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N o" recommended on several of them. Mr. Raymond said he Mosquito had written the Board and requested information as to how survey to get cooperation of the UJ.P.A. for such a project. Mr. Raymond presented an agreement with Professor Dean Peabody, Jr. of M.I.T., for testing the vitrified pipe. Mr. Raymond read the letter and recommended that Testing Dean Peabody be authorized to do the testing and that pipe. the Chairman be authorized to sign the agreement. Mr. Clark moved that the recommendation be approved. Mr. Rowse seconded the motion and it was so voted. Mr. Raymond said that the last action of the Board on the matter of the Woburn Street dump was on May 18, 1938, when it was decided that an article would be in- serted in the warrant for the next town meeting to obtain land on Woburn Street for dumping purposes. Mr. Raymond Woburn said that the only land they found that was suitable was Street the Sorenson land and some land on the other side of the dump street which was equally handy. At that time, he had an oral agreement with Sorenson that he would let the land for dumping purposes for the sum of $50. per year provided the town maintained the dump. Mr. Raymond said there was nothing specific in the Ashes and Dumps appropriation to take care of this dump but they probably could take care of it all right. Mr. Rowse moved that Mr. Raymond , ' check to see if the agreement with Sorenson still held, and if so, that an article be inserted in the warrant to Article cover the matter. Mr.Clark seconded the motion and it was so voted. Mr. Raymond read a letter from the Metropolitan Met. Planning Division dated November 16, 1938„ asking if they Planning could help Lexington in some of its traffic problems. He Div. Sur - suggested that the Board authorize them to make a traffic veys accident report and recommendations and also request them to make a parking survey. He assumed that this was with- out charge. Mr. Clark moved that no action be taken, but the motion was not seconded and was lost. Mr. Potter moved that MrRaymond go ahead with the studies after he had ascertained that there is no cost to the town. Mr. Rowse seconded the motion and it was so voted. Mr. Raymond also suggested that if the Planning Board approved, that the Division be requested to make a study of a master plan for Lexington. The Chairman suggested that Mr. Raymond check on the matter with the Planning Board. Mr. Raymond said he understood, that George Sarano had made an oral offer for the wood on the northeasterly side of the drive to the Lincoln Street dump in the amount ' of $25.00. Mr. Potter said he thought this was a fair offer and said he thought it should be accepted, but he would go further and allow Mr. Sarano to take whatever wood he wanted. Mr. Raymond recommended that the offer Offer for wood