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* Article 18 reconsidered after Article No. 81.
Article 22. VOTED no action by unanimous voice vote.
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* Article 23. To see if the Town will vote to transfer from available funds a sum of money to install a drainage system on Oxbow Lane, as petitioned for by George E. Prue and others.
Article 23. Mr. Klauer submitted an amendment that $5,500.00 be raised and appropriated. Selectman Luddington submitted suggestion that amendment be changed to read $2,500.00 be transferred from E & D Account and $3,000.00 be raised and appropriated. Mr. Klauer agreed and vote was called for on that basis.
VOTED: Article DEFEATED by hand vote as follows: NAY, 71; AYE, 68.
Article 24. To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of $600 for drainage pipe to be laid in existing trench on East end of Reed St., and open the East end of Reed St., approximately 300 feet to McDonald Square as peti- tioned for by Guy Scibetta and others.
Article 24. VOTED no action by unanimous voice vote.
Article 25. To see if the Town will vote to approp- riate (or transfer from the E & D Account) the sum of $2000 to be used for cleaning town brooks, as petitioned for by the Town Manager and others.
Article 25. VOTED UNANIMOUSLY that the sum of $2000 be transferred from the E & D Account to be used for cleaning town brooks.
SIDEWALK CONSTRUCTION
Article 26. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds a sum of money to construct a sidewalk on the westerly side of North St. beginning at its present end at Stetson Park and running southerly to Liberty Street, as petitioned for by the Board of Selectmen.
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Article 26. VOTED UNANIMOUSLY that the Town transfer from the E & D Account the sum of $5,000.00 to construct a sidewalk on the westerly side of North St., beginning at its present end at Stetson Park and running southerly to Liberty Street.
Article 27. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds a sum of money to construct a sidewalk on the northerly side of South St., beginning at the junction of South and Center Sts., and running westerly toward Castleton Ave., as peti- tioned for by the Board of Selectmen.
Article 27. Selectman Semensi moved that $800.00 be raised and appropriated therefor.
VOTED: Article unanimously passed by voice vote.
Article 28. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds the sum of $00,000.00 to construct a sidewalk on the southerly side of School Lane from No. Main St. to Belcher St., as peti- tioned for by the Belcher P.T.A., Samuel Wasserman and others.
Article 28. It was announced that the sponsor of the article wished to have it withdrawn. VOTED no action by unanimous voice vote.
Article 29. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds the sum of $1,500.00 to blacktop the sidewalk on the southerly side of Grove St., from No. Main St., to Cross St., as petitioned for by Harold Boothby and others.
Article 29. Mr. Boothby moved that $1,500.00 be raised and appropriated therefor. VOTED: Motion DE- FEATED by voice vote.
Article 30. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for sidewalk construction on
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the Northerly side of Vesey Road from the intersection with North Main St., to the Elizabeth G. Lyons School, as petitioned for by Harold O. Holbrook and others.
Article 30. VOTED by voice vote that the Town transfer from the E & D Account the sum of $6,500.00 for sidewalk construction on the Northerly side of Vesey Road from the intersection with North Main St., to the Elizabeth G. Lyons School.
* Article 23 reconsidered after Article No. 81.
Article 31. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for sidewalk construc- tion on the easterly side of South Main St. from 246 South Main St. the existing sidewalk southerly to the intersec- tion of South Main St., and Richard Road, as petitioned for by Harold O. Holbrook and others.
Article 31. VOTED by voice vote that the sum of $3,000.00 be transferred from the E & D Account for side- walk construction on the easterly side of South Main St. from 246 South Main St. the existing sidewalk southerly to the intersection of South Main St., and Richard Road.
Article 32. To see if the Town will vote to approp- riate the sum of $2000 for the rebuilding of the sidewalk on the westerly side of Main St., beginning at Grove St., and running south toward Wales Ave., as petitioned for by Neil Scholl and others.
Article 32. VOTED no action by unanimous voice vote.
CHAPTER 90
Article 33. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or borrow the sum of $14,000 to construct a section of Chestnut Street, a section of Oak Street, a sec- tion of Old Street, and a section of Canton Street under Chapter 90. The Town's share of expense under this
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article will be $3500, as petitioned for by the Board of Selectmen and the Town Manager.
Article 33. Voted by unanimous voice vote that $3,500.00 be raised and appropriated and $10,500.00 be transferred from E & D Account to construct a section of Chestnut Street, a section of Oak Street, a section of Old Street, and a section of Canton Street under Chapter 90.
Article 34. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or borrow the sum of $6000 for mainten- ance work under Chapter 90, the Town's share of expense under this article will be $2000 as petitioned for by the Board of Selectmen and the Town Manager.
Article 34. VOTED by unanimous voice vote that $6,000.00 be transferred from the E & D Account for maintenance work under Chapter 90.
Mr. Roycroft moved adjournment until 8:00 P.M., Monday, March 23, 1959. VOTED.
Meeting adjourned at 10:54 P.M.
ADJOURNED ANNUAL TOWN MEETING
March 23, 1959
Moderator Carr called the meeting to order at 8:00 P.M.
Mr. Beatty moved adjournment until 8:15 P.M. At 8 :15 P.M. adjournment until 8:25 P.M. was moved.
Moderator Carr called the meeting to order at 8:25 P.M.
Moderator appointed Mr. Corey as Teller replacing Mr. Holbrook who requested to be dismissed and reap- pointed Messrs. Beatty and McLeod.
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ZONING
Article 35. To see if the Town will vote to delete Section 3B Use Regulations-Business Districts of the Zon- ing By-Laws adopted on March 20, 1939, and replace with the following:
B . .. Business Districts.
No building or structure shall be erected, or land utilized, in a business district or zone, which is used or intended to be used as a residence or for manufacturing, mechanical or other industrial use except as hereinafter provided :
(1) Permitted uses.
The following uses are permitted in a Business Dis- trict :
(a) Any use permitted in a Residental District or Zone, except as a single family house or any other type of dwelling and
(b) Retail or wholesale stores and any and all estab- lishments wherein goods and services, or either of them, are sold, rented or offered directly to the consumer, cus- tomer or other patron, as the primary function of the busi- ness, including among others, garages, tailor shops, plumb- ing and heating establishments, professional offices, rest- aurants, and the like, as petitioned for by the Planning Board.
Article 35. After discussion was DEFEATED by a hand vote as follows :
NAY, 113; AYE, 76.
Article 36. To see if the Town will vote to delete Section 3A Use Regulations-Residential District of the Zoning By-Law adopted on March 20, 1939, and replace with the following: Section 3. Use Regulations.
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A. Residential Districts.
No building or structure shall be erected, or land utilized, in a Residential District or Zone which is used or intended to be used for mercantile, mechanical, manu- facturng or other commercial use except as hereinafter provided :
Permitted Uses :
The following uses are permitted in a Residential District :
Single family detached houses, municipal, educa- tional, religious uses, agricultural, greenhouses or nur- sery, including the sale of produce similar to that raised on the premises; cemetery charitable, philanthropic, hos- pital sanitorium; club not conducted for a profit; public utility buildings and structures; licensed inns; single family detached houses wherein an incidental use is the manufacture, processing and sale, or any of them, of ser- vices performed or articles made or processed upon the premises; and necessary uses on the same lot with and customarily incidental to any of the above permitted uses, except as provided below :
(a) Limitations on accessory uses.
The following are expressly declared not to be accessory uses in Residential Districts or zones and are forbidden herein;
1. Furnishings, advertising or maintaining accom- modations for more than four boarders, lodgers or paying guests, except as a licensed inn-holder, as petitioned for by the Planning Board.
Article 36. After discussion was DEFEATED by a hand vote as follows :
NAY, 144; AYE, 50.
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Mr. Klauer moved adjournment at 11:00 P.M. and reconvening to follow at 8:00 P.M., Monday, March 30, 1959.
Mr. Bonney moved that article No. 37 be tabled and brought in for discussion at the next Special Town Meet- ing. Motion DEFEATED by a voice vote.
Article 37. To see if the Town will vote to delete Section 3C Use Regulations-Industrial Districts of the Zoning By-Laws adopted on March 20, 1939, and replace with the following :
C. Industrial Districts.
No building or structure shall be erected, or land utilized, in an Industrial District or Zone which is used or intended to be used as a residence or for any business use or injurious, noxious or offensive trade or industry.
Permitted Uses:
The following uses are permitted in an Industrial District :
1. £ Any research, experimental or testing laboratory.
2. Any industry manufacturing electronic devices or electrical appliances or supplies.
3. Any industry manufacturing textiles, clothing, food stuffs, cosmetics, or wood products.
4. Any industry manufacturing professional equip- ment and precision instruments.
5. Any large company whose product is service such as insurance or investment corporations.
6. Any construction company requiring large stor- age areas for heavy machinery and materials.
Uses permitted on Appeal :
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Any other lawful storage, distribution, manufactur- ing or industrial use if authorized by the Board of Appeals, provided that such is not dangerous to the vicinity through fire, explosion, omission of wastes or other cause, and provided further that such use is not likely to create more noise, vibration, dust, heat, smoke, fumes, odor or glare that the minimum amount normally resulting from any of the uses specifically listed herein-before, petitioned for by the Planning Board.
Article 37. Mr. Warren Claff was granted permis- sion to address the Town Meeting at the request of Mr. Foote. Following Mr. Claff's address and further dis- cussion the question was moved and DEFEATED by a hand vote as follows:
NAY, 189; AYE, 14.
Article 38. To see if the Town will vote to accept Section 8 of the General Laws, Chapter 40A, which pro- vides :
Reconsideration of Proposed Change in Ordinance or By-Law after unfavorable action. After acceptance of this section or corresponding provisions of earlier laws as provided in Section four of Chapter 4, no proposed ordin- ance or By-Law making a change in any existing zoning ordinance or by-law, which has been unfavorably acted upon by a city council or town meeting, shall be con- sidered on its merits by the city council or town meeting within two years after the date of such unfavorable action unless the adoption of such proposed ordinance or by-law is recommended in the final report of the Planning Board or Selectmen required by Section six, as petitioned for by the Planning Board.
Article 38. Following discussion was APPROVED by a voice vote. Approved by the Attorney General, August 28, 1959.
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Article 39. To see if the Town will vote to accept the following additions to the Zoning Laws:
B. Limitations.
No permit shall be issued for the building of resid- ential buildings on land deemed subject to periodic or seasonal flooding, as petitioned for by Joseph Curran and others.
Article 39. Mr. Warren Claff was granted permis- sion to address the Town Meeting as the request of Mr. Foote. Following Mr. Claff's address and further discus- sion the question was moved and Moderator Carr ruled that the article was DEFEATED by a hand vote as follows:
AYE, 109; NAY, 69.
Members of the Planning Board questioned the Moderator's ruling that the article was defeated. Modera- for Carr explained that he based his decision of the fact of this article on the fact that since the article represented a change in zoning regulations in his opinion; statutory provision required a two thirds vote of the membership and further that inasmuch as a total vote of 178 had been tallied, a two thirds vote in this instance would make the required voted necessary to approve this zoning change 118. In view of the affirmative vote of 109 having been cast on this article, the Moderator ruled that this article had been defeated.
Mr. Joseph Curran, member of the Planning Board, requested that he be recorded as taking exception to the ruling of Moderator Carr.
Article 40. To see if the Town will vote to rezone the following described parcel of land from residential to industrial; Northerly by land now or formerly of Ran- dolph Foundry Company by two (2) courses measuring eighty-four and 50/100 (84.50) feet and forty-eight and
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90/100 (48.90) feet respectively. Northeasterly again by the southwesterly bank of Glover Brook, one hundred seventy-seven (177) feet more or less; Northerly again by the northerly bank of said Brook, two hundred thirty- two and 50/100 (232.50) feet; Easterly by land marked on plan hereinafter referred to "John Everett " sixty- three and 51/100 (63.51) feet; Northerly again by said Everett land, four hundred seventy-five and 61/100 (475.61) feet; Northwesterly, Northeasterly, and North- westerly again by said Everett land, one hundred twenty- two and 07/100 (122.07) feet; Northerly again and Westerly again by Glover Brook and said Everett land, five hundred twenty-five (525) feet more or less; North- easterly by Pleasant Street, three hundred thirty-two and 82/100 (332.82) feet; southeasterly by Old Road three hundred thirty-nine and 90/100 (339.90) feet; Easterly by said Old Road fifteen and 11/100 (15.11) feet; South- easterly again by said Old Road in part by a curved line (Rad. 152.71), four hundred forty-six and 11/100 (446.11) feet; Easterly by said Old Road one hundred forty-seven and 17/100 (147.17) feet; Southwesterly by lands now or formerly of Edward J. Lonegan, of Donovan, and of Daniel F. Gibbons by two (2) courses together measuring four hundred and 30/100 (400.30) feet; Southerly by lands now or formerly of Margaret Hand, Edward T. Hand, James F. Long and Catherine M. Carney, two hun- dred ninety-nine and 23/100 (299.23) feet; Westerly by land now or formerly of Angeline Cozatti, eighty-six and 17/100 (86.17) feet; Southerly by said Cozatti land by a right of way appurtenant to the premises hereby conveyed and land now or formerly of John A. Forrest et ux two hundred thirty-seven and 25/100 (237.25) feet; Westerly by land formerly of Assunta Puzone one hundred fifty- eight and 38/100 (158.38) feet; Southerly by said Puzone land two hundred eleven and 08/100 (211.08) feet, Westerly again by said Puzone land seventy-nine and 99/100 (79.99) feet; and Southerly again by said Puzone
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land 151.92 (one Hundred fifty-one and 92/100) feet; Westerly again by the former Corkin Lumber Yard to the point of beginning, approximately two hundred eighty-five (285) feet, as petitioned for by Kathleen T. Murphy and others.
Article 40. Mr. Alvin Corkin was granted permis- sion to address the Town Meeting in favor of this article and was followed by Selectmen Luddington speaking in favor of the article. Catherine Donovan and others spoke against the article and following further discussion the article was DEFEATED by a hand vote, as follows:
NAY, 136; AYE, 26.
Motion carried to adjourn.
ADJOURNED ANNUAL TOWN MEETING
March 30, 1959
Moderator Carr called the meeting to order at 8:00 P.M. Adjournment moved until 8:15 P.M. Moderator called the meeting to order at 8:15 P.M.
Article 41. 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; Novem- ber 19, 1947, 1:52 P.M., Book 2723; from Assunta Puzone to Walter J. Good, Trustee: Description : Land in Ran- dolph, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, being part of that shown on a plan entitled " Plan of Land in Randolph, Massachusetts, March 1924, Hartley L. White, Civil En- gineer," said plan being recorded with Norfolk Deeds, Book 1768, Page 444, and said parcel being bounded : Northerly, by Pleasant Street, 104.62 feet as shown on said plan: Westerly by land now or formerly on the Ran-
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dolph Foundry Company, 258.17 feet, and by a straight line which is a continuation of the westerly boundary, 97.23 feet more or less to a brook : Southerly by said brook and by a stone wall which is in part the northerly bound- ary 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 191.00 feet, and the other 69.05 feet, both as shown on said plan. Northerly again by land now or formerly of Madden and Mahoney and DeCota, 311 feet; Easterly again by land now or for- merly of Madden 125.93 feet as shown on said plan, as petitioned for by James W. Brennan and others.
Article 41. Town Meeting member Good proposed amendment (copy submitted to Clerk) and spoke on the amendment following second. His amendment was VOTED by a hand vote as follows:
AYE, 128; NAY, 3.
Following this action, Article 41 as amended was VOTED by a hand vote as follows:
AYE, 148; NAY, 4.
The amendment as presented by Walter Good, Sr. to follow the word "plan " in the last sentence of the above Article 41 shall read as follows: " that parcel of land de- scribed in Article No. 41, which is not presently zoned for Industry."
Approved by the Attorney General, August 28, 1959.
Article 42. To see if the Town of Randolph will vote to amend the zoning by-laws changing the area listed as residential to business. Beginning at the northerly junction of Forrest St. and No. Main St., continuing northerly along No. Main St., approximately 84.84 feet, then westerly for approximately 90 feet along former Leon Mann property of Victor and Katherine Kroll, then easterly for approximately 90 feet along Forest St. Title
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of which is in the name of Victor and Katherine Kroll, as petitioned for by Victor J. Kroll and others.
Article 42. Mr. Kroll spoke in favor of this article and submitted a notarized statement to the Clerk to the effect that any type of welding would not be carried on should the area be rezoned as petitioned. Messrs Condon and Curran spoke against the article. DEFEATED by a hand vote as follows:
NAY, 101; AYE, 54.
Article 43. To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning By-Laws so that the following described area may be zoned for business: The land on West Street (re- located bounded and described as follows: Northerly, on relocated West Street one hundred ninety-one (191+) feet; Westerly, by land now or formerly of James E. Connors about two hundred thirty-five feet, to a point in the stone wall which is the Southwesterly corner of the plot; Southeasterly by a stone wall on land now or for- merly of Strickland about three hundred five (305+) feet, as petitioned for by William M. Arnold and others.
Article 43. Mr. Arnold granted permission to speak and addressed the members in favor of this article. VOTED by a hand vote as follows:
AYE, 115; NAY, 50.
Approved by the Attorney General, August 28, 1959.
STREET LAYOUT
Article 44. To see if the Town will vote to transfer from available funds a sum of money to lay out Willard Terrace as a Town way from Cole Terrace southerly 630 feet, more or less to Shirley Terrace, as petitioned for by Ralph W. Cartwright and others.
Article 44. Town Meeting member Millen proposed
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amendment (copy submitted to Clerk) and spoke on the amendment.
Amendment to Article No. 44 as presented by Mrs. Millen-To see if the Town will vote to transfer from available funds a sum of money to lay out and accept Willard Terrace between Cole Terrace southerly 630 feet more or less to Shirley Terrace.
Mr. Mulhern moved that this matter be tabled. DE- FEATED by a voice vote. Following discussion, amend- ment as submitted was VOTED by a hand vote as follows:
AYE, 93; NAY, 65.
Article No. 44 as amended was VOTED by a voice vote.
STREET ACCEPTANCES
Article 45. To see if the Town will vote to accept Cowan Road as laid out for a distance of 354 feet as peti- tioned for by the Board of Selectmen.
Article 45. VOTED UNANIMOUSLY that the Town accept Cowan Road as laid out for a distance of 354 feet.
Article 46. To see if the Town will vote to accept Amvets Lane as laid out for a distance of 245 feet as petitioned for by the Board of Selectmen.
Article 46. VOTED UNANIMOUSLY that the Town accept Amvets Lane as laid out for a distance of 245 feet.
Article 47. To see if the Town will vote to accept Milton Terrace as laid out, as petitioned for by the Board of Selectmen.
Article 47. VOTED UNANIMOUSLY that the Town accept Milton Terrace as laid out.
Article 48. To see if the Town will vote to accept Kingcrest Terrace as laid out as petitioned for by the Board of Selectmen.
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Article 48. VOTED UNANIMOUSLY that the Town accept Kingcrest Terrace as laid out.
Article 49. To see if the Town will vote to accept Tileston Road, as laid out from its present accepted end a distance of 260 feet further, as petitioned for by the Board of Selectmen.
Article 49. VOTED UNANIMOUSLY that the Town accept Tileston Road, as laid out from its present accepted end a distance of 260 feet further.
SCHOOL IMPROVEMENTS
Article 50. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from the E & D Account the sum of $12,300 for improvements at the schools as follows:
Devine School
Paint exterior trim and water proof $1,200.00
North end wall-Paint 5 classrooms 1,500.00
Stetson School
Paint exterior trim
2,000.00
Install rubber tile on 2 classroom floors 500.00
Paint 6 classrooms 1,800.00
High School
Waterproof exterior of Gymnasium
and Auditorium and paint the in- teriors 3,000.00
McNeil School
Install rubber tile on 2 classroom floors 500.00
Paint 2 classrooms 600.00
Tower Hill School
Paint 2 classrooms
600.00
Belcher School
Paint 2 classrooms 600.00
as petitioned for by the School Department.
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Article 50. VOTED by unanimous voice vote to trans- fer the sum of $12,300.00 from the E & D Account for improvements at the schools as shown above.
Article 50. VOTED by unanimous voice to transfer the sum of $12,300.00 from the E & D Account for im- provements at the schools as shown above.
Article 51. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds the sum of $00,000 to blacktop the unpaved area of the Belcher School yard as petitioned for by the Belcher P.T.A.
Article 51. VOTED by unanimous voice vote that the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $500.00 to blacktop the unpaved area of the Belcher School yard.
Article 52. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of $00,000 for the purpose of con- structing a playground to the rear of the Devine School and to determine if the money will be raised by taxation or by transfer from available funds or to take any action in relation thereto, as petitioned for by William J. Doherty and others.
Article 52. VOTED by unanimous voice vote that the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $3,000.00 for the purpose of constructing a playground to the rear of the Devine School.
MISCELLANEOUS
Article 53. To see if the Town will authorize the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Board of Select- men to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year, beginning January 1, 1960, and to issue notes therefor, payable within one year, all in accordance with the General Laws Chapter 44, as petitioned for by Edward T. Clark.
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