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5 s t . 2r There being no further comments in favor or in opposition, the Chairman declared the hearing closed, Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the petition, plans and orders of the New England Telephone Company for permission to install condui in Hartwell Avenue, as follows: On the westerly side at existing manhole 54/118 located approximately 331 feet southwesterly of Westview Street, easterly approximatel 326 feet of conduit to private property, a On the westerly side at existing manhole 541118 located approximately 345 feet southerwesterly of Westview Street, easterly then southerly of Westview Street, approximately 389 feet of conduit to private property. The vote was conditional upon the following: working hours will be from 9 am to 3 pm , One half of road will be opened at one LT. ARTHUR W. RAITHEL JR, LEXINGTON FIRE DEPT, Mr, Hutchinson acknowledged the promotion of Arthur W. Raithel, Jr. as Lieutenant f the Lexington Fire Dept, and introduced Chief Bergeron who outlined the background and qualifications of Lt. Raithel and the training necessary to become an officer in the Fire Department, _ Lt. Raithel and his-parents were asked-to come forward and he was congratulated by the Board and the Manager following the pinning on of his badge by his mother. - MINUTES OCTOBER ? 1986 Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the minutes of the Selectmen's Meeting on October 7, 1986, as presented, DRUB AL�CIHOL AWARENESS PROGRAM Mr. McSweeney read a draft Proclamation of the month of November as Alcohol /Drug Awareness Month in Lexington. He noted his concern about this problem as discussed at the Selectmen's Goal Setting Meeting, when it was agreed to explore the scope of the problem in the Town. He felt that great progress would be made if Lexington citizens were to be made aware of its prominence in the community and noted the contributions of the Lexington Youth Commission whose members will again be going into the schools to speak to students on drug and alcohol abuse. He also acknowedged the cooperation.of the Pol Department, Replace and - the School Department on the pro stressi - that much more needs to be done to make the Town drug and alcohol free. PR O C LAMAT I ON , - -HUMAN RIGHTS DAB' Mr. Eddison read a draft proclamation of December 10th as "Human Right Day" in Lexington. The proclamation, as requested by AmneSty International, urged citizens of LeX i ngton to Join the members of the Lexington Chapter of "" Amnesty International in writing letters, signing petitions, or other actions in defense of "prisoners of Conscience". As a former member of that organization, Mr. Eddison noted the unwavering efforts of A.I. members to alleviate the plight of prisoners of conscience all over the world and urged approval of the Proclamation.