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SELECTMEN'S MEETING ' April 15, 1940. A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held in the Selectmen's Room, Town Office Building, at 76.30 P.M. Chairman Giroux, Messrs. Potter, Locke, Rowse and Sarano were present. The Clerk was also present. The Chairman said that F. K. Johnson had brought down an ambulance and he would like to have the Board look at it. Thig machine costs $2200. The Board went out and viewed it• When the Board returned, Mr. L. W. Slocomb, Mr. Daniel F. Coughlin and Mr. Wrightington appeared before the Board. Mr. Coughlin objected to the Selectmen's selling Lots 36 and 37 on Dexter Road to Mr. Slocomb. Part of one lot is un- registered land while the balance is registerdd, and the Town has been unable to give Mr. Slocomb title to the unregistered portion. Gaffney, the original owner, is xiow interested in regaining the property. Mr. Wrightington said that the Town would have to file a petition for the issue of the registration of title, give Gaffney notice and then give Coughlin and Slocomb notice so that if they wanted to be heard they could go down to the Registry of Deeds and take up the question as to whether or ' not the Town had title to the property of if Gaffney had the right to redeem it. Messrs. Slocomb and Coughlin retired. Mr. Wrightington said he had been given an idea that John-Caderio might start loam stripping in Lexington again soon. The Chairman said that if he did start the Town could ask.for an injunction immediately. Mr. Wrightinton said he thought that should be done. The Clerk was instructed4to call the matter to the attention of the Building Inspector so that he could watch out for any loam removal operations and notify the Selectmen and Mr. Wrightington immediately. It was also decided to ask the Town Counsel to try to get an injunction immediately after receiving notice from the Build- ing Inspector. Mr. Rowse brought up the matter of Mr. Harold Needham's driveway. He said.he thought a couple of loads of loam would stop the trouble and would satisfy Needham. Mr. Wrightington said that if there was some economical way to satisfy him, the Town might be able to put off the widening of Fern Street for a while, although perhaps it would have no right to do this=to help Needham. The Chairman said he thought it would be better to ask the Town to accept the street. Mr. Rowse said that the street was not wide enough to accept and land would have to'be taken from the abutters. No further action was taken ozi the matter. Ambulance Lots 36 & 37 Dexter Road. Loam removal Needham driveway.