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There being no further business under Article 17 the Moderator declared it disposed of.
Article 18 taken up. (Laying Out of Sherborn Street)
Voted: (Unanimously) That the laying out of a town way from present end of its acceptance to Webcowet Road, substantially in the location of the private way known as Sherborn Street, 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 accepted, said way established and said Joint Board author- ized to take land for the purpose of said way.
There being no further business under Article 18 the Moderator declared it disposed of.
Article 19 taken up. (Laying Out of Sunset Road)
Voted: (Unanimously) That the laying out of a town way from Blossom Street to Summer Street, substantially in the location of the private way known as Sunset Road, as more particularly described in Article 19 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. ,
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There being no further business under Article 19 the Moderator declared it disposed of.
Article 20 taken up. (Laying Out of Temple Street)
Voted (Unanimously) That the laying out of a town way from Lockeland Avenue to Endicott Road, substantially in the location of the private way known as Temple Street, as more particularly described in Article 20 of the Warrant, un- der the provisions of law authorizing the assessment of betterments, as made and reported by the Juint 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.
There being no further business under Article 20 the Moderator declared it disposed of.
Article 21 taken up. (Laying Out of Victoria Road.)
Voted: (Unanimously) That the laying out of a town way from Summer Street to Mystic Street, substantially in the location of the private way known as Victoria Road, as more particularly described in Article 21 of the Warrant, under the provisions of law authorizing the assessment of betterments, as made and reported by the Joint Board of Se- lectmen and Board of Public Works, be accepted, said way established and said Joint Board authorized to take land for the purpose of said way.
There being no further business under Article 21 the Moderator declared it disposed of.
Article 22 taken up. (Laying Out of Webcowet Road)
Voted: (Unanimously) That the laying out of a town way from Medford Street to present end of its acceptance, substantially in the location of the private way known as Webcowet Road, as more particularly described in Article 22 of the Warrant, under the provisions of law authorizing the
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assessment 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 authorized to take land for the purpose of said way.
There being no further business under Article 22 the Moderator declared it disposed of.
Article 23 taken up. (For Construction of Ways)
Voted: (Unanimously) That the sum of one hundred three thousand eight hundred sixty-one and 15/100 (103, 861.15) dollars be and hereby is appropriated for the origi- nal construction of ways, the laying out of which is accepted at this meeting, including land damages and the cost of pave- ment and sidewalks laid at the time of such construction, all under the provisions of law authorizing the assessment of betterments ; said sum to be raised by general tax and expen- ded under the direction of the Board of Public Works sub- stantially as follows, except that such amounts thereof not exceeding a total of one thousand (1000) dollars, as may be awarded as damages by the Joint Board of Selectmen and Board of Public Works shall be expended under the direction of said Joint Board.
Endicott Road (Article 12)
$11,354.35
Kilsythe Road (Article 13)
9,417.14
Lanark Road (Article 14)
8,172.40
Lennon Road (Article 15)
8,358.69
Parker Street (Article 16)
5,588.07
Richfield Road (Article 17)
23,547.85
Sherborn Street (Article 18) 1,503.47
Sunset Road (Article 19)
10,183.96
Temple Street (Article 20)
8,447.19
Victoria Road (Article 21)
11,532.48
Webcowet Road (Article 22)
5,755.55
$103,861.15
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There being no further business under Article 23 the Moderator declared it disposed of.
Article 24 taken up. (Easements of Land)
Voted: (Unanimously) That the Joint Board of Select- men and Board of Public Works be and hereby is authorized and empowered on behalf of the Town, to purchase or take by eminent domain or otherwise acquire, easements in lands adjoining the locations of ways, the laying out of which is accepted at this meeting, consisting of the right to have the lands of said locations protected by having the surface of such adjoining lands slope from the boundaries of said loca- tions ; that for this purpose the sum of two thousand (2000) dollars be and hereby is appropriated ; said sum to be raised by general tax and expended under the direction of said Joint Board.
There being no further business under Article 24 the Moderator declared it disposed of.
Article 25 taken up. (Exterior Lines: Ely Road to Rub- lee Street)
Voted: (Unanimously) That the establishment of ex- terior lines of a way from a point northeasterly of Ely Road to a point southeasterly of Rublee Street, as made and re- ported by the Joint Board of Selectmen and Board of Public Works and more particularly described in Article 25 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 seven hundred fifty (750) dollars be and hereby is appropriated for the purpose, including land dam- ages ; and that said sum be raised by general tax and expen- ded under the direction of said Joint Board.
There being no further business under Article 25 the Moderator declared it disposed of.
Article 26 taken up. (Abandonment of Exterior Lines : Spy Pond Parkway-Princeton Road.)
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Voted: (Unanimously) That the Town do not abandon the taking establishing exterior lines of way on Plan show- ing Proposed Exterior Lines of Spy Pond Parkway and Princeton Road, Arlington Massachusetts, dated January 1931, by James M. Keane, Town Engineer, as particularly described in Article 26 of the warrant; the establishment of which lines was accepted by the Town by a unanimous vote under Article 40 of the warrant for the annual meeting of 1931, said taking being duly recorded with Middlesex South District Deeds.
There being no further business under Article 26 the Moderator declared it disposed of.
Article 27 taken up. (Relocation, Alteration, Widening, Construction of Town Ways)
Voted: (Unanimously) That the Town do not now make any appropriation for the relocation, alteration and widen- ing, construction of, specific repairs upon and improvement of ways within the town.
There being no further business under Article 27 the Moderator declared it disposed of.
Article 28 taken up. (Employment of the Poor.)
On motion duly made and seconded Mr. Chamberlain offered a substitute motion. Lengthy discussion followed.
Motion was made and seconded that it be laid on the table. On a rising vote counted by tellers Messrs. Wash- burn, Donovan, and McManus, forty-five voted in the affirma- tive and ninety-five in the negative and the Moderator de- clared the motion lost. After further discussion Mr. Davis moved the previous question and on being put to vote the Moderator declared the motion carried. It was then moved and seconded that the substitute motion be accepted and on being put to a vote is was carried; and on motion duly made and seconded it was
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Voted: (Unanimously) That the sum of nineteen thou- sand five hundred twenty (19,520) dollars be and hereby is appropriated for the employment of the poor on Town Work; said sum to be raised by general tax and expended under the direction of the Board of Selectmen substantially as fol- lows:
Administration
$ 4,320.00
Personal Services :
(Executive Secretary, $2,650; Clerk, $1,060; Material and Expenses, $610)
Finishing projects under the Works
Progress Administration 2,000.00
Mosquito Control-Dickson's Swamp 2,500.00
Mosquito Control-Symmes Swamp 2,000.00
Grading, Cutting Grass, and other work in parks 3,500.00
Painting Traffic Signs and Lines for Po-
lice Dep't 1,200.00
Cleaning, Widening and Deepening Mill Brook 4,000.00
$19,520.00
There being no further business under Article 28 the Moderator declared it disposed of.
Article 29 taken up. (Claims or Charges of Symmes Arlington Hospital.)
Voted: (Unanimously) That the sum of three thou- sand (3,000) dollars be and hereby is appropriated to pay claims and charges of Symmes Arlington Hospital, includ- ing such claims and charges for aid, relief or care furnished prior to January 1, 1937, to persons falling into distress and standing in need of immediate relief; said sum to be raised by general tax and expended under the direction of the Board of Selectmen.
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There being no further business under Article 29 the Moderator declared it disposed of.
Article 30 taken up. (Printing of Town's By-Laws, Building Code, etc.)
Voted: (Unanimously) That the sum of seven hundred fifty (750) dollars be and hereby is appropriated for the printing of the Town's By-Laws, including among others the Building Code and the Zoning By-Laws, or any portions thereof ; said sum to be raised by general tax and expended under the direction of the Board of Selectmen.
There being no further business under Article 30 the Moderator declared it disposed of.
Article 31 taken up. (By-law establishing Fees for cer- tain licenses and Registrations) .
Voted: (Unanimously) That a by-law establishing cer- tain fees be, and hereby is, adopted as follows: The fee for a license relating to the keeping, storage and manufacture of any of the articles named in section 9 of chapter 148 of the General Laws except fireworks, firecrackers and tor- pedoes, in accordance with the provisions of section 13 of said chapter 148 as amended shall be one (1) dollar; and that the fee for a registration in accordance with said section 13 shall be fifty (50) cents.
Voted: (Unanimously) That the sum of twenty-five (25) dollars be and hereby is appropriated for the publish- ing and printing of the by-law adopted under this article 31; and that said sum be raised by general tax and expended under the direction of the Board of Selectmen.
There being no further business under Article 31 the Moderator declared it disposed of.
Article 32 taken up. (Acceptance of Deed of Land.)
Voted: (Unanimously) That the Town accept the deed of Arlmont Housing Corporation to the Town dated Febru-
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ary 1, 1937 relating to a certain parcel of land shown upon a plan marked "Plan of Portion of Arlmont Village, Arling- ton, Mass. July 31, 1936, Whitman & Howard C. E." filed with Middlesex So. Dist. Deeds, book 6060 page 1 and bounded and described as set forth in article 32 of the war- rant.
There being no further business under Article 32 the Moderator declared it disposed of.
Article 33 taken up. (Additional Fire Appartus.)
Voted: (Unanimously) That the sum of eighteen thou- sand seven hundred fifty (18,750) dollars be and hereby is appropriated for the purchase of an aerial ladder truck for 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 approval of the Board of Selectmen.
There being no further business under Article 33 the Moderator declared it disposed of.
Article 34 taken up. (Filling Material for Meadowbrook Park.)
Voted: (Unanimously) That the Town do not, under article 34 of the warrant, make any appropriation either for the acquisition of filling material to be used in Meadowbrook Park or for the grading and improvement of said park.
There being no further business under Article 34 the Moderator declared it disposed of.
Article 35 taken up. (Public Bath House: Heights Res- ervoir.)
Voted: (Unanimously) That the Town do not now ap- propriate the sum of eleven thousand eight hundred and seventy-five and 75/100 (11,875.75) dollars, or any other
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sum, for the erection of a building to be used as a public bath house upon land of the Town adjoining the beach at the Reservoir at Arlington Heights; and that no further action be taken under Article 35 of the warrant.
There being no further business under Article 35 the Moderator declared it disposed of.
Article 36 taken up. (Public Library at Arlington Heights.)
Voted: (Unanimously) That the sum of Thirty-two thousand (32,000) dollars be and hereby is appropriated for the construction of a building including the cost of original equipment and furnishings to be used for a Public Library upon land of the Town situated at the northwest corner of Park Avenue and Paul Revere Road; and that said sum be raised by general tax and expended under the direction of the Board of Trustees of the Robbins Library.
There being no further business under Article 36 the Moderator declared it disposed of.
Article 37 taken up. (Completion of Auditorium: New High School.)
Voted: (Unanimously) That the Town do not now make an appropriation for the completion of the auditorium in the new High School building, including all necessary additions and alterations in connection therewith.
There being no further business under Article 37 the Moderator declared it disposed of.
Article 38 taken up. (Purchase of Land adjoining Spy Pond Athletic Field.)
Voted: That the School Committee be and hereby is authorized and empowered, on behalf of the Town, to pur-
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chase for the purpose of a public playground or recreation centre the parcel of land adjoining Spy Pond Athletic Field now owned by Hattie F. Hornblower and particularly de- scribed in article 38 of the warrant; that for the purpose of such purchase the sum of three thousand two hundred and fifty (3,250) dollars be and hereby is appropriated, said sum to be raised by general tax and expended under the direction of said Committee; and that the powers conferred by section 14 of chapter 45 of the General Laws so far as they are applicable to the said parcel shall be exercised by the said Committee.
There being no further business under Article 38 the Moderator declared it disposed of.
On motion duly made and seconded :
Voted: That Article 3 be taken from the table.
Mr. Bixby read the Report of the Committee of Ten appointed to consider the purchase of playgrounds and the recreational needs of the Town. It was
. Voted: That the report be received and placed on file.
On motion of Mr. Chamberlain :
Voted: That Article 3 be laid on the table.
Article 39 taken up (Acquisition of Land for Public Playgrounds).
The Moderator read the recommendation of the Finance Committee as follows:
That the Board of Park Commissioners be and hereby is authorized and empowered, on behalf of the Town, to pur- chase or take in fee by eminent domain or otherwise ac- quire, for the purposes of public playgrounds or recreation
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centres the five parcels of land within the Town and the rights or easements in land, all as hereinafter described; that for the purposes of such purchases, takings or acqui- sitions of said parcels, rights or easements sums be ap- propriated as hereinafter set forth; that all said sums 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 so far as they are applicable to the said parcels of land, rights and easements, shall be exercised by the Board of Park Commissioners.
On motion duly made and seconded it was:
Voted: (Unanimously) To dispense with the reading of Parcels A. B. C. D. and E., and that action be taken upon each Parcel separately.
Mr. Bixby requested permission to show pictures of the parcels of land described as A. B. C. D. and E. which was granted. When they had been shown the Moderator declared Parcel A. before the meeting and thereupon Mr. Edward J. Kelly offered the following substitute motion :
To refer Parcel A. of Article 39 to a Committee of ten for further consideration and investigation jointly with the Town Meeting Members of Precinct 2 and to report at the next town meeting.
There was much discussion but finally the motion was put to a vote and the Moderator declared it lost.
Mr. A. J. Power then offered the following substitute motion :
That location of land for playground purposes in Pre- cincts 2 and 4 be referred back to the committee, and the committee asked to look into the advisability of a location within the boundaries of Varnum St., Herbert Road, Thorn- dike Street and the Boston & Maine tracks.
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On being put to a vote the Moderator declared it lost.
After further discussion of Parcel A. the Moderator called for a standing vote; Messrs Washburn, Donovan and McManus acted as tellers; 82 voting in the affirmative and 59 in the negative it was
Voted: That the Board of Park Commissioners 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 purposes of a public playground or recrea- tion centre, the parcel of land within the Town and the rights or easements in land as hereinafter described; that for the purpose of such purchase, taking or acquisition of said parcel, rights or easements, a sum be appropriated as hereinafter set forth; 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 so far as they are applicable to the said parcel of land, rights and easements, shall be exercised by the Board of Park Commissioners.
A. The said parcel is bounded by "Thorndike Street Extension", land of the Boston & Maine Railroad, land of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the State Highway, "Burch Street Extension", and land now or formerly of the Arlington Construction Company as shown on a plan mark- ed "Plan of Land in Arlington, Mass. Scale 1"=40', July 2, 1936, James M. Keane, Town Engineer," filed in the office of the town engineer, and as more.particularly described as the first parcel in article 39 of the warrant; also as appurte- nant to said parcel the right or easement of passing and repassing upon and over (a) the parcels of land marked "Thorndike Street Extension" on said plan (b) the parcel of land forty feet in width marked "Ext. of Thorndike Street" on plan entitled "Plan of Land belonging to Mar- garet G. Allen, Arlington, Mass., Scale 1"=100', November 1, 1928 compiled by C. H. Gannett Co. C. E." recorded with Middlesex So. Dist. Deeds, book 5333 page 595, and the ex- isting crossings of said Railroad between said parcel and
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Thorndike Street as shown on said last mentioned plan, and (c) the parcel marked "40' Right of Way" on said last men- tioned plan extending in a northerly direction from the end of Thorndike Street Extension as shown on said first men- tioned plan dated July 2, 1936 to the end of Margaret Street as shown on said last mentioned plan dated November 1, 1928. For such acquisition of the said parcel and the said rights or easements as appurtenant thereto the sum hereby appropriated is seven thousand eight hundred and fifty (7850) dollars.
The Moderator declared Parcel A. accepted and dis- posed of.
On motion duly made and seconded it was :
Voted: To reconsider the action of the meeting dividing Article 39 into five Parcels.
On motion duly made and seconded it was :
Voted: That the remaining Parcels B. C. D. and E. be taken up as one and voted on collectively and that the read- ing of these Parcels be dispensed with. Thereupon, the Mod- erator declared Parcels B. C. D. and E. before the meeting and
On motion duly made and seconded it was:
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 eminent domain or otherwise acquire, for the purposes of public playgrounds or recreation centres the four parcels of land within the Town and the rights or easements in land, all as hereinafter described; that for the purposes of such pur- chases, takings or acquisitions of said parcels, rights or easements sums be appropriated as hereinafter set forth ; that all said sums be raised by general tax and expended under the direction of the Board of Park Commissioners:
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and that the powers conferred by section 14 of chapter 45 of the General Laws so far as they are applicable to the said parcels of land, rights and easements, shall be exercised by the Board of Park Commissioners.
B. The said parcel is bounded by the northwesterly side line of Teel Street Extended, the proposed northeast- erly side line of Waldo Road, lot 219A and St. Paul Ceme- tery, as shown on a plan marked "Plan of Land in Arlington, Mass., Scale 1"=40', January 5, 1937, James M. Keane, Town Engineer" filed in the office of the town engineer, and as more particularly described as the second parcel in Art- icle 39 of the warrant; also as appurtenant to said parcel the right or easement of passing or repassing upon and over (a) the parcel of land forty feet in width adjacent to said second parcel, shown as Teel Street on said mentioned plan, (b) the parcel of land shown as the remaining portion of said lot 91 upon said last mentioned plan, and (c) the parcel of land forty feet in width marked "Waldo Road" extending from the present end of Waldo Road to the said lot 91 as shown on said last mentioned plan. For such acquisition of the said parcel and the said rights or easements as appurte- nant thereto the sum hereby appropriated is two thousand four hundred sixty-eight and 75/100 (2468.75) dollars.
C. The said parcel is bounded by the northwesterly side line of North Union Street, land now or formerly of Mary F. Purcell, land now or formerly of Alice L. Purcell, land now or formerly of M. Ernest Moore, land now or form- erly of Martin and Nellie A. Hines and land now or form- erly of Mary F. Purcell, as shown on a plan marked "Plan of Land in Arlington, Mass., Scale 1"=40', January 7, 1937, J. M. Keane, Town Engineer" filed in the office of the town engineer and as more particularly described as the third parcel in article 39 of the warrant. For such acquisition of the said parcel the sum hereby appropriated is eleven thou- sand eight hundred twelve and 50/100 (11,812.50) dollars.
D. The said parcel is bounded by the southeasterly side line of Overlook Road extended through land now or
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formerly of Mary J. Dixon, land now or formerly of F. Augustus Pierce, land now or formerly of Ellen F. Walsh, Trustee, land now or formerly of Mary J. Dixon, land now or formerly of William E. Cox, land marked "Pheasant Ave- nue", land of the Town of Arlington, Mountain Avenue, lot 102, Lots 102, 103, and 104, as shown on a plan marked "Plan of Land in Arlington, Mass. Scale 1"=50', January 15, 1937, James M. Keane, Town Engineer" filed in the office of the town engineer, and as more particularly described as the fourth parcel in article 39 of the warrant; also as appurte- nant to said parcel the right or easement of passing and re- passing upon and over (a) the parcel marked "Overlook Road" extending from Pheasant Avenue to the northeaster- ly side line of Mountain Avenue as shown on said last men- tioned plan, (b) the parcel of land marked "Mountain Ave- nue" extending from Overlook Road southeasterly to the said parcel as shown on said last mentioned plan, and (c) the portion of the parcel of land marked "Pheasant Avenue" not now owned by the Town, extending from Overlook Road, southeasterly to the southeasterly boundary line of said land of the Town as shown on said last mentioned plan. For such acquisition of the said parcel and the said rights or ease- ments appurtenant thereto the sum hereby appropriated is three thousand fifty-eight and 35/100 (3058.35) dollars.
E. The said parcel is bounded by the northwesterly side line of Florence Avenue, the northeasterly side line of Renfrew Street, land now or formerly of Josephine M. Mc- Carthy, lot 35, part of lot 34, parts of lots 33, B. A. and 31, and lots B. 5, 6, 7, 8 and 10. For such acquisition of said parcel the sum hereby appropriated is six thousand seven hundred fifty (6750) dollars.
There being no further business under Article 39 the Moderator declared it disposed of.
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