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212 REGULAR MEETING, MARCH 13, 1928. A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held at the , Selectmen's'Office. at 7:30 P.H. Messrs. Burnham, Custance, Ballard, Robertson, qLnd Chamberlain were"present.. The Supt, of Public Works and the Clerk were also present. Hearing.was declared open at _8:15 P.M. on the joint petition of the N. E. Tel. & Tel. Co, and the Edison Electric Ill. Co. for permission to erect one pole on East Street. No perapns appeared to object, and it was voted to grant the location order. Hearing was de(lu ed open at 8:20 P.M. upon the petition of the N. E. Tel. & Tel. Co. and the Edison Electric Ill. Co. for, location of two poles on Blossom Street. No peromm appeared to object, and It was voted to grant the location desired. It was also voted to grant the Middlesex & Bostm St. Rwy. Co. permission to transfer 48 poles on Waltham Street from Middle Street to mass. Avenue..'also pOrmission to transfer location of one pole at Middle Street, to the Edison Electric Ill. Co. Permission was granted to the Middlesex & Bostan St. Rwy, Co. to transfer the ownership of one pole on Bedford Street to the Edison Electric Ill. Co. Permission was also granted the_Middlesex & Boston St. xwy. Co. to transfer the ownership of 19 poles on Waltham Street from the Waltham line to Concord Avenue to the Edisan Electric Ill. Co. Hearing was declared open at 8:30 P.M. on the application of the Puritan Sanitary Supply Company for permission to erect a two car garage on Oxford Street. Mr. Arley A. Burgess appeared for the petition, and as no persons appeared against the granting of_a permit, the Board voted to grant same. Dr. Chester L. Blakely was nominated as Animal Inspector for the year 1928. Letter was received from Andrew T. Bain, Plumbing Inspector, stating the hours that he intended to be in the Town Hall. Mr. Bain formerly recommended to the Board that he should have an increase in pgy, and that he should have an office hour every day. An in- crease in pay had been voted at the Town Meeting, and inasmuch as his letter did not present any definite extra time to be serV&d in the Town Hall, Mr. Custance presented a schedule of duties for both the Plumbing Inspector and the Building Inspector. After di tuasion on the matter, it was voted that the Supt. of Public Works hrIgg in his recommendation as to the duties of the Inspectors under his super- vision, and also recommendation of the office hours. A lengthy letter was received from,Mr. Edwin B. ?Worthen in which he related the actions of several of the Boards of Water and Sewer Commissioners in years past,, and recommending.that the Board request the insurance exchange to furnish them with engineering advice as to the proper requirements of the water system in the town. The Board , discussed the advisability of making this request to the New England Insurance Exchange, and decided not to request engineering services. It was decided to gratefully a4knowledge Mr. Worthen's letter and place the same on file.