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COhIlMONWEALTHOF
MAS6ACHUSETT3
bliddteee:, ec. AR7YCLE 6: To aee whet aum the Town will ralrc by
To eiNer of the Consfeblea of Ne Town of Reading, horrowing, or tranafer hrom aveilehle funds, or otherwise,
�reeU�qe; end appropriate to fund Ne Deper6ment of Public Worke
Collective Bergaining Agieemmt, or fake eny other action
Inthe name of the CommonwealN you are 6ereby requ'ved �� �P�t6ereto.
to notiEy and warn the inhabitanfs of the Town M Reading BoeM of Selec�en
qualitied to vote in electlons and town aHeire[o meet at the
Memorial HigA School,82 Oekland Road��1d Reading on ARITCLE 7: To see if tAe Town will ereete the poeitions oE
dfonday,November10,1876,atelghto'clockWtheeveWugW Switchbnard�puetorinTownHallandPoliceGWetodienend
act on ihe follox1ng erticlee: what aum Ne Town wlll reise 6y borrowing,or tranefer hom
available funds, or otherwiae, and appropriate for Ne pur-
ARITCLE 1: To heer end act on the reporfs of the Board of pose of funding theae poaiGons.
Selechnen,Town Accoun}ent,Treesurer,Collector M Tesea, BoardM Selectmen
Boerd M Assesaors, Boerd of Publlc Worka, Town Clerk,
lkee WardeM Board of Health, School Commlttee, Con- AR'C1CLE 8: To aee If the Town will vote to creete an
tributory Retirement Boerd, Librery 7tuateea, Municipal Nistorice�Cortuniselun pureuent to Ne provisions o[Sectton
light Board, Finence Commlttee, Cemetery Trueteea, ���ePter 4U,and vote [a accept Ne provislonn of natd
Plenning Board end any oNer Boerda or Special Com- 3tetute,ortekeanyofheraMionwithrespectthereW.
mittees. eoerd of Selectmen
Boerd of Selectrnen
ARTICLE e: To see whet sum the Town wID raise by
ARTICLE 2: To chooae all oNer necesaery Town Mficers burtowing or Vene[erfrom avelleble funde w oNerwiae,and
and Speciel Committees end dete�mine wtut instruMion appropriateforNemeintenaneeandrepeirdNe3wWming
ahall be given Torm oEficere and Specie] Committees. Pool,orfekeenyotheractlonwitAreapectthereW.
Boardof Selectrnen RecreeUon Coromiltee
ART[CLE 3: To eee if Ne Town will vote to eidhaize the ARITCLE 10: To see if tAe Town wW Vote W accept tAe
payment dwing theyear of 1976 of bNa remalning unpeid for repm'L uL the Bnerd of Publlc Works upon the relacetlon or
previousfisralyeare, forgoodaendaervicesactuellyreo- a�tereHondthePubllcHlgM1way�owneaGroveStreetfrom
dered to the Town, and trensfer Erom aveileble funda end Msrk Avenue to Henzie Street, unda Ne provlalon of law
appropriete aurtu necessery for the pwpme, or teke any authorizing t6e amemment of 6ettermeMs, �tc6 relorstian
other action with respect theroW. end eltereGon being leid out in accprdentt w1tA plen duly
HoerdofSelectmen approvedbytheBoerdofPublicWorksandfiledlntAeOHice
of the Town Clerk in eccordance wtth the sfetutory
requirements end W see if the Town wlll acceptthe relocation
ARITCLE 4: To nee what aum the Town will reiee by md elteretion of Grove Street hom Merk Avenue to Hensle
borrowing, or transfer from avelleble funde, or otherwise StreM]eid out 6y the Boerd M Publlc Worke and to aee whet
ep{aopriete for the 5nencing of proJecls eponeored by the sum the Town will reiae by horrowing,or from the tea lery,
Reading BicelRenniel ComMsaion,or teke eny oNer action or trenaEer trom eveileble tundn or ofherwiee, end ap
wiN reapect thereW. propriete for the conatructlon of seid relocatlon or alkratlon
elcentenniel Commiaeion or feke eny oNer actlon with respect thereto.
Hoerd ot Publlc Worka
ARTICLEII: ToseeifNeTownwlllvotetaemendeUticle
ARI7CLE 5: To xe whet aum the Town wlll reise by 7[7pV of Ne By-Lews M tAe Town or feke eny other actlan
�.� 6orrcwing, or Venefer from availeble tunda, or otherwise, with reapect theroW for Ne purpoee of reviaion and
end appropriate to fimd U�e F've DeperGnent Collective recadificatlon of saUl By-Lew, copiea o(drafta t6ereof iney
Ber6alningAgreemenl,or take anY other actlon with reepect he obtained from the Penonnel Boecd end are on file et saW
, thereto. g��d.
�' Board of Selectrnen Pereonnel Boerd
ARI7CLE l2: To see what sum the Town will reise by ARTICLE 17: Ta xe if the Town wN vote to acqWre by
6ortowing, or tranafer trom aveileWe funds, or otherwise, purchese,right of eminent domain,deed of gift, ded'uation,
and appropriate for coneulting engineering servlcea, in- or tranefer the care cuatody and control�or ot6erwise for
cluding pre]uninary plans,de�igna,flnal plena,induding Ne conservation purpases under Generel Lews, Chapter 40,
renovation and constructlon of xhool facilitiea to be used in Section BC, as emended, Ne following dmcribed percel M
auchlocationsesNeSchoolCommitteemaydeemadvimble, IandandtoaeewhataumtheTownwillralxbyborrawingor
or teke any oNer action with reapect thereto. trensfer from evailable funds or otM1erwix aud appmpriete
School Committee for acquisitlon of sald percel dexrlbed ae followa:
A parcel of lend Weat of Noith Main Street, and being a
ARTICLE 13: To see whet aum the Town wN raise by portianafIatlDelongtheNoRherlylotlineaeahownonPlat
borrowing or transfer from aveilable funds, or oNerwiee, 210 of the Asaesews' Mepn of fhe Town of Aeading, rnn-
and appropriate for the purpose of cuatodial aeleaes or teke faining approsimately 12,000 equare feet, end ta be more
any other action with respect there[o. Nlly shown on e plen W he made for Ne Concervation
School Cownittee Commiavion of the Town of Reading,wltich ie[o be recorded
herewith.
ARTICLE 19: To see if the Town will vote to emend the Conservation Commiaelon
mning by-lews and zoNng map so as to chenge Ne zoning of
Ne following described lend trom Reaidence A•1[o Buslness ART[CLE 18: To aee if Ne Town will vote k a�dhmize and
B: all those lofs M lend being shown on Town o[ Feeding dueM the Selechnen to sell or otherwise diapwe of, upon
Asvesaors'Plat 63 as Lafs 8,52,7, and e and said lots being auch temu end conditions as tAey may dete�mL�e, the
hounded as fallows � � foLLowing deacribed parcel of lend:
NORTHERLY: by Woburn SVeet; 77�e pazcel d land lying Westerly from NortM1 Mein Street
EASTERI.Y: by Town M Resding Privete Way to Lot 9 in end being thet por[ion of Lot 5,abutting Lot 1D,ea shown on
Busineav B wne; Plat 210 M Ne Asseesors' Mep of tM1e Town d Reading,
SOU'CHERLY: by Ne Commercial eres soned Businees B, anfaining 3,706 square teet, more or leee,
being Lofe 4,e and 10 on said Asseavors'PIat83;end or take any oNer ectlon wiN reapect Nereto.
WESTERLY: by Chute SVeei end the Commerclel ares ConaervationCommisaion
mned Business B.
By Petition p[iT[CLE 19. To eee if the town will vote to acgWre We
following descri6ed land,or any part thueof,in fee or r1ghU
oE easement Nerein, by purcheae or ot6erwise, for Con-
aervation purpoaee imder Chaptec 10. Section BC of tAe
ARTICLE 15; To see if tAe Town wID vote W ecquire hy General Lewa, and to see what aum the town wlll reiae by
purchase,right of eminent domain,deed of gitt, dedlcetbn, po�� or from Ne tea 1
�or othe�wise for conservation oses under General lawa, g �'3'� °<<<�fu from evaileble
Pw'P funds and appropriete W the ConserveUon fimd for the
Chapter 40,Secdon 8C,as ameMed,the following deecribed
parcel oE land end[o see what swn the Town wlll raiee b P"'�P09� of such acqWsition:
Y The percel of lend EaR of Grove St., Nort6 M Inhrvffie
6orrowing or transfer from availa6le funda or otherwiae and Tereace,end Weat of John Carver Rd.,end shown entiraly ea
appropriate for acquisitlon of said percel deacribed ae I.ut 37 on Reading Aeaesaors Plat 122,credaining 8.7 acrea,
followa: more or leee.
The hvo parcels of]end weet of North Mein Street shown
entirely ae Lot 6 and Lot 9 on Reeding Aseessore' Plet 245, Conxrvation Coaunisaion
crontaining 21,094 equare feet end 21,OW square feet
respectively, more or less. Md you are dlrected to aerve t6is Warrant by poeting an
Conservatlon Cmnmiaeion ffitested copy Nered in at leaat tluee publlc placea in each
precinct d the Town not lesa then seven daye prlor to
Nwember 10, 1975, the dah sel for the meetlng N seid
Warrant, end to publlsA thia Wacrant N The Resding
ARTTCLE 18: To see if the Town wN vote to a �ronicleatleaetaevendeyapriortosaiddete.
�� bY Hered fail not and meke due return M tlila Wertant with
purchese,right of eminent domein,dced M glft, dedicetion,
or tranafer the care cuatady and con4�o1 M or oNerwice Eor f'O1u�1°6a thereon to the Town Clerk at or belore the time
conservation purposea under Genere] Lews, Chepter 90, appointed for sald mttWg.
3ection BC, as emended, Ne following d�crihed parcel of Givenunderourhandath1e72deyof5eptember,1975.
land end tosee whet aum Ne Town will raiae by borrowing or Selectlnen of Reeding
transfer from availeble fimda or otAerwlne and appropriete
for acqWaitlon of mid parcel described ae followa: Robert S.Cumminge
The kn percele W lend north of Aandall Roed and weet M �em�J.Sullivan,Jr.
Richerd J.Ogden
West StreeR end ahown endrelY ea Lofs Bl.B2.93.94� 95.98� A true copY. Attest.
r W, ]00 101. 302 ou Reeding Asaeesora' Plat 37. confeu�inH S¢I�y Hoyt
reapectively 9,OB4 aquere feet,9,10.5 aquare feet,9,127 equere ��ble
feet, 9,148 equaze fee4 8,170 aquere feet, 8,192 squere feet,
�9,257 eguere feet, 9,779 squere feet, 8,295 squere feet, end
�12,020 equare feet, more or less.
Coneervatton Commission
� '- � " COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETT
Middlesex, ss. Officer' s Return, Reading:
By virtue of this Warrant, I , on October 23, 19'I5, notified and
warned the inhabitants of the Town of Reading, qualified to vote in
elections and town affairs, to meet at the place and at the time speci-
fied by posting attested copies of this Warrant in the following pub-
lic places within the Town of Reading:
Precinct 1 . First National Stores, 275 Salem Street
JoAnn's Variety Stoze, 143 Salem Street
Fire Station, 49 Pleasant Street
Precinct 2, Dragon Corner Store, 206 West Street �
Hanson' s Service Station, 4 West Street
Hurlburt Datsun, 4 Minot Street
Precinct 3. Masonic BUilding, 604 N1ain Street
Municipal Building, 16 Lowell Street
Community Center, 52 Sanborn Street
B 6 M Railioad Station, High Stieet
Precinct 4. Zitzow' s Store, 287 Lowe11 Street
Convenient Food Mart, 1349 Main Street
� Old Hose House, 1249 Main Street
The date of posting being not less than seven days prior to Novem-
ber 10, 1975, the date set for the meeting in this Warrant.
I also caused an attested copy of this Warrant to be pUblished in
the Reading Chronicle in the issue o£ October 23, 1975 , the same being
more than seven days prior to the date of said meeting.
(5 ) Sally M, Hoyt
Constable of Reading
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SUBSEQUENT TOWN MEETING
Reading Memorial High School Auditorium November 10, 1975
The meeting was called to order by the Moderator, Kenneth C. Latham,
' at 8:00 P. M.
The invocation was given by Rev. Robert A. Walter of the Church of
the Nazarene, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
The Warrant was partially read by the Town Clerk, when on motion
of Robert 5, Cummings it was voted to dispense with further reading of
the Warrant, except the Constable' s Return, which was then read by the
Town Clerk.
ARTICLE I. A. verbal presentatio��- was: made by Robert S, Cummings,
for the Board o£ Selectmen, on the condition of the present Police Sta-
tion, which was accepted as a report of progress.
ARTICLE 1. The following report was read by George A, Theophanis,
Chairman of the Reading Charter Commission:
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This is a brief report of the status of the Charter Commission' s i�
efforts to draft a charter for the town. The commission has met weekly
since April 23. We are working towar.d a deadline of December 12, whe❑
we must submit a preliminary draft of the charter to the Attorney Gen-
eral for review. Following this there will be a two-month period dur-
ing which changes can still be made in the draft. A public hearing will
be held prior to the issuance of the final draft.