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373 his boy finish school here and did not want to move from Lexington. He stated that he had an automobile; that his cousin, a school teacher in Arlington, gives him an allowance of gas each week to look for a job, and has also paid for his ' insurance. Mr. Sebastiano Collentropo came before the Board and felt that there was need for an electric Light on Cottage Street near his house and asked that the Board give the Street matte- further consideration, Light. The Board informed him that they would go down there and look the situation over. Mr. Ernest K. Ballard came .before the Board at the Chairman's request. The Chairman read to him the report of the Health Officer on the condition of his premises. Mr. Prentiss was also present. Mr. Ballard stated that he was aware that some of the people that came up in that section complained, and he called attention to the fact that when Mr. Murray came up there he and Mr. Fenn complained about the piggery. Mr. Allen also complained. Now those persons have all left the territory. He did not know who was complaining now. He stated that when the territory is in the market for development, he would be willing to give up his piggery, but there has not been any development there and probably will not be any for some time. He stated that he might make $500. on his hogs or he ' might make 1000., and the way be figured it was that if $500. or $1000. was taken off his income, there would be so much less and felt that anyone would realize having thistaken out of their income. Mr. Brogna comes up there in the summer time and his children play around his farm and he has never had any complaint from him. He realized that there were times when theme was an odor, but there would also be an odor to any farm where there was pig manure. He purellases pig manure from Connors an,: has it put down on his place and he plows it into the ground as soon as possible inasmuch as there Ballard is in it then the availAble nitrogen that is needed piggery. in ghe ground. It is to his advantage therefor to plow the manure into the ground as soon as possible and he always does so. He has lived in Lexington for 51 years and has been farming for 45 years. Last year he made $650. out of the farm. He stated that he hoped the Board would give him a permit to continue bossiness and he would keep the place just as clean as possible and that he always did try to keep the place clean, but he felt that it was not the pigs that the odor was coming from, but the manure that was brought there to be plowed into the ground. The Chairman informed him that if further complaints are made, they will ask him to come down and state the conditions to the complaintants. ' Complaint has been received from Miss Syer. The Health Inspector stated that he believed many of the odors received by her were from Connors piggery In Lincoln inasmuch as this piggery is in very bad condition. The Chairman reported having talked with the Board of Health in Lincoln and find that they have not granted