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Letter was received from Marion F. Brown, 19A Oakland Street, stating that he was building a house on Stetson Street and requesting that the sidewalk be lowered. Mr. Sidewalk Raymond said that the situation was just as Mr. Brown said Stetson and in some cases the sidewalk was three feet or more above the gutter and in some places two feet above the crown of the road. It would be necessary to lower about 200 feet of the sidewalk and if ledge is not encountered, this will cost approxirrm telt' $200.00. Mr. Rowse moved that Mr. Ray- mond procure a more.accurate estimate of the cost of lowering the walk. Mr. Potter seconded the motion and it was so voted. Mr. Raymond requested authority to spend about $300. Playgroun� for rough loam on the center playground project. Mr. project. Potter moved that this be approved. Mr. Sarano seconded the motion and it was so voted. At 8s46 P. M. Mr. Joseph P. Blackman of Medford appeared before the Board to discuss his application for- a transportation of garbage permit. .He was accompanied by another man. The Chairman said that the Board had asked him to come in to get some information. He asked Mr. Blackman where he got his garbage and Blackman asked if it'was necessary to answer. The Chairman said that the Board thought it was. The Chairman asked what towns he hauled through and Blackman asked if he had to answer that. The Chairman said that the Board would like to know. He Blackman said he hauled through Medford, Arlington, Cambridge, Garbage Somerville and Boston. The Chairman asked where he took License* the garbage to and he said he took it to his farm on Lowell Road. Part is in Burlington and part is in Lex- ington. Mr. Blackman said that his man was stopped by the Chief of Police in Lexington and asked if he picked up gar- bage in Somerville. Blackman said he wanted to protest against that as the Chief has no authority to ask questions about towns outside of Lexington. Mr. Rowse said he thought that the Board was entitled to ask for what in- formation•it desired. Blackman said that no one else had ever been before the Board when he applied for a license. The Chairman said that someone else was coming in tonight. Blackman said he had given all the information except rel- ative to where he got his garbage, which was his own private business. Blackman said he was raising a few pigs for a hobby and that it was not his source of income. He said he had just taken over the mortgage on the Mercadante farm. Blackman said that his truck was going over Cambridge Road now and was not going through Lexington. This street is in a very bad condition and he broke two springs on it. He requested that action be taken on the permit so that his truck could go through Lexington. They retired. Mr. Wrightington appeared before the Board. The Chairman explained the situation. Mr. Wrightington said that the Board was justified in investigating the character of