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ARTICLE 48
Article 48. To see if the town will raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to put in place two street lights on Grand Passway, south of New Salem Street or what it will do about it .- R. J. Schefisch and others.
On motion by Finance Committee
Voted : That the subject matter of this article be indefinitely post- poned.
ARTICLE 49
Article 49. To see if the town will raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to rebuild Melvin Street, between Richardson Street and Water Street, and also to construct a sidewalk on one side of said street between Richardson Street and Water Street .- Saverio Nasella and others.
Motion by Finance Committee
That the subject matter of this article be referred to the Board of Selectmen.
Amended by W. F. Bowman
That the matter be referred to the Superintendent of Streets with instructions to make repairs.
Amended by C. F. Young
That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $1975.
Both amendments were lost and motion of Finance Committee was then voted.
On motion by M. E. S. Clemons
Voted: That this meeting be dissolved.
Adjourned at 8:50 o'clock. Attendance 400.
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REPORT OF TOWN CLERK
TOWN MEETING MAY 8, 1925
Meeting called to order at 7:35 by Moderator Theodore Eaton.
In the absence of the clerk, H. A. Simonds was appointed clerk pro- tem.
To see if the town will vote to authorize the removal of the roof of the old part of the Franklin School House, make further additions and alterations thereto, and in the grounds thereof, raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money therefor, or authorize the treasurer to borrow a sufficient sum of money for said purposes and issue the bonds of the town therefor.
Article 1. The Finance Committee recommend indefinite postpone- ment. Remarks were made by John H. Morgan, Michael Riley, Henry J. Morgan, William F. Bowman, Richard Stout and Harry E. Upham
The motion was lost.
John H. Morgan moved to raise and appropriate the sum of $14,000 to be expended by the Franklin School Building Committee for the pur- pose of remodeling the roof on said building. The motion was amended by Dr. Montague (by adding or other purposes in connection with the buildings and grounds) which was further amended by Mr. Clemons so as to read:
That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $14,000. to be ex- pended by the Franklin School Building Committee for the purposes stated in the article. These amendments were accepted by the mover of the article, and was so voted.
Adjourned at 8:18 P. M .. Attendance 66.
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TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
TOWN MEETING JULY 13, 1925
Meeting called to order by Moderator Eaton at 7.35 P. M. who read the call for the meeting.
On motion by H. M. Dolbeare
Voted: That further reading of the Warrant with the exception of the Constables return be omitted.
Constable's return read.
ARTICLE 1
To see if the town will authorize the Water and Sewerage Board to relay the water mains in Bennett Street between Main and Traverse Streets and appropriate therefor any balance remaining from the ap- propriation made under Article 12 of the warrant for the annual meet- ing of 1925.
On motion by Finance Committee
Voted: That the Town authorize the Water and Sewerage Board to relay the Water mains in Bennett Street between Main and Traverse Streets and appropriate therefor any balance remaining from the appro- priation made under Article 12 of the warrant for the annual meeting of 1925.
ARTICLE 2
To see if the town will authorize the Water and Sewerage Board to extend the sewer from Park Avenue northerly through and in Summit Avenue about two hundred and eighty-five feet and raise and appro- priate a sufficient sum of money therefor.
On motion by Finance Committee
Voted: That the Town authorize the Water and Sewerage Board to extend the sewer from Park Avenue northerly through and in Summit Avenue about 285 feet and raise and appropriate the sum of $1,400 there- for.
ARTICLE 3
To see if the town will authorize the Water and Sewerage Board to extend the sewer in Jordan Avenue southerly two hundred feet and raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money therefor.
On motion by Finance Committee
Voted: That the town authorize the Water and Sewerage Board to extend the sewer in Jordan Avenue southerly two hundred feet and raise and appropriate the sum of $500 therefor.
On motion by H. M. Dolbeare
Voted: That this meeting be dissolved; Adjourned 7:43 P. M. Attendance 16.
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REPORT OF TOWN CLERK
TOWN MEETING OCTOBER 19, 1925
Meeting called to order at 7:37 o'clock P. M. by Moderator Eaton who read the call for the meeting.
On motion by Mr. Robins
Voted: That the reading of the remainder of the warrant with the exception of the Constable's return, be waived
Constable's return read.
ARTICLES 6 AND 8
On motion by Mr. Mildram
Voted: That articles 6 and 8 be taken up.
To hear and act upon a report of a committee appointed under Articles 15, 16 and 17 of the annual meeting of 1925, relating to secur- ing option on land on the Water Shed of Crystal Lake for the protection of its water supply and related matters.
To see if the town will vote to purchase for the protection of its water supply the Hamblen property consisting of eight and one-half acres of land, more or less, situated at the southerly end of Crystal Lake and raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money therefor.
ARTICLE 6
Mr. Donald White read a report for the committee and it was voted:
That the report be accepted as a report of progress.
ARTICLE 8
On motion by Mr. Jones for Finance Committee
Voted : That the town purchase for the protection of its water sup- ply the Hamblen property consisting of eight and one half acres of land more or less situated at the southerly end of Crystal Lake and that for this purpose transfers of the following sums be made: Smith Pond lot $900.00; Summer Street Sewer $300.00; Summit Avenue sewer $500.00; Jordan Avenue Sewer $150.00; Sewer Connections $750.00; Total $2,600, and that this sum be appropriated for the purposes above stated.
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ARTICLE 1
To hear and act upon a report of the committee appointed under Articles 45 and 46 of the warrant for the annual town meeting for the year of 1925 to consider and report upon the subject of a change of government of the town.
Loring P. Jordan Esq., reported for the committee and on motion by C. F. Young it was
Voted : That the report of the committee be accepted.
ARTICLE 2
To see if the town will vote to change its form of Government and petition the General Court to erect and constitute in Wakefield such form as may be voted.
Loring P. Jordan offered the following motion :
That at an adjournment of this meeting to be held two weeks from the date when the warrant is otherwise disposed of, a vote be taken by ballot on the following question. "Shall the Selectmen be instructed to petition the general court for the enactment of legislation to erect and constitute in Wakefield a form of government providing for precinct vot- ing, representative town meetings, town meeting members and a refer- endum?"
And that on the following Monday evening a vote by ballot be taken on the following question :
"Shall the Selectmen be instructed to petition the general court for the enactment of legislation to erect and constitute in Wakefield a city government?"
Provided that the second meeting shall not be held if the vote at the first meeting be in the affirmative. Polls at both meetings to be open from four to nine o'clock P. M.
A lengthy discussion followed this motion in which the following gentlemen participated: Loring P. Jordan, Charles F. Young, Thomas G. O'Connell, Joseph Daly, John J. Round, Edward N. Pike and others. At 10:20 o'clock Mr. Gardner moved the previous question.
Vote being in the affirmative, Mr. Jordan's motion was put to vote and declared carried.
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ARTICLE 3
To see if the town will vote to apply to the General Court for a city charter, or take any action necessary to change the present form of town government to a city government.
No action being desired this article was passed.
ARTICLE 4
To see if the town will authorize the Treasurer to pay to the Wake- field Firemen's Relief Association the sum of $31.00 to reimburse said association for money expended for medical attendance for injuries re- ceived at a fire in Lynnfield, July 27th, 1925, the same to be taken from the Miscellaneous Fund.
On motion by Finance Committee
Voted : That the town authorize the Treasurer to pay to the Wake- field Firemen's Relief Association the sum of $31.00 to reimburse said Association for money expended for medical attendance. This sum to be taken from the Miscellaneous Fund.
ARTICLE 5
To see if the town will accept and allow a report of the Selectmen laying out as a town way, substantially the whole of the private way known as Humphrey Street, lying between Renwick Road and Main Street in that part of the town called Greenwood.
No report being offered, article was passed.
ARTICLE 7
To see if the town will vote to transfer the sum of $200.00 from the general fund of the Board of Health to the fund for care of dumps or what they will do about it.
On motion by Finance Committee
Voted: That $200 be transferred from the general fund of the Board of Health to the fund for the care of dumps.
ARTICLE 9
To hear and act upon a report of the committee appointed under
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Article 47 of the warrant for the annual meeting for 1924 relative to conveying or leasing part of the Greenwood School lot to Anne Welford.
Mr. Stantial reported for the committee and it was
Voted: That the report of the committee be accepted.
On motion by Mr. Keady
Voted : That any further action under this article be indefinitely postponed.
Voted : That this meeting stand adjourned to Monday, November 2nd, at four o'clock in the afternoon.
Adjourned at 10:45 P. M. Attendance 450.
ADJOURNED TOWN MEETING, NOVEMBER 2, 1925
Meeting called to order at four o'clock by Moderator Eaton.
ARTICLE 2
As provided in vote at the meeting of October 19, the Town Clerk had prepared "Yes" and "No" ballots and voting facilities and after ap- pointing checkers and ballot clerks the Moderator declared the polls open. Voting continued until nine o'clock P. M. when the votes were assorted and counted by the Moderator and Town Clerk with the as- sistance of the checkers. Number ballots cast 2235. "Yes" 1430; "No" 805, and the vote was declared carried in the Affirmative.
Voted: That this meeting be dissolved.
Adjourned at 9:30 o'clock P. M.
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REPORT OF TOWN CLERK
TOWN MEETING, NOVEMBER 16, 1925
Meeting called to order at 7:37 o'clock by the Town Clerk, who read the warrant and the Constable's return. In the absence of the Mod- erator the clerk called for nominations for a Moderator pro tempore. Mr. Loring Jordan placed the name of M. E. S. Clemons in nomination, and no other names being presented the Town Clerk was instructed to cast one ballot for Mr. Clemons and he was declared elected Moderator pro tempore.
ARTICLE 1
To see if the town will enact suitable by-laws under which districts or zones may be established as provided in Section 25 of Chapter 40 of the General Laws, and amendments thereto.
Mr. H. B. Mansfield for the Planning Board offered the following . Motion :
That the town adopt the Zoning By-Law dated November 10, 1925, together with the Zoning Map dated November 16, 1925, as presented by the Town Planning Board.
Amended by Samuel B. Horovitz
I move that the plan presented by the Planning Board be so amend- ed that the business district on Elm Street near Winn Street be struck off the plan and that section be a general residence section.
Amended by Perley Walton
That the single family district be eliminated, and that the sections designated as "single family" be added to the general residence districts.
After a discussion lasting until ten o'clock, Mr. A. L. Gardner moved the previous question.
This was voted in the negative. A motion to adjourn was lost.
Further discussion was had and at 10:35 the previous question was moved by Mr. Allyn.
The vote on the question "Shall the main question be now put" being
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in the affirmative, the amendment as offered by Mr. Walton was then put to vote and declared not carried. "Yes" 91; "No" 204. 'The amend- ment as offered by Mr. Horovitz was then put to vote and declared not carried.
The question then recurred to the original motion as offered by the Planning Board and the motion was declared carried. No count was taken of this vote as it was overwhelmingly in favor.
ARTICLE 2
To see if the town will authorize the Water and Sewerage Board to have a survey made of a low level sewer system, and transfer from the general fund of the Board of Health, the sum of three hundred dollars to pay for the same.
On motion by Mr. Jones for the Finance Committee.
Voted: That the town authorize the Water and Sewerage Board to have a survey made of a low level sewer system and transfer from the General Fund of the Board of Health the sum of $300 to pay for the same.
Voted : That this meeting be dissolved.
Adjourned at 10:50. Attendance 400.
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REPORT OF SELECTMEN
Report of Selectmen
To the Citizens of the Town of Wakefield :-
We herewith respectfully submit the annual report of the Board of Selectmen for the year ending December 31, 1925, together with the re- ports of the several departments under its control or supervision.
ORGANIZATION
The Board consisting of Charles F. Young, Arthur E. Newcomb, J. Theodore Whitney, Thomas G. Dignan and Rolland W. Butters held its first meeting March 3, 1925. Charles F. Young was elected Chairman, Thomas G. Dignan, Secretary and H. A. Simonds was appointed clerk.
COMMITTEES
Street-Charles F. Young, Arthur E. Newcomb, J. Theodore Whit- ney, Thomas G. Dignan and Roland W. Butters.
Military-J. Theodore Whitney.
Fire Department-Roland W. Butters. -
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Police Department-Charles F. Young.
Town Hall-Arthur E. Newcomb.
Licenses-Thomas G. Dignan, Arthur E. Newcomb, Charles F. Young.
APPOINTMENTS
Town Counsel-M. E. S. Clemons.
Superintendent of Streets-William R. Tompson .
Janitor of Hall-Harvey S. Parker.
Dog Officer-James J. Pollard. Fire Inspector-Fred D. Graham.
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Forest Warden-Fred D. Graham.
Moth Superintendent-John A. Landry.
Registrar of Voters-Fred E. Bunker.
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Inspector of Wires-Fred D. Graham.
Inspector of Buildings-Frank J. Henkel.
Compensation Agent-Frank J. Henkel.
Inspector of Animals-Palmer H. Corbett.
Burial Agent-J. Warren Poland.
Agent, Care of Soldier's Graves-J. Warren Poland.
Sweetser Lecture Committee-Cyrus M. Dolbeare, J. William O'Con- nell, Charles J. Peterson, J. Frank White and Frederick A. Smith.
Chief of Fire Department-Fred D. Graham.
Constables-Harry A. Simonds, Louis N. Tyzzer.
POLICE OFFICERS
John A. Meloney, George O. Russell, W. F. Carley, James Findlay, George F. Leach, Ernest Tyler, W. H. Murray, H. S. Parker, A. D. Cate, A. P. Butler, John D. Shanahan, A. H. Ayscough, W. R. Tompson, H. G. Robinson, Morrison Merrill, W. H. Jack, W. L. Young, George Meade, Andrew E. Waters, Charles A. Batty, Melvin W. Brown, Frank LeGro, Edward E. Eaton, George E. Zwicker, Irving A. Wells, M. Leo Conway, D. E. Pease, James F. Curley, A. W. Cate, J. E. Lannigan, W. W. Shedd, Eugene J. Lenners, W. B. Atwell, E. M. Munroe, Emil Nelson, Patrick McLaughlin, Herbert T. Mitchell, Edward Barker, Edward Du- long, James E. Murphy, Mortimer Butler, John Palmer, James J. Devlin, John J. Carey, Howard A. Jones, Louis Surrette, Edwin M. Rowe.
WEIGHERS OF COAL, COKE AND HAY
L .. E. Bennett, D. E. Russ, Leo J. Marks, Willard P. Farwell, Frank H. Sweetser, George W. Carey.
AUCTIONEERS
Frederic S. Hartshorne, Herbert W. Smith, David K. Shumway.
POOL, BILLIARD AND BOWLING
Salvatoro Guiliano, George H. Blodgett, George McConville, Edward J. Barrett.
MOTOR VEHICLE LICENSES
David T. Barry, Harry A. Knowlton, G. William Classen, Bates Motor Sales Co., Henry D. Lovering, Joseph Cantone, Oscar W. Felch, Crystal Motors Inc.
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PEDLERS LICENSES
John H. Surrett, Augustino Leone, Andrew Palumbo, Joseph Pal- umbo, Sabanti Polmerino, Chester W. Gould, Antonio DiVito, F. P. Ross, Louis Leone, Jeffrey Robbins, Louis F. DeCecca, Walter P. Wihtehead, Fortunate DiVito, John Gallucci, H. B. Quint, Francis Edmands, John G. Whelping.
AWNINGS, SIGNS AND BANNERS
Ovidio Maroney, Wakefield Auto Elec. Service, Edward F. Bird, Alice Vaison, J. S. Sperber, Abraham Bernstein, E. Guy McLain, Frank Bisso, Abraham Fine, Charles G. Clapp Co., Jacob Goldstein, Nick Car- apas.
MISCELLANEOUS LICENSES
Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway Co., Lynnfield Community Inc., Edward F. Bird, Felix Goldberg, Frank A. Bartnick, Order of Elks, Wakefield Ball Room, Benj. J. Phillips Shoe Sales Co.
CHARTER 136, SALE OF ICE CREAM, SODA WATER
Raymond Lee, Frank Bisso, Nathan Frankel, Olvah O. Wheeler, Hansina Kondrup, John H. Roberts.
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JITNEY LICENSES
Scott A. Bullard, E. Guy McLain, Edward Barrett, Annie. S. Gour- ley, John M. Burnham, Henry G. Bateman
DRUGGISTS LICENSES
Riberot Dutton, Francis J. Smith, Edward G. Nagle.
VICTUALLERS' LICENSES
F. W. Murkland, Donald Sawyer, George L. Teague, Lucia Sullo, .
Joseph Longo, Clifford Mortimer, Michael Cavalier, William H. Frawley, Frank Szydlowski, John Moccia, Gustaf Marheinke, Frank DeCecca, E. E. Kilgore, James H. Paul, Josephine C. Daley, James G. Reardon, James A. Russell, Charles J. Klapes, George Macaritis, Albert E. Mar- shall, Adam Lan, Scarfidi Bros., J. D. DiVito, Elizabeth Beane, Raffaele Piccolo, Chickles & Sharos, Steves Papas, David Elder, Joseph Santoro Nicolo Romano, William O'Hea, Raymond Lee, George D. Robbins, Jos- eph Longo, Dora F. Young, Frances E. Jackson and Elizabeth Wilkin-
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son, Mary Sullo, John Drinkwater, Percy Spracklin, Nellie M. Fuller, J. W. Woods, Jacob S. Barnard, Nick Benedetto, Ralph DeCecca, Amil- care Cerretani, Mary E. Hutchinson, Clarence R. Mortimer, Sabatina Freeman, Matthew Thistle, Edwin M. Rowe. H. W. Barrett, Carmino Luciani, L. E. Day, Frank Rizzo, Ralph T. Warne, George H. Blodgett, Edward F. Bird, Fred M. Nichols, Nick Carapas and Mike Nicolan, Lil- lian F. Scott, Jerry J. and L. G. Peck, Theodore Ballou, Roy Wright, Hen- ry D. Lovering.
This has been an extremely busy year for the Board. The growth of the town has naturally been felt in the amount of routine business each week and it is natural to assume that this condition will continue. The Board meets every Tuesday evening at 7:30 and many meetings have continued until after midnight.
Careful consideration has been given to the many questions which have been presented during the year. Enlargement of the police force was deemed advisable to keep pace with the growth of the town. It is generally agreed that one police officer for every thousand inhabitants is necessary to maintain the peace and Wakefield has been behind in this respect.
Steady strides have been made in street construction, this year seeing another permanent road (New Salem Street) constructed and considerable sidewalk and drainage work done. The Board feels that it has been a very successful year in every respect, and a fortunate one in regard to emergency work from storms.
Sitting as a Board of Survey, the Board has approved layouts of new ways, as follows, which further gives evidence of the rapid develop- ment of the town:
Sherman Road, Gerard Street) East of Green Street.
Houston Street, north of Salem Street.
Morningside Park, south of Prospect Street.
Walker Road and Gates Road, south from Salem Street.
The installation of the Gamewell Police Signal System was accom- plished which is another decided step in progress. A few more boxes are necessary to make the system fully complete.
To the townspeople and to the various departments, who's coopera- tion has been splendid, the Board extends thanks.
CHARLES F. YOUNG ARTHUR E. NEWCOMB THOMAS G. DIGNAN J. THEODORE WHITNEY ROLAND W. BUTTERS.
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REPORT OF PLANNING BOARD
Report of Planning Board
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :- Gentlemen :
The Town Planning Board herewith submits to you its report for the year ending December 31, 1925.
Planning Board held its regular meetings each Friday night through the year, with few exceptions. It has attended several joint meetings with the Board of Selectmen, and during the revision of the Zoning By- Law many meetings were held in Boston in consultation with Mr. Arthur C. Comey. Public hearings were held on the Zoning question in Greenwood, the Public Library, and in the North Ward.
Mr. Philip Foster, having engaged in business in Florida, has re- signed from the Planning Board. Mr. Foster's resignation is felt as a distinct loss by the Planning Board. We feel that while he was a member the Town received the benefit of the advice of a man recognized in town planning matters as an authority. The Board has a suggestion very soon to make for the fifth member to take Mr. Foster's place.
The question of a Zoning By-Law for the Town was revived by an acute condition which arose in Greenwood in connection with the pro- perty either side of the new schoolhouse on Main Street. It was refer- red to the Planning Board with the suggestion that the Planning Board work out and present to the Town a revision of the original Zoning By- law. This was done in consultation with Mr. Comey, and the Town has voted to adopt the By-Law as prseented by the Planning Board. This was extremely gratifying to the Planning Board, and we feel that the Town has taken one of the wisest steps in its history in protecting it- self from undesirable and unprofitable use of property and buildings.
The Planning Board has made several recommendations to the Board of Selectmen as follows:
1. We recommend that the Board of Selectmen take up with the officials of the Boston & Maine Railroad the matter of the waiting plat- form and sidewalk on the west side of North Avenue between Albion Street and Chestnut Street, such sidewalk or waiting platform to be on the property of the Boston & Maine Railroad. A drawing explaining
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the detail of the proposed method was turned over to the Board of Selectmen.
This is a matter which should be done and continual pressure should be put upon the officials of the Railroad until Wakefield has this very much needed improvement.
2. The Planning Board recommended that Merriam Street in Green- wood be extended through to Greenwood Street and presented to the Board of Selectmen a map showing just where the proposed street should run. Several minor changes in adjacent streets were a part of this re- commendation. We feel that this matter should be carried forward as soon as possible. First, it will open up a very valuable building land; second, it will provide a thoroughfare parallel and west of Main Street; third, it will be increasingly needed for fire protection inasmuch as the growing section west of the tracks can then be reached by the fire ap- paratus without passing over a grade crossing. We believe that the County will assist in this improvement.
3. The Town Planning Board presented a plan with a recommenda- tion that the Town acquire property between Main Street and Crescent Street for a parallel business street. With the increasing business which is coming into Wakefield an expansion of the business district will be' necessary very soon. It seems to the Town Planning Board that the poorly used property east of Main Street can be developed into a very fine secondary business street, and that this improvement can be made now cheaper that at any other time. The business district will expand in some way; if the Town follows this recommendation, it will expand properly, efficiently and economically.
4. The subject of a dignified location for the Civil War Memorial tablets, which are now located in the Planning Board Room, has been the subject of much comment for a long time. The Planning Board investi- gated and made a suggestion, with a drawing, that the main vestibule of the Town Hall become a memorial vestibule, and that the tablets be plac- ed on the north wall of this vestibule, and that the whole be refinished. This suggestion has met with favor, and we understand that the Board of Selectmen are making the necessary moves to have this done.
5. The Planning Board has been glad of the opportunity to assist the Board of Survey in the matter of the platting of the new streets. Five or more of these problems have been presented, and we feel that the study which was given to them and the suggestions which we have made made to the Board of Survey merits its further confidence in the judg- ment of the Planning Board.
There are under consideration now several projects which are not
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yet in shape to be presented to the public. During the year the Plan- ning Board has distributed more than one thousand of the booklets con- taining the report of the Town Planning Board in regard to the future development of Wakefield. These have been sent, upon request, to all parts of the United States, to many of the public libraries and to all of the Planning Boards of Massachusetts. There have also been requests by several representatives of town Planning movements from foreign countries-two from Japan.
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