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Thence N. 17 degrees-00'-50" W., across said private way known as Hartshorn St., a distance of 40.00 feet to a point on the Northerly line of said Hartshorn Street :
Thence on a curve to the right having a radius of 20.00 feet, across land of Mermet V. Dykens and Elmer A. Dykens, a length of 31.42 feet to a point of tangent :
Thence N. 17 degrees-00' -50" W., still by lands of said Dykens' a distance of 190.00 feet to a point marking the northeasterly corner of this layout :
Thence Westerly across Winthrop Avenue a distance of 40.00 feet to a point at land of Prudence B. Steeves, said last-described line being the Northerly terminus of this layout:
Thence the Westerly line runs S. 17 degrees-00'-50" E., by land of said Steeves, George M. Crouse, and said Steeves, a distance of 190.00 feet to a point of curve :
Thence on a curve to the right, having a radius of 20.00 feet, across land of Prudence B. Steeves, a length of 31.42 feet to a point of tangent on the northerly line of said private way known as Hart- shorn Street :
Thence S. 17 degrees-00'-50" E., across said private way a dis- tance of 40.00 feet to a point of curve :
Thence on a curve to the right having a radius of 20.00 feet across land of Forrest E. Carter and Bessie E. Carter a length of 31.42 feet to a point of tangent :
Thence S. 17 degrees-00'-50" E., still by lands of said Carters, a distance of 80.00 feet to a point marking the boundary of lands of said Carters and Walter W. and Dorothea C. Peters :
Thence turning and running in an Easterly direction a distance of 40.00 feet to the point of beginning.
The above-described lines being more fully shown on a plan en- titled, "Portion of Winthrop Avenue, Reading, Mass., made under date of February, 1935, Board of Public Works, Alexander Birnie, Supt.", 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
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done under the provision of law authorizing the assessment of better- ments 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 Winthrop Avenue, and that the sum of three hundred one and seventy-five one hundredths dollars ($301.75),. be raised and appropriated for said laying out and for the construction. of the said way.
HAROLD W. PUTNAM WILLIAM T. FAIRCLOUGH ROBERT E. FOWLE A. RUSSELL BARNES, JR. 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 laying out of Winthrop Avenue and to adopt the recommendation therein contained and to raise and appropriate for the laying out and the construction of the said way the sum of three hundred one and seventy-five one hundredths dollars ($301.75).
Article 36. To see if the Town will authorize the Board of Public Works to sell upon such terms and conditions as they may determine, two small parcels of land adjoining property owned by Adelbert H. Carter in Birch Meadow so-called, and to sign, seal, acknowledge and deliver in the name and behalf of the Town, deeds conveying such prop- erty to the said Adelbert H. Carter, or what it will do in relation thereto.
Board of Public Works.
Article 36. On motion of Harold W. Putnam, it was voted that the Board of Public Works be and hereby are authorized and empow- ered to sell upon such terms and conditions as they may determine, two small parcels of land adjoining property owned by Adelbert H. Carter in Birch Meadow so-called, and said Board be and they hereby are further authorized and empowered to sign, seal, acknowledge and de- liver in the name and behalf of the Town, deeds and such other instru- ments which may be necessary conveying such property to said Adel- bert H. Carter.
Article 37. To see if the Town will authorize the Board of Public Works to acquire by purchase, eminent domain or otherwise, a nar- row strip of land belonging to Adelbert H. Carter, in Birch Meadow so-called, for the purpose of the further development of the Birch
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Meadow Playground, and to see what sum the Town will raise and appropriate for such purchase or taking or what it will do in relation thereto.
Board of Public Works.
Article 37. On motion of Harold W. Putnam, it was voted that the Board of Public Works be and hereby is authorized and empow- ered to acquire by purchase or by taking by eminent domain, a narrow strip of land belonging to Adelbert H. Carter in Birch Meadow, so- called, for the purpose of the further development of the Birch Meadow Playground, and to raise and appropriate for such purchase or taking the sum of one ($1.00) Dollar.
One hundred sixty-two voted "Yes" and none "No".
Article 38. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) for the purpose of improving and constructing West Street from the end of the 1934 construction at Prescott St. to Woburn St. thence easterly on Woburn St. toward Reading Square, under Section 34, Chapter 90 of the General Laws, providing the State and County appropriate ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00), or what it will do in relation thereto.
Board of Public Works.
Article 38. On motion of Robert B. Mount, it was voted to in- definitely postpone this article.
Aricle 39. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of three thousand dollars ($3,000.00) for the purpose of improving and constructing a portion of Lowell Street, under Section 34, Chapter 90 of the General Laws, providing the State and County appropriate six thousand dollars ($6,000.00), or what it will do in relation thereto.
Board of Public Works.
Article 39. On motion of Robert B. Mount, it was voted to indefi- nitely postpone this article.
Article 40. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) for the purpose of improving and constructing Main Street from Washington Street to the Boston and Maine R. R. Crossing, under Section 34, Chapter 90 of the General Laws, providing the State and County appropriate four thousand dol- lars ($4,000.00), or what it will do in relation thereto.
Board of Public Works.
Article 40. On motion of Robert B. Mount, it was voted to in- definitely postpone this article.
Article 41. To see what sum the Town will raise by borrowing or otherwise and appropriate for the extension of the water system by the installation of an aeration and filter plant and the purchase of
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water departmental equipment and appurtenances or what it will do in relation thereto.
Board of Public Works.
Article 41. Harold W. Putnam moved that the sum of sixty- five thousand ($65,000.00) dollars be and the same hereby is raised and appropriated for the extension of the water system by the con- struction of an aeration and filter plant and the necessary appurten- ances thereto, such construction and work to be performed under the supervision of the Board of Public Works, said sum to be used in whole or in part in connection with any sum provided by the Common- wealth, Federal Government, or otherwise for unemployment relief or other projects and that the Town Treasurer with the approval of the Board of Selectmen, be and hereby is authorized to borrow said sum and to issue therefor bonds or notes of the Town in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 44 of the General Laws and Acts amendatory thereof and in addition hereto, so that the whole of said loan shall be paid in not more than twenty (20) years or at such earlier time as the Treasurer and Board of Selectmen may determine, and such bonds or notes shall be signed by the Treasurer and countersigned by the Selectmen.
The above being a bond issue the vote was "Yes" 123 and "No", 123. The same not being a two thirds vote the motion was lost. 252 were present in the hall at the time the vote was taken.
Article 42. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Public Works to petition the Legislature to amend Section 4 of Chap- ter 118 of the Acts of 1921, by providing for the appointment of the Su- perintendent of Public Works from a list of eligibles to be determined by the Civil Service Commissioner of the Commonwealth after ex- amination, or what it will do in relation thereto.
Board of Public Works.
Article 42. On motion of Harold W. Putnam, it was voted to in- definitely postpone this article.
Article 43. To see what action the Town will take regarding the installation of additional street lights on the public streets during 1935.
Municipal Light Department.
Article 43. On motion of Henry R. Johnson, it was voted that the subject matter of Article 43 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 installing additional lights to be paid from the Depreciation Fund and the expense of any changes in existing lights to be paid from the income of the Plant.
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Article 44. To see if the Town will vote to extend and enlarge the Municipal Light Plant by the construction of a new switchboard and the installation of additional feeder regulators at the Power Station and raise and appropriate therefor, by borrowing or otherwise, the sum of Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000.00) or what it will do in relation thereto.
Municipal Light Board.
Article 44. On motion of Henry R. Johnson, it was voted that the Municipal Light Board be, and it hereby is authorized to extend and enlarge the Municipal Light Plant by the construction of a new switch- board and the installation of additional feeder regulators at the Power Station, and that there be raised and appropriated for the above pur- pose, the sum of twenty thousand dollars, in addition to the amount which may be available in the Depreciation Fund, to be expended by the Manager of Municipal Lighting under the direction and control of the Municipal Light Board; and that the Treasurer be, and he hereby is authorized and directed, with the approval of the Selectmen, to bor- row said sum of twenty thousand dollars and to issue therefor bonds or notes of the Town, such bonds or notes to be payable in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 44 of the General Laws and all amend- ments thereof and additions thereto, so that the whole loans shall be payable in not more than twenty years from the date of the first bond or note issued, or at such earlier date as the Treasurer and Select- men shall determine.
169 voted "Yes" and 1 voted "No", the same being more than a two thirds vote necessary on a bond issue.
Article 45. To see whether the town will adopt the following by- law or any modification thereof for the purpose of regulating billboards, signs or other advertising devices :
No person, firm, association or corporation shall erect, display or maintain a billboard, sign, or other outdoor advertising device in the Town of Reading, except those exempted by the last paragraph of (h) and the fourth paragraph of (i) of this by-law:
(a) Within fifty (50) feet of any public way.
(b) Within three hundred (300) feet of any public park, play- ground or other public grounds, if within view of any portion of the same.
(c) Nearer than fifty (50) feet to any other such billboard, sign, or other advertising device, unless such billboards, signs or other adver- tising devices are placed back to back.
(d) On any location at the corner of any public ways and within a radius of one hundred and fifty (150) feet from the point where the center lines of such ways intersect.
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(e) Nearer than one hundred (100) feet to any public way, if within view of any portion of the same, if such billboard, sign, or other advertising device shall exceed a length of eight (8) feet or a height of four (4) feet.
(f) Nearer than three hundred (300) feet to any public way, if within view of any portion of the same, if such billboard, sign, or other advertising device shall exceed a length of twenty-five (25) feet or a height of twelve (12) feet
(g) In any event, if such billboard, sign, or other advertising de- vice shall exceed a length of fifty (50) feet or a height of twelve (12) feet; except that the Board of Selectmen may permit the erection of billboards, signs, or other advertising devices which do not exceed forty (40) feet in length and fifteen (15) feet in height if not nearer than three hundred (300) feet to the boundary line of any public way.
(h) No billboard, sign, or other advertising device shall be erected, displayed, or maintained in any block in which one-half of the buildings on both sides of the street are used exclusively for residential pur- poses ; except that this provision shall not apply if written consent of the owners of a majority of the residential and vacant frontage on both sides of the street in such block is first obtained and is filed with the the Board of Selectmen, together with the application for a permit for such billboard, sign, or other advertising device.
Provided, however, that the foregoing provisions (a) to (h), both in- clusive, shall not apply to districts which the Board of Selectmen may determine are of a business character.
(i) No billboard, sign or other advertising device shall be erected, displayed, or maintained until a permit therefor has been issued by the Board of Selectmen, pursuant to the following provisions.
An applicant for a permit to erect a billboard, sign, or other ad- vertising device shall file with the Board of Selectmen, a written ap- plication therefor, together with a sketch showing the exact location and the written consent of the owner of the property upon which such billboard, sign, or other advertising device is proposed to be erected, displayed, or maintained, accompanied by an examination fee of $2. Upon receipt of the foregoing, the Board of Selectmen shall hold a public hearing on said application, notice of which shall be given by posting the same in three or more public places in the Town of Reading at least one week before the date of such hearing, and upon the holding of such hearing, the Board of Selectmen shall within ten days thereafter grant or refuse such permit.
All permits granted under this Section shall expire June 30 of the calendar year following the date of the application. Application for the renewal of the permit granted under this Section shall be made not
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later than thirty days prior to the expiration of such permit and shall be accompanied by a fee of $2, to be known as the renewal fee, and within 2 weeks of the date of the filing of such renewal application, the Board of Selectmen shall post notice of such application in three or more public places in said Town of Reading. Every permit granted under this Section for the erection or maintenance of an advertising device shall be conditioned by its terms upon the compliance by the permittee with all requirements of state and municipal regulations ap- plying thereto.
This by-law does not apply to signs or other devices on or in the rolling stock, stations, subways, or structures of or used by common carriers except on bridges or viaducts or abutments thereof, or to de- vices which advertise or indicate either the person occupying the prem- ises in question or the business transacted thereon, or advertise the property itself or any part thereof as for sale or to let and which con- tain no other advertising matter; and provided further that this by-law shall not apply to billboards, signs, or other advertising devices legally maintained at the time of its approval by the Attorney-General, until one year from the first day of July following such approval.
Whoever violates any of the provisions of this by-law shall be pun- ished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100), and who- ever after conviction for such violation unlawfully maintains such bill- boards, sign, or other advertising device for twenty days thereafter shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500).
If any provision of this by-law is declared unconstitutional or ille- gal by final judgment, order or decree of the Supreme Judicial Court of the Commonwealth, the validity of the remaining provisions of this by-law shall not be affected thereby.
Board of Selectmen.
Article 45. On motion of J. Warren Killam, Jr., it was voted that the following By-Law for the purpose of regulating billboards, signs or other advertising devices be and the same hereby is adopted :
No person, firm, association or corporation shall erect, display or maintain a billboard, sign, or other outdoor advertising device in the Town of Reading, except those exempted by the last paragraph of (h) and the fourth paragraph of (i) of this By-Law :
(a) Within fifty (50) feet of any public way.
(b) Within three hundred (300) feet of any public park, play- ground or other public grounds, if within view of any portion of the same.
(c) Nearer than fifty (50) feet to any other such billboard, sign, or other advertising device, unless such billboards, signs or other ad- vertising devices are placed back to back.
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(d) On any location at the corner of any public ways and within a radius of one hundred and fifty (150) feet from the point where the center lines of such ways intersect.
(e) Nearer than one hundred (100) feet to any public way, if within view of any portion of the same, if such billboard, sign, or other advertising device shall exceed a length of eight (8) feet or a height of four (4) feet.
(f) Nearer than three hundred (300) feet to any public way, if within view of any portion of the same, if such billboard, sign, or other advertising device shall exceed a length of twenty-five (25) feet or a height of twelve (12) feet.
(g) In any event, if such billboard, sign, or other advertising device shall exceed a length of fifty (50) feet or a height of twelve (12) feet; except that the Board of Selectmen may permit the erection of billboards, signs, or other advertising devices which do not exceed forty (40) feet in length and fifteen (15) feet in height if not nearer than three hundred (300) feet to the boundary line of any public way.
(h) No billboard, sign, or other advertising device shall be erect- ed, displayed, or maintained in any block in which one-half of the build- ings on both sides of the street are used exclusively for residential purposes; except that this provision shall not apply if written consent of the owners of a majority of the residential and vacant frontage on both sides of the street in such block is first obtained and is filed with the Board of Selectmen, together with the application for a permit for such billboard, sign, or other advertising device.
Provided, however, that the foregoing provisions (a) to (h), both inclusive, shall not apply to districts which the Board of Selectmen may determine are of a business character.
(i) No billboard, sign or other advertising device shall be erected, displayed or maintained until a permit therefor has been issued by the Board of Selectmen, pursuant to the following provisions.
An applicant for a permit to erect a billboard, sign, or other ad- vertising device shall file with the Board of Selectmen, a written ap- plication therefor, together with a sketch showing the exact location and the written consent of the owner of the propery upon which such billboard, sign, or other advertising device is proposed to be erect- ed, displayed, or maintained, accompanied by an examination fee of $2.00. Upon receipt of the foregoing, the Board of Selectmen shall hold a public hearing on said application, notice of which shall be given by posting the same in three or more public places in the town of Reading at least one week before the date of such hearing, and upon the holding of such hearing, the Board of Selectmen shall within ten days thereafter grant or refuse such permit.
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All permits granted under this section shall expire June 30 of the calendar year following the date of the application. Application for the renewal of the permit granted under this Section shall be made not later than thirty days prior to the expiration of such permit and shall be accompanied by a fee of $2.00 to be known as the renewal fee, and within two weeks of the date of the filing of such renewal application the Board of Selectmen shall post notice of such application in three or more public places in said Town of Reading. Every permit granted under this Section for the erection or maintenance of an advertising device shall be conditioned by its terms upon the compliance by the permittee with all requirements of state and municipal regulations applying thereto.
This By-Law does not apply to signs or other devices on or in the rolling stock, stations, subways, or structures of or used by common carriers except on bridges or viaducts or abutments thereof, or to devices which advertise or indicate either the person occupying the premises in question or the business transacted thereon, or advertise the property itself or any part thereof as for sale or to let and which shall contain no other advertising matter; and provided further than this By-Law shall not apply to billboards, signs or other advertising devices legally maintained at the time of its approval by the Attorney- General until one year from the first day of July following such ap- proval.
Whoever violates any of the provisions of this By-Law shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100.00), and whoever after conviction for such violation unlawfully maintains such billboards, sign, or other advertising device for twenty days thereafter shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00).
If any provision of this By-Law is declared unconstitutional or illegal by final judgment, order or decree of the Supreme Judicial Court of the Commonwealth, the validity of the remaining provisions shall not be affected thereby.
135 voted "Yes" and 1 voted "No".
Article 46. 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 four hundred dollars ($400.00) for permanent development of Laurel Hill Cemetery, or what it will do in relation thereto.
Cemetery Trustees.
Article 46. On motion of Philip H. Tirrell, it was voted that the Town appropriate from the Cemetery Reserve Fund, receipts from the sale of lots and graves in Laurel Hill Cemetery, the sum of four hun-
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dred dollars ($400.00) for permanent development of Laurel Hill Cem- etery.
Article 47. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of Seventy-Five Dollars ($75.00) for further development of the Town Forest, or what it will do. in relation thereto.
Committee on Re-forestation.
Article 47. On motion of O. O. Ordway, it was voted that the Town raise and appropriate the sum of seventy-five (75) dollars to be used for the further development of the Town Forest.
Article 48. 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 Associa- tion, and the Board of Health, or what it will do in relation thereto.
Inez H. Damon and others.
Article 48. On motion of Leon G. Bent, it was voted that the sum of four hundred dollars ($400.00) be raised and appropriated for Child Welfare Work, to be expended under the direction of the Reading Visiting Nurse Association and the Board of Health.
Article 49. To see if the Town will authorize and instruct the Board of Selectmen to renew the present lease for suitable headquarters 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.
William Campbell and Others.
Article 49. On motion of William F. Campbell, it was voted that the Board of Selectmen be and they hereby are authorized, empow- ered and directed to renew or extend the present lease providing for suitable quarters for Reading Post No. 62 of the American Legion for a further term of one year, and to sign and execute said renewal or extension thereof in the name and behalf of the Town of Reading, and that the sum of one thousand ($1,000.00) dollars be and hereby is raised and appropriated therefor as rent for such premises.
Article 50. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars ($150.00) for the purpose of installing a fire alarm box on County Road, or what it will do in relation thereto. William Roberts and Others.
Article 50. On motion of Robert B. Mount, it was voted to indefi- nitely postpone this article.
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