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I PERCY RD. Mr. Smith said if we had the money, the pneumonia clinic would be free. He also stated that 10% of the Town residents are over 60 years of age. That is 3200 persons are over 60 years old. Item #2 on agenda. Mr. Smith said we will skip over that as the people cannot come in tonight. They were coming in to discuss where sewer could go. The yard is com- pletely ledge so they want a variance to put in a septic system. The PERCY RD. resident said it would cost him $15,000 to go through ledge for sewer. Dr. Lucas asked if Mr. Smith wanted to hire Mr. Lucas, civil engineer. No, said Mr. Smith. There isn't anything he does that I cannot do. I have been looking at septic systems long enough. Mr. Smith said these people have to come up with their own answer. Mr. Smith spoke about the fire at the Sheraton Motel. He said they lost about a dozen rooms and the kitchen. They had just had it renovated in SHERATON August. He said the fire started from something cooking on one of the LEXINGTON ranges in the kitchen. Grease went up one of the ducts. Mr. Smith said they are only preparing cold buffets in their kitchen. The hot foods are being brought in by a catering firm from Waltham. All the ranges had been damaged so there is no cooking. They have petitioned off the damaged area and are using one-half of the kitchen. Mr. Smith reported there are more dog poisonings this year. It has been the same time of year, same area and same people's dogs being affected. He said it is someone that knows the material being used and it was probably done intentionally. It has been established after U. Mass. did a toxicology test that the poison used is endosulphin. There was one dead dog, one dead cat and one dog treated at Lexington Veterinarian Hospital and one sick cat. Mr. Smith said there would be an article in the Globe tomorrow. He said they have checked Diamond Jr. High and Fiske schools. Also, Lexington Gardens to see if anyone had been using any of this endosulphin. No one ever calls and complains about loose dogs or barking dogs in the Hathaway/Brent/Sedge Roads area. They have also talked to the mailmen and delivery men for any clues. Mr. Smith told the Board they had found some "pokeweed" and thought it could be that, but they found out later it wasn't. Mr. Lambie asked if there had been any autopsies?