Town annual report of Chelmsford 1926, Part 4

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Publication date: 1926
Publisher: Town of Chelmsford
Number of Pages: 182

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Under Article 16. It was voted to instruct town officials having any property of the Town to sell, to advertise, said property and call for competitive bids on same 14 days before date of sale except when otherwise voted at an Annual or Special Town meeting, this is exclu- sive of any Town Farm property bids are to be sealed and opened publicly, this vote does not apply to goods valued by the Selectmen under the sum of $25.00.

Under Article 17. It was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of Four Hundred Dollars ($400.00) the money to be expended by and the director to serve in co-operation with the Middlesex County Trust- ees for County Aid to Agriculture in the work of the Middlesex County Extension Service, under the provision of Sections 40 to 45, Chapter 128, General Laws of Massachusetts.

Perley W. Kimball was elected director.

Under Article 18. Regards to the appropriation of $250.00 with which to grade Moore Street, it was voted to dismiss this article.

Under Article 19. It was voted (unanimously), to raise and appro- priate the sum of $500.00 with which to grade, gravel and oil Sprague Avenue from Gorham Street to the Brick Kiln Road.

Under Article 20. It was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $250.00 for the purpose of constructing a sidewalk beginning at the termination of the present sidewalk on the North Road, so-called, on the easterly side in front of Mr. Thayer's residence and continuing northerly to the junction of the Dalton and North Roads, a distance of approximately 1100 feet, more or less.

Under Article 21. It was voted to raise and appropriate the sum $1,000.00 for the purpose of improving and extending the Fire Alarm System, the money to be expended under the direction of the Board of Fire Engineers.

Under Article 22. It was voted to appoint a Committee to inves- tigate and report at the next annual Town Meeting as ta the advis- ability of obtaining a fire house site at the West Village, the Committee to be appointed by the Moderator, the Moderator appointed as this Committee David Billson, Elmer Trull and Edwin Stearns.

Under Article 23. The Committee appointed at the Special Town Meeting May 5, 1925 to investigate the need of better fire protection in the Centre, South and West Villages, particularly with reference to the pumper report as follows:

In the Centre we recommend that a site be secured at once for the erection in the near future of a fire house large enough to properly accommodate the necessary fire apparatus, the fire alarm system and supplies.

We recommend the gradual extension of the fire alarm system by the addition of a number of fire alarm boxes annually and also the installation of at least one auxiliary alarm box in the high school and the new grade school for better protection of lives and property.

We recommend the immediate purchase of a new motor pumper, or triple combination as it is called of not less than 500 gallons capacity rather than to install a pump of the present double combination which is over four years old and was not built to accommodate a pump. To install such a pump would cost three fifths the price of a new one and when complete would be of small capacity and questionable durability. A pumper located at the Centre would afford protection to much prop- erty outside of the hydrant area but near available water ways, this applies to the South Village to a great extent. Water can be pumped from Baptist Pond and the outlet brook River Meadow Brook and Beaver Brook there are 134 houses and 64 Barns besides many other buildings such as garages, hen houses, ice and greenhouses all within 1500 feet of the named water ways. The above property with contents has an estimated market or insurance value of about one half million dollars and is one quarter million dollars which of course does not include the exempt property such as furniture, hay and farm imple- ments etc. or land.

It was suggested to the Committee that a dry hydrant could be located in the square at the South Village and conected with the pond therefore we caused a survey to be made which showed the square to be 11 feet higher than the surface of the pond. We wish to extend our thanks to J. C. and W. T. Monahan, C. E., who made this survey for us without remuneration. There are many other places from which water could be pumped such as the Concord River, the Lowell hydrants at the

Town Line on Gorham Street and Carlisle Street, numerous wells, cis- terns and small brooks that contain water six months in a year.

We find that the West Village can be effectively covered by the pumper at the North Village except where the distance of the fire from Stony Brook was too far to be reached by a small pump it would then be necessary to call for a larger one if we had it at the Centre. We suggest that a Committee be appointed to investigate relative to the need of a fire house site in the West Village.

We especially recommend that property owners in sections not having an adequate water supply available for use by a pumper take steps where possible to provide a water hole or basin near their build- ings. This could well be done by groups of owners of little expense to each.

ARNOLD C. PERHAM ARCHIBALD COOKE DAVID BILLSON Committee.

It was voted that the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $7500.00 for the purchase of a triple combination motor pumper for the use of the Fire Department. The purchasing committee to be the Board of Fire Engineers, Arnold Perham, David Billson and Archibald Cooke.

Under Article 24. In regards to the selling of one piece of motor fire apparatus belonging to the Fire Department it was voted to dis- miss this article.

Under Article 25. It was voted to appropriate from money already in the hands of the Treasurer the sum of $350.00 for the purpose of procuring plans and specifications of a new heating system in the two school buildings on Princeton Street, North Chelmsford, and also in the Quessy School at West Chelmsford, under the direction of the School Committee.

Under Article 26. It was voted to appropriate the sum of $100.00 for the purpose of procuring technical advice and preliminary layout of a flush toilet system in the Quessy School at West Chelmsford, the money to be appropriated from money already in the Treasury and to be expended by the School Committee.

Under Article 27. It was voted to authorize the School Committee to dispose of the Old North Row School House near McLarney's Square.

Under Article 28. It was voted that the Town accept and allow King Street so-called as laid out by the Selectmen on Jan. 25, 1926 and shown by their report duly filed in the office of the Town Clerk. With- out any expense to the abutters.

Under Article 29. It was voted that the Town allow an extension of Evergreen Street as laid out by the Selectmen on Jan. 25, 1926 and shown by their report duly filed in the office of the Town Clerk.

Under Article 30. It was voted that the Town allow and accept New Fletcher Street as laid out by the Selectmen on Jan. 25, 1926 and shown by their report duly filed in the office of the Town Clerk.

Under Article 31. It was voted that the Town accept and allow Fern Street as laid out by the Selectmen on Jan. 25, 1926 and shown by their report duly filed in the office of the Town Clerk.

Under Article 32. It was voted that the Town accept and allow Albina Street as laid out by the Selectmen on Jan. 25, 1926 and shown by their report duly filed in the office of the Town Clerk.

Under Article 33. It was voted that the Town raise and appropri- ate the sum of $1000.00 for the purpose of grading Wilson Street.

Under Article 34. It was voted that the Town raise and appropri- ate the sum of $300.00 for the purpose of purchasing six reflex beacons for the Street Department.

Under Article 35. It was voted that the Town appoint and the fol- lowing committee is hereby appointed, the three members of the Park Commission, William Shanks and Arnold C. Perham to consider and report at a future meeting as to what changes or improvements, if any, should be made in the Public Common at Chelmsford Centre, together with an estimate of the probable expense of such changes as they may suggest or recommend.

Under Article 36. It was voted to appoint a committee and the following committee is hereby appointed, the School Committee, George WV. Day, Fred L. Fletcher, James R. Grant and George Rigby, to inves- tigate and report as to the disposition .or use of the old grammar school .situated on the North Road at Chelmsford Centre. Said report to be made at, or before, the next Annual Town Meeting.

Under Article 37. It was voted to raise and apropriate the sum of $530.00, for the purpose of paying land damages growing out of the relocation of the Dalton Road, so-called.

Under Article 38. It was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $575.00 for State Aid.

Under Article 39. It was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $2000.00 from money already in the hands of the Treasurer to be used as a Reserve Fund at the discretion of the Finance Committee as pro- vided in General Laws, Chapter 40, Section 6.

It was voted to appropriate from the Excess and Deficiency Fund the sum of $20,000.00 to be applied toward appropriations of 1926, to be used by the Assessors for this purpose as free cash.

Voted to adjourn this meeting at 5.05 p. m.

HAROLD C. PETTERSON, Clerk. WALTER PERHAM, Moderator.

WARRANT FOR SPECIAL TOWN MEETING

At Upper Town Hall, Chelmsford Centre, Thursday Evening, April 29, 1926

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS

Middlesex, S. S.

To Donald F. Adams, a Constable of the Town of Chelmsford. GREETING :

In the name of the Commonwealth aforesaid you are hereby re- quired to notify and warn the legal voters of said Chelmsford to meet in the Upper Town Hall, at Chelmsford Centre, on Thursday, the Twenty-ninth day of April current at 8 o'clock in the evening, then and there to act upon the following articles. viz:

ARTICLE 1. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate an addi- tional sum for general highway purposes or act in relation thereto. ARTICLE 2. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of two hundred and fifty ($250.00). dollars or what other sum, for the repairing of public buildings, or act in relation thereto.

ARTICLE 3. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate from money already in the hands of the Treasurer, the sum of forty-three and 11-100 dollars ($43.11) with which to meet unpaid bills for 1925; or act in relation thereto.

ARTICLE 4. To receive and act upon the report of the Special Com- mittee appointed at the last annual Town meeting to consider and report what change or improvements, if any, should be made in the public Common at Chelmsford Centre.

ARTICLE 5. To receive and act upon the report of the Special Com- mittee appointed at the last annual Town meeting to investigate and report as to the best use or disposition to be made of the old gram- mar school house situated on the North Road at Chelmsford Centre.

ARTICLE 6. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate any, and if any what sum or sums for the purpose of carrying out the recom- mendation of the Committee on the Public Common to which ref- erence is made in Article 4 and the recommendation of the com- mittee on the old grammar school to which reference is made in the preceding article; or act in relation thereto.

And you are directed to serve this Warrant by posting attested copies thereof at the Post Offices in the Centre of the Town, South Chelmsford, North and West and at the Golden Cove School House, Westlands, seven days at least before the time appointed for holding the meeting aforesaid.

Hereof fail not; and make return of this Warrant with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk, at the time and place of holding the meet- ing aforesaid.

Given under our hands this twenty-first day of April in the year of our Lord, nineteen hundred and twenty-six.

GEORGE RIGBY, ROBERT W. BARRIS, RALPH P. ADAMS, Selectmen of Chelmsford.

RETURN.

I have served the foregoing Warrant by posting attested copies thereof more than seven days before the time of said meeting, as directed by vote of the Town, and by the foregoing order.

DONALD F. ADAMS,

Constable of the Town of Chelmsford.

SPECIAL TOWN MEETING

April 29, 1926

At a legal meeting of the inhabitants of the Town of Chelmsford, qualified to vote in Town affairs held pursuant to Warrant at the Upper Town Hall, at Chelmsford Centre, Thursday evening, April 29, 1926, at 8 o'clock P. M., the following business was transacted, to wit:

The meeting was called to order by Moderator Walter Perham and the warrant read by Town Clerk Harold C. Petterson.

UNDER ARTICLE 1. On a motion made by George Rigby it was voted to appropriate from the Excess and Deficiency Account the sum of $8000 as an additional sum for highway general purposes.

UNDER ARTICLE 2. On a motion made by George Rigby it was voted to appropriate from the Excess and Deficiency Account the sum of $250 for the purpose of repairing public buildings.

UNDER ARTICLE 3. On a motion made by George Rigby it was voted to appropriate from the Excess and Deficiency Fund the sum of $43.11 for the purpose of paying unpaid bills of 1925.

UNDER ARTICLE 4. Wm. Shanks reported for this Committee ap- pointed at the last Annual Town Meeting for the purpose of in- vestigating the advisability of grading and improving the Com- mon at Chelmsford Centre. Mr. Shanks reported that the Com- mittee desired to have grade stakes set so as to get and obtain an estimate of the cost of grading the common and that the Com- mittee would at a later meeting make a further report of its doings. It was voted to accept this report as a report of prog- ress.

UNDER ARTICLE 5. Voted to dismiss this article.

UNDER ARTICLE It was voted to appropriate from the Excess and Deficiency Account the sum of $30.00 to be used by the Com- mittee on improving the Common at Chelmsford Centre for the purpose of establishing grade lines.

Voted to adjourn at 8.19 P. M.

WALTER PERHAM, Moderator.

HAROLD C. PETTERSON, Town Clerk.

WARRANT FOR SPECIAL TOWN MEETING AT UPPER TOWN HALL, CHELMSFORD CENTRE, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JUNE 9, 1926

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS

Middlesex, ss.

To Donald F. Adams, a Constable of the Town of Chelmsford.

GREETING:

In the name of the Commonwealth aforesaid you are hereby re- quired to notify and warn the legal voters of said Chelmsford to meet in the Upper Town Hall, at Chelmsford Centre, on Wednesday, the ninth day of June, 1926 at 8 o'clock in the evening, then and there to act upon the following articles, viz:

ARTICLE 1. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate from money already in the hands of the Treasurer the sum of Ninety-one and 50-100 dollars ($91.50) with which to pay premium on additional bond of the Town Treasurer and Collector of Taxes; or act in re- lation thereto.

ARTICLE 2. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate from money already in the hands of the Treasurer the sum of Thirty-nine and 37-100 dollars ($39.37) with which to reimburse Walter N. Marinel for 1925 taxes on land conveyed to the Town as a site for a fire house at North Chelmsford; or act in relation tehereto.

ARTICLE 3. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate from money already in the hands of the Treasurer the sum of Seventy-five dol- lars ($75.00) or what other sum, for the purpose of completing the record of the war veterans of the Town of Chelmsford; or act in relation thereto.

ARTICLE 4. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate from money already in the hands of the Treasurer the sum of four hundred dol- lars ($400.00) or what other sum as an additional appropriation for the department of the Forest Fire Warden; or act in relation thereto.

ARTICLE 5. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money with which to finish the athletic field at the rear of the High School, the same to be expended under the direction of the Selectmen; or act in relation thereto.

ARTICLE 6. To see if the Town will accept and allow Marion Street as laid out by the Selectmen as shown by their report duly filed in the office of the Town Clerk; or act in relation thereto.

ARTICLE 7. To see if the Town will vote to instruct the Selectmen to petition the County Commissioners to relocate and define the Russell Mill Road, so called or act in relation thereto.

ARTICLE 8. In the event of affirmative action under the preceding article, to see what sum, if any, the Town will vote to raise and appropriate to use on the Russell Mill Road; or act in relation thereto.

ARTICLE 9. To hear the report of the School Committee as to plans and specifications for a new heating system in the two school build- ings on Princeton Street, North Chelmsford and in the Quessy School at West Chelmsford or act in relation thereto.

ARTICLE 10. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate from money already in the hands of the Treasurer, or will raise and appropriate the sum of Twelve Thousand Five Hundred Dollars, or what other sum, for the purpose of installing two new heating units in the two school buildings on Princeton St., No. Chelmsford and one new heat- ing unit in the Quessy School at West Chelmsford, or act in relation thereto.

ARTICLE 11. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the school committee to sell and convey the Old North Row School, so called, including both land and buildings, and being the same conveyed to the Town by Asa and Edbridge G. Spalding by deed dated June 2, 1875 and recorded with Middlesex North District Registry of Deeds Book 110, Page 352; or act in relation thereto.

ARTICLE 12. To see if the Town will appoint a Committee to procure plans and specifications for a fire house at North Chelmsford, and will raise and appropriate the sum of One Hundred Dollars, or what other sum with which to meet the expenses of such Committee or act in relation thereto.

Hereof fail not; and make return of this Warrant with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk, at the time and place of holding the meet- ing aforesaid.

Given under our hands this first day of June in the year of Our Lord nineteen hundred and twenty-six.

GEORGE RIGBY, ROBERT W. BARRIS, RALPH P. ADAMS, Selectmen of Chelmsford.

RETURN

I have served the foregoing Warrant by posting attested copies thereof more than seven days before the time of said meeting, as directed by vote of the Town, and by the foregoing order.

DONALD F. ADAMS,

Constable of the Town of Chelmsford.

SPECIAL TOWN MEETING June 9, 1926

At a legal meeting of the inhabitants of the Town of Chelmsford, qualified to vote in Town affairs, held pursuant to Warrant at the Upper Town Hall, at Chelmsford Centre, Wednesday evening, June 9, 1926 at 8 P. M. the following business was transacted, to wit:

The meeting was called to order by Moderator Walter Perham and on a motion made by Selectman Geo. Rigby the reading of the Warrant by the Clerk was waived.

UNDER ARTICLE 1. Voted to appropriate from money already in the hands of the Treasurer the sum of ninety-one and 50-100 for the purpose of paying premium on additional bond of the Town Treasurer and Collector of Taxes as required by law.

UNDER ARTICLE 2. Voted to appropriate from money already in the hands of the Treasurer the sum of seventy-five dollars for the pur- for the purpose of reimbursing Walter N. Marinel for 1925 taxes on land conveyed to the Town as a site for a fire house at No. Chelms- ford.

UNDER ARTICLE 3. Voted to appropriate from money already in the hands of the Treasurer the sum of seventy-five dollars for the pur- pose of completing the record of World War Veterans, the money to be expended under the direction of the selectmen.

UNDER ARTICLE 4. Voted to appropriate from money already in the hands of the Treasurer the sum of four hundred dollars for use of the Forest Warden Dept.

UNDER ARTICLE 5. Voted that a committee of five be appointed to consist of the following: School committee, Roy Clough, and Mr. Leonard S. McElroy to prepare a plan and secure estimates on pro- posed athletic field on the High School grounds, at Chelmsford Cen- tre, to report at a future meeting and that the sum of one hundred dollars be appropriated from money already in the hands of the Treasurer for the expenses of this committee.

UNDER ARTICLE 6. Voted that the Town accept and allow Marion St., as laid out by the Selectmen as shown in their report duly filed in the office of the Town Cler.k

UNDER ARTICLE 7. Voted to request the Selectmen to petition the County Commissioners to relocate and define theRussellMillRoad.

UNDER ARTICLE 8. Voted that the sum of three hundred dollars be appropriated from money already in the hands of the Treasurer for the purposes of this article, same to be expended only after the relocation of the road by the County Commissioners.

UNDER ARTICLE 9. Mr. Frank Lupien reported for the School Con- mittee on plans and specifications for a new heating system in the two school buildings on Princeton Street, No. Chelmsford and in the Quessy School at West Chelmsford. Mr. Lupien said that the Commitetee had engaged the services of a competant engineer and had plans and specifications drawn, also they had secured estimates on the same, the lowest being $11,688.00, but to cover any extra cost such as metal covered doors for basement entrances the com- mittee would ask the voters to appropriate $12,500.00 Mr. Lupien also offered to explain and answer any questions that any voter wished to ask. The report was received and placed on file.

UNDER ARTICLE 10. Voted to appropriate from the Excess and De- ficiency Account the sum of $12,500.00 for the purpose of installing two heating units in the two school buildings on Princeton Street, No. Chelmsford and one new heating unit in the Quessy School at West Chelmsford, the same to be expended under the supervision of the School Committee.

UNDER ARTICLE 11. Voted that the Town authorize the School Committee to sell and convey in the name and behalf of the inhab- itants of the Town of Chelmsford the land as well as the buildings of the old North Row School so-called, the same having been con- veyed to the Town by Asa and Elbridge G. Spalding by deed dated June 2, 1875 and recorded with Middlesex North District Registry of Deeds, Book 110, Page 352, the same to be sold as per vote taken under Article 16 at the annual town meeting held Feb. 8, 1926.

UNDER ARTICLE 12. Voted to appoint a committee of three, namely, Harry L. Shedd, Edward J. Robbins, and Bayard C. Dean to procure plans and specifications for a Fire House at No. Chelmsford and report at the next annual town meeting and that the sum of $60.00 be appropriated from money already in the hands of the Treasurer for this purpose.

Voted to adjourn at 9.15 P. M.

WALTER PERHAM, Moderator.

HAROLD C. PETTERSON, Clerk.

WARRANT FOR SPECIAL TOWN MEETING

At Upper Town Hall, Chelmsford Centre, Monday Evening, August 23, '26.

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS

To Donald F. Adams, a Constable of the Town of Chelmsford. GREETING :

In the name of the Commonwealth aforesaid you are hereby re- quired to notify and warn the legal voters of said Chelmsford to meet in the Upper Town Hall, at Chelmsford Centre, on Monday, the twenty- third day of August, current at 8 o'clock in the evening, then and there to act upon the following articles, viz:

ARTICLE 1. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate or appro- priate from money already in the hands of the Treasurer, a suf- ficient suni of money for the purpose of grading and finishing the grounds at the new grammar school on Wilson Street, equipping the grounds and school building and laying a cement sidewalk along Wilson Street; or act in relation thereto.

ARTICLE 2. To see if the Town will appropriate from money already in the hands of the Treasurer the sum of thirty-five dollars ($35), with which to purchase a typewriter for the office of the Town Accountant; or act in relation thereto.

Hereof fail not; and make return of this Warrant with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk, at the time and place of holding the meet- ing aforesaid.

Given under our hands this 13th day of August in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and twenty-six.

GEORGE RIGBY, ROBERT W. BARRIS, RALPH P. ADAMS, Selectmen of Chelmsford.

RETURN

I have served the foregoing Warrant by posting attested copies thereof more than seven days before the time of said meeting, as directed by vote of the Town, and by the foregoing order.

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Town annual report of Chelmsford 1926, Part 4

Author: Publication date: 1926 Publisher: Town of Chelmsford Number of Pages: 182

Author:
Publication date: 1926
Publisher: Town of Chelmsford
Number of Pages: 182