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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1948-02-24 271 S1';LL CTI. r'..> ..1YL 1 IP.T Februar: 24, 1.948 A regular reetin,,, of the Board of Selectmen as held in the Selectmen' s Hoom or Tuesaey evenir�, February 24, 1948. The e were present Chairman Paxton, Lessrs . Ioe4 P, Dr. iscoll, '�rrcru and =av The C1P ri- was also nre.oent An app lic tion - s received fro. the U S Array Zecruiting :Cervice for permission to occupy Use of one mora in the Barnes Ih overt ; for an indefinite Barnes period from Februa r- .4, 1948 Lr Driscoll moved Property that tae use of the room it the D, rnes Property for for _ ecruitir., parr,osea r _ cjntinuea n an Recruiting indefinite basis r..r Loc d Sc ,undea the I.Jtion, to be and it ;as so voted. continued At 7 30 P.1 . the Board of Selectr..el/, acting; as a Board of Survey, declares the ha. rin open ' upon the petition of Ddti;ard Hi.. gins and Henry S hopper for approval .,f a plan and rofile cf Ingleside Road Lr. Henry Duffy and Mr Luke Lay t ere the only persons present at the heerin.; A notice of the hedrind , as read by the Chairman. The Ch irraan explained the purpose of the hdarin_, ;rid anfcrrlr•d those present that the plan and profile nas been approved by the PlannirlF- Board Lr. Dui f1 „ sked if this particular road is an interval of the general plan and Mr. Locke repli_ d in the affirm tive . The Chai roan asked if the Do - rd h- d _n que tions and taerr ; ere no .e TTFon notion of Lr. Loc .e sec-nded b- L:r. Driscoll , it s voted to alprove tAe plan and profile of In. leside Roo , Loxi_n, ton, Lass , Scales Horizontal 1" = 40 ' , TTert lcle 1" - 4' , Feb- ruary 0, 1948 , Albert ., Miller, ;il: ur C. .P lander, Civil Engineers nd .,Hr. vevors, Lexinton, ...asp. It vas voted to si n rrn reement wherHby Anna L. Svord of Arlin ton will cauOC rer a real in e uit #14536 to be dismi., _ed The hearin as deal ed closed at 7 45 P.I. . and 1r Duffy reti -ed . 272 1 hr . Mat' asked the Boa] d. if the Board of Survey would ap_ rove a proposed layout of his tract of land adjacent to the ITurseries and si. ,n an agree- Luke May ment even though he doesn't intend to o ahead with I re this development for probably ten Nears. The Chair- proposed man informed Mr Lay that the Board would check with layout the Town Counsel Mr May retired at 7 50 P.M. and agreement The Chairman read a letter from American Legion Stanley Iiill Post roque tiny permission to conduct a paper drive on Sunday, March 7th, the proceeds Paper of which are to b used to purchase equipment for the Drive Lexington Drum and Bugle Corps The Clerk was instructed to advise the Legion that unfortunately an application has been received from a paper drive on April 11th and the Board is of the opinion that drives should be separated by a period of two months. However, if they desire a permit for a drive the first of June or some later date the Board would be glad to consider it. At 8 05 P.M. Mr. James McDonald of the Boston Edison Company met with the Board . hr. McDonald presented a letter signed by John T. Ward , Vice President , requesting permission for the clearance of brush and trees in the street at the wire crossing to a width of 250 feet but at present they will only clear such brush and trees over a width of Easement 130 feet Stumps will be cleared on this 130' width for trans- as the Board has requested. The letter further stated that after the line has been constructed mission line shrubbery and evergreens, other than pine , will be to be planted on private property in the crossings where the owner wishes, approximately 15 to 20 feet from granted the inner ede of the sidewalk on both sides and on such wire crossings where the company has per- mission from owners from whom they have obtained easements for the line. The Chairman asked the Board if there were any questions and there were none. Upon motion of Mr Emery, seconded by Mr. Gay, it was voted to grant the Boston Edison Co. petitions for permission to erect or construct a line for the transmission of electricity for lighting, hearing or power under and across the following public way or ways of the town 273 Lowell Street, at a location approximately 805 feet south of North Street. North Street, at a location approximately 250 feet west of Lowell Street. Cambridge-Concord Hi:_7„hway, at a location approximately 95 feet west of vreston Street. Lincoln Street, at a location approximately 1790 feet west of veston Street. ood Street , at a location approximatelyr 2210 feet northwest of Massachusetts Avenue. At the junction of M,a,s3achusetts Avenue , Marrett Street and Marrett Road. Bedford Street , at a location approximately 920 et southeast of PTinter Street. Grove Street , at a locution approximately 3430 feet southeast of the Lexington-Bedford Line. These petitions were aoproved subject to the terms of lir. .;ard' s letter dated February 24, 1948. Mr. McDonald retired at 8 10 P.L . The Chairman read a letter irom the Planning Board stating that they could see no valid objection to grantinv. the Boston & 1aine petition for a license to operate buses on the Concord Turnpike between the Lexington and Arlington line Mr. Driscoll moved that the petition be granted and a license issued to the Boston & IdaineTransportation Company to operate Bus permit motor vehicles for the carriaue of passengers for granted hire beginning at the Lexington-Lincoln town line via Route #2 (Concord Turnpike ) to the Lexington- Arlington line in either direction. Lr Emery seconded the motion, and it was so voted. The Chairman read a letter from Paul Gifford Anglim asking the Board to give f“rther consideration to his request for the possible use of Cary Memorial Building for a sumider stock theatre. Mr. Emery moved that kr. Anglin be advised that after careful considerationn the Board decided not to take any different action than was taken at a previous meetinL. kr. Gay seconded the motion, and it was so voted. A report was received from Mr. DeFoe relative to a communication to theBoard from Alfred P. Tropeano, attorney for Emmanuele Cosica , who slipped 274 1.4 on the sidewalk at 1775 Massachusetts Avenue. The Clerk was instructed to forward Mr. Tropeano' s letter and Mr. DeFoe' s report to the Town Counsel. A letter was received from the Town Counsel relative to the widening of Waltham Street from Massachusetts Avenue to Vine Brock Road. In the order of taking damages were awarded by the County Commissioners to the following persons and in the following amounts Harry M. Aldrich 13 ,000 00 Ellen E. Locke 382. 50 Minnie B, Stevenson 250 .00 Emily Franks 103 .70 Charles H. Franks 103 .70 CatholicClub 175. 00 Mr. Lynch said in his letter that at an Adjourned Town Meeting held on March 26, 1928, the sum of 13 , 910.00 was appropriated to compromise the petition of Harry M Aldrich, and on May 1, 1928, a check in that amount was issued and forwarded to him. Mr. Lynch said that there is no record of any other damages having been paid and presumably the awards of the County Commissioners are still outstanding The Chairman called Mr. Lynch who advised him that on these particular damages the individuals cannot gu to court and collect, but the Town has a moral obligation to pay the present owners. He said they could go to court and base their claim on the lack of entry made in 1928 which might give them more money in the long run. Mr Locke asked if the awards would go to the present owners and the Chairman replied in the affirmative, that the damages bo to the land instead of the owners. The Chairman said th t a sum of money must be included to equal the claims when the Town votes the money for widening Waltham Street. He suggested changing the amount to 213 ,400. It was decided to add X1,000 to the appropriation and to so advise the Appropriation Committee. The Chairman read a letter from the Navy Club of U S. A. requesting permission to place on exhibition a mobile war exhibit which is mounted on a large truck and trailer. The Clerk was in- structed to write the Commandant of the First ' Naval District to determine whether ur not this organization is s onsored by the Navy and request any information that may be available on the subject. 275 II An application was received from the Lexington Field & Garden Club requesting permission to conduct a meeting in Estabrook Hall on Monday evening, April 5, 1948 , from 8;00 to 9-30 P.M. Lir. Gay moved that the use of the hall be granted free of charge. Mr. Driscoll seconded the motion, and it was so voted. Upon motion of Mr. Emery , seconded by hr. Locke, it was voted to grant the foliowint, licenses Licenses Johnson Pontiac Co . 1st Class Agent' s License 7 Mass. Avenue (Moved from 9 ' Mass. Avenue) L:a,ran Motor Sales Co. 2nd Class Agent ' s License 97 Mass. Avenue William Viano Sunday Movies The Chairman informed the Board that Mr. DeFoe and Mr. Walker have received a request from the Taxpayer' s Association to appear at the President' s home Wednesday evening to discuss budgets. He asked if it was the wish of the Board of Selectmen that these employees attend. !:r Gay said that if budgets were to be discussed he thought that they should be discussed with theBoard of Selectmen. Mr Driscoll said he thought the Selectmen' s 400_: was the place for such a meeting Mr. Locke questioned the reason for inviting the Town Accountant and what his interest might be. The Chair- man said that the Association is not too gracious or they would have contacted the Board of Selectmen first. Mr. Emery said that he and the Chairman thought the Association should see Mr DeFoe during woring hours and with the Board of Selectmen The Chairman telephoned Mr. Sheldon who agreed to hold the meeting in the Selectmen' s Room on Tdiursdag evening, February 26th, at which time the Board of Selectmen would be present. The Chairman reported that he had a conference with Mr. Lynch and based on this conference Er Lynch is willing to withdraw his resiunation as Town Counsel. The Chairman said that he feels that it is assumed that the Board will go along with an a» 2ointnent for 1948 up to Larch, 1949. The Chairman said that he also Town advised Er. Trrightington of this change. Counsel Withdraws Resigna- tion 1 2'76 s pi. ld I At 9-00 P.M. the followine, members of the Patriots' Day Committee met with the Board Messes Bashian, Brucdi, Foley, Frothingham, I. cCormack and Seltzer. A lengthy discussion was held and members of the lqth of April Committee presented the argument that it would be impossible to have an afternoon parade unless more money were appropriated. The Chairman informed the group that the Board would discuss the budget a ain and he also advised him that the Selectmen and the Appropriation Committee do not make the final decision , that Town Meeting can either raise or lower the amounts recommended The group retired at 10 05 P.M. The Board considered the matter and upon motion of Er. Driscoll, seconded by Mr. Gay, it was voted that the 19th of April Patriots' Day budget be revised to the amount of 11, 500 . The meeting adjourned at 10 :15 P.M. A true record, Attest II ;Y�� t e electmen. Ji 0- t + 1` ' 1