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Said way is so laid out is bounded and described as follows:
Beginning at the point of intersection of the easterly side line of Lowell Street and the northwesterly side line of West Court Terrace, thence southeasterly, southerly and northeasterly on said northwesterly side line of West Court Terrace on a curve to the left with a radius of 20.0 feet a distance of 35.31 feet to a point of tangency in said north- westerly side line of West Court Terrace, thence northeasterly on said northwesterly side line of West Court Terrace a distance of 122.13 feet to an angle point in said northwesterly side line of West Court Terrace, thence continuing northeasterly on said northwesterly side line of West Court Terrace a distance of 31.62 feet to an angle point in said north- westerly side line of West Court Terrace, thence continuing northeasterly on said northwesterly side line of West Court Terrace a distance of 30.0 feet to the point of intersection of said northwesterly side line of West Court Terrace and the southwesterly division line of lot 2, thence south- easterly on the southwesterly division line of lots 2 and 3 and by said West Court Terrace a distance of 60.0 feet to the point of intersection of said southwesterly division line of lot 3 and the southeasterly side line of West Court Terrace, then southwesterly on said southeasterly side line of West Court Terrace a distance of 30.0 feet to an angle point in said southeasterly side line of West Court Terrace, thence westerly on said southeasterly side line of West Court Terrace a distance of 31.62 feet to an angle point in said southeasterly side line of West Court Terrace, thence southwesterly on said southeasterly side line of West Court Terrace a distance of 137.92 feet to a point of curve in said south- easterly side line of West Court Terrace, thence southwesterly and southerly on said southeasterly side line of West Court Terrace on a curve to the left with a radius of 20.0 feet a distance of 27.52 feet to the point of intersection of said southeasterly side line of West Court Ter- race and the easterly side line of Lowell Street, thence northerly on said easterly side line of Lowell Street a distance of 81.54 feet to the point of beginning, as shown on a plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk, Arlington, Mass., entitled: "Plan and Profile of West Court Terrace,
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Arlington Heights, Mass., petitioned for by F. R. Henderson, Scale, Hor. 1"=40', Vert. 1"=6', June 1922, C. H. Gannett, C. E., 53 State St., Bos- ton."
Article 23. To see if the Town will make an appropria- tion or appropriations to pay the claims or charges of Symmes Arlington Hospital including such claims and charges for aid, relief or care furnished prior to January 1, 1945, to persons falling into distress and standing in need of immediate relief; determine in what manner the money shall be raised and expended; or take any action relating thereto.
Article 24. To see if the Town will appropriate a sum or sums of money to be expended under the direction of the Selectmen in the performance of their duties set forth under the Commonwealth Emergency Defense Act of 1941, as amend- ed or extended, or under any Federal or State legislation now in effect or hereafter enacted, or under any order of the armed services of the United States of America, and generally for the preservation of health or morale of the citizens, the pro- tection of persons and property, and for any purpose incidental to civilian welfare in the present national emergency and to provide such means as may be necessary therefor; determine in what manner the money shall be raised and expended; or take any action relating thereto.
Article 25. To see if the Town will vote to ratify, ap- prove and confirm the action of the Board of Selectmen, in accepting the gift of the "Honor Roll of the Town of Arling- ton," now located on town property in the center of Arlington, from the citizens of the town through the Honor Roll Com- mittee; appropriate a sum of money to be expended by or under the said Board of Selectmen for any enlargement, main- tenance or other matter necessarily connected therewith; de- termine in what manner the money shall be raised; or take any action relating thereto.
Article 26. To see if the town will authorize the Select- men to appoint a committee to procure and consider plans and estimated costs for a Memorial Building to be erected by the town in grateful recognition of the sacrifices made by those
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who gave their lives and services in their country's cause in the World Wars; said committee to investigate and make rec- ommendations for a suitable site for such building and to re- port at the next special town meeting, if any, but not later than the Annual Town Meeting of 1946; appropriate a sum of money for the use of said committee, determine in what man- ner the money shall be raised; or take any action relating thereto.
Article 27. To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of $100,000.00, $50,000.00 to be raised from general taxes and $50,000.00 to be taken from unexpended money in the treasury and set aside this money to be applied at a later date to defray a portion of the cost of erecting a suitable memorial in grate- ful recognition of the sacrifices made by those who gave their lives and services in their country's cause in the World Wars, or take any other action in relation thereto.
(Inserted at the request of more than ten (10) registered voters)
Article 28. To see if the Town will vote to appoint a committee to investigate, consider and recommend alterations, additions or other changes to the Robbins Memorial Town Hall, said committee to report at the next special. town meeting, if any, but not later than the Annual Town Meeting of 1946; appropriate a sum of money for the use of said committee; de- termine in what manner the money shall be raised; or take any action relating thereto.
Article 29. To see if the Town will vote to accept the gift of certain lands located within the town from the Town of Belmont; determine the conditions of such acceptance; or take any action relating thereto.
Article 30. To see if the Town will vote to ratify, ap- prove and confirm the action of the Board of Selectmen in the sale and delivery by the Selectmen of two (2) 1942 Aero Two- door Chevrolet Sedans and one (1) 1942 Special DeLuxe Four- door Chevrolet Sedan, owned by the town and in use by the Police Department, all in connection with the purchase of three (3) new Special DeLuxe Chevrolet Town Sedans, fully
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conditioned under Office of Price Administration regulations, for the use of the Police Department; or take any action relat- ing thereto.
Article 31. To see if the town will appropriate a sum or sums of money to be expended under the direction of the Board of Selectmen, for the purpose of making suitable alter- ations, additions or other reconstruction work in connection with the present Police Headquarters Building; determine in what manner the money shall be raised; or take any action re- lating thereto.
Article 32. To see if the Town will acquire by purchase, eminent domain or otherwise for the purposes of the Police Department, or for any other lawful purpose, all or any portion of the land within the town, hereinafter described, (with or without the buildings thereon) any interests or easements therein, and any rights or easements of way or otherwise as appurtenant thereto, and subject to or with any reservations of any rights or easements therein; make an appropriation therefor ; determine in what manner the money shall be raised and expended; or take any action relating to all or any of the foregoing.
Said land is bounded and described as follows:
Beginning at a point on the southeasterly side line of Central Street, at land now of formerly of the Town of Arlington, said point being 190.36 feet northeasterly of the point of intersection of said southeasterly side line of Central Street, and the northeasterly side line of Mass. Avenue, thence northeasterly on said southeasterly side line of Central Street, a distance of 66.88 feet to a point on said southeasterly side line of Central Street, at the southwesterly boundry line of the premises numbered 17 Central Street, thence southeasterly by said premises numbered 17 Cen- tral Street, a distance of 117.08 feet to land of the United States of America, thence southwesterly by said land of the United States of America, a distance of 65.16 feet to land of the Town of Arlington, thence northwesterly by said land of the Town of Arlington, a distance of 116.79 feet to the point of beginning and containing 7623 square feet as shown on Block Plan No. 51 on file in the office of the Town Engineer, Arlington, Mass., and being the same premises referred to in a deed on file at the Registry of Deeds, E. Cambridge, Mass., in Book 4183 page 288 and dated January 15, 1918.
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Article 33. To see if the Town will make an appropria- tion for additional fire apparatus ; determine in what manner the money shall be raised and expended; or take any action relating thereto:
Article 34. To see if the Town will acquire by purchase, eminent domain or otherwise for the purposes of the Fire De- partment, or for any other lawful purpose, all or any portion of the land (with or without the buildings thereon) within the town, hereinafter described, any interest or easements therein and any rights or easements of way or otherwise as appurtenant thereto and subject to or with any reservations of any rights or easements therein; make an appropriation of money for such acquisition; determine in what manner the money shall be raised and expended; or take any action relat- ing to all or any of the foregoing.
Said land is bounded and described as follows:
Beginning at a point on the division line between land of the Town of Arlington (known as the Highland Fire Station Lot) and a lot of land with buildings thereon now numbered 1003 Mass. Ave., said point being 97.00 feet northeasterly of the northeasterly side line of Mass. Ave., thence northeasterly by said land of the Town of Arlington a distance of 86 feet to land now or formerly owned by Mary E. Kelly et al, thence southeasterly about 80 feet to an angle point, thence southwesterly a distance of 90 feet more or less to a point on the division line between land now or formerly of Alice M. Kyne and said lot with buildings there- on now numbered 1003 Mass. Ave., said point being 97.00 feet north- easterly of the northeasterly side line of Mass. Ave., thence northwesterly through said lot now numbered 1003 Mass. Ave., a distance of 80.0 feet to the point of beginning, containing 7040 sq. ft. and being the rear portion of the premises described in a deed recorded in the Registry of Deeds, East Cambridge, Mass., in Book 4945, page 341, and shown as lot B 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 Fire Department Purposes, Scale 1"=40', January 1945, James M. Keane, Town Engineer."
Article 35. To see if the Town will make an appropria- tion for the use of the "Committee on Advanced Programming and Budgeting"; determine in what manner the money shall be raised and expended; or take any action relating thereto.
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Article 36. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate, or transfer from available funds in the treasury, a sum of money for the purchase of war bonds or other bonds that are legal investments for savings banks, in order to estab- lish a postwar rehabilitation fund, in accordance with the pro- visions of Chapter 5, Acts of 1943; determine in what manner the money shall be raised and expended; or take any action relating thereto.
Article 37. To see if the Town will vote to appoint a Committee to investigate, procure and consider plans and spec- ifications, and to make recommendations for a suitable site, for the construction of a Building or Buildings to be used as a Reclamation Plant or for the disposal of rubbish and waste materials or for any municipal purpose or purposes ; said Com- mittee to report at the next Special Town Meeting, if any, but not later than the Annual Town Meeting of 1946; appropriate a sum of money for the use of said Committee; determine in what manner the money shall be raised and expended; or take any action relating thereto.
('Inserted at the request of the Board of Public Works)
Article 38. To see if the Town will make an appropria- tion of a sum or sums of money to be expended under the di- rection of the Board of Public Works, for the purpose of erect- ing a fence on the property of the Town known as the Town Yard; determine in what manner the money shall be raised and expended; or take any action relating thereto.
(Inserted at the request of the Committee on the Town Yard)
Article 39. To see if the Town will make an appropria- tion to be expended under the direction of the Trustees of Robbins Library, for the purpose of making repairs on the main library building in Arlington Centre; determine in what manner the money shall be raised; or take any action relating thereto.
(Inserted at the request of the Trustees of the Robbins Library)
Article 40. To see if the Town will vote to accept the gifts set forth under the will of the late Mabel E. Thompson;
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determine the conditions of acceptance thereof; or take any action relating thereto.
(Inserted at the request of the School Committee)
Article 41. To see if the Town will make an appropria- tion for the construction of a granolithic sidewalk and for the installing of edgestones along Schouler Court on a portion of the high school lot approximately 240 feet in length from Massachusetts Avenue to the westerly entrance to the high school building; determine in what manner the money shall be raised; or take any action relating thereto.
(Inserted at the request of the School Committee)
Article 42. To see if the Town will make an appropria- tion for the black top surfacing of an area at the immediate rear of the high school building to include an extension of the roadway and a portion of the play area; determine in what manner the money shall be raised; or take any action relating thereto.
(Inserted at the request of the School Committee)
Article 43. To see if the Town will make an appropria- tion for the installation of emergency lighting in the various school buildings as required by State safety regulations ; de- termine in what manner the money shall be raised; or take any action relating thereto.
(Inserted at the request of the School Committee)
Article 44. To see if the Town will acquire by purchase, eminent domain or otherwise, for the purpose of providing a site for a school building, all or any portion of the land within the town, hereinafter described, any interest or easements therein and any rights or easements of way or otherwise as appurtenant thereto, and subject to or with any reservations of any rights or easements therein; make an appropriation of money for the purpose aforesaid; determine in what manner the money shall be raised and expended; or take any action relating to all or any of the foregoing.
Said land is bounded and described as follows:
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Beginning at a point on the centerline of Stowecroft Road located 99.74 feet northeasterly of the northeasterly side line of Columbia Road, thence N 42-46-00 W, a distance of 258.05 feet to an angle point, thence N 33-32-00 W, a distance of 58.00 feet, to an angle point, thence N 26-07-00 E, a distance of 514.66 feet, to land now or formerly of John Gomatos et al, thence southeasterly by land now or formerly of John Gomatos et al, a distance of 147.9 feet more or less to a point at the division line between land now or formerly of John Gomatos et al and land now or formerly of Daisy A. Crosby, thence continuing southeast- erly by land now or formerly of Daisy A. Crosby, a distance of 290 feet more or less to the proposed northwesterly side line of Stowecroft Road, thence southwesterly on said proposed northwesterly side line of Stowecroft Road, and on a line 260 feet northwesterly of, concentric with and parallel to the northwesterly side line of Mystic Street, a distance of 390 feet more or less to a point on said proposed northwesterly side line of Stowecroft Road, thence southeasterly through said proposed Stowecroft Road, a distance of 20.04 feet to a point on the proposed centerline of Stowecroft Road, thence southwesterly on said proposed centerline of Stowecroft Road, a distance of 50.0 feet to the point of beginning, containing approximately 181,000 square feet and shown on a plan on file in the office of the Town Engineer, Arlington, Massachusetts.
(Inserted at the request of the School Committee)
Article 45. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Cemetery Commissioners to set apart the southerly point of Plot M, in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, adjacent to lot 810 and lot 811 or any portion thereof, to be used as a place to erect and maintain a suitable memorial to the Firemen of Arlington; or take any action relating thereto.
(Inserted at the request of the Cemetery Commissioners)
Article 46. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Cemetery Commissioners to set apart any portion of Plot T in Mount Pleasant Cemetery for a burial place for those men and women who served in the Armed Forces of the United States of America.
(Inserted at the request of the Cemetery Commissioners)
Article 47. To see if the Town will appropriate a sum or sums of money to be expended under the direction of the Board of Park Commissioners for the purpose of grading, loaming, seeding, planting of trees, shrubs, construction of walks and other improvements to the area known as the Lin-
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wood Street Playground located between Linwood Street and Pond Lane along the shore of Spy Pond; determine in what manner the money shall be raised; or take any action relating thereto.
(Inserted at the request of the Board of Park Commissioners)
Article 48. To see if the Town will appropriate a sum or sums of money to be expended under the direction of the Board of Park Commissioners for the purpose of grading, pav- ing and construction of asphalt walks, installing of curbs and drains, and other improvements to the area known as the Linwood Street Playground to correct the drainage problem and provide a parking area; determine in what manner the money shall be raised; or take any action relating thereto.
(Inserted at the request of the Board of Park Commissioners)
Article 49. To see if the Town will appropriate a sum or sums of money to be expended under the direction of the Board of Park Commissioners for a set of plans for the de- velopment of Robbins Farm as a playground; determine in what manner the money shall be raised; or take any action relating thereto.
(Inserted at the request of the Board of Park Commissioners)
Article 50. To see if the Town will acquire by purchase, eminent domain or otherwise, for the purposes of a public playground or recreation centre, all or any of the three parcels of land within the Town, hereinafter described, or any portions thereof, any interest or easements therein and any rights or easements of way or otherwise as appurtenant thereto and subject to or with any reservations of any rights or easements therein; determine by whom the powers conferred by Section 14 of Chapter 45 of the General Laws shall be exercised; make an appropriation of money for all or any of the purposes afore- said; determine in what manner the money shall be raised and expended; or take any action relating to all or any of the foregoing.
The first parcel of land is bounded and described as follows:
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Beginning at a stone bound on the southwesterly side line of Sum- mer Street, said stone bound being the point of curve to the southeasterly side line of Forest Street; thence southeasterly along said southwesterly side line of Summer Street, a distance of 93.26 feet to a point of curve on said southwesterly side line of Summer Street; thence southeasterly and southerly on a curve to the right with a radius of 24.55 feet a distance of 37.24 feet to a point of reverse curve on the northwesterly side line of Kent Lane, thence southwesterly and southerly on a curve to the left with a radius of 508.50 feet a distance of 77.51 feet to a point on said northwesterly side line of Kent Lane; thence northwesterly by land of John A. Cadario a distance of 206.83 feet to a point on the southeasterly side line of Forest Street; thence northeasterly along said southeasterly side line of Forest Street a distance of 13.59 feet to a point of tangency on said southeasterly side line of Forest Street; thence northeasterly, easterly and southeasterly on a curve to the right with a radius of 80.28 feet a distance of 132.28 feet to the point of beginning and containing 18,640 square feet area.
The second parcel of land is bounded and described as follows :
Beginning at a point on the southwesterly side line of Summer Street, said point being 93.26 feet southeasterly from a stone bound on said southwesterly side line of Summer Street, at the point of curve to the southeasterly side line of Forest Street; thence southeasterly along said southwesterly side line of Summer Street, a distance of 853.55 feet to a point of curve on said southwesterly side line of Summer Street; thence more southeasterly along said southwesterly side line of Summer Street on a curve to the left with a radius of 1663.56 feet, a distance of 67.00 feet to a point on said southwesterly side line of Sum- mer Street; thence southwesterly by land of Henrietta F. Hill a distance of 303.28 feet to a point on the northeasterly property line of the Boston and Maine Railroad; thence northwesterly along said northeasterly pro- perty line of the Boston and Maine Railroad a distance of 163.52 feet to a point of tangency on said northeasterly property line of the Boston and Maine Railroad; thence more northwesterly on said northeasterly property line of the Boston and Maine Railroad on a curve to the left with a radius of 3077.19 feet a distance of 214.83 feet to a point of com- pound curve on said northeasterly property line of Boston and. Maine Railroad; thence continuing northwesterly on said northeasterly property line of Boston and Maine Railroad on a curve to the left with a radius of 1453.86 feet a distance of 244.57 feet more or less to the intersection of said northeasterly property line of the Boston and Maine Railroad and the center line of Ryder Street; thence northeasterly along said center line of Ryder Street, a distance of 2 feet more or less to a point
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on said center line of Ryder Street; thence northwesterly and westerly along said northeasterly property line of the Boston and Maine Railroad on a curve to the left with a radius of 1455.86 feet a distance of 424 feet more or less to a point on said northeasterly property line of the Boston and Maine Railroad; thence northeasterly by land of Frank E. Kenney a distance of 155.53 feet more or less; thence continuing northwesterly along land of said Frank E. Kenney a distance of 100.00 feet to a point on the southeasterly side line of Forest Street; thence northeasterly along said southeasterly side line of Forest Street, a distance of 285.36 feet to a point on said southeasterly side line of Forest Street; thence southeasterly by land of Herbert O. Dunn a distance of 206.83 feet to a point on the northwesterly side line of Kent Lane; thence northeasterly along said northwesterly side line of Kent Lane on a curve to the right with a radius of 508.50 feet a distance of 77.51 feet to a point of reverse curve on said northwesterly side line of Kent Lane; thence northeasterly and northerly on a curve to the left with a radius of 24.55 feet a distance of 37.24 feet to the point of beginning and containing 9 Acres area more or less.
The third parcel of land is bounded and described as follows :
Beginning at a point on the southwesterly side line of Summer Street 67.00 feet southeasterly from a point of curve on said south- westerly side line of Summer Street; thence continuing southeasterly along said southwesterly side line of Summer Street on a curve to the left with a radius of 1663.56 feet a distance of 391.11 feet to a point on said southerly side line of Summer Street; thence southeasterly by land of Town of Arlington a distance of 127.82 feet to an angle point; thence continuing southeasterly by land of Town of Arlington a distance of 61.50 feet to an angle point; thence continuing southeasterly by land of Town of Arlington a distance of 17.0 feet to an angle point; thence continuing southeasterly by land of Town of Arlington a distance of 74.54 feet to an angle point; thence continuing southeasterly by land of Town of Arlington 55 feet more or less to a point on the westerly side line of Washington Street; thence southwesterly along said westerly side line of Washington Street a distance of 158 feet more or less to a point on said westerly side line of Washington Street; thence westerly at right angle to the westerly side line of Washington Street a distance of 240.00 feet; thence southerly by a line 240.00 feet from and parallel to the westerly side line of Washington Street a distance of 128 feet more or less to a point on the northeasterly property line of the Boston and Maine Railroad; thence northwesterly along said northeasterly property line of the Boston and Maine Railroad a distance of 648 feet more or less to a point on said northeasterly property line of the Boston and Maine Railroad; thence northeasterly by land of John A. Cadario a distance of
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