Town annual reports of Medfield 1955-1959, Part 17

Author: Medfield (Mass.)
Publication date: 1955
Publisher: The Town
Number of Pages: 882


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Article 66. To see what sum of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or borrow, or transfer from available funds or other- wise, for the purchase and installation of a three hundred foot extension of the six inch water main in Pine Street, in a northerly direction from its present terminus, or do or act anything in relation thereto. (Petition)


Article 67. To see if the Town will vote to appoint the following committee to look into the advisability of a Town Manager or Town Engineer and to report at the next Annual Town Meeting, or if the report is completed at an early date, at some Special Town Meeting or do or act anything in relation thereto. An appropriation of $100.00 is requested for any expense the committee might incur. Committee to consist of Edward A. Harding, William S. Farmer, John A. Lantz, Robert L. Coulter, Mark Hollingsworth, Myron Smith and Roger E. Hardy. (Petition)


Article 68. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Assessors to use a sum of money from free cash in the Treasury for the reduction of the 1956 Tax Rate, or do or act anything in relation thereto.


Article 69. To see if the Town will vote to accept the following named sums as Perpetual Trust Funds for the care of lots in the Vine


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Lake Cemetery, the interest thereof or as may be necessary to be used for said care, viz:


Benjamin H. Brock Lot $125.00 50.00


Mabel Rogers Lot


And you are directed to serve this warrant by posting an attested copy thereof, in the usual place for posting warrants in said Medfield, seven days at least before the time of holding said meeting.


Hereof fail not and make due return of this warrant with your doings thereon, unto the Town Clerk at the time and place of meeting aforesaid.


Given under our hands this 21st day of February A.D. Nineteen hundred and fifty-six.


JOSEPH L. MARCIONETTE, JOSEPH A. ROBERTS, HERBERT B. BURR, Selectmen of Medfield NICHOLAS N. GUGLIOTTA Constable of Medfield


COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS


Norfolk, ss.


Medfield, Massachusetts February 24, 1956.


By virtue of this warrant, I have notified and warned the inhabi- tants of the Town of Medfield, qualified to vote in elections, to meet at the time and for the purpose named, by posting attested copies of said warrant in not less than five public places in the town at least seven days before the time of holding the meeting.


NICHOLAS N. GUGLIOTTA, Constable of Medfield


ANNUAL TOWN MEETING FOR THE ELECTION OF OFFICERS


March 5, 1956


Pursuant to the foregoing warrant the meeting was opened at 6:00 A.M. by the Town Clerk following the reading of said Warrant through Article 1. The ballot box had been previously checked and found in


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good working order, instructions to voters posted and speciman ballots displayed at the entrance and within the polling place. The following persons were swore in and assigned to their duties: Mary Mair Etienne and Alice Ripley distributing ballots; Helen Kennedy, Mildred Lombard, Susan Kennedy, John Guiney, Charlotte Randolph, Lorraine Ricci, Margaret Kennedy, Joseph Mair, Gladys Kennedy, Eileen McCarthy, Shirley Considine and Viola Burr as Tellers; Abbie Sheahan and Thomas Clancy checking at the ballot box and Fred C. Chick and Henry E. Young in charge of the ballot box.


The polls were declared closed at 2:00 P.M.


The ballots were counted in open meeting and after tabulation the results were announced as follows:


The total vote cast was 1,336 (Registered voters 1935)


This was a turnout of 69 per cent of the registered voters and was the highest vote ever cast at a Town Election.


MODERATOR (One Year)


Joseph S. Kennedy


1089


Blanks 247


TOWN CLERK (One Year)


Charles W. Keirstead


1232


Blanks


104


TREASURER


(One Year)


Orion Wight


1180


Blanks


156


CONSTABLES (One Year)


Nicholas N. Gugliotta


791


John F. McCarthy


1047


George W. Kingsbury


1064


H. Arnold Ripley


673


Blanks


433


TREE WARDEN (One Year)


Ellis N. Allen


1120


Blanks 216


107


SELECTMAN (Three Years)


Joseph L. Marcionette


650


345


Norman H. Carlson Walter R. Nye Blanks


327


14


ASSESSOR (Three Years)


Harry E. Conway


1130


Scattered


2


Blanks


204


MEMBERS OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE (Three Years)


James T. Frame


667


Jeanne A. Bibby


596


Louis Lee DeSorgher


277


Alton H. Hartford


837


Blanks


295


TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC LIBRARY (Three Years)


Evelyn H. Byng


1142


Anne C. Donlan


1133


Blanks


397


MEMBER OF BOARD OF HEALTH (Three Years)


Clarence M. Boyce


1121


Blanks 215


CEMETERY COMMISSIONER (Three Years)


Kenneth R. Clark


1133


Blanks 203


MEMBER OF WATER AND SEWERAGE BOARD (Three Years)


Myron H. Smith 1104


Blanks 232


MEMBER OF BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE (Three Years)


Lawton B. Kingsbury 1099


Blanks 237


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COLLECTOR OF TAXES (Three Years)


Charles H. Rayner, Jr.


754


Gwendolyn Suereth


553


Blanks


29


MEMBER OF PARK AND PLANNING BOARD (Five Years)


Robert H. Brown


244


William F. Mittendorf


513


Ernest L. Spencer 526


Blanks


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After the results were announced the ballots were turned over to the Town Clerk for safe keeping as prescribed by law. All blocks of ballott were sealed and then locked in the ballot case.


A true copy attest:


CHARLES W. KEIRSTEAD,


Town Clerk.


ANNUAL TOWN MEETING FOR THE TRANSACTION OF BUSINESS HELD ON MARCH 12, 1956


The meeting was called to order by the Moderator at 7:30 P.M. in the High School Auditorium and the following action was taken on the remaining articles in the warrant:


Article 2. Voted to accept the reports of the several Town Officers for the past year.


Article 3. Voted to raise and appropriate the following named sums to defray the expenses for the ensuing year:


Executive


$7,600.00


Legal


2,500.00


Treasurer


900.00


Collector


3,200.00


Town Clerk


250.00


Assessors


2,300.00


Park and Planning Board


1,600.00


Finance Committee


200.00


Town Hall


6,650.00


Highways


20,200.00


Highways Chapter 81


6,600.00


Cutting Brush


2,000.00


Snow and Sanding


11,000.00


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Street Lights Public Dump Sidewalks Water


7,900.00 1,000.00


500.00


30,300.00


Sewer


2,100.00


Care of Trees


2,200.00


Dutch Elms


2,200.00


Moth


1,500.00


Planting Trees


400.00


Destroying Ivy


400.00


Schools


186,821.99


Vocational Education


800.00


Dental Clinic


1,000.00


Military Retirement


19.00


Library


2,100.00


Old Age Assistance


18,000.00


Old Age Administration


1,000.00


General Relief


1,500.00


General Relief Administration


50.00


Aid to Dependent Children


2,000.00


Aid to Dependent Children Administration


250.00


Disability Assistance


2,000.00


Disability Assistance Administration


50.00


Health


3,000.00


District Nurse


1,000.00


Town Ambulance


2,000.00


Garbage Removal


3,300.00


Veterans' Aid


3,000.00


Veterans' Benefits Administration


200.00


Veterans' Services


600.00


Memorial Day


600.00


Sealer


165.00


Police


34,595.25


Dog Officer


Fire


9,000.00


Civil Defense


150.00


Elections and Registrations


2,960.00


Town Meeting Notices


390.00


Town Report


1,195.25


Town Clock


150.00


Bathing Beach


825.00


Building Inspector


800.00


Wiring Inspector


650.00


Plumbing Inspector


475.00


Fire Insurance


2,100.00


Liability Insurance


3,000.00


Vehicle Insurance 1.


1,542.81


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Appeal Board-Zoning Appeal Boards


200.00


Building and Subdivision Control-Industrial Commission


Notes


64,300.00


Interest Certification of Notes


50.00


County Retirement System


3,324.75


Reserve Fund


4,000.00


Total Appropriation Art. 3


$488,842.38


Article 4. Salaries of Elective Officers


4,975.00


Article 9. Chapter 90 Roads 1,000.00


Article 10. Construction of Section of . High Street 5,000.00


Article 11. Reconstruction of Section of Main Street


600.00


Article 15. Land Damages for Drainage Installation Spring Street 775.00


Article 18. Repairs to Causeway Street Bridge 860.00


Article 21. Purchase of Highway Truck and Plow 500.00


Article 22. Purchase of Highway Surface Material Spreader


1,350.00


Article 23. Purchase of Highway Self-unloading Sand Spreader


2,000.00


Article 30. Creation of Stabilization Fund


1,500.00


Article 31. Bill due to Estate of Amos C. Kingsbury


417.00


Article 34. Aerial Mosquito Control Spraying


1,700.00


Article 35. Purchase of Police Car


1,900.00


Article 40. Unpaid Bills for Water due the State Hospital


1,860.15


Article 43. Maintenance of Vine Lake Cemetery


5,500.00


Article 50. Cleaning out Bakers Pond and Repairing Walls


1,400.00


Article 55. Consultive Purchasing Services


225.00


Article 60. American Legion Post Quarters


1,000.00


Article 66. Installation of Water Main in Pine Street 750.00


Total Appropriations


$522,154.53


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16,178.33


Article 4. Voted to fix the salaries and compensation of the elec- tive officers as shown and in regards to the so called token salaries no amounts shall be granted:


Town Moderator (offers services gratis)


000.00


Town Treasurer


1,100.00


Town Clerk


1,100.00


Chairman Board of Selectmen


375.00


Clerk Board of Selectmen


350.00


Third Member Board of Selectmen


350.00


Chairman Board of Assessors


375.00


Clerk Board of Assessors


350.00


Third Member Board of Assessors


350.00


Chairman Board of Public Welfare


312.50


Clerk Board of Public Welfare


187.50


Third Member Board of Public Welfare


125.00


Tree Warden per hour $1.75


$4,975.00


Chairman Board of Health


Clerk Board of Health


Third Member Board of Health


Chairman Cemetery Commission Clerk Cemetery Commission Third Member Cemetery Commission


Chairman Water and Sewerage Board


Clerk Water and Sewerage Board


Third Member Water and Sewerage Board


Chairman Park and Planning Board


Other Four Members Park and Planning Board


Chairman Trustees Public Library Clerk Trustees Public Library


Other Four Members Trustees Public Library Three Constables


Article 5. Voted to authorize the Treasurer with the approval of the Selectmen to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1956, and to issue note or notes therefor, payable within one year, and to renew any note or notes as may be given for a period of less than one year, in accord- ance with Chapter 44, Section 17, General Laws.


Article 6. Voted that the taxes shall be paid in two equal payments, July 1, 1956 and October 1, 1956 and that the Collector's Salary be fixed at $2,000.00 per annum, said amount to be taken out of the appro- priation of $3,200.00 voted under Article 3.


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Article 7. Voted to authorize the Collector to use all means in the collection of taxes as the Treasurer might if elected to that office.


Article 8. Voted to transfer the sum of $1,000.00 from the Road Machinery Fund to the Highway Operating Account to defray the expenses of the operation and maintenance of the Highway Machinery.


Article 9. Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,000.00 for the improvement of Chapter 90 Roads, said money to be used in con- junction with any money allotted by the State or County or both for this purpose.


Article 10. Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $5,000.00 for the construction of a section of High Street, said money to be used in conjunction with any money allotted by the State or County for this purpose.


Article 11. Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $600.00 for the reconstruction of Main Street from Pleasant Street for a distance of approximately 200 feet westerly, said money to be used in conjunc- tion with any money allotted by the State or County or both for this purpose.


Article 12. Voted to dismiss this article wherein a sum of money was asked for the widening and surfacing of Grove Street between Dale Street and the Public Dump.


Article 13. Voted to dismiss this article wherein a sum of money was asked for the payment of land damages, installation of drainage and for the surfacing of Dale Street between Grove Street and Bridge Street.


Article 14. Voted to dismiss this article wherein it would authorize the Board of Selectmen to take by eminent domain, land on Dale Street necessary for the disposal of street surface water, shown as lot 903.


Article 15. Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $775.00 for the payment of land damages and for drainage installation on Spring Street between stations 130 and 133 (Vicinity of Calso Station) as shown on the County Plan of Relocation and Widening of Spring Street of 1949.


Article 16. Voted to authorize the Board of Selectmen to acquire by purchase, take by eminent domain, or otherwise acquire such rights, titles and easements in and on the land on the easterly side of Spring Street between station 130 and 133 as shown on the County Plan of


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Relocation of Spring Street of 1949 and further identified on the Assessors Plans as Lots 276 and 277, as may be necessary for the disposal of street surface water.


Article 17. Voted to transfer the sum of $500.00 from the unex- pended balance voted under Article 19 of the Annual Town Meeting of 1955 for the purpose of making a drainage study and survey of the Curve, Pleasant, Metacomet, and South Street area.


Article 18. Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $860.00 for the purpose of replacing the stringers and planking, and for making repairs to the Causeway Street Bridge.


Article 19. Voted to dismiss this article wherein a sum of money was asked for the widening of North Street from Frairy Street for a distance of about 300 feet in a southerly direction, on the westerly side of North Street.


Article 20. Voted to dismiss this article and that the Town, in meeting here assembled, direct the Selectmen and such other inhabi- tants of the Town as may be lawfully needed to petition without delay the County Commissioners to rescind and abandon the relocation of South Street, if any such lawfully has been made.


Article 21. Voted unanimously to appropriate the sum of $6,000.00 for the purchase of a truck and plow for the use of the Highway De- partment, and authorize the trade-in of the Brockway Truck. To meet said appropriation $500.00 is to be raised and appropriated, $1,000.00 to be transferred from the Road Machinery Account and the Town Treasurer with the approval of the Selectmen is hereby authorized to borrow the sum of $4,500.00 and issue notes therefor to be paid in not more than five years from the date of issue.


Article 22. Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,350.00 for the purchase of a Surface Material Spreader for the use of the Highway Department.


Article 23. Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $2,000.00 for the purchase of a Self-unloading Sand Spreader for the use of the Highway Department.


Article 24. Voted that this article be dismissed wherein construc- tion of approximately 1250 feet of sidewalk on North Street between Dale Street and the entrance to the new school was sought.


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Article 25. Voted that this article be dismissed wherein construc- tion of approximately 358 feet of sidewalk on Miller Street was sought.


Article 26. Voted that this article be dismissed wherein construc- tion of approximately 500 feet of sidewalk on the westerly side of Pleasant Street between Oak Street and the Legion Hall was sought.


Article 27. Voted that this article be dismissed wherein construc- tion of approximately 1160 feet of sidewalk on the northerly side of Lowell Mason Road between Green Street and North Street was sought.


Article 28. Voted unanimously to amend the By-Laws of 1926 by adding the following sentence to Section 1 of Article 1:


"The polls for the election of town officers and such other matters as may be voted on the official ballot shall be opened at 12:00 o'clock Noon and shall be closed at 8:00 P.M."


so that Section 1 shall read:


Section 1. The Annual Town Meeting for the Election of Officers and other matters as may be voted on the official ballot shall be held on the First Monday in March each year, and the Annual Town Meeting for the transaction of business shall be held on the second Monday in March of each year. The polls for the election of town officers and other such matters as may be voted on the official ballot shall be opened at 12:00 Noon and shall be closed at 8:00 P.M.


Article 29. Voted to create a Stabilization Fund in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 40, Section 5B, General Laws (Ter. Ed.) and the amendments thereto.


Article 30. Voted to appropriate the sum of $3,000.00 to be put in the Stabilization Fund created under Article 29 and to meet said appro- priation, the sum of $1,500.00 be raised and appropriated and the sum of $1,500.00 be taken from free cash in the Treasury.


Article 31. Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $417.00; an amount due the estate of Amos C. Kingsbury for services rendered by him as Collector of Taxes in the year 1955.


Article 32. Voted to dismiss this article wherein an oil heating system for the Town Hall was sought.


Article 33. Voted to dismiss this article wherein a sum of money for a Mosquito Control Project in Norfolk County was sought.


Article 34. Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,700.00 to defray the costs of aerial mosquito control spraying.


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Article 35. Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,900.00 for the purchase of a Police Car for the Police Department and author- ize the trade-in of the present car as part of the purchase price.


Article 36. Voted to authorize the Water and Sewerage Board to appoint one of its members as Water Superintendent.


Article 37. Voted that the compensation of the Water Superinten- dent for 1956 be the same rate as in 1955, namely $1.85 per hour.


Article 38. Voted to accept Sections 42G, 42H, and 42I of Chapter 40 of the General Laws, which provide for the levy of special assess- ments for the installation of water mains against property owners bene- fitted therefrom.


Article 39. Voted to rescind the present regulations of the Water and Sewerage Board relative to water main extensions, as approved under Article 35 of the Annual Town Meeting of 1952 and amended under Article 6 of the Special Town Meeting of May 9, 1955, and approve new regulations in accordance with Sections 42G, 42H and 42I of Chap- ter 40 of the General Laws a copy of which said regulations entitled "Regulations Relative to Water Main Assessments" dated February 20, 1956 as heretofor filed in the office of the Town Clerk.


Article 40. Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,860.15 to pay the Medfield State Hospital for bills incurred by the Water Depart- ment for water used in October, November and December of 1955.


Article 41. Voted to transfer the sum of $1,000.00 from the unex- pended balance of the appropriation voted under Article 1 of the Special Town Meeting held December 13, 1954 (which provided for a pumping station and related improvements to the water system) and authorize the Water and Sewerage Board to expend the same in investigations, engineering surveys and title searches relating to suitable sites for one or more future standpipes, this to include rights of way for access roads and for pipe lines connecting to the public highway.


Article 42. Voted to authorize the Water and Sewerage Board to sell or dispose of by trade-in, the 6 inch water meter removed from the Harding Street meter chamber.


Article 43. Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $5,500.00 for the maintenance of the Vine Lake Cemetery.


Article 44. Voted that the members of the Fire Department be paid $32.75 per year and the sum of $2.00 per hour while working at fires.


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Article 45. Voted to dismiss this article wherein it was sought to have a committee appointed to secure plans and costs for a future Fire and Police Station.


Article 46. Voted to have the Fire Engineers make a further study of the situation relative to the establishment of a Fire Department and report at the next Special Town Meeting.


Article 47. Voted to dismiss this article wherein a sum of money was sought for the purchase of radio equipment for the Fire Depart- ment.


Article 48. Voted to transfer the sum of $702.42 from the Dog Tax Return to the Public Library.


Article 49. Voted to transfer the sum of $353.87 from the Treasury to the Public Library, the same being the amount of fines collected by the Library during the year 1955.


Article 50. Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,400.00 for the purpose of cleaning out Bakers Pond and repairing the retaining walls.


Article 51. Voted to dismiss this article wherein the Park and Planning Board was to have investigated the possibility of filling in Bakers Pond.


Article 52. Voted to have the Moderator appoint a committee of five to look into the cost and feasibility of having a professional evalua- tion of real estate in the Town made by a private company, said com- mittee to make a report and recommendations to the Town at the next Annual Town Meeting.


Article 53. Voted to convey to Warren C. Bois, or his designee, the after described parcel of land held by the Town for school purposes, and to authorize the Board of Selectmen to execute and deliver a deed therefor in behalf of the Town in consideration of the transfer to the Town of the land described in Art. 54, with recording fees to be paid by the Town.


A certain parcel of land situated on the southwesterly side of North Street, in Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, and bounded and described as follows:


NORTHWESTERLY by other land of the Town of Medfield, 297.23 feet;


WESTERLY by other land of Town of Medfield, 36.10 feet;


SOUTHEASTERLY by land of Bois, 319.60 feet; and


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NORTHEASTERLY by North Street, 26.14 feet.


Said premises contain 8,019 sq. feet of land and are shown as Lot No. 9 on a plan entitled "Sub-Division of a Portion of Ld. Ct. No. 9393 Al" dated 12/4/55 drawn by McCarthy Engineering Service Inc. and duly registered with Norfolk Registry District of the Land Court as plan No. 9393G.


Article 54. Voted to accept a conveyance of the after described premises, to be used for school purposes from Warren C. Bois et ux, with the recording fees to be paid by the Town.


A certain parcel of land in Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, and bounded and described as follows:


SOUTHWESTERLY by other land of the Town of Medfield, 78.72 feet;


SOUTHEASTERLY by land of Pear, 53.31 feet; generally by other and


EASTERLY land of Bois et ux, 125.65 feet; and


NORTHWESTERLY by other land of the Town of Medfield, 124.95 feet.


Said premises contain 7,753 sq. ft. of land and are shown on a "Plan of Land in Medfield, Mass." dated 12/5/55, drawn by McCarthy Engineer- ing Service Inc. and recorded with Norfolk Deeds as Plan No. 1685 of 1955 in Book 3438 at Page 250.


Article 55. Voted to authorize the Board of Selectmen to enter into a contract for twelve months for consecutive services available to the several officers, committees, and boards of the Town in the purchase of supplies, materials, equipment, and commodities; and to raise and appropriate the sum of $225.00 to meet the cost of such service.


Article 56. Voted to accept the report of the Committee appointed at the last Annual Town Meeting for the purpose of investigating the acquisition of land between Adams and West Streets for school expan- sion and the acquisition of land for other town purposes and for departmental expansion; and to transfer the sum of $1,000.00 from free cash in the Treasury for the use of said committee which shall continue in power and report at some future town meeting.


Article 57. Voted to accept the report of the High Street Water Committee and grant its request for more time to gather information and report to the Town at a later date.


Voted to accept the report of the Fire Station Committee with a vote of thanks and grant their request that said committee be terminated. Any other reports of committees were accepted as read.


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Article 58. Voted to have a committee appointed by the Moderator look into the advisability and cost of installing a loud speaker in the High School Cafeteria to accommodate a possible overflow of voters from the auditorium at future town meetings.


Voted to have the School Committee study the most advisable location of the sidewalk referred to in Article 24 and report at some future town meeting. (Namely; from Dale Street to new school entrance).


Article 59. Voted to have the Moderator appoint a committee of five which shall have the authority to make arrangements and to spend money appropriated under Article 3 for the observance of Memorial Day.


Article 60. Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,000.00 to provide suitable quarters for the Beckwith Post No. 110 American Legion in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 40, Section 9, General Laws (Ter. Ed.) and amendments thereto.


Article 61. Voted to designate that area in the vicinity of the intersection of Spring Street and Main Street as "Vincent Bravo Square" in commemoration of the service to his country in World War II of the late Vincent Bravo; and that the American Legion appoint a committee to arrange for suitable dedicatory services. (No approp. voted for said Comm.)


Article 62. Voted unanimously to amend the Zoning By-Laws of the Town of Medfield adopted April 5, 1938, and amendments thereto, and as on file with the Town Clerk, by removing the after described premises from "A" Residence District Uses and placing said premises under Business District Uses.


A certain parcel of land situated on the southeasterly side of Main Street owned by Helen G. McCarthy and now being used for two businesses; namely, The Colonial, and R. K. McCarthy & Son, Caterers, and bounded and described as follows:




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