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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1922-07-25 148cr cv MEETING, JULY 25 , 1922. All Members Present. The bids for the plumbing work to connect the Town Hall building with the sewer were opened at 8 o' clock F . m. The bide were as follows John E. Barnes $253 .00 Theodore A. Cuetance 254 .00 Buckley & Mccormack 310 .00 W. H. Burke & Co. 370.00 Ezra F. Breed 478 .00 George w . Day 484 .50 The Board voted to award the contract to John E . Barnes pro- vided he signed the specifications pent him. A second hearing was declared open on the petition of Fred- erick Lundergan for a community garage at the corner of Sylvia Street and Mass . Avenue . itis . Marshall of 13 Sylvia Street and Mr. Max Bornstein of 14 Mace . avenue spoke in favor of the garage . Mr. Max $Uustein and Mr. Michael Curran of 24 Mass . Ave. objected to the permit being granted. The Board decided not to grant him a permit. They requested Mr. Lundergan to present a plan of the proposed garage . The Board also informed him that he should clean up the drainage matter in that section before he proposed to build a building on that land. Mr. William H. Burgess , Mx. Jay 0. Richards and Mr. Kellaway for the Lexington Building Trust came before the Board relative to the hearing held at the previous meeting on the petition of the Lexington Building Trust for a gasoline filling station at the corner of North Hancock and Bedford Streets . They informed the Board that they had received the withdrawal of all the objectors in that vicinity who signed the petition opposing the filling station. The Board requested that they get the signature of all the persons in writing. £hey also requested a sketch of the pro- posed filling station to be presented to the Board. Mr. Charles Henrick of Brew Avenue came before the Board and reminded them of the promise that had been made a long time ago that the Town Engineer would give him a grade on the streets in that section so that they could be put in proper condition for acceptance by the Lown. Mr. Cotton suggested that as long as the Board promised to do this that it should be done as soon as possible . Mr. Duffy submitted an estimate whereby he could reduce the cost of the sidewalk on the Kelley property $90 .00 . The Board therefore voted to have this sidewalk built in accordance with the new figure presented by Mr. Duffy, said amount being $120.00. Mr . Robert L . Ryder , Eeq, Town Counsel came before the Board in regard to the Smith case against the Town. Mr. Ryder reported that the case was taken away from the Jury and that he thought possibly he might make a settlement for $4000 although the nearest 149 figure talked of was $4250.00 . Mr. Ryder stated that he would report at a later date . Mr. v'Tillia,n C . O'Leary came before the Board and stated that he had been now about four (4 ) years on the Civil Service List doing duty when called upon, and he requested that he be given a permanent position. The Board informed him that they would take the matter up and let him know their decidion. Nothing was done about the matter , however . A letter was written to the Lexington Gae Light Co . , giving permission to install their pipe in the water trench on Carville Avenue . The Board approved of this being done at this particular place , as the Gas Company would not be able to extend service to Carville Avenue , owing to lack of funds , but this is not to be established as a precedent. It was voted to grant the Lexington Gas Light Co. permission to install gas service at 172 Mass . Avenue , house of Herbert L . LaciJonald provided the same met with the approval of the Engineers . A letter was written to Mayor haines of Medford, Mass . , in which the Board informed him they would be willing to grant him a special permit to speak in the Town of Lexington, but not a general permit. Communication was received relative to zoning districts . This appeared to be of great interest to the Board and they requested the Clerk to write a letter to the city of Newton asking that a copy of their Zoning District Law be sent to our Board. A letter was received from the County Commissioners in which they stated that they would contribute $2000 for the construct- ion of that part of Bedford street which is to be rebuilt. In reply to the letter received by Miss Marian P. Kirkland, the Board voted to allow a photograph taken of the portrait of Earle Percy. The portrait hangs in the Library and is the property of the Town. A form o.f agreement to be signed by the Board securing the permission of the Boston & Maine RR for use of the 12" pipe and culvert under Maple ;street Bridge was presented. The Board having been informed by Mr. Duffy that this permission had been given by the Boston & Maine RR in a letter to Mr. Duffy, they decided not to sign the form of agreement as perhaps this matter might be held up owing to the channels . The Board signed the contracts in duplicate for the construct- ion of Lowell and Maple Streets . later & Sewer Dept. Mir. DeFelice , sir . Melancon and Mr . brucchi came before the Board to secure an extension of the water pipe to bummer Street . No . Lexington. Mr . Beaudry was requested to find out whether or not this was an accepted highway and also rive an estimate of the cost of extending the pipe from the present end of the 2" line. 150 cr iv.r. Sam Lippa caie before the Board and stated that he was building houses on Fottler Avenue on the Wilbur Land Co . , and asked that the water pipe be extended so that they could put water service into the houses . he was informed by the Board of the present rules and regulations of the Board of Survey , and th/ they could not extend the water pipe in that street ae it was a private way. He was informed that if the ailbur Land Company would comply with the rules and regulations of the Board of survey in having streets put in condition for acceptance that they would consider the same. He was also instructed to get in touch with his Attorney who would consider the proposition with our Town counsel . The deed of the water main in Pollen Road was received from Frank L. Peirce and Philip Lockwood. Copy of it follows "Know All ken by These Presents That we , Frank D. Peirce of Lexington, 1iiiddlesex County, iiiassachusetts , and Philip C. Lockwood of kanchester , Hillsborough County , New Hampshire , as I am Adminis- trator of the sstate of Richard G. Tower late of said Lexington, deceased, in consideration of Ten Thousand Seven hundred and twenty- one dollars to us paid by the Inhabitant© of Lexington , a municipal corporation in Middlesex County, alayeachueetts, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, do hereby severally sell , assign, transfer and deliver unto the said Inhabitants of Lexington, a certain eight inch water main owned by lib and situated in Pollen Road in said Lex- ington and extending throughout the entire length of said Fallen Road. Being the same water main mentioned in but not included in a deed of Frank D. Peirce et al . , to the Inhabitants of Lexington, dated January 6 , 1915 and recorded with iLiddlesex South District Deeds, Book 3941 , page 107 . To Have and To hold the said water main unto the Inhabitants of Lexington, their successors and assigns , forever . In fitness Whereof we , the said Frank D. Peirce and Phillip C . Lockwood have liereto set our hands and seals tris 21st day of July, 1922 . " Frank D. Peirce (Seal) Pet. of Richard G.Tower Philip Lockwood Adm. ( Seal) COLINITiEALTH OF LASSACHUSETTS. 1iddlesex se . July 21st, 1922. Then personally appeared the above named Frank D. Peirce and acknowledged the foregoing instrument to be his free act and deed, before me, GEORGE D. HARRI: GTON, Justice of the Peace . ky commission expires January 29 , 1926." A true record, Attest CLERK.