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MEETING , NOVEMBER 11 , 1924 .
A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen war held
in the Selectmen' s Room, Town Hall, Lexington, on 'Tuesday,
November 11 , 1924 at 8.00 P . M. The following members of the
Board were present Merere . Burnham. Cuetance, Milee and
Hutchinson. The Aee' t Town Clerk was also prevent.
:.ire Attachment order of the Edison Electric Ill . Co.
to attach to pole 52/061 of the Middlesex & Boston St. Rwy Co.
on Bedford Street was granted.
Notice of hearing at the State House on public
ownership of the Boston Elevated Railway Co. was received.
The Supt . of Public Works was requested to attend the hearing.
Releases of owners along Bedford Street. Forest Bt .
Clarke St, ,+altham Street and keep . ,,venue were received
from the Planning Board with the request that the Board of
Selectmen start action on the same as Boon ae poreible .
The Board felt that couneel 'e advice was needed on a
matter so important as this and decided to hold the same up
until a Town counsel war appointed.
The appoint ent of a Town Counsel was considered and
mr.. aurnham was requested to ask Sydney R . rig tington
of Bennington Road. Lexington, if he would accept the
position.
Letter was received iA 1'
e d from r . L. Ingram of Reed St.
North Lexington, in which he explained that the Boston Az
Maine RR. Co. were to discontinue selling tickets a4, the
North Lexington station and persons in that section would
have to obtain their tickets at the North Statign . He
suggested that the station agent at Lexington be allowed to
sell tickets for North Lexington so that parsengers could
step off and buy their tickets while the train stops at
Lexington .
The Board requested the Supt . of Public Works to
take the matter up with the Boston v. Maine a' thorities .
The letter from Edward C. Stone , President of the
Pageant Association of 1925 , asking the Board for the use
of the Parker Field for the production of the Pageant in
June , 1925 . They agreed to furnish all lights and police
protection . attendants , etc.
The 13oard replied to their letter giving them
permieeion to use the Field in accordance with their rug_
gertion.
Lyon Carter of 39 Middle Street came before the
Board in regard to the case of hie friend who had been
arrested by Officer Leary for alleged drunkeners . When the
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care was brought up for trial mr . Lawton wae found not guilty.
Ix . Carter brought it to the Board' s attention because he
IIfelt that an innocent person might be found guilty and still
not be if brought into Uourt by an officer who denied some of
his own statements .
Mr. Carter prevented the Board with a etenographic copy of
the trial and wished that the Board might read same through
to form their own opinion of the caee . Mr . Carter read sections
which showed that officer Leary contradicted hie own statements .
After hearing the caee the hoard felt that it was neceesary
to reprimandthe officer and decided to call the Chief of Police
together with officer Leary before the Board on Tuesday evening,
November 25 , 1924
Ray Edgar , of lhood Street, who is building a houee on Mass-
achusetts Avenue nearly opposite the corner of Maple Street .
and next to the houee of one Glidden, came before the Board in
regard to the piazza of hie house which he started to build and
which did not come tithin the building law. The law stated that
that no building can be built hearer than 72 feet to the adjoin-
ing line and he built hie piazza so that it came within four
feet of the adjoining lot line . ne felt that a piazza tap not
considered an outside wall and for that reason could be extended
any distance.
The Board consulted Roger Greeley, who was a member of the
Committee who originally drew up the Building Lawe, as to his
opinion, and he stated that he understood the law to mean any
exterior finish of a building to be the exterior wall and that
it should be 7i feet from the adjoininfe lot line .
Mr . Edgar wae therefore informed that he should remove his
piazza so that it would not be any nearer that 72feet.
The oupt . of Public Works asked the Board' s opinion on
whether or not they desired to print the Avseesore valuation
list in the Town Report thie year .
The Board felt that it should be printed in the Town Report
and authorized the Supt. to have the Aseeesorr get the came
ready.
Meeting adjourned at 10 30 P . M.
A true reco d , Attest:
1 Can_
Clerk.