Randolph town reports 1955-1959, Part 32

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Publication date: 1955
Publisher: Town of Randolph
Number of Pages: 1556

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Article 41. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or borrow the sum of $25,523.82 to con- struct a section of South Street under Chapter 90. The Town's share of expense under this article will be $6,880.95 as petitioned for by the Board of Selectmen.

Article 41. UNANIMOUS VOTE: That the Town will transfer from the E & D Account, six thousand, eight hundred and eighty dollars and ninety-five cents ($6,880.95) to meet the Town's share of Chapter 90 Highway Construction on South Street, and that in ad- dition the sum of eighteen thousand, six hundred and forty- two dollars and eighty-seven cents ($18,642.87) be raised and appropriated to meet the State's and County's share of the work. The reimbursement from the State and County is to be applied to the E & D Account.

Article 42. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or borrow the sum of $6,000.00 for

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maintenance under Chapter 90. The Town's share of ex- pense under this article will be $2,000.00, as petitioned for by the Board of Selectmen.

Article 42. UNANIMOUS VOTE: That the sum of $2,000.00 be raised and appropriated for maintenance under Chapter 90 as the Town's share of the expense.

Article 43. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from other available funds, a sum of money to construct Oak Street as petitioned for by the Board of Selectmen and others.

Article 43. UNANIMOUS VOTE: Amendment. That two coats of oil be put on Oak Street and that the necessary funds be taken from the road program under Article 46 if and when it is passed.

Article 44. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to rebuild the lower end of Reed Street approximately 600 feet as petitioned for by Mrs. Rose Scibetta and others.

Article 44. VOTED: No Action.

Article 45. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money or transfer from avail- able funds to widen and construct Highland Avenue from Memorial Drive to Warren Street as petitioned for by the Board of Selectmen.

Article 45. VOTED: No Action.

Article 46. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $50,000 to continue a ten- year Construction Plan to build into Class A Highways, on accepted streets in each section of the Town, and to determine if the money shall be raised by taxation, by borrowing under Chapter 44 of the General Laws, or be transferred from available funds or to take any other action relative thereto, as petitioned for by the Town Manager and others.

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Mr. Luddington made the following amendment on the above Article: That the sum of $30,000.00 be trans- ferred from the E & D Account instead of the $50,000.00 as recommended by the Finance Committee. Motion was seconded. Amendment lost.

Article 46. VOTED: That the Town will transfer the sum of $50,000.00 from the E & D Account to continue the 10 year construction and or resurfacing plan on ac- cepted streets.

A recess was called at 9:50 p. m. and reconvened at 10:05 p. m.

Mr. Klauer made a motion that an invitation from the Town Meeting Members to the Town Manager and Board of Selectmen to hold an open forum, at which date to be set by them. Motion seconded. Postponed until after completion of the Warrant.

Mr. Condon moved that the Meeting be adjourned at 11:00 p. m. until March 25, 1957 at 8:00 p. m. Motion seconded. Unanimous vote.

Article 47. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to construct Edwin Street from North Main to High Street, as petitioned for by the Board of Selectmen.

Article 47. VOTED: No Action.

Article 48. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to construct Chestnut Street as petitioned for by the Board of Selectmen.

Article 48. VOTED : Amendment. That under Article 46 money be spent from the $50,000.00 road pro- gram to widen, construct and repair Chestnut Street.

Article 49. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to refinish and recon-

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struct Plain Street, as petitioned for by Charles LeFarge and others.

Article 49. VOTED: Amendment. That the nec- essary funds to refinish and construct Plain Street be taken from money expended under the $50,000.00 road pro- gram.

Article 50. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to widen Mill Street from Tucker Terrace to Curran Terrace as petitioned for by the Board of Selectmen.

Article 50. VOTED: Amendment. That the nec- essary funds to refinish and widen Mill Street from Tucker Terrace to Curran Terrace, be taken from money expended under the $50,000.00 road program.

SIDEWALK CONSTRUCTION

Artcle 51. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for sidewalk construction on the easterly side of North Main Street between School Lane and Liberty Street, as petitioned for by the Board of Selectmen.

Article 51. UNANIMOUS VOTE: That the sum of six hundred dollars ($600.00) be raised and appropriated for sidewalk construction on the easterly side of North Main Street between School Lane and Liberty Street.

Article 52. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to finish the sidewalk on the westerly side of Lafayette Street from West Street to High Street, as petitioned for by the Board of Select- men.

Article 52. UNANIMOUS VOTE: That the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of two thousand dol- lars ($2,000.00) to finish the sidewalk on the westerly side of Lafayette Street from West Street to High Street.

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Article 53. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for the purpose of con- structon of a sidewalk on the westerly side of North Street from Liberty Street to the Braintree Line and to determine if the money will be raised by taxation or by transfer from available funds or to take any other action in relation thereto, as petitioned for by Mary Anderson and others.

Article 53. UNANIMOUS VOTE: That the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of five thousand dol- lars ($5,000.00) to construct a sidewalk on the westerly side of North Street from Liberty Street to the Braintree Line.

Article 54. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to surface the sidewalk on the westerly side of North Main Street from Hill Street to Mitchell Street approximately 1,250 feet as petitioned for by the Board of Selectmen.

Article 54. UNANIMOUS VOTE: That the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of one thousand dol- lars ($1,000.00) to surface the sidewalk on the westerly side of North Main Street from Hill Street to Mitchell Street, approximately 1,250 feet.

DRAINAGE

Article 55. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to install a drainage system on Cross Street from Wales Avenue to Grove Street and along Grove Street running westerly to an ap- propriate outlet, or take any other action in relation there- to, as petitioned for by the Board of Selectmen.

Article 55. VOTED. No Action.

Article 56. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money so that the proper drain- age may be had in the area behind lots 8, 10 and 12 on

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Curran Terrace, as petitioned for by Luke D. Gray and others.

Article 56. VOTED: No Action.

Article 57. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to construct a drainage system on Edwin Street from North Main to High Street, as petitioned for by the Board of Selectmen.

Article 57. VOTED: No Action.

Article 58. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to construct a drainage system on Maitland Avenue near house number 110 and take necessary easements in relation thereto, as petitioned for by the Board of Selectmen.

Article 58. VOTED: No Action.

Article 59. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate $600.00 for necessary catch basins and drainage systems on Scannell Road and take the necessary easements as petitioned for by the Board of Selectmen.

Article 59. VOTED : No Action.

Article 60. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to construct a drainage system on Clark Street from Bartlett Road, as petitioned for by Herbert E. Murray and others.

Article 60. VOTED: No Action.

Article 61. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds a sum of money for construction of a drainage project between South Main and South Street in the area adjacent to Maple Street as petitioned for by Mitchell J. Goodhue and others.

Article 61. VOTED: No Action.

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Article 62. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to continue the Old Street main drain from the culvert on Mitchell Street, at the property of Mr. Biggs to the catch basin on Stacy Street, between house number 82 and 86 as petitioned for by Norman Jacobsen and others.

Article 62. VOTED : No Action.

Article 63. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds a sum of money to continue the existing drain at Royal Street east of Mitchell in a northerly direction as shown on a plan made by the Town Engineers, as petitioned for by Harold D. Pierce and others.

Article 63. VOTED: No Action.

Article 64. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to construct a drainage system between Oliver Street and Russ Street, as petitioned for by Mr. Franklyn B. Kespert and others.

Article 64. VOTED: No Action.

Article 65. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to extend the drainage system in the rear of the property on Stearns Drive as petitioned for by Mr. Francis N. Mulchy and others.

Article 65. VOTED: No Action.

Article 66. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the necessary sum of money to construct and install a catch basin and necessary pipes to be laid underground between adjacent lots on Tucker and Milton Terraces, connecting into existing dry well which is an overflow of main storm drain on Tucker Terrace to allevi- ate further erosion of the above residential lots of land as petitioned for by Harry B. Ela.

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Article 66. VOTED : No Action.

Article 67. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to construct a surface water drainage system on Ox Bow Lane, as petitioned for by Metta M. Lyons, and others.

Article 67. VOTED: No Action.

Article 68. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to combat the drainage problem in the various sections of the Town as petitioned for by Frank C. Brodil and others.

Article 68. VOTED: That the sum of thirty thou- sand dollars ($30,000.00) be raised and appropriated to construct drainage systems in the various sections of the Town.

Article 69. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $4,000.00 to clean the Wil- marth Road brook and other town brooks under the au- thority of the Board of Selectmen, as petitioned for by the Board of Selectmen.

Article 69. VOTED : That the sum of two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) be raised and appropriated to clean the Town's brooks.

Article 70. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to widen a section of Lambert Road and for the construction of catch basins as petitioned for by the Board of Selectmen.

Article 70. VOTED: No Action.

Article 71. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to construct a drainage system on Highland Avenue as petitioned for by the Board of Selectmen or take any other action relating thereto.

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Article 71. VOTED: No Action.

Article 72. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to construct two catch basins and appurtenances if required on Paine Road as petitioned for by the Town Manager.

Article 72. VOTED : No Action.

LAYOUTS AND ACCEPTANCES

Article 73. To see if the Town will vote to accept Englewood Avenue as laid out and raise and appropriate one hundred dollars ($100.00) for necessary land taking, radii as shown on layout plans on file at the Town Clerk's office, as petitioned for by the Board of Selectmen.

Article 73. VOTED: That the sum of $100.00 be raised and appropriated for the necessary land taking, radii as shown on layout plans on file at the Town Clerk's office.

Article 74. To see if the Town will vote to lay out Garden Street, and raise and appropriate money there- fore, as petitioned for by Priscilla Landry and others.

Article 74. VOTED: No Action.

Article 75. To see if the Town will vote to lay out Hammond Street, and raise and appropriate money there- fore, as petitioned for by Geraldine M. Dibbern and others.

Article 75. VOTED: No Action.

Article 76. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to lay out as a Town Way, Vinton Street from Dorr Street in an easterly di- rection-this layout to continue to Pond Street, as peti- tioned for by Mrs. John W. Dawe and others.

Article 76. VOTED: No Action.

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Article 77. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to lay out and accept Shirley Terrace between Beverly Terrace and Willard Terrace, a total distance of approximately 450 feet, as petitioned for by Edmund F. Derocher and others.

Article 77. VOTED: No Action. This Article to be taken up under Article 1.

Article 78. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for layout on Clark Street from Bartlett Road as petitioned for by Herbert E. Murray and others.

Article 78. VOTED: No Action.

Article 79. To see if the Town will vote to accept Bartlett Road beyond Tangen Street as petitioned for by Mrs. Gerald Gass and others.

Article 79. UNANIMOUS VOTE: That Bartlett Road be accepted from Tangen Street to Essiembre Road.

Article 80. To see if the Town will vote to accept Dorr Street and raise and appropriate a sum of money for construction thereof, as petitioned for by Mrs. John W. Dawe and others.

Article 80. VOTED: No Action.

Article 81. To see if the Town will vote to accept under the Betterment Act, Willard Terrace from Cole Terrace, southerly 630 feet more or less to Shirley Ter- race, as laid out, as petitioned for by Edmund F. Derocher and others.

Article 81. VOTED: No Action.

The meeting was adjourned at 11:02 p. m.

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ADJOURNED ANNUAL TOWN MEETING

March 25, 1957

The meeting was called to order by Moderator Carr at 8 :24 p. m. with a quorum of 141 Town Meeting Mem- bers present.

Moderator Carr appointed Mr. Oscar Foote, Mr. Clark Freeman and Mr. Harold Heney as Tellers.

New Town Meeting Members to fill vacancies were sworn in by Moderator Carr as follows: Precinct 1. Rose Simmons, 295 Center Street, Alka Powers, Tileston Road, Mary McDermott, 101 South Main Street. Capt. Pr. 1. Joseph Semensi; Theodore S. Luddington, Co-Capt. Pre- cinct 3 Antonio Fiorentini, 836 North St., William Kearns, 9 Beverly Circle, Doris Peterson, 50 Vesey Road, Roy Robbins, Pleasant St., Robert Madan, Pleasant St. Pre- cinct 3 Capt., Ralph Gardner. Precinct 4. M. Louise Mc- Neill, 959 No. Main St., Pr 4 Capt., Frank Every.

VOTED: That article 80 be reconsidered after com- pletion of Warrant.

Article 82. To see if the Town will vote to Zone the following described area from residential to industrial, this property is a piece of property which is to the east and south side of Machine Shop and Foundry on Pleasant Street and is described as follows: Date Recorded: No- vember 19, 1947, 1:52 p. m .: Book 2723; from Assunta Puzone to Walter J. Good, Trustee ;

Description : Land in Randolph, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, being part of that shown on a plan en- titled "Plan of Land in Randolph, Massachusetts, March, 1924, Hartley L. White, Civil Engineer," said plan being recorded with Norfolk Deeds, Book 1768, Page 444 and said parcel being bounded :

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Northerly, by Pleasant Street 104.62 feet as shown on said plan:

Westerly, by land now or formerly of the Randolph Foundry Company, 258.17 feet, and by a straight line which is a continuation of the westerly boundry, 97.23 feet more or less to a brook ;

Southerly by said brook and by a stone wall which is in part the northerly boundary of land now or formerly of John Everett, 356 feet more or less to a corner of said stone wall;

Easterly by said stone wall by two courses one of 191.09 feet and the other 69.05 feet, both as shown on said plan.

Northerly again by land now or formerly of Madden, Mahoney and DeCota, 311 feet;

Easterly again by land now or formerly of Madden 125.93 feet as shown on said plan, as petitioned for by Walter J. Good and others.

ZONING

Article 82. Withdrawn by petitioner.

Article 83. To see if the Town will vote to ament the Zoning By-Lows of the Town, by extending and estab- lishing as a Business District, the area now included in the Residential District, the area being as described and set forth below :-

A certain parcel of land, being the property of Mary F. Gibson, Trustee, 509-511 North Main Street in the Town of Randolph, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, bounded and described as follows :

Westerly on North Main Street, approximately one hundred and ten (110) feet.

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Southerly on land now or formerly of Victor L. Champagne, approximately two hundred and fifty- five feet (255 feet).

Easterly on land now or formerly of Cliff Payne, approximately ninety feet (90 feet), and

Northerly on land now or formerly of Edward Pelis- sier and of Henry's Market, approximately two hundred and fifty-five feet (255 feet).

Being parcel Number 61, Plan 280, Assessors Plans of the Town of Randolph, to contain about fifteen thou- sand nine hundred and twenty-five square feet (15,925 square feet), as petitioned for by Mary F. Gibson and others.

Article 83. VOTED UNANIMOUSLY : No Action.

Article 84. To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning By-Laws of the Town by extending the present Business District in depth from Residential, the area being described below :

Easterly by Thornton Street, fifty (50) feet. Southerly by land of Finch, ninety (90) feet. Westerly by land of Finch fifty (50) feet.

Northerly by land of Foley, ninety (90) feet to the point of beginning, as petitioned for by Katherine M. Smith and others.

Article 84. VOTED: That the Town will amend the Zoning By-Laws of the Town, by extending the present Business District in depth from Residential, the area be- ing described below :

Easterly by Thornton Street, fifty (50) feet. Southerly by land of Finch, ninety (90) feet. Westerly by land of Finch, fifty (50) feet.

Northerly by land of Foley, ninety (90) feet to the point of beginning, as petitioned for by Katherine M. Smith and others.

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Article 85. To see if the Town will vote to zone for business the property located at 30-32 North Street described as follows :

Southeast by said North Street seventy-six and 36/100 feet (76.36) ;

Southwesterly by land now or formerly of Eldora E. Cartwright and James J. Hurley twenty-nine (29) feet;

Southwesterly again by said last mentioned land twenty-nine (29) feet;

Westerly by Lot No. 2 on the plan hereinafter refer- red to fifty-three and 82/100 (53.82) feet;

Northerly by Lot No. 3 on said plan sixty-seven (67)

feet and Northeasterly by Lot No. 5 on said plan thirty-nine and 50/100 (39.50) feet.

Description taken from deed of Williams to Kourafas dated November 23, 1956, Book 3524, Page 396, as peti- tioned for by George Kourafas, and others.

Article 85. UNANIMOUS VOTE: That the Town will vote to zone for business, the property located at 30-32 North Street described as follows:

Southeast by said North Street seventy-six and 36/100 feet (76.36) ;

Southwesterly of land now or formerly of Eldora E. Cartwright and James J. Hurley twenty-nine (29) feet;

Southwesterly again by said last mentioned land twenty-nine (29) feet;

Westerly by Lot No. 2 on the plan hereinafter re- ferred to fifty-three and 82/100 (53.82) feet;

Northerly by Lot No. 3 on said plan sixty-seven (67) feet and Northeasterly by Lot No. 5 on said plan thirty-nine and 50/100 (39.50) feet.

Article 86. To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning By-Laws of the Town by extending and estab-

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lishing as a Business District, the area being described and set forth below:

A certain parcel of land, being the property of Victor L. Champagne, 501 North Main Street in the Town of Randolph, Norfolk County, Massachusetts bounded and described as follows:

Westerly on North Main Street, approximately seventy-five (75) feet.

Southerly on land, now or formerly of William Farr,

approximately two hundred and forty (240) feet. Easterly on land by a stone wall now or formerly of Cliff Payne and on land now or formerly of the Town of Randolph approximately sixty-five (65) feet and ;

Northerly on land now or formerly of Mary S. Gib- son, Trustee, approximately two hundred and forty (240) feet.

Being parcel Number 62, Plan 280, Assessors' Plans of the Town of Randolph to contain about twenty-one thousand nine hundred ninety-five (21,995) square feet.

For the explicit purpose of operating a small business known as "Vic's Custom Auto Body," as petitioned for by Victor L. Champagne and others.

Article 86. VOTED: No Action.

Article 87. To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning By-Laws by making the following revisions: Section 5, paragraph (a) minimum lot area. "In a resi- dential district or zone no dwelling shall be erected or maintained on lots containing not less than 20,000 sq. ft. each, having a frontage of not less than 125 ft. each and a, depth of not less than 160 feet. Nor more than che dwelling shall be erected on each such lot. The foregoing provision shall not apply to lots recorded as such with

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Norfolk Deeds or registered as such in Norfolk Registry District on the effective date of this By-Law.

Notwithstanding the above provisions, where the literal enforcement of this section would substantially diminish the value of the land, because of the conforma- tion of the land, the shallowness or other irregularity of the lot boundaries, or the curved or other peculiarity of street location, or other valued reason the owner thereof may apply to the Board of Appeals for relief and the said Board may grant, upon equitable terms and conditions, such relief as will carry out the intent of the By-Law but in no event reduce the frontage to less than 110 feet, as petitioned for by the Planning Board.

Motion made and seconded that this Article be ac- cepted. Mr. O'Neil, Chairman of the Planning Board. spoke on this motion for increase in lot sizes.

Relative to a statement made by Mr. Thomas Collins, that lot sizes of 12,000 feet had never been accepted by the Town, Town Clerk Clark read from the Annual Town Meeting of 1954 where a vote of 77-21 was voted to ac- cept 12,000 foot lots.

Article 87. VOTED: No Action.

Standing Vote : Yes 76 No 101

Article 88. To see if the Town of Randolf will amend the Zoning By-Laws changing the area listed from residential to business.

Beginning at the Northerly junction of Forest Street and North Main Street continuing northerly along North Main Street approximately 84.84 feet, then westerly for approximately 90 feet along former Leon Mann Property Parcel No. 20, then southerly for approximately 86.50 feet along property of Victor and Katherine Kroll, then easterly for approximately

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90 ft. along Forest Street; title of which is in the name of Victor and Katherine Kroll, as petitioned for by Robert L. Fitzpatrick and others.

Article 88. VOTED: No Action.

Article 89. To see if the Town will vote to amend Section F. of the Zoning By-Laws by adding: On lots in any district, no fence, shrub, tree, bush or other vegeta- tion shall be permitted to be erected, planted or main- tained in excess of a height of 15 feet within 25 feet of a street line, as petitioned for by the Board of Selectmen.

Article 89. VOTED. No Action.

BY-LAWS

Article 90. To see if the Town will vote to estab- lish an ordinance or amend such ordinances as necessary to establish a maximum carrying load on Class B type of Streets not to exceed a maximum of 5 ton 10,000 lbs. and any violators shall be prosecuted by the laws and fines established by the ordinances, as petitioned for by Eugene F. Bessette and others.

Article 90. VOTED: No Action.

Article 91. To see if the Town will vote to estab- lish such ordinances and Rules or amendments to require that all home owners be held responsible for the snow removal from the sidewalks in front and sides of their property. That the failure of the owners to remove such snow will result in proper legal prosecution and fines for each day that the menaces remain, as petitioned for by Eugene F. Bessette and others.

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Randolph town reports 1955-1959, Part 32

Author: Publication date: 1955 Publisher: Town of Randolph Number of Pages: 1556

Author:
Publication date: 1955
Publisher: Town of Randolph
Number of Pages: 1556