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ARTICLE 30. To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning By-laws by extending the Business Area on the southerly side of Chelmsford Street northeasterly from the center line of the Old Turn- pike so-called, for a distance of 260 feet to land of one Murphy now or formerly; thence southerly along said Murphy Land and extending in the same general direction, 370 feet more or less and crossing land of one Kilburn now or formerly to land of New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad; thence along Railroad land, 370 feet more or less to center line of Old Turnpike, so-called; thence along center line of Old Turnpike, so-called to Chelmsford Street.
ARTICLE 31. To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning By-laws by changing a portion of the General Residential District described in Section C, Paragraph (1) to a Business District, the portion to be changed to be described as follows:
Beginning at a point on the southerly side of Fletcher Street at. the intersection of Fletcher Street and Chelmsford Street; thencc running southwesterly along Chelmsford Street and the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad for a distance of 270.15 feet; thence running northerly to Fletcher Street of a point 253.45 feet distant from the point first mentioned; and thence running easterly along Fletcher Street to the point of beginning.
ARTICLE 32. To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning By-laws by extending the Business District on the northerly side of Chelmsford Street from the present business district at the center line of the Old Turnpike so-called easterly to a point 200 feet south- westerly of Stedman Street; thence perpendicular to Chelmsford Street to the center line of Golden Cove Brook; thence along said brook to the Old Turnpike; thence westerly 120 feet along land of one Zabierek to a point; thence southerly 1010 feet to a property bound about 375 feet north of Chelmsford Street; thence southerly about 100 feet to the rear line of the present business district; thence easterly along the rear line of the present business zone to the center line of the Old Turnpike; thence southerly along the Old Turnpike to the point of beginning.
ARTICLE 33. To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning By-laws by extending the industrial district along the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad in Precinct 5, beginning at a
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point on the southeasterly side of the Railroad Land which point is 190 feet more or less perpendicular to the Railroad Land at the point where land of one Guaraldi, Lyons, and the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad intersect; thence running perpendicular to said Railroad Land about 380 feet to a stone wall at land of one Wright; thence southwesterly about 720 feet parallel to the easterly line of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad to the intersection of two stone walls; thence in a southwesterly direction along a stone wall about 638 feet to a point 225 feet from the center line of said Railroad tracks at land of one Pontefract; thence along the line of the present industrial district to the point of beginning.
ARTICLE 34. To see if the Town will vote to adopt the following by-law: Whenever a department appropriation is subdivided to in- clude Outlays, that is: Capital items which cost Twenty-five ($25.00) Dollars or more and have a life of more than one year, no other appropriation, for any department, shall be used as per the preceding definition of Outlays, except by the action of the voters at a town meeting.
ARTICLE 35. To see if the Town will vote to accept Chapter 80, Sections 1 to 17 inclusive, and Chapter 80A, Sections 1 to 16 inclusive, of the General Laws, relative to Betterments.
ARTICLE 36. To see if the Town will vote to adopt the following By-Law:
The Chief of the Fire Department shall inciude in his annual report, and cause to be published in the Town annual report, the fol- lowing information; Amount of explosives, of all classes, stored in magazines in the Town of Chelmsford.
ARTICLE 37. To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning By-laws by changing the following described area from a single residence area to a business area:
Southeasterly by Chelmsford Street, 212.50 feet;
Southwesterly by land of Theodore W. Emerson, 62 feet;
Northwesterly by the middle of the Brook, 20 feet;
Northwesterly by land of Walter J. Chagnon et ux, 162 feel; Northeasterly by Cove Ave., 40 feet;
Easterly by other land of Kelly, 122 feet.
Being Lot #43 and part of Lot #42 and part of Lot A as shown en plan of land in Chelmsford, Massachusetts, surveyed December, 1947, by J. C. & W. T. Monahan, C. E., Scale 1 inch equals 30 feet and as revised by survey dated May, 1953 for T. W. Emerson.
ARTICLE 38. To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning By-laws to extend the business area on Boston Road to include a 15.7 acre tract bounded as follows:
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Northerly by land of the City of Lowell, 720 feet, more or less, Westerly and Northwesterly by land of Dempsey and Marshall, 340.12 feet and 201.76 feet, more or less.
Southwesterly by land now or formerly of Bartlett, 620 feet, more or less; and
Southerly by land of owners unknown, 667.74 feet, more or less.
ARTICLE 39. To see if the Town will vote to instruct the Select- men to petition the General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachu- setts requesting the passage of legislation permitting the Town of Chelmsford to have representative Town meeting form of Govern- ment; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 40. To see if the Town will vote to amend the Build- ing Code of the Town of Chelmsford in the following particulars: Article 6, In the heading "Windows and Ventilation", strike out the words "Windows and Ventilation", and insert the heading, "Special Requirements"; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 41. To see if the Town will vote to amend the Build- ing Code of the Town of Chelmsford in the following particulars: Article 6, After Section 3, add the following, "Section 4. Size of Dwellings. No single family dwelling one story in height shall have a finished floor area of less than 1000 square feet. No single family dwelling more than one story in height shall have a finished first floor area of less than 800 square feet, plus a finished second floor area of less than 300 square feet. Of the second floor area at least 150 square feet shall have a head room of not less than 7 feet. No duplex house shall have a floor area of less than. 1000 square feet including stairways per family unit."; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 42. To see if the Town will vote to amend the Building Code of the Town of Chelmsford in the following particulars: Article 6, After Section 4, add the following, "Section 5. No house trailer's shall be allowed in any part of the Town except in approved trailer parks. And hereby rescind the by-law voted at the 1954 Annual Town meeting, under Article 96."; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 43. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the moderator to appoint a committee of five to establish an Industrial Development Commission in the Town of Chelmsford; or act in relation' thereto.
ARTICLE 44. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of Ten Thousand ($10,000.00) Dollars, or some other sum, as a grant to the Chelmsford Tercentenary Committee, Inc., the said sum to be used for the Celebration of the 300th Anniversary of the Incorporation of the Town of Chelmsford; or act in relation thereto.
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ARTICLE 45. To see if the Town will vote to appoint a com- mittee of seven members, three of them to be the members of the School Committee, to study the need for additional School faci- lities in Chelmsford Center and make recommendations thereon; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 46. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate a certain sum of money to be used by said committee appointed under Article 45, for the purpose of securing plans, specifications and costs for the construction of additional :school facilities in Chelmsford Center; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 47. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate or transfer from some Account the sum of Twelve Thousand ($12,000.00) Dollars for the purpose of purchasing from James F. Dunigan a certain parcel of land containing a sand bank located on the southerly side of Richardson Road in that part of Chelmsford called North Chelmsford; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 48. To see if the Town will vote to appoint a com- mittee with powers of engaging an architect to formulate plans and specifications for a Highway Garage and Accessory Buildings to be located on land to be purchased under Article 47, said committee to report at the next Annual Town meeting; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 49. In the event of an affirmative vote under Article 48, to see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of One Thousand ($1,000.00) Dollars to defray costs of said committee; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 50. To see if the Town will vote to accept Greenacre Lane as laid out by the Board of Selectmen and shown by their report and plan duly filed in the office of the Town Clerk; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 51. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate or transfer from available funds a certain sum of money for the purpose of reconstructing Greenacre Lane; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 52. To see if the Town will vote to accept Linden Street as laid out by the Board of Selectmen and shown by their report and plan duly filed in the office of the Town Clerk; or act in relation thereto.
TRTICLE 53. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate or transfer from available funds a certain sum of money for the purpose of reconstructing Linden Street; or act in relation thereto.
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ARTICLE 54. To see if the Town will vote to accept the con- tinuation of Edgelawn Avenue as laid out by the Board of Selectmen and shown by their report and plan duly filed in the office of the Town Clerk; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 55. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate or tranfer from available funds a certain sum of money for the purpose of reconstructing the continuation of Edgelawn Avenue; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 56. To see if the Town will vote to accept Putman Road as laid out by the Board of Selectmen and shown by their report and plan duly filed in the office of the Town Clerk; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 57. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate or transfer from available funds a certain sum of money for the purpose of reconstructing Putman Road; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 58. To see if the Town will vote to accept Farley Avenue as laid out by the Board of Selectmen and shown by their report and plan duly filed in the office of the Town Clerk; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 59. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate or transfer from available funds a certain sum of money for the purpose of reconstructing Farley Avenue; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 60. To see if the Town will vote to accept the con- tinuation of Woodlawn Avenue as laid out by the Board of Selectmen and shown by their report and plan duly filed in the office of the Town Clerk; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 61. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate or transfer from available funds a certain sum of money for the purpose of reconstructing the continuation of Woodlawn Avenue; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 62. To see if the Town will vote to accept Rainbow Avenue as laid out by the Board of Selectmen and shown by their report and plan duly filed in the office of the Town Clerk; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 63. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate or transfer from available funds a certain sum, of money for the purpose of reconstructing Rainbow Ave; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 64. To see if the Town will vote to accept Starlight
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Avenue as laid out by the Board of Selectmen and shown by their report and plan duly filed in the office of the Town Clerk; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 65. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate or transfer from available funds a certain sum of money for the purpose of reconstructing Starlight Avenue; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 66. To see if the Town will vote to accept Moonbeam Avenue as laid out by the Board of Selectmen and shown by their report and plan duly filed in the office of the Town Clerk; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 67. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate or transfer from available funds a certain sum of money for the purpose of reconstructing Moonbeam Avenue; or act in rela- tion thereto.
ARTICLE 68. To see if the Town will vote to accept Eclipse Avenue as laid out by the Board of Selectmen and shown by their report and plan duly filed in the office of the Town Clerk; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 69. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate or transfer from available funds a certain sum of money for the purpose of reconstructing Eclipse Avenue; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 70. To see if the Town will vote to accept a portion of Miland Avenue as laid out by the Board of Selectmen and, shown by their report and plan duly filed in the office of the Town Clerk; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 71. To see if the Town Will vote to raise and appro- priate or transfer from available funds a certain sum of money for the purpose of reconstructing a portion of Miland Avenue; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 72. To see if the Town will vote to accept Warren Avenue Extension as laid out by the Board of Selectmen and shown by their report and plan duly filed in the office of the Town Clerk; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 73. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate or transfer from available funds a certain sum of money for the purpose of reconstructing Warren Avenue Extension; or act in relation thereto.
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ARTICLE 74. To see if the Town will vote to accept Pearson Street as laid out by the Board of Selectmen and shown by their report and plan duly filed in the office of the Town Clerk; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 75. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate or transfer from available funds a certain sum of money for the purpose of reconstructing Pearson Street; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 76. To see if the Town will vote to accept Bircli Street Extension, off Warren Avenue, as laid out by the Board of Selectmen and shown by their report and plan duly filed in the office of the Town Clerk; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 77. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate or transfer from available funds a certain sum of money for the purpose of reconstructing Birch Street Extension, off Warren Avenue; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 78. To see if the Town will vote to accept Birch Street Extension, from Harold to Pearson Street, as laid out by the Board of Selectmen and shown by their report and plan duly filed in the office of the Town Clerk; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 79. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate or transfer from available funds a certain sum of money for the purpose of reconstructing Birch Street Extension, from Harold to Pearson Street; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 80. To see if the Town will vote to accept Sheppard Lane as laid out by the Board of Selectmen and shown by their report and plan duly filed in the office of the Town Clerk; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 81. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate or transfer from available funds a certain sum of money for the purpose of reconstructing Sheppard Lane; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 82. To see if the Town will vote to accept the con- tinuation of Pleasant Street as laid out by the Board of Selectmen and shown by their report and plan duly filed in the office of the Town Clerk; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 83. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate or transfer from available funds a certain sum of money for the purpose of reconstructing the continuation of Pleasant Street; or act in relation thereto.
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ARTICLE 84. To see if the Town will vote to accept the con- tinuation of Old Middlesex Turnpike as laid out by the Board of Selectmen and shown by their report and plan duly filed in the office of the Town Clerk; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 85. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate or transfer from available funds a certain sum of money for the purpose of reconstructing the continuation of Old Middle- sex Turnpike; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 86. To see if the Town will vote to accept Roosevelt Street a laid out by the Board of Selectmen and shown by their report and plan duly filed in the office of the Town Clerk; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 87. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate or transfer from available funds a certain sum of money for the purpose of reconstructing Roosevelt Street; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 88. To see if the Town will vote to accept McFarlin Road as laid out by the Board of Selectmen and shown by their report and plan duly filed in the office of the Town Clerk; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 89. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate or transfer from available funds a certain sum of money for the purpose of reconstructing McFarlin Road; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 90. To see if the Town will vote to accept the con- tinuation of Bradford Road as laid out by the Board of Select- men and shown by their report and plan duly filed in the office of the Town Clerk; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 91. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate or transfer from available funds a certain sum of money for the purpose of reconstructing the continuation of Bradford Road; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 92. To see if the Town will vote to accept the con- tinuation of Linwood Street as laid out by the Board of Selectmen and shown by their report and plan duly filed in the office of the Town Clerk; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 93. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate or transfer from available funds a certain sum of money for the purpose of reconstructing the continuation of Linwood Street; or act in relation thereto.
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ARTICLE 94. To see if the Town will vote to accept North- gate Road as laid out by the Board of Selectmen and shown by their report and plan duly filed in the office of the Town Clerk; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 95. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate or transfer from available funds a certain sum of money for the purpose of reconstructing Northgate Road; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 96. To see if the Town will vote to accept St. Nicho- las Avenue as laid out by the Board of Selectmen and shown by their report and plan duly filed in the office of the Town Clerk; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 97. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate: or transfer from available funds a certain sum of money for the purpose of reconstructing St. Nicholas Avenue; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 98. To see if the Town will vote to accept Housa- tonic Avenue as laid out by the Board of Selectmen and shown by their report and plan duly filed in the office of the Town Clerk; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 99. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate or transfer from available funds a certain sum of money for the purpose of reconstructing Housatonic Avenue; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 100. To see if the Town will vote to accept Allen Street as laid out by the Board of Selectmen and shown by their report and plan duly filed in the office of the Town Clerk; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 101. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate or transfer from available funds a certain sum of money for the purpose of reconstructing Allen Street; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 102 To see if the Town will vote to accept the con- tinuation of Brian Road as laid out by the Board of Selectmen and shown by their report and plan duly filed in the office of the Town Clerk; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 103. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate or transfer from available funds a certain sum of money for the purpose of reconstructing the continuation of Brian Road; or act in relation thereto.
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ARTICLE 104. To see if the Town will vote to accept Bailey Terrace as laid out by the Board of Selectmen and shown by their report and plan duly filed in the office of the Town Clerk; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 105. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate or transfer from available funds a certain sum of money for the purpose of reconstructing Bailey Terrace; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 106. To see if the Town will vote to accept Leedberg Street as laid out by the Board of Selectmen and shown by their report and plan duly filed in the office of the Town Clerk; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 107. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate or transfer from available funds a certain sum of money for the purpose of reconstructing Leedberg Street; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 108. To see if the Town will vote to rescind the action taken at the last Special Town Meeting, held on November 29, 1954, under Article 3, relative to the proposed legislation pro- viding for the annexation by the City of Lowell of certain land in Chelmsford adjacent to the City of Lowell and situated southerly of Chelmsford Street near the Lowell Turnpike overpass; or act in relation thereto.
AND YOU ARE DIRECTED to serve this Warrant by posting attested copies thereof at the Post Offices in the Center of the Town, South Chelmsford, North Chelmsford, and West Chelmsford and at the School House in East Chelmsford and the W'estlands School House, seven days at least before the time appointed for holding the meeting aforesaid.
HEREOF FAIL NOT and make return of the 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-eighth day of January, 1955.
RAYMOND H. GREENWOOD ROGER W. BOYD DONALD E. SMITH
Selectmen of Chelmsford
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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
Middlesex, ss.
Chelmsford, Mass., January 28, 1955
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 following places; to wit: Post Office, Chelmsford Center; Post Office, North Chelmsford; Post Office, West Chelmsford; School House, East Chelmsford; Post Office, South Chelmsford; School House, Westlands; seven days at least before the time appointed for the holding of the meeting aforesaid.
RALPH J. HULSLANDER Constable of Chelmsford January 31, 1955
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TOWN ELECTION-March 7th, 1955
Prec. 1 £ 2
3
4
5
6 Total
SELECTMAN - 3 YEARS
Kenneth V. Cutcliffe,
84 North Rd.
346
191
22
54
48
208
869
Daniel J. Hart,
2 Summer St.
431
288
14
123
44
205
1105
John L. Lincoln,
3 Montview Rd.
274
149
29
47
47
132
678
Blanks
7
16
1
3
0
4
31
Total
1058
644
66
227
139
549
2683
BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE - 3 YEARS
Kenneth V. Cutcliffe,
84 North Rd.
366
196
21
58
45
205
891
Daniel J. Hart,
2 Summer St.
414
279
15
118
42
204
1072
John L. Lincoln,
3 Montview Rd.
269
149
28
45
49
136
676
Blanks
9
20
2
6
3
4
44
Total
1058
644
66
227
139
549
2683
ASSESSOR - 3 YEARS
Claude A. Harvey,
30 Concords Rd.
876
511
55
195
123
473
2233
Blanks
182
133
11
32
16
76
450
Total
1058
644
66
227
139
549
2683
BOARD OF HEALTH MEMBER-3 YEARS
Oliver A. Reeves,
4 Summer St.
522
329
32
37
43
281
1244
Thomas E. Firth, Jr. 105 Carlisle St.
124
101
10
133
6 94
468
Herman L. Purcell, Jr.
336 Acton Rd.
346
158
21
48
88
131
792
Blanks
66
56
3
9
2
43
179
Total
1058
644
66
227
139
549
2683
SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEMBER -3 YEARS
Arthur S. Russell,
88 Westford St.
830
492
57
175
117
466 2137
Blanks
228
152
9
52
22
83
546
Total
1058
644
66
227
139
549
2683
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PARK COMMISSIONER - 3 YEARS
Bradford O. Emerson,
11 North Rd.
556
269
33
93
86
282
1319
R. Hamilton Pickard, Jr. 38 Stedman St.
444
310
30
108
49
229
1170
Blanks
58
65
3
26
4
38
194
Total
1058
644
66
227
139
549
2683
CEMETERY COMMISSIONER 3 YEARS
Arne R. Olsen,
140 Groton Rd.
578
458
47
112
91
300
1586
Walter R. Hedlund,
11 Hildreth St.
360
129
13
92
37
200
831
Blanks
120
57
6
23
11
49
266
Total
1058
644
66
227
139
549
2683
LIBRARY TRUSTEES - 3 YEARS
Ethel Booth,
36 Adams St.
811
475
55
167
105
426
2039
Roger P. Welch,
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