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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1971-03-29-BOS-min 437. SELECTMEN'S MEETING March 29, 1971 A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held in the Bird Room, Cary Memorial Building on Monday evening, March 29, 1971 , at 7 00 p.m. Chairman Cataldo, Messrs Kenney, Bailey and Busa and Mrs. Riff in were present. Mr Legro, Town Counsel , Mr. O'Connell, Town Manager; Mr. McSweeney, Town Engineer and Acting Superintendent of Public Works and Mrs McCurdy, Executive Clerk, were also present Mr O'Connell informed the Board that the Town Engineer has re- ceived four bids for sidewalk construction; the three lowest bidders are A R. Belli Inc , Newtonville, $63,485; J.S. Hays Co , Inc , Sidewalk Waltham, $78,537.26; E B. Rotondi & Sons, Winchester, $86,926 The Contract Town Engineer recommends, and I concur, that the contract be awarded to the lowest bidder, A R Belli , Inc , in the amount of $63,485 Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to award the contract for sidewalk construction, Contract 70-6-E, to A R. Belli Inc., in the amount of $63,485 The Chairman informed the Board that Chief Corr has submitted a list and requests that appointments be made as Special Police Of- ficers for 1971- 1972 Special Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to appoint the Police following as Special Police Officers to March 31 , 1972 Acheson, Eugene A 2634 Massachusetts Avenue Resident Adams, Adam A 23 Charles Street Resident Adams, Alan G. 15 Somerset Road Resident Adams, Bertram H , Jr. 127 Wyoming Avenue, Malden M.I .T Lincoln Lab Anderson, Carl 41 Ledge lawn Avenue Civil Defense Anderson, George D. 3 Corcoran Road, Burlington Police Cadet Bailey, Fred C 48 Coolidge Avenue Selectman Baker, Ramon C. 14 Stratham Road Resident Ballou, Sidney R. 38 Highland Avenue Resident Barnes, John E. 15 Eagle Dr , Salem, N.H M I T Lincoln Lab Barnes, Raymond B. 59 Gleason Road Resident Barrett, Elliott J 92 Middle Street Resident Barry, George C 36 Forest Street Resident Barry, John M. 34 Forest Street Resident Belcastro, Francis 174 Wood Street Firefighter Belcastro, Frank 332 Concord Avenue Dog Officer Bentley, Thomas 264 South Road, Bedford Custodian Berberian, Mark 61 Ravenwood Road, Waltham Police Cadet Bernier, Arthur T. 54 Baskin Road Resident Bluteau, Joseph 2IA Flint Street, Somerville School Department Brown, Otis S , Jr. 3 Bond Road Resident Brucchi , John W 63 Paul Revere Road Firefighter Busa, Alfred S 38 Circle Road Selectmen 3b Carlson, Norman C 329 Marrett Road Police Cadet Casey, William P. 1063 Massachusetts Avenue School Department Cataldo, James 43 Rindge Avenue Firefighter Cataldo, Robert 14 Aerial Street Selectmen Cole, Lincoln P. 16 Hill Street State Representative Corr, Steven A 8 Park Street Police Cadet DeFelice, Dominic J. 17 Larchmont Lane Resident Delfino, Nicholas J. I Forest Street, Stoneham School Department Dooley, Henry W. 77 Baker Avenue Resident Doughty, George, Jr 75 Paul Revere Road School Department Driscoll, Robert V. 30 N Broadway, Haverhill M. I .T. Lincoln Lab Emery, Alan 441 Lowell Street Firefighter Ernst, Karl 37 Eldred Street Resident Ewers, Joseph E 12 Old Coach Road, Weston M I .T Lincoln Lab Flaherty, William 4 Spencer Street Firefighter Freeman, George 13 Grant Street, Concord Police Employee Gallagher, Edward T 8 Spring Lane, Maynard M I .T Lincoln Lab Garber, Kenneth S 6 Reed Street Police Photographer Gilman, Edward M 56 Bloomfield Street Firefighter Goodfellow, Arthur L 12 Edge Street, Ipswich M I T Lincoln Lab Goulart, Edward G. 6 Rindge Terrace, Cambridge M I .T. Lincoln Lab Greeley, Peter Bank Guard Hadley, Jerbert R. 6 Fern Street, Chelmsford M. I .T Lincoln Lab Hrvby, Albert W 36 Williams Road Resident Hurd, Richard G 12 Loring Avenue, Maynard M. I T. Linconl Lab Jackson, Lee B. 62 Bow Street Police Dispatcher Jefferson, Charles E 8 Alcott Road Civil Defense Jones, Cecil 36 Woburn Street Civil Defense Kelley, Kenneth, Jr 54 Ward Street Firefighter Kenney, Allan F 10 Frost Road Selectman MacDonald, Charles 24 Bernard Street Civil Defense MacLean, Ralph D 9 Spring Street Resident Marshall , Joseph 110 Woburn Street Firefighter Mazerall , Paul 20 Wilson Road Park Superintendent McCarron, Francis 5 Hillside Terrace Firefighter McDonnell , Edward T. 62 Elm Street, Bedford Cary Library McSweeney, John 54 Emerald St , Quincy Town Engineer Mercer, Charles R. 6 Park Street Resident Michelson, Richard 54 Asbury Street Resident Muller, Eugene T. 24 Ewell Avenue Firefighter Muller, Leonard E. 19 Fairbanks Road Firefighter Nutt, Alfred 45A Ridge Road School Department 4:39 O'Connell , Walter C. 57 Emerson Gardens Town Manager O'Leary Joseph R. 171 Lincoln Street Police Cadet Ormiston, Wallace W 38 Charles Street School Department Pekins, George 28 Chase Avenue Firefighter Pezzulo, Michael 247 Marrett Road School Department Prescott, Robert 2 Forest Street Resident Redmond, James F. 9 Utica Street Firefighter Riffin, Natalie 6 Field Road Selectwoman Rooney, Joseph 0. 222 Waltham Street Resident Ruscak, Richard 23 Copeland St., Waltham Police Cadet Ryan, Thomas 53 Vine Street School Department Ryder, Howard D 2 Wilson Road M I T Lincoln Lab Samuel , Frank T., Jr. 8 Burnham Road Resident Saunders, Robert W 295 Marrett Road Resident Spellman, Walter 269 Massachusetts Avenue Fire Chief Spiers, William L , Jr 185 Lowell Street M I .T Lincoln Lab Stevens, Edward P 4 Chandler Street, Salem School Department Stevens, Raymond Treble Cove Rd , Billerica School Department Stucke, Alden F 31 Hancock Street Resident Sullivan, Alden F. 17 Curve Street School Department Swan, Duncan F. 24 Bedford Street School Department Totman, Frank H , Jr 46 Moreland Avenue Resident Trani , Joseph A. II Slocum Road Resident Wessinger, Wallace C. 193 Bedford Street Resident Wenham, Thomas I Francis Road Asst Supt Pub Works Whiting, William 341 Lowell Street Firefighter Wilson, David L , Jr. I Burnham Road Civil Defense Wright, Glenn 67 Simonds Road Resident Yewell , Paul 6 Leeland Terrace Resident The Chairman read a letter from Edwin B Worthen, Jr , 38 Dexter Road, regarding the Central Block and requests that the Board defer issuance of a certificate of appropriateness or building permit for the construction of a building on this site; to reduce the height of buildings in C2 districts by amending the Zoning By-Law; to obtain Central costs, to be presented for public action, of purchasing all or part Block of this land by the Town, if necessary, by a Special Town Meeting The Board agreed to inform Mr Worthen that the Chairman has been authorized to continue discussions with the owners of the Central Block to see if some agreement can be reached for the Town to acquire more than the original 15 feet and, as soon as the Board is aware of the owners' thinking, the matter will be discussed and recommendations made to the Town 440 The Chairman informed the Board that he had talked with Mr. Matheson and Mr Giroux today, they had met with their Counsel ,and it III is their opinion they will not need further Town Meeting action to consummate the agreement I told them that in the interests of every- body concerned, we would still want to look at it in the light of the possibility of acquiring more than the 15 ft we had originally talked about We would put the stakes in and talk with them before Wednesday Mr Bailey asked, what is our position? The Chairman said they had agreements drawn, but they were never signed, for an evan swap of 15 ft. in the front for the old fire station in the rear The Board agreed to continue talking with the owners to see if something can be resolved. The Chairman read a letter from the Chairman of the Board of Appeals stating that, last year, Town Meeting granted the Board of Selectmen the right to convey an area of land to the Housing Author- ity on which to build no more than 50 dwelling units and the Board of Appeals would like to know how many acres the Board intends to convey and what does the Board intend to do with the rest of the Housing - eleven acres, which is more than is necessary for the Authority to Vinebrook use for the 50 units The Chairman said that it was our position the area was going to be determined and we would ask Town ,Meeting to void the vote authorizing us to convey the land. We should meet with the Housing Authority in order to fully understand what they propose to do and what they are asking for, then, hold a meeting with the abutters and get their feeling on the project as we promised at Town Meeting. As soon as this is accomplished, we will meet with the Board of Appeals and get the matter completely resolved Mr Buse asked if the Board had moved to buy II acres? The Chairman replied that we have the authority to convey to the Housing Authority what they need; it is Town land and we don't have to buy anything. The Board agreed to write to the Board of Appeals that a meet- ing will be held with the Housing Authority and the abutters and, then, meet with the Board of Appeals. The Chairman read a letter from the Lexington Lodge No. 2204- B.P 0 E requesting permission to keep the Lodge Hall open from Elks' Ex- 12;00 N until 12 00 M on Monday, April 19, 1971 . tension of The Chairman said that the Lodge is really asking for an exten- Liquor sion of their liquor hours Hours Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to grant per- mission to the Lexington Lodge No. 2204-B.P.0' E for an extension of hours under its Club Liquor License to 12 00 N until 12 00 M on April 19, 1971 Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the Minutes minutes of the Selectmen' s Meeting held on March 22, 1971 . 441 The Chairman read a letter from the residents of Mason Street and Pleasant Street regarding traffic conditions. Mason St. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to refer this Traffic request to the Traffic Committee for a recommendation Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to certify the character of the following who has applied for a Certificate of Incor- Cert. of poration Incorp Donavae Hughes 31 Bartlett Avenue "Harvard House, Inc " The Chairman read a request from the Library Trustees for the ap- pointment of a Selectman to the Executive Committee of the Board of Executive Trustees of Cary Memorial Library for the interim period pending Committee election at the annual meeting in October. Of Library Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to appoint Fred Trustees C Bailey a member of the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees Appointment of Cary Memorial Library for the interim period pending election at the annual meeting in October The Chairman read an invitation to the Board to participate in the Concord Patriots' Day Parade on April 19 at 9 00 a.m. Concord Membersof the Board will inform the Clerk if they are able to Parade attend Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to authorize the Chairman to sign the Liquor Identification Card for Robert Steven I D. Card Wein, 6 Burnham Road. Mr. Legro came into the meeting at 7 15 p.m The Chairman asked the Board to discuss the request from the Sheraton Lexington Motor Inn to extend the hours under the Innholder Liquor License to 12 00 M on April 15, 16 and 17; a convention of the Massachusetts Society of Radiologic Technologists has been booked on these three dates. Sheraton The Board unanimously agreed to extend the hours on only one Liquor evening, April 16, until 12 00 M , with the clear understanding that the Board will not grant permission again under these conditions. The Chairman informed the Board that the Massachusetts Society of Radiologic Technologists has extended an invitation for a Select- man to be present on the opening of the convention to extend greet- ings and well wishes of the Town. Mr Busa is to attend asa representative of the Town The Board agreed to change the date of its meeting to Wednesday Board evening, April 14, 1971 , at 7 30 p.m Meeting 442 Mr Legro informed the Board that he has reviewed the Blue-Cross Blue Cross Blue Shield contracts and approves them as to form. Contracts Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to sign the Blue- Cross-Blue Shield contracts. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to go into Exe- cutive Session for the purpose of discussing, deliberating or voting Executive on matters which, if made public, might adversely affect the public Session security, financial interests of the Town or the reputation of a person After discussion of matters of financial interest to the Town, it was voted to go out of Executive Session Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to adjourn at 7 55 p.m A true record, Attest Executive Clerk, Selectmen