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Juror SEL CTMEN' S MEETING APRIL 5, 1938. A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was hild In the Selectmen's Room, ,Town Office Building, at 7:30 P.M. Chairman Giroux, Messrs. Potter, Clark, Ross and Rowse were present. The Clerk was also present. At 7:30 P.M., Mr. James J. Carroll, Town Clerk, appeared before the Board for the drawing of a juror to serve at the Criminal Session at Cambridge on May 2nd. Samuel Borella, barber, of 22 Garfield Street, was the juror drawn. L 1 Mr. Raymond appeared before the Board. He stated that a fire insurance policy under blanket schedule in the amount Insurance of $1300.00 expired through the office of George H. Gibson on April 25th. Mr. Rowse moved that the policy be renewed through the office of Louis J. Reynolds. Mr. Potter seconded the motion and it was so voted. Mr. Raymond reported that he wrote the Town Counsel about the tree on the Leary property on Fletcher Avenue and sent him a copy of Mr. Garrity's letter concerning it. He Removal of asked Wrightington to advise,him of the procedure to be tree. taken in order to have the tree removed. He said he was not clear as to whether or not the Statute applied to the situation but thought that the Selectmen could make a finding that a tree whose branches overhung the way was dangerous. Mr. Potter moved that Mr. Raymond be instructed to remove the tree. Mr. Rowse seconded the motion and it was so voted. Mr. Raymond reported that one of the W.P.A. engineers Winning had requested a letter relative to the maintenance of the Farm Winning Farm mosquito ditch. Mr. Raymond had an agreement Project. signed by the Winning Home to the effect that it would main- tain the ditch. Mr. Potter moved that the W.P.A. be in- formed that the Town would guarantee the maintenance of the mosquito ditch. Mr. Rowse seconded the motion and it was so voted. Mr. Raymond said that last week the Board voted to settle the claim of Walter H. Lennon in connection with the damage to an electrical fixture. He wrote the Town Counsel and asked for approval of the settlement. He received a reply stating that this was a very small claim and it obviously Lennon would be cheaper to settle it, but he felt that the Select - Claim. men should establish a precedent with relation to these small claims. Mr. Raymond talked to Mr. Wrightington and told him that he had failed to approve the settlement of this claim and Mr. Wrightington said he would approve it if the Selectmen so wished. Mr. Potter moved that the claim be paid. Mr. Ross seconded the motion and it was so voted. Barnes, The Board discussed the matter of continuing to allow property the O'Keefe's to rent the Barnes roperty. Cdr. Potter ?o moved that the family be allowed remain there until L 1