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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1960-02-29-min 468 CC "1J SELECTMEN'S MEETING February 29, 1960 A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held in the Selectmen' s Room, Town Office Building, on Monday evening, February 29, 1960, at 7:30 P.M. Chair- man Maloney, Messrs. James, Adams and Ferguson were pre- sent Mr. Stevens, Town Counsel, Mr. Carroll, Superin- tendent of Public Works, and the Acting Clerk were also present . Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted Minutes to approve the minutes of the Selectmen's Meeting held on February 23, 1960. At 7:30 P.M. , hearing was declared open upon the petition of the Boston Edison Company and the New England Telephone and Telegraph Company to locate poles on Spring Street. Mr.Mahon, representing the Boston Edison Company, Mr. and Mrs . Charles F . Hutchinson and Mr. William F. Cowles were present at the hearing . Mr. Mahon explained that at a hearing held on Pole November 30, Mr. Cowles, Mr. Gallagher and Mr. Green , locations objected to the location and it was suggested relo- cating the poles to the easterly side as shown on the plan. That is what this petition is for . Mr. and Mrs . Hutchinson said their only concern was the trees, and Mr. Mahon said that pole was to be located some twelve feet away from the southerly side of their lot line . There were no more questions, as long as the trees were not affected, and the hearing was declared closed. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to sign the order and grant the petition for the follow- ing JO poles: Spring Street, southeasterly side , south- westerly from a point approximately 795 feet southwest of Cambridge-C on- cord Highway, -- Three (3) poles . (Three existing J/Opoles to be removed) . Spring Street, southeasterly side, northeasterly from a point approximately 615 feet north- east of Cambridge-Concord Highway, -- Two (2) poles . (One existing JO pole to be removed ) 469 II Spring Street, southeasterly side , approxi- mately 1, 125 feet southwest of Cambridge- Concord Highway, -- One (1) pole . (One existing pole to be removed. ) At 7:40 P.M. , hearing was declared open upon the petition of the Boston Edison Company and the New England Telephone and Telegraph Company for a manhole location and pole connections on Spring Street Mr. Mahon, representing theBoston Edison Company, was the only person present at the hearing. Mr. Carroll explained that these poles are for Raytheon and that there are no houses at all. Hearing was declared closed at 7:43 P.M. , and Mr. Mahon retired Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to grant the petition and sign the order for the fol- lowing pole and manhole locations : Spring Street, southwesterly from a point approximately 3980 feet southwest of Marrett Road, a distance of about 120 feet, -- Pole connection. Spring Street, southwesterly from a point approximately 4100 feet southwest of Marrett Road, a distance of about 10 feet, -- Manhole . Spring Street, southwesterly from a point approximately 4110 feet southwest of Marrett Road, a distance of about 45 feet, -- Pole connection Mr. Carroll brought up the subject of the water Situation with the Air Fcr ce . He met with Mr. Edwin Howard a few weeks ago, and he had a preliminary rate from Whitman & Howard. Out of these meetings, he has Water - received this water rate study from Whitman & Howard Air Force Mr. Carroll said at the last meeting with the Air FDDce , it was decided that the way to even up the Air Force ' s share of the 36"and 24" mains was through an increase in the water rates The first important point that was brought out by this study is our present operating deficit of $62,000. The Air Force ' s share of this deficit is about 3.8¢ per hundred cubic feet, so theoreti- cally at the present time , the Town could increase their rate 3.8¢ and make it 17¢ per cubic foot to pay for their share of this deficit as they do not pay taxes . Whitman & Howard went into the study of 1964, which seemed to be 470 cc about the fairest year, and they came up tith a new rate to the Air Force which will enable them to pay the Town the amountof money it wants from them in ten years, and this will be 32¢ per hundred cubic feet . Mr. Carroll said he did not know whether the Air Force would accept this situation as it is now, and he sug- gested that he get in touch with Browning and have him come to Lexington to see whether or not this is what they want basically. There is no use wasting weeks and months if this is not what they want . If this is satisfactory to the Board, Mr. Carroll will contact Browning. Mr Ferguson inquired what the present rate was and Mr Carroll replied 13¢ per cubic foot. The Chairman said to discuss it with them anyway. The Chairman read a letter from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Department of Corporations and Taxation, with regard to the assessment of real property by local Boards of Assessors under Chapter (49, and offering their services and assistance to the assessors . Mr. Stevens agreed to look into this matter . Mr. Stevens suggested that the Board go over the Warrant and motions with him and see if there is Warrant agreement with the Selectmen as to amounts and sources so that the Warrant can be put into final form with this Board instead of the incoming Board Mr. Stevens inquired if any decision had been made Reed Street on Reed Street, on the parcels to be available to the abutters, and the Chairman replied that there was to be no charge made . The Chairman read a letter from the Lexington Lions Club requesting permission to run their annual July 4th Fourth of July festivities. festivities The Board had no objection and their request was granted. The Chairman read a letter from David C . Cameron, 19 Grandview Avenue, requesting the sewer to be ex- tended to 19 Grandview Avenue . Mr. Carroll reported that Mr. Gayer wrote him in 1958 . Mr. Carroll has investigated and finds there is no sewer available . However, he feels the Town could connect directly into the sewer on Welch Road about 60 feet and assess betterments; the only diffi- culty being that Mr. Cameron owns a good bit of land and the Town would have to make sure they assess the betterments over the right number of lots. 471 The Chairman referred this letter to Mr. Carroll for his consideration. The Chairman read a letter from Mr. Charles E. Ramsey, Harvey W. Newgent & Associates, relative to tax title lots #59 and #60 Ivan Street. Mr. Ralph Frissore has resubmitted an offer of $3,000, plus Tax title betterments, for these lots . The Board discussed the subject and it was the unanimous opinion of the Board that it is in the best interest of the Town to retain ownership of this pro- perty Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to grant the following license : License William DeFelice 80 Westview Street Peddler' s (Ren'wl ) At 8:04 P.M. , Mr. Norman May, representing Berman' s Liquor Store, came into the meeting . Mr Berman' s only request is not to issue a license near him. He feels he has a good place , with a heavy investment, and that there will be no benefit to the Town to have another liquor license close to his store . It would make competition for him and will not lower the Liquor prices . He feels if a license is to be granted, it license should be in an area where there isn't another store Mr. May presented a petition containing 85 names all requesting no license in East Lexington. Mr. May thanked the Board and retired. Mrs. Morey arrived at the Meeting at 8:55 P.M. The East Lexington Men' s Club had invited a member of Warrant the Board to discuss the important articles of the Warrant to be presented at the Town Meeting. A lengthy discussion was held with reference to the Town Dump, relative to the fees to be charged to commercial vehicles for dumping, as outlined in Mr. Dump Carroll' s letter of February 25, 1960, copies of which had bean sent previously to each member of the Board. Mr. Carroll' s recommendations were approved tentative to his reporting back to the Board, with certain modifications which are to be reviewed before going into effect . Mr. Carroll had checked with other Towns, Wellesley, Belmont, etc , and he would like to contact a consult- ing engineer and get an estimate of the cost of making a study of the rubbish disposal problem; what they would 472 cv 01.0 charge to make a study of it , and at the June town meeting to get money and recommendations so that at the next Annual Town Meeting they would know what they should do. Mr. Carroll will report back to the Board next week. Mr. Carroll presented a plan showing Milliean and Millican & Ives ' land. Ives ' land It was decided to exchange land with no money in- volved. Mr. Carroll retired at 9:25 P.M. Application of Busa Brothers, 131 Massachusetts Avenue , for a liquor license to sell all alcoholic beverages, not to be drunk on the premises, was held over. After considerable discussion by the Board, it was Liquor unanimously voted to grant Busa Brothers a Package Goods license Store License, to be located on the following premises: Store at 131 Massachusetts Avenue, consisting of one floor, one room, cellar to be used for storage ; front entrance on Massachusetts Avenue , side entrance to parking area, rear entrance to parking area and vehicle exit to Bow Street . Upon motion duly made and secondees, it was voted to deny the application of Ethel R. Aruda and Manuel J. Aruda for a liquor license to sell all alcoholic beverages, Liquor not to be drunk on the premises, at the following location: license Building at 329 Massachusetts Avenue, consisting of one floor, storage room, cooler room and sales room, with a cellar to be used for storage . The building is stucco and measures 37' 4" x 34' x 17'4't x 5' x 20' x 29' . The meeting adjourned at 10:55 P.M A true record, Attest: p(*a 4 Acting Clerk, Selectmen