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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1925-09-15 259 MEL+TING - SEPTEMBER 15, 1925 A meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held in the Selectmen' s Room, Town Hall, Lexington, on Tuesday, September 15, 1925, at B P.M. The following members of the Board were present, Messrs. Hutchinson, Burnham, Custance and Wiles The Supt. of Public Works and Ass 't Clerk were also present. Permission was granted to Mrs. Brander to start a lying-in Hospital at 130 Mass. Avenue The Supt. of Public Works reported that the house where Mrs. Brander was to start the hospital met with approval. The following election officers wp=reappointed; Prec. I. Edgar V. Harrod Warden Herbert A. Flint Deputy Varden LIichael A Pero Clerk Donald Cameron Deputy Clerk Bartlett J. Harrington Inspector Thomas J Doherty Inspector Mrs. Evelyn C. Broughall Deputy Inspector Ars. Elizabeth C. Wilkinson Deputy Inspector Joseph A. Waters Teller Earle L. Hadley " Finlay McIsaac 11 Carl Drew " James Irwin Constable Prec. II. Jay 0. Richards ?'arden Ezra T . Breed Deputy Warden Patrick F. Dacey Clerk David F. Murphy Deputy Clerk Ralph H. Marshall Inspector John J Garrity Inspector Mrs. Marian 4 Jackson Deputy Inspector Miss Katherine A.Kiernan Deputy Inspector James G. McGann Teller Allston .I Redman Wallace E. Miller " James L. McKenzie Samuel B. Bigelow " James K. Ahern IT Fred E. Butters William E. Mulliken " Frederick H. Tul_iar IT Manuel Ferry IT William O' Connor " Patrick McDonnell Charles E. Moloy Constable 260 4-47 Permission was granted to the Mystic Motor Co. to do business at 427 Mass. Avenue, Lexington. The person doing business is Kenneth A. McDonald 167 Gray St, Arlington. In regard to the parkingof cars in the centre of the g town it was decided to await such time as the Board can secure additional police officers to enforce regulations. It was decided, however, to place "No parking" signs on the left hand side of Waltham and Muzzey Streets from the Centre of the town. Letter was received from the Lexington Board of Trade asking that a committee representing the Selectmen be appointed to assist in making the Community Day, October 17, 1925, a success for the town. The Board appo5nted J. Chester Hutchinson,Theodore A. Custance and William S. Scamman as the committee to represent the Board and so notified the Board of Trade. Sydney R. Wrightington, Town Counsel came before the Board in regard to the IcCaffrey case. He stated that Idr. Bidwell was ill and it was doubtful whether or not he would be able to to be well enough to handle the case. He stated that Daniel J O ' Connell, attorney for McCaffrey was pushing the case and he desired to know what the Board wanted done. The question of placing a sewer up there was discussed, but it was felt that even at a cost of $10,000 the sewer would not take care of the surface drainage that was flowing into the brook through the McCaffrey land down on to the Aldrich property. Mr. 7rightington stated that Mr. Bidwell had made 40 exceptions to the report of the Master on the McCaffrey case and that he could possibly argue the case on the exceptions, but to his opinion the exceptions were not very sound. The Board advised Mr. Wrightington to continue the case as the matter of settlement was very remote owing to the fact that M7 . Aldrich desired so much for the prone rty he claimed was damaged. Bids were received for $125,000.00 town notes The lowest bid was 4.11;C from the First National Bank. The Lexington Trust Co. bid 4 12% and as the number of notes they would issue would be very small the cost to the town would be less if their bid was accepted. The bid of the Lexington Trust Co. was therefor accepted. Letter was written to hr. Robert P Clapp, Chairman of the Trustees of the Isaac Harris Cary Fund in which the Board expressed the opinion that the matter of using the fund for a memorial building was not dealt with in the proper manner at the town meeting inasmuch as there were few people at the meeting The Board expressed the desire that the Trustees delay action on building the memorial as described in the "lill until such time as the matter can be taken up at town meeting. 261 Hearing was held as advertised upon application of Stephen Trebino of Utica Street for approval of plans of street II off Utica Street Letter was received from the Planning Boa 'J in which 1 explained that they approved the general lay nut. The Board voted to approve the lay out as shown on the plan of the Town Engineer. It was decided not to grant any Soldier' s Relief to John Iieneal_l.y of 10 Vine Street for the children of Cornelius .L'. O'Leary, whom i..r. Keneally intends to adopt It was reported to the Board that a hearing would be held at the County Commissioners Office, Court Houtise, East Cambridge, on Sept. 25, 10 A M. on the widening of Bow Street over the B & M. RR tracks. Letter was received from Elmer A. Lord & Co. asking whether or not the Board desired to place addit, onal ;.nsurance on the flag staffs to cover them when they were detached The Board decided not to carry this additional insurance. The Supt. of Public Works reported the bids received for building Cliffe, 'Wilson and trcadia Avenues as follows , John . Gaffey - 6307 00 Anthony Ross Sons 4460 00 Rupert H Stevens 4162.00 IIRupert H Stevens therefor received the bid acceptance. The Supt. also reported the bids on the building of the Sewer in Woburn Street as follows; J. y Bryne $8678.95 Anthony Ross & Son 8295.00 J A. Gaffey 11168.75 The bid of Anthony Ross was therefor accepted. The bids on Curve Street sewer were as follows, J w Bryne 4890.40 Anthony Ross 5050.00 J. A. Gaffey 6584.50 The bid of J W Bryne, being the lowest, was accepted. A true record, Attest; II Clerk.