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To eit�cr o` t'z� ConstaLle� ol the Tovm oP fteatiing, Sreetinp�.s :
I:i t?ie name o" the Co^�non�:re.�,lth vou aro he^eb�� req�.zired to notify
and raarr. tY�e iriiabit¢nts of t;_e Town o; Readin�-, qualifled to vcte
in elections a.d torvn aff.:ira , to neet at the new ?ii(^h Schcol, �2
Oaklfln� Road, in �aid Rea:.in��.. oz Thurslay, Octoter 27, 19�5, at
eight o� clocl: in tl-��e even'_rr ta act on the follovrine articles :
� AHTICLE 1, To heflr and ar.t on the reports of Tov✓n ofSicer� and
sneoial comnittoes and doternine what iristructions will be �iven
Town o£i'icers anfl spec].al con^�ittees
ARiICLF, 7. To see wL.�t sun the Tovrn �rrill anpropriate fror.i avail-
able Sunds and t^ansSer to Ve:terars F3enefits Aid Account or •�vhat it
will do in rel�.tion thereto.
Ho�rd o£ Seleotmen
S??TIC?,F. 3 . To see if the Town will vote to authorize the F3oard
of Selectmen to lease upon such terms and coaditions as they nay
dete^mine a small trianrular piece of land siturted on the South-
erly side o: ��1ven Street and ad9oining the premisc�s novr occupieci
by the biunicinal Li,^,ht Dez;artment which loC hx�s frontage on Haven
Street of 14,01 £eet and dept'�i of S�i . ?9 £eet and estiMated to con-
tain 60� squ�.re _^eet of land, or what it �r�i11 do in rela.tion t�,ereto.
3o&rd of Selectr�en
. ARTI,^.i�P, ir. ^o see i` tLe Toyrn �.ri11 vote to accept the �;ift of
the residue of ti.e istate of the late Far^iet PosCer uncer the
twelfti� clause of her P1i11 to '.:e held ir: trust ivit` ot7�er .unds be-
� queaChcc: to the Tosrn for the estaUlishment of a hospital as pro-
vided ir sa.id �i;i.�.l, or vrhat it �.rill do in relation thereto.
L'card of Sclectmen
ARTICLE j. io see if the To�^+n rrt7.1 vote to acceot the ri£t of
Tavelve Thous^nd (12�000) Doll<rs uncer the tenth clause of the
wi11 of the late Hnrriet Foster to be held in trust for the use
of the Reading Public L16rary as provided in said Will, or 1vhat
it will do ir, relation tiie^eto.
� Eoard of Selectmen
ART_TCLE 6. To see what swrt t!�e Tovun will nppropriate Prom
available Punus and transfer to the Fire P.lnrm T?aintencince Salaries
Account, or what it will do in relati.on t�ereto.
Ponrd o£ Selectmen
AR:ICLE 7 . io see i£ the io�m rvill vote to authorize the Board
of Selectmen to lease unon such terms and concitions as they may
determine auc'1 �aortion of the olc hiFh school builcing as the
noard na.-�� deternine Por the iise of a unit of the State i:1311tia, or
. vrhat it crill do in relation thereto.
Boaru oC Selectmen
� AR:rCL� G. ;o see v;iin.t su� the Tocm vrill appropri.ate Prom avail-
able funds anc trsnsfer Por the heatine and naintenance and care of
the old IIity. School L�aildin�; or what ii: evill do in relati. on tnnreto.
Boaru of Selectmen
ARTICLE �. To see if t'ae ?orm vrill voCe to authorize the goard
of Selectmen £or and in behal£ o£ t}le Tolvn to convey or abandon
for the minim�im sum of r200.00 and. upon suc'� other terns md condi-
tions as they ^�a,r deternine thc easement acruired b � the Town Por
dreinage purposes and located on the Southwesterly side oS John
Street and extendin�; to Ash Street and shown ns tvro separate ease-
ment areas and bounded:
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Town `,"larrant October l�j�
First. parcel: te�innin�; at tne Tovm line on the Southerly side
o£ Sohn Street and runaing in t� :Iorthv�esterly direction a distance
of 20 feet more or less; thence turr,tnF and runn_ng in a South-
v✓esterly direction for a distance of f3!F1; feet more or less; thence
turninFt and runnine in a Southea�terl�� direction for a distflnce o£
20 feet more or less; thence tiurr,in� ar.d runninr in a :Sortheasterl�.�
direction for a distance� of t�1,2 feet more or less to the point of
beQin^inp,. Said parcol containing 16,860 sauare £eet r�ore or less.
Second parcel: beginning at the most northerly corner of the
easement aren at land of the Poston "< T.4aine R. ft. ; thence south- �
vresterly 1?27 feet more or less to Ash Street; thence turning and
rur�nin� southeasterly by Ash Street 20 feet; thence turninp and
runnin� ISorthensterl�� 122� fect nore or less to land o£ the P.oston
•: ?�4nine3. R. n�d thence tcrning and riinning northwesterly by land
o£ t`ie �oston ', ??zir_e R. R. 20 Peet to the point oP beginnin�,
Said parcel contnining 2���,�00 squnre feet more or less.
. Poard of Selectren
P.RTICL^ 10, io see if t'ze To�'✓n }vill vote to authorize the IIoard
of Sclectmen to se11 u�on suc}�� terms ar.d conditions as they may
deter:�ine t�e nnrcel of land situated on the hlortheasterly side of
Sohn Street and bounded: Peeinnin� at the raost Sout`�erly co^ner
thereof on Jo?in Street et land recently sold by the io�,n to l7. J.
'Nrlker; thence Tlorthv✓esterly by Sohn Street 380.OL� Peet more or
less; thence Curning and rurming P7ortheasterly by the �uannapowitt
Drainage d:tch li.00 feet more or less to a corner ; thence turning
and runnin� Southeasterly by a line par¢llel to and (}00 fset dis-
tant from the E�i.sterly boundary line of .Tohn Street 3&0.0�. £eet
more or less to a point $0 feet Tlorthwesterly £rom the 'Nake£ield
Town line and thence tur•ning and runnin� Southti�uesterly 400 feet
more or less to Tohn Stroet and the point of beginning. Snid ner-
cel is estimlted to contain 3,�}O�j acres.
Boerd of Selectnen a
.ARTICLE 11. To see if the Toem will amend t're Zunino By-LPw J
and 2oning hinp by changin� the area hereinatter described from the
Residence A-1 District to the Industrial T'istrict.
Pe�innir.p, at the point o?' intersection of the center line of
Sohn Strcet ¢nd the center line of a prlvflte vi�y 1<r.ovm as Lakeview
dvenue;
Thence runnin� in a I;ortheasterly direction along the cer.ter line
of said Lakeviery (Privatel P,ver.ue n distar.ce o£ approximately t'�ree
hur.uroc i'ort-j (3,�0) feet to nn angle noint in said eenter line;
T���ence turnia� anc: rNnnin� in a more Eesterl;; clirection, sti11 h��
said center line o£ Lakeview (Privato ) Avenue, t� distance of approxi-
matoly Piva hund^ed Sort�-£ive ($1,}5) Peet to a point rrhere the ex-
ter.sion of the property division line betvueen lots 09 and 90 ahown
on Town o£ Resdin� Assessors� Fl,at 1�' meets t'�e center line of ssid
L�lteview (Privnte ) Aver.ue;
Thence turninP and running in a Southv✓esterly direction sti11 by
said La:ceview (private ) Avenue and along the civis ' on property line
betw^en sa.id Lots 89 and �0, a distance oi' anproximately two hundred
trirty (230) feet to the present Industrial District;
Thence Plesterly bJ the present Industrial District to the center line
of John Street;
Ther.re in a ??orthviesterly direction by the center line of So�n
Street to the point of beginning of this description. �
Plannin� ??oard
5RTICLF. 12, To see if the Torm will vote to a�propriate frem
avniln.ble funds ar.d transfer for finish �rading including seeflinF oP
land in Eirch P-7eadovr adjaoent to the new 9igh ScHool and covering a -
proxima.tely 20,000 sauare yards of �lrea 3 shorm on Plan mace in los�}
1=3* PPzitman ��� '"oeiard �ngineers, a copy of vr:iich Plar. is £iled in the
To�•�n Clerkis Office, or what it ivill do in relation thereto.
Sct:ool Co^+^tittee
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Tovm W�rrant Oetober 195j
AR:ICLE 13 . To see if the io•�vn will vote to amend the Schedule
of A4lnimum and P?aximum salaries t.o �e psid to em�lo7ees in the
positions incliided in the Prrolo;�ees Classification Plan by strik-
ing out the hourly and weekl�� miaimur� and maximu.•n as appearir�
therein anc substitutir.�^ in place theraof under the Sob Classiflca-
tions the £ollovrin�; nev✓ hou:ly �d vree;cly minim�in and m�ximum rates ;
Classi£ication
Soction $. S4unicipel Li�ht De�e^tr2�nt
Weekly Rate
;.iin. 1%ax.
I�fana,mer 1'73 .07 211.53
Section 10. Pire De,art:�ent '.€onrla Rste
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�xtra or part T,ir.e ti�rork .75 1.39
Persoznel Board
AP,iIC� 1�F. To see �n'�:at sun t::e To�.vn will apprupriate Prom
available funds and t:ansfe: to t'�e Eccount fo: Personal Services
and for Expenses for construction, maintensnce and oneration of
water i�rorks, or what it will do in relation thereto.
3oaru of Public ';7orks
A'RTI('LF, 15. '"o see w�iat sum the To�rm vri11 apnropriate from
available £nnds £or the pr�ynent of Lend Damages caneed by the re-
loae`ion of Pirch F7eadow nrook, so-called, £rom near John Carver
Road to Int=r��ale Terrar,e, or xr�nt it will do in relation thereto .
Eos�^d of Public :`lorks
ARTICLE 1��. :o see �vliat �iun the To•;rr. �xill annropriate from
available funds and transfer Lo t'ns Account for Expenses £or the
1.'�intennnce of Storrn �?raina , nr va��iflt it rrill do _n relation thereto.
� '.'o^.�3 0^ Aiblic 'florks
AR^_I�L�" 1?. �^o see if t?in ^os:�n :�ill •:ote to acquire by purc?�ase
Por rr,lar�e-ient of t}ic Porest Glen Cs:�eter� a lot of 1^.nd containin�:
301�8 square feet situnted Socth•.�esterly o` Porest Street and srovrn
as Lot 2 on ?len of Lots sit:unted in Headin�, ;,iacs. , dated October 1,
1�jr ctac.o L-�� '?erolci P. D:�vis , Supt , of Cemeter:i.es, 'iotian oi R9adin�
and bounded and ce3cri�ec r.s �ollorrs ;
P�oRi.nning at an iron pipn aC t`ic r�ost '.7esterlp corner thereof at
land o.^ tne Inhabitants o£ tl:e Totivn of 3eadin� (�'orest F,len Cometery)
and 1?nd of J-^.:nes T. Putn2m 2nd C'�3^lotte R. Putn?m;
"_';nonce S . �??�-�? � -20" F. l:� ^orest �len C;^metery 1�4 ,30 £aot Co a
Oe:n�nt 2oan1;
Tho�ce turninp and rt:rL�i�= S, 12°-3(� � _?0°:9, by Forest �len C�^tetery
1�0 £eet;
T'nence turninE; a..nd r�.rni.ng ', �,EJ�-!�0'� -�0"'!, bv land o` :�eading
Acres, ?nc „ 1�1�_.lb fect to the iron pipe e.nd the point of �eg.i.nnin�,
T.o se= if the To•.vn ivill votc to convey in exc'ean�e for the above-
described lot small trinn�ular piece o� lan3 t��cinr a po^tion of
Forest �len Cemetery and conbaining 701;f� squsre Peet and shown as Lot
'.' on s^ifl Plan a.nd bounded �n3 described as Pollo•.rs ;
n�e,?in i na st T� e S at�t:^rFsL erly corner t��e^eof at a drill hole at
'� � a7d no�u of 3eadCnF Acres Ine ;
Thene� .� . 12°-3��' -2��' �. Y � 1^.na of Rssdin�; A_crss Inc . , ��-0 £eetp
T'zenee ttirnin�= n_nd ru�t7 tw- 3 • 'j"-iii-p�i'^. t--,� le.nd of "�� In'�abi-
tants o_` t�c .o:v^ a^ 3ead'.n,* (^ore�t =1em C��2eterv) 1�2,�}� feet to
land of '±^e,d_na �crns I-^.c. � �
Thonce turnin�; and running S. %!��-46+ -?0�� ;^7. Cy land of Readin�
P.cre� I:�n , 1,����.�i0 Peet to `:°.e dri11 �ol� �nd the point of beg`_nning,
anQ to :ae �,P�-.nt siun the `^orrn ^'_ll c���rop^iate frora aveilable `un3s and
transfer :or tLe e-r,o'1an�e oP aud-� ��ore�ls or :�rhat i* eiill r'.o ia rela-
tion thnroto.
"o2rd of Cc�ie. er� irnst,ees
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^o�,m ":Inrrnnt Ccto_er 7 ;�;
'.nQ «o� .^e dirocteti to ^ervr t` is :iarrar- s ��o�`in� en ^_Y.tesBefl
.o^;j t'-.eieoP ir. e.t len::t t-.ree nublic plrce^, ln�� eac' nrEc'.nct cf tY_e
:o:^m, not les� t��,an seven dn�� prior to Octote^ :';, 1n��, the date
set for t'�o cteatin� i.^. ;c.i�' ':;nrr�int, sr:c to nublish t1-.is '!larrant in
�. a 3en.c�.inr; Ciz^oriclo, one dey nt lonst prior to said dFte .
''erso� £^31 r.o!�. ar� malce c'.ve rettmn of this '�;7,.rrant �neth vour
doinFs t'-��roon to t'�e To�rm Clerl�:, �t or }��o£or� tl:e time appoSnted
far snci� ^eeti.r.g.
'?iver. under otm i•.Ands thls sa��enteentl'� ca� of Oat.obFr, 1a55•
i�:en^etY; C . L.r:t!-:am �
La�mrcnce Drew
Gilbe^t ^?. Lothrop
Sele�ctmer. of 'teacin�;
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Lliddlesea �., , pl'�'ICP72� S R';T'JRN
E;y virtue of thi� ��varrant, I, on October 20, lo$� notif2ed ar,d
warned the inliatitants of the Town of Reading, quali£ied to vote in
elections and torm a£Pairs, to neet at the new Ilig; School, 62
Oakland Road, 3n said Readine, at the time specified, as the desi�-
r..ted place £or the £our precinets of the Town, by posting attested �
copies o£ this warrant in the following public places within the
Town of Reafling:
Precinct 1 . Austin� s Lunch Room, 17 Harnden Street
Central Fire Station
Police Headquarters
Precinct 2, i;4asonic Tertple Buildir�
T7. F. Charles� Store, 610 Mein Street
Eo:ton & Trtaine R. R. Depot
Precinet 3 . Keene� s Corner Store, 36 T4ineral Street
'r'enny� s Store, 168 Lov✓ell Street
Fire Station Engine ;�2
?^ecinct �}. Nunici,el Euilding
� Zltzov�� s Store, 2L�? Lovrell Street
F:icL^.u.chlln� s Store, lOKl P,1nin Street
Thc date of posting being more than seven days prior to October
27, 1��5, th� d3te set for the meetSn� in this vrarrant.
I also caused an attested copy oP this •.varrant to be, published in
the RvadinE C]zronicle in the issue of October 20, 1955 the same being
more thar, one day prior to the dnte o£ saic�. meeting. ,�
(SiEr.ned) 9rthnr L. ??arris
Constable of Reading