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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Middlesex, ss.
' To eithez of the Constables o£ the Town of Readinq, Greetings:
I❑ the name of the Commom�ezlth o£ Massachusetts, you are hereby
. required to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Reading,
qualified to vote in elections and Town affairs, to meet in the following
olaces designated for the Eour precincts in said Town; ❑amely:
Precinct 1 - Pearl Street School
� Precinct 2 - Joshua Saton School
Precinct 3 - Community Center
Precinct 4 - Memorial Hi�h school
on
� MONDAY, the SECOND DAY o£ MARCH, A. D. , 1970
at seven o' clock in the forenoon to act on the following articles, viz:
ARTICLE l. To elect bV ballot the following Town Officers: a Moder-
� ator for one year• Town Clerk for one year; Treasurer for one year;
. one member of the eoard of Selectmen £or three years; Collector of Taxes
� for three years ; one member of the Board of Assessors for three years;
one member o£ the Board of Assessors for two years; one member of the
� D9unicipal Light Board for three years; two members of the Board of Pub-
lic Works for three years; one member of the Board of Health for three
years; one member of the Board of Fiealth for two years; two members of
the School Committee for three years; two members of the Board of Cem-
etery Trustees £or three years; two members of the Planning Board for
three years; two members of the Board o£ Library Trustees for three
years; one member o£ the HOUsinq Authority Eor five years; one Constable
� £or two years; Tree warden for one year.
Also, in accordance with the provision� of Chapter 7, Acts of 1943 ,
in each of the four precincts, the number o£ Town Meetinq Members , as
� hereinafter specified:
! Precinct l. Seventeen members for three years.
Precinct 2. Seventeen members for three years.
Precinct 3. Seventeen members for three years; two
members for two years to fill vacancies;
� one member for one year to fill vacancy.
Precinct 4. Seventeen members for three years; two
members for one year to fill vacancies.
For these purposes the polls will be opened at each of the £our pre-
cincts at seven o' clock �. M. and will close at eiaht o'clock P. M.
�nd to meet at the Memorial Hiqh School , 62 Oakland Road, in said
Readina on
MOND�Y the SIXTF.cNTH DAY o£ MARCH, A. D. , 1970
at seven forty-five o' clock in the evening, at which time and place the
following articles are to be acted upon and determined exclusively by
Town Meeting Members in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 7 of
the Acts of 1943. �
� ARTICLE 2. To hear and act on the reports of the Board of Selectmen,
Tow❑ Accountant, Treasurer, Collector of Taxes, Board of Assessors , Board
of Public Works , Town Clerk, Tree Warden, Board of Health, School Commit-
tee, FeB�#e Library TrustEes, Nunicipal Liaht Board, Finance Committee,
Contributory Retirement Board, Cemetery Trastees, Planning Board, and
any other Boards or Special Committees.
ARTICLE 3. To choose all other necessary town officers and special
committees and determine what instructions shall be qiven town officers
and special committees.
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ARTICLE 4. To determine how much money the Town will raise by
borrowing or from the tax levy or transfer from available funds or
otherwise and aopropriate for General Government� protection o£ Per-
sons and Property, Civil Defense, Conservation Commission, Development
and h1aintenance of the Town Forest, Health and Sanitation, Board of
Public Works, including S3ighways and Sidewalks , Drainage, Common Parks
and Supervised Play, Maintenance and Operation of Municipal Parking
Areas, Maintenance of Municipal Buildinqs on Bear Hi11 area, Water De-
partment�.and Sewer Department, Public Dumps , Charities and Aid, Vet-
erans ' Benefits , Public Schools , Northeast Metropolitan Regional Voca-
tional School District , Public Library, Cemeteries , Memorial Day Ob-
servance, Municipal Liqht Department, Street Lighting, hlaturing Debt,
Interest, InsuranCe, Contributory Retirement System, ReseiVe Fund, �
Publication Street List [or 1970, Maintenance and Lighting Old South
CloCk, Printing Town RepOrts , Damage Claims, ReCording Instruments in
Registry of Deeds , Foreclosinq the right of redemption to real estate
taken by the Town Eor non-payment of taxes, care of Graves o£ Veterans,
Appraisal , Engineering, and Examination fees for 6minent Domain Proceed-
ings , Christmas Lighting and Decoration, Recreation, Group Insurance,
Development and Industrial Commission and General Accounts.
ARTICLE 5. To see i£ the Town will vote to authorize the Treasur.er
with the approval of the Selectmen to 5orrow money from time to time in
anticipation of revenue of the £inancial years beginning January 1 , 1970
and January l , 1971 in accordance with the provisions o£ General Laws ,
Chapter 44, Section 4 and to issue a note or notes there£or, payable
within one year, or take any other action with relatio❑ thereto.
Town Treasurer
ARTICLE 6. To see what sum the Town will raise by borrowing or
from the tax levy or transfer from available funds, or otherwise, and
appropriate for the purpose of Chapter 90 highways maintenance and con-
struction to be used in connection with moneys received from the State
and County, or what it will do in relation thereto.
Tocan Treasurer
ARTICLE 7. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the payment �
during the year 1970 of bills remaining unpaid on January 1 , 1970, for
goods and services actually rendered to the Town, or what it will do in
relation thereto.
Soard of Selectmen
AP.TICLE 8. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate to the
department which incurred the loss, the recei7Ys from reimbursement of
casualty losses, to be expended for replacement of the damaged property
upon approval of the Board o£ Selectmen, or what it �aill do in relation
thereto.
Board of Selectmen
ARTICLE 9, To see what sum the Town will vote to raise by borrow-
ing or from the tax levy or transfer £rom available funds, and anpro-
pri'tate for the purpose of Community Center mainte�ance, or what it
will do in relation thereto.
Board of Selectmen
ARTICLE 10. To see what sum the Town will raise by borrowing or
from the tax levy or transfer frocm zvailable funds and aopropriate
for the purpose of purchasing a portable two-way radio system of the
walkie-talkie type so-called, and related equipment for the use of the �
Police Department, or what it will do in selation thereto.
Board of. Selectmen
ARTICLE 11. To see if the Town will vote to transfer a 1965 Dodge
truck presently in the Tree and Moth Department to the Cemetery Depart-
ment, or what it will do in relation thereto.
Board of Selectmen
ARTICLE 12. To see if the Town will vote to indemnifvi certain
police officers and fire fighters for expense actually incurred as a re-
sUlt of injury in the line of duty, under the provisions of the General
Laws , Chapter 41 , Section 100, as amended or otherwise, or what it will
do in relation thereto.
Board of Selectmen
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ARTICLE 13. To see if the Town wi11 vote to repeal in its entirety,
�rticle XIV of the General By_Laws of the Town having to do with hawkers
and neddlers , or what it will do in relation thereto.
Aoard of Selectmen
ARTICLE 14. To see what sum the Town will raise by borrowi�g or
from the tax levy or transfer from available funds or otherwise and ap-
propriate for the purpose o£ coordinating or conducting programs dealing
'. with the problems of the aging and promote facilities £or health, educa-
tion, welfare and recreation of the aging, or what it will do in relation
thereto.
. Board of Selectmen
� ARTICLE 15. To see if the Tow� will vote to establish a committee
of not less than three nor more than £ive citizens of the Town at-large
to be appointed by and to serve Under the direction of the Selectmen, to
. review, revise and codify the By-Laws a�d regulations of the Town and col-
� lect and compile the general and special acts constituting the Charter of
the Town, and collect and compile the general and special acts accepted
by the Town, or what it will do in relation thereto.
Board of Selectmen
ARTICLE 16. To see what sum the Town will raise by borrowing or
from the tax levy or transfer from available funds , or otherwise, and ap-
� propriate for the purpose of installation of inechanical traffic signals at
the intersection of Woburn Street and Summer Avenue, or what it will do in
. relation thereto.
Board of Selectmen
ARTICLE 17, To see if the Town will vote to amend the General By-Laws
of the Town by deletinq there£rom Article 7, Section 2, the words "Town
� Accountant" , and substituting therefor "Clerk o£ the Committee" , so that
said Section 2 reads as follows : "The Finance Committee shall meet at
' the call of the Clerk o£ the Committee within fifteen days after the date
the new members are appointed and those then taking office shall be sworn
� to the faithful performance of their duties and at this meeting the Commit-
tee shall choose its Chairman and Vice Chairman. The Finance Committee will
annually appoint a Clerk o£ the Committe2', or what it will do in relation
thereto.
Finance Committee
ARTZCLF, 18. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of
i Selectmen upon reqvest of the School Committee to rent or lease upon such
terms and conditions as they shall determine, such classroom administrative
� and other facilities as the School Department ma re uire or what it will
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do in relation thereto.
School Committee
ARTICLE 19. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Town Libra-
brian to dispose of library materials, determined by the Board o£ Library
Trustees to be no longer useful for library purposes, upon such terms and
conditions as the Board of Library Trustees shall determine, and that any
amounts received from the sale of such materials be deposited in a snecial
£und to be expended annually under the direction oE the Board of Library
Trustees for new library materials without further appropriation, or what
it will do in relation thereto.
Board of Library Trustees
� ARTICLE 20. To see what sum the Town wi11 raise by borrowing or
from the tax levy, or transfer from available £unds and appropriate for
the purpose of providing air-conditioning for the Reading PUblic Library
Buildina, or what it will do in relation thereto.
Board of Library Trustees
A2TICLE 21. To see what action the Town will tzke regarding the in-
stallation oE additional street liqhts on the public streets during the
year o£ 1970, or what it will do in relation thereto.
h]unicipal Light Board
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ARTICLE 22. To see what sum the Town will raise by borrowing or
from the tax levy or transfer from available funds for the purpose of
enlaraing the municipal lighting plant including the construction a�d
installation of 115 ,000 volt to 13,fl00 volt transformer sub-station
with accessory equipment together with the construction and installation
of transmission and distribution £acilities, all construction to be lo-
cated within the Town of Reading, or what it will do in relation thereto.
Municipal Light Board
ARTICLE 23. To see what sum the Town will raise by borrowing or
from the tax levy or transEer from available funds or otherwise and ap-
propriate for the purpose of the continued development o£ Forest Glen
and Charles Street Cemeteries, including site clearin�, thdconstruction i
of drainage, the extension of the road system, the water system and the �
preparation of lots for sale, or what it will do in relation thereto,
Board oE Cemetery Trustees
ARTICLE 24. To see what sum the Town will raise by borrowing or
from the tax levy or trans£er £rom available £unds or otherwise and ap-
propriate for the ereadication of mosquitoes in the Town, such sum to
be expended under the supervision of the Board of Health, or what it
will do in relation thereto.
Roard o£ Health
ARTICLE 25. To see what sum the Town will raise by borrowing or
from the tax levy or transfer from available funds and apqropriate for
the purpose of installation of lights for the i1lUmination of the out-
door basketball court at the Birch Meadow Playground, or what it will do
in relation thereto.
Recreation Committee
ARTICLE 26. To see if the Town will vote to acquire by purchase,
right of eminent domain, deed of gift , dedication, or otherwise, for pub-
lic domain under Chapter 45 0£ the General Laws for Conservation pur-
ooses ❑nder Chapter 40, Section 8C of the General Laws as amended, the
following two parcels of land: �
LOT 1.
The land in Reading beinq partly in Dividence Meadow, so called,
and beinq bounded and described as £ollows:
Beqinning at the Northeasterly corner of rhe granted premises at the
Ipswich River a�d land of the Town o£ Reading (known as "Mill Meadow" ) .
Thence,
SOUTHERLY: By land o£ the Town o£ Readinq five hundred seven
(507) feet more or less to an iron pipe in the ditch at the land of
Sames W, and Norma V, Alqer, thence
NORTHWESTERLY: Three hUndred six ( 306) feet more or less across
the meadow by other land oE Robert B. Carison to an iron pipe at the
end of a ditch at the hard land, thence
WESTERLY: Partly by the ditch, still by land o£ Robert H, Carlson
seven hUndred twenty-seven ( 727) feet more or less , thence
SOUTHWPSTLRLY: Still by said Carlson four hundred ninety-six
(4961 feet more or less , thence
SOUTH�RLY: Still by said Carlson six hundred fifty-two (652) feet
more or less to land of Alonzo P. MacD1i11en, thence
WE:STERLY: Across the meadow by land formerly of MacMillen (taken
this day by the Town of Reading) six hundred twenty-five (625 ) feet more �
or less to land of the Town of Reading, formerly Drink��ater, thence
NORTHERLY: By said tow❑ land three hundred twenty-seven ( 327) Eeet
more or less , thence
NORTHWESTEI2LY: By said town two hundred eleve❑ and ninety hundredths
( 211 .90) feet more or less, thence
WESTERLY: Still by said town ninety-nine (99) feet more or less by
the edqe of the hard land, thence
SOUTHWESTERLY: By various courses still by the Town and the edge
of the hard land two hundred forty-seven and £iftv hundredths ( 247. 50) .
feet, thirty-three ( 33) £eet, one hundred ninety-eiqht ( 198) feet,
ninety-nine (99) Eeet, one hundred twenty-two and ten hundredths (122.10)
Eeet, and one hundred fifty-one and ten hundredths ( 151. 10) £eet more or
less to land of the Town of Reading, thence
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NORTHERLY: Sy land of the Town oE Reading partly by a ditch to the
� Ipswich River and a line between the Town of Reading and North Reading
two hundred eiqhty-five ( 2A5) feet more or less , thence
Down stream by the thread of the river and the Town Line in a gen-
eral Easterly direction to the point of beginning.
Said lot contains by estimation thirty-two ( 32) acres more or less
and said oarcels to be more Eully shown on a plan to be made by H. Kingman
Abbott, Registered Surveyor.
LOT II,
The land in Dividence Meadow, so called and beinq bounded and des-
cribed as follows:
� Beginning at the Northeast cor�er at land of Alonzo P. MacMillen and
land of Robert B. Carlson, thence
SOUTHF.RLY: By other land of Alonzo P. D1acMillen two hUndred fi£ty-
� two (252) feet more or less to a corner at land of Chester A. Ellison and
� land of the Town of Reading, thence
WESTERLY: Dy land o£ the Town of Reading £ive hundred sixty-five
(565) feet more or less to land of the Town of Reading (Eormerly Drink-
water) , thence
I NORTHERLY: By said land of the Town of Readinq (£ormerly Drinkwater)
'�i two hundred fifty-eight ( 258) f.eet more or less to land o£ Robert B. Carl-
son, thence
� EASTERLY: By land of Robert B. Carlson six hundred twenty-five ( 625)
£eet more or less to the point of beginning.
Said bot of ineadow land is estimated to contain 3.4� acres more or
less and said narcel to be more fully shown on a plan to be made by H.
Kingman Abbott, Registered Surveyor , or what it will do in relatio❑ thereto.
. Town Forest Committee
, ARTICLE 27, To see if the Town will vote to acquire or trans£er by
purchase, right of eminent domain, deed of gift, dedication or otherwise
� Eor Conservation purposes under General Laws , Chapter 40, Section BC, as
amended, a certain parcel of land in Bear Meadow, known as Symonds and
Batelle Lots as Eollows:
Two adjoining lots of land lying in Bear Meadow, so called, some six
hunflred (600) feet west of Haverhill Street, beinq bounded and described
as� follows:
Beqinninq at the Southeasterly corner of the granted premises at
� land formerly of Adelbert E. Batcheider. From thence the line runs South-
westerly by the wa11, a distance o£ one hundred sixty-four and fifty hUn-
dredths (164. 50) feet more or less , thence
WESTERLY: Ry the Emerson lot, so called, £ormerly owned by said
Batchelder, a distance o£ one hundred ninety-nine and fifty hundredths
( 199. 50) ieet more or less, to the Southwest corner hereo£, thence
NORTHERLY: Across the meadow and IIear Meadow Brook, so called, a
distance of seven hundred fifty and £orty-three handredths ( 750.43 ) £eet
mor.e or less, to a stake near the South bank of another brook and near
the North Readinq Line, thence
EASTF,RLY: A distance of three hundred two ( 302) feet more or less ,
thence
SOUTHERLY: Across the meadow by land of the said Batchelder, a dis-
stance o£ six hundred £orty-nine and ninety hUndredths (649.90) feet more
or less to the point o£ beginninq.
� � Containing a total of 5. 09 acres more or 1ess.
The Easterly part of said lot was known as the Symonds lot and form-
erly owned by Thomas R. Evena. The Westerly part o£ said lot was known
as the Battelle lot and formerly owned by C. Irving Nesmith, or what it
will do in relation thereto.
Con�@rvation Commission
ARTICLE ZII. To see if the Town will vote to acquire or transfer by
purchase, right o£ eminent domain, deed of gift, dedication or otherwise
for Conservation purposes under General Laws, Chapter 40, Section BC, as
amended, a certain oarcel of land in Cedar Swamp known as the Graves and
� Walton Lot, bounded and described as follows:
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Beginninq at the Northerly corner thereof near the Gas Transmis-
sion Line and at land now of Boyd [�I, Stewart, formerly of the James
A. Bancroft estate, thence rUnning
� EASTERLY: By said Stewart land a distance of three hundred twenty-
seven and £i£ty hundredths ( 327. 50) feet to a corner at land of the
Commonwealth o£ Massachusetts , thence
SOUTHERLY: A distance of one hundred thirty-five (135) feet to
an angle, thence
SOUTHWESTEFLY: Still by land of the said Commonwealth, a distance
oE nine hundred twenty-three and fiEty hundredths (923. 50) feet to a
corner at land of Alfred B. Smith Heirs, thence
NORTHWESTERLY: By said Smith Heirs , a distance o£ four hundred �
seventy-five (h75 ) feet to said Smith's northeast corner bou�d and
land supnosed to be of James Walton, thence
WESTERLY: By Smith Heirs a distance of £our hundred seventy (470)
feet to said Smith ' s northwest corner, thence
NORTHWZSTERLY: A distance of two hundred seventy ( 270) feet to
said Stewart ' s southwesterly corner, thence
EASTERLY: By said Stewart a distance of one hundred seventy (170)
feet, thence
NORTHERLY: By said Stewart a distance of three hundred thirty-two
( 332) feet to a corner, thence
EASTERLY:� By said Stewart a distance of Eour hundred ninety-three
(493) feet to a corner, thence
NORTHERLY: By said Stewart a dystance of one hundred ninety-four
(194) feet to the ooint of beginning.
Containing about 13 acres land more or less, and all distances
herein qiven are more or less, or what it will do in relation thereto.
Conservation Commission
ARTICLE 29. To see if the Town will vote to acquire, by purchase,
riqht of eminent domain deed of 9ift , dedication, or otherwise for �
Conservation purposes the following described narcel of land belonging
to Soyd H. Stewart as follows:
The land in Readinq in Cedar Swamp, so called, beinq lots 1 to 4
inclusive, and lots 6 to 8 inclusive, shown on a plan for the James A.
Bancroft Estate, dated May 1925 , said plan beinq a copy o£ the original
plan made by James A. Aa�cro£t, Civil Engineer, and surveyed by him in
1901 , and being bounded and described as follows:
Beqinning at the northwesterly corner of the qranted premises at
Lot. No. 1 aforesaid at land formerly of E. 5. Hopkins , thence
P•.ASTERLY: By land of said Hopkins a distance of seven hundred
eiqhty-two ( 7II2) feet to a stake at the northwesterly corner of Lot 5
on said plan.
SOUTHERLY: By said Lot 5 a distance of ninety-three and fifty
hundredths (93. 50) feet to a Cedar Stump, thence
EASTE&LY: Again by said Lot 5 and land nOW supposed to be DomeniCk
Zanni a distance of one thoUsand seventy (1070) feet to a stake at the
Range Line a�d the northeast corner of the granted premises and Lot 6
as a£oresaid, thence
SOUTHERLY: By land of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts � being
known as the Curtis Guild Rifle Range, a distance of two hundred Tifty-
seven and twenty-five hundredths ( 257. 29 feet to a stake at an angle, �
thence continui�g
SOUTHERLY: And slightly to the left, a distance of one hundred
£i£ty-four and seventy-£ive hundredths (154. 75) feet to a corner which
is located sixty-seven (67) feet westerly more or less from a former
Town Bound Between the Towns of Lynnfield and Readinq, subsequent to
the Legislative Act changing this line in 1949, this corner beinq the
soUtheasterly corner of Lot II and the southeasterly corner of the qranted
premises. Prom thence the line runs SOUTHWESTERLY still by land of said
Commonwealth, a distance of £our hundred seventy-three (473) feet to an
angle, thence
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NORTHWESTERLY: Still by said Commonwealth a distance o£ £ive hundred
.. eight and fifty hUndredths (508.50) feet to the end of the Commonwealth' s
land, thence
. Continuing in about the same course by land commonly called the
� "Groves Lot' , a distance o£ three hundred twenty-seven and fifty huo-
dredths ( 327. 50) feet to a stake at the southwesterly corner of Lot 8
on said plan, thence
SOUTHERLY: � distance of one hundred ninety-four (194) feet to a
� stake, thence
WESTERLY: Still by the "Graves Lot" a distance o£ three hundred
thirty-two ( 332J £eet to a stake at the most southerly corner of said
� Lot 4 and land known as the "Walton Lot" , thence
WF.STLRLY: S.�ain by se.i� "Walton Lot" a distance o£ one hundred sev-
enty (170) feet to the southwesterly corner of the qranted premises at
- land ;£ormerly of one Frost, thence
. NOP.TIiERLY: By land formerly of said Frost and land for.merly of one
Pratt, a distance of four hundred twenty-three (423J feet to an angle
at the southwesterly corner of I,ot 3 on said p1an, thence continuinq
NORTHERLY: Slightly to the le£t, a distance of three hundred sixty-
eight ( 368) feet by Lots 3 and 2 to an anqle near the cart path to Haverh-
hill Street, thence continuinq
NORTHF:2LY: S1icThtly to the ri�7ht, and by Lot 1 of said plan, a dis-
tance of two hundred thirty-seven ( 237J feet to the point of beginning.
. Said narcel accordinq to said plan, being comprised oE a total o£
25.80 acres more or less , and all distances shown herein are to be con-
sidered more or less , or what it will do in relation thereto.
conservation Commission
� ARTICLE 30. To see iE the Town will vote to acquire by purchase,
right of eminent domain, deed of gift, dedication, or otherwise £or
' School and Recreation purposes the land of Dividence (private) Road con-
sisting o£ two parcels as follows:
� Beginninq at the drill hole at the wall at the Southerly side of
Dividence (private) Road ut the stone wall on the Easterly side of the
, premises , thence running by said wall in a general Southwesterly direc-
. tion by four (4) courses totalling five hundred £ifty-five and 35/100
( 555. 35) feet;
Thence turning and running in a general Northwesterly direction by
a stone wall seven ( 7) courses totalling £ive hundred thirty-£ive and
� 86/100 ( 535.86) feet;
Thence turninc� and runninq LSorth £ourteen deqrees , six mdnUtes and
twenty seconds �14 06" 20 ' ) East by land o£ i3enry W, and Helen M. I�ne-
mann a distance of seven hundred eighty-five and 42/100 ( 7II5.43) feet;
Thence turning and running South seventy-two degrees, six minutes
and forty seconds ( 72° 06" 40 ' ) East by land of Harry K. Kurchian, a
distance of one hundred £ifty-seven and 63/100 (157.63) feet to a drill
hole;
Thence running still in a Southeasterly direction to a stone wa11
four (4) courses totallina three hundred seventy-five and 98/100 ( 375.98)
feet to a drill hole;
Thence turning and running by a stone wall in a general Southeasterly
direction by land of John F. and }1nn Tormey, a distance of two hundred
twenty-eiqht and 06/100 ( 228.06) feet to a drill hole and the ooint of be-
ginning.
' Belonging to P,nna L, Vickery and Lois M. Piper according to a Plan
of Land in Reading Surveyed for the School Sites and Recreation Areas
Study Committee, dated May, 1967 , and prepared by H, Kinqman Abbott, Req-
istered Surveyor, Readinq, Mass.
Containing 9.6044 acres of land.
PARCEL TWO
�� IIeginning at a stake by .the wall at the Southwest corner of the land
belongina to Anna L. Vickery and Lois M. Piner, according to a plan of land
in Reading Surveyed for the School Sites and Recreation Areas Study Com-
mittee, dated May, 1967, and nrepared by H. Ringman Abbott, Reqistered Sur-
veyor, Reading, Mass.
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Thence runninq by a stone wall South seventy-two degrees, thirty-
eight minutes, thirty seconds ( 72° 3A" 30' ) East, a distance of one
hundred six and 73/100 ( 106. 73) feet to a drill hole;
Thence turning and runninq Westerly thirteen deqrees, twenty-
eight minutes and twenty seconds (13° 28" 20 � ) East, by land of the
Town of Reading, sevep$undred eighty-seven and 03/100 ( 787.03 ) feet
to a drill hole in a stone boundard;
Thence turning and running South seventy-two deqrees , six m�inutes
and forty seconds ( 72° 06" 40 ' ) East, by land of Harry K. Kurchian,
one hundred fifteen and 50/100 (115. 50) feet;
Thence turnin� and running South fouiteen degrees, six minutes and
twenty seconds ( 14 06" 20 �) West, by land of sai� Vickery and Piper a �� i
distance of severyhundred eighty-£ive and 42/100 ( 785.47) feet to a stake r
by the wall and the point beginning. y�
Said land belonoinq to Henry W. and Helen M. Feinemann and contain-
ing 2 .0011 acres , or what it will do in relation thereto.
School and Recreation Site Committee
ARTZCLE 31. To see what sum the Town will raise by borrowing, or
from the tax levy, or transEer fron available funds, or otherwise and
anpropriate for the purpose of improvinq and reconstracting Town public
ways, under Section 4 of Chapter 768 0£ the Acts of 1969 , such sums to
be spent by and Under the direction o£ the Board of Public Works and in
sUch locations as the Soard of Public Works may deem advisable or what
it will do in relation thereto.
Board of Public Works
�RTICLL 32. To see what sum the Town will raise by borrowing,
or from the tax levy, or transfer from available funds , or otherwise
and appropriate for the purpose of improving and reconstructing To�an
public ways, under Section 5 of Chapter 769 of the Acts of 1969 , such
sums to be spen�t by and under the directio❑ of the Board of Public
Works and in such locations as the Board of Public Wor.ks may deem advis-
able or what it will do in relation thereto.
Board of Public Works �
ARTICLE 33. To see what sum the Town will raise by borrowinq,
or from the tax levy, or transfer from availab�e funds or otherwise and
appropriate for the purpose o£ maintaininq and resurfacing streets con-
structed under Section 34, Chapter 90 of the General Laws , together
with such sums as may be provided by the State and County, or what it
will do in relation thereto.
Doard of Pnblic Works
ARTICLE 34. To see what sum the town wi11 raise by borrowina, or
from the tax lavy, or transfer £rom available funds or otherwise and
appropriate Eor the purpose of improvinq and constructing a nortion of
Haverhill Street, toqether with such sums as may be provided by the �
State and County under Section 34 of Chapter 90 of the General Laws ,
or what it will do in relation thereto.
Board of Public Works
�P.TICLE 35. To see what sum the Town will raise by bo�€owing; or
from the tax levy, or transfer from available funds or otherwise znd
anpropriate for the purpose of maintaining, improvin9 and constructinq
facilities in the Parks and Playgrounds, or what it will do in relation
thereto.
Board of Public Works �
ARTICLE 36. To see what sum the Town will raise by borrowing, or
from the tax levy, or transfer from available funds or otherwise and
appropriate for the further development of the Birch Meadow Recreational
area by gradinq, Eillinq, loaming, seeding and constructinq parking area,
such work to be done by and under the direction of the Bozrd of Public
Works , or what it will do in relation thereto.
Board of Public Works
ARTIcLE 37. To see what sum the Town will raise by borrowing, or
from the tax 1evy, or transfer £rom available fu�ds or otherwise and
appropriate for the purpose o£ maintaining, repairing, oarchasin9 and
operating road machinery and equipment for thP use of and under the di-
rection of the Board of Public [4orks , or what �_t will do in relation
thereto.
Roard of Public Works
Town warrant Annual Town hieeting March 1970 �#
AQTICLE 38. To see what ,um the Town will raise by borrowing, or
I from the tax levy, or �ansfer from available funds or otherwise and an-
oropriate Eor the purpose of makinq improvements to the ���ater system,
includinq the construction of small buildings , the installation o£ pipes,
£ittinqs, equipment and related facilities , or what it will do in rela-
tion thereto.
' IIoard of Public Works
� ARTICLE 39. To see. what sum the Town will raise by borrowing or
. from the tax levy, or transfer from available funds o_ otherwise and ap-
propriate for the construction of ,ewer.s , seweraqe work and other sewer-
aqe facilities , to be used in such locatio�s as the Board of Public Norks
may deem zdvisable, or what it oii11 do in relation thereto.
, Hoard o£ Public Works
ARTICLF, h0. To see sahat sum the Town will raise by borrowing or
frpm the tax levy, or transfer from available f-unds or otherwise a�d ap-
� propriate ior the contract drawinqs , specifications for and the construc-
� tion of a Municipal Incinerator for the Town of Readinq, an�a��ch sums so
raised and appropriated to be added and appro�riatea for the purpose as
, the sum o£ Nine i3undred Thousand Dollars I5900, 000.00) raise��� and appro-
p¢iated for the same purpose at the Annual Town Meeting held March 29 , 1969,
or 4�hzt it will do in relation thereto.
Doard o£ Public Works
F.RTICLP, 41 . To see what sum the Town wi11 raise by borrowinq or
, £rom the tax levy, or transfer from zvailable funds or otherwise a�d ap-
prooriate for the purpose of nroviding a Rubbish Collection System, in-
cluding salaries and waqes and the purchase of collection equipment and
supplies , or a�hat it will do i❑ relation thereto.
Board oE Public Works
' AFTICLE 42. To see if the Town will vote to accept the report oE the
Board of Public Wor.ks upon the laying out as a Public Way of a Private Way
� known as SUP7NYSIDE AVEPNE under the orovision of law authorizing the assess-
ment of betterments , such highway being laid out in accordance with plan
� duly approved by the Board of Survey and filed in the Office o£ the Town
Clerk in accordance with the statutory requirements a�d to see if the Town
will accept the public way laid out by the Board of Public Wortcs as SUNNY-
SIDE AVENUE and to see what sum the Town wi11 raise by borrowinq, or from
the tax levy, or transfer from available £unds or otherwise, and appropri-
ate for the construction of said Way or what it will do in relation thereto.
Board of Public [Vorks
� ARTICLE 43. To see if the Town will vote to accept the report of the
Board o£ public Y7orks upon the layinn out as a Public Way of a Private Way
known as SHF,RWOOD ROAD under the provision of 1aw authoriz.i�q the assess-
ment o£ better.ments, suctyhighway beinq laid out in accordance with plan duly
apnroved by the Doard of Survey and £iled in the Office of the Town Clerk .
in accordance with the statutory requirements and to see if the Town wi11
accept the public way laid out by the Board of Puffiic Works as SFiERWOOD
ROAD and to see what sum the Town wi11 raise by borrowinq, or from the
tax levy, or transfer from avnilable funds or otherwise, and appropriate
for the construction o£ said Way or what it will do in relation thereto.
Board of Public Works
ARTICI,E a4. To ,ee i£ the Town will vote to accept the report o£ the
Board of Public 4lorks upon the laying out as a Public Way o£ a Private Way
known as BARTLETT CIRCLE, under the proVision of law authorizing the as-
sessment of betterments, such highway beina laid out in accordance with -
' plan duly apnroved by the Roard of Survey and filed in the Office of the
Town Clerk in accordance with the statutory requirements and to see if
the Town will accept the public way laid out by the 6oard of Public Works
as BARTLETT CIRCLE and to see what sum the To�an wi11 raise by borrowing,
or fror.i the tax levy, or trans£er from available funds or otherwiae, and
appropriate for the construction of said 4Tay or what it will do in rela-
tidn thereto.
Board of Public Works
1 U Town Warrant Annual Town Meetina Niarch 1970
ARTICLE 45. To see if the Town will vote to acceot the report
of the IIoard of Public [Porks unon the laying otrt z.s a Public Way o£ a
Private Way known as BRENTWOOD DnIVE Under the provision of law auth-
orizinq the assessment of betterments, such hiahway beinq laid out in
accordance with plan duly anproved by the Aoard o£ Survey and filed
in the Office of the Town Clerk in accordance with the statutory re-
quirenents and to see i£ the Town will accept the Public Way laid
out by the Soard of Public 47orks as L�RliNTS�00D URIVE and to see what
sum the Town o-�ill raise by borrowinq, or from the tax levy, or tra�s-
fer from available fund.s or otherwise and apnropriate for the construc-
tion of said Vlay or what it wi11 do in relation thereto.
Board of Public Works
ARTICLE 46. `Po see if the Town will vote to accept the report o£ �
the Board of Public Works upon the laying out as a Public Way of a Pri-
vate Way known as VICTOP.IA AVENUE under the provision of 1aw authoriz-
ing the assessment of betterments, such hiqhway being laid out in ac-
cordance with plan duly approved by the Board of Survey and filed in
the Office of the Town Clerk in accordance with the statutory require-
ments and to see i£ the Toom will accept the public �aay ]�d out by the
Board o£ Public Works as VICTORIA AVENUE and to see what sum the Town
will raise by borrowing, or from the tax levy, or transfer from avail-
able funds or otherwise, and appropriate Eor the construction o£ said
Way or what it will do in relation thereto.
Board of Public Sdorks
ARTICLE 47. To see if the Town will vote to accept the report o£
the Board of Public Works upon the laying out as a Public Way of a Pri-
vate Way known as LAKEVIEW AVENUF, under the provision of 1aw authoriz-
ing the assessment of betterments, such highway being laid out in ac-
cordance with plan duly approved by the Board of Survey and filed in
the Office of the Town Clerk in accordance with the statutory reauire-
ments ann to see if the Town will acceot the nublic way laid out by the
Board of Public Works as LAKL•'VIL•'W AVF.NUE and to see �•.�hat sum the Town
will raise by borrowinq, or from the tax levy, or transfer irom avail-
able funds or otherzaise, and anpropriate for the construction of sai.d
Way or what it �oill do in relation thereto. �
Doard o£ Public Works
ARTICLE 4E3. io see if the Town wi11 vote to accept the report of
the Board of Public Works upon the layinq out as a Public V7ay tif a Pri-
vate t4ay known as LIBBY AVLNUE under the provision of law authorizinq
the assessnent of betterments , such hiqhway beinq laid out in accord-
ance with plan duly approved by the Board of Survey and filed i❑ the
Of£ice of the Town Clerk in accordance with the statutory requirements
and to see i£ the Town will accept the nublic way laid out by the IIoard
of Public 4lorks as LIBBY AVENUE and to see what sum the Town will raise
l�y borrowing, or from the tax levy, or transfer from available fUnds or
otherwise, and appropr.iate for the constructio❑ of said iPay or what it
will do in relation thereto. .
Board o£ Public Works
ARTICLE n9, To see if the Town will vote to ecceot the report of
the Board of Public Works unon the layinq out as a Public Way of a Pri--
vate Way known as "A" STREET under the provision of law authorizing
the assessment of betterments , such highway being laid out in accord-
ance with plan duly approved by the Board of Survey and filed in the
Office oE the Town Clerk in accordance withthe statutory requiremQnts
and to see if the Town will accept the public way laid out by the Board
of Public Y7orks as "A" STRPET and to see �ahat sum the Town will raise by
borrowing, or from the tax levy, or trans£er from available funds or �,� ■�
otherwise, and anpropriate for the construction of said Way or what it � ;
will do in relation thereto. yr
Board of Public Works
ARTICLE 50. To see if the Town wi11 vote to accept the repoz't of
the Board o£ Pnblic Works upon the layinc7 out as a Public Way of a Pri-
vate Way known as "L"' STREET under the nrovision of law authorizinq aS-
sessment of betterments , such hiqhway beinq laid out in accordance with
plan duly approved by the Board o£ Survey and filed in the OEEice of
the Town Clerk in accordance with the statutory requ.irements and to see
iE the Town will accept the nublic way laid out by the IIoard of Pvblic
Works as "F." STREET and to see what sum the Town will raise by borro�a-
ing, or from the tax levy, or transfer from available f.unds or other-
wise, and appropriate £or the construction of said Way or what it will
do in relation thereto.
Board of Pnblic Works
Town Warra�t Annual Tow❑ Meeting March 1970 1 �
AP,TICLF 51. To see if the To�an will vote to accept the report of
, the Soard of Public Works upon the laying out as a Public Way of a Pri-
vate Way known as "G" STREET under the provision of law aUthorizing the
assessment of betterments , such hiqhway beinq laid out in e.ccordance with
.. o:an duly anproved by the Board of Survey and filed in the Office of the
� Town Clerk in accordance with the statutory requirements and to see if
� the Town �ai11 accent the public way laid out by the Board of Public Works
� as "G° STREET and to see whzt sum the Town wi.11 raise by borrowing, or
, from the tax levy, or trans£er from available funds or otherwise, and
. anprooriate for the construction of said Way or what it wi_11 do in rela-
tion thereto.
IIoard of Public �4orks
� ARTICLE 52. To see i£ the Town will vote to accept the report of
the Board of Public works upon the laying out as a Public Way of a Private
Way known as "'I3" STREET under t}�e provision oE law authorizing the assess-
� ment of. betterments , such hiqhway beinq laid out in accox�dance with plan
�� duly approved by the Board of Survey and filed in the Office of the Town
Clerk in accordance �aith the statutory requirements and to see if the
Town will accept the public way laid out by the Board of Public Works as
� "H" STREET and to see what svm the Town will raise by borrowing, or from
he tax levy, or transfer Yrom available funds or otherwise, and appropri-
ate for the construction of said Way or ivhat it wi11 do in relation thereto.
Aoard of PuSlic Works
PATICLE 53. To see if the Town o:ill vote to amend the Zoninq By-Laws
� and hiap as follows:
D�FINITIONS
Delete:
11. A "story'� is any horizontal portion through a building between
floor and ceilinq of which the ceilinq is six ( 6) feet or more above the
� average grzde of the sidewalk or qround. adjoinina.
Add:
� 11. The "height o£ a building" is the vertical distance measured at
the center line o£ its principal front from the established grade or from
' the natural �rade if hiqher than the established qrade or from the natural
qrade if no qrade has been established, to the 1eve1 of the highest point
of the roof beams in the case of flat roof or roo£s inclining not more
than one inch to the foot, and to the mea❑ height level between the top
o£ the main plate and the highest rid�e in the case of other roofs:
Delete:
� 17. n "private kinderqarten" is a private school for children of pre-
� primary school arye h�ving an enrollment oE eiqht or �ore reqularly enrolled
pllp115.
�d�:
1Z A 'brivate kinder.�arten" is a or.ivate school for children of
pre-primary school age havinq an enrollment of three or more children of
different narentaae.
Delete:
19. An "attic" is the space between the ceilinq beams of the top
hahitable story at the raf.ters, in which the area at a heiqht of seve❑
and one-third ( 7 and 1/3J ieet above the attic floor is not more than one-
third ( 1/3) the zrea o£ the floor. next below. P. '.'habitable attic" is an
attic !,ihich has a stairway as a means o£ access and eqress.
ndd:
19. F "boardinq house" - any building or oortion thereof used Eor
sunplying shelter or food to a quest and containi�q more than three ( 3)
sleepinq rooms for commercial purposes, eac}i sleepinq room shall be in-
tended for occupa�cy by not more than two ( 2) adults.
Aad:
25. "Non-profit orga�ization" is an organization for nhilanthropic,
fraternal , educational , relio,ious, or athletic p�rposes, and not commercial
in nature.
SECTION I
Delete:
9. Restricted Industrial Districts. (Fifty foot setback required.
New dwellings prohibited) ,
� � Town Warrant Annual Town Meetina Nlarch 1970
Renumber Paragraph numbers:
Existinq Proposed
1 - 4 1 - 4
4A 5
5 - B 6 - 9
9 De18te
Paragraph 4 reference to existing SECTION NA to be renumbered
SECTION IV.
SEC'PION III
Renumber the £ollov�ing sub-sections: �
Existing Proposed
1 1
lA 2
7 3
6 4
7 5
New Paragraph 3
Delete:
. . .prohibited for restricted. . .
Add:
. . .prohibited or restricted. . .
Recised:
3. Within any district any buildinq or land may be used, arranqed
or desiqned for any purpose not otherwise illeqal , unless specifically
prohibited or restricted as set forth in the £ollowing Sections:
llelete:
3. Commercial race tracks , tourist and trailer camp= are speci£ically
prohibited.
4. Commercial ball parks , commercial amusement parks and other
enterprises of a similar character are prohibited unless a nermit there- �
fore is granted by the Board of Selectmen after a public hearinc,.
5. Hospitals, convalescent or rest homes , nursinq homes, boardinq
homes for the aaed and private kindergartens are prohibited unless a per-
mit therefore is granted by the Board of Appeals after a public hearing.
Add:
3A. Commercial race tracks , tourist and trailer camps , and so called
automobile qraveyards of more than two unregistered automobiles are spec-
ifically prohibited.
3B. Commercial amusement enterprises may be constructed and main-
tained in Business A, II and C and Industrial Districts provided a permit
therefore is granted by the Aoard of Selectmen after a public hearinq.
3C, Private kinderqartens mzy be eeected and maintained in all
Residential Districts provided a nerni.t there£ore is qranted by the ]3oaYd
of Appeals after a nublic hearinq.
3D. Hosnitals, convalescent or rest homes or nursing homes may be
erected and maintained i❑ Residence II, Susiness F, and II Districts pro-
vided a permit therefore is qranted by the Board of Appeals a£ter a nub-
1ic hearinq.
6. . In considerina the qrantinq of any permit or vatiance under this
Zoninq By-Law, the 8oard of Appeals or the Selectmen, as the case may be,
shall consider the effects thereof unon the neiqhborhood in narticular and � .
the Town at large in general.
SECTION IV7�
Renumber existing Section IVA to Section ZV and revise all refer-
ences in the Zonin9 By-Law pertaining to this Section.
SECTION IV
Renumber existing Section IV to Section V,
Paraqraph 1
Add: ,
excent for such uses as are nermitted bV SECTION III Pzraqr�h 3C
and SF,CTION V, Paragraph 4. '
Town S9arrant Annual Town Meeting P7arch 1970 ' ��
Revised:
. In any Residence P. District, the erection or use of any princiAal
buildinq, except as a sinqle family detached house is speci£ically pro-
hibited, except for such uses as are permitted by SE�q��IC3T '__, Paragraph
3C and SI:CTION V, Paragraph 4.
Aermmber Paraqraohs:
Existinq Pronosed
1 1
2 3
2A 3A
4 4
4 Delete
5 Pelete
Add:
' 2. The alteration into a two-family house of a sinqle-family house,
existing prior to April l, 1942 , and which had at that time at least eiqht
� (8J finished and habitable principal rooms , shall be permitted provided the
external appearance of a sinqle-£amily house is retained.
New Para�traph 3
Add:
except for such uses as are nermitted by SECTION III , Paragraphs 3C
and 3D and SECTION V, Paraqraph 4�.
Revised:
' 3. In Residence B Di,tricts the erection or use of any principal
building except as a single or two-family house, or a boarding house, or
an apartment house is specifi.cally prohibited, except for such uses as
are permittefl by SECTION III , Paragraph 3C and 3D and SECTION V, Paraqraph 4.
New Paraqraph 4
�. Revi.se reference to SECTION VII to be renumbered SECTION XVI.
Delete:
Existi.ng Paraaraphs 4 and 5.
4. In all residence districts the erection of any building or the
� use of any lot or building as an office, store, or stand for the display
or sale of qoods, or £or the rendering of services is specifically prohib-
ited, except £or the sale of natural products rai�ed on the premises, and
of articles manufactured on thP premises fron such product,.
�� 5. In all residence districts, all business and industrial enterprises,
except as noted in the precedinq nara�raphs , are specifically prohibited.
Add:
5. In all Residence llistr.icts , all bu,iness and industrial enterprises ,
except for such uses as set forth in SECTION III , paragraphs 3C and 3D, and
SSCTION V, paraqranh 4, are speci£ically prohibited, except for the sale of
natural products rmsed on the nrenises and £or articles manufactured on the
premises £rom such products.
llP1PtP:
�'xistin4 Section 6.
6. In all Residence Districts the erection of a garage £or more than
three noo-commercial motor vehicles is prohibitee� excent under a special
permit there£ore granted by the Board of Appeals a£ter a nublic hearing.
I�dd:
6. In a11 Residence Districts the erection of a garage for more than
three non-commercial motor vehicles is prohibited. Benumber existina
SECTION V to SECTION VI,
� Existina Proposed
1 1
lA 5
2 2
3 3
4 4
5 6
Renumber SECTION VI to SECTION VII.
Renumber SF.CTION VII to SECTION VIII.
I�
1 � Town Warrant Anrmal Town Meeting N[arch 1970
Delete:
1. In a Residence Al , A2 or A3 District, no buildinq shall ex-
ceed two and one half ( 2�) stories or thirty-five ( 35 ) £eet in heiqht.
Add:
L In a Residence Al , T2 or A3 District, no buildinq shall ex-
ceed thirty-five ( 35) feet in height.
Renumber existing SPCTION VIII to SECTION IX - Yard Recxulations in
Residential Districts.
Renumber existina SF.CTION IX to SF.CTION X.
Renumber oaraqranhs :
Existinq Pronosed �
1 1
2 3
3 2
�1 4
5 5
Paraaraph Se:
Delete:
2. Retail business only when it is part of a previously allowed
use but at no time shall it exceed twenty-five oer cent ( 25"/<) of the
total volume of the allowed use.
Add:
e. Retail business only as an accessory use to the prim�ry use.
Renumber existing SECTION X to SECTION Xi.
Delete:
l. In a Business A or B District no new bUilding shall be erected
and no new buildinq shall be enlarqed so that it covers more than sixty
(60) per cent of the 1ot on which it stands , except as fvrther restricted
in Paragraph 3.
2. In a Business B District no new buildina shall be erected and
no new building shall be enlarqed so that it covers more than eighty-
five per cent (85�) of the lot on which it stands , except as further �
restricted in Paragraph 3.
3. In a Busines� 7� or B Di.strict, no new residential building
sha11 be erected and no existing residential building enlarqeQ so that
it covers more than twenty-five per cent ( 25%) of the lot on which it
stands , except as pl'ovi.ded in SECTIOLS V.
?:enumber. existinq SECTION XZ to SliCTION XII.
nelete:
1. In a BUsiness A or F5 District no building shall exceed £our (4J
stories or forty-Eive (45J feet in heiqht , except as provided in
SECTION IVA.
Add:
l. In a Business A or B District no building shzll exceed forty-
five (45 ) feet in heiqht, exceot as provi.deti in 513CTION IV.
Renumber existing S�CTION XII to SLCTION YIII.
Add:
Paragranh 2
c. Except as provided in paragr�h 2b of this Section, no new
buildinq in IIusiness A or Business C Di.stricts shall extend nearer to a
side 1ot line than ten (10) feet.
Paraqraph 3
Dclete: i�
a. In Business A and B Districts no buildinq on a 1ot adjoininq
on the rear any residential district shall have any part of its exterior
wall above the Eirst story nearer to the boundary line of such residen-
tizl district than fifteen ( 15) feet.
b. In Business C Districts no buildinq or lot adjoininq on the
side any residential district shall extend nearer the boundary line of
�uch residential district than fifty ( 50) feet.
Add:
a. In Business A, D and C Districts no ❑ew buildinc7 nor any part
of such buildinq shall extend nearer to the lot line than t�oenty ( 20)
£eet.
b. In Business C Districts no building on a lot bounded or cut bv
� a residential district shall extend nearer the 1ot line than fifty ( 50)
feet.
Town Idarrant Annual 'Pown Meeting March 1970 � 5
nelete:
I Existinq SSCTICL7 XIII. Use Aegulations in Industrial Districts.
1. In an Industrial 7istrict no new huilding shall be erected or used
£or dwellinq purposes and no existino Uuilding shall be altered, enlarged
o: extended for s�ch nurno,es.
��I 2. In �n Industrial District ro new buildinq shall be erected and
no existing buildin� shall be altered, and no land shall be used , except
for the followinq purposes:
. a, F.ny use, business or commercial , which is permitted in any Busi-
ness District, except £or anartments which are specifically prohibited,
b. Any use approved by the �oard of nppeals a£ter a public hearinq.
� c. Any of the folloo�ing uses :
Rottiinq works, carpenter or cabinet makinq shop, carting, express
or forr�ardina yard, cold storaqe nlant , commercial qreenhouse, laundry,
. mo�ument works , wholesale storaqe and warehouse; plants for the manufact-
� ure� o£: Artifidal ice includinq dry ice, bakery products , beveraqes,
� dairy nroducts i�cluding ice cream, electric power, plastics products or
steam for heating or power; storaqe facilities £or: bottled gas, building
, materials, coal , co$e, wood or fuel oil; electronics , research, experi-
mental and testing laboratories and manu£acturing which is incidental to
such laboratories or any use of a character similar to any of the above
uses.
d. Any accessory use, includinq vehicular parking, open-or enclosed,
�ahen shielded £rom view from abuttinq streets , tracts or lots by appropri-
ate landscapinq which shall be maintained in good condition.
Add:
SECTION XIV. Use Regulations in an Industrial District.
l. In an IndUstrial District, the following uses shall be allowed:
a. Any manufactur.inq, industrial or business , except those business
uses nrimarily retail in nature as allowed in Dusiness A and Susiness B
Districts.
b. Hotels and Motels.
2. Petail business incidental to the primary use, such as £actory
� outlet store or cafeteria shall be allowed.
3. Aoartments as specificallV prohibited.
4. No use shall be allowed which is in violation of the provisions
of SPCTION III, paraqraph 5.
Add:
SECTION XV, Iieight, Yard and Area Requlations in an Industrial District.
In an Industrial District no buildinq shall exceed sixty (60) feet in
heiqht, nor shall any part of a bUilding extend nearer to the street line
on the £rontaqe street than fifty ( 50) £eet or nearer to any other street
line tha❑ ( 20) feet except where said other street line adjoins a Residen-
tial Uistrict, than Eifty ( 50) feet nor to any lot line than twenty ( 20)
feet except where said lot line adjoins a Residential District, than one
hnndred (100) feet. No buildinq may be erected or existinq building en-
larged so that together with accessor.y building it covers more than sixty
( 60) per cent of the lot on which it stands, exceot that no hotel or motel
shall occuny more than twenty-five ( ?,5 ) per cent of the lot line on which
it stands.
llelete:
Existinq SECTIONS XV, XVSA, AND XVZB.
SECTION XIV. Area Reaulati.ons in Industrial Districts.
In an Industrial �District no new bnildinq shall be erected and no ex-
, isting buildinq shall be enlarged so that together with accessory buildinq
it covers more than sixty ( 60) oer cent of the lot on which it stands.
SECTION RV. HeiRht Requlations in Industrial Uistricts.
In an Industrial nistrict no buil�ing sliall exceed four (4) stories or
sixty (60) feet in heiqht.
SECTION XVI. Yard 2egulations in Industrial Districts.
In an Industrial DistYict no nart of a buildinq shall extend nearer to
the str.eet line on the frontzne street than `_ifty ( 50) feet, nor nearer to
any other street line or lot line tha❑ twenty ( 20) feet.
1 (� To�an Warra�t Annual Town Meetinq F;arch 1970
SECTION XVI-n. Use Regulations in P.estricted Industrial llistricts.
. 1. Use requlations in Restricted Industrial Districts shall be
identical to those set forth in Industrial Districts (SECTION XIII)
except that in a Restricted Industrial District no business or com-
mercial use where 50 per cent or more o£ a11 business is conducted
at retail shall be allowed.
2. In a Restricted Industrial District, no building shall be
erected, altered or used nor shall any land be used for any purpose
unless all dust , fumes, odors , smoke or vanors are effecti.vely con-
Fined to the premises and noise, vibration or flashinq related to the
manu£acturinq process is not normally nerceptible withont instruments
beyond the bounds of the lot on which it is located.
S�CTION XVI-D. Height , Yard and Area Requlations in Restricted Indus- �
trial Districts.
In a restricted Industrial District no buildina shall exceed four
(4) stories or sixty ( 60) Eeet in heiqht, nor shal.l � any part of a build-
inq extend nearer to the str.eet line on the frontaqe street than fifty
( 50) feet or ❑earer to any other street line or lot than twenty ( 20) feet,
nor shall a�y ne�a buildinq be erected or existing buildinq be enlaraed so
that, together with accessory buildinqs, it covers more than forty (40)
ber cent of. the lot on which it stands.
ldd:
PART 2. USF.S , EXCEPTIONS ANll ALTlRATIONS.
Renumber existinq SECTION XVII to SECTION XVI and revise reference
to SECTION II, paraqraph 7 to SECTION III , paragraph 5.
3enumber existinq SF.CTION XVIII to SECTION VI:I .
llelete Paragraph 1b:
b. Altered or extended for that usc only unor, a nermit by the Board
of Appeals, or as ordered by the Building Inspector to make such building
or oremises sa£e.
Add:
b. Altered for that use only upon a permit by the Board of Appeals,
or as ordered by the Bui.ldinq Inspector to make such building or prem-
ises safe. �
Renumber existinc7 SF.CTION XIX to SECTION RVII .
Aenumber existinq SP.CTION %X to SECTION XIX.
Revise reference to SECTIDN V, naracTraph 5 to be renumbered SECTION
VI , paraqraph 6.
Add:
PART 3. PARKING.
Renumber existir.q SECTI017 �SIA to S�CTIOP7 ;iX.
Delete in Paragraph l , delete "£3� fk. " and add "9 ft. " .
Revised:
l , Each required o£f-street parking space shall be not less than
nine feet in width and twenty feet in lenqth, exclusrue of drives and
maneuverina space. Each off-street loading and unloading space shall
be not less than twelve feet wide and thirty-five feet long.
For one £amily detached house delete reference to "one space" and
add "two snaces" .
Revised:
One family detached Two spaces plus one =pace for. each room None
house o£fered for rent and in the event that
the said house is lawfully used for the
business or profession of the occupant, �
one additional space for each two rooms
u�edtfor said business or profession.
For apartment dwellings revise minimum number of off street loadinq
and unloading spaces reauired £rom "One space £or each 10 dwelling units
in excess of six" to "One space for each twenty rental units",
Revised:
Apartment dwellinq One and one 'half space for each dwellinq One space
unit. for each
rental
units
Tccun Warrant Annual Town Meetinq N!arch 1970 �� 7
For lodqing houses, hotels, motels and tourist homes revise "One
, s.pace for each seoarate rental unit" to "Trao spaces qlus one space for
each separate rental unit"
. Lodqing AOUses , Hotels , Two spaces plus one space for One space for
Motels and Tourist each separate rental unit used each 20 rental
Homes for such purposes. units
Add:
Office a.nd Pro- One space for each 25, 000 sq. ft. One space for
fessional Suilding of floor area or £raction each 300 sq.£t.
thereo£. of enclosed
£loor area.
� Add:
PAFT 4. PERMITS .
Renumber existinq SECTION XXZI to SECTION XXI.
Revise reference to Chapter 40 to Chapter 40A in paraqraph 4:
4. The Board of Appeals, estzblished unller the IIuilding Law of the
Town, shall co�stitute the Board of Topeals under this by-1aw, and shall
. have the powers and dUties provided for herein and as prescribed by G. L.
(Ter. F.d. ) Chapter 40A and all amendments thereto.
Renumber existinq SECTION :RIII to SECTIOr XFII.
Renumber existing SECTION XXSV to SECTION XXIII.
Add:
P71RT 5. SIGNS.
RenumbeT' eXisting SPCTION XXV to S�CTION XXIV.
Delete reference to "restricted indu;trial" in paragraoh 3C:
C. f3U5INE85 AND INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS: Sians shall be permitted in
busi�ess and indastrial districts subject to the followinq conditions set
forth in this paraqraph.
or what it ��iill do in relation thereto.
� Plannina 9oard
, ARTICLF. 54. To see what sum the 'Pown o:ill raise by borrowing or fron
the tax levy or trans£er from available funds or other•aise, and appropri-
ate for Child Idelfare Work, to be expended under the direction of the com-
bined Visitinq T7urse Association, Inc. and the Board of Health, or tahat
it will do in relation thereto.
Helen F, Rose, and others
�� ARTICLF, 55. To see what sum the Town will raise by borrowinq or £rom
' the tax levy or transfer from available funds or otherwise and appropriate
for the ournose o£ providinq co-onerative or comnlementary facilities to
o�t-patient clinics established or to be established in accordance with
the Provisions of Chapter 123, Section 13A o£ the GeneraJ. Laws , in coopera- -
tion with the Department of Mental Health and other agencies collaborating
with said Dep�,rtment, and� £or nrovidina payment for. services rendered, or
to be rendered, by such public or �rivate aqencies in such clinic in accord-
ance with the provisions of General Laws Chapter 40 , Section 5 , Clause (40-C)
the same to be expended under the direction of the School Committee or of
the Board of Health or under the joint direction of both, or what it will
do in relation thereto.
Ne�.�ell H. Morton and other.s
ARTICLE 56. To see what sum the 'Pown will vote to raise by borrowi�a,
or from the tax levy, or transfer from available £vnds or otherwise, and
, appropriate for F�id to Agriculture and work of the Aliddlesex Connty Exten-
sion Service znd the 4-H Club under General Laws Chapter 12B, Sections 40
and 45 as amended, sum to be exnended under the direction of a Director ap-
pointed by the Selectmen, such Director to cooperate with the Middlesex
County Trustees.
Lois h1. Piper and others
ARTICLE 57. To see i£ the Town will vote to amend the Town By-Laws
by addinq to Article XVII at the end thereof the followinq section, Seo-
tion 5: "No person shall burn or cause to be burned in the open, fallen
leaves with the Town" , or what it �aill do in relation thereto.
Lawrence P. McHugh and others
1 � Town Warrant Annual Town Meetinq March 1970
ARTICLE 58. To see if the Town will vote to form a committee of
five ( 5) citizens who hold no elective o£fice other than that of Town
Meetinq member, to be �ppointed by the Selectmen to review current as-
sessing practices and to renort to the next Annual or Special Town hieet-
inq, or what it will do in relation thereto.
Grace G. 6owie and others
ARTZCLE 59. To see iE the Town will vote to amend the General By-
Laws by addinq thereto an article entitled "Leashi.nr o£ Doas" .
SSCTION I :
No person owning or keeping a dog in the To�,m of Readinq sha11 ner-
mit such doq to be at larqe in the Town elsewhere than on the nremises �
of the owner or keeper, except if it be on the premise= of another ner-
son �,�ith the knoo:ledQe and permission of such other person.
SECTION II :
Such owner or keeper oE a do9 in the Town of ReadincT, which is not
on the nremises of the owner or upon the premises o£ another person
with the knowledqe and permission o£ such perso❑ shall restrain such
dog by a chain or leash not exceedinq six feet in length.
An�e E. Darnell and others
I�RTICLE 60. To see if the Town will vote to anend the Z,onina Ay-
Law and Zoning P1ap by re-zoning the £ollowinq described property from
Residence "A" District to Business "A" District:
The land of Pdward W, Alarchand and Carol A. Plarchand located on
the Y7esterly side of N]ain Street and beinq bounded and described as fol-
LOWS:
LOT A
On a plan entitled "Plan of Lots situated in Reading, Mass. £or
111bert G. and Gertrude L. Hazelton" dated N�arch, 1931 , Davis and Abbott,
Civil F.nqineers, recorded with Middlesex SOUth District Deeds, Book
5626 , Paqe 386, and bounded and described as follows:
eegi�ning at the Southeasterly corner of the within nranted pren-
ises, thence the boundar.y line rUns L3esterly by land now or formerly of �
Orris S. Gray, one hundred eiqhty-three and 99/100 (183.99) feet to
Lot 9 as shown on said plan; thence
The line runs a little East of North by said Lot 6, si�ty-nine and
53/100 (69. 53 ) £eet to the SOUthwesterly corner of Lot 62 on the "Ifnoll-
wood" p1an; thence
The line rUns Northeasterly by Lots 62 , 63 ana 64, on the ^Rnoll-
wood" plan beinct land formerly of Claqqett, o�e hundred ninety-eiqht
and Od/100 ( 198. 04J Eeet to said Main Street; thence
The line runs a little South of Ezst by said 6iain Street , one
hundred £orty-three and 30/100 (143. 30) feet to the point of beginni.ng.
Containinq 19 , 578 square feet of land accordinq to said plan�
or what it will do in relation thereto.
Edward i4. Marchand and �others
ARTICLE 61 . To see if the Town will vote to amend the 'Loning By-
Laws and the Zoninq Map o£ the Town oE Reading by chanqinq the area
hereinafter described, £rom Residence A-2 Histrict to Residence B
nistrict:
Beginninq at a point on the Northerly side of West Street at the
intersection of the Easterly boundary of Interstate Route 93 , the line
runs i' �■
NORTHERLY: By said Route 93 , eleven hundred sixty-three (1163 ) 1�
feet more or less; thence
EASTERLY: By said Route 93 , forty (40) feet more or less; thence
NORTHERLY: By said Route 93 , thirty-five ( 35 ) feet more or less;
thence
SOUTFIEASTE2LY: By land of Killam and Cochrane, two hundred sixty-
four ( 264) feet more or. less; thence
SOUTHPRLY: 8y land of Marino, nine hundred two and 25/100 (902. 25)
feet more or less; thence
WESTF,RLY: By said West Street, three hundred fi£ty-three and
06/100 ( 353.06) £eet more or 1ess, to the point of beqinninq.
Town Warrant Anmial Town Pieeting March 1970 � ��
Containing 5.56 acres more or less, or what it will do in relation
I thereto.
Loring G. Hawes and others
ARTICL� 62. To see what sum the Town will raise by borro�oing or
from the tax levy or transfer from available funds and appronriate for
the purpose of addinq said sum to the stabilization fund under the auth-
ority of General La�as Chanter 4, Section SB, as amended, or what it will
do in relation thereto.
Finance Committee
� ARTICLF. 63. To see what snm the Town will vote to raise by borrowiny
or from the tax levy or tranefer £rom available funds and appronriate for
the rn�rpose o£ reimbursement of other retirina authorities for creditable
service attributable to the Town under provisions o£ General Laws Chapter
. 32 , Section 59A, a.s Fmended, or n�hat i.t wi.11 do in relation thereto.
Aoard of Sclectmen
FRTICI.,E 64. To see what sum the Town will -aise by borrowing or
' from the tax levy or by transfer from available funds, and approoriate
for the purnose of settlina damage claims against the Town, such sum to
be expended under the direction of the Law Committee, or what it will do
in relation thereto.
I,aw Committee
. ARTICLE 65 . To see what sum the toa•n wi11 raise by borrowing or from
the tax levy or by transfer from available funds, or otherwisc, and appro-
priate £or the purpose o£ construction, erection and equippinq o£ a £laq-
pole upon the I2eadi�q Common, or what it will do in relation thereto.
Board of Sclectmen
ARTICLE 66. To see if the To�an will vote to amend Article V, Sec-
tion 1 of the General BV-Laws of the Town, entitled Law Committee, by
addinq thereto Chairmen of the followina Boards: Library Trustees, Plan-
ning floard, Cemetery Trustees , and by deleting therefrom, Board of Public
� Welfare, so that said section reads as f.ollows: "The Chairmen of the
£ollowine Boards, to wit: Board of Selectmen, Board o£ Public laorks ,
N,unicipal Light Board, Scliool Committee, Boarn o£ IIealth, 7lssessors, Lib-
brary Trustees, Planninq Aoard, Cemetery Trustees. . . " , or c�ihat it will
� do in relztion thereto.
Law Committee
FaRTICLF, 67. To see if the To�on wi11 vote to terminate the authority
and responsibility o£ the School Construction Committee at the conclusion
o£ coatracts in proqress , and constitute a new School Construction Comr.iittee
considtinq o£ £ive citizens of the town at larqe, to be anpointefl by the
Selectnen.
Carl H. Amon, Jr. and others
I�P.TICLF. 68. To see if the Town will vote to amend the official class-
ification plan, schedules and regulatio�s in accord with Section l , Sec-
tion 3, Section 4 and Section 15 0£ Fsticle XVZIZ-A o£ the General By-Laws
of the Town, or what it will do i� relation thereto.
Personnel Board
And you are directed to serve this Warrant by posting an attested cppy
thereof in at least three public� places in each precinct of the Town not
less than seven days prior to A1arch 2, 1970, the date set for the meeting
� in said Warrant, and to publish this i9arrant in the Reading Chronicle one
day at least prior to said date.
Hereof fail not and make due retiirn oE this Warrant with your doings
thereo❑ to the Town Clerk at or before the time apnointed for said meeting.
Given under our hands this second day of Pebruzry, 1970.
Robert 5. Cummings
Fred C. Kenney, Jr.
�dward P. Cameron
A true copy. Iittest: ;electmen of Reading
Samuel H. Grammer, Jr.
. Constable