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T - 28 ,�Pr�iL 19tiE,. .
r. meeting of the Board of oelectmen tar geld in the
Selectmen' s icoom, Town hall , Lexington , on iuerday, April 28 ,
19-E at 8 P. The following member', of the Board were
prerent Leserr . hutchinrori , Burnham, ,,,oulton , :Ale', and
Lurtance . the Supt of Public + orks and �1Frk of the Board
were alro prerent.
i,eari.r.g war held upon duly advert.Lred ,,^pliration of
John ,. 1:ennedy of 5 Locurt .-.venue for permirrion to Erect a
garage for one car on hir Fremirer .
f r . i_ennedy appeared for the petition and no one apreared
against . It war therefor voted to grant the petit _on .
hearing tar declared open upon rtit_on if J Curring uo .
for perr.irrion to erect a rhrage it ruin _0.11
to one appeared against the petition an: it ar therefor
voted to grant a permit for thin garai,e .
i.e..ring war afro held uror application of Jariei ,T
;, ' onnell of 356 a.arr . r.r.e . for pernirrion to i rtall a 1000
gallon r^arol_ne tank in connection with hisgarar,g
e in the. rear
of 435 .vaer . :eve .
:.rhley .+ . and .ou ere h iartrii e api-eareo ar partier
interested in both tale, application .;ono thit o,, uur.linr Uo .
she ..Erfrr Partridge v. erc in .avor of botr proporitiorr .
Lo verronr air earirr to object to this gasoline permit
being granted it war voted to grant rare .
2he fo. lot.ing oom._ion victuhl1Fr' r Licenser '^ Pre granted
,.,ary h. Rowland Lowell St.
onn o ' Brien 488 .._are . rive .
.._rr .i-ary El .._ars . nvE .
Sarah nerman 10 arr . rive .
ihe Board rigned releare of land of property on .iertninrter
nvfnue formerly orned by ,_. head , Trurtee , rold for taxer in
,. anuary of 1807 and Arte redeemed to the prerent owner . rPorge 3
head of xrlinv ton. ihir action war in accordance v,ith a vote
of the town Parred .._arch 46 , 192,0 .
Slaughter licenrer were granted to .,mor rrolman and
Gurta.v Bunzel The feer to be paid are ar follows
1->mor holtan to slaughter _ondav, +. ednerday and T'ridav
morning until 11 F . . $100 .
Gurtav Bunzel to slaughter Tuesday , Thursday, Friday and
Saturday from : 1 n..._. until 6 P . $200 .
the Supt . of Pubic •+orkr war requerted to secure coal
bids.
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The bonds of the Town Jlerk , town Trearurer and Supt . of
Public orke were approved by the Board.
Letter war received from henry .. =.iteon . .sculptor of the
Lexington _.1nute-mwn etatue , in which _._r. Kitson informed the
Board t .ut the bouider directly under the Oaptain Paricer rtatue
war rplit and would tumble to the ground if not fixed .ter noon
ar porrible. Emery
Board therefor voted to authorize Frederick L Emery
to have Y:r . l.itron replace ti:e boulder with a new one PO that
the rtutue would be rafe .
After considering the natter of the aprointn:er.t of a Chief
of Pol _ce the hoard decided that oergeant :Dullivan had handled
the situation commenCably rince vhief Leavitt left the po'vition
and therefor voted to appoint oullivan of 23 Grant St.
ar Acting chief of Police until further notice .
In connection with this appointment ...r . Sullivan war granted
an ir,crea•re in pay of X100 per year to date from i.:a-• let .
iotice war received of the hearing before the .ounty (om-
mierionerr on u.onday ,, ,,_ay 4ctn at the oelectnen ' r Jffice at 11 30
A . —. on the widening of +,altham :,treet .
It war ruggeeted that Lr. ourtance interview the school com-
mittee ir regard to the purc}:are of land on or near Allen Street
for a new rchool house to be built in the future in th t rection.
Application for a common Victualler ' r Licenre war receiver'
from Lary 3 Powers of 568 i::aee . ,=venue .
_rs Powers operates an antique shop at the above addrerr
but her shop ir not in the bueinerr district under the Zoiing Law.
The legal quertion arose ar to whether the Board had any
right to grant her a license for a Oommon iictualler ' r rhop inar-
much au this war not an extenrion of her prerent buildi,-0, -
It war therefor decided to .ark the opinion of the Town Counrel
on the matter.
it war voted to appoint John F . 21tbette ar Building Inspector
of the town for the year erdirA :,arc:. 31 , 1926 .
...r . Thol.ar G. .ihiting of ..altham Street , and ron, George .
ca _ie before the hoard inreference to their diemieral fro . the
Fire DepartmenLby chief Taylor .
They prevented the lettere received from 1,;r . Taylor and stated
that they did not feel they were dealt with justly inasmuch ar
they worked for the department for a numoer of years .
the Board left the matter in the harde of the Supt . of Public
Workr to straighten out with the chief of the Fire Department.
12 The Board considered the proposition of purchasing the Fire
II Lngine Pump for the fire department.
After considering the matter it war felt that the fire depart-
ment should be rtandara.ized and aleo that the h,..erican LaFrance
war a good macnire . It war therefor voted to accept `he Propural
of the American LaFrance uompary which war in rubrtance ar followr
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Gort of new machine , $12 .750 . z]
Allowance for old one , 1 ,250.
Total cort to the town , $11 .500 . '
the new machine to be equipped with the following additional
parte
1 £ouble i.ale connection
1 Double Female connection
2 slectric nand Lantern, mounted
1 Length Soft Suction More
2 Playpiper with shut off nozzles , 1 with Blanchard Tip .
Mr. Moulton refused to sign the contract,as he felt a better
price could be received.
It was voted to accept the bid of Grafton & Go . at the
rate of 3 .479 with a premium of '1 .52 on $175 .000 . Ihis money
it borrowed by the Treasurer in anticipation of taxer .
Letter war received from Edward 0 . Stone . chairman of the
150th zn 1 verrury :,ommittee . in which he enclosed pamphlet on
flood lighting of the Minute ..an .
Thee pamphlet outlined the construction of the flooding
lighting and gave ertimate of figurer of cort of maintain ng.
It war decided to ark :..r. miles if he would c nsult vrith
the Edition company in an endevor to secure definite figures
on lighting the ,..inute-man the year rou ,d. and Mr. Stone war
notified to that effect.
Leeting adjourned at 11 P. .. '
A true record, Attert
clerk .