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On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $50.00 to carry out the purposes of Article 29.
ARTICLE 30
To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $500.00 for nursing, the same to be expended under the direction of the Selectmen, as salary to the nurse employed by the Wakefield Visiting Nurse Association, in aid of its nurs- ing work among the people of Wakefield .- Olga C. White and others.
On motion by Finance Committee .:
Voted: That the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $500.00 to carry out the purposes of Article 30.
ARTICLE 31
To hear and act upon the report of the Committee appointed under Article 37 of the warrant for the annual meeting of 1939 to study needs of the Town in respect to shade trees .- Board of Selectmen.
On motion by John I. Preston:
Voted: That the committee appointed under Article 37 of the warrant of the Annual Town Meeting of 1939 be granted further time and be instructed to re- port at some future town meeting.
ARTICLE 32
To see if the Town will by its vote, express its preference as to the form in which the Town Report should be printed and issued in the future .- Board of Selectmen.
Motion by John I. Preston:
That the Town vote to instruct the Selectmen to have the Town Reports printed in the future in tabloid form, as it has been for the past two years.
This motion was defeated by a hand vote, the result as counted by tellers being: Yes, 71; No, 94.
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ARTICLE 33
To see if the Town will vote to instruct the Board of Selectmen to petition the General Court to re-align the boundary lines of the Twenty-second Middle- sex Representative District in such manner that the Town of Wakefield shall be excluded from said Twenty-second District, and that the Town of Wakefield be set apart as a separate representative district as it was previous to the Act of 1939 .- Board of Selectmen.
On motion by William G. Dill:
Voted Unanimously: That the Town instruct the Selectmen to file a petition in the Legislature to carry out the purpose of Article 33.
ARTICLE 34
To hear and act upon a report of the Board of Selectmen laying out a town way under the Betterment Act in substantially the same location of the private way known as Davidson Road, running easterly from Parker Road, approximately 400 feet, and raise and appropriate money for the construction thereof .- Board of Selectmen.
On motion by Orrin J. Hale :
Voted: That the Town accept and allow the report of the Selectmen laying out a town way in substantially the location of the private way known as David- son Road, all as shown on a plan filed with the Town Clerk with said report.
ARTICLE 35
To hear and act upon the report of the Board of Selectmen laying out a town way under the Betterment Act in substantially the location of the private way known as Outlook Road running westerly from Parker Road approximately 2,500 feet or any portion thereof and raise and appropriate money for the con- struction thereof .- Paul H. Heywood and others.
On motion by Orrin J. Hale:
Voted: That the Town accept and allow a report of the Selectmen laying out a town way in substantially the location of the private way known as Outlook Road, all as shown on a plan filed with the Town Clerk with said report.
ARTICLE 36
To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning By-Law by adding after Section 5, a new Section 5a in the following form :
Section 5a. Area and Frontage Regulation.
Subject to the provisions hereinafter contained in this section there shall be provided for each dwelling house, club or other building permitted by this by-law, constructed after the adoption of this section, in single residence districts, a lot containing not less than 8,000 square feet with a frontage of not less than 80 feet on any street or private way, and in general residence districts a lot containing not less than 6,000 square feet with a frontage of not less than 60 feet on any street or private way. After the adoption of this section no dwelling house, club
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house, or other permitted building shall be erected or placed on a lot containing less than the areas or having less frontage than that herein prescribed. However, nothing contained in this section shall prevent the construction or placing of any building on any lot in either of said districts containing a smaller area or less frontage, provided such lot on the effective date hereof does not adjoin other land of the same owner available for use in connection with said lot.
No lot on which a dwelling house, club house or other permitted building is situated, whether heretofore or hereafter placed, shall be reduced in area, if such lot is smaller than is hereby prescribed, or if by such reduction, it would be made smaller than is hereby prescribed, except in either case by taking by eminent do- main or by a conveyance for a public purpose.
The Board of Appeals may make special exceptions to the provisions of this section, either upon appeal or upon the written request of the owner of a parcel of land by authorizing the Building Inspector to grant a permit for the erection or placing of a dwelling house or other permitted building upon any lot con- taining less area than is hereby prescribed, subject to such limitations of time and other conditions as it may impose when after a public hearing it shall find that-
(1) adjoining areas have previously been generally developed by the construc- tion of houses on lots generally smaller than is prescribed by this section and the standard of the neighborhood so established does not reasonably require a sub- division of the applicant's land into lots as large as is hereby prescribed; or
(2) lots as large as is hereby prescribed would not be readily salable or econo- nomically or advantageously used for building purposes because of the proximity of the land to through ways bearing heavy traffic or to a railroad or because of other physical conditions or characteristics affecting it but not affecting generally the zoning district in which the land lies.
The Planning Board, on request of the Board of Appeals shall, and when it deems it advisable may, without such a request, make a report to the Board of Appeals with recommendations on the question of granting any application for special exceptions hereunder.
Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to alter the require- ments of the other sections of this By-law .- Planning Board.
Charles W. Morrill, secretary of the Planning Board, read the report of the Planning Board explaining the subject and recommending favorable action by the meeting.
On motion by Mr. Morrill, for the Planning Board:
Voted: That the Town amend its Zoning By-law by adding the new Section 5A, relating to area and frontage regulation, in the form set forth in Article 36.
The Moderator announced that it required a two-thirds vote to adopt the by-law, and requested tellers to count the vote.
RESULT OF THE VOTE:
131 persons voted in the affirmative and 4 persons voted in the negative.
The Moderator then announced that, inasmuch as the necessary two- thirds vote had been received in the affirmative, he declared the motion carried.
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ARTICLE 37
To see if the Town will amend its Zoning By-laws by changing from a Busi- ness District to a General Residence District a strip of land 100 feet wide on the westerly side of Main Street extending from Cooper Street to Hanson Street and a strip of land 100 feet wide on the easterly side of Main Street extending from Greenwood Avenue to Grafton Street .- William G. Dill and others.
Charles W. Morrill, secretary of the Planning Board, reported for the Plan- ning Board, explaining the nature of the amendment and recommending favor- able action by the meeting.
Motion by Mr. Morrill:
That the Town amend its Zoning By-law in the manner set forth in Article 37.
The Moderator announced that it required a two-thirds vote to adopt the by-law and requested the tellers to count the vote.
RESULT OF THE VOTE:
137 persons voted in the affirmative, and none voted in the negative.
The Moderator then announced that the motion was carried by an un- animous vote.
ARTICLE 38
To see if the Town will vote to amend its Zoning By-laws by changing from a General Residence District to a Business District that part of the Town bounded on the north by Water Street 240 feet; on the west by a line at right angles to Water Street approximately 150 feet; on the south by Smith's Brook, so-called, and on the east by the Wakefield-Saugus town boundary .- George A. Bennett and others.
After making a report for the Planning Board, which report recommended rejection of the subject matter of Article 38, and stating that spot zoning, picking out a small area in a residential district and making it a business zone, is un- desirable, and that, at the hearing, a number of people objected, Mr. Morrill, secretary of the Planning Board, moved that the subject matter of Article 38 be indefinitely postponed, and on his motion it was
Voted: That the subject matter of Article 38 be indefinitely postponed.
ARTICLE 39
To see if the Town will amend its Zoning By-laws by changing from a General Residence District to a Business District that part of the town adjacent to the present Main Street business district at its northerly end and bounded as follows: Beginning at the center of Lafayette Street at a point 32 feet westerly from the westerly side of Common Street and extending 236 feet on a line northerly, parallel with and 32 feet distant from the westerly side of Common Street; thence westerly 150 feet by a line parallel to Lafayette Street; thence southerly to the center line of Lafayette Street by a line parallel to the westerly side of Common
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Street; thence easterly along the center line of Lafayette Street to the point of beginning .- Robert Randall and others.
Mr. Morrill, secretary of the Planning Board, reported for the Planning Board, stating that a hearing had been held and that the Planning Board recom- mended rejection. He stated that, while technically the property is considered a continuation of the business district, it practically is a segregated business area, and that the business district really stops at Odd Fellows' Building.
On motion by Mr. Morrill:
Voted: That the subject matter of Article 39 be indefinitely postponed.
ARTICLE 40
To see if the Town will install a system of checking of voters by having everyone's name who enters the hall, checked off on a voter's list .- Arthur E. Wilson and others.
Motion by Mr. Wilson:
That a system of checking of voters be installed for use at Town Meetings. On motion by Patrick H. Tenney:
Voted: That the subject matter of Article 40 be indefinitely postponed. On motion by Mr. Marshall:
Voted: To take up Article 1. On motion by Mr. Marshall: Voted: That Article 1 be taken from the table.
On motion by Mr. Marshall: Voted: That the Town accept the reports of town officers as published.
On motion by Mr. Marshall: Voted: To take up Article 2.
Mr. Marshall reporting for the committee appointed by the Moderator under Article 2, submitted the following nominations:
Field Drivers
Carrol Robie, Charles Doyle, Jr., George A. Bennett.
Surveyors of Lumber
William E. Knox, Henry A. Feindel, Edward G. Bowditch, Lyman Prescott, Larking E. Bennett, Myron E. Wing.
Planning Board
Edward G. Lee, Charles W. Morrill
Recreation Committee
Eugene J. Sullivan, William G. Dill, William McKilligan, Elizabeth Neary, Dorothy Schlotterbeck, George F. Gardner, John J. Powers.
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On motion by Charles C. Cox:
Voted: That the nominations as presented by the committee be declared elected.
ARTICLE 41
To see if the Town will vote to return to the Town Treasury the sum of $22,500.00 being part of the balance of the operating fund of the Municipal Light Department as of December 31, 1940, and to authorize the Assessors to use the same in computing the tax rate for 1941; also, to see if the Town will authorize the Municipal Light Department to transfer the sum of $13,731.43 from its operat- ing fund to its construction fund, this sum being the remainder of the balance of its operating fund as of December 31, 1940 .- Municipal Light Commissioners.
On motion by the Finance Committee :
Voted: That the sum of $22,500.00 being part of the balance of the Operat- ing Fund of the Municipal Light Department as of December 31, 1940, be re- turned to the Town Treasury and the Assessors be hereby authorized to use the same in computing the tax rate for 1941, and to authorize the Municipal Light Department to transfer from its Operating Fund $13,731.43 to its Construction Account, the same being the remainder of the balance in its Operating Fund as of December 31, 1940.
ARTICLE 42
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 $35,000.00, Free Cash now in the Treasury, in computing the tax rate for 1941.
On motion by John J. Round:
Voted Unanimously: That a vote of thanks be extended to the Finance Committee for very efficient and faithful work performed.
On motion by Mr. Marshall:
Voted: That this meeting be now dissolved.
Meeting dissolved at 11.09 P. M.
Attendance 250.
A True Record. Attest:
CHARLES F. YOUNG, Town Clerk.
RESIGNATION OF DOROTHY T. SCHLOTTERBECK (March 31, 1941)
The resignation of Dorothy T. Schlotterbeck as a member of the Recreation
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Commission was received in the Town Clerk's office at 10.30 A. M., March 31, 1941, and the Board of Selectmen were notified of the action.
A True Record. Attest:
CHARLES F. YOUNG, Town Clerk.
March 31, 1941
Notice received from the Department of Agriculture, Division of Livestock Disease Control, of the approval of the nomination of George A. Bennett as Animal Inspector.
A True Record. Attest :
CHARLES F. YOUNG, Town Clerk.
FINANCE COMMITTEE APPOINTMENT April 9, 1941.
The Moderator, this day, appointed the following five members to the Finance Committee: Howard A. Jones, Maurice F. Walsh, J. Edson Tredinnick, Theodore C. Farwell, Moses M. Frankel.
RESIGNATION OF EUGENE J. SULLIVAN
Wakefield, Mass., April 24, 1941.
Town Clerk,
Town Hall, Wakefield, Massachusetts.
Dear Sir:
I hereby submit my resignation as a member of the Recreation Committee, to become effective at once. I regret that I must submit my resignation but this is necessary in order that I may assume the duties as Postmaster as of May 1, 1941.
Yours very truly,
EUGENE J. SULLIVAN.
April 29, 1941.
Town Clerk, Wakefield, Mass.
Dear Sir:
I hereby present my resignation as a member of the Municipal Light Board, this resignation to become effective at once.
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I regret taking this action, but it is necessary in order that I may assume the office of Postmaster on May 1, 1941.
Yours very truly,
EUGENE J. SULLIVAN.
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING-AUGUST 18, 1941
Meeting called to order at 7.34 P. M. by Moderator Thomas G. O'Connell, who read the call for the meeting.
On motion by Harry Marshall:
Voted: That further reading of the warrant, with the exception of the con- stable's return, be dispensed with.
Constable's return read.
ARTICLE 1
To see if the Town will authorize the Water and Sewerage Board to con- struct a sewer in the following locations: Commencing at a manhole at Meriam Street at Station 0+0, then southwesterly by two courses in land of Town, 120 feet and 90 feet, respectively, to an angle; thence southerly in land of Town. 80 feet and in land of Florence E. Crosby, 124.15 feet to an angle at center of Robin Rd., so-called, a private way; thence easterly in said Robin Rd., so- called, 125 feet and in Meriam St., 20 feet to an angle; thence southerly in Meriam St., approximately 520 feet; and also northerly in Meriam Street, ap- proximately 100 feet from aforementioned angle in Meriam St., and authorize the Water and Sewerage Board of the Town of Wakefield, to take by eminent domain under the authority of Chapter 377, Acts of 1900, and any other author- ity thereto enabling them, or by purchase, an easement in the land of owner herein mentioned, the center line of which is described as follows: Commencing at a point in the boundary line between the lands of Florence E. Crosby and the Town of Wakefield and 125 feet westerly from Meriam St. measured along said line; thence running southerly in a straight course 124.77 feet to the center of Robin Rd., so-called, a private way, thence turning and running easterly 120 feet to a point in the westerly line of Meriam St. and 140 feet southerly from the northeasterly corner of the land of said Crosby, said easement to be 20 feet wide over its entire length, and appropirate a sufficient sum of money to carry out the purposes of this article and provide the necessary money by authorizing the transfer of certain unexpended balances in the Town Treasury remaining in the following funds : Money appropriated for sewer in Pine Hill Circle under Article 22 of the Annual Town Meeting for 1941, money raised and appropriated under that section of Article 5 of said meeting entitled "Public Welfare Outside Relief," and also by authorizing the transfer of the balance in the Sale of Real Estate Fund .- Board of Health, Robert Dutton, M. D., Secretary.
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On motion by Mr. Marshall for the Finance Committee:
Voted Unanimously: That the Town authorize the Water and Sewerage Board to construct a sewer in Meriam Street and Robin Road as described in Article 1 and authorize the said Board to take by eminent domain under the authority of Chapter 377 Acts of 1900 or other authority enabling said Board, or by purchase, an easement in land of owners as described in Article 1 and ap- propriate the sum of $5,777.95 therefor by transfer of certain unexpended bal- ances in the town treasury remaining in the following funds: $1,297.82 from money appropriated for sewer in Pine Hill Circle under Article 22 of the Annual Town Meeting for 1941; $2,000.00 from money raised and appropriated under that section of Article 5 of said meeting entitled "Public Welfare Outside Relief"; and also by authorizing the transfer of the balance in the Sale of Real Estate Fund amounting to $2,480.13.
On motion by Mr. Marshall:
Voted: That Article 3 be taken up jointly with Article 2.
ARTICLE 2 AND 3
Article 2. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of $500.00 for the use of the Moth Department, for other expenses, and provide the necessary money by voting to authorize the transfer of certain unexpended balances re- maining in the Town Treasury in the fund appropriated for Main St. sidewalk under Article 13 of the Annual Town Meeting for the year 1941 .- Board of Se- lectmen.
Article 3. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Moth Department to purchase new equipment consisting of one power sprayer and exchange similar equipment now owned, the net cost of said sprayer not to exceed $550.00 and to be expended from the appropriation for the said department .- Board of Select- men.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the Town authorize the Moth Department to purchase new equipment consisting of one power sprayer and exchange similar equipment now owned, the net cost not to exceed $550.00 and appropriate the sum of $500.00 by transfer to the Mother Department Other Expenses, from an unexpended balance remaining in the Town Treasury in the fund appropriated for Main Street Sidewalks under Article 13 of the Annual Town Meeting for the year 1941.
Motion by Harry Marshall:
That Article 5 be taken up.
The Moderator announced that it would require a two-thirds vote to con- sider Article 5 out of the regular order.
The Moderator then called for a hand vote, after which he declared that, in as much as the vote was not unanimous, he would appoint tellers to count the vote.
At that time, Mr. Marshall withdrew his motion.
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ARTICLE 4
To see if the Town will vote to raise the salary of Old Age Assistance In- vestigator by the sum of $97.50, said increase to be paid from available federal funds .- Bureau of Old Age Assistance, M. Leo Conway, Chairman.
On motion by the Finance Committee:
Voted: That the Town indefinitely postpone any action on substance matter of Article 4.
ARTICLE 5
To see if the Town will vote to accept a conveyance from John DeVries of a certain parcel of land for park purposes, said parcel being a portion of lot No. 15 on a plan of land belonging to John DeVries, dated December 3, 1940, L. G. Brackett & Co., Engineers, and recorded with Land Court Records and bounded and described as follows: Southerly by land of Kupiec, 103.90 feet; westerly by Pleasant St., 135.01 feet; northerly by the remaining portion of lot No. 15, 105.67 feet; easterly by lot No. 14 as shown on said plan, 107.74 feet and by land of Amy F. Stewart, 33.4 feet .- Park and Cemetery Commissioners.
Motion by Harry Marshall for the Finance Committee:
That the Town indefinitely postpone any action on the substance matter of Article 5.
After considerable debate participated in by Messrs. Marshall, Gardner Campbell, and Edward G. Lee of the Planning Board, Mr. Marshall suggested reference to a committee:
On motion by Frank P. Wakefield:
Voted: That Article 5 be referred to a committee of five to be appointed by the Moderator, said committee to consist of one member of the Board of Se- lectmen, one member of the Park Commissioners, one member of the Planning Board, one member of the Finance Committee, and one citizen. Said committee shall consider the question of the acceptance of said Article 5, and also what policy the Town should take on future articles of similar nature. The committee shall report at the next Annual Town Meeting.
Amendment by Mr. Marshall:
That said committee shall consist of two citizens, and that the member of the Finance Committee be eliminated.
Mr. Wakefield announced that he would accept the amendment, and the Moderatior announced it to be incorporated in the motion.
The motion, as amended, was then voted in the affirmative.
On motion by Edwin L. Nute:
Voted: That this meeting be now dissolved.
Meeting dissolved at 8.25 P. M.
Attendance 48.
A True Record. Attest:
CHARLES F. YOUNG, Town Clerk.
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COMMITTEE APPOINTMENT
Moderator Thomas G. O'Connell appointed the following committee under Article 5 of the warrant for the Special Town Meeting of August 18, 1941.
Frank P. Wakefield, Orrin J. Hale, John J. Round, John T. Stringer, Edward M. Bridge.
A True Record. Attest:
CHARLES F. YOUNG, Town Clerk.
August 30, 1941.
October 22, 1941
The resignation of J. Theodore Whitney as a member of the Board of Ap- peals received.
Mr. Whitney stated, in his letter of resignation, that he has been notified by the War Department to report for duty, November 5, 1941.
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING-NOVEMBER 17, 1941
Meeting called to order at 7.32 P. M. by Moderator Thomas G. O'Connell, who read the call for the meeting.
On motion by Harry Marshall:
Voted: That further reading of the warrant be dispensed with, with the ex- ception of the constable's return.
Constable's return read.
ARTICLE 1
To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of $1500.00 for the School Department for other expenses and provide the necessary funds by trans- fer from the unexpended balance in the appropriation for School Department Salaries .- School Committee.
On motion by Harry Marshall for the Finance Committee:
Voted: That the Town appropriate the sum of $1,500.00 for the School De- partment for other expenses, through transfer from available balance in the Town Treasury remaining in funds appropriated for School Department Salaries under Article 5 of the Annual Town Meeting of 1941.
ARTICLE 2
To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of $791.42 for W.P.A. and provide the necessary funds by transfer of the unexpended balance in the appropriation for the Fire Department Salaries of the Captains .- Board of Se- lectmen.
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On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the Town appropriate the sum of $791.42 for W. P. A. through transfer from available balance in the Town Treasury remaining in funds ap- propriated for Fire Department, Salaries of Captains, under Article 5 of the Annual Town Meeting of 1941.
ARTICLE 3
To see if the Town will vote to appropriate an additional sum for Public Welfare-Old Age Assistance, and provide the necessary funds by transfer from the unexpended balances in the appropriations for Welfare, Outside Relief and Infirmary, Other Expenses .- Board of Public Welfare.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the Town appropriate the sum of $2,500.00 for Old Age Assist- ance through transfer of $2,135.00 from appropriation for Public Welfare Out- side Relief, and $365.00 from appropriation for Infirmary Other Expenses, said sums being included in available balances in the Town Treasury remaining in funds appropriated under Article 5 of the Annual Town Meeting of 1941.
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