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466 C4 n 0.11 SELECTMEN'S MEETING ' JANUARY 9, 1934. A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held at the Selectmen's Room, Town Office Building, on Tuesday January 9, 1934, at 7:30 P. -M. Messrs. Trask., Ferguson, Gilcreast, O'Connell and Lyons were present. The Clerk was also present. Mike Hallos, who operates a restaurant at 1761 Mass. Avenue, came before the Board and requested that the Board lower the fee for a beer and .vine license for his restaurant He stated that he would lose business inasmuch as beer could be obtained in Bedford, Malden, Woburn and Concord. He stated also that he could afford to pay $200 for the license and he only wanted a license for beer and ale. Mrs. Edison A. Pero of 12 Waltham St. who operates a restaurant at that location came before the Board and requested Beer & that the license fee for a beer and wine license be reduced. Wines She stated that she was endeavoring to support her husband who was now in the hospital and had been 1.11 for some time, and to have a license would help her. She could pay a fee of $150 but she thought $1000 was unreasonable. Restau- rants rants The Board on considering the pleas of Mr. Hallos and Mrs. Pero finally decided not to make any change in the fee for the sale of beer and wine in restaurants, but to leave it as originally decided upon, namely $1000. Mr. Edward Berman and his father, Max Berman, who desire to sell all alcoholic beverages at 12 Mass. Avenue came be- fore the Board. Mr. Berman stated that he understood from the Alcoholic Beverage Commission that the Selectmen could grant five li- censes for all alcoholic beverages if the town had a population of over ten thousand inhabitants. He understood, therefore, that the Board could grant other licenses than the two already Issued. The Chairman informed Mr. Merman that according to the 1930 census the population was only 9400 and therefore it could not be estimated to be over 10,000. He informed, how- ever, that it was within the province of the Board to grant licenses for bottle goods of beer and wine. Mr. Berman stated that he would therefore, like to have this license if the other was not obtainable. The Board discussed the question of fee for bottle goods of beer and wind and voted to establish the fee at $200. Iri cases where licenses of 3.2 beer were granted a rebate ' of $40 would be credited on the $200 fee. It was voted further to grant licenses to sell beer and