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151 Mr. Raymond reported that the Lexington High School had requested the use of Cary Hall on March 31st on which Use of evening the 110th Cavalry Band will give a concert for the Hall benefit of the Lexington High School Band. Mr. Rowse moved that the use of the hall be granted free of charge. Mr. Clark seconded the motion and it was so voted. Mr. Raymond said that when he talked with the Board about the taking for the Horth Lexington Sewer, he presented a schedule of damages and one was on the land of Louisa G. T. Bean which is next to the Lexington Coal Co. on Bedford Street. At that time, he said that the Beans would accept damages of 4030.00. It has developed that they had agreed to do this on a line somewhat different from the line finally adopted. The line finally adopted is at a point 75 feet from the northerly lot line. The lot is a Beans' triangular shaped piece of land with a brook on the long claim re side and a frontage on Bedford Street of about 200 odd feet. taking. The Beans obtained a lawyer and have advised Cosgrove that they will sign the agreement and accept the $30. damages if they are assured that they will be allowed to split that lot up into two lots and have them put into the business district. Mr. Raymond asked them what; they would claim if these assurances could not be made, and they said that they would claim damages of $400.00. He merely called this to the attention of the Board because there might be ' litigation on the matter later on. Mr. Robert C. Merriam and Mr. George Emery appeared before the Board to discuss welfare in general. Mr. Giroux said that he discussed with the Welfare Advisory Committee the subject of town -controlled works projects for able-bodied men on welfare, and the group was very much in favor of it. They agreed with the idea of a thirty or forty hour week and agreed that there should be a flex- ible rate of pay to encourage individuals that might have Discussior some initiative. They brought out the fact that if the re W.F'.A. two boards approved the establishment of a works project, and the men employed should be confined to Lexington settled Welfare. cases. The following types of work were suggested: road- side work and the cleaning of brooks for the Highway Department; the cleaning of brush away from hydrants for the Water Department; the finishing of the drain work, etc. at Tower Park for the Park Department; and also the cleaning up of the Aldrich property. For the Fire Department, it was suggested that meadows be cleaned up where there was a fire hazard. Street drainage work and street cleaning were also suggested. The Chairman said he pointed out that if the two Boards agreed on this matter, they should know the average number of able-bodied men that would be available for work. e In the matter of an employment agent, the Chairman said that the Board had not gone into this. Mr. Rowse said that apparently there was no demand for one. Mr. Merriam said he thought it might bring very good results.