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SELECTMEN'S MEETING
February 18, 1930.
A regular meeting 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 peddlerts 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 Peddlerts
Swinimer, Spring Road, Bedford, to peddle within the license to
limits of the Town of Lexington. N.Swinimer.
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Notice of a hearing to '-.e held at the County
Commissionerts Office on February 21, 1930 at 10 A.M.
was called to the attention of the isoard.
The Board granted a pool room license to J. J.
Carroll, 17 Mu.zzey Street, Lexington, for the balance
of the license year, to May 1, 1930.
Commitment of miscellaneous water charges in the
amount of $468.12 was signed b the Board; also
Commitment of miscellaneous sewer charge's in the amount
of $165.14.
Hearing at
County Com.
Office.
Pool
license
granted.
Water
sewer Mis-
cellaneous
charge com-
mitment.
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.,
Letter was received from Harold B. Lamont,
Chairman of the Tercentenar:, Committee, in which
he named three new members for the commttee to be
appointed, namely, Albert A. Ross, Russell 1. Prentiss
and William R. S. Eaton, also Geroge S. Barton as
Chairman of the committee in charge of publicity.
Letter was received from Kepresentative Gerome E. -
Briggs ack3mowledging the letter of the Board asking,
him to favor house bill #918 which allows reimbursement
to cities and. towns for the care of sick, poor persons.
Mr. Briggs stated that until he had heard the arguments
on the Bill, he felt that the additional amount to
be paid b= towns like Lexington, or the difference
between $10.50 and $20. 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,
Suggested
names for
Terecen-
tenary.
House Bil
#918.
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U. S. Veterans' Bureau, in: which he confirmed the
Veterans'
telegram forewarded to the Board advising that the
Bureau.
Bureau would not be interested in'the Town of Lexington
supplying water to the Veterans' Hospital at Bedford
at this time.
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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
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building contemplated would be, exclusive of equipment,
apporximately $16,000, and that the corner would then
be open.
He presented pictures showing 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
f.
register his objection, inasmuch as he felt that,thle
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 Ithe same.
At 8:15 P.M. hearing was declared open on the
application of Daniel J. O'Connell for permission to
install under -round gasoline tanks in the capacity
of 5000 gallons at to Woburn Street. .Mr. QAponnell
was present in favor of the --petition and nApersons
appeared against it. A letter was received from .
Mar; 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 b']oburn Street, which will
take a portion of Mr. O'Connellfs property. Mr.
O'Connell felt that if too much of his land is taken,
he would not have suffici6nt land ";to.locate a filling
' station upnn, and still keep the house on the property,
which he feels is valued at +;;13500. He desired to
k6ep the house'at the present time.
Mr. Custance informed Mr. OtConnell that the
Planning Loard 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
the April 19th Committee: Edward L. Child, Arthur
F. Tucker and Fletcher 111. Taft.
The bids were received on the 502000 water
construction loan at 4r%.as follows:
Faxon Gade & Co., 100.711
Lexington Trust Co. 100.9509
Estabtook & Company 100.83
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D.J.
OtConnells
filling;
station
April 19th
Committee,
At 8:20 P.M. -hearing was declared open on the
application of the N.E.T.&.T. Co. f'or permission N.E.T.&.T.Co.
t to install a conduit on Massachusetts Avenue at granted Conduit
the junction of Lincoln Street and Stratham Road. location.
Mr. Charles Bent of the Telephone Co. appeared
in favor of the petition. Ito 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, inasmuch as 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 passap_;e 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 ohild 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
would not become faded and have'to be replaced. She
stated that there would be no charge to the Town for
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.
Mrs. D.F.Ross
re request to
fix curtains.
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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 -,oard 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�s.
ecause of Icyconditions'. it was necessary to
sand sidewalks and streets.. The department has obtained
a sand spreader 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.
Next week the regular maintenance work will be
attended to as well as some work on Hill Street
and. finishing Woburn Street until the`wideninr: of
the roadway can oe 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 rer:ular maintenance work has been attended to
and will occupy the department next week.
Engineering Department.
Hi ghwarnys .
Grades established for Smith, Tucker and Taft
Avenue and Bertwell Road.
Stud;,, of lines and grades on Oakland Street
extension.
Lines and grades on Baker avenue at Barks Avenue
Sewers
Work on final plans of 1929 construction.
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Miscellaneous.
Started Lincoln Street topo plan.
' Plan of part of P-J�arground showing location of
swimming pool with pipe lines.
7,ork on Cedar Street plan.
Plan of vi -11 on maker Avenue.
:Vater Maintenance
The men have been working on the 12" connection
across Mass. Ave. at Lake Street.
The compressor has b en used b the Highrraay
Department on 'loburn Street and also has been used at
the Breck-Robinson Nursery.
Regular maintenance :,cork has been carried on.
Also, regular maintenance work is planned for the
week ending March if 1930.
Yours ver,�r trul:-,
','lilliara S. Scarman
Supt. of Public ":forks.
The meetins adjourned. at 9:15 P.M.
' A true record, Attest:
Clerk.
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