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April 21, 1988
ADJOURNED SPECIAL TOWN MEETING
Reading Memorial High School April 21, 1988
The meeting was called to order by the Moderator, Paul C.
Dustin, at 7:45 P.M., there being a quorum present.
The Invocation was given by Reverend Arthur Flynn of St.
Agnes Church, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
ARTICLE 11. Paul E. Landers moved that the Town vote to
authorize the Board of Selectmen to acquire all of the following
described lands with the buildings thereon in fee or rights of
easement therein by eminent domain under the provisions of Chap-
ter 79 of the General Laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
and any other enabling authority, or to acquire said lands or any
parts thereof in fee or rights of easement therein by gift, pur-
chase, or otherwise for the site of a new fire station and /or for
access to and uses incidental and accessory to a new fire sta-
tion, and to appropriate from the sale of Real Estate Fund to the
Board of Selectmen the sum of $250,000 (Two Hundred Fifty
Thousand Dollars) to pay for appraisals of said properties and to
pay for the acquisition of said lands or rights of easement
therein, or to be used for payment of land damages or other costs
and expenses of such acquisitions, and the Town further
authorizes the Board of Selectmen to enter into agreements with
private parties, or state and federal agencies, for financial and
other assistance in connection with the acquisition, and to do
all other acts and things necessary and proper for carrying out
the provisions of this vote:
The lot of land shown on the Town of Reading Board of Assessors'
Plat 87 (dated Rev Jan 1, 1972: Lot 22 believed owned by
Ellsworth M. Towse, Trustee of Towse Trust and known as 38 Salem
Street, said property described as follows:
Beginning at a point on the northerly sideline of Salem Street;
thence
NORTHERLY a distance of 211.99 feet more or less to a point;
thence
EASTERLY a distance of 54.09 feet more or less to a point;
thence
SOUTHERLY a distance of 209.25 feet more or less to a point
on the Northerly sideline of Salem Street; thence
WESTERLY along the Northerly sideline of Salem Street, a
distance of 71.28 feet more or less to a point, said point being
the point of beginning of this description.
Intending to describe a parcel of land shown on the Reading
Assessor's Plat 87, Lot 22 dated January 1, 1972.
79 voted in the affirmative
62 voted in the negative
2/3 vote required
This motion was voted in the negative.
Town Meeting member, John W. Price, Precinct #4, presented
Petitions requesting that Town Meeting ... "vote against the clos-
ing of the Woburn Street Fire Station and /or removal from active
service fire apparatus from said Station. ", and requested that
the Petitions be included as permanent record of the Town Meeting
minutes.
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ARTICLE 12. On motion of Paul E. Landers, it was unanimously
voted that the Town appropriate from certified free cash to
the Board of Selectmen the sum of $35,000 (Thirty -five Thousand
Dollars) to fund the placement of School Zone signs, signals,
striping of pavement, nd any other appurtenances related to the
implementation of sch of zones at the Barrows, Birch Meadow,
Eaton and Killam School .
ARTICLE 13. On mo ion of Paul E. Landers, it was voted that
the Town appropriate rom certified free cash to the Board of
Selectmen the sum of $ 0,000 (Forty Thousand Dollars) for the
initial feasibility st dy and design of traffic signals in the
Reading Square area of eading, including but not limited to the
area on Main Street ( oute 28) from Washington Street through
Charles Street, and the intersection of Lowell Street and Woburn
Street.
ARTICLE 3. On mo ion of Eugene R. Nigro, it was voted to
indefinitely postpone A ticle 3.
On motion of Euge e R. Nigro, it was voted this meeting
stand adjourned sine di .
Meeting adjourned 0 :30 P.M.
123 Town Meeting members were present.
A true copy. Attest:
Doris M. Fantasia
Town Clerk
ADJOURNED ANNUAL TOWN MEETING
Reading Memorial High School April 21, 1988
The meeting was called to order by the Moderator, Paul C.
Dustin, at 9:40 P.M., there being a quorum present.
ARTICLE 10. On m tion of George J. Shannon, it was voted
that the Town raise by borrowing as provided under Chapter 44,
Sections 7 & 8 of the General Laws, and appropriate the sum of
$242,000 (Two Hundred F rty -two Thousand Dollars) for the pur-
pose of removing, disp sing and replacement of certain trans-
formers at Reading Memorial High School, 62 Oakland Road, Read-
ing, Massachusetts; suct appropriation to include all engineering
fees and preparation co is and all costs for the legal disposal
of the transformer unit being replaced, to complete the purpose
of this Article, all mo ies to be expended under the direction of
the Reading School Committee.
110 voted in the affirmative
0 voted in the negative
2/3 vote required
ARTICLE 24. On moti n of John H. Russell, it was unanimously
voted that the Town accept the report of the Board of Selectmen
upon the laying out as a public way of the following private way
known as Buckingham Driv , under the provision of law authorizing
the assessment of betterments, such highway being laid out in ac-
cordance with plans dul approved by the Board of Selectmen and
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