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plowsLEETII.G, J.,ELLaRY 16 , 1923.
meesrs . Scamman, cotton, Blake and Burnham Present.
dilliam O 'Neil of 51 mase . Ave . was granted two weeks
vacation pay ae he had worked for the town le months and was
entitled to same , under the Act accented by the town.
Letter was received from ar. =dwin A. Bayley in which he
requested the Board' s approval on the publication of the 3y-Laws
by the Committee and stat_ng that he had not received a reply
ae to the Board' s por-tion in the matter.
The Board replied tha, in accordance with the opinion, orally
given, of the Town Counsel the matter was entirely .yithin their
jurisdiction in printing the by-laws and asked that they print as
many pamphlets as possible under the appropriation available and
that at a later date the number of pamphlets to be printed would
be decided upon when funds could be obtained. Latch personally
answered the first letter .
Notification was received to the effect that w.r. Jesley T.
rdadman, Building Inspector , was dee�rous of giving up his position
as the position took up too much of his time and the compensation
was not sufficient for the services .
The matter was left over for the consideration of the
Appropriation Committee .
,,otice was received from the Dept. of Conservation giving
t _e approval of the local moth euperinten._ent' s appointment and
also of the forest warden' s appointment . :..r. Osborne J . Gorman
was appointed to both positions.
Acknowledgment was received from the Ldison a.lec . Ill. Co . of
Boston in which they informed the Board that they would have all
night street lighting for the balance of January and February
ino ce with
acc rd ,n the order of the Board.
The matter of placing the picture of the Town Treasurer,
George D. Harrington, retired, in the town report , was discussed,
and it was voted that owing to the fact that lir. fiarrington had
served the town for E5 yrs as Treasurer they should insert his
picture . .•r. hatch was requested to get a copy.
Roland Garmon, member of the rmerican Legion, came before the
Board and requested that the April 19th Committee be aprointed at
an early date.
The matter was laid on the table for one week.
Acting chief Patrick O . :,laguire came before the Board and
stated that he desired to prefer charges against iialter H. hew
for neglect of duty.
The Board requested him to put hie charges in writing.
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Letter was received from the aaet Lexington Improvement
Soc . informing the Board that the "Go Slow" eigne between Pleasant
an Curve Streets had disappeared. and asking that they be replaced.
The Superintendent was requested to e€ e that the same was
attended to.
The Board decided to meet on .r'edneeday evening at 5 30
to interview kr. Leavitt, Chief of Police of Ipswich, and candidate
for the position of Chief of Police of Lexington.
In regard to the town planning and upon which ::r . John Nolan
of Cambridge reported that the proposition would cost $5030, the
Board voted to instruct Llr . ieolan that the expense was too great
for the town, also that a copy of the report be Bent to 's .:+illiam H
Ballard, Chairman of the Planning Board.
r. Cotton filed with the office of the Town Clerk an official
etatement of hie resignation ae selectman . the Fame to take effect
on January 31 , 1923. 14r. Cotton , having been elected Repreeemtative
to the General Court, finds that hic duties do not allow him
sufficient time to give to the office of Celectman another year .
The Board expressed their regrets as in losing Mr . Cotton
they were losing a very active and efficient member of the Board.
The Board voted to approve the iIaple and Lowell Street job .
Parke and Playgrounds .
Mr . Blake prese..ted plans showing "Proposed Conver ience Station"
to be located on the Buckman Tavern property. He stated that he
would give the slate and windows for the building, and that
.ar. Garrity could do the cement work , and the main cost would then
be for the plumbing material and sand used.
The Board was in accord with the suggestions of Lr. Blake and
voted to proceed with the work ae they were of the opinion that
the appropriation could be obtained at the spring town meeting for
same.
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