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Article 6. To see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate and/or borrow or transfer from available funds for the purchase and installation of non access 12 inch water supply pipes from the new well to High Street or do or act anything in relation thereto. (Water and Sewerage Board)
Article 7. To see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate and/or borrow or transfer from available funds for the purchase and installation of non access 12 inch water supply pipes from Forest Street to Plain Street, a distance of approximately 1,700 feet and for the purchase and installation of 8 inch water pipes in Plain Street from High Street for a distance of approximately 2,000 feet, together with necessary fittings and appurtenances thereto, and all under the provisions of the water betterment act, so-called, or do or act anything in relation thereto.
(Water and Sewerage Board)
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Article 8. To see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate and/or borrow or transfer from available funds for the purchase and installation of 8 inch water pipes in High Street from Granite Street to Forest Street, a distance of approximately 3,000 feet, together with necessary fittings and appurtenances thereto, and all under the provisions of the water betterment act, so-called, or do or act any- thing in relation thereto.
(Water and Sewerage Board)
Article 9. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to abandon, in behalf of the Town, all right, title and interest which it acquired by virtue of an Order of Taking dated April 30, 1963 and recorded with Norfolk Deeds in Book 4068, Pages 378, 379 and 380, in, under and through that portion of the easement so taken which lies be- tween lands now or formerly of Laura H. Smith and Hugh S. Smith and Hillcrest Road, said Order of Taking to remain otherwise in full force and effect, or do or act anything in relation thereto.
(Water and Sewerage Board)
Article 10. To see if the Town will vote to accept a grant of ease- ment for water supply purposes in, over, under and through the land in Medfield shown on a subdivision plan of land entitled "Plan of Land in Medfield, Mass." dated Aug. 20, 1964 and revised April 6, 1965, drawn by Cheney Engineering Co. and being recorded with Norfolk Deeds as Plans No. 817 and 818 of 1965 in Plan Book 218, the area in, over, under and through which said grant is to be made being shown on the aforesaid plan as "Rolling Lane Extension" and said grant is to include the right to install, maintain and repair a water supply pipe or pipes, including necessary fittings and appurtenances thereto and such other rights in said Rolling Lane Extension as are necessary or incidental to the pur- poses of the grant, or do or act anything in relation thereto.
(Water and Sewerage Board)
Article 11. To see if the Town will vote to accept as a gift a deed to a parcel of land owned by Hoover Realty Trust, comprising about 5,000 square feet of land and lying between Rolling Lane Extension and land owned by the Town of Medfield and being shown on the plan referred to in the previous Article in this Warrant, or do or act anything in relation thereto.
(Water and Sewerage Board)
Article 12. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to acquire in behalf of the Town for public parking and Town Common purposes, by purchase, taking by eminent domain or otherwise,
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all of the land now owned by Socony Mobil Oil Co., Inc. lying northerly of Main Street and Easterly of North Street and being more particularly bounded and described in a certain deed from the Estate of Waldo Fitts to Socony Mobile Oil Co., Inc. dated December 14, 1962 and recorded with Norfolk Deeds in Book 4042, Page 425, and to see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate and/or borrow and/or transfer from available funds to defray the cost of such acquisition, or do or act anything in relation thereto.
(Board of Selectmen)
Article 13. To see what sum of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for the purpose of demolishing and removing the struc- tures on property of Socony Mobile Oil Co., Inc., now or formerly, or do or act anything in relation thereto.
(Board of Selectmen)
Article 14. To see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate and/or borrow and/or transfer from available funds for the purpose of making extraordinary repairs and renovations to the North Street School building so as to convert the same to use as a muni- cipal office building, or do or act anything in relation thereto.
(Board of Selectmen)
Article 15. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to appoint a Committee to study and locate a suitable site for the con- struction of a Town Garage, which said Committee shall report to the Town with plans of a site and structures and recommendations at a future Town Meeting and to see what sum of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds for the use of said Com- mittee in its work, or do or act anything in relation thereto.
(Board of Selectmen)
Article 16. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to appoint a Committee of 7 persons to study and report to the Town at a future Town Meeting on the proposed creation of a Town Common and parking area on land presently owned by the Town and used for municipal purposes and land presently owned by the Socony Mobil Oil Co., Inc., and to see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds for the use of said Committee in its work, or do or act anything in relation thereto.
(Board of Selectmen)
Article 17. To see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds for the purpose of mak-
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ing repairs to the North Street School building, or do or act anything in relation thereto.
(Board of Selectmen)
Article 18. To see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, borrow and/or transfer from available funds for the pur- pose of extending the water main in High Street a distance of approxi- mately 1.1 miles southerly from its present terminus near the corner of Granite and High Street and for the purpose of extending the Same a dis- tance of 0.3 miles in Plain Street, or do or act anything in relation thereto.
(Petition)
Article 19. To see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, borrow and/or transfer from available funds for the pur- pose of extending the water mains in Pleasant Street between the corner of Pleasant Street and Metacomet Street and Curve Street, or do or act anything in relation thereto.
(Petition)
Article 20. To see if the Town will vote to transfer from available funds or raise and appropriate Two Thousand Dollars, for Medical As- sistance for the Aged or do or act anything in relation thereto. (Board of Public Welfare)
Article 21. To see if the Town will vote to transfer from available funds or raise and appropriate Three Thousand Dollars, for Aid to Families with Dependent Children or do or act anything in relation thereto.
(Board of Public Welfare)
Article 22. To see if the Town will vote to transfer from available funds or raise and appropriate One Thousand Dollars, for Disability As- sistance or do or act anything in relation thereto.
(Board of Public Welfare)
Article 23. To see if the Town will vote to transfer the sum of Two Thousand, Forty-five Dollars and Forty-five Cents ($2,045.45) from the unexpended balance of Article 21 of the Annual Town Meeting of 1965 (Curve Street Bridge) and the sum of Five Thousand, Five Hundred Dol- lars ($5,500.) from the Snow Account to the Street Improvement Account for the purpose of completing a section of Granite Street, or do or act anything in relation thereto.
(Board of Selectmen)
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Article 24. To see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate and/or borrow or transfer from available funds for the purpose of resurfacing the athletic field at the Amos Clark Kingsbury High School, and to determine what Committee of the Town shall have the supervision and charge and control of the project, or do or act any- thing in relation thereto.
(School Planning and Building Committee and School Committee)
Article 25. To see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate and/or borrow or transfer from available funds for the purpose of constructiing an athletic field adjacent to the Upper Ele- mentary School now being constructed on land owned by the Town off Pound Street, or do or act anything in relation thereto.
(School Planning and Building Committee)
Article 26. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to acquire by purchase, taking by eminent domain or other- wise, in behalf of the Town of Medfield for School purposes 99,129 square feet of land situated on the Southeasterly side of Pound Street and being shown as the lots numbered 1 and 2 on a certain plan recorded with Nor- folk Deeds in Plan Book 217 as Plan No. 600 of 1964, and to see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate and/or borrow or transfer from available funds to defray the cost of acquisition of said premises, or do or act anything in relation thereto. Said premises are be- lieved to belong to Blanche M. Kingsbury.
(School Planning and Building Committee)
Article 27. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to acquire by purchase, taking by eminent domain or other- wise, in behalf of the Town for school purposes, 53.34 acres of land, more or less, situated on the Southerly side of Elm Street and being shown as the lots numbered 1 and 2 on a certain plan recorded with Norfolk Deeds as Plan No. 795 of 1954 in Plan Book 188, and to see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate and/or borrow or transfer from available funds to defray the cost of acquisition of said premises, or do or act anything in relation thereto. Said premises are believed to belong to Frank G. Webster.
(Land Acquisition Committee for School Building Needs)
Article 28. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to acquire by purchase, taking by eminent domain or other- wise, in behalf of the Town for school purposes, 58,864 square feet of land and 4,908 acres of land, situated on the Southwesterly side of Pleasant Street and being shown as Parcel A and Parcel B, respectively, on a cer-
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tain plan recorded with Norfolk Deeds as Plan No. 70 of 1946 in Book 2584, Page 98, and to see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate and/or borrow or transfer from available funds to defray the cost of acquisition of said premises, or do or act anything in relation thereto. Said premises are believed to belong to Beckwith Post No. 110 Inc., American Legion.
(Land Acquisition Committee for School Building Needs)
Article 29. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to acquire by purchase, taking by eminent domain or other- wise, in behalf of the Town for school purposes, 10 acres of land, more or less and bounded and described as follows:
Southerly by School Street, 621 feet, more or less;
Westerly by land now or formerly of Reggio, 400 feet more or less;
Southesterly by land now or formerly of said Reggio, 511 feet, more or less;
Southwesterly by land now or formerly of Byng, 650 feet, more or less;
Northeasterly by land now or formerly of Cunning, 1356 feet, more or less;
Easterly by North Street, 350 feet, more or less; and again generally
Southeasterly by the curved intersection of North Street and School Street.
and to see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise and appropri- ate and/or borrow or transfer from available funds to defray the cost of acquisition of said premises, or do or act anything in relation thereto. Said premises are believed to belong to Evelyn Byng.
(Land Acquisition Committee for School Building Needs)
Article 30. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to acquire by purchase, taking by eminent domain or other- wise, in behalf of the Town for school purposes, 20 acres of land, more or less and bounded and described as follows:
Southeasterly by land now or formerly of Cunning, 575 feet, more or less;
Southwesterly by land now or formerly of Byng, 1540 feet, more or less;
Westerly by land now or formerly of Commonwealth of Massachu- setts, 192 feet, more or less;
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Northerly by land now or formerly of Commonwealth of Massachu- setts, 715 feet, more or less;
Northwesterly by land now or formerly of Commonwealth of Massa- chusetts, 260 feet, more or less; and
Northeasterly by land now or formerly of Wardner Farm Trust, 950 feet, more or less.
and to see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise and appropri- ate and/or borrow or transfer from available funds to defray the cost of acquisition of said premises, or do or act anything in relation thereto. Said premises are believed to belong to Frances M. Cunning.
(Land Acquisition Committee for School Building Needs)
Article 31. To see what sum of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for the purpose of employing and equipping with uni- forms of female school traffic supervisors, such persons to be employed and discharged at the pleasure of the Board of Selectmen and not to ac- quire any tenure or civil service status under the provisions of G.L. Ch. 31, or do or act anything in relation thereto.
(Board of Selectmen)
Article 32. To see what sum of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for the purpose of developing a street numbering system for the Town of Medfield, or do or act anything in relation thereto.
(Board of Selectmen)
Article 33. To see if the Town will vote to adopt a Building Code for the Town of Medfield, all as is set forth in a bound volume entitled "Building Code for the Town of Medfield, November 8, 1965" and official copies of which are on file in the Office of the Town Clerk, Office of the Board of Selectmen, Office of the Building Inspector, Office of the Plan- ning Board and in the Medfield Public Library and available to the pub- lic for inspection, or do or act anything in relation thereto.
(Planning Board)
Article 34. To see what sum of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, borrow or transfer from available funds in the Treasury for the purpose of purchasing vacant land adjacent to the land presently owned by the Town of Medfield and used in conjunction with the Swim- ming Pond, or do or act anything in relation thereto.
(Park Commission)
Article 35. To see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds to the Park Commis-
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sion for the purpose of flooding a portion of the parking area at the swim- ming facility so as to provide public ice skating, or do or act anything in relation thereto.
(Park Commission)
Article 36. To see if the Town will vote to change the name of a certain public way off Mt. Nebo Street, sometimes called Nebo Street, from Forest Lane to Rustic Lane, or do or act anything in relation thereto.
(Planning Board)
Article 37. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate and/or transfer from available funds the sum of Three Hundred and Forty-six Dollars and Sixty-two Cents ($346.62) for the purpose of paying land damages arising from the relocation of Hospital Road, or do or act anything in relation thereto.
(Board of Selectmen)
Article 38. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate and/or transfer from available funds a sum of money for repairs to the Fire Department Water Tank Engine 4, or do or act anything in relation thereto.
(Fire Department)
Article 39. 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 Lake Cemetery, the interest thereof or as may be necessary to be used for said care, viz;
Robert Eburne Lot
$300.00
Guerino Silveri Lot
100.00
John F. Bradstreet Lot
50.00
Mary Farquhar Lot
50.00
Ellen Holmquist Lot
50.00
Edward M. Moulton Lot
100.00
Frederick Juergens Lot
50.00
Edwin F. Penniman Lot
50.00
John F. Bradstreet Lot
150.00
George B. Sims Lot
50.00
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.
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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 9th day of November A.D. Nineteen hun- dred and sixty-five.
GEORGE W. KINSBURY, Constable of Medfield
AUSTIN C. BUCHANAN EDWARD R. PERRY RICHARD G. CONNORS Selectmen of Medfield
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
Norfolk, ss.
Medfield, Massachusetts November 12, 1965
By virtue of this warrant I have notified and warned the inhabitants
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.
GEORGE W. KINGSBURY, Constable of Medfield
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING
November 22, 1965
Pursuant to the foregoing warrant the meeting was called to order at the Dale Street School by the Moderator at 7:45 p.m. In view of the fact that copies of all the articles in the warrant, descriptive brochures rela- tive to the property in question of Article 12, and maps showing location of property pertinent to Articles 27, 28, 29 and 30 were given to all voters
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present, the Moderator read the warrant notice, Constable's return and the following action was taken on the articles:
Article 1. Voted that the sum of $5,200.00 be appropriated for the purchase and installation of a new motor and appurtenances for the sub- merged pump at well #2 and that to meet said appropriation the sum of $3,698.41 be transferred from an account entitled "Reserve for #2 Well Fire Loss" and that the sum of $1,501.59 be transferred from free cash in the Town Treasury.
Article 2. Voted unanimously to authorize the Board of Selectmen to acquire by purchase, taking by eminent domain or otherwise, in behalf of the Town for water supply purposes, an easement for the installation and maintenance of water supply pipes in a strip of land forty (40) feet in width and running through lands now or formerly of Burgess P. and Caroline D. Stanley from the well field, so called to Elm Street and all as is shown on a plan entitled "Plan of Land and Right of Way to be ac- quired by the Town of Medfield, Mass." dated August 23, 1965, revised September 28, 1965, drawn by Cheney Engineering Co., Inc., copies of which are on file in the Office of the Selectmen, and to transfer the sum of $400.00 from free cash in the Town Treasury to defray the cost of ac- quisition of said easement.
Article 3. Voted unanimously to authorize the Board of Selectmen to acquire by purchase, taking by eminent domain or otherwise, in be- half of the Town for water supply purposes, an easement for the installa- tion and maintenance of water supply pipes, power lines and an access road in and over a strip of land generally forty (40) feet in width and run- ning through lands now or formerly of Kaufman Realty Corporation from the well field, so called, to High Street and all as is shown on a plan en- titled "Proposed Right of Way to be acquired by the Town of Medfield, Mass." dated August 23, 1965, drawn by Cheney Engineering Co., Inc., copies of which are on file in the Office of the Selectmen, and to transfer the sum of $220.00 from free cash in the Town Treasury to defray the cost of acquisition of said easement and any temporary working ease- ments as are necessary.
Article 4. Voted that the sum of $110,000.00 be appropriated for con- structing a building for a pumping station, including original pumping station equipment and any necessary power installation in connection therewith, and for laying and relaying water mains of not less than six inches but less than sixteen inches in diameter from the pumping station to Elm Street, and that to raise this appropriation the Treasurer with the
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approval of the Selectmen be authorized to borrow he sum of $110,000.00 under the provisions of Chapter 44 of the General Laws as amended. 315 voted in favor of passage 29 voted against passage
NOTE-Prior to action under the foregoing article the Water and Sewerage Board submitted to the Meeting plans, specifications and esti- mates of the probable cost or expense of the project in accordance with Article 1, Section 6 of the Town By-Laws adopted March 8, 1926.
Article 5. Voted that the sum of $100,000.00 be appropriated for lay- ing and relaying water mains of not less than six inches but less than sixteen inches in diameter in Elm Street and Philip Street for a distance of approximately 4,400 feet and in Foundry Street to Nebo Street for a dis- tance of approximately 1,000 feet, and that to raise this appropriation the Treasurer with the approval of the Selectmen be authorized to borrow the sum of $100,000.00 under the provisions of Chapter 44 of the General Laws as amended.
Under a separate motion it was voted that the installation of water mains as provided for in this article be under the provisions of General Laws, Chapter 40, Sections 42G, 42H and 42I, as amended.
308 voted in favor of passage 32 voted against passage
NOTE-Prior to action under the foregoing article the Water and Sewerage Board submitted to the Meeting plans, specifications and esti- mates of the probable cost or expense of the project in accordance with Article 1, Section 6 of the Town By-Laws adopted March 8, 1926.
Article 6. Voted that the sum of $37,500.00 be appropriated for the purpose of laying and relaying water mains of not less than six inches but less than sixteen inches in diameter from the new well to High Street, and that to raise this appropriation the Treasurer with the approval of the Selectmen be authorized to borrow the sum of $37,500.00 under the provisions of Chapter 44 of the General Laws as amended.
239 voted in favor of passage 96 voted against passage
NOTE-Prior to action under the foregoing article the Water and Sewerage Board submitted to the Meeting plans, specifications and esti- mates of the probable cost or expense of the project in accordance with Article 1, Section 6 of the Town By-Laws adopted March 8, 1926.
Article 7. Voted unanimously that the sum of $44,500.00 be appropri- ated for the purpose of laying and relaying water mains of not less than
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six inches but less than sixteen inches in diameter in High Street from Forest Street to Plain Street, a distance of approximately 1,700 feet and in Plain Street from High Street, a distance of approximately 2,000 feet, and that to raise this appropriation the Treasure with the approval of the Selectmen be authorized to borrow the sum of $44,500.00 under the pro- visions of Chapter 44 of the General Laws as amended.
Under a separate motion it was voted that the installation of water mains as provided for in this article be under the provisions of General Laws, Chapter 40, Sections 42G, 42H and 42I, as amended.
NOTE-Prior to action under the foregoing article the Water and Sewerage Board submitted to the Meeting plans, specifications and esti- mates of the probable cost or expense of the project in accordance with Article 1, Section 6 of the Town By-Laws adopted March 8, 1926.
Article 8. Voted that this article be dismissed wherein a sum of money was sought for the installation of approximately 3,000 feet of 8 inch water pipe in High Street from Granite Street to Forest Street.
NOTE-Voted to act on Article 18 prior to Article 9.
Article 18. Voted unanimously that the sum of $24,400.00 be appro- priated for laying and relaying water mains of not less than six inches but less than sixteen inches in diameter in High Street from a point at the junction of High Street and Plain Street for a distance of approximately 1,300 feet in a southerly direction, and that to raise this appropriation the Treasurer with the approval of the Selectmen be authorized to borrow the sum of $24,400.00 under the provisions of Chapter 44 of the General Laws as amended.
Under a separate motion it was voted that the installation of water mains as provided for in this article be under the provisions of General Laws, Chapter 40, Sections 42G, 42H and 42I, as amended.
NOTE-Prior to action under the foregoing article the Water and Sewerage Board submitted to the Meeting plans, specifications and esti- mates of the probable cost or expense of the project in accordance with Article 1, Section 6 of the Town By-Laws adopted March 8, 1926.
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