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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1958-12-01-BOS-min 523 ISELECTMEN'S MEETING December 1, 1958 A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held in the Selectmen's Room, Town Office Building, on Monday a ening, December 1, 1958, at 7:30 P. M. Chairman Ma oney, Messrs . James, Tucker, Adams and Mrs. Morey ere present. Mr. Stevens, Town Counsel, and the axe utive Clerk were also present. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted Licenses to renew the following licenses: Hancock Market 6 N. Hancock Street Common Vict. Woodhaven Country Stores 424 Marrett Road » » Mawhinney Motor Sales 581 Marrett Road lst Class Agent Connors Bros. Inc. 1700 Mass. Ave . Package Store Berman' s Market, Inc 12-14 Mass . Ave . » » Miss Mary McDonough, Assistant Town Clerk, met I with the Board for the drawing of two jurors . The following individuals were drawn for jury duty: Jurors Donald Jenkins , Jr. , 7 Dane Road and William T. Welsh 11 Childs Road. Miss McDonough retired. The Chairman read a letter from the Josiah Wil- lard Hayden Recreation Centre, Inc . , relative to the safety of children leaving the Centre between 4:45 P.M. and 5:30 P.M. Mr. Ad ms suggested that the installation of a sidewalk mi ht reduce the hazard. Mrs. M rey pointed out that the installation of a sidewalk ould necessitate a cutback on the hill. Traffic The Ch irman said the Centre would not object to any solutio to the problem. Mr. Ad ms also suggested the use of reflectors. Mrs. Morey suggested, and the Board agreed, that the communication should be referred to the Traffic Study C ommittee . The Ch4h�irman read a letter from E. E. Mariner, Box 22, Arlington, suggesting that the Town provide each Town M eting Member with a copy of "This is Your Massachusetts Government" at a cost of $1.25 per copy. I It was suggested that the communication be refer- red to the :down Meeting Members Association. u Application for a Certificate of Incorporation was received from the Office of the Secretary of State, on behalf of Rita Williams, 10 Stratham Road, Eliza- beth A. Morrall, 1556 Massachusetts Avenue and Donald Cert. of Inc. K. Tucker, Swan Lane , who with others not residents of Lexington, wish to incorporate under the name of Mystic Valley Mental Health Association, Inc. , to be located at 19 Muzzey Street. Satisfactory character references were received from the Chief of Police and upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to sign the statement of facts called for under Chapter 180 of the General Laws. Mr. Stanley J. Bocko, newly elected Representative , came into the meeting. He said he was merely visiting Selectmen' s meetings and could not stay long as his own State Board was in session. He offered to find positions for Representa- any friends of the Selectmen and mentioned particularly tive position of orderlies in hospitals such as is j:ocated in Billerica. He said he was now a representative of the people and party did not mean anything. He sug- gested that if the members of the Board wanted to place friends in positions, to send them to him and he also told the Board if there were any favors he could do, to feel free to contact him at any time , at his home in the evening or at his office . The Chairman read a letter from Antonio Busa, of- fering $800 for tax title lots 90-91+ on Albemarle Avenue and tax title lots 63-66 on Rawson Avenue . Pax title In 1956 Mr. Busa offered $300 for the lots on Raw- son Avenue and at that time, the Planning Board wanted to exchange these lots for some owned by Mr. Busa to be used for a proposed recreational area. The Board located the lots on a plan and upon motion duly made and seconded, it was unanimously voted not to dispose of the property, believing tt to be in the best interest of the Town to retain ownership,. Notice was received from the Middlesex County Select- men' s Association of the Annual Meeting to be held at the Meadow Brook Golf Club in Reading on Thursday, December 11, at 6:00 P.M. The Chairman reported that a telephone call had been received at the Selectmen' s Office from Irving Griggs, 32 Walnut Street relative to the intersection of Walnut Street Complaint and Concord Avenue . He said he went over to the area and insofar as he can determine , the intersection is better now than it was before construction. 52 7 II It was agreed to advise Mr. Griggs that the grades were set in accordance with the best safety practices of the State Department of Public Works Reference was made to the fact that Mr. Philip Parsons' to as a member of the Historic Districts Commission ill expire January 1, 1959. The C irman was authorized to write the Lexington Arts and Cr .fts Society, advise that Mr. Parsons ' two- year term will expire January 1st and ask the Society to submit the names of two candidates nominated by Appointment the Society, the new term being for a period of five years . Consideration was given to the fact that Mr. William I. Burnham's term as a member of the Board of Assessora will expire January 1, 1959. Mr. Adams said he thought theBoard should re- view this, end Mr. James said if the Board believes this is the time to make a replacement, there should be a good reason and not just because an individual Assessors has served for a long period of time . He said in a replacement, the individual appointed should be at least as well qualified as the present encumbant . IReference was made to bids opened November 4, 1958 on Group Life , Accident, Dismemberment and Hos- pitalizatior. Insurance covering the employees of the Town. Upon mction of Mr. Tucker, seconded by Mr. Adams, Group it was unanimously voted to accept the bids submitted Insurance by Blue Cro s-Blue Shield and the Arlington Five Cents Savings Ban , which were deemed to be in the best in- terest of t e Town and its employees. Mr. James reported on engineering services for street lighting and stated that Sylvania provides such Street a service . He expects to receive a call within a day lighting or two at which time he will arrange to have an engineer come out some evening, look the situation over and then discuss the subject with the Board Mr. Adams referred to the condition of the side- walk in fro t of the hotel being constructed in the center. He also mentioned the sidewalk a little beyond and said th t there is a very large tree causing damage to that walk. He suggested removal of the tree and con- Sidewalk & struction o a sidewalk all the way down the street. tree removal The Ch irman agreed to follow through on both II items. I X28 Mr. Adams mentioned the condition of the ambulance Ambulance and the Chairman reported that a new ambulance will not be available for three months . Mr. Adams presented a plan of Circle Road and said, with reference to a request fromMr. Busa for installa- tion of a water main, that this is a matter of principle . Water He said that on lots legally laid out, the Board could advise the owners that the Town would lay out the street, assess betterments and put in the water main and assess betterments . He explained that this procedure would, in effect, be the same as going by subdivision. The Chairman raised a question about constructing a street not abutting on an accepted street, and Mr . Adams said that the Board may find it necessary to change the policy. The Chairman said that his thinking all along, in regard to tax title lots, is for the Town to retain them. Mr. Adams said he was thinking about streets where there are no tax title lots and he felt the Board could build the street under the Betterment Act, the idea being to have the streets constructed according to Town speci- fications . Application was received frarn E lw ell Incorporated for a Package Goods Store license, the location of the premises described as "Interior lot at 55 Massachusetts Avenue" . Package Goods Mr. Stevens advised that the advertisement should Store Licensemake clear whether the building is existing or if they have in mind erecting a building. It was unanimously agreed to advise the applicant that no action was taken because the description under item 4 of the application is not complete as applied to the particular location and more definite information is necessary for advertising because it is not clear as to whether they have reference to the existing building or a building that may be located on that land. The meeting adjourned at 9:25 P.M. A true record, Attest: cp %iv Clerk, Sele toren.