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16 c MEETING, FEB. 13, 1923. ' Messrs. Seaman, Blake and Burnham Present. In place of Lester R. Redman, resigned. from the April 19th Committee, Ezra F. Breed was appointed. Mr. Neil McIntosh came before the Board with a plan which was revised in a compromise between Mr. Duffy'a plan* and his own. Mr. McIntosh was requested to leave the plan until the Board considered same and they would let him know their decision at a later date. In regard to the appointment of Mr. Toys as Registrar of Voters, the Board decided to get the opinion of the Town Counsel as to whether or not he is eligible. Letter was received from Edwin A. Bayley giving his opinion that the By -Laws were legally published in the Lexington Minute - Man. He also suggested that if there was any doubt in the minds of the Selectmen that this was true that articles be inserted in the Warrant for the annual meeting which would clear up the situation. He also suggested the articles for the warrant. The Board requested the town counsel's opinion as to whether or not the articles presented by Mr. Bayley in his letter will clear up the situation, and request that he draw one that will so far as possible if these do not. Two applications for advertising signs were received. The Clerk was directed to turn the same over to Mr. Duffy for his ad- vice on same. Notice was received from Chief of Police, Edward Leavitt, in which he inform -el the Board that Edward C. Maguire was absent from duty owing to an operation for appendicitis. In this con- nection the Board found that the reguletions adopted at the meet- ing allowed one half pay for patrolmen on account of illness. The Board therefor notified Mr. Leavitt that Mr. Maguire should re- ceive pelf pay during his illness. Letter was received from the Chief of the Fire Department in which he enclosed copy of letter sent to the Chairman of the School Department asking that certain changes be made at the Old Adams School building to make the building safe for occupancy. The Board acknowledged receipt of letter and also wrote a let- ter to the School Department in which they requested that the changes suggested be made. Letter was received from Francis H. Allen of Ho,aghton Mifflin Co. asking for permission to reproduce in photogravure the por- trait of Earl Percy in the Cary Memorial Library in a book to be 1 1