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On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the subject matter of this article be in- definitely postponed.
Motion by Mr. A. L. Gardner to adjourn, was lost.
ARTICLE 35
To see if the Town will install a system of checking on voters by having everyone's name who enters the hall, checked off on a voters' list .- Arthur E. Wilson and others.
Motion by Mr. Tenney, to indefinitely postpone, was lost.
On motion by Mr. Wilson:
Voted: That the Board of Selectmen be instructed to install a system of checking, by the use of the voting list, all persons attending future town meetings.
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ARTICLE 36
To hear and act upon the report of the Committee appointed under Article 1 of Warrant for Town Meeting held September 26, 1938, relating to addition to High School Building .- James M. Henderson, Chairman.
Mr. Henderson had started to submit report under this article.
On motion by Mr. Eaton:
Voted: That this meeting stand adjourned to Monday, March 27, at 7.30 o'clock P. M.
Adjourned at 10.30 o'clock.
Attendance 700.
ADJOURNED TOWN MEETING, MARCH 27, 1939
Meeting called to order at 7.35 o'clock P. M., by Mod- erator O'Connell, Article 36 being in order.
ARTICLE 36
Mr. Henderson, for the committee appointed under Article 1 of the warrant for Town Meeting of September 26, 1938, relating to addition to High School Building, presented report.
On motion by Mr. Tenney :
Voted: That the report of the committee be accepted and adopted.
On motion by Finance Committee :
Voted: That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $5,000.00 to carry out the recommendations of the committee appointed under Article 1 of the warrant for Town Meeting of September 26, 1938.
ARTICLE 7
Motion by Mr. Morgan to take up Article 7. Three hundred seventy-two (372) voted in the affirmative and 97 in the negative. The necessary two-thirds vote being obtained, Article 7 was before the meeting.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: To re-consider the vote passed March 23, to indefinitely postpone action under this article.
Amendment by Finance Committee:
That the town raise and appropriate $3,200.00 to carry out the purposes of Article 7, only such portion thereof to be expended as may be equal to one-half the sum provided by the State and County together for the same purpose.
This amendment being voted in the affirmative, the original motion as amended was then voted in the affirmative.
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ARTICLE 37
To see if the Town will vote to have the Moderator appoint a Committee to study needs of the Town in re- spect to shade trees and report at next annual Town Meeting .- Board of Selectmen.
On motion by Mr. Young:
Voted: That the Moderator appoint a committee of five to consider the subject matter of Article 37 and report at the next Annual Town Meeting.
ARTICLE 38
To see if the Town will vote to amend its Zoning By-Laws by changing the entire area northwest of the outlet of Quannapowitt Lake on both sides of Main and Lowell Streets from a business district to a general resi- dence district .- John R. Seabury and others.
Mr. Bridge reported for the Planning Board that a hearing was held and opinion as to desirability of change was about evenly divided.
After consideration, the Planning Board was of the opinion that at the present time, no change was desir- able, and moved indefinite postponement.
The motion to indefinitely postpone was put to a vote and declared not carried.
Motion by Mr. Simpson:
That the town amend its Zoning By-Laws by chang- ing the entire area Northwest of the outlet of Quanna- powitt Lake, on both sides of Main and Lowell Streets, from a Business District to a General Residence District.
One hundred and fifty-two voted in the affirmative and 313 in the negative. The necessary two-thirds not being obtained, the motion was declared not carried.
ARTICLE 19
Motion by Mr. Benedetto, that Article 19 be taken up.
One hundred and twenty-four voted in the affirmative, 218 in the negative. The necessary two-thirds not being obtained, the motion was declared not carried.
ARTICLE 39
To see if the Town will vote to return to the Town Treasury the balance, $15,805.97 of the Operating Fund of the Municipal Light Department, as of December 31, 1938, to be used in the computation of the 1939 tax levy. -Municipal Light Board.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That $15,805.97, being the cash balance in the
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Operating Account of the Municipal Light Department, December 31, 1938, be returned to the Town Treasury and the Assessors be authorized to use the same in com- puting the tax rate for 1939.
ARTICLE 35
Motion by Mr. Round, that article 35 be taken up.
One hundred eighty-six voted in the affirmative and 87 in the negative. The necessary two-thirds vote being obtained, article 35 was before the meeting.
On motion by Mr. Eaton:
Voted: To re-consider the vote passed March 23, that the Board of Selectmen be instructed to install a system of checking by the use of the voting list all persons attending future town meetings.
Amendment by Mr. Tenney :
That a committee of three be appointed by the Mod- erator to consider the subject matter of article 35 and to report at the next Annual Town Meeting.
The amendment being voted in the affirmative, the original motion as amended was then voted in the affirmative.
ARTICLE 40
To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Assessors to use such free cash as may be in the Treasury or any part thereof, in computing the tax rate for the current year .- Charles C. Cox, Town Accountant.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the Board of Assessors be authorized to use the sum of $45,000.00 free cash now in the Treasury in computing the tax rate for 1939.
ARTICLE 1
On motion by Mr. Clemons:
Voted: That Article 1 be taken from the table.
On motion by Mr. Clemons:
Voted: That the Reports of Town Officers, as published, be accepted.
ARTICLE 2
Mr. Marshall, for the committee appointed under Ar- ticle 2, presented their report and placed the following names in nomination:
Field Drivers
Carrol Robie, Harry F. Peck, George A. Bennett.
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Fence Viewers
Augustus Baxter, Luther M. Howe, Dennis F. Regan.
Surveyors of Lumber
William E. Knox, Henry A. Feindel, Edward G. Bow- ditch, Lyman Prescott, Larkin E. Bennett, Myron Wing.
Planning Board
Dr. Frank T. Woodbury, Fitzroy Willard.
Recreation Committee
Eugene J. Sullivan, William Dill, William McKilligan, Elizabeth Neary, Dorothy Schlotterbeck, George F. Gard- ner, John J. Powers.
On motion by Mr. Eaton:
Voted: That the report of the committee be accepted, and the persons so named in the report be declared elected to the various offices.
On motion by Mr. Doucette:
Voted: That this meeting be now dissolved.
Adjourned at 10.26 o'clock.
Attendance 600.
COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS
Finance Committee
Harry Marshall, Joseph M. Curley, Harry A. Simonds, Virgil Cambareri, Frank E. McIntire.
Committee Under Article 35
John J. Round, P. H. Tenney, Arthur E. Wilson.
Committee Under Article 37
Donald White, John A. Landry, Dr. F. T. Woodbury, Mrs. Mabel C. Greenough, Daniel D. Landers.
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING, JULY 10, 1939
Meeting called to order at 7.52 o'clock P. M. (D.S.T.) by Moderator Thomas G. O'Connell.
Moderator O'Connell announced that the first business of the meeting would be the election of a Temporary Clerk.
Motion by Maynard E. S. Clemons:
Voted: That voting for Temporary Clerk be done by written or printed ballot, be received and counted by the Selectmen who shall declare the vote.
Nomination by Mr. Clemons:
Mr. Clemons moved the nomination of the present tem- porary Town Clerk, Charles F. Young, to be the tem- porary clerk of this meeting.
Voted in the affirmative,
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Motion by John D. Shanahan:
Voted: That the nominations be now closed.
Motion by Loring P. Jordan:
Voted: That the polls be now closed.
The votes were then received and counted by Select- men Lindsay, Fazio, and Dill.
Chairman Lindsay of the Board of Selectmen an- nounced that four ballots had been cast for Charles F. Young and declared him unanimously elected temporary clerk to serve at this meeting.
Moderator O'Connell then administered the oath to Mr. Young.
Moderator O'Connell then read the call for the meet- ing at 7.59 o'clock.
On motion by Mr. Clemons :
Voted: That further reading of the warrant, with the exception of the Constable's Return, be dispensed with.
Constable's return read.
ARTICLE 1
To see if the town will vote that the terms "laborers, workmen, and mechanics," as used in sections 69 to 75, inclusive, of Chapter 152 of the General Laws Ter. Ed. shall include all employees except members of the police or fire department, as may be employed on highway work to be done under contracts with the Commonwealth. -Board of Selectmen.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the town vote that the terms "Laborers, workmen and mechanics" as used in section 69 to 75 inclusive, in Chapter 152 of the General Laws, Tercen- tenary Edition, shall include all employees except mem- bers of the Police or Fire Departments as may be em- ployed on highway work to be done under contracts with the Commonwealth.
ARTICLE 2
To see if the town will accept a bequest of $500 under the will of Ashton H. Thayer. (Income to be used for library purposes.)-John I. Preston, Town Treasurer.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the town with appreciation accept a be- quest of $500 under the will of Ashton H. Thayer, as provided in Article 2.
ARTICLE 3
To see if the town will accept a bequest of paintings under the will of Nancy H. Thayer .- John I. Preston, Town Treasurer.
On motion by Finance Committee:
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Voted: That the town with appreciation accept a be- quest of paintings under the will of Nancy H. Thayer as provided in Article 3.
ARTICLE 4
To see if the town will vote to reduce by $2,000.00 the amount appropriated at the Annual Town Meeting of this year for the Welfare Department-Aid to Dependent Children .- Finance Committee.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the town reduce by $2,000.00 the amount appropriated at the Annual Town Meeting of this year for the Welfare Department-Aid to Dependent Children.
ARTICLE 5
To see if the town will vote to revoke all appropria- tions made for construction of streets at the Annual Town Meeting this year, of money to be used in con- junction with any received from State, County, or both under Chapter 90, General Laws, Tercent. Ed., or vote that all such appropriations be transferred to the high- way department to be used for street maintenance and/or construction .- Finance Committee.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the town vote to revoke all appropriations made under Article 6 and Article 7 at the Annual Town Meeting of this year, for construction of streets, of money to be used in conjunction with any received from the State, County, or both, under Chapter 90, General Laws, Tercentenary Edition.
ARTICLE 6
To hear and act upon a report of the Selectmen, lay- ing out a part of Grafton Street as a public way under the betterment act and raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money for the purposes of this article .- Board of Selectmen.
The moderator read the Selectmen's report contain- ing description, and recommendation, and schedule of estimated assessments for laying out a part of Grafton Street.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the Town accept and allow the report of the Selectmen, laying out a part of Grafton Street as a public way under the betterment act, the work to be done under an approved W. P. A. project.
ARTICLE 7
To see if the town will authorize the Water and Sewer- age Board to relay water mains in the following streets:
Albion Street from Main Street westerly, approxi-
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mately 2,200 feet; Main Street from Linden Avenue southerly, approximately 5,400 feet; Charles Street from Main Street easterly, approximately 950 feet; Birch Hill Avenue from Nahant Street southerly, approximately 590 feet; Pleasant Street from Salem Street northerly, approximately 950 feet; Bennett Street from Traverse Street easterly, approximately 880 feet; Chestnut Street
from Main Street westerly, approximately 2,900 feet; Common Street from Lafayette Street northerly, approxi- mately 600 feet; Lafayette Street from Main Street west- erly, approximately 160 feet; Summer Street from Main Street easterly, approximately 1,000 feet. And raise money therefor, or authorize the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow and issue notes or bonds therefor .- Water and Sewerage Board.
On recommendation and motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the sum of $50,000.00 is hereby appropri- ated for relaying water mains in any or all of the fol- lowing streets:
Albion Street from Main Street westerly, approxi- mately 2,200 feet.
Main Street from Linden Avenue southerly, approxi- mately 5,400 feet.
Charles Street from Main Street easterly, approxi- mately 950 feet.
Birch Hill Avenue from Nahant Street southerly, ap- proximately 590 feet.
Pleasant Street from Salem Street northerly, approxi- mately 950 feet.
Bennett Street from Traverse Street easterly, approxi- mately 880 feet.
Chestnut Street from Main Street westerly, approxi- mately 2,900 feet.
Common Street from Lafayette Street northerly, ap- proximately 600 feet.
Lafayette Street from Main Street westerly, approxi- mately 160 feet.
Summer Street from Main Street easterly, approxi- mately 1,000 feet.
Such mains to be not less than six inches but less than sixteen inches in diameter. Such appropriation. shall be spent by the Water and Sewerage Board, and shall be raised by issuing $50,000.00 bonds of the town which the Treasurer, with the approval of the Select- men, is hereby authorized to issue and sell, such bonds to be payable in annual payments of $4,000.00 a year for the first six years, and $3,000.00 a year for the next 8 years, and $2,000.00 for the next year.
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The moderator appointed Messrs. Lindsay and Lee to act as tellers in the south section of the hall, Messrs. Simonds and Thomas Dinan in the center, and Messrs. Hale and Kenney in the north.
The result of the vote was: 192 in the affirmative, and 19 in the negative.
The Moderator announced that the count showed more than the necessary two-thirds in the affirmative and declared the motion voted.
ARTICLE 8
To see if the town will vote to appropriate for the purposes authorized by Chapter 2 of the Acts of 1939, the entire unexpended balance remaining of the funds distributed to Wakefield under Chapter 500 of 1938 .- Board of Selectmen.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the town appropriate the entire unex- pended balance, amounting to $534.41 remaining of the funds distributed to Wakefield under Chapter 500, Acts of 1938 to Highway Maintenance for other expenses as provided in Chapter 2, Acts of 1939.
ARTICLE 9
To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of $5,000.00 to be expended on parks and playgrounds, in conjunction with approved WPA projects .- Board of Selectmen.
On motion of Finance Committee:
Voted: That the subject matter of Article 9 be indefi- nitely postponed.
To see if the town will transfer to the Park Depart- ment for Park purposes the land described as follows:
Beginning at an iron pipe, the southwesterly corner of the lot, the line runs by a rough fence N11º 57' E., 121.80 feet to the southerly side of Wiley Place; thence S83º 56' E., 68.50 feet; thence S73º 34' 20" E., 32.96 feet; thence S57º 29' E., 43.00 feet; thence S32° 43' W., 37.00 feet; thence S4° 37' 30" W., 136.36 feet; thence N56° 05' W., 156.91 to the point of beginning, being the westerly por- tion of the land on Wiley Place formerly owned by An- tonio and Maria Pica, and also the following described lot:
Beginning at the southeasterly corner of the intersec- tion of Del Carmine Street and Wiley Place, the line runs by the southerly side of Wiley Place 168.77 feet; thence southwesterly by land formerly owned by An- thony and Maria Pica, 100.88 feet; thence southeasterly by land formerly owned by Anthony and Maria Pica and
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Giovanni Roberto, 301.03 feet; thence southwesterly by land of John and Edith Spinella, 464.52 feet to a brook; thence by a brook in a northwesterly direction 115.5 feet more or less to the easterly side of Del Carmine Street; thence northerly by the easterly side of Del Carmine Street 484 feet to the point of beginning; formerly owned by Camillo and Rose Lucianno .- Board of Selectmen.
On motion of Finance Committee:
Voted: That the town transfer to the Park Depart- ment for park purposes the land described in Article 10.
On motion by Mr. Jordan:
Voted: That this meeting is now dissolved.
Meeting dissolved at 9.29 o'clock P. M.
Attendance 350.
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING, SEPTEMBER 25, 1939
Meeting called to order at 8.05 P. M. by Moderator Thomas G. O'Connell.
Maynard E. S. Clemons moved to nominate Charles F. Young for Temporary Clerk to act at this meeting. There being no other nominations, Moderator O'Connell declared the nominations closed.
Chairman William R. Lindsay of the Board of Select- men, Selectman William G. Dill, and Selectman V. Rich- ard Fazio received the ballots. Chairman Lindsay an- nounced that a total of eighteen ballots had been cast, and that Charles F. Young had received eighteen votes, and declared Charles F. Young to be elected Temporary Clerk to act at this meeting. Moderator O'Connell then administered the oath to Mr. Young.
Moderator O'Connell proceeded to read the warrant for the meeting.
On motion by Mr. Clemons:
Voted: To dispense with further reading of the war- rant with the exception of the constable's return.
The moderator read the constable's return.
ARTICLE 1
To hear and act upon a report of the Selectmen laying out a part of Morgan Avenue as a public way under the Betterment Act and raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money for the purposes of this article .- Board of Selectmen.
The moderator read the report of the Board of Select- men on laying out a portion of Morgan Avenue as a town way, and announced that the report and the plan might be examined by any who so desired, and stated that said plan had been approved by the Board of Survey.
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Motion by Finance Committee:
That action under this article be indefinitely post- poned.
Motion not carried.
On motion of Mr. Clemons:
Voted: That the report of the Selectmen be accepted. ARTICLE 2
To hear and act upon a report of the Selectmen alter- ing and relocating Centre Street as a public way and raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money for the purposes of this article .- Board of Selectmen.
The moderator read the report of the Selectmen on the alteration and relocation of Centre Street, and an- nounced that the report and plan might be inspected by any who so desired.
Motion by Finance Committee:
That action under this article be indefinitely postponed. Motion not carried.
After some debate, a second motion, by James E. Mur- phy, to indefinitely postpone, was not carried.
Motion by Maynard E. S. Clemons:
That the meeting accept and allow the report of the Selectmen relocating Centre Street, provided the Select- men are requested not to make a taking for relocation, or alterations of Centre Street unless a binding agree- ment, not exceeding a price of $4,000.00, is received by the Selectmen for a full release of all damages.
Amendment by Finance Committee:
That the town appropriate the sum of $4,000.00 from the "proceeds of the sale of real estate account", as provided in Chapter 44, Section 63, of the General Laws, to carry out the purposes of Article 2.
Amendment voted in the affirmative.
The Moderator then called for a vote on the original motion of Mr. Clemons, which was voted in the affirma- tive.
ARTICLES 3 AND 4
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That Article 3 and Article 4 be taken up jointly.
Article 3. To hear and act upon a report of the Select- men laying out Lotus Avenue as a public way under the Betterment Act and raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money for the purposes of this article .- Board of Selectmen.
Article 4. To hear and act upon a report of the Select- men laying out Clifton Avenue as a public way under the Betterment Act and raise and appropriate a suffi- cient sum of money for the purposes of this article .- Board of Selectmen.
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The Moderator read the reports of the Selectmen on laying out Lotus Avenue and Clifton Avenue as town ways, and announced that the reports and plans were available for inspection by any who so desired.
On motion by Finance Committee :
Voted: That the action under both articles be indefi- nitely postponed.
ARTICLE 5
To see if the town will authorize the Highway Depart- ment from its appropriation to purchase an acetylene and oxygen burner outfit at a cost not exceeding $150.00. -Board of Selectmen.
Motion by Finance Committee:
That the town authorize the Highway Department to purchase from its appropriation an acetylene and oxygen burner outfit at a cost not exceeding $150.00.
Motion by Mr. Murphy to indefinitely postpone was not carried.
Original motion voted in the affirmative.
ARTICLE 6
To see if the town will authorize the Park and Ceme- tery Department to dispose of the old bath house located off Spaulding Street .- Park and Cemetery Department. On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the Park and Cemetery Commissioners be authorized to sell or dispose of the old bath house, or the materials of which it is built.
ARTICLE 7
To see if the town will vote to change the name of the southerly part of Shumway Circle to Morrison Avenue. -Board of Selectmen.
On motion by Mr. Lindsay:
Voted: That the name of the southerly part of Shum- way Circle be changed to Morrison Avenue.
ARTICLE 8
To see if the town will authorize the Water and Sewer Commissioners to lay water mains in the following streets: Outlook Road, approximately 400 feet; also in a new street running westerly from Elm Street known as Pine Hill Circle, 800 feet; and Keeling Road, running northerly from Lowell Street in a new development to be known as Keeling Village, approximately 400 feet; and any other work of like nature, and appropriate a suffi- cient sum of money therefor and authorize the Treas- urer with the approval of the Selectmen to borrow such money and issue the notes or bonds of the town therefor. -Water and Sewer Commissioners.
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Motion by Finance Committee:
For the purposes set forth in Article 8 of the war- rant of the Town Meeting of September 25, 1939, that the town appropriate the sum of $5,000.00, and that the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, be and hereby is authorized to borrow said sum of $5,000.00, and to issue the bonds or notes of the town therefor, payable $1,000.00 annually for five years.
Result of the vote: 137 persons voted in the affirma- tive; one person voted in the negative. The necessary two-thirds vote in the affirmative having been received, the Moderator declared the motion carried.
ARTICLE 9
To see if the town will accept the provisions of Chap- ter 440 of the Acts of 1939 which are as follows:
"An Act permitting the conversion in the Town of Wakefield of existing buildings into non-fireproof tene- ment houses not exceeding two and one-half stories in height.
"Section 1. In the Town of Wakefield the provisions of Chapters 144 and 145 of the General Laws shall not prevent the conversion of any buildings into a tenement house, other than a fireproof tenement house, not more than two and one-half stories in height, nor the occu- pation of such a tenement house.
"Section 2. This Act shall take full effect upon its acceptance by said town at any annual or special town meeting held within one year after its passage."-Board of Selectmen.
Motion by Mr. Lindsay:
That the town accept the provisions of Chapter 440 of the Acts of 1939.
Amendment by Fitzroy Willard.
That the subject matter of Article 9 be referred to a committee of five to be reported at the next annual meeting.
Amendment not carried.
Original motion by Mr. Lindsay voted in the affirmative.
ARTICLE 10
To see if the town will authorize the Treasurer to disclaim or release in the name of the town, any rights of flowage it may have in so much of the land formerly of Durnian acquired by tax title foreclosure as is situ- ated' on Hawthorne Street and bounded northerly by Hawthorne Street, 200 feet; easterly by land now or formerly of Martin, 100 feet; southerly by land of Town
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of Wakefield, 200 feet; and westerly by land now or formerly of Town of Wakefield, 100 feet .- Board of Select- men.
On motion by Roger Clemons:
Voted, unanimously: That the Town Treasurer be authorized to disclaim or release, in the name of the Town, any rights of flowage it may have in the land described in Article 10.
On motion by Loring P. Jordan:
Voted: That this meeting be now dissolved.
Meeting dissolved at 10.25 o'clock P. M.
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