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SELECTMEN'S MEETING
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October 23, 1944
A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held
in the Selectmen' s Room, sown Office Building, on Monday
evening, uctober 23, 1944 at 7:30 P.M. Chairman Locke,
Messrs . Potter, Sarano and uhel=on were present. The
Clerk was also present. The members were notified of this
meeting by a notice mailed October 18, 1944.
At 7:30 P.M. Mr. James J. Carroll, Zown Clerk,
appeared before the Board for the drawin , of three Jurors :
Jurors Mr. Julius Seltzer, Tailor, 9 Belfry Terrace, was
drawn to serve on Civil Business , First Session, at
Cambridge, Monday, December 4, 1944.
Mr . uy Chace, 10 Meriam St. , was drawn to serve
on Civil business , Second Session, at Cambridge, Monday
December 4, 1944. Mr. Chace is a Salesman.
Mr. Frank L. Cochrane, 21 Cliffe Avenue, Insulation
Salesman, was drawn to serve on Criminal Business, First
Session, at Cambridge, December 4, 1944.
!Ale. Carroll retired at 7 :40 P.M.
Mr. Paxton appeared before the Board.
Fence & He said that he had checked with the Chain Link
Backstop Fence Company, and was advised that the backstop would
cost $400.00, making the net cost of the fence $4,140.00,
and the appropriation approved by town Meeting was $4,000.00.
Mr. Paxton said that he and Mr. Garrity met with a 'Ir.
Wellman of the War Production Board and the first step
is to make out a form for permission to do the con.'truction.
This authorization has nothing to do with the availability
of materials . After permission has been secured then
the company can do the work with whatever materials
they have in stock. The Chain Link Fence Company has
the fence, but not in N ,mber 9, therefore, they must make
out another application for permission to manufacture the
Number 0 fabric, and the chances are that this will not
be granted.
Mr. Paxton said that if the aut.aorization to do the
work is obtained, the Chain Link Fence company could start
with setting up the fence posts. However, the Board still
felt that if the Number 9 gauge wire cannot be obtained
the project should be held over until the Number 9
gauge can e obtained
The Chairman sug`es '-Pd that Mr. Paxton proceed with
the application, but no transfer oe requested until it
is definite whether or not the work can be done.
Clark req. The Chairman read a letter received from the War
Water Price and Rationing Board relative to a letter addressed
Service. to the Town by one Walter P. Clark, 27 Circle Road,
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Lexington, Mr. Clark was requesting the installation
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of a water service to his house.
Mr. Paxton said that Mr. Clark wanted water piped
to his house approximately 1,000 feet from Tiillcrest
Avenue. Mr. Paxton explained to Mr. Clark that in
order to obtain a water main he would have to secure the
signatures of all the &-utters, and if he were not able
to do this, he would have toy a for the installation
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of the service which would cost around $1,000.00.
This was two years ago, and Mr. Paxton has heard nothing
further since.
The Chairman asked Mr. Paxton to acknowledge Mr.
Clark' s letter, and he agreed to do so.
Upon motion of Mr. Sheldon, seconded by Mr. Sarano,
it was voted to sign the deed, which has been approved Colonial
by Mr. Wrightington, to the Colonial Beacon Oil Company Beacon Oil
of the right to lay an oil pipe line through a gravel Company
pit in East Lexington, on which the Town has a tax title. Deed to
Gravel pit
The Chairman said that he had received a petition
signed by twenty-nine residents in the vicinity of Ivan Petition for
Street requesting the Town to provide water to flood a Flooding
skating rink constructed on Lot 184 and located on Ska*int Rink
the corner of Bernard and Ivan Streets, and owned by Berneti &
Ernest E. Outhet. According to the petition, the Ivan Sts.
petitioners will prepare the lot for flooding, and will
be willing to render whatever assistance necessary.
Mr. Potter moved that this petition be brought to
the attention of the ire Department, and their cooperation
requested. Mr. Sheldon seconded the motion, and it was
so voted.
At the close of the meeting, the Chairman telephoned
Mr. George W. Emery, Chief Engineer of the Board of Fire
Engineers, relative to the above petition. Mr. Emery
said that he was very willing to cooperate, and would
approve flooding the skating rink.
Mr. Paxton retired at 7:55 P.M.
The board gave further consideration to Mr. John R.
Marques ' offer of x¢300.00 for Lot 9A, Tower Road, Lexington,
Massachusetts. A proposal to sell this lot was advertised
in the October 19, 1944 issue of the Lexington Minute- Sell Lot
Man. No persons contacted the Selectmen' s Office as a OA
result of the advertisement. Tower Rd.
Mr. Sheldon moved that the offer be accepted, and
that Lot 9A, Tower Road, Lexington, be sold and conveyed
to Mr. iaarques. Mr. Sarano seconded the motion, and it
was so voted.
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The Board gave further consideration to Mr. Francis
M. Loud's offer of 6300.00 for Lots 110 and 111, Oakland
Sell Lots Avenue, Lexingi n, ,'lassachusetts. A proposal to sell
110 & 111 these lots was advertised in the October 19, 1944 issue
Oakland Ave. of the Lexington Minute-Man. No persons contacted the
Selectmen 's Office as a result of the advertisement.
Upon further consideration of these particular lots,
Mr. Sarano moved that they be sold and conveyed to Mr.
Loud for the sum of $200.00, rather than $300.00, the
amount offered by Mr. Loud. Mr. Sheldon seconded the
motion, and it was so voted.
The Chairman read a letter from Malcolm H. Clifford,
Commander, Lexington Auxiliary Police, advising that the
organization had voted to continue, even though the
Committee on Public Safety has been disbanded. He
further stated that several members of the Auxiliary
Police had expressed a desire to secure some of the guns
Held Over. purchased for the Auxiliary Police, and he would like
to know at what price and i'.nder what conditions the members
could purchase these guns and ammunition.
It was decided to hold the matter over one week, and
to invite Commander Clifford and Chief nycroft to meet
with the Board to discuss the matter further.
The Chairman read a letter from Edwin B. Worthen
advising that there is on deposit in the Lexington Savings
Bank, under Trustees of Public Trusts, Cemetery Funds,
a total principal of $27,035.00 represented by 206
separate accounts.
Application was received from Mr. B. V. Borngesser,
President of the Hancock Church Tandem Club, requ@sting
Use of Hall the use of Cary Memorial fall on Friday evening, March
16, 1945, from 8:00 P.M. to 10:00 P.M. for the purpose
of conducting a concert.
Mr. Potter moved that the use of the hall be granted,
subject to a charge of $25.00. Mr. Sheldon seconded the
motion, and it was so voted.
Application was received from Eleanor Perry
requesting the use of Cary Memorial Hall on Tuesday
Use of evening, October 31, 1944 for a rehersal of the Choral
Hall Society, whose conce- t is to be considered as one of
the Cary Lectures.
Mr. Potter moved that the use of the hall be
granted, free of charge. Mr. Sarano seconded the motion,
and it was so voted.
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Application was received frcam Dr. Howard W. Newell
for the admission of Elizabeth Ann MacLaren to the MacLaren
Middlesex County Sanatorium. Applc'n for
Mr. Potter moved that the application be approved. Si .a
Mr. Sheldon seconded the motion, and it was so voted.
The Clerk informed the Board that under the provisions Revision
of Sec. 1 of Ch. 215 of the Acts of 1929 it is required of
that boundaries of precincts shall be reviewed and if need bq,
wholly or partly revised or the number of precincts Precincts
changed by the Selectmen in December, once in five years,
or in December of any year when so directed by vote of
a representative town meeting not later than T'ovember
30th of that year. This Act became effective by acceptance
of the Town in 1929. It.would appear that in December
of 1944, the Selectmen should consider the revision of
precincts.
In discussing the matter with Mr. Carroll, the
Board felt that it would be well to defer action at
this time on any revision because of the fact thet it is
not known from what precinct the servicemen may register,
when and if they do so, after discharge from the service.
It was decided to ask Mr. Wrightington for his opinion
on this subject.
The Clerk informed the Board that Mr. Walter Sands Use of
had requested the use of the Selectmen's Room, October Selectmen's
29, 1944, for a meeting of the Republican Club. Room
Mr. Potter moved that the use of the room be granted.
Mr. Sarano seconded the motion, and it was so voted.
The meeting adjourned at 8:25 P.M.
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