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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1951-02-19-min 366 an SELEdTMEN'S MEETING February 19, 1951 A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held in the Selectmen's Room, Town Office Building, on Monday evening, February 19, 1951, at 7 :00 P.M. Chairman Emery, Messrs. Gay, Nickerson and Hoyt were present. Mr. Burns, Sup' t. of Public Yorks, and the Clerk were also present. Mr. burns presented a plan of Kinneen' s Pond on which the ares originally considered was outlined in red. Kinneen' s He said thEt his first proposal involves loam- Pond ing and seeding all the area which has been developed . To loam, seed and grade the entire area , based on buy- ing the loam, and including a hedge, will cost $4,035. If the School Department furnishes the loam, the cost will be $1,775 less or $2,300. Mr. Burns explained, by use of the plan, that if approximately half the area is developed it will cost $2,295 to furnish the loam, grade, seed, put in a two- inch water service, to take care of the flooding, and the hedge. If the School Department furnishes the loam, it will cost $ 1,370. He said that he allowed 100 feet square for the softball field and to do the same thing on that, in- cluding the service and hedge, it will cost $624 for buying the loam and $470 if the School Department fur- nishes it. The Chairman asked if Mr. Burns figured $600 or $700 to loam and seed an area for a softball area and Mr. Burns replied that it will be just for the softball diamond. the Chairman asked if the sum were doubled a large enough area could be done for a softball field. Mr. Burns replied that if the amount were doubled the whole / project could be done/providing the loam is furnished J by the School Deparm'nt. The Chairman said that it looks like 42,000 if the loam is purchased, to do the job as it should be done for the dike. Mr. Burns reported that the value of rubbish is Dump increasing and there has been much interest in the dump. He said that he had a few questions that the Board might like to be thinring about and enumerated them as follows: 367 Should picking be restricted to residents? Should it be restricted so that there will not be any picking on Sundays? Should it be restricted to Lexington residents who have paid for a j.ank collector 's license? Should it be restricted to Lexingtonresidents - residents who have a business elsewhere and live in Lexington, or who may live in Lexington and have some outside contractor pick up for them? Should the dump attendant be prohibited from picking the dump? The Chairman suggested that Mr. Burns submit the questions to Mr. Stevens and request that he check them from a legal point of view. Mr. burns brought up the subject of grading Middleby Middleby Road and said that the complaint is that the road was Road torn up by town trucks coming from the Fair Oaks sewer project. He stated that it may nut have been very much of a contributing factor, but at this time of year it is a large factor, and the people want the town to at least scrape the road and fill in the bad hales from Lincoln Street up to Outlook Drive . Mr. Burns said that he has made no prom- ises whatsoever with reference to this request. Mr. Stevens, Town Counsel, arrived at the meeting and the situation was explained to him by the Chairman. Mr. Stevens explained that work on unacceptee streets is governed by Statute but that he would check further on this, due to the circumstances, and contact Mr. Burns. Mr. Burns and the Clerk left the meeting at 7:35 P.M. Mr. Stevens left the meeting at 8:10 P.M. and the fol- lowing members of the Appropriation Committee met with the Budgets Board to consider 1951 budgets : Chairman Patterson, Messrs. Bateman, Cleveland, Hall, James and Tucker. Mr. Walker was also present. The group retired at 10:35 P.M. and a meeting to con- tinue work on budgets was scheduled for Tuesday, February 20th, at 8:00 P.M. Letter was received from James V. Cosgrove, 30 Grove Street, registering a complaint relative to the flooding Cosgrove of his property. (Referred to Sup't . of Public Works. ) Drainage Letter wLs received from Henry J. Mascarello, 29 Complaint Lincoln Street, requestin , that further effort be made to Sidewalk Plowing sidewalks . (Referred to Sup+ t. of Public Works. ) 368 an c Letters were received from A. J. Kochis, Harris Neal and Robert H. Murch with reference to drainage Marrett Road problem at Lot 76 Marrett Road. (Referred to Supt. Drainage of Public Works . ) Petition was received, signed by ten residents, rec,uesting acceptance of that portion of Independence Avenue which is now classed as a privete way. The Board agreed to . dvise the petitioners that this project cannot be considered at the Annual Meeting Petition in March, but that an estimate of the cost will be ;Independence figured and sent out. The property owners can then Avenue decide whether they want to continue with the project. Further consideration was given to Mr. William Fellman' s offer of 0150 for Lot 225 Spring Street. Tax title Tom'. Burns explained thLt, in his opinion, the town property should not sell this parcel of land because of the location of a proposed sewer. Upon motion of Mr. Gay, seconded by Mr. Nickerson, it was voted not to dispose of the property. Bulletin was received from the Massachusetts Bills re Selectmen' s Association with reference to Bill H-1558 voting and which prevents the openin;, of Ballot Boxes in towns registration during voting hours and Bill H-1550 which provides for more adequate facilities for registration of voters. The Clerk was instructed to forward a copy of this to Mr. Stevens, `.Lown Counsel. Letter was received, signed by Frank Walker, as Town Accountant, recommending that the two clerks who Bldg. & plg. have been transferred to the Building and Plumbing clerical Department budgets remain in the Public Works Depart- budgets ment budget for the reason of supervision and control. Depart- budgets was received from the Lexington Visiting Nurse Association inviting the Board to appoint one Reply to L.V.N.A.of its members as representative to serve on the Board of Directors of the Association. It was agreed to re-appoint Mr. Driscoll to serve in this capacity. Letter was received from Mr. Carroll, Clerk of the Board of Registrars , advising that there is now a Board of regis- vacancy on the Board of Registrars , caused by the death tration of George H. Lowe, whose term would have expired in 1952. Mr. Carroll suggested that the new appointment be held over until the annual appointments are made April first. 369 Application was received from the Middlesex County Ffrm Bureau, Inc. , requesting permission to conduct a banquet and dance in Cry Hall on the evening of March 28th from 6 :00 P.M. until midnight. Uses of halls Mr. Gay moved that the use of the hall be granted, subject to a charge of 35.00. 'r. Hoyt seconded the motion and it was so voted . Application was received from Richard F. Jack- son requesting the use of EstabrookHall on the afternoon and evening of May 4th for 4th for a 4-H exhibit. Mr. Gay moved that the use of the hall be granted free of charge. Mr. Hoyt seconded the motion and it was so voted . Application for a peddl(:r ' s license was received from James Clark, 89 North Street, Lexington. A satisfactory character reference was received from the Chief of Police. Licenses Upon motion of Mr. Gay, seconded by Mr. Hoyt, it was voted to approve the application for a ped- dler ' s license . Upon motion of Mr. Gay , seconded by Mr. Nick- erson, it was voted to sign the Sunday Movies Lic- ense submitted by the Lexington Theatre, Inc. Upon motion of Mr. Hoyt, seconded by Mr. Nick- erson, it was voted to re-appoint Roy A . Cook For- Forest Warden est Warden, subject to the approval of the Director of Forestry. Upon motions duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the following pole locations and sign the orders : Lowell Street, northeasterly side, approximate- ly 2,600 feet ncr thwest of Haskell Street, 1 pole. Lowell Street, approximately 50 feet north of Summer Street, 1 pole. Lowell Street, approximately 200 feet north of Summer Street, 1 pole. (One existing pole to be rc;moved. ) Lowell Street , northeasterly side, approximately 2,820 feet northwest of Haskell Street, 1 pole. (One existing pole to be removed. ) 370 an ca) Lowell Street, northeasterly side, approximately 3,160 feet northwest of Haskell Street, 1 pole. (One existing pole to be removed. ) The meeting adjourned at 10:55 Y.M. r. A true record, Attest: // � rk 1