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ARTICLE 8. On motion of Lawrence Drew it was voted that the Board of Selectmen be, and they hereby are, authorized and instructed
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to demolish and remove the freight sheds located on High Street adja- cent to the Boston and Maine Railroad tracks and construct a parking area on the location, and that the sum of Three Thousand Eight Hun- dred Dollars ($3,800.00) be raised and appropriated from the tax levy for the purpose of such demolishing, removal and construction of parking area.
ARTICLE 9. On motion of Ronald A. Winslow it was voted that the sum of Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00) be raised and appropriated from the tax levy for the purpose of acquiring uniforms and equipment for the Police Reserve.
ARTICLE 10. On motion of Lawrence Drew it was voted that the Board of Selectmen be, and they hereby are, authorized to sell or ex- change upon such terms and conditions as they may determine the pres- ent radio base station in the Police Station and all mobile communica- tion units in the Police Cruisers and Ambulance, and that the sum of Four Thousand Eight Hundred Dollars ($4,800.00) be transferred from Surplus Revenue to be used, together with the proceeds of said sale or exchange, for the purchase of a new radio base station in the Police Station and new mobile communication units for the Police Cruisers and Ambulance, and that the Town Accountant be, and he hereby is, authorized, empowered, and instructed to transfer said sum to carry out the purpose of this vote.
ARTICLE 11. On motion of Ralph J. Bens, Jr., it was voted that the sum of Two Thousand Two Hundred and Fifty Dollars ($2,250.00) be raised and appropriated for the purchase of uniforms for members of the Police Department.
ARTICLE 12. On motion of Lawrence Drew it was voted that the Board of Selectmen be, and they hereby are, authorized to sell or ex- change, upon such terms and conditions as they may determine, the 1955 Ford Police Cruising Car, and that the sum of Two Thousand Three Hundred Dollars ($2,300.00) together with the proceeds from said sale or exchange be raised and appropriated for the purchase of a new auto- mobile for the Police Department.
ARTICLE 13. On motion of Ralph J. Bens, Jr., it was voted that the Board of Selectmen be, and they hereby are, authorized to sell or ex- change, upon such terms and conditions as they may determine, the 1960 Chevrolet Police Cruising Car, and that the sum of One Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($1,500.00) together with the proceeds of said sale or exchange be raised and appropriated for the purchase of a new auto- mobile for the Police Department.
ARTICLE 14. On motion of Ralph J. Bens, Jr., it was voted that the Board of Selectmen be, and they hereby are, authorized to sell or ex- chanage, upon such terms and conditions as they may determine, the 1960 Chevrolet Police Cruising Car, and that the sum of One Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($1,500.00) together with the proceeds of said sale or exchange be raised and appropriated for the purchase of a new auto- mobile for the Police Department.
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ARTICLE 15. On motion of Ronald A. Winslow it was voted that the sum of One Thousand Three Hundred Five Dollars ($1,305.00) be raised and appropriated for purchase of uniforms for members of the Fire Department.
ARTICLE 16. On motion of Lawrence Drew it was voted that the Board of Selectmen be, and they hereby are, authorized to sell or ex- change, upon such terms and conditions as they may determine, the 1957 Chevrolet Station Wagon used by the Fire Department and that the sum of One Thousand Six Hundred Dollars ($1,600.00) together with the proceeds from said sale or exchange, be raised from the tax levy and ap- propriated for the purchase of a new automobile for the Fire Department
ARTICLE 17. On motion of Ronald A. Winslow it was voted that the sum of Six Thousand Dollars ($6,000.00) be transferred from Surplus Revenue and appropriated for the purchase of a new two-ton platform dump truck equipped with an eight-ton winch for the Moth Department, and that the Town Accountant be, and he hereby is, authorized and em- powered 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 Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($5,500.00) be raised and appropriated for the use of a helicopter in spraying the trees by the Moth Department.
ARTICLE 19. On motion of Ralph J. Bens, Jr., it was voted that the sum of One Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($1,500.00) be raised and appropriated for the further development and maintenance of the Town Forest.
ARTICLE 20. On motion of Ralph J. Bens, Jr., it was voted that the sum of One Thousand Three Hundred Dollars ($1,300.00) be raised and appropriated for the care of graves of any persons who have served in the Army, Navy, Air Force 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, Chapter 115, General Laws.
ARTICLE 21. On motion of Sydney M. Hodson, Jr., it was voted that the sum of Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00) be raised and appropriated for the observance of the Christmas Season of 1961 by the decoration and illumination of public buildings and public streets and the decoration of Christmas trees upon municipal land.
ARTICLE 22. On motion of Charles R. Baisley it was voted that the sum of Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00) 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 23. On motion of Donald R. Walker it was voted that the School Committee be, and they hereby are authorized and empowered to sell or exchange on such terms and conditions as they may determine, the 1958 one-half-ton pickup truck used by the School Department, and that the sum of One Thousand Eight Hundred Dollars ($1,800.00) to-
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gether with the proceeds of such sale or exchange, be raised and appro- priated for the purchase of a new three-quarter-ton dump body truck for the school Department.
ARTICLE 24. On motion of Barbara E. Winkler it was voted that the sum of Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000.00) be transferred from Surplus Revenue and be appropriated for the purpose of repairing and renovating the Walter S. Parker Junior High School and for the purchase of equipment in connection with such renovation and that the Town Ac- countant be, and he hereby is, authorized, empowered and instructed to make such transfer to carry out the purpose of this vote.
ARTICLE 25. On motion of Edward W. Palmer, as amended by Carl H. Amon, Jr., it was voted that the sum of Thirty Thousand Dollars ($30,000.00) be transferred from Surplus Revenue and appropriated for the purpose of finish-grading and developing the land in Birch Meadow adjacent to the Reading Memorial High School, said land being shown as areas 3 and 4 on plan dated June 1930, filed with the Town Clerk's Of- fice and upon completion of this field to be used in addition to the school baseball program and at such times as they are not using it for the purpose of:
Little League Pony League Reading Town Team
And any other organized team in the Town of Reading.
On motion of Melvin S. Crosby it was voted that the meeting stand adjourned until March 23, 1961, at 8:00 P. M. to meet in the Memorial High School Auditorium.
Meeting adjourned at 10:50 P. M.
176 Town Meeting Members were present.
A true copy. Attest
BOYD H. STEWART Town Clerk
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ADJOURNED ANNUAL TOWN MEETING
Memorial High School
March 23, 1961
The meeting was called to order by the Moderator, Kenneth C. Latham, at 8:00 P. M.
The invocation was given by Rev. Bruno J. Visco.
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 there be and hereby is established a Special Committee to be known as the "Transportation Study Committee" for the purpose of studying and ana- lyzing all matters pertaining to public transportation in, to and from, the Town of Reading; that the committee consist of the following:
Chairman of the Board of Selectmen Chairman of the Finance Committee
Chairman of the Board of Public Works Chairman of the Planning Board
all ex officio, and three members at large to be appointed by the Board of Selectmen; said committee to make reports from time to time to a Town Meeting, and in any event at the Annual Meeting in March of 1962, and that the work of the committee be under the direction and supervision of the Board of Selectmen.
On motion of Lawrence Drew it was voted to place Article 3 on the table.
ARTICLE 26. On motion of William H. Diamond it was voted that Article 26 be indefinitely postponed.
ARTICLE 27. On motion of William H. Watt it was voted that the sum of One Thousand Two Hundred and Forty ($1,240.00) Dollars be raised and appropriated for the purpose of cleaning and maintaining the Town Parking Areas located Westerly of Main Street and Northerly of Haven Street; and Northerly of Haven Street and Easterly of Chute Street; and Westerly of Lowell Street; said sum to be apportioned as follows:
One Thousand Forty ($1,040.00) Dollars for Salaries
Two Hundred ($200.00) Dollars for Expenses
ARTICLE 28. On motion of Donald E. Florence it was voted that the sum of Nine Thousand ($9,000.00) Dollars be raised and appropriated for the purpose of maintaining, improving and constructing facilities in the parks and playgrounds, such sum to be expended by and under the direction of the Board of Public Works.
ARTICLE 29. On motion of Donald E. Florence it was voted that the sum of Twenty Three Thousand, Ninety Three and Twenty Five One Hundreths ($23,093.25) Dollars be raised and appropriated and the sum of Forty One Thousand, Nine Hundred Six and Seventy Five One Hun- dredths ($41,906.75) Dollars be transferred from the Road Machinery Fund, and that said sums aggregating Sixty Five Thousand ($65,000.00)
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Dollars be appropriated for the maintenance, repair and operation of road machinery and for the purchase by the Board of Public Works of:
Two Medium Sized Dump Trucks
Two Small Sized Dump Trucks
One Street Sweeper
and that the Board of Public Works be, and they hereby are, authorized and empowered to sell or exchange upon such terms and conditions as they may determine:
One 1955 Dodge Two Ton Dump Truck
One 1956 Dodge Two Ton Dump Truck
One 1949 Dodge Two Ton Dump Truck
One 1949 Sterling Five Ton Dump Truck
One 1955 Street Sweeper
and the proceeds from such sale or exchange to be appropriated in addi- tion to the aforementioned Sixty Five Thousand ($65,000.00) Dollars for the purchase of the aforementioned equipment, and the Town Account- ant be, and he hereby is, authorized and instructed to transfer such amount to carry out the purpose of this vote.
ARTICLE 30. On motion of Sydney M. Hodson, Jr., it was voted that the sum of Eight Thousand Seven Hundred Dollars ($8,700.00) be raised and appropriated for the purpose of improving and constructing a por- tion of Lowell Street from Route 93 to Woburn Street, and a portion of Salem Street from Lowell Street to Route 128, together with such funds as may be provided by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the County of Middlesex under Section 34 of Chapter 90 of the General Laws.
ARTICLE 31. On motion of Sydney M. Hodson, Jr., it was voted that the sum of One Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($1,500.00) be raised and appropriated for the purpose of maintaining, repairing and resurfacing the streets constructed under Section 34 of Chapter 90 of the General Laws together with such sums as may be provided by the Com- monwealth of Massachusetts and the County of Middlesex.
ARTICLE 32. On motion of Donald E. Florence it was voted that the sum of Three Thousand Dollars ($3,000.00) be raised and appropri- ated for the purpose of employing consulting engineering services, in- cluding field surveys and inspection of construction projects of the Board of Public Works including sewers, storm drains, water and highways, such sum to be expended by and under the direction of the Board of Public Works.
ARTICLE 33. On motion of Sydney M. Hodson, Jr., it was voted that the sum of Four Thousand Six Hundred Dollars ($4,600.00) be trans- ferred from Surplus Revenue and appropriated for the purpose of pro- viding and installing two-way radio equipment in vehicles used by the Board of Public Works including a base station at the Municipal Garage on John Street.
ARTICLE 34. On motion of Donald E. Florence it was voted that the sum of Two Thousand Eight Hundred Dollars ($2,800.00) be raised
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and appropriated for the purpose of replacing and repairing the roof of the Municipal Garage on John Street.
ARTICLE 35. On motion of Donald E. Florence it was voted that the Town accept the Report of the Board of Public Works on the reloca- tion or alteration of a portion of the Easterly side line of Pearl Street abutting lands of Harry R. Thompson and Mabel P. Thompson and adopt the recommendations contained therein, and that the sum of Eight Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($8,500.00) be raised and appropriated for the construction of said relocation or alteration and for the acquisi- tion of land for said relocation or alteration.
Votes in the affirmative 172 Votes in the negative None
Report of the Board of Public Works of the Relocation or Alteration of a Portion of the Easterly 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 Highway be laid out, relocated or altered as and in the location hereinafter described, and 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 having heard all persons present who de- sired to be heard, have laid out, relocated or altered as a public Highway for the use of the Town, a portion of the Easterly side line of Pearl Street near its most Southerly terminus with a State Highway known as Main Street. The boundaries and measurements of said Public Highway as so laid out.
ARTICLE 36. On motion of Willard C. Ames 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 PUTNAM ROAD and adopt the recom- mendations contained therein, and that the sum of Three Thousand Eight Hundred Dollars ($3,800) be transferred from the Putnam Road Development Fund and the sum of Nine Thousand and Fifty Dollars ($9,050) be transferred from Surplus Revenue and that said sums ag- gregating Twelve Thousand Eight Hundred and Fifty Dollars ($12,850) be appropriated for the laying out and construction of said Way, and that the Town Accountant be, and he hereby is, authorized and in- structed to transfer said sums to carry out the purpose of this vote.
ARTICLE 37. On motion of Lawrence W. Leonard 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 Reading Terrace and adopt the recommendations contained therein, and that the sum of One Thousand One Hundred and Fifty Dollars ($1,150) be transferred from Surplus Revenue and appropriated for the laying out and construction of said Way, 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 38. On motion of Lawrence W. Leonard 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 Scout Hill Lane and adopt the recommendations contained therein, and that the sum of One Thousand and Fifty Dollars ($1,050) be transferred from Surplus Revenue and ap- propriated for the laying out and construction of said Way, 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 39. On motion of Lawrence W. Leonard 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 Shady Hill Lane and adopt the recommendations contained therein, and that the sum of One Thous- and One Hundred and Fifty Dollars ($1,150) be transferred from Sur- plus Revenue and appropriated for the laying out and construction of said Way, and that the Town Accountant be, and he hereby is, author- ized and instructed to transfer said sum to carry out the purpose of this vote.
ARTICLE 40. On motion of Willard C. Ames 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 Gleason Road and adopt the recom- mendations contained therein, and that the sum of Four Thousand One Hundred and Fifty Dollars ($4,150) be transferred from Surplus Revenue and appropriated for the laying out and construction of said Way, and that the Town Accountant be, and he hereby is, authorized and in- structed to transfer said sum to carry out the purpose of this vote.
ARTICLE 41. On motion of Willard C. Ames 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 Gleason Road and adopt the recom- mendations contained therein, and that the sum of Five Hundred Dol- lars ($500.00) be transferred from Surplus Revenue and appropriated for the laying out and construction of said Way, and that the Town Accountant be, and. he hereby is, authorized and instructed to transfer said sum to carry out the purpose of his vote.
ARTICLE 42. On motion of William H. Watt 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 Alden Circle and adopt the recommen- dations contained therein, and that the sum of Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) be transferred from Surplus Revenue and appropriated for the laying out and construction of said Way, 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 43. On motion of Willard C. Ames 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 Greenwood Road and adopt the recom- mendations contained therein, and that the sum of Eight Hundred and Fifty Dollars ($850.00) be transferred from Surplus Revenue and ap- propriated for the laying out and construction of said Way, and that
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the Town Accountant be, and he hereby is, authorized and instructed to transfer said sum to carry out the purpose of this vote.
ARTICLE 44. On motion of Willard C. Ames 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 MacIntosh Road and adopt the rec- ommendations contained therein, and that the sum of Eight Hundred and Fifty Dollars ($850.00) be transferred from Surplus Revenue and appropriated for the laying out and construction of said Way, 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 45. On motion of Donald E. Florence 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 Cherry Lane Drive and adopt the rec- ommendations contained therein, and that the sum of One Thousand One Hundred and Fifty Dollars ($1,150) be transferred from Surplus Revenue and appropriated for the laying out and construction of said Way, 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 William H. Diamond it was voted to take Article 2 from the table.
ARTICLE 2. The following printed report was read by Forest T. Benton:
PROPOSED SWIMMING POOL READING, MASS.
(Separate Sheets)
ARTICLE 2. The following report was read by Ronald A. Winslow:
Progress Report of the Building Code Study Committee
The Building Code Study Committee has held fourteen meetings during the past year and has made substantial progress in drafting recommended changes to the Town Building Code.
The Committee proposes to continue its work.
Building Code Study Committee JOHN H. FULLERTON, Chairman HOWARD T. CLINCH ROYAL C. JAQUES
On motion of Lawrence Drew it was voted to place Article 2 on the table.
On motion of William H. Diamond it was voted to take Article 57 from the table.
ARTICLE 57. William H. Diamond moved that the sum of Forty- four Thousand Eight Hundred Twelve and 40/100 Dollars ($44,812.40) be transferred from the Ethel E. Grant Fund account in Charlestown Savings Bank (Account No. 518,299), that the sum of Sixty Thousand Dollars ($60,000.00) be transferred from Surplus Revenue, and that the sum of Thirty-nine Thousand Eight Hundred Twenty-seven and 60/100 Dollars ($39,827.60) be raised from the tax levy, and that all three
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sums aggregating One Hundred Forty-four Thousand Six Hundred Forty Dollars ($144,640.00) be appropriated for the purpose of con- structing a swimming pool within an enclosed building on land now owned by the Town at the rear of the building known as the Reading Community Center and originally equipping and furnishing said building and swimimng pool and refurbishing such portions of the basement of the Community Center Building as may be necessary to make such swimming pool and building an integral part of the Community Center Building, and that the said aggregate sum be de- posited in a special account to be known as the "Reading Municipal Swimming Pool Building Account; that the present members of the Swimming Pool Study Committee or their duly appointed successors be and they hereby are appointed to a new committee to be known as the Swimming Pool Building Committee; that the said Swimming Pool Building Committee be and it hereby is authorized, empowered and instructed to proceed at once to construct, originally equip and furnish such building and swimming pool and to refurbish such por- tions of the basement of the Community Center Building as may be necessary to make such swimming pool and building an integral part of the Community Center Building, and to enter into, in behalf of the Town, any and all agreements and contracts necessary to carry out the purpose of this vote; and that the Town Accountant be, and he hereby is, authorized, empowered and instructed to transfer said sums in order to carry out the purpose of this vote.
This motion was lost 55 voted in the affirmative 103 voted in the negative
ARTICLE 57. (Amendment) Stanford C. Cameron, Jr., moved that the motion under Article 57 be amended by striking out the words "that the sum of Sixty Thousand Dollars ($60,000.00) be transferred from Surplus Revenue, and that the sum of Thirty-nine Thousand Eight Hundred Twenty-seven and 60/100 Dollars ($39,827.60) be raised from the tax levy, and that all three sums aggregating One Hundred Forty- four Thousand Six Hundred Forty Dollars ($144,640.00) be appropriated" and substituting therefor the words "that the sum of Ninety-nine Thousand Eight Hundred Twenty-seven and 60/100 Dollars ($99,827.60) be raised from the tax levy, and that both sums aggregating One Hundred Forty-four Thousand Six Hundred Forty Dollars ($144,640.00) be appropriated" so that the Motion under Article 57 shall read as follows:
MOVED: That the sum of Forty-four Thousand Eight Hundred Twelve and 40/100 Dollars ($44,812.40) be transferred from the Ethel E. Grant Fund account in Charlestown Savings Bank (Account No. 518,299), that the sum of Nine-nine Thousand Eight Hundred Twenty- seven and 60/100 Dollars ($99,827.60) be raised from the tax levy, and that both sums aggregating One Hundred Forty-four Thousand Six Hundred Forty Dollars ($144,640.00) be appropriated for the purpose of constructing a swimming pool within an enclosed building on land now owned by the Town at the rear of the building known as the Reading Community Center and connecting the same to the said Com-
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munity Center Building and originally equipping and furnishing said building and swimming pool and refurbishing such portions of the basement of the Community Center Building as may be necessary to make such swimming pool and building an integral part of the Com- munity Center Building, and that the said aggregate sum be deposited in a special account to be known as the "Reading Municipal Swim- ming Pool Building Account"; that the present members of the Swim- ming Pool Study Committee or their duly appointed successors be and they hereby are appointed to a new committee to be known as the Swimming Pool Building Committee; that the said Swimming Pool Building Committee be and it is hereby authorized, empowered and instructed to proceed at once to construct, originally equip and furnish such building and swimming pool and to refurbish such portions of the basement of the Community Center Building as may be necessary to make such swimming pool and building an integral part of the Community Center Building, and to enter into, in behalf of the Town, any and all agreements and contracts necessary to carry out the pur- pose of this vote; and that the Town Accountant be, and he hereby is, authorized, empowered and instructed to transfer said sums in order to carry out the purpose of this vote.
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