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SPECIAL ELECTION, OCTOBER 5, 1953, TOWN MEETING MEMBERS-PRECINCT ONE
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There were 28 Town Meeting Members present.
Meeting called to order by Town Clerk, 'dames J. Carroll.
Ernest Cutter was nominated and duly seconded as Chairman of
the meeting. Richard P. Cromwell was nominated and duly seconded as
Clerk of the Meeting.
Nominations were made from the floor to fill the vacancy of one
term caused by the resignation of Frederick N, Gay.
Nominations as follows: Alfred S. Busa William C. Madden
Duly seconded.
Voted that nominations be closed. Vote was taken by ballot with
the following results:
William C. Madden received 18 votes
Alfred S. Busa received 10 votes
whereby William C. Madden was declared elected a Town Meeting Member
for the term of one year ending March, 1954.
/Signed/ Richard P. Cromwell
Clerk
October 5, 1953
James J. Carroll
Town Clerk
Lexington ?3, Mass. _
Dear Sir:
I hereby accept my election as a Town Meeting Member in Precinct
One for a term ending in March, 1954.
/Signed/ William C. Madden
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING HELD OCTOBER 5, 1953
There were 170 Town Meeting Members present.
Meeting called to order by the Moderator, Charles E. Ferguson. 8:05 P.M.
Town Clerk, James J. Carroll, read the (arrant for the meeting until
further reading was waived upon a motion made. 8:06 P. N.
Town Clerk, James J. Carroll, read the Constable's Return. 8:06 P.M.
Raymond W. James, Chairman of the Appropriation Committee, presented
report of the Appropriation Committee which was voted to be accepted
and placed on file. 8 :07 P. M.
Raymond W. James stated the Appropriation Committee had made a
correction in their report under Article 5. 8:07 P. N.
All articles presented by Haskell W. Reed, Chairman of the Board
of Selectmen, unless otherwise noted.
Article 20 VOTED: To rescind the balance of 415,000 of a loan of
4952000 authorized for construction of certain town ways
under articles 28 to 37 inclusive of the darrant for the
1952 A nnual Town Meeting and now remaining unused.
Carried Unanimously 8:08 P. M.
Article 3. VOTED: To rescind the balance of $25,000 of a loan 439
of $200,000 authorized for construction of a sanitary
sewer in the "Sunnyfield" area under article 51 of the
Warrant for the 1952 Annual Town Meeting and now- re-
maining unused.
Carried Unanimously 8:09 P. M.
Article 4, Indefinite Postponement. Carried Unanimously 8:10 P. M.
Article 5. VOTED: To appropriate the sum of $60,000 as a supple-
mentary appropriation to be used in conjunction with
money already appropriated under article 11 of the Warr-
ant for the 1953 A nnual Town Meeting for installment of
sewer mains and land acquisition therefor, and to provide
for payment thereof by a transfer of said sum from the
Excess and Deficiency Account,
Carried Unanimously 8:13 . P. M.
Article 6. VOTED: That in addition to money already appropriated,
the-sum of $7,000 be appropriated for Sewer Services -
Wages and Expenses for the balance of the year 1953 and
that said sum be provided by transfer from the Excess
and Deficiency Account.
Carried Unanimously 8:15 P. M.
Article 7. VOTED: That in addition to money already appropriated,
the sum of $4,700 be appropriated for Street Lights
Expenses for the balance of the year 1953 and that said
sum be provided by transfer from the Excess and Deficiency
Account.
Carried by voice vote 8:19 P. M.
Article 8® VOTED: That the Selectmen be and they hereby are auth-
orized to take by eminent domain, purchase or otherwise
acquire any fee, easement or other interest in land
necessary for the construction of drains which they are
authorized to construct by the vote adopted under article
22 of the Warrant for the 1953 Annual Town Meeting and
that the money appropriated under said article 22 be used
for such land acquisition.
Carried Unanimously 8:20 P. M.
Mrs. 3uth Morey moves to take up Article 9.
Eobert w. Hunter, under Article 1, presented second 3eport of
the Elementary School facilities Committee which was accepted and
placed on file. Carried Unanimously 8 :22 P. M.
Article 9. VOTED: That the members of the Elementary School Facil-
ities Committee appointed under the authority of the vote
adopted under article 27 of the Warrant for the 1952 Annual
Town Meeting be and hereby are constituted a Fiske School
Addition Building Co "fr,ittee and authorized on behalf of
the Town to retain architectural services and obtain plans
and specifications for the construction, original equipping
and furnishing of an addition to the Fiske School; to obtain
bids therefor; to enter into a contractor contracts for
such construction and original equipping and furnishing;
and to supervise the carrying on of the work; and that the
sum of $325,000 be and hereby is appropriated for such
construction, original equipping and furnishing and that
payment be provided by a transfer of $15,000 from the
Excess and Deficiency Account and by the issue of bonds
or notes of the Town for the balance of $310,000, and
that the Treasurer with the approval of the Selectmen
be and he hereby is authorized to borrow the sum of
$310,000 under authority of Chapter 186 of the Acts of
1947, as most recently amended by Chapter 203 of the
Acts of 1953, and to issue bonds or notes of the Town
therefor, to be payable in accordance with the provisions
of Chapter 44 of the General Laws, as amended, within a
period not exceeding twenty years.
Carried Unanimously 8:31 P. M,
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Mrs. Ruth Morey presented Article 10.
Article- 10. VOTED: That the Moderator be and he hereby is authorized
and directed to appoint a School. Street School Building
Committee of.five: residents of the Town, one of whom shall
be a member of the School Committee at the time of app-
. : ointment, to retain architectural services and obtain
preliminary plans and specifications for a new element-
ary school building, containing sixteen classrooms, on
the land situated westerly of School Street, southerly
of Massachusetts Avenue and northerly of Roosevelt Road
that the Town acquired for school and playground purposes
in 1951, to obtain cost estimates for the construction
original equipping and furnishing of such school building
and to report to the 1954 annual Town Meeting; and that
the sum of $10,000 be appropriated for the expenses of
the Committee and be provided by a transfer of said sum
from the Excess and Deficiency Account. : -
Carried Unanimously. 8 :32 P. M.
Mrs. Ruth Morey presented Article 11.
Article 110 MOTION: That the: Moderator be and he hereby is author-
ized and directed to appoint a Maple Street School Build-
ing Committee of five residents of the Town, one. of whom
shall be a member of the School Committee at the time of
appointment, to retain architectural services and obtain
preliminary plans and specifications for a new element-
ary school building containing sixteen classrooms on the
land situated-northwesterly of Maple Street and westerly
of Lowell Street that the Town acquired for school and
playground purposes in 1951, to obtain cost estimates
for the constructionoriginal equipping and furnishing
of such school building and to report to a town meeting
subsequent to the 1954 Annual Town Meeting; and that the
sum of $10,000 be appropriated for the expenses of the
Committee and be provided by a transfer of said sum from
the Excess and Deficiency Account.
Raymond W. James presented the following amendment :
Article 11. VOTED: That the Moderator be and he hereby is authorized
and directed.to appoint a Maple Street School Building
Committee of five residents of the Town, one of whom
shall be a member of the School Committee at the time of
appointment, to retain architectural services and obtain
preliminary. plans and specifications for a new elementary
school building containing sixteen classrooms on the land
situated northwesterly of Maple Street and westerly of
Lowell Street that the Town acquired for school and play-
ground purposes in 1951, to obtain cost estimates for the
construction, original equipping and furnishing of such
school building and to report to a town meeting subse-
quent to the 1954 Annual Town Meeting; and that the sum
of $10,000 be appropriated for the expenses of the
• Committee and that said sum be raised in the Tax Levy
of 19540
Standing vote taken as follows:
In Favor Tellers. _ Opposed
8' William E. Maloney 23
37 Jerome F. Garrity 44
Roy Johnsen 4
75 71
Amendment declared adopted. Amendment as presented' by Raymond W.
James carried unanimously. 8:40 P. M.
Article 12. Voted Indefinite Postponement. Carried Unanimously 8:41 P.M.
Robert E, Person presented Article 13. 44
Article 13. MOTION: That the Selectmen be and they hereby are
authorized, on behalf of the Town, to purchase, take by
eminent domain or otherwise acquire, for playground or
recreational purposes, or both of such purposes, the
following parcels of land situated in Lexington on or
near Maple Street:
Parcel One : An area of land believed to belong to
Robert D. Chapman and Elizabeth M. Chapman, situated
easterly of Maple street and bounded and described
substantially as follows :
Westerly by land now or formerly of Robert D. Chap-
man and Elizabeth M. Chapman, two hun-
dred eighty (280) feet;
Northerly by land now or formerly of George F.
Proctor, by two lines measuring respect-
ively one hundred fifty (150) feet and
one hundred forty-nine (149) feet;
Easterly by land now or formerly of said Proctor,
three hundred (300) feet;
Southerly by land now or formerly of the Town of
Arlington, by two lines measuring res-
pectively one hundred eighty (180) feet
and one hundred eighty-four (184) feet;
and being the parcel shown as lot A-2 on a plan
entitled, "Plan of Proposed Little League Baseball
Field, Lexington, Mass." dated September 30, 1953,
William M, Burns, Town Engineer, a copy of said
plan being on file in the office of the Town Eng-
ineer, and said lot containing 2.26 acres according
to said plan.
Parcel Two: An area of land believed to belong to
George F. Proctor situated on the easterly side of
Maple Street and bounded and described substantially
as follows :
Westerly by Maple Street, fifty (50) feet;
Northerly by land now or formerly of George F.
Proctor, by two lines measuring res-
pectively
es-
pectively one hundred twenty-five (125)
feet and one hundred forty-five (145)
feet;
Westerly again by said other land now or formerly of
said Proctor, two hundred sixty-three
(263) feet;
Northerly again by land now or formerly of Lex-Wood
Poultry Farms, Inc. , five hundred
seventy-one (571) feet;
Easterly by land now or formerly of said Lex-Wood
Poultry Farms, Inc. , by two lines
measuring respectively one hundred
thirty-two (132) feet and three hundred
seventy-six (376) feet;
Southerly by land now or formerly of the Town of
Arlington, one hundred eighty-seven
(187) feet;
Westerly again by land now or formerly of Robert D.
Chapman and Elizabeth M, Chapman, three
hundred (300) feet; -
Southerly again by said land now or formerly of said
Chapmans, by two lines measuring res-
pectively one hundred forty-nine (149)
feet and three hundred sixty-seven (367)
feet;
SoutherlZ again by said land now or formerly of said
Chapmans, by two lines measuring res-
pectively one hundred nine and 4/10
(109,4) feet and one hundred fifty-three
(153 feet;
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Article 13. and being the land shown as lot B-2 on a plan entitled
(Cont, ) "Plan of Proposed Little League Baseball Field, Lexing-
ton, Mass." dated September 30, 1953, William M. Burns,
Town Engineer, a copy of said plan being on file in the
office of the Town Engineer, and said lot containing
an area of 5.635 acres according to said plan;
that the sum of 448000 be appropriated therefor and
be provided by a transfer of said sum from the Excess
and Deficiency Account.
MOTION: To appropriate the sum of 46,900 for grading
the parcels of land to be acquired for playground or
recreational purposes under the preceding vote ad-
opted under this article, and provide for payment
thereof by a transfer of said sum from the Excess
and Deficiency Account.
General discussion by various speakers.
A. Edward Rowse moves for indefinite postponement. Postponement
carried by voice vote. 9:13 P. M.
Alan G. Adams presented Article 14.
Article 14. VOTED: , To amend paragraph (f) of section 5 of the Zoning
By-Law as follows :
By striking out in the first part of said paragraph (f)
the words "C 1 and C 2" and by inserting after the word
"R 1" the word - and-: so that said first part of the
section will read as follows :
M 1 districts. All buildings and uses that are per-
mitted in R 1 and R 2 districts but subject to any
conditions and restrictions set forth therein, and the
following;-
By inserting a sub-paragraph designated b under sub-
paragraph 2 of said paragraph (f) to read as follows :
b. All buildings and uses that are permitted in C 1
and C 2 districts, including those permitted therein
by permission from the Board of Appeals, with the
exception of liquor stores which are hereby expressly
prohibited.
Alan G. Adams read the report of the Planning Board, as follows :
Article 14 proposes an amendment to the Zoning By-law which
reads as follows: "To amend paragraph (f) of section 5 of the Zoning
By-law dealing with M-1 districts as follows : By striking out in the
first part of said paragraph (f) the words "C 1 and C 2" and by in-
serting after the word "R 1" the word - and; so that said first part
of the section will read as follows : M 1 districts. All buildings
and uses that are permitted in R 1 and R 2 districts but subject to
any conditions and restrictions set forth therein, and the follow-
ing: - By inserting a sub-paragraph designated b under sub-paragraph
2 of said paragraph (f) to read as follows : b. All buildings and
uses that are permitted in C 1 and C 2 districts, including those
permitted therein by permission from the Board of Appeals, with the
exception of liquor stores which are hereby expressly prohibited."
The Lexington Planning Board held the required public hearing on
Thursday, October. 1st at 8 p.m. in the Town Engineer's office at the
Town Office building. The hearing was duly advertised. There were
no persons appearing at the hearing and after due consideration the
Lexington Planning Board voted unanimously to recommend the adoption
of this amendment.
This amendment is proposed by the Planning Board to carry out the
original intention of this By-law tohave light manufacturing (M-1
zones) devoted solely to the designated purpose. Under the present
By-law residential uses are restricted except under the Board of
Appeals ' permission and the proposed amendment will mean that C-1 or
C-2 commercial uses will also require permission of the Board of Appeals.
Le xingt on Planning Board
Alan G. Adams
Donald D. Hathaway
Donald K. Irwin
Aiden L. Ripley
Thos. S. Grindle
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Article 14 as presented Carried Unanimously 9 :16 P. N.
Alan G, Adams presented Article 15 ,
Article 15. VOTED: To amend the third paragraph of Section 14 of
the Zoning By Law, by inserting after the word "thereby"
in the next to the last line, the words:- as they appear
on the most recent local tax list-: so that said third
paragraph will read as follows :
The Board of Appeals shall fix a reasonable time for the
hearing of any appeal, petition or other matter referred
to it and shall give public notice thereof by publishing
notice of the time, place and purpose of the hearing in
a local newspaper at least fourteen days before said
hearing and also mail a copy of said notice to the pet-
itioner 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.
Alan G. Adams read the deport of the Planning Board as follows:
Article 15 proposes an amendment to the 3rd paragraph of
Section 14 of the Zoning By-law which deals with the Board of Appeals,
by inserting after the word "thereby" in the next to the last line,
the words : - "as they appear on the most recent local tax list"
so that said third paragraph will read as follows : The Board of
Appeals shall fix a reasonable time for the hearing of any appeal,
petition or other matter referred to, it and shall give public notice
thereof by publishing notice of the time, place and purpose of the
hearing in -alocal newspaper at least fourteen days before said
hearing and also mail a copy of said notice to the petitioner 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.
The Lexington Planning Board held the required legal and duly
advertised hearing on Thursday, October 1st at 8:15 p.m. in the Town
Engineer' s office, Town Office Building. Two citizens were present
and asked questions about the amendment. This amendment is in-
troduced by the Lexington Planning Board on the recommendation of.
Town Counsel to clarify the procedure of notification of Board of
Appeals hearings.
After due consideration the Lexington Planning Board recommends
the adoption of this amendment.
Lexington Planning Board
Alan G. Adams
Donald D. Hathaway
Donald K. Irwin
Aiden L. Ripley
Thos, S, Grindle
Article 15 as presented carried unanimously 9:18 P. N.
Alan G. Adams presented Article 160
Article 160 VOTED: To amend section 19 of the Zoning By-Law en-
titled " i+endments" by striking out the second paragraph
of said section, and inserting in place thereof the
following second paragraph:
Notice stating the time, place and purpose of said
hearing shall be given by publication in a local news-
paper at least fourteen days before said hearing and,
unless in the opinion of the Planning Board the proposed
amendment is one of wide application in the Town, by
mailing a copy of said notice to the owners of all prop-
erty 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.
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Alan G. Adams read the Report of the Planning Board as follows:
Article 16 proposes an amendment to Section 19 of the Zoning
By-law entitled "Amendments" by striking out the second paragraph of
said section, which deals with the notice to be given of Pl2nr ing
Board hearings on proposed amendments to the By-law, and inserting
in place thereof the following second paragraph: Notice stating
the time, place and purpose of said hearing shall be given by public-
ation in a local newspaper at least fourteen days before said hearing
and, unless in the opinion of the Planning Board the proposed amend-
ment is one of wide application in the Town, by mailing a copy of
said notice 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. The Lexington Planning Board
held the required legal and duly advertised hearing on Thursday,
October 1st at 8:30 p.m. in the Town Engineer's office, Town Office
Building. This amen•.nent is introduced by the Lexington Planning
Board on the recommendation of Town Counsel to clarify the procedure
of notification of Planning Board hearings,
After due consideration the Lexington Planning Board recommends
the adoption of this amendment.
Lexington Planning Board
Alan G. Adams
Donald D. Hathaway
Donald K. Irwin
Alden L. Ripley
Thos. S. Grindle
Article 16 as presented carried Unanimously 9 :22 P. N.
All articles being disposed of, Haskell W. Reed moves that
meeting by dissolved.
Carried Unanimously 9:23 P. N,
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Attorney General' s Approval of
Article 14 as passed at the Special Town Meeting held October 5, 1953 .
Article 14. VOTED : To amend paragraph (f) of section 5 of the
Zoning By-law as follows :
By striking out in the first part of said paragraph (f)
the words "C 1 and C 2" and by inserting after the word
"R 1" the word - and-: so that said first part of the
section will read as follows :
M 1 districts. All buildings and uses that are permitted
in R 1 and R 2 districts but subject to any conditions
and restrictions set forth therein , and the following:-
By inserting a sub-paragraph designated b under sub-para-
graph 2 of said paragraph (f) to read as follows:
b. All buildings and uses that are permitted in C 1
and C 2 districts , including those permitted therein by
permission from the Board of Appeals , with the exception
of liquor stores which are hereby expressly prohibited.
Carried Unanimously 9:16 P.M.
There were 170 Town Meeting Members present.
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To , ckerk
Lexington, Mass . , October 7 , 1953
I , James J. Carroll , Town Clerk of the Town of Lexington , do
hereby certify that the above is a true and exact copy of Article 14
as passed at the Special Town Meeting held October 5, 1953 and as
same appears on record.
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Town/ Clerk
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Boston, Mass. , /October 26 , 1953
The foregoing amendments to zoning by-law are hereby approved.
George Fingold
Attorney General
Attorney General' s Approval of
Article 15 as passed at the Special Town Meeting held October 5, 1953 .
Article 15 . VOTED: To amend the third paragraph of Section 14 of
the Zoning By-Law, by inserting after the word "thereby" in the next
to the last line, the words :- as they appear on the most recent local
tax list- : so that said third paragraph will read as follows :
The Board of Appeals shall fix a reasonable time for the hearing of
any appeal , petition or other matter referred to it and shall give
public notice thereof by publishing notice of the time, place and
purpose of the hearing in a local newspaper at least fourteen days
before said hearing and also mail a copy of said notice to the
petitioner 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.
Carried Unanimously 9:18 F .M.
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There were 170 Town Meeting Members present .
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Town/al rk
Lexington , /Mass . , October 7, 1953
I , James J. Carroll, Town Clerk of the Town of Lexington, do here-
by certify that the above is a true and exact copy of Article 15
as passed at the Special Town Meeting held October 5 , 1953 and as
same appears on record.
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Tov 'lerk
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Boston ,/Mass . , October 26, 1953
The foregoing amendment to zoning by-law is hereby
approved.
George Fingold
Attorney General
Attorney General' s Approval of
Article 16 as passed at the Special Town Meeting held October 5, 1953 .
Article 16. VOTED: To amend Section 19 of the Zoning By-Law
entitled "Amendments" by striking out the second para-
graph of said section, and inserting in place thereof
the following second paragraph:
Notice stating the time place and purpose of said
hearing shall be given by publication in a local news-
paper at least fourteen days before said hearing and ,
unless in the opinion of the Planning Board the pro-
posed amendment is one of wide application in the Town,
by mailing a copy of said notice 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.
Carried Unanimously 9:22 P.M.
There were 170 Town Meeting Members present .
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Tow( C; lerk
Lexing on,' Mass . , Ocoher 7 , 1953
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I , James J. Carroll, Town Clerk of the Town of Lexington , do
hereby certify that the above is a true and exact copy of Article
16 as passed at the Special Town Meeting held October 5 , 1953 and
as same appears on record.
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/ Tom le rk
Boston, Mass . , October 26, 1953
The foregoing amendment to zoning by-law is hereby
approved.
George Fingold
Attorney General