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mt Town Counsel re Ryder Case. Permit to clean out cesspool. SEIE CTMEN'S RECORDS - SPECIAL MEETING FEBRUARY 8th, 1937. A special meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held in the Selectmen's Room, Town Office Building, at 3:30 P.M. Chairman Ferguson, Messrs. Potter, Clark and Giroux were present. The Clerk was also present. Letter was received from the Town Counsel advising that Judge Walsh had decided against the Town in the three Ryder drainage cases which were tried before him in January. It appears that the Judge adopted the Auditor's findings in the question of damages without any reduction and with the addition of interest and ruled against the Town on the question of liability. In one case he ordered judgment to be entered for the defend- ant; in another case a finding for the plaintiff of 285.75; and in another case a finding for the plaintiff of $12pO8O,24. Mr. Wrightington said that he had filed a claim of exceptions to protecttheinterests of the Town. If the Town is to carry the case to the Supreme Judicial Court, a bill of exceptions should be filed in a little more than two weeks. The first step would be o d r the y�n ra y� r to write ou the tt stimony at ,an i est�mitQd hat th woul cesttnot. re t n r: G roux move that the own Counsel s'ao on in'f i in a claim of exceptions be approved and that he be authorizgd to order theisr4eno apher• owrite'out--- he.test- imoney at'the"trial, bIr. Po er seconded the motion and it�was s®, voted. it was decided -to have Mr. Wright ington in on Tuesday evening to discuss the matter. A request was received from J. Comerato of Con- cord Road, Bedford, for permission to clean out the cesspool at the Rucker property at 04 Hayes Avenue. Mr. Rucker said that he called Peter Canessa to do the work and Canessa informed him that his apparatus was out of order. It was.deeided to allow Mr. Comerato to do the work and to instruct Mr. Raymond to find out what the matter was with Canessa's apparatus. Mr. Giroux moved that the Supt. of Public Works be Patriot's instructed to have the Town Engineer prepare specifica- Drive, tions and designs for the roadway and public utilities for Patriot's Drive. Mr. Potter seconded the motion and it was so voted. Letter was received from the Appropriation Committee advising that that body voted in favor of a restoration Salaries. to the School, Police and Fire Departments of the balance of the pay out which was made in 1933. The Committee felt that the salaries paid in all other departments should be readjusted as of July 1st, 1937, and that the restorations should be effective as of that date. The Appropriation Committee requested that the Selectmen Cx7 C 1 1