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MrETING JUNE 8, 1926
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A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen
was
held at the
Selectmen s Office at 7:30 1.11. Messrs.
Custance,
Burnham, Miles
Ballard and Robertson were present. The
Superintendent
of Public
Works and the clerk were also present.
A letter was received from the Town
Accountant
in which he
notified the Board that a temporary loan
of X100,000
eras necessary.
The Board authorized the negotiation for
the loan.
Hearing was declared open at 8 P.I.I. upon the application of
Robert L. Ryder, Trustee for the Lexington Real estate Trust, re-
questing permission to install two 1,000 rpall n ;asoline tanks n.t
the corner of Lowell and North Streets. fir. yder appeardd in behalf
of his application and no persons appeared against..
After consideration on the matter, and being informed Oy the Plan-
ning Board that they were in favor of this permit, it was voted to grant
the same.
Hearin; was held upon application of the 74dison Electric Ill. Co.
for permission to install one pole or. Highland Avenue, also on another
petition requesting the location of eight poles on North Street. It was
voted to ;-,rant both of these pepitions.
At 8:30 P.T.T. a hearing -was called on the proposed street running
from the junction of Adams and East Streets to the junction of North
Hancock and Burlington Streets. All of the owners of property having
land aver which the proposed street was to be laid out were present,
also the owners of property on East Street, which it was proposed to
widen. Plans showing; the proposed street were presented for the opinion
of the owners. . John Ifillican, the hisses BuckiciE Ilam, Mr. A. 1'g. Roberts,
and Mr. Lidberg expressed themselves in favor of the proposed street.
There was some objection on the part of the residents of East Street as
thiey felt that the plans did not show definitely the relation of their
houses to the street. It was decided to have the engineer complete the
plans which are.: naw under wal, and to have blue print copies made and
sent to each owner.
The hearing; was therefor ;post -zoned until the engineer has time to
carry out the plans at which tine another meeting; will be called.
fleeting was called with the Planning; Board, rive members of which
were present, to discuss the matters pert:.ininL� to i'rs. Capper's gas -
dine application, the Maurice Ahern gasoline application, and the re-
location of various streets in town.
Members of the Plannin Board suog;ested that the Capper property
might be a logical place for a schloolhozse, and that if a filling
station were placed at the ;junc,tio_7 of 11altham and "'fiddle Streets it
would spoil the location for a sc',00l and also a filling station would
not have a sidewalk in front of czame where the children could walk, and
the children would take the short cut throu�;h the filling, station yard
where the automobiles drive in for gasoline, thereby causing; a hazardous
condition. On the whole the Plannin; Board felt that the proposition
of a fillinL-, station_ r,,t this -articular location should be refused.
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In regard to the application of ITaurice Ahern for permission to
erect a gasoline fillinr- station at t11e corner of Woburn dAd Cottage
Streets, on land owned by Frederick J. Spencer, the chairman of the
Planning Board stated that lie was not in favor of any gasoline per-
mits being granted as a whole for he felt they were a hazard and that
they would not bring as much taxable property to the town as a block
of stores.
After considering the above applications, the Board voted to
refer the application of urs. Ida I1. B. Capper to the Planning Board to
study the situation further.
It was voted to,grant permission to Haurice Ahern to erect a.
filling station at -the corner of Wobtmrn and Cottage Streets on land
owned by Frederick J. Spencer provided plans and specifications be
submitted to the board for final approval showing the building contem-
plated.
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It was decided to refer the matter of relocation of various streets
in the town to Mr. Duffy of the Plannin Board so that he could o over
the matter with the Town Engineer and determine just what streets should
be laid out under a decree of the County Commissioners.
It was voted to revoke the Innholdere License to Mrs. M. E. Garvin
to do business at the Cary Farm owing to the fact that her property
is not in the business district under the Zoning Law.
It was voted to grant a public carriage license to Justin Shea to
operate a public carriage from. 119 'Iassachusetts Avenue, lie having
filed a proper bond with sureties thereon.
Application was received from L,Trs. Bridget Leary and she also '
appeared in person requestin; a. permit to move the building owned by
'Tarry M. Aldrich located at the corner of Waltham Street and Mass-
achusetts Avenue to 71 Noburn Street. The Board again considered the
matter, and felt that it was not for the best interests of the town to
grant a permit to move this building.
An abatement of $74.84 was signed for the Water Department.
The State Aid payroll was signed by the Board.
Innholders License was granted to George S. MacAlpine at Wildacre
Inn,,
Alcohol License was granted the Paul Revere Garage.
Notice was receired from the Secretary of the Commonwealth in
which they ask for a statement in regard to Orville B. DeniAon of
Reed Street, North Lexington, as it appears that Mr. Denison desires to
incorporate the Beta Upsilon Association. A statement was returned
to the Secretary's office showing that ?Tr. Denison was a very fine
character.
Contracts which were awarded to the C & R Construction Company '
for the v7ork on the Highland Avenue drain were signed by the Board;
No action trras taken on the appplication of the Lovell Bus Line, Inc,
for parmission to run �-%1)res bus service through the town.
It was voted to appoint John C. Rus^ell as Sergeant of the Police
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Department, the apy)ointrnent to t,,.ke effe�, as of Tune 8 and that the
nay of the sergeant, be increased from 65.50 per day to IN5.75
The applic^tion of tele Boston & 7aine Transportation' Company was
also laid „n the table for future �.ction.
Letter was received fram Mr. A. G. 7cCoubrey in which he stated
that the condition of the pig;ery at lir. Connors on Massachusetts
Avenue spoiled the sale of his .property owing to the odor from the same.
Letter also was received from Eaward L. Fenn of Wood Street in which he
stated that the odors from the pig -cry owned by Ernest K. Ballard have
depreciated the propert; in that vicinity and Ie asked that something
be done to remedy the condition. IIe called attention to the fact that
Mr. Ballard has violated the terms of his yDermit, and -;hat both lie and
hr. Arthur Earle have investigated and found this to be so.
The Board decided to invite 11r. Bart'.iolor.ew Connors and Yr. ErnestK.
Ballard to come before them at t'^eir next meeting to show reasons why
their pig permits should not be revoked.
It was voted to notify Frank Johnson of Bedford Street that lie is
violating the Board of Health regulations by keepin- nnore than two pigs
without a permit, and that the Board has no intention of granting him
a permit to keep pigs in the section in rhich he lives.
The Board signed the regulations for public carriage licenses
which were revised to conform with the By -Laws of the town. The rerru-
lations sAere to ::e published on June 11, 1926.
11uperintendent of Public Works called.attention to the fact that
a Mrs. Osgood who lives in the old Lawrence place desires to have the
water pipe laid to her nroperty from ti -,e ,)resent main *-•rich is approxi-
mately 400 feet. The Superintendent informed her that they `°could not
extend this main owing to the fact that it is a private way foar the
entire distance. The Board felt that this was t'e proper action to take
in this instance.
In regard to the establishing of W.,ildin.o lines on Bedford Street
it has been found that only two parties namelir, the Smith owners and
Thomas Kelly, have niot cif;ned for th6 se�,b:acin t'_e section There the
State road is being built. "r. Ballard took one of the pdtitions and
stated that he would enaeavor to :~ecure sign= tureof Air, S4ntth.
It was voted to instruct the e"iddlesex & Boston St. Ry[. Company
to put in effect at once the schedule of busses to be operated on the
State Road from Five Forks to Arlington Heights as follows:
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•It was voted to appoint Leander ',Mood of Colum:;us street- as .:ire
engineer.
The meeting adjourned at 12:45 A. PI.
A true record,Attest;
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