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SELECTMEN'S MEETING ' April 10, 1939. A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held in the Selectmen's Room, Town Office Building, at 7;00 P.M. Chairman Giroux and Messrs. Potter, Rowse, Locke and Sarano were present. The Clerk was also present. The Chairman said that there were ten or twelve welfare recipients who objected to the cut and said they could not get along on the amount of money allowed them, and these people have asked for hearings. Due to lack of time, he suggested that the people appear in a group and that the Board tell them that a secretary would hear their complaint and'type it and bring it into the Board for consideration later on. The other members felt that this would be the best way to handle the situation. Mr. Ralph Dale appeared before the Board and presented 251 Welf are Police badges. a list of police officers who had re -qualified in markman- ship this year. He said that every police officer was entitled to a bar. He explained that there would be more experts if there was more .38 calibre ammunition to shoot. ' Chief Sullivan, Sergeant Neal and Officers Harvey, Russell, MacCormack, Day and O'Leary appeared before the Board. The Chairman told them that the Board was very pleased to have the opportunity to present medals for marksmanship to them this evening. He said that it had al- ways been the aim of the Selectmen to build up the kind of a department that the Chief and the Town wanted. He told the group that in the last year, the Board felt that the members of the departmnent were cooperating much better. He said that last Saturday morning a gentleman named Lee frcm Brookline called him to say that the police officer on duty at Lexington Center on Friday afternoon had been extremely courteous to him. The Chairman said that the Board was very much pleased with Mr. Dale's cooperation in this movement. Mr. Dale explained the qualifications for each type of rating. He said that it was necessary for each man to re- qualify every year in order to keep his bar. The Chairman presented badges to the officers in order of their standing as follows; Officer Day 870 It MacCormack 87 1/3,% Sergeant Neal 80 1/3% Officer O'Leary 79% Russell 78 2/3% Harvey 73 1/3% Chief Sullivan suggested that all of the officers wear their badges at all times, and upon motion of Mr. Rowse, seconded by Mr. Potter; a vote to that effect was passed. The group retired. 251 Welf are Police badges.