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sewer now under construction, would require going across land of other owners varying frot'a distance of one and a half feet to twenty-five feet. There are six or seven lots which come right up to the taking. The Chairman asked if there was a place left in the sewer system under construction so that these houses could be connected. Mr. Raymond said that a manhole had been left at Hayes Lane where a sewer in Fletcher Ave. would connect with the sewer in Hayes Lane. Mr. Keene said that there were two factors to be considered: the health condition which will exist if the present construction is completed and the cost. He said the people were willing to give releases because they were told that they could connect with the low level sewer. The Chairman asked if it was their understanding that the houses would tie in individually and he replied in the affirmative. Mrs. Iiaynes said there were no houses now on the other side of Fletcher Ave. and she thought it would be foolish to install a sewer in that street. The Chairman asked Mr. Raymond if Mr. Cosgrove agreed that he told these, people that they could connect with the low level sewer, and Mr. Raymond replied in the negative. He said that Cosgrove did not recall that he gave them to understand that they could connect with it and he maintains that he did not have the authority to give them that idea and says that he knew the assess. ment laws prohibited it. The Chairman said that regardless of how the connections were made, the health angle would be eliminated. Mr. Raymond said that he had been told that the plumbing in all of these buildings drained to the rear so that changes would have to be made in the plumbing if the ,people were forced to connect with the sewer in Fletcher Avenue. If connected to the rear, they would not have to change the plumbing, but the distance would be longer. The Chairman suggested that the meeting be adjourned and that the engineers study the two programs and recommend the best thing to do. He asked Mr. Raymond how long this would take and Mr. Raymond said he thought it would take a couple of weeks. Mr. Raymond asked the group if they had any objection to the engineers going iftto their cellars in order to check up on the plumbing and check elevations, and the people present had no objection. Mr. Raymond said there was a minor consideration in this matter and that was the fact that the pavement in Fletcher Avenue had been In for only a couple of years and of course the people did not want it torn up. Mr. Haynes said it would be impossible to have a plumber figure on changing over all the plumbing and Mr. Raymond suggested that the Plumbing Inspector do it. Mr. Raymond said he would report on the matter in a couple of weeks. The group retired at 8:35 P.M. Mr. Raymond said he had received a report from the State Reclamation Board on the mosquito survey. T here are twenty or more locations reported on and action is 1 1