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157: carpenter, that he was lazy and that the Town always had had trouble with him. He felt that the 250 men that would be under the supervision of Faulkner if he were appointed would not have any respect for him. The Board instructed Mr. Trask to have John O'Connor act as temporary supervisor beginning in the morning, and decided that the matter would be held over for one week. The Supt. of Public Works reported that Mr. Waldo Resignation Glidden had resigned as the W.P.A. Administrator and of W.P.A. that a man had been sent out from Boston to take his Administra- place but that he did not know if the man was permanent tor. or not. The Supt. of Public Works reported that Mrs. Hutchinson who owns property on the northerly side of the Concord Turnpike from the present Watertown Street' to Appleton Street and a section on the southerly side, is anxious to know what the Board is going to do on Bowman Street. The Supt. of Public Works recommended that Bowman Street be abandoned from Watertown Street to the Arlington Line. No action was taken on the matter. ' The Chairman stated that Mr. Dennis Collins had spoken to him about a hole in the street at the corner of Woburn and Cottage Streets. The Supt. of Public Works stated that Cottage Street was a private way and that the Town could not do anything on it. He stated that the street was in a very bad condition. The Chairman stated that Maurice Page claimed that the Town went in on his property to install the Mill Brook Drainage and never took an easement. Mr. Trask stated that an easement was taken on the land owned by the Town of Arlington and Page is claiming that he owns the same parcel of land, which is an indefinite area. Mr. Trask stated that he would talk with the Town of Arlington and see, if possible, just what land that Town claims. Bowman Street. Cottage Street. Page Claim. Mr. Giroux stated that he had received complaints. from people in East Lexington with regard to the disposition of ashes. He wondered if a plan could Removal be worked out so that Forsythe & Mabey, for instance, could of take over a regular route and set a minimum fee for the Ashes. collection of ashes. The Chairman stated that he had never received a complaint in regard to the Collection of ashes since he had been a member of the Board, and the only way that the matter could be taken care of would be for the people to make written complaints. He stated that the