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MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE LAW COMMITTEE
HELD MAY 1, 1950
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A meeting of the Law Committee of the Town of Reading was
duly held in the Assessor' s Room in the Municipal Building on
Monday, May 1, 1950 at 9;00 o' clock P.M., notice of such meeting
having been forwarded to each of such members giving the time
and place thereof.
There were present Kenneth C. Latham, Joseph D. Knight,
Harold B. Currell, and James E. Calvin.,being a majority of
the Law Committee. There was also present Melvin S. Crosby
representing the School Committee.
The Chairman called the meeting to order.
The Minutes of the previous meeting were not read as they
were not available.
Melvin S. Crosby was duly elected Secretary pro tem for this
meeting.
Samuel H. Davis was nominated as a candidate for Town
Counsel for the ensuing year and upon motion duly made by Mr.
Currell and seconded by Mr. Knight , Mr. Davis was unanimously
chosen Town Counsel for the term ending April 15, 1951.
Mr. Davis thereafter was present at the meeting and reported
to the Committee relative to the settlement of two small damage
claims.
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First ; the claim of John Twomey, 3 Mt. Vernon Street,
Reading amounted to $25.00. Mr. Davis reported that Mr.
Twomey' s car was damaged by an employee of the Public Works
Department who found it necessary to move the automobile in
order to allow the unloading of granite curbing from a trailer
truck on Linden Street, corner of Mt. Vernon Street . Twomey' s
automobile rolled backwards and the front door flew open and
came in contact with a maple tree, springing the door hinges
and damaging the car.
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to
authorize the Town Counsel to settle the claim for $25.00.
Second; Mr. Davis reported that a claim had been made
by Eleanor M. Lyman fm damage to an automobile owned by her
while parked on Main Street on September 19, 1949. On this
occasion while the Public Works Department was blasting ledge
for water service pipe, a piece of rock struck the side of the
Hose House and carommed off hitting the right front door of the
Plymouth Sedan owned by the claimant , damaging the automobile
to the extent of $7.12.
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to
authorize the settlement of this claim for $7.12 provided the
Town has no insurance coverage on claim of this nature.
Mr. Davis also reported that the land damage case of
Ralph F. Heselton was on the April Jury List for trial at
Lowell and that he had made a settlement upon the following
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basis and requested the committee to approve the
terms of settlement . The Town is to pay Ralph
F. Heselton the sum of $'7500. in full settlement
of his damages from which sum the amount due the
Woburn Co-Operative Bank, Mortgagee is to be paid
and the balance to be turned over to Heselton.
The Town is to give a revocable lease to Ralph F.
Heselton of the land which the Town acquired from
him at an annual rental of $200.00 with a pro-
vision that the same may be cancelled by either
party giving to the other a ninety day written
notice of such intention to cancel , such lease to
provide that at the termination thereof Heselton
is to have the privilege of removing his buildings
from the leased land entirely at his own cost and
expense.
The matter of the Town acquring the 2 1/2
acres still owned by Heselton was discussed by the
Cormtittee but no action was taken thereon.
No further business being brought before the
meeting, it was upon motion duly made and seconded,
VOTED: To adjourn.
Adjourned.
Attest:
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