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SELECTMENt S MEETING January 7, 1930 A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held at the Selectments Room, Town Office. Building, at 7:30 P.M. Messrs. Burnham, Custance, Chamberlain, Blake and Shannon were present. The Supt. of Public Works and the Clerk were also present. The Board decided to review all the Reports reports written by the various departments. reviewed. The following reports were reviewed: Assessors, Slaughter Inspector, Town Counsel and April 19th Committee reports. Letter was received from the Secretary of the Commonwealth regarding the adoption Change in of the Town seal. He stated that from their Town seal records, the Lexington town seal was authorized discussed. by vote in 1857, and according to the vote of the town passed at the -Town Meeting, the Selectmen authorized the establishment of the `•- town seal. Thenatter of making a change in the seal was discussed, and suggestions -w -ere offered that the Belfry and Lexington...Minute- Man might be used as the seal: It was decided therefore, to write. o Mr. Edwin B. Worthen, Historian,.Lexington Historical Society and ask his opinion regarding the town seal and if the. Soc.ie.ty. had.. any _sug- gestions for a change in_the-.seal. Mr. Francis Chamberlain called..attention-t-o the fact that the Shell Gasoline..Comp.any..had Shell - .Gasoline -put up a fence and a sign out to th.e_ aidewalk Co. re_ building line, near the corner of Fottler-.and.Massachus atts line. Avenues. He questioned whethar. . they -had. -a right: to do this inasmuch as the, parties..owaing the property, namely Mary A. Welsh.and.Anselm_C.. Mullen had signed a release in connection _with. the...ss- tablishment of a building line. Town Counsel, S. R. Wrightington was present and asked whether or not the building__line._was actually established by the Board, and._.he.was informed that it was not, and he_s.tate..d-in..this instance that the releases simply_were.e-ffec.t.ive When the building line -was established. It was decided to "'write a. letter_ to .the Shell Gas Company and ask them to kindly.remo..ve the sign. T . - The application of Bertha_ V. Pichette and Ahern:.Bc- Pichet.t ` Maurice P. Ahern was considered again by. -the- Board application f, of Selectmen. granted.