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122. Outlays
1,200.00
Total Civilian Defense Department $ 1,900.00
HEALTH AND SANITATION DEPARTMENT Salaries:
123. Chairman $ 295.00
124. Board Members 525.00
125. Sanitarian and Milk Inspector 5,700.00
126. Sr. Clerk and Laboratory Assistant 3,450.00
127. Senior School Nurse 4,750.00
128. Junior School Nurses (2)
6,675.00
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129. Slaughtering Inspector
100.00
130. Plumbing Inspector-Fees & Trans.
6,000.00
131. Physicians
500.00
132. Sickness Account
250.00
132a.Professional Services
500.00
$ 28,745.00
Expenses:
133. Quarantine and Contagious Diseases
2,000.00
134. Vaccine Treatment 200.00
135. Care of Premature Children
500.00
136. Collection of Garbage
15,800.00
137. Animal Disposal Fees
700.00
138. Transportation, Sanitarian and Nurses 1,600.00
139. Laboratory Supplies
200.00
140. Vision and Hearing Testing Program
3,200.00
141. Other expenses
750.00
142. Outlays
2,500.00
143. Mental Health and Child Guidance ..
750.00
Total Health and Sanitation
Department $ 28,200.00 $ 56,945.00
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
Salaries:
144. Superintendent $ 6,800.00
145. Secretary
3,290.00
146. Engineer's Fees
3,000.00
147. Transportation, Superintendent- Foreman None
Expenses :
148. Gas and Oil for Equipment 9,000.00
149. Fuel, Light and Water
2,500.00
150. Telephone and Office Supplies
650.00
151. Street Signs
800.00
152. Miscellaneous Expenses
350.00
Highways, Bridges and Drainage:
153. Highway Materials 22,000.00
154. Misc. Equipment and Small Tools 1,800.00
155. Machinery Hire-Town Owned 6,000.00
156. Machinery Hire-Other
2,000.00
157. Labor-Men
122,233.00
158. Vacations and Sickness
11,220.00
159. Labor-Overtime 2,500.00
160. Repairs to Highway Garage
None
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Road Machinery Account
161. Repairs
16,800.00
162. Mechanic's Wages
None
163. Snow and Ice Removal
55,000.00
164. Highway, Bridges and Drainage Const.
20,000.00
165. Chapter 90, Maintenance
1,500.00
166. Sidewalks
None
167. Street Lighting
19,000.00
Total Highway Department $ 306,443.00
WELFARE DEPARTMENT
Salaries:
168. Board Chairman $ 190.00
169. Board Members (2) 320.00
170. Director
7,020.00
171. Social Worker No. 1
4,980.00
172. Social Worker No. 2
4,500.00
173. Senior Clerk No. 1
3,290.00
174. Senior Clerk No. 2
3,290.00
175. Bureau of Old Age Assistance 750.00
176. Court and Attorney Fees
200.00
* For approval only-Not included in total.
Expenses :
177. Cash Grants
6,000.00
178. Material Grants and Burials 3,000.00
179. State Institutions 1,000.00
180. Relief Other Cities and Towns
4,500.00
Cash and Material Grants
181. Disability Assistance 10,000.00
182. Aid to Dependent Children 20,000.00
183. Old Age Assist. & Medical Assist. to Aged 100,000.00
Total Charities Department $ 168,290.00
VETERANS' BENEFITS DEPARTMENT
184. Salary of Veterans' Agent $ 1,100.00
185. Expenses 200.00
186. Cash and Material Grants
20,000.00
Total Veterans' Benefits
Department $ 21,300.00
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SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Salaries:
187. Teachers and Supervisors $ 1,057,875.00
188. Janitors
99,414.00
189. Administration 19,910.00
190. Secretaries
17,642.00
191. Physicians
1,500.00
192. Attendance Officer
375.00
$ 1,196,716.00
Expenses :
193. Educational Supplies and Services 70,000.00
194. Fuel, Light and Water 49,500.00
195. Repairs 30,740.00
196. Playgrounds
1,000.00
197. Janitors' and Nurses' Supplies 7,700.00
198. Transportation
134,471.00
199. New and Replacement of Equipment
13,075.00
200. Athletic Program
5,000.00
201. Vocational
4,000.00
202. Administration
8,300.00
203. Superintendent and Principal Out-of-State
None
Total $ 323,786.00 $ 1,520,502.00 Mr. Henrick R. Johnson moved that the sum of $1,520,502.00 be raised and appropriated for the operation of the Chelmsford Public Schools, including vocational education, for the 1962 school year.
LIBRARY DEPARTMENT
Salaries:
204. Librarian $ 4,500.00
205. Branch Librarian
2,000.00
206. Assistant Librarians and Library Clerks
12,067.00
207. Library Aides
515.00
208. Janitors
1,000.00
208a. Vacation and Sickness
720.00
$ 20,802.00
Expenses:
209. Repair & Maintenance of Buildings 1,000.00
210. Fuel, Light and Water 2,400.00
211. Books and Periodicals
10,000.00
212. Other Expenses
2,650.00
213. Outlays
3,150.00
Total Library Department $ 19,200.00 $ 40,202.00
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PARKS, PLAYGROUNDS AND BEACH
PARK DEPARTMENT
214. Labor $ 3,468.00
215. Expenses
800.00
216. Outlays
750.00
Total Park Department $ 5,018.00
VARNEY PLAYGROUND
217. Labor
$ 450.00
218. Expenses
200.00
219. Outlays
100.00
Total Varney Playground Department $ 750.00
EDWARDS MEMORIAL BEACH
220. Labor
$ 1,050.00
221. Expenses
200.00
221a.Outlays
100.00
Total Edwards Memorial Beach Department $ 1,350.00
UNCLASSIFIED DEPARTMENTS
222. Town and Finance Committee Reports $ 4,000.00
223. Workmen's Compensation Claims 1,144.00
224. Expenses for Memorial Day 750.00
225. Expenses for Town Clock
300.00
226. Development and Industrial Commission
3,500.00
Total Unclassified Departments. $ 9,694.00
INSURANCE DEPARTMENT
227. Property and Liability Insurance. $ 35,700.00
228. Chapter 32B Insurance-Employees 40,000.00
$ 75,700.00
DEBT AND INTEREST
Maturing Debt:
229. North School Loan $ 30,000.00
230. Center Fire Station 5,000.00
231. Center School Loan 55,000.00
232. North Fire Station Loan 1,000.00
233. High School Loan 1
50,000.00
234. High School Loan 2 90,000.00
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235. Highway Garage Loan
5,000.00
236. Boston Rd. Elem. School Loan
50,000.00
$ 286,000.00
Interest:
237. North School Loan
5,015.00
238. Center Fire Station Loan 315.00
239. Center School Loan
10,260.00
240. North Fire Station Loan 195.00
241. High School Loan No. 1
27,125.00
242. High School Loan No. 2
45,920.00
243. Highway Garage Loan
2,295.00
244. Anticipation of Revenue and Reimbursement Loans 30,000.00
245. Boston Rd. Elem. School Loan
32,375.00
Total Debt and Interest
Department $ 153,500.00 $ 439,500.00
CEMETERY DEPARTMENT
Salaries:
246. Commissioners (3) $ 150.00
247. Superintendent 5,300.00
248. General Labor
6,000.00
249. Special Labor for Lot Owners
300.00
Expenses:
250. Interments and Liners
3,000.00
251. Repairs to Headstone and Stone Posts
100.00
252. Repairs to Equipment
200.00
253. Extension of Grave Lots
254. Expenses
1,490.00
255. Outlays
900.00
256. Town Clerk-Salary
250.00
257. Town Clerk-Expenses
50.00
258. Beautification-Perpetual Care Area
2,000.00
Total Cemetery Department $ 19,740.00
Total of Budget Appropriations: $ 3,148,743.00
Total of Items for Approval Only:
750.00
Total voted under Article 6: $ 3,149,493.00
Total of Budget and Articles to be raised by Taxation $ 3,275,095.25
Total of Budget for Approval Only 750.00
Total of Articles for Transfer Only 229,126.44
$ 3,504,971.69
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ARTICLE 7. To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen to act as its agent in any suit or suits which may arise during the current year, with authority to settle and adjust claims or demands for or against the Town; and to employ counsel whenever in their judgment it is neces- sary; or act in relation thereto.
UNDER ARTICLE 7:
Mr. Robert F. McAndrew moved that the Town vote to authorize the Selectmen to act as its agent in any suit or suits which may arise during the current year, with authority to settle and adjust claims or demands for or against the Town, and to employ counsel whenever in their judg- ment it is necessary. It was so voted.
ARTICLE 8. To see if the Town will authorize the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money in the year 1963 in anticipation of revenue of the year 1963; or act in relation thereto.
UNDER ARTICLE 8:
Mr. Walter R. Wilkins, Jr. moved that the town authorize the Treas- urer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money in the year 1963 in anticipation of revenue of the year 1963. It was so voted.
ARTICLE 9. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money with which to meet bills for previous years; or act in relation thereto.
UNDER ARTICLE 9:
Mr. Raymond J. Greenwood moved that the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $682.11 with which to meet bills for previous years. It was so voted unanimously.
ARTICLE 10. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a certain sum of money to pay to the Treasurer of the Middlesex County Retirement System, the said amount being the Town's share of the pension expense and military service funds; or act in relation thereto.
UNDER ARTICLE 10:
Mr. McAndrew moved that the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $35,790.20 to pay to the Treasurer of the Middlesex County Retirement System, the said amount being the Town's share of the pension, expense and military service funds. It was so voted.
ARTICLE 11. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000), or some other sum, to be used as a Reserve Fund at the discretion of the Finance Committee, as provided in General Laws, Chapter 40, Section 6; or act in relation thereto.
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UNDER ARTICLE 11:
Mr. Edward S. Marshall moved that the Town vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of $20,000 to be used as a Reserve Fund at the discre- tion of the Finance Committee, as provided in General Laws, Chapter 40, Section 6. It was so voted.
ARTICLE 12. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a certain sum of money to defray its share of the cost of the maintenance of the Middlesex County Sanitorium by the County of Middlesex.
UNDER ARTICLE 12:
Regarding Town Share of the Middlesex County Sanitorium. Mr. Raymond J. Greenwood moved that this Article be dismissed. It was so voted.
ARTICLE 13. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a certain sum of money for the purpose of purchasing four (4) 1962 DeLuxe Tudor Police Cruisers to be used by the Police Department, said purchase to be made under the supervision of the Board of Selectmen; or act in relation thereto.
UNDER ARTICLE 13:
Mr. Robert F. McAndrew moved that the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $7,050.00 for the purpose of purchasing four (4) 1962 DeLuxe Tudor Police Cruisers to be used by the Police Department, said purchase to be made under the supervision of the Board of Select- men. It was so voted.
ARTICLE 14. In the event of an affirmative vote under Article 13, to see if Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to sell by good and sufficient Bill of Sale the three (3) 1961 Police Cruisers now being used by the Police Department; or act in relation thereto.
UNDER ARTICLE 14:
Mr. Raymond J. Greenwood moved that the Town vote to authorize the Selectmen to sell by good and sufficient Bill of Sale the three (3) 1961 Police Cruisers now being used by the Police Department. It was so voted.
ARTICLE 15. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, or transfer from available funds in the Treasury, a sum of money for Chapter 90 construction; or act in relation thereto.
UNDER ARTICLE 15:
Mr. Robert F. McAndrew moved that the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $12,550.00 for Chapter 90 construction. It was so voted.
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ARTICLE 16. To see if the Town will vote to transfer from the Stabilization Fund established under the provisions of Section 5B, Chap- ter 40, of the General Laws, and by vote under Article 50 of the Annual Town Meeting of March 21, 1960; a certain sum of money, and raise and appropriate the balance necessary for the purchase of a 75' Aerial Ladder Truck type of vehicle for the Fire Department, equipped as specified by the Fire Chief, said purchase to be made under the supervision of the Board of Selectmen; or act in relation thereto.
UNDER ARTICLE 16:
Mr. Ernest Byam moved that the Town vote to transfer from the Stabilization Fund established under the provisions of Section 5B, Chap- ter 40, of the General Laws and by vote under Article 50 of the Annual Town Meeting of March 21, 1960, the sum of $17,000, and to raise and appropriate the sum of $22,482.94 for the purchase of a 75' Aerial Ladder Truck type of vehicle for the Fire Department, equipped as specified by the Fire Chief, said purchase to be made under the supervision of the Board of Selectmen. It was so voted.
ARTICLE 17. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $275.00 for the purpose of repairing the town clock; or act in relation thereto.
UNDER ARTICLE 17:
Mr. Raymond J. Greenwood moved that the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $275.00 for the purpose of repairing the town clock. It was dismissed.
ARTICLE 18. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a certain sum of money for the purpose of purchasing voting machines for the Town of Chelmsford; or act in relation thereto.
UNDER ARTICLE 18:
Mr. John J. Carr moved that the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $3,000.00 for the purpose of renting voting machines for the Town of Chelmsford. A hand vote was taken:
168 voted in affirmative 239 voted in negative The motion failed.
ARTICLE 19. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate $500.00 or some other sum to purchase an additional Cabinet to hold plates for the Addressograph; or act in relation thereto.
UNDER ARTICLE 19:
Mr. Warren Wright moved that the Town vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of $465.00 to purchase an additional cabinet to hold plates for the Addressograph. It was so voted.
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ARTICLE 20. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Select- men to appoint a committee of five (5) to study the need for additional Town office facilities and make recommendations as to same and as to where they should be located; or act in relation thereto.
UNDER ARTICLE 20:
Mr. Robert F. McAndrew moved that the Town vote to authorize the Selectmen to appoint a committee of five (5) to study the need for additional Town Office facilities and make recommendations as to same and as to where they should be located. It was so voted.
ARTICLE 21. To see if the Town will vote to change the name of that part of Chamberlain Road and Tadmuck Road situated on the northerly side of Federal Interstate Route 495 to Pine Hill Road; or act in relation thereto.
UNDER ARTICLE 21:
Mr. Raymond J. Greenwood moved that the Town vote to change the name of that part of Chamberlain Road and Tadmuck Road situated on the northerly side of Federal Interstate Route 495 to Pine Hill Road. It was so voted.
ARTICLE 22. To see if the Town will vote to transfer from the "Sale of Lots Account," the sum of $2,000.00 for the building of road, drainage, and beautifying of new entry into Pine Ridge Cemetery; or act in relation thereto.
UNDER ARTICLE 22:
Mr. Archie Jordan moved that the Town vote to transfer from the "Sale of Lots Account" the sum of $2,000.00 for the building of road, drainage, and beautifying of new entry into Pine Ridge Cemetery. It was so voted.
ARTICLE 23. To see if the Town will vote to transfer to the Cemetery Department, the total of the Roby Fund, for the purpose of painting fences in West Chelmsford Cemetery; or act in relation thereto.
UNDER ARTICLE 23:
Mr. Arthur Colmer moved that the Town vote to transfer to the Cemetery Department the total of the Roby Fund for the purpose of painting fences in West Chelmsford Cemetery. ($126.44) It was so voted.
ARTICLE 24. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a certain sum of money for the purchase of a Ford Tractor for the Cemetery Department, said purchase to be made under the supervision of the Cemetery Commissioners; or act in relation thereto.
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UNDER ARTICLE 24:
Mr. Frank H. Hardy moved that the Town vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of $6,700.00 for the purchase of a Ford Tractor for the Cemetery Department, said purchase to be made under the supervision of the Cemetery Commissioners. It was dismissed.
ARTICLE 25. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a certain sum of money for the purchase of a backhoe for the Cemetery Department, said purchase to be made under the supervision of the Cemetery Commissioners; or act in relation thereto.
UNDER ARTICLE 25:
Mr. Arne R. Olson moved that the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $6,700.00 for the purchase of a backhoe for the Cemetery Department, said purchase to be made under the supervision of the Cemetery Commissioners. It was so voted.
ARTICLE 26. To see if the Town will vote to transfer from the Road Machinery Fund and/or raise and appropriate a certain sum of money for the purchase of one (1) dump truck for the Highway Depart- ment, such purchase to be made under the supervision of the Board of Selectmen; or act in relation thereto.
UNDER ARTICLE 26:
Mr. Robert F. McAndrew moved that the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $4,500.00 for the purchase of one (1) dump truck for the Highway Department, such purchase to be made under the supervision of the Board of Selectmen. It was so voted.
ARTICLE 27. To see if the Town will vote to transfer from the Road Machinery Fund and/or raise and appropriate a certain sum of money for the purchase of one (1) Waste Collection Truck for the High- way Department, such purchase to be made under the supervision of the Board of Selectmen; or act in relation thereto.
UNDER ARTICLE 27:
Mr. Raymond J. Greenwood moved that the Town vote to transfer from the Road Machinery Fund the sum of $10,000.00 and to raise and appropriate the sum of $2,091.00 for the purchase of one (1) Waste Collection Truck for the Highway Department, such purchase to be made under the supervision of the Board of Selectmen. It was so voted.
ARTICLE 28. To see if the Town will vote to transfer from the Road Machinery Fund and/or raise and appropriate a certain sum of money for the purchase of two (2) tractors with front-end loaders for the Highway Department, such purchase to be made under the super- vision of the Board of Selectmen; or act in relation thereto.
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UNDER ARTICLE 28:
Mr. Robert F. McAndrew moved that the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $4,301.00 for the purchase of two (2) tractors with front-end loaders for the Highway Department, such purchase to be made under the supervision of the Board of Selectmen. It was so voted.
ARTICLE 29. In the event of an affirmative vote under Article 28, to see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to sell by good and sufficient bill of sale, two tractors with front-end loaders now being used by the Highway Department; or act in relation thereto.
UNDER ARTICLE 29:
Mr. Raymond J. Greenwood moved that the Town vote to authorize the Selectmen to sell by good and sufficient bill of sale two tractors with front-end loaders now being used by the Highway Department. It was so voted.
ARTICLE 30. To see if the Town will vote to transfer from the Road Machinery Fund and/or raise and appropriate a certain sum of money for the purchase of one (1) Catch Basin Cleaner for the Highway Department, such purchase to be made under the supervision of the Board of Selectmen; or act in relation thereto.
UNDER ARTICLE 30:
Mr. Howard Humphrey moved that the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $3,090.00 for the purchase of one (1) Catch Basin Cleaner for the Highway Department, such purchase to be made under the supervision of the Board of Selectmen. It was so voted.
ARTICLE 31. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, transfer from available funds or borrow a sum of money for the purpose of constructing and originally equipping and furnishing an addition to the Senior High School in Chelmsford; determine how the money shall be provided for, by taxation, by appropriation from available funds in the treasury, by borrowing from time to time under authority of Chapter 44 of the General Laws and Chapter 645 of the Acts of 1948, as amended; or act in relation thereto.
UNDER ARTICLE 31:
Regarding funds for New High School addition, Mr. Henrick R. Johnson moved that this Article be dismissed.
ARTICLE 32. In the event of an affirmative vote on Article 31, to see if the Town will vote to authorize the Elementary School Needs Committee to proceed with the constructing, originally equipping and furnishing of an addition to the Senior High School in Chelmsford, and to enter into all necessary and proper contracts and agreements in respect thereto, and to do all and any acts necessary for the con- struction of said project; or act in relation thereto.
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UNDER ARTICLE 32:
Regarding Committee Authorization, Mr. Gerald C. Tucke moved that this Article be dismissed.
ARTICLE 33. To see if the Town will vote that the Elementary School Needs Committee study the need for additional school facilities for the Junior High School grades and to make recommendations thereon at a future Town Meeting; or act in relation thereto.
UNDER ARTICLE 33:
Mr. Harold E. Clayton, Jr. moved that the Town vote that the Ele- mentary School Needs Committee study the need for additional school facilities for the Junior High School grades and make recommendation thereon at a future Town Meeting. It was so voted.
ARTICLE 34. To see if the Town will vote to become a member of the Lowell Regional Planning District under the provisions of Chapter 40B of the General Laws; or act in relation thereto.
UNDER ARTICLE 34:
Mr. Bradford O. Emerson moved that the Town vote to become a member of the Lowell Regional Planning District under the provisions of Chapter 40B of the General Laws. It was so voted.
ARTICLE 35. To see if the Town will vote to accept from Edward B. Russell and Mildred G. Russell a parcel of land bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the northeast corner of the premises; thence in a southerly direction by land now or formerly of Arthur M. Warren; thence southwesterly by Russells Mill Pond, two hundred sixty-two (262) feet, more or less; thence southeasterly still by said Pond, and land now or formerly of said Warren, one hundred fifty-two (152) feet, more or less; to a stone bound at the Carlisle town line; thence northwesterly by said town line, fifty-two (52) feet, more or less; thence northwesterly westerly, and southwesterly by land of Farnham W. Smith, one hundred fifty-eight and 49/100 (158.49) feet, more or less, to a stone bound at the Carlisle town line; thence northwesterly, two hundred ten and 54/100 (210.54) feet, more or less, along the Carlisle town line to a stone bound; thence northeasterly partly by a stone wall along other land of the grantors, land of East Coast Builders, Inc. and land of Martin K. Bovey and Eleanor H. Bovey, nine hundred fifty-one and 81/100 (951.81) feet, more or less; thence southeasterly, partly by a stone wall along land of the Town of Chelmsford, four hundred twenty-nine and 42/100 (429.42) feet to the point of beginning, containing 11 acres more or less. This conveyance is made for the purpose of adding the property hereby con- veyed to the Thanksgiving Ground Forest of said Town of Chelmsford and upon the express condition that if, at any time in the future, the grantees shall cease to preserve and use the premises hereby conveyed as woodland for passive recreation the title to said premises shall forth- with pass to and vest in the First Congregational Society/Unitarian, of said Town of Chelmsford or its successor organization .
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UNDER ARTICLE 35:
Mr. Martin K. Bovey moved that the Town vote to accept from Ed- ward B. Russell and Mildred G. Russell a parcel of land bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the northeast corner of the premises thence in a southerly direction by land now or formerly of Arthur M. Warren; thence southwesterly by Russells Mill Pond, two hundred sixty- two (262) feet, more or less; thence southwesterly still by said Pond, and land now or formerly of said Warren, one hundred fifty-two (152) feet, more or less, to a stone bound at the Carlisle town line, thence northwesterly by said town line, fifty-two (52) feet, more or less; thence northwesterly, westerly and southwesterly by land of Farnham W. Smith, one hundred fifty-eight and 49/100 (158.49) feet, more or less, to a stone bound at the Carlisle town line; thence northwesterly, two hundred ten and 54/100 (210.54) feet, more or less, along the Carlisle town line to a stone bound; thence northeasterly partly by a stone wall along other land of the grantors, land of East Coast Builders, Inc. and land of Martin K. Bovey and Eleanor H. Bovey, nine hundred fifty-one and 81/100 (951.81) feet, more or less; thence southeasterly, partly by a stone wall along land of the Town of Chelmsford, four hundred twenty-nine and 42/100 (429.42) feet to the point of beginning, containing 11 acres more or less. This conveyance is made for the purpose of adding the property hereby conveyed to the Thanksgiving Ground Forest of said Town of Chelmsford and upon the express condition that if, at any time in the future, the grantees shall cease to preserve and use the premises hereby conveyed as woodland for passive recreation the title to said premises shall forthwith pass to and vest in the First Congregational Society, Unitarian, of said Town of Chelmsford or its successor organization. It was so voted.
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