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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1939-03-06-TE-Warrant and 1939-03-20-ATM-WARRANT 470 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, quali- Lied to vote in elections and in town affairs, to meet in their respective voting places in said town, PRECINCT ONE, ADAMS SCHOOL; PRECINCT TWO, THREE; AND FOUR, CARY MEMORIAL HALL, on MONDAY, ThE SIXTH DAY OF MARCH, A. D. 1939, at six o'clock, A. M. , then and there to act on the following articles: Article 1. To choose by ballot the following town officers: One Town Clerk for the term of one year; Two Selectmen for the term of three years; One Town Treasurer for the term of one year; One Collector of Taxes for the term of one year; One Cemetery Commissioner for theterm of three years; One Member of the School Committee for the term of twee years; One Moderator for the term of one year; Two members of the Planning Board for the term of twee years; Two Constables for the term of one year; Seventeen Town Meeting Members in each Precinct for the term of three years; One Town Meeting Member in Precinct One for the term of one year; One Ton Meeting Member in Precinct Two for the term of two years; Two Town Meeting Members in Precinct Two for the term of one year; One Town Meeting Member in Precinct Three for the term of one year. The polls will be open at 6:00 A.M. and will remain open until 8:00 P.M. You are also to notify the inhabitants aforesaid to meet in Cary Memorial Hall in said Town on Monday, the twentieth day of March, 1939 at 8:00 P.M. at which time and place the following articles are to be acted upon and determined exclusively by the Town Meeting Members, in accordance with Chapter 215 of the Acts of 1929 and subject to the referendum provided for by section eight of said chapter. Article 2. To receive the reports of any Board of Town. Officers or of any 'Committee of the Town and to appoint other Committees . Article 3. To choose such Town Officers as are required by law and are usually chosen by nomination. Article 4. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Town Treasurer, 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, 1940, 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 Section 17, Chapter 44, General Laws. Article 5 . To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to refund any or all of the revenue notes issued in anticipation of the revenue of the year 1939, in accordance with the provisions of Section 17, Chapter 44, General Laws; any debt so incurred to be paid from the revenue of the year 1939 . Article 6. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate a sum of money from the Highway Fund, provided by Chapter 2 of the Acts of 1939 for any of the purposes authorized by said chapter. 471 Article 7. To see if the Town will make the usual appro- priations for Town expenses for the ensuing year, by direct appro- priation, by transfer from available funds, or by a combination of the two methods, or act in any manner in relation thereto. Article 8. To see if the Town will vote to transfer unex- pended appropriation balances in any of the Accounts to the Excess and Deficiency Account, or take any other action inrelation there- to. Article 9. To see if the Town willauthorize the Board of Selectmen to sell and dispose of the property taken by the Town by foreclosure of tax. titles. Article 10 . To see if the Town will vote to appropriate a sum of money for the Reserve Fund as provided by Chapter 40, Section 6, General Laws, or act in any manner in relation thereto. Article 11. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to petition the Director of Accounts of the State for an audit for the year 1939. Article 12. To see if the Town will vote to transfer the sum of $1647.25 received from Middlesex County for dog fees to the Cary Memorial Library Account. Article 13. To see if the Toqu will make an appropriation for the suppression of Gypsy and Brown Tail moths, and other pests, in accordance with Chapter 132, General Laws, or act in any manner in relation thereto. Article 14. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate a sum sufficient to pay the County of Middlesex, as required by law, on account of assessments levied on the town for its share of the principal of the Middlesex County Tuberculosis Hospital Addition Funding Loan, Act of 1935, bonds maturing in 1939 issued in com- pliance with Chapter 417 of the Acts of 1935, as amended by Chap- ter 205 of the Acts of 1937, less amount of premium as provided in Section 37A of Chapter 35, General Laws, as amended by Chapter 29 of the Acts of 1933, also for any other indebtedness incurred and outstanding under said Chapter 417 as amended, also for the town's share of the cost and interest on said bonds due in 1939; also for the care, maintenance, and repair of said Hospital for 1938, and including interest on temporary notes issued therefor in accordance with sections of :Chapter 111 of the General Laws applicable therefor, and for all other expenses in connection therewith, including Chapter 400 , Section 25 G ( 6) ( a) of the Acts of 1936, determine how the moneyshall be raised, or act in any manner in relation thereto. Article 15 . To see if the Town will vote to appropriate funds for the payment of pensions to retired members of the Police and Fire DeparL,nents, under Chapter 32, General Laws, or act in any manner in relation thereto. Article 16. To see if the Town will vote to install water mains in such accepted or unaccepted streets as may be applied for during the year 1939 in accordance with authority contained in the By-laws of the Town, subject to the assessment of betterments, and to take by eminent domain any necessary easements therefor, and to pay for the same by direct appropriation, by transfer from avail- able funds, or by the issue of notes or bong s of the town. Article 17. To see if the Town will vote to install sewer mains in such accepted or unaccepted streets as may be applied for during the year 1939 in accordance with St. 1897, Ch. 504, as amended, or, otherwise, and to take by eminent domain any necessary easements therefor, and to pay for the same by direct appropriation, by transfer from available funds, or by the issue of notes or bonds of the Town. Article 18. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate money for highway maintenance under authority of Chapter 90 of the General Laws . 472 F1 X Article 19. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate a sum of money for the improvement of Bedford Street; said money to be used in conjunction with any money which may be allot- ted by the State or CounLv , or both, for this purpose; and to be raised by direct appropriation, by transfer from available funds, or by the issue of notes or bonds of the Town. Article 20. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate a sum of money for the improvement of Weston Street; said money to be used in conjunction with any money which may be allot- ted by the State or County, or both, for tris purpose; and to be raised by direct appropriation, by transfer from available funds, or by the issue of notes or bonds of the Town. ,or accept the layout of as a town way, Artie. tl. To see if the Town will vote to establish as a town way Eliot Road between Pelham Road and Washington Street, as laid out by the Selectmen, and shown upon a certain plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk, dated January 19 , 1939, or take any action in relation thereto. Article 22. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate a sum of money for the improvement of Westview Street, as relocated by the -County Commissioners, said money to be raised by direct appropriation, by transfer from available funds, or by the issue of notes or bonds of the Town, and to see if the Town will vote to accept reimbursement from the New England Water Supply Corporation for the cost of the work. Article 23. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate funds for providi tg cooperation with tine Federal Government in unemploy- ment relief and other projects, of direct or indirect benefit to the totirn or its inhabitants, said funds to be expended by the Selectmen. Article 24. To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen to install street lights in the following unaccepted streets: 0ai o not Circle; Daniels Street. Article 25. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to construct granolithic or bituminous concrete side- walks where the abutting owner pays one-half the cost, and provide funds for said construction by direct appropriation. Article 26. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate money for the replacement and installation of water mains not less than 6 inches and not more than sixteen_ inches in diameter in the following streets, and in such other streets as the Selectmen may determine: Stetson Street, from Merriam Street to Oakland Street, a distance of approximately 600 feet; and pay for the same in whole or in part by direct appropriation, by transfer from available funds, or by the issue of notes or bonds of the Town. Article 27. To see if the Town will authorize the Selec Lmen to enter into an agreement on behalf of the Town of Lexington with the Town of Arlington to provide cooperation between the two towns in the matters of connection of sewers in Lexington with Town of Arlington sewers, and the connection of sewers in Arlington with Town of Lexington sewers, or take any action relating thereto. Article 28. To see if the Town will vote to purchase the _ lot of land on Clarke Street lmown as the Isaac Harris Car Edu- cational Fund lot, and containing 12,508 square feet more or less, for any appropriate municipal purpose, and to pay for the same in whole or in part by direct appropriation, by transfer from available funds, or by the issue of notes or bonds of the Town. Article 29 . To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to execute and deliver a lease of some or all of the land of Hildur Sorensen located at 116 Woburn Street, for the purpose of disposal of refuse, and to appropriate a sum of money for rent thereof. - 473 Article 30. To see if the Town will ratify the action of the Board of. Selectmen in requesting the Legislature to amend Statute 1926, Chapter 221 with reference to the assessment of betterments for sewer construction in Lexington so as to make possible the use of Federal funds in sewer construction, or express any other opinion with reference to such legislation. Article 31. To see if the Torn will vote to raise and appropriate a further sum of money for the purpose of acquiring lands and easements and constructing a sanitary sewer, force msin and pumping station for North Lexington, in addition to sums appropriated under Article 2 of the Warrant for the Special Town Meeting of August 25 , 1938, and authorize and direct the Selectmen to accept on behalf of the town, for use in carrying out such project, an additional Federal grant of money pursuant to the Public Works Administration Appropriation Act of 1938; and authorize the treasurer with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow such sums as may be necessary to meet any appropriation made and to use any other available funds that may be raised by taxation or appropriated for that purpose, or take any action relating thereto. Article 32. To see if the Town will amend its By-law called the Plumbing Laws by substituting therefor a new Plumbing By-law under the authority of General Laws, Chapter 142, section 13 as amended, substantially as set forth in a draft of such by-law on file in the office of the Town Clerk and open to public inspec- tion; and to see if the Town will vote to appropriate funds for the purpose of printing arid publishing the same, and pay expenses incidental thereto. Printed copies of such proposed by-law will be distributed to Town Meeting Members at the opening of the first meeting after election of officers and mag be obtained:by any others who may be interested. Article 33. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate money to pay any unpaid bills for prior years of the various town departments. Article 34. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate a sum of money for the Contributory Retirement System es- tablished under the provisions of Chapter 318 of the Acts of 1936, or take any action in relation thereto. Article 35 . To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate a sum of money for purchasing uniforms for the Cadets in the Lexington Senior and Junior High Schools, or take sry other action in relation thereto. Article 36. To see if the Town will vote to refund emergency loans made under General Laws, Chapter 44, section 8, clause 9p to pay for damage caused by the hrricane of September, 1938, by the issue of bonds or notes of the Town in the amount of 23,000.00 payable in not more than ten years in accordance with the law. Article 377 . To see if the Town will vote to appropriate a sum of money to be set apart and administered as a general unem- ployment relief fund in accordance with law, such money to be provided by direct appropriation or by transfer from available funds or by a combination of the two methods . Article 38. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate a sum of money for the improvement of the traffic control system in the vicin_iLy of Clarke Street, or take any action in relation thereto. Article 39. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate a sum of money for the purchase of a new ladder truck for the Fire Department, such money to be provided by direct appropriation, by transfer from available funds or by the issue of notes or bonds of the Town, or by a combination of any of these methods. 474 1:74 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 tine of said meeting. Given under our hands at Lexington this twenty-fourth day of February, A. D., 1939 . ARCHIBALD R. GIRO 1UX SETR CTMFN WILLIAM G. POTT.b.a OF A. EDWARD ROWSE LEXINGTON PHILIP M. CLARK February 27, 1939. 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 copy of the same to every registered voter in the Town, seven days before the time of said meeting. Attest: PATRICK J. M GU IRE Constable of Lexington