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Mr. Wrightington talked with Mr. Ruggiero who said ' that he wanted more than the $60.00 awarded and he also wanted the privilege of filling in the land. Mr. Wright- ington asked Mr. Raymond what he thought of it and Mr. Raymond replied he did not think very much of giving Ruggiero more money and the right to fill the land also. Ruggiero also said he would like permission to carry on a sand and gravel business on the property. Mr. Potter moved that Ruggiero be informed that the Board concurred in the award of $p60-00 and had no objection to his filling in the land but that it had no right to tell him that he would be given permission to excavate material from the ground. If this was not satisfactory to Mr. Ruggiero; an alternative would be that the Board would be willing to insert an article in the warrant for the annual Town Meet- ing of 1941 to see if the Town would vote to change the Zoning Law so that he could maintain a sand and gravel business on the premises. Mr. Locke seconded the motion., and it was so voted. Mr. Raymond retired at 7;55 P.M. Mr. Paxton said that the Lexington Choral Society had requested the use of Estabrook Hall on December 18th in con- junction with the Chamber of Commerce Christmas program. Mr. Potter moved that the use of the hall be granted free of charge. Mr. Locke seconded the motion, and it was so voted. Mr. Paxton said that the Chamber of Commerce had re- quested use of a conference room on December 27th. Mr. Potter moved that the use of the room be granted free of charge. Mr. Locke seconded the motion, and it was so voted. Mr. Paxton brought up the request of Peter VanGemert for an abatement of the sewer betterment assessment in the amount of $70.00 levied against him for his lot on Ames Avenue. Mr. VanGemert owns property between Butler Avenue and Ames Avenue having a frontage of 190 feet. There is a garage on the Ames Avenue lot. VanGemert is paying an assessment on the 190 feet and believes that he should not pay the assessment on the Ames Avenue lot. Mr. Cosgrove believes that the assessment should be abated but Mr. Paxton_ sees no reason why the assessment should be abated. Mr. Potter moved that the request for abatement be denied. Mr. Locke seconded the motion, and it was so voted. Mr. Paxton said that in 1938 one Leonard G. Russell of Cambridge struck a guard-rail fence on Lowell Street and the Town billed him $29.35 for the damage. The liability for the accident (in which another car was involved) has not ' been determined and Mr. Russell recommended that the charge be abated. Mr. Paxton also recommended it. Mr. Locke moved that the abatement be authorized. Mr. Potter seconded the motion, and it was so voted. Im Ruggiero claim Use of halls VanGemert re- quest for sewer abate- ment Guard-rail damage chg. abated