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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1940-05-20 200 cc el SET,F;CTty, E N'S 1M'MEETING May 20, 1940 A regular meting 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 , Locke and Sarano were present. The Clerk was also present. At 7 30 P. M. Board of Survey hearing was declared open upon the application of the Lexington Ridge Inc. fot the approval of a plan of a proposed street in the so-called Lexington Ridge development located on Burling- ton Street, Lexington. Mr. L. C. Morang, Pres. of Lex- ington Ridge , Inc. and his engineer were present . The Chairman read a letter from the Planning Board to Mr. Morang stating that the plan of the proposed sub-division dated April 12, 1940 was in harmony with the Board' s general scheme of development for that area. The letter also said that the Planning Board, upon request of the Board of Survey, would substantiate this. Mr. Morang presented his plan and explained what he wished to do. Mr. Rowse asked if the organization was going to construct the houses, and Morang replied in the affirmative. Mr. Rowse asked if Mr. Morang had ever done any building in Lexington and he said that he had not. Mr. Morang said that this layout was in accordance with the F H: A. requirements. The Chairman asked what class of house he intended to build and Morang said the houses would sell for $500Q.to 86500. The Chairman said that the matter would be taken under advisement , and the two men retired. Mr. Rowse moved that the following plans be approved by the Board of Survey, subject to the approval of the Town Engineer "Plan of land in Lexington, Mass. , belonging to Lexington Ridge, Inc. , scale 1"= 40' , May 16, 1940, John F. Rand, civil engineer, Melrose." Plan and profile of Red Coat Lane, Lexington,Mass. scales as shown, May 16 1940, John . Rand, Civil .'ng. Melrose". Mr. Raymond appeared' before the Board at 7 :45 P.M. Mr. Raymond said that Mr. T.W. Baker of 1656 Mass. Ave. claimed that his house had been damaged on account of the Vine Brook work. He said that in his opinion, the Town was not liable for the damage and if Mr. Baker felt that he had a claim, he should seek relief from the contractor. The Clerk was instructed to advise Mr. Baker of this. Mr. Rain and said he had investigated the complaint 201 George C. MacKay, who owns property at the corner of Sherman and Sheridan Streets, relative to the grading g of the property. Mr. Raymond said he did not see the place when there was any water, but saw it in a dry time. It looked to him like a good job of grading and he did not think that it was a proper thing for the Town to spend any money on grading it. He did not believe there was any liability on the Town if it did not grade the lot. He said there had been considerable improvement to that property. Many of the other owners have graded their lots and many are still complaining, but he did not believe that the Town should do any more with the lots. He looked at the tree in the rear of the house and it did not look as though there was a pond near it. He said there might be a pond in there when there was snow. He felt that if fill was put in around the tree it might kill the tree. Mr. Sarano moved that no action be taken. Mr. Locke seconded the motion and it was so voted. Mr. Raymond said he had the final estimate from the engineers on the Rounds contract and he wondered if it was the wish of the Board to proceed and make the payment. Rounds has not signed the final estimate but it has come through with the signature of Metcalf & Eddy' s engineers and the P.W.A. representative a Mr. Barrett. Mr. Raymond Rounds thought the Town Counsel had recently had a conference with contract Rounds' lawyer in an attempt to pare down the *1550. liquidated damage item. The Chairman thought that we should have the approval of the Town Counsel first. Mr. Sarano moved that the final payment be approved subject to the approval of the Town Counsel. Mr. Potter seconded the motion and it was so voted. Mr. Raymond said that Paul Bowser believed he had been damas'ed by the Vine Brook project in two ways (1) by the lowering of the water level in his well which is used to supply the stable and for watering the grounds around the table and watering the race track, (2) by the lowering of the water level in his swimming pool so that it is now only four feet deep when it used to be six feet deep. Mr. Raymond said he had to admit that this happened as a Bowser result of the Vine Brook work, but he told Bowser that claim if he had plenty of water in 1939, no doubt he would have sufficient water in any other year. Bowser called in a well'man who told him it would be necessary to deepen the well to give him an adequate supply. The man estimated that it would cost $187. 50 to lower the well in order to provide what he considered an adequate supply of water. 1 202 co With regard to the swimming pool, the Town Engineer had made up a drawing showing a cross-section of the pool and had estimated that it would be necessary to deepen the pool about two feet. Bowser obtained bids from two con- tractors, one from Rounds of $1250. and one from Anthony Ross & Son of $1175. to do the work, both contingent upon hauling material away. Mr. Raymond assumed that Bowser would withdraw his suit and give the Town satis- factory releases if he was paid the money to have both Bowser jobs done . It would cost $1362.50 for the two jobs. He claim. said that considering the large area of Bowser' s land used for the project, he thought that the Town was getting out of it very well and he recommended that the Town agree to pay this amount subject to the receipt of satisfactory releases and the approval of the Town Counsel. He said that allowances had been made equal to the assessed valua- tion of the land. Mr. Potter moved that the Board approve settling Bowser' s claim for $1362. 50 subject to receipt of satisfactory releases and the approval of the Town Counsel. Mr. Sarano seconded the motion and it was so voted. At 8 00 P.M. hearing was declared open on the application of the Boston Edison Co. and the New Eng- land Tel. & Tel. Co. for permission to erect and main- Pole Loca- tain six poles on Pollen Road, southerly from a point tion approximately 510 feet south of Marrett Road. No persons appeared in favor or in opposition. Mr. Locke moved that the permit be granted. Mr. Potter seconded the motion and it was so voted. At 8 07 P.M. Mr. Albert H. Burnham of East Street appeared before the Board. He requested the Chairman to read a letter written by Mr. Raymond to Mr. Burnham last fall. The letter said that in the writer' s opinion, the water in Mr. Burnhambs well was polluted and therefor Burnham was not fit for consumption. Mr. Burnham said that he claim received the letter one morning about nine o' clock and at eleven o' clock, Mr. Raymond telephoned him and said that they were going to make another test. Mr. Burnham pumped out the spring that day and about five o' clock, Mr. Webber, Metcalf & Eddy' s engineer, came and said that he wanted to chlorinate the spring. Burnham told him the spring had been pumped out. The next day, Webber chlorinated it and that night took a sample of the water. Webber told Mr. Burnham that the water was safe for drinking and in view of Mr. Raymond' s letter, he could not make the two opin- ions coincide. He said he had dug the well five feet deeper than it was last year and all the water ran out of it. When 204 they put in dams, the spring filled up. Mr. Burnham said he was very much disturbed because the Town wanted him to use that spring. Mr. Raymond said that the water was all right now. Mr. Burnham said that the sample was taken after the water was chlorinated and of course would be all right. Mr. Raymond said that a sample was taken before and after chlorination and further, that the test after was taken when there was no chlorine in the water. The engineer had an instrument with which to test the water which could show an infinitesimal part of chlorine in the water, and he was absolutely sure that there was none in it when the test was taken. Mr. Raymond said that the building over the well was not dust-tight and the walls which are of stone and cement were bulged in. He said he would not want to use the well himself, but he did believe that the water was all right. He said if the well did not test put after chlorination, he would recommend building a new one, but now he would not recommend it. Mr. Burnham said he did not believe it was a fair test to take a sample the day the water was chlorinated. Mr. Sarano asked if Burnham would be satisfied if a sample was taken now after the well was pumped out and it tested all right. Mr. Burnham said he would not be satis- fied to use the water at all now and wanted to put in something else. He said he wanted to put in driven wells. The Chairman requested Mr. Burnham to get some figures on what it would cost to put in something to replace the old well, and he agreed to do this. He retired at 8 20 P.M. Mr. Rowse asked Mr. Raymond if it was customary for the departments to issue purchase orders without prices on them and Mr. Raymond said that it was. Mr. Rowse Purchase said he therefor could not see what use the purchase orders orders. were and he thought the prices should be on them. Mr. Rowse moved that all departments heads be requested to put the prices on the purchase orders. Mr.Locke seconded the motion and it was so voted. Three applicants for the position of Supt. of Public Works' position appeared before the Board for interviews. Supt. of Pub. Wks. Mr. Locke moved that inasmuch as the Board of Appeals had turned down the application of Gertrude E. Doe to maintain a convalescent home at 24 Maple Street , the Board of Selectmen refuse to sign her certificate of character in connection with her application. Mr. Sarano seconded the motion and it was so voted. Letter was received from John F. Tobin requesting that he be allowed to estimate any Town painting planned for the Paint- ing. 204 tri ctZ C1 future. Letter was received from the Sealer of Weights and Measures stating that on Sunday, May 19th, he observed a truck parked on Waltham Street opposite Broodside Ave. from which pop corn in packages was being sold. The owner was Ira Rix of 503 Waltham Street, who had no license for Rix - sale the sale of pop corn and who is selling it in a residential of pop corn zone. Mr. Chadwick asked what the Board wished him to do in the matter. The Clerk was instructed to tell Rix to apply for a license in a business area and to have the Sealer warn him that he was violating the law now. Letter was received from the Town Counsel stating that he had agreed with the attorney for George E. Ham to post- pone until September the eminent domain case which Nam has Ham suit brought against the town. He suggested that a Town Meeting be held as soon as possible to abandon the rights which may have been taken but which it was not intended to take. Town Mr. Potter moved that a Town Meeting be held on July Meeting 1st, 1940. Mr. Rowse seconded the motion and it was so voted. Letter was received from A.B. Tenney stating that there should be a double arrow attached to the stop sign at Adams and Hancock Street. The Chairman suggested that Mr. Paxton contact Mr. Tenney and straighten out the matter. Mr. Sarano moved that the Town apply to the State Traffic - Dept. of Public Works for approval to make Adams Street a Hancock & stop street at this point. Mr. Locke seconded the motion Adams Sts. and it was so voted. Mr. Morse appeared before the Board at 9 30 P.M. and retired at 9 55 P.M. At 9 35 P.M. F.K. Johnson appeared before the Board and said that he had been appointed one of the committee of the Chamber of Commerce to consider the advisability of employing a full time secretary. One of the questions involved was that of quarters for the secretary. It was Chamber of suggested that there might be space in the Barnes property Commerce for him. The Chairman asked if the man would be there room. evenings, and Johnson said he might be there some evenings. The Board thought that the room formerly used by Mr. Street might be available. Mr. Potter agreed to meet Mr. Johnson ih the morning to see if there was any room available. A letter attested to by a Notary Public was received from Mr. S.T. Cobb of 40 Bloomfield Street, requesting that the Board of Selectmen do whatever necessary to have a vicious dog owned by Donald Wilson of Bloomfield Street, 205 restrainted. Mr. Cobb explained the reasons for his request. A letter was received from the Dog Officer stating Wilson - that he interviewed Mrs. Grindle of 24 Bloomfield Street, complaint who said that she was forced to give away a rabbit that re dog she had because of the Wilson' s dog attempts to get at it. Mrs. Crowther of 41 Bloomfield Street had no per- sonal complaint but said that the dog chased her cat. Mrs. Fernald of 4 Washington Street had no complaint to make. Mr. Sarano moved that Wilson be ordered to restrain the dog permanently or remove it from the premises. Mr. Locke seconded the motion and it was so voted. Letter was received from Stella M. Hadley of 4 Candlewick Close requesting that a street light be installed on that street. The Town Engineer recommended that the Street street light be installed and also that one be installed lights - on Fottler Ave. Mr. Sarano moved that an article be inserted in the Warrant for the next town meeting to Articles authorize the installation of these lights. Mr. Locke seconded the motion and it was so voted. Request was received from the Republican Town Committee for permission to use the Selectmen's Room on June 4th; request was received from the Chamber of Commerce for permission to use a conference room on May 27th and Use of also to use Estabrook Hall on June 3rd. Mr. Locke moved halls. that the use of the halls be granted free of nharge. Mr. Sarano seconded the motion and it was so voted. Request was received from Justine C. Reis for per- mission to use Estabrook Hall on June 15th Mr. Locke moved that the use of the hall be granted subject to a charge of $10.00. Mr. Sarano seconded the motion and it was so voted. Upon motion of Mr. Sarano, seconded by Mr. Potter, it was voted to grant the following permits Licenses William G. Potter, Walnut Street - 900 Swine Walter J. Rose, 6 Tewksbury Street - Public Carriage. Request for a Common Victualler' s license was received from one Arthur T. Luedtke who wanted to sell food from a trailer on the Bean property at 359 Bedford Street. Mr. License Sarano moved that the application for the permit be denied. denied Mr. Locke seconded the motion and it was so voted. Letter was received from Edward C. Maguire in which he resigned as Dog Officer. The Clerk was instructed. Resigna- to request the Chief for his recommendation in the matter. tion 206 r aci to Letter was received from Mr. Beach stating that Wilbur W.Roberts drove from 300 to 400 miles a month and Roberts - he recommended that Roberts be allowed $12. per month for auto allow- automobile expenses. It was decided to have Mr. Beach in ance. next week to discuss the matter. Letter was received from the Town Counsel to which was attached his bill in the sum of $203 .06 for services Appleton and expenses in the case of Appleton v. Lexington. Mr. case. Potter moved that the bill be approved for payment. Mr. Locke seconded the motion and it was so voted. Letter was received from the Chief of Police stating that there was no law covering thumbing rides and that Thumbing he doubted that a by-law controlling the situation would rides and pass. The Chief did approve placing wooden policemen near wooden the Various school areas. The Clerk was instructed to send policemen, the Supt of Schools a copy of the Chief' s letter. Letter was received from Mr. Beach requesting that W.P.A. use the W.P.A. be charged for water used at the 18 cent rate. of water. Mr. Potter moved that the Water Dept. be instructed to charge the W.P.A. at that rate. Mr. Locke seconded the motion and it was so voted. Letter was received from Mr. Garrity stating that he had received a letter from the Lexington Trust Co. suggest- Offer to ing that the Town purci .ase the parcel of land at the corner sell land. of Waltham Street and the road to the playground, contain- ing 68,000 square feet. The Bank said that it had an offer for one of these lots. It was decided to take no action on the matter at the present time but to wait and see how the Appropriation Committee felt on the subject. Letter was received from Mr. Garrity stating that there Removal of was a tree at the corner of Merriam Street and Abbot Road tree. which he had been requested to post for removal. He hoped that it would not be necessary to remove the tree. Mr. Locke said that he had made the request and suggested that the matter be held over for one week so that he could talk to Mr. Garrity in the meantime. Letter was received from the Health Inspector to which Permit to was attached application of Frederick H. Martens for per- keep pigeonsmission to keep 70 pigeons at 472 Marrett Road. The man proposed to keep the pigeons in a house set back 200 feet from the street and said he would keep them enclosed. 207 Mr. Lamont interviewed eight persons in the immediate vicinity and none had any objections to the granting of the permit. He therefor recommended that it be granted. It was the feeling of the Board that a residential district was no place in which to keep such a large number of pigeons and that there would undoubtedly be complaints from the neighbors because of noise of the birds. For this reason Mr. Sarano moved that the request be denied. Mr. Potter seconded the motion and it was so voted. The Chairman said that some time ago, he received a complaint about James Bean of Parker Street sawing wood with a power saw on his premises. He said the Building Complaint Inspector went over there and Bean said that the wood was re Bean for his own personal use. He started using the saw again sawing today, and the neighbors are again complaining. One man wood. says that he is going to lose his tenant because of the nuisance. Mr. Potter moved that the Building Inspector be notified to order Bean to discontinue sawing the wood on his property because the noise is a nuisance. Mr. Rowse seconded the motion and it was so voted. Letter was received from Mrs. Mary McDonnell of 71 Woburn Street stating that she fell in front of Part- Complaint ridge' s last winter and that she thought the Selectmen re sand- should see that the sidewalks were properly Landed. Mrs. ing and McDonnell also demanded that a dump be established on dump on Woburn Street. The Clerk was instructed to tell her Woburn St. that the matter of the dump on Woburn Street had been brought before the =Town Meeting last year and rejected. Letter was received from Sarah C. Mabey of Grant St. asking that the Selectmen consider the damages to her pro- perty as a result of the Vine Brook Project. She said she understood a bridge was to be built so that she could get Mabey over to her land on the other side of the brook. She also claim requested compensation for loss of trees. The Chairman reminded the Board that this matter had come to the attention of the members last fall and that the Board voted to disapprove the building of a bridge because the cost was excessive. Furthermore, the piece of land which Mrs. Mabey has on the other side of the brook is very small. The Board also voted to offer Mrs. Mabey the sum of *100. in settlement of all claims ( including five fruit trees) but she would not give a satisfactory release so that vote was later rescinded. The Clerk was instructed to refer the matter to Mr. Wrightington and to send him copies of the records on the D)13 A� r" subject and request him to answer the letter after consulting with Mr. Raymond. Letter was received from Mr. Russell stating that no examination of title had been made with regard to the lot Lot on on Clarke Street which the Town agreed to purchase. He Clarke St. asked if the Library Trustees or the Selectmen would handle the matter. The Clerk was instructed to ask Mr. Wrightington who should handle the matter and if it was up to the Select- men, to authorize him to go ahead and examine the title. Letter was received from Mr. Russell relative to the balance in the Vine Brook Sewer and Drain project. He recommended borrowing $25,000 in anticipation of reim- bursement from the Federal government under the provisions of Chapter 82 of the Acts of 1938, the loan to be dated June 1st, 1940 and payable May 31st, 1941. Mr. Rowse moved that Mr. Russell' s recoLmendation be carried out. Mr. Locke seconded the motion and it was so voted. Commitment of Water connections in the amount of $144.80 Commit- commitment of Sewer Connections in the amount of $149.88 ments and abatement of Water Betterment Assessment in the amount of $90. were signed by the Board. ' The following order was signed to be filed in the Order Land Court in connection with the construction of`the sewer in Coolidge Ave. ORDER OF TAKING BY THE TOWN OF LEi:INGTON OF RIGHT OF WAY AND EASEMENT UNDER CHAPTER 504 OF THE ACTS OF 1897 AS AMENDED COOLIDGE AVENUE (From a point about 550 feet north- westerly of Adams Street and north- westerly of Hancock Stree, approxi- mately 952 feet) . WHEREAS, By Chapter 504 of the Acts of the year 1897, entitled "An Act to authorize the Town of Lexington to construct a system of sewerage", the same being herein- after referred to as "Said act", said Town was authorized among other things, to lay out, construct, maintain and operate a system of sewerage, with the powers and authority set forth in said Act, including full power to take by purchase or otherwise any lands, rights of way and easements 209 i II in said Town necessary for the establishment therein of a system of sewerage or sewa'e disposal or for any of the purposes mentioned in Section 1 of said Act , and WHEREAS said Town of Lexington duly accepted said Act in the manner provided therein, and WHEREAS the system hereinafter referred to as about to be constructed, the plans showing in detail the work to be done in constructing the same, have been duly approved by the State Board of Health, and WHEREAS, by Chapter 277 pf the Acts of the year 1909, which was duly accepted by a majority of the voters of said town in the manner provided in Section 5 thereof, the then Board of Water Commissioners of said Town and the Board of Sewer Commissioners elected under the provisions of said Act (Chapter 504 of 1897 ) were consolidated in one Board to be called the Board of Water and Sewer Commissioners, with the provisions that all the powers and duties of said Board of Sewer Commissioners should thereafter devolve upon said Board of Water and Sewer Commissioners ; and WHEREAS, by Chapter 1 of the Acts of the year 1922, which was accepted by a majority of the voters of said Town in the manner provided in Section 5 thereof, the powers and duties of the Water and Sewer Commissioners were assigned to the Board of Selectmen as a Board of Public Works; and WHEREAS, Archibald R. Giroux, William G. Potter, A. Edward Rowse, George W. Sarano and Errol H. Locke, citizens and residents of said Town, have been duly qualified and are now the duly elected qualified and acting Board of Selectmen pursuant to law and the provisions of the Acts hereinbefore referred to, and WHEREAS said Town by vote passed at a town meeting held on the 10th day of February 1915 authorized and re- quested said Board of Water and Sewer Commissioners (here- inafter referred to simply as "the Board") to proceed under the provisions of said act as amended by Chapter 322 of the Acts of the year 1913 and the acts referred to in the first section thereof, to lay out, construct, maintain and operate a sewerage system, and said Board has conformably to law and pursuant to said vote, laid out such system and is about to construct the same; and WHEREAS the Town has on the 25th day of March, 1940 "Voted That the sum of $85,000 be appropriated for the 210 as construction of sanitary sewers with the cooperation of any agency of the United States as provided in General Laws, Chapter 40, section 5, clause 39; the said con- struction to be under the authority of Statute 1897, Chap- ter 504, as amended, and subject to the assessment of betterments as provided in Statute 1939, Chapter 91 and 446; the said sewers to be constructed in some or all of the areas shown on the following plans on file in the office of the Town Engineer'- "Lexington, Mass. Manor Sewerage System Construction Drawings 1940 - Town of Lexington John T. Cosgrove, Town Engineer" , "Lexington, Mass. North Lexington Sewerage System - Scales Hor. 1" - 40' - Ver. 1" = 4' Dec. 1939 John T. Cosgrove, Town Engineer"; "Lexington, Mass. Liberty Heights Sewerage System, Scales Hor. 1" - 40' - Ver. 1" - 4' Dec. 1939 John T. Cosgrove, Town Engineer"; - and that the Selectmen be authorized to construct or coop- erate in the construction of any or all of such sewers and to take by eminent domain any necessary easement therefor; and that under the' authority of and as provided in Statute 1939, Chapters 72 and 453 the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, be and hereby is authorized to borrow the sum of $85 ,000 and to issue notes of the Town therefor payable in not more than ten years." and WHEREAS the system, as so laid out, required the con- struction of a sewer in the location hereinafter described the same to be maintained and used as part of a system of sewage disposal for a part of said Town, and WHEREAS, the location adopted for said sewer is shown approximately in the following described line , hereinafter called the "Line of location", viz; Beginning at a point in the center line of Coolidge Avenue, said point being northwesterly and distant about 550 feet from the northwesterly line of Adams Street, thence northwesterly distant 118.76 feet to a point of curvature, thence bearing to the left with a curve of 369.48 feet radius distant 183 .25 feet to a point of tangency, thence northwesterly distant 651.08 feet to a point in the easterly line of Hancock Street. For further description of the line of location see plan by the Town Engineer dated April 25, 1940, hereinafter mentioned and referred to. 211 And Whereas the right of way and easement hereinafter described and taken are necessary for the establishment of said system of sewerage and sewage disposal and for the purpose of providing better drainage as authorized by said Act; Now then, said Board, acting for and in behalf of said Town, hereby takes under the authority of said Act (Chapter 504. of the Acts of 1897) the following right of way and easement, viz, A right of way and easement in and through the land through Which the line of location runs in Coolidge Ave. for a sewer, including manholes and appurtenances, said sewer to be laid and maintained in the ground in substantial accordance with said line of location. The easement covered by this taking includes the right on the part of the Selectmen of said Town, or other duly authorized agents of the Town, to enter upon, dig up, open and use the land embraced within said way as may be reasonably necessary for the purpose of laying the sewer, manholes and appurtenances initially and maintaining, operating, inspecting and repairing the same from time to time thereafter, said Town being always bpund to see that the ground directly after the completion of the work in each case is cleared of all surplus material II and surface left in as smooth and good condition as at the time of entry. The right of way shall include so much of the line of such way as is necessary for the taking and purposes, not exceeding twenty-five ( 25 ) feet on each side of the line of location. Betterments will be assessed for this improvement in accordance with the provisions of Statute 1939, Chapters 91 and 4.46. A plan made by John T. Cosgrove, Town Engineer, dated April 25 , 1940 , entitled "Plan of Proposed Sewer in Coolidge Avenue, Lexington, Mass. April 25, 1940 Scale 1 in. 40 ft. John T. Cosgrove, Town Engineer", is hereby referred to and made a part of the present description of taking, whdh plan is to be recorded heretVith in the South Registry District for the Land Court of the County of Middlesex. 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 The same being land of Floyd L.Palmer, Registered Land 212 CC CC c Certificate Number 39712. a- The said area comprises the several lots shown upon the plan hereinbefore referred to, which are desig- nated in the schedule hereto annexed and made a part hereof. We determine that no damages have been sustained and none are awarded. To have and to hold the said right of way and easement to the Town of Lexington, its successors and assigns, to its and their own use and behoof forever, agreeably to the provisions of said Chapter 504 of the Acts of the year 1897 and any and all pertinent acts in amendment thereof or supplemental thereto. IN WITNESS WHEREOF the said Archibald R. Giroux, William G. Potter, A. Edward Rowse, Errol H. Locke and George W. Sarano of the Board of Selectmen aforesaid, have hereunto subscribed their names this 20th day of May, 1940. Archibald R. Giroux Errol H. Locke BOARD William G. Potter A. Edward Rowse OF George W. Sarano SELECTMEN COMMONWEALTH OF MASS- ACHUSETTS Middlesex, ss. Lexington, May 20th[, 1940 Then personally appeared the above named Archibald R. Giroux, William G.Potter, A. Edward Rowse; Errol H. Locke and George W. Sarano, 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 Board of Water and Sewer Commissioners of the Town of Lexington, before me, James J. Carroll Notary Public SCHEDULE OF ESTIMATED BETTERMENTS REFERRED TO IN THE FOREGOING ORDER COOLIDGE AVENUE (From a point about 550 feet northwesterly of Adams St. northwesterly to Hancock St. approximately 953 feet) . 213 Owner as of Jan. 1st. 1940 Lot No. Ctf. No. Assessment Floyd L. Palmer Pt. 2 39712 474.00 The meeting adjourned at 11 15 P M. A true record, Attest Clerk.