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1. 5 REGULAR MEETING, Hi!RCH 201 1928. A regular meting of toe Board of Selectmen Was held at the.Selectments ' Office at .7:-30 P. 21._ Messrs. Burnham, Custance;'B,�llard, Robertson, and Chamberlain were present. The Supt. of Public Works and the Clerk -were also present. Ir. Frederick J. Spencer appeared before the Board together with John. Russell and John Sweeney whom the Assessors proposed to hire as Assistant.,' Assessors to assist Mr. Spencer, and desired to have them appointed so they could.tart work on April 1, 1928. after disbussion.on-the matter the Board voted to appoint Mr. Frederick J. Spencer as assistant Assessor for the year ending Yarch 31, 1929, also John Russell and John Sweeney as Assistant Assessors for such time as the Assessors desire their services. Mr. Edward W. Taylor and Mr. Galt F. Parsons of the Committee on Housing the Fire Alarm System, appeared before the Board and presented a written report including their recommendations. The fioard and the Committee discussed the advisability as to whether it would bd proper for them to report at the Town Meeting on Monday night, and also if they reported, could an appropriation for the purpose of changing over the fire alp-rm system be secured. It appears that some arrangement can be made with Rubin & Seligman in regard to the housing of the apparmtus in the sheds in the rear of th:a Town Hall, but the final arrangements for this were not made by the Committee, and it was felt that perhaps the Selectmen should be the ones to make the final arrangements with Rubin & Seligman. The Board decided that they would think the matter over and after taking the matter up with Rubin & Seligman they would be in a position to tell whether they Should report on Monday night. Sydney R. Wrightington came befor, the Board in regard to the McCaffrey case, which, he informed the Board, was decided by Judge Hammond against the town. He stilted that Mr. McCaffrey was now in a position to bring another suit for damages against the town, and the Town must pay the cost of Court which in this case would be perhaps around $100. If the case -is carried to the Supreme Court it might be more, but it might be possible that if they carry the; case to the Supreme Court, it might ward off Daniel J. OtConnell, Attorney for Mr. McCaffrey, from entering a suit for damages. He also stated that the entry of the suit for damages must be made within six years and this time was nearly up. After discussing the matter, the Board decided to authorize the Town Counsel to make an appeal and bring the matter before.the Supreme Court. The Board discussed the matter of Waltham Street damages. Mr. Custance informed the Board that Mr. Harry M. Aldrich would settle for $1,000. more than the $3,000. award by the County Commissioners. This X1,000, to cover the cost of changes to be made to the y'ost Office entrance caused by the taking of the 72 feet of lurid. Mr. Custance informed the Board that he felt that $910. was sufficient and that the changes could be made for this amount. After Mme dish Psion it was decided to offer to the Toren the vote designated by Mr. Wrightington appropriating $3910, but ih�the meantime Mr. ' Custance was to endeavor to.see if he could get Mr. Aldrich additional estimates on the plans for the work to be done from the northerly side of the Post Office Building adjacent -to Waltham Street. Article 2.3 of the lNfarrant was then discussed, and Mr. Ballard pre- sented two written motilbns, first, ,one for indefinite postponement of the article, and another one #'or action. He stated that he felt that