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I0 • SELECTMENIS MEETING May 6, 1941. A special meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held in the Selectmen's Room, Town Office Building, at 7s30 P. M. Chairman Giroux and Messrs. Potter, Rowse, Sarano, and Locke were present. The Clerk was also present. Mr. Wrightington appeared before the Board. He said that he wished to discuss the DeCristafaro case, he being one of the contractors on the North Lexington Sewer Project. His contract was on a unit price basis, with a total of about $65,000. When they came to measure, the Engineerst estimate gave DeCristafaro about $61,000.00 and he said that he was going to get the rest of that money. His attorneys brought up eight counts, one of which was the $1800. which we are holding back. They also claimed that the Town did not measure right, and that he should get more on certain items. There have been eight hearings before an Auditor, and we are paying F. T. Alden $25.00 per day when he is testifying. Mr. Wrightington said that the expenses of trying the case were mounting up. The Auditor suggested that DeCristafaro and the Town straighten out its differences, and settle the case. Mr. Wrightington told DeCristafarots attorney that he should make a proposition, and ,yesterday he came through with one. His whole claim is $6969.15, and we are holding $1269.38 which the Warren Pipe Co. has claimed. DeCristafaro's proposition is that he wants to get $3750.00 clear, in addition to whatever he has to pay the Warren Pipe Company. The amount he claims we owe him is $5499.77. Of that amount we are holding back $500.00 to compensate for the $500.00 paid Leary. Mr. Wrightington said that he doubted that we could collect this from DeCristafaro. On two other items Metcalf & Eddy's figures were not satisfactory, to him. The question of the sheathing left in place, and of iron pipe which had to be returned are to be straightened out yet. Mr. Rowse said he thought that Wrightington should go through with the case to the end of the Auditor's report, and then decide what to do. The other four members of the Board were in favor of compromising. Mr. Rowse asked Mr. Wrightington if he was recom- mending making an offer of settlement, and he replied that he was, in view of the P.W.A. outlook. The Chairman, speaking for the other four members of the Board, told Mr. Wrightington to offer to settle the case for $1,000.00, plus whatever he could salvage out of the $1200.00 owed to the Warren Pipe Co. Letter was received from Mr. Wrightington relative to a letter referred to the Selectmen stating that one Robert Lord was injured in Cary Hall on April 20th when a cannon in the vestibule fell on him. The young man has had to have the doctor several times since the accident, and his mother wanted to know who was going to take care of the doctor's bills.