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MEETIr'G, OCTOBER 14 , 1924 .
A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held in
the Selectmen' s Room. Town Hall , Lexington, on Tuesday, Oct . 14 ,
1924 , at 8 00 P .M. The following membere of the Board were
preeent, &:errre . Burnham. Curtance , Milee and Hutchinson. The
kse 't Town clerk war also preeent.
Hearing was held upon application of the New England Tel &
Tel . Co . for location of poles on Grove Street.North Lexington
from Robinson Road northerly .
No persons appeared to object and it was voted to grant
the petition.
Location for poles on Cedar Street from Hamblen Street on
war granted tq the Edison Company .
Permission was granted to the ..dieon Rlec . Ill . Co. to attach
wires to the Middlesex & Boston St Rwy Co . pole on BedfDrd Street.
Hearing was declared open upon petition of Mre . Mary Rowland
of Lowell Street for a garoline filling station on raid street.
Mre. Rowland appeared in favor of her petition. No pereone
appeared against . but the Board did not believe that public neceer
ity demanded a garoline station at this point and therefor refused
the permit.
Hearing was declared open upon petition of Byron C. Earle
of 10 Muzzey Street for permission to erect a two car garage
on hie premieee for private ure .
Byron C. Earle appeared for the petition and no one appeared
against . The Board therefor voted to grant him a permit .
The appointment of a Town Counsel was diecuered but nothing
definite done in the matter .
Letter was received from Willard C . Hill of Elmer A. Lord
& Co. in which he explained that the boiler insurance on the
Hancock Htheol expires on November 14th and will be endorsed by
him on the blanket boiler policy. This policy was ff'rmerly
ieeued through the office of Arthur A . Marshall & Son. and he
will receive the credit due him .
Reeignation wae received from David F. Murphy of the Regietrare
of Voters, and Clarence S . Walker wae appointed to serve in his
place for the term of three years ending March, 1927 .
Clarence French of Maple St . Lexington, prevent Town Engineer
wae appointed as Fence Viewer for the year ending March 31 .1926 .
Bids were received for the $350,000 issue of bonde for
School House conetruction.
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The Board voted to award the $350 ,000 bond issue at par
and .719% to i•stabrook & Co. of 15 State jt. Boston, they being
the successful bidders .
Petition was received from the Division of Highways of the
State in which they ask the Board' s opinion in regard to the
sign of the Lexington Lumber Co . located on the State Road.
Although the Board in not in favor of Bill Boards , however.
they believe in home advertising , and notified the Commission
that they had no objections to thin sign.
Mr . William H. Ballard came before the Board to discuss the
matter of insurance on the school buildings being remodelled.
There was some question as to whether nr not it would be
better for the committee on school accommodations to place the
insurance or for the Selectmen to do no .
Mr . willard C . Hill also came before the Board to discuee
the matter of insurance . Mr. Hill felt &hat the amount of insurance
to be placed could be placed upon a binder until such time as
the total amount wan placed and then the endorsements could be
repainted to correspond with the new amount of insurance .
The Board dtncussed the matter and decided to place permanent
policies for five years on the Parker School and increase them
an notified by the committee of the payments made .
Meeting adjourned at 11 P . M.
A true record, Attest
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