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13 REGULAR MEETING, February 1, 1927. A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held at the Selectmen's office at 8:00 P.M. Messrs. Custance, Burnham, Miles, and _Robertson were present. The Supt. of Public Works and the Clerk were also present. It was voted to reappoint Charles F. Pierce as Town Accountant for the term of three years from January 23, 1927. The junk application of Harry Kritzman of 52 Poplar Street, Boston, was considered by the Board again. The Chief of PO-Hce informed the Board that Mr. Kritzman was a reliable person, but the Board after con- sidering the application voted not to grant the same. Russell I. Prentiss came before the Board presenting them with copy of Senate bill ##125 the same being a bill in regard to the col- lection of garbage. The Board felt that this bill should be passed if possible, and decided to request Senator Ubseph R. Cotton and Representative George E. Briggs to represent the Town in favor of this bill. Hearing was to be heldat Room 446 State House, on Monday February 7, 1927, at 10:30 A. M. Russell I. Prentiss presented a set of Milk regulations which he felt should be made a part of the Board of Health Regulations instead of the present regulations inasmuch as some of the old regulations are out of date.Mr. Miles was requested to go over the same and advise the Board as to whether they should be accepted or not. Letter was received from the Dept. of rublic Works, Div. of Highways, in which they informed the Board of the awards of damages to owners of property on Bedford Street where the State highway was constructed last summer. The total damages amount to $2126.00. Letter was received from the State Dept. of Public -Works enclosing the report of that department relative to the establishment of state highway and reservation along certain sections of the British Trail in Lexington and Concord as a Revolutionary War memorial, and stating that the Commissioners were prepared to lay out this state highway 100 feet in width provided the towns of Lexington and Lincoln would agree to indemnify the Commonwealth against -all claims for land, grade and drainage damages. The Board decided to inform the State Dept. that they were unwilling at this time to spend any money on this project this year. - Mr. Scamman reported it would cert $48,000 for 2,000 ft. of this road in Lexington. The Board deoldelito abate the sewer assessment on an area of 15,630 sq. ft. amounting to $176.27 on the property of James P. Munroe at al Trustees located on Mass. Avenue. 1 Letter was received from the National Education Association in which they thanked the Board for allowing them the use of the State flags for Educational Week at Dallas, Texas. The Board appointed the April 19th Committee which is as follows: Capt. William F. Young, Charles M. Blake, Edward L. Child.