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Article 12 taken up. (Maintaining, Repairing and Improve- ing Town Ways.)
On motion duly made and seconded, it was unanimously
Voted: That the sum of one thousand (1,000) dollars be and hereby is appropriated for maintaining, repairing and improving ways within the town, said appropriation to be used with any sum or sums which may be allotted by the Common- wealth or the County of Middlesex or both, for such purpose or purposes ; and that said sum be raised by general tax and expended under the direction of the Board of Public Works.
There being no further business under article 12, the Mod- erator declared it disposed of.
Article 13 taken up. (Reconstruction of streets.)
On motion duly made and seconded, it was unanimously
Voted : That the sum of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) be and hereby is appropriated for the re-location, alteration and widening, construction of, specific repairs upon and im- provement of all or any part of Massachusetts Avenue and all or any part of Mystic Street, within the Town, as now existing or hereafter re-located, altered or widened, including land damages, if any, under the provisions of law authorizing the easement of betterments or otherwise; said appropriation to be used with any sum or sums which may be allotted by the Commonwealth or County of Middlesex, or both, for such purpose or purposes ; said sum to be raised by general tax and expended under the direction of the Board of Public Works.
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There being no further business under Article 13, the Modera- tor declared it disposed of.
Article 14 taken up. (Claims or Charges of Symmes Arling- ton Hospital.)
On motion duly made and seconded, it was unanimously
Voted: That the sum of one thousand nine hundred ninety and 35/100 (1990.35) dollars be and hereby is appropriated to pay claims and charges of Symmes Arlington Hospital, includ- ing such claims and charges for aid, relief or care furnished prior to January 1, 1948, to persons falling into distress and standing in need of immediate relief ; said sum to be raised by general tax and expended under the direction of the Board of Selectmen.
There being no further business under Article 14, the Mod- erator declared it disposed of.
Article 15 taken up. (Acceptance of Gift.)
On motion duly made and seconded, it was unanimously
Voted: That the Town accept the bequest of the late Emma L. Sprague, being one-half of the residue of her estate, as provided in her will, and that the present Board of Select- men be and hereby is empowered to accept on behalf of the Town such sum or sums as may become available to said Town, and by this Vote the Town does hereby establish the fund to be known as, "The Emma L. Sprague Poor Widows' Fund". That this fund shall be held and administered by the present Board of Selectmen and their successors in office for the benefit of such poor widows in the Town of Arlington as they may deem qualified as recipients.
There being no further business under Article 15, the Moderator declared it disposed of.
Article 16 taken up. (Release of Town's Interest in Land.) On motion duly made and seconded, it was unanimously (and so declared)
Voted: That the Board of Selectmen be and hereby is authorized on behalf of the Town of Arlington to execute and deliver any or all proper legal documents deeding or releasing any or all of the right, title and interest of the Town of Arling- ton in and to the land now occupied by Symmes Arlington Hospital to said Symmes Arlington Hospital itself as more particularly bounded and described in Article 16 of the warrant.
There being no further business under Article 16, the Modera- tor declared it disposed of.
Article 17 taken up. (Conveyance of Land.)
On motion duly made and seconded, it was unanimously (and so declared)
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Voted: That the Board of Selectmen be and hereby is authorized to convey for a nominal consideration a certain parcel of land now owned by the Town of Arlington as shown on a Plan filed in the Office of Town Engineer, Arlington, Massachusetts, entitled "Plan of Land in Arlington, Massa- chusetts, owned by the Town of Arlington, Schedule : 1" = 40', March 1948, James M. Keane, Town Engineer", to the Symmes Arlington Hospital, Inc., said land being more particularly bounded and described in Article 17 of the warrant.
There being no further business under Article 17, the Mod- erator declared it disposed of.
Article 18 taken up. (Sale of Automobile.)
On motion duly made and seconded, it was unanimously
Voted: That the action of the Board of Selectmen in the sale and delivery by the Board of Selectmen of (1) 1939 Chevro- let Sedan, owned by the Town and in use by the Public Wel- fare Department, all in connection with the purchase of (1) 1947 Chevrolet Sedan for the use of the Public Welfare Depart- ment, be and hereby is ratified, approved and confirmed.
There being no further business under Article 18, the Moderator declared it disposed of.
Article 19 taken up. (Committee on Advanced Program- ming and Budgeting.)
On motion duly made and seconded, it was unanimously
Voted: That the sum of four hundred (400) dollars to be raised by general tax, is hereby appropriated for the necessary expenses to be incurred by the "Committee on Advanced Pro- gramming and Budgeting."
There being no further business under Article 19, the Moderator declared it disposed of.
Article 20 taken up. (Appointment of Committee-Re Financial Matters, etc. of Athletic Activities at the High School.)
On motion duly made and seconded, it was
Voted: That the Moderator be and hereby is instructed to appoint a committee of five, consisting of one member of the School Committee, one member of the Board of Selectmen, one member of the Board of Park Commissioners and two members at large, to investigate, consider, study and make recommendations of the financial matters connected with athletic activities at the High School, with particular refer- ence to the operation, maintenance and usage of the land and structures owned by the Town in the rear of the High School, known as the Warren A. Peirce Field ; said committee to report its recommendations to the Town at the next Special Town
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Meeting, if any, but not later than the Annual Town Meet- ing of 1949 ; and that the sum of three hundred (300) dollars be and hereby is appropriated for the necessary expenses to be incurred by said committee; said sum to be raised by general tax.
There being no further business under Article 20, the Moderator declared it disposed of.
Article 21 taken up. (Improvements-Warren A. Peirce Field.)
The Finance Committee recommended the following :
That no action be taken under Article 21 of the warrant.
Chairman Henderson offered the following substitute motion, duly seconded :
That the sum of fifty-two thousand, nine hundred ($52,900.) dollars be and hereby is appropriated for the purpose of acquiring and erecting additional bleachers and to otherwise improve the area known as Warren A. Peirce Field; said sum to be taken from available funds now in the Treasury and expended under the joint direction of the School Committee and the Board of Park Commissioners.
' and being put to a vote the Moderator expressed himself in doubt. A rising vote was taken resulting in 63 voting YES and 91 voting NO, and the Moderator declared the motion lost.
Thereupon Chairman Henderson offered the following second substitute motion, duly seconded :
That the sum of Twenty Eight Thousand Three Hundred ($28,300.) dollars be and hereby is appropriated for the pur- pose of acquiring and erecting additional bleachers and to otherwise improve the area known as Warren A. Peirce Field ; said sum to be taken from funds now in the Treasury and expended under the joint direction of the School Committee and the Board of Park Commissioners.
Discussion followed. Mr. Cutler moved the previous ques- tion, which was duly seconded and carried.
A rising vote was taken resulting in 78 votes YES and 83 voting NO. The vote was doubted, and more than 20 members having asked for a roll call, a roll call was taken resulting in 110 voting YES and 77 NO, and the Moderator declared the motion carried.
Thereupon, on motion duly made and seconded, it was
Voted: That the sum of Twenty Eight Thousand Three Hundred ($28,300.) dollars be and hereby is appropriated for the purpose of acquiring and erecting additional bleachers and to otherwise improve the area known as Warren A. Peirce Field; said sum to be taken from funds now in the Treasury
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and expended under the joint direction of the School Com- mittee and the Board of Park Commissioners.
There being no further business under Article 21, the Moderator declared it disposed of.
Article 22 taken up. (Amendment of Town's By-Laws.)
On motion duly made and seconded, it was unanimously (and so declared.)
Voted : That the By-Laws of the Town of Arlington be and hereby are amended by inserting after ARTICLE 9, an Article to be known as Article 9-A to read as follows :
ARTICLE 9-A-USE OF AREAS UNDER CONTROL OF PARK DEPARTMENT, the said article being acted upon section by section.
SECTION I. No person shall enter or leave any Park, Play- ground Beach or other area except at regular designated en- trances or exits.
SECTION II. No person shall injure, deface, dig up or dis- place, cut, break, remove, fill in, raise, destroy, or tamper with any road, walk, lawn or beach; or deface, defile, injure, destroy or ill use any building, bridge, structure, fence, sign, bench, seat, platform, plant, flower, bush, tree, shrub, turf, rock or other property or equipment, real or personal, belong- ing to the Town of Arlington under the jurisdiction of the Park Department, or have possession of any part thereof.
SECTION III. No person shall within any park or playground area throw any stone or missile ; or have possession of or dis- charge any destructive weapon, firearm, fireworks, torpedo or explosive ; or make a fire except by written consent of the Park Commissioners; or post, paint, affix, distribute or dis- play any sign, notice, circular, program, placard or any other advertising device except by written consent of the Park Com- missioners ; or drop or place and suffer to remain any piece of paper, garbage or other refuse, except in the receptacles desig- nated therefor, nor throw a lighted match, cigar, cigarette or other burning substance in said receptacles, or upon the ground nor bring or cause to be brought within any area under the control of said Park Department any garbage, refuse or mate- rial for the purpose of depositing same within said receptacles ; or bring or cause to be brought within any area under the con- trol of the Park Department glass containers or any articles made of glass; or break or cause to be broken any glass con- tainers or any articles made of glass within any area under the control of the Park Department.
SECTION IV. The Finance Committee recommended the follow- ing :
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No person shall within a park or playground area solicit the acquaintance of or annoy another person ; or utter any pro- fane, threatening, abusive or indecent language or loud out- cry, or solicit alms or subscriptions ; or have possession of or drink any intoxicating liquor ; or play any game of chance ; or have possession of any instrument of gambling; or do any obscene or indecent act; or make a harangue, or make any undue noise or disturbance; or except with the written con- sent of the Park Commissioners, preach or pray aloud or make any oration, or any political or other canvass.
Mr. Cutler offered the following, duly seconded :
To amend Section IV by striking out, at the end of said Section, the words "or accept with the written consent of the Park Commissioners, preach or pray aloud or make any ora- tion ; or any political or other canvass," so that the Section would read :
No person shall within a park or playground area solicit the acquaintance of or annoy another person; or utter any profane, threatening, abusive or indecent language or loud out-cry ; or solicit alms or subscriptions ; or have possession of or drink any intoxicating liquor ; or play any game of chance ; or have possession of any instrument of gambling; or do any obscene or indecent act; or make a harangue; or make any undue noise or disturbance.
which was unanimously carried.
Thereupon on motion duly made and seconded, it was unanimously
Voted : SECTION IV. No person shall within a park or play- ground area solicit the acquaintance of or annoy another person ; or utter any profane, threatening, abusive or indecent language or loud out-cry ; or solicit alms or subscriptions ; or have possession of or drink any intoxicating liquor ; or play any game of chance; or have possession of any instrument of gambling ; or do any obscene or indecent act; or make a harangue ; or make any undue noise or disturbance.
Section V. No dumping of any kind shall be made within any park or playground area, except by written consent of the Park Commissioners.
SECTION VI. All areas under the care and control of the Park Department are considered to be closed at 9:00 P.M., unless extended by the written consent of the Park Commissioners. Anyone found on said areas after said hour shall be considered as trespassers.
SECTION VII. The playing of golf is strictly prohibited in or upon all areas under the care and control of the Park Depart- ment.
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SECTION VIII. No person unless properly clothed, shall be upon any beach, or swim, bathe or wade in any water within or adjoining any area under the care and control of the Park Department, and then only at such times and in such places as the Park Commissioners may designate; nor loiter or walk upon a sidewalk or roadway or about an area, other than a bathing beach in a bathing costume unless wearing a closed covering ; nor lower from their shoulders or remove any part of their bathing costume on any beach; nor disrobe for bath- ing in a public sanitary or within public view.
SECTION IX. No person shall cause or permit any animal owned by him or in his custody or under his control, to roam or be at large, in, on or through any park or playground under the care and control of the Park Department, except a dog when restrained by a leash not exceeding seven (7) feet in length. No animals are allowed on any beach under the care and control of the Park Department.
SECTION X. No person shall ride or drive an animal or ride a bicycle or motorcycle, or ride or drive a motor car or other vehicle upon or over any area under the care and control of the Park Department which has been closed to travel by the plac- ing therein or the erection thereon of a barrier, fence, light or sign indicating that such area is closed for public travel.
SECTION XI. No person shall refuse or neglect to obey any rule, posted by sign, concerning the use of any area under the care and control of the Park Department; nor shall they re- fuse or neglect to obey any reasonable direction of a police offi- cer or a person in charge of such area.
SECTION XII. Any person violating any of the foregoing sec- tions shall, for each offense, be punished by a fine of not more than twenty (20) dollars.
There being no further business under Article 22, the Moderator declared it disposed of.
Article 23 taken up. (Acquisition of Land for Public Play- ground.)
On motion duly made and seconded, it was
Voted: (rising vote 149 voting YES and 1 NO) (187 Town Meeting Members Present).
That the Board of Park Commissioners be and hereby is authorized and empowered on behalf of the Town, to pur- chase or take in fee by eminent domain or otherwise acquire for the purposes of a public playground or recreation centre, the land within the town, hereinafter described, any interest or easement therein and any rights or easements of way or other- wise as appurtenant thereto, and subject to or with reservation
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of any rights or easements therein. Said parcel of land being bounded and described as follows:
Beginning at a point on the northerly side line of Yerxa Road at a stone wall on the division line between lot 89 and land now or formerly of Bennett, thence northwesterly by said stone wall a distance of 57.38, 27.17, 72.85, and 7.0 feet to the point of intersection of said stone wall and the south- easterly side line of Stone Road, thence northeasterly on said southeasterly side line of Stone Road, a distance of 52.26 feet to a point of curve in said southeasterly side line of Stone Road, thence northeasterly on said southeasterly side line of Stone Road, on a curve to the left with a radius of 740 feet a distance of 330.96 feet to a point of tangency in said south- easterly side line of Stone Road, thence northeasterly on said southeasterly side line of Stone Road, a distance of 235.27 feet to a point of curve in said southeasterly side line of Stone Road, thence northeasterly, easterly and southeasterly on said southeasterly side line of Stone Road, on a curve to the right with a radius of 25 feet a distance of 45.27 feet to a point of compound curve at the point of intersection of said southeasterly side line of Stone Road, and the westerly side line of Ridge Street, thence southeasterly on said westerly side line of Ridge Street, on a curve to the right with radius of 390 feet a distance of 267.79 feet to a a point of tangency in said westerly side line of Ridge Street, thence southeasterly on said westerly side line of Ridge Street a distance of 150.59 feet to an angle point in said westerly side line of Ridge Street, thence southerly on said westerly side line of Ridge Street a distance of 266.76 feet to the point of intersection of said westerly side line of Ridge Street and the northerly side line of Yerxa Road, thence southerly on said northerly side line of Yerxa Road on a curve to the right with a radius of 25 feet a dis- tance of 37.30 feet to a point of tangency in said northerly side line of Yerxa Road, thence southwesterly on said northerly side line of Yerxa Road a distance of 437.04 feet to the point of beginning, and containing 3.9 acres, more or less, as shown on Plan NO. 1433 on file in the office of the Town En- gineer, Arlington, Massachusetts, entitled "Plan of Morning- side Extension in Arlington, Massachusetts, scale 40 feet to an inch, May 9 1928, W. A. Mason & Son Co. Civil Engineers, Cambridge, Massachusetts".
That for the purpose of said purchase, taking or acquisition, the sum of Two Thousand One Hundred Eighty-seven Dollars ($2,187.00) be and hereby is appropriated; said sum to be raised by general tax and expended under the direction of the Board of Park Commissioners.
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There being no further business under Article 23, the Moderator declared it disposed of.
Article 24 taken up. (Acquisition of Land for Public Park Purposes.)
On motion duly made and seconded, it was unanimously (and so declared)
Voted: That the Board of Park Commissioners be and hereby is authorized and empowered on behalf of the Town to purchase or take in fee by eminent domain, or otherwise ac- quire for the purpose of a public park the land within the Town of Arlington hereinafter described, any interest or ease- ments therein, or any rights or easements of way or otherwise appurtenant thereto, and subject to the reservation that no building be erected thereon, and to the reservation of a certain easement for sewer or water purposes to the present owner as hereinafter set forth. Said parcel of land and easement reservation therein being bounded and described as follows :
Beginning at a point on the northwesterly side line of Jason Street located at a distance of five (5) feet southwesterly on the southwesterly boundary line of Lot 39 and 222.32 feet southwesterly from the side line of Woodland Street, thence southwesterly on said northwesterly side line of Jason Street, a distance of 71.85 feet to a point on the northerly boundary line of the Menotomy Rocks Park, thence north- westerly by said boundary line of Menotomy Rocks Park a dis- tance of 4.06 feet to a point of curve in said northerly bound- ary line of the said Menotomy Rocks Park, thence north- westerly westerly and southwesterly by said northerly bound- ary line of the Menotomy Rocks Park on a curve to the left with a radius of 421.05 feet a distance of 177.14 feet to an angle point in said boundary line of Menotomy Rocks Park, thence northeasterly by the northeasterly boundary line of Menotomy Rocks Park a distance of 129.99 feet to a point 5 feet from the southwesterly boundary line of Lot 39, thence southeasterly five feet distance and parallel to the said south- westerly boundary line of Lot 39 a distance of 174.97 feet to the point of beginning. Being the land shown on a plan en- titled "Plan of Land in Arlington of J. W. Osborne dated February, 1948-James H. Keane, Town Engineer."
That for the purpose of said purchase, taking or acquisition, the sum of One Hundred Forty-Six Dollars and forty cents ($146.40) be and hereby is appropriated; said sum to be raised by general tax, and expended under the direction of the Board of Park Commissioners.
There being no further business under Article 24, the Moderator declared it disposed of.
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Article 25 taken up. (Acceptance of Land for Public Play- ground Purposes.)
The Finance Committee recommended the following :
That no action be taken under Article 25 of the Warrant.
Chairman Henderson offered the following substitute mo- tion, duly seconded :
That the Board of Park Commissioners be and hereby is authorized and empowered on behalf of the Town to accept for care and control for the purpose of a public playground or recreation center, the certain parcel of land at present under the jurisdiction and control of the Commonwealth of Massachu- setts, Metropolitan District Commission, as more particularly bounded and described in Article No. 25 of the Warrant.
On being put to a vote the Moderator declared the motion lost.
Thereupon, on motion duly made and seconded it was
Voted: That no action be taken under Article 25 of the war- rant.
There being no further business under Article 25, the Mod- ator declared it disposed of.
Article 26 taken up. (Sale of Automobile.)
On motion duly made and seconded, it was unanimously
Voted: That the action of the School Committee in the sale of one (1) 1938 Dodge one-half ton truck owned by the town and in use by the School Department ; be and hereby is ratified, approved and confirmed.
There being no further business under Article 26, the Mod- erator declared it disposed of.
Article 27 taken up. (Improvements and Reconstruction- Junior High School West.)
The Finance Committee recommended the following :
That the Moderator be and hereby is instructed to appoint a committee of five, one of whom shall be a member of the School Committee, to procure plans and estimates for the con- struction of gymnasium, and or other facilities at the present Junior High School West ; said committee to report its recom- mendations to the town at the next Special Town Meeting, if any, but not later than the Annual Town Meeting of 1949; and that the sum of four thousand (4,000) dollars be and hereby is appropriated for the necessary expenses to be in- curred by said committee ; said sum to be raised by general tax.
On motion of Chairman Hayes, duly seconded, it was unanimously
Voted: That Article 27 be laid on the table.
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Article 28 taken up. (Repairs, etc .- George H. Lowe, Jr. Auditorium.)
On motion duly made and seconded, it was unanimously
Voted: That the sum of ten thousand (10,000) dollars be and hereby is appropriated for the purpose of making neces- sary repairs, alterations or renovations to the basement of the George H. Lowe, Jr., Auditorium as may be required by the state and local building departments; said sum to be raised by general tax and expended under the direction of the School Committee.
There being no further business under Article 28, the Mod- erator declared it disposed of.
Article 29, taken up. (Acceptance of Gift.)
On motion duly made and seconded, it was unanimously
Voted: That the Town accept the bequest of the late Emma L. Sprague, being one-half of the residue of her Estate as provided in her will, and that the present Trustees of the Robbins Library be and hereby are empowered to accept on behalf of the Town such sum or sums as may become avail- able to said Town, and said Trustees and their successors in office, be and hereby are empowered to administer the Fund as set forth in said will.
There being no further business under Article 29, the Mod- erator declared it disposed of.
Article 30 taken up. (Town Yard Building.)
On motion duly made and seconded, it was unanimously
Voted: That the sum of ten thousand (10,000) dollars be and hereby is appropriated for the construction or erect- ing a building to be used for the purposes of the Board of Public Works, and the Joint Board of Selectmen and Board of Public Works, upon the land of the Town, known as the Town Yard at Hobbs Court; said sum to be raised by general tax and expended under the direction of the Board of Public Works.
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