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SEJE C TMEN t S MEETING
July 18, 1960
A special meeting of the Board of Selectmen was
held in the Selectmen' s Room, Town Office Building,
on Monday, July 18, 1960 at 5:00 P.M. Chairman Morey,
Messrs. Adams , Cole and Richards were present. The
Executive Clerk was also present .
The Chairman read a letter from Mr. James J.
Carroll, Town Treasurer, relative to bids received
Borrowing on a loan of $1,000,000 in anticipation of revenue .
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was
voted to approve the bid of 1.32% received from the
Merchants National Bank of Boston.
The Chairman reported that Colonel Krogh, Bed-
ford Air Base , had requested permission to park a
trailer truck in Depot Square on Thursday, July 21
from 5:00 P.M. until 9:00 P.M., in connection with
Display the annual Festival and Fund Raining campaign. In
truck view of the fact the Board had given permission in
previous years, she assumed the responsibility of
granting permission.
The Board approved the Chairman's action.
Application for a Yearly Dump Permit was re-
ceived from Charles H. Miller , Liberty Square Road,
Boxboro. Mr. Miller' s truck will be garaged in
Dump permit Boxboro, but he owns the Miller Poultry Farm on
Marrett Road, and the permit will be used to dump
rubbish from his store at 594 Marrett Road.
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was
voted to grant a Yearly Dump Permit to Charles H.
Miller .
Application for a Yearly Dump Permit was re-
ceived from Alfred Parece, 20I. Follen Road, Lex-
ington. Mr. Parece ' s business is located in. Arl-
Dump permit ington, and his truck is garaged in Arlington, but
he intends to use it to dump rubbish from his home .
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was
voted to grant a Yearly Dump Permit to Alfred Parece .
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted
Sidewalk to sign a contract between the Town of Lexington and
contract Southeastern Landscape Corporation for sidewalk con-
struction at the bid price of $8,687.00.
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Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to
sign contract dated July 15, 1960 between the Town Waterproof-
of Lexington and the Chapman Waterproofing Company ing contract
for waterproofing steps and buttresses, Cary Memorial
Building, at the bid price of $1,675.00.
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted
to sign contract No. 4 dated July 12, 1960 between the Sewer
Town of Lexington and Susi and DiSantis Co., Inc. for contract
sewers, at the bid price of $60,290.00.
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted
to sign contract dated July 15, 1960 between the Town Street
of Lexington and Warren Brothers Roads Company for contract
street work at the bid price of $10,869.00.
The Chairman reported that the Collector has not
as yet received any 1960 tax bills from the Assessors'
Department . She stated that one girl is on vacation
and Mr. Cronin intends to take his vacation starting
next week. Miss Cole is working on Excise Tax bills
and the girl recently hired is working on Real Estate
Tax bills .
It was suggested that the Board write the Assessors
that the situation is ridiculous, there is a monetary
loss and the Town is being forced to borrow a larger
amount than usual in anticipation of revenue .
The meeting adjourned at 5:35 P.M.
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