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SELECTMEN'S MEETING
February 1, 1960
A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held
in the Selectmen' s Room, Town Office Building, on Monday,
February 1, 1960, at 7:30 P.M. Chairman Maloney, Messrs .
James, Adams, Ferguson and Mrs . Morey were present. The
Executive Clerk was also present.
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to
Minutes approve the minutes of the Selectmen' s Meeting held on
January 25, 1960.
Mr. James J Carroll, Town Clerk, met with the Board
Jurors for the drawing of three Jurors . The following individuals
were drawn for Jury duty: John C . Harkness, 34 Moon Hill
Road, Douglas A. Allred, 38 Summit Road and Henry B. Siders,
31 Buckman Drive .
Mr. Carroll retired.
At 7:30 P.M. , hearing was declared oRen upon petition
of the Boston Edison Company and the New r.nglaad Telephone
and Telegraph Company for a j/o pole location on Massachu-
Pole setts Avenue , northwest of Bow Street.
location Mr. Mahon, representing the Boston Edison Company, Mr.
Carroll, Superintendent of Public Works, Mr. Alexander
Palladino and his daughter, Mrs. Marino, were present at
the hearing.
Mr. Mahon explained th- Dir.- Palladino what the companies
propose and Mrs. Marino said that as explained, there were
no objections to the proposed location of the pole .
The hearing was declared closed and the group, with
the exception of Mr. Carroll, retired at 7:50 P.M.
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to
grant the petition and sign the order for the following
j/o pole location:
Massachusetts Avenue, northeasterly side,
approximately 40 feet northwest of
Bow Street , --
One pole .
Mr. Stevens, Town Counsel, arrived at the meeting at
7:40 P.M.
The Chairman read a letter from the Massachusetts Civil
War Centennial Commission relative to the observance of the
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100th Anni*ersary of the Civil War. It was agreed to Anniversary
refer the subject to the Town Celebrations Committee . Civil War
Letter was received from the Arlington Board of
Selectmen, together with a report submitted to that
Board by its Town Engineer on the meeting called by the
State Department of Public Works and consultants to
discuss the inner belt highway and the radial routes
to be connected with it, held December 29, 1959.
The Chairman read a letter from Mr. Charles H.
Sweeney, Jr. , 72 Cary Avenue, offering $200 for lot
118 Cary Avenue . In 1956 the Selectmen signed an
instrument granting Mr Sweeney, the owner of lot 119,
the right to use a portion of lot 118 for a sewage
filter bed During the time Mr. Burns was Superintendent
of Public Works he was opposed to selling lot 118 because
he felt that if it were owned by a private individual, Tax title
whether it was Mr. Sweeney or some other person, the
Town would become involved in a drainage problem. Mr.
Carroll and Mr. Stevens both recommended that the Town
retain ownership.
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted
to advise Mr. Sweeney that the Board is of the opinion
it would not be in the best interest of the Town to
dispose of the lot, and his offer was declined.
Notice was received from the State Department of
Public Works advising that by an order dated June 3,
1958, certain land and/or rights in land were taken Land taking
by that Department for State highway purposes, said
land being numbered 29-G approximately 80 square feet.
Mr. Stevens explained that the taking and entry
was made over a year ago and the time for filing a
petition has expired
Letter was received from the Tri-Community Chamber
of Commerce , Southbridge, relative to a meeting in
Framingham on February 5 to discuss House Bill 1637
and House Bill 3087 filed by the Governor to give tax
free status to the gasoline stations and restaurants
on limited access roads in Newton, Lexington, Belmont
and Sturbridge
Mr. Stevens explained that he has a note to check
a report that was to be filed January 27. He said this
was an entirely different problem than that of Lexington
because it is a toll road in Charlton.
The Chairman read a letter from Norman Richards,
attorney for the Heirs of Agnes Monahan, requesting de-
ferment of a sewer betterment assessment on property
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Sewer at 51 Lowell Street .
betterment It was agreed to invite Mr Richards to meet with
the Board next Monday night to discuss the subject.
The Chairman read a letter from Camile J. Tremblay
and Anne M. Tremblay, 29 Grapevine Avenue, requestin g
the Town to erect a fence along town property on Grape-
vine Avenue .
Mr. Carroll explained that the Town owns a lot of
land on Grapevine Avenue and a lot on Marrett Road and
there is a sewer easement through both lots. He sug-
gested selling the lot to the people on either side ,
Request reserving the easement to maintain the sewer. He said
for fence he did not think the Town should become involved in
erecting fences .
The Chairman explained that one of the abutters was
interested last year but he is now retired and no longer
interested.,
Mr. Sevens said the Board would have to find out
how much the owners of the adjoining property would want
to pay. He stated that the Town purchased the lots in
1950 at which time they were buildable lots.
Letter was reolived from the Planning Board, ad-
vising that the Board had approved the acceptance of
the streets to be presented at the Annual Town 'Meeting
Streets with the exception of a portion of Tyler Road. The Plan-
ning Board is of the opinion that only that portion of
Tyler Road which lies within Sections 10 and 11 of the
Sun Valley subdivision should be accepted.
Mr. Carroll reported that the portion referred to
by the Planning Board is the portion to be presented.
Messrs . Stevens and Carroll retired at 8:L0 P.M.
The Chairman read a letter from Congressman Thomas
P. OtNeill, advising that he and Congreesman John W.
National McCormack have made strong appeals for the inclusion
Park of $500,000 in the Park Service Budget for land acquisition
for the Minute Man National Historical Park.
Notice was received from the County Commissioners,
Assessment advising that Lexington' s assessment for the maintenance ,
operation and repair to the Middlesex County Sanatorium
for the year 1959 is $22,778.23; payable on or before
the first of April, 1960.
Application for a Package Goods Store License was
received from Busa Brothers, location 131 Massachusetts
Avenue .
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The Chairman said he thought there is an opportunity
for another package store .
Mr. Adams agreed tnd the subject was held over for License
further consideration at the next meeting of the Board
on Monday, February 8, 1960 .
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted Town
to set March 21, 1960 as the date for the Annual Town Meeting
Meeting.
The Board determined the value of the water main
constructed in Eastern Avenue , and Upon motion duly
made and seconded, it was voted to assess betterments
in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 80 of the
General Laws, for the improvement made by the construction
of the water main on the following parcels of land in the
following amounts :
WATER BETTERMENT ASSESSMENT
EASTERN AVENUE
No. Name and Address Lot . No. Frontage Assessment
1499 Herbert G. McConchie 77 104.32 X156,48
26 Deering Avenue, Lex.
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted
to assess betterments in accordance with the provisions
of Chapter 80 of the General Laws, for the improvement
made by the construction of the sewer main on the fol-
lowing parcels of land in the following amounts :
SEWER BETTERMENT ASSESSMENT
No. Name and Address Lot No. Frontage Assessment
5887 Herbert G. McConchie 77 9,100 4421.91
26 Deering Avenue , Lex.
Upon motinn duly made and seconded, it was voted
to abate the water better assessment, levied against
Herbert G. McConchie , 26 Deering Avenue , in the amount
of 4156.48, as he was incorrectly assessed. The water
have been previously installed by the developer.
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Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted
to abate the sewer betterment assessment, levidd against
Herbert G. McConchie, 26 Deering Avenue , in the amount
of $421.91, as he was incorrectly assessed, sewer having
been previously installed by the developer.
The Appropriation Committee met with the Board at
9:07 P.M. , and discussed budgets until 11:00 P.M., at
which time the meeting adjourned.
A true record, Attest:
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