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200 in the office. Now there is 96ne with time to examine plans and specifications submitted by the consultants to see that they do indeed conform with the requirements of the Town. McSweeney stated that we now pay $131,000 for consultants. The Town may also have to pay for repairs where it is impossible to fix responsibility for failures; for example, the Philip road sewer has sunk, and it is not yet agreed whether the sewer contractor or the road contractor is at fault. He feels that with adequate Town inspection this could have been determined or prevented. Art. 5 — Selectmen voted to allot chis year's Chapter 90 funds to Lowell St. (from Maple to Woburn St. ) and to use any extra money to construct some part of Worthen Rd. on town—owned land. The Ch. 879- (7 et money allocated to Lowell St. can be used later for another street; the town won't lose it. It will lose Ch. 90 money if not voted by Town Meeting now. Art. 8 Lateral sewers • Woburn St. $40,000 State will reconstruct street Hartwell Ave. 12,000 Worthen Rd. 10,000 $62,000 Unless Woburn St. sewer is put in now, dry, Town will not be able to put it in for five years. Worthen Rd. sewer will involve one cut across Worthen Itd. from pumping station, then along Worthen Rd. through private property in an easement. Hartwell Ave. and Worthen Rd. are subject to betterments; Woburn St. not until made an active sewer. Art. 9 $45,000 for 10.9 A, Utica Street. This is the same price per Acre as the Conservation Commission agreed to for the rest of the land. This request is for general purposes "street, playground, and recreation". Art. 12 $1000 for design of memorial. Selectmen wish to hire someone to propose what it should look like and where it should go. Art. 13 34600 for CD, same as March Art. 14 H.S. Parking Lot — figures will be available Thursday. More borings of the area have been taken. Preliminary design and cost estimates will be ready Thursday. Art. 15 3765 for Cemetery. Letter from Mr. Sherman says this is for overalls and work clothes. Selectmen's position is unchanged. Art. 16 $23,000 plus $1,000 for appraisals and acquisition costs. Bill Smith, Conservation Commission, stated that this is the parcel between Grove and Bedford streets. The adjoining ehanciker land was $1600 per A. This land is higher, a little better. Sewer goes by the land. Art. 19 — Old Res — Citizens' Article. Meeting on this at 8 a.m. Fri. Art. 20 Leash Law — Citizens' Article. Recommended budget will be arrived St by Al Grey and Chief Corr. Requests total $214,365 plus money for Art. 19 and Art. 20. E & D now has $250,103 Assessors will be requested not to set tax rate until after June T.M.