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On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $10,500 to carry out the purposes of Article 34.
ARTICLE 35
To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to construct sidewalks on various public streets in the town .- Board of Public Works.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $8,500 to carry out the purposes of Article 35.
ARTICLE 36
To see if the town will raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to rebuild and/or resurface sidewalks on various public high- ways in the town .- Board of Public Works.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $4,000 to carry out the purposes of Article 36.
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ARTICLE 37
To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to replace concrete curbing, with granite curbing, on various streets in the town .- Board of Public Works.
On motion of Finance Committee:
Voted: That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $1,000 to carry out the purposes of Article 37.
ARTICLE 38
To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money for the construction of sewers for sanitary and surface drainage in the town and/or authorize and instruct the treasurer, with the approval of the selectmen, to borrow and issue notes or bonds of the town therefor, and/or by transfer from other available funds .--- Board of Public Works.
On motion of Finance Committee.
Voted: That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $7,500 to carry out the purposes of Article 38.
An amendment by John Bill for the Board of Public Works to add the sum of $8,900 to provide drainage for Vale View Road and Hopkins Street was not voted.
ARTICLE 39
To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money for the use of the Board of Public Works when carrying out the duties as the Board of Survey .- Board of Public Works.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $100 to carry out the purposes of Article 39.
ARTICLE 40
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 to carry out the purposes of Article 40.
ARTICLE 41
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, and/or by transfer from other available funds .- Board of Public Works.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the town purchase, and that the Board of Public Works be authorized to advertise for bids for new equipment at net cost not exceeding the amounts specified below, exchanging other or similar equipment where now owned:
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Water Division:
1-Centrifugal self priming pump $ 362.00
1-5 Horsepower Outboard Motor
214.00
1-Motor Mower-22 inch blade
165.00
Garage and Engineering:
1 Reproduction Machine
$ 400.00
1 Drafting Table 125.00
Park and Cemetery:
1 Omar Gasoline Generator (1500w)
$ 425.00
1 Stanley Trimmer
84.50
1 Locke Triplex Mower 900.00
Highway Division:
1-2 ton Dump Truck
$2,400.00
1-3-5 ton Truck
6,600.00
1 Street Sweeper
8,000.00
1 Salt Spreader
550.00
1 Power Sander (7 yd.)
1,900.00
1 Jack Hammer
400.00
1 Paving Breaker
335.00
1 Circle for H-99 Grader
600.00
1 Dozer Attachment
995.00
2-11 foot blade snow plows
1,160.00
Sewer Division:
Sewer Cleaning Equipment:
$2,290.00
and raise and appropriate the sum of $26,380.34 and $741.00 be expended from the appropriation voted for the Water Department materials and equipment and appropriate by transfer from the following balances as hereafter specified:
Article 57-1954 Annual Town Meeting $ 104.50
Article 53-1954 Annual Town Meeting 1,067.31
Article 48-1954 Annual Town Meeting
15.50
Article 47-1954 Annual Town Meeting
314.98
Article 6-Nov. 30, 1953 Town Meeting 150.00
Article 16-Oct. 1, 1951 Town Meeting
131.87
An item of $1,350.00 for a 34 ton Pickup Truck for the Water Div- ision, and a 4-door Sedan at $1,800 for garage and Engineering was deleted, by an amendment by Sabatino Benedetto, which was voted favorably by a vote of 223 to 174.
ARTICLE 42
To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money for the repairing of the wall along Lake Quannapowitt including adjacent sidewalk on Main Street .- Board of Public Works.
Following a motion by Mr. Horovitz to take up Article 67, 66, 64, 65, and 68, separately, which was not voted; and a motion by Kenneth W. Thomson to take up Article 62 and then 70, separately, which was not voted, the meeting then
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $2,125.00 to carry out the purposes of Article 42.
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ARTICLE 43
To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to replace one of the existing pumps at the Low Level Sewage Pumping Station with a pump of larger capacity, and the installation of a diesel engine generator set for standby source of power; also all other changes necessary for the proper functioning of the new installation. -Board of Public Works.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $4,000 to replace one of the existing pumps at the low-level sewage pumping station with a pump of larger capacity, and to make such other changes as are necessary.
ARTICLE 44
To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money for new avenue construction and installation of a 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 $7,000 to carry out the purpose of Article 44.
ARTICLE 45
That the town raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money, to provide in accordance with Chapter 44, Section 64, General Laws as amended, for payment of Unpaid Bills of the Board of Public Works .- Board of Public Works.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted Unanimously: That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $601.67 to provide for payment, in accordance with Chapter 44, Section 64, General Laws, of unpaid bills of the Public Works Depart- ment as follows.
Boston Edison Company $ 5.30
Wakefield Municipal Light Dept. $596.37
ARTICLE 46
To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to enable the Board of Public Works to install guard rails or fences where necessary for protection along the highways of the town .- Board of Public Works.
On motion by Finance Committee :
Voted: That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $1,580 to carry out the purposes of Article 46.
ARTICLE 47
To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to make repairs to Veterans' Plaque on the Common .- Board of Public Works.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $700 to carry out the purposes of Article 47.
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ARTICLE 48
To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money for grading of Colonel Edward J. Connelly Park .- Board of Public Works.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $500 to carry out the purposes of Article 48.
ARTICLE 49
To hear and act upon a report of the committe appointed under Article 19 of the Warrant for the annual Town Meeting for the year 1954 .- Elementary School Planning Committee.
The report of the committee was read by Henry B. McConville.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the report of the committee be accepted as a report of progress.
ARTICLE 50
To see if the town will vote to build and equip with original equip- ment and furnishings, a four classroom addition to the Mary E. Walton School to be erected upon land now owned by the town 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 the moderator to appoint a com- mittee of nine citizens with authority to contract for the construction of said addition and the purchase of said equipment and furnishings and authorize said committee to engage such professional services that they may deem necessary .- Elementary School Planning Committee.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the town construct and equip with original equipment an addition to the Mary E. Walton School on land owned by the town, said addition increasing the floor space thereof, and to pay the cost of said construction and equipment, the town raises and appropriate the sum of $8,000 and the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, be and hereby is authorized to borrow the sum of $107,000 and issue notes or bonds of the town therefor, payable in annual installments within twenty years from their date or at such earlier time as the Treasurer and Selectmen may determine, and that the Moderator appoint a com- mittee of nine to contract for said construction and purchase said equipment and furnishings and that said committee be and hereby is authorized to engage such professional services as they may deem necessary.
The vote in the affirmative was unanimous.
ARTICLE 51
To see if the town, for a nominal consideration will convey to Charles H. Buxton, of Wakefield, land bounded and described as fol- lows: Beginning at an iron pipe at the most Northeasterly corner of the Montrose School Lot as shown on the plan entitled, "Plan of the Montrose School Lot, Wakefield, Mass. by Clarence E. Carter," August 1917. Thence proceeding S-19-55-10-W a distance of 150 feet along
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the line of Charles H. Buxton, thence N-61-14-00-W a distance of 10 feet. Thence N-19-55-10-E a distance of 150 feet; thence S-61-14-00-E a distance of 10 feet along Lowell Street to the point of beginning. And authorize the selectmen to sign and execute a deed conveying said land to Charles H. Buxton .- School Department.
On motion by Finance Committee :
Voted Unanimously: That the town authorize and instruct the Selectmen to convey, in the name of the town, to Charles H. Buxton for a nominal consideration, the following described parcel of land: Beginning at an iron pipe at the most northeasterly corner of the Mont- rose School Lot as shown on the plan entitled, "Plan of the Montrose School Lot, Wakefield, Mass. by Clarence E. Carter," August 1917. Thence proceeding S-19-55-10-W a distance of 150 feet along the line of Charles H. Buxton, thence N-61-14-00-W a distance of 10 feet. Thence N-19-55-10-E a distance of 150 feet: thence S-61-14-00-E a distance of 10 feet along Lowell Street to the point of beginning.
ARTICLE 52
To purchase and accept for a nominal consideration a conveyance to the Town of Wakefield from Charles H. Buxton, of Wakefield, land bounded and described as follows: Beginning at an iron pipe in a wall approximately 222 feet southeasterly of Lowell Street, as shown on the plan of land entitled "Plan of the Montrose School Lot, Wakefield, Mass. by Clarence E. Carter," August 1917. Thence N-65-24-00-W a distance of 49.50 feet; thence N-19-55-10-E a distance of 71.16 feet; thence S-63-56-00-E a distance of 48.64 feet; thence S-19-06-40-W a distance of 70.00 feet to the point of beginning .- School Department.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted Unanimously: That the town authorize and instruct the Selectmen to purchase for a nominal consideration from Charles H. Buxton the following described parcel of land:
Beginning at an iron pipe in a wall approximately 222 feet south- easterly of Lowell Street, as shown on the plan of land entitled "Plan of the Montrose School Lot, Wakefield, Mass. by Clarence E. Carter", August 1917. Thence N-65-24-00-W à distance of 49.50 feet; thence N-19-55-10-E a distance of 71.16 feet; thence S-63-56-00-E a distance of 48.64 feet; thence S-19-06-40-W a distance of 70.00 feet to the point of beginning.
ARTICLE 53
To see if the town will vote to transfer control and jurisdiction from the selectmen and/or other town departments to the School Department of the Town of Wakefield the land bounded and described as follows: Westerly, from the present Woodville School lot in a southerly direc- tion along Farm Street, 750 feet; Southerly by other land of the town, 500 feet; Easterly, by other land of the town, 750 feet; Northerly by other land of the town, 500 feet to point of beginning .- School Department.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the following described parcel of property, namely the land bounded and described as follows: Westerly, from the present Woodville School lot in a southerly direction along Farm Street, 750
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feet; Southerly by other land of the town, 500 feet; Easterly, by other land of the town, 750 feet; Northerly by other land of the town, 500 feet to point of beginning, shall henceforth be under the jurisdiction of the School Department and that the Board of Selectmen and the Board of Public Welfare and any other department having any jurisdiction over said property, be instructed to take all necessary steps to accomplish the purposes of this article.
The vote in the affirmative was unanimous.
ARTICLE 54
To see if the town will vote to rescind action taken under Article 12 of Special Town Meeting held November 30, 1953 .- School Department. On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the town rescind action taken under Article 12 of the Special Town Meeting of November 30, 1953.
The vote in the affirmative was unanimous.
On motion by Marcus G. Beebe:
Voted: That this meeting be adjourned at 10:30 P. M. to Monday, March 28, 1955, at the Memorial High School Auditorium, and to be reconvened immediately upon the adjournment of the adjourned session of the Special Town Meeting of March 21, 1955.
ARTICLE 55
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 Chapter 79 of the General Laws for playground purposes, the following described parcel of land: Northeasterly, by Bennett Street, 60 feet; Southeasterly, by land of Sliwa, 132 feet; Southwesterly, by other land of the Town of Wakefield, 60 feet; Northwesterly, by Lot S5 on the Assessors Plan of the Town of Wakefield, 132 feet, and to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money and/or transfer the balance remaining in the appropriation made under Article 12, of the Special Town Meeting held November 30, 1953 .- School Department.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the town authorize and instruct the Board of Select- men to purchase or take by right of eminent domain, under Chapter 79 of the General Laws and amendments thereto, for playground pur- poses, the following described parcel of land, with structures or trees, if any thereon, and to pay therefor the town raise and appropriate the sum of $800:
Northeasterly by Bennett Street, 60 feet; Southeasterly by land of Sliwa, 132 feet; Southwesterly by other land of the Town of Wakefield, 60 feet; Northwesterly by Lot S5 on the Assessors' Plan of the Town of Wakefield, 132 feet.
The vote in the affirmative was unanimous.
ARTICLE 56
To see if the town will vote to instruct the moderator to appoint a committee to have test borings made and secure estimated costs of draining and filling for use as a High School athletic field, the property accepted as a gift by the town under Article 11, at the Special Town
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Meeting held November 30, 1953, and other adjoining land owned by the town, and raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to carry out the purpose of this article .- School Department.
Motion by Finance Committee :
That the subject matter of Article 56 be indefinitely postponed.
The vote was in the negative.
On motion by Mr. Fuller for the school committee:
Voted: That the Moderator be instructed to appoint a committee to have test borings made and secure estimated costs of draining and filling, for use as a High School athletic field, the property accepted as a gift by the town under Article 11 at the Special Town Meeting held November 30, 1953, and other adjoining land owned by the Town, and raise and appropriate the sum of two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) to carry out the purposes of Article 56.
ARTICLE 57
To hear and act upon a report of the committee appointed under Article 71 of the Warrant of the 1951 Annual Town Meeting, to build and equip with original equipment and furnishings, a new grammar school to be erected on land as described in Article 65 of the 1951 Annual Town Meeting .- Harris M. Dolbeare School Building Committee.
The report of the committee was read by Roger Wingate.
On motion by Finance Committee :
Voted: That the report be accepted as a final report and that the committee be discharged.
On motion by John J. Round, Jr .:
Voted: That the committees that have submitted reports under Articles 57 and 58 be given a vote of thanks. Voted unanimously.
ARTICLE 58
To hear and act upon a report of the committee appointed under Article 72 of the Warrant of the 1951 Annual Town Meeting, to build and equip with original equipment and furnishings, a new grammar school to be erected on land described in Article 66 of the 1951 Annual Town Meeting .- Mary E. Walton School Building Committee.
The report of the committee was read by John Morley.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the report of the committee be accepted and that the committee be discharged.
ARTICLE 59
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 Com- mittee.
The report of the committee was read by Forrest Carter.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the report of the committee be accepted as a report of progress.
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ARTICLE 60
To see if the town will vote to remodel, reconstruct or make extra- ordinary repairs to the Town Hall, or construct a new building on the present or some other site, or acquire such other suitable facilities as are available and raise 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 there- for, and authorize 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 to enter into contract therefor and to hire such professional services as they may deem necessary .- Town Hall Committee.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the subject matter of Article 60 be referred to a future special town meeting.
ARTICLE 61
To see if the town will vote to repair the fire damage to the Town Hall and appropriate $43,120.79 from the Town Hall Fire Loss Account, and appropriate $25,000 from the Excess and Deficiency Account, or otherwise, for the purpose of cleaning the exterior of the building and necessary repairs including the altering of any partitions on the first, second or third floors that may deem advisable, and that the moderator appoint or reappoint a committee of five to enter into contract there- for and to hire such professional services as they may deem necessary. -Florence J. McAuliffe and others.
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 vote to establish a Planning Board of five members under the provisions of General Laws, Chapter 41, Section 81-A, with all the powers and duties therein provided, and to provide that the members of the Planning Board now in office serve as members of the Planning Board so established until the next annual town meeting, at which meeting five members shall be elected by official ballot, one for a term of one year, one for a term of two years, one for a term of three years, one for a term of four years, and one for a term of five years, and thereafter as their terms expire in accordance with the provisions of statute, or any action relative thereto .- Town Planning Board.
The Finance Committee recommended favorable action. (Action held over until March 28.)
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At this point, the hour of 10:30 having arrived, the moderator announced adjournment in accordance to the motion made previously.
Meeting adjourned at 10:30.
Attendance:
Prec. 1- 90
Prec. 2- 60
Prec. 3-230
Prec. 4- 63
Prec. 5- 22
Total 465
A true record:
Attest: CHARLES F. YOUNG, Town Clerk
Special Town Meeting-March 28, 1955
Meeting called to order by Moderator William J. Lee at 8 P. M., who read the call for the meeting.
On motion by Marcus G. Beebe:
Voted: That further reading of the warrant, with 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 redetermine, in accordance with G. L. Chap. 83, Sec. 15A, the uniform rate fixed and charged to the abuttors for the construction of sewers in the Town of Wakefield.
The Finance Committee recommended favorable action.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the assessment authorized by General Laws, Chapter 83, Section 15A, to be made upon owners of estates in the system of sewerage, shall be redetermined and made upon a fixed, uniform rate based upon 2% of the estimated average cost of the completion or ex- tension of the existing sewer system or systems in the town by the following fixed uniform rate:
$2.15 per foot of frontage which such estates have upon any street or way where a sewer is constructed, and four cents per square foot of area which such estates contain within eighty feet from such street or way.
The vote in the affirmative was unanimous.
The chairman of the Finance Committee, Mr. Beebe, explained to the meeting that the Town of Wakefield engaged the services of Camp, Dresser, and McKee, whom he said are able skillful, and experienced consulting engineers, of Boston, to make a comprehensive survey of the sewer needs for the town. The results of the survey were reported to the Board of Public Works on November 30, 1954 and is on file in that office, and, as a result of the survey, the Board of Public Works made the recommendations contained in the foregoing vote.
After a lengthy discussion, the "previous question" was voted at 9:53 P. M.
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The Finance Committee motion then was voted in the affirmative. On motion by Mr. Beebe:
Voted: That this meeting be now dissolved.
Meeting dissolved at 9:56 P. M.
Attendance, 543
A true record:
Attest: CHARLES F. YOUNG, Town Clerk
Adjourned Session of March 21, 1955 Special Town Meeting
The adjourned session of the March 21, 1955 special town meeting, which was adjourned on March 21st to March 28, 1955, was called to order by Moderator William J. Lee at 9:57 P. M.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That Articles one and seven be taken from the table.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That Articles one and seven be taken up jointly.
ARTICLES 1 and 7
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted Unanimously: To authorize and instruct the Board of Public Works to construct sewers in any or all of the streets as described in Articles 1 and 7 and to pay therefor, the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, be and hereby is authorized to borrow the sum of $70,000 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 Selectmen may determine.
On motion by Henry B. McConville:
Voted: To take up Article 5.
On motion by Henry B. McConville :
Voted: That action taken under Article 5 be reconsidered.
ARTICLE 5
Motion by Mr. McConville:
That the subject matter of Article 5 be indefinitely postponed.
The vote on Mr. McConville's motion was in the negative.
Motion by Finance Committee:
That for the original construction of Stark Avenue, 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 per- manent pavement of similar lasting character under specifications approved by the Department of Public Works, and, to pay the cost thereof, the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, be and hereby is authorized to borrow the sum of $37,000 and issue bonds or notes of the town therefor, payable in annual installments over a period of ten years or at such earlier times as the treasurer and select- men may determine; such work to be done under the Betterment Act.
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