HomeMy WebLinkAbout1925-03-10MEETING, MARCH 10, 1925.
A meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held in the
Selectmen's Room, Town hall. Lexington, on Tuesday. 'Marcl, 10,
1925, at 8 P. M. The following members of the Hoard were
prevent: Levers. Hutchinson, Burnham. Custance and Moulton.
Notice of hearing before the County Commisvionexs on
April 3rd at the Court House, Bast Cambridge, upon the relocation
of Lowell Street to the Burlington line from Woburn Street.
Application of L. beecy and R. Luciano of 122 Mass. Ave.
for a gasoline tank was considered.
The Board decided that public convenience and necessity
did not demand a pe.roline tank at this point and therefor refused
the application.
Application for permission to erect a stand on the State
Road for the sale of vegetabler and lunches was received from
uum P . '.rtin .
%r. Martin was informed that upon t4vice of the Town
Counsel he could not be granted a license to erect a stand as the
property wav not in the business district of the Zoning Law.
Application for the construction of a granolithie
sidewalk in front of the new High School Building was received.
from urilliam. Ballard. Chairman of the School Building Com-
mittee .
Er. Ballard was informed that his application was rather
late but the matter would be turned over to the Iup t. of Public
Works to see if the work could be done.
Letter war received from the Boston & Laine RR in which
the Board were notified that the "so called" Theatre train leaving
Boston for Bedford at 11:25 P. L. 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.
Class 1, Ag.ent'v License under Chap.140 of the Gent-ral
Laws war granted to Maurice 3. White of 133 Lincoln St. -�°Taltham
to do business at 15 depot Square.
Application together with petition of reridents of the
vicinity, was received from Floyd 6. Chase for a gasoline filling
station at the road side stand conducted by him on the State Road
near the "ro-called" Graveland Stock Farm.
' The Board deeming; that public necessity and convenience
did not warrant a rasoline station at this point refused to crrant
a hearing upon same.
George A. Warner of Burlington Street was nominated to
the office of Inspector of Slaughtering subject 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 v;Tae received from Leo J. 'reaut
proprietor of the Paul Revere Garage. ,.
After consulting the !own Couneel it war found that the
regulations governing the liceneing of public carriages required
the filing of only a $1000 bond. she Board felt that this
would not be sufficient to cover 50 carriages. It was therefor
decided to request :r. tbreau 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;onnell 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 as they were not authorized by the Board.
Hr. O'Connell. after conferencewith the Board and Town
Counsel, Sic_ney R. -Wrighting ton, agreed to drop the matter.
Dr. Chester L. Blakely of hancoek St, was nominated
as Inspector of Animals for the year ending larch 31. 1926.
The following were appointed as :-irrerrorr of the Town
for the year ending march 31. 1926:
George h. Gibson Charles L. Parker
Arthur B. Howe Frederick J. Spencer
Neil :'clntosh
Letter vrae received from the Town Counsel in regard to '
the use of the Lexington Free Bed in the Massachuretts General
Hospital.
Mr. Wrightington stated that he could probably make some
arrangement ro that the hospital would take patients until the
income from the bed was exhausted. The. Board felt that the
hospital rhould take patients upon the order of the Clerk of the
Hoard as the Board war in a position to tell oho should ure the
bed. Er. ++rigntington war again to see the authorities at the
hospital to make definite arrangements.
' The Board signed a peddlers licence for Ciriaco Cataldo
of Rindge Avenue to peddle j,egetabler and frust it toi�n.
It wwr voted not to allow the ure of Jary tall or election
days to any persons rolicit�ng voter as it ie believed that tris
hall it not outride the limit required by law for the soliciting
of votes.
Dir. Harry 1:. Aldrich. Daniel J . J'Connell. Henry 1-_'.1&cCaffrey
Nathan A Bidwell and Sydney R. drightington came before the Board
to talk over matters pertaining to the claim which 11r. Aldrich
holdr against the town. Er. Aldrich claimed damages to h1 p. '
property by the reason of supposed sewage being drained from
houses on Audubon Road to hie property under Lincoln Street.
he alro cl�4imed damages to hie property by the change in the
water course made come years aFo through his property into the
playground. He states that he was at one timi able to get hay
enough from his 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 name. He stated that Metcalf
' and Eddy told him the water in the meadow war not fit 'or his
cattle to drink or stand in and he therefor had to remove them.
I -r. rildrich stated that he would deed eighteen acres to the
town, this being property adjoining the park ryptem,and release
hie claim to the town but he also wanted a cash settlement for
the damages done to his property.
The 3oard asked I -r. •ildrich to send in writing his proposal
of settlement to the Board at an early date. she Hoard felt
that the settlement with Lir. Lldr l.ch should rye ta'rer up with
the McCaffrey care.
Edward W. 'Taylor, Chief of the vire Department, came before
the Board to prevent his proposition in regard to his accident.
a:r. Taylor and William .; . Dailey of ;Yiiddle St. came ir.
collision on Larch 4th in the evening when :sir. Taylor was on his
T:'ay to a fire. Mr. Taylor informed the Board. that he carried
liability insurance on hip car for a n,�,mber of years 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 inpwre him
again. he would therefore be liable for suit from any party
if he ti°rere in an accident, and would have no protection of hip
own property. The Board roque€ted Lr. Taylor to find out if
there Tis ary insurance company that would take the rick of
insuring hir car, and in the mean time he should have someone
drive him to the fires.
Lir: Tavlor also called attention to the fact that it would`
cost "'"795 to repair hie car, about $400 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 hie
car in their spare time. The Board had no objection to this
being done.
Meeting adjourned at 11:15 P. ui•
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