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283 REGULAR MEETING, MAY 291, 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. The Supt. of Public Works reported that Sewer B111 #1300 was changed to Bill #1327, and that very slight change was made in the two bills. Mr. Custance stated that he was informed that the bill had passed the Legislature. In regard to the application of Prendergast Brothers, it was decided to request them to come before the Board on Tuesday evening next to discuss matters pertaining to the location of a filling station at the corner of Fottler Avenue and Massachusetts Avenue. Mr. Amos Holman of Hill Avenue, came before the Board at the Board+s request td discuss the matter of obtaining his Slaughter License and the keeping of pigs in connection with the Slaughter License. Mr. Holman stated that most of his pigs now were in Lincoln on a place that he hires there, but he desires to have a permit to keep some pigs as he felt that he was entitled to keep them as others in the neighborhood were given permits to do so. The Board informed him that Mr. B. Connors was ready to dis- continue his piggery business in the Fall, and Mr. Holman stated that he would be willing to do so if Mr. Connors would, and the others in the neighborhood, but for the time being, he felt that he should have a permit as well as the others. He stated that he had about 34 or 40 pigs, about 15 of which were old hogs. He stated that he did not want to build any more buildings to carry on the business. The Board discussed the Holman situation, and decided to grant him a Slaughter License permit and to reqim to sign a letter that he will get rid of his pigs in Novembe* d in the meantime he will conform to the regulations of the Board of Health in regard to keeping the pigs. Q The Planning Board came before the Selectmen to discuss the matter of building lines on Massachusetts Avenue from the Arlington Line to Maple Street. Mr. Frederick L. Emery, Chairman, accompanied by C. Edward Glynn, J. Henry Duffy, members of the Board, were present as was also the Town Engineer, John T. Cosgrove. Mr. Emery explained. that the Planning Board was in sympathy with establishing a building line 30 feet on the northerly side of Mass- achusetts Avenue coming from Arlington Heights. The reason for this is that it would be rather aoaemgtly proposition if at any future date the avenue was widened to the building line, the widening on the other side of the street would cast a great deal owing to ' the high embankment which exists at present, and it would have to be cut away to allow for the widening. He explained that the Planning Board considered this proposition for the last two years, and even during that time several buildings hove been built within the pro- posed building line, and he feels that a line should be established without delay, inasmuch as several more places may be built within