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SPECIAL MEETING ' MARCH 15th, 1937. A Special meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held in the Selectmen s Room, Town Office Building, at. 4.00 P.M. Chairman Ferguson, Messrs. Potter, Giroux and Ross were present. The Clerk was also present. The Board discussed the votes for the Town Meet - ing.. 347 It was decided to take up the article on the Smith Barnes and property before the article on the Barnes property and Smith if the Smith property went through, then the amount to- property be appropriated under the,Barnes article would be re- articles.. duced by $1500.00. Inasmuch as there is a balance of approximately $900.00 in the account for granolith c sidewalks, sundry streets, Mr. Giroux moved that the amount to be requested Sidewalks under this article be reduced to $500.00. Mr. Potter seconded the motion and it was so voted. The Chairman reported that the cost of improving ' street lighting on Mass. Avenue from Woburn Street to Street the Arlington line would amount to about $400. for the Lights balance of the year. Mr. Giroux moved that the amount to be requested for street lighting be reduced from $23,500.00 to $223,900.00.. Mr. Potter seconded the motion and it was so voted. The'Chairman said that he did not like to ask for the $600.00 additional in the Public Works Building Repairs account for the Town Painter. He said that Mr. Raymond thought that the painting of traffic lines was done by regular employees but it was done by extra help. He thought that with this work and what would Town have to be done painting snow equipment, libraries, Painter etc.., that there.would be ample work for a painter in the appropriations without asking for the $600.00. He said that the extra man could be employed for fifteen or twgnty weeks doing all this work and Mr. Raymond could decide whether or not a Town Painter was needed in the future. Mr. Ross moved that the appropriation for Public Works Bldg. Operation be set at $100374. Mr. Potter seconded the motion and it was so voted. Mr. Raymond reported that Mr. George W. Norton of Watertown Street had signed an agreement to the Childs ' effect that he would allow a water pipe to be laid Water across his property to serve Calvin W. Chills. Inasmuch Service. as Childs had signed an agreement to the effect that he would be willing to pay a betterment assessment, Mr.