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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1961-03-06-TE-Warrant-and-1961-03-20-ATM-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 their respective voting places in said Town, PRECINCT ONE, ADAMS SCHOOL; PRECINCT TWO, EAST LEXINGTON FIRE STATION; PRECINCT THREE, CARY MEMORIAL BUILDING; PRECINCT FOUR, SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL; PRECINCT FIVE, CENTRAL FIRE STATION; PRECINCT SIX, MARIA HASTINGS SCHOOL on Monday, the 6th day of March, A. D., 1961 at 7:30 olclock A. M., then and there to act on the following articles: ARTICLE 1. To choose by ballot the following Town Officers: One Selectman for the term of three years; Two members of the School Committee for the term of three years; One Cemetery Commissioner for the term of three years; One member of the Planning Board for the term of five 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; - Eleven Town Meeting Members in Precinct One for the term of three years; Thirteen Town Meeting Members in Precinct Two, the eleven receiving the highest number of votes to serve for the term of three years, the one receiving the next highest number of votes to fill an unexpired term ending March 1963, arid the one receiving the next highest number of votes to fill an unexpired term ending March 1962; Thirteen Town Meeting Members in Precinct Three, the eleven receiving the highest number of of votes to serve for the term of three years, the one receiving the next highest number of votes to fill an unexpired term ending March 1963, and the one receiving the next highest number of votes to fill an unexpired term ending March 1962; -2- Thirteen Town Meeting Members in Precinct Four, the eleven receiving the highest number of votes to serve for the term of three years, and the two receiving the next highest number of votes to fill unexpired terms ending March 1962; Thirteen Town Meeting Members in Precinct Five, the eleven receiving the highest number of votes to serve for the term of three years, and the two receiving the next highest number of votes to fill unexpired terms ending March 1963; Thirteen Town Meeting Members in Precinct Six, the eleven receiving the highest number of votes to serve for the term of three years, and the two receiving the next highest number of votes to fill unexpired terms ending March 1963; To vote YES or NO by ballot on the following question: Shall the provisions of section forty of chapter seventy-one of the General Laws, relative to equal pay for men and women teachers be in force in this town? YES NO 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 twentieth day of March, 1961, 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, as amended, and subject to the referendum provided for by Section eight of said Chapter, as amended. y,. • -3- • 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 Committee on Lectures under the wills of Eliza Gary Farnham and Susanna E. Cary. ARTICLE 1.. To see if the Town will make appropriations for expenditures 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, 1962, 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 ly4 of the General Laws. ARTICLE 6. To see if the Town will establish the salary and compensation of the Town Treasurer, Town Clerk, and Collector of Taxes, being all the elected officers of the Town on a salary basis, as provided by Section 108 of Chapter lil 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 appropriation balances in any of the accounts to the Excess and Deficiency Account, or to other accounts suitable for such transfer under Chapter lulu of the General Laws, or act in any other manner in relation thereto. • -4- 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. 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 1961, or act in any other manner in relation thereto. ARTICLE 11. To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen to join in the name and on behalf of the Town a proposed League of Massachusetts municipalities, and raise and appropriate money for dues and expenses in connection therewith; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. ARTICLE 12. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate funds for the payment of pensions to retired members of the Police and Fire Departments and their dependents under Chapter 32 of the General Laws, or act in any other manner in relation thereto. ARTICLE 13. To see if the Town will authorize the Board of Selectmen 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 manner in relation thereto. ARTICLE 14. To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen to sell and convey all or any part of the land on Meriam Street latown as the Old Fire Station Site, upon such terms and conditions as they deem proper; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. ARTICLE 15. To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen to purchase business machines, appropriate money therefor 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. -5- ARTICLE 16. To see if the Town will vote to install new or replacement water mains in such accepted or unaccepted streets or other hand as the Selectmen may de- termine, subject to the assessment of betterments 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, including any special water funds, or by borrowing, or by any combination of these methods; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. ARTICLE 17. To see if the Town will vote to install sewer mains in such accepted or unaccepted streets or other land as the Selectmen may determine, subject to the assessment of betterments or otherwise, 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 provided by the current tax levy, by transfer from available funds, including any special sewer funds, or by borrowing, or by any combination of these methods; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. ARTICLE 18. To see if the Town will vote to install a sewer main or mains in such locations as the Selectmen may determine from Justin Street to Burlington Street and also to the vicinity of Turning Mill Road, subject to the assessment of betterments or otherwise, in accordance with Chapter 5014 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 provided by the current tax levy, by transfer from available funds, includ- ing any special sewer fends, or by borrowing, or by any combination of these methods; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. -6- ARTICLE 19. To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen to retain engineering services and prepare plans for the installation of a sewer main or mains from Pleasant Street, near its intersection with Route 2, to the vicinity of the Woodhaven area; appropriate money therefor and determine whether the money shall be provided by the current tax levy or by transfer from available funds, including any special sewer 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 retain engineering services to make a study of the Towns sewerage system and its future needs; appropriate money therefor and determine whether the money shall be provided by the current tax levy or by transfer from available funds, including any special sewer 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 make supplementary appropriations to be used in conjunction with money appropriated in prior years for the installation or sewers construction of water mains,/drains, streets, or buildings, that have heretofore been authorized, and determine 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 relation thereto. ARTICLE 22. 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 23. 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. -7- ARTICLE 24. To see if the Town will appropriate a sum of money for permanent street construction and determine whether the money shall be provided by the current tax levy, by transfer from available funds or by borrowing, or by arty combination of these methods; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. ARTICLE 25. To see if the Town will appropriate money for the construction of Worthen Road from Massachusetts Avenue to Waltham Street 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 26. To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen to settle the claim against the Town by Alice F. Hagerty for damages arising out of the taking by eminent domain for the establishment and construction of Worthen Road of the land and buildings thereon situated at 6 Lincoln Street, Lexington; appropriate money therefor 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 27. To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen in the name and on behalf of the Town to convey to the Josiah Willard Hayden Recreation Centte, Inc., a Massachusetts charitable corporation, two parcels of land, which abut upon land of said corporation, substantially as shown and marked parcels A and B on plan entitled "Plan of Land Lexington, Mass.'" dated February 8, 1961, John J. Carroll, Town Engineer, a copy of which is on file in the office of the Town Engineer, such conveyanre to be in consideration of the conveyance by said corporation to the Town of six parcels of land substantially as shown and marked parcels C, D, E, F, G and H on said plan, and the release by said-corporation to the Town of ail claims for damages arising from the taking by the Town of rights and easements in connection with the establishment as a town way of Worthen Road from Massachusetts Avenue to Waltham Street; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. pp ✓' -8- ARTICLE 28. To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen to construct concrete, bituminous concrete or other sidewalks where the abutting owner pays one-half of the cost or otherwise; appropriate a sum of money for such construction, 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 29. To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen to install curbing at such locations as they may determine; appropriate a sum of money for such installation, 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 30. 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 31. To see if the Town will vote to install drains in such accepted or unaccepted streets or other land as the Selectmen may determine, in accordance with Chapter 263 of the Acts of 1926, as amended, or otherwise, and to take by eminent dein, 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 32. 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 provided by the current tax levy or by transfer frau available funds, including the Road Machinery Fund, or by any combination of these methods; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. -9- ARTICLE 33. 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 Department or other Town depart- ments, the amount of said credit not to exceed the amount albwed by the State for the use of similar equipment; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. ARTICLE 34. To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen to construct an off-street parking area on all or any part of the land situated on Meriam Street and abutting the Boston & Maine Railroad that was acquired for an off-street parking area in 1960; appropriate money therefor and determine whether the money shall be provided by the current tax levy, by transfer from available funds, including the Parking Meter Fund, or by borrowing or by any combination of these methods; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. ARTICLE 35. To see if the Town will vote to establish as a town way, and accept the layout of as a town way, Station Way from Edison Way northeasterly to the municipal parking area, as laid out by the Selectmen and shown upon a plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk, dated January 19, 1961, and to take by eminent domain, purchase or otherwise acquire any fee, easement or other interest in land necessary therefor; and appropriate money for the construction of said way 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 36. 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 ofthe 1962 Annual Town Meeting; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. ,/ -10- ARTICLE 37. To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen to purchase, take by eminent domain or otherwise acquire rights and easements to erect and maintain poles and wires in Jean Road and Morgan Road from the intersection of those roads to land of the Town abutting on Morgan Road for the purpose of bringing electric power and communication wires to the civil defense radio transmitter situated on said Town land, and raise and appropriate money therefor; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. ARTICLE 38. To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen to abandon such part of the easement for all public purposes in lot A on plan entitled "Plan of Land Lexington, Mass.", dated December 19, 1960, John J. Carroll, Town Engineer, a copy of which is on file in the office of the Town Engineer, as is no longer required by the Town, said easement having been granted to the Town by Newton V. Crandall and Josephine P. Crandall by instrument dated February 7, 191+9 and recorded in Middlesex South District Registry of Deeds, Book 740, Page 203; and will set the minimi amount to be paid for such abandonment; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. ARTICLE 39. To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen to purchase, take by eminent domain.or otherwise acquire as an historic site a parcel of land containing about 16,454 square feet situated at the corner of Washington Street and Warren Street, on which is situated the "cannon rock"; appropriate money therefor and determine whether the money shall be provided by the current tax levy or by transfer from available funds, or by any combinationct these methods; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. ARTICLE 40. To see if the Town will authorize the Planning Board to obtain options for land or rights therein that it desires to recommend be acquired by the Town as locations for future streets or for playground and recreational purposes and will authorize the Selectmen to acquire the land or rights therein that are recommended for such purposes; appropriate money for such options and land acquisition and determine whether the same 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. • _u_ ARTICLE 41. To see if the Town will appropriate a sum of money for the development of Westview Cemetery, 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 42. To see if the Town will authorize the Board of Assessors to contract for an expert appraisal of taxable real estate in the Town; appropriate money therefor and determine whether the money shad 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 43. To see if the Town will make an appropriation to the Stabilization Fund, established under Section 5B of Chapter 40 of the General Laws, as amended; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. ARTICLE 111 . To see if the Town will provide for and authorize a committee to prepare final plans and specifications and to obtain bids for the construction and original equipping and furnishing of a new secondary school building on land in the vicinity of the senior high school; appropriate money for the expenses 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 combination of these methods; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. ARTICLE 45. To see if the Town will provide for and authorize a committee to retain professional services and prepare preliminary plans, specifications and cost estimates for the construction of a new elementary school building on the parcel of land situated on the southwesterly side of Middleby Road that was acquired for school and other public purposes in 1958; appropriate money therefor 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. -12- ARTICLE 46. To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen to purchase, take by eminent domain or otherwise acquire for school and other public purposes a parcel of land with the buildings thereon situated and now numbered 1415 Massachusetts Avenue in Lexington, and abutting upon the Munroe School site; appropriate money therefor 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 47. To see if the Town will vote to amend the General By-Laws by adding thereto a new article as hereinafter set forth; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. ARTICLE XXXI GAS INSPECTOR Section 1. The Board of Selectmen shall appoint annually in April an inspector of gas piping and gas appliances in buildings to be known as the Gas Inspector, who shad hold office for a term expiring on the thirtieth day of April in the following calendar year and until his successor is appointed and qualified. His compensation shall be established by the Board of Selectmen. He shall have had at least ten years of practical experience in gas fitting. The duties of the Gas Inspector shall be the enforcement of the rules and regulations adopted by the Board established under Section 12H of Chapter 25 of the General Laws, and any acts in amendment thereof and in addition thereto. The Gas Inspector may, so far as is necessary for the performance of his duties, enter any building within the Town at any reasonable hour. Section 2. The Board of Selectmen may at any time appoint, for such terms as they may determine, one or more assistant gas inspectors to act in the absence or disability of the Gas Inspector and, while so acting, each of them shall have and may • -13- exercise all of the powers and duties of the Gas Inspector. Assistant gas inspectors shall have the same qualifications as hereinabove set forth for the Gas Inspector. The Gas Inspector shall not be interested in any building contract in the Town or have any interest in the furnishing of materials for any building therein; provided however, that he may, with the written approval of the Selectmen, have such interest if he wholly refrains from acting as Gas Inspector in the particular case. In each such case, the Board of Selectmen shall designate an assistant gas inspector or shall appoint a disinterested substitute gas inspector to act therein, with all the powers and duties of the Gas Inspector; and the compensation paid to such assistant or substitute in such case shall be deducted from the salary of the Gas Inspector. ARTICLE 48. To see if the Town will vote to amend Section 14, Board of Appeals, of the Zoning By-Law by striking out the word "five" in the second sentence in the first paragraph and inserting in place thereof the word "six" so that said paragraph will read as follows: The Selectmen shall also appoint six associate members of the Board of Appeals, and in the case of a vacancy, absence, inability to act or interest on the part of a member of said Board, his place may be taken by an associate member designated as provided in General Laws, Chapter 4OA, Section 14, and any amendments thereto. ARTICLE 49. To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning By-Law so as to change certain land from an A 1 - Garden apartment and hotel district to an R 1 - One family dwelling district by adding at the end of paragraph numbered 4 in Section !t (g) A 1 - Garden apartment and hotel districts, the following: There is excepted from the foregoing, however, the land situated northerly of Worthen Road as :shown on plan entitled "Vine Brook Meadows Section Two Lexington, Mass." dated June 12, 1960, J -14- Albert A. Miller - Wilbur C. Nylander, Civil Engineers and Surveyors. A copy of said plan is on file in the office of the Town Clerk and said plan will be recorded in Middlesex South District Registry of Deeds and filed in the Land Registration Office. ARTICLE 50. To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning By-Law so as to change certain land from an M 1-Light manufacturing district to a C 3 Special commercial district, as follows: 1. By striking out paragraphs numbered 1 and 2 in Section 4 (f) M 1 - Light manufacturing districts; and 2. By adding in Section 4 (h) C 3 - Special commercial districts the following two paragraphs: 1. A district 1,200 feet wide on the northeasterly side of the railroad right of way extending from the northwesterly line of the Northern Circumferential Highway (Route 128) to the southeasterly line of 4festview Street. 2. A district 2,400 feet wide on the southwesterly side of the railroad right of way extending from the northwesterly line of the Northern Circumferential Highway (Route 128) to the southerly line of Westview Street and the Lexington-Bedford town line. -15- ARTICLE 51. To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning By-Law so as to increase the minimum .parking !requirements in C 1-Local business districts by striking out subparagraph b in Section 8 (b) C l districts, and inserting in place thereof the following: b. For each permitted principal and accessory building, other than principal buildings permitted in an R 1 or R 2 district, a parking area on the lot containing not less than one parking space, as hereinafter defined, for each 100 square feet or fraction thereof of floor area in said buildings. As used herein the term "parking space" shall mean an area available for parking one motor vehicle and having a width of not less than 10 feet and an area of not less than 200 square feet, exclusive of passageways and driveways appurtenant thereto, and with free and unimpeded access to a street over unobstructed passageways or driveways. Loading areas shall not be considered to be part of the parking area. The term "floor area", as used herein, shall mean the aggregate horizontal area in square feet of floors within the walls enclosing the building, exclusive of cellar or basement areas used only for storage or services incidental to the operation or maintenance of the building. ARTICLE 52. To see if the Town will appropriate money for the construction of portions of Diana Lane and Emerson Road 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. -16- ARTICLE 53 . To see if the Town will vote to establish as a town way, and accept the layout of as a town way, Hathaway Road from Adams Street a distance of 2504 feet, more or less, northerly as laid out by the Selectmen and shown upon a plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk, dated January 19, 1961, and to take by eminent domain, purchase or otherwise acquire any fee , easement or other interest in land necessary therefor; and raise and appropriate money for the construction of said street and for land acquisition; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. ARTICLE 54. To see if the Town will vote to establish as a town way, and accept the layout of as a town way, Brent Road from Hathaway Road a distance of 595 feet, more or less, northeasterly as laid out by the Selectmen and shown upon a plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk, dated January 19, 1961, and to take by eminent domain, purchase or otherwise acquire any fee, easement or other interest in land necessary therefor; and raise and appropriate money for the con- struction of said street and for land acquisition; or act in any other manner in relation 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, Sedge Road from Hathaway Road a distance of 295 feet, more or less, westerly as laid out by the Selectmen and shown upon a plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk, dated January 19, 1961, and to take by eminent domain, purchase or other- wise acquire any fee , easement or other interest in land necessary there- for; and raise and appropriate money for the construction of said street and for land acquisition; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. -17- ARTICT. . 56. To see if the Town will vote to establish as a town way, and accept the layout of as a town way, Blueberry Lane from Tyler Road to Tyler Road a distance of 2143 feet, more or less, westerly as laid out by the Selectmen and shown upon a plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk, dated January 19, 1961, and to take by eminent domain, purmhase or otherwise acquire any fee , easement or other interest in land necessary therefor ; and raise and appropriate money for the construction of said street and for land acquisition; or act in any other manner in relation 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, Baskin Road from Worthen Road a distance of 2120 feet, more or less, northerly and westerly as laid out by the Selectmen and shown upon a plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk, dated January 19, 1961, and to take by eminent domain, purchase or otherwise acquire any fee , easement or other interest in land necessary therefor; and raise and appropriate money for the con- struction of said street and for land acquisition; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. ARTICT.F 58. To see if the Town will vote to establish as a town way, and accept the layout of as a town way, Loring Road from Baskin Road a distance of 1152 feet, more or less, southerly as laid out by the Selectmen and shown upon a plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk, dated January 19, 1961, and to take by eminent domain, purchase or otherwise acquire any fee, easement or other interest in land necessary therefor; and raise and appropriate money for the construction of said street and for land acquisition; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. ✓" -18- ARTICTfi- 59. To see if the Town will vote to establish as a town way, andaccept the layout of as a town way, Outlook Drive from Loring Road a distance of 352 feet, more or less, westerly as laid out by the Selectmen and shown upon a plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk, dated January 19, 1961, and to take by eminent domain, purchase or other- wise acquire any fee , easement or other interest in land necessary therefor; and raise and appropriate money for the construction of said street and for land acquisition; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. ARTICT,R 60. To see if the Town will vote to establish as a town way, and accept the layout of as a town way, Ledgelawn Avenue from Revere Street to previously accepted section a distance of 796 feet, more or less, northerly as laid out by the Selectmen and shown upon a plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk, dated January 19, 1961, and to take by eminent domain, purchase or otherwise acquire any fee, easement or other interest in _land necessary therefor; and raise and appropriate money for the construction of said street and for land acquisition; 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, Liberty Avenue from Revere Street to previously accepted section a distance of 88o feet, more or less, northwesterly, as laid out by the Selectmen and shown upon a plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk, dated January 19, 1961, and to take by eminent domain, purchase or otherwise acquire any fee , easement or other interest in land necessary therefor; and raise and appropriate money for the construction of said street and for land acquisition.; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. • -19- ARTICT.F 62 . To see if the Town will vote to establish as a town way, and accept the layout of as a town way, Hartwell Avenue from Wood Street to Bedford Street a distance of 6675 feet, more or less, north- easterly as laid out by the Selectmen and shown upon a plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk, dated January 19, 1961, and to take by eminent domain, purchase or otherwise acquire any fee , easement or other interest in land necessary therefor; and raise and appropriate money for the construction of said street and for land acquisition; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. ARTICTF 63. To see if the Town will vote to establish as a town way, and accept the layout of as a town way, Rinchey Road from Hartwell Avenue a distance of 600 feet, more or less, southeasterly as laid out by the Selectmen and shown upon a plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk, dated January 19, , 1961, and to take by eminent domain, purchase or otherwise acquire any fee, easement or other interest in land necessary therefor; and raise and appropriate money for the construction of said street and for land acquisition; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. ARTICTF 64. To see if the Town will vote to establish as a town way, and accept the layout of as a town way, Westview Street from Hartwell Avenue to the previously accepted part of Westview Street a distance of 383 feet, more or less, northwesterly as laid out by the Selectmen and shown upon a plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk, dated -January 19, 1961, and to take by eminent domain, purchase or other- wise acquire any fee , easement or other interest in land necessary there- for; and raise and appropriate money for the construction of said street and for land acquisition; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. -20- ARTICT7F 65. To see if the Town will vote to establish as a town way, and accept the layout of as a town way, Maguire Road from Hartwell Avenue to the Bedford Town Line a distance of 1535 feet, more or less, northwesterly as laid out by the Selectmen and shown upon a plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk, dated January 19, 1961, and to take by eminent domain, purchase or otherwise acquire any fee, easement or other interest in land necessary therefor; and raise and appropriate money for the construction of said street and for land acquisition; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. A_RTICTR 66. To see if the Town will vote to establish as a town way, and accept the layout of as a town way, Fairbanks Road from Shade Street to Tufts Road a distance of 2647 feet, more or less , northeasterly as laid out by the Selectmen and shown upon a plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk, dated January 19, 1961, and to take by eminent domain, purchase or otherwise acquire any fee, easement or other interest in land necessary therefor; and raise and appropriate money for the construction of said street and for land acquisition; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. ARTICLE 67. To see if' the Town will vote to establish as a town way, and accept the layout of as a town way, Tufts Road from Marrett Road to Fairbanks Road a distance of 1856 feet, more or less, south- westerly as laid out by the Selectmen and shown upon a plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk, dated January 19, 1961, and to take by eminent domain, purchase or otherwise acquire any fee , easement or other interest in land necessary therefor; and raise and appropriate money for the construction of said street and for land acquisition; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. -21- ARTICTT, 68. To see if the Town will vote to establish as a town way, and accept the layout of as a town way, Gould Road from Dewey Road to Turning Mill Road a distance of 512 feet, more or less, northerly as laid out by the Se]n ctmen and shown upon a plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk, dated January 19, 1961, and to take by eminent domain, purchase or Otherwise acquire any fee , easement or other interest in land necessary therefor; and raise and appropriate money for the con- struction of said street and for land acquisition; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. ARTICT,F, 69. To see if the Town will vote to establish as a town way, and accept the layout of as a town way, Demar Road from Turning Mill Road to p'eviously accepted section a distance of 493 feet, more or less , southwesterly as laid out by the Selectmen and shown upon a plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk, dated January 19, 1961, and to take by eminent domain, purchase or otherwise acquire any fee , ease- ment or other interest in land necessary therefor; and raise and ap- propriate money for the construction of said street and for land ac- quisition; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. ARTICLE 70. To see if the Town will vote to establish as a town way, and accept the layout of as a town way, Turning Mill Road from Gould Road a distance of 3032 feet, more or less, northeasterly as laid out by the Selectmen and shown upon a plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk, dated January 19, 1961, and to take by eminent domain, purchase or otherwise acquire any fee, easement or other interest in land necessary therefor; and raise and appropriate money for the construction of said street and for land acquisition; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. -22- ARTICTF; 71. To see if the Town will vote to establish as a town way, and accept the layout of as a town way, Grimes Road from Turning Mill Road a distance of 330 feet, more or less, easterly as laid out by the Selectmen and shown upon a plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk, dated January 19, 1961, and to take by eminent domain, purchase or otherwise acquire any fee , easement or other interest in land necessary therefor ; and raise and appropriate money for the construction of said street and for land acquisition; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. -23- ARTICT,P 72. To see if the Town will vote to establish as a town way, and accept the layout of as a town way, Balfour Street from Asbury Street to Cedar Street a distance of 960 feet, more or less, 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 January 19, 1961, and to take by eminent domain, purchase or otherwise acquire any fee , easement or other interest in land necessary therefor; appropriate money for the construction of said street 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; 73. To see if the Town will vote to establish as a town way, and accept the layout of as a town way, Hamblen Street from Bellflower Street to Cedar Street a distance of 610 feet, more or less, northeasterly, 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 January 19, 1961, and to take by eminent domain, purchase or otherwise acquire any fee, easement or other interest in land necessary therefor; appropriate money for the construction of said street 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. ARTICT,F 74. To see if the Town will vote to establish as a town way, and accept the layout of as a town way, Young Street from Webb Street to Third Street a distance of 850 feet, more or less, 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 January 19, 1961, and to take by eminent domain, purchase or otherwise acquire any fee, e asem:nt or other interest in land necessary therefor; appropriate money for the construction of said street and for land acquisition and determine whether the money shall be -24- 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 75. To see if the Town will vote to establish as a town way, and accept the layout of as a tan way, Rawson Avenue from Albemarle Avenue to beyond Rindge Avenue a distance of 524 feet, more or less, 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 January 19, 1961, and to take by eminent domain, purchase or otherwise acquire any fee , easement or other interest in land necessary therefor; appropriate money for the construction of said street 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. ARTICTP 76. To see if the Town will vote to establish as a town way, and accept the layout of as a town way, Tucker Avenue from Baker Avenue to Chase Avenue a distance of 160 feet, more or less, southeasterly, 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 January 19, 1961, and to take by eminent domain, purchase or otherwise acquire any fee, easement or other interest in land necessary therefor; appropriate money for the construction of said street 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. ARTICTF; 77. To see if the Town will vote to establish as a town way, and accept the layout of as a town way, Oxford Street from Theresa Avenue 44)-4.4,9--Msaue a distance of 2 feet, more or less, southerly, 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 January 19, 1961, and to take by eminent -25- domain, purchase or otherwise acquire any fee , easement or other interest in land necessary therefor; appropriate money for the construction of said street 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 78. To see if the Town will vote to establish as a town way, and accept the layout of as a town way, Tarbell Avenue from Taft Avenue to Tucker Avenue a distance of 455 feet, more or less, southwesterly, 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 January 19, 1961, and to take by eminent domain, purchase or otherwise acquire any fee, easement or other interest in land necessary therefor; appropriate money for the construction of said street 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. ARTICTE 79. To see if the Town will vote to establish as a town way, and accept the layout of as a town way, Bellflower Street from Balfour Street to Homestead Street a distance of 780 feet, more or less, north- westerly, as laid out by the Sete ctmen under the Betterment Act and shown upon a plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk, dated January 19, 1961, and to take by eminent domain, purchase or otherwise acquire any fee , ease- ment or other interest in land necessary therefor; appropriate money for the construction of said street 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. -26- ARTICTP 80. To see if the Town will vote to establish as a town way, and accept the layout of as a town way, Chase Avenue from Bennett Avenue to Tucker Avenue a distance of 500 feet, more or less, northeasterly, 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 January 19, 1961, and to take by eminent domain, purchase or Otherwise acquire any fee, easement or other interest in land necessary therefor; appropriate money for the con- struction of said street 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 otter manner in relation thereto. ARTICLE 81. To see if the Town will adopt a resolution recommending the establishment of a Metropolitan Boston planning agency; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. ARTICLE 82 To see if the Town will vote to appropriate a sum of money from available funds towardthe reduction of the 1961 tax rate; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. ARTICLE 83. To see if the Town will vote to amend the General By-Laws by adding a new section under Article X7CII, Removal of Snow and Ice, to read substantially as follows: Section 2. No person shall lay, throw, or place, or cause to be placed, any ice or snow on that portion of any street or sidewalk within the Town which has been cleared or plowed for travel. • • 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 thirteenth day of February A. D., 1961. r..i) „ • , 4ItA-- ; -( .1( • CI - Selectmen of ••7 ti Lexington CONSTABLE'S RETURN To the Town Clerk February c 3 , 1961 I have served the foregoing warrant by posting a printed copy thereof in five (5) public places in the Town and also by sending by mail, postage prepaid, a printed copy of such warrant addressed to every registered voter of the Town at his last residence, as appears from the records of the Board of Registrars // days before the time of said meeting. Attest: Constable of Lexington