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573 ' SELECTMEN'S MEETING Jan, 3rd, 1940. A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held in the Selectmen's Room, Town Office Building, at 7:30 P.M. Chairman Giroux, Messrs, Potter, Rowse, Locke and Sarano were present. The Clerk was also present. At 7:30 P.M. Mr, John W. Raymond, Jr., Supt. of Public Works, Mr. E.A. Lindstrom, Plumbing Inspector, and the following plumbers appeared: Mr. Charles E. Collins, Lester Andrews, Vernon C. Page and William A. Coakley. "The Chairman informed the group that the meeting had been called to discuss a proposed change in the charges for permits .He stated that the Selectmen did not want the plumbers to get Plumbing thb idea that the Board wanted to make it difficult for any charges. of them and were not picking on them or any other group. He said if this Board or other Boards were negligent in not es- tablishing charges that conformed with those in other communities, then the matter should be rectified as soon as possible. He said the Selectmen had been considering making some specific charges for alterations or replacements of plumbing fixtures. The Chairman said the following fees had been suggested: New Construction,: The base charge for a plumbing permit shall e §2*00 plus 25� per fixture and 25¢ for each future fixture connection or appliance. Alteration Replacement: The-nbase charge for a plumbing permit shall e ,00 plus 25 cents per fixture and 25cents for each future fixture connection or appliance. Mr. Page said that this would add considerable to the permit costs. The present rate is $2.00 with no charge for extra fixtures. One replacement would cost $1.25 where it costs nothing now. He thought this would add to the burden on the plumbers and that all the taxpayers would not have to share the burden. Page said he was not in favor of having any charges. Mr. Lindstrom said that if he issued a permit for two fixtures in the future it would cost $1900 and under the present system it cost $1.25, Mr. Andrews said that on a new house with five fixtures the charge would be 03.25. He thought that Lexington needed something so that the Plumbing Inspector could check up on outsiders doing work here. He said he knew in times past, work had been done by outsiders where no permit had been taken out. He said that if a plumber saw that some fixtures had been replaced, he could check up with the Plumbing Inspector to see if a permit had been taken out. Mr. Lindstrom pointed out that the change would make it ' cost less for replacements than it does now. Mr. Potter asked what a fixture connection was, and