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in said westerly side line of Columbia Road, thence conti- nuing northwesterly on said westerly side line of Columbia Road a distance of 149.61 feet to a point of curve in said westerly side line of Columbia Road, thence northerly on said westerly side line of Columbia Road on a curve to the right with a radius of 423.1 feet a distance of 151.72 feet to a point on said westerly side line of Columbia Road at the northerly boundary line of lot 44, thence southeasterly across said Columbia Road a distance of 40 feet to a point on the easterly side line of Columbia Road, thence southerly on said easterly side line of Columbia Road on a curve to the left with a radius of 383.1 feet a distance of 137.38 feet to a point of tangency in said easterly side line of Columbia Road, thence southeasterly on said easterly side line of Columbia Road a distance of 182.83 feet to the point of be- ginning as shown on two plans on file in the office of the Town Clerk, Arlington, Mass., one entitled: "Plan and Profile of Columbia Road in Arlington, Mass., Petitioned for by Stephen S. Langley, Scale Hor. 1"=40', Ver. 1"=6', Mar. 1917, C. H. Gannett, C. E., 53 State St., Boston," and the other plan entitled: "Plan and Profile of Columbia Road, Petitioned for by Wm. S. Fairchild, Arlington, Mass., Scale Hor. 1"=40', Ver. 1"=6', Aug. 1926, C. H. Gannett, C. E., 53 State St., Boston."
Article 17. To see if the Town will accept the laying out of a town way from north of Bradley Road to Frost Street, substantially in the location of the private way known as Columbia Road, as made and filed in the office of the Town Clerk by the Joint Board of Selectmen and Board of Public Works, under the provisions of law authorizing the assess- ment of betterments; establish said way; make an ap- - propriation for said laying out and the construction of said way; determine in what manner the money shall be raised; or take any action relating thereto. 1
Said way as so laid out is bounded and described as follows :
Beginning at a stone bound at the point of intersection of the southwesterly side line of Frost Street and the east-
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erly side line of Columbia Road, thence westerly and south- westerly on said easterly side line of Columbia Road on a curve to the left with a radius of 25 feet a distance of 44.41 feet to a point of tangency in said easterly side line of Columbia Road, thence southwesterly on said easterly side line of Columbia Road a distance of 122.15 feet to a point of curve in said easterly side line of Columbia Road, thence continuing southwesterly on said easterly side line of Co- lumbia Road on a curve to the left with a radius of 383.1 feet a distance of 111.94 feet to a point on said easterly side line of Columbia Road, thence westerly across said Colum- bia Road a distance of 40 feet to a point on the westerly, side line of Columbia Road at the northerly boundary line of lot 44, thence northeasterly on said westerly side line of Columbia Road on a curve to the right with a radius of 423.1 feet a distance of 123.63 feet to a point of tangency in said westerly side line of Columbia Road, thence con- tinuing northeasterly on said westerly side line of Colum- bia Road a distance of 140.90 feet to a point of curve in said westerly side line of Columbia Road, thence northerly and northwesterly on said westerly side line of Columbia Road on a curve to the left with a radius of 25 feet a distance of 34.13 feet to a stone bound at the point of intersection of said westerly side line of Columbia Road and the south- westerly side line of Frost Street, thence southeasterly on said southwesterly side line of Frost Street a distance of 91.18 feet to the point of beginning as shown on a plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk, Arlington, Mass. en- titled : "Plan and Profile of Columbia Road, Petitioned for by Wm. S. Fairchild, Arlington, Mass., Scale Hor. 1"=40', Ver. 1"=6', Aug. 1926, C. H. Gannett, C. E., 53 State St., Boston."
Article 18. To see if the Town will accept the laying out of a town way from Jason Street to Spring Street, sub- stantially in the location of the private way known as Hills- dale Road, as made and filed in the office of the Town Clerk by the Joint Board of Selectmen and Board of Public Works, under the provisions of law authorizing the assess- ment of betterments; establish said way; make an ap-
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propriation for said laying out and the construction of said way; determine in what manner the money shall be raised ; or take any action relating thereto.
Said way so laid out is bounded and described as fol- lows :
Beginning at a stone bound at the point of intersection of the southeasterly side line of Hillsdale Road and the easterly side line of Spring Street, thence northwesterly on said easterly side line of Spring Street on a curve to the left with a radius of 1227.05 feet a distance of 97.6 feet to the point of intersection of said easterly side line of Spring Street and the northwesterly side line of Hillsdale Road, thence southeasterly, easterly, and northeasterly on said northwesterly side line of Hillsdale Road on a curve to the left with a radius of 20 feet a distance of 30.62 feet to a stone bound at a point of tangency in said northwesterly side line of Hillsdale Road, thence northeasterly on said northwesterly side line of Hillsdale Road a distance of 283.23 feet to a stone bound at a point of curve in said northwesterly side line of Hillsdale Road, thence continuing northeasterly on said northwesterly side line of Hillsdale Road on a curve to the left with a radius of 1200 feet a distance of 591.02 feet to a stone bound at a point of com- pound curve in said northwesterly side line of Hillsdale Road, thence continuing northeasterly on said northwest- erly side line of Hillsdale Road on a curve to the left with a radius of 582.25 feet a distance of 33.90 feet to a stone bound at a point of tangency in said northwesterly side line of Hillsdale Road, thence continuing northeasterly on said northwesterly side line of Hillsdale Road a distance of 10 feet to an angle point in said northwesterly side line of Hillsdale Road, thence continuing northeasterly on said northwesterly side line of Hillsdale Road a distance of about 157.1 feet to a point on said northwesterly side line of Hillsdale Road, thence northerly and northwesterly on said northwesterly side line of Hillsdale Road on a curve to the left with a radius of 100 feet a distance of 72.98 feet .to a point on said northwesterly side line of Hillsdale Road
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at the end of the present accepted portion of Jason Street, thence easterly by said present accepted portion of Jason Street and across said Hillsdale Road a distance of 59.0 feet more or less to a stone bound on the southeasterly side line of Hillsdale Road, thence southerly and southwesterly on said southeasterly side line of Hillsdale Road on a curve to the right with a radius of 194.3 feet a distance of 77.57 feet to a stone bound at a point of compound curve in said southeasterly side line of Hillsdale Road, thence continuing southwesterly on said southeasterly side line of Hillsdale Road on a curve to the right with a radius of 622.25 feet a distance of 236.83 feet to a stone bound at a point of com- pound curve in said southeasterly side line of Hillsdale Road, thence continuing southwesterly on said southeasterly side line of Hillsdale Road on a curve to the right with a radius of 1240 feet a distance of 610.72 feet to a stone bound at a point of tangency in said southeasterly side line of Hillsdale Road, thence continuing southwesterly on said southeasterly side line of Hillsdale Road a distance of 263.25 feet to a stone bound at a point of curve in said southeasterly side line of Hillsdale Road, thence south- westerly, southerly, and southeasterly on said southeasterly side line of Hillsdale Road on a curve to the left with a radius of 40 feet a distance of 61.24 feet to the point of beginning as shown on two plans on file in the office of the Town Clerk, Arlington, Mass. both entitled: "Plan and Profile of portion of Hillsdale Road, Jason Heights, Ar- lington, Mass. Hor. Scale-40'=1", Vert. Scale-6'=1", July 1928, Whitman & Howard, Civil Engineers, 220 Devon- shire St., Boston."
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Article 19. To see if the Town will accept the laying out of a town way from Lake Street to Mott Street, sub- stantially in the location of the private way known as Littlejohn Street, as made and filed in the office of the Town Clerk by the Joint Board of Selectmen and Board of Public Works, under the provisions of law authorizing the assessment of betterments; establish said way; make an appropriation for said laying out and the construction of
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said way; determine in what manner the money shall be raised; or take any action relating thereto.
Said way as so laid out is bounded and described as follows :
Beginning at the point of intersection of the southerly side line of Lake Street and the easterly side line of Little- john Street, thence southwesterly, southerly and south- easterly on said easterly side line of Littlejohn Street on a curve to the left with a radius of 25 feet a distance of 40.96 feet to a point of tangency in said easterly side line of Littlejohn Street, thence continuing southeasterly on said easterly side line of Littlejohn Street a distance of 370.84 feet to a point of curve in said easterly side line of Little- john Street thence southeasterly, easterly, and northeast -· erly on said easterly side line of Littlejohn Street on a curve to the left with a radius of 25 feet a distance of 37.58 feet to the point of intersection of said easterly side line of Littlejohn Street and the northerly side line of Mott Street, thence southwesterly on said northerly side line of Mott Street a distance of 90.21 feet to the point of intersection of said northerly side line of Mott Street and the westerly side line of Littlejohn Street, thence north- easterly, northerly, and northwesterly on a curve to the left with a radius of 25 feet a distance of 40.96 feet to a point of tangency in said westerly side line of Littlejohn Street, thence northwesterly on said westerly side line of Littlejohn Street a distance of 370.84 feet to a point of curve in said westerly side line of Littlejohn Street, thence northwest- erly, westerly, and southwesterly on said westerly side line of Littlejohn Street on a curve to the left with a radius of 25 feet a distance of 37.58 feet to the point of intersection of said westerly side line of Littlejohn Street and the south- erly side line of Lake Street, thence northeasterly on said southerly side line of Lake Street a distance of 90.21 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 Littlejohn Street as petitioned for by Fran- klin & Daniel Wyman, Scales Hor. 1"=40', Ver. 1"-6',
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Dec. 1926, Bremer W. Pond, Landscape Architect and J. M. Keane, C. E."
Article 20. To see if the Town will accept the laying out of a town way from Margaret Street to Burch Street, substantially in the location of the private way known as Osborne Road, as made and filed in the office of the Town Clerk by the Joint Board of Selectmen and Board of Public Works, under the provisions of law authorizing the assess- ment of betterments; establish said way; make an ap- propriation for said laying out and the construction of said · way; determine in what manner the money shall be raised ; or take any action relating thereto.
Said way as so laid out is bounded and described as follows :
Beginning at the point of intersection of the westerly side line of Margaret Street and the southerly side line of Osborne Road, thence northwesterly and westerly on said southerly side line of Osborne Road on a curve to the left with a radius of 25.0 feet a distance of 37.52 feet to a point of tangency in said southerly side line of Osborne Road, thence westerly on said southerly side line of Osborne Road a distance of 224.88 feet to a point of curve in said south- erly side line of Osborne Road, thence southwesterly and southerly on said southerly side line of Osborne Road on a curve to the left with a radius of 25.0 feet a distance of 41.02 feet to the point of intersection of said southerly side 'line of Osborne Road and the easterly side line of Burch Street, thence northerly on said easterly side line of Burch Street a distance of 90.22 feet to the point of intersection of said easterly side line of Burch Street and the northerly side line of Osborne Road, thence southeasterly and easterly on said northerly side line of Osborne Road on a curve to the left with a radius of 25.0 feet a distance of 37.52 feet to a point of tangency in said northerly side line of Os- borne Road, thence easterly on said northerly side line of Osborne Road a distance of 224.88 feet to a point of curve in said northerly side line of Osborne Road, thence north-
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easterly and northerly on said northerly side line of Os- borne Road on a curve to the left with a radius of 25.0 feet a distance of 41.02 feet to the point of intersection of said northerly side line of Osborne Road and the westerly side line of Margaret Street, thence southerly on said westerly side line of Margaret Street a distance of 90.22 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, Osborne Road, for Herbert F. Allen, Arlington, Mass., Scales : Hor. 40' == 1", Ver. 6'=1", Oct. 1925, C. H. Gannett, C. E., 53 State St., Boston."
Article 21. To see if the Town will accept the laying out of a town way from Hillside Avenue to Oakland Ave- nue, substantially in the location of the private way known as Renfrew Street, as made and filed in the office of the Town Clerk by the Joint Board of Selectmen and Board of Public Works, under the provisions of law authorizing the assessment of betterments; establish said way; make an appropriation for said laying out and the construction of said way; determine in what manner the money shall be raised; or take any action relating thereto.
Said way as so laid out is bounded and described as follows :
Beginning at the point of intersection of the northwest- erly side line of Hillside Avenue and the southwesterly side line of Renfrew Street, thence northwesterly on said south- westerly side line of Renfrew Street a distance of 655.0 feet to the point of intersection of said southwesterly side line of Renfrew Street and the center line of Oakland Avenue, thence. northeasterly on said center line of Oakland Avenue a distance of 40.0 feet to the point of intersection of said center line of Oakland Avenue and the northeasterly side line of Renfrew Street, thence southeasterly on said north- easterly side line of Renfrew Street a distance of 655.0 feet to the point of intersection of said northeasterly side line of Renfrew Street and the northwesterly side line of Hill- side Avenue, thence southwesterly on said northwesterly
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side line of Hillside Avenue a distance of 40.0 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 showing proposed lines and grades for Renfrew St., Arlington, Hor. Scale, 40'=1"", Ver. Scale, 6'=1", Chas. J. Elliot, Eng'r., & Surveyor, Nov. 5, 1910, Sheet 2 (3 Sheets.)"
Article 22. To see if the Town will accept the laying out of a town way from Gloucester Street to Gray Street, substantially in the location of the private way known as Scituate Street, as made and filed in the office of the Town Clerk by the Joint Board of Selectmen and Board of Public Works, under the provisions of law authorizing the assess- ment of betterments; establish said way; make an ap- propriation for said laying out and the construction of said way; determine in what manner the money shall be raised; or take any action relating thereto.
Said way as so laid out is bounded and described as follows :
Beginning at the point of intersection of the southwest- erly side line of Gloucester Street and the southeasterly side line of Scituate Street, thence southwesterly on said southeasterly side line of Scituate Street a distance of 579.68 feet to the point of intersection of said southeasterly side line of Scituate Street and the northeasterly side line of Gray Street, thence northwesterly on said northeasterly side line of Gray Street a distance of 40.48 feet to the point of intersection of said northeasterly side line of Gray Street and the northwesterly side line of Scituate Street, thence northeasterly on said northwesterly side line of Scituate Street a distance of 586.75 feet to the point of intersection of said northwesterly side line of Scituate Street and the southwesterly side line of Gloucester Street, thence south- easterly on said southwesterly side line of Gloucester Street a distance 40.0 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, Scituate Street, Arlington,
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Massachusetts, showing lines and grades, Scales-40' and 6'-1", Sept. 9, 1905, Robert W. Pond, Town Engineer."
Article 23. To see if the Town will accept the laying out of a town way from its present end to Lowell Street, substantially in the location of the private way known as West Court Terrace, as made and filed in the office of the Town Clerk by the Joint Board of Selectmen and Board of Public Works, under provisions of law authorizing the assessment of betterments; establish said way; make an appropriation for said laying out and the construction of said way; determine in what manner the money shall be raised; or take any action relating thereto.
Said way as 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, easterly, 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 north- easterly on said northwesterly side line of West Court Ter- race, a distance of 122.13 feet to an angle point in said northwesterly side line of West Court Terrace, thence con- tinuing northeasterly on said northwesterly side line of West Court Terrace a distance of 31.62 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 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 southeasterly 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, thence southwesterly on said southeasterly side line of West Court Terrace a distance of 30.0 feet to
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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 southeasterly 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 Terrace and the easterly side line of Lowell Street, thence northerly on said easterly side line of Lowell Street a dis- tance 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, Arling- ton Heights, Mass. petitioned for by F. R. Henderson, Scale, Hor. 1"=40', Ver. 1"=6', June 1922, C. H. Gannet, C. E., 53 State St., Boston."
Article 24. To see if the Town will make an appropria- tion under the provisions of law authorizing the assess- ment of betterments, for the original construction of pub- lic ways in the Town, the laying out of which is accepted at this meeting, including land damages and the cost of pavement and sidewalks laid at the time of said construc- tion; 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 authorize the acqui- sition by purchase, eminent domain or otherwise of any land easements or rights therein, including an easement or easements in land adjoining the location of any or all pub- lic ways, the laying out of which is accepted at this meet- ing, consisting of a right to have the land of the location protected by having the surface of such adjoining land slope from the boundary of the location; make an ap- propriation for such acquisition; determine in what man- ner the money shall be raised and expended; or take any action relating thereto.
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Article 26. To see if the Town will accept the establish- ment of exterior lines of a way known as Heath Road, from Norcross Street about 180 feet southwesterly, in the loca- tion shown upon the plan, as made and filed in the office of the Town Clerk by the Joint Board of Selectmen and Board of Public Works; make an appropriation therefor, including damages; determine in what manner the money shall be raised and expended; or take any action relating thereto :
Said lines as so established are more particularly de- scribed as follows :
Beginning at a point on the southeasterly side line of Heath Road, said point being 118.65 feet from a point of tangency on the northeasterly side line of Hilton Street and the southeasterly side line of Heath Road; thence northeasterly along said southeasterly side line of Heath Road a distance of 164.37 feet to a point of curve on said southeasterly side line of Heath Road; thence easterly and southeasterly on a curve to the right with a radius of 20.00 feet a distance of 34.50 feet to a point of tangency on the southwesterly side line of Norcross Street; thence north- westerly along said southwesterly side line of Norcross Street a distance of 80.96 feet to a point of curve on said southwesterly side line of Norcross Street and the north- westerly side line of Heath Road; thence southerly and southwesterly on a curve to the right with a radius of 20.00 feet a distance of 28.33 feet to a point of tangency on the northwesterly side line of Heath Road; thence southwest- erly along said northwesterly side line of Heath Road a distance of 161.76 feet to a point on a property line on said northwesterly side line of Heath Road; thence southeasterly along said property line a distance of 42.74 feet to the point of beginning, all as shown on said plan.
Article 27. To see if the Town will make an appropria- tion or appropriations to pay the claims or charges of Sym- mes Arlington Hospital including such claims and charges for aid, relief or care furnished prior to January 1, 1946,
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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 28. To see if the Town will appropriate a sum or sums of money, as authorized under Chapter 1 of the Acts of 1946, for the purpose of celebrating the return of those who served their country in World War II; determine in what manner the money shall be raised and expended; or take any action relating to any or all of the foregoing.
Article 29. To see if the Town will accept Section 65 of Chapter 44A of the General Laws, as inserted by Chap- ter 635 of the Acts of 1945, entitled; "AN ACT PROVID- ING FOR ADVANCES OF THEIR VACATION PAY TO OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE COMMON- WEALTH AND OF CERTAIN COUNTIES, CITIES AND TOWNS" or take any action relating thereto.
Article 30. To see if the Town will vote to appoint a committee to investigate, consider and recommend altera- tions, additions or other changes, if any, to the present Building Code of the Town, said committee to report at the next special town meeting, if any, but not later than the Annual Town Meeting of 1947; appropriate a sum of money for the use of said committee; determine in what manner the money shall be raised; or take any action relating thereto.
Article 31. To see if the Town will authorize the Board of Selectmen to sell or otherwise dispose of, one Buick 1937 Sedan now in service with the Fire Department; or take any action relating thereto.
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