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MEETING, J: NCaRY 22 , 1924 .
a regular meeting of the board of Selectmen wan held in
the 6electmen' n Room, Lown Fall, Lexington , on Tuesday,
January 22 , 1924 , at 8 00 F. ma the following members of the
Board were present, namely i,.escre . Scammar , Blake , hutchinnon,
-Burnham and .:.oulton, the Town Llerk, the Hns ' t Town Clerk, and
the Town bouneel were also present .
a.r . Theodore k. Cuetance came before the Board in respect
to the hearing upon hie application to put an addition on to the
present carpenter shop he maintains at Bedford atreet.
The sown Louneel maintained that thin shop constituted a
factory and that a hearing was , therefore , necessary .
No persons appeared to object and the permit for same was )
therefor granted by the Building Inspector.
hr . Joseph Trani again came before the Board in reference
to building his :tore . he stated that he could nit get anywhere
with hr . Emery in hie conference with him.
„.r. Blake suggested that hr. Robert r . blapp' e legal opinion
be obtained as to whether or not the Board and Building Inspector
had any right to hold up tzzis permit pending action of the town
on the Zoning system.
.u:r. Scamman and kr . houlton felt that something should be
done as hr. Trani has' applied for the permit
the Building inspector felt that hr . Trani would go ahead
with the building if he did not get the permit , and he felt he
had a right to do no as he has complied with the Building Laws .
Town 6ounsel advised the Building Inspector that he could
place an injunction en Trani to restrain him from building.
It was finally decided to ask r,.r . Glapp for his expert
opinion in accordance vrath the building regulations , and to have
flame in by Tuesday next re that hr . Trani would not bF held up
any longer than possible .
hr . John H. heesion of the Wentern Waterproofing Company
came before the Board with reference to payment of $800 pe - year
which he claims was due him under the guarantee to keep the stand-
ripe waterproof. He claimed that the old Board of eater A- Sewer
6ommissionere would not bring up this technicality ae it was with
them that this agree .ent wan made .
The Town Uouneel felt that he was not legally entitled to
this amount under the guarantee , but if the former members of the
Water Board would sign a statement that under the agreement
between them and the Yventern ;;aterproofing Company the company was
entitled to the payment , then he would think perhaps in fairness
the Board would be justified in mak.-ng some compromise .
Ir . hespion stated that y,.r . harriron held up the bill because
no r. ork had been none in 1922 . he said the reason nothing was done
was. that the tank wan not emptied until November and he informed
the Jupt. that he would not do any work no late in the season
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ar the work would be of no avail . In the spring of 1923 he
went in and made repairs . rhe stand-pipe is now in need of
rer.air1 again.
1'he Board decked to ark .r . e1111em h. Burgers and
;.r . r•lbert . Tenney, former eater i .:ewer Lommirsi mere to
come before the board together with .r . 'r_esrion next
'T'uerday evening at 6 1 . to vee if some final agreement
cannot be entered into .
The Board decided to hold a Town Meeting on February l& ,
1924 at 7 33 P. L."
)ircureion of the 'Jitney .zegulatione with the Town Jounrel
ran entered into The Board advired that certain rect.ienr be
remov^d and the Town k,ounrel stated that he would redraft
the regulations .
Some of the board advised th .t .,ection 12 be left out of
there regulationr and .n agreement made with the iidd1 -rex
Gorton Bt. Rwy Lao . if that co ipany were the oner that got the
permit , reparately . .,ection 12 reaue as follows "No licence
for the operation of any auch motor vehicle rhaq be ;Trued or
granted to a corporation owning or operating an electric street
railway within said town of Lexington until it has duly and
fully rurrendered itr franc..ire or charter to operate euch
electric street railway upon any public etreet or way in raid
Lexington c.Jvered by euch licence to operate motor vehicles ,
and also until it har fully remoered its rails , tier . pll,e ,
wirer and other equipment and property from within the limits
of any mach pu lis etreet or way on which it deriree to
operate motor vehicles' . and has, put said street or way in a
cafe and proper condition after mach removal ."
Letter war written to the uperintendert of Eublic Workr
in which the Board informed him that hir work war not satis-
factory and that he did not handle the departments in a proper
manner .
In reply to thir letter .r . .uarrieon asked for time to
reply on there matters .
Insurance policy ff126569 ieeued through the otfice of
.trthur k Son war approved by the Board .
i+otice wae vent to timoe nolman and lurtav Bunzel that no
appropriation would be requested for a .elaughter inspector
for 1924 and if they wishts to continue in burinerr they must
apply for Federal Inrpection.
a true reco-d , attest.
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