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On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted unanimously: To take up Articles 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, and 57 jointly.
ARTICLES 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57
Article 51. To see if the town will authorize the Board of Public Works to construct a sewer in Flanders Lane from Pleasant Street extension westerly and southerly to Cordis Street approximately 760 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, and authorize the Board of Public Works to take by right of eminent domain or by purchase, easements in and over private land necessary for the construction of said sewers .- Board of Pub- lic Works.
Article 52. To see if the town will authorize the Board of Public Works to construct a sewer in Brewster Road from Drury Lane westerly to Pleasant Street Extension approximately 190 feet; and raise and ap- propriate a sufficient sum of money therefor and authorize the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow and issue notes or bonds of the town therefor, and authorize the Board of Public Works to pur- chase or take by right of eminent domain easements in and over any private land necessary for the construction of said sewers .- Board of Public Works.
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Article 53. To see if the town will authorize the Board of Public Works to construct a sewer in Lowell Street from Drury Lane westerly to Pleasant Street Extension, approximately 500 feet; and raise and ap- propriate a sufficient sum of money therefor and authorize the treasurer with the approval of the selectmen, to borrow and issue notes or bonds of the town therefor .- Board of Public Works.
Article 54. To see if the town will authorize the Board of Public Works to construct a sewer in Beebe Lane from Lowell Street southerly to Brewster Road, approximately 800 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 Public Works.
Article 55. To see if the town will authorize the Board of Public Works to construct a sewer in Overlake Road from Prospect Street southerly to a dead end, approximately 600 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 Public Works.
Article 56. To see if the town will authorize the Board of Public Works to construct a sewer in Pleasant Street from Lowell Street southerly to Pleasant Street Extension, approximately 1,200 feet, and raise and ap- propriate a sufficient sum of money therefor and/or authorize the treas- urer, with the approval of the selectmen, to borrow and issue notes or bonds of the town therefor .- Board of Public Works.
Article 57. To see if the town will authorize the Board of Public Works to construct a sewer in Fourth Street from the trunk sewer, easterly to Preston Street, approximately 380 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; and authorize the Board of Public Works to purchase, or take by eminent domain, easements in and over any private land neces- sary in the construction of said sewer .- Board of Public Works.
The Finance Committee recommended favorable action on Articles 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57.
On motion by Town Treasurer John I. Preston:
Voted unanimously: That the town authorize the Board of Public Works to construct any or all the sewers described in Articles 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56 and 57 and, to pay the cost thereof, the sum of $7,000. be raised by taxation and that the treasurer, with the approval of the selectmen, be and hereby is authorized to borrow the sum of $42,500.00 and issue bonds or notes of the town therefor payable in annual installments within thirty years or at such earlier time as the treasurer and the selectmen may de- termine.
ARTICLE 58
To see if the town will vote to authorize and instruct the Board of Public Works of the town to reserve and set aside the following described
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parcel of land in Section A Forest Glade Cemetery for the burial of de- ceased veterans of all wars who are legal residents of Wakefield, namely:
Beginning at a point at the intersection of the Main and Vet- erans of Foreign Wars Avenue and running northerly for a distance of 143'-0, more or less, then turning casterly for 75'-0, then turning in a southerly direction 36'-0, again turning easterly for 45'-0, then turn- ing southerly direction 38'-0, and finally following a curved line south- westerly along the Main Avenue for 141'-0, more or less to the starting point; said parcel containing approximately 11,400 sq. ft., and shown on a plan of Section A Forest Glade Cemetery dated May 21, 1935 .- Board of Public Works.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the Board of Public Works be authorized to reserve and set aside a parcel of land in section A, Forest Glade Cemetery, as described in Article 58 for burial of deceased veterans of all wars, who are legal residents of Wakefield.
ARTICLE 59
To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to pay unpaid bills of the Board of Public Works or its prede- cessors for the year of 1950 as authorized by Chapter 44, Section 64, as amended .- Board of Public Works.
On motion by Finance Committee :
Voted unanimously: That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $2,880.19 to provide, in accordance with Chapter 44, Section 64, General Laws as amended, for payment of unpaid bills of the Board of Public Works, or its predecessors for the year 1950 as follows:
Chase Express
$ 7.79
W. J. Walker Co.
4.00
William Blanchard Co., Inc.
28.65
C. R. Swaney Co.
43.70
Curley Grain & Fuel Co.
375.00
F. I. Proia Hardware Co.
169.60
Essex Machine Sales Co.
230.00
Pennsylvania Oil Co.
227.56
Akeson Sand & Gravel Co.
77.31
New England Road Machinery Co.
340.46
Classen's Garage
75.40
C. E. Hall & Sons, Inc.
39.60
Boston Edison Co.
.75
A. W. Chesterton Co.
8.00
Eagle Oil & Supply Co.
12.00
Rockwell Manufacturing Co.
883.07
Sargent's Express
41.30
Capitol Motor Transportation Co.
2.79
Wakefield Supply Co.
4.00
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Perkins-Eaton Co.
88.91
Cieri Motor Parts
2.20
J. L. Neiss
1.65
F. I. Proia Hardware Co.
3.75
Porter Lumber Co.
20.25
Charles B. Sawyer
30.50
Conant's Service Station
3.95
Curley Grain & Fuel Co.
125.00
H. Berger Paper Co.
33.00
$ 2,880.19
On motion by Orrin J. Hale:
Voted: To take up Article 2.
Mr. Hale read the report of the committee, and nominated the fol- lowing for town officers for the year 1951-52:
RECREATION COMMISSION
Dr. Phillip L. McAuliffe
Anna A. McIntire
35 Fairmount Ave. 36 Armory Street
Leo V. Walsh
38 Emerson Street
John W. Moccia, Jr.
1 Newhall Court 20 Elm Square
Jean K. Hupprich
68 Madison Ave.
Richard J. Scanlon
11 Highland Ave.
PLANNING BOARD (Three Years)
Ruth A. Woodbury
21 Chestnut Street
Arthur L. Gardner
132 Chestnut Street
SURVEYORS OF LUMBER
Lyman L. Prescott
Hiram A. Tobey
87a Gould Street 512 Lowell Street
Myron Wing
108 Prospect Street
Harry R. McIntosh
77 Gould Street
Ralph Morel
5 Humphrey Street
George J. Gould
35 Church Street 16 Pierce Ave.
FIELD DRIVERS
Charles J. Doyle
George E. Hayes
Joseph L. McManimin
48 Jordan Ave. 2 Greenwood Ave. 17 Lake Street
On motion by Patrick H. Tenney:
Voted: That the nominations be closed, and that the town clerk cast one ballot for the candidates nominated, and that they be declared elected. The town clerk then cast one ballot for the aforementioned candi- dates, and the moderator declared them to be elected.
Eugene J. Sullivan
William T. Thistle
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ARTICLE 61
To hear and act upon a report of the committee appointed under Article 3 of the warrant for the town meeting held December 9, 1946 .- Hurd School Planning Committee.
Colonel Edward J. Connelly read the report of the committee.
Motion by Edward J. Connelly :
That the report be accepted as a final report, and that the committee be discharged.
Amendment by Frederick W. Bliss:
And with the thanks of the citizens of Wakefield.
The amendment was voted in the affirmative, and the motion, as amended was voted in the affirmative.
ARTICLE 62
To hear and act upon the final report of a committee appointed under Article 2 of the warrant for the town meeting held December 29, 1947 .- Hurd School Building Committee.
Colonel Edward J. Connelly read the report of the committee.
On motion by Col. Connelly :
Voted: That the report be accepted, and the committee discharged.
On motion by Lewis Day:
Voted: That Articles 63, 64, 65, 67, 70, 71 and 72 be laid upon the table. The vote in the affirmative was unanimous.
On motion by Charles F. Young :
Voted: That this meeting be now adjourned to next Monday evening, April 16, 1951, at 7.30 P. M., at the High School Auditorium and the Prin- cess Theatre.
Meeting adjourned at 10 P. M.
Attendance, 750
A true record :
Attest: CHARLES F. YOUNG, Town Clerk
Adjourned Session - April 16, 1951
Meeting called to order at 7.39 P. M. by Moderator Harry Marshall at the High School Auditorium, who checked with Joseph A. Hines, assistant moderator at the Princess Theatre, and found that the communicating system was in good working order, thus the meeting in both places was called to order.
ARTICLE 68
To see if the town will raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to pay the Massachusetts Teachers' Retirement Association Fund pro- vided for in Chapter 419 of the Acts of the year 1943 .- School Committee.
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On motion by Finance Committee :
Voted: That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $295.88 to provide for payment to the Massachusetts Teachers' Retirement Associa- tion covering the military service credit as provided for in Chapter 419 of the acts of the year 1943.
ARTICLE 69
To see if the town will vote to authorize and instruct the School Com- mittee to contract for insurance to cover injury to pupils engaged in sports, physical education and supervised play .- School Committee.
On motion by Finance Committee :
Voted: That the subject matter of Article 69 be indefinitely postponed.
On motion by Finance Committee :
Voted: To take Articles 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 70, 71, 72 from the table.
ARTICLE 63
To hear and act upon a report of the committee appointed under Ar- ticle 38 of the warrant for the annual town meeting for the year 1949 .- High School Remodeling Committee.
Earl Bears read the report of the committee.
On motion by Lewis Day:
Voted: That the report be accepted as a report of progress.
ARTICLE 64
To hear and act upon a report of the committee appointed under Article 3 of the warrant for the town meeting held April 24, 1950, dealing with elementary school plans .- Elementary School Planning Committee.
Roger H. Wingate read the report of the committee:
On motion by Lewis Day:
Voted: That the report be accepted as a report of progress.
ARTICLE 65
To see if the town will vote to authorize and instruct the Board of Selectmen to purchase or take by right of eminent domain under provision of Chapter 79 of the General Laws and amendments thereto, for school purposes, the following described parcel of land: Southerly by Lowell Street, 918 feet; northwesterly by land of Libby and land of Foster, 1,203 feet; easterly by Vernon Street, 472.52 feet; southerly by land of Leeds, Inc., 200 feet; easterly by land of Leeds, Inc., 200 feet; containing 7.72 acres, more or less, said property is owned or supposed to be owned by DeVita's Con- servatories, Inc., and raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to pay therefor and/or authorize the treasurer, with the approval of the se- lectmen, to issue notes or bonds of the town therefor .- Elementary School Planning Committee.
The Finance Committee recommended favorable action.
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Motion by Town Treasurer John I. Preston:
That the town authorize and instruct the Board of Selectmen to purchase or take by right of eminent domain, for school purposes, the following described parcel of land, namely: Southerly by Lowell Street, 918 feet; northwesterly by land of Libby and land of Foster, 1,203 feet; easterly by Vernon Street, 472.52 feet; southerly by land of Leeds, Inc., 200 feet; easterly by land of Leeds, Inc., 200 feet; containing 7.72 acres more or less and to pay the cost thereof, the sum of $7,000. be raised by taxation, and the treasurer, with the approval of the Board of Selectmen, be and hereby is authorized to borrow the sum of $18,000.00 and issue bonds or notes of the town therefor, payable in annual installments within 20 years, or at such earlier times as the treasurer and selectmen may deter- mine, under and pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 70 of the acts of the year 1950 as amended by Chapter 150 of the acts of the year 1951.
A motion by Donald G. Day to lay Article 65 on the table until after the disposal of Article 70 was voted down.
A motion by Jeremiah J. Peck that the previous question be now put was not carried.
An amendment by Moses Frankel to strike out the figure $18,000, and insert in the place thereof the figure $11,000, was voted in the negative.
The original motion, by Mr. Preston, then was voted in the affirma- tive. The count, by the tellers, was 700 in the affirmative, and 128 in the negative, and, having received the necessary two-thirds in the affirmative, the moderator declared the motion carried.
ARTICLE 66
To see if the town will authorize and instruct the Board of Selectmen to purchase or take by right of eminent domain, under Chapter 79 of the General Laws and amendments thereto, for school purposes, the following described parcel of land: Northerly by Western Avenue, 50 feet; easterly by land of the town of Wakefield, 150 feet; southerly by land of town, 50 feet; westerly by land of town, 150 feet; said property is owned or sup- posed to be owned by Gustus W. Salonen et ux, 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 therefor .- Elementary School Planning Committee.
The Finance Committee recommended favorable action.
On motion by Town Treasurer John I. Preston:
Voted: That the town authorize and instruct the Board of Selectmen to purchase or take by right of eminent domain, under provisions of Chapter 79 General Laws and amendments thereto, for school purposes, the following described parcel of land: Northerly by Western Avenue, 50 feet; easterly by land of the town of Wakefield, 150 feet; southerly by land of the town of Wakefield, 50 feet; westerly by land of the town of Wake- field, 150 feet; and to pay the cost thereof, the treasurer, with the approval of the Board of Selectmen, be and hereby is authorized to borrow the sum of $13,000.00 and issue bonds or notes of the town therefor, payable in
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annual installments within twenty years or at such earlier times as the treasurer and selectmen may determine, under and pursuant to the pro- visions of Chapter 70 of the acts of the year 1950, as amended by Chapter 150 of the acts of the year 1951.
The result of the vote was: Yes, 738; No, 14.
ARTICLE 67
To see if the town will vote to instruct and authorize the selectmen to purchase or take by right of eminent domain, under provisions of Chapter 79 of the General Laws and amendments thereto, the following described parcel of land: Northerly by a passageway, 169 feet; easterly by land of Anderberg, 50 feet; southerly by land of Pratt by a line parallel to and 50 feet; from said passageway about 169 feet; westerly by land of Calkins and end of Davidson Road, 50 feet; 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 therefor, said property is owned or supposed to be owned by Howard Pratt et ux, said property is taken for school purposes .- Elementary School Planning Committee.
The Finance Committee recommended favorable action.
On motion by Town Treasurer John I. Preston :
Voted: That the town authorize and instruct the Board of Selectmen to purchase or take by right of eminent domain under provisions of Chap- ter 79 of the General Laws and amendments thereto, for school purposes, the following described parcel of land: Northerly by a passageway, 169 feet; easterly by land of Andenberg, 50 feet; southerly by land of Pratt by line parallel to and 50 feet from the said passageway, about 169 feet; westerly by land of Calkins and Davidson Road, 50 feet; and to pay the cost thereof, the town appropriate the sum of $1,000.00 and authorize the treasurer, with the approval of the selectmen, to borrow and issue bonds or notes of the town therefor under and pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 70 acts of the year 1950 as amended by Chapter 150 of the acts of the year 1951, payable in annual installments within twenty years or at such earlier times as the treasurer and selectmen may determine.
The vote in the affirmative was 734, and one in the negative, and the moderator declared the motion carried.
On motion by Frank P. Wakefield :
Voted: That this meeting be adjourned to next Monday evening, April 23, 1951, at 7.30 o'clock P. M. at the High School Auditorium and the Prin- cess Theatre.
Meeting adjourned at 10.15 P. M.
Attendance, 1074
A true copy :
Attest: CHARLES F. YOUNG, Town Clerk
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April 23, 1951
Meeting called to order at 7.34 by Moderator Harry Marshall at the High School Auditorium. The moderator checked with Assistant Modera- tor Joseph A. Hines, who presided at the Princess Theatre, and ascertained that the communicating system was in good order.
ARTICLE 70
To see if the town will vote to build and equip with original equipment and furnishings, a new High School building on a portion of the town farm site and raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money therefor and/or authorize the treasurer, with the approval of the selectmen, to issue notes or bonds of the town therefor and authorize and instruct the moderator to appoint a committee of nine citizens with authority to con- tract for the construction of said building and the purchase of said equip- ment and furnishings and authorize said committee to engage such pro- fessional services as they may deem necessary .- School Committee.
The Finance Committee recommended favorable action; the town treasurer to make the formal motion.
Motion by Town Treasurer John I. Preston:
That the town build and equip with original equipment and furnish- ings a new High School building on the town farm site and that for said purpose there be and hereby is appropriated a sum of $2,095,000.00 and to meet said appropriation, the treasurer, with the approval of the selectmen be and hereby is authorized to borrow the said sum of $2,095,000.00 and issue bonds or notes of the town therefor under and pursuant to the pro- visions of Chapter 70 of the acts of the year 1950 as amended by Chapter 150 of the acts of the year 1951, payable in annual installments within twenty years or at such earlier time as the treasurer and selectmen may determine; that the moderator be and hereby is directed, to appoint a building committee of nine members, two of whom shall be members of the School Committee and one the superintendent of schools ex officio, said committee to have authority to contract for the construction of said school building and to purchase the original equipment and furnishings therefor, and in connection with said construction to engage engineers and architects and to contract for other professional services as may be necessary and as said committee may deem advisable.
After a lengthy discussion, the "previous question" was moved by Kenneth Odiorne, and the vote was in the affirmative.
The vote on Mr. Preston's motion, as counted by the tellers, was, Yes 381, and No 535, and the moderator declared the motion not carried.
Motion by Mary Louise Tredinnick, chairman of the School Committee:
That the subject matter of Article 70 be re-committed to the School Planning Committee for further study of a high school building south of the present high school building.
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Amendment by Gardner E. Campbell:
That the committee be instructed to prepare recommendations for a building south of the high school building, and for an addition to the present building, and for any other plan that may seem feasible, and re- port at a special town meeting to be held not later than May 14, 1951.
The vote on the amendment was in the affirmative.
The original motion, as amended, then was voted in the affirmative.
On motion by Frank P. Wakefield:
Voted: That the meeting be adjourned to Monday evening, April 30th, at 7.30 P. M. at the high school auditorium and the Princess Theatre.
Meeting adjourned at 11.12 P. M.
Attendance, 945
A true record :
Attest: CHARLES F. YOUNG, Town Clerk
April 30, 1951
Meeting called to order at 7.35 P. M. by Moderator Harry Marshall at the High School, who checked with Assistant Moderator Joseph A. Hines at the Princess Theatre and found the communicating system to be in good working order.
ARTICLE 71
To see if the town will vote to build and equip with original equipment and furnishings, a new Grammar School to be erected on land supposed to belong to DeVita's Conservatories, Inc .. and which the town has voted to purchase or take by right of eminent domain under a former article and raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money therefor or authorizc the treasurer, with the approval of the selectmen to issue notes or bonds of the town therefor, and authorize the moderator to appoint a committee of nine citizens with authority to contract for the construction of said school and the purchase of said equipment and furnishings and authorize said committee to engage such professional services as they may deem nec- essary .- School Committee.
The Finance Committee recommended favorable action.
Motion by Town Treasurer John I. Preston:
That the town vote to build and equip with original equipment and furnishings, a new grammar school to be erected on land described in Article 65, that for said purpose there be and hereby is appropriated the sum of $320,000.00 and to meet said appropriation, the treasurer, with the approval of the selectmen be and hereby is authorized to borrow the said sum of $320,000.00 and issue bonds or notes of the town therefor under and pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 70 of the acts of the year 1950 as amended by Chapter 150 of the acts of the year 1951, payable within twenty years in annual installments or at such earlier time as the treas- urer and selectmen may determine; that the moderator be and hereby is
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directed to appoint a building committee of nine members two of whom shall be members of the school committee and one the superintendent of schools ex officio, said committee to have authority to contract for the construction of said school building and to purchase the original equip- ment and furnishings therefor, and in connection with said construction to engage engineers and architects and to contract for other professional services as may be necessary and as said committee may deem advisable.
Amendment by Gardner E. Campbell:
That the subject matter of Article 71 be laid on the table until May 21 at an adjourned session to be held jointly at the High School Auditorium and the Princess Theatre.
The vote on the amendment was in the negative.
The original motion by Mr. Preston then was voted in the affirmative. The vote, as counted by the tellers, was, Yes 343, No 57, and, having re- ceived the necessary two-thirds vote, the moderator declared the motion carried.
ARTICLE 72
To see if the town will vote to build and equip with original equipment and furnishings, a new grammar school to be erected upon land now owned by the town and other land which the town has voted to acquire under a preceding article, said land being situated on Western Avenue and Davidson Road and raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money therefor and/or authorize the treasurer, with the approval of the select- men, to issue notes or bonds of the town therefor and authorize the mod- erator to appoint a committee of nine citizens with authority to contract for the construction of said building and the purchase of said equipment and furnishings and authorize said committee to engage such professional services as they may deem necessary .- School Committee.
On motion by Finance Committee :
Voted: That the town build and equip, with original equipment and furnishings, a new grammar school to be erected on land described in Articles 66 and 67 and abutting land owned by the town and acquired for school purposes and appropriate the sum of $225,000.00 and to meet said appropriation the treasurer, with the approval of the selectmen, be and hereby is authorized to borrow the said sum of $225,000.00 and issue bonds or notes of the town therefor, under and pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 70 of the acts of the year 1950 as amended by Chapter 150 of the acts of the year 1951 payable within twenty years or at such earlier time as the treasurer and selectmen may determine; that the moderator be and hereby is directed. to appoint a building committee of nine members, two of whom shall be members of the School Committee and one the superin- tendent of schools ex officio, said committee to have authority to contract for the construction of said school building and to purchase the original equipment and furnishings therefor, and in connection with said construc- tion to engage engineers and architects and to contract for other profes- sional services as may be necessary and as said committee may deem ad- visable.
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