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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1955-07-11-BOS-min J .gtai SELECTMEN'S MEETING July 11, 1955 A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held in the Selectmen' s Room, Town Office Building, on Monday evening, July 11, 1955 at 7:00 P.M. Chair- man Bateman, Messrs. Gay, Reed, Maloney and James were present. Mr. Burns, Superintendent of Public Works, and the Clerk were also present. Further consideration was given to Mr. Louis Tax title Carota' s offer of $100 each for lots lt4jand 115 property Tarbell Avenue.. Mr. Burns reported that the sewer is not available to service these two lots. The Chairman was authorized to ask Mr. Carota what he intends to to do with the lots if the Board decides to dispose of them. The Chairman read a copy .of letter from Planning Route 2 & Board to Mr. Elmer C. Houdlette, State Department of Worthen Rd. Public Works, asking that in connection with studies being made of State Route 2, consideration be given to access to the highway in the vicinity of Pleasant Street. Board of Notice was received from the Board of Appeals Appeals advising that a hearing will be held on July 14th hearing upon petition of Charles A. Linehan for permission to remove sand, loam and gravel from his property situated on Westview Street. Petition was received from the Boston Edison Company and the New England Telephone Company for Pole mission to locate poles on Barberry Road. Proposed locations locations having been 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 fol- lowing j/o pole locations.: Barberry Road, westerly side, southerly from a point approximately 10 feet south of Concord Avenue, -- Four poles. Barberry Road, southerly side, westerly from a point approximately 160. feet west of Stonewall Road, -- Eight poles. 1 119 Barberry Road, northerly side, westerly from a point approximately 90 feet west of Field Road, Five poles. Barberry Road, southerly side, approximately 615 feet west of Field Road, -- One pole. The Chairman read a letter from the Board of Water Assessors in reference to deferred sewer betterment betterment due assessments on lots 1, 2 and 3 Bedford Street, formerly owned by Neil McIntosh and now owned by William H. and Effie S. Lyon. The Chairman was authorized to advise the Assess- ors that inasmuch as the betterments became due when the property was sold, the amounts should be committed for payment. Upon motion of Mr. Reed, seconded by Mr. Gay, it Cert. of Inc. was voted to sign Certificate of Incorporation on behalf of Bryant G. Emerson, 14 Tavern Lane, a satis- factory character reference having been received from the Chief of Police. Mr. May' s offer of $200 for lots 59 and 60, Ivan Street, on behalf of Richard H. Soule, was held over. Further consideration was given to Mr. Guy W. Tax t itle Spuria' s offer of $700 for Lot 86, Farmhurst Section property 3, Kendall Road, plus $162.21 sewer betterment assess- went. A proposal to sell this lot was advertised in the June 30, 1955 issue of the Lexington Minute-Man. No persons contacted the Selectmen's Office as a re- sult of the advertisement. Upon motion of Mr. Gay, seconded by Mr. Maloney, it was voted to sell and convey Lot 86, Farmhurst Section 3, Kendall Road, to Guy W. Spuria for $700 plus $162.21 sewer betterment assessment . The Chairman read a letter from Joseph A. Moretti, 3 Rindge Avenue, advising that he will pay the price Tax title of $100 each for lots 187 and 188 Rindge Avenue and property accept the Board' s reatriction whereby only one house may be erected on the two lots and he is to install at his expense water to service all the lots he owns on Rindge Avenue. Upon motion of Mr. Gay, seconded by Mr. Maloney, it was voted that a proposal to sell the lots be ad- vertised in the Lexington Minute-Man and that further consideration be given the offer at the next meeting of the Board. 120 Cld Application was received from the Lexington Use of hall Firemen's Benefit Association, Inc. , for permission to conduct a ball in Cary Memorial Hall on October 11, 1955 from 8:00 P.M. until 1:00 A.M. Upon motion of Mr. Reed, seconded by Mr. Gay, it was voted to grant the use of the hall subject to a charge of $35 plus $1.50 per hour for janitor's overtime services. Barnes Application was received from Mrs. Herbert Carl- property sons on behalf of the Lexington Pre-School P.T.A. for permission to use the Barnes property on September 10, 1955 for a rummage sale. Upon motion of Mr. Reed, seconded by Mr. Gay, it was voted to grant the request. License Application was received from Warren W. Custance, 502 Main Street, Acton, for an Auctioneer' s License. Upon motion of Mr. Gay, seconded by Mr. Reed, it was voted to grant the license. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted Abatement to abate an ambulance bill in the amount of $10 char- ged to Emmanuel Coseia. Payment of the bill would be a definite hardship due to the fact that Mr. Coscia has been ill for many months and has incurred numer- ous hospital and doctor's bills. Mr. Stevens, Town Counsel, met with the Board at 8:15 P.M. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted Contract to accept the bid of A. D'Al.lesandro & Sons for sewer, No. 1 drain and water Town of Lexington, Contract No. 1 and to sign the contract. All copies of the signed con- tract were taken by Mr. Stevens, Town Counsel. Worthen Rd. Mr. Stevens stated that he had asked Mr. Burns to assessments prepare figures to assess the full cost on the property owners, Worthen Road, with the idea being, under the agreements the Town has with the owners, that those who furnish land will be given an abatement and the Town will try to collect against Viano and Foley. He said some adjustment should be made on Freeman' s lot which has a frontage of 2557 feet, and he recommended pur- chasing the entire lot from Mr. Freeman. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was unan- imously voted to sign the Order of Taking on Worthen Road; the original to be recorded by Mr. Stevens. 1[ 21 Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was unan- imously voted to sign the Order of Taking on School Sunday Street. movies The Chairman said that the Board has a question on the Sunday Movies license, the jurisdiction now be- ing placed with the Town and not the Commissioner of Public Safety. Mr. Stevens suggested that the license be for- warded as usual, together with the fee, and that the Board wait for information from the State. Mr. Burns retired at 9:20 P.M. Notice was received from the Outdoor Advertising Signs Authority re application for two large signs to be placed in the vicinity of Howard Johnson' s, Route 128, by Donnelly Advertising Co. Mr. Stevens said that the Board cannot control what comes under the Outdoor Advertising Commission. He took the notice and agreed to check further. The Board was unanimously opposed to the proposed signs. ' The meeting adjourned at 9:35 P.M. A true record, Attest: �G`] k, S, le c toren