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Article 49. To see if the Town will accept the laying out of a town way from Bow Street to Blossom Street, substantially in the location of the private way known as Newland 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 betterments; establish said way; make an appro- priation 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.
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Said way as so laid out is bounded and described as follows:
Beginning at the point of intersection of the westerly side line of Blossom Street and the southerly side line of Newland Road, thence southwesterly on said southerly side line of New- land Road, a distance of 669.49 feet to a point of curve in said southerly side line of Newland Road, thence southerly on said southerly side line of Newland Road on a curve to the left with a radius of 30.01 feet, a distance of 69.42 feet to a point of tan- gency in the easterly side line of Newland Road, thence south- easterly on said easterly side line of Newland Road, a distance of 21.14 feet to the easterly side line of Bow Street, thence north- westerly on said easterly side line of Bow Street on a curve to the left with a radius of 315 feet, a distance of 107.63 feet to the north- erly side line of Newland Road, thence northwesterly on said northerly side line of Newland Road, a distance of 12.10 feet to a point in said northerly side line of Newland Road, thence easterly on said northerly side line of Newland Road on a curve to the left with a radius of 30.01 feet, a distance of 27.23 feet to a point of tangency in said northerly side line of Newland Road, thence northeasterly on said northerly side line of Newland Road, a distance of 697.55 feet to the westerly side line of Blossom Street, thence southeasterly on said westerly side line of Blossom Street, a distance of 40.03 feet to the point of be- ginning, as shown on a plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk, Arlington, Mass., entitled "Plan and Profile of Newland Road, Section A, As Laid Out on a Plat of Houselots Entitled Highland Park, by R. W. Seamans, Eng'r, Prov., R. I., August, 1913, Scale : Horizontal 1" =40', Vertical 1" =6'."
Article 50. To see if the Town will accept the laying out of a town way from Spring Avenue to Hawthorne Avenue, sub- stantially in the location of the private way known as Newport Street, as made and reported by the Joint Board of Selectmen and Board of Public Works, under the provisions of law author- izing the assessment of betterments; establish said way; make an appropriation 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.
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Said way as so laid out is bounded and described as follows:
Beginning at the point of intersection of the easterly side line of Hawthorne Avenue and the northerly side line of Newport Street, thence southeasterly on said northerly side line of Newport Street on a curve to the left with a radius of 25.0 feet, a distance of 37.06 feet to a point of tangency in said northerly side line of Newport Street, thence northeasterly on said northerly side line of Newport Street, a distance of 648.56 feet to a point of curve in said northerly side line of Newport Street, thence northerly on a curve to the left with a radius of 25.0 feet, a distance of 42.61 feet to a point of tangency in the westerly side line of Spring Avenue, thence southeasterly on said westerly side line of Spring Avenue, a distance of 27.60 feet to the northerly side line of Newport Street, thence northeasterly on said northerly side line of Newport Street, a distance of 5.97 feet to an angle point in said northerly side line of Newport Street, thence continuing northeasterly on said northerly side line of Newport Street, a distance of 34.54 feet to a point in said northerly side line of Newport Street, thence southeasterly across said Newport Street, a distance of 40.54 feet to the southerly side line of Newport Street, thence southwesterly on said southerly side line of Newport Street, a distance of 40.50 feet to the westerly side line of Spring Avenue, thence south- easterly on said westerly side line of Spring Avenue, a distance of 22.64 feet to a point of curve in said westerly side line of Spring Avenue, thence northwesterly on a curve to the left with a radius of 25.0 feet, a distance of 35.93 feet to a point of tan- gency in the southerly side line of Newport Street, thence south- westerly on said southerly side line of Newport Street, a distance of 650.91 feet to a point of curve in said southerly side line of Newport Street, thence southwesterly on said southerly side line of Newport Street on a curve to the left with a radius of 25.0 feet, a distance of 41.48 feet to a point of tangency in the easterly side line of Hawthorne Avenue, thence northwesterly on said easterly side line of Hawthorne Avenue, a distance of 90.36 feet to the point of beginning, as shown on a plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk, Arlington, Mass., entitled "Plan and Profile of Newport Street as Petitioned for by
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Robbins & Smith, Scale Hor. 40', Vert. 6'=1", Oct. 6, 1923, J. M. Keane, C. E."
Article 51. To see if the Town will accept the laying out of a town way from the present end of acceptance to the south- erly side line of Pheasant Avenue, substantially in the location of the private way known as Overlook 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 betterments; establish said way; make an appropriation 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 on the westerly side line of Overlook Road at the present end of accepted portion of Overlook Road at lot No. 180, thence northerly on said westerly side line of Overlook Road on a curve to the right with a radius of 160.0 feet, a distance of 172.34 feet to a point of tangency in the northerly side line of Overlook Road, thence northeasterly on said northerly side line of Overlook Road, a distance of 1193.53 feet to a point of curve in said northerly side line of Overlook Road, thence northerly on said northerly side line of Overlook Road on a curve to the left with a radius of 10.0 feet, a distance of 15.71 feet to the westerly side line of Pheasant Avenue, thence southeasterly on said westerly side line of Pheasant Avenue, a distance of 60.0 feet to the southerly side line of Overlook Road, thence north- westerly on said southerly side line of Overlook Road on a curve to the left with a radius of 10.0 feet, a distance of 15.71 feet to a point of tangency in said southerly side line of Overlook Road, thence southwesterly on said southerly side line of Overlook Road, a distance of 1193.53 feet to a point of curve in said southerly side line of Overlook Road, thence continuing south- westerly on said southerly side line of Overlook Road on a curve to the left with a radius of 120.0 feet, a distance of 129.26 feet to the present end of accepted portion of Overlook Road at lot No. 66, thence westerly by present end of accepted portion of
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Overlook Road, a distance of 40.0 feet to the point of beginning, as shown on two plans on file in the office of the Town Clerk, Arlington, Mass., entitled "Plan and Profile of Overlook Road, Arlington, Mass., as Petitioned for by Neil McIntosh, Jr., Trustee, Showing Proposed Lines and Grades, Scale Hor. 1" = 40', Vert. 1"=6', April, 1914, C. H. Gannett, C. E., 53 State St., Boston."
Article 52. To see if the Town will accept the laying out of a town way from Gray Street to Spring Avenue, substantially in the location of the private way known as Pine Ridge 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 betterments; establish said way; make an appropriation 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 westerly side line of Gray Street and the southerly side line of Pine Ridge Road, thence southwesterly on said southerly side line of Pine Ridge Road, a distance of 595.64 feet to the easterly side line of Spring Avenue, thence northwesterly on said easterly side line of Spring Avenue, a distance of 40.38 feet to the northerly side line of Pine Ridge Road, thence northeasterly on said northerly side line of Pine Ridge Road, a distance of 595.64 feet to the westerly side line of Gray Street, thence southeasterly on said westerly side line of Gray Street, a distance of 40.38 feet to the point of beginning as shown on a plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk, Arlington, Mass., and entitled "Plan of Pine Ridge Road, Arlington, Mass., Owned by the Robbins Spring Water & Land Associates, showing Proposed Lines and Grades, made by H. S. Adams, C. E., Scale 40' and 6'=1", May, 1898."
Article 53. To see if the Town will accept the laying out of a town way from the present end of acceptance to the easterly
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side line of Herbert Road, substantially in the location of the private way known as Varnum Street, as made and reported by the Joint Board of Selectmen and Board of Public Works, under the provisions of law authorizing the assessment of betterments; establish said way; make an appropriation 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 easterly side line of Herbert Road and the northerly side line of Varnum Street, thence southeasterly on said northerly side line of Varnum Street on a curve to the left with a radius of 30.0 feet, a distance of 56.60 feet to a point of tangency in said northerly side line of Varnum Street, thence northeasterly on said northerly side line of Varnum Street, a distance of 548.35 feet to an angle point in said northerly side line of Varnum Street, thence con- tinuing northeasterly on said northerly side line of Varnum Street, a distance of 28.72 feet to a point in said northerly side line of Varnum Street, thence southeasterly across said Varnum Street, a distance of 40.0 feet, more or less, to the southerly side line of Varnum Street, thence southwesterly on said southerly side line of Varnum Street, a distance of 30.46 feet to an angle point in said southerly side line of Varnum Street, thence con- tinuing southwesterly on said southerly side line of Varnum Street, a distance of 558.74 feet to a point of curve in said southerly side line of Varnum Street, thence southerly on said southerly side line of Varnum Street, on a curve to the left with a radius of 40.0 feet, a distance of 60.80 feet to the easterly side line of Herbert Road, thence northerly on said easterly side line of Herbert Road on a curve to the right with a radius of 415.12 feet, a distance of 119.65 feet to the point of beginning, as shown on a plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk, Arlington, Mass., entitled "Plan and Profile of Varnum Street Ext., Arlington, Mass., Scale Hor. 1"=40', Vert. 1" =6', June, 1923, C. H. Gannett, C. E., 53 State St., Boston."
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Article 54. To see if the Town will accept the laying out of a town way from Bartlett Avenue to Lockeland Avenue, substantially in the location of the private way known as Wild- wood Avenue, as made and reported by the Joint Board of Selectmen and Board of Public Works, under the provisions of law authorizing the assessment of betterments; establish said way; make an appropriation for said laying out and. the con- struction 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 westerly side line of Bartlett Avenue and the southerly side line of Wildwood Avenue, thence northwesterly on said southerly side line of Wildwood Avenue, a distance of 346.30 feet to a point of curve in said southerly side line of Wildwood Avenue, thence westerly on said southerly side line of Wildwood Avenue on a curve to the left with a radius of 60.0 feet, a distance of 40.37 feet to a point, thence northwesterly on said southerly side line of Wild- wood Avenue, a distance of 73.02 feet to a point, thence northerly on said southerly side line of Wildwood Avenue on a curve to the left with a radius of 25.0 feet, a distance of 22.12 feet to a point of tangency in said southerly side line of Wildwood Avenue, thence northwesterly on said southerly side line of Wildwood Avenue, a distance of 566.65 feet to a point of curve in said southerly side line of Wildwood Avenue, thence westerly on said southerly side line of Wildwood Avenue on a curve to the left with a radius of 80.0 feet, a distance of 92.13 feet to the easterly side line of Lockeland Avenue, thence southeasterly on said easterly side line of Lockeland Avenue on three courses 51.94 feet, 49.03 feet and 30.0 feet respectively to a point of curve in the northerly side line of Wildwood Avenue, thence southerly on said northerly side line of Wildwood Avenue on a curve to the left with a radius of 10.0 feet, a distance of 24.99 feet to a point of tangency in said northerly side line of Wild- wood Avenue, thence southeasterly on said northerly side line of Wildwood Avenue, a distance of 536.37 feet to a point of curve in said northerly side line of Wildwood Avenue, thence
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easterly on said northerly side line of Wildwood Avenue on a curve to the left with a radius of 60.0 feet, a distance of 57.34 feet to a point, thence southeasterly on said northerly side line of Wildwood Avenue, a distance of 76.15 feet to a point, thence southerly on said northerly side line of Wildwood Avenue on a curve to the left with a radius of 25.0 feet, a distance of 20.03 feet to a point of tangency in said northerly side line of Wild- wood Avenue, thence southeasterly on said northerly side line of Wildwood Avenue, a distance of 357.51 feet to the westerly side line of Bartlett Avenue, thence southwesterly on said westerly side line of Bartlett Avenue, a distance of 40.0 feet to the point of beginning, as shown on two plans on file in the office of the Town Clerk, Arlington, Mass., entitled "Plan of Wildwood Avenue, Petitioned for by Ellen L. Bartlett, Showing Proposed Lines and Grades, Made by C. H. Gannett, C. E., Scales 40' and 6'= 1", October, 1910," and "Plan and Profile of Wildwood Avenue Ext., Arlington, Mass., Scale Hor. 1" =40', Vert. 1"=6', March, 1923, C. H. Gannett, C. E., 53 State St., Boston."
Article 55. To see if the Town will accept the establish- ment of a building line along the easterly side of the way known as Tufts Street from Broadway to Warren Street as made and reported by the Joint Board of Selectmen and Board of Public Works; establish said line; make an appropriation therefor, including damages; determine in what manner the money shall be raised; or take any action relating thereto.
Article 56. To see if the Town of Arlington will vote to petition the Legislature to change the Town By-laws so as to permit the election of its Selectmen as follows: One Selectman to be elected from each precinct of the Town to serve for three years with salary as at present. Present Selectmen to continue to serve as if elected from their precincts. New Selectmen to be elected as follows: First Year, Precincts No. 1 and No. 2 - If not represented to elect for term of one year, Precincts No. 3 and No. 4 - If not represented to elect for term of two years, Precincts Nos. 5, 6 and 7 - If not represented to elect for term of three years. Second Year, Precincts No. 1 and No. 2 -
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Elect for term of three years unless represented by present Selectmen. Thereafter for term of three years as necessary. If new precincts are added to the Town a readjustment can be made without petition to the Legislature so as to allow election of approximately one-third of the number of Selectmen each year. To make any appropriation therefor or take any other action relating thereto.
(Inserted at the request of more than ten (10) registered voters)
Article 57. To see if the Town will accept Chapter 31, General Laws of Massachusetts, and any amendments thereto relative to Fire Departments; or take any action relating thereto.
(Inserted at the request of ten (10) registered voters)
Article 58. To decide and determine, by referendum of the voters of the Town of Arlington, Massachusetts, whether or not it is advisable to change the present form of government from Town government to City government, and to petition the Legislature for such change in form of government.
(Inserted at the request of more than ten (10) registered voters)
Article 59. To see if the Town will amend its Zoning By-law by altering the zoning map therein referred to so as to include in a Business District all of the area on the Northerly side of Broadway now included in a general Resident District, one hundred twenty-five (125) feet from and parallel with the northerly side line of Broadway from the westerly side line of Webster Street to the easterly side line of the present Business District; or to take any action thereon.
(Inserted at the request of ten (10) registered voters)
Article 60. To see if the Town will modify the Town Zoning By-law by including in the single residence district an area described as follows: Beginning at a point on the boundary line as shown by the present zoning map between the present single residence district and the present general residence district westerly of Bloomfield Avenue at a point 400 feet northeasterly
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from the northeasterly line of Summer Street and extending in a general southerly and easterly direction in a line parallel with the northerly line of Summer Street and distant 400 feet therefrom to a point 200 feet westerly from the westerly line of Mystic Street, thence northerly parallel to said westerly line of Mystic Street and distant 200 feet therefrom to the intersection of said line parallel to the westerly line of Mystic Street with the pro- jection of the northeasterly side of Kimball Road extended; thence in a northwesterly direction in a line perpendicular to the westerly side of Mystic Street a distance of 400 feet, thence in a northeasterly direction in a line parallel to the northwesterly side of Mystic Street and distant 600 feet therefrom to the point of intersection with the present division line between General Residence and Single Residence districts near Spurcliff Road as shown upon the Zoning Map of the Town, and thence in a westerly and southerly direction along the line between said General Residence and Single Residence Districts as shown upon said zoning map, to the point of beginning - or take any action relating thereto.
(Inserted at the request of more than ten (10) registered voters)
Article 61. To see if the Town will modify or amend its "Zoning By-law" adopted under vote passed May 15, 1924, substantially as follows: 1. By inserting the words "and no premises shall be used," before the word "for" in the first paragraph of Section 2, before the word "for" in the first para- graph of Section 3, before the word "for" where it first appears in Section 4, before the word "for" in the first paragraph of Section 5, before the word "for" in the first sentence of para- graph B of Section 6, and after the words "reconstructed, or used," in the first paragraph of Section 17. 2. By inserting in Section 4, the words "premises and/or," after the words "except that." 3. By inserting in paragraph A of Section 6 the words "and premises" before the word "may" where it first appears, and the word "or" after the words "reconstructed and." 4. By inserting in Section 7, the words "and premises may be used," before the word "for." 5. By inserting in para- graphs "A" and "B" of Section 16 the words "or premises" after the word "building." 6. By inserting the word "and"
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after the word "reconstructed" in the first paragraph of Section 3, after the word "reconstructed" in Section 4, and after the word "reconstructed" in the first paragraph of Section 5. 7. By readopting Section 21, relating to the definition of the words "building" and "buildings." 8. By inserting in section 21 the following paragraph: "Wherever used in this By-law, the word 'street' shall be held to include 'highway,' 'town way,' and 'private way,' as shown upon a plan approved by the Board of Survey or dedicated or open for public use," if the context permits such meaning and if such inclusion would not affect the validity of this By-law or of the section, paragraph or provision in which the word is used; or take any action relating to all or any of such insertions.
(Inserted at the request of the Planning Board)
Article 62. To see if the Town will authorize the Select- men to purchase or take in fee by eminent domain for the purpose of street widening and park purposes certain parcels of land situated in said Arlington and bounded substantially as follows: Southwesterly on Massachusetts" Avenue, 42 feet; northwesterly on Church Way, 191 feet; northeasterly on Bacon Street, 60 feet; southeasterly on Central Street, 187 feet; containing approximately 9700 square feet (more or less); make an appropriation of money for the purpose; deter- mine in what manner the money shall be raised and expended; or take any action relating thereto.
(Inserted at the request of ten (10) registered voters)
Article 63. To see if the Town will accept or take any action in relation to the following instruments, deeds and con- veyances: American Oil Company with the Town, instrument dated September 24, 1924, and recorded with Middlesex So. Dist. Deeds, book 4784, page 390, relating to premises at the corner of Massachusetts Avenue and Bowen Street. Standard Oil Company of New York with the Town, instrument dated April 30, 1925, recorded with said Deeds, book 4853, page 104, relating to premises at the corner of Massachusetts Avenue and Fessenden Road. Nellie A. Monroe, with the Town, instru- ment dated August 11, 1925, and recorded with said Deeds,
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book 4878, page 263, relating to premises on Massachusetts Avenue. Hannah Barry, two deeds dated December 29, 1925, recorded with said Deeds, book 4929, pages 274 and 275, relat- ing to premises on Park Avenue Extension. Louis V. Pellegrini et al, deed dated January 4, 1926, and recorded with said Deeds, book 4929, page 276, relating to premises on Park Avenue Extension. Edward J. McGivern, two deeds dated August 9, 1926, recorded with said Deeds, book 5005, page 311, and 5047, page 571, relating to premises on Robbins Road within the exterior lines of Higgins Street as established. Nora Dugan, deed dated March 9, 1927, recorded with said Deeds, book 5074, page 513, relating to premises on Summer Street and Park Avenue Extension. Lillian M. Wilkins, deed dated April 27, 1927, recorded with said Deeds, book 5091, page 178, relating to premises within Old Mystic Street as relocated by the County Commissioners. Elsa V. Johnson, deed relating to land situated on the southwesterly corner of Summer and Mystic Streets.
Article 64. To see if the Town will make an appropriation for the laying out and grading of all or any portion of the parcel of land on the northerly side of Massachusetts Avenue upon which is located the Highland Hose House so called; determine in what manner the money shall be raised and expended; or take any action relating thereto.
Article 65. To see if the Town will make an appropriation, under the provisions of law authorizing the assessment of betterments, for the original construction of public ways in the Town, the laying out of which is accepted at this meeting, including land damages and the cost of pavement and side- walks laid at the time of said construction; determine in what manner the money shall be raised; or take any action relating thereto.
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
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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.
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