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Home My WebLink About1925-03-24 222 1EE T IL C . ;r1r:Fi l;t: 24 ,, 1925 . A meeting of the Board of Selectmen war held in the Selectmen' s Room, Town hall , Lexington , on Tuerdav, March 24 , 1925 , at 8 P . .... The following memoern of the Board were prevent iVesers . rlutchinron , aurnham. Curtance , moulton and Miles . application for the bond of the Supt . of Public Worke war wigned by the Lhairman. Hearing war declared open upon application of The Hadley Prevr for permierion to erect an addition to the printing plant now existing at 2 Oak Street , La.rt Lexington. Frederick L . Emery , chairman of the Planning Board, wan prevent and rtated that he had rio objection to the addition beim made , but he felt that .._r . hadley rhoulc' look some, here elre an the burinesr would grow conrilerably . r. hadley stated that he could not find any glace at the prevent time to purchare . 2he Board found no objection to the addition as the work war to be done under the building laws . Hearing was declared open upon application of Daniel J . O onnell of 356 Mare . Ave . Lexington, for permission to erect a garage at the rear of 427-435 Lane . Avenue . No objections were received and as the Building Irerector stated that the building war to be in accordance with the Building Lawn . the Board voted to grant the permit. Application for a gasoline filling station at the corner of Mace . Avenue and the state Road , at the Lineoln line , war received from uil '_ iam P . herbert . After coneidering the application . the Board decided to refure a hearing on came . owing to the fact that hie rroperty war not in the burincer section of the Zoning Laws . Iotice war received from the state route that it was the duty of the Selectmen to caure a cern ,e to bP made of all personr regi ding in the town on ;.iarch 31 , 1925 in accordance with Chapter. 453 of the Act , of 1924 . The Selectmen therefor appointed Bruce Lewin and George harrington ar Ace ' t arserrors , and renueeted the Assessors in the course of their duties to take the census . Approval of the appointment of George A darner an Slaughter Inrpector and alro of the appointment of Dr. Cherter L . Blakely ar inimal Inspector were rFceived by the Board. Letter war received from the chairman of the 150th anni- verrary committee , idward u . Stone , in which he asked for permirrion to urs nary hall on aundav and .onday, April 1G and 20 , for the ure of the Publ] cit1 uom .ittee . 223 The Comr ttee aleo asked for the ure of the Town Hall for Sunday evening for the meeting of the Lexington Ilirtorical Society and f )r police protection on that evening. Permirrion war given for all requerte of the committee ar war afro for the requert for the ure -)f the playground and Common . The Torn Accountant war given an authorization to abate the following accounts ar uncollectable � . >eifred, April 30 , 1923 $76 .50 -i etilth Dept . ktax Meltzer , June 29 , 1Y24 183 .50 Charles E. Bentley , 1923 045 .00 :+ illiam T . Cox , Aug . 11 , 1924 56 .00 James W . `+lebvter , rent for 4.arnh npril and Lay, 1924 90 .00 School Froperty . App'_ication for a Common Victualler' , Licence war received from eilliam A. Cranfield of 64 Palmer St. , Arlington , Mare . to do bueinerr at the corner of Spring and 2saddle Streets . Permit war granted provided the nederrary building is erected in accordance with the builaing lawr . I.otification war received from the Town: Accountar,t that it it necerrary to borrow $175 ,000 .00 at the prevent time , the came to be made payable Lovember 25 , 1925 . the Board therefor authorized the Town Treasurer to borrow thir amount. Lr . John h . Sawyer war notified that he war to take care of the park at the junct_on of Fleaeant Street and. Follen Road for the rum of $25 per year . The Board voted to appoint Byron C . Earle ar lr.en Collector to collect the-water rater at the bacir of lip ar in the past . Third clary liquor licenser were granted to Ha Ty j . Blake of Bedford and t+orth hancock Streets and to 3. 7T. Seeleyr at 4f1 Avenue . Letter war received from Harry :... Aldrich in which he gave terms upon wllch he would settle with the town in regard. to alle-red damages to hir meadow by reason of changing the course f the brook come yearr ago and aleo alleged sewage . He stated that he would accept the rum of :$11 ,000 . 1'he Board replied to i. r . -,ldrich that the rum stated b<- him war far in exceer of any rum they would consider for the alleged damages . Letter which war rent to the Plarnirg: Board in regard to the widening of haltham Street war prerented to the Jelectmen . The letter war received from ;ter . Aldrich and stated th:.t, he felt he should have $6700 for the land proposed to be taken by the Town. Fi derired to build hie building at an early da e and wanted toe town liner ertablirhed . ;he Boar's'_ informed war . Aldrich that they would make a taking of reven and one half feet on hir ride of iTaltham Street . 224fle, IC mad The following aproir tments ,vert made by the Board Almshouse LLatror_ krs . William E . Eaton Burial .ti.gent Arthur A. ...arrhall Burial Permitr , Agents to lrrue . ohs H . Lane Fence lieu*err John I . Gorgrove Clarence B . French # Fire Engi neerr Edward W . Laylor (Chief) Forest warden & Tree r,srden Deborne J . Gorman Trammell Legacy Incoule , Trueteer acting with Overseers of the Poor -Ire . Mliam E . Eaton I. rs . John S . Spaulding health Officer Lr . nilliam L . Burner health Inspector James J . Sullivan Lockup Yeeperr John u. Russell James 6 . Sullivan Learurer of Grain borer F. .+'ilbur ,.fearurer of u+ood . Bark and ...anure ualter H. iilron Harold I . .well ngton Jacob Bierenbroo'irpot John A. Laurie ..ilk Inspector Russell 1 . Prentiss IIdorlerr cart , charge of Peter uanersa Police , Special I.ark Dodd Jay J. Richardr Gharl er A . ia:anletr LPnnis H. uollirs .' il1iam P •wright ++illiam S . Scanummn Phomas F. Griffin Frederick j . Spencer Alex uhlron .kichael Fero John G . Fitzgerald tion u :.ferry Frank E . ulark Edward d . iaylor . ohn L. Kelley ohn Fopiar.o uharlee :.. Blake Stephen h . nrouphall Ch.,rler Moloy rank 1% . Parke r John Uampbell John hogan 225 Police , Park John J . Garrity Plumbing Inspector andrew Bain Public .orkr , :upt . r.illiam S . ::can nan Regivtrare of Voters Bartholomew, D. 'allahun 3 yrs . Sealer of gueightr a earures Charles E.riadley Slaughter lnepector George A. `warner Supt . of Streets Robert h . +lnite uupt . +rater F• Sewer Albert A . nose Town Counsel Sydney R . +Vrightirgton Town hngineer Clarence J . French Town tall Janitor Charles L. .,ioloy Town Physician Dr . Henry C . Valentine Village hill Janitor P. . right LnLertakers Arthur A Larrhall James F . :..cCarthy Vater & Sewer rept . Clerk . Sinn Alice rergueon ii eighere of Coal . illiam E. ...ulliken John Z . A .iculliken George F. League Jacob Bierenbroodrpot Harold I . . ellJ.ngton ,'eigher of hay aid Grain Lover F. .ilbur Robert L. Hannaford dilliam P . Jheaton .reigherr (Publ�c ) iilliam L. Eulliken Georg F. Teague ohn E ra Mulliken Albert Bierenbroodrpot Andrew Bierenbroodepot harold I r, ellington Ir . Frederick L. l.mery arked the Board' r opinion a,r to whether or not they thought the Capt Parker statue should be changed ro that it would look more like the original than at the prevent time. lie r .ated that when the fountain was changed the boulder placed under the foot of the statue hider the font from view when picture are taken of the name . he stated that. Er . nitron the sculptor would bP glad to rupervire the work of reshaping the bouldex , if permission could be received from the 226 Selectmen to have this r:ork done. The Board war agreeable to ' to the proposition but informed -r . _mery that they had no funds w_th which to do thir work. yr . Emery stated that ' the =ie1d and Garden (,Tub would probably be willing to do this work and pay for the rade. The Board therefor gave per- mirrion to have the work done . .:r . Emery asked that the crorrin at ...uzzev and 'orest Streets be fixed before long. The .3oard agreed that this should be done . Lir . Burnham reported that .. r. nldrich has rinse writing the letter to the Board in regard to the .,altham Street ^ridenirg, stated that he would take X2400 for 1200 feet of land - 153 ft . deep and 8 ft . wide . It war ruggerted that 7.i ft would be better to take on that ride of ;waltham Street and thus avoid moving t-e Port. Office building . Sydney R. ++rightinpton, Town 3ouneel , came before the Board and stated that .3500 war left to the town under the will of Orin tieke . £he Board authorized Lir. ++ rightington to act for the Town to accept service . +rightington agreed to verve ae Town Counsel at a aalary of X500 per year for opinions and advices to Town Officers and departments . J. +oillard hayden came before the Board and arked permirvo on to have the ure of the Town hall for rehearsals for the Pageant. The Board informed .:r . t:ayden that they c'ould have the use of the Town hall except when the hall rae otherwire engaged . The Board appointed Lir. +ri111am S . 3camr-an, Supt . of Pub is +orkr , to take charge of irruing permits for the rale of automobiles ane also for irruing revolver termite . It was decided to have the regular meetingr of the Board of Selectmen called for 7 30 P . A.. instead of 8 00 P.L. as in the part . .-,true record , At.ter t vlerk. # "Voted that the vote of this Board hitherto adopted with respect to engineers of the Fire Department be amended so as to read as follows; 'Voted That pursuant to tie provisions in G. L. c. 48, sec. 45, Edward W. Taylor and Charles A. Parker be appointed engineers for one year from May 1, 1925 and until others are appointed in their stead. " 5