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REGULAR MEETING, APRIL 24, 1928 A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held at the Selectmen's Office at 7:30 P.M. Messrs. Burnham, Custance, Ballard, Robertson, and Chamberlain were present. The Supt. of Public Works and the Clerk were also present. Hearing was declared open at 8:30 P.M. upon the application of Mrs. Dora H. Patrick of 20 Hancock Street, for permission to erect a two car garage on her premises at said address. No persons appeared to object, and it was voted to grant her•a permit. Hearing wad declared open at 8:35 P.M. upon the application of Concetta Tedesco of 202 Mass. Avenue for permission to erect a tw6eiarage on her premises at said address. No persons appeared to object, and it was voted -to grant her permission to erect the garage. Letter was received from George E. Foster, 10 Plainfield Street, thanking the Board for making arrangements to have the April 19th Pami:c,e march in front of his father's house. His father is a Grand Army Veteran and was unable to be in the parade. James H. Russell, Commander of the American Legion, came before the Board and presented a written report of information he had obtained in regard to George E. Smith of 8 Independence ' Road. He stated that he came because Mr. Smith was a war veteran, and the highest in rank on the list of the Police De- partment, and he felt that he should be given consideration. He stated that he did not feel thay any veteran should be considered if he was not qualified for the position, but upon investigation he felt that Mr. Smith was qualified in every way to fill the position. He presented letters of recommendation in reference to the character of Mr. 'Smith, and st.ted that he found that everyone spoke very highly about him. He stated that even the family physician who happened to be a friend of Senator Cotton stated that he was physically fit in every way for the position. He found that he had entered the A. E. Dress Meat & Wool Company when he was seven years old, and his father was there as foreman and remained there taking his fatherts position as foreman when his father left, :1nd remained there until 1923, at which time he went into business for himself in partnership. He lost a great deal of money on this partnership agreement and since 1926 he has not been regularly employed except for radio work. The Board balloted on the appointment of Police Officer and voted to appoint George E. Smith of 8 Independence Road as a permanent member of the Police Department. Mr. Ballard brought up the Audubon Road drainage situation, and inasmuch as no plan was ready to present upon the drainage ' matters it was voted that the Supt. of -,Public Works be instructed to give definite study to the layout of surface water drain pipe in the trench with the sewer from such point in Audubon Road as seems feasible to carry the water from Lincoln Street and Aud-dbon Aoad to a culvert on Lincoln Street to near the McCaffrey