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The lines of said Granger Avenue as so laid out are by lands of Granger H. Carroll throughout their courses.
The above-described lines being more fully shown on a plan en- titled "Granger Avenue, Reading, Mass." dated, February, 1938, 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 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 assessment of betterments, and betterments are to be as- sessed 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 Granger Avenue, and that the sum of seven hundred ninety-eight and forty-one hundredths ($798.40) dollars be raised and appropriated for said laying out and for the construction of said way.
CLINTON L. BANCROFT HAROLD W. PUTNAM EDWARD A. BROPHY Members of the Board of Public Works, Town of Reading.
On motion of Alexander Lindsay, it was voted that the Town ac- cept the report of the Board of Public Works on the laying out as a public way of a private way known as Granger Avenue, and adopt the recommendations contained therein, and that the sum of seven hundred
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ninety-eight and 40/100 dollars ($798.40) be raised and appropriated for the laying out and construction of the said way.
Article 31. To see what sum the Town will raise and appropriate for the purpose of improving and constructing High Street from Wo- burn Street toward Washington Street, or what it will do in relation thereto.
Board of Public Works.
Article 31. On motion of Alexander Lindsay, it was voted that the sum of one thousand five hundred ($1,500.00) dollars be raised and ap- propriated for the purpose of improving and constructing High Street from Woburn Street toward Washington Street.
Article 32. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Public Works to collect, remove, and dispose of ashes and rubbish with- in the Town under such rules and regulations as the Board of Public Works may from time to time establish and to see what sum the Town will raise and appropriate for such purpose, or what it will do in re- lation thereto.
Board of Public Works.
Article 32. On motion of Alexander Lindsay, it was voted that this article relating to the collection of ashes, rubbish, etc., be indefinitely postponed.
Article 33. To see if the Town will vote to accept the provisions of Chapter 280 of the Acts of 1937, being an Act Authorizing the Town of Reading to establish regulations requiring owners to connect with the common sewer therein, or what it will do in relation thereto.
Board of Public Works.
Article 33. On motion of Harold W. Putnam, it was voted by a vote of Yes-136, No-95, that the Town accept the provisions of Chap- ter 280 of the Acts of 1937, being an Act Authorizing the Town of Read- ing to establish regulations requiring owners to connect with the com- mon sewer therein.
Article 29. On motion of James W. Fairchild that the subject mat- ter of Article 29 relative to the Town establishing a Road Machinery Fund for the purpose of purchasing, repairing and operating road machinery, the same was not voted.
Article 34. To see what sum the Town will raise and appropriate to reimburse Patrolman Oscar H. Low for medical attendance and care occasioned by injuries received in line of duty on December 22, 1937, or what it will do in relation thereto.
Chief J. Cullinane.
Article 34. On motion of J. Warren Killam, Jr., it was voted that the sum of three hundred thirty-eight and 15/100 ($338.15) dollars be raised and appropriated to reimburse Patrolman Oscar H. Low for medical attendance, care and expenses occasioned by injuries received in line of duty on December 22, 1937.
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Article 35. To see what sum the Town will raise and appropriate for further development of the Town Forest or what it will do in re- lation thereto.
Committee on Re-forestation.
Article 35. On motion of J. Warren Killam, Jr., it was voted that the sum of three hundred ($300.00) dollars be raised and appropriated for the further development of the Town Forest.
Article 36. 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 wll do in relation thereto.
Inez H. Damon and others.
Article 36. On motion of Leon G. Bent, it was voted that the sum of four hundred ($400.00) dollars 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 37. To see if the Town will authorize and instruct the Board of Selectmen to renew the present lease for suitable headquar- ters 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.
John M. Widell and others.
Article 37. On motion of John M. Widell, it was voted that the Board of Selectmen be and are hereby authorized, empowered and direc- ted to renew or extend the present lease for providing suitable quarters for Reading Post No. 62 of the American Legion for a further term of one (1) year, and to sign, and execute said renewal or extension thereof in the name and behalf of the Town of Reading, and the sum of one thousand ($1,000.00) dollars be and hereby is raised and appropriated for rent of said premises.
Article 38. To see if the Town will vote to accept the report of the Board of Public Works on relocating, or altering a portion of the easterly location line of West Street, from a point approximately 260.0 ft. north of the Northerly location line of Woburn Street to a point approximately 398.0 ft. north of the Northerly location line of Woburn Street, said location line beng relocated or altered in accordance with plan duly approved by the Board of Public Works and filed in the office of the Town Clerk in accordance with the statutory requirements, and to see if the Town will accept the relocation or alteration of the said location line as shown on said plan, or what it will do in relation thereto.
Board of Public Works.
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Article 38.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Town of Reading
Middlesex ss.
Report of the Board of Public Works on the Relocation or Altera- tion of the Easterly line of West Street.
The Board of Public Works of the Town of Reading having de- termined and adjudged that common convenience require that the public highway be laid out, relocated or altered as and in the location herein- after described, having complied with all requirements of law relating to notice to owners of land thereof and of a hearing thereon, and hav- ing met at the time and place appointed for such hearing and then and there heard all persons present who desired to be heard, have laid out, relocated or altered as a public highway for the use of the Town, a portion of the Easterly side line of West Street. The boundaries and measurements of said public highway as so laid out, relocated or altered are as follows :
Beginning at a stone bound at an anglepoint on said Easterly side of West Street, which point is N. 3 degrees-46' W., a distance of 14.70 feet from the Southwesterly corner of Lot 5 as shown on plan recorded in Middlesex South District Registry of Deeds, in Book of Plans 406, Plan 17;
Thence running N. 7 degrees-00'-00" W., through lands of Har- riet M. Stewart, Helen C. Harris, and Edward I. O'Dowd and Agnes E. O'Dowd, a distance of 138.12 feet to a drill hole;
Thence turning and running S. 4 degrees-55'-30" E., by the for- mer Easterly side line of said West Street, a distance of 137.93 feet to a point ;
Thence turning and running S. 86 degrees-14'-00" W., still by said former Easterly side line of said West Street, a distance of 5.00 feet to the Stone Bound marking the point of beginning.
The above-described lines being more fully shown on a plan en- titled "Alteration and Relocation of the Easterly line of West Street, Reading, Mass." dated, February, 1938, 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 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, 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 be laid out, relocated or altered in accordance with said plan.
CLINTON L. BANCROFT HAROLD W. PUTNAM EDWARD A. BROPHY
Members of the Board of Public Works,
Town of Reading ..
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On motion of Wendell P. Davis, it was voted that the Town ac- cept the report of the Board of Public Works on the relocating and altering of a portion of the Easterly location line of West Street and adopt the recommendations contained therein.
Article 2. On motion of J. Warren Killam, Jr., it was voted to take Article 2 from the table.
On motion of J. Warren Killam, Jr., it was voted to accept the various reports of Town Officers as printed in the Town Report for the year of 1937.
On motion of J. Warren Killam, Jr., it was voted to adjourn sine die
Attest :
MILLARD F. CHARLES, Town Clerk.
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING
Security Hall, Woburn St., May 23, 1938
Pursuant to a warrant duly issued and at the time and place called for therein a town meeting was held and called to order by the Mod- erator, Charles P. Howard. The warrant was partially read by Town Clerk, Millard F. Charles when on motion of J. Warren Killam, Jr., it was voted to dispense with further reading except the Constable's Re- turn which was duly read.
Article 1. To hear and act on the reports of the Board of Select- men, Town Accountant, Treasurer, Collector of Taxes, Board of Asses- sors, Board of Public Works, Town Clerk, Tree Warden, Board of Health, Board of Public Welfare, School Committee, Public Library Trustees, Municipal Light Board, Cemetery Trustees, Planning Board, Finance Committee, and any other Boards and Special Committees.
Article 1. On motion of J. Warren Killam, Jr., is was voted to lay this article on the table.
Article 2. To choose all other necessary town officers and special committees and determine what instructions shall be given town officers and special committees.
Article 2. On motion of Leon G. Bent, it was voted that a special committee of five members be appointed by the Moderator to arrange a program for the suitable recognition of the 300th anniversary of the settlement of the town, to report at the next special or annual meeting of the town, including in such report the estimated cost thereof.
Article 2. On motion of J. Warren Killam, Jr., it was voted to lay Article 2 on the table.
Article 3. To see what sum the Town will vote to appropriate from available funds for the installation of a two-way radio system for the Police Department, such amount to be added to and expended in ac-
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cordance with the appropriation previously voted at the annual town meeting held March 14, 1938, or what it will do in relation thereto.
Board of Selectmen.
Article 3. On motion of J. Warren Killam, Jr., it was voted that the sum of seven hundred ($700.00) dollars be appropriated from the Excess and Deficiency Account in the Treasury, for the installation of a two-way radio system for the Police Department, such amount to be added to and expended in accordance with the appropriation previously voted at the annual town meeting of March 14, 1938, and that the Town Accountant be and he hereby is authorized and instructed to transfer said sum to said account.
Article 4. To see if the Town will vote to extend the terms labor- ers, workmen and mechanics as used in Sections 68 to 75 inclusive of Chapter 152 of the General Laws, being the Workmen's Compensation Act, so as to include all of the employees of the Town regardless of their duties or the nature of their work, with the exception of the members of the Police and Fire Departments, or what it do in relation thereto.
Insurance Committee.
Article 4. On motion of J. Warren Killam, Jr., is was voted that the terms laborers, workmen and mechanics as used in Sections 68 to 75 inclusive of Chapter 152 of the General Laws, being the Work- men's Compensation Act, be and the same is hereby extended so as to include all of the employees of the Town regardless of their duties or the nature of their work, with the exception of the members of the Police and Fire Departments.
Article 6. To see if the Town will vote to accept the report of the Board of Public Works upon the laying out as a public way of a private way known as Lawrence Road, under provision authorizing the assess- ment of betterments, such way being laid out in accordance with a 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 Lawrence Road, and to see if the Town will vote to appropriate from available funds for the said laying out and the con- struction of said way the sum of one thousand nine hundred eighty- five and no one-hundredths ($1,985.00) dollars, or what it will do in relation thereto.
Board of Public Works. Article 6. On motion of Alexander Lindsay, it was voted to take this article up.
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Town of Reading
Middlesex ss.
Report of the Board of Public Works on the Laying Out of Law- rence 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 hereinafter described, having complied with all requirements of law relating to notice to owners of the 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 and Southerly from a State Highway now known as Main Street, to a pub- lic town way now known as Hampshire Road, substantially as and in the location of the private way now known as Lawrence Road, the boun- daries and measurements of said way as so laid out are as follows :
The Southerly or right side line of said Lawrence Road commences at a point on the Easterly side line of said Main Street, said point be- ing measured in a Northerly direction along the Easterly curved side line of Main Street having a radius of 1240.00 feet, a length of 193.10 feet from the point of curvature on the Easterly side of Main Street Station 124 plus 15.58, as defined by the alteration and layout as a State Highway by the Department of Public Works, March 5, 1929 :
From thence the said Southerly or right side line runs by a curve in a northeasterly direction, having a radius of 20.00 feet, a length of 32.40 feet by land of Paul L. Garrett and Elizabeth L. Garrett to a point of tangent :
Thence South 83 degrees-19'-02" E., by lands of the said Paul L. Garrett et ux., Anne C. Donahue and Shephen C. Plumer, a distance of 147.17 feet to a point of curve :
Thence with a curve to the right with a radius of 560.00 feet, by other lands of said Plumer, a length of 136.89 feet to a point of tan- gent :
Thence S. 69 degrees-18'-40" E., by still other lands of said Plumer, and lands of Walter C. Hills, a distance of 211.79 feet to a point of curve :
With a curve to the right with a radius of 63.78 feet, still by lands of said Hills a length of 84.81 feet to a point of tangent :
Thence S. 6 degrees-52'-50" W., still by lands of said Hills, other land of said Plumer, and lands of Loring G. Williams and Robert H. Whitcher, a distance of 408.60 feet to a point of curve :
Thence with a curve to the right with a radius of 45.89 feet still by
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lands of said Whitcher, a length of 107.78 feet to a point of compound curvature, said point being Station 11 plus 96.86 Lawrence Road and Station 6 plus 36.03 Hampshire Road :
Thence S. 51 degrees-33'-50" W., by the Easterly extremity of said Hampshire Road as approved April 29, 1927, a distance of 40.0 feet to a point of curve situate on the Northerly or left side line of Lawrence Road as herein laid out :
Thence the said Northerly or left side of said Lawrence Road runs by a curve in an Easterly and Northerly direction with a radius of 85.85 feet, by lands of unknown owners, a length of 201.80 feet, to a point of tangent :
Thence N. 6 degrees-52'-50" E., by lands of Spring Realty Com- pany of Reading, Estate of Herbert P. Boynton, Loring G. Williams, Helen M. Allfrey, and other lands of said Spring Realty Company, a distance of 408.60 feet to a point of curve :
Thence with a curve to the left with a radius of 103.78 feet, by still other lands of said Spring Realty Company, a length of 138.00 feet to a point of tangent :
Thence N. 69 degrees-18'-40" W., by lands of Annie L. Gibbons, Walter C. Hills, other lands of said Stephen C. Plumer, and lands of William E. Burpee, a distance of 211.79 feet to a point of curve :
Thence with a curve to the left, with a radius of 600.00 feet, still by lands of said Burpee and lands of Donald P. Gray and Elinore J. M. Gray, and Everett L. Frost, a length of 146.67 feet to a point of tan- gent :
Thence N. 83 degrees-19'-02" W., by lands of Annie D. Carter and Mary E. Carter and other lands of said Spring Realty Company a distance of 148.49 feet to a point of curve :
Thence with a curve to the right, with a radius of 20.00 feet, by said other lands of said Spring Realty Company, a length of 31.74 feet to a point on the Easterly side line of said Main Street, on the curve of 1240.00 foot radius previously described herein :
Thence in a Southerly direction by said curved line of 1240.00 foot radius defining the Easterly side line of said Main Street, a length of 81.34 feet to the point of beginning.
The above-described lines being more fully shown on a plan en- titled "Lawrence Road, Reading, Mass., dated May, 1938, 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 to be made for this improvement. All acts in connection with said laying out are done under the provision of law authorizing the assessment of betterments, and betterments are to be assessed therefor.
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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 Lawrence Road, and that the sum of one thousand nine hundred and eighty-five ($1,985.00) dollars be raised and appropriated for said laying out and for the construction of said way. ALEXANDER LINDSAY HAROLD W. PUTNAM
EDWARD A. BROPHY WENDELL P. DAVIS ALEXANDER WILLIAMSON
Members of the Board of Public Works, Town of Reading.
On motion of Alexander Lindsay, it was voted that the Town adopt the report of the Board of Public Works on the laying out as a public way of a private way known as Lawrence Road, and adopt the recom- mendations contained therein, and that the sum of nineteen hundred and eighty-five ($1,985.00) dollars be appropriated from the Excess and De- ficiency Account in the Treasury, and transferred to the Lawrence Road Betterment Account, and that the Town Accountant be, and he hereby is authorized and instructed to transfer the said sum to the said account.
On motion of Alexander Lindsay, it was voted to take up succes- sively Articles 7, 8, 9 and 10.
Article 7. To see if the Town will vote to accept the report of the Board of Public Works upon the laying out as a public way of a private way known as Waverly Road, under provision authorizing the assess- ment of betterments, such way being laid out in accordance with a 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 Waverly Road, and to see if the Town will vote to appropriate from available funds for the said laying out and the con- struction of said way the sum of nine hundred sixty-eight and twenty- nine one-hundredths ($968.29) dollars, or what it will do in relation thereto.
Board of Public Works.
Article 7.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Town of Reading
Middlesex ss.
Report of the Board of Public Works on the Laying Out of Wav- erly Road.
The Board of Public Works having determined and adjudged that common convenience and necessity require the laying out of a town
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way under the provisions of law authorizing the assessment of better- ments, substantially in the location hereinafter described, having com- plied 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 pres- ent who desired to be heard, have laid out as a town way for the use of the town, running Northerly and Easterly from a town way known as Hillside Road, substantially as and in the location of the private way known as Waverly Road, the boundaries and measurements of said way as so laid out are as follows :
Beginning at a point on the Northerly side line of said Hillside Road marking the intersection of the said Northerly side line of Hill- side Road and the Westerly side line of Waverly Road, said point be- ing N. 34 degrees-31'-50" W., a distance of 46.19 feet from the inter- section of the Southerly side line of Hillside Road, and the Westerly side line of Waverly Road as approved, February 12, 1937;
Thence N. 85 degrees-28'-10" E., along the Northerly side line of said Hillside Road, a distance of 46.19 feet to a point ;
Thence N. 34 degrees-31'-50" W., by lands of John D. Landers, and a private way known as Wellington Road, a distance of 385.42 feet to an angle point ;
Thence N. 58 degrees-34'-40" W., by other lands of said Landers, a distance of 347.25 feet, to a point in a stone wall marking the division line between lands of the Town of Reading and said Landers;
Thence S. 4 degrees-10'-00" W., by said stone wall, a distance of 9.51 feet to a drill hole in said wall;
Thence S. 30 degrees-50'-10" W., still by said wall, a distance of 31.50 feet to a point at land of said Landers;
Thence S. 58 degrees-34'-40" E., by other lands of said Landers, Glendale (Private) Road, other lands of said Landers and Grand View (Private) Road, a distance of 334.14 feet, to an angle point ;
Thence S. 34 degrees-31'-50" E., by said Grand View (Private) Road, other lands of said Landers, and land of Angelina Donato, a distance of 353.81 feet, to the point of beginning ;
The Southerly extremity of an unnumbered lot having a frontage of 144.93 feet on Waverly Road is hereby rounded with a radius of 10.00 feet and a length of 26.18 feet, the northwesterly extremity of the said lot is hereby rounded with a radius of 20.00 feet and a length of 43.38 feet ;
The Northwesterly intersection of Glendale (Private) Road and Waverly Road is hereby rounded with a radius of 20.00 feet and a length of 31.21 feet;
The Southwesterly intersection of Glendale (Private) Road and Waverly Road is hereby rounded with a radius of 20.00 feet and a length of 31.62 feet ;
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The Northwesterly intersection of Grand View (Private) Road and Waverly Road is hereby rounded with a radius of 20.00 feet and a length of 18.87 feet ;
The Southwesterly corner of Grand View (Private) Road and Waverly Road is hereby rounded with a radius of 20.00 feet and a length of 52.36 feet ;
The corners herein are more particularly shown on a plan herein- after mentioned :
The above-described lines being more fully shown on a plan en- titled, "Waverly Road, Reading, Mass." dated, May, 1938, Board of Public Works, Philip Welch, Supt., said plan being a part of this de- scription.
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 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 and named Waverly Road, and that the sum of nine hundred sixty-eight and 29/100 ($968.29) dollars be raised and appro- priated for said laying out and for the construction of said way.
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