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SELECTMEN'S MB'ETING
OCTOBER 23, 19340
A regular meeting of the Selectmen was held in the Town Of-
fice Building, Selectmen's Room, at 7:30 P. M. Messrs. Trask,
Ferguson, Gilereast and O'Connell were present. The Clerk was
also present.
Bids were received on the $110000. Trunk Line Sewer Con-
struction Loan dated November lst, 1934 and payable $3000.
Bids on December 1st, 1934 3000:°.:Deeebe=7lit, 1935, 03000. Deeem-
Loan. ber lst, 1936 and 42000. December lst, 1937, as follows:
Whiting, Weeks and Knowles-, X100.063 2%
Blythe and Co. 100.161 a. +%
Tyler, Buttrick Co. 100.18 114
Lexington,Trust Co. 100.07 l°f,
It was voted to award the bid to the Lexington Trust Co.
at their bid of 100.07.
Hearing was declared open on the application of Mona Holland
63 Hillside Avenue, for permission to maintain a one car metal
Holland garage at Lot 119-120 Holland Street. Miss Holland appeared to '
Garage. present the application. No persons appeared to object, and. the
application having the approval of the Building Inspector, it was
voted to grant the permit.
Hearing was declared open on the application of Albertine
P. Fardy for permission to maintain a two car wooden garage at
Fardy Pine Knoll Road. Mr. Hans Tobiason appeared representing Mrs.
Garage. Fardy and presented the plan of the proposed garage which was ap-
proved by the Building -Inspector. It was voted to grant the per-
mit to maintain the garage.
Hearing was declared open on the application of May'-$ tMdv
ulton for permission to maintain a two car garage of toadtnoof
Moulton construction at 48 Marrett Road. Ralph Corcoran presented the
Garage. plans of the proposed garage, the same having been approved by
the Building Inspector, and it was voted to grant the permit.
TTearing was declared open on tre application of Harriet
M._Nc5ma for permission to maintain a one car garage of f1vepr.00f
construction at 40 Reed,•Street. Mr. Brennan appeared and pre-
sented the plans. The plan not having been approved, it was
voted to grant the permit subject to the approval of the Build-
ing Inspector.
Chiuecari- The matter of abatement of the taxon the property of
ello Guiseppe Chiuccariello was discussed, the tax on the property
Property. being only $9.90. There is also to be a sewer tax of approxi-
' mately $160, for the Trunk Line Sewer which would have to be a-
^ated at a later date. It was decided to take up this matter
at a later date. It was decided to take up this matter at the
meeting of the Board after the Town Meeting on October 29th.
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The Chairman stated that he cdlled the attention of the
Building Inspector to the fact that Mrs. Alexander Hammer had
opend a thrift shop at 63 Hancock Street in violation of the
Zoning Law.
The Building Inspector directed a letter to the Board in
which he stated that he investigated and found Miss Gertrude
Scott in charge while Mrs. Hammer had gone to Canada for a
month. Miss Scott agreed to stop any further sales she might
have until Mrs. Hammer returns and he directed notice to Mrs.
Hammer and also to Mr. George Gilmore, owner of the property,
in regard to the violation.
In regard to the Ferrazzani roadside stand, no decision
was made by the Board at the meeting last Tuesday evening, as
to the request of Mr. Luigi Ferrazzani that he be allowed to
continue his stand until Thanksgiving. In view of the fact
that the Board had notified the Building Inspector to proceed
against Mr. Ferrazzani providing; he did not discontinue the
maintenance of his roadside stand by Saturday, October 13th, it
was voted to notify the Building Inspector the Board.would allow
Mr. Ferrazzani to continue with the sales of his produce on his
place until Thanksgiving and in the meantime he should move the
stand back as far as he could. After that date he must apply to
The Board of Appeals for a hearing to operate the stand.
Hammer,
Zoning Law
Violation.
Ferrazzani
Roadside
Stand.
Letter was received from Rev. William J. McCarthy in which
he asked for the free use of Cary Memorial Hall on October 24th Cary Hall.
for a charity card party to be held by the St. Vincent de Paul
Society, and it was voted to grant the request.
Letter was received from the Town Counsel in which he en-
closed a copy of the decision of the Superior Court in the Smith
Harrison E. Smith case: The decision was against Harrison E. Case.
Smith and Counsel advised that defense would have the right to
appeal to the Superior Court from that decree.
Abatement on water lien account against Patrick J. Heaney,
29 Charles Street, in the amount of $27.95 was signed by the Abatement.
Board owing to the fact that there had been an error madd in the
name of the property owner in whose name the lien was claimed.
Verbal request was received from the Salvation Army that
they be allowed to have a Tag Day in Lexington on Saturday, Oct- Tag Day.
ober 27th. The Board felt that the purpose of the Organization
was worth and it was voted to grant permission for them to have
a Tag Day on that date.
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Town Seal. The Board viewed the photograph of the Minute -Man Stature
as cut for the seal, and felt that it was a good cut for the
Town Seal and voted to authorize the Back Bay Electrotype and
Engraving Co. to reproduce the photograph of the seal.
Supt. of Public Works wrote a letter in which he advised that a
Street street light eould be placed at the corner of I'deriam Street
Light. and Glen Road providing better light for that section and the
Board therefor voted to authorize the Supt. of Public Works
to have a light placed at that location.
Letter was received from the Mass. Memorial Hospital
calling attention to that fact that John O'Connell was receiv-
O'Connell ing free treatment at the out-patient Dept. for a broken arm
Case. and that he did not have money enough to pay for his carfare.
It was voted to authorize $1.00 additional A� ge_,.Old Assis-
tance. per week during the time and that he had to receive
treatment at the hospital.
Letter was received from Elmer A. Lord and Co. in which
Hold -Up they gave rates on hold-up insurance and it was felt that in -
Insurance. asmuch as the Town Treasurer paid all by check that it would
not be necessary to carry hold-up insurance.
Standpipe
Bid.
Request
of Red Cross
for Hall,
Letter was received from Mr. O'Connell calling attention
to the fact that the low bidder on the standpipe, J. J. Calla -
hand recently cost the Maryland Casualty Co. a $30,000. loss
on the bond furnished by them and felt that he should be
checked up to see whether or not he was a responsible party
to award the contract to demolish the old standpipe.
The Board felt that it was entirely up to Mr. Callahan
to furnish the bond and if he was not able to furnish it, the
Town would then be entitled to claim his check of $500. de-
posited with the bid. Mr. Ross was checking up on the contrac-
tor to find out about the work he previously did.
Letter was received from Robert C. Merriam, Chairman of
the American Red Cross, in which he asked for the use of
Estabrook Hall or a smaller room on the evenings of November
8, 13, 15, 20, 22, and 27, and December 4, 60 11, 13, 18, 200
and 27.
The Chairman reported that the janitor informed him
that considerable extra coal had to be used to keep the heat-
ers going to warm up the room for the sewing project that is
now being held in Cary Memorial Hall and this would be also
true for meetings of the Red Cross and the Board considered
whether or not either Emerson Hall or the Cary Memorial Lib-
brary could be used for this purpose. The Chairman stated
that the E.R.A. would use Emerson Hall as most of the men on
E.R.A. came from that section of the Town. It was felt, how-
ever, that Emerson Hall would be out of the way for the per-
sons taking the course of instruction on first aid given by
the Red Cross and that Cary Memorial Library would be a better
location.
It was decided to leave the matter to the Chairman to in-
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quire,_if.:tt could be arranged to have the Library open for these
evenings.
Letter was received from Mr. Brolin of the Bedford Band in
reply to the letter of the Chairman calling his attentionto the
fact that there should be police protection at the band concerts
and also calling attention to the fact that they granted the free
use of the hall understanding that there was to be no charge or
no collection of funds. Mr. Brolin stated that they had used the
same collection box that the Lexington Band used and they did not
realize that this would be objectionable. However, they would re-
frain from the use of it in the future and they also stated that
they would have police protection.
Letter was received from the County Commissioners in which
they requested that the Board make a statement relative to the
amount of money they intend to ask the Town for Highway con-
struction in 1935. The Board sign ed the statement in which they
intended to request the Town for an appropriation of :9000. for
Pleasant and Watertown Streets and $12,000. for Lincoln Street
from Mass. Avenue to Marrett Road.
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Bedford
Band, use
of Hall.
Highway
Construc-
tion.
The Town's Contract for the construction of Pleasant Street Pleasant
was received by the Board and w. -is referred to the Supt. of Pub- Street.
lic Works to look over to see whether or not it was satisfactory.
Mr. Ross, "7upt. of the Water and Sewer Dept., came before
the Board and presented a letter in which he suggested that the
Board approve the charge of $15. for the construction of a pit
for a meter in a case ail -ere the owner is allowed to lay his own Meter
service pipe or where the house sets ack from the street line Pits.
more than 100 feet or where it would be advisable to install the
meter at the street line rather than the house. Mr. Ross stated
that the actual cost to the Town was more than $15. Sometimes
it cost "$25. to install this meter box depending upon the condi-
tions, but the general custom of other towns w_, -is to make a charge
of $15.
The Board considered the matter and voted to approve this
suggestion of Mr. Ross to make a charge of $15. for putting meter
pits in in cases of this kind.
Mr. Ross presenteda letter in which he stated that on Friday,
October 19th, at 10;45 A. hl. the water storage on the new stand- Standpipe.
pipe was allowed to enter the distribution system, the old stand-
pipe being emptied from time time.
Mr. Ross presented written letter in which he suggested that
the Board accept the new steel standpipe as completed in accord-
ance with plans and specifications. Par. boss stated that the
standpipe was completed by McClintic-Marshall and that now there
was going to be a guard put on around the edge of the standpipe
was completed in accordance with the specifications and the Board,.
on recommendation of the Supt., voted to accept the one million
S tandpipa
154 c"
n
gallon steel standpipe constructed by McClintic-Marshall Corp.
in accordance with plans and specifications of the Supt: of the
Water and Sewer Department.
Mr. Ross explained that he would bring into the Board his
recommendation In regard to approving a regulation in connec-
tion with the use of hydrants. he stated that during the year
Hydrants.
he was called upon to allow the use of hydrants for temporary
services by contractors and he would recornmerrla charge of $25.
for the privilege of using the hudrant and require a $15. de-
posit on the meter.
The Board req.ested him to bring his recommendation in
writing.
The Board discussed with Mr. Ross the matter of making
up the sewer assessments. The Town Engineer feels that this
is a job for the Supt. of the Sewer Department and the Supt.
of the Sewer Department felt that it wcis an Engineering job.
It appeared from the explanation made by the Town Engineer at
a recent meeting that the bills were not sent out by the Sewer
Department within the time required by Law. Mr. Ross stated
Sewer
that the Sewer Department waited for the information from the
Assessments.Engineering
Department to make the assessment. The Board felt
therefor that Mr. Ross should instruct Miss Lowe that she
would be responsible for getting the bills out on time and Mr.
Res,, felt that he had too many duties to attend to to get the
figures out on the assessment. The Board therefor decided riot
,
to request him to get out the figures on the assessments, but to
see that the bills were out on time.
Mr. Edward G. IV.eaton came before the Board and informed
the Board that he had just been in to the Assessors Office and
f Wheaton
they agreed to male an adjustment this year on the assessment
Assessment,
to him of 10,000 feet of land more than he owned. He stated
however, that he has ineen paying this amount for the past five
years, making a total that he paid to the Town during that
time of $196.76.
The Board felt that a letter should come from the Board
of Assessors ac?rno 1ed_ging that they had been an error in assess-
gngz and the only _ yray'. itc would be ad juated-would be to. insetot
an -article in a warrant for a Town Meeting,
The Chairman informed Mr. Wheaton that as soon as a*let-
ter was received from the Assessors to this effect, that he
would take the matter up with the Town Counsel to see what
the proper procedure should be in this case.
Letter was received from Joseph B. Harrington, acting
Damage to
as Attorney for Genevieve Campbell of Salem, calling attention
car of
to property damage to her car resulting from striking a sharp
Genevieve
edge of a broken section of roadway on Waltham Street, Satur-
Campbell,
day October 13th, causing replacing of tire and tube amounting
bo 9.
,
The Board voted to deny all responsibility it this case.
Letter was received from the Town Counsel in which he gave
his opinion in a case where the sewer was not low enough to drain
the entire house that "no drain or sewer from an estate or part
of an estate not already assessed or not at the time liable to
assessment as herein provided shall be entered into a common
sewer except upon the payment of such an assessment or charge and
upon such other terms and conditions as the Board of Selectmen
shall determine."
This would enable the Board to impose conditions when the
houses are constructed if the entire assessment is now abated.
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,The Board voted to approve the action of the Clerk in offer-
ing anti -rabic treatment to Charles Appollonio and family of RLbies
45 Kendall Road, whose dog was affected with rabies. Case.
,Mr. Ross presented report of progress on the Sickle Brook
Drainage project. The total cost of the project to October 20
was $5396.56. He called attention in the report to the work Sickle
being done in reinforcing the arch of the Bow Street culvert. Brook.
He estimated the cost of repairing the bridge at that location
as $500.
Mr. Scamman reported that some of the sidewalk snow plows
owned by the Town have been in existence since 1893 and he
felt that the Board should consider the question of a tractor
plow. He stated that there was $2000. left in the Snow Account
on October lst from which they would have to spend money for
sand.and snow fence.
The Board considered char,ing 2/3 of the cost of the snow
plow to the Snow Account and l%3 to the Highway Account.
Mr, Scamman was requested to bring into the next meeting
information in regard to the cost of securing the various types
of sidewalk snow plows.
Sidewalk
Snow Plow.
The Board of Selectmen considered the betterments derived
by the acceptance and construction of Gleason Road from Simonds
Road -to Fuller Road and determined that the benefit or advan- Gleason
tage to the abutting land within the area to be in the amount Road.
of $31,662. per front foot and that it shall be assessed pro-
portionately as follows;
No.
, Name
Descrip.,
Frontage
Amount
425
' Lexington Trust Co.
Lots
#37,389
73.56 Ft.
262.02
39,
Bl. '6
426
Clara I. Hicks
Lots
#35 &
60
213.72
36,
B1.6
427
Grace R. Stevens
Lots
#33 &
60
213.72
34,
Bl. 6
428
Marion H. Brazee
Lots
#31 &
60
.213.72
32,
Bl. 6
429
Frances B. Baxter
Lots
#29 &
60
213.72
30,
B1. 6
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No.
Name
Descrip.
Frontage
Amount
430
Annie Snow
Lots
#27 & 280
60
213.72
Bl.
6
431
Alice A. & Loren
Lots
#25 & 26,
60
213,72
J. Farrar
Bl.
6
432
Grace M, Arnold
Lots
#23 & 24,
60
213.72
B1.
6
433
Selina Be &
Brooks C. Dwyer
Lots
#21 & 221
60
213.72
B1.
6
434
Lela M, Gray
Lots
#42,43, &
60.38
215.07
44,
Bl. 21.
435
Mary C. Mortimer
Lots
#45,1,21
90
320.58
Bl.
21.
436
Harry F. & Helen
Lots
#3 & 4,
60
213.72
J. Maddox
B1.
21.
437
Lexington Trust
Lots
#5 & 6,
60
213.72
Co.
Bl.
21
438
Agnes K. Kirker
Lots
#17 & 8,
60
213.72
Bl.
21
439
Margaret J. Edge-
Lots
#9 & 10,
60
213,72
comb
Bl.
21
440
Jennie A. Ward
Lots
#11 & 12,
60
213.72
Bl.
21
441
Nellie G. & Ben-
Lots
#13 & 14,
60
213.72
jamin C. Wortman
B1.
21
424
::.Ernest E. & Alice
Lots
#13 & 14,
60
213.72
4
C. Wortman
Bl.
21
4003.47
The Board of Selectmen
considered the betterments
de-
rived by the acceptance
and
construction
of Gleason Road from
Gleason Simonds Road to Williams
Road
and determined
that the
benefit
toad. or advantage to the abutting
land within
the area to be in
the
amount of $2.702 per
front foot and
that it shall
be as-
sessed proportionately as
follows:
No.
Name
Descrip.
Frontage
Amount
442
Bertha M. Nicker -,Lots
#3 & 4,
60
162.12
son
B1,
22
443
Lexington Trust
Lots
#5 & 6,
60
162,12
Co.
Bl.
22
444
Charles L. Weld
Lots#7
& 8,
60
162,12
Bl.
22
445
Bessie A. Johns-
Lots#9
& 10,
60
162.12
ton
Bl.
22
446
Lloyd Be Kathryn
Lots
#11 & 12,
60
162.12
C. Davidson
Bl.
22
447
Maragaret E. Com-
Lots
#13 & 14,
60
162,12
man
B1.
22
I.
No. Name
448
Augustus S. & Ara-'
452
Bella S. Quick
449
Paul F.C. & Hazel
16, Bl. 22
•B. Mias
'450
Lexington Trust Co.
466
Frances L. Travers
451
James J. Toner
452
Lexington Trust Co.
453
Hallie C. & Lulu
16, Bl. 22
-Blake
454
Lexington Trust Co.
455
Theodore A. Custance
456
Hallie C. Blake
457
Carl F. Ashton
Descrip.
Frontage
Amount
Lots #15 &
60
162.12
16, Bl. 22
Lot #29,
Bl.
Lots #17 &
60
162.12
18, Bl. 22
24
Lots #19,20,
101
272.90
& 219 B1. 22
Lot #301
B1.24
Lots #42 & 43,
60
162.12
Bl. 5
#8B
B1.24 B
Lots #40 & 41,
60
162.12
$1. 5
#9B
Lot '
Bl.
Lots #37,38,
90
243,18
& 395, B1. 5
24A
Lots #35 & 36,
60
162.12
Bl, 5
Lots #33 & 34,
60
162.12
B1. 5
Lots #31 & 32,
60
162.12
B1. 5
Lots #29 & 30,
60
162.12
B1. 5
Lots #24,25,26,60
332.35
27,282 Bl. 5
3118.11
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The Board of Selectmen considered the betterments derived
by the acceptance and construction of Blake Road and determined
that the benefit or advantage to the abutting land within the Blake
area to be in the amount of $3.197 per front foot and that it Road,
shall be assessed proportionately as follows:
No.
Name
Descrip.
Frontage
Amount
477
bexington Trust Co.
Lot #29,
Bl.
105 Ft.
335.65
24
478
Joseph L. Burr.
Lot #301
B1.24
71.54
228.70
#8B
B1.24 B
479
Margaret M. Pierce
#9B
Lot '
Bl.
105
335.65
24A
900.00
The Board of Selectmen considered the betterments derived
by the acceptance and construction of Eaton Road and determined
that the benefit or advantage to the abutting land within the
area to be in the amount of $3.007 per front foot and that it
shall be assessed proportionately as follows:
158
No.
Name
, Descrip...
Frontage
Amount
458
Richard B. Parker
Lot #7, B1. 24
85.39
256.77
459
Lewis 14, & Gladys
Lot #8 & 9,
60
180.42
B. Reynolds
B1. 24
460
Lexington Trust Co.
Lot #101 11, 12,
150
451.05
13,141 Bl. 24
461
Harold C. Currier
Lots #15 & 1619
60
180.42
Bl. 24
462
Lexington Trust Co.
Lots #17 & 18,
60
180.42
Bl. 24
463
Elizabeth Thompson
Lots #19 & 20,
60
180.42
Bl. 24
464
Albert E. & Lillie
sots #21 & 2219
60
180.42
M. Maver
Bl. 24
465
Chester E. & Dorothy
Lots #23,24,
120
360.84
Tracy
25,26,B124
468
Lexington Trust Co.
Lots #1,2,3,4,
146.42
440.28
5,B1.15
467
— Kendall Blanchard
Lots #6 & 7,
60
180.42
B1. 15
469
John L. & Zelma M.
Lots #8 & 90
60
180.42
Maver
Bl. 15
470
Albert E. & Lillie
Lots #10 & 11,
60
180.42
M. Maver
Bl. 15
471
Amy A. Currier &
Lots #12 & 13,
60.
180.42
Daisy L. Hartwell
Bl. 15
472
Olive C. Downer
Lots #14 & 15
60
180.42
Bl. 15
473
Frederick_ F. &
Lots #16 & 17,
60
180.42
Nellie A. Bacon
Bl. 15
474
Hallie C. Blake
Lots #18 & 19,
60
180.42
Bl. 15
475
Florence A. Forbes
Lots #20 & 21,
68
180.42
Bl. 15
476
William H. Fenn
Lots #22, B1.
60
345.81
15
4200.21
Mr. Mitchell came before the Board and
reported that
he
received
request from Mrs.
Norah Drury who
has a grandson
liv-
ing
with her, for aid. Mrs. Drury has property assessed
to
Drury her
for $2840. with a mortgage of $1000.. and
having more than
Case. $1500. equity in the property, was not allowed Old Age
Assis-
tance.
It was voted to authorize Mr. Mitchell
to furnish
one
half
ton of coal in this case and request the
grandson
to work
for
the coal given.
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Mr. Mitchell explained that Warren Burgess lived in the
Coal for lower apartment of the house owned by Mrs. Emery on Cedar St.
Burgess. The upper apartment was occupied by Mr. Whitten, both families '
receiving Welfare Aid. They desired to obtain coal for the
heater which is run by Mr. Whitten and the State will allow only
bne-half ton of coal per month for Mr. Whitten and they felt that
the Town should furnish one-half ton of coal for the Burgess
family.
The Board therefor voted to allow one-half ton of coal for
Warren Burgess in addition to the coal to be furnished the Whit-
ten family and paid for by the State.
Mr. Mitchell reported _having received application from Mr.
Arthur O'Leary, brother of Patrolman William C. O'Leary, and
upon check up, he found that he had $476.70 in the Lexington O'Leary
Trust Company. Case.
The Board therefor voted not to Grant any assistance in this
case until he used his money down to 4200., he havinr* no insurance
it was felt that he could be allowed this for burial purposes.
Mr. Mitchell called attention to the fact that aid was being
rendered to Henry A. Jenks, a State case, and that he had been
living apart from his wife without any legal separation. She Jenks
has recently been in the hospital and they now desire to obtain Case.
rooms in Lexington and keep their son Henry with them. It was
felt that Mr. Mitchell could not offer any aid until the woman
actually came to live in Lexington.
The meeting adjourned at 10;20 P.1%
A true record,.Attest:
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Clerk