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MEETING, drli:L'tikY 2, 1923.
All members Present.
1r. Harrison reported that he had received letter from
the estate in which they informed him that they would not contri-
bute toward the cost of cide-;alk work on Maple and Lowell Sts.
1.r. r arri on read a letter which he had written to the
Edison Co. ordering a street light placed on Hancock Street
near the junction of _Elm Avenue.
Ur. Harrison recommended that the Police Department regu-
latione that xr. Laguire, Acting; Chief formerly presented to the
Board and which were turned over to Mir. harrieon, be accepted.
The Board laid the matter on the table for one week.
Ur. Harrison read a letter from the General Fireproofing
Oo. of 125 federal St, Bocton, in wl-dch•they gave a figure of
$371.25 for grill work to be placed in front of the Toy"+n Treas-
urer's desk.
tie also read a letter from The Hub Aire Cloth and -Wire
Work Co. of 16-18 Canal ut, Bocton, in whic'`. they gave a figure
of $120.00 for grill work with'an additional charge of $6 for
a inch glass instead of a sheet steel ,shelf.
The board instructed i,�r.farrison to award the bid to the
Hub 'v ire Cloth and -Dire -4ork Co.
lir. Harrison brought the subject of changes in the Board
of Health Regulations up and suggested if agreeable that he and
Dr. Barnes could go over same and make the neceeeary changes.
It was voted that the Bourd of i,eal th regulations be
accepted as changed byr Dr. 'Wm. L. Barnes and ir. Earrieon.
`uIr. Harrison presented to r. Blake aide for new Locker
Building on the Parker r'ield.
No decision war made ae to building to be chosen.
-r. Osborne � Gorman was appointed Forest:garden and also
Loth Superintendeiat:for the year 1923, the same to be subject to
tl�e approval of the btate uepartment of Conservation,
r. harrieon called attention to the fact that a _'ew
Tel. Tel. Oo. pole the sa fe 'being the third pole from dialtham St.
on LU ddle Street is. so rotted at the base that the pole iG hanging
on the overhead rirec.
.,ir. Harrison was requested to write the State Department of
Public uorkc inasmuch as iLiddle Street is a State road and ask
thAt they give their attention to the matter.
"r. Harrison wag requested to write the State Department of
Public .forks iequeeting the use of snow plow belonging to that �^
department. �
:.r. l arrieon suggeeted that as long as i,=r. Carle is to be
f made Tovrn Collector, 'ire Boyd will then not have to collect
the water rates, and that she be placed in hip office so that he
could have someone to take off time sheets of highway, water
and ser.*er departa:ents ane. do general office stork.
.r. Harrison requEsted r. Duffy to tell the story of
Timothy Leary'e request for work of removal of snow.
�x. Duffy explained that "r. Leary requested that his teams
be put at wor'_i removing enorr in the center of thO town to which
sir. Harrison informed him that he was not ,s sir. to run up the
snow account when the work did not need to be done and just because
Leary had teams out of work. Whereupon Leary said lie was going to
put his men to work and he did, clearing the whole centre of the town
of snow. Previous to his doing so he secured the signatures of
several of the storekeepers in the centre of the town.
The bill of $87.50 for labor was prevented. The Board did
not approve the same for payment inasmuch as the wotk was not author-
ized by anyone.
Lr. Robert L. Ryder, ior,-n �dounrel, war prevent and turned
over the Ctreet zieceptance regul_.tions with corrections.
The Hoard voted to accept these regul�tion:, and to have the
same printed for distribution.
K first class k''Lgent1v License vrar =ranted to.The Faul Revere
Garage, Lir. nlfred 1. Carroll, Prop. the fee for same being $10.
:application for aid war received from -_rc. trona 3o:nstein
of 5 hibbert Street, Lexington, rhe claiming tl-"t she did not have
sufficient income to live on.
In view of the fact that y-rs. Bornstein owned property and
had some income the board voted not to grant her any aid.
.r. Airard carne before the Board as an applicant for the
position of Chief of Folice.
He stated that he was on the I.etropolitan iark Police 'sept.
for the past 20 years. he has worked in evary reservation except
the Blue Hills. he is 5J yrs. old. re vras informed that he could
get one years leave of absence so th::t he could be on trial at
lexin gton.
The lsoa.rd informed him that within about 10 days the;- 1 ould
be ready to make their decision.
In this corm_- tion the Board voted to meet the other candidates
for the position at 5 P. ,. on Tuesday next.
In regard to ;ter. i:arrieon'e obtaining cooperatior, of the
persons working in the office, the Board u.uthorized him to enforce
tine regulations as to the hall being open from 9 to 5 and if he did
not get cooperation to report to the Board.
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+i'ater & Sewer Dept.
Lr. •=eaudry reported that fames h. Leith of 515 Lakeside
,3rive , Bridge:• ater rac the owner of a car driven by ::orris
Joleman, that struck a hydrant on Woburn street on c,ep. 28, 1922.
The coat of replacing the hydrant was $78.19.
It Tran voted to place this matter in the hands of the ''o7rn
Oouneel.
ir. beaudry also reported that there was an unpaid water
bill on hand of George J. Loggie. Ls. Log,;ie has left town.
The bill wwe only $7.49. it was not deemed a sufficient amount
to place in the hands of the Town �)ouneel for collection.
A true record, attest:
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