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L C 1 SELECTMENIS MEETING JANUARY 29, 1935. A regular meeting of the Selectmen was held in the Selectmen's Room, Town Office Building, at 7:30 P. M. Messrs. Trask, Gilcreast, Ferguson, O'Connell and Lyons were present. The Clerk was also present. The Building Inspector came before the Board and re- ported that he had wb±tten in a letter to Angus McDonald 98 Newhall Street, Lynn, requesting him in accordance with the Court decree to demolish the shack owned by him and located on Fremont Street, Lexington. The letter was re- turned to him. He then went to Somerville to the last known address of said McDonald and was unable to find him there and upon inquiry, the neighbors indormed him that they did not know his whereabouts. The Building Inspector sug- gested the town might demolish the building. Mr. O'Connell, however, called attention to the fact that if the decree of the Court did not permit trespasning 6nuthelpvapert7, that the Town Counsel should have the decree amended. The Board therefor voted to instruct the Town Counsel on account of lack of service, to amend the bill of equity to tear down the building and to incorporate the provision for trespassing. pm McDonald Court Case. Letter was received from the Town Counsel requesting further instructions from the Board relative to the order to Fred L. Avery to demolish the building in which he is liv- Ing on Cushing Street. Counsel stated that the Attorney for Mr. Warren C. Griswold who still owns deed to the land upon which the shack is located, is willing t6 tear down the shack if he gives instructions to do so, but it was his understanding that Mrs. Avery was under doctor's orders not to go out and that Avery is destitute and that if the build- ing was torn down they would have nowhere to go -unless the frown would provide another place for them. .He hesitated to Avery proceed further without definite instructions from the Shack. Board as to what should be done. The Building Inspector reported that after talking with Mr. Mitchell, Public Welfare Agent, he found that Mr. Avery informed him In his application for E. R. _A& that his wife owned a house in Malden and that 'it was about to be taken on by the bank and he applied to the Home Loan and later he reported that the Home Loan accepted the mortgage on the property. Avery stated to Mr. Mitchell that he endeavored to rent or sell_ the property. The Board felt that the Town -Counsel should check up on these facts and if found to be true, the man is there- for not destitute and has a house in Malden that he could go to.