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Article 32. (Laying Out of Old Middlesex Path.)
VOTED: (Unanimously) That the laying out of a town way from Old Colony Road to #20 and #21, substantially in the location of the private way known as Old Middlesex Path, as more particularly described in Article 32 of the Warrant, under the provisions of law authorizing the assessment of betterments, as made and filed in the office of the Town Clerk by the Board of Selectmen, be accepted, said way established and said Board authorized to take land for the purpose of said way.
There being no further business under Article 32, the Moderator de- clared it disposed of.
Article 33. (Laying Out of Lowell Street Place.)
VOTED: (Unanimously) That the laying out of a town way from Lowell Street to the Boston and Maine Railroad, substantially in the location of the private way known as Lowell Street Place, as more particularly described in Article 33 of the Warrant, under the provisions of law authorizing the assessment of betterments, as made and filed in the office of the Town Clerk by the Board of Selectmen, be accepted, said way established and said Board authorized to take land for the purpose of said way.
There being no further business under Article 33, the Moderator de- clared it disposed of.
Article 34. (Laying Out of Norcross Street.)
VOTED: (Unanimously) That the laying out of a town way from North Union Street to Gardner Street, substantially in the location of the private way known as Norcross Street, as more particularly described in Article 34 of the Warrant, under the provisions of law authorizing the assessment of betterments, as made and filed in the office of the Town Clerk by the Board of Selectmen, be accepted, said way established and said Board authorized .
to take land for the purpose of said way.
There being no further business under Article 34, the Moderator de- clared it disposed of.
Article 35. (Laying Out of Granton Park.)
VOTED: (Unanimously) That the laying out of a town way from Fremont Street to Norcross Street, substantially in the location of the private way known as Granton Park, as more particularly described in Article 35 of the Warrant, under the provisions of law authorizing the assessment of better- ments, as made and filed in the office of the Town Clerk by the Board of
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Selectmen, be accepted, said way established and said Board authorized to take land for the purpose of said way.
There being no further business under Article 35, the Moderator de- clared it disposed of.
Article 36. (Laying Out of Hemlock Street.)
VOTED: (Unanimously) That the laying out of a town way from end of acceptance to Yerxa Road, substantially in the location of the private way known as Hemlock Street, as more particuarly described in Article 36 of the Warrant, under the provisions of law authorizing the assessment of betterments, as made and filed in the office of the Town Clerk by the Board of Selectmen, be accepted, said way established and said Board authorized to take land for the purpose of said way.
There being no further business under Article 36, the Moderator de- clared it disposed of.
Article 37. (Laying Out of Crosby Street.)
VOTED: (Unanimously) That the laying out of a town way from Co- lumbia Road to 270' south of College Avenue, substantially in the location of the private way known as Crosby Street, as more particularly described in Article 37 of the Warrant, under the provisions of law authorizing the assessment of betterments, as made and filed in the office of the Town Clerk by the Board of Selectmen, be accepted, said way established and said Board authorized to take land for the purpose of said way.
There being no further business under Article 37, the Moderator de- clared it disposed of.
Article 38. (Alteration of Mill Street.)
VOTED: (Unanimously) That the alteration of the way known as Mill Street, on the northeasterly corner of Massachusetts Avenue, substantially in the location as made and reported by the Board of Selectmen, in its capa- city as a Board of Survey, and as more particularly described in Article 38 of the Warrant be accepted and said way as altered be established and used under the provisions of law as a public way; and that the sum of seven thousand five hundred (7,500) dollars be and hereby is appropriated for the alteration of, construction of, and specific repairs upon said way; said sum to be raised by general tax and expended under the direction of the Town Manager.
There being no further business under Article 38, the Moderator de- clared it disposed of.
Article 39. (Alteration of Jason Street.)
By consent of the meeting, the motion of the Finance Committee as ap- pearing in its printed report was considered withdrawn, and on the new mo- tion of Mr. Kermit C. Streng, Chairman of the Finance Committee, duly seconded, it was
VOTED: (Unanimously) That the alteration of the way known as Jason Street, on the southwesterly corner of Massachusetts Avenue, substantially in the location as made and reported by the Board of Selectmen, in its capa- city as a Board of Survey, and as more particularly described in Article 39 of the Warrant be accepted and said way as altered be established and used under the provisions of law as a public way; and that the sum of two thousand (2,000) dollars be and hereby is appropriated for the alteration of, con-
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struction of, and specific repairs upon said way; said sum to be raised by general tax and expended under the direction of the Town Manager.
There being no further business under Article 39, the Moderator de- clared it disposed of.
Article 40. (Laying Out of Candia Street.)
VOTED: (Unanimously) That the laying out of a town way from Wash- ington Street to King Street, substantially in the location of the private way known as Candia Street, as more particularly described in Article 40 of the Warrant, under the provisions of law authorizing the assessment of better- ments, as made and filed in the office of the Town Clerk by the Board of Selectmen, be accepted, said way established and said Board authorized to take land for the purpose of said way.
There being no further business under Article 40, the Moderator de- clared it disposed of.
Article 41. (Appropriation for Construction of Ways.)
VOTED: (Unanimously) That the sum of two hundred five thousand four hundred (205,400) dollars be and hereby is appropriated for the original con- struction of public ways, the laying out of which is accepted at this meeting under Articles 30 to 37 inclusive and Article 40, including land damages and the cost of pavements and sidewalks laid at the time of such construction, all under the provisions of law authorizing the assessment of betterments; that for this purpose the sum of twenty-seven thousand two hundred eighteen and 19/100 (27,218.19) dollars be raised by general tax, and seventy-eight thou- sand one hundred eighty-one and 81/100 (78,181.81) dollars be taken from unexpended balances in the treasury as follows:
Article #59 Annual Town Meeting -- 1955
Construction of Ways $ 5,000.00
Article #56 Annual Town Meeting -- 1956
Construction of Ways . 5,000.00
Article # 58 Annual Town Meeting -- 1957 Construction of Ways . 8,988.46
Article #61 Annual Town Meeting -- 1958 Construction of Ways 4,507.62
Article #49 Annual Town Meeting -- 1960
Construction of Ways . 9,150.69
Article # 52 Annual Town Meeting -- 1960 Construction of Ways . 45,000.00 Article #64 Annual Town Meeting -- 1959 Fence and Lighting at Town Yard 535.04
and for the balance one hundred thousand (100,000) dollars, the Treasurer, with the approval of the Board of Selectmen, be and hereby is authorized to borrow the said sum of one hundred thousand (100,000) dollars and to issue bonds or notes of the Town therefor, said bonds or notes to be payable in accordance with the provisions of Section 19 of Chapter 44 of the General Laws and all Acts in addition thereto or amendment thereof, so that the whole loan shall be paid in not more than ten (10) years from the issue of the first bond or note or at such earlier date as the Treasurer and Select- men may determine; and further that the sum of two hundred five thousand four hundred (205,400) dollars be expended under the direction of the Town Manager substantially as follows:
Old Colony Road (Article 30) $ 54,700.00
Arrowhead Lane (Article 31) 14,900.00
Old Middlesex Path (Article 32) 23,600.00
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Lowell Street Place (Article 33)
$ 15,600.00
Norcross Street
(Article 34)
33,800.00
Granton Park
(Article 35)
12,500.00
Hemlock Street
(Article 36)
20,400.00
Crosby Street
(Article 37)
17,000.00
Candia Street
(Article 40)
12,900.00
$205,400.00
There being no further business under Article 41, the Moderator de- clared it disposed of.
Article 42. (Easements in Land.)
VOTED: (Unanimously) That the Board of Selectmen be and hereby is authorized and empowered on behalf of the Town, to purchase or take by eminent domain or otherwise acquire, easements in land adjoining the loca- tion of ways, the laying out of which is accepted at this meeting under Article 30 to 37 inclusive and Article 40, consisting of the right to have the land of said location protected by having the surface of such adjoining land slope from the boundaries of said locations; that for this purpose the sum of eight hundred (800) dollars be and hereby is appropriated; said sum to be raised by general tax and expended under the direction of the Town Manager.
There being no further business under Article 42, the Moderator de- clared it disposed of.
Article 43. (Laying Out of Windmill Lane.)
VOTED: (Unanimously) That the laying out of a town way from Morn- ingside Drive to Old Colony Road, substantially inthe location of the private way known as Windmill Lane, as more particularly described in Article 43 of the Warrant, under the provisions of law authorizing the assessment of betterments, as made and filed in the office of the Town Clerk by the Board of Selectmen, be accepted, said way established and said Board authorized to take land for the purpose of said way.
There being no further business under Article 43, the Moderator de- clared it disposed of.
Article 44. (Laying Out of Clyde Terrace.)
VOTED: (Unanimously) That the laying out of a town way from Forest Street to Washington Street, substantially in the location of the private way known as Clyde Terrace, as more particularly described in Article 44 of the Warrant, under the provisions of law authorizing the assessment of better- ments, as made and filed in the office of the Town Clerk by the Board of Selectmen, be accepted, said way established and said Board authorized to take land for the purpose of said way.
There being no further business under Article 44, the Moderator de- clared it disposed of.
Article 45. (Laying Out of Washington Street.)
VOTED: (Unanimously) That the laying out of a town way from Gay Street to Clyde Terrace substantially in the location of the private way known as Washington Street, as more particularly described in Article 45 of the Warrant, under the provisions of law authorizing the assessment of better- ments, as made and filed in the office of the Town Clerk by the Board of Selectmen, be accepted, said way established and said Board authorized to take land for the purpose of said way.
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There being no further business under Article 45, the Moderator de- clared it disposed of.
Article 46. (Laying Out of Oldham Road.)
VOTED: (Unanimously) That the laying out of a town way from Country Club Drive to Ridge Street, substantially in the location of the private way known as Oldham Road, as more particularly described in Article 46 of the Warrant, under the provisions of law authorizing the assessment of better- ments, as made and filed in the office of the Town Clerk by the Board of Selectmen, be accepted, said way established and said Board authorized to take land for the purpose of said way.
There being no further business under Article 46, the Moderator de- clared it disposed of.
Article 47. (Laying Out of Ridge Street.)
VOTED: (Unanimously) That the laying out of a town way from Pawnee Road to its end, substantially in the location of the private way known as Ridge Street, as more particularly described in Article 47 of the Warrant, under the provisions of law authorizing the assessment of betterments, as made and filed in the office of the Town Clerk by the Board of Selectmen, be accepted, said way established and said Board authorized to take land for the purpose of said way.
There being no further business under Article 47, the Moderator de- clared it disposed of.
Article 48. (Laying Out of Osceola Path.)
VOTED: (Unanimously) That the laying out of a town way from Ridge Street to its end, substantially in the location of the private way known as Osceola Path, as more particularly described in Article 48 of the Warrant, under the provisions of law authorizing the assessment of betterments, as made and filed in the office of the Town Clerk by the Board of Selectmen, be accepted, said way established and said Board authorized to take land for the purpose of said way.
There being no further business under Article 48, the Moderator de- clared it disposed of.
Article 49. (Laying Out of Yerxa Road.)
VOTED: (Unanimously) That the laying out of a town way from Hemlock Street to Ridge Street, substantially in the location of the private way known as Yerxa Road, as more particularly described in Article 49 of the Warrant, under the provisions of law authorizing the assessment of betterments, as made and filed in the office of the Town Clerk by the Board of Selectmen, be accepted, said way established and said Board authorized to take land for the purpose of said way.
There being no further business under Article 49, the Moderator de- clared it disposed of.
Article 50. (Laying Out of Candia Street.)
VOTED: (Unanimously) That the laying out of a town way from Wash- ington Street to Charles Street, substantially in the location of the private way known as Candia Street as more particularly described in Article 50 of the Warrant under the provisions of law authorizing the assessment of betterments, as made and filed in the office of the Town Clerk by the Board
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of Selectmen, be accepted, said way established and said Board authorized to take land for the purpose of said way.
There being no further business under Article 50, the Moderator de- clared it disposed of.
Article 51. (Laying Out of Mead Road.)
VOTED: (Unanimously) That the laying out of a town way from Pine Street to Charles Street, substantially in the location of the private way known as Mead Road, as more particularly described in Article 51 of the Warrant, under the provisions of law authorizing the assessment of better- ments, as made and filed in the office of the Town Clerk by the Board of Selectmen, be accepted, said way established and said Board authorized to take land for the purpose of said way.
There being no further business under Article 51, the Moderator de- clared it disposed of.
Article 52. (Laying Out of Florence Avenue.)
VOTED: (Unanimously) That the laying out of a town way from #262 to its end, substantially in the location of the private way known as Florence Avenue, as more particularly described in Article 52 of the Warrant, under the provisions of law authorizing the assessment of betterments, as made and filed in the office of the Town Clerk by the Board of Selectmen, be ac- cepted, said way established and said Board authorized to take land for the purpose of said way.
There being no further business under Article 52, the Moderator de- clared it disposed of.
Article 53. (Laying Out of Hathaway Circle.)
VOTED: (Unanimously) That the laying out of a town way from Florence Avenue to Florence Avenue, substantially in the location of the private way known as Hathaway Circle, as more particularly described in Article 53 of the Warrant, under the provisions of law authorizing the assessment of betterments, as made and filed in the office of the Town Clerk by the Board of Selectmen, be accepted, said way established and said Board authorized to take land for the purpose of said way.
There being no further business under Article 53, the Moderator de- clared it disposed of.
Article 54. (Construction of Ways.)
VOTED: (Unanimously) That the sum of forty thousand three hundred (40,300) dollars be and hereby is appropriated for the construction of the public ways, the laying out of which is accepted at this meeting under Articles 43 to 53 inclusive of the Warrant, all under the provisions of law authoriz- ing the assessment of betterments; said sum to be raised by general tax and expended under the direction of the Town Manager, substantially as follows:
Windmill Lane (Article 43)
$ 3,000.00
Clyde Terrace
(Article 44)
12,200.00
Washington Street
Article 45) 1,000.00
Oldham Road
Article 46) 100.00
Ridge Street
Article 47)
4,000.00
Osceola Path
Article 48)
5,500.00
Yerxa Road Article 49)
4,100.00
Candia Street
(Article 50)
.
.
.
100.00
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Mead Road
(Article 51)
$10,100.00
Florence Avenue
Article 52)
100.00
Hathaway Circle
(Article 53)
100.00
$40,300.00
There being no further business under Article 54, the Moderator de- clared it disposed of.
Article 55. (Radio Broadcasting and Receiving System.)
VOTED: (Unanimously) That the sum of fifty thousand (50,000) dollars be and hereby is appropriated for the conversion of the Town's Radio Broadcasting and Receiving System in accordance with the directive con- tained in Docket #12295 of the Federal Communications Commission; said sum to be raised by general tax and expended under the direction of the Town Manager.
There being no further business under Article 55, the Moderator de- clared it disposed of.
Article 56. (Air Conditioning in Town Engineering Department.)
VOTED: (Unanimously) That no action be taken under Article 56 of the Warrant.
There being no further business under Article 56, the Moderator de- clared it disposed of.
Article 57. (Urban Renewal.)
A substitute motion offered by Russell T. Eckel, town meeting member from Precinct 12, duly seconded, was amended by a substitute motion of- fered by John O. Parker, Chairman of the Board of Selectmen, which was seconded and declared to have carried on a standing vote, 125 having voted in the affirmative and 75 in the negative. Thereupon, on the motion of the Finance Committee, as substituted, it was
VOTED: That an appointing authority consisting of the Moderator, the Chairman of the Board of Selectmen and the Town Manager be and hereby is authorized and directed to appoint a committee of nine persons, comprised of one member of the Planning Board, one member of the Arlington Develop- ment Commission, one member of the Arlington Housing Authority, one member of the Finance Committee and five registered voters of the Town to investigate, consider and make recommendations relative to the question of whether or not there is a need for Urban Renewal in the Town; said com- mittee to report not later than the 1962 Annual Town Meeting; and that the sum of one hundred (100) 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 57, the Moderator de- clared it disposed of.
Article 58. (Sanitary Sewer -- Madison Avenue.)
VOTED: (Unanimously) That the sum of six thousand six hundred (6,600) dollars be and hereby is appropriated for the installation of a sanitary sewer to service a portion of Madison Avenue, including an outlet sewer through private lands to connect with an existing sanitary sewer; said sum to be raised by general tax and expended under the direction of the Town Manager.
There being no further business under Article 58, the Moderator de- clared it disposed of.
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Article 59. (Abandonment of Easement.)
VOTED: (Unanimously) That the Town does hereby abandon a portion of an easement over Private Lands taken by the Board of Selectmen for storm drain purposes, dated April 11, 1960, and duly recorded with Middle- sex South District Registry of Deeds in Book 9575, Page 100; said portion of said easement to be abandoned being bounded and described as follows:
Beginning at a point on said southerly side line of Day Street, at the westerly boundary line of Lot 43, thence southwesterly through Lot 44 a dis- tance of 74 feet more or less to a point on the westerly boundary line of Lot 44, thence southeasterly on the division line between Lots 44 and 45 a dis- tance of 15 feet more or less to the division line between Lots 45 and 28, thence southwesterly through Lot 28 a distance of 80 feet more or less to a point on the northerly side line of Dow Avenue, said point being 16 feet southwesterly of the easterly boundary line of Lot 28, thence southwesterly on said northerly boundary line of Dow Avenue, a distance of 10 feet more or less to a point, thence northeasterly through Lot 28 a distance of 80 feet more or less to a point on the division line between Lots 28 and 45, thence northwesterly through Lot 45 a distance of 16 feet more or less to an angle point, thence northeasterly through Lot 45 and Lot 44 a distance of 73 feet more or less to a point on the southerly side line of Day Street, thence northeasterly on said southerly side line of Day Street, 10 feet more or less to the point of beginning.
There being no further business under Article 59, the Moderator de- clared it disposed of.
Article 60. (Storm Drain Day Street -- Dow Avenue.)
VOTED: (Unanimously) That the sum of two thousand eight hundred fifty (2,850) dollars be and hereby is appropriated for the construction of a storm drain culvert or main through private lands from Day Street to Dow Avenue, to replace and eliminate the natural waterway and open ditch now existing in this area; said sum to be raised by general tax and expended under the direction of the Town Manager.
There being no further business under Article 60, the Moderator de- clared it disposed of.
On the motion of John J. Bilafer, town meeting member from Precinct 11, duly seconded, it was
VOTED: That Article 62 be considered before Article 61.
Article 62. (Disposal of Park Land.)
A substitute motion offered by John J. Bilafer, town meeting member from Precinct 11, duly seconded, was declared lost on a voice vote. There- upon, on the original motion of the Finance Committee, it was
VOTED: That no action be taken under Article 62 of the Warrant.
There being no further business under Article 62, the Moderator de- clared it disposed of.
Article 61. (Acceptance of a Gift of Land.)
VOTED: That no action be taken under Article 61 of the Warrant.
There being no further business under Article 61, the Moderator de- clared it disposed of.
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At this point a recess was taken from 9:30 to 9:50 P.M.
Article 63. ZONING (Area bounded in part by Brattle Street and Brattle Place.)
Chairman Murdena A. Campbell reported for the Planning Board and on her motion, duly made and seconded, it was
VOTED: That the report be received.
Thereupon, on the motion of Miss Campbell, duly made and seconded, it was
VOTED: That no action be taken under Article #63 of the Warrant be- cause it cannot be considered on its merits at this meeting.
There being no further business under Article 63, the Moderator de- clared it disposed of.
Article 64. ZONING (Area bounded in part by Spy Pond, land of the Town of Arlington and land of Boston and Maine Railroad.)
Chairman Murdena A. Campbell reported for the Planning Board and on her motion, duly made and seconded, it was
VOTED: That the report be received.
Thereupon, on the motion of Miss Campbell, duly seconded, as substituted by the motion of Daniel W. Shea, Jr., town meeting member from Precinct 9, which was duly seconded and declared by the Moderator to have carried on a voice vote, it was
VOTED: (Roll Call Vote, 130 voting in the affirmative and 63 in the negative)
That the Town 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 bounded and described as follows:
WESTERLY by SPY POND by five courses together measuring 808.86 feet;
NORTHERLY by land of the Town of Arlington, as shown on plan hereinafter mentioned, 240 feet;
EASTERLY by land of the Boston and Maine Railroad, as shown or. said plan, in seven courses together measuring 847.90 feet;
SOUTHEASTERLY by land of William H.& Marilyn H. Hamilton, as shown on said plan, 66 feet;
SOUTHWESTERLY and
SOUTHEASTERLY by land of Frederico Boraschi &Bruno Pedrelli, as shown on said plan, in two courses measuring re- spectively 63.60 feet and 48.50 feet.
Said parcel being shown on a plan entitled "Plot Plan of Land in Arlington, Mass.", dated Sept. 21, 1960, by Albert A. Miller and Wilbur C. Nylander, Civil Engrs & Surveyors.
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There being no further business under Article 64, the Moderator de- clared it disposed of.
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