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61-341 Selectmen's Meeting Minutes March 29, 1999 A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held on Monday, March 29, 1999 in the Selectmen's Meeting Room, Town Office Building at 7:00 p.m. Chairman Enrich, Mrs. Eddison, Mrs. Krieger, Mrs. Abbott, Mrs. McKenna; Mr. Cohen, Town Counsel; Mr. White, Town Manager and Ms. Smith, Executive Clerk were present. Public Comments Cornelius Cronin presented the Board with a proposal to make repairs to the monument on the Battle Green and requested a meeting with the appropriate Public Works personnel. Public Works Director George Woodbury offered to convene the group and Mrs. McKenna offered to be the Board's representative as Custodian of the Battle Green. Mrs. Eddison read from an article reporting that the Towns of Lexington and Chelmsford, Massachusetts had been singled out in a national study of arts programs. Lexington Public Schools were praised for considering the arts an integral part of every student's basic curriculum. The report also cited the efforts of two community and parent organizations, the Citizen Advisory Committee and the Friends of Lexington Music, Art and Drama Students. Board members acknowledged that this was a pretty significant achievement and thanked Mrs. Eddison for bringing it to the Board's attention. Consent Agenda Appointment of Town Counsel Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to appoint the firm of Palmer & Dodge, LLC represented by Norman P. Cohen as Town Counsel for a term to expire March 31, 2000. Battle Reenactment Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the use of the Battle Green for the annual reenactment on Saturday, April 3, Saturday, April 11 and Monday, April 19, 1999. Boston Edison Grant of Location Hearing - 94 Adams Street Boston Edison Representative Carol McManus reviewed the petition, plan and orders for a grant of location for conduit to be installed, owned and used by Boston Edison Company to provide underground electric service to 94 Adams Street. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the petition of the Boston Edison Company to lay and maintain underground conduits and manholes, with the wires and cables to be placed therein, under the surface of Adams Street: Install conduit southeasterly, approximately 294 feet southwest of Emerson Road, a distance of about 9 feet.