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Civil Engineer, Grade 1, Grade VIII, reallocated to Grade IX Civil Engineer, Grade 2, Grade XI, reallocated to Grade XIII Civil Engineer, Grade 3, Grade XVII, reallocated to Grade XIX
(Inserted at the request of the Personnel Board)
Article 15. To see if the Town will amend the Classification and Pay Plan known as Schedule A, under Table I and Table II, of Article 7C, of the By-Laws, by reallocating certain classifications to the salary grades as set forth in the following list; appropriate the sum of $4313.00 to be expended by the departments affected; and determine how the money shall be raised:
Social Worker, Grade VIII, reallocated to Grade X Social Work Supervisor, Grade X, reallocated to Grade XIII Welfare Agent, Grade XXI, reallocated to Grade XXIV Veterans' Services Investigator, Grade X, reallocated to Grade XI
(Inserted at the request of the Personnel Board)
Article 16. To see if the Town will amend the Classification and Pay Plan known as Schedule A, under Table I and Table II, of Article 7C, of the By-Laws, by reallocating Town Accountant, from Grade XXIV to Grade XXVI; appropriate the sum of $645.00 to be expended by the department affected; and determine how the money shall be raised.
(Inserted at the request of the Personnel Board)
Article 17. To see if the Town will amend the Classification and Pay Plan known as Schedule A, under Table I and Table II, of Article 7C, of the By-Laws, by reallocating Executive Secretary, Personnel Board, from Grade XXI to Grade XXIII; appropriate the sum of $463.00 to be expended by the department affected; and determine how the money shall be raised.
(Inserted at the request of the Personnel Board)
Article 18. To see if the Town will amend the Classification and Pay Plan known as Schedule A, under Table I and Table II, of Article 7C, of the By-Laws, by reallocating Executive Secretary, Board of Assessors, from Grade XXIII to Grade XXIV; appropriate the sum of $565.00 to be expended by the department affected; and determine how the money shall be raised.
(Inserted at the request of the Personnel Board)
Article 19. To see if the Town will amend the Classification and Pay Plan known as Schedule A, under Table I and Table II, of Article 7C, of the By-Laws, by reallocating Administrative As-
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sistant, from Grade XV to Grade XVII; appropriate the sum of $246.00 to be expended by the department affected; and determine how the money shall be raised.
(Inserted at the request of the Personnel Board)
Article 20. To see if the Town will amend the Classification and Pay Plan known as Schedule A, under Table I and Table II, of Article 7C, of the By-Laws, by reallocating Agent, Board of Health, from Grade XIX to Grade XXI; appropriate the sum of $325.00 to be expended by the department affected; and determine how the money shall be raised.
(Inserted at the request of the Personnel Board)
Article 21. To see if the Town will amend the Classification and Pay Plan known as Schedule A, under Table I and Table II, of Article 7C, of the By-Laws, by reallocating Water Registrar, from Grade XIX to Grade XXI; appropriate the sum of $325.00 to be expended by the department affected; and determine how the money shall be raised.
(Inserted at the request of the Personnel Board)
Article 22. To see if the Town will amend the Classification and Pay Plan known as Schedule A, under Table I and Table II, of Article 7C, of the By-Laws, by reallocating Inspector of Plumbing and Gasfitting, from Grade XV to Grade XVII; appropriate the sum of $246.00 to be expended by the department affected; and determine how the money shall be raised.
(Inserted at the request of the Personnel Board)
Article 23. To see if the Town will amend the Classification and Pay Plan known as Schedule A, under Table I and Table II, of Article 7c, of the By-Laws, by reallocating Cemetery Foreman, from Grade XV to Grade XVII; appropriate the sum of $246.00 to be expended by the department affected; and determine how the money shall be raised.
(Inserted at the request of the Personnel Board)
Article 24. To see if the Town will amend the Classification and Pay Plan known as Schedule A, under Table I and Table II, of Article 7C, of the By-Laws, by reallocating Storekeeper, from Grade X to Grade XI; appropriate the sum of $159.00 to be ex- pended by the department affected; and determine how the money shall be raised.
(Inserted at the request of the Personnel Board)
Article 25. To see if the Town will amend the Classification and Pay Plan known as Schedule A, under Table I and Table II, of Article 7C, of the By-Laws, by reallocating Timekeeper, from Grade X to Grade XI; appropriate the sum of $159.00 to be ex- pended by the department affected; and determine how the money shall be raised.
(Inserted at the request of the Personnel Board)
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Article 26. To see if the Town will amend the Classification and Pay Plan known as Schedule A, under Table I and Table II, of Article 7C, of the By-Laws, by reallocating Tree Climber, from Grade X to Grade XI; appropriate the sum of $636.00 to be ex- pended by the department affected; and determine how the money shall be raised.
(Inserted at the request of the Personnel Board)
Article 27. To see if the Town will amend the Classification and Pay Plan known as Schedule A, under Table I and Table II, of Article 7C, of the By-Laws, by reallocating Inspector of Sewer and Water Installations, from Grade XI to Grade XIII; appropriate the sum of $186.00 to be expended by the department affected; and determine how the money shall be raised.
(Inserted at the request of the Personnel Board)
Article 28. To see if the Town will amend Table I of Sched- ule A of the Classification Plan, and Table I of Schedule B of the Pay Plan as established by Article 7C, of the By- Laws, by increas- ing all money figures contained in Grade I to Grade XVII inclusive by $104.00 annually; appropriate the sum of $48,200.00 to be ex- pended by the various departments affected; and determine how the money shall be raised.
(Inserted at the request of the Personnel Board)
Article 29. To see if the Town will abolish the system of adjusted compensation in accordance with the change in the Cost of Living as established by Article 11 of the 1951 Annual Town Meeting, by amending Table I of Schedule A of the Classification Plan, and Table I of Schedule B of the Pay Plan, as established by Article 7C of the By-Laws, by increasing all money figures con- tained therein by the Cost of Living Adjustment now in effect, to the nearest fifty cents, and by permanently adjusting the salaries of School Teachers, School Department employees, Part-Time em- ployees, and Full-Time elected officials to include the amount presently received under said Cost of Living Adjustment Plan now in effect; appropriate the sum of $169,000.00 to be expended by the various departments affected; and determine how the money shall be raised.
(Inserted at the request of the Personnel Board)
Article 30. To see if the Town will strike out the figure 167.1 in the third paragraph and insert 106.4, strike out the figure 5 in the ninth paragraph and insert 3.18, strike out the figure 5 in the tenth paragraph and insert 3.18 under the "Plan for Special Com- pensation for Town Officers and Employees" as adopted under Article 11 of the 1951 Annual Town Meeting; appropriate the sum of $162,000.00 to be expended by the various departments affected; determine how the money shall be raised; or take any action re- lating thereto.
(Inserted at the request of the Personnel Board)
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Article 31. To see if the Town will amend the Classification and Pay Plan known as Schedule A, under Table I and Table II, of Article 7C, of the By-Laws, by reallocating certain classifications to the salary grades as set forth in the following list; appropriate the sum of $2977.00 to be expended by the departments affected; and determine how the money shall be raised.
Blacksmith, Grade XI, reallocated to Grade XIII Carpenter, Grade XI, reallocated to Grade XIII Mason, Grade XI, reallocated to Grade XIII Painter, Grade XI, reallocated to Grade XIII Plumber, Grade XI, reallocated to Grade XIII School Carpenter, Grade XI, reallocated to Grade XIII Sign Painter, Grade XI, reallocated to Grade XIII
(Inserted at the request of the Personnel Board)
Article 32. To see if the Town will amend the Classification and Pay Plan, known as Schedule A. under Table I and Table II, of Article 7C, of the By-Laws, by reallocating Supervisor of Custo- dians and Maintenance, from Grade XXIV to Grade XXV; appro- priate the sum of $345.00 to be expended by the department affected; and determine how the money shall be raised.
(Inserted at the request of the Personnel Board)
Article 33. To see if the Town will amend the Classification Plan, known as Schedule A, under Table I and Table II, of Article 7C, of the By-Laws, by reallocating Executive Secretary, Board of Selectmen, from Grade XXV to Grade XXVI; appropriate the sum of $300.00 to be expended by the department affected; and deter- mine how the money shall be raised.
Article 34. To see if the Town will amend the Classification Plan, known as Schedule A, under Table I and Table II, of Article 7C, of the By-Laws, by reallocating the following classification:
Firefighter, Grade XII, reallocated to Grade XV Patrolman, Grade XII, reallocated to Grade XV
(Inserted at the request of ten (10) registered voters)
Article 35. To see if the Town will amend the Classification Plan, known as Schedule A, under Table I and Table II, of Article 7C, of the By-Laws, by reallocating the following classification:
Patrolman (when assigned as Inspector ) Grade XV to Grade XVI (Inserted at the request of ten (10) registered voters)
Article 36. To see if the Town will make an appropriation to reactivate the Municipal Buildings Insurance Fund established in accordance with Section 13, Chapter 40, General Laws; deter- mine in what manner the money shall be raised and expended; or take any action relating thereto.
Article 37. To see if the Town will vote to transfer the land of the Town new held in the Tax Title Account to the use of the
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Park Department; make an appropriation for such transfer and the grading and improving of said property; determine in what manner the money shall be raised and expended; or take any action relating thereto.
Said land is bounded and described as follows:
Beginning at a point on the southeasterly side line of Hibbert Street at the boundary line between Lots 237 and 238, thence southeasterly by said Lot 237 a distance of 115 feet more or less to the northwesterly side line of Lancaster Road, thence south- westerly on said northwesterly side line of Lancaster Road a dis- tance of 196 feet more or less to the division line between Lot 245 and Lot 246, thence northwesterly by said Lot 246 a distance of 80 feet more or less to a point on the southeasterly side line of Hibbert Street, thence northeasterly on said southeasterly side line of Hibbert Street a distance of 202.56 feet more or less to the point of beginning and containing 19,750 square feet more or less.
Article 38. To make appropriations to defray Town obliga- tions, liabilities, outlay and expenses and especially for or relating to all or any of the boards, departments, purposes and matters hereinafter mentioned, and to provide for the disposal of motor vehicles or other personal property belonging to the Town; deter- mine in what manner the money shall be raised and expended; or take any action relating thereto.
Finance Committee; Board of Selectmen; Town Manager, Purchasing Agent; Maintenance Department; Accountant; Town Treasurer and Collector of Taxes Department; Assessors' Depart- ment; Legal Department; Claims; Town Clerk's Department; Vital Statistics; Public Works Department; Engineering Department; Elections and Town Meetings; Planning Board; Board of Sur- vey; Robbins Memorial Town Hall; Town House Grounds Depart- ment; Police Department; Parking Meters; Fire Department; Fire and Police Signal System; Building, Plumbing and Gas Inspection; Boards of Appeals (Building and Zoning); Wire Department; Sealer of Weights and Measures; Gypsy and Brown Tail Moth Suppression; Tree Warden's Department; Health Department; Inspector of Animals; Sewerage System Maintenance; Removal of Ashes, Offal and Rubbish; Highway Division; Snow and Ice Removal; Lighting of Streets and Ways; Traffic Signals; Public Welfare Department; Aid to Dependent Children; Old Age As- sistance; Disability Assistance; District or Other Nurses; Veterans' Benefits; Schools; Robbins Library and Branches; Parks; Play- grounds; Pensions (non-contributory); Contributory Retirement System; Memorial Day; Patriots' Day; Printing Town Reports; Insurance; Workmen's Compensation Insurance Funds; Municipal Insurance Fund; Reserve Fund; Maintenance of Menotomy Hall and Houses Owned by the Town; Water Department Maintenance; Cemeteries; Interest; Debt; Sinking Fund; Personnel Board; Civil Defense.
Article 39. To see if the Town will make an appropriation for the Extension of the Sewerage System; determine in what manner the money shall be raised and expended; or take any action relating thereto.
(Inserted at the request of the Department of Public Works)
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Article 40. To see if the Town will make an appropriation for the Extension of Water Mains; determine in what manner the money shall be raised and expended; or take any action re- lating thereto.
(Inserted at the request of the Department of Public Works)
Article 41. 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.
(Inserted at the request of the Department of Public Works)
Article 42. To see if the Town will make an appropriation for Improvement of Volume and Pressure - Water System; de- termine in what manner the money shall be raised and expended; or take any action relating thereto.
(Inserted at the request of the Department of Public Works)
Article 43. 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 44. To see if the Town will make an appropriation for the construction of permanent sidewalks and for the installing of edgestones on Lowell Street, between Park Avenue and the Lexington Town Line; determine in what manner the money shall be raised and expended; or take any action relating thereto.
Article 45. To see if the Town will make an appropriation for the construction of permanent sidewalks and edgestones on Eastern Avenue adjacent to land commonly known as the Robbins Farm playground; determine in what manner the money shall be raised and expended; or take any action relating thereto.
(Inserted at the request of ten (10) registered voters)
Article 46. 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 Paul Revere Road, Forest Street and Mystic Street, within the town as now existing or hereafter relocated, altered or widened, including land damages, if any, under the provisions of law authorizing the assess- ment of betterments or otherwise; said appropriation to be used with any sum or sums which may be allotted by the Common- wealth or County of Middlesex, or both, for such purpose or pur- poses; 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.
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Article 47. To see if the Town will accept the laying out of a Town way from Beacon Street to Webster Street, substantially in the location of the private way known as Hamlet Street, as made and filed in the office of the Town Clerk by the Board of Selectmen under the provisions of law authorizing the assessments of better- ments; 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 interesection of the northwesterly side line of Beacon Street and the southwesterly side line of Hamlet Street thence northeasterly, northerly and north- westerly on said southwesterly side line of Hamlet Street on a curve to the left with a radius of 20 feet a distance of 32.63 feet to a point of tangency thence northwesterly on said southwesterly side line of Hamlet Street a distance of 159.31 feet to a point of curve thence northwesterly, westerly and southwesterly on said south- westerly side line of Hamlet Street on a curve to the left with a radius of 20 feet a distance of 32.07 feet to the point of intersection of said southwesterly side line of Hamlet Street and the southeasterly side line of Palmer Street thence northeasterly on said southeasterly side line of Palmer Street a distance of 80.04 feet to the point of intersection of said southeasterly side line of Palmer Street and the northeasterly side line of Hamlet street thence southwesterly, southerly and southeasterly on said northeasterly side line of Ham- let Street on a curve to the left with a radius of 20 feet a distance of 30.77 feet to a point of tangency thence southeasterly on said northeasterly side line of Hamlet Street a distance of 166.79 feet to a point of curve thence southeasterly, easterly and northeasterly on said northeasterly side line of Hamlet Street on a curve to the left with a radius of 20 feet a distance of 30.20 feet to the point of intersection of said northeasterly side line of Hamlet Street and the northwesterly side line of Beacon Street thence south- westerly on said northwesterly side line of Beacon Street a distance of 80.15 feet to the point of beginning.
SECOND SECTION: Beginning at the point of interesection of the northwesterly side line of Palmer Street and the southwesterly side line of Hamlet Street thence northeasterly, northerly and north- westerly on said southwesterly side line of Hamlet Street on a curve to the left with a radius of 20 feet a distance of 30.77 feet to a point of tangency thence northwesterly on said southwesterly side line of Hamlet Street a distance of 140.08 feet to a point of curve thence northwesterly, westerly and southwesterly on said southwesterly side line of Hamlet Street on a curve to the left with a radius of 20 feet a distance of 32.07 feet to the point of intersection of said southwesterly side line of Hamlet Street and the southeasterly side line of Webster Street thence northeasterly on said southeasterly side line of Webster Street a distance of 80.04 feet to the point of intersection of said southeasterly side line of Webster Street and the northeasterly side line of Hamlet Street. thence southwesterly, southerly and southeasterly on said north- easterly side line of Hamlet Street on a curve to the left with a radius of 20 feet a distance of 30.77 feet to a point of tangency thence southeasterly on said northeasterly side line of Hamlet Street a distance of 140.08 feet to a point of curve thence south- easterly, easterly and northeasterly on said northeasterly side line
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of Hamlet Street on a curve to the left with a radius of 20 feet a distance of 32.07 feet to a point of intersection of said north- easterly side line of Hamlet Street and the northwesterly side line of Palmer Street thence southwesterly on said northwesterly side line of Palmer Street a distance of 80.04 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 Hamlet Street, Arlington, Mass. scale Hor. 1" = 40', Ver. 1" = 6', March 1920 C. H. Gannett, C. E. 53 State St., Boston."
Article 48. To see if the Town will accept the laying out of a Town way from Beacon Street to Webster Street, substantially in the location of the private way known as Philips Street, as made and filed in the office of the Town Clerk by the Board of Select- men 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 Beacon Street and the southwesterly side line of Philips Street thence northeasterly, northerly and northwesterly on said southwesterly side line of Philips Street on a curve to the left with a radius of 20 feet a distance of 31.42 feet to a point of tangency thence northwesterly on said south- westerly side line of Philips Street a distance of 113.12 feet to a point of curve thence northwesterly, westerly and southwesterly on said southwesterly side line of Philips Street on a curve to the left with a radius of 20 feet a distance of 30.98 feet to the point of intersection of said southwesterly side line of Philips Street and the southeasterly side line of Palmer Street thence north- easterly on said southeasterly side line of Palmer Street a dis- tance of 40.29 feet to an angle point thence northeasterly on said southeasterly side line of Palmer Street a distance of 37.58 feet to the point of intersection of said southeasterly side line of Palmer Street and the northeasterly side line of Philips Street thence southwesterly, southerly and southeasterly on said northeasterly side line of Philips Street on a curve to the left with a radius of 20 feet a distance of 29.55 feet to a point of tangency thence south- easterly on said northeasterly side line of Philips Street a distance of 115.84 feet to a point of curve thence southeasterly, easterly and northeasterly on said northeasterly side line of Philips Street on a curve to the left with a radius of 20 feet a distance of 31.42 feet to the point of intersection of said northeasterly side line of Philips Street and the northwesterly side line of Beacon Street thence southwesterly on said northwesterly side line of Beacon Street a distance of 80.0 feet to the point of beginning.
Second Section - Beginning at a point of intersection of the northwesterly side line of Palmer Street and the southwesterly side line of Philips Street thence northeasterly, northerly and north- westerly on said southwesterly side line of Philips Street on a curve to the left with a radius of 20 feet a distance of 31.85 feet to a point of tangency thence northwesterly on said southwesterly side line of Philips Street a distance of 140.03 feet to a point of
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curve thence northwesterly, westerly and southwesterly on said southwesterly side line of Philips Street on a curve to the left with a radius of 20 feet a distance of 30.98 feet to the point of intersection of said southwesterly side line of Philips Street and the southeasterly side line of Webster Street thence northeasterly on said southeasterly side line of Webster Street a distance of 32.39 feet to an angle point thence northeasterly on said south- easterly side line of Webster Street a distance of 45.51 feet to the point of intersection of said southeasterly side line of Webster Street and the northeasterly side line of Philips Street thence southwesterly, southerly and southeasterly on said northeasterly side line of Philips Street on a curve to the left with a radius of 20 feet a distance of 29.55 feet to a point of tangency thence south- easterly on said northeasterly side line of Philips Street a distance of 140.62 feet to the point of curve thence southeasterly, easterly and northeasterly on said northeasterly side line of Philips Street on a curve to the left with a radius of 20 feet a distance of 33.28 feet to the point of intersection of said northeasterly side line of Philips Street and the northwesterly side line of Palmer Street thence southwesterly on said northwesterly side line of Palmer Street a distance of 42.77 feet to an angle point thence southwesterly on said northwesterly side line of Palmer Street a distance of 39.73 feet to the point of beginning both sections as shown on a plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk, Arlington, Mass. entitled, "Plan and Profile of Philips Street, Arlington, Mass. scale Hor. 1" = 40' Ver. 1" = 6' March 1920 C. H. Gannett, C.E. 53 State St., Boston."
Article 49. To see if the Town will accept the laying out of a Town way from Summer Street to Richfield Road, substan- tially in the location of the private way known as Edgehill Road, as made and filed in the office of the Town Clerk by the Board of Selectmen 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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