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SELECTMENIS MEETING APRIL 22, 1930 A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held at the Selectmen's Room,'Town Office Building, at 7:30 P.M. Messrs. Burnham, Custance, Blake and Trask were present. The Supt. of Public Works and the Clerk were also present. The following licenses were granted by the Board; Alcohol License Ross Tire and Battery Company Licenses. Guide License John Fitzgerald and John Garrity Sunday Sales Hugh McIntosh Common Victualler Lillian J. Pratt. Agents License Graham C. Brackett. Letter was received from the Supt. of the Water main Water and Sewer Department explaining_ that he in Bowker had received an application for extension of a Street. water main from Massachusetts Avenue to lots 26 - 29 Bowker Street, and stated that the extension ofa 6" pipe a distance of 275f would cost $900. The Board voted to authorize the Supt. to make this installation. , Sidewalk, The Supt. of Public Works attention was called Meriam St. to the fact that the sidewalk in front of the •property of Mr. Charles H. Miles, Meriam Street needed repairing. Letter was received from Mr. Francis E. Burke, Attorney for John E.Timothy, in which he reported an accident to Mr..Timothyts car which he claimed was due to the negligence of the Town to protect J.E.Timothyts the highway with proper lanterns.at the corner of accident to Adams and East Streets while constructicn work was his car. going on. Report was received from the Supt. of Public Works on this accident, and he stated that he also had the Engineers draw up a sketdh showing the conditions. He also reported that there were lighted lanterns on the street and that a so-called boulder which was struck by the car was not a defect in the highway, but was in the grass at the side of the road and was not placed there by the workmen excavating the water trench but was a part of an old wall that has been in the same place for many years.. He therefore felt that the accident occurred ' on property which did not belong to the Town and that the Town was not liable. over It was decided to turn the matter/to the Town Counsel for his reply, and request him to deny the claim.