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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1922-12-05 192 MEETILG, DEC . E . 1922.. kesere. camman, cotton, Blake and Burnham Present. Hearing was declared open upon petition of the Edison Elec . Ill . Co. for permission to erect a pole on dame St. approximately 350 feet east of hancock Street. No person appeared to object and the Board therefor granted the petition. In response to a letter from the County Commissioners asking the Bo-rd to state the amount they will probably expend in 1923 on Waltham Street and the Concord Turnpike , the Board decided to notify them that they estimated they would spend $15 ,000 on both those streets , provided the town so voted and similar sums were contributed by State or County. Letter war received from George' L. Gilmore , Fuel Adminis- trator for Lexington stating that the price of Coke being charged by the Lexington Coal Company is $16 .00 pr . ton and asking whether or not the Board approved of this price . The Board replied that this price met with its approval . hearing was declared open upon application of Calvin W. Childs for permission to install a 1000 gallon gasoline tank at 99 Mass . Ave . This is in connection with the 1000 tank he already has on his premises . No persons appeared to object, and the Board therefor voted to grant the permit to install this tank inasmuchas there already exists one tank at the place and this additional one is an increase in the capacity and for oil of a better grade . Letter war received from Clymer B. Long of ,raltham St. stating that she signed a paper stating that she had no object- ions to the gasoline filling station at the corner of Waltham and Middle Streets. She wished, however, to withdraw her name as being in favor of same. Letter was received from henry L. .1adeworth, as attorney for the Town in the absence of Mr. Robert L. Rider, in which he gave hie opiniDn upon the examination of the deeds of Depot Park in anticipation of passing the deeds to the town in accordance with the votes passed by the Town under date of May 22 , 1922 . Letter war received from the Field and Garden Club in which the President , Kr. Lmery . asked whether or not the path which had been made across the Buckman Park was made under the dir- ection of the Angineer. 193 The Board directed the reply that the path was not laid out by the Engineers but in the place naturally made by the people. The Board voted to write the following letter to the following subscribers to the Depot Park Land Stanley Hill Poet, American Legion. Edwin F Fobes Henry L. Wadsworth Mir. and Mrs . Geo . L. Gilmore Leroy S. Brown Richard Engstrom Mr . and Mrs. Edward P. Merriam Miss Ellen M. Tower Frederick L. Emery Richard L. Tower Alice D. Goodwin A. Tower Walter +i. Rowse Philip Tower J . Chester Hutchinson William H. Ballard Frances M. Robinson ,varren Batchelder Sarah E. Robinson Edward C. Stone Everett S. Emery Harry A. Wheeler Elsie L. Shaw Charles F. Fairbanks Edwin C. Stevens Lexington Lumber Co. Geo .E. Briggs , Edward H. Sargent James Stuart Smith Russell H. Kettell Daniel Cerussi Mrs . Charles tiro . Kettell Felix Viano Wm Hunt and Hunt Estate Frank E. Clark- Boston. mre . Florence S. Tilton Albert B. Tenney Mr and Mrs.Geo. L. Stratton Fred H. Moulton Mrs . F. Footer Sherburne Frank R. Kimball II von'. Roger Greeley Henry L. Wadsworth Robert P. Clapp. Lexington, Mass , Dec . 6 , 1922. Dear Sir or Madam The Selectmen of Lexington desire to express their appre- ciation of the public spirited action of those citizens who have, by their venerous contributions of money, made possible the acquisition by the Town of Depot Park. The land, less a front strip fifteen feet wide to be used for widening Massachusetts Avenue , is to remain open for a period of one hundred years , unless in future this restriction shall be modified or released by mutual agreement of the Town and the Railroad. To you, as one of the contributors, the Selectmen extend grateful acknowledgments. By order of the Board, William S . scamman, Chairman. Mr. Philip Leaf and another resident of Cottage St. came before the Board and requested that two electric lights be installed on Cottage St. ' They were informed that this street being an unaccepted street an article would have to be inserted in a Warrant to see if the Town would vote to install the lights. Dr. James J . Walsh, William J . Marshall and Irving B. Pierce came before the Board in reference to aliens being employed by 194 zr the town departments when citizens and legion men desire CO positions, and a reduction of the force was necessary zit this time . In looking over the Highway payroll it was found that A. Quinn, Michael Powers , "allace deisinger and possible Timothy Harrington are not citizens . Mr. Harrison was instructed to ark iu.r. Duffy to give these men a week' s notice that they would be through, and when necessary to be replaced to put on titizens in preference and in accordance with the state Law. Mr. Theodore A. Custance came before the Board at the request of Eugene V. L arle resident of hood street. He stated that Mr. merle understood that some work was to be done on wood street by the Board but that nothing had been done . He requested that he be given the street line so that he could properly grade in connection with the new houses he intended to build, and also that the low section of the street be filled so that the water would not stand. Mr. Custance urged that something be done as the erection of houses would bring considerable taxable property to the town and would more than warrant the expenditure on the road. The Board agreed to again revive the request to the County Commissioners to establish the lines of the street and to figure on some cork being done there in the spring. Mr . Harrison suggested that the portion of road that needed to be fixed could be done possible under contract . Mr. Harrison read a letter to the State and also to the County in which he asked that the state take over Maple Street from Massachusetts Avenue to Lowell St. , also Lowell Street from Maple Street to Summer St. Extension, also that a portion of Bedford 5t. be taken over as State highways, and that they cooperate by providing funds toward the construction of Waltham St. and Concord Avenue . Mr. Harrison reported that he awarded the bid of printing the schedules of renting the Town Hall to C . L. Hadley at the num of $13 .60. Bid received from the Barta Frees was $26 . Letter was received from h.r. A. . . Dean in which he complained of the excersive amount of bill for sidewalk built along his premises . Mr. Harrison was directed to look into the matter. The Board' e attention was called to the fact that the haynee drain has not yet been cleaned out. Board of Survey. The Board approved plans of the Suburban Land Company of the following named streets Hillcreast Ave , Cummings St , Norton Road, Brandon St, Circle Road and Fattier Ave . The general plan of the Suburban Land Co . war formerly approved by the Board. A true record, attest ix ,� y11~0at Clerk.