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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1960-11-03-min 246 I. SELECTMEN'S MEETING 111 November 30, 1960 A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held in the Selectmen' s Room, Town Office Building, on Wednesday, November 30, 1960, at 7:30 P.M. Chair- man Morey, Messrs . Adams , Ferguson, and Cole were present Mr. Stevens, Town Counsel, Mr. Carroll, Superintendent of Public Works, and the Executive Clerk were also present Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted Minutes to approve the minutes of the Selecgmen' s Meeting held on November 21, 1960. Mr. Stevens referred to a claim for damages filed by Mr. Frank Caprio, 32 Rindge Avenue, and explained that Mr. Capriole car was damaged going into a sewer ditch which had been created by the Town when a sewer service was installed to his house on October 27, 1960 . The excavation had been filled the same day but it rained heavily November 1st and the trench sank. Mr. Carroll investigated and advised Mr. Stevens of the situation. Mr. Caprio reported his car went into the Claim ditch November 1st Mr. Stevens advised, under the circumstances, that the claim of f40 .7O be paid, the check to be retained by him until the necessary release is obtained. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to authorize payment of the claim in the amount of $40.70 subject to the necessary release being received. Mr. Stevens referred to the 1961 budget sheets he received and suggested that the Board consider what Budget is to be done relative to the position of Town Counsel and decide what is to be done on the budget for that Department next year . The Chairman read a letter from Fairfield x Ellis relative to property owned by Agnes T. Kelly, with forty feet fronting on Laconia Street and forty feet fronting on Lowell Street. In order to arrive at a Lot on basis for insurance, they want to know if the road Laconia St . ' is a public highway under the protection of the Town, if it is plowed and sanded, who paved the road, and if it is maintained by the Town. Mr. Carroll stated that it is not a public way but has been plowed and sanded for years without any 247 obligation on the part of the Town to do it . He said it was paved by Mr. Kelly, the developer . Mr. Stevens agreed to contact Mr. Fowler of Fairfield and Ellis for additional information. The Chairman brought up the subject of parking in connection with the building to be erected by Mr . Miller on Marrett Road Parking It was agreed to ask Mr Irwin, Building In- spector, how many parking spaces are provided and how the parking spaces were arrived at Mr. Stevens and Mr. Carroll retired at 8:35 P.M. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to grant the petition and sign an order for the fol- lowing j/o pole locations approved by Mr. Carroll: Pole Pelham Road, southeasterly side , north- locations easterly from a pdnt approximately 50 ' northeast of Warren Street, -- Two poles . (Two existing j/o poles to be removed. ) Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to grant the petition and sign an order for the fol- lowing j/o pole locations approved by Mr. Carroll: Marlboro Road, southerly side, easterly from a point approximately 100 feet east of Woodcliffe Road,-- Two poles . Pole locations Marlboro Road, southeasterly side, south- westerly from a point approximately 40 feet southwest of Hudson Road,-- Five poles . Letter was received from Mrs. Sanborn C . Brown, 37 Maple Street, with copy of a letter she sent to Great Chief Engineer Belcastro relative to the recent burn- Meadows ing of the Great Meadows . burning Letter was received from Mrs . John Klaudiny, 476 Concord Avenue , relative to undisciplined bark- ing of a dog owned by Mr. M.J. McCormack, 475 Concord Dog Avenue . complaint Report was received from Officer George W. Forten, advising that he had discussed the subject with the Klaudinys and the MoCormacks, and Mr . McCormack has agreed to co-operate and purchase a muzzle for the dog, to wear when it is let out. 248 CD 10.4 The Chairman read a letter from Jams E. Barrett, 29 Sherman Street, with further reference to the traffic situation at Fletcher Avenue, Woburn Street Traffic and Massachdsetts Avenue . Mr. Barrett requested an appointment with the Board at one of its meetings during December. This communication, together with others relative to traffic problems, are to be referred to the G hief of Police to be checked as to the safety and police aspects, and to Mr. Carroll to be checked as to the engineering aspects, and a meeting arranged with Mr. Ferguson . Letter was received from Nathan B. Ricker advising that he will represent Precinct Six on a committee to review the precinct boundaries Application was received from Conners Bros. Inc . 1700 Massachusetts Avenue , for renewal of Package Goods License Store license . Notice of the application was advertised in the November 17, 1960 issue of the Lexington Minute- man. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to grant a Package Goods Store license for the sale of all kinds of alcoholic beverages not to be drunk on the premises to Connors Bros . Inc . , subject to the ap- proval of the Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission. Applications for Taxi Driver licenses were re- ceived from Edwin T. Carr, 88 Winter Street, Lexington; Paul A Hedtler, 23 Ledgelawn Avenue , Lexington, and Richard L. Whipple, Jr , Wayland . The Board held up on its decisions pending receipt of recommendations from the Chief of Police , particu- larly in view of the recent convictions regarding two of the applicants . It was also agreed to request the Chief of Police to make recommendations in the future on all new and renewal applications for Taxi Driver licenses in ad- dition to the information contained in the records of the Probation Officer . • The Chairman read a letter from Professor Charles Collazzo, 2360 Massachusetts Avenue , relative to setback requirements and the sidewalk on the southside of Massa- chusetts Avenue from about Jean Road to School Street It was agreed to advise Mr. Collazzo that the side- walk to which he referred was hurriedly put in as a tempo- rary measure to provide a walking area for the children 249 attending the Maria Hastings School. Furthermore , this particular location is to be considered when the sidewalk program for 1961 is discussed and budgets are being prepared The Chairman read a letter from Mr. Ralph H. Davis, Pilgrim Congregational Church, advising that he had heard from Mr. Carroll and the action taken by the Town in assuming part of the construction cost for correct- Drainage ing the drainage problem at the site of thenew church property on Coolidge Avenue is appreciated Mr. Carroll reported that Mr. C ustance is going to build the manhole and he will go over the plans with him. Further consideration was given to Mrs . Willa! request to have a tree removed from in front of her property at 98 Hancock Street A majority of the Board looked at the tree, and Tree Mr. Cole observed Mrs . Wills backing her car out of the driveway, at which time she had no difficulty. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to preserve the tree and deny the request to have it removed. I Mr . Carroll reported an accident involving Mr. GeorgeC!iickering of the Public Works Department, and resulted in a broken dental plate . He explained that Wct lents Compensation refused to pay the bill on the basis that the polley covers personal injury Claim and a dental plate is considered to be property damage Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to authorize payment of $125 to Dr. Dini, a precedent having been established by a similar accident Mr. Carroll was instructed to contact Mr. Converse Insurance Hill and inquire about th; cost of a policy covering such claims. Further consideration was given to Mr. John Belliziats letter relative to the acquisition of tax title lots he desires to acquire for the purpose of enlarging the Pine Meadows Golf Club. Mr. Ferguson suggested that the letter and ac- Tax title companying plan be referred to the School Sites Com- mittee . It was agreed to advise Mr. Bellizia that the subject has been referred to the Planning Board and the School Sites Committee . 1 Mr. Carroll retired at 9:45 P.M. 250 CD Mr . Ferguson mentioned watering by the Lexington Golf Club during the period of the water ban, and it Water was suggested that a memo be made for next year to the effect that only the greens should be watered, and pro- visions should be made to water at night. Seven invitations were sent out for bids on print- ing the 1960 Annual Town Report and only one reply was received and that was from the Somerville Printing Com- pany. Town Report Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to accept the bid of $5.75 per page for 800 copies of the 1960 Annual Town Report and $3.50 per page for 250 copies of the School Department Report. Mr. Cole reported that the Civil Defense Director would like the Board to make a positive statement and lvil also have all Department heads made aware that they ) efense and their department are members of Civil Defense . Mr Cole was authorized to tell Mr. Burrell that the Board is willing to co-operate, and if he encounters any difficulty, Mr Cole will take the matter up with the Board. The meeting adjourned at 10:25 P.M. A true record, Attest: e cc 'i.tiv�' Cle4k, Selec n /1 i