HomeMy WebLinkAbout1926-05-0431"7
SPECIAL MEETING, YfiY 40 1926.
�. A` spetlial meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held in' the
Seleotmen�s Roan, Town Hall, Lexington on Tuesday, May 40 19269 at
7:30 P.M. Messrs. Custance, Burnham, Miles, Robertson, and .Ballard
were present; the Superintendent of Public Works and the clerk were
Also present. P
Attention Was called to the fact %hat the permit granted to
John C. Phelps to maintain a garage for the storage for cars and
Bales and service station on Bedford Street also gave him permission
to install inside of the building, a 500 gallon gasoline tank,
Mr. Phelps requested that this permit be changed so that his ineur-
anee rates would be lower, thereby saving him about $50.00 per year.
It was therefor voted to grant Mr. Phelps permission to install the
galaoline tank outside of the- building on the side entrance.
Abatement slip for the Water Department in the amount of $61.92
was signed by the Board.
A 1+ tger was reoeived from Fred W. Miller of Winthrop Road in
which he enclosed photographic copy of letter received from his
attorney giving opinion that Mr. Miller was entitled to damages on
account of the stagnant water on his property.
In the warrant for the Town Meeting, May 12, request is being
' made for an appropriation to cover the cost of the drainage work in
this section. Mr. Miller was informed to this effect.
Mr. Pitt F. Drew, President of the Middlesex & Boston St. Ry.
Co., having been requested to come before the Board to discuss what
action his company is willing to take to give service on the State
Road to the parties desiring same and who were present at the hearing
a week ago, appeared at 8:30 P.M. quite unexpected a number of
residents in the vicinity of the State Road again appeared before the
Board to request that the Lovell Bus Line, Inc, be given permission
to operate their busses on the State Road. Mr. Lovell together with
his attorney, Mr. Howard, also appeared, as did Dr. Glazier, repre-
sentative.of the Hudson Board of Trade. The Board again adjourned to
Cary Hall so that all persons present could be seated.
Mr. Edward S, Payson, resident of the State Road, spoke very
favorably toward the proposition of the Lovell Bus Line. Jospeh R•
Cotton called upon the Lovell Bus Line, Inc. to give statements of
what they intended to do, and Mr. Howard informed the meeting that
they proposed to run hourly from Concord to Arlington Heights and to
give art express service of from four to six trips a day from Leominster,
to Arlington Heights, the first bus to leave Arlington Heights at 6:30
in the morning and the lest bus at 11:45 at night. He stated that they
would not agree to place busses on for two or three months and then re-
port that they did not pay, but, on the other hand, were willing to
guarantee that they would give service for some time to cane. Keil
McIntosh Again urged the necessity of the line over the State Road to
Arlington Heights. Dr. Glazier also urged that the Selectmen consider
the towns above them and give this throw++ service. He presented a
written statement from the Hudson Board of Trade urging that the Lovell
Bus Line be granted a permit.
Mr. Drew states' that he was not ready to make a proposition to the
Board relative to service, but desired to know what the Selectmen wanted
them- 'to 'do.
It was ddcided to have a conference with the Middlesex do Boston
St. Rv. Co. on the subject on Friday next.
Hearing was declared open at 9 P. M. on the appeal of uerbert
Flint, Patrick Flynn, and J'Yancis J. Toye of the United Improvement
Society, against the granting of the permit by the Building Inspector
to Laurie Weatherby to use hie garage as a dwelling. They claimed
their appeal under the provisions of Section 23 of the .Zoning By-law.
Pictures of the garage were presented to the Board for evidence. The
Town Counsbl was present and after reviewing the situation, felt
that the hearing should not go on until Mr. Weatherby could be present
to show reason why he should not be prosecuted. It was therBfor
decided to notify said Weatherby to be present at the meeting of the
Board on Tuesday May 11, at 9 P.M. at which time the hearing would
continue.
Frederick L. Emery, J. Henry Duffy, and William D. Milne of the
Planning Board, appeared to discuss the matter of accepting the
street regulations which were proposed at the Town Meeting but were
not voted as a By-law. The question of having something in the
regulations which would govern the bringing of streets to a grade be-
fore public utilities were installed was discussed. It was deoidld
that it would be illegal to state that 100% betterments would ft
astsessed. The Town Counsel made the statement that the regul*tione
as drawn up were legal. Mr. Emery stated that he would go over the
regulaidone and if they were in the proper form, he would return them
for the Board's signature, as they had decided to put these regula-
tions into effect. Mr. Emery stated that he intended to have the
regulations accepted as a By-law in the future, and would present
them at another Town Meeting.
The following licenses were approved by the Board, .Innhol_d.ere
license, John E. Coyle; Common Victuallers license, Lloyd H. Chase,
Peter Canessa, Lillian J. Pratt; Sunday Sales license, Sam B. Lowe,
Alfred Fortin.
Permission was granted to the British Naval and Military Veterans
Association to parade in Lexington on Sunday, May 23. Mr. Worthen of
the Lexington Historical Society, and ter. Charles M. Blake, Commander
of the American Legion, were notified to this effect so that they may
greet the organization.
In view of the fact that the Town Counsel gave an opinion that
Eugene G. Kraetzer could not accept the check of $25.00 commission
for the sale of the lot owned by the Town on Concord Avenue, and in
view of the fact that the Planning Board an6 the School Committee
desired to have the lot held for possibly one year ijore, Mr. Ballard
agreed to see Mr. Cutler about the matter.
The Superintendent of Public Works reported that the bus lines
were painted upon the streets and the Board therefor passed the follow-
ing regulation:
Acting under the provisions of Chapter 40, Section 22 of the
General Laws, the traffic regulations of Lexington adopted
November 16, '1925 are hereby amended by adding thereto the
following;
n
C!
Spac9% marked on the surface of Massachusetts Avenue at the
following points shall be used.for the purpose of boarding
or leaving cars. ho parking shall be allowed within white
lines as follows:
Mass. Ave. st East side of Clarke Street.
" " at west " of Muzzey Street.
" " at East " of Waltham Street.
at Best " of Town Hall lot.
at East " of Depot Park.
at West " of Meriam-Street.
Notice was received from the County Commissioners in which they
informed the Board that they will allow $5,000. for the construction
of Waltham Stiteet from the Waltham Line to Concord Avenue.
Letter was received from Alvan T. Fuller stating that a highway
meeting would be held at the Copley Plaza on May 20 at 10 A. M. The
Board returneda notice that Mr. 6cammem would be present at the
meeting.
A petition for the acceptance of Farmcrest Avenue signed by the
residents thereon was considered and it was decided to lay the mstter
over until the new street acceptance regulations were phased.
' It was decided to install three electric lights on the Depot Park
property on the semi -circle near the station.
Poleelocation order was granted to the N. E. Tel. & Tel. Co. for
a location on Burlington Street.
It was voted to grant permission to the Public Health Association
to look after the tuberculosis work for the Board of Health, and it
was further voted that the sum of $25.00 be paid the assoeistion for
the work done.
The meeting adjourned Pt 11:35 P.M.
A true record, Attest:
n
Clerk.