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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1971-05-24-BOS-min SELECTMEN'S MEETING May 24, 1971 A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held in the Bird Room, Cary Memorial Building, on Monday evening, May 24, 1971 , at 7 30 p.m Chairman Cataldo, Messrs Kenney, Bailey and Buse, and Mrs Riffin; Mr Legro, Town Counsel ; Mr O'Connell , Town Manager, Mr McSweeney, Town Engineer and Acting Superintendent of Public Works; Mrs McCurdy, Executive Clerk, were present Hearing was declared open upon petition of the New England Tele- phone Company to tay and maintain underground conduit on Massachusetts Avenue to Winthrop Road Notices of the hearing were mailed to the petitioner and owners of the property as listed on the petitioner' s plan, and also filed with the Town Engineer Mr. Dunn, representing the Telephone Company, was present and said that this petition is for extra lines in this area and will be picked up from the existing manhole at Woburn Street, westerly There have been demands from people for second and third telephones and some for burglar alarms We will dig and resurface the area properly Mr McSweeney The road must be resurfaced properly and condi- Conduit tions will be set forth at the time the Telephone Company applies Mass Ave for a street opening permit Winthrop No one appearing in favor or in opposition, the Chairman de- Road Glared the hearing dlosed Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to grant per- mission to the New England Telephone Company for the following conduit location, subject to conditions set forth by the Superin- tendent of Public Works at the time the Telephone Company obtains a street opening permit Massachusetts Avenue From existing manhole 54/6 at Woburn Street, westerly, approximately 30` feet of underground conduit Winthrop Road Westerly, from Massachusetts Avenue approxi- mately 210 feet of underground conduit Hearing was declared open upon petition of the New England Tele- phone Company to lay and maintain underground conduit on Massachusetts Avenue to Hunt Road Conduit Notices of the hearing were mailed to the petitioner and owners Mass Ave of the property as listed on the petitioner' s plan, and also filed Hunt Road with the Town Engineer Mr Dunn said that this petition is for the same reasons as the previous petition 510 Mr McSweeney The same conditions would apply No one appearing in favor or in opposition, the Chairman declared the hearing closed Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to grant permis- sion to the New England Telephone Company for the following conduit location, subject to conditions set forth by the Superintendent of Public Works at the time the Telephone Company obtains a street open- ing permit Massachusetts Avenue From existing manhole 54/68, southeasterly approximately 95 feet of underground con- duit Hunt Road From Massachusetts Avenue southwesterly approximately 175 feet of underground conduit Hearing was declared open upon petition of the New England Tele- phone Company to lay and maintain underground conduit on Massachusetts Avenue to Slocum Road Notices of the hearing were mailed to the petitioner and owners of the property as listed on the petitioner' s plan, and also filed with the Town Engineer Mr Dunn This petition is for the same reasons as the previous petition Mr McSweeney The same conditions would apply No one appearing in favor or in opposition, the Chairman de- clared the hearing closed Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to grant per- mission to the New England Telephone Company for the following conduit location, subject to conditions set forth by the Superinten- Conduit - dent of public Works at the time the Telephone Company obtains a Mass Ave street opening permit Slocum Rd Massachusetts Avenue Westerly side, near Slocum Road, from existing manhole 54/7A, southeasterly approximately 20 feet of underground conduit Slocum Road Massachusetts Avenue, southerly, then southwest- erly, approximately 140 feet of underground con- duit to pole 91/2 Hearing was declared open upon petition of the New England Tele- phone Company to lay and maintain underground conduit on Massachu- setts Avenue at Bloomfield Road Notices of the hearing were mailed to the petitioner and owners of the property as listed on the petitioner' s plan, and also filed with the Town Engineer Mr Dunn This petition is for the same reasons as the previ- ous petition Mr McSweeney The same conditions would apply 511 No one appearing in favor or in opposition, the Chairman declared the hearing closed Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to grant per- mission to the New England Telephone Company for the following conduit location, subject to conditions set forth by the Superinten- Conduit dent of Public Works at the time the Telephone Company obtains a Bloomfield street opening permit Road Bloomfield Road From existing manhole 54/9 at Massachusetts Avenue, westerly approximately 108 feet of underground conduit Hearing was declared open upon petition of the New England Tele- phone Company to lay and maintain underground conduit on Massachu- setts Avenue at Percy Road Notices of the hearing were mailed to the petitioner and owners of the property as listed on the petitioner' s plan, and also filed with the Town Engineer Mr Dunn This petition is for the same reasons as the previ- ous petition Mr Buse An abutter, Frances M Broussard, 1358 Massachusetts Avenue, would like it to be put back in its existing state Mr Dunn He would see that extreme caution is used and the area would be properly finished No one appearing in favor or in opposition, the Chairman de- Conduit Glared the hearing closed Mass Ave Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to grant per- Percy Rd mission to the New England Telephone Company for the following conduit location, subject to conditions set forth by the Superinten,- dent uperintendent of Public Works at the time the Telephone Company obtains a street opening permit Massachusetts Avenue From existing manhole 54/ 12 at Percy Road, northerly, approximately 305 feet of underground conduit Hearing was declared open upon petition of the New England Tele- phone Company to lay and maintain underground conduit on Massachu- setts Avenue to Percy Road and Tavern Lane Conduit Notices of the hearing were mailed to the petitioner and owners Mass Ave of the property as listed on the petitioner' s plan, and also filed Percy Rd with the Town Engineer Tavern Lane Mr Dunn This petition is for the same reasons as the previ- ous petitions; we will come around the corner of Massachusetts Avenue and go in back of the Munroe Tavern Mr. G. Warren Butters, President of the Historical Society We are proponents and regarding access to the Tavern, we would like it opened and closed as quickly as possible. Mr Dunn We will use extreme caution and we won't block a street 512 Mr Charles Warden, 12 Tavern Lane I am a recent resident of the Town and, as this is a dirt road, what will the covering be? Will it be concrete? Mr Dunn It will be put back the same, it will not be paved No one, other than the Historical Society, appearing in favor and no one appearing in opposition, the Chairman declared the hear- ing closed Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to grant per- mission to the New England Telephone Company for the following conduit location, subject to the conditions set forth by the Super- intendent of Public Works at the time the Telephone Company obtains a street opening permit Percy Road From Massachusetts Avenue, southerly, approximately 70 feet of underground conduit From pole 78/I westerly, approximately 100 feet of underground conduit Tavern Lane From Percy Road, southeasterly approximately 366 feet of underground conduit Hearing was declared open upon petition of the New England Tele- phone Company to lay and maintain underground conduit on Massachusetts Avenue to Percy Road Notices of the hearing were mailed to the petitioner and owners of the property as listed on the petitioner' s plan, and also filed with the Town Engineer Mr Dunn This is at the request of Lieutenant Cupp of the Conduit Fire Department for a fire alarm and there will be one additional Mass Ave duct for the Telephone Company. The Chairman You recognize that the position of the Histori- cal Society is the same as the previous petition Mr McSweeney; You might want to contact them because of the hedges that are along there now; it will be all hand-digging in there The Chairman The conditions will be on the permit No one appearing in favor or in opposition, the Chairman de- clared the hearing closed Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to grant per- mission to the Telephone Company for the following conduit location, subject to the conditions set forth by the Superintendent of Public Works at the time the Telephone Company obtains a street opening permit Massachusetts Avenue From existing manhole 54/ 12 at Percy Road southeasterly approximately 452 feet of underground conduit 51 3 Mr Zehner, Town Treasurer, met with the Board Mr Zehner To meet the payroll on Friday and to carry me through June 25, I solicitedmillionThe and received bidsto borrow $1 market has softened and we received a rate equal to and below A and AAA Towns borrow. Treasurer Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to award the contract to borrow $1,000,000 in anticipation of tax revenue on a loan dated May 28, 1971 and due November 4, 1971 , as follows Lexington Trust Company $500,000 3 05% discounted State Street Bank and Trust $300,000 3 08% discounted Harvard Trust Company $200,000 3.08% discounted Rev Harold Handley, Director of Guides, met with the Board, to request the appointment of nine guides for the coming season Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to appoint the following as guides of the Town for a term expiring April I , 1972: Guides Marianne Harvell - reappointment Ken Winnard David A Lavender, Jr " Christopher Purdy Alice Pfaff TI Kenneth Wissoker Mark Nichipor David Kornetsky David Titus The Chairman welcomed each guide and presented him with his guide 'licen<se and badge He said that the Board has appointed them at the recommendation of Rev Handley and he feels you will represent Lexington well ; he expects you to You are the first contact a visi- tor has with Lexington and we stress the importance of your job and impress upon you to be polite and courteous If we find this is not the case, you will hear from Rev Handley and us Rev Handley and the Guides retired from the meeting Mr Marvin Gross of the Vietnam Veterans Against the War met with the Board The Chairman The Board has received a letter, signed by Mr. Gross, that the Vietnam Veterans Against the War-New England Region, will be holding a symbolic march covering in reverse the route Vietnam travelled by Paul Revere on April 18, 1775, entitled Operation Veterans P 0 W Its purpose is to further spread the anti-war message of Against these returnees from Vietnam to the citizens of New England and the the War entire nation Along the way, we will be talking to townspeople, leaf letting and staging guerilla theatre as part of our general in- formational effort On Friday evening, May 28, we will be gather- ing at the North Bridge area in Minuteman National Park far an overnight encampment On Saturday, we will march from Concord to Lexington via Route 2A On Sunday, we will continue from Lexington to Bunker Hill where we will bivouac for the night and on Monday, we will continue on to the Boston Common for an alternative Memorial U 514 Day celebration of life We expect 250-350 Vietnam veterans, includ- ing some 50 disabled veterans to participate in this weekend activity For the purpose of overnight camping area on Saturday, May 29, we hereby request permission to bivouac at either Lexington Battle Green or Tower Park We have made provision to provide our own sanitation and medical facilities Food will be provided for us by local citizens at each meal stop along our route We are also re- questing permission to march through Lexington via Route 2A and Massachusetts Avenue We will march single file on the side of the street and will not block traffic flow Mr Gross I would like to add we have received the coopera- tion of Lincoln authorities and the Minute Man National Park gave permission to encamp on May 28. This is, as you know, this coming weekend and we expect 250 to 400 veterans from Boston and New England, today, I understand there is a contingent of disabled veterans coming from the Veterans Hospital We have made every ef- fort to undertake preparations so the authorities would cooperate with us We plan to conduct ourselves in a decent way and I come to you confident that it will be in the fashion 1 have stated Supplies will be available This activity is the first, perhaps the foremost of its kind and the Vietnam veterans will be attempting to draw what occurred in 1775 and some of the feeling of the Vietnam veterans We hope that with our information efforts the citizens of the Concord and Boston area will know how the members of our organii- zation have come to feel ; it is our message It will be another activity in a number of activities we have staged thus far of what the Vietnam veterans have seen and how they feel about the Vietnam affair The Chairman You say as part of your general informational effort? Mr Gross By guerilla theatre, they have brought home to them, in a dramatic fashion, what it means to be a victim of search and destroy, to be overrun and seized by American G 1 ' s, and an attempt to show to citizens what goes on as a daily activity in Vietnam The players will be Vietnam veterans against the war and we will take strict precautions not to have the public in our dra- matic function After the theatre, people will pass out leaflets The Chairman Where will this take place? Mr Gross We hope it would take place in Lexington Center The Chairman You say along the way; evidently you mean in a specific, planned area Mr Gross It is not spontaneous, we survey the area and make plans for our suspects and we know they will be located in a speci- fic area; we know ahead of time where they will be The Chairman You don't say where Mr Gross In Lexington Center The Chairman On the Green? Will you show the people what the Viet Cong do to our boys Mr Gross It is difficult to show Americans what the Viet Cong will do; people say what the Viet Cong do is a Vietnamese problem and what Americans do is an American problem 515 The Chairman Who will take the responsibility of this operation? Mr Gross There are 400 coordinators in the area working in Boston and Cambridge and they will be on the scene at all times. I am the staff organizer The Chairman Is the organization willing to put up a bond to cover the cost of this and take the responsibility of damage along the way? Mr Gross Not willing to take the responsibility against dam- age? On April 19, there was no damage to any property in the camping area; we know what it is to camp out and don't expect any damage to any area, to persons or property The Chairman So your answer to my question is no. Mr Gross We never had cause to have any damage Asking for a bond in advance, the request hasn't come before The Chairman Sanitation facilities? Mr Gross We rent Portasan facilities, they are portable to take from one camp to the next; we have a team of Doctors and nurses and a medical van and they will be on the march and camp at all times The Chairman Would you march on the street or the sidewalk? Mr Gross On the street and single file The Chairman Are you willing to underwrite the cost of pro- tection by the police? Mr Gross We would have to know what it is, Concord had a $20 minimum per day and we would be willing to undertake the same sort of arrangement The Chairman We would be thinking of hours; the question is are you willing to pay? Mr Gross Yes, we are wilting to pay but don't know what the terms will be; we are willing to pay for this sort of protection. Mr Kenney What time of day, during business hours? Mr Gross Saturday afternoon Mr Kenney How are the Viet Cong dressed? Mr Gross In civilian clothes and arm bands The Chairman What happens, what do you do? Mr Gross At the Government Center setup we were there early at 8 00 a.m. and a number of our people, suspects, staged it at the doorway exit from the subway They were standing there and it was not difficult to become part of the crowd and troops in combat fati- gue would approach these people to seize them, interrogate them and drag them to an area and tie them up the way Americans would or shoot them on the spot This is an attempt to bring to the American populace an eyewitness experience in the normal course of events Mr Kenney What will it do to the traffic in the Center? Mr Gross It would happen on the sidewalk, not on the street; our own people would be pulled away from the other crowd in such a way that it would not involve other spectators Our purpose is not to interrogate the people of Lexington. Mr Kenney Do you think you would have more adequate control by doing it on a field? If someone came out of a store, it could startle them and they could be beaten up; I understand it did happen to people coming out of the subway How would you prevent this happening? 516 Mr Gross You realize the theatre is not to let the onlookers go home with pleasure; the purpose is to shock people As far as the affect in a negative way to onlookers, we have our people there to explain it to them on the spot that people are not being killed Mr Kenney Your purpose of realistic theatre is well and good; our purpose is for public safety. Mr Gross We haven't disturbed public safety in the past and don't think it will be disturbed in Lexington. The Chairman What is your position with this organization? Mr Gross Staff organizer The Chairman Are you a veteran? Mr Gross No The Chairman Are you a paid employee? Mr Gross Correct, yes The Chairman What about the officers? Is this a listed organi- zation with the Secretary of State? Mr Gross The organization is incorporated with headquarters in New York; in the local Chapter we have Arthur Johnson, staff or- ganizer, a veteran and paid employee The Chairman How are you raising money to operate? Mr Gross From interested citizens who feel motivated The Chairman What is the primary function? Mr Gross The Vietnam Veterans Against the War come together united by their Vietnam experience to show what is wrong; there are 15,000 across the nation; in Boston, we have 500 or 600 people who have volunteered The Chairman They are not members? Mr Gross They do not want to pay dues Mr Busa Is there anything being done on the good that is done by our veterans in Vietnam? You are showing your opposition of everything bad but I am sure there are quite a few good things that could be shown for consideration Mr Gross Our organization is not so much showing what is good or bad but what is good for people to know The Chairman Why isn't Arthur Johnson here? Mr Gross He is at another function The Chairman I would be vehemently opposed as I would hate to see an old man come out of a shop and drop as a result of shock. In Lexington Center, automobiles would stop and create complete chaos. If this is like I saw one night on television on the entrance to the subway, I am opposed; the police were not completely happy with what they saw I would hope the Board wouldn't allow this in the Center where there are a great number of people Mr Bailey They have asked for permission to march; permis- sion to leaflet as they march; permission to perform guerilla thea- tre; permission I assume, for talking to townspeople, I assume they will be making speeches; permission to bivouac I look at this as a request whether it is from the Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, Sons of Italy, etc or from this organization In my opinion, I would grant 1 517 permission to march and allow them to leaflet, but I would not grant them permission for guerilla theatre or tb bivouac It has nothing to do with the organization, it is strictly treating them all the same Mr Gross As far as talking to townspeople, we are not inter- ested in formal conversation in a formalized manner The others are correct Mr Kenney Would you bring your own food? Mr Gross No; food will be brought to us at every stop Mr O'Connell On the sanitary facilities, do they meet the standards of the State Department of Public Health? Mr Gross I don't know; Minuteman National Park has two toilets; we are providing six Mr O'Connell We are familiar with that facility, Portasan, and it doesn't meet the standards I raise a. question about the leaflets passed out, who is responsible for cleaning up? Mr Gross At the Government Center, they passed out 3,000 and there were none on the ground Mr O'Connell I talked with Mr Forgione and there was exten- sive litter on April 14 and I understand the Boston officials had considerable concern after that demonstration The Chairman We will take this under advisement and inform you of our decision Mr Gross retired from the meeting Mr Ed Moore - a member of the audience; I would like to comment I am very much in favor of allowing the Vietnam veterans to use our facilities, the park and public facilities I think it is a grand thing they are doing and the Vietnam veterans have demonstrated better than anybody in an adult manner and the presence of how terrible hand- to hand combat will be and I hope the Board approves I would like to see the ground in Lexington help restore the world It was years ago and I hope the ground of Lexington is used for that purpose Margaret Mafello 1 have the same sentiments as these If not given Tower Park, to camp on private property The Chairman We would have no jurisdiction over private prop- erty Later on in the meeting, the Board had further discussion The Chairman If they went on private property, they would have to get permission from the owners The Board agreed to let them march, to leaflet but not harass people to take them or use objectionable language if they refuse to take them, this decision would be policed Also, to deny the guer- illa theatre or to bivouac Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was unanimously voted that permission be granted to the Vietnam Veterans Against the War to march sirgle file using the sidewalks on May 29 and May 30, 1971 , and to grznt permission to leaflet, subject to the condition of no harassment of citizens to accept them, and no littering To deny the request to corduct guerilla theatre or to bivouac 518 Mr O'Connell read a request from Mrs Claud Kellett, II Ross Road, to use the Lexington Common or the Athletic Field on Worthen Road for a musical presentation by Mike Johnson, a former member of the Rolling Stones, on May 27, who claims to be converted from drug abuse. In talking with Mrs Kellett, I suggested the Lincoln Street recreational area as a better place to meet as she said there would be an estimated 100 - 150 high school students attend- ing It would be in the afternoon for one hour at 3 00 p.m Permit The Chairman What would they need? Mr O'Connell Apparently he operates from the tailgate of a station wagon The Chairman In the interests of that many children, shouldn't there be general protection? Mr O'Connell Police attendance would be highly desirable. Mrs Kellett feels the size is getting beyond what she can handle. Upon motion duly made and seconded, to was voted to grant per- mission to Mrs Kellett for the use of the Lincoln Street recrea- tional area for a musical presentation by Mike Johnson on May 27, 1971 at 3 00 p.m to 4 00 p.m , subject to the rules set forth by the Town Manager and the Chief of Police Mr O'Connell The League of Women Voters is interested in the problem of recycling of waste products, particularly cans, and they are undertaking a 2-day experimental trial to see if the community wants it The school children are running a 2-day collection pro- gram at the school to see whether it is feasible to do it Mr Recycling McSweeney and I talked with Mrs Strong and the Department of Public Works will provide a truck It is their intent, if successful, to get Mr Miller to place 30-odd collection containers at the dump and Mr Miller would take them to the recycling center in Newton LWV would take care of transportation costs of Mr Miller The only thing the Town can do is provide space at the dump as the Town can't get involved We are pleased with the LWV' s interest in attempting to find out whether it can be done feasibly Mr O'Connell informed the Board that he had received a letter from Mr Barber of the First Communications Company regarding cable Cable communications and they are willing to make TV channels available T V for use by the school system at a fee of a dollar per year They would like some information on when Lexington is likely to consider and make a decision on cable operations Mr Barber came in to see me and I told him I was not optimistic that the Board would do anything at this time but would prefer to see what is done in regard to Cable TV regulations The Chairman Is this still the feeling of the Board? The Board agreed that no action would be taken as there are vari- ous proposals under study by the State Legislature for licensing and adet policing of Cable Television. I'm' �)I9 Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to go into Execu- tive Session for the purpose of discussing, deliberating or voting on maters which, if made public, might adversely affect the public security, the financial interests of the Town or the reputation of a Executive person Session After discussion of matters of public security and financial in-erect to the Town, it was voted to go out of Executive Session and rewme the open meeting Mr Legro requested the Board to discuss the award of damages for thio orders of taking for sewer and construction easements for the Hamilton Road relief sewer After discussion, it was voted to make the following awards of da,nages Dawid & Krana Rosen Lot 6 Hathaway Rd No damages Oak Park Corp Lots 5 & 6 Brookwood Rd No damages Frederics S & Susan S Cohen Lot 12, Saddle Club Rd No damages Charles K Chiklis Lot 9, Oak Park Circle $200 Peer F & Patricia M Marciano Lot II , Saddle Club Rd No damages Ronald M Byrne Lot 48, Todd Rd No damages Carl J & Beatrice Dasabian Lot 49, Todd Rd No damages Janes J Burton, Sr and Elizabeth M Burton Lot E, Colony Rd $400 Allen H & Nancy D Greenleaf Lot 3, Colony Rd No damages Laurent A & Dorothy' P Gauthier Lot 4, Colony Rd No damages Allan V. Beverly A Meade 29 Colony Rd No damages William L & Lillian M Jackman Lots 8-22-Parcels B & 7 No damages Vincent J & Helen L. Stakutis Lot 3, Grant Street $200 Bruce J & Lillian M Russell Lot 2, Grant Street No damages Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to sign the Hamilton Crier of Taking for temporary construction easements from Brookwood Road Read with an award of no damages Relief Sewer Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to sign the Order of Taking for sewer easement through the Diamond Junior High School land, with an award of no damages Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to award no damages to David and Krana Rosen, 12 Hathaway Road, for a temporary coistruction easement Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to sign the Omer of Taking for sewer easements en Saddle Club Road to Grant St-eet, with an award of no damages, except Charles K Chiklis in the amount of $200. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to sign the Order of Taking for sewer easements from Adams Street - Grant Street, 52{ with an award of no damages, except James J. Burton, Sr and Elizabeth M Burton in the amount of $400, and Vincent J and Helen L Stakutis in the amount of $200 The Chairman read a request from Julian, J. Bussgang to connect a Bussgang drain pipe from his property into a drain manhole at 43 Peacock Farm Drain Road Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to refer the request to the Town Engineer for a recommendation. The Chairman read a letter from the Mystic Valley Mental Health Center informing the Board of the appointment of Mrs Muriel Weckstein Appointment as Associate Area Director of Mystic Valley Area and that Mrs Weckstein would like to discuss with the Board some of the community- wide issues affecting mental health The Board agreed to meet with Mrs. Weckstein as soon as the schedule permits The Chairman read a request from Adams Motor Transportation, 552 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston, for a license to travel through Lexington to Fort Devens These trips are in connection with the City of Boston Youth Activities Commission to trasport young people Transporta- from all sections of Boston and vicinity to Fort Devens for recrea- tion Permit tional programs during school vacation, approximately June 28 to September I, 1971 . Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to issue a license to Adams Motor Transportation, 552 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston, for travel through Lexington on Route 128 from the Waltham- Lexington line north to Route 2 then west to Lexington-Concord line in the morning with a reverse procedure in the afternoon, with no stops in the Town of Lexington, for a period expiring on Septem- ber 31 , 1971 The Chairman read a letter from the Superintendent of Schools regarding traffic in the Estabrook School area. The School Depart- Traffic ment agrees there should be a Dead End sign at the entrance to Robinson Robinson Road from Turning Mill Road; that the entrance to school Road land from Robinson Road should be closed to vehicles by the School Estabrook Department with a gate which could be opened to admit vehicles School when required by the school and an appropriate sign should be placed at the gate; that the School Department has ordered No Park- ing signs be placed along the driveway from Grove Street, but ques- tions the power of enforcement by the School Department; that a sidewalk should be built between Demar and Robinson Roads on Turning Mill Road. The Board agreed to send a copy of the letter to the Traffic Committee for comments and', also to send a copy to Town Counsel for his opinion on the question of enforcement of traffic signs on school property I 521 The Chairman read a letter from Mr Michelman, Chairman of the Le>ington Commission on Suburban Responsibility, regarding the Commis- sion' s support of the various legislation before the General Court on housing-related bills After discussion,. the Board agreed to inform Mr Michelman that they Board agrees with the support of Bill No H1870, a bill to set up a state commission to develop a state-wide building code which would evemtuall replace the several local codes. Also, the Board agrees Y P 9 with the support of sections 16 and 18 of the 707 program, which world firmly place the funding of the state rental assistance program LCSR on a continuing basis from year to year and allow the Department of House Bills Community Affairs to enter into multi-year, annual contributions con- trt.cts with local housing authorities in connection with their leasing programs As far as support of other legislation, the Board feels theire is not sufficient information available at this time to take a position and until there is further information, neither the Board nor the Commission should support this legislation. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the minutes of the Selectmen' s Meetings of May 10 and May 17, 1971 Minutes Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to sign the War- rant for the June 14, 1971 Special Town Meeting Warrant The Board discussed the Liquor Rules and Regulations for Motels and Restaurants and agreed to add sections 8, 9, 10 and II . Liquor Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to adopt the Amend- amended rules and regulations of June 26, 1967 of the Liquor Rules a rents an< Regulations. The Chairman Mr McSweeney has requested that the Board consi- der a proposal by the Barnes Engineering Company to survey Spring Street, from Marrett Road south, a distance of approximately 3600 feet to a point about 1000 feet north of Route 2, for the total sum of Spring St $8 .210 We had agreed in Town Meeting on the total amount of $8,000 Engineering and Mr McSweeney is asking to award the contract to Barnes Engineer- Survey incl for $8,210. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to award the contract for engineering survey of Spring Street to Barnes Engineer- , inch Company, in the amount not to exceed $8,210 The Chairman read a letter from the Chairman to the Citizens Advisory Board on Street Construction stating that the Advisory Board feeds the first step must be an accurate survey of the area proposed East St for reconstruction. Spring St The Chairman We have taken care of this step The Board instructed Mr McSweeney to set up a meeting with the State Department of Public Works and the Citizens Advisory Board to review the plans 522 Mr O'Connell recommended that the Board appoint Kingston Howard 1975 Cele- as Chairman of the 1975 Celebrations Committee brations Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to appoint Committee Kingston Howard as Chairman of the 1975 Celebrations Committee Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to adjourn at II 10 p.m / A true record, Attest Executive Clerk, Selectmen I