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147 SELECTMEN I S MEETING ' JAN. 30, 1939 A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was h el d in the Selectmen's Room, Town Office Building, at 7:00 P.M. Chairman Giroux, Messrs. Potter, Clark and Rowse were present. The Clerk was also present. Messrs. Mitchell and Morse appeared before the Board relative to Welfare matters. At 7:30 P.M. hearing was declared open on the applica- tion of J. T. Carlson for permission to maintain one under- ground tank for the storage of gasoline in the capacity of ,1500 gallons, on premises located at 83 East Street, Lex- ington. No one appeared in favor or in opposition. 'Mr. Potter moved that the license be granted subject .to the approval of the Fire Department. Mr. Rowse seconded the motion and it was so voted. At 8:00 P. M., Mr. Raymond, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Haynes of 36 Fletcher Ave., Mr. and Mrs. Roy D. Keene of 38 Fletcher Avenue and Mr. John Pichette, owning property on Fletcher Avenue, appeared before the Board. ' Mr. Keene said the group wished to know what the Board was going to do to provide sewer connections to the houses at the lower end.of Eletcher Avenue. He said that when the Town Engineer called on them to get releases for the construction of the North Lexington sewer, they under- stood from him that they would be able to connect with the sewer. They find now that there is no provid.ion made for entrance. He said that at the present time it was no secret that all of the cesspools overflowed at certain times and drained directly into the brook. Mr. Raymond said that the engineers had always planned that there should be a sewer in Fletcher Avenue and it was not included in this project. In the order of the Board by which the land takings were made, it states specifically that no betterment assessments for the sewer and drain are to be levied, and he said it was his understanding that sewer connections could not be made without first levying betterment assessments. He understood from these people that they did not object to paying .sewer assessments but did object to paying them to connect with a sewer in Fletcher Ave. on the grounds that the cost to owners would be substantially more. He said he was not sure that it would cost them any more to connect with a sewer in Fletcher Avenue. It is physically possible to sewer these houses either way. If they are now connected with the sewer under construction, some time there will be a request for a sewer in Fletcher Ave. in addition. There are four lots on Fletcher Avenue, which in order to connect with the