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261 SELECTMEN►S MEETING MARCH 14, 1938. A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held in the Selectmen's Room, Town Office Building, at 7:30 P.M. Chairman Giroux, Messrs. Potter, C]a rk, Ross and Rowse were present. The Clerk was also present. Mr. Raymond appeared before the Board. He asked approval to start the enclosed field W.P.A. project. He said that they probably would be at the point on April 1st where they would not be able to take care of the W.P.A. quota, unless this project was started. He said that this was a 50-50 proposition with the Federal Government paying one-half the cost and the Town the other half. Mr. Clark asked what the ratio would be on a brook project and Mr. Raymond said it would be about three to one. Mr. Potter said that the benefit derived should be considered; that Lexington is the only town around that has not an enclosed field. They figured that if the field was enclosed, probably $1200.00 per year would be collected. The Chairman asked if the W.P.A. authorities would abeept projects to complete projects already started, and �Mr. Raymond said that they would. He asked why Mr. Raymond recommended the playground project rather than others. Mr. Raymond said he recommendad this because of the large amount of labor it would require and said that it would take care of about forty men who would be working on drainage. He said that the $5000. needed for the fence did not have to be spent right away. He said that if the project was not finished now, it would grow up to weeds, briars, etc. This W.P.A. is the only project that will take care of the present quota. .Mr. Clark said that despite how worthy the project was, his point in opposing it was that the town was spending too much out of its appropriation on one project. The Chairman asked if he would recommend that the Board approve it not including the ±enee at the present time. Mr. Clark said that he would subscribe to some project whereby the Town would pay on the ratio of three to one but not one on which the town would have to pay two to one. He said he would rather put the men on something more worthy and stretch their time out. The Chairman asked how many jobs Mr. Raymond was awaiting approval on. He replied that he was waiting approval on the East Street and Bowser Road culverts, North Hancock Street Drainage, and Winning Farm. The Tree Ttimming Project cannot be done as the W.P.A. authorities have ruled that it is a maintenance project. Mr. Clark said he would rather see the Vine Brook project started under W.P.A. Mr. Rowse asked if Mr. Raymond thought the Town would save0a great deal of money if Vine Brook was done by the W.P.A. Mr. Raymond said that in his opinion, the Vine Brook D ainage project would cost the Town just as much if done by contract as it would if done under W.P.A.