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11 , 1923 .
A regular meeting of the board of selectmen was held in the
Selectraen'e Room, Town Hall , Le/ington, on Tuesday , December 11 ,
1923 . at 8 P . i:. The follow?ng members of the Board were prevent ,
namely Lepers . ecamman, Blake , Hutchineon, Burnham and Moulton,
the Town 'lerk , Ae t Town Llerk and the Town Counsel were also
prevent.
Mr . Frederick L. Emery came before the Board to register hie
views in regard to the sign at the corner of Lovell and Maple
Streete . Mr. emery felt that thin rign war entirely an advertising
rign and vhould not be allowed on towr, property. He nuggented that
the town place one of the iron rigne there if they felt they should
have a sign at thin point.
The Board informed ier. Jemery that they would take the matter
under consideration.
James Lamproe of 24 eater St, daltham, came before the Board
relative to obtaining the nignaturen of the Board in approval of
hin having a licenee to peddle fruit and vegetables in Lexington.
Upon request of the School Committee and American Legion for
' the uee of the hall for banket ball the Board reconei1ered the
matter and decided to allow them the use of the hall after five
o' clock so that there would be no danger of the plaster falling
upon the employees of the Pall in office houre .
Mr. yrederick L. Emery entered a verbal complaint against the
manner in which the Smith Bell Farm was carried on, and argued
that they Should not have a common Yictualler' n Licenre . 4.r .Emery
was informed that . i r he would make a written complairt .the Board
would then give a hearing and if cause iv shown they can then revoke
the licence .
.,[r. euguet Young of Laconia Street came before the Board and
vhowed a form cent him by the federal Inspector and asked that he
be given a permit to uee hie building an a Slaughter House .
The Board voted to grant l.r. Young thin permit , for the sum of $25 .
Common victualler' n Licence was granted to Samuel Beattie of
454 Mann . Avenue.
Request wan made by William Fleming and John J . Murphy for enow
plow service oni&oreland Avenue to William Avenue and Oakland Avenue.
The Board informed them that snow plow service could be granted
only on vote of the town on there vtreete .
The Board approved Forgery Bond to the amount of 85000 .
Petition relative to w .irtiing of trains at 12 05 midnight and
5 46 .,.L1• signed by renidente of North Lexington neaded by W . E.Miller
vas received by the Board.
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The Board replied that they would take the matter up with �T
the Boston : Laine RR . Uo . to Pee if anything could be done to
deaden the loud whirtlee on there tralnr and wrote the Burton Sc
Mine RR on the subject .
Joseph Carroll of Allen Street came before the Board relative
to the fence along hie father ' s property asking that the Board
replace fence that had been broken down.
The Board informed him that they would look into the matter .
The Planning Board extended an invitation to the Board of
Selectmen to sit with them at a hearing to be held on Friday,
December 14 , in Cary hall , at which time dividing certain sections
of the town into zones war to be considered. Property owners along
the rections where the Board intends to estab'ish zones were notified
of the hearing.
Letter war received from Lierman u . Lythgoe , Jirectie n of the
Division of Food and Drugs of the State , in which he in''ormed that
the Board of 1,ealth would have to pay for the test of milk for
G . .r . Robinson for grade A . milk inaemuchae the Board of Health
is responsible financially for whatever they are required to do by
law.
Notice was received from 4 . L. Bazeley , otate Forester . that
according to law the J•oth Department could spend $4395 .32 in sup-
pressing gypsy and brown-tail moths .
Letter war received from the grief of Police in which he
called attention to the fact that as there war no health Officer
he was doing the work of posting -'oticer of Contagious disease.
The Board gave the chief the authority to do this work inas-
muchar there war not Health ufficer to do the fame .
In response to the letter of the Board to the Burton Elevated
company as to whether or not they could be interested in the pro-
position of either running busses or electric care in Lexington,
a letter was received from that company stating that they were
not interested in either proposition.
Resolutions were received from the :set Lexington Civic Assoc-
iation in regard to the applications for bur service in LexinPton.
The resolutions were placed on file .
Applications for the operation of busses in Lexington were
received from John B. Lowell of the Concord, Baynard & Hudson Bus
Line , and from . red i. Pierce of 18 nertminirter St . Hyde Park.
These applicants were invited to be present at the meeting of
the Board on December 18 ,
iar. Pitt F. grew. President of the laiddlerex k Boston St. Rwy
Co . came before the Board informally to talk over matters in
regard to regulations for operation of buseee in Lexington .
Different phases of the situation were discussed by both
parties . Phe chief topic of discussion war the replacing of
streets when car tracks are removed.
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Proposed regul.ions were presented by Lr. Hutchinson .
the same having been drawn by him.
Mr. Hutchinson also presented regulations that were in
effect in Boston.
Mr. Hutchinson stated that he had talked with the State Dept.
of Public Utilities and they informed him that they would not
recommend the acceptance of the regulations presented by Mr .Bayley
at the hearing in the Town hall .
In the meantime while the regulations are being drawn up
Tyr. Hanson was requested to e t in touch with Mr. Harrison and
figure up what the cost of putting tree roads back in proper cm-
didion when the tracks are removed would be .
The 'lerk was requested to ask the Supt. of Public .Works to
replace the street sign at the corner of Forest And Clarke Streets.
true record,
Attest
Clerk.
# Board of Survey.
Plane of Simonds and Harding Roads on land of the
Lexington Building Trust. Bedford Street , were approved by the
Board. The lotting plane abutting these streets were also
approved so that the same could be registered at the Registry
of Deeds.