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RG7TAH MEETIvG, OCTOBER 30, 1928
A regular meeting of the Board of SPle^tmen was held at the
Selectmen's Room, Town Office Building at 7 30 P. . Messrs
Burnham, Custance Robertson and Chamberlain wee present.
The Sunt. of Public Works and the Clerk pro-tem were also
present.
At 7 45 P Y, Mr. Ralph Marshall and Mr. Arthur A. Marshall
came before the Board relative to the right of way between the
Eroperty of Lillian G. Lois - Marshall and the Cary Memorial
ibrary.
Mr. Ralph Marshall stated that they are desirous of building a
block on their present location, and he asked that the Board of
Selectmen insert an article in the Warrant for the next town
meeting giving the Selectmen the right to negotiate with
Lillian G. & Lois Marshall to release this right of way which
is at the present time 10 feet wide so that they may have a
walk five feet wide where the right of way is at the present time.
They also asked that the Selectmen negotiate with them for a piece of
land so that they might straighten their property line to be ,at
right angles to Massachusetts Avenue. Mr. Marshall presented
plans of lot of land and proposed building.
The matte rags referred to Mr. Theodore A. Custance to confer
with the Town Counsel relative to proper article to be inserted
in warrant .
Mr. Bartholomew Connors appeared before the Board to nsk
that an extension of time be granted to him to 1r 1, 1929.
Itr. Connors has been moving his Wigs fro time to time as soon
as he has completed the houses in Lincoln, but he finds that
he cannot move them all b• November 1, 1928, and therefore , he
asked for an extension of time .
It was decided to ask the Health Inspector to make a report
to the Board oC the condition of Mr. Connors ? premises .
At 8 30 P M. hearing wis declared oren upon the apnlication
of the Lexington ContractingCompany for permission to install a
gasoline tank in the capaciy of 500 gallons on farm of John Shaw,
Bow Street, Lexington .
No persons anneared to object, and it was voted to grant the
permit.
At 8 35 P.N. hearing was declared open upon the application
of William A. Granfield for permission to install a gasoline tank
in the capacity of 2,000 gallons on his premises at corner of
Parrett Road and Spring Street. He desires this permit so that
he might have a gasoline filling station at that location.
No persons an-neared to object.
It was decided to ask Mr. Granfield to present a plot plan of
his property at Spring St. and Barrett Rd showing present location
of buildings and also showing proposed tanks and buildings.
Mr. Converse Hill appeared before the Board in rega d to placing
blanket insurance on all town buildings. The members discussed
each item separately, and the Board decided to request Mr .
Hill to discuss with the Industrial Appraisal Co. the item of
Cary Memorial Library which was listed at X280,000. and which
they felt should be about X90,000.
The weekly report of the Sunt. of Pubh ^ 'forks is as follows
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For we-k ending October 27, 1928.
Highway Department
The construction of Prospect Dill Ro'd has been completed.
On regular maintenance ,°rork, Concord Avenue has been patched,
brush hat been cut on East Street, catch basins and gutters
have been cleaned , the shoulders on Woburn Street have been
smoothed .
Next week the Department will clean the leaves from the
various str ets and attend to other maintenance work.
oth Department.
The Department has treated gypsy moth nests on the
following streets Wood , School , Tatertown, Bowman, and Bowman
Park, and will be occupied with this work nest week.
Park Department.
The Park Department has attended to the regular maintenance
work.
Water Yaintenance.
The following services have been installed; McNeil &
Cochrane, Bridge Street Prenderg'st, Mass. Ave . , completed;
Sibley, Eliot Road, .ebb, Woodland Road; renewal for Connors,
Concord Hill Four corporation cocks have ben cleaned
out where the pressure was found to be poor. I started this week
to tie in all services, and I intend that this work will
continue until all house services have been tied. in. A new
pit meter has been built at the corner of Sand Pit Road and
Bedford Street, and a heavy pit cover and frame wassused due to
the heavy trucking done by the Lexington Sand & Gravel Co. , and
passing over this pit.
water Construction.
Approximately 1151 of pipe have been laid in Bernard Street
beyond Ivan Street, and 961 of 8" pipe have been laid in Ivan
Street ! The connection has been made in Bedford Street ( at
Sunnyfield) with the 6" main.
Sewer Construction
• Approximately 1151 of 8" pipe have been laid in Upland Road.
Sewer Maintenance.
One sewer connection was made to Cloyes, on Upland Road.
On Wednesday October 24, re started to flush sewers, and this
work will continue until all sewers are flushed.
The work contemplated for the week ending November 10
is as follows continuation of the Glen Ro-d and. Upland Road
sewers ; water and sewer services; completion of the Ivan Street
water main extension.
4qYomoil
Engineering Department.
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Sewers
Grades for construction at Upland Road.
Water.
One meter of Engineering Derartment worked entire week
locating and checking ties to water shut-offs.
Highways.
Completed plans of Summit Road and Pinewood Street for
acceptance and wuote descriptions of same.
Miseellaneous.
Attended Planring Board meeting October 26th to revise and
amplify Zoning Laws.
Made profiles of streets thru Star Realty pevelopment to
ascertain correct layout.
Very truly yours ,
William S. Scamman
Supt. of Public Works .
Order for joint pole-re-location of the N. E. Tel. & Tel.
Co. and the Edison Electric Ill. Co. for one pole on Bedford
Street opposite Bernard Streets was granted.
Letter was received from the Town Counsel in which he stated
that he thought it better to leave in the deed to the Town of
Tower Park the clause in said deed referring to the "emorial
to be situated in the southern part o' the Park.
Upon the advice of the Counsel, the Board decided to leave
the clause in the deed
The application of the N. E. Tel . & Ti. Co . for conduit
location at Marrett Rod and Waltham Street was referred to the
Supt. of Public Works , as the Boarr. felt tt -t the man hele shown
upon the plan submitted was in the Middl4 the street, and
th-t it should be placed to one side of the road.
Letter was received from the Supt. of DlIblic Works relative
to sidewalks in East Lexington along the new construction. This
matter was laid upon the table until next week.
Messrs . Lima , Cutler , Swenson , Silva, Rood , Ferrazani,
DeVincent, Condinho, Ferri , and Meek appeared before the Board
relative to drainage of brook wtich crosses Pleasant Street and
Waltham Street.
Mr. Cutler stated that if this brook is widened enough
to drain the land abutting on it properly that it would improve
the property, as no fall plowing can be done on account of the
wet land.
Mr. Frederick J. Spencer, Assistant Assessor, presented
figures of about $340,000. this being the assessed valuation
431
of prope-ty along thi^ brook.
It was voted that the Supt. of rltblic Works have a
topographical survey made of the brooks draining the low lands
south of Marrett Roed and west of 'd ltham Street , and that he
bring before the Boar' an estimate of the cost of the work,
list of rroperty owners benefitted by the drainage, and estimated
amount of the benefit to be assessed to each abuttor.
The Supt. of Public Works presented plan of 12" water main
in Mass . Avenue from Waltham Street to tlm Avenue, but no action
was taken.
Mr. Ross, Sunt. of the Water & sewer Dent, was to be requested
to be present next Tuesday evening, at the meeting of the Board
and to present figure- on earnings for the second quarter of 1927
in comparison with the earnings of the second quarter in 1928,
and to compare the tT- i rd quarter of 1927 with the earnings of
third quarter of 1928. He was also requested to present figures
showing the expenses of the Water Dept for 1927 and 1928.
Mr. Custance brougt up the mat er of moving the curbing in
front of the new Rubin Seligman block opposite Waltham Street,
and presented plan showing the curbing moved back about fifteen
feet, and it a line with the widening at Depot Park.
The Board decided to request the Supt. of Public Works to
have the curbing placed back this distance , the work to start
immediately.
The following bills were approved for the Town Office Buildin`
John N. Duff, Inc . 1306.06
I . 1i, Haley Electric Co. , Inc. 22.00
Killian, Hopkins '1'c Greeley 440.82
It was decided to hold a town meeting on November 22, 1928,
at 7 30 P.M.
Arrlication was signed for Rillph Shorey, who desires to
incorporate the Phi Delta Zeta r^ternity. r Shorey is a
resident of Lexington and is of gond character.
Application was signed by the Boar for Mrs . Addle T,loyd
230 Mass A-enue, Lexington for entrance to a tuberculosis
sanatorium.
The meeting adtjourned at 11 30 P.M.
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Clerk pro-te.,i/