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REGULAR MEETING, JANUARY 2, 1929. Letter was received from Mr. Neil McIntosh re- questing that he be given`a hearing some time in January, 1929 so that he may talk with the Board in regard to highway betterment assessments upon his property. It was decided to request Mr. McIntosh to come A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held at the Selectments Office at 7 P.M. Messrs. Burnhnm,('ustance, Chamberlain and Robertson were present. The Sunt, of Public °wor'rs and. the Clerk were also pre.'*ent. The Boar,! met at the Town Office Building and proceeded to the home of Miss Ellen M. Tower at Resolutions. 4 Pelham Road where they received from her the deed of the Tower L rk located on Mass. Avenue opposite Miss Ellen her home, and which has been accepted by the Town, M. Tower. together with a check of'$10,000. to be a fund for maintenance of said park. The Bonrd presented to Miss Tower in return for the gift of the land the resolutions adopted by the Town. Senator Joseph R. Cotton came before the Board and presented to them a form of proof of bill to be presented to the Legislature in connection with having a representative form of town government in the Town of Lexington. This form is su.bstsntially Petition similar to the form'ar?opted by the Town of Winchester with some &light changes. Legislature The Bogr,a expressed the feeling that the Chair - re man of tl^e Ce netery Committee shoul,' be included Rep. Town as a Town Meeting Member at Large. Government. The Board signed the petition to have the bill printed anal placed. before the Legislature, inas- much as Mr. Cotton informed them that they would_ have ample opportunity to study the bill and siiggest whztever changes they desire made when the bill .comes up for hearing. Hearing was declared onen Wpon the application of Mr. Louis '�I. Bills for permission to build a three car garage with one story above the garage, the same to be placed in the rear of his present Louis W.Bills-lbarn and facing on Coolidge !avenue. Mr. Bills together with Mr. Elmer Leonard hearing appeared before the Board to speak for the ap- plication. garage. Mr. Bills stated, that the final _plans were not finished in time to bring before' the meeting, but that he would bring in the plans -a soon as possible. The Board therefore informed him that they would take the matter up again next week. Letter was received from Mr. Neil McIntosh re- questing that he be given`a hearing some time in January, 1929 so that he may talk with the Board in regard to highway betterment assessments upon his property. It was decided to request Mr. McIntosh to come