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42 I EGUL,'! PuEETliIG <PRIL12, 1927. 1, regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held at the Selectments Office at 7:30 P.T=, Itiessrs. Custance, Burnham, Ballard, , Robertson, and Ch.mberlain were present. The Supt. of Public iYorks and the C-Lerk were also present. The records were approved with slight corrections. Yr. Don C ark and fir. Edwin Doig,' representatives of the U. S. Veteranx Bureau at Washington, J. C., came before the Board together .ith the Selectr_-ien of Bedford and other officials of the town of Bedford and representative George E. Briggx of Arlington and Lexington District and representative Robbins of Chelmsford, Representative of Bedf'oru District, and Senatr Joseph PL. Cotton. The subject to be discussed was whether or not a petition to the Legislature mould be signed by the B'07'rd of Selectmen of Lexington to assist the U. S. Veterans Bureau to obtain a permanent supply of water from the Metropolitan District Commission. Mr. Don Clerk, Superintendent of Construction of. the U. S. Veterans Bureau, explained to the parties present that the Government had advertised for proposals for weals, the same to beopenedon April 26, 1927. He stated th_:t he was informed only yesterday that there may be a possibility o -F securing the Metropolitan v,ater,and for this reason the bids on the wells will not be opened until after April 26, 1927. He stated that he sent a telegram to ?='ashington in- forming them of the meeting tonight, and asking them whether installatio. charges will be paid by the Government. He received a reply'to his telegram that the 8 inch water main, with a water consumption of 100,000 gallons, should be laid and installed by Lexington authorities and paid for by the Government. Mr. Clark stated that while it is said that 100,000 gallons consumption per day it is nearer 40,000 to 45,000 gallons per day. He stated th^t the contracts for the hospital and buildings amount to ~';'1,480,600. In substance the object of the meeting was to give an opportunity to the Government represen- tatives to explain what is desired by the Government so that prompt action can be taken. Judge Loomis of Bedford suggested that the ;tate has spent con._,iderable money building a fine highl�,,ay both in Lexington and Bedford -nd he cid not feel that this'should be torn up for the in- stallation of`.the w ter pipes. He suggested, therefor, that pipes be Inid along the line of the railroad tracks. Senator Cotton explained th,:tlxompt action was necessary in order to have anything done on this m -=iter, and fie felt that the meeting of this evening was to get the approval of the oficials of the towns of Bedford and Lexington. He welt that the extension o: this water pipe could do no harm to either town and perhaps would do some good, and that a permissive act would be the solution of the problem. Mr. Briggs explained that the metropolitan District'Commission were willing to supply water to the Veterans Hospital iian arrange- ment of this sort could be made. Mr. Briggs gave an outline of what had occurred since the matter was brought to him on the evening before at 5 o'clock. He explained that Senator Pond,who, is chairman of the Committee on public ,-rater supply, handed him a blank petition and aked him to have it signed. He also handed him a copy of the proposed bill ahich might be presented to the Legislature. Thi- proposed bill was read to the meeting.