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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1924-03-04 141 MEETIEG, M .RCH4 , 1924 . A special meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held in the Selectmen' s office , Town Hall, Lexington, on Tuesday, Earch 4 , 1924 , at 8 00 P . L. for the purpose of organizing with the newly elected members , Mr . Theodore A. Custance and Lr . 'sharlee H. Miles , in place of Mr. hallie C. Blake and Mr. ailliam S . Scamman whose terms expired March 3rd, 1924 . The following members of the Board were present, namely Meseta. Burnham, Moulton, Hutchinson, and Custance . The Ase' t Town Clerk was present. Mr . Miles was absent being on a trip to Bermuda. The organization of the Board was as follows 9 Mr. Albert H. Burnham, Chairman. Highways , .Laintenance & Construction Sidewalks Street Signs Snow removals Street lights Toaterin g troughs Mr. Fred H. Moulton General Govt . Elec. & Reg. Board of survey Overseer© of the Poor. Outside Aid Almshouee Town Physician Soldier ' s Benefits. Mr. Theodore A. Custance Park Commissioners, Parke & Playgrounds Inspector of Buildings Tree Warden Moth Dept. Mr. J. Chester Hutchinson. dater Dept, Maintenance & Construction Sewer Dept. Hydrants Town Hugineer Brooke . Mr. Charles H. Miles . 142 OMNI Board of Aealth; Inspector of râ–ºnimals Plumbing " Slaughtering " Milk Edward C . Stone was appointed Town Counsel for the year ending kareh, 1925 . Letter was received from William H. Burgess in which he asked that the grading around the block at the corner of North Hancock and Bedford Streets be done this spring and oleo tat the side-walk lines be established. The Supt. of Public Works was notified to place this matter on the list for work to be done when the weather permits and Mr . Burgess was notified that the work would be done . Petition for a street l2ght at the intersection of Abbott Road and Oakland Street wre received from Arthur C . Whitney , Errol H. Locke and Robert 'Whitney. The Supt. of Public Works was notified to look into the matter and if a light was needed to order came. Letter was received from Charles K . Lawrance , Sub-Maeter of the Lexington High School , in which he asked permission to have the base ball field and tennis courts of Parker tield reserved for the use of the students of the Lexington High School between the hours of $2.30 and 6 .00 P . L. The Board took no action on this matter until they ascertain whether or not this will exclLde the use of the field to other students of the schools . Thomas v . Doherty came before the Board to protest against the application of Joseph B . Lowell for a filling station at junction of Mass . Avenue and Follen Road. The Board informed Mr . Doherty that this hetring is held over until March 11 , at 8 P. M. at which time he may appear. Letter was received from the Supt. of Public Works in regard to the town reports. He stated that a great many errors were made, such as pictures belonging in the highway department were in the school report, and he desired to know if the Board wanted the reports circulated in that condition. The Board voted to leave the matter entirely with the Supt. and so informed him by letter . Mr. Francis Chamberlain was notified that the hearing on the gasoline filling station of Joseph B. Lowell will be held on March 11th. The Board signed the application of Ciriaco Cataldo for a peddler's license . This man lives on Rindge Avenue and has had a license to peddle vegetablee for the last two years. Description of the taking of Lowell and Maple Streets as a State highway was received by the Board. Thismakes a State 143 highway from the Arlington line up summer St . Extension to Lowell Street , Lowell Street to Maple Street and Maple Street to Massachueette Avenue to the State Road or Middle Street , so called. I The subject of capackty of the Town Hall waF discussed . The situation is thlt the seating capactiy of the Town Hall including the gallery is 690 according to the State LIcenee . At the town meeting Feb . 18 , more than the number allowed were in the hall. In all probability even more will Beek admieeion to the hall at the adjournments of the annual meeting than the number allowed. If anyone ie refused admission they may claim an illegal meeting . In view of the condition it was decided to ask the Town Counsel hie opinion on the matter. Frank Haynee . former commander of the American Legion , came before the Board to find out if the Board intended to decorate the Town Hall on April 19th. They believed thtt it was not any credit to the Town last year to have the reviewing stand undecor- ated and felt that their letter to the Board should have been con- strued as an offer to pay for the decorations if the town did not appropriate money enough. They wanted to be assured that there would not be a recurrence of this situation this year . The Board informed Mr. Haynes that the Town Hall would have been decorated last year if there had been an appropriation made at the town meeting sufficient to do ro , but the continual carping on retrenchment in town meetings led the Selectmen to spend money for nothing that they could get along without. They could not however conttrue the reading of the letter from the Legion as an offer to pay for the decorations. In view of the situation the Board informed Mr . Haynes that they felt he should write a letter to the Board explaining that they would be willing to pay for the decorations in case the town did not appropriate money enough for same . Supt . Harrison informed the Board of the declaration of intention of Albert A. Ross . Supt . of Streets, '.Yater and Sewer, to give upthie position in a Pew weeks . The Superintendent reported thAt the engineering survey of Bowman Park revealed the fact that there was 4 .83 acres instead of between 52 and 6 ae presumed by Mrs. Sarah Bowman Van Nees . Meeting adjourned at 9 :50 P. M. A true record , Attest ti cl-k!rRV Clerk.