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TOWN OF LEXINGTON 21 <br />People had to be denied connections in December because of the <br />lack of funds. <br />The Public Works Department costs for installing water and <br />sewer services compares very favorably with those of surrounding <br />towns. <br />Garbage collection has been difficult this year. We signed a <br />two-year contract with a Woburn farmer. The facts that he had to <br />learn his routes, has been harassed by a high labor turnover <br />due to rising wages and Toss of men to the draft, and is losing money <br />according to facts presented to our Board in November, have com- <br />bined to create a critical situation. We have to face increasing the <br />amount of his contract or going into the garbage collection our- <br />selves which would be very expensive. <br />The town dump has caused the usual amount of criticism, <br />mostly local. We endeavor to have it administered as inoffensively <br />as possible. Before many years the dump on Lincoln Street will be <br />filled and we will have to allocate a new area or incinerate. <br />Lexington contains much excellent sand and gravel. Many proj- <br />ects in the Greater Boston area require such material, so that the <br />Lexington material is in much demand. Several owners of land have <br />increased the boundaries of their gravel pits contrary to local zoning <br />regulations and have been stopped by legal measures. These illegal <br />extensions seem to us like desecrations which are ruining attractive <br />fields and leaving them as holes, ponds or stripped areas of boulders <br />and unusable material. <br />Your Board of Selectmen welcomes any inquiries and sugges- <br />tions from any citizen with reference to any matter under its <br />jurisdiction, or on any subject on which it can be helpful. <br />DONALD E. NICKERSON <br />FREDERICK M. GAY <br />GEORGE W. EMERY <br />WILLIAM H, DRISCOLL <br />LEWIS L. HOYT <br />Board of Selectmen <br />22 <br />ANNUAL REPORTS <br />REPORT OF THE TOWN CLERK <br />December 31, 1951. <br />To the Honorable Board of Selectmen <br />Lexington, Massachusetts <br />Gentlemen: <br />Fallowing is the report of the Town Clerk's Department for the year 1951. <br />January 12, 1951, <br />To Whom It May Concern: <br />As of this twelfth day of January, 1951 1 do hereby appoint Mary R. <br />McDonough as Assistant Town Clerk and Assistant Town Treasurer, Town of <br />Lexington. <br />JAMES J. CARROLL, <br />Town Clerk <br />Town Treasurer <br />