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M ' UEETING, MAY 29t 1923. A special meeting of the Board of Selectmen and Public U orke was held in the Selectmen's Room, Town Hall, Lexington, on Tuesday, kay 29* 1923, at 8 P. k. The following members of the Board were present, namely, Mesere. Scamman, Burnham, Blake and Hutchinson. The Town Clerk, the Assistant Town Clerk, and the Town Counsel were also present. Mr. John H. 'Wright and iar. Ricci came before the Board to request the extension of a water main on Concord avenue. They stated that there would be six or seven houses to take water from this pipe, and that they would be willing to sign the usual guaranty. The Supt. of Public 11orke wxplained that the approximate cost of the proposed extension would be $1200 but that ripe was so hard to get that he could not tell when the extension could be made. The matter was left with the Supt. of Public Works. A Sunday Sales License was granted to the Lexington Garage, C. W. Claflin & Co. to do business at 169 mass. Avenue, formerly Merrill's Garage. ' A petition for street lights on Lowell Street to East St. from 'Woburn St. was received from residents of that vicinity. The Supt. of Public _Works was requested to view the section to determine how many lights were needed. Stephen J. Donnellan was appointed a ''weigher of Coal of the Town, at the request of the Lexington Coal Company. Edwin B. Worthen made a request that the Board allow him to stare a chaise formerly owned by Dr. Holmes, in one of the town buildings, do that the same would be available for future histori- cal purposes. The Supt. of Public Works was requested to see whether the Buckman Tavern shed or ar. Sara's barn, wh ch the town hires, would be the better place to store the chaise. Theodore A. Cuetance, Chairman of the Board of Assessors, came before the Board to discuss assessing problems. He informed the board that Mr. Reed would be away from town most of the time this year and he therefor did not care to serve on the Board. He recommended that kr. Spencer be appointed a regular Assessor in view of the fact that the law states that there must be three, five or seven Aseeeeore. The Board therefor agreed to appoint Mr. Frederick J. Spencer ' as a Regular Assessor. 1`r. Custance also informed the Board that $1051.09 was needed to carry on the hsseesors Department to December 31st. he handed the Board detail figures which showed what their department had