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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1971-06-14-STM-Warrant 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 Cary Memorial Hall, in said Town, on Monday, the fourteenth day of June, 1971, at 8:00 P.M., then and there to act on the following articles: ARTICT,F 1. To receive the reports of any board of Town Officers or of any committee of the Town. ARTICT,F 2. To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen on behalf of the Town to purchase, take by eminent domain or otherwise acquire for street, playground and recreational purposes, and other public purposes, the land, together with the buildings thereon, bounded southwesterly by Massachusetts Avenue, northwesterly by Meriam Street, northeasterly by land of the Town, northwesterly again by said land of the Town, northeasterly again by Depot Place and southeasterly by Depot Square, being the same premises conveyed to the Trustees of Minute Man Park Realty Trust under a Declaration of Trust dated June 18, 1963 and recorded in Middlesex South District Registry of Deeds, Book 10292, Page 107, by deed of Robert T. Roulston et al, Trustees, which deed is recorded in said Registry in Book 10292, Page 114; and will authorize the Selectmen to contract, in the name of the Town, with any agency of the United States Government or of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in order to obtain financial assistance for the acquisition of said land, and to receive and expend Federal and State funds for such purpose; and appropriate money therefor and determine whether the money shall be provided by the current tax levy, by transfer from available funds, including unexpended balances in current appropriations, or by borrowing, or by any combination of these methods; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. (Inserted by Board of Selectmen) -2- AR'1'1CTF 3. To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen on behalf of the Town to purchase, take by eminent domain or otherwise acquire for street, playground and recreational purposes, and other public purposes, all or any part of the land, together with the buildings thereon, bounded southwesterly by Massachusetts Avenue, northwesterly by Meriam Street, northeasterly by land of the Town, northwesterly again by said land of the Town, northeasterly again by Depot Place and southeasterly by Depot Square, being the same premises conveyed to the Trustees of Minute Man Park Realty Trust under a Declaration of Trust dated June 18, 1963 and recorded in Middlesex South District Registry of Deeds, Book 10292, Page 107, by deed of Robert T. Roulston et al, Trustees, which deed is recorded in said Registry in Book 10292, Page 114; and will authorize the Selectmen in the name of the Town to enter into an agreement to convey, and to convey, to said Trustees of Minute Man Realty Trust the land on Meriam Street known as the Old Fire Station Site, as the consideration or part of the consideration for the conveyance to the Town of said land of the Trustees of Minute Man Park Realty Trust, or part thereof, authorized by vote under this article to be acquired on behalf of the Town, and said agreement and conveyance by the Town to be upon such other term:, and conditions as the Selectmen may determine; and appropriate money for said land acquisition and determine whether the money shall be provided by the current tax levy, by transfer from available funds, including unexpended balances in current appropriations, or by borrowing, or by any combination of these methods; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. (Inserted by Board of Selectmen) ARTICT,F 4. To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen in the name and on behalf of the Town to enter into an agreement to convey, and to convey, to the Trustees of Minute Man Park Realty Trust under a Declaration of Trust dated June 18, 1963 and recorded in Middlesex South District Registry of Deeds, Book 10292, Page 107, the land on Meriam Street known as the Old Fire Station Site, such conveyance to be in consideration of the conveyance by said Trustees to the Town of a parcel of Land situated on the northeasterly side of Massachusetts Avenue between Meriam Street and Depot Square in Lexington and having a uniform width of 15 feet as measured at right angles between side lines, and said agreement and conveyance to be upon such other terms and conditions as the Selectmen may determine; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. (Inserted by Board of Selectmen) -3- ARTICLE 5. To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen to purchase, take by eminent domain or otherwise acquire for playground and recreation purposes, and other public purposes, all or any part of the land now or formerly of First Congregational Society in Lexington, said land being located at the corner of Massachusetts Avenue and Clarke Street and described in a deed from Frederick H. Rindge to Clara W. Harrington recorded in Middlesex South District Registry of Deeds, Book 1787, Page 280; appropriate money therefor and determine whether the money shall be provided by the current tax levy, or by transfer from available funds, including unexpended balances in current appropriations, or by borrowing, or by any combination of these methods; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. (Inserted by Board of Selectmen) ARTICLE 6. To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning By-Law as follows: A. By changing the zoning of the land described below from RS-one family dwelling district to RM-multi family dwelling district and by revising the Zoning Map and the Zoning District Map No. RM-4 to show said land described below as RM-multi family dwelling district: Land bounded SOUTHWESTERLY by the northeasterly boundary of Lot 6, as shown on the plan recorded in Middlesex South District Registry of Deeds Book 7738, Page 22, as plan 659 of 1951, a distance of 147.57 feet; NORTHWESTERLY by Waltham Street, as relocated by the Middlesex County Commissioners in July of 1925, a distance of 55.0 feet; NORTHEASMRLY by a line parallel to and distant 55 feet northeasterly from said northeasterly boundary of Lot 6, a distance of 146.91 feet, more or less; SOUTHEASTERLY by the northwesterly boundary of land formerly of Sarah Eddy Holmes, now of the Town of Lexington, a distance of 55.00 feet. (Inserted at the request of Housing Authority) -4- ARTICLE 7. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen, with or without consideration therefor or for such minimim, amount as may be set in a vote adopted hereunder, to sell and convey to the Lexington Arts & Crafts Society all or any part of a parcel of land on the southeasterly side of Waltham Street and bounded and described substantially as follows: ' Northwesterly by the southeasterly line of the 1925 County layout of Waltham Street, 33 feet, more or less; Northerly by land of Lexington Arts & Crafts Society, 234 feet, more or less; Northerly again by land of owners unknown, 14.56 feet; Southeasterly by land of the Town, 105 feet, more or less; Southwesterly by said land of the Town, 94 feet, more or less; Northwesterly by land of Hastings, 56 feet, more or less; Southerly by said land of Hastings, 130.72 feet; Southeasterly by said land of Hastings, 30 feet, more or less; and Southwesterly by land of the Town, 1.5 feet, more or less; all as shown and marked "Town Owned Property to be Conveyed to Lexington Arts & Crafts Society" on plan entitled "Boundary Line Base Sheet", dated May 3, 1971, by E. Verner Johnson - Robert N. Hotvedt and Associates, Inc. , a copy of which is on file in the office of the Town Engineer; such conveyance to be subject to the Vine Brook sewer and drain easements and upon such other terms and conditions as the Selectmen may determine; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. (Inserted by Board of Selectmen) ARTICLE 8. To see if the Town will authorize the Standing School Building Committee, appointed under authority of the vote adopted under Article 37 of the Warrant for the 1957 Annual Town Meeting, to retain professional services and prepare final plans and specifications, to obtain bids, and to enter into a contract or contracts for reconstructing or making extraordinary repairs to the Bowman School roof, together with any other extraordinary repairs of damage caused by leaks in the roof, and to supervise the work; appropriate money for such purposes and determine whether the money shall be provided by the current tax levy, or by transfer from available funds, including unexpended balances of current appropriations, or by borrowing, or by any combination of these methods; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. (Inserted at the request of Standing School Building Conmdttee) • -5- AHrICTw 9. To see if the Town will appropriate a sum of money for the restoration and repair of the Senior High School building that was damaged by fire, and determine whether the money shall be provided by the current tax levy, or by transfer from available funds, including any funds recovered under the tenrb of a fire or physical damage insurance policy for such damage, or by any combination of these methods; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. (Inserted at the request of School Committee) ARTICLE 10. To see if the Town will authorize the Conservation Commission to purchase or otherwise acquire, and will authorize the Selectmen to take by eminent domain, for conservation purposes as provided by Section 8C of Chapter 40 of General Laws, any fee, easement, conservation restriction, as defined in Section 31 of Chapter 184 of General Laws, or other interest in all or any part of the following parcels of land in Lexington adjacent to the Burlington town line: lots 63 and 65B on Assessors' Property Map 82, believed to be now or formerly of Walter E. Steeves and Isabella Steeves; lot 19 on Assessors' Property Map 86, believed to be now or formerly of Harvey Wheeler; lot 29 on said Map 86, believed to be now or formerly of John Caldwell; lot 30 on said Map 86, believed to be now or formerly of Jack J. Moss and Phillip Taylor; lots 30A and 39 on said Map 86, believed to be now or formerly of Middlesex Industrial Park, Inc.; lot 3 on Assessors' Property Map 89, believed to be now or formerly of Raymond Carchia; lot 22 on said Map 89, believed to be now or formerly of Middlesex Turnpike Industrial Trust; lot 22A on said Map 89, believed to be now or formerly of Jack J. Moss; lot 32 on said Map 89, believed to be now or formerly of Route 3 Associates; and lot 1 on Assessors ' Property Map 91, believed to be now or formerly of Thomas C. Wright and Sarah M. Wright; appropriate money therefor and determine whether the money shall be provided by the current tax levy, or by transfer from available funds, including unexpended balances in current appropriations, or by borrowing, or by any combination of these methods; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. (Inserted by Board of Selectmen) -6- ARTICi,F 11. To see whether the Town will instruct the Selectmen to petition the General Court for the enactment of legislation, to take effect on the last day of June immediately following its enactment, amending section 2 of chapter 753 of the Acts of 1968 by adding at the end of the said section 2 the following: (i) Appointments of members of the board of appeals, board of assessors, town comptroller, and town counsel shall be effective only after approval by the town meeting, or by a committee of town meeting members established by the town meeting for the purpose of reviewing such appointments. Any vote of the town meeting establishing such a committee shall provide a method for selecting its members from time to time, and shall authorize and direct such committee to meet as required in order to carry out its duties expeditiously. Any such vote may further define the manner in which such committee shall be constituted and shall carry out its duties. (Inserted at the request of 100 or more registered voters) ARTICLE 12. To see if the Town will enlarge the membership of the Conservation Commission, established under provisions of Section 8C of Chapter 40 of the General Laws of Massachusetts by authority of the vote adopted under Article 9 of the Warrant for the November 25, 1963 Special Town Meeting, from five to seven members. (Inserted at the request of 100 or more registered voters) ARTICLE 13. To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning By-Law of the Town of Lexington by adding a new paragraph number 22.47 under RM DISTRICTS, Geographical Descriptions, and adding the following described parcel: "A district Si the easterly side of Bedford Street, bounded and described as follows: SOUTHWESTERLY by Bedford Street, 40.08 feet; NORTHWESTERLY by land now or formerly of Carine, 122.10 feet; SOUTHWESTERLY by land now or formerly of Carine and Rice, 125 feet; SOUTHEASTERLY by land now or formerly of Rice, 114.5 feet; SOUTHWESTERLY by Bedford Street, 75 feet; NORTHERLY by a curved line, 38 feet, more or less; NORTHWESTERLY by land now or formerly of Savage, 348 feet, more or less; SOUTHWESTERLY by land now or formerly of Savage and others, 252.2 feet, more or less; NORTHWESTERLY by land now or formerly of W. E. Stickle, 484.1 feet; -7- NORTHEASTERLY by land now or formerly of Riley, 152.46 feet; EASTERLY by land now or formerly of B and M Railroad, 577.60 feet; SOUR-EASTERLY by land now or fontriy of Lexington Lumber Company, 497.40 feet; SOUTHWESTERLY by land now or formerly of Balazy and Curran, 130 feet; and SOUTHEASTERLY by land now or formerly of Curran, 125 feet to the point of beginning.' (Inserted at the request of 100 or more registered voters) 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 twenty-fourth day of May, A.D. , 1971 630441001.- 61.044040 Rd5ert'Cataldo \4e -,e ;,U Selectmen Allan;?. KipyTyC j'": /. :"t647(, of Fred C. Bailey " 1GE1 Lexington Alre S. Kusa '-1714.74 47 Natalie H. Riffin !/ A true copy, Attest: Gray D:2!9:-Constable of Lexington CONSTABLE'S RETURN , 1971 To the Town Clerk I have served the foregoing warrant by posting a printed copy thereof in the Town Office Building, Cary Memorial Building and in a public place in each of the precincts of the Town and also by sending by mail, postage prepaid, a printed copy of such warrant addressed to each dwelling house and to each dwelling unit in multiple dwelling houses, apartment buildings or other building in the Town days before the time of said meeting. Cons or of Lexington Attest: JUN 2 "71 pm • .