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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1930-10-14312 Sale of Cards by Outsiders. SELECTMEN'S MEETING OCT. 140 1930. 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, Trask, Shannon and Blake were present. The Supt. of Public Works and the Clerk were also present. Letter was received from Mr. Edwin B. Worthen relative to the sale of post cards on the Common by persons who are not authorized to guide in the Town. He stated that during the Tercentenary celebration he provided Boy Scouts to guide the visitors and he found a number of.outsiders selling cards on the Common. He felt that some By -lav; should be provided prohibiting sales on the Common. It was decided also that possibly all historic places might be added to the list of places to prohibit sales upon, and it was decided to notify the Committee Or' By-laws of Mr. Worthen's suggestion. ' Supplementary report was signed in regard to George Supplement- M. Barbour, Woburn Street, the first report not having tart' report. been sufficiently complete. At 8 P.M. hearing was declared open on the petition} Pole of the E. E. I. Co. for location of one Dole 1040? north location of Woburn Street on Lowell Street. It was voted to grant hearing the petition. At 8:05 P.M. hearing was declared open on the application of Ernst Brothers for :permission to erect a private Ernst garage at 12 Morris Street. No persons appeared to object, Garage. and it was voted to grant the permit, provided the Build- ing Inspectorrapproved it. At 8:10 P.M. Hearing was declared open on the petition Legalizing of the E. E. I. Co. and the N. E. Tel. & Tel. Co. for Pols 14 poles on Harding Road. This is to legalize the location location. of the poles, the street having been made a public highway. Letter was received from Mr. A. N. Maddison stating his position in regard to the amendment to the Zoning Law Opinion, proposed by the Town Counsel. amendment Mr. Maddison stated that he did not believe the to Zoning proposed amendment would cover the Mohawk Club inasmuch Law. as this was in no sense a Country Club. The Board s+ill awaits a communication from Mr. Emery giving his views. The Board voted to aoorove the bill for the appraisal O'Connell of the O'Connell property in the sum of $300, the same appraisal being one-half the cost of the appraisal. It is under - 'bill. stood that Mr. O'Connell will pay the other $300. - The Board voted to approve the bill for the appraisal of the Hunt property in the sum of $400, the same to be paid to Charles A. Gleason, Charles E. Howe, and Walter Channing. Mr. Trask reported that Miss Turner who fell over a stake placed by the County Commissioners while making the Engineering survey for the relocation of Mass. Ave., on the property of the Old Peoplets Home, had become a member of the Old Peoplefs Home, and therefore there would be no further claim pressed in her case. Mr. F. L.. Emery appeared before the Board on behalf of the Field and Garden Club and presented a plan showing -the planting at the Buckman Tavern property as suggested by the Field & Garden Club. He stated that he had just been to the meeting of the Historical Society and'-96bured the approval of the Soeiety of the planting as proposed in the plan. The Board viewed the plan, and voted unanimously to approve the planting, the cost to be taken care of bar -the Field and Garden Club. ' The Board took up the matter -of the' petition which was filed with the Planning Board, for the change in the zoning law from a residence district to a business district of the property owned by Harri6t Smith, and located at the corner of Bedford Street and Valley Road. . Mr. Emery stated that the Planning Board were not ready to report, and inasmuch as a report was required by the Planning Board, he did not see how any action could be taken on the article inserted 'in the Warrant. Mr. Emery was informed that Mr. Smith requested the article to be inserted inasmuch as he felt that the Planning Board had sufficient time to make their report and they had a deposit on the property for the last year, and he desired to strAighten the matter out- . Letter was received from the Town Counse regard- ing the Bean -Perkins ease in which he stated that he would take up the matter of the injunction ordered f on Bean and Perkins with their Counsel. A. The Town Counsel also presented his bill of $750 for services in this case. He stated that the costs were $150.25 and the Attorney for Bean & Perkins asked him not to enforce the decree for costs against his clients. Bond for the collection of garbage which has been placed with the'Employers Assurance Corp. was approved by the Board, on the garbage contract awarded -to John N. Connors. 3-1 Bunt appraisal bill. Turner case. Planting at Buckman Tavern. Change in zoning law re Smith property. Bean -Perkins case. Bond, Garbage Contract. 314 Letter was received from Charles L. Stone who owns property on Cedar Street, near the corner of Balfour Street, objecting to the petiition of Mr. Change in Bentley for a change in the name of the Street to name of Bentley Road. street to Mr. Stone was informed that the Board had not Bentley received a petition for any change, but if one is re Rd. ceived we will notify him. . Notice was received of a meeting to be held in Estabrook Hall, at 4 P.M.; October 16, 1930, for the Safety laborers of the Torn to hear a talk on Safety meeting. Engineering, at which time pictures were to be shown to the men. The idea of the.meeting being to instruct the men to be more careful to avoid accidents, thus reducing the premium for compensation insurance. .Letter was received from Henry L. Stone.of Cedar Street that he did not received his water bill for the H.L. Stone last quarter although he received a notice t6 pay the water bill; he stated that this was the second time this bill had occurred. The Clerk reported that the Supt. of the Nater Dept. stated that the records show that a bill had been made out and put through the office of the Town Accountant to be�sent to Mr. Stone. Mr. Stone was notified to this affect. Certificate of Incorporation was signed for Jacob Dickerman, he being one of the Incorporators of the Incor- Organized Garment Union Workers. Certificate was poration. received from the Chief of Police in which he stated that Mr. Dickerman had never been arrested and was a man' of reputable character. The Board viewed the votes prepared for the Town Meeting and discussed quite at length what action would be taken in regard to the O'Connell and Hunt properties. Letter was presented in which Mr. O'Connell stated that he would agree to accept $60,000 as a O'Connell compromise far which he would settle for land taken compromise, from him and waive all claims for damages which might arise out of the Hunt block not Geeing moved back.- Mr. ack.Mr. Trask did not feel that this amount was a compromise inasmuch as the Board offered Mr. O'Connell the sum of $45,000 and considering the appraisal of $50,000 by.Charles E. Howe, he felt that Mr. O'Connell should compromise by accepting $55,000; the Board would then have an opportunity to present this to the Town as a compromise* It was decided to call Mr. O'Connell in before the meeting and Mr. O'Connell decided to accept $55,000 rather than $60,000 and inserted this in his letter. The Board decided to present �QQ the mmows. the figure of $559000 for settlembnt of Mr..O Connell e b im. J 1 Mr. Samuel Lippa, 52 lottler Ave., came before ' the Board and a'iked that the Board reimburse him for the labor for putting in the water pipe in Fottler Avenue. He stated that it cost him approx- imately,700 to dig the trench for the water pipe; Fottler he also stated that it was his understanding that Ave. the Suburban Land Co..gave them the pipe if they water pipe. would do the labor of digging the trench and putting the pipe in, and then the Town would give them the water. Mr. Lippa was informed that the Suburban Land Co. was endeavoring to collect for the pipe, btit as yet they have presented no agreement whereby the Water and Sewer Commissioners agreed to pay for the.pipe. Mr. Lippa was informed that the Board would take the matter under advisement , and the matter was laid on the table: Mr. Custance called 'attention to the fact that the Episcopal. Church desired to have a fair in the afternoon and evening of Dec. 4,'1930, at the Cary Memorial Hall. There being nc definite charge on the Church schedule for a fAir in the afternoon and evening, the fair. Board decided to make a charge of $50.00 for this event. The Supt.,of Public Works was requested to Figures re ' secure figures on the cost of operating the Cary cost of Memorial Hall for dances and concerts and present them operating to the Board. Cary Hail. Mr. Custance stated that the Middlesex County Selectmen's Association were coming to Lexington on Selectmen's Saturday, October. 18, 1930 at which time they would meeting. like to have the Selectmen present at the meeting. The Supt. of Public Works was instr eted to put up a sign on Warren Street and also one on Wadman Signs. Circle. The following is the Supt. of.Public Work's weekly report. For the week ending October 11, 1930. HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT The department continued the construction of Fottler Ave. and Taft Ave., cldaned gutters and catch basins and made surface patches in several streets. Next week Fottler Ave. and Taft Ave. will be completed and the regular maintenance work attended to. MOTH & SHADE TREE nEPT. This department treated gypsy moth nests with erea080te and trimmed end repaired several trees in Mass. Ave. 31.6 Next week the department will, be occupied with � the work of treating gypsy moth nests. PARK DEPARTMENT. During the past week the department attended to the regular maintenance and will be occupied with that work next week. `NATER & SEWER DEPT. Water Maintenance Service installed for Webster, School Street. Water Construction We have laid approximately 1501 8" pipe in School Street. We have been drilling.and blasting for water trench in Taft Ave., and have laid annroximately 1001 of 6" pipe. We have laid approximately 1001 of 6" water pipe in Gleason Road. Sewer Maintenance Service installed for Wood, Bloomfield Street. Sewer Construction Approximately 50' 3" pipe laid in proposed street ' off Fottler Avenue. Regular maintenance"work is planned for next week. ENGINEERING DEPARTMTNT Highways Completed survey of Lincoln Street and figured co-ordinates to plot plan'of same. Lowell Street line stakes near Bartlett Ave. Sewers Work on assessments and sewer record plan for Cliffe Ave., Theresa Ave. and Hillcrest Ave. Started to figure Fottler Ave. assessmentbills for 1930 sewer construction. Miscellaneous Plan of proposed relocation bf Massa Ave. from Grant St. to Meriam Street. This plan was used to make a lantern slide for Town Meeting. ' Measured all buildings at Kelsey Ranch (nosy Swenson Bros.) Two men of Eng. Dept. spent a half day before Master regarding this case. 1 L Started location survey of Bashian property on Mass. Ave. near Wood .Street. Location of houses in vicinity of Bartlett Ave. Yours very truly, W. S. Scamman Supt. of Public Works The meeting adjourned at 11:10 P.T. A true record, Attest: Clerk. 317