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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1924-04-29 1"70 Tv J MEETING, APRIL 29 , 1924 . A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held in the Selectmen' s Room, Town Hall , Lexington, on Tuesday, April 29 , 1924 , at 6:00 P . L. The following membere of the Board were present, namely, luesere . Burnham, Hutchinson, Moulton. Custance and Miles . The Town Counsel and Town Clerk were present. The hearing which was postponed from last week so that the Planning Board could get in touch with the owners of property near the Brown estate on hancock Street , whI b Mr. Wadman is con- templating buying and developing. was again postponed until May 6 . eo that the Planning Board would have further time . Hallie C. Blake , former Selectman, preeented to the town four portieres to be hung in the balconies over the stage in the main hall . The Board gratefully accepted Mr. Blake' s gift. Mr . A. S. Kempton, 8 tate St, Cambridge , keeping a dog kennel at 305 Mace . Avenue , came before the Board to see if he could still keep the kennel under the existing Zoning Laws . He was informed by the Town Couneel that it was necessary for him to have a kennel license . but that under the Zoning Law he could continue to put buildings already used for kennel purposes to those same uses . James A. Bean of Parker Street, came before the Board to see whether or not he needed a license to con6ot a public garage . He was informed that it was necessary for him to make an application and to hold a hearing on same before he could obtain a licence to operate a public garage . Mrs. Flora B . Doyle owner of y property at 241 Macs . Ave . where she desires to erect a house , came before the Board to see about the revocation of her permit to build. She claimed that the Board had no right to stop her , that she had a parcel of land and not a lot, and. therefore , the Board could not revoke her permit . The Town Counsel requested her to have her Uncle , who. she said was a Judge , come to ree him about the matter . Amos Holman and Edward Bunzel came before the Board relative to securing their slaughter licensee . They believed the amount charged them last year was excessive and they were not willing to pay the amount. The Board informed them that they could do nothing about the matter until they had a town meeting to see how much could be appropriated. Application for a two flat house to be erected by Frederick Lundergan at 15 Sylvia Street , was received by the Board. Under the Zoning Law two flat houses were not allowed in this section and Mr. Lundergan therefore wanted a hearing upon same . 171 The Board decided to give a hearing on Tuesday evening, i.ay 6 , at 8 P. W. at which time all parties interested could be heard . The following notice war therefore inserted in the Lexing- ton Times "Whereas Fred Lundergan has applied for a permit to build a two family house upon Sylvia Street and in a district where under the Zoning By-Law no two family house may be erected . and Whereas under section 15 of said By-law the Selectmen may in a specific case , after public notice and a hearing determine and vary the application of the district regulations as more parti- cularly set forth in said section. Iow , i'herefore , be it Ordered that Tuesday, May 6 , 1924 , at 8 P . M. , is Ret as the time and the office of the Selectmen in the Town hall , Lexington , as the place for a public hearing upon paid application and to vary the application of the said district regulations , and that public notice of said hearing be given by publishing this order in the Lexington Times at least onee before the said hearire . " Bill of $200 for damage to cattle was received from Frank H. Reed of Lowell Street . Lr. heed claimed the damage was due to rabies . Letter was written to kr . Reed stating that , if he could show evidence that the cows died from rabies , the Board would be willing to send the claim to the County. Letter was received from Miss Katherine Harrington, cor Clarke St. and Mass . avenue , in which she stated that she did not believe there was sufficient light to protect the Post Office ae night. She was informed that the Board could do nothing toward providing light, but suggested that she get in touch with the Post Office authorities. Pole location order for nineteen poles on Concord Avenue was granted to the Edison Company jointly with the New England Tel Tel . Co . It was voted to abate the following bills , as uncollectable Commonwealth of Massachusetts (im h . Rawson) (Outside Aid) to December 31, 1921 $44 .99 Health. Harvey S. Bacon June 16 , 1922 $88 .00 Patrick Britt " 88 .00 Wallace Snow " 88 .00 G . F. Stygles " 88 .00 Total W. H. iwyeeee ' 27 .91 $682 .41 Frank Maguire (Bal ) 157 .00 James Rockwell Jan. 1, 1923 51 .00 II M. J . Corcoran Sept . 9 , 1922 94 .50 Selectmen J . F. Zunino Aug. 16 ,1923 2.50 $729 .90 172 Letter was received from Herbert J . Kellawgy, Engineer 'T,1 and Landscape Architect, in which he asked that the Board allow in some instances in lay outs he is interested in forty foot streets . The Board requested him to inform them as to what eectdons in town he referred to , and they would consider his request. lnnholders License was granted to John Coyle to run the Paul Revere Lavern at 476 Mass . Ave . The Board agreed to allow tiames tiebster of 331 Mass . Avenue to remain in the house owned by the town until June lst , provided he would write a letter to the Board to the effect that he would vacate at that time. A true record, Attest Town a rk.