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122ND �7 .y SELECTMETd'S RECORDS JMT. 19, 1939. A special meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held in the Selectmen's Room, Town Office Building, at 7:00 P.M. Chairman Giroux and Messrs. Rowse and Potter were present. Mr. Ross arrived at 7:30 P. M. The Chairman stated that Mr. Russell P. Briggs had Permit for requested permission to erect Community Flag posters in Community Lexington Center, during the duration of the 1939 Drive. Fund Drive. Mr. Rowse moved that the requested permission be granted. Mr. Potter seconded the motion, and it was so voted. Letter was received from the Chief of the Fire Depart- ment relative to the Storm Emergency Account. He stated that in accordance with the instructions of the Selectmen Letter from dated January 7th, the emergency repair work had been Fire Dept. immediately discontinued. Mr. Taylor said that he had re Storm received an estimate from Louis Bills in the amount of $350 Emergency for completing the work. Mr. Taylor asked if this amount should be included in his regular budget for 1939, or-if it could be.charged to the Storm Emergency Account. The Chairman invited the Town Accountant before the Board, and requested him to submit a statement on the Storm Emergency Account for pent next Monday night, this statement to show the amounts spent.,- balances, etd. Ar. Russell said that he would prepare such balances, a statement for the Board. Letter was received from the Lexington Fruit Go., Inc.. stating that as a result of an order f rom the Board of Parking, Selectmen, the police officers on duty in the center were Ave. enforcing very strictly the "No Parking"' regulation at the (Mass. & bus stop at the corner of ',ass. Ave. and Waltham Street. The' Waltham St. Lexington Fruit Co. requested written permission to load and unload their trucks on Mass. Avenue at the corner of Waltham Street in front of their store--1740 Mass. Ave. The Board felt that it could not grant permission to load and unload on Mass. Avenue. Mr. Rowse moved that the bus stop on Waltham Street at the corner of Mass. Ave. be discontinued. Mr. Potter Seco coded the motion and it was so voted. The Clerk was instructed to request the Lexington Fruit Co. to load and unload its trucks on Waltham Street at the corner of Mass. Ave. with the request that they not park the truck there any longer than is necessary to load or unload it. Budgets were discussed, and acted on as follows: Account Requested', A roved Selec�nTs Dept. ii Expenses �.= §� Accounting Dept. - it 325.00 325.00 Budgets Elections Expenses (Under Town CL). 50.00 50.00 ' (Under Select - men) 588.00 588.00