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Under Article 5 :
On a motion made by James A. Grant it was voted to raise and appro- priate the sum of $2,000.00 to use as a reserve fund at the discretion of the Finance Committee as provided in General Laws, Chapter 40, Section 6:
Under Article 6 :
On a motion made by Frank J. Lupien it was voted to raise and appro- priate the sum of $1,634.61 for the purpose of balancing overdraft in the Outside Aid and Old Age Assistance Account; also the sum of $22.14 for the purpose of balancing overdraft in the Soldiers' Relief Account, and also $30.00 for the purpose of balancing overdraft in the Old Westford Road Account.
Under Article 7:
On a motion made by James A. Grant it was voted to raise and appro- priate the sum of $840.77 to defray the Town's share of the net cost of care, maintenance and repair of the Middlesex County Tuberculosis Hospital in- cluding interest on temporary notes issued therefor.
Under Article 8 :
On a motion made by John C. Monahan it was voted to raise and appro- priate the sum of $52 50 for the purpose of defraying the cost of hospitaliza- tion of a certain case under the Board of Health.
Under Article 9:
On a motion made by Ulysses Lupien it was voted to raise and appro- priate the sum of $430.00 for the purpose of purchasing a new automobile for use in the Police Department, this to include the trade-in of the present police car.
Under Article 10 :
On a motion made by Stewart Mackay it was voted to dismiss this article.
Under Article 11 :
On a motion made by John J. Monahan it was voted to dismiss this article.
Under Article 12 :
On a motion made by John J. Monahan it was voted to dismiss this article.
Under Article 13:
On a motion made by Stewart Mackay it was voted to dismiss this article.
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Under Article 14:
On a motion made by Harold C. Petterson it was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $114.00 for the purpose of paying to the executors of the will of the late Mary Supple salary due her for services rendered by her as a teacher in the School Department.
Under Article 15 :
On a motion made by Frank J. Lupien it was voted to raise and appro- priate the sum of $7,500 00 for the purpose of purchasing tools, materials and equipment to continue work under the Emergency Relief Administra- tion projects, or any other Federal or State projects that might be com- menced.
Under Article 16 :
On a motion made by Stewart Mackay it was voted that the Town re- quest the Department of Public Works of the Commonwealth of Massachu- setts to submit to the Secretary of Agriculture a project for the improve- ment of Billerica Street from the Billerica line to Riverneck Road for con- struction with funds apportioned to the Commonwealth under Section 204 of the National Industrial Recovery Act, and will agree with said Department that if such project is approved and constructed by the Depart- ment and the Secretary of Agriculture, the Town thereafter at its own cost and expense will maintain the project in a man- ner satisfactory to said Department and Secretary of Agricul- ture or authorized representatives, and will each year make ample provision for such maintenance, and that the Board of Selectmen be author- ized to sign such a request and agreement in behalf of the Town, provided, however, that the Middlesex County Commissioners will agree in writing that this road will be maintained under what is known as Chapter 90 work, one-third of such maintenance to be paid for by Middlesex County, one- third by Town of Chelmsford, one-third by the Commonwealth of Massa- chusetts.
Under Article 17:
On a motion made by Stewart Mackay it was voted to authorize the Selectmen to execute and deliver on behalf of the inhabitants of the Town a deed conveying to the County of Middlesex a certain parcel of land situ- ated on the Billerica Road.
Under Article 18:
On a motion made by Frank J. Lupien it was voted to raise and appro- priate the sum of $500 for hydrant service to be paid to the South Chelms- ford Water District if and when said District is duly organized by law and has completed the installation of the water system.
Under Article 19:
On a motion made by Harry Shedd it was voted to raise and appropri- ate the sum of $7,500 00 for the purpose of purchasing a 500-gallon pumper, together with equipment and 1,000 feet of (21/2") hose for the Fire Depart- ment ; on a motion made by Joseph D. Ryan it was voted that this money be expended by the Board of Fire Engineers.
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Under Article 20 :
On a motion made by James A. Grant it was voted to raise and appro- priate the sum of $702 00 for the purpose of settling claims presented by land owners for alleged damages to their property caused by the recon- struction of the North Road.
Under Article 21 :
On a motion made by Thomas Dunn it was voted to dismiss this article.
Under Article 22 :
On a motion made by Harold C. Petterson it was voted to dismiss this article.
Under Article 23 :
On a motion made by Frank J. Lupien it was voted to raise and appro- priate the sum of $200 for the purpose of purchasing new seats for the Center Town Hall.
Under Article 24 :
On a motion made by John C. Monahan it was voted to raise and appro- priate the sum of $850.00 for the purpose of purchasing a power sprayer for the use of the Moth Department.
Under Article 25 :
On a motion made by James A. Grant it was voted to raise and appro- priate the sum of $1,500 for the purpose of repairing the highways in East Chelmsford.
Under Article 26 :
On a motion made by John C. Monahan it was voted to raise and appro- priate the sum of $75.00 for the purpose of reimbursing W. H. Bartlett for expense of operating a truck from Dec. 1, 1933, to April 12, 1934.
Under Article 27 :
On a motion made by Gilbert H. Perham it was voted to dismiss this article.
Under Article 28:
On a motion made by Archibald Cooke it was voted to raise and appro -. priate the sum of $300.00 for the purpose of defraying the cost of leasing the quarters for Post 212 American Legion located in the station of the N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R.
Under Article 29 :
On a motion made by James P. Dunigan it was voted to raise and ap- propriate the sum of $300.00 for the purpose of caring for the Varney Play- ground.
Under Article 30 :
On a motion made by Stewart Mackay it was voted to authorize the Board of Selectmen to make and execute on behalf of the inhabitants of the Town an agreement with the Boston & Maine R. R. with reference to land adjacent to the Riverside Cemetery.
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Under Article 31 :
On a motion made by James A. Grant it was voted to authorize the Board of Assessors to use a sum of money in the amount such as the Tax Commissioner may approve, as free cash, said sum to be applied in comput- ing the tax rate for 1935.
Under Article 32 :
On a motion made by James A. Grant it was voted to authorize the Selectmen to appoint from each precinct of the Town three persons to serve as a committee to investigate the advisability of creating zoning by-laws, and to report their recommendations at the next Town Meeting.
Under Article 33 :
On a motion made by Frank J. Lupien it was voted that the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $5,328.02 to pay unpaid bills of 1934.
Under Article 34 :
On a motion made by Frank J. Lupien it was voted to accept Sherman Street as laid out by the Selectmen as shown by their report and plan duly filed in the office of the Town Clerk.
Under Article 35 :
On a motion made by Frank J. Lupien it was voted to accept Albina Street as laid out by the Selectmen as shown by their report and plan duly filed in the office of the Town Clerk.
WALTER PERHAM, HAROLD C. PETTERSON, Moderator. Town Clerk.
On a motion made by John C. Monahan it was voted that the sense of the meeting be that the report of the Finance Committee at the Annual Town Meeting of 1936 be in the form of a pamphlet similar to that used in 1934 to be distributed at the Annual Town Meeting.
WALTER PERHAM, HAROLD C. PETTERSON,
Moderator. Town Clerk.
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WARRANT FOR SPECIAL TOWN MEETING At Upper Town Hall, Chelmsford Center, Tuesday Evening, April 30, 1935.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
Middlesex, ss.
To John J. Buchanan, a Constable of Chelmsford.
GREETING:
In the name of the Commonwealth as aforesaid you are hereby required to notify and warn the legal voters of said Chelmsford to meet in the Upper Town Hall at Chelmsford Center on Tuesday, the thirtieth day of April, 1935, at eight o'clock in the evening, then and there to act on the following articles, viz. :
ARTICLE 1. To see if the Town will vote to rescind the vote of the vot- ers taken under Article 16 in the Warrant for the Annual Town Meet- ing held March 11, 1935; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 2. To see if the Town will vote to request the Department of Public Works of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to submit to the Secretary of Agriculture a project for the improvement of Billerica Street from the Billerica line to Riverneck Road for the construction, with funds appropriated to the Commonwealth under Section 204 of the National Industrial Recovery Act, and will agree with the said Depart- ment that if such a project is approved and constructed by the Depart- ment and the Secretary of Agriculture, if the Town will thereafter, at its own cost and expense maintain the project in a manner satisfactory to said Department and Secretary of Agriculture, or their authorized representatives, and will make ample provision each year for such main- tenance, and will authorize the Board of Selectmen to sign such a re- quest and agreement in behalf of the Town; or take any other action relating thereto.
ARTICLE 3. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to grant a permit to the City of Lowell to maintain a cemetery near Boston Road; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 4. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Fifty Thousand ($50,000) Dollars in the following or some other manner : Two Thousand ($2,000) Dollars to be raised and appro- priated; and to borrow the sum of Forty-eight Thousand ($48,000) Dollars; and to use the proceeds of said sums so raised and borrowed, namely, Fifty Thousand ($50,000) Dollars for the purpose of defraying the costs of material and equipment for, and the charges for supervision of the construction of an addition to the High School ; or act in relation thereto.
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ARTICLE 5. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the School Com- mittee, or some other Committee, to select and approve plans, take charge of construction, enter into and sign all contracts or other legal instruments, and to do any and all other acts necessary or incident to the purpose of constructing an addition to the High School; or act in relation thereto.
AND YOU ARE DIRECTED to serve this Warrant by posting attest- ed copies thereof at the Post Offices in the Center of the Town, South Chelmsford, North Chelmsford, and West Chelmsford, and at the School House, East Chelmsford, and the Golden Cove School House, Westlands, seven days at least before the time appointed for holding the first meeting a foresaid.
HEREOF FAIL NOT, and make return of this Warrant, with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk at the time and place of holding this meeting aforesaid.
Given under our hands this twenty-second day of April in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and thirty-five.
JAMES A. GRANT, STEWART MACKAY, KARL M. PERHAM, Selectmen of Chelmsford.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
April 23, 1935.
Middlesex, ss.
PURSUANT TO THE WITHIN WARRANT, I have notified and warned the inhabitants of the Town of Chelmsford by posting up attested copies of the same at the Post Offices in the Center of the Town, South Chelmsford, North Chelmsford, West Chelmsford, and at the School House, East Chelmsford, and at the Golden Cove School House, Westlands, seven days before the date thereof as within directed.
JOHN J. BUCHANAN, Constable of the Town of Chelmsford.
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SPECIAL TOWN MEETING, April 30, 1935.
At a legal meeting of the inhabitants of the Town of Chelmsford, qualified to vote in Town affairs, held in the Upper Town Hall, at Chelms- ford Center, on April 30, 1935, at 8 o'clock in the evening, the following business was transacted, to wit :
The meeting was called to order by Walter Perham, and the Town Clerk was requested to read the Warrant. After the Warrant was partly read, on a motion by John C. Monahan, it was voted to waive the further reading of the Warrant.
Under Article 1:
On a motion made by Stewart Mackay it was voted to rescind the vote taken under Article 16 in the Warrant for the Annual Town Meeting held on March 11, 1935, regarding the construction of the Billerica Road so- called.
Under Article 2:
On a motion made by Stewart Mackay it was voted to request the De- partment of Public Works of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to sub- mit to the Secretary of Agriculture a project for the improvement of Billerica Street from the Billerica line to the Riverneck Road, for construc- tion, with funds apportioned to the Commonwealth, under Section 204 of the National Industrial Recovery Act,, and will agree with said Department and the Secretary of Agriculture that the Town thereafter, at its own cost and expense, will maintain the project in a manner satisfactory to said Depart- ment and Secretary of Agriculture, or their authorized representatives, and will each year make ample provision for such maintenance, and that the Board of Selectmen be authorized to sign such a request and agreement in behalf of the Town.
Under Article 3 :
On a motion made by Karl M. Perham it was voted to authorize the Selectmen to grant a permit to the City of Lowell for the purpose of main- taining a cemetery near the Boston Road so-called known as the Edson Cemetery.
Under Article 4:
On a motion made by John A. McAdams it was voted that the Town raise and appropriate the sum of Two Thousand Dollars for the purpose of paying the cost of plans, specifications, and cost estimates for an addition to the High School.
Under Article 5 :
On a motion made by James P. Cassidy, and amended by Gabriel Audoin, it was voted that a committee be appointed, comprising the School Committee and four others, said Committee to be empowered and authorized to select and approve plans and procure specifications and cost estimates for an addition to the High School; said committee to present their report at a future Town Meeting. The Moderator appointed as the four other members of this Committee the following: C. George Armstrong, Roy A. Clough, James Kiberd, Sr., and John J. Meagher.
Voted to adjourn this meeting at 8.15 P. M.
WALTER PERHAM,
Moderator.
HAROLD C. PETTERSON,
Town Clerk.
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WARRANT FOR SPECIAL TOWN MEETING At Upper Town Hall, Chelmsford Center, Friday Evening, September 13, 1935.
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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
Middlesex, ss :
GREETING:
To John J. Buchanan, a Constable of the Town of Chelmsford.
In the name of the Commonwealth aforesaid you are hereby required to notify and warn the legal voters of said Chelmsford to meet in the Upper Town Hall at Chelmsford Centre, on Friday, the Thirteenth day of Sep- tember, 1935, at eight o'clock in the evening, then and there to act on the following articles, viz. :
ARTICLE 1. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Twenty-five Hundred ($2,500.00) Dollars, or some other sum, for the purpose of reconstructing Middlesex Street, contingent upon the Commonwealth contributing Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000 00) and the County of Midd esex Twenty-five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00) ; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 2. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Eighteen Hundred Dollars ($1,800.00), or some other sum, for the purpose of purchasing materials and supplies for the purpose of continuing the projects under the Works Progress Administration and the Emergency Relief Administration; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 3. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Seven Hundred Dollars ($700.00), or some other sum, for the pur- pose of defraying the cost of Administration in completing the projects under the Works Progress Administration and the Emergency Relief Administration; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 4. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Twelve Thousand Dollars ($12,000.00), or some other sum, for the purpose of defraying the cost of Public Welfare; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 5. To see if the Town will vote to accept a device and bequest of certain real and personal property situated in Chelmsford under the will of the late Martina A. Gage of Lowell, a description of which may be seen at the office of the Assessors; or act in relation thereto.
AND YOU ARE DIRECTED to serve this Warrant by posting at- tested copies thereof at the Post Offices in the Centre of the Town, South Chelmsford, North Chelmsford, and at West Chelmsford, and at the
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School House, East Chelmsford, 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 Fifth day of September in the year of our Lord, nineteen hundred and thirty-five.
STEWART MACKAY, JAMES A. GRANT, KARL M. PERHAM, Selectmen of Chelmsford.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
Sept. 6, 1935.
Middlesex, ss.
PURSUANT TO THE WITHIN WARRANT, I have notified and warned the inhabitants of the Town of Chelmsford by posting attested copies of the same at the Post Offices in the Centre of the Town, South Chelmsford, North Chelmsford, West Chelmsford, and at the School House, East Chelmsford, and at the Golden Cove School House, Westlands, seven days before the date as within directed.
JOHN J. BUCHANAN,
Constable of Chelmsford.
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SPECIAL TOWN MEETING September 13th, 1935.
At a legal meeting of the inhabitants of the Town of Chelmsford quali- fied to vote in Town affairs, held in the Upper Town Hall at Chelmsford Centre on September 13, 1935, at eight o'clock in the evening, the following business was transacted, to wit:
The Moderator called the meeting to order and after the Warrant was partly read by the Town Clerk it was voted to waive the further reading of the Warrant.
Under Article 1 :
On a motion made by Stewart Mackay it was voted to raise and ap- propriate the sum of Twenty-five Hundred ($2,500 00) Dollars for the pur- pose of reconstructing Middlesex Street, the Commonwealth to contribute Five Thousand ($5,000.00) Dollars and the County of Middlesex to con- tribute Twenty-five Hundred ($2,500.00) Dollars.
Under Article 2:
On a motion made by Stewart Mackay it was voted to raise and ap- propriate the sum of One Thousand ($1,000 00) Dollars for the purpose of purchasing materials and supplies for the purpose of continuing the pro- jects under the Works Progress Administration and the Emergency Relief Administration.
Under Article 3:
On a motion made by Stewart Mackay it was voted to raise and ap- propriate the sum of Seven Hundred ($700.00) Dollars for the purpose of defraying the cost of Administration in completing the projects under the Works Progress Administration and the Emergency Relief Administration.
Under Article 4:
On a motion made by James A. Grant it was voted to raise and ap- propriate the sum of Twelve Thousand ($12,000.00) Dollars for the pur- pose of defraying the cost of Public Welfare.
Under Article 5:
On a motion made by Karl M. Perham it was voted to lay this Article on the table until the next Annual Town Meeting.
Voted to adjourn this meeting at 9.45 P. M.
WALTER PERHAM, HAROLD C. PETTERSON,
Moderator.
Town Clerk.
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WARRANT FOR SPECIAL TOWN MEETING At Upper Town Hall, Chelmsford Centre, Wednesday Evening, November 27th, 1935.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
Middlesex, ss.
To John J. Buchanan, a Constable of Chelmsford.
GREETING:
In the name of the Commonwealth as aforesaid you are hereby required to notify and warn the legal voters of said Chelmsford to meet in the Upper Town Hall at Chelmsford Centre on Wednesday, the Twenty-seventh day of November, 1935, at eight o'clock in the evening, then and there to act on the following article, viz. :
ARTICLE 1. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for the purpose of financing the construction and equipment of an addition to the Chelmsford High School building, and authorize and direct the Selectmen to accept on behalf of the Town, for use in carrying out such project, a Federal grant of money pursuant to the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935; and authorize the High School Building Committee to construct said project and contract with respect thereto; and authorize the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow such sums as may be necessary to meet any ap- propriation made ; or take any action relative thereto.
AND YOU ARE DIRECTED to serve this Warrant by posting attest- ed copies thereof at the Post Offices in the Centre of the Town, South Chelmsford, North Chelmsford, and West Chelmsford, and at the School House, East Chelmsford, and the Golden Cove School House, Westlands, seven days at least before the time appointed for holding the first 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 meeting aforesaid.
Given under our hands this Nineteenth day of November, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and thirty-five.
JAMES A. GRANT, STEWART MACKAY, KARL M. PERHAM, Selectmen of Chelmsford.
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RETURN
Chelmsford, November 19, A. D. 1935.
Middlesex, ss.
PURSUANT TO THE WITHIN WARRANT, I have notified and warned the inhabitants of the Town of Chelmsford by posting up attested copies of the same and at the following places: Chelmsford Centre Post Office, North Chelmsford Post Office, West Chelmsford Post Office, South Chelmsford Post Office, East Chelmsford School House, and the Golden Cove School House, seven days before the date hereof, as within directed.
JOHN J. BUCHANAN, Constable of Chelmsford.
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SPECIAL TOWN MEETING November 27th, 1935.
At a legal meeting of the inhabitants of the Town of Chelmsford quali- fied to vote in Town affairs, held in the Upper Town Hall at Chelmsford Centre on November 27, 1935, at eight o'clock in the evening, the following business was transacted, to wit:
The meeting was called to order by the Moderator, and the Warrant was read by Town Clerk Harold C. Petterson.
Under Article 1:
Mr. Roy A. Clough reported for the committee appointed to bring in plans and specifications for an addition to the High School. The report was as follows :
April 30, 1935, at a special meeting held in the Town Hall, a proposal to authorize the expenditure of $50,000 by the Town of Chelmsford was discussed at much length. The object of this outlay of money was the con- struction of additions to the High School. At that time it was the con- sensus of opinion that we were not sufficiently informed about our actual needs, what plans and specifications were best, and what the costs of neces- sary changes would amount to.
Therefor, it was voted that a committee, composed of the School Board and four other citizens of the Town, be appointed, and that this group be authorized and empowered to study the situation, select plans, and procure specifications and cost estimates for an addition to the High School, and report their findings at a future town meeting.
May 8, 1935, this committee, comprising the School Board, James Kiberd, Sr., George Armstrong, John Meagher, and Roy Clough, met and organized with Roy Clough chairman and James Kiberd, Sr., secretary. It was decided that the large increase in our school enrollment had forced overcrowding of class rooms and facilities to the point where our plant was not operating efficiently or satisfactorily. Thirty to thirty-five children were compelled to attempt to work in class rooms designed to accommodate twenty. Desks and chairs had to be placed against radiators and under win- dows, in fact all around the room in places poorly fitted to allow serious effort and attention, and above all, so overtaxing the cubic air content of the room that stuffiness and lack of oxygen seriously hampered the primary purpose of the building-education.
Having decided that an actual need for additions did exist, your com- mittee made a careful study of previous plans submitted by various archi- tects, which were already on file. We felt that Ashton & Huntress, special- ists in School Building construction, were the best qualified, and we asked them to prepare preliminary plans and sketches, and to submit the necessary estimates of the costs of our requirements. The architect submitted three different types of plans. Your committee discarded two of these because we felt that they did not meet our requirements. The space allotted to class rooms was insufficient, the general arrangement unsatisfactory, and, in our opinion, certain to be a continual source of trouble and expense to the
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