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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1935-11-05132 SELECT1,1EY? S IMTING Nov. 5th, 1935. A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held in the Selectmen's Room, Town Office Building, at 7:30 P.M. Messrs. Ferguson, Lyons and Potter were present. The Clerk was also present. At 7:45 P.M., Mrs. Bridget Leary appeared before the Leary Board with reference to her sewer betterment assessment on Betterment Vine Street. Mrs. Leary wanted to know if she was the only Assessment one who had to pay an assessment or if the others would have Vine St. to pay. The Chairman informed Mrs. Leary that she had been charged only about one-fifth of what the assessment actually - should -be and.there was no further question on the matter. At 8:00 P.M. hearing was declared open on the application Johnson of Ivar D. Johnson for permission to maintain a one car garage Garage at 34 Cary Street, Lexington. Mr. Johnson appeared and hearing, presented plan of the proposed garage. No persons appeared in opposition and it was voted to grant the permit subject to the approval of the Building Inspector. At 8:05 P.M. hearing was declared open on the application LSteeves of Tb?. Henry Steeves to maintain a two car garage at Grass - Garage land Street, Lexington. No one appeared in favor or in hearing. opposition so no action was taken on the matter. At 8:10 P.M. hearing was declared open on the application Smith of James R. Smith for permission to maintain a two car garage Garage at lot #41 Richard Road. Mr. Smith appeared and presented hearing. plan of the proposed garage. No persons appeared in opposi- tion, and it was voted to :rant the permit subject to the approval of the Buil ding Inspector. Letter was received from the Health Inspector with re- gard to the building on t^Jaltham Street owned by C. W. Ryder which is being used for the washing of garbage cans. Mr. Stevenson stated that the floor of the building was covered with maggots and that these and all the refuse remained on the floor all day and at night everything was swept into a 01 oil =L 1 1 1 Mrs. Leary stated that she had received a letter from the Health Inspector with regard to the condition of the Health cellar in her house at Hayes Lane. She stated that the dondition tenant in the house had been living there six months and Hayes had never paid any rent. She had been trying to put them Land. out and was going to go to Curt on the matter in the morn- ing. The tenant broke the pipe in tl,,e cellar which drained the sink and as a result water, garbage, etc. flowed into the cellar. She stated that she did nbt wish to do anything on the matter until the people were evicted and the Board felt that inasmuch as she was going to bring the family into Court in the morning, action on the case could be suspended until after the family had been evicted. At 8:00 P.M. hearing was declared open on the application Johnson of Ivar D. Johnson for permission to maintain a one car garage Garage at 34 Cary Street, Lexington. Mr. Johnson appeared and hearing, presented plan of the proposed garage. No persons appeared in opposition and it was voted to grant the permit subject to the approval of the Building Inspector. At 8:05 P.M. hearing was declared open on the application LSteeves of Tb?. Henry Steeves to maintain a two car garage at Grass - Garage land Street, Lexington. No one appeared in favor or in hearing. opposition so no action was taken on the matter. At 8:10 P.M. hearing was declared open on the application Smith of James R. Smith for permission to maintain a two car garage Garage at lot #41 Richard Road. Mr. Smith appeared and presented hearing. plan of the proposed garage. No persons appeared in opposi- tion, and it was voted to :rant the permit subject to the approval of the Buil ding Inspector. Letter was received from the Health Inspector with re- gard to the building on t^Jaltham Street owned by C. W. Ryder which is being used for the washing of garbage cans. Mr. Stevenson stated that the floor of the building was covered with maggots and that these and all the refuse remained on the floor all day and at night everything was swept into a 01 oil =L 1 1 1 small open drain which leads from the .building to the land surrounding it. He stated that the land around the build- ing was in a deplorable condition also and he recommended that Ryder be ordered to cease o;erations within forty- eight hours unless the Board of Health Laws were complied with. The Board voted to send Mr. Ryder a Board of Health Order instructing him to a'ate the health menace within forty-eight hours and also to send the Town Counsel a copy of the Health Inspectorls report and the Board of Health Order, and to as'_-: Trb?. Wrightington what the Board could do should Ryder fail to obey the Order. 133 Ryder Health Violation. A verbal request was received from the Salvation Army for permission to hold their annual Tai Day in Lexington on Tag Day - Saturday, November 16th, and the Board voted to grant the request. The report of the Slaughter Inspector for the months of Slaughter August.. September and October was received and accepted. Report. The E.R.A. report for the sweet ending October 31st was E.R.A. rece5ved. Report. The Clerk reported that she had received from Mr. Francis J. Kelley, the duplicate receipt which had been held Arnold by Mr. Arnold for payment of the water guaranty in the amount Water ' of 0112.13 on the Bridge Street Account, and the Board there- Guaranty. for voted to approve refunding the above sum to the Home Owners Loan Corporation.. Letter was received from Irvin Y. Davis, Attorney for Harry V1. Pierce of 43 Farm Crest Avenue, Lexington. Mr. Pierce Davis had been retained. by Pierce to take whatever steps claim. necessary to collect from the Town for damage to his property caused when the water main was broken on Farm Crest Avenue. Mr. Davis suggested that the matter be turned over to the Town Counsel and that the Town settle the matter be- fore entering litigation inasmuch as the damage amounted to only $60.00. The Board voted that the matter be turned over to the Town Counsel for his attention. Letter was received from Mr. Eugene L. Dorgan which stated that the alteration work at the Stone Building had Stone been completed. The letter also stated that the exterior Building. lantern might be set in place now as the final coat of paint was dry. Letter was received from Edward L. Casey, State Director of the National Youth Administration, requesting that the Letter: Board list organizations and individuals in this locality Nat. Youth ' which were outstanding for their educational and recreational Admin. activities among young men and women. The Board voted to take no action_ on the matter. 134 appeared to discuss the Oakland Street foot bridge. Mr. Oakland Sargent stated that at a meeting of the shareholders held Street cn Foot be willing to entertain the proposition of taking over the Bridge. foot bridge for the reason that the shareholders had come to the conclusion that they could not support it any longer. This foot bridge runs from the foot of Oakland Street across the railroad tracks and down onto the platform. It was built in 1905 at a cost of $2666. and the upkeep of it for the last 16 years has averaged X210.83 per year. This in- cluded shovelling snow, putting on sand in the winter, light- ing, and painting it every five or six years. Three years Letter was received from Mrs. Carl Becker of 49 Outlook over the bridge in one day and that the Town would not be Street Drive requesting that a street light be installed or that the foot bridge. He stated that if the Town refuses to take Light. street between Prospect Hill .Road and Downing Road. The Board instructed the Supt. of Public ':'forks to go over to Outlook Drive and see if a light were needed and voted to insert an article in the warrant requesting author- ization for the '_nstallation of such a light if approved by 11r. Trask. The Board again considered the letter received from Concord Pierre L. Northrup, Attorney for Ernest DeVincent of Concord Ave. Avenue. This letter requested. that 1r. Northrup be allowed rezoning. to attend the meeting of the Planning Board, Selectmen and Board of Appeals which is to be held relative to the rezoning of Concord Avenue. No action was taken on the matter. The Board amain considered the letter received from Bus stop Air. Harry L. Fuller inquiring what the Board intended to complaint. do about the bus stop at the corner of Slocum Road and Mass. Avenue. The Board voted to instruct the Supt, of Public '°forks to observe the conditions at this corner and to report at the next meeting of the Board. Letter was received from the Town Clerk requesting that Juror. a Juror be drawn to serve.on Criminal Business beginning Ta!,nday, December 2nd, 1935. Mr. Clifford W. Pierce, salesman, of 1 Eustis Street ' was the juror drawn. Mr. Fred B. Bartlett of 104 Bedford Street was appointed Election a Teller in Precinct Four to take the place of J. Everett Officers. Cumming who was unable to serve, and Mr. Fletcher 1W. Taft was appointed as ';Darden in Precinct Three to ta'�:e the place of Harvey F. Vdinlock who also was unable to serve. At 8:30 P.M., Mr. Edward Sargent of Oakland Street appeared to discuss the Oakland Street foot bridge. Mr. Oakland Sargent stated that at a meeting of the shareholders held Street on October 14th, it was voted to ash. the Town if it would Foot be willing to entertain the proposition of taking over the Bridge. foot bridge for the reason that the shareholders had come to the conclusion that they could not support it any longer. This foot bridge runs from the foot of Oakland Street across the railroad tracks and down onto the platform. It was built in 1905 at a cost of $2666. and the upkeep of it for the last 16 years has averaged X210.83 per year. This in- cluded shovelling snow, putting on sand in the winter, light- ing, and painting it every five or six years. Three years ago the matter was put up to the Selectmen and s. Trask, who was then Chairman, advised that only sixty people passed over the bridge in one day and that the Town would not be interested in taking it over. Mr. Sargent stated that the ' Town Counsel was of the opinion that the Town could maintain the foot bridge. He stated that if the Town refuses to take it and the railroad refuses to take it, the bridge would have to come down. I u 135- Tile Chairman asked how riucr tir.2e was sa-'ed by using the bridge, and Yr. Sargent stated that it was about three or four minutes and that the distance saved was about a quarter of a mile. The Chairman asked how much it would cost the Town to take it over and Pt;r. Sargent replied that he did not think it would cost the town anything if it z-aould agree to main- tain the bridge. Oakland The Chairman then stated that he thought it would be Street better to postpone decision on the matter until after the Foot election when there would be two additional members on the Bridge. Board. It?. Sargent inquired if the Board thought that the Town would vote to accept the foot "-,ridge and the Board felt that it would not because of the fact that it would be benefitting only a few people in the Town. Mr. Sargent then stated that he thought that waiting until there was A full Board would be a waste of time. He asked if the Town would consider taking down the bridge for the material, and the Chairman stated that the Siu.pt. of 'Public 71orks could look at it and see if the Town could use the material. It was I: -Tr. Sargent's idea that either 'Welfare men or V.P.A. men could do the work but the Chairman stated that he did not believe that this would be possible. The Chairman suggested that.Mr. Sargent go to the Boston and I•raine Railroad to see if that' corporation would consider taking over the bridge, and Ilr. Sargent decided to do this. A report was received from the Building Inspector which Aldrich stated that the barn in the rear of the Post Office was barn. being demolished. Letter was received from the Health Inspector which stated that he had received_ an application from Ir. John Brown of 450 Waltham Street for a permit to keep a saddle horse. Brown stated that he was going to dispose of his pigeons and. arranC-e the henhouse so that he ?:dight keep the horse in it. 1,1r. Brown and =r. Richard Cassidy appeared before the Board to discuss the matter. The Chairman read the Board of Health Regulations concerning the keeping of horses and told Brown that a Board of Appeals hearing was necessary before a permit mirght be granted for the main- tenance of a stable. Brown stated that he would have to fix up his henhouse in order to keep his horse in it and the Chairman advised him not to do anything on rebuilding the henhouse until after he had had a Board of Appeals hearing. Letter was received from tT,e Health Inspector with regard to a dump on Rindge Avenue. The letter stated that all the neighbors have been using Rindge.Avenue as a dumping place. He had posted "No Dumping" signs on both Rindge Avenue and Rawson Avenue and recommended that dirt or gravel be dumped on Rindge Avenue to cover the dltmp. The Board voted to request the Supt. of Public Works to cover the dump with dirt and to see that it was kept covered. Brown, permit to keep a horse. Dump. 1136 The following permits were granted: Licenses. Ruth F.T. loodward, 15 Dexter Road - Board two infants. Newcomb & Dailey, 34 Bedford Street - Methyl Alcohol R. J. Barber, corner 71oburn and Lowell Sts. - Permit to sell pony rides on Sundays, Nov. 3rd and 10th. Letter was received from the :'dorks Progress Admin istration stating that two projects were to b e carried on P.P.A. in connection with the State Dept. of Public Works., namely program. the sidewalks program and the Farm -to- Market program. The letter urged that all communities help in supplying some of the material cost and the truck '_sire for these projects. The Board voted to take no action on the matter. The 'Narrant for a Special Election to be held on Nov. Warrant 18th, 1935 and the ,Parrant for the Town Ialeeting to be held signed. on December 2nd, 1935, was signed by the Board. Application was received from the 1Iothersingers of the Use of Parent -Teachers Associations for permission to use Estabrook Estabrook Hall on November 8th, some afternoon the week of Hall. Nov. llth and every other week thereafter. The Board voted to grant the group permission to use the hall on the requested dates free of charge. Letter was received from. the Injury Fund Committee for Use of Lexington High School players requesting permission to use Cary Hall. Cary Memorial Hall on November 29th from 8;30 P.M. to 1 A.M. for the purpose of holding a dance. The entire proceeds of the dance are to be used for payment of bills for medical and surgical care of the members of the High School football team. The Board voted to grant the use of the hall free of charge. The result of the examination of the Meadows family at the Middlesex County Tuberculosis Sanatorium was read by Meadows the Chairman. i,'Pilliam, Sr., William, Jr., Janet, and case. Albert Meadows showed a one } tuberculin reaction but showed no tuberculosis on the X -Ray. Richard Meadows showed a negative tuberculin reaction and was negative on the X -Ray. 77arren Meadows showed a one i tuberculin reaction and showed a tubercular tendency on the X -Ray, and Sanatorium treatment was advised in his case only. The Chairman stated that Mr. Meadows },-ad advised hl�7 ! that his wife and Marren, Janet and Richard were going to New Hampshire on Sunday, November 10th to stay with his sister and that he was going to stay with the other two children at home. The Board felt that inasmuch as ;Darren was going to New Hampshire with his mother Sunday, that he would be out of the State and therefor would not come under the jurisdic- tion of the local Board of Health. I'm LJ The Clerk revorted that a petition had been received from the Edison Elec. I11. Co. for permission to erect and maintain six poles on Narrett Road approximately 1345 feet ' in a northwesterly direction from School Street and that hearing on the petition would be held on November 12th. The Edison Co. had requested that the Board grant them permission to start work before the hearing was held, and the Board felt that it would be all right for them to start the work, but voted not to sign the petition until the hear- ing had been held. Commitment of sewer services in the amount of $.69 was signed by the Board. The Supt. of Public Works asked the Board if it wished to authorize the extension of approximately 200 feet of ten inch water pipe in Middleby Road, to take care of the house now occupied by Frank Barry. The Supt. stated that the house was now being s..inplied with water from the old main from the reservoir and that it was his plan to take out this old pipe as it could be used for other extensions. The cost of extending the main in ',Tiddleby Road would be approximate- ly five or six hundred. dollars and Mr. Trask thought that the value of the pipe to be removed was about $1000. The Board felt that there was no necessity of removing the old pipe and extending the new one at this time and voted tot ake no action on the request. ' The Board amair_ discussed the matter of extending an eight inch water main in Sylvia Street and Mr. Trask stated that it would cost approximately $2100. to extend the main a distance of 500 feet. He stated further that he thought that the people on Sylvia Street were getting fairly good pressure. He stated that there was a hydrant at the top of the hill in Arlington which has good pressure. The Board voted not to authorize the extension. The Supt. of Public 'corks reported that there was a hydrant in front of #62 Cary Avenue which is actually in the driveway to the house. The occupant of the house is in constant danger of striking it and r"r. Trask recommended that the hydrant be moved approximately six feet to the right and he estimated that the cost would be around "25.00. The Board voted to approve the recommendation. 137 Pole Location. Commitment. Water ext. Ividdleby Road. "Tater ext. Sylvia Street. Hydrant, Cary Ave. The Suz;t. of Public *Norks reported that he had received a request for a street light, in Rockville Avenue, a private Street way. Light. The Board voted to insert an article in the Warrant asking that the installation of the street light be author- ized. ' The Supt. of Fvblic Works reported that he had received A reo_uest for a sewer extension of 65 feet in Bow Street from -a I,Tr. '71ggins whose house is at the corner of Theresa Ave. and Bow Street. Vliggins has already been assessed a ,in sewer betterment but felt that he would rather connect with Wiggins, a sewer to be extended in Bow Street rather than change his Sewer plumbing all over. Connection. . The Board felt that Wiggins would not have been assessed for sewer betterments if it was impossible for him to connect with the sewer and therefor instructed the Supt. of Public vorks to look over the property and report his recommendations at the next meeting of the Board. The Supt. -of Public orks asked the Board's opinion on Changing whether or not Police officers were supposed to change the tires on tires on the Police car. police The Board felt that it was up to the Chief of Police car. to see that there were good tires on the cars and that the question as to who should change the tires was not one for the Board to decide. The Chairman stated that he had received a complaint on The Sunt. of i'ublic Works stated that on the matter of Light in the light for the parking space in the rear of the Town rear of Office Building, if the Board was willing to put up with Town the situation as it is now for the next seven weeks, that Office it would be best to do the lob right after the first of the Bldg. year. I:Ir. Trask thought it would be best to install a light The Board instructed the Supt. of Public Works to similar to the one in the rear of the Library. The Chairman stated that he had received a complaint on The Welfare Agent appeared before the Board and brought Moretti up the case of Anthony Moretti which was discussed last case. week. He recommended that I,Ioretti be aided in the amount of $9.00 per week, and the Board voted to approve the recommend- ation. The Welfare Agent reported that he had talked with Donald Timothy of Kendall Road and had told him that his trouble was liquor. He had talked with Mrs. Timothy, the boy's mother, and she said that the trouble was that Donald came home almost every night under the influence of liquor. She told him this morning that she did not want to see him come home in that condition again. She thought that the trouble was that lie had nothing to do. lir. Mitchell had talked with Frank Timothy, a brother, who was thoroughly disgusted with Donald, and who said that his brother had a Cal y 1 C account of the slowness and lack of protection at night on Lincoln account of the ditches in Lincoln Street and he wondered Street if something could be done to rush the job along. Mr. Trask reported that there were sixty men working one and a half days a week on the job and of course not much could be done in that length of time. He stated that it would be approx- imately one month before the drainage was completed if the men started laying pipe this week. The Chairman stated that it would be too late to do anything this fall on the construction of the street and that all the Town could do would be to fill' in the holes. Pleasant The Board instructed the Supt. of Public Works to Street patch up the sides of the bridge on Pleasant Street at the j bridge. Concord Turnpike. The Welfare Agent appeared before the Board and brought Moretti up the case of Anthony Moretti which was discussed last case. week. He recommended that I,Ioretti be aided in the amount of $9.00 per week, and the Board voted to approve the recommend- ation. The Welfare Agent reported that he had talked with Donald Timothy of Kendall Road and had told him that his trouble was liquor. He had talked with Mrs. Timothy, the boy's mother, and she said that the trouble was that Donald came home almost every night under the influence of liquor. She told him this morning that she did not want to see him come home in that condition again. She thought that the trouble was that lie had nothing to do. lir. Mitchell had talked with Frank Timothy, a brother, who was thoroughly disgusted with Donald, and who said that his brother had a Cal y 1 C very bad temper when under caused a lot of trouble at in Joseph Tranits shack. The Board instructed II for Timothy to live and to he finds something to do. hears that Timothy has been immediately. the influence of liquor and home. Timothy is now staying P. Mitchell to find some place pay for his -board and room until The first time that 11r. Kitchell drinking, he is to stop aid 1.39 Donald Timothy case. The 'Nelfare Agent reported that the landlord of the house in which Edward Ferry lives had been in to see him and reported that Ferry was three months in arrears in his rent Ferry and he wanted to know if t' e Town 5iould pay it. Ferry has case. been worl.ing on E. R.A. and Pias also been given supplementary aid. The electricity has },eon shut off. lilr. LTitchell stated that he did not thine t:! e Town srould pay the back rent and stated further that %_e ;qac' not talked with Ferry on the matter. The Board advised T,ir. iitchell to talk with- Ferry and to do what he thought ',nest "or the neXt week. The meeting ac_jo.irned at 10:17 P.Tvi. A true record, Attest C 1 - �a � iE Clerk.