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TOWN WARRANT
(Seal)
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
Middlesex, ss.
To either of the constables of the Town of Reading,
Greetings:
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are
hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of
Reading qualified to vote in elections and Town affairs to meet
in the following places designated for the eight precincts in
said Town, namely:
Precinct
1.
J. Warren Killam School
Precinct
2.
J. Warren Killam School
Precinct
3.
Joshua Eaton School
Precinct
4.
Joshua Eaton School
Precinct
5.
Alice M. Barrows School
Precinct
6.
Alice M. Barrows School
Precinct
7.
Birch Meadow School
Precinct
8.
Birch Meadow School
on
MONDAY, the TWENTY-FIRST DAY OF MARCH A.D., 1988
at seven o'clock in the forenoon to act on the following.ar-
ticles, viz;
ARTICLE 1. To elect by ballot the following Town Officers;
a Moderator for one year;- one member of the Board of Selectmen
for three years; one member of the Board.of Assessors for three
years; two members of the Municipal Light-.;Board for `three years;
one member of the Municipal Light Board for two years; two mem-
bers of the Board of Library Trustees for three years; two mem-
bers of the School Committee for three years; one member of the
School committee for two years;
Precinct 1. Eight members for three years.
Precinct 2. Eight members for three years;.-one member for
two years to fill vacancy; one member for one year to fill
vacancy.
Precinct 3. Eight members for three years.
Precinct 4. Eight members for three years.
Precinct 5. Eight members for three years; one member for
one year to fill vacancy.
Precinct 6. Eight members for three years.
Precinct 7. Eight members for three years; one member for
one year to fill vacancy.
Precinct 8. Eight members for three years; one member for
two years to fill vacancy.
For these purposes the polls will be opened at each of the
eight precincts at seven o'clock A.M_ and ' will close at eight
o'clock P.M.
and to meet at the Reading Memorial, Nigh School, 62 Oakland
Road, in said Reading, on
MONDAY, the. tLiVENTH DAY OF APRIL A.D., 1-988,
at seven-thirty o' clock in the evening, at which time and place
the following 'articles are to be acted upon and determined ex-
clusively by Town Meeting Members in accordance with the provi-
sions of Chapter, 7, of the Acts---of 1943, as amended by Chapter
317, Acts of 1975°
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ARTICLE 2. To hear and act on the reports of the Board of
Selectmen, Town Accountant, Treasurer-Collector, Board of Asses-
sors, Director of Public Works, Town Clerk, Tree Warden, Board of
Health, School Committee, Contributory Retirement Board, Library
Trustees, Municipal Light Board, Finance Committee, Cemetery
Trustees, Community Planning & Development Commission, Town
Manager and any other Boards or Special Committees.
Board of Selectmen,
ARTICLE 3. To choose all other necessary Town Officers, and
Special Committees and determine what instructions shall be given
Town Officers and Special Committees.
Board of Selectmen
ARTICLE 4. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the
Town Treasurer-Collector, with the approval of the Board of
Selectmen, to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of
the revenue of the financial year beginning July 1, 1988, in ac-
cordance with the provision of the General Laws, Chapter 44, Sec-
tion 4 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 the General Laws, Chap-
ter 44, Section 17, or take any other action with respect
thereto.
Town Treasurer-Collector
ARTICLE 5. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the
payment during Fiscal Year 1989, of bills remaining unpaid for
previous fiscal years for goods and services actually rendered to
the Town, or take any other action with respect thereto.
Board of Selectmen
ARTICLE 6. To see if the Town will vote to adopt the Capi-
tal Improvement Program as provided for in Section 7-7 of the
Reading Home Rule Charter, or take any action with respect
thereto.
Board of Selectmen
ARTICLE 7. To see if the Town will vote to amend the Capi-
tal Improvement Program as provided for in Section 7-7 of the
Reading Home Rule Charter and as previously amended, or take any
other action with respect thereto.
Board of Selectmen.
ARTICLE 8. To see if the Town will vote to approve or dis-
approve the amount of a $5,976,000 debt authorized by vote of the
Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocational School District School
Committee adopted on January 7, 1988, the effective date of which
was deferred until the conclusion of the 1988 Annual Town Meet-
ings in all of, the member Towns by vote of the Northeast
Metropolitan Regional Vocational School District School Committee
adopted on January 14 198 for the purpose of reconstructing,
remodeling and making extraordinary repairs to the District
School, including costs incidental and related thereto, or take
any other action with respect thereto.
Northeast Metropolitan
Regional Vocational School
District School Committee
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ARTICLE 9. To determine how much money the Town will raise
by borrowing, or from the tax levy, or transfer from available
funds, or otherwise, and appropriate for the operation of the
Town and its government, or take any other action with respect
thereto.
Board of Selectmen
ARTICLE 10. To see what sums the Town will raise by borrow-
ing or from the tax levy, or transfer from available funds, or
otherwise, and appropriate for the purpose of removing, disposing
and replacement of certain transformers at Reading Memorial High
School, 62 Oakland Road, Reading, Massachusetts; such appropria-
tion to include all engineering fees and preparation costs and
all costs for the legal disposal of the transformer units being
replaced, to complete the purpose of this Article, all monies to
be expended under the direction of the Reading School Committee,
or take any other action with respect thereto.
School Committee
ARTICLE 11. To see what sums the Town will raise:-by borrow-
ing or from the tax levy, or transfer from available funds, or
otherwise, and appropriate for the purpose of inspection and
preparing an Asbestos Management Plan in order to comply with the
EPA Regulations for the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act
(AHERA). The appropriation is to include all engineering fees
and costs required to complete the purpose of this Article, all
monies to be expended under the direction of the Reading School
Committee, or take any other action with respect thereto.
School Committee
ARTICLE 12. To see what sums the Town will raise by bor-
rowing or from the tax levy, or transfer from available funds, or
otherwise, and appropriate for the purpose of replacing the roof
and the roof drainage system at the Reading Memorial High School.
Field House, z62 Oakland Road, Reading, Massachusetts; such ap-
propriation to include all engineering fees and preparation costs
required to complete the purpose of this Article, all monies to
be expended under the direction of the Reading School Committee,
or take any other action with respect thereto.
School Committee
ARTICLE 13. To,see what action the Town will take regarding
the installation of additional street lights on the public
streets during the Fiscal Year 1988, or what it will do in rela-
tion thereto.
Municipal Light Board
ARTICLE 14. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the
Board of Selectmen to sell, or exchange, or dispose of, upon such
terms and conditions as they may determine, various items of Town
tangible property, or take any other action with respect thereto.
Board of Selectmen
ARTICLE "15. To see if the Town will vote to transfer the
care, custody, management and control of the following described
land, or portions thereof', ''which is commonly known as the Pearl.
Street School from the Reading School Department to the Board of
Selectmen of the Town of Reading for any other municipal purpose
including the possible sake or lease thereof or the possible
renovation into municipal offices or take any other action with
respect thereto:
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The land shown on Town of Reading Board of Assessors Revised
January 1, 1987, Plat 105, as Lot 10 consisting of 4.8395 acres.
Board of Selectmen
as a courtesy to
William C. Brown, Precinct 8
ARTICLE 16. To see if the Town will vote to raise the sum
of two million dollars ($2,000,000) by borrowing or from the tax
levy or transfer from available funds, or otherwise, and ap-
propriate said sum to the Board of Selectmen of the Town of Read-
ing, or to a committee appointed by the Board of Selectmen for
the purpose of remodeling, reconstructing, or making extraordi-
nary repairs to the property shown on Board of Assessors Revised
January 1., 1987 Plat 105, Lot 10, and commonly known as the Pearl
'Street School for the purpose of housing Town government, includ-
hg the School Committee and School Department administrative of-
fices and Senior Citizens Drop-In Center, including the cost of
site preparation, construction, originally equipping and furnish-
ing said site and all other costs incidental thereto, including
architectural, engineering, and construction fees and services,
inspection fees, relocation costs, contingencies and costs of
financing in connection therewith; and the Board of Selectmen or
such other committee as may be appointed by them are authorized
to enter into any and all contracts, agreements and grant ap-
plications necessary therefor and incidental thereto, including
without limitation, contracts for architectural, engineering and
construction services and applications for a grant or grants, and
to do all other acts and things necessary and proper for carrying
out the purposes of this vote.
Board of Selectmen
as a courtesy to
William C. Brown, Precinct 8
ARTICLE 17. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the
Board of Selectmen of the Town of Reading to convey all or any
part of the following described property, with the buildings
thereon, commonly known as the Pearl Street School and to deter-
mine the minimum amount to be paid for such conveyance; to
authorize the Board of Selectmen to convey all or any part of
said property for such amount or a larger amount, and upon such
other terms and conditions as the Board of Selectmen shall con-
sider proper and to deliver a deed therefor to said purchaser;
and to see what sum the Town will raise by borrowing, or from the
tax levy, or transfer from available funds, or otherwise, and ap-
propriate to the Board of Selectmen to carry out the purposes of
this vote; or take any other action with respect thereto
The land shown on Board of Assessors Revised January 1, 1987,
Plat 105, as Lot 10 consisting of 4.8395 acres.
Board of Selectmen
ARTICLE 18. To see what sum the Town will raise by borrow-
ing, or from the tax levy, or transfer from available funds, or
otherwise, and appropriate for the purposes of remodeling,
reconstructing, or making extraordinary repairs to the Town Hall
and/or the Town Hall Annex (old Library Building), including the
construction of any additions or connectors to such buildings and
for the cost of originally equipping and furnishing said Town
Hall, Town Hall Annex and additions or connectors thereto, or
take any other action with respect thereto.
Board of Selectmen
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ARTICLE 19. To see what sums the Town will raise by borrow-
ing or from the tax levy, or transfer from available funds, or
otherwise, and appropriate for the purpose of relocating the
general offices of the School Department including the Office of
the Superintendent of Schools, Reading, Massachusetts; such ap-!,
propriation to include all costs to complete the purposes of this
Article including without limitation, costs of construction,
reconstruction, remodeling, renovation, making extraordinary
repairs, moving, originally equipping or furnishing, and all
costs incidental thereto including architectural, engineering
construction fees and services, inspection fees, contingencies,
and costs of financing thereof; all monies to be expended under
the direction of the Reading School Committee, or take any other
action with respect thereto.
School Committee
ARTICLE 20. To see if the Town will vote to rescind the
following vote taken on April 28, 1986 pursuant to Article 30 of
the 1986 Annual Town Meeting Warrant which vote authorized the
conveyance of the property commonly known as the Reading Bear
Hill property, or take any other action with respect thereto.
ARTICLE 30. On motion of Paul E. Landers it was voted that
the Town authorize the Board of Selectmen of the Town of
Reading to convey all or any part of the following described
property and the buildings thereon for the minimum amount of
not less than the highest appraised value obtained by the
Board of Selectmen, or for a larger amount and upon such
other terms and conditions as the Board of Selectmen shall
consider proper and to deliver a deed therefor to the pur-
chaser thereof and to authorize the Board of Selectmen and
such other boards or officers of the Town as may be ap-
propriate, to take such other actions as may be necesary to
clear any title problems to said property so that it may be
so conveyed and to raise from the tax levy and, appropriate
to the Board of Selectmen the sum of $7,500.00 to carry out
the purposes of this vote.
Beginning at a point on the easterly sideline of Fourth
Streetf
Thencenortherly a distance of 263.76 feet;
Thence' northwesterly a distance of 25.0 feet;
Thence northerly a distance of 95.0 feet;
Thence easterly a distance of 220.0 feet;
Thence northerly a distance of 120.0 feet;
Thence westerly a distance of 220.0 feet;
Thence northerlya distance of 330.0 feet;
Thence easterly a distance of 20.0 feet;
Thence northerly a distance of 125.0 feet;
Thence easterly a distance of 200.0 feet;
Thence southerly a distance of 40.0 feet;
Thence easterly a distance of 20.0 feet;
Thence southerly a distance of 210.0 feet;
Thence easterly a distance,of 120.0 feet;
Thence northerly a distance of 250.0 feet;
Thence easterly a distance of 100.0 feet;
Thence southerly a distance of 60.0 feet;
ThenA easterly a distance of 20.0 feet;
Thence southerly a distance of 190.0 feet;
Thence southerly a distance of 45.0 feet;
Thence easterly a distance of 177.58 feet;
Thence southerly a distance 'of 160.0 feet;
Thence westerly a distance of 115.0 feet;
Thence southerly a distance of 487.57 feet;
Thence westerly a distance of 51.0 feet;
Thence southerly a distance of 4.0 feet;
Thence westerly a distance of 242.0 feet;
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Thence westerly a distance of 220.15 feet;
to said point of beginning of this description.
Intending to describe all of Lot 49, all of Lot 39, a 2.45
acre portion of Lot 40, all of Lot 46, all of Lot 48, a 5.02
acre portion of Lot 47 all as shown on Reading Board of As-
sessors Plat 13 of 1986; and all of Lot 3a as shown on
Reading Board of Assessors Plat 14 of 1985.
Said parcel containing 10.21 acres more or less and which
constitutes a portion of what is commonly known as the Read-
ing Bear Hill property.
By Petition
ARTICLE 21. To see if the Town will vote to amend Paragraph
4 in General By-Law Article XXXII, Wetlands Protection, by delet-
ing in its entirety the last sentence in the last subparagraph
which reads:
"Definitions, time frames, and procedures,, insofar as ap-
plicable, set forth in said Chapter and section and in the
Regulations promulgated by the Department of Environmental
Quality Engineering on July 28, 1978 are hereby made a part of
this By-Law."
And to substitute for the above-quoted sentence, which is
deleted, the following sentence: "Definitions, standards, time
frames, and procedures, insofar as applicable, set forth in said
Chapter and section and in the Regulations promulgated by the
Department of EnvirOnmental Quality Engineering on October 2,
1987 are hereby mane a part of this By-Law."; or to see what it
will do with'reference thereto.
By Petition
ARTICLE 22. To see if the Town will vote to accept the
report of the Board of Selectmen upon the laying out as a-public
way of the following way known as Newcrossing Road, under the
provision of law authorizing the assessment of betterments, such
highways being laid out in accordance with plans duly approved by
the Board of Selectmen and filed in the office of the Town Clerk
in accordance with the statutory requirements, and that the Town
authorize the Board of Selectmen to take such land in fee or
rights of easement therein by eminent domain,, under the provi-
sions of Chapter 79 of the General Laws, as amended, or acquire
said land in fee or rights of easement therein by purchase, gift
or otherwise and to assess betterments therefor and to see if the
Town will vote to accept the public way laid out by the Board of
Selectmen as Newcrossing Road, and to see what sum the Town will
raise by borrowing, or from the tax levy, or transfer from avail-
able funds, or otherwise, and appropriate for acquisition of said
land or, easement therein or payment of any eminent domain damages
and for the construction of said way, or take any other action
with respect thereto.
Board of Selectmen
ARTICLE 23. To see if the Town will vote to accept the
report of the Board of Selectmen upon the laying out as a public
way of the following private way krc ri: as Dean Road, under the
provision of law authorizing the assessment of betterments, such
highways being laid out in accordance with plans duly approved by
the Board of Survey and filed in the office of the Town Clerk in
accordance with the statutory requirements, and that the Town
authorize the Board of Selectmen to take such land in fee or
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rights of easement therein by eminent domain, under the provi-
sions of Chapter 79 of the General Laws, as amended, or acquire
said land in fee or rights of easement therein by purchase, gift
or otherwise and to assess betterments therefor and to see if the
Town will vote to accept the public way laid out by the Board of
Selectmen as Dean Road, and to see what sum the Town will raise
by borrowing, or from the tax levy, or transfer- .from available
funds, or otherwise, and appropriate for acquisition of said land
or easement therein or payment of any eminent domain damages and
for the construction of said way, or take any other action with
respect thereto.
Board of Selectmen
ARTICLE 24. To see if the Town will vote to accept the
report of the Board of Selectmen upon the laying out as a public
way of the following private way known as Buckingham Drive, under
the provision of law authorizing the assessment of betterments,
such highways being laid out in accordance with plans duly ap-
proved by the Board of Survey and filed in the office of the Town
Clerk in accordance with the statutory requirements, and that the
Town authorize the Board of Selectmen to take such land in fee or
rights of,easements therein by eminent domain, under the provi-
sions of Chapter 79 of the General Laws, as amended, or acquire
said land in fee or rights of easement therein by purchase, gift
or otherwise and.to assess betterments therefor and to see if the
Town will vote to accept the public way laid out by the Board of
Selectmen as Buckingham Drive, and to see what sum the Town will
raise by borrowing, or from the tax levy, or transfer from avail-
able funds, or otherwise, and appropriate for acquisition of said
land or easement therein or payment of any eminent domain damages-
and for the construction of said way, or take any other action
with respect thereto.
Board of Selectmen
ARTICLE 25. To see if the Town will vote to accept the
report of the Board of Selectmen upon the laying out as a public
way of the following private way known as Sunnyside Avenue Exten-
sion,, under the provision of law authorizing the assessment of
betterments, such highways being laid out in accordance with
plans duly approved by the Board of Survey and filed in the of-
fice of the Town Clerk in accordance with the statutory require-
ments, and that the Town authorize the Board of Selectmen to take
such land in fee or rights of easement therein by eminent domain,
under the provisions of Chapter 79 of the General Laws, as
amended, or acquire said land in fee or rights of easement
therein by purchase, gift or otherwise and to assess betterments
therefor and to see if the Town will vote to accept the public
way laid out by the Board of Selectmen as Sunnyside Avenue Exten-
sion, and to see what sum the Town will raise by borrowing, or
from the tax levy, or transfer from available funds, or other-
wise, and appropriate for acquisition of said land or easement
therein or payment of any eminent domain damages and for the con-
struction of said way, or take any other action with respect
thereto.
Board of Selectmen
ARTICLE 26. To see if the Town will vote to accept the
report of the Board of Selectmen upon the laying out as a public
way of the following private way known as a portion of Sanborn
Lane, under-the provision of law authorizing the assessment of
betterments, such highways being laid out in accordance with
plans duly approved by the Board of Survey and filed in the of-
fice of the Town Clerk. in accordance with the statutory require-
ments, and that the Town'author4e the Board of Selectmen to take
such land in fee or rights of easement therein by eminent domain,
under the provisions of Chapter:79 of the General Laws, as
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amended, or acquire said land in fee or rights of easement
therein by purchase, gift or otherwise and to assess betterments
therefor and to see if the Town will vote to accept the public
way laid o A_ by the Board of Selectmen as a portion of Sanborn
Lane, and to see what sum the Town will raise by borrowing, or
from the tax levy, or transfer from available funds, or other-
wise, and appropriate for acquisition of said land or easement
therein or payment of any eminent domain damages and for the;con-
struction of said way, or take any other action with respect
thereto.
Board of Selectmen
ARTICLE 27. To see if the Town will vote to amend Article
XV of the By-Laws of the Town entitled "Anti-Litter" by deleting
in Section 21 thereof the heading "Separate Offenses." and sub-
stituting therefor the heading "Enforcement." and by adding a new
first sentence thereto, so that Section 21 would read as-follows,
or take any other action with respect thereto.
"Section 21. ENFORCEMENT. This By-Law shall be enforced by the
Board of Health or any police officer. Whoever violates any of
the provisions of Sections 2 through 20 shall be punished by a
fine of thirty-five dollars per offense. Each day any violation
of the provisions of this By-Law is committed or permitted to
continue shall constitute a separate offense and shall be punish-
able as such hereunder."
Board of Health
ARTICLE 28. To see if the Town will vote to accept and
adopt the provisions of Clause Fifth B of Section 5, Chapter 59
of the General Laws, as recently amended by Chapter 499 of the
Acts of 1987.
Board of Assessors
ARTICLE 29. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the
Board of Selectmen to convey and/or abandon certain rights of
easements in Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, situated
on Lot 3 as shown on a Plan entitled "Plan of Land, Reading,
Mass." dated June 24, 1986 that were conveyed to the Town in an
"Order of Taking" document dated October 14, 1957 and recorded in
the Middlesex South District Registry of Deeds in Book 9051 Page
179; to determine the minimum amount to be paid for such con-
veyance and/or abandonment, and to authorize the Board of
Selectmen to convey or abandon all or any part of said right of
easements for such amount or larger amount and such other terms
and conditions as the Selectmen shall consider proper; and to
deliver a deed therefor if necessary; or take any other action
with respect thereto.
Board of Selectmen
ARTICLE 30. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the
Board of Selectmen to convey and/or abandon certain rights of
easements in Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, situated
on Lots 8A, 8B, A, B, 12A, and 12B as shown on a Plan entitled
"Definitive Plan Avalon Estates, Reading, Mass." dated June 25,
1987 that were conveyed to the Town in a "conveyance of easements
and utilities > Hopkins Farm" document dated November 29, 1984
and recorded in the Middlesex South District Registry of Deeds;
to determine the minimum amount to be paid for such conveyance
and/or abandonment, and to authorize the Board of Selectmen to
convey or abandon all or any part of said right of easements for
such amount or larger amount and such other terms and conditions
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as the Selectmen shall consider proper; and to deliver a deed
therefor if necessary;' or take any other action with respect
thereto.
Board of Selectmen
ARTICLE 31. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the
Board of Selectmen to convey and/or abandon a portion of certain
rights of easements in Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts,
being a part of the "Quannapowitt Drainage System" and shown on
the Reading Assessors' Plat 57 as Lots 20, 22, 23, 24, and 26
dated January 1, 1985 and Plat 68 Lot 7 dated January 1, 1978; to
determine the minimum amount to be paid for such conveyance
and/or abandonment; and to convey or abandon all or any part of
said rights of easements for such amount or larger amount and
upon such other terms and conditions as the Selectmen shall con-
sider proper; and to deliver a deed therefor if necessary; and to
authorize the Board of Selectmen to petition the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts Legislature, or other appropriate State agency, if
necessary, to abandon or approve the abandonment of any such
easement rights taken or held by the Commonwealth; or take any
other action with respect thereto.
Board of Selectmen
ARTICLE 32. To see if the Town will vote to change the ex-
isting law which allows each Reading property owner to keep up to
two (2) unregistered vehicles on his or her property for an in-
definite period of time. The new law to read each Reading
property owner is allowed to keep one (1) unregistered vehicle on
his or her property for a period of time up to six months, after
six months the vehicle is to be removed or garaged in a permanent
structure.
This is in order to keep neighboring properties from being
devalued due to the eyesore and health hazard these vehicles be-
come, or take any other action with respect thereto.
By Petition
ARTICLE 33. To see if the Town will vote pursuant to Sec-
tion 2-6 of the Reading Home Rule Charter to declare the seats of
any or all of the following Town Meeting Members to be vacant and
to remove any or all of the following described persons from
their position as Town Meeting Member for failure to take the
oath of office within thirty days following the notice of--elec-
tion or for failure to attend one-half or more of Town Meeting
sessions, during the previous year or take any other action with
respect thereto.
Leonard S. Pienta, III
Precinct
1
Victor H. Cail
Precinct
2
Nel H. Dolan
Precinct
3
Michael A. Pacillo
Precinct
3
Richard C. Rudolph
Precinct
3
Jesse L. Yoder
Precinct
3
Edward J. Taylor, Jr.
Precinct
4
Ronald A. Winslow
Precinct
4
Nancy S. MacLeod
Precinct
5
Wayne A. MacLeod
Precinct
5
Domenic A. Patalano
Precinct
5
Barbara B. Philbrick
Precinct
5
Roberta M. Sullivan
Precinct
5
Francis J.-Coleman
Precinct
6
Irving L. Stackpole It
Precinct
6
James R. Valentine
Precinct
6
ISO
Philip R. White, Jr.
Glen P. Olszewski
Sumner H. Weston
Ronald V. O'Connell
Precinct 6
Precinct 7
Precinct 7
Precinct 8
Board of Selectmen
And you are directed to serve this Warrant by posting an at-
tested copy thereof in at least three (3) public places in each
precinct of the Town not less than fourteen (14) days prior to
April 11, 1988, the date set for the meeting in said Warrant, and
to publish this Warrant in a newspaper published in the Town, or
by mailing an attested copy of said Warrant to each Town Meeting
Member at least fourteen (14) days prior to the time of holding
said meeting.
Hereof fail not and make due return of this Warrant with
your doings thereon to the Town Clerk at or before the time ap-
pointed for said meeting.
Given under our hands this 16th day of February, 1988.
John H. Russell, Chairman
Eugene R. Nigro, Vice Chairman
Russell T. Graham, Secretary
Paul E. Landers
A true copy. Attest:
Mary S. Ziegler
SELECTMEN OF READING
.4,-Cl. 9- t 'Cc
Doris M.Fantasia
Town Clerk
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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
Middlesex, ss. Officer's Return, Reading:
By virtue of this Warrant, I, on 3 March, 1988 notified and
warned the inhabitants of the Town of Reading, qualified to vote
in elections and town affairs, to meet at the place and at the
time specified by posting attested copies of this Warrant in the
following public places within the Town of Reading: J.
Precinct 1. Convenient Food Mart, 1349 Main Street
Old Hose House,*1249 Main Street
St. Athanasius Church, 300 Haverhill Street
Precinct 2. Reading Police Station, 67 Pleasant Street
Cumberland Farms, 305 Salem Street
Anton Cleaners, 47 Harnden Street
Precinct 3. Friendly Variety Store, 245 Washington Street.
Reading Liquors, 345 Main Street
Wayside Bazaar, 107 Main Street
Precinct 4. Hanson's Service Station, 4 West Street
Dragon Corner Store, 206 West Street
Spence Farm Market Gardens, 40 West Street
Precinct 5. Community Center, 52 Sanborn Street
B & M Railroad Station, High Street
Joshua Eaton School, 365 Summer Avenue
Precinct 6. Fire Station, 267 Woburn Street
Housing for the Elderly, 1 Frank D.Tanner
Drive
Alice M. Barrows School, 16 Edgemont Avenue
Precinct 7. Austin Preparatory School, 101 Willow Street
P & S Convenient Store, 287 Lowell Street
Town Hall, 16 Lowell Street
Precinct 8. Meadowbrook Golf Club, 292 Grove Street
Memorial High School, 62 Oakland Road`
Arthur W. Coolidge Jr. High School, 89 Birch
Meadow Drive
The date of posting being not less than fourteen days prior
to March 21,1988, the date set for the meeting in this Warrant.
I also caused an attested copy of this Warrant to be pub-
lished in the Reading Chronicle in the issue of March 3, 1988.
William J. Hughes, Jr.
Constable of Reading
A true copy. Attest:
Doris M. Fantasia
Town Clerk