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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 Assistance; Disability Assistance; District or Other Nurses; Veterans' Benefits; Schools; Robbins Library and Branches; Parks; Playgrounds; Pensions (Non Contributory), Contributory Retirement System; Memorial Day; Patriots' Day; Printing Town Reports; Insurance; Workmen's Compensation Insurance Funds; Muni - cipal Insurance Fund; Reserve Fund; Maintenance of Robbins House and Houses Owned by the Town; Water Department Maintenance; Cemeteries; Interest; Debt; Sinking Fund; Personnel Board; Civil Defense.
Article 32. To see if the Town will make an appropriation for the Ex- tension of the Sewerage System; determine in what manner the money shall be raised and expended; or take any action relating thereto.
Article 33. To see if the Town will make an appropriation for the Ex- tension of Water Mains; determine in what manner the money shall be raised and expended; or taken any action relating thereto.
Article 34. To see if the Town will make an appropriation for the Ex- tension of Storm Drains; determine in what manner the money shall be raised and expended; or take any action relating thereto.
Article 35. To see if the Town will make an appropriation for the Con- struction and Installation of Sidewalks and Edgestones; determine in what manner the money shall be raised and expended; or take any action relating thereto.
Article 36. To see if the Town will make an appropriation for the Re- construction and Maintenance of Permanent Sidewalks and Resetting of Edge- stones Upon the Public Ways of the Town; determine in what manner the money shall be raised and expended; or take any action relating thereto.
Article 37. To see if the Town will make an appropriation for Improve- ments throughout the Town to the Town's Drainage System and to increase its capacity; determine in what manner the money shall be raised and ex- pended; or take any action relating thereto.
Article 38. To see if the Town will make an appropriation of a sum or sums of money to be expended under the direction of the Town Manager for alterations, construction and improvements to the interior and exterior of buildings and the exterior yard area of the new Town Yard at #52 Grove Street; determine in what manner the money shall be raised and expended; or take any action relating thereto.
Article 39. To see if the Town will authorize the Board of Selectmen to abandon a portion of an easement taken by the Board of Water Commis- sioners, dated November 26, 1875, and duly recorded with Middlesex South District Registry of Deeds in Execu. Book 47, Page 203, as shown on plan recorded with said Deeds in Plan Book 29, Plan 16; said portion of said easement to be abandoned being bounded and described as follows:
"Commencing at westerly portion of said premises at Junction of Mon- roe Brook and a ditch laid out as a Water Course by said Town, thence running southeasterly about fifteen feet, thence turning and running north- easterly about two hundred and fifty eight feet, thence southeasterly seventy six 15/100 feet, thence northeasterly by two straight lines one hundred and eighty nine 5/10 feet, thence southeasterly four hundred and forty five 6/10 feet, thence northeasterly again by two straight lines to land of Chas. Fiske's heirs eighty 3/10 feet, thence turning and running northerly by said Fiske
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Estate forty feet, thence turning and running westerly sixty one 63/100 feet, thence northwesterly four hundred and forty & four 1/10 feet, thence westerly one hundred and ninety one 5/10 feet, thence northwesterly sixty three 33/100 feet, thence southwesterly twenty 4/10 feet to Fessenden Brook, so called, thence westerly twenty one 7/10 feet, thence southwesterly along the western border of said Ditch two hundred and sixty two feet to the point of beginning by the said measurements more or less being land bounded by premises of A. W. Bryant and property supposed to be owned by him said premises taken are laid down upon a plan to be recorded herewith designated as a "Plan of Land taken for a Water Course by the "Town of Arlington" made by F. Cay- ford, Engineer, November, 1874."
Article 40. To see if the Town will make an appropriation for the re- location, alteration and widening, construction of, specific repairs upon and improvement of all or any parts of Massachusetts Avenue and Spring Street, within the Town as now existing or hereafter relocated, altered and widened, including land damages, if any under the provisions of law authorizing the assessment of betterments or otherwise; said appropriation to be used with any sum or sums which may be allotted by the Commonwealth or County of Middlesex, or both, for such purpose or purposes; determine in what manner the money shall be raised and expended; or take any action in any way rela- tive to all or any of the foregoing.
Article 41. To see if the Town will accept the laying out of a Town way from Rhinecliff Street to Valentine Road, substantially in the location of the private way known as Dow Avenue, as made and filed in the office of the Town Clerk by the Board of Selectmen under the provisions of law authoriz- ing the assessment of betterments; establish said way; make an appropria- tion for said laying out and the construction of said way; determine in what manner the money shall be raised; or take any action relating thereto.
Said way as so laid out is bounded and described, as follows:
Beginning at the point of intersection of the westerly side line of Valen- tine Road and the southerly side line of Dow Avenue, thence northwesterly, westerly and southwesterly on said southerly side line of Dow Avenue on a curve to the left with a radius of 10 feet a distance of 17.73 feet to a point of tangency, thence southwesterly on said southerly side line of Dow Avenue, distances of 630.84 feet. 65.79 feet and 18.69 feet to an angle point, thence northerly across said Dow Avenue a distance of 57.61 feet to the south- easterly side line of Valentine Road, thence northeasterly on said south- easterly side line of Valentine Road a distance of 42.12 feet to the point of intersection of said southeasterly side line of Valentine Road and the northerly side line of Dow Avenue, thence southerly, easterly and north- easterly on said northerly side line of Dow Avenue on a curve to the left with a radius of 22.98 feet a distance of 55.77 feet to a point of tangency. thence northeasterly on said northerly side line of Dow Avenue distances of 19.21 feet and 639.98 feet respectively to a point of curve, thence northeasterly and northerly on said northerly side line of Dow Avenue on a curve to the left with a radius of 25 feet a distance of 39.27 feet to the point of intersection of said northerly side line of Dow Avenue and the westerly side line of Rhine- cliff Street, thence southerly on said westerly side line of Rhinecliff Street on a curve to the right with a radius of 379.40 feet a distance of 77.68 feet to the point of beginning.
Article 42. To see if the Town will accept the laying out of a Town way from Mystic Street to Mystic Bank, substantially in the location of the private way known as Fairview Avenue, 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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Said way as so laid out is bounded and described, as follows:
Beginning at the point of intersection of the southeasterly side line of Mystic Street and the northeasterly side line of Fairview Avenue, thence southeasterly on said northeasterly side line of Fairview Avenue a distance of 133.52 feet to a point of curve, thence southeasterly on said northeasterly side line of Fairview Avenue on a curve to the right with a radius of 570.73 feet a distance of 128.50 feet to a point of tangency, thence southeasterly on said northeasterly side line of Fairview Avenue a distance of 520 feet to a point, thence southwesterly across said Fairview Avenue a distance of 40.0 feet to the point of intersection of the southwesterly side line of Fairview Avenue and the southeasterly side line of Mystic Bank, thence northwesterly on said southwesterly side line of Fairview Avenue a distance of 520 feet to a point of curve, thence northwesterly on said southwesterly side line of Fairview Avenue on a curve to the left with a radius of 530.73 feet a distance of 119.49 feet to a point of tangency, thence northwesterly on said south- westerly side line of Fairview Avenue a distance of 134.02 feet to the point of intersection of said southwesterly side line of Fairview Avenue and the southeasterly side line of Mystic Street, thence northeasterly on said south- easterly side line of Mystic Street on a curve to the left with a radius of 1588.55 feet a distance of 40.0 feet to the point of beginning.
Article 43. To see if the Town will accept the laying out of a Town way from Homer Road to #53 and #56 inclusive, substantially in the location of the private way known as Browning Road, as made and filed in the office of the Town Clerk by the Board of Selectmen under the provisions of law auth- orizing the assessment of betterments; establish said way; make an appro- priation for said laying out and the construction of said way; determine in what manner the money shall be raised; or take any action relating thereto.
Said way as so laid out is bounded and described, as follows:
Beginning at the point of intersection of the easterly side line of Homer Road and the northerly side line of Browning Road (or extensions thereof), thence easterly on said northerly side line of Browning Road a distance of 47.91 feet to a point of curve, thence easterly on said northerly side line of Browning Road on a curve to the left with a radius of 855.45 feet a distance of 118.41 feet to a point at the easterly boundary line of Lot 12, thence southerly across said Browning Road a distance of 40.13 feet to a point on the southerly side line of Browning Road at the easterly boundary line of Lot 107, thence westerly on said southerly side line of Browning Road on a curve to the right with a radius of 895.45 feet a distance of 127.24 feet to a point of tangency, thence westerly on said southerly side line of Browning Road a distance of 52.27 feet to the point of intersection of said southerly side line of Browning Road and the easterly side line of Homer Road, thence northerly on said easterly side line of Homer Road a distance of 40.06 feet to the point of beginning.
Article 44. To see if the Town will accept the laying out of a Town way from Wadsworth Road to Browning Road, substantially in the location of the private way known as Homer Road, as made and filed in the office of the Town Clerk by the Board of Selectmen under the provisions of law author- izing the assessment of betterments; establish said way; make an appropria- tion for said laying out and the construction of said way; determine in what manner the money shall be raised; or take any action relating thereto.
Said way as so laid out is bounded and described, as follows:
Beginning at the point of intersection of the northeasterly side line of Wadsworth Road and the northwesterly side line of Homer Road, thence easterly and northeasterly on said northwesterly side line of Homer Road on a curve to the left with a radius of 37.35 feet a distance of 47.20 feet to a
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point of tangency, thence northeasterly on said northwesterly side line of Homer Road a distance of 286.20 feet to a point of curve, thence north- easterly on said northwesterly side line of Homer Road on a curve to the left with a radius of 962.98 feet a distance of 260.79 feet to a point of tan- gency, thence northeasterly on said northwesterly side line of Homer Road a distance of 44.34 feet to a point of curve, thence northeasterly and northerly on said northwesterly side line of Homer Road on a curve to the left with a radius of 691.36 feet a distance of 197.15 feet to a point of tangency, thence northerly on said northwesterly side line of Homer Road a distance of 31.84 feet to the ! southerly side line of Browning Road, thence easterly on said southerly side line of Browning Road a distance of 74.28 feet to the point of intersection of said southerly side line of Browning Road and the southeasterly side line of Homer Road, thence westerly, southwesterly and southerly on said southeasterly side line of Homer Road on a curve to the left with a radius of 36.32 feet a distance of 54.89 feet to a point of reverse curve, thence southerly and southwesterly on said southeasterly side line of Homer Road on a curve to the right with a radius of 731.36 feet a distance of 208.56 feet to a point of tangency, thence southwesterly on said south- easterly side line of Homer Road a distance of 44.34 feet to a point of curve, thence southwesterly on said southeasterly side line of Homer Road on a curve to the right with a radius of 1002.98 feet a distance of 271.62 feet to a point of tangency, thence southwesterly on said southeasterly side line of Homer Road a distance of 273.61 feet to a point of curve, thence south- westerly, southerly and southeasterly on said southeasterly side line of Homer Road on a curve to the left with a radius of 20 feet a distance of 37.55 feet to the point of intersection of said southeasterly side line of Homer Road and the northeasterly side line of Wadsworth Road, thence northwesterly on said northeasterly side line of Wadsworth Road a distance of 96.64 feet to the point of beginning.
Article 45. To see if the Town will accept the laying out of a Town way from Claremont Avenue to Charlton Street, substantially in the location of the private way known as Oakland Avenue, 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.
Said way as so laid out is bounded and described, as follows:
Section 1
Beginning at the point of intersection of the westerly side line of Clare- mont Avenue and the northerly side line of Oakland Avenue, thence south- westerly across said Oakland Avenue and on the extension of said westerly side line of Claremont Avenue a distance of 50.0 feet to a point on the southerly side line of Oakland Avenue, thence southwesterly on said southerly side line of Oakland Avenue a distance of 300.0 feet to the point of intersec- tion of said southerly side line of Oakland Avenue and the easterly side line of Wachusett Avenue, thence northwesterly on said easterly side line of Wachusett Avenue a distance of 50.0 feet to the point of intersection of said easterly side line of Wachusett Avenue and the northerly side line of Oakland Avenue, thence northeasterly on said northerly side line of Oakland Avenue a distance of 300.0 feet to the point of beginning.
Section 2
Beginning at the point of intersection of the westerly side line of Wachu- sett Avenue and the southerly side line of Oakland Avenue, thence south- westerly on said southerly side line of Oakland Avenue a distance of 200.0 feet to the easterly side line of Waverley Street, thence northwesterly on
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said easterly side line of Waverly Street a distance of 50.0 feet to the north- erly side line of Oakland Avenue, thence northeasterly on said northerly side line of Oakland Avenue a distance of 200.0 feet to the westerly side line of Wachusett Avenue, thence southeasterly on said westerly side line of Wachu- sett Avenue a distance of 50.0 feet to the point of beginning.
Section 3
Beginning at the point of intersection of the westerly side line of Waverley Street and the southerly side line of Oakland Avenue, thence southwesterly on said southerly side line of Oakland Avenue a distance of 200.0 feet to the easterly side line of Renfrew Street, thence northwesterly on said easterly side line of Renfrew Street a distance of 50.0 feet to the northerly side line of Oakland Avenue, thence northeasterly on said northerly side line of Oak- land Avenue a distance of 200 feet to the westerly side line of Waverley Street, thence southeasterly on said westerly side line of Waverley Street a distance of 50.0 feet to the point of beginning.
Section 4
Beginning at the point of intersection of the westerly side line of Renfrew Street and the southerly side line of Oakland Avenue, thence southwesterly on said southerly side line of Oakland Avenue a distance of 200.0 feet to the easterly side line of George Street, thence northwesterly on said easterly side line of George Street a distance of 50.0 feet to the northerly side line of Oakland Avenue, thence northeasterly on said northerly side line of Oakland Avenue a distance of 200 feet to the westerly side line of Renfrew Street, thence southeasterly on said westerly side line of Renfrew Street a distance of 50.0 feet to the point of beginning.
Section 5
Beginning at the point of intersection of the westerly side line of George Street and the southerly side line of Oakland Avenue, thence southwesterly on said southerly side line of Oakland Avenue a distance of 200.0 feet to the easterly side line of Rhinecliff Street, thence northwesterly on said easterly side line of Rhinecliff Street a distance of 50.0 feet to the northerly side line of Oakland Avenue, thence northeasterly on said northerly side line of Oak- land Avenue a distance of 200 feet to the westerly side line of George Street, thence southwesterly on said westerly side line of George Street a distance of 50.0 feet to the point of beginning.
Section 6
Beginning at the point of intersection of the westerly side line of Rhine- cliff Street and the southerly side line of Oakland Avenue, thence south- westerly on said southerly side line of Oakland Avenue a distance of 200.0 feet to a point at the southwesterly boundary line of Lot 324, thence north- westerly across said Oakland Avenue a distance of 69 feet more or less to the point of intersection of the northerly side line of Oakland Avenue and the westerly side line of Charlton Street, thence northeasterly on said northerly side line of Oakland Avenue distances of 16.95 feet, 40.22 feet and 200.0 feet to the westerly side line of Rhinecliff Street, thence southeasterly on said westerly side line of Rhinecliff Street a distance of 50.0 feet to the point of beginning.
Article 46. To see if the Town will accept the laying out of a Town way from end of acceptance to Windmill Lane, substantially in the location of the private way known as Arrowhead Lane, as made and filed in the office of the Town Clerk by the Board of Selectmen under the provisions of law authoriz- ing the assessment 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.
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Said way as so laid out is bounded and described, as follows:
Beginning at the point of intersection of the southwesterly side line of Windmill Lane and the southeasterly side line of Arrowhead Lane, thence northwesterly, westerly and southwesterly on said southeasterly side line of Arrowhead Lane on a curve to the left with a radius of 30 feet a distance of 39.0 feet to a point of tangency, thence southwesterly on said southeasterly side line of Arrowhead Lane a distance of 19.57 feet to a point of curve, thence southwesterly on said southeasterly side line of Arrowhead Lane on a curve to the left with a radius of 104.92 feet a distance of 53.10 feet to a point, thence northwesterly across said Arrowhead Lane and by the end of the present accepted portion of Arrowhead Lane a distance of 40.0 feet to a point on the northwesterly side line of Arrowhead Lane, thence northeasterly on said northwesterly side line of Arrowhead Lane on a curve to the right with a radius of 144.92 feet a distance of 73.35 feet to a point of reverse curve, thence northeasterly, northerly and northwesterly on said northwesterly side line of Arrowhead Lane on a curve to the left with a radius of 30 feet a distance of 50.49 feet to the point of intersection of said northwesterly side line of Arrowhead Lane and the southwesterly side line of Windmill Lane, thence southeasterly on said southwesterly side line of Windmill Lane on a curve to the left with a radius of 627.19 feet a distance of 97.34 feet to the point of beginning.
Article 47. To see if the Town will accept the laying out of a Town way from Ronald Road to Fabyan Street, substantially in the location of the private way known as Pheasant Avenue, 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.
Said way as so laid out is bounded and described, as follows:
Beginning at the point of intersection of the southwesterly side line of Pheasant Avenue and the extension of the southeasterly side line of Ronald Road, thence northeasterly on said extension of the southeasterly side line of Ronald Road and across Pheasant Avenue a distance of 40.0 feet to a point on the northeasterly side line of Pheasant Avenue, thence southeasterly on said northeasterly side line of Pheasant Avenue a distance of 242.19 feet to an angle point, thence southeasterly on said northeasterly side line of Pheasant Avenue a distance of 219.68 feet to an angle point, thence south- easterly on said northeasterly side line of Pheasant Avenue a distance of 27.75 feet to a point, thence southwesterly across said Pheasant Avenue a distance of 40.0 feet to the point of intersection of the southwesterly side line of Pheasant Avenue and the southeasterly side line of Fabyan Street, thence northwesterly on said southwesterly side line of Pheasant Avenue a distance of 29.66 feet to an angle point, thence northwesterly on said southwesterly side line of Pheasant Avenue a distance of 220.40 feet to an angle point, thence northwesterly on said southwesterly side line of Pheasant Avenue a distance of 241.0 feet to the point of beginning.
Article 48. To see if the Town will make an appropriation under the provisions of law authorizing the assessment of betterments, for the original construction of public ways in the Town, the laying out of which is accepted at this meeting, including land damages and the cost of pavement and side- walks laid at the time of said construction; determine in what manner the money shall be raised and expended; or take any action relating thereto.
Article 49. To see if the Town will authorize the acquisition by pur- chase, eminent domain or otherwise of any land easements or rights therein, including an easement or easements in land adjoining the location of any or all public ways, the laying out of which is accepted at this meeting, consisting
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of a right to have the land of the location protected by having the surface of such adjoining land slope from the boundary of the location; make an appro- priation for such acquisition; determine in what manner the money shall be raised and expended; or take any action relating thereto.
Article 50. To see if the Town will accept the laying out of a Town way from Washington Street to Ridge Street, substantially in the location of the private way known as Mohawk Road, as made and filed in the office of the Town Clerk by the Board of Selectmen under the provisions of law authoriz- ing the assessment of betterments; establish said way; make an appropria- tion for said laying out and the construction of said way; determine in what manner the money shall be raised; or take any action relating thereto.
Said way as so laid out is bounded and described, as follows:
Beginning at the point of intersection of the easterly side line of Wash- ington Street and the northerly side line of Mohawk Road, thence south- easterly, easterly and northeasterly on said northerly side line of Mohawk Road on a curve to the left with a radius of 20 feet a distance of 39.49 feet to a point of tangency, thence northeasterly on said northerly side line of Mohawk Road a distance of 609.50 feet to a point of curve, thence north- easterly and northerly on said northerly side line of Mohawk Road on a curve to the left with a radius of 20 feet a distance of 31.94 feet to the point of intersection of said northerly side line of Mohawk Road and the westerly side line of Ridge Street, 'thence southeasterly on said westerly side line of Ridge Street a distance of 80.02 feet to the point of intersection of said westerly side line of Ridge Street and the southerly side line of Mohawk Road, thence northwesterly and westerly on said southerly side line of Mohawk Road on a curve to the left with a radius of 20 feet a distance of 30.89 feet to a point of tangency, thence southwesterly on said southerly side line of Mohawk Road a distance of 621.67 feet to a point of curve, thence south- westerly on said southerly side line of Mohawk Road on a curve to the left with a radius of 60 feet a distance of 50.19 feet to the point of intersection of said southerly side line of Mohawk Road and the easterly side line of Washington Street, thence northerly on said easterly side line of Washington Street a distance of 95 feet more or less to the point of beginning.
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