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ART. 42. To see if the Town will vote to accept and establish as a town way the private way known as Hopkins Road, as laid out by the Joint Board of Selectmen and Board of Public Works, under the provisions of law authorizing the assessment of better-
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ments, make an appropriation for constructing the same, deter- mine in what manner the money shall be raised, or take any action thereon. Said way as laid out is described as follows :-
Beginning at the point of intersection of the southerly side line of Pleasant Street and the easterly side line of Hopkins Road, thence, southeasterly by said easterly side line of Hopkins Road, 186.12 feet to a point of curve, thence, on a curve to the left; with a radius of 56.0 feet, a distance of 31.27 feet to a point of reverse curve, thence, on a curve to the right, with a radius of 74.02 feet, a distance of 41.59 feet to a point of tangency, thence, southeasterly along said easterly side line of Hopkins Road 371.02 feet to a point, thence, southwesterly across said Hopkins Road, a distance of 50 feet to the westerly side line of said Hop- kins Road, thence, northwesterly along said westerly side line of Hopkins Road, a distance of 378.5 feet, to a point of curve, thence, on a curve to the left with a radius of 104.53 feet, a dis- tance of 33.15 feet to a point of reverse curve, thence, on a curve to the right with a radius of 96 feet, a distance of 30.12 feet to a point of tangency, thence, northwesterly along said westerly side line of Hopkins Road, 186.78 feet to the southerly side line of Pleasant Street, thence northeasterly along said southerly side line of Pleasant Street, a distance of 40 feet, to the point of beginning, as shown on a plan approved by the Board of Survey, Arlington, Mass., Feb. 13, 1917, and entitled, "Plan and Profile of Hopkins Road, Arlington, Mass., Scale: Hor. 1"-40', Vert. 1"-6', Feb. 1917. C. H. Gannett, C. E."
ART. 43. To see if the Town will vote to accept and establish as a town way the private way known as Park Avenue Exten- sion, as laid out by the Joint Board of Selectmen and Board of Public Works, under the provisions of law authorizing the assessment of betterments, make an appropriation for construct- ing the same, determine in what manner the money shall be raised, or take any action thereon.
Beginning at the point of intersection of the northerly side line of Westminster Avenue, and the westerly side line of Park Avenue Extension, thence northeasterly 269.15 feet to an angle point, thence, northerly 3.64 feet to an angle point, thence, northeasterly 1,434 feet, more or less, to the westerly side line of Summer Street Extension. The above described line is the
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northerly side line of Park Avenue Extension, and the southerly side line is parallel with and 40 feet distant therefrom, as shown on plans approved by the Board of Survey, August 24, 1908, Oct. 24, 1916, and entitled, Plan and Profile of Park Avenue Extension, Arlington Heights, Mass., horizontal scale, 40"-1', vertical scale, 6"-1', Dec., 1907, Whitman & Howard, Civil Engineers, 220 Devonshire Street, Boston, Plan and Profile of Park Avenue Extension, Section A, as laid out on a plan of house lots entitled, "Highland Park," by R. W. Seamans, Engineer, Providence, R. I., August, 1913, Scale: Horizontal 1"-40', Vertical 1"-6'; and Plan and Profile of Park Avenue Extension, Section B, as laid out on a plan of house lots entitled "Highland Park" by R. W. Seamans, Engineer, Providence, R. I., August, 1913, Scale: Horizontal 1"-40', Vertical 1"-6'.
ART. 44. To see if the Town will vote to accept and establish as a town way the private way known as Fairmont Street, as laid out by the Joint Board of Selectmen and Board of Public Works, under the provisions of law authorizing the assessment of betterments, make an appropriation for constructing the same, determine in what manner the money shall be raised, or take any action thereon. Said way as laid out is described as follows :-
Beginning at the point of the intersection of the westerly side line of Massachusetts Avenue, and northerly side line of Fair- mont Street, said point being 48.14 feet southeasterly from a County Commissioners' stone bound on the said westerly side line of Massachusetts Avenue, thence, southwesterly on the northerly side line of Fairmont Street, 794.68 feet to an angle point, thence, continuing southwesterly 270.34 feet to the east- erly side line of Lake Avenue. The above described line is the northerly side line of Fairmont Street and the southerly side line is parallel with and 40 feet distant therefrom, as shown on a plan approved by the Board of Survey, Arlington, Mass., Dec. 31, 1900, and entitled Plan of Fairmont Street petitioned for by T. Tolson showing proposed lines and grades, made by C. H. Gannett, C. E., Scale: 40' and 6'-1", Aug. 10, 1900.
ART. 45. To see if the Town will authorize the Park Com- missioners to acquire by purchase, by taking, or otherwise, for park purposes, the following described parcel of land, make an
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appropriation therefor, determine in what manner the money shall be raised and expended, or take any action thereon :-
Beginning at the point of intersection of the northerly side line of Jason Street and the division line between Menotomy Rocks Park and land now or formerly of the Heirs of George Hill, thence, northerly and westerly on a curve to the left, with a radius of 421.05 feet, a distance of 440.92 feet to a point of tangency, thence, south 85"-30' west a distance of 200.00 feet to a point of curve, thence, on a curve to the left with a radius of 255.45 feet, a distance of 41.94 feet to the point of tangency, thence, north 66"-32' west a distance of 121.22 feet, to an angle point, thence, north 18"-56' east a distance of 86.6 feet to an angle point, thence, north 66"-15' west, a distance of 10.63 feet to an angle point at land now or formerly of Henry J. Locke, thence, north 38"-19' east by land now or formerly of said Henry J. Locke, a distance of 299.74 feet to an angle point, thence southeasterly by other land of said Henry J. Locke a distance of 120 feet, more or less, to an angle point, thence, northeasterly by other land of said Henry J. Locke 260 feet, more or less, to an angle point, thence, southeasterly by land of owners unknown, 504 feet, more or less, to an angle point, thence, southwesterly by land of owners unknown, 96 feet, more or less, to an angle point, thence, southeasterly by land of owners unknown 166 feet, more or less, to the northerly side line of Jason Street, thence, southwesterly along said northerly side line of Jason Street 80 feet, more or less, to the point of beginning and con- taining 5.9 acres.
(Inserted at the request of the Park Commissioners.)
ART. 46. To see if the Town will authorize the Park Com- missioners to acquire by purchase, by taking, or otherwise, for park purposes, the following described parcel of land, make an appropriation therefor, determine in what manner the money shall be raised and expended, or take any action thereon :-
Beginning at a point on the easterly side line of Mystic Street, at land now or formerly of George B. Whitehorne, thence, north 11 degrees 02 minutes west a distance of 300.09 feet to a stone bound at land now or formerly of the Commonwealth of Massa- chusetts, thence, north 81 degrees 21 minutes east, by land now or formerly of said Commonwealth of Massachusetts, a distance
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of 624.41 feet to a stone bound at other land now or formerly of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, thence, south 45 degrees 12 minutes 40 seconds east, by other land now or formerly of the said Commonwealth of Massachusetts 606.0 feet to a stone bound on the shore of Mystic Lake, thence, westerly and south- westerly by shore of said Mystic Lake 652 feet, more or less, to land now or formerly of Sarah F. Niles, thence, north 31 degrees, 51 minutes, 40 seconds west, by land now or formerly of Sarah F. Niles, 72 feet, more or less to a pipe at other land now or for- merly of Sarah F. Niles, thence, north 85 degrees, 07 minutes, 40 seconds, west by other land now or formerly of said Sarah F. Niles, 24.96 feet to land now 'or formerly of Ella J. Langley, thence, north 31 degrees, 51 minutes, 40 seconds, west by land now or formerly of said Ella J. Langley, thence, north 31 de- grees, 51 minutes, 40 seconds, west by land now or formerly of said Ella J. Langley 11.34 feet to a point of curve, thence, on a curve to the right with a radius of 913.74 feet, by land now or formerly of said Ella J. Langley, and land now or formerly of George B. Whitehorne, 332.16 feet, thence, south 78 degrees, 58 minutes, west by land now or formerly of said George B. Whitehorne, 240.0 feet to the point of beginning, containing 8.84 acres, more or less.
(Inserted at request of Park Commissioners.)
ART. 47. To see what action the Town will take with refer- ence to the acquiring of land and the building of school building, or buildings, in the vicinity of Fessenden Road, or in the Cutter School District; make an appropriation therefor; determine in what manner the money shall be raised and expended, or take any other action thereon.
ART. 48. To appropriate and raise, by borrowing or other- wise, such sum or sums of money as may be necessary for all or any of the purposes mentioned in the articles in this Warrant.
ART. 49. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of one hundred dollars, as the share of this Town, toward the ex- pense of the erection of a fire observation tower, to be located in the City of Waltham, as recommended and requested by the State Forester, or take any action thereon.
ART. 50. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Park Commissioners to transfer to the Town, through its Cemetery
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Commissioners, for cemetery purposes, a certain parcel of land adjoining Mount Pleasant Cemetery, and now controlled by the Park Commissioners, or take any action relative thereto. Said parcel of land is bounded and described, as follows :-
Beginning at a point on the westerly boundary line of Mount Pleasant Cemetery, said point being north 18 degrees, 20 min- · utes east, and a distance of 465.14 feet, from the junction of the westerly side line of Cemetery Street, and the southwesterly corner of said Mount Pleasant Cemetery, thence, on a curve to the left, with a radius of 701.26 feet, a distance of 455.30 feet to a point, thencé, north 18 degrees and 52 minutes, west a dis- tance of 208.00 feet to a point, thence, on a curve to the right with a radius of 512.56 feet, a distance of 346.20 feet to a point, thence, north 19 degrees, 50 minutes, east a distance of 325 feet, more or less, to the southerly side line of the Mystic Valley Parkway, thence, on a curve to the left with a radius of 1543.74 feet, by said southerly side line of Mystic Valley Parkway, a distance of 147 feet, more or less, to the westerly boundary line of Mount Pleasant Cemetery, thence, along the said westerly boundary line of Mount Pleasant Cemetery 1,429 feet, more or less, to the point of beginning, and containing 3 acres, more or less.
* (Inserted at the request of Park and Cemetery Commissioners.)
ART. 51. To see if the Town will vote to accept and adopt the Building Rules and Regulations for the Town, as revised by the Committee appointed for that purpose, said Revised Rules - and Regulations being presented to this meeting as a part of the report of said Committee.
(Inserted at request of Building Laws Committee.)
ART. 52. To see if the Town will vote to make an appropria- tion for the installation of a driveway and an entrance walk on the grounds of the new High School Building, or take any action thereon.
ART. 53. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Ceme- tery Commissioners to sell for burial purposes a lot in Mount Pleasant Cemetery to Robert H. Treadwell, a non-resident, or take any action thereon.
Hereof, fail not, and make due return of this warrant, with
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your doings thereon, to the Selectmen, on or before said day and hour of meeting.
Given under our hands at said Arlington, this twelfth day of February, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and seventeen.
THOMAS J. DONNELLY, HORATIO A. PHINNEY, WILLIS P. HOWARD, Selectmen of the Town of Arlington.
CONSTABLE'S RETURN.
Arlington, February 28, 1917.
MIDDLESEX COUNTY.
By virtue of this Warrant I have notified and warned the in- habitants of the Town of Arlington, qualified to vote in elections and Town affairs, to meet at the time and place, and for the pur- poses herein named, by causing a printed attested copy of the same to be left at every dwelling house in the Town, and also by posting an attested copy of said Warrant at the door of the Town Hall, in said Arlington, seven days at least before said day of meeting. Notice of the time, place and object of said meeting was published in the Arlington Advocate, and the Arling- ton Weekly News.
(Signed) WILLIAM T. CANNIFF, Constable of Arlington.
In pursuance of the foregoing Warrant, the inhabitants of the Town of Arlington, qualified to vote in elections and Town affairs, met in the Town Hall in said Arlington, on Monday the fifth day of March, in the year of Our Lord one thousand nine hundred and seventeen, and were called to order at six (6) o'clock in the morning, by the Town Clerk, who read Articles 1 and 2 of the Warrant calling the meeting, and the return thereon of the Constable, who served the same upon the inhabi- tants
It was unanimously voted: To postpone the reading of the remaining articles until the Adjourned Meeting.
Article 1 taken up. (Choice of Moderator). Jacob Bitzer was unanimously elected Moderator of the Meeting, and was
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sworn to the faithful performance of his duties by the Town Clerk.
Article 2 taken up. (Election of Town Officers.) The follow- ing Election Officers having been appointed by the Selectmen were sworn to the faithful performance of their duties by the Town Clerk, and assigned as follows:
Ballot Clerks - John F. Buckley, Chester Hoyt, Joseph J. Duffy and Arthur J. Hendrick.
Checkers at Ballot Boxes - Frank Y. Wellington, Charles Paine, George C. Tewksbury and William D. Grannan.
Inspectors - Joseph Moore, P. Henry Casey, John J. Mc- Carthy and George J. White.
Tellers - Warren W. Beers, John M. Hurley, Daniel L. McCarthy, David T. Dale, George H. Peirce, Oscar Schnetzer, George McK. Richardson, George Baumesiter, and Frank E. Kenney.
A sealed package of ballots was then delivered to the Moder- ator, who publicly broke the seal, and delivered the ballots to the Ballot Clerks.
Lists of Registered Voters, both male and female, were sup- plied by the Registrars of Voters to the Ballot Clerks and Checkers at the Ballot Boxes.
Cards of instructions to and penalties on voters were posted in the conspicuous places, as well as in each booth, as required by law.
In compliance with the laws of the Commonwealth governing elections, the Town Hall was fitted up as a polling place, a space railed off and booths and shelves provided for the use of the voters, to examine and mark their ballots.
The ballot boxes were examined by the Moderator and the Town Clerk and were found to be empty and the register set at zero.
The keys were then delivered into the custody of Constable John Duffy, and remained in his custody until the close of the meeting.
The polls were then declared open for the reception of votes for Town officers at six minutes after six o'clock in the forenoon, and remained open until five o'clock in the afternoon, at which time, after due notice, they were declared closed.
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The ballot boxes were, by unanimous consent, opened at various times during the day, for the purpose of removing the ballots, to be counted, as follows:
At eight o'clock Box No. 1 registered 268 Box No. 2 registered 256 Total 524
At nine o'clock
Box No. 1 registered 412
Box No. 2 registered 397 Total 809
At ten o'clock Box No. 1 registered 466 Box No. 2 registered 456 Total 922 At twelve o'clock Box No. 1 registered 581
Box No. 2 registered 536 Total 1117
At two o'clock
Box No. 1 registered 739
Box No. 2 registered 658 Total 1397
At four o'clock.
Box No. 1 registered 858
Box No. 2 registered 750 Total 1608
At five o'clock
Box No. 1 registered 934 Box No. 2 registered 832 Total 1766
Of the above number (1766), seven were women's votes, leav- ing the total number of men voting 1759.
The names checked by the ballot clerks and those checked at the ballot boxes were counted and found to agree with the num- ber registered, viz: 1766.
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The unused ballots, both men's and women's, were enclosed in a package, sealed and delivered to the Town Clerk.
The ballots cast were then canvassed by the Moderator, Town Clerk and Election Officers, and declaration made thereof at thirty minutes after six o'clock in the afternoon, as follows:
Selectman for three years: Thomas J. Donnelly had 1,001 votes and was declared elected, sworn March 5; Edward T. Ryan had 626 votes; blanks, 132.
Town Clerk for one year: Thomas J. Robinson had 1,508 votes, and was declared elected, sworn in open meeting, by the Moderator; blanks, 251.
Town Treasurer for one year: Myron Taylor had 1,378 votes and was declared elected, sworn March 5, 1917; blanks, 381.
Collector of Taxes for one year: Edward A. Bailey had 1,378 votes and was declared elected, sworn March 5; blanks, 381.
Auditor for one year: George McK. Richardson had 1,326 votes and was declared elected, sworn March 5; blanks, 433.
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Board of Public Works for three years: Frederick C. Gardner had 822 votes; Thomas D. Kennedy had 840 votes and was de- clared elected, sworn March 10; blanks, 97.
Assessor for three years: James M. Mead had 719 votes and was declared elected; sworn March 5; Clarence H. Campbell had 552 votes; R. Walter Hilliard had 459 votes; blanks, 29.
School Committee for three years: Jacob R. Estabrook had 1,195 votes and was declared elected, sworn March 7; Florence C. Hicks had 1,188 votes and was declared elected, sworn March. 7; Othilie J. Lawson had 1,126 votes and was declared elected, sworn March 7; blanks, 1,789.
School Committee for one year: William I. Marsters had 1,091 votes and was declared elected, sworn March 7; blanks, 675.
Trustee of Pratt Fund for five years: William E. Wood had 1,215 votes and was declared elected, sworn March 6; blanks, 544.
Trustee of Pratt Fund for one year: Charles W. Allen had 1,195 votes and was declared elected, sworn March 6; blanks, 564.
Commissioner of Sinking Fund for three years: Charles W. Allen has 1,174 votes and was declared elected, sworn March 6. blanks, 585.
Trustees Robbins Library for three years : Samuel C. Bushnell had 1,189 votes and was declared elected, sworn March 7; Charles A. Keegan had 1,178 votes and was declared elected, sworn March 7; blanks, 1,151.
Trustee Edwin S. Farmer Poor Widow's Fund for five years: Henry Hornblower had 1,227 votes and was declared elected, sworn March 6; blanks, 532.
Trustee Edwin S. Farmer Poor Widows' Fund for three years : Charles W. Allen had 1,174 votes and was declared elected, sworn March 6; blanks, 585.
Trustee Edwin S. Farmer Needy Persons' Fund for five years : Henry Hornblower had 1,186 votes and was declared elected, sworn March 6; blanks, 573.
Trustee Edwin S. Farmer Needy Persons' Fund for three
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years: Charles W. Allen had 1,150 votes and was declared elected, sworn March'6; blanks, 609.
Cemetery Commissioner for three years: Warren A. Peirce had 1,269 votes and was declared elected, sworn March 8.
Board of Health for three years: Alfred H. Knowles had 1,209 votes and was declared elected, sworn March 8.
Park Commissioner for three years: Truman L. Quimby had 1,142 votes and was declared elected, sworn March 7; blanks, 617.
. Members of Planning Board for three years: Robert W. Pond had 1,178 votes and was declared elected, sworn March 7; Cyrus E. Dallin had 1,133 votes and was declared elected, sworn March 7; blanks, 1,221.
Tree Warden for one year: Daniel M. Daley had 1,234 votes and was declared elected, sworn March 6; blanks, 525.
Constables for one year: F. Joseph Cahalin had 1,132 votes and was declared elected; William T. Caniff had 1,182 votes and was declared elected; John Duffy had 1,160 votes and was declared elected; Daniel M. Hooley had 1,170 votes and was declared elected; Andrew Irwin had 1,150 votes and was de- clared elected; Thomas F. Priest had 1,134 votes and was de- clared elected; Thomas O. D. Urquhart had 1,048 votes and was declared elected.
All of the above elected constables have taken the qualifying oath.
On the question: "Shall Chapter 291 of the General Acts of 1916, being an Act relative to the tenure of office of Chiefs of Fire Departments in the Metropolitan Fire District be accepted by the Town?", 651 voted "Yes" and 277 voted "No" and declaration was made that the Town had voted to accept said Act. Blanks, 831.
On the question: "Shall license be granted for the sale of in- toxicating liquors in this Town?", 301 voted "Yes" and 1,144 voted "No" and declaration was made that the Town had voted that no license be granted for the sale of intoxicating liquors in the Town during the ensuing year. Blanks, 314.
The following officers were then nominated and elected to the offices and for the terms designated :
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Fence Viewers for one year: Charles F. Wyman and James R. Mann.
Fish Preserver for one year: Everett S. Chapman.
Measurers of Wood and Bark for one year: Patrick F. Bros- nahan, Edmund L. Curtis and Charles F. Donahue.
Field Drivers: Thomas O. D. Urquhart, F. Joseph Cahalin, Andrew Irwin, Thomas F. Priest, Daniel M. Hooley, John Duffy and Edwin C. Jacobs.
The above elected officers have each appeared and were sworn to the faithful performance of their duties.
Voted: That when this meeting adjourns, it adjourn to meet in this hall on Monday evening, March 19, 1917, at thirty min- utes after seven o'clock.
The meeting adjourned at 6 o'clock P. M.
A true record. Attest :
THOMAS J. ROBINSON, Town Clerk.
Arlington, March 5, 1917.
I hereby certify that I have this day appointed Edna C. Pierce, Assistant Town Clerk and that she has taken the oath required under Chapter 25, Section 62 of the Revised Laws, for the faithful performance of her duties.
THOMAS J. ROBINSON, Town Clerk.
Arlington, March 19, 1917.
Pursuant to adjournment, the citizens of Arlington qualified to vote in elections and town affairs, met in the Town Hall, in said Town, on Monday, the nineteenth day of March, 1917, and were called to order by the Moderator, Jacob Bitzer, at thirty minutes after seven o'clock in the evening.
On motion of Mr. Phinney, Article 3 was taken up.
Article 3 (Reports of Committees)
Voted, on motion of Mr. Phinney: That the reports of the various Town officers, as presented in their own reports, to- gether with the additions of tables of Statistics of Assessors and Committees heretofore appointed be accepted.
Mr. Muller presented the report of the Committee on "In-
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vestigation of Town Forms of Government." The report was received.
Mr. Russell of the Committee presented a minority report. After a discussion of the subject, the matter was referred back to the Committee with instructions to present the report in print.
Mr. Hodgson presented the report of the Committee on re- vision of the building laws. The report was received and was later referred back to the Committee with instructions to further consider certain sections of the proposed laws and to give hear- ings on same if necessary.
Mr. Hodgdon presented the report of the Committee ap- pointed to investigate and report on the sale or disposition of certain real estate owned by the Town., The report was pre- sented in printed form and the same was received, accepted and ordered filed.
Mr. Phinney presented the report of the Selectmen on certain restrictions on the use of the water in the Reservoir. After a consideration of the subject, the matter was referred back to the Selectmen for a further study of the terms of certain deeds in connection with this property.
Mr. Middleton reported for the Committee to secure options for the purchase of land for school purposes in the vicinity of Franklin and Warren Streets. The report was received and ordered filed.
Mr. M. Ernest Moore presented the report of the Committee appointed to investigate the comparative costs of school build- ing in the west section of the Town. The report was presented in printed form and the same was received and ordered filed.
Mr. Marsh, Chairman of the Finance Committee of Twenty- one, then offered the following motion and the same was
Voted: That the various articles in the Warrant be now taken up and that the recommendations of the Finance Committee under the articles in their report be considered as now before the meeting to be voted upon without further motion, separatey and in the order in which they appear in said report. Also moved that Article 3 be laid on the table.
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