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SELECTMEN'S.>MEETING MAY 10, 1932. ' A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held in the Selectmen's Room, Town Office Building , at 7:30 P.M. Messts, Trask, Custance, Gilcreast, O'Connell and Ferguson were present. The Supt. of Public Works and the Clerk were also present. Bids were received on Payable December 30, 1932 as F. H. Moseley Co. Faxon G4de Co. Rutter ('o. State Street Trust Lexington Trust Co. It was voted to award Trust Co. provided the same temporary loan of $1501000. follows:t 3.25 Dis 3.43 3.45 2.93 2.99 the bid to the State Street is confirmed by letter. Bids on notes. The Board considered the matter of payment of rent of Barry Slater whode landlord had made .a request that the rent Slater be paid and decided to give Mr. Slater two days to work for rent,etc. his groceries and two days work to pay for his rent, the rent to be paid direct to his landlord. The Board took up the request of Mr. Frank Serrill&a of 59 Baker Avenue for an abatement of betterment tax on his Serrilla ' lots located at the corner of Baker and Tucker Avenues and abatement. decided that it would not be possible for them to abate the tax inasmuch as the property received benefit by the construction of the highway. Letter was received from Harry A. Williams in regard to material which he claimed was placed upon his property when Cedar Street sewer was constructed causing damage to his property. The Board requested the Supt. of Public Works to look over the conditions and to have the Town Engineer establish the line of the street to see whether or not the material was left on Mr. Williams property. Mr. Custance explained Williams that this is an old street where the lines have not been complaint. laid down. Supt. of Public Works reported in regard to Mr. Thomas Curley's employment on the Water Dept. as a regular employee. Thos. He stated that he worked in 1929 and was laid off when the Curley's regular work was finished and the surplus men releasdd. At employment. that time he was very indignant at being laid off. After he was let off, he circulated a petition to have Mr. Ross discharged on the grounds that he was not a fit person to operate the Department. He and Mr. Morretti went to the Dept. of Labor and Industry claiming that aliens were ' employed by the Department. Mr. Scamman reported that the man is not married and he is only an average worker and he did not see any reason why he.should be given any more consideration than others in the Department.