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tic Street, thence northeasterly on said center line of Mys- tic Valley Parkway, a distance of 135 feet, more or less, to the intersection of said center line of Mystic Valley Parkway, and the southerly property line extended of Meadow Brook Park, thence easterly and southeasterly on said southerly property line of Meadow Brook Park. a distance of 770 feet, more or less, to a stone bound on . the westerly property line of Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, thence westerly 17.35 feet, southerly 93.07 feet, easter- ly 50.19 feet, southeasterly 122.64 feet, southwesterly 96.4 feet, easterly 5.0 feet, southwesterly 122.0 feet. southeasterly 84.41 feet, southwesterly 694.0 feet, more or less, on said westerly property line of Mt. Pleasant Cemetery to the point of beginning; that the sum of twenty-five dollars be and hereby is appropriated there- for, to be expended under the direction of the Planning Board, said sum to be raised by general tax.
Article 45 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 Summer Street, thence southwesterly on said center line of Sum- mer Street, a distance of 210 feet more or less, to the point of intersection of said center line of Summer Street, and the easterly property line extended of land taken by the Town of Arlington for Park purposes at Fowles Pond, thence southerly across said Summer Street and on said easterly property line of land taken by the Town of Arl- ington for Park purposes at Fowles Pond, a distance of 377 feet, more or less to the southerly property line of land taken by Town of Arlington for Park purposes at
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Fowles Pond, thence easterly by land, now or formerly of Josephine Whittaker, a distance of 76 feet, more or . less, thence northerly by land, now or formerly of Lucy M. Prescott, a distance of 3.0 feet, thence easterly by said land, now or formerly of Lucy M. Prescott, a distance of 65 feet, more or less, to a point, thence southerly through said land, now or formerly of Lucy M. Prescott, and land now or formerly of Mary A. Pigott and 150 feet west of and parallel to the westerly side line of Mystic Street, a distance of 50 ft., more or less, to the boundary line of the Business District, thence easterly on said boundary line of the Business District which is 100 feet northerly of and parallel to the northerly side line of Russell Street, a distance of 182 feet, more or less, to the center line of Mystic Street, thence northerly on said center line of Mystic Street, a distance of 550 feet, more or less, to the point of beginning; that the sum of twenty-five dollars be and hereby is appropriated therefor, to be expended under the direction of the Planning Board, said sum to be raised by general tax.
Article 46 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 the point of intersection of the south- erly property line of land taken by the Town of Arling- ton for Park Purposes at Fowles Pond, and the boundary line of the general residence district at land, now or for- merly of James P. Parmenter said boundary line being 100 feet, north of and parallel to the northerly side line of Russell Street, thence easterly on said boundary line of the general residence district which is 100 feet north of and parallel to the northerly side line of Russell Street,
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a distance of 500 feet, more or less, to the intersection of said boundary line of the general residence district and the boundary line of the business district, thence northerly through land, now or formerly of Mary A. Pig- ott and land, now or formerly of Lucy M. Prescott, and 150 feet west of and parallel to the westerly side line of Mystic Street, a distance of 50.0 feet, more or less, to a point of the northerly property line of land, now or for- merly, of Lucy M. Prescott, thence westerly on said northerly property line of land now or formerly of Lucy M. Prescott, a distance of 72.0 feet, more or less, to the westerly property line of land, now or formerly of Lucy M. Prescott, thence southerly on said westerly property line of land, now or formerly, of Lucy M. Prescott, a dis- tance of 3.0 feet to a point in said property line of land, now or formerly of Lucy M. Prescott, at land, now or for- merly of Josephine Whitaker, thence westerly by said land, now or formerly of Josephine Whitaker and by land taken by Town of Arlington for Park purposes at Fowles Pond a distance of 175.2 feet to an angle point, thence southerly by said land taken by Town of Arlington for Park purposes at Fowles Pond, a distance of 17.0 feet to an angle point, thence westerly by said land taken by Town of Arlington for Park purposes at Fowles Pond a distance of 230.5 feet to an angle point, thence southwest- erly by said land taken by Town of Arlington for Park purposes at Fowles Pond, a distance of 30 feet, more or less, to the point of beginning; that the sum of twenty- five dollars be and hereby is appropriated therefor to be expended under the direction of the Planning Board, said sum to be raised by general tax.
Article 47 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:
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Beginning at a point on the center line of Summer Street, said point being 260 feet, more or less, west of the center line of Mystic Street and on the easterly property line extended of land, now or formerly of Charles Mc- Kenna, thence southerly across said Summer Street and on said easterly property line of land, now or formerly, of Charles McKenna, a distance of 64 feet, more or less, to the southerly property line of land now or formerly of Charles McKenna, at land taken by Town of Arlington for Park puposes at Fowles Pond thence westerly on said southerly property line of land, now or formerly of Charles McKenna, and by said land taken by Town of Arlington for Park purposes at Fowles Pond, a distance of 137.12 feet to the westerly property line of land, now or formerly of Charles McKenna at land taken by Town of Arlington for park purposes at Fowles Pond, thence northerly on said westerly property line of land now or formerly of Charles McKenna and by land taken by Town of Arlington for Park purposes at Fowles Pond, a dis- tance of 67 feet, more or less, to the center line of Sum- mer Street, thence easterly on said center line of Sum- mer Street, a distance of 151 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 Planning Board.
Article 48 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 the point of intersection of the center line of Mill Street and the center line of Summer Street, thence easterly on said center line of Summer Street, a
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distance of 243 feet, more or less, to the intersection of said center line of Summer Street and the westerly prop- erty line extended of land taken by Town of Arlington for Park purposes at Fowles Pond, thence southerly and southwesterly across said Summer St. and on said wester- ly property line of land taken by Town of Arlington for Park purposes at Fowles Pond, a distance of 277.5 feet, more or less, to northeasterly side line of the Boston & Lowell Railroad, thence northwesterly, southwesterly, and northwesterly on said northeasterly side line of the Boston & Lowell Railroad a distance of 275 feet to the center line of Mill Street, thence northeasterly on said center line of Mill Street, a distance of 144 feet 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 Planning Board.
Article 49 taken up.
Voted: (Unanimously) That the Town's Zoning By- Law be amended as follows:
By substituting, at the end of paragraph numbered one of Division B in section 6 of said Zoning By-Law, a semi-colon for the period and adding the words "stor- ing, handling or dealing in junk, old metals, second-hand building materials and/or second-hand building equip- ment," so that the end of said paragraph shall read "to- bacco (chewing) manufacturing; yeast manufacturing, storing, handling or dealing in junk, old metals, second- hand building material and/or second-hand building equipment ;" 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 Planning Board.
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Article 50 taken up.
Voted: (Unanimously) That the Town's Zoning By- Law be amended as follows:
By substituting at the end of division A of Sec- tion 20 of said Zoning By-Law for the words "shall be liable to a fine of not more than twenty dollars for each violation" the words "shall, for each violation, be liable to a fine of not more than twenty dollars for each day that such violatioin shall exist"; 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 di- rection of the Planning Board.
Article 51 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 all of the area bounded and described as follows.
Starting at a point on Forest Street zoned for in- dustry ; then running parallel with Forest Street to Ad- ams Square; then curving 132 feet to Summer Street; then running southerly 1015 feet to land now or former- ly owned by Henrietta Hill; then running southwesterly to land zoned for industrial purposes ; then running para- llel to Boston & Maine Railroad to point of beginning.
Article 52 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 all of the area bounded and described as follows :
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Beginning at a point on the southeasterly side line of Appleton Street at land now or formerly of Hutchin- son, said point being 860 feet northeasterly of the inter- section of said southeasterly side line of Appleton Street, and the Arlington-Lexington town line, thence north- easterly on said southeasterly side line of Appleton Street a distance of 400 feet to other land, now or formerly of Hutchinson, thence southeasterly through said other land now or formerly of Hutchinson, a distance of 150 feet to other land, now or formerly of Hutchinson, thence southwesterly through said other land, now or former- ly of Hutchinson, a distance of 400 feet to other land, now or formerly of Hutchinson, thence northwesterly through said other land now or formerly of Hutchinson, a distance of 150 feet to the point of beginning.
Beginning at a point on the southeasterly side line of Appleton Street at land now or formerly of Hutchin- son, said point being 270 feet northeasterly of the inter- section of said southeasterly side line of Appleton Street and the Arlington-Lexington Town Line, thence north- easterly on said southeasterly side line of Appleton Street a distance of 385 feet to other land, now or formerly, of Hutchinson thence southeasterly through said other land, now or formerly of Hutchinson to land, now or formerly of Henderson, on a line northeasterly of and 100 feet from and parallel to proposed new road as laid out by State Department of Public Works, thence southwesterly by land, now or formerly of Henderson and land now or for- merly of Arlmont Country Club to a point 100 feet south- westerly from said new road, thence northwesterly through other land, now or formerly of Hutchinson on a line southwesterly of and 100 feet from and parallel to said new road to the point of beginning.
Article 53 taken up. (Revaluation of Taxable Estate) .
Voted: (Unanimously) That the Town do not, under Article 53 of the warrant, ask or request of its Board of
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Assessors a downward revaluation of all the taxable es- tate within the town boundaries.
Article 54 taken up. (Change of Form of Town Gov- ernment) .
P. Joseph McManus addressed the meeting on Town Government.
Voted: That the Town do not decide and determine by referendum of the voters of the Town whether or not it is advisable to change the present form of government from town government to city government, and to petition the legislature for such change in form of government.
Voted: That the Town do not decide and determine by referendum of the voters of the Town whether or not it is advisable to change the present form of government from eighteen (18) town meeting members in a precinct, to three (3) town meeting members.
Article 55 taken up. (Land for Park or Playground Purposes).
Voted: (Unanimously) 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 em- inent domain or otherwise acquire for the purposes of a public playground or recreation center, a certain parcel of land situated on Prentiss Road within the Town, and bounded as follows:
Beginning at a point on the northerly side line of Prentiss Road at the division line between lots Part 7 and Part 8, thence northerly on said division line between lots Part 7 and Part 8, a distance of 55 feet, more or less, to a point on said division line between lots Part 7 and
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Part 8 at land of Town of Arlington, thence northeaster- ly by said land of Town of Arlington and by lots Part 8 and Part 9, a distance of 160 feet, more or less, to a point, thence southeasterly by said land of Town of Arlington and by said lot Part 9, a distance of 22 feet, more or less, to a point, thence southwesterly by said land of Town of Arlington, and by said lot Part 9, a distance of 115 feet, more or less, to the northerly side line of Prentiss Road, thence westerly on said northerly side line of Prentiss Road, and by said lots Part 9 and Part 8, a distance of 86 feet, more or less, to the point of beginning, containing 8825 sq. ft. more or less, as shown on a plan on file in the office of the Town Engineer, Arlington, Mass., entitled "Plan of land in Arlington, Mass., to be taken for Park Purposes, Scale 1" = 30', Feb. 14, 1933, James M. Keane, Town Engineer";
that for the purpose of such purchase, taking or acquisi- tion, the sum of seven hundred and fifty (750) 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 56 taken up. (Through Way-Warren Street).
Voted: That the Town designates as a "through way", as provided in section 9 of chapter 89 of the Gen- eral Laws as amended, the way named Warren Street, from Broadway to Medford Street.
Article 57 taken up. (Building Code Amendment).
Voted: That paragraph (b) of section 1-11 of division 1 of the Town's by-laws known as the "Building Code" be and hereby is amended by inserting at the end thereof the words: "The applicant shall locate the proposed wall,
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building or structure with due regard to such line, grades and sewer locations" so that said paragraph shall read as follows: "(b) Street Lines and Grades. Every appli- cant for a permit shall file with same a sketch plan on which is shown the size and shape of lot, the lines and grades of any public or private street, square, lane or alley, together with location of all sewers if any within 50 feet of the proposed structure or excavation. (This information is available in the office of the Town Engin- eer.) It is also required to be shown on same sketch plan the size, shape and location of the proposed building, any building already located on the lot, the grade of first floor in relation to street grade, and the location of all walls of buildings on adjoining lots within 8 feet of lot lines. The applicant shall locate the proposed wall, building or structure with due regard to such lines, grades and sewer locations"; that the sum of twenty-five dollars be and hereby is appropriated for the publishing of such amended paragraph, said sum to be raised by general tax and expended under the direction of the Board of Select- men.
Article 58 taken up. (Sale of Land Acquired Under Tax Collector's Deeds or Takings).
Voted: (Unanimously) That the present and each future Board of Selectmen be and hereby is authorized in the name and behalf of the Town to sell at public auc- tion or private sale any and all parcels of land or parts thereof or interest therein acquired or to be acquired at any time by the Town in connection with or in any way relating to a tax or assessment or to a deed or taking of the collector of taxes connected with the nonpayment of any tax or assessment or to the foreclosure of the right of redemption of any title thereunder; to release all the right, title and interest the Town may now or at any time have under or by virtue of any deed or other
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instrument, conveying or purporting to convey to it any land right, title or interest in land, sold, conveyed or taken for the nonpayment of any tax or assessment; to convey such land, rights, titles and interests, and to ex- ecute, acknowledge and deliver a proper deed, deeds or documents for that purpose, all for the minimum amount of ten (10) dollars for each such conveyance or release.
Article 59 taken up. (Land for Park Purposes) .
Voted: (Unanimously) 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 em- inent domain or otherwise acquire for the purpose of a public park, a certain parcel of land situated within the Town and bounded and described as follows:
Beginning at a point on the Southwesterly side of Mystic Street, at the Southeasterly corner of land as shown on a plan recorded with Middlesex South District Deeds in book 5331 page 117, thence the line runs South- easterly bounded Northeasterly by Mystic Street about 121.4 feet to land conveyed to McManus by deed recorded in book 5489 page 433; thence turning and running Southwesterly bounded Southeasterly by said land of Mc- Manus 200 feet; thence turning and running Southeast- erly bounded Northeasterly by said last mentioned land and land conveyed to said McManus by deed recorded with said Deeds, book 5211 page 108, 70 feet; thence turning and running Northeasterly bounded Northwest- erly by said last mentioned land to the Northwesterly corner of land, shown on a plan recorded with said Deeds, plan book 402, plan 2, being land of the Edison Electric Illuminating Company; thence turning and running Southeasterly bounded Northeasterly by said last men- tioned land 73.97 feet to land now or late of Prescott; thence turning and running Southwesterly bounded
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Southeasterly by said last mentioned land 45.57 feet; thence turning and running Southeasterly bounded Northeasterly by said Prescott land 3 feet; thence turn- ing and running Southwesterly bounded Southeasterly by land now or late of Whitaker 76 feet; thence turning and running Northwesterly bounded Southwesterly by land of the Town of Arlington as shown on plan known as File Plan 966 of 1930, recorded with said Middlesex South District Deeds, 352 feet, more or less to Summer Street ; thence turning and running Northeasterly bounded Northwesterly by Summer Street 143.21 feet; thence turning and running Southeasterly bounded Northeast- erly by land shown on said plan first mentioned 100 feet ; thence turning and running Northeasterly bounded Northwesterly by the same 100 feet to the point of be- ginning; that for the purpose of such purchase, taking or acquisition, the sum of seventy-five hundred (7500) dollars be and hereby is appropriated; and that said sum be raised by general tax and expended under the direc- tion of the Board of Park Commissioners.
On motion of Arthur P. Wyman :
Voted: That Article 3 be taken from the table.
On motion of Arthur P. Wyman :
Voted: (Unanimously) That the Town Meeting instruct the Town Clerk to express to the donors of the gifts accepted under Articles 28-29-30-31 and 32 of the Annual Warrant the thanks of the Town for their gen- erosity displayed through the various gifts accepted un- der these articles.
Mr. William C. Scannell, Chairman made the follow- ing report on playground or park in East Arlington.
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March 29, 1933.
To the Town Meeting Members:
At the Special Town Meeting held on June 25, 1932, the following vote was passed:
Voted: That a Committee of Five be appointed by the Moderator to investigate and report on the advisa- bility of acquiring a suitable playground or park for small children in the easterly section of the Town, said Committee to have the power to fill vacancies and to re- port at the Annual Meeting of 1933.
William C. Scannell, Chairman, Michael J. Duggan, Cecil M. Hunt, Charles M. MacMillin and Francis L. Ma- guire, Jr. were appointed by the Moderator in accordance with the above vote.
Owing to conditions, the Committee can take only a report of progress and request to be allowed to present their complete report to the Annual Town Meeting of 1934.
Respectfully,
WILLIAM C. SCANNELL MICHAEL J. DUGGAN CHAS. M. MacMILLIN FRANCIS L. MAGUIRE, JR. CECIL M. HUNT
On motion of Ernest W. Davis :
Voted: That the report be received, the final re- port to be made at the Annual Meeting of 1934.
The Moderator declaring all business in the warrant
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having been disposed of on motion of William E. Taylor the meeting adjourned at 11:05 P. M.
A True Record, Attest :
E. CAROLINE PIERCE,
Town Clerk.
TOWN WARRANT
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Middlesex, ss.
To the Constables of the Town of Arlington, in said County :
GREETINGS:
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby required to notify and warn the legal voters of the Town of Arlington, to meet in the Town Hall in said Town on Wednesday, the 7th day of June, 1933 at 8 o'clock, P. M., to act on the following Articles, viz:
Article 1. To hear and act upon the reports of the Finance and other committees heretofore appointed.
Article 2. To see if the Town will make appropri- ations and/or additional appropriations to defray Town obligations, liabilities, outlay and expenses especially for or relating to all or any of the boards, departments, pur- poses, and matters hereinafter mentioned; determine in what manner the money shall be raised and expended ; or take any action relating thereto.
Public Welfare Department; Soldiers' Relief; Police Department, salaries ; Public Works Department, Account
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of laying, relaying and extension of Water Mains, and Extension of Sewerage System.
Article 3. To see if the Town will authorize the Board of Public Works to transfer the sum of three thousaand (3,000) dollars from Replacement of Equip- ment Item in Highway Maintenance and Repairs Account to the Account of Laying, Relaying and Extension of Water Mains or take any action relating thereto.
(Inserted at the request of the Board of Public Works)
Article 4. To see if the Town will accept a gift by the Lockeland Real Estate Trust, same to be dedicated to and used for park purposes, of the parcel of land contain- ing thirty-nine hundred (3900) square feet more or less, bounded and described as follows :
Beginning at a point of tangency on the northeast- erly side line of Wildwood Avenue, said point being 115.0 feet northwest of a Stone Bound at the point of intersec- tion of said northeasterly side line of Wildwood Avenue and the southeasterly side line of Lockeland Avenue, thence northwesterly on said northeasterly side line of Wildwood Avenue, a distance of 61.25 feet to a point of curve in said northeasterly side line of Wildwood Avenue, thence northerly and northeasterly on said northeasterly side line of Wildwood Avenue, on a curve to the right with a radius of 10.0 feet, a distance of 23.81 feet to a point, of reverse curve in the southerly side line of Lockeland Avenue, thence easterly on said southerly side line of Lockeland Avenue on a curve to the left with a radius of 244.14 feet, a distance of 73.29 feet to a point of re- verse curve in said southerly side line of Lockeland Aven- ue, thence easterly, southeasterly and southerly on the southerly and westerly side lines of Lockeland Avenue on a curve to the right with a radius of 10.0 feet, a dis- tance of 23.81 feet to a point of tangency in the westerly
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