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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1931-02-03 413 SELECTMEN 'S MEETINr FEBRUARY 3, 1931. 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 Shannon, Blake and Trask were present. The Supt. of.Public works and the Clerk were also present. The Board signed the notice of intention to layout Dexter Rd. Dexter Road from Fuller 'load to Williams Road, hearing layout . to be held on the same und,r date of February 17, 1931. Commitment of water rates or the third section Commitments. in the amount of $2463.92 was signed by the Board. Commitment of sewer rental charges 'or the third section in the amount of $196.85 w.s signed '7 the Board. Commitment of street betterment charges for Taft Avenue in the amount of Five Thousand four hundred dollars was also Signed by the Board. The Board of Assessors a-Areed to meet with the Meeting re Board of Selectmen on Tuesday evening., Feburary 10, 1931 , Swenson ' to discuss the matter of the "wenson property assessment. Assessment. In regard to the Public Carriage license of James Cavanaugh, inasmuch as all other licenses issued James complied with the Public Carriage regulations requiring Cavanaugh a bond of $1000 and inasmuch as the Compulsary Liability Public Tnsurance in the Legislature is now being discussed, it Carriage was decided to notify James Cavana.i7h that the oard license. would not grant him a license until such time as he has filed the necessary bond. Letter was received from Rev. William J. McCarthy, Pastor of St. Briaids Church, asking whether or not the Reduced Board would allow the reduced rate for the rental of rate Cary Memorial Hall February 9. Catholic The Board voted to grant the reduced rate of $25. Reunion. The Board considered the application of Harry L. Coolidge for Soldiers Belief and decided that if H. L. Coolidge Mr. Coolidge does not operate an automobile , which is Soldiers Relief. against the rules of the State Aid nepartment, to grant him $10. a week. Letter was received from Stephen Deveau, Fremont Price re Street, giving a price of 0375. for movini' the buildings moving bldg. on the Town Farm property and asking that he be given on Town Farm. an opportunity to do this wrecking while business is dull . The Board decided to write Mr. DeVeau that they had not made any arrangements as yet to take the buildings down. t _� 414 Letter was received from Russell I. Prentiss in Tyler which he recommended that before license was granted rTi Pastueriza- to Arthur S. Tyler, ale Street, for the establishment (' tion of of a pasteurization of milk, that the old plank floor in Milk Lic. his milk plant be repaired or a new one installed. The Board decided to write to Tr. Tyler and advise him of the recommendations of the Health Inspector. The following licenses were approved. Transportation of garbage. William L. Dee Box, 162, Concord Ryders Stock Farm Inc. 24 Maple Street Alcohol Master Service Station Rear 1709 Mass . Ave. In regard to the application of A. Young for garbage collection, it was decided to refer this matter Garbage to the Health Inspector owing to the fact that Mr. Young License does not keep pigs and Tr. Prentiss should investigate A. Young. to see why he needs to haul garbage. Letter was received from Jerome J. Cahill, Repv resentative of the 20th Middlesex '_`isirict, calling attention to a hearing on Monday, Fehruary 9, 1931 at Hearing re 10 30 A. M. Room 370 State House on Hoise Fill No. 991 Commerci.l being on the advisability of constructing a commercial 11 Highway. highway paralleling the Revere each Parkway and connecting the North Shoe goad with the '_:oston Post Road 1 and the Mohawk Trail at a point near Arlington Centre. It was decided to refer the matter to Representative Albert H. Burnham for his attention. Letter was received from James J. Sullivan, Chief of Police, in which he sFated tl- at ('. Wesley Johnson, C.W.Johnson 406 L'oneond Avenue, Lexington who applied for t' e appointed appointment of Constable of Lexington, was a man of Constable. very good character. The 3oard therefore agreed to appoint Mr. C. Wesley Johns n as Constable Of the Town for the period ending March 31 , 1x31. Applications we-e received for the position of Building Inspector from the following: Application Donald Cameron, 66 Carville Ave. for position John F. Ca,,anaugh, 2 Sherman St. of Bldg. J. Loring Douglass , 21 Grant St . Inspector. George C. McKay, 12 Sherman St. Andrew T. Bain, Aisli_ngton Heights . The Board decided not to take any action on the applications as yet inasmuch as Perley Tibbetts has been appointed temporarily. Letter was received from the Massachusetts State Associati ,n of Selectmen stating that they are to act for r' ' celeetmen on tine aouroval of house Bill #267 41.E which is in relation to the planting and care of trees House Bill under a Town Forest .Committee. #267. Notice of a hearing to be held on the relocation of Hearing, Lincoln Street was received, the hearing~ to be held at the Lincoln County Commissioners Office, 'March 6, 1931 at 10 A.M. St. The Board received a cert.ification of the character of George H. Wood, applieatknfor a license to operate Pool Room a pool room in Lexington Centre. The poard voted to License. trasnfer the pool room license at 1746 Mass . Avenue, Lexington to Edward Punzel and Geor-e H. Wood. The Traffic Regulations were again laid on the table, for future adoption. The erupt . of Public Works made a Parking suggestion of an addition to the parking regulations Regulations . covering the parkinrr near the Christian Science Church. Letter was received from Sarah I. Musgrave, protesting against the full amount of betterment on Fottler Avenue S.I.Musgrave on lots 164-165, for which he applied for apportionment re better- of ten years . She stated that an extra strip of land was ment,Fottier taken in front of her house and she desired to have the Ave. Town pay her for taking it . The Supt . of Public Works stated that the land she mentioned was taken with land that he agreed to have graded in front of her property. No definite action was taken on the matter. Bill of 3140.10 from the Town Counsel was approved for services in the Brophy case. This was an automobile Brophy accident case; Mr. Brophy ran into the beacon li ,ht at Case. Concord Avenue and Waltha! Street and claimed tnat the light was out at' the time he ran into it. Letter was received from the 'Town Counsel regarding the taking of land ay eminent domain belonging to the Estate of Ellen A. Stone. he stated that he had "looked Estate of at the Probate records and finds tLat this land came to Ellen A. Miss Stone under her mother ' s will in 1890. Under that will Stone. Miss Stone and another hold the residue in trust for her life and on her death, after payment to the Town of Lexington of $2,000 for a scholarship fund, the ultimate residue goes to nine people who were prominent in the women 's suffrage cause in 1890, all of whom have since died. They were to take it in trust to improve the condition of women, etc. Miss Stone is the surviving trustee, and on the allowance of herlast account the Attorney-General appeared and later withdrew his anoearance. He has not traced the title back of the will of her mother. In t.,e inventory it is evident that this land was included in what is called the Caira Robbins estate or the Garman estate. On the above records he stated that he did not see why the Town could not take the land by eminent domain if it so choosed.. 416 The Board therefo -e decided to include an article *� in the arrant to take this property by eminent C, domain, and to write a letter to i\ iss Stone to that effect. Owing to the illness of the Town Treasurer, Dr. John H. Kane , it was voted to ap oint 'MienH. C.Whitte- Thi_ttemore a, Teas arer pro-tem she being more ap oint- regiire to file a bond in the amount of 1$10 ,000 ed Treas . to colror the temporary appointment. pro-tem. Owing to the fact that the Town Clerk and Treaszrer's vault could not be opened and had to be drilled onen, it was decided to regress all the departments to place Vault in a scaled envelope tre combination of their vaults Combinations . and these combinations are to be place-1 in a safe deposit box in the Lexing trn Trust Company, to be opened only lay three members of the 7oard of Selectmen when occasion arises . N Report wa rec i vela from the 5 apt . of Pu lic Works in regard to the removal of snow. The report was mn e on the recommendation of "_r. R. P. Trask, who noticed snow pow service being rendered to places of business. He asked whether or not it was Snow plow custdmary to clear the snow from the drives of places of business. service. Mr. Seaman reported that it is els-ternary to clean t ,e snow from entrances to •rara?e and filling stations, inasmuch as the snow is piled up when the snow plows plow the streets . He stated that it was done on the entrances to the rarares and filling stations on $Massachusetts Avenue and when it is not done , complaints come in. that the snow plows keen the snow piled in en their premises . He also stated that it is done in front o all. the places of business in the center of the Town; he felt that it did not cost a 'reat deal and the practice sho ?ld be continued. Mr. Trask withdrew his objection. The Supt . of Public Works presented a letter regarding the renewal of water service for Dr. Complaint, Geor e Da-r, 2142 ...assachusetts Avena.e . Dr. Day Water pipes. stated that he had a rievance in regard to the water pipes nut in from the main to his cellar. He had to chanrre the pipes inside of the house and after putting in a new pipe from the outside it remedied the trouble. he blamed the condi tion to the blasting that was done in the neighborhood. Mr. Scamman explained to him that the original pipe out in was an iron pipe an~ was ound to be fi_i led up eventually an he did not believe that the "blasting operations had anything to do with the ' condition. He felt that the renewal had to be made anyway, and the Department has now put in a cement lined pipe and it will not cause any further trouble. tie therefore felt t at the Town should not stand any part of the expense of patting in this pipe . 417 The Town Counsel, ?). R Wri Iltinp.ton, came before the Board and discussed Hose Pill #728 ores rated by Joseoh 1' . Be 1 and also House sill #1040 presented by Mayor Curley. These bills were in -ei7a-d to including various Tumns and cities in greater Boston. M-. Wri-htin7ton stated that he felt ti at Mayor Carley's bill had a great deal of virtie and he was in faror of it . The ,oard discussed the )ills in general. The House Bills # Chairman did not appear to be in fa or o the hill 1040 & inasmuch as f it that it wes a step towa-d having #728. '9oston politics in Lexir -tcn which vas not in fa or o' . Mr. Airghtington. felt that there were u great many advantages to the Bill . No definite action was taken except that the members or the oar- were to endeavor to attend the ,earim4s on the bill to hear the are:laments Mr. Custance felt that a Treat deal of study- could be given to the bill and he would like to consult with Mayor Curley about it. He appeared to be in favor from the knowledge that he had at the present time . Mr. 3lake called attention to t e fact; tl at the forty five degree parkinF is allowed to close to Meriam Street and there should be a sionl regulating this so teat the-e woald not be so much danger from persons coming oat of Parking Meriam Street . Meriam St . It was decided t t this miFht be included in the [ II Traffic Regulations . Mr. T. A. Custance iad the Town Enr-ineer present to present the studies he nad made of the takin-rs at the Studies of corner of Hayes Avenue and Hancock Street at the property various ofEdward C. c-tone ; also at tee corner of Franklin Road and Somerset Road , and Meriam Street and Clarke Street corners of and Forest Street . streets . The Board voted to proceed to draw an arti( le making a taking o' these corners . The Board talked with the Supt . of Public Works in regard to the number of norses at the Town Fa-m, and discus ed whether or not thev neede to keep the four Horses , horses which were there at. Town the present time . This is in connection with tAkin7 down buildings . Farm. In regard to the rk)tor Pimp a- the Public Norks Department , tree Sipt of Public Works was instructed to l sell the motor for unk inasmuch =1 he retorted that he otor Pump could not 7et any sales for it . WPublic orks Dept . Mr. Trask asked :Jnether or not the Board would approve an ap )ropriation for the Postare Clinic to be handled in the same manner as t ,e T)ental Clinic Committee was haneled . It was left with 14r. Trask to get the opinion of tne Town Counsel on whether or Posture Clinic . not the Posture Clinic of the present Public Health Association could be a000inted RP a Clinic COmmittee under the Board of Health and han010 tne appropriation 418 of :111U00 similar to t_ e Dental Clinic appropriation. The Board approve this aporopriation if it (;1 shoald be done. Letter was received 'rem t_ e Town Counsel in Waich Appoint- he gave his opinion in regard to the appointment ment of of the Plumbing, Build _n- end lire Inspectors . The Inspectors . °ounsel advised that the Plumbing Inspector is under civil service and could be discharged by the Building Inspector. No action was taken on the anoo;ntment of the Building Inspector. The following is the weekly report of the Supt.. of Public Works Far the week .ending Jan. 31, 1931 HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT Vork on Hill Street consisted of drilling, blast- ing and removal of ledge and gravel some of which was places in that part o`' the way near the old Alms house where it is proposed to straighten a part ofthe street. Considerable time of the department was used in sundin- streets and sidewalks and in the removal of snow . Ne t week the regular maintenance work on Hill Street and any necessary snow removal will be attended to. MOTH ?- Si3.A-'7-. TREE DEPT Gypsy moth nests were treated with creosote . A dead tree on Audubon Roa,' was removed and one on Edgewood Road. Next week the department will attenr' to the work of treating the mkth nests . PARK DEPARTI ENT TeAular maintenance work was attended to and will Occup'- t_le depa-tment next week. WATER ?c SEWER DEPT Worked on cement floor at Public 4orks Building; two men drilling; and blasting on Hill Street ; two men ?reasing hydrants ; renai-ed leak in Wheeler 's service on z'ell am. Road. Regzlar maintenance work is planned for next week. ENGINEERING DEPARTMFNT Highways Figured construction cost and assessments for Dexter Road. 419 Figured construction cost of Farmcrest Avenue . Figured Grant Street assessments from Hayes Lane to East Street. Miscellaneous Plan and descriotions of ^avin property (Mass . Avenue. ) Map and description Bean property which was charged from R1 to Cl district. Met with Town of Winchester re-^ardinF road to Lexington. Made studies for takings at following locations - 1. Hayes Avenue at Hancock Street, 2. Clarke Street at ?sorest Street, 3. Meriam Street at ], ranklin and Abbott Roads . Work on street numberin- plans Continued work on 100 shale plan between iYLass . Avenue and Lowell street from Arlington line to Maple Street. One man ( full time ) cheek nR and bringing block plan up to date. Checked completion of Rrvington Park layout with F P. Cutter oartic ;larly for drainage . Established ruilding line on outside of O' Connell block of stores . gstahlisbed same bot}t inside and ortside of frame buildin-^ which was formerly Co-operative Bank "ours very truly, William S Scamman S ipt . of Public i1orks . The meeting adjourned at 10 50 P.M. A true record , Attest Q Clerk. I�