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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1934-04-03568 A n �c SELECTMEN'S MEETING APRIL 3, 1934. A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held at the Selectmen's Room, Town Office Building, on Tuesday, April 3rd, 1934 at 8:10 P. M. Messrs. Trask, Gilcreast, Ferguson, Lyons, and O'Connell were present at the meeting. The Clerk was also present. Bids on the temporary loan of $150,000. were presented by James J. Carroll, Town Treasurer, as follows: Lexington Trust Co. .79 1st Corp. of Boston .565 2nd National Bank .78 Newton Abby -,-67 It was voted to award the bid to the lstt Corporation of Boston, and to authorize the Town Treasurer to accept the bid. Commitment of water rates for the 2nd section in the amount of $5307.13, together with hydrant rental commitment of $1908.75 were signed by the Board, also water lien commit- ment amounting to $251.87. Hearing was declared open upon the application of Arthur ' E. Parker of 165 Follen iLoad for permission to maintain a, two car garage of stone construction at that address. Mr. Frederick Connor, builder for Mr. Parker, came be- fore the Board and presented the plan of the proposed garage. No persons appeared to object and it was voted to grant the permit. In reference to the request of Albert A. Ross to be ap- pointed a Special Police Officer, the Chairman stated that he would talk with Mr. Ross about the matter. Letter was received from the State Commissioner of Health in which the name ;rf Mathew Stevenson as Inspector of Slaughtering for the year ending Larch 31, 1935 was approved. It was therefore voted to appoint Mr. Stevenson as Health Inspector for the near ending March 31, 1935. Letter was received from the American Legion requesting permission to erect a food booth at Depot Square on April 19th, the same to.be operated by Legion Members as in pre- vious years. The Board voted to grant iermission provided the proper planking was placed under the booth and the town was protect- ' ed by liability insurance against damage. u 1 u Letter was'received from the American Legion enclosing ten tickets for the lecture to be given by Carveth Wells on Friday evening at Cary Memorial Hall. The Board acknowledged the invitation with thanks. Thomas Montague and Elwin Swan of Bedford Street came before the Board in reference to the brook backing up on to their land and flooding the cellars. The brook is loc&ted in the rear of their houses and then desired to have it cleaned out so teat the water would flow and they, could plant their gardens. Into this brook all the dranage from Hancock Street flows. The Chairman informed the gentlemen that the town would clean out the brook at an early date. No action was taken on the appointment of the Wire Inspector. It was voted to grant overhanging sign permits to Ernest Martin and to the L-iggetts'Drug Store, subject to the aprroval of the Building Inspector. Letter was received from Harry E. Johnson of Arlington in which he stated that re would be obliged to turn the mat- ter of obtaining water and sewer in his development over to his attorney. No action was taken in the matter. Verbal request was received for the use of Estabrook Hall by the Veterans of Foreign Wars free of charge on April 17th for the installation of officers. It was voted to make a charge of $3.00 for the use of the Hall. Letter was received from John N. Morse of Hancock Ave- nue in which he stated that he had been ill and would be un- able to review the parade on April 19th with the Selectmen in front of the Cary Memorial Hall. The Board decided to acknowledge receipt of the letter and extend their regrets that he would be unable to be pre- sent. Letter was received from A. A. Ross, Supt. of the Water & Sewer Department in which he stated that Mrs. Bridget Leary applied for an extension of the sewer to take care of her house at 90 Woburn St. She is having a great deal of trouble with her cesspool and Mr. Ross estimated that to extend 180 feet of eight inch pipe would cost $750. The Board voted to declare the conditon of the cesspool a nuisance and to install a sewer in Woburn Street to take care of the house numbered 90•Woburn Street and owned by Mrs. Bridget Leary acting under authority as a Board of Health. 569 570 �c Letter was received from the Parent Teacher's Association' ' in which it was explained very fully the kind of entertainment intended to be held on May 18th at Cary Memorial Hall. It was stated that they have seventten different nationalities repre- sented and it is their intention through costumes, etc, to bring out the contribution these nations have given to American citizes. The Board voted to grant the use of the hall on this eve- ning free of charge. In reference to the application of the Minute Man Golf Club, Inc. it was decided to request the club to file with the Board a cop�T of the ote authorizing the club president to re- quest a beer and wine license. Letter was received from Mrs. Euphemia Brown of 57 Bedford Street in which she stated that the damage done to her house was done after they moved in, in June. It was decided to request Mr. Ross to make a report to the Board of the dates when blasts were set off on the Bedford St., Tewksbury St., and Shirley sewer installation job. It was voted to appoint the members of the Board of Ap- peals appointed at the meeting on March 20th as members of the Board of Appeals under the Zoning Law members of the Board of Appeals under the Building Law for their respective terms. ' The Board signed -n agreement to take over the pole of the Middlesex & Boston Street Railway Co. situated at the northwest corner of Mass. Avenue and Marrett Road owing to the fact that the Town of Lexington fire alarm poles are on this pole, and the Supt. of Public Works recommended that the pole be taken over. Letter was received from the P. W. A. authorities in which they agreed to withdraw from the standxipe project, Docket #'22633. the laying of the ten inch and twelve inch pipe to the standpipe. The town will therefore extend this pipe to the•stand- pipe. Letter was received from the Town Counsel in which he re- turned the check of Town which was drawn to Sam Lippa t6pay for the water pipe in Fottler Avenue inasmuch as Mr. Lippa was unable to get the signatures from the various owners in form for approval. His attorney also had given up hope of accom- plishing this therefore the matter was closed by the attorneys. Letter was received from the County Commissioners asking that anv defects in the highways be repaired as early as pos- sible. Letter was received from the Town Counsel -in which -he 571 ' stated that Mrs. James Bean of 26 Parker Street, who had rented her property in violation of the coning Law, now has no attorney in the case, and counsel desired to know whether or not he should'bring suit against Mrs. Bean. F Report was also received from the Building Inspector In which he stated that Mr. Hampton who occupied the shop on the Bean property had not opened the shop for over two weeks. The Board decided to lay the matter on the table for one week to find out whether or not the conditions still rer mained the same. Three forms of the sewer contract with Anthony Ross & Son were signed by the Board, for the P. W. A. authorities. Letter was received from the Mass. Police Association enclosing radio address of Geo. A. McLaughlin, General Counsel for the Mass. Police Association which opposed the Senate Bill #260 known as the Governor's bill to provide co- ordination of the police forces. Attention was called to the prevalence of Measles especially at the P„rker School. Dr. Kendrick and Dr. Hard - castle were somewhat disturbed at the conditon, but the School Nurse felt that with pamphlet instruction and with a notice by the Selectmen in the local paper that parents would obey the Health Regulations and keep the quarantine. The Supt. of Schools felt also that this notice would be sufficient, and requested that the Selectmen insert a notice in the paper calling attention to the quarantine, and the Board so voted. Letter was received from Representative Nelson B. Crosby in which he stated that he agreed with the Board on House Bill 817 calling for the construction of an additional unit to the Middlesex County Sanatorium at Waltham, that it was not the proper time to request an appropriation of 01,000,000. for this purpose. Letter was received from Attorney Arthur L. Woodman of 412 Barristers Hall, Boston in which he stated that Farwell E. Thayer and Annie L. Thayer claimed damage by blasting on Winter Street which caused a flow of water, which is rapidly Increasing in amount, and is undermining the northerly wall of hYs house, and he intended to claim damages on account of the flow of.wster. The Board decided to look into the conditions and com- municate with the attorney at a later date. ' Letter was received from the Social Worker at the Boston City Hospital calling attention to the fact that Mrs. Ernest Williams had been confined to that hospital and that they re- 572 Cn tained the baby on account of its condition, and asked that r ' something be done on account of the home conditions. The Chairman agreed to reply to the letter calling at- tention to the fact that the man was a regular employee of the highway department and he should be able to take care of his family. Editorial from the Medical Journal was sent in by Dr. Piper calling attention to the cost of sending Winchester pa- tients to the Middlesex County Tuberculosis Hospital being $68. per patient. Mr. Caterino came before the Board relative to putting up a temporary building for the sale of vegetables and fruit the same to be located between 'the Seligman and Wilson blocks on Nass. Ave.' Be stated that the Building Inspector told him tc come to the Board inasmuch as he tcld him that he could not put the building up. The Board informed him they would object to an open air market, but they desired to get the story of the Building Inspector's refusal from him before taking any definite action. Mr. George Stylges of Oak Street came before the Board and stated that he had to pay $9. per month to the Home Loan Bank to save his house and with a family of seven he could ' not get along on $12. He stated that he now owes 627. on the house payments, and he did not wish anything but enough to properly feed the family and keep the roof over their heads, and that he would get work as soon as he could. The meeting adjourned at 9:00 P. M. A true record, Attest: Clerk.