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U n 535 SELECTMEN'S MEETING MIbRCH 61 1934. A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held at the Selectmen's Room, Town Office Building, on Tuesday March 6, 1934, at 7:30 P.M. Messrs. Trask; Gilcreast, Ferguson, O'Connell and Lyons were present. The Clerk was also present. The Board organized with Robert P. Trash as Chairman Organization by a unanimous vote. Mr. W 111am G. Potter. of Walnut Street was drawn as Juror a Juror for the Civil. Session at Lowell. The Board signed approval of the application of Geo. Peddler's W. PDrter of 39 Tarbel Avenue, Lexington, for a peddler's License License. Commitment of -a*ater liens in the amount of $244.40 Commitments and for water rates for the first: section in the amount of $6142.10 were signed by the Board. A. A. Ross, Supt, of Water & Sewer Department came be- fore the Board and presented another schedule showing the amount of overtime the water department employees worked, and also the amount of money the, would receive if they were paid time and a half for o-Tertime. Some of the men worked three weeks, some two and some one, and therefore they were unable to get in as much time. The Board discussed the matter of establishing a precedent if time and a half was paid and whether or not it would be better to pay them $10 for the extra time. It was felt, however, that all of the men sho-,ld not get $10 as they did not work the same length of time. It was finally decided that all those receiving over $20 for overtime sho-zld ;;et $10 and those under $20 should get $5. and Mr. Ross was requested to attend the mat- ter. Mr. Ross stated that Winchester paid time and a half for over time and double tir^_e for Sunday. Wakefield and Danvers alsa paid the same. Other towns such as Danvers and Belmont also paid over ti -e. The Supt., how07Ter, stated that .he felt that; the men would t)e satisfied with some Water -uept, Overtime payment for extra time as suggested by the Board. The Chair- man stated that he would ,arr'te a letter of appreciation to the men. o Mr. Ernest Glaorson came before the Board in r,,ferenee to obtaining a lien discliarge. He purchased the property at Glawson the corner of Mass. Avenue and School Street formerly owned property by Sarah Innis. He thought the property was all right and he pdid'the taxes. The mort,,age was placed by the Woburn banl�. He understood that ro taxes had been paid on the