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Article 30. To determine whether the Town will vote to extend the business zoned area to include the new build- ing site of the American Legion that parallels the rail- road track on the N. E. side and to the S. E. side of Lin- coln Road, in order to expedite the erection of a new, larger, and more attractive and costly legion home. VOTED : To pass over the article.
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Article 31. To determine whether the Town will vote to amend its By-Laws by adding a new section as follows: "No person shall construct, reconstruct, or alter the con- nection of any private driveway or road with any public way until he has obtained a permit therefor from the Super- intendent of Streets. The application for such a permit shall be submitted on a form prescribed by the Selectmen and shall be accompanied by a plan of the proposed drive- way connection showing elevations of the proposed driveway in sufficient detail to permit the Superintendent of Streets to determine the drainage characteristics thereof, and the effect, if any, of such proposed connection upon the ex- isting surface drainage of the travelled way. The pro-
posed connection shall be designed so as not to interfere with the existing drainage of the public way nor to dump excessive additional surface water on the travelled way, nor to serve as a drain for the existing way except in so far as alteration of the existing drainage pattern is de- sirable as determined by the Superintendent of Streets with such engineering advice as he may deem necessary. The Superintendent of Streets shall, upon notification from the permittee that the work upon the proposed connection is complete, inspect the condition of the connection. In the event that the Superintendent determines that the work has not been satisfactorily completed he shall furnish written notice to the permittee stating the particulars in which the work is unsatisfactory, and demanding that the necessary corrective measures be taken within sixty (60)
days of the receipt of such notice. The Superintendent of Streets may likewise be permitted to give written no- tice to the permittee at any time that he may find that as a result of work on the proposed connection an unsafe con- dition exists or a condition which, if not corrected, will cause or permit damage to the pavement or drainage system of the public road, and to set in such notice a time, rea- sonable in relation to the hazard, within which the con- dition shall be corrected. In the event that the permit- tee does not take or cause to be taken the necessary cor- rective measures within the stated time, the Town may cause such measures to be taken at the expense of the permittee. Where a driveway is used for access to a construction site, the final inspection of the work by the Superintendent of Streets shall not be made until the construction is com- plete. Each permit granted by the Superintendent of Streets pursuant to the provisions of this by-law shall re- quire that the work permitted to be done thereunder shall be commenced not later than sixty (60) days after the date of the permit and shall be completed as soon as practicable thereafter. Each applicant for a permit issued under this
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by-law shall pay a fee of $1.00 to the Town upon sub- mission of his application". VOTED : To amend Article 11 of its By-Laws, by
adding a new Section 3 (c), as follows: "Any person in- tending to construct, reconstruct, or alter the connection of any private driveway or road with any public way shall give written notice of such intent to the Board of Select- men. The Selectmen shall cause an inspection of the lo- cation of the connection to be made. If, in their judg- ment, the proposed work may reduce the safety of pedestrian or vehicular traffic on the public way or alter the drain- age of the public way in an undesirable manner or affect the integrity of pavement or shoulders, they may require that said person present plans showing the proposed con- nection in sufficient detail to permit the Selectmen to determine the adequacy of the proposed connection from the point of view of safety, drainage and construction. No driveway shall be constructed in such a way as to interfere with the normal flow of traffic or the drainage on any pub-
lic way. Upon completion of such work affecting entry on to a public way, the Selectmen may cause an inspection to
be made. In the event that said connection has been so constructed that there exists an unsafe condition or a condition which, if not corrected, might cause or permit damage to the pavement or drainage system of the public road, they may give written notice to the owner of the property setting in such notice a time, reasonable in re- lation to the hazard, within which the condition shall be corrected. In the event that the owner does not take or cause to be taken the necessary corrective measures within the stated time, the Town may cause such measures to be taken at the expense of the owner."
Article 32. To determine whether the Town will vote to amend its By-Laws by adding a new section, as follows: "Section 1: No motor boat shall be operated upon any por- tion of the Concord River or its tributaries or of any in- land lake other than Walden Pond lying within the town in a manner which endangers the safety of the public or is detrimental or injurious to the neighborhood or to the value of property thereon. Section 2: It shall be prima facie evidence of the violation of this by-law if such boat is operated by a motor not having an underwater exhaust, or in a noisy or obnoxious manner, or at any un- reasonable rate of speed, or without slowing down and ex- ercising due caution while approaching and passing persons bathing or any other watercraft, or at any speed in excess of ten miles per hour. Section 3: Any person violating any provision of this by-law shall be subject to a fine not
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exceeding $20.00 for each offense. Section 4: The town may join with any other town through which said Concord River or any of its tributaries flows in the enforcement of this by-law or a similar by-law adopted by such other town insofar as such by-laws relate to said river or its tributaries, and may appropriate money for the enforcement in whole or in part of any and all such by-laws. VOTED : That the Town amend its By-Laws by add- ing a section 9 to Article 11, as follows : (a) No motor- boat shall be operated upon any portion of the Concord River or its tributaries or of any inland lake or pond ly- ing within the Town in a manner which endangers the safety of the public or is detrimental or injurious to the neigh- borhood or to the value of the property thereon. (b) It shall be prima facie evidence of the violation of this by- law if such boat is operated by a motor not having an un- derwater exhaust, or in a noisy or obnoxious manner, or at any unreasonable rate of speed, or without slowing down and exercising due caution while approaching and passing per- sons bathing or any other watercraft, or at any speed in excess of ten miles per hour. (c) Any person violating any provision of this by-law shall be subject to a fine not exceeding $20.00 for each offense. (d) The Town may join with any other town, through which said Concord River or any of its tributaries flows in the enforcement of this by-law or a similar by-law adopted by such other towns in- sofar as such by-laws relate to said river or its tributa- ries, and may appropriate money for the enforcement of this in whole or in part of any and all such by-laws."
On motion duly seconded, it was voted to adjourn at 10:40 P. M.
William H. Davis, Town Clerk
ANNUAL TOWN ELECTION March 19, 1962
Article 1 of the Warrant was read by the Moderator, Mr. Charles Y. Wadsworth, and the Polls were declared open at 8 o'clock A. M. Previously the ballot box was in- spected and the following ballot clerks duly sworn: Margaret M. Algeo and Elizabeth J. Snelling. At 12 Noon Mr. Warren F. Flint assumed the duties of Warden and at 4 P. M. Mr. Elliott V. Grabill took over the duties. At 7 o'clock P. M. the Polls were declared closed. The fol- lowing checkers were duly sworn and proceeded with the counting of the ballots: Rebecca A. Gilbert, Anne V. Lyons,
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Mary Murphy, Thelma D. Haworth, George H. Gilbert, Francis J. Smith, Manley B. Boyce, and D. Everett Sherman, Jr. The total number of votes cast was 879, with the following results :
Town Clerk (1 year )
William H. Davis 824
Blanks 55
Charles K. Fitts
802
Scattering
1
Blanks
76
Assessor (3 years)
Elmer H. Ziegler 799
Blanks
80
Assessor (2 years)
George G. Tarbell, Jr. 807
Blanks
72
Treasurer (1 year)
Frederick B. Taylor
802
Blanks
77
Collector of Taxes
William H. Davis
828
(3 years)
Blanks 51
C. DeWitt Smith
799
School Committee (3 years)
Scattering
2
Blanks 78
Regional District School Committee (3 years)
James M. Jagger
634
Reed K. Taylor
214
Blanks
31
Water Commissioner
Alan McClennen
796
(3 years)
Blanks
83
Tree Warden (1 year)
Albert S. Brooks
804
Blanks
75
Board of Health (3 years)
Pierre M. Dreyfus
791
Scattering
2
Blanks -
86
Board of Health (1 year)
Abigail D. Avery
792
Scattering
1
Blanks
86
Cemetery Commissioner (3 years)
James DeNormandie
793
Scattering
3
Blanks
83
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Selectman (3 years)
GENERAL GOVERNMENT
Planning Board (5 years)
Warren R. Dwyer 571
William A. Halsey 290
Scattering
1
Blanks 17
Commissioner of Trust Funds (3 years)
Richard F. Schroeder 792
Scattering
1
Blanks 86
Trustee of Bemis Fund (3 years)
Margaret B. Wood
798
Blanks 81
Director DeCordova
Dana W. Atchley
786
Museum (4 years)
Scattering
1
Blanks 92
Trustee of Library,
John Carley
802
(3 years)
Scattering
1
Blanks 76
William H. Davis, Town Clerk
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING June 4, 1962
In accordance with a Warrant duly served, the Meeting was called to order at 7:35 P. M., by the Moderator, Mr. Charles Y. Wadsworth. The Return of the Warrant was read, and the invocation was given by Rev. Morris R. Robinson. A quorum being present, the following business was trans- acted :
Article 1. To see if the Town will vote to acquire in fee for school purposes by eminent domain, purchase, or any other way, a certain parcel of land now or formerly of Sandy Pond Trust and formerly of Sumner Smith, located on the southwesterly side of Sandy Pond Road and other land now or formerly of Sandy Pond Trust and formerly of Sumner Smith, between land now of Rouner, and land now of Emmons, and land now of the Town of Lincoln, and land now or for- merly of Eleanor M. Palmer, for the use of schools, con- taining 15 acres, more or less, raise and appropriate a sum of money therefor, or take any action relative thereto. VOTED : That the Selectmen be, and they hereby are, authorized and empowered in the name and on behalf of the Town to acquire in fee by eminent domain, purchase, or any other way, for school purposes, a certain parcel of land in Lincoln, Massachusetts, on the southwesterly side
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of Sandy Pond Road containing sixteen and eighty-three hun- dredths (16.83) acres, more or less, as shown on a plan entitled "Plan of Land in Lincoln, Massachusetts, to be conveyed to Town of Lincoln, Massachusetts", dated June, 1962, Rowland H. Barnes & Co., Civil Engineers, to be re- corded with the Middlesex District Registry of Deeds, bounded and described as follows: Pond Road, three hundred and eight and 55/100 (308.55)
NORTHEASTERLY: by Sandy feet; SOUTHEASTERLY: by land now or formerly of Sandy Pond Trust one hundred ninety-four and 30/100 (194.30) feet; NORTHEASTERLY: again by said land now or formerly of Sandy Pond Trust five hundred and eight and 11/100 (508.11) feet; SOUTHEASTERLY: again by land now or formerly of Thomas J. Rouner and Doris J. Rouner five hundred eighty-two and 53/100 (582.53) feet; SOUTHERLY: by land now or formerly of Town of Lincoln six hundred thirteen and 85/100 (613.85) feet, more or less; SOUTHWESTERLY: by the thread of a brook and land now or formerly of Town of Lincoln four hundred and 00/100 (400.00) feet, more or less; NORTHERLY: by land now or formerly of Eleanor M. Palmer thirty-two and 98/100 (32.98) feet; WESTERLY: by said land now or formerly of Eleanor M. Palmer ninety-two and 86/100 (92.86) feet; NORTHWESTERLY: by land now or formerly of A. Bradlee Emmons and Judith Reed Emmons one thousand sixty-three and 80/100 (1063.80) feet, subject to an easement duly recorded with said Deeds marked on said plan as "Northeastern Gas Trans- mission Co., 30 Ft. Easement; and that there be and there is hereby appropriated for this purpose the sum of fifty- one thousand dollars ($51,000), and to meet said appropria- tion that the sum of one thousand dollars ($1,000) be raised and appropriated from available funds in the Treas- ury, and that the Treasurer, with the approval of the Se- lectmen, be and hereby is authorized to borrow the sum of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), and to issue bonds or notes of the Town therefor under Chapter 645 of the Acts of 1948, as amended.
Article 2. To see if the Town will vote to acquire in fee for school purposes by eminent domain, purchase, or any other way, a certain parcel of land south and west of the Tennessee Natural Gas pipe now or formerly of Eleanor M. Palmer, bounded by land now of A. Bradlee Emmons and land now of the Town of Lincoln, and land now of Sandy Pond Trust and formerly of Sumner Smith, containing 1.3 acres, more or less, raise and appropriate a sum of money there- for, or take any action relative thereto. VOTED : That the Selectmen be and they hereby are authorized and empowered in the name and on behalf of the Town to acquire in fee by eminent domain, purchase, or
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any other way, for school purposes, a certain parcel of land in Lincoln, Massachusetts, containing one and thirty- three hundredths (1.33) acres, more or less, as shown on a plan entitled "Plan of Land in Lincoln, Massachusetts, to be conveyed to the Town of Lincoln, Massachusetts", dated June, 1962, Rowland H. Barnes & Co., Civil Engineers, to be recorded with the Middlesex South District Registry of Deeds, bounded and described as follows: NORTHEASTERLY
by the southwesterly line of the "Northeastern Gas Trans- mission Co. - 30 Ft. Easement", being land now or former- ly of Eleanor M. Palmer, one hundred eighty-one and 63/100 (181.63) feet; SOUTHEASTERLY AND NORTHEASTERLY by land now or formerly of A. Bradlee Emmons and Judith Reed Emmons and by land now or formerly of Sandy Pond Trust two hun- dred sixty-eight and 98/100 (268.98) feet; SOUTHWESTERLY by land now or formerly of said Sandy Pond Trust and land now or formerly of Town of Lincoln two hundred sixty-six and 91/100 (266.91) feet; and NORTHWESTERLY by land now or formerly of Town of Lincoln three hundred one and 41/100 (301.41) feet; and that there be and there is hereby appro- priated for said purpose from available funds in the Treas- ury the sum of four thousand dollars ($4,000.00).
Article 3. To see if the Town will vote to acquire in fee for school purposes by eminent domain, purchase, or any other way, a certain parcel of land now of A. Bradlee and Judith R. Emmons, situated to the south and west of the Tennessee Natural Gas Pipe between land now or former- ly of the Sandy Pond Trust and formerly of Sumner Smith and land now or formerly of Eleanor Palmer, containing 0.3 acres, more or less; raise and appropriate a sum of money therefor, or take any action relative thereto. VOTED : That the Selectmen be and they hereby are authorized and empowered in the name and on behalf of the Town to acquire in fee by eminent domain, purchase, or any other way, for school purposes, a certain parcel of land in Lincoln, Massachusetts, containing thirty-five hun- dredths (0.35) of an acre, more or less, as shown on a plan entitled "Plan of Land in Lincoln, Massachusetts, to be conveyed to the Town of Lincoln, Massachusetts", dated June, 1962, Rowland H. Barnes & Co., Civil Engineers, to be recorded with the Middlesex South District Registry of Deeds, bounded and described, as follows: NORTHEASTERLY by the southwesterly line of the "Northeastern Gas Trans- mission Co. - 30 Ft. Easement" being land now or formerly of A. Bradlee Emmons and Judith R. Emmons one hundred fifty-three and 27/100 (153.27) feet; SOUTHEASTERLY by land now or formerly of Sandy Pond Trust two hundred six- teen and 32/100 (216.32) feet; SOUTHWESTERLY by land now
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or formerly of Eleanor M. Palmer eighty-seven and 20/100 (87.20) feet; NORTHWESTERLY by said land now or formerly of Eleanor M. Palmer eighty-eight and 92/100 (88.92) feet; and that there be and there is hereby appropriated for said purpose from available funds in the Treasury the sum of one thousand and fifty dollars ($1,050.00).
Article 4. To determine whether the Town will vote to extend the business zoned area to include the new build- ing site of the American Legion that parallels the rail- road track on the N. E. side and to the S. E. side of Lin- coln Road, in order to expedite the erection of a new, larger, more attractive and costly legion home.
VOTED : A motion "to determine whether the town will vote to extend the B-1 (business) district along the railroad track a distance of 350 feet by 1 foot wide to the American Legion Post #84 lot, then expanding to in- clude the Legion lot, containing approximately 23,000 square feet, which parallels the railroad track 156.9 feet in a S. E. direction; thence turning and running in a N.E. direction 143.09 feet; thence in a N. W. direction 113.51 feet to Ridge Road; thence running along Ridge Road in a westerly direction 100.82 feet; thence bearing slightly in a southerly direction 60.76 feet to the point of begin- ning" was lost.
Article 5. To determine whether the Town will vote to raise and appropriate from taxation, borrowing, the Stabilization Fund established pursuant to the vote of the Town under Article 23 of the Annual Meeting on March 16, 1959, available funds, or any combination thereof, a sum of money sufficient to construct and originally equip and furnish elementary school buildings and facilities on the site of the Smith and Hartwell Schools or on the site of land acquired pursuant to other Articles of this Warrant, or take any action relative thereto.
VOTED : That the sum of $900,000 be raised and appropriated for the purpose of constructing and original- ly equipping and furnishing elementary school buildings and appurtenant facilities on the site of the Smith and Hartwell Schools and on the site of land acquired pursuant to other Articles of this Warrant; that to meet said appro- priation: (a) the sum of $100,000 shall be transferred and expended from the Stabilization Fund established pursuant to the vote of the Town under Article 23 of the Annual Town Meeting on March 16, 1959; (b) the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, be and he hereby is author- ized, at one time or from time to time, to borrow the sum
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of $700,000, and to issue bonds or notes of the Town there- for, under the authority of and in accordance with the pro- visions of Chapter 645 of the Acts of 1948, as amended and supplemented, and the bonds or notes of such issue or issues shall be payable in accordance with Chapter 44 of the General Laws (Ter. Ed. ), so that each issue of said bonds or notes shall be paid in not more than twenty (20) years from the date thereof, and shall bear such date, and shall be sold in such manner (except as herein or by law otherwise provided) as shall be determined by the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen; (c) the committee appointed by the Moderator in accordance with the vote under Article 27 at the Annual Meeting on March 21, 1961, is hereby continued, and is hereby authorized and empowered to enter into contracts and do or cause to be done all things necessary or desirable to construct and originally equip and furnish said elementary school build- ings and appurtenant facilities, and is hereby authorized and directed to apply to the School Building Assistance Commission of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for a school construction grant under Section 7 of Chapter 645 of the Acts of 1948, as amended and supplemented, and the portion of said grant representing an accelerated matching payment under Chapter 591 of the Acts of 1959, as amended by Chapter 377 of the Acts of 1961 (estimated to be $100,000), when received, shall be used to meet to that extent the aforesaid appropriation.
The meeting was adjourned at 11:55 P. M.
William H. Davis, Town Clerk
STATE PRIMARY September 18, 1962
Warrant
To either of the Constables of the Town of Lincoln in said County :
Greeting :
In the name of the Commonwealth you are hereby re- quired to notify and warn the inhabitants of said town who are qualified to vote in said Primaries to meet in the Fire and Police Building, Codman and Lincoln Roads, Tuesday, the eighteenth day of September, 1962, at seven o'clock A.M. for the following purposes: To bring in their votes
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to the Primary Officers for the nomination of candidates of political parties for the following offices: Senator in Congress for this Commonwealth; Governor of this Common- wealth; Lieutenant Governor for this Commonwealth; Attorney General for this Commonwealth; Secretary of the Commonwealth for this Commonwealth; Treasurer and Receiver General for this Commonwealth; Auditor for this Commonwealth; Represen- tative in Congress for 5th Congressional District; Council- lor for 3rd Counsellor District; Senator for 5th Senatorial District; Representative in General Court for 10th Middle- sex Representative District; District Attorney for Northern District; County Commissioner for Middlesex County; Sheriff for Middlesex County; Vacancies: in Middlesex County, a County Commissioner; in Middlesex County, a County Treasurer. The polls will be open from 7 A.M. to 7:30 P.M. Hereof fail not and make return of this warrant with your doings there- on at the time and place of said meeting. Given under our hands this fourth day of September A.D. 1962.
Charles K. Fitts )
Selectmen
Elliott V. Grabill )
of
Warren F. Flint ) Lincoln
In accordance with the above Warrant the Polls were declared open at 7 o'clock A.M. by Charles K. Fitts, Warden. Margaret M. Algeo and Elizabeth J. Snelling were duly sworn as Ballot Clerks. At 11 o'clock A.M. Warren F. Flint as- sumed the duties of Warden until 3:30 P.M. at which time Elliott V. Grabill assumed these duties and closed the Polls at 7:30 P.M. with the following results. The total number of votes cast was 1198, - Republican 901; Democratic 297.
Republican
Senator in Congress
George C. Lodge
582
Laurence Curtis
297
Blanks 22
Governor
John A. Volpe
826
Scattering
1
Blanks .
74
Lieutenant Governor
Francis W. Perry
819
Scattering
1
Blanks 81
Attorney General
Edward W. Brooke
364
Elliott L. Richardson
524
Blanks 13
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Secretary
Harris A. Reynolds 797
Blanks 104
Treasurer
Joseph B. Grossman 620
Francis Andrew Walsh 183
Blanks 98
Auditor
Philip M. Walsh 781
Blanks 120
Congressman, 5th District
F. Bradford Morse 828
Blanks
73
Counsellor, 3rd District
Chester W. Cooper
280
Ray Massa
174
Jack E. Molesworth
154
John Joseph Sweeney
46
Blanks
247
Senator
William E. Hays
794
Blanks 107
Representative in General Court, 10th Middlesex
James DeNormandie
805
Scattering
7
Blanks
89
District Attorney,
William G. Andrew
623
Northern District
Arlyne F. Hassett 235
Blanks 43
George C. Ayotte
73
James J. Flanagan
110
Frederick Lowe
127
Jesse A. Rogers
368
Blanks
223
Sheriff, Middlesex County
John F. Cahill
725
Blanks 176
County Commissioner
Alan L. Alford
351
William B. Baily
205
James F. M. Cremins
67
Albert L. Daigle
7
Manuel S. Dias
61
Blanks
210
County Treasurer (to fill vacancy)
Weldon Hitchcock
314
Frank D. Parker
402
Blanks
185
County Commissioner,
Middlesex County
(to fill vacancy )
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Democratic
Senator in Congress
Edward M. Kennedy
93
Edward J. McCormack, Jr. 194
Blanks
10
Governor
Endicott Peabody
242
Clement A. Riley
36
Blanks
19
Lieutenant Governor
Francis X. Bellotti 131
Herbert L. Connolly
95
Blanks
71
Attorney General
James R. Lawton
99
Francis E. Kelley
49
Thomas L. McCormack
6
Margaret F. McGovern
65
Matthew L. McGrath, Jr.
14
Blanks
64
Secretary
Kevin H. White
201
Blanks
96
Treasurer
John Thomas Driscoll
193
John F. Kennedy
35
John M. Kennedy
6
Blanks
63
Auditor
Thomas J. Buckley
211
Blanks
86
Congressman, 5th District
Thomas Lane
141
Thomas J. Chiara
27
Samuel S. Pollard
43
Blanks
86
Councillor, 3rd District
John W. Costello
87
Vincent Asaro
7
' Frank Capaldi
14
Edmund F. Doyle
10
Anthony Gallunio
28
Andrew F. Petitti
9
Blanks
120
Senator, 5th Middlesex
James Ford
92
Richard J. Monahan
101
Blanks
104
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Representative in General Court, 10th Middlesex
Scattering 17
Blanks 280
John J. Droney 116
John F. Cremens 75
Albert R. Megoff 31
Blanks 75
Thomas B. Brennan 98
Hugh E. Buckley
15
John P. Buckley
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