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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1963-10-28-min 548 ,,, c. SELECTMEN'S MEETING October 28, 1963 A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held in the Selectmen's Room, Town Office Building, on Monday, October 28, 1963, at 7 :30 P.M. Chairman Cole, Messrs. Brown, Burnell and Cataldo were present. Mr. Legro, Town Counsel, Mr. Carroll, Superintendent of Public Works, and Miss Murray, Executive Clerk, were also present . Miss Mary R. McDonough, Assistant TownClerk, met with the Board for the drawing of three jurors. The Jurors following individuals were drawn for jury duty: William A. Stierli, 18 Hudson Road, James P. Stone, l42 Follen Road, and Russel B. Wight, 3 Burnham Road. Miss McDonough retired. Mr. W. S. Couette, Jr. , met with the Board and stated "this is to do with the Boston Beal Estate Board". He Dirt for read a letter with reference to a planter asking each real estate council president and director to go to their respective planter Boards of Selectmen and ask for a handful of land, and said by that he meant a handful of dirt from the Common which is to go along with the theme under all real estate is the earth. The Board had no objection, and the Chairman sug- gested that Mr. Couette contact Mr Mazerall. Mr. Couette retired. Mr. Legro went over the articles for the warrant of the Special Town Meeting to be held on November .25, 1963. Articles It was agreed to hold the following items over until the Annual Town Meeting in March 1. Central Block building line 2. Exchange of land with Cabot, Cabot & Forbes. 3. Relocation of Pelham Road and possible extension 936 Bennington Road. 4. Acquisiticn of Palladino land, rear of Spencer Street, bordering Great Meadows. 5. Change name of section of Alcott Road to Holmes Road . 6 . Acceptance of Chapter 139 (Ballot) Upon motion duly made and seconded, _it was voted Executive to go into executive session for the purpose of dis- Session cussing, deliberating or voting on matters, which, if 549 IImade public, might adversely affect the public security, the financial interest ofthe Town, or the reputation of any person. Following a discussion pertaining to legal matters, it was voted to resume the open meeting. M . Legro retired at 9 :50 P.M. Mr. Carroll presented each member of the Board with a copy of the report of the committee appointed to in- vestigate the problem of garbage collection. Mr. Carroll said that in studying the cost records of other towns, in order to get satisfactory garbage Garbage collection, the Town would have to pay something in the vicinity of $2.00 per capita The Chairman said the Board would like an opportunity to study the report. Mr. Carroll said that two members of the committee were present, and one of them said they did discuss a little the subject of rubbish collection, but the report is entirely about the collection of garbage which was what the Board wanted. One of the gentlemen referred to the figure of II $60,000 on the second page of the report and said his concern was that this figure be as closely what it should be as it can be made. The Chairman stated that the Board did not want to get into a discussion as tothe merits until int has had an opportunity to digest the report. Mr. Carroll retired at 8:55 P.M Mr. Sutherland, 31 Bartlett Avenue, Messrs. Wilson and Lawless met with the Board. Mr. Sutherland requested the appointment to discuss conditions existing on property owned by Mr.Joseph A. Complaint Goodwin and located at 9 Pearl Street. He presented snapshots taken of the dwelling on fire July 6, 1963 and ne taken last Saturday he Chairman read a report received from the Build- ing nspector and also read a letter the Inspector had written to Mr. Goodwin. $r. Sutherland said he has lived in Lexington Only a year, and his main concern is the fire hazard. He stated he had contacted the Building Inspector and the Fire Department but nothing was done. He stated that they are refrigerators in the yard, but disengaged. The Chairman said the Board would take the matter II I 550 `r4 J under advisement, check with the Building Inspector and advise Mr. Sutherland. Mr. Lawlessreported that there are nine junk cars, broken glass and a sewing machine in the yard. W. Wilson said he has lived in Lexington only four months and it is an eyesore from where he lives. The Chairman said the Board would let him know what it is doing. The group retired at 9:10 P.M. The Chairman said he would direct the Building Inspector to proceed withall dispatch to correct the situation. Mr. Burnell said he drove by Lincoln Street and Marrett Road and there is a big platform that appears to be set up on cement blocks. He said it would be a terrible thing if the blocks were knocked off Carriage Mr. Brown explained this is the old canopy and he House thought it was going to be taken out . Mr. Burnell said it should be taken down to ground level. The Chairman suggested that Mr. Irwin be requested to write another letter to see if this can be taken care of. Further consideration was given to Mr. Louis Street Carota's request for abatement of a street betterment betterment assessment levied against lots 11114. and 145 Tarbell Avenue. The Board felt that the property has been bettered and that an abatement was #ot justified. It was therefore voted to deny Mr Carota's request. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to grant requests received from the Boston Edison Company Petitions and the New England Telephone and Telegraph Company for withdrawn "leave to withdraw" j/o petitions dated September 12, 1963, relocating one pole on the northwesterly side of Baker A enue, and installation of one pole on the north- westerly side of Burlington Street . The Chairmanread a letter from Mrs . Ely, 2 Aerial Street, complaining about burning leaves which she Complaint claimed polluted the air. It was agreed to acknowledge the letter and request the Fire Commissioners to limit the issuance of permits for burning. Another letter was received fromMr. Jack L. Mitchell Complaint 16 Peachtree Road, concerning the property at 334 Woburn Street. 551 It was agreed to request an opinion from the Building Inspector and the Planning Board. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the minutes of the Selectmen's Meeting held Minutes on October 22, 1963. Notice of hearing was received from the Department of Public Utilities to be held Thursday, October 31, Curtailment 1963, at Room 166, State House, in regard to the pro- of bus posed service curtailment of the Middlesex and Boston service Street Railway Company, to become effective November la., 1963. A letter of explanation was received from the Middlesex and Boston Street Railway Company and two letters in protest were also received. It was agreed to send the Department of Public Utilities a letter of protest and to instruct Mr. Gray to attend the hearing. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to amend the regulations governing the use of Cary Mem- Use of hall orial Hall and Estabrook Hall and to adopt the amended regulations, effective October 28, 1963, in the follow- ing form: REGULATIONS FOR USE OF CARY MEMORIAL BUILDING FREE 1. Official or customary events of any Town Department. 2. Elections or emergencies . 3. Such occasions as are authorized by Town Meeting vote 4. Events and meetings open to the public to which no admission is charged and/or no goods offered for sale, and are sponsored by a Lexington organization or group of residents of Lexington - all subject to the approval of the Board of Selectmen. 5. One rehearsal for any event for which the hall isesngaged. $35.00 MAINTENANCE FEE All events not listed in the above cate- gories involving local residents or organizations using the premises for a prof it . 552 C $100.00 MAINTENANCE FEE All events not listed in the above categories involving out of town residents or organizations using the premises for a profit. REGULATIONS FOR USE OF ESTABROOK HALL Same regulations as above. $10,00 MAINTENANCE FEE All events not listed in the above categories involving local residents or organizations using the premises for a profit. $50.00 MAINTENANCE FEE All events not listed in the above categories involving out of Town residents or organizations using the premises for a profit. Adopted October 28, 1963 Mr. Cataldo suggested that a new sign designating Sign the Town Offices be erected more in keeping with the newly painted buildings. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted Cert. of to certify the character of Calvin Sing, 10 Glen Road, Inc. who has applied to the Secretary of the Commonwealth for a Certificate of Incorporation, satisfactory refer- ences having been received from the Chief of Police. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to grant James S. Mellen, 129 Somerset Street, Somerville, Use of hall permission to conduct an Antiques Show in Cary Memorial Hall on September 17 and 18, 1964, subject to a charge of $100 per day, plus custodian's overtime services at $3.00 per hour. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to grant the following licenses : Raymond H. Garcelon, Jr. Intelligence Office 21A Muzzey St. David C. Warren Taxi Driver Ir P• G? Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to sign an order for the construction of a bituminous Sidewalk concrete sidewalk 594 feet at the Josiah Willard Hayden Order Recreation Centre on the southerly side of Lincoln Street. The Chairman read a letter from Mr. Wm. Roger Greeley, relative to planting trees in the wooded area of Tower Tower Park Park. The Board had no objection and suggested that Mr. Greeley contact Mr. Paul Mazerall. Mr. Brown read a letter he received from Perry D Lord relative to the proposed Building and Plumbing By-Law Committee, stating he would be willing to serve Committee on the committee as this is a subject about which he feels very strongly. Mr. Brown read a letter he received from Mrs. Maureen A. Walsh, Art Teacher at the Maria Hastings School, requesting permission to display four life-size Permit plywood children signing carols in front of Cary Mem- orial Building during the Christmas holiday season. The Board had no objection. At 9:55 P.M. , Messrs. Legro, John Carroll and Snow met with the Board The Chairman stated that a suggestion had been made that Mr. Snow would be the man to see that the center playground area is developed in the proper manner, or at least to work on it. He said some decision has to be made as tohow this should be started. Mr. Snow said there is a program prepared by the School Committee and the Recreation Committee for what they want, but in a very crude form. They have certain physical requirements but no organization of these re- Center play- quirements. ground area The Chairman asked if it was Mr. Snow's idea to keep an area, which he indicated on a plan, open, and Mr. Snow replied in the affirnive. Mr. Cataldo explained that the Board thought Mr. Snow would get the best use of the land, taking into consideration their requirements, if it is at all possible. Mr. Snow said this could be done in a preliminary way and then presented to the parties involved to see whether or not it would be satisfactory. The Chairman said the suggestion has been made that the Board engage Mr.Snow as a consultant to further this program. aa4 attC- Mr. Cataldo explained he would not only be a con- sultant but he would lay this out. Mr. Burnell said there are no records that the Boards approved this plan. Mr. Snow stated that the Planning Bead, the Recre- ation and School Committees met in the Planning Board's Office in September, 1960 to review the plan. It was the consensus of those present that the overall scheme shown on the plan met School, Recreation and general Town needs . He said that the Appropriation Committee transferred the money to the Planning Board account to employ assistants to help him during the summer of 1960 to prepare the plan. Mr. Burnell said the Board of Selectmen is not on record as being in favor of this. Mr. Snow explained that the fact Worthen Road was laid out was conclusive that this was it. Mr. Brown asked how large a project Mr. Snow thought it would be to lay out this side of Worthen Road. Mr. Snow replied that if Mr. Carroll could give him a plan showing the High School and all the new buildings located on it, the parking area, the boundaries and the proper scale, he judged the total consultant time would be a full two weeks . He said it would involve at least eighty hours to do this. He said this was only because he has worked on it previously. Mr. Burnell asked if he would do this on the basis of an hourly rate. Mr . Snow said it could be on ah hourly rate, the Board setting a ceiling, or a lump sum. Mr. Burnell asked if Mr. Snow had an hourly rate, and he replied $10. Mr. Cataldo said they were talking $800. Mr. Snow said that was correct and asked about the timing. Mr. Cataldo said the Board needs this for budget purposes to begin with. Mr. Brown said a decision would have to be made as to how much is to be done first. Mr. Burnell said the fact is, the Board would like this pinned down a little tighter than it is now. Mr. Snow said he would need from Mr. Carroll the boundary lines, kkere the tree grouping is, and the indi- vidual trees that would affect the design. Mr. Cataldo stated that there are a few basic things that would be needed for next year. Mr. Snow said he had not been told about this . Mr. Cataldo explained that Mr. Carroll plans to cut down some trees. Mr. Snow said Mr. Carroll could put on what is to be retained. ' 555 Mr. Burnell said Mr. Carroll has some ideas about parking areas. Mr. Carroll said he went over this and Mr. Snow should receive the information he needs. He said there would be no problem. He also advised that there is money available. Mr. Burnell asked if he had enough money, and Mr. Carroll replied in the affirmative. Mr. Snow informed the Board that he could not touch this after the fifteenth of December. Mr. Cataldo said the Board would prefer to have it done sooner. Mr. Carroll advised that it would take two weeks to give Mr Snow the plan. Mr. Snow said he would have to have at least a month total overall time. Mr. Brown said if he received Mr. Carroll's plan in two weeks ' time, that would be just about a month. Mr. Carroll said he might get the plan to Mr. Snow in less time than that. W. Snow asked for whom he would be working. Mr. Cataldo said the Board would like to get everyone 's ideas together and get the final approval from the Selectmen Mr. Carroll asked whom Mr. Snow should contact in the School Department, and Mr. Cataldo suggested that he contact Mr. Spiris and ask who should be contacted. It was agreed that the Chairman should send a letter to the School Committee and the Recreation Committee and ask them to designate a mbmber of their respective com- mittees whom Mr. Snow should contact. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to engage Mr. Snow as a consultant to lay out the central playground area for the lump sum of $800.00. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to classify Mr. Snow as a Special Town Employee, under the Conflict of Interest Law. It was agreed to hold a regular Selectmen's Meeting at 7 :00 P.M. on Monday, November 25, 1963, the night of Meeting the Special Town Meeting. The meeting adjourned at 10:25 P.M. A true record, Attest: 4 / R ic ive le e. elpiert 1