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Article 38. To see if the Town will vote to accept the report of the Board of Public Works upon the laying out as a public high- way of a private way known as Fairview Avenue, under the provisions of law authorizing the assessments of betterments, such highways 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 sta- tutory requirements, and to see if the Town will accept the public way laid out by the Board of Public Works as Fairview Avenue, and to raise and appropriate for the said laying out and the construction of said way the sum of nine hundred eighty-three ($983.00) dollars, or what it will do in relation thereto.
Board of Public Works.
Article 38. Report of the Board of Public Works on the laying out of Fairview Avenue.
The Board of Public Works of the Town of Reading, having determined and adjudged that common convenience and necessity re- quire the laying out of a town way under the provisions of law au- thorizing 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 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 from Pratt Street easterly to Sunnyside Avenue, substantially as and in the location of the private way known as Fairview Avenue, the boundaries and measurements of said way as so laid out are as follows :
Beginning at a point on the Southerly side line of a public way known as Fairview Avenue, said point being N. 76 degrees-10' E., a distance of 556.82 feet from a stone bound at the intersection of the Easterly side line of Summer Avenue, and said southerly side line of Fairview ave :
Thence N. 76 degrees-10' East, by lands of Florence H. True, Royal C. Jaques, and the Heirs and Devisees of Joseph D. Gowing, a distance of 461.34 feet to a point of curve :
Thence by a curve to the right, having a radius of 20.00 feet, a length of 30.64 feet, through land of said Heirs and Devisees of Joseph D. Gowing, to a point on the Westerly side line of Sunnyside (Private) Avenue, said last two described lines being the Southerly boundaries of this layout :
Thence turning and running N. 16 degrees-04' W., along said Westerly side line of Sunnyside (Private) Avenue, a distance of 80.07 feet to a point at land of Viola A. Miller et al., said described line being the Easterly extremity of this layout :
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Thence by a curve to the left, having a radius of 20.00 feet, a length of 32.20 feet, through land of said Viola A. Miller et al., to a point of tangent :
Thence S. 76 degrees-10' W., by lands of Viola A. Miller et al., Royal C. Jaques, Amos M. McLean, Robert O. Chesley and Edith G. Chesley and Amos M. McLean, a distance of 442.72 feet to a point of curve :
Thence by a curve to the right having a radius of 20.00 feet, across land of Amos M. McLean, a length of 29.90 feet to a point of tangent on the Easterly side line of Pratt Street, said last three de- scribed lines marking the Northerly boundary of this layout :
Thence S. 18 degrees-11' E., across Fairview (Private) Avenue, a distance of 58.66 feet to the point of beginning.
Said lines being more fully shown on a plan entitled, "Fairview Avenue Reading, Mass." made under date of February, 1936, Board of Public Works, Philip Welch, Superintendent, 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. All acts in connection with said laying out are done under the provision of law authorizing the assessment 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 "Fairview Avenue", and that the sum of nine hundred eighty-three dollars ($983.00) be raised and appro- priated for said laying out and for the construction of the said way.
HAROLD W. PUTNAM
A. RUSSELL BARNES, JR.
CLINTON L. BANCROFT
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 accept the report of the Board of Public Works on the laying out of Fairview Avenue, and to adopt the recommendation therein contained, and to raise and appropriate for the laying out and the construction of said way, the sum of nine hundred eighty-three dollars ($983.00).
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 high- way of a private way known as Sunnyside Avenue, under the pro- visions of law authorizing the assessments of betterments, such high- way being laid out in accordance with plan duly approved by the Board of Suvey and filed in the office of the Town Clerk in accord- ance with the statutory requirements, and to see if the Town will
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accept the public way laid out by the Board of Public Works as Sun- nyside Avenue, and to raise and appropriate for the said laying out and the construction of said way the sum of one thousand sixty ($1,060.00) dollars, 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 Sunnyside Avenue.
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 loca- tion hereinafter described, having complied with all requirements of law relating to notice to the owners of land thereof and of a hear- ing thereon and having met at the time and place appointed for such hearing and then and there heard all persons present who desired to be heard, have laid out as a Town way for the use of the Town, running southerly from Prescott Street, substantially as and in the location of the private way known as Sunnyside Avenue, the boundaries and measurements of said way as so laid out are as follows :
The Westerly line of said Sunnyside Avenue commences at a point on the Southerly side line of said Prescott Street, said point being N. 70 degrees-44' E., a distance of 474.56 feet from a stone bound situ- ated at the Southeasterly corner of Pratt and Prescott Streets :
Thence the said Westerly line runs by a curve to the right having a radius of 20.00 feet, through land of Amos M. McLean, a distance of 31.85 feet to a point of tangent :
Thence South 18 degrees-02'-00" East, by land of the said Mc- Lean, a distance of 11106 feet to a stone bound at an angle :
Thence South 16 degrees-04'-00" East, a distance of 560.66 feet, by land of Bertha L. Lincoln, across a Town Way known as Echo Avenue, land of Ethel D. Norton, Bernice S. Flint, across a private way known as Vista Avenue land of Viola A. Miller et al. and across a privte way known as Fairview Avenue to a point on the prolonga- tion of the Southerly line of Fairview (Private) Avenue :
Thence North 76 degrees-10' East, by and through land of the Reading Greenhouses, Incorporated a distance of 50.04 feet to a corner, said last-described line being the Southerly boundary of this layout :
Thence North 16 degrees-04' West, a distance of 563.47 feet, by land of the said Reading Greenhouses, Incorporated, Andrew Chris- tiansen, and other land of the said Reading Greenhouses, Incorporated to an angle :
Thence North 18 degrees-02'-00" West, by land of said Reading Greenhouses, Incorporated and land of Willard P. Adden, a distance of 113.27 feet to a point of curve :
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Thence by a curve to the right, having a radius of 20.00 feet across land of the said Adden, a length of 30.99 feet to a point of tangent on the Southerly side line of said Prescott Street.
The three last-described lines being the Easterly boundary line of this layout.
The Northwesterly and Southwesterly corners of Echo Avenue, at the Westerly line of this layout are hereby rounded as follows: The Northwesterly corner having a radius of 20.00 feet, a distance of 30.20 feet, and the Southwesterly corner having a radius of 20.00 feet, a distance of 32.54 feet :
The Northwesterly and Southwesterly corners of Vista Avenue, at their intersection with the said Westerly side line of this layout are also hereby rounded as follows: the Northwesterly corner having a radius of 20.00 feet, a distance of 30.27 feet, and the Southwesterly corner having a radius of 20.00 feet, a distance of 32.56 feet.
The above described lines being more fully shown on a plan en- titled "Plan and Profile of Sunnyside Avenue, Reading, Mass." as or- dered by the Board of Public Works, made under date of February, 1936 by Philip Welch, 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 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 named "Sunnyside Avenue", and that the sum of one thousand sixty dollars ($1,060.00) be raised and appropriated for said laying out and for the construction of the said way.
HAROLD W. PUTNAM
A. RUSSELL BARNES, JR.
CLINTON L. BANCROFT ROBERT E. FOWLE
Members of the Board of Public Works, Town of Reading.
On motion of Wendell P. Davis, it was voted that the Town ac- cept the report of the Board of Public Works on the laying out of Sunnyside Avenue, and to adopt the recommendation therein con- tained, and to raise and appropriate for the laying out and the con- struction of said way, the sum of one thousand and sixty dollars ($1,060.00).
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 Hartshorn Street, under the provisions of
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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 statu- tory requirements, and to see if the Town will accept the public way laid out by the Board of Public Works as Hartshorn Street, and to raise and appropriate for the said laying out and the construction of' said way the sum of two thousand three hundred forty-nine dollars ($2,349.00) or what it will do in relation thereto.
Article 40. Report of the Board of Public Works on the laying out of Hartshorn Street Extension.
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 assessment of betterments, substantially 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 as a Town way for the use of the Town, running from the end of the layout of March 5, 1900, easterly to Bancroft Avenue, substantially as and in the location of the private way known as Hartshorn Street, the boundaries and measurements of said way as so laid out are as follows :
The Southerly line of this layout commences at a stone bound at land of John A. and Herbert W. O'Neil, and at the Southeasterly corner of the layout of Hartshorn Street, as accepted by the Town on March 5, 1900, and runs on a prolongation of the Southerly line of said Street on a bearing of N. 76 degrees-25'-40" E., by lands of John A. O'Neill et al., across a private way known as Essex Street, and by lands of Pearl M. Burgess and Stephen F. Wadsworth, a distance of 550.17 feet to a point of curve :
Thence with a curve to the right, with a radius of 390.15 feet, still by lands of said Burgess and Wadsworth, a length of 163.63 feet to a point of reverse curve situated near the center line of a private way known as Yale Avenue :
Thence with a curve to the left, with a radius of 263.41 feet, still by: lands of said Burgess and Wadsworth, a length of 109.06 feet to a stone wall marking a point of tangent :
Thence N. 72 degrees-59'-10" E., by lands of Forest E. and Bessie E. Carter, across a public way known as Winthrop Avenue, by lands of Francis L. and Lida K. Johnson, Lawrence J. and Ruth C. Rust, across a private way known as Hanscom Avenue, and by lands of Stanley R. Gerard and William H. Terhune, a distance of 553.00 feet to a point of curve :
Thence by a curve to the right, having a radius of 20.00 feet, across
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land of said Terhune, a length of 31.42 feet to a point of tangent situa- ted on the Westerly side line of Bancroft Avenue :
Thence \. 17 degrees-00'-50" W., along said Westerly side line of Bancroft Avenue, a distance of 80.00 feet to a point of curve, said last-described line being the Easterly boundary of this layout :
Thence by a curve to the left, having a radius of 20.00 feet, across . land of Angelo Zanni, a length of 31.42 feet, to a point of tangent :
Thence on a hearing S. 72 degrees-59'-10" W., by lands of said Angelo Zanni, Philip J. Stockwell, across a private way known as Hans- com Avenue, lands of Esther G. Derry, Elmer A. and Mermet V. Dy- kens, across a public way known as Winthrop Avenue, and land of Prudence B. Steeves, a distance of 553.00 feet to a point of curve :
Thence with a curve to the right, with a radius of 223.41 feet by lands of Pearl M. Burgess and Stephen F. Wadsworth, a length of 92.5 feet to a point of reverse curve situated at the intersection of the pro- longation of the Easterly side line of Yale (Private) Avenue, and the Northerly side line of this layout :
Thence with a curve to the left, having a radius of 430.15 feet, across Yale (Private) Avenue, and by lands of said Burgess and Wads- worth, a length of 180.39 feet to a point of tangent :
Thence on a bearing S. 86 degrees-25'-40" W., by lands of said Burgess and Wadsworth, across said Essex (Private) Street, and by lands of Stephen F. Wadsworth and Roger K. and Jessie A. Vaughan, a distance of 550.17 feet to a point at the termination of the Northerly line of this layout, as accepted March 5, 1900 :
The last five described lines being the Northerly boundary of this layout :
The Northwesterly and Southeasterly intersections of Essex (Pri- vate) Street and this layout are hereby rounded with curves, the radius of which is 21.54 feet, having lengths of 32.24 feet, and the Northeast- erly and Southwesterly intersections of said streets are hereby rounded with curves having a radius of 18.57 feet, and lengths of 30.54 feet :
At the intersection of Yale (Private) Avenue and this layout, the corners are hereby rounded as follows :
Northeasterly corner, radius of 18.47 feet, length of 21.99 feet;
Southeasteriy corner, radius of 18.52 feet, length of 34.55 feet ; Southwesterly corner, radius of 20.88 feet, length of 26.0 feet; Northwesterly corner, radius of 18.78 feet, length of 34.79 feet.
The Northwesterly and Northeasterly corners of Hanscom (Private) Avenue and this layout are hereby rounded with curves the radius of kwhich are 20.0 feet, having lengths of 31.42 feet.
Article 41. 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 Main and Washington Streets, said corner being relocated or altered
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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 statu- tory requirements, and to see if the Town will accept the relocation or alteration of the corner of Main and Washington Streets, as shown on said plan, or what it will do in relation thereto.
Board of Public Works. HAROLD W. PUTNAM A. RUSSELL BARNES, JR. CLINTON L. BANCROFT ROBERT E. FOWLE
Members of the Board of Public Works.
Town of Reading.
On motion of Edward A. Brophy it was voted that the Town accept the report of the Board of Public Works on the laying out of Hartshorn Street, and to adopt the recommendation therein contained, and to raise and appropriate for the laying out and the construction of said way the sum of two thousand three hundred forty-nine dollars ($2,349.00.)
Article 41. Report of the Board of Public Works on the Reloca- tion or Alteration of the Corner of Main and Washington Streets.
The Board of Public Works of the Town of Reading, having deter- mined and adjudged that common convenience and necessity require that the public highways 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 public highways for the use of the town, the corner of Main and Washington 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 Main Street, said point being North 14 degrees-00' East, a distance of 389.71 feet from a Massachusetts Highway stone bound located on the Southerly side of the Boston & Maine Railroad crossing on Main Street :
Thence on a curve to the right having a radius of 20.0 feet a length of 31.92 feet across land of the Socony-Vacuum Oil Company, Incor- porated, to a point on the Southerly side line of Washington Street;
Thence North 74 degrees-33'-40" West, along said Southerly side line of Washington Street, a distance of 20.51 feet to a stone bound located at the intersection of the Southerly side line of Washington Street and the Easterly side line of Main Street;
Thence South 14 degrees-00' West, along said Easterly side line of Main Street, a distance of 20.51 feet to the point of beginning.
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The above-described area is estimated to contain ninety-one (91) square feet of land, more or less.
The above-described lines being more fully shown on a plan en- titled "Alteration of the Southeast corner of Main Street and Wash- ington Street, Reading, Mass. made under date of February, 1936 for the Board of Public Works, Philip Welch, Supt., 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 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 re- port is accepted and adopted by the Town, that said public highway shall therefore be laid out, relocated or altered in accordance with said plan.
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 the corner of Main and Washington Streets, and to adopt the recommendation therein contained.
Article 42. 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 Lowell Street and Bancroft Avenue, said corner 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 re- location or alteration of the corner of Lowell Street and Bancroft Avenue, as shown on said plan, or what it will do in relation thereto.
Board of Public Works.
Article 42. Report of the Board of Public Works on the Reloca- tion or Alteration of the Southeasterly corner of Bancroft Avenue and Lowell 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 highways 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 public highways for the use of the Town, the corner of Bancroft Avenue and Lowell Street. The boundaries and measurements of said public highways as so laid out, relocated or altered are as follows :
Beginning at a point on the Southerly side line of Lowell Street, said point being South 46 degrees-42' East, a distance of two hundred
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nine and 04/100 (209.04) feet from a stone bound set at an angle point in the Southerly side line of Lowell Street: :
Thence on a curve to the left, having a radius of (20.0) twenty feet, a length of forty-five and 03/100 (45.03) feet, across land of the Work- ingmens Co-operative Bank, to a point on the Easterly side line of Bancroft Avenue :
Thence N. 4 degrees-18' East, along said Easterly side of Bancroft Avenue, a distance of fifteen and 93/100 (15.93) feet to a stone bound marking a point of curve :
Thence with a curve to the right, having a radius of twelve and 40/100 (12.40) feet, a length of twenty-seven and 92/100 (27.92) feet to a bolt marking a point of tangent on said Southerly side line of Lowell Street :
Thence South 46 degrees-42' East along said Southerly side line of Lowell Street, a distance of fifteen and 93/100 (15.93) feet to the point of beginning.
The approximate area taken is two hundred thirty-nine (239) square feet.
The above-described lines being more fully shown on a plan entitled "Alteration of the Southeast corner of Lowell Street and Bancroft Avenue, Reading, Mass," made under date of February, 1936, for the Board of Public Works, Philip Welch, Superintendent, said plan being a part of this description.
We determine that no damages will be sustained by any person or persons by reason of the taking to be made for this improvement.
No betterments are to be assessed for this improvement.
This laying out, relocation or alteration so made by us, we hereby report to the Town for acceptance and recommend that when this re- port is accepted and adopted by the Town, that said public highway shall be therefor laid out, relocated or altered in accordance with said plan.
HAROLD W. PUTNAM A. RUSSELL BARNES, JR. CLINTON L. BANCROFT ROBERT E. FOWLE
Members of the Board of Public Works.
Town of Reading
On motion of Wendell P. Davis, it was voted that the Town accept the report of the Board of Public Works on the relocating or altering of the corner of Lowell Street and Bancroft Avenue, and to adopt the recommendation therein contained.
Article 43. To see what sum the Town will raise and appropriate for the purpose of the collection, removal, and disposal of ashes, and rubbish in the Town, or what it will do in relation thereto.
Board of Public Works.
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Article 43. Clinton L. Bancroft moved that the sum of five thous- and five hundred ($5,500.00) dollars be raised and appropriated for the purpose of collection, removal and disposal of ashes and rubbish in the Town, under the supervision of, and under such regulations as may be established by the Board of Public Works.
On motion of George T. Lewis, it was voted to indefinitely post- pone this Article.
Article 44. To see what sum the Town will raise and appropriate for the purchase of a truck for the use of the Cemetery Department, or what it will do in relation thereto.
Cemetery Trustees.
Article 44. On motion of Philip H. Tirrell, it was voted that the sum of $980.00 be raised and appropriated for the purchase of a truck for the use of the Cemetery Department.
Article 45. 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 one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) for permanent development of Laurel Hill Cemetery, or what it will do in relation thereto.
Cemetery Trustees.
Article 45. 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 one thous- and dollars ($1,000.00) for permanent development of Laurel Hill Ceme- tery, under the provisions of Chapter 114, Section 15 of the General Laws.
Article 46. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of fifty-five ($55) dollars to reimburse Fireman Charles H. Heselton for medical attendance and care occasioned by injuries received at a fire on October 1, 1935, or what it will do in relation thereto.
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