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REGULfiR MEETING__, FEBRUARY 7, 1928.
A 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 Supt. of Public Works,
the Clerk, and the Clerk pro -tem, were also present.
Mr. Henry H. Kitson, Mr. Ezra F. Breed, Captain of the Minute
Men, and Mr. John E. Gilcreast came before the Board and presented a
plan of Hastings Park, where they desire to place a Memorial to the
Minute Men of Lexington. Mr. Breed requested that an article be
inserted in the warrant for the annual Town Meeting whereby the Town
will grant this park as a site for said memorial, and the Board voted
to insert same.
The Board signed the warrant for the annual Town Sleeting to
be held march 5, 1928.
Harold Michelson came before the Board in regard to the appli-
cation of Isadore J. Michelson to erect a sign at his store at 470
Mass. Avenue overhanging the sidev:ralk. He was informed that when
the Board had taken the matter up, he would be notified of their
action.
In connection with this matter, Dr. Shannon of the Board of Trade
came before the Board to report that the matter had been brought to
' their attention because it was felt that a business man's rights were
being interferred with. He stated that as the matter had just been
presented, the Board of Trade did not have sufficient time to go into
the subject thoroughly and it had been left pending by them. It was
suggested that a meeting of the Board of Selectmen be held with the
Board of Trade to go into the matter further.
The Town .Engineer presented a sketch of all the signs in the
Town which project over the sidewalk, showing the size of the sign,
the distance it extends over the sidewalk, and the height of the
sign from the sidewalk. He was requested to have blue prints made of
the sketch for the information contained thereon was very helpful.
The Board voted to grant Mr.Mi.chelson permission to erect his
sign provided that he complies .with the requirement of filing a
bond, and also if he is willing to sign an agreement stating that
when the Board of Selectmen request that all signs must be removed,
he agrees to remove his sign.
It was also voted to notify Mr. Rufus W. Blake that he could
erect a sign on his store at 446 Mass. Avenue if he complies with
the requirement of filing a bond and also signs an agreement ID
remove his sign when requested by the Board of Selectmen.
It was decided to request Mr. L"Irightington, Town Counsel, to
give his opinion in regard to having rules drawn up regulating the
erection of signs that overhang sidewalks, as it*was found that
Chapter 85, Sections 8 and 9 of the General Lavas give the Selectmen
the right to make rules gaweMing same.
' The Supt. of Public Works was requested to procure Fules from
surrounding towns in regard to signs overhanging sidewalks.
p Letter was received from Edward C. Stone in regard to whether
the Town should purchase mutual insurance. In connection with this
matter the Clerk was requested to secure the opinion of Mr. Harry
Stone, President of the Lumber Mutual ''ire Ins. Co., and Judge Prescott
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,Keyes, who is connected with the Middlesex Mutual Co.
Petition was received from the residents of the State Road
requesting that an article be inserted in the warrant for the
Annual Town Meeting changing the name of the section of 'diddle,
11Marrett, and School Stteets and Mass. Avenue, commonly known as the
State Road to vMohawk Trail". It was voted to notify the residents
that an article would be placed in the warrant, but that the Board
was not in accord with the article as the name Mohawk Trail signifies
a general highway route and not the name of a street.
The Board signed a commitment for the `'later Departmentin the
amount of $5,328.39, and for the Sewer Department in the amount of
0234.40.
Abatements were signed for the Water and Sewer Departments for
November 1927 in the amount of $186.12, and for January 1928 amounting
to $92.07.
It was decided to request the Fire Engineers to meet with the
Board of Selectmen on next Tuesday evening at 8.30 P.M. to discuss
the Fire budget for 1928 together with the Appropriation Committee.
It was decided to request Mr.
settlement of not exceeding $200.
field Street on account of damages
installed through his lando unless
the contrary.
Wrightington to make an offer of
to Mr. George A. Woods of 51 Bloom -
sustained from a sewer being
the Town Counsel advises us to
Letter was received from the Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
asking for a copyright release of the picture, ItThe Dawn of Liberty"
to use as an illustration in a hew edition of Britannica. The writer
was informed that the -,picture belonged to the Lexington Historical
Society, and consequently would have`bosecure their permission in
regard to release.
Zetitions were received from residents of the Building Trust
property requesting that the Board furnish them with an estimate of
the cost of construction of the following streets: Bertwell, Dee,
Dexter, Eaton, Gleason, Harding, and Simonds Roads. They were
notified that the Town Engineer has been requested to furhish the
Board of Selectmen with figures in regard to the construction of these
streets.
It was reported that the subject of Town Planning had been taken
up by. -kr. Ballard with Mr. John Nolen, but as Mr. Ballard was not
present at this time, the matter was laid on the table.
Meeting adjourned at 11.00 P.M.
A true record, Attest:
Clerk Pr -tem.
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