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(b) Nothing herein shall prevent the substantial restoration and continued use of a building damaged or destroyed by fire or other cas- ualty provided that such restoration shall be completed and use re- sumed within one year from the date of such fire or other casualty. The new or restored building may exceed in cubic contents the building damaged or destroyed, but within the limits and subject to the con- ditions set forth in Section 5 (c).
SECTION 7. ENFORCEMENT
(a) Except as otherwise provided, this by-law shall be enforced by the Building Inspector. He shall approve no applications of any kind or plans or specifications or intended use which are not in all respects in conformity with this by-law.
(b) No building erected, altered, or in any way changed as to construction or use, under a permit or otherwise, shall be occupied or used without an occupancy permit, signed by the Building Inspector, which permit shall not be issued until the building and its uses, and the - uses incident thereto, comply in all respects with this by-law.
(c) If the Building Inspector shall refuse to issue a permit, the
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applicant may, by giving the Building Inspector a notice in writing within ten days from the date of refusal, appeal to the Board of Ap- peals, under the provisions of Section 27 and 27 (a) of Chapter 40 of the General Laws. The Board, after reasonable public notice, by post- ing or advertising, shall hold a public hearing on such appeal and shall record its decisions and reasons therefor. Any person aggrieved by the issuance of any permit by the Building Inspector or by any decision of the Building Inspector made under the provisions of this by-law may, by giving both the Building Inspector and the person applying for the permit, or the person in whose favor the decision has been made, no- tice in writing within ten days from the date of the issuance of the per- mit, or of the decision, appeal to the Board of Appeals, under the pro- visions of Section 27 and 27 (a) of Chapter 40 of the General Laws. The Board, after reasonable public notice by posting or advertising shall hold a public hearing on such appeal and shall record its decisions and reasons therefor.
(d) The Board of Appeals shall be appointed by the Board of Se- lectmen and shall consist of five persons, three of whom shall be mem- bers of the Board of Selectmen, one shall be a member of the Town Planning Board, and one shall be appointed from the other citizens of the town. The first Board of Appeals shall be appointed by the Select- men within fourteen days after the taking effect of these by-laws and thereafter the Board of Appeals shall be appointed by the Selectmen at their first meeting following the town election. The Selectmen shall, if possible, continue upon the Board of Appeals at least a majority of the members thereof.
(e) Any person who violates any provision of this by-law shall forfeit a sum not to exceed twenty dollars for each offense, which shall be recovered as provided by law and shall enure to the town.
SECTION 8. APPLICATION: VALIDITY
(a) This by-law shall not interfere with or annul any by-law, rule or regulation, or permit, except that, where this by-law imposes a greater restriction upon the use of buildings, structures or premises than is imposed by existing provisions of law or by-laws, this by-law shall con- trol.
(b) The invalidity of any section or provision of this by-law shall not invalidate any other section or provision.
SECTION 9. AMENDMENTS
This by-law or any part thereof may be modified or repealed as provided by law at a town meeting duly called.
SECTION 10. USES INCIDENT TO PREMISES OR STRUCTURES
(a) Uses incident to the premises or structure, shall be within the boundaries of the premises to which they apply and shall be such as do
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not alter the character of the premises on which they are located, or impair the neighborhood.
(b) Private garages for the occupancy of automobiles owned by the owners of the premises shall be permitted as incidental uses, but no repair work shall be carried on which shall be detrimental to the neighborhood, nor shall space in such garages be rented to others ex- cept to not more than two persons for the occupancy of private auto- mobiles owned by them.
(c) A stall or stand for selling farm or garden products may be permitted as an incidental use in a residence district, but only for the sale of products raised or produced on the premises by the owner or lessee thereof, together with products raised or produced on other prem- ises of such owner or lessee within the town limits; also, for the sale of beverages made by or for the owner or lessee from products grown upon such premises.
SECTION 11. FILLING STATIONS
Every filling station hereafter constructed (which shall include pumps hereafter installed) from which gasoline or oil is dispensed shall be located at least fifteen feet inside the street boundary line, and no filling shall be done except into cars standing on the property of the filling station.
SECTION 12. DEFINITIONS
In this by-law, the following terms shall have the meanings hereby
. assigned to them:
(a) A family is a number of individuals living and cooking to- gether on the premises as a single housekeeping unit.
(b) A one-family house is a detached dwelling intended and de- signed to be occupied by a single family.
(c) A two-family house is a detached dwelling intended to be oc- cupied by two families.
(d) A dwelling is any building used in whole or in part as a habi- tation for one or more persons.
(e) An incidental use is a use of a building or premises customarily pertaining thereto and located on the same lot with the build- ing or premises to which it pertains.
(f) A lot is a single tract of land held in identical ownership throughout and which is bounded by streets, ponds or water- ways or by land of other owners.
This by-law shall take effect upon its acceptance by the Town, its approval by the Attorney General, and publication according to law.
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Lynnfield, Mass., Dec. 31, 1929.
I, Frederick I. Wilkins, Town Clerk of the Town of Lynnfield, Massa- chusetts, hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of zoning by- law adopted at a Special Town Meeting of the inhabitants of the Town of Lynnfield, duly warned according to law and held at the Town Hall in Lynnfield, on Friday, November 15, 1929, at 8 o'clock in the evening, acting under Article 5 of the warrant calling said meeting.
I further certify that said by-law was duly published in the Lynn Daily Evening Item, December 6, 7 and 9, 1929.
FREDERICK I. WILKINS, Town Clerk.
Boston, Mass., November 30, 1929. The foregoing by law and zoning map are hereby approved. JOSEPH E. WARNER, Attorney General.
A true copy,
Frederick I. Wilkins, Town Clerk of Lynnfield, Massachusetts.
BY-LAW REGARDING JUNK AND SECOND HAND ARTICLES IN THE TOWN OF LYNNFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS
No person shall act as a collector of, dealer in or keeper of a shop for the purchase, sale, or barter of junk, old metals, or second-hand articles in the Town of Lynnfield, without first obtaining a license from the Selectmen.
Lynnfield, Mass., Dec. 31, 1929.
I, Frederick I. Wilkins, Town Clerk of the Town of Lynnfield, Massa- chusetts, hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of a by-law adopted at a Special Town Meeting of the inhabitants of the Town of Lynnfield, duly warned according to law and held at the Town Hall in Lynnfield, on Friday, November 15, 1929, at 8 o'clock in the evening act- ing under Article 2 of the warrant calling said meeting.
I further certify that said by-law was duly published in the Lynn Daily Evening Item, December 19, 20, and 21, 1929.
FREDERICK I. WILKINS, Town Clerk.
Boston, Mass., December 12, 1929. The foregoing by-law is hereby approved.
JOSEPH E. WARNER, Attorney General.
A true copy
Frederick I. Wilkins, Town Clerk of Lynnfield, Massachusetts.
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TOWN OF LYNNFIELD
REPORT OF PLANNING BOARD
To the Citizens of the Town of Lynnfield:
The Planning Board submits its second annual report.
Following the rejection by the Town at the adjourned town meeting held on January 3, 1929, of zoning by-law and plan, the Planning Board gave consideration to the suggestions made at that meeting and again, in November, 1929, submitted at a special town meeting held on Novem- ber 15, a new plan and by-law, together with the report accompanying same, which, prior to the meeting, was distributed to the voters of the Town.
At the meeting just referred to, amendments were made in the plan and by-law and the plan and by-law, as amended, were adopted by the meeting, were subsequently approved by the Attorney General of the Commonwealth, and, in accordance with the recommendation of the Attorney General, were published in the Lynn Daily Evening Item. The by-law became effective December 10, 1929.
As has heretofore been stated by members of the Board, it is the duty of the Board to give consideration to the future development of the Town and to suggest. to the citizens of the Town possible plans for such development in order that they may be receiving the consider- ation of the citizens prior to the time when action is necessary. With this thought in mind, we believe that the Board during the coming year may well consider possible changes in streets and highways, seeking the elimination of numercus and dangerous curves. During this past year
in the reconstruction of Main Street some progress has been made in this direction, for some of the curves have been taken out or widened, to the benefit of the highway. Also, the intersection of Main and Lowell Streets has been opened up by the taking or contributing of land at the several corners. -- As travel along these roads increases, the wis- dom of this action by the selectmen will be more and more apparent.
At the last town meeting, a committee was appointed to study he needs of the Fire Department, not only as to equipment but also as to personnel and housing. This committee is, we understand, to make a report at the annual town meeting in March 1930. If the committee should report need for additional equipment or new housing to take the place of chemical house No. 2 and equipment therein the Planning Board for 1930 may well study the question of proper location for such a chemical house, and, indeed, they may do so with advantage to the Town even if the committee on Fire Department should consider it unnecessary to make any recommendation for new housing at this time. As the Fire Department increases, the time will arrive when either now houses or an additional house will be necessary in that part of the Town, and citizens, through the Planning Board, should be giving the
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matter thought now. The same thing is true as to the equipment and housing for chemical company No. 1 at Lynnfield Center.
Another subject is that of the school houses. The school at Lawrence's Corner is considered, by probably a majority of the people whose children attend or have attended, as undesirable. Furthermore, it has in the past been crowded, and such a condition will occur in the more or less immediate future. Plans should be made for a new school house to take care of such pupils, either in that location or elsewhere.
The matter of high school accommodation, which was of immediate importance a year ago, has for the present been taken care of by an arrangement with the Town of Wakefield. This arrangement will prob- ably continue for several years; nevertheless, it is undoubtedly the fact that within a comparatively short time it will be necessary for the Town to provide itself with its own high school accommodation. The location of such school to the best advantage of the entire town should be receiv- ing consideration.
These are only a few of the matters which in the first instances are the duty of a Planning Board to study but they are, we believe, sufficient to indicate the desirability of such a Board as a part of the machinery of a town government, entirely irrespective of the question whether or not any recommendations they may make will be acceptable to a ma- jority of the citizens. The members of the present Planning Board are well aware that they are merely five individual citizens of the Town of Lynnfield, and, to whoever may compose the Planning Board in the future, the same fact will be true, but we do believe that planning boards are desirable if they do no more than start their fellow citizens talking about, and therefore, considering various problems which should be thought about if a haphazard determination of important town ques- tions is to be avoided.
Respectfully submitted,
ERNEST P. LANE, MARTHA D. MANSFIELD, Secretary, CARL H. RUSSELL, NELSON. B. TODD, Chairman, H. LOUISE WORTHEN,
December 31, 1929.
Planning Board.
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REPORT OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES .
To the Citizens of the Town of Lynnfield:
Reports of the Librarians cover the activities of both Libraries for the year 1929.
The expenditure of the appropriation made at the last Annual Town Meeting has greatly improved the Branch Library and also added much to its appearance.
There is an increasing demand at both Libraries for new books and for which purpose funds are limited.
To the many friends who have given aid to the Libraries, both in the gift of books and in helpful suggestions, we extend our hearty thanks.
Respectfully submitted,
CHARLES PAYZANT, Chairman, Trustees of Public Library.
REPORT OF MAIN LIBRARY, 1929
Number of book patrons
226
Number of books issued
4,291
Number of magazine patrons
39
Number of magazines loaned
282
Amount received in fines
$26.65
Number of books bought
68
1
Number of magazines subscribed for
7
Received in gifts from:
Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Bonney
120 books
Miss Jennie Spalding
4 books
State
8 books
Stanley Heath
38 books
Mrs. Pamela D. Hasty
1 book
Mrs. E. J. Brown
1 book
Centre Club
5 books
Miss Hazel M. Phillips
18 books
Miss Whittredge
1 book
Total number of books given
196
Magazines have been given by:
Stanley Heath
C. O. Blood
Carl H. Russell
Mrs. J. S. Bonney
W. I. Olmsted
Mrs. F. W. Freeman
Two pictures have been given by Mrs. N. B. Todd.
Two sets of pictures have been loaned the library by the Woman's Educational Association of Massachusetts. One set was on Cathedrals
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of Europe and the other on Yellowstone Park. They have both been very instructive.
Respectfully submitted, ELIZABETH W. GREEN, Librarian.
REPORT OF BRANCH LIBRARY, 1929
Number of book patrons
327
Number of books loaned
6,214
Number of magazine patrons
128
Number of magazines loaned
681
Number of books bought by Town
125
Number of magazines subscribed for
9
Amount received in fines
$38.70
Received in gifts:
Mrs. Arthur Bryant
17 books
Mrs. Oscar Swain
1 book
Mrs. Albert Newhall
6 books
Mrs. Caroline Engler, Lynn
9 books
Mr. and Mrs. J. Caunt
15 books
Mrs. A. D. Macgregor
1 book
Marcia Carter
11 books
Ruth Abbott
1 book
Mrs. George Cornet
4 books
Total
65 books
Magazines received from :
Mrs. Wm. Abbott
Mrs. George Dewing
Respectfully submitted, GERTRUDE A. CHIPMAN, Branch Librarian.
REPORT OF REPAIRS TO BRANCH LIBRARY
To the Citizens of the Town of Lynnfield:
At the Town Meeting held March 11, 1929, the Town made an ap- propriation to raise the Branch Library and install a wall thereunder. This has been accomplished by the setting of an 18 inch concrete trench wall and placing two tiers of concrete blocks thereon, which resulted in raising the building 18 inches above its former level. In doing this work it was found that the front sill was almost entirely rotted through- out its entire length of thirty feet, and had to be replaced. Concrete steps were also installed.
This building should now be free of repairs for several years, as it is in sound condition and is set well above the ground level.
Due to the fact that the library is open but one day a week, upon
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the solicitation of the Superintendent of Schools, it was deemed advis- able to transfer to the custody of the school such books as are on the school reading list. This will be done from time to time as the reading list is revised.
This opportunity is taken to thank friends of the Branch Library for the gifts of books and magazines listed in the Librarian's report.
Respectfully submitted, HARRY E. MAYNARD, Library Trustee.
REPORT OF MEMORIAL DAY COMMITTEE
To the Citizens of the Town of Lynnfield:
The appropriation for Memorial Day, May 30, 1929 was used as follows:
Appropriation
$200.00
Decorating 116 graves semi-annually
$ 50.00
Parade Music
100.00
Dinner Expense
40.00
Services in Town Hall
10.00
$200.00 $200.00
Respectfully submitted,
T. HAWLEY, Treasurer of Committee. For Lynnfield Post No. 131, American Legion.
REPORT OF TREE WARDEN
To the Citizens of the Town of Lynnfield:
At the last annual town meeting an appropriation of $400.00 was made to take care of shade trees. This amount was used to take down dead trees, and to trim up trees where there were dead and dangerous limbs. There is a great amount of trimming of dead limbs to be done yet.
We finished taking down the chestnut trees on Chestnut Street, which was a very slow and dangerous job. There is also a lot of cavity work which should be attended to, such as broken ends, trunk cavities and injuries caused by being hit by trucks, etc.
I hope the appropriation will be much larger so that more work can be done along these lines.
I also hope the townspeople will continue to have the roadsides mowed, but most earnestly trust they will see that the Moth Depart- ment gets the work. Considering the limited amount of money pro- vided for the tree service it surely seems unfair to give this work to another department ..
Respectfully submitted,
LYMAN H. TWISS,
Tree Warden.
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REPORT OF CEMETERY COMMISSIONERS
REPORT OF CEMETERY COMMISSIONERS
To the Citizens of the Town of Lynnfield:
We would report that the regular work of caring for the five ceme- teries of the town and keeping them in good condition, has been con- tinued during the last season.
The long avenue on the Southern side of the Forest Hill Cemetery has had the soil removed and the surface graveled, so that this avenue is now completed. This is a great improvement, as this avenue extends into what was formerly a rough and unimproved section.
The work on this avenue and the work that is being carried on at Willow Cemetery is in the line of permanent improvements and have added greatly to the appearance of both cemeteries.
Respectfully submitted,
SETH H. RUSSELL, Chairman, Cemetery Commissioners.
Annual Report
of the
School Committee
and
Superintendent of Schools
TOWN OF LYNNFIELD
MASSACHUSETTS
Year Ending December 31, 1929
SCHOOL COMMITTEE 1929
Louis B. Tuck, Chairman Term expires 1932
Martha D. Mansfield, Secretary
Clarence A. Studley
Term expires 1930 Term expires 1931 .
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To the Citizens of the Town of Lynnfield:
The year just passed has been one of normal progress in the school curriculum, and we are pleased to report a continuity of our teaching staff with one exception.
There have been ten meetings of the School Committee in conjunc- tion with the Superintendent during the past year. The entire Com- mittee was present at the District meeting, which was held here at Lynnfield Centre for the first time in its history.
Preservation of life has become a new task of the schools. The alarming increase in accidents and fatalities, due to dangers incident to present day conditions has become a matter of local, state, and national concern. Everywhere measures to promote safety of life are being
adopted. In accordance with this widespread feeling the Lynnfield Branch of Governor Allen's, Street and Highway Safety Committee was formed. Among the first of its acts was to extend the Committee to include a member of the School Committee, and to permit the Super- intendent of Schools to attend its meetings. Your School Committee for the past number of years carried on a Safety First Campaign in the schools with such facilities as it had at its disposal, and we are pleased to have an organization better equipped to do this work, take up the task.
It is a distinct loss to the town and State whenever a child's life is lost through an accident that might have been prevented, had the neces- sary precautionary ideas been inculcated in the child's mind. This work is under way and will become more effective as it becomes better organized.
In the report of a survey made last year by the Educational De- partment of the Commonwealth, the lighting facilities at the South school were severely criticised, and it was shown that the pupils worked with less than the normal amount of light prescribed for a school room. In order to remedy this undesirable condition, and provide at least nor- mal lighting facilities, we have caused an article to be inserted in the town warrant calling for an expenditure of $1,200, to install fourteen additional windows, and close four windows. This is necessary to elim- inate a cross lighting effect which should be avoided. As this work will mar the outer surface of the building, we have included painting the outside surface of the building with one coat. While the Committee are all in accord with making this change, we thought it a matter to be decided by the citizens of the town.
We have also caused an article to be inserted in the Warrant calling for the elimination of the brook running through the rear of the Centre School grounds. Provided the Town continues the program of rebuild- ing Main Street, it appears to us that the dirt to be removed could be used, at practically no extra expense for filling in the course of the
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brook. The amount requested in the article for this is to buy and install the piping for the water to run through. On account of the fact that the Selectmen will have the making of the contract for Main Street and the supervision of the work, we feel they are the logical ones to under- take this.
The exercises for Memorial Day have for the past few years been conducted under the direct supervision of the School Committee. These exercises were inaugurated by the Grand Army of the Republic and have been conducted by them for the past fifty years, and have always been an inspiration to the pupils, but of late years it has been a great difficulty for the few surviving members to even present themselves on this occasion. The time is not far distant when any Committee, how- ever zealous, will not be able to provide a G. A. R. veteran to speak to the children on Memorial Day, and in the realization of this possibility" we are of the opinion that the Memorial Day Exercises should be con- ducted by an organization equipped to do it properly. We have an American Legion Post in our Town, prepared to carry on this work, and we know they will be glad to assume this duty, as they have every duty that has come to them in the past.
The Memorial Day Exercises are a part of the Americanization work in the schools and will be continued.
The Committee gratefully thanks Comrade Trull of Stoneham and Comrade Moulton of Lynnfield for their presence and the part they took in our exercises last year.
Respectfully submitted,
LOUIS B. TUCK, Chairman School Committee.
FINANCIAL REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Appropriation
: 38,315.00
Expenditures 37,504.18
Unexpended balance
$ 840.82
School Committee
Clerk
$ 100.00
Other expenses
12.58 $ 112.58
Superintendent
Salary
$ 1,050.00
Clerk
201.48
Other expenses
115.88 $ 1,367.36
Supervisors
635.00
Teachers' Salaries
Cna K. Ridley
$ 1,770.00
Bernice A. Munroe
1,490.00
Laila D. Pollard
. . 1,590.00
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Emma Williams
1,180.00
Althea Robinson
1,670.00
Blanche Hallowell
1,470.00
Mildreth Parkhurst
1,240.00
Katherine Higgins
265.00
Kathleen Fraser
366.00
Mrs. Raymond Chadwick
480.00
Ruth Ober
75.00
Mrs. Nellie G. Treamer
. .
7.50
Raymond Chadwick
36.00
Raymond Dower
20.00
Ida Lucas
. . . .
10.00
$ 11,669.50
Janitors
Luther Hastings
$ 1,210.00
William Griffin
1,015.00
$ 2,225.00
Text books and supplies
1,763.39
Fuel
508.07
Miscellaneous operating expenses
390.96
Repairs
255.41
Health
Dr. C. E. Montague
$ 30.00
Dr. F. W. Freeman
70.00
Florence Stobbart
385.00
Supplies
9.76
$ 504.76
Transportation
Grammar
High
Boston & Maine
$ 750.00
$ 1,754.00
Lynnfield Community Inc.
442.00
2,140.00
Essex Agricultural
27.60
$ 1,192.00
$ 3,921.60
$ 5,113.60
Tuition
11,556.29
Miscellaneous (matrons, census, etc.)
336.50
New Equipment
507.51
Insurance
292.65
New Grounds
265.60
SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT
To the School Committee,
Dear Madam and Sirs:
I herewith submit my seventh annual report as superintendent of your schools.
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ENROLLMENT
At the close of schools in December, 1929, there were 236 pupils enrolled in the grades with 87 tuition pupils of Lynnfield enrolled at the Wakefield High School and Lynn Schools.
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