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3,608.00
Sundry Expense
100.00
Capital Improvement:
Lafayette Building
1,500.00
Police Station
3,620.00
Fire Station
760.00
Highway
200.00
$ 36,413.80
Moth and Tree Division:
Personal Services
$ 21,712.40
Materials and Supplies
625.00
Contractual Services
350.00
Sundry Expense
25.00
Capital Outlay
456.60
$ 23,169.00
Park Division:
Personal Services
$ 22,950.00
Materials and Supplies
2,320.00
Contractual Services
645.00
Sundry Expense
25.00
Capital Outlay
1,895.00
$ 27,835.00
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Cemetery Division:
Personal Services Materials and Supplies Contractual Services Sundry Expense Capital Outlay
$ 10,750.00 2,000.00
445.00
25.00
500.00
$ 13,720.00
Less: Perpetual care Income available $2,043.00 To be appropriated from Sale of Lots Fund 3,985.00
$ 6,028.00
$ 7,692.00
Water Division:
Personal Services
$ 95,773.38
Insurance
2,200.00
Pensions
2,779.40
Materials and Supplies
39,425.00
Contractual Services
28,550.00
Sundry Expense
1,000.00
Maturing Water Bonds
95,000.00
Maturing Water Interest
17,343.25
M. D. C. Assessment
54,379.60
Capital Outlay
26,650.00
$363,100.63
Sewer Division:
Personal Services
$ 23,902.02
Materials and Supplies
1,200.00
Contractual Services
3,060.00
Sundry Expense
25.00
Sewer Connections
8,500.00
$ 36,687.02
Highway Division:
Personal Services
$ 85,000.00
Materials and Supplies
31,355.00
Contractual Services
27,695.00
Sundry Expense
200.00
Capital Outlay
14,430.00
$158,680.00
CHARITIES AND VETERANS' BENEFITS
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: To raise and appropriate the sum of $307,054.00 for Charities and Veterans' Benefits as follows:
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Welfare Department:
Salaries of the Board
$ 690.00
General Relief
18,500.00
General Relief Administration
1,581.00
$ 20,771.00
Disability Assistance
$ 12,000.00
Disability Assistance Administration
1,581.00
$ 13,581.00
Aid Dependent Children
$ 20,000.00
Aid Dependent Children Administration
790.50
$ 20,790.50
Old Age Assistance
$204,000.00
Old Age Assistance Administration
11,857.50
$215,857.50
$271,000.00
Part of the expense for Aid to Dependent Children and Old Age Assist- ance will be paid from available Federal Funds.
Veterans' Benefits:
Personal Services
$ 3,150.00
Recipients
32,000.00
Materials and Supplies
110.00
Contractual Services
560.00
Sundry Expense
55.00
Care of Veterans' Graves - Lakeside Cemetery
179.00
$ 36,054.00
EDUCATION
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: To raise and appropriate the sum of $1,685,578.97 for Educa- tion, as follows:
School Department:
Personal Services
$1,372,245.90
Materials & Supplies, Contractual Services and
Sundry Expenses
214,559.00
Trade Schools
8,200.00
Out of State Travel
600.00
Adult Education
5,232.50
Capital Outlay
7,135.00
Library Department:
Personal Services
Material and Supplies
Contractual Services
$1,607,972.40
$ 59,775.00 15,000.00
9,700.00
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Sundry Expense Out of State Travel
75.00 150.00
Capital Outlay
1,480.00
$ 86,180.00
Less: Library Trust Funds Income Available $ 6,458.43 Dog License money collected in the Town Clerk's office and refunded from the County. 2,115.00
$
8,573.43
$ 77,606.57
An amendment by Phillips C. Davis, to amend the motion of the Finance Committee, to add $2,000 to the Material and Supplies account in the Library budget was not carried.
RECREATION AND UNCLASSIFIED
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: To raise and appropriate the sum of $259,105.18 for Recreation and Unclassified, as follows:
Recreation:
Salary of Director
$ 1,000.00
Personal Services
6,632.50
Materials and Supplies
2,375.00
Contractual Services
200.00
Capital Outlay
500.00
$ 10,707.50
Miscellaneous Account
$ 2,000.00
$ 2,000.00
Street Lights
$ 40,000.00
$ 40,000.00
Rifle Range: Company E. 182nd Infantry
$ 396.00
$ 396.00
Insurance
$ 40,873.00
$ 40,873.00
Employees' Group Insurance
$ 33,688.10
$ 33,688.10
Retirement System:
Pension Accumulation Fund
$ 66,677.00
Expense Fund
4,680.00
Military Service Credit
148.42
Non-Contributory Veterans' Pension
28,480.06
$ 99,985.48
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and that $8,544.90 be transferred fom Overlay
Surplus Account to the Reserve Fund
Reserve Fund
$ 31,455.10
INTEREST AND MATURING DEBT
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: To raise and appropriate the sum of $549,131.75, as follows: Interest $158,131.75 391,000.00 Maturing Debt
$549,131.75
LIGHT DEPARTMENT
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: To appropriate the sum of $5,840.00 to provide for payments due for the year 1960 on bonds of the Light Department and interest on such bonds, and appropriate the sum of $414.00 for salaries of the Light Commissioners to be taken from the receipts of the department for the year 1960, and to transfer the sum of $2,909.52 from the Light Operation Account to the Non-Contributory Pension Account and to transfer the sum of $5,200.00 from the Light Operation Account to the Employees Group Insurance Account, and the balance of the receipts of the department for the year 1960 be appropriated for the use of the department for other expenditures, provided, however, that, if the income from said department shall exceed the expenses of the department for said fiscal year, the use of said excess, in whole or in part, to be determind by the 1961 Annual Town Meeting.
A motion by William K. Lawrence that Article 16 be taken up out of order was voted in the negative.
ARTICLE 5
To see if the Town will vote to amend Section 7B of the Classification, Salary and Wage Plan of the Town of Wakefield, being Chapter 17 of the Bylaws of the Town of Wakefield, under authority of Section 108A of the General Laws, by striking SCHEDULE III - POLICE AND FIRE SALARY SCALE therefrom, and substituting the following:
Intermediate Rates
Pay Scale
Number
Range
PF-1
Min. $4,750.00
(1) $4,850.00
(2)
Max. $5,050.00
300
PF-2
5,300.00
5,400.00
5,500.00
5,600.00
300
PF-2A
5,300.00
5,400.00
5,500.00
5,600.00
300
PF-2B
5,300.00
5,400.00
5,500.00
5,600.00
300
PF-3
5,800.00
5,950.00
6,100.00
6,250.00
450
PF-4
6,650.00
6,850.00
7,050.00
7,250.00
600
Personnel Board
$4,950.00
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: To amend Section 7B of the Classification, Salary and Wage Plan of the Town of Wakefield, being Chapter 17 of the By-Laws of the
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Town of Wakefield, under authority of Section 108A of the General Laws, by striking SCHEDULE III - POLICE AND FIRE SALARY SCALE there- from and substituting those rates as set forth in Article 5.
ARTICLE 6
To see if the Town will vote to amend Section 7A of the Classification, Salary and Wage Plan of the Town of Wakefield, being Chapter 17 of the By-Laws of the Town of Wakefield, under authority of Section 108A of the General Laws, by reclassifying the following positions:
(a) W-4 Reserve Patrolman to W-5 Reserve Patrolman
(b) N-12 Building Inspector to N-13 Building Inspector
(c) N-2 Wire Inspector to N-4 Wire Inspector
(d) N-4 Plumbing Inspector to N-5 Plumbing Inspector
Personnel Board
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: To amend Section 7A of the Classification, Salary and Wage Plan of the Town of Wakefield, being Chapter 17 of the By-Laws of the Town of Wakefield, under authority of Section 108A of the General Laws, as described in Article 6.
ARTICLE 7
To see if the Town will vote to ratify the action of:
(a) The Board of Selectmen, Board of Health and the Personnel Board in reclassifying the position of Clerk B (S-2) in the offices of the Board of Health and Veterans' Service Agent, to Administrative Assistant (S-4).
(b) The Board of Health and the Personnel Board in reclassifying the position of Public Health Nurse (S-4) to Public Health Nurse (S-5).
(c) The Board of Assessors and the Personnel Board in reclassifying the position of the Clerk C (S-3) in the office of the Assessors to Account Clerk (S-4).
(d) The Board of Selectmen and the Personnel Board in reclassifying the position of Clerk B (S-2) in the office of the Building Inspector to Clerk C (S-3).
Personnel Board
On motion by Finance Committee :
Voted: To ratify the action as described in Article 7.
ARTICLE 8
To see if the Town will vote to amend Section 7A of the Classification, Salary and Wage Plan of the Town of Wakefield, being Chapter 17 of the By-Laws of the Town of Wakefield, under authority of Section 108A of the General Laws, by creating a Garage Division within the Public Works Occu- pational Group and including thereunder, the following:
W-5 Mechanic's Helper
W-6 Mechanic
W-10 Master Mechanic
On motion by Finance Committee:
Personnel Board
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Voted: To amend Section 7A of the Classification, Salary and Wage Plan of the Town of Wakefield, being Chapter 17 of the By-Laws of the Town of Wakefield, under the authority of Section 108A of the General Laws, by creating a Garage Division within the Public Works Occupational Group as described in Article 8.
ARTICLE 9
To see if the Town will vote to amend Section 7A of the Classification, Salary and Wage Plan of the Town of Wakefield, being Chapter 17 of the By-Laws of the Town of Wakefield, under the authority of Section 108A of Chapter 41 of the General Laws, in the manner following: By adding to the present W-5 scale in the Public Works Occupational Group a new Classifi- cation of "Public Works Maintenance Man - Skilled Laborer."
Personnel Board
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: To amend Section 7A of the Classification, Salary and Wage Plan of the Town of Wakefield, being Chapter 17 of the By-Laws of the Town of Wakefield, under the authority of Section 108A of Chapter 41 of the General Laws, in the manner following: By adding to the present W-5 scale in the Public Works Occupational Group a new Classification of "Public Works Maintenance Man - Skilled Laborer."
ARTICLE 10
To see if the Town will vote to amend Section 7A of the Classification, Salary and Wage Plan of the Town of Wakefield, being Chapter 17 of the By-Laws of the Town of Wakefield, under authority of Section 108A of the General Laws, by adding to the Public Works Occupational Group, the position of Building Custodial Supervisor, Board of Public Works, S-7. Personnel Board
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: To amend Section 7A of the Classification, Salary and Wage Plan of the Town of Wakefield, being Chapter 17 of the By-Laws of the Town of Wakefield, under authority of Section 108A of the General Laws, by adding to the Public Works Occupational Group the Position of Building Custodial Supervisor, Board of Public Works, S-7.
ARTICLE 11
To hear and act on the report of the West Side Elementary School Building Committee appointed under Article 23 of the Annual Town Meeting of 1959. - West Side Elementary School Building Committee.
The report of the committee was read by Henry A. Stahle and, on motion of the Finance Committee, it was
Voted: That the report be accepted as a report of progress.
ARTICLE 12
To see if the Town will vote to construct a new elementary school building, including original equipment and furnishings, said school to be located on the property acquired by the town for school purposes under the vote on Article 15 of the warrant for the Annual Town Meeting of 1958, and to authorize and instruct the committee appointed under Article 23
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of the warrant for the Annual Town Meeting of 1959 to contract for the construction of said building and the purchase of said equipment and fur- nishings, and to engage such professional services as the committee deems necessary, and to raise and appropriate therefor, by taxation or transfer, a sufficient sum of money, and/or to authorize the treasurer, with the approval of the Board of Selectmen, to borrow and issue notes or bonds of the town therefor, under Chapter 645 of the Acts of 1948, as amended; and to take any other action relative thereto. - West Side Elementary School Building Committee.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: To construct a new elementary school building, including original equipment and furnishings, said school building to be located on the property acquired by the town for school purposes under the vote on Article 15 of the warrant for the Annual Town Meeting of 1958, and to authorize and instruct the committee appointed under Article 23 of the warrant for the Annual Town Meeting of 1959 to contract for the con- struction of said building and the purchase of said equipment and fur- nishings, and to engage such professional services as the committee deems necessary, by transfer from the Excess and Deficiency Account the sum of $120,000 and further appropriate by transfer from the Stabilization Fund created under the provisions of Chapter 40, Section 5B, the sum of $138,500 and to authorize the Treasurer, with the approval of the Board of Selectmen, to borrow the sum of $100,000 and issue notes or bonds of the town therefor, payable in annual installments within 10 years from their dates or at such earlier time as the Treasurer and Selectmen may determine, under the provisions of Chap. 645 of the Acts of 1948 as amended.
The vote in the affirmative was: YES, 389 - NO, 86, and, having re- ceived the necessary two-thirds vote, the Moderator declared the motion passed.
At this time, William K. Lawrence, Chairman of the Finance Com- mittee, notified the meeting of his intention to move for reconsideration of the vote under Article 4.
On motion by Selectman Burton F. Whitcomb :
Voted: That this meeting be adjourned to Thursday evening, March 17, 1960, at the Memorial High School auditorium at 7:30 P. M.
Meeting adjourned at 10:40 P. M.
Attendance:
Precinct 1
156
Precinct 2
111
Precinct 3
230
Precinct 4
143
Precinct 5
44
Total
684
A True Record:
Attest: CHARLES F. YOUNG,
Town Clerk
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Special Meeting Dissolved
At the conclusion of the session, William K. Lawrence, chairman of the Finance Committee, moved and it was seconded and
Voted: That the Special Town Meeting, called for March 14, 1960 at 8 P. M. at the Memorial High School auditorium be now dissolved.
Meeting dissolved at 10:41 P. M.
A True Record:
Attest: CHARLES F. YOUNG,
Town Clerk
Adjourned Session, March 17, 1960
ARTICLE 13
To see if the Town will raise and appropriate a sum of money suffi- cient to do necessary pointing and roofing repairs at the Warren School. -School Committee.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: To raise and appropriate the sum of $13,200 to carry out the purposes of Article 13.
ARTICLE 14
To see if the Town will raise and appropriate a sum of money suffi- cient to do necessary pointing and roofing repairs at the Lincoln School. -School Committee.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: To raise and appropriate the sum of $22,200 to carry out the purposes of Article 14.
ARTICLE 15
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to indemnify Police Officer Richard A. Curran for medical care and hospital expenses incurred as a result of injuries received by said officer while in performance of his duties, as provided for under Section 100, Chapter 41 of the General Laws, in such amount and to the extent as may be recommended by the Board of Selectmen. - Board of Selectmen.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: To raise and appropriate the sum of $339.00 to indemnify Police Officer Richard A. Curran for medical care and hospital expenses incurred as a result of injuries received by said officer while in performance of his duties, as provided for under Section 100, Chapter 41 of the Massachusetts General Laws, subject to the reimbursement of the town by Officer Curran from the proceeds of any Legal damages or insurance benefits recovered by said officer.
ARTICLE 16
To see if the Town will vote (1) to terminate coverage of Town em- ployees under the Workmen's Compensation Act, so-called, as voted under
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Article 56 of the Annual Town Meeting of 1947, and (2) to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money for the purpose of self-insurance by the Town, of the employees now covered under the provisions of said Workmen's Compensation Act. - Board of Selectmen.
Julius Horovitz, speaking, stated that, in his opinion, the subject matter of the article was illegal.
Frederick A. Beyer, Jr., read the report of the Finance Committee.
Walter J. Hunt, of 59 Salem Street, moved that the Moderator direct the Town Counsel to render an opinion on the authority of the Town Meeting to conduct a secret ballot on this appropriation, and such other financial or important matters that may come before the Town Meeting from time to time.
The Moderator stated he would accept the motion as it applied to Article 16 only.
Mr. Hunt, later, withdrew the motion.
Motion by Finance Committee:
That the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $9,000 to provide for the self insurance of employees presently covered under the provisions of the Workmen's Compensation Insurance Account.
The vote on the motion was in the negative.
On motion by Finance Committee :
Voted: That Article 4 be now taken up for reconsideration. It being a two-thirds vote in the affirmative, the moderator declared the motion carried.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: To reconsider the vote taken under Article 4, the Recreation and Unclassified section as it pertains to the Insurance budget and the total appropriation under this article.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: To amend and change the vote under Article 4 as follows:
Recreation and Unclassified:
Insurance Budget - The amount of $40,873.00 be changed to read $53,913.00.
Total for Recreation and Unclassified: The amount of $259,105.18 be changed to read $272,145.18.
ARTICLE 17
To see if the Town will vote to amend the By-laws of the Town by Deleting Section 1 of Chapter V thereof, and substituting the following:
Section 1. The Board of Selectmen shall appoint an attorney at law to act as Town Counsel, such appointment to be for a period of three years. - Board of Selectmen.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: To amend the By-Laws of the Town by deleting Section 1 of Chapter V thereof, and substituting the following:
Section 1. The Board of Selectmen shall appoint an attorney at law to act as Town Counsel, such appointment to be for a period not to exceed three years.
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ARTICLE 18
To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to purchase or lease, for highway purposes, the following parcels of land:
Parcel 1
Beginning at a concrete bound on the easterly sideline of Main Street, said bound lying 7.29 feet northwesterly of a spike at the lot corner of Lot S12A; thence N-4-39-00-W 43.75 feet to a proposed lot line; thence N 15-24- 10E 68.45 feet to intersection of the southerly sideline of Bennett Street; thence S-78-09-00-E 15.03 feet to a concrete bound; thence S-15-24-10-W 110.47 feet to the point of beginning.
Said parcel contains 1340 square feet more or less.
Parcel 2
Beginning at the westerly lot corner of the E. E. Boit property on the northerly sideline of Bennett Street; thence N-78-09-W approximately 42 feet to a proposed lot corner; thence northeasterly approximately 184 feet to the intersection of the southerly sideline of Richardson Street; thence southeasterly along the southerly sideline of Richardson Street approxim- ately 34 feet to a lot corner of the E. E. Boit property; thence southwesterly along the westerly property line of the E. E. Boit property approximately 179 feet to the point of beginning.
Said parcel contains 7200 square feet more or less.
And to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to carry out the purposes of this article.
Board of Selectmen.
On motion by Finance Committee :
Voted: To authorize the Board of Selectmen to purchase for Highway purposes the following parcels of land:
Parcel 1
Beginning at a concrete bound on the easterly sideline of Main Street, said bound lying 7.29 feet northwesterly of a spike at the lot corner of Lot S12A; thence N-4-39-00-W 43.75 feet to a proposed lot line; thence N-15- 24-10E 68.45 feet to intersection of the southerly sideline of Bennett Street; thence S-78-09-00-E 15.03 feet to a concrete bound; thence S-15-24-10-W 110.47 feet to the point of beginning.
Said parcel contains 1340 square feet more or less.
Parcel 2
Beginning at the westerly lot corner of the E. E. Boit property on the northerly sideline of Bennett Street; thence N-78-09-W approximately 42 feet to a proposed lot corner; thence northeasterly approximately 184 feet to the intersection of the southerly sideline of Richardson Street; thence southeasterly along the southerly sideline of Richardson Street approxim- ately 34 feet to a lot corner of the E. E. Boit property; thence southwesterly along the westerly property line of the E. E. Boit property approximately 179 feet to the point of beginning.
Said parcel contains 7200 square feet more or less.
And to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,708 to carry out the pur- poses of this Article.
The vote in the affirmative was: Yes, 281-No, 9, and, having received the necessary two-thirds vote, the moderator declared the motion carried.
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ARTICLE 19
To see if the Town will vote to purchase or take by eminent domain proceedings for highway purposes, the following described parcel of land:
Beginning at a point on the north side of Bennett Street at the south- west lot corner of the land owned by the E. E. Boit Trustees; thence northerly along land of the Boston & Maine Railroad about 179 feet to the northwest lot corner at the South side of Richardson Street; thence easterly along Richardson Street about 36 feet; thence southwesterly about 30 feet along a curve of radius 20 feet; thence southerly along a curve of radius 2859.84 feet for a distance of approximately 136.5 feet by the remain- ing land of the Boit property; thence southeasterly about 30 feet by a curve of radius 20 feet to a point on the north side of Bennett Street; thence N-78-09-00W approximately 31 feet to the point of beginning. Said parcel contains approximately 2435 square feet more or less; and to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to carry out the purposes of this article.
Board of Selectmen.
On motion by Finance Committee :
Voted: To purchase or take eminent domain proceedings for highway purposes, the following described parcel of land:
Beginning at a point on the north side of Bennett Street at the south- west lot corner of the land owned by the E. E. Boit Trustees; thence northerly along land of the Boston & Maine Railroad about 179 feet to the northwest lot corner at the south side of Richardson Street; thence easterly along Richardson Street about 36 feet; thence southwesterly about 30 feet along a curve of radius 20 feet; thence southerly along a curve of radius 2859.84 feet for a distance of approximately 136.5 feet by the re- maining land of the Boit property; thence southeasterly about 30 feet by a curve of radius 20 feet to a point on the north side of Bennett Street; thence N-78-09-00W approximately 31 feet to the point of beginning. Said parcel contains approximately 2435 square feet more or less; and to raise and appropriate the sum of $487.00 to carry out the purposes of this article.
The vote in the affirmative was: YES, 246 - NO, 2 - and the modera- tor declared that, having received the necessary two-thirds vote, the motion was carried.
ARTICLE 20
To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to convey, for adequate consideration, a parcel of land lying on the northerly side of Richardson Street and easterly of the Boston & Maine Railroad, Danvers Branch, bounded and described as follows:
Beginning at a point 69.18 feet northwesterly of the p.c. of curve of radius 20 feet at Hamilton Road, thence the line runs
Northeasterly eight hundred twenty-five and 72/100 (825.72) feet to a point; thence
Southwesterly but more westerly sixty-eight and 35/100 (68.35) feet to a point; thence
Southwesterly Seven hundred ninety-six and 53/100 (796.53) feet to the northerly sideline of Richardson Street; thence
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Easterly along said sideline of Richardson Street, Sixty and 01/100 (60.01) feet; to the point of beginning.
All of said measurements being more or less and as more fully described on a plan entitled, "Subdivision of Land in Wakefield Registered Under Land Court Case 17334," dated April 1942, by Gilbert-Varker Corporation Engineers .- Board of Selectmen.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: To authorize the Board of Selectmen to convey for adequate consideration, its right, title and interest in and to a parcel of land lying on the northerly side of Richardson Street and easterly of the Boston & Maine Railroad, Danvers Branch, bounded and described as follows:
Beginning at a point 69.18 feet northwesterly of the p.c. of curve of radius 20 feet at Hamilton Road, thence the line runs
Northeasterly eight hundred twenty-five and 72.100 (825.72) feet to a point; thence
Southwesterly but more westerly sixty-eight and 35/100 (68.35) feet to a point; thence
Southwesterly Seven hundred ninety-six and 53/100 (796.53) feet to the northerly sideline of Richardson Street, thence
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