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Art. 8
Fire
Fire Station Coupon Notes - 2.0-20 yrs.
($60,000-1952) 4,000.00 4,000.00
4,000.00
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COMPLETE BUDGET TOTAL $1,874,505.37
A MOTION, duly seconded, "To delete item #24 under Protection, Fire Department" was
Voted: In the negative.
A MOTION, duly seconded, "To delete from the Budget Item #9 under Health" was
Voted: In the negative.
A MOTION by Mr. B. Allen Benjamin, duly seconded, "To provide that the $15,000 in Item #6 under Highway Dept. (relating to the rebuilding of Moore Road), be assessed as betterments to abutters,"
Was ruled out of order, by the Town Counsel and the Moderator, on the ground that legally required preliminary steps such as a hear- ing, an order of laying out, etc. must precede any Betterment vote.
Upon Motion of Mr. Magoun, duly seconded, it was
Voted: That when this meeting adjourn, if adjournment be voted, it adjourn to Wednesday evening, March 11, 1959 at 7:45 P. M. in the Wayland High School Gymnasium and that any subsequent adjournment be to the succeeding Wednesday at the same hour.
Duly seconded, Mr. Richard Durant made the following Motion of Amendment to the Budget:
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"To reduce Item #17 under Schools from $6,500 to $100.
Duly seconded, Mr. Robert W. Charlton made the following Sub- stitute Motion of Amendment to the Budget:
"To delete Items #17 and 18 from the School Dept. Budget."
Upon the question of substituting Mr. Charlton's motion for Mr. Durant's Motion, it was
Voted: to Substitute:
Counted Vote: "Yes" 262, "No" 138. Total: 400.
Upon Motion of Mr. Edward C. Mendler, Jr., duly seconded,
"To adjourn the Meeting, in accordance with Mr. Magoun's pre- vious Motion" it was
Voted: In the negative.
Upon Motion of Mr. Morgan, duly seconded, it was
Voted: Not to adjourn the meeting until Article 4 had been dis- posed of.
Upon Mr. Charlton's Substitute Motion, "To delete Items #17 and 18 from the School Budget"
Voted: In favor.
Counted Vote: "Yes" 186, "No" 161.
Upon Mction of Mr. Warren T. Erickson, duly seconded, "To adjourn the Meeting until next Wednesday, it was
Voted: 1st vote was declared in the negative. Seven Voters challenged the vote.
2nd vote was in favor, and unchallenged.
The Meeting was adjourned at 11:20 P. M., to reconvene, in accordance with Mr. Magoun's Motion given earlier.
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 11, 1959
Town Clerk's Office Wayland, Massachusetts
Roger P. Stokey, Moderator :---
Pursuant to the Warrant for the Annual Town Meeting called for March 4, 1959, duly signed by the Selectmen, served and return of service given by a Constable of the Town, and a continuance being held in accordance with the vote taken at said Meeting of March 4, 1959, 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 Motion of Mr. Robert M. Morgan, relating to the budget, under Article 4, had been before the Meeting at the time of adjournment; the item-by-item reading of the Budget was here continued, starting on Page 41 of the Finance Committee's Report, "Library and Reading Room."
Upon motion, duly seconded, by Mr. Richard Durant as follows: "To delete Items #5 and 6 on page 43, from the Budget, "it was
Voted: 1st vote was declared in the negative. -
Seven persons having doubted the vote, there was a
Counted Vote: "Yes" 143, "No" 128.
Upon motion, duly seconded, by Mr. Donald K. Ide, "To reconsider the vote just taken," it was
Voted: 1st and 2nd Votes were both in doubt.
Counted Vote: "Yes" 143, "No" 192.
Upon motion, duly seconded, of Mr. Robert M. Morgan, it was
Voted inanimously: To delete Item #5, page 45, a sum of $4,500 for "Gate House to Rice Rd."
Upon the main (Budget) Motion of Mr. Morgan, it was Voted unanimously : In favor (subject to the several previous amendments).
Upon motion of Mr. Charles H. Peters, duly seconded, it was Voted: To return to Article 1. 1st vote was not unanimous 2nd vote gave a scattering of "No's" 3rd vote was unanimously in favor.
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Upon motion of Mr. Theodore R. Magcun, duly seconded, it was
Voted unanimously : That the Reports of the various Boards, Officers and Departments of the Town, as printed in the Annual Town Report, be accepted.
Upon motion of Mr. Peters, duly seconded, it was
Voted unanimously: That the Route 20 By-Pass Committee be continued and instructed to proceed with its business.
Article 5: To see if the Town will vote to fix the salary and com- pensation of all elective officers of the Town, as provided by the General Laws (Tercentenary Edition) Chapter 41, Section 108 and set the effective date of such salary and compensation.
Upon motion of Mr. Charles R. Jameson, duly seconded, it was
Voted unanimously: That the Town fix the salary and compensa- tion of all elective officers of the Town, as voted under Article 4, the effective date of such salary and compensation to be from January 1, 1959.
Article 6: 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, 1959, 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 4, Chapter 44, General Laws.
Upon motion of Mr. Jameson, duly seconded, it was
Voted unanimously: That the Town 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, 1959, 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 one year, in accordance with Section 4, Chapter 44, General Laws.
Article 7: To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to sell or otherwise dispose of the following:
(1) the Police Department's present 1958 Chevrolet Station Wagon and 1958 Chevrolet 4-door sedan in connection with the purchase of 1 new station wagon and 1 new 4-door Police car;
(2) the Water Department's present 1958 - 1/2-ton Chevrolet in connection with the purchase of a new 1/2-ton truck.
(3) the Highway Department's present 1938 Elgin street sweeper in connection with the purchase of a new street sweeper.
(4) the Welfare Department's present 1956 Chevrolet sedan in connection with the purchase of a new car.
(5) the Cemetery Department's present 1957 Ford Dump truck in connection with the purchase of a new dump truck.
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Funds for the various departments being provided for in their respective budgets; or do or act.
Upon motion of Mr. William A. Loker, duly seconded, it was
Voted unanimously: That the Town authorize the Board of Select- men to sell or otherwise dispose of the following:
(Since the list followed exactly the wording of the Article, Mr. Loker omitted re-reading, by unanimous consent of the meeting).
Article 8: To see if the Town will appropriate sums of money for the Water Department, 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.
Upon motion of Mr. Dominic Bartholomew, duly seconded, it was
Voted unanimously: That the Town appropriate the sum of $107,208.25 for the following purposes and that to meet the appropria- tion, the sum be taken from "Water Available Surplus":
(1) Water Coupon Notes, Bonds and Registered Notes Maturing in 1959 - Payment of
Principal
$27,500.00
(2) Water Coupon Notes, Bonds and Registered
Notes Maturing in 1959 - Payment of
Interest
6,417.93
(3) Water Department - Maintenance: Salaries :
Superintendent $5,760.62
2nd Man 4,781.70
Labor - permanent men 16,000.00 26,542.32
Appropriation 35,000.00
(4) Town Offices - Salaries
6,448.00
(5) Equipment - one new 1/2-ton truck 800.00
(6) Water Main Extensions - Gate House to Rice Road 4,500.00
$107,208.25
(Mr. Bartholomew was permitted to omit the reading of the above figures since the wording followed exactly that of the Finance Com- mittee's Recommendation printed and distributed with the Warrant, and since there was unanimous consent of the meeting.)
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 relative thereto.
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Upon motion of Mr. Loker, duly seconded, it was
Voted unanimously: That the Town appropriate and assess the sum of $6,000 for the reconstruction and improvement of Commonwealth Road East, said money to be used in conjunction with any money which may be expended by the State or County, or both, for this purpose, the work to be done under the supervision of the Road Commissioners, with the limitation that no more than $1.00 of Town money be expended for each $1.00 of County money and $2.00 of State money.
Article 10: To see if the Town will vote to accept various con- veyances, gifts, and devices to the Town; or take any action relative thereto.
Upon motion of Mr. Kilburn, duly seconded, it was
Voted unanimously: That the Town accept with thanks
1. The gift to the Public Library of $3,000 from Jchn C. Paige & Co .;
2. The deed of Wayland Real Estate Company conveying the booster pump station on Woodridge Road dated August 6, 1958 recorded with Middlesex South District Deeds, Book 9230, Page 25;
3. The deed of Wayland Real Estate Company conveying an easement for water storage tank on Black Oak Road dated August 27, 1958, recorded with said Deeds in Book 9217, Page 290.
Article 11: To see if the Town will vote to transfer part of the funds remaining in the Loker School construction account to the Claypit Hill school construction account; or take any action relative thereto.
Upon motion of Mr. Finlay, duly seconded, it was
Voted unanimously: That there be transferred from the funds remaining in the Loker School Construction Account to the Claypit Hill School Construction Account the sum of $7,299.06, such funds to be used for the finishing of work to be done on the grounds and entrance to the latter building, and for final payments in connection with con- struction and equipment of the building.
Article 12: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for the completion of the sprinkler system in the existing high school building, and to determine whether the money shall be provided by appropriation from available funds in the Treasury, by taxation, by borrowing and/or by transfer from remaining unused and uncommitted funds in the following accounts:
Loker School construction
Claypit Hill School construction Happy Hollow School construction Happy Hollow School site purchase;
or take any action relative thereto.
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Upon motion of Mr. Finlay, duly seconded, it was
Voted unanimously: That there be transferred from the Loker School Construction Account $10,446.15; Happy Hollow School Construc- tion Account $2,067.61 and from Happy Hollow School Site Purchase Account $961.74, making a total of $13,475.50 to the High School Sprinkler Installation Account and that the funds so transferred be expended under the jurisdiction of the School Building Committee for completing the installation of the sprinkler system in the present high school.
Article 13: To see if the Town will vote to authorize the purchase of any, or all, of the following parcels of land and raise and appro- priate a sum of money therefor; or take any action relative thereto.
(a) Property located on Cedar Crest Road, now or formerly of Dennis Linnehan, being Lot #869-872 WP.
(b) Property located on Cedar Crest Road, now or formerly of John C. Coady, being Lot #865-866 WP.
(c) Property located on Cedar Crest Road, now or formerly of Sarah E. Coady, being Lot #867-868 WP.
(d) Property located on Cedar Crest Road, now or formerly of Emily Martinelli, being Lot #840-842 WP.
(e) Property located on Cedar Crest Road, now or formerly of John D. Buckley, being Lot #843-847 WP.
(f) Property located on Cedar Crest Road, now or formerly of Helen C. Duggan, being Lot #848-849 WP.
(g) Property located on Cedar Crest Road, now or formerly of Joseph F. and Rita H. Robinson, being Lot #850-852 WP.
(h) Property located on Cedar Crest Road, now or formerly of Rita H. Robinson, being Lot #853-854 WP.
(i) Property located on Woodland Road, now or formerly of William H. Wright, being Lot #537-538 WP.
Upon motion of Mr. John B. Wilson, duly seconded, it was
Voted unanimously: That the Selectmen, with the approval of the Town Counsel, be authorized to purchase, on behalf of the Town for municipal purposes the following parcels of land, that there be appropriated and assessed therefor the sum of $7,000; and that the Selectmen be directed, upon completion of the acquisition, to demolish all construction thereon: (A reading of the descriptions of properties mentioned in this Article was omitted both by the Moderator and the maker of the Motion, by unanimous consent of the Meeting, since the wording followed exactly that of the Warrant).
Article 14: To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and assess or transfer from Available Funds a sum of money for the purpose of hiring a company specializing in town real estate apprais- ing, to reappraise all real estate in the Town; or do or act.
Upon motion of Mr. O. H. Somers, duly seconded, it was
Veted unanimously: That the article be passed over.
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Article 15: To see if the Town will vote to sell a strip of land eighteen (18) feet by one hundred (100) feet, more or less, at the corner of Main and Plain Streets, Cochituate, to the Wayland-Cochituate Legion Building Association, Incorporated, or do or act.
Upon motion of Mr. Wilson, duly seconded, it was
Voted unanimously: That the Board of Selectmen, with the approval of the Town Counsel be authorized to sell, at private sale, a strip of land about 18 feet by 100 feet more or less at the corner of Main and Plain Streets, Cochituate to the Wayland-Cochituate Legion Building Association, Incorporated for the sum of $1.00, the land being more particularly bounded and described as follows:
"Beginning at a point on the westerly side of Main Street at the northeasterly corner of the premises; thence running southerly along said Main Street ninety-three (93) feet to a bound; thence by a curved line having a radius of twenty-six and 62/100 (26.62) feet bearing to the right a distance of thirty-twc and 50/100 (32.50) feet to another bound on the northerly side of Plain Street; thence northerly and bounded westerly by land of said Charles H. Alward Post Number One Hundred Thirty-three, The American Legion, one hundred eighteen (118) feet by a line running parallel with the westerly line of said Main Street; thence turning and running easterly a distance of eighteen (18) feet to Main Street and the point of beginning."
Article 16: To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to sell or otherwise dispose of certain parcels of land, being part of Lots 14 and 15 and Lots 16, 17 and 18 on Wallace Road, containing 49,000 square feet of land more or less, as shown on Plates 42C and 42D of the Atlas of the Town of Wayland; or take any action relative thereto.
Upon motion of Mr. Kilburn, duly seconded, it was
Voted unanimously: That the Board of Selectmen, with the approval of the Town Counsel be authorized to sell at public auction parcels of land, being part of Lots 14 and 15 and Lots 16, 17 and 18 on Wallace Road, containing 49,000 square feet of land more or less, as shown on Plates 42C and 42D of the Atlas of the Town of Wayland, at not less than $3,500. for the combined parcels, that such sale be subject to the betterments which have been voted to be installed on the road, and that such sale be conducted only after the removal of any existing buildings on the land.
Article 17: To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to sell or otherwise dispose of certain parcels of land, with the buildings thereon, being designated and shown as Lot #76, #77, #78 and #79 on a revised plan of Dudley Lake Shore, Section B dated July, 1929. Said four (4) lots of land are together more particularly bounded and described as follows:
SOUTHEASTERLY by Cottage Road, as shown on said plan, one hundred (100) feet;
SOUTHWESTERLY by Lot 75, as shown on said plan, ninety (90) feet ;
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NORTHWESTERLY by land of parties unknown, one hundred (100) feet; and
NORTHEASTERLY by Lot 80, as shown on said plan, ninety (90) feet.
Containing 9,000 square feet of land, more or less.
or take any action relative thereto.
Upon motion of Mr. Wilson, duly seconded, it was
Voted unanimously: That the Board of Selectmen with the approval of the Town Counsel be authorized to sell at public auction Lots 76, 77, 78 and 79 as shown on the revised plan of Dudley Lake Shore, Section B, dated July, 1929, at not less than $800 for the com- bined parcels said four (4) lots of land together more particularly being bounded and described as follows:
Southeasterly by Cottage Road, as shown on said plan, one hundred (100) feet;
Southwesterly by lot 75, as shown on said plan, ninety (90) feet; Northwesterly by land of parties unknown, one hundred (100) feet; and
Northeasterly by Lot 80, as shown on said plan, ninety (90) feet. Containing 9,000 square feet of land, more or less.
Article 18: To see if the Town will vote to grant a license, which may be revoked at any time by the Town at an annual or special town meeting, to Donald K. Ide and his successors in title, to premises abutting land of the Town of Wayland on Reeves' Hill and shown on a plan by A. E. Sanderson, registered land surveyor, dated September 15, 1955 and recorded with Middlesex County South District Registry of Deeds in Book 8615, Page 455, to use the road over said Town land from Old Connecticut Path to Wood Road, so called, as a means of ingress to and egress from said premises and for all purposes in con- nection therewith, for which ways are commonly used in the Town of Wayland; and to authorize the Board of Selectmen to execute, seal, acknowledge and deliver to said Donald K. Ide a written license, or take any action relative thereto.
Duly seconded, Mr. Kilburn made the following
MOTION: That a license be and hereby is granted to Donald K. Ide and his successors in title to premises abutting land of the Town of Wayland on Reeves' Hill and shown on a plan by A. E. Sanderson, Reg. Land Surveyor, dated September 15, 1955, and recorded with Mid- dlesex County South District Registry of Deeds, Book 8615, Page 455, to use the road over said Town land from Old Connecticut Path to the Wood Road, so-called, as a means of ingress to and egress from said premises and for all purposes in connection therewith for which ways commonly are or may be used in the Town of Wayland. The license hereby granted may be revoked at any time by a unanimous vote of all members of the Board of Selectmen and the Board of Water Commis- sioners, but not ctherwise. The Board of Selectmen hereby are author- ized and directed in the name and behalf of the Town of Wayland to execute, seal, acknowledge and deliver to the said Donald K. Ide a
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written license having the foregoing provisions and such other provi- sions not inconsistent herewith as they shall deem advisable.
The Moderator asked the opinion of Mr. Kilburn, as Town Counsel, as to whether the phrase, "by a unanimous vote of all members of the Board of Selectmen and the Board of Water Commissioners, etc." came within the scope of the article, being a different means of revocation than that proclaimed by the Warrant.
Mr. Kilburn then amended his Motion, and his Second concurred, to restore the language of the Warrant, there being no objection from anyone in the Meeting.
Duly seconded, Mr. George K. Lewis, of the Board of Water Com- missioners, then offered the following Amendment as a
MOTION: To change this same clause to read, "a majority of all members of the Board of Selectmen and the Board of Water Com- missioners."
Mr. George I. Emery suggested yet another Amendment, but not in form of a motion: To add the words, after "Water Commissioners," "or by vote of the Town at a Town Meeting."
Upon Mr. Lewis' Amendment (without the addition of Mr. Emery's), it was
Voted: In favor.
Upon the Main Motion, as Amended : 1st and 2nd votes gave scat- tering "No's."
Counted Vote: "Yes" 283, "No" 13.
More than 2% were declared to have carried in favor of the Motion.
Article 19: To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to petition the Massachusetts General Court for authority to transfer from the Park Department to the Selectmen, the care, custody and control of the following described parcel of land, shown as Lot A, on a plan entitled "Plan of Land in Wayland, Massachusetts," Everett M. Brooks Co., C. E., dated June 20, 1958, and to change the use of the land from Park purposes to general municipal purposes; or take any action relative thereto.
Commencing at the Southeast corner of said premises, which point is one hundred forty-eight and 50/100 (148.50) feet West of Cochituate Road, Wayland, Mass .;
Thence running Westerly one hundred two and 86/100 (102.86) feet to a corner;
Thence turning and running Northwest one hundred twenty-five and 12/100 (125.12) feet to a corner;
Said last two boundaries being land of Town of Wayland.
Thence turning and running East one hundred fifty-one and 50/100 (151.50) feet to a corner;
Thence turning and running South one hundred fifteen and 50/100 (115.50) feet to a point of beginning.
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Said last two boundaries by land now or formerly of the Trini- tarian Congregational Church of Wayland.
Containing 14,689 square feet.
Upon motion of Mr. Bartholomew, duly seconded, it was
Voted: That the Board of Selectmen be authorized to petition the Massachusetts General Court for authority to transfer from the Park Department to the Selectmen, the care, custody and control of the fol- lowing described parcel of land, shown as Lot A, - (with unanimous consent of the Meeting, Mr. Bartholomew omitted the remainder of the description, since it followed exactly the wording of the Article in the Warrant).
Article 20: To see if the Town will vote to authorize the abandon- ment of its rights and easements in, through and over Robin Hood Road; or take any action relative thereto.
Upon motion of Mr. Bartholomew, duly seconded, it was
Voted: That the article be passed over.
Article 21: To see if the Town will vote to accept as a public town way, and to construct and relocate the road known as Moore 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 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 acquisi- tion of such land or any portion thereof, the construction of such way, and for other costs in connection thereto; or take any action relative thereto.
Upon motion of Mr. Wilson, duly seconded, it was
Voted unanimously: That the reading of the order of the Board of Selectmen laying out Moore Road be dispensed with.
Upon motion of Mr. Wilson, duly seconded, it was
Voted unanimously: That the Town accept the laying out as a public town way that portion of Moore Road as shown on plan entitled, "Plan of Land in Wayland, Massachusetts," dated July 25, 1958 by Everett M. Brooks Company, 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 purchase, gift, eminent domain or otherwise, and that the sum appropriated and assessed under Article 4 - under reconstruction existing town road, Moore Road, be used for the acquisition of such land or any portion thereof, the construction of such way, and for other costs in connection thereto.
Article 22: To see if the Town will vote to accept as a public town way, and to construct and relocate the road known as Pelham Island Road, or a portion or portions thereof, as laid out by the Board
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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 acquisi- tion of such land or any portion thereof, the construction of such way, and for other costs in connection thereto; or take any action relative thereto.
Upon motion of Mr. Wilson, duly seconded, it was
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