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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1922-05-29 121 MEETING, MAY 29 , 1922. q Cotton,Scamman, Cotton, Blake and Burnham Present. The records of the last meeting were read and approved. Mrs . Reade of Bedford Street came before the Board to request that her son be given a license to Bell tonics , etc . on Sunday. The license had been refused by the Board at its former meeting. Mrs . Reade stated that she was a widow and paid a large tax in the Town for a number of years and thought she ought to be entitled to some privilege . The Board reversed its decision and voted to grant a license to Willard P. Reade and Edgar E. Dunlap under Chap. 423 of the Acts of 1909. Letter was received from William H. Ballard in which he enclosed copies of correspondence with the Boeton & Maine RR. relative to the proposed purchase of the park plot near the rail- road station. Mr. Eustis, President of the Boston & Maine RR. requested in his letter to Mr . Ballard, that a certified copy of the vote relative to purchase of the RR property be sent him, and the Board voted to grant this request. Mr . Ballard in another letter to the Board suggested a sub- scription committee to make up the additional $10,000 needed to purchase the land and offered $100 as his personal subscription. ;vtr. Cotton reported that application for gas main in Inde- pendence Ave. had been in the hands of the Town Engineer and had been held up by him on account of the proposed drainage system to be installed in that street. He stated that Mr. Pero was anxious to get this main in as he -applied for service. It was therefor voted that a permit be granted for this location as soon as the Engineer has defined the location of the main. Letter was received from Mrs . Ida H. B. Capper in which she stated that she did not wish to withdraw her application for a first class garage one hundred feet from Waltham St. on Middle St. in the Town of Lexington, Mass. The Board replied to her that by giving her leave to with- draw her application they meant that her petition was not granted. Mr . Burnham reported that Mr . Simonds of Grove St. had just expended considerable money for painting the buildings on his pro- perty and that he would like the street oiled in front of his place . The Board instructed the Clerk to ask Mr . Duffy to have this done. Application for a bill board of John Donnelly & Sone to be located on Mass. Avenue nearthe East Lexington Station was received from the Department of Public Works. The Board voted to disapprove of the application. 122 coo A. A.Marshall & Son was instructed to renew insurance expiring CC June 26, 1922 to the amount of $14 ,800. Letter was received from Elmer A. Lord & Co . in which they informed the Board that the small ell on the dwelling at 9 Hancock 3t. should be shingled with composition roofing. Mr. Blake agreed to see Mr. Garrity about doing this work. Board of Survey. Letter was received from the Planning Board relative to the proposed street parallel with Bedford St. on land of the Lexington Building Trust. It was stated that while a parallel street is desirable , the matter of approaches , outlets , etc . could not be determined without the entire plan of the lay out, which iras not placed before them for consideration. Overseers of the Poor. It was voted to pay the bill of $50 outstanding for the burial of Catherine Doyle . -This is the balance of the bill incurred by her aunt, Mrs . hennessey. dater & Sewer Department. Letter was received from the Board of Public Works of Arlington in which they requested that no further work on the Munroe Brook be done at present, and also that detail plana of the work contemplated be sent to them for consideration. Mr . Tenney reported to Mr. Scamnan that he had seen Mr. Toye of Ames Ave . in regard to putting in water mains in that section and that he thought it would be good policy to put in the ex- tension and charge the people 710 of one half of the coat . Mr. Harry A. Burgess of Parker Street requested that he be given permission to use hydrants to fill up hie spraying carte provided he paid for the water used. The Board decided to allow him this privilege and instructed the Clerk to notify Mr . Beaudry . A true record, Attest CLERK.