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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1954-03-01-TE-Warrant-and-1954-03-15-ATM-Warrant r:. n+ a^ 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 their respective voting places in said Town. PRECINCT ONE, ADAMS SCHOOL: PRECINCTS TWO, THREE AND FOUR, CARY MEMORIAL BUILDING on Monday, the 1st day of March, A.D., 1954 at 7:30 o'clock A.M., then and there to act on the following articles : ARTICLE 1. To choose by ballot the following Town Officers : Two Selectmen for the term of three years; One member of the School Committee for the term of three years; One Cemetery Commissioner for the term of three years; Two members of the Planning Board for the term of five years;. One Trustee of Public Trusts for the term of six years; One Moderator for the term of one year; One Collector of Taxes for the term of one year; One Town Clerk for the term of one year; One Town Treasurer for the term of one year; Two Constables for the term of one year; Seventeen Town Meeting Members in each Precinct for the term of three years; Two Town Meeting Members in Precinct One to fill the unexpired term ending March 1955; One Town Meeting Member in Precinct Two to fill the unexpired term ending March 1955; One Town Meeting Member in Precinct Four to fill the unexpired term ending March 1955; The polls will be open at 7 :30 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 fifteenth day of March, 1954, 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, l J ' -2- ARTICLE 2. To receive the reports of any Board of Town Officers or of any Committee of the Town. ARTICLE 3. To appoint or provide for the appointment of the fol- lowing Committees; Committee on Lectures under wills of Eliza Cary Farnham and Susanna E. Cary Capital Expenditures Committee ARTICLE 4. To see if the Town will make appropriations for ex- penditures by departments, officers, boards and committees of the Town for the ensuing year and determine whether the money shall be provided by the current tax levy or by transfer from available funds, including any special funds, or by any combination of these methods, or act in any other manner in relation thereto. ARTICLE 5. To see if the Town will 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, 1955, 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 of Chapter 44 of the General Laws. ARTICLE 6. To see if the. Town will establish the salary and com- pensation of the Town Treasurer, Town Clerk and Town Collector of Taxes, being all the elected officers of the Town on a salary basis, as provided by Section 106 of Chapter 41 of the General Laws, and raise and appropriate the funds necessary therefor, or act in any other manner in relation thereto. ARTICLE 7. To see if the Town will transfer unexpended appropri- ation balances in any of the accounts to the Excess and Deficiency Account, or to other accounts suitable for such transfer under Chapter 44 of the General Laws, or act in any other manner in relation thereto. ARTICLE 8. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate money to pay any unpaid bills rendered to the Town for prior years, or act in any other manner in relation thereto. -3- ARTICLE 9. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate a sum of money for the Reserve Fund as provided by Section 6 of Chapter 40 of the General Laws, or act in any other manner in relation thereto. ARTICLE 10. To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen to petition the Director of Accounts of the State for an audit for the year 1954, or act in any other manner in relation thereto. ARTICLE 11. To see if the Town will vote to install new or re- placement water mains in such accepted or unaccepted streets or other land as the Selectmen may determine in accordance with authority contained in the By-laws of the Town, subject to the assessment of betterments or otherwise, and to take by eminent domain, purchase or otherwise acquire any fee, ease- ment or other interest in land necessary therefor; appropriate money for such installation and land acquisition and determine whether the money shall be provided by the current tax levy, by transfer from available funds, in- cluding any special water funds, or by borrowing, or by any combination of these methods; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. ARTICLE 12. To see if the Town will vote to install sewer mains in such accepted or unaccepted streets or other land as the Selectmen may de- termine in accordance with Chapter 504 of the Acts of 1897, as amended, or otherwise, and to take by eminent domain, purchase or otherwise acquire any fee, easement or other interest in land necessary therefor; appropriate money for such installation and land acquisition and determine whether the money shall be providedby the current tax levy, by transfer from available funds, including any special sewer funds, or by borrowing, or by any combin- ation of these methods; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. ARTICLE 13 . To see if the Town will make supplementary appropri- ations to be used in conjunction with money appropriated in prior years for the installation or construction of water mains, sewers, drains or streets that have heretofore been authorized, and determine whether the money shall be provided by the current tax levy, by transfer from available funds or by borrowing or by any combination of these methods; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. r; t • -¢- ARTICLE 14. To see if the Town will appropriate a sum of money for the purchase of a fire engine for the Fire Department and determine whether the money shall be provided by the current tax levy, by transfer from available funds, or by any combination of these methods; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. ARTICLE 15. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate a sum of money for the installation of traffic lights at the East Lexington Fire Station by the Fire Department, or act in any other manner in relation thereto. ARTICLE 16. To see 1f the Town will raise and appropriate funds for the payment of pensions to retired members of the Police and Fire De- partments under Chapter 32 of the General Laws, or act in any other manner in relation thereto. ARTICLE 17. To see if the Town will appropriate a sum of money for highway maintenance under the authority of Chapter 90 of the General Laws, and determine whether the money shall be provided by the current tax levy or by transfer from available funds, or by any combination of these methods; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. ARTICLE 18. To see if the Town will appropriate a sum of money for highway construction under the authority of Chapter 90 of the General Laws, and determine whether the money shall be provided by the current tax levy or by transfer from available funds, or by any combination of these methods; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. ARTICLE 19. To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen to construct concrete, bituminous concrete or' other sidewalks where the abut- ting owner pays one-half of the cost or otherwise; appropriate a sum of money for such construction, and determine whether the money shall be pro- vided by the current tax levy or by transfer from available funds, or by any combination of these methods; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. ARTICLE 20. To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen to install curbings at such locations as they may determine; appropriate a sum of money for such installation, and determine whether the money shall be -5* provided by the current tax levy or by transfer from available funds, or by any combination of these methods; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. ARTICLE 21. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate money for the improvement of lowlands and swamps and the eradication of mosquitoes under Chapter 252 of the General Laws or for the eradication of mosquitoes by the Board of Health of Lexington, or act in any other manner in relation thereto. ARTICLE 22. To see if the Town will vote to install drains in such accepted or unaccepted streets or other land as the Selectmen may deter-> mine, in accordance with Chapter 263 of the Acts of 1926, as amended, or otherwise, and to take by eminent domain, purchase or otherwise acquire any fee, easement or other interest in land necessary therefor; appropriate money for such installation and land acquisition and determine whether the money shall be provided by the current tax levy, by transfer from available funds or by borrowing, or by any combination of these methods; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. ARTICLE 23. To see if the Town will appropriate a sum of money for the purchase by or with the approval of the Selectmen of equipment for the Department of Public Works, and determine whether the money shall be pro- vided by the current tax levy or by transfer from available funds, including the Road Machinery Fund, or by any combination of these methods; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. ARTICLE 24. To see if the Town will vote to enlarge the scope of the Road Machinery Fund by crediting to said fund an amount based on hourly rental for the use of motorized equipment of the Public Works Department when used on various projects carried on under the direction of said Depart- ment or other Town Departments, the amount of said credit not to exceed the amount allowed by the State for the use of similar equipment; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. ARTICLE 25. To see if the Town will authorize the Board of Se- lectmen to appoint one of its members to the Board of Appeals, in accordance with Section 4A of Chapter 41 of the General Laws, or act in any other man- / ruir. J' h err -6- ner in relation thereto. ARTICLE 26. To see if the Town will vote to install street lights in such unaccepted streets as the Selectmen may determine prior to the final adjournment of the 1955 Annual Town Meeting, or act in any other manner in relation thereto. ARTICLE 27. To see if the Town will vote to accept Chapter 624 of the Acts of 1952 which provides for an increase in the amounts of pen- sions, retirement allowances and annuities payable to certain former town employees, and raise and appropriate money therefor; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. ARTICLE 28. To see if the Town will appropriate a sum of money for the development and grading of additional land in the Sunset Section layout in Westview Cemetery and the development of additional roadways therein, and determine whether the money shall be provided by the current tax levy or by transfer from available funds, including the Westview Sale of Lots Fund, or by any combination of these methods, or act in any other manner in relation thereto. ARTICLE 29. To see if the Town will appropriate a sum of money for the purchase by the Cemetery Commissioners of equipment for the Cemetery Department, and determine whether the money shall be provided by the current tax levy or by transfer from available funds, including the Westview Sale of Lots Fund, or by any combination of these methods; or act in any other man- ner in relation thereto. ARTICLE 30. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate a sum of money for the construction of a grandstand in the enclosed field at the center playground or act in any other manner in relation thereto. ARTICLE 31. To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen to sub-divide into building lots all or any portion of that part of the so- called Poor Farm Traet, situated off Hill and Cedar Streets and now owned by the Town, which has not been previously sub-divided and to sell such new or previously sub-divided lots in their discretion to veterans of World War II or of the Korean conflict who were residents of Lexington at the time of • -7- their induction into the Armed Services, at a price of $300 per lot; or act in any other manner in relation thereto . ARTICLE 32. To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen to sell a portion.of the so-called Poor Farm Tract to the Lexington Golf Club; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. ARTICLE 33, To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen to sell and convey the land on Meriam Street known as the Old Fire Station Site, upon such terms and conditions as they deem proper; or act in any other man- ner in relation thereto; said land being described as follows ; Beginning at a stone bound on the southeasterly side line of Meriam Street at the property now or formerly of Henry P. Boutelle, thence running northeasterly along Meriam Street a distance of 42.90 feet to a stone bound. Thence turning at an angle of 900 00' and running southeasterly by land now or formerly of Henry P. Boutelle a distance of 79.56 feet to a stone bound. Thence turning at an angle of 90° 20' 30Th and running southwesterly by land now or formerly of Henry P. Boutelle a distance of 42.68 feet to a point. Thence turning at an angle of 89° 49' 30n and running northwesterly by land now or formerly of Henry P. Boutelle a distance of 79.73 feet to the point of beginning and containing 3,407 plus or minus square feet. ARTICLE 34. To see if the Town will vote to authorize and direct the Selectmen to petition the General Court to amend the referendum pro- visions of Chapter 215 of the Acts of 1929, being the act establishing the representative town meeting form of government in Lexington, by striking out Section 8 and inserting in place thereof a new Section B in substantially the following form, or act in any other manner in relation thereto : SECTION 8. A vote passed at any representative town meeting authorizing the expenditure of twenty thousand dollars or more as a special appropriation, or establishing a new board or office or abolishing an old board or office or merging two or more boards or offices, or fixing the term of office of town officers, where such term is optional, or increasing or reducing the number of members of a board, or adopting a new by-law, or amending an existing by-law, shall not be operative until after the expira- tion of five days, exclusive of Sundays and holidays, from the dissolution of the meeting. If, within said five days, a petition signed by not less than three per cent of the registered voters of the town, containing their names and addresses as they appear on the list of registered voters, is filed with the Selectmen requesting that the question or questions involved in any such vote which has not become operative as aforesaid be submitted to the voters of the town at large, then the operation of such vote shall be further suspended pending its determination as hereinafter provided, and the Selectmen, within ten days after the filing of the petition, shall call a special meeting, which shall be held within fourteen days after the issuing of the call, for the purpose of presenting to the voters at large the question or questions so involved. All votes upon any questions so sub-. -8- mitted shall be taken by ballot, and the check list shall be used in the several precinct meetings in the same manner as in the election of town officers. The questions so submitted shall be determined by a majority vote of the registered voters of the town voting thereon, but no action of the representative town meeting shall be reversed unless at least twenty per cent of the registered voters shall so vote. Each question so submitted shall be in the form of the following question, which shall be placed upon the official ballot:--"Shall the town vote to approve the action of the rep- resentative town meeting whereby it was voted (brief description of the substance of the vote )?". If such petition is not filed within the said period of five days, the vote of the representative town meeting shall be- come operative upon the expiration of the said period. ARTICLE 35. To see if the Town will amend Article XXVI of the General By-Laws of the Town by striking out Section 2 and inserting in place thereof a new Section 2 to read as follows : Section 2. The Board of Appeals established under the Zoning By-Law shall oe- and shall act as the Board of Appeals under the Subdivision Control Law, being Sections 81K to 81 GG inclusive of Chapter 41 of the General Laws, and any acts in amendment thereof or in addition thereto. ARTICLE 36 . To see if the Town will amend the General By-Laws by adding thereto a new Article XXVII to read substantially as follows, or act in any other manner in relation thereto: ARTICLE XXVII: Loam, Sand and Gravel Removal. Section 1. The removal of soil, loam, sand or gravel from any land in the Town not in public use is prohibited unless authorized by a per- mit from the Board of Appeals, organized under the Zoning By-Law, except under the following circumstances :, a. When such removal is incidental to and in connection with the erection of a building for which a permit has been issued by the Building Inspector of the town. b. .When such removal is required in order to construct a street that has been approved by the Planning Board over the location from which such removal is made. c. When such removal is in accordance with special per- mission from the Board of Appeals issued under the provisions of the Zoning By-Law as now in effect or as hereafter amended. Section 2. Application for permit shall be filed with the Board of Appeals by the record owner of the land and shall be accompanied by a plan showing the location, boundaries and area of the land involved and the portion thereof from which the applicant proposes to remove material. -9- Section 3. The Board of Appeals shall fix a reasonable time for a public hearing on the application and shall give public notice thereof, at the expense of the applicant, by publishing notice of the time, place and purpose of the hearing in a local newspaper at least fourteen days before said hearing and by mailing a copy of said notice to the applicant and to the owners of all property deemed by said Board to be affected thereby, as they appear on the most recent local tax list, at least seven days before said hearing. Section 4. In granting a permit the Board of Appeals shall impose limitations as to the time and as to the extent of the permitted re- moval and such other appropriate conditions, limitations and safeguards as the Board deems necessary for the protection of the neighborhood and of the , public health, safety, convenience and welfare, and may condition the con- tinuance of the permit upon compliance with regulations of the Board of Appeals then in force or thereafter adopted. In its discretion the Board may require a surety bond, cash or other adequate security to insure com- pliance with the terms, conditions and limitations of the permit. The concurring vote of all the members of the Board shall be necessary for the issuance of a permit. Section 5. The penalty for violation of this by-law shall be as follows :- for the first offense, fifty dollars; for the second offense, one hundred dollars; and for each subsequent offense, two hundred dollars. ARTICLE 39. To see if the Town will provide for and authorize a committee to prepare final plans and specifications, to obtain bids and en- ter into a contract -or contracts for the construction and original equipping and furnishing of a new elementary school building to be constructed on the land situated westerly of School Street, southerly of Massachusetts Avenue and northerly of Roosevelt Road that the Town acquired for school and play- ground purposes in 1951; and to supervise the work; appropriate a sum of money for such purposes and dotgrmide:whether the money shall be provided by the current tax levy or by transfer from available funds or by borrowing, or by any combination of these methods; or act in any other manner in re- lation thereto. • -10- ARTICLE 38. To see if the Town will authorize the Planning Bzo' rdd to obtain options for land or rights therein that it desires to recon- . be acquired by the Town as locations for future streets and will auth- -' orrie the Selectmen to acquire such land or rights therein for such purposes; appropriate money for such options and such land acquisition and determine whether the same shall be provided by the current tax levy, by transfer from available funds, or by any combination of these methods; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. ARTICLE 39. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate money for the employment of consultants and additional employees by the Planning Board in the administration of the Subdivision Control Law and other func- tions of the Planning Board; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. ARTICLE 40. To receive the report of the Veterans ' Memorial Com- mittee and to see if the Town will authorize the construction of a veterans® memorial and appropriate money therefor and determine whether the money shall be provided in the current tax levy or by transfer from available funds or by any combination of these methods; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. ARTICLE 41. To receive the report of the Town Manager Plan Com- mittee and to see if the Town will authorize the Committee to prepare legis- lation to establish a Town Manager-Selectmen form of government for the Town and raise and of Lexington and submit it to the 1955 Annual Town Meeting;/or act in any appropriate money for the expenses of said Committee; other manner in relation thereto. ARTICLE 42'. To receive the report of the Job Classification and Salary Plan Study Committee and to take action thereon, including, if rec- ommended by the Committee, provision for a committee to prepare and submit at a subsequent town meeting a by-law establishing a job classification plan and a salary plan as authorized by Section 108A of Chapter 41 of the General Laws and to raise and appropriate money for the expenses of such committee. ARTICLE 43. To see if the Town will vote to establish as a Town way, and accept the layout of as a town way, Bertwell Road from Simonds Road, northwesterly, to Williams Road, approximately 520 feet as laid out by -11- the Selectmen under the Betterment Act, and shown upon a plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk, dated October 19, 1953 and to take by eminent domain or otherwise acquire any fee, easement or other interest in land necessary therefor; appropriate money for the construction of said road and for land acquisition, and determine whether the money shall be provided by t-he current tax levy, by transfer from available funds or by borrowing, or by any combination of these methods; or act in any other manner in relation ' thereto. ARTICLE 44. To see if the Town will vote to establish as a Town way, and accept the layout of as a town way, Buckman Drive from Locust Avenue, southerly, a distance of approximately 2000 feet as laid out by the Selectmen under the Betterment Act, and shown upon a plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk, dated May 7, 1953 and to take by eminent domain or otherwise acquire any fee, easement or other interest in land necessary therefor; appropriate money for the construction of said road and for land acquisition, and determine whether the money shall be provided by the cur- rent tax levy, by transfer from available funds or by borrowing, or by any combination of these methods; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. ARTICLE 45. To see if the Town will vote to establish as a Town way, and accept the layout of as a town way, Dawes Road from Pollen Road, southwesterly, a distance of approximately 1002 feet as laid out by the Selectmen under the Betterment Act, and shown upon a plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk, dated May 7, 1953 and to take by eminent domain or otherwise acquire any fee, easement or other interest in land necessary therefor; appropriate money for the construction of said road and for land acquisition, and determine whether the money shall be provided by the cur- rent tax levy, by transfer from available funds or by borrowing, or by any combination of these methods; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. ARTICLE 46. To see if the Town will vote to establish as a Town way, and accept the layout of as a town w ay, Oak Terrace from Oak Street, easterly, a distance of approximately 310 feet as laid out by the Selectmen under the Betterment Act, and shown upon a plan on file in the office of the l,, Town Clerk, dated January 6, 1954 and to take by eminent domain or other- wise acquire any fee, easement or other interest in land necessary therefor; appropriate money for the construction of said road and for land acquisition, and determine whether the money shall be provided by the current tax levy, by transfer from available funds or by borrowing, or by any combination of these methods; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. ARTICLE 47. To see if the Town will vote to establish as a Town way, and accept the layout of as a town way, Williams Road from Bedford Street to Dexter Road, a distance of approximately 800 feet, easterly as laid out by the Selectmen under the Betterment Act, and shown upon a plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk, dated December 10, 1953 and to take by eminent domain or otherwise acquire any fee, easement or other interest in land necessary therefor; appropriate money for the construction of said road and for land acquisition, and determine whether the money shall be provided by the current tax levy, by transfer from available funds or by borrowing, or by any combination of these methods; or act in any other man- ner in relation thereto. ARTICLE 48. To see if the Town will vote to establish as a Town way, and accept the layout of as a town way, Appletree Lane from Peachtree Road, southwesterly and southeasterly, a distance of approximately 1512 feet as laid out by the Selectmen and shown upon a plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk, dated December 31, 1953 and to take by eminent domain or otherwise acquire any fee, easement or other interest in land necessary therefor; and raise and appropriate money therefor; or act in any other man- ner in relation thereto. ARTICLE 49. To see if the Town will vote to establish as a Town way, and accept the layout of as a town way, Barberry Road from Concord Avenue, southerly and westerly, a distance of approximately 2386 feet as laid out by the Selectmen andcshbwn npbfl plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk, dated December 21, 1953 and to take by eminent domain or otherwise acquire any fee, easement or other interest in land necessary therefor; and raise and appropriate money therefor; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. JF -13- ARTICLE 50. To see if the Town will vote to establish as a Town way, and accept the layout of as a town way, Ballard Terrace from North Hancock Street, northerly a distance of approximately 820 feet as laid out by the Selectmen and shown upon a plan on .file in the office of the Town Clerk, dated December Sa, 1953 and to take by eminent domain or otherwise acquire any fee, easement or other interest in land necessary therefor; and raise and appropriate money therefor; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. ARTICLE 51. To see if the Town will vote to establish as a Town way, and accept the layout of as a town way, Bates Road from Wood Street, northeasterly, a distance of approximately 959 feet as laid out by the Selectmen and shown upon a plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk, dated December 10, 1953 and to take by eminent domain or otherwise acquire any fee, easement or other interest in land necessary therefor; and raise and appropriate money therefor; or act in any other manner in relation - thereto. ARTICLE 52. To see if the Town will vote to establish as a Town way, and accept the layout of as a town way, Battle Green Road from Minute Man Lane westerly and northwesterly to Paul Revere Road, a distance of approximately 1166 feet as laid out by the Selectmen and shown upon a plan on file in the office of the, Town Clerk, dated December 10, 1953 and to take by eminent domain or otherwise acquire any fee, easement or other in- terest in land necessary therefor; and raise and appropriate money therefor; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. ARTICT,E 53. To see if the Town will vote to establish as a Town way, and accept the layout of as a town way, Benjamin Road from Concord Avenue, northerly and westerly to Concord Avenue, a distance of approx- imately 1154 feet as laid out by the Selectmen and shown upon a plan on file in the officeof the Town Clerk, dated December 17, 1953 and to take by eminent domain or otherwise acquire any fee, easement or other interest in land necessary therefor; and raise and appropriate money therefor; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. -14- ARTICLE 54. To see if the Town will vote to establish as a Town way, and accept the layout of as a town way, Castle Road from Franklin Road, northeasterly to Hayes Avenue, a distance of approximately 470 feet as laid out by the Selectmen and shown upon a plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk, dated December 9, 1953 and to take by eminent domain or other- wise acquire any fee, easement or other interest in land necessary therefor; and raise and appropriate money therefor; or act in any other manner in re- lation thereto. ARTICLE 55. To see if the Town will vote to establish as a Town way, and accept the layout of as a town way, Field Road from Concord Avenue southerly to Barberry Road, a distance of approximately 981 feet as laid out by the Selectmen and shown upon a plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk, dated December 18, 1953 and to take by eminent domain or otherwise acquire any fee, easement or other interest in land necessary therefor; and raise and appropriate money therefor; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. ARTICLE 56. To see if the Town will vote to establish as a Town way, and accept the layout of as a town way, Holton Road from Wood Street, northeasterly to Patterson Road, a distance of approximately 768 feet as laid out by the Selectmen and shown upon a plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk, dated December 15, 1953 and to take by eminent domain or other- wise acquire any fee, easement or other interest in land necessary therefor; and raise and appropriate money therefor; or act in any other manner in re- lation thereto. ARTICLE 57. To see if the Town will vote to establish as a Town way, and accept the layout of as a town way, Hutchinson Road from Concord Avenue, northeasterly to Webster Road, a distance of approximately 1054 feet as laid out by the Selectmen and shown upon a plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk, dated December 15, 1953 and to take by eminent domain or otherwise acquire any fee, easement or other interest in land necessary therefor; and raise and appropriate money therefor; or act in any other man- ner in relation thereto. .{ -15- ARTICLE 58. To see if the Town will vote to establish as a Town way, and accept the layout of as a town way, Lantern Lane from Philip Road northerly to Dawes Road, a distance of approximately 947 feet as laid out by the Selectmen and shown upon a plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk, dated December 15, 1953 and to take by eminent domain or otherwise acquire any fee, easement or other interest in land necessary therefor; and raise and appropriate money therefor; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. ARTICLE 59. To see if the Town will vote to establish as a Town way, and accept the layout of as a town way, Minute Man Lane from Massachus- etts Avenue northerly and westerly to Battle Green Road as laid out by the Selectmen and shown upon a plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk, dated December 10, 1953 and to take by eminent domain or otherwise acquire any fee, easement or other interest in land necessary therefor; and raise and appropriate money therefor; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. ARTICLE 60. To see if the Town will vote to establish as a Town way, and accept the layout of as a town way, Patterson Road from Wood Street, northeasterly and northerly, a distance of approximately 1542 feet as laid out by the Selectmen and shown upon a plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk, dated December 14, 1953 and to take by eminent domain or otherwise acquire any fee, easement or other interest in land necessary therefor; and raise and appropriate money therefor; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. ARTICLE 61. To see if the Town will vote to establish as a Town way, and accept the layout of as a town way, Peachtree Road from Woburn Street, southerly, a distance of approximately 612 feet as laid out by the Selectmen and shown upon a plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk, dated December 30, 1953 and to take by eminent domain or otherwise acquire any fee, easement or other interest in land necessary therefor; and raise and appropriate money therefor; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. -16- ARTICLE 62. To see if the Town will vote to establish as a Town way, and accept the layout of as a town way, Peartree Drive from Lowell Street, northeasterly to Appletree Lane, a distance of approximately 250 feet as laid out by the Selectmen and shown upon a plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk, dated December 30, 1953 and to take by eminent domain or otherwise acquire any fee, easement or other interest in land necessary therefor; and raise and appropriate money therefor; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. ARTICLE 63. To see if the Town will vote to establish as a Town way, and accept the layout of as a town way, Philip Road from Buckman Drive, westerly,_ a distance of approximately 473 feet as laid out by the Selectmen and shown upon a plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk, dated December 15, 1953 and to take by eminent domain or otherwise acquire any fee, easement or other interest in land necessary therefor; and raise and appro- priate money therefor; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. ARTICLE 64. To see if the Town will vote to establish as a Town way, and accept the, layout of as a town way, Scotland Road from Appletree southeasterly and southwesterly to Appletree Lane, Lanewia distance of approximately 852 feet as .laid out by the Selectmen and shown upon a plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk, dated December 31, 1953 and to take by eminent domain or otherwise acquire any fee , easement or other interest in land necessary therefor; and raise and appropriate money therefor; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. ARTICLE 65. To see if the Town will vote to establish as a Town way, and accept the layout of as a town way, Stearns Road from Pleasant Street, northwesterly to Webster Road, a distance of approximately 252 feet as laid out by the Selectmen and shown upon a plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk, dated December 31, 1953 and to take by eminent domain or otherwise acquire any fee, easement or other interest in land necessary therefor; and raise and appropriate money therefor; or act in any other man- ner in relation thereto. ARTICLE 66. To see if the Town will vote to establish as a Town way, and accept the layout of as a town way, Webster Road from Hutchinson 1 / -17- Road to Hutchinson Road, a distance of approximately 2906 feet as laid out by the Selectmen and shown upon a plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk, dated December 31, 1953 and to take by eminent domain or otherwise acquire any feet easement or other interest in land necessary therefor; and • raise and appropriate money therefor; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. ARTICLE 67. To see if the Town will vote to establish as a gown way, and accept the layout of as a town way, Wildwood Road from Wood Street northeasterly to Patterson Road, a distance of approximately 618 feet as laid out by the Selectmen and shown upon a plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk, dated December 15, 1953 and to take by eminent domain or other- wise acquire any fee, easement or other interest in land necessary therefor; and raise and appropriate money therefor; or act in any other manner in re- lation thereto. • ARTICLE 68. To see if the Town will vote to establish as a Town way, and accept the layout of as a town way, Williams Road from Dexter Road, northeasterly to Blake Road, a distance of approximately 1030 feet as laid out by the Selectmen and shown upon a plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk, dated December 10, 1953 and to take by eminent domain or other- wise acquire any fee, easement or other interest in land necessary therefor; and raise and appropriate money therefor; or act in any other manner in re- lation thereto. ARTICLE 69. To see if the Town will vote to establish as a Town way, and accept the layout of as a town way, Wyman Road from Williams Road, northerly and easterly to Blake Road, a distance of approximately 2395 feet as laid out by the Selectmen and shown upon a plan on file in the of- fice of the Town Clerk, dated December 15, 1953 and to take by eminent domain or otherwise acquire any fee, easement or other interest in land necessary therefor; and raise and appropriate money therefor; •or act in any other manner in relation thereto. ARTICLE 70. To see if the Town will vote to amend its Zoning By- Law by striking out Sub-paragraph 1 of Paragraph (f ) of Section 4 thereof, -18- as amended, substituting therefor the following Sub-paragraph 1. , and by inserting additional new Sub-paragraphs 3 and 4, as follows, so that said Paragraph (f ) thus amended shall read in its entirety: ° (f ) M 1 - Light manufacturing districts 1. A district 1,800 feet wide on the northeasterly side of the railroad right of way and extending from the northwesterly line of the northern circumferential highway to the southeasterly line of Westview Street. 2. A district 2,400 feet wide on the southwesterly side of the railroad right of way and extending from the northwesterly line of the northern circumferential highway to the southerly line of Westview Street and the Lexington-Bedford town line. 3. A district bounded northeasterly by Bedford Street between Westview Street and Hinchey Road, southeasterly by Hinchey Road, south- westerly by a line 1,800 feet northeasterly from and parallel to the northeasterly side-line of the railroad right of way, and northwesterly by the southeasterly line of Westview Street. 4. A district bounded northwesterly by the north- westerly line of the Northeastern Gas Trans- mission Company pipeline right of way, north- easterly by the southwesterly line of Bedford Street, and southwesterly by a line 1,800 feet northeasterly from and parallel to the north- easterly side-line of the railroad right of way.!" or act in any other manner in relation thereto. (Inserted at request of ten or more registered voters. ) ARTICLE 71. To see if the Town will vote to amend its Zoning By- law by striking out Sub-paragraph 2 of Paragraph (f ) of Section 5 thereof and by substituting therefor the following expanded Sub-paragraph 2 as follows : 2. a. Storage and distribution ofliquid fuels. and lubricants from tanks resting on the . ground if earth diked or otherwise com- partmented and if spaced and otherwise safeguarded in accordance with the res. quirements e- quirements of the Division of Public Safety of the Commonwealth of Massachu- setts and the standards of the National Bureau of Fire Underwriters. b. Subject to permission from the Board of Appeals and such safety precautions as it may require, bulk distribution of liquid fuels and lubricants from underground storage tanks or from tanks elevated above the ground on sufficient supports . -19- or act in any other manner in relation thereto. (Inserted at request of ten or more registered voters . ) ARTICLE 72, To see if the Town will vote to amend its Zoning By- law to permit the construction to 85 foot height limit of industrial storing or processing facilities not for sustained human occupancy by striking out Paragraph (c ) of Section 7 of said By-law and substituting therefor the following Paragraph (e) : (c ) The limitations of height in feet shall not apply to chimneys, ventilators, skylights, tanks, bulkheads, penthouses and other ac- cessory structural features usually carried above roofs, nor to domes, towers or spires of churches or other buildings provided such features are in no way used for living pur- poses, provided further that, except with permission of the Board of Appeals in each case, no such structural feature of any non- manufacturing building shall exceed a height of 65 feet from the ground and no processing or storage feature (not for sustained human occupancy) of a manufacturing building shall exceed a height of 85 feet from the ground. or act in any other manner in relation thereto. (Inserted at request of ten or more registered voters. ) ARTICLE 73. To see if the Town will vote to amend its Zoning By- law to' provide larger side yards in industrial districts where they abut residential districts and to provide a specific series of ratios of indust- rial building coverages to required open areas on industrial lots in place of the present single ratio by striking out Sub-sections a. b. and 0. of Sub-paragraph 1 of Paragraph (e ) of Section 8 of said By-law and substitut- ing therefor the following Sub-sections a. b. and c: a. For each lot a frontage width not less than 150 feet upon the frontage street. b. For each lot: (1 ) A front yard not less than 30 feet in depth on each street upon which the lot abuts . (2) Side Yards not less than 30 feet in width nor less than 50 feet wherever any such yard abuts a residential zon- ing district. (3 ) A rear yard not less than 30 feet in depth nor less- than 50 feet wherever such yard abuts a residential zoning district. -20- (4) Between any two buildings neighboring one another on such a lot, a minimum separation distance of either 60 feet, or the average of the heights of the adjacent facades of such two buildings, whichever be the greater distance. e. On industrial lots open areas not occupied by any building (but which may be used for ve- hicle parking, truck loading or outdoor stor- age of materials if otherwise lawful) which shall be in the following stated proportions to total sizes of lots, as set forth below, and only the remaining portions of such lots may be covered by principal and accessory buildings, except such further coverage as may be permitted by the Board of Appeals after construction has occupied the build- able portion set forth hereunder: Size of Lot, Minimum Open Maximum Buildable Zero to 1.99 acres, incl. 75% 25 2.0 to 5.99 " " 70% 30% 6.0 to 9.99 " " 65% 35% 10.0 to 19.99 " 'r 60% 40% 20.0 to 29.99 " " 55; 45% 30.0 or more " 50% 50% (Inserted at request of ten or more registered voters. ) ARTICLE 74. To see if the Town will vote to authorize and require the Selectmen to designate a member of the Police Department as Youth Patrol Officer, such officer to be released in 1954 and 1955 from such duties as may be necessary to acquire special training to deal with youth, and when trained to give full time to any and all matters concerning the Youth of the Town; and to see if the Town will appropriate a sum not exceeding $1000.00 for tuition for said training, and a sum not exceeding $3800.00 for salary to employ a replacement in the regular patrol, or act in any other manner thereto. (Inserted at request of ten or more registered voters. ) ARTICLE 75. To see if the Town will vote to establish a Youth Committee; and to see if the Town will vote to appropriate a sum of money for the expenses thereof, or act in any other manner thereto. yy,� ar.Ney�(Insertedd�at request of ten or more registered voters. ) �womtn4n :)'?yJiyn fra 410 i!? "ble 111qi1. `Ni9 t'i'7 vv•Er41),!) ),J Vr'_:�'7 JA d!•:.t.1 fp Er Y*40 f;:be :1`t.j1. ' •.Ttt** r :. VIA 11,,, .f i•1... P,(ci.;' .,.r. :.& Asf1* S ': •1 s .i i.C. . . `.1 -21- ARTICLE 76. To _see if the Town will appropriate for and authorize a committee to obtain preliminary plans and specifications and cost estimates for the construction and original equipping and furnishing of an addition to the Franklin School; appropriate a sum of money for the ex- penses of the committee and determine whether the money shall be provided by the current tax levy or by transfer from available funds, or by any combing, tion of these methods; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. ARTICLE 77. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate a sum of money from available funds toward the reduction of the 1954 tax rate, or act in any other manner in relation thereto. -22- 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 eighth day of February, A.D. , 1954. )1CIAILIQ 70 • az_s(I ,tri, .,` tp-if Selectmen of A • ' ! rid Lexington W � , et �� :; 9 ori .. .S,Lt_,