HomeMy WebLinkAbout1967-01-30 Town Forest Committee Minutes 9
(annual report for 1966 continued)
The Reading Chronicle recognized the work being done in
their editorial on April 14 , 1966 which said:
".7e visited the Reading To n Forest this week, and while
there observed the forest improvement being conducted by
the Town Forest Committee with the cooperation and
assistance of the U. S . Department of Agriculture.
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'a "We extend our congratulations to the Town Forest
Committee for its intelligence and vision in carrying
out a program which can lead nowhere else but to the
creation of an ultimately highly valued natural asset .
"The improvement and management of the Town Forest is
probably Reading hovernment 's least publicized project
and, for value received , its least appreciated .
"7e predict this situatiomt may change some day in
the not too distant future. In a relatively short
time Reading will no longer be a suburb of Greater
Boston; instead it will be in the core of Greater
Boston. At that time our children will deeply
appreciate the work being done by our Town Forest
Committee today."
Your committee will continue to work for the benefit of
all persons in Reading in the continuing development
of the Town Forest.
Respectfully submitted,
James S. Perry, Chairman
Benjamin E. Nichols, Secretary
Maurice H. Donegan
Report of meeting of Tarn Forest Committee .
January 30 , 1967 7 :30 PM Room 1, Municipal Building
A notice of this meeting had been posted on the bulletin
board in the Municipal Building.
Meeting was called to order by Chairman James S. Perry.
Present at meeting: James S. Perry, Chairman
Benjamin E. Nichols, Secretary
Maurice H. Donegan
Chairman Perry stated that the unexpended balance of the
Town Forest Committee for the year of 1966 is (;)23.07 .
The budget for the year of 1967 to be submitted to
Town Meeting was read and approved. It is shown below :
(continued on Page 10 .
to (continued from Page 9.)
Town Forest budget for 1967.
Appropriation Expended Estimated Balance
and Transfer in 1966 1967 Forwarded
1966 to 1967
.23.07
Balance
to 1966 $20.04 Appropriate
Appropriation 1500.OU jl7W.Uu
Federal Grant 200.00
0=07n $1696.97 X$1700.00
M. H. Donegan moved and B. E. Nichols seconded that
Chairman Perry be authorized to contact U. S.Department
of Agriculture for the annual grant by them for development
work under "B-10 'Praotices." It was so voted.
B. E. Nichols moved and M. H. Donegan second ed that an
article be placed in Town Warrant for Annual Town Meeting
in March 1967 to "Dedicate" to the Town Forest a piece of
land taken by the Town by foreclosure of taz lien, known
as the Nichols Woodlot. on January 10,1940 a decree was
entered and notice of final disposition is recorded in
Book 6361, Page 524 in records of Registry of Deeds of
South widdlesex. it was so voted.
B. E. Nichols moved and M. H. Donegan seconded to confirm
the authorization to H. B. Abbott , B Y
Registered Surveyor, to
do the necessary field and office work to furnish plane,
prints, bearings and distances of land offered for sale to
Town of Reading. This is land of Grace D. Bancroft , which is
in two parcels and appears in Middlesex South District Deeds ,
Book 8929 , Page 601. The family of Grace D.Bancroft would
like to have these parcels become part of the Town Forest .
It was so voted.
14. H. Donegan moved and B. E. Nichols seconded to place
articles in the Town Warrant to see if the Town will acquire
the land about which Dennison Bancroft wrote on January 21, 1967.
The committee will recommend , on suggestion of Town Counsel
larren Gillam, that .",;750.00 be raised and appropriated for each
parcel to cover the total purchase cost of 4500.UU, plus survey ,
appraisal, legal and other costs. It was so voted .
The meeting was adjourned at 7:55 FM.
The ]atter of Dennison Bancroft is included in this book
between pages No . 10 and No . 11, and is marked 10-A.