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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1923-07-10 66 'C '17 !,:FETING, JULY 10, 1923 . H regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen and Public Works was held in the Selectmen' s boom. Town Hall ,Lexington , on Tuesday, July 10, 1923 at 8 P .L. The following members of the Board were present . namely Lesers. Scauman , Blake , Burnham and Hutchinson, the Town Clerk and the Town counsel , and Are' t Town Llerk were also present. A Warrant to Jamey Irwin, Log Officer, was signed so that he could collect all dog licenses that were not paid. In place of Grace U ..:erriam, George e . Taylor and Frank D. Peirce , resigned . Edward P. s.erriam, Edward .i. Ae for and y.i' liam P Young were appointed to serve on the 150th tinniversary Committee . Upon recommendation of the chief of Police . Edward Leavitt , William C . ' Leary , rho is now a Reserve Officer of the Police Department, was appointed a negular Police Officer . 'ommon Victualler ' e Licensee were granted to the following Grace L. L Arthur F . Smith Bedford St. Marren A. Davis Bedford .:t. George H. Fierce Liddle ot. Application for a Common Victualler' s License was received from Lloyd H. chase to do business on !..addle street . Seo License -as granted to ler . ohaee , but the Board showed inclination to grant the licence if he erected a proper building in which to do the business. A Guide License was granted to :4chael Kelley to guide about the tsommon and other hietotical rlacen in town . In regard to the pay of Robert h. nhite% foreman on the high- way Department , the Soard voted that hite be paid for the three day© that he was docked on account of the suspension, as they believed that the suspension was an improper one . Town Counsel advised that the board could pay for services if they believed the suspension was improper. _application was received from Lre . Ida H. B . capper of Liddle Street for a gasoline filling station at the juncti -n of Liddle and &althon streets . hearing was set for Sept . 11 , 1923 . It was voted to have George Taylor Son insure the Ford Sedan of the Public uorke Department and also the Ford one ton truck for the Water Department for liability and property damage , as long as they requested this insurance . Insurance policy of $1300 issued through the office of George H. Gipson for blanket insurance was aperoved. Letter was received from the representatives of the Highway, .Tater and Sewer Lepartments thanking the Board for the increase of pay received. Letter was received from Byron u . Earle , Tax collector, in which he stated that he could not obtain any help from the dater Department to assist him in collecting water rates when he was busy trying to get his taxes in , and asking that the Board therefor waive that provision c m tained in their former letter which stated that if he wanted to obtain help he should obtain same from the town hall and if he could not to hire o_tside help at his own expense. He could not obtain any help from the town hall and the Board therefor informed Mr. Earle that he could get help outside and charge the same to the +'pater Dept. In regard to the Board of purvey hearing upon application of George R. Blinn, which Was formerly held and to which the interested parties did not appear , it w_r found that ,ar. hill had purchased his property under the old lay out and this did not require the fil,ng of plane of the passageway or layout. Notice was received from the Lexiigton Gas Company in which tnev stated that a reduction of price of gas will be made tiugust lst, of 5¢ per thousand cubic feet . In regard to the letters of the Town Counsel relative to the case of Mary E. Hall yr Town of Lexington, Ernest :Martin vs Town cot Lexington, and Almina Munroe vs Town of L'xington, the Board considered there cases with the Lown Counsel and decided that no formal offer would be made on the clary E. hall case or the Ernest da"". Martin cave . In the tilmina Munroe case the board made an additional award of $100 on Hugust 1J17 making the total award $350 and felt that this was their final award. Meeting adjourned at 10 35 P. . r, true record , ntteet Clerk. if 'he plane of ___ Ervin R. Dix of land on Hancock Street north, were approved by the Board Lontinued - Page 68 . A 68 ,ur . Poet of the American sae Accumulator Co . came before the Board and presented diagrams of dangerous corners in Lexington, in which he believed that a beacon light should be inetalled. Mr . Port was requested to go over the came with y.r. Harrison and see which two oornere were the moot dangerous in town, and make a trial of one of the lighte or perhape two of them if thought necereary. Mr . Harrison reported that he received two bide for the installation of water pipe , one from John Palmer co. Inc . and Anthony Rove & bon. The water pipe could be obtained from bumper & Dunbar at a coet of $69 fob pr ton. The board approved of Mr. riarrieon' e awarding the contract to the lowest bidder , which in this care Mr. harriron informed the Board, me John Palmer Co . inc. and aleo of ordering the pipe for water extensions . The Board signed the contract for the installation of pipe in several etreete in town. Meeting adjourned at 10 35 A true record, Attest I ou2Q Clerk. 1