HomeMy WebLinkAbout1939-07-17SEGS CTMENIS MEETING
' JULY 17, 1939.
A special meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held
in the Selectmen's Room, Town Office Building, at 7:30 P.M.
Chairman Giroux, -Messrs. Potter, Rowse, Sarano and. Locke
were present. The Clerk was also present.
�he following action was taken on the articles in the
Warrant for the Town Meeting to be held on July 27th, 1939:
Art. i. No action
Art. 2. To be presented by the School Committee.
Art. 3. It was voted to, recommend the acceptance of these
gifts.
Art. 4. It was voted to recommend the acceptance of Chap-
ter 91 of the Acts of 1939,
Art. 5. It was voted to transfer the following unexpended
balances to the Excess and Deficiency Account:
1938 Account, Traffic Eontrol System
Improvements $35.50
1938 Planning Board, Special
Engineering 50.00
Insect Suppression, Truck
' Replacement Account - 148,16
Art. 6. It was voted to recommend the installation of two
street lights on Aerial Street.
Arlt. 7. It was voted. to recommend further appropriations
for the following accounts:
Maturing Debt - $19.32
Law Dept. Expenses - 400.00
State Aid - 200.00
(This sum to be transferred from Military Aid).
Art. 9. It was voted to recommend rescinding the vote of the
Annual Town Meeting appropriating $4..000. for the
construction of Bedford St. under Chapter 90,
Art. Be It was voted to recommend that the sum of $23,000.
for Storm Emergency be funded over a five year
period,
Art. 10. It was voted to recommend the appropriation of
$41,000, for the settlementof the Ryder suit.
Art. 11. To be indefinitely postponed if there are no changes
in the agreement with the Ryders between now and
Town Meeting.
Art. 12, It was voted to recommend the granting of authority
to the Assessors to use $35,000. from Free Cash
toward the reduction of the 1939 tax rate, in view
of the fact that it is expected that $35,000. will
be paid on the Ryder taxes and tax title cases.
' Art. 13, It was voted to recommend the appropriation of $75
to cover the cost of printing and folding the
proposed Plumbing By -Laws. If these are adopted
by the Town Meeting, it will --be necessary to
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appropriate the sun of $160. additional to cover the cost
of printing and advertising.
Art. 14. No recommendation•.
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Art. 15. The estimated cost of this extension is $1250.
The Board of Selectmen have gone on record as being xman-
imously opposed to extending this water main without the
assessment of betterments. However, should the Town Meeting
vote to approve it, the Selectmen will then recommend that
the "$1250. be transferred from the Water Dept. Available
Surplus Account.
Art. 16. It was voted to recommend acceptance of the Clags,
The Chairman said he had received a call from Mr. Elmer
Complaint
Houdlette requesting that an engineer from the State -Dept.
re flies.
of Public Health come out to investigate the cause for the
abundance of flies on his property. The Clerk was instructed
to make this request of Mr. Weston.
Letter was received from the W.P.A. advising that on and
after Jan. 1, 1940, projects would not be approved on which
N.P.A.
the Towns or cities would contribute less than 25% of the
cost. The letter also stated that after August 31st, all
persons employed more than 18 months continually on W.P.A.
would be required to take a vacation of thirty days, after
which they will have to be re -certified.
The Chairman stated that the woman who takes care of '
Complaint Miss Ellen Stone telephoned again about cars parking•in-
re front of her property on Mass. Ave. while their owners
parking. attended the Sacred Heart Church. Mr. Potter moved that a
sign "Sickness - No Parking" be put in front of Miss Stone's
house. Mr. Saran seconded the motion and it was so voted.
Letter was received from Mr. E. B. Worthen relative to
Signs re putting up a sign on the Common indicating that there were
guides* guides available. Mr. Worthen suggested that either -the
Selectmen could post such notices, or each guide could put
a card inside the bulletin boards sl -awing that he was a
licensed guide and listing the scale of fees established by
the Board. It was voted to adopt the second suggestion and
to request the guides to sbumit these cards for approval
before posting them.
Letter was received from the State Dept. of Public
Swimming Health stating that an analysis of the water taken from the
Pool swimming pool showed that the water -at the time of the
examination was of suitable quality for bathing. The
analyses of samples of water from the old receiving basin
and from well #1 near the pumping station showed that the
water at each of these sources was of suitable quality for
bathing.
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Letter was received from Marion F. Brown of 19aOakland Stetson
Street stating that she would be pleased to pay $60. toward Street
the cost of lowering the sidewalk on Stetson Street in sidewalk.
front of her house.
Letter was received from Robert C. Lee requesting that -
he be given an opportunity of placing some of the town's
insurance. Mr. Lee said that he owned property at 9
Jackson Ccurt and he knew that there were several enjoying
commissions on town insurance who were not property owners
and some of whom were not residents of the tom. It was
decided to ask Mr. Lee for more inf ormati on regarding the
latter statement.
Letter was received from Helen C. Whittemore requesting
permission to renew automobile liability policy expiring on
August 19th. It was decided to hold the matter over for one
week.
Letter was received from Harold A. Conant of 47 Lincoln
Street again requesting an abatement on his May 1st water
bill.. Mr. Conant said that the water was not used by his
family and that there were no leaks. He also stated that
Town employees used a great deal of the water for drinking
purposes. In view of the fact that there was no new
evidence since Mr. Joseph A. Ross' report of last May to the
effect that the meter was registering correctly and that
there was• a split pipe at the sill cock, it was decided to
take no action on the matter.
Insurance
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Conant
water
bill.
Letter was received from Metcalf & Eddy with reference
to Contract B for the construction of the Vine Brook Drain Vine Brook
for which Peter Salvucci is the contractor. The engineers project.
reccmmended the issuance of a change order authorizing as
extra work, the installation of the municipal 8 inch water
main crossing the new culvert at North Street by means of
coarse regranulated cork packed around the pipe mixed with
a binder of hot pitch.. Mr. Raymond recommended that the change
order be approved. Mr. Potter moved that the order be
approved and signed. Mr. Sarano seconded the motion and it
was so voted.
Application was received from Lois M. Marshall of 1844
Mass. Ave. for an Undertaker's License. Letter was received License
from the Dept. of Civil Service & Registration advising that
Mrs. Marshall had been registered with the Board of Regis-
tration in Embalming and Funeral Directing after passing an
examination. Mr. Potter moved that the license tre granted.
Mr. Locke seconded the motion and it was so voted.
Upon motion of Mr. Potter, seconded by Mr. Sarano, it
was voted to sign the following:
Commitments Commitment of Sewer Connections - $0.00
and " tl Water Mis. Charges 3.00
abatements. Abatement of Sewer Connections - 5.33
Abatement of Water connections - 7.20
Letter was received from Annie F. Shepard of 1386 Mass.
Gift of Avenue offering forty United States flags to the Town of
Flags. Lexington, the flags to be used as a decoration on the
Common. Mr. Sarano moved that the letter be acknowledged
and that the Selectmen recommend that the Town accept the
flags. Mr. Potter seconded the motion and it was so voted.
Request was received from Lee E. Tarbox for permission
Soap Box to hold the annual Soap Box Derby on Satarday,.July 22 from
Derby. 2 to 4 P.M. on Mass. Avenue from Audubon Road to the junction
of Lincoln Street. Mr. Sarano moved that the request be
granted and that the Police and Highway Departments be
notified. Mr. Rowse seconded the motion and it was so voted.
The meeting adjourned at 9:15 P.M.
A true record, Attest:
Clerk,
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