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230 Aq SELECTMEN'S MEETING June 11, 1940. A regular meeting of the Board of Selectman was held in the Selectmen's Room, Town Office tuilding, at 10:45 P.M. Chairman Giroux, Messrs. Potter, Rowse, Locke and Sarano were present. Mr. James Bean of Parker Street appeared before the Board to discuss the matter of his sawing wood on the Bean re: premises. The Chairman told Mr. Bean that the Board had sawing had many complaints because of the noise and Mr. Bean said wood. that he would be willing to saw only two or three hours a day, those hours to be between 9 A.M. and 5 P.M. It was decided to tell the Town Counsel to defer legal action on the matter to see what the reaction to this plan might be. The Warrant for the Town Meeting to be held on July 1st was signed. Letter was received from Dr. James J. Walsh calling the Boardts attention to the fact that persons receding Old Age Assistance and Aid to Dependent Children had the Town choice of their physician in time of illness and that the Physician bills for such services were to be paid by the relief agencyl The Federal Government pays 50% of the services, the State pays 2/3 of the remaining 50% and the Town pays the balance, which is one-sixth of the total. Dr. Walsh stated that our Town Physician was now treating cases of this sort as part of his duties as Town Physician. He recommended that Dr. Rochette be paid for his services in such cases. The Clerk was instructed to refer the matter to Mr. Morse and Mr. Wrightington and ask them for their opinions on the subject. Letter was received from the Lexington Choral Society Use of hall requesting the use of Estabrook Hall on Thirty evenings during 1940 and 1941. It was decided to hold the matter over for one week. The Board discussed the bids received on broken stone Bids on and sand and gravel, and inasmuch as only one bid had been Sand & received on each of these, it was decided to instruct Mr. Stone & Paxton to ask for bids on these from the same companies gravel 1