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(3) The Water Department's present 1956 Case back hoe, 1958 Chevrolet 1/2 ton pick-up truck, and miscellaneous small, used equipment, in connection with the purchase of a new back hoe and a new 1/2 ton pick-up truck;
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(4) The Park Department's 1958 Ford 1-1/2 ton truck, in connec- tion with the purchase of a new 1-1/2 ton truck;
(5) The Town Office miscellaneous used equipment.
Article 8. To see if the Town will appropriate sums of money for the Water Department, determine whether the money shall be pro- vided for by appropriation from available funds in the Treasury, by taxation and/ or borrowing; or take any action relative thereto.
Duly seconded, Mr. Ela offered the following:
MOTION: That the Town appropriate the sum of $154, 903. 04 for the following purposes and that to meet the appropriation, the sum be taken from "Water Available Surplus":
(1) Water Coupon Notes, Bonds and Registered Notes Maturing in 1962 -- Payment of Principal $23, 500. 00
(2) Water Coupon Notes, Bonds and Registered Notes -- Payment of Interest
4,494. 75
(3) Water Department -- Maintenance:
Salaries:
Superintendent $6,947. 51
2nd Man
5,146. 30
3rd Man 4,584.88
Labor
18,000. 00
Town Office
7,529.60
42,208. 29
Appropriation
Equipment-new 1/2 ton truck 1,700. 00
40,000.00
new back hoe 15,000.00
16,700. 00
(4) Water Main Extensions-Refund Account
10,000. 00
(5) Water Main Extensions-Deposit Account
3,000. 00
(6) Water Main Extensions --
(a) Draper Road -- Sears to Glezen
10,000.00
(b) Draper Road -- North from
Gammons Way 4,000. 00
14,000.00
(7) Test Wells
1,000.00
$154, 903. 04
and that there be appropriated and transferred the following balances: WATER DEPARTMENT
Standpipe -- Paint and Repair
$11, 061. 21
Standpipe -- Construction
25,131. 83
and a New Well and Pump
368. 00
$36,561. 04
to
WATER DEPARTMENT -- Garage and Storage Building Account, none of the funds so transferred to be expended without further vote of the Town.
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Duly seconded, Mr. R. Shedrick Meek offered the following MOTION: To delete Item No. 6 (a) "Draper Road -- Sears to Gle- zen" in the amount of $10, 000 from this Appropriation, from "Water Available Surplus. "
Mr. Meek's Motion of Amendment was under discussion when,
Upon Motion of Mr. John R. McEnroy, duly seconded, it was
VOTED: To adjourn the Meeting to next Wednesday night at 7:45 P. M. , at the same place.
This was at 10:58 P. M.
A True Copy,
Attest:
LEILA SEARS, Town Clerk of Wayland
VOTES ENACTED AT THE ADJOURNED ANNUAL TOWN MEETING
HELD: WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14, 1962
Town Clerk's Office Wayland, Massachusetts
Roger P. Stokey, Moderator :--
Pursuant to the Warrant for the Annual Town Meeting called for March 7, 1962, duly signed by the Selectmen, served and return of service given by a Constable of the Town; and a continuance being held in accordance with the vote taken at said meeting of March 7, 1962, the inhabitants of the Town of Wayland qualified to vote in Town Meeting met this day; and at 7:50 P. M. the Moderator called the meeting to order, declared a quorum to be present, and the meeting proceeded to transact the following business:
The Moderator announced that the meeting had recessed at Article 8, on a Motion of Amendment of Mr. Meek, to delete Item No. (6) (a) of Mr. Ela's Motion, in the amount of $10, 000. 00 for "Water Main Extensions -- Draper Road -- Sears to Glezen. "
Upon Mr. Meek's Motion, it was VOTED: In the Negative. Seven persons having doubted the vote, there was a COUNTED VOTE: "Yes" 140 "No" 349.
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Upon the Main Motion of Mr. Ela, it was VOTED: In favor.
Article 9. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and assess a sum of money for the reconstruction and improvement of Chapter 90 Roads, said money to be used in conjunction with any money which may be alloted by the State or County, or both, for this purpose, the work to be done under the supervisions of the Road Commissioners, or take any action relative thereto.
Upon Motion of Mr. William A. Loker, duly seconded, it was
VOTED: That the Town appropriate and assess the sum of $6, 700 for the reconstruction and improvement of Old Connecticut Path, said money to be used in conjunction with whatever money may be extended by the County or State, or both, for this purpose, the work to be done under the supervisions of the Road Commissioners, with the limita- tion that no more than $1. 00 of Town money be expended for each $1. 00 of County money and $2. 00 of State money.
Article 10. To see if the Town will vote to accept various convey- ances, gifts and devises to the Town, or take any action relative thereto.
Upon Motion of Mr. Robert M. Morgan, duly seconded, it was
VOTED: Unanimously: That the consideration of Article 10 be post- poned and acted upon after Article 42.
Article 11. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for the preparation of plans and specifications and for the construction of an addition to the Loker Street Grade School, and for originally equipping and furnishing said addition; to determine whether the money shall be provided for by any appropriation from available funds in the Treasury, by taxation and/or by borrowing; or take any action relative thereto.
Duly seconded, Mr. Allan R. Finlay offered the following MOTION: That the sum of $285, 000 be raised and appropriated for the preparation of building plans and specifications and for constructing and originally equipping and furnishing an addition to the Loker Street Grade School; that, to meet said appropriation, there be transferred from the Stabilization Fund the sum of $100, 000 and from "Excess and Deficiency" the sum of $35, 000; and that the Treasurer, with the approv- al of the Board of Selectmen, be and hereby is authorized and directed to issue notes of the Town aggregating not more than $150, 000 in prin- cipal amount, under the authority of Chapter 645 of the Acts of 1948, as amended, said notes to be issued and sold in accordance with the applicable provisions of Chapter 44 of the General Laws, as amended, and such notes to be payable in not more than one year from the date thereof; provided, however, that any matching Stabilizing Fund payments received from the Commonwealth under
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Section 9 of Chapter 645 of the Acts of 1948, as amended by Chapter 377 of the Acts of 1961, shall be applied to the cost of the project, and that the total authorized borrowing shall be reduced by any such matching Stabilization Fund payments; that the committee originally appointed in accordance with the vote under Article 19 in the Warrant for the Annual Town Meeting held in March 1947 be authorized and directed to enter into all necessary contracts and agreements for the architectural and engineering work, construction, equipping, furnish- ing and site work of said building.
Mr. Finlay then presented the Report of the School Building Com- mittee, with its recommendations in connection with this Article, projecting the anticipated school needs for meeting the expected grow- th of the Town, in the next few years. This Report was placed on file with the Town Clerk.
The first two votes under Mr. Finlay's Motion were not unanimous and since the Motion included an authorization for borrowing, there was a
COUNTED VOTE: "Yes" 655 "No" 12
Article 12. To see if the Town will vote to revise the method of selecting the members comprising the School Building Committee by providing that it shall hereafter consist of the Superintendent of Schools, three members of the School Committee, one member of the Planning Board and four members of the Finance Committee; the members representing their committee or board shall be chosen by their respective committee or board; or take any other action relative thereto.
Upon Motion of Mr. Charles R. Thomas, duly seconded, it was VOTED: That the article be passed over.
Article 13. To see if the Town will authorize the Board of Select- men to lease to the Wayland Historical Society the site of the Old Town Hall upon the expiration of the present lease to the Wayland Historical Society under the same terms and conditions as in the 1961 lease executed under the 1958 vote of the Town; or take any action relative thereto.
Upon Motion of Mr. Morgan, duly seconded, it was
VOTED: unanimously: That the Town instruct and authorize the Board of Selectmen to lease to the Wayland Historical Society the site of the Old Town Hall upon the expiration of the present lease to the Wayland Historical Society under the same terms and conditions as in the 1961 lease executed under the 1958 vote of the Town.
Article 14. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to petition the General Court to enact legislation vesting in the Board of Cemetery Commissioners all the powers, rights and duties of the
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Tree Warden and the Superintendent of Moth Extermination and abol- ishing said offices, said act to be submitted to the voters of the Town and to take effect if a majority of the votes on said ballot are in the affirmative; or take any action relative thereto.
Upon Motion of Mr. Ela, duly seconded, it was
VOTED: That the Board of Selectmen be authorized to petition the General Court to enact legislation vesting in the Board of Cemetery Commissioners all the powers, rights and duties of the Tree Warden and the Superintendent of Moth Extermination and abolishing said offices, said act to be submitted to the voters of the Town and to take effect if a majority of the votes on said ballot are in the affirmative.
Article 15. To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning By- Laws and the Zoning Map by changing from a Residential Zone, Six ty- Thousand (60, 000) square feet, Two Hundred Ten (210) foot frontage to a Light Manufacturing District and/ or Limited Commercial Dis- trict, any or all of the parcel of land situated on Rice Road and Old Connecticut Path bounded as follows:
NORTHWESTERLY AND NORTHEASTERLY by Old Connecticut Path and the Weston Aqueduct;
EASTERLY by the Town line of Weston;
SOUTHWESTERLY by Town line of Natick and by land now or for- merly of George H. Ross, et al., and
NORTHWESTERLY, WESTERLY AND SOUTHWESTERLY by Rice Road.
The entire tract includes land now or formerly of the Mainstone Farm Trust, Frank W. Kilburn, Jr., et al. , Louis W. Dean, Fred- erick S. Whiteside , Joseph Janson, et al. , John B. Tanger, et al. , and Richard W. Perry, et al. , and consists of about 417. 66 acres more or less; or take any action relative thereto.
Duly seconded, Mr. Ralph S. Blanchard offered a MOTION: That the article be passed over.
Upon a Motion of Mr. Howard C. Weeks, duly seconded:
That Article 34 be considered at the present time, concurrently with Article 15; it was
VOTED: In the Negative.
Mr. L. William Bertelsen presented the Report of the Planning Board in relation to Article 15, recommending that the Motion, to pass over the article, should carry. A copy of this Report was placed on file with the Town Clerk.
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Upon Mr. Blanchard's Motion, it was VOTED: In favor.
Article 16. To see if the Town will vote to amend the Town By- Laws by adding thereto a new by-law which by-law shall read as follows: "No plan or project, Federally subsidized or otherwise, shall be approved by the Board of Selectmen or any other Town board which shall necessitate the removal or displacement of five or more families within a given two-year period of time unless the homes from which said families are displaced is in each case declared to be unfit for human habitation by a Court of competent jurisdiction, or unless the owner of each property from which a family is to be dis- placed consents in writing, duly witnessed and/ or acknowledged. "; or take any action relative thereto.
Duly seconded, Mr. Hugh P. Taylor offered the following:
MOTION: That the Town amend the Town By-Laws by adding there- to a new by-law which shall read as follows:
"No plan or project, Federally subsidized or otherwise, shall be approved by the Board of Selectmen or any other Town board which shall necessitate the removal or displacement of five or more families within a given two-year period of time unless the homes from which said families are displaced is in each case declared to be unfit for human habitation by a Court of competent jurisdiction, or unless the owner of each property from which a family is to be displaced consents in writing, duly witnessed and/ or acknowledged!'
Mr. Roger E. Ela, acting for Mr. Kilburn, the Town Counsel, who was prevented by illness from being present, expressed the opinion of Mr. Kilburn, and his own opinion as a lawyer, that there were several reasons why this by-law, even if it should be passed by this meeting, would be invalid and unworkable.
Upon Mr. Taylor's Motion, it was
VOTED: In the Negative.
Duly seconded, Mr. John R. McEnroy offered a MOTION: To take up Article 34 at this time.
Upon a very light voice vote it was VOTED: In the Negative.
Seven persons having doubted the vote, there was a COUNTED VOTE: "Yes 484" "No" 239.
The required 2/3 of this vote being 482, the required vote carried in favor.
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Article 34. To see if the Town will vote to change the zoning map and the zoning by-law from Single Residence District, thirty thousand (30, 000) square feet, with one hundred fifty (150) foot frontage, to Limited Commercial District, any or all of a parcel of land now or formerly of Elizabeth A. DiCarlo, 26. 2 acres, more or less, bound- ed on the west by Rice Road, on the north by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Pressure Aqueduct, on the east by land located in the Town of Natick, and the south by Commonwealth Road East; or take any action relative thereto.
Duly seconded, Mr. Robert H. Charnock offered the following
MOTION: That the Zoning Map and the Zoning By-Law be changed by changing from Single residence district Thirty Thousand (30, 000) square feet, One Hundred Fifty (150) foot frontage to Limited Com- mercial District land now or formerly of Elizabeth A. DiCarlo, shown as Lot "C" on a plan entitled "Plan of Land in Wayland and Natick, Mass. " dated February 19, 1962, by Everett M. Brooks Company, C. E., bounded and described as follows:
Beginning at a stone bound on said plan on the southerly side of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Pressure Aqueduct and 177. 84 feet east of Rice Road, thence south 20 degrees 11 minutes 25 sec- onds west a distance of 570. 62 feet, thence south 48 degrees 01 min- ute 54 seconds east a distance of 280. 44 feet to Commonwealth Road East, thence in an easterly direction along Commonwealth Road East 1555. 94 feet to the Wayland-Natick Town line, thence northerly along the Wayland-Natick Town line 599. 51 feet to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Pressure Aqueduct, thence westerly along the Common wealth of Massachusetts Pressure Aqueduct 1819. 91 feet to the point of beginning.
Mr. Charnock then presented the Report of the Planning Board in relation to this Article, stating that a public hearing had been held on February 21 for discussion of this proposal, at which time consider- able opposition had been expressed; and telling of the extent and nat- ure of other Planning Board studies made in connection with the pro- posal. The Report also told of many restrictions which were con- templated to be imposed upon the intended purchaser of the property in question (Dow Chemical Company -- Eastern Research Laboratory), and outlined the nature of the intended research laboratory which was to be expected if this change were enacted. The Planning Board re- commended the acceptance of this proposed change by the Town.
Upon Motion of Mr. Charles H. Peters, duly seconded
TO ADJOURN the Meeting to one week from tonight, at the same place and the same hour; it was
VOTED: In the Negative.
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Upon Motion of Mr. Andrews, duly seconded
"The Previous Question" the vote was far from unanimous so there was a
COUNTED VOTE: "Yes" 709 "No" 11
Upon the Main Motion of Mr. Charnock there was a
COUNTED VOTE: "Yes" 377 "No" 377
The Moderator pointed out that since a 2/3 vote was required to change a By-Law, the Motion did not carry.
Upon a Motion of Mr. Morgan, duly seconded
TO ADJOURN the Meeting until 7:45 P. M. next Wednesday in this hall, it was
VOTED: In the Negative.
The Moderator declared Article 34 disposed of.
Upon Motion of Mr. Lloyd J. Osborn, duly seconded, it was VOTED: That the Meeting be adjourned to 7:45 P. M. next Wed- nesday in this same hall.
This vote of adjournment occurred at 11:40 P. M.
A True Copy,
Attest:
LEILA SEARS, Town Clerk of Wayland
VOTES ENACTED AT THE ADJOURNED ANNUAL TOWN MEETING
HELD: WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21, 1962
Town Clerk's Office Wayland, Massachusetts
Roger P. Stokey, Moderator :--
Pursuant to the Warrant for the Annual Town Meeting called for March 7, 1962, duly signed by the Selectmen, served and return of service given by a Constable of the Town; and a continuance being held in accordance with the vote taken at the meeting of March 14, 1962, the inhabitants of the Town of Wayland qualified to vote in Town Meeting met this day; and at 7:45 P. M. the Moderator called the meeting to order, declared a quorum to be present, and the meeting proceeded to transact the following business:
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Duly seconded, Mr. James Andrews offered a
MOTION: To return to Article 34 and to reconsider the vote taken under that article.
Upon Motion, duly seconded, of Mr. Frederick J. Anderson, " The Previous Question" it was
VOTED: The Vote being far from unanimous, there was a COUNTED VOTE: "Yes" 632 "No" 77
Upon the Motion of Mr. Andrews, the First Vote was far from un- animous, and since a 2/3 vote was required, there was another COUNTED VOTE: "Yes" 554 "No" 271
The required 2/3 of this total, being 550, the Motion was declared to have carried:
The Moderator read Article 34 from the Warrant: To see if the Town will vote to change the zoning map and the zoning by-law from Single Residence District, thirty thousand (30, 000) square feet, with one hundred fifty (150) foot frontage, to Limited Commercial District, any or all of a parcel of land now or formerly of Elizabeth A. Di- Carlo, 26. 2 acres, more or less bounded on the west by Rice Road, on the north by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Pressure Aque- duct, on the east by land located in the Town of Natick, and the south by Commonwealth Road East; or take any action relative thereto.
Upon Motion of Mr. Arnet L. Powell, duly seconded, it was VOTED: To reconsider the action taken under Article 34.
A Motion to appoint a Committee to catalogue all vacant land in Wayland and. . .
was ruled out of order by the Moderator as going beyond the scope of the Article.
Duly seconded, Mr. L. William Bertelsen offered the following
MOTION: That the Zoning Map and the Zoning By-Law be changed by changing from Single residence district, Thirty Thousand (30, 000) square feet, One Hundred Fifty (150) foot frontage to Limited Com- mercial District land now or formerly of Elizabeth A. DiCarlo, shown as Lot "C" on a plan entitled "Plan of Land in Wayland and Natick, Mass. " dated February 19, 1962, by Everett M. Brooks Company, C. E., bounded and described as follows:
Beginning at stone bound on said plan on the southerly side of Com- monwealth of Massachusetts Pressure Aqueduct and 177. 84 feet east of Rice Road, thence south 20 degrees 11 minutes 25 seconds west a distance of 570. 62 feet, thence south 48 degrees 01 minute 54 seconds east a distance of 280. 44 feet to Commonwealth Road East, thence in an easterly direction along Commonwealth Road East 1555. 94 feet to the Wayland-Natick Town line, thence northerly along the Wayland-
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Natick Town line 599. 51 feet to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Pressure Aqueduct, thence westerly along the Commonwealth of Mass- achusetts Pressure Aqueduct 1819. 91 feet to the point of beginning.
Mr. Bertelsen then read the Report of the Planning Board relating to this Article, with the Recommendations of that Board, for the benefit of those who had not been present to hear it read by Mr. Char- nock the previous week. This reading had not been completed when the Moderator declared the Meeting to be in recess until all business under the Warrant for the Special Town Meeting called for 8:30 P. M. on this date, had been disposed of.
At 10:00 P. M. the Annual Town Meeting reconvened, was called to order by the Moderator, who declared a quorum to be present, and the Meeting proceeded to transact the following business:
Mr. Bertelsen resumed his reading of the Planning Board's Report relating to Article 34.
Upon Motion of Mr. Powell, duly seconded, "The Previous Ques- tion", the VOTE was not unanimously in favor; there being a require- ment for a 2/3 vote upon such a Motion there was a
COUNTED VOTE: "Yes" 794 "No" 175
The required 2/3 of this vote being 646, the Motion was declared to have carried.
Upon a Motion, duly seconded, of Mr. Robert W. Charlton, "That a secret, written ballot be taken upon the vote under Article 34"; it was
VOTED: In the Negative.
Upon the Main Motion, there was a
COUNTED VOTE: "Yes" 653 "No" 339
The required 2/3 of this vote being 662, the Motion was declared to have failed.
Upon Motion of Mr. Robert M. Morgan, duly seconded, it was VOTED: That the Meeting be adjourned at 11:45 P. M. until a week from tonight, at 7:45 P. M. in this same hall.
VOTED: In the affirmative.
Article 17. To see if the Town will vote to amend the Town By- Laws by adding thereto a new by-law which by-law shall read as follows: "A complete written record verbatim shall be taken and kept of all Regular and Special Town Meetings, and this record shall be filed with the Town Clerk and be open to examination by the public"; or take any other action relative thereto.
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Upon a Motion, duly seconded, of Mrs. Lester E. Leland (Pauline L. )
To amend the Town By-Laws by adding thereto a new by-law which by-law shall read as follows: "A complete written record verbatim shall be taken and kept of all regular and Special Town Meetings, and this record shall be filed with the Town Clerk and be open to exami- nation by the public. " It was
VOTED: In the Negative.
Article 18. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of $320 for the purpose of reimbursing Norman G. Fair for expenses incurred by him during the period from September 1, 1960, through December 31, 1960, in his capacity as agent for the Board of Health for the Town of Wayland; or take any action relative thereto.
Upon Motion of Mr. Francis A. Fisher, duly seconded, it was VOTED: That the article be passed over.
Article 19. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen, with the approval of the Town Counsel, to purchase from the Boston & Maine Railroad the land described in deed recorded with Middlesex South District Deeds in Book 2962, Page 81, and Book 4315, Page 1, or any portion thereof, and to acquire all rights of the Boston & Main Railroad under lease recorded with Middlesex South District Deeds in Book 1777, Page 482, and raise and appro- priate a sum of money therefor; or take any action relative thereto.
Upon Motion of Mr. Frank W. Kilburn, duly seconded, it was VOTED: That the Board of Selectmen, with the approval of the Town Counsel, be authorized to purchase from the Boston & Maine Railroad the two parcels of land, with the buildings thereon, having a total area of about 45, 700 feet, at the Wayland Center Station site, being a portion of the land described in deed recorded with Middlesex South District Deeds in Book 2962, Page 81, and Book 4315, Page 1, and to acquire all rights of the Boston & Maine Railroad with respect to said parcels under lease recorded with Middlesex South District Deeds in Book 1777, Page 482; and that there be appropriated and assessed therefor the sum of $2, 500.
At this point the meeting adjourned in accordance with the vote under Mr. Morgan's Motion, the hour being 11: 45 P. M.
A True Copy,
Attest:
LEILA SEARS, Town Clerk of Wayland
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VOTES ENACTED AT THE ADJOURNED ANNUAL TOWN MEETING
HELD: WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28, 1962
Town Clerk's Office Wayland, Massachusetts
Roger P. Stokey, Moderator :--
Pursuant to the Warrant for the Annual Town Meeting called for March 7, 1962, duly signed by the Selectmen, served and return of service given by a Constable of the Town; a continuance being held in accordance with a vote taken at the March 21, 1962, session of said Meeting, the inhabitants of the Town qualified to vote in Town Meeting met this day; and at 7:50 P. M. the Moderator called the meeting to order, declared a quorum to be present and the meeting proceeded to transact the following business:
The Moderator pointed out that, at the close of the previous session of this meeting, he had been in error to declare Article 19 disposed of, upon a mere voice vote, not unanimous, in favor of the motion in this Article. Because the motion and the article called for acquisi- tion of land, a counted 2/3 vote would be required to carry such a motion, unless the vote was unanimous. At the request of the Mod- erator, and by unanimous consent of the meeting Article 19 was again taken up.
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