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MEETING, DEC 19 , 1922 .
iessre . Sea tuan, cotton , Blake and Burnham Prerent .
Application was received from l.re Ida H. B. Capper for a
filling station at the northeasterly corner of State Road and
,.iddle Street.
The Board replied that inasmuch as repeated hearings have
been held upon applications for filling stations in this vicinity,
and public convenience and necessity do not require the same , they
therefor would not give her a hearing.
Application was received from Eula 1. Ellie of 378 Riverway,
Boston. in which she requested permierion to erect a filling
station on the south side of ialtham Street opposite the Jenney
Filling Station. The Board replied to her ths.t public convenience
and necessity do not require a filling station at this point.
A letter was received from the Town Accountant in which he
informed the Board that it would be necessary to borrow $100000;
at once and make it payable three months from now. rhe Board
therefor instructed the Treasurer to get bide on a temporary loan
of $100,000 and that the same be payable April 15 , 1923 .
A letter was received from ter. George L . Gilmore , Fuel
administrator, in which he stated that anthracite coal price at the
Lexington Coal Company was $16.50 per ton. The Board replied that
they approved this price .
It was voted at a meeting held Dec . 18 , 1922 to approve an
order for extra work on Maple Street. To carry culvert excavation
at eta. 76 - 21 (Maple street) to such depth as Engineer may direct .
Estimated cost of the work will be $4f0.
The Board authorized the Town Accountant to pay Mr . Christo-
pher Harrison the salary of $350.00 per month to date from Dec. let,
this being the date he finished his work in Everett.
Mr. Robert L. Ryder, Town Counsel , came before the Board and
reported that he had six or seven names which were suggested by
Mr. Alexander Thornton of the Boston .Laine Railroad, who miget be
eligible to apnointmen.t as one of the commission on the Maple Street
bridge .
He suggested the following names Henry C. :Mulligan, James P.
Cole , Henry Wyman, Arthur W . Tagoose :and George W. Bishop .
Mr. Seaman suggested that Mr. ayman might be a very good man
to appoint, and it was left with Mr. Ryder to arrange with t}ie
appointment of a man to represent the town, and also to agree on
the railroad appointee .
.,:r . Ryder also reported that he had received bide from
Frank Jogger for $72 .00 and Edward C . Bailey for $80.00 for repairing
damages done on the house of Mrs . Ada 'Wilkinson of Maple Street.
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The Board agreed with kr. Ryder that he should endeavor to
secure a release from are . gilkineon and leave the necessary
work done by Mr. Cogger .
er. Cotton called attention to the fact that one man by
the name of Thompson who was laid off the Highway 1.epartment
was not placed back on the department like the others were.
Mr . harrison was requested to place ar. Thompson back on
the department.
Elmer A. Lord & Co . called the attention of the Board to a
policy of $500.00 on automobile for Fire and Theft on a Ford
car #5623843 expiring Jan. 11 , 1923. This policy was formerly
carried by fir. Edwin B. a+orthen, but when he became a member of
the Water and Sewer Commissioners the same was turned over to
Elmer A. Lord & Co . The Board therefor voted to have Mr . Worthen
renew this insurance .
A duplicate agreement was signed for a lease of land owned
by the Boston & Maine Railroad containing an area of 1800 eq. ft.
upon which is kept pipe belonging to the town department. The
terms of the lease are that it shall continue in farce until
terminated on any day by thirty days written notice given by
either party to the other of intention to terminate .
A letter was received from ar. hill asking us of the restor-
ation of the insurance upon the Locker Building. Mr. Blake
requested that ar. Harrison reply to :.:r . Hill' s letter.
A letter was received from kr. Credle of Grove Street, forth
Lexington, in which he requested that the snow plow go up as far
as hie house . ,v1r. harrison was requested to reply to his letter.
It was voted that the Building inspector make an inspection
of the Town Hall and report as to the advisability of playing
Basket Ball in the Town Hall, and if the hall is not safe to
notify the Basket Ball teams to that effect .
Mr. Harrison complained about the one-man-cars of the Middlesex
& Boston Street Railway standing on Lase . rvenue near the turnout
where the auto traffic is thick and the road is narrow.
kr. Scamman stated that he would be able to arrarge the matter
and stop the care at Waltham street rateer than at the turnout.
Mr. Harrison reported that the :.dieon Electric Ill . Company
informed him that the order for the six lights on .good Street
would have the attention of their department at an early date .
The Supt of Public 'works also stated that he had received
a letter from the County in which they stated that they would co-
operate with Lexington in doing work in 1923.
WATER & SEWER DEPART=T.
An application was received from eorothy Roach of evoburn
Street to have the sewer extended to her house .
kr . Harrison was requested to reply that nothing could be
done at the present time , but that the matter would be ta -_en care
of at a later date . �� ,c Clerk .true record. attest Leer e_L-V e to Clerk.
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