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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1943-03-22192 SELECTMEN.' S MEETTirq March 22, 1943 1 A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held in the Selectmen's Room on Monday evening, March 22, 1943 at 7:30 P.M. Chairman Rowse, Messrs. Potter, Locke, Sarano and Sheldon were present. The Clerk was also present. S. R. Wrightington, Town Counsel, and Sergeant John C. Russell of the Police Department appeared before the Board. The Chairman said that the purpose of inviting Mr. Wrightington and Sergenat Russell to meet with the Board was in regard to the Bicycle Let accepted by the Town at the re- cent Town Meeting. Sergeant Russell said that as he understands the situation, the Commissioner of Public Safety furnishes the Bicycles plates. The Police Department charges each bicycle owner 25 for the plate, a file is kept of all registrations, and the money is -turned over to the Town Treasurer. Mr. Wrightington said that the forms and certificates of registration would have to be paid for by the Town. The Chairman said that inasmuch as no money had been provided, it would be necessary for Sergeant Russell to determine how much money he will need and then let the Board know. Sergeant Russell retired at 7:45 P.M. The Chairman said that the Board should pass a vote which would legally place Chief Sullivan on retirement as of March 22, 1943, and asked Mr. Wrightington to phrase a vote covering this subject. Upon motion of Mr. Potter, seconded by Mr. Sheldon it was Retirement voted to adopt the following vote, prepared by Mr. Wrightington. of Chief VOTED: That the Selectmen retire from active service and Sullivan place upon the pension roll James J. Sullivan, Chief of the Police Department, a permanent member who has performed faith- ful service in the Department for twenty-five years and who is over sixty years of age and not yet seventy years of age, and is retired at his own request contained in his letter dated February 6, 1943 addressed to the Board of Selectmen. The Chairman read a letter from Ulysses J. Lupien, Director of Civil Service, in which was enclosed a blank Requisition upon which to make requisition relative to the vacancy in for Chief of the office of the Chief of Police. A detailed statement of Police the exact duties of this position was requested. Mr. Wrightington suggested that the Clerk telephone to Major Hayworth and inquire whether or not it would be sufficient to merely state "the usual duties of the Chief of Police." The .Chairman informed the Board that he had written Mr. Wrightington and asked when a Board of Public Welfare should be appointed. Mr. Wrightington replied that the Selectmen could not be expected to appoint such a Board until a copy of the Act had been received. The Chairman asked the members of this Board to be tinkiig of five members who would have to be appointed to serve on the Board of Public Welfare. The Chairman read a letter from Mr. Wrightington remind- ing the Board of the settlement with George E. Rogers of his eminent domain case pending against the Town. The amount of this settlement is $175.00 which was to be transferred from the Reserve Fund after the appropriation at the Annual Town Meeting. Mr. Wrightington suggested that the amount be put on the next warrant. Mr. Locke moved that the Appropriation Committee be re- quested to transfer the sum of $175.00 from the Reserve Fund to the Highway Maintenance Account in settlement of the George Rogers' claim. Mr. Sheldon seconded the motion, and it was so voted. At 8:05 P.M. Mr. Paxton appeared before the Board. The. Chairman said that while Mr. Wrightingtonwas here the Board would like to discuss the claims for damages as a result of the large rock on Reed Street. Mr. Paxton said that in plowing Reed Street, a large stone had been dislodged and pulled into Reed Street. The operator of the plow did not vknow at the time that this had occurred. Mr. Paxton said that there have been three claims; one from Ian Fleming in the amount of $19.00; one from Edward J. Nlassucco, which was not reported to the Police, in the amount of $29.87, and one from a Mr. Anderson in the amount of $9.55, Mr. Anderson has not submitted a claim but he did report the damage to the Police Department. The Chairman asked Mr. Wrightington if he felt that the Town was liable and Mr. Wrightington replied that no one knew the stone wap there, neither the man who plowed the street, nor the Town. He said that probably the sensible thing to do would be to settle them if the Board was convinced that the claims are correct. Mr. Potter moved that the matter be left with Mr. Paxton for adjustment and report to the Board. Mr. Locke seconded the motion, and it was so voted. Mr. Paxton said that he had a release prepared for Mr. Bashian to sign, but Bashian would not settle for any amount. He wants his fence built on Wood Street and is not interested in a cash settlement. He told Mr. Paxton that he would talk to Mr. Wrightington about the fence. Mr. Potter moved that no action be taken on the matter. Mr. Locke seconded the motion, and it was so voted. 193 Board of Public ',elfare Rogers' claim Claims as result of stone in road Bashian claim 194 Mr. Paxton reported to the c5oard that he had attended a hearing at the State House on Bill #1334 which changes the method of charging for the water furnished by the Metro- politan System. He said that this bill concerns the refinanc- ing of thebonded indebtedness so that the cost will be dis- House tributed over a greater period of years, and shall be a more Bill constant charge to the district. One change contemplated #1334 limits the use of water from Charles River water shed. Mr. Paxton said that on the whole, he thought the Town would be better off if the various changes are passed because the major portion of the cost of the Quabbin Reservoir will be reapportioned and any new users will have to pay their proportionate share. Mr. Potter moved that a letter be written to Rep. Charles E. Fer7:uson stating that the Board wished to be recorded in favor of refinancing of the bonded indebtedness sothat the cost will be distributed over a greater period of years and shall be a more constant charge to the district. Also that the Board is in favor of the passage of other measures in this bill which would make charges to allcities and towns involved fair and equitable. Mr. Sheldon seconded the motion, and it was so voted. Mr. Paxton and Jr.LWrightington retired at 8:35 P.M. IIr. George V;. aiiery, Finance Officer of the Committee on Public Safety appeared before the Board at 8:35 P.M. The Chairman read a letter recieved from the Appropriation Committee advising that the following sums of money were to be transferred to the Committee on Public Safety -Expenses Account: $400.00 from Auxiliary Fire 250.00 from Sirens 200.00 from Auxiliary Police Mr. Emery said that some items on his books had been put in the wrong accounts and in some cases amounts that had been ear narked were overdrawn. HE:: explained that while some of the accounts were dead, they might need some money for odds and ends and he therefore does not want to wipe the accounts out entirely. Mr. Sarano moved that a letter be written to the Appro- priation Committee advising that the Board of Selectmen had approved the transfers listed below as requested by the Committee on Public Safety. Mr. Locke seconded the motion, and it was so voted. $400.00 from Auxiliary Fire to Observation Tower Account; 250.00 from Sirens to the Observation Tower Account; 100.00 from Auxiliary Police to the fLeport Center Account; 100.00 from Auxiliary Police to the Medical Divsion Account; 300.00 from the %15,000.00" fund for the Report Center Account. Mr. Every retired at 8:45 P.?. Com. on Public Safety obq 1 1 195 Mr. Carroll appeared before the Board at 8:56 P.M. He said that he did not wish to make a complaint, but he was seeking advice from the Board inasmuch as he was having diffuculty accomplishing; his work with only one clerk. The Board instructed Mr. Carroll to do the work that he could and let the rest go, as the work now accumulated is a result of the additional work in connection with tho recent Town Teeting. Mr. Carroll retired at 0:05 P.I. Mr. Paxton appeared before the Board again at 9:05 P.I. He said that a request had been received for the use of Use of a room and a desk on Saturday, "pril 10, 1943 from 9:00 A.M. Hall until noon for Social Security information work. Mr. Potter moved that the use of the Selectmen's Room be used for this work. Mr. Sheldon seconded the motion, and it was so voted. Mr. Paxton said that, according to the vote of the Board of Selectmen, the street lights were to be discon- tinued mornings as of March 1, 1943. 'Through some error, the Boston Edison Company did not turn the morning lights off until one week ago. Mr. Paxton called the Edison and was told that the Town would not be billed for the period the lights were on due to the error. Street lights Mr. Paxton informed the Board that Mr. Vadebonceour of Brandon Street, Lexington, hao requested to have the two lots on Norton Street, which he purchased for "100.00 last Request August, surveyed. mr. Paxton estimated the cost of the sur- for sur- veying at approximately $15.00. vey of Mr. Potter moved that no action be taken on the request. lots Mr. Sarano seconded the motion, and it was so voted. Mr. Paxton said that he had received a call from Mr. Qusback, salesman for Diamond T. trucks. Ile has in stock one used 1941 5 -ton Mack truck which has had some very hard wear but the motor is in fairly good condition. Mr. Ousback told Mr. Paxton that he would put the truck in A-1 condition Truck for $4100.00. The Mack Truck Company believes that it might be possible for the 'Town to purchase a new truck of the 3 -ton class for $2720.00. Mr. Paxton said that he would prefer a new 3 -ton truck to a used 5 -ton truck. Mr. Potter moved that Mr. Paxton be authorized to purchase a new Mack truck of the 3 -ton class, and to apply for a priority to cover this unit, the price not to exceed 2800.00. Mr. Sheldon seconded the motion, and it was so voted. 196 Mr. Paxton discussed the matter of placing Aircraft and Motor Vehicle Property Damage Insurance. Insurance Mr. Potter moved that Mr. Paxton be authorized to place this insurance, through the office of Elmer A. Lord & Company, Mr. "heldon seconded the motion, and it was so voted. Req. for Mr. Paxton said that Munroe H. Hamilton of 66 Robbins Abatement Road had requested that the water and sewer betterment assess- ments on Lot 35 Robbins Road be abated. Mr. Paxton explained that there was a ledge there and he had looked up the request for the water and sewer. At the time the request was madq, in 1935, the lots were owned by another individual. Mr. Paxton said that Mr. Hamilton has purchased eight lots in this vicinity. Mr. Sarano moved that the request be denied and no action taken on the matter. Mr. Sheldon seconded the motion, and it was so voted. Mr. Sarano suggested that Mr. Weisinger of the Public Works Department be authorized to take his vacation now and also be allowed to use the Town tractor to plow lots in Lexington which are to be used for gardens. Mr. Paxton said that it would be `impossible for Mr. Weisinger to take his vacation at this time as he is needed in his own department. The matter was held over for one week. Mr. Paxton retired at 9:30 P.M. Mr. Morse appeared before the Board at 9:30 P.M. to dis- cuss welfare matters andr etired at 9:50 P.M. The Chairman read a letter received from Mrs. Doctor Piper complaining about shooting in the vicinity of the Center Play- ground. Mr. Potter moved that Mr. Garrity be requested to "post" Posting the playgrounds and to use his own judgment as to the extent Playgroundof the posting. Mr. Locke seconded the motion, and it was sq voted. Letter was received from Mrs. Martha Yrntas of 40 Moreland Tax Title Avenue, Lexington, offering to pay X25.00 for Lot 15 Moreland offer A.,enue. Mr. Potter moved that the offer be rejected as insufficient. Mr. Lockeseconded the motion, and it was so voted. Letter was received from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Moth relative to the appointment of a local moth superintendent. Supt. Mr. Sarano moved that Mr. John J. Garrity be appointed local moth superintendent fel, the year 1.944: Mr. Sheldon seconded the motion, and it was so voted. obsi 1 197 Letter was received from the American Municipal Asso- ciation relative to the celebration of Pan American Day on Pan American April 14, 1943. Day The Chairman stated that Mr. Ralph Nason, Librarian, had taken care of this matter last year and it was therefore decided to refer it to Mr. Nason and request that he handle it again this year. Letter was received from Dog Officer, John A. Russell reporting on the Dog Warrant received by him on June 1, 1942. Bills amounting to 416.02 were received from the Adams Press for forms ordered by T. A. Custance, Chairman of the War Transportation Committee. War Trans. Upon motion of Mr. Potter, seconded by Mr. Sarano, it bills was voted to approve the bills for payment and to charge them to the Unclassified Account - War Activities. Statement was received from the Middlesex County Selectmen's Association for membership dues in the amount of Selectmen 415.00. dues Mr. Potter moved that the bill be approved for payment and charged to the Unclassified Account. Certificate of Registration for the renewal of the Town Painter's Rigging License was received from the Depart- Painter's ment of Labor and Industries. Rigging Mr. Sarano moved that the bill in the amount of 41.00 license be approved for payment and charged to the Unclassified Account. Mr. Locke seconded the motion, and it was so voted. A bond in the sum of 41,000.00 was received from John C. Paige & Company in behalf of Eleanor M. Lowe as Clerk of the Board ofi electmen. Clerk's Mr. Potter moved that the bond be retruned and the bond insurance company instructed to prepare a bond in the sum of 41,000.00 executed on behalf of Hazel J. Murray as Clerk of the Board. Mr. Sarano seconded the motion, and it was so voted. Surety bond in the sum of $1,000.00 in behalf of Edward Constable C. Maguire as Constable in the Town of Lexington was received. bond Mr. Potter moved that the bond be approved. Mr. Sarano seconded the motion, and it was so voted. Surety bond in the sure of $1,000.00 in behalf of John C. Russell as Constable in the Town of Lexington was received. Mr. Locke moved that the bond be approved. Mr. Sheldon seconded the motion, and it was so voted. 198 Special Police Cfficers was for Upon motion: -of Mr. Potter, seconded by Mr. Sarano, it voted to appoint the following Special Police Officers a term expiring March 31, 1944. Clesson C. Schofield William S. Phillips Harold W. Josephson Joseph Tebaldi Sterling B. Wingard Samuel Doll John F. Reilly John T. Hinchey Ronald Emus Wilfred L. Dwyer A. Irving Dodge Daniel J. Andrews Samuel L. Fardy G. Webb Rogers Christen Bentsen Samuel W. Wellington Richard P. Jackson Victor H. Harmon Lewis F. Willard Kenneth P. Kelley, Sr. Clayton F. Beach John A. Rodes Fred D. Wells John A. Hinchey Irving L. Moore Louis Rosendorn Myron Clifton Graffam Ransom A. Norris Walter H. North Walter C. Smith, Jr. Harold L. Tyler Ira A. Rix Charles E. Rice William J. Endres Lincoln C. Higgins William H. Lyon David Govan Joseph S. Johnson William E. Myers Hymen Marcus Ralph L. Cook Arthur R. Linfield Horace G. Dearborn H. Raymond purling George V. Ryan Lawrence Husted Sidney U. Robbins Cyril V. Seymour David Goldberg Randall 'N. Richards Ian D. Flemming Fortis E. Hart James E. Cook Joseph A. Moretti George E. Wheatley John McCammond Charles Franks John A. Sellars Joseph L. VanSteenburgh Edward F. Kleinberg Clayton Sullivan George H. Spellenberg Robert H. Daly Everett Chapman Arthur R. Hood Henry Gnade Lancelot B. Cooper Axel Sorensen David A. 'grown James H. Snowden Gerald C. Turner Clifford D. Fleming Donald Manley Walter E. Beckford Edward B. Cass John H. Thompson Keir G. Burnell Clarence H. Macintosh Neil McIntosh Edmund A.' ebb .: Glenn s. Cutter William F. Boyle Carl R. Arvidson Arnold P. Bradford David P. Wilson Philip B. Parsons William E. Maloney Clarence E. MacPhee William G. Rogerson Ralph E. Cox George E. Foster Allen W. Rucker George F. Taylor John A. Holm Eleazer P Greening Caywood Greening Malcolm H. Clifford Charles A. Finney David A. Brown T. D. Cunningham Richard E. Truesdell Arthur W. Richardson 1 199 Andrew Dreselly Francis D. Flanagan Donald M(Oti.iler John E. Barrett Melville W. Webb James J. Waldron Arthur W. Lee Willaim John Baskin Eugene A. Acheson Joseph B. Grinnell Frederic W. Fenerty George F. Smith John Melquist Ralph L. Bullock Frederick W. Shaw Henry P. Meade George F. Fardy Charles 0. Goodwin Stanley E. Chapin Fred A. Valente Clarence E. McElman John Lamont Vernon C. Page William J. Marshall Henry C. Cotton Lawrence E. Stone R. Malcolm Scott Gaetano Buttaro illiam J. Hanna William A. Templeton Edward R. Sarkisian Theodore Richards Mattola Clifford M. Martin Kenneth W. Dow Thomas Robinson Victor N. Rochette Jerome W. Carmichael Hugh :. Nylander James V. Walsh Wilfred L. Morris Charles L. Dwyer Charles 'R . Rudd Clifton F. Barrows Rosario J. Ciccolo Lloyd L. Faulkingham Janes C. Shaw John Durfwe Bert, -an P. Curtin Vernon Jones Frank B. Custance Lawrence M. Butler Edwin F. Parker David H. Eaton Anthony Rochette James F. McKinney Robert A. MacAyeal Charles D. Allen John F. Dowd Daniel J. Coakley, Jr. David ArnoldRix Fred +5. Bodge George S. Zittle Keith L. MacLean Edward Abrams Upon motion of Mr,, Locke, Seconded by was voted to grant the following licenses: William Viano 1794 Mass. Ave. Sunday movies Arthur H. McLearn 1387 Mass. Ave. Auctioneer F. C. Hubley 3 Stetson Street Auctioneer Precision Products Co., Marrett Rd. 8-'.'daltham St. Denatured Alcohol The Board considered the application of George E. Odell of 5 Meadow Brook Street for a Second Class Dealer's license. Upon motion of Mr. Potter, seconded by Mr. Locke, it was voted not to grant the license as this would be carrying on a business in a residential zone which would therefore come under the jurisdiction of the Board of Appeals. Upon motion of Mr. Potter, seconded by Mr. Sarano, it wat voted to make the following appointments for the year ending March 31, 1944. Animal Inspector Dr. Chester L. Blakely Board of Appeals C. Edward Glynn Mr. Sheldon,, it 200 Board of Appeals (Associate Members) Board of Health Agents Building Inspector Burial Agents Clerk, Selectmen Constable (Under Ch. 41 Sec. 91A) Dental Clinic Dog Officer Fence Viewers Field Drivers Forest Warden (Appointed 116/43) Gemmel Legacy Income, Trustees (Acting with Dept. of Public '+elfare) Health Health Lockup Inspector Officer Keeper Measurers of Wood, Bark and Manure Milk Inspector Moth Department, Supt. Odorless Cart, Charge of Old Age Assistance Bureau Old Age Assistance Bureau, Agent Park Superintendent Harold F. Lombard - Lester T. Redman J. Milton Brown Walter C. Ballard Hazel J. Murray Dr. Howard R. Carley (Met. State Hospital) William A. Cann Alice F. McCarthy. Ralph H. Marshall Hazel J. Murray Charles E. Moloy Mrs. Irving Yellend Mrs. Frank. Hudson Thomas S. Grindle John A. Russell Stanley A.. Higgins Clayton F. Beach Edward C. Maguire John C. Russell Roy A. Cook Mrs. George W. Emery Mr. George V. Morse John Lamont Dr. Victor N. Rochette Serg't John A. Russell Harold I. Wellington Jacob Bierenbroodspot John Lamont. John J. Garrity Peter Canessa George C. Sheldon Errol F. Locke Luther R. Putney George V. Morse John J. Garrity 21, 1 1 1 Posture Clinic Mrs. Steele Lindsay Mrs. Robert Moore Mrs. Edith M. Kelley Miss Margaret Kettell Miss Margaret 'oyes Public Weighers William E. MIulliken Arthur J. Rivet, Jr. Harold I. )+el_lington Public Welfare Agent George V. Morse Agent of the Selectmen to a dminister Soldiers' Relief, Military and State Aid George V. Morse Registrar of Voters Slaughter Inspector Supt. Public 4orks Town Counsel Town Engineer Town Physician Wire Inspector The meeting; adjourned at 10:25 P.M. A true record, Attest: Cl rk Geo. H. Lowe (3 7rs . 3/31/46) Malcolm H. Clifford (3 yrs. 3/21/45) George Whiting William C. Paxton S. R. Wrightington John T. Cosgrove Dr. Victor N. Rochette Louis W. Bills 201