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311. SELECTMEN'S MEETING �'EBRUARE 23, 1932. A regular meeting of the Selectmen was held in the Selectmen's Room, Town Office Building. Messrs. Trask, Custance, Blake, Shannon and Gilereast were present. The Supt. of Public Works and the Clerk were also present. A delegation headed by the Rev:. R. M..ftsht(In came before the Board to protest against the moving picture being held on February 7th at the Lexington 'Pheater for the benefit of the unemployed. Mr. Rushton stated that they were entirely in sympathy with the movement to aid the unemployed, but they felt that having an opening wedge for Sunday movies with the excuse that the funds were being raised for the unemployed would give Mr. Viano •an opportunity to request permiersion to have Sunday movies at a later date. Mr. William I. Brown, Miss Alice Newell, Mrs. Brown, and Mrs. Margaret Jackson also expressed their opinion as being opposed to the Sunday movies. • Mr. Rushton suggested that a show be held in the Benefit Ca' Memorial Building during the week two or three Sunday Movie. nights and that the'show be advertised through the churches. Mr. Rushton►s attention was called to the fact that the Layments League had a.show for the benefit of the -Public Health Association and that this show failed inasmuch as theL'people in the Town refused to attend. Their attention was also called to the fact that the Town did not' have any arrangement for talkies and that people would'rather go to a theater where all the facilities are prove. ded. Mr. -Trask, being Chairman of the Unemployment Committee informed the delegation that they had in the past granted the use of the theater for a Sunday show to the Sons of Italy, but this in na,.�.way would. infILAerms the present Board of Selectmen to gran t Sunday movie's for commercial use, and that some time ago Mr. Viano made this offer to use his theater and the offer was accepted by the Selectmen. Now the opportunity has arrived and they were going to take advantage of Mr.•Viano►s offer. The BOAbd d1saussed the matter after the delegation retired, and voted to approve the license for the Sunday show to be held on February 7th, same to _ be sent to the State House for approval. It was felt that advertisement . had been given for this Sunday show, End that the objectors could have objected at an earlier date, but at the rresent time the tickets were printed for the show. Mr. M. E. S. Clemons, Attorney for Sam Lippa, came before the Board together with Town Counsel Wrightington in regard to the matter of water pipe in Fottler Avenue. Mr. Clemons informed the Board that he was'of the op3# ALO r tha t Mr. Lappa now owns the wager pipe inasmuch as h�, had ebtained releases from the abutting owners Water pipe, .tpxcept in one case. He felt, therefor, that Mr. L10pa Fottler Ave. hail title to the property the Town_wea.s now using and it was up to the Town to reimburse him. gg The Board considered the figure presented by the Toown counsel to getafurttherrinformation.ronutheematter.