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The Clerk informed the Board that Mr. Stone, <br />representing the Lexington Drum Corps had requested <br />permission for the corps to march through Lexington <br />Center on Friday afternoon and Friday evening to give <br />some publicity to the paper drive on Sunday. <br />It was decided to have the Chairman contact Mr. <br />Stone and discuss this request with him. The Board <br />did not object too strongly providing the Chief of <br />Police is consulted and is of the opinion that soiree <br />arrangement may be worked out. <br />367 <br />Drum `orps <br />permission <br />to march <br />The Chairman read a letter from firs. Merrick, 377 <br />Bedford Street registering a complaint about the park- Complaint <br />ing on Bedford Street, opposite Buttrick's stand. <br />She claimed that her driveway is very often blocked by <br />parked cars and also called the Board's attention to <br />refuse thrown around. <br />The Clerk was instructed to write the State Depart- <br />ment of Public Works to find out whether or not it is <br />possible to have "No Parking " signs placed in this area <br />and also to give Mr. Nickerson a copy of Mrs. Merick's <br />letter from him to discuss with Mr. Buttrick. <br />Deputy Chief Cook, of the Fire Department, sent the <br />Board a letter received by him' from the Peter Pirsch & <br />Sons stating that the item of x;376 covers 94 hours of <br />labor at $4.00 per hour. The company replaced a number <br />of rungs and also installed a number of steel rungs to <br />strengthen the ladder, but made no charge for the matebial. <br />Mr. Emery said that the real question was what was <br />the fundamental cause of the damage to the ladder truck <br />and he does not believe that the company has made a <br />satisfactory reply. <br />It was agreed that Mr. Emery should discuss this <br />subject with the Board of Fire Engineers. <br />At 10.10 p.m. Paul McCormack and Raymond Lewis of <br />the American Legion met with the Board. Mr. McCormack Field <br />said that the Legion would like to conduct a field day Day <br />and celebration on the 4th of July and the night before. <br />The Chairman explained that they should bo,;ntact <br />Mr. Garrity and make sure that there is nothing in his <br />park program that might conflict. <br />Mr. McCormack asked if he could ask now to have the <br />field reserved and the Chairman said that it is permissable <br />but that Mr. Garrity may have something planned about which <br />the Board has no knowledge. He said that they could, if <br />