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Article 53. To see if the town will authorize the Board of Public Works to construct a sewer in Traverse Street from existing sewer in Nahant Street to an existing sewer in Bennett Street approximately 830 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.
Article 54. To see if the town will vote to authorize the Board of Public Works to construct a sewer in Linda Street from North Avenue easterly approximately 550 feet; in Fielding Street from North Avenue easterly approximately 550 feet; in North Avenue from Cutter Street northerly about 1303 feet; in Willow Street from North Avenue westerly approximately 363 feet; in Cutter Street from North Avenue westerly approximately 312 feet; in Wolcott Street from North Avenue westerly approximately 418 feet; thence westerly approximately 761 feet through private land to entrance of sewer to Elm Crest Road; and authorize the Board of Public Works to acquire by purchase or take by right of eminent domain easements in and over such private property as may be necessary for construction of said sewers; 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.
Article 56. To see if the town will vote to authorize the Board of Public Works to construct a sewer, beginning at the Metropolitan District Commission trunk sewer easterly through private land approxi- mately 957 feet to Commonwealth of Massachusetts right of way to Parker Road; thence by Parker Road 300 feet southerly; thence by private land easterly approximately 1040 feet to a point or station (on Plan of Board of Public Works) for the entrance to sewer to Elm Crest Road; thence approximately 296 feet to Elm Crest Road; thence south- easterly in Elm Crest Road approximately 900 feet to Elm Street and also southwesterly 650 feet in Elm Crest Road to Elm Street, also in Pilgrim Road approximately 250 feet westerly from Elm Crest Road; in Elm Street from Elm Crest Road westerly approximately 643 feet and easterly from Elm Crest Road approximately 233 feet; and authorize the Board of Public Works to acquire by purchase or take by right of eminent domain easements in and over such private property as may be necessary for construction of said sewers; and raise and appropriate
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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.
Article 58. To see if the town will authorize the Board of Public Works to construct a sewer in Edmunds pl from Greenwood ave westerly approximately 140 feet, through town property thence northerly ap- proximately 359 feet, thence westerly approximately 500 feet; Grove st from Hanson st northerly approximately 470 feet; and raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money therefor or authorize the treas- urer 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 in and over private land, ease- ments necessary in the construction of said sewers .- Board of Health.
On motion by Town Treasurer John I. Preston:
Voted Unanimously: That the Town authorize the Board of Public Works to construct any and all the sewers described in Articles 50, 53, 54, 56 and 58, and to pay the cost thereof, the sum of $7,300.00 to be raised by taxation and the Treasurer, with the approval of the Select- men, be and hereby is authorized to borrow the sum of $175,000.00 and issue bonds or notes of the town therefor, payable in annual install- ments within thirty years or at such earlier times as the Treasurer and Selectmen may determine.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: To take up Articles 51, 52, 55, 57, 59, and 60 jointly.
The vote in the affirmative was unanimous.
Article 51. To see if the town will authorize the Board of Public Works to construct a sewer in Central Street, a private way, from existing manhole station 5 plus 29.5 easterly approximately 300 feet and raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money 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 right of eminent domain, easements in and over private land necessary in the construction of said sewers .- Board of Health.
Article 52. To see if the town will authorize the Board of Public Works to construct a sewer in Bellevue Avenue from the existing man- hole station 5 plus 00 easterly approximately 230 feet and raise and ap- propriate 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 right of eminent domain, easements in and over private land necessary in the construction of said sewers .- Board of Health.
Article 55. To see if the town will authorize the Board of Public Works to construct a sewer in Stedman Street from existing sewer at manhole station 1 plus 00 northerly approximately 200 feet; and raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money therefor, and/or authorize the Treasurer with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow or issue notes or bonds of the town therefor .- Board of Health.
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Article 57. To see if the town will authorize the Board of Public Works to construct a sewer in Preston st from Fourth st northerly approximately 319 feet; in Catalpa st from Preston st easterly approxi- mately 670 feet, in Curtis st from Preston st easterly approximately 967 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 right of eminent domain ease- ments in and over private land necessary in the construction of said sewer .- Board of Health.
Article 59. To see if the town will authorize the Board of Public Works to construct a sewer in Greenwood st from existing sewer north- erly approximately 623 feet to Linden st; in Linden st from Greenwood st easterly and northerly approximately 810 feet; Spring st from Linden st westerly approximately 55 feet; and from Linden st easterly approxi- mately 401 feet across private property to Myrtle ave; in Myrtle ave from Spring st northerly approximately 942 feet; Gladstone st from Myrtle ave westerly approximately 300 feet, and from Crystal st easterly ap- proximately 413 feet; from Spring st northerly through private land ap- proximately 392 feet to Crystal st; in Crystal st northerly approximately 390 feet to Lindbergh rd; in Lindbergh rd from existing sewer in Crystal st easterly approximately 370 feet to Terrace ct; in Terrace ct from Gladstone st northerly approximately 221 feet and raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money therefor and/or authoribe the treasurer with the approval of the selectmen to borrow or issue notes of the town therefor and authorize the Board of Public Works to purchase or take by right of eminent domain in and over private land easements necessary for the construction of said sewer .- Board of Health.
Article 60. To see if the town will authorize the Board of Public Works to construct a sewer in Morrison rd west from the existing sewer at Eustis ave and Morrison rd southerly approximately 321 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 right of eminent domain in and over private land easements necessary in the construction of said sewers. -Board of Health.
On motion by Finance Committee :
Voted: That the subject matter of Articles 51, 52, 55, 57, 59, and 60 be indefinitely postponed.
Representative Gardner E. Campbell asked for and received unani- mous consent to announce a testimonial dinner for Charles Gibbons, speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives. He stated that all citizens were invited.
ARTICLE 61
To see if the town will raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to pay the Massachusetts Teachers' Retirement Board Fund as
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provided for in Chapter 419 of the Acts of the year 1943 .- School Com- mittee.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $152.77 to carry out the purposes of Article 61.
ARTICLE 62
To hear and act upon a report of the committee appointed under Article 61 of the annual town meeting of 1952 to study the advantages to be derived from Wakefield's joining with neighboring towns in a town union health department .- The Committee.
Robert G. Reed, read the report of the Committee, which stated that the formation of health unions will become mandatory in 1959, as the act now reads, if individual communities do not meet extremely rigid public health requirements prescribed by the State Health De- partment. It is the mandatory clause of the act that the committee believes there lies great potential danger to Wakefield. The committee, in its report, recommended that the report be accepted as a report of progress, the committee continued in existence, and a further study of the act made, with reports to be given to the town from time to time as any changes in the law takes place, or more and different informa- tion about the matter becomes available.
The report was signed by Robert G. Reed, chairman; Eleanor G. Emerson, secretary; Alma G. Fell, Leslie W. Gaquin, and Allston W. VanWagner.
On motion by George F. Gardner:
Voted: That the report be accepted as a report of progress.
ARTICLE 63
To hear and act upon a report of the committee appointed under Article 68 of the warrant for the Annual Town Meeting of 1952 .- Town Hall Committee-Forrest E. Carter, Chairman.
The report of the committee was read by Forrest E. Carter.
The committee recommended major remodeling of the town hall, the sale of the Municipal Light offices on Albion Street, together with the Lafayette Building, and house all town offices in the town hall. The committee recommended the appointment of a building committee with authority to choose an architect for an estimate of cost.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the report of the committee be accepted and that the Moderator appoint a committee of five members to contain such members of the present committee as will continue to serve, said committee to be authorized on behalf of the town to make and execute such agreements for architectural and technical advice as may be necessary to make preliminary studies and careful sketches sufficiently complete so that cost estimates may be obtained for remodeling the present Town Hall into a Municipal Building and that the town transfer $4,000.00 from the Town Hall Fire Loss Account for expenses of said committee.
A motion, at 11:07 p.m., by Sabatino Benedetto to adjourn was not voted.
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ARTICLE 64
To see if the town will vote to make repairs and alterations to the Town Hall in order to provide space for offices on the first floor of the building and to make further repairs as may be found necessary or proper, and appropriate sufficient funds therefor by transfer from the Town Hall Fire Loss Account now, in the treasury, for the aforesaid pur- poses; and that the Moderator appoint a committee of five to carry out the purposes of this article with authority to expend funds voted for same .- Board of Selectmen.
On motion by Finance Committee :
Voted: That the subject matter of Article 64 be indefinitely post- poned. Action was taken under Article 63.
ARTICLE 65
To see if the town will authorize the Recreation Commission to purchase new equipment for use on various playgrounds of the town consisting of baseballs, bats, head protectors, chest protectors and leg guards, and raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money therefor. -Recreation Commission.
On motion by Finance Committee :
Voted: That the Recreation Commission be authorized to purchase new equipment as described in Article 65, and that the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $1500.00 in payment therefor.
ARTICLE 66
To hear and act upon the report of the committee appointed under Article 14 of the annual town meeting of 1952 .- Bath House Head of Lake Committee .- Eugene J. Sullivan.
The report of the committee was read by Eugene J. Sullivan.
The committee recommended that the area be opened as a recrea- tional area and as a bathing beach for the people of the Town of Wake- field, and the erection of a field house sufficiently large enough to accommodate toilet facilities, lavatories, and storage space.
The report was signed by Eugene J. Sullivan, Earle L. Richardson, J. Henry Vik, George A. Redmond, and Thomas W. Ackerson.
On motion by Finance Committee :
Voted: That the report be accepted as a final report.
ARTICLE 67
To see if the town will vote to authorize and instruct the Board of Public Works to erect and equip with necessary installations and fix- tures a field house on town land at the northerly end of Lake Quanna- powitt and raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money therefor .-- Bath House at Head of Lake Committee .- Eugene J. Sullivan.
On motion by Finance Committee.
Voted: That the Board of Public Works be authorized to erect and equip, with necessary installations and fixtures, a field house on Town land at the northerly end of Lake Quannapowitt, and that the town raise and appropriate the sum of $5,500.00 in payment therefor.
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ARTICLE 68
To see if the town will authorize the Recreation Commission to purchase new equipment for the head-of-the-lake beach and playground consisting of picnic tables, equipment box, see-saws, volley balls, and first aid, and to hire the necessary help for supervision of the above beach and playground and raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money therefor .- Recreation Commission.
On motion by Finance Committee :
Voted: That the Recreation Commission be authorized to purchase new equipment as described in Article 68 and to hire the necessary personnel for supervision for the playground and beach at the North end of Lake Quannapowitt and that the town raise and appropriate the sum of $1,293.95 to carry out the provisions of Article No. 68.
ARTICLE 69
To see if the town will authorize and instruct the Board of Selectmen and/or the Board of Public Works to set up a parking area on land at the northerly end of Lake Quannapowitt and issue permits for the use of said area and charge fees therefor .- Bath House at Head of Lake Committee .- Eugene J. Sullivan.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the subject matter of Article 69 be indefinitely post- poned.
ARTICLE 70
To hear and act upon the report of the Wage and Hour Classifica- tion Committee appointed under Article 7 of the warrant for the Annual Town Meeting, March 3, 1952 .- The Committee .- Raymond S. Dower.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the subject matter of Article 70 be indefinitely post- poned.
ARTICLE 71
To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of $1000.00 for expenses of the Capital Outlay Expenditures Committee appointed under Article 59 of the warrant for the Annual Town Meeting for the year 1946 .- Finance Committee.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $1000.00 to carry out the purposes of Article 71.
ARTICLE 72
To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of one thou- sand dollars 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 nursing work among the people of Wakefield .- Eleanor J. Emerson and others.
On motion by Finance Committee :
Voted: That the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $1000.00 to carry out the purposes of Article 72.
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ARTICLE 73
To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to pay the rental for the year 1953 to the Boston & Maine Railroad for the land occupied as a parking area at Tuttle, Chestnut and Murray Streets .- Board of Selectmen.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $200.00 to ยท carry out the purposes of Article 73.
ARTICLE 74
To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $1700.00 to be expended by Corp. Charles F. Parker Camp No. 39 United Spanish War Veterans; Wakefield Post No. 2106, Veterans of Foreign Wars; Corp. Harry E. Nelson Post No. 63 American Legion; Marie E. Reiss Post No. 376 American Legion; Col. Allen C. Kelton Detachment Marine Corps League; Camp No. 34 Sons of Union Veterans; for the proper observance of Memorial Day, May 30, 1953 .- Harry H. Denning and others.
On motion by Finance Committee :
Voted: That the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $1700.00 to carry out the purposes of Article 74.
ARTICLE 75
To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $250.00 for the proper observance of Armistice Day, November 11, 1953, to be expended by Corp. H. E. Nelson Post No. 63 American Legion and the Marie E. Riess Post No. 376 American Legion and by the Wakefield Fost No. 2106 V. F. W. of the United States .- Harry H. Denning and others.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $250.00 to carry out the purposes of Article 75.
ARTICLE 76
To see if the town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to lease for a period of one year, suitable headquarters for the use of Corp. H. E. Nelson Post No. 63 American Legion and raise and appro- priate the sum of $1200.00 to carry out the purposes of the article .- Harry H. Denning and others.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $1200.00 to carry out the purposes of Article 76.
ARTICLE 77
To see if the town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to lease for a period of one year, suitable headquarters for the use of Wake- field Post No. 2106, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States and raise and appropriate the sum of $600.00 to carry out the purposes of the article .- Lawrence A. Frost, Commander.
On motion by Finance Committee :
Voted: That the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $600.00 to carry out the purposes of Article 77.
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ARTICLE 78
To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of $450.00 for three band concerts to be performed at our Wakefield Common by the St. Joseph's Band of Wakefield. The first concert to be held on Wednes- day evening, July 15, second concert on Wednesday evening, July 29, and the last concert to be held on August 5, 1953, under the supervision of the Board of Public Works .- Michael A. Sibelli and others.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the subject matter of Article 78 be indefinitely post- poned.
ARTICLE 79
To see what sum the town will vote to return to the Town Treasury from the balance in the Operating Fund of the Municipal Light De- partment, as of December 31, 1952 and authorize the Assessors to use said sum in computing the tax rate for 1953; and also to see what sum the town will authorize the Municipal Light Department to transfer from the balance of its Operating Fund as of December 31, 1952 to the Construction Fund of the Municipal Light Department .- Finance Com- mittee.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the sum of $35,000.00, being part of the balance in the Operating Fund of the Municipal Light Department, as of December 31, 1952, be returned to the Town Treasury, and the Assessors be hereby authorized to use the same in computing the tax rate for 1953, and authorize the Municipal Light Department to transfer from its Operat- ing Fund $60,503.32 to its Construction Fund, this latter sum being the remainder of the balance in its Operating Fund as of December 31, 1952.
ARTICLE 80
To see if the town will vote to return to the Town Treasury a sum not exceeding $15,503.32, being part of the balance of the Operating Fund of the Municipal Light Department as of December 31, 1952, and to authorize the Assessors to use the same in computing the tax rate for 1953, and also to see if the Town will authorize the Municipal Light Department to transfer $80,000.00, the remainder of the balance of its Operating Fund as of December 31, 1952, to the Construction Fund of the Municipal Light Department .- Municipal Light Commissioners.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the subject matter of Article 80 be indefinitely post- poned.
ARTICLE 81
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 .- John J. McCarthy, Town Accountant.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the Board of Assessors be authorized to use an amount of Free Cash in the Treasury, not in excess of $65,000.00, in computing
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the tax rate for 1953, and that the amount to be used as Estimated Re- ceipts, as a credit in determining the tax rate for 1953, be used by the Assessors to the full amount authorized by statute.
On motion duly made and seconded :
Voted: To take Article 2 from the table.
ARTICLE 2
The report of the committee was read by William C. Greany.
The committee appointed under Article 2 of the Warrant for the Annual Town Meeting, to choose all town officers not required to be chosen by ballot, offered the following nominations :-
RECREATION COMMISSION :- Dr. Philip L. McAuliffe, 35 Fairmount Avenue Edna Mae Paulson, 42 Wave Avenue
Mrs. Avis M. Blanchard, 12 Linden Avenue Donald E. Day, 11 Keeling Road Eugene J. Sullivan, 48 Richardson Avenue
Nicholas P. Mauriello, 48 Armory Street
Richard J. Scanlon, 11 Highland Avenue.
PLANNING BOARD :- 3 years Arthur E. Harding, 7 Acorn Avenue
Kenneth W. Thomson, 11 White Avenue
SURVEYORS OF LUMBER :- Joseph J. McMahon, 17 Quannapowitt Avenue William T. Thistle, 16 Pierce Avenue
Hiram A. Tobey, 512 Lowell Street Harry R. MacIntosh, 77 Gould Street
Ralph Morel, 5 Humphrey Street George R. Kerr, 60 Madison Avenue
The report was signed by William C. Greany, John M. Leone, Carl A. Peterson, John Heslin, and Leonard F. Guerrette.
On motion by George F. Gardner:
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 candidates so elected. On motion by Charles C. Cox:
Voted: That this meeting be now dissolved.
Meeting dissolved at 12:47 a.m.
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Special Town Meeting, August 19, 1953
Meeting called to order at 8:23 by Moderator William J. Lee, who read the call for the meeting.
On motion by J. Elmer Johnson:
Voted: That further reading of the warrant, with the exception of the Constable's Return, be dispensed with.
Constable's Return read by the Moderator.
ARTICLE 1
To see if the Town will vote to accept the provisions of Chapter 434 of the Acts of the year 1953, said act being entitled a Act relative to Rent Control .- Charles F. Young, Justice of the Peace.
Motion by Finance Committee:
That the subject matter of Article 1 be indefinitely postponed.
After considerable discussion, at 9:30 p.m., a motion duly made and seconded called for a vote on the question, shall the previous question be now put.
The vote for the "previous question" was in the affirmative.
The moderator then called for a vote on the Finance Committee's motion to indefinitely postpone action on Article 1. The hand vote in the affirmative (to indefinitely postpone) was taken by hand and, being overwhelmingly in the affirmative, the moderator declared the motion carried.
ARTICLE 2
To see if the town will appropriate a sufficient sum of money to pay the expenses of the board to be set up under the provisions of the act mentioned in the preceding article, the same to be taken from the Excess and Deficiency Account-Charles F. Young, Justice of the Peace.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the subject matter of Article 2 be indefinitely postponed.
On motion by J. Elmer Johnson:
Voted: That this meeting be dissolved.
Meeting dissolved at 9:38 p.m.
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Attest:
Charles F. Young, Town Clerk
Special Town Meeting, Nov. 30, 1953
Meeting called to order at 7:35 p.m. by Moderator William J. Lee, who read the call for the meeting.
On motion by J. Elmer Johnson:
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