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The Moderator called the meeting to order at 8:20 P. M.
One Town Meeting Member not previously sworn was sworn by the Moderator.
Mr. Lowe requested that Selectman Estabrook, the Secre- tary of the Board of Selectmen, Mr. Golden, and the Town Counsel, Mr. White, be allowed to sit with him.
The Town Clerk read the call and the Constable's Return of the Warrant; the reading of the remainder of the Warrant was waived by consent of the meeting.
On motion of Mr. Lowe, duly seconded, it was unani- mously
Voted : That if all the business of the meeting as set forth in the Warrant is not disposed of at this session, when the
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meeting adjourns, it adjourn to Monday evening, October 10, 1938, at 8:00 o'clock.
Chairman Lowe informed the Meeting that the Board of Selectmen appointed a Committee consisting of
Helen Gage Bailey Caroline Fairchild Charles A. Hardy William A. Muller Earl A. Ryder
to present resolutions on the death of Miss Caira Robbins, and asked Mr. Muller to read them; Mr. Muller presented the fol- lowing :
Resolved, That the Citizens of Arlington, by their repre- sentatives in Town Meeting assembled, inscribe upon the records of the Town this expression of the high esteem in which they held the late Caira Robbins, who died at Evian, France, on September 16, 1938, and their gratitude for her life long service and generous gifts to the Town.
Born in Philadelphia, she came in childhood to the home of her grandfather, Nathan Robbins, in this Town. Here she attended the public schools and grew to womanhood. With her two sisters and her brother she shared in a household distinguished for its culture, refinement, and hospitality. Her mind was enriched by constant study and wide reading. Ex- tensive travel and residence for long periods in Europe broad- ened her vision and improved her taste. She became in the best sense a citizen of the world, interested in all its problems and a lover of the beautiful and noble in whatever country or in whatever form they were to be found. Whether living at home or abroad she never forgot her friends in this com- munity, and her devotion to the Town and her presents of rare and beautiful works of art to its Public Library con- tinued to the end of her life.
From members of the Robbins family the people of this Town received the noble gifts of the Public Library Building,
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the Town Hall, the Robbins Mansion House and many treas- ures of art. The personal benefactions of Caira Robbins were numerous and important, and hers was no small part in plan- ning and completing the gifts of other members of her family.
Her host of friends in this community will never forget her sweet nature, refined taste and charming manner.
The people of Arlington will cherish her memory as that of one who lived worthily and went about doing good.
And be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be sent to Miss Ida F. Robbins, the surviving sister of Caira Robbins.
And on motion of Mr. Muller, duly seconded, the Resolu- tion was unanimously adopted by a rising vote.
On motion of Mr. Lowe, duly seconded, it was unani- mously
Voted: That Article 1 be taken up.
Article 1 taken up. (Reports of Committees.)
On motion of Mr. Higgins, duly seconded, it was unani- mously
Voted: That the report of the Finance Committee as pre- sented in its printed form be now received.
On motion of Mr. Higgins, duly seconded, it was unani- mously
Voted : That Article 1 be laid on the table.
On motion of Mr. Higgins, duly seconded, it was unani- mously
Voted: That the remaining Articles in the Warrant be now taken up separately in the order in which they appear in
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said Warrant and that the recommendations of the Finance Committee under said Articles as presented in their printed report be considered as now before the meeting to be voted upon without further motion, separately, under the respective Articles as they appear in said report.
Article 2 taken up. (Hurricane Damage Emergency Fund).
On motion, duly made and seconded, it was unanimously
Voted : That the sum of forty-five thousand (45,000) dol- lars be and hereby is appropriated to be set apart and ad- ministered as a Hurricane Damage Emergency Fund to de- fray the cost and expense incurred and to be incurred for equipment or otherwise in repairing the damage to the public ways and shade trees within the Town and to the property of the Town, caused by or resulting from the hurricane of September 21, 1938; that said sum be expended for such re- pairing under the direction of the respective boards, com- mittees and officers in charge or control of such ways, trees and property so damaged, in such amounts as the Board of Selectmen may from time to time determine; and that, as an emergency appropriation, if approved by a board composed of the Attorney General, the State Treasurer and the Director of Accounts, the Treasurer with the approval of the Board of Selectmen be and hereby is authorized to borrow the said sum of forty-five thousand (45,000) dollars and to issue a note or notes of the Town therefor payable within one year, all under and in accordance with the provisions of clause 9 of section 8 of chapter 44 of the General Laws.
There being no further business under Article 2, the Moderator declared Article 2 disposed of.
Article 3 taken up. (Public Welfare, Old Age Assistance, W. P. A. Projects Employment of the Poor.)
On motion, duly made and seconded, it was unanimously
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Voted : That the amounts hereinafter stated be and here- by are apropriated for the following purposes :
(a) Public Welfare including aid to dependent children $32,000.00
(b) Old Age Assistance 9,000.00
(c) Works Progress Administration Projects. 30,000.00
(d) Employment of the Poor on useful projects 10,000.00 and that to meet said appropriations the amounts stated in items (a), (b), together amounting to forty-one thousand (41,000) dollars the Treasurer, with the approval of the Se- lectmen, be and hereby is authorized to borrow said sum of forty-one thousand (41,000) dollars, and to issue a note or notes therefor, all under the provisions of Chapter 49 of the Acts of 1933, as most recently amended by Chapter 57 of the Acts of 1938; that the amounts stated in items (c), (d), to- gether amounting to forty thousand (40,000) dollars be taken from free cash now in the Treasury; and that all of said ap- propriations be expended under the direction of the Board of Selectmen. If the entire amount appropriated for Works Progress Administration projects is not required for such purpose, any remaining balance thereof shall, so far as per- mitted by law, be expended for employment of the poor on use- ful projects under the direction of the Board of Selectmen.
There being no further business under Article 3 the Mod- erator declared Article 3 disposed of.
Article 4 taken up. (Extension of Water Services for House Connections. )
On motion, duly made and seconded, it was unanimously
Voted: That the additional sum of two thousand (2,000) dollars be and hereby is appropriated for the extension of water services for house connections; that said sum be taken
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from free cash now in the Treasury and expended under the direction of the Board of Public Works.
There being no further business under Article 4 the Mod- erator declared Article 4 disposed of.
Article 5 taken up. (Payment for Janitors and Helpers, School Department.)
On motion, duly made and seconded, it was unanimously
Voted: That the additional sum of eight hundred (800) dollars be and hereby is apropriated for the payment of jani- tors and helpers in the School Department; that said sum be taken from free cash now in the Treasury and expended under the direction of the School Committee.
There being no further business under Article 5 the Mod- erator declared Article 5 disposed of.
Article 6 taken up. (Transfer of Appropriations, School Department.)
On motion, duly made and seconded, it was unanimously
Voted : That the sum of thirty-four hundred (3,400) dol- lars be and hereby is appropriated for the School Department to be expended by the School Committee in connection with instructional service as follows: Personal services of others than teachers, principals, supervisors and clerks to principals and supervisors, fifteen hundred (1,500) dollars; expenses, four hundred (400) dollars; supplies, fifteen hundred (1,500) dollars; said sum of thirty-four hundred (3,400) dollars to be transferred from the unexpended amount of the appropriation made for payment of teachers, principals and supervisors under sub-item 2 of item 34 of the vote passed under article 4 of the Warrant for the Annual Meeting of this year.
There being no further business under Article 6 the Mod- erator declared Article 6 disposed of.
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Article 7 taken up. (Disposal of Portable Building at Hardy School.)
On motion, duly made and seconded, it was unanimously
Voted : That the School Committee be and herby is author- ized to sell and convey for the minimum amount of one (1) dollar the two-room portable building located on the Hardy School property and no longer required for public purposes.
There being no further business under Article 7, the Mod- erator declared Article 7 disposed of.
Article S taken up. (Transfer of Mt. Pleasant Cemetery Funds. )
On motion, duly made and seconded, it was unanimously
Voted: That the sum of one hundred twenty-six (126) dollars be transferred from (Mt. Pleasant Cemetery) Sale of Lots and Graves Fund to the (Mt. Pleasant Cemetery) Per- petual Care Fund.
There being no further business under Article 8 the Mod- erator declared Article S disposed of.
Article 9 taken up. (Disposal of Truck used by Police Signal System.)
On motion, duly made and seconded, it was unanimously
Voted: That the Board of Selectmen be and hereby is authorized to sell and convey for the minimum amount of one hundred and fifty (150) dollars the 1934 International truck formerly used in connection with the police signal system.
There being no further business under Article 9, the Mod- erator declared Article 9 disposed of.
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Article 10 taken up. (Zoning.)
Harold C. Knight presented the report of the Planning Board, which was duly accepted; and offered the following:
Voted : That the Town amend its Zoning By-law by alter- ing the Zoning Map therein referred to so as to include in the Single Residence District all of the area now included in a General Residence District bounded and described as follows: "Beginning at the point of intersection of the center line of Spy Pond Lane and the center line of Lake Street, thence southwesterly on said center line of Lake Street to the north- easterly side line of the Concord Turnpike, thence northwest- erly on said northeasterly side line of the Concord Turnpike to the shore line of Spy Pond, thence generally northeasterly by said shore line of Spy Pond to a point of intersection of said shore line of Spy Pond and the center line of Alfred Road extended thence southeasterly on said center line of Alfred Road extended to the point of intersection of said center line of Alfred Road and the center line of Princeton Road, thence southwesterly on said center line of Princeton Road to the point of intersection of the center line of Princeton Road and the center line of Spy Pond Lane, thence southeasterly on said center line of Spy Pond Lane to the point of begin- ning."
After much discussion the previous question was moved and seconded and duly carried; and on rising vote, eighty- seven voting in the affirmative and nine in the negative (the count being made by Messrs. Donovan, Hooley, and Homer) the vote offered by Chairman Knight was duly carried by more than two-thirds of those present and voting.
There being no further business under Article 10, the Moderator declared Article 10 disposed of.
Article 11 taken up. (Acceptance of Act, Arlington-Bel- mort Boundary Line.)
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The Finance Committee recommended the following mo- tion :
That Chapter 371 of the Acts of the General Court of 1938 entitled "An Act changing and establishing a portion of the boundary line between the towns of Arlington and Bel- mont and making changes in certain laws relative to the territory affected" be and hereby is accepted.
Mr. Higgins offered the following substitute motion, which was seconded and duly carried; and on motion duly made and seconded it was unanimously
Voted : That Chapter 371 of the Acts of the General Court of 1938 entitled "An Act changing and establishing a portion of the boundary line between the towns of Arlington and Belmont and making changes in certain laws relative to the territory affected" be and hereby is accepted; and that the Town Clerk cause a certified copy of this acceptance to be filed in the office of the State Secretary.
There being no further business under Article 11, the Moderator declared Article 11 disposed of.
Article 12 taken up. (Acceptance of Statute, Absent Voting in Town Elections.)
On motion, duly made and seconded, it was unanimously
Voted: That section 103A of chapter 54 of the General Laws as amended by chapter 77 of the Acts of 1937 be and is hereby accepted.
There being no further business under Article 12, the Moderator declared Article 12 disposed of.
Article 13 taken up. (Acceptance of Statute, Reserved Spaces in Highways.)
On motion, duly made and seconded, it was unanimously
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Voted: That section 34 of chapter 82 of the General Laws, as amended by chapter 309 of the Acts of 1935 be and hereby is accepted.
There being no further business under Article 13, the Moderator declared Article 13 disposed of.
Article 14 taken up. (Adoption of Town By-law re Con- tracts and Purchases.)
On motion, duly made and seconded, it was unanimously
Voted: That a committee of five be appointed by the Mod- erator to consider the adoption of a Town By-law or By-laws relating to Contracts and Purchases and report to the An- nual Town Meeting of 1939.
There being no further business under Article 14, the Moderator declared Article 14 disposed of.
On motion of Mr. Higgins, duly seconded, it was unani- mously
Voted : That Article 1 be taken from the table.
There being no further business under Article 1, the Mod- erator declared Article 1 disposed of.
The Moderator declared that all business in the Warrant calling this meeting having been disposed of, the meeting ad- journed at 9:30 P. M.
A True Record, Attest :
EARL A. RYDER,
Town Clerk.
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TOWN WARRANT
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Middlesex, ss.
To any of the Constables of the Town of Arlington :
Greeting :
In the name of the Commonwealth, you are hereby re- quired to notify and warn the inhabitants of said Town, quali- fied as the Constitution requires, to meet in the polling places designated for the several precincts in said Town, viz:
Precinct 1, Crosby School, entrance on Winter Street.
Precincts 2-4, Hardy School, entrance on Lake Street.
Precincts 3-5, Junior High School East, entrance on Tufts Street.
Precincts 6-8, Town Hall, entrance on Massachusetts Avenue.
Precinct 7, Russell School, entrance on Medford Street.
Precinct 9, Russell School, entrance on Mystic Street.
Precincts 10-12, Cutter School, entrance on Robbins Road. Precinct 11, Highland Hose House, entrance on Massa- chusetts Avenue.
Precinct 13, Peirce School, entrance on Park Avenue North.
Precinct 14, Locke School, entrance on Park Avenue.
Tuesday, the eighth day of November next, it being the Tuesday next after the first Monday in said month, at 7 A. M. to act on the following articles, viz :
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Article 1. To bring in their votes for a Governor, a Lieut- enant Governor; a Secretary; a Treasurer and Receiver-Gen- eral; an Auditor; an Attorney General for this Common- wealth; a Representative in Congress for the 5th Congress- sional District; a Councillor for the 6th Councillor District ; a Senator for the 6th Senatorial District, Middlesex County ; two Representatives in General Court for the 28th Representa- tive District, Middlesex County ; a District Attorney for the Northern District; a County Commissioner for Middlesex County ; a Sheriff for Middlesex County, a Clerk of the Courts (to fill vacancy) for Middlesex County.
To vote "Yes" or "No" upon the following questions :
Question No. 1. Proposed Amendment to the Constitu- tion :
Shall an amendment to the Constitution providing for biennial sessions of the General Court and for a biennial budget which is further described as follows:
This amendment annuls all existing provisions of the Con- stitution and its prior amendments which require annual sessions of the General Court, commonly known as the Legis- lature, and provides for biennial sessions in their place. It also provides that the budget of all proposed expenditures of the Commonwealth shall be so prepared as to cover two fiscal years instead of only one as at present required,-which pro- posed amendment was approved by the General Court and a joint session of the two branches held May 27, 1936, received 141 votes in the affirmative and 117 in the negative, and in a joint session of the two branches held May 19, 1937, YES received 158 votes in the affirmative and 112 in the negative,-be approved. NO
Question No. 2. Law Proposed by Initiative Petition :
Shall the proposed measure which provides that in any city or town which accepts its terms, the licensing authorities shall establish free public taxicab stands for the use of all taxicabs and motor vehicles for hire whose owners are licensed
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within such city or town, and shall abolish all other forms of taxicab stands on any public highway within such city or town,-which was disapproved in the House of Representatives by a vote of 96 in the affirmative YES and 109 in the negative and in the Senate by a vote of 4 in the affirmative and 35 in the negative,-be NO approved ?
Question No. 3. To obtain a full expression of opinion, voters should vote on all three of the following questions :
(a) If a voter desires to permit the sale in this town of any and all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on and off the premises where sold, he will vote "Yes" on all three questions.
(b) If he desires to permit the sale herein of wines and malt beverages only to be drunk on and off the premises where sold, he will vote "No" on question one, "Yes" on question two and "No" on question three.
(c) If he desires to permit the sale herein of all alcoholic beverages but only in packages, so called, not to be drunk on the premises where sold, he will vote "No" on questions one and two and "Yes" on question three.
(d) If he desires to permit the sale herein of wines and malt beverages to be drunk on and off the premises where sold and in addition other alcoholic beverages but only in pack- ages, so called, not to be drunk on the premises where sold, he will vote "No" on question one and "Yes" on questions two and three.
(e) If he desires to prohibit the sale herein of any and all alcoholic beverages whether to be drunk on or off the premises where sold, he will vote "No" on all three questions.
1. Shall licenses be granted in this town for the sale therein of all alcoholic beverages (whisky, rum gin, malt beverages, wines and all other alcoholic beverages) ?
YES
NO
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2. Shall licenses be granted in this town for the sale therein of wines and malt beverages (wines and beer, ale and all other malt beverages) ?
YES
NO
3. Shall licenses be granted in this town for the sale therein of all alcoholic beverages in packages, so called, not to be drunk on the premises?
YES
NO
Question No. 4.
1. Shall the pari-mutuel system of betting on licensed horse races be permitted in this county ?
YES
NO
2. Shall the pari-mutuel system of betting on licensed dog races be permittel in this county ?
YES
NO
Questions of Public Policy under General Laws (Ter- centenary Edition) Chapter 53, Section 19.
Question No. 1. "Shall the Representatives to the Gen- eral Court from this district be instructed to vote in favor of legislation barring from employment, in the public service, married women whose husbands are employed?"
Question No. 2. "Shall the Representatives of this Dis- trict be instructed to urge and support all efforts to relieve this Commonwealth by urging through every lawful means upon Congress the adoption of legislation designed to provide for ALL United States Citizens the privilege of retiring after the age of sixty years from gainful occupation upon a federal annuity that shall maintain them EQUALLY upon living standards equal to whatever general contemporary standards of living at any time prevail; said system of security to be provided by appropriate national taxation designed to effect an increase thereby of purchasing power throughout the Na- tion ?"
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All the above to be voted for on one ballot. The polls will be open from 7 A. M. until 8 o'clock P. M. and you will notify and warn the voters of the Town of Arlington to meet at the times and places herein specified by leaving at every dwelling house in the Town a printed copy of this Warrant and also by posting a copy of the same at the doors of the Town Hall and in a conspicuous place in each of the fourteen precincts of the Town seven days, at least, prior to the time of said meeting.
Hereof, fail not, and make due return of this Warrant, with your doings thereon, to the Selectmen, on or before said day and hour of meeting.
Given under our hands in said Arlington, this twenty- fourth day of October in the year of our Lord, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-eight.
GEORGE H. LOWE, JR. ERNEST W. DAVIS HAROLD M. ESTABROOK
Selectmen of the Town. of Arlington
CONSTABLE'S RETURN
Arlington, Mass., November 2, 1938. Middlesex County :
By virtue of this Warrant I have notified and warned the legal voters of the Town of Arlington to meet at the times and places and for the purposes herein named by causing a printed attested copy of the same to be left at every dwelling house in the Town, and by posting an attested copy at the doors of the Town Hall seven days at least before said day of meeting and by posting attested copies in two or more con- spicuous places in each voting precinct in the Town. A notice of the time, places and objects of the meeting was published in the local papers.
(Signed) JAMES J. GOLDEN, JR.
Constable, Town of Arlington, Mass.
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Arlington, Mass., Nov. S, 1938.
In pursuance of the foregoing Warrant the legal voters of the Town of Arlington met in their respective voting places on Tuesday, the eighth day of November, 1938, at seven o'clock in the forenoon.
The following places were designated as follows:
Precinct 1, Crosby School, entrance on Winter Street.
Precincts 2-4, Hardy School, entrance on Lake Street.
Precincts 3-5, Junior High School East, entrance on Tufts Street.
Precincts 6-8, Town Hall, entrance on Massachusetts Avenue.
Precinct 7, Russell School, entrance on Medford Street.
Precinct 9, Russell School, entrance on Mystic Street.
Precincts 10-12, Cutter School, entrance on Robbins Road.
Precinct 11, Highland Hose House, entrance on Massa- chusetts Avenue.
Precinct 13, Peirce School, entrance on Park Avenue North.
Precinct 14, Locke School, entrance on Park Avenue.
The following election officers served :
Precinct 1. John S. Kelly, Warden, 27 Cleveland St .; Ruth M. Kelley, Clerk, 30 Cleveland St .; Jennie G. Marker. Inspector. 30 Marathon St .; Walter F. Priest. Inspector, 72 Cleveland St .; Marion K. Keefe, Inspector. 11 Teel St .; Doris D. Slade, Inspector, 23 Cleveland St .; Sarkis Boyajian, Teller,
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88 Broadway; Ellen J. Collins, Teller, 21 Cleveland St .; H. Joseph Mederios, 84 Trowbridge St .; Edith L. Donaldson, 29 Cleveland St. Extra Election Officers: C. G. Hand, 10 Trow- bridge St .; Jeannette Kimball, 56 Cleveland St .; T. G. Hen- nessey, 86 Marathon St .; Bertha V. Pichette, 48 Broadway.
Precinct 2. Judson F. Easton, Warden, 62 Melrose St .; Raymond H. Elden, Clerk, 85 Egerton Rd .; Robert M. D'Unger, Inspector, 92 Egerton Rd .; Ivan E. Fales, Inspector, 57 Fair- mont St .; Harriette E. Denvir, Inspector, 98 Rawson Rd .; Flora B. Hudson, Inspector, 42 Varnum St .; Charles R. Davieau, Teller, 15 Lafayette St .; Elizabeth M. Dobbs, Teller, 45 Melrose St .; Catherine M. Latsey, Teller, 57 Milton St .; Mary E. Tremblay, 48 Fairmont St .; Mary S. Keefe, 53 Fair- mont St .; Bernard J. Hart, 94 Thorndike St. Extra Election Officers: Frank L. Ganong, 42 Magnolia St .; Agnes B. Ma- honey, 45-A Fairmont St.
Precinct 3. David T. Dale, Warden, 280 Broadway; George H. Peirce, Clerk, 9 Palmer St .; Harry W. Marden, In- spector, 11 Wyman St .; Roy J. Impey, Inspector, 29 Grafton St .; Carrie M. Fowle, Inspector, 11 Wyman St .; Gertrude M. Kelly, Inspector, 5 Swan St .; Henry J. Perice, Teller; 45 Grafton St .; Julia C. Campmbell, Teller, 107 Grafton St .; Elizabeth C. Cain, Teller, 256 Bradway; Mabel F. Evans, 260 Broadway ; James H. Young, 103 Grafton St. Extra Election Officer : William Lowder, 280 Broadway.
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