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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1960-01-18-min 425 SELECTMEN'S MEETING January 18, 1960 A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held in the Selectmen's Room, Town Office Building, on Monday, January 18, 1960, at 7 :30 P.M. Chairman Maloney, Messrs. James , Adams, Ferguson and Mrs. Morey were present. Mr Stevens, Town Counsel, Mr. Carroll, Superintendent of Public Works, and the Executive Clerk were also present. Mr. Stevens reported that he had prepared a lease to be signed, releasing one Ralph Arsenault, who struck a hydrant on Forest Street, from further claim, in payment of $226.90,. Release Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to sign the release which was returned to Mr. Stevens . Mr. Stevens suggested that the Board review the Plan of Lots Dl, D2 and D3, Ives and Millican, and arrive at some decision relative to an exchange of land. IIMr. Stevens referred to the sewer easement be- tween Route 128 and Patterson Road which went through properties owned by Durso, Ross, Lindsay and Napoli. The trunk sewer was put in without betterments but there will be betterments for the sewer on Wood Street, The discussion was that Mr. Lindsay was to give the Town a confirmatory grant and release of all damages for which he was to receive an abatement of the lateral on Wood Street. Sewer Mr. Carroll presented a plan and reported that betterment an appraisal had been made of the damage and it was abatement appraised for $800 of which $200 was for physical damage caused by Whitman & Howard because of an error cutting through there . Whitman & Howard paid the $200. The balance of the damage , $600, is due to the easement itself. He explained that Mr. Lindsay had agreed to settle for the sewer betterment when the sewer was installed in Wood Street. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to abate the sewer betterment assessment levied against property located on Wood Street, owned by Donald E. Lindsay, in the amount of $628 subject to receipt of a confirmatory grant and release of all damages from Mr. Lindsay. 426 P co Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted Senate to authorize Mr . Stevens to record the Board as being bill in favor of Senate bill 375 which was filed by Mr. Roeder On behalf of the Fire Commissioners . The Chairman read a letter from the Planning Warrant Board setting forth a list of articles that Board recommends for insertion in the Warrant for the Annual Town Meeting in March. The Silva Brothers met with the Board. Mr. Silva said they have a real problem. They bid the contract very low and bid it with the idea Garbage of making a profit on hogs, but the hog market has contract completely dropped out. He said he would like the Board to increase the amount or ask for new bids . The Chairman explained that there is nothing the Board can do because there is a contract that has to be lived up to. Mr. Silva protested the fines that have been levied for missed collections. The Chairman said the Board would discuss the subject of fines. The Silvas retired at 8:20 P.M. Mr. Stevens agreed to review the action taken on the subject of garbage collection prior to the time the Silvas signed the contract. Mr. Carroll retired at 8:40 P.M. Mr. Stevens discussed time devoted to Town work by the Town Counsel and also the subject of an Execu- tive Secretary to the Board. Mr. Stevens retired at 9:03 P.M. Mr. John Carroll returned to the meeting . Mr. Carroll reported that the people building the new restaurant on Waltham Street have inquired about Parking parking. He presented a plan, indicated the location of the building and said they would like to have the fence in the rear removed to provide a loading space . If this is done , the Town will lose six parking spaces . The Board was opposed to reducing the ndmber of parking spaces or removing the fence , and Mr. Carroll agreed to try and work something out with the owners of the restaurant . Mr. Carroll retired at 9:08 P.M. 1 47 Messrs. Burrell, Director of Civil Defense, Soule and Roeder met with the Board. Mr. Burrell explained that he would like to use the coal bin in Cary Memorial Building for Civil De- fense purposes. The Chairman told Mr. Burrell that as far as the Bose. is conderned, the bin can be utilized for Civil Civil De- Defense purposes. fense Mr. Burrell said that the estimated cost to con- vert the bin for the organizations use is $2500. Mr. James asked if there would be mathhing funds and Mr . Burrell replied in the negative . The group retired at 9:15 P.M. The Recreation Committee met with the Board and discussed the 1960 budget until 10:10 P.M. at which Budget time the Committee retired. The Planning Board met with the Selectmen. Mrs . Morey said that there had been a notice rela- tive to a hearing on Route 3. Mr. Abbott explained that it was a general hearing at the office of Hayden, Harding & Buchanan. The people Route 3 he knew who attended the hearing were interested in the inner belt expressway because that is why the hearing was held. He understood that there were three possible routes for Route 3. Two were alternates through Woburn and Winchester and the third one was down at Countryside and down through the Meadows . He said he also under- stood that the Arlington Board of Selectmen, on the re- commendation of its Planning Board, has written a let- ter to Hayden, Harding & Buchanan recommending the route through Lexington. They also had some discussion of offering the Great Meadows at no charge . Mr. James reported that he had talked to Arthur Saul today and he is going to write the Board in a few days stating his Boar dts position and urging Lexington to cooperate with Arlington in an attempt to get the route through. Mr. James told Mr. Saul that it was the last proposal the Board would favor and he did not think Arlington would receive any co-operation from Lexington. Mr. Abbott said no one attended the meeting, and he thought someone from the Board of Selectmen, thePlan- ning Board and the Planning Director should go into the office of Hayden, Harding & Buchanan and register why the two Boards do not want the Route in Lexington. The Selectmen were in favor of the suggestion and Mr. Mabee agreed to make contact for an appointment The Planning Board retired at 10:35 P.M. 428 CVMr. Adams reported that he drove over Moreland Avenue , Asbury Street and Bowker Street. He thought from the general discussion, that acceptance of these streets had been requested by people who had been Street living on them for some time . However, on Asbury acceptance #,trWet, there ars .beri neaedouses; a couple, not yet sold and one with only a cellar hole . He said he thought the road was passable . He reported that there are seventeen old houses on Moreland Avenue and eight new ones . Most of the seventeen old ones are up at the top of the hill where there is a blacktop pavement the people have put in. He said that all the people on Bowker Street have lived there for some time and he was in favor of presenting this street for acceptance but he wished to be recorded as being opposed to acceptance and construction of Moreland Avenue and Asbury Street . Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to sign notices of intention to lay out the following streets: Appletree Lane Marlboro Road Asbury Street Moreland Avenue Blodgett Road Pelham Road Bowker Street Reed Street Burlington Street Revolutionary Road Carley Road Rumford Road Dewey Road Tyler Road Gould Road Peachtree Road The Chairman read a letter from Mr. Robert H. Farwell, Chairman of the Town Meeting Members' Association, Town Meet- relative to a meeting to be held in Estabrook Hall on ing Memberal February 2 for a general discussion of Sewers and Water Association in the Town of Lexington. The Association felt that the Superintendent of Public Works would want to make the presentation with the consent and assistance of the Board. The Chairman read a letter from the Lexington Post V.F.W. , protesting the action of the Board in excluding Memorial Day and Veterans+ Day from the list of holidays Dump on which the Town dump is to be closed. It was agreed to acknowledge the letter and advise the organization that every consideration will be given to its recommendations and an early decision made 429 The Chairman read a letter from Mr. Arthur E. Burrell, Director of Civil Defense, to which was attached a list of names for appointment to the Civil Defense organization. Civil Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was Defense voted to make the following appointments: Deputy Radio Officer Ramon C . Baker, 14 Stratham Road Deputy Radio Officer (Technical) Noel Dale , 6 Cutler Farm Road Auxiliary Fire Captain Ralph H. Elvedt, 61 North Hancock Street Auxiliary Fire Lieutenant George F. Muller, 24 Ewell Avenue George Albert Regan, Jr. , 396 Lincoln Street Auxiliary Fireman Francis W. Birch, 7 Cutler Farm Road Otis H. Bramhall, 35 Wachusett Drive David Egan Brennan, 50 Hancock Street Thomas Arthur Damery, 43 Follen Road Richard Dolbear, 274 Marrett Road E. Sherman Hall, Jr. , 2246 Massachusetts Avenue Henry V. Hawkins, 11 Shirley Street William A. Karisen, 39 Grapevine Avenue Richard Kimball, 45 Bridge Street Kenneth M. Knobel, 37 Percy Road Harold C . Roeder, Jr , 6 Churchill Lane William C . Savage, 107 Woburn Street Robert J. Warner, 39 Bertwell Road A report was received from the Medical Panel ap- pointed to examine Captain George Glenn, who applied for physical disability retirement from the Fire De- Retirement partment. Due to the fact that the findings of the Panel were not clearly defined, it was agreed to return them for further information. The Chairman read a report from Bernard J. Belcastro, Chief Engineer of the Fire Department, on an inspection of the premises at 9 Pearl Street, owned by Joseph Goodwin. Mr. Goodwin was requested to correct a violation of Section 5, Chapter 148 of the General Laws by Rebruary 1. A follow-up inspection will be made to check on the progrees of correcting the situation 430cc l� The Chairman read a letter from Senator Saltonstall concerning the transfer of operations from the Lexington Post Post Office to the Arlington Post Office . Senator Office Saltonstall has made a protest to the Post Office Depart- ment, and expects a complete report in the near future . Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to sign application on behalf of William Z. Lemnios, Cert. of 36 Independence Avenue , for a Certificate of Incorpo- Inc . ration; satisfactory character reference having been received from the Chief of Police . Letter was received from Porter & Desmond, building movers, for permission to move a garage from 31 Bridge Street to Route 2A, to the Lincoln Town Line . Permit Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to grant the request subject to Porter & Desmond contacting Chief Rycroft, Mr. Mazerall of the Park Department and filing of a bond. The Chairman read a letter from Mr. Janes J. Carroll, advising that Jasper A. Lane has submitted his resignation as a member of the Board of Regis- Resignation trars, effective March 31, 1960. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to accept Mr. Lane ' s resignation. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted License to grant a Common Victualler' s license to the Minute Man Restaurant, 1715 Massachusetts Avenue . Memorandum was received from the Massachusetts Selectmen's Association relative to House 527, "An Act increasing the powers of Town Meetings and City Councils with respect to school finance and elimi- nating the twenty-five per cent penalty provided for in the existing law." Memorandum was also received relative to a 1959 amendment to Chapter 32B, relative to payment of one half of the premium costs payable by retired employees for group life insurance and for group general or Chapter 32B blanket hospital, surgical and medical insurance . It was agreed to obtain a ruling from Town Counsel is to whether or not the question must be placed on the ballot. 431 The Board determined the value of the sewer con- structed in Wood Street, and upon motion duly made and seconded, voted to assess betterments in accord- ance with the provisions of Chapter 80 of the General Laws, for the improvement made by the construction of the sewer on the following parcels of land and in the following amounts: SEWER BETTERMENT ASSESSMENTS WOOD STREET No. Name and Address Lot No. Area Assessment 5822 Dorothy G. Colby 1 12,260 $ 560.20 109 Wood Street, Lexington 5823 John & Bernice H. Bresnihan, 44 9,914. 453.00 %w 1 Holton Road, Lexington 5824. William A. & Marie B. Hobbs, 43 10,000 456.94 h/w 97 Wood Street, Lexington 5825 Paul E. & Elizabeth E. How- 42 9,914 453.00 land, h/w 2 Wildwood Road, Lexington 5826 Joseph G. & Mildred B. How- 33 9,914 453.00 land, h/w 1 Wildwood Road, Lexington 5827 Frank W. Hopkins & Barbara 32 10,000 456.94. Spence 81 Wood Street, Lexington 5828 Reta B Whitcomb 31 10,000 456.94 77 Wood Street, Lexington 5829 James F. & Marion M. MacNeill 30 9,914 453.00 71 Wood Street, Lexington 5830 Harry A. & Eva S. Crossley,h/w 29 9,914 453.00 1 Patterson Road, Lexington 5831 Pasquale P. & Olga C .Barbiere , 28 10,000 456.94 h/w 59 Wood Street, Lexington 1 432 Omme CV No. Name and Address Lot No. Area Assessment 5832 John G. Jr. & Eleanor S. 27 13,976 $638.61 I Clark 55 Wood Street, Lexington 5833 Donald B. & Dorothy W. C 13,748 628.19 Lindsay, h/w 47 Wood Street, Lexington 5834 Joseph J. & Ann Napoli, h/w B 10,000 456.91 39 Wood Street, Lexington 5835 Mary L. Schumacher 306-311 14,531 663.94 148 Wood Street, Lexington 5836 Waldo Bros. 312-313 5,820 265.94 202 South Hampton Street, Boston 18 5837 Town of Lexington 314-320 20,550 939.00 5838 Town of Lexington 321-322 5,820 265.94 5839 John A. & Mildred C . Ferry, 323-324 7,870 359.61 h/w 86 Wood Street, Lexington 5840 Town of Lexington 325-330 14,970 684.03 II 5841 Henry J. & Helen Garten,h/w 2L.9-250 3,840 175.46 11 Fairview Avenue , Lexington & Zita Murgo, h/w 2 1-2 5,850 267.31 5842 Guy g { 5 53 22 Belmont Street, Watertown 581 .3 Clarence A. Allen 254 1,980 90.47 c/o Dorothy M. Dicicco 21 Benedict Street, Somerville 45 5844 Robert C . & Elsa V. Johnson, 255-259 10,020 457.85 h/w 60 Wood Street, Lexington 5845 Robert C . & Elsa V. Johnson, 260-262 2,880 131.60 h/w 60 Wood Street, Lexington 5846 Town of Lexington 263-265 3,762 171.90 $10049.75 11 ' Budgets will be discussed on Thursday, January 21, at 7:30 P.M. The meeting adjourned at 11:15 P.M. A true record, Attest: pect ive Jerk,( Selector .� ate. d Gxrt 1