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Home My WebLink About1956-04-02 Special Town Meeting Warrant _._ 99 Tovrx wnaaaxT (seal) � CO�APQONWEALTfi OF PRASSACHIISEPT3 Middlesex� ss , To eithar of the Constablea of the Town o£ Reading, Greetinp,s: In the name of the Commonwealth gou are hereby required � to notify and warn the inhabitants oF the Town o£ fteading� qualified to vote in elections and town aSfaira� to meet at � the new HSP,h School, f�2 Oaklend Road, in said Reading on Monday� AprSl 2� iq56� at seven Fortg-five o� clock in the even- ing to act on the following articles ; . ARTICLE 1. To hear and act on the reports�of Town officers and special cor.vnittees and determine what instructions will be �iven Town officors and speci�l committees. ARTICLE 2. To see v✓hat sum the Town will raise and appro- priate froln the Tax Levy or appropriate £ro� available funds for the purchase o£ voting machines� or what it will do in re- lation thereto. . . Board o£ Selectmen . ARTICLE 3. To �see Nhat sum the Town wlll raise and appro- priate from the Tax Levg or appropriate from available funds for the maintenance of the old high school building� or vhiat it will do in relation thereto. Eoard o£ Selectmen ARTICLE l}. To see what sum the Town vd 11 r@ise and appro- priate £rom the Taz Levy or appropriate from evailable funds for the purpose of defraying a part of the cost for instelling warning signals indicat�nR the approach of trains at the Reading Railroad Station of the Boston and Maine Railroad� or what it willdo in relation thereto. Tioard pf Selectmen ARTICI,E 5. T_o see if the Town will vote to authorize the Planning Boxrd to employ le�al counsel in connectlon with the appeal tnlcen by the Planning Board to the Superior Court £or the Commonwealth o£ T�lassachusetts and relating to the decision o£ the Board of Appeals for the property owned by Hnrris Z3tzow and to see what sum the Town will raise and ap- propriate Srom the Tax Levy or appropriate from available funds for legal expenses in connection therewith, or what it will do in relation thereto. Planning Board ARTICLE 6, To see i£ the Town willvote to amend the Zoning By-laws by adding a£ter paragraph 4 of Section IV there- oS, a new parap,raph as follows: ' L;A. In any residence district any plot o£ land devoted to an a�ricultural use and any structures, including commerciel green�iouses, devoted to such use may be continued, altered or �, reco�tstructed for such use but any new structures £or such use aha11`be subject to the following conditions: (a) No such new structure shall be erected nor any ezist- ing structure extended uxyless a permit therefor has �een granted by the Roard of Appeal after a public hearing. � (b) No such new structure shall extend nearer to any side or rear lot line than one, hundred (100) feet or nearer to any street line than (20) feet. . Board of Selectmen ARTZCLE 7. To determine what instructions and authority shnll be �?iven to the School and Recreation Site Cotmnittee �oa Town Warrant established by the vote o£ the Annual Town flieeting on April I}, 195$. and to see what sum the Tovai will raise and approprlate from the Tnx Levy or approprlate from available Sunds for the i�.se o£ auch Committee, or what it will do in relation thereto. School Committee � j ARTICLE f�. To see i£ the Town will vote to acquire by � purchase� ripht of eminent domain or otherwise� for the purpose of the construction of an elementa�ry school building the followinp, described parcel o£ 1and� end to see what sum the Town w131 raise and nppropriate £rom the tax levy or ap- propriate from availaUle funds and transSer for the acquisition o£ such land� or whe�t it will do in relativn thereto:- A certain parcel o£ land in Reading, Mass, being a part of the Glen tdeadovt �states and shown on a Land Court Plan Case No. 2f}1i.g6 bounded and described as follows: Se�innin� at the division property line of lots 2$ and 26 end runninp 5.53°-45� '$$W a distance of 10�}..82 £eet�thence turnin^ nnd running S.bb°-$0� -s�"V! a distance of $j8.2$ feet� thence turnin� and runnin�r, N.21 -09� -08"W a distance of $51.00 feet� thence turning �nd running along the Southerly side line of Stewart Road� N.68 50� -52"F, a distance of 613.32 £eet to the Westerly side line of �Edgemont Roaci, thence turnirg and running along said VJesterly side line, S.i9°-o9' -55"E a dis- tance of (}1$.16 feet to a point of curvatura� thence by a curve to the �ft o£ radius 152.23 feet a distxnce of 119.12 feet to the point of beginning; said �rcel being comprised o£ lots 26 to 30 inclusive and lots 34 to 43 inclusive and that portion of Garrett Road between these lots and containing � 334a029 more or less square feet. � School Commlttee ARTICLE 9, To see if the Town wi11 vote to accept the report of the Poard of Public Works upon the layin� out as a public way o£ a private way known as JACOB WAy, under pro- visions of law authorizing the assessx�ient o£ bettexments� such high�vay being laid out Sn nccordance with plan duly ap- proved by the Eo1rd of Survey and filed in the Of£ice of the iovm Clerk in accordance wSth statutorg requirements and to sec i£ the Tomn will accept the public way laid out by the Bo-�sd of Rtblic Works as JACOR WAy and to see what sun the Tovm rrLll raise and eporopriate £ran the Tax Lev;� or ap- p:opriaLe £ron available funds for the construction of said way iacluding the cost o£ bituninous macnda*� or other Fe r- manent pavenent of slmilar lasting char»cter and including the sidewal�cs to be laid at the time o£ said conatruction or �rrhat St will do in relation thereto. - Board of Publir, Works And you are directed to serve this 'Narrant by posting an attestad copy thereof in at least three public places in each precinct of the Town not less than seven dnys prior to � April 2, 1956, the dute set £or the meeting in said iNerrant� and to publish this Warrant in the Readin�+ Chroni.cle , one day at least prior to said date. - Hereof fail not and make due return of this Warrant with your doings thereon to the Town Clerk, at or be£ore the time appointed for sald �etin�, Given und�r our han3s this tYventy-second day of rdarch,19�6 . Kenneth C. Latham Lawrence Drew � Gllbert Td. Lothrop � SelectMen of Readin� A true copy. Attest 101 CO'd!.?Oi�l'7P4L","3 OF ^'IASSA ^9LrSz"PTS Officer� s Return Middlesex ss. Reading� By virtue of this warrant, I� on March 2�{.� 1956 noti£ied� and warned the inhabitants o£ the Town o£ Reading� qualified to vote in elections and town a££airs� to meet at the new High School� 62 Oakland Rond� in said Reading� at the time specified, as the desit:,nnted place £or the four precinets o£ the To•rm� by ��; postin� attested copies o£ this warrant in the following public places within the ;ovm o£ Readir�: Precinct 1. Austin� s Lunch Room 17 Earnden Street Central Fire Statios � Police 3esdquarters Precinet 2. Masonic Temple Buildin� hi. F. Charles� Store 610 ".✓�ain Straet Boston & P.4aine R. R. Depot � Precinct 3. Keene� s Coraer Store 36 M14ineral Street Benny� s Store 168 Lowell Street Fire Station Eng. �2 Woburn Street Precinct 4. Municioal Build3ng Zitzovc� s Store 287 Lowell Street TdcLaughlin� s Store 1051 Main Street The date of posting being more than seven da�s prior to Apri12, i9;6, the date set for the meeting in this warrant. 2 also caused en attested copy of this Warrant to be published in the Readin� Chronicle Sn the Issue of March 29, iq56 the same being more than one day prior to the date of said meeting. (si.vned) Willi¢m H. Dewsnap � - Constable oP Reading Specisl Meeting Precinet I April 2, iq56 In accordance with Section B, Chapter 7 of the Acta oS 1943, a special meeting of the members of Precinet I was held on Apr11 2� iq56, at the New High School 62 Oakland Road, for the purpose of flllin� a vacancy� a petition having been riled by more than ten members and due notice aent to each member. 9t said meeting a quorum was present and tha following eere elected Chairman and Clerk: � Philip J. Clough, Chairman Katherine C. Pierce, Clerk By ballot Daniel MeBride was than alected a precinct member to fill the existlnR vacancy by a ma,jority vate. � ��/� - Town C r