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;1EE'TIL G . J AIIAF i 23 ,l23 .
Lie^ere . ecar:.man , cotton and elaae Present.
fir . Patrick J . kageire, acting uhief of rolice and "falter H.
Kew, Patrolman, came before the ioard in response to the notice
the Board Bent to each ae a reeult of the chargee brought by the
acting Chief again t Patrolman Kew.
The hearing developed no written orders , as the procedure in
the department is largely one of general underctandirg. All
understood they were to report at 7 P . e. unless excused.
hr . Scarman , Chairman , stated that the acting Chief was
present to prefer chargee againet .ur. hew , and that hie charge
war failure to report for duty on Jan. 16th, 1923 .
4.r. Kew stated :hat he was not there at 7 o' clock P .,.". on
that date and did not suppose he eras to be there . ..e stated that
the Chief aeked him to stay at the office w Ale he -gent to
Cambridge . . hen the chief returned he asked him if he wanted
him to stay while he went to supper and he raid "i':o " He then
aeked if he wanted any more of him and he said "::o ." Iie supposed
thet the case was coming up at Jambridge the next day and that
he would not have to return .:.t night for duty when he would be
on duty the next da^ as happened in a similar instance . He stated
that when he received the telephone to come to work tiat night he
immediately did so.
ter. t.agu_re stated that he knew of no other occasion when
Kew did duty in the day time anc did not return at night only
when excused, and that the care at Jambridge the next atty. and thwe
ww ld asst have to ret=n at h , for duty witem he Treauld he
an du-ty the fte7t ie- happancd in a eztmlar He atWt4d
wm he r aelvad the telephone to ewe to wo-rk that mtgilt
he iramedlately did ms, did not come up the next dee, and he ehould
not assume that it was because he did not paw- so .
,_r . hew stated that he thought he war t.,rough duty for the
night, and that he did not remain away intentionally.
i.:r. eagui_ e stated that KEw did not intend to come to work.
._r . Lee felt that ween he asked the quest_ .ins on the case he
got short answers .
:..r. hew stated that he thought r_e was t'hreu -h duty for the
.fight, and that he did trot remain away intentionally.
lir e:aguire stated that new did not intend to come to work.
Lr hew felt that when he asked the Chief "if there was any-
thing more he wanted done" and he said "no" , he war not needed for
further duty.
The evidence and story conflecte and the Board thinks there
is a possibility of a misunderstanding. ££he Board :ailed to find
intentional violation but feel that a Patrolman should never go
contrary to general understood orders without being positive and
sure that the Chief or officer in charge is aware of ani consents
to the variation. '.
Voted that Officer hew be reprimanded by the Board and
minute made in our records .
The above procedure was not carried nut under the Civil
service acts and the maximum the selectmen may impose ie a repri-
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Report war received from the Building Inspector tie to the
conclition of the Towti hall with reference to basket ball being
played there .
iee reported that the strain ele ruch that it did not create
a daegeroue condition whie war detrimental to the beilding , he
did not, however , uelieve that it war detrimental to the plaster
on the ceilhng below, but that wae not under cie jurisdiction.
C . J1 . henrich requerted the lees of - elerecn rail on Sundee, ,
Can. 28 , for one hour for the eaet Lexington Civic 'Club .
The membere of the Board and one member of the School Com-
mittee were agreeable to tide privilege being granted.
In regard to the apeointent of a chief of Police , it was
toted that Edward Leavitt, formerly enief of Folece of Ipswich,
be appointed chief of Police of the rown at a ealery to be at
the rate of $2100 per -ear , to tae office ae coon ar practical .
In reply to the letter of -Lae hoard sent to 1...r . Leavitt
e replied ac follow
"Your letter of the lath inet . received. Ceeeng to a
number of caeee that I have pending on the docket of the ruperior
court , and matter e of detail in the Ipewicn department to be
dispoeed of, it will be impooeible for me to arsume the duties
at Lexington before iebruary 10th, upon wnich date I will be
rrepared to start on the
In the meantime , 1 raall be in Lex ngton not later than
February 1 , and will eee you at that time . "
1lneurance policy for $19 ,400 exp ring Jan. 14 , le28 through
the office of deo , e . iaylor , Lion was approved.
A. ie. e.arehall war enetrected to renew comeenratior insurance
on the Cemetery Dept. the same amoueting to $1200 .
The matter of reeegnation of the Town Uouneel which war
pieced in the hande of the hoard to take effect upon the apnroval
of the new By- awe , war coneidered.
ale Board voted to request ier . nyder to continue in office
until the new eoard of selectmen ie elected.
Release of all claimr signed by e.rd .Ada P . .iilkineon of
Maple Street for damegee done to her house wnile work war be ng done
on raid etreet.wae received from the Tcwn Couneel .
ihe Board voted to award the bid for the Town Report to the
3omerville Preee , Char . Oullivan , Frop at their bid of $E15 together
with additeonal cort for cut of ir . harrington, Town Treaeurer
retired.
Bill was received from e.r. Bidwell for 4;16-9 .92 for one half
the cort of stenographic work in the hearenge in the hecCaffrey caee ,
„:r. Richard h. Jones being the reporter .
The Board decided to take up the matter of appointing a
ruccereor to .er . eeaudry next v.eek. eiix apelicatiore for the
poeition are pending.
kr . harrinon called attention to the fact that the Boston
beaine la Co . charge the town $36 for uee of land and e5 for watering
culvert, and they aek the use oI the town snow plow for which the
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town gets no reimbureement.
P:ot._ing war done about the matter.
ter . harrison reported receiving a letter from .r r. L.
I Emery in wnich he called attention to the condition of the :.uzzey
.St. --xtenoion at the junction of ..uzzey and Foreet Jtreete , and
stated that thir work had not been completed.
r . k,otton agreed to see ter . dilliam F. ruilliame in regard
to securing one of the trucks rhich the state hae for work in
Lexington.
The board drew S. Gilman 1)owen of 251 :lase . Ave . and
harr,r B . '' i1ey of Fern ot. ae ourore .
Overseers of the roor.
Letter was received from Edward n. 1-ara in which he s'ated
that Jr. J . r.. rr of317 ;r: Ave .aleh see . a had taken John �1
. ,4elch
from the houee of the Angel Guardian, Jamaica Plain and had placed
him in his home at no expense to the town.
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