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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1965-04-26-min cc 122 cr SELECTMEN'S MEETING April 26, 1965 A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held in the Selectmen' s Room, Town Office Building, on Monday, April 26, 1965, at 7:30 P .M. Chairman Cole, Messrs . Burnell, Cataldo, Sheldon and Mabee were pre- sent. Mr. Legro, Town Counsel, Mr. Gray, Executive Assistant, Mr . Carroll, Superintendent of Public Works, and Miss Murray, Executive Clerk, were also present. At the request of the Town Clerk, the following Jurors individuals were drawn for jury duty: Hugh McLeish, LFI} Fair Oaks Drive, and James S. Dooley, 60 Taft Avenue. Hearing was declared open upon petition of the Boston Edison Company and the New England Telephone and Telegraph Company for permission to locate one j/o pole on Adams Street. Mr. Servnrson, representing the Boston Edison Company, and Mr. Dunn, representing the New England Telephone and Telegraph Company, were the only persons present at the hearing. Pole Notices of the hearing were mailed to the peti- location tioners, owners of property listed on the petitioners' plans and also filed with the Superintendent of Public Works. Mr. Serverson explained the companies desire to relocate a pole to clear a driveway to a new residence. Mr. Carroll said he had no objection. The hearing was declared closed and upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to grant the peti- tion and sign the order for the following j/o pole lo- cation: Adams Street, southeasterly side, approximately 350 feet southwest of Meriam Street, -- One (1) pole. (One existing j/o 'pole to be removed. ) Mr. Legro reported he had the contracts between the Standpipe Town and George F. Burgess, Hingham, for painting the paint standpipe. contract Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to execute the contract as submitted by Mr. Legro. The Chairman said the Board had the matter of the Public Facilities Building to annsider. Mr. Leslie York, Chairman of the Committee, and Public Mr. Harry Erickson, architect, met with the Board. Facilities Mr. York said he believed everything was in order Building to award the bid to the lowest bidder. He advised the Contract committee had received a letter from the Historic Dis- 123 tricts Commission giving approval of the building as planned. The Commission wishes to review the subject within eighteen months after completion to see if it feels there should beblinds on the building. He ex- plained the building was approved to the definite rrosi- tion on the plans which the Board of Selectmen saw last week. The Chairman asked who the low bidder was and the amount. Mr. York stated Frank Chiavarini, with a bid of $500540.00. {0.00. Mr. Legro advised that the bid has been signed as F. Chiavarini Construction, Inc. , and said he knew of no reason why the contract should not be aw-lrded. A certificate of appropriatenes was issued by the Historic Districts Commission for the erection of the building on the Buckman Tavern Grounds which is within the Battle Green District. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to award the contract for the construction of the Public Facilities Building to F. Chiavarini Construction, Inc. , the low bidder, in the amount of $50,540.00. A certificate of appropriateness was received from Cert. of the Historic Districts Commission for the erection and Approp. display of two signs within the Battle Green District. Mr. Dunn, representing the New England Telepnone and Telegraph Company, referred to petition for location of one pole on Waltham Street, which was denied by the Board last week. He said he understood the objection was be- cause itw as gring to call for a tree guy. He reported some company eingineers went to the location today with Mr. Mazerall and it was det mined that a guy would not be needed. He said all the company needs is a relocation of the pole. Mr. Carroll said he had no objection. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to grant the petition and sign the order for the follow- ing j/o pole location on Waltham Street: Waltham Street, southeasterly side, approxi- mately 730 feet southwest of Worthen Road, -- (One (1) pole (One existing JO pole to be removed. ) Messrs. Dunn and Serverson retired at 7:50 P.M. Mr. Carroll said the first item he had was the Concord Avenue slope easements and stated he wculd like the Board to make a taking of the slope easements as Concord Ave shown on plan entitled "Plan of Slope Easements, Concord slope Avenue, Lexington, Mass. Dec. 21, 1961 ", from Waltham easements Street to lot #93 Concord Avenue. He reported a praisals of damages had been received and submitted to Mr. Legro. 124 Upon motion duly made and seconded, it w-s voted to authorize Town Counsel to prepare the Order of Taking of slope easements on Concord Avenue. Mr. Carroll referred to Sunday, May 30, a holiday, Dump and stated he planned to send a notice to the local closing newspaper advising that the dump will be closed Sunday, May 30, and will be open Monday, May 31. Mr. Carroll gave a verbal report in regard to the life expectancy of the Hartwell Avenue Sanitary Land Fill and stated that a tentative conclusion could be Sanitary drawn that the Town has sufficient space for ab ut fifteen Land Fill years. Mr. Cataldo asked about the proposed exchange of land with Cabot , Cabot & Forbes The Chairman asked Mr. Carroll to review everything that has been done to date and submit the information to the Board next Monday. The Chairman asked Mr. Carroll how he was making out with the traffic light at the Fire Station. Mr. Carroll explained that a letter had been written to the State Department of Public Works and the local office has already approved a green arrow onto Worthen Traffic Road for traffic coming south. It also approved it so there will be a permanent green light on the traffic going north on Bedford Street. The only time that light will change is when there is a fire and it will change to red. Requests were received from Isaac Blair & Co. , Inc. for permission to move a h use from 8 Cambridge-Concord Turnpike to 19 Webster Road and a garage from 16 Bowman Permits Street to 17 Lawrence Lane. Mr. Carroll reported no objection. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to grant Isaac Blair & Co., Inc., permission to move a house and garage subject to the usual conditions . The Chairman read a letter from Mr. Carroll relative Job classi- to proposed job descriptions for positions in which the fication Board approved changes of classification, effective April 1. Each member of the Board was given a copy of the new descriptions; the subject to be considered at the next meeting. Letter was received from the Board of Selectmen of Bedford, together with a letter from the Bedford Conser- vation Commission, concerning the problem of sea gulls ' Gulls and at the sanitary land fill area. Bedford The Chairman stated Bedford raises the question water that the material being used at the dump affects the water going into the Shawsheen River 125 Mr. Carroll reported that Mr . F;fi eran, Director of Public Health, has taken samples of/water and made tests and says the water is no more polluted than ordinary swamp water. Mr. Carroll said he did not think there was any pollution from anything being put on the dump. Mr. Mabee asked if Mr. Finneran had made any tests Dump since the Town started putting oil on the dump, and Mr. Carroll replied he did not know. He said he thought the use of oil was going to be discontinued. It was agreed th t the Chairman and Mr. Carroll would reply t'o the letter from the Bedford Selectmen. The Chairman stated the Board had neglected, in the past, to classify the members of the Conservation Commission. Mr. Legro said he thought classification of special here conforms to the policy the Board adopted originally. Mr. Cataldo said anyone who negotiates for the Town is not a special employee and th=t is what the members of the Conservation Commission are doing. Mr. Legro mentioned that the Fire Commissioners are Classi- classified as regular employees . Anyone doing business fications for the Town is a regular employee and anyone negotiating for the Town should be classified as regular. The Chairman said the Board felt that anyone repre- senting the Town and negotiating should be classified as regular employees. Mr. Legro said there are a great many areas in which the special are given exemption. Mr. Sheldon said he thought the members of the Con- servation Commission should be classified the same as the School Sites and Planning Bo-1rd. The Chairman asked if pecple negotiating for the Town should be classified as regular or special and should the Board review the other individuals . Mr. Legro explained the basis on which the Board of Selectmen, School Cm mittee and Fire Com:.iissioners were classified was that they brought a substantial amount of goods and services. The Board took into account a number of considerations and that was one of them. Mr. Cataldo said he thought the Commission should be regular the same as the School Com_aittee and School Sites Committee. He moved that the members of the Conservation Committee be classified as Regula, Town Employees . Mr. Mabee suggested reviewing the entire subject and said if the Board wa going to classify the members of the Conservation Commission as Regular Town Employees, the Board should be consistent and a review should be made. Mr. Burnell suggested a review first and then a de- cision relative to the members of the Conservation Com- mission. Mr. Legro said the Board is leaving them regular employees The Chairman said it wast he sense of the Bourd to delay a decision on the classification of the Conservation Commission for one weak, a wh ch time it will review all classifications of the vari( us committees in the same category. 126 et Mo. The Chairman read a letter from the Conservation Gan- mission notifying the Board that there is a vacancy on Conser- the Commission which occurred upon resignation of Mr. vation Comm. William Richey. vacancy The Chairman said in the meantime there is a three- year appointment open.. He reported he followed the Board' s wishes and contacted all concerned. There is now a three-year appointment open. Motion was made to appoint Mr. Jules P. Sussman to Appointment the Conservation Commission for a three-year term. to Conser- Mr. Cataldo advised that the Board should rescind vation Comm. its vote appointing Mr. Garrity. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to rescind the vote of April 12, 1965 appointing Mr. John J. Garrity to the Lexington Conservation Comrlissio n for a three-year term. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to reappoint Mr . Jules P. Sussman to the Lexington Con- servation Commission for a three-year term expiring March 31, 1968. Mr. Cataldo was recorded in opposition to both votes . The Chairman was also recorded in opposition. The Chairman read a lett r from the Conservation Comaission requesting a joint meeting for the purpose Joint of filling the vacancy which exists on the Commission. meeting It was agreed to held the requested meeting on Monday, May 3, 1965, at 9 00 P M. Mr. A. Morris Kobrick, attorney, representing the Ledgelawn Construction Company, met with the Board. Mr. Kobrick stated he had taken the liberty of add- ing a few marks on a sketch recently prepared, not by him, regarding the parcel of land his client owns at the northwesterly corner of Lowell and Woburn Street. Laconia St . He said this was recently subject to action of the Town development Meeting on the subject of whether it could be rezoned, but Town fleeting voted to retain the existing zone. He said he felt it would not be gccd to hold this land and they are now thinking about developing it fairly promptly. The manner in which it will be developed is whether they will develop it on each of two lots or whether it can be treated as a single parcel and developed as a unit . He said they feel the public interest and community parallel around closing old Laconia Street which is not a street . It has a history, but not much use. If it were to become a travelled way, it would not help the busy traffic pattern at Lowell and Woburn Stre_ts. He said the closing of Laccnia Street would pose some problems . Some years ago, he asked the then Town Counsel, Mr. Stevens, who talked to some of the Boards and informed him that the Planning Board, Police and Fire Departments all felt it would be desirable to close it . The Town Engineer, mr . Carroll, expressed at that time there was a water main located which would have to be moved. Mr . Kobrick said he believed this could be accomplished without any expense to the 121 Town. He said whatever problems existing, of a tech- nical nature, could be worked out with Town Counsel and he would move that water main to whatever location Mr. Carroll wanted it. ne said he was asking the Selectmen to consider affirmative action by the Town to bring about the closing of this segment of Laconia Street. He said a way between two developed lots would bring in more traffic, or eliminate it and have a single lot. He said right now the zoning is C-1. The Chairman asked if Laconia Street was a public way. Mr. Legro replied in the negative, and explained it was laid out by the County Commissioners and abandoned as a County Way in 1875, in which abandonment the County Commissioners reserved the rights of private individuals over the way. He stated they left it in a very dubious position as far as the rights the Town has to have it closed are concerned. He said he thought the Town has no right to interfere with it. Mr. Kobrick said he agreed in terms of a routine closing of a public street, but he thought the results could be accomplished by a taking. He said the people own Laconia Street and could say he had a right of way. There is an alternative route which he marked rn the sketch as letter A. ne stated the area A is private property. It is paved but in fact not used. The rights of way exist through his client ' s locus but are not used there. lie said the traffic swings across to Lowell Street. He said in his deed the grantors, who purchased from the owners of parcel A, acquired the right that the owners of that parcel indicated that locus as a Town way. He said he was in a position to provide, at no cost to the Town, an alternate route. The owners of parcel A are in the position where they can close it off. He thought this could be accomplished by a taking of the rights and the provision of the alter- nate route as a right these people have. He said the owners of the property would benefit from this change and he would expect to protect the Town from any expense, in- cluding legal expenses . He said he suggested it could be accomplished without cost to the Town, and his client would be prepared to pay any expenses involved, The Chairman asked if it would include the way out to Lowell Street, and Mr. Kobrick replied in the affirma- tive. Mr. Sheldon asked if Town Counsel felt the second suggestion, by doing this by a taking, would change his mind. Mr. Legro replied in the negative and advised he did not think the Town has a right to make a taking for private uses. He said Mr. Kobrickis client owns the fee. There are some sort of remaining rights of use in some unknown group of people. He said he did not think the Town could take those rights away from those 128 people for Mr. Kobrick' s purpose. He stated he thought there was no power of eminent domain by which the Town can take those rights away from people for the benefit of other people. He said, however , the Town could make a taking to establish a way. Mr. Kobrick said he must agree except on the question of whether that is a public purpose. He said the power of eminent domain could not be exercised for a private benefit, but he finds a public purpose here in eliminating a traffic hazard. He said he would like to ask that this matter be studied further, and this comes up to Mr. Legro on a short notice. The Chairman suggested that the original approach should be to the County Commissioners. Mr. Sheldon asked if the first step wouldn't be to see if the Planning Board, Fire Commissioners, Public Works and Police favor doing anything. If the answer is no, that is the end of it. If they are in favor, it is a case of how to proceed. The Chairman said he was assuming they are in favor. Mr. Cataldo asked if the Town had an easement for a water main, and Mr. Carroll replied he did not think so. Mr. Legro said Mr. Carroll means the Town does not have a written easement. He stated approaching the County Commissioners was a thought he had. They abandoned or discontinued a County way and have not completed it. He explained it might be within the jurisdiction of the County Commissioners to complete the discontinuance. The Chairman said it would seem to him that the County Commissioners should be approached first to see if they can eliminate the legal block. In the meantime, the Board can find out how the other Town boards feel. Mr. Legro said he would like to ask Mr. Kobrick if he looked into the question of who might be the people who have the rights. Mr. Kobrick replied he tried to determine that . As nearly as he can answer it is, if anyone has the rights, it is those who abut Laconia Street some distance up. It is not clear to him. Mr. Legro said it could be people who acquired rights over the years and the County Commissioners saved them for them. Mr. Kobrick said he would like to reread the instru- ment in his file. He thought they were saying they were not by issuing the abandonment order, purporting to take away any private passageway. Mr. Legro advised there could be a claim of damages for discontinuance of a way and it looked to him that the County Commissioners were trying to save themselves from those claims for damages. Mr. Cataldo asked if the Town would have any juris- diction if Mr . Kobrick went to the County Commissioners and obtained any relief. Mr. Legro replied his understanding at the moment is he would think not. The Chairman said if it is closed by the County Com- missioners, the Town would have nothing to do with it . 129 Mr. Cataldo said if Mr. Kobrick obtained relief from the County Commissioners, he would not have to come to the Selectmen. Mr. Kobrick said he would suggest that he could go into these legal technicalities with Mr. Legro. The Chairman asked if he would be willing to con- tact the County Commissioners, and Mr. Kobrick replied he would do both, but he doubted if the County Commissioners will have anything to say about it. It will then become a matter for the Town of Lexington. The Chairman stated the determination will have to be made as to who has these rights reserved for them. II' Mr. Kobrick said not necessarily, if the Town has the right to act under the power of eminent domain to elimi- nate a traffic hazard, the taking could be made in the usual way. He said if anyone wants to be paid for the taking, he would be prepared to meet any of those claims. The Chairman suggested that Mr. Kobrick get together with Town Counsel and follow this up with the County Commissioners. Mr. Legro said he would suggest that Mr. Kobrick sugge t to him the purpose for which the land is being taken by eminent domain. Mr. Kobrick retired at 8.35 P.M. Mr. Robert Kent, Town Moderator, met with the Board. Mr. hent said he assumed he was present on the sub- ject of committee appointments. The Chairman said some involve the Moderator, Chair- man of the Board of Selectmen and Chairman of the Appropri- ation Committee; others involve the Moderator, Chairman or the Appropriation Committee and School Committee. He said if Mr. Kent wanted to start off with the appointments con- Appoint- cerning him, Chairman of the Board and Chairman of the ments Appropriation Committee , Mr. Blaisdell being present, he could do so. Mr. Kent said there are three appointments to t he Appropriation Committee for the coming year. The Chairman said it was his understanding that Mr. Battin does not want to continue and Mr. Parrish is will- ing to continue. Mr. Fifield has resigned and Mr. Clark does not wish to continue. Mr. Blaisdell said it was his understanding Mr. Clark would continue. He said he would be in favor of con- tinuing with 1"1r. rarrish, but he would like to discuss these appointments privately. Mr. Sheldon said these are three-men appointments and the Board of Selectmen does riot belong here. The Chairman explained it is his intention to keep his Board informed. 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. 130 or cr et Following discussion pertaining to appointments and discussion with Town Counsel pertaining to legal matters, it was voted to resume the open meeting. Mr. Frank Samuels and two other gentlemen met with the Board. Mr. Samuels said they have a sewer problem on Burnham Road. he referred to the petition sent to the Board in August, 1963, which was acknowledged and referred to the Board of Health. He stated the people have not reported every time they had a problem in the street and did not know it was necessary to file a petition every year. He said Mr. i'elson had an overflowing cesspool and he had had his pumped out for the third time this year. He said he has been using the A.A. Cesspool Co. and when the acid was put in last week, they said the best they could guaran- tee was a 50-50 chance. The Chairman asked if all means at his disposal had been exhausted. Mr. Samuels replied that the man doing the work said if it did not work he will have to make another leaching bed but it is up hill. Mr. Carroll reported that he was familiar with the solution to the sewer in the area and the petition has come in a couple of years. He explained to solve it would require putting in a pumping station down on North Street near Vine Brook and a gravity sewer which would run along Vine Brook from Emerson Road to North Strc,et The upper end would go up Emerson Road to Burnham Road then to East Street. That would solve the particular problem. He said the most of it would be a t, unk from Emerson Road down Vine Brook to North Street where a pumping station wculd have to be built. The sewage would have to be pumped back. He said the total cost just to serve Burnham Road itself would be somewhere in the vicinity of $100,000.00. Mr. Sheldon asked what that would do for the rest oft he area. Mr. Carroll said laterals would be extended which would eventually take care of Burnham Farms . Mr. Samuels said he knew there were problems on Thoreau Road. ne can go down five feet and it is still clay. He said he checked with the Board of health and every system was approved in 1958 or 1959. Mr. Samuels raised a _question to Mr. Carroll through the Board, someone mentioned certain towns in a small area a manhole with a small pump will take care of some houses . The Chairman asked where it pumped to . Mr. Samuels replied to the nearest main. Mr. Carroll said that woLld be a very impractical solution; eventually the whole area has to be served. He said that definitely would not be a solution and there shculd be the basic facilities to serve the whole area. f 13t 9 ;,, , One of the ,gentlemen asked 'how many fam_ lies the wt.ati ikeetre. 111Qiarrol/ replied it would serve the Millbrook Road, Prt of4nn, .Street and part of North Street. He said ,Fit, would pu1V back towards ,the Fiske School. There are a couple of different ways t-he force main could go. 4 The Chairman asked a out the time element in the ftc.f ., solution. �. Mr. Carroll recalled that the Board has already told the people on Winter Street there would be a pumping station' there next ye_.r and laterals . He said the Board just talked about the trunk last year and it may be $150,000 up there. Then there is the Woburn Street- Young Street area. Including the Burnham Farms these Y• are the most critical areas. He said the Board also discussed the trunk sewer to the Burlington Street area, $38,200 just for the trunk sewer. There are two or three of these areas that want it. Mr. Samuels asked about floating a bond issue and saidt he Bard of Health could force the issue. The Chairman said the Board of Health works both ways. It works on the people to do everything they can. The Chairman said the earliest, timewise, would be the next Annual Town meeting. Mr. Carroll said he is now working on the force main and two sewer contracts this year. The earliest time would be the n%,xt Annual Town eeting. He said money could be appropriated ahead of time at a fall Town Meet- ing for engineering work. One of the gentlemen asked if there was money in the Excess and Deficiency Account that could be used. Mr. Carroll explained it would have to be appropri- ated by Town Meeting. Mr. Samuels asked how much it wculd cost for engi- neering. Mr. Carroll said that depends on whether the Board wants to do one of these areas or all five . Mr. Samuels asked if there was any chance of get- ting the engin.-ering in the June Town Fleeting The Chairman replied chances are nil on that . Mr. Carroll explained even if funds were made available for engineering at the June meeting, it would not be possible to have the engineering work done until fall. Mr. Carroll sugLested that the Board of Health should go into every douse in the area and the people talked to rather than go by records of complaints. The Chairman said the Selectmen would ask the Board of Health to make a survey and investigate the area. Mr. Carroll advised that the survey should not be limited to that one area, it should include the other areas. Mr. Sheldon asked about the percentage of houses served by sanitary sewers when this yearts projects are completed. 132co cr Mr. Carroll said on the number of houses it would be over 60%. Mr. Sheldon said the petition for sewer in Burnham Road should be brought up to date. The Chairman said the Board of Selectmen would pursue this with the Board of Wealth and there is the posLibility engineering will be done, including the othLr areas. The group retired at 9:38 P.M. Messrs. Legro and Carroll also retired. Letter was received from Alan Wade, together with Kennedy copy of letter he received from Senator Robert F. Kennedy Library relative to the location of the Kennedy Memorial Library. The Chairman read a letter from Raymond E. Borden, 42 Reed Street, complaining about the condition in which his neighbor' s property is kept. Complaint Letter was received from Mr. Irwin, Building In- spector, who made an inspection, advising that there is no violation of the Building or Zoning By-Laws. It was agreed to advise Mr. Borden that the Board of Selectmen has no right or authority to do anything about his neighbor' s yard, and sug,ested that this is a situation that may be solved on a neighborhood basis. The Chairman read a letter from Mr. Irwin, Building Inspector, advising th:t he would like to take his three weeks' vacation one or two days at a time, and arrange Vacation to have Mr. itichard Soule cover the required inspections during his absence. Upon motion duly made and secondea, it was voted to approve Mr. Irwin's vacation arrangements . Request was received from the United Fund of Greater Boston for the appointment of a Municipal Chair- United man to direct the campaign among municipal employees. Fund Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to appoint Mr. Maurice D. Healy. Letter was received from the New England Needs Northeast Committee together with protest form per- Northeast taining to a movement in Washington, D.C. to revoke Airlines the Florida franchise of Northeast Airlines. The members of the Board had no objection, and signed the form. The Chairman read a letter from Mrs. Alfred Assetta, 964 Massachusetts Avenue, relative to an Ambulance ambulance bill. bill abated Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to abate the ambulance bill in the amount of $12.00. 'f F 133 Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve continuation certificate, Bond 632130, in Bond the amount of $1,000 on behalf of the Executive Clerk to the Board. Upon motion duly made and seccnded, it was voted to grant permission to the Lexine_tcn Mental Health Use of As,ociation to use Estabrook Hall on May 5, 1965 for hall a business working and panel program, free of charge. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to grant a commercial Dump Permit to Henry B. Russell Dump Permit & Sons, Inc., Cambridge. This firm collects from System Development Corporation. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to renew Public Carriage License for the Minute Man Licenses Cab Co. and a Sunday Sales License for the Town Line Pharmacy. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the minutes( of the Selectmen' s Meetings Minutes held on April 12 and April 20. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to grant a Taxi Driv r License to r'enneth Blodgett, License 1 Ballard Terrace. The Chairman reported that a request had been received from the School Sites Committee for the in- sertion of an article in the warrant for the June Article Town Meeting, relative to acquisition of a parcel of land situated on and off Marrett Road. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to insert the article. Mr. Cataldo abstained from voting. Petition was received, signed by eleven registered voters, for the insertion of an article in the warrant for the June 7, 1965 Town Meeting requesting a change in zoning. Article The Chairman advised that the petitioner will have to be advised that the article will not be inserted due to the fact the signatures of 100 registered voters are required for the insertion of an article in the warrant for a Special Town Meeting. Mr. Gray reported that Mr. Graziano came in last week in regard to some property he owns on Philomen Street. He said this involves many questions and has Tax Title been submitted, to Town Counsel. He said it goes back to 1952 and there is further information to be obtained. He said he told Mr. Graziano he would report to the Board and would call him and his at5orney. 134 �`' s16, Mr. Gray reported Mr. Nyren, Director of Cary Mem- orial Library, had sent him a bill from the L.W.Bills Transfer Company in the amount of $783.50 for installation of overhead wires from Muzzey Street over Raymond Street to the library. He said the only source of funds he knew of was the Reserve Fund. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to request the Appropriation Committee to transfer the sum ,of $783.50 from the Reserve Fund to the Cary Mem- orial Library - Expenses Account. Mr. Gray reported he received a telephone call from Mr. Douglas Ross who asked the Board to insert an article in the warrant for the Annual Town Meeting pertaining to Article an exchange of land. Now he wants an article inserted in the June Town Meeting. He said originally the Board questioned whether there was any advantage to the Town. He said Mr. Ross would be willing to discuss the subject with the Board. The Chairman said this would be a Selectmen' s article if it is inserted. Mr. Sheldon questioned whether or not there is suf- ficient time to thoroughly investigate the proposed ex- change of land. Mr. Burnell said this is obviously more than just a fair exchange of land. Mr. Sheldon explained if this is a Selectmen ' s article, the Board should have complete information to present to Town Meeting and said he would prefer to wait until a fall Town Meeting. He suggested that Mr. Gray advise Mr . Ross that the Board would like to discuss the subject with him at some length and for that reason time does not permit it to act on the matter at the June Meeting. Mr. Gray said if the Board is going to talk dollars and cents, he would have an appraisal made first. Mr. Cataldo recommended that no funds be spent for an appraisal if Mr. Ross is not willing to pay more than the S50 he has offered. Mr. Gray reported that Anthony LaRocco asked some time ago to purchase some tax title property. Tax title In the meantime, he has been looking for a piece of property and found a lot on Grapevine Avenue, 50' x 314' which the Town sold to William J. Gibbs who has now left the country. Mr. LaRocco would purchase this from Mr. Gibbs but when the Town sold it to Gibbs, a restriction was included in the deed. Mr. LaRocco wants to know if the Board will lift the restriction so he can build on this lot . The Chairman suggested that Mr. Gray check with the Planning Board to f ind out whether or not it recommends removing the restriction. 135 Mr. Gray stated that Mr. Donald Irwin, Building In- spector, had requested the Board consider selling him some tax title lots, 50 and 51, on Hillside Avenue. At the time the Board held up because Bruce Road was Tax title not accepted and laid out. This was done at the last Town Meeting and Bruce Road is now an accepted street. Mr. Irwin is resubmitting his rogue t for the Board to consider selling him these two lots , to be combined into one building lot facing Bruce Road. Mr. Gray said Mr Irwin offered $400 and he would have an appraisal made. Mr. Cataldo said he would not consider the sale of these lots for the amount offered. The question of conflict of interest was raised, and Mr. Gr,y was requested to discuss the subject with Town Counsel. Upon motifn duly made and sectnded, it was voted to adjourn at 10:10 P.M. A true record, Attest : 1;2 --/-1/ ec ive Clem , Selec} en �y �M