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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1929-12-23 LI-5 SELECTMEN?S MEETING Dec 23, 1929. A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held at the Selectmen's Room, Town Office Building, at 7 30 P.M. Messrs . Burnham, Custance, Chamberlain, Blake, and Shannon were Present. The Supt. of Public Works and the Clerk were also present. Bids were received on the coupon note of $22,000 to to issued in connection with the purchase of the M.& B.St. Rwy. Co. property on Bedford. Street, the same to be 22 notes for $1000 each, payable 1931-1932 $5000 yearly, 1933 - 1935 $4000 yearly, notes to be Coupon note. dated January 1, 1930, interest at the rate of 41% per annum. The bids were as follows : Lexington Trust Comrany 100.260 Atlantic Corporation 100.18 Estabrook and Company 100.211 The bid was awarded. to the Lexington Trust Company. Request was received from the Florence Crittenton League asking that the rate for the use of Cary Hall on December 6 , 1929 be reduced to the lower rate inasmuch as they raised their funds for charity work and they Florence did not obtain the results from the party that they Crittenton expected . League. The board voted to reduce the rate to $25.00. The following bids were received on the rrinting of the Lexington Town Reports according to specif- ications presented. Melrose Free Press $2.25 per page. Newburyport Herald Press 1.78 " " Gainsboro Press . 2.12 " " Medford Printing Co. 1.90 " " The right was reserved to reject any nr all bids Bid awarded and inasmuch as the Board felt that the Newburyport to Medford Herald Press was a long distance away, that it would. Printing Co be much more convenient to accept the bid of the for Town Medford Printing Company, they having done very deport. satisfactory work on the printing of the report in the past. The Board voted. to accept the bid of the Medford Printing; Company at $1.90 per page . Commitment for sewer rental charges in the amount Sewer of $354.30 was signed by the Board. Commitment. Letter was received from the Town Counsel in which he stated that he did not see anything in the Statutes wherein the Selectmen had any authority to fill the vac?ncy caused by the resignation of Robert P. Trabk, Director of Middlesex County Extension Service. 4 5 The Board therefore decided to accept the resignation of Mr. Trask, but to inform him that no action could be taken upon his suggestion that Mr. E. P. Merriam succeed him until the ;annual March election Letter was received from H. I . Harriman stating By-Pass that he was glad to received the approval of the around general plan of a By-Pass around the Town of Lexington Town. proposed by the Dibision of Metropolitan Planning, an also that when tho matter comes up before the Legislature they des).red to have the help of the Town. Letter was received from the Town Counsel in Release re Old which he enclosed a release from the Town of Arlington Peat Factory. protecting; the Town against any suit for damages in connection with the destruction of the old Peat Factory Building. The Board agreed to sign this agreement, one co^y to be sent to the Town o' Arlington end one to be retained. At 8 P.M. hearing- was declared open on the application of Adour 'Ekmekjian, 145 Crescent Hill Ave. for nermission to errect a garage on his premises . Ekmekjian A representative of the Priggen Steel Co. appeared garage granted; before the Board in favor of the application and statedthat he knew of no objection from the neighbors. No persons appeared to object, and it was voted to grant the permit. Legal opinion was receivedfrom the Town Counsel Prosecution of regarding the prosecution of Frank Canisius inasmuch Frank Canisius . as he is still collecting garbage in the Town. It was left with the Clerk of the Board to look up the details of the case with the Town Counsel and Health Inspector Letter was received from the Town Counsel in which he stated that he presented the Board ' s proposition regarding allowing Mr. Ryder to keep pigs [Ryder Case, at 117 Waltham Street until June 1, 1930 and Mr. Ryder was not interested in the proposition. The Board did not see how, under the circumstances, that they coula do anything different in the Ryder case than they have done, and therefore decided to let the proposition stand. Letter was received from Elmer A. Lord Co. Insurance asking for a renewal of $3000 insurance on the blanket renewal. sbMdale expiring Jan. 5th, 1930. It was voted to renew this insurance. Sewer Survey, The Board anprovei bill of $262.39 of Metcalf bill for. & Eddy for work done the Sewer Survey. II 1 1+ .53 Application for admittance of Mrs. A. G. Frothing- Admittance to ham, 20 York Street, to the State Sanatorium for State San. A G. I Tuberculosis was signed by the Board. Frothirghan. Upon request of the Boarc' fiat the Planning Board meet with them to discuss the plan of Five Forks, Mr J. Henry Duffy appeared before the Poard representing the Planning Board. The Town Engineer presented the plan that the Planning Board decided upon in connection with the Five Forks . Mr. Duffy explained that, the Planning Board were very much in favor of retaining the triangle at Five Forks inasmuch as they felt that the open spaces in the Town were desirable. He stated also that the Planning Board advisedthe widening of Lincoln Street to 50 ' . The Board discussed with Mr. Duffy the advis- Five Forks . ability of having the triangle if they desired to control the traffic lights . They also discussed the radius of the curves as compared with the curves at Marrett Road and Waltham Street. The Planning Board, he stated, also advised the purchase of the triangle by the Town to be held and controlled by them and kept as a park. The expense of keeping un the triangles in the Town was also discussed. It was finally decided to request the Supt. of I Public works to communicate with Richard P. Elliot present owner of the triangle, and ask him to set a price that he would take for the triangle. The Town Engineer stated that the triangle, although it is in the business district, could not be used for business owing to the 201 set-back reiuired on each of the streets . The Supt. of Public Works reported that Mr. Elliot stated he would like to obtain a gasoline permit to use this triangle for that purpose. The Board discussedthe plan but made no definite recommendation, except that Mr. Blake stated +hat he wanted to be recorded in the records as being opposed to leaving any triangle in the highway, as he felt they were dangerous andmost usually unsightly. Mr. T. A. Custance reported a conference with Miss Ellen A Stone at the Town Office Building upon her property in East Lexington. Miss Stone put Conference, forth the proposition that she wanted to have consid- Miss E.A.Stone. ered; that the Town fence in their property, dividing her property with a fence similar to what now exists on the part of the Town property, so that the children would not annoy her by crossing her premises. The report was acknowledged as a report of progress toward the desire of the Town to purchase a Dart of Miss Stone 's pronerty for school and playground purposes. 45 'f Application was received from the Country- Country-Side Side Inc. for nermission to increase their gasoline Filling Station tanks from 3000 - 5000 gallpns andto install application. eight rumps at the corner of Lowell and `"'oburn Streets. It was decided to have a hearing on this application. Mr Custance reported that the Ridgeway Dept. Miss Munroe to were now widening out the corners at Lowell and give land to Woburn Street, and he had arranged with Miss Munroe town. to give the land to the Town which she owns on the corner. In regardto the traffic signals , the Board votedto instruct the Supt. of Public '.Yorks to Traffic signals. place s sign designating no left turn at the corner of Hancock St. and Elm Ave. When the Traffic Regulations are revised, this is to be made a part of the Regulations . Report of the financial standing of the Fire Dept. was received from the Supt. of Public Works. He stated that the Chief of the Fire Dept. stated Financial that he could get along with his anrropriation istanding of without having any additional amount for this Dent . , Fire Dept. but the Town Accountant , at the present time, has more bills than can be covered by the amount of money in the Dept. so that the men can not be raid in full for the balance of the year. Nothing can be done about this anrronriation except that the apnropri¢tinn will have another draft. IE. Lexington Mr. Blake reported that an article should be Fire Station. inserted in the Annual Warrant so that something might be done about the East Lexington fire station to put the same into repair. The weekly report of the Supt of Public Works is as follows : For the weeking ending Dee. 21, 1929. Highway Denartment. The surface water drain in Ward Street has been extended. The surface water drain in Grant Street has been completed. At the corner of Lowell Street and. Woburn Street, the corner on the north side has been cut back and the high bank has -been cut down. Because of icy conditions, it was necessary to sand the hills and sidewalks. Gravel has beenlsnread and gr^ded on Grove Street, Old County Rog , Wood Street Lowell Street eind School Street. Next week the department will be occunled with the regular maintenance wore. 5 5 Moth & Share Tree Dept Gypsy moth nests were treated with creosote on Lincoln St. , Weston Street, and Concord Avenue and this work will be continuer next week. Park Department. Regular maintenance work and corstruction of a tennis court at the Center Playground has occupied the Department during the past week. Next week the regtlat maintenance work will be attended to Water Construction. Three lengths of 12" pipe have been laid in Mass. Avenue near the property of John Sullivan. This work is progressing slowly on account of the ledge. Water Maintenance. An inspection of all hydrants has been made to see that barrels were drained of water. The water service to the new Trust Company has been completed. It is expected that the 12" main in Mass . Avenue will be completed as far as we intend to go this week. The work contemplated for the week ending January 4, 1930 is as follows : Water and Sewer Maintenance work Engineering Department. Sewers. Grades for bank connection at Plass . Avenue and Muzzey Street. Highways. Wrote description of Highway taking fronting Colonial Block. Cedar Street Survey. Miscellaneous. Wrote description of three new precincts . Block Plan tracings. Wrote several descriptions of Middlesex and Boston property. Work on Ryder development for Planning Board. Continued Lincoln Street Topo. Yours very truly, William S. Scamman Supt. of Public Works . 4t,6 The meeting adjourned at 11 P.M 4a A true record, Attest : Clerk. F 1 1