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18,000.00
Old Age Assistance Administrative 2,500.00
Old Age Assistance
46,500.00
$114,200.00
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Article 4. On motion of Irving C. Austin it was voted that the sum of $242,440.00 be raised and appropriated for the School Department, divided as follows :
General Salaries
$196,000.00
General Maintenance, including travel outside of state 35,440.00
Industrial Tuition 1,000.00
School Lunches, Cafeterias 10,000.00
$242,440.00
Article 4. On motion of A. Imrie Dixon it was voted that the sum of nine thousand and twenty-five dollars ($9,025.00) be raised and ap- propriated for Public Library to be divided as follows : Salaries
$ 5,550.00
Maintenance
3,475.00
$ 9,025.00
Article 4. On motion of Clarence C. White it was voted that the sum of ten thousand one hundred ($10,100) dollars be raised and ap- propriated for Cemeteries, Eight thousand nine hundred ($8,900) dollars to be expended for maintenance, care and development of Laurel Hill Cemetery and One thousand two hundred ($1,200) dollars for maintenance, care and development of Forest Glen Cemetery, including travel outside the State.
Article 4. On motion of Henry R. Johnson it was voted that there be included in the tax levy, for electricity used for street lights, the sum of Fourteen Thousand ($14,000) Dollars, and that said sum and the income from sales of electricity to private consumers and for elec- tricity supplied to municipal buildings, and for municipal power, and from sales of appliances and jobbing during the current fiscal year and rentals from the buildings number 1 Haven and 31-33 High Streets, for the current year, be appropriated for the Municipal Lighting Plant, and that the sum of Twelve Thousand ($12,000) Dollars, be appropria- ted from the said receipts of the department for the sale, installation and servicing of merchandise, equipment, utensils, and chattels, as pro- vided in Section 34 of Chapter 164 of the General Laws, said appropria- tions to be expended by the Manager of the Municipal Lighting, under the direction and control of the Municipal Light Board, for the expense of the plant, including the sale, installation and servicing of merchan- dise, equipment, utensils and chattels, as defined in Chapter 164 of the General Laws, or any amendments thereof or additions thereto, and that if said sum of $14,000 together with said rentals and said income shall exceed said expense for said fiscal year, such excess up to the sum of Thirty-five Thousand ($35,000) Dollars shall be turned over to the Town Treasurer, and the balance, if any, together with the unex-
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pended balance in the Real Estate Operating Fund of One Thousand Six Hundred Forty-four and 05/100 ($1,644.05) Dollars, shall be trans- ferred to the Construction Fund of said plant and appropriated and used for such additions thereto as may thereafter be authorized by the Municipal Light Board.
Article 4. On motion of Carl W. Goodridge it was voted that six hundred dollars ($600.00) be raised and appropriated for Memorial Day Observance, to be expended under the direction of Post 62, American Legion.
Article 4. On motion of Carl W. Goodridge it was voted that the sum of $4,605.62 be raised and appropriated for Interest, not including Water, Light and Sewer.
Article 4. On motion of Carl W. Goodridge it was voted that the sum of forty-three thousand dollars ($43,000.00) be raised and appro- priated for Maturing Debt, not including Water and Light.
Article 4. On motion of Wendell P. Davis it was voted that the sum of One Hundred Fifty-One Thousand Four Hundred and Ten ($151,410.00) Dollars be raised and appropriated for the Board of Public Works as follows :
Administrative, Salaries and Office Expenses $ 6,335.00
Repairs, Construction and Maintenance of Highways, Set-
ting Curb, Purchase or otherwise Acquiring Land for Sand and Gravel Purposes, Purchase of Materials,
Tools, and Equipment and any other incidental expenses pertaining thereto 45,375.00
Removal of Snow and Ice
11,200.00
Sidewalk Construction and Maintenance
10,000.00
Maintenance of Storm Drains
3,500.00
Park Department and Common Maintenance and Supervis- ing Play 5,000.00
Drinking Fountains
100.00
Connecting Estates with Common Sewer
1,700.00
Care of Dumps
1,200.00
Maintenance, Operation and Construction of Water Works, Payment of Water Bonds and Interest including Travel Outside the State 55,000.00
Maintenance, Operation and Extension of the Sewer Sys-
tem, Payment of Interest on Sewer Bonds
12,000.00
$151,410.00
Article 4. On motion of Wendell P. Davis it was voted that the sum of Seven Thousand ($7,000.00) Dollars be raised and appropriated to be expended by the Board of Public Works for the employment of
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labor for the construction and maintenance of highways, sidewalks, drainage, common, parks, water works and sewers.
Article 4. On motion of Carl W. Goodridge it was voted that the sum of eleven thousand four hundred and eighty-seven dollars and forty cents ($11,487.40) be raised and appropriated for Insurance.
Article 4. On motion of J. Warren Killam it was voted that fifteen thousand eight hundred and sixteen dollars ($15,816.00) be raised and appropriated for the Contributory Retirement System, to be divided as follows :
For Pension Accumulation Fund
$ 15,316.00
Expense Fund
300.00
Interest Deficiency Fund
200.00
$ 15,816.00
On motion of Samuel Davis it was voted to lay Article 4 on the table.
Article 5. On motion of Preston F. Nichols it was voted that the Town Treasurer with the approval of the Selectmen be and hereby is authorized to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1942 and to issue a note or notes therefor payable within one (1) year, and to renew any note or notes as may be given for a period of less than one (1) year in accordance with Section 17 of Chapter 44 of the General Laws.
Article 6. Wendell P. Davis moved that the sum of Forty-five Thousand ($45,000) Dollars be raised and appropriated for the purpose of constructing a system of drainage or other works by the State De- partment of Public Works for suitably draining the low lands located in the Town adjacent to Lake Quannapowitt as provided in Chapter 458 of the Acts of 1939 as most recently amended by Chapter 62 of the Acts of 1941; and to meet said appropriation the Treasurer with the approval of the Selectmen be and he hereby is authorized to borrow Forty-five Thousand ($45,000) Dollars under authority of and in ac- cordance with the provisions of said Chapter 458 of the Acts of 1939 and Chapter 44 of the General Laws, and to issue bonds or notes of the Town therefor payable in not more than ten years from the date there- of, or at such earlier date as the Treasurer and Selectmen may deter- mine, such bonds or notes shall bear on their face the words, "Town of Reading, Drainage Loan Act of 1939," and the Treasurer is further authorized and empowered to pay into the State Treasury said sum of Forty-five Thousand ($45,000) Dollars in accordance with the provisions of said Chapter 458 of the Acts of 1939 and Chapter 62 of the Acts of 1941 and for the purpose herein set forth. Hector Xavier moved to strike out the clause in the motion pertaining to borrowing money; nobody seconded the motion, so the motion was not put to the Town.
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The vote was then taken on Wendell P. Davis' motion. This article being a Bond Issue a two thirds vote is necessary. 289 voted in the affirmative, and 1 in the negative.
Article 7. On motion of Leon G. Bent it was voted that the sum of four thousand dollars ($4,000.00) be raised and appropriated for the Reserve Fund.
Article 8. On motion of Preston F. Nichols it was voted that the sum of three hundred dollars ($300.00) be raised and appropriated for the purpose of perfecting titles in the Land Court by foreclosure of all rights of redemption to real estate taken by the Town for non-payment of taxes previous to the year 1940, and the Town Treasurer be and he hereby is authorized and empowered to take all necessary proceedings to perfect such titles in the Land Court.
Article 24. Samuel H. Davis moved to take up Article 24.
Article 24. On motion of Wendell P. Davis it was voted that the sum of Eleven Thousand ($11,000.00) Dollars, be raised and appropriated for the purchase of equipment for use by the Board of Public Works.
Article 9. On motion of Carl W. Goodridge it was voted that the sum of six hundred dollars ($600.00) be raised and appropriated for the care of graves of any persons who have served in the Army, Navy, or Marine Corps of the United States, in time of war or insurrection, and who have been honorably discharged from such services, as provided by Section 22, Chapter 115, General Laws.
Article 10. On motion of Carl W. Goodridge it was voted that the sum of $3,000.00 this being the Town's share of the principal of the Middlesex County Tuberculosis Hospital Funding Loan, Acts of 1932, bonds maturing in 1939, be and the same is hereby appropriated, and that a further sum of $191.25 be and hereby is appropriated on account of interest and other charges on account thereof. That a further sum of $4,151.50 be and hereby is appropriated for the Town's share of the net cost, of care, maintenance and repairs of the Middlesex County Hospital, including interest on temporary notes issued therefor, in ac- cordance with Sections of Chapter 111 of the General Laws, applicable thereto, including Chapter 400, Section 25G (6) (a) of the Acts of 1936. Total $7,342.75.
On motion of Leon Bent it was voted to amend the motion to read 1941 instead of 1939.
On motion of Samuel H. Davis it was voted to take up Article 15.
Article 15. On motion of Carl W. Goodridge it was voted that the sum of Twenty-five Thousand ($25,000) Dollars be raised and appro- priated for W. P. A. expenses including administrative, truck hire, equipment and materials and for the purpose of raising said sum, Six- teen Thousand ($16,000) Dollars thereof shall be included in the current year's tax levy and the Town Treasurer. with the approval of the Board
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of Selectmen be and hereby is authorized and empowered to borrow Nine Thousand ($9,000) Dollars, under authority of and in accordance with Chapter 49 of the Acts of 1933 as most recently amended by Chap- ter 288 of the Acts of 1939 and to issue a note or notes of the Town therefor payable as provided therein.
This being a bond issue a two thirds vote is necessary; 202 having voted in the affirmative, and none in the negative, the motion was carried
Article 22. Irving C. Austin moved that the sum of $9500.00 be raised and appropriated for the transportation of school children for the year 1941, such sum to be expended under the control and direction of the School Committee.
John L. Devaney moved to amend motion to read ($8,000.00), 77 voted in the affirmative and 80 in the negative on John Devaney's mo- tion, it was not carried.
The meeting then voted on the original motion, and same was car- ried by a voice vote.
On motion of J. Warren Killam it was voted to take up Article 16.
Article 16. On motion of Carl W. Goodridge it was voted that the sum of Three Hundred Eighty-eight ($388) Dollars be raised and ap- propriated for the preparation and printing of the Street Lists for the year 1941, such sum to be expended under the control of the Board of Selectmen.
J. Warren Killam moved to amend the motion by striking out the amount and inserting ($750.00). This motion was not carried. The meeting then voted on the original motion, and same was carried.
Voted to adjourn at 11:15 p. m. and to meet in Security Hall, Mon- day, March 17, 1941, at 7:45 p. m.
362 were checked as attending this meeting.
Attest :
ADJOURNED ANNUAL TOWN MEETING
Security Hall, March 17, 1941
Article 13. On motion of Carl W. Goodridge it was voted that the Board of Selectmen be and they hereby are authorized and empowered to sell upon such terms and conditions as they may determine, the real estate owned by the Town. situated on the westerly side of School Street and consisting of approximately nine thousand and ten (9,010) square feet of land together with the building thereon known as the Channel House, and that the Selectmen be and they hereby are author- ized and empowered to sign, seal, acknowledge and deliver in the name and behalf of the Town, the deed and such other instruments as may be necessary conveying such property to the purchaser thereof.
On motion of Samuel H. Davis is was voted to take Article 4 from the table.
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Article 4. On motion of Wendell P. Davis is was voted that the sum of One Thousand ($1,000.00) Dollars be raised and appropriated for the Removal of Snow and Ice, such amount to be added to, and expended in accordance with, the appropriation of Eleven Thousand Two Hundred ($11,200.00) Dollars previously voted on March 10, 1941.
Article 4. On motion of Robert S. Ralston it was voted that the additional sum of One Hundred and Sixty Dollars be raised and ap- propriated for the Registrar's Special Expenses, such amount to be added to and expended in accordance with the appropriation of ($800) previously voted on March 10, 1941.
On motion of Samuel H. Davis it was voted to lay this article on the table.
On motion of Herbert K. Miller it was voted to take Article 11 from the table.
Article 11. On motion of Carl W. Goodridge it was voted that the devise of real estate under the will of the late Frank G. Jones, be and the same hereby is accepted and the Board of Selectmen are hereby author- ized and empowered to execute in the name and behelf of the Town any and all documents which may be necessary in connection therewith.
On motion of Herbert K. Miller it was voted to take Article 12 from the table.
Article 12. On motion of Carl W. Goodridge it was voted that the Board of Selectmen be and they hereby are authorized and empowered to sell on such terms and conditions as they may determine the real es- tate situated on Line Road and consisting of approximately 19,999 square feet of land together with the frame cottage house thereon being the same premises acquired by the Town by devise under the will of the late Frank G. Jones, and that the Selectmen be and they are further authorized and empowered to sign, seal, acknowledge and deliver in the name and behalf of the Town the deed and such other instruments which may be necessary conveying such property to the purchaser thereof.
Article 17. On motion of Henry R. Johnson it was voted that the subject matter of Article 17 be referred to the Municipal Light Board, and that said Board be, and it hereby is, authorized to install such ad- ditional street lights as in its judgment are required and to make such changes in the size, type and location of existing street lights as it may deem advisable, the expense of same to be paid from the income of the plant.
Article 18. Hector Xavier moved to indefinitely postpone Article 18. The motion was defeated on voice vote.
On motion of Henry R. Johnson it was voted that the sum of Ten Thousand ($10,000) Dollars be and the same is raised and appropriated for the extension and enlargement of the Municipal Light Plant by the
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construction of an addition to the Municipal Light Garage and Stock room at the Plant on Ash Street and the Town Treasurer with the approval of the Board of Selectmen be and he hereby is authorized to borrow for the above purpose the sum of $10,000 in addition to the amount which may be available in the Depreciation Fund, to be ex- pended by the Manager of the Municipal Light Plant under the direc- tion and control of the Municipal Light Board, and to issue therefor bonds or notes of the Town in accordance with the provisions of Chap- ter 44 of the General Laws andActs amendatory thereof and in addition thereto so that the whole of said loan shall be paid in not more than five years or at such earlier time as the Treasurer and Board of Select- men may determine and the said bonds or notes shall be signed by the Treasurer and counter-signed by the Selectmen.
This being a bond issue a two-thirds vote was necessary, 132 voted in the affirmative and 6 voted in the negative, the motion was carried.
Article 19. On motion of Henry R. Johnson it was voted that the Municipal Light Board be authorized and empowered to extend and en- large the Municipal Light Plant by the extension of the underground system by the installation of cables, switches and transformers in the underground ducts on High and Lowell Streets and to connect street light posts and services therewith and that there be raised and appro- priated for the above purpose the sum of Twenty-one Thousand ($21,000) 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 for the above purpose; and that the Treasurer be and he hereby is authorized and directed with the approval of the Selectmen to borrow said sum of ($21,000) 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 amendments thereof and ad- ditions thereto, so that the whole loan shall be payable in not more than seven years from date of the first bond or note issued or at such earlier date as the Treasurer and Board of Selectmen may determine.
This being a bond issue a two thirds vote was necessary, 90 voted in the affirmative and (0) none in the negative, the motion was carried.
Article 20. On motion of Henry R. Johnson it was voted that the Municipal Light Board be authorized and empowered to extend and enlarge the Municipal Light Plant by the installation of underground ducts and cables including the necessary manholes and service connec- tions and remove the overhead distribution wires on the following streets : Lincoln Street, Prescott Street, Summer Avenue, and Temple Street, and that there be raised and appropriated the sum of Five Thousand ($5,000) Dollars for the purchase of materials and equipment
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necessary for the above. purposes, such appropriation to be used in co- operation with the Federal Government for a W. P. A. Project and to be expended by the Manager of the Municipal Light Plant under the direction and control of the Municipal Light Board and that the Treas- ' urer be and he hereby is authorized and empowered with the approval of the Selectmen to borrow said sum of $5,000 and to issue therefor bonds or notes of the Town, such bonds or notes to be payable in ac- cordance with the provisions of Chapter 44 of the General Laws and all amendments thereof and additions thereto so that the whole loan shall be payable in not more than five years from the date of the first bond and note issued, or at such earlier date as the Treasurer and Se- lectmen may determine.
This being a bond issue a two thirds vote was necessary, 91 voted in the affirmative and none (0) in the negative the motion was carried.
Article 21. On motion of Clarence C. White it was voted that the Town appropriate from the Cemetery Reserve Fund receipts from the sale of lots and graves in Laurel Hill Cemetery and Forest Glen Ceme- tery the sum of Twelve hundred and fifty ($1,250) Dollars; Nine hun- dred and fifty ($950) Dollars for the maintenance, care, improvement and embellishment of Laurel Hill Cemetery, and Three hundred ($300) Dollars for the maintenance, care, improvement and embellishment of Forest Glen Cemetery, under the provisions of Section 15 of Chapter 114 of the General Laws.
Article 23. On motion of Carl W. Goodridge it was voted that the Board of Health be and they hereby are authorized and empowered to enter into a contract in behalf of the Town for the collection and dis- posal of garbage for the term of three years and upon such other and further terms and conditions as they may determine and that the sum of Twenty-five hundred ($2,500) Dollars be raised and appropriated for the first year on the term of such contract.
Article 25. On motion of Wendell P. Davis it was voted that the sum of Eight Thousand ($8,000) Dollars be raised and appropriated for the further development of Storm Water Drainage.
Article 26. Wendell P. Davis moved that the sum of One Thous- and Five Hundred ($1,500) Dollars be raised and appropriated for the purpose of improving and resurfacing the Mineral Street Bridge.
Walter E. Hawkes moved that the motion be amended to read as follows: that the sum of Six Thousand Five Hundred ($6,500.00) Dol- lars be raised and appropriated for the purpose of resurfacing the Min- eral Street Bridge and the construction of an overhanging sidewalk on the Mineral Street Bridge.
John L. Devaney moved to indefinitely postpone Article 26, this motion was not carried.
Philip H. Welch moved to amend the motion by Walter E. Hawkes
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by striking out the word "on" and inserting the words "adjacent to".
On motion of Carl W. Goodridge it was voted to lay Article 26 oil the table.
Article 27. Hector Xavier moved to indefinitely postpone Article 27, this was not seconded, so could not be put to the voters.
On motion of Wendell P. Davis it was voted that the sum of Four Thousand Five Hundred ($4,500.00) be raised and appropriated for the purpose of improving and constructing Lowell Street, from High Street, toward Reading Square together with such sums as may be allotted by the State and County, under Section 34, Chapter 90 of the General Laws.
Article 28. On motion of Wendell P. Davis it was voted that the sum of Four Thousand Five Hundred ($4,500.00) Dollars be raised and appropriated for the purpose of improving and constructing Charles Street from Main Street toward Haverhill Street together with such sums as may be allotted by the State and County under Section 34 Chapter 90 of the General Laws.
Article 29. Herbert Woolridge moved to lay Article 29 on the Table, this was not voted.
On motion of Wendell P. Davis it was voted that,
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Town of Reading
Middlesex, ss.
Report of the Board of Public Works on the Relocation or Altera- tion of the Southeasterly Corner of Green Street and High Street.
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 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, relocated or altered as public highways for the use of the Town, the Southeasterly corner of Green Street and High Street. The bound- aries and measurements of said public highways as so laid out, relocated or altered are as follows :
Beginning at the point of intersection of the North-Easterly side- line of High Street with the Southerly side line of Green Street, said point of intersection being S. 48° - 40' E. a distance of 77.60 feet from a Stone Bound set at the intersection of the Northerly side line of said Green Street with the said North Easterly side line of High Street;
Thence N. 78° - 24' E., along the said Southerly sideline of Green Street, a distance of 14.06 feet to a point of curve;
Thence by a curved line West to South, through lands of said Ida
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Wolpert, having a radius of 7.0 feet, a length of 15.52 feet to a point of tangent on the said North Easterly side line of High Street;
Thence N. 48° - 40' W. along said North Easterly side line of High Street, a distance of 14.06 feet to the point of beginning.
The approximate area taken is forty-four (44) square feet.
The above described lines being more fully shown on a Plan en- titled "Alteration of the Southeasterly Corner of Green Street and High Street, Reading, Mass." dated January, 1941. 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.
No betterments are to be assessed for this improvement. This lay- ing 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 highways shall therefore be laid out, relocated or altered in accordance with said plan.
WENDELL P. DAVIS, Chairman ALEXANDER WILLIAMSON ALEX LINDSAY
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 a portion of the location lines of Green Street and High Street at their terminus at the Southeasterly corner of Green Street and High Street, and adopt the recommendations contained therein.
Article 40. On motion of J. Warren Killam it was voted to take up Article 40.
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