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Beginning at a point in the northerly line of Howard street ninety feet (90) more or less easterly from the dividing line between the city of Melrose and the town of Saugus, thence turning and running in a northwesterly direction ninety (90) feet from said dividing line and parallel therewith through the land now or formerly of Henry J. Penney for a distance of eleven hundred and forty (1140) feet more or less and through the land of now or formerly of Griswold, four hundred and twenty (420) feet more or less to the southwesterly line of Sweetwater street (said line as above described is intended to be the southwesterly line of said proposed new road)-thence turn- ing and running in an easterly direction across said Sweetwater street forty (40) feet more or less to the northeasterly line of said Sweetwater street, thence turning and running in a south-
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easterly direction by a line forty (40) feet distant from and parallel with the above said described southwesterly line of the said proposed new road, passing through the land of said Gris- wold for a distance of four hundred and twenty (420) feet more or less and through the land of said Penney eleven hundred and forty (1140) feet more or less to the northerly line of said How- ard street, thence turning and running in a westerly direction along said northerly line of said Howard street forty (40) feet more or less to the point of beginning.
All of the said measurements and directions being as shown on a plan entitled "Plan and Profile" Sweetwater street Exten- sion Saugus, Mass. scale : Hor. 40 ft. equals 1". Vert. 8 ft. equals 1". July Ist 1926. Morse and Dickson engineers, II Beacon street, Boston, Mass. ; said plan to be recorded in the office of the Town Clerk. Said road to be constructed to the grade as shown on said plan.
Or to see what action the town will take in the matter, agree- able to the petition of William B. Duval and others.
ART. 25. To see if the town will vote to appropriate the sum of $1,500.00 to enable the Tax Collector to take for the town all real estate which is advertised for the non-payment of taxes, in accordance with the affirmative vote of the last Annual Town Meeting to this effect, or to see what action the town will take in the matter .- Town Accountant.
ART. 26. To see if the town will vote to appropriate the sum of $500.00 to repair Newcomb avenue from Jefferson avenue to Edison street, by using rocks, gravel and a coat of tar to serve as a binder, or to see what action the town will take in the matter, agreeable to the petition of Richard Downes and others.
ART. 27. To see if the town will vote to appropriate the sum of $300.00 to grade and repair Sherman street, in that part of Saugus known as Lynnhurst, by using rocks, gravel and a coat of tar to serve as a binder, or to see what action the town will take in the matter, agreeable to the petition of Otto F. Persson and others.
ART. 28. To see if the town will vote to appropriate the sum of $500.00 to repair Cleveland avenue from Jefferson avenue
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to Edison street, in that part of Saugus known as Lynnhurst, by using rocks, gravel and a coat of tar to serve as a binder, or to see what action the town will take in the matter agreeable to the petition of Otto F. Persson and others.
ART. 29. To see if the town will vote to appropriate the sum of $3,500.00 for the purpose of building an addition to the Public Library, or to see what action the town will take in the matter, agreeable to the petition of the Trustees of the Saugus Public Library, John B. Lang and others.
ART. 30. To see if the town will vote to appoint the Trustees of the Saugus Public Library as a committee to erect the addition to the Main Library, Central street, or to see what action the town will take in the matter, agreeable to the petition of the Trustees of the Saugus Public Library, John B. Lang and others.
ART. 31. To see if the town will vote to appropriate the sum of $325.00 for the purpose of laying a water main on Buena Vista street a distance of 125 feet, or to see what action the town will take in the matter, agreeable to the petition of the Board of Selectmen.
ART. 32. To see if the town will vote to appropriate the sum of $500.00 to extend the water mains on Hobson street and Walden Pond avenue, or to see what action the town will take in the matter, agreeable to the petition of William Lowe and others.
ART. 33. To see if the town will vote to accept the street from Howard street to Sweetwater street through St. James avenue as laid out by the Selectmen and as shown on plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk, or to see what action the town will take in the matter, agreeable to the petition of William B. Duval and others.
ART. 34. To see if the town will vote to appropriate the sum of $1, 500.00 for the extending of the water mains on Castle Rock road approximately 510 feet to the last house on said road, or to see what action the town will take in the matter, agreeable to the petition of Thomas Ryan and others.
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ART. 35. To see if the town will vote to appropriate the sum of $7,000.00, provided the county of Essex appropriates the same amount, for the purpose of acquiring the land and con- structing a street from Howard street to Sweetwater street through St. James street, as shown on a plan of a proposed street, as laid out by the Selectmen on a plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk, or to see what action the town will take in the matter, agreeable to the petition of William B. Duval and others.
ART. 36. To see if the town will vote to appropriate the sum of $275.00 to extend the water main a distance of 112 feet on Martin street from the junction of Springdale avenue, or to see what action the town will take in the matter, agreeable to the petition of Alverton B. Carleton and others.
ART. 37. To see if the town will vote to appropriate the sum of $105.34, being one-half of the cost of laying a sidewalk in front of the Knights of Pythias Hall on Central street, or to see what action the town will take in the matter, agreeable to the petition of the Board of Selectmen.
ART. 38. To see if the town will vote to appropriate the sum of $31.90 for the purchase of 6900 feet of land adjoining Riverside Cemetery for burial purposes, or to see what action the town will take in the matter, agreeable to the petition of Charles E. Light and others.
ART. 39. To see if the town will vote to appropriate the sum of $2,500.00 for the purpose of laying water pipes on High- land avenue or to see what action the town will take in the matter, agreeable to the petition of Harry L. Collamore and others.
ART. 40. To see if the town will vote to appropriate the sum of $500.00 for repairing and resurfacing Hood street, or to see what action the town will take in the matter, agreeable to the petition of Isaac A. Miller and others.
ART. 41. To see if the town will vote to appropriate the sum of $1,400.00 for the purpose of extending the water mains and hydrant to be installed on Norman road for a distance of approxi- mately 490 feet westerly from Essex street, or to see what action the town will take in the matter, agreeable to the petition of Edmund C. McLaughlin and others.
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ART. 42. To see if the town will vote to appropriate the sum of $500.00 for the use of the Governors Safety Committee of Saugus appointed by the Selectmen ; said sum to be expended under the direction of the Selectmen, or to see what action the town will take in the matter, agreeable to the petition of Henry A. B. Peckham and others.
ART. 43. To see if the town will vote to appropriate the sum of two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) for the purpose of con- structing a gravel or cinder sidewalk on southerly side of Wal- nut street from Jefferson avenue to Elm street, or to see what action the town will take in the matter, agreeable to the petition of Nathan H. Mallar and others.
ART. 44. To see if the town will vote to appropriate the sum of 900 dollars for the purpose of laying water mains on Bufford street from its intersection with Essex street, northerly a dis- tance of about 200 feet, then easterly a distance of about 150 feet, or to see what action the town will take in the matter, agreeable to the petition of Lewis E. Richardson and others.
ART. 45. To see if the town will vote to appropriate the sum of One Hundred Twenty-five Dollars ($125.00) to install a fire alarm box at 101 Winter street, or to see what action the town will take in the matter, agreeable to the petition of Harry C. Gustafson and others.
ART. 46. To see if the town will vote to appropriate the sum of $1,800.00 for the purpose of resurfacing and grading Lawndale avenue from Lincoln avenue to Ferncliff avenue, or to see what action the town will take in the matter, agreeable to the petition of John J. Kelley and others.
ART. 47. To see if the town will vote to appropriate the sum of $3,000.00 for water extension on Hawkes street, North Saugus, or to see what action the town will take in the matter, agreeable to the petition of John J. Mullen and others.
ART. 48. To see if the town will vote to establish a per- manent office for the Building Department in the town hall, and to appropriate the sum of $1,200.00 additional to make the salary $2,000.oo and said Inspector to give all his time to the department and construction of building in the town of Saugus, or to see what action the town will take in the matter, agreeable to the petition of John J. Mullen and others.
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ART. 49. To see if the town of Saugus will vote to appro- priate the sum of $10,000.00 to be expended on Main street from the turnpike to Howard street for permanent construction, or to see what action the town will take in the matter, agreeable to the petition of John J. Mullen and others.
ART. 50. To see if the town will vote to appropriate the sum of $1,000.00 for water main extension on Broadway, approxi- mately 400 feet, or to see what action the town will take in the matter, agreeable to the petition of Walter Glennon and others.
ART. 51. To see if the town will vote to appropriate the sum of $1,500.00 for better street lighting in Saugus Centre or to see what action the town will take in the matter, agreeable to the petition of John J. Mullen and others.
ART. 52. To see if the town will vote to appropriate the sum of $250.00 to install a hydrant at number 8 Stanton street, or to see what action the town will take in the matter, agreeable to the petition of Harry G. Gustafson and others.
ART. 53. To see if the town will vote to appropriate the sum of $150.00 for the purpose of installing a hydrant on Sapphire road, at the end of the present water main, or to see what action the town will take in the matter, agreeable to the petition of John Osoling and others.
ART. 54. To see if the town will vote to appropriate the sum of fifteen hundred dollars ($1,500.00) to be expended on semi- permanent construction on Riverside Park street, a distance of 200 feet (part), Victoria street, a distance of 220 feet, and Evans street a distance of 180 feet, or to see what action the town will take in the matter, agreeable to the petition of John G. Gustaf- son and others.
ART. 55. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropri- ate a sum of money for the purpose of laying and relaying water mains or take any action in relation thereto, agreeable to the petition of C. F. Nelson Pratt and others.
ART. 56. To see if the town will vote to re-zone for busi- ness, that district, land beginning at a point 250 feet southeast- erly from the corner of Main street and Lynn Fells Parkway and running westerly 250 feet, thence turning and running north-
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easterly 67.25 feet, thence turning and running northeasterly 250 feet, along Lynn Fells Parkway, thence turning and running southeasterly to the point of beginning, or to see what action the town will take in the matter, agreeable to the petition of Robert Spencer and others.
ART. 57. To see if the town will vote to amend the Zoning By-Law and Zoning Map so that the area on the southeasterly side of Lincoln avenue from Lincoln court southerly to Western avenue for a distance of one hundred and fifty feet (150 ft.) easterly from Lincoln avenue, shall hereafter be zoned as a business district, or to see what action the town will take in the matter, agreeable to the petition of Leslie E. Parsons and others.
ART. 58. To see if the town will vote to rescind the Zoning Law, or to see what action the town will take in the matter, agreeable to the petition of Charles L. Davis and others.
ART. 59. To see if the town will vote to amend the Zoning Law so as to change the classification of land on the Newbury- port turnpike on North Saugus between the bridge over the Saugus river at Lily pond and the residence of Frank Renfrew from a single family residence to a business district, or to see what action the town will take in the matter, agreeable to the petition of Arthur W. Randall and others.
ART. 60. To see if the town will modify the Zoning Law and make the four corners of Main street and the boulevard to a business section, or to see what action the town will take in the matter, agreeable to the petition of Konrad Berthold and others.
ART. 61. To see if the town will vote to amend the Zoning Map, so as to include in the industrial section, a strip of land on the west side of the Saugus Branch of the Boston and Maine R.R. extending along Essex street, 150 feet and running south- erly along railroad track a distance of 650 feet, or to see what action the town will take in the matter, agreeable to the petition of Robert Campbell and others.
ART. 62. To see if the town will vote to accept Johnson road, a distance of 630 feet from Winter street, in accordance
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with plan and specification on file with the Town Clerk, or to see what action the town will take in the matter, agreeable to the petition of James Blair and others.
ART. 63. To see if the town will vote to accept Blue Ridge avenue in accordance with plans and specifications on file with the Town Clerk or to see what action the town will take in the matter, agreeable to the petition of Andrew W. Townsend and others.
ART. 64. To see if the town will vote to accept Kenwood avenue, a distance of 350 feet, more or less, from the accepted street to the top of the knoll in accordance with the plan on file in the Town Clerk's office or to see what action the town will take in the matter, agreeable to the petition of Frank Humphries and others.
ART. 65. To see if the town will vote to accept Dudley street as per plans and specifications on file with the Town Clerk, or to see what action the town will take in the matter, agreeable to the petition of William L. Dowling and others.
ART. 66. To see if the town will vote to accept Lincoln court, from Lincoln avenue, a distance of about 270 feet, accord- ing to the petition of George Reiniger and others.
ART. 67. To see if the town will vote to accept Ocean View avenue from Western avenue to Summit avenue, a distance of about 500 feet, as per plan and specifications filed with the Town Clerk, or to see what action the town will take in the matter, agreeable to the petition of Angelo Rossetti and others.
ART. 68. To see if the town will vote to accept Riverside Park street, a distance of 200 feet, part of Victoria street, a distance of 220 feet, and Evans street, a distance of 180 feet, or to see what action the town will take in the matter, agreeable to the petition of John G. Gustafson and others.
ART. 69. To see if the town will vote to accept Hood street, in accordance with the necessary papers on file with the Town Clerk, or to see what action the town will take in the matter, agreeable to the petition of Isaac A. Miller and others.
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ART. 70. To see if the town will vote to accept Hawkes street, North Saugus, as a public highway, or to see what action the town will take in the matter, agreeable to petition of John J. Mullen and others.
ART. 71. To see if the town will vote to accept that"por- tion of Pearson street not now accepted a distance of about 400 feet, in accordance with plan and specifications on file with the Town Clerk, from the junction of Pearson and Jasper streets to the portion now accepted, making it a public way in its entirety, or to see what action the town will take in the matter, agreeable to the petition of Wendell C. Brooks and others.
ART. 72. To see if the town will vote to determine if the Town Meeting members will direct the Board of Selectmen to review, partly revise or revise, precincts one and four, accord- ing to Section One, Chapter 55, Acts of 1928, or to see what action the town will take in the matter, agreeable to the petition of William B. Duval and others.
ART. 73. To see if the town will vote to accept as a gift a conveyance from Mrs. Aimee S. Robbins, of a tract of land hereinafter described ; for a public park and playground pur- poses ; and direct the Board of Selectmen on behalf of the town to accept a deed thereof. Said premises are bounded and described as follows :
Starting at a point 305.26 feet from the corner of Stocker and Winter streets. It extends 200 feet on Winter street running in a northwesterly direction, then the line runs from this point to a concrete monument in a northeasterly direction, 96.82 feet, then in a northeasterly direction, 110 feet, and in a northerly direction, 122.82 feet, to the Saugus River. On the Saugus River, the line runs first easterly, southerly, then easterly again to a point in line with Riverside Court. From this point in a southwesterly direction, 169 feet, to land of W. M. Bentley ; thence in a southwesterly direction 103.50 feet, and then southeasterly, 73 feet, to Stocker street. On Stocker street, in a southeasterly direction, 177.85 feet, and then in a northwesterly direction, 90.19 feet. From that point to a right of way at Winter street in a southwesterly direction, 353.24 feet.
This piece of land is shown on plan made by Fred H. Eastman, January 20, 1930. There is a right of way which
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starts at Stocker street, 236.54 feet from the corner of Stocker and Winter streets. This right of way was given to John H. Pike in a deed of property from Pike to Stocker.
ART. 74. "To see if the town will vote to accept Chapter 240, Acts of 1920, relative to certain sports and games permitted on the Lord's Day' or to see what action the town will take in the matter, agreeable to the petition of Irene W. Bennett and others.
ART. 75. To see if the town will vote to instruct the Board of Selectmen to petition the General Court, for legislation to reduce the number of the members of the School Committee to three, or to see what action the town will take in relation thereto, agreeable to the petition of C. F. Nelson Pratt and others.
ART. 76. To see if the town will vote to instruct the Board of Selectmen to call for bids for all highway construction and water extension projects, costing over $500.00, and to award the contract for the same to the lowest responsible bidder, or to see what action the town will take in the matter, agreeable to the petition of Harry W. Merrill and others.
ART. 77. To see if the town will vote to purchase or acquire by eminent domain, land adjoining Riverside Cemetery for cemetery purposes, as proposed and laid out by the Planning Board .- Planning Board.
ART. 78. To see if the town will vote to transfer the depart- ment of Plumbing Inspector to the Building Inspector's Depart- ment, or to see what action the town will take in the matter, agreeable to the petition of Charles E. Light and others.
ART. 79. To see if the town will vote to transfer the depart- ment of Collection of Ashes and Rubbish to the Public Works Department, or to see what action the town will take in the matter, agreeable to the petition of Charles E. Light and others.
ART. 80. To see if the town will vote to appoint a commit- tee of three to investigate the advisability of building a fire sta- tion in Cliftondale or take any action in relation thereto, agreeable to the petition of C. F. Nelson Pratt and others.
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ART. 81. To see if the town will vote to appoint a commit- tee of three to investigate the advisability and desirability of re- claiming and developing the salt marshes between Lynn and Revere for the elimination of mosquitoes, to establish an airport or for purposes of industry, or to take any action in relation thereto, agreeable to the petition of C. F. Nelson Pratt and others.
ART. 82. To see if the town will vote to instruct the School Committee to teach highway safety in the public schools of Saugus, or to take any action in relation thereto, agreeable to the petition of C. F. Nelson Pratt and others.
ART. 83. To see if the town will vote to establish a water and dock commission the duties to be to further the development of all our water front property on Saugus River, said commission to consist of seven members appointed by the Moderator, or to see what action the town will take on petition agreeable to John J. Mullen and others.
ART. 84. To see if the town will vote to approve the bill of John J. Mullen, now before the House of Representatives to ask the State of Massachusetts to dredge, straighten and deepen the Saugus river for the development of Saugus Marshes to indus- trial property which would bring millions of dollars in valuation into this town same as in Everett and other places, or to see what action the town will take agreeable to petition of John J. Mullen and others.
ART. 85. To see if the town will vote to establish in the by- laws of this town. No person elected to any office by the voters of this town shall act as counsel before a part of the Govern- ment or its departments of Saugus, or to see what action the town will take, agreeable to petition of John J. Mullen and others.
ART. 86. To see if the town will vote to ask the State of Massachusetts to patrol the Turnpike and furnish police at the following locations : Corner of Main street and Turnpike, cor- ner of Essex street and Turnpike, corner of Felton street and Turnpike, corner of Walnut street and Turnpike, for the safety of our people and travelling public, or to see what action the town will take, agreeable to the petition of John J. Mullen and others.
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ART. 87. To see if the town will vote to appoint a com- mittee of five citizens to revise our building and plumbing laws and make report before the Town Meeting adjourns 1930, or to see what action the town will take in the matter, agreeable to the petition of John J. Mullen and others.
ART. 88. To see if the town will vote to name the new High School when built Frank P. Bennett Saugus High School in honor of one of Saugus' greatest public citizens who repre- sented this town in State and Town Government for many years, or to see what action the town will take, agreeable to the petition of John J. Mullen and others.
ART. 89. To see if the town will vote to install the follow- ing street lights : One on Cliff road ; one on Seminole street ; two on Norman road; one at the junction of Ballard and New- hall street ; and two street lights, one at the junction of Wolcott road and Greenwood street and one at the junction of Wolcott and Guild roads, or to see what action the town will take in the matter, agreeable to the petitions of Vernon L. West, Daley Kusch, Edmund C. McLaughlin, and James Johnson and others.
The polls will open at 12 o'clock noon, and shall close at 8 o'clock P. M., and you are hereby directed to serve this WARRANT by posting attested copies thereof at the usual places seven days, at least, before the time of holding said meet- ing, and to distribute copies as provided by the By-Laws at least four days before.
HEREOF, FAIL NOT, and make due return of this WARRANT, with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk, at the time and place of said meeting.
Given under our hands and Town Seal this tenth day of Feb- ruary, A. D. nineteen hundred and thirty.
[TOWN SEAL]
HARRY WOODWARD, VERNON W. EVANS, GEORGE H. QUARMBY, WALLACE CAMPBELL,
Board of Selectmen.
A true copy. Attest :
W. CHARLES SELLICK,
Constable.
A true copy. Attest :
LILLIAN SHORES, Town Clerk.
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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
ESSEX, SS.
March 17, 1930.
Pursuant hereunto I have served the within Warrant as directed by posting attested copies at the eight precincts at least seven days before said meeting and afterwards distributed to the inhabitants at least four days before according to the By-Laws.
W. CHARLES SELLICK,
Constable.
A true copy. Attest :
LILLIAN SHORES,
Town Clerk.
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March 3, 1930.
Pursuant to the Warrant, the inhabitants of the town of Saugus met at the various precincts and cast their ballots as follows :
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