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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1959-10-26-BOS-min "26 CC SF:T,F;CTMEN'S MEETING October 26, 1959 A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held in the Selectmen's Room, Town Office Building, on Monday, October 26, 1959, at 7:30 P.M Chairman Maloney, Messrs . Adams, Ferguson and Mrs. Morey were present. Mr. Carroll, Superintendent of Public Works, Mr. Stevens, Town Counsel, and the Executive 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 October 19, 1959. Mr. James J. Carroll, Town Clerk, met with the Jurors Board for the drawing of two jurors. Mr. John S. Dasho, 15 Winchester Drive , and Mr. Raymond R. Withey, 42 Arcola Street, were drawn for jury duty. Mr. Carroll retired. Mr. Lincoln P. Cole , Jr. , and Mrs . Gerald B. Budget Litchfield presented the 1960 budget for the Town Celebrations Committee and retired. Mr. Carroll reported that about two weeks ago, he was told by the Mosquito Control Project superin- tendent that it appeared as though the project was going to run into a deficit. At the present time, Lexington' s deficit is $1,091 and it has not been determined how far the present budget can carry the cities and towns. The superintendent would like to carry the crew in the winter to do some ditching and brushing, and if he does, he will have to get a trans- fer of something over $1,000. Mrs. Morey asked if the work would be done in Lexington if Lexington voted additional funds but the other towns did not, and Mr. Carroll replied he would not go into it on any other basis. Mr. Carroll reported that the Project will hold another meeting this week and he will bring the subject up for further consideration at the next meeting of the Board Mr. Carroll reported that he received a bill for $1,163 .89 from Camp, Dresser & McKee, engineers, for the work on the swimming pool. In June , 1958, payment of $4,167.18 was made, and this is in ad- dition. He said there is no contract and as far as 327 he has been able to determine , there was no written agreement or contract with Camp, Dresser & McKee and Swimming the Town of Lexington. He explained that he has a very pool tight budget as far as the Park Department is concerned and if this bill is paid now, he will have to ask for additional funds in that budget He suggested holding this bill until the end of the year, and the Board agreed Mr. Carroll reported that on August 13, 1958, a con- tract was signed with Joseph Lazaro for $220,000. This was a unit price contract and there were nine different accounts from which the funds were taken to do all the work. Mr. Carroll explained that on October 19, he re- ceived the estimate of payment for September work which was $21,524 and he immediately asked the engineers to figure the amount of work done during October. That amounted to $12,500/ He then made an analysis of the contract which indicated that if the work was stopped immediately and the contract work closed out, he would need an additional $18,000 to pay for #1, the work done by Lazaro during October plus #2, his already earned retainage fees and #3, Whitman & Howard' s unpaid bills. Lazaro On the basis of this analysis, he stopped the work on contract October 22. Mr. Carroll explained that he could have stopped the account and closed it out which would mean paying off Lazaro; his retaining fee would be due February 1st and there would be no funds with which to pay it . It would also be necessary to readvertise to finish Eldred Street. Lazaro agreed, if it meets with the Board' s approval and the Appropriation Committee , to keep the contract open, and wait until Town Meeting. Mr. Carroll said that if he includes the $18,000 to pay off Lazaro's unpaid bill and $12,000 to finish the job at a total cost of $30,000 he will agree to continue the contract assuming he can get his earned retainage shortly after Town Meet- ing. He said the total amount of the original contract was about $2a0,000 and Lazaro has been paid so far, in- cluding the work done in October, $286,000. Mr. Stevens stated that the payment has gone over the appropriation and there is no authority to go beyond the work that has been done . It was agreed to keep the contract open and wait until Town Meeting for additional funds. Mr. Carroll retired at 8:05 P.M. Mr. Stevens reported that he had an agreement between the Town and the Comn onwealth fort he water Water line line in the access road, and it is now in order for the Board to sign. 328 CV Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to sign the agreement, the cost of the work to be charged to Water Construction. Mr. Stevens reported that the County Commissioners Hearing would hold a hearing tomorrow morning at 10:30 relative to the Valley Road crossing. He suggested that the Chairman and Mr. Carroll attend. Mr. Stevens reported that there will be a meet- Water ing Wednesday morning at 9:30 with the Air Force to Meeting discuss the water situation and he suggested that the Chairman meet with him at 9:00. Mr. Stevens retired at 8:50 P.M. and Mr Carroll returned to the meeting. Mr. Adams suggested installing brighter lights Lights at the Muzzey Junior High School. Mrs. Morey suggested that this school do as the other schools did and erect flood lights. Mrs . Morey said she did not think bills for betterment assessments should be sent out dntil the betterment is completed. Mr. Carroll retired at 9:35 P.M Notice was received from the Metropolitan District Commission of a public hearing to be held November 2, Hearing 1959 at 2:00 P.M. in the Commissioner's office to dis- cuss the subject of "Proposed Improvements or extensions to the Metropolitan Water Supply System" . Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to grant the petitions and sign the orders for the following j/o pole, guy wire and anchor locations ; all having been approved by Mr. Carroll: Webb Street, westerly side, northerly from a point approximately 105' north of Woburn Street,-- Pole Four poles. locations Bertwell Road, northeasterly side , south- easterly from a point approximately 130' southeast of Williams Road,-- Twelve poles, guy wire and anchor on the first pole . 1 329 Joseph Road, southeasterly side, south- westerly from a point approximately 15' southwest of Spencer Street,-- Three poles . Lowell Street, southwesterly side , approxi- mately 190 feet southeast of Woburn Street,-- ORe pole . The Chairman read a letter from Whiter and Greener Trusts, 50 Federal Street, Boston, who have recently submitted a preliminary plan of a subdivision on the Trunk sewer McDevitt farm at the corner of Grove and Buulington Streets. The letter requested the Board to give con- sideration to incorporating funds for the construction of a trunk line sewer in the 1960 budget. Letter was also received from the Board of Health listing areas that hoard feels are in need of public Sewers sewers. One of the areas mentioned was the land to be developed by Whiter and Greener. The Chairman read a letter from the Lexington Policewomen's Association requesting an increase in wages from $100 per month to $125 per month. Salaries Mr. Adams suggested, and the Board agreed, that the Chief of Police be requested to submit recom- mendations on the subject. The Chairman read a letter from Mr. Collins, Director of Public Assistance, advising that $3,000 is needed to pay bills to other cities and towns for assistance granted Lexington settled cases in those cities and towns. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to request the Appropriation Committee to transfer the sum of $3,000 from the Reserve Fund to the Public Welfare Department for general relief. Application for a Certificate of Incorporation was received from the Secretary of State on behalf of Sophia Coulopoulos; the corporation to be known Cert. of Ina as The American Society of Hematology, Inc . Satisfactory character reference having been received from the Chief of Police, it was voted to sign the statement and return it to the Secretary of State . Application for a Certificate of Incorporation was received from the Secretary of State on behalf 330 l�..JJ�yy Va' of Philip N. Poulleys, 2 Bloomfield Street, et als; said corporation to be known as the Middlesex Hellenic Orthodox Association, Inc . Satisfactory character references were received Cert. of Inc. from the Chief of Police with the exception of Mr. Leo P. Kutrubes, 12 Wheeler Road. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to send a copy of Chief Rycroft' s letter to the Secretary of State and request a new application eliminating Mr Kutrube ' s name as, under the circum- stances, the Board could not certify as to his charac- ter. The Chairman read a letter from Roger Ernst, Assistant Secretary of the Interior, relative to Commission appointment of an advisory commission to advise him on the development of the Minute Man National Histori- cal Park. Of the five members on the commission, one is to be recommended by the Board of Selectmen. It was agreed to ask Mr. Snow if he would be willing to serve on the Committee and discuss the sub- ject further next week. The Chairman read a letter from Chief Rycroft recommending appointment of John J. Carroll, Superin- tendent of Public Works, and Charles E. Jefferson as Special Police Officers Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to appoint Mr. Carroll and Mr. Jefferson as Special Police Officers for terms expiring March 31, 1960. Mr. Adams mentioned the taxi stand at Emery Park and said that the arrangement is not working out and will not work out . He said his only sug- gestion was to have both proprietors in and dis- cuss the matter. 'axis The Chairman said that the Town is not sup- posed to set up a business on a public way. Mr. Adams said that the stand itself is all right but the other cars are now parking in parking spaces. Mr. Adams reported that the second British cannon was placed on a parcel of land situated at the corner of Warren and Washington Streets, now owned by Mr. British John H. Hinchliffe, 4 Washington Street. He said Mr. cannon Hinchliffe does not want to give this parcel to the location Town, but he would be reasonable . He said he thought the land should be reserved by the Town or otherwise . 331 It was agreed to forward the information to the Lexington Historical Society and ask for its recom- mendation. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to appoint the following individuals as Special Police Officers for terms expiring March 31, 1960: SPECIAL POLICE COMMISSIONS Expiring March 31, 1960 Acheson, Eugene A. 2634 MassachusettsAvenue Allen, Charles D. 4 Paul Revere Road Allison, Howard D. 15 Utica Street Anderson, Carl 41 Ledgelawn Avenue Baker, Ramon C . 14 Stratham Road Ballou, Sidney R. 2013 Massachusetts Avenue Barrett, Elliott J. 15 Donald Street Beauchesne, Joseph 36 Adams Street Bickford, Walter E. 82 Waltham Street Brunn, Ewart M. 40 Dowling Road Butler, Lawrence M. 24 Woodland Road Cabral, Joseph E. 47 North Street Calhoon, Albert J. 104 Simonds Road Carroll, James J. 17 Muzzey Street Carroll, John J. Town Office Building Clifford, Malcolm H. 54 Chase Avenue Colbert, Edward P. 794 Massachusetts Avenue Dearborn, Horace N. 16 Stratham Road Dearborn, Murray G. 16 Stratham Road Dermody, Roderick 1722 Massachusetts Avenue Dooley, Henry W. 77 Baker Avenue Dreselly, Andrew 12 Patriots Drive Eriksson, E. Alden 41 Preston Road Fifield, Donald M. 25 Adams Street Finney, Charles A. 36 Albemarle Avenue Flack, Clifford F. 41 Outlook Drive Foster, George E. 10 Plainfield Street Gagne, Maurice A. 18 Middle Street Galvin, Russell P1 21 Crescent Hill Avenue Greening, Gaywood 688 Marrett Road Gazan, Samuel E. 112 Bertwell Road 332 = n SPECIAL POLICE COMMISSIONS (CONTtD. ) "Cr Howie, Colin A. 11+ Scotland Road James, Henry T 28 Vaille Avenue II Jefferson, Charles E. 8 Alcott Road Jenson, Edmund M. 1j6 Fern Street Johnson, Joseph S. 51 Spring Street Jones, Cecil 36 Woburn Street Josephson, Harold W. 33 Liberty Avenue Kakas, Edward G. 44 Locust Avenue Kleinberg, Edward F. 1.4.1 Moreland Avenue Krevis, Edward 26 Preston Road Lamont, John 11 Spencer Street Lannquist, Arthur 153 Shade Street Lewis, Raymond E. 11 Hancock Street Linfield, Arthur R. 58 Oak Street Licciardi, Frank G. 26 School Street MacDonald, Charles 21.4. Bernard Street Marcus, Hymen 219 Massachusetts Avenue Martin, Clifford M. 6 Hillside Terrace MacLean, Ralph D. 9 Spring Street Melquist, John 86 Gleason Road Merz, William F. 252 Marrett Road Moloy, Charles E. 23 Webb Street I Moretti, Joseph A. 8 Rindge Avenue Murphy, L. Francis 5 Bennett Avenue Myatt, Robert 9 Sunnyknoll Avenue Nickerson, Benjarpin 81 Gleason Road Palermo, Victor 20 Avon Street Pierpont, Wilfred D. Jr. 4 Taft Avenue Polley, John D. 189 Wood Street Prescott, Robert 6 Forest Street Purinton, Richard M. 12 Oakland Street Redmond, James 7 Dunham Street Reed, Haskell W. 72Lowell Street Reilly, John F. 43 Downing Road Richards, Randall W. l Farmcrest Avenue Richardson, Earl W. 18 Winter Street Ritter, Julius C . 13 Pine Knoll Road Rogerson, William G. 19 Homestead Street Rosendorn, Louis 50 Fottler Avenue Rossi, Anthony J. 2 Wheeler Road Ruocco, Louis 28 Theresa Avenue Ryan, William J. 21 Grant Place 333 SPECIAL POLICE COMMISSIONS (CONT'D. ) Samuels, Frank T Jr. 31 Grassland Street Saunders, Robert W. 295 Marrett Road Schofield, Clessan G. 7 Pleasant Street Sellars, John A. 430 Concord Avenue Seymour, Cyril V. 6 Paul Revere Road Shaw, James C . 11 Hamblen Street Slader, Frederick 23 North Hancock Street Smith, Edward C . 55 Taft Avenue Smith, Walter C . Jr . 17 Coolidge Avenue Sorenson, Axel 117 Bedford Street Turner, Gerald C . 9 Hillside Terrace Walsh, James V. 152 Bedford Street Webb, Edmund A. 43 Hayes Avenue Wilson, Davis S. Jr. 11 Hamblen Street Wright, Glenn 67 Simonds Road Young, Stanley R. 86 Winter Street Zittell, George S. 306 Lowell Street Zitso, Peter 65 Williams Road The meeting adjourned at 10:55 P.M. A true record, Attest: 'Wecutive erk, Selector .