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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1931-06-16 83 SELECTMEN'S MEETING. JUNE 16, 1931. A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held at the Selectmen's Room, Town Office Building at 4':-30 P.M. Messrs . Trask, Custance, Blake and Gilcreast were present. The Supt . of Public Works and the Clerk were also present. Messrs . Pichette & Ahern who ovn a block of stores at the corner of Independence and Massachusetts Avenues complained about the curbing being painted in front of Pichette & their stores. The frontage of the stores is 801 long, Ahern re and the curbing was painted so that very little parking parking in could be done in front of the stores. He felt that this front of was discriminating against him, inasmuch as in front stores . of the stores in the center of the Town parking is allowed. The Board agreed to go down there and view the conditions with an idea of adoptixg something definite about parking in that vicinity. They also agreed in their report to the Town Meeting that they would make a further study of the parking conditions. Hearing was declared open at 8 P.M. on the application of Harold C. Denham for permission to erect a one car garage on his premises at 8 Jackson Court. The Building Inspector handed in a plan which showed the location of a Town drain in that section, and suggested that the building might be located in a H.C.Denham different location on the lot, although if it were garage moved further on the lot it might destroy some of permit. Mr. Denham's bushes . The Board voted to grant a permit to Mr. Denham provided he removed the garage three feet so that the drain will go under the middle of the garage, and the Board felt that if this were done, it would be easier to tunnel under the garage if the drain had to be fixed. This is subject to the approval of the Building Inspector. Permission was granted to the E.E.I.Co. and the N.E. Tel. & Tel. Co. , for joint location of four poles Pole on Mass . Avenue from Marrett Road easterly and on Mass. locations. Avenue, 6 poles opposite and easterly and westerly from Bon Air Avenue. On the matter of traffic signal lights at the corner of Marrett Road and Lincoln Street which was left to Mr. Custance to look into, he reported that Traffic he had a long talk with Mr. Taylor of the Traffic signal Signal Dept. of the State, and presented a letter he lights. had written recommending that there be no lights installed at the present time. , 0 L 84 con Mr. Custance reported that he understood from the State that they are now studying a plan for widening Marrett Road and making four way traffic and when this is done, he felt it would then be time to install traffic signal lights. The Chairman was directed to make whatever changes necessary in the letter prepared by Mr. Custance to be sent to Mr. Delano. Commitment of water charges in the amcu.nt of Commitments. $1445.19 and co mnitizent of sewer charges in the amount of $509.27, were signed by the Board. At the last meeting of the Board, the Chairman was directed to write a letter to persons who have not connected with the sewer on streets where the main sewer is laid. Upon taking the matter up? the Town Engineer Sewer advised that no notime be sent' out at this time to Connections the abutting owners owing to the fact that there not advised. has been so much trouble with the sewer, and considerable work has been done to try and clear the sewers. Until this matter is straightened out he felt that orders for connecting should not be given. In reference to the hearing on the proposed street to run from Allen Street a distance of approximately 600 feet to the Franklin School, Naming Mr. Trask suggested calling this street Briggs Road Proposed Rd. after the late George E. Briggs who was Representative and a former School Committee man. Mr. Custance reported having taken the matter up with Mr. E. B. Worthen and Mr. Worthen made the suggestion of the name of the man•who formerly owned the property, Mr. Stearns. He also suggested that it might be called Clematis Road after Clematis Brook. No definite action was taken on the matter. Planning Bd. Letter was received from the Planning Board in re proposed which they stated that they approved the layout of the iRoad. street proposed from Allen Street to the Franklin School, and also recommended that further study be made of other roads in the same locality of the school, looking toward the future. Mass. Ave. Partial return was received from the State Dept. Construction. of Public Works allowing $12,000 on Mass. Avenue Construction. Application was received from the Lexington Board of Trade asking for the use of Cary Memorial Hall from October 18-23. The Board voted to grant them the use of the Hall from October 20-22 at the rate of $60. per day for three days, the parties to stand all expense of anything above reasonable wear 85 and tear on the building, and there would be no charge for the use of the Hall for getting rmd7 for the Show and cleaning up afterward. The bonds of John C. Russell and Patrick J. Constab leA Maguire as Constables were approved by the Board. bonds approved Letter was received from the Planning Board in which they etated at their meeting held June 5, they Relotting discussed the relotting of Colonial Heights with the Colonial Town ;Engineer and approved the plans submitted by him, Heights. if a reconcilliation can be made with the property owners . Sunday Sales license was granted to Max Berman Sunday Sales to do business at 12 Mass. Ave. License. Letter was received from the County Commissioners in regard to land4damages on Mass . Avenue and asking that the matter be referred to the Town Counsel for Suit for his attention. land damages. The Board turned the matter over to the Town Counsel and asked that he advise them what suit this refers to. The Board signed the contract for the building Sidewalk of granolithic sidewalks, the contract having been contract awarded to Hervey F. Armington, Inc. signed. Letter was received from the Supt. of Public Works in which he explained that the surface drainage on Meriam Street is discharging into Vine Brook through the property of Charles DeVeau when heavy Gins occur of thawing of snow , and the amount of water is greater than the pipe can carry. This causes Drainage, the water to back into the cellar of Mr. DeVeau's Meriam St. house leaving from five to eight inches of water in the cellar. Mr. DeVeau asked permission to eater a pipe into the under drain used during sewer construction in order to keep the water drom flooding the cellar. The Supt. recommended that he be allowed to do this. The Board considered the matter and voted to grant Mr. DeVeau permission to enter this pipe. The Clerk reported on tie use of Cary Memorial Hail_ by the Juvenile Music Club, Miss Alice N. Morse, Junior Councillor, that the clubs were open to the Juvenile children of the public. The purpose of the club is Music Club. to give them musical interests in whatever they are inclined toward doing. The Board felt this was a very worthy cause and voted to grant the use of the Hall free of charge for this purpose, and also to grant the free use of the Hall for the Boy's Club and the Gill's Club next year. The Chairman reported that Mr. F. L. Emery, Chairman of the Field and Garden Club was agreeable 86 441. ►-c to the proposition of caring for the grass borders Grass Borders. on a 50-50 basis. He stated that he would later secure the figures from the Treasurer, Randall Houghton about what the previous cost of taking care of the borders amounted to. Application was received from Frank W. Perkins, F. W. Perkins 536-542 Mass. Ave. for permission to store mid sell gasoline gasoline in underground tanks in the capacity of application. 2000 gallons as an accessory to auto repairing. The Board voted to advertise the hearing but it should be advertised for a joint hearing with the Board of Appeals. The Board considered the letter received from John N. Connors under date of June 9 in which he stated regarding the swine and buildings, that he John N. did not know they were within the limits of the Town Connors pig of Lexington until the Town Engineer staked out application. the line about ten days ago. He therefor wished to apply for a permit to keep the swine and building . The Board considered Mr. Connor's application for a permit to keep swine and to have the buildings which he erected without a permit in the Town of Lexington, occupied for use on his premises located off Old County Road, Lincoln, and voted to notify Mr. Connors that they would give him one month from the date of the letter to remove the swine in question and one month from the date of the letter in which to remove the structures in question before further action is taken by the Board. Mr. Lumsden, 157 Reed Street, Lexington came before the Board to report a condition which he felt should be brought to the Board's attention. He stated that he came here to Lexington to live the first of February, and he had hoped to make this Town his home Town. He stated that he came down to the Center a week ago Saturday night, and at the corner of Waltham Street he turned his car around after having stopped at the stores, and the light was green when he went across the street and it turned yellow while he was crossing the street. He had his daughter with him at the time. When he went to look for his registration, he did not have it with him. He went home to look for it and came back to Officer Lima and told himthat he could not find his registration. The Officer then informed him that he had a stolen car and took him down to the Police station to lock him up. He found later that day that the truck of the Firestone Rubber Co. in Malden was driven by him to Hudhon and that he took his license out of his pocket and put it in the truck and then forgot it . He wanted to teNphone Mr. 1 elson to tell him about this and officer Lima would not let him telephone. He told him that he did not believe he had a license and he believed that he had 87 a stolen car. The Officer called up the Registry of Motor Vehicles and he would not take a paper and pencil and write down Mr. Lumaden's name . Mr. Lumsden realized that it was a hard name to understand and asked the Officer to take a paper and pencil and he would spell it for him. The Officer would not do so and he called up the Registry of Motor Vehicles and said that he was informed that he did not have a license. Mr. Lumsden stated that if the Officer had t aken the time he would find out that he did have a license. He said the Officer made him mad when he questioned him about the price he paid for his car. He felt that that was none of the Officer's bus iness , and he had had some hard luck and wag paying Mr. Nelson for the car, tut Mr. Nelson registered the car in his own name for this reason. When asked where he was born he informed him that he was born in Skowhegan, Maine, and the Officer made fun of that . He stated that he kept him there all night and then the bail commissioner appeared. He had the Officer telephone to Mr. Nelson to bring him his license to the station Complaint and Mr. Nelson did so. Mr. Nelson also brought re police with him $50. which he thought would be sufficient officer, for bail. When he came there they informed him that Lima. the bail would be $150. Mr. Nelson, however, went back to Medford and being fairly well known, secured rhe $150. and came back. Mr. Lumsden felt that at least when the proof of his registration was presented and his bail furnished that he would be allowed to go home. However, the Police Officer would not allbw him to go home, and he was kept there until he had to go to Court in the morning. He had had no words with the Officer until the Officer questioned him about what he paid for the car. He stated that they have not been doing very much business but they were busy at the end of the week, and Saturday morning he had to spend his time at the Concord Court . He stated that the other Officers were very decent and, that one of them even stated that he did not see any reason why he should be held there . Mr. Lsden formerly lived at 15 Summit Avenue, Reading and his license was m ade out at that address. -He stated that the officer did not wait for him to inform him that his license was made out at that address and would not listen to what he had to say about it. After hearing Mr. Lumsden's story, the Board requested that he put his complaint in writing the the Chairman would then take the matter up with the Police Department. Mr. Gilereast reported that he found that the gates at the Westview Cemetery were not open and that the matter was called to his attention when an elderly lady went there and could not drive into the grave. He called this matter to the attention of the Cemetery Commissioners and they have now made arrangements to have the gates opened from 9 to 4:•30 week days and from 88 0.4 from nine to six on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays. Mr. Gilcreast also called attention to the fact that the records of the Cemetery Dept . were not kept in the Town Office Building; that they were kept in. Cemetery the private office of Mr. Marshall. records. Mr. Custance stated that the records were kept in very good condition and that it would mean an expense of setting up another Department in the Town Office Building if the records were kept here. He requested Mr. Gilcreast to investigate the way the records were kept in Mr. Marshall Is office, and he felt that he could make up his own mind after seeing the records as to that should be done . Mr. Custance also called attention to the d rain Drain, Spring which nus from Spring and Weston Streets into a & Weston Sts . pocket and fills the low section where a new house IS intended to be built. He asked for the services of the Town Engineer to work out something that might be done, for a dis- tance of 100 feet on this street to take care of the condition there . Permission was given to Mr. Custance to work out the problem with the' Engineer. The subject of the Town dump was considered. The man who cares for the dumps reported that they were bringing in material from Lincoln and other Town Dumps. Towns about and dumping on the Lexington dump. It is understood that in Arlington a charge is made for the use of the dumps. fr. Gilcreast agreed to find out from the Town of Arlington, Winthrop and Winchester how they handle the situation, Mr. Scamman agreed to find out how the situation is handled in Newton. Mr. Custance reported that the Engineer of the Bow Street B. & M. R. R. Co. was out looking over the Bow Street situation, and he hoped to have something to report to the Board later. Location of The Supt. of Public Works was requested to Public Util- find out the definite location of all public utilities ities, Mass. in Mass . Avenue so that when the street construction Avenue . work is being done, the locations will be designated so that there will not be any trouble. The attention of the Supt . of Public Works was called to the fact that the curb stones dumped in front of the property of D. J. O' Connell were broken and should be replaced by new ones . The weekly report of the Supt . of Public Works was received. 89 The meeting adjourned at 10:55 P .M. IA true record, Attest : Clerk. I