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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1930-10-14 312 SELECTMEN'S MEETING OCT. 14, 1930. I 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 Sale of provided Boy Scouts to guide the visitors and he found Cards by a number of outsiders selling cards on the Common. He Outsiders . felt that some By-law 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 on 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 pole 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 Inspector approved 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 pole 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 still awaits a communication from Mr. Emery giving his views. The Board voted to aoprove 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. 313 The Board voted to approve the bill for the appraisal of the Hunt property in the sum of $400, Huntuntaiffial the same to be paid to Charles A. Gleason, Charles bill. 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 Turner of Mass. Ave. , on the property of the Old People's case. Home, had become a member of the Old People's 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 Planting at plan showing the planting at the Buckman Tavern Buckman property as suggested by the Field & Garden Club. Tavern. He stated that he had just been to the meeting of the Historical Society and secured the approval of the Society 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 by the Field and Garden Club. II The Board took up the matter 'of the petition which was filed with the Planning Board, for the e in the zoning law from a residence district to a business district of the property owned by Change in zoning Harriet Smith, and located at the corner of Bedford law Street and Valley Road. Smith Mr. Emery stated that the Planning Board were not ready to report, and inasmuch as a report was property. 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 insertedinasmuch 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 be would take up the matter of the injunction ordered on Bean and Perkins with their Counsel. Bean-Perkins The Town Counsel also presented his bill of case. " $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. Bond, Garbage was approved by the Board, on the garbage contract Contract. awarded to John N. Connors . 314 r+ 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 e wa s received of a meati to be held in Estabrook Hall, at 4 P.M. , October 16, 1930, for the Safety laborers of the Town 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 Water Dept . stated that the records stow 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 Inoor- 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 for 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 being moved back. 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 tot.. the Tows. the figure of $55y000 for settlembnt of Mr. O Connell a tiatm. 315 Mr. Samuel Lippa, 52 t'ottler Ave. , came before the Board and as}red 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, bttt 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 no 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 Hall. 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&cted 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. , cleaned 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 ^EPT. This department treated gypsy moth nests with ereosote and trimmed And Yepaired several trees in Mass. Ave. 31, Next week the department will be occupied with n 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. WATER & SEWER DEPT. Water Maintenance Service installed for Webster, School Street. Water Construction We have laid approximately 150' 8" pipe in School Street. We have been drilling and blasting for water trench in Taft Ave. , and have laid approximately 100' of 6" pipe. We have laid approximately 100' of 6" water pipe in Gleason Road. Sewer Maintenance Service installed for Wood, Bloomfield Street. Sewer Construction Approximately 50 ' 8" pipe laid in proposed street off Fottler Avenue. Regular maintenance work is planned for next week. ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT 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 Cliffs Ave. , Theresa Ave. and Hillcrest Ave. Started to figure Fottler Ave. assessment bills for 1930 sewer construction. Miscellaneous Plan of proposed relocation of Mass. 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 (now Swenson Bros. ) Two men of Eng. Dept . spent a half day before Mate,' regarding this case. 317 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.M. A true record, Attest : Clerk. 1