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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1929-09-24 66 CD SELECTMEN'S MEETING - SEPT. 24, 1929. The regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held at the Selectmen's Room, Town Office Building at 7:30 P.M. Messrs. Chamberlain, Custance, Blake and Shannon were present. Mr. Custance was appointed temporary Chairman serving in the absence of Mr. Burnham who was ill. The Supt . of Public Works wad on his vacation. The Clerk was also present . Letter was received from the Apex Exterminator Exterminating Products Company stating that they will service rats in Town the three Town dumps namely, corner of Woburn Dumps. Street and Fletcher Avenue, Lincoln Street and Bedford Street; also the Almshouse property for the sum of $150. The Board felt that this should be done owing to the conditions and voted to authorize the payment of this amount from the Board of Health Account. Letter was received from the Plaaning Boarlin Centre Engine which they advised that their decision for re- House. commendation of a Centre Engine House was the lot owned by Mr. Harry Aldrich, the same being the triangular lot at the junction of Woburn Street and Fletcher Avenue. They stated that this triangle could be planned similar to the engine house in the Town of Arlington at the junction of Massachusetts Avenue and Broadway and there would be ample space for thissame kind of develop- ment. It was decided to let this letter lay over until the next meeting of this Committee. Regulations re It was voted to adopt the following regulations traffic controls in regard to traffic light controls, as sent to the Board by the State Dept. of Public Works : Section 1. Meaning of Colors. Colors in traffic control signals shall have the commands ascribed to them in this section, and no other meanings, and no driver of a vehicle shall fail to comply - with said commands . (1) RED: While the red lens is illuminated no driver of a vehicle facing the signal shall enter the intersection: ( Provided, however, that if a right or left green arrow lens is illuminated at the same time, a driver may enter the intersection to make the turn permitted by the arrow) . 3137 (2 ) CHANGE: While the yellow lens is illuminated any waiting driver of a vehicle shall remain standing until the green lens is illuminated, and any driver of a tehicle approaching the intersection who can dtop said vehicle with safety before reaching the intersection, or a marked stop line , shall stop at such point. ( 3) GREEN: While the green lens is illuminated any driver of a vehicle facing the signal shall proceed, subject to the safety of those who may have been in the intersection at the time the lens was illuminated (and subject to the special turning restrictions contained in naragranh ( 5 ) of this section). (4 ) REn AND YELL° W : While the red andyellow lenses are illuminated together no driver of a vehicle shall enter the intersection and during such time the intersection is reserved for the exclusive use of pedestrians. ( 5 ) GREEN ARROW LENS : When a special right or left turn green arrow lens is incorporated in a signal, drivers facing said signal may make a turn in the direction of such arrow, only when such lens is illuminated. ( 6 ) FLASHING RED The red lens when illuminated with rapid intermittent flashes shall require drivers to come to a complete stop before entering the inter- section. Such flashing red shall be used only in beacons and in traffic signals, when not operating as stop and go devices , to indicate the full stop required before entering a through way. (7) FLASHING YELLOW: The yellow lens when illuminated with rapid intermittent flashes shall indicate the presence of danger and shall permit drivers to proceed only with caution. Theodore A. Custance Francis Chamberlain Board Hallie C. Blake of Sent. 24 , 1929. Clarence Shannon Selectmen. Request was receiver from Neil McIntosh for a Street light street light in Bernard Street, Sunnyfield Development. Sunnyfield The Board decided to insert an article in the Development. Warrant asking for a street light in this street. The following commitments were signed Sewer Charges X784.09 Sewer Assessments, Baker Avenue Commitments. Oak Street Charles Street Taft Avenue 368 Chase Avenue .4719.01 Water Charges 1640.40 Estimated cost of laying the sewer in Fottler Fottler Ave . Avenue from Cliffe Avenue to near the trunk line a 1Sewer. distance of 13,000 ' in the amount of $7000 was received from the Supt. of water and Sewer Dept. It was decided to take this matter up at Town Meeting. Robbins & Mr. Chamberlain reportedthat he was still in Smith. correspondence with Robbins & Smith regarding the land taken for street purposes in their development. Pool Room Pool Room license was granted to Frank H. Cotton License, F. H 1764 Mass. Avenue, he having presented three letters Cotton of recommendation. Proposed Road, It was decided to set aside an evening to consider Vine Brook. the orders of damages to be paid to the abuttore along the proposed road along Vine Brook. Town Engineer It was decided to request the Town Engineer to to attend attend the conference of the Federation of Planning Planning Bd. Boards at Fitchburg on Monday, Sept. 30, 1929. Meeting. Copy of letter written to the Planning Board by the Town Counsel giving his opinion on the drainage Vine Brook project considered in the Vine Brook area was Drainage. presented to the Board and was to be copied for circulation so that the members of the Board might read it for their information. Letter was received from Daniel J. O ' Connell asking the status of the shop operated by Arthur Status of Field in the rear of the property of Norman J. Pero A. Field ' s at 7849 Mass, Avenue. repair shop. The Board replied that the shop was not used s a garage but as a repair shop and was• within the bus- iness district under the Zoning Law, and that the gasoline tank storedthere was covered by a perrrtit from the Chief of the Fire Department and was for the use of the repair shop and not for sale purposes. • It was reported that the Lexington Historical Society desiredto present to the Town an oil painting which is at the present time at the Lexington Savings 1011 Painting Bank, when the painting is cleaned and the frame from Lex. repaired, the same to be hung in the Cary Memorial Historical Building. Society The Board appointed Mr. Hallie C. Blake as their representative to accept of; reject the picture as he saw fit. 369 The following is the weekly report of the Supt. of Public Works . For the week ending Sept. 21, 1929. HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT Streets and catch basins in all parts of the town were cleaned. Surface patches were made in Concord Ave. , Wood St. , Cedar St. , ClarbaSt. , Muzzey St. , Audubon Rd. , and Lincoln St. Lincoln St . , Baker Ave , Chase Ave , and Oak St. were leveled and graded. Cross walks in Mass. Ave. through the center were marked with traffic paint. Construction work in Coolidge Ave. was started during the past week. Next week the department will be occupied with the regular maintenance and the construction of Coolidge Ave. MOTH I`FPARmIENT The work of cleaning up and trimming trees and brush on Belfry Hill has been finished. One tree removed and others trimmed in Oak Street. One tree in Depot Square was trimmed. Next week the department will be occupied with ' the wotk of painting and destroying gypsy moth nests. PARK DEPARTMENT. Regular maintenance work was attended to during the past week and will occupy the department next week. WATER MAINTENANCE. Services have been installed as follows : McIntosh, Spring Street; Dillon, Fair Oaks Drive; renewals for Balmer, Sheridan Street; Carrigan, Mass. Ave. ; Norris, 3 Bedford Street. WATER CONSTRUCTION. We have laid approximately 1251 of 6" water pipe in Shade Street, and approximately 200' of 6" water pipe in Tower Street to tie in with the Independence Avenue main. We have installed a hydrant on Farmcrest Avenue. SEWER CONSTRUCTION. We have installed a service for Carrigan, Mass . Ave. 111 Five men have been flushing sewers. The work contemplated for the week ending October 5th is as follows : water and sewer services, etc. 370 ENGINEERING D7PARTMENT. QS SEWERS Continued work on Town Study by making profiles of streets totalling 29,600 feet. Inspection of Main Sewer Outlet with J. A . Raymond from Hayes Lane to Arlington line. HIGHWAYS Set and markedgrade stakes for construction of Coolidge Avenue. Set line and grade stakes for construction of Hillside Terrace. Started survey of Harding Road. { MISCELLANEOUS Located business sign at Aldrich Block by running Mass. Ave line near Waltham Street. Made layout of Sarano and Custer properties to tie with development of "Golden Guernsey Farm. " Made copy of plan showing proposed building lines on Muzzey Street for Lexington Trust Company. Lines and grades for property on Woodland Road. Staked out location for skating rink at playground. REMARKS ' Inspection of Main Sewer Outlet (Sept . 17th) showed that it was in excellent condition from the Nursery at Munroe Station to the Arlington line. From Munroe Station to Hayes Lane the line was in general very dirty with the manhole first southerly of Woburn Street in need of repairs to stop ground water leakage. Cleaning process should extend along the mainline beyond Hayes Lane at least to and including both Waltham Street branches. Flow measurements near Arlington showed that thti outlet was running at one third capacity. These measurements were taken at a very dry season am will be repeated when the gound is well saturated. Yours very truly, Supt. of Public works The meeting adjourned. at 8 16 P.M. A true record, Attest Clerk.