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126 SELECTMENIS MEETING JAN. 23, 1939 A regular meeting of the Board of 3electanen was held in the. Selectments Room, Town Office Building, at 7:310 P.M. Chairman Giroux, Messrs. Potter, Clark and Rowse were present. The Clerk was also present. The Town Engineer, Mr. William A. Mulliken, Mr. Angelo Buss, and Mr. William Coscia appeared before the Board. Mr. Mulliken said that the Lexington Co-operative Bank was interested as mortgagee on about fifteen pieces of prop- erty along the Vine Brook channel. He said that he had been in touch with the majority of the mortgagors and some of them thought there might be damages but would not know until the job was completed. The Chairman asked Mr. Mulliken what he wished to accomplish this evening. Mr. MulliYen said that he wished to preserve the Bank's right of suit so that when any damages are to be claimed, the Bank will be within its rights. He said he understood that it had the right to file protest against' the town's finding of no damages within six months. Four of the mortgagors think they have damages but whether or not they have will depend upon the grading And filling that will be done. Five have reported that they believe no damages will be done and the rest say that they do not know. Mr. Mulliken said that Mr. and Mrs. ' Angelo Busa had signed the release prepared by the Town, but there was a question in the mind of the Bank az to whether or not the damages found were sufficient, so the Bank refused to sign. He said that a great deal would Vine Brook depend on how much area Busa would be able to farm at t damages. profit after the completion of the work, and what will be done to make it possible to get over to the parcel of land across the brook. Busa feels that a lot of damages would be satisfied if the contractor would put loam on his land towards the woods. Mr. Potter asked Mr. Busa why he could not farm land. on both sides of the brook and Busa replied that more loam would be taken off one side than off the other. He said that he would like to plant right to the edge of the brook. Mr, Cosgrove asked Busa where he wanted the loam put when the contractor -stripped it from Vine Brook. Busa replied that he wanted it on the side towards the woods. He said he would like to know if he could plan this year to plow the land where the channel is going through. Mr. Cosgrove said he could not answer that question yet as Contract 2 had not been let. The Chairman asked if the Bank would be satisfied if the loam was replaced in such a way as tosatisfy Busa. Mr. Mulliken said the Bank thought that from the loss of plant- , ing area and from the time Busa put into the land getting it ready to reap a profit, it should not sign without getting an agreement from the town in black and white. He asked if the Town was going to replace the bridge over the