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SELECTMEN'S MEETING I
May 13, 1963
A regular meeting of the board of Selectmen was
held in the Selectmen' s Room, Town Office Building,
on Monday, May 13, 1963, at 7:30 P.M. Chairman Cole,
Messrs. Brown, Burnell and Cataldo were present. Mr
Gray, Executive Assistant, and Miss Murray, Executive
Clerk, were also present .
Hearing was declared open upon petition of Temple
Emunah for permission to store 6,000 gallons of #2 fuel
oil underground on premises located on Route 2 Concord
Turnpike.
Dr. Gerald Stechler, 68 Bertwell Road, repre-
senting the Temple, was the only person present at
the hearing.
Notice of the hearing was mailed to the peti-
tioner, owners of all property deemed by the Board
Oil storage to be affected thereby as they appear on the most
hearing recent local tax list and also advertised in the
May 2, 1963 issue of the Lexington The
application was approved by Mr. p. J. Belcastro, 11
Chief Engineer of the Lexington Tire Department.
The heating was declared closed and Dr. Stechler
retired.
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted
to grant a license to Temple Emunah to maintain an
underground tank for the storage of 6,000 gallons of
#2 fuel oil on premises at Route 2 Concord Turnpike.
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted
Minutes to approve the minutes of the Selectmen's Meeting held
May 5, as amended
Mr. Gray read a letter from Chief John W. Rycroft
advising that because of unforeseen expenses, it is
necessary to request a transfer of $150 to the Parking
Meter Fund.
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted
to request the Appropriaticn Committee to transfer the
sum of $150 from the Parking Meter Fund to thePolice
Parking Meter Account .
Mr. Gray read a letter fromMr. Oscar W. Carlson,
1 Wachusett Drive, requesting the Board to make him
an offer for lot 57 on Rockville Avenue, the Board
having taken the lot in fee simple for school, play-
ground and other public purposes. (Moreland Avenue
school site) .
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Mr. Gray reported that the Town had an appraisal
made and there seems to be a difference of opinion
between Mr. Carlson and the appraiser. The appraiser
has established a value of $1250 and Mr. Carlson wants
$3,000. Lot 57
Mr. Gray requested permission to negotiate, and Rockville
if he is unsuccessful in readhing an agreement, to Avenue
refer the subject to Town Counsel. The requested
permission was granted.
Mr. Gray reported that, at the Board's request,
to asked the Planning Lirector about the status of
the C-1 zbbe, The Planning Board is working on the
C-1 zone and has more meetings planned but has nothing
definite to repprt at this time.
Mr. Gray was instructed to advise the Planning
Board that Selectmen ha the would like to know specifically
if the proposed revamping of the C-1 zone will be
ready for presentation to Town Meeting in September.
Mr. Gray read a letter from Mr. Harvey Newgent
referring to a parcel of land owned by John Chiesa, Newgent' a
adjacent to the William Diamond Junior High School, church site
which he said would be an ideal site for a church.
He has presented this to such a group and the problem
is entrance and nearness to water and sewer Mr
Newgent requested an expression of opinion from the
Board as to how it would feel about giving an easement
for war, sewerage and driveway
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted
to refer the subject to the Planning Beard for an
opinion.
At 7:1+5 P.M. , hearing was declared open upon peti-
tion of Emerson Gardens Realty Corp. for permission
to store 36,000 gallons of #2 fuel oil underground on Oil Aorage
premises located on Maple Street . hearing
Mr. William E. Maloney, representing the petitioner,
was the only person present at the hearing.
Notice of the hearing was mailed to the petitioner,
Notice of the hearing was mailed to the petitioner,
owners of all property deemed by the Board to be affected
thereby as they appear on the most recent local tax list
and also advertised in the May 2, 1963 issue of the
Lexington Minute-man. The application was approved by
Mr. B. J. Belcastro, Chief Engineer of the Lexington
Fire Department.
The hearing was declared closed and upon motion
du ly made and seconded, it was voted to grant a license
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to the Emerson Gardens llty Corp. to maintain an
underground tank for the storage of 36,000 gallons of
#2 fuel oil on premises located on Maple Street.
Mr. John J. Carroll, Superintendent of Public
Works, met with the Board. He said that hat week
at a meeting of the Planning Board which he attended,
the width of Emerson and Worthen Roads was discussed.
The Planning Board' s feeling was unanimous that the
width of Emerson Road should not be forty-four feet
wide. He stated the argument was simply that it
would be difficult to get Emerson and Worthen Roads
through the Town Meeting, being advertised as wide
Width of roads. He explained to the Planning board that
Worthen and the first subdivision that included Worthen Road was
Emerson Roads Colonial Acres and the pavement there was thirty
feet wide with the layout of seventy feet, and the
utilities were all on the edge of the pavement.
Before that, a section of Emerson Road was built
twenty-four feet wide in the Burnham Farms area. No
excavation was done beyond the twenty-four foot width
He stated that wh_n Worthen Road was buDt through the
Center playground, he discussed the width with the
Board and the question came up as to whether or not
it should be thirty feet wide. The Board at that time 11decided that the width of the road should be forty-four
feet and all future subdivisions should be forty-four
feet wide. He reported that he told the Planning Board
he did not have any real objection to making sections
of Emerson and Worthen Roads thirty feet wide, but he did
feel that all the excavation should be done for a forty-
font foot road. He also told the Planning Board there
are now two sections of Emerson Road ready to receive
hot top; one in the Grove section and the other in the
Emerson Gardens and a decision would have to be made
right away. He said from Mr. Maloney's standpoint,
he felt that the forty-four width is what he wants.
Mr. Green, of Greener and Whiter, said he did not care
one way or the other. Mr. Carroll said he would defi-
nitely go to the forty-four foot width in Emerson Gardens.
Mr. Brown asked if Mr. Carroll thought. the Board
should be consistent all the way. He said he was in
favor of the forty-four foot width at Emerson Gardens,
but he also thought it should be forty-four feet in the
Grove. He asked what happens, from an aesthetic point
of view, from the gravel base to the edge of the loam.
Mr. Carroll explained he would put in loam. There
will be a fifteen foot grass strip, five foot sidewalk
and thirty foot pavement.
Mr. Brown asked if it would be less expensive to
do it now, and Mr. Carroll replied that in the long run
it may cost more to wait.
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Mr. Cataldo stated that during the winter, snow
can be pushed back and there would still be room to
park a car.
Mr. Maloney said Emerson Road has been a very,
very expensive road in the Emerson Gardens because there
was peat in there and it required many thousands of
yards of gravel and fill. He stated that doing it
all at once was by far the most economical. He said
that where there is time, it is the proper width and the
contract let to do a certain portion of the road, he felt
it would not be wise to change it at this time.
The Chairman asked if Mr. Carroll was, at the moment ,
saying Emerson hoed should be forty-four feet in pavement
Mr. Carroll replied that it could be forty-four feet
in some areas and thirty in others .
The Planning Board met with the Selectmen.
Mr. Mabee said what interests the Planning Board
is this. When it goes to Town Meeting, the Planning
Board would hate not to get an access or right of way
because of the fact the width of the road is a bother-
some point to some people. He said any way an access
or right of way can be accomplished,. the Planning Board
I II does not care about the width. He said many people do
not like a wide pavement. He said if there is no need
now to have the road wide, the Planning Board is in favor
of building it narrow.
The Chairman asked if the Planning Board thought
the road should be forty-four feet wide or thirty feet
wide.
Mr. Mabee said the Planning Board would take the
stand of getting it through Town Meeting.
Mr. Cataldo said there is no section of Bmerson
Road built forty-four feet wide and Mr. Carroll said
that was correct.
Mr. Meyer said the Planning Board talked toxone
of the people objecting, who thinks it is probably
necessary in the future, and dues not mind the seventy
foot right of way, but objects to the forty-four foot
in areas that don't go any place. He said he was a
proponent of keeping the road down to thirty feet .
The Chairman asked if the Planning oard felt
the road should be the same width throughout, and
Mr. Mabee replied that the Planning Board was not
saying anything. It would like to work it out so
it can get something through Town Meeting. He said
the Planning Board is interested in a right of way
and suggested that Mr. Carroll might like to take the
width of the entire road end come up with different
w,,idths.
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The Chairman asked if the Planning BoarC.Was re-
commending thirty feet in the Grove, and Mr. Mabee 11
replied that is what he suggests.
Mr. Brown said the Board considers Emerson Road
a seventy foot road with a forty-four foot wide pave-
ment. The Town has taken the steps to reimburse
developers and the money is available. He said it
would seem to him it would be better to have the work
done now and spend the money rather than to wait five
years from now and then raise the money in the tax
levy.
Mr. Mabee agreed and said if it is not possible
TownMeeting because of the width,
get it through a ng
he would rather compromise.
Mr. Brown stated that the special funds were
created for this purpose.
Mr. Cataldo stated that it will cost just as
much to grass it in
Mr. Burnell asked if the two Boards hadritt
already agreed, over the period of the last three
years, that the width shol.d be seventy feet . He
said there was no question about that and it has
nothing to do with the ability or inability to get
an article through Town Meeting.
Mr. Mabee said if the road is built too wide,
the people will vote it down.
Mrs. Skov, a resident of Hawthorne Road, said
the people are opposed to anything beyond thirty
feet and stated that it would ruin the entire area.
They do not like wide roads. She said if there was
an agreement that the road would be thirty feet wide
until it has to be wider, they could live with that
Mr. Carroll explained that is why he thought it
should be forty-four feet because people who live on
the road now are afraid of the seventy feet. If it
is built thirty feet wide, there will be a battle
when the road has to be built seventy feet.
Mr. ''ataldo said there is a seventyfoot taking
with a thirty foot road, and asked who would improve
this strip from the street line to the property line
and who would mow it.
Mr. Carroll replied that it is the responsibility
of the abutters. He explained if there are no houses,
the Town would mow it.
Mrs. Skov said there is about thirty feet in front
of her house that she does not own but she takes care
of it .
Mr. Maloney said the developer is required by the
Planning Board to do certain things and the plan is not
approved unless the developer agrees , as he did, to put
in a forty-four foot road. He said it is unfortunate
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that developers must give this land and then put the
road in, and except for the fact he is reimbursed for
a part of it, it would be a very costly road. He said
in his case, it is practically a deadend and it will be
easier for the Town to plow the street if it has the
width, and it would be much better to leave it as it is
in this section.
Mr. Mabee asked Mr. Carr( 11 if the area in the
Grove should be forty-four feet, and Mr. Carroll replied
that ultimately he thought it should be.
Mr. Campbell asked if Mr. Carroll would lay it out
with a sixteen foot island in the middle, and he replied
in the negative, stating that there would not be room
enough on either side
Mr. Meyer said he thought the matter of payment
to developers for the width should be settled now. He
said this is avvery poor type of thing to get into unless
the Board has to, and he questioned the necessity of making
any payment to the developers.
Mr. Maloney said, as far as the developer is con-
cerned, the Town is taking some very valuable land away
from him for nothing, and the ceveloper has to develop
all this property because the Planning Board says he must.
The Chairman suggested taking this in three parts;
number one, Emerson Road. Mr. Carroll, the Planning
Board and the Board of Selectmen agreed on a paved width
of forty-four feet.
It was agreed by all present that there would be no
change in the width of Emerson Road in the Emerson Gardens'
development.
The Chairman then referred to the Grove and said Mr.
Carroll stated this area would have an effect on btbbr
areas up north and felt there should be a seventy foot
taking and a forty-four foot gravel base.
Mr. Mabee said he was not too much concerned about
the base, but was concerned about the paving. He said
he was not concerned about the subdividers, but what the
Town has to acquire, the fee in the land, to get across
the road. He said if they were talking about a road
with a narrow paving width, the better chance it would
have getting through the Town Meeting.
The Chairman said if there was going to be a thirty
foot paved area from Burlington Street to Emerson Gardens,
the Town would still need a seventy foot taking.
Mr. Meyer said he was recommending that the Town
take seventy feet all the way as each subdivision comes
in, building a thirty-foot road and reserve widening
until some future date. In this case, there would be
no payment to be made to subdividers.
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The Chairman asked if this reflected the Planning
Board's thinking, and Mr. Mabee replied that the members
were talking as individuals.
Mr. Carroll said to widen a road that is thirty
feet to forty-four feet would be very, very expensive.
He stated it cost a great deal more money to widen
Worthen Road than the original construction.
Mr. Burnell asked if this would be a seventy foot
taking, a forty-four foot base and a thirty foot pavement
Mr. Carroll replied in the affirmative.
Mr. Meyer said the thing he feared is the continued
payment by the Town to developers. If it is more economical
to do it now by reimbursement than doing it later, he had
an open mind on it .
Mr. Burnell asked if the Planning Board had agreed
unanimously that the road width of Emerson and Worthen
Roads should be forty-four feet.
Mr. Mabee replied not this present Board.
Mr. Campbell said the Board says it will eventually
need to be forty-four feet wide.
Mr. Mabee said a thirty foot pavement , a forty-four
foot base and a seventy foot right of way all the way
through would be fine.
Mr. Carroll suggested that he be permitted to make
some recommendations and the Board could go along with
them or not.
Mr. Campbell asked if it would make sense if the
Planning Board gave the subdivider a choice as towhether
the Town build the road and charged him for it, or if he
built it and the Town paid a percentage.
Mr. Carroll replied that these two roads should be
laid out by the Town and constructed by the Town with the
developer paying his share of the estimated cost in ad-
vance. At the end of the Sob, the unit price could be
worked out and the Town might pay the developer or he
might pay the Town.
The Chairman asked, for the immediate problem, if
it was the sense of the Selectmen that the Grove should
be a seventy foot taking, forty-four foot gravel base
and a thirty foot pavement.
Messrs. Cataldo, Burnell and Brown were recorded
as being in favor of the forty-four foot width.
The Chairman was recorded as being in favor of
thirty feet because he thought there would be other
areas where the road would have to go down to thirty
feet. He said if the road had to be widened in the
future, the Board would still have the taking and the
gravel base•:and it will not be so expensive.
Mr. Burnell said the Planning board should cone
up with a plan of Emerson Road through Lexington show-
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the widths.
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Mr. MabeePlanningBoard's recommendation
said the
is thirty foot pavement, forty-foot gravel base and a
seventy-foot taking.
Mr. Burnell asked if the Planning Board thought the
thirty-foot width would take care of the traffic on
Emerson Road for fifteen years, and Mr. Mabee replied
in the affirmative. He said he thought this was the
best recommendation to the Board.
Mr. Burnell said he would go along with the
Planning Board's recommendation.
Mr. Brown said he would go along with the re-
commendation if it were something a little more specific.
Mr. Mabee said if there was thirty feet all the
way from Grove Street past Woburn Street, there will
be a subdivision between Woburn Street and Maple Street
and the Planning Board could require them to build it
the forty-foot width and there he would not oWct because
the Town had the taking which it did
Mr. Brown asked if Mr. Mabee was saying that from
Grove Street to Woburn Street would be satisfactory.
Mr. Mabee replied in the affirmative.
The Chairman asked if Mr. Carroll would like a
decision this evening regarding Grove Street, and Mr.
Carroll replied in the affirmative.
Mr. Cataldo, referring to the section from Woburn
Street to Grove Street, asked if there wculd be any
section where anyone would abk to have it forty-four
feet wide.
Mr. Carroll replied that he was not prepared to
say that it should end at Woburn Street and suggested
that possibly it should be East Street. He said he
would go along with thirty feet in the northerly part
of Town, including Grove StreL.t. He said he did not
think anyone would ask for forty-four feet fram East
Street up.
Mr. Burnell asked if it was understood that the
Planning Board would not require anything wider than
a thirty-foot pavement in any subdivision.
Mr. Carroll said for tonight , make it north of
East Street . He said when the time comes to widen
the road, in his opinion, there will be real problems
in trying to widen it out .
The group retired at 8:45P.M.
Hearing was declared open upon written complaint
of Mr. Derek Baker, 23 Ivan Street, against a dog owned
by 1i. klbert Hildebrand, 26 Donald Street.
Mr. Derek Baker, Mr.Albert Hildebrand and Mr.
Earl Outhet, 25 Ivan Street, wishing to give evidence,
stood, raised their right hands and swore that the evi-
dence to be given in this case would be the truth, the
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whole truth and nothing but the truth
Dog Officer, Michael Shaughnessy, was also present.
Mr. Baker said he regretted having to bring this
m tter before the Board of Selectmen and hoped Mr.
Hildebrand and he could have settled it, but Mr. Hildebrand
has never contacted him. He said his animal was killed
on his property and was tied. His only alternative was
to approach the Board. He said he was concerned for his
two children, one a year old and one three years old. He
said in spite of the fact this animal did kill his animal,
he is still loose and he was seen on his land by him, his
wife and Mr. Outhet . He said he wanted some guarantee
that his children would be safe on his property from
this animal. He said he was not prepared to ask that
the animal be destroyed, but he would like to have the
animal restrained and he requested the Board to take
whatever action necessary to restrain this animal, and
if this is not possible, to have himdestroyed.
Mr. Outhbt said he lived next door and also had
a little dog which he keeps tied. He said his wife
goes shopping and is afraid to tie the dog out when
she goes because they do not want the same thing to
hcp pen to their dog. He said he did not think it
would be an imposition for Mr. Hildebrand to keep the
dog tied.
Mr. Hildebrand said he has five children of his
own and has had this dog since he was a puppy, and he
has always been a good animal. He stated that the dog
is two years old now and is getting rambunctious. When
he first heard about the incident, he called his attorney
and insurance company and was told not to do anything he
shouldn't do. He reported that last night he put a stake
in the back yard of his house and has the dog chained and
woullpermanently restrain him in the back yard. He said
he did not know what aggravated the assault on the other
dog. He said he would, without being ordered, restrain
the dog on a chain because he breaks or chews through a
rope.
The Chairman said he had received the Dog Officer's
report and asked if he had anything further to report.
Officer Shaughnessy replied in the negative.
Mr. Brown asked if Mr.Baker would be satisfied
with Mr. Hildebrand's restraining the dog without an
order from the Board.
Mr. Baker replied as long as he is restrained, he
would be.
Mr. Hildebrand said he hoped the dog would not
break the chain, but if he did, he would ge a stronger
one. He said the animal is not vicious, but he would
keep him restrained.
Messrs . Baker and Hildebrand retired at 8:55 P.M.
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The Chairman asked Officer Shaughnessy if there
had been other complaints, and he replied in the negative.
He reported that he has driven by the house several times
and has not seen the dog out.
Officer haughnessy retired.
Upon motion duly made and seconded, in view of the
information from Mr. Hildebrand and the Dog Officer, it
was voted to send a letter to Mr. Hildebrand stating that
the Board would accept his offer to voluntarily restrain
the dog, but if he does not follow through, the Board
will consider, upon receipt of another complaint, issuing
a restraining order.
The Chairman read a telephone message from Mr. EphrSsm
Weiss, 462 Lowell Street, a TownMeeting Member, protesting
against the procedure in calling a Special Election because
he felt there was insufficient time for candidates to file.
He told the Clerk if this was done with no malice, some-
thing should be written in the paper to explain the situ- Special
ation. Election
The Chairman explained that, upon beim petitioned
by citizens for an election, the Board must set the
date within forty-five days, and June 17 was the last
Monday within the forty-five days.
Mr. Carroll reported that he took bids on sidewalk
tractors and received a net bid of $5,537 from Davis Sidewalk
Tractor and a net bid of $5,194 from Cassidy, Lee, Inc. tractor
He said he has made arrangements to see the tractors
and will make a recommendation next week.
Mr. Carroll said he would like to discuss side-
walks with the Board next week. He plans to present
some recommendations and suggested that the Board review
the sidewalk budget for 1963.
Letter was received from Mrs. Charles P. Dow, 36
Winthrop xoad, requesting the installation of a street Street light
light at the corner of Winthrop and Sherburne Roads.
Mr. Carroll reported that he has taken care of
the request.
Petition from residents in the immediate vicinity
of the intersection of Meriam Street and Hayes Avenue, Traffic
requesting that Hayes Avenue be made a "Full Stop"
street both ways at Meriam Street, was referred to the
Traffic Study Committee.
Notice was received from the State Department of
Public Works, approving amendments tothe Traffic Rules
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and Regulations prohibiting parking on the southerly '
Traffic side of North Hancock Street from Bedford Street for a
Rules distance of 250 feet and on the northerly side of Ledgelawn
Avenue from Bedford Street for a distance of 50 feet.
Mrs. James Kelley's letter with reference to damage
to her property at 36 Rindge Avenue was held over.
Mr. Carroll reported that he and Mrs. Kelley had
Kelley reached an agreement whereby he would have the hot top
complaint removed and the area loamed and seeded. He explained
that it would be an inexpensive solution to the situ-
ation.
The Chairman read a letter from the Planning Board
stating that it is the Board' s opinion that the easterly
ebd of Pelham Road should be relocated so as to obtain
a better sight distance at its intersection with Massachu-
setts Avenue.
It is the Board's understanding that Pelham Road is
a town way to Bennington Road having been accepted as a
town way to this point in 1960. To provide what the
Board considers an acceptable second means of accesato
the westerly end of Pelham Road, the Board recommended
laying out as a town way that portion of Bennington Road
which is now a private way.
The Chairman said this recommendation should be con-
sidered for the Annual Town Meeting, 1964.
Mr. Carroll agreed tohave a layout prepared.
The Chairman read a letter from the Lexington Civic
Associaticn, Inc. , asking under what circumstances of-
ficials or employees of theTown may use motor vehicles
owned by the Town for their personal use.
Use of The Chairman said men in Mr. Carroll 's department
Mown cars have cars because they are on twenty-four hour call
but do not have them for their personal use and Mr.
Carroll agreed.
The Chairman said as far as he knew, Town officials
do not use cars for their personal use.
Mr. Burnell said the Police and Fire Chiefs use
Town cars so much - twenty-four hour call - he thought
it was difficult to differentiate between what might
be a personal errand and use of the car in the course
of business.
It was agreed to advise the Association that no
one is authorized specifically to ase Town cars for
persorsl business.
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Mr. Carroll reported that bids are heirg taken
for the construction of a gravel roadway into Baskin Baskin
playground and indicated the location of the road on a Playground
plan. He stated that it will cost approximately $9,000.
Mr. Carroll referred to the Compton Circle and
Peacock Farm road sewers and reported that Mr. Snyder,
36 Peacock Farm Road, Mr. Moldave, 6 Compton Circle
and Mr. Kriegman, 1. Compton Circle, have all been
contacted. He stated that Mr. Kriegman and Mr. Moldave
would like $500 in damages. The other two people have
not mentioned anything about damages but they do want
the Town to make a taking in both cases. He said he
would like to go ahead, make a plan and proceed with the
taking.
The Board agreed to his suggestion.
Upon suggestion of Mr. Cataldo, it was agreed to
invite Representative John Brox to meet with the Board Veto
next Monday night to discuss the subject of veto power
in relation to Route 3
Mr. Carroll retired at 9:15 P.M.
The Chairman read a report from Dog Officer Shaughnessy
relative to a written complaint received from Mr. Burt E.
Nichols, 9 Tufts Road, against Mr. J. Martignetti' s dog,
29 Fairbanks Road. Dog hearing
It was agreed to schedule a hearing to be held
May 27, 1963, at 8:30 P.M.
The Chairman read a letter from Mr. Donald K.
Irwin, Building Inspector, advising that he would
like to take hia vacation in the same manner as he Vacation
has in the past, by taking one day a week throughout
the summer, probably Fridays
The Board had no objection.
Invitation was received from the Veterans of
Foreign Wars to attend a Joint Installation of the Invitation
Lexington Post and its Auxiliary on Saturday, May 18.
Mr. Cole agreed to represent the Board and Mr.
Cataldo said he would also attend if it were possible.
Notice was received from the Middlesex County
Selectmen's Association relative to Ladles' Night
to be held at the Concord Country Club on Wednesday,
May 22.
' Appointment of a member to the Recreation Com-
mittee to fill the vacancy caused by Mr. Bertini 's Appoifrtment
resignation was held over.
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Mr. Legro arrived at the Meeting at 9:55 P.M.
Letter received fromJoseph P. Shannon, 32 Fairlawn
Lane, claiming damages in the amount of $217 for damage
Claim to his car which was involved in an accident with a
police cruiser, was referred to Town Counsel
Mr. Legro reported that there are a number of
cases in litigation. He stated that he had engaged
Mr. Norman J. Richards to try the case of Vitale
against the Town which is a sidewalk construction
Legal case and would like approval of the Board to work
Department with Mr. Richards or some trial lawyer He said
he would like to do as much of the trial work as
possible himself, but he cannot handle it all.
He said he would like general approval but
would mention specifically each ease as it comes up.
He explained that with the number of Appellate Tax
Board cases, the litigation that Mr. Stevens was
unable to complete, new litigation coming in, together
with routine work, it makes it impossible to do it all
in the work day.
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted
to authorize Mr. Legro to engage Mr. Richards, or some
trial lawyer, to assist him.
Mr. Cataldo asked if Mr. Legro would use Mr.
Richards all the time, and he replied that he would
like to whenever he can. In the event he will not
be able to get him, he has two or three other people
in mind.
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted
to grant Taxi Driver Licenses to George W. Butters,
Licenses 21 Washington Street and Donald W. Jurek, 22 Marion
Road, Bedfor4 satisfactory character references
having been received from Chief Rycroft
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted
Dump permit to grant a Yearly Dump Permit to Lawrence J. Broderick,
an Arlington Landscaper who does work in Lexington.
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted
Sidewalk to sign an order for the construction of a sidewalk
in Marrett Road in front of house #387.
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted
to sign orders for the construction of a sanitary
sewer in Munroe Road from Hudson Road a distance of
1055 feet, more or less, southwesterly to 120 feet,
more or less, southwest of Underwood Avenue; and
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Hudson Road from Spring Street a distance of 1.67 feet,
more or less, southeasterly to 130 feet more or less,
southeast of Munroe Road. (Selectmen's feet,
Orders, '63)
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted
to go into Executive Session for the purpose of dis- Executive
cussing, deliberating, or voting on a matter which, Session
if made public, might adversely affect the public
security, the financial interest of the Town, or the
reputation of any person.
The meeting adjourned at 10:20 P.M.
A true record, Attest :
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