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378 <br />SELECTMEN'S MEETING <br />May 26, 1947 <br />A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held <br />in the Selectmen's Room on Monday evening, May 26, 1947, <br />at 7:30 P.M. There were present: Chairman, Paxton, <br />Messrs. Locke, Emery and Gay. The Clerk was also present. <br />The Chairman read a letter from lir. Robert L. Innis <br />Deny re- requesting the installation of a water main on Wilson Road, <br />quest Marrett Garden development. The Chairman said that this <br />for project was out of the question for this year because of <br />installat-the full program of work and shortage of pipe. The Clerk <br />ion of was instructed to advise Mr. Innis that it would not be <br />Water on possible to grant his request in 1947, but that betterment <br />Wilson #td.assessment sheets will be prepared and mailed to him for <br />this year.signatures. <br />Suggest The Chairman said that it would seem logical to raise <br />Raising betterment assessments inasmuch as the cost of material has <br />Better- increased in price. He also thought that the Supt. of <br />mdnt Public Works should submit to the Board the list of charges <br />Assess- now being made for water and sewer construction, frozen <br />ments meters, and shut offs. <br />At 7:35 P.M. Mr. James J. Carroll, Town Treasurer, <br />met with the Board relative to borrowing for the installation <br />of water mains. Mr. Carroll explained that there are to be <br />three separate loans; $20,000 for sewer mains, $75,000 -for <br />water mains, and $100,000 for water mains. He explained <br />that by lumping them together he was able to obtain a lower <br />rate and received eight bids as follows: <br />Bids <br />submitted <br />for <br />Sewer <br />and <br />Water <br />Mains <br />• <br />Merchants National Bank 101.26 @ i % <br />Paine, Webber, Jackson & Curtis 101.16 @ 1#% <br />'E tabrobif & Co-. , Lee 'Higginson Co. 1011 ; ca 120 <br />May Trust Company 101.09 @ 11% <br />First National Bank 100.92 n 1% <br />Hornblower & Weeks 100.911 @1 % <br />Second National Bank 100.91 @ 120 <br />Lexington Trust Company 100.85 @ 1% <br />Upon motion of Mr. Emery, seconded by Mr. Gay, it was <br />voted to accept the bids of the Merchants National Bank <br />submitted as follows: <br />Merchants National Bank <br />Paine, Webber, Jackson, & Curtis <br />J. T. Esterbrook, Lee-Hugginson <br />Day Trust Co. <br />1st National Bank <br />Hornblower Weeks <br />2nd National Balik <br />Lexington Trust Co. <br />101.26 <br />101.16 <br />101.14 <br />101.09 <br />100.92 <br />100.91 <br />100.91 <br />100.55 <br />04-3 <br />1 <br />