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162 SELECTMEN'S 1'GEETING May 7, 1945 A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held in the Selectmen's Room, Town Office Building, on Monday evening, May 7, 1944 at 7:30 P.M. Chairman Locke, Messrs. Potter, Rowse, Sarano and Sheldon were present. The Clerk was also present. At 7:35 P.M. Mr. Eben Johnson, 20 Parker Street, Arl- ington, appeared before the Board relative to his offer of Lot 37 $525.00 for Lot 37, Cary Street, Lexington. Cary St. The Chairman said that he understood this particular Eben lot was four (4) feet short, and before it can be built Johnson upon, Mr. Johnson would have to go before the Board of Appeals. Mr. Johnson said that first he would like to know whether or not his price is correct. The Chairman stated that in the next four years better- ments on this particular lot would amount to $152.08. The Chairman said that if the Board of Appeals granted Mr. John- son permission to build a house upon this particular lot perhaps, in view of the amount of the betterments, he might want to submit a revised offer. The Chairman said that it was the suggstion of the Board that a new figure in the amount of 4400.00 be made, and then an application for a Board of Appeals hearina, filed. He informed Mr. Johnson that if the Board of Appeals granted the application, the lot would then have to be advertised for sale. He further stated that it would then be sold to Mr. Johnson, providing no one else was interested in purchasing it after it was advertised. Mr. Johnson said that this procedure was agreeable to him, and he would submit an offer in writing of $400.00. Mr. Johnson retired at 7:40 P.M. Mr. Sheldon moved that Mr. Johnson's offer of $400.00, which is to be confirmed in writing, be tentatively accepted, subject to a Board of Appeals hearing. Mr. Paxton appeared before the Board at 7:43 P.M. He stated that during the past week he and Mr. Potter Honor had visited seven surrounding Town cheleking on the various Rolls types of Honor Rolls relative to the placement of the names of persons killed in action. Mr. Paxton said that in most cases a silver star is used. In Newton they used gold lettering on a colored background, and the names were left in the original order on the Board. Mr. Potter thought that in looking at an Honor Roll it was logical to look at the names alphabetically, and he, personally, liked the alphabetical arrangement, but thought 00 tzl 1