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REGULAR 143ETING, November 30, 1926.
A regular meeting off' the Board of Selectmen was held at the
Selectmen's Office at 7;30 P.M. Messrs. Custance, Burnham, Miles,
and Ballard were present. The Supt, of Public '?corks and the Clerk
were also present.
The records of last meeting were read and approved.
It was voted to transfer from the Sewer Assessment fund to
Sewer Construction fund the sum of $1380.00. This transfer is
to be made to cover the cost of extension of sewer in Slobum Road.
The Board discussed the matter of the sale of the property at
516 Massachusetts Avenue. Information had been obtained from some
of the citizens of the town who felt that the town should not go
into the real estate business and attempt to rent the property.
Mr. W. Roger Greeley suggested that the property be sold to perhaps
a few of the Lexington residents who would repair and restore the
house to its condition before the French roof was put on, and who
would sell the property only upon the ninety-nine year restriction
which exists on the property around the Common.
A report from Dr. William L. Barnes, Health Officer, was read
on the Fardy case. He explained in his letter that the child ill
with Scarlet Fever had been isolated with a special nurse from the
rest of the family, and in all cases of this kind the parties are
allowed to go to and from the house. It is only in cases where the
mother has to Jjo about the house to do housework, that the people
are not allowed to enter the house.
The Board signed a imommitment of $1212.40 to the Tax Collector
for the collection of sewer assessments on Curve Street.
Military Aid statement granted to Wallace A. Solomon was signed
so that reimbursement for the amount of $30.00 would be received by
the Town.
Mr. Francis Toye of 3 Ames Avenue came before the Board in re-
gard to the collection of garbage. He was informed that the Board
is securing information in reference to garbage collection and
when this information is obtained from the citizens, the same will
be filed for reference, and the matter will probahly be taken up
at the annual town meeting.
Letter was received from
which they called attention to
resolution was that they felt
from the State of their share
returned to the Town Treasure
lower.
The Board was entirely in
that the $11,170 that the Town
Treasury.
the Boston Real Estate Exchange iri
the resolution of the exchange. The
that the town should apply the return
of the five millon dollars which was
Treasurer
so that the 1927 tax rate would be
sympathy with this project, and felt
received should be placed in the Town
The Board signed a statement of award of damages to property
on Bedford Street along the route where the new state highway was
constructed this year from the Boston & Maine R. R. Crossing to near
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the Davis Estate on Bedford Street.
-The Board felt that the land taken should be paid for at the
rate of 10X a foot except in the case•of the Whitaker and Davis land.
' Cdr. W. Roger Greeley, architect for the Isaac Harris Cary
Trustees, came before the Board to discuss the plan for the proposed
office building in cannection with the Memorial Cary building.
Several suggestions were made to Mr. Greeley in regard to the lay-
out of the offices, and Mr. Greeley agreed to make further study
and present a plan with suggested changes to the Board at a later
date.
The meeting adjourned at 10:00 P.M.
A true record, Attest:
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Clerk.