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1 1 533. SELECTMENIS MEETING February 17; 1941. A -regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held in the Selectmen's Room, Town Office Building on Monday evening, February'17, 1941 at 7:30 P.M. Chairman Giroux, IuIessrs. Potter, Rowse, Locke and Sarano were present. The Clerk was also present. Mr. Carroll appeared before the Board for the drawing of a juror. Mr. ClQrence A. Small, supervisor, of 19 Dexter ` Road, was drawn to serve on Criminal Business in the First Juror Session at Cambridge, beginning Monday, March 10, 1941. At 7:40 P.I1. Mr. Alan Adams appeared before the Board to discuss an idea which he had in connection with the celebration of the 19th of April this year.' He retired at 7:55 P.M. Mr. Paxton appeared before the Board. He said that in the 1940 Road Machinery budget there was an item of X225.00 for a paving breaker, but it was not purchased so the money was turned back into the noad Machinery rund. Now the paving breaker they have is broken and he believes it would cost too much to repair it. He feels that he should purchase a new one. They are using a paving breaker on the Oak Street job every day. Mr. Paxton received a price of $215.00 from Walter 19. Field & Son for a heavy duty paving breaker and they will make an allowance of X20.00 for the old one. Mr. Paxton requested permission to purchase this unit and that the cost be charged to the Road Machinery Account without making any extra allowance for it, with the under- standing that if they run short at the end of the year, they will ask for a transfer from the Reserve Fund. The Chairman said that the Board had made it a practice not to purchase equipment before the annual town meeting. Mr. Paxton said he felt that a paving breaker or a jackhammer was maintenr-,nce rather than outlay. He said however, he could rent a machine and if at Town Meeting a new one was approved, the rental could be applied toward the new one. Mr. Potter moved that the sum of 000.00 be applied to the Road Machinery Account for the purchase of a paving breaker. Mr. Locke seconded the motion, and it was so voted. Mr. Paxton presented. a sketch of the proposed sewer and drainage in Washington Street to serve Lot 24 on which Mr. Francis S. Dane is contemplating building. Mr. Paxton New pav- ing break- er. Sewer & drainage Lot 24 Wash- ington St.