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MEETING, JULY 21,1925.
A meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held in the
Selectments Room, Town Hall , Lexington, on Tuesday, July 21, 1925
at 7 70 P. M. The following members of the Board were present,
Messrs. Burnham, Custance and Miles. The Supt. of Public Works
was also present,
Hearing was declared open upon application of Bessie K.
Mitchell of 11 Parker Street, for permission to ere.ct a private
garage on her premises.
No persons appeared to object. Mr Mitchell appeared in
behalf of the application. The Board granted the permit.
Hearing was declared open upon application of Ida H B
Capper for permission to erect a gasoline filling station at the
corner of Middle and Waltham Streets.
Mrs. Capper appeared in behalf of this application and no
persons appeared to object.
The matter was taken under advisement awaiting a meeting of
the full board.
Hearing was declared open upon application of :kiiliam r.
Herbert of State Road, in which he asked permission to erect a
filling station.
The Board advised Mr. Herbert that no permit could be
given him owing to the fact that he was not located in the
business district under the Zoning Law.
License for 1st Class Agent dealing in Hudson- Lssex
cars was granted to .red N. Viano to do business at 34 Bedford
street, Colonial- Garage.
Mr. J. Willard Hayden and Mr. Edward P. Merriam members
of the Pageant Association Incorp. came before the Board in
response to their request of the Board to discuss bills rendered
for services of Police on account of the Pageant. It was finally
decided that the following bills would be paid by the Pageant
Association
Maurice Scannell $8.50
Henry H. Harvey 5.40
William P. Mahoney 79.00
James Irwin 24.00
Charles E. Moloy 76.45
Thompson Irwin 36.00
$229.36
Mr. Hayden explained that the Association had already paid
about $200 for police services inside of the grounds.
The Board had received bill from the City of Boston amounting
to $800 for police service and one for S164.00for carrying the men
to Lexington. These bills the Board felt should be incurred as
town bills as the streets had to be regulated for traffic and
police protection had to be had on this occasion.
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The petition of John C Phelps for permission to erect a
garage on Bedford Street almost opposite the Colonial Garage
?as again considered. Mr. Phelps had not presented any floor
plans and therefor no action was taken on the matter.
Hearing was held upon the widening of Oak Street at its
junction with Massachusetts Avenue. A small amount of land
was to be taken to widen the approach to Oak Street from Mass.
Avenue
Mr. George D. Lexner together with Attorney William P.
Martin came before the Board as the widening was to be made
along Mr. Lexndr' s property. Attorney Martin advised Mr. Lexner
that the widening would improve his property rather than impair
it. There was therefor no objection to the widening and the
Board signed the order for the s ame.
It was decided to extend fifteen street lights on Lowell
Street and the Supt. of Public Works was requested to see about
same.
At 8:30 P. M. hearing was called on the lay out of
Highland Avenue from Winthrop Road to Bloomfield Street.
Mr. Goulding was the only owner of land in the vicinity that
appeared in regard to the widening. He stated that he felt the
widening should have been made years ago- he however, was one
of the unfortunate ones who had a large frontage on the street
and therefor a large betterment tax.
No other persons appearing on the proposition the hearing
was declared closed and the order for the lay out of the street
signed by the Board.
The Board decided to hold a hearing on August 11th on
the widening of Bow Street, from Mass. Avenue to Wilson and
Cliffe Avenues.
It was stated that Ernest K. Ballard► s piggery was put in
better condition since the hearing on his maintaining a nuisance.
A true record, Attest;
Clerk. ��!