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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1968-03-04-BOS-min u_ 277: SELECTMEN'S MEETING March 4, 1968 A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held in the Selectmen' s Room, Town Office Building, on Monday evening, March 4, 1968, at 7:30 P.M. Chairman Cole, Messrs Burnell, Cataldo, Mabee and Kenney were present Mr Legro, Town Counsel, Mr. Gray, Executive Assistant and Acting Superintendent of Public Works, and Mrs McCurdy, Executive Clerk, were also present . Hearing was declared open upon the application of the New England Telephone and Telegraph Company to lay g P underground conduits and manholes on Bedford Street and North Hancock Street . Notices of the hearing were mailed to the petition- ers, owners of property as listed on the petitioners ' plan and also filed with the Acting Superintendent of Public Works Conduit Mr Dunn of the New England Telephone and Telegbaph Location Company was present at the meeting. He stated the peti- tion was for additional conduit for special circuits and trunk lines for Bedford No one was present in favor or opposition, and the Chairman declared the hearing closed Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the petition and sign the order for the follow- ing conduitlocations : g and manhole loc i ns . Bedford Street : Westerly, from existing Manhole 54/113, approximately 20' of underground conduit; also, one (1) Manhole 54/113A. North Hancock Street: Northerly, from Bedford Street, approximately 5' of underground conduit; also, one (1) Manhole 54/105A Bedford Street : From existing Manhole 54/100, southwest- erly, approximately 40' of underground conduit; also, one (1) Manhole 54/100A Hearing was declared open upon the application of the Boston Edison Company and the New England Telephone Company for the installation of one pole on Justin Street . Notices of the hearing were mailed to the petition- ers , owners of property as listed on the petitioners ' plan and also filed with the Acting Superintendent of Public Works Mr Pratt, representing the Boston Edison Company, was at the meeting He stated that the petition was for service for a new house on Justin Street 331 No one was present in favor or opposition, and the Chairman declared the hearing closed Upon motion duly made and seconded , it was voted to approve the petition and sign the order for the follow- ing pole location: Justin Street, northeasterly side, approximately 250 feet southeast of Eldred Street, -- One (1) pole At the request of the Town Clerk three jurors were drawn, as follows : Robert J Bertini, Sr 130 East Street Omar C. Wheeler 343 Bedford Street George M Hurley 114 Adams Street Mr Legro discussed the motions for the Articles in the Warrant for Town Meeting Upon motion duly made and seconded , it was voted to go into Executive Session for the purpose of discussing, deliberating or voting on matters which, if made pub4icti Executive might adversely affect the public security, the financial Session interest of the Town or the reputation of any person Following discussion with Mr Grush, Chairman of the Board of Assessors and Mr Legro, Town Counsel, it was voted to resume the open meeting. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to sign Certificates of Incorporation for the following, both having received character references cleared by the Police Department: Certificate Vern Countryman 98 Adams Street of Incor- The Civil Liberties Legal Defense Fund, Inc poration John A. Sharkey 13 Hazel Road American Institute for Human Relations, Inc The Chairman read a letter from the Director of Civil Service regarding the authorization fov the provisional appointment of a Sealer of Weights add Measures Weights & Upon motion duly made and seconded , it was voted to Measures/ appoint Mr. Bernard Belcastro as a Sealer of Weights and Tip Measures , on a provisional appointment, as of March 4, 1968 Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the Minutes of the Selectmen' s Meeting held on February 19, 1968. 332 ze The plan for the Lincoln Street Recreation area was , presented to the joint Boards for approval The Chairman said it was proposed in four stages ; hope to do it in four consecutive years Mr Bond said that suggestions given at the last meeting were followed out; broken down in four stages , not three In stage one, there is no problem, others, need more attention. We were requested to come back with costs for first area; hope the wishes of the Board are answered Mr Fowle said that when they first looked at the plan, it was 17 acres and now there are 31 acres Lincoln Mr Cataldo said that 17 acres are the flat section Street of the field ; now the plan is extended to Worthern Road . Recreation Mr. Bond said that at stage 2 is a large baseball diamond and softball diamond; the first three stages are all, basically, playing fields . The Chairman took a poll Mr Logan Clarke said that this plan begins to sat- isfy the need . School Committee in agreement Mr Fowle said that the staging appears to be sat- isfactory to the Planning Board . At Town Meeting will ask $150,000 at stage one The Chairman asked Mrs Rawls to carry back to the:. Capital Expenditures Committee. Mr Logan Clarke, Chairman of the School Committee9 said that for the last several years the Town Engineer and the School Department got together on sidewalks . We have decided that the best interest of the community might be served if Selectmen use the Traffic Safety Com- mittee for recommendations on sidewalks , and Mr McInnes be made member of the Committee . The reason, basically, they got into sidewalks was for safety and bussing We have had to call on Traffic Safety Group as a source of Information and Recommendations : following their sug- gestions better suited that ours . It is reasonable to go out of the sidewalk business altogether and leave it to the Selectmen where it properly belongs . Sidewalks Mr Cataldo said that he didn' t agree that he become a member of the Committee; opportunity will be given to present problems Mr. Clarke said that they feel that he would be more of a resource person the the Safety group. Mr Fowle said that, as a matter of interest, we did a complete survey of sidewalks in town Planning Direc- tor is on the Safety Committee and submitted it to the Board of Selectmen The Chairman said that the Selectmen have always exercised their jurisdiction. All members of the Board are not present; will have to check with the full Board to see if they agree that prerogative still with the Board to make final decision. 333 Mr. Scanlon of the Housing Authority met with the Board . He said that there is an article in the Warrant to sell the Poor Farm Tract to the Lexington Golf Club He would like to request that it be deferred for a year. This is valuable property of the Town and should not be sold to a private person One hundred units in Roger Greeley Village will be ready by August; until they take applications and they are formally graded, he cannot aay how many senior citizens would be eligible If the Art4 idle is deferred for a year, we will have a better pic- ture and a more accurate appraisal There are 11 acres, 24 house lots , in the Poor Farm Tract . There are obvious requirements for additional housing in the future and the Housing Authority has been looking throughout the Town for land Mr Kenney asked if 11 acres are sufficient and Mr, Scanlon replied that there are 100 units on 10 acres now. The Chairman asked for the Planning Board ' s reaction. Mr Fowle said that the members were in favor of the Town indefinitely postponing the Article, if this is the desire of the Housing Authority The Chairman said that there had been a substantial move by the veterans that the land retain its present status Mr Fowle asked if this land had to be made available to veterans? Poor Farm The Chairman said it was originally voted to make Tract these lots available to veterans . In 1955 it was extended to include Korean veterans We have An Article in the War- rant but do not have a figure from the Golf Club Asked the Town Engineer for an estimate and to develop the lots would cpst $75, 000 The 11 acres have not been laid out and we couldn' t sell as house lots if layout and necessary services were not installed Mr Cataldo said that there was a letter on file from the Planning Board in favor of disposing of the land to the Golf Club The Chairman asked Mr Fowle for a letter from the Planning Board recommending a deferment, and Mr Fowle agreed to prepare the letter. Mr Worrell said that the decision to hold land should not imply any particular action at this time, can dispose of it at a later time Mr Scanlon said that there would have to be a zoning change. Need authorization of Town Meeting that there was a need for Senior Citizen' s Housing He felt that, within a year, the Housing Authority would be able to advise whether there is a need for this Mr. Scanlon retired at 10 18 P.M ze Mrs. Riffin said that the Planning Board would like to know how the Lloyd property would be used Lloyd The Chairman said , in the broad sense, for recreation Land purposes A road might have to be put in He asked if the Recreation Committee had a plan Mr Hayes replied that Metcalf and Eddy plan a play- ground in that area The Chairman said that an appointment had been made with the Appropriation Committee for 9:00 P.M. , on March 11, 1968 The Recreation Committee would also be present Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to go into Executive Session for the purpose of discussing, deliberating, or voting on matters which if made public, Executive might adversely affect the public security, the financial Session interest of the Town, or the reputation of any person After discussion with the Recreation Committee and the Appropriation Committee concerning the financial in- tegrity of the Town, it was voted to go out of Executive Session Upon motion duly made and seconded , it was voted to adjourn at 11:35 P.M A true record, Attest : Executive Clerk, Secretary The next regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen will be held in the Selectmen' s Room, Town Office Building, on Monday evening, March 11, 1968, at 7:30 P M Ci