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Article 8. To see if the town will accept the alter- ation of the ways known as Broadway and Medford street, from a point on said Broadway distant 100 feet
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southeasterly from its junction with said Medford street and Massachusetts avenue to a point on said Medford street distant 60 feet northeasterly from its junction with said Broadway as made and reported by the Joint Board of Selectmen and Board of Public Works; make an appropriation for said alteration and the construction of said ways; determine in what manner the money shall be raised; or take any action relating thereto.
Said portions of said ways as so altered are bounded and described as follows:
Beginning at a point on the northerly side of Broad- way at an iron bolt about 87 feet from the easterly side line of Medford street, thence running N. 46 deg., 13 min., 40 sec. W., 48.43 feet to a point of curve on said line of Broadway, thence running northwesterly and northerly on a curve to the right with a radius of 29.00 feet, a distance of 52.04 feet to a point of curve on the easterly side line of Medford street, thence southwesterly 60 feet more or less to a point at the junction of Med- ford street, Broadway and Massachusetts avenue, thence southeasterly 100 feet more or less to a point, thence northeasterly 14 feet more or less to the point of begin- ning, all as shown upon a plan marked "Plan Showing Proposed Alteration of Broadway and Medford street, Arlington, Mass., George E. Ahern, Town Engineer, Scale 1 in. = 20 ft., September 29, 1924."
Article 9. To see if the town will amend Section 11, Paragraph B of the Zoning By-Law relating to Area in Single Residence Districts by inserting after the word "or" in the third line thereof, the words "except one and two-car garages", so that the paragraph as amended shall read :
"No part of any building, except uncovered steps, shall be constructed, altered, enlarged, reconstructed or moved, so as to be less than fifteen feet from any street lines, or except one and two-car garages less than seven
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and one-half feet from the line of any adjoining lot or less than fifteen feet from any other building on the same lot, except as otherwise provided in this section".
Article 10. To see if the town will amend Section 12, Paragraph B of the Zoning By-Law relating to Area in General Residence Districts by inserting after the word "or" in the third line thereof, the words "except one and two-car garages", so that the paragraph as amended shall read :
"No part of any building, except uncovered steps, shall be constructed, altered, enlarged, reconstructed or moved, so as to be less than ten feet from any street line, or except one and two-car garages less than five feet from the line of any adjoining lot, except in the case of a party wall of a double, semi-detached or group house, or less than ten feet from any other building on the same lot, except as otherwise provided in this section".
Article 11. To see if the town will amend its Zon- ing By-Law by altering the zoning map therein referred to so as to include in the general residence district the lots numbered 23 to 29, as shown upon a plan marked "Plan of Lots Belonging to Estate of Ira L. Russell, Ar- lington, Mass., Scale 40 ft. per inch, Jan. 1921, C. H. Gannett, C. E., 53 State street, Boston", on file in the office of the Town Clerk, both inclusive, situated on the westerly side of Howard street and southerly side of Bowen street, now shown on said map as a single resi- dence district; or take any action relating thereto.
Article 12. To see if the town will amend its Zon- ing By-Law by altering the zoning map therein referred to so as to include in a business district the present single residence district bordering on the northerly side of Massachusetts avenue from Court street to Willow place, or take any action relating thereto.
And you will notify and warn the voters of the town of Arlington to meet at the time and place herein
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specified by leaving at every dwelling house in the town a printed copy of this Warrant, and also by posting a copy of the same at the doors of the Town Hall, and in a conspicous place in each of the seven precincts of the town, seven days at least prior to the time of said meet- ing.
Hereof, fail not, and make due return of this War- rant, with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk, on or before said day and hour of meeting.
Given under our hands, at said Arlington, this eighth day of October in the year of our Lord one thou- sand nine hundred and twenty-four.
CHARLES B. DEVEREAUX, FREDERICK W. HILL, Selectmen of the Town of Arlington. CONSTABLE'S RETURN Arlington, October 15, 1924.
Middlesex County :
By virtue of this Warrant, I have notified and warned the legal voters of the town of Arlington to meet at the time and place and for the purposes herein named by causing a printed attested copy of the same to be left at every dwelling house in the town and by posting an attested copy at the doors of the Town Hall seven days at least before said day of meeting, and by posting attested copies in two or more conspicuous places in each voting precinct in the town. A notice of the time, place and objects of the meeting was pub- lished in the local papers.
(Signed) DANIEL M. HOOLEY, Constable of Arlington.
Arlington, October 22, 1924.
Pursuant to the Warrant of the Selectmen, served according to law upon the inhabitants of the town of Arlington by a constable of said town, and sent by mail by the Town Clerk at least seven days before the day of meeting to the Town Meeting Members duly elected
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and qualified to act in Town Meetings in Arlington, the Town Meeting Members met at the Town Hall, in said town, on Wednesday, October 22, 1924, at eight o'clock in the evening. Notices of the Special Town Meeting were published in the local papers.
The check lists as filed with the Town Clerk at the close of the meeting showed that one hundred and forty-two members attended the meeting, Messrs. Philip T. Robinson and Albert Peirce acting as checkers.
The Moderator called the meeting to order at 8.05 o'clock.
The Clerk read the call and the Constable's Return of the Warrant, the reading of the remainder of the Warrant being waived by unanimous consent of the meeting.
Article 1 taken up (Report of Committee).
On motion of Hollis M. Gott, Chairman of the Finance Committee :
Voted: That the report of the Finance Committee as presented to the Town Meeting Members in multi- graphed form be received.
On motion of Hollis M. Gott:
Voted : That Article 1 be laid on the table.
On motion of Hollis M. Gott:
Voted : That the remaining articles in the Warrant be taken up separately and in the order in which they appear in said Warrant.
Article 2 taken up (Appropriation for One Hun- dred and Fiftieth Anniversary of Revolutionary War).
Voted (Unanimously) : That the sum of one thou- sand dollars be and hereby is appropriated for the use of the committee appointed under vote of the town, passed June 4, 1924, for the proper observance of the nineteenth day of April, 1925, being the one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the Revolutionary War, said sum to be taken from available funds now in the treasury.
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Article 3 taken up (Schoolhouse-True Land-Lake Street-Committee).
Charles L. Fitch offered the following substitute motion :
That the Moderator be instructed to appoint a com- mittee of five citizens to bring in plans and estimates for a school building located on True Lot, Arlington, which shall be satisfactory to the School Committee, this committee to report at the next annual Town Meeting, and to have power to fill vacancies. That the sum of $750 be appropriated for the use of said com- mittee.
There seemed to be considerable difference of opinion as to the authority of the Committee on Additional School Accommodations to procure plans and estimates for the school building to be located on the True prop- erty.
Mr. Gott assured the meeting that at the time the $750 was appropriated for the use of this committee the Finance Committee thoroughly understood that this money was to be used for plans and estimates on the building to be placed on the True Lot.
On the question of the substitute motion being put before the meeting, it was voted :
That the substitute motion as made by Mr. Fitch be not considered as the question before the meeting.
Rev. Warren N. Bixby offered the following sub- stitute motion :
That the Committee on Additional School Accom- modations be instructed and authorized to bring in plans and specifications for the building of the school- house on the True site, Lake street, at the next annual Town Meeting.
Myron W. Dole proposed that the Rev. Mr. Bixby's motion be amended to read as follows:
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That the Committee on Additional School Accom- modations be instructed and authorized to bring in plans and specifications for the building of a school- house on the True site, Lake street, at the next annual Town Meeting, and that the Moderator be instructed to appoint three additional members, said members to be residents of the Crosby School district.
M. Ernest Moore strongly protested against the idea of a Building Committee being composed of more members from the district where the building is to be located than of the other districts.
The orginal substitute motion as made by Rev. Warren N. Bixby, being put before the meeting, it was voted :
That the Committee on Additional School Accom- modations be instructed and authorized to bring in plans and specifications for the building of the schoolhouse on the True site, Lake street, at the next annual Town Meeting.
Article 4 taken up (Extension of Sewerage System).
Voted (Unanimously) : That the additional sum of eight thousand dollars be and hereby is appropriated for the extension of the sewerage system, said sum to be taken from available funds now in the treasury and expended under the direction of the Board of Public Works.
Article 5 taken up (Extension of Water Mains).
Voted (Unanimously) : That the additional sum of seven thousand five hundred dollars be and hereby is appropriated for the extension of water mains, and that for this purpose the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, be and hereby is authorized to borrow the said sum of seven thousand five hundred dollars, and to issue bonds or notes of the town therefor, said bonds or notes to be payable in accordance with Section 19 of
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Chapter 44 of the General Laws and all Acts in addi- tion thereto or amendment thereof, so that the whole ยท loan shall be paid in not more than five years from the date of issue of the first bond or note, or at such earlier date as the Treasurer and Selectmen may determine, said appropriation to be expended under the direction of the Board of Public Works.
Article 6 taken up (Sidewalk on Summer Street from Brattle Street to Park Avenue Extension).
Walter S. Elliett presented his idea of the urgent necessity of a sidewalk in this location, particularly on account of the children going to and from the Peirce School.
Nelson B. Crosby, Chairman of the Joint Board of Selectmen and Board of Public Works, gave the opinion of the Board in not recommending that this sidewalk be installed at the present time.
The original recommendation as made by the Finance Committee was put before the meeting, and it was voted :
That no appropriation be made for the construction of a sidewalk on that portion of Summer street extend- ing from Brattle street to Park avenue extension.
Article 7 taken up (Establishment of Building Line -Corner of Medford Street and Broadway).
Voted (Unanimously) : That the establishment of a building line along the northerly side of the way known as Broadway and the easterly side of the way known as Medford street, beginning at an iron bolt on the northerly side of Broadway, said bolt being S. 74 deg., 37 min. E. and a distance of 32.12 feet from the southeasterly corner of Cooper Tavern, so called, to the easterly side line of Medford street, as made and reported by the Joint Board of Selectmen and Board of Public Works, and more particularly described in Article 7 of the Warrant, be accepted; that said build- ing line be established; and that, as provided in said
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establishment, steps, windows, porticoes and other usual projections appurtenant to the front wall of a building may be erected and maintained between said building line and said ways, and buildings or parts of buildings, embankments, steps, walls, fences and gates existing at the time of the establishment of said build- ing line between said building line and said ways may be permitted to remain and to be maintained; that said Joint Board be authorized to make any necessary tak- ings for the purpose; and that the sum of one hundred dollars be and hereby is appropriated therefor, said sum to be taken from available funds now in the treasury.
Article 8 taken up (Alteration of Broadway and Medford Street).
Nelson B. Crosby explained the necessity of doing this work at this time.
On recommendation as made by the Finance Com- mittee being put before the meeting, and the Moderator being in doubt as to the result, a standing vote was taken. Messrs. Hortter, Fessenden and Hilliard were appointed by the Moderator to serve as tellers.
Voted (Unanimously-One hundred and twenty- eight in favor, none in opposition) : That the alteration of the ways known as Broadway and Medford street from a point on said Broadway distant 100 feet south- easterly from its junction with said Medford street and Massachusetts avenue to a point on said Medford street distant 60 feet northeasterly from its junction with said Broadway, more particularly described in Article 8 of the Warrant, as made and reported by the Joint Board of Selectmen and Board of Public Works, be accepted, said ways as so altered, established, and said Joint Board authorized to take land for the purpose; and that the sum of eleven thousand four hundred dollars be and hereby is appropriated for the original construc- tion of said ways as so altered, including land damages
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and the cost of pavement and sidewalks laid at the time of said construction, and that for this purpose, in ac- cordance with the provisions of clause (6) of Section 7 of Chapter 44 of the General Laws and any additions thereto or amendments thereof, the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, be and hereby is authorized to borrow the said sum of eleven thousand four hundred dollars, and to issue bonds or notes of the town therefor, said bonds or notes to be payable in accordance with Section 19 of said Chapter 44 and all Acts in addition thereto or amendment thereof, so that the whole loan shall be paid in not more than five years from the date of issue of the first bond or note, or at such earlier date as the Treasurer and the Selectmen may determine, said appropriation to be expended under the direction of said Joint Board.
Article 9 taken up (Zoning By-Law Amendment ---- Section 11, Paragraph B-Garages).
Cyrus E. Dallin, Chairman of the Planning Board, reported that it was the unanimous opinion of the mem- bers of the Planning Board that this amendment should be made.
Voted (Unanimously) : That Section 11 of Para- graph B of the Town's Zoning By-Law adopted by vote passed May 15, 1924, relating to Area in Single Re- sidence Districts be and hereby is amended by inserting after the word "or" in the third line thereof, the words "except one and two car garages" so that said sec- tion as amended shall read as follows: No part of any building, except uncovered steps, shall be con- structed, altered, enlarged, reconstructed or moved, so as to be less than fifteen feet from any street line, or except one and two car garages less than seven and one-half feet from the line of any adjoining lot or less than fifteen feet from any other building on the same lot except as otherwise provided in this section.
Article 10 taken up. (Zoning By-Law-Section 12 -- Paragraph B-Garages.)
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Cyrus E. Dallin reported that it was the unanimous opinion of the members of the Planning Board that this amendment be made.
Voted (Unanimously) : That Section 12 of Para- graph B of the Town's Zoning By-Law adopted by vote passed May 15, 1924, relating to Area in General Res- idence Districts be and hereby is amended by insert- ing after the word "or" in the third line thereof, the words "except one and two car garages" so that said Section as amended shall read as follows: No part of any building, except uncovered steps, shall be con- structed, altered, enlarged, reconstructed or moved, so as to be less than ten feet from any street line, or except one and two car garages less than five feet from the line of any adjoining lot except in the case of a party wall of a double, semi-detached or group house, or less than ten feet from any other building on the same lot, except as otherwise provided in this Sec- tion.
Article 11 taken up. (Zoning Map-Bowen and Howard Streets.)
Cyrus E. Dallin reported that it was the opinion of the Planning Board that no change should be made in the Zoning Map as referred to in Article 11 of the Warrant calling this meeting.
Voted: That the report of the Planning Board be received.
William C. Drouet offered the following substitute motion :
That the Zoning By-Law be amended by altering the Zoning Map therein referred to so as to include in the General Residence District the Lots numbered 23 to 29 as shown upon a Plan marked "Plan of Lots belonging to the Estate of Ira L. Russell, Arlington, Mass., Scale 40 feet per inch, January, 1921, C. H. Gannett, C. E., 53 State street, Boston, on file in the
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office of the Town Clerk, both inclusive, situated on the westerly side of Howard and the southerly side of Bowen street now shown on said map as a Single Residence District.
Philip A. Hendrick representing Mrs. Eva Blod- gett, the petitioner, explained the petition for this change in the Zoning Map.
The substitute motion being put before the meet- ing and the Moderator being in doubt as to the result a standing vote was taken, Messrs. Hortter, Fessenden and Hilliard acting as tellers.
Voted: (One hundred and nine in favor and six in opposition.) That the Zoning By-Law be amended by altering the Zoning Map therein referred to so as to include in the General Residence District the Lots num- bered 23 to 29 as shown upon a Plan marked "Plan of Lots belonging to the Estate of Ira L. Russell, Arlington, Mass., Scale 40 feet per inch, January, 1921, C. H. Gannett, C. E., 53 State street, Boston, on file in the office of the Town Clerk, both inclusive, situated on the westerly side of Howard and the southerly side of Bowen street now shown on said map as a Single Residence District.
Article 12 taken up. (Zoning Map-Massachu- setts Avenue, from Court Street to Willow Place.)
Cyrus E. Dallin reported that it was the opinion of the Planning Board that the change in the Zoning Map as referred to in Article 12 of the Warrant be not made.
William C. Drouet offered the following substitute motion :
That the Zoning By-Law be amended by altering the Zoning Map therein referred to so as to include in the Business District the present Single Residence Dis- trict bordering on the northerly side of Massachusetts avenue from Court street to Willow place.
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Philip A. Hendrick, as Counsel for the petitioner, explained the request for this change in the Zoning Map.
On the motion of Frederick A. Hortter that the question be put before the meeting, the Moderator being in doubt as to the result, a standing vote was taken, Messrs. Hortter, Fessenden and Hilliard being appointed as tellers. The count showed that fifty were in favor and seventy-five in opposition, the Moderator declaring the motion lost.
The original motion as made by the Finance Com- mittee was taken up.
William C. Drouet asked that on account of the fact that some members of the meeting do not vote there be a "division of the house". Dennis J. Collins expressed his most decided objection to this proceed- ing, John R. Foster seconded Mr. Collins' sentiments. William C. Drouet withdrew his request.
Voted: That the Town's Zoning By-Law adopted under vote passed May 15, 1924, as heretofore amended, be not now amended by altering the Zoning Map therein referred to as heretofore altered and amended, so as to include in a Business District the present Single Residence District bordering on the northerly side of Massachusetts avenue from Court street to Willow place.
On motion of Hollis M. Gott, Article 1 was taken from the table. There being no further business under Article 1 the Moderator declared the same disposed of.
The meeting adjourned at ten-twenty o'clock in the evening.
A True Record, Attest :
E. CAROLINE PIERCE.
Town Clerk.
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TOWN WARRANT
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Middlesex, ss. To the Constables of the Town of Arlington, in said County :
Greeting :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachu- setts, you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Arlington, qualified as the Constitution requires, to meet in their respective voting places in said Town, Precincts 1-2 at the Crosby School, Precincts 3-4-5-6 at the Town Hall, Precinct 7 at the Locke School, Tuesday the fourth day of November next, it being the Tuesday next after the first Monday in said month at 6 A. M. to act on the following articles, viz:
Article 1. To bring in their votes for Presidential Electors; a Governor; a Lieutenant-Governor; a Sec- retary; a Treasurer; an Auditor; an Attorney-General of the Commonwealth; a Senator in Congress for the sixth Senatorial District; a Congressman for the eighth Congressional District; a Councillor for the sixth Councillor District; a Senator for the sixth Mid- dlesex District; a Representative in the General Court for the twenty-seventh Middlesex District; two County Commissioners for Middlesex County; a Register of Probate and Insolvency for Middlesex County; a County Treasurer for Middlesex County.
To vote "Yes" or "No" on the acceptance by the town of Referendum Question No. 1-Amendment to Constitution. Shall an amendment to the Constitution relative to the qualifications of voters for certain State officers (striking out the word "male"), which received in a joint session of the two Houses held May 24, 1921, 258 votes in the affirmative and none in the negative, and at a joint session of the two Houses held May 10, 1923, received 254 votes in the affirmative and none in the negative, be approved ?
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To vote "Yes" or "No" on the acceptance by the town of Referendum Question No. 2-Amendment to Constitution. Shall an amendment to the Constitution to enable women to hold any State, county or municipal office, and which further provides that a change of name of any woman, holding a Notary Public Com- mission, shall not render her commission void but she shall re-register under her new name and shall pay such fee therefor as shall be established by the General Court, which received in a joint session of the two Houses held May 24, 1921, 216 votes in the affirmative and none in the negative, and at a joint session of the two Houses held May 10, 1923, received 258 votes in the affirmative and none in the negative, be approved ?
To vote "Yes" or "No" on the acceptance by the town of Referendum Question No. 3-Shall a law (Chapter 370 of the Acts of 1923) which provides that no person shall manufacture, transport by aircraft, watercraft or vehicles, import or export spirituous or intoxicating liquor, as defined by Section 3 of Chapter 138 of the General Laws, or certain non-intoxicating beverages, as defined by Section 1 of said Chapter 138, unless in each instance he shall have obtained the per- mit or other authority required therefor by the laws of the United States and the regulations made there- under, which law was approved by both branches of the General Court by votes not recorded, and was ap- proved by His Excellency the Governor, be approved ?
To vote "Yes" or "No" on the acceptance by the town of Referendum Question No. 4-Shall a law (Chapter 454 of the Acts of 1923) which provides for the raising of funds toward the cost of the construc- tion and maintenance of highways by means of an excise tax of two cents on each gallon of gasoline and other fuel used for propelling motor vehicles on the highways of the Commonwealth, said tax to be paid by the purchaser to the distributor, who, in turn pays it to the Commonwealth, and the money to be credited
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to a fund to be known as the gasoline-highway fund, out of which reimbursement is to be made to purchasers, who shall consume the gasoline or other fuel in any manner except in the operation of motor vehicles on the highways, and the expenses of carrying out the Act are to be paid, fifty per cent of the balance of said fund to be distributed to the cities and towns of the Commonwealth, in proportion to the amounts which they contribute to the State tax, and this fifty per cent to be expended in construction or improvement of public ways within the city or town limits, and the other fifty per cent to be expended by the State Department of Public Works on such high- ways as it may select, which law was approved by both branches of the General Court by votes not re- corded, and was approved by His Excellency the Governor, be approved?
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