000 in principal amount under authority of Chapter 645 of the Acts of 1948, as amended, and that all of said bonds or notes shall be issued and sold in accordance with the applicable provisions of Chapter 44 of the General Laws, as amended, but each issue of bonds or notes shall be a separate loan which shall be paid in not more than twenty years from the date thereof; that the committee originally appointed in accordance with the vote under Article 19 of the Warrant for the Annual Town Meeting held March 15, 1947 be authorized and directed to plan, con- struct, furnish and equip said school building or buildings, and to enter into the necessary contracts and agreements therefor.


Duly seconded, Mr. Garret F. Ziffer made the following


AMENDMENT to Mr. Finlay's Motion: That the Motion before the Meeting be amended by adding: "but that none of the sum appro- priated shall be used for construction of the Physical Education Center and that the study of this center be referred back to the School Building Committee for a report at the next annual town meeting."


Upon Mr. Ziffer's Amendment, it was


Voted: In the negative.


Upon the main Motion of Mr. Finlay, the Counted Vote was as follows:


"Yes" 598 "No" 89 Total: 687


The Moderator declared this vote as having carried more than the required 2/3 vote.


Mr. Warren R. Bolton asked whether the Town By-Laws required that notice of a Special Town Meeting to be mailed seven days, at least, before a meeting, or whether such notice should be received seven days before such a Meeting.


The Moderator read from the By-Laws that the requirement was for the notice to be mailed seven days before a Special Town Meeting.


Article 3. 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:


Selectmen : Expense


Town Hall Office Building : Maintenance


Elections : Officers


Elections : Expense


Notice of Meetings


Police Department : Expense


Police Department : Signs and Traffic Lines


Police Department : Special Services


Highway Department : Maintenance


Highway Department: Garage Addition


Highway Department : Care of Dumps


Highway Department: Street Lighting


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Highway Department: Drainage - Winter Street Betterment Moth Department: Dutch Elm


Town Office Building : Construction


Purchase of Land: Vicinity of Stonebridge Road Committee Reports


Library: Alterations and Repairs


Upon motion of Mr. Robert M. Morgan, duly seconded, it was


Voted: That the Town appropriate and transfer from available funds for the following departments, the following amounts:


Selectmen : Expense $500.00


Town Hall Office Building :


Maintenance


700.00


Elections :


Officers 475.00


Elections :


Expense


150.00


Notice of Meetings


250.00


Police Department :


Expense


3,800.00


Signs and Traffic Lines


550.00


Special Services (Framingham Lock-Up)


200.00


Highway Department:


Maintenance


2,000.00


Garage Addition


866.36


Care of Dumps


2,500.00


Street Lighting


400.00


Drainage - Winter Street Betterment


1,700.00


Moth Department :


Dutch Elm


3,500.00


Town Office Building :


Construction


6,033.54


Purchase of Land:


Vicinity of Stonebridge Road


800.00


Committee Reports


370.56


Library :


Alterations and Repairs


1,500.00


$26,295.46


Article 4. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the transfer of the $5,000 appropriated for a Civil Defense Rescue Truck under Article 21, of the March, 1955 Annual Town Meeting, to the account voted under Article 12, of the March, 1958 Annual Town Meeting; or take any action relative thereto.


Upon motion of Mr. William A. Loker, duly seconded, it was


Voted: That the Town authorize the transfer of the $5,000 appro- priated for a Civil Defense Rescue Truck under Article 21, of the March, 1955 Annual Town Meeting, to the account voted under Article 12, of the March, 1958 Annual Town Meeting, said transfer to


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take place upon the reimbursement to the Town by the State of the amount previously paid by the Town to the State.


Article 5. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to sell or otherwise dispose of (1) the 1935 Chevrolet Fire Alarm Utility Truck and (2) miscellaneous, obsolete or unusable Fire Department equipment; or take any action relative thereto.


Upon motion of Mrs. Georgia V. Alstad, duly seconded, it was


Voted unanimously: That the Town authorize the Board of Select- men to sell or otherwise dispose of :


(1) the 1935 Chevrolet Fire Alarm Utility Truck;


(2) miscellaneous, obsolete or unusable Fire Department equipment.


Article 6. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the transfer of custody and control to the Park Department for a natural park, the land bounded and described as follows:


NORTHERLY : By Commonwealth Road, Five Hundred and Forty- One and 49/100 (541.49) feet;


EASTERLY: By land now or formerly of Joseph E. and Charlotte L. Pescosolido, and by land now or formerly of Henry J. Dietrich ;


SOUTHERLY : By a brook, and land now or formerly of Raymond J. and Doris H. Russell;


WESTERLY: By land now or formerly of New England Erecting Company, Inc.


containing 4.5 acres;


or take any action relative thereto.


Upon motion of Mr. Allan H. Morgan, duly seconded, it was


Voted unanimously: That the Town authorize the transfer of custody and control to the Park Department for a natural park, the land bounded and described (as given under Article 6 of the Warrant for this Meeting. Reading of the description of the property was omitted by unanimous consent of the Meeting, since it followed exactly the description given in the Warrant.)


Article 7. To see if the Town will vote to accept as a public town way, and to construct the road known as "Wallace Road," or a portion or portions thereof, as laid out by the Board of Selectmen and as shown on plans on file with the Town Clerk; to authorize the Board of Select- men to acquire the necessary land (including easements for drainage) by purchase, gift, eminent domain or otherwise; to appropriate and assess a sum of money for the acquisition of such land, the construction of such way, and for other costs in connection therewith, with better- ments to be assessed under Chapter 80 of the General Laws; or take any action relative thereto.


By unanimous consent of the Meeting, the Town dispensed with a reading of the Order of the Board of Selectmen Laying Out Wallace Road.


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Upon motion of Mr. Robert M. Morgan, duly seconded, it was


Voted: That the Town accept the laying out as a public Town way of Wallace Road as designated in the Order of Laying Out of the Board of Selectmen dated November 26, 1958 as shown on a plan entitled "Plan and Profile of Wallace Road in Wayland, Massachusetts," dated January 28, 1958 by Everett M. Brooks Co., Civil Engineers, which is on file with the Town Clerk; that the Board of Selectmen be authorized to acquire any necessary land (including easements for drainage) by eminent domain, purchase, gift or otherwise; that betterments be assessed under the General Laws, (Ter. Ed.), Chapter 80, in accordance with the Order of Laying Out; and that $13,100 be appropriated and assessed for the acquisition of such land and easements for the con- struction of such way and for other costs in connection therewith.


Upon first vote: there was a scattering "No."


The second vote was unanimously in favor of the motion.


Article 8. To see if the Town will vote to accept as a public way, and to construct the road known as "Winter Street," or a portion or portions thereof, as laid out by the Board of Selectmen and as shown on plans on file with the Town Clerk; to authorize the Board of Select- men to acquire the necessary land (including easements for drainage) by purchase, gift, eminent domain or otherwise; to appropriate and assess a sum of money for the acquisition of such land, the construction of such way, and for other costs in connection therewith, with better- ments to be assessed under Chapter 80 of the General Laws; or take any action relative thereto.


By unanimous consent of the Meeting the Town dispensed with a reading of the Order of the Board of Selectmen Laying Out Winter Street.


Upon motion of Mr. Robert M. Morgan, duly seconded, it was


Voted unanimously: That the Town accept the laying out as a public Town way a portion of Winter Street extending Southerly from Centre Street 430 feet, as designated in the order of Laying Out of the Board of Selectmen dated November 26, 1958 as shown on a plan entitled "Accept- ance Plan and Profile of South Street and Parts of Centre and Winter Streets in Wayland, Mass.", dated November 7, 1958 by Everett M. Brooks Co., Civil Engineers, which is on file with the Town Clerk; that the Board of Selectmen be authorized to acquire any necessary land (including easements for drainage) by eminent domain, purchase, gift, or otherwise; that betterments be assessed under the General Laws, (Ter. Ed.), Chapter 80, in accordance with the Order of Laying Out; and that $4,750 be appropriated and assessed for the acquisition of any such land and easements for the construction of such way and for other costs in connection therewith.


Article 9. To see if the Town will vote to install water pipes and hydrants in the way named "Winter Street," or any portion thereof, and to appropriate a sum of money for the expenses thereof and deter- mine how the money shall be raised and authorize such sums, or any portion thereof, to be included in any betterments that may be assessed under the preceding article; or take any action relative thereto.


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Upon motion of Mr. Robert M. Morgan, duly seconded, it was


Voted unanimously: That the Town appropriate and assess the sum of $3,000 for the installation of 8-inch water pipes and hydrants in a portion of Winter Street extending Southerly from Centre Street 430 feet, the work to be done under the supervision of the Water Commis- sioners, the cost of the work to be assessed as betterments under Chap- ter 332 of the Acts of 1955.


Upon motion of Mr. Morgan, duly seconded, it was


Voted unanimously: That this Meeting should not adjourn until the last Article had been disposed of.


Article 10. To see if the Town will vote to accept as a public way, and to construct the road known as "South Street," or a portion or portions thereof, as laid out by the Board of Selectmen and as shown on plans on file with the Town Clerk; to authorize the Board of Select- men to acquire the necessary land (including easements for drainage) by purchase, gift, eminent domain or otherwise; to appropriate and assess a sum of money for the acquisition of such land, the construc- tion of such way, and for other costs in connection therewith, with betterments to be assessed under Chapter 80 of the General Laws; or take any action relative thereto.


Upon motion of Mr. William A. Loker, duly seconded, it was Voted: That the article be passed over.


Article 11. To see if the Town will vote to install water pipes and hydrants in the way named "South Street," or any portion thereof, and to appropriate a sum of money for the expenses thereof, and determine how the money shall be raised and authorize such sum, or any portion thereof, to be included in any betterments that may be assessed under the preceding article; or take any action relative thereto.


Upon motion of Mr. Loker, duly seconded, it was


Voted unanimously: That the Town appropriate and assess the sum of $4,000 for the installation of 8-inch water pipes and hydrants in that portion of South Street extending Easterly from Winter Street 630 feet to Hill Street, the work to be done under the supervision of the Water Commissioners; the cost of the work to be assessed as betterments under Chapter 332 of the Acts of 1955.


Article 12. To see if the Town will vote to accept as a public way, and to construct the road known as "Center Street," or a portion or portions thereof, as laid out by the Board of Selectmen and as shown on plans on file with the Town Clerk; to authorize the Board of Select- men to acquire the necessary land (including easements for drainage) by purchase, gift, eminent domain or otherwise; to appropriate and assess a sum of money for the acquisition of such land, the construc- tion of such way, and for other costs in connection therewith, with betterments to be assessed under Chapter 80 of the General Laws; or take any action relative thereto.


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Upon motion of Mr. Loker, duly seconded, it was Voted: That the article be passed over.


Article 13. To see if the Town will vote to install water pipes and hydrants in the way named "Center Street," or any portion thereof, and to appropriate a sum of money for the expenses thereof and deter- mine how the money shall be raised and authorize such sum, or any portion thereof, to be included in any betterments that may be assessed under the preceding article; or take any action relative thereto.


Upon motion of Mr. Loker, duly seconded, it was


Voted unanimously: That the Town appropriate and assess the sum of $3,000 for the installation of water pipes and hydrants in that portion of Centre Street extending Easterly from Main Street 370 feet, the work to be done under the supervision of the Water Commissioners; the cost of the work to be assessed as betterments under Chapter 332 of the Acts of 1955.


NOTE: By mistake, the 1st vote under this article made reference to a 6-inch pipe; the second vote, taken to correct this to specify an 8-inch pipe, was also unanimous, in favor of the Motion.


Article 14. To see if the Town will vote to accept as a public way, and to construct the road known as "Maiden Lane," or a portion or portions thereof, as laid out by the Board of Selectmen and as shown on plans on file with the Town Clerk; to authorize the Board of Selectmen to acquire the necessary land (including easements for drainage) by purchase, gift, eminent domain or otherwise; to appropriate and assess a sum of money for the acquisition of such land, the construction of such way, and for other costs in connection therewith, with betterments to be assessed under Chapter 80 of the General Laws; or take any action relative thereto.


The reading of the Order of the Board of Selectmen Laying Out Maiden Lane was omitted, by unanimous consent of the Meeting.


Upon motion of Mr. John B. Wilson, duly seconded, it was


Voted unanimously: That the Town accept the laying out as a public Town way of that portion of Maiden Lane extending Southerly from the end line of a previous acceptance of Maiden Lane 240 feet to Garden Path, as designated in the Order of Laying Out of the Board of Select- men dated November 26, 1958 as shown on a plan entitled "Acceptance Plan and Profile of a Part of Maiden Lane in Wayland, Massachusetts," dated November 21, 1958 by Everett M. Brooks Co., Civil Engineers, which is on file with the Town Clerk; that the Board of Selectmen be authorized to acquire any necessary land (including easements for drainage) by eminent domain, purchase, gift, or otherwise; that better- ments be assessed under the General Laws, (Ter. Ed.), Chapter 80, in accordance with the Order of Laying Out; and that $2,700 be appro- priated and assessed for the acquisition of any such land and easements for the construction of such way and for other costs in connection therewith.




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