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189 <br />SELECTMEN'S MEETING <br />January 27, 1947 <br />A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was <br />held in the Selectmen's oom, Town Office Building, Lexington <br />on Monday evening, January 27, 1947 at 7:30 p.ip. Chairman <br />Potter, Messrs. Locke, Rowse, Sarano and Paxton were <br />present. The Clerk was also present. <br />At 7:30 p.m. Mr. Carroll, Town Clerk, met with the <br />Board for the drawing of three jurors. Mr. William E. <br />Phillips, Davis Aircraft, 10 Bloomfield Street was drawn <br />to serve on Civil Business, second session at Cambridge <br />beginning Monday, February 3, 1947. Jurors <br />Mr. George M. Gowan, Boston $b Maine, 1987 Mass. Avenue <br />was drawn to serve on Civil Business, first session at <br />Cambridge, beginning Monday, February 3, 1947. <br />Mr. Randall W. Richards, autb.salesman, 67 Farmcrest <br />Avenue was drawn to serve on Criminal Business, first <br />session at Lowell,: beginning Monday, February 3, 1947. <br />Mr. Carroll retired at 7:35 p.m. and Mr. Joseph H. <br />DeFoe, Supt. of Public Works, met with the Board. <br />Mr. DeFoe said that there has been a survey made of Town <br />the lighting conditions in the town offices and he has Office <br />a plan for revising the lighting system. Moakley and Lighting <br />Son gave an estimate of $4,000.00 for the work. No action <br />.was taken on the matter. <br />Mr. DeFoe informed the Board that the Town Counsel <br />had insisted that he obtain bids relative to the engineer- <br />ing services for planning future trunk sewers. He said Bids for <br />that he obtained two bids. Fay, Spofford & Thorndike Sewer <br />submitted a bid, for five projects, in the amount of Contracts <br />$18,750.00 and Metcalf & Eddy submitted a bid of <br />19,100.00 <br />Mr. Paxton said that Metcalf:& Eddy is familiar with <br />the Town of Lexington and it seemed to him that they should <br />have given a little lower bid, and that from this job they . <br />would undoubtedly get a sizable amount of business. <br />Mr. Rowse asked when the actual work would be done and <br />Mr. DeFoe replied that the south branch of Vine Brook should <br />be done next year and the north branch immediately following. <br />After some discussion on the matter, upon motion of <br />Mr. Rowse, seconded by Mr. Locke, it was voted to award the <br />