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SELECTMEN'S MEETING
August 24, 1942
A special meeting of the Board of Selectmen was
held in the Selectmen's Room at 4:45 P.M. Chairman
Giroux and Messrs. Potter and Rowse were present. The
Clerk was also present. The members were told at the
regular meeting held on August 17 of this meeting.
At 4:50 P.M. Mr. John Lamont,,Health Inspector,
appeared before the Board. The Chairman told him that
he had received complaints about the tin cans dumped
along the railroad traeks, particularly in East Lex-
ington in the rear of Child's garage. He requested
Mr. Lamont to inspect in this locality, and to request
the residents not to dump their cans along the railroad.
Mr. Lamont thought that it was not the residents that
were d-oing the dumping, and he also thought that it
would do some good if "No dumping" signs were erected
and the Police Department was instructed to enforce them.
He said that he would do what he could to relieve the
situation.
Mr. Lamont retired at 4:52 P.M.
Mr. John A. Russell, Dog Officer, then appeared be-
fore the Board. The Chairman told him that Dr. T. K.
Richards of 128 Spring Street had been annoyed by hounds
running through his grounds at night. Mr. Russell said
that the doctor had caught two dogs that belonged to a
man in Waltham who promised the Police Department that
he would not run them in Lexington again. A third dog
was caught that belonged to a Mr. Howard S. Smart of
946 Waltham Street. Mr. Smart said that the dog had
escaped from his home, but he would try to restrain him,
in the future. The Chairman told Mr. Russell that the
Board would like to have the Department go over to Dr.
Richards' whenever the doctor telephoned that hounds
were running there, pick up the dogs, and return them to
their owners with instructions not to run them in Lexing-
ton again.
Mr. Russell retired at 4:55 P.M.
The Chairman told the Board that the swimming pool:
was scheduled to close on Sunday, August 20, 1942.
Several of the townspeople would like the pool to remain
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' open until the following Saturday, and Mr. Garrity said
that he had sufficient funds to keep it open. Mr. Potter
Swimming
moved that the swimming pool be kept open until Saturday,
pool
September S. Mr. Rowse seconded the motion, and it was
so voted.
The Chairman said that Mr. Eugene L. Morgan was an-
xious to bring up the question of Gas By-laws again. He
would like to have a committee appointed to study them.
Gas By-lai
Mr. Rowse thought it was too soon to bring up the question
again. It was finally decided that if Mr. Morgan wished
to request the appointment of a committee at a later town
meeting, it would be all right.
The Chairman told the Board that the Honor Roll in
fr&nt of the Cary Memorial Building had over five hundred
names on it now, and there is room for only forty-five
Wings for
more. It will be necessary to put on a couple of wings,
Honor Rol:
and the cost will be about $50.00 for the material. The
American Legion will supply the labor. Mr. Potter
moved that the Appropriation Committee be requested to
transfer the sum of f5O.00 from the Reserve Fund to pay
for the two wings. Mr. Rowse seconded the motion, and
it was so voted.
The Clerk asked the Board what hours the polls
are to be open on September 15th for the Primary Else-
Primary
tion. It was decided to keep the polls open from
7:00 A.M. to 8:00 P.M.
The matter of Sunday movies was again discussed.
It was decided to request the Lexington Minute Man to
print a ballot so that those interested might inform Sunday
the Selectmen how they felt on the question, and to movies
request that the ballots be returned to the Selectmen's
Office by September 21st.
The matter of a typewriter for the Rationing Board
was held over for one week.
The following were'signed:
Commitment, Sewer House Connections No balance
" " Misc'1. Charges $2.50
" Water " " 9.00
List of water liens 283.36
The meeting adjourned at 5:30 P.M.
A true record, Attest:
Clerk