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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1927-05-2411 1 1 REGULAR P EETI1G, L,:AY 4, 1927. A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held at the Selectmen's Office at 7:5,1 P. essrs. Custance, Burnham, and Chamberlain were present. The Supt. of Public ?'!orks and the Clerk were ,_.Iso present. The records. _ere approved. The follo,a,ing licenses �..rere signed by the Board. Boy ling 1'.11.ey License r'red B. Bartlett 466 Mass. _venue Common Victuallers Frank I. Pierson Quality Bake Shop 188 C Mass. Lve. 452 M -ass. S,ve. Use of Building for Slaughtering August Young Laconia Street Order 1 -as signed by the Board for the Edison :Electric Ill. Co.for wire attachments on pole on Highland Avenue, pole number 13/24. The Board signed the deed of release of property of Jessie E. Keenan as authorized by vote of the tovm on March 14, 1927. This property was formerly on a tax title, and this deed was given to clear un the title. Eugene G. Kraetzer came before the Board and signed the sale agreement for the purchase of the Rindge property. The Board felt that the Toam Counsel should look over these peper^ drain up by n:;le a Dorr before they are finally passed. Eugene G. Kraetzer asked that the To�rrn Engineer designate the bounds of the Rindge property so that they ;^rill know inhere their boundary line 1,ays. The Selectmen agreed to instruct their Engineer to secure this information for the Church of Our Redeemer. Letter wa_s received from the County Cor:.Wissioners informing the Board that•urc. Harriet L«mon, mother df Carl Damon, of 11 York Ltreet has called at their office to tell of the conditions in the Damon cellar where ;.Tater i^ backing up by reason of obstruction in the neighboring premises, thereby making their drinking water unfit for use. Report v:ras received from the Supt. of Public �''orks in which he informed the Board that the conditions of the premises were as follu rs : "The prime reason seems to ane to be that there is ill feeling between lair. Damon and Lr. Stack. 'Ar. Stack at one time o!arned the house hich. r. Damon now owns and procured crater for that house and the others that he owned. from 74 a spring in the cellar of the overflow away from the the cellar of one of the into the field onuosite. ..r this house now olrfrned by Damon. He €tarried ;spring through a pipe which passed through other houses and thence under the street The present trouble is that Damon claims that Stack has closed this drain which Stack denies. I did not see 2dr. Damon but I explained to tirs. Damon that,. unless there was an agreement in writing to the contrary, I thought Lr. Stack had a right to close this drain if he wished to and that they could have to find some other way to carry the taste water from the spring, that they had no claim .1-gainst 1dr. Stick that he . s not cuasing any ter to enter their premises, but that they i,. -ere perhaps giving Mlr. Stack reg.:on for complaint by dumping viater onto his property. I cannot see that the Board of health can force LT -r. Stack to allow this i -;erste water to go through his property although this land is the lowest. I believe he can make Damon get rid of the waste rater in some other ,ay." The Board decided to send the County Commissioners a copy of the report of.the Supt. of Public Rorks, and inform them that the Town is installing a water main in Grant Street and Cdr. Damon can nonuect with the same, and do away with the spring in the cellar. Letter was received from the rlanning Board relative to the application of Dr. W'. L. Barnes for a permit for a filling station on his premises at 362 Mass. !_venue. The Planning Board feel that they must object to a filling station being located ::here suggested, and inasmuch as the property is in the business section they feel that stores'will be less objectionable. They do not believe that stores would impair the approach to the Memorial Building. It was decided to have a letter drafted so that a reply could be made to Thomas S. Vahey, Attorney for Dr. Barnes. In regard to the application of Grace M. Smith of Bedford Street for an entertainment license in connection 'with the common victuallers license, it is decided to call a hearing of the neighbors to see if any objection would be offered to Mrs. Smith having a license. It was left with the Supt, of Public L-,Vorks to decide ? ho should be notified of the hearing. dotice v; s received from the Mass. Highway Commission informing the Board that the allotment of X3,000. v^gas made for work on Concord Avenue, but that they did not approve of the allotment for the con- struction -of Massachusetts Lvenue. Complaint izras received from H. B. Barnes, Vifollaston avenue, 1.rlington heights, on the condition of Bo=,,,man Street. The Supt. of Public YVorks was requested to ms.ke repairs to this street. r. Chamberlain reported progress of the study of establishing a building line on LC-Esachusetts avenue in Bast Lexington. lie stated that it seemed quite remote that conditions .,ould currant a hundred foot street for some time to come, and both he and IAr. Ballard 1 1 75 ' rather.favobed e street to be built parallel to ias. :.venue. Letter vsus received from the Lexington Historical Society informing the Board of the ch.: