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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1953-12-28-min 210 C SELECTMEN'S MEETING December 28, 1953 regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held in the Selectmen's Roam, Town Office Building, on Monday evening, December 28, 1953 at 7 :00 P. M. Chairman Reed, Messrs. Driscoll, Gay and Bateman were present. Mr. Burns, Supt. of Public Works,, and the Clerk were also present. Mr. Burns reported that he had unforeseen and Transfers serious trouble with the pumping station at the be- ginning of the season involving repairs which left the Sewer Maintenance Account $535.58 short. He reported that he will also need $15.44 for Traffic Regulation and Control. Upon motion of Mr. Bateman, seconded by Mr. Gay, it was voted to request the Appropriation Committee to transfer the sum of $535.58 from the Reserve Fund to the Sewer Maintenance Account and a transfer of $14.55 to the Traffic Regulation and Control Account. Petition was received, signed by eighteen resi- Retrere St. dents of Revere Street, requesting installation of Sewer sanitary sewer system in Revere Street. Mr. Burns said that the petition came in too late to consider this year and furthermore, the trunk line sewer is not near enough to take care of this area. Mr. Burns retired at 7 :30 P. M. Refuse & _ lam. Potter, Chairman of the Comiteenon Refuse Garbage Die- and Garbage Disposal, met with the Board and stated posal Committeethat 1e is compiling material for the committee's re- port and it occurred to him that the Selectmen might like to go over it before final completion and presen- tation. He. said he thought possibly the committee might have suggestions, if not previously checked, could be embarrassing to the Board. The Chairmai paid he thought it was a very good idea because the Board is considering a change of policy in regard to the dump+. Mr. Potter said his thought was to go over this with the Board before a meeting of the committee if the suggestion for incineration and municipal collection is to be made. He said that he did not think there would be a committee meeting for two or three waeka and the Chairman suggested that he get his data gather and then make an appointment to meet with the Board. Mr. Potter retired at 7 :45 P. M. 211 The Chairman read a letter from the Chandler Heating Service Co., 17 Elmcrest Circle, Melrose, relative to examination of the Central Fire Station }eating system, in which a price of $295 was quoted for labor and material necessary to put the system Central in first-class condition. Fire Sta. The Chairman reported that Mr. Roeder, Chairman of the Fire Commissioners, does not agree with the report. Mr. Read, of the Appropriation Committee, came into the meeting and said that further exami- nation by Chandler revealed that it will cost $313 to repair the system so that it will function prop- erly and save fuel. Upon motion of Mr. Bateman, seconded by Mr. Driscoll, it was voted to accept the bid of $313 net submitted .by the Chandler Heating Service Co. Letter was received from James J. Carroll, Town Clerk, Advising that pursuant to vote of Town Salary Meeting, November 30, 1953, the following persons Committee have been appointed to the Job Classification and Salary Plan Study Committee : Robert R. Cave, W. Neil Chapman, Benjamin W. Day, John F. Higgins and Donald E. Nickerson. Letter was received from James J. Carroll Clerk of the Board of Registrars, advising that it is necessary for him to request additional funds Transfer in the amount of $254.20 to pay expenses incurred as a result of the referendum held on December 28, 1953. Upon motion of Mr. Gay, seconded by Mr. Bateman , it was voted to request the Appropriation Committee to transfer the sum of $254.20 from the Reserve Fund to the Registrations Department - Expenses Account. The Chairman read a letter from Suptt. Smith advising that the School Committee voted to add Article $100 to the 1954 budget for Out-of-State travel to enable one of the secondary school principals to attend the.1954 National Conference of Secon- dary School Principals. This will increase the budget from $400 to $500. Mr. Smith also requested extension of time for submitting articles to be inserted in the Warrant for the Annual March Meeting from January 4th until January 5th. Application was received from Mrs. Herbert M. Use of hall Collins, on behalf of the Lexington Arts & Crafts Society, requesting permission to conduct an ex- hibition in Cary Hall on April 25, 1954 until 212 0-19 :00 P. M. No time was given for opening the ex- hibition. Upon motion of Mr. Driscoll, seconded by Mr. Bateman, it was voted to grant the hall free of charge; there being no admission charge and no goods offered for sale. However, the use is subject to a fee of $1.50 per hour for janitor's overtime services. The Board was unanimously in favor of having the cloth covering placed on the floor during the exhibition. Upon motion of Mr. Gay, seconded by Mr. Bateman, it was voted to grant the following licenses : Licenses Village Variety Store 93 Mass. Ave. Common Victualler Sidney B. Haywood 271 Marrett Rd. Minute-Man Restaurant 1715 Mass. Ave. " e Anna E. Phillips 29 Depot Square " Charlotte T. Golby 4 Visa Brook Rd. Innkeeper Charles Durkin 15 Manley Court Additional taxi Hardy's Garage `'9l5 Waltham St. 1st Class Agent The Chairman said that the Board authorized him to contact Chief Rycroft in regard to the taxi stand at Taxi Stand Depot Square and the possibility of eliminating one or two parking meters opposite the stand. He said he went up to the location with the Chief and the Chief does not think it is necessary to take out any meters. He was not in favor of having the stand on the opposite side of the square which would necessitate removal of some of the meters. Mr. Bateman said that he is more interested in safety at this particular location than he is in parking meters and pointed out that it is difficult to see the traffic coming up Massachusetts Avenue with a cab parked at the corner of the avenue and Depot Square. He said he would like to have the area cleared from Massachusetts Avenue for at least the length of a car and a half. The Chairman agreed to discuss the subject further with the Chief. Abandonment Mr. Stevens, Town Counsel, arrived at 7:50 P. M. of Reed St. and Mr. Burns returned to the meeting. Brook drain. Wok motion of Mr. Gay, seconded by Mr. Driscoll, easement it was voted, pursuant to vote of Town Meeting held on November 30, 1953, to sign an instrument prepared by Town Counsel abandoning easement for drainage purposes taken in certain land in Lexington, including such an easement in a branch of Reed street Brook; the minimum amount to be paid for such abandonment was one dollar. (Original mailed to Town Counsel. Copy in Select- men*s Files 1953 Easements) 213 S I II[ Mr. Stevens reported on the suit against the Viano Viano Properties and Bradford Motors and informed Suit the Board that the addition to the building in violation of the Zoning By-law has been removed. He stated that the suit will be dismissed without prejudice. Mr. Stevens informed the Board that he had a Bedford conferende with Representative Ferguson and. Senator Airport Saltonstall in re Bedford Airport. The Senator knew nothing about the immediate construction of the run- way in question and Mr. Stevens asked him to do every- thing he could to prevent this work from being put out on contract the 30th and also to see what can be done to require the Air Force to change the loca- tion of the runway. Mr. Stevens retired at 8:30 P. M. Messrs. Paul Palmer and Charles H. Cole, ar- School St. chitect, met with the Board in re School Street school school building. sewer Mr. Palmer said that in developing the plane easement for the School Street site, the committee has found a few things which it would like to discuss with the Board. He presented A plan entitled "Access Road Study Plan" and said that in order to get sewage from'the school to the sewer on School Street, it will be necessary to obtain an easement through land owned by a Mr. Thompson. Mr. Cole said that with extra expense over a normal site they can take care of the wetness of the property which is caused by water coming into the area from Ellison Road, Wilson Road and the hill. The chain #J:t.dm is to acquire an easement and he thought twenty feet would be substantial. Mr. Burins said that a ten foot easement would take care of it and he thought it would be safer. Mr. Palmer said that if acquiring an easement will necessitate an article in the warrant they ' would like to have one. The Chairman suggested that Mr. Cole contact Town Counsel for his advice. The Chairman said that on all the schools recently constructed, the School Committee has paid for the roads. However, Town Counsel is of the opinion that the Selectmen will have to assume the cost in this instance because there are better- ments involved. Mr. Palmer agreed to contact Town Cofinsel and advise the Clerk whether or not it will be necessary to have an article in the warrant to acquire the easement. 214 Mr. Burns said that if Mr. Thompson will give 111 the right in a grant, no further authority is neces- sary, but if he refuses an article will have to be inserted in the warrant. Messrs. Burns, Cole and Palmer retired at 8:55 P. M. Budgets were acted on as follows : Department Requested Approved Selectmen's - Personal 8,143.20 8,497.80 Selectmen's - Expenses 2,380.00 2,580.00 (Includes Plaque for Library) Accounting - Personal '10,138.10 Approved Accountant at rate of $5,000; Senior Clark at $51 and Junior Clerk at $42. Clerk & Treasurer - Personal 12;176.43 Approved Clerk & Treas. at $5200 per year; Senior Clerk, $56; Junior Clerks, $40. Collector's - Personal 11,912.00 Collector approved at $5200; Senior Clerk, $51; Junior Clerk, $44. Second Junior Clerk not approved. Police - Capital Outlay 1,800,00 1,800.00 Parking Meter Maint.-Police 250,00 250.00 Fire Dept. - Expenses 23,420.00 21,470.00 Fire Dept. - Capital Outlay 17,500.00 17,500.00 n n tr x 2,400.00 2,400.00 Civil Defense - Expenses 700.00 700,00 (Carry Over) Building & Plumbing - Personal 6,240.00 Approved at rate of $5900 per year; Substitute $240. Building & Plumbing - Expenses 1,035.00 4,095,00 Includes advertising and printing Building & Plumbing By-laws. The meeting adjourned at 10:15 P. M. 11 A true record, Attest: ���JJJJJJ�I Cler', Se ctmak