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REGULAR MEETING, JUNE 28, 1927 .
h regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held at the
Selectmen's Office at 8 00 P.M. Messrs . Custance, Burnham,
Ballard, Robertson and Chamberlain were present. The Clerk and
the Supt. of Public Works were also present.
The records were approved.
Hearing was held at 8:30 P.M. on the application of Leslie S .
Spencer of 38 Woburn Street for permission to erect a wooden garage
for the storage of one car. Mr. Spencer was present and stated
that the building had been erected, he having received a permit
from the Building Inspector to do so. then it was found that the
building was within 50 feet of other buildings, a hearing was
advertised.
Michael Manley, abutting owner of property, appeared at the
hearing to object to the building. He stated that the building was
not 71 feet from his property, and that he did not believe that it
complied with the building law. Mr. Spencer felt that the building
was located 71 feet from his bounds as represented to him when he
purchased the property.
The Board informed the two parties present that they would
have to get their engineers to straighten out the boundary line
and when this is done they will then consider granting the permit
for the garage. The hearing was therefor held open until such
time as they could secure this information.
The Board signed the committment for the water charges in
the amount of N10,72l.68, and the sewer charges in the amount of
$821.14.
Common Victuallers license vas granted to Ernest F. Perry of
123 Buckman Street, Everett, to operatesthe Manor Crescent drug
store.
Letter las received from the Trustees of the Isaac Harris
Cary Memorial Fund setting forth the changes they were to make
in the original plans of the building. The Board replied to the
Trustees th_t they approved of the changes .
In regard to the request of Mabel N. Damon, Grant Street, for
action from the Board of Health on the condition of their cellar
caused by the drain, letter was directed to Mrs. Damon informing
her that this matter was entirely up to her to settle with
ter. Stack, and that the information given to her previously was given
only through the courtesy and personal interest of Mr. Ballard.
Public carriage license was granted to Hans Sorenson to operate
one Ford Sedan in the Town of Lexington.
The Board took up the appliation of Peter Canessa of 200
Mass. Avenue for a Second Dealers license in automobiles, end did
not grant the license inasmuch as the property is not in the
business district.
The Board discussed the matter of widening Mass . Avenue from
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Grant Street to Fletcher Avenue back to the building line, and
requested the Clerk to instruct the engineer to secure figures
on the cost of this widening .
The Supt. of Public orks was requested to secure figures
on the cost of installing sewer in Locust Avenue and Plainfield
Street .
The Board took up the matter of settlement of damages of
Alexander Parks on Bedford Street. He requested that he be
awarded the County award of $75.00 on North Hancock Street, and
that he receive $300.00 for the taking of a large elm tree, cess
pool, one apple tree (which bore four barrels of apples in 1926) .
and cement buttress which cost ;'78.00 as entrance to garage.
lie also requested damages of $500.00 for land taken on Bedford
Street in addition to the State award of $40.00.
The Board discussed the matter and decided to invite
Lnir. Warks to accept the following. '75.00 being the County
award onNorth Hancock Street, and $500.00 for damages on Bedford
Street in addition to the State award of 40.00. Mr. Parks was
to be info rued that if he accented this amount, the Board would
ask the town to appropriate the money and ask him to release the
property for highway purposes.
In regard to the claim of John J. Brady it was decided to
lay this matter on the table, until such time as the Board vould
have a chance to view the premises, to decide what the damages
were.
The letter of Harriet I . Smith of Bedford Street, which was
laid on the table at the last meeting, was again considered, and
the Board voted to increase the amount of damages for the 700 sq.
ft. of land taken from Mrs Smith to 10 cents a foot or $70.00
In this connection the Board also took up the claim of
Charles F. Smith, and voted to increase the award of damages
for the 1225 sq. ft. taken to 10 cents a foot or $125.50.
The Board decided to notify the Dept. of Public Vorks, sfter
receiving report from the Planning Board that they were not in
favor of the maintenance of the Lexington Lumber Company' s signs
on the martin property, and in East Lexington, that they did not
approve of the granting of these permits.
ifter discussing the matter of a parallel street to Mass .
Avenue from the East Lexington Railroad station, which idea was
offered by Mr. Ballard, the Board hecrd the report of Mr. Cham-
berlain that the Planning Board hrd gone over this matter quite
thoroughly and they believe that the proper thing to do was to
establish a building line. The Board, therefor, decided to
approve of the proposition of the Planning Board to establish
the building line.
The Chairman was reminded that a start could be made on the
establishment of a proper procedure on the budget system and
estimate sheets for next.year.
The Board ap)roved the application of Fra_icis L. Klein, CV
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50 Vine Street, Lexington, to peddle vegetables, fruit, eggs and
fish
The meeting adjourned at 10 00 10.,4
A true record, Attest.
CQ
Clerk.
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