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11 REGULAR MEETING, January 4, 1927. A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held at the Selectmen s Office, at 8:15 P.M. Messrs. Custance, Burnham, Miles, Robertson, and Ballard were present. The Supt. of Public Works and the Clerk were also present. The records of last meeting were approved. Mr. F. L. Emery, Mr. W. D. Milne, and J. Henry Duffy came before the Board to discuss the matter of engineering serviees. The Board replied to their letter advising the employment of a chief engineer at a salary of $4,000 to $5,000 a year, and two or more field men, that they felt the Planning Board should request an appropriation for engineering services for their own department. The Planning Board did not feel that this arrangement would be proper. They expressed the view that the present engineering department was inadequate, and that the Town is at the stage where studies should be made of all plans of sewer, water, and street construction for ten years -to come. They felt that the salary paid to a high grade engineer would be saved many times over if proper preliminary studies.were made of all town con- struction work. They did not feel that the Planning Board should ask for a separate appropriation for engineering services, and asked that the Selectmen reconsider their appeal. Letter was received from Mr. Fenton of the Office of the Director of Accounts, State House, giving the opinion of that office on the proposed bill of the Legislature regarding the assessment of better- ments for the extension of water mains. Their office objects to betterment assessments and feels that special committee of the Legis- lature should study the question of assessments. Outside Aid committment to the amount of $237.50 alsoSewerFrontage committment to the amount of $281.94 were signed by the Board. Letter was received from Albert B. Tenney in regard to bill of Weston and Sampson amounting to $258.40 for expert testimony and services in the McCaffrey suit. Mr. Tenney felt that this bill should be paid inasmuch as the services were rendered, and were incurred by the Water and Sewer board in 1922. He also called attention to the bill of $44.90 also of Weston and Sampson which he himself paid and for which he felt he should receive reimbursement. The Board considered the matter and decided to ask the Finance Committee to make a transfer of the amount of both of these bills so that theJ may be paid this year, and so notified Mr. Albert B. Tenney. The Board voted to appoint Osborne J. Gorman, Supt. of Moth De partment for the ensuing year, subject to the approval of the State Department of Conservation. A list of probable sewer abatements were discussed. The plans of the location of the sewer were viewed, and it was found that the parties owning property on Bloomfield Street were assessed for the same lots on therear of the property on Rowland Avenue. The Board therefor, did not feel that it was fair to make the double assessment, and voted to abate the following assessments: Helen M. Little 13,130 sq.. ft. $148.08 George A. Woods 33,130 �� It. 148.08