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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1947-06-16194 SPECIAL TOWN MEETING Article 1. Voted to amend the Zoning By-Laws by changing the classification of a parcel of land from an Agricultural District to an Educational District, bounded and described as outlined in 'the warrant on page 192. ~ voice vote was taken which was overwhelmin in favor. Article 2. Unfavorable action voted. Article Unfavorable action voted. Voted that the sum of $25,000 be taken for this purpose from unappropriated available funds in the treasury for use under the Jurisdiction of the Veterans Housing Commission as con- stituted under Article 6 of this warrant and in conformity with the requirements of Chapter 372 of the Acts of 1946, this sum to be used for the preparation and use of any tract or tracts which the town may now own, or for the acquis~tlon of a tract or tracts suitable for subdivision into house lots, and/or grade and prepare such~tract or tracts as may be necessary and in conformity with reasonable housing practice; and to provide in the case of each lot for the connections for public facilities such as water and sewer; subject, however, to the restrictions that provision be made for 50 18ts' and that the average expenditure Shall not exceed $500 per lot;and that such lots may be sold only to veterans, in conformity with the requirements of Chapter 572 of the Acts of 1946, at the nominal figure of~$25 per lot not in- cluding recording fees; and that the order of precedence in such sales shall be determined by groupings based on relative need or necessity and by drawing lots among those within each grouping. . Article 5. Voted that the Town authorize the Board of ' Selectmen under the provisions of Chapter 372 of the Acts of 1946, to sell, in fee, or lease for a term, any land that it now owns, that may be deemed suitable or that may be acquired under said Act and to execute, acknowledge and deliver deeds or instruments of title under the provisions of said act. Article 6. Voted that the Moderator appoint a committee of seven members within fourteen days to serve as a Veterans Housing Commission .and that authority be granted to this commission to carry out the program as recommended under article 4 of this warrant and in conformity with the provisions and regulations .established by Chapter 372 of the Acts of 1946, such commission to serve for the duration of the emergency as established by law or by act of the General Court. Meeting opened at 8 o'clock and adjourned at 9 o'clock. ~r~ hundred voters were present. A true copy, Attest: /~J own Clerk. NOTI%~ Amendment to Zoning--~-~--~-Laws as adopted by the town under Article 1, of the Town Meeting held June 16, 1947, was approved by the Attorney Ueneral November 21, 1947, advertised in the Evening Tribune November 25, November 26, November 28, 1947. 195 WARRANT CONMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS Essex ss. To either of the Constables of the Town of North A~dover: GREETING: In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby directed to notify and warn the inhabitants of North Andover, qualified to vote in Town Affairs, to meet in the Court Room, Town Building, in said North Andover, on Friday evening, on the Twentieth day of June 19~7, at eight o'clock P. M., then and there to act on the following business:- Article 1. To see if the Town will vote to amend the zoning by-laws of said town by changing the classification of the following property from a residential to a business district: Beginning at a point in the northerly side of Great Pond Road three hundred fourteen and 40/100 (31~.~0) feet westerly from the west- erly side of Cooke Street as shown on plan of land entitled "Plan of land'owned by Stefanowicz, North Andover ~ss "by Char~o dated April 1947; thence running more or less northerly by proposed street as shown on said plan three hundred thirty and 17/100 feet more or less to lot sixty (60) as shown on said plan; thence running more or less northwesterly by lots sixty (60).and sixty-one (61) as shown on said plan two hundred three and 36/100 (203.3~) feet more or less'to Osgood Street; thence running along the easterly side of Osgood Street four hundred four and ll/100~404.11) feet more or less ~o a point; thence tu~rniDg and running on an angle more or less southerly, forty- four and ~2/100 (44.82) feet more or less to an Essex County bound in the northerly side of Great Pond Road as shown on said plan; thence running more or less easterly along the northerly side of Great Pond~Road, three hundred forty-seven and 60/100 (347.60) feet to'the point begun at. Containing two and 2/10 (2.2) acres more or less. Article 2. To see if the Townwill vote to change the classi- fication of the following described premises from general residential to a business area: A certain tract of land situated in North Andover on the Westerly side of Chickering Road bounded and described as follows: ~ North two hundred twenty-six (226) feet more or less by land now or late of Coolidge; Southeast three hundred twenty (320) feet more or less by Chickering Road; and Wes~ two hundred eighteen and 03/100 (218.03) feet by land now or late of ~elamed; being triangular in shape. Petition of George R. Schruender and others. Article 3- To see if the town will vote to change ~he classi- fication of the following described premises from agrlculturaY' to a business area: FIRST PARCEL: A'certain parcel of land situated in North~Andover, County of Essex, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on the East side of the road leading from the house formerly of Ezra Clark, deceased, and bounded by land formerly of said Clark Easterly seventeen (17) rods eleven (ll) links, northeasterly twenty-four (24) rods and northerly twelve (12) rods and fifteen (15) links, thence still by land formerly of said Clark easterly in three different courses about forty-three and a half (43~) rods to a corner by land once of J.D.W. French, thence southeasterly by land once of said French fifty-six (56) rods, eleven (ll) links to a corner, thence still by 'land once of said French seventy-two (72) rods and fourteen (14) links in a westerly direction to the above named road, thence northerly by said road twenty-One (21) rods and three (3) links to a corner to the point of commencement. All the corners bounded by stone walls or fences and containing nineteen and a half acres, more or less. 196 WARRANT SECOND PARCEL: A certain parcel of land situated in North Andover, ~s~t~J~m~~t~M~s~h~us~tt~!~on~he east side~f ~.. · ' ,, --,ua~ea~ar~ m~reem~.aflarb0Unded~.sbeglnn~ng~at~he southw~st corner of the premises by said street and .land once of Susan T. Hackett, thence north by said street to land of George W. Russell; thence northeast by said Russell land as the wall now stands to an oak tree at land of J.D.W. French; thence south by land of said French as the wall now stands to a corner in the wall of said Susan T. Hackett to the point of beginning, containing about twenty-nine acres one hundred and twenty rods. THIRD PARCEL: A certain parcel of land situated in North Andover, ~ounty of Essex, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, beginning at a point in the east si~e of Clark Street, so called, at land now or one Ezra Clark, thence north 15° west by stone wall two hund~m~y of seventeen feet to an angle at the end of the wall; thence north 22o west fiv~ hundred and sixty-two feet ~o a stone wall; thence turning north 77 15' east two hundred and six feet; thence north 80o east four hundred ahd twenty-two feet by said wall; thence further north 79° east four hundred"and sixteen feet, all of ~he said bounds bei or late of Yun~ebauer. ~ .......... c~ . ng by land now ~-- - ~ , ~.,~ ~uu~n o west flft~-four a~8 ~1~ . ~nence south ~lu east one hundred and seventy fee~; then~-s~~ fe~t, uth 25 west one hundred and forty-eight feet; thence further soutM ~o ~, ~st · three hundred and thirty-six feet by stone wall; thence so~t~5~6~we seven,y-five and 5/10 feet; thence south 60° west one hundred and twenty- two. feet; thence south 70o west five hundred and eighteen fee~ by stone wall now or formerly of said Clark to point of beginning, containing fourteen and 1/10 acres. Petition of Anthony.Rogers and others. A~d you are directed to serve this warrant by posting true and attested copies thereof at the Town Hall and at five or more public places in each voting precinct. Said copies to be posted not more than fifteen days nor less than ten days before, the time of holding said meeting. Hereof fail not, and make due return of this warrant with your doings thereon to the Town Clerk, a= the time and place of said meeting. Given under our hands at North Andover, Massachusetts, this second day of June, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and forty-seven. Arthur A. Thomson ) Joseph M. Finneran~) Arnold H. Salisbury) Selectmen of North Andover ~fficer,s Return I have notiflsd the inhabitants of the Town of North Andover, qualified to vote in Town Affairs, by posting true and a=tested copies of this warrant at the Town Hall and'at' five or more public places- in each voting precinct. Said copies having been posted not more than ,~fifteen days nor less than ten days before the time of holding said meeting. North Andover, June 10, 1947. John J. Donovan, Cons table.