HomeMy WebLinkAbout1957-12-10 Special State Election Warrant 27i
Special Town Meeting November 25, 1957
ARTICLE 22. On motion of H. Nelson Bates it was voted that the
Zoning By-Laws and Zoning Map of the Town of Reading dated Februarp .
13, 191}2, as amended, be end the aame hereby are amended by chenging
the following deacribed area now zoned as part of Residence A-2
District to Businesa-A Diatrict:
Begisining at a point in the center line of Franklin Street 250,0
feet Weaterly £rom the center line of Main Street at the preaent
boundsry line on Franklin Street between the Busineas A District and
the Residence A-2 District;
r TI�NCE Weaterly along the center line of said Franklin Streat 230
L Yeat to e point, said point being 1y80 £eet Weaterly from the canter
line of Main Street;
THENCE Northerly 1{1}5 feet to a point, said point being 1y62 feet
� Westerly from the center line o£ said Main Street, end further de-
scribed as being at a property corner between lands of First National
8torea Inc. and landa now or Pormerly of Msx and Joseph Sandlers
THENCE Eastarly along said last described property line a diste.nce
of 1}62 Peet to tha center line of ssid Main Street;
THENCE Southerly bg said center line o£ Main Street 40 feet to a
point, said point being located 350 Peet Northerly Prom the center
line o£ Franklin Street at the present boundary line on Main Street
between the Business A dietrict and the Residence A-2 District;
THENCE Westerly along the Northerly boundery line of the present
Business A District a diatance of 250 feet to a point;
THENCE turning and running Southerly, along the Westarly boundary
of the present Business A Mstrict, a distance of 350 Peet to the
center line oF Franklin Street at the point of beginning.of the de-
scription.
The area o£ the Parcel of land herein desc'ribed is estimated to
eontain 2.41 acres, more or less.
Votes in the a£firmetive 112
Votea in the ne�ative 21
� On motion of Lawrence Drew it was voted to take Article 1 Prom
the teble.
On motion o£ Lawrence Drew it was noted that Article 1 be indef-
initely postponed.
On motion of Lawrence Draw it was voted to ad�ourn, sine die, at
10;20 P. 1&.
157 Town Meeting Membera were present.
A true copy
Atteat
Town Clerk
TOWN WARRANT FOR SPECIAL STP.TE ELECTION DFsCEMBIIt io,. i957
(Seal)
COMMONWEALTA OF MASSACHUSETTS
Middlesex, ss.
� To either oP the Constables of the Town of Reading, Greeting:
In the neme of the Commonwealth you are hereby required to notiPy
and wern the inhabitants of said Town who are qualified to vote in
Elections to meet at the polling places designated £or the Pour pre-
cincts in said town; nemely Precinct 1, Peerl Street School;Precincts
II end III, Joshua Eaton School; Precinct 1V, Senior High 3chool; on
1'UESDAY, the TENTH DAY OF DECEMBER , i957
at seven o� clock A. M., for the £ollowing purpoae;
To bring in their votes to the Election 0££icers for:
REPRESENTATIVE IN GENERAL COURT for
� EIGHTEENPH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT
The polls will be open from 7�� A. �M. to B P, M.
And you are directed to serve this warrant by posting an attested
copy thereof Sn at least three public placea in each of the Pour pre-
cineta of the town not lass than seven days prlor to December 10,195�,
278
Special Stete Election Warrent December 10, i95�
the date set £or the meeting in seid warrant and to cauae this warrant
to be published in the Reading Chronicle one day at least prior to
said date. '
Hereof fail not and make due return o£ thts warrant with your doinga �
thereon to the Town Clerk, et or be£ore the time appointed for said
meeting.
GSven under our hands thlstwenty-fifth dey of November, A.D., i957•
� Lawrence Drew
Gilbert M. Lothrop
James E. Ca1vSn
Selectmen of Reading
A true copy �
Attest
Williem A. Dewsnap
Constable of Reading �
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACI3USETTS
Of£icer� s Return Middlesex, ss Reading .
By virtue of this warrent, I, on Dacember 2, 1957 notified end
warned the inhebitants o£ the Towa of Reading, quallfled to vote Sn
elections and town aFfairs, to meet Sn the places and at the time
specified, by posting attested copies o£ this warrant in the Pollow- .
ing public places within the Town of Reading;
Precinct 1. Austin� s Luneh Room, 17 Harnden Street
Central Fire Station
Police Headquarters
Precinet 2. Masonic Temple Building
M. F. Charles Store, 610 Main Street
Boston & Maine R. R. Depot
Pracinct 3. Reene+ s Corner Store, 36 Mineral Street .
Quslity Food Store, 168 Lowell Street
Elden+ s Store, 206 Weat Street
Precinct 4. Municipal Building �
Zitzow� s Store, 2d7 Lowell Street
, Cawleys Store, 1051 Main Street
The date of posting being more than seven days prior to December
10, i957, the date set £or the meetin� in this warrant.
I also caused e.n attested copq o£ this warrant to be published in
� the fteading Chronicle in the issua of December 5, i957 the same being
more than one day prior to the date of said meeting.
(Signed) Williem H. Dewsnap
Constable of Reading
SPr.CIAL STATE FLECTION
December 10, 1957
Pursuant to the foregotn� warrant and the Constable� s Return thereon
a Special Stxte n ectia� ans held at the time and places specified and
was ca11=d to order by the aarflens, in the precinets as follows :
Precinct 1 Pearl Street School F3oyd H. Stewart
Precinet 2 Joshua Eaton School Lawrence Drew
Precinet Josh�xa Eaton School Lawrence Drew
Precinet Senior High School Kenneth C. Latham -
who then read the warrant and the officer� s return and duly examined
the ballot bozes and found tham to be empty and registered o00 �
The polls were then declared open at 7 A.M. and were closed at
8:00 P. bt. with the following result;
Aepresentettve in General Court 2rec. Prec. Prec . Prec. Totals
lBth Middlesex District 1 2 2 ly
( to fSll vacancy) — — — —
James E. Calvin-of Reeding 406 692 28 2
Thomes F. Donohue-of Yvoburn 79 95 5�1 79� 338
Blanks 0 (� 11
Totals � 7H'f b�$ c�5 ��B
The votes were declared In open Town Meeting, sealed Sn ballot enve-
lopes and transmltted to th�W To.wn Cle�: to be placed in the vault for
safe keeping. .
Voted to adjourn, sine die, 8;10 P. T7. December 10, i957
Attest
i�.oyd H. Stewert, Town Clerk