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SELECTMEN'S MEETING APRIL 20, 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 7:30 P.M., Mr, James J. Carroll, Town Treasurer., appeared and submitted the following bids on the $100,000. loan in anticipation of revenue, notes to be dated April 210 1937 and payable December 3, 1937: Second National Bank - .78discount R. L. Day & Co. - 084%" Whiting, Weeks & Knowles - .79% " Merchants National Bank - .74% " First Nat. Bank of Boston - .84� " Lexington Trust Co.- .76� " Faxon Gade Co. .87� " Mr. Ross moved that the bid of the Merchant's National Bank of .74% discount be accepted. Mr. Giroux seconded the motion and it was so voted. At 8:00 P.M. hearing was declared open on the appli- cation of Sidney G. Leslie for permission to maintain a one car garage at 187 Woburn Street. Mr. Leslie appeared and presented plan of the proposed garage. No persons appeared in opposition. Mr. Ross moved that the permit be granted subject to the approval of the Building Inspector. Mr. Giroux seconded the motion and it was so voted. At 8:05 P.M. hearing was declared open on the applidation of Albert A. Ross for permission to maintain a one car garage at lot #4 Mass. Avenue. Mr. Ross appeared in favor of the petition and no persons appeared in opposition. Mr. Giroux moved that the permit be granted subject to the approval of the Building Inspector. Mr. Potter seconded the motion and it was so voted. At 8:10 P.M. Mr. James J. Sullivan, Chief of Police, appeared before the Board. The Chairman told the Chief that the Board wanted to get his reaction to some of its recommendations. He told the Chief that the Board had received complaints from persons on the tm ffic violations in the center of the town, particularly with reference to the "U" turn and parking in restricted areas. He asked what could ' be done about it. The Chief said that the only thing that could be done was to keep after the offenders and he said that he had told the officers to enforce the "U" turn regulation. The Chairman asked if people were Bids on Loan. Leslie garage hearing Ross Igarage hearing Police Dept.