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116 <br />Lamont re- <br />quest for <br />investiga- <br />tion of <br />depts. <br />SELECTMEN'S MEETING, MARCH 200 1940. <br />A special meeting of the Board of Selectmen was hold in <br />the Selectmen's Room, Town Office Building, at 5t00 P. M. <br />Chairman Giroux and Messrs. Potter and Sarano were preaeth. <br />The Clerk was also present. <br />The Chairman said that Mr. Harold B. Lia ont, in a tele- <br />phone conversation with him, asked if the Selectmen would <br />submit -a motion under Article Two i5S the Warrant for the <br />March 26th Town Meeting for the naming of a Committee of <br />Citizens to make a general investigation of Town. Departments, <br />with the idea that suggestion for economies might result. ,> <br />The Board of Selectmen, after considerat lb discussion was <br />of the opinion that such a motion on its part would be prac- <br />tioally a statement of its lack of faith in the Town De• <br />partmentsf therefor, it felt that if there was a desire for <br />such a Committee, that the idea and the motion should be <br />presented by the Town Meeting gLembers themselves. <br />Mr. Saran said that there was a low section in Downing <br />Road near Outlook Drive. Prospect Hill Road is an accepted <br />street, but has no drainage, and surface wster flows down <br />from Prospect Hill Road onto Downing Road, whibh is unacc- <br />epted. This causes flooding of the street. There are two <br />catch basins on DowningRoad, but theft seem to be clogged <br />up. Mr. Sarano said that some of the people were unable <br />tor;get fuel and other types of service because of the con- <br />dition. He said that, considering the fact that the water <br />Flooding was flowing from an accepted street, and the damage being <br />Downing Rd.done, he felt that something should be done to remedy the <br />situation. Mr. Sarano moved that the Selectmen, a cting as <br />the Board of Health, declare that an emergency exists, and <br />that Mr. win. C. Paxton, Supt, of the Hik#way Division, be <br />instructed to clean out the two latch basins on Downing <br />Road eo that the w ater might escape. Mr. Potter seconded <br />the motion, and it was so voted. <br />The meeting adjourned at 5:07 P M. <br />A true record, Att6st; <br />Clem„ <br />J <br />'e <br />1 <br />1 <br />