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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1928-02-07 199 REGULAR 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 len, 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 Meeting 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 sidewalk. 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.Michelson 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. Wrightington, 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 Laws give the Selectmen the right to make rules gemeMing same. ' The Supt. of Public Works was requested to procure frules from surrounding towns in regard to signs overhanging sidewalks. * 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 Fire Ins . Co. , and Judge Prescott 2(10 Keyes, who is connected with the Middlesex Mutual Co. CR 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 Middle, Marrett, and School Stteets and Mass. Avenue, commonly known as the State Road to "Mohawk 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 Water Departmentin the amount of $5,328.39, and for the Sewer Department in the amount of 0234.40. r 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 Appropriatt_n Committee. It was decided to request Mr. Wrightington to make an offer of settlement of not exceeding $200. to Mr. George A. Woods of 51 Bloom- field Street on account of damages sustained from a sewer being installed through his land, unless the Town Counsel advises us to the contrary. Letter was received from the Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc . asking for a copyright release of the picture, "The 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 to secure 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: Bertvrell, 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 Mr. 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.