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SELECTMEN'S MEETING March 7, 1949 A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held in the Selectmen's Room on Monday evening, March 7, 1949, at 7:30 P.M. There were present: Chairman Paxton, Messrs. Emery, Gay, Driscoll and Nickerson. Mrs. Flaherty served as Clerk of the meeting. Mr. Paxton reported to the Board that*time and had just reported that as he was on his way to vote, walk- ing on the sidewalk in front of 1 yle's property on Row- land Avenue, he fell over a big boulder which was on the sidewalk. His glasses were broken; he received cuts on the face and nose, and was knocked unconscious. He want- ed to know what procedure he should take to enter a com- plaint and he was advised by Mr. Paxton to wrije a letter to the Board of Selectmen explaining the situation. Mr. Wilson said that he was feeling all right when he left the Selectmen's Office. 105 Complaint At 7:30 P.M. the following members of the 19th of April Committee met with the Board. Messrs. Frothingham, Seltzer, Bashian and Zitso. The Chairman explained that there had been conflicting reports as to the amount of money necessary for the 19th of April Celebration and that the Appropriation Committee is of the opinion that $800 will be sufficient. The Board of Selectmen had approved 8 total appropriation of $1,250. They felt that this amount plus the sum received from the LeRoy Brown Fund would be sufficient. Mr. Frothingham explained in detail the various amounts required for a celebration similar to other years and said he felt that the citizens of the Town, as a whole, would prefer to continue to have this sort of a celebration, rather than to have a large turn-outone year and nothing at all done for perhaps four or five succeeding years. The other members of his committee agreed with this opinion. He said that the Veterans' organizations wanted a parade and wished to perpetuate the 19th of April. Mr. Emery asked if $1,210.00 was the lowest amount for which the:;usual .celebration could take place. Mr. Frothingham said he felt that the Board should approve $1,500.00. The Committee would, as it had this past year, return to the town any balance of funds not used for this purpose. Last year a total of $181.00 was returned to the town. Mr. Frothingham said that the Committee had not, at any .time, advised the Appropriation Committee that 800.00 would be sufficient. This information was pitkisd up "on the street". *Mr. Donald Wilson was in the office at that 19th of April Comm.