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Farmer Poor Widows' Fund and the Edwin S. Farmer Fund for Needy Persons for five years; one Cemetery Commissioner for three years; a Tree Warden for one year; also, in each precinct twelve Town Meeting Mem- bers for three years; one Town Meeting Member in Pre- cinct 1 for two years; one Town Meeting Member in Pre- cinct 5 for two years; also on the same ballot to vote "Yes" or "No" upon the question "Shall Licenses be granted for the sale of certain non-intoxicating beverages in this town ?"
For these purposes, the polls will be opened at six o'clock A. M., and remain open until five o'clock P. M., at each of the polling places designated, viz: Precincts One and Two in Crosby School Building, Winter Street; Precincts Three, Four, Five and Six in Town Hall, Pre- cinct Seven in Locke School Building, Park Avenue, Heights.
You are also required to notify and warn the said inhabitants to meet at the Town Hall in said town on Tuesday, the twenty-fifth day of March, 1924, at eight o'clock in the evening to act on the following articles.
Art. 2. To choose or appoint all other usual town officers not hereinbefore mentioned in such manner as the town may determine.
Art. 3. To hear and act on the reports of the the Board of Selectmen, of the committee under vote passed April 16, 1923, to investigate the matter of ad- ditional fire protection in the western section of the town, of the committee under vote passed April 16, 1923, to draw up regulations relating to land acquired by the town in connection with unpaid taxes and assess- ments, of the Cemetery Commissioners and the Park Commissioners under vote passed December 5, 1923, relating to changing the line between Mt. Pleasant Cemetery and Meadow Brook Park, of the Park Com-
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missioners relating to the acquiring of a portion of the Lockeland property for a public park, of the committee under votes passed October 26, 1922 and April 16, 1923, to investigate the matter of additional school accom- modations, of the committee under vote passed March 28, 1923, for the construction of a fire department build- ing, of the committee under vote passed July 11, 1923, to consider by-laws relating to the restriction of partic- ular classes of buildings to specified districts /or zones and the regulation thereof, and of other town boards and officers, and of the Finance and other committees heretofore appointed.
Art. 4. To make an appropriation for the Robbins Library for the ensuing year.
Art. 5. To make an appropriation for the public schools of the town, determine in what manner the money shall be raised and expended; or take any action relating thereto.
Art. 6. To see if the town will make an appropri- ation for the proper observance of Memorial Day; de- termine in what manner the money shall be expended ; or take any action thereon.
Art. 7. To see if the town will appropriate $7,000 in accordance with the vote passed December 6th, 1904, for water used for public purposes for the ensuing year.
Art. 8. To see if the town will make an appropri- ation for the construction of permanent sidewalks and for the installing of curbstones for the ensuing year; determine in what manner the money shall be raised ; or take any action thereon.
Art. 9. To see if the town will make an appropri- ation for the use of the Highway Division; determine in what manner the money shall be raised and expended ; or take any action thereon.
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Art. 10. To see if the town will make an appropri- ation for the maintenance of the sewerage system for the ensuing year; determine in what manner the money shall be raised and expended; or take any action thereon.
Art. 11. To see if the town will make an appropri- ation for the extension of the sewerage system; de- termine in what manner the money shall be raised and expended; or take any action thereon.
Art. 12. To see if the town will make an appropri- ation for the extension of water mains; determine in what manner the money shall be raised and expended ; or take any action thereon.
Art. 13. To see if the town will make an appropri- ation for the extension of storm drains; determine in what manner the money shall be raised and expended ; or take any action thereon.
Art. 14. To see if the town will make an appropri- ation for the removal of snow and ice from the high- ways; determine in what manner the money shall be raised and expended ; or take any action thereon.
Art. 15. To see if the town will make an appropri- ation for the collection of ashes, offal and rubbish for the ensuing year; determine in what manner the money shall be raised and expended; or take any action thereon.
Art. 16. To see if the town will make an appropri- ation for street lighting; or take any action thereon.
Art. 17. To see if the town will make an appropri- ation for the engineering work of the town; or take any action thereon.
Art. 18. To see if the town will make an appropri- ation to be expended for suppressing the gypsy and brown tail moths under Chapter 132 of the General Laws and Amendments thereto; determine in what man-
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ner the money shall be raised and expended; or take any action thereon.
Art. 19. To see if the town will make an appropri- ation for the planting of trees, removal of dead and dangerous trees, and for the trimming and general care of existing trees, the same to be expended under the direction of the Tree Warden; or take any action thereon.
Art. 20. To see if the town will make an appropri- ation for the maintenance and improvement of the public parks of the town; determine in what manner the money shall be raised; or take any action thereon.
Art. 21. To see if the town will make an appropri- ation for the payment of pensions to persons entitled to such pensions under the provisions of law accepted by the town; or take any action thereon.
Art. 22. To see if the town will authorize the Town Treasurer, under the direction of the Selectmen, to bor- row money in anticipation of the revenue for the year 1924, the same to be repaid directly from the proceeds of said revenue; or take any action relating thereto.
Art. 23. To see if the town will authorize its Collector of Taxes to use all means of collecting taxes- for the year 1924, which a Town Treasurer may use when appointed a Collector of Taxes.
Art. 24. To determine in what manner the town ways, highways, and bridges shall be repaired during the ensuing year.
Art. 25. To see if the town will make an appropri- ation for the improvement, development and use of the playground situated between the "High School Lot" and the land of the Boston & Maine Railroad; determine in what manner the money shall be raised; or take any action relating thereto.
(Park Commissioners and School Committee)
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Art. 26. To see if the town will vote to acquire by purchase, gift or otherwise for the enlargement of the "Cutter School Lot" all or any portion of a parcel of land bounded northwesterly by Robbins Road 150 feet, north- easterly by land of the town known as the "Cutter School Lot," southeasterly by School street, so called, 150 feet and southwesterly by other land; make an appropriation for the purpose, including the cost of complying with the terms of any gift; determine in what manner the money shall be raised and expended; or take any action relating thereto.
(Committee on Additional School Accommodations)
Art. 27. To see if the town will make an appropri- ation for the installation of additional means of fire protection in the schoolhouse on Park Avenue North known as the "Peirce School"; determine in what man- ner the money shall be raised and expended ; or take any action relating thereto.
(Committee on Additional School Accommodations)
Art. 28. To see if the town will vote to construct an addition to the schoolhouse called "Cutter School" situated on land of the town on Robbins road; make an appropriation for such construction, including the cost of original equipment and furnishings; determine in what manner the money shall be raised and expended; or take any action relating thereto.
(Committee on Additional School Accommodations)
Art. 29. To see if the town will make an appropri- ation for original equipment and furnishings for the new school located on Park Avenue North, known as the "Peirce School"; determine in what manner the money shall be raised and expended; or take any action relating thereto.
(Committee on Additional School Accommodations)
Art. 30. To see if the town will authorize the Selectmen to acquire by purchase or otherwise, for
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school building purposes, all or any portion of a certain parcel of land situated in said Arlington and bounded substantially as follows: Beginning at a point on the southerly side line of Lake street 63. feet westerly from the division line between land of Alexander A. Onthank and land of Mabel S. True, thence running southerly on a line 63. feet from and parallel to the easterly line of said True's land to the northerly side line of Chand- ler street, so called, about 310 ft .; thence running west- erly on said side line about 284.90 ft .; thence running on a curved line forming the junction of said Chandler street and Brooks avenue, so called, having a radius of 25.61 feet, 43.33 feet; thence running northerly on said Brooks avenue about 274. feet; thence running on a curved line forming the junction of said Brooks ave- nue and Lake street, having a radius of 30. feet, 43.55 ft .; thence running easterly along said side line of Lake street about 215.39 feet, to the point of beginning, con- taining 90,000 square feet more or less, and being shown on a plan of Allen Park, drawn by C. H. Gannett, C. E .; dated June 1923 and filed in the office of the Town Clerk; make an appropriation for such acquisition; determine in what manner the money shall be raised and expended ; or take any action relating thereto.
(Committee on Additional School Accommodations)
Art. 31. To see if the town will appropriate the sum of $5,000 or any other sum, for the installation of an oil burning system in the High School building; de- termine in what manner the money shall be raised; or take any action relating thereto.
(School Committee)
Art. 32. To see if the town will appropriate the sum of $3,500 or any other sum, to provide for locker equipment in the High School building; determine in what manner the money shall be raised; or take any action relating thereto.
(School Committee)
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Art. 33. To see if the town will appropriate the sum of $3,000 or any other sum, for the building and equipment of a shelter on the Spy Pond playground ; de- termine in what manner the money shall be raised; or take any action relating thereto.
(School Committee)
Art. 34. To see if the town will appropriate the sum of $750 or any other sum for an automobile for the use of the school nurse and the attendance officer; de- termine in what manner the money shall be raised; or take any action relating thereto.
(School Committee)
Art. 35. To see if the town will authorize the sale, conveyance or other disposition of all or any of the buildings on the land bounded southwesterly by Massa- chusetts avenue, northwesterly by park land, north- easterly by Broadway and southeasterly by Franklin street; or take any action relating thereto.
Art. 36. To see if the town will vote to construct a building, to be used for an engine house, upon the land situated in said Arlington and bounded south- westerly by Massachusetts avenue, northwesterly by land of the town acquired for park purposes, north- easterly by Broadway and southeasterly by Franklin street; make an appropriation for such construction, including the cost of original equipment and furnish- ings; determine in what manner the money shall be raised and expended; or take any action relating thereto.
Art. 37. To see if the town will authorize the Park Commissioners to transfer to the town, through its Cemetery Commissioners, for cemetery and burial pur- poses, all or any portion or portions of a certain parcel of land adjoining Mt. Pleasant Cemetery and now controlled by the Park Commissioners; or take any ac- tion relating thereto. Said parcel of land is bounded
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as follows: Beginning at the intersection of the north- erly side line of Chestnut street and the westerly side line of Cemetery street, thence N. 44 degrees, 46 min- utes E. on said westerly side line of Cemetery street 480.95 feet to Mt. Pleasant Cemetery ; thence N. 18 de- grees, 20 minutes E. on present division line between Mt. Pleasant Cemetery and Meadow Brook Park 465.14 feet; thence northerly on said division line on a curve to the left with a radius of 701.26 feet, 455.30 feet to a point ; thence N. 18 degrees, 52 minutes, W. on said divi- sion line 208. feet to a point ; thence northeasterly on said division line on a curve to the right with a radius of 512.56 feet, 346.20 feet to a point ; thence N. 19 degrees 50 minutes E. on said division line, 329.70 feet to the westerly side line of Mystic Valley Parkway; thence northwesterly on said side line of Mystic Valley Park- way on a curve to the right with a radius of 1543.74 ft., 15.83 ft. to a point; thence N. 49 degrees, 27 minutes, 30 seconds W. on said side line of Mystic Valley Park- way 15.50 feet to the proposed new division line between Mt. Pleasant Cemetery and Meadow Brook Park; thence S. 32 degrees, 28 minutes, 50 seconds W. on said pro- posed new division line 420.69 ft. to a point; thence southeasterly on said proposed new division line on a curve to the left with a radius of 240 ft., 221.31 ft. to a point; thence S. 20 degrees, 21 minutes, 10 seconds E. on said proposed new division line 430.77 ft. to an angle point ; thence N. 75 degrees, 56 minutes, 10 seconds W. 17.35 feet; thence S. 15 degrees, 15 minutes, 30 seconds W. 93.07 feet; thence S. 85 degrees, 43 minutes, 30 sec- onds E. 50.19 feet; thence S. 7 degrees, 12 minutes. E. 122.64 feet; thence S. 22 degrees, 11 minutes W. 96.40 feet ; thence S. 59 degrees, 41 minutes E. 5. feet; thence S. 41 degrees, 47 minutes W. 122. feet; thence S. 57 degrees, 58 minutes E. 84.41 feet; thence S. 18 degrees, 20 minutes W. 344.73 feet; thence S. 24 degrees, 17 min- utes W. 82.38 feet; thence S. 37 degrees, 37 minutes W. 132.91 feet; thence S. 42 degrees, 23 minutes W. 245.35 feet to the point of beginning; all as shown on a plan
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at the office of the Town Engineer, Arlington, Mass., en- titled "Plan of Land Owned by the Town of Arlington and Proposed to be Transferred by the Park Commis- sioners to the Cemetery Commissioners, Feb. 5, 1924, Geo. E. Ahern, Town Engineer."
(Inserted at the request of the Cemetery Commissioners)
Art. 38. To see if the town will adopt a by-law or by-laws restricting buildings to be used for particu- lar industries, trades, manufacturing or commercial purposes to specified parts of the town, excluding them from specified parts of the town; subjecting such buildings if situated in certain parts of the town, to special regulations as to their construction or use; providing that certain kinds of dwelling houses and tenement houses shall be restricted to specified parts of the town, or shall be excluded from specified parts of the town, or that dwelling houses or tenement houses situated in specified parts of the town shall conform to certain regulations in respect to their construction or use which do not apply to such buildings in other parts of the town; and regulating the use of buildings or structures within the town; make an appropriation for the purpose; or take any action relating to all or any of the foregoing.
(Zoning Committee)
Art. 39. To see if the town will make an addi- tional appropriation of five hundred dollars or any other sum for the use of the committee appointed un- der vote passed July 11, 1923, to consider the amend- ment of the town's by-laws by the addition of a by-law or by-laws relating to the restriction or limitation of particular classes of buildings to specified districts or zones and the regulation thereof; determine in what manner the money shall be raised; or take any action relating thereto.
(Zoning Committee)
Art. 40. To see if the town will appropriate the sum of thirty-five hundred dollars or any other sum
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for the preparation of a town plan, said sum to be ex- pended under the direction of the Planning Board; de- termine in what manner the money shall be raised; or take any action relating thereto.
(Planning Board)
Art. 41. To see if the town will amend sections three (3) and twenty-three (23) of Article 15 of its by-laws, relating to buildings or other structures, so as to provide for the payment of fees for the permits therein mentioned; or take any action relating thereto.
Art. 42. To see if the town will appoint a commit- tee of five to investigate and consider the matter of additional police accommodations; make an appropria- tion of the sum of five hundred dollars or any other sum therefor; or take any action relating thereto.
Art. 43. To see if the town will make an appropri- ation of the sum of five hundred dollars or any other sum for the employment of district or other nurses; de- termine in what manner the money shall be raised and ex- pended; or take any action relating thereto.
Art. 44. To see if the town will vote to appoint a board of registered physicians to investigate the com- pulsory physical culture system now in effect in our (the Arlington) public schools, with instructions to publish its recommendations, if any, upon completion of its work; make an appropriation therefor, determine in what manner the money shall be raised, or take any action relating thereto.
(Inserted at the request of more than ten registered voters)
Art. 45. To see if the town will appropriate the sum of $5,000 for the purchase of an ambulance for the town of Arlington, or take any action thereon.
(Inserted at the request of more than ten registered voters)
Art. 46. To see if the town will vote to acquire by purchase or otherwise for park, playground, school or
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other municipal purposes; all or any portion of a parcel of land situated in that part of Arlington called Arling- ton Heights and being lots numbered 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13, as shown on a plan of land of the Arlington Land Co., recorded with Middlesex (South Dist.) deeds, Plan Book 21, Plan 3, which together are bounded easterly on Park Avenue, four hundred and two (402.26) and twenty-six one-hundredths feet more or less; southerly on Prospect avenue, three hundred and one (301.43) and forty-three one-hundredths feet; westerly on Hill- side avenue, two hundred and forty-one (241.51) and fifty-one one-hundredth's feet; northerly by lot num- bered 14, one hundred (140) and forty feet more or less ; and northerly by lot numbered 5; one hundred (160) and sixty feet, more or less; lot numbered 6 of this parcel being bounded westerly by lots numbered 13 and 14, one hundred and two (102.16) and sixteen one-hun- dredths feet more or less; lots numbered 7, 8, 9 and 10 being now the property of the Arlington Heights Tennis Club; lots numbered 11 and 12 being now the property of Ring Hospital and Sanatorium, Inc .; lot numbered 13 with building thereon being now the property of W. E. and E. E. Beecy ; and lot numbered 6 being now or formerly land of Pierce or Peirce; determine in what manner the money shall be raised or expended ; or take any action relating thereto.
(Inserted at the request of more than ten registered voters)
Art. 47. To see if the town will grant to St. Paul's Cemetery Association permission to use for burial pur- poses a parcel of land owned by the association and lo- cated within the enclosure of St. Paul's Cemetery, de- scribed as follows: Beginning at Teel street within said cemetery and running in a southeasterly direction to point opposite Henderson street about three hundred (300) feet more or less, then turning and running in an easterly direction to the Alewife Brook about thirty (30) feet more or less, then turning and running in a westerly direction to a point opposite Teel street, about
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three hundred (300) feet more or less, then turning and running in southwesterly direction to Teel street about twenty (20) feet more or less, containing in all about seven thousand (7,000) square feet; or take any action relating thereto.
(Inserted at request of Rev. John J. Ryan, Manager St., Paul's Cemetery Association)
Art. 48. To see if the town will accept and allow the taking in fee by eminent domain, under the provi- sions of law authorizing the assessment of betterments, as made and reported by the Board of Park Commis- sioners and filed in the office of the Town Clerk, of the land situated in said town sometimes called "Hill's Pond Lot," adjoining Menotomy Rocks Park, and bounded and described as follows : Beginning at a point on the northerly side line of said park distant westerly measured on said side line, 181.20 ft. northwesterly from the northerly line of Jason street; thence running northwesterly on a curve to the left with a radius of 421.05 ft., 263.78 ft. to a stone bound; thence south- westerly, nearly westerly, 200 ft. to a stone bound; thence on a curve to the left with a radius of 245.45 ft., 41.94 ft. to a stone bound; thence southeasterly 1.15 ft. to a stone bound; thence northwesterly 121.22 ft. to a stone bound; thence northeasterly 86.6 ft. to an angle point; thence northwesterly 10.63 ft. to an angle point ; thence. northeasterly 298.70 ft. to a stone bound ; thence southeasterly by land formerly of Henry J. Locke 109.30 ft. more or less; thence northeasterly by said Locke land 307.50 ft. more or less; thence south- easterly by land of owners unknown 505.80 ft; thence southwesterly by land of owners unknown 221.99 ft. to the point of beginning; containing 5.49 acres more or less and all of said boundaries other than by said "Locke land" and "land of owners unknown" being by said Menotomy Rocks Park, said lot being supposed to be owned by George Hill and others and being shown on a plan filed in the office of the Town Clerk; au-
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thorize the said board to take in fee by eminent domain or by purchase or otherwise said land, including the trees thereon and the structures affixed thereto, for the purpose of a public park; make an appropriation suffi- cient for the estimated expense thereof; determine in what the manner money shall be raised; or take any action relating thereto.
Art. 49. To see if the town will make an additional appropriation for the extension of the Sewerage System, including the acquisition of all or any portion of a system of main sewers situated in Allen Park, so called, and consisting of the following : 1140 feet of 8 in. pipe and 110 ft. of 10 in. pipe in Varnum street, so called, from lot No. 1 to the Boston & Lowell Railroad land; 1100 ft. of 8 in. pipe in Milton street, so called, from lot. No. 46 to Brooks avenue, so called; 1000 ft. of 8 in. pipe in Melrose street, so called, from lot No. 91 to said Brooks avenue; 880 ft. of 8 in. pipe in Egerton road, so called, from lot No. 132 to said Brooks avenue ; 970 ft. of 8 in. pipe in Chandler street, so called, from lot No. 168 to said Brooks avenue; 210 ft. of 8 in. pipe in Randolph street, so called, from lot No. 200 to said Chandler street; 1000 feet of 8 in. pipe and 270 ft. of 10 in. pipe in said Brooks avenue, from lot No. 192 to said Varnum street; 120 ft. of 12 in. pipe in a portion of lots No. 70 and 110 from said Brooks avenue to Bos- ton & Lowell Railroad land; said lots and streets being shown on a plan marked "Plan of Allen Park, Arling- ton, Mass., scale 1 in. equals 80 ft., June 1923, C. H. Gannett, C. E.", on file in the office of the Town Engineer ; determine in what manner the money shall be raised and expended; or take any action relating thereto.
Art. 50. To see if the town will make an appropria- tion for the alteration of, specific repairs upon, and construction of, all or any portion of Broadway from Massachusetts avenue to the Somerville line; deter-
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mine in what manner the money shall be raised ; or take any action relating thereto.
Art. 51. To see if the town will accept the laying out of a town way from Spy Pond Parkway to Lake street, substantially in the location of the private way known as Alfred road, as made and reported by the Joint Board of Selectmen and Board of Public Works, under the provisions of law authorizing the assessment of betterment; establish said way; make an appropria- tion for said laying out and the construction of said way; determine in what manner the money shall be raised; or take any action relating thereto.
Said way as so laid out is bounded and described as follows :
Beginning at the point of intersection of the north- erly side line of Lake street and the easterly side line of Alfred road, said point being 108.05 ft. westerly from a stone bound at an angle point in said northerly side line of Lake street, thence southwesterly and westerly on said easterly side line of Alfred road on a curve to the right with a radius of 25.0 feet, a distance of 40.52 ft. to a point of tangency on said easterly side line of Alfred road, thence continuing westerly on said easterly side line of Alfred road a distance of 519.19 ft. to a point of curve on said easterly side line of Alfred road, thence northwesterly and northerly on said easterly side line of Alfred road on a curve to the right with a radius of 25.0 ft., a distance of 35.98 ft. to the southerly side line of Spy Pond Parkway, thence westerly on said southerly side line of Spy Pond Parkway on a curve to the right with a radius of 346.00 feet, a distance of 26.18 ft. to a point of tangency on said southerly side line of Spy Pond Parkway, thence continuing westerly on said southerly side line of Spy Pond Parkway, a distance of 61.49 ft. to the westerly side line of Alfred road, thence southeasterly and southerly on said westerly side line of Alfred road on a curve to the right with a radius of
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