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Special Town ".eeting Senior Figh School Auditorium October 27, 1955
The meeting was called to order by the Moderator, Charles P. Howard,
at 8:00 P. i`.
The warrant was partially read by the Town Clerk when on motion of
Kenneth C . Lathan it was voted to dispense with further reading of the
warrant, except the Constable ' s Return, rihich was then read by the
Town Clerk.
ARTICLE 1 . The following report was read by Robert G. Clinch.
Report of Planning Eoard
Your Planning Board had a public hearing in Room 19 of the 'Municipal
Building on Lowell Street, Reading on Monday July 11, 1955 at 8:00 P.T4.
under Authority of Scction 6 of Chapter 40A of the General Laws upon
the proposed amendment to the zoning bylaw and zoning map, which would
change the following area from an Al residence district to the indus-
trial district.
Peginning at the point of intersection of the center line of John
Street and the center line of a private way known as Lakeview Avenue :
-hence running in a Yortheasterly direction along the center line of
said Lakeview (Private) Avenue, a distance of approximately three
hundred forty (340) feet to an angle point in said center line;
Thence turning and running in a more Easterly direction, still by said
center line of Lakeview (Private ) Avenue, a distance of approximately
five hundred forty-five (545) feet to a point where the extension of
t'ae property division line between lots 89 anc 90 shown on Town of
Reading Assessor' s Plat 47 meets t'ie center line of said Lakeview
(Private ) Avenue;
Thence turning and rurnin;^ in a Southwesterly direction still by said
Lskeview (Private ) Avenue and along the division property line be-
taeen s^.id Lots 89 and 90, a. distance of approximately two hundred
thirty (230) feet 'uo to ,resent Industrial District;
Thence '5esterly by the present Industrial District to tl:e center line
of John Street ;
Thence in a Northwesterly direction by the center line of John Street
to the point of be^inning of this description.
At this hearing several citizens and the representatives of interested
Town Boards attended. All who spoke at the hearing were in favor of
the change and we had no one recorded in opposition.
Your Planning Poard believes that this change would be advisable , 'Xe
feel that the general characteristics of this lot of land lends itself
Ideally to an industrial development or_d a;c feel that Lultevla-rr .`.venue
is a natural break between the residential and industrial zones. As
you can see with reference to the zoning map this area is immediately
adjacent to the nrecent industrial area. Looki.np ahead we visualize
this whole area from the Town Line nearest !Route 128 through to this
Lakeview Avenue boundary as contain'_ng modern industry which should
prove an economic benefit to the Town.
.At this hearing it was indicated that the particular section under
discussion had attracted at least one possible industrial buyer.
Je, theref ore, pre o ent his f rcl report to the Town 7,1eetini, with the
rocors^ae n:. ion that thin c an,�e 'se accented.
Respectfully submitted.
(ci-ned)Robert G. Clinch
CJ. pranklin 3urn'_iam, Jr.
A . Ernest Corindia
Fcnjamin 14 Hartshorn, Jr.
William D. Sorimers
PLA II'I`_:G BJ'.RD,
Town a- Reading
On motion of Kenneth C . Latham it vias voted the report be accepted
and placed on file.
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PRTICLF 1. Cn motion of i:cMeth C . T_aihnm il, was voted that the
'20rra Forest Co. 2,iittee and ?o^rd of Selectmen be and they hereby are
instructed to make available for the ;leading roy Scouts "or a carp
site, a portion of the Town Forest and to establish such rules and
regulations as they may deem advisable ,overning, the use of such
premises by the Scouts .
^n motion of T'arol�i L Jones it was moved that the followinp, be
susbsituted for l'r. Latham' s motion:
'hat the Planning Poard he and hereby are instructed to take such
action as may be necessary to rezone the area bounded roufhly by
"Rain Street, South Street, Curtis Street and 'Route 128 from Business
C to Residence A . (9lmlies to the following motion)
This 1Totion was lost
ARTICLF 1. On motion of P.enneth C . Latham it was voted that the
Poard of Selectmen be and they hereby are instructed to take necessary
action to extend welcome to the Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Inc.
to locate its publishing business in the Town on parcel of lame on
South Street near Route 128, which location is within the Business C
District under the Town Zoning By-law and to cooperate with the
Company in the matter of making available the T,Tunicipal facilities
necessary for its proposed building and its contemplated business.
ARTICLE 1. The following report was read by Wendell F. Packard
REPORT OF TF,F =CI".L COt^x=77 TO STUDY T"'S FLUGH=A"120.; OF i..E
T071".` OF R-.AD7?TG PUBLIC 'JAT71 SLTPPI7
The committee is studying the consi,:e^able volume or literature
available concerning fluoridation, and meeting at Intervale to
correlate and condense this data into a report for the information
of the town meeting menbers at the annual meeting in March.
Louise B. Jenkins
T:'rs."arry Upson Camp
Harold D. 71.1>ore, Jr.
Dr. Charles R. Paisley
,Tewell H. TTorton
Clement T. Gleason
':'Jendell H. Packard
F. F. "?cRell, Jr.
On motion of Kenneth C. Latham it was voted t-at report be
accepted as a report of progress and placed on file .
On motion of Kennet, C. Latham it was voted to place Article 1
on t_r table.
ARTICLE 2. on motion of Gilbert M. Lot�irop it was voted that
the sum of Three thousand (3000) Dollars be appropriated by trans-
ferring Seventeen hundred fifty (1750) Dollars from Surplus Revenue
and Twelve hundred fifty (1250) Dollars from the Interest Account
and that said sums be transferred to Veterans Penefits Aid Account
and the Town Accountant be and hereby is authorized and instructed
to transfer said amount to said account.
AH^_ICL- 3 . On motion of Gilbert N. Lottmop it was voted that t'ae
board of Selectmen be and they hereby are authorized to lease upon
such terms and conditions as they may determine a small triangular
piece of land situated on the Southerly side of Haven Street and ad-
joining the premises now occupied by the T.Tunicipal Light Department
which lot has frontage on Paven Street of 114.01 feet and depth of
86.39 feet and estimated to contain 605 square feet of land and said
Poard are further authorized to execute for and in behalf of the Town
a lease running to the Lessee in such form and upon such terms and
conditions as the Board may deem advisable.
ARTICLE 14. On motion of Kenneth C. Latham it was voted that the
gift of the residue of the Estate of the late uarriet Foster under
the twelfth clause of her will be and the same hereby is accepted,
such Fift to be held in trust with other funds bequeathed to the Town
for the establishment of a hospital as provided in said 'Jill and the
Town Treasurer be and he hereby is muthorized to execute for and in
behalf of the town a release or other documents acknowled7in[ the re-
ceipt of such bequest.
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ARTICLE 5. on motion of Kenneth C. Latham it was voted that the
gift of Twelve Thousand (12,000. ) Dollars under the tenth clause of
the Will of the late Harriet Foster to be held in trust for the use
of the Reading Public Library as provided in said ',Jill be and the
same hereby is accepted and the "own Treasurer be and he hereby is
authorized to execute for and in behalf of the Town the Release or
other documents acknowledging receipt of such bequest.
ARTICLE 6. On rnotion of Lawrence Drew it was voted that the sum
of Five ,*3undred (500) Dollars be appropriated by transferring said
sum from the Fire Alarm 11aintenance Expense Account to the Fire
Alarm Maintenance Salaries Account and the Town Accountant be and he
hereby is ,authorized and instructed to transfer said sum to said
account.
ARTICLE 7 . On motion of Lawrence Drew it was voted that Article 7
be indefinitely postponed.
ARTICLE 8. On motion of Lawrence Drew it was voted that Article 8
be indefinitely postponed.
ARTICLE q. On motion of Kenneth C. Latham it was voted that the
Board of Selectmen be and they hereby are authorized for and in behalf
of the Town to convey or abandon for the minimum sun of Two Hundred
(200) Dollars and upon such other terms and conditions as they may de-
termine tine easement acquired by the Town for drainage purposes and
located on the Southwesterly side of John Street and extending to
Ash Street and shown as two separate easement areas and bounded:
First Parcel: neminnin� at t'he Torn line on the Southerly side of
John Street and running in a. Northwesterly direction a distance of
20 feet more or less; thence turning and r^mn_inp in a Southwesterly
direction for a distance of PY: feet more or less; thence turning
and running in a Southeaster' , direction for a distance of 20 feet
more or less; thence turninP enc' runninr in a Rortheesterly direction
for a, distance a- M2 feet more or less to the point of heF,ir_iing.
Said parcel containing 16,860 square feet more or less.
Second nareel; Becininp. at t'ne most A'crtherly corner of the ease-
ment area et land of the 1o.-ton °: :'nine R . R. ; thence Southwesterly
1227 feet more or less to Ash Street; thence turning and running
Southeasterly by ash Street ^O feet; thence turning and running North-
easterly, 1229 feet ❑ore or less to 1-nd of t'lBoston P.7aire R. R. and
ti:encc tarn'::r- and runninr Forthwester ,7 by land of the Boston £� Maine
R. R. 20 feet to the no-int o` Lcginning. Said narcel containing
2)},500 square feet more or less .
and Enid 'oard of Selectmen be and they hereby are authorized to e,,e-
cute for end in behalf of t.'^.o Town such conveyance or abandonment of
such easenont together with such ct'^er instriunents which may be
necessary it connection t'_nere•:rith.
Toted 113 hffirmative
O '*e,-ative
On motion of I'enneth C. Latham it was voted that Article 10 be in-
definitely postponed.
^RTICL7 17.. Or - ration of Robert 0. Clinch _t was voted that the
Zoning P.y Lnw and Zoning r^. p to ane the same hereby is amended by
c anfing, the area hereinafter descr.'-bed from the Residence ?.-1 District
to the Industrial ristrict :
nerinning at the point of intersection of the center line of John
Street ane t.`.e center line of a private e known as Laheview Avenue:
Thence t_ ,in: it direction r_len,^ tLe center line
Of a.i,1 I eaiew (Pri , ^ te ) ' -enue , ( itnnce o` approximately t'¢ree
hundred for .._ (AO) feet to c ^n-1c p int in saidcenter line;
Thenec turning and running* in a more Easterly direction, still by
said center line of .T,d:ev icwr ( Phi^gate) Avenue, a distance of onproxi-
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Special To:^nu 5?eoting October
mately five hundred forty-five. (545) feet to a point where the ex-
tension of the property division line between lots ^O and 90 shown
on Town o` Reading Assessor' s Plat )17 meets the center line of said
La;cevievr (Private) ,venue :
Thence turning ane running in a Sout:nresterly direction still by
said Lakeview (Privnto ) A-enue and along, the division property line
between said Lots C9 ar_d 90, a distance of approximately two hundred
thirty (230) feet to the present Industrial District;
Thence "Iest:erly by the present Industrial District to the center
Eine of John Street;
Thence in a Northwesterly direction by the center line of John
Street to tl,e point of beginning of this desarintion. 'Doted 116 Yes
ARTICLE 12. 0 ',To
On motion of Robert E. Turner it was moved ti at there be allotted
the sun of Twenty thousand (20, 00 ). ) Dollars from the appronriation
of t2,)IO0, 000.00 voted under Article 31 at the Annual Town Meeting
held i±arch 19, 1.151 and said sure of Twenty. thousand (20, 000) Dollars
be allotted for the purpose of finish Brading includinm seedinj7. of
land in 9irch ''eadow adjacent to the neer 'tigh Sc -ocl and covering
anproximntely 20, 000 square cards o" Area 1 9',own on Plan made in
19�L by 7J ,itman n 3oward Engineers, a copy of which Plan is filed in
tI_.e Tc 'm Ole rk' s Office .
!L3 voted in the affirmative
57 oted necative
' ,is motion was lost
ARTICLE 13 . On motion of Harold L. Jones it was voted that the
Schedule c 1."inimum one TTaximum salaries to be paid to employees in
the positions included ire the EYaployees Classification Plan be
amended by striking, out the 'sourly and meekly minimum ane maximum
as aprn aring therein ane substituting in place tAereof under the
Job Classifications the following neer hourly and weekly minimum
and maximum rates :
Classification
Section 5. lTunici.pal Light Department
Weekly Rate
Tlin. T."ax.
P7anarer 173.07 211.53
Section 10 . Fire Department
'sourly Rate
Vin. Max.
Extraor part time work .75 1.39
ARTICLE 14. On motion of }Iarold. D. Its lr:ore, Jr. it was voted
that the sun of T,.venty-one Thousand (21,000. ) Dollars be appronriatnr,
by transferring said sum from the Water Available Surplus to the Ac-
count for construction, maintenance and operation of crater works, to
he apportioned One Thousand (1,0)0) Dollars for Personal Services and
T'::en ty 'Loussnd (20, 000) Dollars for Expenses and the Town Accountant
be and ::ereby is autl•.orized ane? instructed to transfer said sum to
ce.r•r � out t'ae purpose of this vote.
ARTICLE 15, On motion of Kenneth R. Johnson it vias voted that the J
SIM of S;ine ?iundred (900) Dollars be appropriated from tl:e Drainage
Construction Expense Account and transferred for t-:e naymrnt of land
1r,map;es caused by t:he relocation o_` Birch I4eadow Brook, so-celled,
frem near John Carver Road to Intervale Terrace and the Town Account-
ant be and 'I-ereby is authorized and instructed to transfer said sum
to carry out the purpose of this vote .
A:HTSS h.' 16 . On motion of Walter S. "opkins, Jr, it was voted that
the sum of One Thousand (1,000) Dollars be appropriated by transferr-
ing said sum from, the Maintenance of Storm Drains Personal Services
Arcount to the Maintenance of Storm Drain Fxpense Account and the Town
Accountant be and hereby is authorized and instructed to transfer said
Sum to said account.
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ARTICLF. 17. on motion of Edouard ?T. Dube, it was voted that
the Town acquire by purchase for enlargement of the Forest ,len
Cemetery a lot of land containing 3018 square feet end shown as
Lot A on Plan of Lots situated in Reading, Iaass . , dated October
1, 1955 made by `'arold F. Davis, Supt. of Cemeteries, Town of
Reading and bounded and. describedas follows :
Beginning at an iron pipe at the most Westerly corner thereof
at land of the Inhabitants of the Town of Reading (Forest Glen
Cemetery) and land of Jones T. Putnam and C'o rlotte R. Putnam;
Thence S. 830-3 ;:'1 -20" D. by Forest glen Cemetery 153 .30 feet
to a Cement Bound;
Thence turning and running S. 120-36, -20" 71. by Forest ,len
Cemetery 40 feet;
Thence turning; and running iI. 68e-40-30" 13. by land of Reading
Acres, Inc . , 15(4.18 feet to the iron pipe and the point of beginn-
ing, and the Board of Selectmen are hereby authorized for and in
behalf of the Town to convey in exchange for the above described
Lot a small triangular piece of land containing 3048 square feet
and shown as Lot B on said Plan and bounded and .described as follows :
Beginning at the Southwesterly corner thereof at a drill hole at
land now of Reading Acres, Inc. ;
Thence N. 120-3<, -20" 'AI. by land of Reading Acres, Inc. , 40 feet;
Thence turning and running S . 750-351 -00" F. by land of the In-
habitants of the Town of Reading (Forest glen Cemetery) 152.17 feet
to land of Reading Acres Inc.
Thence turning and running S. 890-36, -2011 W. by land of Reading
Acres Inc . 156,10 feet to the drill hole and the point of beginning,
and said Board of Selectmen are further authorized to execute for
and in behalf of the Town such conveyance and other instruments
which may be necessary in connection therewith and that the sum of
Sixty-five (65) Dollars be appropriated by transferring said sum
from the Cemetery Expense Account and the Town Accountant be and he
hereby is authorized and instructed to transfer said sum to carry
1 out the purpose of this vote.
j Voted: 78 Affirmative
�j 0 Negative
On motion of Kenneth C. Latham it was voted to take Article 1
from the table .
On motion of Kenneth C. Latham, it was voted that Article 1 be
indefinitely postponed.
On motion of Kenneth C . Latham it was voted at adjourn, sine
die, at 10:20 P. LT.
126 Precinct Members nresent �f
A true copy U" ��✓'�c...'�'�-�._
L,.ttest. Boyd H. Stewart
Town Clerk