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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1926-05-11321 MEETING, MAY ll, 1926. ' A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held at the Selectmen's Office at 7:30 P.M. Messrs. Custance, Burnham, Miles and Robertson were present. The Superintendent of Public Works and the clerk were also present. Licensee were granted to the following persons; Common Vic-tuallere License to Kathleen A. Riexinger, and Sunday Sales License to Ethel E. Parker. The Board approved the plan of "Hflacock Birches" which shows the lots on Coolidge Avenue for Mr. Diehl who presented the plan to the Board. Letter was received from Frederick L. Emery, President of the Field and Garden Club, in which he asked permission of the Board to plant shrubs on the Buckman Tavern property near the public lavatory. In another letter he requested permission to plant vines near the Captain Parker statue and neer the Belfry. The Board agreed to grant permission to Mr. Emery to plant the shrubs and vines provided no charge was made to the town, and provided ter. Ballard, who is in charge of the Park Department, also agreed. Norman Hooper was appointed a special police officer. Mr. Hooper is in charge of the construction work on Bedford Street. Decision on the granting of a gasoline permit to Maurice Ahern was laid on the table until next meeting. Hearing was declared open on the application of John W. McLearn, 185 Mass. Avenue., for permission to erect a private garage. No object- ion was presented and the Board granted the permit. The Board signed orders of taking for the following named streets; Pelham Road, Carville Avenue, Highland Avenue, Arcadia Avenue,Oak Street, Forest Street Extension, Cliffe Avenue, Grant Street and Wil- son Avenue. Hearing was held upon the application of the N. E. Tela & Tel. Co. for permission to build a conduit in Woburn Street connecting with Massachusetts Avenue conduit. Letter was received from Daniel J. O'Connell in which he made remarks about the possible condition of making changes. The letter was -turned over to the Superintendent of Public Works to investigate conditions and the Board voted to grant the location provided the Superintendent of Public Works approved the same. Hearing was declared open upon petition of the D. E. Tel. & Tel. Co. for permission to install a manhole at Vine and Woburn Streets and underground conduit 16o' easterly and 560' westerly on Woburn Street. No objection was made and the Board voted to grant the permit. Hearing was declared open upon petition of Ida H. B. Capper of Middle Street and Waltham Streets diagonally opposite the Janney Gasoline Station. Mr. and Mrs. Capper were present at the hearing, and laid before the Board plans bf the proposed location and building, 322 The Board considered the matter, and decided not to make a de- cision until a meeting of the full Board. Robert L. Ryder, Attorney for W. A. Grahfield, appeared before , the Board and regiaested that action upon air. Granfield's gasoline application be laid over. The Board decided, therefor, to take the matter up at their meeting May 25, 1926. 14 Discussion as to the appLintment of a third fire engineer was entered into, but the appointment was laid over untiltthe next meet- ing. At 9 P.M. hearing was declared open upon the appeal of the residents in the vicinity of Carville Avenue. Mr. Laurie Weatherbjr was requested to be present to show reason why he should. not be pro- secuted for violation of the Building and Zoning Laws of the town. Town Counsel, Sydney R. Wrightington, was present. Mr. Herbert A. Flint and Francis J. Toys, of the United Improvement Society, were also present. The Town Counsel questioned Mr. Wer therby, and it was found from the evidence presented that he had taken out a permit to build a garage and made the statement in the application that there was to be a concrete floor in the building, but when he built the garage he put in a wooden floor. In the application he eel so s ta$ad thete would be garage doors, but he did not put the opening in the building, and went to live in the building for about two months leaving there about thelast of January. He also 'had applied for another permit dated ' April 21, 1926 under which he made application for a dwelling house.. He then attempted to make the garage into a dwelling house and comply with the regulations in regard to same. The Town Counsel ruled that the Building Inspector had no right to grant a permit for a garage only as an accessory. Mr. Weatherby on the other hand, had violated the Building Laws inasmuchas he did not comply with the terms of his application. He is now desirous of selling the property to another man who wishes to also violate the laws. The objectors did not care to have said Weatherby prosecuted, but desired to have the conditions of the Building Laws lived. up to to prevent such happenings. Mr. Wrigh tington advised, therefor, that the officials of the United Improvement Society and Mr. Weatherby get together and discuss the matter to the advantage of both parties and that Mr. Weatherby first comply with the application that he made for a garage, and put this building in the condition as called for in his application. The Board discussed the matter of granting a permit tothe Lovell Bus Line, Inc. Letter was received from the Transportation Committee appointed by the town in which they report favorable on the appli0t- tion of the Lovell Bus Like. It was decided to request the Middles** & Boston St, Ry. Co. to put in writing their proposal $$ running buses in Lexington. Meeting adjourned at 11:00 P.M. 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