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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1930-02-18 (1 r S�r,LE.,TMEt1'S MEETING February 18, 1930. A regular meetin'g of the Board of Selectmen was held in the Selectmen's Room, Town Office Building at 7:30 P.M. Messrs . Custance, Chamberlain and Shannon were present. The Supt. of Public Works and the Clerk were also present. The Board signed application for peddler's license Peddler's for Charles Fisher, Curve St. , to peddle vegetables license to within the limits of the Town of Lexington. C. Fisher. ' The Board also signed peddler 's license for Willard Peddler's Swinimer, Spring Road, Bedford, to peddle within the license to .,� limits of the Town of Lexington. �J.Swinimer. Notice of a hearing to e held at the County Hearing at Commissioner's Office on February 21, 1930 at 10 A.M. County Com. was called to the attention of the Board. Office. The Board granted a pool room license to J. J. Pool Carroll, 17 Muzzey Street, Lexington, for the balance license of the license year, to May 1, 1930. granted. Commitment of miscellaneous water charges in the Water & amount of $468.12 was signed b the Board; also sewer Mis- Commitment of miscellaneous sewer charges in the amount cellaneous of $165.14. charge com- a mitment. 1 Letter was received from Nelson J. Bowers offering his resignation as a member of the Planning Board, to Resignation take effect when Mr. Edgar F. Scheibe is elected to N.J.Bowers. that office, March 3, 1930. The Board acknowledged his resignation. g � Letter was received from Harold B. Lamont, Chairman of the Tercentenar Committee, in which he named three new members for the committee to be Suggested appointed, namely, Albert A. Ross, Russell I. Prentiss names for and William R. S. Eaton, also Geroge S. Barton as Terecen- Chairman of the committee in charge of puolicity. , tenary. Letter was received from Representative Gerome E. Briggs acknowledging the letter of the Board asking, him to favor house bill #918 which allows reimbursement House Bil to cities and towns for the care of sick, poor persons . #918. Mr. Briggs stated that until he had heard the arguments on the Bill, he felt that the additional amount to be paid by towns like Lexington, or the difference between $10.50 and 520. per week would not affect the Town but if it were placed upon the State, it would materially affect the State tax. Letter was received from Frank T. Hines, Director, 62 ommil -11 U. S. Veterans ' Bureau, in which he confirmed the Veterans ' telegram forewarded to the Board advising that the CD Bureau. Bureau would not be interested in the Town of Lexington supplying water to the Veterans ' Hospital at Bedford at this time. The following bids were received for the printing of the ballots for the annual Town election Hadley Press, bid on 4400 ballots and Bids on 100 specimen ballots folded, $75.00 ballots. Mercury Printing Co. bid on 4400 ballots and folded and banded in lots of 100, 110.00 The Board decided to accept the bid of the Hadley Press, he being the lowest bidder. At 8 P.M. hearing was declared open on the application of Bridget Leary for permission to install underground gasoline tanks in the capacity Leary gas- of 5000 gallons at the corner of Massachusetts oline fill- Avenue and Fletcher Avenue. Mrs . Bridget Leary ing station was present, together with her attorney, Mr. J. Warren denied. Killam, Jr. of Melrose Mr. Killam explained that Mrs. Leary intended to remove the house at present upon the location, and take down the banking, putting the station in on the lot. The tanks would be placed underneath the granolithic drives. He stated that there was 9480' in the lot. He also stated that the cost of the building contemplated would be, exclusive of equipment, apporximately 016,000, and that the corner would then be open. He presented pictures showily; what the proposed building would look like. Mr. Daniel J. O 'Connell came after the hearing was declared closed, but stated that he wished to register his objection, inasmuch as he felt that the character of the Avenue with the group of Town Buildings so attractive should not be impaired by a filling station located so near. The Board considered the application of Mrs. Leary and voted to deny the same. At 8 15 P.M. hearing was declared open on the application of Daniel J. O 'Connell for permission to install underground gasoline tanks in the capacit,r of 5000 gallons at 16 Woburn Street. Mr. Qonnell was present in favor of the petition and nelipersons appeared against it. A letter was received from Mary A. Mullen on behalf of her mother who owns the adjoining property who objected to the permit being granted. . The Board discussed with Mr. O 'Connell the layout ' of the street which is intended to start at Hancock Street,acroos Oakland Street, thence across to Sherman Street to Ha--es Lane and Woburn Street, which will take a portion of Mr. O 'Connell 's property. Mr. 63 O 'Connell felt that if too much of his land is taken, he would not have sufficient land to locate a filling station upon, and still keep the house on the property, D.J. which he feels is valued at ,;,3500. He desired to 0 t Connells keep the house at the present time. filling Mr. Custence informed Mr. O 'Connell that the station Planning oard were working on the layo ut of the street and he expected to have a report from them at an early date. It was voted to lay the application of D. J. O 'Connell for a filling station upon the table for one week. The Board voted to appoint the following as April 19th the April 19th Committee: Edward L. Child, Arthur Committee. F. Tucker and Fletcher 71. Taft. The bids were received on the $50,000 water construction loan at 4r% as follows: Faxon Gade & Co. 100.711 Lexington Trust Co. 100.9509 Estabtook & Company 100.83 At 8 20 P.M. hearing was declared open on the application of the N.E.T.°..T. Co. for permission N.E.T.&.T.Co. to install a conduit on Massachusetts Avenue at granted Conduit the junction of Lincoln Street and Strath.= Road. location. Mr. Charles Kent of the Telephone Co. appeared in favor of the petition. No persons appeared against it and it was voted to grant the petition. The Board decided to approve the bills for Board approves printing the notices of meetings of precinct members bill for to elect Town Meeting Members, inasmuchas the precinct matter had been taken up with the State Accountants meetings. and they stated that the bills could be paid by the `Down. Notice of the passage of the bill for widows Annuity for of policemen and firemen, killed on duty, authoriz- widows of ing the Town to pay tb them $1000 annuity with an_. firemen & additional $100 for each ihild under eighteen years policemen. of age was received by the Board. Mrs. D. F. Ross, stated that she desired to fix the curtains in the Cary Memorial Hall so that they Mrs. D.F.Ross would not become faded and have to be replaced. She re request to stated that there would be no charge to the Town for fix curtains. this work. The Board authorized Mrs. Ross to do the work, and thanked her for her interest in the matter. In response to the letters sent by the Board to Mr. James M. Prendergast and Mr. A. C. Mullen, Mr. (34 Mullen and Mr. John E. Kelley both came before the Prendergast Board, Mr. Kelley representing the Prendergast and. Mullen filling station, and agreed that they would homply filling with the request of the board to move back their stations. pumps and to remove their signs that were objectionalbe. The weekly report of the Supt. of Public Works is as follows: For the week ending February 18, 1930. Highway Department. The work on Woburn Street was continued and is very nearly completed in so far as the retaining wall near Utica Street is concerned, some work to do in cleaning up and finishing the entrances to several drivewa-rs. -ecause of icy conditions, it was necessary to sand sidewalks and streets. The department has obtained a sandspreader for sanding streets and to distribute pea stone which will speed up this kind of work as well as saving a large amount of material. Ne-.t week the regular maintenance work will be attended to as well as some work on Hill Street and. finishing Noburn Street until the widening' of the roadway can -)e done. Moth & Shade Tree Dept. The Department has treated the moth nests with creosote in the Town Woods and Tower Park and will be occupied with this work next week. Park Department The reeular maintenance work has been attended to and will occupy the department next week. Engineering Department. Highways Grades established for Smith, Tucker and Taft Avenue and Bertwell Road. Stud of lines and grades on Oal-.land Street extension. Lines and grades on Baker Avenue at Banks Avenue Sewers Work on final plans of 1929 construction. 65 Miscellaneous . Started Lincoln Street topo plan. Plan of part of Praground showing location of swimming pool with pipe lines. YJork on Cedar Street plan. Plan of wall on esker Avenue. Water Maintenance The men have been working on the 12" connection across Mass . Ave. at Lake Street. The compres or has en used by the Highway Department on Woburn Street and also has been used at the Preck-Robinson Nursery . Regular maintenance Nork has been carried on. Also, regular maintenance work is planned for the week ending March 1, 190. Turs ver— truly, Jilliam S. Scarman °upt. of Public 4orks. The meetin. adjourned at 9 15 P.M . A true record, Attest Clerk.