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18,600.00
Salaries for Maintenance of Storm Drains
9,200.00
Expenses for Maintenance of Storm Drains
3,500.00
Salaries for Construction of Storm Drains
18,000.00
Expenses for Construction of Storm Drains
22,000.00
Salaries for Maintenance of Sidewalks
4,800.00
Expenses for Maintenance of Sidewalks
3,200.00
Salaries for Construction of Sidewalks
6,500.00
Expenses for Construction of Sidewalks
5,500.00
Salaries for Maintenance of Dump
7,250.00
Expenses for Maintenance of Dump
1,600.00
Salaries for Maintenance of Park Department and Commons and Supervised Play
16,800.00
Expenses for Maintenance of Park Department and Com-
11,200.00
mons and Supervised Play
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Salaries for Maintenance and Operation of Water Works of which amount the sum of Ten Thousand Five Hun- dred Forty-eight and 62/100 Dollars ($10,548.62) shall be transferred from Water Available Surplus and ap- propriated for salaries for Maintenance and Operation of Water Works and the Town Accountant be and he hereby is authorized and instructed to transfer said sum to carry out the purpose of this vote.
58,000.00
Expenses for Maintenance and Operation of Water Works, including travel outside the State, not to exceed $250.00 Salaries for Construction of Water Works
44,700.00 20,000.00 73,500.00
Expenses for Construction of Water Works
of which amount the sum of Two Thousand Five Hun- dred Sixty and 94/100 Dollars ($2,560.94) shall be trans- ferred from the Standpipe Construction Account and be appropriated for Expenses for Construction of Water Works and the Town Accountant be and he hereby is authorized and instructed to transfer said sum to carry out the purpose of this vote.
Expenses for the payment of Water Bonds and Interest
24,447.50
Total
$692,180.22
ARTICLE 4. On motion of Edouard N. Dube it was voted that the sum of Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00) be raised and ap- propriated for the maintenance, care and development of Laurel Hill Cemetery and Forest Glen Cemetery as follows, each item being con- sidered as a separate appropriation:
Salaries $ 22,500.00
Maintenance (including travel outside the State, not to exceed Two Hundred Dollars ($200) 2,500.00
Total
$ 25,000.00
ARTICLE 4. On motion of Phillip G. Willcox it was voted that there be included in the tax levy, for electricity used for street lights, the sum of Seventeen thousand ($17,000.00) Dollars and that said sum and the income from sales of electricity to private consumers and for electricity supplies to municipal buildings, and for municipal power, and from sales of appliances and jobbing during the current fiscal year be appropriated for the Municipal Light Plant, and that the sum of Twelve Thousand ($12,000.00) Dollars be appropriated from the said receipts of the department for the sale, installation and servicing of merchandise, equipment, utensils, and chattels, as provided in Section 34 of Chapter 164 of the General Laws, said appropriations to be ex- pended by the Manager of the Municipal Lighting Plant under the direction and control of the Municipal Light Board, for the expense of the plant, including payments of Bonds and Notes, the sale, installa- tion and servicing of merchandise, equipment, utensils and chattels, as defined in Chapter 164, Section 57 of the General Laws, or any amend-
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ments thereof or addition thereto, and that if said sum of Seventeen Thousand ($17,000.00) Dollars and said income shall exceed said ex- pense for said fiscal year, such excess up to the amount of 212% of the primary cost of Plant and General Equipment as of December 31st of the preceding year plus 10% of the net profit for the preceding year as defined in Chapter 164 of the General Laws, such amount shall be paid into the Town Treasury, and the balance, if any, 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 Gilbert M. Lothrop it was voted that the sum of Thirty Thousand Dollars ($30,000.00) be raised and appropriated for insurance.
ARTICLE 4. On motion of Gilbert M. Lothrop it was voted that the sum of Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) be raised and appropriated for the settlement of damage claims against the Town.
ARTICLE 4. On motion of Gilbert M. Lothrop it was voted that the sum of Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) be raised and appropriated for the care and lighting of the Old South Clock.
ARTICLE 4. On motion of Gilbert M. Lothrop it was voted that the sum of Eighteen Hundred Sixty Dollars ($1860.00) be raised and appropriated for printing the Town Report for the year 1956.
ARTICLE 4. On motion of James E. Calvin it was voted that the sum of Two Thousand Two Hundred Ninety Dollars ($2,290.00) be raised and appropriated for Memorial Day observance, to be expended under the direction of Post 62 American Legion and Post 685 Veterans of Foreign Wars.
ARTICLE 4. On motion of James E. Calvin it was voted that the sum of Nine Hundred ($900.00) be raised and appropriated for the preparation and printing of the Street List for the year 1957, said sum to be expended under the direction of the Board of Selectmen.
ARTICLE 4. On motion of James E. Calvin it was voted that the sum of Four Hundred Dollars ($400.00) be raised and appropriated for the maintenance of the parking areas.
ARTICLE 4. On motion of James E. Calvin it was voted that the sum of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) be raised and appropriated for recording instruments in the Middlesex South District Registry of Deeds.
ARTICLE 4. On motion of Preston F. Nichols it was voted that the sum of Two Hundred Fourteen Thousand Dollars ($214,000.00) be raised and appropriated for maturing Debt, not including light and water, as follows:
Sewer
$ 24,000.00
School
180,000.00
Library
10,000.00
Total
$214,000.00
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ARTICLE 4. On motion of Preston F. Nichols it was voted that the sum of Seventy-three Thousand Eight Hundred Fifty Dollars ($73,- 850.00) be raised and appropriated for interest, not including water, light and sewer, as follows:
School $ 68,975.00 Library 375.00 Anticipation of Revenue 4,500.00
Total
$ 73,850.00
ARTICLE 4. On motion of Boyd H. Stewart it was voted that the sum of Fifty-two Thousand Six Hundred Sixty-two Dollars ($52,662.00) be raised and appropriated for the Contributory Retirement System, to be divided as follows:
Pension Accumulation Fund
$ 51,062.00
Expense Fund
1,600.00
Total
$ 52,662.00
ARTICLE 4. On motion of John R. Kay it was voted that the sum of Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00) be appropriated by trans- ferring said sum from the Overlay Surplus Reserve Fund to the Reserve Fund, 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.
On motion of Lawrence Drew it was voted that the meeting stand adjourned until March 21, 1957 at 8:00 P.M. to meet in the Senior High School Auditorium.
Meeting adjourned at 10:55 P.M.
167 Town Meeting Members were present.
A true copy. Attest:
BOYD H. STEWART, Town Clerk
ADJOURNED ANNUAL TOWN MEETING
Senior High School Auditorium March 21, 1957
The meeting was called to order by the Moderator, Kenneth C. Latham at 8:00 P.M.
On motion of Lawrence Drew it was voted to take Article 2 from the table.
ARTICLE 2. The following report was read by John H. Austin:
Progress Report of the Building Committee for the Forest Street Elementary School
The Forest Street Elementary School Building Committee, acting through authority of a motion under Article 9 of the Warrant for the Special Town Meeting of January 30, 1956, submits herewith its progress report to date:
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Detailed plans and specifications were prepared during the Spring of 1956 and on July 5, 1956 the Committee advertised for bids on con- struction of the school. All bids received were opened and read at the High School, 62 Oakland Road, Reading on Thursday, July 26, 1956.
A contract was signed between the Building Committee, acting for the Town of Reading, and J. F. Rand & Son, General Contractors, the low-bidder, on August 7, 1956 for the construction of the Forest Street Elementary School. The General Contractor started construction of the school on August 20, 1956.
Announcement of the sale of Bonds for the school by the Town Treasurer in the amount of $800,000.00 at a 2.90% interest rate appeared in the August 16, 1956 issue of the Reading Chronicle.
School equipment specifications were prepared and on January 2, 1957 the Committee advertised for bids on said equipment. All bids received were opened and read at the High School, 62 Oakland Road, Reading on Wednesday, January 9, 1957.
Contracts were signed between the Building Committee, acting for the Town of Reading, and the following named equipment suppliers: United Restaurant Equipment Co .; J. L. Hammett Co .; Cascade School Suppliers, Inc .; and Gledhill Brothers, Inc.
Construction of the school has progressed satisfactorily and is now approximately 40% complete. The foundations are substantially complete and the exterior wall construction on two of the classroom wings is nearly ready to accept roof members. General Contractors in- voices in the amount of approximately 46% of the total contract have been approved for payment.
The Committee has been informed by the State School Building assistance Commission that, based on the estimated school cost, $850,000., the Town of Reading will receive State Aid in the amount of 38%, or an estimated $323,000. The first payment of aid, $16,150.00, will be due the Town in September 1957.
The architect, Clinton Foster Goodwin, has informed the Committee that the school will be ready for occupancy when school sessions resume in September, 1957, barring any unforeseen difficulties.
Respectfully submitted,
The Forest Street Elementary School Building Committee
JOHN H. AUSTIN, Chairman
THOMAS F. GALVIN
KENNETH R. JOHNSON
EMERSON A. WILLARD WILLIAM E. FLORENCE GEORGE R. LARSON WILLIAM E. BURPEE
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On motion of Lawrence Drew it was voted that the report be accepted as a report of progress.
On motion of Lawrence Drew it was voted that Article 2 be laid on the table.
On motion of Lester Bowen it was voted to take up Article 26.
ARTICLE 26. On motion of Lester W. Bowen it was moved that the Schedule of Minimum and Maximum Salaries to be paid to em- ployees in the positions included in the Employees Classifications Plan be and the same hereby is amended by striking out the weekly mini- mum as appearing therein and substituting in place therefor under the Job Classifications the following new weekly minimum rates:
Classification
Section 9. Police Department
New Weekly
Min.
Max.
Chief
$125.00
Lieutenant
110.00
Sergeant
100.00
Patrolman to start
80.00
Patrolman after one year of permanent service
85.00
Patrolman after two years of permanent service
90.00
This motion was lost.
ARTICLE 26. On motion of Lawrence W. Leonard it was moved that the Schedule of Minimum and Maximum Salaries to be paid to employees Classifications Plan be amended to read as follows:
Weekly
Min.
Max.
Chief
$119.00
Lieutenant
102.00
Sergeant
95.00
Patrolman to start
80.00
Patrolman after one year
83.00
Patrolman after two years
86.00
This motion was lost.
75 voted in the negative.
52 voted in the affirmative.
ARTICLE 5. On motion of Preston F. Nichols it was voted that the Town Treasurer be and he hereby is authorized, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1958, and to issue a note or notes therefor, payable within one year, and to renew any note or notes as may be given for a period of less than one year in accordance with Sections 4 and 17 of Chapter 44 of the General Laws.
ARTICLE 6. On motion of Preston F. Nichols it was voted that the sum of Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) be raised and appropriated
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for the purpose of foreclosing in the Land Court pursuant to provisions of Section 65 of Chapter 60 of the General Laws, the right of redemption to any and all real estate taken by the Town for non-payment of taxes.
ARTICLE 7. On motion of Preston F. Nichols it was voted that the sum of Three Thousand Dollars ($3,000.00) be transferred from Surplus Revenue and appropriated for the maintenance of various streets previously constructed under Chapter 90 of the General Laws; and that the further sum of Twenty-Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($22,500.00) be transferred from Surplus Revenue and appropriated for the construction under Chapter 90 of the General Laws of a portion of West Street from near Palmer Hill Avenue toward the Wilmington- Reading town line, provided however, that such sums received as re- imbursement from the State and County shall be credited to Surplus Revenue, and that the Town Accountant be and he hereby is authorized and instructed to transfer said sums to carry out the purpose of this vote.
ARTICLE 8. On motion of Gilbert M. Lothrop it was voted that the Board of Selectmen be and they hereby are authorized and em- powered to sell or exchange upon such terms and conditions as they may determine, the 1954 Ford Police Cruising Car used by the Police Department, and the sum of Fifteen Hundred Dollars ($1,500.00) together with the proceeds from such sale or exchange be raised and appropriated for the purchase of a new Cruising Car for the Police Department.
ARTICLE 9. On motion of Gilbert M. Lothrop it was voted that the Board of Selectmen be and they hereby are authorized and em- powered to sell or exchange upon such terms and conditions as they may determine, the 1956 Plymouth Station Wagon used by the Police Department, and that the sum of Eleven Hundred Dollars ($1100.00) together with the proceeds from such sale or exchange be raised and appropriated for the purchase of a new Cruising Car for the Police Department.
ARTICLE 10. On motion of Gilbert M. Lothrop it was voted that the Board of Selectmen be and they hereby are authorized and empow- ered to sell or exchange upon such terms and conditions as they may determine, the 1956 Ford Station Wagon used by the Police Department, and that the sum of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) together with the proceeds from such sale or exchange be raised and appropriated for the purchase of a new Station Wagon for the Police Department.
ARTICLE 11. On motion of Gilbert M. Lothrop it was voted that the Board of Selectmen be and they hereby are authorized and em- powered to sell or exchange upon such terms and conditions as they may determine, the 1950 Chevrolet automobile used by the Fire De- partment, and that the sum of One thousand Nine Hundred and Seventy- five Dollars ($1,975.00) together with the proceeds from such sale or exchange be raised and appropriated for the purchase of a new Station Wagon for the Fire Department.
ARTICLE 12. On motion of Lawrence Drew it was voted that the
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sum of One Thousand Nine Hundred and Fifty Dollars ($1,950.00) be raised and appropriated for the purchase of uniforms for members of the Police Department.
ARTICLE 13. On motion of Lawrence Drew it was voted that the sum of Seven Hundred Dollars ($700.00) be raised and appropriated for the purchase of uniforms for members of the Fire Department.
ARTICLE 14. On motion of Gilbert M. Lothrop it was voted that Article 14 be indefinitely postponed.
ARTICLE 15. On motion of Lawrence Drew it was voted that the sum of Thirteen Hundred Dollars ($1,300.00) 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 service, as provided by Section 9 of Chapter 115 of the General Laws.
ARTICLE 16. On motion of Lawrence Drew it was voted that the sum of Eighty-five Hundred Dollars ($8,500.00) be raised and appro- priated for the rental of a helicopter and for labor and material used in connection therewith for spraying trees in the Town by the Tree and Moth Department.
ARTICLE 17. On motion of Lawrence Drew it was voted that the sum of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) be transferred from surplus revenue and appropriated for the purchase and installation of cables for the light system for the control of traffic, and that the Town Ac- countant be, and he hereby is, authorized and instructed to transfer said sum to carry out the purpose of this vote.
ARTICLE 18. On motion of Lawrence Drew it was voted that the sum of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) be raised and appropriated for the observance of the Christmas Season of 1957 by the decoration and illumination of public buildings and public streets and the decoration of Christmas trees upon municipal land.
ARTICLE 19. On motion of Lawrence Drew it was voted that the sum of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) be raised and appropriated for the maintenance and care of the Old High School Building and the surrounding grounds, which appropriation is to be added to the previous appropriation voted for Old High School Building Maintenance, such sum to be expended under the direction of the Board of Selectmen.
ARTICLE 20. On motion of Lawrence Drew it was voted that the sum of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) be raised and appropriated for Civil Defense, which appropriation is to be added to the previous appropriation for Civil Denfense, such sum to be expended under the direction of the Board of Selectmen.
ARTICLE 21. On motion of Lawrence Drew it was voted that the provisions of Chapter 401 of the Acts of 1956 relative to extending to certain Civil Defense Volunteers the provisions of law applicable to municipal employees for indemnification of damages sustained through
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the operation of publicly owned vehicles be, and the same hereby are, accepted.
ARTICLE 22. On motion of Gilbert M. Lothrop it was voted that the Board of Selectmen be and they hereby are authorized, for and on behalf of the Town, to convey or abandon, upon such terms and conditions as they may determine, that portion of the easement acquired by the Town for drainage purposes through land of Louis A. Garono located on the northerly side of Intervale Terrace and bounded as follows:
Beginning at the intersection of the northerly line of Intervale Terrace and the easterly line of lot 5, thence running N 9° 05' 00" W a distance of 366.51 feet more or less, thence turning and running N 83º 53' 00" E a distance of 20.00 feet more or less to an angle point, thence turn- ing and running S 9° 05' 00" E a distance of 361.7 feet, more or less, to a point on the northerly side line of Intervale Terrace, thence turning and running along said northerly line of Intervale Terrace, S 70° 12' 30" W a distance of 20.36 feet to the point of beginning. Said area con- taining about 7219.0 square feet more or less.
139 voted in the affirmative.
0 voted in the negative.
ARTICLE 27. On motion of Carl H. Amon. Jr. it was voted that the sum of Seven Hundred Dollars ($700.00) be raised and appropriated for the eradication of mosquitoes in the Town, such sum to be expended under the supervision of the Board of Health.
ARTICLE 28. On motion of Lawrence Drew it was voted that the Law Committee be and they hereby are authorized to settle the litigation brought against the Town by Mary L. Borg, pending in the Superior Court for Middlesex County and arising out of an accident which oc- curred on Main Street on May 30, 1953, and that the sum of Twenty-five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00) be raised and appropriated for the settle- ment of said litigation.
ARTICLE 29. On motion of Lawrence Drew it was voted that the sum of Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000.00) be raised and appropriated for group life insurance, group accidental death and dismemberment insurance and group general or blanket hospital, surgical and medical insurance for Town Employees, in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 32B of the General Laws, and that said sum be expended by and under the direction of the Board of Selectmen.
ARTICLE 30. On motion of Phillip G. Willcox it was voted that the subject matter of Article 30 be referred to the Municipal Light Board, and that said Board be, and it hereby is, authorized to install such additional 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 31. On motion of Lawrence Drew it was voted that the
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General By-Laws of the Town be amended by adding the following new Article thereto:
ARTICLE XIX. Council for the Aging
The Council for the Aging shall consist of the Chairman of the Board of Public Welfare, the Chairman of the Recreation Committee, the Chairman of the Board of Health, the Superintendent of Schools, or their respective representatives, and not less than three nor more than seven additional members appointed by the Board of Selectmen from the voters and residents of the Town. The Chairman of the Council shall be designated from time to time by the Board of Selectmen. Ap- pointees shall hold office until successors are designated. The Council may appoint such clerks and other employees as it may require.
It shall be the duty of the Council to carry out programs designed to meet problems of the aging in coordination with programs of the Council for the Aging established under Section 73 of Chapter 6 of the Massachusetts General Laws.
On motion of Carl W. Pinkham, Jr., it was voted that Article 32 be laid on the table until Articles 47 and 48 have been disposed of.
On motion of W. Franklin Burnham, Jr. it was voted to take up Article 2.
ARTICLE 2. The following report was read by Edward W. Batten.
Report of Public Hearing
On February 11, 1957, the Planning Board held a hearing on the following proposed changes to the zoning-by-law and zoning map.
1. Change from Residence A-2 to Industry the following area:
Beginning at a point, said point being the Town Bound at the junction of the Town Boundary lines of Reading, Stoneham and City of Woburn;
Thence in a Northwesterly direction along the Town lines between the Town of Reading and the City of Woburn, a distance of 820 feet, more or less, to a point where the Town Line crosses State Highway Route 128.
Thence in a Southwesterly, Easterly and Northeasterly direction along the Southerly sideline of State Highway Route 128 a distance of 3953 feet, more or less, to the division property line of land of Mar- garet Marcella and Ruth Shirley Larson and land of Eleanor Marsh and Stanley C. Brown;
Thence in a Southeasterly direction along the division property line of land of Margaret Marcella and Ruth Shirley Larson and land of Eleanor Marsh and Stanley C. Brown a distance of 276.8 feet, more or less to a point on the Town Boundary Line between the Town of Reading and the Town of Stoneham;
Thence in a Westerly direction along the Town Boundary Line between the Towns of Reading and Stoneham a distance of 3670 feet more or less to the point of beginning.
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2. Change from Residence A-1 to Industry the following areas:
Beginning at a point, said point being the junction point of the division property line of land of Margaret Marcella and Ruth Shirley Larson and land of Eleanor Marsh and Stanley C. Brown and the Town Boundary line between the Town of Reading and the Town of Stoneham.
Thence along the Division property line of said Larson and said Brown and the Northeasterly direction a distance of 252 feet, more or less, to a point which is located on a line 25 feet Southerly and parallel, to the Southerly sidelines of State Highway Route 128;
Thence along the line 25 feet Southerly of and parallel to the Southerly sideline of State Highway Route 128 and the Southwest Ramp to Main Street, in a Northeasterly and Southeasterly direction, a distance of 1010 feet, more or less, to a point on a line which is 200 feet West of and parallel to the center line of Main Street;
Thence along the line which is 200 feet West of and parallel to Main Street in a Southerly direction a distance of 105 feet, more or less, to a point on the Town Boundary line between the Town of Reading and the Town of Stoneham.
Thence along the Town Boundary line between the Town of Read- ing and Stoneham in a Southwesterly direction a distance of 1000 feet, more or less, to the point of beginning.
Beginning at a point, said point being the Boundary point between the Town of Reading, the Town of Stoneham and the Town of Wakefield;
Thence in a Northeasterly direction along the Town Boundary line between the Town of Reading and Wakefield a distance of 610 feet, more or less, to the Southerly sideline of State Highway Route 128.
Thence along the Southerly sideline of State Highway Route 128 in a Southwesterly direction a distance of 46 feet, more or less, to the point where the Southerly sideline of State Highway Route 128 and the Southeasterly sideline of the Southeast Ramp meet;
Thence along the Southeasterly sideline of the Southeast Ramp in Southwesterly direction a distance of 490 feet, more or less, to a point where a line 200 feet East of and parallel to the centerline of Main Street crosses the Southeast Ramp;
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