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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1925-11-24i regular meeting of the Hoard of Selectmen was held on November 24, at 4 P. ',i. at the Selectmen's Hoom, Town :Tall, Lexington. The following mel:)ers of the Board were, present, essrs. Iutchinson, :files, Custance and Burnham. The Supt, of public Ndorks and Clerk were also present, J. Loring Douglas came before the Board relative to securing a permit to operate a stable on his premises on Grant and Sheridan Streets. Petition was received by the Board from owners of property it the vicinity headed by Dr. "dm L. Barnes in ':ihich they objected to the operation of this stable. After talking with 31r. Douglas it was found tbat he only :intended to keep a stable for two horses *.°:hich he used in ,is business. These horses were simply housed in the building. He felt that it would not be a nuisance as it would be 10212 feet from the neales.t'house. The Board could riot see therefor that this barn 11.ould mean establishing a building contrary to the building laws, nor that it would mean a particular nuisance to the neighborhood and therefor voted to -grant the permit. Opinion was received from the.1'own Counsel that a permit .%✓as not necessary to operate this stable. '.fir. Sydney I?. 'vIrightington of "3enn.ington Road also applied for a permit to operate his stable, in cv'rlich he housed one pony. The Board voted to grant the permit. �Mr.Hutchinson stated that Congressman Harry I. Thayer, requested him to tW.e up the subject matter of the annexation of Lexington to the Boston ]?ostal_ District. Ir. Edward L. ?enn of wood. St. came before the Board as the 'epresentative of the Lexington Board of Trade and explained that the Board of Trade had petitioned for the annexation of Lexington to the Boston Postal District sometime ago and t;e Post Office Department has had their inspectors out here and the situation had all been worked out and as far as the Board of Trade were aware, a„nd they felt that the annexation would be soon made. The Board therefor voted to anprove the action taken by the '3oard of Trade, and to notify Congressman Thayer that the action already taken by the Board of Trade was approved. Mr. '17illiam H. Burgess, '17r. '.'Li lliam Baton and 7r. Jay 0. Richards came before the Board and presented the Board Ivith a letter addressed to them from Dr. L. Vernon Briggs of the First District hehabilitation Committee of the American Legion of Boston. The letter contained a description of the Veterans hospitals as they exist in otIer parts of the country and explaining that there is a possibility of one being located in Lexington. Idir. Burgess explained that it was the intention of the Lexington Building Trust to sell to the Government the Franklin P. Simonds Estate on Grove Street, consisting of 220 acres, but theY 1a71 ETI IG, NOVETN'iER 2411925 i regular meeting of the Hoard of Selectmen was held on November 24, at 4 P. ',i. at the Selectmen's Hoom, Town :Tall, Lexington. The following mel:)ers of the Board were, present, essrs. Iutchinson, :files, Custance and Burnham. The Supt, of public Ndorks and Clerk were also present, J. Loring Douglas came before the Board relative to securing a permit to operate a stable on his premises on Grant and Sheridan Streets. Petition was received by the Board from owners of property it the vicinity headed by Dr. "dm L. Barnes in ':ihich they objected to the operation of this stable. After talking with 31r. Douglas it was found tbat he only :intended to keep a stable for two horses *.°:hich he used in ,is business. These horses were simply housed in the building. He felt that it would not be a nuisance as it would be 10212 feet from the neales.t'house. The Board could riot see therefor that this barn 11.ould mean establishing a building contrary to the building laws, nor that it would mean a particular nuisance to the neighborhood and therefor voted to -grant the permit. Opinion was received from the.1'own Counsel that a permit .%✓as not necessary to operate this stable. '.fir. Sydney I?. 'vIrightington of "3enn.ington Road also applied for a permit to operate his stable, in cv'rlich he housed one pony. The Board voted to grant the permit. �Mr.Hutchinson stated that Congressman Harry I. Thayer, requested him to tW.e up the subject matter of the annexation of Lexington to the Boston ]?ostal_ District. Ir. Edward L. ?enn of wood. St. came before the Board as the 'epresentative of the Lexington Board of Trade and explained that the Board of Trade had petitioned for the annexation of Lexington to the Boston Postal District sometime ago and t;e Post Office Department has had their inspectors out here and the situation had all been worked out and as far as the Board of Trade were aware, a„nd they felt that the annexation would be soon made. The Board therefor voted to anprove the action taken by the '3oard of Trade, and to notify Congressman Thayer that the action already taken by the Board of Trade was approved. Mr. '17illiam H. Burgess, '17r. '.'Li lliam Baton and 7r. Jay 0. Richards came before the Board and presented the Board Ivith a letter addressed to them from Dr. L. Vernon Briggs of the First District hehabilitation Committee of the American Legion of Boston. The letter contained a description of the Veterans hospitals as they exist in otIer parts of the country and explaining that there is a possibility of one being located in Lexington. Idir. Burgess explained that it was the intention of the Lexington Building Trust to sell to the Government the Franklin P. Simonds Estate on Grove Street, consisting of 220 acres, but theY 274 desired to have the approval of the Selectmen before they sold the property. ' The letter from Dr. Vernon L. 3riggs was given consider- ation, and the 3oard replied ti :at they .could „elco,.e a veterans hospital in Lexington. The possibility of a great deal of taxes being brought into the town by buildings of doctors and attendants who would buy and build near the hospital was considered and it was generall�r thought trint it would bring business to the banks as e=ell.as st6res aid shops in the to -n. r. Laton represented the '3oard of Trade and stat d that the Board vas in favor of the -,eterans hospital and he understood from Commanuer Charles :i. Bla}re of the American Legion, that the Legion was in favor of sante. In regard to the Isaac Harris Cary _Educational Fund it was felt that this matter should again be brought before the town for action and the qu=-tion as to which way would be the better to bring t1tis about was discussed. ,ir. Custance suo ested first a committee of perhaps Frederick L. Lmery, Edward C. Stone, Hobert P. Clapp, Edwin ii. Bayley and himself to consider the matter at an early meeting to decide what the best •;ay to proceed -ould be. It :°:gas then suggested after this meeting tht-jt several_ workers in all parts of the town be requested to advance the information of the situation of t.h.is fund to the voters in order trat they may understand what the gift ,could be to the, town. ' The Hoard agreed :;i.th lar. Custance that it -::ould be well to appoint a small committee to work out the details of the proposed building; first and to find out just ,:-hat could `,e done under the «,ills, then the matter could be exn7_ained to the voters in town meeting. The meeting adjourned at 5:45-'.l>i. is true record, =Ittest; Clerk. 1