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','1'._11TI'_l1_IG, J', i'. 12, 1926.
A regular meeting o" tlle
o^.rd of el ectmen bras held on
January 12, 1926, -.,t 7 0 '_' , . at the electmen's too 2, To -,.,in Fall,
Lexington. The follornn :lea.,�aer•_ of the too rd were pres-nt, I1essrs.
?iutc' inson, -;riles, Custance, Burn}.am and Ioulton. '-'he `up'. of public
Orl<_s and Clerk were also present.
Financial statement of t'_Ze cemetery fznds in the Lexington
Savings -Bank was received fror._1 7�,d-��rin B. ' orthen, Treasurer.
It was decided to ma�:e a ch, -.r,--- of 25 cents for 'ai- book includ-
ing the Plumbing, Duildin�-r and Zonin- L'. -;is of the tol"m.
The _Board was notifi-,d o" the }-,.e• ring at the 3t^te House on "'ed-
nesday, fan. 1.3th at 10::0 on the proposed Drainage ?ct of the
toren.
Plan of the widening of T:?ass. Avenue between Pleasant Street was
vielved by the Board. -'his ai:lening beim* petitioned by them to the
County Cormii s s ioners .
It bras voted to appoint ''orr:�st '"napp of 3 Iviass. Avenue, James
Lima of Waltham ,etre and John P. '>elley of ',oburn vtreet (Non-com-
petitive) regular police officers of the department, their term to
begin Jan. 12th, 1926. Tire Civil service Commission was notified of
these appointments.
11r. Fred Longbottom of 23 F--rn :street w i s drawn as a juror.
Mrs. �'nnie Bornstein of 5 Hibbert �:3tre,,t came before the Board in
reference to securing an ^batement on her taxes. She claims sickness
in 'Oer family and for t1_at reason is unable to pay her taxes. The
Bo -rd informed her that that ,vis a matter for the Boerd of 'ssessors
to look after.
It was voted to grant Soldi _rs 'Relief to Charles =. _-',`heeler,
Spanish War Veteran, to the amount of "12.00 per month.
The Board discussed the -tter of the proposed Veterans Hospital
to be located in Lexin7tonon the Simond's j;state and decided to send
the follo,;ring telegram to Congr-ssman Harry I. Thayer, Senator ':v'illiam
Y. Butler and General Frank '1�'. Hines, >>iroctor of the U. S. Veterans
Bureau, all of Washin-ton, D. C.
"The full Board of Selectmen of the Town of Lexinton, T;Iass-
achusetts, assembled. in Executive session, wish to advise that the
believe the sentiment of prominent citizens and tax payers in this
toern are strongly opposed to the establi shnent of a *,veterans Tiospital
here.
Also the full Board collectively and individually will oppose
the establishment in Lexington of said Hospital."
' A letter was sett to these persons confirming_the telegram sent.
• Notice was sent to the Lexin;�lton i, otor Sales Co., of 119 Plass.
,-venue, that they laould not be .ranted. a license to do busl_ness this
year,
true record.,<,ttest:
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Clerk.