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That the Selectmen be and hereby are authorized and empowered, on behalf of the Town, to purchase or take in fee by eminent domain or otherwise acquire, for the purpose of constructing thereon a school building about three acres of a certain parcel of land within the area described in paragraph "C" of Article 42 of the War- rant; said area being bounded as follows:
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Beginning at the point of intersection of the northerly side line of Dover Street at land of Margaret Henderson et al., thence southerly across said Dover Street and by land of Richard J. Ryan and land of Jennie W. Pike, a distance of 256.80 feet more or less to a stone bound at an angle point, thence southeasterly by said land of Jennie W. Pike, a distance of 22.05 feet to land of the Arlmont Country Club, thence southwesterly by said land of the Arlmont Country Club, a distance of 398.75 feet to a point at land of Margaret Henderson et al., thence northwest- erly by said land of Margaret Henderson et al., a distance of 341.3 feet to other land of said Margaret Henderson et al., thence northeasterly by other land of said Margaret Henderson et al., a distance of 515.51 feet to the point of beginning, containing 3 acres, as shown on a plan on file in the office of the Town Engineer, Arlington, Mass., en- titled "Plan of Land in Arlington, Mass., Owned by Mar- garet Henderson Et Al., Proposed To Be Taken For School Site, Scale 1"=40', January 29, 1929, James M. Keane, Town Engineer ;" that for this purpose the sum of three thousand (3,000) dollars be and hereby is appropriated ; and that said sum be raised by general tax and expended under the direction of the Selectmen.
Article 40 taken from the table. (Widening of Massachusetts Avenue)
Hollis M. Gott explained the situation in regard to the widening of Massachusetts Avenue from Central Street to Highland Avenue, explaining the inadvisability of doing this work now and what the work would be in the future.
Voted: That the Town do not now make an appro- priation for the relocation, alteration, widening and con- struction of, and specific repairs upon, all or any part of that portion of the way called Massachusetts Avenue more particularly described in Article 40 of the Warrant.
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Article 43 taken up. (Plans and Estimates for New High School Building)
William C. Drouet addressed the meeting relative to the suggestion of dividing the High School into a Boys' High and a Girls' High, and Professor Rice, Chairman of the School Committee, spoke on the advantages of this change.
On substitute motion of William A. Muller:
By rising vote, 95 being in favor and 25 in opposition, Messrs. Crosby, MacMillin, and Corcoran acting as tellers, it was
Voted : That a committee of five including the Building Inspector be appointed by the Moderator to secure plans and estimates for a new High School build- ing; such committee to have the power to fill vacancies, and to report to the Town not later than the annual meet- ing of 1930; that the sum of $1,000 be and hereby is ap- propriated for the use of the committee and that said sum be raised by general tax.
Committee appointed :
Elliott R. Barker, William Gratto,
Frank H. Walker, Charles H. Higgins, J. Howard Hayes.
Article 44 taken up. (Appropriation-Committee on Additional School Accommodations)
Voted: That the additional sum of $300 be and hereby is appropriated for the use of the Committee ap- pointed under vote passed April 5, 1926, to investigate and consider the matter of additional school accommoda- tions.
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Article 45 taken up. (Showers, Locker Equipment, etc., Junior High School West)
The following substitute motion was offered by Arthur W. Sampson:
'That the sum of $8,200.00 be and hereby is appropri- ated for the purpose of supplying 200 Garment Lockers in - the old portion of the Junior High School, West, and showers and necessary locker equipment in the new addi- tion of the Junior High School West: said sum to be ex- pended under the direction of the Building Committee and that said sum be raised by general tax.
The amount of the appropriation being questioned, Clinton W. Schwamb expressed a desire to make a substi- tute motion. As the motion had not been drawn up in proper form,
On motion of Nelson B. Crosby :
Voted: That Article 45 be laid on the table.
Article 46 taken up. (Sidewalks-Summer Street Boulevard)
Voted: (Unanimously) That the sum of $3,150 be and hereby is appropriated for the construction of ap- proximately seven hundred feet of sidewalks on Summer Street Boulevard from Park Avenue to Harold Street, for the protection of pupils attending the Peirce School; said sum to be raised by general tax and expended under the direction of the Board of Public Works.
Article 47 taken up. (Indemnity to Daniel F. Hourty)
Voted: (Unanimously) That the sum of $1,087.60 be and hereby is appropriated to indemnify Daniel F.
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Hourty, a member of the Fire Department, for expenses or damages sustained by him while acting as a member of the Fire Department; said sum to be raised by general tax and expended under the direction of the Board of Selectmen.
Article 48 taken up. (Purchase of Land-Menotomy Road, School Street)
Voted: (Unanimously) That the Board of Select- men be and hereby is authorized and empowered to pur- chase the certain parcel of land as bounded and described in Article 48 of the Warrant, and that the sum of $40 be and hereby is appropriated for the purchase of the same; said sum to be raised by general tax and expended under the direction of the Board of Selectmen.
Article 49 taken up. (Repairs, etc., Town Hall)
Voted: (Unanimously) That the sum of $8,500 be and hereby is appropriated for the enlargements, altera- ยท tions and repairs of the first floor lavatories in the Robbins Memorial Town Hall Building; said sum to be raised by general tax and expended under the direction of the Board of Selectmen.
Article 50 taken up. (Improvement of Playground; High School Lot)
On substitute motion of Percy A. Goodale :
Voted: (Unanimously) That the sum of $8,000 be and hereby is appropriated for the improvement or com- pletion of the grading of the playground situated between the "High School lot" and the land of the Boston and Maine Railroad, and that said sum be raised by general tax and expended under the supervision of the Board of Public Works.
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Article 51 taken up. (Improvement of Spy Pond)
Voted : (Unanimously) That the Committee ap- pointed to consider the condition of Spy Pond under vote passed January 14, 1926, be and hereby is authorized to use its unexpended balance for continuing the improve- ment of Spy Pond in conjunction with the improvement of the Town Reservoir and the connection of the exist- ing water pipe from the Reservoir with Spy Pond; and that the additional sum of $800 be and hereby is appro- priated for the use of said Committee, said sum to be raised by general tax.
Article 52 taken up. (Life-Saving Apparatus)
Voted: (Unanimously) That the sum of $600 be and hereby is appropriated for the purchase and maintenance and protection of life saving apparatus, to be placed at or near the Arlington Heights Reservoir, Spy Pond and Mystic Lakes; said sum to be raised by general tax and expended under the direction of the Board of Selectmen.
On motion of G. Bertram Washburn:
Voted: That Article 45 be taken from the table.
Article 45 taken from the table. (Showers, Locker Equipment, etc., Junior High School West)
On substitute motion of Clinton W. Schwamb:
Voted: (By rising vote, 82 being in favor and 43 be- ing opposed) That the sum of fourteen thousand dol- lars ($14,000) be appropriated for providing showers, locker equipment and dressing rooms at the Junior High West, the money to be raised by general tax and ex- pended under the direction of the Building Committee on Junior High West Addition.
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Article 53 taken up. (Repairs and Additions, Rob- bins Library Building)
William A. Muller, Trustee of the Robbins Library, explained the necessity for making repairs and additions to the library building. With the consent of the meeting Mr. Muller showed slides of proposed plans.
Dr. Charles A. Walsh of the Library Trustees and Mrs. Lucinda Spofford, the Librarian, both spoke on the needed alterations and additions.
On the substitute motion of William A. Muller :
Voted: (Unanimously) That a committee of five, in- cluding one member of the Board of Trustees of the Rob- bins Library and the Building Inspector, be appointed by the Moderator to procure plans and estimates for re- pairs and additions to the Robbins Library Building or make other recommendations, such committee to have the power to fill vacancies, and to report to the Town not later than the annual meeting of 1930; that the sum of $500 be and hereby is appropriated for the use of the Committee; said sum to be raised by general tax.
Committee appointed :
William A. Muller, Chairman
Henry C. Guernsey William Gratto
Angus P. MacDonald Edith M. Fox
Article 54 taken up. (Improvement of Meadow Brook Park)
Voted: (Unanimously) That a committee of five citizens, including one member of the Planning Board, one member of the Board of Park Commissioners, one member of the Board of Public Works, one member of the Board of Cemetery Commissioners, be appointed by the Moderator to investigate and make recommendations for
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the purpose of improving for park uses that part of Meadow Brook Park north of the sewer viaduct; and that the sum of $300 be and hereby is appropriated for the use of said Committee, said sum to be raised by general tax.
Committee appointed :
Frank W. Wunderlich, Chairman
Warren A. Peirce, Sr.
Lester W. Collins
Edward L. Shinn Walter F. Robinson
Article 55 taken up. (Vote Re: Dumping of Waste Material Rescinded)
Voted : (Unanimously) That the following vote passed at a Town Meeting held May 5, 1902, "Voted that on and after this date until otherwise ordered by the Town, no filling or surplus material not required for town purposes, and acquired within one mile of the Cemetery Park Lands, be sold, or otherwise disposed of, except as hereinafter provided. That in the letting of all contracts involving excavation of material, all surplus material from such excavation, shall be reserved for the use of the several departments of the town letting such contracts, to be disposed of as hereinafter provided. That the Board of Health be and hereby is instructed to cause all ashes and like material collected under its supervision to be de- posited under the direction of the Board of Park Com- missioners on the Park Land adjoining the Mount Pleasant Cemetery. That the Boards of Selectmen, Sewer Commissioners, Water Commissioners, and Trustees of the Cemeteries, and all other Boards of the Town, be and hereby are instructed to deposit all filling and surplus material under their charge respectively and not required for other town purposes, on said Park Lands under the direction of said Board of Park Commissioners. That the several Boards shall keep accurate accounts of all filling thus deposited, rendering their accounts to the
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Selectmen, and that at each November meeting hereafter the Selectmen shall render to the Town a full statement of the number of loads deposited, as hereinbefore provided, and ask the town for an appropriation sufficient to meet the charges for filling as rendered by each Board, based in an average price of 15 cents for each single load and 30 cents for each double load delivered; which amount shall be added to and become a part of the annual appro- priation made by said town for said Boards respectively. That the Board of Selectmen have charge of the material deposited, so far as to see that the same is levelled off and made safe and convenient for town teams, as well as for private teams, desirous of using park lands for a dumping ground; that the cost of such care and labor be charged to an appropriation for the Board of Park Com- missioners for such purposes"; be and hereby is rescinded.
Article 56 taken up. (Cemetery Reservation for World War Veterans)
Voted: (Unanimously) That the Board of Cem- etery Commissioners be and hereby is authorized and empowered to reserve for burial purposes of World War Veterans that portion at the southeasterly point of Plot S in Mount Pleasant Cemetery containing approximately thirty-six graves.
Article 57 taken up. (Grading Grounds, Highland Hose House)
Voted: (Unanimously) That the sum of $3,100 be and hereby is appropriated for walks and drives upon, and the grading of, the grounds of the Highland Hose House, so called, situated on Massachusetts Avenue; said sum to be raised by general tax and expended under the direction of the committee appointed to construct an engine house on said land under vote passed March 28, 1928.
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Article 58 taken up. (Land for Park Purposes)
Voted: (Unanimously) That the Board of Park Commissioners be and hereby is authorized and em- powered, on behalf of the Town, to purchase or take in fee by eminent domain or otherwise acquire, for the pur- pose of a public park, a parcel of land with the buildings thereon, situated in said Arlington and bounded as follows: 1.
Westerly by Spy Pond, southerly by land of the Town of Arlington situate 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: that for the purpose of such purchase, taking or acquisition, the sum of seventy-five hundred (7,500) dollars be and hereby is appropriated ; and that said sum be raised by general tax and expended under the direction of the Board of Park Commissioners.
Article 59 taken up. (Zoning By-Law-Lexington Branch of Boston & Maine Railroad, Southerly Line of Lake Street)
Charles M. MacMillin, Chairman of the Planning Board, reported for the planning Board on this article and on his motion, it was
Voted: (Unanimously) That the Town's Zoning By-Law be and hereby is amended 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.
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Article 60 taken up. (Zoning By-Law-Lexington Branch of Boston & Maine Railroad, Lake Street-Lom- bard Terrace)
Charles M. MacMillin, Chairman of the Planning Board, reported for the Planning Board on this article and on his motion, it was
Voted : (Unanimously) That the Town's Zoning By-Law be and hereby is amended by altering the Zoning Map therein referred to so as to include in a General Resi- dence 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.
Article 61 taken up. (Zoning By-Law-Park Avenue, Wollaston Avenue, and Hillside Avenue)
Charles M. MacMillin, Chairman of the Planning Board, reported for the Planning Board on this article and made the following motion :
That the Town do not amend its "Zoning By-Law" by altering the Zoning Map therein referred to so as to include in a general district any portion of the area situ- ated on Park Avenue, Wollaston Avenue, and Hillside Avenue and more particularly described in Article 61 of the Warrant.
The following substitute motion was made by John R. Hendrick :
That the Town amend its Zoning By-Law by alter- ing the Zoning Map therein referred to so as to include
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in a General Residence District all of the area bounded and described as follows :
Beginning at the point of intersection of the wester- ly 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 distance 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 Avenue 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 formerly 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 northerly by said westerly side line of Park Avenue a distance 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 Dis- trict Registry of Deeds, Plan Book 21, Plan 2. Being lots numbered Section B, Block 1, lots 1, 2, 3, 15 and 16.
Philip A. Hendrick addressed the meeting for the petitioners, and on the motion being put before the meet- ing was lost.
The following substitute motion was made by John R. Hendrick :
That the Town amend its Zoning By-Law by alter- ing the Zoning Map therein referred to so as to include in a General Residence District the area bounded and de- scribed as follows:
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Beginning at the point of intersection of the west- erly 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 distance of about one hundred sixty-two and 46/100 (162.46) feet to land now or formerly of Thomas Butler, thence south- erly by land now or formerly of Thomas Butler about two hundred forty-nine and 2/10 (249.20) feet to land now or formerly of E. J. Butler ; thence easterly to land now or formerly of E. J. Butler a distance of about one hun- dred sixty (160) feet to the Westerly side line of Park Avenue; thence Northerly by said Westerly side line of Park Avenue a distance of about two hundred seventy- seven and 4/10 (277.4) feet to the point of beginning. All as shown on a plan recorded at Middlesex South Dis- trict Registry of Deeds, Plan Book 21, Plan 2. Being lots numbered Section B, Block 1, Lots 1, 2, 3.
Philip A. Hendrick addressed the meeting for the petitioners, and on the motion being put before the meet- ing was lost.
The original motion, the recommendation of the Planning Board being taken up, it was
Voted : (Unanimously) That the Town do not amend its "Zoning By-Law" by altering the Zoning Map therein referred to so as to include in a general district any portion of the area situated on Park Avenue, Wollas- ton Avenue, and Hillside Avenue and more particularly described in Article 61 of the warrant.
Article 62 taken up. (Zoning By-Law-Broadway -Webster Street)
Charles M. MacMillin, Chairman of the Planning Board, reported for the Planning Board on this article and made the following motion :
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That the Town do not amend its Zoning By-Law by altering the zoning map therein referred to so as to in- clude in a Business District all or any part of the district now included in the General Residence District and more particularly described in Article 62 of the Warrant.
Earl A. Ryder offered the following substitute motion :
That the Town amend its Zoning By-Law by alter- ing 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 Dis- trict, bounded northerly by a line one hundred and twenty-five (125) feet from and parallel with the north- erly side line of Broadway, easterly by the side line of Webster Street. Southerly by the side line of Broadway, and westerly by the side line of the present Business District.
Edward N. Lacey represented the petitioners and the motion being placed before the meeting was lost.
The original motion, the recommendation of the Planning Board, being taken up, it was
Voted : (Unanimously) That the Town do not amend its Zoning By-Law by altering the zoning map therein referred to so as to include in a Business District all or any part of the district now included in the General Residence District and more particularly described in Article 62 of the Warrant.
Article 63 taken up. (Zoning By-Law-Summer and Mystic Streets)
Charles M. MacMillin, Chairman of the Planning Board, reported for the Planning Board on this article and on his motion, it was :
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Voted: (Unanimously) That the Town's Zoning By-Law be and hereby is amended by altering the zoning map therein referred to so as to include in a Single Resi- dence District the area beginning at a corner of the present General Residence District as shown by the present Town Zoning Map at a point 400 feet northeast- erly or northerly from the northeasterly or northerly side of Summer Street and 200 feet westerly from the west- erly side of Mystic Street and extending in a general easterly direction in a line parallel to the northerly line of Summer Street to a point on the westerly line of Mystic Street, thence northerly on the westerly line of Mystic Street to the corner of the present General Residence District near Spurcliff Road, thence along the line between the General Residence District and the Single Residence District as shown upon the Town Zoning Map, westerly, southwesterly, southeasterly, and southerly in the order named to the point of beginning.
Article 64 taken up. (Zoning By-Law-Mystic Street and Glen Avenue)
Charles M. MacMillin, Chairman of the Planning Board, reported for the Planning Board on this article and on his motion, it was
Voted: (Unanimously) That the Town's Zoning By-law be and hereby is amended by altering the zoning map therein referred to so as to include in a Single Resi- dence District the area beginning at the corner of Mystic Street and Glen Avenue and extending easterly 100 feet along the line of Glen Avenue, thence northerly in a line parallel to the easterly line of Mystic Street and 100 feet distant therefrom, to the northeasterly corner of the present General Residence District; thence following the boundary of the present General Residence District west- erly to Mystic Street and southerly along the easterly line of Mystic Street to the point of beginning.
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Article 65 taken up. (Zoning By-Law-Paragraph 2, Section 3)
Charles M. MacMillin, Chairman of the Planning Board, reported for the Planning Board on this article and made the following motion:
That the Town do not amend its Zoning By-Law by altering the zoning map therein referred to by permit- ting apartment houses and apartment hotels in the General Residence District as more particularly described in Article 65 of the Warrant.
Earl A. Ryder offered the following substitute motion :
That the town amend its Zoning By-Law by permit- ting apartment houses and apartment hotels in the Gen- eral, Residence Districts by adding at the end of Para- graph 2 of clause (b) Section 3, the words "Apartment house or apartment hotel" so that said Paragraph 2 shall read as follows :- 2. Double house, duplex house, two family house or group house consisting of three or more contiguous single family houses separated by fire resist- ing party walls, apartment house or apartment hotel.
Edward N. Lacey represented the petitioners and the motion being placed before the meeting was lost.
The original motion, the recommendation of the Planning Board, being taken up, it was
Voted : (Unanimously) That the Town do not amend its Zoning By-Law by altering the zoning map therein referred to by permitting apartment houses and apartment hotels in the General Residence District as more particularly described in Article 65 of the Warrant.
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Article 66 taken up. (General Laws Relating to Sports or Games on the Lord's Day)
On the substitute motion of Warren N. Bixby :
Voted: (Unanimously) That sections twenty-one (21) to twenty-five (25), inclusive, of chapter one hun- dred and thirty-six (136) of the General Laws, inserted by section 2 of "An Act to Permit Certain Sports and Games on the Lord's Day," approved November 6, 1928, relating to outdoor sports or games on the Lord's Day, be and hereby are not accepted.
Article 67 taken up. (Disposition of Old Town Hall)
Voted: (Unanimously) That a committee of five, including one member of the Planning Board, be ap- pointed by the Moderator to investigate and make recom- mendations as to the disposal of the Old Town Hall, in- cluding any portion or all of the lot, by sale or otherwise, said committee to have the power to fill vacancies and to report to the Town not later than the annual meeting of 1930; and further that the sum of $100 be appropriated for use of said committee, said sum to be raised by general tax.
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