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217 Mr. Paxton reported that the Town has a contract to furnish water to the Bedford Airport which has not been signed. One of_.the -reasons the contract has not been signed is that the Metropolitan District Commission has not approved it due to the fact that certain construction in Arlington, tying in with our 16" main from. the Arlington Standpipe, has not been completed. Mr. Paxton sent a copy of the contract to Mr. Water Wrightington who thought that a time limit on the Contract Contract should be inserted or the Town should be given an, option to terminate on reasonable notice. Mr. Wrightington said that paragraph 2 of the contract places the Town wholly at the me`cxt thecUnited States%•Army with respect to any dispute as to any questions of fact. Mr. Paxton said that the construction in Arlington will be finished within a month and he would like to have everything lined up so that the Board can sign the contract. However, it is necessary to have the approval of the Metropolitan District Commission first. Mr. Paxton reported on the hearing held on House Bill #1483 relative to charges made by the Middlesex County Sanatorium. He said that it was brought out at, this hear- ing that if the County calculated the expenses on a per patient basis, as the present law requires, the small communities would have no complaint as to partial treatment. Mr. Paxton suggested that if the Board wishes to be re- corded either in favor or in opposition to Bills which come up for hearing at various times, notice should be received so that the Bilis can be studied. The Chairman instructed the Clerk to write Rep. Charles E. Ferguson and request that copies of all Bills which would affect the Town be sent to the Board in advance so that recommendations can be made at the hearings. Notice was received from the Department of Public Utilities of a hearing to be held on May 5, 1943 in relation to the iise, method of construction and continuance of guard rails on railroads operated within the Commonwealth. Mr. Paxton said that he had called Mr. Allan Brooks, Secretary of the Department, and this has to da with the metal salvage campaign and does not have any effect an, the Town. The Chairman read a letter from the War Parents of America stating that the By -Laws of that organization call for a meeting on the third Thursday of each month, and they would like to use Estabrook Hall for these meetings. The Auxiliary Police use the hall every Thursday and the War Parents group would like to know whether or not the Police would relinquish their use one Thursday each month. Mr. Sarano agreed to take this matter up at the next meeting of the Committee on Public Safety. House Bill #1483 Hearing Uses of Halls