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L 213 SELECTMENtS MEETING FEB. 15th, 1938. A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held in the SelectmeAts Room, Town Office Building, at 7:00 P.M. Chairman Ferguson, Messrs. Potter, Giroux, Clark and Ross were present. The Clerk was also present. Letter was received from Helen A. McCaffrey of McCaffrey 33 Parker Street asking ghat the Board intended to do re fence. relative to the fence between her property and the Center Playground. The Clerk was instructed to notify Miss McCaffrey that the Selectmen had included this fence in the budget but that they had no idea whether the Town Meet- ing members would approve it or not. Request was received from Mr. Otis H. Perry of 1134 Mass. Avenue for an adjustment of his Highway Betterment Assessment for Tower Road. Mr._ Perry said that when the street was constructed, 205 square feet of land was taken and the stone wall, trees and fruit bushes along Tower Road were removed and he received no consideration for all of these. It was decided to hold the matter over for one week and to request type Supt. of Public Works to sub- mit a report on it. Mr. Raymond appeared before the Board. He said that he understood the Board voted not to include the W.P.A. Curbing project in the budget.He said that he was going to be up against it on W.P.A. projects before a great while inasmuch as they had only two weeks to go on acme of the projects. There are 60 persons on Clematis Brook which will run about six weeks, 17 IuLrAnns on the East Lexington Skating Rink which will run about five weeks and 21 on the Moth project, which will run three weeks. It was his opinion that the Selectmen should ask to'have the curbing project approved but that they would not have to call it into operation until needed. He said, however, that the situation would be taken care of if a Vine Brook project could be done. Mr. Clark suggested that itwouldbe a good idea to have such a project ready in case the Town voted down the Vine Brook matter. Mr. Raymond said that the lower end of the brook could be done. The Chairman said that that was something that would have to be done eventually but that it was not going to relieve the portion on the other side of Mass. Avenue. Mr. Ross said he thought the curbing project was worthwhile as it"was something that the Town would have to do sometime anyway. Mr. Ross moved that the curbing project be approved. Mr. Potter seconded the motion and it was so voted. Mr. Giroux voted in favor of the project with the reservation that it be doneonly if needed to keep going later on. Mr. Clark voted in opposition. Perry Assessmeni W.P.A.