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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1935-12-03 174 y CI SELECTMEN'S MEETING DEC. 3rd, 1935. , A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held in the Selectmen 's Room, Town Office Building, at 7:00 P.M. Messrs. Ferguson, Lyons, Potter, Giroux and Clark were present. The Clerk was also present. Mr. Wrightington appeared before the Board and stated that the 1874 Town Report contained the report Copy of of a Drainage Committee and that the only copy of the Drainage report for that year was in the Cary Memorial Library. Report for As the volume is treasured very much, the Librarian Town Counsel.will not let it out, but Mr. Wrightington was informed that there was a girl at the Library who would type the report of the Drainage Committee for him if she was paid for it. The Chairman stated that he did not see why the Town should pay for having this work done. He informed Mr. Wrightington that he would get in touch with the Librarian and see that the work was done . Mr. Wrightington again brought up the matter of the Ryder Tax Title case. He stated that the deeds had been executed by Mr. Earle on the 20th day but were not recorded until the 26th day. The Ryders contend that the deeds were premature as they were executed before the Town became the owner. The total amount involved including the interest and costs ,and 1935 taxes, is $24,629.34, and without interest and Ryder Tax costs, the amount involved is $19,779.47. Mr. Wright- Title case. ington asked Mr. Ryder if he thought he could pay if a settlement were effected and he stated that he thought he could but that he would have to go around to the mortgagees. Mr. Wrightington suggested that he go to the mortgagees first and see what money he could raise, but Ryder stated that that could not be done . Mr. Lyons asked Mr. Wrlghlington how much of the 24,629.34 was good and Wrightington replied that 10,000.00 of it was not good anyway and he thought that the Town could collect between $10, 000. and 515, 000. Mr. Lyons then asked what Mr. Wrightington thought a fair amount would be for the Town to settle on, and he replied that he thought that if the Town could settle for about $16, 000. and was sure of getting its money, that it should settle. Mr. Lyons stated that he would rather have the Town lose out on some of the money and have it established that the Ryders tried to defeat the Town on technical- ities, and further, he felt that the Town had been very lax with the Ryders and the sooner that the Town at large knew that its elected officers had caused the town to lose so much money, it would be better off. He also 175 thought that if the town settled that the Ryders would not pay anyway. Mr. Potter stated that he noticed that Ryder asked for abatements every year, but that he never went to the Board of Tax Appeals. Mr. Lyons moved that the Town Counsel be instructed to proceed with the utmost expedition to clean up all the taxes due from the Ryders to date. Mr. Potter seconded the motion and it was so voted. Mr. Wrightington presented Judge Wilson 's findings in the case of A. Ross & Son vs. the Town of Lexington. Judge Wilson found in favor of Ross and included in his judgment the $400. which had been paid to Mr. Ross by Mr. Scamman. Mr. Wrightington stated that he had talked with Mr. Ross and his attorney, Mr. McCabe, and that they had given him the authority to say that if the Town paid the whole amount, they would pay the $400. to Mr. Scamman. Ross Mr. Wrightington recommended that nothing further be done suit. in the matter. He thought that a specific article should be included in the Warrant for the next Town Meeting to take care of this item, and he also stated that he thought that Ross was entitled to interest. He stated that he would know the exact amount to be paid when the execution was received. Mr. Clark moved that the case of A. Ross & Son va. the Town of Lexington be not further defended. Mr. Potter seconded the motion and it was so voted. Mr. Lyons did not vote on the matter. Letter was received from the Town Accountant which stated that the budgets for 1936 should be submitted to him within ten days of the end of the fiscal year and he 1936 requested that the Board furnish him with the estimates Budgets for 1936 expenditures for all departments under its requested jurisdiction. Mr. Lyons moved that the heads of the departments coming under the jurisdiction of the Board be requested to submit their budgets for 1936 not later than December 17th, 1935. Mr. Potter seconded the motion and it was so voted. Letter was received from the Commissioner of Taxation which requested that the Board fix the amount of the bond Collector for the Collector of Taxes and the Town Treasurer and and that the said bond in each case be fixed at not less than Treasurer ': $47,300.00. bonds. Mr. Lyons moved that the amount of the bond for the Collector of Taxes and Town Treasurer be established at $47,300. each. The motion was seconded by Mr. Potter, and it was so voted. Letter was received from Mrs . Norman C. Baker, Letter of Chairman of the P.T.A. Mothersigners, thanking the Board thanks. for the privilege of using Estabrook Hall for rehearsals during the coming year. 176 cn 1.21 Letter was received from Mr. Alfred Kargaard of 226 Lincoln Street which requested that he be appointed Request for a Special Police Officer in the Town of Lexington. Special Mr. Kargaard stated that he requested the appointment Police. because he felt that there should be a Police Officer on Lincoln Street to keep the young boys in check who have been breaking windows with air rifles and causing more or less disturbance. Mr. Lyons moved that the request be denied. Mr. Potter seconded the motion, and it was so voted. The Board felt that if there were such degradations Kargaard going on as Mr. Kargaard reported, that he should notify permit to the Police Department. Mr. Giroux stated that Mr. carry Kargaard had a permit from the Chief of Police to carry revolver. a revolver and inasmuch as he had unofficially heard comments which caused him to question Kargaard's integrity, he suggested that the Chief of Police be requested to reconsider the granting of the permit to carry a revolver . The Clerk was instructed to speak to the Chief of Police about the matter. At 8 P.M. Mrs. Margaret E. Bartels of 32 Cliffe Avenue appeared before the Board with regard to the complaint which she had made on the viciousness of two dogs owned by Eugene Rosendorn of Fottler Avenue. Mrs. Berens' complaint was read by the Chairman. The Chairman administered the following oath to Mrs. Bartels: "Do you solemnly swear that the statements now to be given by you before the Board of Selectmen will be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, So Help You God?" Mrs. Bartels replied, "I do", and then made the following statement: "Last Wednesday, November 27, 1935, about 4 P.M. , as I was going down my driveway with my dog, my dog was attacked by two dogs owned by Louis and Eugene Rosendorn of Fottler Avenue, Lexington. This As the third time my dog has been attacked by these two dogs. They dragged my dog down the street and I had him on leash. They also pulled me with him and bit him badly and I also have bruises on my foot and leg and a very bad back strain. A Mr. Hagar of Cliffe Avenue, Lexington, came to my assistance and brought me and my dog home. The neighbors here have all had trouble with these dogs and all agree that they should be permanently restrained. " Mrs. Bartels stated that her dog was a Spitz about eight years old. Mr. Lyons asked if her dog needed a veterinary's care and she stated that they did not have a veterinary, that she had washed him and fixed his wounds herself and she thought that the dog was going to be all right. She stated that her written complaint was in error because she stated in it that she was attacked when she meant to say that her dog was attacked. The Town Counsel, Sergeant Rycroft, Officer Barry and a Mr. Guy Hagar of Cliffe Avenue were present at the investigation. 177 The Chairman asked Sergeant Rycroft how many I complaints the Police Department had received on account of Rosendorn's dogs, and Rycroft replied that the Depart- ment had received three complaints within the course of the past year. Mr. Hagar stated that the Rosendorn dogs had done considerable damage to his property and he requested Mr. Rosendorn to restrain them but the dogs were not restrained. He stated that the day Mrs. Bartels' dog was attacked, his wife called his attention to her Complaint plight and he ran to her assistance. He thought that re if he had not arrived when he did that the Chow dog Rosendorn would have attacked her . He hit the Chow with a stone dogs. and knocked him out. Mrs. Bartels was laying on the sidewalk, her pocketbook, keys and a brooch pin were on the ground. The Police were notified and Officer Barry was sent down to investigate the matter. He stated that there were marks on Mrs. Bartels ' dog and its neck was all wet where the dogs had attacked it . Barry talked to Mrs. Rosendorn and she admitted that she owned the two dogs. He stated that he had good reason to believe that the Chow was a very bad dog_, and the Chairman asked him why, and he stated that Mrs. Rosendorn herself ad- t d tihaith t aw ld sdo dagohe to hiime n a aked B ngou °ed � rtbtsusedhdogs aut nbeodePos8ul8fteBa rryxp� e� t II issued first and if that didn't work, that the Rosendorn's could be ordered to dispose of the dogs. Sergeant Rycroft asked Mr. Wrightington what would happen if Rosendorn did not comply with an order to dis- pose . Wrightington replied that if he did not go to Cort and did not dispose of the dogs within ten days, he would be in default and the Town could then kill the dogs. Mrs. Bartels, Mr. Hagar, Officers Rycroft and Barry then retired. Mr. Lyons moved that the owner of the dogs be ordered to dispose of them upon receipt of a notice served upon him by the Constable to that effect. Mr. Potter seoonded the motion and it was so voted. Mr. Clark and Mr. Giroux were appointed as Special Special Police Officers in the Town of Lexington for a period Police. to expire April 1st, 1936 . Mr. Garrity and Mr. Trask appeared before the Board to discuss the matter of a new recreation field. Mr. Garrity stated that in the fall, between fifty and sixty boys from the High School were practicing football, New between forty and fifty High School girls were practicing Recreation hockey, about forty High School boys were practicing Field. II soccer and between thirt---five and forty Junior High School boys were practicing football. All of these children were practicing on the present fields. He stated that the main field was always in bad condition 178 in the fall as the boys were forced to practice on the playing field and the Park Department could not do any work on it . Mr. Garrity stated that the work on the proposed skating area had not been done this summer and he did not think that the Town could work on it until the water level had been lowered as there is a difference of about two and a half feet in the water level of the old and new fields. Mr. Garrity stated that it would cost approximately '4,000. to build both a baseball and a football field, that it would cost approximately $5000. to enclose the same and he figured that it would cost about $2000. more for loam and for seeding the fields. The total cost of these two fields would be about $11,000. and the total estimated cost of the project in full would be around $17,000.00. Mr. Trask stated that it was his idea to have the cost of the fence underwitten by private individuals and have the income pay for it. Mr. Potter stated that the matter had been dis- cussed and the underw*iting had been practically assured. He stated that he was in favor of forgetting the fence for the- present and building the two fields. Mr. Garrity stated that he thought the Board should New give him some idea as to whether or not they were going Recreation to ask for an appropriation in 1936 so that he could take Field. the matter into consideration when figuring out his 1936 budget. The Chairman stated that he could include the cost of the construction of the two fields as a separate item in his 1936 budget. The Chairman stated that he thought that it would not cost the town much more if it did the entire job itself and did not make it a W.P.A. project. Mr. Trask remarked that it was an equipment job anyway and would require very little labor. Mr. Clark stated that he would like to go on .record as having this project very definitely in mind for future development but he did not feel that the town could afford to do the work in 1936. He felt that it should be submitted to the Appropriation Committee, however, as Chairman Rowse had requested that the Committee be furnished with a list of the projects that should be taken into consideration within the next few years. The Chairman stated that the estimated cost of the project should be submitted, and Mr. Giroux stated that he thought figures should be obtained from neighbor- ing towns as to the cost of building recreation fields. Mr. Lyons moved that Mr. Garrity be instructed to gather figures, information and statistics from towns comparable to Lexington in size with reference to this particular project and submit the same to the Board of Selectmen as soon as possible. Mr. Giroux seconded the motion and it was so voted. 179 Mr. Potter asked the Supt. of Public Works what the chances were of getting the brush cut out of Hatch's Pond as he thought that this should be done before the brush brush at ice came. Mr. Trask replied that he thought that it Hatch's could be done. Pond. Mr. Lyons moved that the Park Department be requested to clean the brush out of Hatch's Pond to a few inches below the water level provided permission of the owner was received before the work was done. Mr. Potter seconded the motion and it was so voted. Mr. Trask stated that Mr. Edward J. Harkins was waiting to see the Board. Harkins was put on as night watchman one and one half years ago to take care of the automobiles for the Engineering and Park Departments and to take care of the heater during the winter months. He was transferred from the Highway Department to this position as he was no good on the Highway Department but he had a large family and needed work. Without authority, he allowed a Mr. Campbell to sleep at the Public Works Building at night and had him take care of the fires: Mr. Trask stated that he talked with Harkins in April and told him that if he did not do better work that he would be discharged, and he did fairly well this summer. He let the fire out twice this fall and he was told that he would have to get through then but he put the blame on Mr. Harkins someone else . Mr. Trask went up to the Public Works re position Building one week ago last Friday and the fire was at Public practically out. The grates had begun to warp due to the Works Bldg. clinkers not being removed. Mr. Trask left word for Harkins to let the fire out , clean out the grates and rebuild the fire. He went up the next day and nothing had been done and Harkins stated that he had not been told to let the fire out and rebuild it. Harkins had liquor on his breath at the time and Mr. Trask discharged him. He stated that Herbert Stone of Bow Street, who had been working for the Town on Pleasant Street this summer, was doing Harkins ' work now and was doing a good job. Mr. Trask retired, and Mr. Harkins appeared before the Board. He stated that he had worked for the Town for ten years and wanted to know if he could get his job back. He stated that he had five children entirely dependent on him and that one other child was working full time and another was working part time. The whole family was trying to live on an income of between $15. and $18. per week. The oldest of the five children not working is 20 and theoun est is 11. y g The Chairman asked him if he had made application to the W.P.A. for work and he stated that he had but that he had not applied for welfare. The Chairman informed him that if he needed aid that he should apply to Mr. Mitchell for it. He informed Harkins that it was not the custom of the Board to interfere with the heads of the departments in the hiring and discharging of employees and Mr. Harkins retired. 180 C3, Mr. E. L. Child, Dr. James J. Walsh, Roland Garmon, S:L+ Leigh Farnham and Julius Seltzer, representing the Allied Veterans, appeared before the Board to discuss the placing of the German Field Piece . Dr. Walsh thought that the second part of Mr. Worthen 's redommend- ation which the Town adopted was binding on the Town to German place the Field Piece. He did not know where the Field Town was going to get the money to do it, but he thought Piece. that it would not cost very much and that if the work was done now, that possibly the dedication exercises could be held oh the 19th of April. He thought that the cost of placing the Field Piece would not be more than $50. He asked the Chairman if he thought it was too late in the season to do the work and the Chairman replied that it was not. The Chairman informed the body that if there was any account to which the cost of placing the Field Piece could be charged, that the work would be authorized. The veterans retired. Mr. Lyons moved that the German Field Piece be placed and the expense connected with the placing of it Fbe charged to the Unclassified Account, provided said cost did not exceed $60.00. Mr. Clark seconded the motion, and it was so voted. Dr. Walsh asked the Board if the Assessors might Listing of be requested to list, when taking the 1936 census, the Soldiers. men who have been or are now in the armed forces of the U. S. and the Board informed him that the Assessors would be requested to list such persons. Letter of Letter was received from Manfred L. Warren, prin- thanks. cipal of the High School, expressing his appreciation for the assistance given by the various town departments during the fall in connection with athletics. Letter was received from the Secretary of the State which stated that Margaret Kettell of 10 Eliot Road was Dert. of to be an officer in the proposed Waltham Community Fund, character. Inc. and requesting that the Board furnish a statement as to Miss Kettell's character. The Board voted to advise that Miss Kettell was a woman of excellent character and signed a statement to that effect. The following commitments were signed: Commitments. Water rates - $5956.34 Water liens 509.27 Water services 326.45 Highway Betterment Assessment abatement for Valley Abatement . Road in the amount of $159.32 in the name of Mary C. Donnellan was signed by the Board. 181 The following applications were approved: Licenses Frank M. Champlin - 20 Bertwell Road - Peddler 's License approved Kenneth H. Tefft Denver Street " n The Board discussed the matter of appointing, a Committee to consider ways and means of improving the Committee administration of Public Welfare in the Town, and the on following people were appointed to serve on this Committee, Public subject to their acceptance: George S. Barton; Allen Welfare . Rucker; Mrs. J. Henry Duffy; Luther Putney; Hugh Leonard. Midd Margaret Kettell was appointed an alternate. Mr. Lyons moved that Mr. Clark be appointed Chairman Old Age of the Bureau of Old Age Assistance. Mr. Giroux seconded Assistance the motion and it was so voted. Chairman Letter was received from the Clerk of the Board of Assessors requesting that the Building Inspector be instructed to obtain from the Engineers, the correct Street street number of every new building before issuing a numbers. permit for the construction of same . Mr. Potter moved that the request be granted, Mr. Lyons seconded the motion and it was so voted. At the meeting held on October 29th, Mr. Ferguson and Mr. Potter voted to abandon Bowman Street from Watertown Street to the Arlington line, and on November 1st, Mr. Bowman Lyons voted in favor of abandoning Bowman Street from Street. Watertown Street to the Arlington line. Mr. Lyons moved that this vote be rescinded. Mr. Potter seconded the motion and it was so voted. The Board discussed the matter of Mrs. Hutchinson's request for the abandonment of Bowman Street, and thought that it might be logical to wait until Mrs. Hutchinson Bowman had a Board of Survey layout, but Mr. Trask stated that Street. he did not know if Mrs . Hutchinson would want to go to the expense of having such a layout made. Mr. Clark moved that no decision be made on the matter at the present time. Mr. Lyons seconded the motion and it was so voted. The Board discussed again the matter of the Shanahan land damages. The Chairman stated that he thought that if the Town paid Shanahan $500. for the land taken that Shanahan it would really be telling the Assessors that they were land not assessing high enough for the land in the vicinity of damages. Pleasant Street. He thought that the Town had taken some land from the front of Shanahan's property and had decreased the depth of the lot. Mr. Clark moved that Shanahan be paid $500. for the land taken and Mr. Lyons seconddd the motion. When the vote was taken on the matter, Mr. Ferguson stated that he wished to be recorded in opposition to it. Mr. Giroux stated that he was opposed to it and Mr. Potter 182 did not vote. Mr. Lyons then moved that the vote be re0.1 - considered. Mr. Potter moved that the Supt . of Public Works be instructed to contact Mr. Shanahan and make him a final offer of *450.00 for the land taken. Mr. Giroux seconded the motion and it was so voted. Mr. Ferguson wished to be recorded in opposition to the vote. Mr. Trask stated that he took it that the Board wished Clematis that the next 60 men that were put to work should be Brook placed at Clematis Brook. Mr. Lyons moved that the next project. 60 men put to work be employed on the Clematis Brook Drainage project. Mr. Potter seconded the motion and it was so voted. Mr. Trask informed the Board that Porter Bros. & Wilson had offered to pay the Town of Lexington the sum Porter Bros . of *400. per year for water rates. It was their water proposition that the *400. be the total amount paid by them rates. for water rates whether the amount used exceeded this amount or did not reach it. Mr. Lyons moved that the request be denied and Mr. Giroux seconded the motion and it was so voted. Mr. Trask reported that Patrolman Buckley reported to work last evening. Buckley is 56 years old, has Officer been on the force 26 years and was out two weeks in Buckley 1929, 6 weeks in 1933 and 4 weeks this year on account of illness. These are the only times that he has been out. Mr. Trask stated that Buckley was unable to do any work but that of House Officer and he thought that the Board should contact him on the question of retiring. The Board felt that Buckley was a man not old in years and that it would be best to wait a while to see if there was a recurrence of Buckley's trouble before bring- ing up the question of retiring. Mr. Trask reported that he had received a letter from a Mr. Carson of Newton, who stated that his car Damage to was damaged on Waltham Street where it is being rebuilt. car. He stated that he telephoned the Public Works Bui'ding and reported the matter. He stated that his springs and shock absorbers were damaged and he would like to have the car fixed and have the Town pay for the damages . Mr. Potter moved that no action be taken on the matter. Mr. Lyons seconded the motion and it was so voted. Mr. Trask reported that he had had a man out from Boston to look at the floors at the Cary Library. This man stated that he did not think it was necessary to put in a new floor and he thought that the present floor would be good for another ten years. Mr. William Moore, of the Air-Flo Corp. , a specialist on floor treatment, made the following recommendation for the 183 Library floor: Remove all surplus paint from the cork matting and replace it with a pigmented wax and cover Floors at with two coats of carnauba wax emulsion; strip old Cary finish from the wooden floors and apply a suitable Library. flexible waterproof finish to insulate the floor from wear. The price quoted for the above work was $160. less 10%. The Board felt that Mr. Moore should go ahead with the work as outlined in his letter. Mr. Trask stated that the real trouble was that the floors were not being taken care of properly. Mr. Trask recommended that Mr. Manuel Rose be Cary employed temporarily at the Cary Memorial Library. Mr. Library, Lyons moved that the recommendation be approved, Mr. Potter employee. seconded the motion and it was so voted. Mr. Trask stated that the Park Dept . wished to purchase a scraper and scoop and that next year they Scraper expected to ask the approval of the Board for the and Scoop purchase of a tractor for breaking ice in the ponds. for The Scraper and scoop is to be used with a tractor Park Dept. which will be hired. Mr. Lyons moved that the purchase of the scraper and scoop be authorized by the Board. Mr. Potter seconded the motion and .it was so voted. The Supt. of Public Works reported that the report of the Spencer Heating Co. stated that most of the difficulty with the heating plant at the Stone Building was due to the draft conditions. The report suggested Heater at the construction of a new chimney, a new smoke pipe, a Stone new wind blower, and recommended that the present Building. pipe in the cellar be covered with pipe covering. Mr. Trask stated that it would be impossible to build a chimney at this time of year as the fire could not be let out, for one thing. Mr. Dacey had stated that the chimney was not at all bad and Mr. Webb had taken out the smoke pipe and cleaned it out. Mr. Trask recommended that a blower be installed, and the Board instructed him to find out what a blower would cost. '• The Sunt. of Public Wgrks reported that the State Traffic had approved the Traffic Regulation for no heavy trucking Regulation on Hancock Street. Mr. Lyons moved that the regulation I be advertised in the paper. Mr. Clark seconded the motion and it was so voted. The Supt. of Public Works reported that a fire insurance policy under blanket schedule in the amount of $20,000. which had been placed through the office of' Insurance A. A. Marshall & Son expired on December 5th. Mr. Lyons moved that the policy be renewed through the office of Robert Whitney. Mr. Potter seconded the motion and it was so voted. 184 cs, The Supt. of Public Works recommended that Elsie gad Employment Comeau be employed at a salary of $15. per week to work of clerk. three days for the Town Accountant and 2i days for the Supt. of the Park Department. Mr. Lyons moved that the recommendation be approved. Mr. Clark seconded the motion and it was so voted. 1936 The Board started to discuss major items which would Items . be required next year but deacide d to postpone the dis- cussion until some further meeting. W.P.A. The Welfare Agent reported that the sewing unit of pay. the W.P.A. had been paid off this afternoon. Mr. Mitchell reported that Mr. Arthur C. Webber, who Webber had been in the Waltham Hospital for many weeks, passed death. away last Friday. Mr. Mitchell reported that Maurice Sears, a Soldiers ' Relief case, lived in Belmont and he stated that he had Sears authoritized the Belmont Agent to give Sears $10. in case. cash and one half ton of coal and he asked the approval of the Board of this aid. Mr. Lyons made a motion that such approval be given, Mr. Giroux seconded the motion, and it was so voted. The Welfare Agent reported that Mrs. Norah E. Drury Drury of Woburn Street had applied for Old Age Assistance. case. She has been on the Welfare rolls ma' e or less. Mr. Mitchell recommended that Mrs. Drury be aided in the amount of $5. or $6. per week. Mr. Lyons moved that the redommendation be approved, Mr. Potter seconded the motion and it was so voted. Casey Mr. Mitchell reported that Thomas Casey had been case. put back on the Public Welfare rolls and is now being aided in the amount of $6. 00 per week. Mr. Mitchell stated that he had aided James Redman Redman of Wood Street who has a wife and three children and aid. asked approval of the aid already granted. Mr. Lyons moved that such approval be given, Mr. Clark seconded the motion and it was so voted. The Welfare agent asked the Board for authorization Latter of the services of the Town Physician for Elizabeth case. Latter of Woburn Street. Mr. Lyons moved that authoriza- tion be given, Mr. Giroux seconded the motion and it was so voted. The Welfare Agent reported that George W. Ingram of 55 Vine Street has been on Relief for some time. Ingram has a very bad heart and had been a driver for the M. & B. St. Rwy. Co. but may be able to go back to 185 work in a week or two. Mr. Mitchell has furnished Ingram with one order of groceries and asked the Board's Ingram approval of temporary aid. Mr. Lyons moved that the case. approval be granted, Mr. Giroux seconded the motion and it was so voted. Mr. Mitchell discussed the case of Salvatore Murdocco who has a wife and two children and lives with aohn Busa at 52 Lowell Street. Murdocco had been working for Busa Murdocco and probably will go back to work for him in March. case. Mr. Mitchell recommended that the family be aided in an amount not to exceed $10.00 per week. Mr. Lyons made a motion that the recommendation be approved, Mr. Clark seconded the motion and it was so voted. The Welfare Agent discussed the case of Frances A. Nelson divorced wife of Carl Nelson, who is now living with her brother, John Rose, Jr. Mrs . Nelson is now getting one day' s work per week and is not getting any Nelson aid from her husband who is in jail. Mrs. Nelson gets case. twenty-five cents per day for each child while her husband is working in jail and this amounts to probably $3. or $4. per week. Mrs. Nelson had applied for Mother's Aid and Mr. Mitchell recommended that she be given temporary aid not to exceed S10. per week including what she earns. Mr. Lyons made a motion that the recommendation be approved, Mr. Potter seconded the motion and it was so voted. The meeting adjourned at 12:15 A .M. A true record, Attest: f� Clerk. 1