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REGULAR MEETING, N6vember 23, 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, ,
Ballard, and Robertson were present. The Supt. of Public Works
and the Clerk were also present.
The following residents from the Building Trust property came
before the Board to request snow plow service on Bertwell.Road,
Dexter Road, Harding Road, Simonds Road, Dee Road, Gleason Road,
and Fuller Road: Roy A. Ferguson, Elton B. McCausland, Rudolph
Gfroerer, Clarence A. Small, Leon C. Burt, R. Comen Savoye, and
Albert J. Kranz.
The Board agreed to insert an article in the Town Warrant
asking for this service.
The Chairman reported and gave a written account of the meeting
at the County Commissioner's Office, November 17, 1926 with Mr. Ken-
dall in reference to securing the Cooperation of the County on Mass-
achusetts Avenue from Waltham Street to the Hayes Fountain, and Bed-
ford Street from the Hayes fountain to Elm Avenue. The work on,
Mass. Avenue and Bedford Street will cost approximately $27,000, and
on Waltham Street from Middle Street to Allen Street it will cost
approximately $42,000. He also wanted to secure their cooperation to
do some work on Wood Street.
Petitions were signed by the Board directed to the County
Commissioners asking that they cooperate to the extendd of paying
one-third of the cost of construction of Massachusetts Avenue and '
Bedford Street, and of the coat of construction of Waltham Street.
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Letter Was also written to the State Department of Public Works
asking that they contribute one-third of the cost of construction
of these streets under Chapter 90 of the General Laws.
Hearing was declared open upon the petition of the Edison
Electric Ill. Co. to erectand maintain one pole on North Hancock
Street at Hamilton Road.
No persons appeared to object, and it was voted to grant the
permit.
Letter was received from the Boston & Maine Transportation Co.
inwI31 ch they stated that they had arranged with the Middlesex & Boston
St. Rwy. Co. and the Boston Elevated Co. so that they might take on
passengers at Lexington Centre, and they therefor desired to receive
their license to operate busses in the Town of Lexington, over Middle
Street from the Lincoln -Lexington town line to the Arlington -Lex-
ington town line, and from the Lincoln -Lexington town line over
Massachusetts Avenue to the centre of Lexington to the Arlington -
Lexington town line.
They stated that they hope to sive service on a two hour basis,
and make some of the trips through Lexington Centre, but they were
unable to furnish the Board with a definite schedule at the present
time, inasmuch as they have several details to work out with the '
other towns.
The Board voted to grant the license.
The Board signed the warrant for a town meeting to be held
December 6, 1926 after discussing some of the articles contained
therein.
Hearing was declared open upon the establishment of a building
line on Massachusetts Avenue from the Town Hall lot to Fletcher
Avenue 'at 8;30 P.M. in accordance with notices served upon the
abuttors along the line on Massachusetts Avenue.
Mrs. Caroline A. Harrington together with herAttorney, Mr. Stearn$
came before the Board in response to their notice. Mr. Emery, Chair-
man of the Planning Board, and Mr. J. Henry Duffy, a member of said
board, also Mr. Sydney R. Wrightington, Town Counsel, were present.
Mr. Stearns stated that he felt that Mrs. Harrington was entitled
to damages owing to the building line which is proposed,ibasmuch
as she would lose the use of her property for building purposes.
Fie desired to reserve her rights for damages although he declined to
state the amount of damages he expected.
No other objections were received, and Mr. Emery stated that the
Planning Board had secured the signatures of all of the abuttors on
the line of the building line except Mrs. Harrington. The hearing
closed and the Board voted to adopt an order for the establishment of
a building line as follows;
COID.TOMMALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
Middlesex, ss. Lexington, Mass. Nov. 23, 1926
Town of Lexingfton, Selectmen's Room.
At a meeting of the Board of Selectmen of the Town of Lexington,
after having given due written notice of the intention of said Board,
as required by law, to establish building lines on Massachusetts
Avenue from land now or formerly of Daniel J. O'Connell and the Town
of Lexington to the iluAction of Massachusetts Avenue and Woburn Street
and on Woburn Street to the westerly side of Fletcher Avenue, all as
hereinafter more fully appears, and after public hearing held thereon,
and no objections having been made;
Now, upon consideration of the matter, it is
Ordered thattheBoard of Selectmen is of the opinion that
public necessity;and convenience require that said building line
on Massachusetts Avenue and Woburn Street be laid out and established
as a.Town building line, and that the same is hereby laid out and
established as a Town building line respectively, as follows: -
Beginning at the property line between lands now or fonnerly of
Daniel J. O'Connell and Tovn of Lexington being distant twenty-six
and seven one -hundredths (26.07) feet from the present northerly
exterior line of Massachusetts Avenue and running S. 42 07' 40" E
to a point of tangency at the property line between lands now or
formerly of Rubin & Seligman and Town of Lexington, said point of
tangency being nineteen and fifty one -hundredths (19.50) feet from
the present northerly exterior line of Massachusetts Avenge, thence
' running with a curve to the left with a radius of one thousand two
hundred thirteen and sixty-six one -hundredths (1213.66) feet dis-
tant about two hundred thirty-two and five -tenths (232.5) feet to
the westerly side of Grant Street being one hundred (100) feet dis-
tant from the present southerly exterior line of Massachusetts Avenue
at the westerly side of Grant Street and from the easterly side of
Grant Street to a point of taggency about one hundred sixty-three
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(163) feet easterly of the property line between lands now or formerly
of Isaac Harris Cary Educational Fund and William L. Barnes, (Said.
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point of tangency being opposite and thirty (30) feet distant from a
stone bound marking a point of tangency in the present northerly
exterior line of Massachusetts Avenue, one hundred (100) feet distant
from and parallel to the present southerly exterior line of Mass-
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achusetts Avenue, thence beating to the left with a curve with a
radius of two hundred sixty-eight and forty-five one-hundredths
268,45) feet distant one hundred fifty and thirty-one one-hundredths
150.31) feet to a point of tangency said point of tangency being
twenty 20) feet distant from the present northerly exterior line of
Woburn Street, thence to the westerly side of Fletcher Avenue twenty
(20) feet distant from and parallel to the present northerly exterior
line of Woburn Street.
All the aforesaid lines being shown on a plan entitled, "Plan,
showing Proposed Building Line on Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington,
from Woburn Street to Meriam Street, September 3, 1926. Scaled inch
40 feet, Clarence B. French, Town Engineer," which plan is on file
in the Town Clerk's Office in the Town Hall.
And said Board having considered the question of damages sus-
tained by the owners of lands across and through which said building
line has been laid out and established as aforesaid, hereby determines
that no damages are sustained andno damages are awarded, and said
Board hereby declares that all acts herein are done under the pro-
visions of law authorizing the assessment of betterments.
Theodore A. Custance
Charles H. Miles Board of
James G. Robertson '
Albert H. Burnham Selectmen.
William H. Ballard
Report was received from Russell I. Prentiss, Health Inspector,
in reference to property owned by Mr. Patrick Mulvey in which he
stated that the Building Inspector could not find anything wrong
with the construction of the buildings. He suggested that a letter
be sent to Mr. Mulvey telling him to remove the rubbish and dump
back of one of the buildings on his property, and also to put the
outhouses in a sanitary condition.
It was called to the Boards attention that a case of scarlet
fever existed in the home of Mr. Thomas Fardy on Bedford Street,
and upon the death of Mrs. Agnes Farcy, the scarlet fever card was
removed until after the funeral, and persons allowed to goabout.;in
the house as though no contagious disease existed on the premises.
The Board decided to ask Dr. Barnes, Health Officer, what he knew
of the condition.
The Board discussed the matter of recommending to the Town the
35, 1,000 candle power lights asked for by the Board of Trade. If
any change was made the Board decided to recommend to the Town meeting
the use of 250 candle power lights in the place of the 125 now in
existance rather than to pay t:,.e additional expense of maintaining the
1,000 candle power lights. The cost of operatinc, street lights all
night in accordance with the candle power is as follows:
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60 C.P. $20.54 Present poles
80 C. P. 23.24 rr If
125 c. p. 27.00 ri to
250 c. p. 40.50 n of
600 C. P. 80.75 —rr If
1000 C. P. 86.50 New poles and fixtures.
Mr. Howard S. n. Nichols, Chairman of the School Committee, smd
Mr. Fames Stuart Smith, of said committee, came before the Board in
reference to the bill of $500.00 for work done by the Highway De-
partment between the sidewalk and curbing in front of the Nigh
School building. Mr. Nichols desired to know just what work was
done, and Mr. Scamman explained that the road was excavated, and the
space filled with gravel, and that only the top dressing is now left
to be put on. Mr. Nichols stated that he felt that the amount of
money expended was exorbitant for what was received, and requested
that the Board approve the proposal of extending the present grano-
lithic sidewalk to the curbing next Spring, and that nothing further
will be asked of the School Department but that an appropriation
be made for that purpose. Mr. Smith stated that he felt that
granolithic strips to the curbing in front of the walks and drive-
ways -might be all that is necessary. Mr. Nichols did not agree, as
he felt that this would look like a patched job inasmuch as a side-
walk existed on that side of Mass. Avenue from the Town Hall down.
The Chairman stated that the Board was interested in the proposition
of making the building look right, and that they would take the matter
up with the School Committee again before asking for the appropriation.
The meeting adjourned at 11:35 P.M.
A true record, Attest:
Clerk.