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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1928-06-19301 REGULAR MEETING, JUNE 190 1928. A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held at the Selectments Room, New Town Office Building. Messrs. Burnham, Ballard., Custance,-Chamberlain, and Robertson were present. The Clerk and the Supt. of Public Works were also present, Hearing was declared open at 8 P.M. upon the application for the change in. name of Belfry Terrace, legal notices having been inserted in the local newspaper in this case, and hearing held in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 85, Section 3," if'the General Laws as amended by Chapter 71 of the Acts of 192% r. Roy A. Ferguson appeared in favor of the petition, no per- sons appeared against it and it was voted to sign the order for the change in name, and to file same together with the plan at East Cambridge. Mrs. Anselm A. Mullen of 51 Massachusetts Avenue, came be- fore the Board in regard to the action of the Board on the ap- plication of Anselm C. Mullen to increase the capacity of his gasoline tanks at 51 Massachusetts Avenue. The Board informed Mrs. Mullen that they could not do anything further toward granting her permission to increase her business until she had aprlied for a change in the Zoning Law. Hearing was declared open on the application of Calvin W. Childs to increase the capacity of his -gasoline tanks 20,000 gallons. Mr. Childs appeared for the petition, but no persons appeared to object, and it was therefore voted to grant him per- mission. The State Aid pay roll amounting to $32.00 was signed. The following bills were aprroved by the Board for the New Town Office Building equipment Mrs."Louise H. Brewster $190.42 H. M. Haley Electric Co., Inc. 1381.37 The Colson Co. of Massa 35.00 Herbert M. Lawrence 9.75 Mass. Reformatory 353.80 Joseph U. OtCallaghan Co. 37;12 Royal Typewriter Co. 180.25 The Board approved the bill to cover the cost of the Town Counsel's services in the Shaler case. 1 It was decided to request Mr. Ballard to have the engineers present at a meeting of the Board on .Tune 21, 1828 for the purpose of discussing matters pertaining to an engineering survey of the grater and sewer areas of the town. It ms decided to requeapt Pay, Spofford and -Thorndike to be present at 7:30 P.M., Metcalf' Eddy at 8:30 P. M. and Mr. J. Leslie Woodfall and son, Harold C. Woad. - fall, at 9:30 P. M. The request of William viano-for a marquise in front of the Lexington Theatre was again laid on the table for one week. 1 1 1 30 Y Letter was received from George E. Briggs in regard to the Ware -Swift River proposition explaining thetp6bition of the bill in the House of Representatives. He stated that the Senate Bill favored by Mayor Nichols was.adopted by the House. ' Report was received from the Supt. of Public Works in regard to garbage disposal. He stated that it would cost approximately $9,000 to operate collection of garbage in the town a year, and it would be necessary to obtain two trucks for this purpose and services of four men to cover the more thickly settled districts of the town. It was decided to request the Supt. to look into the matter and name definite routes which he felt should,be covered by town collection of garbage. The advisability of letting the garbage collection out to con- tractors by the Town of Belmont in 1924 showed that.several of the cities and towns collected by contract. It was also felt that it was not in all cases satisfactory, although perhaps more economical. It was decided to wait until more definite information is bee6ived from the Supt. in regard to garbage collection, before deciding the amount to be appropriated at the Town Meeting. The weekly report of the Supt. of Public Works is as follows: For week ending June 16, 1928. Highway Department. Repairing and surfacing of Highland Avenue completed, Winthrop Road, Washington Street and a part.of Eliot Road repaired and sealed. Percy Road repaired and surfaced between Warren Street and Highland Avenue. Shade Street graded and patched. Adams Street 7graded, patched and rolled. Concord Avenue patched and surface covered with sand and pea stone. Watertown Street covered with pea stone and sand. Sherman Street, Somerset Road, Parker Street and Massachusetts Avenue patched. Two catch basins constructed at the corner of Slocum Road and Highland Avenue. Drain laid across Cedar Street and a short distance on Massachusetts Avenue and two catch basins are being constructed at this point. Moth Department. The spraying of trees to destroy the gypsy and browntail moths has been continued during the week. Water Construction. The extension in Cedar Street to the, Paul Revere Golf Links is completed, with the exception of plaeing of two hydrants. 180 feet of 8" water pipe laid in Independence'Avenue. Water Maintenance. ' Three services installed. The location of two hydrants - one in Forest Street and one in Chase Avenue, was changed for the reason that they blocked the driveways into private property. Sewer Construction. 180 feet of sewer pipe laid in Independence Avenue, and one 30 manhole constructed. Work started in Locust Avenue, and ap- proximately 150 feet of 8" sewer pipe laid. Considerable ledge was encountered in the beginning of this job. About 20 feet of sewer pipe laid in Lincoln Street. Old Reservoir. The work to drain the old reservoir is practically completed and the reservoir will be dry within a few days. Very truly yours, William S. Scamman Supt. of Public Works. Letter was received from the Town Counsel advising the Board that he recommended the s6ttlement of the McCaffrey case for $500.. Plus the restoration of the ditch to its original condition. The Board discussed the matter and decided to accept the suggestion of the Town Counsel for s6ttlement of the case for an amount not exceeding $500. allowing $50.00 for restoring the ditch, and authorized the Town Counsel to proceed to carry out the settlement of the case. Matters pertaining to the moving from the present Town Hall to the new Town Office wilding were discussed, and it was decided to 9bart moving the last of the week. Prendergast Brothers together with their engineer came be- fore the Board and presented another plan of proposed filling station on lot on Massachusetts Avenue adjacent to Fottler Avenue, and the Board decided to grant a hearing to them on their ap- plication. Application was received from Rubin & Seligman for permission to opef'ate a moving picture theatre on the Town Hall Lot. After diat ssing the matter it was decided to lay the application on the table for one week. The Supt. of Public Works was requested to bring in a report of the expenditure on the swimming pool for the next meeting. The Town Counsel presented agreement to be executed by Rubin & Seligman and the Town of Lexington, releasing to Rubin & Seligman the Town Hall building which they purchased under deed dated November 17, 1927. The Chairman was authorized to make delivery of the agreement to cabin & Seligman on June 30, 1928, it being understood that the Town property will be moved from the building by that date. Mr. Custance explained to the Board that he attended the meeting of the Public Works Department at the State House when the bids were obtained on the construction of Massachusetts Avenue, from about opposite Oak Street to Marrett Road. He explained that there were eleven bids as follows: M. McDonough Co. Thos. J. McCue James H. Fannon Swampscott, Mass.,' Watertown, Mass. 39 Powder Hse. Terr. Ville $38,226.50 40,392.10 Somer- 41,112.50 1 1 7 1 �I 1 Angelo Susi & Co. John A. Gaffey & Son F. J. McCarthy Cont. A. G. Tomasello & Son Frederick Cerulli Reynolds Bros., Inc. Dominic Romano Murphy Bros. 68 Cedar St., Roslindal.e Medford, Mass. Co 3 Endicott St., Boston 250 Stuart St., Boston 37 Geneva St,, E. Boston 179 Summer St., Boston Medford, Mass. 391 Broadway, Everett 30 $42,858,20 42,910.35 44,273.50 45,980.75 45,997.41 46,196.35 51,306.45 Informal He explained that all of the bidders did not bid on natural asphalt but bid on chemical asphalt, although the specifications called for natural asphalt. The low bidder, M: McDonough Co. bid on chemical asphalt. He stated that James --H. Fannon was the second lowest bidder, and that he bid on natural asphalt, there- fore he felt that the Board should write a letter to the Depart- ment of Public Works requesting them to accept the bid of James H. Fannon inasmuch as the results obtained from the use of natural asphalt instead of chemical asphalt were very much more advantageous. The meeting adjourned at 11:45 P. M. A true record, attest Clerk. The Board signed the orders for the layout of Prospect Hill Road from Marrett.Road to Wachusett Drive;.Stmonds Road from Bedford Street to Burlington Street; York Street, from Meriam Street 7001 more or less.