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August 28, 1961
A meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held in
the Selectmen ' s Room, Town Office Building, on Monday,
August 28, 1961 , at 8 : 00 P.M. Chairman Morey, Messrs .
Adams and Cole were present . The Executive Clerk was
also present .
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted
to request the Appropriation Committee to transfer the
sum of .3__00
` the Reserve Fund to the Inspection
from m
Transfer Department Personal Services budget to enable payment
of ;?l00 per month to Mr. John B. Byrne , Jr. , Acting
Gas inspector, and to transfer the sum of ` l00 from
the Reserve Fund t0 the Inspection Department Expenses .
budget to cover the cost of printed matter-, forr:s,
licenses , etc . , for the Gas Inspector .
Mr. Harold L. Roeder, Chairman of the Board of
Fire Commissioners, met with the Board and said he
had some questions pertaining to paid holidays for
the firemen. He explained the. t there are times when —
there will be three shifts involved in a holiday, and
he asked if the Commissioners were to pay the different
shifts for the actual hours of the holidays or for a
Vacation pay full day for the three shifts .
Fire Deppt . Mr. Adams stated that he had been approached on
the subject and told the men to discuss the matter
with the department head .
Mr . Roeder said there should be some ruling. Re
stated, referring to Labor Day holiday, one shift
will end at 8 :00 the holiday morning . They will be
working eights hours for part of the holiday. The new
shift comes on the holiday and a new night shift comes
on the holiday nicht .
Mr. Adams stated that a regular public workse
employee is based on an hourly rate .
M . Roeder stated that the Fire Department hourly
rate is F1 . 79 per hour. He said on an hourly basis ,
the firemen receive less than policemen and asked if
the men should be paid for a full day .
Mr . Adams said there will he aspects of the
regulations that dont work out and if they are not
equitable to every department, there will be trouble .
The Chairman suggested taking the calendar year
and pay each man for so many paid holidays .
Mr . Roeder explained that would not be fair to
the firemen because of the way the shifts rotate . =ie
said some men have not had Christmas day off for five
Years . He asked how he should make up the coming
payroll.
Mr. Adams replied that was Mr . Roeder ' s problem.
The Chairman said there are ten holidays involved
and asked if there was any reason why the Commissioners
could not list the ten holidays and when they come ,
Monday through Friday, everyone is paid and the rest of
the tine they don' t get paid .
Mr . Adams said he did not think that would work out
because a man, if he is fortunate , might get fifteen days .
The Chairman suggested paying every man holiday pay
for Monday through Friday.
Mr. Roeder reported that, according to the Chief,
the men want a full day ' s pay for the night before a
holiday, a full day ' s pay for the day off, and a full
day' s pay for the night off.
The Chairman asked if that would give any man more
than ten holidays for the year calendarwise and Yr. Roeder
replied that it might . She said they are entitled to
ten days extra pay . She suggested paying them five days
straight, and give no further consideration to the holi-
day business .
Mr. Adams said that some years they would receive
eight days and some years they would receive ten days .
He said the original intent was that they would be paid
• for ten holidays .
Mr . Roeder said he was going to California September
8 and would not be back until October 5. He will tell
the Chief vacations and. pay for holidays is going to be
discussed by the Board for the entire Town and the sub-
ject will be taken up at a later date . He said the
Commissioners would hold up paying the men now but it
will be made up to them at a later date .
Messrs . Arthur Burrell, Evert N. Fowle and William
H. Enders, of the Civil Defense organization, met with the
Board .
Mr. Burrell said he thought the Board was aware of
the urgency behind the meeting and for almost two years
now the organization has been reviewing the Civil Defense
program and there are some large discrepancies in it . He
said if there is any validity in the words that the Presi -
dent said, Lexington has a long way to go even to begin
at a level where people have any reason to feel the Town
government is in a position to do anything for them, Civil
both at the time of an attack and the recovery after- Defense
wards .
He said in looking at this, there are five main
points . He said if the Civil Defense organization in
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Lexington is looked on as a coordinating agency for the
Selectaw n, it must be recognized that to do anything
significant in this field will require a substantial
expenditure of money for materials as well as a lot of
time . As opposed to that, is the situation to be faced
in the event of an attack . He said it is the group' s
feeling that at present it is pretty much of a borderline
situation and the odds are not good . He stated that
the _presentation this evening is rather a basic one , and
most of the things to be prested are of an urgent nature
and also a foundation type of thing. There are five speci-
fic areas they would like to recommend for some action from
the Board .
1. The Board of Selectmen should give some immediate
thou,,t to the organizational needs of the Civil
Defense as such, as it is apparent it cannot
continue on its present pattern .
2. That money be appropriated for an immediate
engineering survey of an alarm system and the
Special Town Meeting in October be requested
to appropriate funds to install such a system.
3 . All Town departments, responsible to the Board,
be directed, and other departments be requested,
to prepare detail plans for the operation of their
departments preceding and at the time of an attack .
4. The Board of Selectmen designate the basement
area of Cary Hall as an emergency government
• center location .
5. - To fulfill the need for mass shelters, money
be appropriated on an emergency basis and the
Civil Defense be authorized to have a survey
made of all Town buildings to determine present
facilities and steps to be taken to improve
these facilities , and the need for additional
facilities .
Mr. Burrell referred to item #1, organizational
needs, and said that it may not be obvious to theBoard,
but the interest level of the people cannot be met with
the present setup. He said it is apparent that some-
thing will have to be done very quickly about a full-time
secretarial staff; a part-time mechanical supply mainten-
ance individual and a paid Director . He stated that
the individuals presently connected with the organization
can crive their thoughts but when it comes down to imple-
menting this , they do not have the time . He said. the
organization is faced with implementing thv clans .
Mr . Cole asked if there were individuals who
would not be available to implement the plan, and
Mr . Burrell replied it is, he thought , the administra-
tive that would break down . He said there is a
great deal of ;paper work that has to be done and there
are projects there now that someone , namely he , should
sit down and spend a few hours on. He said the cuestions
coming in on shelters are fantastic and someone should
be able to answer them . He said people are looking
for a service from the Town and the organization needs
to get into a very extensive public information program .
He said he is afraid to offer a class to the general
public , which involves running a school, because the
organization is not staffed to present this type of
thing .
Mr. Cole said that they now have a nucleus of an
organization but not thepersonnel and asked if it would
have to be broken down to sections of the Town.
Mr . Burrell said there is a program called Home
Preparedness which is exactly what an individual family
needs . He said this takes someone to organize it and
develop it .
Mr. Adams asked if Mr. Burrell could come up with
some specific recommendations .
Mr . Burrell said he did not know if he wanted to
offer any recommendations but he could see an immediate
forof staffing f 11clerical
need some kind tailing - fall-tine
staffing.
Mr. Fowle said there should be a maintenance man
organizing sup'_;li es, equipment and keeping track of
things .
Mr. Adams explained that once the Selectmen delegate
a job, they do not like to interfere .
Mr. Burrell said he did not think they needed a
part-time person now, but if this thing moves along,
sixty or ninety days, they will .
The Chairman said what they need is someone at
the telephone from nine to five with a voice at the
end to say call between nine and five . She asked if
there was enough work to keep a woman busy between
nine and five for five days a week.
Mr. Burrell replied tht if the present pace
continues, there is no Question about it . He said
some one should be there to answer cues-=ions about
shelters , stocking supplies, etc .
Mr. Enders said his secretary would be happy if
he took some of the work she does away fromher .
The Chairman asked if Mr . Burrell thought a woman
could do this, and Mr. Burrell replied in the affirma-
tive .
Mr . Adams asked ii the woman would need to be able
to take shorthand, and Mr. Burrell replied in the affirma-
tive . ie said she should be able to do filing, typing _"._
and shorthand.
Mr. Fowle asked if it would be possible to get a
man, sharing with some other agency in Town.
Mr. Adams said they should be thinking about what
they need first and think about the money afterward .
Mr. Fowle said he thought they would need a wanan
and a part-time man.
Mr . Cole asked what the part-time man would do and
Mr. Fowle replied that this would become clearer later
in the discussion.
The Chairman said that under Item #1, the group
felt that a full-time paid personnel is minus and needs
to be built up; they wouldlike a secretary and a man
part time .
Mr . Burrell stated that the man cones into the
picture as a supply maintenance man.
Mr . Adams said that any time a half job is split,
unless they are well related, it will not work. He
said he thought this program should be done right or
not at all .
The Chairman suggested a man who could do some
secretarial work.
Mr. Burrell said that might work with the realization
that it will cost more .
The Chairman said the Board has been reluctant to
create newpositions because once created, they become
permanent .
Mr. Burrell said they w=.nt som_eone_ wh_owill do
physical labor and someone who can do some mechanical
work, keep the ecu ;ment and a maintenance schedule .
He said if the Toitm gets into~ a shelter program, the
stock will have to be checked.
Mr. Cole asked why the Public .'forks Department
could not take over the naintenance, and Mr. Burrell
replied that he thought it could.
Mr. Cole said he would try it out before putting
on a second
man.
The Chairman said an article could be worded for
requesting personnel and decide by the =diddle of October
just what the Board is going to ask for .
Mr. Cole suggested Mr . Coscia, of the Engineering
Department , as the supply, maintenance man .
Mr . Adams said he would have to be paid extra .
Mr. Cole said he did not think so ; that all depart-
ments in the Town should know that in the event of an
emergency, it will be .:part of their duties to work on
Civil Defense .
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Mr. joule said it has been sug esteo h the
Public Works Department could do the v maintenance of
the generator and move supply, etc . He said he
thought there should be a woman who could sit in the
office all day and answer the telephone , schedule the
work with the Public Works Director and see that the
work is done . He said this , he thought, would be less
extensive .
Mr . Enders said the main requirement is to prepare
the Town before an actual raid. in that area very
little has been done in looking at the resources of the
Town. He said all this could be done , but the food
stock would have to be checked, etc . There are many
people interested in a course and this would have to
be set up . He said many of the shelters _°e not being
built properly and there is a lot to be done advising
people what should be done about a shelter .
Mr. Adams said if the Board received some definite
recommendations, it could approve or disapprove , and
he did not see what -good it would do for the Board to
think it over .
The Chairman, referring to item -1, said the need
is for a full-time person, perhaps a man, perhaps a
woman or both . She asked how much that would cost
week, and Mr. Burrell replied that he thought it would
be between 580 and $100 .
Mr. Cole said there are women in Lexington who are
available and would like to work in Lexington for less
money than they would get in Boston.
It was more or less agreed that there should be
someone in the office and the amount oI' €400 a month
was established for personal services .
The Chairman reported that she had discussed Civil
Defense with Mr . Carroll, Superintendent of Public Works ,
and he said very definitely that when the men are actually
needed, they will be ready.
Mr . Enders discussed item #2 - - warning system. He
said if a war should occur, our position in Berlin cannot
be held with conventional force . The Town will need an
alert signal to alert the people to the fact that they
should follow the Civil Defense plans as outlined. He
said it might be 1) to keep the children home from school .
2) Give people a chance to reunite with their families .
3) It micrht permit traffic evacuation.
He said the decision to sound the alert signal would
come from the President , the Governor or a local individual .
He said the Boardmight decide the situation is serious
enough to have the children stay home from school . L) It
'.. might be a take-cover signal to get the people off the
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street . He stated that this signal could be used to
signal the arrival of the fallout.
Mr . Enders said the or, anization feels th to
build shelters involves a lot of money and it is a
family decision . However , there is an obligation to
get the information out to the townspeople . He said
the fire whistle is not capable of blowing an alert
and take-cover signalbecause there is not enough air
supply. Furthermore , the whistle cannot be heard in
all secn.' ons of the Town . He reported that they have
held discussions on warning systems ane looked at systems .
Possible systems arc 1) Sirens and 2) Loud svea_e rs .
He explained that the Safety Signal Company of Rhode
Island has several systems and have agreed to provide a
survey to Lexington of the various requirements of the
Town at a cost of approximately i>750 . They will pro-
vide a survey, requirements and come up with a fixed
estimate and recommendations . He said the organization
recommends making V750 available to hire theSafety
Signal Company, or like firm, to perform the survey
to be completed not less than thirty days and presented
to the Civil Dafense who would present it to the Board
for recommendation to the October 30 Town Meeting .
Mr. Adams asked if Civil Defense had any funds
left, and Mr . Burrell relied in the affirmative .
The Chairman said the group must have some idea
from this company of where they have made a survey
and what it cost . She asked about the cost per
unit and what the ultimate figure would run into .
Mr. Burrell replied v"i30,000, and said the Federal
Government would reimburse 50%. He said one siren is
53, 000 per unit . He thinks it better to use radio
control which raises the questicn of standby power . He
said only three of the schools have generators .
The Chairman asked if any concern does surveys
other than the Safety Signal Company people .
Mr . Burrell re3ied that there are several companies
but he did not know if they would sell their service or
not .
Mr . Adams suggested that Civil Defense spend the
$750 from its _ .m=:inin , funds and ask for reimbursemert
at the October Town Meeting.
The Chairman asked if the warning systems could be
used generally at all times ; for instance, a no school
warning, April 19, and not a shrieking whistle than:
frightens every small child.
Mr. Burrell said they believe a loud speaker voice
system is the best as there is a basic limitation to a
siren system.
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He said if they could get a system which would enable
them to transmit information to the people as to what
the situation is , they would be better off. He said
they would like to come in October 30 with specific re-
commendations . He said this would eventually have to
be advertised and no out for bid.
The Chairman said she would like to have something
engineered that could be put to full-time use .
Mr . Burrell said the y would hope to come in with a
sound system but it doe sn' t look as though they could
at a reasonable figure .
Mr . Enders said they are thinking of a system that
could be broadcast if the telephone wires TM-re down,
Mr. Adams said presently they do not know what they
need, what they want or what they can get .
Mr. Burrell said th: y know What they want but don °. t
have the time to do it . He said they have to engage
some kind of engineering firm.
Mr . Adams suggested that they use the 8750 from the
Civil Defense appropriation and if additional funds are
needed for something else , request a transfer .
Mr . Cole said he was not interes ted in whe ther or
not the system can be used for peace-time operations,
but is interested in a system that will work in an
emergency.
Mr . Burrell said they would not come in with re-
commendations unless they are satisfied t!nt the job
will be done .
It was agreed to include an article in the warrant
for the acquisition of a warning system at an estimated
cost of `?=30,000 .00 .
Mr . Roeder discussed item #3 - preparedness . He
said the Department heads and the Seledtmen should work
out some type of Town plan so that if there was an attack
they would know just what to do . He said the Civil De-
fense would work with them, but it should come from the
Selectman to the heads of the Departments that they
should be prepared. In other words, if the whistle
should blow, they should know just what they should do.
He said every emergency in the Town should be part of
this plan. He said sate departments may not be a plan
group in the case of an attack and in that case , they
could work with other departments . He said there
should be a plan of what each department will do in the
event of an attack. He said part of this would mean an
expenditure if they were to put in supplies that are re-
quired by these departments , and they would have to have
their plans worked out as to what they would do . For
instance, the Fire Department would have to determine how
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be fed. He said the same would be true of the Public
Works Department and the Health Department . He said there
would ta-e to be some provisions made for storing water .
The Chairman said she thought this had been more or
less done when the Board asked the Department heads to
co-operate .
Mr . Roeder said at this point they have not been
asked to oo this . He said the department heads should
be requested by the Board to make up a plan of what they
would need and what would be done .
tr . Burrell said they need to know what to do after
an attack. The Civil Defense needs a detailed plan for
each deportment of the steps they have to take and what
their employees have to do . He said each employee should
know what he has to do, and solutions to the problems in
the departments will have to be worked out .
Mr. Fowle said to Operation Opal they had a paper
exercise and, had plans for rescuing, putting out fires,
and for first aid, and they were good plans, but now they
are talking about where each man is going to be and ex-
actly that he is to do in the event his family is not
available .
Mr. Burrell said t'he Board should ask each department
head to prepare for them a plan and the Civil Defense
will be glad towork with any department .
Mr . C ole said tha t basically, in an emergency, the
Board of Selectmen would still be the governing body.
The Civil Defense would be the Board' s staff seeing that
everything nece ssary to be done is carried out . The
Dep-....rtment heads in the Town are still running their
departments and the Civil Defense are not their overseers
but would alert them of the emergency and it is up to the
Department heads to carry oat what is ne ce ssary. He
said he thought it is the Civil Defense problem to alert
the people ahe. that is not the responsibility of the
Selectmen.
Mr. Burrell said the Board still has the ultimate
responsibility,
Mr . Fowie said the Civil Defense has been speaking
with a small voice not to ae ear to usurp anyone s
authority . He said the De_a_tment heads should draw
plans, operating plans for various contingencies torelate
the operation of his de;pait'.'.ent and the Civil Defense
control center ope raton so tha t the Publ ic Works De-
partment and its people would be moved to various lo-
cations in the Town. The Fire, Police and Red Cross
would try to save as many lives as they could in the
hour they had before the fallout took _lace . He said
if there were 200 men and equipment to peen up the
streets and save li ves, each man would have to know
what he is to do in the case of an emergency. He
said this is going to be Quite a job for the Depart-
ment heads, and for the Civil Defense to tell them
this is something they have to do mibht not get the
responses desired if the Sele ctmen told them. He
said the Civil Defense is willing to conduct seminars .
Mr , Burrell said these people are going to be look-
ing to the Selectmen as the responsible group in the
Town. He said beyond that , the people have a familiarity
With their own departments that the Civil Defense does
not _.ave , and they will accept the plan if they do it
themselves .
The Chairman said the See ctmen appointed the De-
partment heads as definite members of the Civ'_l Defense
planning corps and i"ir . Burrell could re port to them this
meeti ng*of Lal ich #3 was to have a detail plan from all
Departments as to how they would operate in an emergency
and after an attack . She said he could tell the Depart-
ment heads that he would like to hear from them as to
the extent they have already worked out the plan, or
how quickly it could be worked out .
Mr. Fowls said there could be a period of seminars .
Mr. Burrell said he felt antagonism would develop.
Mr . Adams said he thought the Board of Selectmen
would have to do it and do it quickly.
Mr. Cole suggested that the Selectmen send a letter
to the De par trent heads as to their relationship between
the Board and Department heads and request them to sub-
mit a plan at the earliest possible moment .
Mr . Burrell said the Department heads should put
something down on paper and then the Civil Defense should
look at it . He said for sone Departments this is a very
time consuming; job.
Mr. Towle said because the SOP! s for the different
departments have to relate so much a task force is built
up and this is the only way, in his mind_ , to operate
effectively. He explained because of this it is important
that the Civil Defense have meetings with the Department
heads and their assistants to discuss the problem as Civil
Defense sees it andask how they would organize the parties
and what would be in the par tie s . He said there has to be
coordination between the departments . He sai d the se people
should sit down and list :,heirpar ti de nartm.emtts
problems .
The Chairman suggested sending a letter to the Depart-
ment heads requesting them to preparee a basic plan and as
soon as it is received, there should be a joint review of
*with the Selectmen and outline the five-point plan
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the plans , the plans to be re a ay o- September 14 .
Mr.7awl e said he thought it wouldbe helpful if
the Bo of Selectmen attended the mertine ,
s . howle discussed tem ; 4 - -'0mgenc , ,;overn-
ment center locion . He said Civil Defenses asking
the Selectmen to de si designate the basement of Cary Hall as
the Town Government Center and to do certain thinks with
the space in the basement of Cary Building to make it
possible for the Town government to operate there and
make it possible for the beople in the Town Offi ce Build-
ings and thei _ families to find re_ - e there during the
tine the attack is taking place He stated that the Civil
Defense control people and their families would ale o be
take__ care of -here . He fares .__ted a sketch and. outlined
on the .._etch the bas'_c spaces giving the approximate
square footage of each space . He stated the prime space
was the coatroom which should have a blast door over the
counter; the tome. oom with a new steel door and the rear
storeroom with no modificati on. ` hey recome ended loading'
the windows of Estabrook Hall with sand bags, and sta ted
there would be 4600 square feet of fall out, o o 'eectic .
He said the Poli ce Building has a pistol range and that
space could be used for blast purposes . He stated that
a total of 565 people coald be ltered, and for a short
time all those pe ople could =:e t into the two space s . Be
lis ted the people who would go into the Town Government
Center as the Town Office staff of -
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staff of 22; the School Office staff of 15; plus familie s ,
averaging four to a family, or 261+ people or a total of
3[2. He said food, and water would be needed and thn.t
wells could be driven for water . He explained that
ventilating sans should be ins tailed in the space for
fresh air driven by electric motors ; emergency electric
power, me dical skin lien, cots, beddino s and possibly
some other things should be grov_,.d-_d . He sai d. this
matter should be studied in more detail and supplies obtained.
He said they would need 200 double decker bunks and
�l ,nttets ; food for 600 people for six weeks an:: some
water stored . They also talked about a locker for people
who are going to be in this Town government to store
things . There w1_11 be additional clerical space for
Town agencies . He explained this is something that
would be taken up in the propose d survey. He said this
is a way to provide s ..elter for 600 people even if it
were not used for the government center .
Mr. Burrell stated the buil dins. offers the best
solution to a need of a place for the functions of the
government .
Mr. Adams'Said there is not so much money involved
ther: but what they can start rather quickly. He said
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Civil Defense was asking for the designation of the build-
ing and he could see no harm in i .
Mr. Barrell said they would like, at this time, the
Board of Selectmen to designate that building as the
location where all the Town operations will be headquartered
in the event of an emergency.
Mr. Towle said one month before the Town Meeting
Civil Defense should make a proposal of the money needed.
The Chairman said the Board of Selectmen should
designate this as the area . She explained 'chat the
building is in chane of the Superintendent of Public
Works and she thought he should be instructed to make a
survey of the rooms and move out everything he can . The
Board could then advise Civil Defense what area it can use .
Mr . Burrell was in agreement.
Mr . Adams also suggested changing the locks on the
doors .
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to
designate the basement of Cary Memorial Building as the
Town GO'-ernment Center where all Town operations will be
headquartered in the event of an emergency.
Mr. Burrell discussed item #5 - Money for a survey.
He explained there they do have a technical confidence
in the C ivil Defense to do this, but they don't have the
time . He stated that mass shelter will be needed there
all kinds of people would be in who happened to be in the
area. He exolained that an individual with a home shelter
may be caught down town or someplace else . He said Civil
Defense would like to hire an engineering firm to come in
to make a study of the Town Buildings, which are mostly
schools .
Mr. Adams asked why just the Town Buildings and Mr.
Burrell replied that they have to start some place and.
there is no question that the responsibility of the Town
buildings rests with the Town . He said that is one
reason they have limited it . Civil Defense would like
to know what it has in the existing bui dings for pro-
tection against fallout , and would like preliminary pro-
posals of what can be done to improve that space . He
stated that in some areas a small amount of money will
provide space . He explained that Civil Defense would
like to get estimates of what it will Cost to provide
fallout protection and blast protection against the
school buildings and it is asking for a comprehensive
engineering study.
Mr . Burrell reported that he had a letter from
White , Mariani & Riley, 391 Madison Avenue , New York,
one of the few firms that has had any experience in
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doing this type of work. They are doing a survey for
all state -owned buildings in the State of New York. They
have also worked in Tulsa, Oklahoma and Long Beach . He
said he thought a survey of the schools plus the five
other Town buildings would cost B10,000 .
Mr . Adams.dams said that this would positively have to
wait until Town Meeting.
The Chairman said this wouldrequire an Article for
the October Town Meeting requesting funds for a survey
for shelters and the amount will be 410,000. The Select-
men would write for detailed plans from all Department
heads, the nl-a.ns to be sent to Mr. Burrell. The Bean.
has agreed a survey of the alarm system should be made ;
Mr. Burrell to reo'vest money for thealarm system, having
the study made with the funds in his budget. The Board
has designated the basement of Cary Building as the
Government Control Center in case of an emergency. She
said there would also have to be an artible for personal
services and other expenses of 4800 orbl, 000 .
The Chairman read a letter from the Board of Assessors
in regard to family fallout shelters, advising that shelters
meeting the Civil Defense requirements would not be assessed
for real estate taxes .
Mr. Burrell said if anyone wants to submit specific
plans , he would be willing to look at them.
Mr. Fowle saidthat if the plans are to be inspected
at all, they should be inspected more professionally than
Civil Defense could do it .
It was agreed that the Civil Defense would work
something out the Building Inspector and the Board
of Assessors in regard to- the construction of fall out
shelters .
The Troup retired et 10:45 P.M.
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted
to sign contract dated. August 22, 1961, between the
Chapter 90 Town of Lexington and Chesterbroo. Construction Co. , Inc .
for highway work on Concord. Avenue in theamount of
169,087. 75 .
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted
Minutes topprove the minutes of the Selectmen' s Meetings held
on August 7 and August 21, as amended.
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted
to grant Taxi Driver Licenses to Donald J. MacDonald,
Licenses 458 Aarrett Road and Stu: rt55
w . _ince__, Jr .,
1 � Maple
Street, satisfactory references having been obtained
from the Chief of Police .
Report of the Audit of Accounts ofthe Town for
the year ending December 31, 1960 was received and Audit
placed on :lie .
The Chairman reported that Mr. Palmer, Town
Accountant, has been hospitalized. firs . Palmer
agreed to ask the doctor how long the recuperation Town
will take . She said she would like to call Mr. Accountant
Dine , Director of AccoLnts , and ask if one of the
State Auditors could work in the accounting office .
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted
to authorize the Chairman to contact Mr . Dine rela-
tive to assistance for theAccounting Department
during Mr. Palmer ' s illness .
Letter was received from the Lincoln Board of
Selectmen inviting the Board to meet in that Town
on Monday, September 18, at 8:00 P.M. to study the
practicality of regional incineration for contiguous
towns . Regional
The Clerk was instructed to advise Lincoln that inciner•atinn
the 18th is F.. regular meeting night and would not
be convenient, unless that Board would like to come
to Lexington on the 18th for a discussion limited
to half an hour .
Letter was received from Mr . Stevens relative to
a recent discussion with the Board of Cemetery
Commissioners about possible acquisition of land in
Bedford for Cemetery purposes . Cemetery
It was agreed to advise the Commissioners that
the Selectmen believe it would be well not to pursue
the subject any further .
Letter from Mr. Irwin in regard to fencing swim-
ming pools was held over .
Notice from the MDC in regard to a hearing on
proposed revised schedule of the ratios of apportion-
ment of debt service and. maintenance costs was refer-
red to i- . Stevens and hr. Carroll .
Letter from Mr . William Roger Greeley relative
to spraying and also carrying out Doerd of Appeals '
decisions was held over . Mr. Adams took the com-
nunication and agreed to try and find out what Mr.
Greeley has in mind .
Letter was received from Mr . John h. MacNeil
regardng. the cue st_on of glass damage under a
1 . _
Vandalism Pnd Malicious id=. schief endorsement . de
stated t <la a d sge coverage is excluded.
«22eawwed fromthe Seminar Resech
Conference Bureau,
B. C . , relative toa conference on H
FA
y>yems, to be held September
21, was heover .
Upon t:m ly made end seconded, it was voted
Durdo Perit _ � t _ YearlyDump Permit toP l S . Leonard,
td a. Middlesex =aeC >anz.
The Cha' rman revw2J : t sherdco weed
Charles C . Ferguson, Moderm:G relative to the Special
Town Meeting , and he s »:xdt't Mr. Cews act as
Moderator ,
Moderator ^ motion- made a seconded, it was voted
to \ :duly zot, acmwJmyC :J,s and
ask him to act as s:2«am, attheOctober SO Special
Tomn Meeting .
The meeting adj +:a: at :c P.M.
A true record, Attest :
Extant-,\e _ Cie rSelectmen