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Peter Canessa before the Board. SELECTMENIS MEETING MAY 12, 1931. A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held at the Selectmen's Room, Town Office Building at 7:30 P.M. Messrs. Trask, Custance, Blake, Shannon and Gilereast were present. The Supt. of Public Works and the clerk were also present. At 7:45 P.M. Peter Canessa came before the Board in response to the Board's request. The Board explained to him that they have had complaints about the condition of his premises, owing to the fact "that he has so many old cars l,,,,jy�ing arouAd the property. Mr. Canessa stated that at one time Mr. Robbins asked him to clean up the place and he did at that time ardmoved the cars onto the side of his property next to Mr. Marshall's house. Mr. William J. Marshall was present with Mr. Canessa. Mr. Canessa stated thathe had been in business at that location since 1913 and 1914. He sold barrels boxes as speculated in various things all of his life. He ,stated that ho 'hays a great number of automobiles there at the present time and the iron is worth little or nothing and he does not want to sell them inasmuch as he could not get much for them; he would be willing to erect a fence around the ea -s to that they would n6t be so unsightly. He stated that he applied for a Motor Vehicle license five years ago, and he was refused a permit. He was however granted a permit for two years on the Shea property. He could not afford to pay the rent there and he vaanted to have the business on his own premises. The Board requested the Gentlemen to retire so that they might consider the proposition. Mr. Scamman stated that he was informed by Mr. C- H. .H. Mugridge that he had purchased parts for automobiles from Mr. Canessa at this location in 1913-1914 while he was working as a Chauffeur for Mr. Prescott* Mr. Canessa seemed willing to cooperate and the Board after considering the matter, voted to grant him a second class Dealers License provided he erected a fence as agreed upon and Mr. Custance was requested to see- that this was done. Mr. Custance reported that he visited Miss Ellen E.A.Stone A. Stone today and found that she had just returned property. from her trip to California. He made an appointment to talk with her on Thursday, and desired to have the Engineers place the stakes on the property on Wednesday. He stated that she seemed to be a little disappointed in regard t„ the money appropriated for the land and also regretted that the land would be fenced in so that she could not go upon it inasmuch as it was owned by hlsr family for a number of years. D 1