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Article 41. To see if the Town will vote whether or not licenses for motion pictures on Sunday be granted.
Edgar Norman Hunt and others
Article 41. On motion of E. Norman Hunt, that it is the sense of this meeting that the Selectmen ought to grant licenses for moving pictures on Sunday.
This motion was not adopted.
Article 42. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropri- ate the sum of seventy-five dollars ($75.00), or some other amount, and the Selectmen appoint a director, the money to be spent in the town in the furtherance of and the director to serve in co-operation with the Middlesex County Trustees for County Aid to Agriculture in the Work of the Middlesex County Extension Service, under the provisions of Section 40-45, Chapter 128 General Laws of Massachusetts.
Rolland L. Perry, Director
Article 42. On motion of Rolland L. Perry, it was voted that the Town raise and appropriate the sum of seventy-five dollars and the Selectmen appoint a Director, the money to be spent in the Town for the furtherance of and the Director to serve in co-operation with the Middlesex County Trustees for County Aid to agriculture in the work of the Middlesex County Extension Service, under provisions of Sec- tion 40-45, Chapter 128, General Laws. $75.00
Article 43. To see if the Town will vote to re-zone the area of a certain parcel of land situated on the easterly side of Main Street, Reading, Massachusetts, bounded as follows :
Beginning at the Southwesterly corner of the granted premises on the Easterly side of Main Street at the line dividing the Town of Reading from the Town of Stoneham.
thence the boundary line runs Northerly by said Main Street, two hundred and thirty-one (231) feet, more or less to land now or former- ly of Capen ;
thence turning and running Easterly by land of said Capen one hundred and seventy-six and 88-100 (176.88) feet to lot No. 4 on plan hereinafter referred to;
thence turning and running Southerly by said lot No. 4, one hun- dred (100) feet ;
thence turning and running Southerly crossing a proposed street shown on said plan to the Northwest corner of lot No. 7 on said
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plan, ninety-nine and 25-100 (99.25) feet to land of the Town of Stone- ham;
thence turning and running Westerly, one hundred forty-two and 26-100 (142.26) feet to the point of beginning.
Said premises are shown on a plan of land in Reading, Mass., be- longing to N. M. Carmen, dated October 1, 1925.
So that the entire area described above shall be changed from a multiple residence district and a single residence district to a business district, or what it will do in relation thereto.
Arthur P. French and others
Article 43. On motion of John L. Devaney, it was voted to indefinitely postpone this article.
Article 44. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of five hundred dollars ($500.00) for further development of the Town Forest or what it will do in relation thereto.
Committee on Re-forestation
Article 44. On motion of Leland W. Kingman, it was voted that the Town raise and appropriate the sum of five hundred dollars for the further development of the Town forest. $500.00
Article 45. To see if the Town will authorize and instruct the Board of Selectmen to renew the present lease for suitable headquar- ters for Reading Post No. 62 of the American Legion, for a further term of one year, and will raise and appropriate therefor the sum of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), or what it will do in relation thereto.
Irving C. Austin and others
Article 45. On motion of Albert N. Leman, it was voted that the Board of Selectmen be and they hereby are authorized, empowered and directed to renew or extend the present lease providing for suitable quarters for Reading Post No. 62 of the American Legion for a fur- ther term of one year and to sign and execute said renewal and that the sum of one thousand dollars be and hereby is raised and appropri- ated therefor as rent for such premises. $1,000.00
Article 46. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of four hundred dollars ($400.00) for Child Welfare Work, to be expended under the direction of the Reading Visiting Nurse Associ- ation. and the Board of Health or what it will do in relation thereto.
Inez H. Damon and others
Article 46. On motion of Arthur W. Coolidge, it was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of four hundred dollars for Child Wel- fare Work, to be expended under the direction of the Reading Visiting Nurse Association and the Board of Health. $400.00
Article 2. On motion of W. Homer Morrison this article was taken from the table.
On motion of W. Homer Morrison, it was voted to accept the
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reports of the various Town Officers as printed.
On motion of Leon G. Bent, it was voted to adjourn sine die. MILLARD F. CHARLES, Town Clerk.
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING
Security Hall, Woburn St., August 10, 1931.
Pursuant to the warrant a town meeting was held and was called to order at the time specified in the warrant by the Moderator, Charles P. Howard. The Town Clerk partially read the warrant when on mo- tion of W. Homer Morrison, it was voted to dispense with further reading except the Constable's return. The Constable's return was duly read and the town meeting was duly declared open for business.
Article 1. To hear and act on the reports of town officers and special committees and determine what instruction will be given town officers and special committees.
Article 1. On motion of W. Homer Morrison, it was voted to lay this article on the table.
Article 2. To see how much money the town will raise and ap- propriate for Aid, Board and Care, or what it will do in relation thereto. (Board of Public Welfare)
Article 2. On motion of Mary F. Daniel, it was voted to raise and appropriate eight thousand dollars for Aid, Board and Care.
($8,000.00).
Article 3. To see how much money the town will raise and ap- propriate for the Reserve Fund or what it will do in relation thereto.
(Board of Selectmen).
Article 3. On motion of W. Homer Morrison, it was voted that three thousand dollars be raised and appropriated for Soldiers' Re- lief.
($3,000.00).
Article 4. To see how much money the town will raise and ap- propriate for the Reserve Fund or what it will do in relation therto.
Article 4. On motion of Robert B. Mount, it was voted to lay this article on the table.
Article 5. To see if the town will vote to accept the report of the Board of Public Works upon laying out as a public highway, Middlesex Avenue Extension, such highway being laid out in accord- ance with plans duly approved by the Board of Survey and filed in the office of the Town Clerk in accordance with the statutory require- ments and to see if the town will accept the public highway laid out by the Board of Public Works, and hereafter to be known as Glen Road, or what it will do in relation thereto. (Board of Public Works). Article 5. Laying out of Glen Road.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Middlesex s. s.,
Town of Reading, August 3, 1931.
Office of the Board of Public Works.
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The Board of Public Works of the town of Reading having determined and adjudged that common convenience and necessity re- quire that a town way be laid out as and in the location hereinafter described, having complied with all requirements of law relating to notice to the owners of land thereof and of a hearing thereon, and having met at the time and place appointed for such hearing and then and there heard all persons present who desired to be heard, have laid out as a town way for the use of the town running easterly from Summer Avenue to its intersection with a private way known as Hancock Street Extension, substantially in the location of the private way known as Middlesex Avenue Extension. The boundaries and measurements of said way as so laid out are as follows :
The northerly line of said Glen Road commences at a point on the easterly side line of said Summer Avenue at land of Annie L. Canty et al. at a point of curve, said point being S. 16 degrees-45'-00" E. a distance of 213.74 feet measured along the easterly side of said Avenue from a stone bound marking the southeasterly corner of said Summer Avenue and Mineral Street.
From thence the said northerly line runs with a curve to the left on a radius of ten feet a length of 15.87 feet across land of said Canty and others to a point of tangent :
Thence N. 72 degrees-19'-00" E. by land of said Canty et al., land of John M. and Mary G. Widell, Charles E. Reck, Lillian F. Field, Mary F. Muse. Laura W. Adams, Catherine W. Reilly, Philip Reilly, other land of Catherine Reilly and land of Richard Dooley a dis- tance of 660.72 feet to a point of curve.
Thence with a curve to the left on a radius of 20 feet a length of 35.14 feet across land of the said Dooley to a point of tangent on the westerly side line of said Hancock Street Extension and at the end of this layout.
The southerly line of said Glen Road is parallel with and forty feet distant from the above-described northerly line.
Said lines being more fully shown on a Plan entitled "Plan and Profile of Glen Road" made under date of February, 1931 by Davis and Abbott, Civil Engineers, Reading, Mass., said plan being a part of this description.
We determine that no damages will be sustained by any person or persons in their property by reason of the taking to be made for this improvement. No betterments are to be assessed for this improve- ment.
The laying out so made by us we hereby report to the town for
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acceptance and recommend that said way shall thereafter be known as a public town way and' named "Glen Road".
MARTIN B. HARTSHORN, Chairman
HAROLD W. PUTNAM. WILLIAM T. FAIRCLOUGH,
FRANK M. MERRILL,
Board of Public Works.
On motion of Martin B. Hartshorn, it was voted to accept and adopt the report of the Board of Public Works on the laying out of Glen Road.
Article 6. To see if the Town will vote to accept the report of the Board of Public Works upon laying out as a public highway of a private way heretofore known as Hancock Street Extension, such highway being laid out in accordance with plans duly approved by the Board of Survey and filed in the office of the Town Clerk in accord- ance with the statutory requirements and to see if the town will accept the public highway laid out by the Board of Public Works, and here- tofore known as Hancock Street Extension and to see if the town will authorize said Board to take land for the purpose of said way and to raise and appropriate the sum of one hundred dollars to pay the expense of such laying out including all land damages and taking in- cident thereto or what it will do in relation thereto.
Board of Public Works.
Article 6. Laying out of Hancock Street Extension. Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Middlesex s. s.,
Town of Reading,
Office of the Board of Public Works, Aug. 3, 1931.
The Board of Public Works of the town of Reading having determined and adjudged that common convenience and necessity re- quire that a town way be laid out as and in the location hereinafter described having complied with all requirements of law relating to notice to the owners of land thereof and of a hearing thereon and having met at the time and place appointed for such hearing and then and there heard all persons present who desired to be heard have laid out as a town way for the use of the town running in a southeasterly direc- tion from a town way known as Mineral Street to its intersection with a town way known as King Street. The boundaries and measure- ments of said way as so laid out are as follows :
The westerly line of said Hancock Street Extension commences at a point on the southerly side line of said Mineral Street said point being N. 72 degrees-18' -30" E. a distance of 640.64 feet from the southeasterly corner of said Mineral Street and Summer Avenue :
From thence the said westerly line runs with a curve to the right on a radius of 10 feet a length of 13.85 feet across land of Jesse S. Thorn to a point of tangent :
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Thence S. 28 degrees-21'-30" E. by land of said Thorn land now or formerly of Lillian G. Wild, Richard Dooley across the east- erly end of a private way known as Middlesex Avenue Extension but now called Glen Road by land of B. J. Lehan, E. V. Kerans and land of Grace O. Kimball a distance of 469.85 feet to point of curve :
Thence with a curve to the right on a radius of 20 feet a length of 34.59 feet across land of said Kimball to a point of tangent on the westerly side line of said King Street and at the end of this lay- out :
The easterly line of said Hancock Street Extension is parallel with and forty feet distant from the above-described westerly line, running across land of the Boston and Maine Railroad and thence by land of the John Hickey Estate.
The above-described lines being more fully shown on a plan entitled, "Extension of Hancock Street" made under date of May, 1931 by Davis and Abbott, Civil Engineers, Reading, Mass., said plan being a part of this description.
We award damages to the Boston and Maine Railroad by reason of the taking to be made for this improvement, in the sum of one hundred dollars, and we determine that no damages will be sustained by any other person or persons in their property by reason of the taking to be made for such improvement.
No betterments are to be assessed for this improvement.
The laying out so made by us we hereby report to the town for acceptance and recommend that said way shall thereafter be known as a public town way and named "Hancock Street".
MARTIN B. HARTSHORN, Chairman,
HAROLD W. PUTNAM, WILLIAM T. FAIRCLOUGH,
FRANK M. MERRILL,
Board of Public Works.
On motion of Martin B. Hartshorn, it was voted that the town accept and adopt the report of the Board of Public Works on the laying out of extension of Hancock Street, and that said Board be ,and hereby is authorized to take lands for the purpose of said way, and to appro- priate to pay the expense of such takings and land damages incident thereto, the sum of one hundred dollars, by transferring from the un- expended balance of the annual appropriation for the construction, main- tenance and repairs of highways previously voted by the town at the annual meeting held March, 1931, and that the Town Accountant be and hereby is ordered to make this transfer.
Article 7. To see if the town will vote to accept the report of the Board of Public Works on the relocating or altering of Summer Avenue and Willow Street through land of Roderick M. and John W. Hogan, Commencing at stake at a point of curve in the northerly
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side line of Summer Avenue and at land of Roderick M. and John W. Hogan, the line runs with a curve of 311.50 foot radius a length of 120.62 feet by the said northerly line of Summer Avenue to a stone bound at the junction of Willow Street : Thence N. 13 degrees-3'-10" E. by the easterly side line of said Willow Street a distance of 89.72 feet : Thence by a curve in a southeasterly direction the radius of which is 40 feet a length of 80.68 feet across land of the said Roderick M. and John W. Hogan : Thence N. 77 degrees-29'-30" E. a distance of 42.58 feet to the stake at the point of beginning, containing 1,676 square feet. The above-described lines being more fully shown on a plan en- titled, "Plan of proposed changes at the Junction of Summer Ave., West and Willow Streets" made under date of June, 1931 by Davis and Abbott, Civil Engineers, Reading, Mass., said plan being a part of this description.
Such highways being relocated or altered in accordance with plan duly approved by the Board of Public Works and filed in the office of the Town Clerk in accordance with the statutory requirements ; and to see if the town will accept the relocation or alteration of Summer Avenue and Willow Street as shown on said plan, or what it will do in relation thereto. Board of Public Works
Article 7. Relocation or Alteration of Summer Avenue and Wil- low Street.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Middlesex s. s.,
Town of Reading, August 3, 1931.
The Board of Public Works of the Town of Reading having determined and adjudged that common convenience and necessity re- quire that the public highways be laid out, relocated or altered as and in the location hereinafter described, having complied with all require- ments of law relating to notice to owners of land thereof and of a hear- ing thereon, and having met at the time and place appointed for such hearing and then and there heard all persons present who desired to be heard, have laid out, relocated or altered as public highways for the use of the town by rounding the corner of Summer Avenue and Wil- low Street through land of Roderick M. and John W. Hogan. The boundaries and measurements of said public highways as so laid out, relocated or altered are as follows :
Commencing at a stake at a point of curve in the northerly side line of Summer Avenue and at land of Roderick M. and John W. Hogan, the line runs with a curve 311.50 feet radius by a length of 120.62 feet by the said northerly line of Summer Avenue to a stone bound at the junction of Willow Street :
Thence N. 13 degrees-03'-10" E. by the easterly side line of said Willow Street a distance of 89.72 feet :
Thence by a curve in a southeasterly direction, the radius of which is forty feet, a length of 80.68 feet across land of the said Roderick M.
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and John W. Hogan : .
Thence N. 77 degrees-29'-30" E. a distance of 42.58 feet to the stake at the point of beginning, containing 1,676 square feet.
The above described lines being more fully shown on a plan en- titled "Plan of Proposed Changes at the junction of Summer Avenue, West and Willow Sts. made under the date of June, 1931 by Davis and Abbott, Civil Engineers, Reading, Mass., said plan being a part of this description.
We determine that no damages will be sustained by any person or persons in their property by reason of the taking to be made for this improvement.
No betterments are to be assessed for this improvement.
This laying out, relocation or alteration so made by us we here- by report to the town for acceptance and recommend that when this report is accepted and adopted by the town that said public highways shall thereafter be laid out, relocated or altered in accordance with said plan.
MARTIN B. HARTSHORN, Chairman HAROLD W. PUTNAM, WILLIAM T. FAIRCLOUGH, FRANK M. MERRILL.
Board of Public Works
On motion of Martin B. Hartshorn, it was voted that the town accept and adopt the report of the Board of Public Works on the alteration or relocation of the public highways at the junction of Sum- mer Avenue and Willow Street.
Article 8. To see if the town will vote to accept the report of the Board of Public Works on the relocating or altering of High Street and Lowell Street, such highway being relocated or altered in accordance with the statutory requirements, and to see if the town will accept the relocation or alteration of High Street and Lowell Street as shown on said plan, or what it will do in relation thereto.
Board of Public Works
Article 8. Relocation or Alteration of High Street and Lowell Street.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Middlesex s. s.,
Town of Reading, August 3, 1931.
The Board of Public Works of the Town of Reading having determined and adjudged that common convenience and necessity re- quire that the public highways be laid out, relocated or altered, as and in the location hereinafter described, having complied with all require- ments of law relating to notice to owners of land thereof and of a hear- ing thereon, and having met at the time and place appointed for such hearing and then and there heard all persons present, who desired to be heard, have laid out, relocated or altered as public highways for
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the use of the Town, the westerly intersection of High Street and Lowell Street. The boundaries and measurements of said public high- ways as so laid out, relocated or altered are as follows :
Beginning at a point on the westerly side line of said High Street at a stone bound marking the southerly end of a curve of 257.71 feet radius as shown on a plan of said High Street dated, November, 1928, duly approved and recorded by the Town Clerk under date of March 11, 1929 and at land of Martin B. Hartshorn :
From thence the line runs S. 24 degrees-30' E. by the present westerly side line of said High Street as shown on said plan, a dis- tance of 38.61 feet to a new point of curve : Thence northwesterly by a curve of 470.00 feet radius through land of the said Hartshorn and land of John F. McKenna a length of 168.37 feet to a new point of tangent on the westerly side line of said Lowell Street.
Thence S. 45 degrees-01' -- 30" E. by the present westerly side line of said Lowell Street, a distance of 32.69 feet to a stone bound marking the northerly terminus of the curve of 257.71 feet radius above referred to and the end of said High Street as shown on said plan :
Thence southerly by the curve above mentioned of 257.71 feet radius a length of 97.90 feet to the stone bound at the point of be- ginning.
Containing a total area of 303 square feet of which 285 square feet is from the Hartshorn land and the balance of 18 square feet is from the land of said McKenna.
The above-described lines being more fully shown on a plan made under the date of August, 1931 by Davis and Abbott, Civil En- gineers, Reading, Mass., said plan being a part of this description.
We determine that no damages will be sustained by any person or persons in their property by reason of the taking to be made for this improvement.
No betterments are to be assessed for this improvement.
This laying out, relocation or alteration so made by us we here- by report to the town for acceptance and recommend that when this report is accepted and adopted by the town that said public highways shall thereafter be laid out, relocated or altered in accordance with said plan.
MARTIN B. HARTSHORN, Chairman, HAROLD W. PUTNAM, WILLIAM T. FAIRCLOUGH, FRANK M. MERRILL.
Board of Public Works.
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On motion of Martin B. Hartshorn it was voted that the town accept and adopt the report of the Board of Public Works on the relocation or alteration of the westerly intersection of High Street and Lowell Street.
Article 9. To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of one thousand dollars for the further development of the playground in Birch Meadow or what it will do in relation thereto.
Board of Public Works
Article 9. On motion of Harold W. Putnam it was voted that the sum of one thousand dollars be raised and appropriated for the further development of the playground in Birch Meadow. $1,000.00
Article 10. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of two hundred dollars for work incident to the further development of the town forest, or what it will do in relation thereto.
Town Forest Committee
Article 10. On motion of L. W. Kingman, it was voted that two hundred dollars be raised and appropriated for work incident to the further development of the town forest.
Article 11. To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of twenty-eight dollars to pay for medical services of Herbert L. Robertson on account of injuries received in the line of duty at a fire on May 22, 1931, or what it will do in relation thereto.
O. O. Ordway, Chief of Fire Dept.
Article 11. On motion of W. Homer Morrison, it was voted that twenty-eight dollars be raised and appropriated to pay for medical services for Herbert L. Robertson on account of injuries received in line of duty at a fire on May 22, 1931.
On motion of W. Homer Morrison, it was voted to adjourn sine die.
MILLARD F. CHARLES, Town Clerk.
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NOTICE TO PARENTS, HOUSEWIVES, PHYSICIANS AND MIDWIVES
Your Attention is Called to the Sections Below Taken from the Revised Laws-Blank Forms for Return of Births Can be Obtained of the Town Clerk
SECTION 3, CHAPTER 444, ACTS 1897
Section 3. Physicians and midwives shall on or before the fifth day of each month report to the clerk of each city or town a correct list of all children born therein during the month next preceding, at whose birth they were present, stating the date and place of each birth, the name of the child, if it has any, the sex and color of the child, the name, place of birth and residence of the parents, the maiden name of the mother, and occupation of the father. If the child is illegitimate the name of the father shall not be stated, unless at the joint request in writing of both father and mother, which request shall be filed with the returns of births. The fee of the physicians or midwives shall be twenty-five cents for each birth so reported, and shall be paid by the city or town in which the report is made, upon presentation of certi- ficate from the city or town clerk, stating that said births have been reported in conformity with the requirements of this section. Any physician or midwife neglecting to report such list for ten days after it is due shall for each offense forfeit a sum not exceeding twenty-five dollars.
SECTION 6, CHAPTER 444, ACTS 1897
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