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And raise and appropriate the sum of $20,100.00 for land damages or other costs incurred therefor; and authorize the Board of Selectmen to take any necessary action hereunder.
A motion was made and seconded that action under Article 26 be postponed indefinitely. Upon being put to vote this motion was lost.
At this time the Appropriation Committee reported that it was the feeling of the Committee that the property in question should be taken by eminent domain.
A motion was made and seconded that action under Article 26 be postponed until action has been taken on Article 29. This motion was defeated.
The original question was then called for and upon being put to vote, a standing vote showed 314 voting in favor and 113 opposed. The motion was declared carried by more than a two-third's majority.
ARTICLE 27. Voted: That the Town accept as a public way or street, that portion of Riverview Avenue from the southerly end of the February 17, 1942 acceptance, south- erly about 340 feet to the southerly line of the Cooley Drive Tract, as laid out by the Selectmen and establish the grade thereof in accordance with a plan dated January, 1958 on file in the office of the Town Clerk and raise and appro- priate the sum of $1.00 for land damages or other costs incurred therefor. (Motion carried by unanimous vote.)
ARTICLE 28. Voted: That the Town authorize the Moderator to appoint a Building Committee of not more than seven persons, one to be designated as Chairman, to prepare preliminary plans and make recommendations in connection with the possible construction of an Elementary School Building, to be erected on land described in Article 26 of this Warrant, and make report to the Town at the next Annual Town Meeting, or at any Special Meeting prior thereto; and to authorize said committee to employ an architect or other consultant for such purpose, and to raise and appropriate the sum of $10,000.00 for the use of said Committee. (Motion carried by unanimous vote.)
ARTICLE 29. Moved and Seconded: That the Town acquire by eminent domain or purchase, for schoolhouse and ground purposes, and such other purposes as Public School property may be used, certain real estate located in the Town of Longmeadow, bounded and described as follows:
Beginning at an iron pipe set in the northerly line of Williams Street, a public way, said iron pipe being $ 81º 14' 45", 237.71 feet from a concrete bound marking the inter-
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section of the said northerly line of Williams Street and the westerly line of Woodside Drive, a private way; and running thence S 81º 14' 45" W. 223.99 feet to a highway bound; thence bearing to the left by a curve whose radius is 2810.29 feet, the central angle of which is 6º 11' 55" and the length of arc of which extends 304.04 feet to a highway bound; thence S 75° 02' 50" W, 6.88 feet to an iron pipe; all said courses hereinbefore given being along the said northerly line of Williams Street; thence N 7º 19' 20" E, 1316.00 feet along land of Clara Baer to a brown stone bound; thence N 71° 45' 50" E, along land of Allen and Ruthena Gilmour, Woolworth Street, a public way, and the Longmeadow Players, Inc. 252.02 feet to an iron pipe: thence N 71º 31' 50" E. continuing along said land of the Longmeadow Players, Inc., 101.45 feet to an iron pipe; thence N 62º 22' 50" E, along said land of the Longmeadow Players, Inc., and land now or formerly of Fred and Mary Blokland, 76.28 feet to an iron pipe set at an angle point in the ditch; thence N 74º 20', 35" E, continuing along said land now or formerly of Fred and Mary Blokland, 194.64 feet to an iron pipe in said ditch; thence S 9º 24' 20" W, along Terry Drive, a private way, and along the westerly line of the Woodside Drive tract, so-called, 1425.04 feet to the iron pipe at the point of beginning, the parcel herein described containing 16.6 acres and believed to be owned by Bradford W. Leete and Theodore C. Leete;
and authorize the Board of Selectmen to take any necessary action hereunder, and to accept a deed thereof in such form as they may approve, and to raise and appro- priate the sum of $27,500.00 for payment of damages for said taking, or as consideration for such deed, or both; with further authority in the Board of Selectmen to adjust real estate taxes affecting said land as of the date of the delivery of the deed.
A motion was made and seconded to strike out the words "or purchase" and substitute the words "$1.00" for the words "$27,500.00".
This motion to amend upon being put to vote was lost.
The original question was called for and upon being put to vote showed 213 voting in favor and 34 opposed. Motion was declared carried by more than a two-third's vote.
ARTICLE 30. Voted: That the Town authorize the Moderator to appoint a Building Committee of not more than seven persons, one to be designated as Chairman, to prepare preliminary plans and make recommendations in connection with the possible construction of a Junior High School Building to be erected on property in the Town of Long- meadow described in Article 29 of the Warrant, and make report to the Town at the next Annual Town Meeting, or at any Special Meeting prior thereto; and to authorize said Committee to employ an architect or other consultant for such purpose, and to raise and appropriate the sum of $17,000.00 for the use of said Committee.
At this time due to the lateness of the hour it was Voted: That the meeting adjourn to later in this day at 7:30 P. M. in this same place.
TOWN OF LONGMEADOW NOTICE OF ADJOURNED ANNUAL TOWN MEETING
Notice is hereby given that the Annual Town Meeting called for February 18, 1958, is duly adjourned to February 19, 1958 at 7:30 o'clock P. M. at the same place, namely the Longmeadow Community House.
ZOË PURDON Town Clerk, Longmeadow, Mass.
Adjourned Town Meeting FEBRUARY 19, 1958
More than a quorum being present the Moderator declared the adjourned Annual Town Meeting in order.
It was voted to waive the reading of the postponement of the Adjourned Town Meeting.
ARTICLE 31. Voted: That the Town accept Section 85 J of the General Laws as added by Acts of 1956, Chapter 374 and as amended by Acts of 1957 Chapter 583, the same being an act relative to survivors benefits in the non- contributory pension system. (Motion carried by unanimous vote. )
ARTICLE 32. Voted: That the Town continue the Survey Committee appointed by the Moderator under Article 23 of the Warrant for the 1957 Annual Town Meeting and raise and appropriate the sum of $200.00 for the use of said Committee. (Motion carried by unanimous vote.)
ARTICLE 33. Voted: That the Town authorize the Moderator to appoint a Committee of five or more persons and name the Chairman thereof to survey the probable expansion of the Town's Police Department and Fire Depart- ment and necessary capital expenditures therefor and make recommendations in connection therewith and raise and ap- propriate the sum of $200.00 for the use of said committee. (Motion carried by unanimous vote.)
ARTICLE 34. Voted: That the Town authorize the Moderator to appoint a Committee of five or more persons and name the Chairman thereof to look into the matter of
the possibility of revising the method of printing and deliver- ing the Annual Town Reports; and raise and appropriate the sum of $200.00 for the use of said Committee. (Motion carried by unanimous vote.)
ARTICLE 35. It was moved and seconded: That the Town amend the Building ordinance of the Town by insert- ing in Chapter 2, Section 2-1 (b) after the words "approved by him" in the second line, the words "and be accompanied by a filing fee of twenty-five dollars, which the Commis- sioner shall pay over to the town treasurer," and by striking out the following word "and" commencing a new sentence with the words "the application."
After much discussion it was voted to withdraw this motion and a new motion was made and seconded to appoint a committee of not more than five persons to further study this amendment to the Building Ordinance and that said committee report at the next Annual Town Meeting or at any Special Town Meeting. (Motion carried by unanimous vote.)
ARTICLE 36. Voted: That the Town authorize the Water and Sewer Commissioners to employ Members of their Board part time to inspect the installation of the laying of mains and to operate equipment for such a term as they may determine, but in any event not exceeding one year and that such members be paid at an hourly wage of $2.20 for the time worked. (Motion carried by unanimous vote.)
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At this time a motion was made and seconded that Articles 37 and 38 (having to do with amending the Zoning By-Laws of the Town) be indefinitely postponed.
A motion was then made and seconded to reconsider the first motion.
A motion was made and seconded to amend the first motion by striking out the words Article 38. A standing vote showed 76 voting in favor of the motion and 35 voting against. The amended motion was voted.
It was then voted: that action under Article 37 be postponed indefinitely. (Motion carried by unanimous vote.)
ARTICLE 38. Voted: That the Town receive a final report of the Planning Board relative to the subject matter of Article 38.
ARTICLE 38. Voted: That the Town amend the Zon- ing By-Law as most recently amended and approved by the Attorney General of the Commonwealth, by inserting at the end of Article IV, Section D. Paragraph 3 after (h) the following words, "Provided that any use will be legal only if the Board of Appeals has found adequate off-street parking facilities are available to the patrons of the occupiers of any such place, and no Building Permit shall be issued until such finding has been made"; and by inserting in paragraph 5 of such section after the word "safeguards" the words "in- cluding adequate parking facilities." (None opposed, motion unanimously adopted. )
ARTICLE 39. Shaker Road Sidewalk. It was moved and seconded that action under Article 39 be indefinitely postponed and that the Moderator appoint a committee of not less than five persons and name the chairman thereof and report to an Annual Town Meeting or any Special Town Meeting.
Upon being put to vote motion was carried unanimously.
ARTICLE 40. It was moved and seconded: That the Town amend the By-Laws of the Town by adding at the end of Article 111, Section 10, Paragraph (12), a new sentence to read as follows: "The vote upon any main motion, the adoption of which will require the borrowing of money by the issue and sale of the bonds of the Town, shall be by written ballot."
This motion upon being put to vote showed a standing vote 59 in favor and 81. against. Motion was declared lost.
ARTICLE 41. Voted: That the Town raise and ap- propriate the sum of $1,775.00 for the purchase of a truck for the School Department. (Motion carried by unanimous vote.)
ARTICLE 1 Voted: That Article 1 be taken from the Table and acted upon. (Motion carried by unanimous vote.)
Voted: Item 1 Moderator $50.00; Item 2 Appropria- tions Committee $150.00 Items 3 and 4 Selectmen totaling $2,700.00; Item 6 Auditor $50.00; Items 7 through 9 Treas- urer, totalling $11,194; Items 11 through 13 Tax Collector totalling $11,392.00 be approved, raised and appropriated.
Voted: That Items 15 through 18 Assessors, totalling $14,000.00 be approved, raised and appropriated.
Voted: That Items 20 through 22 Law, totalling $3,700.00; Items 24 through 26 Town Clerk, totalling $5,358.00; Items 28 and 29 Election and Registration totalling $2,550.00; Items 31 to 35 totalling $10,925.00 for Town
Hall; be approved, raised and appropriated.
Voted: That item 37 expenses for Planning Board totalling $300.00 be approved, raised and appropriated.
Voted: That Item 38, Zoning & Building Board of Appeals $200.00 be raised, approved and appropriated.
Voted: That Item 39 Veterans' Quarters $1,042.00 Items 40 and 41 totalling $2,837 for Soldiers' Benefits be approved, raised and appropriated.
Voted: That Items 44 through 47 Fire Department totalling $17,300.00 and Items 49 through 60 Police Depart- ment totalling $103,210.00 be approved, raised and appro- priated.
Voted: That Items 62 and 63 Sealer of Weights and Measures, totalling $250.00; Item 65 Fish and Game Warden $50.00; Items 66 through 70 Building Department totalling $10,000.00; Items 72 through 75 Forestry Department total- ling $20,627.00 be approved, raised and appropriated.
Voted: That Items 77 and 78 Insect Pest Control totalling $12,080.00; Item 80 Forest Fires $800.00; Item 81 Insurance $15,600.00; Item 82 Civilian Defense $1,200.00 be approved, raised and appropriated.
Voted: That Items 84 through 88 Health Department totalling $48,200.00 be approved, raised and appropriated.
Voted: That Items 90 through 94 Sewer Department totalling $51,000.00 be approved, raised and appropriated.
Voted: That Items 97 through 117 totalling $139,- 994.00 for Highways, be approved, raised and appropriated.
At this time it was voted to change Item 119 Aid under Welfare Department from $1,000 to $2,000.00, making Item 131 to read $23,500.00 instead of $22,500.00 as printed.
Voted: That Items 119 to 131, total for Charities and Welfare $23,500.00 be approved, raised and appropriated.
Voted: That the sum of $815,955.00 be spent for schools substantially as shown in Items 132 to 147. (An amendment to make Item 132 read $9,500.00 was lost.)
Voted: Items 149 to 156 inclusive Library totalling $20,958.00 plus receipts from dog money making a net total of $22,208.73 be approved, raised and appropriated.
Voted: That Items 157 to 162 Community House total- ling $18,036.00; Items 164 to 170 Recreational Activities totalling $23,100.00; Items 172 to 176 totalling $23,009.00 for Park Department be approved, raised and appropriated.
Voted: That Items 178 to 183 Unclassified totalling $4,350.00 be approved, raised and appropriated.
Voted: That Items 185 and 186 Pensions, Sick Leave and Vacations totalling $35,500.00 be approved, raised and appropriated.
Voted: That Items 188 to 199 Water Department totalling $112,950.00 be approved, raised and appropriated.
Voted: That Items 201 to 204 Maturing Debt and Interest totalling $158,643.00 be approved, raised and appropriated.
ARTICLE 42. Voted that the town appropriate the sum of $25,000.00 from available funds now in the treasury of the Town to be applied and used for the current year and direct the Assessors to use said sum in calculating the Tax Rate. (Motion carried by unanimous vote.)
ZOË PURDON Town Clerk
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SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS
GENERAL GOVERNMENT
Moderator
$
50.00
Appropriations Committee
150.00
Selectmen
2,700.00
Auditor
50.00
Treasurer
11,194.00
Tax Collector
11,392.00
Assessors
14,000.00
Law
3,700.00
Town Clerk
5,358.00
Election and Registration
2,550.00
Town Hall
10,925.00
Planning Board
300.00
Zoning and Building
Board of Appeals
200.00
Veterans' Quarters
1,042.00
Soldiers' Benefits
2,837.00
Longmeadow Future
Planning Committee
200.00
Total for General Governments
$66,648.00
PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY
Fire Department $ 17,300.00
Police Department 103,210.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures .. 250.00
Fish and Game Warden
50.00
Building Department
10,000.00
Forestry Department: Control & Supp. of
Public Nuisances
$ 2,300.00
Planting 4,097.00
Trimming and Re-
moval
11,000.00
Fertilizer 3,230.00
20,627.00
Insect Pest Control:
Dutch Elm Disease .. 9,580.00
Aerial Mosquito Control 2,500.00
12,080.00
Forest Fires
800.00
Insurance
15,600.00
Civilian Defense
1,200.00
Committee - Police & Fire Depart-
200.00
ments
Total for Protection of
Persons and Property 181,317.00
HEALTH AND SANITATION
Health Department: Inspection of Milk
and Animals
300.00
Dental Department .. 1,100.00
Removal Ashes, Rub-
bish and Garage 45,000.00
Medical Aid & Other
Expense 300.00
Hospitalization 1,500.00
Total for Health 48,200.00
Sewer Department:
Sewer Connections .. 22,500.00
Sewer Maintenance .. 8,000.00
Sewer Extensions 8,000.00 Drains Maintenance 8,000.00
Catch Basin Cleaning Equipment 8,000.00
Drains Extensions
4,500.00
Fenwood Road Drain 8,500.00
Fenwood Road Land Damages 1.00
Total for Sewer Depart- ment 67,501.00
Total for Health and Sanitation
115,701.00
HIGHWAYS
Salary - Superintendent 3,750.00
Salary -- Clerk
1,664.00
Maintenance
22,500.00
Tar Roads 14,500.00
Roadside Care
5,700.00
Snow Removal
15,000.00
Engineering
9,000.00
Street Signs
1,000.00
New Sidewalks
3,500.00
Sidewalk Repairs
2,500.00
Street Lights
21,000.00
Traffic Control
4,200.00
New Trucks & Equipment
6,600.00
Chapter 90 Highway Maintenance
6,000.00
Chapter 90 New Construction Laurel Street 18,000.00
Williams Court Improvement 6,000.00
Robin Road Improvement
5,100.00
Maplewood Street Improvement 7,300.00
Fairway Drive Improvement
10,800.00
Riverview Avenue Land
Damages 1.00
Emerson Road Land Damages
1.00
Fairway Drive Land Damages 1.00
Public Service Building
29,080.00
Total for Highways $193,197.00
Acceptance of Chapter 718 Acts of 1956 and
Acceptance of Vote to expend the funds apportioned to the Town of Longmeadow 40,401.51
(Improvement of Pondside Road, Birnie Road and islands at intersection of Williams Street and Bliss Road. )
CHARITIES AND WELFARE
Welfare Department:
Aid
2,000.00
Old Age Assistance:
Aid $16,000.00
Administration
1,500.00
17,500.00
Disability Aid:
Aid: 4,000.00
Total for Charities and Welfare
23,500.00
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SCHOOLS
Maintenance 815,955.00
School Site - Emerson Road .... 20,100.00
Preliminary Plans & Committee 10,000.00
School Site - Williams Street .... 27,500.00
Preliminary Plans & Committee 17,000.00
New Truck 1,775.00
Total for Schools 892,330.00
RICHARD SALTER STORRS LIBRARY
County Dog Money
1,250.73
Appropriation 20,958.00
Total for Library 22,208.73
RECREATION AND PARKS
Community House 18,036.00
Recreational Activities 23,100.00
Park Department 23,009.00
New Truck - Park Department 3,300.00
Bleachers - Park Department ... 2,600.00
Total for Recreation and Parks
70,045.00
UNCLASSIFIED
Printing & Delivering Town
Reports
3,400.00
Damages 250.00
Memorial Day Observance 450.00
Hampden Safety Council 125.00
County Aid to Agriculture 25.00
Maintenance - 30 Williams
Street
100.00
Committee on Town Reports 200.00
Total for Unclassified 4,550.00
PENSIONS, SICK LEAVE AND VACATIONS
Sick Leave, Vacations and
Paid Holidays
23,000.00
Pensions
12,500.00
Total for Pensions, etc. 35,500.00
WATER DEPARTMENT
Salary - Commissioners 750.00
Salary - Superintendent 3,750.00
Salary - Clerks 3,850.00
Salary - Meter Readers 3,600.00
Water Connections 30,000.00
Mains Maintenance 3,100.00
Mains Extension
14,000.00
Water Supply
43,000.00
Meters 7,200.00
Hydrants
2,500.00
New Equipment and Truck Replacemen.
200.00
Other Expense
1,000.00
Front End Loader
11,000.00
Total for Water Department 123,950.00
MATURING DEBT AND INTEREST
Maturing Notes and Bonds 110,000.00 Interest - Town Debt 38,143.00 Interest - Temporary Loans 5,000.00 Certification of Notes and Bonds 5,500.00
Total for Maturing Debt and Interest
158,643.00
RESERVE FUND
Reserve Funds
30,000.00
FUNDS TO BE USED IN FIXING TAX RATE
Appropriation
25,000.00
Total Appropriations as voted at Annual Town Meeting and Adjourned Town Meet-
ing held February 18 and 19, 1958 $1,982,991.24
TO BE TAKEN FROM RECEIPTS:
Article 3. County Dog Money
1,250.73
VOTED FROM OVERLAY RESERVE:
Article 4. Reserve Fund
30,000.00
VOTED FROM AVAILABLE FUNDS (SURPLUS) :
Article 11. Chapter 90 Maintenance 4,000.00
Article 12. Chapter 90
Construction 13,500.00
Article 42. For Assessors' use
in fixing Tax Rate
25,000.00
42,500.00
VOTED TO TRANSFER FROM UNEXPENDED FUNDS:
Article 12. Chapter 90
Construction
4,500.00
VOTED TO ACCEPT FUNDS APPORTIONED TO THE TOWN UNDER PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 718
Acts of 1956 Articles 14 and 15 40,401.51
(This sum of money received by the Treasurer, from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts February 24, 1958 and set up in separate account.)
ZOË PURDON,
Town Clerk
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Special Town Meeting APRIL 30, 1958
In accordance with the Warrant of the Selectmen, the Special Town Meeting was held at the Community House, April 30, 1958.
Action on the articles of the Warrant was as follows:
ARTICLE 1. Voted: That whereas it is to the best interests of the Town that the relative proportion of money to be raised and appropriated under Article 2 of the Warrant for the Special Town Meeting of November 27, 1956 by the issue and sale of bonds of the Town and by transfer from available revenue funds be changed from the vote heretofore taken under said Article 2 and said vote be amended for such purposes, now therefore be it voted that the vote under Article 2 of the Warrant for the Special Town Meeting of November 27, 1956 be and hereby is amended by increasing the amount to be taken from available revenue funds from $30,000.00 to $230,000.00, by reducing the amount to be borrowed by the issue and sale of bonds of the Town under the authority of and in conformity with Chapter 178 of the Massachusetts Acts of 1955 from $500,000.00 to $400,000.00 by striking from said vote any authority to borrow money by the issue and sale of bonds of the Town under the authority of and in conformity with the Massachusetts General Laws (Ter. Ed.) Chapter 44, Section 7, Clause 1, but otherwise ratifying and confirming said vote and any action taken there- under. (Motion carried by unanimous vote.)
ARTICLE 2. Voted: That whereas the sum appropri- ated by the vote under Article 2 of the warrant for the Special Town Meeting held December 11, 1957 to construct, originally equip and furnish an addition to the High School is $121,000.00 in excess of the sum actually required for said purposes; and
whereas the Selectmen and Town Treasurer have issued no bonds in furtherance of said vote as therein authorized and a bond issue in the amount of $600,000.00 is sufficient for the aforesaid purposes,
now therefore be it voted that the vote under Article 2 of the Warrant for the Special Town Meeting held December 11, 1957 be and hereby is amended by reducing the sum of $721,000.00 authorized to be raised by borrowing under Chapter 645 of the Acts of 1948 as amended to $600,000.00 and by reducing the total appropriation made for said project from $796,000.00 to $675,000.00 but otherwise ratifying and confirming said vote and the action taken thereunder. (Motion carried by unanimous vote.)
ARTICLE 3. Voted: That the Town vote to appro- priate and transfer the Surplus War Bonus Fund of $1,484.76 to payment on account of indebtedness of the Town under Maturing Debt and Interest as provided in Chapter 480 of the Acts of 1924. (Motion carried by unanimous vote. )
ARTICLE 4. Voted: That the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $400.00 for the purchase and install- ation of lights to light the War Memorial on the "Green." (Motion carried by unanimous vote.)
ARTICLE 5. Voted: That the Town vote to amend the Building Ordinance of the Town by inserting in Chapter 2, Section 2-1 (b) after the words "authorized agent" in the fifth line, the sentence "Each such application shall be ac- companied by a filing fee of thirty dollars, which the Com- missioner shall pay over to the Town Treasurer except that no fee shall accompany those applications for permits for such erections, alterations, repairs, removals or demolitions which are to cost $5,000.00 or less." (Motion carried by unanimous vote.)
ARTICLE 6. It was voted to receive a final report from the Planning Board relative to the subject matter of Article 6. (Motion carried by unanimous vote.)
ARTICLE 6. Voted: That the Town amend the Zon- ing By-Law by adding thereto a new Article VII to read as follows :
ARTICLE VII. TEMPORARY SPECIAL PERMITS.
The Board of Appeals may, in its discretion, grant a special permit to the owner of a lot, of to the lessee or licensee of an owner, to store, repair and maintain equipment, trucks and other facilities for use in a Federal, State or County con- struction project. Said special permit shall not be effective prior to Twenty days before the letting of the contract for the performance of which said equipment, trucks and other facilities are to be used, nor later than twenty days after said contract has been performed, nor in any event after the Board of Appeals shall have determined that such use of the premises is no longer necessary for said project. The special permit may include the right to erect a building or buildings for said purposes. Said special permit shall require said owner, lessee or licensee to file forthwith, with the Town Clerk, a written agreement with the Town of Longmeadow that, within sixty days after the expiration of said special per- mit, he will restore said lot to its condition prior to the issuance thereof. Said agreement shall be in such form, with such sureties, as the Board of Selectmen shall determine.
The Board of Appeals may impose other conditions and terms in connection with the issue of such special permit not inconsistent with the foregoing provisions. And further amend said Zoning By-Law by changing the number of the present Article VII to Article VIII.
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