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L:EET ii'.s , r,PRII 14 , 192f .
r. meeting of the board of Selectmen war held in the Selectrnen ' A
Room, Town Fall , Lexington , on .ueeday . tipril 14 , 1925 , at 8 F . " .
The following memberr of the board were prerent .errrr . Eutch-
ineou, Burnham, Akeoulton , L_ilee and Curtance .
Several men were appointed ar Special Police ufficern to
rerve during the time of the celebration , April 18 - 20 inclusive .
Letter wa.r received from Ro ,ert P . Clapp in which/notified
the board that the invit.tior.r to the Pageant would bear the na^ier
of the selectmen firrt upor the invitations ,
Town Uounrel , Sydney R. erigntington , reported that the
care of the Town aga.inrt illia.m Z . aim had been brought to trial
and that the Judge r.ecided the care jn favor of Lexing on The
decirion , ar that the Grar.dfa.t'rer of an elleeit�:';',.9,te child war
rerponrible for itr care . It developed that the gran-"father ,
however . wax unable to ruprort t Le child owing to tl, fact that
he __ad heart trouble and a vEry small amount of fundr . 7r . right-
incton rtatca that t.e would endeavor , i ov.ever , to have them take
the child and care for it.
_r . .;rightington rtated that the 3ornstein care war brought
before the Concord court a d ti- et he would ende ,.vor to hare trial
nn ra,,.e at an early date .
n Guide License weer granted to vircent Carroll of Tre e St.
Vo . Lexington , to guide aoout the Common until _..ay lrt .
:sire attachment order of the Ldtron :dec . Co . to attach to
12 poles of the Lew Eni. . Tel c. l€l co . on Old county Roar' war
grunted by the Board.
Location for i 3E poles on ,aarr . sive . from ..fiddle St. to S«1-*i a
Street tranrferr'ing ownership from the ...iddlerex ° Borten St .
Rwy Co . war granted to the :.diror. Company.
Learing War held upon the application of the Country aide
tilling etation , Inc . located at the corner of Lowell and Woburn
Streets in Le;_ington . The permit 7:ar granted.
Letter wan received from George e . Taylor of E5 9edford St.
in wl.ich he informed the Joarn that he would give to the Tovrn
a new flag for the Liberty pole ^.I i ch he gave to the town in
1915 to commemorate. the 140th anniversary of the Battle of
Lexington . He rtated that he would give t.tir flag in commemor-
ation qf t e 150th nnniverrary of the Battle of Lexington .
Thd?P epted the gift to the tour acknowled ing same by letter
and alto inverted an item in the local papery informing the public
of the gift.
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Slaughter licence war grarted to Amor holman of hill Ave . "'L]
Leri r 'ton .
Inquiry Ter received from the 1.ew :.ng1and Auto Tourirte
club ar to recurir.g the place at the corner of aerie St ,
and e-arc . avenue . for tourictr parking during the rummer.
he war informed that the Board could not grant permiesion
for any bueinere to be ertablirhed in any rection of the town
that war not a burinerr rection under the Zoning By-Law.
The rubject of purchare of a fire engine was dircurrede
and the matter laid on the table for a future date .
The following increarer in pay were apUrovtd the I3oerd
and authorized by the Supt . of Public 'horkr .
Apr . 1 , 1925 . Ulerence B . French - Town Engineer - $2400 to p500
" 'I II Robert L . White - supt of Streetf' - 2000 " e2100
Albert r.. Rorr -Supt . dater .Sewer - 2000 " $2100
i..ar . 30 , " John Corgrove -aeet .iown Engineer -$3F or wk to a36
/day 11 , J .Bruce Lewis - " angineer -$25 " " " w26
June 15 , " George Harrington-" -$16 " " " .1.19
Letter war received from . aniel J . J ' Sonnell of 365 Farr . Ave .
in which he informed the Board thet he would allot.: theca the ure
of the land or. Layer Avenue between the Railroad track for a town
dump provided the town keep the came in good condition .
It war voted to pay $100 per year to eilliam 1 . yiricht
of 26 auzzey St . Lexington ar Janitor of Village hall . In
the part gr . Wright hap received the fees for the rental of the
hall . The feer averaged about . 130 per year and it war thought
to be better burinerr to Fay a ealary for the janitorriiip .
Letter war received from Sydney R Wrightineton in which he
informed the Board that letter war received from Samuel 7L.7Tileen
of the Security irurt eo . :leg . Lexington I:entucky , who har
charge of t .e rerqui-centerar-• celebration of the founr?.ati-'n of
L xir gton , .entucky . Letter ar alro received from Konorable
Logan Taney . ...:mayor of Lex.ir.gtor. .r-entucry . Both oartier wanted
to exchanse fraternal greetingr .
Letter war written to both Samuel y-. Wilron and L.ayor Hogan
Yancy exchanging ereetingr and inviting :Mayor Yancy to be prr- rent
at the Lexington celebration .
The rignificance of the occarion it that Lex, reter. , Yentucky
var the firrt torn named after Lexington . earpachurettr and t'-ie
year they are to celebrate the rrrrui-centennial of the fourdet.ion
of yexir.gton , Kentucky .
Letter war received from Daniel J . J ' eonnell of 35E Lars.
Avenue , in which he arked for the inetallation of a dewer or.
Woburn Street and alro for granolithic ridewalkr on the rare
street. he war informed that nig' renuert ear r .ther late
for the 192E budget , but that the matter would be turned over
to the Supt of Pub is Worley for hir attent_on .
hearing war held upon the epplic-tion of e a . Terbell of
2 naymond street for perrirrion to erEct a one car garaee
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on hie rremirer
This beim a private garage no objection -^-ar rained and it
,,ar voted to grant the permit .
Common Yictuallere Licenre war granted to Hattie E . A.
Peckham to do burinerr at 27 Hancock Street .
It was voted to appoint Cohn F Tibbetts as Building
Inrpector for the year ending larch 31 , 1:)26 .
A petition to the County Uomm._erionEre for the widening
relocation and specific repairs of y`altham Street —as rigned
by the board..
In view of the extreme amount of traffic expected to be
in Town on April 19 and 20 . 1325 on the occarion of the 150th
Anr_iverrary of the oattle of Lexington the following re u.lationr
were parsed by the .,;oard of selectmen .
"traffic Regulations
Town of Lexincton.
Rules and Ordure for the hegulation of „arriager and
vehicles .
April 19 and 20, 192E .
lawn of Lexington in Board of Selectmen and Public :;orkr ,
ripril 14 , 1925 .
Toted =Chat the following ruler and orders are herby
made by thio Board for the regulation of carriages and vehicler
used in Lexington on April 19 and 20. lj25 , in accordance ' ith
Section 22 of Chapter 40 of the General Laws of the Common'Cealth
of Mareachurettr , and of any power them thereto enabling.
Article 1 .
Tao carriages or vehicles r} all be allowed from 12.01 A.....
on April 19 until midnight on April 20 , 1J25 , except for officialr
of the Town or its committees and except ac provided in Article 3
on the following rtreetr ;
Lasrachuretta Avenue , from .iinthrop Road to Parker Street.
+iinthrop Road from larrachurette Avenue to fine Brook Road.
fine brook Road .
.+altham Street , from kasrachurettr Avenue to Forest Street.
.izzev Street , from iarrachurettr Avenue to Forest Street .
Clarke Street , from a.asrachurettr Arenue to Horert Street .
Around the Common (battle green ) .
Bedford , treet , from Revere etre -t to the Common
Hancock Street, from Ac.amr Street to the Common.
r.ierriam utreet , from Larractusettr Avenue to Oakland street.
Grant Street, from s.aerachurettr Avenue to Sherman Street .
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Article 2 .
Eo carriages or venicler rLall rtard or park from 12 .01 A.Y.
on April 19 until midnight on April 20, 1955 , on the following
rtreetr
On Marrachurettr Aver.ue . between Pleasant. Street . Eart Lex-
ington and Parker street .
Around the son.mon.
On Parker street .
On slarke Street.
On Forert Street.
On kerriac: street to Somerret road from _arrachuret -r Avenue .
On Grant Street to Sherman street from L.arracVurettr hvArue.
Article 3 .
On April 19 and 20 , 125 , except as ot. '._wiee provided . ..iid-
dleeex & Boston Street railway bi rees shall ure their regular
router and the rtreet railway on •+altham Street rnall be operated
ar uaual .
On April 19 , 195 , between the Lours of two and `ive P . M .
busres of the ,..iddlerex Borton Street hallway coming- from Bedford
shall parr into nevere street , thence to i.ancock Street , thence
to Bedford street , and receive and deliver p:irrenaere at that
point .
Burrer from Arl_ngton r.eightr Till proceed on :..arracrusettr
Avenue to haltham :.street , receiving and dircharairg nirrenRerr
at that point, and returning^ by the way of ., altham street and
Vine Brook Road, an . the electric car rervice from .;altham to
Lexington will receive nn,. deliver paerengerr at a point rear Forest
Street and eealtham street.
On April 4O , 19L5 , between the hours of nine A , • and rix
P . . burees of the .iddleeex z Borton Street Railay company
coming from Bedford shall parr into nevere street , thence to
Hancock Street . thence to Bedford . Areet . and receive and deliver
r,arrenverr at that point . i>uerer from Arline t )n heights Till pro-
ceed to ointhrop hoad and turn or the triurple at the junction of
Woburn Street and l.arrachurettr :.venue and the electric car ser-
vice from ,[Altham and Lexington will receive and deli—er pa.rrengerr
at a point near Forert :street and .ialtha:: Street.
article 4 .
Phi-king, where allowed, rhall be parallel to the street only.
.;rt3cle 5 .
1:o person having charge of a carriage or ve dcle in any street
shall neglect or refurc to stop the came or to place the Pane when
stopped ar directed by a police officer while on duty.
Article E .
whoever violates any of the forego _ng ruler and orders shall
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be rubject to a penalty not exceeding twenty dollarr for one
offence .
' Signed J . Cherter Eutchinron .
,,ha_irmu.n of the Board. of Selectmen."
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