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Art. 63. To see if the town will make an ap- propriation, under the provisions of law authorizing the assessment of betterments, for the original con-
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struction of public ways in the town, the laying out of which is accepted at this meeting, including land dam- ages and the cost of pavement and sidewalks laid at the time of said construction; determine in what manner the money shall be raised; or take any action relating thereto.
Art. 64. To see if the town will make regulations for the possession, management and sale of land pur- chased, taken or acquired by or for the town in con- nection with unpaid taxes and assessments, and for the assignment of tax titles, or take any action relating thereto.
Art. 65. To determine what sum of money the town shall raise by general tax to defray town ex- penses, overdrafts of 1923, interest, debt and state aid, and make an appropriation for the same.
And you will notify and warn the voters of the town of Arlington to meet at the times and places herein 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 conspicuous place in each of the seven precincts of the town, seven days at least prior to the time of said meeting.
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 twelfth day of February, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and twenty-four.
CHARLES H. HIGGINS, NELSON B. CROSBY, CHARLES B. DEVEREAUX, Selectmen of the Town of Arlington.
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CONSTABLE'S RETURN
Arlington, February 29, 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 times and places 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, by posting an attested copy at the doors of the Town Hall seven days at least before said day of meeting and by posting at- tested copies in two or more conspicuous places in each voting precinct in the town. A notice of the time, places and objects of the meetings was published in the local papers.
(Signed) Daniel M. Hooley, Constable of Arlington.
Arlington, March 3, 1924.
In pursuance of the foregoing warrant the legal voters of the town of Arlington met in their respective voting places in said town on Monday, the third day of March, in the year of Our Lord one thousand nine hundred and twenty-four at six o'clock in the forenoon.
The following places were designated as the voting places for the various precincts: Precincts 1 and 2, Crosby School Building, Winter Street; Precincts 3, 4, 5 and 6, Robbins Memorial Town Hall; 'Precinct 7, Locke School Building, Park Avenue, Heights.
The following election officers, having been duly appointed by the Selectmen, were assigned to duty at the various precincts as follows :-
Precinct 1, Albert E. Olson, Warden; E. J. Duggan, Clerk; Arthur F. Coughlin, Arthur H. Stukey, D. Mc- Carthy, Claire L. Kelley, Percy L. Morine, Ethel C. F. Mellin, Katherine M. Hamall, Herbert B. Kellogg.
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Precinct 2, William H. Nolan, Warden; Edward A. Smith, Clerk; Arthur O. Alden, Jesse C. Fletcher, Eliza- beth Cain, John Powell, Walter J. Buckley, Claude J. C. Hamilton, John B. Meaney, John F. Buckley:
Precinct 3, George H. Peirce, Warden; David T. Dale, Clerk; W. E. Robinson, Harry W. Marden, Donald Strout, Edward D. McCarthy, Joseph J. Duffy, Forest A. Cameron, W. Frank Gay, James McGarry, Carrie M. Fowle, May A. Shean.
Precinct 4, Frank Y. Wellington, Warden; Frank E. Morrissey, Clerk; Edward J. Dineen, Francis J. Gal- lagher, M. Alice Morrissey, William J. Sweeney, Roger W. Homer, Stephen D. Merrill, Joseph W. Emerson, Therese N. Turner, Alfred T. Baker, Don Ivan Patch.
Precinct 5, Arthur J. Hendrick, Warden ; Maurice L. Hatch, Clerk; Leonard Collins, Thomas J. Donnelly, Jr., John G. Kelley, Margaret C. Moore, Therese B. Thomas, Emily G. Alden, Chester R. Whitman, Charles P. Ladd, Jr., Albert K. Peirce, Jennie E. Appleton.
Precinct 6, James E. Doughty, Warden ; A. D. Doyle, Clerk; James F. Moir, Jr., John M. Dunn, Roger S. Dun- bar, John R. Hendrick, Thomas W. King, John J. Ma- honey, Florrie A. Kelley, Benjamin G. Knowles, Eliza G. Kirsch .:
Precinct 7, Herbert L. Converse, Warden; Fred Mc- Namara, Clerk; Paul R. Bennett, Harold Crocker, Floyd R. Battis, George C. Tewksbury, May P. Currier, C. W. Pierce, Sarah R. Vaughan, Edith Byram, Fred B. Fallon. 7
The foregoing officers were sworn to the faithful performance of their duties. The necessary ballots pre- pared for each precinct and all other paraphernalia for the proper conduct of the election was supplied by the Town Clerk and turned over to the officers of the various precincts.
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The polls were declared open in each precinct at six o'clock in the morning and remained open until five o'clock in the afternoon, at which time, after due notice they were declared closed.
The ballots were counted by the election officers in each precinct, the tally sheets and total tally sheets prepared by the Town Clerk being used.
The ballots cast were, after being counted, enclosed in envelopes, sealed, signed by the election officers, en- cased in a wooden box which was locked and sealed and the same delivered to the Registrars of Voters in the Town Clerk's office.
The Registrars and Town Clerk canvassed the re- turn as made by the election officers and the result was announced by the Town Clerk as follows :
Precinct. 1 2
3 4
5 6 7 Total
Ballots Cast. 341 343 692 544 483 469 506 3378
Moderator for One Year
Precinct. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Total John G. Brackett. 234 251 455 493 374 416 422 2645 Blanks. 733
Selectmen and Overseers of the Poor for One Year Precinct. 1 2
3 4 5 6 7 Total Arthur Birch . 97 91 357 155 244 223 341 1508 Frederick W. Hill. 219 221 250 361 209 224 151 1635 Blanks
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ยท Town Clerk for One Year
Precinct. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Total E. Caroline Pierce. 263 274 530 503 423 418 440 2851 Blanks. 527
Treasurer for One Year
Precinct 1 2 3 4 5
6 7 Total Charles A. Hardy. 243 251 455 481 377 412 428 2647 Blanks 731
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Collector of Taxes for One Year
Precinct. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Total Edward A. Bailey. 255 263 473 489 388 414 436 2718 Blanks 660
Auditor for One Year
Precinct. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Total
George McK. Rich-
ardson. 224 238 445 471 368 398 397 2541 837 Blanks
Assessor for Three Years
Precinct. 1 2 3 4 5
6 7 Total F. Alfred Patterson 218 239 392 439 325 376 364 2353 Pierce.
1 1
James E. Vaughan . 1
1
Blanks 1023
Board of Public Works for Three Years
Precinct. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Total
Wm. S. Fairchild. 99 111 168 391 260 283 308 1620
Fred'k C. Gardner . 65 71 19 16 14 17 42 244 Edward A. Geary. 164 145 468 117 192 135 97 1318
Norman R. Willard 7 10
9 10 7 19 28
90 Blanks . ..
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School Committee for Three Years
Precinct. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Total Eugene F. Freeman 227 233 361 392 278 345 334 2170 Albert H. Morris .. 199 216 318 386 257 330 325 2031 Alexander H. Rice. 185 207 355 435 328 381 371 2262 George O. Russell. . 1 1
Blanks . . .
3670
School Committee for Two Years
Precinct. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Total
Foster P. Doane .. 68 85 145 169 115 130 194 906 George E. Russell. 170 167 283 297 251 286 258 1712 Blanks . 760
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Trustees Robbins Library Three Years
Precinct. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Total Cyrus E. Dallin ... 208 218 410 471 368 411 419 2505 William A. Muller. 207 214 337 389 266 324 313 2050 Blanks. 2201
Board of Health for Three Years
Precinct. . 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Total Charles F. Atwood 239 244 432 466 350 403 408 2542 Blanks . 836
Park Commissioner for Three Years
Precinct. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Total Percy A. Goodale. 212 235 392 447 332 384 378 2380 Blanks . .. 998
Planning Board for Three Years
Precinct. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Total Herbert M. Dutcher 207 224 368 431 306 384 368 2288 Blanks
1090
Commissioner of Sinking Fund for Three Years Precinct. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Total Henry Hornblower 234 240 433 474 339 405 388 2513 Blanks. . 865
Trustee of Pratt Fund for Five Years Precinct. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Total Joseph C. Holmes. 216 231 375 452 321 387 406 2388 Blanks. ..
990
Trustee Edwin S. Farmer Poor Widows Fund and Edwin S. Farmer Fund for Needy Persons
Precinct. 1 2 4
3 5
6 7 Total Joseph C. Holmes. 216 230 375 452 317 383 408 2381 Blanks . . ..
997
Cemetery Commissioner for Three Years
Precinct. 1 2 3 4 29
5 6 7 Total J. Edwin Kimball. 55 35 15
4 3 0 141 Hill . 1 1
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Downs 1
1
Denvir 1
1 2
Francis B. Smith. .
1 1
Robert Burns . .
1
Blanks
1 3231
Tree Warden for One Year
Precinct. 1 2 3 4 5
6 7 Total Daniel M. Daley ... 241 254 480 462 355 388 378 2558 Blanks. .
820
Licenses for Sale of Certain Non-Intoxicating Beverages
Precinct 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Total
Yes. 113 106 251 124 147 116 118 975
No. 141 171 236 331 213 282 294 1668
Blanks 735
The vote on the Town Meeting Members in the various precincts resulted as follows : The persons elec- ted being indicated by a star:
Precinct One-Three Years
*Ernest I. Anderson, 70 Trowbridge Street. 197
*Richard W. Burnes, 29 Oxford Street. 211
*Edward L. Colby, 38 Harlow Street. 223
*William A. Corcoran, 45 Cleveland Street. 226
*Charles L. Fitch, 63 Harlow Street. 208
*Ellsworth C. Hathaway, 23 Cleveland Street 213
*William O. Hauser, 23 Oxford Street. 210
*Benjamin H. Heald, 12 Windsor Street 197
* James Meikle, 68 Oxford Street 213
Eugene J. O'Neil, 94 Broadway 189
*Braman Proctor, 35 Everett Street. 199
*Rollin P. Puffer, 100 Broadway 204
*James H. Young, 103 Grafton Street 194
Blanks . 1408
*Clara A. Lovrien, 10 Trowbridge Street 182
Blanks 159
Precinct One-Two Years
Note : - Mr. Eugene F. Freeman was a duly elected Town Meeting Member in this precinct. His name did
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not appear in this precinct in the Assessed Poll Book, therefore, there appeared to be a vacancy. Mrs. Clara A. Lovrien was elected to fill this vacancy. It was then discovered that Mr. Freeman had not moved and was entitled to his Town Meeting Membership. Mrs. Lovrien's election was therefore cancelled.
Precinct Two Three Years
*Laura E. Fletcher, 27 Henderson Street. 204
*Eleanor Haley, 20 Freeman Street. 206
Guy E. Lyons, 100 Mass. Avenue 182 *John Lyons, 25 Brooks Avenue. . 215
*William I. Marsters, 9 Melrose Street. 217
*Dorothy Z. McDermott, 54 Orvis Road. 205
*Edward F. O'Neil, 18 Magnolia Street 219
*Arthur N. B. Onthank, 40 Lake Street. 189
*Eugene F. Paradis, 7 Melrose Street 199
*John P. Parkinson, 39 Lake Street. 207
*Robert K. Wallace, 55 Randolph Street 211
*Irvin E. Wilson, 17 Egerton Road. 208
*Arthur P. Wyman, 128 Lake Street. 220
John W. Power, 88 Orvis Road 1
Blanks. 1433
Note :- The name of Guy E. Jones, a candidate for Town Meeting Membership in Precinct 2, appeared in- correctly on the ballot. He could not, therefore, be con- sidered as duly elected. (As no notification had been given the Town Clerk before the March Election of the removal from town of Wilder N. Hodgkins, a vacancy had to be filled for the expiration of his term.) Mr. Guy E. Jones was elected by the Town Meeting Mem- bers of Precinct 2 to fill this vacancy.
Precinct Three-Three Years
*William A. Ahern, 155 Warren Street. 432
* Anna B. Callahan, 16 Webster Street. 446
*Daniel M. Daley, 18 Medford Street. 456
*Katherine J. Dempsey, 81 Warren Street 431
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*Cornelius S. Gallagher, 159 Warren Street. 423
*David P. Geary, 51 Lewis Avenue. 423
*Edward A. Geary, 10 Park Street. 460
Palmer F. Guarente, 31 Chestnut Street. 337
*Bartholomew McGreevey, 55 Mystic Street. 389
*M. Ernest Moore, 361 Mass. Avenue. 346
*Daniel E. Murphy, 70 Franklin Street. . 425
*William J. Robinson, 18 Webster Street. 444
*William J. Toomey, 85 Beacon Street. 428
Blanks . 2864
Precinct Four-Three Years
* Philip W. Alsen, 30 Swan Place. 420
*Charles B. Devereaux, 8 Wellington Street. 435
*Marguerite F. Hoxie, 7 Pelham Terrace. 423
*J. Frank Jaques, 45 Brantwood Road. 422
*Angus P. MacDonald, 40 Pleasant Street. 428
*Edith F. Marsh, 61 Norfolk Road.
419
*Harold J. Rogers, 28 Whittemore Street. 433
*Walton H. Sears, 160 Pleasant Street. 428
*Charles H. Stevens, 21 Hopkins Road. 428
*Florence A. Story, 8 Devereaux Street 425
*Frank H. Walker, 8 Ravine Street. 430
*Helen L. Woodworth, 26 Norfolk Road 426
Blanks. 1411
Precinct Five-Three Years
*John Blevins, 250 Mystic Street. 306
*Nelson B. Crosby, 10 Davis Avenue. 333
*Percy A. Goodale, 55 Falmouth Road. 294
*Winifred Henderson Hall, 15 Court Street. 293
*Nathan B. Hartford, Jr., 363 Mystic Street .... 292
*Edward W. Higgins, 14 Court Street Place. .
293
*Edward A. Irwin, 25 Central Street.
306
*Charles P. Ladd, Jr., 12 Willow Place. 310
* Florence T. Sargent, 6 Mill Street 298
*Egbert E. Stackpole, 29 Fairview 305
*Frank P. Stearns, 17 Draper Avenue. 296
*Chester R. Whitman, 59 Ronald Road 10
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Charles C. Whitcomb, 34 Fairview Avenue. . . 1
Edward T. Erickson, 30 Kimball Road. . 1
Clarence D. Waterhouse, 4 Intervale Road. 2
A. D. Dixon, Mystic Street. 1
A. Taylor, 827 Mass. Avenue. 1
George H. Buck, Mystic Street. 1
Claude B. Elliott, 6 Central Street 1
Blanks . 2452
Precinct Five-Two Years
*John J. Donahue, 58 Brattle Street. 288
Precinct Six-Three Years
*Horace A. Belcher, 36 Highland Avenue 359
*Lucie T. Blake, 808 Mass. Avenue. 370
*Philip Eberhardt, 248 Gray Street. 364
*Charles H. Gannett, 7 Academy Street. 364
*John R. Hendrick, 15 Trent Street. 374
*Charles H. Higgins, 3 Jason Street 359
* John S. Lamson, 10 Oakland Avenue 354
* Alice J. Moore, 81 Walnut Street. . 358
*George H. Shirley, 16 Walnut Street 361
*John Slack, 9 Jason Street. 355
*Orin E. Spooner, 47 Bartlett Avenue 361
*Emma L. Sprague, 844 Mass. Avenue 375 Reed. 1
Blanks 1273
Precinct Seven-Three Years
*William H. Blasdale, 104 Claremont Avenue 358
*Carl H. Bunker, 81 Hillside Avenue. 374
*Gertrude M. Byram, 26 Florence Avenue. 344
* Maude T. Clark, 34 Cliff Street. 360
*Foster P. Doane, 29 Cliff Street. 361
322
*William C. Drouet, 56 Florence Avenue Lester N. Hayden, 19 Crescent Hill Avenue 318
*Joseph C. Holmes, 246 Park Avenue. 385
*William A. McNeal, 48 Florence Avenue 327
*Fred W. Robinson, 123 Appleton Street. 361
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*Clinton W. Schwamb, 27 Peirce Street. 334
* Minna L. Tewksbury, 45 Claremont Avenue 328
*William S. Warren, 38 Cliff Street. 335
Blanks. 1565
All ballots, used and unused, tally sheets, total tally sheets, copy of Precinct Records of Election and all other records pertaining to the election properly signed and sealed, were delivered to the Town Clerk to be preserved by her during the time required by law.
A true record of the election. Attest :
E. CAROLINE PIERCE, Town Clerk.
Arlington, March 4, 1924.
I hereby certify that I have this day appointed Etta F. Stanton as the Clerk before whom an oath is made on an intention of marriage, in accordance with Section 20 of Chapter 207 of the General Laws of 1921, and that she has taken the oath required for the faith- ful performance of her duties.
E. CAROLINE PIERCE, Town Clerk.
ANNUAL MEETING
Arlington, March 25, 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 notices sent by mail by the Town Clerk at least seven days before the day of meeting to the Town Meeting Members elected and qualified to act in Town Meetings in Ar- lington, the Town Meeting members so qualified met in the Robbins Memorial Town Hall, in said town, on Tuesday, March 25, 1924, at eight o'clock in the even- ing.
Lists of the duly qualified Town Meeting Members were used at the entrances to the meeting place and
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were in charge of James F. Higgins and Philip T. Robin- son. The lists contained the names of two hundred and sixty-seven Town Meeting members qualified to participate and vote in Town Meetings in Arlington.
The Check-lists filed with the Town Clerk at the close of the meeting showed that two hundred and twenty-one members attended the meeting.
The meeting was called to order at eight o'clock by the Moderator, John G. Brackett.
The Town Meeting Members attending this meet- ing who had not already been sworn were sworn by the Moderator.
Copies of the Warrant having been supplied to all the Town Meeting Members, the Clerk read only the call and the Constable's return, the meeting voting on Nelson B. Crosby's motion to dispense with the reading of the remainder of the Warrant.
On motion of Nelson B. Crosby :
Voted: That when this meeting adjourns it ad- journ to meet on Wednesday evening, April 2, 1924, at eight o'clock.
Article 2 taken up (Choice of other town officers).
The following citizens were nominated and elected to the offices designated for the term of one year :
FENCE VIEWERS Charles F. Wyman and George W. Kenty.
FISH PRESERVER
Everett S. Chapman.
MEASURERS OF WOOD AND BARK
Patrick F. Brosnahan, Edmund F. Curtis, Albert F. Duffy.
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FIELD DRIVERS
Thomas O. D. Urquhart, F. Joseph Cahalin, Theo- dore R. Belyea, Edwin C. Jacobs, Thomas F. Priest, Daniel M. Hooley, and John Duffy.
Article 3 taken up (Reports of Selectmen, other Town Officers and Committees).
Voted: That the reports of the Selectmen and the various Town Officers, as presented in the Town Report, together with the additions of the Table of Statistics of Assessors and Committees heretofore appointed be ac- cepted.
Fire Protection in Western Section of the Town
Mr. Walter H. Peirce presented the following re- port :
"The Committee appointed to consider the matter of additional fire protection in western section of town submits the following report :
The Committee recommends that a suitable lot in the western section be taken at once, and at the earliest opportunity a small fire station be erected thereon.
Apparatus located on this elevation would be most valuable to all the hilly sections of town south of Gray Street from Mount Vernon and west of Mass. Ave to Lexington line.
When Gray Street is completed through to High- land Ave. and Lockland, the ridge extending from Pleasant Street to Lexington line will be under pro- tection of apparatus from this station.
It is the unanimous opinion of the Committee that the old fire station on Park Ave., the lot on which it stands, the adjacent lot, also owned by the town, be disposed of and money received from sale of this property be used for erection of said fire station.
The Committee believes a site should be selected in the northern section of the town for a small station
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before land values increase, in anticipation of future needs.
Signed, WALTER H. PEIRCE, Chairman, CHAS. H. HIGGINS, WALTER F. ROBINSON, REUBEN W. LeBARON, DANIEL B. TIERNEY, Secretary."
Voted : That the report of Walter H. Peirce on "Fire Protection in the Western Section of the Town" be received.
Land Acquired on Account of Unpaid Taxes No report.
Change of Line Between Mt. Pleasant Cemetery and Meadow Brook Park
Mr. Warren A. Peirce, Chairman of the Cemetery Commissioners presented the intent of the Commission- ers in requesting this line to be changed.
On motion of Warren A. Peirce:
Voted: That the report be received and that action be deferred until Article 37 of the warrant is taken up.
Percy A. Goodale, acting for the Park Commission- ers, made the following report:
Arlington, Mass., March 25, 1924.
The Park Commissioners beg to submit the follow- ing report in regard to transferring land at Meadow- brook Park to the Cemetery Commissioners.
The Park Commisioners have had numerous con- ferences with the Cemetery Commissioners, as well as hearings and the Park Commissioners are strongly opposed to the taking of any of the Meadowbrook Park for cemetery purposes; in fact, we feel that the town
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should not give up any of the park land they have, re- gardless of the location.
Respectfully submitted,
PARK COMMISSIONERS, TOWN OF ARLINGTON, (Signed) PERCY A. GOODALE, Chairman.
On motion of Percy A. Goodale:
Voted: That the report on "Change of Line of Mt. Pleasant Cemetery" be received.
Lockeland Property for Public Park
Percy A. Goodale, of the Park Commissioners, made the following report, relative to taking land on Massa- chusetts Avenue known as Lockeland, for park purposes :
Arlington, Mass., March 25, 1924.
The Park Commissioners beg to submit the follow- ing report in regard to investigation and recommenda- tions for land fronting on Massachusetts Avenue, known as Lockeland.
After a thorough study of parks and playgrounds, your Commisioners do not recommend that this land be bought or taken. After taking the matter up with the trustees of the Lockeland Trust, we find that they would charge about $100,000 for three acres. The location of the Lockeland while being desirable, is too close to the new playground in the rear of the High School, and we feel that other sections should be taken care of first in regard to parks or playgrounds before more land is taken in the center of the town.
Respectfully submitted,
PARK COMMISSIONERS, TOWN OF ARLINGTON, (Signed) PERCY A. GOODALE, Chairman.
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On motion of Percy A. Goodale :
Voted: That the report relative to taking land on Massachusetts Avenue, known as Lockeland, for park purposes be received.
Additional School Accommodations
Elliott R. Barker made a report of progress, saying that an explanation would be made when the Articles referring to School Accommodations in the Warrant were taken up.
Construction of Fire Department Building
Walter H. Peirce, as Chairman of the Committee, presented the report of the Committee appointed to pro- cure plans and estimates for the construction of a Cen- tral Fire Station and Fire Alarm Headquarters.
This report was in printed form and had been sent by mail by the Town Clerk to each Town Meeting Mem- ber.
Mr. Peirce read the report as follows, and the same was received.
COMMITTEE'S REPORT
To the Citizens of Arlington :-
Your Committee was appointed in accordance with the following vote, at the last Annual Town Meeting.
Voted: That a Committee of five be appointed by the Moderator to procure plans and estimates for the con- struction of a Fire Station with the installation therein of the Fire Alarm System, on the town land bounded by Massachusetts Avenue, Broadway and Franklin Street. That the sum of $500.00 be appropriated for the use of said Committee, to report not later than the next An- nual Town Meeting, and to have the power to fill vacancies.
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NEW FIRE STATION
Two years ago when the land adjacent to the Mon- ument was purchased for the purpose of erecting a Gasoline Station, the citizens of Arlington realized that prompt action was necessary to save for the town this most central and conspicuous site, which they took by right of eminent domain, at a cost of $46,000 for the purpose of building thereon a Central Fire Station, and Fire Alarm Headquarters.
The location of the lot makes it ideal from the pro- tective point of view, while at the same time it will make the building placed upon it a cynosure, which must, of necessity, be a monument to the good taste and archi- tectural judgment of the people of Arlington who have already set a high standard along these lines.
Realizing the two-fold nature of such a building, the Committee called for plans from five well-known ar- chitects of Greater Boston and after carefully consid- ering the merits of each, unanimously agreed that those submitted by MacNaughton & Robinson most perfectly met the requirements.
The plan provides a building 70 ft. x 75 ft. which is in proportion to the size of the lot. Its faces are almost identical, so that from whatever side approached, the same beauty and symmetry appear. Facing the Monu- ment is the hose, whistle and bell tower. The exits, six in number, are so placed that they will allow the great- est ease and safety for the hurried departure and return of the apparatus.
The floor furnishes ample space for seven pieces of apparatus, one of which will be an Aerial Ladder Truck that must come with the building of apartment houses and high business blocks. The second floor provides sleeping quarters for twenty-five or more men, a rec- reation room, a drying room, toilets and showers and an office for the Chief with vaults for storing records,
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which is a most important feature. The basement is divided, with no inside connection, into two parts, one for apparatus of Wire Department, air whistle tanks and heating system; the other for a repair shop for the Fire Department. This will be a great asset, as the men will be able to make almost all the repairs necessary.
NEW FIRE ALARM HEADQUARTERS
This important question has been given careful study in planning the proposed Central Fire Station. After considering various plans and other data it was the opinion of the Committee that a section of the sec- ond floor facing Franklin Street would be satisfactory for this purpose. Sufficient space is to be allowed for battery and instrument rooms, sleeping rooms and Sup- erintendent's office.
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