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FEB.230 1932.
A regularmeeting of the Board of Selectmen .s held
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in the Selectmen's Room, Town Office Building.., at %: O
P.M. Messrs. Trask, Custance, Blake, and Shannon were
present. The Supt. of Public Works a1 d the Clerk were
also present.
Letter was received from Mr. B. B. Howard fn rich
he stated that the F. E. I. Co. would install a new pole
Lights. near Martin's Dllva&-.St mi -e opposite the Lexington Theater'
with a 1QO0 candle power light on it without any charge-
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harge-to the Town,
The Board believed this .would give sufficient light
to eliminate the danger to the Police Officer striding at:
this crossings
The Board voted to grant the use of the Cary Memorifil
Hall to the Lexington.Gitl Scouts .on April 9th for an
entertainment which is for the benefit of the Scouts End
Unemployment Relief:,
Cary Memorial
;fall. The Board voted to grant the Boy Scouts the use -of
the Cary Memorial Hall on Feb. 26th and Feb. 27th at the
rate of $10. each night.
Sewer Bid of $636.00 was received from the Mercury Printing '
Company on the printing of the Metcalf and Eddy sewer
n,eport. report.
The Board felt that this was rather excessive and
decided not to print the report.
Letter was received from Mrs. Edith C. *Jeering in
regard to placing a stop sign at Burlington and North
Stop Hancock Streets. The Board felt that Mrs.Deering should
Sign. be informed that the Board in making their studies were
trying to eliminate the danger at this corner.
Letter was received from Frank P. Cutter agggesting
that the Board appoint unemployed persons when they
appoint election officers.
Election The Chairman was directed to reply to Mr. Cutter
stating that the law required that the election officers
Officers. be appointed in August, and this having teen done unless
they received a resignation they could not make any
appointments from the unemployed.
Notice of a hearing to be held February 24th at 10
A. M. on House Bill #567 and Senate Bill #161 relative to
Mosquito Control was received.
Letter was received from', the Central New Englsmd '
Tuberculosis Sanatorium in regard to the employment of amrested cases
cases. of Tuberculosis. It was -decided to make a cheek -up
of the Tuberzulosis.cas-es'oto see if there were any persons
who might take advantage of this.
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Letter was received from the Holland Bros. Bus Lines
Inc. of Tpburn, Mass. requesting permission to carry
passengers for hire from the Lexington Common to the Lexington -
Woburn line.
The Board voted to deny the petition.
In regard to.the article in the Town Warrant to transfer
$20,000. from the Excess and Deficiency Account, Mr. Trask
reported that this anoun.t had been reduced to $10,000.
Letter was received from the Town Counsel in which he
included and article for the Warrant_ on the assessment
of betterments for water mains_. This was to amend the
By+ -laws .
It was decided to insert this article in the Warrant
for the Annual Town Meeting.
Town Counsel also called attention to the t echnital
difficulties in accepting the Act allowing funds to be
paid out on account of the Middlesex County Hospital. He
called attention to the fact that the Act does not take
effect until March 10 and the Towns are caller] upon to
act under it before March 5th,
The Chairman inquired whether or not it would be an
opportune time to start Oakland Street sewer construction.
Por. Custanee believed there was now too much frost
in the ground and it would cost too much money to start
the work at the present time.
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Sewer.
Circular from the Pan-American Union setting aside April 14th
as Pan-American Day was received.
The weekly report of the Supt. of Public Works was
received. -
Mr. William Aquaro of Rawson Avenue came before the
Board to 'complain of the snow plow service received.
He called attention to the vote of the Town some time
ago w here the Town voted to have snow plow service.
Mr. Scamman explained that the snow plows would be
broken if they went up on this street at the.end because
there were so many rocks, this street being unaccepted.
Mr. Aquaro felt that the horse drawn plow should be put
up there. He called attention to the fact that recently
he was supposed to Fro the hospital with his daughter
at 9 A. M. o'clock and he did not get out of his house until
9:30 as.he had to dig his way through the snow. He
complained of having called this, matter to the attention
of the Supt. of Streets mazy times and getting no
satisfaction.
It was voted to sign a Warrant for a Town Meeting
to be held on March 4th this to include an article requesting
funds for the payment of the Townfs share of the expense
of the Middlesex County Tuberculosis'Hospital.
Snow
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The Board discussed the matter of construction of
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Concord Avenue and it was reported that Belmont recorded
themselves against construction of this street before the
Concord
Committee on Metropolitan Affairs. Senator Warren was
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in favor of the proposition provided the Town did not
pay more than 25 per cent of the cost of construction.
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Mr. Custance reported not having been able to make
arrangements with Mr. Cox on Massachusetts Avenue for
the transfer of land. He stated, however, that Mr. Cox
Cox
nephew has now come to live with him and he intends to
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see him within a few days.
It was voted to establish a b us stop on Waltham
Street in front of the William Hunt double house. The
Bus Stop.
Supt. of Public Works was requested to paint the sidewalk
and put up a sign indicating a bus stop.
The Supt. of. Public Works reported that it was
necessary to place a guard rail on Concord Avenue and
Lowell Street. He was therefor authorized to install
Guard rail.
approximately 550 feet of guard rail on these locations.
The meeting ad jou-�ned at 10:30 P.M.
A true record, Attest:
Cleric.
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