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Board of Selectmen.
Article 9. On motion of Albert N. Leman, it was voted that $360.00 be raised and appropriated for the purpose of providing suitable quar- ters for Veteran Post No. 194, G. A. R. in accordance with the pro- visions of Section 5, Chapter 40, General Laws.
Article 10. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of four hundred dollars ($400.00) for the care of graves of any persons who have served in the Army, Navy or Marine Corps of the United States, in time of war or insurrection, and who have been honorably discharged from such service, as provided by Section 22, Chapter 115, General Laws, or what it will do in relation thereto.
Board of Selectmen.
Article 10. On motion of Albert N. Leman, it was voted that $400.00 be raised and appropriated for the care of graves of any persons who have served in the Army, Navy or Marine Corps of the United States, in time of war or insurrection, and who have been honorably discharged from such service as provided by Section 22, Chapter 115, General Laws.
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Article 11. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of six thousand eight hundred and seventy-two dollars and eighty-one cents ($6,872.81) to pay the County of Middlesex as required by law on account of assessments levied on the Town for its share of the principal of the Middlesex County Tuberculosis Hospital Funding Loan, Act of 1932 bonds maturing in 1933 issued in compliance with Chapter 10, Acts of 1932, also for any other indebtedness incurred and outstanding under said Chapter 10, also for the town's share of inter- est on said bonds due in 1933, also for the care and treatment of tuber- cular patients under Acts of 1928, Chapter 385 as amended by Acts 1931, Chapter 60, also for care, maintenance and repair of said Hospital for 1932 including interest on temporary notes issued therefor in ac- cordance with General Laws, Chapter 111, sections 85 and 85A, and for all other expenses in connection therewith, or what it will do in relation thereto.
Board of Selectmen.
Article 11. On motion of Albert N. Leman, it was voted that the sum of $3,000.00, this being the Town's share of the principal of the Middlesex County Tuberculosis Hospital Funding Loan, Act of 1932, bonds maturing in 1933 be and the same is hereby raised and appro- priated and that a further sum of $1,574.45 be and hereby is raised and appropriated on account of interest and other charges of account thereof. That a further sum of $2,298.36 be and hereby is appropriated for the Town's share of the net cost of care, maintenance and repairs of the Middlesex County Hospital, including interest on tempo ary notes issued therefor and including the Town's share of the cost of care and treatment of Tuberculosis patients up to June 30, 1932, cared for under Acts of 1928, Chapter 385 as amended :
Three hundred ten (310) voted "Yes," and none "No."
Article 12. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the unex- pended balance of one hundred and fifty-two dollars and thirty-nine cents ($152.39) received from voluntary contributions from Municipal employees in 1932 to be used for Public Welfare, or what it will do in relation thereto.
Board of Selectmen.
Article 12. On motion of Albert N. Leman, it was voted that the unexpended balance of $152.29 received from voluntary contributions from municipal employees in 1932 be appropriated for Public Welfare and that the Town Accountant be and he hereby is authorized and in- structed to transfer said sum to the Public Welfare Account.
Article 13. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of nine hundred dollars, ($900.00) for the installation of traffic signal lights in Reading Square, or what it will do in relation thereto.
Board of Selectmen.
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Article 13. On motion of Albert N. Leman, it was voted to in- definitely postpone this article.
Article 14. To see what sum the Town will raise and appropriate for the purpose of foreclosing in the Land Court the right of redemp- tion to real estate taken by the Town for non-payment of taxes pre- vious to the year 1930, or what it will do in relation thereto.
Board of Selectmen.
Article 14. On motion of Albert N. Leman, it was voted that the sum of $300.00 be raised and appropriated for the purpose of perfecting the titles in the Land Court by foreclosure of all rights of redemption to real estate taken by the town for non-payment of taxes previous to the year 1930 and the Board of Selectmen be and hereby are author- ized and empowered to take all necessary proceedings to perfect such titles in the Land Court.
Article 15. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $200.00 for the purpose of removing the boulder adjacent to the tracks of the Boston & Maine Railroad near the Willow Street Cross- ing, or what it will do in relation thereto.
Board of Selectmen.
Article 15. On motion of Albert N. Leman, it was voted that the sum of two hundred dollars ($200.00) be raised and appropriated for the purpose of removing the boulder or ledge adjacent to the tracks of the Boston & Maine Railroad and near the Willow Street Crossing, such work to be performed under the supervision of the Board of Public Works.
Article 16. To see if the Town will vote to accept the provisions of Chapter 161 of the Acts of 1931 relating to the pensioning of per- manent members of the Police Department and Fire Department, or what it will do in relation thereto.
Board of Selectmen.
Article 16. On motion of Albert N. Leman, it was voted that the Town accept the provisions of Chapter 161 of the Acts of 1931 relating to the pensioning of permanent members of the Police Department and Fire Department :
Two hundred and thirty-one voted "Yes." Twenty voted "No."
Article 17. To see what sum the Town will raise and appropriate for relocating fire alarm and police signal on Main Street from Haven Street to the Boston & Maine Railroad crossing, or what it will do in relation thereto.
Board of Selectmen.
Article 17. On motion of Albert N. Leman, it was voted to lay this article on the table.
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Article 18: To see what sum the Town will raise and appropriate for relocating fire alarm on Haverhill Street from Bay State Road to the North Reading line, or what it will do in relation thereto.
Board of Selectmen.
Article 18. On motion of Albert N. Leman, it was voted to lay this article on the table.
Article 19. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate by bor- rowing or otherwise, for the development of storm water drainage, the sum of four thousand dollars ($4,000.00) or what it will do in relation thereto.
Board of Public Works.
Article 19. On motion of Harold W. Putnam, it was voted that the sum of four thousand dollars ($4,000.00) be raised and appropriated for the development of storm water drainage.
Article 20. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of seven thousand dollars ($7,000.00) for the purpose of improving and constructing Main Street from Haven Street to the Boston and Maine Railroad Crossing, under Section 34, Chapter 90, of the General Laws, providing the State and County appropriate fourteen thousand dollars ($14,000.00) or what it will do in relation thereto.
Board of Public Works.
Article 20. On motion of Harold W. Putnam, it was voted to lay this article on the table.
Article 21. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of eight thousand dollars ($8,000.00) for the purpose of repairing, im- proving and constructing Haverhill Street, from Bay State Road to the North Reading Line, under Section 34, Chap. 90, of the General Laws, providing the State and County appropriate the sum of sixteen thous- and dollars ($16,000.00) or what it will do in relation thereto.
Board of Public Works.
Article 21. On motion of Harold W. Putnam, it was voted that the sum of eight thousand dollars ($8,000.00) be raised and appropriated for the purpose of repairing, improving and constructing Haverhill Street from the Wakefield Line to the North Reading Line under Sec- tion 34, Chapter 90 of the General Laws, providing the State and County appropriate the sum of sixteen thousand dollars ($16,000.)
Article 3. On motion of George E. Larrabee, it was voted to take this article from the table.
On motion of George E. Larrabee that it is the sense of this meet- ing that annually hereafter the Town Accountant shall cause to be published in the local paper at least 30 days before the Annual Town Meeting the requested appropriations of all departments and officers of the Town of Reading, said motion was not voted.
On motion of Theodore N. Berle, it was voted to adjourn to meet in this hall on Monday evening, March 20, 1933.
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ADJOURNED ANNUAL TOWN MEETING
Security Hall, Woburn St., March 20, 1933
The Moderator, Charles P. Howard, called the adjourned Annual Town Meeting to order at 7.45 o'clock p. m. and proceeded to business. Article 3. On motion of Henry R. Johnson, Article 3 was taken from the table.
On motion of Henry R. Johnson and as amended by Theodore P. Berle, it was voted that the Finance Committee investigate the ex- penses of operating the so-called "store" of the Municipal Light De- partment, and any expenses of the Department, which in its judgment, relate to the operation of said store: said committee to report to the Town at the next regular or Special Town Meeting and to cause a statement of its conclusions to be printed and mailed to the customers of the Municipal Light Department prior to the meeting at which the report is rendered.
Article 3. On motion of Albert N. Leman, it was voted to lay this article on the table.
Article 22. 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 Intervale Terrace, 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 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 Intervale Terrace, or what it will do in relation thereto.
Board of Public Works.
Article 22. Report of the Board of Public Works on the laying out of Intervale Terrace.
The Board of Public Works of the Town of Reading having deter- mined 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 easterly from a town way known as Lowell Street, substantially in the location of the private way known as Intervale Terrace : The boundaries and measurements of said way as so laid out are as follows :
The southerly line of said Intervale Terrace commences at a point on the easterly side line of said Lowell Street at a stone bound by land of Frank A. Bessom, said point being S. 45 degrees-01'-30" E. a dis-
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tance of 107.22 feet from a County Bound marking an angle in the said Easterly side line of Lowell Street as laid out by the County Com- missioners in the year 1915 :
From thence the said southerly line of Intervale Terrace runs in a general northerly direction by a curve of 16.70 feet radius a length of 35.50 feet by land of the said Frank A. Bessom to a point of ta,n- gent :
Thence N. 76 degrees-46'-30" E. a distance of 217.58 feet, still by land of said Bessom to an angle point marked by a stone bound :
Thence N. 69 degrees-58'-30" E. a distance of 330.52 feet still by land of said Bessom, to a point on the westerly side line of land of Fannie P. Williams :
Thence turning and running N. 19 degrees-14'-20" W. a distance of 40.00 feet still by land of Fannie P. Williams to a point on the southerly side line of land of Mary F. Bessom's heirs and devisees, being the line of the easterly extremity of this layout :
Thence the northerly side line of Intervale Terrace runs S. 69 de- grees-58'-30" W. a distance of 328.69 feet by lands of the said Mary F. Bessom's heirs and devisees and Sylvanus L. Thompson to an angle point thence S. 76 degrees-46'-30" W. a distanace of 230.84 feet still by lands of said Sylvanus L. Thompson and Mary F. Bessom's heirs and devisees to a point of tangent :
Thence the said northerly line of Intervale Terrace runs by a curve to the right having a radius of 54.19 feet, a length of 55.05 feet still by land of Mary F. Bessom's Heirs and Devisees to a County Bound set at Lowell St.
Thence S. 45 degrees-01'-30" E. a distance of 107.22 feet to the point of beginning, this line conforming to the easterly side line of Lowell Street.
The above-described lines being more fully shown on a plan en- titled "Intervale Terrace, Reading, Mass., Board of Public Works, Alexander Birnie, Superintendent," 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 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 "Intervale Terrace."
HAROLD W. PUTNAM WILLIAM T. FAIRCLOUGH ROBERT E. FOWLE A. RUSSELL BARNES, JR.
Board of Public Works.
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On motion of Harold W. Putnam, it was voted that thetown ac- cept and adopt the report of the Board of Public Works upon the lay- ing out of Intervale Terrace as a public way.
Article 23. 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 Weston 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 ill accept the public way laid out by the Board of Public Works and heretofore known as Weston Road, and to raise and appropriate for the said laying out and construction of said way the sum of three hundred thirty-seven and two one hundredths dollars ($337.02) or what it will do in relation thereto.
Board of Public Works.
Article 23. Report of the Board of Public Works on the laying out of Weston Road.
The Board of Public Works of the Town of Reading having deter- mined and adjudged that common convenience and necessity require the laying out of a town way under the provisions of law authorizing the assessment of betterments, substantially in the location herein- after 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 a town way known as "Longfellow Road," substantially as and in the location of the private way known as Weston Road; the boundaries and measurements of said way as so laid out are as follows:
The southerly side line of said Weston Road Extension commences at a point of curve on the easterly side line of Longfellow Road, said point of curvature being N. 12 degrees-48'-10" W. a distance of 292.41 feet, measured along the easterly side line from its southern extremity as laid out and accepted as a town way at the special town meeting of December 12, 1932:
Thence by a curve to the right on a radius of 20.00 feet a length of 29.93 feet to a point of tangent :
Thence N. 72 degrees-59'-10". E. a distance of 153.05 feet to a point of curvature :
Thence by a curve to the right on a radius of 20.00 feet a length of 34.56 feet to the westerly side line of Parkview Road as laid out and accepted as a town way at the special town meeting of December 12, 1932, the last three described lines being by lands of the Homestead Realty Trust :
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Thence N. 8 degrees-02'-10" W. a distance of 81 feet by the westerly side line of said Parkview Road, to a point of curvature at land of Jason Elbridge Richardson, Jr .:
Thence by a curve in a southwesterly direction having a radius of 20.00 feet, a length of 28.28 feet to a point of tangent :
Thence S. 72 degrees-59'-10" W. a distance of 159.79 feet by land of J. Elbridge Richardson, Jr., and E. Vernon Sillars to a point of curvature :
Thence by a curve to the right having a radius of 20.00 feet a length of 32.89 feet to the easterly side line of Longfellow Road:
Thence S. 12 degrees-48'-10" E. a distance of 80.22 feet by the easterly side line of Longfellow Road to the point of beginning.
It is the intent of this description to describe that portion of West- on Road between Longfellow and Parkview Roads.
The extension of Weston Road that lies easterly of Parkview Road commences at a point of curve on the easterly side line of Parkview Road, said point of curvature being N. 8 degrees-02'-10" W. a dis- tance of 366.89 feet measured along the easterly side line from a point of tangent at the curve at Auburn Street :
Thence by a curve to the right having a radius of 20.00 feet a length of 28.28 feet to a point of tangent :
Thence N. 72 degrees-59'-10" E. a distance of 7140 feet to land of Frank A. Surette. These two above-described lines being by land of the Homestead Realty Trust :
Thence N. 5 degrees-24'-00" W. a distance of 40.84 feet by lands of Frank A. Surette and Anna C. Lewis to land of Homestead Realty Trust :
Thence S. 72 degrees-59'-10" W. a distance of 66.99 feet to a point of curvature :
Thence by a curve to the right having a radius of 20.00 feet a length of 34.55 feet to the easterly side line of Parkview Road :
Thence S. 8 degrees-02'-10" E. a distance of 81 feet by the east- erly side line of Parkview Road to the point of beginning.
The above-described lines being more fully shown on a plan en- titled "Portion of Weston Road, Reading, Mass." made under date of February, 1933, Board of Public Works, Alexander Birnie, Superinten- dent, 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. All acts in connection with the laying out are done under the provisions of law authorizing the assessment of betterments, and betterments are to be assessed therefor.
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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 "Weston Road" and that the sum of $337.02 be appropriated for the laying out and for the construction of the said way.
HAROLD W. PUTNAM WILLIAM T. FAIRCLOUGH ROBERT E. FOWLE A. RUSSELL BARNES, JR.
Board of Public Works.
On motion of Harold W. Putnam, it was voted that the sum of three hundred thirty seven and two one hundredths dollars ($337.02). be appropriated for the laying out and construction of said Weston Road, such sum to be transferred from the General Highway Appro- priation of $25,000.00 previously raised and appropriated at this annual meeting, and the Town Accountant be and he hereby is authorized and instructed to make such transfer.
Article 24. 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 Chestnut Road, formerly Park Street, under the provisions of law authorizing the assessment of bet- terments, such highway 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 Chestnut Road, formerly Park Street, and to raise and appropriate for the said laying out and the construction of said way the sum of one thousand one hundred thirty and forty-eight one hundredths dollars ($1,130.48) or what it will do in relation thereto. Board of Public Works.
Article 24. Report of the Board of Public Works on the laying out of Chestnut Road, formerly Park Street.
The Board of Public Works of the Town of Reading having de- termined and adjudged that common convenience and necessity re- quire the laying out of a town way under the provisions of the law authorizing the assessment of betterments, substantially in the loca- tion hereinafter described, having complied with all requirements of law relating to notice to the owners of land thereof and of a hearing there- on 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 north- erly direction from a town way known as Auburn Street, substantially as and in the location of the private way known as Chestnut Road, formerly Park Street. The boundaries and measurements of said way as so laid out are as follows :
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The easterly side line of said Chestnut Road, formerly Park Street, commences at a point of curve on the northerly side line of said Auburn Street, said point being S. 81 degrees-54'-00" W. a distance of 333.15 feet measured along the said northerly side line of Auburn Street, from a stone bound set at a point of curve with the westerly side line of Beacon Street Extension, a private way :
From thence the said easterly line runs with a curve to the right on a radius of 20.00 feet across land of Helen M. Roberts, a distance of 32.54 feet to a point of tangent :
Thence N. 4 degrees-53'-10" W. by land of the said Roberts, the several lands of Abbie E. Oliver, Francis Greeley, Reading Co-operative Bank across the westerly terminus of a private way known as Elm Street and thence by land of Oscar H. Low a distance of 700.10 feet to other land of the said Low and at the northerly extremity of this layout :
Thence N. 67 degrees-43'-40" W. still by land of said Low a dis- tance of 44.96 feet :
Thence the westerly line runs S. 4 degrees-53'-10" E. by the sev- eral lands of Ann B. and Henry L. LeFave, Ann C. Lewis, Frank A. Surette, Herbert B. and Estella G. Wood, John H. LeFave and Annie L. Poore a distance of 725.11 feet to a point of tangent :
From thence the said westerly line runs with a curve to the right on a radius of 20.00 feet across land of said Annie L. Poore, a distance of 30.29 feet to a point of tangent :
Thence N. 81 degrees-54'-00" E. a distance of 80.12 feet to the point of beginning.
The above described lines being more fully shown on a plan en- titled "Chestnut Road, formerly Park Street, Reading, Mass." made under date of Feb. 1933, Board of Public Works, Alexander Birnie, Superintendent, 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.
All acts in connection with said laying out are done under the provisions of law authorizing assessments of betterments and better- ments 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 "Chestnut Road," and that the sum of $1,130.48 be appropriated for said laying out and for the construction of the said way.
HAROLD W. PUTNAM WILLIAM T. FAIRCLOUGH ROBERT E. FOWLE ยท A. RUSSELL BARNES, JR.
Board of Public Works.
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On motion of Harold W. Putnam, it was voted that the sum of one thousand one hundred thirty and forty-eight one hundredths dol- lars ($1,130.48), be appropriated for the laying out and construction of said Chestnut Road, such sum to be transferred from the General High- way Appropriation of $25,000.00 previously raised and appropriated at this annual meeting, and the Town Accountant be and he hereby is authorized and instructed to make such transfer.
Article 25. To see what action the Town will take regarding the installation of additional street lights on the public streets during 1933. Municipal Light Board.
Article 25. On motion of Henry R. Johnson, it was voted that the subject matter of Article 25 be referred to the Municipal Light Board and that said Board be and it hereby is authorized to install such ad- ditional street lights as in its judgment are required and to make such changes in the size, type and location of existing street lights as it may deem advisable, the expense of same to be paid from the income of the plant.
Article 26. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate from the Cemetery Reserve Fund, receipts from the sale of lots and graves in Laurel Hill Cemetery the sum of six hundred dollars ($600.00) for per- manent development of Laurel Hill Cemetery, or what it will do in relation thereto.
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