HomeMy WebLinkAbout1932-12-27Flanni.r,g Loard Meeting
Lece-b,i r 27, 1932
ri ^7eeting of the F1 n ,"r�, Bo:.rd w, -,C held In the Gonference Boor, of
the 'To'ir--n Cffice 3uildling, "uesday, L'ecerbe_- 27, 193`-'. at V:OC F. i . lr'essrs.
'n , 1,? ff y' 1C: Lchelbe '"er'e present. i:r. Ross, 'Ir GOSgrOVe and
the secreta -l- t 7a lsa ilr9sent.
Foss, `yup-r_nter_dent of tre ,later & Se'r-er Le paxtment, came be-
fore f -17e, 01_rd to C;i'CL:.ss the .'~.atter of S--l'6r rentals and presented a list
sh,or;ate':h t ct?er to -r.:, r;.redot-.,, in regard to this. Lexington has a seater
rental of 25' of ureter rl-. es ar_d new 9�-Per entrance fee. VaItham
is the oray ca_ty arcm;nd that has an entrance fee. e?rrer rentals go into
the .everrae Account. For 1931 se��er rentals amounted to X3,343.14 on 640
services and of that ar-ount only ,-1268.00 has been collected. There is no
]en on se,,,!er rf>ntals and ^:e peon'--- do not nc.y them. Pair. Foss stated that
'
he recor^r^ends th,rt the se-.rer• rent, 1 charge
be done
affray with. '.';nether•
the n? .-r is used or lawns or for ne .reraCe
you have
to pa- 25 / of it as a
sevrer rental chane. Fsople v;ho have paid set^,ler rental bills In such cases
did ao under- pretest and tsere are lots of people who do not pay any rental.
T for of a, a, ',ith the s t r rental charge is
1hi`� :i?hi ilii ?rial. rf'a3O'i r �? ,. r -,J t:r�.. ?, E+, este •,n e
because it cantct '^e collectod. If 9.t is put on the original- assess!rent,
It will beco^e a lien >ld ca__i l;e co] lected.
re i s a" =rems a? rropl_,ti_. n to ta'.,e care of sewer
maintenance
but r -OCs - tc t1— Gen-r,+l },evemae rc coni t. In 1931 the maln
tenance of ti--- re,,r,r syste- v -els X8555.91 and the rental charge does not
1�alf Tw, j for the maintenance. Besides tris maintenance cost,the etropolita.n
Tax itJas N , C. 75 *^•'j,_ .O'r! is nal r7 to the
t`a the time the ser-er rentals !'rere, StaTte�� t�,e bettermerii WC only
,
w.50 iron'- foot for f s- s^ ,srent and nm -it is twee times as larfTe
L.-X1nrtca has no entranco f e, tl.e recpl nay for the entire cost of i.n-
s.ta:lli-ne the servi"ce r=;ic': is an estimate and paid in advance.
E s•_s'tie '_f the oar
3 d of }Ier:lth could not force an entrance to
the s� er, �r. i:ocs t ted that t er could only do so in the c -se of a
rubliciuisance, "Xin;,-ton is one of four to;'!ns who have sewer rentals
an,, f<,eading is .,corse off than Lexir (,ton in collecting then-:,
;r. Ross state:' t1,9,t ':e had talked with "r. Povrers, former Supt.
of Sewer Lepart :ent '.n "altham, Tho told hirr that he had tal'red with i+r.
&.ddell of the stat' an'. there r•,as no v;ay of collecting set^,er rental
c-car~es. ,,,ir. Er-ery said 'rle felt tY_<_t exirgton should not do avray
th Sc
s
re -awls if there an^ possible ;.ate,* of collecting then_:,
,In,'. thought it part of the Tot,an Jounsel's �r-or'- to find a � ay to do so.
r, L, stat,e<'. that he t',�ought it �.Prould be good policy to develop
r-altenar_ce c _artre for every 7rind of service, and thinks there should
be some ^.a r to 'za?le t:r,e matter of se-,-T-.r rental-
111 ,e cemeteries. !"Then
a a rson a lot, an ar.ount -acle up of x .50 per squ, re foot is placed
In a fund for th.e rnetual ::are of the lot. 'ie also suggested that the
3oard stud-; the records of certain_ toliins end see if something can be worked
out, for a flat rate or. services.
Foss sta!;ed that the raintenance charge as high the last year
or t1.1ro due to the extra vrork that has been done on the trunk line sewer.
It rras u.,anir^,c7asly Jrotec to have i�,r. Ross confer �,rith the Town
Jou~sr'l_ ,,kith res-ect to the possi y of passing a law or other,°rise cov-
erin l !,he se.,!:'er
Th,� °a have neer
a' cnt tv.,els _-i-:
inst2llations this year. The entr,,rce
1; ss inqui.rc
fee does not tare
care of future
--ears of use. The To,,,.,nEngineer stated
'
that he tal'<-ed
,,2th the Torn ;ounsel
who slid cannot build up a fund
cost is r
service
for ^aintcr_ance
you
in )ntl ,ation
of future expendi':ures.
a flat rate
E s•_s'tie '_f the oar
3 d of }Ier:lth could not force an entrance to
the s� er, �r. i:ocs t ted that t er could only do so in the c -se of a
rubliciuisance, "Xin;,-ton is one of four to;'!ns who have sewer rentals
an,, f<,eading is .,corse off than Lexir (,ton in collecting then-:,
;r. Ross state:' t1,9,t ':e had talked with "r. Povrers, former Supt.
of Sewer Lepart :ent '.n "altham, Tho told hirr that he had tal'red with i+r.
&.ddell of the stat' an'. there r•,as no v;ay of collecting set^,er rental
c-car~es. ,,,ir. Er-ery said 'rle felt tY_<_t exirgton should not do avray
th Sc
s
re -awls if there an^ possible ;.ate,* of collecting then_:,
,In,'. thought it part of the Tot,an Jounsel's �r-or'- to find a � ay to do so.
r, L, stat,e<'. that he t',�ought it �.Prould be good policy to develop
r-altenar_ce c _artre for every 7rind of service, and thinks there should
be some ^.a r to 'za?le t:r,e matter of se-,-T-.r rental-
111 ,e cemeteries. !"Then
a a rson a lot, an ar.ount -acle up of x .50 per squ, re foot is placed
In a fund for th.e rnetual ::are of the lot. 'ie also suggested that the
3oard stud-; the records of certain_ toliins end see if something can be worked
out, for a flat rate or. services.
Foss sta!;ed that the raintenance charge as high the last year
or t1.1ro due to the extra vrork that has been done on the trunk line sewer.
It rras u.,anir^,c7asly Jrotec to have i�,r. Ross confer �,rith the Town
Jou~sr'l_ ,,kith res-ect to the possi y of passing a law or other,°rise cov-
erin l !,he se.,!:'er
it^C
vot�ra
1; ss inqui.rc
of
Vewton
and other
'
sir -.filar to.rrs
•-lat
';heir- a,Te nive
cost is r
service
for ^aintcr_ance
an,1 s_r_' --*,P �-x,
n7tcn ca.nnc + _^<av,
a flat rate
' nstea�i
of the
25p of the
a+ter rate s .
r
T111. nenti,n
c-
S a iournsd
at 1C:10
Lespectfull,r*
t_t
sn pitted,
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REPORT OF THE PLANNING BOARD FOR THE YEAR 1932
Early in the year the Board was called upon once more to consider
the extension of Sherman Street throughto Oakland Street and again the
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Board felt constrained to affirm its earlier recommendation that this
extension be not endorsed until it could also be extended in the opposite
direction to a proper junction with Woburn Street and in any event, the
cost would be so great that neither extension could be made until the
demand was more imperative, and until the town could better afford to
do the work.
Considerable time was also devoted to the matter of development
in the region of the East Lexington meadows in conjunction with the
work in the same district of the Town of Arlington. Further recommenda-
tions will be made a a future date in the same connection.
Petition for approval of layout for development.upon the petition
44 of Frank W. Perkins in East Lexington and petition of Harry E. Johnson
for development of the so-called "Brick Village" near the Arlington
line were heard and both reported upon adversely.
Much time was devoted to the consideration of the adaptability
of the O'Connell land at the junction of Woburn Street and Mass. Avenue
for a fire station, and while the Chief of the Fire Department desired
a larger plot and the Selectmen found it did not contain sufficient
land for recreational purposes, the Planning Board is still of the
belief that the site is well suited for the purpose and will easily
carry a station that would be as large as the Town could afford to
build, and leave room for any necessary recreational facilities needed.
It is felt that Lexington cannot afford to be too ambitious in this
direction at this time.
The Board is actively considering the development likely to take
place In and about this area.
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The work of the Planning Board during the past year has been quite
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varied with many lines of activity acted upon at the various meetings.
The question of planting a Town Forest of approximately twenty
acres was considered very fully early in the year, and at the suggestion
of the Planning Board, the Board of Selectmen have agreed to recommend
this, and it only awaits the vote of the Town at our 1933 annual meet-
Ing to bring this into effect. These Town Forests are planted with
trees supplied gratuitously by the State and are administered by a group
of three unpaid commissioners and should add greatly to the beauty of
the Town, and will supply trees for transplanting along our highways
and in our parks at very small expense. It is proposed that these
trees be planted by our unemployed on areas suitable for such growth.
The twenty acres need not necessarily be in one plot. The final loca-
tion is still to be determined and the commissioners to direct thse
forests will be arranged for. In this connection, the Planning Board
hopes before long to secure a nursery in which we can start trees to
replace and increase the plantings in our public land.
The Planning Board has felt the need of additional engineering
services to permit of the development of a plan for a comprehensive
system of main ways in the undeveloped areas of the town consistent
with the requirements of the design of the ultimate sewerage system.
Not only should the development of these areas be fixed by an orderly
development of a street system but these streets should be so located
In harmony with the sewerage plan so that excessive costs for takings
may be avoided and opportunity for recovery by betterment assessments
may be afforded.. We are now being assisted In securing this much needed
data, by employing some engineers secured through the Emergency Plann-
ing & Research Corporation.
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