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SELECTMEN'S MEETING
March 7, 1950
A: special meeting of the Board of Selectmen was hold
in the Selectmen's Room, Tuesday evening, March 7, 1950 at
6:55 P.M. Messrs. Emery, Gay, Driscoll, Nickerson and Hoyt
were present. The Clerk was also present.
Mr. Driscoll said that there was no Chairman of the
Board at the present time and he therefore suggested that Chairman
the Clerk of the Board preside, The Board agreed that this
was the manner in which the meeting should be handled until
a Chairman was elected. Mr. Nickerson then moved that Mr.
George W. Emery be elected Chairman of the Board of Selectmen
for the ensuing year. Mr. Hoyt seconded the motion, and
it was unanimously voted.
At 7:00 P. M. bids for the construction of the East
Lexington Fire Station were opened. Mr. Goodell, architect,
Mr. Patterson, Chairman of the Appropriation Committee,
Mr. Walker, Town Accountant, and eleven other persons were
present.
The bids were opened and read by Mr. Gay as follows:
Bidders Proposed Contract Sum
Tredennick Billings Co. X86,900
Harty Construction Co. 78,400
Lawson W. Oakes, Inc. 87,978
C. C. Temple 82,792
William M. Bailey Co. 84,842
W. M. Bogart Co. 85,166
Frank E. Yeomans 78,800
Richard White Sons, Inc. 88,000
Donald S. Tait, Inc. 79,585
Horn Brothers, Inc. 83,889
The Chairman stated that the Board would keep the
checks submitted by the three low bidders and the others Bids on
would be returned and if any bidder desired to take his E. Lex.
check this evening the Board would have no objection. Fire St.
Lawson Oaks was the only check returned.
The group, with the exception of Mr. Patterson and
Mr. Goodell retired at 7:30 P. M.
The bids were discussed informally and Mr. Goodell
said that in figuring every possible way, Harty Construction
Co. would still be the low bidder. He said that he would
determine, assuming that Town Meeting appropriates the
money, that Harty would be awarded the contract and all
other checks returned. He said that he thougxit the Board
would not be open to any criticism by awarding the bid
to Harty.
It was the sense of the meeting that it is evident
that Harty Construction Co. is the low bidder.
Messrs. Goodell and Patterson retired at 8:60 P. M.
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Application was received i'rom Mrs. Harold B. Lamont,
Use of on behalf of the 19th of April Committee, requesting per—
Hall mission to conduct a rehearsal in Cary Memorial Hall on
Saturday afternoon, March 11 th from 2:60 until 5:00.
Mr. Hoyt moved that the request be approved and the
use of the hall granted free of charge. Mr. Gay seconded
the motion, and it was so voted.
The meeting adjourned at 8:45 P. M.
A true record, Attest:
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