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U6 SETECTIMEN IS MEETING December 1, 1941 A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held. in the Selectmen's Loom, Town Office Building on Monday evening, December 1, 1941 at 7:30 P.M. Chairman Giroux, Messrs. Potter, Rowse, Locke, and Sarano were present. The Clerk was also present. At 7:30 P.M. Town Clerk, James J. Carroll, appeared before the Board for the drayilnV of a juror. Mr. Francis Juror E. Lombard, accountant, of 27 north Hancock Street was drawn to serve on Civil Business, Lowell, beginning Mon- day, January 25, 1942. Mr. Carroll retired. At 7:32 P.M. Mr. John Lamont appeared before the Board. The Chairman asked Mr. Lamont if he would approve of the Board asking the farmers in Town to enter into a gentlemen's agreement not to spread manure during the months of June, July, and August. Mr. Lamont said he would like to have a By-law whereby farmers would have to plow in manure within twenty-four hours. At 7:45 P.M. hearing on the proposed amendment to . the Health Regulations so as to control the receiving and handling; of manure was declared open. Fifteen per- sons were present at the hearing. The Chairman said that the Board had asked the farmers in to tell them Its idea on the manure question and to get their opinion and cooperation if possible. He said that the farmers had a problem and that the Selectmen recognized it. Also, as a Board of Health, the Selectmen have to consider the problem of growing residential areas. He said that the Town was growing so rapidly, the Board received many com- plaints because of adors and flies coming from manure piles. The Board wants to be fair to the farmers and to their neighbors. He said that the Board would pre- fer not to adopt any regulations as it felt that there were too many regulations already. The Board would like to approach the problem from the angle of no regulations. He asked that the farmers make a gentle- men's agreement with the Board to abide by the follow- ing suggestion: That the Board write no regulation but simply have an understanding with the farmers that during the months of June, July, and August they will spread no manure. Mr. Jerry Cataldo thought that that was very good. The Chairman said that the farmers might have to rearrange their work somewhat, but he thought that they could do that all right. Tony Waters said that very few people plow during those months anyway.