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ME REGULAR MEETING, October 5, 1926, A 1 regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held at the Selectmen's Office, at 7:30 P.M. Messrs. Custance, Burnham, Miles, Ballard, and Robertson: -were present. The Superintendent of Public Works and the Clerk were also present. Letter was received from Mrs. Ida H. B. Capper in which she asked whether it was the intention of the Board to grant the permit for a gasoline filling station on the southwesterly corner of Waltham and Middle Streets. If she will sign the deed giving to the Town the land as laid out on the plan on the northwesterly and southwesterly corners of Middle and Waltham Streets, the Board replied that in exchange for the signed deed which was sent to her by Mr. Ballard, that they would present her with a permit for a filling station on the southwesterly corner. License to board two infants under the age of two years was signed for Mrs.Lillian Sefton, Fairview Avenue, This is a renewal of the license granted in previous years. A license was signed for the Lovell Bus Line, Inc. to operate and engage in the business of operating motor vehicles upon the following public streets; From Lincoln and Lexington Town Line to Arlington and Lexington Town Line, ofer the following Streets; Massachusetts Avenue, Marrett, School, and Middle Streets, and Massachusetts Avenue. With the restriction that no stops be made from the Concord Railroad Station to Arlington Heights. This license was granted subject to the rules and regulations governing the operation of motor vehicles in the Town of Lexington. The Board discussed the articles for the town warrant, and decided which articles they desired to have placed in the warrant for the special town meeting, and those that would be left for the annual town meeting, and decided to hold a special town meeting about the middle of November. A license to massage was signed for Miss Wilma A. Brown, Bridle Path, East,Lexington. Hearing was declared open upon the acceptance of Farmerest Avenue from Waltham Street to Allen Street, under the Betterment Act, at 8 P.M. Ray Fountain, Aubrey R. Caldwell, Randall Richards, Louis Kraff, and Arthur E. Locke were present at the hearing. The Town Engineer was also present, and went over the plans and estimates with the abuttors. The estizhate of the street was $8800.00. The Board informed the abuttors present that the betterment assessment would be 1000. The gentlemen took the paper for the signatures of the abuttors to sign for the amount set against their respective names based upon the frontage, and agreed . to secure the signatures and return the same to the Board. In regard to the letter received from the Undertakers Association calling attention to Chapter 242 and asking that the Board investigate the same in regard to Thomas Montague, would state that the Board acknowledged receipt of the letter, and after discussing the complaint against Mr. Montague which was brought before them, they decided not to take any action.