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Voted Unanimously: To accept as a Town Way the road, the Plan of which has been filed in the office of the Town Clerk, said Plan showing a road forty (40) feet in width and a twenty-four (24) foot or more travelled way extending in a southerly direction from the Littleton Line to a temporary turnaround a distance of approximately five hundred ninety (590) feet, said road to be known as Lillian Road, and said road to be maintained by the developer for a period of one year after acceptance.
Article 28. To see if the Town will vote to accept as a Town Way the road, the Plan of which has been filed in the office of the Town Clerk, said Plan showing a road forty (40) feet in width and a twenty- four (24) foot or more travelled way extending in a southerly direction
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from Massachusetts Avenue to an intersection, a distance of approxi- mately three hundred (300) feet, said road to be known as Birch Ridge Road, and said road to be maintained by the developer for a period of one year after acceptance, or take any other action relative thereto.
Voted Unanimously: To pass over the article.
Article 29. To see if the Town will vote to accept as a Town Way the road, the Plan of which has been filed in the office of the Town Clerk, said Plan showing a road forty (40) feet in width and a twenty-four (24) foot or more travelled way extending in an easterly direction from the intersection of Birch Ridge Road to a temporary turnaround, a distance of approximately one thousand (1,000) feet, said road to be known as Juniper Ridge Road, and said road to be maaintained by the developer for a period of one year after acceptance, or take any other action relative thereto.
Voted Unanimously: To pass over the article.
Voted: To take up Articles 31 and 32 at this time.
Article 31. To see if the Town will vote to accept the gift of Ten thousand (10,000) dollars, made to the Inhabitants of the Town of Acton by Section 1 of Clause C of the Thirty-second item of the will of Jennie A. Tuttle, late of Somerville, Mass., deceased, the same to be forever safely invested and held and known as "The Varnum Tuttle Memorial Fund," and the income arising therefrom to be forever used by the Board of Selectmen of said Town for the relief of worthy poor, who are inhabitants of said Acton, with authority to use part of the same for raising the standard of living of a considerable number of the citizens that they may enjoy the benefits of our Anglo-Saxon civilization and become better citizens of our Republic, all as set forth in said Section 1, Clause C., or take any other action relative thereto.
Voted: To accept the gift of Ten thousand (10,000) dollars, made to the Inhabitants of the Town of Acton by Section 1 of Clause C of the Thirty-second item of the will of Jennie A. Tuttle, late of Somer- ville, Mass., deceased, the same to be forever safely invested and held and known as "The Varnum Tuttle Memorial Fund," and the income arising therefrom to be forever used by the Board of Selectmen of said Town for the relief of worthy poor, who are inhabitants of said Acton, with authority to use part of the same for raising the standards of living of a considerable number of the citizens that they may enjoy the benefits of our Anglo-Saxon civilization and become better citizens of our Republic, all as set forth in said Section 1, Clause C.
Article 32. To see if the Town will vote to accept the gift of Fifteen thousand (15,000) dollars, made to the Inhabitants of the Town of Acton by Section 2 of Clause C of the Thirty-second item of the will
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of Jennie A. Tuttle, late of Somerville, Mass., deceased, the same to be forever safely invested and held and known as "The Georgia E. Whitney Memorial Fund" and the income therefrom forever used, all as set forth in said Section 2 of Clause C as follows: "To provide education and uplifting instruction and influence for the pupils of the Acton High School and through such school for the inhabitants of the Town of Acton. I direct that the method of spending this income shall be left to the discretion of an advisory board consisting of members of the Board of Selectmen, the principal of the High School and the Superin- tendent of Schools, having supervision of said High School, all in said Town of Acton. A majority of said Board shall decide all questions. I recommend that the purposes above set forth be accomplished either by maintaining a course of free lectures each year to be given in said Town of Acton primarily for the benefit of said pupils, the members of their families and their teachers, but incidentally for other residents of said Town who may be accommodated thereat, or by providing special instruction in music, in the arts or industry or any combination of all of said methods or a part of them or such other methods as said Advisory Board shall deem best from time to time. It is my desire that said income be used to provide for such pupils, their families and their teachers in said Town of Acton educational advantages which would not be furnished by said Town and which they probably would not otherwise have, such as the best thought concerning government, law, jurisprudence, ethics, moral standards, fine arts, science, industry and the better things of life. I do not desire that this income be so expended that it will be used for general maintenance of said High School nor lessen the burdens of taxation," or take any other action relative thereto.
Article 32. Voted: To accept the gift of Fifteen thousand (15,000) dollars, made to the Inhabitants of the Town of Acton by Section 2 of Clause C of the Thirty-second item of the will of Jennie A. Tuttle, late of Somerville, Mass., deceased, the same to be forever safely invested and held and known as "The Georgia E. Whitney Memorial Fund" and the income therefrom forever used, all as set forth in said Section 2 of Clause C as follows: "To provide education and uplifting instruction and influence for the pupils of the Acton High School and through such school for the inhabitants of the Town of Acton. I direct that the method of spending this income shall be left to the discretion of an advisory board consisting of members of the Board of Selectmen, the principal of the High School and the Superintendent of Schools having supervision of said High School, all in said Town of Acton. A majority of said Board shall decide all questions. I recommend that the purposes above set forth be accomplished either by maintaining a course of free lectures each year to be given in said Town of Acton primarily for the benefit of said pupils, the members of their families and their teachers, but incidentally for other residents of said Town who may be accommodated thereat, or by providing special instruction in music, in the arts or industry or any combination of all said methods or a part of them or such other methods as said Advisory Board shall
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deem best from time to time. It is my desire that said income be used to provide for such pupils, their families and their teachers in said Town of Acton educational advantages which would not be furnished by said Town and which they probably would not otherwise have, such as the best thought concerning government, law, jurisprudence, ethics, moral standards, fine arts, science, industry and the better things of life. I do not desire that this income be so expended that it will be used for general maintenance of said High School nor lessen the burdens of taxation."
Article 3. To see if the Town will vote to amend the Protective Zoning By-Law of the Town of Acton by rezoning from residential to business the property on Stow Street, South Acton, said property running approximately 108 feet westerly from property owned by Earl F. Hayward, Sr. et ux to Fort Pond Brook; southerly along Fort Pond Brook and property of B. M. Kimball, Executor, approximately 163 feet; easterly for approximately 129 feet and northerly approximately 79.50 feet, along property owned by Earl F. Hayward, Sr. et ux to the point of beginning on Stow Street, as petitioned to us by Leo C. Cunningham, or take any other action relative thereto. (Inserted by the Planning Board)
Voted: To amend the Protective Zoning By-Law of the Town of Acton by rezoning from residential to business the property on Stow Street, South Acton, said property running approximately 108 feet westerly from property owned by Earl F. Hayward, Sr. et ux to Fort Pond Brook; southerly along Fort Pond Brook and property of B. M. Kimball, Executor, approximately 163 feet; easterly for approximately 129 feet and northerly approximately 79.50 feet, along property owned by Earl F. Hayward, Sr. et ux to the point of beginning on Stow Street.
Same tellers as Article 2.
Hand vote. Total - 409. Yes - 380. No-29.
Needed to carry - 273.
At 11:15 P. M. Voted: To adjourn until Monday, November 24, 1958 at 7:30 P. M. at the Blanchard Auditorium.
The Moderator called the meeting to order at 7:30 P. M. on Monday, November 24, 1958.
Motion: I, Herschel Hadley, voted with the prevailing side on Article 2 during the Special Town Meeting of Acton, Massachusetts, held on November 17, 1958 and I move to reconsider the vote on said Article 2.
Motion carried.
Reconsideration of Article 2.
Article 2. Voted: To amend the Protective Zoning By-Law of the Town of Acton by rezoning from residential to industrial a piece of
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land on the northerly side of Main Street, Acton Center, comprised of approximately twenty acres, said land starting at the most easterly point on the property of Franklin Balduf on Main Street, thence easterly on Main Street for approximately 1,0321/3 feet to property owned by Augustine B. Conant and Brewster Conant, thence northwesterly for approximately 257.7 feet, thence northeasterly for approximately 767 feet along land owned by said Augustine B. Conant and Brewster Conant; thence westerly for approximately 814 feet along property owned by said Augustine B. Conant and Brewster Conant; thence southerly for approximately 613 feet along land formerly owned by Edward B. Mckinley; thence easterly for approximately 82 feet; thence southerly along land of Franklin Balduf to the starting point on Main Street.
Moderator appointed the following tellers: Charlotte Wetherbee, Edmond J. McNiff, Dewey E. Boatman, Hayward S. Houghton, Henry Erikson, E. Wilson Bursaw, Roger Crafts, H. Vaughn Allen, Edith Engman, Joseph Coughlan, Phyllis Sprague, Eleanor P. Wilson, James B. Wilson, Grace J. Cullinane, Hazel P. Vose, Julia A. Barry and Jessie W. Knippel.
Ballot vote. Total -806. Yes - 567. No-239.
Needed to carry - 538.
Voted: To reopen Article 1.
Report of Acton Industrial Development Committee read and meet- ing voted to accept same.
Voted: To take up Article 33 to end of Warrant.
Article 33. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate from the Surplus Revenue Account the sum of $5,000.00 to the Snow Removal Account, or take any other action relative thereto.
Voted: To appropriate from the Surplus Revenue Account the sum of $5,000.00 to the Snow Removal Account.
Article 34. To see if the Town will vote to transfer the sum of $2,000.00 from the Machinery Fund to the Machinery Account, or take any other action relative thereto.
Voted: To appropriate the sum of $1,500.00 from the Surplus Revenue Account to the Machinery Account.
Article 35. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate from the Surplus Revenue Account the sum of $550.00, a portion of the State's allotment for highways under Chapter 81, to be used in conjunction with $41,450.00 as voted under Article 11 of the Warrant for the Annual Town Meeting held on March 10, 1958, provided that the reim-
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bursement be credited back to the Surplus Revenue Account, or take any other action relative thereto.
Voted: To appropriate from the Surplus Revenue Account the sum of $550.00, a portion of the State's allotment for highways under Chapter 81, to be used in conjunction with $41,450.00 as voted under Article 11 of the Warrant for the Annual Town Meeting held on March 10, 1958, provided that the reimbursement be credited back to the Surplus Revenue Account.
Article 36. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate from available funds the sum of $900.00 to the Hydrant Rental Account, or take any other action relative thereto.
Voted: To appropriate from the Surplus Revenue Account the sum of $900.00 to the Hydrant Rental Account.
Article 37. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate from available funds the sum of $452.88 to the Fleet Insurance Account, to be used in conjunction with $1,350.00 voted under Article 8 of the Warrant for the Annual Town Meeting held on March 10, 1958, or take any other action relative thereto.
Article 37. Voted: To appropriate from the Surplus Revenue Account the sum of $452.88 to the Fleet Insurance Account, to be used in conjunction with $1,350.00 voted under Article 8 of the Warrant for the Annual Town Meeting held on March 10, 1958.
Article 38. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate from available funds the sum of $1,198.59 to defray cost of relocating septic tank and leaching field in conjunction with Chapter 90 reconstruction of Main Street, or take any other action relative thereto.
Voted: To appropriate from Overlay Surplus the sum of $1,198.59 to defray cost of relocating septic tank and leaching field in conjunction with Chapter 90 reconstruction of Main Street.
Article 39. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate from available funds the sum of $1,165.00 to the Legal Services Account, Board of Selectmen, for expenses incurred in defending action of the Town under Article 31 of the Warrant for the Annual Town Meeting held on March 10, 1958, or take any other action relative thereto.
Voted: To appropriate from Overlay Surplus the sum of $1,165.00 to the Legal Services Account, Board of Selectmen, for expenses incurred in defending action of the Town under Article 31 of the Warrant for the Annual Town Meeting held on March 10, 1958.
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Voted: To take up Article 7.
Article 7. To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen to purchase, take by eminent domain or otherwise acquire for the Town for use as a recreation area a tract of land containing approximately thirteen and one quarter (131/4) acres more or less with the buildings, mills, privileges and water power standing thereon or connected therewith, which property is situated in the Northeasterly part of Acton on both sides of the Framingham and Lowell Railroad, and which property is bounded and described as follows:
"Beginning at a point on the Brook about 315 feet South- westerly of the large Mill at land formerly of William B. Davis; thence running North 45° 50' West to the location of said Railroad; thence Northeasterly on said Railroad location about 325 feet to an angle; thence Southeasterly on said location about 12 feet; thence Northeasterly bounding on said Railroad location about 465 feet to an angle, thence North 63º 55' East about 152 feet to a Stake and Stones Northeast of the Mill Pond; thence South 351/4° East crossing the Pond 466 feet to an angle in the Pond; thence South 60° 20' West 6101/2 feet to a flat Stone Bound at the Town Road; thence 42° 35' West 691/2 feet; thence South 46° 42' West 37 feet to the Northerly corner of the Seven Acre Lot; thence South 401/2° East 400 feet to a corner; thence South 443/4° West 691 feet to a corner of a Wall; thence North 351/2° West 566 feet crossing a Town Road to a corner of a Wall 33 feet from the road; thence Northeasterly to the line of the Highway about 115 feet; thence over said road or highway in the same course about 540 feet to the said Northerly corner of the Seven Acre Lot; thence Northwesterly crossing said highway about 33 feet to a corner at land formerly of James Harris; thence North 351/2° West bounding a part of the way on a canal or water way about 144.27 feet to the Brook; thence in same course crossing the Brook and bounding Westerly on said Brook about 247.50 feet to the bound first mentioned; Also another lot adjoining on the Northerly side of the Railroad bounded as follows: Beginning at the Northwesterly corner of the lot at land formerly of Martha C. Harris; thence South 45° 50' East about 34 feet to the location of the Framingham and Lowell Railroad; thence Northeasterly bounding on said Railroad Company's land crossing a Town Way about 520 feet to land now or formerly of heirs of James Harris; thence North 44° 20' West 134 feet; thence South 471/4° West 68 feet; thence South 151/2° East 671/2 feet; thence South 19° 50' East 78 feet to a point about 10 feet from the Railroad location; thence South 44° West about 387 feet to the corner and bound first mentioned. Also one other lot con- taining about three-fourths of an acre of land immediately adjoining the last described lot bounded as follows: Beginning at the South- west corner of the premises at land formerly of William B. Davis; thence running Northwesterly by land formerly of Martha C. Harris about 66 feet; thence Northeasterly by said Harris land about 363 feet; thence Southeasterly about 931/2 feet to a corner at lot No. 2;
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thence Southwesterly bounding on lot No.2 about 363 feet to the corner and bound first mentioned."
This property is believed to belong to David Morrison; and to see if the Town will appropriate the sum of Four thousand two hundred (4,200) dollars, or any other sum therefor, to be provided by taxation by appropriation from available funds in the treasury, by borrowings under Chapter 44 of the General Laws as amended or otherwise, or take any other action relative thereto.
Voted: To pass over the article.
Voted: To take up Article 30.
Article 30. To see if the Town will vote to amend the Town By-Laws by striking out Section Three and inserting in place thereof, the following new section, or take any other action relative thereto.
SECTION THREE
Article 1. There shall be a finance committee consisting of six voters of the Town, two from each precinct. The committee shall be appointed by the Board of Selectmen in the following manner. Two members, not from the same precinct, shall be appointed for a term of one year; two members, not from the same precinct, shall be appointed for a term of two years; and two mem- bers, not from the same precinct, shall be appointed for a term of three years, and thereafter, the appointments shall be for a term of three years.
Article 2. No member of the finance committee shall serve on any other standing committee, having to do with the expenditure of town funds.
Article 3. The finance committee shall consider any and all municipal questions for the purpose of making reports and recom- mendations. Without restricting the general intent of the foregoing, the finance committee shall include in its duties the preparation of the recommended budget for the Annual Meeting, the review of and recommendation concerning any other matter of a financial nature arising at the Annual Meeting or at any Special Meeting, and the preparation of long range fiscal plans for the Town.
Article 4. The committee on finance shall establish a sched- ule for the submission of estimates of the amounts needed by the several departments for the ensuing year, and shall give a hearing to the several departments after such estimates have been received.
Voted Unanimously: To amend the Town By-Laws by striking out Section Three and inserting in place thereof, the following new section:
SECTION THREE
Article 1. There shall be a finance committee consisting of six voters of the Town, two from each precinct. The committee
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shall be appointed by the Board of Selectmen in the following man- ner. Two members, not from the same precinct, shall be appointed for a term of one year; two members, not from the same precinct, shall be appointed for a term of two years; and two members, not from the same precinct, shall be appointed for a term of three years, and thereafter, the appointments shall be for a term of three years.
Article 2. No member of the finance committee shall serve on any other standing committee, having to do with the expenditure of town funds.
Article 3. The finance committee shall consider any and all municipal questions for the purpose of making reports and recom- mendations. Without restricting the general intent of the foregoing, the finance committee shall include in its duties the review of and recommendation concerning the budget for the Annual Meeting, the review of and recommendation concerning any other matter of a financial nature arising at the Annual Meeting or at any Special Meeting, and the preparation of long range fiscal plans for the Town.
Article 4. The finance committee shall establish a schedule for the submission of estimates of the amounts needed by the several departments for the ensuing year, and shall give a hearing to the several departments after such estimates have been received.
At 10:49 P. M. Voted: To adjourn until Monday, December 1, 1958 at 7:30 P. M. at the Blanchard Auditorium.
The Moderator called the meeting to order at 7:30 P. M. on Mon- day, December 1, 1958.
Article 4. To see if the Town will vote to amend the Protective Zoning By-Law of the Town of Acton by rezoning from residential to industrial the property on the southerly side of Massachusetts Avenue (Route #2) for a depth of 850 feet, as measured from the southerly side line of the right of way of Massachusetts Avenue and extending from the Concord-Acton line to Hosmer Street, or take any other action relative thereto. (Inserted by the Planning Board)
Motion: To amend the Protective Zoning By-Law of the Town of Acton by rezoning from residential to industrial the property on the southerly side of Massachusetts Avenue (Route #2) for a depth of 850 feet, as measured from the southerly side line of the right of way of Massachusetts Avenue and extending from the Concord-Acton line to Hosmer Street.
Moderator appointed the following tellers: Dewey E. Boatman, Charlotte Wetherbee, Edmond J. McNiff and Hayward S. Houghton.
Voted: To lay Articles 4 and 5 on the table.
Hand vote. Total -133. Yes-99. No-34.
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Article 5. To see if the Town will vote to amend the Protective Zoning By-Law of the Town of Acton by rezoning from residential to industrial the property on the northerly side of Massachusetts Avenue (Route #2) on the easterly side of Wetherbee Street and on the south- westerly side of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad right of way excluding that section of the above described land that is already industrially zoned, or take any other action relative thereto. (Inserted by the Planning Board)
Article 6. To see if the Town will vote to amend the Protective Zoning By-Law of the Town of Acton by rezoning from residential to industrial the property on the northerly side of Massachusetts Avenue (Route #2) and on the westerly side of Wetherbee Street for a depth of 600 feet westerly as measured from the westerly side of the right of way of Wetherbee Street extending from the right of way of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad to the northerly side line of Massachusetts Avenue and for a depth of 850 feet northerly as measured from the northerly side line of the right of way of Massachusetts Avenue extending in a westerly direction to within 200 feet of the property line of Clifford E. Armstrong, or take any other action relative thereto. (Inserted by the Planning Board)
Motion: To amend the Protective Zoning By-Law of the Town of Acton by rezoning from residential to industrial the property on the northerly side of Massachusetts Avenue (Route #2) and on the westerly side of Wetherbee Street for a depth of 600 feet westerly as measured from the westerly side of the right of way of Wetherbee Street extending from the right of way of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad to the northerly side line of Massachusetts Avenue and for a depth of 850 feet northerly as measured from the northerly side line of the right of way of Massachusetts Avenue extending in a westerly direc- tion to within 200 feet of the property line of Clifford E. Armstrong.
Voted : To lay the article on the table.
Voted : To adjourn at 8:30 P. M.
A true copy. Attest:
CHARLES M. MACRAE, Town Clerk.
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REPORT OF ACTON SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
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Acton School Committee
Mr. Lloyd E. Williamson Term Expires 1961
Mr. George E. Neagle, Secretary Term Expires 1961
Mrs. Evelyn N. MacLean Term Expires 1959
Mr. Thomas E. Wetherbee Term Expires 1959
Mrs. Elizabeth H. Boardman Term Expires 1960
Mr. Edmond J. McNiff Term Expires 1960
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