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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 Ellis Avenue and that the sum of one hundred forty and forty-one hundreths dollars ($140.40) be raised and appropriated for said laying out and for the construction of the said way.
HAROLD W. PUTNAM WILLIAM T. FAIRCLOUGH A. RUSSELL BARNES, JR. MARTIN B. HARTSHORN ROBERT E. FOWLE
Board of Public Works, Town of Reading.
Article 36. On motion of Harold W. Putnam, it was voted that the Town accept the report of the Board of Public Works on the laying out of Ellis Avenue and to adopt the recommendation therein contain- ed, and to raise and appropriate for the laying out and said construc- tion of the said way the sum of one hundred and forty and 40-100 dol- lars ($140.40).
Article 37. To see if the Town will vote to accept the report of the Board of Public Works on the relocating or altering of the corner of High and Lowell Streets, 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 reloca- tion or alteration of the Corner of High and Lowell Streets as shown on said plan, or what it will do in relation thereto.
Board of Fublic Works.
Article 37. Report of the Board of Public Works on the Reloca- tion or Alteration of the Corner of High and Lowell Streets.
The Board of Public Works having determined and adjudged that common convenience require that the public highway be laid out, re- located or altered as and in the location hereinafter described, having complied with all requirements of law relating to notice to owners of
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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 per- sons present, who desired to be heard, have laid out, relocated or al- tered as a public highway for the use of the Town, the corner of High and Lowell Streets. The boundaries and measurements of said public highways as so laid out, relocated or altered are as follows :
Beginning at a point on the easterly side line of High Street, near the junction of Lowell Street, thence running North 24 degrees-30' West, twenty feet (20) to a stone bound :
Thence by a curved line to the right having a radius of nine and 61/100 feet (.61) a distance of twenty-six and 54/100 feet (26.54) to a stone bound on the present westerly side line of Lowell St .:
Thence South 46 degrees-16' East, twenty feet (20) to a stone bound marking the easterly terminus of a curve having a radius of thirteen and 46/100 feet (13.46), a distance of thirty-seven and 17/100 feet to a stone bound and the point of beginning.
Said parcel is estimated to contain 339.39 square feet of land.
The above-described lines being more fully shown on a plan en- titled "Alteration of Corner of High and Lowell Streets, Reading, Mass." made under date of November, 1933 by the Board of Public Works of Reading, Mass., said plan being 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 made for this improvement.
This laying out, relocation or alteration so made by us we hereby report to the Town for acceptance and recommend that when this report is accepted and adopted by the Town, that said public highway shall thereafter be laid out, relocated or altered in accordance with said plan.
HAROLD W. PUTNAM WILLIAM T. FAIRCLOUGH A. RUSSELL BARNES, JR. MARTIN B. HARTSHORN ROBERT E. FOWLE
Members of the Board of Public Works, Town of Reading.
On motion of Harold W. Putnam, it was voted that the Town ac- cept the report of the Board of Public Works on the relocating or al- tering of High and Lowell Streets and to adopt the recommendation therein contained.
Article 38. 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, 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
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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 38. Report of the Board of Public Works on the Relocation or alteration of Grove Street.
The Board of Public Works of the Town of Reading having de- termined and adjudged that common convenience and necessity 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 hear- ing 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 are so laid out, relocated or altered as fol- lows :
The westerly line of said Grove Street as hereby relocated begins at a point in land of the Mary A. Fyfe Estate, said point being S. 45 degrees-56' -- 50" W., a distance of 40.00 feet from a point of curve on the easterly side of said Grove Street with Forest Street, said curve also being relocated as shown on a plan hereinafter mentioned :
From thence the said westerly line runs N. 44 degrees-03' - 10" W., through land of the said Fyfe Estate, a distance of 65.40 feet to an angle :
Thence N. 41 degrees-48' W. through land of said Fyfe Estate a distance of 352.74 feet to a point of curve near line of Harry E. and Nellie F. White :
Thence with a curve to the right, on a radius of 240.00 feet, partly by land of the said Whites and partly within the limits of said Grove Street heretofore used for highway purposes, a length of 154.54 feet to a point of tangent by land of Annie M. Wilson :
Thence N. 4 degrees -54' -20" W., through land of the said Wil- son a distance of 370.64 feet to a point of curve :
Thence with a curve to the left on a radius of 1000.00 feet, through land of the said Wilson and thence through land of Florence Sargent, a length of 359.88 feet to a point of tangent :
Thence N. 25 degrees -31' -30" W., through and then by land of said Sargent, a distance of 232.41 feet, to a point of curve :
Thence with a curve to the right on a radius of 1300.00 feet, by land of the said Sargent and then through land of Charles G. Tucker, a length of 237.99 feet to a point of tangent :
Thence N. 15 degrees -02' -10" W., through and thence by land of the said Tucker, a distance of 598.61 feet to a point of curve :
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Thence with a curve to the left on a radius of 760.00 feet, by and thence through land of the said Tucker and thence through land of Har- old D. and Esther R. Russell, a length of 242.67 feet to a point of tangent on the westerly side line of said Grove Street as laid out and adopted by the Town, March 14, 1932, and on the first westerly course de- scribed in that description.
The easterly line of said Grove Street as hereby relocated begins. at a point near land of Melora C. Shepard, said point being at right angles and 40.00 feet easterly of the above-described point of com- mencement of the westerly line, and runs N. 44 degrees -03' -10" W., a distance of 64.61 feet to an angle which is on the prolongation of the southerly side of said Forest Street:
Thence N. 41 degrees -48' W., across said Forest Street, a dis- tance of 43.86 feet to a point which is on the prolongation of the. northerly side of said Forest Street :
Thence on the same course by land of William T. and Mabel V. W. Fairclough a distance of 254.81 feet to a point of curve :
Thence with a curve to the right on a radius of 359.75 feet, through land of said Faircloughs and by and thence through land of M. Russell Meikle and Margaret Meikle, a length of 231.65 feet to a point of tangent at land of Isabelle F. McSheehy :
Thence N. 4 degrees -54' -20" W., by land of the said McSheehy and by land of Bertha L. Brown, a distance of 317.16 feet to a point of curve :
Thence with a curve to the left on a radius of 1040.00 feet through land of the said Brown, land of Bernard B. and Marie R. Welch and through and thence by land of Henry A. Feindel, a length of 374.27 feet to a point of tangent :
Thence N. 25 degrees -31' -30" W., through land of the said Feindel across a private way known as Spruce Road, a distance of 232.41 feet to a point of curve within the limits of said Spruce Road :
Thence with a curve to the right on a radius of 1260.00 feet, through land of the Reading Co-operative Bank and through land of the John A. McLeod Estate, a length of 230.66 feet to a point of tangent :
Thence N. 15 degrees -02' -10" W., through land of the said McLeod Estate a distance of 324.25 feet to a point on the prolongation of the southerly side line of Franklin Street :
Thence on the same coursè across Franklin Street a distance of 52.37 feet to a point on the prolongation of the northerly side line of said Franklin Street:
Thence on the same course by land of Ida Lucas a distance of 302.50 feet to a point of curve :
Thence with a curve to the left on a radius of 300.00 feet through land of the said Lucas and through other land of the said John A.
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McLeod Estate and thence through the limits of said Grove Street as laid out and adopted by the Town as aforesaid, a length of 95.79 feet to a point of tangent on the easterly side line of said Grove Street and on the first easterly course described therein :
The intersection of the said easterly side line of Grove Street with the southerly side line of said Forest Street is hereby relocated with a curve of 40.01 foot radius and length of 81.33 feet, and the intersec- tion with the northerly side line of said Forest Street with a curve of 70.00 foot radius and length of 80.38 feet :
Th intersection of the said easterly side line of Grove Street with the southerly side line of said Franklin Street is hereby widened with a curve of 180.00 foot radius and length of 184.03 feet, and the intersection with the northerly side line of said Franklin Street with a curve of 35.00 foot radius and length of 74.42 feet, all as shown on a plan hereinafter mentioned.
The above-described lines being more fully shown on a plan en- titled, "Plan of a portion of Grove Street, Reading, Mass., said plan be- ing a part of this description."
We determine that no damages will be sustained by any person or persons in their property by reasons 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 hereby report to the town for acceptance and recommend that when this report is accepted and adopted by the town the said public highway shall thereafter be laid out, relocated or altered in accordance with said. plan.
HAROLD W. PUTNAM WILLIAM T. FAIRCLOUGH A. RUSSELL BARNES, JR. MARTIN B. HARTSHORN ROBERT E. FOWLE
Board of Public Works.
On motion of Harold W. Futnam, it was voted that the Town accept the report of the Board of Public Works on the relocating or altering of Grove Street and to adopt the recommendation therein contained.
Article 39. 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 known as Third Street, under the provisions of law au- thorizing the assessments of betterments, 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 re- quirements, and to see if the Town will accept the public way laid
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out by the Board of Public Works as Third Street, and to raise and appropriate for the said laying out and the construction of said way the sum of three hundred fifteen and forty-eight one hundredths dollars, ($315.48) or what it will do in relation thereto.
Board of Public Works.
Article 39. Report of the Board of Public Works on the laying out of Third Street.
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 provisions of law authorizing the assessments 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 north- erly from a private way known as Cedar Street, substantially as and in the location of the private way known as Third Street, the bound- aries and measurements of said way as so laid out are as follows :
The westerly line of said Third Street commences at a point of curve with said Cedar Street, said point being S. 85 degrees -13' -00" E., a distance of 79.94 feet from a private stone bound set on the northerly side line of said Cedar Street between the lands of Joseph and Isabelle J. Shipkin and Isabelle J. Grant Shipkin :
From thence the said Westerly line runs on a curve to the left with a radius of 20.00 feet, a length of 31.48 feet across land of said Ship- kin to a point of tangent :
Thence N. 4 degrees -36' -0" E., by land of said Shipkin, Town of Reading, Joseph Shipkin, Bert F. Fuller, and Fred F. Smith, a dis- tance of 510.00 feet to a point of curve :
Thence on a curve to the left with a radius of 20.00 feet across land of said Smith a length of 31.56 feet to a point of tangent on the southerly side line of a private way known as North Street as shown on a plan above referred to and at the northerly end of this layout :
From thence the northerly line of said Third Street runs S. 85 degrees -13' E., along the southerly line of said North Street a dis- tance of 80.00 feet to a point of tangent on land of Joseph Shipkin :
From thence the easterly line of said Third Street runs on a curve to the left, having a radius of 20.00 feet, across land of said Shipkin, a distance of 31.48 feet to a point of tangent :
Thence S. 4 degrees -36" -0" W., by lands of said Shipkin, Town of Reading, Isabelle J. Grant Shipkin, Josephine A. Sweetser and Edith M. Nichols, Joseph Shipkin and the Town of Reading, a distance of 510.00 feet to a point of tangent :
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Thence on a curve to the left, with a radius of 20.00 feet, across land of said Town of Reading, a distance of 31.35 feet, to a point of tangent on the northerly side line of a private way known as Cedar Street as shown on a plan above referred to and on the southerly end of this layout :
From thence the said Southerly line runs N. 85 degrees-13' W., a distance of 80.00 feet to point of beginning.
The above-described lines being more fully shown on a plan en- titled, "Flan of Third Street, Reading, Mass., Board of Public Works, Alexander Birnie, Supt.," made under date of February, 1934, 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 the assessments of bet- terments 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 Third Street and that the sum of three hundred fifteen and 48-100 dollars ($315.48) be raised and appro- priated for said laying out and for the construction of the said way.
HAROLD W. PUTNAM WILLIAM T. FAIRCLOUGH
A. RUSSELL BARNES, JR. MARTIN B. HARTSHORN ROBERT E. FOWLE
Board of Public Works.
Article 39. On motion of Harold W. Putnam, it was voted that the Town accept the report of the Board of Public Works on the laying out of Third Street and to adopt the recommendation therein contained. and to raise and appropriate for the laying out and construction of the said way the sum of three hundred fifteen and 48/100 ($315.48) dollars.
Article 40. 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 known as Cedar Street, under the provisions of law authorizing the assessments of betterments, 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 as Cedar Street, and to raise and appropriate for the said laying out and the construction of said way the sum of one hundred three and fifty-three hundredths dollars ($103.53) or what it will do in relation thereto.
Board of Public Works.
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Article 40. Report of the Board of Public Works of the Town of Reading on the laying out of Cedar 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 law au- thorizing the assessments 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 easterly from Hopkins Street, substantially as and in the loca- tion of the private way known as Cedar Street, the boundaries and measurements of said way as so laid out are as follows :
The Northerly line of said Cedar Street commences at a stake set on the northeasterly side of said Hopkins Street and at land of Isa- belle J. Grant Shipkin and runs on a bearing of S. 85 degrees -13' E., by land of said Isabelle J. Grant Shipkin a distance of 164.79 feet to a stone bound set at the point of a curve that bears to the left and connects with said Third Street :
Thence on same course across the southerly end of said Third Street a distance of 60.06 feet to a point of intersection with the easterly side line of said Third Street and to the easterly end of this layout :
From thence a connection is made to the southerly line of said Cedar Street with a bearing of S. 4 degrees -36' W. (which is a pro- longation of the said easterly side line of Third st.) a distance of 50.00 feet to a point by land of Charles H. Gillespie and Julia J. Gillespie :
Thence the said southerly line runs on a bearing of N. 85 degrees- 13' W. by land of said Gillespie, parallel with and fifty feet distant from the above-described northerly line, a distance of 137.16 feet to a stone bound set on the easterly side line of said Hopkins St., and the west- terly end of this layout :
From thence the line runs on a bearing of N. 55 degrees -34' -10" W., along the easterly side line of Hopkins Street a distance of 101.08 feet to the point of beginning.
The above-described lines being more fully shown on a plan entitled "Plan of Cedar Street, Reading, Mass., Board of Fublic Works, Alexander Birnie, Supt.," made under date of February, 1934, 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 the assessments of
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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 Cedar Street and that the sum of one hundred three and fifty-three one hundredths dollars ($103.53) be raised and appropriated for said laying out and for the construc- tion of the said way.
HAROLD W. PUTNAM
WILLIAM T. FAIRCLOUGH
A. RUSSELL BARNES, JR. MARTIN B. HARTSHORN ROBERT E. FOWLE
Board of Public Works.
On motion of Harold W. Putnam, it was voted that the Town ac- cept the report of the Board of Public Works on the laying out of Cedar Street and to adopt the recommendation therein contained, and to raise and appropriate for the laying out and construction of the said way the sum of one hundred three and 53-100 dollars ($103.53).
Article 41. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of sixty-one dollars ($61.00) to indemnify and reimburse Capt. Hugh L. Eames for medical assistance and hospital charges resulting from in- juries sustained while in line of duty as a fireman, or what it will do in relation thereto.
O. O. Ordway.
Article 41. On motion of O. O. Ordway, it was voted that the sum of sixty-one ($61.00) be raised and appropriated to indemnify and reimburse Capt. Hugh L. Eames for medical attendance and hospital charges resulting from injuries sustained at a fire which occurred on August 1, 1933, while in line of duty. as a fireman.
Article 42. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of twenty-five hundred dollars ($2,500.00) for the purchase of an am- bulance to be placed in charge of the Police Department, or what it will do in relation thereto.
Maurice O. Reebenacker and others.
Article 42. On motion of Maurice Reebenacker, it was voted that the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $2500.00 for the purchase of an ambulance to be placed in direct charge of the Police Depart- ment.
Ninety voted "Yes" and seventy-five voted "No".
Article 43. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of four hundred dollars ($400.00) for Child Welfare Work, to be ex- pended under the direction of the Reading Visiting Nurse Association, and the Board of Health, or what it will do in relation thereto.
Inez H. Damon and others.
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Article 43. On motion of J. Warren Killam, Jr., it was voted that $400.00 be raised and appropriated for Child Welfare Work, the same to be expended under the direction of the Visiting Nurse Association and the Board of Health.
Article 44. To see if the Town will authorize and instruct the Board of Selectmen to renew the present lease for suitable headquarters for Reading Fost 62 of the American Legion, for a further term of one year and will raise and appropriate therefor the sum of one thousand dollars ($1000.00), or what it will do in relation thereto.
Thomas Classen and others.
Article 44. On motion of Thomas Classen, it was voted that the Board of Selectmen be and they are hereby authorized, empowered and directed to renew or extend the present lease providing for suit- able quarters for Reading Post No. 62 of the American Legion for a further term of one year and to sign and execute said renewal and that the sum of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) be and hereby is raised and appropriated therefor as rent for such premises.
Article 2. On motion of Albert N. Leman, it was voted to accept the report of Town Officers and committees, including the report of the Finance Committee.
Article 2. Report of the Finance Committee in regard to the in- vestigation of the Municipal Light Department Store so-called, in ac- cordance with the vote of the Town at the Annual meeting of 1933, under Article 3 of the Town Warrant.
To the Citizens :
The store is primarily for the purpose of selling electrical ap- pliances to encourage the increased use of electrical current, there- by increasing the profit of the electric light plant and making possible lower rates to consumers, which, of course, is necessary and advisable.
At the present time there does not appear to be any other con- cern or agency that can merchandise the complete line of appliances and give service as good as the Electric Light Department, therefore the present arrangement should be continued.
The expense occasioned by operating the store is relative to the benefit accruing to the plant and open to honest difference of opin- ion. It seems to your Committee that the cost of store management, in view of the experience and ability of the different salesmen and manager, could be decreased, without decreasing the relative value and efficiency of the store to the plant. March.6,.1934.
Finance Committee, Robert B. Mount, Chairman.
On ·motion of Albert N. Leman, it was voted to adjourn sine die. LEON G. BENT, Temporary Clerk.
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ADJOURNED SPECIAL TOWN MEETING
Security Hall, Woburn Street, March 19, 1934. The Moderator opened the Special Town Meeting which had been adjourned.
Article 1. To see if the Town will vote to amend Article IV of the By-Laws of the Town by striking therefrom Sections 1 and 2 and in- serting in place thereof the following :
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