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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1937-09-27-STM-WARRANT 140 TOWN WARRANT Commonwealth of Massachusetts Middlesex,ss. To either of the Constables of the Town of Lexington, in said County: Greeting: In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts , you are directed to notify the inhabitants of the Town of Lexington, qualified to vote in elections and in town affairs to meet in the Cary Memorial Building, in said Lexington, on monday, the 27th day of September, 1937, at eight o'clock P. M. , then and there to act on the following articles: Article 1. To receive the reports of any Board of Town Officers or of any Committee of the Town and to appoint other Committees . Article 2. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and transfer money fromavailable funds. for engineering work in connection with obtaining bids and preparing specifications and construction drawings for Vine Brook Drainage. Article 3. To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen to execute and deliver a release of its easement to use for the purpose of Vine Brook improvement the property of the Arlington rive Cents Savings Bank adjoining the siteof the Town Office Building in exchange for a grant of full title to a strip of definite width adjoining Vine Brook as shown on a plan by John T. Cosgrove, Town Engineer, dated April 28, 1937, on file in the office of the Town Clerk. Article 4. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and transfer sums from available funds to the following accounts : Public Welfare; Old Age Assistance; Aid to Dependent Children; Removal of Snow and Ice; Sidewalk Construc- tion; Sundry Streets ; Law Department . Article 5. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and transfer a sum of money from available funds to defray the expenses incurred b the Retirement Board established under hapter 318 of the by of 1936. Article 6. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and transfer a sum of money from available funds to be paid to the Board of Retirement asa contribution from the Town for the Pension Accumulation Fund, under the provisions of Section 31G, Paragraph 3 of Chapter 32 of the General Laws, as amended by Chapter 318 of the Acts of 1936. Article 7. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate funds for labor and materials on public works and for other expenses in connection therewith, to be expended by the Selectmen for aid to persons employed on various projects , andprovide funds therefor by transfer from available funds. Article 8. To see if the Town will vote to install an 8" water main in Shade Street for a distance of approximately 1320 feet, subject to the assessment of betterments , and appropriate and transfer money from available funds therefor; and will authorize the Selectmen to .execute in the name and on behalf of the Town an agreement with J. Willard Hayden with respect to the said extension, including a stipulation for non-assessment or abatement of betterments for future extensions past the property of the said Hayden. Article 9. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate a further sum of money for the purchase of the real estate n ered 1557 Mass. Avenue, Lexington, adjoining the Cary Memorial Hall, former- ly owned by the late William L. Barnes, and to provide the money by transfer from available funds or by the issuance of bonds or notes of the to . Article 10. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and transfer a sum of money from available funds for repairs to the Captain Parker Monument. 351 Article 11. To see if the Town will authorize and ratify a settlement of the action of Benjamin B. Meady against the Town for damages, and appropriate money for the same by transfer from available -funds. Article 12. To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen to install street lights in the following unaccepted streets : Spencer Street; Fairview Avenue. Article 13. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and trans- fer a sum of money from the Water Dept. Available Surplus Account to the Water Maintenance Account. Article 14. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and trans- fer a sum of money from the account for the installation of warning signals at. Fletcher Avenue at the Boston and Maine railroad cross- ing to the Highway Maintenance Account. Article 15. To see if the Town willvote to appropriate and trans- fer a sum of money from the Road Machinery Fund to the Road Machin- ery Account. Article 16. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and trans- Ler a sit* of money fr m the account for Highway Construction, incoln treet, 1936 �ontract, to the account or Highway Construc- tion, Lincoln Street, 1935 Contract. Article 17. To see if the Town will vote to amend Article 3, Sec- tion 5 of the General By-Laws of the Town by substituting for the first sentence thereof the following: "The annual meeting of the Town shall be called for such an hour, and the polls shall be kept open continuously, for voting, until such hour °-.s shall be set forth by the Selectmen in the warrant for the meeting. Articll 18. To see if the Town will vote to change the name "' � Avenue to "Harrington Road." Article 19. To see if the Town will vote to accept from the Lexington. Board. of Trade a gift of the two signs marked "Welcome to Lexington" and located at two entrances to the town, and appro- priate and transfer money from available funds for the maintenance thereof. Article 20. To see if the Town will vote to accept from the Town of Arlington the 6 inch water main in Hibbert Street which leads from the Arlington Line for a distance of approximately 250 feet in a northerly direction. Article 21. To see if the Town will vote to transfer a sum of money to the Collector of Taxes as reimbursement on account of counterfeit money. Article 22. To see if the Town will vote to have the Moderator appoint a Committee of Five to recommend to the town whether they should increase the size of the present Burlington Street park area of 5.3 acres by purchasing from Peter J. and Margaret E. Kinneen part or all of the adjoining property bounded by Burlington Street, the present town park, and the Board of Survey 6treets as shown on plan of the Town Engineer dated dune 3, 1935. Article 23. To see if the Town will vote to amend the Lexington Zoning By-Law as follows : Under Section 3. Districts Defined. (b) , M.1 Districts : by striking out Paragraph 1, which reads, "Beginning on the easterly line of the Railroad property atthe northerly side line of Fottler Avenue and extendingalong..the easterly line of the Railroad property, for a distance of 2,700 feet, thence easterly from said Railroad property a distance of 300 feet, thence southerly parallel with said Railroad property to a point 352 opposite the point of beginning." , and by changing the Map in accordance therewith; and by changing the numbering of Paragraph 2 to become Paragraph 1, or take any action thereon. Article 24. To see 1f the Town will vote to amend the Lexington Zoning. By-La and Map by changing the limits of the existing C.1 District as follows :- 14. -14. At the junction of Woburn and Lowell Streets business districts upon each ofthe corners and extending for a distance of 200 feet along each street from the junction points of the side lines of each street thence back at right angles toeach said street until the exterior lines intersect. Article 25. To see if the Town will vote to amend the Lexington Zoning By-Law' gnd Map by changing from an R.2 District to a C.1 District the area bounded and described as follows :- Beginning at Fottler Avenue on the easterly side of Massa- chusetts Avenue, extending southerly 265 feet, thence turning easterly 190.24 feet to the Railroad property, thence turning northerly along the Railroad property 265.38 feet to Fottler Avenue, thence turning westerly along Fottler Avenue 174.34 feet to the point of beginning. Article 26. To see if the Town will vote to amend the Lexington Zoning By-Law and Map as follows :- By changing that part of Section 1. which now reads, and as shown on the zoning map prepared by J. Henry Duffy, Town Engineer, and filed with the Town Clerk March 17, 1924, and all u+uendments thergto, which map as amended is hereby made a part of this By-Law, to read as follows :- and as shown on the zoning map prepared by John T. Cosgrove, Town Engineer, and filed with the Town Clerk August 12, 1937, and all amen.uents thereto, which map as amended is hereby made a part of this By-Law. Article 27. To see if the Town will vote to amend the Lexington Zonin. By-Law as follows :- : , changing under"Section 3. (b) , C.1 Districts , paragraph 11, which now read: : On the easterly side ofBedfordStreet the property known as the Carbarn property, extending from Bedford Street to the Railroad property, and on the westetly side of Bedford Street extending southerly from a point opposite the northerly boundary of the Carbarn property to Reed Street and of a depth of 100 feet from the westerly line of Bedford Street." to read as follows :- 11. On the easterly side of Bedford Street beginning at a point on the northeasterly side of Bedford Street said point being northwesterly and distant 145 feet from the southeasterly terminus of a curve of radius 816.4 feet and extending south- easterly along Bedford Street for a distance of 285 feet and extending in depth to the Boston and Maine Railroad and on the westerly side of Bedford Street beginning at a point on the southwesterly side of Bedford Street said point being northwesterly and distant 154 feet from a stone bound marking the southeasterly terminus of a curve of radius 866.4 feet and extending south- easterly along Bedford Street to the northeasterly side line of Reed Street and of a depth of 100 feet from the adjacent side line of Bedford Street. And you are directed to serve this Warrant seven days at least before the time of said meeting as provided in the By-Laws of the Town. Hereof fail not, and make due return on this Warrant, with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk, onor before the time of said meeting. Given under our hands at Lexington, this fourteenth day of September, A. D. , 1937. CHARLES E. FERGUSON SELECTMEN PHILIP M. CLARK ARCHIBALD R. GIROUX OF WILLIAu G. POTTER ALBERT A. ROSS LEXINGTON C. a September 20th, 1937 To the Town Clerk, I have notified the inhabitants of Lexington by posting printed copies of the foregoing Warrant in the Post Office, in the vestibule of the Town Office Building and six other public places in the Town, and by mailinga printed copy of the same to every registered voter in the own seven days before the time of said meeting. Attest: Patrick J. Maguire Constable of Lexington SPECIAL ELECTION OF TOWN MEETING MEMBERS OF PRECINCT THREE, HELD MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1937, ESTABROOK HALL Meeting called to order by the Town Clerk, James J. Carroll, at 7 :50 P.M. There were twenty-eight Town Meeting Members present. Town Clerk James J. Carroll explained the reason for the election as follows : a vacancy existed for a term ending in March 1938, caused by the resignation of Allen W. Rucker, who had been appointed as Chairman of the Appropriation Committee. It was unanimous that nominations for Chairman and Clerk for the meeting be made from the floor. It was unanimous that George E. Smith serve as Chairman. It was unanimous that Clayton M. Morse serve as Clerk. The nomination for the election of A. Edward Rowse by Eugene T. Buckley was seconded and declared a unanimous vote, the Clerk, Clayton M. Morse, being instructed to cast one vote for said election. Clayton M. Morse did cast one vote for A. Edward Rowse. Motion made and seconded meeting be dissolved. Attest : Clayton M. Morse Clerk Lexington, Mass. September 27, 1937 James J. Carroll Town Clerk Dear Sir: I hereby accept my election as a Town Meeting Member of Precinct Three, term expiring March 1938. Very truly yours, A. Edward Rowse