Norwood’s new form of town meeting government is rapidly taking shape and starting with today’s Messenger every voter in Norwood will have a chance to become better informed concerning the details of the new program.
Under the system, the town has been divided into eight districts, each of which will elect its own town meeting Members at the election in January,
The number of Town Meeting Members to be elected in the districts will range from 15 to 21, the number of such representatives depending on the number of registered voters in that district.
In order to acquaint the voters with the set-up of the eight districts, the Messenger beginning with this issue, will publish a series of articles explaining just what streets are in each district, today’s article being concerned only with District No. 1. Accompanying each article will be a map of that district, the district area being included in that part of the map between the heavy lines. The District maps will be published in sequence, 1 through 8.
District No. 1 is V-shaped and includes that part of the town in the northwest segment bounded by the town of Westwood on the north, the railroad tracks on the east, and Nahatan Street forming the other side of the triangle. In other words, if you were to stand on the Railroad Bridge over Nahatan Street and face north with one arm outstretched in the direction of the railroad tracks and the other arm outstretched up Nahatan Street, the entire area in front of you, out to the Westwood boundary, would be District No. 1.
Some people might find it confusing at first to note that a person on one side of a street is in one. district while a person living across – the street is in another. This is because the law requires that when a street forms a district boundary, the dividing line is in the middle of the street.
Then again, a long street is apt to run through several districts. Here the voter has simply to note which street numbers are included in the district and thus determine what district he lives in.
Streets in District No. 1 are as follows:
Baker street.
Casey street.
Central street — Even Numbers, 182 – 244- Odd Numbers, 163 – 165
Clapboardtree street.
Fulton street — Even Numbers, 114 – 176; Odd Numbers, 119-185
George street.
Granite street.
Howard street
Lyman Place.
Morse avenue.
Myrtle street.
Nahatan Street — Odd Numbers, 153 – 537
Philbrick street.
Pine street.
Prospect Street — Even Numbers. 32 – 206; Odd Numbers, 71 – 195.
Railroad Avenue — Even Numbers, 170 – 400, Odd Numbers, 151-415.
School street.
Upland road
Walkhill road.
Warren street.
Washington Street — Even Numbers, 316 – 522; Odd Numbers, 235-547.
(All articles originally published in the Norwood Messenger)