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Opinion
re: Private
Stables.
Driscoll
'_stable.
SELECTTITN ► S MEETING
NOV. 12, 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 7:30 P.M. Mr. Wrightington and Mr. Longbottom
appeared before the Board to discuss granting of a
license to keep a horse in a residential district.
Mr. Wrightington stated that in his opinion a
stable in an R.1 District would come under an accessory
use - the same as a henhouse, dog house or pigeon house.
He thought that a private stable would really come under
the same category as a private garage.
Mr. Longbottom thought that under the Zoning Laws,
section 9 (g) it would not be permitted as that section
says in part that "a Board of Appeals hearing may be
held to permit in any district any use obviously intend-
ed ----- but
ntend-ed-----but which has not been specifically mentioned".
Mr. Wrightington stated that he thought that that
section of the Zoning Law had been inserted to take care
of anything that had been omitted from the Zoning Laws
and would not refer to the maintenance of a private
stable. He also thought that "a stabl,6" as referred to
In the Zoning Lave and the Board of Health Regulations
meant a commercial stable and not a private stable.
N1r. Longbottom stated that he had received an
application from Parrs. William H. Driscoll of Winthrop
Road for a permit to make an addition to her barn for
the purpose of keeping two horses and that he had not
granted the permit.
The Board felt that it would be all right for him
to grant permit provided the work was done in accordance
with the Building Laws.
The Board instructed the Clerk to advise Mr. James
Brown E. Brown of 450 77altham Street that he would be given a
stable. permit to keep a horse when he had disposed of the
pigeons he is now 'keeping and had provided a en.itable
place to keep the horse,
The Town Counsel reported that he had been unable
to get a restraint order on the erection of the bill-
board on the property at the corner of P,1arrett Road and
Waltham Street owned by the Medford Trust Company. Mr.
Roy Wilkins is the attorney for the Donnelly Advertising
Co. who own the sign, and Mr. 111rightington called at his
office and asked him if he would accept service, and Mr.
Wilkins said that he would. Mr. Wilkins called Mr.
Wrightington later and said that he could not accept
service as Judge Maloney of Ayer was going to handle the
case. Mr. Wrightington called Judge Maloney who said
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Mr. Lyons stated that he had received a complaint
with regard to the ,junk yard on Sylvia Street maintained
by Leo A. Boynton. Boynton
The Building Inspector stated that Boynton had Junk
applied for a permit to rebuild his two car garage which Yat.d.
Was burned a few weeks agro and lie had refused the permit.
Mr. Lyons stated that Mr. Zacharias, the person who
had complained to him, was going to be represented by
counsel at next Tuesday e'vening's meeting to discuss the
matter.
The Town Counsel stated that upon receipt of the
Board's letter in regard to the nuisance at the Koines
property at 1404 Mass. Avenue, he had written to Koines, Koines
who telephoned him and stated that he was willing to con- casee
nett with the sewer but that he wanted his own contractor
to do the work. Mr. !Nrightington talked with Supt. Ross
of the Sewer Dept. who stated that the pipe would have
to be laid by the Town men as this had always been the
custom although there was no regulation covering the same.
Mr. Trask had sumgested that if Koines wished to do his
' own work and pay a town insn_ector to supervise it, that
it would be;all'right Mr. Ross figures that it would
cost $8.00 per day for an inspector. Mr. Wrightington
stated that Koines could be compelled to connect with the
sewer under the Board of Health Regulations, and he sug-
that he would get in touch with the men working on the
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billboard and tell them to stop wort; but that evidently
this had not been done. It seems that the billboard is
on the land which was taken over by the Medford Trust Co.
and there was some argument over the rent of the land
between the bank and the Donnelly Company and as a result
the bank tore down the billboard. A new one has since Donnelly
been erected and I:Irs. Hinckley of I:Iarrett Road, the person bill -
who made a complaint on the matter, stated that she be- board
lieved that it was larger than the original billboard, and case.
Mr. Longbottom stated that he thought that it was about a
third larger. As yet there has been no advertisement
placed on the billboard. Shortly after Judge Maloney had
taken over the case, Mr. Edward Donnelly returned from
his honeymoon in Hawaii and decided that he wanted Mr.
Wilkins to handle the case and 'eNilkins accepted service.
Mr. Wrightington stated that Wilkins did not want him to
try this case as he has some other cases in other towns
before the Supreme Court and Mr. Wrightington advised him
that he would decide if he would try the case when he had
received an answer to his service. Mr. Wrightington
thought that it would not cost very much to try the case
in the lower Court but there was no doubt that the
Donnellyt -would `carry the matter to the Supreme Court.
Mr. Lyons thought that the Town Counsel should go
ahead and prosecute the case.
The motion was duly made and seconded that the Town
'
Counsel be instructed to prosecute the case as quickly as
possible and it was so voted.
Mr. Lyons stated that he had received a complaint
with regard to the ,junk yard on Sylvia Street maintained
by Leo A. Boynton. Boynton
The Building Inspector stated that Boynton had Junk
applied for a permit to rebuild his two car garage which Yat.d.
Was burned a few weeks agro and lie had refused the permit.
Mr. Lyons stated that Mr. Zacharias, the person who
had complained to him, was going to be represented by
counsel at next Tuesday e'vening's meeting to discuss the
matter.
The Town Counsel stated that upon receipt of the
Board's letter in regard to the nuisance at the Koines
property at 1404 Mass. Avenue, he had written to Koines, Koines
who telephoned him and stated that he was willing to con- casee
nett with the sewer but that he wanted his own contractor
to do the work. Mr. !Nrightington talked with Supt. Ross
of the Sewer Dept. who stated that the pipe would have
to be laid by the Town men as this had always been the
custom although there was no regulation covering the same.
Mr. Trask had sumgested that if Koines wished to do his
' own work and pay a town insn_ector to supervise it, that
it would be;all'right Mr. Ross figures that it would
cost $8.00 per day for an inspector. Mr. Wrightington
stated that Koines could be compelled to connect with the
sewer under the Board of Health Regulations, and he sug-
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tion of Harry E. Johnson for permission to maintain a one
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car garage at lot #37 Cary Street. No persons.appeared in
garage
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hearing.
to find out where the garage was to be located. When they
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offered no objection.
gested that the Board sign a formal order and have it
deny the permit inasmuch as the applicant did not appear.
served by a Constable.
At 8:90 P.M. hearing was declared open on the applica-
The Board voted to sign such an order and to have
Hamlin
one car garage at lot 35 & 36 Gleason Road. Mr. Hamlin
it served by a Constable the next day and voted to order
,
that the work be started on or before T.Tovember 18th, 1935
lot appeared to find out where the garage was to be erected
and continued until completion_.
and after he saw the plan, he stated that he would not
The Board discussed the Meadows case with the Town
subject to the approval of the Building Inspector.
Counsel and told him that although Warren Meadows had
At 8:15 P.M. hearing was declared open on the applica-
Meadows
been assigned to the North Reading Sanatorium that his
garage,
T.B. case,
mother had refused to let him go. hlr. Wrightington stated
presented plan of the proposed garage. No persons appeared
that he believed that the Law provided that a person might
to the approval of the Building Inspector.
be moved to a hospital or sanatorium but that he could not
be forced to remain there. He thought that it would be
necessary to obtain a-marrant-at-Concord,bsfore removal=
could be enforced :and- that he tpelieved that it would ,be
necessar to obtain the assent of the:Board of Health of`
Reading Tirst inasmuch as the child -had been assigned'to
the North Reading Sanatorium. He stated that he would con-
tact the State Board,of Health in the morning and would ad-
vise the Board in the matter.
At 8:05 P.I.I. hearing was declared open on the applica-
tion of Harry E. Johnson for permission to erect a one car
Johnson
garage at lot #33 Cary Street. No persons appeared in
garage
favor of the anplication. Mr. & Mrs. L. V. Hedburg and a
hearing
Mrs. May appeared to find out where the garage was to be
located. Vkien they were advised that it was to be erected
on lot 33, they offered no objection.
Upon motion duly made and seconded it was voted to
deny the permit inasmuch.as the applicant did not appear.
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At 8:10 P.Mi. hearing was declared open on the applica-
tion of Harry E. Johnson for permission to maintain a one
Johnson
car garage at lot #37 Cary Street. No persons.appeared in
garage
favor. Mr. and Mrs. L. V. Hedburg and a Mrs. May appeared
hearing.
to find out where the garage was to be located. When they
were advised that it was to be erected on lot 37, they
offered no objection.
Upon motion duly made and seconded it was voted to
deny the permit inasmuch as the applicant did not appear.
At 8:90 P.M. hearing was declared open on the applica-
tion of Elizabeth F. Hamlin for permission to maintain a
Hamlin
one car garage at lot 35 & 36 Gleason Road. Mr. Hamlin
garage.
appeared and presented plan of the proposed garage. Mr.
Willis F. Hall who owns three lots of land near Hamlin's
lot appeared to find out where the garage was to be erected
and after he saw the plan, he stated that he would not
object. The Board therefor voted to grant the permit
subject to the approval of the Building Inspector.
At 8:15 P.M. hearing was declared open on the applica-
Willis
tion of Charles i". 'willis for permission to maintain a two
garage,
'
car garage at 21 Colony Road. Mr. Millis appeared and
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.
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At 8:20 13.11. hearing was declared open on the applica-
tion of the Edison Elec. Ill. Co. for perm=ission to erect
and maintain six poles on T,iarrett Road from the Martin
farm in an northwesterly direction.
1,1r. 'N. H. Cdell, representing the Edison Co. appeared
in favor of the application and Mr. Toros Bashian appeared
in opposition. The notice of the hearing was read by "the
Chairman.
Mr. Odell stated that the poles are eight feet out-
side of the property line and that no poles nor wires are
to b e on private land.
P;r. Bashian stated that he was objecting because his
brother, Mr. Bedros Bashian, was ill in the hospital and
therefor unable to appear at the hearing. He asked that
the hearing be postponed.
The Chairman stated that it would be impossible to
postpone the hearing and asked Mr. Bashian if he had been
authorized by his brother to voice any particular objection
to the petition. Mr. Bashian stated that he was not but
that he was merely objecting because his brother was unable
to attend.
The Chairman stated that that was no real objection
and declared the hearing closed. Mr. Odell and Pr Bashian
retired.
Upon motion duly made and seconded, the Board voted to
grant the permit.
Mr. Franklin W. Coleman appeared before the Board and
stated that he should have appeared at last week's meeting
to present a plan of the Steeves garage which is to be
erected at Grassland Street, but that he had forgotten all
about it. He presented the plan of the proposed garage,
and the Board voted to grant the permit subject to the
approval of the Building Inspector.
The Chairman stated that when Congresswoman Edith
Nourse Rogers was here last week, he had spoken to her
about an extension of time on the P.W.A. projects which
are to be voted upon next week. A telegram had been
received from Mrs. Rogers which stated that it was impos-
sible to grant the town's request for an extension of
time beyond December 15th for filing the contracts, and
it urged that the Town do everything possible to execute
at least one contract on each project by that time if the
referendum authorized the acceptance of the Government
offers.
Letter was received from the Town Counsel with regard
to the Ryder health menace on 1.17altham Street, which stated
that the Board of Health might order the €swner to remove
the nuisance and that the order must be in writing and
served by any person authorized tos erve civil processes.
If the owner failed to comply with the order, the Board
might cause the nuisance to be removed and charge the
expense incurred thereby to the person causing the
nuisance.
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Pole
location,
Marrett
Road.
Steeves
Garage
hearing.
P.W.A.
projects.
Ryder
health
menace.
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Ryder
health
menace.
The Clerk reported that Tb?. Ryder had taken steps to
abate the nuisance by covering the ground with gravel and
cleaning up the floor of the building used for the washing
of garbage cans and that apparently the matter was being
taken care of satisfactorily.
The Chairman asked the Town Counsel what the procedure
would be to stop the Ryders from washing the garbage cans
on the premises. He stated that the Ryders had been for-
bidden to conduct a piggery business on 17altham Street and
he thought that the washing of the cans was a business
accessory to the piggery business and that it should not
be allowed in a residential zone.
The Town Counsel stated that the next step would be
for the Building and Health Inspectors to go over to the
property and get evidence as to the number of trucks being
used and the number of men actually working there.
The Board voted to instruct the two inspectors to get
such evidence and report at the next meeting of the Board.
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Mr. Wrightington stated that the Ryder drainage case
was scheduled to start on Yonday, November 18th and that
Ryder
the Ryder Tax Title cases were scheduled for Friday,
drainage
November 22nd. Mr. Wrightington has requested that the
case &
drainage case be suspended on November 22nd so that the
tax
Tax Title foreclosure cases might be tried. He stated that
title
there were 14 tax titles sent to him and that one was no
cases.
good and there are three others which are probably bad.
The descriptions which were given for the tax sales omitted
some conveyances which made the sales defective.
Mr. 101rightington stated that Mr. Raymond of Metcalf &
Eddy was supposed to be in Lexington about a month ago but
that he was just getting around to coming out here. The
Town Counsel explained the Ryder drainage case to him and
told him to get in touch with the Town Engineer on the
matter. He did not think that it would be necessary for
Mr. Raymond to be in Court all the time. Metcalf & Eddy
will not charge the fee for ordinary Court work but will
charge at the rate which is being paid for work being
done by them in Lexington. Mr. Raymond had been doing
some work for Eldridge Anderson's office and they had
requested him to serve as an expert in the Ryder drainage
case but he told them that he had already been retained
by the Town of Lexington.
The Town Counsel stated that he believed that the
Town was going to be defeated in the Ross case. 'then the
Ross
case was tried, Mr. Scamman testified that he never made a
case.
record of orders for work such as A. Ross & Son had done
and that when the work was completed the bills were present-
ed but that he had mislaid them and consequently forgot
about them. Tie stated that about a couple of years later,
the Ross.concern had a large contract and needed some money
so he paid them 1400.00. Mr. Wrightington stated that
there seemed to he some question in Judge Nilson's mind as
to who should reimburse Mr. Scamman and that decision in
the case had not been made. Mr. Wrightington stated that
when the Town pays Ross it should stipulate that Mr.
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Scamman is to be paid his {400.00.
Letter was received from the Town Counsel with regard
to the Anna Korman water guaranty. Mr. Wrightington had Korman
obtained judgment and started preliminary proceedings Water
against Mrs. 'Yormar,... Judge Northrup appeared for her and Guaranty.
made an offer of settlement for $125.00 of which $50.00 is
to be paid in December and the balance in three monthly
payments of $25.00 each. Mr. 101rightington recommerided this
settlement and the Board voted to approve his recommendation.
Mr. ':Vrightington stated that one James McGann owing a McGann
water guaranty in the Lexington Farms Development had re- Water
tained an attorney and that the attorney was supposed to Guaranty
appear before the Board at to -night's meeting. However,
the attorney did not appear.
The Board voted to establish the following rates of
pay for the Election Officers who are to serve at the
Pay for
Election
Special Election on Monday, November 18th: Wardens - $"11.00; Officers,
all other election officers - $7.00; Charles Moloy, Constable,
$6.00.
A notice was received
to the effect that
Mr, Fred B.
Teller
Bartlett of 104 Bedford
Street was unable to
serve as Teller
in
in Precinct Four because
of
ill health. The
Board therefor
Precinct
voted to appoint Charles
P.
McEnroe of Cedar
Street as
Four.
Teller in Precinct Four
for
the ensuing year.
The E.R.A. report for the weel_, ending Nov. 7th was
received and approved.
Letter was received from the Town Counsel asking if
there was anything more for him to do in the case of claims
of the Town against Johrj P.?c"enzie and Paul Kelley. The
Clerk reported that both had been making weekly payments
and therefor nothing more was to be done.
The letter also stated that the Town Counsel had re-
ceived no answer to his demand on Yrs. 'dilliar,I G. Collins
and he stated that he would have to bring suit.
The Board felt that inasmuch as Mr. Collins is receiv-
ing Soldiers' Relief, it would be useless to bring suit,
and it was therefor voted to a -bate the charge against Pars.
William G. Collins.
Letter was received from the State Dept. of Public
',Works which stated that snow would be cleared from the
follow ng streets for the year December 1, 1935 to December
19 36 :
Auto Route No. From to Length (Miles)
2 Entire Length 3.65
2-A All. State Hic-hway 5.28
4 Bedford line S.E'ly 1.52
128 77oburn line VJ' ly .34
2-A State Highway- State Highway .20
E.R.A.
Report.
Kelley &
McKenzie
claims.
Collins
claim.
Snow
l,Removal
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Letter
Letter was received from Congresswoman Edith Nourse
of
Rogers thanking the Board for the use of the Selectmen's
thanks.
Room on PTonday, November 4th.
An application for a. license to peddle was received
Peddler's
from `id. F. Sanborn of Burlington Street. The Chairman
License.
read a statement of character which had been received from
the Chief of Police which stated that Sanborn had an
excellent reputation.
The Board voted to sign the application.
The Board signed an order for the construction of a
Sewer
sewer in Eustis Street, from a point about sixty feet
Order
southeasterly of Bloomfield Street for a distance of
approximately 190 feet as follows:
COI ",!OTNIEAL'ITI OF MASSACHUSETTS
11iddlesex, ss. Town of Lexington.
71HEREAS, the Town of Lexington at a Town Meeting duly
called and held on October 21st, 19351, duly adopted under
Article 4 of the Warrant the following vote:
"Voted that the sum of $1200.00 be transferred from
the Sewer Assessment Fund to the Sevier Construction Sundry
Streets Account", and at a meeting of the Board of Selectmen ,
held on October 22, 1935 it was voted to authorize the
extension of the sewer in Eustis Street for a distance of
190 feet under the provisions of General Laws, Chapter 60,
Voted: By the Selectmen, acting as a Board of Water
and Sewer Commissioners under the authority conferred by
Statute 1897, Chapter 504 and Acts in amendment thereof
and in addition thereto, and of votes of the Town of
Lexington pursuant thereto, that a sewer be constructed in
Eustis Street, from a point about sixty feet southeasterly
of Bloomfield Street for a distance of approximately 190
feet, substantially in accordance with plan made by John T.
Cosgrove, Town Engineer, dated Oct. 24, 1935 and entitled,
"Plan of Proposed Sewer in Eustis Street, Lexington, Mass.,
Scale 1 in. - 40 ft., Oct. 24, 1935, John T. Cosgrove, Town
Engineer".
Betterments will be assessed for this improvement in
accordance wit'n the provisions of Chapter 221 of the Acts
of 1926.
The area which it is expected will receive benefit or
advantage other than the general advantage to the community
from such improvement is described as follows:
That portion of those properties on each side of '
Eustis Street from a point about 60 feet southeasterly of
Bloomfield Street for a distance of approximately 190 feet
southeasterly.
The said area comprises the several lots shown upon
the plan hereinbefore referred to which are designated in
' the schedule hereto annexed and made a part hereof.
'Ne estimate the betterments that will be assessed upon
each parcel of land to be as shown in the schedule which is
hereto annexed and made a part hereof.
!Witness our hands at Lexington aforesaid this twelfth
day of November, 1935.
Charles E. Ferguson SELECTMEN
John A. Lyons OF
`:7illiam G. Potter LEXINGTON
COMTJODPJEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
Middlesex, ss. Lexington, Mass.
Nov. 12th, 1935.
Then personally appeared the above named Charles E.
Ferguson, William G. Potter and'John A. Lyons, and severally
acknowledged the foregoing instrument and statement by them
subscribed to be their free act and deed and the free act
and deed of the 7oard of 'Mater and Sewer Commissioners of
the Town of Lexington, before me,
Robert P. Trask
Notary Public.
SCHEDULE OF ESTIPIATED BETTERMENTS REFERRED
TO IN THE FOREGOING ORDER.
EUSTIS STREET.
(From a point about 60 feet southeasterly of Bloomfield
Street for a distance of approximately 190 feet
southeasterly).
Owner as of January 1, 1935.
Edith R. Pierce
Bertha M. Trenholm
Assessment.
$200.00
180.00
`dVater Department abatements in the amount of $531.99
were signed by the Board.
' The following commitments were signed:
Miscellaneous Water charges 607.65
Water rates 54.80
'Tater Services 41.00
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Abatements
Commitments.
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The Supt. of Public Works recommended that a street �
Street light be installed on 'Wood Street near the residence of
Light. Prank Maguire and the Board voted to approve his rec-
ommendation.
Seaver, The Supt of Public Works reported that Ur. Wiggins of
Wiggins Bow Street had decided that he could not afford to connect
with the sewer.
Mr. Trask reported that there was approximately
Clematis
Library
6'800.00 left in the Library Account and that there was
would be when the shovel work was completed on Mill Brook.
repairs.
enough money to put in a flo r n tthe m i ibrary and to
the R,�rary.
Linc..St,
the Lincoln Street W.P.A. project had been received.
make nebessaryy re airs ag tie IranG�i
The
P,Zr. Potter asked when the snow fence was to be put up
Snow
Board au�Ehor- zed the Supt. of Public Vlotks to have
fence at
Mr. Potter inquired if some snow fence could not be erected
the repairs work done in the Branch Library.
at either end of Parker Field so that there would be only
Field.
The Supt. of Public 'Works reported that he had talked
Ahern &
with John Pichette with regard to the Ahern & Pichette
pose would be to collect from all persons attending the
Pichette
water guaranty. The bond was signed by Timothy O'Connor
water
and not by Ahern _'. Pichette. However, Pichette offered to
guaranty.
pay $45. if the Town would abate the balance.
The Board vote -1 to settle the matter for $45.00 and to
abate the balance.
Stevens
The Supt. of Public 'Norks reported that $,151,00 had
guaranty.
been collected from R. H. Stevens on a water Guaranty.
The Supt. of Public Works reported that he did not
Fuller,
see how 11r. Harry L. Fuller's property at the corner of
bus stop.-
Mass. Avenue and Slocum Road was being damaged by people
waiting for the bus. The school busses are still stopping
on the other corner of Slocum Road.
No action was taken on the matter.
The Supt. of Public Works reported that lie had looked
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at the dump on Rindge Avenue and did not think that it was
Dump on
in a very bad condition. He stated that he had not seen
Rindge
any "no dumping' signs, and the Board thought that he had
Avenue.
not gone to the right location as the Health Inspector had
reported that "no dumping' signs had been erected.
It was decided to hold the matter over another week so
that Mr. Trask could talk the matter over with Mr. Stevenson.
Seaver, The Supt of Public Works reported that Ur. Wiggins of
Wiggins Bow Street had decided that he could not afford to connect
with the sewer.
The Chairman asked P+Ir. Trask when work is going to be
Clematis
started again on Clematis Brook and he replied that it
Brook.
would be when the shovel work was completed on Mill Brook.
W.P.A.
The Supt. of Public Works reported that the approval of
Linc..St,
the Lincoln Street W.P.A. project had been received.
P,Zr. Potter asked when the snow fence was to be put up
Snow
and P,?. Trask replied that it would be around December lst.
fence at
Mr. Potter inquired if some snow fence could not be erected
Parker
at either end of Parker Field so that there would be only
Field.
a small entrance for persons to go through to attend the '
Concord -Lexington football game on Thanksgiving. The pur-
pose would be to collect from all persons attending the
game.
The Board voted to instruct the Sujt. of Public Works
to put up such a fence.
' The Board voted to grant permission to the Edison Flee.
Ill. Co. and the New Eng. Tel. & Tel. for a joint location
of six poles on Farm Crest Avenue, southeasterly from Waltham
Street and seven poles on Farm Crest Ave., Northwesterly from
Allen Street; six poles on Eaton Road, between Bertwell and
Blake Roads; three poles on Blake Road, between Eaton and
Simonds Rds.
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The Welfare Agent appeared before the Board and stated
that he would like to have an assistant for approximately
three months to go out and investigate every welfare case.
He stated that the Town had paid Miss Chapin amd Miss
Harrington $25.00 per week and he thought he would have to
pay someone else the same amount.
The Board voted to take no action on the matter until
next week when the two new members will be nresent.
The Chairman_ asked tire Mitchell if other cities and
towns were devising any new methods for taking care of the
people on Welfare. Tie stated that at a recent meeting of
the Appropriation Committee there was considerable talk of
appointing a committee to devise ways of cutting down wel-
fare expenses. The Chairman asked Mr. Mitchell df_.he had
any recommendations to make and Mr. Mitchell stated that he
did not and that the.only way welfare expenditures could be
reduced would be to provide work. He thought that it
would be a good idea for the Town to do a considerable
amount of work on the -;dater, Sewer and Highway Departments
and to employ the men now on '.Velfare. The Chairman asked
what percentage of the men on 'Welfare would be able to do
the work and Mr. Mitchell stated that all able-bodied men
were working on W.P.A.
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Jo int
Pole
Locatio
ns.
Assft for
V.1elfare
Methods
to
decrease
VIelf are
Aid.
The Welfare Agent reported that Willena MacDonald of MacDonald
Oakland Avenue, who has been receiving aid, was sent to cases
the hospital this morning.
The '7elfare Anent reported that Harry Green and family
of 24 Bedford Street, have been receiving aid. Last week Green
Thomas Green, age 14, contracted pneumonia and died and he case,
was buried to -day in the Town lot. Mr. Tlitchell recommend-
ed that the Board allow the usual $50.00 for burial expenses
and the Board voted to approve the recommendation.
The 'delfare Agent reported that Norman J. Pero and
Kenneth Dow, the two boys who have been released from the
Middlesex County Sanatorium and are living at Mrs. Pero's,
are in need of clothes. The motion was duly made and
seconded that the matter of purchasing of the clothes be
left to the discreti6n of the '.Velfare Agent, and it inias sc
voted.
Dow
Pero
clothes.
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The "Velfare Agent reported that the Carr family who
Carr had been living in Pers. Leary's house on Hayes Lane had been
family. evicted and that he had sent them over to the 14alden
Infirmary as no one here would take the family as tenants.
This is an unsettled case, but the Town will have to take
oare'of the family until the State is ready to take them.
over. T�b?. Mitchell reported that he did not know just *hat the
cos of keeping the family at Malden would be.
The meeting adjourned at 10:30 P.M.
A true record, Attest:
Clerk.
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