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REPORT ON THE TOWN OFFICERS OF THE TOWN OF LEXINGTON; FOR THE YEAR ENDING JAN. 31, 1875. ARLINGTON: OFFICE OF THE "LEXINGTON MINUTE -MAN." 1875. REPORT OF THE SELECTMEN ON THE AFFAIRS OF THE TOWN. LEXINGTON, FEB. 10, 1875. Agreeably to usage and the vote of the town, the Select- men submit n general statement, to their fellow citizens, of the affairs and fiscal condition of the town, together with a statement of their own acts and doings. In relation .to *lir doings tinder the authority of the Drainage Act of 18r3, they would simp'y say, that in their last report they stated that the early setting in of whiter prevented the completion of their contemplated work upon the meadows. In May hist we viewed the premises, and decided what further should he clone. We found on exam- ination that the dr.rins had accomplished all that was antici- pated, showing a marked improvement in the condition of the meadows. The banks of the drains had stood the trial of the first winter, which is generally the severest trial to which such work is exposed, as well as could have been ex - petted. We ordered the extension of some of the side drtri.r.s so as to relieve certain portions of the meadows from • nater, agreeably to the plan originally adopted. %Ve also examined the meadows carefully in September last, bef'oro apportioning the betterment tax; and from hath examina- tions, and from what we saw ill the course of the reason, we were fully satisfied that the general improvement of these meadows, and the lauds immediately contiguous, would ulti- mately more than repay the cost of draining. We found land which was a mere hog the year before, ton wet for any kind of cniture, reclaimed, and under a high state of culti- vation ; and finally seeded down to English grass, with a