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42. On substitute motion of G. Bertram Washburn :
Printing Town Reports (Board of Se- lectmen) $1,548.24
43. Insurance (Board of Selectmen) . $10,625.00
44. Workmen's Compensation Insurance Fund (Board of Selectmen) . ....
$8,000.00
45. Municipal Insurance Fund (Board
of Selectmen) $5,000.00
46. Menotomy Hall (Board of Selectmen) Maintenance and wages. $2,400.00
47. Repairs to Houses Owned By Town (Board of Selectmen) $150.00
ENTERPRISES AND CEMETERIES
48. Water Department Maintenance (Board of Public Works).
Administration $3,920.00
(Superintendent, $1,200;
Water Registrar, $520)
Maintenance of Water Sys- tem 44,265.86
$48,185.86
Removal of four-inch mains and re-
laying with six-inch mains $20,000.00
Voted (unanimously) : That the sum of twenty thousand (20,000) dollars be and hereby is appropriated for laying and relaying water mains of not less than six inches but less than sixteen inches in diameter and that for this purpose the Treasurer with the approval of the Selectmen, be and hereby is authorized to borrow the said
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sum of twenty thousand (20,000) dollars and to issue bonds or notes of the Town therefor, said bonds or notes to be payable in accordance with Section 19 of Chapter 44 of the General Laws and all acts in addition thereto or amendment thereof, so that the whole loan shall be paid in not more than five years from the date of issue of the first bond or note or at such earlier date as the Treasurer and Selectmen may determine, and that said appropria- tion be expended under the direction of the Board of Public Works.
49. On substitute motion of G. Bertram
Washburn :
Cemeteries (Board of Cemetery Commissioners) Salaries, Wages and Expenses. . .. $16,000.00 (Superintendent, $3,000)
50. Interest $95,000.00
(Water Debt, $8,725; Other Debt, $65,025.50)
51. Maturing Town Debt. . $173,000.00
(Water Debt, $26,000)
52. Sinking Fund $2,000.00
Voted (unanimously) : An amount of unappropria- ted free cash in the Treasury, not exceeding $114,280.36, received from taxes on account of previous levies before the amount of the tax levy for 1930 is determined, and certified by the Town Accountant as to its being avail .. able, shall be used for defraying the above appropriations as far as possible ; and the balance of said appropriations shall be raised by taxation as provided by law, unless special provision is otherwise made in connection with any specific item.
Article 5 taken up. (Treasurer : Power to Borrow)
Voted (Unanimously) : That the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, be and hereby is
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authorized to borrow money, from time to time in anti- cipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1930, and to issue a note or notes therefor, payable within one year; any debt or debts so incurred to be paid from the revenue of said financial year.
Article 6 taken up. (Collector of Taxes: Means of Collecting)
Voted (Unanimously) : That the Collector of Taxes be and hereby is authorized to use all means of collect- ing taxes for the year 1930, which a Town Treasurer may use when appointed a Collector of Taxes.
Article 7 taken up. (Extension of Sewerage System)
Voted: That the sum of $81,300 be and hereby is appropriated for the extension of the Sewerage System said appropriation to be expended under the direction of the Board of Public Works.
(Administration, $1,300.)
Article 8 taken up. (Extension of Water Mains)
Voted (Unanimously) : That the sum of seventy thousand (70,000) dollars be and hereby is appropri- ated for laying and relaying water mains of not less than six inches but less than sixteen inches in diameter and that for this purpose the Treasurer with the ap- proval of the Selectmen, be and hereby is authorized to borrow the said sum of seventy thousand (70,000) dollars and to issue bonds or notes of the Town there- for, said bonds or notes to be payable in accordance with Section 19 of Chapter 44 of the General Laws and all acts in addition thereto or amendment thereof, so that the whole loan shall be paid in not more than ten years from the date of issue of the first bond or note or
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at such earlier date as the Treasurer and Selectmen may determine; that the further sum of twenty-four thousand twelve and 40/100 (24,012.40) dollars be and hereby is appropriated for the extension of water mains; and that said appropriations be expended under the direction of the Board of Public Works.
(Administration, $1,400.)
Article 9 taken up. (Extension of Storm Drains)
Voted : That the sum of $31,000 be and hereby is appropriated for the extension of Storm Drains for the year 1930, the same to be expended under the direction of the Board of Public Works as follows :
Extension of Storm Drains. $20,000.00
Outlet Storm Drains in the Brooks Avenue
Section 11,000.00
$31,000.00
Article 10 taken up. (Sidewalks and Edgestones)
Voted : That the sum of $16,000 be and hereby is appropriated for the construction of permanent side- walks, and for the installing of edgestones for the year 1930, the same to be expended under the direction of the Joint Board of Selectmen and Board of Public Works.
Article 11 taken up. (Aberdeen Road)
Voted (Unanimously) : That the laying out of a town way from sixty (60) feet northwest of Tanager St. to the easterly side line of Sutherland Road substan- tially in the location of the private way known as Aber-
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deen Road, as more particularly described in Article 11 of the Warrant, under the provisions of law authorizing the assessment of betterments, as made and reported by the Joint Board of Selectmen and Board of Public Works, be accepted, said way established and said Joint Board authorized to take land for the purpose of said way.
Article 12 taken up. (Belton Street)
Voted (Unanimously) : That the laying out of a town way from Alton Street to Compton Street substan- tially in the location of the private way known as Belton Street, as more particularly described in Article 12 of the Warrant, under the provisions of law authorizing the assessment of betterments, as made and reported by the Joint Board of Selectmen and Board of Public Works, be accepted, said way established and said Joint Board authorized to take land for the purpose of said way.
Article 13 taken up. (Coleman Road)
Voted (Unanimously) : That the laying out of a town way from Massachusetts Avenue to Moulton Road substantially in the location of the private way known as Coleman Road, as more particularly described in Article 13 of the Warrant, under the provisions of law authorizing the assessment of betterments, as made and reported by the Joint Board of Selectmen and Board of Public Works, be accepted, said way established and said Joint Board authorized to take land for the purpose of said way.
Article 14 taken up. (Compton Street)
Voted . (Unanimously) : That the laying out of a town way from Belton Street to Alton Street, substan- tially in the location of the private way known as Comp- ton Street, as more particularly described in Article 14 of the Warrant, under the provisions of law authorizing
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the assessment of betterments, as made and reported by the Joint Board of Selectmen and Board of Public Works, be accepted, said way established and said Joint Board authorized to take land for the purpose of said way.
Article 15 taken up. (Dow Avenue)
Voted (Unanimously) : That the laying out of a town way from Appleton Street to Rhinecliff Street substantially in the location of the private way known as Dow Avenue, as more particularly described in Article 15 of the Warrant, under the provisions of law authorizing the assessment of betterments, as made and reported by the Joint Board of Selectmen and Board of Public Works, be accepted, said way established and said Joint Board authorized to take land for the purpose of said way.
Article 16 taken up. (Exeter Street)
Voted (Unanimously) : That the laying out of a town way from Rawson Road to Park Street, substan- tially in the location of the private way known as Exeter Street, as more particularly described in Article 16 of the Warrant, under the provisions of law authorizing the assessment of betterments, as made and reported by the Joint Board of Selectmen and Board of Public Works, be accepted, said way established and said Joint Board authorized to take land for the purpose of said way.
Article 17 taken up. (Fairview Avenue)
Voted (Unanimously) : That the laying out of a town way from Mystic Street to Mystic Bank substan- tially in the location of the private way known as Fair- view Avenue, as more particularly described in Article 17 of the Warrant, under the provisions of law authoriz- ing the assessment of betterments, as made and reported
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by the Joint Board of Selectmen and Board of Public Works, be not accepted.
Article 18 taken up. (Field Road)
Voted: That the laying out of a town way from Wildwood Avenue to Gloucester Street substantially in the location of the private way known as Field Road, as more particularly described in Article 18 of the War- rant, under the provisions of law authorizing the assess- ment of betterments, as made and reported by the Joint Board of Selectmen and Board of Public Works, be not accepted.
Article 19 taken up. (Hamlet Street)
Voted (Unanimously) : That the laying out of a town way from Newton Road to Franklin Street sub- stantially in the location of the private way known as Hamlet Street, as more particularly described in Article 19 of the Warrant, under the provisions of law authoriz- ing the assessment of betterments, as made and reported by the Joint Board of Selectmen and Board of Public Works, be accepted, said way established and said Joint Board authorized to take land for the purpose of said way.
Article 20 taken up. (Herbert Road)
Voted: That the laying out of a town way from Lake Street to Fairmont Street substantially in the location of the private way known as Herbert Road, as more particularly described in Article 20 of the War- rant, under the provisions of law authorizing the assess- ment of betterments, as made and reported by the Joint Board of Selectmen and Board of Public Works, be not accepted.
Article 21 taken up. (Higgins Street)
Voted (Unanimously) : That the laying out of a town way from Bowen Street to Robbins Road substan- tially in the location of the private way known as Hig- gins Street, as more particularly described in Article 21 of the Warrant, under the provisions of law authoriz-
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ing the assessment of betterments, as made and reported by the Joint Board of Selectmen and Board of Public Works, be accepted, said way established and said Joint Board authorized to take land for the purpose of said way.
Article 22 taken up. (Inverness Road)
Voted (Unanimously) : That the laying out of a town way from Aberdeen Road four hundred thirty (430) feet southerly substantially in the location of the private way known as Inverness Road, as more particu- larly described in Article 22 of the Warrant, under the provisions of law authorizing the assessment of better- ments, as made and reported by the Joint Board of Selectmen and Board of Public Works, be accepted, said way established and said Joint Board authorized to take land for the purpose of said way.
Article 23 taken up. (Iroquois Road)
Voted (Unanimously) : That the laying out of a town way from Bonad Road to High Haith Road sub- stantially in the location of the private way known as Iroquois Road, as more particularly described in Arti- cle 23 of the Warrant, under the provisions of law authorizing the assessment of betterments, as made and reported by the Joint Board of Selectmen and Board of Public Works, be accepted, said way established and said Joint Board authorized to take land for the pur- pose of said way.
Article 24 taken up. (Jean Road)
Voted (Unanimously) : That the laying out of a town way from Medford Street to Franklin Street sub- stantially in the location of the private way known as Jean Road, as more particularly described in Article 24 of the Warrant, under the provisions of law authorizing the assessment of betterments, as made and reported by the Joint Board of Selectmen and Board of Public Works, be accepted, said way established and said Joint
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Board authorized to take land for the purpose of said way.
Article 25 taken up. (Lockeland Avenue)
Voted: That the laying out of a town way from Massachusetts Avenue to Gray Street sub- stantially in the location of the private way known as Lockeland Avenue, as more particularly described in Article 25 of the Warrant, under the provisions of law authorizing the assessment of betterments, as made and reported by the Joint Board of Selectmen and Board of Public Works, be not accepted.
Article 26 taken up. (Moulton Road)
Voted (Unanimously) : That the laying out of a town way from Trent Street to Mt. Vernon Street sub- stantially in the location of the private way known as Moulton Road, as more particularly described in Article 26 of the Warrant, under the provisions of law authorizing the assessment of betterments, as made and reported by the Joint Board of Selectmen and Board of Public Works, be accepted, said way established and said Joint Board authorized to take land for the pur- pose of said way.
Article 27 taken up. (Richardson Avenue)
Voted (Unanimously) : That the laying out of a town way from Appleton Street to Massachusetts Avenue substantially in the location of the private way known as Richardson Avenue, as more particularly described in Article 27 of the Warrant, under the pro- visions of law authorizing the assessment of better- ments, as made and reported by the Joint Board of Selectmen and Board of Public Works, be accepted, said way established and said Joint Board authorized to take land for the purpose of said way.
Article 28 taken up. (Trent Street)
Voted : That the laying out of a town way from
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Lockeland Avenue to Highland Avenue substantially in the location of the private way known as Trent Street, as more particularly described in Article 28 of the War- rant, under the provisions of law authorizing the assess- ment of betterments, as made and reported by the Joint Board of Selectmen and Board of Public Works, be not accepted.
Article 29 taken up. (Valentine Road)
On the substitute motion of Arthur P. Wyman :
Voted (Unanimously) : That the laying out of a town way from Appleton Street to a point approxi- mately two hundred (200) feet southwesterly substan- tially in the location of the private way known as Val- entine Road, as more particularly described in Article 29 of the Warrant, under provisions of law authorizing the assessment of betterments as made and reported by the Joint Board of Selectmen and Board of Public Works be accepted, said way established and said Joint Board authorized to take land for the purpose of said way.
Article 30 taken up. (Waldo Road)
Voted (Unanimously) : That the laying out of a town way from Windsor Street to Amsden Street sub- stantially in the location of the private way known as Waldo Road, as more particularly described in Article 30 of the Warrant, under the provisions of law author- izing the assessment of betterments, as made and re- ported by the Joint Board of Selectmen and Board of Public Works, be accepted, said way established and said Joint Board authorized to take land for the pur- pose of said way.
Article 31 taken up. (Construction of Accepted ways)
Voted (Unanimously) : That the sum of one hun- dred and twelve thousand five hundred fifty and 58/100
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(112,550.58) dollars be and hereby is appropriated for the original construction of public ways, the laying out of which is accepted at this meeting, including land damages and the cost of pavement and sidewalks laid at the time of such construction, all under the provisions of law authorizing the assessment of betterments; that for this purpose the sum of seventy-five thousand nine hundred sixty-seven and 54/100 (75,967.54) dollars be raised by general tax, the sum of seven hundred fifty-four and 60/100 (754.60) dollars being the available unexpend- ed balance of the 1928 street construction appropriation and the sum of thirty-five thousand eight hundred twenty-eight and 44/100 (35,828.44) dollars of the avail- able unexpended balance of the 1929 street construction appropriation be taken from said street construction appropriations now available in the treasury; and fur- ther that the said sum of one hundred and twelve thou- sand five hundred fifty and 58/100 (112,550.58) dol- lars be expended under the direction of the Board of Public Works, substantially as follows, except that such amounts thereof not exceeding a total of one thousand (1000) dollars, as may be awarded as damages by the Joint Board of Selectmen and Board of Public Works shall be expended under the direction of the said Joint Board :
Aberdeen Road
(Article 11) . $ 6,671.41
Belton Street
(Article 12) . 4,897.35
Coleman Road
(Article 13) . .
7,069.38
Compton Street
(Article 14) . 2,671.81
Dow Avenue
(Article 15) . 30,155.55
Exeter Street
(Article 16) .
2,572.01
Hamlet Street
(Article 19)
1,980.43
Higgins Street
(Article 21) . 7,896.11
Inverness Road
(Article 22).
8,528.88
Iroquois Road
(Article 23)
7,235.79
Jean Road
(Article 24)
5,874.92
Moulton Road
(Article 26) .
12,783.52
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Richardson Avenue
( Article 27)
$7,105.15
Valentine Road
(Article 29) . 3,587.13
Waldo Road
(Article 30) .
3,521.14
$112,550.58
Meeting adjourned at 11:40 P. M.
A True Record, Attest :
E. CAROLINE PIERCE, Town Clerk.
ADJOURNED MEETING
Arlington, April 2, 1930.
Pursuant to the vote of adjournment on March 26, 1930, the Town Meeting Members met in the Town Hall on Wednesday April 2, 1930, notices having been sent by mail by the Town Clerk seven days before the meet- ing and posted at two places in each precinct. A notice was published in the local paper.
Lists of the duly qualified Town Meeting Members were used at the entrances of the meeting place and were in charge of Albert K. Peirce and James E. Sweeney.
The Check Lists filed with the Town Clerk at the close of the meeting showed that two hundred and two attended the meeting.
The meeting was called to order at eight o'clock by the Town Clerk, E. Caroline Pierce.
Town Meeting Members not already sworn were sworn by the Town Clerk.
Moderator Curtis H. Waterman was unavoidably ab- sent from this meeting. In accordance with the pro-
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visions of the Limited Town Meeting Act, the Town Meet- ing Members proceeded to elect a Moderator Pro Tem by ballot. Arthur P. Wyman nominated Frederick W. Hill as Moderator Pro Tem.
There being no further nominations,
On motion of Arthur P. Wyman, it was
Voted : That the nominations be closed and the meeting proceed to ballot.
Messrs. J. Howard Hayes, Walton H. Sears, and El- liott R. Barker acted as tellers. Frederick W. Hill re- ceived ninety votes, William C. Drouet received one vote, and Chester E. Hoyt received one vote. The Town Clerk declared Frederick W. Hill elected Moderator Pro Tem, and he was sworn to the faithful performance of his duties.
On motion of Arthur P. Wyman:
Voted: That if the business calling this meeting is not disposed of on this date, the meeting adjourn to Wednesday evening, April 9, 1930, at eight o'clock.
On motion of G. Bertram Washburn :
Voted : That Article 32 be taken up.
Article 32 be taken up. (Acquisition of Easements.)
Voted (Unanimously) : That the Joint Board of Selectmen and Board of Public Works be and hereby is authorized and empowered on behalf of the Town, to purchase or take by eminent domain or otherwise acquire, easements in lands adjoining the locations of ways, the laying out of which is accepted at this meeting consisting
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of the right to have the lands of said locations protected by having the surface of such adjoining lands slope from the boundaries of said locations; that for this purpose the sum of two thousand (2,000) dollars be and hereby is appropriated, and that said sum be transferred from the amount unexpended of the appropriation for the ac- quisition of similar easements under Article 30 of the Warrant for the Annual Meeting of 1928, and further that said sum be expended under the direction of said Joint Board.
Article 33 taken up. (Appropriations-Committee on Additional School Accommodations.)
William C. Drouet offered a motion that this article be laid on the table. The motion was lost.
Voted: That the additional sum of $100 be and here- by is appropriated for the use of the Committee appointed under vote passed April 5, 1926, to investigate and con- sider the matter of additional school accommodations.
Article 34 taken up. (Land for School Purposes.)
Earl A. Ryder, of the Committee on Additional School Accommodations, offered a substitute motion which being placed before the meeting was lost.
Voted (Unanimously) : That the Town do not ac- quire by purchase, eminent domain or otherwise, for school purposes, all or any portion or portions of certain parcels of land situated in Arlington and more particu- larly described in paragraphs A, B and C of Article 34 of the Warrant, and that no appropriation be made under said Article.
Article 35 taken up. (Committee-Plans for Ele- mentary School, Pheasant Avenue.)
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On substitute motion of Earl A. Ryder:
Voted : That a committee of five, including the Building Inspector, be appointed by the Moderator to secure plans and estimates for the construction of an elementary school building capable of enlargement on land owned by the Town on Pheasant Avenue, said com- mittee to have the power to fill vacancies and to report to the Town not later than the annual meeting of 1932, and further that the sum of $500 be appropriated for the use of said committee, said sum to be raised by general tax.
Committee appointed :
Charles L. Shedd, 116 Jason Street, Joseph L. Duffy, 190 Pleasant Street, Edward L. Shinn, 74 Florence Avenue, Carl H. Bunker, 81 Hillside Avenue, William Gratto, 33 Russell Street.
Article 36 taken up. (Committee-Plans for Ele- mentary School, Eastern Avenue.)
On substitute motion of Earl A. Ryder:
Voted: That a committee of five, including the Building Inspector, be appointed by the Moderator to se- cure plans and estimates for the construction of a four- teen room elementary school building capable of enlarge- ment on land owned by the Town on Eastern Avenue, said committee to have the power to fill vacancies and to report to the Town not later than the annual meeting of 1931; and further that the sum of $1000 be appro- priated for the use of said committee, said sum to be raised by general tax.
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Committee appointed :
Jacob Bitzer, 22 Fessenden Road, James J. Golden, Jr., 121 Webster Street,
Arthur W. Sampson, 21 Cliff Street, Harold M. Estabrook, 12 Inverness Road, William Gratto, 33 Russell Street.
Article 37 taken up. (Peirce School-Alterations, Grading, etc.)
Voted : That the additional sum of six thousand five hundred (6,500) 'dollars be and hereby is appro- priated for alterations of the present Peirce School build- ing, and for walks and drives upon, and the grading of the grounds of said school; and that said sum be raised by general tax and expended under the direction of the committee appointed under vote of the Town passed March 28, 1928, to procure plans and specifications for the construction of an eight room addition to the pres- ent Peirce School building and estimates of costs.
On motion of G. Bertram Washburn:
Voted : That Article 3 be taken from the table.
Elliott R. Barker, of the committee under vote of April 10, 1929 to secure plans and estimates for a new High School building, offered the report of the com- mittee, and
On motion of Elliott R. Barker, it was
Voted : That the report be received.
On motion of G. Bertram Washburn: Voted : That Article 3 be laid on the table. Article 38 taken up. (High School Building.)
Mr. Barker with the consent of the meeting showed plans on the screen of a new High School Building.
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The following substitute motion was offered by Mr. Barker:
That the sum of three hundred and twenty-five thousand (325,000) dollars be and hereby is appropriated for the construction of a building or buildings, including the cost of original equipment and furnishings of said building or buildings, to be used for High School pur- poses, upon land of the Town, bounded southwesterly by Massachusetts Avenue, northwesterly by Schouler Court and land of owners unknown, northeasterly by the play- ground, southeasterly by land now or formerly of the Frost Insecticide Company, southwesterly by land now or formerly of Mildred Keezer, of Hattie L. Davis, and of Joseph Gardella, and southeasterly by said Gardella land, being the land described in Article 38 of the Warrant; that for this purpose the sum of sixty-five thousand (65,000) dollars be raised by general tax, and for the bal- ance two hundred and sixty thousand (260,000) dollars the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, be and hereby is authorized to borrow said sum of two hun- dred and sixty thousand (260,000) dollars and to issue bonds or notes of the Town therefor, said bonds or notes to be payable in accordance with the provisions of Sec- tion 19 of Chapter 44 of the General Laws and all acts in addition thereto or amendment thereof, so that the whole loan shall be paid in not more than fifteen (15) years from the date of issue of the first bond or note or at such earlier date as the Treasurer and Selectmen may determine; and that said appropriation be expended un- der the direction of the committee appointed under vote of the Town passed April 10, 1929 under Article 43 of the warrant for the annual meeting of 1929, to procure plans and estimates for a new High School building, said committee to have full authority to construct said school building within the sum herein appropriated and power to fill any vacancy in said committee.
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