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Interest
Maturing Debt
$ 52,000.00 93,840.76
and in addition appropriate from the Premiums Account the sum of $659.24 to be added to the Maturing Debt appropriation.
Reserve Fund
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That $5000 be transferred from the Overlay Surplus Account to the Reserve Fund.
Light Department
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That $300 be appropriated for salaries of the Light Commis- sioners, the same to be taken from the receipts of said Department.
ARTICLE 5
Art. 5. To see if the Town will authorize the Board of Selectmen to purchase a twenty-eight thousand pound, gasoline-driven, road roller, for the use of the Highway Department, the cost of which will not exceed $6,000, the same to be taken from the regular Highway appropriation .- Board of Selectmen.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the Selectmen be authorized to purchase for the Highway
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Department a road roller, as described in Article 5, at a cost not to exceed $6,000, the same to be taken from the regular Highway appropriation. Unanimous vote.
ARTICLE 6
Art. 6. To hear and act upon a report of the committee appointed under Article 2 of the warrant for the Town Meeting called for August 4, 1930, relating to additional sources of water for the water supply of the Town .- Water and Sewer Commissioners.
Mr. Frank P. Wakefield reported for the committee.
A motion by W. F. Bowman to lay the report upon the table was lost.
On motion by Willis F. Robbins:
Voted: That the report be accepted as a report of progress.
On motion by Loring P. Jordan:
Voted: That this meeting stand adjourned to Monday, March 16, at 7.30 o'clock P. M.
Adjourned at 9.52 o'clock P. M. Attendance 500.
ADJOURNED TOWN MEETING, MARCH 16, 1931
Meeting called to order at 7.30 o'clock P. M., by Moderator Eaton, Article 7 being in order.
ARTICLE 7
Art. 7. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $43,000 for establishing a system by driven or other wells for supplying the inhabitants of the Town with water, and for erection of a pumping station and authorize an issue of bonds of the Town for the whole or any part thereof .- Water and Sewer Commissioners.
The Finance Committee recommended that the Water and Sewerage Board be authorized to carry out the purposes of Article 7, and that the Town appropriate, by a ten-year issue of bonds, the sum of $20,000 therefor.
Motion by A. H. Boardman.
For the purpose of establishing a system by driven or other wells for supplying the inhabitants of the Town with water and for the erection of a pumping station the Town, with the approval of the Selectmen, is author- ized to issue and sell bonds of the Town to the aggregate principal amount of $20,000, payable $2000 a year for ten years.
Amendment by Frank P. Wakefield:
In place of the words "$20,000 payable $2000 a year for ten years," insert "$43,000 payable $3000 a year for fourteen years and $1000 on the fifteenth year."
A motion of William F. Bowman to indefinitely postpone was lost.
The Wakefield amendment was put to vote and declared not carried. Yes, 106; No, 208.
Amendment by J. J. Round:
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In place of the words "$20,000 payable $2000 a year for ten years," in- sert "$31,000 payable $4000 the first year and $3000 a year for the next nine years."
After further discussion, Mr. Horovitz moved the previous question. This being voted in the affirmative, vote was taken on the amendment as offered by Mr. Round which was not carried. Yes, 80; No, 212.
The vote was then taken on the original motion by Mr. Boardman; 184 voted in the affirmative and 109 in the negative. A two-thirds vote not being attained, the motion was declared not carried.
A motion by J. J. Round to refer to Finance Committee to report at an adjournment was withdrawn.
On motion by Mr. Fred Grant:
Voted That a vote on reconsideration be taken two weeks from tonight.
ARTICLES 20 and 21
Art. 20 To see if the Town will amend its zoning by-laws by voting that that part of the Town between the outlet of Lake Quannapowitt and the line of the Town of Reading and within 150 feet on each side of Lowell Street measured from the side lines of said Lowell Street shall be in a business district .- Wesley Parker.
Art. 21. To see if the Town will vote to amend its zoning by-laws so that the following described premises situated at the junction of Main and Lowell Streets supposed to be owned by Wesley Parker, shall be in a busi- ness district.
On motion by Patrick H. Tenney :
Voted: That Articles 20 and 21 be taken up. Unanimous vote.
On motion by P. H. Tenney :
Voted: That the subject matter of Articles 20 and 21 be referred to the Planning Board, they to report at an adjournment of this meeting. Unani- mous vote.
ARTICLE 8
Art. 8. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a suffi- cient sum of money for engineering to complete a survey for sewer pur- poses of the parts of the Town not sewered and the cost and expected as- sessments thereof .- Water and Sewer Commissioners.
A motion by Finance Committee, to raise and appropriate $3000 to carry out the purposes of Article 8 was lost.
ARTICLE 9
Art. 9. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $1,000 for the purpose of improving the condition of Lake Quannapowitt .- Water and Sewer Commissioners.
On motion by Finance Committee:
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Voted: That the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $800 to carry out the purposes of Article 9.
ARTICLE 10
Art. 10. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $9,400 to complete the construction of sewers authorized under Article 11 of the annual warrant of March, 1930, as follows:
Pleasant Street, southerly, approximately 920 feet.
Aborn Avenue from Pleasant Street westerly, approximately 213 feet.
White Avenue from Pleasant Street westerly, approximately 200 feet.
Sweetser Street from Court Street westerly, approximately 300 feet .- Board of Health.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the Water and Sewerage Board be authorized to construct sewers as proposed under Article 10 and that the Town raise and appro- priate the sum of $9,400 to carry out the purposes of Article 10.
ARTICLE 11
Art. 11. To see if the Town will authorize the Water and Sewerage Board to construct sewers in the following streets:
Court Street from Sweetser Street northerly to Central Street, approxi- mately 273 feet.
Central Street from Court Street westerly, approximately 113 feet; and raise and appropriate the sum of $2,070, or authorize the Treasurer with the approval of the Selectmen to borrow and issue notes or bonds therefor .- Board of Health.
On motion by Finance Committee :
Voted: That the Water and Sewerage Board be authorized to construct sewers as proposed under Article 11 and that the Town raise and appro- priate the sum of $2,070 to carry out the purposes of Article 11.
ARTICLE 12
Art. 12. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $560 to complete the construction of a sewer authorized under Article 12 of the annual warrant of March, 1930, as follows:
Broadway from the end of the present sewer at station 5 + 30, as shown on plan on file in the Water and Sewer Department office, westerly approximately 140 feet .- Board of Health.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $560 to carry out the purposes of Article 12.
ARTICLE 13
Art. 13. To see if the Town will authorize the Water and Sewerage Board to construct sewers in the following streets:
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Greenwood Street from Crystal Street northeasterly, approximately 2250 feet.
Myrtle Avenue from Greenwood Street southerly, approximately 425 feet.
Across private land from Myrtle Avenue easterly to the trunk sewer, approximately 238 feet; and raise and appropriate the sum of $20,225 or authorize the Treasurer with the approval of the Selectmen to borrow and issue notes or bonds therefor .- Board of Health.
On motion by Finance Committee :
Voted: That the Article be indefinitely postponed.
ARTICLE 14
Art. 14. To see if the Town will authorize the Water and Sewerage Board to construct sewers in the following streets:
Vinton Street (so-called) from a manhole in front of the Low Level Sewer Station easterly to Wiley Place, approximately 600 feet.
Wiley Place, easterly and northerly, approximately 380 feet.
Spring Street from Water Street southerly, approximately 460 feet. Perham Street northerly from Water Street, approximately 430 feet. Blossom Street from Perham Street westerly, approximately 280 feet.
Water Street easterly from Spring Street, approximately 340 feet, also westerly from Spring Street, approximately 370 feet; and raise and appro- priate the sum of $22,000 or authorize the Treasurer with the approval of the Selectmen to borrow and issue notes or bonds therefor .- Board of Health.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the Water and Sewerage Board be authorized to construct sewers as proposed under Article 14 and that the Town raise and appro- priate the sum of $20,000 to carry out the purposes of Article 14.
ARTICLE 15
Art. 15. To see if the Town will authorize the Water and Sewerage Board to construct a sewer in Evergreen Street from Laurel Street north- erly, approximately 247 feet; and raise and appropriate the sum of $700 therefor .- Board of Health.
On motion by Finance Committee :
Voted: That the Water and Sewerage Board be authorized to construct sewers as proposed under Article 15, and that the Town raise and appro- priate the sum of $700 to carry out the purposes of Article 15 ..
ARTICLE 16
Art. 16. To see if the Town will vote to accept as a gift from the pres- ent owners (supposed to be The Greenwood Library Association) a deed of the following described premises, to wit:
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A certain parcel of land situated in the southerly part of said Wake- field and bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the Saugus and Wakefield boundary stone at the southwesterly corner of said lot, thence the line runs north thirty-two degrees forty-three minutes West (N32º 43'W) by land formerly of Edward Barker, eighty-four (84) feet; thence Westerly by land formerly of T. L. Savage sixty (60) feet to the south -. westerly corner of land now or formerly of James Oliver; thence the line runs Northeasterly by land now or formerly of said Oliver, one hundred ninety (190) feet; thence Easterly by land now or formerly of said Oliver, Levi B. Eaton, and J. T. Atwood, seven hundred and fifty (750) feet more or less to a large boulder located at the northeasterly corner of said lot; thence the line runs southerly by land of owners unknown, two hundred and thirty-five (235) feet; thence South sixty-four degrees fourteen minutes West (S64° 14'W) by land formerly of one Green, J. J. Mansfield, and others unknown, eight hundred and thirty (830) feet to the point of . beginning, containing about six and one-half acres. Together with all right, title and interest in a right of way to said premises shown as Glass Road on a plan of Greenwood Park belonging to Wood, Harmon & Co., and made by C. S. Miller, C. E .; to be used for park purposes; and authorize the Board of Selectmen to take by eminent domain (but not under Chapter 380 of the Acts of 1929) for park purposes the premises above described and raise and appropriate the sum of fifty dollars therefor. -John J. Round.
On motion by Finance Committee :
Voted: That the Town accept by gift the premises described under Article 16 and authorize the Selectmen to take by eminent domain (but not under Chapter 380 of the Acts of 1929) the said premises whether a gift be made or not, for park purposes, and raise and appropriate $50 therefor. Unanimous vote.
ARTICLE 17
Art. 17. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Select- men to execute a lease of the Hartshorne House and land adjacent thereto to a Corporation or Association of citizens of the Town and fix the terms and conditions thereof .- Board of Selectmen.
On motion by C. F. Young :
Voted: That the subject matter of this Article be laid upon the table.
ARTICLE 18
Art. 18. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $1000 for the celebration of the Fourth of July of this year (1931) and authorize the Moderator to appoint a committee to have charge of said celebration .- Fred S. Grant and others.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $1000 to carry out the purposes of Article 18 and that the Moderator appoint a committee of five to have charge of said celebration.
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ARTICLE 19
Art. 19. To see if the Town will vote to release to the Lakeside Cemetery Corporation all its interest in Lot No. 140 known as the Firemen's Lot in consideration of the conveyance by said Corporation to the Town of Lot No. 1, Sec. 9, at the corner of Northern Drive and West Avenue to be used for the interment therein of deceased firemen and raise and appropriate and pay to said Corporation the sum of $100 to be held in trust by it and the income thereof to be used in the perpetual care of said Lot No. 1, Sec. 9. -Edward S. Jacobs and others.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $100 to carry out the purposes of Article 19.
Voted: That this meeting stand adjourned to Monday evening, March 23, at the conclusion of the Special Town Meeting.
Adjourned at 10 o'clock P. M. Attendance 350.
TOWN MEETING, MARCH 23, 1931
Meeting called to order at 7.45 o'clock P. M. by Moderator Eaton, who read the call for the meeting. Reading of Articles waived. Constable's Return read.
ARTICLE 1
Article 1. To see if the Town will vote to build, originally equip, and furnish an Intermediate School upon the land on Main Street heretofore authorized by the Town to be purchased or taken therefor, and authorize the appointment of a committee to carry out the foregoing purposes; and raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money therefor, or/and author- ize the Treasurer to issue notes or bonds of the Town therefor; or see what it will do about it.
J. Lowe McMahon reported for the Committee.
On motion by Mr. Yeuell:
Voted: That the report of the committee be accepted as a report of progress.
ARTICLE 2
Art. 2. To hear and act upon a report of the committee appointed under Article 56 in the warrant for the Annual Town Meeting held in March, 1930, relating to the architects' and engineers' plans and specifica- tions for, and estimates of, the cost of an Intermediate School.
The Finance Committee recommended an appropriation of $290,000; $35,000 to be raised in the tax levy of 1931, and $255,000 to be provided by a ten-year issue of bonds outside the debt limit.
An extended discussion of the question, which was participated in by Messrs. Allman, Sawyer, Butler, Bowman, Peterson, Robbins, Walton, Lee, Yeuell, Pike, O'Connell, Bridge, Mrs. Ripley and Miss Emerson, followed. During such discussion various motions were offered by Messrs. Young and
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Sullivan as to preference being given to town labor; by Mr. Lee, that the subject be referred back to Building Committee; by Mr. Peterson, to increase the amount; and by Mr. Bowman to indefinitely postpone.
The only motions put to vote were those of Mr. Lee and Mr. Bowman, which were declared not carried.
Motion by Thomas G. O'Connell:
Voted: That a committee of nine be appointed to investigate as to the advisability and cost of erecting an Intermediate School on either the pres- ent High School lot, or on the Lafayette School lot, or any other suitable lot. That said committee be authorized to procure preliminary plans, in- cluding floor plans, elevations, sections, and specifications for, and con- tractors' estimates of the cost of such a proposed school from three or more architects, who are specialists in school building, designing and plan- ning, and with authority to use and expend for such purpose the whole or such part of the unexpended balance of the appropriation made under Article 56 of the warrant for the 1930 Annual Town Meeting, as may be necessary and to report thereon at a future town meeting.
Mr. Brown moved the previous question:
Shall the main question be now put, being voted in the affirmative, the vote recurred to Mr. O'Connell's motion to commit; 303 Affirmative, 237 Negative. Motion was declared carried.
On motion by Mr. O'Connell:
Voted: That this meeting be now dissolved.
Adjourned 11.15 o'clock P.M. Attendance 600.
ADJOURNED TOWN MEETING, MARCH 23, 1931
Meeting called to order at 11.15 o'clock P.M. by Moderator Eaton, Article 22 being in order.
On motion by Mr. Meriam :
Voted: That this meeting stand adjourned to Monday evening, March 30th at 7.30 o'clock P. M.
Adjourned at 11.20 o'clock P. M.
ADJOURNED TOWN MEETING, MARCH 30, 1931
Meeting called to order at 7.30 o'clock P.M. by Moderator Eaton, Article 22 being in order.
ARTICLE 7
On motion by Mr. Frank Wakefield:
Voted to take up Article 7.
On motion by Mr. Wakefield :
Voted: That the vote whereby the Town voted not to appropriate $20,000 for the purposes of the Article be reconsidered.
The motion by Mr. Boardman (See Meeting of March 16th) now being before the meeting.
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A motion by Mr. Lee to refer back to water committee was lost.
The motion by Mr. Boardman was then put to vote, 176 voting in the affirmative and 212 in the negative. The motion was declared not carried.
ARTICLE 22
Art. 22. To hear and act upon a report of the Committee appointed under Article 27 of the Annual Town Meeting warrant of March, 1930, to investigate and report at a future meeting upon the location in the west side for a Fire Station and the cost thereof .- George A. Cowdrey and others.
Dr. McAuliffe reported for the committee.
On motion by Dr. Montague:
Voted: That the report of the committee be accepted.
ARTICLE 23
Art. 23. To see if the Town will vote to purchase for the location of a Fire Station approximately 12,500 square feet of land belonging to the Wakefield Real Estate and Building Association, said land being located on the southeasterly side of Gould Street, near the junction of Gould and Converse Streets, and raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money for said purchase .- George A. Cowdrey and others.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the subject matter of this Article be indefinitely postponed.
ARTICLE 24
Art. 24. To see if the Town will vote to erect a Fire Station in Pre- cinct 3 on the southeasterly side of Gould Street, near the junction of Gould and Converse Streets, and raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money therefor .- George A. Cowdrey and others.
On motion by Finance Committee :
Voted: That the subject matter of this Article be indefinitely postponed.
ARTICLE 2
On motion by Mr. Tenney:
Voted: That Article 2 be taken up.
Mr. Tenney, for the committee, reported nominations as follows:
Planning Board-Edward M. Bridge.
Field Drivers-Carroll Robie, Palmer Corbett, George A. Bennett.
Fence Viewers-Augustus Baxter, Joseph W. Monahan, Henry Feindel.
Surveyors of Lumber-William E. Knox, Henry A. Feindel, Edward Bowditch, Frederick E. Cutler, Ernest E. Prescott, Larkin E. Bennett, Wil- lard Wing.
Recreation Committee-L. W. Churchill, Adelaide Boynton, Adelaide A. Shedd, Mabel Greenough, Frank N. McIntire, Eugene Sullivan, John I. Preston.
Motion by Mr. Henkel:
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That report of the committee be accepted and adopted, and the citi- zens named be elected to the various offices.
No other names being placed in nomination, this motion was unani- mously voted.
ARTICLE 25
Art. 25. To hear and act upon the report of the Park and Cemetery Commissioners as appointed under Article 20 of the Annual Town Meeting of March, 1929, relative to buying additional land for playground purposes in the Water Street district .- Park and Cemetery Commissioners.
George W. Abbott reported verbally for the commissioners.
On motion by Mr. Butler :
Voted: That the report be accepted.
On motion by Mr. O'Connell :
Voted: That the subject matter of this Article be referred back to Park and Cemetery Commissioners to report at a future town meeting.
ARTICLE 26
Art. 26. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $2,000 for the purpose of laying out and building roads and for grading and making blue prints of that part of Forest Glade Cemetery set apart for the Catholics of Wakefield .- Park and Cemetery Commissioners.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the Park and Cemetery Commissioners be authorized to carry out the purposes of Article 26 and that the Town raise and appro- priate the sum of $2000 therefor.
ARTICLE 27
Art. 27. To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen to lease for Corp. Charles F. Parker Camp No. 39, United Spanish War Veterans, suit- able quarters, and raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money there- for .- John H. McMahon and others.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $350 to carry out the purposes of Article 27.
ARTICLE 28
Art. 28. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $300 for Memorial Day purposes, for the use of the United Spanish War Vet- erans .- John H. McMahon and others.
On motion by Finance Committee :
Voted: That the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $300 to carry out the purposes of Article 28.
ARTICLE 29
Art. 29. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $300
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for H. M. Warren Post 12, G. A. R., for use in its observance of Memorial Day, 1931 .- Joseph W. Fuller and others.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $300 to carry out the purposes of Article 29.
ARTICLE 30
Art. 30. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $300 to be expended by the Corp. Harry E. Nelson Post No. 63, American Legion, for the proper observance of Memorial Day, May 30, 1931. "Harold W. Merritt, Commander.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $300 to carry out the purposes of Article 30.
ARTICLE 31
Art. 31. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $200 to be expended by the Corp. Harry E. Nelson Post No. 63, American Legion, for the proper observance of Armistice Day, November 11, 1931 .- Harold W. Merritt, Commander.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $200 to carry .out the purposes of Article 31.
ARTICLE 32
Art. 32. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $900 to cover the expense of rent, heat, and light of quarters for Corp. Harry E. Nelson Post No. 63, American Legion .- Harold W. Merritt, Commander.
On motion by Finance Committee :
Voted: That the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $900 to carry out the purposes of Article 32.
ARTICLE 33
Art. 33. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Assessors to use free cash in the Treasury in fixing the tax rate for the current year .- H. A. Simonds, Town Accountant.
On motion by Finance Committee :
Voted: That the Assessors be authorized to use, not exceeding 75% of such free cash as may be certified by the Town Accountant, August 1st, in computing the tax rate of 1931.
ARTICLE 34
Art. 34. To see if the Town will vote to establish a Dental Clinic under the direction of the Board of Health and raise and appropriate $1200 there- for .- Board of Health.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the subject matter of this Article be indefinitely postponed.
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ARTICLE 35
Art. 35. To see if the Town will vote to make application to the Gen- eral Court to erect and constitute a city form of government in the Town of Wakefield .- John J. Butler and others.
A motion by J. J. Butler that Selectmen be instructed to call a special town meeting May 12, to act on the subject matter of this Article was lost.
ARTICLE 36
Art. 36. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate $160 for the necessary expenses of the Superintendent of Schools, traveling under the direction of the School Department outside the Commonwealth, to secure information in which the Town is interested or which may tend to improve the School Department .- School Committee.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $160 to carry out the purposes of Article 36.
ARTICLE 37
Art. 37. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $750 for nursing, the same to be expended under the direction of the Selectmen, and paid to the Wakefield Visiting Nurse Association, in aid of its nursing work among the people of Wakefield .- Mrs. C. N. Winship and others.
A motion by Finance Committee to indefinitely postpone was lost.
On motion by Mrs. Ripley :
Voted: That the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $500 to carry out the purposes of this Article.
ARTICLE 38
Art. 38. To see if the Town will authorize the Municipal Light Depart- ment to transfer from its Operation Fund to its Construction Fund the sum of $56,417.63 which was the cash balance in the Operation Fund as of December 31, 1930 .- Municipal Light Board, by S. H. Brooks, Mgr.
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