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Article 12 taken up. (Laying Out of Brooks Ave- nue.)
Voted (unanimously) : That the laying out of a town way from Lake Street to Varnum Street, substantially in the location of the private way known as Brooks Avenue, as more particularly described in Article 12 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 ac-
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cepted, said way established and said Joint Board author- ized to take land for the purpose of said way.
Article 13 taken up. (Laying Out of Egerton Road.)
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 Egerton Road, as more particularly described in Article 13 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 ac- cepted, said way established and said Joint Board author- ized to take land for the purpose of said way.
Article 14 taken up. (Laying Out of Gloucester Street.)
Voted (unanimously) : That the laying out of a town way from Bailey Road to Churchill Avenue, substantially in the location of the private way known as Gloucester Street, as more particularly described in Article 14 of the Warrant, under the provisions of law authorizing the as- sessment of betterments, as made and reported by the Joint Board of Selctmen and Board of Public Works, be not accepted.
Article 15 taken up. (Laying Out of Margaret Street.)
Voted (unanimously). That the laying out of a town way from Lake Street to Edith Street, substantially in the location of the private way known as Margaret Street, as more particularly described in Article 15 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 ac-
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cepted, said way established and said Joint Board author- ized to take land for the purpose of said way.
Article 16 taken up. (Laying Out of Melrose 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 Melrose 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 auth- orized to take land for the purpose of said way.
Article 17 taken up. (Laying Out of Milton Street).
Voted: Unanimously) That the laying out of a town way from Herbert Road to Brooks Avenue, substan- tially 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 accepted, said way established and said Joint Board authorized to take land for the purpose of said way.
Article 18 taken up. (Construction of Ways).
Voted: (Unanimously) That the sum of forty-six thousand six hundred twenty-two and 93/100 (46,622.93) dollars be and hereby is appropriated for the original con- struction of public ways, the laying out of which is ac- cepted at this meeting, including land damages and the cost of storm drains pavement and corner edgestones, but without sidewalks, laid at the time of such construction, all under the provisions of law authorizing the assess-
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ment of betterments; that for this purpose the sum of seven thousand five hundred (7,500) dollars be taken from the unexpended balance of the 1931 street construc- tion appropriation now available in the treasury and the balance thirty-nine thousand one hundred twenty-two and 93/100 (39,122.93) dollars be raised by general tax; and further that the said sum of forty-six thousand six hun- dred twenty-two and 93/100 (46,622.93) dollars be ex- pended under the direction of the Board of Public Works as follows, except that such amounts thereof not exceed- ing a total of one thousand (1,000) dollars, as may be awarded as damages by the Joint Board of Selectmen and Board of Public Works shall be expended under the di- . rection of the said Joint Board :
Brooks Avenue
(Article 12)
$14,978.30
Egerton Road
(Article 13)
4,965.94
Margaret Street
(Article 15)
16,710.33
Melrose Street
(Article 16)
4,996.77
Milton Street
(Article 17)
4,971.59
$46,622.93
On motion of M. Francis Mead :
Voted: That the meeting adjourn.
The meeting adjourned at 10:50 P. M. A True Record, Attest :
E. CAROLINE PIERCE, Town Clerk.
ADJOURNED MEETING
Arlington, March 29, 1933
Pursuant to the vote of adjournment on March 22, 1933 the Town Meeting Members met in the Town Hall on Wednesday evening, March 29, 1933, notices having
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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.
Lists of the duly qualified Town Meeting Members were used at the entrances of the meeting place and were in charge of Philip T. Robinson and James E. Sweeney.
The check lists filed with the Town Clerk at the close of the meeting showed that two hundred and eight members attended the meeting.
James C. Carr, stenographer, was sworn by the Town Clerk to the faithful performance of his duties.
The Moderator declared a quorum present.
The meeting was called to order at 8.10 o'clock P. M. by the Moderator, William P. Barry.
On motion of Arthur P. Wyman:
Voted: (Unanimously) That if the business calling this meeting is not disposed of on this date, the meeting adjourn to Wednesday evening, April 5, 1933, at eight o'clock.
Town Meeting Members not already sworn were sworn by the Moderator.
Article 19 taken up. (Acquisition of Easements).
Voted: (Unanimously) That the Town do not auth- orize the acquisition of any land, easements, or rights therein, under Article 19 of the Warrant.
Article 20 taken up. (Debts and Expenses).
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Voted. (Unanimously) That sums be appropriated and expended in the following manner to pay debts, ob- ligations, and expenses incurred for the following pur- poses prior to January 1, 1933; in connection with snow and ice removal, the sum of eighty-five hundred (8500) dollars to be expended under the direction of the Board of Public Works; in connection with the Public Welfare Department for welfare aid, the sum of eight thousand eight hundred eight and 99/100 (8808.99) dollars to be expended under the direction of the Board of Selectmen ; and in connection with soldiers' relief, the sum of three thousand seventy-five and 90/100 ($3,075.90) dollars, to be expended under the direction of the Board of Select- men ; and that all said sums be raised by general tax.
Article 21 taken up. (Board of Survey Plans-Stone Bounds).
Voted: (Unanimously) That the sum of two thou- sand one hundred forty-seven and 87/100 ($2,147.87) dol- lars be and hereby is appropriated to defray the expense of setting stone bounds as shown upon various Board of Survey plans heretofore approved by the Board of Sur- vey; and that said sum be raised by general tax and ex- pended under the direction of the Joint Board of Select- men and Board of Public Works.
Article 22 taken up. (High School Repairs) .
Considerable discussion ensued relative to the con- struction of the new High School building and on the amended motion of the Finance Committee it was
Voted: That the sum of six hundred (600) dollars be and hereby is appropriated for repairing the walls of the new high school building; and that said sum be raised by general tax and expended under the direction of the School Committee.
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Article 23 taken up. (Work Relating to Employ- ment).
Voted: (Unanimously) That for employment of the poor the sum of thirteen thousand two hundred (13,- 200) dollars be and hereby is appropriated to be raised by general tax and to be expended under the direction of the Board of Selectmen as follows:
Administration
$3,200.00
Swamp Drainage, Summer & Wright
Streets, (in Lexington)
2,000.00
Widening of Summer Street. 500.00
Widening of Spring Street ..
1,000.00
Construction and Maintenance of Mos- quito Prevention 330.00
Health Maintenance, Spy Pond and
Heights Reservoir 450.00
Improvement of Town Land at Spy Pond
200.00
Improvement of Gray Street Park. 300.00
Improvement of Turkey Hill Park.
200.00
Improvement of Arlington Heights Play- ground
4.00.00
Improvement of Meadowbrook Park.
100.00
Improvement of Fowle's Mill Pond. 100.00
Improvement of Warren A. Peirce Play- ground
820.00
Improvement of Ethel Wellington Play- ground
600.00
Improvement of Junior High School West Grounds 400.00
Improvement of Senior High School
Grounds
600.00
Sidewalk Construction and Reconstruc- tion
2,000.00
$13,200.00
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Article 24 taken up. (Brattle Street Resurfacing).
On the substitute motion of Robert N. Boyd :
Voted: (Unanimously) That the sum of One Hun- dred Fifty Dollars be and hereby is appropriated, said sum to be paid to the Brattle Hill Improvement Associa- tion, as its share of the cost of the resurfacing of Brattle Street, formerly Brattle Park.
Article 25 taken up. (Sewerage System-Newland Road).
Voted : (Unanimously) That the Town do not make any appropriation under Article 25 of the warrant, for the extension of the sewerage system in Newland Road, but recommend that the Board of Public Works give this Article consideration under the general appro- priation for sewer extensions in 1933.
Article 26 taken up. (Sewerage System-Alpine Street).
Voted: (Unanimously) That the Town do not make any appropriation under Article 26 of the warrant, for the extension of the sewerage system in Alpine Street, but recommend that the Board of Public Works give this Article consideration under the general appropriation for sewer extensions in 1933.
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Article 27 taken up. (Musical Concerts) .
Voted: (Unanimously) That the Town do not make any appropriation under Article 27 of the warrant, for the entertainment of the citizens through the medium of a series of musical concerts.
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Article 28 taken up. (Gift for Library Books).
Voted : (Unanimously) That the Town accept the gift of the late Dexter Rawson Fay contained in his trust agreement with N. Emmons Paine dated December 6. 1922 and in his will, described in Article 28 of the war- rant; that any sum received by virtue of said gift be managed, and the income thereof expended in accordance with the terms of the gift, by the Trustees of the Robbins Memorial Library; and that said Trustees be requested to place in said library a memorial as requested by the donor.
Article 29 taken up. (Gift of Christmas Tree).
Voted: (Unanimously) That the Town accept the gift of the "George Washington Memorial Committee", of the Christmas Tree now planted on the Cemetery De- partment lot at the junction of Broadway and Massachu- setts Avenue.
Article 30 taken up. (Gift of Scion of the Washing- ton Elm).
Voted: (Unanimously) That the Town accept the gift of the Arlington Girl Scouts, of the scion of the Washington Elm now located upon the Town House Grounds, but make no appropriation for transportation and setting of said tree.
Article 31 taken up. (Gift of Clock) .
Voted: (Unanimously) That the Town accept the gift of the Misses Ida and Caira Robbins, provided for in the will of the late Josephine Robbins Wallace, of the clock now located in the Hearing Room in the Robbins Memorial Town Hall.
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Article 32 taken up. (Gift of Portrait).
Voted: (Unanimously) That the Town accept the gift of the Atlantic National Bank of Boston, of the por- trait of the late Nathan Robbins, now located in the Hear- ing Room in the Robbins Memorial Town Hall.
Article 33 taken up. (Sale of Horses).
Voted: (Unanimously) That the Board of Public Works be and hereby is authorized to sell, convey or otherwise dispose of the three horses owned by the Town and now under the control of the said Board.
Article 34 taken up. (Sale of Building upon the Great Meadows).
Voted: (Unanimously) That the Board of Public Works be and hereby is authorized and empowered in the name and on behalf of the Town to sell at public auction or private sale, the old brick building situated upon land of the Town known as the Great Meadows in Lexington, for the minimum amount of one dollar and upon such other terms as said Board shall consider proper, or to otherwise dispose of the same, and to execute, acknowl- edge and deliver any proper document; and further that the sum of one hundred (100) dollars be and hereby is appropriated for the use of said Board for this purpose.
Article 35 taken up. (Sale of Town Yard Buildings and Equipment) .
On the substitute motion of John J. Donahue:
Voted: (Unanimously) That the Board of Public Works be authorized to sell, convey or otherwise dispose of any of the buildings which are of no further use to
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the town, situated on the land of the town, known as the old town yard, on Summer Street and all or any of obso- lete or useless equipment on said land ; to make such nec- essary grading of land from which all or any of said build- ings may be removed; that the sum of Two Hundred Dol- lars ($200.00) be and hereby is appropriated for the said purposes ; and that said sum be raised by general tax and spent under the direction of said Board of Public Works.
Article 36 taken up. (Cemetery-Perpetual Care).
Voted: (Unanimously) That Article 11 of the Town's By-Laws relating to "Care of Burial Grounds and Lots" be and hereby is amended by altering Section 1 thereof so as to read as follows: Section 1. The Town will accept and forever hold in trust, money or securities, which may hereafter be deposited with the Town Treasurer for the perpetual care, preservation, improvement, or embellish- ment of any public or private burial place, or any graves therein, agreeably to the provisions of the statutes of the Commonwealth; and will so accept for such care, preser- vation, improvement, or embellishment of any lot there- in containing two hundred or more square feet, such sum not less than two hundred dollars ($200) as the board of cemetery commissioners may determine, and of any lot therein containing less than two hundred (200) square feet, the sum of one dollar ($1.00) for each square foot of such lot.
Voted: (Unanimously) That upon the taking effect of the amendment of Section 1 of Article 11 of the Town's By-Laws relating to "Care of Burial Grounds and Lots" as made under this Article 36, the vote of the Town passed on April 22, 1889 relating to the perpetual care of lots in the Town's cemetery set forth in Article 36 of the warrant, shall for all purposes be held to be rescinded.
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Article 37 taken up. (Rescission of Vote to Acquire Land for School Purposes).
Voted: (Unanimously) That the vote of the Town passed on April 3, 1929 under Article 42 of the Warrant for the annual meeting of that year authorizing the ac- quisition of land for school purposes, more particularly described in Article 37 of the warrant for this meeting, be and hereby is rescinded; and that the sum of three thousand (3000) dollars appropriated under said Article 42 be and hereby is transferred to the Reserve Fund pro- vided for in Section 6 of Chapter 40 of the General Laws, to be expended under the direction of the Finance Com- mittee.
Article 38 taken up. (Preference to Residents in Town Work).
Voted: (Unanimously) That the Town do not in- struct the Selectmen or other officials of the Town to give preference to residents of the Town in all construc- tion work and improvements to be made, for and by the Town, and especially to the unemployed, who are receiv- ing welfare assistance, unless otherwise instructed by law.
Article 39 taken up.
Voted: (Unanimously) That the Town's Zoning By- Law be not amended by altering the Zoning map therein referred to so as to include in a Business District the land on the southerly side of Summer Street between Washington Street and Brattle Street to a depth of One hundred (100) feet except that wherever such depth of One hundred (100) feet would extend beyond the North- erly line of Brattle Street only the actual depth between the southerly line of Summer Street and the Northerly
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line of Brattle Street shall be included, and the land on the Northerly side of said Summer Street between Brat- tle Lane and Brattle Street to a depth of one hundred (100) feet not now included in the fourth or Business District.
Article 40 taken up.
Voted: (Unanimously) That the Town's Zoning By- Law be not amended by altering the Zoning map therein referred to so as to include in a Business District the area bounded and described as follows :
Beginning at a point on the easterly side line of Pine Avenue at land now or formerly of Patrick F. Toye, thence southeasterly by said land of Patrick F. Toye a distance of 135.27' to the northerly side line of Summer Street, thence easterly, by said northerly side line of Summer Streeet, on a curve to the right with a radius of 495.0' a distance of 112.42' to a point of reverse curve in said northerly side line of Summer Street, thence north- easterly and northerly on said northerly side line of Sum- mer Street on a curve to the left with a radius of 44.0', a distance of 97.99' to a point of tangency in the south- erly side line of Hemlock Street; thence northwesterly on said southerly side line of Hemlock Street a distance of 183.50' to the southerly side line of Pine Street, thence continuing northwesterly on said southerly side line of Pine Street a distance of 167' to the easterly side line of Pine Avenue, thence southwesterly on said easterly side line of Pine Avenue a distance of 223.59' to the point of beginning.
Article 41 taken up.
Voted: (Unanimously) That the Town's Zoning By- Law be amended by altering the Zoning map therein re-
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ferred to so as to include in a General Residence District all of the area bounded and described as follows:
Beginning at a point on the center line of Decatur Street 100 feet northwest of the northwesterly side line Gardner Street and at an angle point in the boundary line of the semi-residence district, thence southeasterly on said center line of Decatur Street a distance of 185 feet, more or less, to an angle point in said boundary line of the semi-residence district, thence northeasterly on said boundary line of the semi-residence district, a distance of 20.0 feet to the northerly side line of Decatur Street at the land of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, thence southeasterly on said northerly side line of De- catur Street, and by said land of Commonwealth of Mass- achusetts, a distance of 100.0 feet, to an angle point at said land of Commonwealth of Massachusetts, thence southerly, southeasterly, southerly and southwesterly by said land of Commonwealth of Massachusetts, a distance of 2455 feet, more or less, to a point at said land of Com- monwealth of Massachusetts at the boundary line of the business district, said point being 100 feet northeasterly of the northeasterly side line of Broadway, thence north- westerly on said boundary line of the business district and 100 feet northeasterly of and parallel to the north- easterly side line of Broadway, a distance of 760 feet, more or less, to the point of intersection of said boundary line of the business district and the boundary line of the general residence district thence northeasterly on said boundary line of the general residence district and 100 feet southeast of and parallel to the southeasterly side line of Gardner Street, a distance of 1025 feet, more or less, to an angle point in said boundary line of the general residence district, said point being 100 feet north- east of the northeasterly side line of Freemont Street. thence northwesterly on said boundary line of the gen- eral residence district and 100 feet northeast of and para-
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llel to the said northeasterly side line of Freemont Street, a distance of 252 feet, more or less, to the point of inter- section of said boundary line of general residence dis- trict and the boundary line of the semi-residence district, said point being 100 feet northwest of the northwesterly . side line of Gardner Street, thence northeasterly on said boundary line of the semi-residence district and 100 feet northwest of, and parallel to the northwesterly side line of Gardner Street, a distance of 980 feet, more or less, to the point of beginning; that the sum of twenty-five dollars be and hereby is appropriated therefor to be raised by general tax and expended under the direction of the Planning Board.
Article 42 taken up.
After some discussion the following motion being put before the meeting was lost by a standing vote, 62 being in favor, and 101 in opposition, Messrs Murphy, Estabrook, and Gaddis acting as tellers.
That the Town's Zoning By-Law be amended by al- tering the Zoning map therein referred to so as to in- clude in a General Residence District all of the area bounded and described as follows:
Beginning at the point of intersection of the south- easterly side line of the Boston & Lowell Railroad and the Arlington-Cambridge Town line, said point being 125 feet , more or less, southeast of the southwesterly end of Lafayette Street, thence southwesterly by said Arl- ington-Cambridge Town line, and across said Boston & Lowell Railroad, a dist. of 90 feet more or less, to the southwesterly side line of the Boston & Lowell Railroad at land of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, thence northwesterly by said land of the Commonwealth of Mass- achusetts and on said southwesterly side line of the Bos-
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ton & Lowell Railroad, a distance of 140 feet, more or less, to a point on the division line between land of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and land now or for- merly of Herbert F. Allen thence westerly and north- westerly, on said northerly property line of land of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, a distance of 1300 feet, more or less, to the Arlington-Cambridge Town line, thence northwesterly on said Arlington-Cambridge Town line and the Arlington-Belmont Town line a distance of 1650 feet, more or less, to a point on said Arlington-Bel- mont Town line, at the boundary line of the general resi- dence district, thence easterly on said boundary line of the general residence district, being 700 feet south of, and parallel to the southerly side line of Lake St., a distance of 1814 feet, more or less, to the southeasterly side line of the Boston & Lowell Railroad, thence southerly on said southeasterly side line of the Boston & Lowell Rail- road, a distance of 1885 feet more or less to the point of beginning; that the sum of twenty-five dollars be and hereby is appropriated therefor, said sum to be raised by general tax and expended under the direction of the Plan- ning Board.
Article 43 taken up.
Voted: (Unanimously) That the Town's Zoning By- Law be amended by altering the Zoning map therein re- ferred to so as to include in a Business District all of the area bounded and described as follows:
Beginning at the point of intersection of the center line of Mystic Street and the center line of Garden Sreet, thence northwesterly on said center line of Mystic Street a distance of 325 feet, more or less, to a point at the in- tersection of said center line of Mystic Street and the southerly boundary line of the business district, thence northeasterly on said southerly boundary line of the
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business district, 100 feet south of and parallel to the southerly side line of Sachem Avenue, a distance of 125 feet to an angle point in said boundary line of the busi- ness district, thence southeasterly 100 feet east of and parallel to the easterly side line of Mystic Street, a dis- tance of 335 feet, more or less, to the northerly boun- dary line of the business district at the center line of Garden Street, thence southwesterly on said boundary line of the business district and the said center line of Garden Street, a distance of 125 feet to the point of be- ginning; that the sum of twenty-five dollars be and here- by is appropriated therefor, said sum to be raised by gen- eral tax and to be expended under the direction of the Planning Board.
Article 44 taken up.
Voted: (Unanimously) That the Town's Zoning By- Law be amended by altering the Zoning map therein re- ferred to so as to include in a General Residence District all of the area bounded and described as follows :
Beginning at a point at the intersection of the boun- dary line of the business district and land taken by the Town of Arlington for Park purposes, said point being 100 feet north of the northerly side line of Chestnut Street, thence westerly on said boundary line of the busi- ness district, which is 100' north of and parallel to the northerly side line of Chestnut Street, a distance of 63 feet, more or less, to an angle point in said boundary line of the business district said point being 100 feet east of the easterly side line of Mystic Street, thence north- easterly, northerly, and northwesterly on a line 100 feet east of, concentric with and parallel to the easterly side line of Mystic Street, a distance of 1350 feet, more or less, to a point in the center line of Mystic Valley Parkway, said point being 100' east of the easterly side line of Mys-
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