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Beginning at the point of interesection of the northwesterly side line of Cleveland Street and the northeasterly side line of Massachu- setts Avenue; thence northwesterly on said northeasterly side line of Massachuetts Avenue a distance of 50.02 feet to a point on said north- easterly side line of Massachusetts Avenue; thence northeasterly through Lot E and on the center line of a brick fire wall between the stores num- bered 177 and 177A a distance of 51.63 feet to a point on the division line between lot E and Lot D; thence southeasterly on said division line between Lot E and Lot D a distance of 51.33 feet to a point on the north-
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westerly side line of Cleveland Street; thence southwesterly on said northwesterly side line of Cleveland Street a distance of 53 feet to the point of beginning and containing 2645 square feet more or less and being the southeasterly portion of the premises shown as Lot E on a plan by L. G. Brackett & Co., Engineers, dated Dec. 10, 1927 and filed at the Registry of Deeds, East Cambridge, Mass. in Plan Book 409, P.36.
That for the purpose of such purchase, taking or acquisition, the sum of Fifteen Thousand and Seven Hundred and Fifty ($15,750.00) Dollars be and hereby is appropriated; said sum to be raised by General Tax and expended under the direction of the Board of Selectmen.
This vote was taken by count, 138 voting in the affirmative and 29 in the negative.
Edward W. Murphy, Jr. served notice on the meeting of his inten- tion to move for reconsideration of the vote passed under Article 42.
There being no further business under Article 42, the Moderator declared it disposed of.
Article 43. (Demolishing the Industrial Arts School Building.)
On motion duly made and seconded, it was unanimously
VOTED: That the Moderator be and hereby is instructed to ap- point a committee of five (5) registered voters of the Town, including one (1) member of the School Committee, for the purpose of consider- ing, investigating and studying the use of, or the disposal of, the wooden building at the corner of Irving Street and Academy Street, known as the Junior High School Industrial Arts; said committee to report at the next Special Town Meeting, if any, but not later than the Annual Meeting of 1952; and that the sum of One Hundred ($100.00) Dollars be and hereby is appropriated for the use of said Committee; said sum to be raised by General Tax.
There being no further business under Article 43, the Moderator declared it disposed of.
Article 44. (Improvements and Reconstruction-Russell School.)
On motion duly made and seconded, it was
VOTED: That the Moderator be and hereby is instructed to ap- point a committee of five (5) registered voters of the Town for the purpose of considering, investigating and studying alterations, im- provements or reconstruction of the present Russell School or for the construction of a new building, including furniture and equipment; said committee to report at the next Special Town Meeting, if any, but not later than the Annual Town Meeting of 1952; and that the sum of One Hundred ($100.00) Dollars be and hereby is appropriated for the use of said committee; said sum to be raised by General Tax.
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There being no further business under Article 44, the Moderator declared it disposed of.
Article 45. (Junior High School Center.)
On motion of John P. Morine of the School Committee, duly sec- onded, it was unanimously
VOTED: That Article 45 be laid on the table.
Article 46. (Added Appropriation-Re-Addition Robbins Memorial Town Hall.)
On motion duly made and seconded, it was unanimously
VOTED: That no action be taken under Article 46 of the warrant.
There being no further business under Article 46, the Moderator declared is disposed of.
Article 45. (Junior High School Center) (Resumed)
On motion of John P. Morine of the School Committee, duly seconded, it was
VOTED: That Article 45 be taken from the table.
On moton duly made and seconded, it was unanimously
VOTED: That the Moderator be and hereby is instructed to ap- point a committee of five (5) registered voters of the Town, including one member of the School Committee, for the purpose of considering, investigating and studying the use of the building at the corner of Academy Street and Maple Street; said committee to report at the next Special Town Meeting, if any, but not later than the Annual Town Meeting of 1952; and that the sum of One Hundred ($100.00) Dollars be and hereby is appropriated for the use of said committee; said sum to be raised by General Tax.
There being no further business under Article 45, the Moderator declared it disposed of.
George A. Harris served notice on the meeting of his intention to move for reconsideration of all votes passed under Articles 43, 44 and 45.
(See amended vote under Article 45 at adjourned meeting of April 12, 1951.)
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Article 47. (Transfer of Cemetery Funds.)
On motion duly made and seconded, it was unanimously
VOTED: That the sum of ten thousand (10,000) 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 47, the Moderator declared it disposed of.
Article 48. (Appointment of Committee - Re- Fire Prevention Code.)
On motion duly made and seconded, it was unanimously
VOTED: That the Moderator be and hereby is instructed to ap- point a committee of five (5) registered voters of the Town, for the purpose of investigating and considering the need of a Fire Prevention Code for the Town of Arlington, said committee to report the result of its investigation with recommendations at a town meeting not later than the annual meeting of 1952; and that the sum of two hundred (200) dollars be and hereby is appropriated for the use of said commit- tee; said sum to be raised by general tax.
There being no further business under Article 48, the Moderator declared it disposed of.
Article 49. (Honor Roll Board.)
On motion duly made and seconded, it was unanimously
VOTED: That the sum of two hundred (200) dollars be and hereby is appropriated for the purpose of repairing, maintenance and upkeep of the Honor Roll Board; said sum to be raised by general tax and ex- pended under the direction of the Board of Park Commissioners.
There being no further business under Article 49, the Moderator declared it disposed of.
Article 50. (Appointment of Committee - Re- Garage For Town Vehicles.)
On motion duly made and seconded, it was unanimously
VOTED: That the Moderator be and hereby is instructed to ap- point a committee of three to investigate and consider the advisability of the erection and maintenance of a central garage for Town vehicles; said committee to report at the next Special Town Meeting, if any, but
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not later than the Annual Town Meeting of 1952; and that the sum of two hundred (200) dollars be and hereby is appropriated for the use of said committee; said sum to be raised by general tax.
There being no further business under Article 50, the Moderator declared it disposed of.
Article 51. (Revision of Boundaries of Voting Precincts.)
Hallam T. Ring moved, and it was duly seconded,
To amend the motion of the Finance Committee by substituting in place thereof the following motion:
"That the Selectmen be directed to review the precinct boundaries of the Town."
On being put to a vote, the Moderator declared the motion to amend was unanimously carried.
On motion of Roscoe O. Elliott, duly seconded, it was
VOTED: To adjourn.
The meeting was declared adjourned by the Moderator at 11:04 P.M., Wednesday, March 28, 1951, until Monday, April 2, 1951 at 8:00 P.M.
A true record, ATTEST:
JAMES J. GOLDEN Town Clerk
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ADJOURNED ANNUAL TOWN MEETING, APRIL 2, 1951
Pursuant to the vote of adjournment of March 28, 1951, and written notices sent by mail by the Town Clerk, the town meeting members met in the Town Hall on Monday evening, April 2, 1951, to act upon the remaining articles set forth in the Warrant for the Annual Town Meeting
Lists of the duly qualified town meeting members were used at the entrances of the meeting place and were in charge of Philip T. Robin- son and James E. Sweeney. The lists contained the names of two hun- dred fifty-three (253) town meeting members.
The check lists filed with the Town Clerk at the close of the meeting showed that two hundred nineteen (219) members and nine (9) mem- bers-at-large attended the meeting.
The meeting was called to order by the Moderator, Mr. Harold E. Magnuson, at 8:10 o'clock P.M.
The meeting was opened with the singing of "The Star Spangled Banner" by the assembly, accompanied by Mr. Augustus Mazzocca and Mr. Walter E. Russell of the School Department, and prayer offered by Rev. Oscar R. O'Gorman, Administrator of St. Agnes' Church.
On motion of Selectmen Sorensen, 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 Thursday evening, April 5, 1951 at 8 o'clock.
Article 51. (Revision of Boundaries of Voting Precincts.) (Re- sumed)
The Moderator declared that Article 51 was under consideration when the meeting adjourned on Wednesday evening and that the mo- tion of the Finance Committee, as amended by the substitute motion of Mr. Ring, was now before the meeting.
Thereupon, it was unanimously
VOTED: That the Selectmen be directed to review the precinct boundaries of the Town.
There being no further business under Article 51, the Moderator declared it disposed of.
Article 7. (Amendment of Town By-Laws -Classification Plan.) On motion of Frederick Stanley Glynn, Jr., duly seconded, it was
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VOTED: That the vote on the motion of the Finance Committee under Article 7, as amended by the vote on Mr. Stratton's substitute motion, be reconsidered.
This vote was taken by count, 143 voting in the affirmative and 60 in the negative.
Robert M. Boyd moved, and it was duly seconded,
That the vote on the substitute motion of Mr. Stratton to amend the Classification Plan by reallocating the position of Agent, Board of Health, from Grade XVII to Grade XIX, be reconsidered.
On being put to a standing vote, 171 having voted in the affirmative and 15 in the negative, the Moderator declared the motion to reconsider carried.
A vote was then taken on the motion to reallocate the classified position of Agent, Board of Health, from Grade XVII to Grade XIX, and the Moderator declared the motion was carried.
George A. Harris moved, and it was duly seconded,
To amend the motion of the Finance Committee, as previously amended, by inserting in it provisions for amending the Classification Plan by reallocating the classified positions of "Assistant Superintendent of Public Works, from Grade XXI to Grade XXII", and "Superin- tendent of Parks and Recreation, from Grade XXII to Grade XXIII".
On being put to a vote, the Moderator declared the motion to amend was unanimously carried.
Thereupon, it was unanimously
VOTED: That the Classification Plan known as Schedule A, under Table I and Table II, of Article 7C of the By-Laws, be amended by reallocating certain classifications to the salary grades as set forth in the following list:
Joint Board of Selectmen and Board of Public Works
Inspector of Wires, Grade XXI, reallocated to Grade XXII Civil Engineer Grade 1, Grade VII, reallocated to Grade VIII Civil Engineer Grade 2, Grade X, reallocated to Grade XI
Board of Selectmen-Police Department
Chief of Police, Grade XXIV, reallocated to Grade XXV
Traffic Signal Maintenance Man, Grade XIV reallocated to Grade XV
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Assistant Traffic Signal Maintenance Man, Grade VII, reallocated to Grade VIII
Board of Selectmen-Fire Department
Chief-Fire Department, Grade XXIV, reallocated to Grade XXV
Board of Selectmen-Welfare Department
Social Work Supervisor, Grade IX, reallocated to Grade X
Social Worker, Grade VII, reallocated to Grade VIII
Board of Selectmen-Building Department
Inspector of Buildings, Grade XXI, reallocated to Grade XXII
Assistant Inspector of Buildings, Grade X, reallocated to Grade XI
Board of Selectmen
Moth Superintendent-Superintendent of Town House Grounds, Grade XIV, reallocated to Grade XV
Sealer of Weights and Measures, Grade XI, reallocated to Grade XIII
Board of Public Works
Head Water Meter Reader, Grade IX, reallocated to Grade X Water Meter Reader, Grade VIII, reallocated Grade IX Water Registrar, Grade XI, reallocated to Grade XIX Public Works Foreman, Grade XI, reallocated to Grade XV
Foreman of Paint, Carpenter and Blacksmith Shops, Grade XIV, reallocated to Grade XV
General Public Works Foreman, Grade XV, reallocated to Grade XVII
Working Foreman, M.E. Repair, Grade XIII, reallocated to Grade XV
Storekeeper, Grade IX, reallocated to Grade
Timekeeper, Grade IX, reallocated to Grade X
Supervisor of Motor Equipment Repair, Grade XIV, reallocated to Grade XV
Assistant Superintendent of Public Works, Grade XXI, reallocated to Grade XXII.
Board of Park Commissioners
Superintendent of Parks and Recreation, Grade XXII, reallocated to Grade XXIII
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Park Foreman, Grade XIV, reallocated to Grade XV
School Committee
School Nurse, Grade VII, reallocated to Grade VIII
Supervising School Nurse, Grade VIII, reallocated to Grade IX
Supervisor of Custodians and Maintenance, Grade XXII, real- located to Grade XXIII
Construction Handyman, Grade VIII, reallocated to Grade IX
Board of Health
Agent, Board of Health, Grade XVII, reallocated to Grade XIX
Public Health Nurse, Grade VIII, reallocated to Grade IX
Board of Assessors
Executive Secretary, Board of Assessors, Grade XXII, reallocated to Grade XXIII
Tree Warden
Tree Climber, Grade IX, reallocated to Grade X
Principal Clerk, Grade V, reallocated to Grade VI.
There being no further business under Article 7, the Moderator declared it disposed of.
Article 52. (Amendment of Zoning By-Law -area on Broadway and Sunnyside Avenue.)
John O. Parker of the Planning Board presented the report of said Planning Board upon the proposed amendment of the Town's Zoning By-Law under Article 52, and on motion duly made and seconded, it was
VOTED: That the report of the Planning Board be received.
John O. Parker of the Planning Board moved, and it was duly seconded,
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 bounded and described as follows:
Beginning at a point on the northwesterly property line of lots situated on the northwesterly side of Sunnyside Avenue said point being a distance of 100.00 feet perpendicularly from the northeasterly side line of Broadway and being the point of intersection of said north- westerly property lines and a line 100.00 feet from and parallel to the
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northeasterly side line of Broadway; thence northeasterly along the said northwesterly property lines, the said northwesterly property lines being 110.00 feet from and parallel to the said northwesterly side line of Sunnyside Avenue, a distance of 303.45 feet to a point, said point being the intersection of the northwesterly property line of lot C and the southwesterly property line of lot 50; thence northwesterly along the southwesterly property lines of lots 50, 49 R, 47 and Pt. 17 a distance of 212.75 feet to a point, said point being the intersection of the southwesterly property line of lot 17 and the southeasterly property line of lot 9; thence southwesterly along the south- easterly property lines of lots 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 a distance of 300.00 feet to a point, said point being the intersection of the southeasterly and southwesterly property lines of lot 14; thence northwesterly along the said southwesterly property line of lot 14 a distance of 92.10 feet to the southeasterly side line of Silk Street; thence southwesterly along said side line of Silk Street 48.29 feet to a point, which point is on the line previously designated as being parallel to Broadway and 100.00 feet therefrom; thence southeasterly along said line, said line also being the division line of the Business A District and the Residence B District, a distance of 298.31 feet to the point of beginning and containing 71,394 square feet more or less area all as shown on Block Plan No. 33 on file in the office of the Town Engineer, Arlington, Massachusetts.
Following discussion, a standing vote was taken, 108 having voted in the affirmative and 86 in the negative, and the motion, lacking a two-thirds vote as required by statute, was declared lost by the Mod- erator.
William S. Craig served notice on the meeting of his intention to move for reconsideration of the vote passed under Article 52.
There being no further business under Article 52, the Moderator declared it disposed of.
Article 53. (Proposed legislation restricting land use on Concord Turnpike.)
John O. Parker of the Planning Board presented the report of said Planning Board upon the proposed legislation, as set forth in Article 53, which would restrict the use of land abutting the Concord Turnpike, and on motion duly made and seconded, it was
VOTED: That the report of the Planning Board be received.
On motion of John O. Parker of the Planning Board, duly seconded it was
VOTED: That no action be taken under Article 53 of the warrant.
There being no further business under Article 53, the Moderator declared it disposed of.
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On motion of J. Howard Hayes of the Finance Committee, duly seconded, it was
VOTED: To adjourn.
The meeting was declared adjourned by the Moderator at 10:40 P.M., Monday, April 2, 1951, until Thursday, April 5, 1951, at 8:00 P.M.
A true record, ATTEST:
JAMES J. GOLDEN,
Town Clerk
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ADJOURNED ANNUAL TOWN MEETING, APRIL 5, 1951
Pursuant to the vote of adjournment of April 2, 1951, and written notices sent by mail by the Town Clerk, the town meeting members met in the Town Hall on Thursday evening, April 5, 1951, to act upon the remaining articles set forth in the Warrant for the Annual Town Meeting.
Lists of the duly qualified town meeting members were used at the entrances of the meeting place and were in charge of Philip T. Robin- son and James E. Sweeney. The lists contained the names of two hundred fifty-three (253) town meeting members.
The check lists filed with the Town Clerk at the close of the meeting showed that two hundred ten (210) members and eight (8) members-at- large attended the meeting.
The meeting was called to order by the Moderator, Mr. Harold E. Magnuson, at 8:05 o'clock P.M.
The meeting was opened with the singing of "The Star Spangled Banner" by the assembly, accompanied by Mr. Augustus Mazzocca and Mr. Walter E. Russell of the School Department, and prayer offered by Rev. John Nicol Mark, Minister of the First Congregational Parish, Unitarian Church.
On motion of Selectman Sorensen, 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, April 9, 1951, at 8 o'clock.
Article 54. (Amendment of Zoning By-Law-area on Concord Turnpike in East Arlington.)
John O. Parker of the Planning Board presented the report of said Planning Board upon the proposed amendment of the Town's Zoning By-Law under Article 54, and on motion duly made and sec- onded, it was
VOTED: That the report of the Planning Board be received.
On motion of John O. Parker of the Planning Board, duly seconded, it was
VOTED: That the Town amend its Zoning Map and its Zoning By-Law by including in the Business "A" District the area now in- cluded in the Residence "B" District bounded and described as follows:
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Beginning at the point of intersection of the Northerly side line of Concord Turnpike and the Easterly side line of land of Foley; thence running Northerly by land of Foley and Lee a distance of 318.44 feet to the Southwesterly corner of Lot L; thence Northerly by land of Lee along the Westerly side line of Lot L a distance of 100 feet to the Southerly side line of Dorothy Road; thence Easterly on said Southerly side line of Dorothy Road a distance of 300 feet to the Northerly corner of Lot G; thence Southerly on the lot line between Lot G and Lot 23 a distance of 100 feet; thence Easterly by Lots 23, 24 and 24A, 207, 206, 205, Parker Street, 204 and 203, a distance of 406.36 feet to a point; thence South- erly by the rear line of Lots 317, 316 and 315 a distance of 178.95 feet to the Southerwesterly corner of Lot 315; thence Easterly along the Southerly line of said Lot 315 a distance of 110 feet to a point in the center line of Burch Street; thence Southerly along said center line of Burch Street a distance of 174.55 feet to an angle point; thence continu- ing Southerly by land of Pearl and land of the Town of Arlington a distance of 678.58 feet to the Northerly side line of Concord Turnpike; thence Northwesterly along said Northerly side line of Concord Turn- poke a distance of 1277.43 feet to the point of beginning.
All as shown on a Plan of Land in Arlington, Mass. Scale 1 inch 80 degrees Dec. 1950 G. B. Northrup C. E. Belmont.
This vote was taken by count, 148 voting in the affirmative and 50 in the negative, and the motion was declared by the Moderator to have carried by more than a two-thirds vote as required by statute.
More than twenty town meeting members obviously having re- quested a roll call, a roll call vote was then taken by the Town Clerk, following which the meeting was in recess from 10:15 P.M. to 10:30 P.M.
On the roll call with respect to the motion of the Planning Board to amend the Zoning By-Law, 153 having voted in the affirmative and 57 in the negative, the motion was declared carried by the Moderator by more than a two-thirds vote.
John M. Falvey thereupon served notice on the meeting of his intention to move for reconsideration of Article 54 at a later session.
There being no further business under Article 54, the Moderator declared it disposed of.
Article 55. (Appointment of Committee-Re-Amending Town By- Laws.)
It was moved and seconded,
That the Moderator be and hereby is instructed to appoint a com- mittee of five, for the purpose of investigating, considering, and making recommendations relative to amending the by-laws of the Town by inserting a provision that when any article in the Warrant is under consideration, the meeting may vote by ballot upon such article; said
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committee to report at the next Special Town Meeting, if any, but not later than the Annual Town Meeting of 1952; and that the sum of two hundred (200) dollars be and hereby is appropriated for the use of said committee; said sum to be raised by general tax.
Following discussion, a standing vote was taken, 74 voting in the affirmative and 110 in the negative, and the motion was declared lost by the Moderator.
Allen H. Thomson served notice on the meeting of his intention to move for reconsideration of Article 55 at a later session.
There being no further business under Article 55, the Moderator declared it disposed of.
Article 56. (Amendment of Town By-Laws.)
On motion of J. Howard Hayes of the Finance Committee, duly seconded, it was unanimously
VOTED: That Article 56 be laid on the table.
Article 57. (Amendment of Town By-Laws.)
George A. Harris moved, and it was duly seconded,
To amend the motion of the Finance Committee by inserting at the end thereof the following: "Revised (Seventy-Fifth Anniversary Edi- tion) ".
On being put to a vote, the Moderator declared the motion to amend carried.
Thereupon, it was unanimously
VOTED: That Section 9 of Article 2 of the Town's By-Laws, be and hereby is amended by striking out the words "Cushing's Manual" and inserting in place thereof the words "Robert's Rules of Order Revised", (Seventy-Fifth Anniversary Edition) .
There being no further business under Article 57, the Moderator declared it disposed of.
Article 56. (Amendment of Town By-Laws.) (Resumed)
On motion of J. Howard Hayes of the Finance Committee, duly seconded, it was
VOTED: That Article 56 be taken from the table.
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On motion duly made and seconded, it was unanimously
VOTED: That no action be taken under Article 56 of the warrant.
There being no further business under Article 56, the Moderator declared it disposed of.
Article 58. (Acceptance of General Laws.)
On motion duly made and seconded, it was unanimously
VOTED: That the provisions of Section 6A of Chapter 40 of the General Laws of Massachusetts (Tercentenary Edition) known as "municipal advertising",be and hereby is accepted.
There being no further business under Article 58, the Moderator declared it disposed of.
Article 59. (Ornamental Lighting - Christmas Holiday Season.)
On motion duly made and seconded, it was unanimously
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