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FEDERAL SECURITY AGENC: A booklet and letter received from this agency in
Washington and we have requested that they send us five pamphlets on
this work.
FINANCE COMMITTEE: A no~ice was received from the Finance Committee
~o the effect that the Spring meeting will be held in Boston at the
Hotel Sheraton, on Wednesday, April 12, 1944. at 6 o'clock. They
have requested that we bring 70 copies of our town report ~o distribute
among the other towns.(Finance file)
COST OF LIVING: A memorandum relative to the cost of living in Mass.
was received. Cost of living has decreased slightly over one-third
of one percent. (Selectmens' fi~e)
~RGENCY SOLID FUEL ADMINISTRATOR: Notice received from C. Claflin
Yqung who has takenover the duties of RichardL. Bowditch, as Emer-
ge'ncy Solid Fuel Administrator.
PETITION AND ORDER, N.E.T.&.T.CO: A petition and order was received
.from~the New England' Telephone and Telegraph Co, Lawrence Gas. & Elec-
~tric and tbs Eastern Mass. Railway Co. to cancel pole locations and fixtures
~isted, which~ere formerly granted and they are no longer necessary.
Approved by Board unanimously. Various streets.
POLICE ADMINISTRATION: ~Booklet' received from theGo~ernor'sCommittee
on police administration.
APRIL 10. lqZ4
The' regular weekly me,ting was~held at 7.00 P~M. with all members
p~e~ent.'.Weekly, billsnand payrolls were approeed.
PETITION N.E.T.& T.C0-r~!¥~.G.& E CO.: Petition to have certain pole
grants'cancelled-on various streets throughout the town was approved
unanimously. No hearing is. necessary on this petition.
GASOLINE STORAGE.
Application of George Schruender of ~4 Dufton Court to store 15,000
gallons of gasoline was approved ~on motion of Mr. Foster, seconded b~
~'Mr?~Finneran and b unanimous vote bf the board.
T~XI·STAND: - Request 'of WasiIFrederick to have his taxi~ stand"at the B &IM
ept until ~.301p. M. when the statio~ closes~and at.the corner'of NorthMa£n
S~r~lt and Sutton's corher for the. remainder ~f th~ time was app~ove~
Board. Thestand, when ~t North Main Street will not interfere~ With. ·
at Sutton's Corner. Also a~proved by the Chief of Police.
IN~ITATION:. Invitation ~from Mass. State Guar~to~tend the 2nd.~ Annual
held onWednesday evening 'April 19, 19~4at St. Mary's'Auditorium.
TATEAID approved for.S13.00 for War Allowance, WorIdWar II for Thomas Connors~
~:,~i~:~'~a~h~r OfJohn ~'¢on~0rs~'~ '. ' :
~L00D CONTROL .PROJECT: A letter was received from Lt. ~ol. H. P.
~ledging resolu~ion'~eceived ·from the town~f.North Andover 'relative tc the .
]p~0pose~ flood contr$1'proJect-in thistow~4"~h:rther consideration hasbeen
~"~iWh'to~the.~possibility ofextsnding the flood probection to include properties
.1,~.~'the' n0rthend ct Ne~erly Street, which'were d~maged in 1936-1938 floods.'The
~'.~]autho~iz~d comprehensive reservoir systemon the-flood-producing'tr butarieS i
'b~e '~erthern'mecti0ns' of the Msrrtmack River B~sinwould reduce the stageof a
flo~d similar to ~he 1936 flood by ~pproxi~ately 5.5 feet~ Thus, only 2 or 3
~e~i'~ences would~be' affected in ~he'lowest part of the area and the Cost of the ':
~-~r6je~tl'would greatly~ceed sny of the resulting damages that. might be anticipated
!~urth~informatium...~,. will be givenif desired.
PUBLIC NOTICE: Received from the Division of Employment Security
council, giving ~ates and places where public hearings will be held to stud~
~'po~siBility and desirability of a~system of cash payments ~..t~ersons who become.,
unemployed because of illness or accident, not otherwise 6~vered under the · ~
Workmen's Compensation Act. Ail interested parties are invited to attend.
MEETING ADJOURNED