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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1932-03-01 335 SELECTMEN'S MFETING MARCH 1, 1932. A regular meeting of the Selectmen was held in the Selectmen' s Room, Town Office Building, at 7 :30 P.M. Messrs . Trask, Custance, Blake, Shannon and Gilcreast were present. The Supt. of Public Works and the Clerk were also present . Commitment of water rates in the first section in Commitment. the amount of $6479.01 was signed by the Board. The Board voted to grant a first class agents license to Clifford W. Wilder to do business at 807-809 Agents Mass. Avenue at the corner of Curve Street , he having license, filed three letters of recommendation and the Board of Appeals having voted to grant the use of the premises for an automobile salesroom. Information showing the cost of construction of Haskell Street as $4850. and Franklin Avenue as $2273.75 Street was f, rnished the Board bythe Town Engineer. construction. TDB information was orwarded to the residents for their signatures if they are interested in the acceptance of these streets. At 8 P.M. hearing was declared open on the garage application of Richard B. Parker . Mr. and Mrs. Parker were present. Gars e Mr. mid Mrs. L. M. Reynolds who live on Eaton Road hearng. adjacent to the Parker property which is located on the i corner of Eaton Road and Bertwell Road, objected to the location of the garage inasmuch as they felt it could be located on some other part of the premises that would not interfere with their view. It was decided to leave the matter to Mr. Custance to view the premises on Saturday afternoon to see whether or not a better location could be found. It was voted to grant a Common Victuallers License to Mabel 0. Downs of Orchard Road, Bedford, to do business Victuallers at Manor Crescent, the place formerly occupied by the license . Friendly Food Shop. The Board voted to appoint Chester L. Blakely as Animal Inspector df Animals for the year ending March 31st, 1933 Inspector. subject to the approval of the Director of Animal Industry. Invitation was received from the Girl Scouts requesting the Board to attend the meeting at the High School Invitation Auditorium on March 5th at 3 P.M. Letter was received from Mr. F. L. Emery in whilsh he requested the Chairman to provide him with a copy of Financial iyhe proposed vote of the Planning toard prepared for the program. appointment of a committee to lay out a financial program for the Town, covering a period of twenty-five or fifty years . The Chairman stated that he received some time ago a copy of this vote prepared by the Plann;.ng Board. He 336 felt, bowever,that'.it was not very good judgment on the part of this Board to endeavor to establish any financial program for this period of years . Letter was received from Russell I. Prentiss , Inspector of Milk, giving the report of the milk of Patrick Shannahan, 60 Pleasant Street . He stated that General Laws require the average to be below 100,000 bacteria per c.c. He recommended that a permit be granted to Mr. Shannahan for Grade A milk. The Board voted to grant a permit to Mr. Patrick Shannahan to sell Grade A. Milk. Report was received from Mr. Russell I. Prentiss recommending that a permit be granted to Mr. Butcher of Lincoln to transport garbage through the Town mid also to Mr. Young. Mr. Ptentiss also enclosed report to the State Department of Public Health relative to the disposal of the waUte at Partridge's Ice Cream Plant. This matter was left with the Chairman and the Health Inspector to interview Mr. Partridge in r egard to the condition at the Ice Cream Plant. The weekly report of the Supt. of Public Works was received. It was voted to appoint George A. Warner as Slaughter Inspector of the Town for the year ending March 31st, 1933 subject to the approval of the State Dept . of Public Health. Letter was received from the Joint Committee on Municipal Finance, Boston Bamber of Commerce, and the Boston Real Estate Exchange giving information in regard to the tax rate for 1932. Petition was received from Roy A. Ferguson and others requesting additional police protection at North Lexington. No definite action was taken on the matter. Petition was received from the residents of Theresa Avenue and Cliffe Avenue requesting that a sewer be extended in that street. No action was taken upon the matter inasmuch as this mat er will have to await the inspection of the trunk line sewer in that section. Mr. Custance reported an offer for the two clocks that had been placed in the Stone Building, of $20. for the marble clock, $10. for the other clock, and $1.00 for the steel engraving, made by William F. Green of Fern Street. In regard to the steel enraving, it was decided to request Mr. Blake to look at it to decide whether or not it was of dnyifurther Value . It was decided to accept the other offers , however . 337 Mr. Albert H. Burnham came before the Board and reported that he and Mr. Cotton consulted with Mr. Pillsbury in regard to the estimates for the construction of Concord Avenue and land damages. He stated that the bill states that the towns and cities are not to pay over twenty-five per cent of the cost of the whole project. Lexington would pay 20 per cent and the State would pay 80 per cent and it was his under- standing that the cost to the Town of Lexington would be $116,000. Mr. Burnham felt that it was good business to take Concord Ave. advantage of making the taking for this street at the project . present time owing to the territory being undeveloped and he felt that the property could be taken at a much more reasonable price than it would be in a few years to come. He stated that the project would take probably about three years in going through and he recommended that the Board take advantage of it. Mr. Custance reported that the route now for Concord Avenue lis not through Marsh Street in Belmont and therefor that olljection is removed. Waltham Street4is to go over Concord Avenue and Sellars garage at that corner would not be touched. There would be some taken off Mr. Cutlerts barn, and one house beyond. There would also be one house taken near the corner of Waltham Street. The Board assured Mr. Burnham that they approved the project. Mr. Trask reported that the Unemployment Relief Unemployment Committee had $2200. on hand. Relief. He also reported that the American Legion arte making a drive to get positions for the unemployed. The meeting adjourned at 9 P.M. A true record, Attest: Clerk.