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Art. 37. To see if the Town will vote to accept Bridge Street for a distance of 950 feet in accordance with plan and profile on file with the Town Clerk, or to see what action the Town will take in the mat- ter, agreeable to the petition of the Board of Selectmen. ,
Art. 38. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $2950.00 for the construction of Bridge Street for a distance of 950 feet, said sum to include the construction of a plain wood deck bridge, or to see what action the Town will take in the matter, agree- able to the petition of the Board of Selectmen.
Art. 39. To see if, the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $10,000.00 for the construction of Bridge Street for a dis- . tance of 950 feet, said sum to include the construction of an Irving Decking Steel Bridge, or to see what action the Town will take in the matter, agreeable to the petition of the Board of Selectmen.
Art. 40. To see if the Town will vote to accept Great Woods Road for a distance of 2800 feet in accordance with plan and profile on file with the Town Clerk, or to see what action the Town will take in the. matter, agreeable to the petition of the Board of Selectmen.
Art. 41. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate. the sum of $9209.65 for the construction of Great Woods Road for a
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distance of 2800 feet, or to see what action the Town will take in the matter, agreeable to the petition of the Board of Selectmen.
Art. 42. To see if the Town will vote to accept Clement Road in accordance with plan and profile on file with the Town Clerk, or to see what action the Town will take in the matter,agreeable to the petition of the Board of Selectmen." ..
Art. 43. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $834.54 for the construction of Clement Road, or to see what action the Town will take in the matter, agreeable to the petition of the Board of Selectmen.
Art. 44 To see if the Town will vote to accept Wonderland. Avenue for a distance of 700 feet in accordance with plan and profile on. file with the Town Clerk, or to see what action the Town will take in the matter agreeable to the petition of the Board of Selectmen ..
Art. 45. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $3956.80 for the construction of Wonderland Avenue for a distance of 700 feet, or to see what action the Town will take in the matter agreeable to the petition of the Board of Selectmen.
Art. 46. To see if the Town will vote to accept Old County Road for a distance of 500 feet in accordance with plan and profile on file with the Town Clerk, or to see what action the Town will take in the matter agreeable to the petition of the Board of Selectmen.
Art. 47. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $2432.39 for the constuction of Old County Road for a distance of 500 feet, or to see what action the Town will take in the matter agreeable to the petition of the Board of Selectmen.
Art. 48. To see if the Town will vote to accept Basswood Avenue for a distance of 434 feet in accordance with plan and profile on file with the Town Clerk, or to see what action the Town will take in the matter agreeable to the petition of the Board of Selectmen.
Art. 49. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $2409.82 for the construction of Basswood Avenue for a dis- tance of 434 feet, or to see what action the Town will take in the matter agreeable to the petition of the Board of Selectmen.
Art. 50. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to acquire by eminent domain, gift, purchase or otherwise, for highway purposes, a portion of land now owned by Dorothy A. Gus- tafson, Land Court # 17787, located on Orcutt Avenue, abutting Waban Street, or to see what action the Town will take in the matter, agree- able to the petition of the Board of Selectmen.
Art. 51. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $500.00 for the purpose of payment of the purchase price or land damages in acquiring land of Dorothy A. Gustafson on Orcutt Avenue, or to see what action the Town will take in the matter agree- able to the petition of the Board of Selectmen.
Art. 52 To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to acquire by eminent domain, gift, purchase or otherwise, for highway purposes, a portion of Lot A-35, Assessors' Plan 2023, now owned by Joseph and Emilia Oljey and abutting Hurd Avenue, or to see what action the Town will take in the matter, agreeable to the petition of the Board of Selectmen.
Art. 53. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $1.00 for the purpose of payment of the purchase price or land
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damages in acquiring a part of Lot A-35, as shown on Plan 2023 on file in the Assessors' Office, or to see what action the Town will take in the matter, agreeable to the petition of the Board of Selectmen.
Art. 54. To see of the Town will vote to dedicate, for highway purposes, Lots A-49, A-50, A-51, A-52 and A-53 on Plan 2023 on file in the Assessors' office, now owned by the Town and located on Pel- ham Street, or to see what action the Town will take in the matter, agreeable to the petition of Board of Selectmen.
Art. 55, To see if, the Town will vote to dedicate, for highway purposes, parts of Lots A-3 and A-4, as shown in Assessors' Plan 2011, now owned by the Town, or to see what action the Town will take in the matter, agreeable to the Board of Selectmen.
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Art. 56. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to acquire by eminent domain, gift, purchase or otherwise, for highway purposes, a strip of land off 750 Main Street, the same being shown as Lot B-13 on Assessors' Plan 1034, or to see what action the Town will take on the matter, agreeable to the petition of the Board of Select- men.
Art. 57. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $250.00 for the purpose of acquiring Lot B-13 on Assessors' Plan 1034, or to see what action the Town will take in the matter, agree- able to the petition of the Board of Selectmen.
Art. 58. To see if the Town will vote to accept a deed to a small parcel of land at the corner of Lincoln Avenue and Birch Street, owned by Stanley Anderson, or to see what action the Town will take in the matter, agreeable to the petition of the Board of Selectmen.
Art. 59. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $345.00, for the purpose of constructing a sidewalk at the cor- ner of Lincoln Avenue and Birch Street abutting land of Stanley An- derson, or to see what action the Town will take in the matter, agree- able to the petition of the Board of Selectmen.
Art. 60. To see of the Town will vote to change the Zoning By- Law and Zoning Map of the Town of Saugus so that the following described property may hereafter be zoned for industrial purposes: Starting at the Saugus-Lynnfield Line and running in a southerly direction along the Newburyport Turnpike and for depth of five hun- dred (500) feet on both the easterly and westerly sides to the junc- tion of Main Street and the Newburyport Turnpike; thence starting at the junction of Essex Street and the Newburyport Turnpike and run- ning in a southerly direction on the westerly side for a depth of five hundred (500) feet to the Saugus-Melrose Line.
or to see what action the Town will take in the matter, agreeable to the petition of the Planning Board.
Art. 61. To see if the Town will vote to change the Zoning By- Law and Zoning Map of the Town of Saugus so that the following described property may hereafter be zoned for industrial purposes: Starting at the Junction of Denver Street and the Boston & Maine Railroad and running in a westerly direction along the northerly side of Denver Street for a distance of 584 feet; thence turning and run- ning in a northerly direction for a distance of 578 feet to the Junction of Denver and Talbot Streets; thence turning and running in an easterly direction along the southerly side of Talbot Street to the Junction of Chute's Brook and Emory Street and then following the course of Chute's Brook to the Junction of said Brook and the Boston & Maine Railroad; and thence turning and running along the northerly side of the Boston & Maine Railroad tracks to the point of beginning,
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or to see what action the Town will take in the matter, agreeable to the petition of the Planning Board.
Art. 62. To see if the Town will vote to change the Zoning By- Law and Zoning Map of the Town of Saugus so that the following described property may hereafter be zoned for industrial purposes:
To extend the industrial zoning on both the easterly and westerly sides of Ballard Street to the junction of Dudley and Ballard Streets for a depth of 500 feet,
or to see what action the Town will take in the matter, agreeable to the petition of the Planning Board.
Art. 63. To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning By- Law by striking out Part 3 of Section 6 and inserting in place thereof the following Part 3:
3. Manufacturing lawfully conducted on the premises shall be permitted in a business district, omitting all that is in any way offens- ive, a nuisance, or hazardous, but subject to the provisions of Section Seventeen.
or to see what action the Town will take in the matter, agreeable to the petition of the Planning Board.
Art. 64. To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning By- Law by striking out Section 7 and inserting in place thereof the fol- lowing section:
"SECTION 7. INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS. In industrial districts buildings and land may be used for any purpose permitted under Sec- tions 4, 5 and 6 subject to Section 16. It may be used for any other purpose subject to the provisions of Sections 16 and 17.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this section or of section 17, no use shall be permitted which would be offensive because of injurious or obnoxious noise, vibration, smoke, gas, fumes, odors, dust or other objectionable features or be hazardous to the community on account of fire or explosion or any other cause. No permit shall be granted under this or any other section for any use which would be injurious to the safety or welfare of the neighborhood into which it proposes to go, and destructive of property value, because of any excessive nuisance qualities.
In granting permits under this section the nature of the neighbor- hood and the nature of the proposed industry shall be considered and the effects of the industry on the neighborhood shall be carefully weighed. If the industry would in any way injure the neighborhood a permit shall be refused. Where a permit is granted all conditions which will protect the neighborhood shall be imposed and made a part of the permit."
or to see what action the Town will take in the matter, agreeable to the petition of the Planning Board.
Art. 65. To see if the Town will vote to amend Section 13 (b) of the Zoning By-Law by adding thereto the following new sentence:
"Garage spaces for more than two cars may be so permitted provided that written approval is obtained under Section 17, but such spaces shall at no time be used for public repairing, public storage or public servicing."
or to see what action the Town will take in the matter, agreeable to the petition of the Planning Board.
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Art. 66. To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning By- Law and Zoning Map by rezoning for business purposes the property owned by Edward J. Cudihy, Raymond L. Hefferman and Arabel M. Sheaff located at 334, 336, 338 and 340 Lincoln Avenue, now zoned as single residence and described as follows:
Beginning at the intersection of easterly line of Sunnyside Park and the southerly line of Lincoln Avenue; thence easterly along said Lin- coln Avenue one hundred sixty (160) feet to land of Connolly; thence the line turns and runs southerly along said property line one hundred ten (110) feet; thence the line turns and runs westerly forty (40) feet; thence the line turns and runs northerly along said property line of Nelson thirty (30) feet; thence the line turns and runs westerly one hundred twenty (120) feet to Sunnyside Park; thence the line turns and runs northerly eighty (80) feet to point of beginning; the same being the whole of Lots A-4, A-5, A-6 and A-7 as shown on Assessors' Plan 2014,
or to see what action the Town will take in the matter, agreeable to the petition of Delmont Goding and others.
Art. 67. To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning By- Law and Zoning Map by rezoning for business purposes the property owned by Roger L. Esperance located at Woodbury Avenue and Hesper Street now zoned as single residence and described as follows:
1st Parcel. Beginning at the intersection of the easterly line of the new County Road and the southerly line of Woodbury Avenue; thence running easterly along said Woodbury Avenue about 34.0 feet to land now zoned for business purposes; thence turning at a right angle and running southerly about 14.0 feet to the easterly line of said County Road, thence turning and running northwesterly by said easterly line about 38.0 feet.
2nd Parcel. Beginning at the intersection of the easterly line of the new County Road and the northerly line of Wormstead Street; thence running easterly along said Wormstead Street a distance of 74.15 feet to Hesper Street; thence turning and running northerly along said Hesper Street a distance of 94.78 feet; thence turning and running northwesterly a distance of about 127.0 feet to the easterly line of said County Road; thence turning and running southeasterly along said easterly line about 133.0 feet to point of beginning;
the same being the whole of Lots 560, 561, 562, 572, 573, 574, 575 and 576 as shown on Assessors' Plan 1008, or to see what action the Town will take in the matter, agreeable to the petition of Henry M. Hodgkins and others.
Art. 68. To see if the Town would vote to amend the Zoning By- Laws and Zoning Map by rezoning for business purposes the property owned by Bridget Darcy, Arthur A. Maguire, John T. Maguire and Joseph Maguire, located at Dudley and Richards Streets and adjacent to land owned by Paul and Grace Buzas, now zoned' as single residence and described as follows:
Beginning at a point on the southerly side of Dudley Street, said point being 82 feet from the intersection of Lincoln Avenue and said Dudley Street; thence running easterly along said Dudley Street 211.13 feet to Richards Street; thence turning and running southerly along said Richards Street 75 feet; thence turning and running westerly 211.13 feet; and thence turning and running northerly 75 feet to point of beginning;
the same being the whole of lots Nos. A-43, A-44, A-45, A-46, A-47, A-48, as shown on the Assessors' Plan 3017, or to see what action the
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Town will take in the matter, agreeable to the petition of Edward P. Smith and others.
Art. 69. To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning By- Laws and Zoning Map by rezoning for business purposes the property owned by Lena Della Iacono, located at Essex Street, near Altamount Avenue, and adjacent to land owned by Kathleen L. Gilbert, now zoned as single residence and described as follows:
Beginning at a point on the northerly side of Essex Street, said point being 150 feet westerly from Station 4348.30 - State Highway layout; thence along said Essex Street 150 feet westerly; thence turning by a right angle and running northerly 125 feet; thence turning by a right angle and running easterly 150 feet; thence turning by a right angle and running southerly 125 feet to point of beginning;
the same being a part of Lot A-29 as shown on the Assessors' books as Plan 1025, or to see what action the Town will take in the matter, agreeable to the petition of Patrick Iacono and others.
Art. 70. To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning By- Laws and Zoning Map by rezoning for industrial purposes the property owned by Uno Ventilator Company located at 565 Lincoln Avenue now zoned as business and described as follows:
Beginning at a point on the Westerly side of Lincoln Avenue, said point being 155 feet from the intersection of the Southerly line of Linwood Street and said Lincoln Avenue; thence the line runs North- westerly a distance of 130 feet; thence the line turns and runs South- westerly a distance of 37.5 feet; thence the line turns and runs South- easterly a distance of 130 feet to Lincoln Avenue; thence the line runs by said Lincoln Avenue 37.5 feet to point of beginning; 1
the same being the whole of Lot A-122 as shown on Assessor's Plan 2001, or to see what action the Town will take in the matter, agreeable to the petition of. Harold W. Crozier and others.
- .m. Art. 71. To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning By- Laws and Zoning Map by rezoning for business purposes the property owned by Stelle H. Bowmar located at Broadway and Ila Road now zoned as single residence and described as follows:
Beginning on Ila Road at said land of Reinigar; thence running East- erly to Broadway; thence. running Northerly by Broadway; thence running Northwesterly by abandoned water way of City of Lynn; thence running Southerly by land of Reinigar to point of beginning.
The same being the whole of Lot # A-44 as shown on Assessors' Plan 1039, or to see what action the Town will take in the matter, agreeable to the petition of Stelle H. Bowmar and others.
Art. 72. To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning By- Laws and Zoning Map. by rezoning for business purposes the property owned by Salvatore D'Agostino located at 9 Lark Ave. & Thresher St.
:Beginning .at a point on the Westerly side of Frank P. Bennett high- way which point marks the Northwesterly corner of Lark Avenue and said. Bennett Highway; thence along said Bennett Highway 210 feet more or less; thence turning at an angle and running along Thresher Street.in a Westerly direction 40 feet; thence turning at right angles and running in a Northeasterly direction along land now or formerly of Berry 105 feet; thence turning at right angles and running in a Westerly direction along land now or formerly of Berry 40 feet; thence turning at right angles and running in a Northerly direction along land now or formerly of Berry 105 feet; thence turning at right
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angles and running in an Easterly direction along the Southerly side of Lark Avenue 68 feet to point of beginning,
The same being the whole of lot # A-150, A-151, A-162 & A-163 as shown on Assessors' Plan 2029, or to see what action the Town will take in the matter, agreeable to the petition of Garland Dodson and others.
. Art. 73. To see of the Town will vote to amend the Zoning By- Law by striking out the words "for sale" in the first line of Section 17A as most recently amended, so that said Section 17A will read as follows:
"SECTION 17A. The removal of sod, loam, sand, gravel or stone from a single or general residence, business or industrial districts shall be deemed non-conforming use of premises. Such uses shall be permitted only after special permission of the Selectmen as provided in Section 17. and under such conditions as the Selectmen shall impose. The Selectmen shall grant no such permit as would, in their opinion, adversely affect the scheme of growth laid down in the Zoning By-Laws or elsewhere, or the economic status of the Town, or tend to impair the beauty of the Town or of the district most immediately affected, or develop health or other hazards. Conditions deemed by the Selectmen as tending to protect the Town and the district, shall be imposed where needed and made a part of the permit.
"No permit for the excavation or removal of material shall be granted by the Selectmen for a period of more than seven days from date of issue, but may be extended for additional seven-day periods at the discretion of the Selectmen. A permit issued by the Selectmen shall "only be issued to an owner of record and shall not be transferable."
or to see what action the Town will take in the matter, agreeable to the petition of the Planning Board.
Art. 74. To see if the Town will vote to appoint a committee of five. to revise the By-Laws and report their recommendations to the 1948 Annual Town Meeting, said committee to consist of the Town Counsel, Chief of Police, Supt. of Public Works and two citizens to be appointed by the other three, or to see what action the Town will take in the matter, agreeable to the petition of the Board of Selectmen.
Art. 75. To see if the Town will vote to amend Article XI, Section 2 of the By-Laws by striking out in the second line the words "first day of May" and inserting in place thereof the following "thirty-first day of December", or to see what action the Town will take in the matter, agreeable to the petition of the Board of, Selectmen.
Art. 76. To see if the Town will vote to amend the By-Laws by striking out the second paragraph of Section 2, Article XI and inserting in place thereof the following: "The fee for each license shall be such sum for each vehicle covered thereby as the Board of Selectmen pre- scribe therefore and no license shall be transferred except with the approval of the Board of Selectmen duly endorsed thereon", or to see what action the Town will take in the matter, agreeable to the petition of the Board of Selectmen.
Art. 77. To see if the Town will vote to amend the By-Laws by striking out Section 9, Article XI and inserting in place thereof the following: Section 9 Licenses under Sections 4 and 5 shall be granted to .expire, on the thirty-first day of December next ensuing after the date of issue and mey be revoked at any time for cause satisfactory to said Board, or to see what action the Town will take in the matter, agreeable to the petition of the Board of Selectmen,
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Art. 78. To see if the Town will vote to amend Article VIII of the By-Laws by inserting after Section I, the following new section: "Section 1A. The Board of Selectmen shall have authority to settle claims against the Town not exceeding fifty dollars in amount", or to see what action the Town will take in the matter, agreeable to the petition of the Board of Selectmen.
Art. 79. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to sell any or all of the Old Concrete Materials property so-called on Main Street, or to see what action the Town will take in the matter, agreeable to the petition of, the Board of Selectmen.
Art. 80. To see if the Town will vote to assign Lot A-43 as shown on Assessors' Plan 3011 to the Public Works Department, or to see what action the Town will take in the matter, agreeable to the petition of the Board of Selectmen.
Art. 81. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Public Welfare to lease a parcel of land in the Town Farm to the Saugus Rifle and Revolver Club, or to see what action the Town will take in the matter, agreeable to the petition of the Board of Selectmen.
Art. 82. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Cemetery Commissioners to sell the buildings and a strip of land located in the Montgomery section at Riverside Cemetery, agreeable to the petition of Board of Cemetery Commissioners.
Art. 83. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $850.00 for the purpose of maintaining during the ensuing year the Mosquito Control work as estimated and certified by the State Reclamation Board in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 112, Acts of 1931, or to see what action the Town will take in the matter, agreeable to the petition of the Board of Selectmen.
Art. 84. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $10,695.23, said sum being the share of the Town of Saugus in the net cost of the care, maintenance and repair of the Essex County Tuberculosis Hospital for the year 1946 as assessed by the County Commissioners in accordance with Chapter 111, Section 85, of the General Laws as amended, or to see what action the Town will take in the matter agreeable to the petition of the Board of Selectmen.
Art. 85. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the following sums for Unpaid Bills of 1946:
Selectmen
$ 12.56
Police Department
146.68
Town Hall
130.84
Old Age Assistance-Aid
31.11
Engineering
1.50
Welfare
4,288.55
Highway
1,023.34
Water Maintenance
627.81
Water Purchase
4,115.12
Street Lighting
1,514.02
$11,891.53
or to see what action the Town will take in the matter, agreeable to the petition of the Board of Selectmen.
Art. 86. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of $650 to be expended under the direction of the Town Treasurer to investigate and to determine the validity of tax titles held by the Town, or to see what action the Town will take in the matter, agree- able to the petition of the Town Treasurer.
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Art. 87. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $2500 for the payment of all expenses in connection with the foreclosure of tax titles held by the Town, or to see what action the Town will take in the matter, agreeable to the petition of the Town Treasurer.
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