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Section 3. The Clerk of the Town, after determining the amount stored and kept, shall notify the owner or occupant of land licensed to store, keep and sell explosives, of the amount of the bond.
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Section 4. Action on a bond filed under the above sections may be brought by any resident of the Town of Chelmsford to whom loss, damage or injury has resulted by reason of such storing, keeping, selling or transporting and shall be brought in the name of, and for the use and at the cost and expense of, such resident. If claims on any bond are established to an amount greater than the penal sum thereof, such claims shall be paid pro rata to the amount of the penal sum, and executions shall issue accordingly.
ARTICLE 22. To see if the Town will adopt the following by-law: Any owner of land which has been excavated, shall erect barriers or take other suitable measures to protect persons from damages incident thereto. The penalty for violation of this section shall be as follows: for the first offense, Fifty Dollars ($50.00); for the second offense, One Hundred Dollars ($100.00); and for each subsequent offense, Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00). The Building Inspector shall enforce this by-law.
ARTICLE 23. To see if the Town will vote to adopt the following by-law: The proceedings of Town Meetings shall be governed by the rules of practice contained in Robert's Rules of Order (1951 Ed.) except as modified by law or by the by-laws.
ARTICLE 24. To see if the Town will vote to instruct the Select- men to petition the General Court for the enactment of an act to au- thorize the Town to add the Building Inspector to the list of Officers to be elected annually by the Registered Voters of this Town; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 25. To see if the Town will vote to accept Woodbine Street, as laid out by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the Registry of Deeds for Northern Middlesex County; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 26. To see if the Town will vote to accept Southgate 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; and to raise and appropriate a certain sum of money for the purpose of reconstructing Southgate Road; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 27. To see if the Town will vote to accept Hemlock Drive, as laid out by the Board of Selectmen, and shown by their report and plan duly filed in the Office of the Town Clerk; and to raise and appropriate, or transfer from available funds, a certain sum of money for the purpose of reconstructing Hemlock Drive; or act in relation thereto.
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ARTICLE 28. To see if the Town will vote to accept Latch 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; and to raise and appropriate, or transfer from available funds, a certain sum of money for the purpose of reconstructing Latch Road; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 29. To see if the Town will vote to accept part of Rain- bow 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; and to raise and appropriate, or transfer from available funds, a certain sum of money for the purpose of reconstructing part of Rainbow Avenue; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 30. To see if the Town will vote to accept Orchard 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; and to raise and appropriate, or transfer from available funds, a certain sum of money for the purpose of reconstructing Orchard Lane; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 31. To see if the Town will vote to accept Bowl 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; and to raise and appropriate, or transfer from available funds, a certain sum of money for the purpose of reconstructing Bowl Road; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 32. To see if the Town will vote to accept Forrest 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; and to raise and appropriate, or transfer from available funds, a certain sum of money for the purpose of reconstructing Forrest Street; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 33. To see if the Town will vote to accept Kenwood Street, as laid out by the Board of Selectmen, and shown by their re- port and plan duly filed in the Office of the Town Clerk; and to raise and appropriate, or transfer from available funds, a certain sum of money for the purpose of reconstructing Kenwood Street; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 34. To see if the Town will vote to accept Aberdeen 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; and to raise and appropriate, or transfer from available funds, a certain sum of money for the purpose of reconstructing Aberdeen Road; or act in relation thereto.
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ARTICLE 35. To see if the Town will vote to accept Sunrise Ave- nue, as laid out by the Board of Selectmen, and shown by their report and plan duly filed in the Office of the Town Clerk; and to raise and appropriate, or transfer from available funds, a certain sum of money for the purpose of reconstructing Sunrise Avenue; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 36. To see if the Town will vote to accept Kiberd Drive, as laid out by the Board of Selectmen, and shown by their report and plan duly filed in the Office of the Town Clerk; and to raise and appropriate, or transfer from available funds, a certain sum of money for the purpose of reconstructing Kiberd Drive; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 37. To see if the Town will vote to accept Wildes 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; and to raise and appro- priate, or transfer from available funds, a certain sum of money for the purpose of reconstructing Wildes Road; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 38. To see if the Town will vote to accept Fairbanks 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; and to raise and appropriate, or transfer from available funds, a certain sum of money for the purpose of reconstructing Fairbanks Road; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 39. To see if the Town will vote to accept Colonial Drive, as laid out by the Board of Selectmen, and shown by their report and plan duly filed in the Office of the Town Clerk; and to raise and ap- propriate, or transfer from available funds, a certain sum of money for the purpose of reconstructing Colonial Drive; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 40. To see if the Town will vote to pay for services rendered by the Acting Sanitarian from June 10, 1957 to September 27, 1957; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 41. In the event of an affirmative vote under the above article, to see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Seven Hundred Seventy Dollars ($770.00) for the purpose of paying the Acting Sanitarian for services rendered from June 10, 1957 to September 27, 1957; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 42. To see if the Town will vote to pay for transporta- tion incurred by the Acting Sanitarian from June 10, 1957 to Septem- ber 27, 1957; or act in relation thereto.
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ARTICLE 43. In the event of an affirmative vote under the above article, to see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of One Hundred Eight Dollars and Forty Cents ($108.40) for the pur- pose of paying the Acting Sanitarian for transportation incurred from June 10, 1957 to September 27, 1957; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 44. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a certain sum of money to purchase an Addressograph-Multigraph, or some other equipment for the Town Offices; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 45. To see if the Town will vote to adopt the following by-law: "No soil, loam, sand or gravel shall be removed from land not in public use in the Town of Chelmsford, unless such removal is approved by the Board of Appeals, and a permit for the same is granted by said Board of Appeals." This by-law is made under the authority of General Laws, Chapter 40, Section 21, Subsection 17.
ARTICLE 46. To see if the Town will vote to amend Section 9 of the Chelmsford Zoning By-Laws to include:
C-SIDE YARDS, REAR YARD AND SET BACK EXCEPTIONS
1. Minimum side yard, rear yard and set back requirements shall not apply to any lot shown on a final or a definitive sub-division plan, duly approved by the Chelmsford Planning Board and duly recorded with the Registry of Deeds prior to the adoption of this zoning By- Law, but rather, said lots shall be subject to the side yard, set back and rear yard requirements effective on the date of recording with the Registry of Deeds.
2. Minimum side yard, rear yard and set back requirements shall not apply to any lot laid out by recorded deed or conveyance or shown on a duly recorded plan in conformity with the side yard, rear yard and set back requirements, if any, applicable to the construction of such a dwelling or other building on said lot at the time of said laying out or recording and said lot does not adjoin the land of the same ownership available for use in connection therewith, but rather said lots shall be subject to the side yard, set back, and rear yard require- ments effective on the date of said laying out, recording or conveyance.
ARTICLE 47. To see if the Town will vote to amend Section 10, B 1 of the Chelmsford Zoning By-Laws, by substituting the following: B. ACCESSORY USES AND ACCESSORY BUILDINGS.
1. A detached accessory building may be located in the rear yard areas and on the same lot as the principal building, provided that not more than twenty-five per cent (25%) of the required area shall be so occupied, and further provided that an accessory building shall not be located nearer than ten (10) feet from the principal building subject to the yard requirements of the district in which it is located. An accessory building attached to its principal building shall be con- sidered an integral part thereof and as such shall be subject to the front, side, and rear yard requirements applicable to the principal building. The provision for a detached garage is set forth as follows:
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a. A garage may be located on either side of the principal building. but shall not protrude beyond the front line of the principal building, and shall be subject to the yard requirements of the district in which it is located as set forth in Section 9, C 1 and 2 of this By-Law.
ARTICLE 48. To see if the Town will vote to accept an Emergency Rescue Truck, to be used by the Fire Department, from the Box 7 Associates; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 49. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Seventy-five Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($75,000.00), or some other sum, for the purpose of constructing a Highway Depart- ment Garage at Chelmsford Center, on land now owned by the Town, on Chelmsford Street, adjacent to the High School Athletic Field, un- der the supervision of the Board of Selectmen; and to determine whether the money shall be provided for by taxation and/or by bor- rowing under authority of Chapter 44 of the General Laws; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 50. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Three Hundred Dollars ($300), to raise the Memorial Day appropriation from Seven Hundred Dollars ($700) to One Thousand Dollars ($1,000); or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 51. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Three Hundred Dollars ($300) for the purpose of providing rent, heat and lights for quarters of East Chelmsford American Legion Post No. 366; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 52. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a certain sum of money for the purpose of purchasing three 1958 DeLuxe Tudor Police Cruisers to be used by the Police Department, said purchase to be under the supervision of the Board of Selectmen; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 53. In the event of an affirmative vote under Article 52, to see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to sell, by good and sufficient Bill of Sale, the three Police Cruisers now being used by the Police Dept .; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 54. To see if the Town will vote to transfer from the Road Machinery Fund a certain sum of money for the purpose of purchasing a Pickup Truck, under the supervision of the Board of Se- lectmen; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 55. To see if the Town will vote, in the event of an affirmative vote under Article 54, to authorize the Selectmen to sell, by good and sufficient Bill of Sale, the present Pickup Truck used by the Highway Department; or act in relation thereto.
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ARTICLE 66. To see if the Town will vote to accept Chapter 147, Section 16 C of General Laws, to be effective as of January 1, 1959.
FIVE-DAY WEEK IN CERTAIN CITIES AND TOWNS
Members of the Police Department of every city or town which accepts this section by vote of the city council, subject to the pro- visions of the charter, or by vote of the town at an annual town meeting, as the case may be, or, if said council or town fails to accept this section, by vote of the voters thereof as hereinafter provided, shall be excused from duty for two days out of every seven without loss of pay.
ARTICLE 67. To see if the Town will vote to amend Section 1, B 7, by adding to the Limited Industrial District (L 1), and the map re- ferred therein, the following described area situated at the north- westerly corner of Precinct 5, to wit: Beginning at a point at the westerly corner of Precinct 5 at the intersection of the easterly line of Littleton Road at the Chelmsford-Westford town line; thence in a northeasterly direction by said easterly sideline of Littleton Road about 4200 feet to a point opposite the northerly sideline of Oak Street at the boundary of existing "Highway Business" zone; thence in a southeasterly direction by said "Highway Business" zone, 250 feet to a corner; thence in a northeasterly direction by said "Highway Busi- ness" zone about 1800 feet to the southerly line of Hunt Road; thence on a straight line along the southerly line of Hunt Road in a south- easterly direction, crossing Hunt Road and extending to the northerly boundary of existing "Limited Industrial" zone; thence in a generally southerly direction along the line of said existing "Limited Industrial" zone and easterly from and parallel to Hunt Road to a point north- easterly from the intersection of Garrison Road, Maple Road and Hunt Road; thence in a southwesterly direction across Maple Road and in a straight line about 2900 feet to the Westford town line; thence north- westerly by said town line 3000 feet to the point of beginning; said rezoning parcel as shown on plan entitled "Plan of Amended Zoning, Chelmsford, Mass., January 4, 1958" prepared by Towers Engineering Co., Lynn, Massachusetts.
ARTICLE 68. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a certain sum of money for the defense of six (6) claims for land damages on the Billerica Road and Turnpike Road, cost of appraisal of said land, real estate experts, and cost of legal services during the defense of these suits; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 69. To see if the Town will vote to instruct the Board of Assessors to use the sum of One Hundred Seventy-five Thousand Dollars ($175,000), or some other sum, from Free Cash in the Treasury for the reduction of the 1958 Tax Rate; or act in relation thereto.
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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 Westlands 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 day of January, 1958.
DANIEL J. HART EDGAR P. GEORGE ROBERT F. McANDREW Selectmen of Chelmsford.
A true copy, ATTEST:
Constable of Chelmsford
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ANNUAL REPORT
of the
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Year Ending December 31, 1957
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Members
Term Expires
Henrick R. Johnson 1960
Allan D. Davidson 1959
Arthur S. Russell
1958
ORGANIZATION
Arthur S. Russell, Chairman
Henrick R. Johnson, Secretary
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
THOMAS L. RIVARD
Office: Center School Telephone: GLenview 7-7461
(Mrs. Emily W. McIntosh, Secretary)
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SCHOOL COMMITTEE REPORT
The School Committee held twenty-one regular meetings and seven special meetings during 1957. In addition, the members have under- taken numerous special assignments in connection with School Com- mittee work as well as serving on the High School Building Commit- tee which has held eighteen meetings during the year.
Over the years, the School Committee has striven to provide and maintain efficient educational school facilities; provide and maintain an excellent teaching and administrative staff; and develop, improve and enrich the school program.
School improvement is not achieved overnight. It is a long term, continuous, planned program carried on with patience and persistence year after year. Those communities having citizens interested enough in the welfare of their children and their community to make an ob- jective appraisal of their schools and to give their schools adequate financial support will see their community improve as well as their school system. It is the fundamental policy of the School Committee to carry out the needs and desires of the people in the administration of our school system and to welcome the active interest of all the citizens of the Town.
The following is a summary of the educational accomplishments of 1957:
Development of a Remedial Reading Program. Extension of Guidance Services for Grades 7 and 8. Revision of the Testing Program. Expansion of the Driver Education Program.
A new Report Card for Grades 1 and 2. Investigation of the need for Special Classes. Investigation of Teaching Methods.
The reports of the school personnel, especially that of the Super- intendent, will summarize these activities.
Paramount in importance in the improvement of our school system is the acquisition and retention of competent teachers with the hope of establishing a more permanent faculty. Consequently, a new mini- mum salary of $3,600.00 per year has been established with the hope of improving this policy.
The last of the old, unused school buldings, the East School was reopened this past September. Our janitorial staff is to be commended for the excellent restoration of the building. These men are doing outstanding maintenance work on all buildings in addition to their regular janitorial duties. This has resulted in considerable financial savings in repairs for the Town.
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At the date of this report, December 31, it is still too soon to es- timate the date of completion of the New High School. Should it not be completed as scheduled, double sessions will be inevitable next September as we will be short seven classrooms.
The administration of a school system involves many difficult prob- lems and less-than-popular decisions. The making of the 1958 school budget has been especially difficult in view of rising costs, more pupils and more personnel. Additional State Aid must be forthcoming to assist the real estate taxpayer in continuing to carry this heavy burden.
In closing, we draw your attention to the entire school department report as it concerns you vitally. We wish to thank those members of the school staff whose devotion and dedication have been instru- mental in keeping our school system at a high level, the parents and other townspeople who have been patient with the numerous tempo- rary measures which have been necessary during this period of trial, and all others who, in any way, have contributed to the welfare of the school department.
Respectfully submitted,
CHELMSFORD SCHOOL COMMITTEE Arthur S. Russell, Chairman Allan D. Davidson Henrick R. Johnson, Secretary
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REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT
1957, like the previous year, was one of growth and change. As predicted, the school population has continued to increase. Next year the school population is expected to increase even more.
Providing for this growth has presented the need for changes in policies, procedures and organization itself in order to adjust to the many forces that finally determine direction and ultimately provide a basis for evaluation.
Today, as drastic changes take place, education cannot stand still. We must move forward and meet the new challenges of our times by improving our educational program and methods.
THE FACULTY
The professional staff now numbers 107. To keep pace with the constantly growing enrollment, it is anticipated it will be 115 next year.
Since practically all communities are facing the same problem, the competition in procuring good teachers becomes increasingly great. Our goal is to secure the best qualified teachers and to retain them as long as possible. Of course, it is recognized that with approximately 69% of our teachers being women, there will continue to be a certain percentage of replacements each year for obvious reasons.
There is a strong feeling in Chelmsford that the very best teachers possible should be hired and retained. We can accomplish this by doing the following: Establishing a salary schedule with minimum and maximum salaries high enough to attract the best of the new- comers to the profession; guaranteeing all teachers a maximum salary but provide rapid movement to that goal for the superior teacher by a merit program, and providing ways of competing with industry for men essential to the teaching staff.
As one can see, the most obvious answers to securing superior teachers involve money.
Chelmsford has accepted a great responsibility in the training of teachers. This school year student teachers from Boston University and Lowell Teachers College will work on the elementary and senior high levels. Practice teaching is service both to the teacher in train- ing and to the school system in which this training program operates.
CURRICULUM
During the past school year, much work has been done on curricu- lum review. As a result, many recommendations have been received
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for the improvement of our program of studies. In many instances, the proposed changes have already been incorporated. Our teachers and principals are continuing to work on the curriculum. Teaching methods, techniques and procedures are being studied as well as sub- ject matter.
Perhaps the greatest accomplishment in our elementary curriculum has been the establishment of a remedial and corrective reading pro- gram under the direction of Miss Margaret A. Cates. This new serv- ice has been very welcome both to the members of the staff and to parents who are involved in any way. The results of this program will soon be obvious to all concerned.
The work of the teachers and parents of the first and second graders has culminated in a new report card. Preliminary work is now under way on a report card for grades three through six.
The guidance program has been expanded to include group guidance at the 7th and 8th grade levels. The testing program of the entire school system is now correlated with the guidance program. Intel- ligence tests are to be given in grades 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, and 11. Achieve- ment tests are to be given in grades 2, 4, 6, 8, and 10. Our goal is to interpret the results of these tests in such a way that every parent will be able to interpret the academic progress of his child in relation to the academic capabilities of the child. Thus, through closer co- operation of the home and the school, should come greater accom- plishment and understanding on the part of the child.
Mr. Thomas Green, Guidance Director, has been placed on a year- round basis. His time during the summer will be spent analyzing the results of these tests. These analyses will be used as a guide in help- ing the high school students select their courses. This method should insure better achievement for all students.
Another development this year was the expansion of the Driver Education in the high school. In September a survey of the pupils who were of licensing age and who wanted driver training revealed about three times as many as we have been teaching in recent years. A large increase in this number was due to the increase in insurance premiums for drivers under age twenty-five who have not had an approved driver education course. It is safe to assume that this addi- tional premium rate will force all high schools in Massachusetts to assume the responsibility of teaching driver education to all youth. In order to take care of this situation, the instructor, who had been teaching after school, was placed on full-time in addition to after school hours. If necessary, he will instruct during the summer months so long as this backlog continues.
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