Town annual report of Swampscott 1957, Part 3

Author: Swampscott, Massachusetts
Publication date: 1957
Publisher: The Town
Number of Pages: 122

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Land of Lillian A. Little bounded

SOUTHEASTERLY by Paradise Road or the State Road so-called and bounded WESTERLY AND

NORTHWESTERLY, by Essex Street and shown as Lots 9, 12, and 21 on Plate 17 of the Assessors' Plans on file in the Assessors' office in the Town of Swampscott,

Said locus contains in all according to said plan 1,804,800 square feet. Petitioned for by Lillian A. Little, et al.

Article 62. To see if the Town Meeting will vote to grant all town employees an increase of ten percent (10%), and appropriate the necessary money therefor, or take any action relative thereto.

Petitioned for by James J. McCarriston et al.

Article 63. To see if the Town Meeting will vote to establish a wage scale for the fire and police department personnel as follows:

Police Chief $6,630 per annum, Captain $5,886 per annum

Patrolman $4,862 per annum

Fire Chief $6,630 per annum, Deputy Chief $5,886 per annum Captains $5,460 per annum, Privates $4,862 per annum.

or take any action relative thereto.

Petitioned for by Edward P. Carroll et al.

1957 Annual Report

Article 64. To see if the Town Meeting will accept the provisions of Chapter 41, Section IIID of the General Laws of Massachusetts as amended, pro- viding for vacations without loss of pay for members of the regular or permanent Police and Fire Departments, or take any action relative thereto.

Petitioned for by Edward P. Carroll et al.

Article 65. To see if the Town will vote to rezone from residential to business the following lots:

Plate 17-Lot 13 1000 State Road, S. (Cappuccio)

Plate 17- Lot 14 1008 State Road, S. (Finniss)

Plate 17-Lot 15 1012 State Road, S. (Gerould)

Plate 17-Lot 16 1016 State Road, S. (Lee)

Plate 17- Lot 17 1016 State Road, S. (Lee)

Plate 17-Lot 18 Vinnin Street, S. (Gerould)

Plate 17-Lot 19 5 Vinnin Street, S. (Stever)

Plate 17-Lot 20 3 Vinnin Street, S. (Regan)

When, and if, the Vinnin Square area is rezoned for business, or take action relative thereto.

Petitioned for by Laurence M. Cappuccio, et al.

Article 66. To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning Bylaws by providing that the following-described area be included in the Residence A3 District.

Commencing at the Northerly corner of Woodbine Avenue and Puritan Road, and running Northerly along the Easterly side of Puritan Road, 325 feet more or less to the corner of Orient Court and Puritan Road, thence turning and running in a Northeasterly direction along the Southerly side of said Orient Court, 198 feet, more or less, to the Westerly corner of land on Orient Court owned by the New Ocean House, Inc., thence turning and running in a general Southeasterly direction along the Westerly bound- ary of land owned by said New Ocean House, Inc., to Woodbine Avenue, thence turning and running along the Easterly side of Woodbine Avenue, 205 feet more or less to the point of beginning, being that area as shown on Plate 21, in the Assessors' Office, Town of Swampscott and shown as Lots #22, #22A, #23, #24, #25, #26, and #27.

Petitioned for by Edward I. Robinson et al.

Article 67. To see if the Town will vote an expression of its sense on the matters hereinafter set forth in the form of the following resolution:

It is truly the sense of the Annual Town Meeting of 1957 and resolved as follows:

1. That a Performance Bond equal to the annual amount paid under the contract for Refuse Collection and Disposal be required by the awarding authority.

2. That there be inserted in future contracts for Refuse Collection and Disposal and escalator clause for residential and commercial collections. 3. That there be separate contracts prepared and executed for residential and commercial collections.

Town of Swampscott

4. That the obligation and responsibility for letting of future contracts for Collection and Disposal of Refuse be changed from the Board of Public Health to the Board of Public Works.

5. That the Board of Selectmen be and hereby is authorized to investigate the possibility of constructing a joint municipal incinerator with surround- ing communities.

Sponsored by Refuse Disposal Study Committee.

Article 68. To hear and act on the report of the Post Office Building Committee.

Sponsored by the Board of Selectmen and the Post Office Building Committee.

Article 69. To see if the Town will vote to:

1. Authorize the Board of Selectmen for the sum of one dollar to execute and deliver to the Postmaster General of the United States and his assignee an irrevocable option for him or his assignee to purchase the parcel of land hereinafter described, said land to be used solely for the purpose of constructing, equipping and furnishing a building or buildings thereon to be used and maintained as a Post Office and for postal purposes.

2. Authorize the Board of Selectmen to convey said parcel of land for such sum of money as in the sole and absolute discretion and judgement of said Board be deemed adequate and reasonable, to the said assignee of the said option to purchase said land, said land to be used solely for the purpose of constructing, equipping and furnishing a building or buildings thereon, to be solely used and maintained as a Post Office and for postal purposes.

3. Authorize the Board of Selectmen to do any and all things necessary to accomplish said purposes, or take any action relative to the subject matter.

"A certain parcel of land situated in Swampscott, County of Essex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and bounded and described as follows: Beginning on the southwesterly side of Elmwood Road at a point which is seventy-five and thirteen one-hundredths (75.13) feet southeasterly from a stone bound marking the beginning of a curve to Thomas Road, said curve having a radius of twenty- three and sixteen one-hundredths (23.16) feet; thence running in a general southeasterly direction by said Elmwood Road on a curved line having a radius of nineteen hundred thirty-five and eight one-hundredths (1935.08) feet a distance of one hundred (100) feet; thence turning and running S 46° - 06' - 40" W by other land of The Town of Swampscott a distance of one hundred eighty-seven and sixty-seven one-hundredths (187.67) feet; thence turning and running by land of the Swampscott Universalist Society and land of John M. and Lida J. Nelson N 54° - 57' - 30" W a distance of one hundred and one and eighty-seven one hundredths (101.87) feet; thence turning and running by land of Warren J. and Mary Doherty, William R. and Lillian M. Atkinson, Abraham A. Zletz, and Michael F. McGrath N 46° - 06' - 40" E a distance of two hundred eight and eighty one-hundredths (280.80) feet to the point of beginning.

The above described premises contain an area of 19,813 square feet, and are shown on Plan of Land Belonging to The Town of Swampscott, situated in

1957 Annual Report

Swampscott, Mass. dated September 26, 1956, drawn by George H. Melcher, Assistant Town Engineer."

Sponsored by the Post Office Building Committee and the Board of Selectmen.

Article 70. To see if the Town will authorize the Board of Selectmen to make a study and report to a subsequent Town Meeting on the feasibility of establishing a bathing area for the exclusive use of the citizens of Swampscott, or take any action relative thereto.

Town annual report of Swampscott 1957, Part 3

Author: Swampscott, Massachusetts Publication date: 1957 Publisher: The Town Number of Pages: 122

Author: Swampscott, Massachusetts
Publication date: 1957
Publisher: The Town
Number of Pages: 122