Town of Arlington annual report 1929, Part 2

Author: Arlington (Mass.)
Publication date: 1929
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Number of Pages: 474


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Article 14. To see if the Town will accept the lay- ing out of a town way from Old Mystic Street to a point of reverse curb at the southerly side line of Falmouth Road West, substantially in the location of the private way known as Crosby Street, as made and reported by the Joint Board of Selectmen and Board of Public Works, under the provisions of law authorizing the assessment


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of betterments; 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 south- erly side line of Old Mystic Street and the easterly side line of Crosby Street, thence westerly and southwesterly on said easterly side line of Crosby Street on a curve to the left with a radius of 25.0 feet, a distance of 44.44 feet to a point of compound curve in said easterly side line of Crosby Street, thence continuing southwesterly on said easterly side line of Crosby Street on a curve to the left with a radius of 937.50 feet a distance of 357.34 feet to a point of tangency in said easterly side line of Crosby Street thence continuing southwesterly on said easterly side line of Crosby Street a distance of 106.0 feet to a point of curve in said easterly side line of Crosby Street, thence continuing southwesterly on said easterly side line of Crosby Street on a curve to the left with a radius of 1137.15 feet a distance of 298.64 feet to a point, thence westerly across said Crosby Street a distance of 50.0 feet to a point in the westerly side line of said Crosby Street, thence northeasterly on said westerly side line of Crosby Street on a curve to the right with a radius of 1187.15 feet a distance of 311.77 feet to a point of tangency in said westerly side line of Crosby Street, thence continuing northeasterly on said westerly side line of Crosby Street, a distance of 106.0 feet to a point of curve in said westerly side line of Crosby Street, thence continuing northeasterly on said westerly side line of Crosby Street on a curve to the right with a radius of 987.50 feet a distance of 341.36 feet to a point of reverse curve in said westerly side line of Crosby Street, thence northerly on said westerly side line of Crosby Street on


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a curve to the left with a radius of 98.0 feet a distance of 130.23 feet to the southerly side line of Old Mystic Street, thence southeasterly on said southerly side line of Old Mystic Street a distance of 160.75 feet to the point of beginning, as shown on two (2) plans on file in the office of the Town Clerk, Arlington, Mass., entitled "Plan and Profile of Portion of Crosby St. Petitioned for by Wm. S. Fairchild, Arlington, Mass., Scale Hor. 1"=40', Ver. 1"=6', Aug., 1926, C. H. Gannett, C. E., 53 State St., Boston," and "Plan and Profile of Crosby Street, Arling- ton, Mass. Petitioned for by Stephen S. Langley, Scale Hor. 1"=40', Ver. 1"=6', Mar., 1917, C. H. Gannett, C. E., 53 State St., Boston."


Article 15. To see if the Town will accept the lay- ing out of a town way from Forest Street to the Win- chester Line, substantially in the location of the private way known as Dunster Lane, 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 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 westerly side line of Forest Street and the northerly side line of Dunster Lane, said point being a distance of 55.56 feet southwesterly from the Town Bound on the Arlington- Winchester town line on said westerly side line of Forest Street, thence northwesterly on said northerly side line of Dunster Lane a distance of 64.13 feet to the Arlington-Winchester town line, thence south- westerly on said Arlington-Winchester town line a


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distance of 64.42 feet to the southerly side line of Dunster Lane, thence southeasterly on said southerly side line of Dunster Lane a distance of 110.54 feet to the westerly side line of Forest Street, thence northeasterly on said westerly side line of Forest Street a distance of 40.21 feet to the point of beginning, as shown on a plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk, Arlington, Mass., entitled "Board of Survey Plan and Profile of Dunster Lane, Arlington, Mass., Scales Hor. 1"=40', Vert. 1"=6', Nov. 26, 1928, James M. Keane, Town Engineer."


Article 16. To see if the Town will accept the laying out of a town way from the end of the present accepted portion of Falmouth Road to the center line of Highfield Road, substantially in the location of the private way known as Falmouth Road West, 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 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 westerly side line of Langley Road and the southerly side line of Falmouth Road West, thence northwesterly, westerly and southwesterly on said southerly side line of Falmouth Road West on a curve to the left with a radius of 41.0 feet, a distance of 111.27 feet to a point of compound curve in the easterly side line of Crosby Street, thence southwesterly across said Crosby Street, a distance of 63 feet, more or less, to a point on the southerly side line of Falmouth Road West, thence northwesterly on said southerly side line of Falmouth Road West on a curve


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to the left with a radius of 41.67 feet, a distance of 62.80 feet to a point of tangency in said southerly side line of Falmouth Road West, thence continuing northwesterly on said southerly side line of Falmouth Road West, a distance of 97.88 feet to a point of curve in said southerly side line of Falmouth Road West, thence westerly on said southerly side line of Falmouth Road West on a curve to the left with a radius of 216.57 feet, a distance of 69.40 feet to a point of tangency in said southerly side line of Falmouth Road West, thence southwesterly on said southerly side line of Falmouth Road West, a distance of 109.03 feet to a point of curve in said southerly side line of Falmouth Road West, thence southerly on said southerly side line of Falmouth Road West on a curve to the left with a radius of 40.0 feet, a distance of 56.52 feet to the easterly side line of Highfield Road, thence northerly on said easterly side line of Highfield Road, a distance of 104.94 feet to the northerly side line of Falmouth Road West, thence southeasterly on said northerly side line of Falmouth Road West on a curve to the left with a radius of 30.59 feet, a distance of 47.38 feet to a point of tangency in said northerly side line of Falmouth Road West, thence northeasterly on said northerly side line of Falmouth Road West, a distance of 101.47 feet to a point of curve in said northerly side line of Falmouth Road West, thence easterly on said northerly side line of Falmouth Road West on a curve to the right with a radius of-256.57 feet, a distance of 82.21 feet to a point of tangency in said northerly side line of Falmouth Road West, thence southeasterly on said northerly side line of Falmouth Road West, a distance of 98.42 feet to a point of curve in said northerly side line of Falmouth Road West, thence northeasterly on said northerly side line of Falmouth Road West on a curve to the left with a radius of 39.36 feet, a distance of 60.45 feet to a point in said northerly side line of Falmouth Road West, thence continuing northeasterly on said northerly side line of


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Falmouth Road West, a distance of 125 feet, more or less, to a point in said northerly side line of Falmouth Road West, thence southeasterly on said northerly side line of Falmouth Road West on a curve to the left with a radius of 24.56 feet a distance of 49.76 feet to a point of tangency at Falmouth Road, thence southwesterly along present accepted portion of Falmouth Road a distance of 12.63 feet to an angle point, thence southerly by said present accepted end of Falmouth Road, a distance of 40.0 feet to a point of curve, thence southeasterly by said present accepted portion of Falmouth Road on a curve to the right with a radius of 19.16 feet, a distance of 38.88 feet to a point of reverse curve in the westerly side line of Langley Road, thence southerly on said westerly side line of Langley Road on a curve to the left with a radius of 120.0 feet, a distance of 70.31 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 Falmouth Road West, Arlington, Mass., Petitioned for by Stephen S. Langley, Scale Hor. 1"=40', Ver. 1"=6'. Mar., 1917, C. H. Gannett, C. E., 53 State St., Boston."


Article 17. To see if the Town will accept the lay- ing out of a town way from Renfrew Street to Rhinecliff Street, substantially in the location of the private way known as Florence 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 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 easterly side line of Renfrew Street and the southerly side line of


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Florence Avenue, thence southwesterly on said southerly side line of Florence Avenue, a distance of 480.84 feet to the easterly side line of Rhinecliff Street, thence north- westerly across said Florence Avenue, a distance of 50.09 feet to the northerly side line of Florence Avenue, thence northeasterly on said northerly side line of Florence Avenue, a distance of 480.84 feet to the easterly side line of Renfrew Street, thence southeasterly across said Florence Avenue, a distance of 50.09 feet to the point of beginning, as shown on two (2) Board of Survey plans on file in the office of the Town Clerk, Arlington, Mass., entitled "Plan and Profile showing proposed Lines and Grades for Florence Ave., Arlington, Nov. 5, 1910, Horizontal Scale 40'=1", Vertical Scale 6'=1", Charles J. Elliot, Engineer and Surveyor."


Article 18. To see if the Town will accept the laying out of a town way from the southerly side line of Gray Street to a point approximately eight hundred fifty (850) feet southerly from Gray Street, substantially in the location of the private way known as Fountain 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 southerly side line of Gray Street and the easterly side line of Fountain Road, thence southwesterly on said easterly side line of Fountain Road, a distance of 854.34 feet to a point in said easterly side line of Fountain Road,


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thence northwesterly across said Fountain Road a distance of 40.0 feet to the westerly side line of Fountain Road, thence northeasterly on said westerly side line of Fountain Road, a distance of 848.82 feet to the southerly side line of Gray Street, thence southeasterly on said southerly 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., entitled "Robbins Spring Land Co. Plan and Profile, proposed Fountain Road, June, 1911, Scales Horizontal 40'=1". Vertical 6'=1", James Adam, C. E., Old South Bldg., Boston."


Article 19. To see if the Town will accept the lay- ing out of a town way from the end of the present ac- cepted portion of Franklin Street to land of the Common- wealth of Massachusetts, substantially in the location of the private way known as Franklin 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 a point on the northerly side line of Franklin Street at the northeasterly end of the accepted portion of said Franklin Street, thence northeasterly on said northerly side line of Franklin Street, a distance of 865.98 feet to a point on said northerly side line of Franklin Street at the easterly side line of Parallel Street, thence southeasterly across said Franklin Street, a distance of 44.43 feet to a point in the southerly side line of Franklin Street, thence southwesterly on said southerly side line of Franklin Street, a distance of 862.29


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feet to a point in said southerly side line of Franklin Street, thence northwesterly across said Franklin Street, a distance of 42.93 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 Franklin St., Arlington, Mass., Petitioned for by Z. E. Cliff, Scales Hor. 1"=40', Vert. 1"=6', Nov. 7, 1922, J. M. Keane, C. E."


Article 20. To see if the Town will accept the lay- ing out of a town way from Medford Street to Mystic Valley Parkway, substantially in the location of the private way known as Hayes Street, as made and re- ported 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 northerly side line of Medford Street and the westerly side line of Hayes Street, thence northeasterly on said westerly side line of Hayes Street on a curve to the left with a radius of 10.0 feet, a distance of 14.08 feet to a point of tangency in said westerly side line of Hayes Street, thence northwesterly on said westerly side line of Hayes Street, a distance of 546.26 feet to land of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, thence easterly on said land of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts a distance of 41.92 feet to the easterly side line of Hayes Street, thence southeasterly on said easterly side line of Hayes Street, a distance of 529.95 feet to a point of curve in said easterly side line of Hayes Street, thence continuing southeasterly on said easterly side line of Hayes Street


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on a curve to the left with a radius of 10.0 feet, a distance of 15.59 feet to the northerly side line of Medford Street, thence westerly on said northerly side line of Medford Street, a distance of 60.92 feet to the point of beginning, as shown on a plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk, Arlington, Mass., entitled "Plan of Hayes St., Arlington, Mass., For Bonelli-Adams Co., Scales Hor. 1"=40'. Vert. 1"=6', Aug. 5, 1914, Maynard and Coburn, Engi- neers and Surveyors, Watertown, Mass."


Article 21. To see if the Town will accept the lay- ing out of a town way from the end of the present ac- cepted portion of Hemlock Street to a point approxi- mately ninety (90) feet northerly from Lansdowne Road, substantially in the location of the private way known as Hemlock 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 better- ments; 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 northerly side line of Pine Street and the westerly side line of Hemlock Street, thence easterly and northeasterly on said westerly side line of Hemlock Street on a curve to the left with a radius of 15.0 feet a distance of 33.77 feet to a point of tangency in said westerly side line of Hemlock Street, thence northerly on said westerly side line of Hemlock Street a distance of 213.70 feet to an angle point in said westerly side line of Hemlock Street, thence northwesterly on said westerly side line of Hem- lock Street a distance of 265.61 feet to a point, thence northeasterly across said Hemlock Street a distance of


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41.28 feet to the easterly side line of Hemlock Street, thence southeasterly on said easterly side line of Hem- lock Street a distance of 282.81 feet to an angle point in said easterly side line of Hemlock Street, thence southerly on said easterly side line of Hemlock Street a distance of 244.77 feet to an angle point in said easterly side line of Hemlock Street, thence continuing south- easterly on said easterly side line of Hemlock Street a distance of 3.92 feet to a point, thence southwesterly across said Hemlock Street a distance of 31.93 feet to an angle point, thence northwesterly across said Hemlock Street and along the northerly side line of Pine Street a distance of 45.75 feet to the point of beginning, as shown on a plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk, Arling- ton, Mass., and entitled "Plan and Profile of Hemlock Street, Arlington, on Land of William Millett. Scale Horizontal 40'=1", Vertical 6'=1", J. O. Goodwin, Sur- veyor, Medford, March, 1902."


Article 22. To see if the Town will accept the laying out of a town way from Highland Avenue to the center line of Ottawa Road, substantially in the location of the private way known as High Haith 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 southerly side line of Highland Avenue and the easterly side line of High Haith Road, thence southwesterly on said easterly side line of High Haith Road on a curve to the left with a radius of 25.0 feet a distance of 39.27 feet


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to a point of reverse curve on said easterly side line of High Haith Road, thence southerly on said easterly side line of High Haith Road on a curve to the right with a radius of 582.92 feet a distance of 151.69 feet to a point of tangency on said easterly side line of High Haith Road, thence continuing southerly on said easterly side line of High Haith Road a distance of 46.59 feet to an angle point, thence continuing southerly on said easterly side line of High Haith Road a distance of 74.79 feet to a point of curve on said easterly side line of High Haith Road, thence southeasterly on said easterly side line of High Haith Road on a curve to the left with a radius of 62.71 feet a distance of 42.2 feet to a point, thence con- tinuing southeasterly on said easterly side line of High Haith Road, a distance of 71.0 feet, more or less, to a point, thence southwesterly on said easterly side line of High Haith Road on a curve to the left with a radius of 77.34 feet a distance of 44.38 feet to a point of tangency in said easterly side line of High Haith Road, thence continuing southwesterly on said easterly side line of High Haith Road a distance of 308.17 feet to a point of curve on said easterly side line of High Haith Road, thence southeasterly on said easterly side line of High Haith Road on a curve to the left with a radius of 26.13 feet a distance of 39.78 feet to the northerly side line of Ottawa Road, thence northwesterly on said northerly side line of Ottawa Road a distance of 24.9 feet to the easterly side line of High Haith Road, thence southwesterly on said easterly side line of High Haith Road a distance of 20.5 feet to a point, thence northwesterly across High Haith Road a distance of 42.0 feet to the westerly side line of High Haith Road, thence northeasterly on said westerly side line of High Haith Road a distance of 21.0 feet to the northerly side line of Ottawa Road, thence northwesterly on said northerly side line of Ottawa Road a distance of 25.0 feet to the westerly side line of High Haith Road, thence easterly on said westerly side line of


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High Haith Road on a curve to the left with a radius of 21.64 feet a distance of 37.10 feet to a point of tangency on said westerly side line of High Haith Road, thence northeasterly on said westerly side line of High Haith Road a distance of 255.89 feet to a point of curve on said westerly side line of High Haith Road, thence northerly on said westerly side line of High Haith Road on a curve to the left with a radius of 178.72 feet a distance of 115.78 feet to a point of tangency on said westerly side line of High Haith Road, thence continuing northerly on said westerly side line of High Haith Road a distance of 105.0 feet to an angle point on said westerly side line of High Haith Road, thence northwesterly on said westerly side line of High Haith Road a distance of 50.0 feet to a point of curve on said westerly side line of High Haith Road, thence continuing northwesterly on said westerly side line of High Haith Road on a curve to the left with a radius of 542.92 feet a distance of 141.28 feet to a point of compound curve on said westerly side line of High Haith Road, thence continuing northwesterly and west- erly on said westerly side line of High Haith Road on a curve to the left with a radius of 25.0 feet a distance of 39.27 feet to the southerly side line of Highland Avenue, thence northeasterly on said southerly side line of High- land Avenue a distance of 90.0 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 High Haith Road, High Haith, Arlington, Horizontal Scale 40 feet to an inch, Vertical Scale 6 feet to an inch, Ernest W. Branch, Civil Engineer, Boston, Quincy." 1


Article 23. To see if the Town will accept the laying out of a town way from Robbins Road to the center line of Bowen Street, substantially in the location of the private way known as Howard Street, as made and re- ported by the Joint Board of Selectmen and Board of Public Works, under the provisions of law authorizing


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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 southerly side line of Bowen Street and the easterly side line of Howard Street, thence southerly on said easterly side line of Howard Street on a curve to the left with a radius of 20.0 feet a distance of 39.77 feet to a point of tangency in said easterly side line of Howard Street, thence south- easterly on said easterly side line of Howard Street, a distance of 421.66 feet to a point of curve in said easterly side line of Howard Street, thence easterly and north- easterly on said easterly side line of Howard Street on a curve to the left with a radius of 20.0 feet, a distance of 32.04 feet to the northerly side line of Robbins Road, thence southwesterly on said northerly side line of Rob- bins Road, a distance of 80.04 feet to the westerly side line of Howard Street, thence northerly on said westerly side line of Howard Street on a curve to the left with a radius of 20.0 feet, a distance of 30.79 feet to a point of tangency in said westerly side line of Howard Street, thence northwesterly on said westerly side line of Howard Street, a distance of 453.45 feet to a point of curve in said westerly side line of Howard Street, thence westerly on said westerly side line of Howard Street on a curve to the left with a radius of 25.0 feet, a distance of 33.87 feet to the southerly side line of Bowen Street, thence northeasterly on said southerly side line of Bowen Street a distance of 20.11 feet to a point in the westerly side line of Howard Street, thence northwesterly on said westerly side line of Howard Street, a distance of 26.0 feet to a point, thence northeasterly across said Howard Street a distance of 46.0 feet to a point in the easterly




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