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Selectmen's Meeting January 28, 1974 Mr. O'Connell reported that the Fire Department ambulance was :in- volved in an accident on January 25 at Bedford Street and Larchmont Lane. The driver had minor rib bruises; there was no one in the ambu- lance. It struck the rear of a car owned by John Hoffman of Larchmont Lane. Estimated damages are $2,100 and we are starting repairs and exploring the insurance. At the request of the Town Clerk, five jurors were drawn, as follows: Rosewell Farnham, Jr. Roy V. Harris Forestine P. Cole Joseph J. Crowley Odele Medas 3 Diehl Road 8 Alger Road 47 Ledgelawn Avenue 212 Concord Avenue 192 Spring Street: Acting Chairman Bailey read a letter from the School Committee requesting that sidewalks on Grassland, Bridge, and Valleyfield Streets be plowed as parents of Franklin School students are con- cerned about the children's safety. Areport from the Director of Public Works was read and it was agreed to accept his recommendations. A letter is to be sent to the School Committee informing them that Mr. McSweeney has advised the Board that sidewalks on Waltham Street and Bridge Street have been added to the 1973-1974 snowplowing routes and the situation in -the winter time should be greatly improved. Also, the policy of plowing sidewalks is generally limited to arterial and collector streets but if a neighborhood street has a continuous sidewalk, with a signifi- cant number of walkers, it might warrant plowing. The Traffic Safety Committee has reviewed this area and reports that there is not a con- tinuous sidewalk on Grassland Street nor is there a continuous side- walk from this area available to the walkers of the Franklin and Jonas Clarke Schools. Members of the Traffic Safety Committee would be pleased to meet with you to discuss the policy of sidewalk plowing in school areas. Acting Chairman Bailey read a letter of complaint from Rev. Victor Ford, 4 Grove Street, concerning a dog owned by Robert L. Reis, 88 Burlington Street. The dog, a miniature poodle, has bitten his son and he would like the Town to take steps to be sure that the dog does not come into his yard. A report from the Health Department was read stating that records indicate that Edward Ford, 4 Grove Street, and Yon Kim, 22 Grove Street, were bitten by the Reis dog on August 20, 1973. There are no other records of complaints of the Reis dog being at large or of the dog attacking or biting people in the area. Mr. Belcastro, Dog Officer, 407 Ambulance Accident Jurors Snowplowing Sidewalks Franklin and Clarke School Area Reis Dog