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Said lots are together bounded and described as fol- lows: Southwesterly by Garden Street as shown on said plan sixty (60) feet:
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Northwesterly by Lot 16 as shown on said plan one hundred thirty and 30/100 (130.30) feet;
Northeasterly by land of owners unknown eighty-four and 41/100 (84.41) feet;
Southeasterly by land now or formerly of the Town of Arlington eighty (80) feet; and
Southerly by Lot 20 as shown on said plan one hundred nine and 60/100 (109.60) feet.
Contained in all 13,520 square feet of land, as shown on Block Plan No. 49 on file in the office of the Town Engi- neer, Arlington, Massachusetts.
There being no further business under Article 67, the Moderator declared it disposed of.
On motion of John B. Byrne, Jr., Chairman of the Planning Board, duly seconded, it was
VOTED : That Article 68 be taken from the table. (Zoning By-Laws - Marion and Elmhurst Roads. )
John B. Byrne, Jr. reported for the Planning Board on this article and on his motion, it was
VOTED: (Unanimously ) That the Town amend its Zoning By-Laws by altering the Zoning Map by including in the Residence C District the area now included in the Residence B District and being bounded and described as follows:
Beginning at a point on the northwesterly side line of Elmhurst Road 125 feet southwesterly of the southwesterly side line of Massa- chusetts Avenue and at the southwesterly boundary line of the busi- ness A district; thence southwesterly on said northwesterly side line of Elmhurst Road distances of 115.11 feet more or less and 59.89 feet respectively to a point on said northwesterly side line of Elm- hurst Road; thence northwesterly by Lot 6 and part Lot 7 a dis- tance of 103.4 feet more or less to a point; thence northeasterly by Lots 5 and 6 a distance of 100 feet to the division line between Lots 6 and 7; thence northwesterly on said division line between Lots 6 and 7 a distance of 97.0 feet to the southeasterly side line of Marion Road; thence northeasterly on said southeasterly side line of Marion Road a distance of 75.0 feet to the southwesterly boundary line of the business A district; thence southeasterly by said southwesterly boundary line of the business A district a distance of 190.73 feet more or less to the point of beginning, as shown on a plan entitled "Plan Showing Proposed Change in Zone, Arlington, Mass. Scale 1 in. = 20 ft. Jan. 9, 1953, Fred A. Joyce, Reg. L. S., Belmont, Mass."
There being no further business under Article 68, the Moderator declared it disposed of.
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Article 71. (Appointment of Committee - Joint Planning Committee. )
On the two motions of John H. O'Brien of Precinct 3 to amend the motion of the Finance Committee, which were seconded and were declared by the Moderator to have carried on voice vote, it was
VOTED : That the Moderator be and hereby is instructed to appoint a committee to be known as the Joint Planning Committee, for the purpose of studying the present and potential usage of the areas of the town now used for, or available for, business or industry; to incorporate in said study such relevant matters as transportation, highways, parking, taxation, zoning, etc., and their effect upon the business interests of the town; to employ such professional, or other assistance, as may be deemed necessary; 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 1954; said com- mittee to consist of nine members, namely, the five members of the Planning Board, three other registered voters to be named by the Moderator, each of whom shall be either the owner or principal operator of a business enterprise in one of the three principal busi- ness sections of the town (Heights, Center and East) and the fourth to be, so far as possible, a registered voted who is nominated by a majority of the Directors of the Arlington Chamber of Commerce present at a meeting duly called for the purpose of such nomination; and that the sum of three thousand (3,000) 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 71, the Moderator declared it disposed of.
Article 72. (Advertising Town By-Laws. )
VOTED: That the sum of five hundred (500) dollars be and hereby is appropriated for the purpose of defraying the expense of advertising and other costs relating to the By-Laws voted at this meeting; said sum to be raised by general tax and expended under the direction of the Town Clerk.
There being no further business under Article 72, the Moderator declared it disposed of.
Article 73. (Amendment of Town By-Laws. )
VOTED: (Unanimously) That Article 7A of the Town's By- Laws be and hereby is amended by striking out the words Two Hun- dred Dollars and the figures ($200.00) in Section 3, Section 4 and in Section 5 (a) and inserting in place thereof the words Four Hun- dred Dollars and the figures ($400.00), so that said Sections will read :
Section 3. If a contract or purchase is made on behalf of the Town without competitive bids under the exception stated
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in Section 2, where the contract price exceeds Four Hun- dred Dollars ($400.00), such contract or purchase shall have attached to it previous to its audit by the Town Ac- countant, a certificate by the head of the department, or chairman of the Committee or board authorizing the same setting forth the reasons why competitive bids were not obtained.
Section 4. No contract shall be so divided as to bring the amount below Four Hundred Dollars for the purpose of evading the provisions of this Article.
Section 5. (a). Competitive bids on contracts or purchases shall be obtained as follows:
(a) Where the estimated cost is over Four Hundred Dollars ($400.00) but under One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), either by public advertisement not to exceed one insertion in one or more newspapers published in the town or by circular letters all bearing the same date sent to a suffi- cient number of vendors to insure fair competition.
There being no further business under Article 73, the Moderator declared it disposed of.
Article 74. (Appointment of Committee Re- Use of Business Areas of the Town.)
VOTED: That no action be taken under Article 74 of the War- rant.
There being no further business under Article 74, the Moderator declared it disposed of.
Article 75. (Ornamental Lighting - Christmas Holiday Season. )
VOTED: That the sum of three thousand two hundred fifty (3,250) dollars be and hereby is appropriated for the purpose of providing ornamental and additional light to the Town during the Christmas Holiday Season; 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 75, the Moderator declared it disposed of.
Article 76. (Removal of Building - Junior High Industrial Arts School.)
VOTED: That no action be taken under Article 76 of the War_ rant.
There being no further business under Article 76, the Moderator declared it disposed of.
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At this point, a recess was taken from 9:50 to 9:55 P.M.
Article 77. (Improvements and Reconstruction - Russell School.)
On the substitute motion of M. Norcross Stratton, Chairman of the School Committee, duly seconded, it was
VOTED : That the sum of twenty thousand ($20,000) dollars be and hereby is appropriated for the purpose of reconstructing, altering, repairing, furnishing or otherwise modernizing the Russell School; said sum to be raised by general tax and expended under the direction of the School Committee or Town Manager.
There being no further business under Article 77, the Moderator declared it disposed of.
Article 78. (Reconsider or Rescind Vote Re- Article 50 of the 1950 Annual Town Meeting, Land on Pheasant Avenue. )
VOTED: That the Town does hereby rescind the vote taken under Article 50 of the 1950 Annual Town Meeting.
There being no further business under Article 78, the Moderator declared it disposed of.
Article 79. (Appointment of Committee Re- Construction of School - Pheasant Avenue. )
On the substitute motion of M. Norcross Stratton, Chairman of the School Committee, to amend the motion of the Finance Commit- tee, which was seconded and was declared by the Moderator to have carried on a voice vote, it was
VOTED: That no action be taken under Article 79 of the War- rant.
There being no further business under Article 79, the Moderator declared it disposed of.
Article 80. (Purchase of Land For School Purposes.)
On motion of M. Norcross, Chairman of the School Committee, duly seconded, it was
VOTED: That no action be taken under Article 80 of the War- rant.
There being no further business under Article 80, the Moderator declared it disposed of.
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Article 81. ( Acceptance of Gift of Land.)
VOTED: That the Board of Selectmen be and hereby is author- ized and empowered to accept on behalf of the Town a gift from the owners of a certain parcel of land containing approximately one hundred thousand (100,000) square feet of land abutting the East- erly side line of town-owned land known as Warren Peirce Field. subject to substantially the following terms and conditions :-
1. That the proper authority insert in the Warrant for the 1954 Annual Town Meeting to accept, not subject to betterment assess- inents, the present right of way beginning at Mill Street on the south- erly side of Mill Brook thence westerly to the easterly side line of the land to be given hereunder; that said present owners of said land or their successors or assigns shall not make any claim for land taking for the purpose of said public way; that there be accepted by the 1954 Annual Town Meeting, as a public way, the aforesaid present right of way; otherwise said land shall revert to the donors or their suc- cessors and assigns.
2. That the land to be given herewith shall be used for school purposes, park purposes or as a recreation center or either or all within ten (10) years from the date of recording said gift in the Middlesex Registry of Deeds; otherwise said land shall revert to the donors or their successors and assigns.
3. That no other rights of way through any remaining property of the donors shall be claimed or used by the Town.
4. That the Town will not take by eminent domain within tell (10) years from the date of recording said gift in the Middlesex Registry of Deeds, without written consent of the donors or their successors and assigns, any other property now owned by the donors within one thousand (1,000.00) feet of the nearest side line of the land to be given hereunder. Said property to be given is bounded and described substantially as follows:
Beginning at a point on the division line between land of Town of Arlington and the premises now or formerly numbered 835 Massa- chusetts Aveue, said point being 253.62 feet northeasterly of the northeasterly side line of Massachusetts Avenue, thence northeast- erly on the division line between land of Town of Arlington and land of Frost a distance of 417.74 feet to an angle point, thence north- easterly on the division line between land of the Town of Arlington and land of Frost and Buttrick a distance of 314.39 feet to the south- westerly side line of the Boston and Maine Railroad, thence south- easterly on said southwesterly boundary line of the Boston and Maine Railroad a distance of 63 feet more or less to a point, thence south- westerly through land of Buttrick and Frost and on a line 200 feet southeasterly of and parallel to the first described line a distance of 665 feet more or less to a point on the northeasterly boundary line
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of the premises now or formerly numbered 833 Massachusetts Ave- nue, thence northwesterly by said northeasterly boundary line of the premises now or formerly numbered 833 Massachusetts Avenue, a distance of 96 feet more or less to an angle point, thence southwest- erly by the northerly boundary line of the premises now or formerly numbered 835 Massachusetts Avenue, a distance of 139.28 feet to the point of beginning.
There being no further business under Article 81, the Moderator declared it disposed of.
Article 82. (Committee Re- Pennsylvania Real Estate Plan. )
VOTED : That the sum of three hundred (300) dollars be and hereby is appropriated for expenses of the Committee appointed under Article 55 of the warrant for 1952, said sum to be raised by general tax and expended under the direction of said committee.
There being no further business under Article 82, the Moderator declared it disposed of.
Article 83. (Revaluation of All Real Estate in the Town. )
VOTED : That no action be taken under Article 83 of the War- rant.
There being no further business under Article 83, the Moderator declared it disposed of.
Article 84. (Headquarters For Lt. Stanley G. Benner Detach_ ment, Marine Corps League of Arlington. )
VOTED: (Unanimously ) That in accordance with Chapter 40, Section 9 under the General Laws of Massachusetts, as amended by Chapter 409 of the Acts of 1946, the sum of six hundred (600) dollars be and hereby is appropriated for the purpose of providing headquarters for the "Lt. Stanley G. Benner Detachment, Marine Corps League of Arlington"; and that said sum be raised by general tax and expended under the direction of the Board of Selectmen.
There being no further business under Article 84, the Moderator declared it disposed of.
Article 85. (Appropriation of Available Funds. )
VOTED: (Unanimously ) That the sum of four hundred thou- sand (400,000) dollars voted for appropriations heretofore made under the Warrant for this meeting, and not to be borrowed or to be taken from available funds or from balances of special appropria- tions made in other years, shall be taken from any available funds in the Treasury; and that the Assessors be instructed to use free cash in the Treasury in any available funds to that amount in the determination of the 1953 tax rate.
There being no further business under Article 85, 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 : That Article 3 be taken from the table.
There being no further business under Article 3, the Moderator declared it disposed of.
On motion of J. Howard Hayes of the Finance Committee, duly seconded, it was
VOTED : That the meeting adjourn.
The meeting thereupon adjourned at 11:55 P.M., Monday, March 23, 1953.
A true record: ATTEST:
JAMES J. GOLDEN Town Clerk.
TOWN MEETING MEMBER VACANCIES
Certificates were received on March 25, 1953, from the Chair- men and Clerks of Precincts 1, 3, 6, 9, 12 and 13, respectively, relative to meetings held on March 25 and of the election to fill Town Meeting vacancies, as follows:
Precinct 1-Amos O. Benoit, 231 Massachusetts Avenue, until the next annual election, caused by the resignation of Edwin A. Barnard, whose term expires in 1956.
Precinct 3-Francis P. Maranhas, 50 Foster Street, until the next annual election, caused by the resignation of Martin F. Roach, whose term expires in 1954.
Precinct 6-Elinor I. Jennings, 21 Kensington Road, until the next annual election, caused by the resignation of Arthur D. Saul, Jr., whose term expires in 1954.
Precinct 9-Herbert O. Alderson, 2 Morningside Drive, unti. the next annual election, caused by the resignation of John N. Loud whose term expires in 1956.
Precinct 12-Grace H. Ashton, 84 Oakland Avenue, and Albert Davies, 27-a Appleton Street, until the next annual election, caused by the resignations of Wallace Gorton, 71 Quincy Street, and George A. Harris. 196 Cedar Avenue, whose terms expire in 1954 and 1955, respectively.
Precinct 13-Frederick E. Pomeroy, 48 Alpine Street, until the next annual election, caused by the resignation of Percival E. Richardson, whose term expires in 1954.
A true record, ATTEST:
JAMES J. GOLDEN Town Clerk
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SPECIAL TOWN MEETING JULY 27, 1953
WARRANT
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Middlesex, ss.
To the Constables of the Town of Arlington, in said County:
GREETING :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Arlington, to meet in the
TOWN HALL in said Town on
MONDAY, THE TWENTY-SEVENTH DAY OF JULY, 1953 at 8 o'clock P. M., at which time and place the following articles are to be acted upon and determined exclusively by town meeting members, in accordance with, and subject to, the referenda provided for by Chapter 43A of the General Laws.
Article 1. To hear and act upon the reports of the Finance and other committees heretofore appointed.
Article 2. To see if the Town will vote to repair the property owned by the Town at Nos. 1207-09-09A Massachusetts Avenue; determine in what manner the money shall be raised and expended; or take any action relating thereto.
Article 3. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate a sum of money for the purpose of further insuring any or all of Town- owned buildings; determine in what manner the money shall be raised and expended; or take action relating thereto.
Article 4. To see if the Town will vote to amend Article 1, Section 1A of the By-Laws by striking out said Section 1A and inserting in place thereof the following:
Section 1A. In accordance with the provisions of Section 4 of Chapter 43a of the General Laws, entitled "Standard Form of Representative Town Meeting Government", accepted by the Town at the Annual Meeting of 1935, and any amendments thereof and additions thereto, the following officers are designated as and shall be town meeting members at large, namely: the Town Moderator,
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the Town Clerk, the Town Treasurer, the Town Collector of Taxes, the Chairman of the Board of Selectmen, or in his absence the Vice- Chairman of the Board of Selectmen, the Chairman of the Assessors of Taxes, the Chairman of the School Committee, or in his absence the Vice-Chairman of the School Committee, the Chairman of the Planning Board, the Chairman of the Personnel Board, the Chair- man of the Finance Committee, or in his absence the Vice-Chair- man of the Finance Committee, and the Town Manager.
Article 5. To see if the Town will amend its Zoning By-Law by altering the zoning map therein referred to so as to include in the Residence C District the area now included in the Residence B District and being bounded and described as follows:
Beginning at a point on the southwesterly side line of Summer Street, said point being a distance of 42.38 feet from a stone bound at the intersecton of the southwesterly side line of Summer Street and the northwesterly side line of Thorn Road; thence southeasterly and southerly on a curve to the right with a radius of 740.36 feet a distance of 226.30 feet to a point of tangency on said southwest- erly side line of Summer Street; thence continuing along said south- westerly side line of Summer Street S 11 degrees 36' 42" E a dis- tance of 23.33 feet to a point of curve on said southwesterly side line of Summer Street; thence southerly and southwesterly on a curve to the right with a radius of 213.38 feet a distance of 195.83 feet to a point of tangency on the northwesterly side line of Forest Street; thence S 40 degrees 45' 27" W along the said northwesterly side line of Forest Street, a distance of 129.50 feet to an angle point on the said northwesterly side line of Forest Street; thence continuing S 62 degrees 36' 21" W along the said northwesterly side line of Forest Street a distance of 167.47 feet to a point on said northwesterly side line of Forest Street; thence turning and running N 50 degrees 19' 09" W a distance of 181.12 feet to an angle point; thence running N 50 degrees 33' 35" W a distance of $0.31 feet to a point on the northeasterly property line of Lot 18; thence turning and running N 45 degrees 55' 51" E a distance of 94.70 feet to an angle point; thence running N 43 degrees 18' 21" E a distance of 187.12 feet to an angle point; thence running N 42 degrees 31' 21" E a distance of 134.41 feet to an angle point; thence running N 41 degrees 28' 21" E a distance of 165.95 feet to the point of beginning and containing 3.48 acres all as shown on a plan entitled, "Plan of Land in Arlington, Mass., Owned by Charles A. Peirce Scale 1"= 40', Jan. 3, 1918, Geo. E. Ahern, Town Engineer, Prepared for Commission on School House Sites, on file in the office of the Town Engineer, Arlington, Mass."
(Inserted at the request of one hundred (100) registered voters )
Article 6. To see if the Town will amend its Zoning By-Law by altering the zoning map therein referred to so as to include in the Residence C. District the area now included in the Residence B District and being bounded and described as follows:
NORTHWESTERLY by Grafton Street, 20.39 feet;
NORTHEASTERLY by Lots 127 and 131 as shown on a plan hereinafter mentioned, 180 feet;
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SOUTHEASTERLY by Oxford Street, 30.98 feet; and
SOUTHWESTERLY by the Residence C boundary line, 180.31 feet.
All as shown on a "Plan of Land in Arlington, Mass. Show- ing Proposed Change in Zoning, dated June, 1953, by Jos. J. Sul- livan, C. E."
(Inserted at the request of one hundred (100) registered voters)
Article 7. To see if the Town will amend its Zoning By-Law by altering the zoning map therein referred to so as to include in the Residence C District the area now included in the Residence B District and being bounded and described as follows:
NORTHWESTERLY by Menotomy Road, 63.55 feet;
SOUTHWESTERLY by Lot 90 as shown on a plan hereinafter mentioned, 140.17 feet;
SOUTHEASTERLY by Orchard Place, as shown on said plan, 86.59 feet; and
NORTHEASTERLY by the Business A boundary line, 141.33 feet.
All as shown on a "Plan of Land in Arlington, Mass., dated June 16. 1953, by Fred A. Joyce, Surveyor."
(Inserted at the request of one hundred (100) registered voters )
Article 8. To see if the Town will amend its Zoning By-Law by altering the zoning map therein referred to so as to include in the Business A District the area now included in the Residence B District, being bounded and described as follows:
NORTHWESTERLY by Court Street, 55.05 feet;
NORTHEASTERLY by Lot A as shown on a plan hereinafter mentioned, 90 feet;
SOUTHEASTERLY by Lot 3 as shown on said plan, 46.91 feet; and
SOUTHWESTERLY by the Business A boundary line, 91 feet, more or less.
All as shown on a Plan showing Proposed Change in Zoning Arling- ton, Mass., dated Aug. 1951, by Jos. J. Sullivan, C. E.
( Inserted at the request of one hundred (100) registered voters)
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Article 9. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate a sum of money by the use of the Town Clerk for the purpose of adver- tising the By-Law changes voted at this meeting; determine in what manner the money shall be raised; or take any action relating thereto.
Article 10. To see if the Town will vote to accept the provi- sions of Chapter 33, Section 54, Mass. General Laws entitled: "No loss of pay or vacation to certain State and Municipal employees in militia", or take any action relating thereto.
(Inserted at the request of one hundred (100) registered voters)
Article 11. To see if the town will determine that a substan- tial shortage of rental housing accommodations exists in the town of Arlington and that the control of rents therein is necessary in the public interests; and to see if the town will vote to accept the provisions of Chapter 434 of the Acts of 1953, entitled, "AN ACT RELATIVE TO RENT CONTROL"; make an appropriation for the use of the Rent Control Board as provided in said Act; determine in what manner the money shall be raised; or take any action re- lating to any or all of the foregoing.
And you will notify and warn the voters of the Town of Arling- ton to meet at the time and place herein specified by leaving at every dwelling house in the Town a printed copy of this Warrant, and also by posting a copy of the same at the doors of the Town Hall, and in a conspicuous place in each of the fourteen precincts of the Town, seven days at least prior to the time of said meeting.
Hereof, fail not, and make due return of this Warrant, with your doing thereon, to the Town Clerk, on or before said day and hour of meeting.
Given under our hands, at said Arlington, this sixth day of July, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and fifty-three.
WALTER T. KENNEY BOARD OF SELECTMEN
JOSEPH P. GREELEY OF
MARCUS L. SORENSEN
THE TOWN
GEORGE A. HARRIS OF
FRANKLIN W. HURD ARLINGTON
A true copy.
Attest:
FRANK K. NICKSAY
Constable of the Town of Arlington
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CONSTABLE'S RETURN COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
Middlesex, ss.
Arlington, July 23, 1952
By virtue of this warrant I have notified and warned the legal voters of the Town of Arlington to meet at the time and place and for the purpose herein specified by causing a printed attested copy of said warrant to be left at every dwelling house in the Town, and by posting an attested copy of said warrant at the doors of the Town Hall and in two or more conspicuous places in each of the fourteen precincts of the Town, seven days at least before the day of said meeting. £ A notice of the time, place and objects of the meeting was published in the local papers.
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