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Article 17 taken up. (Milton Street.)
Voted (unanimously): That the laying out of a town way from Herbert Road to Brooks Avenue, substantially in the location of the private way known as Milton Street, as more particularly described in Article 17 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.
On motion of Hollis M. Gott:
Voted (unanimously): That Article 11 be taken from the table.
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Hollis M. Gott offered the following substitute motion:
Voted: That the laying out of a town way from Massachusetts Avenue approximately 35 feet south- westerly, substantially in the location of the private way known as Burton Street, 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.
On motion of G. Bertram Washburn:
Voted (unanimously): That Article 11 be laid on the table.
On motion of Percy A. Goodale:
By rising vote 137 in favor and 59 in opposition that the meeting now adjourn.
The meeting adjourned at 10.55 P.M.
A True Record, Attest:
E. CAROLINE PIERCE, Town Clerk.
ADJOURNED MEETING
Arlington, April 1, 1931
Pursuant to the vote of adjournment on March 25, 1931, the Town Meeting Members met in the Town Hall on Wednesday, April 1, 1931, notices having been sent by mail by the Town Clerk seven days before the meeting and posted at two places in each precinct. A notice was published in the local paper.
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Lists of the duly qualified Town Meeting Members were used at the entrances of the meeting place and were in charge of Albert K. Pierce and James E. Sweeney.
The Check Lists filed with the Town Clerk at the close of the meeting showed that two hundred and twenty- three members attended the meeting.
The meeting was called to order at eight ten o'clock P.M. by Moderator, William P. Barry.
Town Meeting Members not already sworn were sworn by the Moderator.
Article 11 which was before the meeting when the same adjourned March 25, 1931, was taken up.
On motion of Hollis M. Gott:
Voted (unanimously): That if the business calling this meeting is not disposed of on this date the meeting adjourn to Wednesday evening, April 8, 1931, at eight o'clock.
Article 11 (Burton Street) laid on the table.
Article 18 taken up. (Peter Tufts Road.)
Voted (unanimously): That the laying out of a Town way from Edmund Road to Overlook Road, sub- stantially in the location of the private way known as Peter Tufts Road, as more particularly described in Article 18 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.
David H. Buttick's motion to reconsider this Article was not carried.
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William J. Robinson made the motion that Article 19 to 61 be laid on the table and Article 62 be taken up at this time. The motion being put before the meeting was lost.
Article 19 taken up. (Quincy Street.)
J. Fred Wood offered the following substitute motion.
That the laying out of a town way from Massa- chusetts Avenue to the southerly side of Benjamin Road, substantially in the location of the private way known as Quincy Street, as more particularly described in Article 19 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 purpose of said way.
On motion of J. Howard Hayes:
(By rising vote- one hundred and twenty-one in favor and seventy-nine in opposition.)
Voted: That Articles 19 to 27 inclusive be laid on the table until Articles 28 to 64 inclusive be disposed of.
Article 28 taken up. (Alteration of Franklin Street.)
Voted (unanimously): That the alteration of the way known as Franklin Street from a point on the west- erly side of said Franklin Street distant nineteen and 33/100 (19.33) feet northeasterly from its intersection with the northerly side line of Broadway to a point on said Broadway distant nineteen and 33/100 (19.33) feet northwesterly from said intersection in said Town and more particularly described in Article 28 of the Warrant as made and reported by the Joint Board of Selectmen and Board of Public Works be accepted, said
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way as so altered established, and said Joint Board authorized to take land for the purpose; that the sum of two hundred and twenty-two and 02/100 (222.02) dollars be and hereby is appropriated for the alteration and construction of said way including land damages and the cost of any pavement and sidewalks laid at the time of such alteration and construction, all under the provisions of law authorizing the assessment of better- ments, or otherwise; that said sum be raised by general tax and expended under the direction of the said Joint Board.
Article 29 taken up. (Alteration of Massachusetts Avenue.)
The motion on this Article being put before the meeting was lost.
Article 30 taken up. (Alteration of Mill Street.)
The Moderator being in doubt as to the result of the vote, called for the vote to be taken again as follows:
Voted (unanimously): That the alteration of the way known as Mill Street from Summer Street to a point on the westerly side of said Mill Street southwesterly approximately fifty (50) feet in said Town and more particularly described in Article 30 of the Warrant, as made and reported by the Joint Board of Selectmen and Board of Public Works be accepted, said way so altered established and said Joint Board authorized to take land for the purpose; that the sum of six hundred and thirty-six and 91/100 (636.91) dollars be and hereby is appropriated for the alteration and construction of said way including land damages and the cost of any pavement and sidewalks laid at the time of such alter- ation and construction, all under the provisions of law authorizing the assessment of betterments, or otherwise; that the said sum be raised by general tax and expended under the direction of said Joint Board.
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The motion of Mr. Cutter being put before the meet- ing to take Article 11 from the table was lost.
Article 31 taken up. (Building Line: Jason Street).
Voted (unanimously): That the establishment of a building line along the southwesterly side of the way known as Jason Street, from a point on the southerly building line of Massachusetts Avenue, 24.50 feet west of the point of intersection of said southerly building line of Massachusetts Avenue and the westerly side line of Jason Street extended to a point on said westerly side line of Jason Street, 55.04 feet south of said point of inter- section, as made and reported by the Joint Board of Selectmen and Board of Public Works and more par- ticularly described in Article 31 of the Warrant, be ac- cepted; that said building line be established, and that, as provided in said establishment steps, windows, porti- coes and other usual projections appurtenant to the front wall of a building may be erected and maintained between said building line and said way, and buildings or parts of buildings, structures, embankments, steps, walls, fences and gates existing at the time of establishing of said building line between said building line and said way may be permitted to remain and to be maintained; and that said Joint Board be authorized to make any necessary takings for the purpose; that the sum of one hundred (100) dollars be and hereby is appropriated therefor including land damages and that said sum be raised by general tax and expended under the direction of said Joint Board.
Article 32 taken up. (Building Line: Mill Street.)
Voted (unanimously): That the establishment of a building line along the northeasterly side of the way known as Mill Street, from a point on the northerly building line of Massachusetts Avenue, 50.05 feet east
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of the point of intersection of said northerly building line of Massachusetts Avenue and the easterly side line of Mill Street extended to a point on said easterly side line of Mill Street, 125.57 feet north of said point of inter- section as made and reported by the Joint Board of Selectmen and Board of Public Works and more par- ticularly described in Article 32 of the Warrant, be accepted; that said building line be established, and that, as provided in said establishment steps, windows, porti- coes and other usual projections appurtenant to the front wall of a building may be erected and maintained between said building line and said way, and buildings or parts of buildings, structures, embankments, steps, walls, fences and gates existing at the time of establishing of said building line between said building line and said way may be permitted to remain and to be maintained; and that said Joint Board be authorized to make any necessary takings for the purpose; that the sum of one thousand fifty-one (1,051) dollars be and hereby is ap- propriated therefor including land damages and that said sum be raised by general tax and expended under the direction of said Joint Board.
Article 33 taken up. (Building Line: River Street.)
Voted (unanimously): That the establishment of a building line along the southeasterly side of the way known as River Street, from Warren Street to Mystic River Parkway, as made and reported by the Joint Board of Selectmen and Board of Public Works and more particularly described in Article 33 of the Warrant, be accepted; that said building line be established, and that, as provided in said establishment steps, windows, porti- coes and other usual projections appurtenant to the front wall of a building may be erected and maintained between said building line and said way, and buildings or parts of buildings, structures, embankments, steps, walls, fences and gates existing at the time of establishing
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of said building line between said building line and said way may be permitted to remain and to be maintained; and that said Joint Board be authorized to make any necessary takings for the purpose; that the sum of one hundred (100) dollars be and hereby is appropriated therefor including land damages and that said sum be raised by general tax and expended under the direction of said Joint Board.
Article 34 taken up. (Exterior Lines: from Massa- chusetts Avenue.)
Voted (unanimously): That the establishment of exterior lines of a way from Massachusetts Avenue to property of the Boston & Lowell Railroad as made and reported by the Joint Board of Selectmen and Board of Public Works and more particularly described in Article 34 of the Warrant, be and hereby is accepted, said lines established and said Joint Board authorized to take land for the purpose; that the sum of fifty-one (51) dollars be and hereby is appropriated for the purpose, including land damages; and that said sum be raised by general tax and expended under the direction of said Joint Board.
Article 35 taken up. (Exterior Lines: from Rhine- cliff Street to Charlton Street.)
Voted (unanimously): That the establishment of exterior lines of a way from Rhinecliff Street to Charlton Street as made and reported by the Joint Board of Select- men and Board of Public Works and more particularly described in Article 35 of the Warrant, be and hereby is accepted, said lines established and said Joint Board authorized to take land for the purpose; that the sum of fifty-nine ($59) dollars be and hereby is appropriated for the purpose, including land damages; and that said sum be raised by general tax and expended under the direction of said Joint Board.
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Article 36 taken up. (Exterior Lines: from Spring Avenue to Murray Street.)
Voted (unanimously): That the establishment of exterior lines of a way from Spring Avenue to Murray Street as made and reported by the Joint Board of Se- lectmen and Board of Public Works and more particu- larly described in Article 36 of the Warrant, be and hereby is accepted, said lines established and said Joint Board authorized to take land for the purpose; that said sum of sixty ($60) dollars be and hereby is appropriated for the purpose, including land damages; and that said sum be raised by general tax and expended under the direction of the said Joint Board.
Article 37 taken up. (Exterior Lines: from Over- look Road to Washington Street.)
Voted (unanimously): That the establishment of exterior lines of way from Overlook Road to Washington Street as made and reported by the Joint Board of Selectmen and Board of Public Works and more particu- larly described in Article 37 of the Warrant, be and hereby is accepted, said lines established and said Joint Board authorized to take land for the purpose; that the sum of one ($1) dollar be and hereby is appropriated for the purpose, including land damages; and that said sum be raised by general tax and expended under the direction of said Joint Board.
Article 38 taken up. (Exterior Lines: from Dennett Road to Pine Ridge Road.)
Voted (unanimously): That the establishment of exterior lines of a way from Dennett Road to Pine Ridge Road as made and reported by the Joint Board of Select- men and Board of Public Works and more particularly described in Article 38 of the Warrant, be and hereby
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is accepted, said lines established and said Joint Board authorized to take land for the purpose; that the sum of fifty ($50) dollars be and hereby is appropriated for the purpose, including land damages; and that said sum be raised by general tax and expended under the direction of said Joint Board.
Article 39 taken up. (Exterior Lines: from Pleasant Street to Belmont Town Line.)
Voted (unanimously): That the establishment of exterior lines of a way from Pleasant Street to the Bel- mont Town Line as made and reported by the Joint Board of Selectmen and Board of Public Works and more particularly described in Article 39 of the Warrant, be and hereby is accepted, said lines established and said Joint Board authorized to take land for the purpose; that the sum of one hundred eighty-two ($182) dollars be and hereby is appropriated for the purpose, including land damages; and that said sum be raised by general tax and expended under the direction of said Joint Board.
Article 40 taken up. (Exterior Lines: from Boston & Maine Railroad to land of Wyman.)
Voted (unanimously): That the establishment of exterior lines of a way from the Boston & Maine Rail- road to land of Wyman as made and reported by the Joint Board of Selectmen and Board of Public Works and more particularly described in Article 40 of the Warrant, be and hereby is accepted, said lines estab- lished and said Joint Board authorized to take land for the purpose; that the sum of four hundred forty-five ($445) dollars be and hereby is appropriated for the pur- pose, including land damages; and that said sum be raised by general tax and expended under the direction of said Joint Board.
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Article 41 taken up. (Additional Sum for District- ing Board.)
Voted (unanimously): That the additional sum of five hundred ($500) dollars be and hereby is appropriated for the use of the Districting Board, said sum to be raised by general tax and expended under the direction of said Board.
Article 42 taken up. (Land for Public Playground and Recreation Center.)
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 playground and recreation center, the parcel of land within the Town, situated between Summer Street and land now or formerly of the Boston & Lowell Railroad Company, and more particularly described in Article 42 of the Warrant; that for the purpose of such purchase, taking or acquisition, the sum of five hundred ($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; and that the powers conferred by section 14 of chapter 45 of the General Laws, as amended, be exercised by the School Committee and the Board of Park Commissioners jointly.
Article 43 taken up. (Transfer of Land: School to Park Purposes.)
Voted (unanimously): That the Town reserves and sets apart for the purpose of a public playground and recreation center the land bounded by land of the School Department, the "Warren A. Peirce Playground" and land of the Frost Insecticide Company, and more particularly described in Article 43 of the Warrant; and
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that the powers conferred by section 14 of Chapter 45 of the General Laws, as amended, be exercised by the School Committee and the Board of Park Commissioners jointly; and further that the sum of ten ($10) dollars be and hereby is appropriated for any expense therefor, said sum to be expended under the direction of the Board of Selectmen.
Article 44 taken up. (Land for School Purposes.)
Voted (unanimously): That the Town do not ac- quire by purchase, eminent domain or otherwise, for school purposes, all or any portion of the land within the Town described in Article 44 of the Warrant.
Article 45 taken up. (Land for Public Playground or Recreation Center.)
Voted (unanimously): That the Town do not ac- quire by purchase, eminent domain or otherwise, for the purpose of a public playground or recreation center, all or any portion of the parcels of land within the Town, described in Article 45 of the Warrant.
Article 46 taken up. (Improvement of Warren A. Peirce Playground.)
On the substitute motion of Frank W. Wunderlich:
Voted: That the sum of twelve thousand five hundred fourteen ($12,514) dollars be and hereby is appropriated for the construction of a fence and perma- nent grandstand on the land of the Town known as the Warren A. Peirce Playground; said sum to be raised by general tax and expended under the direction of the Board of Park Commissioners.
Article 47 taken up. (Land for School Purposes.)
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The substitute motion of Earl A. Ryder being put before the Meeting was lost.
The motion as recommended by the Finance Com- mittee being put before the Meeting was lost by standing vote, one hundred and three being in favor and ninety in opposition, not the necessary two-thirds.
Article 48 taken up. (Land for School Purposes.)
Voted (unanimously): That the Town do not now authorize the acquisition by purchase, eminent domain or otherwise, for school purposes, of all or any portion or portions of a parcel or parcels of land situated in the Town of Arlington, containing five acres, more or less, 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.
Article 49 taken up. (Land for Park Purposes.)
Voted (unanimously): That the Board of Park Commissioners be and hereby is authorized and empow- ered, 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 certain parcel of land situated in said Arlington, and bounded and described as follows:
Beginning at a point of intersection of the center line of Lakehill Avenue and easterly property line of land now or formerly of the Metropolitan Ice Company, thence northeasterly on said property line 66.31 feet, more or less, to land now or formerly of John Lyons; thence northwesterly by said land now or formerly of John Lyons 63.6 feet to a point; thence southwesterly 39.5 feet, more or less, to a point at remaining part of
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lot D; thence southerly by said remaining part of Lot D, 65 feet, more or less, to the point of beginning; con- taining about 3371 square feet, as shown on a plan on file at the Town Engineer's office, Arlington, Mass., en- titled "Plan showing proposed Exterior Lines of Spy Pond Parkway and Princeton Road, Arlington, Mass., Scale 1"=40', Jan., 1931, James M. Keane, Town En- gineer";
that for the purpose of such purchase, taking or acqui- sition, the sum of three hundred thirty-seven and 10/100 ($337.10) 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 50 taken up. (Land for Park Purposes.)
Voted: (By rising vote, one hundred and seventy- two voting in favor and one in opposition, more than the necessary two-thirds) That the Board of Park Com- missioners be and hereby is authorized and empowered on behalf of the Town, to purchase or take in fee by eminent domain or otherwise acquire, for the purpose of a public park, a certain parcel of land situated in said Arlington and bounded as follows:
Beginning at the point of intersection of the south- erly side line of Linwood Street and the westerly side line of the Boston & Lowell Railroad Company, thence south- erly by said land of the Boston & Lowell Railroad Com- pany on a curve to the right 327 feet to land now or formerly of John Lyons; thence southwesterly by said land now or formerly of John Lyons 238.5 feet to Spy Pond; thence northerly by said Spy Pond 426.5 feet to Linwood Street, thence southeasterly by said Linwood Street 188 feet to the point of beginning; containing 2.0017 acres, more or less, as shown on plan No. 3197 on file in the office of the Town Engineer, Arlington, Mass., entitled "Plan of Land in Arlington .. Belonging
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to the heirs of George Peirce, Scale 50'-1". March 13, 1878. W. A. Mason, Surveyor, 613 Main Street, Cam- bridgeport";
that for the purpose of such purchase, taking or acqui- sition, the sum of eight thousand seven hundred nineteen and 40/100 ($8,719.40) dollars be and hereby is appro- priated; and that said sum be raised by general tax and expended under the direction of the Board of Park Commissioners.
Article 51 taken up. (Land for Park Purposes.)
Voted (unanimously): That the Town do not au- thorize the acquisition by purchase, eminent domain or otherwise, for park purposes, of all or any portions of the parcel of land, situated in said Arlington, and bound- ed as follows; westerly by land of the Commonwealth, northwesterly by Spy Pond, northerly and easterly by land now or formerly of Franklin and Daniel Wyman, and southerly by Lake Street.
Article 52 taken up. (Additional Fire Apparatus.)
Voted (unanimously): That the sum of twelve thousand five hundred ($12,500) dollars be and hereby is appropriated for the purchase of additional fire appa- ratus, for the use of the Fire Department; said sum to be raised by general tax and expended under the direction of the Chief of the Fire Department subject to the ap- proval of the Board of Selectmen.
Article 53 taken up. (Flooding Crosby School Play- ground for skating.)
Voted: That the Town do not vote under this Article to expend the sum of five hundred ($500) dollars or any other sum for the purpose of flooding the Crosby School Playground for skating during the winter months.
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Article 54 taken up. (Skating Facilities.)
Voted (unanimously): That the Town do not vote under this Article to appropriate the sum of one thousand ($1,000) dollars or any other sum to provide suitable skating facilities at the Heights, Center and East sections of the Town.
Article 55 taken up. (Supervision of School Play- grounds.)
Voted (unanimously): That the sum of fifteen hundred ($1,500) dollars be and hereby is appropriated for the supervision of school playgrounds outside of school hours; said sum to be raised by general tax and expended under the direction of the School Committee.
Article 56 taken up. (Printing of Police Rules and Regulations.)
Voted (unanimously): That the sum of two hun- dred and fifty ($250) dollars be and hereby is appropriated to print Police Rules and Regulations; said sum to be raised by general tax and expended under the direction of the Board of Selectmen.
Article 57 taken up. (Improvement of the "Crush- er" Lot.)
Voted (unanimously): That the sum of five hundred ($500) dollars be and hereby is appropriated for the im- provement of the Crusher Lot, so called, situated on Gray Street; said sum to be raised by general tax and expended under the direction of the Board of Selectmen.
Article 58 taken up. (Committee to study Form of Government.)
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Voted (unanimously): That a committee of five be appointed by the Board of Selectmen to investigate and study our present form of government, make recom- mendations for any improvements therein and report not later than the Annual Town Meeting in 1932; that the sum of five hundred ($500) dollars be and hereby is appropriated for the use of said committee appointed, said sum to be raised by general tax and expended under the direction of said committee; and that any vacancy in said committee be filled by the said Board.
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