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. VOTED : That the Town request the Trust- ees under the Will of Julian DeCordova to pay over to the DeCordova and Dana Museum and Park one hun- dred per cent (100%) of the B Trust net income for the year 1964.
Article 11. To determine whether the Town will authorize the Board of Selectmen and the School Committee to continue its annual contract with U. S. Commissioner of Education to operate the elementary school at L. G. Hanscom Field, Bed- ford, Massachusetts. VOTED : That the Town authorize the School Committee and the Board of Selectmen to con- tinue the annual contract with the U. S. Commission- er of Education to operate the elementary school at
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the L. G. Hanscom Field, Bedford, Massachusetts.
Article 12. To determine whether the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $5,800.00, or any other sum, for the purchase of a highway 3/4 ton dump truck, to replace existing equipment, or take any other action relative there- to.
VOTED : That the Town raise and appro-
priate the sum of $5,800 for the purchase of a 3/4 ton dump truck for the use of the Highway Depart- ment.
Article 13, To determine whether the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $5,000.00, or any other sum, to make necessary re- pairs to the outside of the Town Hall, or take any other action relative thereto. VOTED : That the Town raise and appro-
priate the sum of $5,000 to make necessary repairs to the outside of the Town Hall.
Article 14. To bring in their votes for any committees, commissioners, trustees, and other officers required by law to be elected by ballot or otherwise. VOTED : That Albert Brooks be elected Measurer of Wood and Bark for the ensuing year.
Article 15, To determine whether the Town
will vote to appropriate the sum of $4,900.00, or any other sum, for the purpose of purchasing a Forest Fire Truck, for the use of the Fire Depart- ment, or take any other action relative thereto. VOTED : That the Town raise and appro- priate the sum of $4,900 for the purchase of a Forest Fire Truck for the use of the Fire Depart- ment.
Article 16. To determine whether the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of $9,352.83 for the purpose of repairing Weston Road (from Silver Hill Road to the Weston line) under the provisions of Chapter 782 of the Acts of 1962, or take any other action relative thereto.
VOTED : That the Town appropriate the
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sum of $9,352.83 for the purpose of repairing. Weston Road (from Silver Hill Road to the Weston line), said sum to be taken from sums received from the Commonwealth under the provisions of Chapter 782 of the Acts of 1962.
Article 17. To determine whether the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of $9,352.83 for the purpose of repairing Old Winter Street, also Winter Street (from Old Winter Street to Old Coun- ty Road ) under the provisions of Chapter 822 of the Acts of 1963, or take any other action rela- tive thereto. VOTED : That the Town appropriate the sum of $9,352.83 for the purpose of repairing Old Winter Street, also Winter Street (from Old Winter Street to Old County Road), said sum to be taken from sums received from the Commonwealth under the provisions of Chapter 822 of the Acts of 1963.
Article 18. To determine whether the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $5,500.00, or any other sum, for the purchase of a tractor for the use of the Highway Department, action relative thereto.
or take any other VOTED : That the Town raise and appro- priate the sum of $5,500 for the purchase of a tractor and certain integral equipment for the use of the Highway Department.
Article 19. To determine whether the Town will vote to celebrate Independence Day, the fourth of July, appoint a committee, raise and appropriate the sum of $1,000.00, or any other sum, or take any action relative thereto.
VOTED : That the Moderator be authorized to appoint a committee of five to plan and carry out a celebration for Independence Day, the fourth of July, and that the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $1,000 to be used by the Committee.
Article 20. To determine whether the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $4,650.00, or some other sum, to be added to the Stabilization Fund established pursuant to the vote of the Town under Article 23 of the 1959 An-
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nual Town Meeting, or take any other action rela- tive thereto. VOTED : That there be raised and appro- priated for addition to the Stabilization Fund es- tablished pursuant to the vote of the Town under Article 23 of the Annual Town Meeting of March 16, 1959, for long-range land acquisition, the sum of $4,650.
Article 21, To determine whether the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $4,650.00, or some other sum, to be added to the Conservation Fund established pursuant to the vote of the Town under Article 13 of the 1961 Annual Town Meeting, or take any other action relative thereto.
VOTED : That there be raised and appro- priated the sum of $4,650 to be added to the Con- servation Fund established pursuant to the vote of the Town under Article 13 of the 1961 Annual Town Meeting.
Article 22. To determine whether the Town will vote to acquire for conservation and recrea- tional purposes by eminent domain, purchase, or in any other way, from Joseph and Mira C. Garland, a certain parcel of land on Sandy Pond Road, shown as Lot 4 on a plan entitled "Division of Land in Lincoln, Massachusetts, owned by Joseph and Mira C. Garland", recorded with Middlesex South Dis- trict Registry of Deeds in Book 9955, Page 511, said parcel having an area of 1.89 acres, more or less, reserving to Joseph and Mira C. Garland for their joint lives and life of the survivor the exclusive occupancy and use of said lot and the buildings thereon, and for such purposes to ex- pend from monies in the Conservation Fund estab- lished pursuant to the vote of the Town under Article 13 of the 1961 Annual Town Meeting, the sum of $4,000.00, or some other sum, or take any other action relative thereto.
VOTED : That the Selectmen be author- ized and empowered in the name and on behalf of the Town to acquire in fee from Joseph and Mira C. Garland by purchase, eminent domain, or in any other manner, for conservation and recreational
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purposes, a certain parcel of land on Sandy Pond Road, shown as Lot 4 on a plan entitled "Division of Land in Lincoln, Massachusetts, owned by Joseph and Mira C. Garland", recorded with Middlesex South District Registry of Deeds in Book 9955, Page 511, said parcel having an area of 1.89 acres, more or less, reserving to Joseph and Mira C. Gar - land for their joint lives and life of the sur - vivor the exclusive occupancy and use of said lot and the buildings thereon, and for such purposes to expend from monies in the Conservation Fund established pursuant to the vote of the Town under Article 13 of the 1961 Annual Town Meeting the sum of $4,000.00.
Article 23. To determine whether the Town will vote to amend section VI-B of its Zoning By- Law by adding a new paragraph 8 (Exception for Cluster Development in an R-l Single Residence District) thereto, as proposed in a notice now on file with the Town Clerk, or take any other action relative thereto. VOTED : That the Zoning By-Law of the Town of Lincoln, as adopted December 13, 1960, ap- proved by the Attorney General January 27, 1961, and effective February 7, 1961, and thereafter amended, be further amended by adding thereto a new subsection (8) to Section VI-B (Development Regulations - Area, Frontage and Yard Requirements) as follows :
(8) Exception for Cluster Development in an R-1 Single Residence District. (a) For the purpose of promoting the more efficient use of land in harmony with its natural features and with the general intent of the Zoning By-Law, and to protect and promote the health, safety, convenience and general welfare of the inhabitants of the
Town, an owner or owners of a tract of land situated within the R-1 Single Residence Dis- trict, or a duly authorized agent thereof, may, in connection with the submission of a subdivision plan for Planning Board approval under the Subdivision Control Law or, if no such approval is required, after consultation with the Planning Board, make application to
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the Board of Appeals for a special permit excepting his plan from the lot area and frontage requirements of sub-paragraphs B-1 through B-5 of this Section VI.
(b) After notice and public hearing, and after due consideration of the report and recommendations of the Planning Board (see sub-paragraph (d) below), the Board of Ap- peals may grant such a permit provided that: (1) It finds that the proposed plan is in harmony with the purpose and in- tent of this By-Law and that it will promote the purposes of this section; (2) The area of the tract of land to be subdivided is not less than ten (10) acres ;
(3) The number of lots on the plan does not exceed the number of lots upon which dwellings could be constructed on the total land area of the tract which is usable for residential construction without refer- ence to this sub-section (8), under the appli- cable laws of the Town and the Commonwealth, as determined by the Planning Board in its report made pursuant to paragraph (d) below; (4) Each lot shall contain not less than 40,000 square feet; (5) Each lot shall have a minimum frontage of eighty (80) feet on a public or private way, except that a lot on the turn- ing circle of a dead end street may have a frontage of not less than fifty (50) feet, provided that the shortest distance between side lot lines shall be at least eighty (80) feet at every point more than forty (40) feet from the street line to the dwelling or main non-residential structure;
(6) The minimum front yard shall be forty (40) feet; (7) The minimum side and rear yards shall be thirty (30) feet; (8) The minimum width of the lot at the building shall be one hundred sixty (160) feet;
(9) Provision shall be made so that at least 20% of the land area of the
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tract, exclusive of land set aside for road area, shall be Open Land, and that the area of open land shall be such that when added to the total area of all lots smaller than 80,000 square feet, the total area shall not be less than the number of such lots multi- plied by 80,000 square feet;
(10) Provisions shall be made so that Open Land shall be owned :
(a) by the Town;
( b) by the Lincoln Land
Conservation Trust ;
(c) jointly by the owners of the land;
(d ) jointly by the owners of the land and the Town ;
( e) by an association of the
owners of the land, or
(f) in any other manner that may be approved by the Board of Appeals,
provided that such ownership shall vest in the Town suffi- cient rights to enable it to enforce compliance with the restrictions imposed by the Board of Appeals as condi- tions of its special permit; and
(11) Provision shall be made so that Open Land shall be restricted to any one or more of the uses allowed in a C-Open-Space Conservation District by right or appeal.
( c) The Board of Appeals may, in appro- priate cases, impose further restrictions upon the tract, or parts thereof, as a condition to granting the special permit.
(d) In connection with an application for a special permit from the Board of Appeals under this section, the Planning Board shall submit, in writing, prior to the hearing, its recommendation and report to the Board of Ap- peals. The Planning Board may supplement its
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report after the hearing. The report of the Planning Board shall include as a minimum :
(1) A determination of the area of the tract "usable for residential con- struction";
(2) A determination of the number of lots upon which dwellings could be con- structed without regard to this section;
(3) A general description of the neighborhood in which the tract lies and the effect of the plan on the area; (4) The relation of the plan to the Long Range Plan of the Town; (5) 3 The extent to which the plan is designed to take advantage of the natural terrain of the tract;
(6) The extent to which the pro- posed Open Land is of a size and shape and has adequate access to benefit the Town; (7) The Planning Board's opinion as to the overall design of the plan; (8) The Planning Board's recom- mendations as to the advisability of granting the special permit, and as to any restrict- ions which should be imposed upon the tract as a condition of such permit.
The Board of Appeals shall give due consider- ation to the report of the Planning Board and, where its decision differs from the recommen- dations of the Planning Board, shall state the reasons therefor in writing.
( e) For the purpose of this section, land "usable for residential construction" shall be defined as land found by the Plan- ning Board and Board of Health, at the time of the application, assuming compliance with the Zoning By-Law, to be suitable for the construction thereon of residential dwelling units under the rules and regulations of the Town of Lincoln and the Commonwealth of Mass- achusetts relating thereto.
(f) Any condition set forth herein re- quiring a minimum lot area or frontage shall not be construed as purporting to limit the
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right of the Board of Appeals to grant a variance therefrom as permitted by law.
Article 24. To determine whether the Town will vote to amend paragraphs VI- D-2, VI - D-3, and X - B-5 of the Zoning By-Law as proposed in a notice now on file with the Town Clerk, or take any other action relative thereto. VOTED : That the Zoning By-Law of the Town of Lincoln, as adopted December 13, 1960, ap- proved by the Attorney General January 27, 1961, and effective February 7, 1961, and thereafter amended, be further amended by adding the words "and within the same zoning district" at the end of subparagraph (2), Section VI-D (Off-Street Parking and Loading Areas), so that the paragraph will read as follows:
"( 2) Required off-street parking and load- ing spaces shall be located on the same lot as the building 4 use they are intended to serve, or, in the case of parking spaces, on other premises with- in two hundred (200) feet of such lot, and within the same zoning district",
and further to substitute the word "thereafter" for the word "hereafter" in subparagraph (3), Sec- tion VI-D (Off-Street Parking and Loading Areas), so that the paragraph will read as follows: "( 3 ) Required off-street parking and load-
ing spaces shall not thereafter be reduced nor any loading space counted as or substituted for a park- ing space",
and further to substitute "Section 4" for "Section 20" in subparagraph (5) of Section X-B (Board of Appeals - Powers of the Board), so that the para- graph will read as follows:
11(5) In carrying out the provisions of paragraphs 3 and 4 above, the Board may impose, as a condition of its decision, such restrictions as to manner and duration of use as will in its opin- ion safeguard the legitimate use of the property in the neighborhood and the health and safety of the public, and conform to the intent and purpose of this by-law as provided in Section 4 of Chapter 40A of the General Laws, and such restrictions to be stated in writing by the Board and made a part of the permit."
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Article 25, To determine whether the Town will vote to acquire for conservation and recrea- tional purposes by eminent domain, purchase, or in any other way, from Anthony J. DiPerna, et al, a certain parcel of land on the northeast side of the Concord Turnpike, containing 50 acres more or less, and to raise and appropriate a sum of money there- for from taxation, borrowing, under authority of General Laws, Chapter 44, Section 8, Clause (5), 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, or take any other action rel- ative thereto.
VOTED : That the Selectmen be and here- by 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 recrea- tional and conservational purposes, a certain par- cel of land in Lincoln on the northeast side of the Concord Turnpike, containing approximately 46 acres, as shown on plan entitled "Plan of Land in Lincoln, Mass., owned by Anthony J. DiPerna, et al", dated March 16, 1964, Cleverdon, Varney & Pike, Consulting Engineers, to be recorded with the Middlesex South District Registry of Deeds, and to raise and appropriate the sum of $43,500 therefor, and that to meet said appropriation the sum of $20,000 be and hereby is appropriated from the Stabilization Fund established pursuant to the vote of the Town under Article 23 of the Annual Town Meeting on March 16, 1959, and that the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, be and hereby is authorized to borrow the sum of $23,500 under the provisions of Chapter 44, Sec- tion 7, Clause (3), of the General Laws, and to issue bonds or notes of the Town therefor, payable in accordance with said Chapter 44, so that the whole loan will be paid in not more than twenty years from the date of issue of the first bond or note; and that the Selectmen be and hereby are authorized to make application to the U. S. Hous- ing and Home Finance Agency, under Title VII of the Housing Act of 1961, for a grant to acquire open space land, and to execute such other docu- ments as may be necessary to obtain such a grant.
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At 11:40 P. M. the Meeting was adjourned until Tuesday, March 17, 1964, at 7:30 P. M.
ADJOURNED ANNUAL MEETING March 17, 1964
The meeting was called to order by the Mod- erator, Mr. Charles Y. Wadsworth, at 7:35 P. M. and the following business was transacted :
Article 26, To determine whether the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,000.00, or any other sum, for the use of the Planning Board in obtaining options for the pur- chase of land, or take any other action relative thereto. VOTED : To pass over the article.
Article 27. To determine whether the Town will vote to accept the provisions of General Laws, Chapter 40, Section 42G, H and I, concerning special assessments to meet the cost of laying water pipes, or take any other action relative thereto.
VOTED : 97; No, 87.)
To lay on the table. (Yes,
Article 28. To determine whether the Town
will vote to extend the water main on Sandy Pond Road to the Concord line and construct a water main on Fox Run; to establish a special assess- ment against abutters on said roads under the provisions of General Laws, Chapter 40, Section 42G; and to raise and appropriate a sum of money therefor from taxation, borrowing available funds, or any combination thereof, or take any other action relative thereto.
VOTED : To pass over. ( Unanimously. )
Article 29. To determine whether the Town will accept a gift of $9,524.00 from John E. Moore to defray a portion of the cost of extending the water main on Sandy Pond Road, or take any other action relative thereto.
VOTED : To pass over. (Unanimously. )
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Article 30, To determine whether the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $6,942.00 for the purpose of discharging the lien to be imposed upon land owned by the Town as a result of the assessment voted under Article 28, or take any other action relative thereto. VOTED : To pass over. (Unanimously. )
Article 31, To determine whether the Town will vote to instruct the Water Board to conduct a pipe cleaning program, to raise and appropriate the sum of $15,000.00, or any other sum, there- for, or take any other action relative thereto. VOTED : That the Town instruct the Water Board to conduct a pipe cleaning program, and to raise and appropriate the sum of. $15,000 for this purpose, said sum to be taken from Water Department Surplus.
Article 32, To determine whether the Town will vote to instruct the Water Board to replace approximately 2000 feet of existing 4" main on Old Winter Street with a 6" main with appropriate fittings, to raise and appropriate the sum of $20,000 therefor, and determine whether the money shall be provided for by borrowing under author- ity of General Laws, Chapter 44, Section 8, Clause (5), or take any other action relative thereto.
VOTED : That the Water Board be and hereby is instructed to replace approximately 2000 feet of existing 4" main on Old Winter Street with an 8" main with appropriate fittings, and that the sum of $20,000 is hereby appropriated therefor, and that to meet said appropriation, the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, be and hereby is authorized to borrow the sum of $20,000, under the provisions of Chapter 44, Section 8, Clause (5), of the General Laws, and to issue bonds or notes of the Town therefor, payable in accordance with said Chapter 44, so that the whole loan shall be paid in not more than fifteen years from the date of issue of the first bond or note.
Article 33, To determine whether the Town will vote to authorize the Water Board to pur-
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chase a 1964 4-wheel drive truck, to replace existing equipment, and to raise and appropriate the sum of $3,000.00, or any other sum therefor, or take any other action relative thereto. VOTED : To pass over. (Unanimously. )
Article 34. To determine whether the Town will vote to instruct the Water Board to replace approximately 3000 feet of 6" main on South Great Road, from Lincoln Road to Concord Road, with 10" cement asbestos pipe with appropriate fittings, to raise and appropriate the sum of $30,000.00 therefor, and determine whether the money shall be provided for by borrowing under authority of General Laws, Chapter 44, Section 8, Clause (5), or take any other action relative thereto. VOTED : That the Water Board be and hereby is instructed to replace approximately 3000 feet of existing 6" main on South Great Road, from Lincoln Road to Concord Road, with 10" cement asbestos pipe with appropriate fittings, and that the sum of $30,000 is hereby appropriated therefor, and that to meet said appropriation, the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, be and hereby is authorized to borrow the sum of $30,000 under the provisions of Chapter 44, Sec- tion 8, Clause (5) of the General Laws, and to issue bonds or notes of the Town therefor, pay- able in accordance with said Chapter 44, so that the whole loan shall be paid in not more than 15 years from the date of issue of the first bond or note.
William H. Davis, Town Clerk
ANNUAL TOWN ELECTION March 21, 1964
In accordance with Article 1 of the Warrant, the Polls were declared open at 8 o'clock A. M. by Mr. Warren Flint; at 11:00 A. M. Mr. Elliott V. Grabill assumed the duties of Warden; at 2 P.M. Mr. Warren Flint again assumed the duties; and at
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5 P. M. Mr. Elliott V. Grabill again acted as Warden until the close of the Polls at 7:00 P. M. The total number of votes cast was 1362, with the following results:
Town Clerk (1 year)
William H. Davis 1308
Blanks 54
Selectman (1 year)
Edith M. Henderson 639
Harold E. Lawson 720
Blanks 3
Selectman (3 years)
Russell L. Haden, Jr. 1192
Scattering
8
Blanks 162
Assessor (3 years)
Frank R. Stevens 1180
Scattering
1
Blanks 181
Treasurer (1 year)
Frederick B. Taylor
1214
Scattering
1
Blanks 147
School Committee (3 years)
Perry J. Culver
1199
Scattering
1
Blanks 162
Regional District School Committee (3 years)
Henry M. Morgan 1181
Blanks 181
Water Commissioner
Russell P. Mahan
1205
(3 years)
Scattering
3
Blanks 154
Tree Warden (1 year)
Albert S. Brooks
1249
Scattering
4
Blanks
109
Gordon A. Donaldson 1266
Blanks
96
H. Arnold Maclean 1208
Blanks 154
Board of Health (3 years)
Cemetery Commissioner (3 years)
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Planning Board (5 years)
Morton B. Braun
1153
Blanks
209
Planning Board (2 years)
Robert L. Allen
1166
Blanks
196
Commissioner of
Trust Funds
Clement C. Sawtell
1196
(3 years)
Blanks
166
Trustee of Bemis Fund (3 years )
Thomas Winship
1201
Blanks
161
Director of
DeCordova & Dana
Victor A. Lutnicki 1177
Museum (4 years)
Blanks 185
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING April 15, 1964
Pursuant to a Warrant duly served, the Meet- ing was called to order by the Moderator, Mr. Charles Y. Wadsworth, at 7:30 P. M. The return of the Warrant was read, the invocation offered, and a quorum being present, the following business was transacted:
Article 1. To determine whether the Town will vote to extend the water main on Sandy Pond Road to the Concord line and construct a water main on Fox Run, and to raise and appropriate the sum of $60,000, or any other sum, therefor, by borrowing under authority of General Laws, Chapter 44, for a period not to exceed ten years, or take any other action relative thereto. VOTED : That the Board of Water Com- missioners be and hereby is authorized to extend the eight (8) inch water main on Sandy Pond Road to the Concord line, and to install an eight (8) inch water main on Fox Run, that the sum of $60,000 is hereby appropriated therefor, and that to meet said appropriation the Treasurer, with the
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