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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1938-08-08-STM-WARRANT 432 July 5, 1938. The foregoing by-law is hereby approved. Paul A. Dever Attorney General 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 8th day of August, 1938, 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 Torn Officers or of any Committee of the Town and to appoint other Committees. Article 2. To see if the Town will adopt any or all of the recommendations of the Vine Brook Drainage Committee which report was received by the Town at its meeting held September 27, 1937. Article 3. To see if the Town will authorize the execution by' the Selectmen of contracts for the construction of drainage improvements in and adjacent to Vine Brook for the purpose of carrying out any or all of the recommendations of the Vine Brook Drainage Committee contained in the report of that committee received by the Town at its meeting of September 27, 1937 and authorize the taking by eminent domain of any lands or easements in lands for the purpose of carrying out any of the said recommen- dations, and will make an appropriation therefor, and meet the said appropriation by direct assessment or by the issue of bonds or notes of the Town payable as provided by law. Article 4. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen, on behalf of the Town, to purchase or take by eminent domain the land, right or easement to construct at the outlet of Butterfieldts Pond at Lowell Street a (ism to create a storage basin for flood flows of Vine Brook and the right to flow the land under and adjoining the said Butterfield's Pond and its tributaries, and that the Selectmen be authorized in the name and on behalf of the Town to execute contracts for the construc- tion of such a dam and appurtenant works, and to provide payment for the same by direct appropriation, by transfer from available fangs, or by the issue of bonds or notes of the Town, payable in accordance with the law. Article 5. To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen to construct a conduit to enclose the North Branch of Vine Brook from the west side of Waltham Street to the •junction of the North and South Branches, or any part thereof, and to provide payment for the same by direct appropriation, by transfer from available funds, or by the issue of bonds or notes of the Town, payable in accordance with the law. 433 Article 6. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Select- men to construct a low level sewer from a point about two_hundred and ten feet east of Hayes Lane to a point about two hundred and twenty feet south of Vine Brook Road near the conduit to be con- structed for Vine Brook as authorized by this meeting, and to acquire by purchase or by taking by eminent domain any necessary easement therefor, and to provide payment for the same by direct appropriation, by transfer from available funds, or by the issue of bonds or notes of the Town payable in accordance with the law. Article 7. To see if the Town will accept the grant allotment of the Federal Public Works Administration to aid the Town in financing the Sewer and Vine Brook Projects to be acted upon under Articles 3, 4, 5 and 6 of this Warrant, and will authorize the Selectmen to execute agreements on behalf of the Town of Lex- ington, between the Town of Lexington and the United States of America for certain proposed Sewer and Storm Drain Projects, or take any action relating thereto. Article 8. To see if the Town will vote to change the name of "Depot Park" to "Emery Park" , or take any action in relation thereto. Article 9. To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen to enter into an agreement on bellalf of the Town of Lexington with the Town of Arlington to provide co-operation between the two towns in the matters of connection of sewers in Lexington with Town of Arlington sewers, and the connection of sewers in Arl- ington with Town of Lexington sewers, or take any action rela- ting thereto. Article 10. To see if the Town will vote to accept a gift in the amount of $300. under the will of Emma I. Fiske, to be in- vested and the income used to place three bouquets of flowers around the monument in her family lot in Munroe Cemetery on Memorial Day and on September 15th of each year. Article 11. To see if the Town will accept a devise under the will of Bedros H. Bashian of an undivided one-half interest in a certain parcel of land at the corner of Massachusetts Avenue and Wood Street to be known as "Bashiants Park." Article 12. To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen to execute a deed of all right, title and interest of the Town in and to an undivided one-half interest in a certain parcel of land at the corner of Massachusetts Avenue and Wood Street de- vised to it by the will of Bedros H. Bashian to the residuary legatee under his will or whoever may appear to be entitled thereto. Article 13. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and transfer money from available funds for the purpose of install- ing an automatic mechanical stoker in the High School Building, or take any action relating thereto. Article 14. To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning By-Law by adopting the following amendment. -thereto or take any action thereon: To substitute under. Area Regulations, Section 6, a new Section 6 to read as follows:- Section 6. (a) In R. 1 and R.2 Districts no dwell- ing shall be erected upon land laid out for house lots after the adoption of this by-law unless there be provided for each such dwelling a lot frontage of not less than 100 feet upon the front- age street, and an area of not less than 12,500 square feet. On each side of each dwelling or other permitted main structure there shall be provided aside yard of at least fifteen feet in width, which shall be kept open from the front line of the main structure to the rear line thereof. 434 This paragraph shall not apply to lots of less than 100 foot frontage duly recorded by plan or deed at the time this by-law is adopted. (b) Where a corner lot has its corner bounded by a curved line connecting. other bounding lines which if extended would intersect, the frontage and area shall be computed as if such bounding lines were so extended. 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, on or before the time of said meeting. Given under our hands at Lexington, this nineteenth day of July, A. D., 1938. ARCHIBALD R. GIROUX MAJORITY OF A. EDWARD ROWSE SELECTMEN ALBERT A. ROSS OF WILLIAM G. POTTER LEXINGTON July 28th, 1938. 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 mailing a printed cony of the same to every registered voter in the Town ten days berore the time of said meeting. Attest: Patrick J. Maguire Constable of Lexington • SPECIAL TOWN MEETING HELD AUGUST 8, 1938 Meeting called to order at 8:10 P.M. by the Moderator, Robert H. Holt. There were 148 Town Meeting Members present. Town Clerk, James J. Carroll, read the warrant for the meet- ing, until upon motion of A. Edward Rowse, further reading of the warrant was waived - so voted. Town Clerk, James J. Carroll, read the Constable's return - of the warrant. Robert C. Merriam moves to take up Article One, presenting the Appropriation Committee's Report of the Articles contained in the warrant, moving that same be accepted and placed on file - so voted - 8:12 P.M. On account of the shortage of time, allowing for 'the prep- aration of the Appropriation Committee's Report, which did not allow report to be received by Town Meeting Members, Robert C. Merriam asks periissiOn to read report to the Town Meeting Mem- bers. Permission granted.