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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1970-11-23 Special Town Meeting Minutes Special Town Meeting November 16, 1970 Meeting adjourned at 11:10 P. M. 185 Town Meeting Members were present. A true copy. Attest: Lawrence Drew Town Clerk ADJOURNED SPECIAL TOWN MEETING Memorial High School Auditorium November 23, 1970 The meeting was called to order by the Moderator, Kenneth C. Latham, at 8:00 P. M. The invocation was given by Rev. Paul E. Barnes, First Congregational Church. Due to an oversight by the Moderator at the meeting on November 16, 1970, the Warrant and Constable's Return was not read, which warraht:ht-this time was partially read when, on motion of Fred C. Kenney, Jr. , it was voted to dispense with further reading of the Warrant, except the Constable'e Re- turn, which was then read by the Town Clerk. ARTICLE 16. After much discussion and amendment by Douglass L. Barker on the motion made by Kenneth P. Roberts under this Article at the Special Town Meeting on November 16, 1970, this motion did not pass. 42 voted in the affirmative 113 voted in the negative On motion of Robert M. Graham it was voted to take Article 1 from the table. ARTICLE 1. On motion of Robert M. Graham it was voted that the Board of Registrars be and they hereby are, instructed to include all residents of the Town, 18 years of age and older, in the next and subse- quent Street Listing, if necessary, and in accordance with law. ARTICLE 1. On motion of Robert M. Graham it was voted that the Selectmen investigate and report, including necessary Warrant articles, upon the feasability of the voluntary payments of Real Estate Tax at a frequency of not less than twice a year or more than twelve times per year. ARTICLE 1. On motion of Kenneth P. Roberts, as amended by Richard B. Webster, it was voted that the School Construction Committee established under Article 67 of the Annual Town Meeting of 1970 be, and hereby is, instructed to study, and report to the next Annual Town Meeting, alterna- tive building solutions to the elementary school space needs as defined by the School Committee, such solutions to include, but not be limited to, modular construction, pre-fabricated structures, and portable or tem- porary rooms, and the possibility of construction without State Aid. On motion of Fred C. Kenney, Jr. , it was voted to place Article 1 on the table. ARTICLE 16. Kenneth P. Roberts moved for Reconsideration of this Article, This motion did not pass. (Two-thirds vote required) 67 voted in the affirmative 68 voted in the negative ARTICLE 17. On motion of Donald R. Walker, as amended by Paul T. Met- calf, , it, was voted that the School Committee be and they hereby are, auth- orized and empowered upon such terms and conditions as it shall determine, to dispose of cafeteria, food preparation, electrical , heating, bentillat- ing and plumbing items and equipment salvaged or replaced inrthe remodel-- 1 20 Adjourned Special Town Meeting November 23, 1970 ling or renovation of the Reading Memorial High School and the construc- tion of the addition thereto as shall be determined by the School Commit- tee to be no longer useful for School Department purposes by sale, ex- change or trade-in or otherwise with any cash receipts realized there- from to be paid into the Town Treasury, such sale to have a published list in the Reading Chronicle prior to such sale. ARTICLE 18. Donald A. Walker moved that the sum of Thirty Thousand Dollars ($30,000.00) be transferred from School Department Salaries Ac- count and the sum of Four Thousand One Hundred Seventy-nine Dollars ($4,179.00) be transferred from School Department Maintenance, and that such sums totalling Thirty-four Thousand One Hundred Seventy-nine Dollars ($34, 179.00) be appropriated and expended together with Sixteen Thousand Nine Hundred Twenty-one Dollars ($16,921.00) of Federal Funds received under the provisions of Public Law 874, the expenditure of which is hereby authorized for the purpose of restoration, renovation and repair of buildings at the Bear Hill Nike Site, so-called, and the maintenance of buildings and grounds, and that the Town Accountant be, and he hereby is, authorized, empowered and instructed to make such transfers to carry out the purpose of this vote. This motion did not pass. 43 voted in the affirmative 98 voted in the negative ARTICLE 19. To see if the Town will vote to transfer the control and maintenance of the land and buildings or any portion of them at the Bear Hill Nike Site, so-called, to the School Department, or what it will do in relation thereto. On motion of Donald R. Walker it was voted that Article 19 be in- definitely postponed. ARTICLE 20. To see if the Town will vote to reconvey to-the-Read- to the Reading Rifle and Revolver Club, Inc. , a portion of the land pre- viously taken by eminent domain or the Nike launches site, so-called, and containing approximately nine acres of land adjacent to and lying outgide and easterly of the easterly fence upon the said Nike site, bounded and described as follows: SOUTHWESTERLY: By land of the Reading Rifle and Revolver Club, Inc. , and by Town of Reading Access Way two hundred eighty-seven (287) feet; SOUTHEASTERLY: By said Way twenty-two and ninety-one hundredths f22.91) feet; NORTHWESTERLY: By Town of Reading Nike Site as shown on said plan seven hundred twenty and nineteen hundredths (720.19) feet; NORTHWESTERLY: More Northerly, by land of Mary E. L. Zanni as shown on said Plan two hundred ninety-four and fifty-four hundredths (294. 54) feet; NORTHEASTERLY: By said land of Zanni and by other land of Reading Rifle and Revolver Club, inc. , one hundred thirty (130) feet; SOUTHEASTERLY: By said land of Reading Rifle and Revolver Club, Inc. , seven hundred seventy and forty-nine hundredths ) 770.49) feet; SOUTHEASTERLY: By said Reading Rifle and Revolver Club, Inc. , two hundred fifty-two (252) ffet; and SOUTHERLY: By said Reading Rifle and Revolver Club, Inc. , two hundred twenty-four (224) feet. Containing nine (9) acres more or less,according to a plan of land in Reading entitled "Plan of proposed acquisition of land from the Town of Reading to the Reading Rifle and Revolver Club, Inc. , dated October, ` 1970, H. K. Abbott, Registered Surveyor, J or what it will do in relation thereto. On motion of Fred C. Kenney, Jr. , it was voted that Article 20 be indefinitely postponed. On motion of Robert P. Sumberg it was voted to take Article 1 from the table. Adjourned Special Town Meeting November 23, 1970 121 ARTICLE 1. Robert P. Sumberg requested the Selectmen to report on the status of the Town-owned Liquor Store, and the Boards intention to issue liquor licenses, to which Fred C. Kenney, Jr. , Chairman of the Board of Selectmen, requested the Town Counsel to report on the status of the Town's appeal to the State Supreme Court in regard to the Town's request to establish a Town-owned Liquor Store. This was done by Town Counsel, James W. Killam, III. Fred C. Kenney, Jr. , indicated that the Board of Selectmen intended to commence issuing liquor licenses without awaiting further decision from the Supreme Court. ARTICLE 1. On motion of Douglass L. Barker it was voted that the Selectmen be instructed to continue their course on the Town-owned Liquor Store question to its conclusion in the State Supreme Court. On motion of Fred C. Kenney, Jr. , it was voted that Article 1 be indefinitely postponed. On motion of Fred C. Kenney, Jr. , it was voted that the meeting stand adjourned sine die at 10:45 P. M. 165 Town Meeting Members were present. A true copy. Attest: Lawrence Drew Town Clerk TOWN WARRANT Seal Commonwealth of Massachusetts Middlesex, as. To either of the Constables of the Town of Reading, Greetings: In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are henby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Reading, qualified to vote in elections and Town affairs, to meet in the fol- lowing places desigbated for the four precincts in said Town, namely: Precinct 1 - Pearl Street School Precinct 2 - Joshua Eaton School Precinct 3 - Community Center Precinct 4 - Memorial High School on Monday, the FIRST DAY of MARCH, A. D. , 1971 at seven o'clock in the forenoon to act on the following articles, viz: ARTICLE 1. To elect by ballot the following Town Officers: a Moderator for one year; Town Clerk for one year; Treasurer for one year; one member of the Board of Selectmen for three years; one mem- ber of the Board of Assessors for three years; one member of the Municipal Light Board for three years; one member of the Board of Pub- lic Works for three years; one member of the Board of Health for three years; two members of the School Committee for three years; two mem- bers of the Planning Board for three years; two members of the Board of Library Trustees for three years; one member of the Housing Auth- ority for five years; Tree Warden for three years. Also, in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 7, Acts of 1943, in each of the four precincts, the number of Town Meeting Mem- bers, as hereinafter specified: Precinct 1. Seventeen members for three years; one member for one year to fill vacancy. Precinct 2. Seventeen members for three years; two members for two years to fill vacancies; one member for one year to fill vacancy.