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(WARRANT FOR SPECIAL TOWN MEETING - See Warrant Book)
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING HELD JUNE 19, 1961
Meeting called to order by James J. Carroll, Town. Clerk, acting as
Moderator Pro-tem. 8:03 P. M.
There were 161 Town Meeting Members present.
James J. Carroll asked for nominations for a Moderator Pro-tem
for the meeting. 8:03 P. M.
Nomination made by Ruth Morey for Judge Joseph R. Cotton to
serve, duly seconded. 8:04 P. M.
Judge Joseph R. Cotton unanimously elected. 8:04 P. M.
Motion by Vernon C. Page, duly seconded, nominations be closed.
So voted. 8:05 P. M.
Joseph R. Cotton sworn as Moderator Pro-tem by Town Clerk, James
J. Carroll. 8:07 P. M.
Invocation offered by Rev. Robert H. Bartlett. 8:08 P. M.
Town Clerk read the warrant for the meeting until further
reading waived. Constable's Return read. 8:08 P. M.
Article 1. Appropriation Committee Report presented by J. Harper
Blaisdell, Jr. which was voted to be accepted and placed
on file. 8:08 P. M.
Article 2. Presented by Austin W. Fisher, Jr.
VOTED: That the Standing School Building Committee be
and hereby is authorized on behalf of the Town to retain
(See Referen- architectural services and prepare final plans and
dum, Pg. 250) specifications for the construction, original equipping
and furnishing of new secondary school buildings on land
in the vicinity of the senior high school, additions to
the senior high school building, and any alterations in
the existing senior high school building required by the
construction of such additions and by any connection of
the new buildings to such existing building, said final
plans to be based upon the preliminary plans submitted
to this meeting; and, after approval of the plans and
specifications by the School Committee, to obtain bids
therefor; and to appropriate therefor the sum of
$128,000 and provide for payment by the transfer of
$15,000 from the unexpended appropriation of $15,000
voted for preliminary plans and specifications for a new
elementary school under Article 45 of the Warrant for the
1961 Annual Town Meeting and by the transfer of $113,000
from the Excess and Deficiency Account.
8:12 P. M.
Mr. Fisher presents slides and explanations. 8:45 P. M.
Amendment presented by J. Harper Blaisdell, Jr. as follows:
I move to amend the motion by striking it out and sub-
stituting in place thereof the following:
That the Standing School Building Committee be and
hereby is authorized to continue the preparation of pre-
liminary plans, specifications and cost estimates for the
construction of new secondary school buildings on land in
the vicinity of the senior high school, additions to the
senior high school building, and any alterations in the
existing senior high school building required by the con-
struction of such additions and by any connection of the
new buildings to such existing building, and to appropriate
therefor the sum of $35,000 and provide for payment by
transfer from the Excess and Deficiency Account, said sum
of $35,000 to be used in conjunction with and in addition
to the $27,000 heretofore appropriated for the expenses of
the Committee for such purposes.
8:48 P. M.
45 Article 2. Amendment voted on aad declared lost by voice vote. 9
(Cont. ) 9:23 P. M.
Vote doubted. Standing vote taken as follows:
In Favor !a Tellers Opposed
16 4. S. Nason Whitney 28
11 Ernest A. Giroux 28
21 Donald P. Noyes 14
16 Gordon E. Steele 17
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Amendment declared lost. 9:25 P. M.
Motion made by Donald P. Noyes to lay Article 2 on the
table. Declared lost by voice vote. 9:29 P. M.
Decision doubted. The Moderator asks for doubters to
raise hands. The required twenty not available. 9:30 P.M.
Amendment offered by Arthur E. Burrell as follows:
I move to amend the motion by;
Striking out the fig. $128,000 and inserting the fig.
$138,000 and by strikingout the fig. $113,000 and
inserting the fig. $123,000 and by inserting after the
word meeting the words
and to include as an alternate or otherwise make
provision for nuclear fallout shelters.
9:37 P. M. ..
Amendment lost by voice vote. 9:38 P. M.
Main motion as presented by Austin W. Fisher, Jr. voted
on by standing vote as follows:
In Favor Tellers Opposed
31 J. S. Nason Whitney 15
27 Ernest A. Giroux 14
22 Donald P. Noyes 12
18 Gordon E. Steele 13
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Carried 9:40 P. M.
Article 3. Presented by Ruth Morey.
VOTED: That the Selectmen be and hereby are authorized
to take by eminent domain, purchase or otherwise acquire
for refuse disposal sites and other public purposes two
parcels of land in Lexington situated northwesterly of the
Northern Circumferential Highway (Route 128) and abutting
upon the Boston and Maine Railroad location, said parcels
being bounded and described as follows:
Parcel 1 Bounded:
SOUTHEASTERLY by the northwesterly side line of the
Northern Circumferential Highway (Route
128) , by two distances measuring
respectively, twenty-one hundred
fifty-five (2155) feet, more or less,
and one hundred ninety-two (192) feet,
more or less;
SOUTHWESTERLY by land now or formerly of Dennis McNam-
ara, eight hundred thirty-four ( 834)
feet, more or less;
NORTHWESTERLY by land now or formerly of Joseph
Goodwin, six hundred eighty-two (682)
feet, more or less;
WESTERLY by said land of Goodwin, by two dis-
tances measuring respectively six hundred
forty-seven (647) feet, more or less,
and twenty (20) feet, more or less;
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3. Northwesterly by land now or formerly of Itek
( Cont.) Again Corporation, thirty (30) feet, more
or less; rD
WESTERLY by said land of Itek Corporation,
AGAIN being the middle line of a brook by
three distances measuring respectively,
five hundred sixty (560) feet, more
or less, one hundred thirty and
86/100 (130.86) feet, and one hundred
forty and 89/100 (140.89) feet;
NORTHEASTERLY AND by land now or formerly of Hartwell
NORTHERLY Lexington Trust being the middle line
of a brook, eight hundred (800) feet,
more or less;
NORTHEASTERLY by land now or. formerly of the Boston
and Maine Railroad by two lines.
measuring respectively, thirty-two
(32) feet, more or less, and eight
hundred forty-three and 70/100
(843.70) feet;
SOUTHEASTERLY by said land of the Boston and Maine
AGAIN Railroad, eight and 25/100 ( 8.25)
feet;
NORTHEASTERLY by said land of the Boston and Maine
AGAIN Railroad, nine hundred and 00/100
(900.00)feet;
NORTHWESTERLY by said land of the Boston and Maine
AGAIN Railroad, eight and 25/100 (8.25)
feet; and
NORTHEASTERLY by said land of the Boston and Maine
AGAIN Railroad, sixty and 52/100 ( 60.52)
feet; and
containing, according to plan hereinafter mentioned,
672 acres, more or less.
Parcel 2 Bounded:
SOUTHEASTERLY by the northwesterly line of the
Northern Circumferential Highway
(Route 128) , three hundred forty-five
( 345) feet, more or less;
SOUTHWESTERLY by land now or formerly of the Boston
and Maine Railroad, six hundred fifty-
one
ifty-
one and 55/100 ( 651.55) feet;
SOUTHEASTERLY by said land of the Boston and Maine
AGAIN Railroad, ten and 00/100 (10.00)
feet;
SOUTHWESTERLY by said land of the Boston and Maine
AGAIN Railroad, three hundred and 00/100
(300.00) feet;
SOUTHEASTERLY by said land of the Boston and Maine
AGAIN Railroad, ten and 50/100 (10.50)
feet;
SOUTHWESTERLY by said land of the Boston and Maine
AGAIN Railroad, eight hundred sixty-five
and 91/100 (865.91) feet;
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Article 3. NORTHERLY by land now or formerly of Hartwell
( Cont. ) Lexington Trust, being the middle line
of a brook, eight hundred thirty
( 830) feet, more or less, and by land
now or formerly of William E. Maloney,
being the middle line of a brook,
five hundred eighty (580) feet, more
or less;
NORTHEASTERLY by land now or formerly of William
Lester Barnes and Bertha Louise
Barnes, being the middle line of a
brook, seven hundred seventy ( 770)
feet, more or less;
SOUTHEASTERLY by said land of Barnes, being the
AGAIN middle line of a brook, five hundred
twenty (520) feet, more or less; and
NORTHEASTERLY by said land of Barnes and by land
AGAIN now or formerly of Ethel F. Bean, six
hundred forty-five ( 645) feet, more
or less; and
containing according to said plan, 252 acres, more or
less; all as shown on plan entitled "Plan Of Land In
Lexington, Mass.", dated May 26, 1961, John J. Carroll,
Town Engineer, a copy of which is on file in the office
of the Town Clerk; and to appropriate for such land
acquisition the sum of $10,000 and provide for payment by
transfer from the Excess and Deficiency Account.
9:45 P. M.
Slides shown. 9:48 P. M.
Motion voted on and carried unanimously. 9:52 P. M.
Article 4. Presented by Norman T. May.
Under Article 4, I offer the following motion:
To amend the Zoning By-Law by adding at the end of
Section 4 (h) 0-3, Special Commercial Districts, the
following new paragraph:
A district on the southwesterly side of the Cambridge-
Concord Highway (Route 2) and the easterly side of the
Northern. Circumferential Highway (Route 128) and on the
common boundary of Lexington and Waltham, and on the
westerly side of Spring Street, and bounded and described
as follows:
Beginning at the intersection of the southerly line of
the Cambridge-Concord Highway (Route 2) and the westerly
line of Spring Street, thence southerly along the westerly
line of Spring Street to the common boundary of Lexington
and Waltham; thence westerly along the common boundary
of Lexington and Waltham to the easterly line of the
Northern Circumferential Highway (Route 128) ; thence
northerly along the easterly line of the Northern Cir-
cumferential Highway (Route 128) to the intersection of
the easterly line of the Northern Circumferential Highway
(Route 128) and the southeasterly line of Route 2 - Route
128 interchange, so-called, thence northeasterly and
easterly along the southeasterly and southerly lines of
said interchange to the southerly line of the Cambridge-
Concord Highway (Route 2) ; thence southeasterly along the
southerly line of the Cambridge-Concord Highway (Route 2)
to the point of beginning.
9:53 P. M.
Slides shown. 10:25 P. M.
Richard H. Soule presents Majority Report of the Planning
Board. 10:34 P. M.
Robert E. Meyer presents Minority Report of the Planning
Board. 10:35 P. M.
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Article L . Robert H. Kingston shows slides. 10:01 P. M. L
(Cont. ) rD
Robert E. Meyer moves for indefinite postponement.
10:50 P. M.
Indefinite postponement declared lost by voice vote.
10:54 P. M.
John J. Collins, Jr. asks for reconsideration of Article 2.
Town Clerk states reconsideration time expired.
10:55 P. M.
Standing vote on main motion taken as follows:
In Favor Tellers Opposed
16 J. S. Nason Whitney 29
14.. Ernest A. Giroux 27
22 Donald P. Noyes 9
10 Gordon E. Steele 19
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Main motion lost. 10:57 P. M.
Meeting dissolved. 10:58 P. M.
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