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Municipal Light Board
Article 25. On motion of Henry R. Johnson that the Municipal Light Board put their wires underground' on Haven Street from Main Street to High Street, the motion was not carried.
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On motion of W. Homer Morrison, it was voted to adjourn the Town Meeting to meet in Security Hall on Monday, March 21, 1932 at 7.45 p. m.
MILLARD F. CHARLES, Town Clerk
ADJOURNED ANNUAL TOWN MEETING
Security Hall, Woburn St., March 21, 1932
Pursuant to adjournment a Town Meeting was held at time and place as per adjournment and was called to order by the Moderator, Charles P. Howard and proceeded to the unfinished business of the warrant.
Article 26. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate by borrowing or otherwise, the sum of eight thousand' nine hundred ninety three and fifty-six one hundredths dollars ($8,993.56) for the develop- ment of storm water drainage, or what it will do in relation thereto.
Board of Public Works
Article 26. Martin B. Hartshorn moved and it was voted that the sum of $5,000.00 be raised and appropriated for the development of storm water drainage. $5,000.00
Article 27. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) for the further development of Birch Meadow Playground', or what it will do in relation thereto.
Board of Public Works
Article 27. On motion of Harold W. Putnam, it was voted that the sum of $100.00 be raised and appropriated for the further develop- ment of Birch Meadow Playground. $100.00
Article 28. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of seven thousand dollars, ($7,000.00) for the purpose of highway reconstruction in Reading Square, under Section 34, Chapter 90, of the General Laws, providing the State and County each appropriate a like amount, or what it will do in relation thereto.
Board of Public Works
Article 28. On motion of Martin B. Hartshorn, it was voted that the sum of $7,000.00 be raised and appropriated' for the purpose of highway reconstruction in Reading Square under Section 34, Chapter 90, of the General Laws, providing the State and County each appropri- ate a like amount. $7,000.00
Article 29. To see what sum the Town will raise and appropriate for the installation of signal lights in Reading Square, or what it will do in relation thereto.
Board of Selectmen
Article 29. On motion of W. Homer Morrison, it was voted that $700.00 be raised and appropriated for the laying of necessary conduits for the installation of signal lights in Reading Square. $700.00
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Article 30. To see if the Town will vote to accept the report of the Board of Public Works upon the laying out as a public highway of a private way heretofore known as Longwood Road, under the pro- visions of law authorizing the assessment of betterments, such high- way being laid out in accordance with plan duly approved by the Board of Survey and filed in the office of the Town Clerk in accordance with the statutory requirements; and to see if the Town will accept the public way laid out by the Board of Public Works and heretofore known as Longwood Road, and to raise and appropriate for the said laying out and the construction of said way the sum of two thousand ($2,000.00) dollars, or what it will do in relation thereto.
Board of Public Works
Article 30. Report of the Board of Public Works on the laying out of Longwood Road.
The Board' of Public Works of the Town of Reading having de- termined and adjudged that common convenience and necessity require the laying out of a town way under the provision of law authorizing the assessment of betterments, substantially 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 westerly from West Street, substantially as and in the location of the private way known as "Longwood Road," the boundaries and measurements of said way as so laid out are as follows :
The southerly line of said Longwood Road commences at a point on the westerly side line of said West Street by land of James C. and Eleanor H. Gray, said point being N. 9 degrees-01'-40" W. a distance of 89.03 feet from an iron pin set at the corner of a wall as shown on a plan hereinafter mentioned, to be attached to this description :
From thence the said southerly line runs in a northwesterly direc- tion by a curve through land of the said Gray, the radius of which is 15.00 feet, a length of 34.15 feet to a point of tangent :
Thence S. 40 degrees-31'-40" W. still through land of said Gray a distance of 129.10 feet to a point of curve :
Thence by a curve to the left still through land of the said Gray, land of Mary E. Cleveland and land of Harry A. and' Loretta A. Chap- man, on a radius of 1727.80 feet a length of 308.85 feet to a point of reverse curve in said Chapman's land :
Thence by a curve to the right still through land of said Chapman and the land of Jennie G. Fletcher on a radius of 797.05 feet a length of 116.47 feet to a point of tangent in said Fletcher's land :
Thence S. 38 degrees-39'-30" W. still through land of the said Fletcher, land of Fred and Grace M. Stone and' by land of Annie E.
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Sanborn a distance of 188.11 feet to a point of curve by said Sanborn's land :
Thence by a curve to the right still by land of the said Sanborn on a radius of 400.00 feet, a length of 70.51 feet to a point of tangent by said Sanborn's land :
Thence S. 48 degrees-45'-30" W. partly by and then through land of said Sanborn, a distance of 140.29 feet to the end of this layout.
The Northerly line of said Longwood Road is parallel with and forty feet distant from the above-described southerly line, and the dis- tance from the westerly line of said West Street to the end of this layout measured along the center line of said Longwood Road from beginning to end is exactly 1000.00 feet.
The above-described lines being more fully shown on a plan en- titled "Portion of Longwood Road, Reading, Mass." made under date of January, 1932 by Davis and Abbott, Civil Engineers, Reading, Mass., said plan being a part of this description.
We determine that no damage will be sustained by any person or persons in their property by reason of the taking to be made for this improvement. All acts in connection with said laying out are done under the provision of law authorizing the assessment of betterments and betterments are to be assessed therefor. This 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 "Longwood Road" and that the sum of $2,000.00 be raised and appropriated for said laying out and for the construction of said way.
MARTIN B. HARTSHORN HAROLD W. PUTNAM
WILLIAM T. FAIRCLOUGH
FRANK M. MERRILL ROBERT E. FOWLE
Board of Public Works
On motion of Martin B. Hartshorn, it was voted to accept said 1 eport and adopt its recommendations. $2,000.00
Article 31. To see if the Town will vote to accept the report of the Board of Public Works upon the laying out as a public highway of a private way heretofore known as Hillside Road, such highway being laid out in accordance with plans duly approved by the Board of Survey and filed in the office of Town Clerk in accordance with the statutory requirements and to see if the Town will accept the public highway laid out by the Board of Public Works, and heretofore known as Hillside Road, or what it will do in relation thereto.
Board of Public Works
Article 31. Report of the Board of Public Works on the laying out of Hillside Road.
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The Board of Public Works of the Town of Reading, having de- termined and adjudged that common convenience and necessity require 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 westerly from Main Street, sub- stantially in the location of the private way known as "Hillside Road." The boundaries and measurements of said way as so laid out are as follows :
The northerly line of said Hillside Road commences at a stone bound on the westerly side line of Main Street, said stone bound be- ing S. 18 degrees-41'-50" E. a distance of 41.69 feet from a State Highway monument which is located at an angle point opposite station 125 plus 40.45 on layout of said State Highway.
From thence the said northerly line runs on a curve to the right with a radius of 20 feet, a length of 31.43 feet across land of Harry Babbitt Heirs, Maurice Brotherton, a private way known as "Sagamore Road" and John Landers to a stone bound at a point of curve :
Thence on a curve to the right with a radius of 20 feet a length of 31.42 feet by land of John Landers to a stone bound at a point of tan- gent on the easterly side line of "Grand View Road," a private way at the end of this layout.
The southerly line of said Hillside Road is parallel with and forty feet distant from the above-described northerly line, by land of said Morse, Waverly Road, land' of Hinds, Shapiro and Johnson, a distance of 455.02 feet to a stone bound at point of tangent.
The above-described lines being more fully shown on a plan en- titled "Portion of Hillside Road" made by Philip J. Leary, C. E., Lynn, Mass., under date of November, 1928, 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 as 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 "Hillside Road."
MARTIN B. HARTSHORN
HAROLD W. PUTNAM
WILLIAM T. FAIRCLOUGH FRANK M. MERRILL ROBERT E. FOWLE
Board of Public Works
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On motion of Martin B. Hartshorn, it was voted to accept said re- port of the laying out of Hillside Road and adopt their recommenda- tions.
Article 32. To see if the Town will vote to accept the report of the Board of Public Works upon the laying out as a public highway of a private way heretofore known as Ide Street, such highway being laid out in accordance with plans duly approved by the Board of Sur- vey and' filed in the office of the Town Clerk in accordance with the statutory requirements, and to see if the Town will accept the public highway laid out by the Board of Public Works, and heretofore known as Ide Street or what it will do in relation thereto.
Board of Public Works
Article 32. Report of the Board of Public Works on the laying out of Ide Street.
The Board of Public Works of the Town of Reading having de- termined and adjudged that common convenience and necessity require that a town way be laid out as and' in the location hereinafter described, having complied with all the 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 Wilson Street substantially in the location of the private way known as Ide Street. The boundaries and measurements of said way as so laid out are as follows :
The southerly line of said Ide Street commences at a point on the easterly side of said Wilson Street, said point being a distance of 410.58 feet from an iron pipe bound at the northwesterly corner of said Wil- son Street and Pleasant Street :
Thence the line runs a distance of 31.35 feet with a curve to the right, having a radius of 20 feet, by land of Katherine J. Russell to a point of curve, on the southerly side line of said Ide Street :
Thence the line runs a distance of 181.86 feet by land' of said Kath- erine J. Russell to a point of curve :
Thence the line runs with a curve to the right a distance of 31.48 feet, having a radius of 20 feet, by land of said Katherine J. Russell to a point of curve on the westerly side line of Gardner Road :
Thence the line runs a distance of 59.94 feet by a town way known as Gardner Road to a point on the northerly side lines of said Ide Street :
Thence the line runs westerly a distance of 201.76 feet by lands of Margaret C. Lehan and G. W. S. Ide to a point of curve :
Thence runs with a curve to the right having a radius of 20 feet a distance of 31.48 feet by land of said G. W. S. Ide to a point of curve on the easterly side line of said Wilson Street :
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Thence the line runs a distance of 80.00 feet across a private way known as Ide Street to the point of beginning :
The above-described lines being more fully shown on a plan en- titled "Ide Street," Reading, Mass., made by the Board of Public Works, Alexander Birnie, Supt. under date of February, 1932, and 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 their taking to be made for this improvement.
No betterments are to be assessed for this improvement.
This 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 "Ide Street."
MARTIN B. HARTSHORN HAROLD W. PUTNAM
WILLIAM T. FAIRCLOUGH
FRANK M. MERRILL ROBERT E. FOWLE
Board of Public Works
On motion of Martin B. Hartshorn, it was voted to accept said report of the laying out of said Ide Street and adopt their recommen- dations.
Article 33. To see if the Town will vote to accept the report of 'the Board of Public Works upon the laying out as a public highway of a private way heretofore known as Vista Avenue, such highway be- ing laid out in accordance with plans duly approved by the Board of Survey and filed in the office of the Town Clerk in accordance with the statutory requirements and to see if the Town will accept the pub- lic highway laid out by the Board of Public Works, and heretofore known as Vista Avenue, or what it will do in relation thereto.
Board of Public Works
Article 33. Report of the Board of Public Works on the laying out of Vista Avenue.
The Board of Public Works of the Town of Reading having de- termined and adjudged that common conveniences and necessity re- quires that a town way be laid out as and in the location hereinatter described, having complied with all requirements of law relating to notice to the owners of land thereof and of a hearing thereon and hav- ing 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 Pratt Street, substantially in the location of the private way known as Vista Avenue.
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The boundaries and measurements of said way as so laid out are as follows :
The northerly line of said' Vista Avenue commences at a point of curve on the easterly side line of said Pratt Street, said point being S. 18 degrees-11' E. a distance of 166.09 feet from the southerly corner of said Pratt Street and a town way known as Echo Avenue.
From thence the said northerly line runs with a curve to the left on a radius of 10.00 feet across land of R. Scott and Eleanor Burgess, a length of 15.91 feet to a point of tangent :
Thence N. 70 degrees-39' E. a distance of 189.79 feet by land of said Burgess, land of Walter M. Scott, Linville H. and Isabelle N. Hig- gins to a point on the southerly side line of said Vista Avenue :
Thence S. 19 degrees-21' E. a distance of 40 feet by land of a pri- vate way known as Vista Avenue:
Thence S. 70 degrees-39' W. a distance of 191.00 feet by lands of Robert O. and Edith G. Chesley, Amos M. McLean to a point of curve :
Thence the line runs with a curve to the left a distance of 15.50 feet by land of the said Amos M. McLean to a stone bound :
Thence the line runs N. 18 degrees-11' W. a distance of 60.02 feet along the easterly side line of said Pratt Street to the point of begin- ning.
The above-described lines being more fully shown on a plan en- titled "Portion of Vista Avenue" made under date of February, 1932, by the Board' of Public Works, said plan being a part of this descrip- tion.
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 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 "Vista Avenue."
MARTIN B. HARTSHORN
HAROLD W. PUTNAM
WILLIAM T. FAIRCLOUGH FRANK M. MERRILL ROBERT E. FOWLE
Board of Public Works
On motion of Martin B. Hartshorn, it was voted to accept the Board of Public Works' report and adopt their recommendations.
Article 34. To see if the Town will vote to accept the report of the Board of Public Works upon the laying out as a public highway of a private way heretofore known as Winthrop Avenue, such highway
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being laid out in accordance with plans duly approved by the Board of Survey and filed in the office of the Town Clerk in accordance with the statutory requirements and to see if the Town will accept the pub- lic highway laid out by the Board of Public Works, and heretofore known as Winthrop Avenue, or what it will do in relation thereto.
Board of Public Works
Article 34. Report of the Board of Public Works on the laying out of Winthrop Avenue.
The Board of Public Works of the Town of Reading having de- termined and adjudged that common convenience and' necessity require that a town way be laid out as and in the location hereinafter de- scribed, 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 northerly from the present terminus of the Town known as Winthrop Avenue, substan- tially in the location of the private way known as Winthrop Avenue.
The boundaries and measurements of said way as so laid out are as follows :
The easterly line of said extension commences at a stone bound set at the northerly terminus of Winthrop Avenue as accepted April 6. 1891, and runs northerly from thence on a bearing of N. 17 degrees -- 59' W. a distance of 346.60 feet by lands of Arthur S. Nesmith, Arthur H. Cook, a town way known as Weston Road, lands of Edith F. Flor- ence and Royal C. Jaques to a stone bound set at an angle :
Thence N. 17 degrees-00'-50" W. a distance of 341.97 feet by lands of Royal C. Jacques, Robert A. and Elva Packard, Donald S. and Theodora Smith, to a stone bound set at the southeasterly corner of said Tower Road and Winthrop Avenue Extension :
Thence the course runs across said Tower Road, a distance of 40.00 feet to a stone bound set at the northeasterly corner of said street :
From thence the said easterly line runs on a course of N. 17 de- grees-00'-50" W. a distance of 400.00 feet by lands of Francis R. Greenlaw, Gladys S. Mills, C. H. Soule and land of Martha M. Towle to a point at the northwesterly corner of said Towle's land and at the end of this layout :
Thence westerly a distance of 40 feet to a point marking the boundary line between lands of E. C. Hanscom and Walter W. and Dorothea C. Peters :
Thence the westerly line of said Winthrop Avenue Extension is parallel with and forty feet distant from the above-described easterly line, and passes by lands of Walter W. and Dorothea C. Peters, George F. Soule, and Genevieve Robinson, Eric R. Sturgess, a private way
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known as Tower Road, Emanuel and Gustave Forslind', Edwin C. Hans- com, George W. Marshall and Joseph H. Gauthier a distance of 1087.49 feet to a point of curvature at land of said Gauthier :
Thence by a curved line to the right having a radius of 50 feet a distance of 43.44 feet by land of said Gauthier and Peter J. Burbine :
Thence N. 31 degrees-48' E. a distance of 23.20 feet to a corner and thence S. 83 degrees-05'-30" E., 44.10 feet to a stone bound at the point of beginning.
The above-described lines being more fully shown on plan entitled "Portion of Winthrop Avenue, Reading, Mass." under date of January, 1932 by the Board of Public Works, Alexander Birnie, Supt., and said plan being a part of this report.
We determine that no damage 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 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 "Winthrop Avenue."
MARTIN B. HARTSHORN
HAROLD W. PUTNAM
WILLIAM T. FAIRCLOUGH
FRANK M. MERRILL
ROBERT E. FOWLE
Board of Public Works
Article 35. To see if the Town will vote to accept the report of the Board of Public Works on the relocating or altering of Grove. Street as follows :
The westerly line of Grove Street, starts at a drill hole marking the angle point in an old stone wall at land of Harold D. Russell, said' point being S. 34 degrees-03'-40" E., a distance of 151.94 feet, measured along said old stone wall from the land of the Meadow Brook Golf Club :
Thence N. 34 degress-03'-40" W., a distance of 207.78 feet by lands of Harold D. Russell and the Meadow Brook Golf Club to a point of curvature :
Thence with a curve to the right having a radius of 1040.00 feet, a length of 146.77 feet to a point of tangent :
Thence N. 25 degrees-14'-40" W., a distance of 113.10 feet to an angle point :
Thence N. 29 degrees-37'-00" W., a distance of 148.09 feet, to an angle point :
Thence N. 35 degrees-36'-40" E., a distance of 209.88 feet, to a point of curvature :
Thence with a curve to the left having a radius of 400.00 feet, a
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length of 301.90 feet, to a point of tangent; said curve not being tan- gent with the previously described course :
Thence N. 21 degrees-01'-30" W., a distance of 183.59 feet, follow- ing an old stone wall to the end of this layout:
The six previously described courses being all by the land of the Meadow Brook Golf Club :
The easterly line is parallel with and forty feet distant from the above described westerly line throughout its first three courses :
Thence with a curve to the right, having a radius of 199.09 feet, a length of 188.44 feet to a point of tangent :
Thence N. 28 degrees-58'-30" E., a distance of 44.39 feet to a point of curvature :
Thence with a curve to the left having a radius of 440.00 feet, a length of 383.97 feet to a point of tangent :
Thence N. 21 degrees-01' -- 30" W., a distance of 183.59 feet to the end of this layout :
The above described easterly line passes through lands of John A. McLeod, Charles A. Loring, and the Meadow Brook Golf Club.
The above described lines being more fully shown on a plan en- titled, "Portion of Grove Street, Reading, Mass." under date of No- vember, 1931, by Davis and Abbott, Civil Engineers, Reading, Mass., and said plan being a part of this report.
Such highway 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 Grove Street as shown on said plan, or what it will do in relation thereto.
Board of Public Works
Article 35. Report of the Board of Public Works on the reloca- tion or alteration of Grove Street.
The Board of Public Works of the Town of Reading, having de- termined and adjudged that common convenience require that the public highway be laid out, relocated or altered as and in the location hereinafter described, having complied with all requirements of law relating to notice to 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, relocated or altered as a public highway for the use of the Town, Grove Street. The boundaries and measurements of said public highway as so laid out, relocated or altered are as follows :
The westerly line of Grove Street, starts at a drill hole marking the angle point in an old stone wall at land of Harold D. Russell, said point being S. 34 degrees-03'-40" E., a distance of 151.94 feet measured along said old stone wall from the land of the Meadow Brook Golf Club :
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