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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1924-11-25 204 MEET ILG, NOVEMBER 25 , 1924 A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen war held in the oelectmen' e Room. Town hall, Lexington, on Tuedday, November 25 . 1924 , at 8 PL. The following members of the Board were present. leper'. Burnham. ' urtance , Lilee . Hutchinson and Moulton. The Aee' t Town clerk was also present. Hearing was dedlared open upon petition of F . u+inn of 26 Bedford Street for perminnion to build a garage at said address . No one appeared to object and the Board therefor voted to grant the petition. Hearing was held upon the application of nrley A. Burgene of + ebb Street for permirnion to erect a four car private garage . Mr . Burgeon appeared for hie petition and no one appeared against . The Board therefor voted to grant the license . Joint location of poles on Bloeeom Street from Waltham St. 800 ' easterly, five poles , war granted to the hdieon Elec . Ill. Co . and New tngland Telephone & Telegraph Co . of Boston , after due notice and rearirg . Petition of the x.dieon Llectric Illuminating Company to attach its wires to fixtures of the New zngland Telephone cz. Telegraph Co . of Boston on Lowell Street near Reed Street , pole ( #9/9 ) , was granted by the Board . application for a junk license was received from A.Green- blot of 37 Harvard St. Waltham. hs the Board previouely decided that they would require all junk applicants to pay the full amount of $100 . for the years licenee, they decided to adhere to thio rule and eo advised Mr. Greenblot . Letter wee received from Andrew T Bain in which he reauerted an increase in pay next year to $1000 including expennee owing to the increase in work in hie department. He aleo requested addition al amount of money thin year to take care of expenrer . The Board considered hie request and felt that an increase to the amount requested was reasonable . They did not nee how it was possible , however , to grant anything additional for thio year . The matter war to be taken up with the Appropriation Committee . The Board' s attention war called to the fact that Thomas Welch in now 16 yrs of age and hie board it being paid to James F. McCarthy by the town . according to the general rule the State Department will not allow children to be aided after they reach the age of 16yre . Thin boy, however, has but one year to finish High School and then he w-11 be self eupporting . The Board felt that it would be better to pay hir board for another year no that he could then be self supporting rather than ask him to go 205 to work at present. Forme were received from the Serretary of the Commonwealth in which he asked that information be returned to ':ie office in regard to the proposed Lexington hoard of Trade member© . The incorporators were to be ae followe : William E. Mulliken , William R . S . Eaton , Charles Eliot Hadley , Calvin W . Childe , Ashley W. Partridge , Clarence Shannon, Edward L . Fenn, Timothy H. O'Connor and Lester E. Smith. The Board replied that this organization was formed for the good of the town and that all of the above men were of g]od character. Letter war received from the Lexington Building Trust in which they requested that the 1.iddlenex & Bouton Street Rails on Bedford Street €e near the Building Trust property be removed . The matter wan turned over to Mr. Scamman , to investigate and consult with the Middlesex & Boston St. Rwy Co. in regard to name. Sydney R . Wrightington of Bennington Road , Lexington and 10 State Street . Boston, came before the Board with reference to his appointment ae Town Counsel . At the present time there in no appropriation available for the use of the Town Counsel , and Mr. wrightington felt that he could not serve the town without pay . For thio reason he felt he should not accept the appointment of Town Counsel perman- ently until the ap,:ropria tion wan made , and also the plight ' discrepancy in the by-law relating to Town Counsel war corrected in town meeting . He wan willing, however , in the mean time to help the Board out of any difficulties they had before them. The Board were unanimous in their desire to have Mr. diright- ington accept the poeitim of Town Counsel and thanked him for hie willingness to assist them without pay for the remainder of this year . ' The Supt . of Public gorke presented a schedule of strut names to be changed to other na.ree in accordance with the vote of the town the pant year requesting the Selectmen to present names to the town for acceptance . Several of the private streets in town were named in duplicate for accepted streets . and thin made a lot of confusion especially in regard to delivery of notices . The Board decided to present 14r . Scamman' n list to the town for acceptance . The Supt. of Public Works wan requested to get town report bids for the report of 1925 . Lyon Carter of Middle St. having brought before the Board a typewritten copy of the Court record in the case of hie friend Stanley Lawton who was charged by Officer O'Leary with being drunk while operating an automobile and who wan discharged by the Court being not guilty . The Court testimony showed that J 'Leary contradicted his own statements and the only reason for hie no doing was to convict hie victim. The records of the cane were brought before the Board by Mr. Carter to chow the Board how an innocent party might be the victim and be penalized by the Court when it in in the power of an 206 officer to so arrest a man. The Board requested the Chief of Police and Officer O'Leary mn to appear before them. £'he reason for their so doing was to reprimand O' Leary for hie action because it was seen by the Court records that O'Leary made a statement to an outride party that the man war not drunk after he had made the arrest. The treatment given the man war unjust and the Board felt that the officer should be reprimanded. he was therefor re- primanded and requested to see that he give persons proper treatment . Neil McIntosh came before the Board presenting plans of Fair Oaks and asking that same be accepted by the Board of Survey. He stated that the plane were satisfactory to the Planning Board . and the Board therefor set Dec . 23 . 1924 at 8 P . h. as the time for the hearing on same after duly advertising the hearing. Mr . McIntosh also presented plans of the Cary Farm, so called. which he recently purchased showing the lay out he proposed on this land. The Planning Board were in session and were asked to sit with the Board of Selectmen on this matter . They informed Mr . McIntosh and the Board that they were not in favor of the lay out as proposed by Mr . McIntosh and that they felt more streets should be laid out and that the lots were too narrow and too deep for a proper lay-out. They also felt that Mr . McIntosh should prevent a topographical survey. Mr . liclntosh, on the other hand stated that the lay out he presented was worked upon for months and war the only way the property could be developed to give any profit . He did feel that deep lots gave way to the proposition of setting two houses on a lot which would in time make a poor development . He did not feel that he could afford to make a topograrhical rurvey to present to the town. The Planning Board felt that a Purvey was neceseary,that the engineer' s department should be instructed to make one . The Selectmen therefor instructed the engineer to make a survey for the benefit of the town and to present plans to the Planning Board and to them at a future date . Mr. McIntosh called attention to the fact that a liehted buoy should be erected at the junction of Middle and Waltham Streets opposite the Jenney Filling Station. This matter was given to the Supt . of Public Worke to study and to also present figures for other acetylene lights to be erected at other points in the town. The Clerk was authorized to get in touch 4th the Town Counsel in regard to serving the proper papers relative to set backs or building lines. 1Leeting adjourned at 11 45 P . i... A true record, Attest C-‘1 .(4ut Clerk. C;