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SELECTMEN'S MEETING January A regular meeting of the in the Selectmen's Room, Town evening, January_14, 1946, at Messrs. Potter, Rowse, Sarano The Clerk was also present. 14, 1946 Board of Selectmen was held Office Building, on Monday 7:30 P.M. Chairman Locket and Sheldon were present. At 7:30 P.M. Mr. James J. Carroll, Town Clerk, appeared before the Board for the drawing of jurors. Mr. John R. Hargreaves, 1071 Massachusetts Avenue, was drawn to serve on the Grand Jury, Criminal Business, beginning Monday, February 4, 1946. The fallowing jurors were drawn to serve on Criminal Business, first. session at Cambridge, beginning January 21, 1946: Carl O. wennberg,-machinist, 14 Cherry Street; Ralph I. Dale, at home, 6 Oakland Street and Royal W. Gilson, bank examiner, 19 Parker Street; all of Lexington, Massachusetts. Mr. Carroll said that Washington is getting ready to have a grand session of all Draft Boards next Monday, January 21, and there will be a banquet over in Woburn at which time medals will be presented to certain persons who have been connected with the Draft Board.- Mr. Carroll said that he had been requested to tell the Board of Selectmen that they would receive an invitation to the banquet. Mr. Carroll retired at 7:40 P.M. and Mr. DeFoe; Superintendent of Public Works, -Colonel Barry and Mr. John J. Garrity, Superintendent of Parks and Playgrounds appeared before the Board. Budgets under the supervision of Mr. Garrity were considered. He stated that the cost of labor is much higher this year than it was last year which explains some of the increase in his 1946 budgets over the 1945 budgets. However, he has provided for only one -additional man in his department. He said that six teeter -boards are needed for the East Lexington Playground, one slide for the Center Playground and one dozen new swings. • Mr. Rowse asked Mr. Garrity how much of a balance he would have to turn back and he replied not more than $36.00. The Chairman asked if there would be any money transferred from the Tower Fund,. and Mr. Garrity stated that in 1945 he used $225.00 and there should be the same amount for 1946. Mr. Rowse asked if the item for labor was increased due to the fact that the town men will be used more in Park Department work and Mr. Garrity replied that Park work which should have been done the past two or three years has not been done. 381 Jurors Draft Board Banquet Garrity Budgets