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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1925-04-07' a:EET1idG, t-.FR1L ,7, 1925. iL meetiing of the Board of Selectmen war, held in the Lelectmen'r Room, Town i.all, LExin�to'';, or. Tuesday, r,pril 7 , 1925, a.t 8 P. _, the i'ollowir.g members of the 3oard ,,ere present: ii.errrr, hutciiirron, :=urn1iam, :.oulton, ::ilei a.rd Ourtance. David U Ivaloney,Gounrellor at. Lav, ca ::e before the Board relative to the notice received frori the Board by ,'adsrte Tenney of 131 Lacr. "ve. i. -r. _:-.loney representing her as attorney tried to firs ro,ne way by wr.icYi a permit for a ��soline filling station could be obtained in the Zoning; Law. The 3oard informed Ir. :aloney that there was not any way y which their decision could be uhang'ed unless the Zoning Law ti^rar c'ranFed byvote of the Town. .:r. .-aloney called attest` on to the errors in the Zonis, Law as printed in the Town Report. Ir, this cornection the card felt that next year the Fadley 11resr should not be Oven a chance to bid ir view of the job prevented thio -rear. ' Letter was received from r. Robert F. Tapp for the Com- mittee ori 150th nnniverFary celebration :gin charge of the Pa ear,t in tiv,.ich he sent form of letter which it w:�Lr eup;gested to be rent to President Galvin Coolidge and other notables. The Selectmen approved of the suggested invitation 'out added that the name of the selectmen should appear firat upon the invitation. 0- henry i)ui°fy appeared before the Hoard in behalf of the Lexinj.,ton Public health Areoci.ation, and reported that the location between payee avenue and the Railroad track i^rae ut;r-i-.,htly because of the; rubbish thrown there. It was decided to write is r . ,aniel J. J' donne ll the owner, and ask him. if he would be willing to allow trip location to ')e a tom dump to be �iaintalr by the toz.n until ouch time as it becomes filled up. Letter was received from Frederick L.Emery in w'Iich he rus;gested charp!er for building permits. iie also puggerted a date for a sleeting of the planning boar' d together tarith the appropriation committee. The Board acknowledged receipt of the letter and stated that they would coneider the matter at a later date. The following were appointed as members of the Lental ' Clinic 'Committee: gra. S. Lewis Barbour '_re. ;crancis Chamberlain Thomar S. Grind.le The proposition of widening "altham utreet along the Aldrich property war, conaicered. 228 z It wtAr decided that the me'l:berB of the 3oard v:rould meet on Sunda- morning at 9 F. and go over the ground to see if it would be advisable to do more than, s:iden at the .ldrich ' property ar poreibly after viewing the ground they would decide to widen farther along or.t4altham Street. It was voted to employ !cathan Bidwell of "dame St. as counBel for the Town in the ...c�affrey care. - it iM view of the fact that 1'r. -)idwell represented the 'sown upon this matter before a k_arter and that he w:.r familiar with the details of the caee. "r., kutchi�isjn reported that 'X -r, 3idwell could not give him any idea what the care would cont the town when brought to Uourt. Mr. fired h. .: oulton stated thzxt he wanted to go on record as op-)oring any such arrangement ar appointing a �,ounnel without any agreement ae to the possible cost of the case to the Town. It war decided to place burglar ineurance upon the vault and hold-up insurance and interior robbery on the Iown i_all. The insurance was to be placed with Edgard . .Taylor the to -vert bidder on game. Letter war received from ttbraham Holicker of 19 Francis St. :Yaltham, :rare. in which he asked if the Board would vonrider their refusal of hie junk licere. It havir, g been found, and he &dmittinE it. that he was convicted of Belling liquor in •+altham, the 3-)ard aphis refused to grant a icenre. 11 Legal opinion was received from the Town Uounrel in reFurd to licenser being granted to persons doing Common 'Tict- uallerr business on k►pril 19 and 20,_1925. The Substance of the opinion -- -ar tY__,.t permits for common victuallerr could be granted by the Chief ofPolice for teat day inasmuch ar the perrone doing burinerr we -r- not doing it ar a regular burinecr. Complaint we,r received from Latharir.e i:arrir ton of 510 in which she complained of the "Silent Foliceman" at the junction of ars. Ave, :larks and Bedford btreete. The joard replied tr,.-.Lt t_.ere reF;ulatorr were beim tried out and if it was nese©Bary they would have this one: removed. notice of the vote of the committee on the celebration of xpril 19th in which they requested that the beacon light for traffic at the junction of A'. -are. nve . Cl �rke and Bedford Streets be removed. The Supt. of i=ublic L'orkr, war instructed to make this arrangement. Common Victualler'r License war granted to Iloyd y. Chace ' Of i,::street, reet, IEY.ington. Letter war received from Galen n. Russell of RuBsell louse in which as Chairman of the Uoncereicnr Uorr.-.1'_ttee i, informed the Board in rega-d to the acti,ritier of that co:.-:m.ittee. li true record, xttert: C1Pr':;.