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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1932-03-08 338 SELECTMEN'S MEETING. 016 MARCH 8, 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, Gilcteast, Ferguson and O'Connell were present. The Supt. of Public Works and the Clerk were also present. Organization. The Board organized with Mr. Robert P. Trask as N Chairman. State Aid. , State Aid return pay roll for the month of January and February were signed by the Board. Commitment. Commitment of water guarantees in the aurunt of $5229.45 for guarantees for 1931 was signed by the Board. • The matter of the application of Richard B.IIPEarker for a permit to erect a private garage on his property‘t the corner of Bertwell and Eaton Roads was taken from the table . Mr. Custance reported that he had visited the premises on Saturday, and after viewing the property, he believed Parker that the garage should be set back sixty feet. He stated garage that as a representative of the Lexington Co-operative Bank, application. he felt that the property of Mr. Reynolds adjoining would be injured if a garage were located twenty-five feet back as Mr. Parker desired to locate it. Mr. and Mrs. Parker appeared before the Board again, and also Mr. Reynolds. Mr. Parker presented some sketches showing the proposed gazage and also some landscape views showing how other places have been worked out under similar conditions. Mr. Custance felt that this situation was a little different than those shown on the views; that there was more of an expanse of territory. Mr. Parker stated he did not wish to injure anyone else's property rind he had in mind the architectural and civic welfare of the community. Mr. Reynolds stated that the proposed garage was near his porch and living room and that he would like to see the garage set back as far as could be considered reasonable . The Board requested Mr. Parker to set stakes in his property showing his proposed location of the garage and also showing the suggested location by Mr. Custance and the Board agreed to view the premises on Saturday afternoon at three P.M. inasmuch as they desired to have both parties satisfied. Bids were received on the $26,000. Middlesex County Loan. Ttitberculosis Hospital loan„notes dated March 1, 1932 And maturing $13,000. March 1, 1933 and $13,000. March 1, 1934, as follows :- First National Old Colony Corp . - 100.1055, 51 per cent notes . Grafton Co. - 5 3/4 per cent plus $12. premium. Bond, Judge & Co. - 100.312, 5 3/4 per cent. Jackson & Curtis - 100 .07, 5 3/4 per cent . Chase, Harris, Forbes Corp. - 100.10, 51 per cent. 339 The bid of the First National Old Colony Corporation having been received over the telephone, it was voted to accept this bid providing the Town Treasurer received a confirmation by letter. Frank H. Maguire of Wood Street was drawn as a juror Juror . for the Civil Session. The Chairman reported that Mr. Peter Canessa called upon him in regard to obtaining his license to deal in Canessa automobile parts . He stated that he was perfectly will;ng license. to build the fence suggested by Mr. Custance; but he did, not have the funds to do it and if he had this license, he might get money enough to build a fence. It was explained to the Board that sane time ago a request was made that this permit be granted and the Board upon investigating, found that Mr. Canessa had been doing this kind- of business on the premises prior to the Zoning Law, aeA that Mr. Custance felt that the people in the deve).opment in the Locust Avenue section could be protected from the view of the old cars by a fence about 100 feet square. The Board decided that after looking at the Parker property on Saturday afternoon they would also look over the Canessa premises and view this situation. The weekly report of the Supt. of Public Works was received by the Board. The Board decided to look over the appointments Appointments. during the week and to discuss appointments at the next meeting. Inr egard to the Board of Assessors, Mr. Ferguson suggested hawing been on this Board, that a Board of five be appointed. He felt that there would be advantage to this change from the present Board of three, and suggested Assessors . that a farmer, a real estate man and builder and possibly a lawyer might be included on this Board. Whether or not an entirely new Board should be appointed was discussed. Mr. O'Connell criticized the management of this department, stating that he felt that there were too many employed in the department for the amount of work to be done. No definite action was taken on the appointment of the Board. The Chairman reported that he had not had an opportunity to view the conditions at the Partridge Ice Cream Plant and Partridge would report at the next meeting. plant. Application was received from Frank W. Perkins requesting appointment as Milk Inspector and Health Inspector. IIThe Board laid the Application on the table until such time as Appointments are taken up. Report was received from the Health Inspector stating that he inveggigated as to whether or not John N. Connors Connors of Lincoln was still keeping pigs in Lexington as d found piggery. 340 that Mr. Connorst buildings were still in the same location as last year and that he was still keeping pigs in them. 0"4 Mr. Prentiss does not know the line of Lexington and Lincoln and requested that one of the Town Engineers go to Mr. Connors ' piggery with him to show him the exact location of the Town line. The Town Engineer came before the Board and explained that some of the points in the bounds between Lexington and Lincoln were indefinite and that he would have to run a line for a considerable distance to establish the definite points and until this was done he could not till just where the Connors buildings were located. He reported that the cost of running this line would be between $450 and $550. and not less that $350. Mr. O'Connell reported that there was a land court plan of Mr. Connors ' property registered and he felt that this should be of assistance to the Town Engineer. Mr. Cosgrove agreed to get in touch with Mr. Connors to endeavor to get a blue print of this plan to see if, it would assist him in his computation. Mr. Prentiss made a report in regard to the non- collection of garbage at houses quarantined by Mr. John N. Connors, contractor to collect garbage. Mr. Garbage Prentiss stated that he had taken up the matter Collection. with Dr. Barnes and the State Dept. of Health and that they see no reason why the garbage should not be taken from these houses. He also stated that municipal collection in other towns do not except these houses. He suggested that the matter of violating the contract be taken up with the Town Counsel. The Supt . of Public Works stated that he had called Mr. Connors attention to tais matter over the telephone and Mr. Connors has instructed his men not to collect the garbage. The Board voted to request the Chairman to write to John N. Connors and ask him to attend to the matter and if he does not attend to it to appear before the Board at their next meeting. The Health Inspector also reported a letter written Shea to Justin Shea at Cambridge, relative to the inspection roperty of the premises owned by him at 5lry Mass. Ave. and occupied by A. K. Fraser of an overflowing cesspool. Mr. Custance called attention to the condition of the Highways highways that they should be patched, and that the whale regular department should be ordered out to patch them as soon as possible. Supt. of Public Works was requested to find out whether or not Mr. William Hawley was a citizen. Mr. Custance called attention to the fact that a sewer should be extended in Tower Street as soon as the weather permits . The Board there for authori zed the Supt. of Public Works to construct a sewer in Tower Street. 341 The Board viewed the plan in the Town Engineers office of the by-pass which will be constructed by the State beginning at Alewife Brook in Arlington and going across to Pleasant Street and then to the Arlington Belmont line by the Arlmont Country Club across lands owned by Hatch and others in the vicinity of Watertown and Pleasant Streets, thence to Concord Avenue crossing Waltham Street with an otrer-pass, and continuing on Concord Avenue to Lincoln. Mr. Custance reported that he had requested the Town Engineer to figure the removal and replacement of any buildings that might hive to be moved on account of this widening and endeavor to give an estimate of the cost of By-pass. doing this work and to place upon the plans in different colors, the proposed location where these buildings might be removed. The Board offered no criticism of the proposed highway. A true record, Attest: Clerk.