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SELECTMEN'S MEETING February 16, 1942 A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held I � u in the Selectmen's Room, Town Office Building on Monday, February 16, 1942 at 7;30 P.M, Chairman Giroux, Messrs. Potter, Rowse, Locke, and Sarano were present. The Clerk was also present. Mr. Paxton appeared before the Board. He said that John Lamont had requested the use of a Use of conference room on February 20th from 8;00 P.M. to 10:00 Hall P.M. for the purpose of forming a Garden Club. Mr. Sarano moved that the use of the room be granted free of charge. Mr. Potter seconded the motion, and it was so voted. The Chairman said that Mr. G. DeMilia, who is pur- chasing some lots on Valleyfield Street, had requested Stake that the Engineers stake out the lots so that he could 'lots tell where the lines were. The Chairman asked if the Board had any objections to the Engineering Department doing this work, and there were none. He then in- structed Mr. Paxton to have the Engineering Department stake out the lots. The Chairman asked what the Board wished to do Steno. about the $30.00 item for stenographic service in the Eng. Engineering Department budget. He asked Mr. Paxton if Dept. this work might hot be done by one of the girls in the Public Works Department and Mr. Paxton said that it could be done but that Mr. Cosgrove liked to do this work after hours. He suggested that the item be left in. Mr. Potter moved that the Board approve the sum of 030.00 in the Engineering Department -Personal Services budget for stenographic services. Mr. Saran seconded the motion, and it was so voted. Mr. Paxton said that he saw that the Board had in- creased Miss McNamara's salary by $2:00 per week and Salaries Miss Sousa by only $1.00 per week.. He pointed out that Miss Sousa had been -in the employ of the Town for practi- cally the same length of time as Miss McNamara and he thought that they should be treated alike. The Chairman said that on the $36,000,00 budget for Highway Highway Maintenance Mr. Paxton had planned to drop four Maint. men because of waa increases and lack of work. If the budget is out to 301000.00 he will have to drop four or five men now.