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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1924-04-15 164 MEETING, APRIL 15 , 1924 . A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held in the Selectmen' © Room, Town hall , Lexington, on Tuesday , April 15 , 1924 , at 8 00 P . L. The following members of the Board were prerent, namely, Mesrre . Burnham. Hutchineon ,Moulton, Cuatance and Milee . Town Counsel was not prerent. Ruerell I . Prentiss , Milk Inepector , came before the Board relative to inspections of milk and showed samples of tests of milk eold by Herbert L. Wellington. Frank P . Reynolds , Elroy Lalrymple and Clarence MacPhee . He showed certain forms that he desired to buy and wanted the Board to giv him authority to eetablieh ayrtem so that the records could more readily be found . The Board authorized him to carry out the system intended and told him that they intended to back him up in carrying out hid duties. kr. Clarence B . French came before the Board to apply for the position of Town Engineer. He started his qualifications to the Board and tha.t he ie now employed in the Engineering department of the Lity of Waltham having had work on water, newer and highway departments . He was informed that the Board would take the matter up with Mr . Seaman . Mr. Scamman war then instructed by the Board that they would leave the matter of employment with him. Mr. Uharlee J . henrick and Mr . James A. Guthrie of Lrew Avenue and Taft Avenue respectively, came before the Board relative to securing numbers on their housee for Post Office purposes. The matter war referred to the Supt . of Public Works . kr. Guthrie extended an invitation to the Board of Selectmen to be prerent at their meeting on May 8 , 1923 at Adams School Hall where pictures of the Boaton Fire Department will be shown under the auepicee of the Eart Lexington Civic Aarociation. Mr. Timothy H. c ' Connor came before the Board to make an offer for the two houree at 331 , 333 and 335 Maas . Avenue . Offer of $155 war received from the City Building Wrecking Co . of 185 Somerville Ave , Somerville . Offer of $355 war received from the Mystic Building Wreck- ing Co . of 275 Mystic St, Somerville. Mr . O' Connor offered $500 which was raieed to $510 by the board. The Board thereupon acceptd kr . O' Connor' s offer of $510. for the two houeee . He rtated that he intended to move the house at 331 and tear down the other two houses . 165 Yr . Jay 0 . Richards came before the Board in an appeal from the decision of the Building Inspector under Section 18 of the Zoning By_Law. He stated that the Building Trust has es .ablished a twenty-five foot set back and that he did not need to set his buildang back any further. It was his under- standing that this section of the Zoning Law applied to only the sections mentioned in Section 18 . Wesley T. Wadman and Hallie C. Blake came before the Board relative to securing permission to alter the house at 23 Hancock St. from two family dwelling to four family dwelling, ehowing plans intended. In accordance with the Zoning By-Law it was decided to hold a hearing on Tuesday evening next at 8 30 P. Tv.. The Planning Board and the abutters were notified. Letter in regard to the :iiddlesex Turnpike received from E. P . Sellew, and asking that the town of Lexington cooperate by appropriating money to build a road to Burlington, was turned over to the Supt . of Public +corks. Compensation insurance policy on Town Employees ( office) expiring April 5 , 1926 was approved by the Board . Compensation insurance policy on Janitors expiring April 25 . 1925 was approved by the Board. Liquor license of the third class was granted to 0 . G. Seeley he having filed the necessary bond. J . 0 . Richards was instructed to renew liability insurance on tractor , expiring April 21st. Letter was received from the Chairman of the April 19th Celebration Committee asking the Selectmen to rewtew the parade from the steps of the Town hall on April 19th. The invitation was accepted by the Board. Common Victualler' s Licenses were granted to Sarah Berman and John A. O'Brien. Letter was received from Francis J . Toye in which he offered his resignation from the Board of Registrars of Voters . owing to the fact that he was in the employ of the United States Postal Service . The Board accepted his resignation and instructed the Clerk to get in touch with the Uhairman of the Registrars do reg..rd to appointment of another registrar . Letter was received from the Middlesex & Boston St. Rwy Co . in which they outlined certain things they would agree to do in removhg the tracks provided license to run busses was granted. The Eo ..rd favored the statements contained in the letter and decided to ask Town Uounsel his opinion on same so that , if possible , this matter could be finished up at the meeting on April 22nd. 166 Mr. Sca•r,man reported that he had had an application 'r7 from ter . Emery for a sewer to be put up Meriam and Stetson Streets . he stated that to build same it would coot $2500 to accommodate seven houses and if it was run up to accommo- date the 'hurch and Merriam' s factory it would coot $4000. Mr. Scamman stated that he informed lir . Emery that this seemed excereive and no appropriation was available for same . Mr . Seaman war asked to see what it would coot to put a heater in at the pumping station. making this building a garage for all the town care . A true recod.Atteet UN'T-efuL`j 10.1124! Llerk.;l