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Home My WebLink About1924-01-15IM L EET IP: G , ix1Tj. AC".Y 15, 1.24•. n regular meeting of the Bo%Lrd of Selectmen was held in the Selectmen's Room, Town Hall, lexington, on Tuesday, Jan. 15, 1924, at 5:00 P. y. The following members of the Board present; namely: Iv'esere. Scamman.11lake, Hutchinson, Burnham and Doulton; the Town clerk and the Asst gown clerk were also present. Attorney Thomas F. Sullivan came before the Board with his client, Joseph Trani, on the appeal of said Trani from the decis_on of the Building Inspector. The 3uilding Inspector weld up the permit applied for by Trani so that the ordin.nce of the Planning Board would be accepted ay the Town and 4�Lr. Trani would then have to place hie building twenty feet back from the street line. Kr. badman stated that the plane and specifications pre- eented by h'Lr. Trani were in accordance with the Building Laws, em� we tk e- lW Ulau MW Qba The board requested rr. Trani to consult with the Planning Board and see if they could come to some agreement. u;r. Trani said he was willing to set the stores back ten feet but if the Zoning ordinance went through others would not be compelled to place their buildings back twenty feet but his would already have been placed back and he would not ,yet the trade. He agreed, however, to talk ,°:ith the Planning Board on 74riday ev,.ning next ani said he crould -do what wa.s right in the patter. Petition for street lights on concord Avenue from the junction of Pleasant St. and Concord Avemae to the 3elmont Line was received and turned over to the Supt. of Public Works. Request was made by the Planning Board that the Board call a Torn Meeting on February 11th so that the matter of zoning may be acted upon. No date was set as the Planning Board were again to confer with the Board. Insurance policies ordered through various agents for renewals were approved by the Board. T etter was written to Frederick L. Lmery in which the Board informed that a sign was to be placed at the corner of Lowell and Liaple Streets directing traffic and will ta're the place of the wooden sign that he objected to. Request for an, increase i:: pay was received from Albert ROeV, Supt. of Streets, :eater i sei%rer. The incre�sP asked for was $700. Request for an increase in pay of the Police Department was received from the members and the Sergeant and Crier. th Board requested the Uhief to figure the,estimates ofe hie depart- ment including ,he increase and the matter would be taken up 1 1 1 with the "Finance Committee. ' Chief Edward Leavitt reported that the piggeries or the folletiring appeared to be in accordance with the repulations of the Board of Health; Ernest K. Ballard, Herbert L. Wellington, Oohn Bullivan and Bartholomew Connors. Hearing wap declared open on the charges brought by Christopher fiarripon, Supt. of Public -dorkp, against Andrew Bain, employee of the Wa-�er and Sewer Department. The charge was that lir. Bain did not cooperate wtth the department and Supt. Ross. Bir. Harriror. called upon :�r. -mope to Rive statements of the men employed v ?d c,h kr. nope gave. i.r. Harripon stated that ur. Bain wap asked to make col- lections of water rates and he did not do no. He stated "th:.t in Belmont, Arling ton,'`Vinchenter, and other towns around the water rates were collected by the Collector of taxes and men went >ut collectins; the money the same as they do here. ivLr. Ba'n's pay is 75q per hour, averaging $18 per week. Lr. Harrison claimed that he did not cooperate and hap frequently paid that he knows no boss but the members of the Board of Selectmen. He spoke of the paeoli.ne tank, that iyr. Eain took gasoline and used the same in his car. Herthen read statements of John Collins, Charles faugno, Charles Lembo, all of which he paid were taken down by his stenographer. Lr. Rove told the story that Lr. Bain did not repair water meters when he should be repairing them, that he war found by the men asleep on the job. Lie claimed that he put in for time he was not there. He refused to come up on Saturdays when he could be of great assistance, and he felt that he was not the type of man that should be on the job. Byron C. Earle having overheard the statement Lade by the Supt. told the Board that in the Towns he mentioned, namely, Belmont, Arlington, Winchester, the Collector collected 'ra.ter rates, but the Vater Department did not go out and collect delinquents, they sent a man to inform the people to pay their bill at the Town hall and if they did not the water would be shut off. LLr. Bain stated that he v.ar very much surprised at the charges brought against him because nothing had been said to him about not doing hie work, properly or cooperating until he received the letter from her. Harrison. He et.ated that when he was asked to collect water rates he did not do so because he had no car to go and was. also informed by Supt. Rose that he would send two other men anyway and that he should not go. He never stole any gasoline or used any from the tank except when he drove Tr. Ha.rriron around in his own car and then used the town gasoline. Lr, Roes claimed that 1,1r. Bain w )uld not work on Saturday. %:r. Bain recalled one day when he asked AL r. Hose to telephone to the Hotel Somerset and make an appoint- ment for him on Saturday to meet a reprerentative of the Out- door Club in order to collect a bill. He went to the hotel and aeked for the party but found that 'sir. Rose had never telephoned and made the date for him. In regard'to finding him asleep on the job he stated that he alvrays brings his lunch and after lunch he has dozed off to sleep but neither Lir. Harrison or or 'Yr. liose woke him up to go to work. tr. Bain said he made out all the bille for the sewer department and gave them to the clerk of the department to copy and vend out. He made up the time sheets ready to be copied on the payrolls. He showed bills that he had collected and records of cases that he had adjusted. He.had many times received orders fel I.. t•arrison'n office to do things that air. kosr knew nothing about in regard to investigating leaks, etc. and had had no disagreements with 1nr. Harrison, in fact Lir. badman had told him that 1r1r. Harrir-in only a few weeks rince,""that Mr. Bain was the moot valuable man in the ;Vater Department. Luny arguments were entered into but no real evidence that Lir. Bain neglected his duty was prevented except hearsay. LSr. Harrison or Lr. ILose had never fount] kr. Bain neglecting his duty. Collector Byron C. Earle told the Board that tor. Harrison again refused to pay hie bill for V�j on water rate collections. Mr. Harrison claimed he never saw the bill. Collector Tarle showed figures made upon the same by his clerk. Ile called hie attention to the fact that he and -gr. Burnham went in .to his office and told him clearly that he was to be paid lz n water rate collections and that each time he has refused to approve the bill thereby holdina, the same up. he asked him if. he considered that cooperation. Collector Lar1P toldthe Board that he thought Lir. Harriean was unfit for the position he held. The hearing was dismissed at 12:15 P. Ia, and the Board decided to have another meeting on January 16th. ;ars. Lorna tic Learn Yilne, Pres. of the home and School Association requested the Chief of Police to place an officer at the corner of Clarke St. and Laps. ;-;=nue 7 -,'hen the children are let out of school. The Whief stated that he could do this if he placed -a night man on that duty but the day man very often has to go to Court and that leaves him short. The meeting adjourned at 1:05 A. moi. 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