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332 01 SELECTMEN tS MEETING. FEB. 25, 1936. ' A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held in the Selectmen's Room, Town Office Building, at 7:30 P.M. Messrs. Ferguson, hyons, Giroux and Clark were present. The Clerk was al.so,present. At 7:30 P.M. Chairman Buckley and Clerk Spencer, of the Assessing Department appeared before the Board 'Assessors' to discuss.the budget for 1936. The Chairman read budget* the letter which was received from the Appropriation Committee advising that that Committee had approved the sum of $25.00 for gasoline and oil for Mr..Spencer's car. The Assessors had been requested to appear before the Board to discuss this item and as the Appropriation Committee now approved it, there was no further discussion on the matter. The Annual Report of the Supt. of Public Works Report of was received and approved. Mr. Giroux moved that the Supt. of report be inserted in the Annual Report and Mr. Clark Pub. Works. seconded the motion and it was so voted. Letter was received from Ruth R. Wheeler of ' '.Letter of Concord protesting against the Board's action in protest. refusing to allow the production of the play "Valley Forge" in Lexington by W.P.A. actors. No action was taken on the matter. Letter was received from the Town Accountant calling the Board►s attention to the fact that the Snow total expenditure to date for the current year for Removal Snow Removal was 15,054.08. The Board of Selectmen Budget. had recommended an ap ropriation for .Snow Removal for the year 1936 of 150000. Iter. Russell stated that this appropriation would have to be increased inasmuch as an amount could not be appropriated which was less than the amount of the over -draft from Jan. 1 to the date of the Town Meeting. The Chairman asked Mr. Trask what his estimate was of the amount that would be needed for the balance of the year. Mr. Trask replied that if we had another bad storm, it would probably cost $5000., but that the greatest expense from now on would be for sanding. He stated that a safe figure would be $22,000. but that it might not cost more than $181,000. Mr. Giroux moved that the sum of $20,000. be approved but the motion was not seconded. Mr, ' Lyons moved that the sum of $18,000. be appropriated for Snow Removal, and Mr. Clark seconding the motion, it was so voted. Mr. Giroux voted in opposition to the matter.