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The following members of the Committee on Representative Form of Town Government apreared before the Boar?, namely, Senator Joseph R. Cotton, Representative Georgie E. Briggs, George E. -mith, and Robert L. Ryder. Mr. Briggs read the Act and discussed the sections Rep. separately. The Bill is substantially in accordance Town with the Town of Winchester Act. Meetings. The question arose as to whether or not the fixed sum of 204 Toen Meeting members would be the proper amount, but Senator Cottin suggested that this was a i number that was easily divisible, and it was a good number f6r a legislative body. Discussion was also had in regard to line 16 of Section 8 relative to referendum. Mr Briggs stated that be talked with Mr. ?r'addell, director of Accounts, and he was in favor of blocking any referendum. The meeting, however, felt that there would be rare occasi-n when a referendum would be requested. It was decided to add to Section 13 in place of the word. "thereafter"."from passage of this Act." REGULAR MEETING, FEBRUARY 5, 1929. A regular meeting of the Board. of Selectmen was held at the Selectmen's Office at 7:30 P;M. Messrs Burnham, Ballard, Custance, Chamberlain and Robert- son were present. The Supt. of Public Corks and the Clerk were also present. Mr. Edward Wood and Mr. George H. Gibson, Cemetery Commissioners, and �Ir. Arthur A. Marshall, Sunt, of Cemeteries, came before the Board a-tthe Estimate Boardts request to discuss the cemetery appropriation. Mr. Wood gave the history of the beginning of Westview Cemetery, outlining the work that they have done in the Cemetery since that time, and presented a statement of the number of lots sold and receipts since 1920. The Selectmen informed the Commissioners that when the Cemetery was first purchased the Town was informed in a Town Meeting that the Department would be -self-supporting within a few years, but each year an increased arnropriation has been asked for, and. they suggested that a drive be made to sell the lots so that there would be sufficient income from the sale of the lots.to operate the cemetery without additional appropriation. The Board laid upon the table the aopropriation of the Cemetery Department. ' Mr. Ballard suggested that the Cemetery Depart- ment get out some dans that might be -circulated among the townspeople to endeavor to sell the lots. The Commissioners stated, however, that they do not usually sell the lots from the plan, that the parties desire to view the lot on the ground., but they would secure some plans and see if further sales could be made. The following members of the Committee on Representative Form of Town Government apreared before the Boar?, namely, Senator Joseph R. Cotton, Representative Georgie E. Briggs, George E. -mith, and Robert L. Ryder. Mr. Briggs read the Act and discussed the sections Rep. separately. The Bill is substantially in accordance Town with the Town of Winchester Act. Meetings. The question arose as to whether or not the fixed sum of 204 Toen Meeting members would be the proper amount, but Senator Cottin suggested that this was a i number that was easily divisible, and it was a good number f6r a legislative body. Discussion was also had in regard to line 16 of Section 8 relative to referendum. Mr Briggs stated that be talked with Mr. ?r'addell, director of Accounts, and he was in favor of blocking any referendum. The meeting, however, felt that there would be rare occasi-n when a referendum would be requested. It was decided to add to Section 13 in place of the word. "thereafter"."from passage of this Act."