1947-12-22 Special Town Meeting Minutes

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C Officer's return, "?eadina jTass. ?Dec. 19, 1347 -93 virtue of this warrant, 7 on ?'?ece fiber 15th, 1947 notified and warned the inhabitants of the toxin of Reading, 0,71ftl Pied to vote in elections and town. affairs to meet in the place and at the time specified in this warrant, by posting attested copies thereof in the following public places within the town of eading. "'recinct 1. Austin's -lunch Room, 17 Harnden Street 'he Danforth 7ha_rmacy, 1 Harnden Street Central "lire Station, T'leasant Street T'recinct 2. T."asonic Temple Building Lyceum Hall 131)ildin,g 7.77. Charles 8 :Sons "tore, 610 Aain Street 3oston. & Taine ?railroad depot Od.d 771ellowls Building T'reeinct 3. 77terhouse's 11eighborhood Store, 13Enny's Neighborhood Store, 168 '"ire `"tation f~2 17oburn Street 7recinct'4. ,unicipal Building YcLaughlin's 1eighborhood Store. Zitzovy's Feighborhood Store, 287 36 Mineral Street Lowell Street 1051 Nair.;. Street Lowell Street the date of posting being five days prior to TDecenber 22, 1947 the date set for the meeting in this warrant. Also L caused an attested copy of this warrant to be published in the Beading Chronicle in the issue of December 18, 1947 the date of publication being more than one day prior to the date of said meeting. L3'0F G. 37N Constable of T Fading. 4 ""71 1AL '101171,T T:R~ `'P T I G Security 'mall lDecenber 2' , 1':47 yhe meeting was called to order by the ?Toderator at the time specified in the Tarrant. The 14'arra.nt was partially read by the Tow~n Clerk, when on motion of Yenneth C. Latham it was voted to dispense with the further; reading of the T"arrant, except the Constable's return which was then read by the Town Clerk. Article 1. Lhe first action b,y the assembly was the official recognition of the worth of the late Otis B. Ruggles, former selectman and, at the time of his passing, a member of the deleg- ation from ?Drecinct 4. Selectman Latham in a brief talk c'c&rac- terized rTr. Ruggles as ''A glov ing example of a public spirited citizen". In memory of 1.5r. Ruggles the -issembly stood for a feed moments o silent tribute. Article 1. F"electman Yenneth C. Latham informed the town me at- ing members that settlement of the estate of Dr. 'thel 7. Grant i - was at hand and the town would be called upon to express an opinion on the provisions of the legacy to the town. 33 a show of hands the members indicated that they would prefer to see the memori&l take the form of a swimming pool than. a decor- ative fountain. Linder the terms of the will of the late Dr. Grant the town car, have a decorative fountain or, the Common or a swi.nming pool at "Temorial Park. Selectman Latham explained that it nay not be