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ARTICLE 25
To see if the town will raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to provide for operation and maintenance of parking meters, including marking of lines on street surfaces .- Board of Selectmen.
Motion by Finance Committee:
That the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $3,000.00 to provide for operation and maintenance of Parking Meters, said amount to be transferred back to Revenue, when sufficient receipts from Parking Meters are available.
After a lengthy discussion, Richard J. Volpe moved the previous ques- tion. The vote on the motion was in the affirmative.
The original motion then was put to a vote, and the vote was in the negative, and the Moderator declared the motion not carried.
ARTICLE 26
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to properly equip and furnish the new Police Station, said equipment to include the new Gamewell Board .- Board of Selectmen.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $10,200.00 for the purpose of equipping and furnishing the new Police Station, said equipment to include the new Gamewell Board.
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ARTICLE 27
To see if the town will raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to provide for unpaid bills of the Police Department for the year 1949 as authorized by Chapter 44, Section 64, General Laws, as amended .- Board of Selectmen.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the subject matter of Article 27 be indefinitely postponed.
ARTICLE 28
To see if the Town will raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to provide for unpaid bills of the Compensation Account for the year 1949, as authorized by Chapter 44, Section 64, General Laws, as amended .- J. W. MacInnis, Compensation Agent.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $210.00 to provide, in accordance with Chapter 44, Section 64, General Laws as amended, for payment of unpaid bills of the Compensation Account as follows:
For the year 1949: John H. Holleran, M. D. $ 90.00
Joseph S. Leavitt, M. D. 120.00
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That Article 29 and 30 be acted upon jointly.
ARTICLES 29 AND 30
To see if the Town will authorize the Water and Sewerage Board to lay water mains of not less than six inches but less than 16 inches in diameter in any or all of the following streets and private ways: Vale View Road from Prospect Street northerly approximately 700 feet; Eustis Ave- nue from Parker Road westerly approximately 800 feet; Friend Street westerly and northerly from Parker Road approximately 1,200 feet; North Avenue from existing main northerly approximately 1,000 feet; Butler Avenue from Water Street northerly approximately 800 feet; Wayland Road from Vernon Street easterly approximately 520 feet; Woodville Circle from Farm Street westerly 300 feet; proposed streets in development west of Chapman Road approximately 2,500 feet; and for any other work of like construction where pipes of same dimensions as mentioned above are used; and raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money therefor, and/or authorize the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow and issue notes or bonds of the Town therefor .- Water and Sewerage Board.
Art. 30. To see if the Town will authorize the Water and Sewerage Board to relay water mains, such mains to be not less than six inches but less than sixteen inches in diameter, in any or all of the following streets: Pleasant Street from Salem Street to Wave Avenue approximately 1,000 feet; Pleasant Street from Sweetser Street to Cordis Street approximately
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600 feet; Sweetser Street from Main Street to Court Street approximately 1,300 feet; Wave Avenue from Main Street to Vernon Street approximately 1,600 feet; Lawrence Street from Main Street to Vernon Street approxi- mately 1,600 feet; Central Street from Pleasant Street to Court Street ap- proximately 400 feet; Court Street from Sweetser Street to Central Street approximately 200 feet; and for any other work of like construction where pipes of same dimensions as mentioned above are used; and raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money therefor, and/or authorize the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen to borrow and issue notes or bonds of the Town therefor .- Water and Sewerage Board.
The Finance Committee recommended favorable action.
On motion by John I. Preston:
Voted Unanimously: the Town authorize the Water and Sewerage Board to lay and/or relay water mains of not less than 6 inches but less than 16 inches in diameter in any or all of the streets and/or private ways named in Articles 29 and 30 and for any other work of like construction where pipes of the same diameter are used and, to pay the cost thereof, the treasurer, with the approval of the selectmen, be and hereby is authorized to borrow the sum of $100,000.00 and issue notes or bonds for the Town therefor, payable in annual installments within 15 years from that date or at such earlier times as the treasurer and selectmen may determine.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That Articles 31, 32 and 33 be taken up jointly.
ARTICLES 31, 32, AND 33
Art. 31. To see if the Town will authorize the Water and Sewerage Board to construct a sewer in Morrison Road West, so-called, from Brook Street southerly approximately 1,000 feet; also in Wayland Road, so-called; from the main sewer westerly approximately 225 feet; also in Broadway from end of an existing sewer westerly towards Albion Street approximately 275 feet; also in Franklin Street from Nahant Street westerly approxi- mately 407 feet; also in Fairmount Avenue from Hillside Avenue north- erly and westerly 590 feet; also in Curve Street from Fairmount Avenue easterly 220 feet; also in Fitch Court for a distance of approximately 320 feet and connect same across private land, to main sewer; also in Prospect Street from an existing sewer westerly approximately 1,000 feet to a point west of Morningside Road; also in Lowell Street from Drury Lane, so- called, easterly approximately 800 feet; also in Drury Lane, so-called, from Lowell Street southerly approximately 580 feet; also in Forrester Road, so-called, from Drury Lane easterly approximately 850 feet; also in Brew- ster Road, so-called, for an approximate distance of 1,000 feet; and also in private land from Forrester Road, so-called, by southerly and south- easterly ยท courses approximately 1,200 feet to an existing sewer in Cordis Street; to pay therefor raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money, and/or authorize the transfer of any or all of the unexpended balances of loans obtained or appropriations made under Article 15 of the Warrant
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for the Annual Town Meeting of 1946, and Articles 27, 28, 29 and 30 of the Warrant for the Annual Town Meeting of 1947, and Articles 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40 and 41 of the Warrant for the Annual Town Meet- ing of 1948 and Articles 31, 32, 33, 34 and 35 of the Warrant for the Annual Town Meeting of 1949, and Article 6 of the Warrant for the Special Town Meeting of June 13, 1949, and/or authorize the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow and issue notes or bonds of the Town therefor; and authorize the Water and Sewerage Board to purchase, or take by right of eminent domain, easements in and over any private land necessary in the construction of said sewers .- Board of Health.
Art. 32. To see if the Town will authorize the Water and Sewerage Board to construct a sewer in Keeling Road from main sewer at Swansea Road southerly approximately 461 feet; also in Shetland Road from main sewer at Swansea Road southerly and westerly approximately 459 feet; also in Coolidge Park from the main sewer southerly approximately 738 feet; also in Salem Street from main sewer near Boston and Main Railroad easterly to Houston Street approximately 1,686 feet; also in Houston Street from Salem Street northerly approximately 300 feet; also in Preston Street from New Salem Street to Wilson Avenue approximately 830 feet; also in Wilson Avenue from Preston Street easterly approximately 542 feet; also in Central Avenue from Preston Street easterly approximately 459 feet; also in Bellevue Avenue from Preston Street easterly approximately 500 feet; also in Lowell Street from main sewer at Forest Glade Cemetery easterly to Coolidge Park approximately 1,386 feet; also in Keeling Road from Lowell Street northerly approximately 434 feet; also in Coolidge Park from Lowell Street northerly approximately. 257 feet; and also in Wharton Park from Salem Street northerly approximately 450 feet; to pay therefor raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money, and/or authorize the transfer of any or all of the unexpended balances of loans obtained or appropriations made under Article 36 of the Warrant for the Annual Town Meeting of 1949, and/or authorize the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow and issue notes or bonds of the Town therefor .- Board of Health.
Art. 33. To see if the town will authorize the Water and Sewerage Board to construct a sewer in Paon Boulevard from Foster's Lane north- erly, easterly and southerly approximately 2,100 feet; also in Paon Circle easterly from Paon Boulevard approximately 150 feet; also in Foster's Lane westerly from Paon Boulevard approximately 350 feet and raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money therefor, and/or authorize the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen to borrow and issue notes or bonds of the Town therefor .- Board of Health.
On motion by John I. Preston:
Voted Unanimously: That the Town authorize the. Water and Sew- erage Board to construct sewers in the streets described and named in Articles 31, 32, and 33 of the warrant for the Annual Town Meeting for . the year 1950, and, to pay the cost of said construction, the sum of
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$6,400.00 be raised and appropriated, and the sum of $119,578.29 be appro- priated by transfer from the unexpended balances in the following previous appropriations and in the amounts stated:
Annual Town Meeting 1946, Article 15, Vernon and Lowell Streets, $8,213.94.
Annual Town Meeting 1947, Articles 27, 28, 29 and 30, various streets, $1,270.64.
Annual Town Meeting, 1948, Articles 31 to 41 inclusive, various streets, $19,000.00.
Annual Town Meeting, 1949, Articles 31 to 35 inclusive, various streets, $15,740.00.
Annual Town Meeting 1949, Article 36, Montrose Trunk Sewer, $75,000.00.
Town Meeting June 13, 1949, Article 6, Cedar Court, $353.71, and, further, the treasurer with the approval of the selectmen be and hereby is authorized to borrow the sum of $59,000.00 and issue notes or bonds of the town therefor payable in annual installments within 30 years from their date or at such earlier times as the selectmen and treasurer may deter- mine, and that the Water and Sewerage Board be and hereby is authorized to purchase, or take by eminent domain, easements in and over private land as may be necessary for the construction of said sewers.
ARTICLE 34
To see if the Town will vote that two thirds of the estimated average cost of completion or extension of the existing sewer system or systems in the Town of Wakefield be hereafter assessed upon the estates benefitted by said system or systems in accordance with the provisions of Section 2 of Chapter 79 of the acts for the year 1924 .- Water and Sewerage Board.
On motion by E. Donald Winkler, for the Board of Health.
Voted: That two-thirds of the estimated average cost of completion or extension of the existing sewer system or systems in the town be hereafter assessed upon the estates benefitted by the said system or systems.
ARTICLE 35
To see if the Town will authorize the Board of Health to establish a dental clinic in the Town of Wakefield and raise and appropriate a suf- ficient sum of money to operate and properly equip and maintain said clinic .- Board of Health.
On motion by John I. Preston:
Voted: That Article 35 be layed upon the table.
ARTICLE 36
To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Health to execute on behalf of the Town, for a term not exceeding three years, a contract for the collection of garbage, the contractor to furnish a suitable bond for the faithful performance of his contract; said contract to be
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executed so as to become effective at the expiration of the present con- tract .- Board of Health.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the Town authorize the Board of Health to execute a contract for Collection of Garbage, said contract not to exceed a term of three years from June 30, 1950, and to be let only after giving public notice by advertising for bids.
Motion by Mrs. Mary L. Tredinnick:
That the taking up of Articles 37, 38, and 39 be postponed until the next session of this meeting, same to be taken up at eight o'clock in the evening.
Amendment by Herbert D. Anderson:
That Articles 37, 38, and 39 be taken up at 7:30 P. M. at the next session.
The vote on the amendment was in the affirmative.
The original motion, as amended, then was voted in the affirmative. On motion by Herbert D. Anderson:
Voted: That the meeting adjourn until next Monday evening, March 27, at 7.30 P. M. in the Town Hall and the High School auditorium.
Meeting adjourned at 10:23 P. M.
Attendance 425
A true record:
Attest: CHARLES F. YOUNG, Town Clerk
Adjourned Session - March 27, 1950
Meeting called to order at 7:35 by Moderator Harry Marshall at the Town Hall, who tested the speaking system with Patrick H. Tenney, who was acting as Moderator at the High School auditorium.
ARTICLE 37
To hear and act upon the report of the committee appointed under Article 38 of the annual town meeting for the year 1949 to study and secure estimates on additions, alterations and further facilities of the High School .- The Committee.
Report of the committee read by Earl Bears.
On motion by Herbert D. Anderson :
Voted: That the report be accepted as a report of progress, and now be layed upon the table to be taken up after the disposition of Articles 38 and 39.
On motion by Herbert D. Anderson:
Voted Unanimously: That Article 39 be now considered by this meet- ing.
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ARTICLE 39
To see if the Town will vote to build and equip with original equipment an addition to the High School, said addition increasing the floor space thereof and raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money therefor or authorize the Treasurer with the approval of the Selectmen to issue notes or bonds of the Town of Wakefield therefor. Also to authorize the Moderator to appoint a building committee of nine (9) members, of which two shall be members of the School Com- mittee, and one member the Superintendent of Schools exofficio, with the authority to contract for the construction of said addition and for the purchase of said original equipment, and to engage such professional ser- vices as they may deem necessary .- School Committee.
Motion by Finance Committee:
That action on the subject matter of Article 39 be deferred until the 1951 Annual Town Meeting.
A motion, at 9:21 P. M., that the previous question be now put was not carried. The vote, as counted by the tellers, at the Town Hall was 45 in the affirmative, and 598 in the negative, and at the High School 137 in the affirmative, and 44 in the negative, making the total as follows: Yes, 182 and No, 642.
Amendment by John B. Sawyer:
That action be deferred until a future Town Meeting to be held in June, 1950.
The vote on the amendment was in the negative.
The original motion was then voted in the affirmative, at 10.35 P. M.
ARTICLE 38
To see if the Town will authorize the Board of Selectmen to purchase or take by right of eminent domain, for school purposes, any or all of the following described parcels of land with buildings thereon: Bounded and described substantially as follows:
Parcel #1-Northerly by the land of the Town of Wakefield about 270 feet, easterly by Main Street about 65.58 feet; southerly by land now or formerly of Cook about 340.5 feet; and westerly by land of the Town of Wakefield about 110 feet; said parcel is owned or supposed to be owned by A. Mildred Hawkes.
Parcel #2-Northerly by land of Hawkes about 340.5 feet; easterly by Main Street about 63.8 feet; southerly by land of Marshall about 347 feet; westerly by land of the Town of Wakefield about 162.4 feet; said parcel being owned or supposed to be owned by Marjorie Cook.
Parcel #3-Northerly by land of Cook about 347 feet; easterly by Main Street about 157 feet; southerly by land of Jodrey about 321.75 feet; west- erly by land of the Town of Wakefield about 110 feet, said parcel being owned by or supposed to be owned by John F. Marshall and raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to pay for the purchase or the
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taking thereof and/or authorize the Treasurer with the approval of the Selectmen to issue notes or bonds of the Town therefor .- School Com- mittee.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That action on the subject matter of Article 38 be deferred until the 1951 Town Meeting.
ARTICLE 37
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the report of this committee be accepted as a report of progress, and that the present committee make a further study and report to the 1951 Annual Town Meeting.
On motion by Charles C. Cox:
Voted: That the meeting adjourn until Thursday, March 30, at 7:30 P. M. at the Town Hall and the High School auditorium.
Meeting adjourned at 10:55 P. M.
Attendance 1100
A true record:
Attest: CHARLES F. YOUNG, Town Clerk
Adjourned Session - March 30, 1950
Meeting called to order at 7:34 P. M. by Moderator Harry Marshall at the Town Hall. Patrick H. Tenney reported on the speaker system that the meeting was organized at the High School auditorium.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That Article 35 be taken from the table.
ARTICLE 35
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the Moderator appoint a committee of seven, one of whom to be a member of the Board of Health, one a member of the School Committee, one a member of the Wakefield Dental Association and four citizens, to study the matter referred to in Article 35 and report to the 1951 Annual Town Meeting.
The debate lasted for more than one hour and the vote in the affirma- tive was: Yes, 200-No, 93. At the High School the vote was 18 to 2 in the affirmative, and at the Town Hall the vote was 182 to 91 in the affirm- ative.
On motion by Burton F. Whitcomb:
Voted: That Article 2 be taken from the table.
Mr. Whitcomb reported for the committee appointed under Article 2 and made the following nominations:
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PLANNING BOARD FOR THREE YEARS: Arthur E. Harding, Kenneth W. Thomson
SURVEYORS OF LUMBER:
William Knox, Lyman Prescott, Hiram Tobey, Myron Wing, Harry MacIntosh, Ralph Morel.
FIELD DRIVERS
Charles J. Doyle, George E. Hayes, Joseph L. McManamin.
RECREATION COMMITTEE, ONE YEAR
Donald Purrington, R. Lee Lillie, Mary Lazzaro, Anna McIntire, W. Moccia, Dr. Philip L. McAuliffe, Leo Walsh.
On motion by Herbert D. Anderson:
Voted: That the Town Clerk be requested to cast one ballot for the persons so nominated and that they be declared elected.
There were no further nominations.
The Town Clerk then cast one ballot for the persons so nominated and the Moderator declared them to be elected.
On motion by Herbert D. Anderson:
Voted: That Article one be taken from the table.
ARTICLE 1
On motion by Herbert D. Anderson:
Voted: That the reports of Town officers, as published, be accepted.
ARTICLE 40
To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to install plumbing and toilet fixtures in the Franklin School and to do all repairs occasioned by said installation and work .- School Committee.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $10,000.00 to carry out the purposes of Article 40.
ARTICLE 41
To see if the town will vote to instruct the Moderator to appoint a committee of nine, two members of which shall be members of the School Committee, and one the Superintendent of Schools acting ex-officio, said committee to be authorized to execute, on behalf of the town, an agree- ment or agreements for architectural and other technical advice for the purpose of making preliminary studies, careful sketches sufficiently com- plete so that cost estimates may be obtained for the erection of an ele- mentary school on the west side of the town, said committee to investigate and report upon a suitable location for said school and the probable cost thereof, and that the town raise and appropriate a sum of money sufficient to carry out the purposes of this article, and that said committee be fur- ther authorized to apply for and expend for these purposes, such grants,
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advances and funds as are, or may be made, available through Federal or State legislation; and that said committee be further authorized for these purposes to apply for and utilize any legal, architectural or other tech- nical advice and assistance as may be available as the result of any Fed- eral or State legislation .- School Committee.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the subject matter of Article 41 be indefinitely post- poned.
ARTICLE 42
To hear and act upon the report of the committee appointed under Article 1 of the Town Meeting held May 2, 1949, said committee being instructed at the meeting held November 7th, 1949, to report further .- The Committee.
The report of the committee-the Head-of-Lake Land Committee- was read by Evan H. Fairbanks, and the report was signed by E. H. Fair- banks, Forrest E. Carter, Marion L. Day, Richard J. Volpe, Constance Doyle and Vassar O. Kitchenman. The committee recommended purchase of the land.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the report of the committee be accepted.
ARTICLE 43
To see if the Town will vote to purchase at a cost not exceeding $1.00 as provided for in Chapter 679, Acts of the year 1949, the land and ap- purtenances now owned by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and under control of the Metropolitan District Commission adjacent to Quannapow- itt Lake, including the roadway known as Quannapowitt Parkway, all as described in an instrument of taking by said Commission dated July 19th, 1916 and recorded with Middlesex South District Deeds, Book 4072 Page 264 and an instrument of taking by said Commission dated February 24th, 1926 and recorded in said deed Book 4941 Page 485, and appropriate the sum of $1.00 to pay therefor, the same to be taken from the Excess and Deficiency Account and authorize the Board of Selectmen to accept on behalf of the town a deed from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts con- veying said property to the Town .- Board of Selectmen.
On motion by Evan H. Fairbanks:
Voted: That the Town purchase from the Commonwealth of Massa- chusetts, at a cost not exceeding $1.00 as provided for in Chapter 679 of the Acts of the year 1949, the land and appurtenances now owned by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and under control of the Metropolitan District Commission; the said property being adjacent to Quannapowitt Lake and including Quannapowitt Parkway and other land bordering on said parkway, all as described in an instrument of taking by said commis- sion dated July 19, 1916, and recorded with Middlesex South District Deeds, Book 4072, Page 264, and in an instrument of taking by said Commission dated February 24th, 1926, and recorded in said deeds Book 4941, Page
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485, and raise and appropriate the sum of $1.00 to pay therefor, and authorize the Board of Selectmen to accept on behalf of the Town a deed from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts conveying said property to the Town.
The vote in the affirmative was 213 to 23-in the Town Hall 192 to 21, and at the High School 21 to 2-and, having the necessary two-thirds vote in the affirmative, the Moderator declared the motion carried.
ARTICLE 44
To hear and act upon the report of the committee appointed under Article 5 of the Annual Town Meeting for the year 1949 relating to the establishment of an equitable schedule of wages and salaries for the employees of the Town .- The Committee.
The report of the committee was read by Werner F. vonKlock.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the report of the committee be accepted as a report of progress, with a final report to be made at the Annual Town Meeting of 1951; and that the committee be requested to report their recommenda- tions to the Finance Committee not later than November 1, 1950.
ARTICLE 45
To hear and act upon the report of the Committee under Article 41 of the Annual Town Meeting in 1949, relating to the use of the William H. Hall Park. - Park and Cemetery Commissioners.
The report of the committee was read by Miss Ruth Woodbury. The committee report did not favor the building of a new rink on the Hall property at present owing to the cost of construction and maintenance but suggested the Town invest in the advice and services of a competent graduate landscape architect to make the property a worthy extension of the present beautiful park system.
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