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103 Art . 3 , On motion of Theodore A . Uustance it was unanimously Voted that the Town accept the gift of premises at 516 Massachusetts Avenue conveyed to the Town by Frederick H . Rindge under date of. April 29 , 1885 . Art . 4 . Under this article Edwin B . Worthen offered the following motion : h V t that the Selectmen be and re herebyem ori zed, for oc c1i silos d o �n ar �i` asst th r . �a w��,i,, ts �h P s� c�4�.s'E�t� �n � Lmeal t o n same being the property which was deeded to the Town by Frederick H . Rindge , under date of April 29 , 1885 . Frederick L . Emery moved an amendment to this motion as follows : " and that in any event such authorization be conditioned upon the fixing of the same restrictions thereon as are now in force upon the other lots bordering the common , so far as applicable " . A second amendment was offered by Mr . Nichols as follows : " and the proceeds of such sale shall be kept in tact subject to the vote of the citizens in Town Meeting . " Town Counsel , Sydney H . Wrightington , asked the advice of the Moderator as to whether the votes and amendments offered under this article would be legal . The Moderator ruled that the scope of the article was not broad enough to cover disposal of the property and ruled the votes illegal . Art . 5 . Under this article on motion of Frednrick L . Emery it was unanimously , ' ' • Voted : That the majority of the Selectmen be and they are authorized and directed in the name of and on behalf of the Town to execute a release and waiver of damages resulting from the • establishment of a building line on the northeasterly side of Mass - achusetts Avenue from the northwesterly line of the town lot to Woburn Street and thence along the northeasterly side of Woburn Street to Fletcher Avenue which instrument is presented to this meeting and that the Treasurer be and he hereby is authorized and directed to countersign the same and affix the seal of the Town thereto . Art . 6 . Under this article on motion . of Frederick L . Emery , it was unanimously , Voted : That the Town establish Building Lines on Mass - achusetts Avenue from the northwesterly line of the Town hall lot to Woburn Street and thence along the northeasterly side of said Woburn Street to Fletcher Avenue , as laid out by the Board of Selectmen November 23 , 1926 , and shown on a certain plan on file in the Town Clerk ' s. Office , entitled , " Plan showing Proposed Building Line on Massachusetts Avenue , Lexington , from Woburn Street to Meriam Street , September 3 , 1926 . Scale 1 inch 40 feet , Clarence B . French , Town Engineer . " See Page 129 for building line order . Art . 7 . On motion of Howard S : O . Nichols , It was unanimously , Voted : That the School Committee be authorized to construct smoke screens to protect the present st irways of the Hancock School Building , substantially in accord wit2'i/ 1�ns presented , and that for the purpose of this construction , the sum of $220000 be appro - priated and transferred from the General Revenue and Surplus Account . Art . 8 . On motion of Theodore A . Custance , it was unanimously ,