Acton Beacon (Newspaper) - October 10, 1963, Acton, Massachusetts m ft Only Printed Locally jl NUMBER 32 The BEACON October Price Gets 2nd Chance Wednesday Date Set As Damp Issue Simmers Back To 13th calling of active part in the dump problem bo put before the special meeting November moved back a week to Nov Select until a controversy aross over use j on the other of the Quartermaster Corps ition Dump as a possible men at Tuesday to in the area balked al j allow more time to conform with th possibility of having a dump lo legal requirements the the town In announcement 6f the meeting in that the Taylor Road Am ion Dump location is an ex ve stopgap measure that town should only concent rate on i niw on of ths better tno land which ad neighborhoods of the town and at the thought of trucks trav elling up and down where Ule n nr i sanitary fill operations and Uh executive chairman of fere were large of chil r drn still the erection of an mcm I at a later The Ihe disagreed with the wnM DPW as to the wisdom of ths Albanian stated to meet requirements calling and a The or of November 4 did not allow enough the new date will be on a LOOMS The delay will not bring the Board Works and the Selectmen nearer together in their dispute over who has jurisdiction tp negotiate the purchase of land for a new Hay Sheridan told the BEACON that bid to negotiate tion and requested that the town try j to buy additional at the dump owned by Grace When Boeske was approached on the the Selectmen re ported that she was favorably dis posed to negotiating on the sale of the The DPW claims that COUI D BE TOO HIGH members of the DPW fear that the cost of th Boeske land might be prohibitively high and wish to offer the townspeople an al At the both boards are at over what to dp and ed which is near on the land was purely political not be Possible and it wasnt until and vowed that he would fight them i Quartermaster land was suggest to the last A If the Selectmen want to play I will them tooth and nail and put on top when they inquired about the land I who should do The wrangling be they came away with the tween the two departments has impression that a purchase might caused both sides to reach an im passe with the result that both could end up submitting the same Lent Warns of Water Supply Winter Woes MAYNARD The water level at Whites Maynards has dropped back to the point it was before the recent according to Superintendent of Public Works Donr aid The water level is now back to j 9 and a half inches above the dan ger where it was before the Lent reported when contacted by the He said that j there is a possibility that we may be out of water in the middle of The problem is that the pond is not is no stream the pond which j must be fed by Right now the j soil the pond is dry so that the i springs have no Lnt pointed out that while there i is no danger that the will run j Police Station And Library Plans Are Among 45 Articles Conant Set TO OpPOSe second article j on the warrant would School Land Article out because of the of the the is nearing that critical point above the stand pipe where air be gins to enter the causing a vacuum and halting the water At the the water level is inches above this critical The failure of the pond to signifi cantly recover as a result of the re home that the prospects of a article for approval by the rains may mean that the water chase appeared to become i The Board of Selectmen been The DPW stated contacted by attorn that he did not know why the according Selectman Pat Don men wanted to negotiate the chase land or to submit the but snapped that it was the since the dump comes under the jurisdiction of the Public Works He charged the dispute arose from the refusal to permit the Selectmen to lease Summer Hill ovan and the Board will attempt to If this does there is some question as to whose willbe admit ted for The DPW has indicated that it will consider going to court even to have its article i ban will have to remain in force The Superintendent states that wa ter consumption has risen slightly as a result of the warmer weather ACTON SCHOOL LAND The 45 acre tract shown in solid black encompasses the area that the Acton School Committee proposes to obtain through eminent domain proceedings provided the townspeople approve the at the special town meeting set for next Monday The grid pattern indicates additional land which the Com unsuccessfully tried to obtain at the September 9th town The land being sought is owned by Brew ster Conant of Illinois who does not wish to arrive at a cost figure to present lo considered the townspeople at the special town WHOSE RESPONSIBILITY The DPW insist that it is their The final outcome of this struggle cooperate with the DPW to hold wa ter usage to a The water ban has been in effect may or may not be decided at the special town meeting to be held more man two responsibility to investigate possible n vears November a session which promises to be the liveliest locations for the and that the Selectmen usurping their 1 J 1 i iL I f MUM I and a contradiction of the acts Ha nn i tion He claimed that such an because wab an establishing the laru were in The Wednesday date was decided Selectman Alexanian told the for the Selectmen and will pre the is a holiday and the evening sent three at the special type be The The Chairman of the Selectmen al so will be closed as been clamped down on August Under the water may be used only for necessary health The sprinkling of washing of autos and other unessential uses is Until there are soaking Lent the easing ofthe situa pct to The possibility that the water cri sis will continue into has into looking for HJ uc I JL i and submitted by included on new The present one take an I Hlf M nn mill Iho Which Pressed 8S the Selectmen did hot an I the question of an incinerator will Green Was My Park 7 Article Warrant On Tap For Stow STOW Next Monday night the i Town will vote to appropriate from which was pressed into action as the water level dipped dangerously low j in is water cooled a factor I which could be a problem in cold Lent DPW is look ing into of an air cooled engine and another pump There Is a Civil Defense engine there is som question whether the pump can bp hooked up to If the pump can be mated to the engine the DPW may ask for funds to purchase the It win cost approximately according to the The pump permits of water from deeper reaches o ths reservor in the event the level does crop the danger point and air begins to into the reg ular the Insurance recovery Account ACTON The meeting request 3d i authorized for this and from the Selectmen by th Planning is now in the stabilization Board in middle September has leaving a balance of eloped into a 45 article extravaganza which would be that bodes plenty of STATION ARTICLES and spirited The Article for the transfer chard Auditorium will ring on the from funds Of for evening of October 28 to impassioned on the new pleas and arguments lice station be This ing the purchase of a large tract is not the same of land ol land for school and is immediately for adjacent to Carlson Animal Hos plans for a new police station and on on the Northerly the adoption of amendments j side an acre of land to the zoning and a new and is owned by Malcolm law for the fire ing pay scale and setting up appointi ive procedures for regular and These feature the large Preliminary of legislative fare which will have ans lor the proposed police to be digested bv the voters before Ur this most grandiose of special town f to Police Chief meetings ever held by the town of 1 wl comprise either one Acton comes to an a if here is not too much ledge on the or Most town officials predict a it encompass two floors above stormy session which could stretch ground of 2m square feet into a three night amounts being asked for transfer j PLANS FOR LIBRARY ADDITION from available funds come to I Article 5 for pre the largest being for the es for an addition to th of a stabilization Acton Library of about square This figure does not include the pur It is expected that this projec chase of the controversial school cost in vicinity of which the School Committee j It is also expected tha will seek to take by eminent the will have chosen a main for Most of the money architect by the time of the meet for this purpose would be ing and that tentative plans fti The Planning Board has i addition jf the funds the lions share of the for tne plans are of which are on amendments to the it is that the town will be zoning two on rezoning to vote the goahead on the in the 12 articles which would i whole project at the March amend the building code of the and 13 articles which concern road Article To see if wiu vote to transfer from Article TRACT FOR the 1963 Annual Town the I permanent account voters of Stow will gather at Church in the lower for a Special Town generously offered use of the since Ihe Center I drawings and engineering r inent domain of a 45 acre tract of Expense and the sum of School the usual site of j services for the Center School Eli land which would be used for a to the Fire Department Sal town is being used tern School I school aries and Wages or take for expenditures incurred in School Committee will make the sum of tp the De ting up emergency accommodations a attempt to persuade the Expense Account for Junior High students and for ari voters to approve the taking by emI sum of to the Request to house seventh and eight j WARRANT TRANSFER Hth will be asked for this about any other action relative i of will be taken from Article To see if the ToWn will surplus the balance to be vote to raise and appropriate or ap raised by This will from available funds warrant i r nnn WIN piu naie lunas ine The warrant seven articles meeting transfer ol from i vote as it involves sum of or other Walther and Ed In Maynard the Chamber of Commerces which also parking area adjacent BEACON STAFF PHOTO Selectmen Town Counsel Fees MAYNARD Selectmen re quested Tuesday night that the Fin transfer to the legal budget to pay a retainer to Counsel Paul Car bon to cover legal expenses incurred in the Arcaro The Selectmen told the Finance Committee that the legal budget had been reduced from to this year because the figure had been found to be more than sufficient in previous They that court cases carried over from last year had re the fund to less than making it necessary to seek new money to pay the Town Counsels court It was necessary to pay former Town Leonard Rae about on the Tomyl Selectman Alexanian told the Finance Commit and close to the same figure was Counsel Paul Car n i which recommended the amounts in or The first asks for from available funds for repairing and renovating in the Town including replacement of the heat m ing and for authority for the Selectmen to let the contracts for the la the second article of Ihe warrant the town is asked to vote or not the Building Committee appoint ed under Article 17 of the February 25th annual town meeting together wth such additional members as the Selectmen may may be au to carry out the develop ment of the Hale Junior High School the perpetual oare funds of the csm1 This article is the first for Elections and etery to purchase a new pickup truk on the ror Salaries and Wages Account for the Cemetery jnl recommended this but added The Committee was defeated in j and for the Expense Ac its attempt to take an m acre piece I or take any other action rela of land by eminent domain at the live special town Septemb FIRE DEPARTMENT TO BE REORGANIZED Under Article the town will be A that volved in all previous ateo CommUtee substitute in lieu of the proposed Smeth urst for the purpose of erecting a combined Police and Fire and to from available the sum of for from which tlle to amend the bylaw by re fiom nontax soui land down to mj this moving section 5 and replacing it ces j motion was eventually lost by 42 I with three one which I It is essentially this same would make possible the inclusion of Noie which is being presented by regular firemen in the lie School Committee at the October the scond which would make mem DaV 111 128 The Committee has on the regular force depen MAYNARD The Italian Social the need to Set started on dent on meeting certain physical ith of will hold a Colum of the proposed 20room i mental as well as giving the bus Dav celebration this Saturday elementary school as well as the Selectmen authority to approve ap a tha is bv to the regular force af nn 11 than anv other investi tnr liv the tho and its than any other ter screening by the and the j The acquisition of this land third would define the duties and me sum 01 101 uic uu and demolition and cleaning up of The J been bitterly contested by Brew responsibilities of damaged building on the stel absentee landlord Article 9 calls for setting sal building on the have ster an absentee landlord I Article 9 calls for setting up sal e voters will be asked to Tuesday evening s session he who jn As ary schedules for the to whether to authorize the 11SSUCH a statement noting the Kaiai as September he remen starting at and running to ce to invite bids the SrK from Maynard Swimming Pool ming Pool will meet on he took over the It is anticipated that the retainer will help for the expenses of filing petitions and various other connection with the Arcaro case now being fought be M brought by u October at the Maynard Municipal AH the vote as committee struction of a combined Police and Fire with the contracts to be awarded after appropriations by a subsequent Town EARTH REMOVAL The and by far the length iest is Planning Boards proposed change in the bylaws for the control of earth removal in the and will appear on the War rant exactly as previously printed in the and as discussed at a recent Article four is inserted to see whether the town will vote to ap available funds for snow removal and The reason for the need for the extra land to the town when he made a that Americans of Italian to Acton and met have mads to the history and he Committee to indicate that growth ol he was against the taking of the r smaller parcel of CiDi CallS Off j u is felt bv the Committee i i 1 that the main reason the proposal i i LaCK Of Interest was defeated at the last MAYNARD Civil Defense coordination in the presen ector Don MacGlashing informed the tation of the At that Selectmen that he was cancelling I the 1mance Committee reduced the classes because of a of despite the opposi of tion of the School The Counsel had earlier de A s iitm uc When contacted by the presentation of h ner MacGlashing said that only 5 per sons had attended the first two ses sions and he saw no point in con money is that the amount i tinning them i i ti TF for the has been ex The fifth and sixth articles are concerned the placement of the received from the One asks if the will vote to transfer from Insurance Recovery Account to the the sum of 500 and the other to see if the I article and the taking by eminent I domain were In Sel I did not indicate either their j u i approval or disapproval of the art If people are not he am u gu PLEASE TURN TO PAGE 8 FLORAL FASHIONS Floral Designs for occasions Phone CO 31752 124 Main Acton Til said with ill concealed I dont feel I owe it to town to be Ive had The CD program in Maynard as in the majority of towns has suf from apathy on the part ol Since a flurry of interest created by crisis Oct Civil Defense has become An evacuation plan for Maynards j school children has still not formulated although the State of informed the various town that j a plan was This ise was made iri June and the May nard School Committee has yet to any more lost for this A meeting has been scheduled next Monday night which will be attended by the School Finance Commit and Selectmen to make sure all boards will back the It is also hoped that a favorable rul ing on taking the land by eminent domain will be forthcoming from Counsel Richard If this first 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