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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1926-08-10 349 Meeting, August 10, 1926. A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held at the Selectmen's Office at 7:30 P.Y. Messrs . Custance, Burnham, Miles, and Ballard were present. The Superintendent of Public Works and the Clerk were also present . The Board signed the application of Mrs. Alice A. Frost of Allen Street for permission to board two infants at her home. The State Aid pay roll ftr-the month of August was signed. 0 Hearing was declared open upon the application of William L. Smith of 32 Hancock Street for permission to erect a private gars" on his premises, at 8 P.Y. No persons appeared to object, and it Was voted to grant him permission. Hearing was declared open upan the application of Christine A. Grmastorff of Middle Street for permission to erect a two car private garage on her premises, at 8:05 P.M. No persons appeared to object, and it was voted to grant her a permit. Petition was received from residents of Taft Avenue asking that Taft Avenue from Baker Avenue to Ellis Street be accepted, the same being a distance of about 500 feet. The clerk was instructed to secure the necessary data preliminary to the hearing. Mrs. Ida H. B. Capper of Middle Street came before the Board to discuss the matter of location of the proposed filling station on the southwesterly corner of Waltham and Middle Streets. The plan proposed by the Planning Board showed an area for a grass plot at the corner and roadways of thirty feet in width with a setback from the street so that the filling station would be situated within five feet of the limit of the Zoning territory. The plan also called for an eight foot sidewalk along the drive. Mrs. Capper agreed to the layout as shown her upon this plan. After considering the matter, it was decided to request Mrs. Capper to agree to the layout of a grass plot or open space opposite the pro- posed location on land owned by her, and to give to the town a tenirfoot strip of land along Waltham Street so that the street could be sixty feet wide in conformity with Waltham Street on the other side of Middle Street. It was also decided to request Mrs. Capper tb keep open both of these grass plots and to maintain a thirty foot driveway adjacent to the grass plot at the proposed filling station. Mr. Frederick L. Emery, W. D. Milne, J. Henry Duffy, and C . Edward Glynn, members of the Planning Board, met with the Selectmen to view the plan of the proposed widening of Massachusetts Avenue from Hancock Street to Woburn Street, and expressed their views on the proposition. Yr. Emery stated that when he secured the releases from owners of property on the avenue in connection with the Building Lines he informed them that there would be no widening on Massachusetts Avenue for some years to come. He felt too, that it was not needed in the town, and that it, was unnecessary to spend money to widen this street, but rather that the money be spent to divert traffic through the outskirts of the town. Be felt that the persons who traveled through the town were not of any financial benefit and that for our own needs the avenue is wide enough for some years to come. Mr. Ballard explained that he felt the widening should be made not at Buckman Tavern, and also a fifteen foot strip should be removed fret 350 7) the Depot Park grass plot. At a later date the Boutelle block, so- 'r, called, and the Hunt block might be removed and new buildings built on the new line of the street. Z7 The consensus of opinion of the Planning Board was that if the avenue was built permanently with jogs in the road at the Buckman Tavern and Depot Park, it would look rather queer. They felt that the only work needed to be done at the present time through the cater is to remove the tracks and the paying blocks at the turnout, and smooth the road up at that point. After considering the proposition, the Board decided to have some stakes placed along the Buckman Tavern property on the line of the pro- posed widening so that they could view the same. It was also suggested that the sidewalk in front of the Boutelle block could be made five feet in width and the rest thrown into the highway, thereby making the street wider at this point. Mr. Norman Pero and Mr. Crown, 26•aUmvea Street, came before the Board with a complaint of a nuisance caused by the tenant, Raymond Gray, in an automobile repair shop owned by Pichette and Ahern and located in the rear of Mr. Pero's property on Massachusetts Avenue. Mr. Pero claimed that the men who were working there at all hours of the night were noisy and swearing and as he had sickness in the house, it was very annoying. The Board requested the owners of the property to have their tenant refrain from unnecessary noise and to have him close the shop at a reasonable hour eo*that the neighbors would not have to lie awake, and also requested him to clean up the dump complained of. Mr. F. L. Emery reported to the Board that Mr. Pales of Metcalf and Eddy, Engineers, was working on the plan of drainage in the town and he thought in about two weeks an estimate of the cost of the work would be received. The Board signed abatements for the Water Department amounting to $64.93 and the Sewer Department to $36.42 for the month of July. Several matters relative to the construction of streets and sewers were discussed by the Board. The matter of taking up the double track in Hast Lexington and constructing the sewer from its present terminus at Cure Street to Middle Street was discussed. Supt. Ross reported that the didtteaos of 2110 feet would cost about $11,000, and that there fb available in the department pipe enough for the job at the present time. There is also about $5300 available in the Sewer Assessment fund which may be used for the construction. After discussing whether it would be for the best interests of the town to extend the sewer and thea build Massachusetts Avenue next year, or to extend the sewer next year and build the avenue up to Middle Street in 1928, it was decided to leave the matter until Mr. Robertson, in charts of the Water & Sewer Depart- ments, is able to express his opinion. The Superintendent of Public Works was requested to make a taking of land at the corner of North Hancock and Bedford Streets while the work of construction of Bedford Street is being done. This is to be in accordance with the County Commissioners lay out. The Superiatin- dent was to get in touch with Mr. Saben. Estimate of the cost of replacing the 2 inch main in Utica Street from Woburn Street to private way a distance of 570 feet was received from Supt. Ross . This service supplies 1? families, and owing to 351 the inadequate pressure there are many complaints. The conditions also cause a fire hazard. The Board therefor authorized the extension of the main, or rather replacement of the 2 inch main, at a cost of approximately $1463.00. An estimate of $3,037.75 was received from the Superintendent as the cost above the cost of the pipe on hand, of installing 8 inch water main in Cedar Street in place of the 4 inch main from Massachu- setts Avenue to residence of Henry L. Stone. Complaints have been received of the water pressure since a 6 inch water main has been connected on to the 4 inch farther down Cedar Street. the Board laid this matter on the table until next meeting. The meeting adjourned at 12 o'clock midnight. A true record, Attest; / /4 /. Clerk.