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L EETIT: G . J AT;[ LRY 23 ,1923 .
Lie^ere. 3camman, cotton and :lake Present.
Lir. Patrick J . Kaguire, ticting chief of rolice and :Palter H.
Kew, Patrolman, came before the 3oard in responre to the notice
the Board sent to each as a result of the chargee brought by the
acting Chief againet Patrolman -Lew.
lie hearing developed no written orders, as the procedure in
the department is largely one of general underptandirg. All
understood they were to report at 7 P. :`. unless excused.
Lr. 3ca.;mian, Chairman, stated that the acting Chief was
present to prefer chargee against:r. hew, and that hie charge
war, failure to report for duty on Jan. 16th, 1923.
Lr. Kew stated ;hat he was not there at 7 o'clock P.:::. on
that date and did not suppose he was to be there. =.e stated that
the :thief aeked him to stay at the office w:iile he rent to
Cambridge. .then the chief returned he asked him if he -;ranted
him to stay while he went to supper and he said "io ." He then
asked if he wanted any more of him and he said "o." He supposed
that the case was coning up at Cambridge the next day and that
he would not have to return at night for duty when he would be
on duty the next day as happened in a similar instance. He stated
that when he received the telephone to come to work treat right he
immediately did so.
Lr. tagu_re stated that he knew of no other occacion when
Lew did duty in the day time and did not return at night only
when excused, and that the cape at Cambridge tea n (JW and tiest
la� X=ixI nat have tzo reU= e;t, r44�h- fz= n he w4zlt b*
e:r: du4 tl�;e se--Tt da:� " haprew,�d In a Vis$ . Se sig
tiltl WC118Z h* r -C �u the tej3e�p�ne -t�* ewe t•Ci wa- tizat ntght
he &iA ns, did not come up the next day and he should
not assume that it was because he did not so.
L:r. Lew stated that .he thought he was t:,rough duty for the
night, and that he did not remain away intentionally.
L:r. aguire stated that Kew did not intend tZ come to work.
;r. :e-�felt that when he acked the quest_:me on the cane he
got short answers.
::r. J-ew stated that he thoupht he was t':.roui-�h duty for the
-ight, and that he did not remain away intentionally.
,,r. Laguire eta 'Led that uew did not intend to come to work.
is. hew felt that when he asked uhe Chief "if there was any-
thing more he wanted done" and he said "no", he wap riot needed for
further duty,
The evidence and .-tory conflicts and the Board thinks there
is a possibility of a misunO'erstarding. The 3oard failed to find
intentional violation but feel that a Patrolman should never go
contrary to general underptood orders without beinor positive and
sure that tt_e Chief or officer in charge is aware of ane consents
to the variation.
Voted that Officer Lew be reprimanded by the Board and
minute made in our records.
'Tse above procedure wap not carried nut under the Civil
Service Acte and the maximum the Selectmen may impose ie a repri-
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heport �60ao rec% ved from the Building Inspector as to the
condition of the Town Hall Ti4 th reference to basket ball being
played there.
1 i.e reported that the strain -rras ruch that it did not create
a dai-gerous condition wt.ic waE detrimental to the b..ilding, he
did not, however, believe that it w,as cetrimental to the plaster
on the ceiling; below, but that was not under i:ie jurisdiction.
C. j. Henrich requested the uee of .lmerson call or. SundaTr,
Jan. 28, for one hour for the mast Lexington Civic Club.
The members of the board and one member of the School Com-
mittee were agreeable to tide privilege being granted.
In regard to the ap ;oint,rent of a vhief of Police, it was
Voted that Edward Leavitt, formerly jhief of Police of Ipswich,
be appointed chief of Folice of the Town at a salary to be at
the rate of :;2100 per wear, to tai_e office as soon ae practical.
in reply to the letter of the oard sent to -r. Leavitt
Le replied as follows;
"Your letter of the 18th inst. received. c;.ring to a
number of cases that 1 have pending on the docket of the superior
court, and matters of detail in the Ipswich department to be
disposed of, it will be impooeible for me to aesuzme the duties
at Lexinwton before 'ebruary 10th, upon which date i will be
prepared to start on the J_ob.
in the meantime, 1 shall be in Lexington not later than
February 1, and will see you at that time."
ineurance policy for $19,400 expiring Jan. 149 1'28 through
the office of Ceo. ii. Taylor Son was approved.
A. A. arshall was instructed to renew compensation insurance
on the Cemetery Dept. the came amounting to $1200.
The matter of resignation of the 'Town Jouneel which was
placed in the hands of the Board to take effect upon the approval
of the new By -Laws, was consikered.
The Board voted to requestr. cyder to continue in office
until the new board of Selectmen is elected.
Release of all claims signed by u'rd.rda P. 'gilkinson of
YLaple Street for damwges done to her house while work was be -:ng done
on said street.wae received from the 'Town Counsel.
The Board voted to award the bid for the Topa Report to the
Somerville Press, Chas. Sullivan, Pro. at their bid of X815 together
with addit_.onal cost for cut of lir. harrinte,ton, Town 'Treaaurer
retired.
Pill was received from .:r. Bidwell for 269.92 for one half
the cost of stenographic work in the hearings in the icOaffrey case,
_'r. Richard 11. Jones being the retorter.
The Board decided to take up the matter of appointing; a
successor to tr. Beaudry next week. Six applications for the
position are pending.
I' -r. harrioon called attention to the fact that the Boston
__nine ',R Co. charge the town $36 for use of land and $5 for watering
culvert.a and t1:ey ask the use of the to n enow plo-r; for which the
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town gets no reimbursement. �
Pot-ing war done about the matter. OTJ'
x -r. harrison reported receiving a letter from :..r.F.L.
Emery in which he called attention to the condition of the !uzzey '
its =Xtenoion at the junction. of "uzzey and Foreet Jtreete, and
stated that thin work had not been completed.
ir. 6otton agreed to see "r. �iilliam F. :uilliams in regard
to securing one of the truckr TM,.-hich the estate has for work in
Lexington.
The Board drew S. Gilman Bowen of 251 Mase. ive. and
iiarr-r B. '- iley of Fern 6t. as tiurors.
Overseers of the !'oor,
Letter was received from Edward i. -ara in which he sated
that jr. J. H.. vfaleh of 317 Mace. Ave. had taken John F. ;ielch
from the iiouee of the ftngel Guardians Jamaica Flain and had placed
him in hie home at no expense to the town.
Attest:
LERL
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