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Article 17. To see if the Town will make an appropriation for the Extension of Storm Drains; determine in what manner the money shall be raised and expended; or take any action relating thereto.
Article 18. To see if the Town will make an appropriation for the construction of permanent sidewalks and for the installing of edge- stones in Summer Street and Forest Street; determine in what manner the money shall be raised; or take any action relating thereto.
Article 19. To see if the Town will make an appropriation for the construction of permanent sidewalks and for the installing of edgestones; determine in what manner the money shall be raised; or take any action relating thereto.
Article 20. To see if the Town will make an appropriation for maintaining, repairing and improving all or any part of the ways within the town; said appropriation to be used with any sum or sums which may be allotted by the Commonwealth or the County of Middlesex or both for such purpose or purposes; determine in what manner the money shall be raised and expended; or take any action in any way relative to all or any of the foregoing.
Article 21. To see if the Town will make an appropriation for the relocation, alteration and widening, construction of, specific repairs upon and improvement of all or any parts of Massachusetts Avenue or Broadway, within the town as now existing or hereafter relocated, altered or widened, including land damages, if any, under the provisions of law authorizing the assessment 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; determine in what manner the money shall be raised and ex- pended; or take any action in any way relative to all or any of the foregoing.
Article 22. To see if the Town will accept the laying out of a Town way from Park Avenue Extension to Forest Street, substantially in the location of the private way known as Huntington 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
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the assessment of betterments; establish said way; make an ap- propriation for said laying out and the construction of said way; deter- mine 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 a stone bound at the point of intersection of the north- erly side line of Huntington Road and the westerly side line of Forest Street, thence southerly on said westerly side line of Forest Street a dis- tance of 48.99 feet to the point of intersection of said westerly side line of Forest Street and the southerly side line of Huntington Road, thence northwesterly and westerly on said southerly side line of Huntington Road on a curve to the left with a radius of 10.0 feet a distance of 13.67 feet to a point of tangency in said southerly side line of Huntington Road thence westerly on said southerly side line of Huntington Road a distance of 358.83 feet to a point of curve in said southerly side line of Huntington Road, thence southwesterly on said southerly side line of Huntington Road on a curve to the left with a radius of 146.05 feet a distance of 85.15 feet to the point of intersection of said southerly side line of Huntington Road and the southeasterly side line of Park Avenue Ext., thence northeasterly on said southeasterly side line of Park Avenue Ext. a distance of 78.60 feet to an angle point in said southeasterly side line of Park Avenue Ext. thence northeasterly on said southeasterly side line of Park Avenue Ext. a distance of 60.63 feet to the point of intersection of said southeasterly side line of Park Avenue Ext. and the northerly side line of Huntington Road, thence southerly, southeasterly and easterly on said northerly side line of Huntington Road on a curve to the left with a radius of 10.0 feet a distance of 24.50 feet to a point of tangency in said northerly side line of Huntington Road, thence easterly on said northerly side line of Huntington Road a distance of 321.52 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 Huntington Road, Arlington, Mass., showing proposed lines and grades, petitioned for by Jennie M. Varney, Scale, Hor. 1"=40', Ver. 1"=6', July 1915, C. H. Gannett C. E., 53 State Street, Boston."
Article 23. To see if the Town will accept the laying out of a Town way from Edgehill Road to Victoria Road, substantially in the location of the private way known as Radcliffe 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 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 northwesterly side line of Victoria Road and the southwesterly side line of Radcliffe Road, thence northeasterly, northerly and northwesterly on said southwesterly side line of Radcliffe Road on a curve to the left with a radius of 25.0 feet a distance of 45.29 feet to a point of tangency in said southwesterly side line of Radcliffe Road, thence northwesterly on said southwesterly side line of Radcliffe Road a distance of 265.96 feet to a point of curve in said southwesterly side line of Radcliffe
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Road, thence northwesterly, westerly and southwesterly on said southwesterly, side line of Radcliffe Road .on a curve to the left with a radius of 20.0 feet a distance of 29.33 feet to the point of intersection of said southwesterly side line of Radcliffe Road and the southeasterly side line of Edgehill Road, thence northeasterly on said southeasterly side line of Edgehill Road a distance of 80.44 feet to the point of intersection of said southeasterly side line of Edgehill Road and the northeasterly side line of Radcliffe Road, thence southwesterly, southerly and southeasterly on said northeasterly side line of Radcliffe Road on a curve to the left with a radius of 20.0 feet a distance of 33.50 feet to a point of tangency in said northeasterly side line of Rad- cliffe Road, thence southeasterly on said northeasterly side line of Rad- cliffe Road a distance of 283.61 feet to a point of curve in said north- easterly side line of Radcliffe Road, thence southeasterly, easterly, and northeasterly on said northeasterly side line of Radcliffe Road on a curve to the left with a radius of 20.0 feet a distance of 26.60 feet to the point of intersection of said northeasterly side line of Radcliffe Road and the northwesterly side line of Victoria Road, thence southwesterly on said northwesterly side line of Victoria Road a distance of 88.76 feet to the point of beginning as shown on a plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk, Arlington, Mass. entitled: "Street plan Radcliffe Road, Arlington, Mass., Hor. Scale 1 in .= 40 ft., Ver. scale 1 in .= 6 ft., February 29, 1928, Fred A. Joyce, Surveyor, Belmont."
Article 24 To see if the Town will accept the laying out of a Town way from Brookdale Road to Edgehill Road, substantially in the location of the private way known as Johnson 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 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:
First Section
Beginning at the point of intersection of the northwesterly side line of Brookdale Road and the southwesterly side line of Johnson Road, thence northeasterly, northerly and northwesterly on said southwesterly side line of Johnson Road on a curve to the left with a radius of 20.0 feet a distance of 33.05 feet to a point of tangency in said southwesterly side line of Johnson Road, thence northwesterly on said southwesterly side line of Johnson Road a distance of 238.53 feet to a point of curve in said southwesterly side line of Johnson Road, thence northwesterly, westerly and southwesterly on said southwesterly side line of Johnson Road on a curve to the left with a radius of 20.0 feet a distance of 28.27 feet to the point of intersection of said southwesterly side line of Johnson Road and the southeasterly side line of Victoria Road, thence north- easterly on said southeasterly side line of Victoria Road a distance of 81.00 feet to the point of intersection of said southeasterly side line of Victoria Road and the northeasterly side line of Johnson Road, thence southwesterly, southerly, and southeasterly on said northeasterly side line of Johnson Road on a curve to the left with a radius of 20.0 feet a distance of 34.56 feet to a point of tangency in said northeasterly side line of Johnson Road, thence southeasterly on said northeasterly side line of Johnson Road a distance of 232.42 feet to a point of curve in
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said northeasterly side line of Johnson Road, thence southeasterly, easterly and northeasterly on said northeasterly side line of Johnson Road on a curve to the left with a radius of 20.0 feet a distance of 29.78 feet to the point of intersection of said northeasterly side line of Johnson Road and the northwesterly side line of Brookdale Road, thence southwesterly on said northwesterly side line of Brookdale Road a dis- tance of 80.27 feet to the point of beginning.
Second Section
Beginning at the point of intersection of the northwesterly side line of Victoria Road and the southwesterly side line of Johnson Road, thence northeasterly, northerly and northwesterly on said southwesterly side line of Johnson Road on a curve to the left with a radius of 20.0 feet a distance of 34.56 feet to a point of tangency in said southwesterly side line of Johnson Road, thence northwesterly on said southwesterly side line of Johnson Road a distance of 2.55 feet to a point of curve in said southwesterly side line of Johnson Road, thence con- tinuing northwesterly on said southwesterly side line of Johnson Road on a curve to the left with a radius of 407.41 feet a distance of 107.88 feet to a point of tangency in said southwesterly side line of Johnson Road, thence continuing northwesterly on said southwesterly side line of Johnson Road a distance of 145.57 feet to a point of curve in said south- westerly side line of Johnson Road, thence northwesterly, westerly and southwesterly on said southwesterly side line of Johnson Road on a curve to the left with a radius of 20.0 feet a distance of 21.98 feet to the point of intersection of said southwesterly side line of Johnson Road and the southeasterly side line of Edgehill Road, thence northeasterly on said southeasterly side line of Edgehill Road a distance of 28.08 feet to an angle point in said southeasterly side line of Edgehill Road, thence continuing northeasterly on said southeasterly side line of Edgehill Road a distance of 60.42 feet to the point of intersection of said southeasterly side line of Edgehill Road and the northeasterly side line of Johnson Road, thence southwesterly, southerly and southeasterly on said north- easterly side line of Johnson Road on a curve to the left with a radius of 25.0 feet a distance of 46.41 feet to a point of tangency in said north- westerly side line of Johnson Road, thence southeasterly on said north- westerly side line of Johnson Road a distance of 109.65 feet to a point of curve in said northwesterly side line of Johnson Road, thence continuing southeasterly on said northwesterly side line of Johnson Road on a curve to the right with a radius of 447.41 feet a distance of 118.48 feet to a point of tangency in said northeasterly side line of Johnson Road, thence continuing southeasterly on said northeasterly side line of Johnson Road a distance of 15.23 feet to a point of curve in said northeasterly side line of Johnson Road, thence southeasterly, easterly, and northeasterly on said northeasterly side line of Johnson Road on a curve to the left with a radius of 20.0 feet a distance of 28.27 feet to the point of intersection of said northeasterly side line of Johnson Road, and the northwesterly side line of Victoria Road, thence southwesterly on said northwesterly side line of Victoria Road a distance of 81.00 feet to the point of beginning as shown on a plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk, Arlington, Mass. entitled: "Street Plan, Johnson Road, Arlington, Mass., Hor. Scale 1 in .= 40 ft., Ver. scale 1 in .= 6 ft., February 29, 1928, Fred A. Joyce, surveyor, Belmont."
Article 25. To see if the Town will accept the laying out of a Town way from Columbia Road to Winchester Road, substantially in the lo-
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cation of the private way known as Bradley 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 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 Winchester Road and the northeasterly side line of Bradley Road, thence southerly and southeasterly on said northeasterly side line of Bradley Road on a curve to the left with a radius of 25 feet a distance of 34.13 feet to a point of tangency on said northeasterly side line of Brad- ley Road, thence southeasterly on said northeasterly side line of Brad- ley Road a distance of 220.91 feet to a point of curve in said north- easterly side line of Bradley Road, thence southeasterly, easterly and northeasterly on said northeasterly side line of Bradley Road on a curve to the left with a radius of 25 feet a distance of 55.31 feet to the point of intersection of said northeasterly side line of Bradley Road and the westerly side line of Columbia Road, thence southerly on said westerly side line of Columbia Road on a curve to the left with a radius of 423.1 feet a distance of 90.84 feet to a point of tangency in said west- erly side line of Columbia Road, thence continuing southerly on said westerly side line of Columbia Road a distance of 48.68 feet to the point of intersection of said westerly side line of Columbia Road and the south- westerly side line of Bradley Road, thence northerly and northeasterly on said southwesterly side line of Bradley Road on a curve to the left with a radius of 75 feet a distance of 53.49 feet to a point of tangency in said southwesterly side line of Bradley Road, thence northwesterly on said southwesterly side line of Bradley Road a distance of 271.43 feet to a point of curve in said southwesterly side line of Bradley Road, thence northwesterly, westerly and southwesterly on said southwesterly side line of Bradley Road on a curve to the left with a radius of 25 feet a distance of 44.45 feet to the point of intersection of said southwesterly side line of Bradley Road and the southeasterly side line of Winchester Road, thence northeasterly on said southeasterly side line of Winchester Road a distance of 92.02 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 Bradley 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 26. To see if the Town will accept the laying out of a Town way from Florence Avenue to Oakland Avenue, substantially in the lo- cation of the private way known as George 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 as- sessment 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 southeasterly side line of Florence Avenue and the northeasterly side line of George Street,
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thence southeasterly on said northeasterly side line of George Street a distance of 786.60 feet to the point of intersection of said northeasterly side line of George Street and the southeasterly side line of Oakland Avenue, thence southwesterly on said southeasterly side line of Oakland Avenue a distance of 40.0 ft. to the point of intersection of said south- easterly side line of Oakland Avenue and the southwesterly side line of George Street, thence northwesterly on said southwesterly side line of George Street a distance of 788.98 ft. to the point of intersection of said southwesterly side line of George Street and the southeasterly side line of Florence Avenue, thence northeasterly on said southeasterly side line of Florence Avenue a distance of 40.07 ft. 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 George Street, Arlington, Hor. Sc. 40'=1", Ver. Sc. 6'=1", Chas. J. Elliot, Eng'r. & Surveyor, Nov. 5, 1910."
Article 27. To see if the Town will accept the laying out of a Town way from Oakland Avenue to the Concord Turnpike, substantially in the location of the private way known as George 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 northeasterly side line of the Concord Turnpike and the southwesterly side line of George Street, thence northwesterly on said southwesterly side line of George Street a distance of 1447.0 feet more or less to the point of intersection of said southwesterly side line of George Street and the southeasterly side line of Oakland Avenue, thence northeasterly on said southeasterly side line of Oakland Avenue a distance of 40.0 feet to the point of inter- section of said southeasterly side line of Oakland Avenue and the north- easterly side line of George Street, thence southeasterly on said north- easterly side line of George Street a distance of 1503.61 feet more or less to the point of intersection of said northeasterly side line of George Street and the northeasterly side line of the Concord Turnpike, thence north- westerly on said northeasterly side line of the Concord Turnpike on a curve to the right with a radius of 3254.18 feet a distance of 70.0 feet more or less 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 showing proposed lines and grades for George St., Arlington, Hor. Sc. 40'=1", Ver. Sc. 6'=1", Chas. J. Elliot, Eng'r. & Surveyor Nov. 5, 1910."
Article 28. To see if the Town will accept the laying out of a Town way from Spring Street to Longfellow Road, substantially in the location of the private way known as High Haith 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 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.
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Said way as so laid out is bounded and described, as follows:
Beginning at the point of intersection of the northeasterly side line of Spring Street and the northerly side line of High Haith Road, thence northeasterly on said northerly side line of High Haith Road on a curve to the right with a radius of 105.39 ft. a distance of 106.95 ft. to a point of tangency in said northerly side line of High Haith Road, thence northeasterly on said northerly side line of High Haith Road a distance of 93.73 ft. to a point of curve in said northerly side line of High Haith Road, thence northeasterly on said northerly side line of High Haith Road on a curve to the left with a radius of 200.91 ft. a distance of 98.01 ft. to a point of tangency in said northerly side line of High Haith Road, thence northeasterly on said northerly side line of High Haith Road a distance of 204.20 ft. to a point, thence southeasterly across said High Haith Road a distance of 40.07 ft. to a point on the southerly side line of High Haith Road at the northeasterly boundary line of lot 29, thence southwesterly on said southerly side line of High Haith Road a distance of 206.60 ft. to a point of curve in said southerly side line of High Haith Road, thence southwesterly on said southerly side line of High Haith Road on a curve to the right with a radius of 240.91 ft. a distance of 117.52 ft. to a point of tangency in said southerly side line of High Haith Road, thence southwesterly on said southerly side line of High Haith Road a distance of 93.73 ft. to a point of curve in said southerly side line of High Haith Road, thence southwesterly on said southerly side line of High Haith Road on a curve to the left with a radius of 65.39 ft. a distance of 66.35 ft. to the point of in- tersection of said southerly side line of High Haith Road and the north- easterly side line of Spring Street, thence northwesterly on said north- easterly side line of Spring Street a distance of 40.02 ft. 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 High Haith Road, Ar- lington, Mass. petitioned for by W. S. Griswold, Scale: Hor. 1"=40', Ver. 1"=6', May 1919, C. H. Gannett C. E. 53 State St., Boston."
Article 29. To see if the Town will accept the laying out of a Town way from Highland Avenue to High Haith Road, substantially in the loca- tion of the private way known as Longfellow 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 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 southeasterly side line of Highland Avenue and the northerly side line of Longfellow Road, thence southeasterly on said northerly side line of Longfellow Road a distance of 150.67 ft. to a point of curve in said northerly side line of Longfellow Road, thence southeasterly and easterly on said northerly side line of Longfellow Road on a curve to the left with a radius of 110.63 ft. a distance of 93.92 ft. to a point of tangency in said northerly side line of Longfellow Road, thence easterly on said northerly side line of Longfellow Road a distance of 220.0 ft. to a point of curve in said northerly side line of Longfellow Road, thence easterly and north- easterly on said northerly side line of Longfellow Road on a curve to
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the left with a radius of 160.05 ft. a distance of 148.49 ft. to the point of intersection of said northerly side line of Longfellow Road and the northeasterly side line of High Haith Road, thence southwesterly on said northeasterly side line of High Haith Road a distance of 180.29 ft. to the point of intersection of said northeasterly side line of High Haith Road and the southerly side line of Longfellow Road, thence northeasterly, northerly and northwesterly on said southerly side line of Longfellow Road on a curve to the left with a radius of 25.07 ft. a distance of 55.50 ft. to a point of tangency in said southerly side line of Longfellow Road, thence westerly on said southerly side line of Longfellow Road a distance of 220.0 ft. to a point of curve in said southerly side line of Long- fellow Road, thence northwesterly on said southerly side line of Longfellow Road on a curve to the right with a radius of 150.63 ft. a distance of 127.88 ft. to a point of tangency in said southerly side line of Longfellow Road, thence northwesterly on said southerly side line of Longfellow Road a distance of 93.92 ft. to a point of curve in said southerly side line of Longfellow Road, thence northwesterly, westerly and southwesterly on said southerly side line of Longfellow Road on a curve to the left with a radius of 28.01 ft. a distance of 54.47 ft. to the point of intersection of said southerly side line of Longfellow Road and the southeasterly side line of Highland Avenue, thence northeasterly on said southeasterly side line of Highland Avenue a distance of 84.03 ft. 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 Longfellow Road, Arlington, Mass. petitioned for by W. S. Griswold, scale: Hor. 1"=40', Ver. 1"=6', May 1919, C. H. Gannett, C. E., 53 State St., Boston."
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