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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
Voted: That no action be taken under Article 19 of the warrant.
There being no further business under Article 19, the Moderator declared it disposed of.
Article 20 taken up. (Addition to the Junior High School West)
The Finance Committee recommended the following :
That the sum of Five hundred and two thousand dollars ($502,000.) be and hereby is appropriated for the purpose of erecting an addition or additions to the present Junior High School West, and the alteration or reconstruction of the interior of said school, to be substantially in accordance with the sketches, plans and estimates or other data sub- mited to the Finance Committee of the Town; that for this purpose or these purposes the sum of forty-five thousand dollars ($45,000.) be raised by general tax, and for the balance of four hundred and fifty-seven thousand dollars ($457,000.) the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selec- men, be and hereby is authorized to borrow said sum of four hundred fifty-seven thousand dollars ($457.000.) and to issue bonds or notes of the Town therefor, said bonds or notes to be payable in accordance with the provisions of Section 19 of Chapter 44 of the General Laws and all Acts in addition thereto or amendment thereof, so that the whole loan shall be paid in not more than twenty (20) years from the date of issue of the first bond or note or at such earlier date as the Treasurer and Selectmen may determine ;
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and that said appropriation be expended under the direction of the Committee appointed under Article 27 of the War- rant for the Annual Town Meeting of 1948, to procure plans and estimates for the construction of gymnasium and or other facilities at the present Junior High School West, which said Committee shall be known as "Junior High School West Building Committee" and shall have full au- thority to construct or erect the aforesaid addition or addi- tions and to alter or reconstruct the interior of the Junior High School West as aforesaid, all within the sum herein appropriated; and the Moderator of the Town shall have power to fill any vacancy in said Committee's membership.
Hallam T. Ring offered the following substitute motion, duly seconded :
That "the sum of $45,000. to be raised by general tax" be changed by substituting the words "the sum of $100,000. to be raised by general tax" and that the words "the sum of $457,000. and to issue bonds or notes of the town therefor" be changed by substituting the words "$402,000. and to issue bonds or notes therefor".
On being put to a vote, the Moderator declared the motion lost.
Thereupon, on motion duly made and seconded, it was
Voted: (rising vote-196 voting in the affirmative and 2 in the negative)
That the sum of Five hundred and two thousand dollars ($502,000.) be and hereby is appropriated for the purpose of erecting an addition or additions to the present Junior High School West, and the alteration or reconstruction of the interior of said school, to be substantially in accordance with the sketches, plans and estimates or other data sub- mitted to the Finance Committee of the Town; that for this purpose or these purposes the sum of forty-five thousand dollars ($45,000.) be raised by general tax, and for the balance of four hundred and fifty-seven thousand dollars ($457,000.) the Treasurer, with the approval of the Select- men, be and hereby is authorized to borrow said sum of four hundred fifty-seven thousand dollars ($457,000.) and to issue bonds or notes of the Town therefor, said bonds or notes to be payable in accordance with the provisions of Section 19 of Chapter 44 of the General Laws and all Acts in addition thereto or amendment thereof, so that the whole loan shall be paid in not more than twenty (20) years from the date of issue of the first bond or note or at such earlier date as the Treasurer and Selectmen may determine; and
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that said appropriation be expended under the direction of the Committee appointed under Article 27 of the Warrant for the Annual Town Meeting of 1948, to procure plans and estimates for the construction of gymnasium and or other facilities at the present Junior High School West, which said Committee shall be known as "Junior High School West Building Committee" and shall have full au- thority to construct or erect the aforesaid addition or addi- tions and to alter or reconstruct the interior of the Junior High School West as aforesaid, all within the sum herein appropriated; and the Moderator of the Town shall have power to fill any vacancy in said Committee's membership.
There being no further business under Article 20, the Moderator declared it disposed of.
Article 21 taken up. (Addition to the Hardy School) The Finance Committee recommended the following :
That the sum of Two hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars ($225,000.) be and hereby is appropriated for the purpose of erecting an addition or additions to the present Hardy School, and the alteration or reconstruction of the interior of said school, to be substantially in accordance with the sketches, plans and estimates or other data submitted to the Finance Committee of the Town; that for this pur- pose or these purposes the sum of forty-five thousand dol- lars ($45,000.) be raised by general tax, and for the bal- ance of one hundred and eighty thousand dollars ($180,000.) the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, be and hereby is authorized to borrow said sum of one hundred and eighty thousand ($180,000.) and to issue bonds or notes of the Town therefor, said bonds or notes to be payable in accordance with the provisions of Section 19 of Chapter 44 of the General Laws and all Acts in addition thereto or amendment thereof, so that the whole loan shall be paid in not more than twenty (20) years from the date of issue of the first bond or note or at such earlier date as the Treasurer and Selectmen may determine; and that the said appropria- tion be expended under the direction of a Committee of Five residents of the Town to be appointed by the Moderator, which said Committee shall be known as "Hardy School Building Committee" and shall have full authority to con- struct or erect the aforesaid addition or additions and to alter or reconstruct the interior of said Hardy School as aforesaid, all within the sum herein appropriated; and the Moderator shall have power to fill any vacancy in said Com- mittee's membership.
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At this point, 10:00 P.M., the Moderator called for a recess of five minutes.
At 10:05 P.M., the meeting was reconvened.
Hallam T. Ring offered the following substitute motion, duly seconded :
That where the article reads that the sum of $45,000. be raised by general tax, there be substituted the words and figures, "$100,000.", and that where it further reads that $180,000. be authorized to be borrowed, that be changed to $125,000.
On being put to a vote, the Moderator declared the motion lost.
Thereupon, on motion duly made and seconded, it was
Voted: (Rising vote, 204 voting in the affirmative and none in the negative)
That the sum of Two hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars ($225,000.) be and hereby is appropriated for the purpose of erecting an addition or additions to the present Hardy School, and the alteration or reconstruction of the interior of said school, to be substantially in accordance with the sketches, plans and estimates or other data sub- mitted to the Finance Committee of the Town; that for this purpose or these purposes the sum of forty-five thousand dollars ($45,000.) be raised by general tax, and for the bal- ance of one hundred and eighty thousand dollars ($180,000.) the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, be and hereby is authorized to borrow said sum of one hundred and eighty thousand ($180,000.) and to issue bonds or notes of the Town therefor, said bonds or notes to be payable in accordance with the provisions of Section 19 of Chapter 44 of the General Laws and all Acts in addition thereto or amendment thereof, so that the whole loan shall be paid in not more than twenty (20) years from the date of issue of the first bond or note or at such earlier date as the Treasurer and Selectmen may determine; and that the said appropria- tion be expended under the direction of a Committee of Five residents of the Town to be appointed by the Mod- erator, which said Committee shall be known as "Hardy School Building Committee" and shall have full authority to construct or erect the aforesaid addition or additions and to alter or reconstruct the interior of said Hardy School as aforesaid, all within the sum herein appropriated; and the Moderator shall have power to fill any vacancy in said Com- mittee's membership.
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There being no further business under Article 21, the Moderator declared it disposed of.
Article 22 taken up. (Addition to the Junior High School Center)
The Finance Committee recommended the following:
That no action be taken under Article 22 of the Warrant.
Malcolm H. Masters offered the following substitute mo- tion, duly seconded.
That the sum of two hundred and fifty thousand dollars be and hereby is appropriated for the purpose of erecting an addition or additions to the present Junior High School Center, and the alteration or reconstruction of the interior of said school, to be substantially in accordance with the sketches, plans and estimates or other data submitted to the town by the committee under vote of the Town passed March 22, 1948, to procure plans and estimates for the construction of a gymnasium and/or facilities at the Junior High School Center, in its report to the March 1949 Town Meeting; that for this purpose or these purposes the sum of forty-five thousand dollars be raised by general tax and for the balance of two hundred and five thousand dollars the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, be and hereby is authorized to borrow said sum of two hundred and five thousand dollars and to issue bonds or notes of the Town therefor, said bonds or notes to be payable in ac- cordance with the provisions of Section 19 of Chapter 44 of the General Laws and all Acts in addition thereto or amend- ment thereof, so that the whole loan shall be paid in not more than twenty years from the date of issue of the first bond or note or at such earlier date as the Treasurer and Selectmen may determine; and that said appropriation be expended under the direction of the Committee appointed under Article 33 of the Warrant for the Annual Town Meet- ing of 1948, to procure plans and estimates for the con- struction of gymnasium and or other facilities at the pres- ent Junior High School Center, which said committee shall be known as "Junior High School Center Building Commit- tee" and shall have full authority to construct or erect the aforesaid addition or additions and to alter or reconstruct the interior of the Junior High School Center as aforesaid, all within the sum herein appropriated; and the Moderator of the Town shall have power to fill any vacancy in said Committee's membership.
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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 22 of the Warrant.
There being no further business under Article 22, the Moderator declared it disposed of.
Article 23 taken up. (Field House-Warren A. Peirce Field)
The Finance Committee recommended the following :
That the sum of fifteen thousand (15,000.) dollars be and hereby is appropriated for the purpose of constructing public sanitaries and for the erection of such building or buildings as may be necessary to enclose the same at War- ren A. Peirce Field; that for these purposes the sum of six thousand seven hundred thirteen and 54/100 (6,713.54) dollars be taken from the Post War Rehabilitation Fund now in the Treasury, and the sum of eight thousand two hundred eighty six and 46/100 (8,286.46) dollars be raised by general tax and expended under the joint direction of the School Committee and the Board of Park Commis- sioners.
John P. Morine of the School Committee offered the following substitute motion, duly seconded :
That no action be taken under Article 23 ofthe Warrant. On being put to a vote, the Moderator declared the mo- tion carried.
Thereupon, on motion duly made and seconded, it was
Voted: That no action be taken under Article 23 of the Warrant.
There being no further business under Article 23, the Moderator declared it disposed of.
Article 24 taken up. (Transfer of Funds-Cemetery Commissioners)
On motion duly made and seconded, it was
Voted: That the sum of seven thousand five hundred (7,500.) dollars be and hereby is transferred from (Mount Pleasant Cemetery) sale of lots and graves fund to the Cemetery Commissioners for the improvement of the Town Cemetery.
There being no further business under Article 24, the Moderator declared it disposed of.
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Article 25 taken up. (Memorial Flag Pole-Mount Pleas- ant Cemetery)
On motion duly made and seconded, it was
Voted: That the sum of two hundred seventy five (275.) dollars be and hereby is appropriated for the purpose of erecting a metal flag pole in Mount Pleasant Cemetery as a memorial to men and women who served in the Armed Forces of the United States; said sum to be raised by gen- eral tax and expended under the direction of the Board of Cemetery Commissioners.
There being no further business under Article 25, the Moderator declared it disposed of.
On motion of George A. Harris, duly seconded, it was
Voted: To lay Article 26 on the table to be taken up as the first order of business at the Adjourned Meeting, Friday, March 25, 1949.
Article 27 taken up. (Appropriation-Planning Board) On motion duly made and seconded, it was
Voted: That the sum of two thousand (2,000.) dollars be and hereby is appropriated for the use of the Planning Board in a study of traffic conditions and control in the Arlington Center Area; said sum to be raised by general tax and expended under the direction of the Planning Board.
There being no further business under Article 27, the Moderator declared it disposed of.
On motion of J. Howard Hayes of the Finance Commit- tee, it was
Voted: To adjourn.
The Meeting was declared adjourned by the Moderator at 10:45 P.M.
A True Record, ATTEST :
JAMES J. GOLDEN,
Town Clerk
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ADJOURNED ANNUAL MEETING
March 25, 1949.
Pursuant to the vote of adjournment of March 23, 1949, the Town Meeting Members met in the Robbins Memorial Town Hall on Friday evening, March 25, 1949, notices hav- ing been sent to the Town Meeting Members.
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 one hundred and ninety-six members and eight members-at-large attended the meeting.
The Moderator, Mr. Ernest W. Davis, called the meeting to order at 8:05 P.M.
On motion of Selectman Peterson, duly seconded, it was
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 Monday evening, March 28, 1949, at 8 o'clock.
On motion of J. Howard Hayes of the Finance Committee, duly seconded, it was
Voted: That Article 26 be taken from the table.
Article 26 taken up. (Report - Committee on Town Government)
The Finance Committee recommended the following:
That the Board of Selectmen be and hereby is authorized and instructed to petition the General Court for legislation necessary and proper to authorize the said Board of Select- men to be increased from three (3) to five (5) members, and also have the said Board of Selectmen act as a Board of Public Works, exercising the powers of surveyors of high- ways, road commissioners, water commissioners, sewer com- missioners, tree warden and Board of Public Survey; to authorize the said Board of Selecmen to appoint an Execu- tive Officer and designate his powers, including the central- ization of purchasing under the Executive Officer; and to abolish the Board of Public Works and the Tree Warden; all substantially in accordance with the report of the committee appointed by the Moderator, in pursuance of the vote of the Town passed on March 14, 1947, under Article 33 for the Annual Town Meeting in 1947.
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Following a lengthy explanation of the report, and ex- tended discussion by the Town Meeting of substitute motions presented, a vote was taken on the recommendation of the Finance Committee, which was declared by the Moderator to have carried.
George A. Harris served notice that he may ask for recon- sideration of Article 26.
There being no further business under Article 26, the Moderator declared it disposed of.
On motion of J. Howard Hayes of the Finance Committee, duly seconded, it was
Voted: That Article 10 be taken from the table.
Thomas J. O'Neill of the Board of Public Works offered the following substitute motion for the substitute motion
offered by him on March 23rd:
That the sum of Thirty thousand (30,000) dollars be and hereby is appropriated for the extension of water mains ; that for this purpose the sum of six thousand seven hundred thirteen and 54/100 (6,713.54) dollars be taken from the Post War Rehabilitation Fund now in the Treasury, and the sum of twenty-three thousand two hundred eighty six and 46/100 (23,286.46) dollars be raised by general tax and expended under the direction of the Board of Public Works substantially as follows :
Laying and relaying water mains of not less than six inches in diameter (including Tools and Equipment.)
On being put to a vote, the Moderator declared it carried. Thereupon, on motion duly made and seconded, it was
Voted: That the sum of thirty thousand (30,000) dollars be and hereby is appropriated for the extension of water mains; that for this purpose the sum of six thousand seven hundred thirteen and 54/100 (6,713.54) dollars be taken from the Post War Rehabilitation Fund now in the Treas- ury, and the sum of twenty-three thousand two hundred eighty-six and 46/100 (23,286.46) dollars be raised by gener- al tax and expended under the direction of the Board of Pub- lic Works substantially as follows :
Laying and relaying water mains of not less than six inches in diameter (including Tools and Equipment.)
There being no further business under Article 10, the Moderator declared it disposed of.
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At 9:40 P.M., a five minute recess was requested. At 9:45 P.M., the meeting was reconvened.
Article 28 taken up. (Amendment Zoning By-Law)
Harvey C. Abbott of the Planning Board presented the Report of the Planning Board, and on motion duly made and seconded, it was
Voted: That the Report be received.
On motion duly made and seconded, it was
Voted: unanimously
That the Town amend its Zoning By-Law as more parti- cularly set forth in Article 28 of the Warrant for the An- nual Town Meeting of March 21, 1949.
On motion of J. Howard Hayes of the Finance Committee, duly seconded, it was
Voted: That the sum of $100.00 be and hereby is appro- priated for the purpose of advertising this by-law, said sum to be raised by general tax and expended under the direction of the Town Clerk.
There being no further business under Article 28, the Moderator declared it disposed of.
Article 29 taken up. (Zoning - Bartlett Avenue and Mas- sachusetts Avenue)
Harvey C. Abbott of the Planning Board presented the Report of the Planning Board, and on motion duly made and seconded, it was
Voted: That the Report be received.
On motion duly made and seconded, it was
Voted: unanimously
That the Town amend its Zoning Map and its Zoning By- Law by including in the Business "A" District the area now included in the Residence "B" District as more particularly described in Article 29 of the Warrant for the Annual Town Meeting, Monday, March 21, 1949.
On motion of J. Howard Hayes of the Finance Committee, duly seconded, it was
Voted: That the sum of $100.00 be and hereby is appro- priated for the purpose of advertising this by-law, said sum to be raised by general tax and expended under the direction of the Town Clerk.
There being no further business under Article 29, the Moderator declared it disposed of.
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Article 30 taken up. (Zoning - Grove Street)
Harvey C. Abbott of the Planning Board offered the fol- lowing motion, duly seconded :
That no action be taken on Article 30 of the Warrant for the Annual Meeting Monday, March 21, 1949.
On being put to a vote, the Moderator declared the motion carried.
There being no further business under Article 30, the Moderator declared it disposed of.
Article 31 taken up. (Revision of Voting Precincts)
On motion duly made and seconded, it was
Voted: That no action be taken under Article 31 of the warrant.
There being no further business under Article 31, the Moderator declared it disposed of.
Article 32 taken up. (Headquarters for Lt. Stanley G. Benner Detachment, Marine Corps League of Arlington)
On motion duly made and seconded, it was
Voted: That in accordance with Chapter 40, Section 9 un- der the General Laws of Massachusetts as amended by Chap- ter 409 of the Acts of 1946, the sum of six hundred (600) dollars be and hereby is appropriated for the purpose of pro- viding headquarters for the "Lt. Stanley G. Benner Detach- ment, Marine Corps League of Arlington"; and that said sum be raised by general tax and expended under the direc- tion of the Board of Selectmen.
There being no further business under Article 32, the Moderator declared it disposed of.
Article 33 taken up. (Appointment of Committe - Re Dis- posal of Rubbish and Waste)
The Finance Committee recommended the following:
That the Moderator be and hereby is instructed to appoint a committee of five citizens to study a method for the dis- posal of rubbish and waste material collected by the Town, said committee to report its recommendations to the Town at the next special town meeting, if any, but not later than the Annual Town Meeting of 1950 and that the sum of five hundred (500) dollars be and hereby is appropriated for the necessary expenses to be incurred by said committee; said sum to be raised by general tax.
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John L. Murphy of the Board of Public Works, offered the following motion, duly seconded :
To amend the motion of the Finance Committee by strik- ing out the words "five hundred dollars" and substituting therefor the words "fifty dollars".
On being put to a vote, the Moderator declared the motion carried.
Thereupon, on motion duly made and seconded, it was Voted: That the Moderator be and hereby is instructed to appoint a committee of five citizens to study a method for the disposal of rubbish and waste material collected by the Town, said committe to report its recommendations to the Town at the next special town meeting, if any, but not later than the Annual Town Meeting of 1950; and that the sum of fifty (50) dollars be and hereby is appropriated for the nec- essary expenses to be incurred by said committee ; said sum to be raised by general tax.
There being no further business under Article 33, the Moderator declared it disposed of.
Article 34 taken up. (Appointment of Committee - Re Town Land at Fowles Pond)
The Finance Committee recommended the following :
That the Moderator be and hereby is instructed to appoint a committee of five, consisting of one member of the Plannng Board, the Town Engineer and three citizens, to investigate the feasibility of utilizing for some beneficial municipal purposes the land laying south of Summer Street known as Fowles Pond and adjacent lands owned by the Town; said committee to report its recommendations to the Town at the next Special Town Meeting, if any, but not later than the Annual Town Meeting of 1950; and that the sum of fifty (50) dollars be and hereby is appropriated for the necessary ex- penses to be incurred by said Committee, said sum to be raised by general tax.
John L. Murphy of the Board of Public Works offered the following motion, duly seconded :
To amend the motion of the Finance Committee by striking out the words "committee of five, consisting of one member of the Planning Board, the Town Engineer and three citizens" and substituting therefor the words "com- mittee of nine, consisting of one member of the Planning Board, the Town Engineer, one member of the Park Com- missioners and six other citizens".
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On being put to a vote, the Moderator declared the motion carried.
Thereupon, on motion duly made and seconded, it was
Voted: That the Moderator be and hereby is instructed to appoint a committee of nine, consisting of one member of the Planning Board, the Town Engineer, one member of the Park Commissioners and six other citizens, to investi- gate the feasibility of utilizing for some beneficial mu- nicipal purpose the land laying south of Summer Street known as Fowles Pond and adjacent lands owned by the Town; said committee to report its recommendations to the Town at the next Special Town Meeting, if any, but not later than the Annual Town Meeting of 1950; and that the sum of fifty (50) dollars be and hereby is appropriated for the necessary expenses to be incurred by said Committee, said sum to be raised by general tax.
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