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SELECTMEN'S MEETING
January 14, 1974 1
A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held in the Select-
men's Meeting Room, Town Office Building, on Monday, January 14, 1974,
at 7 30 p.m. Chairman Kenney, Messrs. Bailey, Buse, Brown and Mrs.
Riffin; Mr. O'Connell , Town Manager; Mr. Cohen, Town Counsel ; Mr.
McSweeney, Director of Public Works/Engineering; Mrs. McCurdy, Execu-
tive Clerk, were present.
Street Mr. O'Connell discussed additional street lights requested by the
Lights Traffic Safety Committee, and approved by the Public Works Department,
for improvements in the areas.
Chairman Kenney We can vote approval but Mr. McSweeney should
find out when Boston Edison can install them. If they can't give high
priority, we can postpone until next fall .
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to instruct the
director of Public Works/Engineering to order the installation of the
street lights at the following locations; Massachusetts Avenue, Slocum
Road, Brookside Avenue, Waltham Street and Vaille Avenue.
Mr. Cohen advised the Board that he had talked with the Attorney
representing Wild Acre Inn and was informed that there will be no
Wild Acre change in the type of operation since the new owner has taken over.
Inn It is a lodging house and they will take patients for 3, 4 or 5 days.
Chairman Kenney Are we to understand that it is not a half-way
house?
Mr. Cohen It is not.
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve-the
application of Dr. Bernard yudowitz and to sign the Lodging House
License for Lexington Wild Acre Inn at 50 Percy Road.
Chairman Kenney said that we are submitting an Article in Town
Meeting on the method of filling a vacancy on the School Committee.
We will appoint a committee to investigate and report back to the Se-
Committee lectmen on the best way of accomplishing this. Mrs. Riffin could
on filling represent the Board, the School Committee recommends George Wadsworth,
vacancies and Frank Michelman to represent the Town Meeting Members Association.
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to appoint Mrs.
Natalie Riffin, George Wadsworth, and Frank Michelman members of an
Advisory Committee on Filling Vacancies on the School Committee and
the Board of Selectmen, and to report back to the Selectmen before
Town Meeting.
Chairman Kenney read a letter from the Lexington Minute Men, Inc.
Lexington requesting approval of the use of the Green for "Living History" exer-
Minute Men cises.
Green Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the re-
quest of the Lexington Minute Men, Inc. for the use of the Green on the
following dates June 9 and 23; July 14 and 28; August II and 25., 1974.