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REGULAR MEETING, MARCH 1, 1927.
A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held at the '
Selectmen s Office, at 8:00 P.M. Messrs. Custance, Burnham, Miles
Robertson,and Ballard were.present. The Supt. of Public Works and
the Clerk were also present.
The records were `approved.
A hearing was declared open upon the application of the Ross
Tire & Battery Company for permission to replace the present 280
gallon gasoline tank with a 1,000 gallon tank located at 3 Depot
Square.
No persons appeared to object, and it was voted to grant the.
permit.
Application was received from E. W. Harrod doing business at
149 Mass. Avenue, requesting permission to install a gasoline tank
and pump at his store. The Board requested Mr. Harrod to inform
them if a permit was granted just what the location and capacity of
the tank would be.
Letter was received from James Stuart Smith in which he made
notation of several slight changes which are to be made in the
Memorial Building, and asking the approval of the Board on these
changes, and for blanket authority to make other changes. The Board
replied that they approved the changes with the exception of the
flooring on the stage which was to be 3/16" rift hard pine. Mr. Cus-
tance was requested to inquire of the Trustees about this flooring.
The Board also suggested that the Trustees file with them a memoran-
dum of the changes to be made one copy to be filed with the Board
of Selectmen, and the other to be approved by them and returned. The
one to be filed in the Selectmen's Office is to be considered an
addenda to the specifications.
A clipping was received from the Dallas, Texas Journal in which
it gave an account of the exhibition of the Lexington flags. This was
sent to the Board by Payson Smith, Commissioner of Education.
Notice was received from the County Commissioners of a hearing to
be held on March 25th, at the County Commissioners Office, Court House,
East Cambridge at 10:00 A. M. on the relocation and repairs of
Massachusetts Avenue from its junction of Pleasant Xtreet and Follen
Road to a point 500 feet easterly from its junction with Oak Street.
Letter was received from the Town Counsel in which he stated
that he had been requested to give an opinion to the Planning Board
regarding the ownership by the Town of Robbins Cemetery in East Lex-
ington. He stated that in order to give an opinion he would have to.
engage a title examiner in the Registry to do this work, but requested
the wgproval of the Board before doing so. ,
The Board replied that inasmuch as this is not a business
Section they did not see the necessity of establishing a building
line as the Zoning Law automatically establishes a building line of
20 feet.
Letter was received from the Hart Motorcoach Company asking that
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action the Board had taken upon their application which was laid on
the table at the last meeting. The Board considered the matter and
voted to lay the application on the table until after the hearing
before the Public Utility Commission.
Permission was granted to the Edison Electric Ill. Company to
attach its -wires and fixtures on poles of the N. E. Tel. & Tel. Co.
on Stetson Street, first two poles from Meriam Street.
The Board.appointed Dr. Chester L. Blakely as Animal Inspector
sulqje6t to the approval of the Animal Industry Department of the State,
and George A. Warner as Slaughter Inspector subject to the approval
of the State Department of Health.
Letter was received from Everett N. Montague, Civil Engineer of
West Action, giving an estimate of installing a Block System in the
Town of Lexington. No action was taken upon the matter since figures
were to be obtained from Morse and Dickinson.
Mr. Morse and Mr. Dickinson of the firm of engineers of that
name located at 11 Beacon Street, Boston, came before the Board to
discuss thematter of establishing a Block System in the town. They
informed the Boardthat they established a Block System in the entire
town of Amesbury, and they have also done work in Andover and North
Andover. The Board requested the engineers, as they did likewise
Mr. Montague, to view the maps and data on hand in the Engineers
Office and then give the Board an estimate of the e.ost of the work.
' The Board decided to meet on March 7, at 7:30 A. M. with the
committee appointed to consider the advisability of repairing the
old Town Hall or purchasing a new building, to view the Town Hall
building.
Notice was received from the Public Utility Commission of a
hearing to be held March 7, on the application of several of the
transportation companies for permission to operate their busses.
Letter was received from Frederick L. Emery in which he called
attention to the fact that the town may lose its rights in the Bo,^ton
& Maine property located on Meriam Street by virtue of their renting
same from mem the Boston & Maine R. R. He referred to a letter from
the President at the time the $3,000 was paid to the Boston & Maine
R. R. Co. for removing the coal sheds from that lot.
The Board decided to look up the deed of the Boston & Maine
property before taking any action.
The meeting adjourned at 11:45 P.M.
A true record, Attest:
Clerk. /