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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1955-12-05-BOS-min 261 SELECTMEN'S MEETING December 5, 1955 A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held in the Selectmen' s Room, Town Office Building, on Monday evening, December 5, 1955 at 7:30 P.M. Chairman Bateman, Messrs. Gay, Reed, James and Maloney were present. The Clerk was also present, Mr. James J. Carroll, Town Clerk, met with the Board for the drawing of one juror. Mr, Noel Dale, radar test- Juror man, )})} Blossomcrest Road was drawn for jury ck ty. Mr. Carroll left a pamphlet on voting booths for the Board to study. He retired at 7:40 P.M. Hearing was declared open upon petition of the Boston Edison Company for location of one pole on Lowell Street. Proposed location was approved by Mr. Burns. Mr. Mahon, representing the petitioner, was the Pole only person present at the hearing. He explained that location the pole- is to be located at the end of the company' s private way and going through the P.N.U. station. Upon motion of Mr. Gay, seconded by Mr. Reed, it was voted- to grant the petition and sign the Order for the following pole location: Lowell Street, westerly side, approximately 330 feet south of Summer Street. Mr. Mahon retired at 7.145 P.M. Petition was received from the Boston Edison Com- Pole pany and the New England Telephone and Telegraph Com- location pany for a i/o pole relocation on Winchester Drive. Pro- posed relocation was approved by Mr. Burns. Upon motion of Mr. Gay, seconded by Mr. Reed, it was voted to grant the petition and sign the order for the following j/o pole relocation: Winchester Drive, approximately 1055 feet east of Fiske Road, One (1) pole. (One existing j/o pole to be removed. ) The Chairman read a letter from the Boy Scouts of 262 a Boy Scouts America, Boston Council, requesting permission to pilgrimage conduct the 11th Annual Pilgrimage to Lexington on April 21, 1956, involving approximately 3,000 scouts and leaders. As on previous years, the group will assemble at the Center Playground, parade to the Battle Green for ceremonials and return to the playground for dis- missal. Upon motion of Mr. Gay, seconded by Mr. Reed, it was voted to grant the request. Application Application for employment in a supervisory capa- city in town government was received from H. F. Fifield, a retired engineer,. residing at 8 Woodside Road, Win- chester. The Chairman was authorized to acknowledge the application. Welfare The Chairman r sad a letter from James E. Collins, Agent Welfare Agent, together with copy of letter from the Salary Division of Civil Service, in answer to his letter asking that the salary range for Welfare Agent be in- creased to the next higher population group. No action was taken on the subject. Zoning The Chairman read a letter from Henry J. Travers, complaint requesting the Board to investigate a retail flower business being conducted by Ruth Adams in her home at 69 Paul Revere Road, a residential district. The Chairman was authorized to refer the communi- cation to Donald K. Irwin, Building Inspector, for in- vestigation. Resignation The Chairman read a letter from Leon H. Truesdell resigning as a member of the Board of Registrars, Ef- fective January 1, 1956 or any date at the Board's pleasure. The resignation was accepted with regret. The Chairman referred to the offers received for Tax title tax title Lots 27-31 inc., Block 17, WarddStreet and property reported that he called Mr. John F. Blais, Burlington, attorney for Mr. Mulcahey. His client wants to build only one house of the five lots. He stated that he also contacted Mr. Albert C. Cuccinello and informed him that the Board would not be interested in selling only three lots and asked for another bid. It is for $300 per lot, the same as Mr. Mulcahey's and Mr. Cuccinello is willing to purchase them with the understanding that only one house can be ' erected. 263 I II In view of the fact that Mr. Cuccinello has been a resident of Lexington for many years and the property owned by his family abuts these lots, Mr. Maloney moved that lots 27-31 inc. Block 17, Ward Street be sold and conveyed to Albert C. Cuccinello for the sum of $1500, a restriction to be written in the deed whereby only one house can be erected on the five lots. Mr. Reed seconded the motion, and it was so voted. Mr. Stevens arrived at the meeting at 7:55 P.M. Letter was received from the Personnel advisory Pertionn61 Committee, as a report of progress, together with a Advisory schedule of departments and present salaries. The Committee letter and schedule were both taken by the Chairman. An extension of time on the agreement between the Town of Lexington and Mr. Henning Swenson was signed Agreement by the Board at the recommendation of Town Counsel. Mr. Stevens reported that there is a new Act under which towns, if they acdept it, can charge Act re betterments for water. He said that he has some water questions on it, but thought the Town should accept betterments it. He stated that Lexington is the only town in the Commonwealth. that has not accepted it. If it is accepted, the Board would be prevented from applying the special Act authorizing postponing payment of water betterments without the payment of interest because that is a special Act for the Town of Lexington. Mr. Stevens explained that in order for Lexington to ap- ply he has written a special Act to include it. The Board signed the Act and returhed it to Mr. Stevens for filing. Mr. Stevens reported that Mr. Burns has a taking Trunk sewer he wants made for the trunk sewer and most of it goes taking through what is supposed to be Town of Lexington tax title lots. It is a twenty foot sewer Wa ich will ruin the twenty-five foot lots, but he thought it could be straightened out. He explained that it runs from Locust Street to Earl Street. Upon motion of My. Reed, seconded by Mr. Gay, It was voted to sign a twenty foot permanent easement with two fifteen foot easements on either side foP construc- tion. Mr. Stevans retired at 8125 PM. The following members of the Capital Expenditures Capital Committee met with the Board: Chairman Sanborn Br® , Expenditures Secretary, Mrs. Dorothy Rich, Messrs. D. Sargent Goddard Committee and John A. Carrier. 264 C") The Chairman said that the Selectmen have not given this subject the discussion which probably should have been given, but they do have some ideas in mind and would like to have the Committee carry the conversation for awhile. Mr. Brown presented a copy of the Committee' s report for ,1955, together with Preliminary Capital Expenditures Estimates as of December 4, 1955. He said that in 1956 they took the 1956 column which is the same as they made last year and added to it the library which was not in their recommenda- tions. Other than that, the estimate is what seems to be in the cards for next year. He said that the questions they don' t know about are the Recreation Committee and the Committee puts in $10,000 every year. He saidthat he understood this year they are not going to ask for any capital expenditures. He stated that the Capital Expenditures Committee has discussed the subject and feels that the Recreation Committee should be spending money all the time so it will not pile up in a great sum of money at some tIze. Mr. Brown said that the first column for 1956 is material they had last year . They have met with the School Committee and the school figures are ac- tually the School Committee figures. Mr. Reed asked if they were talking about an addition to the Franklin School and Mr. Brown re- plied in the affirmative. He said that the $200,000 in 1957 is for renovation of the present Junior High School. The 1959 figure is for a sixteen room school, $730,000. The 1960 figure is $400,000 for another elementary school building. Mr. Brown referred to the Public Forks and said that their figures have been consistent all the way along. They have made a new estimate, but predicted the increase in Public Works at the same rate as the past five years have been increasing and added this rate of increase to every item. He said that on the average, Public Works has been going up $18,000 a year and the Committee has distributed this and pro-rated it by the amount of work for 1956 and arrived at the increase of figures in that fashion. In the past, the Committee has always underestimated the Public Works cost. Mr. Brown said that they have included Worthen Road for 1957 and 1959. The Committee talked to the Planning Board once and its statement for that was they don' t want to plan Worthen Road until the State decides what it wants to do about Route 2. Since the item was on the books, they have included it for two years, and it is a guess only. 265 Mr. Brown reported that the Fire Department has included an item in the budget of $50,000 for a new station to be built in 1957. There is also an item of $1,000 for the Chief' s new car and $1,000 for a committee to obtain preliminary plans for the new station. The Chairman said that the Selectmen have not discussed figures this year. Last year there was $160,000 for water which was taken out but which will have to be put back in this year. At present there are no definite figures on the sewer mains and laterals . He said the Board would give the Committee figures just as soon as they are available. He stated that the Selectmen are very anxious for the new library and ad- ditional Town Office building. Mr. Brown said that both of those Committees said they could not give any figures for some time. Mr. Reed explained that the Additional Town Office Building Committee will have a rough estimate in about two weeks. Mr. Gay referred to the library and said that everything is in the architect' s hands now but the figures will not be available until the middle of Jan- uary. Mr. Brown mentioned the tax rate and said that the Committee took the figures which it calculated last year, added the increase to the Public Works and then book $800,000 bonding for $1.00 on the tax rate, which the Appropriation Committee estimated last year, and pro-rated that. He explained that the figures are not really calculated outl The group retired at 9:00 P.M. Upon motion of Mr. Reed, seconded by Mr. James, Uses of it was voted to grant the following uses of halls: halls Minute Man Council, Girl Scouts Conf.Rm. Dec. lath St. Brigid' s Holy Name Society Cary Feb. 14th Letter was received from Daniel S. Josie, Master of King Solomon' s Lodge, A.F. & A.M., Somerville, re- questing permission to use Cary Hall on March 17, 1956 for a joint Ladies Night. The Clerk informed the Board that the Lexington Symmes Hospital Auxiliary will be using Cary Hall that afternoon for a children's play. She was authorized to call Mr. Josie and arrange some other date for the Lodge to use the hall. Upon motion of Mr. James, seconded by Mr. Maloney, it was voted to grant the following licenses: Licenses 266 fat Martin' s Drug Store 1793 Mass. Ave. Common Viot. (renewal) Old Coffee Shop 1775 Mass. Ave. Common Viet. " Regent Delicatessen 1729 Mass. Ave. Common Viet. " Schragle Motors, Inc. 314 Bedford St. 1st Class Agt. w Connors Bros. Inc. 1700 Mass. Ave. Package Store W Joseph Trani, Inc. " p 17 7 Mass. Ave. Package Store The Lexington Theatre 17914 Mass. Ave. Sunday Movies n Traffic Upon motion of Mr: Reed, seconded by Mr. Gay, it was t Rules and voted to amend the Traffic Rulesand Orders as follows: Orders December 5, 1955 At a regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen duly called and held on December 5, 1955, at which all members were present and acting, the following vote amending the Traffic Rules and Orders was unanimously adopted: VOTED: To amend Article V Parking of the Traffic Rules and Orders as follows: 1. By adding to Section 2, Parking Prohibited On Certain Streets, the following: Edison Way. On the southerly and westerly sides, commencing at a point 88 feet from Depot Square and ex- 1 tending to Massachusetts Avenue. On the northerly side, from Depot Square for a distance of 187 feet. 2. By adding to Section 3, Bus Stops, the following sentence: No person shall stop or park a vehicle, ex- cept a bus, at any place designated as a bus stop by the Board of Selectmen and duly marked as such. 3. By adding to Section 5, Time Limited in Designated Places, the following paragraph: No person shall park a vehicle for a period of time longer than two hours, between the hours of eight A.M. and nine P.M. , on Edison Way, excluding those parts of said Way on which all parking is prohibited. This re- L+'67 striation shall not apply on Sundays or during the hours of legal holidays during which business establishments are required by law to remain closed. I . By adding a new section as follows: Section 10. MUNICIPAL OFF-STREET PARKING AREAS. (a) No person shall park a vehicle for a period of time longer than three hours, between the hours of eight A.M. and six P.M. , on any week day, excepting Friday on which the hours are designated as eight A.M. and nine P.M. , on any municipal off- street parking area. This restriction shall not apply on Sundays or during the hours of legal holidays during which business estab- lishments are required by Akw to remain closed. (b) No person shall park a vehicle for a period of time longer than one hour be- ' tween the hours of two A.M. and six A.M. on any day on any municipal off.street parking area. The Planning Board met with the Selectmen at 9:15 P.M. at which time the Clerk retired. A true record, Attest: a G erc,, Sq ectm� 1