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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1924-01-08 119 MEETING , JANUARY 8 , 19 24 . A regular meeting of the Board of oelectmen war held in the .-electmen' e Room, Town hall , Lexington, on Tuesday , January 8 , 1924 , at 7 P . h. The following members of the Board were prerent , namely Leeere . Licamman, Blake , hutc hineon, Burnham and Moulton, the Lown clerk, r.re ' t Lown o1erk and the Town oounrel were also prerent. A Board of purvey hear ng war held at 7 F .N_. upon the petition of Harvey S . Bacon for the approval of planr showing lay out of land located off Mareachusette avenue near the corner of Maple Street. Several perecne located in the neighborhood were prevent at the' hearing, namely hr and hrs . Robert L . Ryder , b.r . and yre . Pobert Faucett , lax' . and eharler F . Nunn, Dr . Louie F. and hongeon , u.r . Edward G . Wheaton. :4r . flacon explained the plan that he prevented to the Board . hr . Uharlee P . Nunn protented apainrt the plan rtatirg that h.Lr protect war more of a moral protect than anyt .ing elre . 2he rro- rerty in that vicinity having been well developed he d: d not believe it would be well to have lots ae email as those on thin lay out because the pourer would have to be email oner and the general effect would be a detriment to the surrounding property. Mr. Faucett spoke of the sewage dioporal , that it would be ouite a problem if hourer were built -clore together in this rection ar the land ie already wet most of the year in one spot of the development an.: to grain came would be quite imporrible . He felt too that it would be a fire hazard to have houree ro close together . Jr . Mongeon felt that a development as it proposed by Mr . Bacon would not be a benefit to he surrounding territory. .sir . Edward G. ..heaton also objected . 1.Ir. I:oulton objected. not as a member of the 3oe.rd , but au a citizen. He rtated that he and Lir. Faucett propored to lay out the land across the street from thin development with lots from 15 ,000 to 30 ,000 feet of land and that he was to build a rood macadam road through hie property . he felt that it was not proper for a development such ar he proposed to have to look upon the development rush asviae propored below. The hearing wae declared c.lored and the hoard informed Ghe peraone prevent that they would take no action on same until the rlanning Doard had made their report to the Board. Mr. Dion C . Merry came before the Board to ree if the Board would allow the School children to have military drill :and exercieee in the Town Mall afternoon© . The Board agreed to allow the use of the Hall in the afternoons for thio+ purpose . The Board voted tc appoint Osborne J . Gorman ae Superintendent of the Loth iepartment and alro ae Forert Darden for the bear 1924 . 120 z The application of Lloyd L . phare of 35 Gray St . Boston for a permit to install a garolire tank on Middle street near the Grarrland dtocl: Farm war considered by the 3oard. The ,3oard decided not to grant a hear _ng on thin appli- cation as they did not believe another gasoline station was necessary in this vicinity . Letter war written to Frederick L . ..miry . President of the ;' Field and Garden Club in which the Board stated that they would have the hump of apr.roxinately one foot removed during the yea- 1924 ear1924 provided he would turn over the deeds he held in escrow for land at the junction of L.uzzey and Forest Streets . Edwin B . uorthen was instructed to renew insurance policy of $19 ,666 on blanket form expiring Jan. 13th and also fire insurance en automobile truck of the ."pater Department. Hearing was declared open upon the protest of Frederic'- L . :eery , President of the Field and Garden ,.lub , against Arthur L Smith of the omith' s Sell Farm. mr . -mery asked that Mr . Jmith' s license be revoked. Mr . ..very stated that he lodged hie co :plaint upon two grounds ; one that a filling station in this locality was a detriment and two , that the premises were unsanitary when he visited the same . He felt that the place war not conducted in a businesslike manner, that three large dogs were permitted to remain in the enclosure 1 where they prepared the food and three kittens were also within the enclosure forming a sort of manger for them. The Building was not built in a proper Fanner . The 'ni- rican flag is kept up every day and not properly used. i.:x . Lmery also read a letter from arren A. Davis in which Mr . Davis rTbte of midright parties that were not proper at the Smith Bell farm. he also co•:plained of the bell being tolled continuously and keeping his family awake . He stated that most of the products of the .smith sarm 'r.ere not _aired on the place , and in general the filling stat on and Common Victualler' s stand were a nuisance . Ed'i,ard W. Taylor stated that he knew ;Jr . Emery }_ad done very good work for the town in connection with the Field & Garden Club rut he felt that he was unjust in his criticism of Mr . Smith' s place . he kmew that Lir .Dmith had some of the finest St. Bernard dogs he had ewer seen and rote high priced Persian kittens but he did not consider that there was any chance of them getting mixed up with the food. He felt that any man who war a lover of animals was a good citizen. . he explained that _r . Smith and Lars . Smith both came out from porton borken down in health and they have set up a successful business and have gained both in health and business . He informed the Board that although 14r. ymery appears to have a p,atti- ' cular inOterest in. Porth Lexington' s beat.ty, yet he did not hesitate to put the Coal Yard up there . The Chief of Police war then recuested to come in and tell what he knew about the place . The chief res'onded and ir..formed the Board that he believed the statements in Mr . Davis ' letter to be untrue . He had personally visited :..r . Smith' s stand and did not find an unsanitary condition existing . ne stated that he had never 121 had any complainte that would eubetantiate the conditions stated in -4r . Davie ' letter . he war called once about the ringing of the Bell and at that time ir . smith gladly responded and did not ring the bell . The Chief rtated that instead of harboring any of the persons whom Mr . e)avi' eugaerted he had telephoned to the Police Station whenever anyone war disturbing tie peace or anyone wa.e drunk thFreby aerirting the Police Dept. ac much ac possible . Ur . aenry N. Fish rtated that Er . Smith' s eetablirhment war run in a very bueiaerelike manner and he found it very con- venient whenever he wanted anything. He felt that the beet rervice ,gar given at this etand of any place between Boston and Concord . Joreph -Ryan rtated that it Teemed to be the conceneur of opinion that lar . Smith rune the stand in a more bueinerrlike manner that anyone on the road. he owns the property and is continuing to improve it each year and has it looking better each year . athel i.hitaker Bean told how the food war kept in the stand, that the caker and pastry were in glare cares , the candy all came Trapped in paper . and rtated that it was always clean . albert Pfeiffer of the State Department of Health, employed as a Sanitary angineer . stated that he had been employed in that department for `our yearn and during that time hap examined and ir cuite familiar with ouch placer . he could not agree with ler . 2mery about the unranitary condition of Lr . 'amith' r place . He thought Mr . drdth ran a very 0ueinerrlixe establishment and a great many of air friende like to stop at the place . arthur Oliver felt that Mr . . math' a place, was suite an im- provement t ) North Lexington. The children in the neighborhood find it convenient to go there for candy and ice crear corer . ar George Smith knew Mr . Smith for two years . had purchased a great deal from him and found the place run better than any other of its kind that he had Been in hie travels . Mr . Presley T . Wadman stated that the building complied with the Building Laws . It was an yet unfinished but there was no law compelling a man to infirh a bueldina within a certain time . He found nothing wrong with the place when he visited it . Thotaas nelley spoke in favor of Ur . Smith' s place being continued. kr. George Teague stated that he felt the place war a credit to that rection of the tawn. Mr . Eliot Hadley stated that he war probably rerponrible for Mr . smith' s annoyance of ringing the bell . He requested him to ring the Bell when P evident Harding died an thio bell had been used in the Civil ear and he felt that bellr should be rung in north Lexington ae well ar in Last Lexington and the Centre . He never found anything unranitary or unclean about liar . smith' s place . Mr. +illiam L. Burrill sold ar . Smith more land and there ie plenty of epace on the premiree to park care . He nae Teen Mr . Smith go out on to the rtrFet to direct traffic and to have cars rtopring at his place -dive ih on hie land. Mr . smith told how he has progre,ered since he came to Lexhgton . told of the equipment he had purchaeed to improve hie place and of the addition to his present building. Dr . Pfeiffer etated that he ':ae an officer in the army and never raw any misuse of the american Flag at the Smith Bell Farm. The hearing closed and the board considered the matter In view of the facto prevented the Board voted to dismiss the complaint of Mr. 4gmery o.nd ro informed him. 122 Petition of the kiddleeex a: Boston St . Rwy Co . for permission to ma. ntain a garage on Bedford Stre t for twelve care was laid over . Mr . Curtance , Chairman of the Board of ,.reecrorr , came before the Board to aster tarn the attitude of the Board in regard to printing the reportr of valuation lirte of 1,922 and 1923 ar authorized by vote of a town meeting. lv.r . Cuctance explained that the appropriation made war not eufficient to prepare the lista for the printer and it war therefore not done. The Board did not believe that there lista should be printed in the town report ac it would increare the appropriation for Town Reports considerably. License for Clae© I , Agent' r Licence was grated to Calvin r1 . Childs . 99 Mars . Ave . The Board voted to grant a Junk Licence to Isaac Malatkofeky of 123 Ribbert St . Arlington , for the balance of the year. Application for Motor vehicle Licenser were received from Frank •'eatherly and C . A , ;Dyer . £'hese applications were left with the Chief of Folice to report hie recommendations to the Board . Bids for town reportr were received from the following Medford nercury - 2000 copies 10 pt . E63 .00 , additional pagee w2 ..` 0 per page . 8 pt $100 leer . Somerville Preen - 2030 " 10 " $947 .50 , additional pawn , $2 .25 per page . 8 pt . $975 . Newburyport Prere . 2000 10 " $2 .67 per page , 8 pt . $2 .97 per page . Star Printing Co . 2000 " 10 " $3 .75 per page . John F. Garrick 2000 10 " $797 .50 $2 .50 per page for 422 Mare . Ave. additional copier . 8 nt.$710. Boston. Melrose Prere 2020 " 8" $3 .99 per page . 10 pt .$2 .98 per page . The bide were left with the superintendent of Public i;orke to figure up the bide for the lowest bidder . The Supt . of PLblic li�orke received a letter from Mre Van- Buskirk of Cedar Street in which ere stated that she could note get the rignaturen of persons on Cedar Street and therFfo .e could not guarantee to the town the necerrary amount for the extens'_on of Cedar Street . 3111 for rers-erage frontage tax from the rater Department war returned by kr . Earle with the statement that he could not collect came until next year and arking that the bill be returned to the 123 eater Department. The Superintendert etated that he had a letter from oilliam Hunt protect ng againet paying hie bill for the install- ation of sewer in Wallie court. The Board felt that thir bill should be paid and no reduction made . Yrs The superintendent of Public recommended that the Board pay the storage bill on the truck of Joreph tea. arr:,.all ,o that the truck will be available whenever iow plow work is dine . The Superintendent reported an accident with one of the kiddlerex & Borton St. Rwy Co ./and the snow plow. cars 2-he Eu eTirt-tneicnt reported -9A acoidont with •o e--e he- It had come to the attention of the Board that Andrew Bain employee of the oater Department had been dieminred from duty by Superintendent of Public orkr for lack of cooperation. The Board decided to ret a hearing at e 30 P . MI. on Jan .15 , Po that ,he charges could be talked over. Request was received from albert As Rose , Supt . of Streets , dater & Sewer , for an increaee in pay of $700. The 'ollen uuild requested the ure of Lmerron Hall for their meetings . This permission war granted. The Chief of Police came before the Board with a requert for an increare in pay of $200 for the Sergeant and $300 for himself . The Board informed the Chief that thio matter would have to be taken up with the finance Committee . Letter war received from the Borton . Baine RR. stat ng that they have invErtigated the whirtlinF of trains leaving the North Lexington Station and have cautioned the engineers not to whirtle 1 -)udly. The petitioners against thir trouble were notified. Letter wan received from the Dept . of Public Jorkr of the State in whicl, they agreed to take over am State Rig ways from the junction of Sumner and Lotell strees via kaple Street to Maeeachu- rette avenue , and from the junction of iiaple and Lovell Streetr to oburn street. The Soard agreed to this propos tion and urged the State to take over the same at an early date . The Board refused to approve the license to peddle to James Lampror of 24 dater Street . Burnell Y. Little '-ae granted a permit to maintain a garage at " ForErt Street. A true record, Attert• ON ,-etaa 2a4 (reA- Clerk.