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Reading, Mass. , Aug. 3, 1931.
The Special Meeting of the Board of Public Works was called to order
at 7:30 P.M.
Messrs. Hartshorn, Fairclough, Putnam, Merrill and the
Superintendent were present.
This meeting occasioned by the Special Town Meeting to be
held Aug. 10th.
A Hearing was held at 7:30 P.M. by the Board on Glen Road.
Mr. Paul Mich appeared in favor.
A Hearing was held at 8 P.M. by the Board on the Extension
of Hancock St. No one appeared.
The Board passed motions and votes , filed herewith, signed in
duplicate, reports and plans , on the Relocation or Alteration of
Summer Avenue and Willow Streets, Laying out of the Extension of
Hancock St. , Laying out of Glen Road, and Relocation or Alteration
of High Street and Lowell Street.
Meeting adjourned at 8:20 P .M.
A True Record:-
Attest:- Frank M. Merrill
Secretary.
8/3/31
WHEREAS, after hearing and discussion, it was determined
and adjudged that common convenience and necessity require the
laying out of Two certain public highways for the use of the
Town, the first to be known as Glen Road, and running Easterly
from Summer Avenue to its intersection with a private way known
as Hancock Street Extension, substantially in the location of
the private way known as Middlesex Avenue and said public
highway to be hereafter known as Glen Road; and the second way
to be known as Hancock Street, running in a Southeasterly direction
from a public highway known as Mineral Street to its intersection
with a public highway known as King Street, and said public
highway is to be known as Hancock Street.
And therefore upon motion duly made and seconded, it was
VOTED: To lay out and establish as public highways the
said Glen Road and Hancock Street, and cause such layouts, with
the boundaries and measurements thereof to be filed forthwith
in the Office of the Town Clerk; and it is further voted that
an award of One Hundred (100) Dollars be made to the Boston &
Maine Railroad, by reason of the taking to be made for the
laying out of Hancock Street. -
WHEREAS, after hearing and discussion, it was determined
and adjudged that common convenience and necessity require the
relocation or alteration of the. Westerly intersection of High
Street and Lowell Street, as more particularly shown on plan
dated August 1931, and the relocation or alteration of the
)unction of Summer Avenue and Willow Street, through land of
Roderick M. and John W. Hogan.
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® And therefore upon motion duly made and seconded, it was
VOTED: To relocate or alter the Westerly intersection of
High Street and Lowell Street, as shown on said plan of August
1931, and further voted to relocate or alter the junction of
Summer Avenue and Willow Street through land of Roderick M. and
John W. Hogan, as shown on plan dated June 1931, and cause such
relocations or alterations, together with the measurements and
boundaries thereof to be filed forthwith in the Office of the
Town Clerk.