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MEETING, MARCH 10 , 1925 .
A meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held in the
Selectmen' s Room, Town hall , Lexington, on Tuesday, 'March 10,
1925 , at 8 P . m. The following members of the Board were
prevent Levers . hutchineon, Burnham, custance and Moulton.
Notice of hearing before the County Commiesionexs on
April 3rd at the court Houre , vast uambridge , upon the relocation
of Lowell jtreet to the Burlington line from Woburn Street .
Application of L. Beery and R. Luciano of 122 Mare. Ave.
for a gasoline tank war considered.
The Board decided that public convenience and necerrity
did not demand a gasoline tank at this point and therefor refused
the application.
Application for permieeion to erect a stand on the State
Road for the sale of iregetabler and lunches was received from
Wm P . martin .
Mr . Martin was informed that upon advice of the Town
Counsel he could not be granted a licenee to erect a stand as the
property war not in the burinerr district of the Zoning Law.
Application for the construction of a granolithic
sidewalk in front of the new High School Building was received
from 4rilliam m. Ballard, Chairman of the School Building Com-
mittee .
Mr. Ballard was informed that hie application was rather
late but the matter would be turned over to the oup t . of Public
4Corke to ree if the work could be done.
Letter war received from the Boston & Maine RR in which
the Board were notified that the "eo called" Theatre train leaving
Boston for Bedford at 11 25 P . h. is to be taken off at an early
date .
The Board acknowledged the letter informing the Boaton
& Maine RR that they regretted the action taken, and aleo forwarded
a copy of the letter to the Board of Trade .
Clare 1 , Agent' s Licence under Chap .140 of the General
Laws war granted to Maurice B. White of 133 Lincoln St. ;'Taltham
to do bucireer at 15 Depot Square.
Application together with petition of residents of the
vicinity, war received from Lloyd 6. Chare for a garoline filling
station at the road ride stand conducted by him on the State Road
near the "re-called" Grareland tock Farm.
The Board deeming that public necereity and convenience
did not warrant a iaroline station at this point refused to grant
a hearing upon sane .
George A. Warner of Burlington Street was nominated to
the office of Inspector of Slaughtering eubject to the approval
of the State Department of Health.
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application for the operation of fifty taxicabe
during the week of June 22nd war received from Leo J . 'reau.
proprietor of the Paul rievere uarage .
after conrulting the Town Uouneel it war found that the
regulations governing the liceneing of public carriagee required
the filing of only a $1000 bond . she Board felt that this
would not be sufficient to cover 50 carriagee . It was therefor
decided to request ...r . breau to present an insurance policy .
Letter was received from the Town Counsel parsing hie
opinion upon the liability of the Town for the bill of $150
rendered by Daniel J . c ' aonne; l for services .
Mr . O' Connell war informed by the Board that they did
not feel liable-fpr bills incurred personally by the Chief of
Police inarmuch ar they were not authorized by the Board.
i-r . O' Connell . after conference with the Board and Town
Counsel , Sianey R . I�righting ton, agreed to drop the matter .
Dr . Chester L. Blakely of hancock St . war nominated
as Inspector of animals fns the year ending ..larch 31 , 1926 .
The following were appointed as ,aeservorr of the Town
for the year ending i►.arch 31 . 1926
ueorge h. Gibeon Charles L. Parker
<.rthur B. Howe Frederick J . Spencer
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Letter war received frim the Town Counsel in regard to
the ure of the Lexington Free Bed in the Massachusetts General
Hospital .
Mr . Wrightington stated that he could probably make epee
arrangement ro that the hospital would take patients until the
income from the bed war exhausted. rhe Board felt that the
hospital should take patients upon the order of the Clerk of the
Board ae the Board was in a position to tell who should ure the
bed. ler . '+rightinston war again to pee the authorities at the
horpital to make definite arrangemente .
The Board rigned a peddlerr licenre for Ciriaco Cataldo
of Rindge Avenue to peddle vegetables and fru_ t it torrn .
It war voted not to allow the ure of Cary hall or election
days to any pereone solicitpng voter ar it ie believed that thir
hall it not outride the limit renuired by law for the roliciting
of voter .
Mr . Harry L. aldrich, O' Connell , Henri, I:..:.cCaffrey
Nathan A Bidwell and aydney R . arightinaton came before the Board
to talk over matters pertaining to the claim which Er . aldrich
holdr againet the town . hr . r,lc'.rich claimed damages to hie
property by the reason of supposed rewage being drained from
houses on audubon Road to hie property under Lincoln Street.
he alro claimed damager to hie property by the change in the
water couree made come years ago through r.ie property into the
playground . he states that he war at one tiny able to get hay
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enough from hie property to feed eight cattle , but the ddmage
being confined to 18 acres of property . he could not get hay
for the cattle and had to buy pame . He stated that Metcalf
and Eddy told him the water in the meadow war not fit ''or hie
cattle to drink or stand in and he therefor had to remove them.
Aldrich stated that he would deed eighteen acre to the
town , this being property adjoining the park ryrtem.and release
hie claim to the town but he also wanted a cash settlement for
the damages done to hip property .
The Board asked lir . rildrich to rend in writing Mn proposal
of settlement to the Board at an early date . Hoard felt
that the rettleinent with ,::r . tiidri.ch r_Zould re to ren un with
the McCaffrey care .
Edward Y . Taylor . Chief of the Fire Department , came before
the Board to prevent his proposition in regard to his accident .
i.r . Taylor and William J . Dailey of ,diddle Bt . came in
collision on Larch 4th in the evening when Lr . Taylor was on hip
ray to a fire . lr. Taylor informed the Board that he carried
liability insurance on hie car for a n mber of yearn and. never
had an accident before , but now that the insurance company found
out he used his car to go to firer they would not innmre him
again . He could therefore be liable for suit from any party
if he were in an accident , and would have no protection of hip
own property. The Board requested i..r . taylor to find out if
there war any ir.eurarce company that would take the rirk of
inruring hir car . and in the mean time he rhould have someone
drive him to the firer .
Mr . Taylor also called attention to the fact that it would
coot $795 to repair h_ie car , about $4OO of which would be for
labor on the car . he asked whether or not the selectmen had
any objection to the firemen working on the repairs of hir
car in their spare time . £he Board had no objection to this
being done .
Meeting adjourned at 11 15 P .
A true record. Attest
, ,
Clerk. I
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