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Voted to adjourn, sine die, 10:15 P. M. September 18, 1956.
Attest:
BOYD H. STEWART, Town Clerk
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John J. Tobin, 1094 Cambridge St., Cambridge Andrew T. Trodden, 224 Lkvw Ave., Camb. John F. Zamperelli, 102 Princeton St., Medford Blanks
STATE ELECTION
Pursuant to the warrant and the Constable's return thereon a State Election was held at the time and place specified in the war- rant.
The meeting was called to order by Kenneth C. Latham.
The warrant was partially read by Boyd H. Stewart, when on motion of Arthur L. Harris it was voted to dispense with the further reading of the warrant except the Constable's return which was then read by Boyd H. Stewart.
The ballot boxes were examined by the Constable in charge and each found to be empty, and all registered 000.
The polls were declared open by Kenneth C. Latham.
The polls were opened at 7:00 A. M. and closed at 8:00 P. M. with the following result:
Whole number of votes cast 8800.
Pr. 1
Pr. 2
Pr. 3
Pr.4 Total
Electors of President and Vice President
Eisenhower and Nixon, Republican
1409
1959
1515
2156
7039
Hass and Cozzini, Socialist Labor
1
2
8
11
Holtwick and Cooper, Prohibition
3
1
1
5
Stevenson and Kefauver, Democratic
511
421
293
442
1667
Blanks
25
23
16
14
78
Totals
1949
2406
1824
2621
8800
Governor
Foster Furcolo, Longmeadow (Dem.)
714
591
407
655
2367
Sumner G. Whittier, Everett (Rep.)
1218
1789
1402
1946
6355
Henning A. Blomer, Smrvle (Soc. Labor)
1
1
2
Mark R. Shaw, Melrose (Proh.)
4
1
1
6
Blanks
13
24
14
19
70
Totals
1949
2406
1824
2621
8800
Lieutenant Governor
Charles Gibbons, Stoneham (Rep.)
1259
1849
1409
2041
6557
Robert F. Murphy, Malden (Dem.)
664
506
398
541
2109
Harold E. Bassett, Clinton (Proh.)
8
2
2
4
16
Francis A. Votano, Lynn (Soc. Labor)
1
1
5
7
Blanks
18
48
15
30
111
Totals
1949
2406
1824
2621
8800
74
Secretary
Edward J. Cronin, Peabody (Dem.)
732
577
432
644
2385 6227
Earl F. Dodge, Boston (Proh.)
7
3
4
8
22
Lawrence Gilfedder, Boston (Soc. Labor)
2
1
1
4
8
Blanks
41
59
15
43
185
Totals
1949
2406
1824
2621
8800
Treasurer
John F. Kennedy, Canton (Dem.)
747
565
395
622
2329
Robert H. Beaudreau, Marlborough (Rep.) 1152
1793
1400
1939
6274
Isaac Goddard, Newton (Proh.)
9
4
5
9
27
Willy N. Hogseth, Saugus (Soc. Labor)
2
2
6
10
Blanks
39
54
22
45
160
Totals
1949
2406
1824
2621
8800
Auditor
Thomas J. Buckley, Boston (Dem.)
821
722
494
767
2804
Joseph A. Nobile, Boston (Rep.)
1068
1614
1305
1798
5785
John B. Lauder, Revere (Proh.)
6
2
6
14
Anthony Martin, Boston (Soc. Labor)
5
7
-
3
15
Blanks
49
61
25
47
182
Totals
1949
2406
1824
2621
8800
Attorney General
George Fingold, Concord (Rep.)
1204
1818
1371
1972
6365
Edward J. McCormack, Jr., Boston (Dem.)
707
548
432
602
2289
Fred M. Ingersoll, Lynn (Soc. Labor) ..
4
3
7
14
Howard B. Rand, Haverhill (Proh.)
7
4
2
3
16
Blanks
27
36
16
37
116
Totals
1949
2406
1824
2621
8800
Congressman - Eighth District
Torbert H. Macdonald, Malden (Dem.)
...
829
724
496
779
2828
C. Eugene Farnam, Medford (Rep.)
1081
1637
1309
1806
5833
Blanks
39
45
19
36
139
Totals
1949
2406
1824
2621
8800
Councillor - Sixth District
Joseph Ray Crimmins, Somerville (Dem.)
660
476
358
528
2022
Lawrence W. Lloyd, Melrose (Rep.)
1213
1838
1421
2008
6480
Blanks
76
92
45
85
298
Totals
1949
2406
1824
2621
8800
1766
1372
1922
Richard I. Furbush, Waltham (Rep.)
1167
75
Senator - Seventh Middlesex District
Joseph M. Curley, Wakefield (Dem.)
....
772
616
437
693
2518
Charles E. Ferguson, Lexington (Rep.)
1142
1730
1358
1890
6120
Blanks
35
60
29
38
162
Totals
1949
2406
1824
2621
8800
Rep. in General Court - Eighteenth Middlesex District
Frank D. Tanner, Reading (Rep.)
1435
1975
1531
2134
7075
Charles E. Wilkinson, Reading (Rep.)
1320
1888
1465
2091
6764
Frederick V. Gilgun, Woburn (Dem.)
487
389
278
429
1583
William J. Scalley, Woburn (Dem.)
350
293
190
329
1162
Blanks
306
267
184
259
1016
Totals
3898
4812
3648
5242 17600
County Commissioners - Middlesex County
William G. Andrew, Cambridge (Rep.) ...
1217
1803
1410
1976
6406
H. Herbert Aplin, Watertown (Rep.) ....
1134
1740
1373
1917
6164
Edward L. Buckley, Somerville (Dem.) ..
665
505
362
568
2100
Patrick Jos. McGlinchey, Lowell (Dem.)
546
437
303
469
1755
Blanks
336
327
200
312
1175
Totals
3898
4812
3648
5242 17600
Sheriff - Middlesex County
Howard W. Fitzpatrick, Malden (Dem.)
816
687
478
748
2729
John Frederick Cahill, Belmont (Rep.)
1078
1646
1303
1800
5827
Blanks
55
73
43
73
244
Totals
1949
2406
1824
2621
8800
District Attorney - Northen District (To fill vacancy)
Ephraim Martin, Belmont (Rep.)
1180
1770
1383
1920
6253
James L. O'Dea, Jr., Lowell (Dem.)
712
566
406
646
2330
Blanks
57
70
35
55
217
Totals
1949
2406
1824
2621
8800
Question No. 1
A. .. All Alcoholic Beverage
Yes
409
435
249
404
1487
No
1307
1694
1421
1956
6378
Blanks
233
277
154
261
925
Totals
1949
2406
1824
2621
8800
B. Wine and Malt Beverages
Yes
405
420
244
391
1460
No
1287
1667
1402
1930
6286
Blanks
257
319
178
300
1054
Totals
1949
2406
1824
2621
8800
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C. Package Goods
Yes
926
1045
685
997
3653
No
915
1235
1049
1519
4718
Blanks
108
126
90
105
429
Totals
1949
2406
1824
2621
8800
The votes were declared in open Town Meeting ,sealed in ballot envelopes and transmitted to the Constable to be placed in the vault for sake keeping.
Voted to adjourn, sine die, 11:00 P. M. November 6 1956.
Attest:
BOYD H. STEWART, Town Clerk
Wednesday, November 7, 1956
Attested copies of the election results were this day transmitted to the Secretary of the Commonweatlh and to the County Commissioners at East Cambridge.
Attest:
BOYD H. STEWART, Town Clerk
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING
Senior High School Auditorium
November 19, 1956
The meeting was called to order by the Moderator, Charles P. How- ard at 8 P. M.
The warrant was partially read by the Town Clerk when, on motion of Kenneth C. Latham, it was voted to dispense with further reading of the warrant except the Constable's Return which was then read by the Town Clerk.
ARTICLE 1. The following report was read by Frederick S. Oliver
Interim Report to Special Town Meeting
Since the formation of the Sewer Study Committee in May we have met many times to study the matter of extending the town's sewer system, as directed by the vote of the last General Town Meeting.
We have met with the Superintendent of the Board of Public Works and the Chairman of the Planning Board to discuss the aspects of the problem with which they are particularly familiar. By correspondence and telephone we have had discussions with the School Committee and with the Town Counsel. We have visited various locations where the problem is most acute.
The Committee has also worked in sub-groups on both the engineer- ing and financial aspects of extending the sewer system. We have at- tempted to familiarize ourselves with the laws relating to public sewers and also have reviewed studies prepared in other Massachusetts com- munities on the matter of sewer installation.
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In connection with the engineering aspects of the matter the Com- mittee made a study of a small trial area to determine precisely how the sewer system could best be extended in that particular section and what the appropriate cost would be. The area studied was one of the unsewered areas in our town for which the Department of Public Works was able to furnish the detailed information we require to make such a study.
Thus it became apparent that the plan prepared by Barbour in 1916, though still an excellent basis for planning the extension of the system in the so-called "gravity area" must be supplemented by a pre- liminary study of the said gravity area as presently constituted before the best program for completing the gravity system can be evolved. For that reason it is the recommendation of your Committee that the sum of $3,000 be voted at this time for consulting engineering services in making such a study.
In addition to studying the gravity system area your committee also has under consideration the eventual sewering of areas which can- not be served under the above-mentioned gravity plan.
At the next annual town meeting we hope to present competent recommendations for the guidance of the Board of Public Works in ex- tending Reading's sewer system. Since it is now evident that our final report and recommendation cannot be made earlier than the annual town meeting in March, the Board of Public Works should, of course, in- clude sewer extension appropriations in the 1957 budget.
(Signed) Frederick S. Oliver Sewer Study Committee Chm.
On motion of Kenneth C. Latham it was voted that the report be ac- cepted as a report of progress and placed on file.
ARTICLE 1. The following report was read by Robert G. Clinch
Report of the Planning Board of the Town of Reading
On Monday, September 24, 1956, your planning board held a public hearing on the following proposed amendment to the zoning by-law as advertised in The Reading Chronicle of September 13, 1956:
Adding after paragraph 1 of Section III "General Regulations" the following new paragraph 1a:
1a. Any building constructed or formerly used for public or munici- pal purposes which is owned or controlled by the Town of Reading shall be excluded from the provisions of these Zoning By-Laws.
No persons appeared in opposition to the proposal. The Selectmen spoke in favor of the amendment.
The Planning Board finds that the sale of Public Buildings is sub- ject to the consent of the Town Meeting. Of course when sold a build- ing is no longer exempt under this amendment. The Rental of Public Buildings is within the jurisdiction of the Board of Selectmen but any letting or leasing shall not be for a period in excess of five years.
The Planning Board is reviewing the problem presented by the High School at the present time and possibly in the future by other
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Town Buildings such as the Prospect Street School, the Lowell Street School and others is one that must be met immediately. In the zoning by-laws no provision is made for this class of buildings other than the restrictions of the Zone in which they are located. It would seem in the best interests of the Town to remove them from these restrictions. For example it seems difficult to imagine the Old High School available only for residential use.
For these reasons the Planning Board unanimously recommends the adoption of this amendment.
(S) W. FRANKLIN BURNHAM, JR. ROBERT G. CLINCH EDWARD W. BATTEN BENJ. M. HARTSHORN
On motion of Kenneth C. Latham it was voted that report be ac- cepted and placed on file.
On motion of Kenneth C. Latham it was voted to place Article 1 on the table.
ARTICLE 2. On motion of Lawrence Drew it was voted that the sum of Five Hundred ($500) Dollars be appropriated by transferring said sum from Fire Department Callmen Salary Account to Fire Alarm Main- tenance Salary Account and the Town Accountant be and he hereby is authorized and instructed to transfer said sum to said account.
ARTICLE 3. On motion of Kenneth C. Latham it was voted that the Board of Selectmen be and they hereby are authorized for and in behalf of the Town to enter into a contract with the Boston and Maine Rail- road under which the Town shall pay to the Boston and Maine Rail- road the amount of Four Thousand ($4,000) Dollars as a portion of the cost of installing automatic flashing light signals at the Reading Railroad Station crosswalk of the Boston and Maine Railroad and with the further provision that the said Boston and Maine Railroad shall agree to maintain in good working order the said automatic flashing light signals and that the sum of Four Thousand ($4,000) Dollars be transferred from Surplus Revenue and appropriated to carry out the purpose of this vote and that the Town Accountant be and he hereby is authorized and instructed to transfer said sum for said purpose.
ARTICLE 4. On motion of Kenneth C. Latham it was voted that the sum of Twenty-five Thousand ($25,000) Dollars be transferred from Surplus Revenue and be appropriated for the construction of a new Fire House Station building on the northerly side of Woburn Street upon land now owned by the Town and for originally equipping and furnishing the said building (with the exception of engines), which ap- propriation is to be added to the previous appropriation of One Hundred Twenty-five Thousand ($125,000) Dollars voted under Article 9 at the Annual Town Meeting held April 2, 1956, and that the Town Accountant be and he hereby is authorized and instructed to transfer said sum to carry out the purpose of this vote.
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ARTICLE 5. On motion of Robert G. Clinch it was voted that the Zoning By-laws and Zoning Map be and the same hereby are amended by adding after Paragraph 1 of Section III thereof the following new paragraph:
1a. Any building constructed or formerly used for public or munici- pal purposes which is owned or controlled by the Town of Reading shall be excluded from the provisions of these Zoning By-laws.
Vote
Affirmative 132
Negative
0
ARTICLE 6. On motion of William J. Tonks it was voted that Schedule A Job Classifications under Article VIII-A of the By-laws re- lating to the Wage and Hour Classification plan be and the same hereby is amended in the following manner:
Delete from Municipal Light Department the following Classifica- tion:
Mechanic
Capable of doing all work on cars and trucks, including painting and welding, also does welding for station.
Add to the Municipal Light Department the following new classifi- cation:
Automotive and Utility Repair Man
Capable of doing all work on cars, trucks and portable equipment, including painting, welding, repairing and adjusting, also installing, repairing and maintaining electric utility structives; i.e. station, substa- tions underground and overhead.
Amend Section 5, Municipal Light Department, by establishing the hourly and weekly minimum and maximum rates for the new job classification of Automotive and Utility Repair Man as follows:
Classification
Section 5. Municipal Light Department
Hourly
Weekly
Min. Max.
Min.
Max.
Automotive and
Utility Repair Man
$1.95
$2.30
$78.00 $92.00
Amend Section 5, Municipal Light Department, by establishing new hourly and weekly maximum rates for Patrolman, 1st Class as follows:
Classification
Section 5. Municipal Light Department
Hourly Max. $2.10
Weekly Max.
$84.00
Patrolman, 1st class
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ARTICLE 7. Lawrence A. Cate moved that the motion under Arti- cle 7 be amended by adding to it the following: that a written report be made to the town on or before January 1, 1957 giving the committee's recommendation for specific amount to be appropriated for Sewer Con- struction in 1957.
This motion was not passed.
ARTICLE 7. On motion of Frederick S. Oliver it was voted that the Sewer Study Committee established by vote of the Anuual Town Meet- ing on April 2, 1956 is herewith instructed to continue with its study and consideration of a plan and program for the installation and con- struction of sewers in the Town, and is herewith authorized to employ an engineer or an engineering firm to make studies, surveys, and plans for the extension of the sewerage system in the Town, and that the time within which the said Committee shall submit a written report to the Town be and the same hereby is extended to the Annual Town Meeting to be held in March 1957, and that the sum of Three Thousand ($3,000) Dollars be transferred from Surplus Revenue and be appropriated for expenses incurred by the said Committee as authorized by this vote and the Town Accountant be and he hereby is authorized and instructed to transfer the said sum to carry out the purpose of this vote.
ARTICLE 8. On motion of Paul R. Bergholtz it was voted that the School and Recreation Site Committee established by vote of the An- nual Town Meeting on April 4, 1955 is herewith instructed to continue with its comprehensive study and investigation of suitable sites in the Town for schools and for recreational areas, and that the sum of Eight Hundred ($800) Dollars be transferred from Surplus Revenue and be appropriated for expenses incurred by said Committee in connection with their work as authorized by this vote, and that the Town Accountant be and he hereby is authorized to transfer said sum to carry out the purpose of this vote.
ARTICLE 9. On motion of Irving C. Austin it was voted that Article 9 be indefinitely postponed.
ARTICLE 10. On motion of Neil C. Robinson it was voted that the. sum of One Hundred ($100) Dollars be appropriated by transferring said sum from Public Library Maintenance Account to Public Library Salary Account and the Town Accountant be and he hereby is authorized and instructed to transfer said sum to said account.
ARTICLE 11. On motion of Philip R. White it was voted that the sum of One Thousand Five Hundred ($1,500) Dollars be appropriated by transferring said sum from School Maintenance Account to School Transportation Account and the Town Accountant be and he hereby is authorized and instructed to transfer said sum to said account.
ARTICLE 12. On motion of Philip R. White it was voted that the Town authorize the School Committee to establish and maintain State- aided vocational education in accordance with the provisions of Chap- ter 74 of the General Laws and Acts amendatory thereto, or dependent thereon.
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On motion of Walter S. Hopkins, Jr. it was voted to take up Article 23.
ARTICLE 23. On motion of Walter S. Hopkins, Jr. it was voted that the Town accept the report of the Board of Public Works on the laying out of a private way known as Jacob Way and adopt the recommenda- tions contained therein; and that the Board of Public Works be and they hereby are authorized for and on behalf of the Town to acquire by pur- chase, or by right of eminent domain, for the purpose of a public Town way the following described parcel of land and that the gift of Addison- Wesley Publishing Company, Inc. in the amount of Ten Thousand ($10,000) Dollars for the construction of Jacob Way be and the same hereby is accepted, and the Town Treasurer be and he hereby is author- ized to execute for and on behalf of the Town a receipt and other docu- ments which may be necessary for the acceptance of such gift; and that the sum of Thirty-seven Thousand Eighty-five ($37,085) Dolars be trans- ferred from Surplus Revenue and that said sum together with the Ten Thousand ($10,000) Dollars gift from the Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Inc., making a total of Forty-seven Thousand Eighty-five ($47,085) Dollars be appropriated for the acquisition of such land and for the construction of Jacob Way, from South Street near Main Street. in Southerly and Westerly directions a distance of 1116.14 feet, the same being an access road to the Business C zoned area located South- erly of South Street including the cost of bituminous macadam or other permanent pavement of similar lasting character and for the sidewalk to be laid at the time of said construction, said amount to be appor- as follows:
Fourteen Thousand Nine Hundred ($14,900) Dollars for Salaries for construction of Jacob Way and Thirty-two Thousand One Hundred Eighty-five ($32,185) Dollars for Expenses for Construction of Jacob Way, and the Town Acountant be and he hereby is authorized to transfer said sum to carry out the purpose of this vote.
In addition to all other authority given to the Board of Public Works by this vote, and without limitation of the foregoing, the Board of Public Works are hereby authorized to enter into all contracts and agreements for the purpose of acquiring to the aforesaid land and for. the construction and installation of the road and to do all other acts and things necessary or proper for carrying out the provisions of this vote.
Vote
Affirmative 141
Negative 0
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
Town of Reading Middlesex, ss.
Report of the Board of Public Works on the Laying Out of Jacob Way
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, substantially in the location hereinafter described, having complied with all requirements of law relating to
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notice to the owners of land thereof and of a hearing thereon, and having met at the time and place appointed for such hearing and then and there heard all persons present who desired to be heard, have laid out as a town way for the use of the town running Southwesterly from a town way now known as South Street, substantially as and in the location of the private way known as Jacob Way.
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 JACOB WAY, and that the sum of Forty-seven Thousand Eighty-five ($47,085.00) Dollars be raised and appropriated for the construction of said way.
KENNETH R. JOHNSON, Chairman
COLEMAN J. DONAHUE, Secretary WALTER S. HOPKINS, JR. DOMENICK ZANNI, JR.
HAROLD D. KILGORE, JR.
Members of the
Board of Public Works Town of Reading
On motion of Kenneth C. Latham it was voted to take Article 1 from the table.
ARTICLE 1. A report on the problem of school and recreation sites (Report II) was read by Woodbury C. Titcomb.
On motion of Kenneth C. Latham it was voted that the report be accepted and placed on file.
On motion of Kenneth C. Latham it was voted to place Article 1 on the table.
ARTICLE 13. On motion of Paul R. Bergholtz it was voted that the Board of Selectmen be and they hereby are authorized for and on behalf of the Town to acquire by purchase, right of eminent domain or otherwise, for school purposes the following described parcel of land:
Being a parcel of land situated westerly of Haverhill Street and Easterly of Charles Street, containing 7.28 acres of land, bounded and described as follows:
Beginning at a point on the Westerly side line of said Haverhill Street at a Stone Bound marking the Southerly terminus of a curved line in said Westerly side line of Haverhill Street having a radius of 808.52 feet and a total length of arc of 259.65 feet;
Thence S. 04°-33'-00" W., along said Westerly side line of Haverhill Street, a distance of 394.85 feet to a stake and nail;
Thence turning and running N. 85°-54' W., through lands of Stephen S. Zagorsky and Eva O. Zagorsky, a distance of 470.09 feet to a stake and nail;
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Thence turning and running N. 84°-57' W., by lands of Alfred T. Drinkwater et al, a distance of 272.82 feet to a drill hole at an angle point;
Thence turning and running N. 79°-49'-40" W., by lands of Frederick King, Jr. and Leona S. King, a distance of 112.28 feet to a point on the Easterly side line of said Charles Street;
Thence turning and running N. 40°-36' E., along said Easterly side line of Charles Street, a distance of 553.61 feet to a point;
Thence turning and running S. 85°-29'-55" E., by lands of Wood- lawn Construction Co. and by lands of Charles F. Treseler etal, a dis- tance of 526.59 feet to a point on said Westerly side line of Haverhill St .;
Thence turning and running in a Southerly direction, by a curved line in said Westerly side line of Haverhill Street, having a radius of 808.52 feet and a total length of arc of 259.65 feet, a length of 62.98 feet to the stone bound at the point of beginning of this description.
Said lines being more fully shown and described on a Plan en- titled "Plan of Land in Reading, Mass., owned by Stephen S. Zagorsky and Eva O. Zagorsky" dated November 13, 1956, Frederick R. Bean, Surveyor, Lynnfield Center, Mass., said Plan being intended to be a part of this description and to be recorded herewith.
And that Twenty-five Thousand (25,000) Dollars be transferred from Surplus Revenue and be appropriated for the acquisition of such land, and the Town Accountant be and he hereby is authorized and instructed to transfer said sum to carry out the purpose of this vote.
In addition to all other authority given to the Board of Selectmen by this vote, and without limitation of the foregoing, the Board of Selectmen are hereby authorized to enter into all contracts and agree- ments for the purpose of acquiring title to the aforesaid land.
Vote
Affirmative 137
Negative
0
ARTICLE 14. Ralph T. Horn moved that the question "Shall sod- ium fluoride be added to the Reading Water Supply" be placed on the Annual Town Meeting ballot.
Vote
Affirmative 30
Negative 100
This motion was not passed.
ARTICLE 15. On motion of Harold D. Kilgore, Jr. it was voted that the Town accept the report of the Board of Public Works on the re- location or alteration of a portion of the Westerly side line of Pearl Street near Putnam (private) Road and adopt the recommendations contained therein.
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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
Middlesex, ss.
Town of Reading
Report of the Board of Public Works on the Relocation or Alteration of a Portion of Pearl 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 Highway be laid out, relocated or altered, as and in the location hereinafter described, having complied with all requirements of law relating to notice to owners of land thereof and of a hearing 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, relocated or altered as a Public Highway for the use of the town a portion of the westerly side line of Pearl Street.
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