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524 -_ <br />cd <br />SELECTMEN'S MEETING , <br />Feb. 10, 1941. <br />A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held <br />in the Selectmen's Room, grown Office Building at 7:30 P.M. <br />Chairman Giroux, Messrs. Potter, Rowse, Locke and Sarano <br />were present. The Clerk was also present. <br />A letter was received from the Fuelite Natural Gas <br />Corporation, Marrett Road, stating that in the last four <br />weeks they had overcome certain difficulties in obtaining <br />the right type of scale for their delivery work. The writer <br />said that it was through the cooperation of Ralph E. Chad- <br />wick., Sealer of Weights and Measures, that the difficulties <br />were solved. He wished to commend Mr. Chadwick for his <br />cooperation. <br />At 7:30 P.M. Mr. Ralph E. Chadwick appeared before the <br />Board. He said that in 1935 the fees taken in amounted to <br />4106.93, in 1936 - 3103.460 in 1937 - $106.57, in 1938 - $78.68, <br />In 1939 - $112.61 and in 1940 - $143.48. There were twelve <br />Court cases and the Town received as its share of the fines, <br />Ralph <br />the sum of 452.50. Mr. Chadwick said the peddlers licenses <br />Chadwick <br />increased from X32.00 to 048.00 in 1940. Besides those who <br />report, <br />were arrested, there were 83 other peddlers whom he evicted <br />' <br />from the Town. He said that his mileage in 1940 was 5,556 <br />miles. He said that most of the $143.48 was taken in <br />In 10¢ amounts. Mr. Chadwick said that the State notified <br />all sealers to check up on all bags,.of flour for instance, <br />and they found that those that were supposed to weigh 24-1/2 <br />pounds weighedfrom two to seven pounds short. He said that <br />they had trouble with olive oil, bag coal, and wood. Mr. <br />Rowse questioned if it were necessary for the Town sealer to <br />check on such things as olive oil as these come under the <br />jurisdiction of the State. Mr. :Chadwick said perhaps he <br />was doing some things that the State should do, but that if the <br />Director of the ?necessities of Life was short of help, he <br />asked the sealer to help him. Mr. Chadwick retired at 7:50 P.M. <br />A letter was received from Frederick Sgrosso,•25 Ward <br />Street, Lexington, offering to pay X75.00 for Lot 3 and ,part <br />Offer to <br />of Lot 2 on Ward Street. The Clerk stated that the piece <br />buy lots. <br />Sgrosso desired to purchase was 100 feet deep and had a <br />frontage of 37-1/2 feet. <br />Mr. Potter said he would discuss the offer with a <br />committee and report at the next meeting. <br />The Clerk informed the Board that Mr. Franklin Colman <br />had a client who made an offer of 41500.00 for the land,on <br />' <br />