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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
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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
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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.
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