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Other Clerks .. 3,200.00
Assistant Assessors 862.00
Expenses
1,410.00
Capital Outlay
103.95
$12,175.95
Voted :
8. Legal (Board of Selectmen)
Personal Services: Town Counsel $ 2,000.00 Expenses : Legal Expenses, including among others, expenses relating to the prosecution, defense or settlement of actions or claims by, against or involving the interests of the Town or relating to matters for which there have been or may be special appro- priations 15,000.00
$17,000.00
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9. Town Clerk (Town Clerk)
Earl A. Ryder offered a motion, duly seconded, that the item "Expenses" $460.00 be changed to read $660.00, which being put to a vote was declared lost.
On the recommendation of the Finance Committee it was
Voted :
Personal Services :
Town Clerk
$ 3,200.00
Other Clerks
2,600.00
Expenses
460.00
Capital Outlay
250.00
$ 6,510.00
10. Board of Public Works (Board of Public Works)
Voted :
General Adminstration.
Personal Services :
Chairman of Board
800.00
Other Board Members, $600.00 each.
1,200.00
Head Clerk-Secretary
3,120.00
Superintendent of Public Works
3,900.00
Timekeeper
1,560.00
Stockkeeper
2,080.00
Other Clerks
5,850.00
Expenses 1,400.00
Capital Outlay 132.00
$20,042.00
11. Engineering (Joint Board of Selectmen and Board of Public Works)
Voted :
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Personal Services:
Town Engineer $ 3,900.00
Other Engineers 25,116.00
Clerk 728.00
Expenses
1,675.00
Capital Outlay
640.00
$32,059.00
12. Elections and Town Meetings (Board of Se- lectmen )
Voted :
Personal Services:
Registrars
$ 600.00
Others
400.00
Election Officers
5,500.00
Other Service 780.00
Expenses
4,150.00
$11,430.00
13. Planning Board (Planning Board)
Voted :
Personal Services:
Chairman
50.00
Secretary
50.00
Expenses
500.00
$ 600.00
14. Board of Survey (Joint Board of Selectmen and Board of Public Works)
Voted :
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Personal Services :
Secretary of Board
$ 800.00
Clerk
520.00
Constable Service
325.00
Expenses
445.00
$ 2,090.00
15. Robbins Memorial Town Hall (Board of Se- lectmen )
Voted :
Personal Services :
Superintendent
$ 2,600.00
Janitor
1,898.00
Others
700.00
Expenses
4,623.00
Capital Outlay
20.00
Maintenance of Grounds
Personal Services:
Superintendent
100.00
Others
1,400.00
Expenses
100.00
$11,441.00
PROTECTIONS OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY
16. Police Department (Board of Selectmen)
Voted :
Personal Services:
Chief
$ 3,400.00
Officers 18,700.00
Patrolmen 93,622.50
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Clerks
1,070.00
Others 5,511.25
Maintenance: Material and Expenses 10,881.00
Capital Outlay : Autos 1,000.00
$134,184.75
17. Fire Department (Board of Selectmen)
Voted :
Personal Services :
Chief
$ 3,400.00
Officers
34,400.00
Firemen 76,130.75
Others 1,294.00
Maintenance
Material and Expenses
7,195.00
Capital Outlay : New Appliances
300.00
New Furnishings and Equipment.
300.00
$123,019.75
17a. Fire and Police Signals (Board of Selectmen)
Voted :
Expenses
290.00
Maintenance of System
1,200.00
Capital Outlay :
New Fire Boxes
300.00
$ 1,790.00
18. Building, Plumbing and Gas Inspection (Board of Selectmen)
Voted :
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Personal Services :
Inspector of Buildings
$ 2,800.00
Inspector of Plumbing and Gas 2,750.00
Clerk 1,248.00
950.00
$ 7,748.00
19. Wire Department (Joint Board of Selectmen and Board of Public Works)
Voted :
Personal Services :
Inspector of Wires
$ 3,200.00
Assistant Inspector
2,266.67
Expenses
860.00
$ 6,326.67
20. Sealer of Weights and Measures (Board of Se- lectmen )
Voted :
Personal Services :
Salary of Sealer
$ 2,600.00
Expenses
510.00
Capital Outlay
75.00
$ 3,185.00
21. Gypsy and Brown Tail Moth Suppression (Board of Selectmen)
Voted :
Personal Services : Superintendent
$ 1,450.00
Wages 3,500.00
Expenses
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Material and Expenses
1,266.00
Capital Outlay
17.00
$ 6,233.00
22. Tree Warden (Tree Warden)
Voted :
Personal Services :
Tree Warden
$ 750.00
Wages
3,500.00
Expenses
360.00
Capital Outlay : Trees and Loam 825.00
New One-half-ton Dodge Truck 692.82
$ 6,127.82
HEALTH AND SANITATION
23. Board of Health (Board of Health)
Voted :
Personal Services :
Salaries of the Board $ 750.00
Agent
2,625.00
Office Clerk
1,144.00
Dentist
1,600.00
Nurse
1,700.00
Others
1,220.00
Material and Expenses
2,045.00
Capital Outlay
100.00
Communicable Diseases
18,000.00
$29,184.00
24. Vital Statistics (Town Clerk)
Voted $ 200.00
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25. Inspector of Animals (Board of Selectmen) Voted
500.00
26. Sewer Maintenance (Board of Public Works)
Mr. Washburn offered a motion, duly seconded, that the item "Relaying sewer mains, $1,100.00," be stricken out, and on being put to a vote the Moderator declared the motion car- ried, and the following appropriation was
Voted :
Maintenance of Sewerage System. $ 7,100.00
Resurfacing 150.00
$ 7,250.00
27. Sanitary Division (Board of Public Works)
Voted :
Personal Services : Foreman $ 1,872.00
Removal of Ashes, Offal and Rubbish, Wages, Equipment and Material 84,000.00
$85,872.00
HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS
28. Division of Highways and Bridges (Board of Public Works)
Mr. Sawyer offered a motion, duly seconded, that the item "Reconstruction of Streets, including Storm Drains, $10,- 000.00," be stricken out, and on being put to a vote the Mod- erator declared the motion carried and the following appro- priation was
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Voted :
Personal Services: General Inspector $ 2,000.00 Maintenance of Highways and Bridges 85,000.00
$87,000.00
Capital Outlay :
Replacement of Equipment :
New Ford Coupe, $700.00 less allowance for old car, $250.00 $ 450.00
New Ford Pick-up Truck, $675.00 less allow- ance for old truck, $150.00 525.00
New Ford Sedan, $800.00, less allowance for old car, $200.00 600.00
International 21/2 Ton Truck, Chassis only, $1,650.00, less allowance, $75.00. 1,575.00
Federal 11/2 to 2 Ton Truck (using old chassis) $2,100, less allowance, $300.00 1,800.00
$ 4,950.00
$91,950.00
29. Removal of Snow and Ice (Board of Public Works)
Voted: No Appropriation.
30. Street Lighting (Joint Board of Selectmen and Board of Public Works)
Voted . $46,994.00
31. Traffic Signals (Board of Selectmen)
Voted :
Material and Expenses $ 1,925.00
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CHARITIES AND SOLDIERS' BENEFITS
32. Public Welfare (Board of Selectmen)
Mr. Davis offered the following substitute motion, which was duly seconded :
That the motion as made by the Finance Committee be amended by adding after the word "aid" and the figure "100,000," the following: Fifty thousand (50,000) thereof to be raised by general tax and for the balance, fifty thousand (50,000), the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, be and hereby is authorized to borrow the sum of fifty thousand (50,000) dollars, and to issue a note or notes of the Town therefor, all in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 49 of the Acts of 1933, as most recently amended by Chapter 57 of the Acts of 1938.
On being put to a vote the Moderator declared the motion lost.
On the recommendation of the Finance Committee it was
Voted :
Personal Services :
Agent
$ 2,820.00
Clerks
8,138.00
Town Physician 600.00
Expenses 2,545.00
Aid .
100,000.00
Aid to Dependent Children
25,000.00
$139,103.00
33. Old Age Assistance (Board of Selectmen)
Voted
$45,000.00
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State and Military Aid (Board of Selectmen)
Voted
$ 2,800.00
Soldiers' Relief and Burials (Board of Select- men )
Voted $25,000.00
District or Other Nurses (Board of Selectmen)
Voted
$ 1,500.00
SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES
34. School Department (School Committee)
Mr. Stratton offered motions, duly seconded, for increases in several items, which on being put to a vote the Moderator declared lost; and on recommendation of the Finance Com- mittee it was
Voted :
I. General Control
Personal Services :
Superintendent $ 6,000.00
Secretary 2,100.00
Stenographers 3,825.00
Attendance Officers 3,320.00
Others 970.00
Expenses 895.00
$17,110.00
II. Insstructional Service
Personal Services :
Teachers, Principals and Supervisors $473.090.00
Clerks to Principals and Supervisors 7,300.00
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Others
6,000.00
Expenses
850.00
Supplies
23,650.00
$510,890.00
III. Operation of School Plant
Personal Services :
Janitors and Helpers
$42,700.00
Material and Expenses
32,670.00
$75,370.00
IV. Maintenance of School Plant
Personal Services :
Repairmen
$13,050.00
Repairs and Replacements
11,775.00
Expenses
1,230.00
$26,055.00
V. Auxiliary and other Activities
Personal Services :
Physicians
$ 1,800.00
Nurses
4,640.00
Librarian
1,000.00
Others
5,611.00
Expenses
1,650.00
$14,701.00
VI. Caital Outlay
(IV. Maintenance of Plant) :
Furniture $ 992.00
Lathe and Grinder
488.00
New Half-ton Dodge Truck, $798.00, less al- lowance for old Truck, $150.00 net appro- priation 648.00
Power Lawn Mower
270.00
Furnishings 156.00
Cabinet Projector 300.00
Other Equipment 279.00
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Remodeling 200.00
General Construction 550.00
$ 3,883.00
VII. Vocational School Tuition 6,000.00
$654,009.00
At 10 :55 o'clock P. M., on motion duly made and seconded, it was
Voted : To adjourn. Meeting adjourned.
A True Record : Attest :
EARL. A. RYDER,
Town Clerk.
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ADJOURNED TOWN MEETING
March 23, 193S.
Pursuant to the vote of adjournment of March 15, 1938, the Town Meeting Members met in the Town Hall on Wednes- day evening, March 23, 1938, notices having been sent to the Town Meeting Members, and also posted in each of the pre- cinct boxes in the Town.
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 four members at- tended the meeting.
The Moderator called the meeting to order at 8:05 P. M.
Town Meeting Members not previously sworn were sworn by the Moderator.
Mr. Marsh, Mr. Gordon and Mr. White were permitted to sit with Chairman Lowe of the Board of Selectmen.
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 meeting adjourns, it adjourn to Wednesday evening, March 30, 1938, at 8:00 o'clock.
The Moderator declared Item 35 of Article 4 before the meeting.
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35. Robbins Library and Branches (Trustees of the Robbins Library)
Voted :
Personal Services $19,500.00
Material and Expenses 10,175.00
Includes Dog Tax $29,675.00
RECREATION AND UNCLASSIFIED
36. Public Parks Department (Board of Park Com- missioners )
Mr. Hocley offered the following substitute motion, which was duly seconded :
That the sum of $11,600.90 be substituted for the sum of $8,048.50 as recommended by the Finance Committee, for the expenses and maintenance of the Park Commission, said sum of $11,600.90 to be expended under the direction of the Board of Park Commissioners as follows:
Personal Services :
Superintendent
$ 2,007.50
Clerk
156.00
Wages
3,000.00
Police Duty 260.00
Life Guards
1,500.00
Material and Expenses 1,775.00
Capital Outlay 100.00
Crosby Playground Improvements 1,390.68
Cemetery Street Playground Improvements
1,411.72
$11,600.90
After lengthy discussion, Mr. Powers moved the previous question, which was duly seconded, and on being put to a vote
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the Moderator declared it carried. Thereupon, the motion to substitute was put to a vote and after two attempts to deter- mine whether the ayes or the nays prevailed, the Moderator instructed the clerk to take a roll call with the result that 89 voted yes and 110 no, and the Moderator declared the motion lost. Thereupon, Mr. George A. Harris offered the following substitute motion :
That the sum of $8,798.50 be and hereby is appropriated to be spent under the direction of the Board of Park Commis- sioners.
Personal Services :
Superintendent
$ 2,007.50
Clerk
156.00
Wages
3,000.00
Police Duty 260.00
Lifeguards
1,500.00
Material and Expenses
1,775.00
Capital Outlay 100.00
$ 8,798.50
And on being put to a vote the Moderator declared the motion carried ; and on motion duly made and seconded it was
Voted : That the sum of $8,798.50 be and hereby is appro- priated to be spent under the direction of the Board of Park Commissioners.
Personal Services :
Superintendent
$ 2,007.50
Clerk
156.00
Wages
3,000.00
Police Duty
260.00
Lifeguards
1,500.00
Materials and Expenses
1,775.00
Capital Outlay 100.00
$ 8,798.50
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36a. Warren A. Peirce Playground (School Com- mittee and Board of Park Commissioners)
Voted:
Expenses
706.05
Capital Outlay : Fence and Gates
776.24
$ 1,482.29
37. Pensions (Board of Selectmen)
Voted $13,844.23
38. Memorial Day (Board of Selectmen)
Voted :
To be expended as follows:
Local Tent of the Daughters of Union Veterans and Local Camp of the Sons of Union Veter- ans 125.00
Local Post of United Spanish War Veterans .. 200.00
Arlington Post No. 39, American Legion 300.00
Post 1775, Veterans of Foreign Wars 250.00
$ 875.00
Voted :
Patriots' Day (Board of Selectmen) . $ 125.00
39. Printing Town Reports (Board of Selectmen)
Mr. Higgins offered the following substitute motion, which was duly seconded :
That the sum of eight hundred eighty-seven (887) dollars and sixty-five (65) cents, instead of eleven hundred (1100) dollars, be appropriated for the printing of Town Reports.
And on being put to a vote the Moderator called the motion carried; and on motion duly made and seconded it was
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Voted: That the sum of eight hundred eighty-seven (887) dollars and sixty-five (65) cents, instead of eleven (1100) dol- lars, be appropriated for the printing of Town Reports.
40. Insurance (Board of Selectmen)
Voted :
Including among other purposes, the protection of the Town's interest in real estate held by it under purchases and takings for non-pay- ment of taxes, as provided in General Laws, Chapter 40, Section 5, Clause (38) $13,175.00
Workmen's Compensation Insurance Fund ( Board of Se- lectmen). No appropriation.
Municipal Insurance Fund (Board of Selectmen). No appropriation.
41. Maintenance of Menotomy Hall and Houses owned by the Town (Board of Selectmen) Voted :
Personal Services : Janitors
$ 1,515.00
Expenses
1,930.00
$ 3,445.00
ENTERPRISES AND CEMETERIES
42. Water Department Maintenance (Board of Pub- lic Works)
Voted :
Personal Services :
$ 2,600.00
Water Registrar Clerks 2,574.00
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Office Supplies and Expenses 1,800.00
Maintenance of Water System 45,000.00
Extension of Services for House Connections. . 4,000.00
Meters for New Services 1,000.00
Emergency Valve Insertions 2,000.00
$58,974.00
43. Cemeteries (Board of Cemetery Commission- ers)
Voted :
Personal Services :
Superintendent $ 3,120.00
Clerks
1,230.00
Wages 16,100.00
Material and Expenses 1,760.00
Capital Outlay 775.00
$22,985.00
44. Interest
Voted
$39,000.00
Maturing Town Debt
$159,000.00
Sinking Fund. No appropriation.
There being no further business under Article 4, the Mod- erator declared Article 4 disposed of.
Article 5. Treasurer: Power to Borrow.
On motion duly made and seconded it was unanimously
Voted : That the Town Treasurer with the approval of the Selectmen be and hereby is authorized to borrow money on
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and after January 1, 1939, in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1939, and to issue a note or notes therefor, payable within one year, and to renew such note or notes as may be given for a period of less than one year in accordance with Section 17 of Chapter 44 of the General Laws and any amendments thereof ; any debt or debts incurred under this vote to be paid from the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1939.
There being no further business under Article 5 the Mod- erator declared Article 5 disposed of.
Article 6. Collector of Taxes; Means of Collecting.
On motion duly made and seconded it was unanimously
Voted: That the Collector of Taxes be and hereby is auth- orized to use all means of collecting taxes for the year 1938, which a town treasurer may use when appointed a collector of taxes.
There being no further business under Article 6, the Mod- erator declared Article 6 disposed of.
Article 7. Extension of Sewerage System.
Mr. Davis offered the following substitute motion.
That the sum of twenty thousand ($20,000) dollars be and hereby is approriated for the extension of the sewerage sys- tem; that of said sum, for the construction of sewers the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, be and hereby is authorized to borrow the sum of five thousand (5000) dol- lars and to issue bonds or notes of the Town therefor, said bonds or notes to be payable in accordance with Section 19 of Chapter 44 of the General Laws and all acts in addition there- to or amendment thereof so that the whole loan shall be paid in not more than ten (10) years from the date of issue of the first bond or note, or at such earlier date as the Treasurer and
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Selectmen may determine; that the balance, fifteen thousand (15,000) dollars, be raised by general tax and expended sub- stantially as follows: Extension of sewers, fourteen thousand (14,000) dollars; resurfacing, two hundred (200) dollars; tools and equipment, eight hundred (800) dollars; and that said sum of twenty thousand (20,000) dollars be expended under the direction of the Board of Public Works.
And on being put to vote the Moderator declared the mo- tion lost.
On the recommendation of the Finance Committee it was unanimously
Voted : That the sum of twenty thousand (20,000) dollars be and hereby is appropriated for the extension of the Sewerage System; said sum to be raised by general tax and expended under the direction of the Board of Public Works substan- tially as follows :
Extension of Sewers $19,000.00
Resurfacing
200.00
Tools and Equipment 800.00
$20,000.00
There being no further business under Article 7, the Mod- erator declared Article 7 disposed of.
Article S. Extension of Water Mains.
On motion duly made and seconded, it was unanimously
Voted: That the sum of thirty-one thousand two hundred (31,200) dollars be and hereby is appropriated for the exten- sion of water mains; said appropriation to be raised by gen- eral tax and expended under the direction of the Board of Public Works substantially as follows:
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Laying and relaying water mains of not less
than six inches in diameter $30,000.00
Tools and Equipment. 1,200.00
$31,200.00
There being no further business under Article 8, the Moderator declared Article 8 disposed of.
Article 9. Extension of Storm Drains.
Mr. Stevenson offered the following substitute motion :
That the sum of four thousand five hundred (4,500) dol- lars be and hereby is appropriated for the extension of storm drains in the year 1938; said appropriation to be raised by general tax and expended under the direction of the Board of Public Works.
And on being put to a vote the Moderator declared it lost.
On the recommendation of the Finance Committee it was unanimously
Voted: that the sum of eight thousand five hundred (8,500) dollars be and hereby is appropriated for the extension of storm drains in the year 1938; said appropriation to be raised by general tax and expended under the direction of the Board of Public Works.
There being no further business under Article 9 the Mod- erator declared Article 9 disposed of.
Article 10. Widening of Mill Brook.
Mr. James R. Smith offered the following substitute mo- tion :
That the sum of twelve thousand (12,000) dollars be and hereby is appropriated for the widening and improving of Mill Brook for storm drain purposes; said sum to be raised by gen-
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eral tax and expended under the direction of the Board of Public Works for the widening and improving, first, of the por- tion of said Mill Brook within and adjacent to the so-called Theodore Schwamb Company property and, next, of such por- tions of said brook as said Board shall deem most in need thereof.
And on being put to a vote the Moderator declared it lost.
On the recommendation of the Finance Committee it was unanimously
Voted: That no appropriation be made under Article 10 of the Warrant.
There being no further business under Article 10, the Moderator declared Article 10 disposed of.
Article 11. Removal of Snow and Ice.
On motion duly made and seconded it was unanimously
Voted : That no appropriation for the removal of snow and ice be made under Article 11 of the Warrant.
There being no further business under Article 11, the Moderator declared Article 11 disposed of.
Article 12. Extension of Water Main in Brand Street.
On motion duly made and seconded it was unanimously
Voted : That the Town do not make an appropriation for the extension of water main in Brand Street.
There being no further business under Article 12, the Moderator declared Article 12 disposed of.
Article 13. Sidewalks and Edgestones.
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Mr. Lowe offered the following substitute motion :
That the sum of five thousand (5,000) dollars be and here- by is appropriated for the construction of permanent side- walks and for the installing of edgestones; and that said sum be raised by general tax and expended under the direction of the Joint Board of Selectmen and Board of Public Works.
But it was not put to a vote.
Mr. Washburn stated that he desired time to further look into the matter and on motion, duly made and seconded, it was
Voted : That Article 13 be laid on the table.
Article 14. Laying out of Andrew Street.
Voted: (129 yes, and 34 no.) That the laying out of a town way from Allen Street to Foster Street, substantially in the location of the private way known as Andrew Street, as more particularly described in Article 14 of the Warrant, under the provisions of law authorizing the assessment of bet- terments, as made and filed in the office of the Town Clerk 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 14, the Moderator declared Article 14 disposed of.
Article 15. Laying out of Bradley Road.
On motion duly made and seconded, it was
Voted : That the laying out of a town way from Columbia Road to Winchester Road, substantially in the location of the private way known as Bradley Road, as more particularly de- scribed in Article 15 of the Warrant, under the provisions of
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law authorizing the assessment of betterments as made and filed in the office of the Town Clerk by the Joint Board of Selectmen and Board of Public Works, be not accepted.
There being no further business under Article 15, the Mod- erator declared Article 15 disosed of.
Article 16. Laying out of Brookdale Road.
On motion, duly made and seconded, it was unanimousiy
Voted : That the laying out of a town way from Summer Street to Mystic Street, substantially in the location of the private way known as Brookdale Road, as more particularly described in Article 16 of the Warrant, under the provisions of law authorizing the assessment of betterments, as made and filed in the office of the Town Clerk 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.
There being no further business under Article 16, the Moderator declared Article 16 disposed of.
Article 17. Laying out of Davis Road.
On motion duly made and seconded it was
Voted: That the laying out of a town way from Massa- chusetts Avenue to Paul Revere Road, substantially in the lo- cation of the private way known as Davis Road, as more par- ticularly described in Article 17 of the Warrant, under the provisions of law authorizing the assessment of betterments, as made and filed in the office of the Town Clerk by the Joint Board of Selectmen and Board of Public Works, be not accepted.
There being no further business under Article 17, the Moderator declared Article 17 disposed of.
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Article 18. Laying out of Park Avenue Extension.
On motion duly made and seconded it was unanimously
Voted: That the laying out of a town way from Summer Street to Forest Street, substantially in the location of the private way known as Park Avenue Extension, as more par- ticularly described in Article 18 of the Warrant, under the provisions of law authorizing the assessment of betterments, as made and filed in the office of the Town Clerk 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.
There being no further business under Article 18, the Mod- erator declared Article 18 disposed of.
Article 19. Laying out of Quincy Street.
On motion duly made and seconded, it was unanimously
Voted: That the laying out of a town way from Benjamin Road to Gray Street, substantially in the location of the pri- vate way known as Quincy Street, as more particularly de- scribed in Article 19 of the Warrant, under the provisions of law authorizing the assessment of betterments, as made and filed in the office of the Town Clerk by the Joint Board of Se- lectmen and Board of Public Works, be accepted, said way es- tablished and said Joint Board authorized to take land for the purpose of said way.
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