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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1922-01-10 61 MEETING, JAN. 10 , 1922 . All Members Present. The records of the last meeting were read and approved. Hearing was declared open upon application of Mrs . Ida K.B . Capper to erect a gasoline filling station at the southwesterly corner of ahaltham St. and the State Road with underground tanks with a cgpacity of 3000 gallons , 2500 to be gasoline and 500 cylinder oils . Mrs . Capper made personal request that she be granted per- mission to erect this filling station. Mr . Lyon Carter came before the Board stating that he came as an outsider with no particular interest in the matter . Mr. Carter , however , spoke in favor of the petition saying that a Lex n gton tax payer should be allowed the privilege of using her own land for a leo mate business , and that he sad no parti- cular reason why an attractive filling station would not be a behefit rather than a detriment to the location. Mr. Robert E. Burnett presented a written protest signed by several of the residents in the vicinity. Mr. Burnett objected to applications for a filling station at this corner.previouely . Mr. McIntosh inquired whether or not Mrs . Capper would set the station back far enough from the corner with outlets on both the State Rd. and Waltham St. Mrs . Capper agreed to set the station back somewhere in the vicinity of 150 feet. No other persons appeared to object or to be in favor of same . A letter of protest was received from Mr . F . L. Emery . The hearing was declared closed and the matter taken under consideration. Resignations were received from Mrs . A. C . dhitney and Mrs. William U. Reed as Trustees of the Gammell Legacy Income acting with the Overseers of the Poor. In this connection it was voted to get the opinion of the Town Counsel as to whether or not the acceptance of Chap. 107 of the Acts of 1910 eliminated the appointment of two ladies to expend the income of the Gammell Legacy. The Town Counsel was requested to have his opinion on hand by next Tuesday evening. No action was taken on the resignations . Approval of the appointment of 0 . J . Gorman as Moth Superin- tendent and as Forest Warden was received from the State Forester. mr . Gorman was notified to that effect. Application for the position of Building Inspector was received from John McKay of 12 Fletcher Ave . No action was taken on the matter . 62 Report was received from John C . Russell , Police Officer , sent to investigate conditions at the Adams School . His report showed that the children were not acting disorderly. It having been found that Mr. James h . Webster has not as yet paid his December rent, he was given until Monday , Jan. 16 at 5 o' clock P . I . to pay same . It having been found that the public carriage regulations called for a bond whether or not the licensee had $10,000 liability insurance or nut, Mr. Ralph H. Marshall and Carol B . .etherbee also Arthur A. Marshall and Son were notified to file bonds of $1000 covering each public carriage . Mr. James A. Bean was also notified to the same effect. The Board visited the Almshouse on Sunday, Jan. 8th and took inventory of the Almshouse property at which time a tentative oral agreement was made to date from Jan. 1 . 1922 relative to renting the Town arm to William E. Eaton and wife , the same tobe presented to the Town Counsel to draw up legal agreement. In this connection a complete inventory of the highway department will be made as of Jan. 15th. It was voted to suspend Soldier' s Relief to Mrs . Albert S . McDonald of Mass . Ave . she having received her pension. The matter of street signs was considered. Yr. Richards stated that there were 66 signs needed. It was decided to ask for an appropriation either at the next town meeting or at the annual meeting. Articles for the town warrant were considered among them being the sale of the atone crusher . A true record, Attest CLERK_.