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442 Mr, Rowee: Welf are Situat ion, complete, direct delivery from the factory to Lexington with the understanding that the company was to furnish a grader until delivery of the new one. Mr. Potter seconded the motion and it was so voted. Mr. Rowse, Chairman of the Appropriation Committee, appeared before the Board and stated that he wanted to explain the reason that their Committee was checking up on the vouchers each month as one member had stated that he had an idea that there was a feeling that the Appropriation Committee was trying to cause trouble. He stated that they were merely going to check the vouchers and bring any questionable things to the attention of the Board. He wondered if something could not be done about the Welfare Department, not to cut down in cash, but for instanbey tbr,require each recipient to plant his own vegetable garddn as a requisite to get money. He thought that the people receiving aid should be willing to do a little something for the money they received. Mr. Giroux stated that it would have to be limited, as a person who had no land or a widow with children, could not do it. Mr. Rowse stated that he knew there was a limit to every rule-. He stated that he thought the Welfare situation was becoming very serious and thought that this might be a step in the right direction. He thought that if somebody took an interest in the welfare people and got them to do something for themselves, it would build up their pride. Mr. Clark asked if the people were not living where they could farm, if he would suggest supplying property from some which the Town owned. The Chairman stated that there were very few people on Welfare who were physically fit to farm as all the able-bodied workers were on the W.P.A. He did not believe that the Welfare recipients could be compelled to have a garden as the Law stated that the People must be fed and housed. The Chairman stated that a Committee had been appointed to study the Welfare sit- uation but that no report had been received. Ross asked if Mr. Rowse would suggest plowing the Town farm and allocating plots to the different people. Mr. Potter stated that Waltham tried this plan and supplied the seed, The Chairman thought that the State could handle such a plan better than the towns. He said that it would be necessary to supply seed and fertilizer, plow the land and have someone check up on the people and supply Police protection, etc. He thought it would be better if the Town plowed a piece of land, took the ones who could farm from the Welfare Department and had them work it and then give away the vegetables to the Welfare recipients. Mr. Giroux suggested that the Committee to investigate the Welfare situation be advised of Mr. Rowse's suggestion. u 1 U