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Article 3. To see if the Town will accept the es- tablishment of exterior lines of a way from Massachusetts Avenue to Brooks Avenue, in the location shown. upon the plan hereinafter mentioned, as made and reported by the Joint Board of Selectmen and Board of Public Works; make an appropriation therefor including dama- ges ; determine in what manner the money shall be raised and expended; or take any action relating thereto.
Said lines as so established are more particularly described as follows :
Beginning at the point of intersection of the west- erly side line of Massachusetts Avenue and the southerly side line of Elmhurst Road, thence northwesterly and westerly on said southerly side line of Elmhurst Road, on a curve to the left with a radius of 15 feet, a distance of 23.46 feet to a point of tangency in said southerly side line of Elmhurst Road, thence southwesterly on said
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southerly side line of Elmhurst Road, a distance of 224.88 feet to an angle point in said southerly side line of Elmhurst Road, thence continuing southwesterly on said southerly side line of Elmhurst Road, a distance of 581.98 feet to the westerly side line of Brooks Avenue, thence northwesterly across said Elmhurst Road, on the westerly side line of Brooks Avenue extended, a distance of 41.96 feet to the northerly side line of Elmhurst Road, thence northeasterly on said northerly side line of Elm- hurst Road, a distance of 527.98 feet to an angle point in said northerly side line of Elmhurst Road, thence continuing northeasterly on said northerly side line of Elmhurst Road, a distance of 225.01 feet to a point of curve in said northerly side line of Elmhurst Road, thence northerly on said northerly side line of Elmhurst Road, on a curve to the left, with a radius of 15 feet, a distance of 23.66 feet to the westerly side line of Massachusetts Avenue, thence southeasterly on said westerly side line of Massachusetts Avenue, a distance of 70 feet to the point of beginning, as shown on a plan on file at the office of the Town Clerk, Arlington, Mass., entitled "Plan show- ing Proposed Exterior Lines of Elmhurst Road, Arlington, Mass., Scale 1"=40', March 1, 1930, James M. Keane, Town Engineer."
Article 4. To see if the Town will accept the es- tablishment of exterior lines of a way from Wollaston Avenue northeasterly in the location shown upon the plan hereinafter mentioned, as made and reported by the Joint Board of Selectmen and Board of Public Works; make an appropriation therefor including damages; de- termine in what manner the money shall be raised and expended; or take any action relating thereto.
Said lines as so established are more particularly described as follows :
Beginning at a point on the westerly side line of In- verness Road, said point being 196.16 feet southwesterly
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of the point of curve at Kilsythe Road, thence continuing southwesterly to lots 413, 412, 411, 410, 409, 408 and 407, a distance of 231.04 feet to the northerly side line of Peck Avenue extended, thence southeasterly on said northerly side line of Peck Avenue extended, a distance of 23.12 feet to the westerly side line of Wollaston Avenue, thence northeasterly on said westerly side line of Wol- laston Avenue, a distance of 163.96 feet to the easterly side line of Inverness Road at lot 415, thence westerly, northwesterly and northerly on said easterly side line of Inverness Road, on a curve to the right with a radius of 40 feet, a distance of 102.14 feet through lots 415 and 414 into First Street, so called, thence northeasterly through said First Street, so called, a distance of 87.18 feet to a point on the easterly side line of Inverness Road, thence northwesterly across said Inverness Road, a dis- tance of 41.92 feet to the point of beginning, as shown on a plan on file at the office of the Town Clerk, Arlington, Mass., entitled "Plan Showing Proposed Exterior Lines of Inverness Road, Arlington, Mass., Scale: 1"=40', Jan. 28, 1930, James M. Keane, Town Engineer."
Article 5. To see if the Town will accept the es- tablishment of exterior lines of a way from Upland Road southeasterly in the location shown upon the plan here- inafter mentioned, as made and reported by the Joint Board of Selectmen and Board of Public Works; make an appropriation therefor including damages; determine in what manner the money shall be raised and expended ; or take any action relating thereto.
Said lines as so established are more particularly de- scribed as follows :
Beginning at the point of intersection of the south- erly side line of Upland Road and the easterly side line of Langley Road, thence westerly and southwesterly on said easterly side line of Langley Road, on a curve to
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the left with a radius of 20 feet, a distance of 31.68 feet to a point of tangency in said easterly side line of Langley Road, thence southerly on said easterly side line of Langley Road, a distance of 79.76 feet to a point, thence westerly across said Langley Road, a distance of 20 feet to an angle point, thence continuing westerly across said Langley Road, a distance of 20 feet to the westerly side line of Langley Road, thence northerly on said westerly side line of Langley Road, a distance of 80.27 feet to a point of curve in said westerly side line of Langley Road, thence northwesterly and westerly on said westerly side line of Langley Road, on a curve to the left with a radius of 20 feet, a distance of 31.15 feet to the south- erly side line of Upland Road, thence easterly on said southerly side line of Upland Road, a distance of 80.02 feet to the point of beginning, as shown on a plan on file at the office of the Town Clerk, Arlington, Mass., en- titled "Plan Showing Proposed Exterior Lines of Langley Road, Arlington, Mass., Scale 1"=40', Feb. 28, 1930, James M. Keane, Town Engineer."
Article 6. To see if the Town will accept the es- tablishment of exterior lines of a way from Dow Avenue southeasterly in the location shown upon the plan here- inafter mentioned, as made and reported by the Joint Board of Selectmen and Board of Public Works; make an appropriation therefor including damages; determine in what manner the money shall be raised and expended ; or take any action relating thereto.
Said lines as so established are more particularly described as follows:
Beginning at the point of intersection of the south- erly side line of Dow Avenue and the easterly side line of Wachusett Avenue, thence southwesterly on said east- erly side line of Wachusett Avenue, on a curve to the left with a radius of 25 feet, a distance of 25.98 feet to
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a point of tangency in said easterly side line of Wachusett Avenue, thence southerly on said easterly side line of Wachusett Avenue, a distance of 36.38 feet to a point of curve in said easterly side line of Wachusett Avenue, thence continuing southerly on said easterly side line of Wachusett Avenue, on a curve to the left with a radius of 2950.08 feet, a distance of 167.06 feet to a point, thence westerly a distance of 25 feet to the center line, of Wachusett Avenue, thence northerly on said center line of Wachusett Avenue, a distance of 35.3 feet to a point, thence southwesterly through said Wachusett Avenue, a distance of 28 feet to the westerly side line of Wachusett Avenue, thence northerly on said westerly side line of Wachusett Avenue, on a curve to the right with a radius of 3000.08 feet, a distance of 149.36 feet to a point of reverse curve on said westerly side line of Wachusett Avenue, thence northerly and northwesterly on said westerly side line of Wachusett Avenue, on a curve to the left with a radius of 12.65 feet, a distance of 26.59 feet to the southerly side line of Dow Avenue, thence northeasterly on said southerly side line of Dow Avenue, a distance of 93.91 feet to the point of beginning, as shown on a plan on file at the office of the Town Clerk, Arlington, Mass., entitled "Plan Showing Proposed Ex- terior Lines of Wachusett Avenue, Arlington, Mass., Scale 1"=40', March 1, 1930, James M. Keane, Town Engineer."
Article 7. To see if the Town will accept the es- tablishment of exterior lines of a way from Amsden Street to Teel Street, in the location shown upon the plan hereinafter mentioned, as made and reported by the Joint Board of Selectmen and Board of Public Works; make an appropriation therefor including damages; determine in what manner the money shall be raised and expended ; or take any action relating thereto.
Said lines as so established are more particularly described as follows:
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Beginning at a stone bound on the easterly side line of Waldo Road at its intersection with the southerly side line of Amsden Street extended, thence southeast- erly on said easterly side line of Waldo Road, a distance of 22.54 feet to a point of curve in said easterly side line of Waldo Road, thence continuing southeasterly on said easterly side line of Waldo Road, on a curve to the left with a radius of 1083.81 feet, a distance of 221.69 feet to a point of compound curve in said easterly side line of Waldo Road, thence southeasterly and easterly on said easterly side line of Waldo Road, on a curve to the left with a radius of 15 feet, a distance of 23.56 feet to the northerly side line of Teel Street, thence southwesterly on said northerly side line of Teel Street, a distance of 75 feet to the westerly side line of Waldo Road, thence northeasterly and northerly on said westerly side line of Waldo Road, on a curve to the left with a radius of 15 feet, a distance of 23.56 feet to a point of tangency in said westerly side line of Waldo Road, thence north- westerly on said westerly side line of Waldo Road, a dis- tance of 31.92 feet to a point of curve in said westerly side line of Waldo Road, thence continuing northeasterly on said westerly side line of Waldo Road, on a curve to the right with a radius of 1128.81 feet, a distance of 230.89 feet to a point of reverse curve in said westerly side line of Waldo Road, thence westerly on said west- erly side line of Waldo Road, on a curve to the left with a radius of 11.59 feet, a distance of 20.38 feet to the southerly side line of Amsden Street, thence northeast- erly on said southerly side line of Amsden Street ex- tended, a distance of 59.8 feet to the point of beginning, as shown on a plan on file at the office of the Town Clerk, Arlington, Mass., entitled "Plan Showing Proposed Ex- terior Lines of Waldo Road, Arlington, Mass., Scale 1"=40', Jan. 28, 1930, James M. Keane, Town Engineer."
Article 8. To see if the Town will accept the es- tablishment of exterior lines of a way from Medford
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Street to Mystic Street, in the location shown upon the plan hereinafter mentioned, as made and reported by the Joint Board of Selectmen and Board of Public Works ; make an appropriation therefor including damages; de- termine in what manner the money shall be raised and expended ; or take any action relating thereto.
Said lines as so established are more particularly described as follows :
Beginning at the point of intersection of the west- erly side line of Mystic Street and the northerly side line of Warren Street Extension, thence southerly and southeasterly on said northerly side line of Warren Street Extension, on a curve to the left with a radius of 36.41 feet, a distance of 43.81 feet to a point of tangency in said northerly side line of Warren Street Extension, thence continuing southeasterly on said northerly side line of Warren Street Extension, a distance of 51.26 feet to a point of curve in said northerly side line of Warren Street Extension, thence continuing southeasterly on said northerly side line of Warren Street Extension, on a curve to the right with a radius of 164.34 feet, a distance of 179.67 feet to a point of tangency in said northerly side line of Warren Street Extension, thence continuing southeasterly on said northerly side line of Warren Street Extension, a distance of 62.4 feet to a point of curve in said northerly side line of Warren Street Ex- tension, thence continuing southeasterly on said north- erly side line of Warren Street Extension, on a curve to the left with a radius of 712.99 feet, a distance of 119.72 feet to a stone bound at land of the Town of Arlington, thence southwesterly by said land of the Town of Arling- ton, a distance of 55 feet, more or less, to an angle point, thence continuing southwesterly by said land of Town of Arlington, a distance of 7 feet, more or less, to the southerly side line of Warren Street Extension, thence northwesterly on said southerly side line of Warren
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Street Extension, a distance of 38 feet, more or less, to a point of curve in 'said southerly side line of Warren Street Extension, thence continuing northwesterly on said southerly side line of Warren Street Extension, on a curve to the right with a radius of 762.99 feet, a dis- tance of 128.11 feet to a point of tangency in said south- erly side line of Warren Street Extension, thence con- tinuing northwesterly on said southerly side line of Warren Street Extension, a distance of 36.35 feet to a point of curve in said southerly side line of Warren Street Extension, thence continuing northwesterly on said southerly side line of Warren Street Extension, on a curve to the left with a radius of 126.71 feet, a distance of 163.05 feet to a point of compound curve on said south- erly side line of Warren Street Extension, thence west- erly and southwesterly on said southerly side line of Warren Street Extension, on a curve to the left with a radius of 24.07 feet, a distance of 38.69 feet to the east- erly side line of Mystic Street, thence northwesterly on said easterly side line of Mystic Street, on a curve to the left with a radius of 422.04 feet, a distance of 58.01 feet to a point of tangency in said easterly side line of Mystic Street, thence continuing northwesterly on said easterly side line of Mystic Street, a distance of 70.10 feet to the point of beginning; also another parcel of land bounded and described as follows: beginning at the point of in- tersection of the northerly side line of Medford Street with the westerly property line of Mt. Pleasant Cemetery and Warren Street Extension, thence northwesterly on the easterly side line of Warren Street Extension, on a curve to the right with a radius of 30.17 feet, a distance of 41.64 feet to a point of tangency in said easterly side line of Warren Street Extension, thence northwesterly on said easterly side line of Warren Street Extension, a distance of 152 feet, more or less, to land of the Town of Arlington, thence southwesterly by said land of the Town of Arlington, a distance of 35 feet, more or less, to an angle point, thence southerly by said land of the Town
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of Arlington, a distance of 76 feet, more or less, to the westerly side line of Warren Street Extension, thence southeasterly on said westerly side line of Warren Street Extension, a distance of 56 feet, more or less, to a point of curve in said westerly side line of Warren Street Ex- tension, thence southerly and southwesterly on said westerly side line of Warren Street Extension, on a curve to the right with a radius of 30 feet, a distance of 34 feet, more or less, to a point, thence southeasterly a distance of 7 feet, more or less, to the northerly side line of Med- ford Street, thence easterly on said northerly side line of Medford Street, a distance of 95.71 feet, to the point of beginning, as shown on a plan on file at the office of the Town Clerk, Arlington, Mass., entitled "Plan Showing Proposed Exterior Lines of Warren Street Ext. Scale : 1"=40' March 1, 1930, James M. Keane, Town Engineer."
Article 9. To see if the Town will accept the es- tablishment of exterior lines of a way from the present end of acceptance of Wollaston Avenue southwesterly in the location shown upon the plan hereinafter mentioned, as made and reported by the Joint Board of Selectmen and Board of Public Works ; make an appropriation there- for including damages; determine in what manner the money shall be raised and expended; or take any action relating thereto.
Said lines as so established are more particularly described as follows :
Beginning at a stone bound at the point of inter- section of the westerly side line of West Street and the southerly side line of Wollaston Avenue, thence south- westerly on said southerly side line of Wollaston Avenue, a distance of 187.4 feet to a point on said southerly side line of Wollaston Avenue, thence northeasterly diagonally across Wollaston Avenue a distance of 92.41 feet to the northerly side line of Wollaston Avenue, thence con-
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tinuing northeasterly on said northerly side line of Wol- laston Avenue, a distance of 104.4 feet to a stone bound on said northerly side line of Wollaston Avenue, thence southeasterly by present accepted end of Wollaston Avenue, a distance of 60.95 feet to the point of beginning, as shown on a plan on file at the office of the Town Clerk, Arlington, Mass., entitled "Plan Showing Proposed Ex- terior Lines of Wollaston Avenue, Arlington, Mass., Scale 1"=40', March 1, 1930, James M. Keane, Town En- gineer."
Article 10. To see if the Town will accept the es- tablishment of building lines along the easterly and westerly sides of the way known as Mystic Street from Garden and Russell Streets to the Mystic Valley Park- way and Summer Street substantially parallel with and distant seven (7) feet from the easterly side of said way, and substantially parallel with and distant eight (8) feet from the westerly side of said way, as made and reported by the Joint Board of Selectmen and Board of Public Works; make an appropriation therefor, including damages; determine in what manner the money shall be raised and expended; or take any action relating thereto.
Said lines as so established are more particularly described as follows:
Proposed Building Line on the Easterly Side Of Mystic Street-
Beginning at a point on the northerly side line of Garden Street, thence northwesterly on a curve to the right with a radius of 36 feet, a distance of 20 feet, more or less, to a point of tangency, thence N. 13°-55' W., a distance of 250.7 feet, more or less, to an angle point, thence N. 18°-10' W., a distance of 360.73 feet to a point of curve, thence northerly on a curve to
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the right with a radius of 47 feet, more or less, a distance of 51 feet, more or less, to Mystic Valley Parkway.
Proposed Building Line On The Westerly Side Of Mystic Street-
Beginning at a point on the westerly side line of Mystic Street at land of Mary A. Payne, thence northwesterly on a curve to the left with a radius of 160 feet, more or less, a distance of 35 feet, more or less, to a point of tangency, thence N. 13º-55' W., a distance of 379.7 feet to an angle point, thence N. 18°-10' W., a distance of 261.22 feet to a point of curve, thence north- westerly on a curve to the left with a radius of 35 feet, a distance of 50.83 feet to the southerly side line of Sum- mer Street, as shown by red lines on a plan on file at the office of the Town Clerk, Arlington, Mass., entitled "Pro- posed Building Lines on Mystic Street, Arlington, Mass., Scale 1"=40', Feb. 25, 1930, James M. Keane, Town En- gineer."
Article 11. To see if the Town will accept the al- teration of the ways known as Franklin Street and Lewis Avenue under the provisions of law authorizing the as- sessment of betterments, or otherwise, from a point on said Franklin Street distant forty-seven and forty-three one hundredths (47.43) feet southerly from its junction with said Lewis Avenue to a point on said Lewis Avenue distant fifty-one and forty-seven one hundredths (51.47) feet northwesterly from its junction with said Franklin Street in said Town, as made and reported by the Joint Board of Selectmen and Board of Public Works ; make an appropriation for said alteration and the construction of said ways; determine in what manner the money shall be raised; or take any action relating thereto.
Said portions of said ways as so altered are bounded and described as follows:
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Beginning at a stone bound on the southerly side line of Lewis Avenue, 51.47 feet westerly from the present intersection of the westerly side line of Franklin Street and said southerly side line of Lewis Avenue, thence southeasterly on said southerly side line of Lewis Avenue, a distance of 25.36 feet to a point of curve in said south- erly side line of Lewis Avenue, thence southerly on said southerly side line of Lewis Avenue, on a curve to the right with a radius of 25 feet, a distance of 31.65 feet to the westerly side line of Franklin Street, thence south- erly on said westerly side line of Franklin Street, a dis- tance of 19.69 feet to a stone bound at the present west- erly side line of Franklin Street, as shown on a plan on file at the office of the Town Clerk, Arlington, Mass., en- titled "Plan Showing Proposed Alteration Franklin St. and Lewis Ave., Arlington, Mass., Scale 1"=20', Jan. 16, 1930, James M. Keane, Town Engineer."
Article 12. To see if the Town will accept the lay- ing out of the Foot way from Menotomy Road to School Street substantially in the location of the private way known as Menotomy Way, 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, or otherwise; establish said way; make an appropriation for said laying out and 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 westerly side line of Menotomy Road, said point being 624.84 feet from a stone bound at the point of intersection of the southerly side line of Massachusetts Avenue and said westerly side line of Menotomy Road, thence northwesterly on the northerly side line of Menotomy Way a distance of 238.5 feet to
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the easterly side line of School Street, thence southwest- erly on said easterly side line of School Street, a distance of 6 feet to the southerly side line of Menotomy Way, thence southeasterly on said southerly side line of Men- otomy Way a distance of 238.5 feet to the westerly side line of Menotomy Road, thence northeasterly on said westerly side line of Menotomy Road, a distance of 6 feet to the point of beginning, as shown on a plan on file at the office of the Town Clerk, Arlington, Mass., entitled "Board of Survey Plan and Profile of Menotomy Way, Arlington, Mass., Scales Hor. 1"=20', Vert. 1"=3', Feb. 25, 1930, James M. Keane, Town Engineer."
Article 13. To see if the Town will construct an out- let storm drain from Brooks Avenue to Alewife Brook; make an appropriation for the purpose; determine in what manner the money shall be raised and expended ; or take any action relating thereto.
Article 14. To see if the Town will make any al- terations in the basement, or otherwise, in the Robbins Memorial Town Hall Building, by constructing a vault for the storage of plans of the Engineering Department ; make an appropriation therefor; determine in what man- ner the money shall be raised and expended; or take any action relating thereto.
Article 15. To see if the Town will provide for the appointment of a committee by the Board of Selectmen, to investigate and study the school system of the Town; define the powers and duties of such committee; make an appropriation for the purpose; determine in what manner the money shall be raised and expended; or take any action relating thereto.
(Inserted at the request of the Finance Committee)
Article 16. To see if the Town will reserve and/or use for the purpose of a public playground or recreation
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centre or as an approach or way to the existing public playground in the rear of the High School building, any portion or portions of the Town's land situated between said existing public playground and Massachusetts Av- enue; determine by whom the powers conferred by sec- tion 14 of chapter 45 of the General Laws shall be exercised; make an appropriation of money for the grad- ing and/or improvement of any such portion or portions or for all or any of the other purposes aforesaid; deter- mine in what manner the money shall be raised and expended ; or take any action relating thereto.
(Inserted at the request of the Park Commissioners)
Article 17. To see if the town will petition the General Court for the modification, amendment and/or repeal of all or any portion or portions of chapter 282 of the Acts of 1896, being "An Act Relative to the Con- struction of a System of Sewerage for the Town of Ar- lington" as amended by chapter 129 of the Acts of 1904, and/or for legislation relating to assessments for the construction of sewers or other work in connection there- with; the commitment, apportionment and collection of such assessments; the payment of interest on such as- sessments or apportionments; the area to be assessed and the lien for such assessments; or take any action in any way relating to said Acts, to sewers, assessments and/or anything hereinbefore mentioned.
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