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1 SELECTMENIS MEETING APRIL 6, 1937. A regular meeting.of the Board of Selectmen was held in the Selectmen's Room, Town Office Building, at 7:30 P.M. Chairman Ferguson, Messrs. Potter, Giroux and Ross were present. The Clerk was also present. At 8:00 P.M. Miss Weltch, a school attendance officer, Mr. Mitchell and Mr. Wagner appeared before the Board relative to the Blondiet family of Vine Street. The Chairman read the report of the Health Officer which was received last week. Mr. Wagner of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children said -that the case had been closed with him since last year as he could do nothing with the family unless the case was taken to Court. Mr. Wagner said that Dr. �'areastle probably would testify as to the condition of the home on the various times when he had been domn there. Miss Welteh said that the attendance of the children at school was very bad. The children are very outstanding among the other children because of their uncleanliness, ragged clothes, etc. She said that as far as pbtsical neglect went, the case was much worse than the Meek case. Mr. Wagner suggested that someone from Mr. Mitchell's department make visits to the house. He said that he was willing to try.to get the children placed and it was left that he would work in conjunction with Mr. Mitchell to try to settle the case. The Chairman told the Town Counsel of the three billboard applications that had been received for maintenance of the boards on Marrett Road. He asked if the Board should approve or disapprove the appli- cations on general principals. Mr.''Wrightington said that it probably would do no good to disapprove them but that was what had been done in the past. It was decided to disapprove the applications. The Chairman asked Mr. Wrightington why it wars necessary to elect Field Drivers when General Laws state that the Selectmen should appoint them. Mr. Wrightington said that he would: look the matter up. - Letter was received from the Town Counsel rel- ative to the request of the Lexington Public Health Association for permission to erect flags on Mass. Avenue in the pits owned by the Town. Mr. Wrightington said that the Town already had regulations regarding overhanging signs and he thought that those regulations were broad enough to cover the flags referred to. The Blondiet case. Billboards Field Drivers Use of flag pits.