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Voted: That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $100.00 to carry out the purposes of Article 44.
ARTICLE 45
To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money for the proper development of the Hall Park property on North Avenue .- Board of Public Works.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $1,500.00 to carry out the purposes of Article 45.
ARTICLE 46
To see if the town will authorize the Board of Public Works 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 following streets or private ways: Central Street 400 feet, Court Street 200 feet, Salem Street 1,000 feet,
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Park Avenue 800 feet, Morrison Road 1,200 feet, Prospect Street 2,200 feet, Summit Avenue 1,000 feet, Shumway Circle 800 feet, Fairmount Avenue 1,600 feet, Curve Street 800 feet, Vale View Road 200 feet, Fosters Lane 100 feet, Spruce Street 200 feet, and for any other work of like con- struction where pipes of the same dimensions as mentioned above are used; to pay therefor, 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 .- Board of Public Works.
On motion by Finance Committee :
Voted: That the town authorize the Board of Public Works 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 Article 46, and for any work of like construction, where pipes of the same diameter are used, and to pay the cost thereof, the treas- urer, with the approval of the selectmen, be and hereby is authorized to borrow the sum of $70,000.00, and issue bonds or notes of the town therefor, payable in annual installments in fifteen years, or at such earlier times as the treasurer and selectmen may determine.
The vote in the affirmative was unanimous.
ARTICLE 47
To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to resurface Davidson Road from Parker Road to the entrance to the Walton School property .- Board of Public Works.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $1,600.00 to carry out the purposes of Article 47.
ARTICLE 48
To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to paint and repair the old highway building, attached garages and adjacent shed .- Board of Public Works.
On motion by Finance Committee :
Voted: That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $3,500.00 to carry out the purposes of Article 48.
ARTICLE 49
To hear and act upon a report of the Board of Public Works in lay- ing out a town way under the Betterment Act in substantially the same location of the private way known as Evergreen Street from Laurel Street to the private way known as Linden Avenue approximately 357 feet .- Board of Public Works.
The moderator announced that the plan, and profile, and report were there ready for inspection should any person care to do so.
On motion by Finance Committee :
Voted: That the town accept and allow the Report of the Board of Public Works in laying out a town way under the Betterment Act in substantially the same location as a private way known as Evergreen Street from Laurel Street to the private way known as Linden Avenue approximately 357 feet.
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ARTICLE 50
To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money for necessary changes in the pumping apparatus and heating system at the pumping station on Broadway and for the purchase and installation of necessary equipment .- Board of Public Works.
On motion by Finance Committee :
Voted: That the subject matter of Article 50 be indefinitely post- poned.
ARTICLE 51
To see if the town will vote to transfer the balance of the 1949 sewer Bond Issue for the construction of a sewer in Atwood Avenue for work of like nature .- Board of Public Works.
On motion by Finance Committee :
Voted: That the subject matter of Article 51 be indefinitely post- poned.
ARTICLE 52
To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to provide for proper treatment of Lake Quannapowitt with copper sulphate .- Board of Public Works.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $500.00 to carry out the purposes of Article 52.
ARTICLE 53
To see if the town will vote to authorize the Board of Public Works to purchase new equipment with authority to exchange other or similar equipment therefor, where now owned by the town, 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 .- Board of Public Works.
Motion by Finance Committee :
That the town purchase, and that the Board of Public Works be authorized to advertise for bids for new equipment at net cost not ex- ceeding amount specified below, exchanging other or similar equipment where now owned:
1 Rubbish Truck $ 8,000.00 1 Broom Core 208.50
1 Single Spinner Sander 1,640.00
1 Sprayer 3,500.00
$ 13,348.50
and raise and appropriate the sum of $11,914.56 and appropriate $1,433.94 by transfer from the unexpended balance of the appropriation under Article 1 of the Special Town Meeting of May 17, 1948.
Amendment by Public Works Commissioner Sabatino Benedetto:
That $1,640 be deleted from the amount specified in the motion.
After considerable debate, the "previous question" was moved and voted at 10.03 p. m.
The vote on the amendment was in the negative.
The original motion was voted in the affirmative.
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ARTICLE 54
To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to remodel the front of the central fire station by providing a two-door entrance instead of the three doors as now installed .- Board of Public Works.
On motion by Finance Committee :
Voted: That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $6,900.00 to carry out the purposes of Article 54.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: To take up Articles 55, 63, 64 jointly.
ARTICLES 55, 63, 64
Article 55. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money for the original construction of public ways or the extension or widening thereof, including land damages and cost of pavement and sidewalks laid at the time of said construction or for the construction of stone, block, brick or other pavement of similar lasting character under specifications approved by the State Department of Public Works or authorize the treasurer to borrow with the approval of the selectmen and issue notes or bonds of the town therefor .- Board of Public Works.
Article 63. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money for the widening and construction of Oak Street from Francis Avenue to Green Street as shown on a plan of the reloca- tion of Oak Street as ordered by the County Commissioners in 1928 in- cluding the cost of stone, block, brick, cement concrete, bituminous con- crete or other permanent pavement of similar and lasting character and/or authorize the Treasurer, with the approval of the selectmen to issue notes or bonds of the town therefor .- Board of Public Works.
Article 64. To see if the town will raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money for the construction of sidewalks including curbstone on Green Street and Oak Street of brick, stone, or concrete and authorize the treasurer, with the approval of the selectmen to issue bonds or notes of the town therefor .- Board of Public Works.
On motion by Finance Committee :
Voted unanimously: That for the original construction of the fol- lowing public ways, including land damages and the cost of pavements and sidewalks laid at the time of said construction, or for the construc- tion of stone, block, brick, cement concrete, bituminous concrete, bitum- inous macadam or other permanent pavement of similar lasting char- acter under specifications approved by the State Department of Public Works, namely: Evergreen Street and Oak Street, the town raise and appropriate the sum of $8,628.00 by taxation and the treasurer, with the approval of the selectmen, be and hereby is authorized to borrow the sum of $25,000.00 and to issue bonds or notes of the town therefor, pay- able in annual installments over a period of ten years or at such earlier times as the treasurer and selectmen may determine under the provi- sions of Chapter 44 of the General Laws, said work to be done under the Betterment Act.
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ARTICLE 56
To see if the town will authorize the Board of Public Works to accept on behalf of the town, conveyances or easements from time to time, giv- ing the town the right to slope land back from the street lines and to construct retaining walls .- Board of Public Works.
On motion by Finance Committee :
Voted: That the Board of Public Works be authorized to accept, on behalf of the town, conveyances or easements, from time to time, giving the town the right to slope land back from the street lines and to con- struct retaining walls, such authorization to extend until the next an- nual town meeting.
ARTICLE 57
To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to install a chain link fence at the Edward J. Connelly Park, Moulton and Maple Way Playgrounds and for the changing of backstop located at the Nasella Playground .- Board of Public Works.
On motion by Finance Committee :
Voted: That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $2,297.00 to carry out the purposes of Article 57.
A motion to adjourn until next Monday evening was made by Public Works Commissioner Benedetto at 10.30 P. M. but was not voted.
On motion by Representative Gardner E. Campbell:
Voted: To take up Articles 71 and 72.
ARTICLE 71
To see if the town will vote to purchase for playground purposes a parcel of land containing 9.85 acres belonging to the New England Pro- vision Company, said parcel being shown on plan of land entitled "Met- ropolitan District Commission, Park Division, Breakheart Reservation" dated October 7, 1953 and raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money therefor .- Recreation Commission.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the town purchase, for playground purposes, the land described in Article 71.
ARTICLE 72
To see if the town will vote to grant to the Commonwealth of Mas- sachusetts an easement in and over land owned by the town and known as the Town Farm property, said right of way running from Nahant Street to property of the New England Provision Company and voted to be purchased by the town for playground purposes under the preceding article, thence across said parcel voted to be purchased, to property owned by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, said easement to be for all purposes for which a public highway may be used in the Town of Wakefield and being shown on a plan entitled "Commonwealth of Massa- chusetts, Metropolitan District Commission, Parks Division, Breakheart Reservation, Wakefield," dated October 7, 1953 - Director of Parks En- gineering, and authorize the Board of Selectmen to sign, seal and deliver in the name and behalf of the town all necessary deeds or other instru- ments necessary to carry out said conveyance .- Recreation Commission.
On motion by Finance Committee:
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Voted unanimously: That the town vote to grant the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, for a nominal consideration and for all purposes for which a public highway may be used in the Town of Wakefield, an ease- ment in and over the following described town property :
Beginning at a point in the easterly boundary of Nahant Street, said point being one hundred seventy-five and 75/100 (175.75) feet south- erly from a stone bound set in the easterly boundary of Farm Street, thence the line runs easterly about one thousand six hundred seventy- two and 5/100 (1672.05) feet, by various courses, to land of the Common- wealth of Massachusetts; thence southeasterly by said land of the Com- monwealth of Massachusetts, sixty-five and 26/100 (65.26) to other land of the Town of Wakefield; thence westerly by other land of the Town of Wakefield by various courses, one thousand six hundred nineteen and 31/100 (1619.31) feet to Nahant Street; thence northerly by Nahant Street, sixty and 35/100 (60.35) feet to point of beginning.
All as shown on a plan of land entitled "Commonwealth of Massa- chusetts, Metropolitan District Commission, Parks Division, Breakheart Reservation, Wakefield," dated October 7, 1953, Director of Parks, Engi- neering.
And that the Board of Selectmen be authorized to sign, seal, acknowledge, and deliver in the name and behalf of the Town of Wake- field all necessary deeds and other instruments necessary to carry out the said conveyance.
ARTICLE 58
To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to hot top the tennis court at the Maple Way Playground .- Board of Public Works.
On motion by Finance Committee :
Voted: That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $1,263.00 to carry out the purposes of Article 58.
ARTICLE 59
To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to make necessary borings and studies in connection with con- templated sewer work .- Board of Public Works.
On motion by Finance Committee :
Voted: That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $1,000.00 to carry out the purposes of Article 59.
ARTICLE 60
To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money for new avenue construction and installation of six-inch water main at Forest Glade Cemetery .- Board of Public Works.
On motion by Finance Committee :
Voted: That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $720.00 to provide for payment for new avenue construction at Forest Glade Cemetery.
ARTICLE 61
To see if the town will raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money for the construction of a sidewalk on Green Street and Oak
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Street of brick, stone, or concrete and/or authorize the treasurer, with the approval of the selectmen, to issue bonds or notes of the town there- for .- Board of Public Works.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the subject matter of Article 61 be indefinitely post- poned.
ARTICLE 62
To see if the town will raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money for the construction and widening of Green Street from Station 10 plus 71.73 to Station 20 plus 15.17 as shown on a plan of relocation of Green Street as ordered by the County Commissioners 1939, including the cost of stone, block, brick, cement concrete, bituminous concrete, bituminous macadam or other permanent pavement of similar lasting character and/or authorize the treasurer with the approval of the select- men, to borrow and issue notes or bonds of the town therefor .- Board of Public Works.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the subject matter of Article 62 be indefinitely post- poned.
On motion by George Gardner:
Voted: That this meeting be adjourned until next Monday evening at 7.30 P. M. in the High School auditorium.
Meeting adjourned at 11.05 P. M.
Attendance, 385
A true record :
Attest: CHARLES F. YOUNG, Town Clerk
Adjourned Session - March 22, 1954
Meeting called to order at 7.35 by Moderator William J. Lee.
Ex-Selectman Donald White requested and was granted unanimous consent to offer a resolution, as follows:
March 22, 1954
Be it hereby resolved by the townspeople of Wakefield assembled in Town Meeting
That, Whereas they have been requested to present their point of view to the Massachusetts Department of Public Works relative to the re-location of Route 28
They are in favor of the western re-location of Route 28 and are opposed to the eastern re-location of said route
And That they believe the eastern re-location would of necessity go through one of the best sections of the town from the point of view of residential development
And That they believe the western re-location will give the more even distribution of radial routes to and from Boston
And That they request the Massachusetts Department of Public Works to give full weight and credence to their resolve in this matter. The resolution was adopted by a unanimous vote.
On motion by James Zafarana:
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Voted: That Article 2 be taken from the table.
Mr. Zafarana, for the committee appointed under Article 2, placed the following names in nomination:
Planning Board: Arthur L. Gardner, Philip J. Flanders.
Recreation Commission: Patsy Carisella, Avis Blanchard, Eugene J. Sullivan, Joseph Czarnota, Joseph J. McMahon, Donald Day, Nicholas P. Mauriello.
Field Drivers: Everett E. Packard, Walter E. Doyle, Joseph L. Mc- Manamin.
Surveyors of Lumber: George R. Kerr, Lyman L. Prescott, Hiram A. Tobey, Harry R. MacIntosh, Ralph Morel, George Gould.
Kenneth W. Thomson submitted another name for nomination to the Planning Board - that of Ruth A. Woodbury, present member.
On motion by James Zafarana:
Voted: That nominations be closed.
On a show of hands, the vote for two members of the Planning Board resulted as follows:
Arthur L. Gardner 385, Ruth A. Woodbury 364, Philip J. Flanders 55.
The moderator declared that Arthur L. Gardner and Ruth A. Wood- bury were nominated for the Planning Board.
On motion by J. Elmer Johnson :
Voted: That the town clerk cast one ballot for the officers nom- inated, and that they be declared elected.
The town clerk then cast one ballot for the officers so nominated.
ARTICLE 65
To see if the town will vote to appropriate a sufficient sum of money to enable the Personnel Board to discharge its advisory functions to the Town Meeting .- J. Kenneth Mulligan for the Personnel Board.
On motion by Finance Committee :
Voted: That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $500.00 to carry out the purposes of Article 65.
ARTICLE 66
To hear and act upon the report of the committee appointed under Article 68 of the Annual Town Meeting of the year 1952 and Article 63 of the Annual Town Meeting of the year 1953 .- Town Hall Committee.
Forrest E. Carter read the report of the committee recommending re- modelling of the Town Hall and described plans shown on a lantern screen of the architect's drawing.
On motion by Finance Committee :
Voted: That the report be accepted as a report of progress.
ARTICLE 67
To see if the town will vote to remodel, reconstruct or make extra- ordinary repairs to the Town Hall and appropriate a sufficient sum of money therefor, funds for same to be provided through transfer from the Town Hall Fire Loss Account and from the Excess and Deficiency Account or other available funds; and authorize the treasurer, with the approval of the selectmen, to borrow and issue notes or bonds of the town therefor, and authorize the committee appointed under Article 68 of the Annual Town Meeting of 1952 and reappointed under Article 63
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of the Annual Town Meeting of 1953 to enter into contract therefor and to hire such professional services as they may deem necessary .- Town Hall Committee.
Motion by Finance Committee :
That the town authorize the remodeling, reconstructing and making extraordinary repairs to the Town Hall owned by the town, that for this purpose there be and hereby is appropriated the sum of $550,000. and to meet said appropriation the sum of $43,000 is transferred from the Town Hall Fire Loss Account, $57,000 is transferred from the Excess and Deficiency Account and the treasurer, with the approval of the selectmen be and hereby is authorized to borrow the sum of $450,000 and to issue bonds or notes therefor under and pursuant to the provi- sions of Chapter 275 of the Acts of 1948 and Chapter 44 of the General Laws as amended, payable in annual installments over a period of ten years or such earlier time as the treasurer and selectmen may deter- mine with the approval of the Emergency Finance Board; that the committee appointed under Article 68 of the Annual Town Meeting of 1952 and reappointed under Article 63 of the Annual Town Meeting of 1953 is authorized to contract for such remodeling, reconstructing and extraordinary repairs and to employ architects, and such engineers other professional services as they may deem necessary and advisable.
The vote on the motion was in the negative.
ARTICLE 68
To see if the town will vote to repair the fire damage to the Town Hall and appropriate $43,120.79 from Fire Loss Insurance Account, and appropriate $50,000.00 for the purpose of steam-cleaning the exterior of the building and necessary repairs, including the altering of any parti- tions on the first floor that may seem advisable .- Charles F. Young and Others.
On motion by Finance Committee :
Voted: That the subject matter of Article 68 be indefinitely post- poned.
ARTICLE 69
To hear and act upon the report of the Town Committee appointed under Article 46 of the warrant for the annual town meeting for the year 1950 in regard to laying out the Hall property for recreational activ- ities .- Dr. Philip L. McAuliffe, Chairman.
Dr. Philip L. McAuliffe read the report of the committee recom- mending that the grove be continued and used as a natural park rather than an athletic field.
On motion by Finance Committee :
Voted: That the report be accepted as a final report.
On motion by Sabatino Benedetto:
Voted: That this meeting be now adjourned until next Monday eve- ning at 7.30 P. M. in the High School auditorium.
Meeting adjourned at 10.30 P. M.
A true record :
Attest: CHARLES F. YOUNG, Town Clerk
Attendance, 567
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Adjourned Session-March 29, 1954
Meeting called to order at 7.35 P. M. by Moderator William J. Lee. Motion by Forrest E. Carter: To take up Article 67.
Amendment by Charles F. Young:
To also take up Article 68.
Mr. Carter stated that the Town Hall committee proposes a com- promise plan for remodelling the Town Hall at a cost of $375,000.00.
The motion, as amended, was voted in the affirmative.
ARTICLES 67 AND 68
Motion by Forrest E. Carter :
That the town authorize the remodeling, reconstructing and mak- ing extraordinary repairs to the Town Hall owned by the town, that for this purpose there be and hereby is appropriated the sum of $375,000. and to meet said appropriation the sum of $43,000 is transferred from the Town Hall Fire Loss Account, $57,000 is transferred from the Excess and Deficiency Account and the treasurer, with the approval of the selectmen be and hereby is authorized to borrow the sum of $275,000 and to issue bonds or notes therefor under and pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 275 of the Acts of 1948 and Chapter 44 of the General Laws as amended, payable in annual installments over a period of ten years or such earlier time as the treasurer and selectmen may determine with the approval of the Emergency Finance Board, that the committee ap- pointed under Article 68 of the Annual Town Meeting of 1952 and reap- pointed under Article 63 of the Annual Town Meeting of 1953 is author- ized to contract for such remodeling, reconstructing and extraordinary repairs and to employ architects and such engineers other professional services as they may deem necessary and advisable.
At 9.15 P. M., after considerable debate, the "previous question" was moved and voted.
The vote on the motion was in the negative.
The motion by Mr. Young, to appropriate $43,120.79 from the Fire Loss Insurance Account and appropriate $50,000.00 for the purpose of steam-cleaning the exterior of the building, and necessary repairs, in- cluding the alteration of any partitions on the first floor that may seem advisable, was voted in the negative.
On motion by S. Peter Volpe :
Voted: To reconsider action on the motions and to go back into Article 66 taken at the last town meeting.
On motion by S. Peter Volpe:
Voted: To take up Article 66.
On motion by S. Peter Volpe, as amended by Kenneth W. Thomson and Roger Wingate:
Voted: That the committee report back at a special town meeting at some future date the possibility, plus the cost of erecting a new Town Hall of sufficient size to house present town offices and sufficient space for ascertainable future needs on the present site, or some other site,
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including the Lafayette Building site, and that the committee be in- structed to take whatever action necessary to determine the legality of disposing of the Town Hall site.
ARTICLE 70
To see if the town will authorize and instruct the Board of Select- men to perform such acts and to complete and deliver such written in- struments as may be necessary to transfer to the jurisdiction of the Board of Public Works a parcel of land, being a portion of Town Farm property, said parcel being bounded and described as follows:
Starting at a point on the Easterly side of Farm Street in Wake- field, Massachusetts, at the Southwest corner of the Woodville School lot and running Easterly 400 feet by line of said school lot; thence run- ning Southerly by the so-called Town Farm property, 400 feet; thence running Westerly by so-called Town Farm property, 400 feet to Farm Street, and thence running Northerly by the easterly sideline of Farm Street, 400 feet to the point of beginning, and said land to be used by the Board of Public Works for park and recreation purposes .- Recrea- tion Commission.
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