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MEETIDIG, 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 members of the Board were
present; Kescre. Burnham. Custance,.Milea end Hutchinson. The
Aee't Town Clerk was also prevent.
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
was granted tg the Edison company.
Permission was granted to the Edieon Elec. I11. Co. to attach
wires to the Middlesex & Boston St Rwy Co. pole on Bedford Street.
Hearing was declared open upon petition of Mrs. Mary Rowland
of Lowell Street for a gasoline filling station on raid street.
Mrs. Rowland appeared.in favor of her petition. No persons
appeared against, but the Board did not believe that public necesem
ity demanded a gasoline 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 his premiees for private use.
Byron 0. 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 discueeed but nothing
definite done in i6he matter.
Letter was received from Willard C. Hill of Elmer A. Lord
& Co. in which he explained that the boiler insurance on the
Hancock +theol expires on November 14th and will be endorsed by';
him on the blanket boiler policy. This policy wa.s fSrmerly
issued through the office of Arthur A. Marshall & Sono and he
will receive the credit due him.
Resignation Was received from David F. Murphy of the Registrars
Of Voters, and Clarence S. Walker was appointed to serve in his
place for the term of three years ending March. 1927.
Clarence French of Maple St. Lexington, present Town Engineer
was appointed as fence Viewer for the year ending March 31,1926. '
Bids were received for the $350.000 issue of bonds for
School House construction.
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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 ar not it would be
better for the committee on school accommodations to place the
insurance or for the Selectmen to do so.
Mr, 'Willard C. Hill also came before the Board to dircuse
the matter of insurance. Mr, hill felt AXat the amount of insurance
to be placed could be placed upon a binder until ouch time as
the total amount was placed and then the endorsements could be
repainted to correspond with the new amount of insurance.
The Board descu®sed the matter and decided to place permanent
policies for five years on the Parker School and increase them
as notified by the committee of the payments made.
Meeting adjourned at 11 P. IL.
A true record, Attest:
Cl er k.
The Board voted to award the $3500000 bond
issue at par
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and
the
.719% to lstabrook & Co. of 15 State jt. Boston,
successful bidders,
they being
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. locat6d on the
State Road.
Although the Board is not in favor ,of Bill
Boards, however,
they
believe in home advertising, and notified
the Commiseion
that
they had no objections to this riga.
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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 ar not it would be
better for the committee on school accommodations to place the
insurance or for the Selectmen to do so.
Mr, 'Willard C. Hill also came before the Board to dircuse
the matter of insurance. Mr, hill felt AXat the amount of insurance
to be placed could be placed upon a binder until ouch time as
the total amount was placed and then the endorsements could be
repainted to correspond with the new amount of insurance.
The Board descu®sed the matter and decided to place permanent
policies for five years on the Parker School and increase them
as notified by the committee of the payments made.
Meeting adjourned at 11 P. IL.
A true record, Attest:
Cl er k.