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318 SELECTMEN'S MEETING APRIL 20, 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 and Rowse were present. The Clerk was also -present. Mr. Raymond appeared 'before the Board. He asked if Gas main the Board wished to discuss the matter of gas mains locations. permits. Mr. Potter moved that Mr. Raymond be'given authority to issue permits for gas main locations, provided he reported same at the next meeting of the Board. Mr. Rowse seconded the motion and it was so voted. Mr. Raymond said that a couple of weeks ago he read a letter from the Superintendent of the Highway Department relative to increasing the automobile_ allowance to the O'Connor's Assistant Superintendent. He said that 060.00 was left car intact, he thought, in the Highway Department budget for allowance. this item. The Town Meeting cut the total appropriation to 036,000. but he did not know if anything had been done about this car allowance. The Chairman stated that i►hen the appropriation was out down it meant that certain construction jobs could not be done, The Board felt that inasmuch as ' the $360,00,had not been reduced by the Selectmen, that O'Connor should be given the increased car allowance. Mr. Potter moved that the sum of $30.00 per month be approved. beginning April lst, 1938. Mr. Rowse seconded the motion and it was so voted. Mr. Raymond reported that'he wanted to buy 3000 feet Copper of one inch and 1000 feet of 3/4 inch copper tubing at tubing. a cost of approximately $680.00, the expense'to be charged to the Water Stock Account. 'Mr. Rowse moved that Mr. Ray- mond be given authority to purchase this stock. Mr. Potter seconded the motion and it was so voted. Mr. Raymond reported that the Cemetery Department Cemetery wanted some of the welfare men to clean out the brush and work. leaves next to the cleaned up portion of Westview Cemetery, The Board felt that this would be all right when Mr. Ray mond did riot need the men. Letter was received from Alfred L. Short of -1034 Short re Waltham Street requesting that welfare mem be allowed to flooding clean out the brook which passed through his property. of land. Mr. Short said that this was a natural waterway and due to its clogged condition, his land was flooded. Mr, Raymond said he thought that there was water from 'Town , highways going down into this brook and that welfare men could clean it out. Mr. Rowse thought that this might