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Wit] ILTEETIr G, Jt-ZUARY 22v 1924. ri regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held in the Selectmen's Room, sown Fall, Lexington, on Tuesday, January 22, 1924, at 8:00 F. :v. 1he following members of the Board were present; namely: Ileacre. Scammar, Blake, Hutchinson, 3urnham and :oulton; the Town clerk, the Asst Town Clerk, and the Town Counsel were also present. isir.'Theodore A. Custance came before the Board in respect to the hearing upon his application to put an addition on to the present carpenter shop he maintains at Bedford atreet. The 'Town counsel maintained that this shop constituted a factory and that a hearing was, therefore, necessary. No persons appeared to object and the permit for same was therefor granted by the Building Inspector. ser. Joseph Trani again came before the Board in reference to building his :More. he stated that he could nit get anywhere with kr. Emery in his conference with him. yr. :Slake suggested that ter. Robert r. Clapp'e legal opinion be obtained as to whether or not the Board and Building Inspector had any right to hold up this permit pending action of the town on the zoning; system. .u:r. Scanman and kr. Loulton felt that someti-Ang should be done as ivir. Trani hap apulied for the permit. The Building inr?pector felt that :dr. Trani would go ahead vrith the building if he did not get the permit, and he felt he had a right to do so as he has complied with the Building Lawp. Totem Counsel advised the Building Inspector that he could place an injunction on Trani to restrain him from building. It was finally decided to ask Lr. Clapp for his expert opinion in accordance v.>ith the buildir_g regulations, and to have same in by Tueec'_ay next so that i1`_r. Trani would not bF held up any loner than possible. %r. John H. F eeaion of the Vieptern tuaterproofing Company came before the Board with reference to payment of $800 per year which he claims was due him under the guarantee to keep the stand- -ipe waterproof. He claimed that the old Board of slater A- Sewer Oommisaioners would not bring up this technicality ae it was with ' them that this agree:ent war made. The 'Iozn Uounsel felt that he war not legally entitled to this amount under the guanantee, but if the former members of the 'Vater Board vould sign a statement that under the agreement between them and the ureetern aterproofing Company the comp:-.ny was entitled to the payment, then he would think perhaps in fairness the .Board would be justified in making some compromise. Tr. lepsion stated that ter. Harrison held up the bill because - no work had been done in 1922. he said the reason nothing wap donA waft that the tank was not emptied until november and he informed the Jupt. that he would not do any work so late in the reason