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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1931-12-29 285 SELECTMEP' 'S MEETING DECEMBER 29, 1931 A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held in the Selectmen' s Room, Town Office Building at 7:30 P.M. Messrs . Trask, Blake, Shannon, Custance and Gilcreast were present. The Supt . of Public Works and the Clerk were also present . It was voted to approve the following licenses for the tr nsportation of garbage subject to the approval of the Health Inspector. A. Bunzel, East Street, Lexington. John Sullivan, 2407 Mass . Ave. , Lexington Carroll Bros . , Allen Street, Lexington Garbage Frank Reynolds, South Rd. , Bedford Licenses . Chester A. Fogg, Woburn St , Lexington A. C. Bierenbroodspot, Wood St. , Bedford Francis C. McHugh, Lexington Rd. , Concord Frank Dias, Concord Ave. , Lexington Mass . Reformatory, West Concord Mary B. Wellington, 2139 Mass . Ave. , Lexington Nickolas Cotoni, 109 Mill Street, Lincoln Cornelius Shea, Lexington, Mass . At 8 P.M. hearing was declared open on the application of Ernest E. L1acPhee for permission to ma ntain a one oar MacPhee wooden garage at the premises on lot #35 Vaille Avenue. garage Mr. MacPhee appeared before the Board. hearing No persons appeared to object and it was voted to grant the license. The Town having voted at the annual Town Meeting to Audit . authorize the Selectmen to have an audit of the 1931 accounts, the Board decided to notify the Dept. of Corporations and Taxation that they desire to have an audit of the accounts made. The Supt. of Public Works, on request of the Chairman, presented an amendment to the Traffic Regulations to cover Traffic the traffic conditions at Bow Street . regulat -ns . The Board voted to adopt the following amendment to the Traffic Regulations BOW STR1:FT No parking on the west side from the Boston & Maine Railroad to Massachusetts Avenue. Notice was received from the County Commissioners giving the amount of the assessment against the Town of Lexington Assesrment for the iiiddlesex County Tuberculosis Hospital as $38,658.18. Notice was received from the State Forester stating that the Town of Lexington would be requested to expend 286 5000. this year under Chapter 133, section 14 of the General Laws. Mr. Custance suggested that $1,000. of the MothII I Appropriation might well be used for the unemployment in Doth cutting away brush inasmuch as more moth work is done by work. the clearing away and burning of brush on the streets than is done by the Moth Dept . going along and picking out the nests . Supt. of Public Works reported that Mrs. Martha L. Rauh, 46 Farmcrest Avenue, reported that on or about the 11th of December when walking along the east side of Muzzey Street opposite #26, the stepped into a hole in the sidewalk, caught her foot which threw her to the ground causing damage to her clothing, tearing her dress , silk stockings , gloves and broke her umbrella. She also Kccident. cut her knee badly, causing expense for bandage. The total damage she reports as $22.75. Mr. Seaman stated that he investigated the place and found a piece of tar broken out of the old tar sidewalk about eight inches long and four inches wide and one inch deep which would have caused her to trip. It was decided to refer the ratter to Mr. Seaman of settling the damage. The Supt. of Public Works recommended the purchase Sand of a sand spreader at a cost of .,3700. spreader The Board felt that this was a good investment and authorized the Supt. of Public Works to purchase the same. Tapping The Supt. of Public Works also recommended the macnine purchase of a tapping machine for the water department at a net cost of $145. The Board authorized him to rake this purchase. Mr. Gilcreast reported having visited Mrs . Vienna F. Johnson and Mr. Charles Wesley Johnson of 406 Concord Avenue , Lexington, both being over seventy Years of age Johnson, and having applied for Old Age .assistance. They have Old Age lived here for one year with their son, Curtis W. Johnson, ,assistance. at that address. Mr. Gilcreast felt that the father and mother were a different type of people than the son. the father was at one time a contractor, but has been unable to get any work. It was decided to lay these two applications on the table for the present. Petition was received from the A. G. Davis Ice Co. Fuel Oil for permission to install underground tanks in the capacity of 40,000 gallons of fuel oil on the premises at 3 Grant Street . The Board decided to hold a hearing on this application three weeks from this evening. Estimated cost of constructing Hunt Road from Mass. Ave. , to Slocum Road was given in the amount of $1500. 287 Mr. Custance requested that a petition be drawn up Hunt Rd. for the two owners of the land abutting on this street to sign. The application of Annie Dare, notification of which Dare, Old was received from Cambridge, was referred to Mr. Gilcreast Age for his attention. Assistance The weekly report of the bupt. of Public Works was received. Supt. of Public Works reported that he would have the McCaffrey work done or the fence on Miss McCaffrey' s property this release. week. Mr. Custance would then obtain a release from Miss McCaffrey. Attention was called to the hearings to be held on Wednesday evening on Burlington Street at 7:45 and East Hearings , Street at 8:45. The Board voted to notify the Town Counsel that they would abate the following commitments against the Town of Arlington provided the Town of Arlington dropped their suit against the Town of Lexington:- Date Committed November 10, 1930 #912 $106.19 - int. $5.40 - Sewer 913 922 283.41 - " 14;41 - " " 523.78 - n 26.62 •, " Mr. Neil McIntosh came before the Board to discuss the guarantys charged to him in various parts of the town. Mr. Albert A. Ross, Supt. of the Water and ewer Dept. , also came before the Board, to discuss the matter. Mr. McIntosh could not understand the difference in price for the various jobs. Mr. Ross explained to him that the different jobs were done at different times of the year. When a job was done in November, it naturally cost more money as the ground is harder and the digging costs McIntosh more. He also explained to him that if a job is re guar- done by hand labor it makes a difference in the cost. Mr. antys. Ross explained to Mr. McIntosh that he was allowed credit in every case where a ten inch main was put in and was only charged for the cost of installing six inch mains . Mr. McIntosh called attention to the fact that the trench would be wider for a ten inch pipe thereby making an additional cost. Mr. McIntosh requested the Board to give this matter consideration inasmuch as he felt he was entitled to a discount for the charges made. He also called attention to the fact that he felt one of the bonds on Wachusett Drive was changed after it was signed in that the number of feet requested was increaded. It was decided to lay this matter on the table for one week. 288 14=6 cin Mr. Ross reported to the Board that a fire occurred in ono of the Town trucks . He presented an estimate of Mr. Barry, the mechanic in the department, of $135.24 and one from Calvin W. Childs of 209.50. The Board decided to leave the matter of settlement of the claim on the fire to Mr. Seaman. Mr. Custance reported the following figures as his estimate on the damage to Eugene Buckley on account of the layout by the Board of Survey over a street on the Quinn property Cellar Excavate 202 yards $180.00 Ledge 300.00 Cellar Wall 50 perch 300.00 Concrete Cellar 75 Sq. yds . 75.00 Total $855.00 Move House $260. 00 New Cellar 855.00 Grading 240.00 Brick Work 85.00 Plumbing & Heating 150.00 Sewer and Water Connection 80.00 Move garage and reset _ 40.00 Incidental Work 150.00 Land 1000.00 2860.00 Inconvenience 300.00 Total $ 3160.00 The Board discussed the matter at length, arld discussed whether or not they would be liable for any damages for the layout of the highway. Mr. Custance felt that Mr. Quinn was entitled to consideration inasmuch as he has been held up for several nears pending the decision of the Quinn Board of Suriey on a layout. Some of the members of the Property Board felt that this new layout was an improvement to Mr. Quinnts property. They also felt that unless the entire project of having the street cross over to Hancock Street was laid out that this section would be of little value for the expenditure that would have to be made. 289 The Chairman felt that the total cost probably would be about 435000 for the entire project and he did not feel the Town would be justified in spending that amount of money for a by pass Mr Custance was requested to bring in some figures on the estimate of what the total cost of the job from Hancock Street to Woburn Street wo'ild be, and he stated that he would do so. The Supt. of Public Work' s attention was called to the fact that some time ago he stated that the State Dept . of Public Works agreed to trim the trees at north Lexington on Bedford Street and the work has not been done as yet. The Supt . was requested to check up with Mr. Sabin to see when this would be done. Mr. Custance called attention to the fact that the Supt. of Public "forks notified the Supt. of the Highway Dept. that the pay of all men would be reduced in the highway department to the same amount. He called attention to the fact that the schedule adopted,at a previous meeting, showed a difference in the rate of pay and he felt that these men should be notified of the reduction in pay and also of the half time work which will be allowed the first of the year to the regular employees. The meeting adjourned at 11 P.M. A true copy, Attestt. Clerk.