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i <br /> 4 ' <br /> Page . <br /> WN COUNSEL: No show? <br /> SEL <br /> GARLAND: "In m opinion he is a pan that you cannot accept his <br /> word. " <br /> HM. THOMAS: "He is a lame duck contractor. " <br /> SEL, GARLAND: ' "Absolutely, I hope in ray life time. that we never give <br /> this man another contract gaiLn. " <br /> TOWN COUNSEL: "I think that what Tien Hinnigan said-, though, that he <br /> would -have the Board of Health write a letter that the <br /> septage lagoons did not work on Monday, and the Board <br /> of Health could not accept any septage and he will §ign <br /> it in his professional; as an engineer. " <br /> CH i.'CH AS: ' "Are we through?" <br /> SEL.GARLAND: "Are we going to bring those people in, they are waiting <br /> out there?" <br /> TOWN COUNSEL: "The only thing I do want to point out is that I ars some- <br /> what troubled because a claim for damages has been filed <br /> against the Town, now, . it is demonstrated that we had <br /> an awareness of problems with our septage lagoons and we <br /> did not take reasonable steps to correct those problems . <br /> I submit to everyone here that it is reasonably foresee- <br /> able that we are- going to be belted with damage suit. The ., . <br /> 'down has no -different standings then anyone .else we -have <br /> an obligation as a municipal corporation to furnish the <br /> services. If we have that- obligation to do it and we <br /> don' t do it through negligence we don' t do it well , than <br /> we have a l.ability.," <br /> H I. THOMAS : `I think we have .a. 1 i abi 1 ity Joeoll <br /> WN COUNSEL: " Tell l arrag oing to argue like hell that we don't and I <br /> am going to raise every single argument I possibly can <br /> to suggest that we have no liability, this eras beyond <br /> our control., wb didn 't cause the syste ► to back up, we <br /> Y ran into problems, we ran into clay., we ran into sand <br /> that extended the time.'�x <br /> CHH THOMAS: "The bottom 1-ine Joe is relief.. " <br /> CHARLES <br /> BUCKINGHAM: "Wait a minute here I understand where this woman lives <br /> is a two family house. Her husband is away a good deal <br /> of the time with his business; She is out of the house <br /> eight hours a day, rr] ing. Tnles the systems has been <br /> o abused;- eight hours period , your going to have, septage <br /> coverage of three inches a day , that means you can flush <br /> your toilet, wash your face and hands , when you over use <br /> Lt. . r If <br /> TOWN COU S : "Contributory negligence , she contributed to this problem. 11 <br />