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ARTICLE 82. On motion of Harold D. Kilgore, Jr. it was voted that the sum of One Thousand One Hundred Dollars ($1,100.00) be raised
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and appropriated from the Tax Levy for the purpose of Fluoridation of the municipal water supply of the Town of Reading, which sum is to be added to the previous appropriation voted for this purpose and is to be used specifically for the purchase of crystalline Sodium Fluoride.
The following report was read by Walter S. Hopkins, Jr.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
Middlesex, ss.
Town of Reading
Report of the Board of Public Works on the Relocation or Alteration of a Portion of the Southerly Side Line of South Street and the Southwesterly Corner of South Street and Jacob Way
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 require- ments of law relating to notice to owners of land thereof, and of a hear- ing thereon, and having met at the time and place appointed for such hearing, and then and there heard all persons present who desired to be heard, have laid out, relocated or altered as public highways for the use of the town, a portion of the Southerly side line of South Street and the Southwesterly corner of South Street and Jacob Way.
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 re- port is accepted and adopted by the Town, that said public highways shall therefore be laid out, relocated or altered in accordance with said plan, and that the sum of Two Hundred ($200.00) Dollars be raised and appropriated for the construction of said way.
(signed) KENNETH R. JOHNSON, Chairman COLEMAN J. DONAHUE, Secretary WALTER S. HOPKINS, JR. HAROLD D. KILGORE, JR. DOMENICK ZANNI, JR. Members of the Board of Public Works Town of Reading
ARTICLE 83. On motion of Walter S. Hopkins, Jr. it was voted that the Town accept the report of the Board of Public Works on the relocation or alteration of a portion of the Southerly side line of South Street abutting lands of Jacob N. Zeytoonian and Grace Zeytoonian and adopt the recommendations contained therein, and that the sum of Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) be transferred from the Real Estate Account and be appropriated for the acquisition of land for said relocation or
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alteration, and the Town Accountant be and he hereby is authorized and instructed to transfer said sum to carry out the purpose of this vote.
The following report was read by Harold D. Kilgore, Jr.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
Middlesex, ss.
Reading, Mass.
Report of the Board of Public Works on the Relocation or Alteration of a Portion of the Westerly Side Line 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 highways be laid out, relocated or altered as and in the location hereinafter described, having complied with all require- ments of law relating to notice to owners of land thereof, and of a hearing thereon, and having met at the time and place appointed for such hearing, and then and there heard all persons present who de- sired to be heard, have laid out, relocated or altered as public high- ways for the use of the Town, a portion of the Westerly side line of Fearl Street.
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 re- port is accepted and adopted by the Town, that said public highways shall therefore, be laid out, relocated or altered in accordance with said plan.
(signed) KENNETH R. JOHNSON, Chairman
COLEMAN J. DONAHUE, Secretary WALTER S. HOPKINS, JR. HAROLD D. KILGORE, JR. DOMENICK ZANNI, JR. Members of the Board of Public Works Town of Reading
ARTICLE 84. 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.
ARTICLE 85. On motion of Lawrence A. Cate it was voted that Article 85 be indefinitely postponed.
ARTICLE 4. On motion of Lawrence Drew it was voted to take Article 4 from the table.
ARTICLE 4. On motion of Lawrence Drew it was voted that Article 4 be indefinitely postponed.
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ARTICLE 3. On motion of Lawrence Drew it was voted to take Article 3 from the table.
ARTICLE 3. On motion of Lawrence Drew it was voted that Article 3 be indefinitely postponed.
ARTICLE 2. On motion of Lawrence Drew it was voted to take Article 2 from the table.
ARTICLE 2. On motion of Lawrence Drew it was voted that Article 2 be indefinitely postponed.
On motion of Lawrence Drew it was voted that the meeting be ad- journed, sine die, at 10:50 P. M.
134 Town Meeting Members were present.
A true copy Attest:
BOYD H. STEWART,
Town Clerk
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING
Senior High School Auditorium
May 6, 1957
The meeting was called to order by the Moderator, Kenneth C. Latham, at 8 P. M.
The warrant was partially read by the Town Clerk when on mo- tion of Lawrence Drew 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. On motion of Lawrence Drew it was voted to place Article 1 on the table.
ARTICLE 2. On motion of Gilbert M. Lothrop it was voted that the sum of Three hundred sixty-seven and 31/100 dollars ($367.31) be transferred from the Police - New Ambulance Account and the sum of Thirty-four and 69/100 dollars ($34.69) be transferred from the Police - New Station Wagon Account, and that said sums aggregating Four hundred and two dollars ($402.00) be appropriated for printing the Town Report for the year 1956, which appropriation is to be added to the previous appropriation for printing the Town Report for the year 1956, 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 3. On motion of Gilbert M. Lothrop it was voted that the sum of Five hundred dollars ($500.00) be transferred from Fire - New Two-Way Radio Account and be appropriated for Civil Defense, which appropriation is to be added to the previous appropriation for Civil Defense, said sum to be expended under the direction of the Board of Selectmen, 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 4. On motion of James E. Calvin it was voted that the sum of One Hundred and seventy-five dollars ($175.00) be transferred from Rebuilding Hose 2 Fire House Study Account and be appropriated for Municipal Building Janitor's Salary, which appropriation is to be added to the previous appropriation for Muncipal Building Janitor's Salary, 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.
ARTICLE 5. On motion of Lawrence Drew it was voted that the sum of Twenty-five hundred dollars ($2,500.00) be transferred from Sur- plus Revenue and be appropriated for the purchase of chairs for the Old High School Building, and that the Town Accountant be and hereby is authorized and instructed to transfer said sum to carry out the purpose of this vote.
ARTICLE 6. On motion of James E. Calvin it was voted that the Board of Selectmen be and they hereby are authorized, for and on be- half of the Town, to convey or abandon, upon such terms and condi- tions as they may determine, that portion of the easement acquired by the Town for installation of water mains, and any other right, title and interest which the Inhabitants of the Town of Reading may have in portions of a Private Town Way known as Gleason (Private) Road, and bounded and described as follows :-
Parcel 1. - Area 376 Square Feet. Bounded Easterly by Gleason (Private) Road - 41.20 feet Northerly by Parcel 2 as shown on a Plan hereinafter described - 26.66 feet Southwesterly by a reverse curve abutting Lot "A" 7 as shown on said plan - 33.64 feet and 14.62 feet.
Parcel 2. - Area 1616 Square Feet. Bounded Easterly by Gleason (Private) Road - 71.72 feet Southerly by Parcel 1, said plan - 26.66 feet Northwesterly by a curved line having a radius of 50.0 feet, abut- ting Lot "A" 8 said plan - 85.39 feet.
Parcel 3. - Area 2078 Square Feet. Bounded Westerly by Gleason (Private) Road - 83.45 feet Easterly by a curved line having a radius of 50.0 feet, abutting Lot "A" 9 said plan - 100.02 feet Southerly by Parcel 4, said plan - 13.36 feet.
Parcel 4. - Area 120 Square Feet. Bounded Westerly by Gleason (Private) Road - 29.46 feet Northerly by Parcel 3, said plan - 13.36 feet Southeasterly by a curved line having a radius of 40.0 feet, abut- ting Lot "A" 10 said plan - 33.64 feet.
All of said parcels herein described being shown on a Plan entitled "Plan of a Portion of Gleason (Private) Road, Reading, Mass., showing Areas To Be Abandoned" dated April 22, 1957. Scale 1 inch = 40 feet, Board of Public Works, James T. Putnam, Superintendent, said Plan being a part of this description.
Gleason (Private) Road, running Northerly from South Street West- erly from and parallel with Pine Ridge Road, was approved by the Board of Survey on June 11, 1951. At that time Gleason Road termi- nated in a cul-de-sac, with a forty foot strip reserved for a future pro- posed extension running Northerly from the cul-de-sac to a large un- developed area.
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In 1955 the undeveloped area was approved for development, and Gleason Road was extended Northerly. In 1957, the original Gleason Road was accepted as a public town way at the March 1957 adjourned Annual Town Meeting.
The extension of Gleason Road, which will eventually be a through way to Pine Ridge Road, makes the original cul-de-sac unnecessary, and the purpose of this Article is to abandon said cul-de-sac.
Four parcels of land will receive the benefit of this abandonment.
The Town will then not be compelled to maintain the sides or segments of the cul-de-sac.
111 vote in the affirmative.
0 voted in the negative.
ARTICLE 7. On motion of Lawrence Drew it was voted that the Board of Selectmen be and they hereby are authorized to sell and con- vey on behalf of the Town, upon such terms and conditions as they may determine, the following described lots of land and building :-
1. The land with the building thereon, situated in Reading, Mid- dlesex County, Massachusetts, shown on a plan entitled "Plan of Land in Reading, Mass. Owned by Inhabitants of the Town of Reading", by James T. Putnam, Supt., dated July, 1956, to be recorded with Middle- sex South District Registry of Deeds, and bounded and described as fol- lows:
SOUTHERLY by Salem Street (formerly called Lowell Street), one hundred twenty-one and 66/100 (121.66) feet;
WESTERLY by other land of the Town of Reading, one hundred seventeen and 13/100 (117.13) feet;
NORTHERLY by other land of the Town of Reading, shown as Laurel Hill Cemetery on said plan, and by land of the Old South Metho- dist Church in Reading, one hundred twenty-one and 55/100 (121.55) feet,
EASTERLY by land of the Old South Methodist Church in Reading, one hundred twenty-three and 10/100 (123.10) feet; containing 14,,606 square feet of land.
2. The land situated in Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, shown as Lot C on a plan entitled "Plan of Land in Reading, Mass. Owned by Inhabitants of the Town of Reading", by James T. Putnam, Supt. dated April 22, 1957, to be recorded with Middlesex South District Registry of Deeds, and bounded and described as follows :-
NORTHERLY by other land of the Town of Reading, one hundred twenty-one and 66/100 (121.66) feet;
EASTERLY by lot A on plan entitled "Plan Showing Alterations of Street Lines in Town of Reading, July 1930, Scale 1 inch = 10 feet, Davis and Abbott, Civil Engineers, Reading, which plan is recorded with Book 5527, Page 161, Middlesex South Registry of Deeds, five (5) feet;
SOUTHERLY by Salem Street, one hundred twenty-one and 75/100 (121.75) feet, more or less;
WESTERLY by Salem Street, at the entrance to Laurel Hill Ceme- tery, five (5) feet;
containing 608.5 square feet, more or less.
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3. The land situated in Reading, Middlesex County, Massachu- setts, shown as Lot A on "Plan Showing Alteration of Street Lines in the Town of Reading, dated July 1930, Davis and Abbott, Civil En- gineers", which plan is recorded with Book 5527, Page 161, Middlesex South Registry of Deeds, and bounded and described as follows :-
BEGINNING at a point ten and 10/100 (10.10) feet Westerly from a stone bound at the Northwesterly corner of Main and Salem Streets, thence the line runs Westerly ninety-five (95) feet, by land of the Old South Methodist Church in Reading; thence turning and running South- westerly five (5) feet by other land of the Town of Reading; thence turning and running Easterly seventy-seven and 25/100 (77.25) feet by the new line of Salem Street; and thence Northeasterly by a curved line having a radius of thirty-four (34) feet a length of eighteen and 67/100 (18.67) feet to the point of beginning;
containing 446 square feet of land, more or less.
128 voted in the affirmative
0 voted in the negative
ARTICLE 8. On motion of Boyd H. Stewart 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 is hereby amended in the following manner :-
Add after Hearing Reporter, the following new Classification:
BUILDING SUPERINTENDENT: Assists in the management and supervises the maintenance of the Old High School Building. Respon- sible for cleaning, repair and maintenance of mechanical and electrical equipment, plumbing, and structure of said Building. Provides special services such as labor for intra-office moving and makes arrangements for additional lighting and renovations. Responsible for scheduling the use of the auditorium in said Building for civic or private purposes. May allocate, requisition, and maintain office furniture. May show empty offices to prospective tenants. Keeps records of labor and material costs for operation and maintenance of Building, and issues periodic reports to the Board of Selectmen.
Amend Section 12, General Government, of the Salary & Wage Schedule, by establishing the weekly minimum and maximum rates for the new Job Classification of Building Superintendent as follows- Classification
Weekly
Min.
Max.
Section 12, General Government
Building Superintendent
$70.00
$90.00
ARTICLE 9. On motion of Walter S. Hopkins, Jr. it was voted that the sum of Forty-three Thousand One Hundred Sixty-seven and Eighty-one Hundredths ($43,167.81) Dollars be appropriated for the permanent construction of Summer Avenue, between Main Street and Woburn Street, and to meet said appropriation the sum of Forty-three Thousand One Hundred Sixty-seven and Eighty-one Hun-
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dredths ($43,167.81) Dollars be transferred from the proceeds received from the State under the provisions of Chapter 718 of the Acts of 1956 as amended by Chapter 18 of the Acts of 1957.
ARTICLE 10. On motion of Robert E. Turner it was voted that the sum of Six thousand dollars ($6,000.00) be transferred from Surplus Revenue and be appropriated for the purchase and installation of Safety and Fire Protection Equipment in the school buildings, 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.
ARTICLE 1. On motion of John H. Austin it was voted to take Article 1 from the table.
The following report was read by John H. Austin
Report of the Highland School Rebuilding Committee
The Highland School Rebuilding Committee, established under Arti- cle 3 of the Warrant for the Annual Town Meeting, March 18, 1957, sub- mits herewith its report and recommendations for the rebuilding of the Highland School, damaged by fire on March 6, 1957.
Article 3 of the Town Warrant for 1957 dealing with repair and rebuilding of the school and purchase of equipment for the same was so voted by the Town on motion as follows:
Article 3. On motion of Robert E. Turner it was voted that there be and hereby is established a special committee to be known as the Highland School Rebuilding Committee for the purpose of repairing and rebuilding the Highland School and equipping said building, and the members of said committee to be the same as the members of the Forest Street School building Committee.
The Rebuilding Committee, as established by Article 3 included the following:
John H. Austin Thomas F. Galvin
William E. Florence
George R. Larson
William E. Burpee - School Committee
Kenneth R. Johnson - Board of Public Works
Emerson A. Willard - Finance Committee
Planning
The Committee held its first meeting at the Highland School March 30, 1957, electing John H. Austin, Chairman, and Thomas F. Galvin, secretary. The architect, Clinton F. Goodwin, originally engaged by the School Committee, turned over to this committee all data compiled to date on the reconstruction of the school.
The committee met with the School Committee to evaluate the ex- tent of repairs and the needs of the school. From these discussions and after coordination with requirements of the Massachusetts Depart- ment of Public Safety the architect was able to prepare preliminary plans and estimates. It early became evident that some upgrading
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of the building facilities was necessary in addition to strict fire dam- age repairs and Public Safety requirement, as future plans indicate this school will be a necessary adjunct to the Reading school system for many years to come.
Representatives of this Committee and the School Committee met with the Finance Committee to discuss the recommendations herein con- tained.
Scope
The recommendations of this Committee are as follows:
Rebuild the present roof, saving as much of the original roof framing as is structurally sound. Repair or replace all fire and water- damaged portions of the building and equipment.
Incorporate into the building changes requested by the Department of Public Safety which include fire stops at stairways and stair-halls, entrance and egress improvements, and ventilation control.
Modernize the building by
1. Installing classroom wall cabinets to care for the varied materi- als, books, and equipment used in today's elementary educational program.
2. Adapt the kitchen and lunch program facilities to properly care for the large number of children taking advantage of the program.
3. Improve the toilet facilities by installing new metal toilet compartments in both boys' and girls' toilet rooms.
Cost of the Project
Repairs and Renovations
$141,780.00
Architect's and Engineers' Fees
9,300.00
Equipment, including replacement of that destroyed, sal-
vaging and refinishing partially damaged items 20,920.00
Contingencies
20,000.00
Total cost
$192,000.00
Financing
On the basis of an appropriation of $192,000.00 being approved by the Town, the Finance Committee has suggested the financing of the pro- ject in the following manner:
From available funds
$ 92,000.00
Bond issue, 5-year, within debt limit
100,000.00
Total appropriation $192,000.00
(signed) JOHN H. AUSTIN EMERSON A. WILLARD
GEORGE R. LARSON THOMAS F. GALVIN WILLIAM E. BURPEE KENNETH R. JOHNSON
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On motion of Lawrence Drew it was voted that Report be accepted as a Report of progress.
On motion of Lawrence Drew it was voted to place Article 1 on the table.
ARTICLE 11. On motion of John H. Austin it was voted that the sum of One Hundred and ninety-two thousand dollars ($192,000.00) be raised and appropriated for the purpose of repairing and reconstruct- ing the Highland School building and for the purchase of equipment and furnishings for said building; and to meet said appropriation Fifty-two thousand dollars ($52,000.00) be appropriated by transferring said sum from Surplus Revenue, and Forty thousand dollars ($40,000.00) be appropriated by transferring said sum from Overlay Surplus Re- serve Fund, and the Town Accountant be and he hereby is authorized and empowered to transfer said sum to carry out the purpose of this vote, and that the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, be and he hereby is authorized to borrow the sum of One hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00) to be borrowed within the statutory limit under the authority of Chapter 275 of the Acts of 1948 as amended, and to is- sue bonds or notes of the Town for the said One hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00) payable in accordance with the provisions of said Chapter 275 and of the General Laws of the Commonwealth of Massa- chusetts so that the whole loan shall be paid in not more than five years from the date of issue of the first bond or note, or at such earlier time as the Treasurer and Selectmen may determine, and said bonds and notes shall be signed by the Treasurer and countersigned by the Selectmen, and the Highland School Rebuilding Committee established under the vote of the Town at the Annual Town Meeting held on March 18, 1957, is hereby authorized to proceed with the repairing and re- constructing of said Highland School building and the purchase and installation of equipment and furnishings for said building and to enter into all contracts and agreements with respect thereto, and to do all other acts and things necessary or proper for carrying out the pro- visions of this vote.
125 voted in the affirmative
0 voted in the negative
ARTICLE 12. On motion of R. Tracy Eddinger it was voted that the sum of Two Hundred dollars ($200.00) be raised and appropriated for the purpose of maintaining state-aided vocational education in ac- cordance with the provisions of Chapter 74, General Laws and Acts amendatory thereto or dependent thereon, and that such sum be ex- pended by and under the direction of the School Committee.
76 voted in the affirmative
44 voted in the negative
On motion of Lawrence Drew it was voted to take Article 1 from the table.
On motion of Lawrence Drew it was voted that Article 1 be indefi- nitely postponed.
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On motion of Lawrence Drew it was voted to adjourn, sine die, at 10:00 P M.
132 Town Meeting Members were present. A true copy Attest
Town Clerk
SPECIAL STATE PRIMARY
November 19, 1957
Pursuant to the warrant and the Constable's Return thereon a Special State Primary was held at the time and places specified and was called to order by the wardens, in the precincts as follows:
Precinct 1 Pearl Street School
Boyd H. Stewart
Precinct 2.
Joshua Eaton School
Lawrence Drew
Precinct 3
Joshua Eaton School Lawrence Drew
Precinct 4 Senior High School Kenneth C. Latham
who then read the warrant and the officer's return and duly examined the ballot boxes and found them to be empty and registered 000.
The polls were then declared open at 7 A. M. and were closed at 8 P. M. with the following result: 1748 Republican Votes and 95 Demo- crat Votes for a total of 1843, as follows:
BALLOT OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY
Representative in General Court
Prec. Prec. Prec. Prec.
1
2
3
4 Totals
James E. Calvin, Reading
209
425
241
355
1230
John P. Collins, Reading
60
101
169
77
407
Arthur J. Gorrasi, Woburn
6
16
17
14
53
Stanley Roketenetz, Woburn
1
0
0
0
1
Clarence E. Wedge, North Reading
12
10
3
17
42
Blanks
5
5
3
2
15
293
557
433
465
1748
BALLOT OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY
Representative in General Court
Prec. Prec. Prec. Prec.
1
2
3
4 Totals
Joseph F. Brawley, North Reading
8
5
7
10
30
Albert B. Carlson, Woburn
5
2
4
1
12
Thomas F. Donahue, Woburn
9
13
10
14
46
Vincent V. Nash, Woburn
0
1
1
2
4
Blanks
0
2
0
1
3
22
23
22
28
95
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The votes were declared in open Town Meeting, sealed in ballot envelopes and transmitted to the Town Clerk to be placed in the town building vault for safe keeping.
Voted to adjourn sine die, 8:20 P. M. November 19, 1957.
Attest
BOYD H. STEWART
Town Clerk
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING
Reading Memorial High School
November 25, 1957
The meeting was called to order by the Moderator, Kenneth C. Latham, at 8:00 P. M.
The warrant was partially read by the Town Clerk, when on mo- tion of Lawrence Drew, 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 Irving C. Austin,
Report of Committee on Memorial High School
At the regular Town Meeting $1,400.00 was appropriated to be spent by this Committee under the direction of the School Committee for proper lettering on the building and suitable tablet inside.
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