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westerly side line of Walnut Street, thence south- westerly on said westerly side line of Walnut Street a distance of 90.01 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 Revere Street, Arlington, Mass., owned by Theodore Schwamb, Show- ing proposed lines and grades, Made by H. S. Adams, C. E., Scale 40' & 6'=1", Apr., 1898."
Article 34. To see if the Town will accept the laying out of a town way from Highland Avenue to the center line of Lockeland Avenue, substantially in the location of the private way known as Temple 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; estab- lish 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 east- erly side line of Highland Avenue and the northerly side line of Temple Street, thence southeasterly on said northerly side line of Temple Street a distance of 271.06 feet to a stone bound at a point of curve in said nor- therly side line of Temple Street, thence easterly on said northerly side line of Temple Street on a curve to the left with a radius of 65.0 feet a distance of 102.43 feet to a stone bound at a point of tangency in the westerly side line of Lockeland Avenue, thence south- westerly on said westerly side line of Lockeland Avenue a distance of 130.20 feet to a stone bound at the south- erly side line of Temple Street, thence northerly on said southerly side line of Temple Street on a curve
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to the left with a radius of 25.0 feet a distance of 39.15 feet to a stone bound at a point of tangency in said southerly side line of Temple Street, thence north- westerly on said southerly side line of Temple Street a distance of 311.69 feet to the easterly side line of Highland Avenue, thence northeasterly on said easterly side line of Highland Avenue a distance of 40.0 feet to the point of beginning, as shown on two (2) plans on file in the office of the Town Clerk, Arlington, Mass., and entitled "Plan and Profile of Temple St. Ext., Ar- lington, Mass., Scale Hor. 1"=40', Ver. 1"=6', 1923. C. H. Gannett, C. E., 53 State Street., Boston," and "Plan of Temple St., Gloucester St. Ext., Plymouth St., Trent St., Petitioned for by F. R. & G. W. Vail, Showing Proposed Lines and Grades, Made by C. H. Gannett, C. E., Scales 40' & 6'=1", Sept. 10, 1910."
Article 35. To see if the Town will accept the laying out of a town way from Highland Avenue to the center line of Coleman Road, substantially in the loca- tion of the private way known as Trent 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 stone bound at the point of inter- section of the westerly side line of Highland Avenue and the southerly side line of Trent Street, thence northerly on said southerly side line of Trent Street on a curve to the left with a radius of 25.0 feet a dis- tance of 37.78 feet to a stone bound at a point of tan-
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gency in said southerly side line of Trent Street, thence northwesterly on said southerly side line of Trent Street a distance of 342.63 feet to a stone bound at a point of curve in said southerly side line of Trent Street, thence southwesterly on said southerly side line of Trent Street on a curve to the left with a radius of 25.0 feet a distance of 39.21 feet to a stone bound at a point of tangency in the easterly side line of Coleman Road, thence northeasterly on said easterly side line of Coleman Road a distance of 90.0 feet to a stone bound at the northerly side line of Trent Street, thence southerly on said northerly side line of Trent Street on a curve to the left with a radius of 25.0 feet a distance of 39.32 feet to a stone bound at a point of tangency in said northerly side line of Trent Street, thence south- easterly on said northerly side line of Trent Street a distance of 337.13 feet to a point of curve in said northerly side line of Trent Street, thence northeasterly on said northerly side line of Trent Street on a curve to the left with a radius of 25.0 feet a distance of 40.76 feet to the westerly side line of Highland Avenue, thence southwesterly on said westerly side line of High- land Avenue a distance of 90.16 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 and Profile of Trent St. As Petitioned For by Henry J. Moulton, Scales Hor. 1"=40', Vert. 1"=6', May 4, 1923, J. M. Keane, C. E."
Article 36. To see if the Town will accept the laying out of a town way from Bartlett Avenue to the center line of Lockeland Avenue, substantially in the location of the private way known as Wildwood 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; estab- lish said way; make an appropriation for said laying out and the construction of said way ; determine in what
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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 west- erly side line of Bartlett Avenue and the southerly side line of Wildwood Avenue, thence northwesterly on said southerly side line of Wildwood Avenue, a dis- tance 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 Wildwood 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 ra- dius of 25.0 feet, a distance of 22.12 feet to a point of tangency in said southerly side line of Wildwood Ave- nue, 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, a dis- tance of 51.94 feet to the southerly side line of Wild- wood Avenue, thence northwesterly on said southerly side line of Wildwood Avenue a distance of 27.37 feet to a point, thence northeasterly across said Wildwood Avenue, a distance of 49.03 feet to the northerly side line of Wildwood Avenue, thence southeasterly on said northerly side line of Wildwood Avenue, a distance of 27.37 feet to the easterly side line of Lockeland Avenue, thence northeasterly on said easterly side line of Locke- land Avenue, a distance of 30.0 feet to a point of curve
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in the northerly side line of Wildwood Avenue, thence southerly on said northerly side line of Wildwood Ave- nue 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 Wildwood Avenue, thence south- easterly on said northerly side line of Wildwood Ave- nue, a distance of 536.37 feet to a point of curve in said northerly side line of Wildwood Avenue, thence 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 (2) plans on file in the office of the Town Clerk, Arlington, Mass., entitled "Plan of Wild- wood Avenue, Petitioned for by Ellen L. Bartlett, Show- ing Proposed Lines and Grades, Made by C. H. Gannett, C. E., Scales 40' and 6'=1". October, 1910," and "Plan and Profile of Wildwood Ave, Ext., Arlington, Mass., Scale Hor. 1"=40', Ver. 1" == 6', March, 1923, C. H. Gan- nett, C. E., 53 State St., Boston."
Article 37. To see if the Town will accept the laying out of a town way from the end of the present accepted portion of Windermere Avenue to Churchill Avenue, substantially in the location of the private way known as Windermere 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
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an appropriation for said laying out and the construc- tion 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 stone bound on the southerly side line of Windermere Avenue, said stone bound being 100.32 feet southeasterly from the easterly side line of Churchill Avenue, thence northwesterly on said south- erly side line of Windermere Avenue a distance of 76.41 feet to a stone bound at a point of curve in said southerly side line of Windermere Avenue, thence west- erly on said southerly side line of Windermere Avenue on a curve to the left with a radius of 30.0 feet a dis- tance of 20.19 feet to the easterly side line of Churchill Avenue, thence northeasterly on said easterly side line of Churchill Avenue a distance of 57.35 feet to the northerly side line of Windermere Avenue, thence southeasterly on said northerly side line of Winder- mere Avenue on a curve to the left with a radius of 25.0 feet a distance of 22.45 feet to a stone bound at a point of tangency in said northerly side line of Wind- ermere Avenue, thence continuing southeasterly on said northerly side line of Windermere Avenue a distance of 68.66 feet to a point, thence southwesterly across said Windermere Avenue a distance of 41.01 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 Windermere Avenue Ext., Ar- lington, Mass., Scale Hor. 1"=40', Ver. 1"=6', 1923, C. H. Gannett, C. E., 53 State St., Boston."
Article 38. To see if the Town will make an ap- propriation, under the provisions of law authorizing the assessment of betterments, for the original con- struction of public ways in the Town, the laying out
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of which is accepted at this meeting, including land damages, and the cost of pavement and sidewalks laid at the time of said construction; determine in what manner the money shall be raised and expended; or take any action relating thereto.
Article 39. To see if the Town will authorize the acquisition by purchase, eminent domain or otherwise, of any land, easements or rights therein, including an easement or easements in land adjoining the location of any or all public ways, the laying out of which is accepted at this meeting, consisting of a right to have the land of the location protected by having the sur- face of such adjoining land slope from the boundary of the location; make an appropriation for such ac- quisition ; determine in what manner the money shall be raised and expended; or take any action relating thereto.
Article 40. To see if the Town will make an ap- propriation or appropriations for the relocation, altera- tion, widening and construction of, and specific repairs upon, all or any part of that portion of the way called Massachusetts Avenue, extending from Central Street to Highland Avenue, as now existing or as hereafter relocated, altered, or widened, including land damages, if any, under the provisions of law authorizing the as- sessment of betterments or otherwise; determine in what manner the money shall be raised and expended ; or take any action in any way relating to all or any of the foregoing.
Article 41. To see if the Town will make an ap- propriation for additional fire apparatus; determine in what manner the money shall be raised and ex- pended; or take any action relating thereto.
Article 42. To see if the Town will authorize the
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acquisition by purchase, eminent domain or otherwise, for school purposes, of all or any portion or portions of certain parcels of land situated in the Town of Ar- lington, and more particularly described in paragraphs A, B, C, D, E, and F; make an appropriation or appro- priations for such acquisition ; determine in what man- ner the money shall be raised and expended; or take any action relating thereto.
A. A parcel or parcels of land containing about one and one-half acres, within the area bounded by Massachusetts Avenue, the present High School lot, the Boston & Maine Railroad, and Mill Street.
B. A parcel or parcels of land containing about three acres, within the area bounded by land of the Town of Arlington, Mountain Avenue extended, Hem- lock Street extended and Pheasant Avenue extended.
C. A parcel or parcels of land containing about five acres, within the area bounded by George Street, Rublee Street, the Lexington line, and the Belmont line.
D. A parcel or parcels of land containing about three and one-quarter acres, within the area bounded by Gray Street, Highland Avenue, the Belmont line, Cedar Avenue and Fountain Road.
E. A parcel or parcels of land containing about two and three-quarters acres, within the area bounded by Summer Street, Hospital Road, a line from Hospital Road to the Winchester line at Hutchinson Road, the Winchester line and Mystic Street.
F. A parcel or parcels of land, containing about three and three-quarters acres, within the area bounded by River Street, Mystic River, Alewife Brook and Broadway.
(Inserted at the request of the Committee on School Accommodations)
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Article 43. To see if the Town will appoint a Committee to secure plans and estimates for the first unit of a school building adjoining the present High School to eventually accommodate at least twelve hun- dred pupils ; said Committee to report at a Town Meet- ing not later than the annual meeting of March, 1930; or take any action relating thereto.
(Inserted at the request of the Committee on School Accommodations)
Article 44. To see if the Town will appropriate the additional sum of Three Hundred ($300.00) Dol- lars, or any other sum, to be expended under the di- rection of the Committee on School Accommodations during the ensuing year; or take any action relating thereto.
(Inserted at the request of the Committee on School Accommodations)
Article 45. To see if the Town will make an ap- propriation for providing showers, locker equipment, and dressing rooms at the Junior High School West; determine in what manner the money shall be raised and expended; or take any action thereon.
(Inserted at the request of the School Committee)
Article 46. To see if the Town will make an ap- propriation for the construction of sidewalks on the Summer Street Boulevard for the protection of pupils attending the Peirce School; determine in what man- ner the money shall be raised and expended; or take any action thereon.
(Inserted at the request of the School Committee)
Article 47. To see if the Town will indemnify Daniel F. Hourty, a member of the fire department, for expenses or damages sustained by him while acting as a member of the fire department; make an appro- priation for the purpose; determine in what manner the
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money shall be raised and expended; or take any action relating thereto.
Article 48. To see if the Town will authorize the acquisition by purchase, gift or otherwise, of all or any portion of a certain parcel of land bounded as follows :
Beginning at the point of intersection of the west- erly side line of Menotomy Road and the southerly division line of lot No. 78, thence northwesterly on said southerly division line of lot No. 78 and southerly di- vision line of lot No. 46 a distance of 238.50 feet to the easterly side line of School Street, thence southwesterly on said easterly side line of School Street a distance of 6.0 feet to the northerly division line of lot No. 47, thence southeasterly on said northerly division line of lot No. 47 and northerly division line of lot No. 77 a distance of 238.50 feet to the westerly side line of Men- otomy Road, thence northeasterly on said westerly side line of Menotomy Road a distance of 6.0 feet to the point of beginning as shown on a plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk, Arlington, Mass., entitled "Sub-Division of Land in Arlington, Mass., Owned by the F. C. Friend Mortgage Corporation, Scale 1"=60', July 27, 1925, J. M. Keane, C. E., 264 Broadway, Ar- lington."
make an appropriation for such acquisition; determine in what manner the money shall be raised and ex- pended; or take any action relating thereto.
Article 49. To see if the Town will make any en- largements, alterations and repairs of the first-floor lavatories in the Robbins Memorial Town Hall Build- ing ; make an appropriation therefor ; determine in what manner the money shall be raised and expended; or take any action relating thereto.
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Article 50. To see if the Town will make an ap- propriation 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 and expended; or take any action relating thereto.
(Inserted at the request of the Park Commissioners and the School Committee)
Article 51. To see if the Town will make an ap- propriation for the improvement of, or in connection with, the Town Reservoir at the west end of the Town, and will also make an appropriation for the connection of the water pipe of the town leading from said reser- voir, with Spy Pond, said appropriations to be spent under the direction of the Committee appointed to con- sider the condition of Spy Pond, under vote passed January 14, 1926; determine in what manner the money shall be raised; or take any action relating thereto.
(Inserted at the request of the Special Committee to Consider the Condition of Spy Pond)
Article 52. To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of six hundred dollars ($600) for the purchase and maintenance and protection of life saving appara- tus. Said apparatus to be placed at or near the Ar- lington Heights Reservoir, Spy Pond and Mystic Lakes. The same to be expended under direction of the Board of Selectmen; or take any action relating thereto. (Inserted at the request of more than ten (10) registered voters)
Article 53. To see if the Town will make an ap- propriation for repairs and additions to the Robbins Library building ; determine in what manner the money shall be raised and expended; or take any action re- lating thereto.
(Inserted at the request of the Trustees of Robbins Library)
Article 54. To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of one thousand ($1,000) Dollars, or any other sum,
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to be expended under the direction of the Board of Park Commissioners for the purpose of improving for park uses that part of Meadow Brook Park north of the sewer viaduct; determine in what manner the money shall be raised ; or take any other action relating thereto. (Inserted at the request of more than ten (10) registered voters)
Article 55. To see if the Town will instruct the Board of Public Works to immediately cease all dumping of waste material on the east side of the brook running on the easterly side of Meadow Brook Park and transfer this dumping to the west side of the brook on the portion north of the sewer viaduct, and to continue routing all vehicles now dumping on cemetery land onto the westerly portion of this area until all water pools are covered with solid fill in a manner satisfactory to the Board of Park Commissioners ; or take any other action relating thereto. (Inserted at the request of more than ten (10) registered voters)
Article 56. To see if the Town will adopt the recom- mendation of the Cemetery Commissioners relative to reserving for burial purposes of World War Veterans that portion at the southeasterly point of Plot S in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery containing approximately thirty-six graves ; or take any action relating thereto.
(Inserted at the request of the Cemetery Commissioners)
Article 57. To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of $3,100.00 or any other sum for walks and drives upon, and the grading of, the grounds of the Highland Hose House, so called, situated on Massachusetts Avenue ; determine in what manner the money shall be raised and expended; or take any action relating thereto.
(Inserted at the request of the Building Committee to Construct an Engine House on Site of Highland Hose House on northerly side of Massachusetts Avenue)
Article 58. To see if the Town will authorize the acquisition by purchase, eminent domain or otherwise, for
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park purposes, of all or any portion of a parcel or parcels of land with the buildings thereon, situated in said Arling- ton, and bounded as follows : westerly by Spy Pond, south- erly by land of the Town of Arlington situated at or near the westerly end of Linwood Street and lying between the right of way of the Lexington Branch of the Boston & Maine Railroad and Spy Pond, easterly by the right of way of said branch of said railroad and by Pond Lane, and northerly by land now or formerly of Corper; make an appropriation for such acquisition; determine in what manner the money shall be raised and expended; or take any action relating thereto.
(Inserted at the request of the Planning Board)
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 General Residence District the area not now included in any Zoning District within the right of way of the Lexington Branch of the Boston & Maine Railroad between the southerly line of Lake Street and a line parallel thereto and 700 feet distant therefrom in a southerly direction.
(Inserted at the request of the Planning Board)
Article 60. 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 General Residence District the area not now included in any Zoning District within the right of way of the Lexington Branch of the Boston & Maine Railroad between the northerly line of Lake Street and the southerly line of Lombard Terrace extended in an easterly direction.
(Inserted at the request of the Planning Board)
Article 61. To see if the Town will amend its Zoning By-Laws by altering the Zoning Map therein referred to so as to include in a general residence dis- trict all or any of the portion of the area bounded and described as follows :
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Beginning at the point of intersection of the west- erl'y side line of Park Avenue and the southerly side line of Wollaston Avenue, thence running southwesterly on said southerly side line of Wollaston Avenue a dis- tance of about three hundred four and 61/100 (304.61) feet to the easterly side line of Hillside Avenue; thence southerly on the said easterly side line of Hillside Ave- nue for a distance of about one hundred forty-nine and 5/10 (149.5) feet to land now or formerly of Ida M. Bowman; thence easterly by land now or formerly of said Ida M. Bowman a distance of about one hundred forty (140) feet; thence southerly by land now or for- merly of said Bowman a distance of about seventy-five (75) feet to land now or formerly of E. J. Butler ; thence easterly by said other land now or formerly of E. J. Butler a distance of about one hundred sixty (160) feet to the westerly side line of Park Avenue; thence north- erly by said westerly side line of Park Avenue a dis- tance of about two hundred seventy-seven and 4/10 (277.4) feet to the point of beginning. All as shown on a plan as recorded at Middlesex South District Reg- istry of Deeds, Plan Book 21, Plan 2. Being lots num- bered Section B, Block 1, lots 1, 2, 3, 15 and 16.
(Inserted at the request of ten (10) registered voters)
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