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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1924-01-22Wit] ILTEETIr G, Jt-ZUARY 22v 1924. ri regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held in the Selectmen's Room, sown Fall, Lexington, on Tuesday, January 22, 1924, at 8:00 F. :v. 1he following members of the Board were present; namely: Ileacre. Scammar, Blake, Hutchinson, 3urnham and :oulton; the Town clerk, the Asst Town Clerk, and the Town Counsel were also present. isir.'Theodore A. Custance came before the Board in respect to the hearing upon his application to put an addition on to the present carpenter shop he maintains at Bedford atreet. The 'Town counsel maintained that this 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. ser. Joseph Trani again came before the Board in reference to building his :More. he stated that he could nit get anywhere with kr. Emery in his conference with him. yr. :Slake suggested that ter. Robert r. Clapp'e legal opinion be obtained as to whether or not the Board and Building Inspector had any right to hold up this permit pending action of the town on the zoning; system. .u:r. Scanman and kr. Loulton felt that someti-Ang should be done as ivir. Trani hap apulied for the permit. The Building inr?pector felt that :dr. Trani would go ahead vrith the building if he did not get the permit, and he felt he had a right to do so as he has complied with the Building Lawp. Totem Counsel advised the Building Inspector that he could place an injunction on Trani to restrain him from building. It was finally decided to ask Lr. Clapp for his expert opinion in accordance v.>ith the buildir_g regulations, and to have same in by Tueec'_ay next so that i1`_r. Trani would not bF held up any loner than possible. %r. John H. F eeaion of the Vieptern tuaterproofing Company came before the Board with reference to payment of $800 per year which he claims was due him under the guarantee to keep the stand- -ipe waterproof. He claimed that the old Board of slater A- Sewer Oommisaioners would not bring up this technicality ae it was with ' them that this agree:ent war made. The 'Iozn Uounsel felt that he war not legally entitled to this amount under the guanantee, but if the former members of the 'Vater Board vould sign a statement that under the agreement between them and the ureetern aterproofing Company the comp:-.ny was entitled to the payment, then he would think perhaps in fairness the .Board would be justified in making some compromise. Tr. lepsion stated that ter. Harrison held up the bill because - no work had been done in 1922. he said the reason nothing wap donA waft that the tank was not emptied until november and he informed the Jupt. that he would not do any work so late in the reason 130 ur the work would be of no avail. In the spring of 1923 he went in and made repairs. the stand -pipe is now in need of repairs again. The Board decided to ark �=r. �4illiam L. Burgers -nd Lr, nlbert B. Tenney, former .,ater :x sewer Oom .irri niers to come before the Board togetri=r with "r. 'r_esrion next Tuesday evening at 6 Y. to ree if some final agreement cannot be entered into. 'The Board decided to hold a Town Meeting on February 16, 1924 at 7:30 F. , , Liscureion of the oitney -Regulations with the Town Oounrel was entered into. The Board advised that certain sections be removed and the TuWn �oilnrel stated that he would. redraft the regulations. tome of the Board advised that Section 12 be left out of there regulations and �.n agreE ment made with the b_idd lE-sex Boston St, 1v%y Co, if that co-Lpany were the onor that got the permit, separately, erection 12 reads :mss follows: "No license for the operation of any auch motor vehicle shall be issued or granted to a corporation owning or operating an electric street railway within said town of Lexington until it hat daily -and fully surrendered its francLire or charter to operate such electric street railway upon any public street or way in said Lexington covered by such licence to operate motor vehicles, and also until it har fully removed its rails, ties, p)l,e, wires and other equipment and property from within the limits of any such pu�Jlic street or Bray on which it desires to ' operate motor vehicles, and has put said street or way in a safe and proper condition after such removal." Letter eras written to the superintendent of lublic -Worke in which the Board informed him that his work war not sati.s- factory and that he did not handle the departments in a proper manner. In reply to thin letter ter. iiarrison asked for time to reply on there matters. Insurance policy if 126569 issued through the office of ,rthur r,. :karsr;all k Son was approved by the Board. notice Bras cent to &,mop rnolman and :�urtav 3unzel that no appropriation would be requested for a Slaughter inspector for 1924 and. if they wirhan to continue in burinerr they must apply for Federal inspection. H true reco~•d. AttPst.: clerk. k"