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378 Presidential 1'he Board signed the Warrant for the Presidential Primaries. Primdries to be held April 26th, &hd decided that the polls be open from four until eight P.M, Letter was received from the Planning board in which they quoted a vote as foll!ws: ' "That the Planning doard recommends to the Selectmen, that subject to the approval of Messrs; Stephen Hamblin, Edward Ballard and Edward Wood., an area about the old Reservoir, and.Bowman Park be set adt4e' as town forests and planted,with Red Pine secured from the State, and that a planting of Spruce be made in the back area of the Westview Cemetery tract with a view of Trees, transplanting apart of these at some future date if it is found desirable." The Board dsucassed the matter and Mr. Custance suggested that if any planting is done on Bowman Park that only a few trees be'put in inasmuch as an effort has been made in the past ,years to clean the park up. The Board decided that they were in sympathy with the project of planting trees, but felt that the matter should be left in the hands of the Chairman of the Board and the Supt. of the Park Dept., and the PlannSng Board were to be so -advised. rdeady In regard to the damages to the property of property. IV. B. C. Meady,'it was decided to ask Air, ready to give the Board his claim in writing and the Board would then decide what action they would take. , In .regard to 4be $e* 1s property, Mr. O"C'onnell presented views taken of the property showing gravel �'olger that was put in there by the Torn. He stated that he property. talked with Pyr. Folger and asked him if it was not that he wanted the Town to grade his lot, and it rather looked to him from looking over the situation that that wbatwhat was granted. The Board inbtructed the Supt. of Public Works to have the sprain in Tucker Avenue filled in and also to have the fill that was put in in front of Mr. Folgerr s property on Tucker Avenue removed, this work to be done at once. In regard to the claim of the Lexington Co-operative Bank that the street drainage was the cause of water being in the cellar,of the Meany house, it was decided Shade St. to notify the Co-operative Bank that the Board did not drain. believe that the water in the cellar was caused by the drainage turned in there by the Town. In regard to the clerks in the office having Vacation, their three weeks Uvn, the Board decided to reduce the vacatioai to two we -eke for all Town employees. License to The Board signed the 1icanse, of Marion E. Hankard ' board of 6 Garfield $tree to board two infants at her home. infants. The Clerk reportedhaving visited this woman and found conftUfts in her home verysatisfaatory. Permit was granted to the E. E. T. Co. and the NX Pole Tela & Tel. Co. for a joint attachment on one pole on location. Pleasant Street,