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REGULAR. MEETING, MAY 31, 1927.
A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmenaas held in the
SelectmenTs Office at 7:30 P.M. Messrs. Custance, Burnham, Ballard,
Robertson and Chamberlain rrere present. The Supt. of Public Vlorks
and the Clerk i:,ere also present.
The records of the last meeting were approved.
Cart. Damon of Grant Street came before the Board together with
his wife to explain in person the conditions outlined in his letter
to the Board relative to the spring in his cellar which is flooding
the cellar by reason of the fact that it has no outlet. He c1tims
that Mr. John Stack S7mds::off the outlet to this spring There it
goes through a pipe running through the cellar of a house ow4ed by
said Stack. The Board informed Mr. Lamon that the matter was en-
tirely up to he and hair. Stack that they had no jurisdiction in the
matter. Mr. Damon however stated that he could not afford to
procure counsel and Lr. ,Ballard therefor offered personally to have
the title reference of the property looked up to see whether there
were any drainage rights.
Acting Town Engineer, John T. Cosgrove, presented the Board
with plan of lay out of ierkins manor as presented to him by the
Planning Board. The Board felt that the lay out ?.gar arvery good
one and decided to ask the Planning Board to continue with their
endeavors to make arrangements with the neighbors for exchange
of land to bring about this lay out.
Bids were received on the $173,000. temporary loan as follows:
Atlantic relational Bank 3.69
First National Bank 3.71
Grafton Company 3,79
Lexington Trust Co. 3.669
The bid was awarded to the Lexington Trust Company.
Hearing Inas held at 8:30 P.,uI. on the application of Harry W.
Patterson for permission to erect a two car garage on his premises.
Mr. Patterson was present for his petition, and no persons objected
and it was therefor voted, to grant the permit.
Joint pole location was signed by the Board for the Edison
Electric Ill. Co, for one pole on Pleasant Street. Also joint
pole location for five poles on Old County Road was granted by the
Board, hearings having been duly held respectively at 8:35 P.T.
and 8:45 P.M.
Hearing was held at 8:40 P.M. upon the application of
Raymond L. Nickerson for permission to erect a one car garage at
43 Forest Street. No persons appeared to object and it was voted
to grunt the permit.
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At 8:50 P.M. hearing was called upon the application of
William I. Broom of 21 Winthrop Road for permission to alter his
present garage and made the same into a taro ear garage. Mr. Brown
presented plan shol;,ing the location of the garage when altered.
The garage tirould be only two feet from the boundary line of the
property of 1-r. Knights. Yr. Brown presented a letter signed by
Mr. Knights giving peraission as far as he was concerned to erect
the building nearer than the 74 ft. as required by law.' The Board
questioned their right to grant the permit and decided to refer
the matter to the Tos�,n Counsel for his opinion.
The following joint pole location orders ti -,,ere granted by the
Board for the Edison Electric Ill. Co.
Parker Street Thirteen. poles.
Clare Street Five poles
Percy Road Nineteen poles
North Hancock Street nine poles
Warren Street Aline poles
Public Carriage .license was granted to John E. Timothy.
The Board signed the 2greement with the Lexington Golf Club
for the rental of land of the Toir,n Almshouse property.
The Board voted to appoint the following men as fire engineers
.Edward ,,. Taylor
Edt;:ard L. Fenn
A orraan C. Hooper.
Before making the aappointment of Vir. Fenn and Lr. Hooper
the Board called the gentlemen before them to talk over matters
relative to the duties of the department. Both Mr. Fenn and
%r. Hooper expressod the desire to serve the town in this capacity
and felt that some changes might be made in the personell such
as possibly a permanent chief, the prevention of fire as well as
of the fighting of the fire by more frequent inspections of cellars
and conditions about premises.
It !,,as called to Mr. Ballard's attention that he was to report
on June 8 in regard to the establishing of a. building line on Mass.
',venue fro-: %altham Street to Hancock Street. Mr. Ballard stated
that he was unable to :sake any progress on this matter but akked
to be slated to report in sixty days from this date.
Report of a hearing to be held at Rooms 166 State House on
June 15, 1927 at 10: 30 t.. before the Public Utilities for
discussion of rates for transportation of school pupils. It was
decided to send this to the School Committee.
' Letter i,as received from the Lexington Historical Society
enclosing a letter from krs. 1dedora Robbins Crosby in regard to
breaking in and entering at her home 494 mass. Avenue. It was de-
cided to refer the matter to the Chief of Police for his attention.
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Letter %--as received from Russell I. Prentiss reporting the
conditions on the premises of Fran' Canisius. He stated that he
still found a very unsightly condition at fir. Canisius' premises
that he has been violating the general lays Chapter'111, Section
31 t_ since the tiLe of its enactment in 1921 and has no recourse '
in the natter. He also felt that the Selectmen should not grant
a permitin spite of the objections from lir. Canisius.
The Board decided to send a copy of Mr. Prentissf letter to
ter. Canisius together frith a copy of the report.
The Chairman reported that the Chiefs of Police desired to
attend the convention of the Chief of Police Association at
"..indsor, Canada, June 6, 71 8, and 9. The Town Counsel had been
asked for an opinion as to whether the expenses -could be paid for
by the Town. The Town Counsel reported verbally that owing to the
fact that there was a doubt as to the,meaning of the statute, that
he did not feel he could report that it would be proper to approve
the bill. The Boardexpressed their willingness to have the Chief
attend the convention, but felt under the circumstances they oould
not authorize payment of his expenses. It was decided therefor
to alloy the Chief leave of absence Ylth pay.
In regard to Harrington Park so-called located in East Lex-
in4ton and surrounded by what is called the Robbins & Smith lay
out the Board decided to request the Town Counsel to save this
lot for the Town inasmuch as it was deeded to them by the Burns
Heirs in 1898 for standpipe and water purposes. They also re-
quested him to save the passageway shown on the plan. of the lay
outleading to the nearest street on the Robbins & Smith property. ,
The Board discussed the matter of installing a sewer in High-
land Avenue and viewed the plan of the lay out of the Sewer drawn
by the engineer, and decided to transfer $6,000 from the Sewer
Assessment Account to the Sewer Construction Account for construction
work in Highland llvenue from Bloomfield Street to Washington Street
and one hundred feet on Percy Road.
Letter was received from William H. Ballard in which he
informed the Board of his situation in regard to the erection
of the flew Town Office Building. He personally did not believe
that a TownMeeting should be called on June 30, 1927 inasmuch as
he did not believe that sufficient study could be given to plans at
that time. He also did not believe it would be good business sinde
this date Fill be after the schools are closed and close to the 4th
of July Leek end. lie stated that he felt that he should feel obliged
to offer a minority report for the Building Committee.
r. Ballard also submitted a form of invitation for bids on
the purchase of the Town Hall property. Some suggestions were
made and Mr. Ballard v;as requested to proceed itdth the bids so that
they might be in on June 2.0, 1927.
Letter was written to Thomas F. Vahey, Attorney for Dr. Gd. L.
Barnes, in which he was informed that the Board would not entertain
the petition of Dr. Barnes for a filling station to be located near '
the corner of Mass. avenue and Woburn Street inasmuch as the don-
ditions at the present time were not any different than the time
when the petition was formally refused.
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In regard to the ciEairi of George F. Smith for the additional
sum of k500. for land taken on the Bedford Street i%ridening, the
Board voted to riake this aarard raking the total sum '805.00 and to
secure a special release prepared by the Tovrn Counsel on the same.
Meeting adjourned at 11:%0 P.L.
A true record, Attest.
Clerk.
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