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361 age of this area could be worked out for a sum between $1500 and $2000. The Board of Selectmen are in sympathy with this project and desire to have the ' work done. With this in view, a request will be made to the Town to transfer an expected balance from the Highland Avenue drainage account to do this work. Notice of a hearing at the State House on the subject of County aid to towns in tuberculosis cases was received. Hearing is to be held November 17, 1926 at 11:00 A. M. An opinion was received from Sydney R. Wrightington, Town Counsel, relative to mutual insurance for workmens compensation. Mr. Wrightington advised that he could see no reason why the town could not insure with the mutual insurance companies. The Board discussed the matter, but it was decided to lay it on the table untili.future date. In regard to the application of John Ricci for a permit to keep pigs, the Board received a report from Mr. Russell I. Prentiss stating.that the piggery was not in a clean condition. The.Board, therefor, decided to notify Mr. Ricci that he would have to dispose of his pigs owing to the fact that no permit would be.granted him to keep pigs, and he was therefor violating the regulations.of the Board of Health. In regard to the pay of the engineers of the Fire Department about which Mr. Charles H. Callahan, assistant engineer, inquired, it was de- cided to send copy of the letter from Mr. Callahan also the one sent to the Town Counsel, to the Chairman .of the Appropriation Committee, and inform Mr. Callahan that no action could be taken upon the matter this year but that it was referred to the Appropriation Committee for action in 1927. Notice was received from the Mass. Day Sesqui-Centennial Committee stating that September 27, 1926 is Massachusetts day in Philadelphia, and invited the Board of Selectmen to attend the exposition on that day. They reported, hhwever, that they had no funds for furnishing the trans- portation for those invited. None of the members of the Board were able to attend the celebration, and the writer of the letter was informed to that effect. Mr. Robert Cady and Mr. Raymond S. Thompson, Mr..Cady's uncle, came before the Board relative to securing a permit for the addition to the piggery which is now operated by them on Greenwood Streets. Mr. Cady stated that Mr. Rugene Pattee had a permit to keep pigs since the permits were issued. He also stated that eight years ago Mr. Pattee had secured a permit to build the piggery, but no record of the permit could be found in the Building Inspectors Office, neither could Mr. Cady find any permit in his home. Mr. Carl Hauck objected very strenuously to the -addition being made to the piggery. He suggested that Mr. Pattee did not have a permit for a piggery, but that the building was originally a wagon shed. He stated that he has tried to sell his property, and is unable to do so owing to the fact that a piggery is in the neighborhood. He also stated that - he had not complained before, but is complaining now as he object s to the piggery being enlarged. Mr'. Raymond Thompson stated that he was a part owner in the piggery, and explained that Mr. Hauck had, until recently, been on friendly terms, but was complaining at this time as a matter of spite. Air. Howard S. 8, Nichols, Chairman of the School Committee, and Mr. Thomas S. Grindle, Superintendent' -of Schools, came before the Board in